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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-13
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

1t is reported that Judge W. Q. Gresham
will stump the country for Weaver and
Field.
Estimates place South Dakota's wheat
crop ut from fifty to sixty millions of
bushels.
The switchmsn's union, Of West Super
ior, Wis, decided not to handle the product
Of nou-union workers.
Patrick Quinn. Western Union opera
tor at Delaware. N. j.. will probably die of
injuries inflicted by a pistol, back of which
stood Miss Hattie Acres, whom hs had
wIonRed.
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ON AUGUST 18TH, 1904, was
fought one of the fifteen decisive
battles of the world.
At Blcnheim, a village on the
left bank of the Danube, Marl-
borough and his allies overthrew
the French and Bavarian forces,
capturing Marshal Tallard and
taking 1900 prisoners. But
for this defeat, LOUIS XIV
would in all probability have
become master of the whole
continent of Europe. ,
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tating tho withdrawal OF tho Objectionable
horses or tho abandonment Of the race.
u 10 said by Some that tho horses were
not being driven to win. that is. that the
the belief that Mr.. DAILY shares this opin-
ion has caused the rumor that both Kenney
and Mcdowell will lsnye his employ. Mr..
DAILY will probably not start any more Of
his trotters on tho Montana circuit, but
will enter exclusively eastern courses. A
light distemper Is prevalent with the horses
on the Hamilton ranch and quarantine
barn has been established.
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Democrats select Good Union Men.

PIrrsnURa. Aug. l2.--The Allegheny
county dsmocratio leaders propose TO place
in nomination for eonRrsss in the Twenty
fourth (PittsburR) district VIM. Weho.
president Of the Analgamated association,
to run against John DNlEoll. the republican
candidate. Hugh O'Donnsll is to run for
the assembly in the same district ON the
democratic ticket
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Brighton Beach Races.

BRIGHTON BEACH, Aug. 12.-Five furongs
Bob Sutherland won. Daisy Woodruff,
second, Tioga third. Time, LOB.
Five furlongs-Jack Rose won, Alcalde
second. Common %ense third. Time, 101.
Six and one-half furlonQs-Crochet won.
Kew West second, Ella third. Time, 1:23s4.
Two miles and a quarter--India Rubber
won in a gallop by fifteen lengths from
Long Dance. forty lengths from George W.
Time. 4:101s.
Mile-Dead heat between Mary Stone and
Lampost Foxford third. Time. 1:45. The
purse was divided.
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THE STRUCTURE COLLAPSED.
Thirty Men Were Buried In tho Ruins
Killed and Manglod.

OGDEN. N. j.. Aug. IA building being
erected here foil this morning burying
thirty men beneath its ruins. Search for
bodies under the wreck of the collapsed
building was Immediately begun. The first
dead, the body terribly mangled. Soon
after three others were removed in diving
condition. Up to a late hour Tonight
twelve men had been taken out, all seri-
ously and four fatally wounded. Several
others. il also IL feared, will die. The work
of rescue 10 being pushed forward. Tho
injuries Of those taken from the ruins are
OF tho most terrible nature. the limbs Of
some being torn on. while the faces of
others were crushed beyond rseognition.
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Tho pr.sldent's Movcm snts.

Loon LAKE, N. r.. Aug. 12.--Prssidsnt
Harrison's fishing trip to-day was post
ponsd on account Of rain. Tho president
did not take his usual daily drive. but re-
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Total for tho Leading cities of tho United
States Aug. II, WAS 81 900, OBJ. .bSt inc. ~ per
cont, compared with same week last year,
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Twin City Races.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 12.-Track good. Five
furlongs-Clyds won, Topgallant second,
Cogley third. Time, 1:05.
Five furlonRs-St. Croix won. Lookout
second, Thorpe third. Time, 1929.
Mile and one-sixteenth-Coron wor,
The Clown second, AL Orth third. Time,
1:6O.
Mile and fifty yards-Forest won, Lucille
Manett second, Innocence third. Time,
1:464.
Mile and twenty yards-sullross won,
Hopeful second, Corinne Kinney third.
Time, 1:44A.
-Four and one-half furlongs-Sarah O.
won. Snarley The SmuReler second, Rapi-
dell third. Time, :5S4.
Five furlon0s-Bret Harte won, Plowena
second. Blue Rock third. Time, 1:03L.
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Saratoga Races.

