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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21
Round rrip rae. to st Iou,,.

A new los of children's underwear in white
Hive.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21

Felt Shoes for Childrcn
At New England shoe store, Ill 8. Main.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21

The Commissioner of tho General Land
Once Makes . Ruling.
At the Helena land office it is SAID that
there is a misconception of the force of the
act Of congress of Aug. 30 last. That act
prevented anyone from acquiring title to
more than $40 acres Of land. Il applies
equally to mineral. desert and agricultural
land, according to ruling of the commits
sioner of the general land Office just re-
ceived in Helena. Under the law as it
stood previously it was possible to get 1.l2O
acres by presumption and homestead entries,
and under the desert and timber-culture
acts combined. The impression had gained
ground that the new law did not affect en-
tries under the desert land act and that $40
acres could still be taken up. The decision
of the commissioner settles that point.
The matter may be Of great interest to
those intending to take up claims as appli-
cations for more than 800 acres have been
received at the Helena office since the act
of Aug. 30 went into effect.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21

for adults friday evening November u, at eight
O'Clock, Juvenile class Saturday afternoon
November %, ut three o'clock, at Electric hall
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21

Dolls and toys ofaI discriptioaa s. Calkia, 4
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21

New line of stchinss just received At Caik ins 4
Feataerly'a
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21
NOT OVER 500 ACRES.

Muslin underwear at your own price at The
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21

Plush clo,ks, jackets and capos at the I. X. L.
Bazaar.
See notice Of auction sale ofreal estate in To-
DAYS issue.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21
WANTS DAMAGES.
A Master Mechanic Suing tho Montana
Union Railway.

A Master Mechanic Suing tho Montana
Union Railway.
George Ross, who was formerly master
mechanic tor the Montana Union Railway
company IN its shops at Butte, is suing the
corporation for $18, $50 damages The case
was on trial yesterday in the United States
court before Judge Knowles. Ross received
q United States patent on January I'D last
ior an improved ore dumping car. Ross
claims that the railway company owes him
the amount for which he is suing, by way
OF royalty. 1t appears that the railway
company has been using ore cars which
possess the Improvement covered BY Ross
patent. Tho defendant admits that Ross
received letters patent for his alleged i'm
provement in dump oars, but says that the
patent il void fol the reason that the Al
legged invention had been in public
use Tor more than two years prior
70 the application for the patent.
pany that the subject Of making the inn
provement on the cars was broached be-
tween the master mechanic and the COM
pany long time prior to the application
for patent. The material employed in
building the first car with which the i'm
provsment Was tested the company claims
came from its shops, and that Ross in his
capacity of master mechanic superintendent
the construction of it. The car proved to
be success and a number of others were
built and used in hauling ore. The railway
company also says that Rosa claim fol
damages 10 based ON the use of the cars sub
sequently constructed.
The plaintiff and three of his witnesses
we're on the stand in support Of his claim.
The defendant called SUPERINTENDENT
George w. Dickinson ir its be
half. The oase will be continued to-day.
United States Court Proceedings.
The United States Va. Hampe, for aiding
and abetting illegal voting; demurrer over
ruled.
Boardman VI. Pease. Motion submitted.
Northern Pacific railroad company VI, J.
g. Sanders ct al. Set for November 2lst al
10 a. m.
!. 9. Bach, on motion of w. E. Cullen
was admitted to practice.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21

Ladies' cloth jackets at half price at the I. x.
Bazaar,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07
GOVERNMENT CLERKS.


0eo and Women work Together h Per,
1sct HArmeay.
But do both sexes work together n
the Same ONCE?
OF course they do. American girls car
take care Of themselves any place, and
these maidens are by NO means spring
chickens. Not many OF them are ON the
marry, though every now and then we
hear Of ono dropping of the pay-rolls
with good husband. The late Attor-
nev-General Brewster got wife in this
Treasury Department She was the
daughter of IN ex-Secretary of the
Treasury. and she WAS one of the pret.
tiest women that Washington has ever
known. Brewster saw her as he went
through the department one day on
some legal business long before he was
Attorney-Ge General, and he said to q
friend:
"What pretty woman?"
She overheard and replied in . stage
whisper.
what IN ugly manr' and Brewster
you know was ugly enough to stop .
clock. His face had been burnt all out
Of shape when he WAS . baby, by his
falling into the 6re or BY his attempt.
ing to save his little sister from burn
ing. Both stories Are told. and l don't
know which 10 correct At any rate he
overheard the remark Of the pretty
treasury clerk. He met her the same
night at . reception and she found Mr..
Brewster - entertaining - he was
ugly. After few months he proposed
to her and she accepted him and got .
hrst-class husband. Stephen A. Douglas
married department clerk and many
Of the ladies Of the departments 20
into the best Of Warrington society. II
IL IN unwritten law in some of the de-
psrtments that husband and his wife
shall not be on the pay-rolls ut the same
time, and when two department
clerks marry one Is expected to leave.
Postmaster-General Villas, however, OBJ
jected to this theory, and . number Of
the Cabinet officers now allow their
clerks to marry, il they choose. One
OF the prettiest girls In the Pension
O6ce was married tho other day to .
very accomplished young clerk, who
worked beside her. Their field of work,
however, was changed in order that no
remark might be caused by the mar
riage, and they now have good positions
In Now York. Not . few clerks arc
married secretly and their names ap-
pear on the payroll Of the department
- single after they have been married.
It 10 great deal easier to live in Wash
inston ON $4,000 . year than 1000
year, and Cupid gets along much better
whom both husband and wife can keep
their salsries-Washington Cor. Phila-
delphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07

