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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-21

1T was You who wrote to Justin r. she cried
Here is the proof"
While she thus addressed him he was men,
tally dazed and unnamed by the fierce recent
encroachments of his disease. But CLEAN of
despairing intelligence lighted his flushed face
as he heard her and looked at her.
YES, yes. Helena 1 wrote the letter." he
gasped Il wrote it-God forgive mel"
God may, she answered. while her grasp
on ms arm relaxed. God may, Tallmadge Van
Dyke. but cannot"
Then she passed from the room and soon
afterward from the house. In few more days
they brought her news Of his death.
This Is the history of Helena Worcester's
strangely unhappy life. There were times
amid the retirement which followed for her
there in that old Waverlv Place house where
she spent so many secluded years. when she
bitterly reproached herself for having caused
her cousins death by not going to him and
giving him her pardon.
but there are certain spirits in this world
that are made all the more miserable by their
own gentleness and nobility. On these an
added sorrow is always coldly entailed. and the
very existence of their power to forgive in
Jurles would seem to increase by a new factor
OF mystery the whole sad problem of human
suffering.
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FASHION IN DRAPING THE WINDOWS.
some OF the Most Popular Designs for
Shades and Curtains.

FROM the Upholsterer.
nUR WINDOWS ARE UNDERGOING A
~ complete metamorphosc. Twenty years ago
everything was whitewindow shades then we had
a period OF dark shades. deep greens and what
folks termed refined colors, irabs and browns
FOR hve years past the fashion became a sort
OF ''so-as-you-please" fashion, with a tendency
perhaps among the better classes toward ecrus
and natural holland tints. Now. however, for
the first time we are getting into fine designs in
window shades, and the newes. things from
abroad are in brocade styles and damask
figures Some of the patterns are in pin cords
and stripes with buds and flowers interspersed
Then again we have lace in combination with
the window shade. In some cases the lace is
arranged as cross stripe and permits one to
have peep hole in the shade when drawn
down. We have seen these window shades
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ENGAGING MIsTREsSEs.
Enviable Independents Of the servant Girl
In AN Intelligence once.

Envisble Independents Of the servant Girl
In AN Intelligence once.
From the New lork Commercial ADVERTISE.
The owner Of an employment bureau in 9Th
avenue, whose business is entirely given TO pro-
curing domestic help, said to a representative
of this paper today:
"A good cook or other household servant is
the most independent person in New York
today. She never has TO wait for q place. IL
she does wait il is because she has to make a
choice from many offers. She knows that she
is in the one occupation where the demand
exceeds the supply. She does one thing almost
unheard of In other occupations puts
her prospective employer to q severe exam
nation"
Just at this point a stout. well-dressed lady
came up TO the desk and inquired IL the girl
she had written about was there. The girl Was
called IN from an adjoining room. She .
rosy-cheeked German of about twenty-fiye
She walked in with great dignity and took q
careful survey Of the lady.
Here is a synopsis Of the conversation which
ensued
Lady-"You say you did the cooking in Mr.
LIS family for three years"
Girl-''Um."
Lady-..And these references are, Of course,
all right"
Cir -..Cm."
Lady-''And you are not marriedy"
Girl-''Numi Num- Num-
Lady-''well. are you sa :sted with the house,
hold arrangements as have explained them
through Mrs. So
The girl was utterly apathetic during the
talk, but now she became animated. aud this
IVES what followed:
Girl-''Couldnt you change the dinner hour
L.ady-"Nell. have not con-id -"
Girl-"Cm- Six O'Clock would be better
than Z. can't think Of z. Where was be-
fore, they"
Lady-.'well, all right; we II arrange that"
Girl-'lou said You had one child. How old
is it?'
Lady-"Five years"
Girl-''Of course that child is not to come
near the kitcheng''
Lady-''Not necessa-"
Girl-''Well, 1 do not want any children in
the kitchen, and that settles it, NAV have
Tuesday and Thursday nights on and one sun
day month";
Lady-"That can't be settled just now. We
will arrange that"
Girl-'No, We won't 1 have always had that
Will you, or will You mott
Lady will"
Girl-"And the house is just rs you described
to Mrs. ST.
Lady-.'Certainly"
Girl-''well. IN think OF it. I'll tell YOU hou
L have decided tomorrow.
Ihe laay retired, looking very humble and
the prospective servant retired to the ne,s
room, seeming to be very much bored.
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We saw recently an ecru curtain. de7igned
with n rope, straw colored. the size of a clothes
line. caught against the curtain in many odd
ways with tasscls of frayed out ends.
ELECTRICITY FOR THE MOSQUITO.
Wire netting. as delicate as ordinary mosquito
netting and attached to an electric battery, is
an invention for entrapping the Jersey stork.
yclept the mosquito. The netting hangs in
folds around the bed or crib. and the occupant
can enjoy an hours sport by lighting Il lamp
and waiting attack. The stork attracted By
the lamp. will alight on the canopy. The in
vention consists of pressing button and turn
ing on the fatal electric shock.
BRASS CURTAIN POLES
And fancy ends are now being made in gilt.
almost orange color. instead of the brassy
looking tints. Lion heads are being also Of
fered in brass with rings suspended from the
jaws for the purpose of catching up the ends
of curtains. This is not new but it has here
tofore been shown only in expensive metal
work.
4 novelty this season is cretonne which
does not exhibit any special features until held
up to the light when it shows brilliant color
ings.
Mirrors with quaint old frames are coming
into fashion again.
One OF the latest things in screens is gigantic
web with spider OF proportionate size.
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Minnesota's Wonderful Climate,

