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The Republican journal., 1891-03-12

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY. Mrs.
Wmslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over
fifty years by millions of mothers for their child
while teething with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums allays al pain,
wind collie, and is the best remedy for Diar hma.
Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by all Druggists in
every part of the world. Twenty five cents a bot
tie. Its value is incalcuabie. Be and ask
for Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup, and take no
other kind. lyr49
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know he has not answered my challenge.
and that until he whispered the magic
countersign over the point of my lowered
b%ayonet, l have no right to answer him.
Call the corporal at once, sir. and have
these marauders arrested"
"Halt. You haven't given the counter
sign" stammer, but, all the same, yell
for the corporal.
Here's the corporal. I'm the corporal.
What do you want?" asks the second ar
rival, and / spin about and level my bay
onet at him.
"Ihe countersign," I say.
~ can't give it at this distance. These
other men will hear" protests the corporal.
Advance, then, and give it," .
"How dare you advance q corporal, sir,
when his superior officer is here waitingY"
says arrival No. l..
says the voice at my back. Don't you
know I'm officer Of the day."
Know! Goodness, yes! What plebe
doesn't know that awful voice? But all the
same l think to myself l have no business
to, SO long as the countersign is withheld,
Now all three at once are clamorin0. On
three sides l am being berated for general
worthlessness and ineficisnoy. The year
lings in A company are wide awake and
giggling with glee over the performance.
Something comes whizzing through the
darkness as ! stand At the edge of the ditch
valn!y cnallenRlnR ana shouting. A huge
feather pillow takes me full in the face and
topples me backward. My yell for the cor
poral-more o~orporals-is stiied. My
musket and | are at the bottom Of the
ditch. When l finally scramble out, pillow
and prosecutors have gone. I hear the
lively shouts of a classmate over on No. s.
and thank God they've zone to make il
lively for him u while, but the relief il only
In another moment the grave
yards seem to yawn and a troop OF sheeted
ghosts come dancing down upon me. I arm
on every side-except the
ditch. In vain I charge aud challenge.
They scatter only to reasonable. While I
am driving at the nilnble figures in front a
dozen are at my back, In tho midst of it
something 10 rushed between my legs from
The rear. Back ! go into the bottom Of the
big, broad wheelbarrow, and away I whiz
down the post, ghosts by the dozen caper-
ing alongside. Another minute, and with
a deft turn am projected again into the
of that soft. moist, grass-grown
litoh, and, whom the corporal finally hauls
ne out, gun, cartridge box. cap box, belta
md scabbard are scattered to the winds. A !
frat night on post in those hAlcyon I
lays was = revcl indeed-but not for him.
CHARLES KING, Captain U. y. A.
Copyright.
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where as thoroughly rs it was at the Point.
Practically n theoretically l think tina old
system then pursued was the most complete
l ever heard Of. There were three or four
corporal took us under the shade of a
spreading tree, road aloud the general in
structions for ten minutes or SO, then ques-
TONED. Then he took the special i~nstruo-
tons, which were moro intricate, and we
we're coached in them for nearly az hour.
spotless uniform and Of being one Of the
first half dozen on guard, I began pacing
mp and down, paying no heed to the chuck
les and grimaoes Of the blissful y~earlings
sprawling on their stomachs and peepinR
out at me from under the back
corporal, stern, soldierlv and precise, and
began to catechise again, while l stood at
arms port" promptly answering his qucs-
lions. Hardly had he gone, when along
came the junior officer Of the guard-with
the same examination-carefully correcting
every error, no matter how %trif1ing, and
presently the red sash and tall. black plumes
of that awful magnate-the cadet captain
who was officer of the day-hove suddenly
in sight, and ! sprang into the position of
present" He, too, examined. So, too,
later did the army lieutenant, who was
with delight when he said, livery veil, in
deed, sir" adding to the corporal, "This
young gentleman has his orders to the let
ter"
"All right in theory, Mr.. X" said the
corporal, significantly, that afternoon, but
look out for practice tonight"
Well, practice came, and if practice
makes perfect, the plebes of '62 were speed
lily turned n experts. l, for one, could
stand written or oral examination on every
point of guard and sentry duty at the
sounding Of tattoo that never to be forgot
ton night in June, but two hours later l
wondered if I had ever heard of it's first
principles.
There was no moon. A soft wind was
whispering through tho trees; something or
other was Whispering about those dark
tents only six yards away. Lights were
out in camp. All was silent, and I had just
been put on post. The relief had tramped
away into the %blackness of the night. I
heard il challenged by No. A, and now /
was alone. My orders were as clear as =
bell: knew Just how | should receive
bodies Of armed men, mounted or afoot,
grand rounds. officers of every
grade, friends with countersiRn, foes with
ont. Keep your eyes open and your cars
peeled and your wits about you," said my
last mentor, the corporal, az he vanished.
hear the clink Of a cadets sword some
where up the path. Somebody's coming. /
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hyperion officer to halt?" sternly demands

