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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06
WHIST MAXIMS.

IT you the modern game of whist would know,
From this good principle its precepts flow;
Treat your own hand rs to your partners joined,
And play not one alone but both combined.
Your first lead makes Your partner understand
WEat is the chief component of your hand;
And hence there.is necessity the strongest
That your first lead b. from Jour suit that's
longest.
In this with ace and king lead king then ace,
With king and queen king also has first place.
With ace, queen, knave, lead ace and then the
queen:
With ace. four small ones ace at first be seen,
With queen and knave you let the queen prec:de,
In other cases you the lowest lead.
Ere you return your friends your own suit play.
But tramps you must return without delay.
When you return your partners lead taxa pains
To lead him back thu best your hand contains
II you received not more than three at first;
1t you had more you may return the worst.
Bat il you held the master hand you're bound
To play ii, in r7oat eases, second round;
Whenever you want a lead It's seldom wrong
To lead up to the weak or through the strong.
II second hand your lowest should be played,
Unless you mean trump 8 aal" to be made
Then one Of these would be the proper thing.
Mind we'll the rules for trumps. you'll often
need them,
When you hold five It's always right to lead them
Or if tho lead won't come in time to You,
Then signal to your partner 30 to do.
Watch also for your partners trump request.
To which with less than four play cut your best
To lead through honors turned up is bad play
Unless yon wantsthe trump suit cleared away. :.
When second hand . doubtful trick you see
Don't trump 1t il you hold more trumps thar
three;
But having three or more trumps fearlessly.
When weak in trCmps yourself don't force your
friend,
But always force nhe adverse strong trump hand
For sequences stern custom has decreed
The lowest you must play il you don't lend;
When you discard. weak suits you ought to chooss
For strong ones are too valuable to lose
VIM. POLE, f. r. g.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06

served from 1903 to 1906. Andrew Jack
son was twice elected to the senate lin
l1SS and in 1929 before he was presi-
dent. Martin Van Buren, was senator
from 1921 to 1928. William II. Harrison
was senator in 1926 and 1926. franklin
Pierce was senator from 1887 to 1842.
James Buchanan was senator from 1885
to 1915. Benjamin Harrison was SEN
ator from 1881 to 1887. Mr.. Hills
friends will probably find most comfort
in the case OF James A. Garfield, who
was elected senator in the winter OF
1880 and president in the following No
vember, before he had taken his seat in
the senate. History sometimes repeats
itself
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06
CROSs-CUTS.

The Lord intended women to be good.
The devil is content if they are pretty.
-Atchison GLOBE.
Miss De Pad Greadingy-The latest craze
is to collect handkerchiefs of as many diff
ferent kinds as possible. Mrs. De Fad
Humph! guessethat's what's the matter
with our washers woman.-Epoch.
Landlord, I like this room so much!
This outlook on the lofty mountains calls
up host of delightful memories" Land
lord Ito manager) Make a note. Room
No. q, host OF; delightful memories, five
marks.--Fiege,lde Blatter.
McFiDgle-How much do you charge,
doctor, for attending patient? DR.. Hi
tone-My terms,are $40 a visit. McFingle
oh, we don't want you to visit us-just to
come in for a,short time, you know.-Bos-
ton Traveller,
Fond Mother hardly know what to do
bout Eddie; he's SO backward bout learn
ing to read. Ca1ler-Teach him Hebrew;
that reads backward. Harper Young Peo-
pie.
Baeley-Oh, you live on Cottage avenue,
right back of Major Magruder3 Pompano
No. Major lHagruder lives on Belgian
avenue, right back of me.-Harper's Bazaar.
Agent wallt to sell you pair of my
patent shoestrinigs. They tie themselves.
Citizen They wont do. / want to get q
pair that will unite themselves.-Puck.
There are men and men, as there are
sandwiches and sandwiches. There's moth
ing in some of tlaem, and in Others the more
there is 80 muchtthe worse.-Boston Tran
script.
Beautiful Young Lady Cat hosiery coun-
ter)-These stockings strike me as being
rather loud. Petite Salesman-But con-
slider how they would keep your feet from
going to sleep.-l4arvard Lampoon.
Mabel-Mrs. Jaysmith intimated to mt
yesterday, Amy. that you wore false hair
Amy-The idea! Why, the dealer assured
me that it was genuine hair, and that b
imported it himself from France!
She-What an kuncongenial company i
must have been. h He-No, They all hat
something in conhaon to talk about. Sh'
What could itS have been? He-Thei
hosts genius for bringing the wrong people
together.-MunseJs Weekly.
A good story which has the merit of trutl
comes from Cin.lnnati. Deacon Richar
Smith, Of the Commercial Gazette. testife
before commit,lee that he believed tina
the ten commandments could not be passe
by the Cincinnati pnoumon council withou
bribery. This made some of the council
men angry, and lant week one of them in
troduced the ten, commandments, an
moved they be passed under the suspensio
of the rules. The chairman ruled the mi
ton out of order, and so the command
ments remain unpsssed. Baltimore Anne,
lean.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06

