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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-15

There is nothing new under the sun. !.
We fondly hoped that the automatic put
a-penny the-siot' machine might prove
an exception TO the rule. Not a bit of 1t.
1t is as old rs modern European ciyilixa-
ton, and . good deal older. The old E9yp-
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-15
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22

4 Mo-
Tbotgh III natural conbnst;Sl NJ o,ssas
are destined n snaedv avh9..tion tbafr
etTpct I'M tba aoo5oniG methods ~ opr
civilization ara e@rt,,in a. ba endrring
Tbr.n.a ~ tLi. NOW fael b.s accustomed
tie nnhlic III b..ttar method 81 Lrinaino
b,Irnab,a material ~ tba Factories AMI
dwpllings tb9n bas baen nnrsnad sinco tba
dawn N civilization II wiIl rerr9inl,. bo
4 matter of sunrise tofhe fntnre historian
~ The economic science of oYr aav thaf we
have - lone persisted In fba practice az
bringing crude fnel ia our furnaces and
6ropIgres. and bsve patientlv endured fha
trials which smoke anst ma qsIas have
iu1nosel mon 1s If not ~ IL avnaafa6
fh5t INV II tba fhr,ftv aitios ,ybirb Nave
pnioved tbe ADVANTAGES II rock oas viii
h. wilIino Ia return n tbe ,nde, ,5-,cassas
al 6ring which tbav baye Il ong5l3ndon-
ed Nor Il II fikplv that of,a, rival .oyg5s
viii bn content "a aceent The danrivatinn Is
tbi- GOOD which tbair goolsgic condih,ns
impo,e mon them nroIiled nm. aaonon L
method whereby artificial ras NAV 10
furnished Them cam Inc devised
The invention Of wafer Ill seems IA nro.
vide 9n art k, which W. NM. b,,e f. M.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22
4 pRErTY GIRL's sHoTGuN.
How Handsome Young Lady Received
Three BurIy Tramps

KANSAS Cry "A pretty girl and a
shotgun put to fight party Of trunps
at OIathe, Kas., Monday. Mr. AID
Mrs Frank Dutfey left their falm-
house yesterday morning in charge Of their
daughter Clara, . years Of lge, and her
brother a boy Of Il Just before supper
three rough-ioolung men entered the yard
and demanded a supper, threatening dire
consequences if they ere refused, Fear
ing trouble, Miss DutTey said: "Wait a.
minute, and running into the house
seized shotgun While The leader was
coming up the steps into the house
charge Of Shot met him and he ran from
the yard yelling with pain. Withol,
stopping Miss Duffey fired The other barre.
into the other two The shot took efeg.
and She was left with her brother master
of the situation The tramp5 came 70
Oathe. employed a surgeon to dress their
wounds and hastily disappeared They
We're badly peppered ony the fnenes 4
the shot having prevented any serious re-
sult
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22
LATEST NEWS CONDENSED.
GENERAL NOTES.

BIsnoP JoYcE says the Methodist
church has brains enough to run two or
three worlds.
Hox. Gro. H PAUL died at Kansas
City on Saturday morning. His remains
have been taken 10 Milwaukee for burial.
Hos. THOMAS DRuYDfoND, exjudge or
the United States circuit court. died at his
home at Wheaton, H., last Wednesday
night. from complication Of diseases He
was 81 years old.
Hos. Wmr DEXTER, the acknowledge
ed leader OF TIE Chicago bar died on Sat
urday evening after brief illness of two
hours.
THE friends Of James Russell Lowell
are alarmed%at the slowness with which he
recupeiates from his recent illness.
Ex-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND is expected
to spend most Of the month Of June in
Bloomington, H., the guest Of Hon a. +.
Stevenson.
TuE Belgian King, Leopold is said to
contemplate a journey to this country in
the Autumn, with view Of arranging for
further development Of the Congo.
OAKLAND PARK, near Decatur Ill.,, has
been engaged for the national prohibition
Camp-meeting, which will be held for
eleven days commencing May II.
NoRwIcu. n. y Coroner Fernald has
held two iuquests over the victims Of the
recent poor-house fire at Preston. The
testimony shows that the terrible disaster
was caused by Old Deborah Dibbe placing
her pipe. which She had been smoking, in
i.s..4 I44 t..Es. . II .lts
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22
ne Mnnldn,t nrinIs.


