davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-05-07

Fix CoUN GILMAN Robert Thomas of
Germ antown, Pa, is old enough to re-
m ember the reception to Lafayette ia
Germantown in 1924 OF story son
times circulated that there were two re-
ceptioas, one for the plain people and
another for so,lety leaders, MI. Thomas
says. No, that isn't true, and Til tell
you why. My two uncles we're out in
the field at work, and when they heard
the music they threw down their scythes
and passed through the hall at the Chew
House with the rest of the throng who
had come to do honor to the MARQUIS.
They were in their shirt sleeves, and one
Of them had his horn for sharpening his
scythe stuck in his belt. Lafayette
grasped them both heartily by the hand
and assured them that be was glad to
sse them"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-05-07

The IR1sH srANDARD, $3.50 par year
in advance s.3 s l=.:,. 8
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
Tobacco and the Eyes.

The warning TO- smokers recently
printed in this column, e%mbodyina the re-
port of the British Royal society's commit
tee on color vision, which declares that
though alcohol rarely if ever causes color
blindness, it results very frequently from
the smoking of strong tobacco" is made
the subject of interviews with leading ocu-
lists by a Philadelphia newspaper. One
physician was found who has three patients,
each an excessive smoker. suffering from
this defect of vision-amblyopia, as the
doctors technically term it. Another ply
stefan. a professor at the Wills Eye hos
pital. said: beyond any question the toxic
effect of nicotine poisoning produces optic
neuritis. And this is so very largely with
those who smoke tobacco in pipes; it is
much more injurious than the use of
cigars; and if thoso so affected do not
abstain from the use of tobacco they are
apt to lose their sight entirely, or at least
for a time, and the first symptom that indi
oates the total color blindness and subse-
quent atrophy in smokers of tobacco is the
failure to quickly distinguish the color of
red in the centre of a field Of vision. In to-
bacoo amblyopia the excessive pipe smoker
is affected first. next the cigar smoker,
while the chewer of tobacco is affected last
not frequently. Middle-aged people
are usually the victims. and to show you
how virulent the nicotine poison is, a case
is reported of a woman who became af-
fected with optic .neuritis while attending
her husband, who smoked inveterately,"-
New York World.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
A SiWRsh Feast.

Port Townsend (Wash.) Graphic: Life
at Neah bay for the next six weeks will be, a
glorious feast. The Mahah Indians have
captured another whale. making eight in
the last four months. The whale was
sighted last Thursday, a few miles off Cape
Flattery, by some members of the tribe
living on Tatoosh island. Word was sent
into Noah bay, and within a few hours
seventeen canoe with an average of five
mon in each, gave chase to the leviathan,
and he led them a merry one. since his
capture was not finally effected until
nsarly noon of tho. next day. when the
tired siwashes found themselves over
twenty miles OF the cape. As the whale
proved to heavy to be towed, even by the
united efforts of all the canoes. the tug
Iyee was engaged, and Friday evening saw
the monster safely beaohed at Noah bay.
BY this time the bare bones of that same
rorqual are scattered by wind and wave or
lie bleaching in the sun. for, on such occa-
slons, the services of an entire tribe, in
GLIDING men. women and children, are re-
quired IN stripping the flesh from the huge
skeleton, in return for which service each
receives a fair appottionment of the deli
cious meat, long festoons of which will be
hanging along the ioists and beams of the
houses for weeks to come. driving in the
smoke of the fires. to to boarded up for use
in the winter months. NJ
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
NO CHANGE IN THE DATES.

