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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02
LYING BACH.

Senator Plumb, of Kansas. who usual
iy talks right and votes wrong on public
questions, in In interview in New York
the other day, drew a strikingly true
picture Of the present attitude Of the
republican party toward the issues Of
the day. "The people complain" said
he, because congress don't legislate.
Well, congress did legislate. / thought
they legislated too much. They legis-
lated until they burst up one party and
now we are lying back hoping the other
party when it comes into power in con-
Gress will do the same thing" Mr..
Plumb's party associates may not thank
him for this open declaration of their
purpose, but the public had already be-
gun to understand the situation at
Washington, and the Kansas senator's
frank admission will not give it a
shock of surprise.
Yes, they are lying back. They COM
mitted a terrible blunder in passing a
tariff bill increasing the cost OF the nee
essaries Of life in a period Of business
depression and financial stringency.
They see the mistake and the wrong
now but, instead Of setting earnestly
about correcting it in a spirit Of right
and fairness, they propose to let the
people suffer because there is a last
chance for gaining party advantage if
they leave any reimbursement Of the tariff
to the democrats. Yes, they are lying back.
Having ~demonetized silver, enacted a
law that makes it a speculative COM
modify, a Wall street football, and hav-
ing seen the evil results of their work,
patriotism and a due regard for the pub
lie veal would seem to dictate the
speedy enactment of some corrective
legislation that would relieve the finan-
cial situation. But, no.. The eastern
republicans don't want free coinage; the
western republicans are too hide-bound
in their partisanism to JOIN the demo
Gratis IN supporting such a measure
against the will of the president and
the New England contingent. and the
word has gone forth, as Senator Plumb
puts it, $40 lie back and hope for demo-
cratic blunders."
So the force bill is being projected up
on the canvass by the New England
senators to prevent a vote being reached
upon any financial measures. amend
ments to the tariff law are pigeon
holed in committee rooms, public build
ing appropriations are hung up, and
general imbecility reigns. They are not
even unseating democratic members to
make a republican holiday. The music
has ceased, the lights are out, hope is
dead, gloom and silence reign.
They are lying back-and lying back
forever.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02

THE republicans of Montana have
never yet followed the advice of Mr..
Russell Harrison in a single instance
and WI therefore do nog apprehend that
the impertinent and silly vaporlngs of
his organ, which. are intended to pre-
rent any solution of the legislative DIFF
ticulty, will lead them into the stupid
attitude of maintaining the deadlock.
The organ has a propensity amounting
to genius for getting on the wrong side
of every question and it has landed
there now with both feet.
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again broken out. He says it was the best
audience he ever played to.

audience he ever played to.
III
All old timers who had experience with
Indians will remember Tom La Fargo, who
was the best known interpreter. He was a
man of iron nerve. too, as Col. Curtis will
bear witness. One time Tom froze his feet
near Bozeman. He came to the city and in
the absence of a surgeon cut off his own
toes in the presence of the colonel and sew
eral others. One time Mr.. Mcguire ap-
peared at a frontier post, Fort Custer, 1
think. Actors of reputation were very
scarce in that vicinity, but John deter
mined to produce a play and he decided on
Pocahontas for several reasons. Tom La
Fargo was there ready to assist and there
were number of Indians near by ready
10 90 into training. When the play was
presented some forty Indians appeared on
the stage as supers Il they were
the best ever seen at one of Maguire's per-
formances. La Fargo trained the men n
they acted perfectly. It was probably the
only theatrical performance ever given in
this country by an original cast barring the
leading man. The run continued for some
time. the receipts averaging $500 q night.
All Va II hclRuDct He ItluiftAo l. ~
performances night after night to see their
brethren on the stage.
Since the death of Sitting Bull many
stories concerning him have appeared. 1t
happened that Hugh McQuaid saw the old
chief on a very interesting occasion. 1t Was
when Sitting Bull enjoyed his first ride on
q railroad train. It was at Bismarck when
he started ont to see the great father at
Washington. Hugh was On the same car
with the chief when the engine pulled out
of the station. The bic man shivered and
then gazed about in wonder as the cars few
over the rails
1.-The train is running very fast" said n
gentleman present.
"Umph::" replied Sitting Bull, looking out
of the window. Fire wagon stay still.
! White mans medicine make earth move
heap fast"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02
HELENA, MONT, JAN. .. 1891.

