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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-08

dnstry that he has made them give him the
highest Office within their reach. An inn
pulslve man, he holds few hatreds, but set
Ties with his enemies OF the spot and has
done With the quarrel at once. Most of the
men with whom be has fought are said to
be now his friends. He is admirable and
they admire him. 1t need not be added that
ne ls industrious as a senator. When he
ceases to be industrious it will be in order
to shovel a little dirt upon his remains and
set up a headstone.
Senator Teller, the other gentleman from
Colorado, Is a hard worker in another man.
ner. lie IS of the patient, delving sort.
There ls probably no closer student in the
senate than he; no senator more scrupulous
IN getting information. 1t has been said
that Senator Edmunds knows everything,
and his seeming familiarity with all ques-
tons that Come before tho senate gives
some warrant to this extravagant Insertion,
but memory helps him more than present
study. His many years of experience have
stored his mind with a wonderful amount
of knowledge and his memory is 30 retent-
i've that nothing he has once known can
get away from him. But Senator Teller,
not so peculiarly gifted in either m or
experience, has to make up by study. He
'is therefore one of the busiest men in the
senate, for his hand is in all kinds of legis-
lation and his head must have all the inior-
nation within his reach before he suffers
his hand to act.
Senator Mitchell, too, is a very hard
working man. He seldom listens to the de-
bates, but reads them all as a means of saw.
ing time. He sits next to Senator Plumb
and furnishes a marked contrast to him.
Plumb is boisterously busy all the time,
while Senator Mitchell sits quietly boning
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-08
~HIscocK's s DAY.

Morrill, is perhaps the most striking ex-
ample of Quiescence. He sinks down into
his chair until he seems to be sitting on the
middle of his back, rests his elbow on the
arm of his chair and his cheek upon his
hand, and there he sits without moving a
muscle for an hour or more at a stretch.
Senator Payne is another of this class. He
is almost always in his seat and when he is
not reading a newspaper Che is a very close
newspaper reader) he sits in almost perfect
quietude, paving CLOSE attention to the pro-
ceedings, but seldom taking active part in
them. His favorite position is low in his
chair, with his thin legs crossed and his
hand to his ear in a listening attitude. Two
or three others are of this class of quiet
s~itters, but the rest are nervous, active men,
always doing something. Senator Plumb
il perhaps the most restless man of them
all. He cannot sit still. He comes into the
chamber after the prayer and goes to his
desk as a matter OF habit. If he sits down
it is only for q moment, and during eyen
this time he is constantly doing something,
moving books end papers upon his desk,
shifting things here and there, whiriinp In
his chair to call out to somebody. always
on the move. Then he hobs up and goes
across the chamber, talks to senator's, ges-
ticulating all the time with his hands and
his head in a SOFT of wide-open manner. II
he has no part III the matters then uuder
consideration he hastens away to his com
mlttee room, where he behaves in the same
manner. He is an impatient man, of ire
mendou vigor and overlooking animal
spirits.
Senator ingalls,, o about to take a per
manent rest from senatorial duty. has been
very active. He has learned that reposeful
manner which his successor probably never
will learn, but he is no less Industrious: he
merely makes fewer false otion
Senator Wolcott, who although a Young
man and a new senator, has already made
an impression and given promise of extra
ordinary influence, is full of fight and ac-
tivity. 1t is said that he has had his quar-
rel with every politician in Colorado and
that 1t ID because of his belligerence and in
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-08

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING THE. AN
y nual meeting of the stockholders of the In
dian Creek Placer Mining company will be held
at the Helena Office, % Jackson street, on Satur
day, March "A, 1891, at 4 p. M. for the purpose
of electing . board of trustees for the ensuing
year, JOHN Pres.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-08
Frank Hiscock, iof New York, Carries
the Palm for Serene Conn.,
placency.
But Most of the Tribunes Are Elk
ceedingly Restless, Busting
Fellows.
Work at Home and Ease at tho Capitol
and Vice VERSATILE Lazy
List.
WASHINGTON, March 4.


~ has been a de-
cidedly busy SEES
sion, this last one
in the senate. The
tired statesman
welcomes the end
with joy, unless
~ brings enforced
retirement. 1t is
II u that n large
msiOritv of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29
THE ARGONAU rs.
How They Passed the "Rocks Wandering
The First Eolian Harp.
st. Nicholas.

