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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-13
TYPICAL WHIP NRANr

From Wilmington we drove tO Charlotte
vile. at which place thc stage diu not ar-
rive until sometime after ni-hi-iail. Aeal-
time We had caught eicht OF lhn mNuniiH7
before the sun had gone down, the cAlIi-
arating effect of which upon ihe company
was apparent. Whether 30 is That the ir
becomes cooler on whether from tle emo
tion- excited thereby, this rs always "a moe
ment of peculiar interest to the traveller lu
pursuit of health. The next morning while
those same stars We SAW al Nclm uu
were looking down upon us. iuc numbering
coach swung and rocked away from litcn'e
Tavern. down through the silent streets.
Although Tie air was crisp ana rather
chilly for irNalids. everybody wanted "a
SIGHT Of Monticello first and Then 0i inc
University. But the driver has no time FOB
tarrv. How we'll | remember his name aut
appearaucc. Jake Doll was typical
tVrauf of the whip. TAT and good humOila
as the elder Mr.. Weller, and as much
layorite For thirty years b. drove lat
stage from Charlotte sNiIle lo stanton, uHu
various experiences and many trials Of AIs
skill. i'm all of which le worked" his coach
AS safely through ass did his ii|uelrNg.
prototype from the "bull in White
Chapel down 90 Ipswich. we bad lll
taken coffee and q cracker. hut would
be as ready for breakfast as we had been
the day before. by the time We reached the
end of our drive of nlicen miles. Before 70
WAS light enough 90 raise the curtains, those
who had never seen the Blue Ridge Wer.
becoming more and more anxious to look
out. At length, at about Use miles beyond
the University. their establishment and de-
light was beyond description as they gl1.d
upon the magnificent panorama ol hili Hnl
dale aud mountain that ran before them.
Various were the comparison, made. and
great were their EXPLANATIONS. some could
not understand how Oh it great blue barrier
could be safely cotton over. Others wonder
ed Why this particular range had s0 much
more OF the azure hue than others; aud
some undertook, boy various theories, tO ace
count for phenomenon NOT yet explained
Al length il was wisely attributed Oh some
peculiar condition Of the atmosphere.
CROSSING TIE MOUNTAIN.
The incidents Of the drive were only ya-
rlod from those Of the previous day hy the
change In the c0nbguratiOn of the country
AZ length our tired team drew up zoo Cock 3
Tavern. where We're already assembled
other fatiguod-looking coaches emptled 0l
their loads and rid of their horses, tiliing
iauguidly forward rs 10 resting from recent
work. This famous resting place has been
50 well known for my years that 10 Is
scarcely necessary 10 do more than recall
It's attractions. AMER breakfast we set out
10 cross the mountain az k0cknsh Gap, only
about six miles on passengers from the
low country complained OF the rocky roads
and severe iOlts. n was the ,ori THING
they needed, bat they wouldn't believe it.
Soon we reached the foot Of The mountain;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-13

o,,er securltles taken In exchange al1heii
market value.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-13

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We arrived 800 iN'i'a i'l' '', s.''I'. qua, '
anH were I'ill ".''' ,''...l w.,
9 enjoy il- nffe ID ,'0Ftt i'i'' i.'.'I.'' y.
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people who AHh le.i i.i'h'H'h" N.i'I' quay
break .n i.. n.li.-i''hti -'t '". "' .l
even DID private convey "n'e-' n'i "ii e"'-
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-13
OLD Story on rm MOUNTAIN.

