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SCIENCE IN THE GARDEN.

In an essay read before the Massachus-
etts horticultural Society by 0. L. Allen,
of Floral Park, N. Y, it was said that
to the gardener the scotsman is in
debted for the novelties which he
sends forth. The keen discrimination of
the gardener has detected some little var
iation in form, color or marking OF a
flower, either a sprout, a chance seed
ling, or perchance the result of syste-
matte fertilization. He may have dis
covered a plant remarkable for its yigor
and with flowers larger, OF more sub
stance and of a deeper color than the
type. He selects the seeds from these
and by careful, systematic selection after
years of patient industry establishes q
type of superior merit.
The same is true of scientific knowl-
edge in its relation TO ~plant-culture,
growth or development. We are in
debted to the gardener for all the facts
pertaining to these subjects which the
principal scientists aye teaching. Practi.
cal knowledge can be gained from no other
sJdrce. If a man wants the real knowl-
edge Of plants he must go to the garden
er and learn of the plant. He must be a
gardener. 1t matters not whether he is
to teach the art or practice it, the gar
den is the school and nature the head
teacher. However much the scien ce
may be disseminated afterwards, it is
born in the garden and graded by the
gardener. Men are apt to think there is
a conflict between science and practice,
but this is a great mistake; they are
simply cause and effect. A simple deffn-
ition of the word science would be, ex-
act fact.-New York World.
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England's 100 Year-OId Admiral.

Sir Provo William Parry Wallis, the
senior Admiral of the British fleet, re-
Gently celebrated his hundredth birth
day and is still in the service. In no
other country in the world would such a
thing be possible, and it has neve oc-
CURED In England before. The old man
ls still hale and hearty and, to all ap-
p~earances, likely to enjoy life for some
time longer. He has drawn pay from
the navy for ninety-six years, has been
actually in the service for ninety of these,
and it is eighty-seven years since he first
went to sea. He was born at Halifax,
Nova Scotia, April 10, 1871, while his
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ENDURING FENCE POSTS.

Charring the ends of posts that are to
be set in the ground is often recon-
mended, but when the time and trouble
required in doing it are considered it is
doubtful if it will pay. AS a general
thing heartwood and the wood from
mature trees, neither very young or very
old, will last longer than wood from
trees of either extreme. In heavy clay
soils always wet or moist posts will en-
dure longer than in gravelly and lighter
ones that are alternately wet and dry.
Usually trees grown on dry uplands, if
of the proper age, are worth more as
fuel or timber than such as are grown in
a dense forest, OF low, rich land.-New
Orleans Delta.
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cow PEAS.

Cow peas are a noted renovator OF the
soil and answers a better purpose to the
Southern agriculturist than red clover at
the North. The roots, reaching into
the subsoil, brings its mineral consti-
tuents to the surface, shades out all
noxious weeds and grasses, promotes the
formation of nitrogen and prevents the
evaporation of ammonia. Flowed or
spaded in they tighten, warm and enrich
the most obstinate soils, placing them in
the best condition for the growth of all
crops.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
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telegraph Cable Pierced by Grass.

At a meeting of the Asiatic Society of
Bengal, at Calcutta, a piece of cable was
exhibited, showingthat the India rubber
coverings had been pierced by a blade
Of grass. The piercing was so complete
md the contact with the copper core so
perfect that ''dead earth," rs 1t is tech
nically called, vas produced aud the
efficiency of the cable destroyed. The
species of the grass, owing to its dried
up condition, could not be determined.
st. LOUIS Republic.
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THE FARM AND r
RECIPE FOR GRATING WAX.

