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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-23
cannot work for you myself. have no one
to hand it to, but will nail it on the water
tank when leave.''
Wade Ham pton,s succ.ssor,

New York Sun: Although he will be
the youngest member of the senate, Col.
lrby has history. and pretty lively one,
but ne has since reformed and joined the
Baptist church. Back in the seventies he
was outlawed by the democratic Governor
simpson, who succeeded Hampton, for kill
ing man named Kilgore, in Laurens
county. reward Of 81, 500 was offered for
his arrest, but he fed the state and re-
NAMED away until the AFFAIR blew over
Then he returned to Lawrens, and with the
aid OF q. w. Shell. then clerk of court, and
now alliance member of congress from this
state, was acquitted. Irby's next exploit
was to arm himself with shotgun while he
was painting the town of Laurens red, and
DEFY the town authorities to arrest him.
he paid fine for this. Then some men
offended him and lrby brought one of his
negroes from his plantation, gave him a
horsewhir. and catching the offending citi-
zen uuawares, held pistol to his head and
one to the nearo's head and compelled the
negro to horsewhip the man. The next ex-
plot was to go with his brother into the
town after justice of the peace who had
offended him. and between the two of them
they slashed the justice to pieces. He was
never punished. But he is an alliance man
now and member of the Baptist church.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-23
An Unprolnising Field.

The publisher of weekly paper showed
the following letter to Dunsmuir News
reporter:
Dear Sir Your letter asking me to act
as your agent and subscription solicitor has
arrived. l thank you for the confidence
you place in me when you say that YOU
trust in me to do big business in getting
subscriptions, including the l2x2S copy of
The Angelus' as a premium to every sub
scriber. From perusal of your sample
copy consider your paper to be a dick
mailer of the first water; but owing to the
fact that the crops were failure last wear,
and the blizzard in January wiped
out the cattle, and that the popula-
ton in this place il only two families and
water tank, and one of the families ID
away at the hot springs and the other one.
which was only Jed Roach himself, is dead
since December, and as. dear sir, am 60
ing east because have no society except
| freight trains and telegraph messages that
do not stop as they pass by, do not think
it would psy me to make much of boom
for your paper here. even if you increased
the commission and threw in Q three
bladed pocket-knife.
"You asked me to hand your letter L
Some other person in my tevn, provided
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-23
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.

Liberati's grand band at Ming's again
this evening.
Goodyear's nlinstrels will be the next at.
traction at the opera house.
Patrick Casey and Miss Lillian Cooper
were married yesterday by Judge Sanders.
The sporting fraternity is anticipating
with pleasure a masquerade ball to take
place Christmas night at Wassweiler's
Springs.
No. IS, held by Mrs. Annie Putt, was the
lucky number that drew an album at the
rattle ut Mrs. Frank Jacobs last night.
Tho funds we're for the benefit of the Gel
man church.
The nine-year-ol son of Mrs. ZeiRle, of
No. 127 Breckenridge street, has been miss
ing since Saturday, and Yesterday the
police were notified.
The barometer at the Weather was rising
all day yesterday. Captain Hobbs said it
was quite probable that Helena will soon
be visited by cold wave.
The fund to entertain the school teachers
now amounts to $3.50. About SEQ in addi-
ton is needed for the elaborate arrange
ments contemplated. 1t is hoped that this
sum will be raised without difficulty.
Frank LonRmaid met with painful
accident the other day in the
Golden lead at Empire. He fell
to the bottom of the shaft breaking his
right leg, but he succeeded in crawling up
tho ladder when he was found by friends.
He is now getting along nicely though it
| will be sometime before he will be about.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-23
A RONDEAU FOR WINTER.

