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No Moslem Crocodiles in America.

No MOslem CrocOdiles in America.
"Amerioa," said Darweesh to one of the
ladies, ''must be fine place, and very like
Egypt. You have corn, tobacco, water
melons, and a big river there"
and crocodiles, too" she replied.
"Wallah % he cried in admiration; then,
with a slight touch of jealousy that these
blessings should be scattered broadcast, he
added, ID they eat menu"
mo, only dogs" she admitted,
"Ah !" he returned, exulting in the su-
perior g~astronomic taste of the Egyptian
saurian, 'ours eat men !"
'Of course yours will not eat dogs, they
are Moslem crocodiles," she answered., re-
ferring to the Mohammedans' avoidance of
the dog rs an unclean animal.
One of the most lovable characteristics
of the Arab is his instant and intense ap-
probation of the feeblest joke. Darweesh
seemed much amused, and repeated, with
many chuckles, "Ours are Moslem croco-
diles,'' as he went abou his daily work.
From "Aioat OF the Nile" in December
Scribner.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-17

THE New York World follows the
New York Herald in declaring that the
democrats should drop rival eastern
candidates for the presidency and take a
western man. OF course these journals
do not expect to be taken seriously but
il they do not stop their %foolishness the
convention might do worse than follow
their advice. The rest of the country is
getting a little tired Of New York and il
the democrats Of that state are not of
one mind as to a candidate they will not
find the west disposed to adjust their
differences for them.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-17

The Washington correspondent of the
Inter Mountain turns aside from his
work of booming Carter long enough to
say that "the big hole made IN the
senate chamber by the retirement Of
Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, was
never SO fully realized as to-day. Many
people referred to the fact with choking
voice and tears in their eyes," Poor
fellow! Is it really SO bad as that?
Perhaps if he will look around a little
the correspondent will find that the
Vermonter left the key to the little cup
board in the judiciary committee room
in the hands of a congenlal brother
senator, and that it will not be neces-
sary for him to choke after all. .
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-17

MONTANA agriculture ought to receive
GREAT impetus from our exhibit at the
Worlds fair. Our farmers throughout
the state should keep this fact in mind
in planting and cultivating next seasons
crops. We have the requisite conditions
Tor pre-eminence in agriculture. All
that is required is an appreciation OF
opportunity by those who till the
soil.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-17

"a COTTON mill is in successful opera
ton in Denver turning out cloth as fine
as any made in Rhode Island or else
where. The cotton is grown in Texas
and it is claimed the mill is a financial
success. When we have an air line from
Montana to Galveston, as we shall have
in a few years, there will be no reason
why our sister city, Great Falls, with it's
magnificent water power should not
engage il the cotton spinning industry.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-17

ONCE again we have it that Mr.. Blaine
will formally the presidency in
favor OF his friend Mr.. Harrison. This
time January | is fixed for the letters
appearance. Let us hope for Mr..
Harrison's sake ii will not be April l.
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TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION.
HELENA, MONT, DEC. /, 1891.

rSy- Montsnians abroad will always find THs
DAIRY l~sDrpnNDENr on file at their favorita
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan. New
York: West. Minneapolis Baldwin and falace,
san Francisco: McDermott. Butte; Leland Hotel,
Springfield. I'll.
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cpoCK HOLDERS MEETING-THE REGU-
- lar annual meatin of the STOCKHOLDERS of
the Montana National bank will be held at
their banking house in Hsdena, Mont, on Tues
iluy. Jan. l.. bs swesn the no IRA OF 10 q m anjs
r. m. Rob-. l.. McCULLOH. Cashier.
dated Dec. II, 1891.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-17

The rattle craze has struck Miles City in
earnest and the latest thing up is n 800
bill to be rafled. One hundred chances at
So a chance, netting the owner a clear profit
Of 100 per cent.--Yellowstons Journal.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING-THE REGU-
- lar annual meeting Of the stockholders of tho
Fees National bank for the election Of thirteen
pa i rs of the Lank on ths second Tuesday III
January 1872. FRANK BAIRD,
Cashier.
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Hermann
Manufacturer of Coats, Robes and Mats.
Also Tanner Of all kinds Of Hides and Furs.
Repairing and Cleaning Of Eur Goods.
SIS North Main Street, He-eaa' Montana.
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X Merchants National Bank
L OF HELENA, MONT.

UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
Paid in Capital, $35O,OOO
Surplus and Profits, S 10000
L. H. HERSHFIELD, President
A. j. DAVIDSON, Vice President
AARON HERSRFIELD, Cashier
. +. Board of Directors. . .
Thomas Cruise, M. Sands,
s.. s. Huntley, A.. X. Prescott,
A. J. Davidson, Moses Morris,
L. II. Hershfield. Aaron Hershfald.
j. Switzer.
First-class 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 one of
the best constructed fire and burglar proof safe
deposit vaults in the country
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State OF Montana, County Of Lewis and Clarke,
SIS:
l. Aaron Hershiield, cashier OF the above
bank. do soleunly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
AARON HERSHFIELD, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 10th
day of December, 1891.
JOSEPH w. CHIYERS.
Notary Public.
Commentaries:
l.. H. H~ERSHFIELD.
A.. X. PRESCOTT,
JACOB SWII1Eh.
Directors,
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Tirst National Bank
! OF HELENA, MONT.


i OF HELENA, MONT.
PAID UP CAPITAL, 100000
SURPLUS AND PROFITS. 100000
Designated Depository Of the Una.
XIV. ted States.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits.
General Ranking Business Transacted.
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent
Directors. ~
s. T. HAUsER, President
E. w. KNIGHT, Cashier
r. II. KLEINSCHMIDT, : Asst, Cashier
GEO. Fl. HILL, End Asst. Cashier
Granville Stuart, Stockgrower
Hon. T. G, Power. u, y. Senator
J. G. Curtin, Clarke, Conrad d Curtin
r. S. Hamilton. Capitalist
o. r.. Allen, Mining ana Stockgrower
Chas. X. Wells. Merchant
A.. N. Hotter. A. M. Hotter hardware Co
Associated Banks,
Northwestern National Bank. Great Falls
First National Bank, Nissoula
First National Bank. Butte
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Thomas Cruise Savings

The Thomas Cruise Savings
BANK, OF HELENA.
Incorporated Under the Laws Of
Montana.
PAID IN CAPITAL, 100000
THOMAS CRUISE, President
FRANK X. CRUISE, Vice-President
WIN. J., COOK, Asst. Treas. and Secy
VIM. j. SWEENEY. Treasurer
Trustees,
Thomas Crusc. Frank H. Cruise,
VIM, j. Cook, VIM. J. Sweeney,
John Pagan.
Allows 4 per cent. interest on Savings Deposits.
compounded January and July.
Transacts n general banking business. Draws
exchange on the principal cities of tho United
States and Europe.
Deals in county and city bonds, and makes
loans on real estate mortgages.
Office hours from 10 a. m. to p. m. Also on
Saturday and Monday evenings from 2 to 8
o( bck.
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he American NATIONAL. Il.

H' f
The American Nati0nal...
BANK, OF HELENA.
CAPITAL. 100000
T. G. POWER. President
A. j. SELIGMAN, Vice-P President
A. G. JOHNSON, Cashier
GEO. +. COPE, Assistant Cashier
Directors.
T.. G. Power, A.. J 6eligman,
a. G, Johns n, Richard Jockey.
james Sullivan.
interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange
issued on principal cities OF the United States,
Canada and Europe. Transfers of money made
by Telegraph. Collections promptly attended TO.
City, county and state securities bought and sold.
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OF 1000 ACRES

Well improved and thoroughly IT.
rigated, on fine range. A great
bargain.
w. E. COX. GOLD BLOCK.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-10
SALADS FOR APPETIZERS.

Nothing is better for an appetizer
than a nice, fresh, cold salad, unless it
be two nice, fresh, cold salads. But to
make up a delicious entity, everything
must be perfection. The salad plants
must be clean and dry, the oil direct
from Lucco, and the vinegar the purest
that can be brought forth from clean
apples and a new cider press.
If one is bit dainty, rather critical,
almost exacting and feels the need of
a stomach ticker, Russian salad is
the thing par excellence TO accomplish
this end. Mix for this tonic dish, equal
quantities of chopped beet-root, boiled,
and celery; add dash Of scraped horse
radish. and then pour over-not a may
onnaise this time-but a mixture of oil,
vinegar, pepper and salt.
A Swedish salad is more com plicated,
and is good thing to eat when you
have already got a good appetite and
want big dish of something. This is
the way to get it up: Chop up nearly
the same quantities of cold potatoes
and boiled beets; put on couple of
teaspoons of the water in which the
beets were boiled; add two picked her.
rings, minced, a raw apple, a picked
cucumber and an onion. Cover the
whole business with sweet cream, and
when you feel just like eating, pitch in
and hope for the best.-BoSton Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-10
Hamlet as He Was.