Tho Olympic Club Will Have the Flights
Come or ~ Slated.
New ORLEANs, Aug. 2l.-It has bean 70
ported that the gambling element has be-
come opposed to tho Olympic club because
that organization refused to change ito
dates for the big fights 20 AZ to keep visit
ors here two additional days The state
ment has also been circulated that the
gamblers would try to put obstacles In tho
way Of the fight or do something to induce
the fighters to break their contracts with
tho club. President Noel was seen about
the matter and made the following stats.
mont: 1.-The story Of gamblers being put
out at the clubs arrangement of dates 10 all
nonsense. We have never been approached
by them on the subject. They are now and
have been Satisfied with the dates for the
fights and will do nothing to prevent the
contests coming of. The club did not at
any time mike pledges to any parties to
the effect that they would change the dates
in the event Of the prize tight bill being
killed by the legislature. All talk about
the fighters duking at this time in the game
Ia the veriest rot. Mon like Corbett, Mo
.ulitfe and Sullivan have too, ,much
to allow themselves to be led
away by any promise that might be held out
to them by the opposition. The whole talk
e~ngendered by some enemy of the club
the view to injure us in the eyes of
The outside world. but tho people elsewhere
are we'll aware that the present arrange
Of dates is the best thing that could
be effected for the visitors."'
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

The democratic county convention
for Lewis and Clarke meets in this city
two weeks from to-day to nominate
county officers, a senator and eight rep
resentatives in the legislative assembly,
and to determine whether the delegates
to the state convention at Bozeman, or
a new delegation, shall represent the
county in the state convention at Great
Falls. The primaries will be held
throughout the county one week from
next Thursday. Plenty of work is cut
out for the party in Lewis and Clarke.
1t is a republican county, but in the
contests of the last three years the dem
ocrats have made such decisive gains as
to give them well-grounded hopes of a
triumph this year. In 1889 they elected
half of the legislative ticket; IN 1890
they defeated Carter for congress by
over 100 majority. They can do still
better this year if they do not attempt
to carry any weaklings on their ticket.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that Mon
tana can grow the sugar beet to perfec-
ton we lag behind other states in MAX
ing a start in this industry. The expert
ments begun in Utah a year ago have
proved entirely successful. A correspon-
dent of the Denver Republican informs
that paper that on the first of September
the ten big furnaces Of the sugar works at
Lehi will be started for four months
run. The crop of beets this year is the
largest ever grown in Utah. Fully
three times the amount of beets as CON-
pared with last years supply will be
used by the sugar works. The sugar
company have 500 acres in beets this
season, while last season they had but 200
acres. Next year the company will put
1000 acres in beets and will gradually
increase their acreage until their yearly
minimum acreage is 1000 acres.
This years beet crop for use at the
sugar works has been grown under the
supervision of the sugar works COM
pany. This is done in order that a bet
ter grade of beets may be grown, and
besides it obviates the company analyz-
ing the crop of each farmer before fixing
the price, for vegetable beets grown
under the direction of the company sell
for So a ton at the works.
The importance OF the Lehi @
mill to the farmers especially, is best
understood when it ie known that $50
900 Vas paid out for beets last year.
The company expects to pay out from
100000 to $4,000 for beets this year.
There are 10000 pounds of sugar now
IN process of manufacture from last
years beet crop. The sugar
last year drew a bounty from the gov
eminent of two cents a pound on 1,1OO.-
600 pounds Of sugar. The company OK
poets this year to receive a bounty on
double that amount.
Are our Montana farmers experi-
menting with the beet this year? The
INDEPENDENT would be glad to hear
from them.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
Russell Hurrison'S STYLE

New York Void: The Helena journal
Russell Harrison's ~paper-has an editorial
style all its own, which affords an interest,"
ing study.
From a single number we Gull a few illus
trative examples. Mr.. Harrison character
ICES something or somebody not quite clear.
ly indicated as Calamity howlers and The
pyrotechnic frauds Of the bourbon hggrsss-
ton Of political curiosities." With nicely
discriminating taste no writes of "the dys-
peptio editorial belch that has passed 10,
journalism"
His calls his loathesome contemporaries
"veracious dwarfs," and elsewhere speaks
OF them as 'the footmen, buffers and n
chaste chambermnids who do the editorial
thinking for a few millionaire monopo-
~lists," and as "thess feather Drained penny.
n~-liners who suffered from the jim-jams
Whenever their masters drink whiskey."
All of which indicates that either the
great west or Mr.. Harrison is expanding.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONTENTION.

