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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-23
Anything FOR A LIVING.
Such is the Condition of the
Scottish Crofter Of the
Present Day.
A System Of Leasing Which Makes
Prosperous Peasantry an Ut
tor Impossibility.
Yet the Highlander Clines to His Noun
taia Home With Tenacity, Despite
His Many HardshipA

Especial Correspondence Of Tm INDEPENDENT.]
LERw1cx, Shetland, Nov. 2.-Whatever
may be the average tourists Impressions
from passing glimpses Of crofters' COM
munities, orofters' homes and the crofters
themselves, believe ono who passes some
time among them, cannot turn from them
to his own world Of brightness and pro-
gress without . genuine sense Of sadness
for their permanent. hopeless condition.
It sunquestionably true that the ''crofter's
aet" Of 1886 vas q Just and bsnehcent
measure. ssFair rsnts'' have been almost
universally fixed; arrears impossible Of
liquidation have been either wholly can.
celed or largely reduced; and personal free
dom a. man, subject and voter has been
established. The crofters' commission has
already righted countless wrongs to which
the crofter had bean subjected for nearly
truthfully said that all has been done for
this Highland grounding that ever can be
done under the present land system Of
Great Britain. individual owners are %
few, such vast tracts, especially IN the north
and west Of Scotland. have been perma-
nently transformed into game preserves.
such insignificant and inadequate holdings
are in the crofters' possession under the
new order Of things, and communities Of
these people are % few. and those 20 meaRre
in nuanbern, that bettermeut to these High
landers - class seems impossible.
oen Of thinning them ont Of, or their actual
extiFpation from, tremendous areas had
been % thorough BY the owners Of Highland
estates, that few orofters were left to re-
ceive beasatA The tenadity with which,
despite all sacridos and terror, these few
clun9 70 thar momtain homes. il q WON
AaRevN1 ApshAkR IN lava ~ hon
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passes, and. before reaching the shambles,
wintered by Lowland farmers, who thus
secured profitable disposal of immense
quantities of produce. Since the British
sportsmen got possession of the northern
and western glens, Highland sheep have
become practically extinct Therefore
gained by the game, the Lowland farmers
have immeasurably more than lost. The
latter have no pity for the crofter on his
own account, but they. know in direct
hard-headed way that he and his collie dog
are the best shepherds in the world. So
these and some other pressing economic
forces are gradually blending the "crofter
question" and the land question in Scotland,
and providing an economic question which
may at last reach that form of legislation
which will break down the now invisible
yet indexible walls of these great High
land estates, and cause the repeopleing OF
But that can hardly come to the grave, sad
eyes of the crofter who now lives. And it
il this man whose condition, environ.
.ment and home-life. I have set out to de-
scribe.
whether he lives in the same cabin
10 one who has been removed" from the
old homo to some new and worthless patch
of ground for the larger liberty Of deer,
no 10 never the possessof, a. Tenant, OF
moro than thirty acres Of land. while nine
tentha Of the entire class do mot occupy
more than 1ve. In some instances, he has
IN ss0utrun" or common RrazinR" with
others whore from twenty to thirty sheep
and two or three cows may be grazed, and
when this 10 20, he 10 considered very we'll
OF. To find him in this condition u the
raroot exception; and ordinarily his misera-
acres, scarcely affords him the barest means
If livA1ih00d For thia tinv croft hA nava
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the inflexible policy Of Highland landlords
ings. This leads to a subdivision of the al
ready Inadequate home-croft and two fam
lilies, instead of one. repeat An intensified
struggle for existence, increasing the evil,
and giving warrant for the ever-recurring
landlord cry of "congested crofter districts,' y
while millions of acres of land, idle save
tor its use to sportsmen. are sweeping away
into almost impenetrable wildernesses
around them.
