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The Monitor., 1891-09-18
The Marvellous Power of Tree Growth.


Washington and Independence squares
give Illustrations of the wonderful power
Of tree growth. Ia 1888 the commits
sioner of city property took up with the
good idea of naming the trees. 1t was
shown that the growth of the trees would
either force the labels from their staples
or else cause them to stand out in hori-
zontal line. The commissioner at once
had the staples drawn. but for all this in
some cases the labels have been torn
from their hinges, while others stand
out from the trunks as if they were in
tended as platforms for birds to rest on
The soft cells, as soft and tender as a
mushroom when growing, have yet
power enough with ease to lift these
metallic plates by the edge and force
them into a horizontal position Any
one could lift one Of these to such posi-
ton if the finger could be gotten for a
half inch under the plate, but imagine
the force which ii sort OF yeast like sub
stance must possess, which, getting un-
der but perhaps the sixteenth or eighth
of an inch, can yet elevate the plate to
perfectly horizontal line!-Thomas Nee
han in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

i've doorstep OF the postmaster general:
Lest these perils be deemed imaginary, 1t
may be appropriate to refer 10 seventeen
snakes that arrived together on one oc-
casion in parcel Of the sort described,
although they were all very much alive,
especially rattler. eight feet in length
and one of the biggest ever captured,
that ratified its nine rattles and showed
its fangs to the unaffected dismay of the
young gentleman who undid the bundle.
So great was his embarrassment that
he failed at the moment 70 keep accu-
rate count Of the reptilian consignment,
and three weeks later the entire Office
was set in a stir by the unexpected ap-
pearance from beneath his desk of a
three foot adder spcckled in yellow and
black. Owing to the fact that adders Of
other than the arithmetical variety arc
discouraged in government offices, this
particular serpent is now enjoying a
perennial spree in a bottle Of alcohol on
a shelf in the postofice department.
Washington Letter.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

"No; but would be rich, perhaps, II
you would tell me where the gold in the
ring was found
MY father gave it to me-" she replied
quietly.
'Mimosa. would you love me if were
richg
Perhaps should be afraid of you u
you were"
Would you love me if l remained
poor as am now"
"Yes, always
And if became sick and could not
care for you. what them
Il would care for you, Martin
Il have brought back the ring, Mi
mosa, that you may give it to the man
who shall make you his BRIDE
'And would you like to keep the ring
yourself, Martini"
"Yes, dearest
They went back to the home OF Red
Cloud, happy because promised to each
other in marriage.
After quiet wedding Mimosa said
one day, Come with me, Martin, and !
will show you where the gold in thering
and the necklace were found
Not very far from the tree where the
miner had lain down discouraged Mi.
,nosa pointed out the shining ore, the
spot known only to the few Indians.
'.Mimosa, there is a mine herel This
gold is the outcropping Of the veins. ]
shall yet be rich, my darling"
Would you surely love me as much.
Martin, if you were richs'
81 would give you everything your
heart desired"
"And not go into an eastern country.
and be great, and forget Mimosa?'
Never
With happy heart Martin DAILY took
his pick to the mountains. The shining
ore opened under his touch. His claim
each day showed more value. He had,
indeed, become rich through the ring OF
Mimosa.
Years have passed. Two thousand dol
lars are taken each day from the mine.
The children Of the Indian girl, educated,
gentle as their mother and energetic as
their.f father, are in handsome house.
Love in that home has kept as bright az
the gold in the mountain.-Sarah &. Boil
ton in Independent.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18
CAN TALK WITH THE MONKEYS.
A San Francisco Man Who Is Believed
to Have Mastered the Simian Lingo.

