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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-28
THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT,
BY MARK TWAIN.


Gen. Hawkins-Gen. Hawkins, our new
senator-ssaator from the lates. and grand.
est addition to the radiant galaxy of SOW
erelgn states, Cherokee strip''-to himself
mat name will shrivel him up!'-but il
didn't in the least and tho colonel resumed
ths introduction, %piteously disheartened
ana amnzed)-" enator Hawkins. M.
England"
"England! Why. that's i'm"
England, yes, a native Of England"
Recently from there?" =.
Yes. quite recently
Said the colonel to himself, ''This phan-
Ton ~ l,es llke an expert; Purifying this kind
further, give him another chance or two ia
wotk his gift" Then aloud-with deer
IRONY
Visiting our great country for recreation
ana amusement, no doubt. | suppose you
find that travelling in the majestic e1pansea
of our far west is"
dsvoting myself to amusement With any
sort Of exclusiveneas, I assure YOU. In fact.
TO merely live, an artist has got to work,
NOT play"
Artist" said Hawkins to himself, think
ing OF the rided bank; that is a name
for itr' ~
"Are you an artist?' asked the colonel:
AoW, / III kO1uR To
catch him.
I'm q humble way, yes?"
"Oils.' " "
1--WE got him." said Sellers to himself.
Then aloud, This is fortunate. Could |
engage you to restore some of my paintings
that need that attention."
- shall be very glad. Pray let me see
them" = -
No shutf1ing, no evasion, no embarrass-
ment, even under this crucial test. The
colonel was nonplussed. He led Tracy to a
chrome which had suffered damage in a
former owner g hands through being used
as q lamp mat, and said, with a flourish of
his hand toward the picture
'This Del Sarto-"
SIS that a Dol Sarto?'
The colonel bent a look of reproach upon
Tracy, allowed it to sink home, then re-
sumed as if there had been no interrup-
ton
This Del sarto is perhapsthe only oripi-
nal of that sublime master in our country.
You see yourself that the work is of such
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that will be impossible. In the first series
clubs that are composed of men who are
strangers to each others methods will he
handicapped to a certain extent by r lack of
team work. This will be overcome in u
short time owing to the intelligence of the
material composing the new teams. While
the teams that a,e accustomed to playiuc
together will have gained II slight advant-
age, the new clubs will be IN good playing
form long before the iirst series is decided.
Again. the time the second series is begun
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-28
Tho "Averare" Woman,

How many who use tho term average
woman" know what it implies: Physically
it means that she weighs about III pounds.
and that, If an American. she is somewhat
taller than 5feet inch. Observations taken
by tho French academy relative to the ayer-
age height of l,l07 Frenchwomen, without
shoes, ahow it to be that much. DR.. Sar-
geant, from l.S3b observations, concludes
that the American woman is nearly two
inches taller than the average daughter OF
. aud DIR. Gallon, an Englishman. in
~ measurements. found that the women of
Great Britain are tho tallest of the three,
they e1ooeding Miss Columbia by fully half
an men. In the matter OF weight, though,
American %femlninity ia slightly ahead,
though the figures are not giveu.-Chicago
Times.
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CHAPTER XIX.

Meantime the earl and Hawkins were
holding a troubled and anxious private con.
versation. The enrl said:
1.-The mystery that bothers rue is, where
did it get it's other nrm?"
Eyes, it worries me, too. And another
thing troubles me-the apparition is Eng
lish. flow do you account for that, col
onel?"
Honestly, l don't know. Hawkins;
CONT really know. 1t is very confusing
and awful.'
Don't you think, maybe, we've walked
up the. wrong one?'
The wrong one? How do you account
for the clothes?'
The clothes are right, there's no getting
around it. What are We going to do? We
can't collect ns see. The reward is for a
ono-armed American. There is a two-
armed Englishman.'
well, it may be that that is not objec-
t'onable. You see, it isn't less than is
called for. 1t Is MORE and So
Hut hs saw that this argument was woak
II dropped it. Tho friends sat broodinp
over their psrplexities some time in silence.
flnally the carts face began to glow with
an inspiration. and he said, impressively:
"Hawkins, this naturalization 10 a
grander and nobler sciene than we have
drenmsd Of. We have little imagined what
= solemn and s%tupendous thing VIC nave
done. The whole secret is perfectly clear
made up Of hsredities, long descended
atoms and PARTICLES OF his ancestors. This
present naturalization is incomplete. We
nave only brought it down to Perhaps the
beginning Of this century,"
What DO you mean. colonel2" cried
hawkins, hlled with vague alarms by the
old mans aws-compelling words and man
ner.
This. We've materializedt this burglars
ancestor"
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St. Louis WIN Have IA Fin. Club.

