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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-18
THE CONSUMER PAYS.

The advance in the price Of imported
goods, under the operations OF the Nc
Kinley tariff law, will be direct. With
those produced in this country the ed
vance will be indirect, but none the less
certain, because the duties were made
for the purpose Of enabling American
manufacturers to increase the cost OF
their wares without the risk OF being
undersold by foreign competitors. This
the manufacturers are already doing.
The advance will be felt especially on
the goods which the workingmen and
their families use. Such goods are Of
the kind more easily controlled by
trusts and monopolists, who are always
able to reach the ears of the tariff
manipulators ahead OF the consumers.
With the republican party it is the
class which furnishes the campaign fund
that gets the favore.
In Montana it is safe to estimate the
minimum Of wages earned at something
near 5000, and the maximum at about
81, 500. Some have to live close to
keep within their means, while others
do SO in order to lay aside something for
"rainy day." The cost Of every piece
of clothing, every article of furniture,
every meal and every dish that it is eaten
from, must be carefully considered. An
increase in the cost Of even few cents
on each item counts up in the course OF
a year. They use many canned goods
and have heretofore been able to do 80
because canned goods were reasonably
cheap. The scarcity of fruits and vege-
tables last summer has already made
this class of goods dearer. The duty on
tin plate will cause a further advance of
from Is to 20 per cent. It will also in
crease the cost of kitchen utensils.
Clothing will be higher. The rise in the
wholesale price Of dry goods is any
where from Is to 30 per cent, in wooden
goods 20 per cent, and in fancy goods
and trimmings from 25 to 80 per cent.
All kinds Of household hardware, es-
pecially the cheaper varieties, will be
from one-fourth to one-haf higher.
There are advances in other lines, but
even the most rabid trust organ can
hardly deny that the articles mentioned
are necessities.
One-fifth is very moderate estimate
of the increased cost Of living in Mon
tana for the next year on account Of the
Mckinley law. In other words it will
take $1.20 to buy as much as could be
had for dollar heretofore. The man
who makes 5000 year will be no better
off than he would have been with e5C0
the year previous. A man with sl,50C
will be able to buy only what he could
have gotten before with $3.50, and GO
it goes With wages the same-and
there is no indication that they are
going to advance-a man Of small Of
moderate means will find it harder K
make both ends connect during the yea,
to come than he did in the year gone by
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cheapest class Of labor that y to b.
found. Montana has . score to settle
with it, congressman for his failure to
even raise his voice against this groes
inequality. Smooth words win mot
suffice to excuse his disregard OF the In
terests Of the people Of this state.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-18

IT'S mighty hard nut for Carter to
crack, the explanation Of that N. P. de-
lay OF his on tho mineral land BILL until
even the tardy action Of the senate shut
him out. For q successful" congress g.
man he's an out and out fraud.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-18

SPEAKING of the state capital quas-
ton, the Inter Mountain says "Carter is
q better friend Of Butte than Dixon ia. !"
This may appeal forcibly to Butte re-
publicans, but how about the republican
brethren in Helena? Are they for the
.better friend Of Butte?
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The doughty trail blazer, who denies
all rise in prices in Helena, had best
consult supporter OF his party who
received an invoice Of cigars on Wednes-
day evening-els advance per thousand;
in the near future, 90 instead Of $l8.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-18

THE continental countries, we are as
sured by the esteemed Herald, are
struggling and continuing how to keep
our gold and silver. Last year we got
from free-trade England over O,OO0,-
GOO in gold. Since 1856, with the excep-
ton Of q single year, the balance Of
trade has been in our favor.
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"CHEAp goods will como in time. 7"
Meanwhile, the manufactures will con-
tinue to wax sleek about the gills, and
the laboring man may 60 to tho dogs.
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BErRAYAL OF THE WEST,

