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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-27
WAS BUILT FAT.

And His Woes Are Legion and Altogether
Undeserved.
"There she goes again! There she goes!
I what its politics, but Pm bound to come
across an item headed: The Fat Man
| Must Co. or 'The Fat Man in Fly Time
or The Fat Man is a Nuisancen
"Of course I'm fat. l was built that
way. I'd nave been a lean man if l could,
/ but how could I? / see 'em winking at
each other in the cars as I enter and nudge
each other on the street as l pass, but what
! can I do about it? Don't you realize that
when | hear one kid Whispering to another
that the Great Eastern has arrived, or that
haystacks have taken to walking out for
exercise, my feelings are hurt?
"You nil know how it is when I get into a
street car. I'll be perfectly willing to pay
three fares, butt conductor won take en-.
l fall into n vacant seat and the woman on
my right pretends that she is being smooth
cred. She hasn't got through when the man
ut my. left crawls out from under the ruins
and wants to know why l don't hire a sand
barge and n tug. ] try to explain that I'm as
innocent as q canar bird of any intention to
W. ong nv fellow meu and women, but II ey
wont have it. Why, sir, it was only the Other
day that I got aboard the car. The three
men who boosted me up tho steps will al
ways be held in grateful remembrance.
Also the conductor who helped me to turn
sideways to get into the door. There were
two passengers on one side, and only one
on the other, and yet. sir, simply to hurt
my sensitive feelings, the one passenger
rose up and motioned to me and said:
"'Have Il sent, sir--have Il seat. Pm just
going to get off here
II like to walk over tho bridge, OCCASION
ally, but my feelingsshave been hurt until I
have given up the idea. J. no sooner get to
the planking than people begin to whisper
to each other. and everybody stops to see if
the bridge is going to stand the strain, and
the wicked boys call out that moving vans
are expected to take the re roadway. 1t may
tickle somebody, but, egad, sir, that some
body isn't me.
"And there's the elevator boy. AsifI
couldn't have enough piled on TO me ns it
is, he takes every opportunity to make mo
realize the situation. Ii 1 want to go up he
asks all the others to step out, and if | want
to go DOWN he calmly reminds me that the
cables are tested for only five tons and that
he will not bo responsible for accidents. I
have had him stop between floors md pre-
tend that he felt the building s~inking-yes,
sir, sinking-and his sole object was to
scare me into walking down nine fights of
stairsI'-Baltimore Herald.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-27
LUCY
# being missioned by John Bull is exceed

of being missioned by John Bull is exceed
ingly distasteful. i want the American
people to understand that the Salvation
Army Is no more English than it is Amsri-
can. 1t is quite possible that he future
headquarters of the Army will be
in New. York instead OF in London.
l want the Americans to understand that
its originating in England makes it no
more English than Christianity originating
in Judea makes it Jewish. But We are get
ting to master the preiudices. When VIC
come to be understood I have no doubt
that the future Of the army In America
will DO gratifying to God and man. A
prominent minister in st. Louis told my
son the other day, when tho army had just
commenced operations among the convicts,
that ii had done moro good than hnd been
done for a long time among that class"
After n moments thoughtful pnuse tho
general said: "Amoriea is n great field for
the Salvation army. Work has to be done
to accomplish anything. You have no
Whitechapel district in American cities.
Your civilization ia not old enough to cre-
nte East End slums, but it il not too young
to nave souls to save. do not desrair OF
conquering every country where the Saliva
ton army plants its banners"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-27

