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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16

They tell lis of the various kinds
OF ghosts that haunt the night:
There are ghastly, awful spirits
ROBBED in phosphoTescent light.
There 5 the specter pale that floats on air,
The shade that walls and talks,
But the only one of interest
Is the weekly ghost that walks.
ADrOpOs of theatrical expressions, the
names the lords of the box Office call the
favored few who come in on passes are
anything but pretty or complimentary
'bones," skulls" ''deadheads' and
"cOmps" are only few of the mortuary
nicknames bestowed on the Invest class
of spectators ever a play had-newspa-
per men. Not only do the theatrical
people call names, but if man with a
pass is the first to enter the house on
any evening, that particular perform
ance is hopelessly hoOdooed. A
play that might survive even
the terrible blow of having thir-
teen letters in its title, or of
being played in a theater in whose
scenery or decorations a peacock S
feather is used, would wilt entirely if a
comp" were the first of the audience
" dAllhG. DuI IL lllC ulSI COllltI DG q
negro the man at the box office rubs his
hands in glee, for he has found mas
cot.
And have you any idea how many
people believe in mascots? If it were
possible to persuade people to '"fess
up" l firmly believe nine people out of
every ten would acknowledge a belief
in some lucky object or sign. The
most free from superstition among us
will pick up pin. not because he be-
lieves in it at all; oh. dear, no! but
well, just because he does it, and he
doesn't know why. Everybody uncOn-
sciously feels little better at seeing
the new moon over his right than over
his left shoulder. and half the people
one knows hate to have a tree, or post
or any object on the street separate
them from the friends they are walking
with. One of the cleVereSt newspaper
men in town carries all outlandish look
ing coin that George Francis Train
gave him. and swears it brings him
good luck. We are all superstitious,
but we absolutely refuse to own up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
The Efrect viii BE MagicaI.

DO not spend half your time trying to
teach your lazy boy that toll is honor
able. Give him spade; point with
your index finger to the turnip patch;
call him George Washington; crawl off
and die
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

doubt about a two-thirds vote for free
coinage in the House, and IN the Senate
it has been shown that there is a major
ity. The question is: What will the
Senate do in case Of a veto? IL oil the
Democrats in tho Senate will vote to
pass the bill over the Presidents veto,
Mr.. Stewart says there will be no trou-
bic about the matter. These Republican
votes In the Senate Mr.. Stewart counts
as sure for free coinage: Two from Cal
ifornia, ono from Oregon, two from
Washington, two from Idaho, two from
Montana, two from Nevada, two from
Colorado, one from Wyoming. n from
South Dakota. one from North Dakota,
two from Kansas, two from Nebraska
and one from Pennsylvania. Cuilom,
Stockbridge and Davis he regards as
doubtful.
The votes counted as sure would give
free coinage sixty votes il the Democrats
voted solidly for free coinage, as policy
might induce them to do. Fifty-nine
votes would carry the bill over the veto.
The only Senators on the Democratic
side whom Mr.. Stewart regards as doubt
full are Gray, Mcpherson and Villas.
Mr.. Stewart is too sanguine. Monta-
mas representatives in the Senate are
pretty likely to stand by President Har-
rison.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

If the ancient Herald will wipe n
readjust its bedimmed spectacles and
again read THE INDEPENDENTS article
on the Canadian situation, it will tind
that we stated that "Senator Abbotts
name is seriously mentioned" for the
vacant premiership Of Canada. Our
contemporary must have picked up
a copy OF itself by mistake
and read that headline, "Tupper IS
the man" And by the way, wouldn't
it have been better il, instead OF watch
ing for notes in the eyes OF brethren,
u 9. G. had been looking for news, SO
that instead of informing it's readers
that young Wyman. the Butte suspect
was "belleved to be within fifteen miles
of Helena it could have told them he
was in custody in this city before it's
article was written? ,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Queen Victoria, having completed her
seventy-second year, has exceeded in age all
other English sovereigns except two
Georges III IL Ill.
Caprivi, the now German chancellor, has
a face that reminds tho observer of Bis
marck's. In manners, however, he is totally
unlike the man of blood and iron, tor he is
mild, conciliatory and courteous.
M. Eiffel. the daring civil engineer who
conceived tho tower in Paris which bears
his name, lives up on the Jungfrau. in the
Swiss Alps. He has just obtained permits
sion to build a railroad up the mountain to
his very dwelling.
Emil lola recently spent some time in
the study of the battleGelds of Alsace-Lor-
raine. He was obliged to secure permission
from the German government to prosecute
his Investigations. The author intends to
use the results of his study in his coming
novel, which is to be called WAR"
Mrs. U. S. Grant has all the love letters
written to her by the general. then Lieu
tenant Grant, and said of them recently
that during the tour years of his absence
every mail brought her a letter every one
of them full Of sweet nothings, love and
war, and now and thcn some pressed leayet
and flowers.
Eugene Kelly, the banker, is one of thu
most active men of his age in New York
He Is worth SlO.W0,OOO or more, and is, per
haps, the wealthiest man of his nationa!it,
engaged exclusively in banking in tn
} world. He began his career in that stat
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

