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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
Twitcltinr,

One of the most common affections
of childhood, and one that is by no
means rare in adults, is twitchinc,
or strange movement of one or sew
eral muscles. Such twitching is
usually spoken of as a habit, probably
from the general belief that it is moth
ing more than that, and might be aban-
doned by an act of the will.
This belief may be well founded in
some cases; but generally the jarkiags
OF the muscles are as involuntary as
the movements connected with breath
ing, and are subject to no more con-
troll. Perhaps a strong effort, induced
by a scolding, succeeds in restraining
them for time: but the impulse soon
grows irresistible and the poor child,
who is the victim of parents or
teachers medical ignorance, gets an
undeserved punishment and the trouble
is worse than before.
The face is the most common seat of
such twitchings-'tics" or local
spasms" the doctors call them-and the
resultant grimace is often most pecu-
liar and even comical.
Frequently the habit takes the
form of struggling of one or both
shoulders, or drawing or jerking
down of the head to one side, or for
ward or backward. Sometimes 1hrre
the arm. But to enumerate all the pos
sibe forms of tics would be to give
list of the muscles of the body; for
there is scarcely one of them that may
not become the seat of the trouble
In attempting to relieve this wretched
condition we must try first of all TO
learn what has caused it. This may
have been an irritation produced by the
clothing, which pressed upon OF
scrat Ched the skin: or there NAV have
been little spot of eczema. or of some
other skin affection, which itched: and
the movements, which We're first made
to relieve the irritation, have become
habitual and involuntary.
In other cases there is some internal
cause. People with chronic malaria are
| often subject to an exaggerated form
of this complaint. In almost every case
| of marked tic" the general health is
! poor, or the patient is nervously en-
/ hausted from mental oVerwurk q,
! worry.
/ In severe case hard mental labor al
/ school or business should be given III
! temporarily, and the general svsteu
! should be hraced by cool baths. exer.
! else in the open air, good food and per.
| hapS course of toniCS. At the same
| time a determined effort of the will, ir
person of strong mental force, will
I often be of much help. The effor
should be voluntary, however, anc
| never forced upon Il timid child BY
threats of punishment.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

New York, the birth state of Miss
Willard, has carved a likeness of her
head, in medallion, on the grand stair
case of the capitol at Albany, and it is
not hard to understand the sentiment
of the state she honored with her resi-
dence, when it fills its only place in the
national hall of heroes with her sculp-
tured effigy.
Her entrance into this noble room and
company, as the first woman form ever
admitted there, betokens both the last
ing esteem of her country for her char
acter and usefulness, and the mastery
of her influential life, with her own sex
and in the minds of men. Miss Will
ard still leads
The bill passed and signed for placing
the statue of this remarkable woman
among the memorials of our nations
great men names her as illinois illus
trious deceased citizen, the uncrowned
queen of purity and temperance The
following sentence is from the same
document and emphasizes the reasons
why her image deserves to be cherished
by the individual and by the nation:
Her life like that of her Redeemer,
was devoted to the spiritual welfare Of
mankind, and the world at large has
been materially benefited by her pray
ers and sacrifices"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
Where They Fixed the Poultice.

There is time to keep silence, but 1t
was evidently not the right time in the
case of a boy who lives in country
town, says Tit-Bits. He got splinter
into his foot, and. in spite of his protes-
tations. his mother and grandmother de-
cided to place poultce over the wound
The boy resisted vigorously.
81 won't have any poultice,' he de-
clared, stoutly.
Yes, you will, Eddie declared both
mother and grandmother. firmly; and
there being two to one at bedtime the
poultice was ready. If the poultice was
ready the boy was not, and he proved so
refractory that a switch was brought
into requisition.
1t was arranged that the grandmother
should apply the poultice, while the moth
err was TO stand with the uplifted switch
at the bedside. The boy was told that if
he 'opened his mouth he would receive
that which would keep him quiet. As
the hot poultice touched the boys foot
he opened his mouth
"You-'' he began.
.'Keep still" said his mother. shaking
the pou1tice Once more the little fellow
opened his mouth.
But the uplifted switch awed him into
silence. In a minute more the poultice
was firmly in place. and the boy was
| tucked up in bed.
There. now" said his mother; 1.-THE
splinter will be drawn out, and Eddie's
foot will soon be we'll
As the mother and grandmother moved
away triumphantly, a shrill, small voice
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

