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The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-10-04
The Wheat Investigation,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The house
postmaster, Wheat, today made a state
ment before the committee investigating
the affairs Of his office. He reiterated
his former statements to the effect that
he thought he was doing the proper
thing when he entered into a contract
with Culbertson. His last conversation
with ex-Postmaster Dalton led him to be-
lieve this was proper. Dalton said the
contractor could afford to9pay him $3.50
per month. In fact, the general under.
standing he obtained everywhere was tc
the effect that this was an office per
quisite. Enloe asked witness If he was
engaged in lobbying in behalf of any
measures before the house. Wheat re.
piled in effect that McGarrahan had
asked him for his (Wheat's) aid in get
ting his claim through congress. Witness
had replied to McGarrahan certainly he
would be glad to aid him as he would
any one else. He spoke to a few mem.
UoFS liz hueW dUOuG tIl0 Clhlul W dCCUul-
modate McGarrahan. He never saw
McGarrahan before he got his Office, and
had never got a cent of money for speak
ing to members. He never did expect to
get anything except that McGarrahan
said he would do as much for him.
THE RAUM BUSINESS AGAIN.
~Seckendorff, New York Tribune cor.
respondent, appeared before the Raum
investigating committee today. He said
he had consulted with persons who had
given him information respecting pen
sion office matters and as they were I'M
willing to have their names disclosed, he
felt compelled to decline to state them.
Major s. H. Clark of the Tribune Wash.
ington bureau was called as a witness.
but declined to give the name of any per.
son who had given him information.
Lewis, the minority member, said he
wanted to report to the house what had
been learned before this congress ad.
journed and the minority report has al
ready been drawn. The chairman said il
seemed impossible for the committee tt
meet again as this wa the last business
day of the session, but the committee
would stand adjourned, subject to call.
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the result is a collision, whether looming
thro' the rye or not. Life is full of collis-
Ions. We are constantly colliding with some
o oeSA OF i Il Is Wiz some as d II ssn dise x,sa t Eat
knocks us off the track " and perhaps dis
ables US for life. Women especially it seems,
afhictions than mankind. In ali cases Of
nervousness, bearing-down sensations, ten
derness, periodical pains, sick headache con.
gestion, Inflammation, or liberation and ell
"femaIe Irregularities and "-weaknesses,'
DR.. Pierce's favorite Prescription comes To
tho rescue of women as no other medicine
by druggists, under a positive guarantee,
from the manufacturers, that it will give
satisfaction in every case, or money paid for
it will be refunded. See guarantee on bottle
wrapper.
Copyright, 1883, by WORLDS DIS. NED AAs'H.
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r,. Finances of the State.

The state treasurer has made his quar-
terly report, ending Sept 80, 1881 TO 'ne
oovernor. The following are the amount
In tho several funds:
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'opyright, 1883, by wonLD's DIS. MED. AAs'x.
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man for whom is was named. cailed
Fort Clinton. There are signs Of some
thing unusual about to take place. A
regiment Of artillery IL drawn up on
the plain near the landing, Just below
the fort, behind which Is 4 grand colon
made built Of green boughs. A party Is
approaching the landing from the river
in barges. II consists Of his excellency
Gen. Washington, with wife and suite;
Governor Clinton. Maj. Gen. Knox, and
many other prominent officials and
citizens with their wives. Having
landed they mount to the plain upper
ceived by the troops drawn mp In line,
and are conducted through the colon.
made, proceeding in the stately fashion
Of the times. They are there in honor
of an important event. The colonies have
an ally, Louis XVI Of France. who has
Just been presented with an heir. France
is the main support Of the colonies, and
IL behooves the commander in chief Of
the American army to pay due respect
to the advent Of dauphin.
Perhaps if one should climb to Fort
Put" in the evening-the evening Of the
graduating ball--and listen to the strains
of music floating out on the quiet air,
and picture to himself the scene within,
he might smile at the contrast between
this and the ball (which took place in
honor Of the new born dauphin. Then
the venerable Washington-on none Of
whose portraits has anyone ever seen q
smile y with the elderly Mrs Knox.
''carried down dance Of twenty couple
in the minuet." OF all the dances ever
laid out by dancing master none has
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II you want to see him IN business hours
all you have to do is to walk into the
frat Of these parlors and sit down. No
body will stop you, and ~ soon ~ Mr..