SARATOGA, Aug. 12.-Five furlongs-Tac-
tician won, Prince Howard second. King
Hazem third. Time, 1:041z.
Mile-Sykestone won, Hellgate second,
Galindo third. Time, 1:471a.
Seven furlonRs-BadRe won, Toano seo-
ond. Time, 1888.
Mile and one furlong-Gambler won,
Helen Rose second, Sportsman third.
Time. 1853.
Mile-Blitzen won, Huron second, dead
heat between saunters and King Grab for
third. Time, 1:43.
Five furlonRs Busted won, Triangle
second, Jay F. Dee third. Time, 1:0414.
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however, for a judicious selec-
ton of dressy and well-made
garments, but we hope to an
}nounce the entire disposal of
the lot shortly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-01
PITH AND POINT.

1t doesn't take bit of lneanness
| out of a rascal to polish hiIn.-Ram's
Horn.
Man always buries the hatche,
| where he can get at it readily when he
wants it again.-Galveston News
After he falls off one a man never
compares anything to being as easy as
falling off a log.'-Atehison Globe.
Don't you know better than to put
your arm around a lady's waist?" she
cried Indignantly. 4 know few things
better" he said.-Boston Post.
AS another proof of wonan's ina
bility to keep a secret we notice that
while man covers his suspenders a
woman wears hers openly.-Yonkers
Statesman.
waiting
Ny name IS Fbenezer-
Us neme much 6espisa:
AM. oh, how quick I'll dropit
Wien itch Uncle Ebby dies.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Hospital Cook Ito dealer in poultry
-''Please send me up dozen setting
hens Dealer-"Why setting hensee''
Hospital Cooi1-s'So that they Will set
Sib3iistCilS. oi cCufSS-
-Wooden-''I don't seepIn to smile
at my joke. What's the matter. don't
you understand ito" Wagg-"Yes. /
understand it. but l was brought up
never to laugh at old age. Jester.
ALI He Wants Now.-"Mr. Hen
pelt loved the woman he married SO
much during courtship that he had nc
peace of mind until he made her his
wife Has he peace OF mind now?''
''No; he has piece of hers every day"
n. Y. Press.
-Visitor-''What is the history of
that patient? He looks so happy"
Warden of the Insane Asylum-"He is.
That man. madam. succeeded in getting
4 white vest that fitted him around the
neck, and it made him insane with
joy-"-Clothier and Furnisl1er.
-Life's Toilet
Powder your face with care"
So reads new cosmetic.
Time viii do that. nsvar fear.
He has given his wor. prophetic:
He viii powder with car and bleach your hair,
And give you pose esthetir.
Detroit Free Press.
A little eight-year-old Irish boy in
,ne of our public schools was reproved
by his teacher for some mischief. He
was about to deny his fault. when she
said: 4 saw You, Jerry" YES" he
replied. as quick as a flash. 'sI tells
them there ant much yous don't see
wild them purity black eyes of yourn. -
That was the soft answer that turned
away wrath.
domestic equality.-Profession
Nurse iwho has been met at the door
by the housemaid)-''I come from DIR.
Wiseacre. who said l was needed at the
house Immediately. Is your mistress
very ill?' Housemaid-"Ohn no. indeed.
ma'am. Mistress isn't i'll at all. 1t is
the cook. If mistress had been sick
we'd have sent her to the hospital"-
Pharmaceutical Era.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-01
GOODNESS OF SPACE.
1t Is Estimated to be Many Degrees Below
the Freezing Point.

1t Is Estimated TO be Many Degrees Below
the Freezing Point.
We rarely realize, l think, how easily
the earth parts with its heat, and how
cold space is through which the earth
sweeps in it's orbit. Nor do we com.
monty appreciate how relentlessly space
sucks away the heat which the earth
has garnered from the sunbearns. out
into its il;mitable depths. Way out
in space is cold so intense that we
fairly fail to grasp its meaning. Per-
haps three hundred or four hundred
degrees below the freezing-point OF
water. some philosophers think. are the
dark recesses beyond our atmosphere.
And night and day, summer and win
ter. this insatiate space is rob
bing us of our heat, and fighting
with demoniac power to reduce our
globe to its own bitter chill So,
after all. our summer and winter tenn
peratures are only maintained by the
residue of the suns heat which we have
been able to store up and keep hold OF
in spite of the pitiIess demands of space.
Our margin sometimes gets so reduced
on nights in winter that we can readily
believe the astronomers and physicists
when they tell us that a reduction OF
the suns heat by seven per cent. and a
slight increase in the mum Der of winter
days would suffice to bring again TO our
hemisphere a new age of ice, with its
inevita BILE desolation. The balance is
really a nice one between the heat we
daily gather from the sun and the share
of it which we lose in space.-T. Mitch.
ell Prudden, in Harper's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-01
PERISHABLE GEMS.
Jewels That Fade and Lose Their Beauty
and Value.