superior officer to halt?" sternly demands
my visitor.
Advance and civ, the countersign if you
are an officer" I reply. Then, with startled
nerves: "Who comes thers?' for a figure
bounds into space around the corner tent
and PUSHES straight at ne answering: "Cor-
poral Of the guard"
Before I can say advance with the coun-
tersign'' there's a rattle and bang down the
dark pathway behind me. / whirl about
and challenge "who comes there?" and, for
an answer, out from the shadows tra1nps
another tall soldier. whats the meaning
of this disturbance on your post. sir? Who
are those parties?' is the savage question.
I know the voice of the officer Of the day. I
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Excursion Rates to California.

C1CufblOn Ih1CcS Ed CallIOrnla.
On the 18th of each month the Northern
Pacific railroad will sell round trip tickets
to California points as follows:
Helena to San Francisco and return,
going via Portland and returning same
way. S75.
To San Francisco, going via Portland
and returning via Ogden and Silver Bow,
$50.
TO Los Angeles, going and returning via
Portland, entering San Francisco in one
direction either going or returning, $50.
10 Los Angeles, going via Portland and
San Francisco and returning same route,
1893.
To Los Angeles, going via Portland and
San Francisco, returning via Sacramento
and Ogden. $99.50.
Tickets will be limited for sixty days for
going passage. with return at any time
within the final limit of six months.
A. D. EDGAR, Gen. Agt., Helena, Mont.
CHAs. s. FEE, g. p. d L. A.. st. Paul. Mimi
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corns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed togive perfect satisfaction. or money
refunded. Price rs cents per box. For
sale by r. s.. Hale d Co.
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Ruoklen,a Arnian aalys.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
s0rss. letter, ohapped hands. shilblains.
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Automatic and mechanical toys at The Bee
Hive. , t
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THE LONG AND SHORT Of IT.

The men who know the value of well made,
well cut and right proportional garments are
those who bought their last suit of us. All
men are not proportioned alike. While the
breast or waist measure may be the same,
there may be ten or twelve inches difference
in height. which requires different proper
toned garments,
For this seasons business we are prepared
better than ever to serve you. No matter
what your proportions,
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or Tall, Fat or Slim,

we can fit you, as we nave bought Of houses
which employ skilled cutters and tailors who
have made these points a study for years with
SUCCESS, and equal to any tailoring at ready
made prices.
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WEST POINT WAR DAYS.
he Drilling Received in Those DAYS
Was Something Not to Be
Forgotten.
Sentry Duty Was Never Taught
Anywhere Elise as at
the Point.
fewildermsnt of the Plebe at the Multi
plicity of Superior Ofacers-Again
the Ditch.
Written for The HELENA INDEPENDENTLY

