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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21

AGAIN the filial migrate! Not since
the Louisiana lottery affair, when son
fought against father, have we had a
more glazing instance of it than in the
Helena Journals warlike attitude
toward the poor Chinese. From first to
last in the United States senate Benia-
min Harrison voted against every propo-
sition to exclude Chinese labor, whether
by treaty or otherwise. And in an ad-
dress before a literary society in his own
town he declared that "the government
has no more right to exclude the Chi
nese than it has TO forbid the coming of
Irish and Germans" And now his only
son declares that the Chinese must 20,
and that the wall must be built noun
tain high against them along our
northern frontier. Alas, alas! How
sharper 1han a serpent's tooth, ETC.!
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21

THE ARMY AND ITS POSTS

The report of the Hon. Redfield Proc
tor, secretary Of war, which is made
public to-day, is an interesting and
comprehensive review of the status Of
our military establishment. Considera-
BILE space is taken up with a discussion
Of coast defenses. The secretary says
that the point has now been reached
when by the continuance of the present
annual appropriation the work can be
carried on to n comparatively early COM
pletion. Four years, the board OF ordi-
nance and fertilization say, will see our
coast line adequately protected.
As a result of greater care in select
ing recruits for the army the number of
assertions in the past year has greatly
diminished as compared with preceding
years. The policy Of going into rural
communities for men and requiring ap-
plicants for enlistment to produce salts
factory evidence of good moral character
has worked we'll. It Is a startling fact
that from January l, 1867, to June 30,
1891, the number of assertions from the
army was SS,475, or four times the size
of our present standing army. In 1880
the rate Of desertion was 1l.6 per cent.
in 1890 nine per cent, and for the past
year G.1 per cent. During the twelve
months ending Sept. 30 last, the rate
was SD per cent. The secretary believes
that it is possible to reduce the number
to two per cent. under the policy now
beng pursued.
The secretary is very much pleased
with the success of his scheme for en-.
listing Indians as regular soldiers,
Seven companies, three Of cavalry and
four of infantry, have been recruited tc
their full complement, and seven other
companies have been organized but are
not yet filed. Personal inspection OF
these Indian soldiers on his recent
western trip convinces the secretary
hat ain good conduct, drill and mill,
tary bearing, attention to duty, obser,
vance to courtesies, and care of horses,
arms and equipment, clothing, barracks
mess rooms and kitchens, they are al
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21

How fortunate is Helena to be free
from the fretful j~ealousies and rivalries
that beset the pathway of other cities!
This is the way a Minneapolis newspa-
per gloats over the dreaded rival of that
town at the head Of the lakes:
For five months now on Duluth is
wrapped in its mantle of silence and ice.
The frozen deep, stretching from its doors,
chills the heart. Not until May does the
town resume it's business as a way station
for Minneapolis wheat and -four. The con-
temptation of the long period of mastery
inactivity and repose is bad for the Duluth
newspaper. Collections are slow; advertis-
ing has fallen off; news becomes a dreary
repetition of incursions of wandering bands
of Eskimo, or of accounts of polar bear
shooting. The head of the lakes has a cold
in the head.
How much better it is to rejoice in a
neighbours prosperity than in his adver-
sity! Our Minneapolis contemporary
should take a few lessons in Christian
journalism from the Butte Inter Noun
tain.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21
PEOPLE WE TALK ABOUT.

Senator Plumb planned last winter and
spring for = European tour when summer
should come; but at the last moment he
abandoned the project to 'look after his
fences in Kansas.
Don Carlos. pretsndsr to the throne Of
Spain, who ia living At the present time in
Venice, is said to be badly in need Of
money. He was obliged, according to re-
ports, to pawn his jewels a short time ago.
The Rev. Mr.. Mandsll, of Cambridge.
Mass, gives the poor and their childre en-
free rides in his carriage. In six years he
has given over 5000 airings Of this kind to
those who would not otherwise enjoy suoh
a thing.
James Gordon Bennett, the elder, gave to
the New York Fire department the fund
whose interest buys the gold medal which
10 awarded yearly for acts of heroism. He
gave it as a recognition of the good work OF
the frsmen when his house burned down in
1869.
The Archduchess Margaret Of Austria,
the emperor's niece. who has recently been
dangerously i'll. is a beautiful girl of p, tall
and slender, blue-eyed and ~light-haired and
a clever artist. A few weeks ago she went
to view the holy coat at Trevss, caught cold,
and may die.
Mr.. Theodore Bent, who went to South
Africa to ascertain il possible theo origin of
the great stone ruins at Zimbabye, writes
that he has not yet been able to discover
any inscription, but he has found a debris
of green pottery of Persian origin, and
sculptured vases representing scenes of the
chase.
Thomas Baylsy Potter, M. p, the author
of the Golden Club, that bugaboo Of Amsri-
can proteotionists. is a stout, silver-hairsd
patriarch, and lives near Midhurst, Sussex
county. England. He was a lifelong f,iend
of Richard Golden, n succeeded him in
ut his death in 1865. At Mr..
home, a quaint, dainty old house,
his friend often worked, and in q little
church not far away rest the remains of tho
economist.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21
The st. Louis Globe Democrat gives

