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thc czar's d~oninions. We knew. OF
course. that tho farmer was 4 patient
animal. that his course Of life and his

tho czar's donations. We know. Of
course, that tho farmer wns d patient
animal, that his course Of life and his
occupation tended to breed in him the
virtue Of long-suffering. But even with
this knowledge we were convinced that
in these days of general information the
Russian farmer could not ignore the pos
sibilities that lie . n a Montana ranch
would open to him, unless there we're
some unless. Now we know il, and the
report OF Consul Crawford at st. Peters
burg, detailing the law governing sad-
vances on cereals on account Of the inn
perial bank of Russia furnishes the
needed clew, and impales the originality
| OF the alliance.
Recent developments render details OF
interest. The agents OF the government
in the working of the scheme are the
railroad companies directly under gov
ernmental control. Subject to a small
commission for their agency, these rail-
roads are required to make loans to
farmers, on delivery Of their produce at
a six per cent. rate Of interest. IL the
loan is made,for the period of six weeks
or less, the farmer is gwen SO per cent.
OF the market value OF his crop; FOR a
longer period, 60 per cent, thus afford
ing ample security for the railroads and
those behind them. From time to time
the owner is allowed to see that his
grain is properly cared for, and the rail-
road is at liberty to take any needful
precautions for its protection and charge
the expense to the owner. II the grain
should deteriorate, OF u falling market
should render it probable that the price
obtained will not cover the original adj
vance and all incidental expenses, the
company may dispose Of the produce by
public sale. The same disposition is
made of the produce when the loan has
become due and remained unpaid. No
liens on the grain will hold until all the
loan charges are met. The railroads are
directly responsible to the imperial
bank. The consul adds that the law has
been in operation for ove three years
and is highly popular with the farmers.
With two per cent substituted for six,
VIC see no reason why it should not be
equally popular in this country, it it gets
q chance.
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THE "SHADOWGRAPHER.

Mr.. Edgar William Nye. as he pleases to
call himself in the November Century,
writes the following paragraph in his in
teresting and humorous Autobiography of
a Justice of the Peace published in that
number: f.
sit would take some time to tell how J
got the money to pay this bill and how the
lonely lop-eared, ecfu-colored trunk stood
there in the baggage room waiting for the
day of its redemption to draw nigh; but
suffice it that a lucky accident put me in
the way of earning ten dollars by copying
the minutes of a military cou,t-martial
then in session, and a tall angel with wings
concealed under the cape of a Chumley
overcoat was the means. His name was
Remington, and l earnestly hops that he
will find, when his life is over, that suita-
bic arrangements nave been made for his
comfort "
Tn Remington referred to is none other
than the popular and capable manage of
Ming's opera house. 1t appears that in
1876 he was in Cheyenne when General
Reynolds was court martialed under orders
from General Crook. because, through ne
glect of duty, six hundred ponies were al
lowed to escape from his command. The
clerical duties of the court were under Mr..
Remington's charge. Bill Nye had arrived
in town about that time with Il man named
Jenkins, who had been appointed attorney
general of the territory of Wyoming. Nye
labored under the illusion that he had
come to a land of gold, milk and honey,
but this was dispelled, as he intimates,
after paying a few board bills. He hung
about the town a few weeks broke when
Remington hired him to copy the minutes
of the court martial. Afterward he went
to Laramie, where he became connected
with a newspaper, and finally established
was a tall, awkward looking l%fellon, very
serious and very quiet. He looked very
much like a newly graduated theologian.
They did not meet again until one year
ago last spring when Nye gave his readings
in this city. 1t is needless to say that the
reunion was most cordial. Unfortunately,
however, for DIR. Nye it resulted in a con-
gestive chill which prevented his appear
Rnce on the second evening of his engage
ment and compelled HIM to cancel all en-
gagements for the remainder of the sea-
son.
A garment of historic interest, once the
fashion. and now all but a memory is the
old blue cape worn by army officers and
swells years and years ago. It was of broad
cloth, dark blue in color and fastened with
a brass clasp at the neck. It's loose folds
made it an easy fitting and comfortable
wrap, n its appearance carried n certain
picturesque jauntiness particularly striking
when accompanied by a soft felt hat care
lessly set on the w%earer's head. Like the
old Sedan chair it has gone into history.
but in the eternal evolution of things it
will yet reappear among tho fashiona of the
day. =
There are a number of these capes worn
in Helena, and the owners would not part
with them for cloth of gold. Where, for
instance, will you see this wrap with better eff
feet than on the we'll built body and straight,
square shoulders of Count Ed Zimmerman?
The cape. soft hat iron-gray mustache and
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CIRCUMSTANCES attending the unfor-
tunate shooting of the poor vagrant
O'Leary seem to have settled two things
in the minds of our citizens; first that
the cham gang is a barbarous and in.
human institution, not because of the
manual hardship but because nc
prisoner, however lost to shame, de.
serves the disgrace; second that If the
cham gang be continued Is an institu-
ton in keeping with the civilization and
intelligence Of this city, a sufficient
number of guards should be employed
to avoid the necessity Of shooting a
prisoner. ~
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In our news columns this morning we
give full details of the purchase of the
Montana sapphire fields by the English
syndicate. The directors sent over by
the company from London have re-
ported in favor of the property, after a
most thorough and careful %investiga-
ton of the nature and extent Of the de-
posits, and the grounds will be worked
by the company on an intelligent and
and scientific basis. The new industry
will be another source of wealth for
Montana and will add numbers to our
population. The names of the GENTLE
men engaged in the enterprise are suf-
ficient guarantee of it's sound financial
character.
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SCHEMES.