her finger. and since then she has
grown bit thinner, so that the space
between the finger and the ring has in
creased a trifle. But she would not let
that ring drop off nor would she re-
move it voluntarily for all the wealth
of the Indies. Ae a matter of fact, this
proposition was not submitted to her,
but she volunteered the information
When engaged in her additions she was
obliged to keep her ring finger crooked
to prevent the band from slipping off
into the soapy water, and in house
hold tasks she was forever in a ferment
lest a piece of furniture or a table cloth
would whisk the ring from it's resting
place.
Just what she feared from it's re-
moval she was unable or unwilling to
state. Whether she thought that would
annul the marriage contract or whether
she feared a blight would fall upon her
house she could not be induced to tell,
but she hung onto that ring like grim
death-until one evening last week.
She was sitting in any easy chair lis
tening to her husband reading aloud
from a newspaper and her hand was
dropped idly toward the floor as she
endeavored to get complete rest. Sud
denly the dutiful husband was startled
by scream.
Whats the matter?" he demanded,
springing up in alarm.
"Oh. Frank. I've dropped my ring"
she exclaimed, almost tearfully. my
wedding ring! 1t slipped off my fin
GER
The worst had happened. The ring
so long carefully guarded had slipped
down her inverted finger while she half
dozed in the chair and some slight
movement of her hand had shaken it
off her finger. 1t fell on heavy bear
skin rug, but she could not be induced
to look for it. nor would she glance at
her hand while it was stripped of the
ring.
You get it and put 1t back on" she
declared. and her husband plowed
around in the bearskin until he found
the little circlet and then sravely
slipped it on the finger. where he had
placed it six months before. And when
he made bold to chaff her about hel
| fears and to hand her a few merry
| gibes and quips and things about nine
| tenth century enlightenment she only
| smiled half detiantly and said:
| well. / don't care
And what could he say?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

crepe de chine arranged in Vandyke
bands combined with fancy ribbon or
the same shade embossed in black. A
bunch of black and pink narrow rib
bOns falls over the top. The flounce
bordering the shade is of pink crepe de
chine edged with narrow black satin
ribbon The lining is pink. The han
die terminates with a birds head in
silver gilt with jeweled eyes.
The sticks of all parasols are Iong
and extremely pointed at the ferule end.
Crooks. oval balls and vast variety of
fancy birds heads, executed in stained
wood. or jeweled metal are used for
handles.
For ordinary wear are parasols OF
much more substantial materials than
those described above; striped and t1s-
tiured satin and taffeta are used for
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
Funny "BuIIs" of the Liners.
the Chicago Chronicle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Occasionally the liner" produces
gem of unconscious humor. THE muir
derer," wrote one liner was evil
IDENTIFY in quest of money, but luckily.
Mr.. Ducan had deposited all his funds
in the bank the day before, SO that he
lost nothing but his life" Another
liner" describing a street accident,
wrote: 1.-THE unfortunate victim was
taken to Guys hospital, where he now
lies, progressing favorably, although he
is sedulously attended by DR.. J. R.
Robertson. the resident surgeon, and
some of the leading members of the
medical staff" In a report in Glas
gov newspaper of a shipwreck off the
coast of Ayr this appeared: THE cap
tain swan ashore and succeeded in also
saving the life of his wife. She was
insured in the Northern Marine Insur-
ance company for $4,000, and carried
a full cargo of cement"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