4 0soop ulasesoo1ng eho HoeelllsoeSoo q
tAo Daeo-Paln.
In oae Of the lectures he II deliverina
ct Aberdeen. under the Clifford bequest,
d.. Z RTyloe offered . most interest.
ing suggestioa the ether day - 70 the
meaning q . well-knoWn bet pushing
Aasyrian seulptared grosn This essup
consists eS two iour-wingsd figures, With
bodies of men and heads Of eagles,
standing opposits . tzes-like bosnation,
which - easily recognised - . collse-
tioa Of date-pelms. Or oonvsntioaal-
ised representation Of pslm-grovs.
Each Of the two figures carries in the
left haAd o bucketH Hoe basket In the
right bsdy which sech seems to b
pesssnting - ths paln-tzee What
II this body9 Il = asually do
scsibed - . Af-eoas. bst sone
have regarded IL - . bunch Of
grapes, others - pineapple. Dr.. Tay-
loe suggests that Il should b connected
With the most obvious point Of interest
for which the date-paln has been fam
Gus among naturalists since antiquity
-namely, it, need Of artificial Sertiliss-
tion in order 70 produce . crop of edible
date& This process in IT. simplest form
consists In shaking tAe pollen froa the
inAoeescence Of the male date-paln over
the inAoeescence Of the female. The
practice II mentioned By Theophrastus
and Pliny, and in modern times In such
works - Shaw's Travels In Barbary. ''
Dr.. Taylor exhibited drawing Of the
male palm in1ogeocence, and sail it
was hardly necessary 70 point out the
resemblance 70 the object in the
hard of the winged figure Of the
AasyFian seulpsure. A. tie cultivator
q the palm tree hes - asoenA the tree
in order - perform tie proesss Of for
tilisstioa. he. Of oourse. takes With him
. supply of frssh flowers in baskek
D.. Tyloe's theoey. thsssSsee. h that The
objects carried BY The winged gonii Of
the AssyEiaas aso Tie male inAoeeooence
a ~ daAe-paln i1eoe had, she boakeA
With fresh supply II tnAoesseenes in
the other. and that the function the
Renii are depicted In the sculptures a
dischsrginG II that of IertilizinR ths
palm-groves Of the country-a funetiou
which must have been held 70 denote
their great beneAcence, since it showed
then fulfilling the great duty Of provid-
iag ths Asayrisas With bssol-Nstas~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07


Hestsr Cora Mitchell. - she was
known here after becoming the slave Of
Ex-Governor Mitchell. u buried In the
cemetery in this city. She WAS . Queen
Of some African tribe. and came to this
country voluntarily, bringing with her
all the insignia Of her royalty-crown,
and robes and jewels. etc. She was
pleased with this country. and resolved
70 lay down her robes Of royalty and b.
come . slave. - above stated Every
Chriatmss, until her death, she would
appear before the negroes in all the
gorgsousness Of her quesnly parapher-
MALTA. After this exhibition, she would
retire. lay aside her queenly attire. and
90 into the kitchen - humbly q any
Of the other servants Of Governor Mitch
ell When Hester Cora died 0ovsrnoe
Mitchell had her buried in her reealia.
-Ailledgesills lG&l Chrentcls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07
TERROR IS EPIDEMIC.


