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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

much eagernssa shown In sseuriAa uAreet
railway franchises. The nrat street railway
chartered was the New York and Harlem,
April as, 1881. This ID the road now bonn.
larly known in New York city % the
Fourth Avenue" The first car was built
and patented by the venerable John 6teph-
enson, Esq, yet living, hale and hearty, a
tho ago OF 81.
The car was named the "John Mason"
that gentleman being president of the
Chemical bank and also Of the street rMil-
way company. Mr.. Stephenson has In his
possession lhe patent and the original
drawing Of this oar. Tho patent was taken
out in 1889. signed By Andrew jackson.
president; Edward Livingstone. secretary
of state; Roger B. fancy, attornsy-gsn-
eral; and john Campbell. treasurer. These
are magic names, hiAtorieally great in the
political story Of our country, and this
document. sttestin9 a. ii docs = complete
revolution in street transportation all over
the world, il Of itself q valuable and inter
eating relic.
The car in question was . transition from
the existing styles Of coachwork, being this
union OF three Quaker coaches suspended
on four short leather Thorough bracss,n
which afforded an ease of comfort not since
excelled. Its picture represented it - = CROSS
between an omnibus, a r~ockaway, and an
English railway coach. 1t was divided on
the inside into three compartments, Zach
seating ton passengers; the roof hold two
seats. one at each end, with room for ton
moro persons.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28
A Birds Indignation.

Years ago l found in my garden a nest of
the shrike, says a writer in the London IL
Illustrated News. The young birds. four or
five in number, were nearly fedged. Hav-
ing heard a good deal of the predatory
habits of the tribe, | was going to wiring
their necks. l had put them on the hedge,
and they sat quite still. but looked so proud
and self-possessed, and the dark glitterinR
eyes that were bent upon me with an ex-
preston OF indignant surprise, said SO
plainly, Have we not as good q right to
live as you?" that my conscience smote me
and | could not find it in my heart to
kill them.
walked away to call my daughter and
show them to her, but when l came back
they were gone. One morning next year l
was in the garden looking at my roses when
feltsomething hit the back of my head.
turning round, not a little startled, T saw q
bird flying up to the top of Il high tree.
When it had got there it said "checkr'
Very soon afterward it came down again,
Tapped it's wings against my head as it had
done before, few up up to an opposite tree
and repeated its "checkm At the first
glance l had seen that it was a lanius.
Since then and for several days 1 could
never show myself bareheaded in the garden
OF a morning without being assaulted or
saluted in the same manner and soon got
quite accustomed to it. When my head
happened to be covered | was left alone.
and neither my gardener nor any other
f%requenter Of the garden was attacked. II
is clear that ths bird must have been either
II of the nestlines of the preceding year
or one of their parents, and that it remsm-
bered me probably as the ditsurber of its
peace, not with any feeling of gratitude for
having spared a life l might have taken but
had not given, for it evidently hit me az
hard as it could, and there was an umistsk-
able sound Of satisfied revenge in its crv.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

The Iron Age, which should be pretty
good authority on industrial subjects,
publishes a table of the reduction of
wages at Mr.. C%arnegie's steel works.
The meters receive SO cents per hun
dred tons instead of a S1.0G. The wages
for the vessel mon are reduced about SO
per cent, while the ladle men receive 80
cents per hundred ton where formerly
they received Sl.19. just why this reduc-
ton should be made at the time when Mr..
Carnegie claims we are enjoying the
greatest prosperity under the blessings
of the Mckinley bill is something to be
explained. Mr.. Carnegie as a matter of
policy should have postponed this re-
duction until after election, but perhaps
his avarice fostered by the old war tariff
in past years was greater than his pol
itical judgment. If his friend Mr..
Blaine runs for the presidency next year
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