Amleth, as it was formerly written.
was a prince of Jutland Medieval
writer's however, differ as to the exact
century in which he lived The best
authority on this subject, perhaps. is
Saxc-Grammaticus the Danish his
torian, according to whom Amleth lived
about 200 3. c. He was Il son of Hor.
vendH. himself a prince OF Jutland and
Gerutha, daughter of the king of what
is now Denmark. Amleth's father was
murdered by his owl brother, Fenzo,
who soon married the wife of his VIC
tim. Amleth would have been muir
dered by his uncle at the time of Hor-
vendii's death at his brothers hand but
for the fact that he feigned madness.
Soon after his mothers marriage Am
leth killed his fathers murderer. Vari-
Gus stories are told concerning the final
end Of Amleth, none OF which are au.
thentic according TO modern. investiga
tors A French History of Ramblet"
was circulated in England about the be-
ginning OF the sixteenth century and is
supposed TO be the foundation of the
famous Shakespearean play.-St Louis
Republic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-10
BRITISH transformers.

The strell1ng players who visit our
villages and small towns are dear to
the hearts of the people. The demands
of these rustics are small, and they are
delighted with modest returns. Ti1sel,
spangles and stage scenery painted al the
rate of one pence per square yard are to
them spectacular splendors, and com.
monpla1es are regarded with kind Of
awe if delivered in velvet coat and bus
kins and in stately Ciceronian style.
These rustic audiences have no touch
with the great world, and if knowledge Of
it,past or present, shall be had by them,
it must be imported The strolling
player in s sense becomes one of their
benefactOrs, teaching them the deep
records OF history, and leading them
through the enchanted realms of 70
nance. Puck, Ariel, and the Fairy
Nab convey them to the sweet lands
which they have never seen since theiE
childhooG's days-and then only IN
dreams. They cheer with Henry V. at
Agincourt, and, with a grim satisfac-
ton, thank the destiny which Stays
Richard III. at Bosworth Field. What
a charming witchery has been wrought
for them by these magicians of the
stage. What bridging Of the centuries
What a resurrection of history-mal1ing
events. Agincourt! King Henry V.
Why, here they are, this very night,
rubbing shoulders with the monarch,
and within touch of the fateful fight
that contributed so much to make En-
glands greatness. Or mayhap they
have delectable glimpse OF pastoral
life SO like that in the hamlets. dales,
and woodlands of merry England. Be
yond the footligkts there, reclining on
the grass by the huge bole OF an oak
foliage and vegetation hastily impro-
vised, but no matterl, the melancholy
Jacques moralizes on human life:
'Au the worlds q stage.
And all the men and women merely players"
They see Rosalind cleaning like q
heavenly vision among the shadows of
the wood, and in the sharp wit of
Touchstone and the wholesome laugh
ter OF Audrey hear echoes of their own
round of life, and. as they 60 home TO
dream again of LAS You Like It." they
begin TO realize that, after all, the
Forest Of Arden is not so far removed
from them. and that Jaques and CORN
and T0uchstone and Audrey are won-
drously like mselveS.-Gentlemsn
Magazine.
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Carrying Ten 'Po.sums by One TAU.