A good grating wax is made by
melting together one pound of common
resin, one pound of beeswaz and ne
quarter of a pound of tallow. The mix
ture is stirred until it is cool, when it is
nodded by the hand in warm water until
it is soft and plastic and formed into
sticks for use. A common way of using
it is to dip narrow strips of cotton cloth
in the melted wax, wind these into a ball,
and use them for wrapping the CRAFTS
Nep York Times.
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having red hair. The GATHERINGS who
made Russia great had red hair; so had
Maria Theresa, who saved Austria and
made it the empire that it is; SO had
Anne, OF Austria, who ruled France for
SO long; 80 had Elizabeth, of England,
M Catherine Borgia, as well as Marie
Antoinette, whose blonde tresses had in
them a CLINT of gold.
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man who has practiced medicine for 10
Is might to know salt from sugar; read
'V9a' TOLEDO, o., January 10, 1857.
Msssrs; E !, I e. Cheney eensEai E nT G9 ? n mesicina !
s ~ most 40 years, and would say that in all my
V neaefice and experience have never seen a
ssenaration that ! could prescribe with as
much confidence 9f success success as as L can Hans Ca
.ariibedi ID a great many times and its effect is
sanderful. and would say in conclusion that I
We VII To find a case of catarrh thatit would
MI cure, IT they would take it according to d.
Yours truly,
L. L. GoRsUcH, M. D.,
Office, 2l5 Summit st.
We viii give 800 for any case of catarrh
As4 cannot be cured with Halls Catarrh
rare. Taken internally
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, O..
xB- Sold by Druggists. 75c.
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A Pleasing Sense

Of health and strength renewed and of ease
and comfort follows the use of Syrup of Figs,
ly cleanse the system when costive or bilious.
For sale in Soc. and 81 bottles by all leading
druggists.
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paydoning the Dead.

The Emperor of China has a curious
81 Of expressing his gratitude
the faithful services of a de-
.s.sed minister. In the issue of the Pc
"a 0Acidl Journal which followed the
sssth Of the Marquis Tseng an imperial
sserge was published announcing that
- majesty freely pardoned the dead
.sstes,ssn all the faults and crimes
vhich be committed during his life
d7SiesgO Neps.
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: FINALE REGuLA1oR
As oNIc

For Females, nothing better ca" be fou"t and We advise all delicate or
debitated women, whdheT. suffering ron any ireguarity Oh not to ak
it. Every ingredient possesses superb tonic properties and e zstsa wonderful ". rau
influence in toning u p and strengthening her frame. Its effect is almost
magnaL, and son it cause the blood to course hedthHy through Ter veins,
driving through the proper channels all impurities of her system. Health
and strength always result from its continued USE.
my wife has suffered for six years from suppressed menstruahon. Has been
BIZ the best physicims without benefit Two bottles of JRADFIELD4 FE-
MALE REGULATOR relieved her, a thing thought impossible. Her. health is mt
improved. | believe you. remedy has noequal W. A. SIMMONS N9Nutts So
'Have suffered periodically for years-been treated by the best physicians
with ut raef-BRADFIELDs FEMALE REGULATOR did me more good thar III The
other remedies. Mrs. ELIZA DAVIS, Charlotte, N. c."
:" Have used BRADF1ELDs FEMALE REGULATOR and can recommend to all my
friends Miss c. S. WIEMEYER, Denver, Col"
Sold by all Druggists. Price ST. 90 per bottle. Bradfeld Regulator Co. Atnfta g
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LADIES needing a tonic. or children who
want building up, should take Browns Iron
Bitters. 1t is pleasant to take, cures Malaria,
Indigestion .Biliousness and Liver Complaints,
makes the Blood rich and pure.
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pERsoNAL-FREE-To all persons who are
grow a luxuriant suit of hair, no matter what
The cause or how long standing; no mum pug
For particulars and Testimonials write fhof'
IoGAN & Co. Box $50, Lexington, hy.
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MANY persons are broken down from over
work or household cares. Browns iron BIT
ters rebuiIds the system, aids digestion, re-
moves excess of bile, and cures malaria. A
snlendid tonic for women and children.
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He deserves not the sweet who will mot
sts the sour.
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FITS stopped free by DR.. KL1NE's GRSA9
NI1RvE R-EsToREn. No Ats after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial oossls
free. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch ST., Phlla:' "a
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druggists.

To change the ncme and not the letter is
change for worse and not for better.
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Sunday Is the ~favorite wedding day in
,l1 ENGLAND
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- CO.
me queen Cfsy or ne Stote. q
Boulevard 100 feet uu6de, giUes a 8
1nile dyive Ground r
a,adsrta n,.e,,,es ra.,arsao at rioht
singles, are so feet uysde, constructed
with a U5ew to sanitary advantages,
for se,seroqe Nth uater facilities.
Over one hundred thousand dollars
has already been spent on this pro-
pertu and mann more thousands spiH
r. ea.no,,ded in The 1,eur future. The
70 ~ -
properly co1tosnS ape oeS1gs.JL -
LAIIA fdrE oI ~ aGTsS, sgogsy
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Bride the appetite with reason and saw
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MeklelDarg Declaration Of Independence.