az Montanians abroad will always find The
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file at their favorite
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan. New
York: Grand Pacific, Chicago; West, Minnenpo-
IL. Baldwin and Palace. San Francisco; st.
Nicholas and McDermott, Butte; Leland. Hotel.
Springfield. Ill.
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direct taxation Mr.. Shearman sees a
CLEAN OF hope for us. This is the way
he puts it:
Let us now suppose II effective system
of strictly direct taxation, according TO
wealth, to be substituted. Roughly speak
ing, this would require a tax of ono and
one 1fth per cent. on all property nj its
full value. Under this, taxes would be di-
vided ms follows:
1s0.OOO rich would paw ......,........ $50. 600, 900
i2.SlO.0o1 OIL ers would pay. 225,000.OOO
Thus the effect of exclusively direct tax
alton, even when strictly enforced against
rich and poor alike, would be to decrease
the gap between them by nearly S3o0,OO0,-
600 per annum. The substitution of direct
for indirect taxation would, of itself, be
worth to the middle and working classes.
as a whole, about 5000 900 q year. for
ever. And yet this is far from stating the
entire benefit which such q change would
confer upon them.
Take an individual case. The owner of
S10,0O0,O00 need not pay more than S15,OU
in direct taxes, while living In princely
style. II he is a protected owner OF mines
or factories, he often makes a profit OF
100000 n year out of indirect taxation.
Under direct taxation he would have to pay
$780, O0, and would make no profit from
taxation. Allowing compound interest at
five per cent, the difference between direct
and indirect taxation is of itself worth,
even to an unprotected capitalist of this
magnitude, within about thirty-fve years,
an amount equal to the whole Of his origi-
nal wealth.
This is ali very interesting and sug-
gestive. We are obliged to Mr.. Shear
mar for his timely warning and we will
keep q sharp lookout for the first Mon
tana Millionaire. But We don't believe
he will ever come. Long before the
millionaire piles up his thousandth
million he grows tired, and his heirs and
the lawyers dissipate the danger.
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h New Merchants

The New Merchants
Is now open for business. This hotel has
all the modern ~conyeniences, steam heat
electric light, elevator. n bath rooms
Rates, $50 and upward per day. Special
rates to permanent guests. Elegant, we'll
lighted sample rooms for commercial trav-
elers on the first floor. No dark rooms in
iii house.
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In the spacious lobby of The Helena
where good fellows are found at ali hours
Of the day / met Col. Charles Curtis, Sir
Hugh McQuaid and the %well-known actor
and manager, John Mcguire. After ex-
changing greetings of the day all fell to
talking about the Indian character and in
this way several interesting "reminiscences
were gathered. You know, we are accus-
toned to speak of the Indian in a stereo-
typed way as a stoical character, a man
with neither feeling nor inspiration except
when directed against the white race.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02
All. X. Turner & Co...

Malaga grapes, %loucoutns figs, PLAN pud-
ding, mince meat, Ritter's celebrated pre-
serves, imported German fruits, Neufchatel
cheese,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02

NNUAL NEErIS6-THE ANNUAL MEET
Bank of Helena for the election Of directors
will he held in tho pArlors nj the First Ma
tionsl bsnk. on Iussdsy. January Is. 1891,
E.W. KsIGHI, Cashier.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02

For Hosiery, Yarns. Underwear and
Gloves try the knitting Factory, 2l3 South
Main street.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02

Genuine Blue Points on the half shell. Motor
Office.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02

ANNUAL MgETiSG-rHR gEGrLaR An
"A nnnai nesting Of the ssockhoId.rs OF tbs
American National bank will bs held ~ the
banking house in Helena. Montans. on Tuesday.
January IL. 1ssl. between the hours Of 10 q. m.
and ! .. m. A,G JouysOS. Cashier.
Dated Dec. II, 1885,.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02