Frank Bowers had been at the 81. Jane.
for a week He is full Of interesting re-
nimscences. theatrical and otherwise.
Speaking Of Temperance and Temperance
apostles he said: Il recolIect q rather
laughable incident which occurred years
ago at Council Bluffs, Iowa 4 number
of friends and myself were stopping az
hotel and returned to the house one SUM
mer evening about II o'clock We re-
paired to the balcony to enjoy the evening
breeze awhile before retiring. A number
Of or party were particularly IN need 2
fresh ar and were rather noisy. over IN
one corner If the balcony there sat Quiel.
white bearded man, He paid but little q,
tention to us, Tut finally one OF the crow
who was feeling extremely well began
engage the quiet man in conversation, pc
tween hic-coughs ne discoursed upon w
pleasures to be derived from the cup ttai
cheers and frequently turned to hls com
panions for corroboration OF lis STAG
ments Finally he invited the WING
bearded gentleman TO join BIN IN 2 Ei5ls
to the bar below. The invitation was ar'
clined with thanks The stranger wa
urged and the crowd brought their pres
sure to bear to influence him to ACCOMPANY
the entire party co a final drink before lei
time. He stlrdily refused, the cFo39
made disparaging re arks cmeef lf
temperate people, and the NOISY man mar
II exclaimed
Well, j: you won't drink, who u
thunder are you?
join B. Cough, was the quiet ing
dignifed answer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22
DIAMOND TmEAEs CAUGHT.
Chicago Je yeIers Run Their Quarry to the
pm

CHICAGO, May 16.-G. w Brown and
John II. Guidrat the diamond experts
who have been victlmizing the jewellers AZ
this city, have at last been run in by he
police G. r. Gilman, Of north Clark ST.
missed a valuable damon pin after tbe
pair had left his place and after be called
the police and had them arrested in the
street, the pin was found in the gutter
where one OF them had thrown it. An
agonized and fearful witness Of the pro-
ceedings in court when the prisoner,
were bound over, was Guidrat'a handsome
young wife, whom he married at Bat.
more less than three months ago and who
has been travelling about tae country
with him since on a sort Of extended
honeymoon journey. Hyman q Berg We're
also losers to the extent Of $500 or 500
Clerks from the two establishments went
up to the station and with charming re-
gularity identified the two prisouar. Is
having inspected goods shortly before The
losses were discovered
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22


come in contact Che had just purloined
rolls Of tan from the lanyard in
which the dog was chained upl. and final
" sat down under the tree in which the
man had taken refuge. Why we wonder,
are those finer powers for discriminating
and following the track Of the scant which
so many Of the lower animals possess en-
hrely extinguished in man, If man be the
real heir of all the various genera which
show power inferior 10 his own.
We see no trace in animals Of that high
endowment of the finer scents which makes
the blossoming of the spring flowers so
great delight TO hnman heing and yet
men are entirely destitute of that almost
unerring power Of tracking the path Of an
od0r which seems to be one Of the prIncl-
pal gifts of many quadrupeds and some
birds. 1t is the same with the power of a
dog or cat to find its way back tC a home TO
which it is attached but from which it has
been taken by a route that it can not pos
sib!y follow on its return even if 1t had
the power of observing that route, which
usually it has not. Nothing could be more
convenient than such a power to lost
child But no one ever heard OF any child
who possessed it.
Still more enviable is that instinct pos
sessed by so many birds OF crossing great
tracts of land and sea without apparently
any landmarks or seamarks to guide them,
and of reaching a quarter OF the globe
which many of them have never visited
before while those who have visited it be-
fore have not visited it often enough to
learn the way at least by any rule which,
in like circumstances, would be Of any use
to human intelligence The migratory
birds must certainly be in possession of
either senses or instincts entirely beyond
the range Of human Imagination, and yet
no one ever heard Of the survival of such a
sense Of instinct in any member OF our
race 1t may be said, indeed, that men
have either inherited or reproduced the
slave-making instincts of some Of the
military ants. though that unfortunate
and degrading instinct does not appear
to have been inherited by any of the
higher animals which intervene between
the insects and our own race; but this
only enhances the irony of our destiny, if
we do. indeed, in any sense inherit from
these insect aristouacieS one of the most
disastrous instincts of the audacious but
incident creatures which fight So much
better than they work. If we have not
inherited the architectural instincts of
bees or beavers, nor the spinning instincts
of spiders, nor the power Of the dog to
track out his home. it is a little sad that
we should have inherited the one disastr.
Gus instinct Of the ant by which it makes
itself dependent on u more tnnld and m
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22