From Natures Realm.
Curious winter phenomena We have here"
remarked the st. Paulite to the visitor from St.
Louis ''You notice that icicle up there on the
cornice of that eight-story building2 Should
say it was ten feet long. Well, this very morn
ing one just like that dropped as Sam Bones
was passing and the point struck him square
on the top OF the head. 1t went through him
like a shot and pinned him to the sidewalk bolt
upright and stiff as statue
Kill hjm?'
Hardly. As soon as the icicle melted he
walked of all right enough. See?''
An extraordinary escape, truly-perhaps an
Isolated case But should think he would be
liable to take cold from the draft through the
hole in his body"
Not at all You see, the winter climate here
ID 30 dry that"
''BOsh!"
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TRAMPED FROM ALASKA.
A Mining Man's Long and Lonely Travel q
1900 Miles.


From the Laramie Boomerang.
Isaac Beels, formerly Of South Dakota, has
arrived in Laramie direct from Alaska. He
told a reporter that he left the mining region
away to the north Of sitka last October. travel
ing some 1 600 miles, he says, on horseback and
ON foot This was a long and wonderfully
hazardous journey alone and occupied q long
time. His horse gave out during the trip and
he WAS obliged TO continue on foot aud take re-
fuge among the Indians. He induced some of
the natives 10 pilot him TO the nearest whits
settlement. Reaching this point he was still
l60 miles north Of Sitka, but worked his way
into sitka alone. From sitka he came down to
Vancouver, British Columbia, from thence 10
the United States, continuing his Journey ON
foot, covering most Of the distance to Laramie
that way. He expects TO remain in this city fog
some time. il not permanently.
Beels is young man, not more than twenty
five years Of age, and he relates q wonderfully
interesting story Of his trip from the Gallo
mines away TO the north of Sitka. He lefy
Dakota last spring with some German friends.
They succeeded in catching one of the boats
which make an occasional trip up the river
aud in that way reached the northern Mines
When Beels finally decided to leave Alaska ia
was not the season for the boats, 30 he set cut
on horseback He says that LOCO miles was a
terrible trip. Food became scarce for his
horse and he finally had 70 feed il some II ths
bread he WAS carrying. In fear, however, Of
starving 10 death he ultimately had to abandon
his horse and leave the poor animal 10 die sur
rounded by wild beasts-
Many times during the long trip Beels was
harassed ty wild animals the mountain wolves
and bears being particularly bold. The noun
tain bison, the moose and other animals were
quite plentiful He 10 enthusiastic over the
mining resources Of Alaska. His l,6Oo-mile
journey was over the great noun tain ranges
and through the desolate valleys of that great
region. The Indians treated him very kindly.
He could not exchange q word with them. but
they realized That he was in distress and odd
him.
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Not Any'Too Well Qualified.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The Duke Of Portland made an amusing per-
sonai alusion when presiding at the Motifs
branch Of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals. He said that when he was
made master of the horse Q hunting friend
wrote TO him. remarking:
1t u all very fine Of you to be master Of the
queens horses, but have very often seen you
out hunting when you were not master Of your
own Morse. You are nice fellow for the
oficer'
The sally Of this candid friend was received
with loud laughter.
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the most uncertain state. All physicians whom
he consulted (and Florida il not without good
ones) told him that his nervous system was in a
curiously unstrung condition. They could not
cure his fits of insomnia and depression, and
the only thing that they seemed capable Of do
ing was to stave off by their drugs and their
hygienic suggestions the old lurking fever that
seemed always IN ambush, like foe that
watches for fresh chances Of onslaught.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-21