Instead Of the passengers going 10 lhe
coach. IL came for them. Between TWO am"
ao'clock i'm mOrning after having beeh io
the posfoliico 20 receive tue mall-n"E, 'n'
arrival of the numbering venice WAS n,i-
,ldcd tirst hv the sound OF the driver, butle
I~rn- and then by the vibrations Oh lne
house asst rumbiOd nap 90 It's front. ilzhi
hod neen kent burning 40 window OH the
latter to satisfy thetyrant of the team That De
80 exuected. No time was lost in getting
oho.rd The occasion. ! now particularly
recall. WAS when 10 became my dutA 10 ts-
CON AN excellent old lady "oNef the NILS
.n1 Gar avav." After sundry enquiries an
,e',',,1 An the dociiity OF the horses, the
nro-pects OF "A good day and the state OF the
roads. she was safely stored away on a u"cN
soat Meantime the baggage was hasniA
secured. ilipl and away went the luhlDef
ING land-packet TO take up other passengers
sat with the driver. ENJOYING the cool AR.
The morning was not yet come. although
the cocks were Growing. The stars shone
brightly. Venus was settling m the west
while the morning moon hung ieepil over
the eastern horizon. Nen.N ~, ee.,,f,
.Scven - and the " lNle Nied IN peauti
with each other. while away down IN the
srr,.enish sea OF SKIS Go the couth, inc
. Whale" was slowly moving upward.
Long before the sun WAS up wc were on voc
old WOrtham rOhd out 10 the country eiau
not % be stared AZ 10y tuf iN"it' a. We
make our escape from the town. And now
we are fairly on our journey The passen.
gers inside seem very quiet; indeed there
We're indications that some OF them are en-
ioving a morning nap. The lamps Of The
coach are now put out; the lazy wheels are
grinding through the gravel when Of a sud
den a chatlering begins inside as OF birds
waking ~. The curtains are now raised
aud under the inspirations Of the hour and
the occasion, morning salutalions are eX'
changed, amid enquiries % the driver as o.
the distance we had already come. and how
far il was 20 POWelfs Tavern. This latter
question had point in IL, and the interfo
cater was disappointed when told that b,
was only halfway between Richmond and
that place. lie was already getting hun.
cry. and the more he talked about that being
The brcakfasling place, the hungrler grew
the other passengers. The next six miles
eemed 10 some. the longest they had ever
Travelled. while 10 others the plodding team
was the sl0Weef that eve: drew stage. I'm
due time, both travellers aad team were
cheered by the welcome notes Of The drivers
horn. announcing the near approach 10 me
Mace Of rest aDd refrcshncnt. The Jebu
pos piled his whip, and dashed gaily W 70
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-13

Richmond, Na., Sept. 26i ls,'.J
it would De ineratitude and SUPP
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employer recommended mo To try
"A.B.C. Alternative" Id'dso, and
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lieve ittobeanabsolutc blood pur'-
hcr. Respectfully
ALBERT MURRAY.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16
WHAT AN ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD BE-
ITS USE AND ABUSE.

As this is intended for the pros
oective purchaser, not for the in
struction of the advertiser, we
shall limit our remarks to few
questions and answers suitable to
our purpose.
That judicious advertising pays
is fact no longer doubted by the
wide-awake merchant. But what
is judicious advertising?
An advertisement that is not a
statement of plain facts-that
lacks the impress Of unvarnished
truth-that borders on the realm
of fiction such an advertisement
is not only soon detected but as
certainly avoided no matter how
adroitly the advertiser seeks the
ear of the public.
To gain the confidence of the
public, simply to advertise will
not suffice; the merchant must
keep faith with his customers; he
must do what he advertises, and
have what he advertises. Such
advertisements are sought out by
the reader in the hope that it may
contain an announcement of a
special bargain offered, or to as
certain the price of something he
contemplates purchasing.
We do not pay out our money
for printers ink because it is a
custom-we calculate its effect,
and estimate the outlay to a pro-
portionate gain.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16

In his Campaign Of Explanations,
which opens on Saturday night at
Butte, we hope Mr.. Carter will take oc-
casion to state why it was that after he
was fairly elected last year he felt called
upon to aid, abet and connive at the
elimination" fraud at precinct "a.
Among the group Of conspirators who
held dark lantern sessions at the court
house one year ago, when the conspiracy
was being contaminated, Carter was a
central and active figure. This fact
should not be lost to sight and memory.
If you do not believe in election by can
wasting boards, cast your ballot against
Thomas HI. Carter.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16
A LEADER AT LAST.