While l opposed the twelve-club leacue
when the idea was first broached, l feel now
that the interests OF base ball arc best sinh
served by the new agreement. | think the
sport will receive q fresh impetus this
season by reason of the new elements TINT
have been brought into play. The st. Louis
club is stronger than it ever was, and we
VII snow the patrons OF baseball all over
the country n championship form such ns
will eclipse even tho playing OF the 81.
Louis club during its most successful
season. CHRIs Won DER AHr.
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"Oh, don't! Don't say that! It's hid

eona!'
''Bnt it's trne. Hawkins; / know Ii. Look
at the facts. This apparition ia distinctly
English; nole that. II uses good grammar;
note that. 1t is an artist; note that. Ithaa
the manners and carriage of a gentleman;
note that: Where's your cowboy? Answer
mo that"
"Rossmore, this is dreadful! 1t is too
dreadful TO think OFFS
Never resurrectsd a rag OF that burglar
but the clothes"
Colonel, do you really mean
The colonel brought his fist down with
emphasis and said:
II moan exactly this: The materializa-
ton WAS immature; the burglar has eyaded
us; this is smoothing but a damned ANCESTOR
He rose and walked the floor in great ex-
element. Hawkins SAID, plaintively:
ITS q bittor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"
know it. know it. senator. l feel it
MS deeply rs anybody could. But we've got
money, but God knows / am not poor
enough or shabby enough to be an access
sorry to the furnishing of n mans ancestor
Tor crime committed by that ancestors
posterity.'
But, COLONEL implored Hawkins. "stop
and think; don't be rash: you know it's the
only chance we've got TO get the money, and,
besides, the Bible itself Gays posterity to
the fourth generation shall DO punished for
the sins and crimes committed by ancestors
four generations back that hadn't any
thing to do with them; and no it's only fair
to turn the rule around and make it work
both ways"
The colonel was struck with the strong
logic of this position. He strobe up and
down. and thought it painfully over.
Finally he said:
There's reason in it; yes. there's reason
in it. And SO. although it seems q piteous
thing to sweat Ehja rOnr Arnjant fa11nu fnr
2 burglary he hadn't the least hand in, still,
II duty commands l suppose we must give
him up to the authorities"
relieved. I'D give him up if he was a
Thousand ancestors rolled into one
Lord bless me, that's Just what he is"
said Sellers with something like a groan,
Its exactly what he is; there's a contribu-
ton in him from every ancestor he ever
had. In him there's atoms of priests, SOL
d1ers; crusaders, poets, and sweet and
gracious women-all kinds and conditions
of folk who tyod this earth in old, old CEN
turtles, and vanished out of it ages ago, and
now by act of ours they are summoned
from their holy peace to answer for cutting
of Cherokee strip, and its just a bowling
outraged
"Oh, don't talk like that, colonel; it takes
the heart all out of me, and makes me
ashamed OF the part / am proposing to
"Wait-I've got itv!'
"A saving hope? Shout it out; I am per-
ishing."
ITS perfectly simple; a child would have
thought Of it. He is all right, not a flaw in
him. as far as I have carried tho work. If
I've been able to bring him as far as the be
ginning of this century, what's to stop me
now? I'll go on INC materialize him down
to date.'
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Considers the Problem Solved.

