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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03

tious. They have signs for almost ev.
erything, and almost worship the moon,
by which they foretell storms and all
kinds of disasters. They have a mortal
dread of an owl, and the hooting of one
by day or night is an omen of i'll luck
If 1t is heard at night and answered by
the bark Of a dog it is a sign that one
of the family will soon die. As soon is
the boot is heard a chair or stool Is
overturned. and if the hooting ceases al
once it is a sign that the danger has
been Warded off for a time. If the
hooting continues there is weeping and
Wailing in the home of the islander.
Biliousness is cured by boring three
holes in a tree and walking around 1t
three times. saying Go away, bilious"
1t is a matter of the utmost importance
whether the one who performs the spell
walks with the sun or against il, but
no one knows which is the approved di-
rectiOn. A soiled stocking tied around
the neck, they say, will cure sore
throat, as will also sea weed wrapped
in a red flannel and put under the bed.
An Irish potato with hole through IL
is guarantee against rheumatism on
the island. They believe a shoe turned
sole up under the bed will prevent
cramps, as will also the tail feathers
from a white hen burned over a slow
coal fire. These people cling to. such be-
liets with the tenaCity born of their
ltEcS.-CinCinnati Enquirer.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03
Spend Too Much for Dress,

If the opinion of the average En-
glishman is worthy of credence-and
the opinion, indeed, of all men through
out Europe-American women spend
too much money on their personal
adornment. 1t is one fault of the wO-
men of America that they consider
themselves obliged to buy perishable
dresses to meet the exigencies of fash
ion, while in England a princess.
duchess, will do with one handsome
silk as her only elegant costume. The
tyranny of dressmakers and the fire.
quent changes of fashion make dress
a very serious business to fashionable
women in America if they chance to
be poor And in giving good material
into the hands of inexperienced dress
makers women often suffer a dreadful
loss. 1t is the old story of the Irish
cook trying to make a vol-au-vent de
volatile. To make French dress one
needs a French artist. The French
dress is elegant and it fits.
1t is easy and comparatively inexpen-
siVe to dress a woman favored with a
good figure, but not one in a hundred
has a good figure any more than she
has a good walk Dress is made.
therefore, to conceal defects and to
heighten beauties, as moonlight is said
to do. The stout people must not be
costumed like the thin ones 1t is a
concession to defects which has brought
about extraordinary fashions. The
high collars worn by the Princess of
Wales are to conceal scars. Should
every woman who has a fair throat
that most peerless of beauties-cover it
up because a princess has scars?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03

Picquart by suggesting she wrote GER
tain letters. 1t was absolutely false.
NJ. Bertrand, representative Of the
government at Zola's second trial, and
violator of the law for the purpose of
saving de Clam, the forger.
NJ. Felix Faure, president of the
French republic, and an unqualified
supporter of the general staff against
Dreyfus.
NJ Casimir-Perier, president at the
time of the Dreyfus trial. Had the
courage to speak out to the court Of
cessation and announce that the pris-
oner was convicted on secret evidence.
Mile. de Pays. the mistress of Ester
haZy.
NJ. Gribelin, the keeper of the arch
ives, and an abettor of de Clam
Captain Lebrun-Renaud an officer to
whom, so it was at one time alleged
Dreyfus made confession. AS a mat
ter of fact he did nothing of the kind
only the war office, by purposely dis
torting the captains report on the cir
cumstances, made it appear that he
did.
Yelled lady, was Patty de Clam, dis
guised, who handed the document
liberateur" to Esterhazy, near the Are
de Triomphe. 1t was suggested that
Esterhazy thought the lady was in
spired by revenge on Picquart.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03

