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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-28

The statistical fiend, or the lover of fig
ures can carry this still further and arrive
at the army consumption of provendsr in
the course of a year by multiplying the
foregoing figures by 1865 and by 366 for
leap years. In the former case the result
would be as follows, and it is rather trs-
mendous:
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
Mrs, stuart,s Good work.

1t is not wonder that men should
look with astonishment on woman
who undertakes to build an institution.
Many woman of advanced ideas would
be dumfounded to find member of her
sex so far ahead of her age. Women
are feeling their way slowly and secret
ly but successfully. The female bene-
factors of New York city are many, but
unknown. Of wealthy families, they dis
like notoriety, and SO long as they see
their pet project blossom into success
and flourish they sink their own indi-
viduality into the abyss of humanity
and rest content.
A new asylum for destitute children
is to be built near Central park. Few
people know that the land and every
stick of timber that constitutes its frame
was purchased by woman. Yet it was.
And that woman was Mrs. Robert Stu
art. She is bordering on the silver age
of sixty, yet she is full of geniality and
sociability.
"My husband was a benevolent man,
and when he died l made it my life's
motto to carry out his Intentions" said
she. ''Money is of no avail to me if l
cannot make some poor people happy"
New York Recorder.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

ITIs unfortunate for Mr.. Pixley and
his Argonaut that the proceedings re-
lating to the Rev. ]. w. Ellis are not
directed against some Roman Catholic
priest or ecclesiastic. If they had been
this enthusiastic enemy of the pope's
Irish. would now be in the seventh
heaven of beatitude. His denunciation
would have come rippling through the
columns of his lively hebdomadal like
water trickling down a lock. Latterly,
however, Pixley has become so enamor-
ed of Senator Stanford's schemeH to
make the poor rich by his land loans at
two per cent. per annum that he has
scarcely word to say upon any other
topic. The pope's Irish, owing to this
circumstance, have enjoyed an unusual
immunity. They probably feel in the
humor of addressing the great agitator
in the characteristic phrase, THANK
YOU for nothing" Angelefos watch the
developments of this trial with great in
terest. The Reverend Ellis did us the
honor to reside amongst us for some
years, and is we'll remembered here
abOuts.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
Poisoned by His Easy Chair.

A distinguished citizen passed away
recently under circumstances which will
arouse feeling of sorrow in those who
realize how life might have been pre-
served. Ex-Mayor Samuel G. Cobb was
one of the sturAest of Bostonians. But
gradually he began to fail in health,
with such slowness that the decline was
not noticed until it had gone far, very
far, but with q fatal sureness that no
medical skill could at the last avert. 1t
was all q mystery. The physicians doc
tored him for this and for that, surmis-
ing now one disease and another, until
at the last moment, just few weeks be-
fore his death, they discovered the real
trouble.
Arsenical poisoning was at the root,
and that poisoning had been steadily 60
ing on for years. His curtains, his wall
paper, and, more particularly, his favor
ite easy chair, We're made Of material
that contained the deadly arsenic, and
the poor man had unknowingly been
breathing in the poison while supposing
he was resting and gaining strength. 1t
was very sad.-Boston Cor. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
Before the Camera.

IF you are short and stout don't ask the
poor artist to make picture of you full
length. He will, if you insist; but he
knows he is doing great wrong there
by. Nothing is SO graceful and pleasing
in picture of stout lady as sitting
half length, the figure SO turned as to
hide the too too stoutness. Again, if
you are slim and angular, do not for an
instant forget that full length figure
will make you appear more slim and
angular. Then the pretty bust picture
is your only hope and you should insist
on having no other.
If gentleman has very long neck
no matter how nicely he looks in a high
collar-his picture if taken in such a
high affair would look grotesque. A
short neck and high collar, long neck
and low turned down collar by all means.
No loud stripes, no great checks, no
striking figures should be worn in a
photograph. One thing bear in mind
when you visit the studio-bring along
your home expression. Don't spend two
days before you come to the studio prac-
ticing poses and different expressions be
fore your mirror, and, lastly, give the
photographer the benefit of exercising
his artistic and professional ability
Photographer in Ladies Home Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