considers the Problem Solved,
IL is Il great pleasure to note that the go
luton Of the baseball problem that has
been yexlng the baseball world for years
ano The new situation creafed through tho
consolidation of the late rival league and
association into ono great twelve-club
lenRne haye been readily accepted by the
capitalists. the press, the PLAYERS, and most
important of MI, tho great public, and that
there 10 a general disposition to regard the
"orx accomplished as tho best thing that
aouau pe done: al things considered, to
save the game from threatened c~ollapse md
10 place II IN a position to recover all Of ita
former prestige and popularity. Tn ont
look for baseball in New York is most prom-
Using. ~
IDS baseball public. last season, had the
paehsore o. seeing eight as strong clubs as
were ever organizaL. This wear twelve
clubs, containing the pick OF the muscle
n skill OF the baseball profession, will
!oA!oW each other III quick succession at thu
Polo grounds. The greatest field generals
on the diamond, such az Arson, Comiskey.
Wafd, Ewing and Nash. will direct the
battles for the pennant. The greatest bats
men, swiftest base runners. most nhenom-
eDai nelders, marvellous pitchers and won
derfni backstops will pass in grand review
nefofe the spectators at the Polo grounds.
Inc makeup of the teams for the wear ia
very me, although a great many changes
TAKE place. A new manager, MIR. P. L.
Powers, who has successfully managed a
great many minor league teams, will an
oeavor to pilot our team to victory. He ia
well and favorably known. A strict discip-
llnarlan, thoroughly temperate, he under
stands the points of the game and will be a
general ~favorite with the PLAYERS and nnb.
lie. @" 80
Among the new faces that will appear il
boyie' who has been the mainstay Of the st.
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champion of tho United States. Hereto
fore, while the two major bodies we're
apart, there was always a question of who
really were the champions.
When the two great major organizations
consolidated into one grand national asso-
citation the game is bound to take new life.
Not only are the twelve most representa-
tive cities included in the circuit, but the
different clubs are composed of the very
best players of the baseball profession.
This will warrant that each and every club
will be an important factor i'll the race for
the pennant.
This twelve club league, it strikes me,
will be a decided success. Coming, US it
does, in q presidential year is very for
tunate.
The fact that we are to have two cham
pionship series will keep tho public inter
ested from the beginning to the end of tho
season In former YEATS The championship
contest would simmer down by the Fourth
of July to two or three clubs. This season
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Baseball viii Boom.

At the present time the prospects for a
successful season are very encouraging.
The fact that the National league and
association have come to an ami
cable gettlement of their lats misunder.
standing and joined forces in one grand
national organization is sufficient to
arouse the baseball public to hope that Ger
talnly this year there will be a grand
struggle for championship honors BY the
clubs representing the different cities in
the circuit.
This season the club winning the pen
nant will without doubt be considered the
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York Mutrie goes to the new eastern asso-
citation. and Pat Powers is getting together
a team Of giants that will give the best Of
baseball clubs a mighty tussle.
The schedule is ready, and gives the old
association teams the fairest kind of a
show: This assurance from Mr.. Byrne is
sufficient to satisfy the patrons and the
clubs interested. IVY
AS far as rules are concerned there will be
no further changes, and on this point Dave
Foutz, the great pitcher and all around ball
player, has a word 10 say here.
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THE BASEBALL OUTLOOK FOR 1892


tho milton will be Interested in another ma
tlonai contest. The two great political
nomination their candidate for tne presi-
dency. During former presidential years
the interest in baseball would d%ecreaae 40
the season closed. In fact, it would be =
very close struggle in order to hold this at
tention of the public.
When orr second series is about to start
the fact that all the clubs are in good form
and equally strong the attention Of the
public Will be attracted to the g~roatest ma
tlonal contest in the history of baseball, +
am very confident that the game will be a
success. I. Z. PowERs,
...5 "u@. Manager New York Club.
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would you mind giving me a little example
of what Nou can do before We
"Chserfully, cheerfully. l will copy one
OF these mnrvels."
Water-cslor materials-relics Of Miss
Sally's college life-were brought-Traoy
SAID no was better in oils, but would take a
chance with these. so he was left alone.
He began his work, but the attractions of
the place were too strong for him, and he
got up and wen drifting about, fascinated,
also amazed.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20
CurlOus Habits of Authors.

