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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-15
THE DEATH RECORD.

Cardinal Ganglebauer, archbishop Of
Vienna. is dead.
Marquis de CauI, formerly the husband
of Adelina Patti, il dead.
Judge Ambrose II. Mouell, of New York.
died last night. He WIS recently implicated
as counsel with Sheriff Flack in the nOtori-
GUS divorce case. and IL is said his i'll
health dated from the discoveries of fraud
in that case,
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Four carloads Of furniture for ''The
Helena" arrived in this city yesterday, CON
sisting of number of handsome folding
beds, carpets, linens and general hotel
furniture. The new hotel will be thrown
open TO the public ON New Years day.
Messrs. Wiley and Walker, the proprietors,
are making every effort 10 present n first
class hotel 30 the public.
The prOprietofs Of the Cosmopolitan ho-
tel will about next February, conduct their
hotel on the European plan. They will
also add several stories 20 that part of the
hotel now used us the lobby and billiard
hall
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NEw ORLEANS, La, Dec. li.-This morn
ing fire broke out in the four-story build
ing. 76, st. Charles street. The upper floor
was occupied as boarding house. In the
house were seven members Of the McHenry
combination and four Of Fred Wards COM
pany. The inmates Of the building all es-
caped serious injury except Thomas Peters.
the colored cook, and Frederick Ross of the
McHenry company. both Of whom were
burned and hurt internally. Loss. $4,000.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-15

The democratic senatorial caucus COM
mittee TO arrange minority representation
on the new committees held meeting at
the capitol to-day. They completed their
work, but owing 10 the absence from the
city OF numerous democratic senator's, who
must be communicated with before the
selections are submitted 20 the caucus the
members Of the committee declined to
make any statement for publication.
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AN ECCENTRIC SPENDTHRIFT.


OF Dthifosths fhfm.
At Fulbeck, near Grnntham, has just
passed away one Of the most eccentric char
acters that ever lived in that district-Wil-
liam Richmond, says the 81. james Gazette.
He went out 10 Australia some twenty-five
years ago, and returned home 1--we yearshgo
with a large fortune. This he put in the
bank, and ran on the principal very freely.
Among the eccentric acts Of the last year Of
his life, which almost bordered on insanity,
were the purchasing Of valuable articles and
destroying them. A gold watch was smash
ed up Immediately. the back Of n silver
watch WAS wrenched of 80 as 10 be more
convenient for winding up, the straw was
taken out OF new mattress for pig bed
ding, springs taken out of a new easy chair,
shelves out of the house for firewood, clocks
broken up and thrown away. brend daily
burnt on the fire; legs of mutton and sides
of bacon were buried in the garden, yalua-
BILE plants and trees we're bought and
chopped up. lie built greenhouse and
knocked il 10 pieces. little pig had re-
fused 10 be driven up stairs, where bed
had been prepared for II with great care,
and its career ended by blow on the head
10y hammer. lie died poor man-in
fact, pauper-and hewas buried 10y the
parish.
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This is the glad season when hearts over
flow with love and purse strings are opened.
and with Christmas SO near everyone puts
on their thinking cap and wonders what is
the best. pr, ttiest and most useful gift to
buy and where 10 buy il. To relieve their
anxieties in this particular every lady and
gentleman in Helena knows that Sands
Bros. is the place 10 find just what they
want. We are prepared to show the hand
soonest imported silks and dress goods. su-
perb London dyed seal clocks, jackets and
muff Alaska sable capes.and numerous vnl-
uable articles Just the thing for n fine
Christmas pres MT. Our ass9rt uent of hol-
iday goods. out of which n less expensive
gift may be selected. is very complete and
we assure our custumers and friends that
visit to our mammoth. well ordered sstab-
lishment this week will richly remunernte
them and that they will receive immediate
aud polite attention. SANDS Bros.
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NEW YoRx, Dec. 14.-This morning the
commissioner Of public works sent out
gangs Of men TO cut down the poles and
wires of the electric light companies. The
men in each case started from the central
stations Of the electric light companies and
worked outwardp, cutting of c0mmunica-
tion in great number of cases with out
lying points. The legal representatives o.
the companies warned the commission a.
that he would be held responsible.
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BURIED THE ASHES.
Peculiar Funeral Ceremony over the Ashe,
of Dr. John X. Bartlett.