was above him had helped to Save ii. IS.
The searchers for the Indian had ~, 'sis.
different directions, and ii was So 70
squaw who, with true Indian ihst;@e. g5"l
tracked him out. ard she was All, -4l
she found h.m. Apparently TIE I15 9.a
was a frozen corpse. She tumbIeJ bi,' 'l
Of his snow bank, pulled off his Ma ny
and dragged him down to the crea. 49, 49,
a deep mole was cut in the ice for Is. ',.Ss'
pose of watering the cattle. LAWN. ls'
Indian out on the snow she took f-s7 4l-
that was beside the ice-hoe, and 6II;,leaiai
repeatedly. dashed pailful after ps;If-7 y
ice-water over the body of the Ipji5n y p q
the time the other unsuccessful saar.l e
had returned she had her old man tbs
out and seated by the fire wrappad =. s.
Blankets. There is no question tbst i |.
had been found by the others. mi Y Y
been taken into the house frozen Al ~, ~
he would have died a''
Civilization Has Not Yet Reached IN,
Hebrides. NeW
SAN F'RANCIsCo.-Eour white mon o.,
forty-seven natives who were
ing as laborers to Australia. we're Io.t H.
the wreck of schooner on tba NJ
IlHbIlutS, lt SURVIVORS saw That gEr..
twenty natives and one white man ra5c5
ed the shore but the islanders after in,l,
ing them to a feast, tomahawked ANA Il.
the whole crowd except one bay v5.
escaped. The schooner was the F;-9
Mary, and she had ON board a, .-'
of eighteen. two passengers. fortv-fonr 1.
cruits and fifteen returning I8bara,.
During binding rain storm /.
March A, the schooner was drive
on the reefs at MoIhcoo A ba-,
manned 10y four white men ar5
several blacks was lowered, but W.,
dashed to pieces in attempting I,
gain the shore TIE four white men Ana
number of the blacks were drowned
About twenty of the blacks succeeded +
swimming to the shore and making tbai,
way to the mission station, ten miles djs.
tant. Here the castaways were given f5a3
but while eating it the sayages net upon
and began tomahawking them OF tba
twenty, only one, boy, succeeded ia 4.
Gaping In all four white men ANA forty.
seven blacks were lost
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22
SOME MODERN GIANTS.
German and English Monarchs Who
Had a Fancy for individuals Of
Great Size.
Persons Of Wondrous Height Who
Have Been Exhibited During
the Last Two Centuries.

At all times and in all centuries kings
and mobiles had fancy for including among
their retainers, either a giant or a dwarf.
sometimes both, says the Irish Times
Frederick the Great had his force of gi-
gantlc grenadiers, and in the Tower Of
London may be seen a lance and some en-
otu.ot.s armOr Of the sixteenth century
work which doubtless belonged 10 some
giant, knight or trooper of the kings body
guard James / had attached to his per
son a porter named Walter Parsons. com
monty called the Statfordshire giant, a
handsome, brave and strong young man,
who had begun life as a farTier HIS
height was seven feet seven inches, and
his portrait exists, engraved by Glover
Parsons lived on into the reign of Charles
T., and was succeeded in his office bv an
other giant. William Evans, who was two
inches taller than his predecessor.
1t is a curious fact that the population of
France has rarely produced a giant; Great
Britain. Germany, Poland and Switzerland
carry off the palm; and this may perhaps
be attributed to the prevalence in France
Of "a vegetarian diet, which does not tend
to develop to so great an extent the growth
OF muscle as does the stronger diet Of meat.
The eighteenth century, to Judge by con-
temporary letters and newspapers, seems
to have been more than usually prolific in
giants and gIantesses
Horace WaIpole mentions a gilnt and
glantess who were on view respectively ut
Spring gardens and Half Moon courC. Iud-
gate hill They We're both, it seems, hand
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22

Bechtner argued at some length to show
the superior qualities Of alcoholic vinegar
and to demonstrate the impracticability of
committing frauds upon the revenue laws
by using the low wines produced in vine
gar-making for maxim whiskey
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. MAY y.