Amyclm, if the old legend of its fate is to
be relied upon, actually persisted through
silence. The legend concerning the unique
end Of this ancient city is as follows: Amy
cle was a town of Laoonia, founded by the
Lacedomonian king, Amyol@. II was an
independent city for many years, but was
finally conquered by the Spartans. The
city had been SO often alarmed by false
rumors of a projected Spartan invasion
that at last, weary Of living in a state of
absolute terror, it was decreed that it should
be made a public offence to report the APP
proach of al enemy. So, when the Spar
at last actually appeared before the
city, no one dared to warn the officials of
their approach. and thus they were able to
take the town with scarce al effort.
There is, it must be admitted, an
other SILENCE myth concerning Amy
cle. Servius says that the city
was founded by Pythagoreans. forbidden
by laws of their order to speak or to harm
serpents. The result was that the snakes
from the hills sought the precincts of the
city. and, no one daring to speak of it to
his neighbor or to harm the Shiny creatures,
one by one the inhabitants left until finally
the city was completely turned into 9 snake
den.-St. Louis Republic.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

IT is very doubtful if the imposition
of a head money tax would result IN
shutting out undesirable immigration
from our shores. Many a sturdy and
ambitious fellow has com to the United
States and become a useful citizen who
started out with only a steerage ticket
in his pocket. Criminals and undesira-
bic people generally would be able to
meet a head money tax with greater
ease than the honest and industrious
poor. Base the exclusion on character,
not on lack of dollars.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

M an itinerant peddler, hut In l640 the gold
fever attracted him to California. He be-
came millionaire dry goods merchant in
San Francisco and returned to New York.
Mrs. Rosetta h. Hostotter, Of Pittahure,
ia one OF the five richest women in America.
She is the widow Of the manufacturer OF
tho celebrated bitters and enjoys an income
larger than that Of most Drowned heads.
She travels a great deal and Ia accompanied
only by a maid and = secretary, who assists
her in taking care OF the $2O.OOO,OO her
husband loft.
The game Of bacoarat was not tho hfst
game OF cards that has brought disaster to
the fortunes OF the Gordon. Cumming fam
ily. The present baronet's grandmother
had a weakness for whist that led her to
play for stakes as high as 5000 q roint.
In one night. during a run OF ill-iuck, she
is said to have lost thirty-two points. u
her husband was compelled to part with q
large property to settle abe debt.
Walt Whitman gets even in a droll way
with various American publishers who don't
always think him the poet he NAV reilly be.
In his forthcoming volume, entitled Good
by, My Fancy" he mentions certain pieces
That were re1eCLeu. TOE iHstdloos GAAO-
lons' was sent back by DIR. Holland. Of
~Soribner's, with "a lengthy, very insulting
and contemptuous letter." ITO the Sun
set Breeze'' was rejected by Harper's as be-
ing an improvisation" only, and Ye
Jocund Twain was returned by the Cen
fury as personal merely"
Father Collins, parish priest OF St.
Patrick's, In Ottawa, had a nephew for
whom he wanted a place, and he went to
Sir John Macdonald's office to ask for it.
my dear Father Collins" he said with
emprossement. II am more than delighted
to see you. Sit down for one moment
until come back. and make yourself at
home. If you are not here when l return,
we'll, I shall be mad with you"
Sir John stepped ~iauntily out, and Father
Collins waited hour after hour until it grew
dark, and still no Sir John.
"Say," he said finally to a clerk in the
department, where is Sir John?"
"Gone to Montreal, father" was the
answer.-Morning Advertiser.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

