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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-30
Change Of ncarL

Socialists uob-Bring him out Hang
him Down init monopoly
Inventor ipultine hls bend ont Of the
window i-Goudu,s8 uo WHIST does thil
nmny
Mob Hp1kcsman-Nun moost die W.
hrar Won invent machine vat do dc yorA
ili yon hopndrvt mon. Yuu dake bre0t oul
u derf mOuihsi you
Inyentor-This mnchiue Of mine ia m
attachment for hp@cros, and will brinl
beer down ~ l cent glass.
M0h Wildly - Hooily ! - New Iorl
Weekly.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-30
T1rer Womcn A.nnyNlnlei.

s,s TlASc1eco. Dc. 29.-ln au Oakland
boarding house this morning, Mrs. Jane
Erwin and hor two daughters, Mary and
BESSIE, aged lG and Il respectively. were
I1ond dood iu bed hayihg blCl asphy2iltcd
lv eaA They hgd just arrived bere from
Mi-.uurl, ga root, ~ Ventura county, tins
ante. whore tho hgsbund ot Sira. Erwin has
4 muel.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-30

I,osroN. Dec. 2J.-fho tnble compiled
from dispatches from managers of the lead.
ing clearing houses of the United States,
shows that the total gross exchanges for
Sgii g-h.2i9, nm increase ol - per cent as
compared with the CORE. .pondlng week FOR
last year.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-30

NEV WHTsfWsrH. i. G.. Dec. 9).-Th'
wooden buildings occupied 10y tho Colum-
lgn Printing Co. loyal Z Co. stationers.
md Waldonru Bros, crocers, burned yes
.tdny together With Cunningham stove
iep0t. The losses aggregate $4,000. The
insurance ls S290OO.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-30
MAIN STREET.

II is probably no dsparagemcnt to our
business abilities TO say that we GRE
HARD UP. Many people will say, How
is it-you. doing tho leading clothing
business OF Montana. and probably mere
than any other two in Helena, hard up?
Why, we can't believe it. But the fact
remains, gentlemen, just the same. We
ARE "hard up and compelled to have
money, Our accounts are due. Like
us, our creditors want their money, and
the only way we know Of is to take the
bull squarely by the horns and inaugur-
ate Grand Sacrifice Sale.
We want to be thoroughly understood
in this matter. II is money we want.
We need and must have, within the next
80 days, something like $4,000. The
only way we know Of is TO GET 1T OUT
OF OUR STOCK.
On Monday, December lG, we com
menced what will probably be the great
est Sacrifice Sale ever seen or heard Of
in the History Of Helena,
We ask you to remember this is not a
bankrupt stock, the tail end of aswindle
of brother merchants east and west. No
talnt of fraud upon garment We offer.
Every article sold by us, il only bringing
original cost, was or will be paid for by
lis. with the full measure Of 100 cents on
every dollar. Remember. also, no shelf,
worn rubbish, no auction or pawn-shop
stocks, but clean, honest goods, free
from taint and tarnish. All honest
goods, sold by honest men, and We hope
will be bought by honest people.
Toour customers residing out OF the
city we would say your orders viii re-
cciye first consideration. Those who are
not personally known 20 nc will have to
send sufficient 70 cover express charges.
Price lists will be sent on application
and our guarantee is that prices viii be
from - to 35 per cent lower than any
thing sold by your local merchants.
70 our city customers VIC say borrow
money II you are short and buy your
supplies FOR Il year OF two in advance.
This is gn opportunity that proscnts
itself but onco IN n lifetime, II is our
JOSS hut yoursa.u. We expect to lose
but Il will be Lu, vs. "brcad cast upon
the wntcrs." and 80 indulge ourselves in
thc lope ;lat Z, villroturn before many
d.yf.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-30

Nr9 YoE. Dec. .9-Two spccinl com
ubp,a arrived here tonight aud will begin
hearings this week., one having been
appointed 10 look into our trndo with
Caupda thc other will cKHmine witnesses
regarding the eJPorttion end consumption
of lclL
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-30
,f.Aioa Revolution.