A San Francisco Man Who Is believed
to Have Mastered the Simian Lingo.
A mysterious individual haunts Wood
wards gardens to whom is attributed
the gift of conversing with monkeys in
their own language. He is a little old
man who has seen about three score
years and ten, but as he is always alone
and speaks to no one very little is known
about him. For nearly a year past the
old gentleman has daily visited that
former popular resort, deposited the en-
trance fee, and as quickly as his feeble
strength will allow and with eagerness
depicted on his scanned and weather
beaten countenance proceeds at once to
the monkey cage.
The monkeys recognize him and set
up chattering and bowling that would
CRATE on sensitive persons nerves, but
the old man does not mind it bit He
enjoys it, and beams on the quadrumana
that make every effort to reach him
through the iron bars with an expression
that would lead one to think that his
soul was wrapped up in them
Finally, the noise subsidies and the old
man gazes into dozen comical expect
ant faces pressed against the bars, with
twenty-four pairs of bright eyes looking
at him, and utters few cultural sounds
that astonish and please the monkeys.
He perfectly initiates the sounds of most
Of them, and all arrange themselves in q
semicircle and with great seriousness
listen to all he has to say. Sometimes
his tone is serious, when all the monkeys
put on very abject expression and look
as sorrowful as monkey can.
Then again, when the tones are differ
ent, the monkeys will dance about with
every evidence of delight, and all begin
to jabber at once, until the old man
points his finger at one of the largest.
All remain silent while he seemingly
carries on conversation with one Of the
older ones, initiating all the grimaces
and actions Of monkey as well as any
human being could.
Sometimes the conversation lasts an
hour or more. when the little man bids
his friends adieu until the morrow.
1t is said by some that the little man
was once sea captain, whose crew was
murdered by the natives on the coast of
Brazil, and he made his escape to the
forests of the interior with no COM
panions but the monkeys for many
months, and subsisted entirely ON the
wild fruits and other food berries that he
could gather. 1t is supposed that he OBJ
tanned some knowledge of their method
of communication during the months of
his enforced residence in the wilderness
that enables him to engage the attention
of the monkeys at Woodward's Gardens.
When accosted the old man will not
reply, and his mysterious behavior is
source Of much comment.-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18
prancing, posturing and Dancing.

There is not in China at any time over
much Of the charity that thinketh nc
evil, and where women are concerned
handskake between a man and woman
is as badly construed there as was ever a
casual kiss in our own divorce court
But Yuan, when describing our social
gatherings, does so without any overt
condemnation; perhaps he thought that
a plain and straightforward description
of them would be quite enough.
Besides invitations to dinner" he
writes, "there are invitations to tea par
ties, such as are occasionally given by
wealthy merchants or distinguished Off
Gals When the time comes an equal
number of men and women assemble,
and tea, sugar, milk, bread and the iks
are set out as aids to conversation. More
particularly are there invitations to skip
and posture when the host decides what
man is to be the partner of what woin-
an, and what woman of what man.
Then, with both arms grasping each
other, they leave the table in pairs and
leap, skip, posture and prance for their
mutual qualification A man and a
woman previously unknown to one an
other may take part in it, They call
this skipping tanschen (dancing).
The reason for this curious proceeding
on the part of our countrymen was well
explained by writer in Chinese illus
trated paper, The Hwa Pao. Western
etiquette requires" he says, "the man
in search of wife to write to the girls
home and agree upon some time and
place for skipping match" (scilicet. a
dapcel l-Temple Bar.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

Augustus st. Gaudens, the well known
sculptor, was born in 1849. He has long
held first rank among seulptors. His
first work was nude Hiawatha, which
attracted the attention Of several dis
tinguished Americans, whose influence
procured him the order for the Farragut
monument in Madison square, New
York. This monument is regarded as
one of the finest in execution and most
artistic in design in the world. st. Gau-
dens received the commission for ths
equestrian statue Of General Sherman,
which is to be erected in New York.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18
10 You Cough?