A man came down from Cochranton
the other day with a queer example Of
natural history in his possession. II was
a mother o'possum and ten little ones
The man carried the mother suspended
b. her tail aud the little ones complete
~ covered the old one, hanging on bg
their feet and tails 10 any part OF TIE
mothers anatomy that would afford
hold. The man stated that he had car
ried the whole family from the woods
where they were captured 70 Cochran
ton, over two miles, and not one OF the
babies loosened their grip II tie whole
iolo y.-Qu City Derrick
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-10

The largest amount of jewelry Snowu
to be in a single grave is said to have
been buried several years ago in Green.
wood cemetery, in Brooklyn, y. y.
The undertaken who had charge of the
funeral protested against it, but was Sc
verely snubbed for his interference.
The family had its way, and in that
grave are fully five thousand dollars
worth of diamonds, with which the
body was decked when prepared for
burial. Sometimes families who desire
to bury their dead in the clothing worn
In life-in evening or wedding dresses,
for Observation-Disclosures less costly
limitations for the iewelry worn in life,
partly from motives of thrift and partly
from superstitious fear that any thing
taken off a body when it is ready foI
the tomb will bring Ill luck to futurs
wearers.-Jeweler's Weekly
To remove rust from knives, cover the
blades with sweet oil for day or two and
then rIbb them with a lump Of fresh lime
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-10
SCOTTYS STATISTICS.

Scotty, the bridge policeman, has a
notebook full of interesting statistics.
from which he yesterday permitted me
to select the following:
Seventy men out of every hundred
who cross the bridge on foot carry one
shoulder lower than the other.
Eleven men in every hundred have
red hair and whiskers.
A bout seventy out of every hundred
have Roman noses, and at least one
half of these are more or less tinged
with the luxurious color of the Long
Island strawberry.
About sixty-fve in every hundred
Gen walk because they feel like it, and
yet they are mad because they weren't
fools enough to ride.
Only thirteen men in hundred carry
canes, and only four out of the thirteen
carry them gracefully. The others
handle them as if they were clothes-line
props borrowed from neighbors back
yard.
About ninety men out of every hun
nred look to the left or down the bay in
crossing from Brooklyn.
EiEhty-fve men out Of every hundred
either toe in or toe out, and could
neither learn TO waltz gracefully, nor
yet achieve success as sprinters
At least seventy per cent. of the male
pedestrians interfere" or rub one
ankle against the other. In the case of
a horse this would be considered an
evil. and steps would at once be taken
10 effect cure.
Everything being normal. only about
six per cent. of the men exhibit any
signs of haste. If good-Iooking type
writer in a new spring hat happens to
be crossing. and is in hurry, eighty
four per cent. of the men keep as close
10 her heels as possible.
a bout thirty-four per cent stub their
toes or meet with a slip at the pier
steps, and among the more genteel and
modern expressions indulge5i IL On such
occasions are:
Hang it,
"Jerusha,'
by thunder"
Jimmy
Great Scott"
General Jackson"
'By George
Scotty picks up an average Of Ave
handkerchiefs each morning. which are
dropped by men in pursuit of the good
looking typewriter z ooTe mentioned
He calls 70 them and waves the lost
silk and linen IN the air, but they never
even look back, and the goods are sent
to the poor heather IN African Quad.
In Detroit Free Press
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BEING IDENTIFIED.
che Trouble Sometimes Incurred In Get
ting Check Cashed-

ting "a Check Cashed-
A citizen of Detroit, who has resided
here for nearly twenty years, and who
has for the past dozen years run small
carpenter shop on his own hook, got a
check on one of the banks the Other
aay and stepped in to have it cashed.
Have to be identified, sir" replied
the cashier, as he handed back the
paper.
But / am John Blank, the earpen-
ter"
Possibly you are, but you'll have 60
bring some one who knows you"
''I'll bring twenty in five minutesF'
somewhat tartly exclaimed the man as
he walked out.
Standing on the steps of the bank he
scanned the faces of the passers-by, and
TO his own great surprise 1t was ten
minutes before he saw the phiz OF
friend The two entered the bank, and
the latter said to the cashier:
az know this man to be John Blank"
But, who are you?"
'I'm Stephen Dash"
"Never heard of you. He must bring
some one whom know is responsible"
see herei This is all nonsense"
exclaimed the owner OF the check, who
was in hurry.
Perhaps So" was the cool reply.
"Mr. Dash, do you positively know this
man to be John Blank?"
"Of course l do"
"Have you ever had legal paper
with his signature?"
MOO"
one by that name?"
'I--I-don't believe I could. I've
iust heard him called John Blank"
Mr.. Blank brought in three other
men, each one of whom started in with
the greatest confidence, but came out
of the little end of the horn when asked
the usual questions. At last he re-
mem bered man to whom he sold
piece of property to three or four years
him to the bank.
you identify him as John Blank, do
your" queried the teller.
well, he signed that name to the
deed"
Would you make oath that he is the
same person."
"Um! uni think he is
''But will you sign bond to make
this two hundred dollars good if ne
isn't?"
so, no. Now that look at him more
closely begin to see difference"
''What!" shouted Blank Haven't
lived within stone throw of you for
ten years?"
Yes" was the hesitating reply.
'Didu't build your barn for you?"
'I-I guess you did"
Haven't you seen me almost every
day for years and years?"
well, I've seen you or somebody who
looks very much like you. l think you
are John Blank, but of course l can't
swear to it.
The money was paid, and the teller
afterwards said
He was the right party, Of course,
but had carried out our rule to the
letter l doubt if he could have found
man among all his neighbors TO swear
TO his identity. / don't believe we have
ten men in Detroit who can prove their
legal identity without taking en- hours
time to do it One man knows another
as Smith, Jones or Green, but that isn't
legal knowledge, and i: would bother
some of our leading merchants to fur
nish legal proofs to establish the fact
that they are the persons they claim to
be- "-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-10
An Irish Fish story,

