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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-27
LAW MAKERS CO MIMI.
Senators Who Are Working Paying
Gold Properties in the Vicin-
ity Of Washington.
Wanamakers Dry Goods Store
Notions Not Popular in the
Postofhce Department
The National Capital Worlds Fair site
How The Telegraph Companies Reap
Harvest Montana Notes.

WAsHNoroN, Jan. 9G. - Special. - IL
would not be Surprising to see mining ex-
change under full headway in Washington
before this pretty new year grows gray and
sere. Three mines have staued,up within -
few miles OF the capitol during the past
year and are making money. Senator
Sawyer. who was the first TO show his faith
in gold properties, has had ten-stamp mill
al work for eight months. Ex-senator
Sabin is taking ont rich ore at bis mine
near TeHnallytown, and the Kirk company.
Of which S. w. Allcrton of Chicago, and
Commissioner Green r. Raum. are the
chief stockholders. is working handsome
property near Great Falls. Mr.. Aller,on's
great wealth has come ia great part from
mines in the west, but he says his property
near Washington beats anything he has
ever seen. He is now talking of harnessinP
up the immense waterpower of the Potomac
at Great Falls TO run l00-siAmp mill. A
part Of the plan is TO build railroad from
the Sawyer mine as we'll as the Kirk mine
and haul The sorted ore TO the Falls to be
crushed.
This week senator Hearst and Senator
Spoo1er have been down in North Carolina
with Riotto. the New York mining expert.
looking at gold mine in the mountains
forty miles west of Townsville. Hearst is
n famous prospec'or. Old miners say he
has the best nose for ORE in this country.
Senator Spooner. II. II. Porter. of the
Omaha road; ii. 4. Taylor. United States
railroad commissioner, and one or two
Others have an option on the North Caro-
lima mine at S65,OD0, and If all accounts are
true il is dirt cheap at that. Commissioner
Taylor, ten days ago, with three men using
picks and crowhars. took out $500 in three
days while making a preliminary survey of
the property. Two miles away there il a
l0O-stamp mill running niPht and day.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-27

There is lively commoiion in the post
Office department. Postmaster.G General
wanamaker in applying his dry-goods-and-
notions method OF doing business insists on
absolute harmony and loyalty throughout,
his clerical force of several thousand en-
ployes. But II has never been the case that
there would not be critics IN that and every
other department. There are a good many
excellelt clerks IN the postotiice department
who think and say that john Mnn8ni.ker Is
very snuall potatoes in a pretty big hill. To
catch these annoying clerks whose utter
ances in roundabout way reach the post
mnster- generals ear. spies have been put in
all the divisions III the department 10 re-
port the men who are unfrlendly 10 their
chief. Several dismissals have been made
this week which are attributed 10 the work
ing Of tbs new system of espionage. Nat
urally there is good deal Of excitement
over the matter, aud there is diligeni
cultivation of silence among MIR. Wann-
makers spbordinates.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-27

The action of the senate Oh the Montana
senatorships is looked forward TO here with
quite as much interest ms in Helena. With
such an accommodating statesman as Geo.
lrisbie Hoar 10 manipulate the case there
can be little doubt Of the final result. The
common expectation here is that Sanders
and Power will be seated.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-27

Unless Senator Sawyer sells all he hath
and yiVes il TO The poor he will be very
often reminded that he is n rich man. The
other day be- received letter from con.
stituent addressed in this way:
Hon pfieius Sawyer.
g. fpuHte
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-27
Property is Cheap.

The growth and Development
of this. the Most Beautiful and
Highly Favored City of Mon
tana, has Just Began. We in
vite you to come and share the
prosperity that is inevitable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01