England. In my early work stones and all
kinds of missiles have been hurled at me-,
and the faithful band of worshippers lis
tening to the word of God. But l do not
speak bitterly, but more in sorrow than in
anger. l would like to say Just exactly
what l will do when l get to Africa. but /
do not know myself. Sufficient unto the
day of the work thereof. l recognize that
there is plenty of work to do right here in
London. l am engaged in active work here,
and when l am away the work will con
tinue. The seed has been sown, and the
think 1t a useless journey to go to South
Africa by any means. We have succeeded
in planting our banners in New Zealand
and the Maori converts e1claim: "God
bless the man who sent the new religion
here" Some day the Zulus may bless the
They may yet be heard singing:
II do believe. | will believe,
That Jesus died for me-"
II recognize the fact that az soon as l
become interested in the native tribes the
whites won't like it. They think the earth
was made for the white men and the news
papers,"
You are often reported as rather down
on the Fourth Estate, general?"
Not at all. | am n newspaper man my
self. / write largely for our different Pc
riodicals. We have a circulation of over
iuO,OJO weekly Ill our inherent newspapers.
But still l am not blinded as to facts"
The general paused and said something
about domestic duties, which induced me
to ask: How many children have you,
general?"
Eight altogether-three boys and five
girls"
They are all engaged in the work?"
'Seven Of them are publicly engaged in
it, II one is in the army, but she is not
very strong, and therefore she docs not
take any public part. Three of the boys
and two of the girls are married., and I
have nine grandchildren. | know the
Americans like these details" said the
chief, laughing. 81 often think tho social
part Of life is OF for creator inter
est to the public thar tho political
and philosophic and theological dis
c%ussions with which the Britisher fills his
papers. A man tinds his heaven or his
other thing in his social relations, and vet
~ a rule You get your newspapers with that
very information erammed into n few para
graphs. We Christian mon ali talk about
distractions, leaving the great questions
that most powerfully influence the happi-
ness OF mankind comparatively unno-
ticed."
But the press has devoted n fair amount
Of space to the doings of the army, has II
not, general?'
"Yes. largely, because we have come prom
lnently forward and powerfully stirred tho
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-27

why 90 on? In n few hours I leave for Il
benighted land. i shall be away for some
time. Give my love to all the people in
America and tell them to pray for me and
to pray that we may throw II flood of holy
light into the dark continent!'
He spoke earnestly, and as / left him
there were tears in his eyes Ms he repeated
over and over again the words "tell all
Americans to pray for me and the work"
DAVID WEcHELER.
COPYRIGHT. @
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-27
Things wort, Remembering.

That it is dangerous to stand near a tall
tree or spire during u thunder storm; that
he southwest corner of the cellar is tho
''oyclone safety point;' that there is no
medicine 80 universally applicable to sick
ness AZ fresh mir and sunshine: that blowing
everybody except the man who tries II;
that YOU may swear as hard as you please,
but 1t will not remove grense spots; that the
Wisconsin Central ia the most popular
route TO Milwaukee, Chicago, and points
east and south. For tickets, ETC.. apply to
any ticket agent.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-27
Dyspepsia.

That nightmare of mans existence which
makes foo II mockery and banishcs sleep
from weary eyes. readily yields to the po-
tent influence Of the celebrated English
Dandelion Tonic. II tones up tho digestive
organs, restores the appetite, makes as
sanitation of food possible and invigorntes
the whole system. All druggists soil 1t at
Sl Der bottle,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-27

not going with a crowd to overawe the ma
tives. In my right hand I shall carry gentle
peace, and my words shall tell of a blessed
redemption. | will be accompanied by two
secretaries only. I can't tell exactly how
long I will be gone. Bad treatment! The ma
tives of Africa could not subject met to worse
treatment than 1 have received in civilized
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-27
HARVEST SONG.

@ IAnN LOl SONU.
Laugh out, laugh out, ye orchard lands,
With all your ripened store;
Such bOunteu Gus measure nature yields;
What could heart ask for moro?
With earth's broad lap abrim with food,
The azure skies above,
The heavens whisper, Earth is good;"
Earth answers, "Heaven is love-"
The winds that wander from the west
Ger fields afar or near
Find plenty nowhere manifest
In richer stores than here.
Che golden rick. the bursting bin.
Ut rich and ripened grain.
Bespeak the wealth which all may win
In industry's domain.
Tho corn fields set in grand array
Of solid rank and row
And streams of wealth which set this way,
And soon shall overflow.
Laugh ont, laugh out, ye ripened fields,
With e'er increasing mirth;
The Joy your bounteous measure yields
shall bless the whole round earth.
Dart Fairthorne in Harper's Bazaar.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-27

*rumpets. A smart looking young soldier
boy, clad in the regulation uniform. was
busily engaged in sorting books and sing
ing in q baritone voice that sadly needed
cultivation, the hymn-"I will believe, l
DO believe" ! entered.
In going up the stairs many young girls
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-05-08
Don't be Afraid of Work.