THE political outlook in Minnesota is
sufficiently foggy to be interesting, espe-
cially for the republicans. Editor Hall,
Of the Duluth News, in an interview in
Washington, says:
1.-THE proposition to fuse the demo
cratic and alliance strength on the next
electoral vote has been discussed widely
in the state. If it is done four alliance
and Ave democratic electors would in all
probability be chosen. Such action in a
few states would make the election OF a
democrat to the presidency a sure thing
by throwing the election into the ma
tlopal house."
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

THE free coinage silver committee
will meet in New York on Thursday to
discuss a plan of campaign. There is no
doubt that the sentiment of the leaders
in the movement is adverse to the plat
form OF the Denver convention which
proposed to restrict coinage to the out
put of American mines. Senators Jones
and Stewart, of Nevada, and Gen. War
ner, of Ohio, who are strong factors in
the fight, declare that the silver men
will have nothing but free coinage OF sill
yer in the fullest sense of the term, and
they claim to have votes enough to carry
it through. Senator Stewart said that
he was confident that a free coinage bill
could be passed through Congress over
the Presidents veto, There can be nc
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

Fashionable life in the far west has some
advantages, after all. Such a scandal as
that now aivulged in the trial of Sir Will
liam Gordon-CumminR could never have
taken place out there. Gentlemen who Tin
ger their chips IN Montana, for instance,
iose interest in human affairs on the spot.
The coroner's inquest is merely a matter of
form.-Chicago News.
Oh, we are far beyond that point.
The "sure-thing" game is barred by the
statutes.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

AT last a subject has been found
about which Chauncey M. Depew will
not be interviewed. 1t is the baccarat
scandal. Now if MI. Depew will think
real hard he may find another question
about which he can keep silent. 1t we
could once get copy of a New York
newspaper without an interview with
Depew in it, we would deposit it with
the Montana Historical Society.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16
The Elton suit.

The EtOn snit.
There are symptoms of the beginning use
in this country of Eton schoolboy suits for
youths under eighteen. Anything more
s%upremely ridiculous than the Elton suit
when put on a lone-leeged boy:-short jacket
with long sleeves, long straight trousers,
stovepipe hat. wide white cuffs and Byron
collar-can't be imagined. Imagine play
ing football in n stovepipe hnt! But this
monstrous apparel is superlatively English
in all its associations and that will carry it
a great way toward the affections of a GER
tain class of Americans.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
HELENA, MONT. JUNE l6. 1891.

U-MontApians abroad will always find n
DA1Lr INDEPENDENT on file at their favorite
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
York; West, Minneapolis; Baldwin and Palaces,
San Franchises; McDermott, Butte; Leland Hotel.
Spring6sld, III.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16
His Latest Dislllusion.

II have had my share, of i~disappoint-
ments," said a man with mAnded eye
glasses and hair oil on his rather long
locks. He had strolled over to talk to the
man in charge Of the billiard room at the
hotel. II nave seen the roses drop their
petals and leaves tremble under the
c~aresses of the wind till it grew tired and
cast them away"
"Have you now?" asked the man in
charge.
Eyes, sir. I have seen all the dazzling
hues of fortune merged in one vast rainbow
of hope that seemed to encircle the whole
world, and ! have stood and watched that
rainbow fade"
"That's a durn shame" said the man in
charge.
Eyes, it is. But the worst shock my soul
ever experienced it felt to-day. I had beer
suffering from the heart. Once | { iscov-
cred suddenly that l suffered no more. ]
glanced around me and my eye fell on
polar bear nibbling delicate Charlotte
russes OF snow from the edge of an iceberg.
1t was the enchantment of my good fairy
and ! was revealing in it, when suddenly
"What was it, sir?"
"a bell-boy, who was carrying a pitcher
of water, kicked my chair from under me
and / discovered that | had tilted my chat
and gone to sleep with my back against thu
water cooler. "-Washington Post.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

New YORK and San Francisco are
pulling for the democratic national con-
yention in 1892, and 1T is said that one
city or the other will get 1t. We are
sorry not to be able to invite the con-
~vention to Helena, but the national
teachers association will be here at that
time and we don't want to crowd
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