Written for the Sunday Standard.
A number Of imported costumes seen
this week have short sleeves coming
but a few inches below the elbow. One
elegant princess gown made from
cream Venice lace all-over on a fOun-
dalton of white taffeta had these short
sleeves in the lace without lining. An
other gown Of hair-line striped surah
had sleeves Of a similar length. with
turned back mousquetaire cuffs, rather
iclose and narrow. This surah dress was
combined with white linen in the shape
tof a vest trimmed with black velvet
yand wide application around the edges
Iof the Eton Jacket and the overskirt.
ION this white linen was an applique Of
|blue linen cut into conventional de-
lsign and edged with black velvet. This
tcostume was an extreme novelty as
will be understood.
The short sleeve innovation is being
ftaken up by the best dressmakers. 1t
will mean great deal to glove depart
ments, as not only long kid gloves, but
! long lace mitts and fabric gloves will
: be needed. 1t is to be hoped that the
! wrinkled wrist mousquetaires gloves, so
much in favor some years ago, will re-
turn. These were very becoming to
the hand, decreasing its apparent size.
We are told by those high in author
! ity that in the fall velvet skirts will be
worn. Even at this moment these rich
skirts are being sold to wear with light
silk and chiffon waists.
Silk Tailor Modes.
Paris has started new fad-that of
making tailor gowns in silk. For sum
j mer this is a pleasing innovation and
i recalls the days when our mothers
wore brown and white and black and
white checked silks for travelling. These
tailor modes, consisting of skirt and
jacket. are built up in the same dura-
BILE silks. and may be a great success.
1t is difficult to prOphesy, but one thing
is certain, some of the best houses have
taken up the idea.
Stylish Parasols.
AS costumes are being very light this
summer, parasols follow the same trend
lin color. A typical parasol is of creamy
white Surah with a broad fiOunce of
tmousseline de sole of the same shade,
with an under f1ounce of surah. Both
edges of the mousseline founce have
a row of narrow-gauge satiu-e edged
ribbon put on plain The space left has
four narrow flounces to correspond,
which fall over each other.
Another beautiful sunshade is of a
very light weave of white liberty satin,
with band of white lace set six inches
above the edge. The design is outlined
in tiny black spangles A deep fall of
magpie lace over white net is gath
cred on to the edge.
Still another parsol is of pale pink
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
Frances WiIIard,s Statue.

"Statuary hall" in the capitol at
Washington, will presently contain the
bronze or marble likeness of woman.
To this great mausoleum of national
worth and genius each state of the
union is entitled to contribute two fig
uros Of distinguished deceased citizens,
and Illinois, having a vacancy to fill,
appropriated last March the sum of
100000 to place in the federal capitol
the statue of Frances Willard.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

these and the edges are left plain. A
new model has five ribs only, and Is
very effective in broad stripes of blue
and white, red and white, or mauVe
and white. Of course, black and white
combinations are not neglected: if pos
sble, they are more fashionable than
ever.
Some New Waists.
AS no woman, up to the present, mas
ever been known to weary of the Sepd-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
WAS a SLAVE OF THE RING.
Young Matron Who Feared to Remove
Marriage symbol.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
There is q young married woman on
the south side who has an awful super
stition against removing her wedding
ring. The gold band was trifle large
when it was first Solemnly slipped on
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

came from under the bedclothes, you've
got it on the wrong foot!'
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
The Nineteenth Century,-Its
Record In Part.

