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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-29

STOCKHCLD tIiS MEETlNG-THE REGu-
- lar annual ~lnnatirr of The stockholders of the
re o, a ns,ion"l bank for tho election Of thirteen
pal rs of tbs tank on the second Innsday Il in
January 1872. FRANK BAInII "
Cashier.
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.

EORSALE-CORNERL LOT. 16Ox150. on best
residence street in the city; full view of
the east side and valley. Address boz ~. city
postofice, =
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FOUND,

EOUND-A SHRINFR'S PIN. CAN BE HAD
IL by applying at this office and proving prop
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EOR SALE-AT A BARGAIN--50 FEET ON
l. Broadway near Hoback; easy terms. Ad-
dress postofhce box "a, Helena.
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r OST-A SHCARF PIN SET WITH A MON
Ia tana sapphire; reward. Leave at Independ-
ent office.
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LOST.

LOST.
r ~OST-BLACK AND WHITE Tucked ENG
u fish setter. large black spot over one side
of head, the other side white: answers to the
name of Don Suitable reward will be paid
at 844 Dearborn street. s Z. Ashby.
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TOR SALE-6-ROOM RESIDENCE ON WEST
Il side, bath room. we'll finished. $1,250 cash.
balance to suit. Steele & Clements.
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OST-A NECKLACE OF GOLD BEADS Be
- tween the corner of Rodney street and Tenth
avenue and Turner hall. Finder please leave at
this otfice or at sos Ewing street and receive re-
ward ill.,
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TOR SALE-50x14O FEET ON LYNDALE AVE
i nue. ut a bargain; terms to suit Steele &
Clements.
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EOR SALE-S1, $50, NEAT 4-KOOM DWELL
4 ing on Eighth avenue. near turn Of motor
line. with good lot; $500 down $25 per month.
2 Matheson Il Co., Denver block.
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ron RnNr-ruRNIsuE p ROOMS,

Lon .RENr--TnREE eF~uENlsHED Rooms
Il to rent, suitable for housekeeping. Apply
200 living street after Wednesday. between two
and four O'Clock y. m.
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MISCELLANEOUS

CHANDLER is THE MAN TO GET YOU A
y house. Everybody goes to him to get rent
ers. Lmployment Office. u Edwards street.
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FOR sALE--KEA1 ESTATE.

EOR SALE-FINE BROOM BRICK RESI-
L dence on west side. only two blocks from
Main street, fronts on two streets; very cheap
Steele u Clements.
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EOK SALE-$5,O 600. 4Ox10O FEET, 8-ROOM
L brick, bath. cellar. ETC., gas fixtures, double
frontage on two streets. T. 6. French & Co.
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EOE sALE-FOR $500 GOOD BUILDING
l. lot 501150 on South end of Rodney street;
address box M, city postofice.
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FOR SALE-$5,5 500; A VERY FINE RANCH
Il in Deer Lodge county of 500 acres. ample
water and timber, good buildings, commands
fine range. Price, which is very much less than
the value of the bare land. includes team mares,
moving machine and other farm implements,
saw and single mill, a considerable quantity OF
lumber and logs. 81, 900 down. balance easy
terms. Matheson Il Co., Denver block.
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FOR sALE-s1,5oo FOR A GOOD 5-RoOM
from fF Radpe dwe oan1sf on Spnrtfa v street seon one n bl9ok
large CLOSET. good cellar, lot 50x125; $3.50 down,
balance on time. interest at s per cent. Mathe-
son & Co, Denver block.
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e9000 NEW DWELLING IN EASTERLY
p--oV. addition. Hall, eight rooms, pan
try, closets. cellar, city watsr, fine outbuildings;
appearance and guaranteed to be warm. This
place was built by Martin & Dlbbart, who are
generally acknowledged to be careful, competent
balance on long time. Matheson d Co., Denver
hlock.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23
A Wonderful Clock.