- haze TO thaak you. Mr.. Cackle,
for your present" said Erm;nie, in he:
slow, q-ecnly wa; aad her smile Wa;
a riddle.
IL hope you likel it." said honest
Mr.. Cacklc, looking down at the rose
and. pearl shades of the soft pile, tha
closed around his foot like forest moss.
at certainly is pretty pattern"
Mrs. Cacklc shot an imploring glanc:
at the BRIDE glance that said, palmer
than words. Don't betray me!'-and
the bride began TO talk with somebody
else abe cut something else.
She did not enjoy the b ack satir
dress with the Escur:al trimmings SC
much as she had expected. The Pari.
costumes of the shack country cousins
left her far in the shade.
"Tll never 60 to that dowdy dress
maker again said she in rage.
Bnt she did, for Miss Biggs was cheap,
and Mrs. Cackle was economical. On
the very first call she made there after
her trip to Glassybrook, however. she
gave great start and stared around
her like one who beholds a ghost.
MY goodness met exclaimed she.
"Wnerc did you get thlt carpctl"
"Isn't it nice'' said Miss Biggs,
bcaming through her eyeglasses. at
was present from Mrs. Howard Crcs.
pigny. Her mother was once a GUS
toner of mine. Wasn't it thoughtful
of her?'
Mrs. Cackle made little noise as il
she was swallowing something, and
said yes, she thought it was.
Mrs. Howard Crcspigny was the
bride. The carpet was her own wed.
ding gift-the identical punishable
pattern" And Mr.. Cackle never re-
ceived promotion in the firm of Harri.
man & Cresp;gny on the recommends
tion OF his new rclation-in-l law.
Mr.. Cacklc thought it very strange;
Mis-. Cack!c didn't. -Saturiay Night.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
The Stamp Nuisance in Mexico.

Mexico, like France, is cursed by the
stamp nuisance. Every contract, check,
official document and receipted bill of
merchandise over $40 in amount, must
have its stamp, the value of which varies
with the amount expressed on the face Of
the writing. Postage laws IRE simply out
rareous. Letters can com, into Mexico
from the United States for two cents, or
can lie sent from Mexico to- the States for
five cents the half ounce, but the same
lettcrsent to any point within the Repub-
lie costs ten cents. This Is fatal to any
thing like free correspondence among the
poorer classes and it certainly cannot be
as profitable 10 the Government as If the
rate per letter was lower-On the princi-
pie of quick sales and small profits. -
Washington Star.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
The Beginning OF a Bottle.

The process begins with the gatherer.
His blowpips is tube of wrought iron,
five or six feet long, and of lighter
weight than the pipe used in blowing
window glass. He dips the end of his
pipe into the molten contents of the
boot, and brings on. mass of red-hot
plastic glass. If the bottle, to be
blown are small, one gathering suffices,
but, for larger wares, two or even three
gatherings may be necessary to get the
requisite supply of material on the end
of the blowpipe. When the gathering
is done properly. this lump of red-hot
glass is perfectly HON ,geneous mass.
Its subsequent fortunes rest with the
blower. He takes the biowpipe from
the gatherer, and resting the plastic
glass against marveriny table of stone
CT cast iron, he gives the pipe few
adroit rotations. thus fashioning the
glass into an even cylindrical shape.
BY further rolling it along the edge of
the table he forms the smaller prolonya-
ton Of glass which is after ward to be-
come the neck of the bottle. Lifting
the still red hot glass from the table, he
blows through the pipe. forming a
small bubble CT ar in the interior of
the mass of glass. This is afterward
extended until it becomes the inward
ness of the bottle
The partly fashioned bit of glassware
is now introduced into the mold which
one OF the "shop" boys has already
opened to receive it. For convenience,
in working the mold IS placed on Il
somewhat lower leve, than that on
which the blower stands It is made
OF cast iron aad commonly formed In
two pieces. One of these is stationary,
while the other opens outward, its mo.
ton being controlled By foot lever.
When the blower places his Incomplete
bottle, still attached 20 the blowpipe,
into the mold, he closes the mold with
his foot and blows through tn, pips
until the plastic gliss is every where
forced against the sides of the mold,
and has impressed upon It the form of
its prison. --P0pu!ar Science Monthly.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
When the Train Comes in.

There are eager faces near,
And half-sUbdued cheer,
As around the curve the cars unsteady spin;
While impatient feet await
For the opening of the gate,
At the station when the train comes in
There is handshaking and kissing
And inquiries for the missing
And 4 searching here and there for friends
or kin;
There are sad and fearful signs,
And a waving of good-bys,
At the station when the train comes in.
Then from out the baggage car,
Oh, so careful, lest to jar,
Comes long and narrow box amid the din.
As the mourners gather round.
There's sobbing, wailing sound.
At the station when the train comes in.
Then the ringing of the bell,
And the whistle, clearly tell,
They are ready new journey to begin.
For it brooks not to be late,
There are other hearts that wait
At the station when the train comes in.
Helen +. o NeiH in Family Album.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
Farmin: in Spain.