currence to have desperate and bloody
battles about the latter. In recent
years these have become far less num-
erous, but occasionally blood is made
to flow.
Only a few days ago Balm Webster, a
Deals island FISHERMAN, was shot and
killed on the Somerset county shore by
the mate Of a police boat. This war
has been going on for years between
the people of this region, and many
lives have been lost and vessel property
COntiscated. The Somerset county peu-
pie claim that under the compact of
lisa compact noted in the Enitol
States history as the frs entered into
by free and sovereign states, ami which
is unique in the history of treaties of
America-they had an equal right in
the fishery of the whole PocomOke and
Potomac rivers with the Nirginians.
The Virginia oystermen and police were
in the habit of resisting what they re-
guarded as encroachments on their
rights after the treaty had been. as it
was claimed, abrogated by the federal
laws. Finally line was run between
the two states, over the waters in con-
troversy, by the Black Jenkins COM
mission. The Somerset people persisted
in crossing the line, were fired upon.
captured, Jailed and their vessels con-
fiscated by the Virginia authorities.
Maryland was appealed to for armed
aid, but nothing was done, and a few
years ago the long pending controversy
was permanently settled by a decision
of the supreme court Of the United
States uphOlding the Virginia authori-
ties Since then the war has been
transferred to the waters lying between
the counties of Dorset and Somerset IN
Maryland, and the fights are sometimes
bloody ones. These people live by crab
bling and dredging for oysters, and in
terfere with no one so long as they are
left alone.
p They are, as stated, very superstl-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03

of those lads that are throwing the
canned soup at him is liable to make
bull's-eye and kill Guerin before the
Paris coppers get in there. What do
you think of that. anyhow? A whole
police force bluffed by one lonely man
because he's got a gun in the house,'
As nobody ventured an opinion the
inspector turned in his chair and al
lowed 1t was time to go home. which
sentiment met with unanimous vote
of approval and the board of strategy
adjourned
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03
To Make the Men Propose.

At a meeting of the middle class
ladies of Athens, held recently. il was
decided to ask parliament to impose
heavy tax on all bachelors over 40
years of age. The newspapers, in COM
meuung on the announcement, remark
that the passage of any such measure
is most unlikely, for the chamber has
become the chief resort of well-to-do
bachelors, and consequently the tag
would hit them heavily,
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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-01-01
PiTH OF THE PRESS.

Lever Our great trouble in this nation is the bad
citizenship of good men,
Templar: If it not for political partyism the
liquor traffic would not last year.
Toronto Globe: Men do not become drunk of set
purpose 1t is the Open Door that entices them in.
Half the battle is by the removal of the saloon.
Patriot-Phalanx: God never does for man what
he do for himself The ballot is in the hands Of
proessed Christians and they pulverize the liquor
traffic if they wish to-
Commonwealth: The Englishman who spelled sa-
loon with "a hess, and ha, and hell, two hoes and
hen, the hell being right in the middle Of it,
wholly right in his photography.
Voice: Prohibitionist is a wel-seasoned soldier.
For the last 30 years he has been mustered and pep
pered and sailed Wen seasoned he does not easily
spoil and he is hard to warp In his place he sticks.
Pilot: Some men will protest loudly if the saloon
is located along their street neghborhood but be
perfectly willing that the town should receive the IL
fee and locate it in the midst Of the poor and
weak who cannot help themselves.
Midland: This is the Christian that supported the
legislator that voted for the law that licensed the
loon-keeper that employed the barkeeper that sold
the liquor that crazed the man. that killed his wife
that lived in the house in Chicago
Evangelist: Should we not have jubilee at Har-
rsburg to celebrate the glorious fact that the United
States government mule teams engaged in the pa
trotic work Of carng great wagon loads Of beer from
the city breweries to Camp Meade to debauch and
stroy the soldiers quartered there?
National Temperance Advocate: Let it be borne
in mind by every friend of the soldier that though
American hostities against Spain in Cuba have been
suspended the of government saloons against
American soldiers in America is still on, and RUNS
victims are found in every camp American soldiers
slain by rum, sold and administered to them by gov
eminent agents!!
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-01-01
BRIEF AND BRAINY.

