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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18
Smuggling Jewels.

Commenting upon evidence in re.
cent smuggling case tried in San An.
tonic, Texas, District Attorney Evan,
told his experience in the trial of men
charged with bringing goods across the
border without having paid duty.
''The government" he said might
as well abolish the duty on jewelry and
precious stones. so far Us its value
along the Mexican border is concerned.
Great quantities of such are brought
into this country, but it is very seldom
that this duty is paid upon them. OF
course, the smaller an article is the
easier it is to escape detection. Fine
jewelry and precious stones are safely
Struggled on this account and quite a
number of the smugglers are known
to the custom house officials, who. how.
ever cannot be detected.
Men and women almost known to
have jewelrv in their possession are
stopped and searched, but nothing
dutiable is revealed. A thousand dol.
lars worth of precious stones might be
hidden under plaster. False pockets
in clothes and wearing apparel are
not common. | do not believe that as
many precious stones as formerly are
brought from Mexico, but there is plen-
ty of Mexican jewelry smuggled into
the United States
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18
TRorTlNc HORSES DON'T PAY.
Good Runners VIII Pay Three or -Four
Times rs Much in \ Season.
"why don't 1 train trotters as we'll

"Why don't / train trotters as we'll
as runners?" exclaimed professional
owner recently in reply to query of
precisely the same Import. Why
don't train trotters. you say? Why,
sir, | make my living out Of horses
and don't just keep 'em for fun like a
California senator"
TIE speaker was typical Kentucky
horseman-on who had lived among
horses all his days and did his own
training since ever he raised a colt
and his looks showed it.
- trotter costs Just as much as a
runner to train, said he. PERSONAL
~, I'd sooner own thoroughbred any
day of the year than trotter, and I'd
sooner see one good race like that
Salvador Jenny match the other dav
than sit out all the irotting meets that
ever were set in heats. But leaving
ones personal tastes aud dstastes out
OF the matter and conf q down to
straight dollars and cents. there is
about three times more profit for me
in raising runners and racing them
than | could ever hope to get ont of
trotting horses. It's inst a matter of
bigger money. and as | am not mill
lonaire au sensible to. take upIhe
more profitable side of the turf. I'm
less man wins sol>e bic matches in
season or backs his trotters with luck
he cannot pay the expenses of big
stable. The stakes offered. you see,
are too small and the chances too few.
A trotting meet only lasts. say, three
days. and there is rarely as much as ST.
900 hung up in purses on any one day.
There will be. say. three events each
day. nine in all, and if failed to make
a strike have to 90 to all the trouble
and expense of transporting my nags
to some other meeting Al running
meet can just bunker down and wait
my chance, and by picking up II couple
of purses and may be- stake race
easily clear my expenses and prcket a
few dollars besides. List Year Sal
vntor alone won seven races and $7l, =
$50, while ten of the best winners on
trotting turn won fifty races aud only
800 go in money. Take ten of the
largest winners on the running turf
last year-Salvator Chaos. FL Rio Rey,
LongStreet. Tennv, st. Carlo, Senorita
Protection. Spokane, and Raceland -
and tHey combined won sixty races and
1862 23S. Ten of the largest trotting
winners were AIcryon. Sprague, Gold
dust Nelson, Reference, Jack. Gene
Smith, Hendrix, Star Lily Geneva S..
and Aubine. They won tifty-nine races
and only 500 $40.
That means that, other things being
equal, the average earnings of a crack
runner are a little over four times us
great AS those of tip-top trotter.
Now. if YOU had to depend for living
upon controlling one class or the 9TH
or, wAich do YOU think would YOU take
up? | am not asking Whch would YOU
like the best. but want to know, if you
were like myself, with II wife and a
couple OF daughters to supp ort decent
ly. whether you would like to risk your
capital on trotting horses or thorough
bred. ?n-Chtc.G jO ECt0tjsg POST
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18
Mr.. Coope's Smart Terrier.

