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THE Law IS MANDATORY
An Interesting Decision by the Su-
preme Court on the Australian
Ballot Law.
The Election OF Z. L Lush a. JUS
tioe Declared Void on Techni-
cal Grounds
Judge Hunts Decision Overraled by CHIEF
Justice Blaks's Op,nlon for the
Supreme Court.

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$3.50 .no .up4emo oo.- ..-ss
uown aecasion OF Tar greatef a"po1t1uoo
than u at first apparent. It arose over
vide discu.sion and NAV c.r.a anv amount
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= ns.H.'lon' Inls may % unoe.sso Z.
Wnen ~ ls known that the decision - the
first IN America on the Australian ballot
svstam and that the easanca NJ tha oninion
= ~. ~. -ea.;.s,.s...s - a.. ,s- - hs,a
= 49, s-s .41u .menss ~ .no ~ - M n.y. -
to b mandatory instead OF directory. This
means that all technicalities OF the system
must be strictly observed. In the event Of
Aha .I;oht..t dav;.t;o,, fr,r, tha raon;ref1
49, .-sss-sS, -a.. 49,. " ~ a.
1ofm. successiul candloa'es may % us
placed and elections declared void. The
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Tic warl,ke 11i..our,.n.

KANSAS CRY, July ga New York dis
patch to-day stated that an ex-oolonel of
the Seventh Missouri infantry had offered
to raise and equip three thousand recruits in
two weeks for Guatemala if $4,000 were
placed in New York bank to the credit OF
trustees. Two ex-oficers Of the Seventh
Missouri infantry live here, one Of them
being Capt. Thomas n. Phelan. Capt,
Phelan. when asked about the story to- day
said the persons connected with the matter
are in the city, but he could not give any
information concerning them for several
days. when he may be ct liberty to make
public some correspondence.
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Arrivals at the Helena.

Mr.. and Mrs. N. b. E. J. Hart Chicago.
Helm, Harvard, Ill. j. G. Pigott, Boone.
Marde G. Delmeiller, yille Mo-
Har isburg, Mo. Jnn. 6. Berlee, Mil
G. u. Thomas, Column waukee
bia, Tenn. E. Warren Clark, Col
A: G: Sheldon, Pert- umbia, Tenn.
land. Ore. D. NJ. johnson, st.
81. Z. spencer, st. Paul. Louis.
w. H. Trip, Minnaap- Thos, D, Pratt OQrens
oils. kurg. N. Y.
f. s. Merchant San j. W. Perley, st. Paul
Francisco. H.. B. Rolfe, Great
Sam H. Sullivan, Chi Fstls
cago. L. M. Riddleharger
M. II. Murphy, Wyo- Spokans
ming RHaskeI, Missoula.
II. Cobb, st. Paul. C. A. Stuart, San Fran.
Vim. s. Wallace, San CISCO
Franc SEQ. B. H. Chamberlain
E. II. Nielsen. Detroit. Boston.
enry L. Haupt, Butte.
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At Cost,
Intending to retire from business vii
close out my entire stock of clothing, fur
nishing goods, hats, caps, boots and shoes,
blankets and quilts at cost.
A. BIRKENFELD,
10 South Main street,
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"Hunyady Matyas" tpitter) water.

Contains more sulphate maRnesia (ep-
sam saltsl and less snlphate soda lglauber
or horse saltsl than Hunyady Janus water.
Recommended by the medical profession,
Price 25c per quart bottle.
II. n. PARcHKN & Co.
Agents.
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Notice.
A public examination for teachers certifi-
Gates will be held at the Office of the county
superintendent of public schools, Lewis
and Clarke county, on August Is, 1880, COM
mencing at a. m. sharp and closing at 4
p. m, Candidates will provide themselves
with pens, ink and legal cap paper.
C. T.. TURNKEY.
Superintendent County Schools,
Lewis and Clarke County.
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The East Helena Methodist church will
be dedicated at 8 o'cloch this evening. The
sermon will be preached by Bishop E. r.
Hendrix, the eminent Methodist divine Of
Cansas City. All are invited to be present
at the dedicatory services.
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Will Arrive To-day.