Paesiello did most of his composing
while lying in bed wrapped up to the
ears in the bed covers Cimerosa is
said to have received the inspiration OF
his most beautiful operas while in the
midst of mirth and the hustle of the
street Mezerai worked on h IS his.
tories only in the daytime, but always
by the aid of lighted wax candles Am
pere declared that he was only inspired
while standing and in motion; Des-
cartes required perfect stiffness; Cujas
studied most satisfactorily while lying
at full length. face downward, on the
floor. Milton always composed with
his head thrown far back, generally
with closed eyes. Guido REM was in.
capable of inspiration unless magnif-
Gently dressed; Haydn never attempted
composition without first putting on
the valuable ring given him by Fred.
erick H.; the poet Mathurin always
stuck wafer on his forehead, just be,
tween his eyebrows, before taking up
his pen.-St Louis Republic.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

with great clang the gates hoist, and
with an embrace, wild with the ecstacv
OF heaven, old friends meet again.
Away with your stiff. formal Heavenl /
want none of it. Give me place of in.
finite and eternal sociality. My feet
free from the clods of earth / shall
bound the hills with gladness and break
forth in laugh of triumph. Aha! Aha!
We weep now, but then we shall laugh.
"a braham's bosom" means that Heaven
has open arms to take us in. Now we
fold our arms over our heart and
tell the world to stand back, as though
our bosom was a two-barred gate to
keep the world out. Heaven stands not
with folded arms, but with open heart.
1t is "Abrah ans bosom" / see a
mother and her child meeting at the
foot of the throne after some years alb
sence. The child died twenty years
ago, but it is child yet. / think the
little ones who die will remain children
through all eternity. 1t would be no
Heaven without the little darlings.
do not want those that are in Heaven to
grow up. We need their infant voices
in the great song. And when we walk
out in the fields of light, we want them
to run ahead, and clap their hands, and
pick out the brightest of the field
flowers. Yes, here is a child and its
mother meeting, the child long in
glory, the mother just arrived. How
changed you are, my darling"
says the mother. ''Yes," says the
child, this is such a happy place; and
Jesus has taken such care of me, and
Heaven is so kind, got right over the
fever with which / died. The skies are
so fair, mother! The flowers are SO
sweet, mother! The temple is so
beautiful, mother. Come, take me up in
your arms as you used TO-" o, do not
know how we shall stand the first day
in Heaven. Do you not think we will
break down in the song from override
light? l once gave out in church the
hymn:
There is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign
and an aged man standing in front OF
the pulpit sang heartily the first verse,
| and then he sat down weeping. said
| to him afterward, Father Linton, what
made you cry over that hymn?" He
said, 81 could not stand 1.-THE Joys
that are coming" When Heaven rises
for the doxology, can not see how we
can rise with it all these waves of ever
lasting delight come upon the soul, bill
low of JOY after billow of joy. Methink:
tJesus would be enough for the first day
in Heaven, yet here He approaches with
all Heaven at His back.
But must close this sermon. Thi.
is the last January to some who are
present. You have entered the year
but you will not close it Within these
twelve months your eyes will shut fol
the last sleep. Other hands will plant
the Christmas tree, and give the New
Years congratulations AS aproclama
ton of Joy to some and as matter o
warning to others, leave in your ear
these five words of one syllable each
This year thou shalt die"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

THE Graves Barnaby murder trial is
likely to take rank as a celebrated
case. A bottle labeled whisky" and
bearing no indication of the senders
identity, other than Boston post
mark, reached Mrs. Barnaby at Denver
on the day of her arrival there on re-
turn trip from California 1t might
be thought that an intelligent man
like DR. Graves would know that in the
event of fatal results from The use of
that bottles contents suspicion might
turn to him, since it was known that
he would profit by the woman's death
to the extent of a $50, 900 bequest IA her
will.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

Gov. BoIEs, of Iowa, is sixty-four, but
hale and active. He conducts a large
business as lawyer and farmer. One of
his farms, in Grundy county, Iowa, con-
tains 2,040 acres, and is in high state
of cultivation. Half of it is devoted to
herd of 500 cattle. He owns another
fine farm of 1000 acres in Palo Alto
county. The governor is widower
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

The Chicago Tribune gives the fig
ures of the embellishments of the year
1891. The total of recorded defalca-
tions is $40, 720, 294 which is more than
double the total for 1890. 1t is sup
posed that the real aggregate, if all the
facts could be obtained, would reach
SIS, 900, OOO Nearly three-fourths of
this stealing occurred in Pennsylvania,
New York and Massachusetts.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