In all the crofter settlements established
IT the different occasions Of "clearances."
there is little of interest save the unvary-
ing desolation Of environment and every
day life. This class of crofters are tho
most emileless, voiceless people that live.
bringing the entire northeastern, northern
and northwestern coasts of Scotland may
be found hamlets of this class. There ID
not the sound of mirth, the tone content, or
the look Of hope, to be heard or seen in ono.
The land 10 barren, the sea-coast is grew
some and dreary. the habitations are
wretched. fishing is precaious, and the en-
tire life Of these people il ceaseless, sum
on the mountain sides, within the strains,
clustered in the upland oorries or hollows,
or here and there nestled by the side of
mountain lochs and rivers, whore the ire
movals'' and .'clearances," like some
o1sl the oao oid HisS siimSss without sssops
annihilating all their homes, that the croft
tor Of old, the crofter Of song and story
and touriste' tales, may yet be found. He
ID grave and silent in his loneliness; but
about this child of the mist fingers nearly
all that remains Of Highland tradition,
folklore and picturesqueness Of environ
mont. Tho single. lonely, isolated croft 10
too lonely for wins0meness. But you will
now AID then come upon an old 'claohan'
whore three OF four. or perhaps halt dog
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A GREEK IN CONGRESS.
His Name Ia Leonidas Miller and He 10
DEMOCRAT

His Name Ia LeOnidas Miller and He 10
DEMOCRAT.
The next congress will have among ito
members native, full blooded Greek, the
first man of that rscs who ever held q seat
in the congress Of the United States, says
the Milwaukee Sentinel. He goes from
Wisconsin, and, what 10 more, from the
classic environs Of the far. famed city Of
Oshkosh. What could be more appropriate
than that the Hellenic race in the new
world should first achieve distinction in
Oshkoshs II it not foretold In poetry that
Another Athens shAl. arise
And 70 remotest tine
As9neath. like snnsst to the skiss,
The splendors Of it, primer
And why should mot that other Athens be
the thriving city with the euphonious
bago?
to. Az the democratic nominee for CON
gress, he finds himself unexpectedly elected
e represent the sixth district OF the state.
Miller 10 not an Hellenic name, and Mr..
Miller does not know his patronymic. nei-
Their does he speak the language of his an
Cestors. His early history 10 romantic. He
was q wait picked up upon the battlefield
Of MissolonRhi, in 1924. and takes his name
r. Miller. of Vermont. The latter was
avmpathizer With the Greeka in their
struggle for undergraduates. About the
MD Che Creeks Colnnel Miller vant .lso
and more fortnnate than the meet. was
able 10 rendar vainahle service in tha AaId
to that naonle. and aftervards. when their
Independence was won, to bring over sew
oioth;n1 "a .listr;hnsa - tha Iast;t Hua
smon0 fha,n. IL ~ h~ who ,,;ckaJ 81, III y
infsnt i,sonidaa an the h.ttiaSsSd hra ~ che
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TO TELL THE AGE OF A HORSE

To tell the age of any horse,
Inspect the lower jaw, Of course
1he six front teeth tho tale will tell,
And Every doubt and fe dispel.
The middle ''nippers" you behold
sef0re the COLI Is two weeks old:
fora eight weeks two more will comes
s.lght months the ..corners' cut the gun.
The outside grooves will disappear
From middle w in inst one year.
IN two years from the second pair:
In thie J, the CORNERS" too, are bare.
Attwo the mi Idle '.n'pp,rs" drop;
AZ three, tina second pair can't stop;
When four years old. the third pair goeo;
At hve. full new ct he shows.
Tho deep black spots will pass from view
At six yearn from the middle two;
The - on pair 1t eeyen years:
At eight, tho spot each corner" clears
From middle ''nippsrs." upper jaw,
Al nine the black spots will withdraw.
yne second pair at ten are white;
Eleven finds the ..corners' light.
As Tine goes on the ho-semen know
The oval teeth three sided grow:
They longer get, project befors
1lll twenty, whom we kn " NO more.
-SpAre Moments
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rine llantel clecAs..