The estate of p. T.. Barnum inventories
$4, 279, 600, of which at least s4,o00,000 is to
be credited to his policy of liberal and Ju-
dicious advertiser acknowledgements
Yes, at the highest rates in the best
newspapers. All men who want the
peoples money must ask for it through
the newspapers that the people read.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16

THE presidential zephyrs will not toy
with the luxuriant whiskers Of PETER
after all. He is a Canuck by birth,
How unkind fate Is to some mon!
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16
Around the Camp Fire

Around the Camp Fire.
when we came up to Nashville" said a
veteran yesterday, I'VE"
"What corps3' asked a comrade.
Fourth. When we came up to Nash
ville--'
what divislon?"
Second. When we came"
"What brigade, c%omrade?"
"Third brigade. When we first came up
to Nashville"
"What regiment?"
1.-THE til Ohio. Whom we first got up to
NASH"
"Were you in the Franklin fght?"
"Yes, indeed. But, as l was saying,
when we first got up to Nashville"
"You had it pretty hot in that battle, sure
enough"
YES. there was warm work. It was a
great battle. Now, when we first came up
to MAJ
Didn't you think your time had come
when you met Hoods veterans?"
"Oh, no! AS l was saying when you in
terrupted me. when we first came up tc
Nashville"
"Were you hit during the fght?"
II was detailed to 20 back to Louisville
with some Johnny prisoners, and didn't
even see the smoke of the BATTLE"
The crow Immediately broke ranks
Columbus Post.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-16
THE INDEPENDENT

Rsmittances at the risk Of subscriber unless
made by registered letter, check, or postal OF ex-
press order, payable to The Independent Pub
fishing Ccmpany.
EW-persona desiring the INDEPENDENT served
at their homes or place of business can order by
postal card or through telephone No. 100. Please
report cases Of irregular delivery promptly.
Advertisements, to insure prompt insertion,
should be handed In before 8 p. m.
Rejected Communications not returnabie I'M
less postage is enclosed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
THEY DIDN'T GET OUT.
A Proclamation of General Amnesty
Which Didn't Go.

Which Didn't Go.
Friday night the Mayor announced
shat he was going to celebrate the
Fourth by letting all the prisoners out
of the work house, and bright and carly
yesterday morning he telephoned TO
Superintendent Rodenbaugh TO let them
all so. The perintendent went to
the City Hall to sec what the law on the
subject was, and was told he had no
authority TO obey any such order, the
ordinance requiring written order
signed jointly by the Mayor and the
City Sergeant Superintendent Roden-
baugh said he would keep his prisoners,
and he did so. When the Mayor was
appriSed of this; he wrote out an order
of release, signed IL and sent it to Lieu
tenant Frohme, but the latter, who was
representing Chief Delbrugge, the lat
ter not having arrived at headquarters,
refused 10 append bis signature, and the
superintendent of the Prisons wouldn't
recognize the paper unless it was so
signed. When Chief Delbrugge arrived
and was apprised of the situation he
also refused 10 sign the paper, and thus
It came that the Mayors proclamation
Of general amnesty didn't go, and the
prisoners, among whom was a wife
beaten, with a nlnety-day sentence over
his head. remained in durance vile.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
GREAT bargains in Brussels Rem
nants at Henry Jacobs.
a CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
A Number of Mishaps Caused by the Dis
charge of Fireworks.

Yesterday morning Joseph, ten
year-old son of Joseph Doyle, a roller at
the Belmont mill, who lives in the Fifth
ward. accidentally shot himself with a
22-calibre revolver. The ball entered
his left thigh, making a painful but not
dangerous wound. DR.. John r. Pipes
was called and extracted the ball.
About uoon yesterday, John, a
twelve-year-old son of Chas. Myers,
who lives on South Eoff street, was the
victim OF painful accident. He was
shooting toy cannon, when the charge
blew out OF the vent, and his face was
literally peppered with powder. His
eyes were also injured. DR.. j. IL.
Pipes dressed his wounds.
About two o'clock yesterday morn
ing, some boys who were celebrating
the day on Eighteenth street, sent off a
rocket which went through a window
in the Red LETTER factory and burst.
Luckily there was nothing of a con-
bustible nature in the room.
Last night crowd of children, who
were shooting fire crackers in the air,
sent some up which alighted upon the
awning in front of Chas Menkemiller's
pharmacy, burning four large holes
in H..
Willie, a four-year-old son OF Fred
Zarmtz, Of the South Side, had his
fingers badly burned yesterday after
noon, while shooting fire crackers.
Malcolm Brice. son of Capt. S. l..
Brice, had finger badly burned while
shooting crackers yesterday.
A six-year-old son OF Charles Danner
fell off a wagon yesterday. at Waite's
farm, on Glenn's Run, while at the
North End Glassworkers' picnic, and
fractured his leftarm. he was attend.
ed by DR.. Bernie.
Yesterday, Mr.. Dorrance McGinnis,
the Second ward commission man, saw q
big ire-cracker in the street, and
picked 1t up, not observing that it was
lighted. The cracker-being one OF the
dynamite variety-exploded, decorating
his right hand badly. His grandson,
George McGinnis. also had one OF hi;
hands badly burned.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
A Card From Minnie Evans.

