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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-24
EVARTS' HIRED MAN.

A Hollow vermonter Who Got the Better
of the Senator.
Up in Vermont short time ago heard
a story of William NJ. Evarts, the senator,
statesman and lawyer, who dazzles New
England every summer with his agricultural
ability as much as he does New York and
Washington in the winter with his political
profundity, says the Boston Globe.
One of the hangers-on around his inn
mense stock farm was Ivory Hall, big fell
low, who could eat more and do less work
than any other man ever known in that
region. Stories about Igory's wonderful
capacity for food came to the ears of the
senator, who, discreditinR them, made up
his mind to put the reputed champion to q
test.
He accordingly hired the gormandizing
giant for day, and sat him down to the
breakfast table preparatory to going afield.
Food enough for five men was brought on,
and Hall had no trouble in clearing the
board.
''Now, Ivory said the polysyllabic ora
tor, i've have long ways to 90 to the field.
and If you don't mind should like to have
you eat your dinner at this time. 30 you
need not come clear back to the house."
''Jest ez leave take my dinner now ez eny
time," was the willing response. Again the
table groaned under the load of provisions.
and again Ivory swept all before him.
'sSee here, Mr.. Hail." said the admiring
statesman, 'our supper hour is o'clock,
and I want yen .c work later. Do you
think You conld take your supper now, too,
60 as to work until sundown3"
''Sartin." came the quick answer. Sup
per and dinner and breakfast are all the
same to me. can allus eat 'em."
For the third time fresh dishes were pro-
duced and great roasts and stews forthcom-
ing. Plate after plate of Vermont beef and
cabbage and onions and potatoes went
down the greedy Rullet of the hired man;
and after these came puddings and pies and
cakes enough to stock a bake shop. Not
for moment did Ivory relax until every
dish was clean.
ssIf you are ready now. Mr.. Hail." sug-
Rested the dumfounded orator, I've will 90
to the field and will show you where to
work.
Then Hall looked at his employer for
fully minute, rubbed his abdomen low
inRly and said:
Nav. I guess not. beant in the habit
nv workin' arter supper"
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Memorable Scene.

VIENNA, Aug. 23.-A remarkable scene 90
CURED at the close of the great concert Of
the choral festival. The burgomaster of
Nuremberg began it by proclaiming the
union of all German speaking races in peace
as we'll as war. This aroused tremendous
enthusiasm. which was increased when the
archduke appeared on the stage from the
imperial box and thanked the burgomaster
and said he fully concurred in his senti-
ments and would report them to the en-
peror. This was followed by an astonish-
ING outbreak of excitement, the Austrian
and German conductors, and, in fact the
whole immense audience, cheering, en-
.I,lny. and kissing each other.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-24

NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERSO or THE
Hslena 4 Avingston Smelling 4 Reduction
s Comnsay: P'eses taks notice that : epecial
.s;d p I'LL 3 he'd q tho office
1ewla and C!afke. state Of nontana, on MONDAY,
the 9Th day OF 0ctebse, 4. y. 1850, At II O'Clock
nosn, fof tie purpose ct csneidsrins and vsting
upon tSs following propesition, to-wit: That
i0t the pufroee ct e0nsoliaAting this company
yien the Montana emslting company Of Great
ks}h, Montana, this company grant, bargain
esal md osnvey to corporation to be known q
tho Union Smelling d he6nng company, the
property Of this company at East Helena, to-wit
Inc i nSrth hall Of seotion numbered thirty
t1.s a. ton M Ss
:neltins and rsauctien works Of this Comp company,
Tor consideration Of four hundred and eighty
one thoupa and nine hundred and ffty-seven dol
stock Of eaid Gnien Smelling l. Reiinine COM
Rany at par; provided eaid Union Bm6ltiug &
Eehhtng COMPANY shall also aOquire the smsltor
plant and real estate belonging to the said Mon
~ omeatan9 COMPANY, Ct Great Falls, Montana.
Tor fhe sum ct 6ve hundred and thirty thousand
cents. payable iksWise IN the common stOck Of
Dated .t Helena, Montana, this 18Th day Of
August. l. D. eighteen hundred and ninety.
A. J. DAVIDSON,
Al. HEL1GMAN.
8. T. HAUSER,
m. pARCHEN,
G Y. GnAdNIN SSS,
A majority OF the trustees Of the Helena L.
Avinsston Smelling and Reduction company.
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J. Exclusive . Music House