Flower has a moment to spare he will
give you attention.
The great lawyers are usually very ac-
cessiblc. Senator Conkling, even when
he was busiest with his enormous law
practice, would always find time to see
almost everybody who had business with
him. Senator Evarts Is an exception. II
Il Is possible for one Of his partners or
clerks to act for him, stranger has NO
chance Of seeing him.
Among clergymen. Henry Ward
Beecher and DR.. John Hall are the only
two that ever had any difficulty In see-
ing. and with Mr.. Beecher II was simply
q question Of the limitation Of time. He
was ready enough to see as many per.
eons as he could and time TO zee. DR..
Hall, however, does not like to be inter.
rupted by strangers at any time.
DAVID A. CURTIS.
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MIN 70 fali IN love with and marry the
gracious lady who now presides over his
elegant home. and who has been to him
his true helpmeet and the source Of In
spiration Of some of his best work.
Il was In 1875 that Mr.. Estill, Of Tho
News, parted with him with great re-
gret to see him take the train which was
TO bear him 10 the sanctum Of The At
lanta Constitution and to enduring fame,
for II was not until he had been firmly
seated in his chair in The Constitution
Office that he began to draw upon the
boarded stores Of his youthful plantation
experience In those marvellous dialect
sketches which laid the foundation Of
his success, and which have placed him
almost without peer rs faithful de-
hneator Of negro life, manners and talk
From the first appearance Of his
dialect sketches, his rare portrayals Of
the folklore Of plantation life. the pre-.
eminent success Of Mr.. Harris as an
author was assured. Thousands read
them eagerly. They were so true to
nature, so replete with that quaint
plantation humor which has now for
ever gone, save when It lives in the talk
Of Uncle Rcmus and his friends, that IL
required no eye Of prophecy to see what
garlands would crown the brow of him
who had preserved these precious flies
In amber" These sketches Of "Uncle
Remus" Mr.. Harris collated into d
volume, which had an immense sale
and the widespread popularity Of thi.
volume induced him shortly thereafter
to Issue another. entitled "Uncle Remus
Songs and Sayings" which struck the
fancy Of the reading public with equa
force, and served to solidify and adver
tise the authors rare popularity.
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BILLIARDS AND pool.

Frank c, Ives, the rising professional
billiardist, has lately been performing a
very clever trick shot. He places one Of
the object balls under the table, and then
he sends the cue ball, after scoring, off the
table % as TO spin on the floor, roll back
and unt on the ball underneath. lie says
he is laying stronger billiards every day.
Alfredo de Orc, the Cuban pool expert,
and John Werner have been matched TO
play continuous pool contest in Chicago,
The mo will be 600 points, and Werner
win lie conceded IS points Two hundred
points for three nights will be played. The
stake I, $500 side and a standard . by 10
table will be used
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CAMPING OUT IN AUGUST.

First comes the grassy parade ground,
then gravelly strip, at the south end OF
which stands the guns and caissons of q
battery of field artillery; then the green
space to which the cadets as soon as
their examinations are finished are
marched into camp. Against corner
of this tented field projects an angle Of
Fort Clinton, its parapet and scarp and
counter scarp overgrown with a coating
of grass like green velvet. On the oppo-
site side of the river and to the north
juts the rugged promontory of the Fast
point, called at one time Martaliers
Rock; beyond it, low, marshy ground,
stretching far to the hills Directly
south the river, once swept by the guns
of Fort Constitution, is modernized by
the New York Central railroad, which
divides the water space into two almost
equal parts. To the north tower Old
Crow Nest and Storm King, faced by
other gigantic sentinels of equal hei ght
on the opposite side of the river.
Stepping along the rear parapet Of
"Fort Put'-the front is too broken to
walk on-one gets another view east and
southwark. Directly beneath are the
academy buildings, the cadet barracks
three sides of a quadrangle-the aca-
demic building, the hospital, the chapel,
the library, while near, on hill slightly
lower than that on which "Fort Put"
was built, stands the astronomical OBJ
servatory On the opposite side of the
river, half hidden by the foliage, is the
memorable Robertson house, where Bene-
dict Arnold breakfasted on the morning
of his fight, and the rocky point from
which he put out in q barge to 60 on
board the British ship Vulture. On the
west side of the river, looking south, is
the broad face of Cozzens' hotel, and be-
yond succession of summer cottages.