Darius L. Golf, at Pawtucket, r. L..
has fancy for mechanical and electri-
cal experiments. He has in his front
hall a tall, old-fashioned clock, an heir
loom, which, strange to say, never runs
down. 1t stands near the front door.
and is connected with it by a rod with
gearing attachments. Whenever the
door is opened or closed the winding
arrangements are given turn, SO that
the act OF entering or leaving the house
keeps the clock constantly wound.
But that is not all. By means of cleo
trical appliances operated by the clock
IN its movements, the gas jet in the hall
is raised at dusk and lowered at bed
time, an early rising bell is rung to
summon the family from their repose
and still an hour later the clock rings
the breakfast bell. Whenever it strikes
the hour, softly musical cathedral
chimes are struck simultaneously in
the chambers, and for moment the
house is filled with melody. Had Mr..
Golf lived and conjured in witchcraft
days he would certainly have been
hanged.-Bosto1a Advertiser.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23
Are the Oceans Disappearance.

At recent meeting of the French
Geological society o communication
from NJ. Transchold, of Moscow, was
read on the "Non-Inyariability of the
Level of the Ocean," It terminated
with the following conclusions: l. In
proportlonce IS certain partsof the earth's
crust rise from the bottom of the sea
above its level, the latter must be low
cred. 2. The surface of nearly ill the
present continents have been at one
time the bottom Of the sea. They rise
from the water partly because Of the
retreat OF the waters of the ocean, 3.
AS continents are formed. one part of
the waters of seas is transported to
them in form of lakes, rivers, eternal
SHOWS, glaciers, and organized sub
stances. Owing to these actions the
waters of the ocean have been constantly
diminishing sad their levels lowered
ctorrespondingly. 4. In proportion as
the earth cools down, ice accumulates
on the poles and on mountains; water
Is taken more deeply into the surfare of
the terrestrial crust, the formation of
hydriated mineral lbeing manifested
everywhere. The result of all these
conclusions shows us that since all the
water that ever existed may still exist
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23
TIL. Lu, . " inter- vcuj,-.

Life is too serious at the preso,.
time, with great questions stirring w. H.
souls of mankind in every field Of rs'
search, for real men aid women "
allow the winter, with It's long even
ings, to fit by without systemat;o
study of some of the prob. MS of gre.,
moment which are pres ing upon US fl,
solution. The great soclal and eco.
nomic questions OF the honr should be-
studied by everyone, for we are facinn
issues which will not lie settled until
uninvited poverty is abolished. A large
Ter cent of the muItitndas who are
to-day half-fed. ill-clothed and who
have little or no time for intellectual
and spiritual culture, are reduced to
their present condition through class
legislation, through protective laws,
aud through the curse of curses-specu,
lation, which is striving at the taproot
of our national vitality and morality.
Its the duty of each erson to seri.
ously study these problems. Next |
would mention the great question Of
evolution, which is at ouce fascinating
and instructive; scientific fact now
being everywhere accepted ard which
is proving of great value to the world.
as 10 all discoveries which are founded
on truth. Then, also. we have the
vast field for re~earch opened up in the
psychic realm which il now challeng-
ing the earnest consideration Of many
of our best brains, and which offers such
marvellous results to patient investi-
gators. L can of course only hint Mt
the wealth Of subjects >hich present
themselves to the thoughtful mind, end
which should at least receive the at
tention of earnest people. Then We
have the children. They must not be
forgotten; many mans life has been
made great, grand, and useful by
course of reading conscienti 'u>iy pros
ecuted by parents during the long win
ter evenings. At such times the chill
dren Should have read to them interest
ing chapters from history, the biogra-
phies of the noblest men and women,
the best ard most elevating works Of
fiction. Read aloud, talk about the
subject matter; show the children you
have an interest in the theme; play on
their imaginations; touch their higher
nature; quicken their nober impulses.
If some such systematic work be out
lined and conscientiously carried out,
the results will be surprising All en-
gagged in the work will be electrified
and made better as we'll as wiser.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23

