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eUsrAve ooae's CONSUMING HOPE
Why He Never succeeded rs u Painter
His Thousands of Drawings. p

Why He Never succeeded rs u Painter
His Thousands of Drawings.
lGlob, D,mocrat Book Rsview.l
D1re's real nature was gay, sunshiny and
tender, AMI he entertained sympathy for
every one outside of his own profession.
but never heard Of any other arti,ts success
without brooding over it jealousy and un-
happily. He had reached q point which
made him Indifferent to advice, to assistance,
to friendship, saving only that his adora-
ton for his mother was fixed and absorbing,
and he yielded to her In all respects. With
all his raving. however, and all his labor,
he could not establish q reputation as a
painter. His designs were original and
beautiful, but he lacked the technical skill
and finished touch that comes Of long and
patient preparation, to express them on
canvas In q correct and satisfactory style.
Painting was his dream. his idol. his great
consuming hope; but illustrating meant
immediate fame and ready money, and so
he could not quite make up his mind
fortunately for him and for the world-to
abandon it.
He never made a preliminary sketch on
paper, 1t Il curious to note, but executed his
drawings straight of on the wood, and the
enormous quantity Of wood he used, always
the finest and whitest Of box, was q small
fortune In itself. He worked at high pres.
sure, too and with q CELEBRITY that was
enough, a contemporary said, ITO make one
dizzy" never drawing q sketch twice over.
and tossing the blocks aside when finished
with scarcely q glance at them. Swiftly as
he used his pencil, his imagination was in
variably far ahead Of it, and at all times he
had years Of future toll planned and wait
ing.
The books which he illustrated from 1850
to 1870 were numbered by scores, and the
designs by hundreds and even thousands;
and his income during that time was ST.
400 600. and would have been much larger
IL he had cared to stand out for higher
prices. In all the history of art IL Is safe
to say, there Is not another such an example
Of indefatigable assiduity and Of ceaseless
demand upon the Imagination And this
does not include the long list of paintings
which be produced in this period. many of
which were most difficult and elaborate,
though they did not bring him SO much as
amedal 9He has it all In him." the critics
said when they looked at his canvas, @but
he lacks school"
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While some workmen were dredging at
the foot of wharf in San Francisco the
other day they brought up from under
twelve feet of mud number Of glass jars
with lead covers, which when opened were
found to contain eggs As 1t was in this
manner that eastern eggs were shipped
to California In 40 and sc, there IL no
doubt Of these specimens having formed
part of ono of the old-time shipmentsL The
yolk and white has shriveled up into small
hard ball, which rattlss about in the shell
In manner not suggestive Of epicursan at
tractiveness.
Rhode Island retains the greatest dsndty
of population of all the stateA
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Notice Of Final Settlement

In the Probate Court of Deer Lodge County Terri
tory of Montana.
In the Matter of the Estate of George D. Lyon deed
Notice Is hereby given that Ella Lyon. the admin
statrix of the estate of George D. Lyon, deceased.
having rendered and presented for settlement and
filed in this court her anal account of her admins
tration of said estate and petition for the disribu
ton thereof, and that Monday the Goth day of No
yember, A. ID. 1885, being day of a term of said
court, to-wit-of the November term, A. d. 1885, at
ten O'Clock at the court room of said court, In
the town and county of Deer Lodge, has been duly
appointed by the Judge of said court for the settle
msLt OF SAID accounts and fuI the distribution of
said estate, at which time and place asy person in
teresed in said estate appear and 1le his excep
ton In writing to the said account and to the dstr
oRREN EMERSON,
S52-4t Ex-Oficio Clerk.
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Sullivan said soma ten months ago, In Q
moment OF rare franknes,: Il never wrote
but one original thing In my lifa When
was harl-working younzstsr wrots a
cantata- Well. wien want anything now
! 60 to work and dig away at that I've
brought five operas out OF it already. and
think it's go,t Tor another" Tnsrs l. no
doubt Of 1t now.
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italian workmen Never I'm Hurry.

