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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-03-30
The Pacific Road. InspectIon.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The date Of
the beginning OF the proposed investiga'
tion into the condition and prospects Of the
Union and Central Pacific railroads, their
leased lines and branches, by special
committee Of the senate, has been post
poned. IL has been intended 10 meet at
Chicago April 8 and start the next day,
spending six weeks on the trip, but the In
ability OF Hiscock 70 get away led 10 a
change In the date b October.
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WASHINGTON. March 20 The total pro-
duction OF distilled spirits In the United
States from July 1, 1898 to Jan. 81, 1889, was
A. 729, 1886 taxable gallons, being the largest
product for a similar period in any year
since 1898.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Walker 10 day placed his resignation In the
hands Of the president. 70 take effect April
Ia. He will leave Washington for Chicago
Inext week 10 assume his new position as
chairman OF the executive board OF the In
terstate commerce railway association.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-03-30

BALTIMORE, March ga gentleman Of
this city has received letters from mem
Der Of Garretts party stating that the
proposed trip TO Mexico has been really
abandoned because OF information which
led them 70 fear an attempted capture BY
Mexican brigands.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-03-30
Cigar worker. NAV strike.

NEW YORK, March 2a.-It Is reported
there is great dissatisfaction among jour
neymen cigarmakers, and preparations are
being made for q general strike. Ten
thousand men will be involved.
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CARRIERS LATEST MOVE.
The Indian Agencies TO Come Under n
Head of Territorial Ofiiecs.

The Indian Agencies 10 Come Under the
Head OF Territorial Ofises.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-[Special to the
Independent THE Montana situation, so
far as the secretaryshlp Is sconcerned,i is to all
outward appearances unchanged, but with
In the ranks OF the Montana representatives
here II has been kept stewing. II GER
tain combination works tomorrow the
name OF the secretary will 20 in TO the
senate. At the latest the secretary will be
selected on Monday. His selection de
pends upon the removal OF another public
Official and the appointment OF another re.
publican who Is strong candidate for
secretary. The man who has been selected,
should the combination work, is said TO
know nothing OF the facts. lie never
applied for this or any other office, nor
does he know his name has ever been
thought OF.
Meanwhile Carter has been cutting into
the other Offices and has drawn some
blood. He tstarted out 10 contend that
the lhdiAn agencies are territorial Offices,
and that they come under the territorial
home rule clause OF the last republican
platform. This several patriots from the
east protest against, but Carter has made
II so evident TO the president and the secre-
tary OF the interior that they have conced-
ed II without argument As q result the
Official head OF Dale o. Cowen, OF Ohio,
the agent at the Fort Peck agency, will fiy
of tomorrow, and Charles X. A. Scobry
will be appointed In bis stead. Briscoe,
agent Of the Crows, will also be removed
TO- morrow. His successor will be Major
Moses Wayman, an ex-navy officer, n resi-
dent OF Miles City and an employe Of the
Northern Pacific.
Russell Harrison and Carter visited the
interior department in the interest Of Geo.
Wakefield, the stage line proprietor In Yel'
lowstons National park. Wakefield de-
sIres to erect stables In the park for the bet
ter accommodation Of the vast number OF
horses necessary to accommodate tourist,
in the park this summer, and plat OF
ground will be leased to him to build his
stables on.
Carl 4. Peterson has been recommended
for postmaster at Livingston.
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He was a Deserter.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Lieut Harry
C. Bsteman, who was supposed to have
been killed on q railroad track near Mum
Gle, Ind, yesterday, has been In trouble for
some time. He had overdrawn his pay nc
counts several times, and been guilty of
other loose practices which threatened 70
involve him in serious difficulty with the
war department. Finally he disappeared
from his post. lie was recorded as de-
serter and all efforts 20 find him were fruit
less. IL was supposed nj the war depart
ment upon the receipt OF the news OF his
death that he had committed suicide.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
GnIng IiarefOOted.