b. o. BURGESS Manager and Practical Piano Tuner
Sole state agent for Stenway and Standard Pianos Of @
world Also for the celebrated Sohmer CO., Briggs Cabs
Bros The Wegn.n Co patent tuning pin Piano. Mason He
aa Newman Bros and Sterling Organs SS
Instruments on Eay Terms or Exchange
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disappointed last Sunday, and to-day ~
celved letter from the Queen City club
Offering to play game ON Sunday here for
500 or ANY amount Of money''-with an
Athletic" battery and three more Of the
same club, and the remainder OF the
Queens to play against. The boys feel
little shaky about accepting 20 generous .
proposition. They are only amateurs and
don't want too much glory al once.
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An OLD LORD IN Love.
Harrington Would Wed tho powager
Duchess Of Manchester in
the Spring.
A Devoted worshiper of the Fair
Ono Through Ono
Marriage
Her Late Husband Apparently Torssaw
the Union With Hartington-Berl1n
Letter-Foreign Notes.


LONDON, Aug. 1.-The news, which comes
from thoroughly authentic source, that
Lord Harrington is to oonsummate his de-
votion Of years to the dowager duchess OF
Manchester by marrying her next April. ID
the prevailing source Of talk in London 90
ciety. Since the duke Of Manchestes's death
q few months ago bets have been freely
made in the London clubs whether Lord
Harrington would or would not marry the
widowed duchess, to whom he has been do
voted for 90 many years. II seems that he
has decided to do SO. The cream Of Lon
don society protests against it, but a. Lord
Harrington is nearly 60 years old he IL pre-
sumed to know enough to choose for him
self. Lord Hartington's father. the
duke Of Devonshire, is now con-
siderably more than 90 years old,
and though he ID hale and hearty old
gentleman he cannot in the nature of things
live very long. If Lord Harrington mar
ries the Duchess of Manchester she will in
a short time become the Duchess of Devon
shire, with home in the magnificent Dew
onshire house, which SO much excites the
interest Of American visitors as they drive
along Piccadilly to Hyde park. This will,
from social point of view, give her prece-
dence over the present Duchess of Man
chester, who was Miss Yznaga.
The Dowaeer Duchess of Manchester is
large and lively blonde, of the ''prize cat
tle'' type Of beauty, who has remarkable
tact for holding friends and for holding
them fast when she makes them. Years and
years ago, when she was q young girl stop
ping with her elder sister in the Riviera,
the at that time Lord Vaudeville was court
ing the elder sister. II ended by his
marrying the younger one, and caused a
sisterly rupture which has not been healed
to this day. At that time Lord Harrington
was paying conspicuous attention to lady
bers az "Skittles." He wanted to marry
'sSkittles'' in London, but the Duke of
Devonshire protested. Then he wanted
"Skittles" to go to Australia with him and
marry him anyway, but she declined. Soon
after "Skittles' found another adorer, and
Lord Harrington sought consolation from
the duchess who had been his staunch
friend for SO many years. Twice during
this session Lord Harrington had been Of
fered the leadership of the house of COM
mons, but be declined. He foresaw that
if he did take it the Duke of
Devonshire's death might soon make it
necessary for him to be whipped up to the
house of lords without giving him chance
to see what he could really do as tory leader
Of the lower house. However, for the
about his intended marriage than his politi-
cal prospects.
4;rco tho ahova loktor xuao +ur;%tov Tho xv;ll
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:. Mammoth Furniture House ::