The Farmers alliance is getting right
down to the business Of the day. 1t
follows its condemnation Of the force
bill with reputation of Porter and his
fraudulent census work and demands
another enumeration of farm mortgages
in order to show that agriculture really
bears all the burden of government I'M
der republican rule The farmers have
some crazy notions as to the measures
Of relief to which they are entitled but
when it comes to finding out how they
are imposed upon they are pretty nearly
on the right track. The awakening has
been slow but it has come at las.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06
SUNDAYS INDEPENDENT.

To-morrow's INDEPENDENT will con-
sist of twelve pages, eighty -four col
umns, Our holiday advertisers are be-
ginning to crowd us, but we have added
twelve columns to the Sunday paper
and eight to the regular edition, and
shall continue to present great budget
If choice reading matter to our sub
scribers. A part of to-morrow's list Of
good things will be:
No KNIGHTS AMONG THEM:
An Account of the Coming Session
of the Federation of Labor.
WINTER FISHING:
How the Fishermen Lure their Wa
ry Victims on the Ice.
AT WAR WITH SATAN:
The Story Of the Salvation Army as
TolG by Gen. Booth.
The HONEY RUIZ MAIL:
One of Opis Reeds Best Sketches
.CLropATHAs WITH GIRDLEs:
Wonderful House Gowns Seen in
New York Drawing Rooms.
4 Bright gossip from woman's realm
happenings in Helena society; Montana
news o. interest; local chat of the day
choice miscellany and verse; foreign
correspondence by mail and cable.
i Advertisers will please remember tina
to secure proper classification their ia
'vors should be handed in by noon to
day.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06

Mr.. HARR1soN's sons organ calls the
great political revolution Of last month
republican indiscretion in an off year"
In 1888 the father Of the proprietor Of
the organ saw the hand Of Providence in
the scratch victory that Quay and Dud-
ley bought for him. The Chicago Post
in commenting on the recent utterances
from the white house says:
When Elder Harrison found himself
elected president, with republican major
ity OF six or eighi in the representative
branch of congress, he ascribed the result
to the Lord, and Elder Wanamaker, from
to the amen corner, made the usual re-
sponses, Now that the house has demo
cratic majority of $50 or more. President
Harrison has come to the conclusion thai
it is all on account of the stupidity of tn
people. 1t is to be feared that the elder hal
been lost in the president, else why shouls
there be this discrepancy in the interpreta
ton of events!
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06
Tho Forum. Fer December.