"Children who are allowed to 60
barefooted enjoy almost perfect inn
munity from the danger of cold
by accidental chilling of the feet,
and they are altogether healthier
and happier than those who,in obed-
ience to the usages of social life,
have their lower extremities perma-
ncntlv invalided and, 50 to say,
carefully swathed and put away in
rigid cases. As regard to the poorer
classes of children, there can be no
sort of doubt in the mind of any one
hat it is incomparably better they
should 90 barefooted than wear
rCots that let in the wet and stock
ngs that are nearly always damp
and foul"
There could be added to the above
he testimony of many eminent
physicians, who give as an additional
reason the impossibility of a child's
foot growing naturally, shod as 1t
has to be with the conventional
sllOe.-Hays Valley Advertiser.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
A Fortunate Druggist.

Mr. Edwin ". JOY for many years and now
prosperous druggist ON the corner Of stockton
and Market streets in San Francisco, probably
never dreamed Of rivaling in wealth the medi.
cine kings Of the country. But various rumors
having been floating around to the effect that
he has struck Il big, an E-amiRer reporter was
detailed to unearth the cause, aud after nrch
diheulty unraveled tho following story:
ltseems thatabout seven years ago an Er plish
physician, great student OF botany, located In
this city, His practice was not exte, siye. and
YET tn" few eases that came to him attracted no
little attention. His success seemed to be in
the treatment Of liver and kidney disorders.
and Nuated blood. ln fact his ability 10 cone
with these common complaints was marvellous.
He seemed almost infallible, and HIS Quiet
modest methods and his well.kspt secret was
As much mystery as himself After his de
par'are about year later Mr.. Joy determined
10 fAthom the secrVt. and copying all the prcs.
erpuons he had hlled for the erratic doctor
ne began asystematie analysis III his exam,
inAiion he discovered running all through tho
prescriptions for liver aud Kidney troubles
Nuated blood aud stomach disorders a eounle
~ vegetable extracts Indigenous to California.
- simple and 50 we'll Known under homely
every day na mes to every school boy as TO er.
urss d'ssipais the suspicion that they were
'hs AeuNs principles involved. SO certain.
however was Mr., Joy that he hal diseovsrsa
'hs seeret, that he embodied the new elements
In preparation OF sssap~rills 10 disguise the
taste and put IL before his CUSTOMERS under tbs
modest aAae Of Joys Vegetable sArs.p.rila.
lnmsi'Aisly the same marvellous stories came
'@SA of Its astonishing effects. and the nys,er,
~As solved, and the tak it has created has
Alre-ay e.assd It 10 step into prominence. and
e'Ser. pour In daily frOm all over the coast
Aaa thus smother o.liforaia Industry leaps into
eAissspee, IS, D. Erazi.er.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
Cnnried Her Twin Sister.

The Lewiston Journal tells of
twin sisters who formerly lived in
Waldo county, Maine, who looked
80 much alike that no one out of the
family could distinguish Jane from
Susan, and their father himself was
sometimes puzzled. Susan had a
"beau," II devoted young man, who
called often and staid late, 80 often
and so late that the young lady be-
gan to feel the lack of sleep, and re-
marked one afternoon that she al
most hoped George wouldn't come
tonight. "Why can't | take your
place for once and give you n vaca-
tion?" asked her sister. The offer
was at once accepted; the tired girl
got good nights sleep, and George
never knew that he spent one even
ing from SP. NJ. until . A. NJ. in
James society until several years af-
ter Susan and he were happily mar
ried.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

THE city of Munich, Bavaria
suffered for many years from fire.
quent epidemics Of typhus fever.
Careful tests showed that cesspools
and drains were so cemented that
the water supply was pure. Escape
into the porous soil was impossible.
An improved system of water-tight
sewers was adopted, all private
slaughter houses were abolished,
and now typhus fever is almost a
thing Of the past.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
\ SCRAP OF PAPER SAVES HER LIFE.

1t was just an ordinary scrap OF
writing paper, but it saved her life
She was in the last stages of con.
sumption, told by physicians that
she was incurable and could live on.
ly Il short time; she weighed less
than seventy pounds. On a piece
of wrapping paper she read of DR..
Kings New Discovery, and got a
sample bottle; it helped her, she
bought large bottle, it helped her
more bought another and grew bet
ter fast, continued iti use and is now
strong, healthy, rosy, plump, weigh
ing lao pounds. For fuller particu-
lars send stamp to w. H. Cole,
Druggist, Fort smith. Trial bottle
OF this wonderful discovery free at
Danl j. Fry's drug store.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