Among the valuable dogs owned by
j. Z. Coope of Ben Lomond vineyard
is family of thoroughbred wire-haired
terriers. These little creatures are
very bright, and among other achieve
ments are quite expert at snake kill
ing. That they have an intuitive
knowledge not only of how to kill
snakes but how to heal themselves il
a snake gets the better of an encounter
was proved not long since by an Incl
dent noticed by some of the employees.
The mother terrier having discovered
a rattlesnake ready coiled for spring.
placed herself at a safe distance and
began barking loudly for an assistant.
One of erfamily of terriers res l'nuded
to the call. when the two dogs placed
themselves one on either SIDE OF TIE
RATHER, barking at it and slowly APP
preaching it from opposite directions
until within about striking distance
for t1le serpent. The exasperated rat
tleT at last sprang at the younger doc,
when the mother in great fury pouncrd
upon the snake. The terriers seize
the serpent about midway of the b0dy
and shake them without mercy uutli
life is extinct.
In this case the mother terrier at
tempted the usual mode of procedure
aud was fairly successful, but the fangs
of the snake in some way struck her.
INJECTING a wound. 1t was evident TO
those watching her that her SutferIngs
began at once. but she did not lose her
head with fear. She made for a bunch
of snake weed not far off and ate free--
" of it, Her next move was to pooi
of water that made small muidy
spot. Into this size plunged roIliug
herself about in every direction aiu
covering herself with mud. The on-
lockers gave her up for lost but the
canine physician had healed herseii,
and the next morning was entirely al
right, as if she had never mel ~ ral-
tlesnakesnip in deadly combat. -oa'''a
Cruz SUrf.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18
average profit of 800 per COW annually.

average profit Of 800 per COW annually.
She sells to indianapolis CONSUMERS at
80 cents per pound the year round.
sells h,ltte rmilk 10 the value of &l50
and on im-milk and cottage cheese
enough to amount. to $50 to $75.
She is able to deliver her own goods to
, customers, and has learned the truth
of saying. many a mickle makes a
muckle."
For feeding in the sheaf oats should
be cut early, while the grain is in the
milk state. easily compressible be-
tween thumb and finger. Properly
cured and stacked it is excellent fod-
der for cattle or sheep. When the
growth is rank the quality of the straw
Is inferior l.. j. }cach, OF Los Gatos.
saws he has killed nearly all the gophers
on ais ranch OF thirty acres by using
carbon bi-sulphi,le on cotton waddlng
and then sticking the cotton in the
holes covering it over with dirt. He
says it is essential to find every hole on
the tract and fill them up. He used
only two gallons of carbon bi-sulphide
and about one dollars worth of cotton,
the total cost being about 81.
1t is expected that breeders of pedi-
gree cattle will in the future avoid the
insane practice of offering as breeders
anything dropped, merely because
pediyreed. Save the culs for beef in
stead of public sales, offer nothing. re-
fuse to sell anything no matter who
wants it or what he offers for it. that is
tahl N xn q hg.aaflnr MI
to the stock "a an individual. If three
bulls out of five are castrated and only
the very best saved, they will reflect
more credit on you aud on the breed.
do better service to the buyer and
bring as much money rs would the
whole number. Never offer or sell a
mean individual for breeding purposes.
Rural World.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18
The Parnell OF To-Day.

Charles Stewart Parnell usually
wears "a loosely fitting cut-away-coat
He wears it until it is shiny. then he
wears it until it is shabby. and then he
keeps on wearing it. Paruell has
grown very old looking in the past few
years, The bald spot on his head ba.
increased perceptibly in size, and the
grey hairs in his beard are growing
more numerous. There is constant
ly troubled expression upon his face
and he seldom smiles or INDUCES in
light conversation. After he becomes
worn out with work he disappears,
sometimes for weeks, and no one
knows where to look for him. He
drops as completely out of the world
rs if he had dropped into his grave.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18

At the last drawing of the Panama
canal lottery one of the prizes of l00,-
900 francs was drawn by the number
of a ticket held b. a poor man living
on the isthmus Unfortunately, how
ever owing to poverty and distrust, he
had neglected to pay the remaining in-
stallment due on his ticket and corse-
gaeutly forfeited the luck that had
come 10 him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18
A Cure for Group.

DR.. Laugardiere OF Toulouse reports
to the F;encl Academy of Medicine
that he has discovered a cure for Group.
1t is very simple one--a tablespoon
full of four of sulphur in u tumbler OF
water. After three days Of the treat
ment his patients were rescued from
immlnent death. and fully recovered.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18
Potatoes in Colombia.