Rev. Mr.. Tillinghast-"Not quarreling, I
hope, children
Tommy-''Oh, no. We're just having tab
leaux."
Mr.: Tillinghast- 'Swhat does this one repre-
sent?'
Tommy-"Mamma asking papa fo- check. I"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-21

HALLS VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR REVIEWER is
unquestionaby the best preseryatiye of the hair.
~ Is also curative Of dandrun, letter and all scalp
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sheepshin-''shall you send your son 10 col
legeY"
Hardup-"No. I cannot afford il; but I've
bought him cape overcost"-Esok
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what are the greatest business tea
And Echo auswors, Advertise.
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A portiere hung between the two rooms.
Helena stole to it and parted its folds u little
She had a clear view of the sick man as he sat
before his desk. though only his profile was
visible to her. That served TO decide her how
ever. She went lack to John and spoke thus:
Go at once for DR.. Meredith. / think Mr..
Van Dyke is out of his mind. think so be-
cause ms face is twitchinS strangely and he
holds his pen In such an odd way. Besides he
is muttering to himself all the while Go at
once. will wait here"
John promptly obeyed. Perhaps five minutes
later Helena went again to the portiere. Still
clad In the WOODEN wrapper, 1almadge had
flung himself on the bed. His eyes were
closed and his breat thing was so heavy that she
could hear IT from where she stood And vet
she somehow doubted if he was asleep.
After brief delay of irresolution she passed
into his chamber. Her step was very light; it
ulu iot rouse MIN. She paused before the
desk. sheet OF paper lay there with writing
upon 1T. As her eye swept the page she felt a
dreadful pang Of recognition. The characters
were those Of the fatal anonymous letter which
had killed Justin. They had bitten themselves
into her memory long ago!
With trembling hand she lifted the mage. It
was all the precise counterpart of what she
knew so terribly well. Nota word was different
Tins letter was addressed to her dead husband,
just as the other letter had been Even the
date was the same. And vet it was unfolded.
1t was convincingly duplicate.
The truth flashed through her mind For an
instant she turned sick and giddy. Then she
stood quite still, with her face deathly white
and her eyes fixed on the form of the PROSTATE
man. Everything was plain to her. He had
done that dns:ardly thing months ago, and now
in his delirium, or semi-delirium. he had auto
matically repeated the act.
A great rage possessed her. She advanced
toward Tallmadge and shook him roughly BY
the shoulder.
he awoke III at all he had been asleep) and
stared at her, half raising himself. In one
hand she held the accusing paper. With the
other she now clutched his arm.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-31

NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION NOTICE is
~ hereby given that on April g.. A.. d. 1921,
there will be an election held in the city of Hell
ena, Montana, to fill the following offices:
Ono mayor.
One police magistrate
One city treasurer,
One alderman in each ward, and
One alder III IN in the Fourth ward to fill the
vacancy caused by the resig. alton OF Alderman
Gallagher.
The polls will open at nine O'Clock, n. m. and
close at seven o'clock p. M. OF said day.
The following have been selected M the voting
places:
First Precinct-Bridge street, North Side. be-
tween Main and Joliet.
Second Precinct--City hall.
Third Prccinct-At Lowrey's paint shop on
Jackson street.
Fourth Precinct-Engine house opposite court
house.
Fifth Precinct Kirkendall's barn.
Sixth Precinct-felberg's place on Park ave.
nue..
Seventh Precinct erhAuser's, corner Of Rod
ney and Fifth avenue.
Eighth Precinct W. II. Cox's houss On Main
street, near Hobuck and Cannon block.
Ninth Precinct Old brewery On Benton ave,
Tenth frecinc!-Hose house in Fifth ward.
Twelfth frecinet-At Blue Rcll parlor. corner
Helena and Montana avenues.
Thirteenth Precinct taptai Jack Smiths
house, ON corner broadway and Bsattie street.
Fourteenth Precinct-No. 52t Eighth avenue. .
The judges and clerks, heretofore selected and
notified, will act ut the election on April ., 1891,
aud also ~ judges OF registration will meet at
one O'Clock D. m. March 50. 1871.
ROBT. d. SMITH. City Clerk.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.