A democratic state convention ia hereby called
to be held in tho city of Great Falls, Mont. OF
Monday, Sept. II, 1882, at four o'clock p. M. fp
the purpose of nominating candidates for sta
officers, a candidate for the national house o.
representatiyes and thee presidential electors
and tor the transaction of such other business
a. may properly come before the convention.
In accordance with = resolution adopted BY
the state democratic committee, the delegates
and alternates to the state convention held at
Eozeman, June 8, 1892, are the delegates and
alterna.es to the convention to be held in 6reat
Falls, Sept. II. 1892,
The state central committee has adopted the
following Jules for the government OF the state
convention:
/. delegates ard alternate delegates shall be
democratic residents of the county they repre-
sent.
2. In the absence of q delegate his alternate
shall cast his vote. ..
8. In the absence Of a delegate and his alter
nate a majority of TIE delegation of that county
snail BIZ entitled to cast the vote Of the absentee.
1. In case any county shall be without repre-
sentation. either by delegates or their aiternates,
such county shall not be entitled to vote.
BY order Of the state democratic central COM
mittee. Y. K. Ihairman'
r. w. CooIES, Secretary.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

IHE New York Times tells us how
President Harrison expects to be elected
without the vote of New York. North
and South Dakota, Idaho, Wyoming and
Washington have a total of seventeen
votes in the electoral college. They
have neve had votes before. These
President Harrison believes are surely
republican. Montana he regards as
good fighting ground. The republicans
will have a greater number of electors.
under the new npportionment, in Cali
~fornia, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Massa-
chusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ne
braska, Oregon and Wisconsin fifteen
in all. The democrats will gain SIX
electors in the south, making a republi-
can net gain under the census of nine
votes. Add these to the seventeen
from the new states, or twenty if Mon
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
OLD S~UPERSTITIONS.
Queer Things in Which Lots of PeopIe
still Place Cr.dence.

Queer Things in Which Lots of PeopIe
Stili Place Cr.dence.
In Michigan a double cedar knot is car
RED In the pocket to cure rheumatism. and
u New Hampshire man carried a gall from
the stems Of the goldenrod for tho Same
disease. A small white grub is in the Gall.
ana ne thought rs long as the grub re-
NAMED alive no rheumatism could get hold
OF MN. Hickory nuts, the buckeye and its
COUSIN the horse chestnut, are other foss
to rheumatism in different localities. Some
people wear a strange ring made of a potato
with "A hole bored through it for rheuma-
t'sm' and others carry a plain potato in the
rocket. The charm is more potent, nc
cording to the Kansas City journal, il the
potato has been stolen. Almost ANYTHING
seems to have rheumatism fighting proper-
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
VnherClOthek.

New York World: In 1891 there were i'm
ported into this country underclothes rang
ing in price from $1.5O per dozen to more
than $40 a dozen, to the value of S512, 2l3.
This was the sum paid to the exporters.
This amount OF underclothes was bought
and pnid for by American citizens.
On this mount they paid a tax aggreQst-
ing 1887. 37G.
Under tho law in existence before tho
passage of the Mckinley law the tax would
have been 1904, 1897. The Mckinley bill
added $l82, 479 to the cost OF foreign un-
in 1891, and very much more to
tho cost of domestic u~udersIotheg.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

In all the prediction figuring Of re-
publican, democratic and third party
newspapers Montana is set down as a
doubtful state. In one calculation the
result Of the presidential contest is
made to hinge on the vote of West Vir-
ginia and Montana. The Importance Of
u three electoral votes is recognized
by shrewd party leaders everywhere.
One principal reason for placing Carter
at the head OF the republican national
committee vas to give him the sinews
OF wal and a point of vantage to enable
him to capture his own state. The
challenge to the democrats of Montana
is plain and unmistakable, Are they
going to meet it with spirit and determi-
nation? Do they appreciate as do the
brethren of other states that the key
to the situation may be in their hands?
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