1Aoe II the Reason why C0Waras Deserve
ExenpanEy PanlshMent.
"A plague ON all cowards!" says
Shakespearc's Fat knight himself the
bess ideal Of . bullying poltroon.
cowardice? Would any man be chicken.
hearted II he could be otherwise? Doea
not every frightened fugitive. from
danger blush - he runs?
1t can not Be- fairly imputed 70 the
bastard - . crime that his nerves quiver
like aspen leaves when he hears the i'm.
mediate bullet whissing By. or that the
sight Of sheathless steel makes the per-
spiration start from sll his pores He
esGA face the whirlwind Of battle II he
could, but it whisks him round
like . Weathercock. His reason may
tell him that his back IL q broad tar
get - his breast and that he II - likely
TO be shot retreating - advancing; in
deed, moro likely, for even . bravo man
can take steadier aim st flying Cd
versary than at . furious foo rushing
upon him at the 'double-quick." But
instinct 10 stronger than reason In the
craven, and all his loeometive muscles
are ct it, command.
Under these circumstances, ought .
military man who shows tho white
feather In the presence oe the enemy 70
be shot thereSor9 BeiAg. - Falsta6
sayA - coward upoa instinct" - hs
morally responsible for running sway5
Perhaps not Nor 10 It for the act
itself that he il doomed, but because II
its consequence Terror II epidemic
Il II moro readily caught than the
smallpox, and spreads moro rapidly.
A Captain II smitssa With IL and
communicates IL 70 his company,
the regiment catches it fro0 The com
pany. tAs brigade Iron The regiment
the corps from The heigade. tho whole
army from The corps. ard thus great
battle u lost ard perhaps great cause
sndangere1 q ruined.
It Win not do % aAhere scfupalously
to the abstract peinciplss Of justice IN
such caseA The e0snss must b neas-
ursd By IL rsssltA The event and not
the involuntary act which pcoduoed it
arraiRns and condmns it, author. The
which seems crIel h Also
lutely necessary, and thereforc right |
Not beceuse he IL . coward, Is the cow
ardly soldier done 10 death. but In order
that disasters more terrible than the
shooting Of . thousand dastards may he |
by his public shame and dis
honorable doom.-N Y. LedgsE
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07
CHANCES IN BATTLE.

The Amount Of Powder and Dal1 Il T0hno
60 KMl lGan.
No doubt every reader has seen tho
statement that IL takes . mans weight
OF lead 70 kill him In battle. and they
may have considered IL to b merely .
rhetorical hyperbole. suggested By the
fact that comparatively few out Of the
whole number Of shots fired in heat Of
battle take effect Marshal Sale, We
believe. first made the assertion which
forms the base Of the above, whea he
said IL would take 12S pounds OF lead
and IS pounds Of powder to put each Of
the enemy in the long trench. wild
and visionary as this may seem, IL ap-
pears that there WAS moro truth than
poetry in the remark. With all the i'm
provements which have been made In
the art Of war since the days Of SAKE
Cassendi, the French savant proves that
the great Marshal's Philosophical re-
mark still holds good.
AT the battle Of 6olSerino, accofding
to Cassendi's carefully ly-deduced cslcula-
tions, . comparison Of the number Of
shots fred ON the Austrian side with the
number Of killed and wounded o. the
part Of the enemy. shows that 10 bal
lets were expended for each naa
wounded. and Z. 200 for cash man killed
The average weight Of the ball useA
was 80 grains. therefore IL must have
taken at least l96 kilOgrsmA o. ~
pounds Of lead for each man killed. Yet
Solferino was . most important and
bloody battle. In the Franco Pfussisn
war the slaughter caused By the needle
gun among the French soldiers shows
how much Superior that gun y to the
Austrian carbine: Jet with that deadly
weapon 1,3oo shots were Ared for every
soldier Destroyed in the enemy's rsnka
Verify thore was good foundstion for
Bogert's ungrammatical remark: ''War
IL awful. but the noise Of war 10 awful.
r."-St Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07
VERSES TO THE EDITOR.
witty Rhymes That Accompanied d
cldodlv P0Or Poems.

