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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17
Three Dinners and "A Contract,

Every one knows that the rond to Il mans
heart is through his stomach, but even n
wife who wants Il new spring bonnet does
not use the knowledge to 80 good udvan-
tage ms the shrewd and willy salesman.
A short time ago there came to New York
a man who had the giving out of an order
for 100000 worth OF material in hin hands
something or other about railroad con
struction, l believe. The competition for
the order was something tremendous among
the different firms furnishing such mite
rial. The salesman of one of the firms III
vitsd the man with n mission TO dinner and
instructed tho chef to serve absolutely the
bsst Inner he could, without regard to
price. A few days later he repeated the in
vitation, and within n week and Il hnlf u
third inner was eaten and tho two men
might have boon taken for friends of u life
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17
The Vanished TalmaGean minister's.

Upon a Brooklyn street car the other day
a couple of young women began talking
about DR.. Talmage. Not his sermon, of
course, nor his splendid new church, but
the vanished glory of his whiskers. .,
Have you seen him since he shaved
them OFF," asked one.
mo, have your"
"Yes, ! have" replied the first, 'and he
does look SO funny | can hardly help laugh
ing when | look at him. He doesn't look
DR.. TalmaRe at all. Indeed. i hardly
think | would recognize him if | should"
A litter ran about the car md away up in
the front end the speaker, whose tones were
unnecessarily loud, perhaps, caught sight
Of u fat man with a black coat, upon the
shayen expanss of whose countenance
a jolly smile was resting. She hastily sig
nailed the conductor and the pair got off to
wait for the next car.
DIR. Talmage has had a good many anus
ing experiences since he lost his facial
but he gets some enjoyment
out of them himself and doesn't begrudge
as much to Others.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17
Go East

Via Chicago and the popular Chicago, st
Pau! and Kansas City Railway. The thon-
sands of people who annually leave the
Dakotas, Manitoba and the northwest fol
Lhe,r old homes III Canada and ha east vii.
able, speedy and exceedingly pleasant. II
Ia tne banner line between. Minneapolis OF
81. Paul and Chicago. and runs the fines.
SS-ains OF any road in the west. Only l3k
hours between Minneapolis or st. Paul ana
lineage. For particulars address +. h.
iioss' passenger agent, 195
East Third street, st. Paul, Mimi, or W.
u: b~oussnbark. General Passenger aud
Ticket Agent. Chicago, III
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17
Sheet Music.

We have just received a large
lot of Vocal and Instrumental
Sheet Music, of. all the latest and
most popular pieces, which we
will sell at a uniform price of
10 N PER COPY.
See our list, which we furnish on
application.
Also folios of Music, vocal and
instrumental, containing from 50
to 100 selected pieces in each, at
25c. and soc. per book.
100 hundred varied selections
to choose from.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17

Hosiery Department

Fast black Hose, ladies', zoe
Fast black Hose, ladies', 25c
Fast black Hose, children's, 25o
Fast black Half Hose, mems, 25e
Ladies' Jersey ribbed Vests,
II 1-2c, 2oc and 25c.
Ladies' Jersey ribbed Vests, bet
ter, 4oc and ooc.
Ladies' fast black Jersey ribbed
Vests, $50.
Mems Lisle thread Underwear
5 per suit.
Mems Balbriggan Underwear:
SIPS per suit.
Mems fast black Balbriggan I'm
derwear, $3.50 per suit.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17
A Belated Wedding Tour.

know a young man who, upon his mar
riape II little over a year ago, too no wed
ding tour because he was afraid of making
a guy and a sight to behold on the cars and
in the hotels after the sweet and artless
manner of the newly welded. He has just
taken his wedding tour this spring, and as
he ca ried a fine baby with him to which
perforce most attention must be directed,
no one is in danger of suspecting that it is
really his wedding tour.
OWEN LANaDoN.
Copyright.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17
What a Noted Physician Says.
VHIVAGl
W. p. Wisdom:

CHICAGO, Jan 81, 1888.
w. p. Wisdom:
Dear Slr-As you requested ] have exam
insd the formula of your toilet preparation
called "Robertine." | can assure YOU that
the ingredients are both bland and harm
less, and that the compound would form an
excellent application in irritated condi-
tions of tho skin. Yours truly,
ARTHUR DEAN BEvAN. nj. u.
Professor of Anatomy, Rush Medical Col
iege and p. A.. Surgeon. U. S. NJ. Ii. S.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17

Torchon Lace, SC and upwards.
Valencicnnes Lace, SC and up
wards.
Oriental Lace, 2 lac per yard.
Ladies' Dress Shields, best quail
ity, 1oc to zoe.
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Copyright.