Of DR. John u. Bartlett.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. li.-A peculiar burial
ceremony took plnce here yesterday. Nov
~, DIR. John X. Bartlett died in Los Ange-
les, and in accordance with his wish, his
remains were oremotod. Several days ago
Charles Ilsley. president of the Marshall a
Ilsley bank. received the ashes in small cls-
ket Of rosewood. The friends and relatives de-
cided in contravention Of the usual practice
10 bury the ashes, and the funeral was set
for yesterday. number # friends met in
the afternoon at the house Of Mr.. llsley and
from there the party went TO Forest Home
cemetery. The casket containing the ashes
was neatly draped in velvet. the cemetery
small grave had been dug mud in this the
box was placed and the earth thrown over
il, forming mound like the others. There
were no ceremonies of religious nature,
and. after the interment, the party returned
e. the city. The grave is in Dr. Bartlett's
family lot and a handsome shaft will be
erected 10 mark the spot where his ashes
repOse. DR.. Bartlett was native Of New
Hampshire and died nt the age of ~. lie
came 10 Milwaukee in '5l, Immediately
after graduating from Yale. and remained
here until few years ago, when he removed
10 California. He was for years member
Of the Medical association and for a time
its yice-president.
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HuiKet-ROwlnnd.

Mr.. Adam Haigel, popular young man
Of this city will be married to-day 10 Miss
Minnie Rowland, daughter of Albert Nells,
Of Cannon. The wedding will occur at the
brides residence NJ 10 a. IN. The hnppy
pnir will have the best wishes and cOngratu-
IatiOns of host of friends. Mr.. Hagel
will return with his bride 10 the city tlIis
evening
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Blown up by Powder.

FoRr MAolSSIs, Dec. A.-[Special. IA
report was received this morning that the
house Of ranchman named McKeon
thirty-fye miles from Rocky Point, in the
Little Rocky mountains, was accidentally
blown mp by keg of powder last night.
killing little girl and seriously injuring
Mrs. McKeon.
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An Aged But Hardened sinner

NEw Yom, Dec. 4.-Further complaints
ARE coming in against the 72-year-old DR..
Lewis II. Aldrich, locked up in the Tombs
yesterday ON the charge of sssaulting two
l2-year-old girls. This morning six other
little girls testified that Dr. Aldrich induced
them 20 visit his Office for immoral pur-
upapa
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jake Gets or Isnsy.

Punus, Miss, Dec. 1.-THE jury in the
kilruin case returned verdict Of not
guilty Of prize fighting, but guilty Of assault
and battery. They were out five hours.
kilrein was sentenced to pay a fine Of 800
two months. An appeal was taken and he
WAS admitted 10 bail in the sum Of 81 900.
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BouoN. Dec. ii.-A meeting between
Sullivan mud jackson nj the California
Athletic club within Eve months for purse
of $1,000 ~ now assured. Captain Cooke
has received telegram from Captnid Fnldn,
which stntcd that jackson had cabled his
WILLINGNESS 30 meet Sullivan provided he
hnd FIVE months 10 get ready in. sullivan
hns accepted the proposition. lie will jour
ney to the Pacific coast in "A short time and
prepare for the meeting.
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Killed a Woman and Her Child.

EMPmK CuY, Ore, Dec. H.-John Gilman,
who murdered Mrs. Ethendoven and her
child, was hanged here yesterday in the Jail
ward
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JoHSsTows, Pa, Dec. l4.-A food Is
threatened and recent rains have swollen
the river. Temporary bridges will probably
20 before night
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New YonK, Dec. H.-The weekly bank
statement shows q reserve increase Of $I,-
$4,000; specie increase, $21 900. The banks
now hold $2.G3O,O0O in excess of the rule.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08

