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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
ment and meet it's obligations; and he

ment and meet its obligations; and he
left the corporation, after years of
thankless service, in far better condition
than he found it. Some of his plans
mlscarrled; business rivalries prevented
the fruition Of others; he made mistakes
OF judgment; but contrast the career Of
Mr.. Adams with those of Huntington
and Stanford as railroad presidents, and
say who has best discharged the duties
OF his trust-the college man and the
scholar, or the 'self-made" millionaires
who have amassed colossal fortunes at
the expense OF the wrecked and rotten
companies with which their names arc
associated. Ask the stockholders, ask
the public.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
AMERICAN GUNS.

The gun plant in the works at Beth
lehem outclasses any other in the world.
Such is the openly expressed opinion Of
Lieutenapt-Colonel Hope, Of the British
service, one Of the foremost living au-
thorities on all matters pertaining to
heavy ordnance. That distinguished
officer has just completed a three
months tour Of inspection OF the gun
factories and war material establish
ments of the United States. His opinion
is based on wide and ample experience.
His duties have made him familiar with
the vast establishments OF the Arm
strongs and other celebrated English
man ufacturers, and his official position
has enabled him to study carefully both
processes and results in the great German
ordnance works Of the Messrs. Krupp
at Essen. Praise from such an author
ity is extremely satisfactory. He de-
clares that the capabilities Of the Beth
lehem establishment are beyond the
conception Of any one who has not paid
it visit, and in the great desideratum
of thoroughness the superiority of the
work turned out is unequaled. How
much he was impressed may be gath
cred from his statement that he could
only look and wonder, and that he re-
turned to England firmly convinced that
in America exists the greatest gun and
steel producing plant in the world.
The British officers verdict is only one
more tribute to the resistless energy and
the inventive powers Of our people. The
success Of the works at Bethlehem fur
nishes additional proof, if proof be need
ed, of what other nations are beginning to
recognize as an undoubted fact, that the
American nation can vie with any other
people on the face of the globe in manu-
featuring ability. More than this, that
it car beat them in their own specialties,
if it is worth the time and trouble to do
so. We have set our minds on having a
first-class navy, one able to hold it's own
with any of the ornaments of European
powers. We are entitled to have every
confidence in the success Of the project.
The same traits, which have made the
works at Bethlehem an object of envy
for similar establishments, will provide
us with swift cruisers and heavy ar
mored vessels that will nobly and honor
ably carry the flag of our country on
any and every occasion, in peace or in
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
PARNELL'S SUCCESSOR.
Men Who May Wear the Mantle When 1t
Has Been Dropped, ..--,a.

Men Who May Wear the Mantle When 1t
Has Been Dropped.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-No more important
election has taken place than when Justin
Mccarthy was returned for Longford in
1879, which constituency he has since con-
tinued to represent. At the general cleo
ton of 1856 he was also returned for the
Ulster city of Londonderry. and hasac-
cepted that election. He is native of
Cork, Mr.. Parnell's own constituency. Few
men are better known on both sides of the
Atlantic. He is known to readers of light
literature by his novels, which received an
encomium from Mr.. Gladstone in the house
when he was prime minister of England;
known to students of history by his popu-
lar History, of Our Own Times.'
book which for>f fairness of spirit, judicial
observation of events and their causes dur
ing the Victorian reign, and brilliancy of
diction is fit to be compared with the works
of Macaulay and Motley; known to poll
ticians as fair-minded though unflinching
known as a most successful London jour
nalist.
Tipperary contributed to the home rule
movement by electing in 1880 John Dillon,
who has come into great prominence as the
author of the "plan of campaign" His
pure and simple nature has won the ad-
miration of his bitterest enemies and re-
ceived high tribute from Mr.. Gladstone.
He has been styled. like Bayard, as sans
peur ct sans reproche. He is certainly
looked up to as best qualified to step. into
Parnelts shoes. as his individual standing
| in the house of commons is as high il not
higher than that of any other home rule r.
| u (H(nnpnr stE0v por,S se
familiarly dubbed, must not be overlooked.
He is the political organizer of the Irish
| party in Great Britain. He has succeeded
| in capturing ono of the electoral divisions
of Liverpool. 1t was he who defeated liber-
alism in England in 1885 as much as any
man did. 1t was his pen that wrote the
celebrated home rule manifesto addressed
to the Irish voters i'll England and Scot,
land calling upon them to support tory
candidates, and by his unparalleled efforts
with pen and voice he succeeded in carry
ing every seat contested save one. But 70,
the enormous liberia! abstentions in 1880
when the Irish vote was bodily transferred
| to the Gladstonian side, home rule woulC
now be an ACCOMPLISHED fact.
William O'Brien. the intellectual and
energetic editor of United Ireland anG
member for Cork county. Northeast, has
also been mentioned as leader for the
now disjointed party. b1t there are those wht
doubt his temperament. which is not exact
ly the one for leader of men, owing to it:
excitahility.
In view of Mr.. John Dillon and Mr.
William UBrien having to serve ont a 81,
months sentence of imprisonment OF
their return to Ireland, many eyes will b,
cast towards Mr.. Thomas Sexton, NJ. p. TO
Belfast. West, and Lord Mayor of Dublin
in 1855 and 1889. He is in favor of tn,
creation of peasant proprietary and /
system of elective county government.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Three boys, Fred Case, Leslie Case, and
Floyd Archer, playing ON the ice on Della
ware river. broke through near Valley Falls.
and were drowned.
The linseed oil works of Kittle & Co., of
San Francisco, burned this morning. Loss,
$20O, 900; insurance 100000.
Chas. G. jefferson, Of Clinton. Mass, the
amateur weight-lifter, broke the record by
lifting with his hands alone 1,571I4 pounds
of iron in the presence of number Of
prominent gentlemen.
After hearing the testimony OF several
witnesses. including Dennis Kearney, the
congressional committee on immigration,
which has been investigating the Chinese
day evening.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
Su 6rage in Idaho.