There is nothing new under the sur.
That is a statement SO sweeping in the
breadth OF its assertion that 1t has an in
evitable tendency to rouse the bristles
on the very mildest Of dispositions. Yet
when we are almost resolved to wrestle
with the monster and overthrow it once
/, and for all, we hesitate in astonishment
at it's record, as the novice in the prize
ring might quail before the victorious
story OF John T., Sullivan. Like that
prince of bruisers this paradox has a
long list Of victories to it's credit. Time
and again when it seemed almost laid
out and ready to throw up the sponge,
by a masterful effort it has come up
smiling and, when the final round was
over, its adversary was knocked clean
through the ropes. Tt was a Mr.. Charles
Lamb who discovered that we moderns
had no credit in roasting pork, that, in
fact, the invention was in common use
1among pleiocene Chinese. Their meth
dds, it is true, were Of the crudest, but
in all essentials they were identical with
our own, and our chefs had to doff a
Feather from their cap. Some day we
will be informed that electrical storage
batteries were perfected by the Hittites
OF the blameless Philippians. Some
Yankee of the next century will receive
the worst knock-down blow of his life
when the patent office people tell him
they have every reason to believe that
the mechanical appliance for which he
has applied for patent rights, was in
weryday use at the Pyramids. These
ore blowsto II self-comrlacency. There
10 no use in attempting to deny it. Our
My consolation is that we are getting
used to these knocks below the belt. 1t
IS not too much, in fact, to say that our
aodern cuticle has become SO abraded
nd excoriated by their frequent repeti-
On that we simply gasp and shut II
fes when a blow lands in a fresh spot,
thout q thought of self-defense or re-
alton.
This time it is the sages of the alliance
, are hit. Their dear little pet of n
Streasury scheme for the benefit of
cunious grangers has been run to
and run to earth, OF all places in
rid, in Russia. We had always
ed that there must be some occult
3 even for farmers remaining in
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A bit OF JINGO.

