The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-19
THE DOWGRAPH

The New York World of recent date con-
tanned a brief announcement of the death
of Comanche, the only survivor of The
seventh cavalry at the Little Big Horn
fight. Comanche was Captain Keogh's war
horse, aud of all who went into the terrible
slaughter he alone returned, SCARED and
wounded, as the messenger Of death. When
found he was some distance from the scene
and was bleeding from q dozen wounds.
He was ten years old at that time and had
been With his master many years. Careful
nursing brought back his old health and
ince he has been a robust animal. death
finally resulting from old age. But no man
ever strobe his back after Captain ksogh
fell from the saddle. At every muster he
was led forth saddled and bridled at the
head of the column under the guide of Il
corporal specially detailed for his
place to place and died at
Fot Riley, Kan. His skin will
be stuffed and placed in the museum of the
Kansas State university, and will be seen
at the Worlds fair. What a terrible tale
Of human destruction could have been told
by this last living relic of that historic day
if he could have spoken. The future peda
gogue will some day point to the Little Big
Horn, near the Rosebud, in the great and
populous commonwealth Of Montana and
tell his wondering pupils of the American
Th%ermopylae, whore many vent forth to
battle and none returned save a brave cap
tain's mount, who, like the war eagle, Old
Abe, WAS famous even to the present day.
We hope our school boys and girls and
their fathers and mothers who have out
grown their text books will box them up
and send them to Wardens McIague and
Conley, of Deer Lodge pcnitentiary. The
express charges will be paid at the other
end. The wardsns have started a school
for the oonvicts, but unfortunately the
state does not provide for school books.
The teachers are also conyicts and there
are some very clever follows among them,
DIR. Lonnjck. who made a brief but pyro-
technic flight in thisc city, is one. Conley
and McTague are deserving of much credit
for their efforts in improving the mental
welfare Of their boarders and our citizens
in a small way can do much toward help
ing the good work.
Joe Grismer and his wife, Phoebe Davis,
have been very well known to the theater-
goers of this city for many years. They
are among the few clever actors who have
c~onfiasd their field Of labor to the far west
ern country, and therefore seem like lone
of u.s." They will play in this city Thanks.
giving week. During the winter they will
open in Fifth avenue theater of New York
for the first time in that city, and if local
predictions are worth anything there are
many old friends in this city who foresee a
very successful metropolitan debut.
A good wife in this city who is always
kindly ministerinR to the wants of her has
band, bethought herself of an alcohol bath
TO relieve Il cold with which he WAS suffer.
ing. She had never prepared a remedy Of
this sort, but that invaluable household
book entitled "The Family Physician was
at hand to furnish all lacking information,
and 80 she felt reasonably confident of sue
cess. Her spouse, wrapped in u huge blan-
ket, placed himself on n cane-seated chai,
while his wife filled a saucer with alcohol
n placed it beneath. The good woman,