CnToT MI-tco. Dec. -. kilograms from
,he republic of SIM Salvador, received to.
DAY state that Teyoluiioni-i- ia the depart
uoui Of CuscatelHn nre rsircuiug before
government troops sent against them, and
fhlt tic revolution b. of NO Importance.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-30

IosD9s, Dec. .9.-Durng fog on the
nyCr CLYDE, the steamer Coyinptou came
into collision ~ith tho steamer Qnoen We.
toriu, and ihc i1umcr uank. Five persons
mnrn drnHn0I.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18

greatest law causes Of the day. He
was forty-one when, in 1855, he was de-
feated as candidate for Attorney
General of the state. After that came
his greatest legal triumphs, and after
them his still greater financial opera
tions.
The Standard Oil fortunes nearly all
prove the rule. Mr.. Rogers made his
share OF that pile while younger than
forty years old, but Messrs. Rockefell-
err, Starbuck and Flagler were beyond
that age when they grew rich. In
Philadelphia, George w. Childs is pro-
badly an exception. He is only sixty
years old, and has been rich more than
twenty years; but John Wanamaker
only began the making OF his fortune
in 1876, when he was thirty-eight He
was nearer fifty than forty when he be-
came really rich.
Augustin DAILY is fifty-two years old.
He was thirty-four when he began his
brave struggle with the dramatic COM
pons tildb ID hom huiiu iahioh0' "S"ipi'
| did not reach him till he was beyond
forty. The ministry contains numerous
examples that are to the point. Rev.
DIR John Hall was thirty-eight years
old when he came to America on the
mission that introduced him here. He
was thirty-nine when on his return to
| Europe he received and accepted the
1attering offer that made him the re
cipient of salary which professional
men consider the making Of a fortune
Rev. DIR. Talmage was as old when he
began to feel comfortable; so wa.
Beecher; so was DIR. Paxton.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18
Iosh Billings Philosophy.

Death is a cessation ov hostillities; .
flag ov truce; to the righteous gain,
and tew the wicked no loss.
If you are looking after happiness,
don't take the turnpike; take one ov the
byroads; yu will avoid the tollgates
and find it less crowded and dusty.
Mutch buty il like the strawberry
soon out ov season, but exquisit while
it doz last, and like the strawberry !,
amt perfekt without good deal oy
sugar.
Rules for long life are like glide
boards tew deserted city.
Hipokrosy is one ov the vices that yu
kant konvert; yu might az well under
take tew git the wiggle out ov snake,
or the grease out ov fat pork.
A witty writer is like porkupine-
hiz Quill makes no distinction between
a friend and foe.
About one half the discomfort oy
this life IL the result ov Citing tired oy
ourselfs.
Solitude wud be an excellent place
tew go to if man could leave his bag
gage Cor Sin) behind him.
lie that marrys Christian woman IL
the son-in-law ov Divine Providence
New York Weekly.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18
Three Kinds of Liars.

There seems TO be reason for a
classification of liars. The ornamental
liar is not an unmitigated evil. He is
medicine TO the melancholic and moon
struck. If taken with moderation he is
an inspiration TO the imagination; he
causes the eye TO roll in fine frenzy,
and, withal, he is good for the diges-
ton.
There is no record OF fit place, ter
testial or celestial, for the coward liar
the man who lies because he is afraid
to tell the truth, or because and this
is more often the case-he would rath-
err please than to be right. His right
home must be in that region where the
supply of natural gas is unlimited and
where it is not consumed by meter
measurement.
Then there is the honest liar. He is
the outgrowth Of one of the other spec
les. He tells fairy stories until they
become to him as truth. One OF this
kind was encountered by an Indian-
apolis News reporter.
Il came near losing my life the first
time ] drove to indianapolis. he re-
marked. Il was boy Of twelve years,
and father had sent me to the city with
load of wood. In those primitive
DAYS we used raw-hide for traces in
stead of leather or chains, On the
journey a heavy rain began and |
stopped at country store for shelter,
leaving my team in the road. Happen
ing TO look out. saw the wagon, but
no horses. Their tracks showed me
that they had gone rapidly down the
road. / started in pursuit, supposing
somebody had played practical joke
on me By turning my horses loose. j
tracked them until came to the brink
Of creek. The bridge had been wash.
ed away and the banks were steep.
I gave q run and tried to jump over, but
/ finding when in air that | could moi
make the further shore, Ireconsidered,
deftly turned myself, reversed my
energy, as it were, and landed on the
bank from which had jumped.
II retraced myself to the store, AND
| by and by the sun came out strong anc
hot. Happening TO glance at my wagon,
/ saw at once how / had been deceived
The rain had softeued my rawhid'
traces until they stretched indefinitely
The horses had gone on, stretching on
the traces so fine that could not SCI
them. Presently ! saw the horses
backing down the road toward tt:
wagon.
.'How did that happen?"
s'When the sun came out the gree
rawhide began to dry and contract AM
by and by the horses were thus draw
back into their true positions in tn
wagon.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18
The Greedy savages.

