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what the Finger Nails Indicate.

From the Domestic Monthly
Fortune-telling by means of the tingcr-nails,
onychomancy as it was called, was not uncom-
mon in the ancient times. The practice was to
rub the nails with oil and SCOT or wax and to
hold up the nails thus prepared against the sun,
and upon the transparent, horny substance were
supposed to appear figures or characters which
gave the answer required. In more recent times
people have been found predicting by means of
the nails of the hand and telling the disposition
of persons with certain descriptions of the nails.
However absurd it may appear, we give ex-
amples of this superstition; A person of broad
nails is of gentle nature, timid and bashful.
Those whose nails grow into the flesh at the
points or sides are given to luxury white
mark on the nail bespeaks misfortune. Persons
with very pale nails are subject to much mfr
nifty Of the flesh and persecution by neighbors
and friends People with narrow nails are am
bilious and quarrelsome. Lovers of knowledge
and liberal sentiment have round nails, Indo-
lent people have generally ileshy nails, Small
nails indicate littlenesS of mind, obstinacy, and
conceit, Melancholy persons are distinguished
by their pale or lead-colored nails; and choleric,
martial men, delighting in war, have red and
stOttpd nails
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-30
LITERATURE AS A BUSINESS.
Mr.. Uowells Thinks the American Author
Poorly Paid for His Work.

Poorly Paid for His Work.
w. ID. Howells in March Harper.
OF all the silly superstitions that have sur
vivcd out of the credulous past none is sllier
than the notion that literature ought to work.
for nothing and find itself. The most prosper
Gus writer in our country probably gets no more
for his work than tens of thousands of lawyers
and doctors each receive; but in civilization
where every Office rendered to the Common
wealth is paid for, where every conceivable SER
vice from man to man has its wage it is felt
that the author II paid at all, ought to be un-
derpaid, that he is the only laborer unworthy of
his hire. We will allow that If you take the
word of literary men about one another they
are mostly unworthy of their hire; in their
ieaouses aud envies they have themselves
much to blame for the common feeling con-
corning them. But, after all, how many au-
thors among us keep their carriages or have
three kinds of wine at table out of their dis
graceful gains
Mr.. Phelps says that book making has become
trade, and that profit is its chief end. For the
present we will not deny this, but we warn all
those intending to 60 into the business with
view to profit as the chief end that there is not
much money for the amount Of work in it, In
spite of Mr.. Phelps's confidence, however there
is probably no man or woman in the country
intending to GO into it with that view Those
who love literature have at least wit enough to
know that they will never become rich by it,
and that probably they will always remain poor
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-30
RICHES IN OLD HATS.
A New Yorker who Finds Habit of the
Jobbers Very Profitable.

Jobbers Very Profitable.
From the New York Evening Sun.
No one would ever imagine that there could
be any caste in the old hat business, but there is
man in this city engaged in that humble call
ing who would be disposed to knock you down
if you named him in the same day with the peri
patetic vagabonds who 60 about buying up old
hats This man is an artist in his profession.
He has his regular customers, and they are con-
fined exclusively to the hat jobbers.
When an out-of-town customer visits the city
to buy goods the first thing the jobber does is
to remark that the hat he is wearing is little
shabby.
'Just little dusty the customer will proba-
bly, remark, remembering that he had put on
new hat when he left home
But the iobber, knowing that little personal
attention is always profitable, will not be con-
vinced. He takes the mans hat, throws it I'M
der the counter, and presents him with one of
the best he has in stock. These old hats soon
accumulate in the busy season, running up to as
many as a dozen day. In the majority of
has been remarked, however, that customers
from Connecticut, New Jersey, and Philadelphia,
knowing that they are sure to get a fine new
hat free of charge, always put on their most
dilapidated headgear when they are leaving
home.
be known. A quarter apiece is the orthodox
price he pays, and he makes round of the job
bing houses every day.
At home his trade as halter serves him in
good stead. The hats are supplied with new
sweatband and lining, and many of them find
their way into the smaller hat stores, where they
are sold as brand new. And our friend has a
| biz bank account
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-30
Jewels Are the Thing.