John Mcguire first made his appearance
in this country with a show of his own and
it was q very good show indeed, though he
wag the only actor. He visited various
military posts where he gave monologue
performances 10 the infinite satisfaction of
all present. In the winter of 1876 he found
himself at Red Cloud agency near Niobrara.
On the opening night he had an interest
ing audience made MP mostly of Indians.
On the front seat were Red Cloud and
Young-M an-Afraid- of His Horses, who was
then a young man of q years. The enter
tainment was very highly appreciated by
the Indiana. They applauled literally by
stamping their feet and c~lapping their
hands. This, however. Was not enough for
Red Cloud, When a pitch of applaus was
reached the old man ordered all Indians off
the front seat. Then he picked up the
bench and ratified it on the floor 30 hard
that Mcguire thought that hostiIities had
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02

The most picturesque feature of the In
dian character is found in the application
OF everything to some form of nature. The
man who called him a child of nature knew
his subject. Soon after the majors daught-
er Katie was born the Indians about the
agency were invited by the major to see the
infant. AS they wen in the room and saw
the little form in a cradle a burst oil sun
hine came through the window. The sug-
g~estion Was not lost on the untutored son
of the forest and thereafter the little girl
WIS known to the Indians as Sunshine.
soon afterwards Miss Sunshine came into
possession Of a doll through the kindness
of her friend Hugh McQuaid. OF course
she was very proud Of the gift which was
nearly her height and invited the neigh
boring Indians to see it. They gladly ac-
cepted the invitation. many of them tray
cling miles to see "the little girl that
could not talk"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02

ANNUAL MEETING TIL ANNUAL MEET
"A ing Of the stockholders of the Helena Ma
tionhl Bank ef Hslens. for the election ~ direc
tors will b. Esld in the directors room of tn
Helena National bank Tuesday. Jnnrary IL. i<,l
fRASk BAIRD, Cashisr-
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-02

pROPOSALS-SEALED PROPOSALS ARE
invited for the care, support and Dainten-
sncs Of the sick. poor and infirm Of Lewis and
for the year succeeding March !, 1871: said pro-
posi-. to cover the entire cost of feasiins, cloth
mn, ing a III hu ng.s,ng OF s'id sex; p9sr and ,nfrm,
dressed to the undersigned, TO be received until
February q, 1891. TIE commissioners reserve
the right to reject any OF sill bids. By order of
the board. y.S. TDOKEH. Clerk.
Helena Montana, Dec. IL. 1890.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-08
GerardstoWn NeWs.

Rev. VIM. II. Miller. Of st. Paul,
Nebraska, is on Wis TO the old home.
viii Johnson, of Martinsburg, is
at home this week on the sick list.
Mr.. VIM. L. Morgan and family, Of
Martinsburg, have been rDsticatlng
in the old village and neighborhood.
Miss May TrammelI, Of Martins
burg, is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. NJ.
Hollis, at Prospect Hill.
Mrs. R.F. McFllin YVES summoned
to Middleway last week by the i'll
ness Of her daughter, Mrs. Anna Bell
Emory, but who is now much better.
We are informed that an infant
child Of Rev. ". B. Dorsey was ia
ken sick on the train as the parents
were returning from Darkesyllle to
their home at Fincastle, Va.,an died
soon after arriving there.
a colt about 1 months old belong.
ing to Gray Silver, had its leg broken
by Il kick from one Of his horses
last week. The same horse tapped
Gray day or two afterwards but did
little injury.
MARRIED.-At the residence Of Mr..
Join W. Fishell, near Gerardstown,
by Rev. L. NJ. Sibole. July 26tb, Mr..
John Crawford and Miss Mollie Butts.
all Of this county Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-08
Hedgesyille News.