Since have been here, almost eighty
two years, all of the Arts, Sciences and
improvements have come, making
grand surface showing. Have we i'm
proved in morality, integrity, upright
ness, and truthfulness, with crime OF all
kinds increasing in ratio of twenty-five
per cent? The reader may pass iudg-
ment.
According to reliable statisticians the
first half of this century we expended
SIS, 900 900 to educate the Indians, and
S400, 900, 900 to kill them.
During this century We have had the
Crimean war, which slew seven hundred
eighty five thousand, and cost one bill
lion, seven hundred million dollars, and
our American Civil war, which slew one
million men, North aud South, and cost
nine billions of dollars, and we must add
TO these the Zulu war, the Italian war,
Austro-Prusslan war, the Danish war,
the Franco.Pr ussian war, China-Japan,
1912 1915, Nepoleanic, and the Spanish
American war. What a record tor the
boosted nineteenth century. 1t makes
all pandemoDum chuckle. 1t has called
out all the realms of the diabolic in
grand parade; satan reviewing them and
cheering the demons on in companies,
regiments and brigades, with banners Of
fire, and magazines charged with death
and destruction, keeping time to the roll
Of the grand march to hell.
Don't charge any of this to the God
that has given us fixed and unaltered
laws, which if we obey we shall come
out right If we disobey we shall come
out wrong.
AS it now looks the time will never
come when lion and lamb, with
little child to lead them, can lie down in
peace and take nap.
We are commanded to forgive our
enemies, but the forgiveness is too much
like the two Irish neighbors who were
bitter enemies. One WAS taken sick and
about to die. The priest was called to
give him absoluion of his sins. When
they came to the neighbours he hesitated.
The priest told him he must frankly for
give him or he couldH't do anything for
him. Well said the dying man, "Fll
tell you what we'll do, if | die Pll for
give him, il don't we'll let it GO"
Scion, Jan. '99. 5. w.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
Harmony.

The record of marriages, births and
deaths in this town for the year 1893, are
as follows: Marriages-Chas. F. Cooley
and Grace M. Perkins; Willard S. Mar
bic and Marilla S. Hoyt; Leonard b
Taylor and Flora Warmlight; Geo. H
Rhoades and Vina Gilpatric. Births
A child to Chas. H. Davis, Willard S.
Marble. (twins) Chas. F. Cooley, Geo.
A. Kicker, Lloyd Frost, X. H. Reed,
Joseph Gagnon, Fred T. Bangs, Guy L
Marble and Eph. H. Sinclair. Death
has come to the child of Ora Willis, Alvi.
"a Leighton Rhoda Brooks, Jos ID New
march, Caddie S Herrick, Nancy Mayo,
Maria Z. Marble child of Willard Mar
bic, James Page, Thomas w. Downs and
Mary A. Brown.
On Thursday and Friday, Jan. 10 and
20. the Odd Fellows have an anniversary
celebration at their hall which is to con
sist of two plays, vocal and instrumental
music, with supper the first evening
and grand ball and supper the second
evening.
The schools in town all commenced
again Monday, after one week vacation
There are quite good many cases Of
grippe in town.
VIM. G. Bailey is cutting 100 cords Of
hard wood which will go to Waterville by
car.
There is quite quantity of pulp WOOD
being hauled to the landing to be shipped
to Portland.
The scholars and their teacher, Charlie
Mclaughlin in Dist. No. 9, or the Hurd
district, so called, have purchased a flag
and raised it on staff upon the school.
house This is the first flag that has ever
been raised over a sChoolhouse in town
and the teacher. scholars and citizens
have shown commendable spirit of true
patriotism in this ACT of loyalty to theil
country.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
Good and Bad Fashions.

Fashion stories and fashion pictures
take up much space in all the newspa.
pers of the day. Particularly is this so
in the Sunday papers; bat for the most
part papers seem TO print impossible de-
signs, which are mainly the cranky
products OF extremist designers. 1t is
our observation that The Boston Herald
publishes the most desirable fashion
plates. These plates are pictures in
fact, 10 which real people wear real
clothes. People one would be glad to
know, and who wear clothes which are
fashionable, and In which men of taste
would like TO see their wives, sisters and
sweethearts attired. Such fashion pic
lures not only attract the attention of
women, but as well that Of the men.
This should be hint 10 the women. If
men like The Boston Herald fashion
plates, would they not like women at
tired in gowns equally attractive. The
good qualities of The Boston Sunday
Herald are not confined to fashions. 10
every department the same zeal and en-
terprise displays itself, and, in conse.
quence, our readers will find much to
their liking on every one of its many
pages.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12