SOME of our esteemed contemporaries
are now engaged in agitating for good
roads in this county, and they seem to
imagine that this movement originated
with them. The HERALD is willing to
indulge them in this idea if they will
only keep it up. What pitiful thing
it is that there are no drives in Los An
geles county-not one boulevard which
would tempt man with fine team out
upon the road? What does it amount
to that Los Angeles horses sell for more
money in New York than those OF any
other place, if we cannot take spin
outside of the regular enclosed tracks :?
Why should we allow Riverside to dis
count US ninety billion per cent. in this
line? The only boulevard which has
been attempted is an abortion. Such a
drive ought to be straight, which the
dust-laden projected Santa Monica bou-
levafd certainly is not. Keep up your
good work, brethren, and we shall be
willing to concede the fact that this
journal was not the originator of these
suggestions.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
THE SELFISH GREED OF COMBINATIONS.

The usual defense of the great mono
polsts who combine to control the home
market is, that by the economy resulting
from one management instead of many
they are enabled to furnish their pro-
ductions cheaper to the consumer. But
practically this result is never realized
by the latter. The rule is that what
ever benefits are conferred upon these
combinations, whether it be in the shape
of increased protection by raised tar
iff, or economy in cost Of production by
improved machinery or consolidation of
management, they are never allowed to
60 to the relief of the people.
1t is fact that when the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty opened our ports to
Sandwich islands sugar free OF duty, the
two cents a pound thus diverted from
the federal revenue was coolly pocketed
by the sugar kings, and the people of
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
PECULIAR REPUBLICAN PERFORMANCES

The meeting of the Republican club at
Boston, night before last, was signalized
by two striking incidents. One was the
reputation OF Matthew Stanley Quay,
the chairman of the Republican national
committee, and the other was the
declaration of Secretary Tracy that,
hereafter, the navy yards of the United
States should not be used as political
machines. The country will heartily
approve of this new departure if it shall
be honestly clrried out. In the course
of his remarks the secretary stated that
not only were appointments made from
political considerations, but that the
yards were used by the local bosses, and
run in the interest of ward politics.
This is, of course, no news to Califor-
mans, but Secretary Tracy's threnody
over this Republican generalization
and corruption reads like death-bed
repentance.
What rare antics were cut up in the
old days at the Mare island navy yard
What visions of tape-worm tickets are
conjured up by the secretary's remarks?
Those were indeed gala times, when the
political boss had everything his own
way. The employee of the navy yard
was looked upon as a political chattel.
His ticket was printed on a long and
narrow slip of paper in small type. The
lines were run so closely together that it
was not in human ingenuity to scratch
a ticket. The workman received his
ballot from the yard boss, who was care
full to see him deposit it in the box. 1t
was these Republican outrages on the
ballot box that resulted in the law which
made a uniform ballot obligatory, and
which compelled the ticket peddlers to
keep their booths at least one hundred
feet away from the polls. The howl
raised at intimidation and corruption
was so great that the California legisla-
ture was shamed into giving us good
law.
But, perhaps, it is wrong to criticise
our Republican friends, now that they
have come to realizing sense of their
transgressions. Politically, they are in
bad state of health, and they are liable
to experience the change of mind re-
corded in the couplet,
When the devil was sick the devil a monk
would be,
When the devil was we'll the devil monk was
he,
Maugre reflections on the past, VIC
welcome the announcement of Secretary
Tracy that hereafter the navy yards at
least will be free from Republican bull
doing. If this wholesome rule shall be
adopted by other departments of the
government, and shall be squarely car
ried out, the political millennium cannot
be far off.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
a movement for Cleanliness.


Over in Berlin local woman's So
ciety is distressed over the carelessness
of dentists, and is agitating reform
furnishing such by legal measures 1t is
charged that the dentists use their in
struments indiscriminately and without
proper cleansing. If this be true the Of
fense is serious enough. A tyro in
medical science knows that the mouth
is the hotbed of septic germs; nothing
could be more simple and easy than to
convey all sorts of disastrous organisms
from one person to another by means of
forceps and excavators. The women of
Berlin will do well to compel the wash
ing of the instruments in carboic acid
in the presence Of patients, as they have
set out to do, if this extraordinary care
lessness exists.--New York Times
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