Our numbers may be few but we are keeping the
country troubled every side.-T. L. Hierlihy
You cannot think about good citizenship without
getting your gun and going for the saloon-Rev D. j.
Burrell.
While the Indians have been technically at fault,
the whisky peddlers and the lumber swndlers the
real cause of trouble.-Rev. s. N. McAdoo.
The party that turns the Indians of Alaska to
the licensed saloon will be held responsible for the
blacklist act in whole century of dshonor."-Dr w.
F. Crafts
The best thought of country is pledged to
briefly and uncompromising hostility to saloon con-
trol-Rev. James Clearly ex-president Catholic Total
Abstinence Union of America.
United States senator calculated the expense Of
saloons to the nation at SIS per CAPITA the
from them at $1.e9 per capita $13 loss. How long
shall we keep this FOOLS arithmetic-Frank Crane,
d. D.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-01-01
BACKBONE

Intemperance should also be appointed It does look
though something of that kind were needed! The
county option bill has not been presented yet A
bill to raise the age of consent to 10 years
ferred to the judiciary committee and Mrs SEQ
veil has had a hearing upon it. Both houses have
unanimously adopted resolutions in favor of the cleo
ton of u S. Senators by direct vote Of the people,
measure for which the Prohibition party has stood
since it's organization.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-01-01
WE MUST HAVE A CHANGE.

The Prohibition State Committee, charged with the
duty Of organizing the Prohibition forces Of state
of 100000 voters and leading them to victory, have,
with exception had to exceed $4,000 at their
disposal in single year. The fund has usually been
nearer $4,000 With these meager amounts great work
has been accomplished but If the Prohibtionists OF
Minnesota will give this it's proper place
money, shall enter upon an era Of such progress
have not yet known
What do you think about this matter? Do you be-
ieve that there is need of the concentration of
efforts? Would it be right? We would be glad to re-
large number of postal card replies before the
issue of our next number
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-01-01

Our average issue for 1898 2458 copies
If you want some rousng Prohibition songs send to
Fillmore Bros, Cincinnati, for Reform songs, No. l.
Is cents.
Send Is cents to the City Prohibition Committee, 81
East Fourth Street. st. Paul. for package of those
patriotic prohibition envelopes
The liquor traffic must not be allowed to establish it.
self in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines under the
protection of the stars and stripes.
Have you heard Secretary Calderwood? He is max
ing fine record upon the PLATFORM especially in the
discussion Of the economic phases of the question.
Wasn't it funny that the messages of President Nc
Kinley and Governor Lind, the Republican and
the other Democrat happened to contain exactly
the same amount Of matter on the saloon evil!
There were no Christmas trees in the houses of the
abject victims of the saloons. There would have been
the followers of the Christ accustomed to vote
I'm His Name" But, them there are Christmas trees
in the houses Of millions of Christians Is not this the
reward of their virtue? If others should give the
looms wide berth do they would they and their
families not also enjoy Christmas trees? And is not
this the whole story? Do not the scriptures say CIV
cry fellow for himself and the devil take the hind
most?"
Some of our readers didn't know how to take
offer last month Of premium for the article best cal
culated to secure renewals. OF made the
offer in good faith We confess that it done with
little expectation that the "Great Head Wanted"
would be delivered at sanctum If any friends Of
Backbone worried about the reference to the pos
sbility that paper it's last legs, they may
possess their souls in peace. When Gabriel blows his
trumpet, Backbone may be expected to publish the
of -unless the saloon is destroyed before that
event
Farmers petitions have played important part
in number of the no-license campaigns of Minnesota
The saloonists have said There must be saloons to
please the farmers" Whereat farmers who have not
relished this sort of a compliment have circulated
among their neighbors petitions to business men to
abolish the saloon to please the farmers These Pc
ttions have received large numbers of signatures.
Their force has been the more keenly felt when
mittee of farmers have with the signers petition in
hand, personally called upon every business in
the community and urged him to throw his vote and
influence against the saloon. Some such committees
have said eff you for the sake of the derived
from the Saloons propose to tempt our boys to ruin
shall at least know where not to trade
1t is thought that the Temperance committees of
the Senate and House rather favorable to
than usual. They include, however, number of
bitter enemies, among them Representative Ives
the attorney of the State Liquor Dealers Association
In fact, Republican representative seriously pro-
posed to us that committee for the Suppression of
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-01-01
OUR JANUARY OFFER.