This SETz day Is . feature ofNorth Carolins's
Z aueen CITY. and is well worth the trip from the
YsTnofesf Section Of our surrounding country. The
Yurchaaer I'll 3 lot or lots, will be rewarded with
1ha return Of the cost of his fare 70 the sale. IT
will anfply repay all for the outlay Oeia6rate0
music viii be on hand 10 enliven the party. AM
nle accommodations for visitors, through f0uT
hotels and 8 large number Of boarding houses. a
snsly equipped electric city rsaway 20 cadry
decorated in their beautiful Spring attire
gE-Make q note OF IL. TO visiLDHE@
W9EKTH and CHARLOTTE May Zoe
a. 22, 1891.
1or further tnforksation, address
CHARLOTTE CONSOLIDATED CONS. co.
CHARLOTTE, ". O.
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Beecham's Pills curs Sick-Headache,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-28
ALMANACS.
New and Reformed Calendar System De
mandcd for Many Reasons.

New and Reformed Calendar System De-
mandcd for Many Reasons.
A vague, romantic legend has been put
into circulation among the ignorant and
poverty-stricken Hungarian peasaptry, as
serting that the Archduke Rudolph is not
dead, but that he had found an Eldorado
far in unknown America, which he governs
with the justice and clemency of a new
Haroun oil Raschid. There is 4 genuine
pathos in the truth that, in this so-called
age OF iron, this day of scepticism and pes
simism, and a hundred other "isns." the
old credulity, the old faith tiourishes like
n green bay-tree. The old fantastical
superstitions are, for the most part. dead.
Save in such remote districts as that moor
land parish of which it's forty years. vicar
has written 30 delightful a chronicle,
no one troubles to tell the bees
when death comes to the home
stead or to tie a crane on the yell
low hives. Faith in the fairies, the cool
people. has utterly vanished. Iitania, ODE
ION and tricky Puck are but n 'Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" pale in the cold light
of applied science. May we, then, infer
that credulity ia dead. and that the edu-
Gated citizen rustic of the last decade of
the nineteenth century rises superior to
the vague, uncomfortable belief in unseen
powers for evil? Alas, it is not 30. Cred
ulity is like %groundsel; it hourishes in any
soil, and thus it comes TO pass that prophet
ical societies exist prospel ously, that those
who cen afford it dabble in ''psychic force
and other mystic matters, and that millions
of penny almanacs, filled with matter az
absurd us il is injurious, are annually sold.
There is an exquisite irony in the fact that
Il man who refuses to enter church or
chapel. who SCOTS openly at religion in
any form, will yet c~overtly consult
some cheap oracle before sowing or reapine
his crops, This may be thought to be a
gross exaGgeration, but some interesting
correspondence upon this odd subject that
WAS published a few years since attested to
its perfect accuracy. This Season. by way
of beginning 1892 agreeably, one of the
most widely circulated almanacs contains Il
chapter called the "Chamber of Horrors .
which will doubtless prove Il terror by
night to many Il feeble person with a vivid
Imagination. Matthew Arnold might vel
crave sweetness and Light MS the chief needs
of our age. A brisk crusade against this
sort of literature--if SO good IL word can sc
be profaned-should be proclaimed. Let {
few eloquent and insistent writer's and pull,
pit orators ventilate the subject OF Il new
reformed calendar Observation-Disclosures
| Daily Express.
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THE SILVER QU ESTION.
An Open Letter to Gov. Hill From a Friend
of the Metal.