Having devoted seven days since the
adjournment Of congress to the arduous
duty Of electing the other three hun
bred and odd members of the house of
representatives, Mr.. Carter returns to
Montana to devote the remaining
twenty days to himself--a week to the
United States, three weeks to Carter.
Nobody will quarrel with the relative
estimate Mr.. Carter puts upon his own
importance under the circumstances.
He has been needed, sorely needed, by
his party at home. Thus far the repub-
lican campaign has been without form
and void. There has been no intelligent
direction of the canvass. The fight has
been bristlingly aggressive on tho part
OF the democrats from the beginning,
and the republican managers have been
on the defensive-when they have not
been on the run. Tho democrats have
turned the republican right and left
TANKS and driven back the centre.
Where the republicans have attempted
to defend the citadel of fraud in which
they took refuge their guns have been
silenced and dismantled. In their fight
for the Mckinley bill they have led q
forlorn hope. They have been over
whelmed by the missiles Of truth that
have been hurled upon them. Turn
where they will they see no chance for
successful demonstration against the
enemy. They can only lie behind the
breastworks in state of sullen and 81
lent siege.
Can Carter raise the siege and inspire
them with hope? We doubt it. He is
not an inspiring leader. He does not
come to them from other fields as a VIC
tor. He has defeats of his own to ex-
plain, excuses to make for failure, apollo
gies for seeming disloyalty and disobedi-
ence of orders. A warrior who is sub
iect to court-martial is apt to be very
poor leader. But we are glad he came.
The Campaign OF Explanation opens in
Butte on Saturday. The charges and
specifications have been made. Let us
listen to the defense.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16
wiser Than His King.

The editor Of the Paris Gil Bias vouches
for the truth of the following atory of mill
tary bravery: Napoleon I. was entertaining
the Gear Alexander and the Prussian king
at breakfast in Tilset whom the oonversa-
tion turned ON loyalty.
my soldiers obey mo blindly," said the
czar.
And mine are anxious to die for me-"
added Napoleon.
At the suggestion Of the Prussian king a
test of devotion was agreed upon. The
royal party were breakfasting in the fifth
story Of a building that faced . paved
street. Each member Was TO call one Of
his soldiers and command him to jump
"Call the 0srdiste Mareau," he COM
manded, and Narcau appeared.
win yon obey any order I give youf''
asked Napoleon.
"Ysa, sire"
'Blindly, whatever it isf'
"Thsn jump out of that window"
"But I have . wife and two children.
sire"
81 will care for them. Forwardr' And
the Gardiste Makcau. With . military sal
ute, walked to the window and leaped ont
Call q private Of the body guard" or
soldier came.
whats your nanne?"
Ivan Ivanovitch."
We'll, Ivan; Just throw yourself ont o
.,Yes. father" answered ~ saardssaan
Command the bravsst d my soldiers e
come here" said ths PtussiaA king TO hi
servant. A six-foot uhl9n. With . row q
orders acroes hlB broA1e and SOAR On MI
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16
THROUGH THE TYPEWRITER.