The Boston Record tells story of s
prominent man in that city who ex
hibited plant to a friend and wher
asked what it was replied, after a mo-
ment's hesitation, that it was "a rare
specimen of the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA" 1t is to be sincerely hoped that
this is a pretty little fiction of some
bright young man employed on the Re
cord, butin view of the present state Of
Boston fiction one hardly dares to be-
ieve in the hope he struggles to enter
tain. Boston fiction can not be said to
be bright, and the scintillating story
of the Record is, we fear, too truthful
The fear leads one to speculate upon
the probable cause of the degener-
alton Of Boston brain, and the specu.
lation leads to the remark that, in this
day of Sabbatarianism and reform.
when good people everywhere are
struggling nightly to suppress evils
such as drinking, smoking, or Sabbath
recreation, some reformer should put
his hand to the suppression of Howells
and the Boston habit of Intoxicating
and weakening the brain by imbibine
the intellectual drink which he places
at the lip. Something must be done.
and that quickly, ere our modern Ath-
ems follow Athens the ancient down the
intellectual toboggan-slide and bury
herself in the slush o. barbarian stu.
pidity.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23
Mans Love.
Although we have the dictum of
Byron that
MANS love is of mans life thing apart :
Ills woman's whole existence"

MANS love is of mans life thing apart.
Ills woman's whole existence"
we hold it to be but q poor and COM
mon-place philosophy which teaches
that man cannot love as truly and per-
manently as woman. There may be
fewer instances of mans lifelong de-
votion. but there are many to prove the
fact that he is capable of deathless love.
There are fewer instances, because the
temptations to forget the first strong,
overpowering passion of our being are
more frequent with men than with
women. Other passions naturally try
to unseat from the hearts throne any
dominant power which tramples them
beneath its feet, especially when its
sway has been unhappy. The busy
scenes which men pass through give to
those other MISREPRESENTATION avarice,
the love of fame, and many others
every opportunity of dethroning love. if
love be in himself not strong and firm.
Business, pleasure, danger, strife and
all the many memories attached to
them, strive to efface, by the crossing
OF new lines, the impressions of early
years; but the diamond can neither be
scratched nor sullied, and if the heart
be of baser stone. it may and will lose
the image that it bore; but if it be, like
that jewel, firm and clear and pure, it
will retain unchanged that which had
been once engraved upon it. In truth,
the heart that has truly loved, whether
it be feminine. or masculine, seldom
ceases to worship at the shrine Of its
pure, exaulted devotion.-New York
Ledger,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23
Power of Imagination.

A good anecdote is told of NJ. Bou.
| tibouse, French savant, in illustra-
ton of the power of imagination. nj.
Courthouse served in Napo cons army,
aud was present at many engagements
during the early part of this century.
AT the battle OF Wagram, in 1909. he
was engaged in fray; the ranks around
him had been terribly thiuned by shot,
and at sunset he was nearly insulated.
While reloadtng his musket he was
shot down by cannon ball. His i'm
preston was that the ball had passed
through his legs below his knees. SCI ar
ating them from his thighs, for he sud-
denly sank down, shortened, as he be-
Iieved, to the extent of about half q
foot in measurement. The trunk of
the body fell backward on the ground,
aud the senses were completely par
alyzed by the shock.
Thus he lay motionless among the
wounded and dead the rest of the
night, not daring to move muscle,
less the loss of hood would be fatally
increased. He felt no pain, but this he
attributed to the stunning effect of the
shock to the brain and nervous system.
At early dawn he was aroused by one
of the medical staff, who came around
to help the wounded.
whats the matter with you, my
good felow?" said the surgeon.
"Ah! touch me tenderly,' replied
NJ. Courthouse, II beseech you; can
non ball carried off my legs"
The surgeon examined the limbs re-
ferred to; and then, giving him good
shake, he said With joyous laugh:
Get ul1pWith you; you have nothing
the matter with vou."
NJ. Courthouse Immediately sprang
up in utter establishment, and stood
firmly on the legs which he thought he
had lost forever.
II felt more thankful" said NJ. Bou-
tibouse, ethan 1 had ever done in the
whole course of my life before. 1 had
not wound about me. I had, indeed,
been shot down by an immense can
non ball; but instead of passing through
the legs, as [ firmly believed it had,
the ball had passed under my feet, and
had plowed hole in the earth be.
meath, at least foot in depth, into
which my feet suddenly sank, giving
me the idea that had been thus
shortened by the loss of my legs
The Item.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23
An Intelligent Horse.