TnE average life expectancy in
the United States is now 81 wears
IN England among the urban popu-
h,ion II is 90, and among the
mralists "a years plus, Russians
have II life expectancy of but 2S
years, approximately, and Chlhans
of the same, while in Ellohed, in
the Soudan, sS years is II generation.
The average life in the Rome Of the
Caesars was Is years; now il is "a
years. Within my years the aver.
age In France has Increased from -
Ia ial years, aud in the DAYS of
Queen Elizabeth the English aver.
age WAS but N yeas, An eminent
physician ascrlbes the gnat and
prosnessiNe change ior the letter ia
advanced medical knowledge, better
drainage aud diet, gna,er clranli.
ness, and ,o vaccination aud the us.,
of an@stheIl's, qninine, aud the
like. lie thinks quinine alone has
added two yeas TO the avene,
life oi civilized mau, 10 these
agencies should be added the dc.
crease of war, the mone leaivn, laws
and the gpater ,empemncc al cur
day.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

SATORDAy, from noon, al lhe
year around, isa legal half-holldhy
within the state of New York. NO
other state has as yet framed Il sllll'-
lar law, yet the majority of business
houses in every large city throughout
the country voluntarily close their
doors Saturday afternoons during
fine summer months, and many ol
them during part of the spring
and autumn, and some throughout
the entire year, and very large
proportion close an hour or so he'ore
ak o'clock on the first five week
luva
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
EUPEPSY.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and SO popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song
of praise.-A purer medicine does
not exist and it is guaranteed to do
all that is claimed. Electric Bitters
will cure all diseases of the liver and
kidneys, will remove pimples, boils,
salt rheum and other affections
caused by impure blood.-Will drive
malaria from the system and prevent
as well as cure all malarial fevers.
For cure of headache, constipation
and indigestion try Electric Bitters
Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or
money retunded.-Price scots. and
S1.O0 per bottle at Dan'l j. Fry's
drug store.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

LARGE mound near Ccdarville,
Ohio, is forty feet high, has never
been explored thoroughly ana Is
one of the most symmetrical struc'
lures erected by the Mound-Bullders.
1t IL eight miles from Nenia, ONO
Ali attempts to get permission to
excavate il have been fruitlcss; but
hopes are entertained that some day
II will be opened. Some OF the
finest relies came from this mound
and many choice objects have been
picked up around its base. Not far
from the mound Is II "fort.' This
encloses three acres aud Is circular
In form. The walls vary in height
from ilve to seven feet. No objects
of interest have been found within
the walls.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
"TO RE OR NOT TO RI

soliloquized the melancholy Dane.
a sea of troubles opposed. He
shrank before them; ambition lay
dead. Life, as he viewed it, rested
under yellow cloud, tinged with
green. Hamlet, to mymind, was bill
ious. The blood, diseased, carried
through the natural gates and alleys
of the body, made life burden; and
The ills of the body magnitied in a
tenfold degree his other ills. Purify
the blood, give new life and action
to TIE system, take DR.. Pierce's
GolGen Medical Discovery, and your
drowsiness, lack of appetite, chilly
sensations, yellow skin, bad breath,
will all depart, as the morning mists
are dispelled by the rising sun.
Thousands ofcures follow the use
of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, 80
cents.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
mob HILL.

nut, u, r,ot inst mt on the market the most desaoe no"
IN salem for building They have no equal Inc M
fine state Of cultivation seeded in clover with gooo Wow Of
roos or gravel soil good eevatedandevel has nhe V
e c,tv surrounding country the mountain ranges a Chtea
ots Pure cold Is twelve blocks soutn o ' 49, an
I and nostoeice blocks These offered by Jones ""
oneenth cash one-tenth in quarter yeS h
without interest until paid These lots are now actually ~ Gov.
n to nces named for them time without interest "
hv already been which fine residences VIII oe ee,
and number more have opioned If you want one OF ~ w
call on JONES WATSON wh) will show you 'he pau anu " '
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

Oregon Kidney Tea is put up in
air tight tin boxes which preserve
intact, its peculiar medical proper
ties. Full directions for preparing
the tea, accompany each package.
1t is also put up in liquid form, II
concentrated extract. Your drug
gist is authorized to refund the mon
ey, if Oregon Kidney Tea does not
do what is claimed for it. For sale
by ID. w. Mathews.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

