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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-18
KILLED by His SON.

ST. LOUIS, Dec, l7.-George Genther. aged
70 years, WIS to-duy fatnlly be0ten by his
SON. Emil, aged IL. The boy bcnrs bad
reputation. The quarrel arose over the re-
fusal of his mother 10 furnish him with
money.
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is the largest IN Montana, Even if you
do not care 10 make "A purchase, it will
repay the trouble Of visit 10 take a
look at the glorious sight We are quite
alive 10 the fact that there are more
diamonds aud watches bought at this
time Of the year than at any other. and
therefore shall not lose the opportunity,
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Miner. Blown 10 Pieces.

CALUMET, Mich, Dec. l7.-Three miners
were blown to atoms by premature blast
in the Osceola mine last night
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EIgin Watches,
Holiday Presents.
DIAMONDS

The season is here and Christmas
presents must he bought for relatives
and friends. People having many pres
ents 20 make and who do not care TO
taq their pockets too heavily, We come
To their rescue. Our stock of
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r.more AN aneslion as tolhe

NNi iAiiiN'' 90 r t'Nt'' 80
loss l. ne which the government
sllouldI. luly cquiiahiy but legally bear
h will he recommended the matter be- re-
fered 10 the court of claims. Provisions
will probably bo made for m appeal 90 the
snpremc court, If thought best The bill
give prpced,ucc 20 this case over MI others
before tue court.
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Make your Selections Now

and take advantage Of our endless va
riety. Should il not he convenient for
you 10 take your selections at once, you
can leave them with us for future de.
livery. All We have tosa is. that il you
contemplate purchasing just cali on us
and compare prices. All goods are uf
the finest qua lty.
Our stock of diamonds consists II the
finest grades white, brilliant and blue.
white gems No other house in Mon
tana can beat ms in quality and price
A genuine dmmond baby ring. S2.Al: a
diamond collar button. ~; pair az dia-
mond sleeve buttons. lady's size. Is; a
diamond stud, 81; u pair Of diamond
Year screws ST.; diamond ring. very
brilliant stone, - !; a very pretty knot
diamond scarf pin, 81 n pair diamond
sleeve bu tons beautifully engraved, $40,
ladies' and gents diamond rings from
= - to SlOn each.
Bracelets. pendants. rings. studs, but
eons in fact everything that is novel;
new. rich and unique. including watches,
clocks and silvcrwaro.
Waltham. Rockford and Elgin
w atcheS.
These are the watches we mnkea spc-
clalty of.
Solid silver hunting watches, genuine
imported movement, stem. winder and
setter. full size. -.
Solid silver hunting watches. genuine
American movement. Elgin or Waltham,
cases chased and engraved
Ladies' solid gold hunting watches,
beautifully chased and engraved, stem.
winder, American movement.
Boys solid silver hunting case, stem
winding watches. 81 TO s..
Fine repeaters and f.. Howard a. Co
watches at greatly reduced prices.
We guarantee all goods.
Solid gold wedding rings, IA TO is
earats
H-carat garnet. turquise seal and mi
tial rings speciality
Gold headed canes and umbrellas in
great variety
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Diamonds and Watches

is complete. Our show cases contain
Diamond Rings. Diamond Lace Pins,
Pairs Of Diamond Earrings. Gold and
Silver Watches, and every kind Of jew
elry ever manufactured, in unique and
elegant designs People are always
anxious to see lovely sights, and our
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nonds

Display of Watches and Dia.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-18

The net providing for our admission into
the union grants 10 the state public lands,
which. II properly selected, ged and
controlled, Will place Montana second to no
state in the union in respect of educational
and other institutions for which the grant
was intended. u is therefore of the hiehest
concern 10 the people that speedy legisla-
tive action should be had, providing for the
early selection Of these lands. Every day
that passes lessons the value of the grant
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
The LIfn of Railway Men.