A veteran sportsman. with rod and
gun, who resides near Stewartstown.
County Tyrone, had novel experience
while fishing on the Tullywiggan. He
had occasion TO cross to the opposite
bank over series OF stepping stones
laid in the bed OF the river. He stepped
OF boulder into the stream. The
river was low, but he fell fiat into the
water, and was thoroughly drenched.
As the day was bitterly cold he had as
overcoat, and when he scrambled out
on the bank he found something fap
ping about in the inner breast pocket
A search revealed 3 splendid three
pound trout. Il was the only fish he
caught that day.-Derry Journal
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The History OF Tights.

Tights are only the extreme by ancient
Gallo ''braies." or closely fitting panta-
looms, which in the middle ages became
the ''haut-de-chausses worn by both
sexes. which. according 70 a curious let
ter addressed By Heloise 70 A belard,
were donned BY the nuns OF the con-
vent OF the Paraclete. The ''haut-de-
chausses" for ladies were discarded
when stockings came II. and they were
not heard of in France from the period
of the reformation 10 that of the revolu-
ton. Under the directorate there was
a craze for everything classic, and Ia
dies costumes were initiated from de-
signs on Etruscau vases: but some Of
the sham antique dresses were 50 peril
ously transparent in texture that
Grundyism "a "a ParisienRe' resuscl-
tsted silk tights Such a garment was
worn by Nine Tallien 1t bali az the
Sale Prascati The tights were OF 70
settle hue, enriched with golden bangles
above and below TIE knee, and on eoth
her great toes the elegant cltlzeness
wore diamond rings The remainder OF
her attire was a single robe o. ganzs,
which foated Ia the snole2s sl.-
UaShiEEtnn Pas.
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To TeII Pur. Batter.

II you suspect the butter. rub piece
Of it upon glass and look through II TO
the light II there be bat smooth
looking blur. your butter is pure II
oleomargerine, all through the blur
there VIII be seen bright specks and
spots; these are the crystals OF the
stearine or beef fat Win lard make
the same test; Il pure Il viii rub of .
soft smooth blue But II tAe sane
crystals appear, you may draw your
orrn cnreirs.nrs --Ir1v TirneA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-10

Miss Lovering-But if you did not
iove him. why, oh, why did you marry
him?
Lady Bankrupt-Wen, NV dear, he
was going at such bargain, couldn't
sesist,-Puck
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jack know Ethel loved ne.
Ton-But yon had 20 snow with her
father. ehs
Jack-O. didn't - had = regular
circus 9th him That's where is
trouble came La-Pucx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-10

-Rudyard Kipling still continues in
poor health and Will shortly retorn to
India. In the meantime his dramatic
qualities in narrative have inspired Mir.
George Alexander, the manager of the
St. James theater London. TO give him
q commission to write a comedy. which
will eventually be produced al that
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PAID UP CAPITAL. $3.50. 600
SURPLUS. $4,000

F. Il, POWELL. Priest. g. ". TAHrfEE =. Prsst
{. l.. FRANK. Asst CsShisC