Sir Edwin Arnold, commander of the
Star Of India and admirer extraordi'
nary Of the charms Of tho Japanese, has
been keeping up his courage in a for
eign land by. yelling the British wal
whoop at the imminent risk OF hif
lungs. In the presence of an inter
viewer at st. Louis he recently ruffled
UP his neck feathers in prodigious fash
ion on the subject of the fight at Gilgit,
and put Samson's rout of the Philis-
tines entirely in the shade. Russia
must accept Sir Edwin's ultimatum and
retire at once from the Pamir, or stand
BY the terrible consequences. The Brit
I'LL empire is prepared for war, SO ire
mendously prepared that no man can
estimate the vast extent Of that prepar-
alton both in money and men. Sir
Edwin has said it, and his countrymen,
of course, must stand by their cham
pion. RuDsia's fate, in case Of refusal,
is sad to contemplate. War would
mean that England would roll back
once and forever, the Russian approach
on India, raze Central Asia to the
ground from one end to the other, re-
store TO the khanates their indepen-
dence, thrust Russia back beyond the
Caspian. fres Persia from Russian in.
fuence, rescue Khorassan, inevitably
cause d revolution in Russia and end in
the overthrowing of Russia's power in
Europe. The czar and his advisers are
certainly forewarned.
Sir Edwin Arnold's foreign policy is
always a dish that must be consumed
with a large admixture of salt. Truth
to tell, under such circumstances it is
very hard for him to refrain from Tele.
graphese. His long connection with the
Daily Telegraph, Of London, England,
and his Identification with it's persist
emily lingo policy have spoiled his palate
for ordinary fare. His meals must all
be highly spiced. It is probably true
enough that England is filter than ever
before for q great struggle for the dom
ination Of her East Indian possessions.
France is the only country that APP
pICdCu6S A6I III laval hUI0uS VII, anu ACI
land forces, though comparatively small,
are well trained and thoroughly efficient.
Russia, on the contrary, is badly en-
barrassed financially, and would feel
severely the strain of a great conflict.
But he would be as rash a man as Sir
Edwin Arnold, who would assert that
England will force hostilities. Nothing,
we believe, short of loss of national pres
tige, will bring about that result. A
peaceful policy has been England's
ideal for two generations, and her peo-
pie are wise enough to understand that
to this they are indebted for their pres
ent prosperity and power. To believe
them towards would be the worst of
mistakes, but we are convinced that
nothing short, of outrageous provoca-
ton will force tho peace-appreciating
people Of England to involve themselves
in war.
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goatoo and bronze countenance make tht
picture Of an ideal French field marshal nj
no strides along tho street. The same may
BIO said OF Homer Hewins. who sometimes
wears \ cape, except that no lacks
tho counts military bcnrinG. Maiol
D~avenport's long cape enveloninG
his tall form 10 likewise a most becoming
garment. Prof. Henry @. Yaeger doubtless
became attached to the cnpo during hi
army service for he is never without II
when an outdoor wrap is needed. II i
worn also BY M. Reinig and Thomas Ray,
who like tho others know ita advantages
through long experience. II IL sometimes
wondered how long q cape lasts. Nobody
knows. They look the snme from year 10
year. Ed Zimmerman's looks Us new and
bright in color rs when it came from the
hands OF George Westinghouse tailor, and
the others look quite as good.
Anew bit Of slang has appeared since the
excitement over Montana gems Developed.
Instead of saying that is Il bird, a dandy or
a jim dandy. il Is now proper to substitute
sapphire.
II seldom happens that the son of the
forest catches on the ways of civilization
with the celebrity recently shown by the
Umitalla, or um-te-ra-ra Indian, Fish
Hawk. He fairly took the town by storm
While the effects of the bad Helena fire.
water ara wearing off during his conine-
ment in the city Jail he should employ his
time arranging a story to tell his several
wives when he again returns to the reser-
walton.
The traveller along the Northern Pacific
from Helena to Hope and return" will
find something to amuse him by glancing
at the mile posts. From Helena he will
read at intervals Of SO man y miles to Hope
and if he be a new tourist he will wonder
what sort of a town it is that bears this
promising name. II his hopes are built
high he will be disappointed when be finds
a patch of a town perohed on the shore of
beautiful Lake Pen d'Oreille, While re-
turning he will see posts bearing the threat
ening information Hep SO many miles.
If he is possessed of a sensitive nature and
is easily alarmed his nerves will be quieted
when he learns from the trainman that
"Hel" is merely an abbreviation for Helena.
Add a vein of humor and it is a ten to one
bet that upon his return home he will tell
the natives that in his tour west he came to
a strange country whore it was possible to
leave "Hel'' for the allurements of Hope or
Hope for the uncertainties Of "Hel." Then
as a climax he informs his listeners that
the latter place is the proud capital of Mon
tana and the most charming city in the
Rocky Mountain country.
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Christmas at Presbyterian Church.

