The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-16
Our counters are again filled with
hold articles, among which we mentions:

considered the secret of success. "Secret!
6eoret" he replied, "thereis no secret o
it; all You awe to do IL to attend to your
own business and go ahead"
Archibald Forbes. the war correspondent.
holds himself at the command of his
entire equipments. one for cold countries.
the other for the torrid IN Fire arms.
clothing, saddles, are all ready, even to a
purse full of gold, and passports for every
country on the globe. An order BY tele-
phone. and instantly he departs for Zanzi-
bar or Moscow.
III. Alphonse Daudet, the French novel;
list, has apparently no great belief in the
advantages of literature as a profession.
His advice to young people who como to
him for his opinion a. to the advisability
of giving themselves up altogether to let
tors invariably is: ''Stiok to your profess.
sion. and If you have it in you to write
anything really good, you will always find
time to do it,"
Bismarck. on being asked why he kissed his
new dau2hter-in-law's hand, replied: my
old master used to say that when a lady
kisses a mans hand it is an official intima-
tion that you are an old man. Az long,
tiny hands to your lips, depend upon it
there is a drop of young blood somewhere
in your veins"
John A. Brashear. of Allegheny City. Pa.
the astronomer and manufacturer Of tsle-
scopes, was once a laborer in one of the
Pittsburg iron mills. His talents came
to the attention of Mr.. Henry Phipps. the
up pudding and devote himself to astron-
omy. He was for years a lecturer in this
scie-ce in the Western Pennsylvania uni
versity.
James X. Cooke, who was recently eradu-
atea from the Medical School of Boston
University, has been totally blind from
infancy. and in probably the only person
M: D. was ever conferred. He is 30 years
old. and led his class, passing his examine
ton with remarkable credit. Dr.. Cooke
expects to spend next year in hospital prac-
tioe, and will then devote himself to dis
eases OF the lungs n heart.
the western world chiefly as the husband OF
Carmen Sylvia. the poet-Queen Elizabeth,
but his famo in Europe rests on much more
substantial grounds. He 10 a very enlight-
ened monarch, and during the quarter Of a
century he has ruled over Roumania he has
perfect order. He 10 81 years old and ''evsry
inch a king" 80 . British statssmsn once
said of him.
Cen. Russell A. Alger recently gave an
exhibition OF personal courage by vaultinR
over the railing Of the porch In front of hia
residence in Detroit to the ground below
and apprehsnding an intruder who was ma
l~ieiously d~esroilinR his flower bed. Gen.
Alger was suffering from n lame knee, by
which he was confined to the house at the
time. but he forgot the pain In the excite
ment of the moment, and caught the man
after a vigorous chase.
Lord Fairfax, she present holder Of the
title rendered famous by Thomas, the Sec
ond baron. who was the Mcclellan AZ Crom-
we'll Was tho Grant Of the great Enplish
revolutions, 10 an American citizen. as his
anoestors have been for some generations.
He ia nm NJ. D., and practices his profession
in Virginia, where he 10 known only "a
ID. Fairfax" In England his title is
fully acknowledged.
Whom Mr.. Gladstone takes IN his quar-
tiers again a the official residence of the
British prime minister In Downing street,
he will find man. articles Of his own, left
behind when he gave way to Lord Snlla-
bury. 10 remind him Of his former tcuautey
Of the house. Among them ID q clock
which has never bosn allowed to run down,
and still keeps ncourRts time, without hav-
ing been cleaned in the six years that have
elapsed since the q. U. Ms retirement.
A Indiana captain who.had many oppor-
tunities OF seeing Gen. Grant during the
VioksburR campaign says that tho only
thing about which the great commander
was ostontatious was his hoi%ssmanship
He usually wore a SLOUGH hat, q plain blouse
and high boots, and man = first lieutenant
dressed batter, but his horse was Away,
we'll cared for. When Gen. Grant rode
down { line on review 10 rode like = mar