The st. Louis Globe Democrat gives
the fairest estimate as to presidential
probabilities in 1892 that we have yet
seen in a republican ne wspaper. Assum-
ing that Iowa, Massachusetts, Illinois,
Wisconsin and New Hampshire, all rea-
sonably doubtful from a democratic
point of view, give their electoral votes
for the republican ticket, and adding
these to the votes Of the sure republican
states, it figures out 30 votes for the
republicans. 10 the democrats it gives
$50 sure votes and leaves Indiana, Mon
tana and New York, with ffty-four
votes, in the doubtful column. 1t takes
223 votes to elect. The Globe Democrat
admits that it's party is reduced to the
forlorn hope Of carrying either Indiana
or New York. No wonder Mr.. Blaine is
willing that President Harrison should
try it again.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21

iahinG, or a. the very lsnst ~ stationary.
this Il the first year since The "Annes
tsrrible'' 1S70-H when there has not been :
slight increase Of births over deaths. N.
Jules Simon, while bearing Testimony 70
tho gravity of a phenomenon which threat
ems to reduce Francs to the . Of ssoond-
class powers, il strongly Of opinion that
legislation 10 capabls Of coming to the
rescue OF his country. What France wants,
according to him, Is state restriction upon
female labor, AZ in England. Tho excss-
sivs number Of hours worked BY many
women 10, he says, most injurious to tho
w~ell-bsisg Of tbs family, that unit q avery
well-orI Tered sOciety.--London Daily News.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21
THE NATTER SETTLED.

A Faithful Wife Who Got Her Husband
Out of a Scrape.
B.. d. Sprangs, ex-baggage master Of the
Montana Central railway, who was arrested
Thursday for taking funds belonging to the
nizance yesterday. The amount of his
shortage, it will be remembered, was 1923,
which he was unable to raise himself, the
failure to do which led to his arrest. After
his wife left him at the city Jail on Thurs
day night she started out to raise the money
and succeeded in so doing before she went
to bed. The money was handed to the
proper officers of the road yesterday, and
the consequence was the release of ths &C.
cused man. The case will come up We'd
nesday. when the charge will no doubt be
dismissed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21

The news that the mining congress,
1000 strong, which has been in session
in Denver during the present week, will
meet in Helena in July next, is good
news indeed. 1t is a graceful tribute to
Montana, the queen of the silver sister
hood, and our people will show their ap-
probation Of the compliment by giving
the visitors a right royal welcome. The
thanks of our citizens will be heartily
accorded to u Montana delegates,
whose labors in our behalf have been
crowned with such magnificent success.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21
CRUSHED BY THE A r

Fatal Accident In the Alta Montana Mine
Near Wickes.
John Esculer, a Finlander, working in the
Alta Montana mine, near Wickes, met with
an accident yesterday which resulted in his
death. Esculer vent to open thu door loading
from one of the workings into the main gal
lsry, when he stumbled and fell across the
track. A car loaded with our tons of ore
was coming along st the time, aad before
the man could get up the wheels passed
over him. His body about the Lips and his
left arm were crushed to a pulp. DR.. Steele
was summoned and went ont from Helena,
but before he reached the mine Esculer was
dead. He was a man of 30 years and had a
brother working in the same mine. The
funeral will take place to-day at Jefferson
CITY.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21

