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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

A democratic state convention is hereby called
10 be- hold in the city of Grsat Falls, Mont. on
Monday, s. ut. IL. ls02. At four o'clock p. H., tos
the pnrpose of nominating candidates for sta g
officers a candidate for the national house oil
representatives and thee presidential electors
and for the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before the convention.
In accordance with a resolution adopted by
the state democratic committee, the delegates
and alteruatos t. the state convention held AZ
Foreman, June 3, lsa2a, are the delegates ana
s,terna,es to the convention to be held IN GREAT
Falls, Sept. l., lsW'
The stste central committee has adopted the
following Jules for the government OF the s'ate
convention:
/. pelesates and alternate delegates shall be
democratic residents of the county they repre-
sent.
2, In the absence of a delegato his alternate
shall cast his vote.
3. In the absence Of a delegate and his alter
nate a majority OF the delegation OF that county
ahall be entitled to cast the vote CT the Absentee
1. In case any county shall be without repre-
sentstion, either by delegates or their VT rna'es'
such county shall not be entitled to vo.".
BY order Of the state democratic central COM
mittee. 1. T. CtAAiNo' tnaarA'"o'
Il. W. COOLEY, Secretary.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
PHARAOH WITH A PISTOL,
Remarkable Anachronisms of the Artists
of Abyssiuia.

Remarkable Anachronisms of the Artist
of Abyssiuia.
We found the walls of the churches in
Abyssinla covered with pictures of Scrip
tural history. and the walls of the cathedral
with the exploits of Johannes. His VIC
tories over the Egyptians at Cora, and in
the valley of Gundet, ere fully represented
in tones as horid as those of ADVERTISING
posters at home. The native artist does not
make up for cludeness of color by the ac-
curacy of his drawing, and if these pictures
have any merit it is in their originality of
treatment. For instance, in the cathedral
OF Gundet, in a picture representing the
israelites crossing the Red sea, Pharaoh
men In six~-shooteis, and in his left hand
he holds Il pair of opera glasses, while the
Egyptian host sport bennington rifles.
All movement of figures il from right To
left. and in all pictures heads are full
faced, with the exception Of Satan md the
hated Egyptian, who are painted in acute
profile. to show their lGck of honesty and
good faith, and their inability TO look Won
straight i'll the face. 1t ia a deplorab,e fact
and one which. ladies will say ut once, onlv
proves the ignorance and barbRrity in the
Philippians, hat the evil spirits in these
compositions are always represented by the
softer sex, generally showing their nauphti-
ness by exhibiting their tongues.
Tbs church painter goes 80 far as to ones
ton the gallantry of st. George, the Abys-
sln'an patron saint, by depicting that war
rlor. instead Of doing battle with the
dragon. rs spearing the graceful, undu,at-
ing form OF q ~long-tonRued woman.-ViI-
llers i'll the Century.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

REGARDING our suggestion that
Helena would be a good place for n shoe
factory, the Benton River Press savs.
'For months past THE INDEpENDrvr
has been abusing American manufac-
turers and monopolistic benefciaries Of
an Ubiquitous tariff system, Il favored
class which fattens upon the %exorbitant
profits wrung from the earnings OF the
sons OF toll by labor barons, deserving
the contempt of their fellow citizens,
VIII 1t welcome such individuals 10 tho
business circles of the capital city?'
Why certainly it will, especially shoe
manufacturers, standing squarely on
the democratic platform for free raw
materials. Since hides were put on the
free list the growth of the shoe and
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
COLUMBIA FALLS NEWS.
what the PAaplA ~ the rras rar0us Fiat
head Town ARR Doing.