LII zS41l VI
thanks to the
vigorous drilling q
two advance squads
had received at the
hands of Cadets
Rabb and Twining,
the senior captain
and adjutant res
pectively, several OF
our number were
pronounced r eady
for guard duty, and
a plebe's first expe-
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RSSS 40 AS - Apv0A
prgst as long as he lives. In my time We
ere lin harness'' several weeks earlier
ian is the case today aud l know it was
18th a sense of supreme satisfaction that I
stened to the summons Of the cadet First
ergeant of A Company to be ready for
uard in the morning. Ny now uniform
tied like a glove. I had nay rifle and &C.
Dutrements in spick-span order; I rather
njoyed the shuokles and remarks of
be yearlings and all their hints as to what
ould happen to me the first night. $500
pat, Mr.. X gets on No. g." glee-
lilly shouted the group of oldstsrs to their
Pmrade, q corporal who was to march
. with me. No. 8 is the post that skirts
be tents of Company A on one side and
ort Clinton ditch on the other-the post of
! Others in which q plsbe would DO most
pt to be at the mercy Of his prosecutors.
he corporal grinned expressively. Guard
counting went off in spirited style and
hen the reliefs we're divided of in front of
be guard tents l drew q long breath of
Pmfort. So far without a break or repri-
and and being entitled to my position
the relief to the secluded post of No. 4,
ooAOAoA , tcuts VVV VI range OI
barring tormentors. but that hope quickly
Finished. Amid tho filters OF the throng
third-classmen lowering about the TANKS
y name was read out as No. 8, and a
(vorsd classmate of the corporal Of my
Plisf was assigned to No. 4.
! can see those scamps now, lsaping and
|ughing back to tho body of the camp TO
II their comrades that they had "Axed
(at plebs On No. g.
just Q wait till tonight, Mr.. K.
ELL find cut how much guard duty you
armed in front of Washington,r was tho
Rniiicant remark Of many a laughing by
lander. In those days tho worst thing a
|ebe could do was to admit that he Thought
} knew anything about soldering before
ming to the Point, and Mr.. K,
wing been at the front several months
fore his appointment, and having seen
|mething OF picket and sentry duty with
AIDED musksts and with ~well-tAuRht and
|sciplined trooIn, too, had been ass
EoaRh to "allow" that he thought he was
entirely green.
But sentry duty was never taught any
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THE LATE SENATOR PLUMB.
Arrival of the Body In the State He Rep
resented.

Arrival of the Body In the State He Rep
resented.
KANSAS Cry, Dec. 23.--The train bearing
the body of the late Senator Plumb arrived
here early this morning. The escort were
Coy. Humphrey, of Kansas his staff and
officers of the state; Timothy MCCARTHY,
department. commander of the G. A. II. of
Kansas, his staff, and delegations from the
various posts in Kansas. The pail bearers
were Mayor Harmon and members Of the
city council of Kansas City, Kan, com
mittee of representative men of that city,
and detachment of metropolitan police.
Gov. Humphrey formally received the body
from the sergeant-at-arms of the senate.
The train bearing the remains WAS three
hours late at Topeka, The streets and
sidewalks along the line nf march to the
capitol building were packed with people.
Business houses and private residences
were profusely draped in mourning and
business was suspended. The funeral car
was escorted by four G. A. IL. posts and
company 9, x, N. G.. AT the capitol the
casEet was conveyed to the senate cham
Der, which was handsomely decorated and
was there viewed by thousands of people.
AT five o'clock the oasket containing tho
body of Senator Plumb was returned to the
special train, accompanied by tho process
sion which reformed in the original order
and marched solemnly back to the railway
station. The casket having been replaced
in the funeral car, the train resumed it's
journey.
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wATrERsoN,s FULMINATION.
The Kentucky Editor Expresses Himself
in Feverish Sentences.

The Kentucky Editor Expresses Himself
in Feverish Sentences.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 23.--In the Courier-
Journal tomorrow Mr.. Watterson will have
an editorial on Speaker Crisp and the new
committees. He will say in part: "For the
first time in the history of the democratic
party in congress is the principle laid down
that the organization of the house is a
matter not OF friendly rivalry among
friends, but of personal agrandizement and
factional power. We had hoped for better
things. A stronger man than Crisp might
have paused before giving himself and
party over to this.'' Watterson says
Springer has not shown peculiar capacity
to lead the house. His selection amacks
too much of the discharge of an obligation
and a pretext to turn and degrade the man
who had done eminent work in the great
dence of democrats everywhere. Watterson
speaks Of intimations that there was
deal Of the regulation New York
pattern" between the new speaker and
hackers and Gov. Hill and hackers, by
which democratic principles are to be sac
lrifoed to congressional and presidential!
bargains. "Then indeed will the hosts of
democracy rise in their might aud their
wrath, scattering those impious despoiers
of truth and faith like herd OF cattle.
The future alone can determine this, but
the present Is no time for lnincing words
It is a time for plain talk. The speakers
experiment starts out with almost univer-
sal distrust of democrats in every part of
the union. The overcoming of this and
the establishment of its claim to public
confidence can only be achieved by a dis
play of great earnestness. perfect fidelity
and undeniable competency. Mr.. Crisp
should from this time forward keep before
his eyes the awful spectre of Keifer.''
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MEXICAN MARAUDERS.
Rowing Along the Notwithstanding
an Attack,