There are other gems besides the
precious opal which grow dim and fade
with age. The pearl. if shut away for
any length of time from the air and
light. is said to lose its luster: but this
may be restored by wearing it again.
The popular notion that a pearl is in
jured by water is not altogether correct.
A fawless pearl is not injured in any
way by moisture. It is only when a
pearl has been cut in half, as those set
in cheap jewelry usually are. that it is
dangerous to put it in water, or when
it has flaw in it, SO that the water can
penetrate the inner layers of which the
pearl is composed. All pearl necklaces
should occasionally be taken to the
jewelers. to be restrung. They are
strung on fine wires of gold or plati-
mum, which are made SO light in order
that they may be invisible that they
become easily weakened by wear; and
if the string breaks the chances are that
the wearer will lose many pearls unless
she is exceedingly fortunate. The moon
stone is another gem which is liable to
be affected by moisture, and become
darkened and lose its luster. At least
this is true of the cheap Ceylon moon
stones, which form the largest quantity
sold in this city. A large moonstone
with fine 1uster is worth more than
double those cheap moonstones. some
of which have little more luster thar
glaSs--N. Y. Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-01

A Student Who Swallowed n Red-Hot Idea.
Connected with the men and teach
ings of every college are its traditions.
From class to class come down certain
stories of men and customs which illus
trate the ideas of different years. In
the beginning of the revolution DR.
Witherspoon was president of Prince
ton college. He was a Scotchman by
birth, and a man of strong common
sense.
It was the fashion of the time to hold
the ideal theory-a practical denial OF
the existence of matter. The ideal phi
losophy taught that external life, and
what we call the material world, are
the creatures OF fancy. This system of
philosophy was even more prevalent at
that time than materialisn is at the
present day.
1t is said that DR.. Witherspoon. find
ing it impossible to reason upon this
matter logically with people whose
minds were on fire with the ideal the
DRY, entered the classroom one morn
ing. and in the course of his remarks
said:
Young gentlemen, if you think
there is nothing but ideas in the world,
just go out on the campus and butt
your heads against the college walls!
You will at least get an idea of mat
ter"
On another occasion the students
were at supper, at long tables with a
tutor presiding at each. There was
one student of the class who did not
believe in the theory of ideas. They
had h of rn,,Sh and m ill, for Su-,por. {, II
at once they We're disturbed by this
student uttering dreadful cry.
Everybody started up to know what
was the matter. The student said:
"Mr. Tutor, I ask your pardon. I
have just swallowed a red-hot idea
The tutor bowed, and the apology
was received without any evidence OF
musement.-Chicago Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-01
MUCH IN A NAME.
q ut Sometimes 1t Is Not Altogether A,
Dronri2te.

but Sometimes 1t Is Not Altogether Ap.
propriate.
'Come, Mousey," he called from the
head of the cabin stairs as the boat
landed.
The passengers watched, wondering
meanwhile if Mousey were biack-and-
tan. or Skye terrier.
The boats nearly there, Birdie he
called again.
Were there two of them? All eyes
were strained, but nothing answered to
the call. The whistle of the steamer
blew, and again the man peered
anxiously down the cabin stairs over
the heads of the up-rushing crowd.
'.Ducky," he called, loudly. aren't
you coming?"
No ''Ducky" put in appearance and
again he called in pleading tone:
baby! why don't you hurry?
Well be the last to get to the boat"
Then a woman weighing at least two
hundred and fifty pounds appeared on
the stairway carrying a big lunch
basket, two camp chairs and several
shawls and rugs.
I'm coming, hubby" she said placid
IL, and everybody who saw her got out
of the way as they recalled Mr. Shaks-
peare's pertinent inquiry; What's in
a name?'-Detroit Free Press.
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[Ori-inal.