The Washington correspondent OF the
st. Louis Globe Democrat, republican
paper, tells some things in regard to the
framing Of the new tariff bill that are OF
special interest to the producing states
OF the union. Having stated that Of the
eight republicans in the house who
drafted the bill only oEe-Gear, Of Iowa
represented An agricultural constitu-
ency, while six were from eastern man.
ufacturing districts, and the remaining
one from the city OF San Francisco, and
that, of the senate finance committee
that went through tho motions Of re-
vis,ng the bill, five Of the six republican
members were from manufacturing
states and only one from an agricultural
state, the correspondent shows that the
result was just what might be expected
under such conditions; that the manu-
facturers were granted higher protec-
tive duties, while the west was left to
take care OF itself and to pay protection
prices for the manufactured goods Of
the east. The correspondent says:
When western senator, in the interest of
cattle-raisers Of this country, proposed to
put duty on hides, the chief opposition
came from Senator Dawes, Of Nassachu-
setts. Senator Dawes went among the ssn-
ators on his side Of the chamber and -.
sured them that il the tariff wa pat on
hides the effect would be most disastrous in
his state. He said that he Vas certain that
it would cause six republican districts II
Massachusetts, to send democrats to thu
next congress.
Hides were put upon the tree list, and
TO- day the stockmen Of Montana, Wyo-
ming, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas
are in competition with the cattle-gro
ers Of Central and South America-ol
the Argentine republic. for example
where there are imitless ranges, where
cattle multiply without the care that il
required in our more rigorous climate
and are hsrded and slaughtered BY tn
Z n @kkssSss sa@a e@<s.aPs4 SCH rasANss. q
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Time Brings Changes.

No modern city Of substantial structures
built of granite brick and strong mbers they combine
strength Durability and grandeur The dsntegrang tooth Of
time will effect them. They will endure for centuries
and will be oudone by pride enterprise Skill
these houses above the decayng buildings of slower
me stands the imposing character Of the Largest Cloth
ing House in Montana We have built establishment with
square blocks Of integrity strong mbers Of fidelity and solid
of honesupon the enduring principle of doing
others would have them do to
That is the reputation have esablished day or
year. within the last IS years. And still building
measuring by the Golden Rule growing older stronger larger
broader Time does not destroy eace but
to strengthen We Boosting now Of
the addition store which will compare favoraby
with the best business blocks but of good name
which enjoys the confidence Of all; the moneyed in the
business world as well who their clothes by the
sweat Of their brow.
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PLUMB ON PROTECTION.

The Philadelphia Press of the I'd inst
prints the following letter from Senator
Plumb, Of Kansas, to manufacturer of
Germantown, Pa:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-02

washstand. he rolled upon the floor,
laughing at the top of his voice.
What's the natter" / asked in
alarm.
Il see it, see i'll see it!'' he cried
out.
See what?"
"The Harris case. The diamonds.
Oh, will burst! know the thief" he
cried.
"Who?" | asked.
"You!" ne answered. and laughed
again. 'See," he said, ''here is the
other diamond" and he held il in his
hand.
Sure enough. There it was, though
the gold was battered about the stola
where was it?' / asked. Before
answering he rose from the floor, aud
with an effort Gained himself enough
10 say: "It was under your boot. You
brought it here with the snow on your
sole, when you came from the Harris
house. see it well enough now. The
handkerchief and diamonds had fallen
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FIG. Q.

reached the light, are a tenth to n fourth
of an inch high, and have sent down
roots two inches or more in length.
These roots, if numerous double the
labor required to destroy them, COM
pared with those shown in dig. /. But
the steel rake and the slant harrow will
do good work with them.
Fig. 3 represents the weeds still more
reduced in size, half a month later,
when they have reached height of six
inches or a foot The crop has already
suffered largely from their crowding and
shade, and the labor required for them
was at least ten times as great as for
those in Fig. 2, and about twenty times
as great as in Fig. l. This difference
has been tested by actual experiment.
Two given areas of soil were measured
off for prompt raking, and aDo ther equal
area assigned for the six-inch weeds,
and the time required measured by the
watch. Two square yards were hand
somely and thoroughly dressed with a
-teel rake in twenty seconds by the
mode represented in Fig 1; and one
square yard in forty seconds according
to Fig. 3 The work was repeated
every week for month and "a half, maxi
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-02
PITH AND POINT.