In Spain farming is conducted in
very primitive way. Grain is cut with
small reaping hook ami thrashei as in
the time of the Casars, that is, By tramp.
ing about with asses hitched to stone
boat. The pillow is a crooked stick,
pointed with iron. In the towns are to
be seen heavy wooden carts drawn by
oxen. Most of the carrying, trans
ferring, ETC., is done by donkeys.
Sand, brick. lumber-in fact almost
everything that has to be moved-is
c1rricd on their backs. These animals
are used all through Spain. and fer
every purpose in the same way in which
we use thcm in tn, almost impossible
calons of the Rocky Mountains. .
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
1T WAS SAD.

She WAS solid, practical woman Of
nifty, with no nonsense in her COMPOST.
ton, and he was \ grocer's clerk with The
down Of youth GA his cain and desire
to DC funny. Sac stopped at the door and
inquired:
"Have you any cauliiower?"
ITS according to what YOU call s
dover, he promptly replied.
'Have you any caulitiower. SIR"
81 might call a bset cail-a- flower.
She had Il folded umbrella in her grasp.
She put the end OF the staff against his
youthful breast. gave sudden push, and
he went backward into basket of onions
with a shrek of disnay anu long rir
In his shir; bosom
Perhaps you can call tha.," she OBJ.
served. as she passed on.
''Call again, ma'am'" he managed to
say, as he worked Cut of the basket
Detroit Free Press.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
The Origin of Dogs.

The question of the origin of the dog
has recently been discussed by Professor
Nehring, who believe, that it has de-
scended from various still sur viving spe-
cies of wolves and jackals. The latter
animals can be tanned, and many at
tempts to domesticate wolves have been
successfully made in recent times. Herr
Ronge has so completely tanned young
wolf that it follows him exactly as adog
might do.-Public Opinion.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01

Advices from South Africa report a sal
state of affairs in the Transvaal. The
people are suffering from drought and
famine. A critical juncture has been
reached in Johannesburg where bread
stuffs are commanding famine prices.
The ncighboring countries are doing
nobly to alleviate the sufferings, and
have despatched many provision wagons
to the scene.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
.Bat VERY siiiAlng,' SAID Mrs.

"Bat very siiiAIng,' said Mrs.
Caci.lc.
90 .:te so, ma am" said the clerk,
coughing systematically behind his
pocket handk crchief.
"What will you let me take it for'"
said Mrs. Cackle, in a business-likc
way.
Eighty cents, ma'am," said the
clerk.
Say seventy fvc," spoke the custo-
mcr.
1--WE couldn't, indeed. ma am. 1t
cost US moro than that to import it.
"rll take thirty yards" said Mrs.
Cackle. "Let me see" Calculating on
the fat tan colored fingers where the
rings bulged out so obtrusively),
'naughts naught, eight times naughts
that will come to twenty -four dollars,
won't it, young man,
"Twenty- four dollars, ma'aml' said
the clerk, scarcely able to repress his
amusement that any one in their senses
should buy so ugly a carpet.
"And that will leave seventy-six out
of the check" said Mrs. Cackle, glee-
fully. IL tell you what, Rosina-I can
trim the black satin with the very
incest Escurial lace. l suppose these
back-country barbarians will invite me
to the wedding, and I'd like to wear
something that will jus: paralyzc them!
And my husband will never be any the
wiser. ID look. Rosina! nu1ging her
companion. "What a beautiful mo-
quette that tall young laIy in the black
silk suit is choosing! I've got to have
something new in my reception-room
next year. l wish l could afford
1.-THE address. ma am. pleased" said
tie clerk. pencil and pad in hand.
Mrs. Cackle hesitated.
"Well, don't know" said she, 81
suppose it had better b, sent at once,
with cur card, to the bride. Give me
the paper, young man, if you please.
I'll write it down. so that there can t
possibly be any mistake.
~ tell you, Ro'ina.' she added, as
she sat in the elevator, being lowered
down to the level Of the surface world,
81 wish l knew who that elegant young
lady was who was looking at the white
and-pearl moquette carpet! I'd like to
ask her for the pattern of that shoulder
cape. I'm sure it must have come di.
rect from Paris"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01

According to the New York Tribune
the paupers OF the Blocklcy Almshouse,
Philadelphia, cant complain that their
lives are monotonous. While they are
sleeping the sleep of the pauper, large
and hungry rats nimblc their toes. and
while they are partaking of their dinners,
the resident physician and other officials
engage in rat-shooting contests.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01