Queer Letters That One Of Thorn Has t.
Write Sometimes.
II don't know whether ought to tell
about the letters sometimes get," said q
typewriter girl at ono of the big Cincinnati
hotels. 1.-THE men who dictate them always
seem to think there are reporters lurking
about, and so they insist on my not telling
about them. But get some funny things
sometimes" and she smiled as she thought
of them.
DO you ever have any love letters die
tated to your"
"Yes, have had three or four of them.
have often wondered how the young lady
who receives type-written letter feels
about it. I should send it back if were in
her place. It seems SO cold, and the idea of
third party interven ing! There was one
man dictated one twenty pages long on
day. In places it grew 80 very gushing that
he said: just leave few lines there.
I'll write it in While he was gushing away
outward appearances. of what he was say
ing. Finally he couldn't bear it any longer,
and said: 'Er-er you don't seem to know
anything of what lam saying said, No,
I DON'T and went on with the work, al
though was laughing in my sleeve all the
time.
'Then, I have had some experience with
AAAoAA "Ao oA0 oAASAeAy AAAVOASS0U0Os AOAO
was one man here one day who wrote three
letters to his wife at intervals of fifteen
minutes. He said he had not written for
three days, and so he owed her these three.
The first one read: My Dear Wife, have
been here two days, and been drunk all the
time. You know what that MEANS That
was all he said. The next began: MY
Dearest Wife, and the the third, MY OAR
ling All three wouldn't have made an Or
binary letter. put them all on one piece
Of paper, and put it in an envelope and sent
it to his wife. The morning Of the third
day he came to dictate another, which be-
gan, Thursday morning finds me right side
up with care and it did. for he was in good
condition, and completely recovered. He
insisted on telling me he loved his wife and
she loved him, and that the Cincinnati at
mosphere 30 affected him that he had to
drink to bear mp under it.
Another time there was . gentleman
who dictated seven or eight letters to diff
ferent ladies and had to leave them to me
to address. He was very much worried for
fear ! would send the wrong letters to the
wrong people. felt very much tempted
to mix them up, but refrained."
DO the men who dictate to you, a. q
general thing, seem to think that you know
what they are talking aboutp'
mo, they seem to look on me az ma
chine. Very often representative of one
firm will come and dictate about some
business matter, giving q rival firm terri
BILE raking over the GOALS; very often my
next CUSTOMER. is . representative of the
compliment. type-writ.r gets the inside
of many business deal. But I never say
anything that will go to show chat know
these things. There was gentleman told
me the other day that typewriter in one
of the Chicago hotels unWittingly lost him
q contract worth thousands Of dollars by
GQIkinn Qhnnk IL kN ma Of HE RSVAlo So +
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16

The Tax ON Starch .

WASHINGTON, Oct. l5.-Assistant Secretary
Spaulding has cent letters to the collectors
of customs at New York. Portland, Ore.
and Port Townsend. WASH. calling atten-
ton 70 the provision in schedule g Of the
tariff not, whereby starch. including oil
preparations from whatever substance peo-
dnced. at for use AZ starch. ID dutiable at q
rate Of two cents per pound. In order that,
in view of the largo quantities OF so-called
root -four, Sage -four, tapioca -four, farina,
etc heretofore imported for the purpose,
being used BY the Chinese - starch, and
which were admitted FREQ under the old
tariff Law, for root -four. etc.. the Same may
be subjected to thorough and careful exam
ditiop in which imported. such articles are
fit for use a. starch. II % found they
should BE- subject to the payment Of duty.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16
MINISTER AND xoURNER,
A Strange Funeral Service That Wep,
I'm In r Kfllima

4 Strange Funeral Service That Wounl
Up In = killing.
The most remarkable funeral ceremonv
ever performed in Kentucky, IL not In auy
other state. occurred recently in Breathitl
county. That it eliminated IN blood,
tragedy, in which one man was killed md
two others were seriously wounded, WAS moi
strange, considering the susceptibility o,
the mountaineers Of that section to outaide
influences.
On the 9Th of April, 1859, Ezekiel John.
son. a boy of ID years, was chastised by hia
father, Elisha johnson, Baptist preacher,
for some disobedience. The boy left the
house, and q few hours after vas found
hanging to tree, dead. He had commit
ted suicide. The body was taken down and
buried. The father, almost heartbroken
determined to make the funeral one that
would long be remembered. II was months
before he could % control his feelings a. "a
be able to personally conduct the grewsome
ceremony originated in his grief stricken
brain. Finally this time arrived. how
ever, and last week Rev. Mr.. johnson an
nounced that the funera! would be preached
destroyed his life. When the crowd gath
cred it was Mortified to see hanging from
the identical tree where young johnson had
been found swinging year and half be-
fore what appeared to be the body Of tho
suicide. Each breath of wind that stirred
the mountain leaves swayed the CHASTITY OBJ
ject to and fro. The father had taken the
clothes of his dead child, stuffed them with
straw, and then hung the dummy to tree.
A white cloth. with black marks for eyes.
nose and mouth, was fastened ON for the
face, the boys hat and shoes were on, and
from the dummy's pocket protruded
handkerchief, the same the boy had used
on the day of lis death. About 800 yards
from the object was the boys grave. Over
this grave little house had been erected,
and upon the side of 1t was stretched q
canvas. On this canvas was written in
large letters conversation the boy had
with his little sisters the day before be
committed suicide.
In the presence Of these grevsome things
the father preached the funeral Of his dead
child. He began his services on Friday and
creased, until on the last day the congrega-
ton numbered ], 200. The nerves Of the vast
audience were strung to the highest pitch
by the woeful words and weird sights be-
fore them. Many were strangely moved,
and various modes were adopted to assuage
their grief. number of the more desper-
ate men, unused to such things. attempted
to drown their sorrows in mountain moon
shine. The usual result followed. A quarrel
arose, then a fight, and when the smoke
cleared away. Andy Palmer was picked up
dead, bullet having pierced HE head, and
two other men were found badly wounded.
The funeral ceremony ended abruptly when
the firing began.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16
THE EARLY DEMAND FOR
Fall OypYcoatS