A case of this kind 1 observed the
other day, when the intelligent animal
attempted to right the blanket, Which
had become askew. so that it afforded
only partial protection to him. He
turned his head around far enough to
get one end OF it between his teeth.
but he was unable to move it into the
desired Location. His attempt, though
Intellectual in itself, however, was the
means of attracting the attention of a
bystander, who replied the blanket in
position, and I was sure, from the ex-
presslve way in which he looked upon
his benefactor, that the horse not only
appreciated but acknowledged this at
ntion.-B0ston Post. y.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23
A Ear-OH Star.

1t is difficult to conceive that the
beautiful dog star is globe much
larger than our sun, yet it is fact that
Sirius is sun many times more mighty
than our own. This splendid star,
which, even in our most powerful tele-
scopes, appears as mere point OF light,
is in reality globe emitting so enor-
nous quantity OF light ana heat that
were it to take the place of our own sun
every creature on this earth would be
consumed by its burning rays.
Sirius shining with far greater lustre
than any other star, it was natural that
astronomers should have regarded this
as being the nearest of all the fixed"
stars; but recent investigation on the,
distances of the stars has shown that
tine nearest to us is Alpha Centauri, a
star belonging to the southern latitude.
though it is probable that Sirius is
about fourth on the list in the order of
distance. For, though there are about
fifteen or twenty stars whose distances
have been conjunctured, the astronomer
knows that in reality all of them, save
three OF four, lie at distances too great
to be measured by any instruments we
AAU'O bo pACoCuO.
Astronomers agree in fixing the dis
lance of the nearest fixed star at q, OOO,-
600, O0O,O 600 miles, and it is certain that
the distance Of Sirius is more than three
and less than six times that of Alpha
Centauri, most likely about five times,
so that We are probably not far from
the truth if we set the distance Of Sirius
at about 100000, 900 100000 miles.
What vast distance is this that sepa-
rates us from that star! Words and
figures themselves fail to convey to our
minds any adequate idea OF its true
character.
To takes common example of illus
trating such enormous distances: 1t is
calculated that the ball from an Arm
strong l00-pounder quits the gun with
the speed of about four hundred yards
per second. Now, if this velocity could
be kept up it would require no fewer
than 100,000,0O0 years before the ball
could reach Sirius. Household COM
pG2aio7a.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23
this purpose found it a convenient plan

this purpose found tia convenient plan
to have row of nest boxes under the
perches for catching the dropplngs, al
lowing the hens to enter the nest only
or the back or dark side under the said
p at orm, and having the front board of
the row of boxes hinged at bottom to
be turned down when removing eggs or
renewing litter, elc.
1t is much easier and better with
hens, as also with other two-legged ami
mails without feathers, to prevent them
from getting into bad habits RAJ her than
to attempt the far more difficult task OF
reforming them after they have acquired
their bad ways.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23
A six-Mil,on Cantile Light.

The most powerful artificial light in
existence is the property of the English
government, and is to be found in the,
Isle of Wight. The lamp referred to is
that of the lighthouse Of st. Cathar-
ines Point, where there is also large
foghorn. The plant has three engines
OF thirty-six horsepower each. Two Of
these are used for working the dyna-
mos, and the others for the fog horn.
The current is conducted bv wires
across road, direct from the dynamos
to the lamps, there being no accumula-
tors.
The light is obtained from a carbon
lamp OF special pattern. The ordinary
light is equal to 100000 candles, but
alight Of 5000, 900 candle.power can be
ana has been obtained. It is impossi-
pie Tor any one who has seen it to
imagine the wonderful brilliancy of the
light, but some idea may be formed
from the fact that it can be distinctly
seen forty.tive miles away, and that at
the Needles, fourteen miles distant, it is
quite easy to read very fine print bv
means of the reflection.
On one side of the amp-room is q
quantity Of very thick glass for repair
ing the windows broken, not by storms
SO much as by wild ducks and sea birds
winch are attracted by the light. A
singular feature of the Lighthouse
lower Is q plummet and line hanging
from the ceiling of a lower chamber, the
Plumme 81, pointing to a spot on the
noe noor: This is for the purpose Of enab-
ing the man in charge to tell when the
tower Is out ofthe perpendicular. The
tlgnthouse was built on an under cliff,
formed by gigantic landslip which oe-
CURED IN 1899. and come portions OF
This cliff are still slipping.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23
Egg-Eatine Hens Outwitt.,,.