The largest line Of French clocks. in MAJ.
bio and onyx. ever shown here. Very Ane
some Of Thorn. with 6anking pieces, oandel-
abra, uFns, etc. Just the thing Tor ! club
binR present. Some a high q hnndred.
We can suit ron Il you want suoh articles.
TIM ]. SrEulrxIx JxwxLxy O..
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-06-21
Mining Application No 90.
t,tiss 70. Publication IN Newspaper,
US. LAND OFFICE At EUREKA, New.
Eureka, Nevada, May 2s, 1890

US. LAND OFFICE At EUREKA, new
Eureka, Nevada, May y, 1890
NloTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
" Jefferson Henderson, whose Postoftice
address is Elko, Ncvnda. has this day filed
his application for q patent for One Thou
sand Four Hundred sixty linear feet of the
Tripoli East mine or vein bearing gold and
silver with surface ground Six Hundred feet
in width, situated in Railroad Mining Dis
trist, County Of Elko, and state OF Nevada Si;
plat in this office as Lot No 40. Said Lot No
40 being described as follows, to wit: Begin
ming mt post marked No No 40, sitn I;
whence U Mineral Monument No l Oh the
summit of Bunker Hill bears II deg 16 min
Rcd Bird Hill bears y 10 deg Of min W 2S3
feet, post No / u S S No 50 OH the Hoffman
Lode bears So deg A min wa feet, post
S % deg u min 467 feet, post No U S No
AZ on Tripoli Lode bears South 2i0 feet, Trip
oil East shaft bears S 26 deg L :5i feet, and
Tripoli East Tunnel No bears s y deg rs min
+ 775 feet Thence, South 400 feet To II post
marked No ~ 5 S No 10 whence post No 2
USS No So on the Hoffman Lode bears y 73
deg 10 min W 2es;6 feet, post No. s No a
" 5IS feet, and post No 2U S No 4S Oh Trip
oil Lode bears north 22l feet. Thence East
GOO feet to a post marked No 3 U $ No ~.
Thence North ll60 feet TO post marked No
Az S S No 40. Thence West GOO feet to post
marked No u S o 49, the place OF begin
ming, containing POLL acres. This claim is
but excludes the following portions of pre-
vious survey from its surface ground. EX-
clusion favor of Sky Blue Survey No AZ Be-
ginning mt post no . u s No 10 and running
thence North 307 feet; thence s IS deg O5 min
+ 82.3 feet, thence West 1874 fit to the place OF
beginning, containing .03 acres of u ) No
AZ on Sky Blue Lode, Area of u s S No 20 on
Tripoli East Lode, ell acres; area i'll coll
nict with l. 8 S No AZ on Sky Blue Lode, Oh
acres; remaining area Of U S S No 10 on Trip
oil East Lode, 20.0S acres. Distances chained
and courses expressed from the true meridi-
all with n magnetic variation 1G deg So min
East. The Location Notice of this mine is
recorded in the Mining Recorders Office of
Railroad Mining District in Book l., page 50
of the Mining Records of said District. The
adjoining claims are: On the west, the pat
ented claim, TripOl: and on the southwest,
the patented claim, Sky Blue. Any and all
persons claiming adversely any portion of
said TripOli East mine or surface ground, are
required to file their adverse claims with the
Register Of the United States Land Office at
Eureka, in the State of Nevada, during the
sixty days period OF publication hereof, or
they will be barred by virtue of the proviS-
ions of the Statute.
d. II. HALL,
Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing No
tice of Application for Patent be published
for n period of sixty days or ten consecutive
weeks in the ELKo INDEPENDENT, daily
newspaper published in Elko, Nevada.
d. II. HALL, Register.