NIAGARA FALLS ns II water power
has always excited some banter but
n il doubtful whether anyone ever
dreamed that the proposition cou'o
be seriously entertained. 1t is a
fact. however, that II Kansas con
cern with II Virginia charter has
brouobt into lhc New York legisla-
ture n bill authorizing ii so to de-
fleet the current as 10 render IL
utilizable for machinery and the
yen, .alion of electric and other
pnNypr
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

AN electrical omnibus lately left
the depot ofthe Ward electrical cars
London, and ran to Euston. Ihe
omnibus returned to the conpany's
depot at James street, Haymarket.
1t came through the crowded traffic
without exciting any alarm on the
part of even private carriage horses.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

A VALUABLE discovery has been
made by the man In change Of the
animals at the Zoo AT Washington.
The building Is infested 10y rats, ard
how TO get rid Of them has long
been II perplexing question. Traps
We're used, but nothing would tempt
the rodents To enter. In store
room drawer was placed quantity
Of sunilower seeds, used rs food for
some OF the birds. Into this drawer
the rats knawed their way, n fact
which led him To experiment with
them for bait In the traps, The re-
suit was that the rats can't be kept
out. A trap which appears crowded
with six or eight rats IL found some
mornings 10 hold fifteen. They are
turned into the cagcs containing
weasels and minks, The latter will
kill rat absolutely almost before
one can see II, 81 rapid are It's move
ments. The weasles ARE n trihe
slower, but none of the rats escape
them,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
l,Onner's Test.

Robert Bonner, one of the shrewd-
est of story paper proprietors, says:
"When | first bought the Ledger, |
pictured an old lady in Westchester
county with three daughters, aged
about 20, l6 and II, respectively. OF
an evening they come home from
prayer meeting, and not being
sleepy, the mother takes up the
Ledger and reads aloud to the girls.
From the day got the Ledger to
the present time there has never ap-
peared one line which that old lady
in Westchester county would not
like to read to her daughters. |
want all the adventure, all the eX-
element, all the fun, all the interest
that can get, but you must always
write for that old lady in West
chester county. lfyou do, all right.
If you don't, | wouldn't publish
your work il you paid me 81 900 n
liue.n
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

There is more catarrh in this sec
tloh OF the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
R'sl lew years was supposed To be in
durable, For a great many wears
doctors pronounced il local disease
ana prescribed local remedies. and
10y constantly failing to cure with
iocal treatment, pronounced il IN
durable. Science has proven catarrh
To he constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional
treatment Halls Catarrh Cure,
nan9lactnred 10y L. j. Cheney 4 Co
Toledo, Ohio, is the only ,onstitu-
uohal cure on the market. liz is
taken internally m doses from 10
drops Ia Il leaspoanfuL II acts di-
rectlN upon the blood aud mucus
surface of The system. They offer
one hundNd dollars f,r any ,ase il
lalls 10 cure, Scud for circulars and
lesllmonials, Address, L. j. Che
ney 4 Co, Toledo, q.
sold hy druggists, 55e.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
SCRAPS.