1t is well. in my opinion, to ac>
custom ones self early to work and
not to be afraid of any kind OF work
that is homes; and useful. began to
support myself when was IL years
old and l have never been dependent
on others since then. had some
schooling but not much l never went
to college, not because did not think
a college career might not be a good
thing for those who could aft ord It
and who could maze a good use of IL
but because | did not feel that it was
so important for me 0s to be earning
my own living. When I left home
to come 10 Philadelphia one OF my
relatives said that / would soon have
enough Of that, and would be coming
back again. But | made up nv mind
that would never go Lack-I would
succeed. / had health, the power of
applying myself, and, suppose, a
fair amount OF brains.
i came to Philadelphia with So in
my pocket. found board and Iodp.
ings for 81 so, and then l got place
as office boy for So. That gave me
surplus Of so cents week. did no!
merely do the work that / was abso-
lutely required TO do. but | did all
could, and put nv heart in'o H.. /
wal'ed my employer TO feel that ]
vas more useful to him than be ex-
Pected INC TO be. was MOI afraid 10
clean and sweep and perform what
mig be considered by some young
gentlemen nowadays as mental work
and therefore beneath them. did
rot think it beneath me then, and /
should not nov. II II were neces.
sary ! would sweep out my Office to-
day, and / often carry bdndles. Bot
the other day q youth came 10 me to
ask IL could end some employment
for him. Ills father hal died. and
his mother could not support bin,
and be wished to support himself.
| looked at him and saw that be bad
on very nice clothes and kid gloves.
| asked him u be would like to wheel
a wheslbarrow. He seemed surprised
and answered that he didn't think be
would like that. Then / asked him
" he would object TO carry bundles.
Well, he wasn't anxious TO carry bun
dies either, He was like many young
men, who talk about wanting work,
but, when It comes TO the point they
want 10 do only kid-glove sort of
work. / must say don't have mach
sympathy With that sort OF feeling.
Men are all bfot ers, snd what Is
worthy Of one is not unworthy Of any
one. The Bible says that il is shat
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-05-08
MONEY IN A VIOLIN.

Casper Clement, a charcoal bar.
ner IN Bergen county, N. j., found
III 200 IN greenbacks IN an old o.
lin which he had bought recently
in Philadelphia. Clements has a
taste for music, but was too poor 10
buy violin. Chance took him to
Philadelphia and while there lie
stumbled upon a pawnbroker's sale.
The old violin was put up. Glenn
ent bought it for eighty cents. He
took the violin home. thinking he
had a big prize, but, to his intense
disgust, he couldn't get any good
out of it. and was about TO smash
the instrument when he thong lit
better of it aud concluded TO take
1t apart. lie found q roll of green.
backs inside IN good enough condi-
ton to spend. lie was elated with
his good fortune, but had the good
sense TO put the violin together.
Then he found that he owned re.
ally very fine instrument as we'll
as a small fortune. clements ia
now seeking for an investment tor
his money and is going to give up
the charcoal business.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-05-08
Faith in the Family.

One OF the most intelligent won en-,
tue mother Of a large family OF chit
dren, was eminentiv woman of
faith. She never heard The tramp
ing of her boys feet in the house. or
listened TO their noisy shou ing in
their play, or watched their uncon-
scious sumbers. without an inward,
earnest prayer 10 God for wisdom To
train them She mingled prayer with
counsel and restraint; and the coun
sci was the wiser and the restraint
was the stronger for this alliance of
the human and divine elements in her
Instruction aud discipline. Aud at
length, when her children had be.
come men and women, accustomed
to the hard strife Of the world, her
mama Was the dearest name they coul |
speak |; and she who had fed their
bodies from her own spirits life,' no
bal taught their feet 20 wax, Their
tongues TO speak and pray, AMI il,u-
minated Their conscience with the
great light OF righteousness and iusy.
held their reverence and love, in.
creased a thou 3and>fo!d by the re-
membrance Of an early education that
had It's inspiration in the faith Of God,
and It's fruit in the nob!o lives OF up
tight men and women.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-05-08
What Mr.. Depew Thinks.