An Open Letter to Gov. Hill From a Friend
of the Metal.
The following open letter to Gov. Hill
has been written by W.. A. Hauser, of
Louisville, a cousin of Gov. S. Z. Haussr,
of this city:
LOUISVILLE, Kv., Dec. 8, 1891.-Dear Sir:
/ read with Il great deal OF pleasure your
able speech delivered at Elmira on the 4th
inst. and published next day in the World,
and especially that portion on silver bullion
and silver dollars. Too many speeches
throughout the county to %enlighten the
people everywhere can not be made. The
ignorance CT persons of high and low de-
gree in regard to the matter is astonishing,
and which allows the monometalists to
make SO many false statements about the
injurious results sure to OCCUR in case silver
bullion is remonetized. / read a speech
once made by Senator Sherman, in which,
az reported, he gravely stated that if the
bullion were allowed to be coined into
money, free and without limit, that all the
silver from the rest of the outside world,
including old silver teapots and spoons,
would be dumped upon us, coined into
American silver dollars, aud thus we would
be flooded with that metal, and every
branch and character of business among us
would be utterly ruined. Such bold and
INSCRIPTIONS assertions are calamitous
portents to the unthinking, but are easily
answered. Aa what nation or people ever
suffered any ills of hunger or want,
ETC., from too much silver money.
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Theirs seems to be- a certain fate at

THERE seems to be a certain fate at
tached to a Kansas se%natorship. Sen
ator Lane committed suicide, Ross, who
voted to acquit Andy johnson, was nj
most driven away, and is now keeping a
small store in Il New Mexico mining
camp, Ponleroy proved a briber and was
defeated for reelection, Caldwell re-
signed to escape expulsion, and Plumb
died during his senatorial career. This
history, however, is not likely to frighten
Ingalls,. He has been lost to view for
on time, and will not allow supersti-
tious fancies to stand in the way il he
can persuade Gov. Humphrey to give
him the prize.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-28
MARX TWAIN'S NEW STORY.

We take pleasure in informing the
thousands OF readers Of THE SUNDAY IN
that in connection with the
New York Sun, st. Louis Republic, San
Francisco Examiner and a few other
journals, we have secured the right to
publish as a serial Mark Twain's forth
coming new novel, "The American
Claimant" The opening chapter Will
appear in THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT OF
January 3, and the story will run for
about three months. 1t is the greatest
work that Mark Twain has Undertaken
since the appearance Of "The Gilded
Age" and it reintroduces to the public
the immortal Mulberry Sellers. This
time the colonel turns up in pursuit of
an English earldom. He has lost none
OF his old time buoyancy and hopeful
ness, and his ups and downs among the
nobility Of England, his ludicrous adj
ventures in attempting to adapt him
self to a mode Of life to which he is not
accustomed, give the great humorist a
fine field for his fancy. The scene is laid
in two continents and takes the redoubt-
able colonel back to his old stamping
ground, Washington. The story is
founded on one Of Mark Twain's own
experiences, he himself having at one
time las he thought) & possibility of
gaining a titled estate through his
mothers ancestors.
sThe American Claimant" unques-
tionably will be the literary event Of the
new year, and every reader of The In
DEPENDENT, we are sure, will await with
impotence the successive chapters in
this interesting romance The story
will be illustrated by Dan Beard, who
made the pictures for Mark Twain's
latest book, ga Yankee at the Court of
King Arthur" and who is the best in
terpreter of the inimitable humor Of the
great author. Mail subscribers desiring
to get the opening chapters of the story
should send in their subscriptions at
once. and news dealers should place
their orders for extra copies promptly.
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AN INTERESTING MOVEMENT.

The recent policy of Archbishop Ire
land, of st. Paul, designed to do away
with the parochial school system will do
much to end a discussion hitherto
marked by much bitterness. The arch
bishop, after thorough study of the
system, concludes that the schools
should be under the direct control and
management of the public board of edu-
cation. The experiment Is first tried in
Faribault. The bishop places the paro-
chial schools there under management Of
the local board which has the absolute
control of methods, hiring Of teachers.
The institution simply becomes part of
the public school system OF the state,
etc.
In speaking of the change the arch
bishop said: Gan existing Catholic
school which observation shows to be in
all particulars fit to be put on a line with
existing public schools, is adopted by
the public school board, and conducted
during school hours under all the laws
and regulations of the boardas to teach
ers and pupils. The board is supreme
mall that regards the lmparting Of the
instruction required by its own pro
gramme and during all the time marked
in this programme. In return the board
pays the current expenses. No state
money in this manner is paid out for sec
tartan instruction there is no division
of the school fund there 10 not the
slightest setting aside of state rights
There are no reasons for predicting
anything but SUCCESS for this change.
among the bishops reasons for making
it, we assume, is the removal of a preju-
dice existing in many quarters against
parochial schools. He makes a vigorous
attack against the plan OF having schools
conducted in foreign languages which
he rightly says is un American. Arch
bishop ireland has on several occasions
given evidence of healthy patriotism.
He is probably satisfied that the transfer
Of parochial schools to the management OF
local authorities will be advantageous
to church and state alike. If successful
Che plan is likely to be adopted in other
cities.
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THE JANUARY ATLANTIC.