Gov. Merriam, Of Minnesota, vetoed the
bill providing that trust companies shall
come upper the provisions of the state
banking laws.
The Commercial hotel, of Austin, Pa.
burned Friday morning. Lizzie MoI1ariok;
a domestic. Jack Mccarthy, a boarder. and
an unknown man were burned to death.
The p%ecuniary loss is small.
County Clerk Curry, Treasurer Gloderly
and County Commissioners Morton and A
Cole, of Comanche county, Kansas, were
arrested ON information charging them
with malfeasance in office. ~
William Garner, who died at Mexico,
Mo-, of hydrophobia, was so violent that
four men had to be kept with him all the
time. His suferings we're terrible. About
twenty years ago he was bitten by a mad
dog.
The San Francisco Chronicle says an at
tempt is being made by a syndicate OF local
iobbers to control the brandy market.
Agents of the syndicate have been buying
up all the brandy in sight. Independent
PRODUCERS will fight The brandy trust. and
it is stated will convert large quantities OF
wine now on hand into brandy.
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NOTICE OF ELECT ON. FOR SCHOOL
IN bonds-Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held at the Central School building.
in ths. city of Helena, in School District No. l,
Lewis and Clarke county, state OF Montana. on
Saturday, the 4th day Of April, A. D. 1891, be-
tween the hours of 2 o'clock p. III. and sunset, at
time and place the question, will be sub
district whether tina board of trustees OF said
school district shall be authorized to issue cou-
non bonds to the amount Of 100000 bearing in-
terest MT the rate of . per cent per .annum, pay
able semi-annually. SAID bonds to be. payable IN
twenty years from their date and said bonds to
proceeds to be derived from the sale Of SAID
bonds to lie used for school purposes, as follows:
First. to complete an eight-room building in the
Seventh ward of the city Of Helena, the sum OF
500 go: second, to erect n foui room Duiiding
near West Main street, In the First ward, IN tins
large the West Side school building, situated IN
the Fifth ward Of tho city of Helena, by adding
two rooms thereto, making 1t an eight.room
building, $1,000; fourth, to purchase ground ana
erect four rooms of IN eight-roOm building near
the cemetery, in the Fifth ward of the city OF
erect four rooms Of an ,eight-roOm building near
the Northern Pacific railroad depot, on the North
Side. in the Sixth ward of the oity OF Helena.
$40. 0OO; sixth, to put in n heating plant and sys-
TEN of closetsin the Central 8 .hool building, in
the Fourth wasd Of the city Of Helena, $4,000;
emit building fund Of this board. which fund is
being expended In the erection Of 8. hool build
inss In tho city of Helena, the sun e s2i.oo
Il Il. 4 H. aittffAhTMHiIEck'
Trustees Helena School District No. l. In
Lewis and Clarke County, Montana. =.
Attest; \. w, ELLIS. -.I
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THE MARK ETS.
STOCkS.

ElSIhSs
rrw YORK. March s0.-Bar Silver. g7A.
There was considerable more animation shown
in the stock market to-day than usual of late.
The general list after a firm opening, was dull,
but followed the lend of active shares and ad-
vanced steadily, though slowiy. The close was
strong at about the highest prices of the day.
Burlington is up 21s. sugar ?, Rock Island Ia.
Governments firm. Petroleum. April. closed at
72a.
Money on call easy, closed offered at 1
per cent. Prime mercantile paper. sal. Sterling
exchange dull, easier; sixty-day bills, $4.s5A;
demand S4.Se14.
Government bonds-4's. 121ia AIS. 102;
Northern Pacific, ~; preferred. 71A; Oregon
Improvement. 271a; Oregon Navigation, ~;
Short Line q; Onion Pacific. ASA.
CHICAGO CATTLE.
CHICAGO. March Observation-Disclosures. 1000;
active, but irregular; sears, prime, S6@6.45;
others, ~ .5Oa5 .s5; heifers, So 0M4.40; COWS,
81 50m3 90; stockers, s.. 5oG4.0O.
Hogs-Receipts, 25.00O: active; higher; rough
and common. S,.15m4.iO; mixed and packers;
"a. 65a go; prime heavy and butcher weights,
S4.95M5. 10; light, $4.7 0@p5.00.
Sheep Receipts. 10000: steady: natives, $500
95.75; westerns, S5.M5.75; lambs, S4.75@5.5c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.
CHICAGO. March 30 Close -Wheat-steady;
Ce~rn-Steady, cash. 67ssc; May, 8s1ac; July,
651c.
Oats Weak; cash SIC; May. Sac: July. 525s.
Pork Steady: cash, SIP. 70@12.S5 July. S13.27la.
Lard-Firm; cash, $3.50; May, 800. July,
$7.27H.
Shoulders So. OO@5 10.
Short clear x6.25u8 &. 30.
Short ribs-$6.OCM t. 10.
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$500 REWARD {.
NOTICE FOR SEALED PROPOSALS FOR
~ the care. custody. maintenance and treat