Six miles down Anthony's Nose looms
up, apparently stopping the current of
the river, which it really turns aside.
Notwithstanding the stir, the excite
ment Of the examinations going on be-
low "Old Fort Put" is as quiet, indeed
more quiet, than the day when the
Continental sentinel paced to and fro on
its parapet. The river flows as tranquil
ly, schooner rounding the point drifts
as lazily as in Revolutionary times.
Occasionally the rattle of drum is
heard in the court of the cadet barracks,
or the fine notes of bugle ring "thin
and clear" as the cadet is called to some
new duty. Then firing is going on in
the ravine near by, and at long intervals
there is a boom, reverberating as the
echo is tossed back and forth, at first an
grily, then family, till its last sounds
seem to be going to sleep in the sleepy
valleys
Go back in fancy 112 years. 1t is not
June, 1890, but June. 1878, the spring when
fort Put" was built, when Fort Arnold
was commenced, when the Great Chain
was laid. Col. Putnam has mainly COM
pleted the fort which bore his name.
From below rise sounds from party
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dragging a gun up the steep winding
road which still leads to the summit
They are hidden from view by trees,
but one can fancy the shouting and
swearing of the ragged Continentals as
they toll on with their heavy burden.
Within the enclosure of the fort those OF
the little garrison not working on the
walls or on guard are lounging about,
gossiping on the various engagements Of
the war that have already taken place,
or discussing the strength Of the posi-.
ton, or perhaps what further works the
newly appointed engineer, Col. hosclusz-
10 will see fit to build.
Far down on the plain there are white
tents, but they do not cover cadets. The
West Point cadet has not yet been born
They are the temporary abodes Of men
who are engaged in actual war. On the
parapet of Fort Arnold, the eastern por-
ton Of which is completed, cooked
hated sentinels are pacing, occasionally
casting glance across the river to Fort
Constitution, where they may see their
comrades also marching on the sentry's
beat, or may look down on those en-
gagged in floating the boom or the chain
between the two forts. This is a picture
as one would see it during spring when
all was activity at West Point; when
the revolution was in its youth; when
Benedict Arnold was ono of Washing
tons most trusted generals.
Turn TO another date, four year,
later. 1t is the 3lst of May, 1882. The
nation has passed the crisis of Arnold,
treachery: CORVALLIS has surrendered
but it is yet war time, and British
troops still occupy tho city of New
York. 1t is noon. The sentinel on tn,
parapet Of Fort Putnam pauses on hi
beat to look down on what was For
Arnold. but. since the treachery Of thu
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rlRKrLAcE AND MATTEL.

u
Fortunately the appearance Of TIE seom
can be greatly influenced BY the deccsAeoos
and tho treatment should b such ~
correct any errors Of proportion 9 Ag0
possible II the calling appears too NJ
II can be brought down BY the use Of hoe1-'
zontal bands Of color on the walls, ~ 3
fricse or dndo, or both, IL desired. Or, ~
ceiling may be coved, and mol0inQ
placed at the bottom OF tho cove only.
II the ceiling appears too low In ~
room tho treatment must bo reversed, tAn9
II, all horizontal divisions must b ovde6o4
and vertical ones substituted. o. Il atoo0
bs too long II may b improved BY dtvinloaol
across its narrowcat dimensions, thao Wav'
bo done by color, but moro e6sce1ve1y ~
screens and dupsries, which give 1nd4
scopc for design, - they may b ma1ehGAe
and dainty and picturesque, or sol0 -
richly carved, IN the case may rsquirA ~
by their aid we can secure cosy ncoko ~
corners for chairs and other dsfAila of eomr
fort 30 desirable In q modern parl0r.