When Phyllis skates she calls to mind
A red rose nodding in the wind.
A sea-nynph dancing on the sand
When blows the breeze from off the land.
And trails her tresses brown behind.
A sea-gull to the waves inclinedx
While crystal drops like jewels bind
The wings. AS one entranced l stand
When Phyllis skates.
The picture in my mind enshrined--
Her form against the snow outlined
Hills robed in white on either hand
Would make painting simply grand.
I dare deny that Love is blind
When Phyllis skates.
-Flavel Scott Mines, i'll Harper's Weekly
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FIGHTING A DEVILFISH.
The Terrible Struggle Two Divers HIS
Under Water.

The Terrible Struggle Two Divers Had
Under Water.
On Sunday morning the divers Messrs.
Llewellyn and McHardy, who are engaged
in repairing the water pipes in the Narrows,
had novel and exciting experience of q
fight with an octopus, commonly known az
develish, says the Vancouver News-Ad-
vertiser. 1t is we'll known that of all sub
marine monsters the devilfish is the most
fearless and the most dangerous, and the
chances of escape are small indeed for
any one who may be unfortunate enough to
be once wrapped in the embrace of any of
its eight tentacles. There are not many of
this species in the waters about Vancouver, 9
stray one only now and again taking trip
up from Victoria, where they exist in large
numbers. Once or twice only have any of
them been met with in the inlet.
It was therefore with some surprise that
Diver Llewellyn, who has met with them
in the waters of San Francisco and Vic
toria, beheld one when he descended from
the deck of the steamer Clyde to the bot
tom OF the channel. The octopus was ly-
ing beside the pipe, engaged at his matu-
final meal. His simple fare consisted of
crab and that his appetite was good was
WINGED by the fact that crab shells were
lying scattered along the pipe for a consid-
cradle distance. The octopus was reposing
at the spot where the divers were going to
work. and it was necessary either to remove
him or to wait until he saw fit to remove
himself. Diver McHardy had followed
Llewellyn to the bottom, and the two now
held conversation by means of signs as to
how they should act, and it WAS decided to
make the attack at once.
Accordingly Llewellyn got on one side,
McHardy stayed on the other side, and it
was arranged that at a sign from the former
both should attack the enemy with the iron
crowbars, about eight feet long, which they
had with them. The octopus during this
gaze. as if sizing them up for meal. He
was also expectant of an attack, and
awaited the beginning of hostilities with
confidence. The divers at signal ap-
preached the monster, who raising q couple
of his feelers, prepared to ward off attack
consumed in fencing; but at length Mo-
Hardy, taking what he considered favor
able opportunity, jumped forward and
through the body of the OCTOPUS.
The blow was warded off, and at the
same moment the divers leg was caught
by one of the tentac!es of the devilfish. The
habit McHardy wore protected him, how
ever, and Llewellyn, having the fish off his
guard SO far as he was concerned, struck
his crowbar through the brute's body. and
then, selling the sledge used for hammer
ing the pipe worked away with commenda-
BILE energy on the tentacle which held his
companion. It took him about two MIN
utes to sever the tentacle from the body.
They then covered the body with large
rocks, and. when they had completed their
work, they left it till they should return in
the afternoon. When they did return the
fish was still alive. They hoisted it aboard
it was examined by number of citizens
Ineslay
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A ROUNDUP FOR PHYLLIS.

When Phyllis with her graceful curves
Glides DER the CLASSY surface; swerves
To right. to left: now here, now there
Oh! could paint form SO fair
But see, she straiRhtens up. she screams,
Her heels fly out she seems
TO sail there in the wind:
Then down! Love is not blind
When Phyllis drops.
The picture in my mind enshrined-
Her form upon the ice outlined;
Her skirts of white do wildly fly,
Exposing hose SO very high
dare deny that love is blind
When Phyllis drops.
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The Liberat, Car Burned,

The tourist sleeper in which the Liberati
band travels caught fire at two O'Clock this
morning at the Northern Pacific depot.
The fire started from stove. The car
was badly burned, but all the occupants es-
caped without iuiury.
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@Montanisns abroad will always find The
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file at their favorits
hotels Fifth Avenue and metropolitan, New
York: Grand Pacific, Chicago; West. Minneapo-
6G Baldwin and Palace, San Francisco; st.
Nicholas and McDermott, Butte; Leland, Hotel,
Springfield III.
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The New Merch.nts

10 now open for business. This hotel has
all the modern convenisnces, steam heat,
electric light, elevator. and bath rooms.
Rates, $3.50 and upward per day. Special
rates to permanent guests. Elegant, we'll
lighted sample rooms for commercial tray
elers on the first floor. No dark rooms in
the house.
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Holiday Presents.