The life of railway men does not seem to
DO healthy, nor yet an enjoyable one, if
any reliance is to DO placed on the Observe
tions of medical men who have given some
attention to the subject. According to NJ.
Duchcsno railway men improve in health
during tho first four years, but at the end of
ton years they arc tired out, in fifteen they
are actual sufferers, and few can romain In
tho service after twenty These general con
clusions have been supplemented by DR.
Lichtcnbag, Of Buda Pcsth, who found from
examination that out of $50 railway en-
ploycs ~, or moro than third suffered
from eur disease. Engine drivers are cspe.
cially liable to rheumatism and pneumonia,
and after some years service a certain pro
portion of them become dull of sight and
hearing. Others suffer from Il mild form of
spinal conclusion, muscular fccblencss and
continuous pains in tho limbs They are also
apt to develop peculiar mental statc-a
sort Of cerebral irritation-with excessive
nervousness and morbid sensation of fear
Chicago Tribune.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
A COMMON MISTAKE.
See How the Hours Are Marked by Roman
Numnr,.is m, ynur Xv.tcI,

See How the Hours Are Marked by Roman
Numerals on Your Watch.
mark down the figures on tho face Of n
watch, said Summit street jewclcr to re-
porter.
liz, 3, 4, 5, c. began the reporter as ho put
pencil to paper
mo, l mean Roman numerals"
Then this was produced:
i, IL, III, ", V, vi, VII, VIII, TX, x,
xI, XII.
"You aro wrong" said the jeweler.
81 guess uot," said the reporter
''Try again." said the jcwclcr.
perhaps don't know how to count in Ro-
man figures" said the reporter
"You know that well enough, but watch
makers uso different ones. Look at your
watch"
Haven't got one"
"Well, look at mine. See the figure which
stands for o'clock"
The reporter looked and was surprised. 1t
was I'LL and not ".
"Are all the clocks and watches that way?'
he asked
Every one which has Roman figures on its
dial"
"Why:n
"Well, Ill tell you the story. 1t is nothing
but a tradition among watchnakers, but the
custom has always been preserved. You
may or you may not know that the first clock
that in any way rescmbled those now in use
was made by Henry Wick, in 1870. He made
it for Charles V of France, who has been
called The Wise
"Now, Charles was wiso in q good many
ways. He was wise enough to recover from
England most of tho land which Edward Ill
had conquered, and he did good many
other things which benefited France. But his
early education had been somewhat neglected
and he probably would have had trouble in
passing a civil service examination in these
enlightened ages. S,ill lie had reputation
for wisdom, and thought that it was neces
sary, in order to keep it up, that ho should
also be supposed to possess book learning
The latter was subject he was extremely
touchy about.
80 the story runs in this fashion. although
will not vouch for the language, but put i,
in that of the present day:
"'Yes, the clock WORK, we'll, said Charles
but, being anxious to tinl some fault with &
thing he did not understand, you have goi
the figures on the dial wrong.
Wherein, your ajtsty: asked Wick.
"'That four should be four ones said the
king
"'You are wrong, your majesty, sale
Wick.
~ am never wrong thundercd the king
Take it away and correct tll. mistake: am
corrected 1t was, and from that day 10 this
o'clock on q watch or clock dial has beer
LII instead Of ". Tie tradition has beer
faithfully followed Toledo Blade
1t has been decided in Russia tina
women may be physicians, but they
must confine their services to children
and adults of their own sex.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
They Meant IN KILL

Something like fifty years ago two young
men, one n lawyer and the other doctor,
loved the same girl in the town of Grand
Gulf, Miss Both could not havo her, aud
neither could live without her. 1t was to lie
a duel to the death. There was no insult to
be avenged by discharge of firearms, no
stain OIL a reputation to be wiped out by u
few drops Of blood. The lawyer said it was
to he Il duel a loutrancc. Tho arrangements
FOR Il massacre wcro complete.
Tho principals were armed with rifles, re-
vo2ers and bowicknives. They had more
confidence III tho continuation Of their hate
than III the accuracy of their aim Tho rifles
were to Le discharged first at twenty PAGES
If neither combatamt was killed they were to
advance, firing their r.volvers ut will, and if
they still lived the battle was to he continued
with the knives
1t was early morning when the party of
four men, principals and seconds, left tho lit
tie town of Grand Gulf and sought grove u
few miles distant. No effort at reconciliation
was made. no time was lost in tho prelimi-
narics The men were placed, the word given
to fire, and the rifles echoed the signal. The
lawyer stumbled forward and fell, blood
streaming from his mouth. He was uncon-
scious when his second raisc'l him, and it was
found that tho bullet had entered one check,
tore a"ay section of the jaw, aud had made
its exit through the other side of his face.
There was no more fighting, although the
doctor gave his opponent more than the time
allowed by the Marquis of Queensberry rules.
The craftsmanship of the physician did
not win the young lady. Some talk was
made about the fight, and she was removed
to another part of the state. The lawyer re-
covered and went to Holly Springs, where
he became an Episcopal mnister.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
To Cure Snoring.