In a room in one of the railroad sta
tions of this city is this notice: GENTLE
men will please not spit on the floor
Gentlemen never do.-Boston Herald
The dude does not look so much ike
an ass, clad in his blazer, as he reseul-
bles a zebra This is rather rough on
the zebra. too-N. Y. Commercial Ad-
vert:ser.
First Small Boy-"Been to the cir
cus?" Second Small Boy-"Yes." did
yer get in under the canvass" Course
| did. Did yer 'spose the show was in
the open air?'-Yankee Blade.
Cautious Dame--"Are you sure this
horse is suitable for lady to driver
Livery Man-"Yes'm. He's very in
telligent boss, mum, and won I let you
run him into any thing. News.
II think it's so stwange," said
Chappie. she's awfully fond of dogs,
but she won't have any thing to do with
me-" THAT does seem rather con-
Trajectory" put in Cynicus.-N Y.
Herald.
IF women ever become railroaders,
can recommend Bridget as a brake
woman" sighed Mrs. Snaggs. as she
gazed at the latest accumulation OF
broken crockery. -Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Telegraph.
The information that property il
''jnst a stones throw from the railroad
station" is very frequently calculated tc
impress one with intense ad miration fol
the man who throws the stone. Wash
ington Post.
fleet how many things must suffer be
fore a dinner Tor human beings is over. y
Thinly-"Yes, indeed; very sad" Mrs
Goldman There are the chicken, the
cattle, the fish, the oysters, the
Thinly-"The boarders. "
Amazed Mother-"What does this
mean, miss? The idea of allowing a
young man to hug and kiss you tn al
wayr Sweet Girl-"Oh, it's all right,
ma. Mr.. Nicefello gives me penny a
hug, and it's all to be applied towards
raising the mortgage on our church. y
n. y. Weekly.
The Portland drummer who was
enumerated with his entire family three
times in Seattle and twice in Tacoma,
but not at all in Portland, whore he
lives, is anxious to know where he is to
vote next election and if he can vote as
many times in each city as he appears
on their census returns. -West Shore.
She Had Not Expected It-Alice-
oh, Maud, I'm so troubled" Maud
"What about, dear p why, I've
been engaged to Tom Jinks for nearly
thres weeks, and he hasn't given me
any chance to break it yet, and I'm
af.a;3 he isn't going to. What shall
DO? l really believe he thought
meant it l"-Lawren ce American.
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ANGLING STATES MEN.
Salmon That Outweighed Group OF
HLgh EngI sh OfliciaIs.

High English officials.
The devotion Of eminent statesmen
and high officials to the gentle art OF
angling is a characteristic which has
won interest where their eloquence OF
their station has not moved stolid PEG.
pie. | have no doubt that many a New
Highlander who might have dozed when
Webster spoke in the Senate would
have followed eagerly every syllable as
the great man waded the trout brook
and sonorously uttered sentence after
sentence of coming address. Webster
the fisherman was more to some of his
constituents than Webster the Premier.
One who served in the Senate with
Webster. and who is a noted fisherman,
has told Hamlin of an instance where a
salmon, whom he was playing, out
weighed group of high English offic.
ials. Nice-President Hamlin, the old
Maine hero, was fishing in a Canadian
stream and had struck splendid sal.
mon. A boat approached in which
were the English Treaty Commission.
ers, and the visitors were to be pre-.
scented to the late incumbent of the
Vice Presidents chair. Mr.. Hamlin
was meeting the crisis with the vigor
and skill of an accomplished angler
The Englishmen, as their boat drew
near, saw that he was battling with a
noble foe. When told who the gentle.
men we're, Mr.. Hamlin called out: "You
must excuse me till | land this sal.
mont" The introduction was deferred
therefore about half an hour, when the
Englishmen were able to salute not
only the Vice-President but the con-
querer of kingly salmon. He decided
the question of etiquette off-hand but
we'll, though it is to be presumed that
the salmon would have preferred the
following of the venerable and &C
cepted rule-drop every thing when a
..-ila- 20 aa~sssSea. Lewiston Jour.
Il
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A ROOTS JOURNEY.
IL Was Thirsty and Knew How to Find
Its Way to the Water.