stood on a shelf over the stove, while
their owner. tilted back in his chair,
toasted his feet In the oven
The table was cluttered with dirty
dishes Piles of crocl>ery and greasy
plate, stood as they We're left after a
hearty meal. Since Mr.. Arrowshooter
had presided over the kettles and pans
unwashed dishes had collected in ever
increasing numbers
Mr.. Arrowshooter was peculiar
man. with a peculiar name which had
been handed down from father 10 son
through several generations. He held
peculiar views on woman's work and
woman's sphere. ''Women a re fools, "
he said. Ito spend so much time wash
in dishes. Might well leave 'em alone
till there's enough to make job of 'em,
and right 'em all up the fust rainy
day
He felt well satisfied with himself on
this particular morning, for having
mentally reviewed disturbance in his
domestic affairs he decided that since
he had publicly asserted his rights, he
had settled the matter in a manner be-
fitting the dignity of manhood.
To be sure the breakfast was not so
palatable as when ''Silury" prepared
the frugal meal, but he '.reckoned him
and Sam could get along until Silury
came to her senses Anyhow he
wouldn't be trod on by no woman, let
alone his own wife, and if she thought
he'd put up with such high falutin do
ings. she'd tackled the wrong man
With these reflections, he leisurely
glanced over his paper, III a serene
state of mind. carefully avoiding the
item in which he was particularly inter
ested When at last he forced himself
to read it, ne sprang from his chair in
wrathful CONSERVATION.
Slowly he read aloud:
Whereas my wife Silurah Arrowshooter has
left my bed and board Will pay no bills OF her
contracting.
"ABIJAH ANoNADAB ARRowSHoOTER.'
Directly under this insertion was tie
following:
..Wdrniaq,!
Women are notified to keep away from the
premises OF Abijah Anonadab Arrowshooter,
as his wife Slurah has struck for higher wages.
.-SlLCRAH MELINDA ARROwSHOOTER-
The impudent huzzy." exclaimed
Mr. Arrowshooter, as he ground the
paper under his feet. "A pretty talk
that'n make! Every family in Stoke
vile takes the News. It'll be ali over
town before night. But I'll get even
with her. She sha'n't boycott Ee-I'll
give her enough of it,
The next day Mrs Slimmens had the
sewing circle. Never had the ladies
turned out in such numbers. The
needles Were. hardly threaded before
Miss Chirp piped out: do YOU think
Mrs. ArrowShooter will get the best of
Anonadab?"
I'm sure l hope she WILL" returned
Mrs Fairplay. ''Silury's had hard
time since she married Anonadab. She
want brought up to do farm work. He
used to be a terrible close-fsted young
fellow. though where he got the trait
nobody knows. They say he's worse
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"WlL0 BEAST" STORIES.
Rumors of Mysterious Animals in TIL
Rural Districts.

