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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-19

sitting near the head of the table by MIR.
Dickens, with another little girl mpoh
Younger than myself; she Wore a necklace
and pretty little sausage curls all around her
head. Mr.. Dickens was very kind to the
little girl, and presently l heard him per-
suading her to sing, and he put his arm
around her to encourage her; ana then,
(she was little Miss Hulda) and began very
shyly, trembling and blusning at first, but
as she blusned and trembled she sang more
and more sweetly; and then all the jeunesse
doree, consisting of the little Dickens boys
and their friends, ranged along the supper
table, clappsd ana clapped, and
Mr.. Dickens bent down to
her smiling and thanking her.
And then he made a little speech with n
hand on the table; l think it was thanking
the ieunesss doree for their applause and
they again olapped n lsughed-but here
my memory fails ms and everything grows
very vague and like a dream.
Only this much | do remember very clear
ly, that we had danced and supped and
danced again, and that we were all standing
in a hall lighted and hung with punches or
Christmas green, and, as l have said, every
thing seemed altogether magnificent and
important, more magnificent and important
every minute, for as the evening ent on
more and more people kept arriving. The
nail WAS w ana Gn0 DTOaU staircase
was lined with little bovs-thousands of
little boys, whose heads and legs and arms
were waving about together. They were
making a great noise and talking and
shouting, and the eldest son of the
house seemed to be marshaling
them. Presently their noise became
a cheer. and then another, and We
looked up and saw that our own father had
come to fetch US, and that his white head
was there above the others: then cama a
third and final ringing cheer, and some one
went up TO hint was Mr.. Dickens him
self-and laughed and said quickly: "TLat
is for YOU" and my father looked up sur
prised, pleased, touched, sestled his specta-
Giles, and nodded gravely to the little boys.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-19

s4
QUMNONS-IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
- the First Judicial District OF the state Of
Montana, in and for the county OF Lewis and
CLARK.
Marietta. Cottingham. plaintiff, vs.. Robert Lac
Cottinahanp, defendant.
TIE state OF, Montana sends greeting to the
above named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named plaintiff
in the district court of the First judicial district
of the state of Montana, in and for the county of
Lewis and Clarke, and to answer the complaint
filed therein within ton days (excluslys q the day
mons, i served within this connty: OF, # served
out of this county, but within this district, within
twenty days, other wise, within, forty days, or
Judgment by default will be taken against you
according to the prayer, of said complaint.
The said action is brought to dissolve che
bonds of matrimony heretofore existing between
yoa. Robert Lae Cettingham, ssid defendant,
and the said Marietta Cottlngham. pl,intif, on
en- the ground of desertion by you, and for such
other relisf as to the court may seem meet.
And you are hereby notified that It You fNl to
appear and answer the said complaint. as above
required. the said plaintiff will, apply to the
court for the relief demanded In ths complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal OF the dis
trict court of the First judicial district of the
state of Montana, in and for the county of LAWS
and Clarke, this 18th day Of April, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
uinety-one.
IsEAL.7 JOHN BEAN, Clerk.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-19
LOUIS kRUTZER'S SNAKE.
After Sleeping One Hundred Years 1t
Crawls Out and Is Killed.

After Sleeping One Hundred Years 1t
CrawIs Out and Is Killed.
Early in January of the present year a
woodman engaged in %chopping some of the
monster oaks in the northern part of the
great "Black Forest" Germany, and who
had built a fire against a large dead log
preparatory to pantaking of his midday
meal, WAS furprised to see a serpent of
gigantic proportions crawl from the log as
soon as the rotten wood had got we'll
warmed through, says the Chicago Herald.
The day was bitter cold and the snake only
made a few yards over the frozen ground
until his convolutlons became smaller and
smaller, until he finally ceased to wiggle
and quietly coiled up near a large pile OF
brush.
The sturdy German chopper, who had
been more surprised than scared, waited
until the creature had become thoroughly
benumbed with the cold and then a.-
preached and dispatched him with his
ax. Measurements showed the Shiny crea-
ture to be twenty-seven feet six inches in
length. and nearly fifteen inches h lough
the body IN the middle.
Just back of the immense head, which
was eleven inches in length and almost
AS broad, a little gold ring had been put
through the skin. relates q st. Louis he
public correspondent. 1t was i'll the form
of two rings rather than one, being shaped
not unlike a figure s. One part OF the
ring Was through the skin, while the
other was through a hole III the
small copper coin bearing date 1712. One
side of tie coin was perfectly smooth with
the exception OF these letters and figures,
which had evidently been cut on it with \
pocketknife, the workmanship being very
rough, Louis Krutzer, Il. &. o., 1881"
Some of the Older inhabitants of the
Black Forest" remember hearing their
parents tell of "Krut2cr, the serpent
c~harmer." and they all unite in declaring
that the gigantic serpent vas formerly the
PR perty OF the old "charmer'' and that II
was at least l5o years old when killed by the
woodchopper on that cold January day OF
1891.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-19