The troatmont Of doors and windsvU
has great influence upon the c6ect Of ~
room,
BroNd doors and large Window giyo -
air Of lightness and hospitality 20 roeUs
while single door will Give the aUDooE-
ance Of seclusion and privacy which q ~
possible to attain where there aSo ogvoeo
entrances. Bay windows are AlwAyS -
attractive feature Of . house ard ~ -
peciAlly appropriate ct the side q - q
parlor a. regards appearance and cA(>g11ll
ness. Parquetry floors may b con1 4GBo9G
luxury only suitable for expengigo eWl
ings, where the rooms are furu1nho4 NJ
richly co,ored rugs and elAboraAs fux1oeQno
The colors formerly consldeEoa " 1Gl
suitable for the decoration q . pas10e 49,
white and gold. or cold gray tooass w1e1,
make checrless rooms unlass vGy oIevo
managed. A more effective result mag u
obtained by delicate yellow IN ple6o q
tho white, with gold, provided thee ~ -
tails Of the woodwork are kept - -
mony. Since the choicest q IL oWn9
pictures will be hung in this yeem ~
walls should have tint whioh WIN 1cg1
good background. Soft subdued shAA16 Z
olive or red will In most Cases bogt oogvI
this purpose, aud the walls can bvuo4l
rich enough with the pictures. Il 49,
arc few pictures the tones can b 49,
and6icher in color
Morcsquc frctwork and pansllnQ -
suitable cnrichments for = parloR. whSol
may be partially covered with pgevo
| drnperies, giving most charming e4ocl
In cheap work these results may - q
tained by papering instead Of pean1fng -
walls. Kalsomino colors ars ob1ecteooAD1
as they are not durable.
The fireplace and mantel are perhaps q
most susceptible Of rioh deoorattoa.
ncat design in wood with shelves snd ~
rors, brass frames and beautzfully eQl1oo(
tile facings, and hearth with NwrouGhe ~
basket CRATE, complete. can but snegly -
most fastidious. DAVID W. KTao.
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NLNs cLh shA IN oho"sSs
uated from Antioch college in 1860, re-
ceiving the NJ. A. degree from that in
stitution.
Before her graduation from Antioch
she had resolved to become a preacher,
and when she had finished her collegiate
course she at once entered upon the
study Of theology at Canton, N. Y. Mrs.
Brown was tho first woman admitted to
the school ut Canton. She was ordained
June 8, 1868, and was the first woi n
ordained in the Universalist denomina-
ton. In 1864 she was installed ms pas
tor of the Universalist church at Wey-
mouth, Mass, where she preached for
more than thirteen years, and was great
ly honored and beloved, not only among
her parishioners, but in the community.
In 1878 she removed to Racine, and from
that time until the present has been pas
Tor of tho Universalist church at that
place.
In speaking of the work which she has
done in addition to her ministerial du-
ties she says that, being convinced that
the best interests of the state would be
most effectually advanced by the en-
reimbursement of women, she has given
her earnest effort to this cause. When
in 1867 an amendment TO the state con-
stitution providing for the suffrage Of
women in Kansas was submitted TO the
vote of the people of that state Mrs.
Brown obtained leave Of absence from
her parish and went to Kansas to can
vass the state for the amendment. From
July 4 to Nov. she made 205 speeches.
She travelled every day and states that
one of the most convenient and elegant
conveyances she was able to obtain was
lumber wagon.
Some idea of the endurance and forti-
tude necessary to carry out this canvass
may be formed when it is known that
her appointments were not infrequently
forty and fifty miles apart, and the only
roads were Indian trails, across wide
stretches of uninha bitcd prairie, or mere
openings through lonely forests. To add
| to the danger and discomfort Of the un-
dertaking, Kansas, at that time, was in
tested with "border ruffians," half breed
Indians and lawless negroes.
Mrs. Brown is the wife Of Mr.. Willes,
| publisher of The Racine Times. Her hus.
band has always been in sympathy with
her, and they are affectioned companions
and worlfellows. She has two children
and is the gracious and agreeable mis-.
tress Of charming home. Like Lucy
Stone she has never taken her husbands
name, but is known as the Rev. Olympia
| Brown A. " H.
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That cremation has not lost its hold
upon the minds of certain classes OF
people is amply shown by the fact that
leading jewellers throughout the world
find it profitable to employ some of then
best artists in the Uanufacture of dainty
receptacles for theashes of the departed
The illustration given herewith is of q
crematory urn recently finished and ex.
hibited in London. The bowl is made
Of the finest crystal glass, mounted in
beautifully decorated silver. A crest
tops the urn, on which there are also
shown Masonic emblems and two shields
for inscriptions. A depository Of this
sort is valued at e. 900.