Rural Districts.
Country people are as eager to ac-
cept any rUmor Of n strange and dam
gercus creature in the woods as thew
are to believe in a ghost-story. They
want it to be true; it gives them some
thing to think about and talk about.
their palates- It gives a new interest
to the woods. as the ghost-story gives a
new interest to the old house.
A few years ago the belief became
current in our neighborhood that a
dangerous wild animal iurked in the
woods about, now here, now there It
had been seen in the dusk. Some big
dogs had encountered it in the night,
and one of them was nearly
killed. Then calf and a sheep
were reported killed and partly de-
youred. Women and children became
afraid to go through the woods. and
men avoided them after shutdown. One
day as l passed an Irishman's shanty
that stood in an opening in the woods,
his wife came out with a pail. and
begged leave to accompany me as far as
the spring, which lay beside the road
some distance into the woods. She
was afraid to go alone for water on ac-
count of the wild baste.'' Then, to
cap the climax of wild rumors, horse
was killed. One of my neighbors. an
intelligent man and a good observer.
went up to see the horse He reported
that great cash had been eaten in the
top of the horses neck: that its back
was bitten and scratched, and that ne
was convinced it was the work of some
wild animal like panther. which had
landed upon the horses back and fairly
devoured it alive. The horse had run up
and down the field trying to escape, and
finally, in its desperation, had plunged
headlong off 2 high stone wall by the
barn ard been killed. l was compelled
to accept his story, but pooh-poohed
the conclusions It was impossible that
we should have a panther in the midst
of US. or, if we had. that it would attack
and kill horse. But how eagerly the
people believed It. It tasted good It
tasted good to me. too. but could not
believe it. 1t soon turned ont that the
horse was killed by another horse, a
vicious beast that had fits of murderous
hatred toward its kind. The sheep and
calf were proba bly, not killed at all, and
the big dogs had had a fight among
themselves. SO the panther legend
faded out. and our woods became as
tame and humdrum as before. We can
not get up anything exciting that will
hold. and have to make the most of
such small deer as coons, foxes and
woodchucks.-John Burroughs, in Cen.
tn
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posite direction en,.ei in an interview
with biscis-eyed, slatterniy girl who
did thf questioning in short sentences
Live on a farm? Make butter:
How many in family? Want me to
used to do your work? Did she do all
that? / don't want the place. I'd
rather work in the mill
4 don't want you," mentally re-
joined Mr.. Arro@shooter. as be stepped
into his sleigh thinking where he
should go next. He decided to call on
Mrs. O'Harra. a woman who had
washed for Mrs Arrowshooter. Mrs.
OHarra advised him to try Katie
Flynn. She was out of place, living or
her cousin and was .'foine, tidy kind
of girrel-"
Kate pursued the same line of inquiry
as Miss French. with additional ques-
tions concerning the distance from
church. number of nights out, wages
and company Mr.. Arrowshooter be-
gan to feel encouraged when suddenly
Kate asked his name. Her eyes
flashed the instant he answered. An
do We think I'd be injurin' me faiT.
name by goin' wild the loikes av
We? Do We think I'd be seen on ger
lonesome farm and the misthress
away? What kind av girl do We take
me for?'' With vigorous slam she
shut the door IN his face.
Mr.. Arrowshooter rode home in deep
thought, sadder and a wiser man.
The boycott was upon him. No woman
would consent to enter his kitchen and
manage his household affairs. Me
chemically he embarrassed his horse,
put him in his stall. walked into the
cheerle SIS kitchen and looked about the
room. He rose to the occasion: he
built fire in the stove, heated water
and attacked the dishes with yalorous
zeal. Four long hours he wrestled with
glass and china, kettles and pans,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-01

millions of their natural inheritance, 81
q sacred system, ordained of God; that
freedom of commerce is q crime, to b
either restricted or entirely suppressed
by law; that poverty and charity arc
twin necessities, inseparable from our
social system.
Whoever denies the single tax princi-
Piles must of necessity be driven to adj
NIT each and all of these monstrous
propositions. There is no escape for
him, though he may wriggle and twist
like fish out of water.
Single takers do not want charity,
either for ourselves or for anybody else.
We simply ask for justice. Not justice
for a few, but absolute, even-handed
justice for all. And we are not begging
for it, we demand it We demand that
access to land and the use thereof shall
be as free as is the use of air, sunshine,
or any of the other natural elements
belonging to the people, because given
to them by wise creator, and without
the use of which mankind can not ex-
ist We demand also that every bur
den, every restriction, placed by our
laws upon industry shall be removed,
and all necessary revenue be raised
from land values These things the
single tax, if given opportunity, will
accomplish. No other reform move
for humanity. IL fact all others, SO
far as adopted, must rebound for the
benefit of the landowner. From the
very nature of the case this can not be
otherwise. The single tax must come
first After that, various other reforms
can be instituted, without becoming
aids to land monopoly; because under
the single tax system land monopoly
will be impossible. Other reforms can
then be beneficial to the people, just in
proportion to the intrinsic merit Of each
reform.
Land monopoly is the overshadowing
curse of the ages. Why, if you could
take money monopoly, transportation
monopoly, monopoly of personal prop
erty and all other monopolies known
to modern times except this one, and
place them in one side of the scales;
then put land monopoly in the other
side; so sure as Gods laws are higher
than mans laws-so sure as the birth.
right of every human being is more sa-
cred than are any laws or customs that
rob humanity of that birthright-just
so sure would land monopoly turn the
scales and outweigh all its rivals.
l sympathize with every honest
movement for the betterment of our So
cial conditions. 1 respect the men who
from motives of philanthropy are earn
estly endeavoring to push those reforms
to the front. But believing as do that
land monopoly is the greatest monopo-
ly of the age, and a more prolific cause
of poverty and misery than all other
monopolies combined, shall continue
to fight against it, by advocating the
single tax, with what little ability God
gave me. regardless of all other issues,
Ralph E. Hoyt, in the Standard.