Jewels are very much in vogue this season,
and every ornament is turned into jewel.
Watches are set in everything The ugly,
clumsy bracelet-watch seems determined not to
be killed by public verdict, though it is snowy
and too heavy to be comfortable or becoming
10 the arm. The leather bands, with cheap
watches for travelling are now given over to the
large novelty houses. and the leather bracelet
is sold for a few francs. Having got rid of
these clumsy ornaments we have brought
deluge of braeelet-watches on our head. All
tbe Somen's wrists are to be marked as time
keepers. Time was never so golden as now,
but there are so many Of these little watches in
the shops still that it looks as though they were
not selling rapidly, and it is doubtful whether
tbey win be wild craze IN itself the bracelet
watch is very beautiful, being set with jewels
and made most attractive, but the idea is tire
some.
No headache after drinking Portner's Vienna
Cabinet and Culmbacher Beers.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-30

No headache after drinking Portner's Vienna
Cabinet and Culmbacher Beers.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-30

"REMEMBER that the payment OF Prizes is GUAR
ANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL BANKS of New Or
leans and the Tickets signed by the President of
Institution whose chartered rights are recognized the
highest Courts; therefore beware Of all limitations or
anonymous schemes"
ONE DOLLAR is the Price OF the smalltst part or
fraction Of q Ticket ISSUED BY US in any Drawing.
Anything in offered for less than Dollar Is
asRIndle mrl6-4t
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-30
Catarrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years of suffering from
that loathsome disease Catarrh, and vainiy try
ing every known remedy, at last found pre-
scrlpton which completely cured and saved him
from death. ANY sufferer from this dreadful
disease sending self-addressed stamped enYe-
lope to Prof. j. A. Lawrence, SS Warren street,
New Yock, will receivethe recipe free Of charge.
Spring styles are now ready for inspection,
SNYDER q WOOD,
Merchant Tailors,
4&j Eleventh street northwest.
ling up Sc and order case of Portner's
Cabinet Beer The best IN the market.
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3,134 PrlZeS amounting TO-, .RlIOO4 800
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE.
EI-For Club Rates, or any further
write legby TO the undersigned clearly stating youI
residence, with state, County, Street. and Number
rapid mail delivery will be assured by
inclosing an Envelope bearing your full address.
IMPORTANT.
All ordinary Letters containing Postal Notes, Money
Orders issued by all Express Companies or New York
Exchange,
Addressed
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
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REALTY AND BUILDING.
PRESSING FORWARD THE DEVELOP
MENT OF THE CITY

More New Railroad Projects-Plans for
Extending the Streets-Desirability and
Demand for Suburban Houses-Real Es-
tate Transfers and Building Permits.
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SOMEBODY SHOULD WIRE HIM.

Carter Unable to Sec Anything in Recip-
I r4e rOcity for Montana.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. Especial. Rep
resentative Carter does not see much in re-
cipTocity for Montana and says: "Recip-
rocity will be injurious to the Rocky Noun
tain states if it is confined exclusively to
the nations south of us. Probably the first
articles to be discussed in reciprocity
schedule would be lead, wool and beef eat
tie, these being distinctively South Ameri-
can products. If this should be done
cannot see how we would be compensated
for such sacrifice of our most important
interests
Senator Washburn leaves tomorrow for
Minneapolis and will not return probably
during the session, as he goes to Portland
to attend the, wedding of his son, w. D.
Washburn, Jr., who is to marry Miss Flor
ence Agnes Savier Jones, Of that place.
Senator Squire will leave for Washington
state in few days.
The secretary Of the interior to-day re-
versed q decision of the land Office in the
case of the Northern Pacific against r. s.
Morgan. involving homestead in section
27. township 13, range 1s, of the Yakima,
Washington district. The secretary holds
that the land passed to the company before
Morgan filed and the entry is ordered can
celled unless the company relinquishes it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-14
OFFICIAL WEATHER.
It is Very Bad for Crops in Several West
ern States.

