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Middletown transcript., 1891-07-23
The Polka.

The origin of the polka is being dis.
cussed in some of the Partisan Jour
nails, says Galignani. The universal.
ly popular dance is said to have been
invented in 1880 by an Austrian
kitchen cook. who, finding herself
dull in the kitchen, sang and danced
to the now well-known measure. The
cooks mistress having surprised her
during the performance she was re-
quested to dance and sing in the pres-
ence of the composer, Joseph Neruda,
who took notes of the performance.
The polka passed into Prague, then to
Vienna, and was daDced for the first
time before the Partisan public by a
Hungarian artist at the Odeon theatre
in 1910. Plenty of animated polka
music was written successfully by
Lanner, Strauss and Francis Hunai
But the real polka mama did not
break out in Paris till 1874, when it
was danced with great success by
select few at the Sale Valentino, in
the Rue Saint-Honore, the premises
now occupied by the Nouveau cirque.
Crowds used to assemble round the
dancers to admire the different pretty
figures which composed the true
polka, which was then acquired with
great difficulty, and was not the sim.
pie blose of the rushing dance at pres,
ent known by that name. So popu-,
lar was the polka in Paris nearly half
a century ago that the dancing mas
ters had for clients ladies and gentle
men of all classes, and even judges,
lawyers and doctors did not disdain
to take lessons in what was then con-
sidered as one Of the greatest acquire
ments for ballroom dancer.
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what Became of the BustIe7

What has become of the hustle It
has net been more than q year since
this interesting BIT Of woman's para-
phernalia was relegated to the rear,.
and to-day not one can be t0und in
any of the dry goods houses Of Phil
adelphla. The question is, what has
become Of them all ? In their palmy
days there were millions of the IN.
slightly things worn by women 10
every station in life. .iii
The East led of in the discarding of
the hustle, and the West was not far
behind. The demand had BEEN on
the decline for some time previous to
its entire suspension. and . very few
wholesalers were caught with any
great supply on hand. The West
consumed the remaining few after the
craze waned and died in the East.
It was the so.called consumer that
was left with the worn cut and defect.
ed things on his hands, so to speak.
The history Of the hustle IS not un-
interesting. Back in 1857 and 1868
crinoline skirts were worn. These
were made in such q way and the
material was such as 10 make them
stand out from the wearer in some
thing of the cut Of an inflated balloon.
The embonpoint appearance Of the
lower portion of the body was in too
great contrast with the slender waists
of the period, and some means had to
be devised to get rid of the fnllness in
front. ss.,3,. 80. sS..ir.ss ~
This was done by. making only the
back of the skirt of crinoline, and by
degrees the fullness was reduced.
Then came the hustle. Some genius
improvised hustle out Of paper and
rags and then came the new.fangled
inventions, such as wire springs, etc.
The size has always been on the de.
crease since the introduction of the
hustle, and a little over . year ago
the last of them was worn.
Occasionally. nowadays, among the
fashionable still remaining in the city,
Just faint shadow of suspicion Of a
hustle can be seen, and the opinion is
gaining ground among the modistes
that next falls patterns win allow for
a small hustle. Record.
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He Couldn't Descend.
You say you love my daughter p

Mauit
The two men who stood facing each
other at the moment when this brief
conversation occurred were excellent
specimens of American citizenship, says
the indianapolis Journal. The wealthy
banker, Peter E. Gotrox, portly ,suave,
and well groomed, and Jerolomon
Harkinson, the inventor, poor as yet in
this worlds goods, but bearing on bis
brow the promise ofgreat achievements.
"Harkinson," said the banker, 81
was poor once myself. T respect a
man none the less on account of his
lack of money, but / cannot throw my
only daughter away on man Of no
financial standing. You are an in
ventor. If within three months you
shall have invented machine, appli.
ance or what not that is worth $50, 900
Gladys shall be yours. | would gladly
give yon more time, but my wife is in.
sisting every day upon my buying
Gladys a prince -
For ninety weary days and an equal
number of sleepless nights Jerolomon
Harkinson toiled until the product of
his genius stood completes flying
machine that positively would fly.
Then he invited the banker To be his
guest on the initial journey of the
Aerial Queen.
Floating above the city at an eleva-
tion of 1000 feet the two men, the
man of money and the man of genius,
clasped hands. For moment not a
word was spoken. Then the capital
ist broke the silence
My boy said he, "fame is yours
And fortune
And Gladys"
/" Yes. But it is growing late. Let
US descend"
The inventor gasped and turned
white.
"I--Pm dinged," he said in broken
tones, /" if didn't forget all about
that part of it. There is no descend
ing attachment to the dod-dasted ma
chine"
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Impurities in Ice.