Early In their voyage to Colchis, the
brave Argonauts came to a place where
high rocks narrowed the sea to the breadth
of river and the stream ran swift and
the waves roared beneath the rocks, and
the wet cl ifs beloved.
Then Euphemus took the dove in his
hands, and set it free, and she few strai ..ht
at the pass where the rocks met, and sped
right through, and the rocks CRASHED like
crashing teeth, but they caught Onl y p
feather from her a
Then slowly the rocks opened again,
like wild beasts mouth that opens, and
Tiphys the helmsman, shouted. 'Row
on, harsl al, and he held the ship straight
for the pass. And she leaped at the stroke,
and the oars bent like bows in the hands
of the men. These strokes they pulled
and at each the ship leaped, and now they
were within the black jaws Of the rocks,
the water boiling round them, aud so
dark it was th at they could see the stars.
But the oarsmen could not see the day
light behind them, and the steersmen
could not see the daylight in front. Then
the great tide rushed in between the rocks
like rushing river, and lifted the ship as
if it were lifted by hand, and through
the strait she passed like bird. and the
rocks FLASHED, and only broke the carved
wood Of the ships stern.
And the ship reeled in the seething sea
beyond, and all the men of Jason bowed
their Ii 3ads oyer their oars, half dead with
that fierce rowing.
Then they set all sail. and the ship sped
merriy on. past the shores Of the inner
sea, past bays and towns, and river
mouths, and round green hills, the tombs Of
men slain long ago. And, behold, on the
top Of one mound stood a tall man, clad IN
rust5 armor, and with broken sword In
his hand, and en- his head helmet with
blood-red crest. And thrice he waved his
hand, and thrice he shouted aloud, and
was no more seen, for this was the ghost
of Sthenelus, Acton son, whom an arrow
had slain there long since, and he had
come forth from his tomb to see me- Of
his own blood, and to greet Jason and his
company. So they anchored there, and
slew sheep in sacrifice, and poured blood
and Wine on the grave of Stnenelus. And
there Orpheus left harp, that the wind
might sing n the chords. and make
music to Stheneius below the earth
Andrew Lang.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The E. C. Walbridge & Co. hardware
store at Buffalo burned Sunday. Loss
100000.
ONE man was killed and two badly in
jured bv an explosion of giant powder at
Ashland
A sKIFF containing four persons upset at
Conveys ford Friday evening. John
Metcalf and Mrs. Matters were drowned.
The Catholic Indian school buildings
neJr Shawano, on the Green Bay agency,
have been destroyed by ire. Loss $4,000;
Insurance Sd, 900.
THE cheese factory of A. Klemme, near
Manitowoc, Wis, was destroyed by fire.
Loss So, 500 insurance 81 900.
IT has been learned that the duke of
Bedford, whose death was recently an
nounced, committed suicide.
MCLACHLAN Bros, dry-good dealers
Of Montreal, failed Wednesday, with
liabilities of 81 100000.
THE strike of 1000 miners at Sesnowic,
Russia, and of the men in the imperial
dock yards at st. Petersburg mark the
first strike in that empire.
SIX men were dangerously injured by an
explosion in the y. K. coal mine at Mar
issa, Ill.
THE oatmeal mill and elevator belong
ing to E. M. Johnson, of Minneapolis,
burned Wednesday night. The loss on
the buildings is 100000 and sc, 900 bushels
of grain were lost.
A LOCAL train on the Boston & Maine
road was run into by a wild engine at
Scharabara Beach. Half a dozen of the
trainmen were seriously injured and the
passengers badly shaken up.
THE Winona (Minn.) opera house and
the storage warehouse of the Wisconsin
Lumber and Manufacturing Company at
Lacrosse, Wis, were burned Wednesday
might.
Z FIRE at Marquette, Mich, Thursday
night destroyed the buildings and plants
besiues damaging other buildings in the
vicinity. The total loss is about SIS, 600
The Aztec limited express on the Mexi-
can National road ran into an open switch
near Golondrinas station Wednesday
night. The engine turned over, killing
Engineer J. w. Defiant and fatally
wounding Fireman H. Stafford. None of
the passengers were injured.
The oatmeal mill and elevator belong
ing to Z. M. Johnson, of Minneapolis,
burned Wednesday night. The loss on
the building is $4,000, and SO, 1000 bushels
of grain were lost
THE Cbesapeak and Ohio vestibule train
No. 4, east bound, was wrecked at Wini-
fred, w. Va, Monday night. An OBJ
struction had been placed in the frog of
the switch, overturning the engine The
train afterwards caught fire and burned.
Engineer Edwards and Fireman Cundif
were seriously injured. None of the pas
sengers were hurt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29
TIE LATEST TELECRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Chicago gas trust has decided to
surrender It's charter and wind up the
business as soon as possible.
DAKOTA settlers will claim compensation
from the government for losses caused by
Indian depredations.
THERE is strike among the conductors
and dispatchers on the Chicago & Erie
railroad
The New York bank statement showed
a gain of nearly 100000 in reserves.
THE strike on the Chicago and Erie
railway has been settled. The company
will rainstate all the conductors and train
dispatchers except Mr.. Scott.
Mr.. LYMAN J. GAGE, president of the
board Of Worlds fair directors, announces
his intention of resigning his office.
The friends of Beloit college were made
happy Wednesday by the announcement
that new found friend has given $685.
900 for a new dormitory.
GEO. HARRIS, of Newburn, Ill.,, becom-
ing Disguised with being an invalid, an
nounced on Dec % that he would never
eat another m0uthful of food and has so
far kept his word.
The two houses of the Illinois legisla-
ture again met in joint session Thursday
to ballot for United States senator. The
fourth ballot was taken, which resulted as
before-Palmer, 101; Oglesby, 200;
Streeter, 3.
ABOUT seventy letters belonging to the
Northwestern National Bank, of Chicago,
and supposed to contain over 100000 in
drafts, etc., were delivered to a stranger
by clerk in the Chicago post Office We'd
nesday and are missing.
DIRECTOR GENERAL DAVIS, of the
Worlds Fair, thinks tie Gambler report
is an effort to denationalize the exposi-
ton.
The killing of Mrs. Charles Ross by a
manhole explosion in Chicago Saturday
was to be Investigated by a coroner's jury
Monday.
DURING 1890 the production of precious
metals IN the states and territories west of
the Missouri river, including British Col
umbia, was: Gold, $32 1856 916; silver,
$50, 930, 831; copper, $40, 56O,092; lead
81, 500, ,571.
THE two branches of the New York
Legislature, in session at Albany, Tuesday
voted for a United SGates senator. In the
house the vote stood-Hill, IS; Evarts, So.
Senate-Hill, 10; Evarts, 10.
JUDGE BUCKNER of New Orleans de
cided against the Louisiana lottery com
pany in its application Tor a manda.n nus to
compel the secretary of state to promul
gate the constitutional mendment In its
favor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29
CABLE FLASH rs.