The following passengers will arrive in
Helena at 1875 this afternoon on the west
bound Northern Pacific express:
T. E. Leeper, Mr.. F.. III. Ray, d. N.
Wheeler, Miss Mary Clark, Mrs. Il. b.
Clark, Miss Stell Sanford, Miss M. E. San
ford.
Via Great Northern: Mrs. r. E. Carpen-
ter, Mrs M. A. Denton, Miss May Denton,
Mrs. Clarence Pamont.
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Vanished From view.

TERzE HAurE, Ind. July "a special
from Parie, ILL.,, to the Express says Albert
Geohegan, city clerk Of Paris, 10 missing,
and his accounts are short between 5000
and 10000. Efforts are beinQ made 10
overhaul him.
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Church Dedication.

Just eceived ut the Bee Hive. q lot Of small
ware for housekeeping at half price.
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Sons Of st. George In Maryssi1Ie.
A we'll attended meeting of Englishmen
Was held on Saturday last in A.. Q. q. w.
hall, Marysville, the object being the organ
ization of lodge of the. order Sons of St.
George. VIM. Wilkinson was elected chair
man, Robt. Luke, secretary. and james Il.
Teverrow, treasurer. Ihs aims and objects
Of the order we're explained TO those present
by Organiser Williams. An application for
charter was then opened for signatures and
fes was fixed a, IS; the meeting then ad-
iourned to Thursday, the 3lst. in the same
hall. es-@.es-
The sts ongest baby carriage in the city is being
bold for only SO at the Bee Hive
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Arrivals At the Grand Central.

P. B. Clark, Toston. John Morris, Elkhorn
DR.. William Parberry, Il. B. Wright Kansas
w. f. Spin ngs. City.
G. j. Parrot, Eutso. William Hahn, Elk
ii. p. Bonestsele, Elk horn.
horn J.J Mayne, Wickes.
John Sloahan. Castle. A. A. Brown Boston.
e. B. NOrthrop and q. Night. White Sui
daughter. st. Paul. phur Springs.
8. A. Marney, st. Paul. C. McDanieis. t. Paul
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. T. Hank, Fort Ben.
Reppe, st. Louis. ton.
J. X. Mcdonald, New D. Mcdonnell. Gould,
ark, N. J. j. X. Castor, Belt.
A. T. Atwater, Marys- O. Burgstrand, Philips.
vile. burg. s.,
J. A. Mocney and fam Chas. Williams Sat
lily. Priests Pass. Francisco.
w. v. v. Mabon, New P. Mulligan. Marys
Bru swick N. J. ville
B. Haskell, Missoula.
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The District Court.


Proceedings in the district court yester-
day were as follows:
339-Chas. Lehman vs.. Geo. w. Keller;
motion to dismiss attachment and demurrer
to complaint overruled, defendant excerpts;
twenty days granted to file answer.
198-Geo. B. Delhi vs.. Ketchum De Noille
& Co, etal.; general demurrer overruled and
granted to amend cause of action as to
ketchum, De Noille d Co.
4,963-S. E. Atkinson vs.. John Stein
brenner; stay Of execution for ten days Or
dered.
246-Conrad Becker vs.. Peter Lund and
Thos. Hughes; Judgment by default for
&107, interest and costs.
240-Henry Mitchell VS.. Mary Mitchell;
decree of divorce granted.
836O-T. II. Wallace vs.. Helena Electric
Railway Co. OF al; continued.
II. n. Brandigee ct al. Va. Jas. B. Lewis
motion to quash summons withdrawn and
forty days allowed in which to plead.
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Through Freight Rates.

Refrigerator and Ice Chests ut cost ut F.
g. Lang Co.'s.
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New line Of etchinss and carbon photo
graphs on sale tomorrow Mt Calkins r.
Featherly's.
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At Cost,

One hundred and three piece decorated dinner
set only $lG95 at the Bee Hive
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Il !ies' Summer Vests very chap ct the Bee
Hive.
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Orange Champagne
most delightful and refreshing summer
beverage. A temperance drink for hot
weather. r. C. Wallace and +. Turner 4
Co. are sole agents.
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Notice

Second-han and new furniture on INSTALL
ments. B. o Lenoir, Northern Pacific depot
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Orange Champagne

New line of oak and cherry easels 9
Calkins g. Featherly's.
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sons of st. George in Maryssille.