IF THERE is spot on the habitable
globe where more railways are being
built or being projected than in this
county we would like to have it pointed
out to us. The way things are going
along here bangs Banagher, and Banag-
her is supposed to bang the place
which the Revised Edition of King
James's Bible has converted into Hades.
How astonished must our good friends
up around the Golden Gate look when
they see railways springing up here like
mushrooms on lush pasture after a
spring rain? The spectacle is really one
to excite astonishment abroad and ex-
ultation at home.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

this coast were compelled to pay from
one to one and half cents per pound
more for sugar than it was worth in the
eastern states where there was no abate-
ment of the duty. Now that the Nc
Kinley bill has placed sugar on the free
list all over the country, we find
that the same order of things prevails.
The retailers in eastern cities advertise
granulated sugar at twenty pounds for
one dollar. On the Pacific coast the
prevailing rate is fifteen pounds for one
dollar. Prior to the visit of Havemeyer
to San Francisco, and the adjustment OF
the differences that existed between the
American Refining company and Claus
Spreckels, the price Of sugar to the Pa
cific coast consumers, notwithstanding
it was relatively higher than in the
east, was kept down; but since that ad-
justment it has been raised 20
per cent. The fictitious reason for
this difference is that the cost of freight
from the east is added to the price,
when in fact all the sugar used on the
Pacific coast is refined in San Francisco.
Not only that, but all the crude sugars
used by the refineries reach them
from Pacific points, so that to make
consumers here pay from one to one and
half cents per pound for railroad car
riage upon sugar that has never been
inside car, is simply to rob the people
of that sum because the combination
has the power to do SO.
This is in line with the false cry of
the advocates of war tariff in times
OF peace. No doubt many honest people
are deceived by the claim of the monop-
olists that a high tariff enables our
manufacturers to pay high wages to
American labor. But the frozen fact is,
that instead of applying to labor fair
share of the profits thus secured, these
protected monopolists pocket the whole
of the benefits derived from the raised
duties; and not satisfied even with this
they encourage the flooding of the coun-
try with pauper labor from Europe and
take advantage OF it to still further re-
duce the wages of their operatives.
The unsuitable greed of the trusts and
combines of this country knows no
bounds. They stand upon their rights,
but pay no attention whatever to the
rights of others. They create discontent,
provoke strikes, encourage riots, and
then the country has to come to their
rescue and be responsible for whatever
losses they may sustain by emeutes for
which they themselves are originally
responsible.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
AN UEsPEAKABLE TRUST INFAmY.

What is the remedy for the deter
mined aggressions of trusts? About a
year ago Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, in an
elaborate magazine article, advanced
the ingenious theory that trusts would
cure themselves--that they had in
themselves some mysterious power that
would work remedy for the grievances
they were known to entail. Since that
time Mr.. Carnegie has been busy inn
porting European poems for his coal and
iron mines in Pennsylvania and else
where, and the trusts have gone on
swelling like over-nourished toads.
That some remedy must be discovered
for this overshadowing evil goes without
saying. Not to protect the people from
the incredible exactions OF this crowd OF
cormorants would be to confess that
democratic-republican government is a
failure. The latest enormity perpe-
trated on the people is the sugar trust.
1t is perhaps the most villainous of
them all. The Mckinley bill, with an
ostentatious pretence of regard for the
pockets of the poor, took off the duty
on sugar, giving American producers
bounty of two cents pound on
all sugar raised in the United
States. The people who have had to
make desperate fight to make both
ends meet thought that here, at last,
was an opportunity of saving a little
something on their outlays. The grades
of sugar most in use by persons in mod
crate circumstances sold for 63s cents
pound before the duty was taken off
foreign sugars. That duty amounted to
about % cents a pound. Such sugars
ought now, consequently, to be selling
for AS cents pound. Now comes along
the sugar trust; and, by making combi-
nations that ought to put every mothers
son of their projectors in the peniten-
tiary, retains the price of sugar substan-
TALLY at the old figure. A crime like
that cries aloud to heaven for vengeance.
In Europe it would be followed by a
revolution and unstinted blood. Mr..
Claus Spreckels has had influence
enough with the railways to get them to
advance the freight on sugars from the
east two cents pound. We in Califor-
mia, therefore, will be obliged to pay the
same price for our Hawaiian sugar as
before this infamy of Mckinley bill
was enacted to bedevil every one and to
mock the poor consumer. "How long,
oh Lord, how long 2"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