THE trouble between England and
Portugal, which for some time has
threatened to end in war, will be annie
ably settled.
Two PERSONS were killed outright and
four others we're fatally injured by an ex.
rlosion which occurred on the Santa Rosa
liza estate, Monday.
THE inhabitants of Sebden have been
showed up for week and are in danger OF
being starved to death
The representatives of foreign govern
mentS at Santiago de Chilli have entered
formal protests against the blockade OF
CHILEAN ports 10y the war vessels in pos
session of the insurgents.
THE German reichstag is discussing &
motion to raise the embargo on American
pork.
PRINCE BARTINIEFF of Poland is or
trial at Warsaw for numbering an actress
The ''oldest clergyman of England, y
the Rev. John Elliot, died on Jan. 9 in his
Tooth year.
FORTY miners were killed and thirtS
others severely injured by an explosion
in a mine at Gelsel kirchen, Germany
Saturday
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, JAN. ~

lChobh1, JAN. ~
Senote-Bills were introduced providing
that man shall be deemed an habitual
drunkard on third conviction and sem
fenced to prison for life, though he may
be pardoned any time; reqiring express
companies to pay per cent. tax on their
gross earnings and materially amending
the Cooper election laws.
notwithstanding committees we're an
nouoced as follows:
Judiciary Winans Watson, Dodge,
Brown, Krez. Desmond, Mead Osborne,
Williams.
Bills on their third reading =
Briggs, Nolan, Bailey, Wiegand, Louis
Roasman.
Ways and means-Edwards. Barron,
Couch, Kizer, Phillip Rossman
Federal reIa'ions-TeXter, Bowe, Grail,
Davenport, Maxon.
Edueation-Desmond, Warden, Bull
lard, Dill, Dixie.
Railroads keogh Taylor, Gray, KNAPP
stein, Hunt. Sampson, Phalen, Stoppen-
bach, Babcock, Rosenkrans, Fiebrantz
Insurance. banks and banking-Luscher,
Keogh, jacob, Faber, Jennings, Moore,
Tarrant. 8
State Watson, Briggs, Warden
Tormey, Whiteside, Schultz, Cook, Anson,
Henderson.
Cities - Phalen, Gray, CroIl, Tracy,
Schmitz, Thompson, Faber, McGillvery,
Fie5rantz.
Privileges and elections-Nolan, Krusz-
ka, Horn, Emo, Hail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29
The Little Men of Africa.
Scrihner