Has caused US to open our new
goods much earlier than usual.
The lines we offer this season are
more extensive, more varied, and
handsomer than ever. The new
conceits in style, finish and gen.
eral elegance, are calculated to
make eager and carly purchasers.
The box coat viii be the favorite.
We have them in all grades and
kinds of fabric. listers and cape
coats will come in for their share
of popularity.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16
LOOKING BACKWARD-19OO.

years ago.
Whose friends believed he mado the earth
and all things else below.
So when election day that year in duo
course came around
And this idol Of Montana was nowhere to
be found,
His worshippers concluded as worshippers
we'll might,
That his wings had sproutsd suddenly and
he'd upward winged his flight.
But when they came to sift tho thing and
get at al the facts
He'd gone to join the man Who said 'sthe
tariff is no tax"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16
THE TARIFF OF THE TRUSTS.


The Mckinley bill is not an American
measure, it is not even republican
measure 1t is Doodle measure. No
body but president elected by the aid
Of money contributed by millionaire
manufacturers would ever have con-
scnted that it should become a law.
President Arthur, in his last message to
congress, said: II recommend sim
plitication of tho complex and incon.
,issent schedule Of duties upon certain
manufactures, particularly those of cot
ton, iron and steel, and a substantial re-
duction upon those articles. and upon
silk, wool and wooden goods"
Gen. Garfield said in his inaugural
address: "rhe interests of agriculture
deserve more attention than they have
yet received. The farms of the United
States tfford homes and employment
for more than one-half our people and
furnish much the largest part of all our
exports"
In 1868 Mr.. Garfield, then a repre-
sentative in congress, uttered these
prophetic words in opposition to lower
tariff than the present one: Said he:
"Unless the tariff men take heed, unless
they consent to rational and consid.
crate adjustment of the tariff, l fear
from them, more than from any other
source, a reaction which will bring ue
by and by into free trade and all its
consequences Of evil to the manufacture
ing interests of the country. / de-
sire to say that in my judgment it is not
the best mode Of defending a tariff 70
denounce every man who does not pro-
nounce the shibboleth after our fashion
Us an enemy Of the tariff"
Two years later, in speech in con-
gress, Mr. Garfield sald:' "Duties should
be SO high that our manufacturers can
fairly compete with the foreign product,
but not 80 high as to enable them to
drive out the foreign article, enjoy a
monopoly of the trade and regulate the
prices as they please. am for pro
lection that leads to ultimate fre<
trade"
OF like tenor we're the utterances o.
Grant in several messages to congress
He advocated free raw material, notabl,
fine woods.
The Mckinley bill is new departure
in legislation, a reversal of the teaching
of the past.
The men who voted for this law wer
not true republicans. They have gon
counter to the vicws Of the leaders Q
their own party for . quarter Of cen
tury. The republican who records hi
protest against tho Mckinley bill thi
year by voting for Dixon 10 far bette
party man. than the man who votes TO
Carter and the tariff OF the trusts.