Don't fail to take advantage Of the slaughter
sols.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-19

MARSHAL'S SAI4E-NUriCE is HEREBY
4u given that on Tuesday the 18Th day Of May,
1881, | will sell Al public sale Of impounded stock
at Iieglers stable on Wall street, Helena, one
borrel horse with four white feet and spot in fore
head.
Helena, May Is. 1891.
WE. SIMS.
Marshal.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-19

NOTICE-THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING
~ of stockholders of the Silver Dollar Mining
company for the election OF trustees for the ensu-
ing year, will h" held al the Office of the c. mpany,
Iittsburgh block room IL, on Monday, the 18th
of this month, at four o'clock p IN.
l.. SUTOR,
Spcretary.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
4 New Wrinkle.

New York SUM-
In several of the resorts fire.
quen,ed by brokers and merchants,
the latest thing is to serve champagne
in small thin glasses shaped like q
cylinder. In the bottom of the glass
is cut : 6ve-pointed star, which,
owing to some occult influence, en-.
hances the brilliancy and magnifies
the sparkles of the beverage. If the
wine is fiat, there are fewer sparkles
and they soon die away. Bavtenders
complain of great falling off in the
consumption of champagne over bars.
The public apparently has become
nervous and suspicious about cham
payne since the recent remarkable
disclosures in the suits against the
.'label men," The fact was brought
out that grea. deal of cider. swe t.
ened s-l,zer, Rhine wine and brandy,
and similar connections, all heavily
charged, are placed in old champagne
bottles on which the label of famous
brand is pasted, and sold over tie
bars. These suits have done more to
discourage champagne drinkers oflate
than all the temperance lectures in
the world.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
10 Sufferers from Weak Spine.

Persons suffering from weak back
will take comfort in reading the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. A. w. Barrett,
of Oswego, N. T.:
"Ten years ago was afflicted with
a lame back. The pain was SO se-
we're that l could hardly walk or get
about. Hearing much said about
ALLcocK's Porous PLAsTERs. | ap-
piled two to the lower part of my
spine. In q week | was very much
better. put on fresh plasters at the
end Of ten days, and two weeks after.
ward found myself entirely we'll. If
get very severe cold, sometimes
have return of this weakness of the
spine, but ALLCocK PLAsrERs cure
me in three or four days"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
A WOnde rful Invention.

New York World.J
1.-THE most wonderful electrical in.
vent,on that have heard Of this
WINTER" said q well.known patent
lawyer, sis by Samuel ID. Mott, who
was for years E'iison's confidential
man, and who says that he has, which
| believe, devised a scheme by which
a single operator on a race course or
ball field may automatically display
the whole progress of the race or
game on a series Of diale, not unlike
clock faces, hundreds of miles from
the scene Of the contest. In the same
way he claims to he able to show in
the city of New York, on dials which
would present fac-simile diagram of
the floor of the United States Senate,
for example, exactIv how each senator
is voting or speaking on any import.
ant question under consideration, con.
with the actual vote
or speech in the Senate."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
Who Wants Water2