what the PAapiS ~ the Fratpsr1ua Flat
head Town Are Dotnw.
CoLuMn1A FAILs. Aug. a2.-[apt oial, :
Gsorgs Major and wifA Of Helena, Ar.
spending 4 few days In the valley. the guests
OF John w. Pace and wife.
Chas. Stevens. clerk and recorder Of JET.
feraon county. has just returned 10 Boulder
ATTIC. an extended visit to Columbia Falls,
JAs. Il. Perkins, Of Boulder, II down from
tho south Fork. whsrs he has hssn hunting
turn to the hills again In q few day.
Edward DAscom, OF Amigo. Via, il look
Ing the valley over for Investments. Hs
ts we'll pleased With what he has sean. and
especially with the green aelda on the saat
aide Of the valley. He will visit tho North
Fork before he declares his intentions.
i John j. Kennedy and wife and Eugene
II. Clingnn have returned from m extended
trip to spokane and the oitiea on the sound.
They made some investments while AWAY
and predict great futures for soIns Of the
oitiea west Of here on the Great Northern,
especially Libby. since their return they
have doubled the prices on their Columbia
Falls property. in which they arc we'll fixed,
having expended upwards OF $4,000 hare
last year.
va have had no rain in the valley 10
speak OF since June Is. Hnch a drouth has
not been known here before by the oIdest
settlers, and yet the wheat crop on the east
side is magnificent. Specimens have re-
GENTLY been gathered in sheaves and sent
back to Minnesota at the request OF mill
and elevator men that would be hard to
duplicate On the best irrigated lands.
Fred w. Downer, we'll known In Helena,
is the successor to John A. 'Barta in the
Hotel Gaylord. Fred bears his honora
easy and takes to his new duties like = duck
to water.
1t may interest some TO know from re-
liable data what the tamAra0k lands in the
vicinity Of our town will yield. James A.
Steele ~pre-empted a quarter section Just
moth of own about a mile out. on which
he cut last winter 10000 ties, worth 20 cents
each. lie then procured a portable saw
mill n has cut 100000 feet Of lumber
from less than 20 acres and still has more
than 1,500,00 0 feet Of fine saw timber stand
ing on his claim. When IL becomes gen
orally known that the tamarRok lands
when cleared are the strongest and best
agricultural lands in the valley thsy will be
in demand,
The new and elegant train service on the
Great Northern ma ks IN era in the history
of the Flathead. Travel 10 increasing daily
and its influence 10 already felt.
ID. Beeg and A. A. SpriRas, of Townsend,
have spent several days during the past
week looking the valley over with a view to
investing. They will retu
Srecimens of wheat sent from tho valley
to the Minneapolis mills have been pro-
nounoed Al hard. equal to the best grown, |
V. A. Farsier, late of Nebraska, has
a valuable ranch, heretofore ownel
Robert Hooper. on the east side, and is
occupying the same with his family. Mr..
frasier is one OF thu many solid men from
The prairie states who have recently invest
I'D in the Flathead country t@
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
WE shall have a practical test Of the
aiph{- h,,nr law naaaad M tina last session

WE shall have a practical test Of the
eight-hour law, passed at the last session
of congress, here in Montana, on the
new military post. The law expressly
forbids contractors on government
works from employing a man moro than
eight hours in any n day. 1t remains
to be- seen whether the contractors on
the post will make their bids higher on
that account. The supervising archi-
tect Of the treasury says the new law
will cost the government three millions
Of dollars or more per year on public
building contracts. The friends OF the
law do not believe the reduction of the
hours OF labor will make any difference.
a practical test will settle the contro-
versy rs to whether eight hours work is
worth as much as ten, or whether the
laborers will have their pay reduced.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
OLD AND LIVELY LADIES'.
At Fourscore Ten aud Upward They fl
Enjoy Life.

At Fourscore Ten aud Upward They Still
Enjoy Life.
Mrs. Eli Clark, one of the smartest and
~liveliest old ladies' in Connecticut, csle-
brated her nintieth birthday lost week, and
in honor of the occasion held a little party
in her pretty cottage. on the outskits OF
Milford. 4
A largo number of people took supper
with her. Besides preparing the feast she
waited on her visitors.
Mrs. Clark is not only 80 years old. but
she weighs just ninety pounds. She ia q
very active and cheerful old lady, and she
said she could dance just as lightly az she
did at her wedding, seventy years ago. She
gets into and out of a carriage as Dimbly
as a girl. and can read fine print without
Rlnsses. Altogether Mrs. Clark is quite u
remarkable old lady.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt. of Peekskill, cele-
brated her ninety-second birthday about
ten DAYS ago and gave II large dinner to her
children and grandchildren, Of whom abe
has sixteen living. Mra. Hunt has lived at
Peekskill all her life. She still attends to
her household duties, goes to church twice
on Sunday, aud until recently used 10 driva
herself about the town with an old bav
marc which she has owned for twenty years.
The mare is dead, but Mrs. Hunt hopesn and
expects to enjoy many yea 4 of life.
Miss Whceier il II well-known figure nd
Norwich. Conn. She lives alone in tho
Wheeler homestead. and supsrintends her
self the working of the farm about il. Hsr
fatber has been dead many years, and sipce
his death his daughter hns looked after ihe
estate. How old Miss Wheeler really is liza
question that only the Oldest inhabitaht
can tell and she WON'T. Miss WhesIer ia tEa
oldest inhabitant. -
Mrs. Hannah King, of Chelsea, Mass., savs
that she Ia over ole hundred years. old, md
there Ii none living TO dispute her, MIRA.
h!1R possesses all her hair, teeth and
faculties. and is n stnuneh democrat. She
mas a son in the produce business in Boston
can.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
1T NOW.