/; Witty Rhymes That Accompanied d
eldedlv Po0r P0ems.
The editor of one Of New York.
many repositories Of humor is almos
daily in receipt Of versificd communi
cations from his contributors. submit
ting verses which in many instance.
are lamentably inferior to the com
munications themselves.
From 6ne Of the most prolific poetic
rens came the following:
.: pri,hee cast your eagle squins
Ger this poetic tale
Aud IL tits good enough 70 print
Remember 'tis for sale.
The same writer shows that even the
poet is sometimes compelled to think Of
material things and in sending Som
net to the Soul to be passed on to the
rrOper channel, he observes:
Isay. my Lord. 1 hope you're we'll.
This Sonnet to the Soul
wants it will sell
For two full tons Of coal,
$40
Friendship Of many years standing
prevented bloodshed when the editor
received quatrain accompanied BY
hhc lofty lines:
They say you don't know what 10 what,
don't believe you do.
On your decision on this Quat,s
Rests my opin OF YOU.
sRain.
To this the editor found It profitable
% reply:
, Imay mot know Just what 10 what
Or which 10 which-dOn't ask Il.
But do know your little Quat
Lies buried in my basket
The next contribution from this gen.
Neman brought with 1t the invocation:
Ipray that you and may get
gift from Heavens dome:
May you get sense to like these lines,
Idollars for the pome.
II sometimes happens, As in the three
instances following, that money is either
lost sight Of altogether or is 50 subor-
dinated that it is rather an accessory
than any thing else:
I've worked for pay I never got
Until my head is hoary;
Take this and luccr send me not;
I'll take Il out in glory.
Appeals OF this sort are very hard to
resist, though in the instance following,
the editor, rather than feel himself re.
sponsible for premature though happy
death, returned the poem to the writer.
The note read thus:
II could get this poem In
Your magazine, o! friend,
should have reached the pinnacle
Attained my cherished end.
Oitake the poem. print it. and
Delight my poor weak eye,
And when zee my lines In type
o! then I'll gladly die.
Tho third utterly unselfsh
Ss follows:
Hyou want Il. take iti
10 I'm not consarned; -:
nyou don't. why. shake it tl
And be oarned.
The meter Is rather weak in the last
line, but the sentiment Of the whole
was 20 refreshing that very bad poem
was accepted and paid for ON the
strength Of the little note that came
with it.-Joha Kendrick Bangs, In
ChAtk0p -rr-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07

WhoAo Ulpsoansy 0ow q The Pnlneo ofths
| 0svssoss - Cnnbodls.
A missiouary describes 3 marriage
ceremony which - Witnessed IN the
palace Of the Goyesnof Of Csnbodia, -
follows: t.geses. ssr-E - ~
81 was ushered. amid . tremendous
din Of GongA into largo room beyond
the reception hall. whore were seated
the Governoe and about hundred mo-
blemen and invited guestA Tho BRIDE
groom. . young man about twenty years
Of age. elegantly sttired in silk gar
nents. was also there .stif'r ,
by the time We foreigners we're
seated, . procession-headed BY the
bride, supported on either side BY de-
mure-looking matrons. composed princi-
pally Of aged or married women, all'ele-
gantly attired = entered snaz slowly
marched toward the Governor. :.
Tho bride was not particularly in
teresting as regards perseael charms:
she was young, however. and dressed
richly and in good taste. Beeides her
silk dress she wore . gold-embroidered
scarf upon her shoulders; also good rings
upon her fingers. bracelets upea; her
wrists and armlets above the elb0wa
Tho bride took up her position near
the bridegroom, both sitting upon the
noor, but not looking toward each other;
In fact throughout the entiro coethony
they both were perfectly impasaive and
nonchalant
The marriage ceremony proper now
began. A number OF wax candles w1ro
brought in . salver, and then lighted BY
ono Of the mobiles The silver waiter Was
then passed round before the company
eight times. each one in tuFl selecting
the couple and wishing them good fortune
By waving or blowing The smoke toward
them. thus expressing something like
the old English custom Of throwing the
slipper after . newly-married couple
the band Of string instruments playing
the meanwhile. Two large velvet cush-
ions having been previously placed BE-
fore the bride and bridegroom, md upon
them largo sword, the leader Of tho
theatricals now csme forward and went
through. for few moments. most fam
tastical sword exercise. Disheo haa
been placed before tha couple upon the
door. with covers upon them. Nothing,
howeveE. was eaten. e Ft-
Next the hands Of tho expectaut
couple were bound together, and To
eaeh other; with silken threaaA By tho
women attendants, probably some near
relatives Thus were they truly joined
In Buddhist wedlock. And this con-
plsted the simple. Jet effective sssa;
Dony. Ffsnciseo Argonauk
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07