Passengers destined to the prominent cit
lea east of the Missouri river should patron
ize the Chicago. Union Pacific g. North
western line. Magnificent Pullman and
Wagner sleeping cars, elegant Pullman and
Northwestern dining cars. free reclining
chair cars, handsome y coaches and com
Portable Pullman ~olonist Shoppers,
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Philip G.. Hunt.

The success in New York of "The Witch,'
in which Marie Hubert Frohman takes the
heading role, will be n considerable person.
nj triumph to Phillip q. HUBERT her
brother, to whom is ascribed a principal
share in the production of the play.
Hubert 10 one of the most interesting
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17

time when they got to the cigars. An hour
afterward the contract was signed.
AS tho salesman's commission on the Or
der amounted to a good many thousands of
dollars he could afford to pay for the din
nerS.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17
NeckWear.

One lot Mems Teck Scarfs
at soc. Worth ST..
One lot Mems Teck Scarfs
at 25c. Worth SOC.
One lot Mems Four-in-hand
Scarfs at soc. Worth ST..
One lot Mems Four-in-H Hand
at CSC. Worth soc.
Full lines Windsors, Bows and
String Ties. .".
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Counter
&C.

Fancy shelf paper, "a sheets.
Carpet tacks.
Tea strainers.
Potato Washers.
Nutmeg graters.
Zinc oilers.
Paint brushes.
Broilers.
Coat hangers. ...
tunnels.
Tin cups and mugs.
Dippers.
Lye.
Meat forks.
Scoops, pans, etc.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17
Pictures.

Large line of pictures just re.
ceived, suitable for saloons, res.
taurants, parlors, etc, at popular
prices, consisting of copies of the
most prominent artists Of the
world. Call and see our line.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17
Fancy Goods.

Hand-painted Silk Throws,
75c. Worth $3.50
Plain Veilings, all kinds, 1oc per
Veil.
Dotted Veilings, all kinds, 15c.
and zoe, per Veil.
New lot of Ruchings, 1oc.
Remnant Ribbons, very cheap.
New style Snake Bracelets, 15c.
to soc. " 4
Zephyrs, Yarns, ETC., full line.
Fans, all kinds and prices, from
1oc. to So.
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1Oc. Counter.

Tinware.
Soaps.
Rolling Pins.
Swimmers.
Chimney cleaners.
Machine oil.
Inks and mucilage.
Backing and polish.
Putt pomade.
Pot stands.
Straw cuffs. ...
Broilers.
Veg. graters and slicers.
Soaps.
Tooth picks. ...5#..
Tack hammers.
Bill flies, etc.
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Umbrellas and Paraso|s.

Silk Umbrellas, 26-inch Fancy
handles, $1.75.
Silk Umbrellas, better grades
$3.50 to SIS.
Ladies' black silk Parasols, all
prices.
Ladies' fancy colored silk Para
soils, all prices.
Also a full line of Umbrellas and
Parasols in all grades.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17

We have 81 exhi-
bition a large line Of
C%oods--just ~cpened--
in all departments,
which are ready for
inspection. Prices
are lower than ever.
Below we mention
a few leading lines:
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THE III HIVE BULLETIN:

Goods.
15c. COUNTER.
Mustard Pots.
Scrub Brushes.
Feather Buster.
Coffee and Tea Pots.
Mouse Traps.
Bird Gage Hooks.
Foot Scrapers. II
Screw Drivers.
Wire Baskets.
Shoe Polish.
Stove Polish.
Pot Cleaners.
Flue Stops.
Coat Racks.
Tinware.
Woodenware.
Hardware, etc.
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Special Mention

Full line of Granite Iron Ware.
Tinware.
Woodenwarc.
Hardware.
Kitchen Utensils, etc.
Prices one-half regular prices.
See our patent fruit and Potato
Washer, the greatest invention Of
the age. Price soc.
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Table Linens and Towels.
Damask Towels, 1ox3S, K
fringe, 25c. Worth 4oc.
Fancy Turkish Towels, K
fringe, 25c. Worth SOC.
Turkish Bath Towels, large,
25c. Worth 4oc.
Table Cloths, all sizes and kinds,
cheap.
Napkins and Doylies, full line.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-29
\ DROP OF HAY-WATER.
What One may See Therein by the Aid of IA
MiCrosCnpe.