Parlor bedroom Office andbray furniture mattresses
pillows springs comforts blankets sheengs and all kinds of bed
ding magnificent line of paintings esehngs and engravngs
Toilet frames moudmgs An immense stock
paper all the shades and coongs Win
dow shades chenille curtains silk curtains cornce poles
Se Agent Tor Iatala ir The Celebrated Domestic &Vlg Iael&
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING = THE AN
- nual meeting Of the Stockholders Of tho
for the election Of board Of trustees for the en-
suing year, will be bald at tho office Of the COM
Psny. IN Helena, Montana, August q, 1880 st
ESQ p. m. o. r. ALLEN
AelenA. aug. ID. 168Q Secretary.
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Since the above letter was written the will
of the late Duke of Manchester has been
made public In it he provided punish
ment for this eventuality of marriage be-
tween the Duke of Devonshire and his
widow by allowing the Dowager Duchess
her share of the estate for life "only so
long as she shall remain q widow"
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NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
to the stockholders in the Rumley Mine com
pany that tho annual meeting OF said COMPANY
will be heic ON the Last Saturday (0Oth dayl 81
August, A. d. 1890. at O'Clock D m. Of nd dsv
at the compsny's office to wit: At the parlors
Ct the First National bank N the city Of Helena,
company. for tho election Of . board Of .even
trusfees.to ms.sgo the affairs Of said con;psnv
for the ensuing corporate yea.
All proxies must be In writing and lled With
the secretary.
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ARTHUR P. CURTIN'SZ
VISITORS

Are cordially invited to visit our immense warerooms whether
intending to purchase where woe pleased
you the largest stock department displayed
Montana Larger stocks than de shown by all Helena
competitors combined and at prices that they cannot win not
dare not meet Our shipments all from manufacturers di
rect and such quantities the very lowest of
freight and are bought for spot cash only.
HELENA, MONTANA
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03

with the source of inspiration az their
very doors, may we not expect that
they. with all the rest of the world. but
in a higher degree, will develop a
capacity for art and literature, which
NAV vet astonish the world? Their
language does not differ greatly from
classical Greek, they live in the Same
picturesque and sunny land as their
fathers and the materials out OF which
were raised the buildings which in their
ruins we wonder at, are still there IN
the greatest profusion." These words
were spoken among the ruins of the
Parthenon, ono of the wonders of the
world.
There is much that is attractive in
modern Athens, 1T has good buildings
and we'll kept Streets and its stores APP
pear to be we'll stocked. My observa-
ton is that the majority of it's popula-
ton dress very much as we do. VI
course houses of oriental architecture
still exist and one sees quite good
MANY people dressed in the quaint at
tire of the cast Now and then a noun
taineer of huge stature, angular and
powerful, CARRIED somewhat like the
Highland Scot and armed heavily,
stalks proudly by. AS, l suppose, in
all cities lewly arisen from the dead, so
to speak, contrasts are very striking. as
the slow old Turk at his stall in the
costume of centuries ago, and the pert
Young lady fresh from boarding school,
| with all the furbelows of the most adj
yanced fashion on her pretty figure; and
the modern policeman and the fierce
warrior from the distant mountain re-
zion. Louis INLoPsCu.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03

,ngs to his own pocket, the game broke
up in a row, and Joe was charged with
"ringing in cold deck, y making the
bug and other devices known to pro-
fessional gamblers. He is little, but
wiry. quick on the triggsa, and when
the gang began to crowd him he
whipped out his revolver aad shot the
foremost man down, in the excitement
making his escape for the time being,
but the woods were secured and ne,
was run to cover. As the odds were
against him he surrendered. AS the
story runs the vigilantes, who were
provided with rope. formed a noose,
and. encircling it about Joc's neck.
were about to swing him off, when no
made a request to be allowed to dance
before they hanged him. A request SO
simple was readily granted, and Joe
never danced as he did on that occa~
sion. The vIgilantes, who were OF his
own race caught the infection of the
music of Joe's feet, and one OF the
lvnchers sang out: Cub, us Gle NUM-
bah six." Nobody could dance that
ssep like Joe, and to shouts OF Les
hab dat aginr Joe again addressed
himself to keeping UP the interest in
the dancing. until the lynehing was
forgotten, and for an hour he showed.
his executioners more steps thsn they
had ever seen before. His capto1s re-
Tented, and Joe was released and be-
came a hcro.-Sauual',0h Meas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
Industrial Family Names.