From the San francisco Chronicle.
The small boy had been only a
day or two at the kindergarten
when he approached his father,
showing great deal of indignation.
Papa, that isn't a good school.
l don't want to 60 to that school
any more"
"Why, my boy?"
"Well, do you know what the
boys at the school say?"
"What?"
swell, papa, they say they amt
any Santa Claus. That it's not
true; they amt any such thing.
Papa. there is a Santa Claus, isn't
there?"
The father thought a moment.
Then he concluded he would tell
the child the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth. So he
took him on his knee and told him
how it was a pretty fabrication,
made up by fathers and mothers
who loved their children, to make
them happy; and the fathers and
mothers we're the real Santa. This
was a shock to him, because, I sup
pose, like older and more inexcus-
able people, he felt he had been
making a painful exhibition of his
ignorance. He slid down from his
fathers knee and walked across the
room to the door. He opened it
and stood holding the knob for a
moment in a kind Of deep thought.
Then he turned and looked at his
father.
"Say, papa, have you been filling
me up about the devil, too?"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08

''Better the latter" thought he. II
would disarm suspicion. Natalie herself
was naturally bright, hopeful, buoyant and
sunny as the clear sky Beneath il, he
knew, lay q sometimes oyerpowering and
deep fountain of melancholy and sympathy
that, once set flowing, flowed to no f~ruitless
end.
How he progressed in the first part OF
his scheme has been set forth. Oh
course he had used little Dolores as q cats
paw in forming the acquaintance of Ma
talie. Nor were the latter's suspicious at
all aroused. Again, the remarks of his
aunt with regard to his troubles did not fail
of their purpose. Had this light-hearted
fellow troublesa If so, he concealed them
wonderfully well. His must be a strong,
unselfish character.
She fell to musing about him. The poison
began to take effect.
The remaining portion of the morning
hours was devoted to music and CONVERSE
ton, so all-absorbing that Natalie failed to
note the flight of time.
Suddenly (as had been pre-arranged by
Fairfax with Blanche) the Soor of the
dining-room was flung pen aid the table
was seen set for two guests. Blanche, who
also ofliciated in the capacity Of waitress,
appeared surprised when she saw Fairfax,
and exclaiming:
40! Madamoiselle, l beg pardon ~ has.
tened to close the doors again.
As Fairfax expected, the Princess I'M
mediately said: blanche, place a chair for
this gentleman. Mr.. Fox, of course you
will lunch with u.s."
Apologizing for remaining so long, he yet
accepted, and soon q happy trio was seated
at the pretty little table-NataAie at the
head, little Dolores demurely at the foot, in
her high chair, and Mr.. Arnold Fox midway
between the twain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08
CHAPTER XXI.

After this episode all was plain sailing.
The inmates Of Eld-Fieid and Glen Gore
became fast friends. They were constantly
exchanging visits; constantly dropping in
upon one another at unexpected but delight
full moments; constantly lunching and din
ing together; driving, walking, rowing,
sailing, going to church. and, in fact, doing
every thing that firm and presuming friends
| are won't to do one with another.
Day by day Fairfax's hold over the Prin-
cess became tronger and stronger, while
she never once became aware of il. Day by
day she began TO lock more eagerly for his
appearance. Day by day she took increas-
ing delight in his company, and day by day
more and more appreciated that many-sided
and cultured intellect of his.
At last the climax caIne-but far sooner
and in a manner far different from hat
which he had planned.
Whenever at all worried, he had a habit,
as the reader may recall, of walking about,
gesticulating and muttering to himself, his
head cast down and his eyes fixed on the
ground.
One morning it SO happened that, while
waiting for Natalie to descend from her
room, he thoughtlessly allowed himself to
| fall into a reverie. The old-time worries
and troubles, his uncertainty, the viilainy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Joseph w. Sallee and
w Matte J. Sallee by her attorney in
fact, Joseph w. Sallee, by their certain
deed of trust, dated on the twenty
fourth day of March, 1888, and record
ed in the Recorders office of Audrain
county, State of Missouri, in trust re-
cord book 5, at page 1872, conveyed to
]. NJ. Marmaduke, as trustee, the fol
lowing described real estate, situated
in Audrain county and State of Mis-
souri,, to-wit: The north one half (1-2)
of section ten (l0), township fifty-one
t5ll north, range seven (7), west of the
5th p. NJ, it being the same land pur-
chased by Thomas B. Nesbit by deed
recorded in book Is at page 232, of the
records of Audrain county, Missouri.
All situate and lying in said county
of Audrain, State of Missouri, which
said conveyance was made in trust,
to secure the payment of certain
promissory notes in said deed de-
scribed. And, whereas, said deed of
trust provides that in case default be
made in payment of said notes OR any
part thereof of the interest; the said
trustee, OF his successor, shall proceed
to execute the powers therein confer
red; and, whereas, default has been
made in the payment of interest on
said notes which is now due and
unpaid. Now, therefore, at the re-
quest of the legal holder of said notes,
and by virtue of the authority vested
in me so to do by said deed of trust, I
will, on
SATURDAY, AUG. 10th, 1889,
between the hours of 8 o'clock in the
forenoon and S o'clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the east front door of the
Court House, in the town of Mexico,
State and county aforesaid, sell said
property at public vendue to the high
est bidder for cash, to satisfy said debt
and interest, and the cost of executing
this trust.
J. M. MARMADUKE,
15tds Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08
"a WAY OF MANY MOONS"