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the True Meridian Magnetic Variation, 16deg
SO min East. The Location Notice of this
mine is recorded in the Recorders Office of
Railroad Mining District, in Book Z, page
60 Of the records Of said Mining District. The
Sky Blue; OH the South, the Mounted Ledge;
an1 on the west the Bullion and the Web
Foot. ANY and all persons claiming adverse
ly any portion of said Cleveland Mine or
surface ground, are required TO file their nd.
verse claims with the register OF the United
States Land Office at Eureka, in the State Of
Nevada, during the sixty days period of pub
lication hereof, or they will be barred by vir-
tue of the provisions Of the Statute.
d. Ii. HALL,
Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing No.
tice of Application for u Patent be published
for n period Of sixty days, or ten consecutive
weeks, in the ELKO INDEPENDENT, u daily
newspaper published in Elko, Nevada.
D. H. HALL, Register.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05
MANILA CIGARRERAS.
The Cigar Girls Employed in tho Philip
pine Island Factories.

The Cigar Girls Employed in tho Philip
pine Island Factories.
One of the most interesting of the
sights of Manila is the cigarrerdS, or
cigar girls. About sunset any weekday
you may see coming out of a long low
building near one Of the bridges, and
vending their way by twos and threes,
many hundred women clad in the SIM
Indian, of all ages from twelve to fifty,
most of them having fine eyes, hair and
figure, but homely faces. These are
the cigar girls, who work in the Gov
ernment or private factories. Most of
them are Chinese mestizas, as indicated
by the obliquity of the eyes, though
they have the Malay width of cheeks.
The number of cigar-makers in and
around the city is about 90, 900, of whom
only 1900 are men. The outside of the
cigar is made of one or two leaves,
beaten fat by small, smooth stones.
They are filled with smaller pieces,
rolled and cemented on the edges with
a pink paste. They are cut to the same
length by scissors. The work is done
on wooden tables, raised less than foot
from the floor of large, light, and we'll
ventilated rooms. Several hundred are
employed in each room, ten on each side
of tables about yard wide, as near to-
gether as possible, with narrow pass
ageway along the middle. All squat
on their heels, or sit on bamboo stools
about two inches high. No one but
Tagal could maintain such position
for hours at a time. They use nothing
but their fingers, the hammers, the
scissors and the paste. The noise made
by these stone pestles on the wooden
tables is almost deafening, in the midst
of which they keep up a constant chat
ter, until hushed by the approach of the
inspector. They como in the morning
and go homo at night, often to consider
able distances, on foot or in boats, and
are very merry, happy set.
Tobacco has always been, and prob
ably ever will be, the most important
product of the Philippines, as far as the
Government is concerned. The old
laws compelled the Indian to raise it in
certain regions where the neoessaries
of life are obtained with difficulty to
the exclusion of his own crops, and
under severe penalties. After January,
1888, the cultivation, sale and manu-
facture of tobacco were made free. This
freedom stimulates production and Sc
cures finer quality, as each planter
raises the best he can, and waits for a
fair price. Better cigars are made, but
at a higher rate. The work of the fac
tories is done by individuals, and the
demand for the raw material has been
unprecedented and unnatural Skilled
labor and machinery and ample capital
will soon extend this native industry
Dr. Samuel Kneeland, In Harper's Mag
azine.
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tine CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY,


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the Kestersons sat at breakfast. A big
Persian rug partly covered the polished
floor; there were sash curtains of China
silk on the windows; the table was a
miracle of snowiness, sparkle and
tempting viands; bowl of violets stood
on the low, tiled mantel. and over on
broad lounge in the bay window kicked
q little dimpled, rosy baby, Philemon
Kesterson, Jr
"My love. what is the matter%'
"Oh, nothingW
Mr.. Kesterson laid down the paper
with an air kindly but determined.
"You are i'll, Augusta, or you are wor-
'ried. Which is it?"
Mrs. Kesterson rolled between her
slim, white fingers one of the ribbons of
her old-rose morning gown.
s'l'm w-worried," she replied, with
quite pathetic tremble in her voice.
"Well?" queried her lord.