Only tho man or woman chained to that
rest destroying angel, Il snoring partner, can
appreciate its sinfulncss. Tho wicked emo
tions aroused in tho soul of tho sufferer
against tho sleeper cannot bo transferred to
paper. Could n man or woman preserve their
night thoughts of tho innocent offender dur
ing the entire twcnty-four hours married life
would be n bleak, treclcss, unwatcred waste
For this sort of aiiiction, il made public q
man or woman gets only tho same class of
sympathy accorded to malarrl-a grinning
THAT'S too bad"
There is n remedy for nguc; quinino is bit
ter, but it breaks up chills. There is n rene
dy for snoring, and that is bitter, too. Sci
entists lave discovered that snorcrs are ill.,
variably great laughers and takers, who
exist principally with their mouths wide
open, thereby clossing the breathing ap-
paratus with dust and ro,ghcning the deli
cate cords by contact with os,lde air. To
these good natrred and loqnaciolls sleep kill
ers science says: "Shut up; keep your mouth
closed; better deprive tho world of your
cacklc and chatter than turn honey into gall
and make marriage n failure"
Ii this does not cure snoring, then Bob
Burdetto's remedy for dandruir is the only
recourse-chop the head Off Washington
Critic.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
Doctors Bills i'm China,

We have hardly begun to realize how much
80 have yet to learn from tho Chinese in
science and general economy.
Chinese economy, even to the figures writ
ten ona laundry package, often works back
handed, on the theory that the converse of
every great truth must itself be true But
the inverted method is often tho soundcst
Wo Occidcntals only pay our doctors when
we are sick, and sometimes not even then.
Tho Celestial method, rs shown by the OK.
ample of the emperor of China, is to pay tho
doctor only when one is we'll
AS soon as tho emperor is sick it is II noti-
fication to his physicians that their salary is
cut off till he is perfectly we'll again. The
passionate zeal with which the regulars 90 to
work to get his majesty back where their sal
aries will begin again is snid to- he something
astounding. The result is that the emperor
is about the lealthcst man standing on this
planet, and his physicians seldom loso days
salary
With lis, unfortunately, our interests and
those of our physicians are diamctrically
opposed. We're tho latter to act on purely
business principles, and adopt the well worn
motto that Cuisines is business" VIC should
none of us SEQ n well day from January
to December.
Tho Chinese method is worth studying
We recommend II statute providing that all
regular physicians shall be compelled to
practice OH the Chinese plan, which has
worked such marvellous results in tho land
of Wun Lung.-Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
Tho Enclishman Was silcuccd.

An EngliShman was being entertained in n
Beacon street parlor one evening when tho
conversation turned upon the difference be
tween English and American cities
Zone thing is shocking to us" the English
man observed, "and that is tho many cases
OF violence in the streets here. That, You
know, is so different in tho English city,"
Different" exclaimed one of tho young
ladies who was entertaining the gust; ~
never saw half the violence In tho streets
here that have i'll England. Why, when
VIC were in Liverpool last summer We started
out TO take n walk, and we had only got
across the street from the hotel when hor.
riblc, great drunken iishwife came up to INC
without any provocation and offered to fight
me for sXpcnce. never was SO frightened
in all my lifc.'
"What did you dol Call the policc:" she
was asked
Gail the policc?" She echoed. "Thcre was
10 police i'll sight to call. Idont know what
| should have done if coahcuver hadn't
come along and volunteered to tako the quar-.
rel off my hands by fighting the horrible
creature for nothing"
"And you got away without harm.'
''Ycs; but never had anything like that
happen to me on tho streets of an American
city"
NO" the visitor responded dryly, "it
couldn't, you know An American coal
HEAVIER would havo charged you at least
doullc for taking the affair off your hands,
Very likely" coolly put in young lady
who had not yet spoken, ''for the truth is
that only in England arc even coalheavcr:
fond of fighting with women"
Tho COnverSni ion WAS founl to he takiur (:
turn hat would on the wlolo not prove con
ducivc to social harmony, and tho subject
was therefore dropped. d.-Boston Courier
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
Aerateu Fuel.