It Is Very Bad for Crops in Several West
ern States.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-The signal Office
furnishes the following special bulletin:
The signal service reports of yesterday and
this morning show the advance from the
northwest over Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa,
Kansas, northern Texas, Missouri and
Illinois Of q severe cold wave, which pro-
duced an unprecedentedly low temperature
and unusually early frosts through these
sections. The following are some of the
minimum temperatures this morning with
their relation to the lowest ever before re-
corded during the second week of Septem-
ber, viz: Concordia, "a degrees, 6 below
the lowest; Wichita 30, 8 below; Davenport
80, L below; Keokuk 3G, 3 below; Chicago SO:
2 below; Springfield 3s, 2 below; Spring Id,
Mo-, 40, below. lFs
Killing frosts are reported this morning
from central and northern Iowa, two weeks
earlier; from Denver three weeks earlier;
from northern Nebraska three days earlier
than any previous record. Light frosts
are reported from other portions of Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas and Northern Missouri.
Frost warnings were sent yesterday to
northwestern Iowa and Dakota and this
morning issued for the cranberry and to-
bacco districts of Wisconsin and tobacco
districts of Missouri, western Kentucky
and northwestern Tennessee.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-14
WHO IS DORGES?
New York Detectives Looking for Q Re
puted Montana AbsconGler.

New York Detectives Looking for . Re-
puted Montana AbscOnGler.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. 13.-[Special.l when
the French line steamer La Champagne
WAS about to start on its voyage from New
York to Havre to-day four of Inspector
Byrnes' detectives bearded the vessel and
searched it for i. 4. Dorges, one of its
registered passengers, who was suspected of
being on board. They were assisted by the
purser and stewards, but Dorges could not
be found, and the detectives concluded he
had got wind of their presence and had
allowed the steamer to sail without him.
They refused to state who Dorges
was or what he was wanted for,
but the officers of the ship were more com
municatiye and told an interesting ory
about the man. Dorges was cashier Of a
a bank in Montana, and was considered one
of the solid citizens of his city. Some time
ago he came to New York, and, it is sup
posed. brought with him $25, 600 of tue bank
funds, with which he speculated in Wall
street. He probably lost the money for he
never returned. His absence led to an ex-
animation of the bank books and when the
shortage was discovered Inspector Brynes
was asked to look for him. The detectives
had been searching for him for week and
Yesterday located him among the passen-
gers on La Champagne.
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AS VICIOUS AS EVER.
Tho House Ways and Means Committee
Revising the Tariff Bill

AAO 11OuSO "Ay6 anu WACHuS NOm mlGtG0
Revising the Tariff BILL
WASHINGTON, Sept. l3.-The ways and
means committee this morning began for
NAL consideration of the senate amend
ments to tho tariff bill andImade excellent
progress. By noon, when adjournment
was had, all the dutiable schedules had
been acted upon, leaving the free list yet
to be considered. In the case of each
amendment non-concurrence was recon-
mended. Where reduction in existing
duties was proposed in an amendment the
democratic members moved concurrence:
but otherwise they contented themselves
with simple negative viva yooe vote on
each proposition. The Louisiana deleRa-
ton, Coleman, Blanchard, Boatner and
Wilkinson, were admitted to the room
when ithe sugar schedule was under consid-
GRAFTON and united in 9 strong objection to
the date (March next) when it is proposed
changes made in that schedule shall take
effect. They proposed an extension to July
l next, or failing in that asked that the
new rates take effect Immediately upon the
approval of the bill. The committee took
the appeal under adyisement and mean
while agreed to recommend non-concur-
renee in the senate amendments to the
sugar schedule.
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permitted to occur if the treasury depart
ment can prevent it. The views of the pres
ioent were telegraphed Secretary Window
at New York, who sent the following mes.
sage TO the president: tHave had confer
ence with leading fnanciers. There APP
pears to be considerable stringency, but nc
reason to apprehend serious consequences,
action as think the situation requires"
President Harrison has also been in con-
sultation by wire with Major Mckinley
chairman of the committee on ways and
means, and others, in regard to the pro-
senate for the new tariff bill to 90 into
eHect. This matter, it is understood, is to
be the subject of further conference.
The director of the mint announced TO-
day his Willingness to buy largely of silver
Monday If the offers are favorable in order
to assist in relieving the stringency in
money.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-14
DEER LODGE DEMOCRATS.