THE People, the organ OF the labor
interests in Butte, takes a very sensible
view of the capital question. 1t pub
fishes an estimate of the probable vote
with Butte, Deer Lodge, Anaconda,
Helena, Bo2eman and Boulder in the
field, and says that rather than have
such a scattering result it would be bet
ter to have the contest settled on the
first ballot IN favor OF Helena. "This
course it says, twill expedite the work
of beginning the publicNbuildings by two
years and give our idle population an
opportunity to look forward to an album
dance of public work Immediately after
the adjournment of our next legislature"
The INDEPENDENT has all along, re-
CARELESS Of how it would affect the
chances Of Helena, urged a decisive vote
for one town or another, as to the CAPT
tai tins year. We have been accused of
advancing this argument In the inter-
ests of this city, but any n who reflects
on the matter will see that if We had an
eye single to the profit OF Helena, we
would not urge a decision now. II no
decisive result is reached at the election
in November, Helena will have the CAPT
tai for two or three years more anyhow.
All the rival aspirants admit that
Helena will hold first or second place in
the race this year, if she does not win,
and that she will therefore be in the
canorI r,nn HE1 ~,o,% - ~Io., will Il
NIT, too, that in that event she will be
the winner in the final run. We have
urged that a decision be reached now
the reason given by our esteemed
contemporary in Butte. With the
present hard conditions of the silver
business we are likely to have in Mon
tana a period of industrial depression
the next year or two. 1t is the part
OF wisdom and patriotism for. the peo-
pie Of the state in such a time to enter
upon a system of public works that will
give employment to idle labor. Hun
dreds of artisans could be furnished en-
ployment upon the capitol building;
other hundreds could be provided with
work upon the state university, the az
college, the school of mines,
the institutions for the insane, blind,
deaf and mute, the soldiers home, re-
form school and other buildings that
the constitution of the state provides !
for. Until the capital location is settled
none of these works can be undertaken.
For some of them funds are already
available and cannot be used.
Is it not a foolish thing then to enter
into a controversy over the question of
the capital, when SO much might be
done if it's location were settled? More
than that, is it not a positive wrong to
the labor interests of the state to with
hold employment from the needy when
it could be given? We certainly hope
with our Butte contemporary, that the
in November will be decisive, even
should Helena lose the capital by the
Much as we should regret
such a contingency, 70 believe it would
be better for the state than to leave the
unfinished; because every inter
est OF the state demands that the var
public institutions be located at
once and work on them got under way.
10 lock up for two or more years hun
dreds of thousands of dollars that might
be put in circulation, is worse
than folly. 1t is almost a crime.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

CHAIRMAN CARTER is said to have per-
fected a political slot machine which
Will take in nothing smaller than q
twenty-dollar gold piece. Dne Of these
is to be placed in each department at
Washington, whore the clerks will run
against it on pay day, until the cam
paign Is over. Now what are the civil
service commissioners gong TO do
about it?
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

leather industry in this country has
been unparalleled. Our manufacturers
lead the world IN making boots and
shoes, and with free wool we should SEQ
4 wonderful revival OF WOODEN manufae-
turing. We would lend all competitors
In the production Of woolen fabrics, as
W. do ia the boot and shoe trsae. Cor
tainly we want a shoe factory here. 1t
10 a standing argument Tor the demo-
cratic tariff policy.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
The Poor Pay the Tax.

st. Louis Republic: The McKiniev tax
on such Il shawl us would be worn bv Mira
Vanderbilt is - cents on the dollar an
the everyday shawis worn by the wives of
everyday people the tax is Sl.55 on the
dollar. 1.-The loweat tax on the finest
goods" is the rule of Mckinley taxation.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
sanl uel X. Davis Special

INVESTMENT STOCKS.
10000 Iron Mountains. lots 500 and 1000.
This is the most regular monthly dividend
payer in the market. 71.
TO- % Cumberland. One block at a price
that will pay large holders TO buy.
10000 Helena q Victor. A dividend pay
ing stock-this block as an investment
is a pu, chase.
10000 Polaris, Beaverhead county. A
safe investment. few owners. will be divided.
5000 Bald Butte. One block-a great
gold mine and a great purchase.
Bald Butte-150, $50. 500 shares; safe.
1000 Whitlach and Mcintyre and Union;
900 and 1000 lots. The coming gold mine Of
Montana.
The cheapest free-milling gold property
in Montana for sale,
Rooms 6 and 81. Bailey block.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