Only few more chamber sets LEFT ut the Bee
Hive and selling for $50. iFt
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RESOURCES.


Loans and discounts !. .$s5ss,oss co
.. 5. Bonds to secure circulation. :. 5000 %
U. s. bonds to secure deposits ....... 100000 90
Stocks, securities, judgments, claims,
Due from approved reserve agents. L.. se,ss5,a
Due from other national banks ...... ss.2A4 ~
Due from state banks and bankers :. 81, 2M so
Banking house, furniture and fixtures 105878 50
Other real estate and mortgages own -
Current expenses and ta1es paid. So 8
Premiums on q 8. bonds. .......... 10000 90
Checks and other cash items. 27,847 o.
Bills of other banks. .......... $500 90
Fractional paper currency, nickels
specie 1ssss %
Legal tender notes Neutrality-suspicious.. 69,9O 90
Redemption fund with u. 8. Treas
urer Is per cent. Of oirculation) -. 2,25o 90
Total. :. 81, 71o,los Is
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in................$ 10000 %
pnrRaGs aano. 9S0oe
National bank notes outstanding..... $1,000 90
Transient account. ................. 400 Of
Demand certificates of deposit 2,229.021 80
Cashiers checks outstanding ........ 12,s5s IL
United States deposits. 49,. ..... 1854 70
Due to other national benks.......... 209,78O Of
Due to state banks and bankers...... 94,Sl1 %
TOTAL. .44,71O,lUo 10
State Of Montana, County of Lewis and
Clarke-SS.
/, T. W. knight, cashier Of the above named
bank do solemn1y swear that the above state
ment is true to the best Of my knowledge and
belief
EW: KNIGHT, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
of July, 1880.
lsEAL.l X Y. KNIGHT. j. Notary Public,
A. n. HOTTER,
[SEAL.] 8. T. HAUSER
Il. 8. HAMILTON.
Directors.
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,Ses tho bargain counter 1t the Bee Hive
Big nsains ON the bargain countsr at tbs Bee
Hive. 80
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On the Union Pacific, going into efteo
Aug. /, from Milwaukee. Chicago and com
mon points. and st. Louis and common
points. to Montana common points: First
class, O.; second. &2.56; third, 42.06; fourth,
&L65; fifth. &1.%0; class A, el.30; B, SLOT;
6, 945<c; d, 8Sc; E, 72c; west bound.
A. E. VKAzrE,
Erainhf and Pass An>ank
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Fresh quail at the Cr5stal restaurant. Grand
street.
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Tho Supreme Court
Proceedings in the supreme court yester-
day were:
8-James Emery Marcum and Timothy
Lennon. appellants. vs.. Len Coleman and
James w. johnson, respondents; Judgment
of lower court set aside and action re-
manded for further proceedings. Opinion
by Justice Harwood.
SIN the matter of the application of
William Durbon for writ of hsebeas
CORPUS and certioraris; writ ordered issued
returnable first Monday in October. Dur
bon was tried and convicted for burglary
before Judge Benton in December on infor-
nation Of the county attorney instead Of an
indictment. Il is on this ground that
hisattorney, S. A. Ballet. secured the writ.
Court House Cullings.
A marriage license was granted yesterday
to Henry Mitchell and Mary L. Davis.
G.. 4 II. Petrasch have located the Saturn
quartz lode mining claim in the Stemple
district.
Andrew Campbell, of Billings, was ad-
mitted to practice in the supreme court on
motion of o. +. Goddard.
Millidge w. johnson, George w. Shaw
and Truman u. Hodge, have incorporated
the Silver Mountain Mining and Reduction
Co. The capital is $500, 600, in shares of 81
each.
The lease of fifty feet of land in Dry
gulch by William Kranich to the Safety
Nitro Powder company was filed Yesterday.
The company will use the land for storage
purposes.
Among the real estate transfers yesterday
was that of Moses Morris ct al. to Franklin
r. Wallace; one fourth interest in 100 acres
in Lewis and Clarke county; the n Il of sc
II and se n of sc n of sec. Is, and ne II OF
ne IL of sec. 10 r 10 Mr. w.
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Notice.