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JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
The Quaint Genius OF the south-His
Literary Career.

Literary Career.
Especial Correspondence
ATLANTA, June 5.-Joel Chandler Har-
MS, the only man who has sung the songs
Of the plantation as they are worthy Of
being sung, may be said to have begun
his literary career when he was scarcely
20 years old Shortly after the war ended
he became assistant to the editor of a
monthly magazine, then published in
New Orleans.
He worked diligently on the magazine
and there completed the first period Of
his professional education. When he
left New Orleans and went TO Savannah
TO accept a position on The Morning
News, "A position which his growing
good fame and repute US hard worker
had won for him. he was good, "all
round newspaper man, ready to take
any post, from local reporter TO that of
managing editor. And he was still a
very young man. On The Morning
News he had = long and successful
career. and there fuGnd time amid the
multiplicity OF tho duties imposed upon
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How to Tell tn. Day of tho week.

How to Tell the Day Of tho Week.
Here is a formula for telling the day
of the week of any date. which is SAID
TO bo the discovery Of q Rhode Island
mathematician; Take the last two hg-
ures of the year, add quarter OF this.
disregarding the fraction. Add the date
of the month and to this add the figure
in the following list, one figure standing
for each month; 3-6.6-2-4-0-2-5-1-S-6-l.
Divide the sum by z and the remainder
will give the number of the day OF the
week, and when there is no reinainder
the day will be Saturday. As an exam
pie, take March 10, 1890. Take 30, add
22, add 10, add 8. This gives 1877, which.
divided by Z, leaves a remainder OF ..
which is the number of the day. OF
Wednesday.
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LILY AND HER oREAT-GRANpMorHER.
dered ever since. While my friend II
not 100 years old, her mother certainly
must have worn the very kind Of gowns
which are presented in this article, a.
they were the style when she was young.
Many of these dresses were made Of very
thin material and worn over silk tights,
which must have been very fins from
the evident pains taken to display them.
To still further mark the contrast.
young ladies' outdoor gowns Of today are
displayed beside them. The demure
young lady In the jockey cap with the
long peak to IL wears her hair in short,
unkempt looking lovelocks, and the book
instructs the wearers Of the scanty gowns
on the most graceful way OF holding mp
the skirt, by catching 1t near the bottom
and bringing that portion firmly up near
ly to the waist, allowing the front to 'fall
modostly over tho arm" This was q
street costume, and it would seem that
tho wearers didn't mind sunburn.
Among the quaint descriptions Of the
different toilets is the following descrip-
ton Of toilet in 1880, q little more than y
hundred years ago: "The Duthe was at the
opera recently in dress Of 'stifled sighs,'
trimmed with 'superfuous regrets Her
perfect candor' garnished with indis-
Greet means and ribbons and marked
attentions. Her shoes Of tho queens
tresses,' embroidered with diamonds in
'perfidious blows Her bonnet was as
sured conquest style, trimmed with 'fiy-
aways, and Of lowered eyelids' of rib
bon."
think after that we can stand egg
plant purple and all the other vegetables
in that kingdom Of nature. The fear
fully and wonderfully made bonnet, and:
in fact, general get up of the great
grandmother's costume Is tersely de-
scribed as "a bonnet Of green silk, with
black ribbons and artificial flowers;
Spencer with half shawl, long embroid-
cred skirt and o balantine." cannot
imagine what the balantine is. unless II
is the fancifully worked satchel, but al
together when 1t comes to q question Of
grace or modesty or general attractive
ness, Lilys costume will have as good a
show as that Of her great grandmother.
To trace the fashions on down through
the phases Of enormous sleeves and lum-
ber yard capes through the awful hoop.
skirt era, through the "eelskin" dresses
with their multiple and complex ruff.
lings to the pretty and even elegant
styles in vogue now, makes a very inter.
esting study, but it does seem utterly
impossible to person to believe that
the wearers of those costumes thought
them pretty or looked pretty in them
Classic gowns certainly have the merit Of
artistic grace, but none Of the rest have
and yet see an evident reaching ou,
toward the past for suggestions for the
future. hope earnestly, however, that
il they, the powers that be, do inflict
such punishment upon us 1t will al
least be tempered with mercy. and thai
ideas born of our times and needs will
suggest changes and adaptations to oul
requirements.