TIE base ball magnates of the coast
are talking of consolidating the Pacific
Northwest and California leagues. The
strengthening Of these base ball interests
will undoubtedly result in making a
league as solid as any of the eastern as
sociations. 1t is quite probable that
Helena and Butte could join this pro-
posed association and maintain good
teams throughout the season. Anyhow
the matter is worth talking about dur
ing the coming winter.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Several works will soon bs issued by John
Ruskin. illustrated with drawings by him
self. He 10 in better health than for Some
time past.
Mrs. NJ. H. Hotchkisa of Laksvills, Conn.,,
has given ssventy-ivs acres Of land and
$27b.O0 to found q preparatory school for
Yale college.
Sheriff McLendon Of Memphis says that
the day before the battle OF Shiloh he paid
$500 for a pair Of boots and in the fight had
a leg shot off.
II 10 reported that while Stanley ia lectur-
ing in Australia on Darkest Africa" he
will compile notes to lecture in Africa and
elsewhere on Darkest Australia
Edith Kingdom, is = careful and economical
h~ousekeeper. She is a good cook and FREE
quently makes her children's clothes.
Frances E. Willard is inclined to be mod
est. 2Shs repudiates the Boston idea Of
knee high walking dresses, insisting that
they should reach half way between knee
and ankle.
Mrs. Mary Washington Finch. q grand
daughter of Gen. Washington, has the
nearest thing to the historic little hatchet-
a silver one made from a spoon oncs owned
by the father of his country.
II is reported that Miss Gwendolins Cald-
we'll 10 negotiating for the beautiful estate
on tho cliffs at Newport which belonged to
the lats George Bancroft. and should she
succeed in buying the property she says she
will erect q 81, 100. 600 cottage.
Three of Dickens sons ara living. Charles
Dickens. editor of All the Year Round;
Alfred Tennyson Dickens, . Melbourne
merchant and the youngest of the family,
and Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, a sheep
farmer Of New South Wales and a member
of parliament there.
Mrs. Hopkins-s earle, widow Of tho Cali
fornia millionaire, now living Ut Great
Darlington, Mass, has established in the
grocery business at Methuen q man who
rescued her from the wheels Of a moving
railway train at Worcester a year or 50 ago.
The beneficiary was baggaRemaster at tho
time and has a furnished house given him
az we'll as his shop and stock in trade.
Prince George, of Greece. who received
the thanks of the czar for rescuinR his
cousin, the ozarowitz, from the mad Japan
anese, is a young Hercules. He is almost
portion. His natural strength has been in
creased by his service in the navy. While
in the Danish navy he was the idol of the
sailors. He delighted in measuring his
strength with the strongest tars. He can
climb a mast barefooted as we'll as the best
sailor. he is also q good boxer.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

Tns young kaiser evidently thinks
that he is dropping out OF public notice
for he has recently doffed his beard,
which was grown after considerable
trouble and OF which he was said to be-
-ery proud. The matter has created
considerable interest among the Berlin
correspondents and several long cable
grams have been sent to explain the
affair, There are several reasons. One
is that the empress objected to his
whiskers; another that he was much
annoyed by the youngsters who de
lighted in pulling them to pieces, and
another that he could not stand the
ridicule to which he is subjected by the
newspapers. 1t is yet too early to pre-
dict what effect this change will have on
the European situation.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28
HARRIsoN,s CHANCES NOT so GOOD.