1t is an interesting fact that in Co
lomhia, where potatoes form the chief
food OF the people, and whore potato
disease runs riot very often. the great
er the altitude at which the vegetable
is grown the less is ii liable to the dis
ease, aud ut 5000 feet above the sea it
grows in Il perfectly healthy state.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18
High Price for Old Furniture

Old furniture still sells extremely
well. In Paris recently two Louis Nv.
cabinets. ornamented with ancient
Sevres porcelain. brought 40 wv
francs. a Louis XIV. chest. of drawers
Is. 900 francs, and a jardiniere III oi'
Seyres porcelain 1000 francs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18

same one has tried TO take the ecu
.us of the hahitnal OPIUM eale' III
he United States. lie hsures IAN
nnmner u, 10 re 500 00O more '"A'
lait oil them being women.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04

New York World: Mr.. Reeds patent
quorum ruling is already in the courts.
The World predicted early in the session
that the legal attack upon Mr.. Reeds sys-
tenn would be made in suit questioning
the constitutionality Of the administrative
bill, both on account of its importance and
because in its passage are involved not only
the right of congress to grant to the speaker
the power to count quorum, but the right
of the speaker to assume that power with
out the authorship of congress. Mr.. Reed,
it will be remembered, assumed the power
to count quorum before the rules were
passed.
The suit is a cloud on every act passed at
the last session, less than quorum of the
house voting on it. Not duty can be col
lected if this suit should be decided by
the courts in favor of the importers. The
next time Mr.. Reed boasts that the house
transacted business under his rules he
should qualify his statement by the remark
that if the courts decide against him all the
labor of the session will 90 for nothing.
The new rules are not yet out of the
woods.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04
THAT FRAUDULENT LETTER.

We, the undersigned citizens of Hell
ena, have carefully examined copies of
the letter purporting to come from the
..Sons Of America" and compared them
with verified specimens Of the hand
writing of the clerk OF the republican
state committee, and have no hesitation
in saying that in our judgment they
were written by one and the same per-
son. The evidence furnished by the
documents themselves is clear and un-
mistakable, and a comparison will con-
vince any one of their authorship. The
name OF the clerk in question, who is
innocent of any discreditable part in the
transaction, is in our possession and will
be furnished whenever required by an
official or legal inquiry.
A. j. STEELE,
Asst. Chairman Dem. State Com.
w. M. G. SETTLES,
Asst. Sec. Dem. State Gem.
A. j. DAVIDSON,
Ex-Chairman Dem. State Com.
DUDLEY DUBosE,
Chairman Dem. County Com.
j. B. ArcH1soN,
JOHN S. M. NELL,
MATT CARROLL.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04
Court at Boulder.

BOULDER, Nov. Especial. George A.
Bruffey VS.. F. Bogue ct al; motion for new
trial; case left over for hearing on Jan. S.
Hannah Crawford vs.. John Crawford; di-
vorce granted.
John Floyd VS.. Boulder Flume company;
Judgment for plaintiff. each party to pay
his own costs; execution stayed until Dec. l.
John McDermott vs.. John T. Murphy ct
al; Judgment for plaintiff; execution stayed
until Dec. l.
Monday, Jan. s, is set for the hearing OF
all demurrers, motions and strictly legal
business.
Boulder Valley Ditch. Mining and Milling
company Va. Frank Farnham; continued
until Dec. l.
8. L. Holden. assignee. va. Daniel Nc.
Neill: stricken from calendar with leave to
Montana Central VS.. Northern Pacific
Bach, Cory & Co. vs.. B. F. Wood; dis
missed at plaintiffs cost.
Bach, Cory q Co. va. Scolian q Brennan
| Richard +. Dean vs.. Dodley Hslford; de-
PENDANT to answer by Dec. l.
Charles w. Moore vs. Stella Mining COM
pany; demurrer withdrawn, DEFENDANT to
answer by Dec. l.
/. II. Trask va. The Cataract Mining COM
pany; demurrer overruled.
James A. Maloy w. John Berkins time
for statement ON motion for new trial fixed
for Dec. l.
Montana Central railroad Va. John Ducie
ct al; motion to yacate Judgment set fol
trial Dec. l.
State of Montana vs.. Daniel Lydiok; dis
charged from custody.
In the matter of the guardianship of j,
McNally, insane; w. T. Sweet appointed
guardian, bond in the sum of 1000.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04
CARTER, THOMAS H. Republican.
CoRBLY, ANDREW L. Prohibition.
DIXON, WILLIAM w. Democrat.
FIELD, WILLIAM T. Ind. Labor.