A curious Slgnt near ElllJaS, oai
is the grave of a mountaineer's wife,
which is protected from the fury
of the elements by Il number o1
lightning rods.
Horton Bailey of Omaha is suing
for divorce, and one of his alleSa-
tions is that his wife once hit him
on the head with Il picture frame,
in which was the motto, "God Bless
Our Home"
A cotton fabric which has been
patented in England has the ap-
pearance and soft feel of chamois
leather, and it is guaranteed Will
not lose its special qualities rhen
washed.
Louis Conlon of Montlucon,
France, has probably the longest
beard i'm the world. He is scarcely
five feet in height; his beard meas
ures seven feet, and he wears it
round his neck.
The arrival of Chinese laundry.
man at Albany, Ga, has caused the
gratest excitement among the col
ored people, who threaten to cut
short his life if he does not abbrevi-
ate his stay i'm the place.
Some genius with fancy for
handling babies has figured out that
u piece of wood the size Of Il month
old baby would be worn down one
half in six months if handled as
much as the average baby.
The young ladiej of the Wiscon-
sin university are studying carpen-
try and they are gaining proficiency
in the mechanical department as
rapidly as in the more intellectual
studies in which they are engaged.
The most successful electric brake
is controlled by dynamo on the
locomotive. In case train breaks
in two sections a separate motor
automatically Stops the train. The
system is made up Of a series of mag
nets on each car.
On the plains of Colorado the
COW BOY has his home. He and his
herds, however, are rapidly disap-
pearing before the advance Of the ir-
rigatirg ditch and the farmer witt
his plow. Westward the star of the
COWBOY takes its way.
Guthrie, oklahoma, already
claims to be the capital of the terri
tory. The father of the first boy
Lorn in the new town thinks of call
ing him George Washington Okla.
homa. Dut the oldest inhabitant
wants him to be called nrimus
Boomer.
Stuart Phelps declares that "it is
an undecorated fact that if Jesus
Christ were to enter almost any df
our influential churches to-day He
would he shown into the back gal
lery, and He could not obtain admis-
sion to our parlors without letter
of introduction to our SETS"
The Won Graef medical company,
3 Park Row, New York, in 1888
made seventy-eight per cent ofcures
of various diseases of men, chroric
and otherwise, within the time al
lotted for treatment. The record of
cures of diseases of women were
nearly as large. This is the highest
record ever achieved in this country
by hospitals or private practice. In
the treatment and cure of diseases,
science, skill and discovery keep
pace with Inventions in other direc-
tions, The new book lately Issued
by the Won Graef company, full of
valuable hints and information TO
Aslng or o'd free TO all who call for
il or order it by mail.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
The Pearl.

Rough and uncouth, in narrow cell,
swept hither and thither by restless tides
Deep in the ocean, where mermaids dwell
The perl is nutured; its mother shell,
More rough and uncouth than the on
spring IT hides.
Caught from it's cell behold it--a bright
And peerless jewel at mans behesE
so softly glowing with timid light
Radiant, spotless, fairand white
Making It's home on maiden's breast.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
Don't Talk With Your Mouth.

\ learned physician says, "Noth-
ing is more irritating To II cough
than to cough. II you have II
cough, you must abstain as much rs
possible from coughing That's
50. And ifyou break your leg you
mustn't limp. Nothing irritates II
broken leg like iimplns around on
1t. oh, there's nothing in this
world 50 faso mating as the study of
medical science when you get the
combination. Burlette.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

This is the season of the year
when the-raw, cold winds create SAD
havoc with the hands and complex
ioh. SOFT white hands and a clear
"peachy" complexion can be as
suredly preserved by the frequent
application of Dutard's Specific. If
rubbed into the skin well it leaves
no greasy surface. The skin
absorbs it. Sold by d. w. Mathews.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

MINERS have u superstition that
rich gold digeings are always found
every ten years, and the record
thus far, fairly sustains the notion
.s the historic "big find" in Cali
fornia was in 1919; Pixies Peak,
1859: Nevada, 1869, and LendvilIe'
Igln
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

A good digestion waits on appe-
tite and Il good appetite is one of the
surest signs of perfect health. II
you are low spirited, irritable, bill
iious, or have an irregular appetite,
then we advise you by all means to
take Or. Henley's Dandelion Tonic.
1t will make a new man of you.
Sold by ID. w. Mathews.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
THURSDAY

AN American sea captain thinks
he has found Il gauge of the nearness
Of an ice berg by the use Of a foghorn,
and the consequent echo. If so, II
will prove Il very valuable discovery
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

The British custom authorities
collected full duty on the Australian
silver casket sent by the women OF
Sout,. Australia as silver wedding
yift TO the Prince of Wales.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23
kuckIeu,E,Arnlca Salve.

The best salve in the world f0i
cuts, bruises, Sores, ulcers, sal,
rheum, fever sores, letter chappeu
hands, chilblains, corns and all SKID
eruptions, and positively cures pie,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
TO give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per D0X.
For sale by Daniel j. Fry, drug
,,;gf
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

The largest circulation on record
is that attained by the volume
"Hymns, Ancient and Modern"
Twenty million copies have been
sold in the eighteen years of its ex-
istence.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-23

In Belfast, Maine, woman is
learning the trade Of a machinist,
ond the proprietor of the shop says
she takes hold of the work as readily
as any apprentice he ever had.