A report made by the Mas sachu-
setts Board Of Health gives the, rec
suits Of some very important inyesti-
cations made with reference to the
purity of ice supplies from polluted
ponds. Examinations Of Ice from q
number of different sources showed
that different parts Of a cake Of ice
differed in quality. The first inch or
SO that is formed contains the largest
percentage of impurities. and the sub-
sequent layers indicate less and less of
the Objectionable matter. .,s,f.ss
If the pond be flooded after q layer
of ice is already formed the impnri.
ties in the water are all retained.
From the water from ponds which
contain more ammonia than was fit
fer drinking purposes it was found
that the ice retained from 8 to al per
cent, or an average Of Ii per cent.
While the number Of bacteria was
diminished by freezing, yet inyestiga-
ton showed that they were not all
eliminated, The purifying effects of
freezing were found to be greater
upon those substances held in solution
than those held in suspension. For
the first inch all except from Is. to II
per cent. of the material In solution
was removed, while from 28sto 10 per
cent. of that in suspension was re.
tanned. ls.1tslf
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..pon,t care 70 Ea.. q,

1t is. with the greatest confidence
that Hoods Sarsaparilla is recon-
mended for loss Of appetite, indigestion,
sick headache, and similar troubles.
This medicine gently tones the stom-
ach, assists digestion. and makes one
areal hungry Persons in delicate
health, after taking Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla few days, find themselves long.
ing for and eating the plainest food
with unexpected relish. s {
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Rabv,s Suspension Bridge,

Above the river OF Tumblewoze,
That flows thro' the Valley of StumbletoZe,
With its numerous falls
And frequent squalls,
Where the bitter berry of Grumble grows,
There hangeth q bridge all blue ana red,
And when Baby's morning of play Is sped
He passeth DER ~
On Its yielding hoor
To the Terri tory OF Trundlebed.
Youths Companion.
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LrNEs-AFTER HOOD.

Who cheered me up when was sad,
And, sparkling, made me bright and glad,
Till fellows called me - oily lad
N.Y. Mumm, /" ahy
Who, when upon that fatal day
i asked her to be mine, did say
She'd love me in another way? $50
NY sister.
Who, when my fortune turned out bad.
Took all my goods, and seemed right giad,
Yet one /" redeeming" feature hadf
My uncle. - -
Who, after twenty years or more
OF practice in the courts OF law,
Believed me truthful, without fiaw?
Myself.
Charles Z. Fralley, IN Boston Transcript.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-06
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Secretary Foster is a great fisherman.
Beethoven is proved to have been o
Flemish blood.
Joel Chandler Harris, better known a
"Uncle Remus," has red hair.
Prof. Wm. s. Tyler has taught Greek at
Amherst college for ifty-five years.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, wears boot
with old fashioned high heels that rul
down to a point.
The Rev. William Walter Webb of Phila-
delphia has been elected to the professor
ship of Exegesis and Hebrew at Nashotat
Theological seminary, Wisconsin.
The king of Ashantee is allowed &, 1888
wives. Many of them are the daughters OF
the chiefs of tributary tribes over which the
king has jurisprudence, and are sent to him
as hostages.
King Humbert's son, the crown prince,
threatens to upset all royal conventionali-
ties and marry the girl of his heart, the
daughter of an English clergyman who is
living in Italy. I,
In his book General Butler gives his
opinion of the three greatest Amerio an
lawyers, and he places at the head the
name of jeremiah Mason. Webster and
Choate he cites next.
The emperor of Austria has for years
past found consolation for his trouble in
the sympathetic oompanionship of a for
mel we'll known Viennese actress, Cathar-
inc Schratt, whose ounsels are said to have
been of the utmost advantage to him in
many important affairs of state.
The inheritance Of great wealth has not
destroyed young Adam Forepaugh's love
for the glitter and spangles of the circus.
Though his income is now greater than the
presidents salary, the son of the great
Snowman dons his pink tights at every per-
Torrance and rides in the hurdle race with
all the interest of a $10-a-week supe.
Young Forepaugh is 30 years old and built
like an athlete. He has had something to
do about a circus ring since he was a boy of
oouar
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-06