AS a result of the unsatisfactory con
dltlon of the mining industry we pre-
dlct great agricultural development i n
Montana in the next two or three wears.
Think OF il! More good agricultural land
than in the state Of Illinois,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

OF eighty-tive German newspapers in
the state of Illinois, only seven D
Harrison. This is a straw which shows
where the German vote is going this
year. 1t will give Illinois and Wigcon-
sin to Cleveland.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

GARTER undoubtedly cares more
about carrying the Montana Legislature
than he does about delivering the cleo
toral vote of the state to Harrison. But
he will try to do both.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
HELENA, MONT, AUGUST -, 1892.

eB- Montanians abroad will always find TIL
DAny INDEPENDENT on file at their fsvorite
Aotels. Fifth Aveaus and metropolitan, New
York; West, Minneapolis; Baldwin and Palace,
Ean Frsncisco; McDermott. Butte: Leland hotsl.
springfield. III. ~
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
TIKI WEATHER.

The democrats of Montana must pick
out their soundest gubernntorial TIM
Der. Hickman will be a hard man to
beat.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

A convention Of the delegates from Ihe Var4ous
wards Of tho city Of Helena and the precincts OF
AT rlectr q hall on Monday. Tho 9th day Of sep
tember, 1ss2, at II o'clock m. The convention
will be- held for the purpose Of nomlnattns can
comfy Offices. Forty delegates and forty alter
nat $ to the state democratic convention 10 be
held at Great Falls on the 18th day of September,
will be selected, If in the Judgment Of tho, con:
vant;nn It il deemed necessary. The ward and
precinct primaries u the wards and precincts
hereinafter named, vii! be held 1t tho places dGs Ga
nnrnSse OF cleo ing delegates and alterrates to
the Lewis aud CLARKE county democratic conven1-
ton. The number of delegates to which each
places OF holding the several primaries are as
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

WE do not see how Congressman
Dixon can get out of making the race
again this year. The unanimous voice
OF the party demands his denomination.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

Private school in shorthand and type.
writing. ben Pitman system taught
Mary 4. Jackman, 48 Bailey block.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

Remember that The Bea Hive is the leader o
low prices and that they brook no competition
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

First ward, city, hal 10
Third ward, Payne's hotel. 10
Fourth ward, 6erhauser block .............. 10
Fifth ward. west side school house........... 10
Sixth ward. hose house ~
seventh ward, hose houfe 10
Marysyille, Mares hall -............ Is
lnionville. Ehil Constants store.......... 5
Baxendale, Erwin's place 2
Mouth of Ne,son. Matise's store. ........... l
l4imini and / little Jennie mine. Coway's hotel 1
Butler, SeCtlOn mouse. :. .....,.... ,........'- l
kessier's, school house........ 49,. ........ =
Jay uould and Stemple. Wilbom's.....,..... 2
Canyon Creek, !
Goodwin's. school house .......... .,.... 3
Silver Station, depot. .......,... ......... 3
Valley, Warren school 3
East Helena ........... ................ IL
French Ear and Spokane ................ >
Mitchell's ranch. Mart Mitchell. ..,........ /
Cartsrsville. kisselpaugh... . ............. 2
I raig. h. tel......,.... ............. l
Dearborn, Milot store. ...,............ l
Hogan, Hogan's ranch !
Augusta. Phil Mannix store. 6
Dearborn Canyon. !
Rock Greek BASIN. l
Middle Fork. Learborn -. ............. l
Bald Butte.
DAVID MARKS.
7. L. ~CRUTCIEk, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

A correspondent Of an English provincial
paper quoted in the Pail Mall Gazette de-
scribes Mr.. James Bryce. M. P. as an en-
thusiastic botanist, and gives the following
story as evidence: I have a vivid recollec-
ton of how, in wandering over the Cornish
cliffs IN his company and that of his de-
lightful wife, I was called upon, together
with Mrs. Bryce, to hold him by the heels
as he stretched over a precipitious cliff to
Gull the the leaf Of some interesting speci-
men plant growing from four to five feet
below the edge.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

The centenary OF the French republic 7
70 DO held on Sept. a2a. There ID Ia BE- !
grand military spectacle on The large plaza
in front Of the Inyalidsa andSa gorgeous lii.
tof'cal pageant. The latter will start from
the Haatilo and tinish at tho Place de Ii
ooneorde. The chariota usea In the pro-
cesa'on will in tho evening be plucsd Il
street cotners and there used 40 ~opsn-air
theateia whore patriotio pieces will Do pst.
formed. New York sun.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-09-10