Its Way to the Water.
| A story of one of the most interesting
freaks of vegetable life is told by Ell
wood Cooper, of Santa Barbara. A.
coming from him the story can not bC
any thing but strictly in accordance
with the facts. Through Mr.. Cooper:
garden there ran. some years ago.
sewer made of redwood timber. This
sewer was again Gagged by an outside
sewer. Across the sewer there was
built brick wall many feet high, and
in such way that it was pierced by the
inner sewer, which it enclosed tightly,
while the outside sewer ended abruptly
against the wall. The outside sewer
casing had in course of time decayed,
and a eucalyptus tree standing some
sixty feet away had taken advantage OF
this and sent one of its roots to the GOV.
eted spot in as direct line as possible.
Here the root entered the outside sewer
and followed its course as far as itcou,d.
At last it came 10 tho wall which shut
off its course, and it could go no further,
the inside sewer being perfectly tight
But on the other side of the wall the
sewer and its double casing continued.
and aiis eucalyptus tree evidently knew
how to get there. Some three feet high
in the brick VAL there WAS little hole
an inch or two in diameter. and this the
eucalyptus tree was aware of. as its big
root began 10 climb the dry wall and
face the sun and wind until it found the
hole, through which it descended on the
other side and entered the sewer again.
4 n
did the tree know of the hole in the
wall? How did it know that the sewer
was OF tie other side2 Did it smell.
and If it aid how could 1t direct the root
to go and find tho place with such pre-.
cision? The roots Of any plant grow al
ways and unerringly in she direction OF
its food just as the eucalyptus tree did.
San Diego Union
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FIXING InE DAMAGES.
An ImpoIite Baggsge-Smasher Barks Up
the Wrong Tree.

An Impolte Baggsge->masher Barks Up
the Wrong Tree.
While we were waiting at Trenton for
the Long Branch train lot of baggage
had to be transferred. The manner in
which it was handled excited the indig.
nation of score of passengers, but nc
one wanted ''scene" and no protests
were made until the last trunk was
reached. 1t was an ordinary zinc trunk,
well trapped, and stout enough to go
around the world with fair usage. The
man on the truck ended it up, gave it a
twist and a fling. and 1t struck on end
with a crash and burst open. The own
or had been quietly surveying opera
tions, and as the climax came he stop
ped forward and asked:
"How much will it take to repair that
trunk?''
''Damfino," was the reply, followed by
a chuckle.
Then will post you in your bust
nessl" quietly remarked the passenger.
He was solid, broad-shouldered man,
with one grab he had the baggageman
by the hip and shoulder and held him
aloft as If he had been a bundle of hay.
NhdI Ihe udInagef ne aSkeus as HS
prepared for heave.
"Here-stop-hold on-don'ti' shout
ed the terrified destroyer of baggage.
whats the damage to my trunk?'
Five d-dollars, and I'll pay Ill"
'Oh, you will? Very we'll"
His victim had scarcely reached his
feet when he fished up a SIS bill. His
face was whittier than flour, and he trem-
bled so that he had to sit down.
Don't you forget that passenger S
trunk has all the rights of passenger,
said the man as he turned away to light
q cigar and walk up and down.
who is hep" / asked of the man on
my left
Don't you know?" Why, that's Null
doom, the wrestler and trainerr'-De-
troit Free Press.
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3lal alhol'ts