Col. SANDERS IS credited in an inter-
view published in the east with saying
that he is for Blaine and that the
plumed knight can have the Montana
delegation If he wants it. Has the firm
of Harrison, Carter & Sanders dissolved
by mutual consent or stress of circum-
stances? Or has the cayuse kicked the
combination into smithereens? Possibly
the long term fraud has not been taken
into the association and will actively en-
gage in the enterprise ofelecting a legisl-
turethat will elect a west side republican;
or, possibly an east side democrat. in
fact anybody rather than w. f. Sanders.
We would suggest the Hon. Lee Mantle
as a man quite acceptable to Mr.. Power,
but the fact that the first man who will
hold title to a seat in the United States
senate, credited to Montana, will be a
true blue democrat deters us from put
ting the esteemed Butte gentleman in
the way of standing legitimate campaign
expenses to no purpose.
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THE ATLANTIC FOR JULY.

1.-THE Lady of Fort St. john" the new
serial which begins in the July number of
the Atlantic Monthly. is a story of one of
the lords of Acadia, Charles de la Tour.
The novel opens in an Acadian fortress at
the mouth Of the river st. John. Within
the walls of this fortress, over which Mad
anne de la Tour, the lady of Fort st. John,
presides. is gathered a curious family-a
noblewoman formerly of the English court,
a Swiss lieutenant, a dwarf witch-woman, a
Dutch Rentlewoman and two Jesuit priests.
There is a good deal of dramatic interest in
the first installment, which ends, as all we'll
regulated serials should, in a situation
which piques the curiosity of the reader.
Prof. Lanciani contributes a paper on
Underground Christian Rome" in which
he tells of the discovery of the Christianity
of an ancient Roman family from the ex-
cavation of their ancient burial place. 1t
is written in the lively style which made his
Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent
Discoveries not only a scholarly but a
popular book. This is followed by 1.-The
Old Rome and the New" sufficiently de-
scribed in its title, and by Mr.. w. j.. Still
man. There is nothing better in the whole
number, however, than Octave Thanet's
paper on "Plantation Life in Arkansas 1t
is admirably written. The writer ends her
paper by a wish, not that progress should
be put back-the progress which will spoil
the picturesque features of the country
but by q Thanksgiving that she was in Ar
kansas before progress has arrived. A SON
net by Phillip Bourke Marston: a paper by
Bradford Torrey on the MALE Ruby
Throat;' the "Story of a Long Inherit
ance." by William M. Davis, which, although
no one would ever suspect it, is devoted
to tornadoes; the Neutrality of Switzer-
land" an able paper by w. d. McCrackan,
showing some of the advantages of a neu-
trail state; Nh. Nathanial S%outhgate Shaler's
paper on college Examinations" which
will excite remark; and an article on Tin
toret, the Shakespeare of Painters" bv
William X. Thayer, are other features of
the number. There are two remaining ar
%ticles, however, which need a word by
themselves. One is Agnes Repplier's de-
lightfully amusing criticism of "Enplish
Railway Fiction" Miss Repplier has spent
some leisure hours in trying to find out
what the English railway public read, and
the result of her researches is summed up
in one of those slyly sarcastic and %cleyerly
written papers which she is in The habit OF
giving us. "The Finding of Miss Clemen-
tine" a short story by Mrs. l.. w. Bellamy,
will also amuse persons who like Southern
dialect stories. Houghton, Mihlin G. Co.
Boston.
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BEET