The Idaho and Oregon Land Im>
provement Company is having the
bitches above town cleaned out and
repaired, preparatory to turning on
the water for lawns and gardens.
Householders, who wish to use this
water will have to pay for it, as the
Company will not turn it on unless a
revenue sufficient to keep the bitches
in repair is assured.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
GRASSHOPPER EGGS.
There are More Of Them than During
the Past Four Years.


the Past Four Years.
Seth Heath was in from Camas
Prairie to-day. He says that now
that the snow is about gone the
ranchers are becoming alarmed at the
number Of grasshopper eggs. They
had generally entertained the opinion
that there were few or none left; but
they see so many now that they really
believe that there are more of them
than there were during the past four
years all put together.
The ranchers will not, therefore,
put in any grain, and will confine
their work to garden truck, raising
chickens and turkeys, and making
butter.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23

Would you avoid the rocks and
quicksands which have proved the
ruin of = great multitude setting out
on the voyage Of life? If SO, lose no
time in securing the "Scienoe of Life"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23

cured. had the disease thirteen months before
began taking the kEAEDIEe. and In four or Ave
and paoriasts. know OF . great many Who have
take" the REMEDIEs. and thank me for the knoWl.
edge Of them. especially mothers who have babes
With scsly erupttons on their heads and bodice.
cannot express my thanks t. sou. Ny BODY was
70 behold. Now my skin u clear . bsby's.
GEO. COTEY. Merrill. Wis.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23

His Ruling Passion Strong In Death.
New York Telegran.l
After swallowing a copious dose Of
poison, Reporter Widerho!t, of Gloves
land, telephoned to the Office of his
newspaper to send over a colleague
for "a first class sensational suicide. !"
Could professional courtesy further
go?
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
Cuticuro ReSolvent

The new Blood and Skin Purifier and greatest Of
8umor kemed1es. internally, ito cleanse the
blood Of all Impurities and thus remove the csuse
., d CCrfcURA the great Skin Cure, and CUTIcuRA
Soar. an exquisite skin Beauuner. externally. ito
clear the skin and scalp and restore the hair
every species Of agonixtng. itching. burning,
blood.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
QUIETN CSS SHALL BE YOUR
STRENGTH.

Cleanse. cleanse your soul from sin and sell.
And poetry will in 1T glow;
Quell IN 1t greed and hates turmoil,
And music from it, depths will dow.
Still. still. in tranquil mood advance.
From OverchanKefu1 acene 60 scene:
Atoms aud molecules may dance.
But man should hold \ constant mien.
Mad, mad. my masters. 10 the ago
1t punRes down like Phaeton's team;
Consumed oy fear, and lust, and rage.
We have forgotten how to dream.
Less, less of golden store be mine.
So that may have quiet houfs
In which to train my cottage vine
And pick thu priceless wayside dowers.
The Academy.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23

then the next night che scales BE-.
scratched OF again. In vaia did
I consult all the doctors in the
county. but without aid. After
giving up al hopes Of recovery,
I happened 70 see an advertias-
mene In the Newspaper about
-FOUR CUTIcUAA REAEDIEs, and
purchased them from my drug.
eist. and obtained almost imme.
dtate relief. ! began to notice
that the scaly eruptions 9radu-
ally dropped OF and disappeared
one nv s1fe until h ad b, en- fNl I =
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
A Good Home for Sale, Cheap.

A Good Home for Sale, Cheap.
The Pearson property, situated on
the northwest corner of Carbonate
and River streets, Haley, consisting
of dwelling house, household goods,
fruit trees, shrubbery, IS chickens,
setting hens, buggy, harness, and lots
6Ox12O feet, are offered for sale.
The place cost $500, but will be
sold for much less. as it must be dis
posed of by the 10th of May.
All who wish to do SO are invited
to call and examine the property.
Apply to
Mrs. PEARSON,
On the Premises.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
Notice.