In PHrNEAs BARNUM there passed
from the stage of life man OF lar
more than ordinary parts. He possessed
an organizing ability more than enough
to suffice for the leader of a victorious
army. He was the very embodiment OF
q certain feature of American life. He
was easily the Napoleon of puffery, and
Barnum and Buncomb were not only
alliterative but convertible terms. He
was energetic, boastful, self-reliant and
irrepressible. He knew no such word
as fail. His engagement OF the famous
prima donna, Jenny Lind, was the most
sensational episode OF his career, and
he made great deal of money by the
venture. He stormed both Europe and
America with the Swedish nightingale.
He was probably the greatest Snowman
that ever lived, and his hippodrome per-
formances of late years began to take on
the pomp and majesty of an old Roman
triumph. No sum of money was too
large for Barnum to spend on an object
of interest to the masses. He was cap
able of rifing the royal preserves of
Siam for a white elephant or for
a curious pair of twins and
of plunging into the jungles of
Africa for black-maned lion. Most
people ascribed the great showman's sue
cess exclusively to cheek. This element
he had in abundant measure, but with
out his organizing brain and active
intelligence his cheek would have
availed him nothing. He had sagac-
ity that amounted to an inspiration,
and what his brain conceived he had
the courage to carry out. Barnum was
m author, at least to the extent of hav-
ing written book containing some
highly entertaining features of his
career. 1t was published some twenty
years ago. We are not advised as to
whether he carried it down to any later
dste. The large fortune left by the
dead shoWman-said to amount to up
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
Dates for Easter.

In 1883 Easter fell on March 25, and it
will only once again in this century,
namely, in 1894, fall on so early date.
In the three following centuries it will
occur only eight times on the same date
namely, in 1861, 2O35, 2046, POST, 2103,
2114, 2125 and 2199. The earliest date on
which Easter can fall is on March %,
and this only in case the moon is full on
March 81, when this date happens to
fall on Saturday. This combination of
circumstances is extremely rare, It oc-
Cured in 1890, 1851 and 1917, and will
happen again in 1890, 2076 and 2144,
while during the three following centu-
ries it is not once "on the books" at this
early date. On the other hand, Easter
never falls later than April 25; this was
the case in 1866, 1884 and 1886, and will
only happen once in the next century
namely in 1943.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Drop Postal
To the California Wine Company, 222 8. Spring
st for the finest wines and LIQUORS,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
Chohed to Death by . Toy balloon


Charles Schneider, 7-year-old boy,
was choked to death recently by getting
the gum of toy balloon fastened in his
throat. He was visiting relative,
Thomas Hern, and while playing with
his little friend the gum Of balloon
stuck to the roof of his mouth, and he
began swallowing it. Mrs. Hern's atten-
tion was attracted by the boys play
mates. She attempted to get the gum
out of his mouth, but failed.
Physicians were sent for at once, and
Drs. McCord and Burleigh arrived just
as the boy had breathed his last. It was
some time before the gum could be got
ten out, as it had become firmly imbed-
ded in the boys hroat.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

Leipsic is to have an international ex-
hibition in the summer of 1892 for the
apparatus and methods Of the Red Cross
societies, the most improved means of
feeding and clothing soldiers, hygiene
and popular cooking. 1t will be in the
Crystal Palace, a structure of about
twice the size of Madison Square Gar
den, New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 1891.

THERE is a rumor afloat that Mr..
Richard Gird, of the Chino ranch, has
materially altered his railway plans, and
that he will make Los Angeles his OBJ
jective point, thus giving this city an
other railway. The supposition is that
he has made an arrangement by which
he will avail himself of the facilities OF
the Terminal railway in reaching the
ocean.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

tenor and soprano voices were heard
with charming effect, and Miss Davis
acting, so spirited and so artistic, with
her exquisitely rich contralto notes TO-
enhance the effect, was something
whose equal is not often felt.
Tonight Robin Hood will be given
with great cast
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