Let me tell you Of some of the wonder
ful things have seen. Once | put little
hay In Il tumbler, covered it with water,
and set the glass in warm place for day
or two. Then, with a medicine drOpper,
put drop of the water on glass slip,
covered it with very thin glass wafer the
size of cent, placed 1t under my micro
scope, adjusted the focus, and what a sight
met my eyes. Dozens and dozens of
wha looked like animated drops of Jelly
were darting here and there, humping
against one another or lodging one
another like school boys at races. Perhaps
among the crowd of smaller ones would
dash a much bigger fellow. | fancied it
might be big brother, older than the
other by some hours, and so entitled to
the difference be seemed sto exact. Then,
in another part of the drop of water the
little ones formed almost a circle, and
presently in the center of this came big
fellow-he must have been at least HOO of
an inch long-who began revolving slow
Iy. 2. I. Barnum - | thought to my
self. :" That is exactly the way | have
seen him address an audience surrounding
a circus ring" But | can never know
what he told the small ones, for even the
. little ghost of an inaudible squeak -
reached my ears. Besides these little
creatures, | could see what looked like
dark specks darling above. Determined
to find out what these were, | used a
stronger magnifying glass. and looking
through it the specks proved to be other
little swimmers such as had Just been
examining; the latter, of course, seemed
larger. But now there were still other
specks darting about, so a still stronger
glass was used with the same result.
Magnify as | might, | could not reach a
point where there were not some moving
atoms needing further magnifying.
have since learned that no glass has ever
been made powerful enough to reveal the
tiniest of these
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-29
CHAPTER Ill.
OhA1 En- III.
THE Gil AIRMAN sCuAnL-A W 2 aTLAN- q

THE CHAIRMAN SCHOOL-A VACATION CRUISE
THE. SCHOONER ''SLOUGHI''-THE NIGHT
OF FEBRUARY 15TH-ADRIFT-THE TEMP
EST-THE SEARCH-THE FRAGMENTS OF
THE SCHOONER.
At that time the Chairman School was
one of the most popular in the city of
Auckland, the capital of New Zealand. an
important English colony in the Pacific
The school consisted of over a hundred
pupils belonging to the best families in
the colony. The MaOris or natives of this
archipelago were not able to secure adj
mission for their children. for whom other
schools We e provided. In this establish
ment there were only English, French,
American and German boys, sons of the
landed proprietOrs, bankers, merchants
and officials of the colony, and here they
received a very thorough education, iden-
teal in every respect with that given in
similar institutions in the United King
dom
The archipelago Of New Zealand con
sists for the most part of two large islands
known as North and South Island. Sepa-
rated by Cooks Strait. and lying between
the 35th and 45th parallels of latitude, they
occupy position corresponding with that
occupied by France and North Africa in
the northern hemisphere.
At the northwestern end of North Is
land, which is of irregular trapezium
form, is a long narrow peninsula, and upon
this peninsula, at place where it is only
Il few miles in width, stands the city of
Auckland, which, being situated like the
city of Corinth, in Greece, is not unfre-
quently called the Corinth of the South.
1t possesses two harbors, one on the west
and one upon the east side; and this last,
on the Gulf of Hauraki, being rather shall
low, it has been necessary to construct one
of those long piers 50 common in England
for the use of vessels of average tonnage,
while the smaller craft line what is known
as the commercial pier at the end of Queen
Street, one of the principal thOroughfares
of the city and the street upon which the
Chairman School was located.
On the afternoon of the 18th of Febru-
airy, in the year 1860 fully hundred boys
accompanied by their parents, emerged
from the establishment with the gay and
Joyous air of birds whose Gagged doors had
lust been thrown open
TO be continued.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-29
THE BATANII.
The Beginning.ofDuch History.