MoNDA1, MAY :.
Senate Mr.. Hoar. from the judiciary
committee, reported back the house amend
ment TO the senate antitrust bill with an
amendment. Messrs. Vest and Coke
stated as members of the committee they
did not concur ii the report and Mr.
HOdr explained the effect Of the action
recommended. TIE matter went over till
tomorrow. The senate bill to fix the times
and places for holding federal courts in
the district Of Kansas was reported by Mr.
ingalls,, from the judiciary committee, and
was passed The senate bill appropriate
ing 100000 for building at Ogden
Utah was reported AMI placed on the cal
endar. The senate then proceeded to con
sideration of the bill authorizing the issue
of Treasury notes on deposits Of silver bull
lion. Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, who reported
the bill from the committee on finance
addressed the senate.
House. After Ire reading of the journ-
al, Mr.. Mckinley, Of Ohio, moved that
speeches in general debate on the tariff
bill be limited TO one minute An absence
Of a quorum rendered q call Of the house
necessary. A quorum appearing, the mo-
ton was agreed to latter two roll-callsl.
and the house went into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Payson. of Of Illinois in The
chair, on the tariff bill
TUESDAY, May Is.
Senate. Among the petitions pre-
-ented and referred was one bv
Sen. Quay from the business men Of Phil
adelphia demonstrating against an increase
of duty on dress goods made wholly or
partly from wool. Sen, Davis, from
the committee on pensions reported
back the house substitute for the
senate defendant pension bill, with
a written report, and moved that the house
substitute be u0n-c0ncurred in and a con-
ference asked Agreed 10 and conferees
appointed The senate then resumed
consideration of the silver bill, and
Sen. Jones, of Nevada, continued Tie
speech began yeterlay by HIM
House Ia the house today hespeech Of
Butterworth Of Ohio. in opposition Il
some Of the provisions Of the McKinles
bill created quite q sensation.
WEDNESDAY. May r.
Senate The house bin appropriating
$4,000 for a public building at
York Pa, and The senate bill appropriar-
ing 500 000 Tor q public building at Rock
Island Ill.,, have been passed The sem
ate then resumed consideration Of the
silver bill, with Mr.. Teller ON the floor
Horse On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, IL
Kansas, the house insisted on its amend
ment to the senate Department Pension
bin and conference was ordered TIE
house then went into committee of the
whole lMr. Grosvenor, Of Ohio. i'm the
4Iafrt asi tGa thrift hill
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22

THE Eifel Tower has been struck by
lightning six times.
lr should he made just as hard for a
European Anarchist to secure admissionto
this country as it is for a Chinaman.
TuE fact that a prominent church mem
Der in sd. Louis was killed while burg
ling should not be made the subject Of
ribald jest. It only proves that burglary
is dangerous.
IF Italy or any other little, puny Euro
pean power seeks to compensate itself for
lack Of prestige at home by picking fuss
with Brazil, Uncle Sam is quite likely to
have something to say about 1t. Any pow
er that makes needless warfare on this
hemisphere is certain to get into trouble.
or from corn is one Of the latest prod
nets which modern science every now and
then throws upon the world. The maize,
which Is now grown in the United States
at the rate Of some 1000 100000 bushels
per year. has been experimental with and
found capable Of yielding ga per cent,
Of it weight in oil, the germ Of the kerr
mel being the part from which the oil is
extracted The new material is Of pale
yellow somewhat thicker tban either the
olive or cotton-seed oil, and does not seem
to be- readily available as d substitute for
them. sat it Is we'll adapted for lubri-
eating purposes, and may be used as a
NaIad dressing
IN IS commented upon as a notable fact
that negro student has won one Of the
two prizes ina Harvard college declama-
tory competition. Some Of those New
England colleges have had negro students
for a hundred years; and with the natural
aptitude Of the colored man for vocal o f
aucucy. it i not surprising that some fine
decIaimers are developed ln one instance,
many years before slavery was abolished
the only black man IN the elias. WAS elected
president Of the chief literary eoeietyin
the institution The republic Of letters
has been said 10 be The Ieast concerned
about race distinctions soeiaIly.
A cArrAmsrrc movement in conse-
quence Of the May-duy agitation is already
Observable in Germany A number Of
u .tt 4..-..... .,,,I ,.,.v,..at,t 80 ,,a.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-22

THE Eifel Tower has been struck by
lightning six times.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-28
Popular Prices.
Number Both Doors.