least equal to soldiers Of other races Of
no greater experience" MI. Proctor ID
perhaps more enthusiastic rel his
scheme for thus solving the Indian
problem than others who have had
longer experience with the red man, but
undoubtedly the Indian soldier has his
place! OF usefulness and he IL better Of
under military discipline than as a
loafer OF q reservation.
Tho secretary does not discuss the In
| dian outbreaks OF last winter and their
causes but refers to the report OF Gen.
Schofield as to the operation OF the
army at Pine Ridge and elsewhere.
One feature of the secretary's report,
which has especial interest for our peo-
pie, is that touching the abandonment
Of small posts. Tw~enty-eight army
posts have been abandoned since June
1, 1889, and ten or twelve more, in the
secretary's opinion, can be given up rs
soon as provision is made for the loca-
ton Of the troops at more central
points. The secretary very strongly
holds the opinion shared by SO many
army officers that every argument is in
favor OF big posts at railroad centers
where the rapid movement Of troops is
possible. On this subject he says, ''The
troops should be assembled by regiments,
or at least battalions, in we'll built posts
at strategic and convenient points as
rapidly as it can be done, consistently
with adequate protection against possl-
BILE Indian depredations. Even for this
purpose it has beer found by experience
that troops stationed at convenient rail
road centers are more available than
these at posts nearer the scene OF trou-
bic but not On the railway. Besides the
economy Of transportation, supplies, etc,
a much greater per cent. Of men is avail
able for service from a large post than a
small one. Fewer are employed outside
OF their legitimate military duties, and
the discipline and drill of the command
is improved"
This is the whole argument in a nut
shell, and in the interest of economy
and public safety and military efficiency,
congress cannot too soon provide for a
great central post in Montana like those
at Leavenworth, Denver and st. Paul.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21
SUNDAYS INDEPENDENT.

A days profitable enjoyment for five
cents. That is cheap enough for this
western country. Tomorrow morning
buy a copy Of the biggest and best
newspaper printed within a radius Of one
thousand miles of Helena. If you are a
subscriber, and a family man, order IN
extra copy. Don't be selfish and keep
your wife and children from the enjoy
ment of all the good things of the paper
until you have stated yourself. 1t will
then be time for Sunday school and
church, and as they attend regularly
lido your a still further p~ostponement
of the chance to read The SUNDAY INDIE
is made. Just think OF getting
ninety-six columns of the best current
reading matter OF the day, sixteen
pages, ali for five cents! Poetry. fiction,
illustrated descriptive articles, current
local and general news, gossip apd adj
v~ertisements. Read every line on every
page. Every column is printed for the
profit and advantage of everybody.
Helena people have much to be
thankful for, including The SUNDAY In
DEPENDENT, with it's delightful Thanks
giving story Of ga Tempting Turkey"
Send a paper and a nice fat turkey to
some deserving poor family.
ION the Turner Plantation" by Joel
Chandler Harris. The first installment
of this promising story Of a boys expert
once in the south during war times.
That boy is now a man. and his charming
writings are powerful magnets that
draw the great heart of the north close
to the great heart of the south.
A chatty interview by Julian Haw-
thorne with President Harrison. No
politics. Private glimpse of the routine
life of the chief magistrate.
"Seven Hundred College Girls" Pic
lures Of all of them. There's a sight
for you. Life at Wellesley.
A picture taken by lightning. A
study in fash-light photography.
Questionable frocks are not worn by
Helena ladies who read The SUNDAY
INDEPENDENT articles by Helen Osborn.
The men read them and know when
their wives and sweethearts are up
with the times.
The CHASTITY instruments Of torture
from the Chamber Of Horrors are illus.
trated and described.
Many shorter stories. "Speak Dis
tinctly," tells how a child gave Philips
Brooks a pointer that he profted by.
1.-TWO Gymnasts" illustrates the route
of a big cat by little birds.
Having read all the prize features of
The SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, including
the reading notices and display adver-
tisements, if you think you have not had
your moneys worth, call at the editorial
rooms and get an armful Of exchanges.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21

COMMODORE PowER's statement that
Hauser, Broadwater and Clark talk for
free coinage of silver at home and
against it in the east is a----well, a big
mistake. The commodore was evidently
thinking OF himself.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21

WE beg to say to the esteemed Jour
nal that Gov. Russell is not our favorite
candidate for president. lie is too
young for one thing, and as Benjamin
Harrison and himself stand on the same
anti-sllver platform We fear the smaller
man of the two, to wit, B. H., might be
crowded off.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21
HELENA, MONT. NOV. u, 1891.