HARRISON,s CHANCES NOT SO GOOD.
Six months ago President Harrison's
denomination seemed among the proba-
bilities. 1t was generally believed that
his most conspicuous opponent, Score
tary Blaine, was really out OF the race
because OF his shattered health. The
two leading Harrison newspapers of
New York city, the Press and the Mail
and Express, furnished what was re-
gardsd us reliable evidence that Mr..
Blaine was hopelessly i'll, and that his
death was but the matter OF q few
months. Other administration organs,
including tho Journal of this city,
quickly caught up the report and circu-
lated it with such effect that it became
generally credited throughout the our
try, and it was only after a most ener-
getic rally on the part of Mr.. Blaine's
friends that these reports were shown to
be part of a political conspiracy to run
Mr.. Blaine out of the race whether he
liked it or not. During tho past week
the premier has returned to his post at
Washington ready for business, and if
the reports of all newspapers in New
York city, regardless of politics, are to
be credited, he is apparently in vigorous
health. Mr.. Blaine is an ambitious man.
He tried for the presidency nce and
failed, and it is but fair to assume that
if he really believes he can be elected
next year he will make one more race
for the prize. The question of his health
being the only obstacle which the Har-
rison people find to prevent his nomi-
and this matter now being prac-
tically disposed of, w may again assume
that Mr.. Blaine will be a formidable
rival until he actually %withdraws the
use OF his name.
But there may DO other "Richmonds"
in the field. Should Maj. Mckinley
carry the republican state of Ohio this
fall, what is to prevent his Nomination
as against that of Harrison? He is the
great Napoleon of the tariff issue, and
the republican party must stand COM
to that issue even in the event of
their failure to carry any Of the four
this fall. Then there is Judge
Gresham of Indiana, who, though with
out the following of any n strong ele-
ment in his party, is highly respected by
all and might prove the most available
candidate in case a deadlock should
arise between the administration forces
and those Of Blaine or Mckinley.
The Harrison administration has Gre
ated very little enthusiasm among the
rank and file of the republican party.
The only, element that will support the
presidents denomination is found among
the officeholders, who are indebted to
him for official favors. But aver in this
element there are many leaders
who will desert the presidential stan
dard for the imam from Maine" if they |
be assured of the ~latter's acceptance.
The sickness and death campaign which
Harrison people made on Mr..
Blaine has had an extremely embarrass-
ing reactionary effect, and has weak
ened the presidents chances to a marked
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28
The American Public Health associa

The American Public Health a%ssocia-
5ion in session at Kansas City adopted a
resolution asking for the creation of a
national department of public health,
the head of which shall be a cabinet
officer. With all it's faults, the Harrison
administration has been particularly
kind to newspaper men in the way of
appointments, and we therefore nomi-
nate a newspaper man to fill this i'm
portant cabinet office if it is created.
Besides so many Harrison editors
have diagnosed Blaine's Ease that little
difficulty should be encountered in the
selection Of a capable expert.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

THE town Of Vaudeville, a suburb of
Butte, has a sixteen-year-old boy who
makes his father carry in the wood and
build the fire, and sets the family dog
on his mother. Helena with all her
enterprise has no youths so ~precocious
as this %youngster. We wonder what he
will be if he continues to reside in
Walkerville until he reaches the age of
citizenship.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

IT seems that the people of Chill have
not yet had their fill Of fight. A recent
attack upon the American sailors may
teach these hot blooded southerners
that the United States stands ready
to satisfy fighting desires to their
hearts content.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

SIR WILLIAM GORDON CUMMING is not
yet through with the prince of Wales.
The other day he lodged a complaint
with the municipal council Of Elgin
against appropriating money to receive
the duke and duchess of Fife, the
daughter and son-in-law of the prince of
Wales. Sir William proposes to show
the people that he is still on earth.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

DURING his examination Mr.. Searles
stated that Mrs. Searles believed he
would be more liberal to her son than
she. This explains the smile that
wreathed the c~ountenance Of young
Timothy Hopkins, who was in the court
room at the time.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

TIE recent death Of a prominent In
diana politician and lawyer under the
Kelley treatment affords a good excuse
for keeping. away from Dwight to those
contemplating the journey.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

IF the New York dealers in "green
goods" can work their stock off on the
people Of Butte they are much smarter
than we think. Butte people have
'green goods" for sale.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

The Great Falls Industrial gives all
praise to the energy and enterprise of
Helena, and adds shat there are no
flies on her people," We take pleasure
in r%eciprocating the compliment.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

The alliance party in Kansas is split
into sections by an internecine war. How
would ingalls, appear in the role Of peace
maker?
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

The other day a den of thousands Of
snakes wal found near a small Kansas
town. This find has not yet been &C
counted for by the prohibitionists of
that prohibition state,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28
HELENA, MONT, OCT. %, 1891.

tH MontAnians abroad will always md The
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file At their favoritc
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
York; West, Minneapolis: Baldwin and Palace,
San francisco; McDermott, Butte; Leland Hotel.
Springfeld. III.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