| NoShk AAOHS
an Attack.
BRowNvIILE, Texas, Dec 23.-It is re-
ported from up the river that another band
of so-called revolutionists were trailed and
pursued by United States troops and a
number of them crossed the river into
Mexico. That there was considerable
number is evidenced by finding thirty one
fires in one camp and the remains
of six beeves that had been slaughtered for
food. There are rumors of other parties at
various points along the river between Fort
Ringgold aud Laredo. 1t is now stated as
certain that these parties above RinRgold
were to cross the river into Mexico to draw
the Mexican troops from Cimargo and
vicinity. The gang so gallantly attacked
and routed by Cnpt. Burke and Lieut..
Hayes, with less than fourth of their
number, were to GROSS at LaGryella and
sack the town of Cimargo. Now that war
has commenced on this side of the river we
feel the need Of the proper garrisoning Of
frontier posts. Nothing can be done with
handful OF men. CARA openly deties the
military and threatens to capture Fort
Ringgold to obtain supplies.
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VERY SUCCESSFUL FAIR.
Hold by tho Catholic Church Of Great
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ALL FOR TARIFF REFORM.
Democrats on the New Ways and
Means Committee Of the
House.
Nine of Thirteen Members Of the
Coinage Committee for Free
Silver.
Tho New Committees Are Appointed by
Speaker Crisp Mr.. Springer to Lead
the Democrats.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-Of the ten demo-
cratic members of the ways and means
committee, all except Stevens, of Massa-
chusetta. and Bryan, OF Nebraska, who are
serving their first term in congress, were
members Of the Fiftieth, and of these all
except Whiting, of Michigan, are recorded
ms voting for the Mills bill on final passage.
Whiting made several speeches upholdng
the tariff message OF President Cleveland
and was probably paired in favor of the
bill. Springer, the chairman, alway voted
for tariff reform measures but has by pub
lished interviews recorded himself in favor
of passing specific bills to put few articles
on the free list, and against general revision
OF the tariff by the house at this session. A
majority of his democratic colleagues have
stated in public that they were in favor of
this line of policy at the present time.
Inquiry into the records of members Of
the house committee on coinage, weights
and measures shows, by past utterances or
votes, that nine out of thirteen members of
the committee have declared in favor of
free coinage. while three OF the other mem
bers are outspoken against free coinage and
the fourth is said to be unquestionablv
against FREQ coinage. The members in ia
vor of free coinage are Bland of Missouri,
Williams of Illinois, Kilgore of Texas. Rob-
ertson of Louisiana, Pierce of Tennessee,
Epas of Virginia, MoKeaghan of Nebraska,
Bartine OF Nevada, and johnson Of North
Dakota. Those opposed are Tracy Of New
York, Williams of MASSACHUSETTS, Taylor
of Illinois. and Stone of Pennsylvania.
The silver men are very we'll pleased with
the constitution Of the coinage committee
and regard it significant Of the speakers pur-
pose to afford an opportunity for the pas
sage of the Tree coinage measure. Chair
man Bland is the most pronounced demo-
cratic advocate of silver in the house. The
silver men regard the fact that Bartine
heads the list of republican members as an
other indication Of the speakers friendli-
ness toward a liberal silver policy.
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ovan. Bretz, Everett, Grady, Coburn, Bee
man, Taylor (O.), Lapham, Sanford, Stew