AS q rough mode of estimating the
height of the latter, any person five feet
six inches high could use crutch which
would be within an inch of the exact
standard of an adult male or female Of
the pigmies. But the dwarfs-like ordin-
any bumanity-vary considerably in
height. We have measured few who
were only thirty-three inches high, and
the tallest of the unauthorized specimens
we met would not exceed four feet
four inches. As they advanced toward US
through the camp, we often thought that
that the scouts had only captured a lot of
children; but a nearer view would show
full-grown women with we'll developed
breasts, who had clearly experienced the
troubles OF maternity, or adult males well
advanced beyond the twen,ies. The Fan
izibari boys Of fourteen and fifteen years
would often range thems elves alongside of
the men to measure themselves, and would
manifest with loud laughter their pleasure
at the discovery that there were fathers of
families in existence not so fall az thew
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29
RIGHTS OLE THE POOR.

THE rights of property is an old and
familiar warcry; the rights of property,
though less emphatically proclaimed, is a
claim as imperative and just as the other.
In our new civilization the poverty for
mula receives fresh emphasis. and must be
more and more needed by those who
handle the wealth and make the laws of
the world. Failure in the struggle of life
does not extinguish msn's rights, The
man who is down has right to be,
fairly treated by those who are up and
have been elevated, it may be, at the ex-
pense of the other. The policy of crush
ing TIE poor and holding them down is a
bad one, and must in some way be reversed
The wealth of the world must pay the poor
mans bills But that is not enough. The
worst thing you can do with the virtuous
poor is to shut then up in work-house.
You crush the courage and self res p ct out
of them. What is needed is the habiIita-
ton of their humanity. which can come
only from sympathy and a helping hand.
Set them on their feet and steady them
awhile until they are able to secure their
equilibrium, when, instead of remaining
dead-weights, they become cooperative
forces in society Laws have too often
been made for wealth and power: they put
the millionaire at an advantage. Laws
must lean to the side of the poor man
while he is lifting the heavy end of the
log, ard minister to him courage and
strength to make a long and strong eff
fort to up-heave the mass.
TEACHING THE DUMB TO SPEAK.
When in 1914 as Horace Mann, lately
returned from Germany, set before the
Massachusetts, people the advantages of
the oral method Of instrucring deat-mutes,
so that they might no longer be dumb,
the existing deaf-mute schools opposed the
innovation, scoffed at the innovator and
kent articulation out of the American
schools Except in a few special cases. for
more than 20 Years. Then came Miss
Rogers, Gardiner Hubbard, Dr. Howe and
their friends, and induced John Clarke of
Northampton to have the experiment tried
in the schools endowed 10y him. This was
in 1867. and now as we learn by the
American Annals of the Deaf" there are
l,104 children in the United States taught
by the oral method alone,-mure than
were In all the schools in 1915. Besides
1878 other children are taught articula'
ton in the schools which do not make il
the only method,-in all, therefore, nearly
1900 persons who would formerly have
been dumb are now taught to speak more
or less successfully. Moreover, in New
England, where in 1866 th,re was but one
school at Hartford, using the sign Ian.
guage, and with some 220 pupils-there are
now eight schools, with ASS pupils last
December. and $50 of these are in oral
schools. The most remarkable case Of
the dumb learning to speak is that Of he
en- Keller at the South Boston blind school
She was deaf, dumb and blind, but now
though quite blind and wholly deaf she
talks and can read the lips with her fin
gers, yet she is not eleven years old. She
Is a child Of more active intellect thar
Laura Brigham and has gone on much
faster.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29

Little Tommy (crying)- Mama, give
me piece of pie.
Mama = Why, Tommy, l gave you
piece ten minutes age.
Tommy-WeIl, want another piece.
Mama-Now, Tommy, if | give you an
other piece of pie you won't ask me tor
any more today, will you?
Temmy-No, mama.
Tommy-(twenty minutes later) y You
know | said | would not ask you for any
more pie to day?
Mama-Yes, Tommy.
Tommy-Well, what's the matter with
giving me piece of cake?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29
CRIMINAL.