Meyendorf l. Well have a choice assert.
ment of mserschaum and brier pipes and
smokers articles which they will sell at re-
duced prices during the holidays.
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Agreed Upon q Gag Law.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The senate COM
mittee on rules has agreed on cloture
rule and it is probable that it will be re-
ported to the senate, although it may not
be called up for consideration until after
the holidays, when quorum of republican
senators is expected to be present.
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Not Necessarily Miles.

New York Sun: Sitting Bull has been
killed; but we here record our opinion that
his death will not, as a matter of necessity,
oblige the republican party to nominate
Gen. Miles az its candidate for president.
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Holiday Presents.

Aeyendord 4 Wells have choice assert
ment OF meerschaum and brier pipes and
smokers' articles which they will sell At >.
duced prices during the HOLIDAYS.
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.GULLED THE SENATORS.
The Vanity of the Tribunes Yields
Richly for a Baltimore
Sharper.
A Mythical First-Born and an
Imaginary Broken Leg are
Effective.
He Named the Youngster After Each of
Twenty Senators and Got Five
Dollars Apiece.

WARRINGTON, Dec. o2.-The whole city is
laughing tonight over a story told in this
evenings Star, of how smart confidence
man in Baltimore has been victimizing
grave and dignined United States senators.
Within the past three weeks this man. who
goes by the name of William Duvall. has
been writing to different senators, inform
ing them that the first born in his family
has just been named after them, and en-
closing baptismal certificate. The letter
states that he has been 80 unfortunate as to
break a leg, that fellow workmen have got
ten up an entertainment for his benefit, and
would he be so kind as to take the enclosed
five tickets at one dollar each and remit
Mr.. Duvall would undoubtedly have been
working the senate yet had he not unfor-
tunately decided on Saturday to make a
victim Of Senator Manderson, Of Nebraska.
It had 80 happened that Senator
Henderson had seen a similar GER
tificate few days ago in
which the name of this same first born son
was declared to be Justin Morrell Duvall,
and he likewise knew the venerable senator
from Vermont had torn IS from his salary
and sent it to the suffering father in Balti-
more. Convinced that if Mrs. Duvall could
be the mother of two first born children,
she might give birth to few more at the
same time, Manderson instituted an in
vestigation, the result of which caused
much laughter in the senate to-day, which
was very mystifying 70 the galleries until
the story came out.
According to certificates which have been
uncovered the following senators have been
worked: Dolph, Evarts, Higgins, Carlisle.
Paddock, Squire, Woloott, Edmunds, [pseu
dol Sanders. Pettigrew, [pseudol Power,
Stanford, Sawyer, Stockbridge, Blair, Hoar.
Hale, Washburn, Vest and Hlscock. There
are those about the senate who say there are
several other newly born Duvalls, among
them John Sherman Duvall, Matthew
Stanley Quay Duvall, and Arthur German
Duvall, but the gentlemen thus honored
insist that they have not been called upon.
It is understood that several of the senators
besides sending S., also sent the little one
silver mug, spoon or some other token.
The vice president did not escape. There
is Levi Morton Duvall, and he, or his
father, owns q nice silver cup appropriately
inscribed. It is probable that proceedings
will be instituted against Duvall, notwith
standing tho great size of his family and
the added disability Of a broken leg.
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cess eVerywhere' and is RAPIDLY sappisntins every
other preparation Of like nature. All druggists
sell it,
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Signs OF a Change.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-There does not
appear to be any material change in the
situation in the senate, and it is impossible
to predict when the financial bill will come
up. There are signs of a change of some
kind in the treatment Of the election bill,
and it is possible the oloture resolution
may be submitted tomorrow to lie upon
the table until its calling up is deemed nee
essary or expedient.
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Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20