ovan, Bretz, Everett, Grady, Coburn, Bee
man, Taylor (O.), Lapham. Sanford, Stew
Lnbor--J. g. Tnrsney, Wilcox. Dixon,
CInnsey, Davis, buchanan IN. ~, Haugen,
Wilson (Wash.).
Private Land Claims-Fitch, Brunner,
Babbitt. Vanhorn, Arnold, Crawford, Bush
Irritation OF Arid Lands--Lanham, Clan
cey. Bretz, Gorhan. Coolidge, Dixon, ,Simp-
son. Picker, Curtis, Sweet, Caine.
:, War Glaims-Beltzhoover, Stone (Kv.),
Enloe: Clancy, Cobb (Mo), Winn,. Scott,
O'Neill, Dolivor, Pickle, Houk,s Rife.
Other committees and their chairmen nre
are as follows: Manufactures Page;
leyees and Improvement of the Missouri
river, Robinson; patents, Tilman; invalid
pensionB Martin; claims, Dunn; war
library. Cummings; printing, Richardson;
enrolled bills, Warwick; reform of civil
service, Andrew; election of president and
vice-president, Chapman; eleventh census,
wilcox; ventilation and accoustics, Stahl-
necker; militia, Edwards; District of
Columbia, Hemphill; revision of laws, Ellis;
alohoiic liquor traffic, Haynes; expendi-
lures of state department.. Lester; expendi-
lures Of treasury department Brnckner;
expenditures of war department, Mont
gomery; expenditures Of navy department.,
Mcclellan: expenditures of poBtof1ice de-
partment Oates; expenditures Of interior
office department, Owens; expenditures in
department Of justice, Allen; expenditures
in depnrt tment of agriculture, Edwards; OK
penditures on public buildings, Youmans
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FOR THE DEFENSE.
Testimony on Behalf of Graves Not of
sn Much Weight.

IoSClmOny on BenAH OF Graves NOT OF
Much Weight.
DENVER, Dec, 23.-In the Barnaby-
Graves trial to-day the defence opened their
case by placing Edward Field and Col.
Bailon, the latter of counsel for defense,
on the stand. Two experts in handwriting
swore that although the inscription on the
whisky bottle was similar in writing to
letters written by Graves, they did not
think both writings were by the same per-
son. In cross-examination, however, both
experts admitted that many letters in the
inscription on the bottle and those on
Graves letters, were the same. j. A.
Bennett. a veterinary surgeon, was called
to prove that arsenic of potassium was some
times kept in livery stables. The point to
be made was to show that as the bottle of
whisky remained in the buggy stable over
night before being delivered to Mrs. Bar
naby. some Of the hostlers might have
dunk the original contents of the bottle,
and, to escape detection, retllled it from
the nearest bottle at hand. In this way
they might have stumbled on the bottle Of
arsenic of potassium, and emptied it into
the original bottle. Upon cross-examina-
tion he could not name any positive in
stance in which he had seen arsenic of pot
asium in livery stable.
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REGARD IT LIGHTLY.
ChiIians Think the Baltimore Affair of
Little CONSEQUENCE.

ChiIians Think the Baltimore Affair of
Little Consequence.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-Correspondenc
of the Associated press from Santiago,
Chill, under date of Nov. 21, says the feel
ing against Americans has been so strong
ever since the congressional party came
into power that majority of the people are
disposed to regard the killing of few
American sailors as very trihing affair
and express much surprise that the United
States should have taken official notice of
the matter, which they speak of lightly as
o sailors fight. The report of the inten.-
dente of Valparaiso says over thousand
men were engaged in this sailors fight. He
gives this figure to show that the police
were powerless to quell the disturbance.
But the correspondent says as a
matter of fact there was not anywhere
near half that number, and the police could
have found ample opportunity to stop the
trouble. For some time following the at
tack there was = strong feeling among the
crew of the Baltimore and the men would
have liked to send another party ashore
better equipped.
OF thirty-six American sailors arrested
at the time of the fight, not one had
weapon more formidable than a sailors
jackknife. The correspondent says Presi-,
dent Montt has given no special indication
of any sympathy with the general ill
feeling in Chilli against the United States.
In u recent interview with an associated
press correspondent, he expressed the hope
that all difficulties would be settled ami
cably, as he did not believe the people of
either nation desired trouble. He also ex-
pressed disapproval of the accusations and
insinuations made against the American
minister by certain Chilians in the United
States protesting to speak for the Chilian
government.