81 haven't any moneys" burst out Mrs.
Kesterson.
Philemon stared.
"Why, my dear Augusta, it is only
five days since you drew fifty dollars"
T-I know, darling; but 1 saw such
1ONoly ldillc ScillHb dI du dUSuruly low
price. 1 thought it would be swindling
you not to buy it. You'd have to pay so
much more, if should happen to need
some in the future. Don't you see,
ylove%
Mr.. Kesterson put his hands in his
pockets and leaned back in his chair.
He had not been married long enough
to make him either callous or irritable
regarding requests for money.
"Well, no, my dear, 1 can't exactly
say do. What is it you need?"
ga new hat to wear Easter Sunday"
MIR. Kesterson laughed "Now, why
In the world do women always want a
new bonnet for Easter? don't buy
new hat because Lent is over. Well,
we'll, how much will the bonnet cost?"
81 don't want bonnet" corrected
Mrs. Kesterson. 81 want hat. A
bonnet makes one look so DID,"
Philemon smiled benignantly on the
dimpled, wild-rose face across the table,
and thought it would be peculiar head
dress which could impart to it's curves
and color an appearance of age.
swell, hat, then. How much?"
81 don't know, but did see just the
very one want. 1t was in Palmer's
window-the loveliest hat, all sage
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rupted ourselves on Easter bonnetS, they
sent home in Dora's box"
'Eh!' cried Philemon.
Mrs. Kesterson gasped. The blood
came back from her heart with rush.
She went up to Dora and began talking
to her rapidly, cordially, affectionately.
She could hear the gentlemen jesting
over the mistake, their purchases, and
her husband saying how he had bought
the wrong hat after all. The evening
passed delightfully."-. Philemon looked
at his wife in surprise. She was so full
of vivacity, of mirth. When the guests
were gone she went up to her husband,
and leaning over the back of the chair
wherein he sat bent and kissed him
several times.
"You dear old Phil! I was cross to-
night-wasn't 1? And I didn't thank
you for that beautiful bonnetp'
But" stammered Kesterson,
SIT is exactly the shade of the faille,
and Tll have my dress of that made up
right away. 1t is a charming bonnetl
You darling boy!"
Beamingly Mr.. Kesterson received
his delayed caresses. But he made up
his mind at that moment that one
never could understand woman, and
that it was no use trying to doso.-Kate
NJ. Cleary, in Chicago Times.
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"Yes, remember that occasion. was
young then. am not old now. had not
a pain nor an ache. My blood was pure
and my cheeks showed its crimson. l was
happy and healthy. But now, woe is me !
l do not see well day. l bave these
distressing dragging down pains, this con-
slant weakness, and 1 feel all the time worn
and weary"
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ing soonl In feverish hurry Mrs. Kcs
terson restored the hat and card to their
places in tho box and tied up the latter.
Then she drew down her vail, let her-
self softly out of the house and hurried
home. There she found awaiting her
the terra-cotta bonnet. "He didn't in
close any card to mef she commented,
bitterly. "Oh, mol Just sent me this
ugly old thing"
When Philemon, radiant at the pros
pect of his reception, entered his home
that night he was confronted by red
eyed, irresponsible and resentful little
lady.
"W-what is it, dearestP Didn't you
get the-the hat?"
mo, didn't get the hat" retorted
his wife, with stinging emphasis on
the pronoun which was quite lost on
her innocent spouse. "Igot hideous
little bonnetw
wasn't it tho one you describe d?'
queried Philemon, aghast.
A look of crushing scorn was the only
answer he received. That very evening,
as mute and miserable they sat in their
parlor, who should be ushered in but
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Kent. And Mrs.
Kent wore her new hat. She to comel
And wear it! The insolence Of it made
Mrs. Kesterson grow white as death.
But what was that Charley Kent was
saying in that rollicbing voice of hisp
Look here, Kesterson, the card you
wrote your wife to-day, when we bank
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

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