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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-14

PORTLAND, Sept. 13.-LSpecial. 1.-The
event of to-day's race meeting was Home
stakes performance of 2:22 in the first heat
of the 2:2O class, breaking the record for
Oregon. Mark Laferty's lease having now
expired, Homestake will be shipped by ex-
press to the California farm of his owner,
Monroe Salisbury. Guido's race was against
the 2:121h time, made by Sinfax in the Su-
burban on Thursday. The attendance was
good, track fast.
Trottine, special, $500 Florida won,
Maud Ma, 1;na Kno5 san second Geo. Kinney third
Running three-quarters of mile and
repeat, $6OO-Bob Wade won in straight
heats, Jim Miller second, Cyclone third.
Time, 2:2311a, 2:24.
.Trotting. two-year-olds, $5OO-Annabel
won, Leapyear second. McMinnville Maid
third. Time, PAIN, 2:39.
Guido. against time, mile and quarter,
purse. -Guidolost. Time, 2:13.
Babb's filly, Circle j., beat the colt
around.
Five eighths of mile dash, $5OO-Flora
b: won. Joe Cotton second, j. NJ. II. third.
Time, los.
Trotting, 2:ao class, $1,7oo-Homestake
won, Emma Temple second, Kitty Ham
distanced in first heat. Time, 2:22 2:24, 2:2S,
Closing Day at sheepshead.
SHEEfsHEAD BAY, Sept. 13.-Closing day
of the Coney Island Jockey club races. fall
meeting. The track was sea of mud.
Seven furlongs -Whitenose won, Insight
second, Iago third. Time, 1:31 2-5.
Mile and e-eighth-Fitz James won,
Eric second, Castaway third. Time, 1:59 2-5
Mayfower handicap, mile and three
eighths-Los Angeles won, Eurus second,
Rhono third. Time, 2:25 4-5.
Great Eastern handicap. two-year-olds,
Futurity course, about six furlongs-Sallie
McClelland won. Kildeer second, Russell
third. Time. 1:41 2-5.
Futurity coUrse-Volunteer won, Blue
Rock second, Tipstaff third. Time, l:14 2-5.
Mile heats on the turf-Tanner won,
Lavinia Bell second, Woodcraft third.
Best time, 1:48 1-5.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.

John Rith Loses His Life In Prospect
Hole Near Butte.
BUTTE, Sept. 13.-[Special.]-Th Gray
Rocks claims, near this city, were the scene
of terrible accident this morning, result
ing in the instant death of John Rith and
serious injury of VIM. Simons. Rith had a
lease between these two claims and had
sunk shaft twenty feet deep in what was
supposed to be perfectly safe earth. Shortly
after he and Simons commenced to work in
the bottom of the shaft this morning frae-
ments of the hanging wall weighing several
tons fell in upon them, burying both COM
pletely. Fortunately Simons was struck by
but small portion of the cave and was able
to work himself out. An examination de-
veloped the fact that he had sustained q
fracture of the collar bone and breast bone
and some slight damage to one lung. Will
ing hands soon had Rith out from beneath
the earth and rock that had buried him, but
only to find that he had been crushed almost
out of human semblance. The coroner's
jury found the owners of the lease censur-
able for not protecting the walls better.
Ritn leaves wife and one child.
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HOW THEY STAND.

Relative Rank of the Clubs of the Two
Leagues.
The following table shows the standing
of the leagues, including Saturday. games:
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CARRIERS ACTION DENOUNCED.