My girl Just dotes upon ice-cFea"'
withal she has a heart |
To help me save, she Sain: ->o"' S"' |
Do get it by the quart! n,
-Enthusiastic Party-''Her face Is
tho nicture of amiability." Absent
u,inded Party-"Who painted lt?-
Harper's Bazar. i
Mrs. Hicks-"People complain OF
beinp robbed at drug stores; they never
ovcrcharge me-" Mr.. Hlcks-N ha'
do YOU buy?' Mrs. Hicks-"PostaRe
stamps ,,;..
foushingly)-''The moment you sec my
fance YOU will fall in love with MIN;
Penelope-"I should think you wou,n
| be awfully worried theh. ~
| Herald.
YOUR play isn't half SO natural an ~
,,sed to be last season. The same peo-
A. - too Manager-"Yes; but
| Pc - ,.,ro married a few months
| aco"-Tit-Bits.
THOR Pride is Chastened.-Wick-
;-e--.It is a wonder to me that col
,.crs professors are so unassumlnS as
,Inss when I consider how they are
locked m to by their students froi'
p,t+erbv-..You forget how we nre
I,ol<ed down upon by the graduates Oh
| commencement day.
1-ou were a winner at POKER W."
, % s.,sbor, the other day" Rlngwa1
. ..I, one Sonse | was, but In anothe
.,saIwas not" Featherstone- " ma
!, 40 Won mean?" Ringway- Inc Pro
victor of the hotel was in the game
A Clothier and Furnisher.
-ue-'Thc stars are very oeau ~
a tonight" She ne =,
; moon, however, is more oeau'iiu.
:, She-"Yes." He-"But yoa-you al
Il far more beautiful than eitner'
..yyer when l have this dress on II yo
" ,.. ANYTHING more than that W
- NAV as we'll break the engagement
n Y. Herald. A.,
=. - man recently from Iowa says th'
y. ~ y. saw n farmer standing at the foo'
II. ANONYMOUS cornstalk. How big
,-our corn?'' asked the stranger.
"A don't know" answered the FARMER.
1r sent one of my boys up TO see II
- while ago and I'm worried 10 oea
90 about him." How SO? Can ne
-. b,cl,p,, That's the trouble. The cor
s+,ll.,s growing up faster than he G.
- climb down. n.--Washington Star.
80 The barber was addicted to hao
.,- of fintemperance, so that on 1his ",
IL SION his hand was very unsteady at
"a work. In shaving the minister ne
~ f;cted a cut sufficiently deep to COZ
.nr m the lower part of the face with bio
:. The minister turned to the barber a
not said. in a tone of solemn severity:
the see, Thomas, what comes of taking
,n much drink" Yes, sir, rep
er's THOMAS. "is do make the sSis Sefs
sss."-N q, Pieayene
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-09-10

slitted bv this time, and I began to get
nv own dauder up. just as inaoe iiy
| lunre at the deer's neck with my kniie'
| with n result so disastrous to the knife,
Jonathan Card came up, and was taxing
in the circus from the bank.
| ".Fetch your knife, Jonathah! 1
cried
| Jonathan didn't bother to fetch me
his knife, but took it out OF his pocket
and as came up from dive on the
bucks horns tossed it at me. l missed
it, and it fell in the water right unaer
the bucks neck. When ] went down
; again felt around for it and actually
found it. l wasn't much encouraged.
though, after got it, for it was one o'
those shilling knives that have TO DC
heated before they will cut butter.
didn't have time, though, to send iona
{ than back to town after a good KNIFE
0 and so / began saving away with IL Oh
a the bucks neck. I began way up clos'
n to his head, but worked The knife al
o the yvay down to his gullet before
d could find a place where it would tax
$ hold. Then rasped it across that spo
n until I finally wore the skin through
It and then got the knife INSIDE an
e actually tore hole across his throa
d that wasn't long in putting an cno
i the fight. -
1T "Nhen at last I was at liberty I
take what was left OF me ashore, an
did SO, Laroy Lyman stepped from o'
hind the tree and looked so pleased tina
/ knew he had seen the whole pc
formance, and that made me fe
worse than the way the buck had trea
ed me, for had been assuring hln on
\ a dav or two before that l could wh
without weapons any deer, wonna'
" or well, that ever was rash enough
d let me get my hands on lt-someth,,
q that changed my mind on a1tef !,
rattlinp that old buck gave me in tn
Il hole."-N. Y. Sun.