BOISE CRY. Idaho, Dec. 1O.-In sps aking
of suffrage. Gov. Shoup, in his message to
the legislature to-day. says the guarantee
of absolute secrecy of the ballot, contained
in the constitution, may require additional
legislation affordinS further safeguards.
PolyRamists and bigamists, associated in
the Mormon church for organized conspira-
cy against the state. exercise such influenc.
over one another as to practically amour,
to the denial of personal freedom anl
eliminates from the ballot its central ide,
of individual choice. There appears t,
have been general acquiescence in the term
of the suffrage laws of the late election anG
il is thought few illegal votes were cast.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
COME ssed His Sin. In Church.

Four hundred people attended union
Thanksgiving services at Aoron, Fulton
county, Indiana. In the midst of the
services Lawson NJ. Meyer arose from a seat
in the body of the church and with tears
streaming down his cheeks, told the story
Of his misspent life. He attributed his
downfall to his greed for money. Meyer
was accompanied to church by his wife and
two pretty little children, and on Bonded
knees implored forgiveness of those he had
criminaliy wronRed. When he finished the
pathetic recital Of his adventuresome life
over half tho congregation were in tears. 1t
is now estimated that the forgeries of which
he is guilty will aggregate 5000. Meyer
was editor of the village newspaper, and
also postmaster.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
The Same 1sill Chandler.

Philadelphia Record: The latest report
il that Senator Chandler. Of New Hamp-
shire. owing to protracted sickness, is not
four-square in his mind. We
SEQ no signs OF alteration in his late per-
formanoes. Fourteen years ago, when his
health was first rate, his disposition was
precisely what it is now. If he be crazy he
was born that way.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
HELENA. MONT, DEC. IL, 1890.

wMontanians abroad will always find The
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file at their favorite
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
York. Grand Pacific, Chicago; West, Minnaapo-
tis Baldwin and Palace San Francisco; st.
Mich las and McDermott Butte; Leland, Hots!,
Sprugtield. III.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
Is THE SCHOLAR A FAILURE +?

The retirement of Charles Francis
Adams from the presidency of the Union
Pacific railroad moves the st. Louis
Globe Democrat to some melancholy
reflections on the well-worn theme of
the failure Of the scholar in business
which seem to us wholly unwarranted
by any facts in the career Of Mr.. Ad-
ANS and which are certainly not war
ranted by the experience OF other men.
Even It it be granted that Mr.. Adams
was not success as railroad presi-
dent, what does that prove? He is a
college-bred man and scholar, and he
failed. Did he fail because he was q
scholar? Well, Chauncey NJ. Depew is a
college-bred man, scholar and orator,
and he is one of the ablest and
most successful railroad presidents in
America to-day. He is not successful
because he Is college trained man and
student; but no more is Mr.. Adams a
failure because he is both. Success or
failure cannot be attributed to any man
by reason of his education or his lack of
1t. NO man possessing force of will,
energy, keenness of intellect and strong
common sense-qualities that every bus
iness man should have-can be- spoiled
by the educational process; no man,
however much the schools may do for
him, will win in business if he does not
take those qualities to college with him.
Possessing them he need not go to col
lege at all to have successful business
career. There is heap of rubbish
printed every year about the failure OF
college graduates in business. They
would be failures anyhow, and more
monumental ones, if they had neve,
seem the inside OF college.
As to Charles Francis Adams it ia moi
true that he was failure as a railroad
president. Like the other members Of
his family he is born aristocrat. cold
brusque, bluff, domineering, lacking il
tact and not the sort Of man to make ,
popular administration; but he did mucl
70 raiss tho credit Of his road. He abol
ished the company's disreputabls lobb,
1T Washington and refused to bribe CON
n &saenen; he underworld to honorabl
jnet - indsbtsdness to the govern
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
USELESS MACHINERY.