NOTICE FOR SEALED PROPOSALS. FOR
~ the care. custody. maintenance and treat
ment Of the insane OF Montana.
Under and pursuant to section 8 Of an act en-
titled AN act to provide for the care nnd keep
ing q the insane approved, Feb. =, 1881: l do
tody, maintenance and treatment of all persons
adjudged insane within this state for the period
Ali PROPOSALS rendered in pursuance Of eaid
act and this notice must be sealed and addresse!!
thus: y. X. Toole, president of the board OF
the care and keeping of the insane. Helena.
Montana"
i. The amount per capita for keeping, caring
for, maintaining and treating all persons ad-
Judged insane.
2. BY the day; $3.50.
This to include proper food, clothing, medi-
nursing. pl oper and suitable treatment for such
time, and expenses of burial IN case OF death
4. The iowa, city and county where it is pro-
posed to provide for the care and keeping of the
MANY /. fbe facilities and advantages for the care
and keeping Of the insane and the railroad fAcil-
tiles for reaching the place DESIGNATED
fed oheot. drawn upon, some national bank in
payable to the order Of J. K: To2le; prosident Ct
will be forfeited to the state of Montana il thu
| contracs shall be awarded upon any proposal
fail to execute q bond and enter into a contract
in pursuance of the terms of such proposal;
not and this notice will he openeds BY the ,presi-
dent Of the board Of commissione,s t for the the in n;
Helena. on Friday, April 3, 1891, at tho hour OF
ten o'clock in the forenoon Of said day, and the
right to reject any and all bids aud proposals SO
| received and opened is hereby leserved.
o X. TOOLE,
President Board of Commissioners for the In
CHice of the Executive. Helena. Mont. Feb.
%. 1881.
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WILL MARRY THE WIDOW.
The Marquis Of Harrington Faithful
to His EARLY Though Old
Love.
Lord Salisbury is Seriously Con-
cerncd Over the Political
Tumult in Ireland.
Massacre of a Garrison of 470 Goorkhas In
In tho British Service In
Assam, Africa.

LONDON. March W.-What of society is
left in London at this season is stirred by
the report of a serious difference which has
arisen between the duke of Devonshire aud
his son and heir, the marquis of Harrington.
The marquis, true to his lifelong devotion,
is resolved to marry the duchess of Man
chester, now a widow. TO this the duke is
opposed on the ground that the lady is over
sixty years Of age and unlikely to have issue.
He wants to insure the descent of the title
to the dukedom in the direct line, The
marquis of Harrington is immovabls in
his determination to marry the lady of his
choice regardless of consequences. AS
father and son are men of strong will there
is unhappily much bitterness of feeling.
Societystakes deep interest in the dispute;
tho preponderance of sympathy. however,
is on the side of the faithful marquis.
1t ia not often that Lord Salisbury inter-
feres in Irish affairs and the statement that
he had a conference with MIR. Bslfour yes
terday relative to the situation at Sligo en-
phasizes the danger Of the situation. This
mornings advices say that the affairs seem
to be reaching a point when bloodshed will
be unavoidable. Street fights are of daily
occurrence and one side spares no proVoca-
tion likely to madden the other. The police
are on the scene in large numbers and
military are being FASTENED to REINFORCE
them. but the police are SO exhausted with
continuous service that it is feared they
would not be efficient i'll the event of a gen
eral riot. The Parnellites claim that the
priests are occasioning most of the trouble,
and the priests answer that they are doing
no more than their duty. The police have
been strictly enioined to take no side, but
only to preserve the peace. Mr.. Parnell's
friends in London and elsewhere have, it is
said, earnestly requested him to keep away
from Sligo, it being even limited that there
is An oath-bound organization that will not
stop short of treating him as Cronin was
treated in America. To all advice, how
ever, Psrnell turns a deaf ear. entering into
the electoral combat with an energy that
partakes of frenzy.
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Honolulu News.

SAN Francisco, March 30.-The British
steamer Elon arrived from Honolulu to-day
with news up to the 18th inst. The queen has
announced the members of her privy coun-
Gil. Among the members are the queens
husband, John Dominis, and about fortv
other prominent men of the kingdom.
The missionary schooner, Chapman, was
lost on the west coast OF Tahiti on Noyem-
Der 30, 1880. The crew, numbering sixteen,
were all drowned.