La his recent address before the.
Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, the Hon. Chauncey NJ. pepe '
told the story of how he achieved
success without his fathers Lsais-
tance:
Tue beat thing l cln remember
connected with myse,t il, that when
graduated from Yale | thought [
would lead life of scholastic eaee.
thought J would read aud write
a little. take it easy and have q
good time. l had hard headed
old father Of sturdy Dutch ances.
try. He had money enough TO
take care of me, aud ! knew it.,
and intended TO act accordingly !;
II was cold day for me wien he
said to me:
You will never get dollar from
me except through my will. From
the time forth you have got to-
make your own way.
Well. l found had hard lot OF
it-nobody had harder Due-and
the OLD gentleman stood by aud let
me tussie and fight it out i bless
him tonight for that. If he hsd
taken to other course what wouli
have done l would have been
up in Peekskill to-i light nursing u
stove, cursing the men who hal
succeeded in the world and won
dering Ly what exceptional luck
they had got on; bat having my
way to dig alone | got beyond ev-
erything my father ever dreamed
OF; but it was done by hard work,
fourteen hou=s, or sixteen hours. or
eighteen honrs q day Il necessary.
1t was done by temperance, by
economy.
When you make q dollar spend
seventy five cents, and put the oth-
or twenty-five cents by. No man
can stand still. When God Great.
ed us He did fortunate thing for
US 60 that we either go backw
or forward. A man knows more
to day than he did yesterday, or be
Knows les A man who bottoms
a chair, gets up and goes to his
meals, and then goes back and bot
toms chair aud then goes to his
meals again, ia the course Of five
years will be the biggest Ounce 10
the community. Ills opinions will
not be worth knowing lie will
lose his power for work, and will
not be worth three cents "a hour.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-05-08
WHAT SHE DID.

Christiana Dickinson, the wife of
one OF this settlers of Erie County,
Pennsylvania, was small, blue,eyed,
low-voicej woman extremely timid,
but she bad horror OF drunkenness.
What this caused her to do, is thus
related by 80 authentic writer:
She lived 10 the days when the u4e
of liquor was universal. But when
her. sons were born, she resolved 10. put
a stop TO whiskey drinking in her
home.
Her husband being absent. her
brothers called for the help Of the
neighbors, according to Gus tom, to
put up barn that WAS needed on her
farm. They all assembled and went
to work, while she prepared a great
dinner. After an hour or two, whis.
key was asked for, She refused to
provide it.
Her brothers, and at last an elder
In the church, came to reason with
her, to tell her that she would be
accused of meanBess.
Without q word the little woman
won't TO the barn, and barring her
bead, stepped upon log and spoke
TO them:
My neighbors, said she. Ibis is a
strange thing. Three Of you are my
brothers, three of you are elders 10
tho CHURCHILL Of you are my
friends. | have prepared for YOU the
best dinner In my power. IL you re-
fuse 10 raise the barn without whis-
key so be it. Rnt / would rather
these LimLers shall rot where they lie
Than to give you whiskey.'
The men angrily went home, The
little wom IA returned q tho house
aud for hours cried rs IL her hear,
would break. But The next day every
man came back. went heartily 10
work, enjoyed her good dinner, and
said not word about whiskey.
This led TO a d.scou,inuauc3 OF
the use Of whiskey a. barn raisinls in
the country. Her sons grew up
strong, vigorous men, AMI did good
work ia helping TO oivilizs aud Chris.
tianize the world their descendants
are ali hf a high type OF intellectual
and moral men and women. If she
bad yielded. they N gbt have become,
like many OF their neighbors, drunk
ards.
Our stoulbearte3 pioneer fCrefRlh-
ers redeemed the land aud drove out
the wild beasts and strpents; bu
there are vices and malignlnt Gus
toms still TO DE conquered, for which
we need women OF high souls aad
gentle spirits like Christina Dicki-
SON Religious Herald.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-05-08
a. il the favor had been conferred by