All parties indebted to me will
please call aud settle by the FIRST of
May, as after that date l shall place
all my accounts in the hands of Lem
mon s. Boone for collection.
w. T. KENNEDY.
HALEY, IDAHO, April u, 1891.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
MORTAR-SPOTTED SKIN
Covered with Scales Awful Spectacle.
Cured In Five Weeks by the
Cuticura Remedies,

About the lat Of April last noticed red PIN.
pies like coming out all over my body. but thenght
nothing Of II until & later on, when Il be.
gan 70 look like spots OF mortar spotted ON. and
which came OF In layers accompanied With issh.
ing I would lcfafch every night until Naa raw.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23

Sold everywhere. Price. Cu1IcunA. snc. Soar.
Csc; REsoLvENr. 81. Prepared by the Por1Ea
DRU0 AND CHEMICAL. CpnPORATION, BCotOn.
~ Send for "How to Cur. Sktn Diseases. - 81
pages. SO illustrations, and Ion testimentals.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23

~ Blank Proofs of Labor are
for sale at this Office.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23

0o PIES, black heads, red, rough. chspped, an
NV oily skin cured by CUrIcuRA SOAR.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23
The Bride No Object.

Irish Timea.l
The following announcement ap,
pearrd in Hanover paper: "A
young gentleman farmer wishes to
marry into farm suited to his ample
means. Land under heetroot cult
vation preferred" The quality Of
the bride is quite . secondary matter,
il seems.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-23

Total snowfall to date. &C inches.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
ALCOHOL AND EARLY DEATH.

T. d. Crothers. NJ. D., editor Of the
Journal of Inebriety and Superintendent of
the Walnut Lodge Hospital for Inebriates,
says in letter to the Voice:
1.-THE questions you ask relate to very
common facts observed constantly. From
seventy to eighty per cent OF all alcohol and
opium inebriates have marked heredity,
dating from moderate OF excessive drinking
parents or grandparents, or diseases OF the
brain and nervous system.
Theoretically and literally, to a degree
that is as nearly absolute as any thing can be
in science, the degeneration from the use OF
alcohol moderately or in excess, as bever-
age, is transmitted to the next generation.
Not always in a crave for drink, but in con-
stitutional defects of brain and nervous sys.
tenn, in lowered vitality, defective vigor and
lessened power Of resistance to disease.
Many very ardent temperance workers
are children of drinking parents but they
are always defective in many ways. They
often become insane from slight causes,
break down in early life, and are chronic
invalids ever after Many parents with
an insane tendency have inebriate and
copsumptive children. All moderate use
Of spirits makes children more apt to ce-
come insane or consumptive from the slight
est exciting causes, or be excessive users OF
sririts. The children Of moderate drinkers
are less able to bear the strains and drains OF
modern civilization; hence they are early e1.
hausted and find relief from alcohol and
opium and other narcotics. The evidence OF
this fact is in the observation of every one.
and beyond all question. In fifteen years
constant study Of these cases, l have never
seen family of moderate drinkers that was
followed by robust. healthy children.
have seen some very bright children from
such parentage in some cases, but in every
instance they died out early, from degenera-
aon which more vigorous race would have
overcome. l believe no fact can be sus-
tained by more conclusive evidence than
this 'sThe children of moderate or exces-
sive users Of spirits are always weakly and
Of more unstable brain and nervous system;
more likely to be inebriates, to suffer from
aervous diseases, to be insane. to die OF con-
sumption. to be defective in every way, and
20 die early"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
"Cutfln the POrpOise."

"One of the best known characters
about the Hudson Is porpoise," said ]
E. Walter, of New York, who is stopping
at the Southern 'For twenty years he
has been seen there and now everybody
knows him as 'Cutfn.' This name has
been given him by the rivermen aud
New Yorkers, because his big dorsal fin
has been cut half way in some combat
with rival at sea or by the attack OF
some human foe. But 'Cut6n' is now
safe at least from the hands of man, for
he has become univeral favorite of New
Workers and river men,, who lavish at
tentions upon him. He is so tame that
sailboats can tap few times with an oar
and he will come to the surface OF the
water. He will come up within few
feet of the boat, and thousand oppor-
tunities has he given to fishermen and
excursion parties to kill him, but no
mans hand is ever raised against this
remarkable fish. He is powerful follow,
fully eight feet long. He has been known,
when accompanying fishing parties, to
swim around and drive fish to their nests.
No pilot on the Hudson is better known
than sCutfn, and few are more highly
regarded"
Mr.. Walter was Captain on the Hud-
son for number of years.-&. Louis
H!Star- -Sayings."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
INTOyICANTs IN INDIA,

