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The Helena independent., 1892-04-10

rushing, as of many winds. Like a tor
'pado the air ship, with leap, shot ahead
Where could that speed stop? Twenty-Five
Fifty! hundred! Two hundred miles al
hour she sped. Faster than the eagles
flight; faster than the heart OF the hominu
pigeon. Had it not been for the stout rail-
ing the four would have been swept into
eternity. A stiff hat dropped to the earth
below. Stupefed, frightened, cowsd,
dumb. the travellers, trembling crawled
down into the still car. They dared not
look out. The sensation of such flight was
unparalleled, uncatalopued. It was pros
trating.' They lost their breath. They
dropped to the floor.
The inventor, with blood-shot eyes, but
with the expression of a conuuering god,
sat at his post unmovsd. He had expected
this. The intoxication of success WAS too
fine to tilch his senses. A half an hour later
Sergeant Willtwig staggered to his feet and
motioned to the entranced engineer:
'sWhera are we?''
'Oysr Lake Michigan. Look below!'
They were q thousand feet over the sur
face of the earth.
My Godn' cried the sergeant. suddenly
striking his head with both knuckles.
What's up?" asked Professor Wilder.
II forgot that large box of matches! It
was in the shop. forgot it this mo ming,
don't believe we have over twenty Eve
Gro BE coNTINUED.)
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largo vase filled with choice flowers will
| stand in front of the altar, and the altar
itself will have a solid mass of lilies about
six inches thick banked up against the font.
plants will be placed all around the choir
stalls and the font. Tropical palms will
rise from each side of the ehancel.
'St. Thomas church is q very effective
one to decorate. You will remember that
it is built in the form of CROSS aud that
being rather low in ehurchmanship, the
! table stands out and admits of decoration
behind it. Wo intend to place at the back
tall tropical palms i'll rich rrofns.on. On
either side of the chancel will rise Il tall
pyramid starting ut the top with slen-
as it nears the bottom. 1t will be COM
posed. with the exception of the palm, of
different varieties of white flowers. lilies,
azalens white lilac, white cleInatis, Nine.
Planter roses and white stocks. These
pyramids will stand twenty feet high.
Then, OF course, Oh the chancel steps will
stand numerous plants to five Il full effect.
Calvary church has high rail. which
can he decorated with good results. 1t Will
be ontwined with lilies, and behind will
| stnnd a white CROSS on either side of the
steps composed entirely of white roses We
propose to coves the font with close
fittiAg wire arrangement in which lilies
will ba closely placed, so that the font will
be converted into n blooming lily bed.
Towering palms will risa on each side OF
the ahanoel.
"Ihe Chu, ch of the TRANSPORTATION, or,
az it is usually called, The Little Church
Around the Corner is an exquisite little
church to decorate. Its beautiful windows,
its magnificent paintings, its subaued light,
all tend to enhance the fine effects that are
proauoed by the eraen and which floral
groups. The chanoel however, il almost
too small to admit of any elaborate pieces,
hat we shall place a small screen of white
lilies on either. side of the altar, Loose
flowers will fill the altar vases and few
palms will riss on both sides of the chan
eel.
1.-THE decorations for Grace church have
not yet been settled upon. They were ak
tremelv beautiful and original last year.
The back walk of the chancsl was COM
plstoly covered with rare. hne variety OF
tloEioal palms. Under tho palms waro
placed esnists plants, hyd,angeas and
lilies. with garland of roses thrown
across 1t. A wreath o. rosns adorned
the pulpit. Tho chaneel rail was COW
cred with hyncinths and the font was al
enost lost beneath tho lilies that clung
clesely to ii.
Trinity il nevsr very gay, hut clothes
itself more somherly in palms and few
lilies ~ bsfltting its rather somber archi-
tsuture. Last year DIR, Morgan Dix wore
white linen ysatmsnta which were smbroia-
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JAP MILLER.