Our Bakers may be readily traced
back to their foury-handed' ancestors,
saws the Popular Science Monthly, but
the Bakers must be followed for gem
erations before we find that they were
OF the same family, being descendants
OF the Bagesters, who acknowledged
that they were the children Of the Bak-
esters, who were feminine bakers: Of
the .bread-making tribe were also the
Breeders and Withdrawals, the latter
perhaps once priding themselves on The
color of their stock in trade, while
nearly related to them were the Mills,
the Nfillers, and Meaers. The largo
and respectable family of the Boulan-
gers came from French bakers, who
carried on their trade in England dur
ing the ages when family names were
growing, while Mr.. Lowe suggests that
the Rolincers and the Bulliners are Of
the same origin.
Few points in great Britain are moro
than 100 miles from the sea, and in all
ages fish has formed one of! the staple
articles of British diet. Catching the
fish was therefore an important in.
dustry, and Fish, Fisher, and Fisher.
man doubtless had their origin in the
occupation of the men who first as.
sumed these names, of which fact there
is abundant record. 1t is quite possi
BILE, slso, as Max Muller suggests, Shat
men may have made specially of tax
ing or Of selling particular kind Of
fish, and thus Salmon from Robert ID
Salmoaer, Herring from John le Her.
niger, and Trouter from Roger ls
Trowter, may have arisen without
violence to the laws of philology.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
How Deep Docs the Earth Quake.

California and the Pacific coast have
recently experienced one OF the most
severe earthquake shocks known in
that region for years, an incident
which revives interest in the question.
How deeply does the earth quake when
convulsive nature shakes her crust like
a, circus tent in q cyclone? At Vir-
ginia City, New, the earthquake Of
1879 was not noticed by the miners in
the great Comstock mines. but only by
people on the surface. The famous
earthquake at the same place in 1874 OF
1875, which shook down chimneys.
and tire-walls, and cracked every brick
building in the town, was merely
noticed by some of the miners working
in the upper levels, but it did them nc
damage, not even shaking down
loose rocks and earth. The station
men in the various shafts felt it the
strongest, and the deepest point where
it was noticed was by the station.
tender at the 9O0-foot level OF the I'm.
perial shaft, 900 feet below the sur.
face. He said it felt like i faint throh
or pulsaton OF air, as if a blast had
been fired above, below, or in some in.
definite direction. In some of the
mines the shock was not felt at all,
even by station-men in the shafts
Commenting on this curious fact at the
timc, the Gold Hill Nc,cs remarked
that the earthquake seemed to be al
electrical disturbance, proceeding from
The atmosphere and not from the depth.
If the earth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
Engineering Feats.

It is a remarkable fact that nothing
surpasses in modern engineering the
pyramids of Ghizeh, built more than
5000 years ago. 1t is universally ac-
knowledged by the highest professional
authorities in architecture and build.
ing that the masonry of the pyramids
could not be surpassed in these days,
and, moreover, is perfect for the pur-'
pose for which they were intended;
above all, to endure. After the bGNd-.
ing of pyramids was once commenced
it was the fashion for about ten CEN
turtles to erect huge, meaningless.
pointed piles of masonry. OF the hmm
dreds erected about seventy five resist
eel the ravages of ages, and may
still be seen. Many of those remain
ing contain enormous blocks of granite
from 80 to so feet long. weighing from
300 to, 500 tons, and display the most
consummate ingenuity in their con.
Struction.
A more difficult operation than,ths
mere transportation of immense stones
that Of erecting obelisks weighing
400 tons-was performed with precision
by the Egyptians 800 years before tho
time OF Christ. OF the ancient method
OF raising immense stones nothing ID
now known-it is one of the many lost
arts. The ancient Peruvians had
method Of transporting immense blocks
OF stons that would be a fortune to tho
modern engineer did he possess it. Tho
Romans were also eminent engineers,
and by some authorities are set down
as even exceeding the Egyptians ia
that direction. Immense stones were
used i'll constructing the temple. OF
Baalbec; one lies ready quarried which
is 70 feet long and IA feet square, and
weighs l.135 tons!
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
Killed the Whole Family.
ROCHESTER, Mich, Dec. 2s.-Willi