Mrs. ~INGEEsoLL, Of Boston, would
find her new thirty six-inch gown very
convenient in crossing a Helena street
on a rainy day.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

THE republican newspapers in Mon
tana are as quiet about silver as the
czar's officials in making preparations for
his journey.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

IT ,s to be hoped that Mr.. Blaine's
~much-vaunted vigorous foreign policy
will be exercised upon Chilli to the full
extent of the law.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

IT is a very chilly day when we do not
hear of the establishment of a tinplate
factory.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

Seven styles OF kodAks and films al A.. N.
Hotter Hardware Go.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28
Nor1cE-NoT1cE Is HEREBY GIVEN TIA

NoTICE-NoTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the Eosrd Of World's, Fair Managers for the
state Of Montana will recsive oompstitivs designs
for q building for the state OF NontanA ut the
Worlds Cs!dmbisn Exposition, .nd will, ,pay
thor sfor . prize Of two haadred $50 dollars,
for the aesixn selected. and one hundred $500
dollar. for tbs nsxt best In point Of sxcsllsncs,
tbs question Of selection And reisction 70 20 %
ri thu meeting Of tho said board to b. held Ut
Helena, Mont, Nov. Z, 1871. .
Designs should bs drawn to one.Sigbth "
inch ssAls, flashed with pen In ink, and be for I
building to cost not more than fftesn thousand
0o0J dollars completed On whels or in part
al Montana materia and to contain . reception
hall. fsur psrIors. tive Offices. and . hall for tbs
display Of Montana produgtf. -
fest In width and two hundred eco feet long.
The srchitset whose desiva 10 selected will 70.
detail drawings.
$500 w n. HICKyOhD.
Executive ConnAlssioAss.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28

he may make amends by raising the
wages Of his men q week before
election.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-28
1t Is Strange.

It is strange to see neighborhood
get in such an uproar.
1t is strange to sec the prejudice
that is in the country.
1t is strange to see women and chill
dren go to the cottonfeld.
1t is strange that people will work
against their own interest.
It is strange that they will vote to
enslave themselves and families.
1t is strange to see good men uphold
low-dOwn meanness.
It is strange that one man will try
to rule or ruin a community.
It is strange to see the difference be-
tween the present and ten years ago.
It is strange to see and hear relig-
ious people lie and talk about their
neighbors.
1t is strange to see good prosecuted
and slandered.
1t is strange that some Democrats
who belong to the Alliance cannot un-
derstand the move of the people, and
yet think it is trick.
It is strange to see how long people
will work against their own interest
and keep themselves and their friends
down. Now is the time to work, and
spread the light, and preach the liberty
gospel. We cannot be true christians
without reform, neither can we be
true to our country without reforma-
ton. Jacob J. Wingfeld, in Pike Co.
Sentinel (ArkD
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-28
ALittle About Hog Raising.

Do not try to raise enough corn to
raise and keep your hogs on exclusive
ly until selling time, whether for
breeding or killing. In my experience
I find that one-half corn is enough
feed of that kind. Try some mid
dlings and oil meal. The oil meal 1
find is one of the best feeds for all
kinds of stock. The oil meal will cost
you from $23@25 per ton, and the
middlings $1,000. I think one-half
pound oil meal, with one-half the
amount of corn you fed the hogs be-
fore, with the same amount of slop, is
enough to fatten any hog in reason
able length of time, and will not cost
as much in the long run. I have also
tried giving my hogs and pigs some
salt, and find it very good. It will
enliven the hogs and cause them to
look sleek. Rural World.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-28
Ashes as q Fertilizer.