lLtttcf HUN j
Workmen here are never In hurry, and
are always glad Of an excuse to chat or look
ut the scenery, or do anything but what
they are paid to do The deliberate way.
for instsncs, In which q stone mason works
would make an American builder crazy. In
the first place, instead Of having ton Of
blocks shot up on q steam elevator. as q
Philadelphia contractor would do. the stone
is brought up block by block On the backs
Of little boys The little boy stumblss on
the ladder or stumps his toe and misses q
trip, but the stone mason doesn't mind this,
but whistles while he waits patiently for
the boy to come again. Then
that block Of stone IL laid, the
boys goes down the ladder for another, and
the mason takes another look at the scenery
until the boy comes back again. The sand,
like the blocks Of stone, is conveyed to the
masons by girls and boys They carry It up
In baskets that hold about half bushel
The foremen told me that several years are
required for the construction of q moderate
sized building. The boys who carry up
these bits of stone and baskets Of mortar
and sand get from 10 to Is cents O day.
The stone -mason gets 30 cents, and the men
who quarry the stone and sand 40 cents per
day. And these sums are even smaller
than they look, for an italian day Is much
longer than workman's day In America.
It Is measured from sunrise to sunset and
at this season Of the year and even 8
o'clock in the evening finds carpenters and
bricklayers and mechanics still at work.
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ALIAS SUM M ONS.

County, Montana.
John Lennon
VS..
A. c. Kies.
You are hereby required to appear In On action
brought against You BY the above Plaintiff, in
the Justice Court of Elk Township, Deer Lodge
County Territory of Montana, and to answer the COM
plant filed therein within ten days exclusive of the
day OF servce) after the service you of this sum
MONS IL served within this county: IL served out
of this county, but In this district, within twenty
DAYS; otherwise within forty days; or judgment by
default will be taken against you for the sum OF
$780, You will further take notice that 5000 feet of
lumber and pump has been attached as the prop
G. W. BROCK.
s5l4t Justice of the Peace.
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Those cups are perpetual challenge tro.
pbies which our Mr.. Myers has secured
AMI brought with him from England as tie
result OF hi' thirl visit there. To regain
tiesD cups England will be compells1 to
send her best runners over here each season
TO compete for them, so that it is more
than likely they may remain ON this soil
for many years to come. Mr.. Myers has
now won three championships in England,
ten in Canada and fourteen in the Unitei
S ate'. Among bis best records are the fol-
loving: 80 yards, 81 seconds; 100 yards,
ID seconds: 200 yards, 20B seconds; 80
verbs, 313S seconds; 400 yards, 4SS seconds;
800 Yards, So sec )n1S; 600 yards, minuts
II 2-5 seconds; 700 yards, / minute 81 Sec
onds: 800 YARDS 1 minute A 2,5 seconds;
half mile, / minute IS 3-5 seconds, and
/. 600 yards in minutes 10 secondI
Il our rea lcrs wish to fully understand
an appreciate the above figures it will be
an easy matter to measure OFF one of the
diitlnces and tims themselves while run
III ig it. To those familiar with baseball,
the fact that Mr.. Myers can make a homs
run in ID seconds, will give them some idea
OF his speed From Fenimore Cooper, or
down a tradition that the American In
dian was our swiftest runners, Tut it haI
b en- long sine, proved a mere fancy. A
faw years ago an Indiou callei Effect as
the Wind" or some such title, came to this
city witt some wonderful records, but he
was dissancel by a NV York cowboy.
Wlea intelligence guidcS the muscles they
attain Their maximum ievs opment
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mo1e5. Next lie hired himself out to drive
ca tie, and was aysiI unfortunate. Having
obtained the piac, az master OF small
Steamboat on the 0 10 h. navisatsd the
river for two years, hlv.n, in that time
sunk three vsss.ls AMI lost. according to
his own calcu assoa, $500 or $4,000,
which was all hi more Joplorahle a. be
hal no money TO DO gin with. Teaching
was his mex enterprise, aud lator banking.
He had neiti r capital nor credit. and Son
suspended As failure in.iife he was
thus far success
FiDdiny himself at thu aga OF 10 with
thres growing daughters hs cam, east With
the intention OF sscl-i1; al elacitlon for
thsm H. ssttisl a; P,ugak opsie, on tho
Hudson. in tie bna1sis OF anctionser.
Among h.s various cliiiigs this was ons In
which be nad some prev.oui ex eriencs and
one IN which his nataral hume. aided him
materiallY. Hi lnck seemed to chspgA H
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Sixty carload. Of wood work and interior
decorations have been ordered for the Flood
mansion In San Francisco Among the
woods ussi win BE- English oAk, walnut
from Circasia, and San Domingo mahog-
any.
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Notice Of Final Entry.