Tue December number of the Forum con-
tains an article on, "The Government of
American Cities" by Andrew D. White,
wherein he shows that the weakest point of
American governml,E,t ID in the management
of municipal affairs He points out in what
specitic ways We fall far short of all the
European governments in this particular.
Mr.. White has endeuvored to make thor
oueh analysis Of the subject. and he indi-
Gates remedy a. we'll - the cause Of the
evil.
Jules Simon, of thu French senate, con-
tributes an article ON ''The Stability of the
French Republic" wherein he reviews all
the leading influences that lend stability as
we'll an those that have been detrimental to
the present government.
President Eliot, of Harvard, writes of
"Family Stocks in Democracy"-an essay
in which he maintains that democratic
society is more favorable for the founding
and maintenance of sturdy and enduring
families than aristoci,atic society; and he
points out the conditions of stable family
growth in tho United EAates.
President w. A. p. Martin, Of the Royal
Tung Weng college. China, writes, with the
6XY0Il0UOo VI Aouk A0oA>Af3O0 IA WIG SOsSoSafSs
kingdom, about the supposed danger OF
China's competition with western nations
He finds no menace" IN the Chinese. and
| he points on. the astonishing fact that there
are great provinces Of Chinese territory ye
60 sparsely settled that they are making eff
| forts to induce immigrants
Representative w. n. Springer publishes
results Of tho census, some of which have
not before been made public. allowing the
ratio of the increase in population in cities
and in rural districts in SEQ eral parts OF the
| country. In some states the population Of
the rural districts has absolutely decreased,
and in very few states has there been en-,
large increase in the rural population; hui
during the last decade nearly the whole in
| crease has been in towns md cities. Mr.
Springer shows the bearing tf this on poIit
ical parties during the oomin decade.
The photographed essal this month il
BY Archdeacon Farrar, who writes of tn
Formative influence in hia own life.
Other essays in this numbar are: "Th
Humanitiss." NAjos J. ". Bowel; PITY
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06

WILL senators from the states where
,agriculturists are in rebellion, like
: Plumb, of Kansas, Cullom and Farwell,
of Illinois, Henderson and Paddock, Of
Nebraska, Allison and Wilson, of Iowa,
and Washburn and Davis, of Minnesota,
dare to vote for the force bill after it's
condemnation by the Farmers alliance?
II they do, they are more fatuous lead
ers Of the blind than they have been
taken for.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06

We regret to observe that the repub-
lican leader of Montana, Mr.. Thomas
Cicero Power, retired to the cloak room
when the Hon. David Turpie, of Indi-
ana, made his great speech on the force
bill. The republicans of Montana ex-
pected their spokesman to follow the
argument and reply Immediately.
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BLAINE and Stanford is the favorite
Sepublican ticket for 1892 with the party
organs in California. That's good.
What pleasant alliterative war-cry it
would make Brains and Boodls.
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To the Ladies' Of Helena.

B. Prize silly Co.'s silk warp HenIiettas
are made of the purest and dneat silk and
the best quality Of Australian wool. Every
yard is gnaranteed to be perfectly setisfac-
tory to the wearer. They are stamped every
i've Yards. ON tho under side OF the sell
wedge, with the mannfanturers' name (B.
Priestly 4 Co.. in gilt letters. Unless %
stamped they are noe genuine.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06

lHE people Oh tnI3 country w uot
want Mr.. John Wanamaksr's postal tel
egraph scheme. They would repudiate
it as overwhelmingly as they did the
Mckinley law, and for the same reason
that it is framed for the benefit OF the
few at the expense Of the many. 1t
would be great thing for New York
and Philadelphia and decided conven-
fence and economy for big stores with
bargain counters, but the fact would re-
main that the great mass OF the people
would be taxed for something that
would not benefit them in the least.
The Louisville Courier-Journal thus
fairly states the case:
The postmaster general still believes that
it is the duty of the United States govern
ment to furnish cheap telegraph facilities
to the stock brokers, speculators. sporting
men of every kind, and merchants. In
order to confer this boon upon this class he
would tax the laborina people of the United
States TO make up another deficit in rove
nue.. The very nature of the telegraph. in
a country like tho United States, will CON
fine its use chiefly TO the sporting. spec
ulative and mercantile classes. The great
masses of the people of the United States
have NO need whatever for the telegraph
Thew do not send message year by wire
and do not care TO sand one. It is matter
Of perfect indifference to them whether the
, charge il one dollar or one cent. A careful
estimate has been made which shows thai
there are 1000. 600 people. possibly out o.
g.. OOO, 600, that care whether the price Of {
: - <~ouNv.Avo ron In or f3ffnan eouta
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06
DECEMBER, 1890.