The value of ashes depends, of
course, largely on the composition Of
the burned substance that produces
them. They may contain more or
less of potash or phosphate of lime,
according to the kind of wood that is
burned. Wood ashes are generally
valued according to the amount of
potash they contain, but some kinds
of wood contain appreciate amounts
OF phosphate of lime, and are therefore
more valuable. Pear tree wood and
the trimmings of grape vines are said
to contain more phosphate than woods
of other fruits, and all fruit tree woods
have more phosphate than woods from
forest trees. Burned bones have their
chief value in the phosphate they con-
tain, but burned bone, unless it is dis
solved by sulphuric or carbonic acid,
it is not available as plant food. Caus-
tic potash has. however, some power
to make other mineral plant food
available, probably by its effect in
making it ferment and liberating car
bonic acid gas. Leached ashes, after
long exposure to the air, absorb am
monia, and thus make them often a.
better fertilizer than before their pot
ash was leached out of them. -Ameri.
can Cultivator.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-28
Farm Notes.

Hemp or sunflower seed, fed to poultry,
will greatly improve the plumage.
If oats or corn are ground, they should
be mixed with coarser feed before feeding.
Oats are not fattening feed for hogs.
but they help to secure good develop
ment of bone and muscle,
The purer the race of the parent, the
more certainty there is of its transmitting
its qualities to its offspring.
Feed according to the wants of the ami
mails. What is good ration for one
would be insufficient for another.
Hay in the stack, and fodder in the
shock loses more or less nutriment. that
storing under shelter would have avoided.
AS an egg promoter there is no element
that equals raw crushed bone, fed as a
balancing food with other rations. For
growing chicks it furnishes both a rich
nutritious food and a good grinding ele-
ment. The meat bones from the table ara
also valuable, but the heat has removed
some Of the best elements
Barnyards are bad leaks in farm man.
agement. Thousands Of cords of manure
are wasted in them, from constant ex-
posture to sun, wind and rain. And vet
most farmers endure them just as though
there was no remedy. Manure is needed
on most farms more than anything else.
and yet nothing is wasted with moro
readiness.
hot water for cows is the maxim NJ
the French dairy farmers in the depart
menu OF Flnlsterre. They claim to have
proved by experiments that when cows
drink not water they yield one-third more
miik than when they are refreshed with
cold water only. The proportions are said
pail Of cold $500
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-28
Points in Drainage.

The first thing in commencing to
drain field or piece of land is to
properly locate and cut the main drain
into which the laterals are to empty,
and in doing this it is best to make
them as straight as they can be made.
and at the same time follow as nearly
as possible the natural course of the
water or lowest ground. In time of
very wet weather the water will al
ways collect in the lowest places, and
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-28

it is very essential that the main ditch
be near where the most water will find
its way into them in the shortest time.
The depth of the main drain will in
all cases have to be governed accord
ing to the outlet, as it is unwise to go
deeper than the water will run freely
away. Another very important item
is that all drains, both mains and
laterals. be so graded as to allow the
water to turn with the same current
from head to outlet allowing no low
places for dead water to stand. Such
places will soon fill up with sediment,
which diminishes the size of the tile
in proportion to the amount filed. -
StOckman and Farmer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-28


Syringe the plants with strong tobacco
tea for green flies.
Bright pictures pasted on cloth and sew
ed together make a nice book for baby.
Baby's first short dresses ought to be cut
quite long so as cover her limbs while sit
ting
Make friend of the tooth pick as well
as the toothbrush; it is Of as much i'm
portance.
The oftener carpets are shaken the long
er they wear; the dust cuts the fiber of
woven goods.
A plant which is growing vigorously will
want great deal more water than one
which is growing slowly.
Galvanized iron pals for drinking water
should not be used. The zinc coating is
readily acted upon by water, forming
poisonous oxide of zinc.
Frying pans of polished iron that be-
come blackened may be readily frightened
with little boiling vinegar and SALT after
which they should be thoroughly secured
with soap and dried near the fire.
For a squeaking shoe, bore three or four
small holes in the soles between the toe
and instep, just enough to reach through
the first layer. Fill each hole with oil,
and repeat as long as the oil is absorbed
The holes quickly fill up
To tougher glassware put it into ket-
tie, cover entirely with cold water and
place the kettle on part Of the stove
where it will soon come to a boil Allow
it to boil briskly for a few seconds then
cover closely, set aside and allow it to
cool gradually.