The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-14
THE sHADOwGRAPHER.

from Chicago at his Main street cafe. The
chemist ia clever enough for Chicago but
Helena 10 a trifle too swift for him. When
he arrived Marks said that the only n the
greatest imam behind a bar" had at last
been found, and he rejoiced that Helena
had secured the prize. II was given out on
the quiet that the new man was really the
originator OF more than one half the drinks
in the country. The famous mint julep
was named after his grand father. Hon.
William Julep, of Fairfax county, Virginia,
who first concocted this delectable drink.
Another great drink, the Cincinnati float.
was 40 named because this new chemis at
Marks happened to be in Cincinnati inlsS2
when part of the town foated down the
Ohio river. His reputation Is not confined
to this country alone. He has often re-
ceived special orders from the prince OF
Wales for a new drink known IA the "bac-
carat blind" the features of which are
known only to the author. It Is designed
to enable one to play bnccarat and be blind
to the cheating, except when the owners
white checks are involved. / mention these
trifes only to show that when Marks
brings a new man to town he appreciates
the fact that the town is Helena. How
ever, it 80 happens that the new man is
yet able to learn something. The other
day he decided that the season for mint
juleps had at last arrived 50 he hired a boy
to 90 ont to the valley and bring in some
fresh mint. This was because he wanted to
be ahead of the mountain jays who do not
know champagne from cider. The mint
arrived after a brief search n was
stored away on ice for the first order which
happened to come from a Montana colonel.
Can I give you a mint julep?" said the
bar tender, "well I should hesitate to blush"
"Have you fno fresh mint, sab. fresh
picked MINT asked the colonel. 4
swell if we hain't, l hope l may never
see Chicago again" replied the chemist.
The drink was carefully arranged. The
long slender green stems were slowly
crushed beneath the ice while a delicious
aroma arose from the glass US it was clev-
erly touched off with a couple of stems and
laid before the colonel who caught the
fragrance and handed back the glass.
"How long have you been herey' he
asked the bartender.
That dignitary gave the colonel a proud
glance as he calmly replied: 81 learned my
profession in Chicago-in Chicago, ILL.,,
SIR"
"All right said the colonel. but befoah
you make any noah mint juleps in this
country you should learn the difference be-
tween mint, real mint, mind you, and Mon
.ana ~catnip.'' g.,
Among other accomplishments, Billy
Green, ex- United States marshal of st.
Do,,1 L~~ A1o f~~,1A- -~F o~xysr hvc ao rec
without the use of his hands. This is a
rare accomplishment. not often found with
the human race, and Mr.. Green is therefore
very proud of this gift, which at times he
finds very useful. He has been known to
stand i n front of abase ball grand stand
for hours and by the easy wagging of his
ears keep the flies from both spectators and
players. However, all this has nothing to
do with my story. l was standing with
Green in front of a Main street store the
other afternoon when a pair of mules
drawing a big dray came along.
observation-disclosures one of the ami
mails.
"Ill be with you in a minute" yelled
Green and the mule nodded in q satisfied
way and moved on.
A few years ago there was a lively colony
of blooded young Englishmen enjoying
ranch life in eastern Montana. They were
very fresh and very ignorant concerning
American ways, and the cowboys added to
their ignorance in all possible ways. Among
other things they made the 'Johnnies' be-
lieve that the moss agates along the river
banks were really animals and were most
difficult to kill. The Englishmen
walked along the river for days and fired
at these stones before they found out the
Josh"
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I know several good fellows, and bright
fellows too, who have lived the greater part
of their lives on The kindness of wealthy
friends. The result of this misplaced char
ity is that these young men have never
learned the dignity of labor, and as a
natural consequence they know little or
nothing about business forms. I have in
mine one friend whose bank account has a
margin on the right side because a wealthy
relative is inc enough to look after these
matters and everything else of the kind.
1t happened a short time since that in the
absence of the relative the young man over
drew his account. A few days afterward
his attention was called by the cashier to
the latest over draft.
"All, right, I'll fix that matter in a sec
ond," said the young gentleman. II am
glad you spoke about it for l am a business
man and look after such matters in a bust
ness way"
What do you think he did? He simply
stepped to the desk, wrote out a check on
the bank for the overdraft and handed it
to the cashier with a pleasant smile.
~
Did it ever occur to you how big this
state of Montana really is? The other day
| was chatting with the well-known cngi-
neer, General Haven, when he incidentally
mentioned q survey of q big irrigating
ditch under his charge in Choteau county.
He had occasion to look up the area of the
country and afterward for his own amuse-
ment made a few comparisons. Here are
thu figures. Massachusetts has All area of
S,315 square miles. That of Connecticut is
4,845, and of New Hampshire 9,305 square
miles. The combined area of these three
states is 90, 465 square miles. On the other
hand here is Choteau county with an area
of 90, 800 square miles. 1t ia 225 miles in
length and 100 miles in width. and still
Como neonle have 1oDbts ahont Montuoo