CARA, the frontier forager, is only 20
years old. He was born in Mexico, but got
his education in Brownsville, Tex. For
several years he worked as reporter
on newspapers in America and Mexican
cities, and finally established one of his
own at Eagle Pass, Tex, and when
that failed became editor of a Mexican
paper that made specially of attack
ing President Diaz.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

Two double-deck street cars have
just been completed in Chicago They
have the stairway and platform in the
center of the car, and will each seat
seventy-siX persons, while at least a
hundred passengers can find room to
ride on one of them at the same time.
BY way of test while they were still
in the shops 204 children were loaded
on one Of them and given ride.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

A MUSICAL novelty is a kind of jap
anese piano, in which the key board
is arranged in four rows of keys. The
keys are disposed in such manner that
two oetaves, with interminable chords,
can be struck at once. BY means of
this piano many compositions of Che
pin, Bach andLiszt, that have hitherto
been playable only in duet form, can
now be played by single performer
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

THE prince of Wales has just become
a male associate of the Needle-work
Guild Benevolent society, formed some
years ago for the purpose of supplying
poor people with clothing. Male asso-
ciates are expected to contribute annu-
ally two articles, but these need not
necessarily be of their own needle
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

CANADA has decided on a vigorous
immigration policy. The government
will supply funds to encourage the set
Element of new lands, and will offer
strong homestead inducements, Agents
and lecturers will be sent to various
parts of Europe and even to the United
States. A bill now pending before the
legislature of British Colum bia appro-
pirates $3.50, 900 to bring over Scotch
crofters and fishermen.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

A GIRL in Dexter, Me-, possesses q
faculty which mystifies her friends.
When blindfolded and provided with a
photograph she can describe the per-
son or object portrayed in the picture,
and she will also describe the objects
in any picture or print after merely
cumming her finger tips over the sur
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

SOME of the largest dams in the
world are in California. The MERGED
dam is sixty feet high, with capacity
of $500, 10000 gallons, spread over
$50 acres. The Sweet Water dam, near
San Diego, is ninety feet high, and has
capacity of 5000, 100000 gallons, COW
ering 725 acres, and the Bear Valley
dam is sixty feet high, with a capacity
of 10000, 600, 900 gallons, covering 2,25O.
acres
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

THE reciprocity agreement with Sal
vador will take effect February !, and
that with Guatemala about the same
time. The total imports from these
countries last year was $4,OO0.OOO, and
we exported to them merchandise val
ued at So. 100000
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

ANOTHER substitute for gutta percha
has been discovered in South America.
being in the form of fluid of solidify-
ing properties. 1t is insoluble in wa
ter, and hardens and softens with cold
and heat, 1t will retain any nodded
shape, can be cut into very thin sheets,
and will take the minutest impression
upon its surface. 1t is derived from
plant growing wild in the Concau dis
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

WAsHINGToN's birthday, Decoration
day, Labor day and the Fourth of July
each falls on a Monday this year, and
as next Christmas and New Years fall
on Sundays they will also be celebrated
on Monday.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

HERMAN GILMAN, the South American
millionaire, owns S1,OoO,OOO yacht, the
Southern Cross, is only twenty-eight
years of age and has an income of $780,
900 year. He is the only son of ex-
President Celman of the Argentine Re
public.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

ARMY men look with increasing favor
on the idea of incorporating an Indian
contingent into the regular army. 1t is
believed that one Indian companywould
be valuable addition to every cavalry
and infantry regiment A Sioux imam
try company now in service in Mon
tana, and similar cavalry company in
South Dakota, were turned into pre-
sentable soldiers after a six months
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

NINE. BAsHKIRTsEFF, in reference to a
newspaper article about her famous
daughter Marie, says: There was
nothing of the Monaghan about her,
nor was her nose short. She was fair,
very fair, and never did a single jewe,
ornament her hair or dress, as she never
wore jewelry."
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

RECIPROCITY with Jamaica goes into
effect February. The leading produc.
tions of Jamaica are coffee, sugar,
spices, logwood, fruit, hides and rum.