The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-29
THE PEOPLE.

THE PEOPLE.
BILLY WESTON, Light Weight Pugilist-
Say, you mind when Jack Dempsy, de
crack fighter, was here. Well, l knowed
Dempsy in Chicago. De oder day I was
standin' in front of de Belvidere when
Dempsy an his friends comes along l had
on desc old cloes and didn't want Jack to
see me, see? Well, he see me in de corner
and he says,
Say, Billy, is dat you?''
l says, eyes, Jack, dats me-
He says, "say, Billy, are yer out of
luck!'
says, eyes, Jack" and he hands out a
$40 gold piece and says, "Say, Billy. take
dat now. You come around to de teater to-
night" went around, when met de COON
fit sixteen battles and draw wild Tommy
Warren and I amt afraid of anyone, see?
De next fight 1 have will be fer business
and dere won't be fer no gate receipts,
see?''
A WE'LL KNOWN REPUBL1cAN-Yo re-
member Martin Newcomer, representative
from Dawson county in the last 'house
of representatives, We all thought
he was defeated for some time after the
election, until Cascade county began
rolling up a big majority. Then the re-
publicans began to figure. few of them,
including Newcomer, gathered for con-
sultation. They had the returns which
we're as reliable as could be secured at that
time. Newcomer took out pencil and
notebook and the others began calling of
the figures and he wrote them down. When
the work was finished one of them said:
"Well, Martin, what do you make it?'
1.-TWO dollars and seventy-fve cents"
answered Martin, absently.
1.-Two seventy what?"
ooh, that is what those votes cost me
apiece" answered the representative.
| HENRY ARMSTRONG, Ringmaster McMa-
hons Circus.-I have noticed curious cir
cumstance in connection with the music in
this show. When the air is warm and the
hot rays of the sun are beating down on the
canvas, the music from the brass band over
there in the corner is heard as it is to-day.
But let sudden change in the weather
come and heavy fall of rain come down
on the tent and the change in the sound of
music is instantaneous. The tones swell
higher and fuller and sounds as though the
band was playing in a smaller enclosure.
don't pretend to account for it though l ex-
pect it is because the water swells the can
vas closing the pores and thus combining the
sound in closer space.
A STEAM Moron CoNDUcroR-We have all
sorts of passengers, of course. Some of
them understand their business and Others
think they own the road. Now, for instance,
the other day, when we were having hard
push up the hill on Sixth avenue from Main
street, some one in the car rang the bell.
The engineer, of course, did not stop the
train until we had reached the top of the hill.
Then woman came rushing through the
car and gave me the worst tongue lashing l
have had in ten years. She wanted to know
if we ran those cars for the accommodation
of the passengers or not. When l tried to
explain that we could not stop train in
the center Of hill, she said that made no
difference. She knew where she wanted to
stop. She added that this was last time she
would ride on the line, though have seen
her on the cars good many times since.
WILLIAM RuMsEy, Bailiff of United States
Courts-I will never forget the first time l
met Col. James L. Fisk. 1t was sn 1868,
when he was bringing one of the expedi-
tions of emigrants to Montana. l was
driving four mules attached to heavy
wagon and was coming along the road be-
tween Bannack and Virginia City. When
got to the top of hill l saw long train of
teams and the American flag floating in
the air. The sight of the flag made my
blood tingle. I was so glad to see it that !
lifted my gun in the air and fred half a
dozen shots as a salute. The other people
misunderstood me. They thought I was
one of party of road agents, but fortu-
nately We met and had a good general
hand shaking before any damage was done.
Miss Lou GUTHRIE, Librarian of State
Law Library-The law library is in fine
condition and is constantly receiving new
additions through Chief Justice Blake, who
purchases the books for the trustees. When
l took charge three years ago we had 1886
volumes. Now we have 5,379 volumes. We
have also miscellaneous library fully as
large. This consists of government re-
ports, pamphlets. etc. Many of them are
valuable. The law library, three years ago,
did not have a single full set of reports.
Now we have full sets except in two or
three cases. The library is used constantly
by all lawyers in the city.
PRoF. ALEXANDER, Phrenologist - The
largest head I ever examined measured
twenty-eight inches which is truly an alb
normal size. The fellow was the most
wonderful mathematician I ever saw, but
he was perfectly helpless in everything else.
He could add several columns of figures at
one time but he had no Judgment in any
thing else and never made a success of any
thing. Many people wonder how can tell
why a person resembles his or her mother
in certain respects. There are certain
chronological features peculiar to women.
When l find these largely developed l gen
orally find that the resemblance comes
from the mothers side. My time is occu-
pied with examinations at all times of the
day.
BILLY KAY. Merchant in Chinatown.-That
opium outfit over on the safe which the
officers seized consists of two pipes, two
eight-ounce cans of prepared opium, a
lamp, two needles, an ash receptacle with
cleaners and small cabinet with little
dishes in which the opium is kept. Outside
of the opium and one pipe the outfit is
worth perhaps five dollars. The opium.
which ia imported. costs about eight dollars