The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24
THE s~HADONGRAPHER.

I, Col. Sanders Is riehteously inlignar
over the iconoclnstic efforts Of ignorant poi
ole to change the appearance OF an hiatori
name. He thinks the venerable body G
: Father De Smet would turn over in It's Ion
} Inhabited grave il he could read "kaiispell
instead of historically correct Kalispe,
i Fortunately, the colonel who has show,
lasting interest i'll the preservation of Mon
tana history. is in q position to place tn
government III u right understanding Q
matters. He has made known to the post
Office department the fact that Kalispel !
spelled ono way. 1t will be ioticially know
~withstanding.
The entertainment for the benefit OF tn
WorklncwomRn's home should attract
large audience n. Mings tomorrow evening
There are two reasons. First, because |
will be very we'll worth tho price of ad
mission; secondly, because the funds will
go to a charity that should command thu
sympathy Of all. Christmas is a time TO
peace ON earth andgood will towards womei
as we'll as men.
The furry Of snow yesterday was barely
sufficient to set weather prophets guessing
whether it will be a green or white Christ
mas.
1t is learned with regret that Mr.. A. j
Fisk is suffering with an attack Of the old
fashioned New England measles. There
are good reasons for believing that in this
instance the usual course of this annoying
ai!ment will be shortened. The aid axiom
that nothing can keep a good man down
ought to indicate a very brief period in the
case of Major Jack" Fisk.
Christmas windows are daily surrounded
by groups of excited youngsters and
scarcely less interested older ones. The
Old Santa Claus exhibited by Cans d Klein
seems to attract a large part of attention.
The old gentleman 10 we'll made up to
borrow a theatrical term, and yet he is not
wholly beyond criticism. Yesterday after
noon a wee bit of a girl wrapped in a great
cloak and an ope,a hat, pressed her face
against the window to catch a glimpse of
the patron saint. After a CAREFUL survey,
she turned about:
Mamma, what makes his nose SO red.''
she asked.
II don't know. dear, ask papa" replied
mamma with a smile.
Through carelessness the name of Colonel
Hundley was omitted in the list of those
old timers who cling to the comfortable
folds of the old blue cloak. The negli-
gence was particularly objectionable for
the reason that no cape is more familiar or
moe becoming than that worn by the COL
onel. If a German helmet could be sub
stituted for the soft felt which shadows
the white mustache and goatee he would
resemble Bismarck in the same striking de-
gree seen in Ed Zimmerman's statue of the
third Napoleon. ....
Montana with good reason boasts of an
exceptional list of talented after-dinner
speakers. Indeed, there are several orators
of his class not unworthy of comparison
with DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Hon. Joseph
Choate and others Of national reputation.
The requirements necessary for successful
effort in this line are of peculiar order and
rarely found. We believe that the best
after-dinner speaker in Montana is Ex-
United States Marshal George w. Twin of
Butte. and for evidence we cite his speech
at the dinner given to the press of Mon
tana by the Last Chance Press club of this
city 1t was a model of happy thoughts,
told in an easy, modest style. The marshal
has the largest resource of original and
entertaining stories, some of which might
be embarrassed by affidavits, but all of
which are pointed. The cleverest and per-
haps the one nearer the truth is that relat-
ing the candidacy of George Henry Smith
for coroner in the early days of Montana.
This tale once appeared in these columns
and was widely copied. Senator Paris
Gibson approaches M. Irvine very closely.
Major Maeinnis. Col. Sanders, Gov. Toole,
Gen. Geo. O. Eaton and others are gifted
and eloquent orators though it sometimes
happens that they do not strike the real
after-dinner vein.
A review article on the present aspect of
western civilization from the pen of Three
Bears would doubtless afford entertaining
reading. That stalwart Cheyenne chief
was removed to the Deer Dodge penlten-
tiary yesterday, where he will remain three
months. When he steals another pony,
the animal will not come from the stables
of Loves His Knife
By the way, do you know that Senator
William McThornton, of Anaconda, is the
acting governor of Montana by virtue of his
Office of president protein of the senate.
Governor Toole and Lisutenant-G Governor
Rici6ald s are out of the state and Governor
Thornton has full sway.
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