The play, as its name indicates, deals with
the life and adventures of q member of the
upper house of the United States congress
1t may or may not have much in it that is
true to life, but it made rousing sensation
in Washington and kept the real law makers
laughing for week.
The story is an historical one, being based on
that Of The privateer Gen. Armstrong, which
was burned by the British fleet in the Por-
tugueSe neutral port of Fayal, at the close of
1914. The delay thus occasioned prevented
re-enforcemants reaching Gen. PakenghaIn,
and probably had much to do with the sue
cess of Gen. Jacksons famous defense of the
city of New Orleans
The authors have taken the claim for dam
ages Of the owners of the privateer before
congress and woven about it one of the pref
test stories imaginable OF social life and po-
litical intrigue in Washington. For the first
time the American politician has been de-
picted on the stage. not as clown or boor.
but rs y gentlemen and patriot.
The ''low comedy Of the piece is brought
out we'll by Baron Ling Ching, a Chinese
diplomatic, who goes about taking notes of
what the senator does. and two other good
characters, Josie Armstrong and ''glum
lieutenant"
The separation between Robson and Crane
was not caused (so the principals say by any
quarrel but was brought about by Rohson's
desire :or rest. and the conviction on the
part OF both actors that either one could
make as much money alone they both
could together The idea seems TO have
proved 4 correct one in Cranes case aS least.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20

A somewhat romantic story is told Of how
Bernhardt was first induced to think of ap-
pearing as Jeanne dare. According to this
story French mother wrote to the actress,
telling her that her two daughters had long
desired TO see the great artistic on the stage;
but the character of La Tosca and other of
Bernhardts plays had been such that the
mother could not conscientiously allow her
daughters to see them. Family affairs would
soon compel the family to sail for distant
country, and the letter closed with an appeal
to the actress to appear before they went in
something which the young girls could wit
ness with propriety. The pathos and deli
cacy of the request touched the great Bern
hardt, and she decided that she would do as
the mother asked. The result was Jeanne
dare"
On the first night of its presentation the
little family occupied a box, which Bern
hardt had offered them in a very pretty let
ter, not far from the stage. That night she
seemed to play for them alone, and it was
the curiosity aroused by this fact among the
critics and first nighters that finally brought
the story to light. A few days later the
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20

vor long and earnestly. and offered 20 give
$500 TO the poor Of the parish If he would
grant her request. But he was firm in his
refusal. Not long after the marriage she said:
"Just think Of it! Ii had not spent my
money could give nv children million in
stead of a Ineagbr allowance. Well. never
mind: ] viii reform and can easily make q
million for them by going to America again
You viii see how willconcentcate nv heart,
mind and srt in being the best, the most eI-
emplary, OF mothers-in-lsw."
In speaking of her daugtter-ir-law she says:
''Terka is & little beauty, very intelligent.
gentle, tender, simple, and yet dignifed; she
is dream, and YOU may imagine how / love
her.
To Berlhar6t is not due all the credit for
the wonderful "Jesnne dare TIE grand
oli story wss prepared for the stage by ii
Jules Barber, and the music-the nnaynifi
cent chorlIses and rnesodies which have
thrilled all Paris-is by II Gounod, the IA
NOUS COMPOST
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20

mother and daughters started on their long
journey, and no one bade them more affec-
tionate farewell than did Sarah Bernhardt.
This may or may not be one Of those stories
invented by ingenious newspaper men, but
Bernhardts previous and less pleasing eccen-
tricities have prepared the public to believe
almost anything Of her.
Her tiger cat pet is well remembered in
New York at the hotel where it got into a
fight with her skye terrier and eventually
took taste of walters leg. 1t was at that
same hotel, by the way, that Nine. Bernhardt
herself exhibited her own angelic temper
with a waiter as the subject operated upon.
The man was detailed to bear luncheon to
the actress parlor and appeared with it a
few moments later than the time set by
Bernhardt. When he entered the divine
Sarah was storming about in terrific rage
The surprised waiter paused an instant with
the tray in his hands. Bernhardt approached
with clenched hands, and after compliment
ing him on his stupidity in emphatic French,
actually kicked the tray out of his hands
AS mother she is certainly model. She
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20