An Enthusiastic County Convention usl-
ness Transacted.
DEER LODGE, Sept. 13.-[Special.l THE
democratic county convention convened
here to-day and was largely attended. The
following we're selected as delegates to the
state convention, which meets Monday a,
Helena: John Barkovic, Geo. Borich, Otto
Stalman, J. s. Dougherty, w. NJ. Thorn.
ton, Sylvan Hughes, j. II. Boarman, D.
Shovelin, Anthony Donate, Frank Kennedy
J. h. Durston, r. s. Connolly, Ed. Helm.
bach, Dan Meany, j. H. Owings, Emil Han.
sen, r. s. Kelly, r. q. Humber, John
O'Ne,ll, James Shields, John Robinson,
John r. Quigley, w. j. Swartz, Il. w. Tie
beat, Peter Gallagher, James Il. McMaster,
A. s. Huffman, Jas. McDonel, j. H. Cole,
@. N. Crutchfield, G. X. Hardenbrook. The
following platform was adopted: The
democratic party of Deer Lodge county in
convention assembled reafiirm txeir deyo-
tion to the principles of the democratic
party as announced in the national demo-
cratic platform of 1888. We favor the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and ap-
prove of the record of our party in congress
in endeavoring to have bill passed for such
purposes. We denOunce the tariff bill as
passed by the republican party as species
of legislative robbery in taxing the neces-
saries of life for the benefit of manufactur-
ers' combines and trusts. We favor the re-
vision of the tariff in the interests of the
producer and laborer. We denounce
the administration of Benjamin Har-
rison for its deliberate aban-
donment of civil service reform,
We denounce the Lodge bill, otherwise
known as the force bill, as an attempt to
revive sectional issue and place the ballot
under the control of partisan officers ap-
pointed for life. We denounce the repub-
,ican party for suppressing debate in the
house of representatives in the interests of
manufacturers and placing autocratic
L,ower in the hands of the speaker, who
practically controls legislation and puts
under foot the plain provisions of the con-
stitution. We favor the registration and
Australian ballot law. The action of our
senators and representatives in the legis.
lature in patriotically .endeavoring to pre-
vent the consummation of the theft of the
state by political bandits meets with our
heartiest approval and commentator. We
are in favor of protecting all foreign born
citizens who have complied with the
laws of the United States
and their right to vote and denounce as
false the utterances of the chairman of the
late republican state convention that frauds
we're psEpstrated by democrats at the
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9 Il $ OBJECT.
Prohibiting RailrN
Their Res

Prohibiting RAilrs4 z Through
Their Res
MIssouLA. Sept. 13.-t. cial. l-E. II.
McHenry, assistant engineer of the survey
ing party that recently went to Ravalli to
survey the new route for the contemplated
branch of the Northern Pacific railroad
from Jocko to Demersville, arrived in Mis-
soula to-day and reported that the Indians
of the Flathead reservation through which
a portion Of the road must pass had pro
hibited the laying of any lines through that
territory. A council between the Indians
and the surveyors, at which Major Roman
was present, was subsequently held, result
ing in the suspension of all operations un-
til such time as the interior department
and railroad officials can be consulted.
While the action of the Indians will impede
present progress, it is not probable that the
delay will be of long duration, and hopes
are expressed that all differences will be
amicably settled.
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what Col. Sanders Did say.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-In the senate re-
port yesterday the position taken by Col.
Sanders, of Montana, regarding mineral
lands, was not clearly stated. What the
colonel said was this: LANDS, not mineral.
actually patented to railroad companies,
cannot be taken from them, but roads, be.
fore or after the issuance of patents, do not
and cannot own mineral lands.''
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precinct of Anaconda or at any other
precinct in this county. Such charge
could only be made by the depraved beings
who denounce the foreign born citizens of
Montana, irrespective Of nationality, as
dagos. We invite the attention of all
voters who are not saturated with political
bias to the record of tha democratic and
republican parties and ask their support to
the end that the right of suffrage may be
vindicated and the political crimes Of the
republican party in Montana may be con-
demned.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-14
THE BASE BALL RECORD.