Christmas at Presbyterian Church.
The Christmas services in the First Pres
byterian church will be held a week from
to-day, when the following programme will
be rendered:
MORNING.
Opening anthem, Like Silver Lamps.
oaeltory. christmas. -. Harry Row Row Shelley Shelley
Closing anthem, Angelic Voices .........
#s .ChaS. Gounod
EVENING,
Opening anthem, "Oh, Holy Night,'..
Adolphe Adam
Offertory, duet. soprano and tenor, I'm Beth
lehem a King is Bor''n ."...... Z. Macy
The choir will consist of the following
members:
Sopranos-Mrs. Geo Nav. Mrs, Lathrop,
Miss Wade. Miss Wilcox, Mr.. MILAN, Mr..
Blanchard. Tenors-Mr. Owen, Mr..
Greaves. Contraltos-Miss Sims, Mrs. G.
Kleinschmidt. Bass-Messrs. Hodge and
Greayes, VIZ #H... 4. "% 4 @
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rnFnts Or' SUBSCRIPTION.
HELENA. MONT, DEC. 20, 1891.

cN-Nontanisns abroad will always find Tns
Dairy lNsrrHNpnNr on file at their fayerito
h0ts,e.5 Fifth Avenue and metropolitan. New
YerI; west, Minneapolis: Baldwin and falacs,
Gan tfsncisro: McDerm0tt, Butte; Leland Hotel
Springfield, III.
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important to a. o. U. w.

All officers and members of the A. O. U.
w. who have the interest of the order at
heart are urgently requested to be at the,
hall on Monday eve. at 7:30 p. M, Dec. 81,
1891. The nomination of officers will be in
order. II. N. ADAMS.
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Merchants National Bank
OF HELENA, MONT.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
Paid in Capital, $3.50, 900
Surplus and Profits. S 10000
L. H. HERSHFIELD, President
A. j. DAVIDSON, Vice President
AARON HERSAFIELD, Cashier
. . Board of Directors. . M
Thomas Cruse. M. Sands,
s. 8. Huntley, A. X. Prescott.
A. j. Davidson, Moses Morris.
L. II. Hershfield, Aaron Hershtald,
j. SWitzer.
First-clase City, County and State Securities
bought and sold.
Exchange issued on the principal cities of the
United States and Europe. Transfers OF money
made by telegraph.
Interest allowed on time deposits. Collections
promptly attended to.
Boxes for rent at reasonable prices in ore of
the best constructed fire and burglar proof safe
deposit vaults in the country
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Eermann Bauer,
Manufacturer of Coats, Robes and Mats.
Also Tanner of al kinds Of Hides and Furs.
Repairing and Cleaning OF Fur Goods.
31S North Main Street, Helena, Montana.
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Tirst National Bank.....
I OF HELENA, MONT.

I OF HELENA, MONT.
PAID UP CAPITAL, 100000
SURPLUS AND PROFITS, 100000
Designated Depository of tho UNI.
ted States.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits.
General Banking Business TRANSACTED.
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent
Directors. n
s. T. HAUSER, President
f. W. KNIGHT, Cashier
4. H.. kLElNSCHMIDT, = Asst. Cashier
GEO. ID. HILL, End Asst. Cashier
Granville Stuart, stockgrower
Hon. Il. c. Power, U. IS. Senator
J. G. Curtin, Clarke, Conrad Il Curtin
X. S. Hamilton. Capitalist
o. II. Allen, Mining and Stookgrower
Chns. X. Wells, Merchant
A. II. Hotter. A. M. Hotter Hardware Co
Associated Banks.
Northwestern National Bank. Great Falls
First National Rank, Nissoula
First Nat. onnl Bank. Bntte
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RHopA BARR TO ALICE 1NMAN !:

MISS INMAN:
For fully six months have been intend
ing to indulge in the liberty OF writing to
you on a matter gilmore Importance TO you
engagement and immediate marriage
compels me to take long-delayed step.
Even now hesitate to follow the course
have marked out as / realize how much
may depend upon the, outcome OF
these words. But remember that In my
girlhood when / was Stunned by our
schoolmates you alone came to me and
offered me sympathy and friendship I re-
jected you then, for my heart was sore, but
! have always loved you for what you did.
throw your life away, 1t may be that
waste my time, for know that you love
Harlan Otis, but let me warn you that he
is not worthy of your heart. Heis egotis-
tic, selfish, cruel. This may sound harsh,
but heaven grant that fatf yoq wi mot not oe
years of misery. He will wreck your life
as surely as he has mine. A man who Is
tickle as an April day--excuse the trite-
ness of the simile--can not make O good
husband.
!" He will hold thee, when his passion
shall have spent it's novel force, some
thing better than his dog little dearer
than his horse"
You may doubt that my motive is
wholly one of friendship in sending you
tui5 lcbUcl. tnOnt--lt 40 uOts y
love Harlan Otis madly, passionately--
dangerously. Do you understand me2 I
have been silent for months under his beg
lect. | have not written to him since
last fall. But mark my words, SO surely
as you persist In your intention of marry
ing this man l shall aid him as far as can
to make your life mockery. / h1aolo the
man He tells you that he loves you, that
you lead him upward. Wait, wait till " his
passion shall have spent its novel force"
Wait till he begins to grow restless as the
marriage ties chafe his reckless soul. Then
my time will come. For, understand,
wherever you go, shall be near at hand.
Ny mother cannot live another week. I
shall then be rich. My whole Life, all the
resources at my command shall be de-
voted TO the effort TO ruin your happiness.
That / am not wholly bad this letter
proves. For the sake Of a kind act you
once did TO me / give you warning that
no other woman on earth would have had.
II is not too late for you to retreati Give
up this man. or as surely as / aru young,
handsome. wealthy and determined you
shall see the day when you viii wish you
had never lived.
Not Yours, but His,
kHoDA BARR-
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CHAPTER XIV.
Not Yours. but His,
KHoDA BARR

Are YOU surprised TO learn that, In spite
Of Rboda Bars letter, Alice Inrnan mar
ried Harlan 0tiss II you are man, per-
haps so; II woman, no. At first. the
threats made by the determined woman
who had sworn TO wreck her life had filed
Alice with dismay. AS time went on. how
ever. and her own influence over Harlan
increased she began to feel great conf
dence In her ability TO ward OF the danger
that impended. She saw that through her
a change seemed to be slowly working In
the young mans character. To her eyes
be had become more thoughtful Of others.
less selfish, better balanced. She knew
that he loved her and in that conviction
she found a guarantee that the future
would be what she wished. The difference
between a husband and hance she did
not realize.
Rhoda Barr madeno further sign. Alice
and Harlan were married two days after
his graduation and went at once to Bar
Harbor. The ominous silence OF the woman
he had wronged worried Harlan at times,
but In the delight of these first weeks OF
welded life he soon forgot the past.
My life begins from this moment" he
had whispered to Alice. as they left the
altar.
Short-sighted boyi Il is easy to say
that we will re-commence our lives at a.
given time and mould finer structure
than our clumsy hands have wrought be-
fore. Alas, the older building will not
down. It's frame is there and must stand
for all time. All that we can do Ia to re-
pair II here and there, refurnish its rooms,
decorate ita exterior and cover, as best we
may, the glaring defects our careless
workmanship has caused.
Harlan and Alice spent o month ct the
sea-shore and then returned to New York.
The restlessnes of his temperament had
begun TO make the young bridegroom
feel that II was time he commenced his
Mes work. Don't come home ct pres
ent. his father had written him. "Tha
baty Is very hot and dirty and there IL no
special necessity for you TO begin your
reading ct once. ] will try to Join you In q
week or two, as begin to feel the need Of q
breath Of fresh air" Harlan paid no at
tention to this suggestion He felt G
great longing to get TO work. He told
Alice that for her sake he had grown ann
bilious, and she believed him.
"rll become confirmed idler IL we stay
here much longer" he remarked one even
ing. when people learn that / am mar
ried man they always ask what my pro-
fession is. Can tell them that my only
occupation at present consists In drawing
an income from an industrious and re-
spected fatherr
The tears came into the young wife'a
eyes. He did not know how cruel his