xoontboe 1fooooao onA 80lnAo L00 &Ghhos.
TAoo Csst More.
The news that Emin Psshs has left
behind him his load Of ivory has haA .
surprising effect upon billiard ipterssts
in. this country, and its effect may be
soon felt In further bulline of.tne
market for soft ivory usea In tho suHis.s
ufacture Of billiard-halls. The prica of ,
billiard balls was recently advanced 70
90 set Of four balls Of standard 9a.'i
inch measurement Il was TIE lastr
boom Of slow rise in price that had
been going On for nearly . year. Last
year. before the advance set n. q stand- c
ard set Of halls Of the hest ivesy could
b bought for 80 Footballs were \
tribe cheaper. because such true spheres
of ivory arc not needed In pool,. =. > =
Tho billiard-ball manufacturers ct
tribute the increase to the war that has
been going on in Zansibar for year or
more between the Arab traders and the
natives o. the one hand and the Germ,n
leaders Of the ptotectorate ct Zanzibar
on the otAee. These costly dissensions,
the msnufacturers say. had the effect q
greatly retardtne the -expoststiea Of
soft ivory from Africa and created :.
scarcity Of good ivory that made the in
crease in prices Of billiard balls necss-
sasy. Oaly certain part Of the tusk
can b made into billiard-balls, and that
select part has to b In perfect tcoadi-
tton o. II II useless foe The billiard trado.
The select part 10 iseutintosqusrs blocks.
and these blocks are turned into
spheres Any imperfectioa in the tusk
Win produce ball that will b cracked
when turned, or that will not season,
which II just - bad. The trimmings Of
the corners Of tho square blocks are util-
lied for the manufacture Of ivory rings
used In harness.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07
JUDGES ON STRIKE,

Thsy Aake . De0aaA Wh11h Gnqnounn
se0oeab1o MogR10o09.
Belgium IL said TO be the paradise Of
strikers" since, during .receut yosrs,
there has been scarcely . month whea
the Belgium pablo has not boon follow.
Ing the desails Of some extensive Its.
pension Of labor due 70 . demand 1oe in
creased wages.
There have bssa elAss-workersal
strikeA carpentsrs' .. stRikess drivers
strikes and dockmen's strikes; and vAen
10 other Belgian workmen arc striking.
ne ninszs are almost sufe - b. Tho
niners' strike has bsen. iDassa. to
cause Of another very rsnarkable de-
mand for higher vngsA ,..-4s ss.:.t
Tho magistrates of the eousta-. sf
0hent BY reason Of their constants laboe
in judginR ths d6sss sssanSs itfikink
miners. a1d tho weag and tsar q 'ouua.
Ing these strikers 70 peisoay latalg easoe,
70 feel the need of relief for their over
worked eouFts, and q incfeaosd co&as
pensatioa a their slahae. "a /
Inasmuch - the governmept Aa1 not,
seen ns 70 proceed q its own motion 70
grant the 1se1sa selisl. ths 1aAess
unanimously participated, Ira denaaA-
for higher salaries.
This demand erssAsa s,gssst deal of
merripent among the Belgian vssking-.
mon. who declared that there was but
sinGle step left 0pea 70 the maRis(fates.
and that wss 70 hang up their 5slicisl
gowns and TO isto the street,. -.,s~.,
+. Tho judges. however. wore happily
found too ooosotous Of the dlanity Of
their elmco - ''tusn oat' an1 uaEuAi
shout with bsnnors inscRibed With snch
mottoes - I've demand justice rs 'ius-
tice." q -'.No 'lnsstiss.9 10 'hstSt ~.
tences Of stsikesa" ms - f,s.r,.-s y
Although the tudgcs have bees. .sa-
tirely peocesble, the ininerS have
caused Il - b sanouneoA thsA n thcrvs,
make any trouble, they, tie nlnesse
shall insist upon passing On the igAges'
case&-Yoath's Componion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07
THE SEVEN STAGES.

osiy baby.
Kissed and carcssed,
Gently held TO . mothers breast.
0lly child,
Toddling alone.
Frightening now its happy homo
Only boy,
Trudging to school
Governed now by sterner rulo.
Only youth.
Living IN dreams:
Full Of promise life now scems.
Only aman.
Battling With life.
Shared In now BY loving wife.
Only q father,
Burdened with care.
Silver threads In dark brown hair.
Only graybeard,
Toddling again.
Growing old and full OF pain.
Only mound.
0ergrown with grass:
Dreams unrealtxed-rest at last
Boston Traveller.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07

-Meddy ybemps. Me-. boasts Of sixl
ysar-old boy who spelled over four hun.
drsd words on examination day without
missing one. Evidently the spelling
book is not neglected in thst school
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07

AT . recent French cooks ball 4
New York the Work Of art was the rep
resentation of temple Of commerce. II
was made Of Is 900 pieces Of gum paste
and sugar, and stood several feet high.
The architectural beauties were we'll
shown, and the coloring was especially
elevos.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-07

Philosophee = Good afternoon. MrA
Do Science. ALLOW ne 10 compliment
yoa on your remafkable article in the
Scientific Age.
Mrs Do Fashion-You have made .
mistake. sir. am not book-worm nor
do I have 70 write for . living. am
Nra De Fashion, . rather well-known
society leader-not NrA De Science.
Phtlosopher-0h: ! beg her pardon
n. Y. Weekly.