According to the Lewiston GIe.)
Journal not since 1S5f-55. unless we may
except a short period during the war
VIXEN the Government was building SO
many vessels, has shipbuilding been SO
prosperous in the Unitnd States as it is
now. On the Delaware there is plenty
of business besides that of the Govern
ment The Cramps say that they have
all that they can attend to. The yards
that build for the great lake marine are
either busy or preparing to he. On the
Pacific coast there is something dong in
addition To Government contracts. This
year the shipyards of East Boston have
worn something like an aspect of a;tiv-
ity. Before long Mr.. Loring will begin
work on a steel cruiser at South Boston.
In Maine cighty-four vessels have l,cen
launched or laid down this year. To be
sure most of this building, outside the
Government. contracts. is wooden vessels
for the coastwise trade, yet the number
of iron vessels constructed for the mer-
chant service on the Delaware and lakes
is increasing, and preparations are being
made to establish iron shipbuilding
plants at Bath and other points.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
A Lcye SAM,

Dearest dear, if thou wou!ist measu.
What to :ne Is me3sureless.
Ealf the pain or half the pleasure
Of my loves great tenderness.
will touch my heart s-strngs for thee
Since to thee it doth belong
And the echo shall adore thee
In song within a song.
AS the sun is--to the flowers.
AS the stars-to midnight skies;
AS the rain bOw-to the showers,
As the light-to sightless eyes;
As the fame is-to the fire,
AS the breeze is-to the sea;
AS the gain--;o the desire,
So, dear heart, art thou to ME,
-O0cc Week.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
A Crow That is Almost Human.

"Budgc" is the name of tame crow
belonging to Miss Orlie Wheeler, of
Joliet, Ill. He goes all over town and
returns to his home AT night. He is fond
of beer and will drink it until intoxl-
Gated. In his rambleS he visited the de-
pot, where he found much to interest
him. He initiates the shouts of the con-
ductors and takes delight in yelling '.all
aboard for Chicago. "-PiuSba'y Die
patch.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01

''Well, my DEAR" said Mr.. Cacklc, as
he sat down to the soup and roast beef
of the plentiful table at home, "what
sort of par!or carpet did you buy fol-
cousin Erminiel"
"Oh. beauty!" said Mrs. Cackle,
spreading out her napkin to protect her
dress.
"Did you use all my ckech?'
"Ies, every dollar Of it." answered
Mrs. Cacklc, saving her conscien &c
with the recollection of the black satin
and the Escurial lace, which were al
ready in the dressmaker's hands.
Il hope they'll be p.eased," said Mr..
Cackle. ats very essential to make a
favora bic impression, l beg you to re-
member, my dear. on these relations,
for the young man Erminie is to marry
is a relative OF the heal of our firm, and
could, I've no doubt, recommend me for
advancement"
"Why didn't y on tel me all this be-
forc." said Mrs. Cack!c, with a pang OF
tardy remorse. ''But how on earth did
your country cousin come across such a
good match!'
"Oh, l don't know! l believe he
came out to Giassybrook fishing or gun
ming or something. Minnie is very
pretty. they tell me-
"Humph!" said Mrs. Cackle. "Red
checks and black eyes. and hair cut in
pointed bang right down to the top
of the nose--I know what these rustic
beauties are!'
The time for III, welding arrived.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
HUMOROUS.