u. q. LAND OFFICE,
Helena, NJ. T., October ~, 1886. {
Notice il hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof In support OF his claim and that said proof will
be made before the Judge of the Second Judicial Dis
trict Court of Montana or In his absence, before r.
L. Davis, Clerk of said Court at Deer Lodge, M. IT,,
on December 8, 1885, viz
JOSEPH HENDERSON,
Who made Homestead Application No. 1896 for the
wy NEA, WV SRA. section "a, T 10 N, OF X ID w.
He names the following witnesses toprove his conn-
nous residence upon and cultivation of said land to-
wit:
Allan Mcdonald, Albert Tinkepaugh, Allen Nc
Phail, and John Weddel, all Of New Chicago, NJ. T.
s5i-6t r. Atkinson. Register.
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FREEDOM NOTICE.

This Is to give notice that / have relin-
pushed unto my miuor son, Frank p. Her
rim, the remainder of his time during his
minority, and that shall claim none Of his
earnings. or pay any Of his debts contracted
by him after this date.
Done at Mcclellan Gulch Deer Lodge
county, Montana, Oct 81, 1896
852 AZ BENJAMIN II. EERRIx.
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Soma Nevada citiDns propose 70 give ~
stAte boom BY sxpurting quantities. 4
esnnsd rabbit maak
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Job waron and leaning.

lave a Job Wagon on the streets Of p nd
Lodge during working hours every daS, Ares
am prepared TO deliver franks or ma b
to and from any residence promptly smlug
reasonable rates. Also do heavy o,ders
and job Hauling at low rates. Leave
~ Cartons. .,nrsr
0O9-tf GEO, lVoA
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SAFE F5a SALE.

81. 70; 2. n,e proof combination lock, Diebold
~ ~ q nrs " every respect, viii be soid a
80 i. n9urs = applied for soon The No. refer.
80 ~ inches high outside, 90 inches wide
me 8 inches deep insids-large enough for III
o.1.n.Iy Pr poses. Weight 100 pounds The
seie ca Dc seem ~ she ofhcs or
THE NEW NoETH-WKar.
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Estray Cows $40 Reward.

- Strayed from the nndsrsfs nd q
Black Coz. no horns: hsan6ed = D
fcombinsd d, AlsUone rsan ysarline,
branded viii J Iia clrcle] On right
rihe dewla2 down. JOHN JOLLY,
Nov !, Isak s6a . buafe.
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some suitable place outside the city.
Notwithstanding the very bad sani-
tary condition of the city, it is GER
tainIy far better than it was when
the present Board of Health came
into office. Nuisances dangerous to
health were permitted to grow up
unchecked in the interest of certain
owners of property, who should have
been compelled to open streets and
pay some respect to sanitary require
ments. The present Board of Health
succeeded to the heritage of filth and
nastiness, with it's garnitHre of crime
and vice, which had been carefully
conserved ia the halcyOn days of
moral supervision, and yet it is CEN
sured by the mouthpiece of the very
men who are personally accountable
for this shocking condition of things
because it cannot accomplish impossi-
BILE results. Were list published of
the owners of city property which
might be denounced as dangerous
nuisances, it would throw a great
deal of light upon this part of the
subject. Perhaps in the interest of
truth and fair play it may be neces-
sary to make such a publication, as
was done in San Francisco in the
case of the owners of property in the
Chinese quarter. 1t was revelation,
and had the effect of getting rid of a
good deal of spurious Chinese senti-
ment generally on the Coast. SINH
larly a disclosure of the names of
those who profit by maintaining
squalid and unsavory dens in Homo
lulu, whether as ground landlords or as
owners of the wretched tenements,
would create most decided sensation
in this community. It must be adj
mitted, however, that the Chinese
are the greatest and most inveterate
offenders against sanitary laws; and
the Portuguese, when they crowd
together, are certainly not wanting
on their part in disease-producing
habits.
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Police Court.
BEFORE POLICE JUSTICE B1cKERToN.