In a recent article we called attention
to the rise and growth of agricultural
experiment stations, and expressed the
opinion that the cost involved in their
establishment was much moro than re-
paid by the benefits they conferred on
the farming class. The improvement of
the saccharine qualities of the sugar
beet on the continent of Europe furnish
es additional proof of our assertion. In
this special instance, chemical ~investi-
CATION has built up a great agricultural
industry. Nor has the advantage been
confined to the producer. Increased
production has cheapened for the on
sumner a necessary and almost universal
article OF consumption. "Book farm
ing" can fairly afford to stand on it's own
merits.
The agricultural chemists Of France
have devoted a large amount of atten-
ton to the culture Of the sugar beet
AS the direct result of their labors, the
following figures speak for themselves.
In 1882, the average yield per hectare
"oo ocLAS tSui 'jo'o lJOul1uS. he
hectare may be roughly set down at
about two acres. -Four years later, each
hectare produced on an average 5,16d
pounds, an increase, in other words, OF
more than "a per cent. The year 1S99-9C
showed still further progress. The
average yield had then reached G,s3C
pounds, an increase of som 80 per cent
over the production of 18S5-96, and al
most 80 per cent. above the average yield
of 1882.
The efforts of the experimental chem.
list for the benefit of the farmer and the
general public have been further pro.
noted by the labors of the inventor and
the scientist. improvements in machin,
cry and manufacturing methods have
worked a second revolution IN the pro.
duction of beet sugar. In 1872
3S,46l pounds were required for the pro.
duction of a ton of sugar. Within the
last ten years that amount has fallen by
fully one-half. Improved methods pro-
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-06

A LARGE delegation OF residents of her
majesty's dominion, living in and about
Lethbridge, visited that fine metropolis
OF northern Montana, Great Falls, and
participated in the Fourth OF July cole
bration. The two sections are closely
related by the ties Of trade and this
evidence OF entente is calculated to re-
dound to the advantage of both. The
visitors were treated in true cousinly
style and heartily invited to come again.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-06

THE AMERICAN q

Poor American hog! Long years ol
exclusion have accustomed him to the
abuse of the wild-eyed foreigner, but
that an American and preacher should
turn the walls of his wrath upon him
and abuse him for his low associates,
violates all the ties Of patriotism,
Nature has divided the American hog
into two classes, the one and the other.
The one finds his way into Germany and
other foreign countries without en-
barge, and makes America odious and
modest Americans ashamed. OF him
the preacher has no word to say. 1t Is
the other he attacks, the other, who is
represented by the original Chester
county whites and all respectable breeds.
In justice to the other we desire to
express our belief that the critic might
interview the most prominent physicians
of this city-men who have been in
practice twenty years or more-and he
would fail to find one who had even had
a case of trichina to treat. But, to hear
his lamentable plant, the public might
easily imagine a daily funeral in our city
and every live city in the country, re-
sulting from this cause alone. 1t would
seem a matter of the most urgent neces-
sity to pass an ordinance requesting
every pig to be regularly groomed, and
at least fortnightly shaved, as prelimin-
aries of a microscopic inspection by the
board of health. No time, 1t might be
imagined, should be lost in praying the
honorable congress Of the United States
to offer a special premium for improved
mouse traps and garbage furnaces.
AS matter Of sober fact, the news
papers Of this country report about one
outbreak Of trichinosis per year, n
family attacked in the vast expanse of
the United States. Even then the in
frequent story is often sensational, for
trichina are novices at the vendetta.
More than that, a Chicago patriot, DR..
Belfield, in the interest of science-for
he has no pork packing establishment
has investigated and experimental with
the hogs associates, to whom the rev.
erend doctor takes such strong excep-
ton. The medical man fed a rat on
pork infected with trichina. To the
satisfaction of Chicago experts, he
proved beyond the shadow OF a doubt
that the rat was alive with the para
sites and then-ate it. He still lives.
We would suggest to the reverend
critic that two channels Of safety are
open to the pork-eating world. DR..
Bellield's experiment suggests the one.
Consume your pork as he did. Rat,
by the way, is said to be very like ten
der chicken in flavor. The other is this.
A temperature Of 100 degrees Fahren-
heit destroys the Objectionable parasite.
Erect a second natatorium in the vicinity
of the Broadwater, and let the city's
hogs indulge in a daily swim. Some of
the males use the electric cars, as it is.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-06