Mr.. George Slyer and daughter,
Of Hagerstown, are visiting friends
in this place.
Miss Kate Hanna has returned to
her home in Baltimore, after spend.
ing several weeks with her parents.
Misses Jennie Griffith and Nellie
Powell have returned to their homes
in Wheeling.
Rev. John Seiber and friend
have returned to their home in Bal.
more, after spending some time
with friends in this vicinity.
Rev. Dawson preached an excel
ent sermon in the NJ. e. Church,
South, last Sunday morning.
There will be no services in the
LIST NJ. E. Church next Sunday, as
the congregation have given their
pastor two weeks vacation.
The contract for building the
School house near Petersburg was
awarded to Mess7s. Harper and
Roney.
Quite u large number joined the
LIST M. E. Sunday School and at.
tended the Union picnic at Jones
Spring last Saturday. The day
was spent pleasantly and it is said
to have been the largest gather
ing ever held at that place.
Aug. 9th. OLIVE.
Rev. Augustus DAVIDSON, of Bal
timore, will lecture in the NJ. E.,
Church, South, Aug. -, at s p. m.
DR.. Kirk, OF Hancock, spent few
days in our village the guest of Miss
Yennet, of Baltimore.
Miss Jennie Graybill left this
week for Wellington, Kan, where
she will attend school.
Misses Jennie Shaffer, Vallie
Henshaw, Matte Kiner, and Fannie
Henshaw, of our village, are attend
ing the Institute at Martinsburg
this week.
NJ. Il. S. School, South, held their
picnic on Wednesday, it was large.
ly attended, and all spent an en-
ioyable DAY.
Miss Alice Hanna is attending
the School examination in Freder-
ick.
Mr.. George Slyer and Miss Bes-
sic Slyer, of Hagerstown, were the
guests of Mrs Drenner.
Aug. 9th. JIM.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-08
GET THE AUGUST COSMOPOLITAN.

This magazine is taking the high
est rank in literary merit. original
ity, fine press work and magnificent
engraving. Address, Cosmopolitan,
Madison Square Bank Building, N.
Y.
\ cablegram announces that
Amelie Rives has sailed for the
United States where she will arrive
soon after the appearance of her lat.
est novel in the August number of
the Cosmopolitan. After nearly
two years of silence the new story of
Miss Rives will be received with the
greatest interest by those who en-.
joyed her earlier work. Married,
travelled and in every way matured,
her latest production is said to be
worthy of the talent which gives
such great promise. The scene is in
Paris where the author has been
living for two years, and the heroine
is Virginia girl who is studying
music abroad with negro servant
for chaperone. The story has
been illustrated by Kate Gleatorex,
one of the most promising of Amer
can painters in Paris, and charm
ing portrait of Miss Riyes is the
frontiSpiece of the magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-08

First-It brings together diversified
industries which never fail to vastly in
crease the personal intelligence, industry
and wage earnings of the people.
Second-It adds prodigiously to the
power of increasing by machinery and
steam and water power the necessaries
Of life and of advanced civilization, and
also greatly cheapens the cost of subsist-
ence.
Third-It furnishes an opportunity fo1
every person to find the employment best
adapted to his or her genius and capaci-
ty that will secure the largest income or
the greatest happiness.
Fourth-It creates a home market,
without which the cultivators of land in
America would be but little better off
than our aborigines.
Fifth-It is the bulwark of national
independence in peace or war.-Justin
S. Morrill, in American Economist.
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Bunker Hill News.
The whistle of the thresher is

The whistle of the thresher is
heard.
Wheat is making a good yield.
Will Menser has accepted a posi-
ton in Winchester as clerk. !
Will S. Laise took charge of the
depot Saturday.
Mrs. Hattie Grantham and Mrs.
Geo. North were in our burg Thurs.
day last.
Our worthy constable feels as hap
Ply as big sunflower; it's a boy ;
shake, papa.
Mr.. Harry Ronemons, OF Spring
Mills, spent Sunday week with
friends in this place.
Messrs. Homer and Farnswortb,
of Smlthfield, were in our village on
Sunday.
Mr.. John Clendening received the
contract to build new school house
near Summit Point.
Our cress merchants shipped 10
barrels of cress from tins place on
Monday.
An accident on the G. V. Sunday
prevented the colored excurslonists
from reaching this point until five
o'clock Monday morning.
Mr.. John 0. Henson, OF Martins
burg, was called here by the illness
and death of his father.
IL the trampS who visit our little
town don't pass out quietly, they get
assisted by the young men; on Sun
day night one did not have time to
find the foot bridge.
Ed. and Will Stewart, of Martins.
burg, spent Sunday at home here.
Mrs. Fisher and sister, of Cincin-
natl, who have been visiting Mrs.
Will Clendening, lett for their home
Saturday.
Mr.. Wade Cunningham and Miss
Lottie Hoffman are attending the
Institute in your city.
AS we have no further use for our
pet dog, Fred, We would like to find
a good home for him.
Farmers are happy-wheat good
hay fair-corn promising-enough
to make all rejoice.
We are informed that Mr.. S. S.
Cline intends moving to Winchester
this fall.
We are glad to note that our
schools in this district run s months.
Now all that is needed is to pay the
teachers living salary, thereby en-
couraging them to take a deep in.
terest in their work.
Departed this life at his home
near this place, Monday evening,
Mr.. Geo. ii. Henson, in his 10Th
year. He leaves four sons and three
daughters to mourn his loss. He
was member Of the NJ, e. Church
for forty years IA kind and generous
man, honored and beloved BY all
who knew him; in the home circle
his eXcellencies shone brightly. An
earnest christian worker, his chris.
tian hope was something real. He
accepted fully the sacrifice of Christ
as the divinely appointed atone
ment for human siu. By faith he
rested on Jesus Christ for salvation.
The grace of God frightened his life
and shed heavenly radiance about
him at the approach Of death. The
last few years were trying, but not a
murmur escaped his lips qualis eta,
fnis ita AS he lived, so he died.
Surrounded by loved ones, with ev.
cry care and attention of love and
affection, be passed from earth to
heaven. He was tenderly laid to
rest Wednesday in our little church
yard, by the side of his wife who had
gone before and to them sound the
Masters welcome, swell done," &c.
To the bereaved relatives and friends
the sympathy Of the community
There is hope beyond.
GEORGE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-08