We will send Backbone free for one year
to any person, not now subscriber, who will
send us, DURING JANUARY, his or her sub
scription for any paper or magazine published,
the price of which is ST 90 or more.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

Now to explain the proper laying of
hand.
Choose out the thrty-two cards, which
include eight of each suit-the cards
which we have already Misunderstanding
ace for highest and seven for lowest
value; shuttle and cut them with the left
hand, If you are operating for yourself
or cause it to be done with the left hand
OF the person concerned, if you are op-
Grating for another. Perhaps for the sake
of clearness it will be best to speak
throughout as though the operator were
the individual whose fortune was being
sought
Cut and turn up a card to represent
yourself during the transaction; then
shuttle and deal the cards into two
packets of sixteen cards each and choose
one of the packets for the fortune The
first card of this packet which YOU turn
up must be laid aside; it IS known as
the surprise" and will be wanted later.
Range the cards in a neat semicircle
before you; if your representative card
eve will call it 'the representative
does not turn up in the packet chosen
You must repeat this process until 1t
does; If by any chance 1t should be
drawn first as 'the surprise you must
equally repeat the process until the fif-
teen cards are spread before you, in
Guiding the representative
From the representative you proceed
to count seven, and thus light on the
first card to influence your fortune:
you must consider first it's simple sig
nicance and then it's relative significance
as influenced by the cards on either side
of it,
When the meaning of this card has
been thoroughly investigated you can
count on to the next seventh card. all
ways remembering to count from left to
right; it is rather a good plan to draw
a card that has been investigated lit
tie above the exact line of your semi
circle, or you may use counters or scraps
of paper to show which cards have all
ready been treated as seventh cards-in
the latter case do not put the counters on
the cards but opposite them. on the outer
edge of the table, for, though the card
as a simple seventh card has been inves-
tigated it still has its significance and
relative effect on the others.
Readers must understand that every
card has a precise and definite individual
meaning, with which. if we would be
cessary to tax the memory. We propose
in future article to give a complete list
of these meanings. but for the present we
ready conversant with them.
Let us take the queen of hearts as the
representative. She stands for a loving
and attractive woman, but her position
at the moment beside the knave of dia-
monds signifies that she ought to beware
of an unfaithful servant or inferior-or
possibly Of soldier boy who has 1t in
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

his power to give her annoyance. For
tunately the nine of clubs on her other
side points at unexpected money resources
which may eXtricate her from difficulty.
She may buy off her tormentor "a very
unwise proceeding, we submiD or other
wise by pecuniary means rid herself Of
his influence.
Counting seven cards from the repre-
sentative We reach the ten of diamonds
the seven of hearts on either side denote
special prosperity both in money matters
and the affections-the journey will be
both profitable and pleasant.
The next seventh card is the queen Of
spades, a widow or elderly WOman-her
influence is not likely to be friendly. but
1t is, in this case, counterbalanced by the
ten and eight of hearts (the suit of the
representative and consequently Sympa-
thetic); the ten signifies satisfaction after
annoyance, the eight young and friend
ly relative to the representative.
We may conclude that mischief or hin
drance contemplated by the elderly widow
woman is put stop to by the young con-
nection, blonde person, by-the-by, and
that great relief and satisfaction ensues.
proceeding to the ace of clubs we have
good news: but the seven and ten of
soon turned to mourning there is even a
suspicion of shame in the transaction but,
luckily, this will be found to be a false
alarm.
The king Of hearts and the knave of
clubs side by side are two persons who
play strong part in the fate of the rep
ieSeHldtlNe-lne KING is DlOnQe and prob
ably a relation, or perhaps an old and in
innate friend; the knave is dark ener-
getic and quick at seizing an opportunity;
the nine of diamonds on the other side
foretells family talk and interest evoked
by the circumstance of the two mems in
fiuence on the representative, and points
at difference of opinion. However, as may
be very clearly seen, the next step from
the king to the representative is a mar
riage, and the fact of the suit being SYM
pathetic is of the best auSury, and closes
further choice of. the seventh card would
only repeat the operation on the old lines.
We have given our explanation as
shortly as possible, but any expert who
cares to go more in detail into the
matter can easily amplify the meanings
derivable from the "sevenfold' method
for instance, in the hand before us, the
young or energetic lover Cor 'fnf1uencer') ,
has for seventh card the deceitful servant
or inferior, whose Vaccinations the rep
resentative was called upon to meet earli-
relative points is simply ineXhaustible
and can only be brought out by expert
ence and practice.
The fortunes have all been told,
With doubtless, many fable
OF lovers with plenty of gold
That hid in the spots red and sable
Mystic signs which the future unfold.
She thinks as the cards lie there idle
How very like people they are.
KnaVeS often take queens to the bridal
Clubs bring gallant hearts to the bar,
While kings to the diamond will sidle,
And spades put us all on par.
-McCalPs Magazine for March.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