BURGLARS recently raided the cottage
in which Pugilist Bob Fitzsimmons lived
at White Bear Lake, Wis, as well as
the abiding places Of some other celeb
rites in the fistic arena. The total
plumber secured is reported as worth
$1,000 or more. A few months since
Mr.. F~ltzsimmons worked his way to this
country from his antlpodean home by
shoveling black diamonds, commonly
called bituminous coal, into the fire box
of an ocean steamer. And only yesterday
he was robbed Of something like a quart
of genuine sparklers! And his name in
way of praise is on more tongues than
b. Harrison's. What young man know
ingly would start out in life to become
president? 1t takes too long and there
is too little in it. Bruising offers
superior Inducements.
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duce the ton of sugar from 1914
pounds. The farmer who, in the face OF
these results, continues to sheer Mt
science and scientific inquirers, writes
himself down a mossbaok. Within ten
years their work has doubled the sugar
producing capacity of the beet, and has
reduced by one-half the old extravaganza
consumption in production Of sugar.
One of the most useful commodities OF
modern life has fallen in cost fully 75
per cent, and this is solely due to the
experiments Of the "book-farmer." Sue
cess to him!
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-06

HANNIBAL HAML1N lived long and
earned the consideration of all who
knew him or knew his record. From an
humble beginning, by reason of strength
OF mental qualities he rose to eminence
in the nations councils. His life well
illustrates the possibilities open to
every energetic and ambitious son of
America. His death at the ripe old age
of 80 calls forth temperate comment on
his public career and eulogy of his pub.
lie life and character. He was one of
the conspicuous figures of the nation
and his biography will afford profitable
study for all young men. Peace to the
patriarch.
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COME TO

An invitation will be extended to the
National Educational association tc
hold it's meeting in the year of grace
1892 in Helena, the capital city of Mon
tana. A properly accredited committee
Of citizens now in Toronto will give all
desired information as to the ability of
the city to amply provide for the enter
tainment CT all guests should the asso-
citation honor the great northwest by
deciding to meet in its leading city.
The trip itself would comprise a liberal
education in American geography, and
open an immense field for observation
on life in a section known to most
teachers only through the uninspiriting
medium Of cold type. The meeting
would be held under the shadow Of
majestic mountains, on the edge Of a
rich and fertile valley. A few steps
from the lecture rooms will bring one
to mines that have yielded, and are
yielding, millions of precious ores. Oh
ject lessons are plentiful to supplement
the advantage of the able papers and
lectures of the meeting.
Montana is one OF the younger genera
ton of sisters IN the great national
family. On all sides of her are other new
-, - ~, r,o ,l+l u-hoea SCHOOL cx,cfor,c
like her own, though excellent, are in
the formative stage. The influence of
a great representative gathering of
educators would be Of incalculable adj
vantage to the schools of Montana, the
Dakotas, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington,
Utah and other states and territories.
Earnest workers in the field should not
slight the cause in young communities.
Within the last few years millions Of
dollars have been invested in school
houses, apparatus and wages in the
northwest. The people would be en-
couraged nightly in the further expen-
diture of vast sums yet needed to fully
supply the demand for school advan-
tages.
Then there is the National park, the
climax of natural wonders. Butte, the
greatest mining camp on earth, is but a
short journey distant; Anaconda, with
it's unrivaled smelters; Missoula, Queen
City of the west side; Great Falls,
metropolis of the north; Bozeman, the
beautiful; Boulder, with the wonderful
springs and sanitarium, and other cities
and sights that cannot be matched in a
years travel.
Then there is the Broadwater, not
equaled the world over. OF the other
multiplied and varied attractions of
Helena it is needless to speak. They
must be seen to be appreciated.
Accommodations ample and satisfac-
tory, a trip through Wonderland, a
hearty welcome and royal entertainment
are offered the National Educational
association.
Come to Helena.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-06

COMMODORE Power has his ear close to
the tatfrail and is intently listening for
the echo of the remarks made by the war
horse, as he, unmat ID, prances in the
political fields of the east. The commo-
dore is a good listener. He is also said
to have selected as candidate for the
Unit ID States senate a we'll known west
side republican whose aspirations will
be- warmly supported by the Inter
Mountain, of Butte.
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fitted by added tax on tin plate, and
sixty five millions OF citizens have been
taxed to pay the burden. Protection
profits probably one man in a hundred,
and he ia, nine times out OF ton, the
wealthiest one OF tho lot.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-06

SEVERAL Of our state exchanges
printed an issue in red, white and blue
in celebration of the anniversary of free
dom's natal day. This phase Of patriot
ism is a pleasing one, and the press of