walk as to spring at THE CLUB HOUSE
the summons of game or dance-excellent
vouchers for the good work that has been
done by the club in the past
One of the finest features of the club house,
which is complete in every respect is the
swimming bath in the basement. This is all
done in English tiles. a very good idea is
given of its general plan by the picture ac-
companying this article.
There are also finely fitted up bowling al
leys where it is supposed the young women
will show no mercy to the pins. The billiard
room is another apartment worthy of men
tion. 1t contains five tables of the best make
and is decorated with Persian tapestries and
Lydian rugs. To the bowling alleys and bill
lard rooms only the favored senior class has
access.
In the various gymnasiums there are all the
latest and best devices for the development of
muscle. In one room there are twenty-five
combination machines warranted to harden
and bring out every muscle in the human
BODY fastened TO the wall in a row so that q
whole class can be taught at once
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20

low, after the cid song. She was as The New
yor. Casino in 1855 and 19>8 as Castor in
''Nanon," changed IL the cast later on 10
Nine. de Mainaenon; as Peppins in Amor
ia and SIS Ottokar II ''The GvpSy Baron.
She was not available when ''Erninie'' was
pat on. May Is, 1886, and Joined the ''Aconis'
company when il weut 10 England. She has
been pursuing nor line there. and of late has
beer az tie Ga;ety, where she has made g
brilliant success
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20

elbows b er son
Maurice W h o m
she absolutely idol
izes-the neat sum
of 81 300 weekly for
spending m oney,
and when. IN 1888,
he married Coun-
tess Terka Jablo-
nowska she show
cred all sorts of
gifts and attentions
ION the young
couple. But even
: on this secession her
! eccentricity crop
ped out. She want
ed TIE ceremony
performed at mid
night. She pleaded
with the arch
bishop for this fa-
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20
Solitary Confinement.

Benefactor-How is your husband this win
ter, my dear womanl
Poor Woman-I am sorry 10 say, sir, be is
confined 10 his room.
Benefactor-Could see him'
Poor Woman-Possibly, sir, if you applied
TO the states prison.-Lawrence American.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20
Poultry Raising Under DitaeuIsics.

Tenant-See bere, Iwon't psy another cant
OF rent until you have repaired the water
pipe in my cellar.
Agen.-W mats the matter nov'
Te1art-Ma.teri Why. ths cellar Il fun
Of water. | vas raising chickens down there,
but every ous Of them Is drowned.
Agsat-Wel, nv dear sir. why in thunder
tiI.n't yeu raise duckss-Aursey's Weekly.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20
THE SWIMMING BATH.

novel feature of the gymnasium work in
this feminine club house is that most of it
viii be done to music. Inspiriting airs from
the comic operas will tinkle from concealed
pianos while the fair girl gymnasts are flying
about on the trapeze or lightly whirling on
the horizontal bars. 1t is said that Wagner
music will be confined strictly to the bowling
lnrrc
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-20
FAIR GIRLS WITH MUSCLE.

Tho Berkeley Ladies' Athletic Club in New
York City-The Club House.
In West Forty-fourth street, New York
city, is an imposing looking building The
impoSing qualities of the outside of the build
ing, moreover, are all that those upfortu-
mates who are merely men with the excep-
ton of favored few who are admitted as
teachers can enjoy. The interior is sacred
to the eyes of women. It is the home of the
Berkeley Ladies' Athletic club
When the club house was opened few weeks
ago the rigid rule excluding men was waived
for the occasion and a reception given which