Scores of Yesterdays Games, tho Home
Teams Being Given First.
TIE PLAYERS LEAGUE.
Cleveland l, Chicago 8; Cleveland s, Chi
cago 4.
Philadelphia z. New York 5.
Buffalo 8. Pittsburg 6; Buffalo 0, Pitts
burg 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Cincinnati 6, Pittsburg 8.
Boston 5, Philadelphia 8.
New York 4. Brooklyn 8.
Chicago II, Cleveland 6; Chicago 1, Cleve-
land 8.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo 0, st. Louis 1.
Rochester 6, Syracuse O.
Columbus 4. Louisville l.
Baltimore 2, Athletics 4; Baltimore Is,
Athletics 6.
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THE PRESIDENT SCARED.

He Begs the Treasury Onicers to Try and
Avert \ Panic.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l3.-There was a long
consultation to-day by wire between the
president at Cresson and acting secretary.
Batchellor, and assistant secretary, Nettle-
ton, at the treasury department, concern
ing the strinRency in the money market,
during which the whole situation WAS thor
ougnly gone over. The president, it is un-
derstood. stated his desire to ayert a manic
in the money market and that none shalI be
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-14
THE DELUGE.
Great Damage Done by Streams Overflow
ing Their Banks

WATERTowN. N. Y, Sept. 13.-The rain
which has fallen in torrents almost con-
tinuously for five days past has swollen
every stream in this section to spring freshet
heights. and to-day the effects are seriously
felt hereabouts by almost complete tying
up of the Rome. Watertown d Ogdensburg
railroad and its branches, and the destruc-
tion of mills and other damage to manu-
featuring and farm property. In Lewis
county many acres of good farming land
are under water. The water rose to such
height that cattle took to knolls and high
lands and were made to swim the food at
milking time. The Black river is raging.
being within four inches of the unusual
high point which it reached last spring,
and with frequent showers still coming and
the water still flowing into the valley from
yesterdays rains, there is probability that
it will pass that high water mark ana be-
come dangerous.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-14
The Federation Endorsed.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 13.-At yesterdays
meeting of the brotherhood OF engineers,
the action taken June 8 last in Chicago for
tie federation of the Brotherhood of Train.
men, Brotherhood of Railway Conductors.
Switchmen's Mutual Aid association and
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, was
endorsed.
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Closing Day at sheepshead.
A Detective Killed.

CHICAGO, Sept. I'D. d. N. Avery. chief
detective of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railroad, was stabbed and killed
this morning by Louis Dyckman. The lat
ter was fighting drunk.
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DEACON WHITE SERENE.
He Has Been in Washington and Thinks
All will Yet be Right.

All Will Yet be Right.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-S. V. White went
to Washington last night and has been in
conference with the senate finance and
house ways and means committees. He
says: There is no doubt whatever that
the time for withdrawal of goods from
bond will be extended. The treasury is
doing everything possible to relieve the
money market and will continue to afford
all the relief which may be found neces-
sary."
Shipments of currency have been heavier
this week than any previous one this sea-
son. Nearly all the currency shipped vent
west and south. There has been a heavv
outward movement of gold, $4,000 poinG
to San Francisco.
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His Customers' Money,

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Warrants were sworn
out this morning for the arrest of I.orinR
r. Loomis, young stock broker, who has
disappeared. and it is alleged has taken
$4,000 of his customer money,
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Gas Explosiou In /. sh.s,

WnKEsBARRE, Sept. 13.-The shaft of IT,
Lehigh d Wi'kesbarre Coal company Wis
the scene of violent explosion Of gas at
two O'Clock this afternoon. One man Vas
killed.
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Postal Clerk North Injured.

M1ssou1A, Sept. 13.-[Special.] Postal
Clerk A. L. North, of Helena. after leaving
Blossburg to-day, ruptured himself while
lifting heavy mail pouch and fell to the
floor of the car in an unconscious condition.
He laid there for an hour and half before
he was discovered. Postmaster Honsman,
of this city, who was coming from Ana
conda, was called by Conductor Grimmell
at Garrison to take charge of Mr.. North,
who was brought to this city and put under
medical treatment. It will be some days
before he will be able to resume his duties.
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FATE Of Mountain Clim bers.

BERNE, Sept. ia German tourist and
two guides have been blown over the preci-
pice on the MattsShoru.