The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-13
A MISTAKE SOMEWHERE.

We have received the following letter
purporting to come from the office of an
eminent New York journal:
forty, very pleasant in personal appearance,
who ,l1as sqnandered the fortune left her by
her husband through ignorance of business
methods, wishes to know whether there
would be an opportunity in Helena to set
up in business as a manicure. She knows
the work thoroughly. It is about all she
does know that is useful. If she could
pocket her pride, she could make good
living herein New York. This she she will
not do. She has been advised to go to Hell
ena, as there are many newly rich people
there who want their nails taken care of. Is
it true? Would it be probable that there
would be people enough in Helena who
would care to pay for such service2 We
have promised to find out for her, that she
may not be put to the trouble of going there
and being fooled.
Any favor that we can do you in return
for this, will be gratefully performed.
The world, the flesh and the-phew
The thing must be fraud. The idea OF
the New York World sending out such q
letter rs that, the thing is impossible
We all know, every one of us, that il
there is one thing more than another
than the esteemed proprietor Of the met
ropolitan daily prides himself upon, it is
the traditions of the newspaper press
From first to last, his motto has been
high toned journalism. No use to ap-
peal to his pocket! The columns of his
paper have never been open to sensa
tional news, quack advertisements and
insinuating personals. Let others de.
grade their newspapers as they please
his is the foremost figure in upholdine
the banner of journalistic purity, Annie
all the degradation that has despatched
and bedraggled the modern newspaper
it has always been source of ,lnalloyee
comfort to his subscribers that Their,
was left one paper they could safely al
low their families to read, one paper tina
was fit for the parlor table, one pape
they were not compelled to srnuggle on
of sight at the entrance of women ane
children. And now we are asked to be
{ lieve that this type Of high-souled en-
!. terprise stoops to convert his great op
= portunities into canvassing board TO
the benefit of an impecunious and vani
ty-ridden member of the female persua
). sion. It is too thin. We have shrew
suspicious that this is an attempt to foe
! the great west on the part of some I'D
,vertising bureau whose morals are nc
equal to their gall.
On the very face of it the communities
ton is intended to deceive. His init
mate and thorough knowledge of the wee
is the strongest point of the easter
journalist. What he does not know o
the subject, you may depend, is no
worth knowing. He can give any wes
ern man information about this sectio
of the country that will make his hal
stand on end with surprise. How coul
any man be such fool as expect to d,
ceive us with such display of coloss'
ignorance? There is not singl
newspaper man IN the east b,
knows that women are q yer
scarce commodity out here, Wome
of our own complexion, we mean, an
that that circumstance is sufficient pa
liation for SO many of US entering in'
domestic relations with Indian squaw
The squaw man, he knows it, is fami
lar figure all over the west. Besides, /
knows as we'll as we do that the prime
pal uses our women-follzs find for the
nails are picking their teeth with the
and scratching for gold in the roots
the apple-trees that grow round o,
shacks. And to expect that we a
going to spend our money on SUI
dudish yanitles as finger nails and man
curas-pshaw!
No, Mr.. Editor, we have no use 4
your literary manicure. Send us o.
all the good-tempered, good-lookin
weu-behaved girls you can find and Il
west will find for every one Of them tn
deserves the luck good husband and
good home. But for your social par
sites-you had better keep them whe
you breed them.
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