Gallatin Democrats Expose His Conduct
Concerning the Crow Reservation.
BOHEMIAN, Sept. 13.-[Special. Tho dem
ocratio convention was we'll attended by
outside delegates, only few failing to pot
In an appearance. NJ. E. Purcell, of Tim
berline, was made permanent chairman and
Geo. L. Rumsey secretary. Walter Cooper
was reelected chairman of the central COM
mittee by acclamation. He has been given
this important place for many years. The
following delegates to Helena were elected:
Walter Cooper, G. p. Blakely, d. p. Nc
Elwee. G. w. Hoffman, M. u. Purcell, Jas.
w. brennan. b. T. Morgan, Theodore Nor
man, w. d. Flowers. Jas. w. Ponsford.
The following resolutions were adopted
amid rousing cheers:
Resolved, That We most emphatically en-
dorse the action of our senator and repre-
sentatives in the legislature in using every
endeavor to thwart the shameful theft
by the republican party of pre-
cinct "a, and urge and en-
courage them to continue that endeavor
to the bitter end. We deny and reject Col.
w. F. Sanders and 4. G. Power az being
the duly elected United States senators
AAOtu VuA NAnkAoCoA SbdVOs W0 00VAOI0 t0O
marked and studied inactivity of Thos. H.
Carter in the Fort Ellis reservation matter,
which is all the more noticeable by reason
of the fact that he volunteered to do some
thing in this regard. BY reason of his in
sincerity large area Of farming land in
Gallatin county remains idle and useless.
We contend that Mr.. Carter's action in this
matter is selfish and mercenary and de-
plorably unjust to the people oflthis section
of the state. and we affirm and proclaim the
principles Of democracy to be those of the
greatest good for Montana.
(Signed.) JNo. WALSH,
JAS. w. BRENNAN.
THEODORE NORMAN.
The delegates all pledged themselves to
attend the state convention and will leave
tomorrow.
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BOULDER, Sept. 13.-lSpecial. The DEM
ocratic convention organized this morning
with the choice of Charles z. Pond, of JEFF
ferson City, as chairman, and George Z.
Poole, of kadersburg, as secretary. After
the usual preliminaries the convention ad-
journed for dinner. The convention assem-
bled at one O'Clock and proceeded to nomi-
nate Hon. Ed. Cardwell for senator and
w. T. Sweet for commissioner without a
dissenting vote.
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Beaverhead Convention.

D1L1oN, S.pt. 3.-[Special. The demo-
cratic .ountv convention was held here tn
afternoon. w. M. Oliver was nominated
for commissioner and DIR. F. ID. Toms for
coroner. Delegates to the state convention
we're chosen as follows: Phil Lovel, Charles
Padley, NJ. Howes. Joe A. Browne, D. Estes,
H. II. Mellon. Alternates: Geo. Palmer,
Will Mulaney, p. Ward, A. L. Pickett, ].
G. Wilson. James Estes and W. w. Cheely.
Chas. Padley was elected chairman of the
central committee and 4. w. Poindexter,
Jr., secretary. The delegates will confer
with the Deer Lodge delegates in regard to
joint representative.
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:. n. Buford, Senator from Madison.
VIRGINIA CRY, Sept. 13.- Especial. The
democratic county convention held at the
court house Thursday transacted the fol-
lowing business: 3. r. Buford. of Virginia
City, was nominated as candidate for state
senator. j. M. aerndon, of Virginia City,
was nominated for county commissioner to
fill vacancy. The following gentlemen
were elected delegates to the state conven-
ton to be held at Helena, Sept. Is. Pat
Carney, Waterloo; I. j. Farrell, Virginia
City; VIM. OBrien, Sheridan; Rass Ruch-
ester, Laurin; w. w. Morris, Virginia City;
Gov. Pollinger, Madison valley; and M. D.
Jeffres, Madison valley.
Charles =. Duer, Senator From Choteau.
BENTON. Sept. 13.--[Speclal. THE demo-
cratic convention met to-day and was
largely attended, enthusiastic and har-
monious. David G. Brown was made tenn
porary chairman. and Senator Joseph A..
Baker permanent chairman. A ringing set
Of resolutions was adopted and Charles E..
Duer nominated by acclamation for state
senator. The delegates 10 the state con-
vention are David q. Brown, J. F. Taylor,
Daniel Searles. Joseph Sullivan, j. A.
Baker, Chas. E. Duer. Alternates: John
Lepley, Sam j. Heron, F. A. Bucksen, +.
J. Adams, Joseph Lewis, @. d. Crutcher.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-09
An Actors Presence of Mind.