Jap Miller down at Martinville's the blamedest
feller yit.
When he starts in a-talkin' other folks is apt to
quit
Pears like that mouth O. his'n wasn't made for
nuthin else
But jes' to argify 'em down and gether in their
He'll talk YOU down tariff. or he'll talk you
down on tax,
theln's about the facts!
lie ision. law, or peitics, prize-hghtin er base
Jes' tech Jap up little aud he'll post you bout
em all.
And the oomcalest Teller ever tilted back a
And tuck chew tobacker kinder like he diln't
keer,
There's where,s the feller's strenth lsys-he's SO
common-like aud plain;
There hant no dude about old Jap, you bet you.
nary grain
They lect I'd him to council and it never turned
hts head.
And didn't mako no difference what anybody
said;
lie didn't dress no finer. ner rig out in fancy
clothes
But his voice in council meatin is turrer to his
foes.
He's fer tho poor man ever time and in the last
campsiGn
shine ana the rain,
And helt the banner upwards from a-trailin' in
the dust,
And cut ,nas oes ,n oa menqp0e' aud oassd and
He'd tell some funny story ever now and then,
you know,
Tel. blaine ii! it was bstter'n = jack-o'-lantern
show
And I'd 20 furder yit, to-day, to hear old Jap
nDfata
Than any high toned orator at ever stumpad
the state!
Wy, that-air blame Jap Miller. with his keen
sarcastic fun,
Has got mora friends than any candidate at
ever run.
Don't matter what his views Is, whom he states
the same to you.
They nllus coincide with yonr'n, the Same as two
and two.
You can't take issue with him-rer at least they
haint no sense
In stertiu i'll to down him, 80 you better not
commence
The best ways JOS to listen, lks Jour humble
servant does,
and jes' conosde Jap Miller is the host man over
wua.
james Whitcomb Riley.
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soquiesoe in this sentiment, whom Sergeant
WllltwiR turned upon them: y
~ Won gentlemen are frightened BY this
little thing, what will become OF you when
yon encounter tho horrors 81 this mest ter
i1ble ~ country that has never bssn explorsd2 ?
we will stay hero in spite Of thousand
such hoodlums--ay aye, md protec. ourselves,
TOO. like 1ncn." His eyes flashed. Here
stood the essence Of Arctic hsroism in this
mans 1l contempt Of danger, his dauntlesa
discipline and obedience.
I'm with you,' said Royal Sterne,
planting himsslf beside hia chief.
I'm in this, too" Jack Hardy spoke
lelsurely. He was really the coolest one
present. Ten sets Of brains can beat d
hundTed pairs Of hands. ".rhat's my
creed. But they are mp 10 some new devil
try out there. They are much too quiet.
Whew! stonop' lie pulled the tutor to
one side, just as q big stone whizzed past
them. q -
~ was now nlmoat time for Mr. Wander
lyn TO appear. His was to be last word Of
encouragement, the last wave or the hand.
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All tho Churches Will Be Decked
With Them One Week
From To-day.
The Money It Costs to Ornament
n a Church In New York
City
Unique and Beautiful Desiens-what
Flowers Are Most In Demand for
That Day.

Written for THE HELENA INDEPENDENT
YT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE
|l4 the churches will be dscked in all their
A Easter glory. At present. during the
Ienten season. they present somb-e ap-
pearancs, AZ one drops in Of an early morn
lng. There ars. only . few stray kneelers to
bs seen, manv Of the altars and fonts are
covered. and the effeot upon ths mind is
properly. no doubt-aombro and subduino.
But tho mourning will shortly be laid
away and the churches will put on their
brightest garb.
Ihs profusion OF decoration in some
churches and the msagsrnsss in others led
me TO wonder whether il cost very much to
decorate for this particular day. For in
formation on this acors / wsnded my vay
TO prominent florist in this city. who does
number Of tho big churches every year.
Of conrse,n he said, in response to nv
Inquiries Church decoration ID confined
fcr the most part TO Episcopal ana Catho-
lic churches. The ether denominations.
for some reason, do not 70 into il very
elaoorately. This il no doubt partly be-
cause they believe in simplicity where all
matters Of religion are concerned, but
more ! think, because Of the construction
Of their altars. Very little can be done
with church that has no chancsl. All We
can do is to hll the altar vases with loose
cut flowers and place plants and palms
around the altar.
Easter decorations differ materially
from thoss Of other festive occasions. In
the first place tbs chanosl only is adorned.
On Christmas and Thanksgiving the
churches are hung with green's and au-
tumnal fruits, and wherever the eye rests
one sees rich greens, red berries or aome
brilliant decorations. But at Easter all
thoughB and care is lAvished upon the
altar. To be surs, we did one year f3ll the
windows of one church with tell lilies
growing ont Of wire framework, which we
constructed for the purpose but this was
an exception.
Another characteristic Of Easter adorr-
ing is the coloring. Most Of the flowers
used are white. Occasionally bright color
10 introduced. but it ia the exception.
lhA pure white and green seems to be 4
Afftsing representation Of what the day COM
memorates.
I'VE try TO be quite original each year
in the case'of each church. For instance,
Trinity chapel has generally been decorated
quite simply, with nothing but blooming
plants on either side of the chancel steps
and around the altar and font. But this
year it is to be quite elaborate. Immense
azaleas. about five feet and a half in diam
eter. will be placed on either side of the
altar. They will be like huge umbrellas,
and will be very striking and effective.
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soil there was gold enqpgh TO insure safe
raturn from any pointEso far as gold could