FIFTEEN masked men robbed a train in
Texas, obtaining $4,000
In saloon fight at Butternut, Tuesday,
man named Studiman had his face cut
and nose broken with beer mug; his as.
sailant is under arrest.
ETHEL TowNE, the girl on trial at Terre
Haute for forging J. H. Walker name to
a check, was acquitted.
NELSON E. SwARTwoUT, formerly of
Chicago and member of the Union
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29

de Londres. We have, moreover, tram
ways Of every class-Grawn by horses,
steam, or electric engines; or, again, bg
cables-alI of which closely compete with
vehicular traffic and steamboat service for
our carrying trade. Among such numer-
Gus and powerful rivals the progress of the
new hydraulic gliding railway will be
watched with no small interest, and its
career will be followed, not merely by
engineers. but by the public at large, with
keen attention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29
THE N-AGIONAL CAPITAL.

E. E. GUESS was on Monday appointed
postmaster at Sabin, Richland county,
Wis.
THE Raum investigation was resumed
Monday morning. Assistant Secretary
Bussey testified that he did not now have
and never did have any interest in the re-
frigerator company.
The second of the series of state dinners
to be given this season by the president
and Mrs. Harrison, took place Tuesday
evening, the guests on this occasion
all being members of the diplomatic
corps.
The house ways and means committee
ordered a favorable report Wednesday on
a bill to impose discriminating duty of
ten per cent On all teas imported from coun-
tries which discriminate against the Unit
ed States.
THE Colorado gentleman who recently
presented silver brick at the Philadelphia
Mat with the demand that it be coined
into dollars for them without the usual
seignorage of today prayed the supreme
court of the District of Columbia to sum-
mon Secretary Window into court to
answer their petition
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29

Walter NJ. Leman, a veteran actor, who
has played before General jackson, Dayy
Crockett, Aaron Burr, Charles Dickens and
other celebrities, some of..whom lie knew
personally, has just died at San Francisco at
the age of rs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29

N exchange says: The cotton crop
of the south, worth 1T least 100000, 000
was grown on 100000 acres of land.
The crop equals in value the total corn
crop Of the United States, which requires
10000, 600 acres, and is more than $780,
100000 greater than the value of the en-
tire wheat crop of the country, which was
grown on 10000, 900 acres.
ENGLAND seems to be full of young and
middle-aged warriors who will go to the
ends of the earth for little ''service. :"
They have displayed their valor ON many
a cory field against the wild children Of
India, Africa and Zululand, and now some
of them want to come over and settle our
Indian question for us. They will be dis
appointed to learn that the Sioux are
coming in at last.
THE report that the settlement of the
African territorial dispute between Eng
land and Portugal is entirely favorable to
the latter country will be regarded with
something of doubt. When it comes to the
question of the possessor Of territory, Eng
land has never been inclined to yield much
to another nation especially if that nation
happens to be the weaker.
THE London Daily Telegraph prints a
ong letter from Edwin Arnold, in which
he describes the opening of the first Jap
anese parliament. What one instantly
misses is the presence of the fair sex. Not
woman of high or low degree is to be
seen about the premises and the chairs in
the box of the empress are unused. An
unfortunate literary lady who came all the
way from New York to report the event,
was denied even so much as an approach
to the precinct" Of course, Sir Edwin
would miss the fair sex" and it would be
the greatest miss Of misses he could ex
perieuce 1t is we'll Japan is advancing so
rapidly toward modern customs, there is
hope that before long she will be civilized
enough to admit ladies to her Legislative
halls
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29

A FRENCH pair Of Siamese twirs, both
girls, have been born at Cannes, and their
mother is trying to sing: ''How happy
could be with either, were tother dear
charmer away.
OLIVER F. SEARLE, Rhode Islard far
mer, is defendant in q case wherein the
government is prosecuting him for failing
to answer the questions propounded by
the census taker. The right of the gov
ernment to inquire into the personal affairs
of the citizen is the issue of the case, and
viii probably be carried to the supreme
court # the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-29

DAINTY candies that children cry Tor are
DR.. Bulls Worm Destroyers. They please
the children, but they kill the worms.