..Yss.n said tho Indian commissioner;
s.dIy Suits very discouraging indeed. y
went 10 the reservation myself 70 sec ;,
snn,rthing could not be done 70 prevent
~ Indiana IRON starving to death. i es,
tsslished two additional day schools ana
Sad thc Indians taught TO sing and in-
s, iT in the use Of the globes hoping ody
the elovating and refining lnluen 1rom ~ srcSs
and sarthly appetites, but they seemed 70
ssne IIttle Interest in such things aud con-
,sn n 10 die right along, aud am air ,asl
we win be compelled TO give t a,enn, s9"SI
sn, nsssd y, n nm eyiI which resulted from the
S ,ntn,sTr admnistration / think the army
nt,Isers taught the Indians 20 eat anu u !, J,
impossible Tor the ciyI sdR ans ISu com
break , sIsI leaned ~ his head upon bis hand
"mJ sished with the air OF = man VINO os WI
s snT III with great aud weishly PREV ,S
lem lon laid upon him by the folly oil tue N'"'
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18

A good minister was talking 20 class Of
,auns neople who had become interested IN
religious matters through the influence OF
the Moody meetings. lie was imPreselng
upon them the idea that man shouiu carry
nj religion into hts business.
.non't eep your religion exclusively LOT
sunday, pray 90 Him for success 10 busl
ness. 1 believe Il is right for a man 70 ash
the Almighty TO increase MS business anu
make IL prosper" -, ar -,
"But. y said young man present, 81 am
an undertaken Would It be right for me 70
ait the Lord 10 give me boom IN buslnessf
The minister was nnnpiisseu IoI y, nv, ~
ment, ana the class evidently regarded we
omcstton AZ a poser. But the divine finally
arose 10 the emergency, aud replied;
WWhile dent think IL would be right
for YOU to ask The Lord to make os .,a1.h,
niepiiiul m order that your business m'ghl
,briyo. vet YOU could ask that 10 case oil any
deaths In the community the funerals might
be thrown IN your way"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18
Sick Ever S ince

When Charles Foster was governor
of Ohio he was overwhelmed with beg
ging letters, the incentive being the
remarkable statements sent out con-
corning his vast wealth and his UNI
bounded generosity. Among the let
ters he received was one which has
constituted a standing joke among his
friends, who never cease to rally him
about it. II was from woman who want
ed a sewing machine, and her letter be-
gan thus:
Soy. Foster-Dear SRA year ago
YOU came to our town TO make speech.
/ went out to hear you and l have been
sick ever since"
The fact was the lady caught cold
ON the occasion, but she did not refer
60 the matter in diplomatic language.
Washington Press.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18
Mud as a Practical study.

Il is surprising that in an age in
demand for practical education no at
tention whatever has been paid to the
eminently useful and necessary art of
pricing, that is to say, of lifting by
means of the lever, heavy wains or
wagons, floats and drays, carriages and
cabs from the mud holes which some
times the most skillful drivers ca@not
avoid. We have gone on stalling from
time to time, these many years, and yet
no attempt Is made to introduce the
practical art, to which we have re-
ferred, into the curriculum Of the COM
mon schools. We may say that as a
people we are ignorant Of this art We
are aware thatin England and Germany
and France it is as little taught as in
the United States; but the people OF
those countries are road-builders, and
that makes all the difference.
Moreover, we are referring more
particularly to New Orleans, Our
country brethren are crying out in dis
tress on the same score, and it may be
that ere long they will hold conyen-
ton in this city in order to devise
some means of relief But we hardly
think they will devote much time to
the practical art Of pricing wagons out
! OF the mud; it is more likely that they
will discuss some project for building
actual roads, real thoroughfares. They
could make themselves very entertain
ing to our city if they would relate
some of their more vivid experiences
in driving, or rather in attempting to
drive, over the heavy roads of our riv-
err bottoms. How they struggled like
heroes for hours; how they encouraged
and stimulated the mules with lash and
tongue; how at last they would release
the exhausted animals from their fas-
Jennings, light the bivouac fire, eat a
hearty meal and adjourn the struggle
between mule and mud to the morrow.
Mud has its geology, its history, and
! even its poetry. But our country friends
would expel it from their highways
and leave us here alone to confront it.
Still we need not despair If only our
! school authorities will make the inno-
walton we suggest, and thus facilitate
trade and travel in this mud-stricken
metropolis. The art is simple enough;
it needs only to be systematized. We
have seen some surprising feats per-
formed in the extrication of stalled
: wagons, but those were individual in
stances of purely personal skill, with
out the slightest comprehension OF the
general principals which underlay the
special problem of each particular case.
The higher aspects of the subject
should be taught and, so far as posi-
BILE, illustrated in the grammar school,
: in the college, or, if you please in the
: university. A Doggy and uneven tract
3 of land might be selected as the parade
or exercise ground for the students en-
n gagged in this branch. Better still
2 they might be attached to the statt
l militia, and, in the event of war, there
J, can be no doubt that they would render
e the most efficient service to theil
g country.-New Orleans Picayune.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18