OF his experiences in his early days
SOthern, says his memoirs, with his
keen sense of humor, had, in after Life,
nnany amusing stories to tell, of which
the following is an example: An actor
was playing the part of prisoner in
dungeon, and, in order to make his es-
cape, had concealed in his dress @ file
about eighteen inches long. He had
filed off his handouts and shackles,
and through his prison bars, and had
leaped on the stage, when the Kings
carabin GERS made their appearance and
pointed their muskets at him, the bust
ness of the piece being that he was to
be shot dead in full view of the audi
followed by half dozen feeble and
harmless Clicks" the property man
having forgotten to "load" the guns.
Here was dilemma. Without the
death of the escaped prisoner the piece
could not come to an end, and how was
the unfortunate actor to commit the
happy dispatch? Quick as lightning
an idea, which surely proved that he
had real dramatic genius, came into
his mind. With quick movement he
thrust the ponderous file in the direc-
performing kind of conjuring trick
which caused it to disappear, and then
mechanically exclaimed: "My God
I have swallowed the fle!" He then
came down to the footlights, and, to
the entire satisfaction of the audience,
expired In great agony.
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the same day. Of these, ], 243 die be-
fore reaching their first year; of the
1925 who commence their second year,
only s, 1873 live to the end of the third
year-or about four-ffths of the origi
nal number. But during the fourth
year the little fellows seem to rally and
become stronger, and the death rate
decreases, and continues to decrease
until the twenty-frst year, which is, as
few seem to know, made the age of
maturity because it is the period of the
highest state of health and when the
death rate is lowest. There are Z, 134
of the original infants who have
reached maturity and begun the re-
sponsibility of life-more than two
thirds Of the 1O,268 born twenty one
years before. At thirty-fve, the me-
ridian of manhood-so called because
it is just half of the three score and
ten years the palmist says are the
allotted days Con an average) of strong
manhood there are 6, 302 living. Fifty
five years, and the ranks are thinning
rapidly only 4,727 are living. After
this the percentage of mortality stead
lily increases, until, at the age of 70
years, there are less than 1000 living
the figures being between 897 and
913. A possible few live to the close
of the century, but in 1O6 years not
one remains-all have passed away.
These figures are from the average life
of man, kept by the insurance compa-
mics for more than three centuries,
taking only healthy lives as standard,
and may be relied upon.
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to Omaha, and has been at Creighton col
lege ever since. He was unconscious al
day, and did not recover consciousness.
until the hour OF bis death.
Special dispatches were sent out several
months ago saying that Father Damen
had died. These reports were based on
rumor afterward proved to be false, but
no correction was made by the correspond
ents who sent out tie original dispatches.
Father Damen was removed from Cheyenne
Immediately after being stricken with
paralysis and had been at Omaha ever
since in the care of the management of
Creighton college.
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"You have wronged US all, Mr.. Clay
ton" he ended by saying, "and per-
haps you deserve what they want to
do to you, but I'm sure your little girl
ought not to suffer. And now please
don't say as told, or the men would
beat me to death"
The cold, stern man took the boys
name, and thanking him, promised he
should be remembered.
From the little barefooted lad Oscar
Clayton learned lesson he never for
got.
That night his house was guarded,
and when the rioters attempted their
cowardly work the ring-leaders were
seized and put in jail. They cursed and
sWofe vengeance against the Informer
if they should ever discover him, but
this they never did.
A week later the factory was again
running. The hands had been sent
for and were glad to return; the riot
ers were pardoned. Things looked
brighter for the workers in every way.
The manner of their employer was
kinder, and after weeks work their
wages were increased.
Little Ned was given good posi-
ton, and by hard work and earnest en-
deavor rapidly bettered his condition.
When he arrived at the age of twenty
one he was made overseer by Mr.. Clay
ton. But he never forgot the morning
when life seemed to him at the worst
the morning when, a ragged,
wretched urchin, he peeped through
the fence of Mr.. Clayton's elegant
home and saw the golden-haired child
as in innocent glee she romped with
her dog, and then, with pity shining
in her blue eyes, did for him the simple
act of kindness which resulted in SO
much good. A good deed is never lost.
= WGuerly Magazine.
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To the Minister'S.

He-Now, dearest, that we are out
for walk, is there any place that you
are particularly DESTROYS of going to?
I am at your service.
She (shyly)-Yes, George: I would
like to go to that big white house over
on the next corner.
He-All right, dear. Some friend
of yours lives there, I suppose?
She-Yes, George, the minister.
He caught on. Yankee Blade.
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A Severe Test.

"My dear sir, this position carries
with it a great responsibility. Can you
convince me that you are capable of
filling it?"
II think I can, sir.
"You must be man of great dis
erection, possessed of keen insight,
capable of Judging accurately between
right and wong"
II think I can satisfy you, sir"
"You must be able to discover the
truth, no matter how it may be dis
guised, and must be we'll read on cur
rent events.
"1es, sir; [ think I can fill the bill. !"
well, what are your credentials ?"
81 have been examined for a jury
six times, and been rejected every
time"
"I think you will do You must be
a man of great capabllity and inteli-
gence.
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DREAMING.
BIZ C owATER.