So much for the business methods of
our Bombay merchants. Now for the
strange tale of the cat.
The ancient house of Manockjee, Poon-
Jeajee & Co. is situated in Borah Bazaar
Street Fort, Bombay, and It is claimed
by the members of the present firm that
their ancestors have carried on the same
business, with a few notifications to
meet the necessities Of the European
trade, for more centuries than the United
States has been known to the map of the
world. The firm is made UP of four
partners, and their counting room and
one OF their warehouses are in this build
Ing. This particular storeroom contains
only the silks and other precious stuffs
for which the house is noted in trade all
over the world.
One day there strayed into the count
ing mouse where the four sedate and dig
HIHed merchants sat smoking their pipes
III the solemn silence so common to the
prosperous Oriental merchant a pretty
"hite kitten. Little attention was paid
10 pussy until she had made the round of
Iiie room, rubbed her soft fur against
Ihe leg Of each member of the firm and
hnaily walked demureIy over to the
great strong box which stood in ono cor
Her' here she paused for moment and
seemed 10 critically examine its fasten-
lHes' ! ne animal seemed quite satisfied
with the construction of the safe. and
-Wnen she had again reached the door
e slue she mace playful leap, raped the
punch OF keys with her velve+-lilte nou,
stretched herself comfor+a,1,, bosJda 49,
door and began to purr O. little ca+-Iilre
song looking at the four partners with
an expression which seemed to saw.
now, gentlemen, you NAV rest narfect-
ly secure. / will assume all the resnon-
sibility Of this business myself"
brothers" exclaimed one Of the nartv
this is surely q good omen. TTnhiddor
thls pretty Ht,e creature comes in to o1r
place Of business; without cerap,or,- eho
introduces herself to each menbor ~ 3ho
firm. Next she examines orr nronar+,, -
see If We are solvent and in good s+ardin,,
with the world of trade Nav +his NOT 10
visitation from heaven, disguised ~,
strange form? Let us adopt the Ii++1a
stranger and give it home in the grea+
house of Manockjee, Poonjeaiee e. 70
Should we refuse her shelter it. is nos.
sible we offend the Deity What say you
my good brothers?"
Solemnly the remarks were considerod
by the other three partners. FinaIlv ono
said: Brother, what you saw NAV ho
true. You are well known for your VIE
dom; you have studied long In orr no-
tional university; you have also listened
TO the wise teachings Of the mysterious
men who live on the mountains PM
first let me ask you one question Is this
request that we adopt this strange visitor
the result of your occult training, or
simply a playful thought? You saw II
seems a good omen and that it may be a
message from the other world. Why these
odd thoughts?"
The first speaker was silent for a period
Of minutes Puff, puff, puff, puff, came
from all four pipes. Brothers" he re-
piled at last, Just before this little crea-