The number of the Atlantic Monthly for
January is an exceedingly strong one. It
opens with MIR. Crawford's serial, Don
Orsino, and besides the outlines of an in
teresting story, the Incidental picture Of
the new Rome as contrasted with the Rome
of the pope's temporal power is Of really
great value. Another feature of the number
ia Henry James, delightful article of remin-
iscence and criticism on James Russell
Lowell. 1t deals particularly with Lowells
London life, and sketches the part that Mr..
Lowell played in the English literary and
social world very appreciatively.
The paper en- Boston by Emerson is a
curious treasure-trove, full of Emersonian
and a most interesting characterization of
the traits of the town and its inhabitants.
Miss Edith M. Thomas has a paper which
she wishes considered as "a fond and I'M
scientific observation of our winged
friends interspersed with charming
poetry. Speaking of poetry, Thomas
William Parsons has d strong
poem called Down by the Shore in De-
cember." Poetry being akin to art reminds
one of Walter Cranes most interesting pa
per, why Socialism Appeals to Artists"
which is u defense of the socialistio opin-
ions Of William Morris and others of the
modern aesthetic school in England. A
glimpse of the life of an English thinker is
afforded by the publication of a collection
of letters from John Stuart Mill, called out
by his connection with the Westminster
Review, which give interesting views of
mon and things. "The Greed of the South"
by Prof. Basil Gildersleeve, is not sketch
of the telief of the Old South church, but
refers to tho political creed OF those who
fought on the southern side in the civil
war, on which side the writer himself
fought from conviction that it was the
cause of civil liberty"
A short story of seashore life by Herbert
D. Ward, an able paper on The Political
Situation and Annie Payson Calls arti,
Gle on ''The Greatest Need of College
Girls" with some good reviews, close c
number which augurs a brilliant year fol
this standard magazine.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-28

THE New York Press thinks the
Cnited States senate should pause to
consider the eligibility Of Gov. Hill to
membership in that body. After the
Indignation following the disgraceful
admission of two Montana frauds, we
think the republican majority in the
United States senate possessed OF
enough wisdom to refrain from more
disgrace in this limo.
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prise and public spirit Of the men who
erected 1t. We hope all the people OF
Helena who can do so will visit tho
pride of Great FallA and then they will
better appreciate Helena's great lack in
this direction. We hear u faint rumor
that one OF our leading citizens contem-
plates perpetuating his name by build
ing an opera house for Helena next sea
son, but do not know how true 1t is.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-28

The Montana Press association book
for 1891 is indeed a creditable work.
The Bozeman Chronicle is to be con-
gratulated on the typographical excel
lence and Secretary Yerkes on the ar
rangement and completeness of the in
formation.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-28

Our republican contemporaries now
engaged in bemoaning Congressman
Dixon's fate in the list Of committees
have several things to learn. The most
important is that he is a Montanian and
will not neglect the silver interests to
serve any man.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-28

We acknowledge, with thanks, an invi-
tation from Manager Mcdonald to be
present Mt the opening of Great Falls
new and beautiful opera house on Mon
day evening, Jan. 4. 1t is by far the
handsomest building Of the kind be-
tween Minneapolis and Spokane, and is
an enduring monument to the enter
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-28

BoTH Chicago and the Worlds fair
are all right. Congress will fail in it's
duty this year if it fails to appropriate
every dollar necessary to make the ex-
hibition SO great that it will not be ap-
preached in many years.
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TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION
HELENA, MONT, DEC. 2s, 1891.

cxy-Montanians abroad will always find The
DAII,y INDEPENDENT on flo at their f%avorite
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
York; West. Minneapolis: Baldwin and Palace,
San francisco; McDormott, Butte; Leland Hotel.
Springfield. Ill.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-28

A. STREET sprinkler that will work
every day is badly needed in this city.
Travellers on Main street yesterday
would be entirely pardonable for be-
Loving that they were in a Sahara sand
storm. .