The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
TWO NEWSPAPERS WORTH HAVING

George f. Stannard of the real es-
tate firm of Griffin & Stannard of Kali
ispell has in his possession two news
papers which can justly be designated
as priceless relics of the earliest at
tempts at newspaper making. The
fact that one of the newspapers is
nearly 200 years old is of itself suffi-
Gent to place its value above price.
The copy is doubtless the oldest news
paper in Montana, if not in the United
States. ..
5st The one of the two papers of greater
interest is an issue of The Tatler, pub
lished at London. 1t bears date From
Thursday, March %, to Saturday.
March rs, NO. thus showing that The
Tatler appeared twice week. The
number at the top is $50, which indi-
Gates that The Taller had been in ex-
istence rs weeks or a year and a half
before the copy which Mr.. Stannard
has was run off the press. 1t will be
seen thereby that the paper is one of
the first publications in the English
language. just under the title is a line
conveying to the papers constituency
the information that the publication
was BY Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq
The copy in Kalispell has been
framed and occupies a prominent place
Just above Mr.. STANDARDS desk. In
form and makeup" the paper is
unique. Its size is about IL by s inches,
and it consists of single sheet, print
ed on both sides. The type is of the
most ancient style, characters that
greatly resemble the letter "f'' being
used for IS" and every noun is cap
italized. as is done in the German lam
guage to-day.
The Taller contains but on article
of news" which fills three OF he four
columns, the remaining column being
given up to advertising. But, while
there is but single article, that one is
mighty entertaining one, and dem
onstrates the fact that, in ITO, people
married people especially-acted pref
ty much the same as they do now, and
the sentiments expressed therein show
clear understanding on the part OF
the author of the subject which he dis
cusses. The article is communication
to The Taller, and was evidently called
out by something which previously APP
peared in the paper.
Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, introduces the
communication thus:
From My Apartment, March "a:
I have received the following Let.
Ter upon the Subject of my last Paper.
The Writer of it tells me / there spoke
OF Marriage as one that knows it only
by Speculation and for that Reason
sends me his Sense of it, as drawn
from Experience
The letter itself then follows. and in
1t the writer unbosoms himself in this
wise of his exrsrience in matrimonial
lays:
Mr.. b. have read your PAPER of
this Day and think you have done the
Nuptia1 State a great deal of Justice
in the Authority you give to PHny.
whose Letters to his Wife YOU have
mere translated: But give me Leave
to tell you. That it is impossible for
you that are a Bachelor to have SO
just Notion of this Way of Life as TO
touch the Affections of your Readers
III a Particular, wherein every Mans
own Heart suggests more than the
incest Observer can form to himself
without Experience. I, therefore. who
am an old married Man, have sat down
TO give you an Account of the Matter
from my own knowledge, and the Oh
servations which / have made unon
others in that most agreeable or
Wretched Condition.
1t is very commonly observed, That |
the most smart Pangs which we meet
With are in the Beginning Of Wedlock.
which proceed from Ignorance of each
others Humours and Want of Pru- |