The grand Jury Oh the ulSLrlCG court
of Silver Bow county, in it's report to
Judge Mediation. have this to say:
We wish to call the attention of your honor
to the fact that many cases which come up
from the lower courts are accompanied by a
cloud of witnesses who have no personal
knowledge of the cases upon which they are
called to testify, and the only effect of
whose evidence is to prolonc the sessions of
the grand jury and add to the burdens of
the taxpayers of the county. We also de-
sire to state that in our Judgment, many
cases involving lesser otfenses, the defend
ants in which are bound over to appear be-
fore the grand jury, might with equal pro-
priety in the interests of economy be set
tied in the lower court and not referred to
the grand jury at all.
Coming, as it does, from grand jurors
who have ample opportunity to know of
the facts whereof they speak, this
is entitled to serious consideration.
Silver Bow county is but one Of many.
The same state OF affairs is experienced
everywhere, it is safe to say. Unneces-
sary expenses are piled up through the
reference to the grand jury of cases
which could be easily disposed of by
justice of the peace, and the summoning
OF witnesses who know nothing of the
matter. II the suggestions Of the grand
jury of Silver Bow we're needed and a
course of retrenchment in court ex-
penses followed, not only in that county
but IN others, great deal of money
would no doubt be saved to the taxpay-
ers, or else devoted TO objects tina t
would show better and more tangible
results.
But another thought is suggested in
this connection. When case is sent
from justice Of the peace to grand
jury, and by that body to the court, the
same witnesses are likely to be sum
moned each time. The army is aug
mented, however, as the cause goes on
from one stage to another. By dispens-
ing with one part of the machinery the
expenses would be considerably lessened.
Courts we must have. Some inferior
VAAOuudl 10 diso ASGCSodIy ~ 6HVo VIC
court being burdened with trivial mat
ters, or cases where the facts do not
warrant any hope Of conviction. A mag
istrate Of ordinary intelligence, acting in
connection with competent prosecut-
ing attorney, should be sufficient for
these purposes. This would do away
with the necessity for any grand jury.
1t would give every man who is charged
with an otfense the opportunity for an
open hearing, in which he could produce
witnesses for his 81 e and be represented
by counsel. 1t would eliminate the
secret and one-sided proceedings in the
jury room, and the attending opportun-
ity for the qualification of personal or
political spite. 1t would save an i'm
mense amount of money. And when all
this is done, the world will 60 OIL revoly-
ing just the same, the solar system will
not be in the least bit disarranged, and
criminals will be punished and the inno-
cent set free with more promptness and
certainty than under the present
method.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
A Decided Shrinkage.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-The assignee of the
Chicago Safe and Lock company. in which
he missing millionaire, b. H. Campbell,
held chief interest, filed an inventory to-
day, which was a great surprise. At the
time of the failure it was announced that
the assets would amount to 100000. The
inventory shows their total to be only $l.7,-
200.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
A White Deer superstition.

The Indians have a theory that every
white deer has "mad stone" in its stom-
ach. They believe that the "Great Spirit
places this stone in tho white deer's stom-
ach to absorb poisons which that delicate
animal may take in while eating grass. In
1S4s, Capt. Wilson, of Alabama. killed a
white doe. Knowing the Indian supersti-
ton he opened tho animal and found q
spongue stone as large as mans fist. This
stone, as the property of w. b. Somers, Of
Fort Worth, Tex, has been used success
fully in cases Of hydrophobia and snake
bite.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
No Reason to Kick.

When Brigham Young invited Mile. Rita
Sanganelle to appear in Utah he fixed tho
Elementary pigeon if the fowl was not As
plump as it might be. The nights receipts
amounted to 700 fowls and fifty pigeons.
and the dancer had no reason to complain
when she was paid her equivalent in cash
At the rate Of sixteen shillines Per fowl and
nine shillings Per piesoo.
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Ewfng-Bates.