been stirred for planting; but within
week it should be stirred again TO kill
the young sprouung weeds. With small,
lender plants, the small harrow or
,ultivator may be passed between the
rows of field crops; with large, strong
rooted plants, like corn, the slant-tooth
harrow may be passed over the whole
broadcast, pulverizing and destroying
the small, sprouting weeds, but doing
no harm TO the strong corn plants,
whether before or after they have
reached the light. In the gardens the
steel rake may do the same work in the
narrow bed as the horse harrow per-
forms in the field.
The accompanying figures will serve
to explain our meaning. Fig. l repre-
sents a crop of weeds, sprouting, and
ready to come up, during the first week
after the soil has been stirred. If the
weather is warm and the soil moist,
they will often sprout an inch in four
or five days, and then is the time to
pulverize finely an inch or two of the
whole surface of the soil. In doing it
every weed is broken, crumbled and
destroyed A double benefit results
from it, in the breaking of the earth and
giving to the coming crop mellow sur
face.
Fig. 2, somewhat reduced, shows the
young weeds week later They have
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ing two minutes work for one and four
minutes for the other. The tall weeds
Of Fig. required but once about eight
minutes to the square yard, being twice
the labor of the square in Fig. p But
the crop had been nearly choked out
by the weeds.
The experiment is worth repeating.
1t is too late for the trial on many crops
for the season, but there are still some
on which the test can be made, such as
turnips, Hungarian, corn fodder, etc,
in the field, and many second crops in
the garden.
Many weeds have very small seeds,
andwill not terminate if buried more
than an inch deep For these, it is not
necessary to rake deep in order to de-
stroy them for the season. Large seeds
will come up from a deeper depth, and
require a corresponding treatment
Country Gentleman.
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WOMAN AT THIRTY.
The Period When She Proves Most Dan
gerous to the Hea rts of Men.

gerous to the Hearts OF Men.
Balzac has said that at thirty wo.
man is at her most fascinating and dan.
gerouI age-dangerous to the hearts OF
men.
Perhaps no writer understood so well
his own countrywomen as Balzac, and
no one has contributed quite so many
cynical illusions to the sex in general.
But Balzac's criticisms would apply to a
certain type of woman, more seen in
France, let us hope, than in our own
America To the 6laSe man of the world,
the Dlushing de5utdRte is peculiarly at.
tractive. But it is the woman of thirty
who whirls him in a vortex of emotions.
She has lived and experienced, and she
is alert to every sensibiliry. She revels
in the part of heroine, and in the dis
turbances and agitations OF which she
is the cause. She looks upon the dainty
creature of twenty as milk and rcsebuds
so simple.
She goes on indefatigably playing heI
part In perfect knowledge of her
charms, unlike the young thing" by
her side. she uses each to advantage
She knows, through her well-trained
intuition, the particular weakness-the
grand passion, so to speak, of each
victim. And with great ,tin6sse, she be
comes, for the time, an enthusiast upon
the same subject, pursues, with we'll
feigned sincerity, the same fad
whether politics or athletics, theosophy
or music-from Beethoven tn Strauss
she will always be found devotee &c
each. Flattery in its sweetest subtlety
satire in its keenest flashes, are well at
her command. For alas! for her the
time is rapidly approaching when she
must range among the lookers-on; when
the chill of autumn will usher in the
Indian summer Fortunate is she ii
it brings with it the ripe graces and the
poetic suggestions which give to that
season of decay its most mellow charm.
True-hearted is she if she earns at last
the best success this world can give,
the possession of a brave and helpful
spirit, rich in self-knowledge, self-con.
troll and self-help, touch-stone to all
who approach. Y. Ledger
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FARM AND GARDEN.
KILLING WEEDS.

a Farmer Gives His views ON an Impor
tsnt Subject.
There is NO labor more universal
among cultivators than the attempted
destruction of weeds, and there is none
which is commonly gone about with
more irregularity and want of system.
Weeds infest nearly all cultivated
rounds. and thoir destruction is gem
orally attempted after they have grown
foot high. more or less, either by
abo.ous hand labor, or more rapidly but
more imperfectly with the work of
lorses. In the garden it is mostly per-
'ormed, if at all, by the hand; in the
arge corn field the pillow and cultivator
urn over or tear up tho large weeds
md leave many untouched.
The true management should be the
commencement of this labor with the
planting or sowing of the crop. The
young weeds should be destroyed be-
ore they reach the light. The soil has