The strongest baby carriage in the city is beiu
|Dold for only SO at the Bee Hive.
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SITUATION WANTED-$25 will be paid by .
y young man OF steady habits, with twelve
years exper once in mercanti . business and
o tcs. for good, steady situation. Object, ad-
vancement. Best OF Iefert ne furnished or q
deposit viii be made Address J. o., independ-
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TOR RENT OR SAI4E-e-ROON BRICK
house ii splendid location, with stable and
al modern improvements: terms reesonADle.
Apply e Herbert NiChOlson d Co. q warehouse
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GITUAT1ON WANTED-A LADY DESIRES A
- position as housekeeper: would take charge
of hotel or boarding house in mining camp; is
thoroughly competent. Capital Employment
Tau str i.
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ClTUATION WANTED-A YOUNG GIRL
y wants situation as nurse or for general house
work. Good references Address u. r., post
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nor eALE OR kENT-ALLEN'S HOTEL
Thompson Falls, Mont. This il . we'll e.
tahliehed hotel, doing good business. has been
unCier the same management Tor the last 81 81
rive possession Il any time. Apply to J. 4.
Allan ThomneOn Falls, Mont.
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DOR SALE-HUUSEHULU FURNITURE.
Apply SOS Harrison ave.
TOR SALE-CHEAP, "A FIRST-CLASS 20
y horse upright steel boiler Apply ~ tnas
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sITUATION VA,

4 GOOD CRANDALL TYPEWRITER TERMS
- reasonable. Apply 1t this Office
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STILL ON: THEIR TRAIL.
First Ward Citizens Declare Tksm-
selves Upon the Action Of the
School Trustees.
And Mrs. Howard Comes Out
In . Gard Replying to
Mr. Howey.
Intervievs with Real Estate Men = to
Property Understanding Inter-
esting Eigures.

The indignation Of the First ward people
over the school trustees selection Of the
upper Rodney street site for the proposed
new school building may be measured by
the following remonstance which bears the
signatures Of leading citizens Of that ward:
eve tho undersigned citizens Of Helena,
Lewis and Clarke county, state of Mon
tana, do hereby remonstrate against the
action Of the board Of school trustees OF the
CITY Of Helena in. attempting to locate the
school house of the First ward at the upper
end Of Rodney street. By locating said
venience a great majority Of those parties
in said ward who have children to send to
school; that said location is on the south
ward and near the outside Of Helena city.
Justice, equity and every principle Of right
demand that said school house should be
located near the center Of said First ward,
and to locate the same where now contem-
plated would be gross outrage upon the
rights of great majority of the citizens of
said First ward and said school district"
JOHN STEWART,
b. BENSON,
CONRAD RICE,
G. A. DoNNELLY,
II. f. TILroN,
WESLEY BINKs,
JOHN HoRsKY,
VIM. LoREY.
And now comes another. This is in re-
ply to Trustee Howey's card, and it speaks
for itself:
HELENA, July 29.-To The INDEPENDENT:
In answer to the statement of Mr.. Howey
in your paper to-day, desire that Mr..
Howey will in the future leave my name
out of any of the schemes that he might
have on hand.
When Mr.. Howey called on me and asked
what was going to do, he knew what my
price was, and he also knew would not re-
duce my price at all. If he thought would
pay him to purchase my property he made
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IXTANTED-LADY AGENTS FOB NEW RUB
w her undoraarment: indispensable TO ladies;
proof freq Address Little b Co. 2lU Clark street.
Chicago, Ill
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QITUATION WANTED-BY GERMAN
y Girl, Is good seamstress and is willing to
make her elf generally useful about the house.
Good references given; $40 Filth avenue.
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CITUATION WANTED-BY A YOUNG SCAN
y dinavisn speaking German and English. l1
! private residence. He does not care FOR high
wages 10 start with il he only can get opportu-
nifty to learn something. IAN furnish frst-c!ass
cifv. ~ n. ~ -. 80 - 80 I.
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dor sALE-GOOD HOTEL. COMPLErl
e with bar. Address N. r., this Office
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sITUATlON3 WANCEO.
Advertisements under this head three tines
FREE.
CTTUA,rION WANTED-BY A WOMAN OF
y experience as housekeeper or take charge o.
w. A., this Office.
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RATIONAL EDUCATION.
What q hoy Should Know When
Reaches the Age of Eighteen.