-
ospring's a coeuctte, for she will, and she'll
not;
She cajoles and dsludes; she blows cold and
blows hot.
Is she fairi Does she smiIsY Are her soft airs
caressinge
Have a care! It's O guile she is only fines
sing.
I met her one day by q dafy-down-dilly.
The fiiftI she was tempting Persephone's lily
Big Boroas clustered along. and the jilt
Danced on with the wind, leaving dafy to
wilt,
And L louged for the Summer to come.
And Summer came, buxom and dsboRdir.
With a sinuous step and q rose in her hair
With round red lips and great blue eyes,
That were part OF her own deep, cioudiess
skies.
But Summer grew feryid her love became
pain
She sighed like q furnace, wept hot gushing
rain
Her red lips parched and a misty haze
lCrept over the blue Of her earlier days,
! And I waited for Autumn 10 come.
And Autumn came, a nut-brown maid
In o thousand garish tintS arrayed.
found her-so lissome, so witching, so gay
In q hazel copse, watching the squirrels at
She fed, and 1 followed through woods and DER
moors,
Wherever her golden and purple robe lures,
TIL at last the enchantress gave me the slip
IN a grim, gray fog that she blew from he- lip
And I longed for the Winter to come.
But Winter was stately, grave, severe,
A naughty dame and something scar,
Whose girdie, like chaste Diana's shone,
An icy belt, an Attic zone
Crisp of speech, with a chilling air,
rEf1pia- lava ora lpvp yras aEarp
Then I said 10 my sea-co:l fire,
Eruition is death, but love Is desire.
Let us pray for the Spring to come.
-Oscdr Park. III Good Words.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08

of his present proceedings-all arose before
him in gigantic proportions. He sighed
deeply. and began his customary promenade
and audible utterance of his thoughts. With
clenched fists, corrugated brow, and long,
Uneven strides, he paced about the room,
muttering to himself:
"My God: what shall I. what can I dot"
How long this had continued he never
could be certain, but he suddenly became
aware that he was not alone.
He hastily looked up, and there, in the
doorway, holding the curtain aside with one
lovely hand and carrying in the other her
pretty walking-sacque that she was about
to don for a little stroll with her caller,
stood Natalie, gazing with all the intensity
Of her dark eyes upon this strange proceed
ing on the part of her hitherto cheerful COM
panion.
Her face, strangely pallid and perplexed,
expressed a most curious mixture OF grief,
reproach n commiseration-grief over his
apparent distress, reproach toward herself
at not having hitherto appreciated the mag
nitude of his worriment, and toward him at
not having confided in her; and commisera-
ton that desired to expend itself in active
and immediate assistance.
But permeating all, above all, and far out
shining all, was that look which no strong,
true woman ever gives, or even can give, to
more than n man in her life time.
Fairfax saw and recognized it. In q
moment the control over his feelings and
countenance was lost, He had been taken al
unaWares in all points. The warm blood
surged in torrents over his face. His eyes
showed Enthusiastically the emotion that his
will had SO long concealed. An instant
more and he would have rushed forward
and decided his fate, then and there. Wei
for his hopes had he done so. But some,
thing, he knew not what-how he cursed
his luck afterward !-restrained him. Ills
head hung down in shame. He was over
whelmingly conscience-stricken, and his
previous flush was exchanged for O deadly
pallor. When their eyes had met, each IN.
derstood the other. Each knew that each
loved and was loved; and each that the
other knew it, too.
The fatal moment had come to Natalie,
and she awoke to find herself a woman.
The scales were torn from her eyes,, and
her supposed friendship confronted her II
all its true and soulstirring proportions.
The fatal moment also had come to hel
lover. What he had worked for, schemed
for, sinned for, and dreamed about was his,
AMI in a measure that alarmed him. Never
had success perched so long on any mans
banners; never fortune more favored any
mans plans. And yet, just as the prize
was actually thrust into his hands, he re
fused to take it.
fro rr coSTrxrrD1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08