The Independent Labor Party has
withdrawn Mr.. Fields name but under
the law it is printed on the ballots as
matter Of form. The man who wants to
vote for Dixon, and every intelligent
man does, should mark an X opposite
the name Of William w. Dixon, thus:
DIXON, WILLIAM w. DEMOCRAT. X
Don't scratch out or mark the other
names. II you draw pencil through a
name you vote for that name.
II you live in district where state
senator is to be elected, mark an X op-
posite the name of the democratic can
didate.
In Lewis and Clarke county the
voters will find on the bottom Of their
ballots this proposition.
- NEW JAIL TO COST 100000.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04
Equal to the Emergency.

indianapolis Sentinel: We learn from
the republican press that the general adj
vance in prices Is not due to the Mckinley
law; also, that there has been no advance
in prices: also, that the advance in prices
is only temporary and that the furry"
will soon be over; also, that the advance in
prices is good thing for the country, be-
cause cheap coat means cheap man un-
der the coat, etc., ETC., etc. The struggles
of the republican press with the prices
question are highly electrifying.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04
Return Trip OF Gladstone.

LONDON, Nov. 3.-Gladstone started on
his return from Scotland to-day. AtMont-
rose large number Of friends gave him an
enthusiastic reception. The scene was re-
peated at Arbroath. Dundee admirers pre-
sented walking stick and luncheon bas-
ket. When at PEBBLES delegation OF
workingmen presented . travelling rug.
Gladstone delivered short speech in which
he referred to the speech by Lord Harting-
ton at the liberal unionists meeting in
Edinburgh. Referring 70 harrington, Glad
stone said that evidently he was not vel
satisfied with the result of his directness
The only doubt in Hartington's mind wa
whether the time had arrived TO surrender
The liberal unionist party, Gladstone de-
clared, was broken down and its follower
cent elections Of members Of the house Of
commons, which were most satisfactory q
the liberal party.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04
THE RETURNS TONIGHT.

As usual The INDEPENDENT will be
the first to get the results OF to-day's
elections. The news from all over the
country will be received by direct spe-
cial wire in this office and bulletined as
fast as received. Good or bad for our
side, it will be laid before the public
just the same. The thousands of peo-
pie who stand in front of The INDIE
PENDENT's bulletin boards to- night will
learn what has happened in the United
States to-day as fast as the wires bring
it in and with entire impartiality.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04

The exciting elections to-day will be
that in Montana where the democrats
propose to redeem the state; that in
Minnesota where the farmers alliance
is a new and powerful factor; that in
Illinois where the democrats propose to
elect legislature that will send John
NJ. Palmer to the senate; that in Kansas
where the embattled farmers are after
the scalp of John J. ingalls,; that in Nc
kinley's district in Ohio where the great
protection leader is fighting for his life;
that in Pennsylvania where embexzlel
Quay's supremacy is at stake, and
finally throughout the United States Il
large for the control Of the next house
OF representatives. It 10 great day
and We believe it viii Be glorious day
Tor democracy.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04
A PAIR OF DEUCES.