4
One can never tip waiter so that he
loses his balance.
1t is not unusual to see a tall man
short-of funds.
The pagans are great fellows to idol
away their time.
'.Never say dye" is a motto that some
BARRIERS would grow poor on.
Pupil-What tint shall 1 make this
drifted snow9 Artist-Blew, of course.
Woman was made after man, but
man has been after woman ever since.
"some of the best people in the
country put up with me-" said the
wnbroker.
Some people get mad and go to law
Others fight, send for policeman aud
let the law come to them.
Judge-Do 1 understand that you
prefer acharge against this man? Grocer
No, sir; l prefer to have him pay
cash.
''You are always talking about a dom
key. You don't mean mel" ''What
ails you' There are many donkeys be-
sides you"
N:ckleby-Anent the pipe of peace,
/ have discovered the pipe of war.
Squeers-What is it, Nickleby-The
stove-pipe.
DR.. Samuel johnson must have been
New York policeman at some period
in his life; he used to say he liked
''clubable" man.
Stranger Ito bootblack)-''Can you
tell me, my little fellow, the best way
to get to the station9" Bootb,ack-
"De best way is to take a hack, but if
you're broke you d better walk"
Braggs-Tnis is little late for you
" NC Jul, ISL IL, IcChs Aeu you
afraid your wife will miss you' Mr.. N.
Peck hope she will. She can fling
things pretty strai ght, though.
Lady Qeaving store)-I am up to
the tricks of these merchants. I made
him come down 81 on the price. Mer-
chant Ito himsel0-I am up to the
tricks of these lady customers. I put
the price up 81.
In England the wife is legally en-.
titled to expend ten per cent. of her
husbands income on her own toilette.
In this country custom sanctions the
disbursement of one hundred AMI ten
per cent. more or less.
Albert-''Say. George, don't you
think Miss Rosebud is beautiful Don't
you think she has fine regular featuresG"
George (who has just proposed and
been rejectedD well. to tell tho
truth, Albert, don't like her noes"
Now chill winters surly blasts
Are bowling cross the void,
And he whose coal is not laid in
Will find the world is cold.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01

Elk Lord Mayor Whitehead, of London,
is a clever man. He is the only English
man who was benefited by the Shah of
Persia's recent visit. Whitehead, who
was then Lord Mayor, refused to give
the Shah banquet unless he was prom
ised baronetcy. He gave the entertain
ment and is now Baron Whitehead.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01
Sure Of His Ground.

Fleecy-The dream of love is past.
My wife is getting more distant day by
day. She has lost all interest in me.
Down-Poor fellowl But are you
sure2
F.eecy-Certainly I am. She doesn't
care enough about me to blow me up.
Judge.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01

The Russian Emperor as he grows
older becomes in appearance more and
more typical Cossack; colossal in fig
urc, entirely bald, fiat -nosed, and enor-
mously mustachcd and bearded.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-01

The Cackles, IN their hoiid,7 attire,
travelled down to Classy brook-aad
there, on the drawing room floor of an
elegant :emi Italian villa. Mrs. Clcklc
recognized the very white-and- pear,
mcquctte carpet TINT sh, had so coveted
a: NEEDLE & Minturn's. AMI the br.de
already in her white silk aud floating
veil, to whom she was introduced az
Miss Erminie Brooks, soon to become
Mrs. Howard Crespigny-was none
other than the elegant youn, lady in
the Paris wrap and the perfec tly- fitting
gloves and boots, and VINO had heard
every detail of the bargain for tn, un.
salable carpet.
If the cracks in the foor underneath
the moqustte colors could but have
opened and swallowed Mrs. Cackle IN
at that moment, what an iadescr liable
relief it would have becai
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-09-26
sou.,. Daxo,a ana sheep

Aberdeen, S. d., Sept. lG. THE Alliance
Mortgage Il Investment company has a
plan for aiding the farmers of the drouth
stricken portions Of the state, 1t has
gone into the sheep business and intends
buying and selling large numbers at low
figures to the farmers of this state,
Many of the settlers are practically
without to raise u dollar. The
company proposes to render them aid by
giving them credit in the sum of $500
fifty head of Sheep at the uniform price
Of $3.50 per head. the balance to be
loaned in cash, the whole amount to be
secured on the sheep and such other col
lateral as the farmers can furnish.
Interest at the rate of SO percent per
annum will be asked. with some agreea-
bic arrangement that onany interest day.
the borrower can pay part OF the prin-
cipal, if he is able and so desires. Ii q
mar asks for $500, he will be furnished
seyenty-iyc head Of sheep, and the bal
ance %deducting the cost of the sheep
in money, the same ratio being main
tanned right along. OF course. farmers
who have cash to buy with, or nearly the
amount. will be Accommodated in other
and different ways, Oh good business
principles.
The mortgage company has a man now
in Montana purchasing sheep, and Il 10.
eco lot will be shipped as soon az the
plans are published and sent to the ar-
i0us alliances. Full particulars and de-
tails will be given. President Cross is
satisfied that the applications will come
in a steady stream. Several have been
received, each for 100 head. He is of the
opinion the first lot OF sheep-l0.uN in
all will be taken in two weeks after the
notices are sent out.