a. IL the favor had been conferred by
any gentleman.
IL was polite deed, politely done,
and Charlie was as much OF a gentle-
man as il he hal been we'll dressed,
and tee years older.
Presently the car reached the street
where Charlie wanted TO get out, aud
he was surprised tn see that the other
passengers, with the exception Of the
old woman got out too.
Perhaps this boy is after the same
place am be thought to himself
Il suppose l won't have much chance,
particularly II he has good reference,
for he was so well dressed that any
one wOzli want him o great deal more
than they would want a shahby-leok,
ing fellow like me-
He was not wrong in his surmise.
for when the two boys reached tho
store that advertisel for boy both
OF them went into The place. where
three other boys were already wait.
ing.
Mr.. Scovil has not come In ret. he
vii! be in protty sooa, aud then he
will see you,' the clerk told them
and they seated themselves TO wait
with the rest.
You can imagine the surprise of
the two boys who had entered togelh.
er when the old gentleman who had
been their fellow traveller in the
horse-car entered. and was addressed
| as Mr.. Scoyil nv the clerk
I've got firsl'class references, hut
suppose 1t is all up with me, and
may as well GO, muttered the boy DC.
side Charlie.
he was right. for as soon as Mr.
Scovil eye fell upon him, lie pointed
to the door.
You may go, sir, for have no use
Tor boy who lacks common c'vi.ity.'
/ de examined The references of the
other boys, and dismissed them ami
then turned to Charlie.
! Have you references p lie asked.
Charlie explained that he had new
er had a pace, and SO he could not
produce references, but he would try
to work well il he has a chance.
| 5000 unFo occu your reters
eEccs,' said Mr.. Scovii, with pleas.
ant look in the gray eyes that could
be very sern.
Il rode down in the Gear with you
this morning, ard l saw enough of
you TO convince me that you were
KIDD and obliging. aad wonld be lust
the kind of hoy we want here. Twill
give yeu a weeks iiial, and see if |
am not right
lie never had any reason 10 COM
plain of the references which he had
seen or. himselG for The willing,
pleasant ways, which we're Charlie .
second nature, made him great ia.
yorite not only with his fellow en-
p'oyeesIand the customers, but with
Lis employer and he soon rose to a
place Of trust.
1 need not tell you that he desery.
ed his employers confidence, for q
boy who Is true to himself, will be
true to HE employer, and the boy who
will bespolite and helpful aud oblig
ing when there is nothing to be gain
ed by it, is the one who will have the
Toe. and courtesy which are necessary
to make business man.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-05-08
A Philosophical Family.
Amelia has pimples, and sores Ia the
haaS

Amelia has pimples, and sores Ia the
head,
Ffom humors intern Il her nose has
grown red
5h0's boil on her neck that is big
asa bill,
Bat IN other respects sic Is doing
quite vel.
Aaj pa has dyspepsia, maIarla AMI
govt,
Ills hands With salt.rheun are ali
broken out,
He is prone TO rbeumatics that make
bis legs swell
But in other respects be is doing
quite well.
And ma has nigh,-swsats and
troublesome cough.
That all Of our doctors oaa't sesm 10
drive Off,
She wakes every nigh. aad coughs
quite a spell
But ia other respects shs il doino
qdi'e we'll.
There IS njthinz ike philosophy To
heip one bear tue ills OF life, bot ia
the case Vt this family what Ia most
needed is good supply Of DE-.
Pterce's GO!den Medical Discovery.
Il would cleanse Amslia's bad
blood, cure pas ailments, and check
mas c)u5h. The Golden Medical
Discovery" by It's action on The Iiv-
er. cleanses the system Of impurities.
IL cures humors, ulcers, boils, sorofo/
Ia, saltsrheum, erysipells. and
kinds Of sores aud seedlings,
Only guaranteed blood purifier,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-05-08

HUNT THE SUNSHINE. There il y
bright side to everything. If ouiy We
search Tor it; and how much better
~ 1t tn hunt fox the sunshine than 10
sit iI the shallow. Yet how mauv
persons prefer the shadow, and are,
continually seeing trouble. No mat.
ter where they GO. shadows su round
them. Ii IL too h { or too Geld. too.
victor Too dry, to- dasty or too mud
dy. No hing suits .hgm. Ii they
wouli use one fourth The time and pa
thence in searching for eunsbine that
they spend in hunting for shadows.
bow d'fereat the world would appear
to them Trouble. 10 great ex ent,.
would flee aw.y. shadows would van
ish. and they would bask In the sun
shine of good humor ani cheer lulness,.