One Joseph Davis, chronic candidate
for mayor and ex-probate judge, who
doesn't seem to know when he has had
enough, and James B. Walker, long
standing candidate for postmaster, who
is sure he hasn't had enough, and who
is swiftly gliding into the soup on one
of Carter's creased promises, publish in
the Herald another card emanating
from the republican state committee
rooms and addressed to the editor OF
this paper, reiterating their denial of
that fraudulent "Sons of America" let
ter. These two seem to have parted
company with or eliminated, so to speak,
the state stealer and the ransomed duke
who are probably too busily engaged
at present in signing checks to put
their illustrious names to any more
cards. Or perhaps they know when
they have had enough.
Now We have just one word to whis-
per to Mr.. Walker: "Cut loose from the
rest of the gang and go it alone. You
are in bad company; get out"
So far as the signers to the latest card
represent the state committee the edi-
tor OF this paper refers them again to
the card at the head of these columns.
II they want legal investigation Of the
scoundrelly acts that have been tracked
right home and their republican pater
nifty fixed, they can have it at any time
The proofs will be Forthcoming when
ever the demand comes for them ir
proper form. So far as the democratic
committees are concerned, we can prom
Use Mr.. Joe Davis and Mr.. James Wal
ker that the Investigation will,go further
than establishing the identity of the
persons who made copies of the letter
1t will be an investigation that investi.
gates, one in which the scoundrelly re.
publican agents who plotted and exc.
cuted this scheme will be compelled tc
testify under oath, with the door Of the
penitentiary staring them in the face il
they again periure their miserable souls
The names Of the witnesses are ready,
Set your investigating machinery in
operation, Messrs. Davis and Walker
and you will get more facts than YOU
want.
And don't suppose for moment tina,
you will get anybody off on that Butte
trail That Gordon story you circulated
yesterday was an idiotic fake-almost a.
idiotic as that Seligman telegram from
Butte on the day before last years cleo
ton announcing that Toole and Magin
mis- had promised, il elected, to use thei,
influence to move the capital to Butte
How quickly you were put down to b
sure! Your fraudulent bulletins abou
Gordon were hardly dry before this aft
davit came flashing over the wires:
AFFIDAVIT.
/. Thomas T. Gordon, of Butte, Montans
solemnly swear that did not address tn
Sons of America letters, had no knovledo
Of them until they were brought to nv al
tention by others and was in no vay seso
ciated with the plot by which they were !,
sued. am republican and am free I
admit that believe the accusation aoains
me to be republican campaign lie,
THOMAS T. GolDox.
Sworn and subscribed before mo ON thj
third day Of November. A. D. 1880.
CHARLzs NATTnon,
Notary Public.
Now como on with your investigation
The trail , hot in Helena.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04
YOUR VERDICT, GENTLEMEN.

To-day will see the end Of all uncer-
tainty regarding the result OF the cleo
ton in this state, and it is not oyerstep-
ping the bounds of probability to as
sumo that democratic principles will IN
the main receive the sanction and sup
port Of all intelligent and honesty loving
voters in the state. The people have
met and reasoned together. The result
was foregone conclusion. They can
not support Carter.
For this they have many reasons. The
west side demands justice, de-
mands something that will at
least approach her far share OF
representation in congress. The de-
mand meets with entire democratic ap-
proval. Butte will have her representa-
tive, and Dixon is the man. To use the
mildest and least offensive form Of
speech, Carter has certainly failed to
render to the constituency a satisfactory
explanation of his action on the silver
bill. No miner, no mine owner, can vote
for the man who might have gotten US
free coinage, with it's vast benefits for
Montana and the northwest, but who,
at the peremptory order of that super
ior being, Thomas B. Reed, skulked and
hid at the critical moment. Against the
Carter Mckinley steal the people of
Montana have issued unanimous YER
dict. Such measure proclaims on it's
face that is not intended to do justice to
the laboring classes. It taxes the many
for the benefit of the few.
To the few, the moneyed aris-
tocracy, that will not help the
wage-earner, it gives wealth and influ-
ence. These same few are very danger
GUS factors in the government Of this
great country. Their money gives them
the power to control all legislation for
their own interest and benefit The
possession of that ability means an utter
revolution in our popular form of gov
eminent. The power, which of right
belongs to the people, is practically
transferred to wealth and it's money
bags.
Workingmen of Montana, we appeal
to you. Remember the Mckinley Car
ter bill with it's legalized robbery; re-
member Carter's betrayal of your silver
interests; remember the fraud that
was perpetrated on your fellows last
year at precinct thirty-four. Look at
your old coat and think Of the cost of a
new one; look at your lonely dollars and
think how much less they will buy than
formerly; look at silver twenty three
cents below it's value; look tenderly at
your ballot as you put it in the box, for
it ought to be counted and may not.
Think OF all these benefits that Carter
has conferred upon you, and march
straight to the polls to vote for Hon. w.
w. Dixon, Montana's next congressman.
Three cheers and tiger!
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04

1.-THE United Stares has reached the point
whore ono of Its highest duties II to en-
large the area of its foreign trade.
There 10 not = section or line In the en-.
tire mckinley bill that will open q mar
ket for another bushel Of wheat or . bar.
rel Of pork."-James G. Blaine.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-04

The patriotic Sons" business is q
stale and musty republican fraud. Show
your contempt for such tricks by voting
for William w. Dixon, . man who
would never stoop to them.