Hens when confined in small Yards.
or in winter when they cannot forage
about much, often get iAto bad habits.
such as picking the feathers off each
others backs and eating eggs as fast as
they are laid. They seldom acon;re
these habits when they have range
enough.
A correspondent of the american
Cultavator, Geo. Fl. Northup, de-
scrlbes an ingenious device to outwit
the hens which have acquired this vici-
GUS habit. He removes the ordinary
nests and replaces them with others
made in the following manner: Take
some common cheese boxes, remove
the covers and cut pieces of strong cloth
(burlaps answer welD in round pieces
two inches larger in diameter than the
cheese boxes; these are tackled on to
the top OF each box, leaving the cloth
loose enough to bag down in the center
like common nest. A hole is pre-
y'ously cut in the middle of the cloth
large enough to allow an egg to drop
easily through; china egg is fastened
near the hole, and the edge of the hole
faced SO that it will not tear with the
hens weight; very little straw is
stitched over the cloth in such a man
ner as to hold its place and allow eggs
to roll easily through the hole into tie
box where some soft hay is placed to
receive them.
Biddy after laying turns around and
pecks at the china egg in vain. A hole
is made in the side of the box large
enough to admit the hand in removing
the eggs. This plan effectually cured
the hens. &
If the nests are SO contrived that thew
are almost dark the hens seldom acquire
this troublesome habit We have for
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23

WHEN you go into the doctors Office,
the medical man is seized with the
same sort of cunning that takes hold Of
a merchant when you enter his store
he wants to do business with you. He
wants to see you take your pocket
book out, and he wants some of the
money it contains. That is his bust
ness; he is simply human, like the rest
of us, and wants his business to pros
per. Therefore what he says is liable
to be tinged with selfishness. The i'm
preston that doctors are philanthro-
pists who study medicine simply for the
good they may do humanity, is only
entertained by extremely foolish PEG.
pie. In dealing with doctor, you
must use as much judgment as in deal
ing with horse trader.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23

Mrs. STANLEY is seeing America as
no other English woman ever did be-
fore. In Buffalo the regular boarders
of the hotel where Mrs. Stanley aud
her mother stayed quietly fitted up
their apartment befo their arrival
with the costliest aud most beautiful
articles of furniture f.om their own
rooms. For tn ee DAYS Dorothy and
her mother simply marveled at the
Oriental magnihcence of American ho-
fol life
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23

Mrs. POLLARD, wife of the historian
OF the Lost Cause, is now resident Of
New York. She is creole by birth
and is . tine-looking woman of middle
age, with dark, expressive eyes and
brown hair.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23

fifth year, lie is Il .e 10 O tskate any
man. you go old in the town. Every
afte, noon and eve ing he can be seen
on the ice, and the American eagle he
cuts on the CLASSY SUI face is done in
thirty secot DIS and is perfect in outline.
He beats ex-Vice President Hamlin in
the matter Of agility.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23

The deepest lake in the world i,
Lake Baikal, in Siberia. Its area of
over 5000 square miles makes it about
equal to Lake Erie in superficial ex-
tent; its enormous depth of be-
tween 1000 and 1850 feet makes
its volume of waters almost equal to
that of Lake Superior. Although its
surface is 1850 feet above sea level. its
bottom averages over 5000 feet below
the same level.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23

IT is surprising what number of
American doctors discovered sure cures
for consumption long before Koch ever
thought of his. 1t was very courteous
of them to withhold the information
until the German physician had made
his announcement.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-23

SWAN GUsTAFsoN. 1aborer in the
Illinois Central gravel pits at Chero-
kee, ILL, has received news that rel
alive has died in Pennsylvania, leaving
an estate valued at So, OOO, 900, which is
to be divided among six heirs, of whom
Gustafson is one.