until l tell him to dc so. As 1 purpose never
to tsn him this, m~adanoiselle can draw her
w inference; in other words, Max Is
Doh,res'.n
So saying, he hastened to Glen Gore, his
brain in o whiri Of excitement. He was al.
most wild with JOY. But that iron win kept
his feelings under control. His victory was
phenomenal. Even In his widest dreams
be had scarcely hoped for any thing ap-
iprosching it.
Not one move of his had been wrong. Not
pfm had failed. He, the abductor Of the
Princess, q total stranger TO her, was yet
treated as an old and dear friend. There
isppaared no one or no thing to interfere IN
the least with his wishes. If she did net
now fall In love with him, she never would.
Ha knew 1t; and knew too that this was
his last as well as only chance; and this
knowledge helped to nerve him h his best
efforts. He did not dare once to abandon
hfmief to JOY. He did not dare indulge h
swetss dreams, as lovers are wont to do.
Some men, when sentiment takes part b
then. actions, seem to lose their Judgment.
He knew himself well. Il must be cool,
Deliberate, dispassionate calculation or ridic
uiuus failure. He must first get her lore.
Then he could indulge his own.
Thinking the matter over calmly, he came
30 conclusion that Ii was best he should
not tan again at present-for se,yeral days
stlesst- he had made Q good impression
m astenishingiy good impression. A
woman broods over such little matters
muda more than q man. he would give hea
ome 70 think upon the AFFAIR.
ss1enlliaxity breeds contempt, quoth he
tsnfla TO 3requcnt visitor outwears . good
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08
BLOWING UP CAMELS.
Remarkable Deception Practiced by I'm
~ScruDuIous Arabs.

s~crupuIous Arabs.
Moorish traders in camels seem to be no
more honest than Yankee traders in horses
nave the reputation of being. The author
Of "Among the Arabs describes one of
their tricks, which, according to his account,
only an expert is likely to detect. Such an
ingenious method of sraisng the windn
might put even the shrewest American to
the blush. The story was told to the author
by q Frenchman, who had travelled for some
time in Algiers.
On one occasion, while in an Arab village,
he declared his intention of buying a young
camel. No sooner had his desire become
known than at least twenty camels were
brought for his inspection. They were all
~fine-loaing animals, in excellent condition.
apparently, In fact, the only fault our
Frenchman could perceive was that they
were too fat. After a proper amount Of de-
liberation and bargaining he selected the
one which appeared to be the ~leanest, and
paid the price agreed upon. The next
morning, when he e to look at his fat
camel, he found a living skeleton on
whose almost ffeshless bones the skin hung
In large folds and whose best development
was about the joints.
The method by which the camels are sud-
denly s'fattened'' for the market is thus
described: An incision about an inch in
length is made in each ear between the
skin and the flesh. Into this a small tube
is fitted and secured by a silk cord. There
1t remains, hidden from the observation Of
all but the initiated and ready for use at
any moment. When q merchant who is
not acquainted with the blowing-up
trick ONE to buy a camel b dealer
takes two tubes, each a yard long, and
inserting one end of each in the small
tubes just described, through the other
ends two Arabs blow with all their might.
until the animal has attained the req
uisite degree of plumpness. The initiating
tubes are then withdrawn and the air is
prevented from escaping by means Of a
cork srneared with pitch. The poor camel
now becomes, apparently, quite lively and
frisky, trying to throw itself on the ground.
or to press against the wall or q tree, or
whatever other object may be at hand, SO
as 20 get rid of the wind. 1t is generally
too well watched by the rascaily Arab TO
succeed IN accomplishing its purpose.
Sometimes, however, il manages to eiude
his vigilance; and then, If the cork h not
very securely fastened the wind escapes
with q whistle like that Of q s~teamengine.
and the fne-looking beast suddenly col
lapses into the miserable object II really Is.
-CAire9o Mesa