Purple mists upon the hills
~ In the distance CULVER
Noislessly the bubbling riiIs
Glide on to the river.
In the breeze the maple trees
Flaunt their foliage gay:
All the spectrum s f1eeting tints,
Silver shades and golden hints
Give OF distant May,
& LaziIy lie and dream
= Of the winter coming,
Mingling fancies with the stream
And the wild bees humming.
VIII it be so best for me
< As the year now past?
Z VIII it-ah me-win it fly
Quickly, quickly, quickly by,
Leaving woe @E last?
Summer brought me hopes so bright
Autumn sees them flying;
Summer came with life and light,
Now the light is dying.
But lie while moments fly,
Dreaming what twill be
When the winter days are here,
And once more the white New Year
Bids me enter free.
PLUM CITY, Wis.
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Consistency.

Wife-You shabby man! There's a
big hole in your trousers. I should
certainly think you would get new
pair and look decent.
Husband 1.-TWO hours later, display
ing new trousers)- What do you think
of these? Ten dollars.
Wife (crying)-That's just like you,
when you knew I wanted new bon
net.-ClOthde1 and FatY'niSheT.
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The flooding of FIJI plantation by
All unusually high tide lately resulted
in the important discovery that disease
of bananas may be prevented, and
healthy growth secured in young
plants, by the application of sea-water
to the ground.
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WHAT difference is there between a
bold, bad man and flannel shirt The
difference is that a bold, bad man
shrinks at nothing, while flannel only
takes umb. age at water.
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AHE statistics of
Slife and death are
valuable to every
b cd y, a n d a IL
s h oul d b e &C
quain t e d W it h
mortuary facts.
The chances of
life are better in
America than in
any other coun-
try. Suppose TO-
OhS wnrn horn on
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-09

Mr.. JOHN c. GAULT, general manager
of the Queen C Crescent road, has re-
signed, to take effect Feb. /. Superinten.
dent Richard Carroll viii be made general
manager.
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FATHER DAMIEN DEAD.

The We11-Known Jesuit Priest Passes
Away at Omaha.
Father Damen, Of the Society of Jesuits,
who was stricken with paralysis several
months ago at Cheyenne, has died at
Omaha. He was brought from Cheyenne
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-09

FREDERICK VINToN, librarian at Prince
ton for thirteen years. is dead.
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MORTUARY STATISTICS.
BY WILLIAM ALEXANDER BOWEN.

HE statistics {
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-05
Some Useful HiRtS.

Cups and saucers stained with tea may
be made bright again by using damp salt.
Never pat potatoes on the table in COW
cred dish. They will re-absorb their own
moisture and become soggy.
Willow furniture should be scrubbed well
with salt and water, applied with nail
brush to clean it. Dry it thoroughly.
A small box filed with lime, and placed
on shelf in the pantry or closet, will ab-
sorb dampness and keep the air in the closet
dry and sweet.
Table linen should be hemmed by maud.
Not only does it look more dainty, but there
is never streak of dirt under the edge af-
ter being laundered, as with machine sew
ing.
Shrunken, half worn bed blankets or
comforts, past using on bed, make good
pads to pat under a stair carpet. They will
answer the purpose just as we'll as the
boughter pads, and be great saving in the
wear of the stair carpet.
No matter how large the spot of oil, any
carpet or wooden stuff can be cleaned by
applying buckwheat plentifully and faith
fully brushing it into q dustpan after a
short time and putting on fresh until the
oil has all disappeared.
Never wash cups, plates, spoon and
knives used in the sick room with those of
the family. Scarlet fever and other infec-
tious diseases have been spread in this way.
Do not eat in the sick PERSONS room or
partake of anything that has stood there.---
American Cuhipator.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-05