eN-Montnniaas abroad will alwaya find TEE
DAlrN INDEPENDENT on file at their favorite
hotels. Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan. New
York: West, Minneapolis, Baldwin and Palace,
San Francisco; Mcpsrmott, Butte; Leland Hotel,
Springfield. Ill.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21

SENATOR WoLCoIT has again started
on his %congenial work of smashing the
republican crockery. More power to
himi
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21
The Depopulatlon CT France

France lost s1,572 inhabitants in 1899.
Although it has long been the fashion to
speak of the population of France as dimin-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-27
People Buy More Flowers.

lone Of the most encouraging things
! see" said the confirmed opdmist
lis that the jewellers in great cities are
coming 10 regard flowers as a necessity
and not merely a luxury. Until a year
or " ago few flowers were grown in
winter, and many Of these withered in
windows. as the florist was obliged 10
charge great sums for them. Now
everybody buys flowers, and even those
who deny themselves the delight Of
purchasing have the pleasure Of seeing
them offered in the streets.
1t always hurt me so IN those old
DAYS. said "a gentle voice in the optim.
ist's audience. 'to think, when bought
a bunch If roses. that / was paying for
at least one other bunch which had
faded uusoId. Now that So many
flowers are bought, very few proper
tionally are wasted This is almost a.
comforting to ones feelings as it is 70
ones purse. p. 4. Resseur in Kate
Fields Washington.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-27
How He Lost His Alum Mine.

Dick Gelatt stage proprietor of Doug
las county, Nevada says: Talking
about yarns that are told 70 the tender
foot tourists, l used TO have one story
when / drove stage into Genoa At
one point We passed a high Hill with a
bare white spot that cleaned in the sun
like a big piece Of tin. When the pas
sengers asked about it l told them this
yarn: That, gentlemen, l. my alum
mine-all there is left Of "a beautiful
prospect. You see, l struck the genuine
Boulder Hill ledge and ran a forty foot
tunnel when just before shutdown We
struck a big body Of alum We quit
work then, but when We came next
morning we couldn't see a bit Of mine
except that bare spot
Why what became Of it, some fe-
low always asked. Well used 70
reply. YOU see there was a heavy rain
that nigh: and the whole thing puck
cred up. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-27
THE LAOY ANO THE MIRROR.
Perplexity Of a Tired shopper While Try
ing to Dodge Her Reelection.

PerpIe1ity Of a Tired shopper while Try
ing to Dodge Her Reflection.
Many iokes-good, bad and indiffer-
ent-have been poked at the ladies for
their devotion to shopping. Some one
once said that a woman has been known
to forget her own name while engaged
in the fascinating pastime, and the
statement has found many believers,
always. of course, among the sterner
sex. Whether all the ladies are equally
oblivious to everything is by no means
certain, but a happening in a large
down town store may be taken as nav
ing some bearing on the subject.
The store, which is u of the finest
in the city, has a large mirror com
pletely covering the rear wall, serving
the double purpose of ornamentation
and protection by enabling the floor
walkers TO watch the eve moving
crowds. The lady had been examining
and pricing fabrics until her brain was
in a whirL moving from counter TO
another. and all the while gradually
approaching the rear of the store. At
the last counter, after seeing everything
that was TO be seen, she heaved a sigh
Of regret and bethought herself Of
leaving.
And Just here the fun occurred Her
mind was busy with the problem of
whether shrimp pink OF pea green
would be a match for her complexion
providing she could purchase either,
and she was aware of her proximity
to the rear. Rather, she had an idea
that she was near the front, and that
the large and magnificent mirror was
the door. She approached il, and
thinking she saw some one coming
toward her stepped 20 n side. Her
reflection, of course, did the same. She
stepped back Ditto the reflection.
Then she got angry.
Excuse me" she said in the clear,
cutting tones peculiar to her sex wher
they wish 70 be sarcastic, are you &
fond Of dancing that you must indulge
in it herel If you let me pass III be
obliged"
No answer.
We'll" said the 10Y thorough!
aroused woman, I'm going out, ;,
you'd better stand aside
Suiting the action 70 the word, sh'
took one-two-three steps, andlande,
up against the mirror. \ little scream
a blushing woman hurriedly going il
the right direction this time, a genera
litter from the customers and clerks
and the comedy was ver.-Pittsburi
Dispatch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-27