. .nSae . classic OF that simple s.oteno.
Dung man, go vest" Josiah was ~
soung man 70 whom Horace Greeley nd.
W sea me above remark. aud Mr.. firn.
80 mas demonstrated that u was A wiNe
oas.o hiie me chances are somewhat
west aud start q city and build an or1 ~
mousse aud open a bank, the theory liar a
young man viii do better among STRANGER.
~ = RUE Than where he has grown IN and
~ u called a boy by bis neiRhbors, hollis
Eood' ~ isa good thing That h. shomid
nave me props Knocked out from under
MN instead Of rocking back IA the home
nest and opening his birding mouth 40 IA
70 reveal his inmost thoughts, az the same
unle expecting from year 10 year that the
Juicy worm In il. As''
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18
The Eighth Wonder.

Mr.. Winlzs-''I see raising flowers
for the manufacture of perfumery has
become a new industry in Florida.
Mr.. Minks "a perfumery Manufacture
er)-"Flowers?
yes"
"For the manufacture of perfumeryP"
Eyes"
"Well, wonders will never cease. -
New York Weekly.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18
Strictly Business.

Old Cent? understand, sr--in
fact, | lnow-that you and my darght-
err are edging very rapidly toward mat
rimony."
Penniless Suitor-''It is true, sir;
and although l am obliged 70 confess
that it will have to be case Of love in.
a cottage, hope T
..Say no more. Love in cottage Is
the true ideal of happiness. You have
my consent
''0h, thank your
"Providing you can show me the
deed for the cottage. Good-day. =
New York Weekly
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18
Removal of the Whisky Tax.

I'm glad Harrison is president, "
John
"Why so, Harriet"
because it will diminish your drink
ing expenses,
III don't know about that a decrease
in price might possibly be offset by an
increase of consumption"
,rm not afraid of that in your case
John. II would be a physical i'm
possibility to increase your consump'
ton. Chicago Herald,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18

the engine started. The agony was
simply terrible, and after being inn
paled under water for fifty minutes l
was brought up very faint from loss OF
blond .
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18

M nom the other. The barn siOfiner
- shout the country, therefore, has
81 .sssssstnnity Tor The study OF human ma.
III 95s,sh Is naturally wonderful. lie sees
" sgmpeks OF people yeFywhere, ex-
A In his audiences, OF course. Ihis
n, tbs only plaes where he can be BY
.R-wheFe he can be alone and com.
sE = with himself,
s.aIssx shout over the unioa as have
81 ~ psst four months, l have had the
.s,rso on seeing and eOmmunihg With q
u - of men, al prominent In some line.
II sinking that their personal appear
at stInek me might be Of interest TO
n ,s5sY, have Felnctauetly consented 70
I \, seHls Impression. OF = f,w Of them
u t.spa Coos, As the greatest man we
A 7, "a the fage OF the earth to-day, Ae.
100 % calculations made by himself,
" "A naturally come first. lie il grand
gagged ia thinklnz Thoughts I'll the
N which hs IL the theme. lie ea-
A takes day on, during which he
u ~ ia newspapers IN an earnest way
n ,hea be gues back 20 hover over his
4 gslsip rest esg ofihought.
n aasph Cook ,a.ight hAt1 good deal Of
Rhs would just oversees tie nHIyeTsr
80, ani lrt some one else DO il Al
n N. bat tho slightest iFrcgnlAEiiy ID the
sol ) planet wiii bring Joe cut Of bed
s lsstgnt. ~ worries all Tie lime tor
IN tal = new laid planet viii wander
IT. iLIo ght brush and get lost
3; tfsais 10 Jie, not 90 much on his O1n
.ai bug because he wants 10 be spared
aass Hho Arc 80 la0OFiy prepared 10 gel
NJ m,ik0ut him.
NSsE br il c0lieky and fFriinl il Il not
H. Il cares = csnI about Il personally, hu'
Sgisss IL Il sli the titne AfFaid - die and
" he universe ID tbs hNnsis OF the Eres'
II lio has been accustomed for 20 long
70 ar0gnd With = long n0ssd OIL can
|zsgAing tot a hot Journal Ia tho s0lsE sFs.
II that Be actually believes himself 10 b.
Eegs,y FrspDnsihls for atmospheric eondl'
la aEd astronomical phenptnenA.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18

sNsrv Jpne.r said the wholesale , nva
,I,h feeble voice and palltd nue.,
ueaic ~ The truth. can bear It. Wha'
does the doctor Say, 10, ber face
l,a,,t Win low. that the crisis Is pasV anu
YOU W., lane . he exclaimed, IN hI IN.
I'm, tones. .you may couuiermana 1ne
ruler nr,Isr sent to the warehouse yes snn,Ss
Onnut rebnrreling that carlosn are
,rsI, the men 10 ship them as they "'o'
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18

