The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-19

IN some cstaes tno BtOCK OF the 6cavenReF1
belongs to the local municipality, by whom
they are paid and incorporated into a civic
company. IN enese cases sales take place a
broken meta l,or mixed articles are put nj
ut auction and purchased by different small
vendors who might almost be called manu-
facturers, carried of to their obscure work
shops, and manipulated until they appear
again in new and unrecognizable form
To these men the independent and isolated
individuals who CLEAN what is cast in the
street and gutter also bring their slender
harvest, which they exchange for few
farthings.
Il 10 almost impossible to imagine what 4
miscellany of incongruous articles 20 to
make tho mounds Of rubbish. but whoever
does mot fear to plunge into the courts and
alleys Of the London slums will RECOGNIZES
the absolute veracity Of N. Pauillan's row
e!ations. The scavengel's cart or basket
disgoEges hideous, repulsive mass, which,
sorted into .'heaps'' made up for sale, re-
solves itself into old furniture cleaned
out OF police Offices. board schools,
houses, and pawnbrokers, curtains faded
out Of all colorinR, saucepans riddled like
colandere, chairs retaining only one leg,
pillowswith scarcely handful Of flock, and
the story goes that ON one occasion a piano
appeared bereft Of all its strings and most
of its hammers, which had long been the
ahov "a made nv tha loaA ort;cIoa fnr,,a =,
cabs and streets and honestly brought to
Scotland Yard, which are disposed of in
nreflominata. mt vhatavo- ~ tha
natnre or nnalitv ~ the offal hov. S.S
h.tta,ad ord %nrty, 90 - - s. o"1; owox .e
tutes means of livelihood for a numerous
class of miserable beings who live on it and
bv it. The modus operandi is much the
cordinr 10 malone Titles and ornnrtr,i4;ns
Linen and cotfon raoe orc trr,,a5 rs.
paper and carlboarfl a. The mills as .v ,arv
one knovs. ana tie better and c,eanayr
pieces Of silk produce the .sRenaiesance
WooI' Of fne 0ualitv. With which farcv
goods are manufactured: much vnrn -o ana
soiled rags Of every Kind ara ma.ia ;nto
horse blankets. Ia Frnnoe The old raS
trousers Of the line ali meet with the sa, va
ultimate end-they are converted into CAPS.
Minor and Armenia. Reii.nnIis f. fr;n ns.a
braids, trimmings, are knended into \
species of flock, used bv INSTRUMENTATION for
the cushions and padding of their annli
ances. Silk is only frayed and carded
when the pieces are very minute and abso-
lutely Unavailable for anv nthar m r,,ess.
the larger pieces, dyed black. are teEen'
possession Of according to their size bv
umbrella makers, or worked into lioht
travelling caps; the clippings are sent 10
cover the frames of buttons, which accounts
for the absordly cheap price at which these
remnants, scraped together after q success.
full manipulation, made up the waddinc of
so-called ''eiderdown'' Guilta. level and
glove boxes, and even Of manties and
oloaks. ,,'s-
blers and cheap warehouses for ready.made
shoes; the sound pieces are cut ont and in
cornoratcd With nav leathar. tha a .;Il ~ y
satin Innings of slippers is cold to the hutton
makers; the thinnest and more sunnle frao-
ments Of kid 20 to umbrella maEsrs for tha
and sitter stripe for the straps Of cson. nnH
pattens. The innumerable dozens If n hh;t
skins sent from The huoe NnrfnlE md Scrtnh
warrens are dyed and form the starla shn-
of furs in the Cheaper emnorinms n i;rer
diapers and mantle makers. ana in an II.
most equal proportion ara Nnrnaa - me-
felt hats. SIX hats that fatch =" ,;ttIo
from the second-hand vsrdroha .1.oI.- .....o
az fact absolutelv imner;shshia. ~. 80 80
bear any amount Of artfni ra;nre,na v;uy OsI
are often purchased saa;n Alter 1 MANY ss sna
by the vearera who csst thsr e ~ nan ~ yea. .
plains the marvsiio S"ss c Sn1m 81: aMs e.
tall silk hats. a''.e's - sono
Anv articla conA.;n;r,. .,,,a .:,..
ever 20 minute nnant;t;es E s h;ch,, . n u
ciated: plated refIectora ~ ia lar "tpp.o-
fracmenta az chins 49, S;.ts 'u , daeo.ns'
grams. livery 81 miiitsrv h"4toS..s I s.sCa
81 cups bearin1 onlv : t:s. ouo ~ nanatos
all thrown into 4 furnsca .ra .fs IN, ~ |
and, With the Aid 81 war.r. S11 ~.
precious particles are extracta.S fr..y,, az
ashes. Broken glass rednoad - Ir.+ ~
made into sheets Of glass paDer NOR =, -
coarse, and sold at about * ahiII;rn =. ~, ~
thousand, The problem 81 nt;i;.;r.. t s1s
tins and sardine boxes has hean .cHS. a.
whom the lead Of the eolderino re 49,,
melted and removed, the tin e HorkeA intn
penny and half-penny toys, into NIGHT