DECEMBER, 1890.
We want this last month OF 1880 to
be the month of all months in the his
tory OF our business year. We want
YOU to be one OF thousands who are
going to make it so. Why?
BECAUSE: We have gathered the most
elegant assortment of Holiday Goods
ever assembled in any one store of the
kind in Montana.
BECAUSE: They are strictly fine goods
IN every sense of the term. Our buyer
selected them in New York from only
the best OF makers, SO that your buying
OF us insures you tho quality. No shod-
dy. no inferior articles.
BECAUSE: We pride ourselves upon
our methods Of dealing with you. We
will not knowingly misrepresent any
thing. We will not sell 1O-kt. for 14-kt;
we will not sell a fiawed diamond for a
perfect one. We allow no misrepresen-
1ations behind our counters and pledge
you that, quality considered, our prices
are the lowest. Come and see us.
Call and Inspect Stock.
Watch Our Windows.
NOVELTIES J. DAILY.
]. Steinmetz Jewelry Comfy,
- Leading Jewellers. Helena. Mont
N. B-The finest Watch Repairing IN the
northwest Jewelry made to order and repaired
Engraving to order-original and artistic.
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Genuine and Spurious" Frances Power
Cobbe; '.Armor for War Ships" Comman-
der +. II. Barber; 'Notes on Ghosts.n An
drew Lang; ''Speed in Railway Travel"
Prof. Il. H. Thurston.
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&c sutphen. registered pharmacies, has pur-
chase the Max Bchrens drug. store. Diamond
pleased to see patrons, old and new. after De-
cember 4th.
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| Pick out your holiday presents now while the
stock is complete and fresh ut The hee Hive.
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Two Cigar

Two Cigarmakcrs Wanted.
Two union cioarmskers can ind employ
ment at Fred Sass, LBS North Main street
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N. B.-The finest Watch Repairing IN the
Engraving to order-original and artistic.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-08
IS thought best to humor him.

Pears Soap secures fine complex
ion.
The Virginia legislature has passed
a resolution providing for the free analy-
sis of soils to determine what ingredients
of fertility are lacking. 1t will prove a
disappointment, because there is so
much that is beyond the chemists
reach.
Good, clean bedding for cows is bet
ter than carding. Give them a chance
and they will card themselves.
The best medical writers claim that
the successful remedy for nasal catarrh
must be non-irritating, easy of applica-
ton, and one that will reach all the re-
mote sores and liberated surfaces. The
history of the efforts TO treat catarrh
during the past obliges us to admit that
only one remedy has met these cOndi-
ions, and that is Ely's Cream Balm.
This pleasant remedy has mastered
catarrh as nothing else has ever done,
and both physicians and patients freely
cOncede this fact. The more distressing
symptoms yield to it.
According to a summary of reports
of experiments made by the experiment
stations, the earlier oats are sown the
larger the yield and the greater the
weight per bushel. Oats sOwn in March
yielded twice as much as seed sown
later.
Docs it not stand to reason that oats
are as good for building up bone and
muscle in pigs and other young animals
as in colts? sHSasie 4 u -
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-08
A WESTERN MAN AT DINNER,