What q hoy Should Know When He
Reaches the Age Of Eighteen.
A youth of eighteen who is to have
the best chances should know how to
study, and how to do it with enthusiasm
also, because he has learned the lesson
at least five years before.
Enthusiasm, guided and controlled by
knowledge as to the use of the powers,
is the true life of a living man, alive
with the spiritual forces. Every thing
else is in sleep, or is dead.
1 make my starting-point, and my
guiding thought the thought that 1
should learn how to study, and should
gain enthusiasm, at the beginning.
In the first place, as think. the study
OF language may be most hopefully and
successfully started in these earliest
years. The boy moves joyously where
the man finds only labor and WEAKNESS
The children of our households to-day
may gain the same thing that we gained
at five and twenty, and far more
than we gained, when they are ten
or twelve; and the progress is
like the joyful song of their childhood,
when they are led along the rational
method. They grow up into French or
German, as 1t were, as they grow up in
to English, and talk and read and sing
In these languages just as they do in
their own. Why should they not breathe
in enthusiasm with every breath of their
learning? 1t was with great price, in
deed, that we obtained this freedom
But they were free born.
Tot ma 90 y, ba-o
every boy who has the best chances
ought to have the master of the French
or the German language q should say
OF both) before he is eighteen years of
age-a mastery kindred to that which
he has of English. He should also have
such knowledge OF Greek and Latin as
will mean power in and over those lam
RuageS, and with satisfaction as he en-
ters upon his college course. The man
who knows the ancient languages as he
ought to know them, will never contend
against their holding a place in the
education of all widely -educated and
roundly men.
The boy who has the best chances
ought, In the years between twelve and
eighteen to be set forward on his
course An history ana the beginnings, at
least, of the literature of his own lam
guAge.
My feeling is that the boys who have
the best chances should know some
thing Of music, and should, at least, see
the opening of the door towards art
studies. The opinion is now we'll estab-
lished, suppose, that all persons can
DO instructed in vocal music with
measure of success. believe that the
same thing can be accomplished in the
line Of instrumental music.
That@the mathematical studies should
be pursued energeticslly before the
youth has reached the age of which we
are speaking, Il may add, is admitted by
all The men of the former generations
and the men of our day agree at this
point-President. Dwight, in Forum.
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he KEPT THE SECRET.

The KnOuting OF POpOh, q Political
Prisoner of the Gar.
Tie him to that bench and fetch
q nagaikar
Nicholas turned deadly pale. The
nagaika is knout, a strip of leather
with two knots, the end of which is
fOrked like the tongue of serpent
After one hundred blows the flesh is
generally gone from the bones, and no
man is able to bear five hundred blows
Nicholas was tied to the bench, and
they only waited for the man who had
been sent for the knout, which was kept
in the inspectors house.
"'Obey mel said Palkin to Popoff;
you have moments time to consider
Don't be obstinate! Tell me your
secretv'
"'Y0u may murder me, wretched
hangman,' replied Popoff,. but you shall
never learn my secret I'd rather bite
of my tongue, you wretched spy and
traitorl I shall yet live to see you
overthrown!'
''Palkin laughed cruelty and sat
down facing the bench. The nagaika
was brought in.
"'Well! Now begin and strike slowly,
so he may have time to reflect and give
me the answer / want!'
1.-THE knout whirred through the air
and fell upon the bare back of the
wretched victim. Instantly dark-blue
mark appeared and Popoff uttered
heartrending cry. He bit into the wood
of the bench and did not complain
further.
After the twentieth stroke the blood
poured forth in streams and large frag-
menrs of flesh were torn of. The pain
was too fearful; Nicholas let go the
bench, in which his teeth had made
deep indentations, and began to cry
madly. Palldn was calmly smoking his
cigar.
s''At lastr he exclaimed. Have you
opened your mouth at last? Perhaps
you will now be kind enough to an
swer?'
with gesture of the hand he or
dered the gendarme tostop. The fellow