Don't deiay. T4ke Kemp's Balsam, tho
best cough cure. Il will cure your coughs
and colds. It will cure sore throat or a
tickling in the th7oat. 1t will cure pains in
the chest. 1t will cure influenza and bron-
cbitis and all diseases pertaining to the
ungs because it is pure balsam. Hold it
to the light and sae how clear and thick it
is. You will see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Large bottles SOC
and 81.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

Ironton, o., in
1851, and passed
several years of
his boyhood in
eastern Ken
tucky. There he
began to take
notes of odd char
acters which have
since appeared in
his writings, and
t h e original
"Jedge" was d
real person. AZ.
ter working a
short time in the
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

DR.. o. W. Owen, of Detroit, who has
discovered a cipher in Shakespeare's
plays which proves, among other things,
that Bacon chopped off Shakespeare's
head, was born at Marine City, Mich,
Jan. 1, 1854. He received his education
in the Michigan university at Ann Arbor
and studied medicine in Detroit. He has
a wide and fashionable practice, has an
interesting family and lives in quiet ele-
gance
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

iron business in St. Louis he entered
journalism and soon became famous by
his .'Mary Jane" letters in the Louisville
COurier-J Journal. In 1886 he located in
Washington, writing chiefly for The
Critic, and after a tour in Europe took
his present position on the Washington
Star.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

Ihe South American trumpet lre
might furnish band with musical IN
struments, inasmuch as its hollow
branches are utilized for horns and also
for drums
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

A Live Package In the Dead letter Office.
Is 1t to be expected that an ordinary
clerk, without special remuneration,
shall expose himself to the dangers Incl
dent to the opening of the multitudinous
and mysterious packages that are left as
matanhoreal foundlin4s upon the fgura-
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

IL was made q
branch of the ag-
ricultural depart
ment, the presi-
dent has selected
Professor Mark
w. Harrington
who has for ten
years been pro-
fessor of astron-
ony at Ann Ar
Arbor, Mich. He
was born in 1888
at S Sycamore,
Ills WAS praduat-
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

For the last two years has been Suipur
Bitters, and until began using them IN
my family, we had more or less sickness,
and our doctors bill has been very large.
Since we began their use, we have had no
doctors to pay, and three dollars invested
in Sulphur Bitters has kept health IN our
family.-E. Knott. Postmaster, Wacerly,
T07r0
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

The improvements in the long distance
telephones have raised the question OF
the probability of their being put into
operation between this country and
Er1rono
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

Hon. James E. Campbell, governor OF
Ohio and candidate for reelection In
what bids fair TO be most exciting
campaign, was born July :, 1S43. in
Butler county, o. He joined the Fed
eral navy in 1862 and served to the closa
Of the war, being under the command ct
Admiral Porter He then studied law
and entered on the practice in Hamilton
county. He was prosecuting attorney
three terms and ssryed three terms ID
congress. As leader Of the Ohio Demo-
Gratis he will this year confront the fas
NOUS Major William Mckinley.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

ed from Ann Arbor in 1868 and in the
interval before being chosen professor
there lectured and taught in various
places.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18
GA PES
In young chickens can positively be cured by
using our LfQuOrine for GRpes.
FEW NEAR.BY AGENTS.

AFEW NEARBY AGENTS
WoodstOwn, +. i. Humphreys & Co.. sharp.
town, II. i. Rogers; lIarrisonville, D. Lippin-
eott swedesboro, W. Brown; Pittsgrove, II
schad"; Aliowav, fl. Van Lier; Yorketown j
Q. Reeve; Pennsgrove, Diver Il summerill:
Pennsyiilo, samuel Lecfoy; Quinlon, Hires a
Co.; Salem, A. w Sherron; Pcdricktown, Jas
Sweeten Son; Elmer, Butchcr& Waddlngton
III our preparations are not sold in yonr
town, ask yonr grocer to get them for you.
w. II. COMPTON. WoOdstown.N.
The Monitor., 1891-09-18
Jedge Waxem's Creator.