WHEELING, July Sd, 1891.
To the Editor Of the Register.
SIR: Knowing your reputation for
business, take the liberty OF asking
you to publish tho following denial of
certain statements lately made in the
REGISTER concerning myself, who,
though member Of that class, still
have at least some idea OF honor.
| have never persuaded anyone to
enter upon life Of shame, in fact in
more than one instance l have turned
away girls, or locked them in rooms till
[ would send them home, whom l knew
were vlrtuous, and it was only upon in
disputabe evidence that certain girls
had already lapsed from the moral path
that have admitted them TO the house.
In regard to my sister, no attempt was
made TO get her back in my possession.
| had grounds for believing that she
was decoyed away and held against her
own will, and when once she Informed
me personally that it was her wish to
lead better life, at once abandoned
all idea OF asking her to return, and
upon her calling for her clothes they
were at once turned over to her. While
I may be in a business that may be
called despicable by those who are
equally lax in other directions. ard yet
which may be necessary evil. have
never nor do l ever intend to place OBJ
stacles in the way of those who wish to
reform; and it is the furthest Of all from
my thoughts to attempt TO lure good
girl into such life. /, myself, was led
into this life by professed Christian Of
this city, in good standing and of re-
spectacle family, and more, l could tell
mis- name if necessary.
Miss MINNIE EVANS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
More Drunk Than Hurt.

About seven o'clock, yesterday morn
ing, word was sent to police headquar-
ters that man named Kelly had been
thrown from an Electric motor, just be-
low Twenty-frst street, and that he was
seriously hurt. The patrol wagon was
sent over, and Kelly, who was lying on
the sidewalk, was placed on the stretch
er and taken to the City Hall, when
he was found to be about one-fourth
hurt and three-fourths drunk. Joseph
Howard, the conductor, was placed I'M
der arrest.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05

EDWARD Dsehl Arrested for Perjury On
the Case CompromIscd.

EDWARD Dsehl Arrested for Perjury Du'
the Case Compromiscd.
Last Thursday Edward Dlehl anu
Miss Lizzie Davis went out to St. CiaIrs-
VILE, where they procured q marriage
license and were married by Kew. III.
Alexander. The couple returned 10 tnlS
city, where they resided until Yester-
day. when Chief OF Police Delbugge re-
ceived instructions from Marshal he' ,
lar, of Bridgeport, to arrest D'en,
and lock him up, as ne
held warrant for his arrest
issued by Judge Tallman, OF st. Glars
Vile, who charged perjury in obtaining
the license. Dlehl was taken into GUS
tody, taken to the City Hall, where ne
was placed In the lookup keeper ;
private room. There he seen Coi.
Arnelt, his counsel, and long talk re-
suited. Mr.. Davis, the father OF Inc
Young lady, and as result Of the inter
view, and of the communication win
St. Ciairsvile, the warrant was cancer
ed and the case settled.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
Election of Officers.

Local Union No. 8, United Brother
hood of Carpenters, elected the follow
ing officers Friday evening:
Presidential Mossburg.
Vice President-Harry Uthman.
Recording Secretary-Irvin w. In
hoff
Financial Secretary-Ed Grossgurth.
Treasurer-Wm. c. Haines.
Conductor-Wm. Mossburg.
Trustee-Harry Uthman.
Color Bearer-Wm. Mossburg.
Auditing Committees. c. Wills, j..
3. Watkins, John Treiber.