Whoever doubts the ability Of intoxicants
to create demand for themselves when
placed in the market, should study the his
tory Of liquor legislation in India. Under
Moslem rule, strict prohibition Obtained.
The Hindu Peshwas, in the main, continued
the same policy toward into1icants, but with
the entrance of the British came the plan Of
regulation. Fifty years Of excise law served
to debauch the nation. Not the ignorant
and debased were the sole chief victims.
Strong drink came in like q food, carrying
down in ruin some of the brightest minds
among the highcaste Hindus. In 1860, Pro-
fessor Peary Churn Sircar, moved by the
wreck Of leaders in his own city, Calcutta,
organized the native temperance society.
There is an Indian proverb which says:
"Where the elephant is swept away by the
food, what hope have the sheep to pass over%
Professor Sircar was doubtless reminded of
this, when he saw the first native judge of
the Calcutta High Court; the editor OF the
leading newspaper; the modern epic poet of
India. and the orator known as the Bengal
Demosthenes carried under by intemperance.
He lived to enlist 10, 900 members in his total
abstinence society, and the number now
reaches 10000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Programme for the Opening Cere-
monies-Four Days of Display.

Programme for the Opening Cere-
monies-Four Days of Display.
The Committee on Ceremonies Of the
Worlds Fair have made public an abstract
of its voluminous report on the arranged
programme for the dedication ceremonies in
October, 1899. The opening ceremony will
be grand military display on Tuesday,
October Il. Ia this 10, 900 troops Of the Ma
tional Guard and several regiments and
batteries Of United States regulars will par
ticipate. In the evening it Is proposed to
give series of tableaux representing salient
historical facts In the life Of Columbus.
Wednesday will be the main day Of the
dedication ceremonies, and will be ushered
In by national salute Of forty eight battery
volleys, fired by all the batteries in attend
ance. At ten o'clock tho troops will form
and escort the President of the United States,
diplomatic corps, and distinguished foreign
ers to the main building where they will be
greeted by the consolidated bands playing
"America" After the .forty-eight States,
represented by their Governors and stats,
have followed, the programme OF dedication
exercises will be given. In the evening there
will be continuation Of the tableaux, re-
presenting events in American history.
On Thursday there will be mammoth
civic and industrial procession which will
fully illustrate all departments Of industry.
There will also be grand dedication ball In
the evening. Friday, October IA, the last
day of the celebration, will be devoted to
ailitArv exercises -. 90. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
RAID ON MOONSHINERS.
Two Men Killed and Four Wounded
by the Ambushed DIountaineers.

Two Men Killed and Four Wounded
by the Ambushed Mountaineers.
A party Of revenue officers had a fight
with moonshiners in the mountains near
Mount Airy, N. c., on recent night and
two of the officers were killed and four 9TH
ers badly hurt.
At least three of the moonshiners were
wounded, but none Of them was killed. Tho
two officers dead are r. j. Barnwell a
brother-in-law of Congressman H.G. EwaTt,
and Thomas Brown.
The revenue party consisted Of ten mem.
They left Mount Airy on horseback ahd
journeyed seventeen miles into the country
to place where they had been told several
mountaineerS had stills.
The party was under command Of j. B.
Fields, man noted for his daring spirit. 1t
wse nearly midnight when they discor cred
smoke coming from a dense thicket about
two hundred yards ahead of them. A hi hur-
ried consultation was held, and it was de-
cided to make desperate attempt to cap
ture the moonshiners.
To do this it was necessary to SURROUND
them and close in. When each man had
stationed himself at his post they began to
close in, and Captain Fields called for unt ton
ditional surrender. But the officers did not
find the moonshiners sleeping, for at bnce
they gave the alarm and instantly mol less
than twenty shots rung out. Two Of the
officers fell to tho ground, one dead and the
other mortally wounded.
The party returned the fire, but the utoon,
sinners did not scare, and In few safonds
four other officers were wounded: Tb ~;
q taking their dead an