The first who held possession of Dutch
soil-not the first who ever lived upon it.
but the first who had persistently enjoyed
the climate and busted themselves with
the dykes-were branch of the great Ger
man race. Driven by circumstances from
their old nome, they had settled Upon an
empty island in the river Rhine, which,
YOU know. after leaving its pleasant
southern country, struggled throughout
Holland in a bewildered search Tor sea.
This island,they called Betauw, or Good
Meadow and so in time, themselves came
to be be called Batavia or Batavians.
Other portions of the country were held
by various tribes living spon and beyond
a great tract Of land which afterwards, in
true holland style, was turned into a sea.
Most of these tribes were sturdy and
brave. but the Batavii were drawer than
any. Fierce, staunch, and defiant, they
thought their little children only the
law Of might; and their children grew up
to be mightier than they. The blessed
Teacher had not yet brought the world his
lesson of mercy and love, Conquer one
another had stronger claims to their
consideration than Love one another.
The votes in council were given by the
cIashing of arms; and, after their wives
and mothers stood by with shouts and
cries of encouragement whenever the fight
was THO keSt.
"Others go to battle" said the histor-
ian Tacitus; these go TO war"
Soon the all-cOuquering Romans, who,
with Julius Caesar at their head. had
trampled surrounding into subsection, dis
covered that the Batavia were not to be
vanquished-tha their friendship was
worth far more than the wretched country
they inhabited An alliance was soon
formed and the Batavia were declared to
be exempt from the annual tax or tribute
which all others were forced to pay 70 the
Romans Caesar himself was not ashamed
to extol their skill in arms, not TO send
his already famous warriors to fight his
0atfleS and strike terror to the hearts of
his foes.
The Batavian cavalry could swim across
wide and deep rivers without breaking
their ranks, and their infantry we've ex-
ceIed by none in drill, in archery, and
wonderful powers of endurance They
had fought too long with the elements of
holding their Good Meadow" to be dis
mayed in battle 10y any amount of danger
or fatigue.
The Romans called them friends" but
the Batavians soon discovered that they
were being used merely as a cat $ paw
After a while, as cat 's-paws will, they
turned and scratched. A contest. stub
born and tedious, between the Romans
and Batavians followed At length both
parties were glad to make terms of
peace which prevailed. with a few inter
ruptionS until the decline Of the Roman
Empire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-29

Recent potato experiments give some
interesting results regarding the planting
and cultivation OF the tuber. AS the re-
suit o. many trials, he finds that the depth
of planting does not materially affect the
total yield of potatoes, but those planted
near the surface contain more starch than
those planted deeper, and are consequent
ly worth third more us food besides be-
ing more palatable. Shallow tilIage produc-
ed better results than deep tillage. The
yield decreased when the planting was
closer than eight inches, and from eight
inches no. the yield decreased as the dis
lance apart increased Close planting
also increased the amount of water in the
product AID decreased the amount of
starch. These trials were made at the
Utah EXPERIMENTAL station, and the
result would probably be modified
somewhat this far east, yet they will af-
ford the farmer here hints and starting
points to work from.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-29
Colt Breaking.

A colt breaker in Stockman: When
go to break d colt 90 to the stable where
the colt is tied. walk in by the side of it
and rub it q little. and then put on the
harness. If | have another horse quiet
enough | have the harness on it and the
bride ready to drive 1t before me TO the
sled or wagon. whatever | intend hitching
to. If my leader Is not quite enough to
send before, have it ready SO when come
past it, bringing the colt with me, loose
the strap, make It step out the dor, still
having the straps of both brides In nay
hand; then the colt is apt to want to go
out. too. | then hitch them up as soon
as | get it done. Before | unhitch want
to learn its ways.
The old sayings Is ''many men Of many
minds, and also Ii Is with horses Vine
/ have learned the ways Of the colt, If it
promises to be a good, quiet worker the
next time hitch put on a little wood.
stone Gr manure, or whatever | can load
TO suls the team and road. The colt
should be pitched every other day at least,
whether it promises to work or not. If
it says it wont work, then | teach 1t my
way. and that is to make ii work with the
whip. If some colts were never whipped
they would never work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-29
THE BANDA ORIENTAL.
characteristics of the Uruguayaui