Handsome wreaths of flowers. -. 25c
Superior wreaths of flowers ..... SOC
Elegant wreaths of flowers. 81 90.
The best value ever shown.
Large flat hats 15c
Large fat union Milan hats ...... 25c
Large fiat Milan hats s'. 35c-
Large fiat lace straw hats. . Soc
Large fiat fine leghorn 81. 90
The best value ever shown.
Children's school hats, trimmed 25c
Children's dress hats, trimmed Z. 81 90
Baby caps and bonnets from ..... 10c
Lace straw braids. III. 25c
Lace straw braids, finer. 1890 soc
Lace Neapolitian hats. SOC
The best value ever shown.
Ladies' dress shapes, Milan. ..... 25c
Ladies' dress shapes, lace .- 25c
Ladies' dress shapes, chip. .... 81 90
All new and fresh goods.
Hats dyed and pressed ........ 25c
Hats trimmed .................. 25c
Large assortment of trimmed hats
at. $1.00, $1.25, $3.50, $1.75 and $500
Mozart's, the leading milliners.
Mozart's, the finest millinery.
Mozart's, the lowest prices.
Mozart's, No. 240 South Spring street.
Mozart's store painted white.
Mozart's, between Second and Third.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

Some friends who attended the funeral
of a young lady in London had novel
experience the other day. A few weeks
before the young lady had sung Nearer,
My God, to Thee" into a phonograph, and
after the funeral ceremony the hymn
was reproduced.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

Little Wallace Chapman, four-year-
old Kansas City boy, has wonderful
memory. He recently repeated, verba-
tim, nineteen stanza poem after hear
ing it read aloud three times.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
A FLOWER SEASON.
NOTES ON M1LLINERY--NEw SHAPES
IN HATS.

The Introduction of the Crownless Hats
Has Been Sucoess-Largs Flat Hats
Are Still in Demand-Popular Prices
Quoted-where to Buy Correct Styles
Cheapest.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10
THE BOSTONIANS.
Fatinitza Given With a Great Cast
Last Night.

Last Night.
The new Los Angeles was literally
packed again last night with a gay and
delighted audience, which heard the
Bostonians sing Suppe's popular. tune-
full and picturesque Fatinitza. The cast
embraced almost the full strength of
this superb company, as follows:
Count Timofey Kantchuckoff Eugene Cowles
Princess Lydia Imanovna, his Niece. b
vladimer samoiloff - Jessie Bartlett Davis
Julian Hardy. .,... Edwin W. Hon
Sergeant Steipann. :. Geo. B Fruthingham
Captain Vasil. .....................A. A. e. Nichols
Lieutenant Osipp. p................. Florence Lang
Dimitri, cadet. Florence Re1de
Nourmahai, Izzet Pasha's wife. :. Grace Reals
Dudu Izzet Pasha's wife ....... Rose Miley
Zuleika, Izzet Pasha's wife Louise Cleary
Hassan Bey. .................-.....-.. !. r. Miller
Mustapha.. "A. Nlchols
N1rlka. ........,...,.,.,...,.,'.. ,freu DIXON
The comedy OF the play is almost all
in the hands of Mr.. .Barnabee, the Pasha,
and is concentrated into the second act
where the harem scene is about as pret-
ty and as funny as any known in the
comic operas of the day. The quiet,
droll, d-y humor OF this accomplished
actor found fine scope for its play in the
part. Cowles has one good solo in the
first act, where he appears as the Cos
sack general. He sang it to the great
satisfaction of the critical audience pres
ent. Hof as the American reporter, did
his best work of the week. The part
fits him nicely, ard his acting was ex-
cellent. He has several openings
for his voice in the role, sand
won great applause for the way he ac-
Quilted himself. Juliette Corden, as
Lydia, was most charming. She was
beautifully dressed in the last act, and
sang the part to perfection. In the title
role Miss Davis reigned supreme. She
has more vocal work to do than in any
of the other roles she has appeared in,
and she sang with delightful effect. Her
acting in the disguise of Fatinitza, as
well as in the garb of Lieutenant
Vladimir, was highly artistic.
The big quartette in the first act,
where Hoff, Cowles, Miss Davis and
Miss Corden appear, carried the house
by storm, and the lively trio
march in the last act by the
same accomplished ladies and Mr.. :Hoff
was a case OF the same thing over again,
only a great deal more so, and with
added emphasis. Three recalls hardly
satisfied the delighted audience. The
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-10

CATARRH CURED, health and sweet breath
secured, by Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 90
cents Nasal Injector free. For sale by Heinze-
man, 222 N. Main, or Trout, Sixth and Broad
way.