BEFORE POLICE JUSTICE BICKERTON.
SATURDAY, September 26th
Awaawa was charged with furious and
needless driving on the streets. He was
fined, including costs, $40 so.
Low King, All Sen, Long 10y, Lee
Sing and All Fat were all charged with
violating express regulations. Lee Sing
was fined $6 10, Low King 81 20, and
the rest 81. An appeal was noted to the
Intermediary Court by Low King. These
five men left their carriages standing on
King street, near the Chinese Theater
in place prohibited by law
A nolle pros. was entered in the case of
the four Cinnamon brought up on re-
mand for gambling, and also against All
Min, charged with perjury.
MONDAY, September 2Sth.
Vim King, charged with having opium
in possession, was remanded by request
until the Both. Mr. Jono. Austin APP
peared for him.
r. Palmer pleaded guilty to violating
express rule No. and was fined So and
81 costs. tt
& 2
Kaaha, for assault and battery on
Haia (w), was fined Sc.
w. Zapplen, arrested for drunkenness
in the Cosmopolitan Saloon, was fined
$40 and 81 costs.
Kaahamoku was charged with an
attempt to rescue the last defendant from
the custody of a police officer. He was
found guilty and sentenced to imprison-
ment at hard labor for forty-eight hours
and fined $40.
John Fredenburg and Mana deposited
Sc for drunkenness.
r. Wessman was charged with en-
bezzlement of $40, the property of A. d.
Bolster, on September 26th, and re-
manded until the Goth.
Archie K. Akau, for assault and battery
ON ALI Sin, was fined, with costs, So
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SAN FRANCISCO is in a very bad
state, owing to imperfect drainage.
There were "a deaths from zymotic
diseases out of a total of 456. Diph-
liberia claimed 25, typhoid fever II,
and pneumonia % victims. There
were also % deaths from cancer,
which appears to be on the increase,
and is becoming almost specially a
Coast disease. Cholera infantum is
credited with Is deaths, and infantiIe
commissions with II. Sanitary re-
form measures are to be adopted in
San Francisco, but so VIGOROUSLY
corrupt are the city authorities and
the sources whence each party draws
it's candidates for Office, that the
chances are even that millions of dol
lars may be expended without &C
complishing any satisfactory result.
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BIG fortunes were made on the
Pacific Coast in hops three years
ago. Last year was an unfor-
tunate one for hop growers,
1t is said that many hop farmers in
Washington Territory and Oregon
prefer not to gather the crop, because
the price would not pay for the labor.
The railroads have made slight con-
cession in freight East, and a Portland
paper recommends farmers to mort
gage their land for money to save
and cure their hops. Those farmers
could do better in this Kingdom. Let
them emigrate to Hawaii.
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The color line has been abolished in
the schools of Dayton, Ohio.
The Georgia Legislature has passed a
bill appropriating $65 900 towards found
ing State archaeological School as near
as practical upon the plan of the Free
Institute of Industrial Science at Wor-
cester. The school will go to the city
offering the best inducements.
Etchings upon which any value is set
should always be mounted on mats of
cardboard or heavy paper. If mounted
fiat on cards tissue paper should be
placed between them; otherwise the ink
in the heavy lines viii be rubbed and the
print injured, if not spoiled.
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" e n Il u r ID.