Col. w. II. Ewing. ane of Montana's old
est pioneers, surprised his many friends
yesterday by the confession that he had
been caught in Cupid's net He WAS mar
ried on the eighth inst. to Mrs. Mary Ellen
Bates, of New York. The bride is 50 years
of age and the groom is a years old. The
colonel, who ia we'll supplied with this
worlds goods in his old age, was the recip-
lent of cordial congratulations Yesterday
from lis many friends, mixed with wishes
of long life and continued prosperity.
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An Artist in the Business.
Washington Post: II Mr.. Parnell desires
any points on the art of sticking to it he
should enclose q stamp to Senator Quay.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11

For the Opera. Ball Room or Christmas.
We wish to call the attention of the ladies'
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11

Twenty-Five Cents for Rubbera
New England Shoe Store, II South Main
street.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11

VISIONS Robertine is meeting with great sue
cess everywhere, and is rapidly supplanting
every other preparation of like nature. All
druggists sell it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11

Mems Felt Sole Slippers seventy-five Cents
At New England Shoe Store, II South Main
street.
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to the new and elegant fans Just received
by express from New York to-day, in feath-
Ell, hand painted and embossed.
RALEIGH d CLARKE.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

PT MAIL.
Daily 'including Sunday per year. $40 o.
Daily Iincluding Sunday six months. 60
Daily Including Sunday three MONTHS. 2 so
Daily Iexcludipg Sunday per year......... 500
Daily [excludins Sunday per month";. IS
sunday only lin advance per year. ........ 2 50
Weekly lin advance only per year. ........ q
Daily BY carrier per week, lseyen issuesl.. %
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
How Policemen Walk.

A st. Louis policeman said to a Globe
Democrat reporter
II saw man laugh the other day as
he stood on the sidewalk apd watched a
heavy policeman step deliberately and
with great caution from the street to the
curbstone. The man .was laughing at
what he thought Vas fhS hSsnddlencc Of the
policeman. The policeman had been on
walking beat for years bad experience
in walking and was ayoicag an ankle or
toe sprain Little troubles like that
with the feet lay up almost as many
policemen as disease..; They don't hurt
Their. feet when they.arc chasing a man
or running to somebody's assistance.
Then the muscles and tcndons of the feet
are frightened and as elastic as rubber.
But it is in the slow walking of the beat
that the mischief is done to the feet.
Muscles and tcndons are relaxed and un-
prepared for strain. A step on rolling
stone, too heavy weight on big toe as
the man mounts from the paving to the
sidewalk, and crack goes something in
the foot. Pain and swelling follow the
shoe canot be worn, walking is agony.
or even standing or sitting with the foot
low enough for the blood to rush into it.
Liniment is used by the bottle, and it
may be week or two before the police
man can take hissAsSt ssain After one
experience Of this Kind nc is generally
very careful and sees where his feet arc
going every time he puts them down.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
sToNEBoAr WITH POLE AND BOX.

use a stoncboat with pole to it for
moving manure such seasons as this, and
in spring. Il put pieces across each end
long enough to extend foot or more
each side of the boat, then place rather
stiff boards foot wide on the ends of
the crosspicccs. The boards extend from
even with tho forward end to a foot be-
hind the boat. Then put two boards
the same width each end of the side.
boards; bolt the whole rig together, and
you can take off Or put on whole in few
minutes. Have worn out number of
boats since making it, drawing stones,
etc. Have managed to put it on all new
boats in few minutes. Can take as
large load as on sleigh or wagon. l
feed all straw, cornstalks and hay in the
racks, and put the refuse under the
sheep. Whenever there is signs of the
manure heating, it has to go to the
planting field, regardless of outside sur
roundings. .-Ncm York Tribune. ,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21

ing last season an area in the town about
six miles long and three miles wide was
literally stripped of every green thing by
the insects in their caterpillar stage of
existence. Now the limbs of oil the trees
in this district arc covered with eggs,
hundreds in bunch, protected ly tho
coverings common to this stage of in
sect production. The. details of last
seasons ravages have been made matters
of record Mt the meetings of the Massa-
chusetts Board of Agriculture, and in the
presentation of the affair for legislative
consideration. The extent of the danger
threatened next season was disclosed dur
ing visit of several members of the Leg
islative Committee on Agriculture to
Medford and the edge of Middlcscx Fells.
These visitors were escorted about tho
devastated erea and through the egg
laden woodland by large number of the
citizens of Mcdford, and are reported
"astounded at the sights. -[Worcestcr
(Mass.) Gazette.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
VARIATION IN SUBSOIL.

There is much difference in character
of the subsoil as in that nearer the sur
face, and the value of land largely de-
pends on what underlies the usual depth
of blowing. For the small grains espe /
cially winter wheat, turning up the sub.
soil is often an advantage, >as .it-will, rons
good wheat lands, contain more of the
mineral plant food which this crop re.
quires than does that portion Of the soil
near the surface which has been 4tilled ITO
exhaustion. But for corn deco taowinC
is generally unwise, as it turns vegetable
mold too far below the surface for the
corn roots to reach early in $tfc season.,
unless the surface .hS3 Sesn hesSis,
dressed with stable manure. The safer
way for corn, and also for potatoes, is to
use subsoil plow, which 1hgslS up ahe
hard underscil, but doss npG bAg ID %
the surface This allows aif ana watcf
to penetrate the subsoil enabling the
potato to withstand drought. .-Ameyicun
Cultirat0r.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21

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