The golden rule, 'Do unto others as
you would have them do unto YOU is
violated in petty fashion in New York
which is intensely irritating. Many peo-
pie when finishing their houses neglect
to put the numbers on properly, with
the result that strangers in search of a
particular residence wander up and
down the semi-hghted street cursing
volubly. This absolute neglect of the
law, however, is not rs irritating as the
practice of painting the name on the
outer door and emitting it over the inner
door. Until 10 o'clock the greater num-
ber of storm doors stand open.
The light from the hall chandelier
illuminates the inner transom, but the
outer one is a dull blank, on which moth
ing can be read. You stare at what you
know are figures, finding yourself utterly
unable to distinguish them, and you are
reduced to the ignominious course of
ringing the bell and asking what the
number is, which invariably produces
on the face of the servant who appears
an expression of conviction not fiatter-
ing to your sobriety. Good Christians
there be who put the number ON both
tansoms-may their homes be exalted
and their examples imitated!-New York
Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-28

the business OF the firm. Among the
transactions which the Winstons claim
were put through by Stanley in his in
dividual capacity, were deals with L. HI.
Mccormick and j. F. Kenny, involving
respectively s45 900 and S125,00
After Stanley became convinced of his
liability to criminal prosecution, he gave
it out that the corporation was liable to
Mccormick, Kenny and others, for
moneys instrusted to and misappropri-
ated by the Winstons. The bill
said Mccormick threatened to bring
suit against the corporation and
asked the court to enjoin him and
others from so doing. The court took
no action on this point to-day, and Nc
Cormick fled suit against the company
for $500, 900 damages. The assets, ac
cording to Winston, are sufficient to
meet all obligations, and the value OF
the securities held by the banks exceed
the amount of the Indebtedness by
$40 600
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-28
THE GREAT STORM.
Snow Still Falling in Some of the East
States.

PITrsBURG, Pa, Dec. 27.-Specials
from different parts OF West Virginia
state that snow is still falling and
now exceeds that of any year since 1857.
Reports from all up the river districts
show the fear of rain and floods. All
the railroads are still laboring under
great disadvantage.
Passenger trains on all the roads are
few and far between, travel being very
light, though they are making fair time
made on any Of the roads to move freight,
all the engines being busily engaged in
passenger traffic.
several points in Michigan report an
extremely heavy snowstorm prevailing,
and some delay to traffic.
New York, Dec. H.-Incoming mails
are delayed by the storm. The western
mail via the New York Central, is over
three hours behind time, and ali other
mails from two to three hours late.
SUsoUEHANNA, Pa, Dec. 27.-Owing to
the great fall of snow, the Jefferson di-
vision of the Erie railroad and Pennsyl-
vania division of the Delaware and Hud-
son roads have been blocked since Friday
morning. On the Erie the main line
trains are several hours late.
CONCORD. N. H., Dec. 27.-Snow has
ceased falling. Trains are moving from
five to seven hours behind time.
CANAJoHARIE, N. Y, Dec. 27.-Trains
through the uohawk valley are moving
at an average OF one hour late. The
country roads are blockaded, and back
town stages will be unable to reach
town today.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-28
A Gotham Business Man Who Should
Be in a Dime Museum.

Owing to the popularity of typewrit-
ers, penmanship is becoming a lost ac-
complishment among business men, but
one gentleman of this city writes letters
with both hands at once. He is Il. c..
Cockey of the Western Union building,
and he consented to show reporter
how to make manifold machine Of
himself.
after endless practice" he said, 81
at last found that was capable of writ
ing with both hands at once, and in this
way / have done considerable writing OF
business nature. OF late years, how
ever, all my writing has been done by
dictation to a stenographer."
Mr.. Cockey drew pad from drawer
in his desk, and taking lead pencil in
each hand, he wrote the reporters name
toward the left with the left hand, and
toward the right with the right hand.
"This is one way OF writing it," said
Mr.. Cockey, "but perhaps you would
like to see it written this way" and he
wrote the name upside down with both
hands. Finally he wrote long sem
tence simultaneously with both hands.
IN. Y. World.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-28
The Maverick Bank.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 27.-The
assets of the Maverick bank, which
closed yesterday, while more than
double the amount of liabilities, consist
of real estate and other securi-
ties which cannot be realized on
Immediately without sacrifice, and
the policy of the assignee will be to
avoid the sacrifice of the interest of the
creditors by hasty action. The suspen-
sion OF this bank, the first in the history
OF the city, has had a somewhat depress-
ing influence on local trade, but it is
regarded as only temporary. Thus far
there has been no run OH any OF the
other banks, consequent upon the Nav
erick suspension, and none is antci-
pated