Those who had not clipped" the wait
ers received but tardy attention. 1t
Glanced that one of this class, broad
shouldered fellow, with huge whiskers,
regular bassO profundo voice, rough
clothing, and head of hair like a big
buftalo's frOntlet, staggered in, and,
with free and Independent air, took an
unoccupied seat at the dinner table.
1t CHANGED that there figured upon the
bill of fare that day roast bear meat,
which was served as sort of rarity, and
Just as the new conner sat down, some
was ordered by a party of gentlemen
opposite, who were promptly served.
''Say, waiter, said the newcomer bring
me some 'er that b, ar meat"
Eyes, SIR said the white iacketed at
tendant, who left but gave no further
heed to the order.
The Western man sat quietly in his
place for five minutes, the chair on eth
er side of him having been Immediately
turned up, lest some guest equally OBJ
iectiOnable to the head waiter might get
in at that point. After sitting five min
utes he grabbed hold of a waiter who
was passing behind him.
''Say, have you got any bar meat for
dinner ,''.
yes"
well, bring me some, and quick, too,
| for I'm hungrier'n hound"
away went the waiter, but he didn't
return, and the color began to mount
| into the face of the backwOodsman. He
gave a third order, which was treated
with the same sublime contempt. Pa
tience could no further go; he seized
hold of the heavy dining plates that were
laid on either side of him, and dashed
one after the other down violently upon
the table with crash that smashed them
into pieces, brought the head waiter and
two or three others to him in an instant,
and started some of the immediate
neighbors to their feet in alarm.
Look hyar," said the cause of this
alarm, seizing the head waiter by the
arm, skin get waited on in this hyar
hotel and have what kin pay for?''
Certainly, sir; yes, sir said the
head waiter, squirming Intellectually in
the grasp of the big left hand of the
westerner that held him in an iron grip.
'Wall, then, do you see that?' slapping
down ten-dOllar gold piece with his
right hand, then, throwing back the
upper part of his coat, from one inside
pocket of which protruded revolver
and from the other the handle of huge
bowie knife, that's my money and
here's my weapons; ef you don't have a
plate o. that bar meat here in two min
utes I'll rub some of you out"
Released from his grasp, the head
waiter retired, and in a moment more a
plate of the desired delicacy was placed
before him.
Anything else, sir?" said the now
obsequious waiter.
Eyes, take that" pointing to the gold
eagle that still remained on the table,
and bring two bottles of champaign and
four glasses"
When the wine came, one of the bottles
and three glasses were passed across the
table to the three men opposite.
Gentlemen, apologize for interrupt
ing your dinner, but had to do some
thin to get waited on by these internal
niggers. Won't you take a drink with
me?"
1t was thought best to humor him.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-08
TILE AMERIoAN ABROAD.

when he goes abroad for the first time
the American looks after the antique,
including the baronial castle in which his
ancestors were born, and which he usual
ly finds out is only one story high. He
visits the places where from degradation
arose the principles Of liberty; the cathe-
drals that symbolized in stone the
religion of the race until il was expressed
in better form-the spirit; he sees the
wonderful canvases of the masters, and
returns broader, richer, fuller man.
The second time he goes abroad it gen
orally for the scenes; but he returns con
vinced that there is no scenery in the
world that equals that of the United
States. On his third visit he wishes to
study the institutions of the Old World,
and he finds that there can be no compar-
ison. Rich in antiquity Europe may be,
but in all that pertains to the present OF
future America is vastly in the Lead
From Ordhons and after Dinner Speeches
Qf Chduncey NJ Depetc.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-08
A REBEL WHO WAS A YANKEE.

The New York Herald publishes a
story told by Editor Howell, of the Con-
stitutiOR, Atlanta, Ga. At the outbreak
of the war Mr.. Howell commanded a
battery of artillery on the Confederate
side. Before the troops took the field
they were treated to an Grafton by Bob
TOombs. He assured them that they
would have an easy time of it whipping
the Yankees. In fact he intimated that
the Yankees wouldn't wait to be fired
at, but would run at the sight of the
guns.
In due course Captain Howell's bat
terry became engaged. The Yankees
didn't run at the sight of the guns.
They persisted in staying and fighting it
out. The battle was a hot one. Shot
and shell fell thick and fast, and many
brave warriors of the blue and many
equally gallant warriors of the gray were
sent to their last account
In Captain HOwelrs battery the man
who did the most effective work was a
tall, raw boned fellow, who kept on fight
ing without getting bit tired, and had
so much energy to spare besides, that
just to relieve himself of a little bit of it.
he continually cursed the enemy in a
style that would make the average ex-
horter OF the penltent mule turn green
with envy. But his fighting and his
swearing both had stimulating effect
on the men around him, and Captain
Howell resolved to commend him. The
opportunity occurred during temper
airy lull in the battle. Having appro-
priately complimented him, Captain
Howell inquired what part of the south
he came from.
81 wasn't born in the south,n was the
response. 81 was raised way up north,
in the State of Vermont; but l came
south when was fifteen, an l think so
burned much of you all that am fight
ing like hell for you"
Captain Howell eyed his stalwart pro-
portions admiringly, and then inquired
anxiOusly:
care there many fellows like you left
in the State of Vermont?'
There's jest lots of 'em, an you'll
know it - well, before you get
through with this ere war"
Captain Howell then and there con-
cluded thai the war would be likely to
last longer than Bob Toombs had an
ticipated.