,,..to. an unusually selt.sausheu ~
. u ~ .a arrosant and naughty Ia 9 pAt "
Iraycd trousers
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18
>syE,s "REMINISCENCES
latest Man on Earth-The Self
4 "a. Man-"Where DO You
Go From Here"

HE life OF a barn
storner ia filled with
change IN one sense .
lie is G OnstHntly
meeting with differ
ent people. Almost
all OF them are that
way. fhsy are diff
ferent from each
o her. This is a wise
provision Of nature
BY means OF which
We are enabled 10
distinguish indlvidu.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18

testaA
garai&
.EsM 4
have Il
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18
Nearly 90, tbs Minister.

-Rlll SO ln Post. DIspateh
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-18

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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-18
HUNGRY AGAIN.
John Ball Wants to Lunch on tho Massa
chusetts Gas Companies.

John Ball Wants to Lunch or tho Massa-
cbusetts Gas Companies.
EOSTON, Oct l3-The Commercial Bu..
letin says that representatives from vari-
Gus local gas companies are having con-
ferences with representatives of the Con-
solidated Gas Company and the Imperial
Gas Company, both of London, with a
view to an investment Of English capital
in the American plants The local COM
panies in question are those outside the
Bay State ~Company's control, namely:
The Brooklyn, Charleston. Che n, East
Boston, Jamaica, Maiden and Melrose.
Newton aud WatertOwn and Waitham
The Lynn Company is also understood to
be under consideration. The aggregate
amount asked for the company j. slated
at 81. 800 600. The Bay State is also trying
to secure these properties. The English
representatives have also ex smined gas
properties in the West which they could
buy on a basis yielding 10 per cent while
the Boston companies at the valuation
given would yield 5 per con
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-18
Communion Wine Poisoned.

ONEIDA, n Y, Oct. 1L.-Rev. Father
James Kelley celebrated mass in the rink
and partook OF ab Dut two ~teaspoonfuls of
the wine when he was at once seized with
great pain and a burning sensation of the
stomach which he regarded as symptoms
of poisoning. He quickly retired from
the altar n making knOwn the situation
at q drug store took an antidote, but he
was deathly sick when conveyed to his
home. One of the parishioners went to
Syracuse 10 have the wine in the bottle
analyz,d. Several tests were made. each
disclosing the presence OF arsenic in large
quantities. The theory is that some one
entered the rink by means Of a false key
Sunday and put the deadly drug in the
small bottle of v inc left there, as arsenic
was found scattered on the table ON the
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-18

ATTACHMENTS have been issued in
Paris against the property of nine OF
the directors of the Compton DIS
cOmpte. which, was ruined by the fail.
ure of the COZ per corner. Six of the
responsible dire ctors Of the institution
are now impris0. ned. having been con-
victed of violating the Banking law in
advancing the fun ds of the bank at
loans upon copper {. ~'rtiicates. and SEN
fenced to pay to the ~liquidatOrs of the
bank for the benefit of its creditors
the sum of EGO. coo an.' to stand COM
mitted until the amount is paid. This
means a life sentence to most of those
convicted. as they were themselves
ruined by the calamity thelr illegal
action brought upon the bank.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-18

The Indiana Supreme Court has de-
cided for the defendant in the suit of
the supreme sitting of the Iron Hall
Us. Fritz Steille. The case is of in
terest to insurance companies in that
1t is held by the court that wherein an
officer OF insurance companies fails to
do his duty the lodge or company can
not take advantage of that neglect. In
the case in question the appellant had
a right. it is decided. to 60 at once
into court without the Intervention of
the supreme sitting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-18

AMONG recent morning callers
on the President were the commit
tee OF the National Colored Baptist
Association held at Indianapolis. who
came to present resolutions adopted
by the association asking the Presi-
dent to Go what he could toward SUD-
pressing the alleged outrages commit
ted in the South upon the black men.
The committee was given a careful
and respectful hearing and upon de-
parting expressed themselves satisfied
with tho result of their visit.