DIR. TALMAGE's EARLY HOME.-My mind
also runs back to one of the best of early
homes. Prayer like roof over it. Peace,
like an atmosphere in it. Parents persona
ficstious of faith in trial aud comfort in
darkness. The two pillars of that earthly
home long ago crumbled into dust. But
shall l ever forget that early homer Yes,
when the flower forgets the sun that warm
ed it. Yes, when the mariner forgets the
star that guided him. Yes, when love has
gone out on the hearts altar, and memory
has emptied it's urn into forgetfulness.
Then, the home of my childhood, will for
get thee; the family altar of fathers i'm
portunity and mothers tenderness, the
voices of affection, the funerals of our dead,
father and mother with interlocked arms
like intertwining branches of trees making
paternal arbor of peace and kindness
then will forget thee-then, and then
only.
Gates of pearl, capstones of amethysts,
thrones of dominion do not stir my soul SO
much as the thought of home. Once there,
let earthly sorrows howl like storms and
roll like seas. Home! Let thrones rot and
empires wither. Home! Let the world die
in earthquakes struggle and be buried
amid procession of planets ard dirge Of
Homel Let everlasting ages
roll in irresistible sweep. Homel No sor-
row. No crying No tears. No death.
But home, sweet home, beautiful home,
everlasting home home with each other,
home with angels, home with God.-Rev.
T. De Witt Talmsge, in January Ladies'
Home Journal
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-05
Five Strong Points of s. s. s.

1st. 1t is entirely vegetable, contains no
minerals or poison of any kind, and builds
up the system from the first dose.
Cd 1t cures Cancer of the Skin. No 9TH
er remedy or treatment was ever known to
cure it.
3d. 1t cures hereditary Blood Taint, even
in the third and fourth generations. No
other remedy has every done it.
4th. It has never failed to eradicate scrof-
ula (or Kings EviD in all its forms from
the system.
9TH. 1t cures contagious blood poison in
all its stages by eliminating the horrible vi
rus from the system, thus giving relief from
all the consequences of this bane of the
human family.
'sMy blood had been so out of order dur
ing the summer of 1888 that I virtually had
no health at all. had no appetite; nothing
l ate agreed with me. I was feeble, pupy,
and always feeling bad. had tried various
remedies without receiving any benefit ,un-
til at length commenced on SWift's Spe.
cifc Is. s. S.) That medicine increased
my weight from 155 pounds to 1T pounds
in few months, and made me as we'll and
healthy as any man now living. s. s. S. is
undoubtedly the greatest blood purifier to
day on the American continent.
JOHN BELLEw,
No. 449 North State ST., Chicago, Ill.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
msiIed free. SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-05
EarlysPlOwing.
Our Agricultural Editor.

By Our Agricultural Editor
Flowing lands in spring warns it, because
it admits the air and sunlight to penetrate
deep into the interstices Or little openings
made by the plow. This effect of the sun
and air will continue until heavy rains
come, and fill up the pores of the soil, or
the soil, in farmers parlance, "runs togeth-
er" again.
Because of this warming of the soil, and
because grass roots offer less resistance now
than later in the season, and the days are
cooler and the labor of drawing the plow
less exacting now than late in spring, and
also because there is more time to do the
work we'll at this early stage,-for these, if
for no other reasons, we would always en-
deavor to get as much of the blowing for
the spring planting done as early as possi-
BILE. 1t facilitates work to get the plowing
done early. 1t affords time also for
the decay of vegetable matter, or coarse
manures put upon the soil, and it enables
the farmer to plant early, provided the sea
son is such as to admit of early planting.
We are we'll aware that there are some
objections to very early plowiDg. Two es
pecially are often u;ged by the opponents of
this practices One is, the soil is sure to
be run together and packed again by
rains, before planting time arrives. The
other, that grass gets start ahead OF the
crop on land thus early reversed. But we
would meet both these objections by one
simple and highly useful, not to say essen
tial, operation at this stage, namely, by
narrowing the land just previous to plant
ing the crop. Thus the soil is broken up
fine, fresh and mellow surface is made for
the seed, and any weeds or grass that have
started to grow are checked. 1t takes but
short time for the harrow to pass over a
field, and the benefit to the soil and in the
termination of the crop is often very great.
On all land at all rough and uneven, it pays
we'll to harrow before planting, or just i'm
mediately after planting,if if the crop is corn.
We say, then, break up the corn, cotton,
tobacco and peanut ground now, let in the
light and heat to warm the soil, and drag
the field over at planting time to make
fresh, mellow bed to plant in. An Acme
or Cut-away harrow will mellow up nicely
any ground, baked by the fall heavy rains.
The common square tooth drag will suf-
ficiently loosen up most of the sandy soil OF
the tidewater region. Ground ought al
ways to be narrowed before planting crop:
1t helps in numerous ways. Break the land
now, and harrow in April before planting.
-Petersburq Inder- Appeal.