VIZ give place in another column to a
communication from Mr.. C. u, kinman
regarding tho alleged failure Of Gen,
Weaver to support a free asilver resolu-
tion in the Farmers congress at Coun-
cil Bluffs two years ago. We under
stand that in Butte Gen. Weaver stated
that the Montana gentleman who said
the general was at the congress was
mistaken and had confused him with a
man named Webber. We haven't
heard further from the Montana dele
gate, but accept Gen. Viewers denial rs
settling the matter. We print Mr.. Kin
mans letter, however, in accordance
with the policy Of The INDEPENDENT Of
all sides a hearing.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

ties. for in aouthern Michigan ! pebble ii
tho pocket serves 10 ward Il Oh. A New
Hampshire cur0 fos sors throat 10 10 weap
about the neck : stocking, Ia the TO a
which = potato has been tied. Accorlina
20 = Maine belief = nutmeg pierced and
hung On = airing around the neck prevents
botls, cfoup and neuralgia. Tho effect Of I
Connecticut wooden nutmeg IL unknown.
Among the negroes The moat striking
remedies arc 10 DO fonnd. Witness ia
combination Of cure and apsll, described
under the name OF "conjuring ! TOOTH" IL
Alabama. Go into 4 lonely pa,t 81 the
woods with the opposite asx, who 10 TO carry
an AZ. The bearer OF the AZ chops around
the roots Of = white oak, outs Of with :
large j~ackknifs nine splintsrs from the
roots Of the tree, then outs around the
roots of the aching tooth with the knife,
dips each Of the nine splinters In the blood
flowing from the cuts and finally buries the
splinters at the root OF the tree from which
they came. While doing this the operator
repeats something you don't understand,
which is a charm.
From the came locality comes a curious
remedy for chills and fever. Take the
skin from the inside Of an eQgshell, 70 10
a Young persimmon tree three days in eua-
cession and tie q knot In the akin each day,
On the eastern shore Of Maryland bill
ID cured by boring three holes In Z
carefully seleotsd tree and walking three
times around II, saying: go away, bill
It 10 a matter OF the utmost inn
whether the ono who performs the
spell walks with the mi or against the sun,
no y knows which IL the approved di-
rection. We have comparatively few
philte;s. none with q truly indigenous rep
but there are some OF European
naturalized. Many OF them have
undergone a certain. variation since they
Eound a homo on this side Of the Atlantic.
Plants used in love d~ivinations are oom-
mon. In many parts of England and SCOT
and the familiar southern wood is known
IS lads love-" 'lad-love- lass" or lads
owe and lasses' delight" Another British
for the plant is "old mans love-"
r simply "old man." from it's use recon-
nended by Pliny. In Woburn, Mass.,
his herb is called "boy's love-" and
: 10 said that if a girl tucks . bit in her
she will marry the first boy abe meets.
n other parts of Massachusetts it is Thought
hat If a girl puts a piece Of southern wood
her back the first boy abe meets will
70 her husband. In Boston if a marriage
bic woman puts n bit OF southern wood
nder her pillow before retiring, the first ;
aan she sees in the morning will. 70 Gays
he superstition, be the one whom she ID to F.,
larfy. {
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

The Dayton, Ohio, Times. is q news
paper that is not humbugged by the
fraudulent republican claim Of protec-
ton for the wool-grower. 1t says:
In 1867 John Sherman, in order TO mako
himself solid with tho Ohio wool grower,
induced congress to put II protective tariff
on wool. At that time Ohio wool was worth
81 cents ger pound, and from that time to
this as the duty on wool has been showed
up the price OF raw wool has declined. In
1870 the price had dropped to 46 cents, in
1880 to 40 cents, and at present is down to
% cents. In twenty-five years. with q duty
50 high as to shut down hundreds of mills,
the price of wool has declined to less than
one-half of what it then was.
A high tariff makes wool lower; under
a low tariff it always has been higher.
These are facts known to every intelli-
gent wool grower.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

tana is counted, and Mr.. Harrison will
have twenty-s,x or t~wenty-nine, as the
case may be. With these no can lose
New York's thirty.slx and atill be
elected, no thinks. In this calculation
he leaves out Of the democratic column,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and part
Of Michigan. MIR. IIarrlsor's fallaoy il
in counting on all the states he carried
in 1883, except New York.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

A CORRESPONDENT of the Minneap-
oils journal found Chairman Carter
beaming and beatific over a letter from
Elmira, N. Y, which informed him that
4oo Hill democrats had signed a pledge
not to vote for Cleveland. That's
nothing. He can find five times that
number OF republicans in Montana who
III not vote for Harrison, and not half
try.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
HELENA. MONT, AUGUST o, 1892