Petroleum, which hos been used for soma
time in connection with raising steam is now
rapidly coming into vogue for heating, melt
ing and the working Of metals. For these
purposes some other medium besides steam
must be rcsorted to for breaking up the oil,
and after devices without number have been
tried, the use of air under more or less pres
sure remains the most satisfactory. BY this
means wagon tires one-balf to one and a half
inches are welded in one minute, and car
axles, which with coal required one hour and
quarter to heat, are heated in thirty-five
minutes. AT ono furnace alone the sewing by
the uss of oil is said to be sl04o per day, and
another company puts its saving in fuel at ID
per cent One of tho great advantages of
this mode Of heating is tho effect produced
on the metal operated upon, which comes out
improved by the process. 1t works softer
under the hammer than when heated with
coal, and when hammered or welded the
Stag is worked out Of it moro completely
Chicago Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
a Child's Prayer.

Recorder Prices court was the scene of nn
affecting incident in tho trial of Duliss
Chrisnan for assault on his brother Viii.
liam. Tho brothers had qlmrrccd over
Williams descrtion of his wife, William
claimed he wasn't married to tho woman,
although he had had two children by her
He testified that sho kept n Iisordcrly house
i'll San Francisco, and wasn't fit custodian
for her children. Tho woman wcpt ,l.a,l
eagerly bcsought tho judge not to bclie,re
his statements, saying:
II have raised my children us thcy should
be brought up"
"Wcl," said his honor, "I'll test it, mad
am" and he turned to the litto girl, not
more than three years old, who was clinging
to her mother, and sail "l-ou say Your
praycrs!"
Then ensued II most touching scene The
little girl climbed from hcr chair, knclt on
tho floor, with policeman, judge, and her
father aud mother around her, and, folding
her tiny hands and lifting her eyes to heaven,
shc made the srandest defense of n mothers
word possible. Slowly but distinctly this
child, born with the stain of shame upon her,
and discarded by her fashcr, lispcd in child
ish accents the Lords prayer
AS she proceeded, utterly ohlivious of her
| surroundings rough m"r, who had not heard
prayer for years, bowed their heads, and
many wept. Thon tho childish voice clulc,
with "God bless law. mamma and Uncle
Duliss, amen"
Tho case was settled, and had William
| Chrisrnan sworn to Il thousand oatlls that his
wife was lr he would have been disbe-
loved. 1t r. several minutes before any
one spoke, and then the recorder fined the
two brothers Sl1 each and dismissed court
Fresno Call Telegram
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20

There are certain general principles Of mine
law which may be mentioned All lands OF
the United States containing gold, silver,
lead, tin, copper or cnnabar in workable
quantities are mineral lands, and not open to
homestead or pre-emption entry Nor does a
land grant to railroad convey title to min
eral. nor is there any distinction between
surveyed and unsurveyed public land II
there is mineral in workable quantities in the
land it belongs to the locator and miner and
to them only Second, and most important,
in all cases of doubt, the law is to be con-
strued in favor of the prospector and
locator The burden of proof is upon
all who claim title in opposition. Third,
if the land is within known mineral region,
it is presumed to be mineral land, and the
burden of proof is on those who dispute it.
Even if the land has been thrown open to
settlement, it will be Withdrawn from
market ut any time before vested rights ac-
crue, upon proof that it is mineral land. In
short, the United States government designs
to extend the greatest possible encourage.
ment 10 prospecting and tho development Of
Mines and therefore directs that all doubtful
legal points DO construed in furthcrance OF
that design.-J. H. Beadle.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
Tho Oriental Woman.