The whole Banda Oriental and its in
habitants strike one as being more refined
more amiable, and more gentle than the
land and people of the sister republic.
Nevertheless, in the country everything is
very primitive. and one Is astOUnded at the
rough way In which many of the rich
estancier0s live on their estates In the sim
pIest and most comfortless houses. These
men own leagues and leagues of land, and
they live like the pstiarchs of old, with
two or three generations of children under
the same roof and eating at the same table
in the old-fashioned creole way. Such men
as may well be imagined, are not progress
i've; they continue their pastoral industry
In an INDECENT, apathetic manner. leaving
to nature almost everything except the
operation Of selling and receiving the
money; and, above all, they cannot be per
suaded 10 subdivide their lands and let
them out for farming. Uruguay Is being
kept back chiefly by the conservativeness
of the creole iandhoiders, who pJssess i'm
mense estates that are iBadequately devel-
oped The law Of inheritance and the OBJ
igat0rY subdivision Of property amongst
the heirs will modify this state Of affairs
In the course of time, and these vast bold
ings will be gradually broken up and de-
Yeloped In detail. The process, however,
will necessarily be slow. and meanwhile,
as the state owns no lands, he increase Of
immigration can only be SLOW in proper
ton
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-29
One WAY to Feed Hens.

For about 100 hens | cut in the hay-cut
ter peck of rowen as fine as possible and
on this [ turn pailful of boiling hot
water, cover closely and allow to steam
until the grass is soft. This tea, which is
dark and strong with the juice of the row
en-, is used 10 mix the breakfast, which
consists of two-thirds fine feed and one
third corn meal, in which two quarts of
bees scraps are stirred. This mixed stiff
and fed warm is an excellent breakfast for
LAYING hens, and by the time it is eaten
the rowen may be given on the feeding
board, and will be taken greedily. If this
warm breakfast and green dessert is given
between and s a. m. the next meal
of the day may be dinner and supper
together between and p. m. give
water pail full of wheat and cracked corn
for tins meal. The floor of the house
should be covered with three or four inches
dry sand. so that the fowls may scratch
for their grain. This a good bill of fare
for most DAYS III winter, but it may be va
ried by giving boiled potatoes, apples,
cooked vegetables, mangels, cabbage, oats
or buckwheat. Whatever is given should be
done with system and as regularly as pos
sible for no stock can do well when attend
Ell TO at irregular times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-29

Help! helpr' ne mad barely strength TO
call out before he disappeared.
The utmost terror prevailed upon the
yacht.
Pull pullr' shouted Gordon sternly
And his comrades obeyed without a sec
ond's loss of time in order to get Brian
aboard again before he became asphyxi-
ated
In less than minute Brian was lifted
on deck, unconscious, it is true, bat he
speedily recovered his senses in his broth
er's arms.
The attempt to establish communication
with the shore had failed, nor could it be
repeated with any chance of success SC
these unfortunate children were CON
demned to wait. To wait for WHAT Sue
cor; And from what source and through
whom was it likely to come to them
1t was now past noon. Already the tide
was beginning to come in, and the waves
were becoming more heavy As there was
q new moon Inc Ulde was sure TO De even
higher than the evening before, and the
schooner was therefore almost certain to
be lifted from its restinS-place upon the
rocks only to be dashed violently upon
others, where it would either be shivered
into fragments or capszed. In either case
it was hardly probable that any person Old
board would survive the catastrophe
And yet, there was nothing they could dc
nothing!
The little party gathered at the stern
and despondeutly watched the tops of the
rocks disappear from view one after an
other The wind, 100, unfortunately had
again veered around to the west and was
blowing straight toward the shore, as Cd
the previous night As the water became
deeper and the waves correspondly higher
the yacht would certainly be driven higher
up on the shore. God alone could aid
these children, and broken prayers to Him
were mingled with the cries of terror and
distress.
A little before two o'clock, the schooner,
lifted by the tide, was afioat on her lar
board-side, but in consequence of the pitch
ing and tossing of the waves she was still
aground at her bow, and her stern was
still wedged between the rocks As wave
| succeeded wave, the schooner rolled heav-
lily from side to side, and the children were
| obliged TO cling to one another to keep
from being hurled overheard.
Soon an immense wave crested with
| foam reared its formidable head short
| distance from the yacht, and rushing for
ward with the violence of a torrent dashed
over the rocks. and lifting the ''SlOughi"
| carried her over the reef without so much
| as grazing her keel.
| In less than minute surrounded by a
mass of seething foam, she was swept up
| to the very center of the beach where she
! stuck fast in mound of sand only about
| two hundred feet from the first row of
| trees a the base of the cliff. There she
manned motionless upon solid ground this
! time, while the receding wave in its re-
treat left the whole beach bare.