There 10 no spot between Duluth and the
Atlantic Ocean / do not know. In 1872
was in the employ of the Detroit and Cleve-
land Navigation Co., and for fifteen years
was at my post as chief engineer on one of
their big passenger steamers. My first boat
was the K. N. Rice, which was burned at
the docks. Then l was transferred to the
Rubie, which was chartered to make the
run between Detroit and Cleveland.
81 brought out the new steamer the City
of the Straits, and for years acted as her
chief engineer. 1t 10 great responsibility,
the position Of chief engineer on those big|
passenger palaces. Thousands of lives arc
held in the keeping of thu engineer: Few
realize the dangers that might befall them,
passengers. The anxiety causes great
nervous strain, and the strictest attention n|
necessary during the trip. Not for mo-
ment must he lose his watchfulness, as the
human freight above him is absolutely in
his care.
"For fifteen years l carefully watched
the big engines and boilers without single
accident, and only noticed that WINS getting
nervous. Suddenly without warning was
Frustrated. l had the best Of physicians,
and hoped to be at work again within a
week. l grew gradually worse, and at the
council of doctors, they said had nervous
prostration, and had destroyed my whole
nervous system and would never be able to
be up again. They said had worn myself
out by the long nervous strain caused by
watching and worrying about the machinery.
No man could stand such nervous strains
over seven or eight years, while had been
fifteen years in destroying my nerve centres.
For three long years | was unable to move
from my bed without assistance. Tho doctor
said l had locomotor atsxia, and would
never be able to walk again.
"The pains and suffering experienced
during those years arc almost indescribsble.
My wife used to put eight or ten hot water
bags around mo to stop the pain. Those
that came to sec me bid me good bye when
they left me and / was given up. The doc
tors said nothing more could be done for me.
In fact had given myself up, and thought
there was no use trying to get well.
I'VE tried every known remedy, and my
wife kept reading the articles about DR..
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
Death of Mrs. A. Il. Tuck err.

Died in San Diego, CAL, Dec. 18th,
'98, Anna S. wife of A. T. Tucker and
daughter of the late Peter and Sybil V.
Malbon of Skowhegan, Me-, aged thirty
six wears and nine months.
Anna will be we'll remembered in this
vicinity where she spent many years OF
her early life. After leaving school she
went to Haverhill, Mass, where she
married Arthur 4. Tucker. She resided
in Haverhill until her falling health
warned her to seek warmer climate.
They removed to Riverside, CAL, where
for while she seemed to improve, but
that dread disease, consumption, slowly
but surely claimed her as its own.
Although worn out by long suffering she
never complained, but when the SUM-
mons came she was ready and willing to
go. She was member Of the Univer-
salist church at San Diego, where she
had resided for three years. She was a
good Christian woman as shown in her
daily life. She was a member of the
Rebecca lodge, the members of which
cared for her until the end came. She
leaves beside her husband one sister,
Mrs. S. E. Nay of Skowhegan, Me-, and
one brother, M. d. Malbon of Haverhill,
Mass. M.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
West Athens.

The people in this vicinity are nearly
I'll sick with bad cold quite number of
the scholars are unable to attend school
Mr.. Heman Foss has gone to Massa-
chusetts, to spend the winter with his
sister.
MIR. Tom McCollar of Scion, was in
town, Tuesday.
w. M. Drew went to New Portland,
Saturday.
Mr. Henry Later, who was home for a
few days has gone back in the woods.
Mrs. Electa Williams of New Portland,
is visiting at w. M. Drew's.
A wedding took place at the home of
John r. Avory. Saturday night, his
eldest daughter, Esther, was united in
marriage to Mr.. Ed. Campbell of Pitts
field, the ceremony being performed by
Fred Green OF Athens.
Mr. and Mrs Leslie Bowden of Water
vile, are in town. X.