W. J. Hampton, known to millions OF
readers as writer of the ''Jedge Waxem"
and MARY Jane" letters, was born near
The Monitor., 1891-09-18

Head Of the Weather Bureau.
For head of the weather bureau since
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
and Warren ST;

tics of the mining capital owned by men in
this city. 1t would astonis men who IL ink
they now something about such matters.
Perhaps the best test of the prestige Of
Helena comes from the opinions of caste II
men. l frequently make visits to New
York and remain some time. There l meet
capitalists and bankers whose Investments
are placed in every portion of
the country. They know Helena as
the center of this country, as they
know Denver of Colorado, st. Louis of the
southwest, Chicago of the western middle
states, San Francisco of the coast country,
etc. Eastern investments in Montana have
yielded splendid returns and the country is
daily attracting more attention. Helena
will always be the center for not only Mon
tana investors, but it will be the business
channel through which eastern investors
will reach out into our mines and other in
dustries. The city is SO far in advance that
it will never be annoyed by rival cities. 1t is
populated with the most energetic and the
brainiest business men and capitalists of
any town in the northwestern country. and
they are working in a thousand different
ways to increase the prosperity of the CITY,"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
PROGRESS IN DENTISTRY.
In None of tho Professions Has the AID
vance Been Greater.

In None of the Professions Has the Ad-
vance Been Greater.
The past five years has witnessed won
derful strides in those callings devoted to
the alienation of pain and to substitution
Of artificial appliances for those provided
by nature. In none, however, has the adj
vance been greater or more marked than in
dentistry. 1t is not SO many years since
the BARRIERS had a monopoly of teeth ex-
tracing, while as for the filling of deoayed
teeth and their building up, the mere sug-
gestion was hooted at. AS for making ar
tificial teeth, which would do the wearer
any service, II was not possible. With the
establishment of tirst-class dental colleges,
a change came, however, and now every
dentist deserving the name is not only able
to extract teeth without pain, fill those par
TALLY gone, make entire sets which are al
most as good as those provided by nature,
but they also make n thorough study of the
human system, and in many cases chronic
diseases of long standing have boon cured
by the dentist where the physician has
failed. In hundreds of cases physicians call
the dentist to their aid, so that to-day the
relations of the two professions are very
close.
Helena, in dentistry as in all other things,
has the best in the country, and among her
citizens are some of the most noted in the
profession in the country. Among these is
DIR. w. III. G. Skimmin. who has just re-
moved his office to the Public Library
building. DIR. Skimmin is a graduate of
the Philadelphia dental college, and is
thoroughly posted on all the latest inven-
ions and discoveries in his profession.
His parlors are among the most elegant in
the west, while his appliances are such rs
experience has shown to be the best. He
has been located for II year in Helena and
the large patronage he now enjoys from all
classes of people is a guarantee of his skill.
The painless extraction of teeth he has re-
duced to q science, ana hard study and con-
slant application in other branches has
given him II front rank among the dentists
Of the northwest.
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A COOking school for Helena.

Miss Katherine A. BurRe, II graduate of
the Philadelphia Cooking school, has ar
rived in this city and will open in n few
days in cooperation with Mrs. H.. L. Engel-
horn, a school of cookery in Helena. Miss
Burge comes very highly recommended
from the east md is thoroughly equipped
to teach the art of cooking in ali its
branches according TO scientific methods.
She gives instructions in the health prop
critics and chemistry of foods and in house
hold economy, bookkeeping for house
keepers. etc. Ladies Interested in the sub
iect are invited to call Mt the Students
Home, Ninth avenue, during the week,
where they may learn all ..detnils in rig r.
to the methods of instruction. organ4za-
ton of GLASSES. eto
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
NUMBER OF SHEEP IN MONTANA.