That wind from any u Of the four
cardinal or intermediate points should
have "a more depressing effect upon the
human system than that from any OF
all of the other points seems like sheer
est nonsense In these days, however,
we cannot forego scientific testimony.
DIR. Richards says: That all nervous
conditions in which, for waut Of a
more correct term, we say the nervous
tone is lowered. are much intensified
by the east wind. Indeed, the special
action of this peculiar wind is 20 pro
duce want Of tone, or debility. Under
it's influence almost all sick persons say
they are depressed; they do not com
plain Of reduced appetite nor Of pain
intensified. but they declare that they
are rendered PROSTATE both IN mind
and body. In brief, if a single word
were wanted to express the morbid ef.
feet of an east wind on a sick man that
word would be 'prostratiou St.
Louis Republic
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-27
Sorting and Cleaning Wool

The wool comes into the mill dirty,
greasy, bury, sometimes washed by
the farmer, but generally just as it is
sheared from the sheep, a filthy an dun
wholesome thing, giving little sign of
the beautiful, white and hoSsy sub
stance into which it is DOL converted
Ii must first be sorted, each fleece con-
tanning from six 20 eight qualities Of
sorts. which the careful manufacturer
separates, devoting each quality TO the
purpose for which it is best suited No
skill in carding, spinning, weaving or
finishing a possibly produce a soft or
hne piece of goods from a coarse, hard
fiber.
When a wooden thread is TO be spun 70
the length of Is, 800 yards 70 a pound,
or in the case Of a worsted thread
to twice that number Of yards to the
pound everything depends upon care
IN the selection OF the fleece and in the
sorting. The sorts are i~mpregnated
with a greasy substance called the yolB
or STUNT caused by the animal score
tons and the p~erspiration Of the skin,
a compound Of potash and animal fat,
which must be completely eradicated,
The elimination Of the yolk, dirt and
foreign substances common 10 al
woods results in a shrinkage Of from
so TO 20 per cents. y. ID. North in
Popular Science Monthly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-27
STORY OF AN Ex-5RAKEMAN.
Driven from His Position by Horrors In
cidental to His Calling.

Driven from His Position by Horrors In
cidental to His Calling.
Il was a brakeman on the Harlem
road before / entered the ministry"
said a well known Brooklyn preacher
20 me, but it was only for a little
while. 1t proved to be a horrible call
ing. It was only a few days after l
had been installed in my position when
/ received the first shock to my nerves
We were just on the point of crossing a
small bridge hat SPAWNED a shallow
stream of water when l heard the whis-
tie blown for down brakes
Il put on the brake as hard a
could and then looked ahead of the
train / was Just in time TO see a man
running for his life across the bridge on
a narrow board footway. The train
wa slowly losing its momentum, but
II was too late 20 save the nan from
death. for Just as he had about reached
a place Of safety the engine hit him
and he was knocked over into the
water.
'TWhen the train had been stopped
we went down and recovered the poor
fellows corpse. His skull had been
c8eanly split in two and the water had
washed out his brains. The body was
placed in the baggage car, on which l
worked, and / was forced to gaze upon
the ghastly spectacle until we reached
the next station, where the dead man
was turned over TO the authCriue
@As if that were not enou-h 70 pro
duce a lasting horrible iInpr Sion upon
my mind, l received anoth T and per
hans more frightful shocl two weeks
later. 1t vas on the saT g bridge. ]
again heard the dread signal for
down brakes This tin o I put all the
strength l could commau I'd into my ef,
fort and keyed the braf up TO the last
notch / was able 70 force it 70. The
next instant the chair broke, and the
train. which was gradually being
halted, bounded forward with new i'm
petus and another man was killed.
1T seems that he had tried to saw,
himself by clasping his hands over on,
of the ties and hanging below the trail
until it had passed. He had succeeded
in locking his hands around the timber
but did not have time 70 duck his heaC
before the cowcatcher struck his neck
cut oil his head close to the shoulder
and tossed it into the water. When W,
went back to recover the body W,
found. 70 our surprise, the headles
corpse Of the man with its hands still
linked in the grip Of death around tn
railroad tie.
That settled it with me, and I IT
signed my place forthwith l have no
touched a brake since that day."-NeV
York Herald.