ROCHESTER, Mich, Dec. 2s.-William
Major, a well-to-do farmer aged so, liv-
ing two miles north of Mt. Vernon. last
night killed his married daughter and
her child and fatally wounded his wife.
Shortly after the family retired Major
arose and began the work of slaughter.
He first shot his wife as she lay asleep,
putting two bullets into her body and
mortally wounding her. He then fired
a bullet at Mrs. Dero, married
daughter who was visiting the family,
ard when he failed to kill her he
knocked out her brains with all ak. The
murderous farmer then pulled his little
granddaughter from the bed clothing
and Glove her head open, killing her
instantly. Major, after finishing his
bloody deed, fastened from the house
and is believed to have killed himself
in a neighboring forest. Mrs. Major is
still alive, but cannot recover Major
was of cheerful disposition and no
cause can be assigned for the murderous
attack.
Major committed suicide by hanging.
His body was discovered in his barn.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
Gladstone's Birth day.

New YORK, Dec 2S.-A london cable
says: The telegraph wires to Hawarden
are burdened with messages OF congratu-
lation today. They are dated from all
parts of the United Kingdom, from
scores of points on the continent OF
Europe, from far away India and Aus
tralia and from the United States. Tho
express company that has its branch at
the little village finds itself over
whelmed with packages, big and little,
and the regular daily mail is increased
100 per cent. The bells OF the parish
churches are ringing merrily, the viii
layers are taking holiday and it would
be hard even at this festive season Of
the year to find more joyous spot
within tho territory over which rules
the queen of Great Britain and Ireland
and the empress OF India.
And all this is because when the
clock strikes IL tonight, the ''Grand
Old Man. the greatest statesman of
whom England has ever been able to
boast. will have reached his sOth year
Of existance upon this sphere. MIR.
Gladstone was born in Liverpool shortly
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03
Gladstone was born in Liverpool sE

after the stroke of midnight on Deem
Der 90, 1909. Today, eighty years after
finds him still hale and hearty in the
bosom of his family, with the faithful
wife of half a century, at his side to
mingle her congratulations with those
of the people Of the world. This after
noon. in accordance with the time
honored custom, the ex-premier will
celebrate tee event by applying the AK
to the largest tree on his estate.
The remarkable vitality of the vener-
able statesman is source of surprise
both to his friends and his political OPP
ponents. His health is better, and he
actually looks younger than he did five
years ago. His eye is bright, his frame
upright, and his step elastic. A couple
of weeks ago he delivered three
speeches, each of two hours duration
on successive nights. He seems to have
entered upon a new lease Of life, and
constitutionally and mentally his con
dition is without a parallel in modern
| history.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-03

Boy (hurriedly)-"Gimme a bottled
Dr.. Quackcr's cough sirup, Mr..
Sqnills." squills dollar and .
quarter, please" Boy (reproachfully)
Say! This amt for a customer; it,
for MI. Menthol on the corneE. In
the boy in his drug store" Squill-"0.
excuse me, | thought you We're the
public. Thirty-iive cents, please.
LoweU Citizen.
On reaching a depth of $50 Feet tha
contractors on an aStesian WeR at eol1
dele, Iowa. struck what was seemingly
a stratum of quieksand. Leaving tn'
pipes in the well over night, they iounu
them heavily charged with magnetism
the next morning.. The magnetic curl
rent is so strong that the power OF thY
engine, together with all the prizes the
have been able to put on the pip!nsI
will not draw it from the we'll.
A remarkable case of hallucinat!on
noted from Red Bank, near the High
lands, on the Hudson, where Chrlslia
Grimm. an aged man, broke into
house at night for the purpose OF HI !
ing a woman, who was his tenant, y
the ground that she had hewitched M M
with the evil eye, presumably: IN
old man is very wealthy and fanci;,
that the woman was blasting him WI
her look in order to secure his none
In instructing her how to handle
weekly wash Germantown lady 10
her servant, from Castle Garden
take the horse to the kitchen and M
the clothes on it to dry. The to1lo
ing morning the household were arc!
ed by the noise, and investl%al
showed that Bridget had backed
family horse from the stable into
kitchen and had tried to cover II
wet clothes, but the animal objec1eu
the treatment.