Trotting standing the corner of pD
Queen breeders horsmn advantage
feeling did his life, eve M
and he is a is ear-old
require great great points r
VENTURE The ordinary citizen behOdng him. will impressed mm
with his makeup magnificent length and elegant finish
former, he sucking colt statue
great importance lately horse
Trottng Strongly advises @
not only standard bred but if possible that standard by
horses as Eeconeer and the s Of Maud and JAY Eve s @ T @
formers themselves. " Wv ~ 0 ~ ~ ~
qualifications namely Breeding,
AS to breeding he is the horse earth and
being Derby Winners " anu "H0' service "
e1g nd pd he ass the having
His get just beginning be appreciated California
able
only ON h b1t 1 any D ote onn1 and Icons dv when P %
thing but the very best and while the death Of two such great horses
a VENTfRE o theirp place
sold @ as an h: ssa 9 f s5 b. ts Strength % R
$500 All things taken into consideration
WORTHY the a horse to breed B from as AMY @ or %
comparison with that country
he b e u hG he m hen E9dio & 1864 %
Ist dam, Miss MOstyn, by American Boy Jr
81 dam. IN imp. Lady Mostyn by Tenners.
81 dam Helen, by aambetonnn
9Th 9Th dam Dr0 3TS hydro by DrGno.
lam by Gull Arabs
10Th damn damn Miss Ssds By G S of Greyhound
i ia,l daLn NJ r1 Pdn dam i, vacoA
9t d dam by %is cr DGss Bay aSm Bn DF ""0''
10Th dam Desdemonas, dam by Nakeles
1 9h dam damn by by B BfnR Pi,son
dam BurtonB Barb Mare.
90 For additional particulars apply
n7aurau c. B. MILES, Proprietor
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Light on his airy crest his slender head
His body short, his lOins luxuriant spread
Muscle on muscle knots his brawny breast
No fear alarms him, no vain shouts modest;
Der his right shoulder, floating full and fair
Sweeps his thick and spreads its pomp of hair
Swift works his double spine, and earth around
Rings to his solid hoof that the groundIYIRor
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Ladies' Embroidered Dressing Gowns, in Silk,
Satin, Crepe and Linen; Gentlemens Dressing
Gowns, Embroidered; Silk Figured and Gold
Screens; large assortment of Fans. in great
variety; Figured Bamboo Screens, Wall Orna-
ments, Paper Cutters, Silk Scrolls, Hand Painted
Hall Lanterns, Silk Umbrellas and Parasols, Card
Cases, Hair Pins Crepe Neckwear, Hand En-
broidered Wall Pockets, Paper Table Napkins and
Tides, Handkerchief and Glove Boxes, Hand
Painted Picture Frames, Japan Straw Hats, in
variety; Fire Screens and Shades.
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A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
Choice Japan CrOckery Ware,

Such as Hand Painted Tea Sets, very beautiful
Large Vases and Flower Pots, Hand Painted
Plaques, Toilet Sets Tea Pots, etc. etc.
JARS FINE QUALITY JAPAN TEA
Fishing Rods, Split Bamboo Shades and Screens,
Mating, Canes, etc., etc.
The sale will be held in the large lower room of
Irwin & Co.'s store, where there will be ample
accommodations for the ladies, whose presence
we especially request as the goods will be sold
WITHOUT RESERVE, and consequently there
will be opportunities for bargains in novelties of
Japan goods not often, obtained here.
The room will be open on FRIDAY from 10
m. till p. m.
E. P. ADAMS & CO.,
219oct3 Auctoneers.
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advertisements,
ROOMS TO LET.

MEAT AND COMFORTABLE FURNISHED
~ rooms at No. Kawaiahou lane, a few steps
from the Government building A man and wife
can also have comfortable furnished rooms, or
two rooms unfinished, and accommodations to
cook for themselves. MRS. WARD
195-tf
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10 For additional particulars apply
prauau c. B. MILES, Proprietor
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