~ Montanians abroad will always find THR
DAILY INDEPENDENT on flo ut their favorite
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
York; West, Minneapolis; Baldwin and Palace,
San Francisco; MoDermott. Butte: Leland Hotsl.
Sprinsteld, III.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

VIZ understand that the Hon. l., H.
Hershtield looks with favor upon the
candidacy Of the Hon. r. O. Hickman
for governor. This means, of course,
the endorsement OF r. B. H. and the
smiling approval of Carter. It looks
like a walk-over for our genial state
treasurer.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
"DON'T be over cOnfideDt.n said Whit

"DoN'T be over confident" said White
aw Reid warningly, to the republicans
OF Chicago the other day. There isn't
the slightest danger of it., Mr.. Reid. In
his part OF the country the republic
ans are not confident ut all. They are
waiting TO see the size of the pile Car
ter will send out here. Their enthusi-
asm for Harrison and Reid will be pro.
portioned accordingly.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
THE WEATHER

LOOK to the county tickets; look to
h Legislative tickets! Don't nominate
men who have no other quality than
their desire for office. Pick out winners
and make them run. Every weak man
hurts an entire ticket. Democrats, you
must take M chances this year.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
DEMoCR a1IC COUNTY CONVENTION.

"A COuVUUElVN Oh JIG UeIeHHVeHE IIUIf II W
wards of the city Of Helena and the precincts of
the county of Lewis and Clarke is called to meet
at electro hall on Monday. the 9TH day of sep
TENDER. 1sy,, at II O'Clock m. The convention
will be held for tho purpose Of nominating oan-
county Offices. Forty delegates and forty alter
nat s to the state democratic, convention to be
held at Great Falls on the 18th day of September.
will be selected, lfin the Judgment OF the con;
vention it is deemed necessary. The ward and
precinct primaries Of the wards and precincts
hereinafter named, will be held 1T the places dea-
ignated below. on / thursday, September ], for the
purpose of elec,ing delegates and alteri'ates to
the Lewis ard Clarke county democratic conven-
ton. The number of delegates TO- which each
ward and precinct will bs entitled and the
places Of holding the several primaries are as
E,t1oNuc. ,.'
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
Received.

Another shipment Of Flor de Teller, the
leading domestic cigar, at the Grand Cen
traa Hotel Cigar store.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

First ward, city hall :.;..";..... ........... 10
second ward. Hendricks club room...... -. 10
third ward, Paynr's hotel. ................. 10
Fourth ward, terhauser block 10
Fifth ward. west side school house 10
Sixth ward. hose house ~
+ eventh ward, hose house. ................. 10
Marysviile, Mares nall ................... Is
[ knoxville. Phil Constants store. ............ 5
Baxenaale, Erwin's place. 2
Mouth Of Ne son. Matise's store ............. !
bimini and Little Jennie mine. Coway's hotel 4
Butler. section house .-........... ........... l
keSsler's, school house ........ ...... ...... 5
Jay could and Stemple, Wilbom's. ........... z
Canyon Crehk. l
Goodwin's. school house. 3
Silver Station, depot, ............ ............ 8
Valley, Warren school house 3
East Helena IL
French Bar and Spokane 2
Mitchell's ranch. Mart Mitchell. ............ |
Cartersville. kisselpaugh.... ..,............. 2
Dearborn, MilOt store... /
Hogan, HOgans ranch l
Augusta. Phil Mannix store. 8
n - .'.''...r.. l
ROCK Greek BASIN. |
Mlddle Fork, Learborn -. .................. l
DAVID MARKS.
T. Z. CRUTCHER, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

Try it. There is no better in the
world. Ask your grocer TOR it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

And when there is a big crop of
No. 1 hard wheat as there is this
year the North Dakota Milling Co.
can make a s~uperlative article OF
Flour, as evidenced by their
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
HARD WHEAT PATENT

M BRAND OF
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22

Tho cricket may may crick. end the frcglet frog
and tho farmer may chan. his s,rain.
For Dakota's crop ia always Oh top-when there
is plenty nj rain