It is rather a curious reflection that in
those countries where womens rights are
most completely non-existent, there the
specially wcmanly duties Of women are the
most grossly neglected. Travellers In Egypt,
for instance, tell us that when the bells call
tho hour of prayer every nun stops whatever
work he is engaged in and prostrates himself
to Allah. No woman takes any notice of the
sound. She is too low in the scale of human
ity to make her tribute to tho Almighty
worthy of acceptance. She ranks in this re.
spect almost with the brute creation. She is
not withdrawn from her domestic duties by
the claims of religion upon her time and
thoughts And yet the same travellers tell
lis that one of tho horrors Of Egyptian life is
the fearful neglect from which the children
suffer.
The poor little creatures are incrusted by
dirt and sores and are swarming with vermin
Children are frequently seen lying in their
mothers arms with six or eight flies in each
eye Ophthalmia and various kinds of blind
ness are, of course, very prevalent, although
death releases an enormously large proportion
of the children from their sufferings. Three
out of every five children who are born die
during infancy, and of those who survive one
in every twenty is blind. This is being
thoroughly masculine" with vengeance,
and points an instructive moral as to the con-
sequences upon the character of women of the
denial of liberty, education and responsible
ity. The harem life of Oriental ladies of high
rank is dill and vacuous to the last degree.
They play with their jewels, cat swcetmeats
and smoke pipes, and thus their day passes.
If their children arc ill they are hopeessly
bewildercd and utterly unable to take care of
them
They cling, with touching reverence, to
any average English or American woman
who may happen to visit them, and implore
her aid in doing the simplest kind of nursing
t.nd mothering for the ailing children. Moth
ing astonishcs Oricntals more than the posi-
tion of women in England. A Chinese man
DARN has lately published his views on this
subject. Women, he says, are even helped
at meals before men; in his own country the
men are helped first, and when they have
quite finished, if anything is left, the women
are allowed to have it. Another eastern,
Seyd Ahmed Khan, was amazed to find that
tho servant girl who waited on him in his
lodgings ill London could read and write; and
he recorded his deliberate opinion that the
little scrub ina London lodging, compelled
to work as n maid servant for her living"
was i'll reality superior in nearly nll respects
to Indian ladies of the highest rank. "Such,"
he adds solcmnly, "is the effect of cduca
tion "-Fortnightly Review.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20

Speaking of the best method Of government
Confucius said: Follow the calendar Of tho
tIsia dynasty; employ the state chariot of
Yin; wear the crown of Chou, and let your
music be that of Shun with posture accom-
paniment.
I'm tho selection Of men let their character
be made the important consideration; the
formation of a perfect character depends
upon adherence to high moral Standard
Mencius told P'ang Kens: If We did not
follow different vocations i'll life and exchange
the products Of each others labor the farmer
would have surplus store OF grain Oh his
h;,mds and the housewife would have more
cloth than she required The effect of such
an exchange is that the tradesn,en and skilled
workmen are able to procure food. "-Pekin
Gazette.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
Doomed Never to Ride Again.

$50 that duck inquired cable car con-
ductor on the Dodge street line as he pointed
to a swell Young fellow on the sidewalk He
aoa't ride, hut he has to walk all the way
from near Thirtieth street, where he lives,
because he's leat. Three months ago one
night he got on my car with his plug hat and
cane and umbrella, and when came around
for fares he says you must give me credit
He'd never rode with ME before or I'D have
run.; iii IL fare and trusted him, but told
him the company di,ln's ,lo business that way.
He o.lcre,! 20 pay the gripman ten cents next
t..o hg got on for the loan of u nickel and
he got the nickel. Hes never been on my
car since nor paid the nickel. and do like to
pass him on hot tday."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-07-20
How Uncle Sam" Got His Name.

The term came into use in the war of 1872,
AMI originated at Troy, N. Y The govern
ment inspector there was Samuel Wilson, uni
versally known as Uncle Sam Whenever
Ee inspected supplies furnished the govern
,ncnt he would brand them U. S., meaning
United States, but the abbreviation, being
then new and not generally recognized the
workmen :slpposed it to mean Uncle Sam, the
inspector. Afterward, the story was repeated
and got isto print, and from that time tho
name has been facetiously applied to the
United States.-Chcago News