These figures show a steady and CON
t~inuous growth of the industry during
the past fourteen years, and previous to
the period mentioned Montana can
hardly be said to have been in the busi-
ness at all. In 1873, 10 and 80 the per
centage of increase was very large,
reaching the remarkable figure OF 81
per cent. in 1879; in the "hard WINTER
of lSS0-Sl, however, such general disas-
ter was experienced that the net in
crease the following year showed only a
gain of about four per cent. Since that
time the industry has received no seri-
Gus setback, and the rate of increase
has been comparatively regular.
Previous to 1882 the sheepman's in
come was confined almost entirely to
returns from his wool product; there
was no outlet for his surplus sheep,
mutton markets were almost inaccessi-
BILE from lack of transportation facili-
ties, and stock was kept upon the range
year after year until it died from sheer
old age. But with the building of the
NollheIu dtiilc lnTOuPn TO the noun
tains, the eastern mutton markets be.
cam comparatively easy of access for
Montana supplies, and shipments be-
came quite numerous during the fall OF
1883. This trade has been gradually in
creased year by year, until the mutton
feature of his business has become quite
an important item to the Montana
tiockmaster. From 1882 to 1885 Their
was quite a demand for Montana stool
sheep from Alberta, N. W. r., and sew.
eral large drives were made to that sec
ton. The trade was subsequently Grip
pied by severe restrictions placed upo,
it by the Canadian government. Dur
ing the past two years very heavy pur
chases Of Montana stock sheep hav
been made by Dakota spectators, VIII
bought in large numbers and peddle,
them out i'll small lots to local farmer
of the two Dakotas. This movemen
has relieved Montana %sheepmen of
surplus which it is generally difficult t
dispose of, and at the present time tn
tiocks OF the state consist almost entir,l
Of young, thrifty stock, of an age an
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
THE NEW STORY.

Owing to the failure of the artists to
have the illustrations ready we are
obliged to postpone the beginning of the
new serial, "The Fire Worshippers' Sc
cret," until next Sunday. We have
more than made the omission good,
however, by the substitution of special
articles from the pens Of two Of Ameri-
cas- most gifted authors, Julian Haw-
thorne and John Burroughs. The great
novelist exercises his characteristic
fancy on "The Future of Speech" and
the poet%-naturalist gives us a most
charming sketch on 'Cradles of the
Birds" In other departments to-day's
INDEPENDENT will be found up to it's
usual high standard as the great Sun
day newspaper of the northwest.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
A GREAT INDUSTRY.

So many are Montana's sources Of
wealth and prosperity that few ever Of
our W people are aware of the great
changes that our various industries
undergo from year to year. The pros
poets for an enormous wool-clip this
season calls attention to one business
which has seen perhaps as rapid a de-
velopment and as many changes Of con-
dition as any other. The first authentic
record of the existence of sheep hus-
bandry in Montana is contained in the
territorial auditors report for 1868,
which gives the number of sheep and
goats in the then nine counties as l 1852
head, with a total assessable valuation
of S9,6S5.5O. Certain old-timers are au-
thority for the statement that the first
sheep ever brought into Montana were
driven in during the fall of 1867, and
were placed upon a ranch in the Prickly
Pear valley. The band is said to have
comprised 500 head, and the whole mum
Der persisted during the following win
ter from lack of feed and shelter. For
some years the industry was looked
upon purely as an experiment, but occa-
sionai bands were driven in from the
Pacific coast, and sheep men generally
began to realize the fact that sheep
raising in Montana could, under certain
conditions, be made a success. 1t took
many costly lessons IN the school of
practical experience to determine just
what provisions should be made to in
sure against loss during the seventies
of winter seasons; but with these les.
sons learned, the industry became es-
tablished upon a safe and permanent
basis, and rapidly assumed proportions
which made it IN important source of
revenue to the state. The ratio of such
development can be fairly appropriated
by the following figures, taken from the
territorial and state auditors reports
for the years named:
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Matrimonial Red Tape.

"Florry, dear" faltered the Washington
youth, II couldn't summon courage to
tell you what was i'll my heart, and | wrote
1t. You got my letter, didn't you?'
Yes, George, | got it."
And you read it, didn't your"
Yes. ] read it. In fact IL read it over
twice.
And now, Florry,'' he said, growing
holder, II have come to learn my fate"
'ihe best | can promise you, George
sad the blushing daughter of the distin-
pulshed congressman, Withdrawing heI
hand from the ardent clasp OF tho infatu.
ated young man, is that | will advance
your letter to IA third reading Tomorrow
Hartford Courant.
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THREE Montana men who know what
they are talking about have some
interesting things to say in to
days INDEPENDENT. Messrs. Broad.
water and liauser tell OF tbs
seasons promise Of prosperity and
of the sure future of Montana and Hell.
ena; and DR.. Swallow contributes Z;
most valuable and timely paper on arte
sian wells.