am Protectionist because 1 think
by that policy the workmen of America
will be well paid and not underpaid.
Because 1 think by that policy the va
rety Of industry will be created here
which will make America strong in
peace and in war,
Because the industries so fostered will
develop the skill and brain power of my
countrymen, and raise the people of the
United States to the first rank in intelli-
gence among the nations of the earth.
Because that policy has already made
us the richest and strongest nation on
earth, and under properly restricted
immigration will bring to us much that
Is most valuable in the population of
other lands,-George f. Hoar in Ameri-
ian Economist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-08
No Golden Club Banquet This Year.

And now we learn that the Golden
club has given up its annual dinner this
year. No reasons are given, but of
course there are reasons. 4 banquet is
generally time of rejoicing, and Cob
den club banquet in 1891, when Free
trade is in disgrace the world over, would
be rather a misnomer. But with the
announcement that the banquet was
abandoned comes the news that the
work Of educating uncivilized countries
like the United States is still to go on.
Through their agents in this country
pamphlets on the evils of Protection will
continue to be spread over the west.
One more effort will be made to infu-
ence robbed and tax burdened"
people to adopt the policy of Golden and
Bright-then they will have their ban
Quct. But will they have it?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-08
North Mountain News.
! GORGE.


We are having a grand season.
large corn and potato crops in this
section.
Mr.. VIM. Grim has very sick
Child; hope it may soon recover.
John Norrington aud wife were
visiting near Petersburg Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. James Murphy and Mrs. Bar
geS and Miss Mamie Murphy. all
of Tomahawk, paid Mrs. John Boyd
flying visit last week.
Charles Barnes and family were
visiting Mr.. Jacob Barnes on Sun
day.
Mrs. George WayblIl, OF yonr city,
was visiting at tins place Sunday.
Great many Of our people attend
ed the picnic at Jones Spring Satnr-
day last. Mr.. Lewis Wolf, our
young merchant of this place, was
there and silIs he means business.
He does; see his new advt.-Ed.1
Mr.. Grant Hull is the father of IA
bouncing biz girl.
Mr.. Taylor Harper was the guest
of Mr.. Daniel Keesecker on Satur-
day.
Mrs. Rhor, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Bnrkhart. re
turned home on Wednesday.
Miss Nancie Fox, of your city,
who has been keeping house for
Mrs. Rhoe, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Sarah johnson is visiting
her children at JohnsOnt0wn
Mrs. Daniel Olinger is visiting
in Harrisburg, Pa.
Mr.. Frank McBre, of Little
Georgetown, who has been rIgl sick
is getting better.
Mr.. Glen Buzzard, operator at
this place, was in Berkeley Springs
attending funeral last week.
Mrs. Randolph Rockwell and
children, Of your city, were visiting
her father, Oliver Allen, last week.
Mr.. Jacob Barnes was the guest
of Chas. Barnes.
Charley Banner, son Of Thomas
Blamer, deceased, living with MIR.
Rhinaman, fell from an apple tree
and broke his arm.
Aug. 9th, 81. CROW.