AvMti. III
Bnt now the hour Of starting had struck.
In awe and wonder the mechanics Of the
shop stood and stared around this vessel,
40 soon to wing her gilded way through the
mir. Even thoy did not know whore she
was bound. She was the first vessel of her
kind to 10 whore her designer should de-
GREE. The six stood silently for = moment
in tho padded car.
III looks littls different from the old
Pullman smoker, said Royal with q light
launh, Rs he tossed his curls back and
touehed the woolen ceiling with his crown.
Each man looked sober enough.
IL there anything else can do for you,
Rsntlemen2" asked the merchant with d
voice trembling with real feeling. As soon
~ You start you are herossl II yon come
back successful you ahallli Id the pages
Of history forever"
Sergeant Willtwig, who had inwArdly
wept an he had buried many comrade
dead OF starvation and oold in the hopeless
disappointment at Arctic effort, looked 40
resolved - the trip-hammer when IL n
about TO nrunch q mass OF cold steel Pro-
fessor Wilder Was almost besidD himself
with the excitement OF achievement. The
tutor Thought of his mother who had
prayed with him vainly not to 40. The
two young men thought Of nothing but the
unique venture. They were not ignorantIy
brave, hut stil by the very limitations Of
nnUt1{ AHoWlb0ke Oh sHlb bpeclhl 6npJect
they Were incapable Of appreciating their
undertaking. They did not think about
the possibilities OF accident or brsakags to
the vessel upon which they were to travel.
The words careless enthusiasm are tame
terms to apply to their confidence in over
coming the unexplored 10000 square miles
about the pole.
of, !" said the sergeant. 40 naturally AZ Dos
sible. II will take charge Of this expedi-
tion as soon as you 20 ashore, Mr.. Wander
lyn.n
Farewells were soon said. Men do not
weep when they part, even though they
40 TO certain death. Prof. Wilder took
his position il the engine room and started
four men stood upon the platform above
the car ana waved their hats The mschan-
les looked up with gaping mouths. In
stinctively, they stood bareheaded.
'ls there ANYTHING else?" shouted Mr..
Vanderlyn.' There ought 10 be the most
distinguished crowd in the United States
TO see you of. lisa shame! Ws'll do il
HIS hat. God keep them safev' he added
to himself under his breath.
Faster and faster the lifting wheels
whirled. There was m uneasy motion Of
the vast vessel as if she were deciding
whether to obey, the familiar laws Of God,
OF Cl6 mower laws OF MAN. But man pre-
vailed. The screws whirled with pene-
trating whiz. She sta ts! A wild hnrrah
goes up from the slowly receding earth.
The vessel conquers ten, twenty, fifty feet.
Now, you men! ,-s-.@
"Holdp' cried Sergeant Willtwig.
'sSir!'' he shouted, leaning fur over the
rail and looking eagerly TO the grass hun
dred feet below him. "Sir! In i've months
send for us! But not beforer'
Aye, aye! willn' came indistinctly
from the earth. There was an instantane-
ous posing in the silent air. Then came q
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A Warming 1,oa't Use nls Words.

In promulRating esoterlo cogltntlons or
articulating superficial sentimentalities
and philosophical or psychological ohser-
vations, beware of platitudlnoas ponder
oalty. Let your statements possess u clari-
fed oonosenass oompaotcd comprehensi-
bleness, eoalescent consistency and a
concentrated cogency. Eachsw all con
glomerations of tlatulent garrulity. iejune
bsbblement aud asinine atfeotntions. In
trying to impress upon others the superior
ity OF the Wisconsin Central lines, and why
you and so many others use this thorough
fare from 81. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS and
Duluth and Ashland to milwaukee,, Chicago
and points east and south, it in not nsces-
ssry to use jawhreakers. Let your extern.
poraneous aesoantnps and unpreme,iitated
expatintions have intslligib,lity and vera
cieas viyaoity, without rhodomontade or
~, asonicnl hombast. ssdulon,ly avoid all
MI polysyllabio profundity. psittaceous vac.
ulty, yentriloquial verbosity and vandilo-
quent vapidity, shun double entandres
prnrient jucoaity and pestiteroua profanity
ohscurent. or apparent. lii other words
tAik plainly, naturally, ssnsibly, and truth
fully say the Wisoonain Central lines ID the
routs, and that ends il.
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first guns. Lights flashed, as it by magic,
from the windows of every house, and in
the twinkling of an eye an ngitated mass OF
people were rushing toward the water fronts
of the city. Grave citizens, usually distin-
Ruished by their dignity. hurried along the
streets, dressing while they ran and madly
shouting hurrahs. There were men with
out coats, women without hats and children
in their niRhtgowns, all Fastening to the
same points of view.
The fashionable promenade, known as
Tho Battery" presented conglomera-
tien of persons in dishabille, who, at any
other time, would not have thought of vio-
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INVENTOR OF AN ALPHABET.

"Tlle Indian Cadmus" ssquoyah some
thing Of His History.
HERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST
~ wonderful achievements OF modern
~ times il that Of "the Indian Cad
mus" Ssquoyah. the inventor Of tho Cher
okee alphabet and written language.
Az the first alphabet and so tho fountain
OF all lanauaee is supposed to have origi-
mated with Cadmus tho Phmnician, 40 the
first Indian alphabet and ths source Of
written language and literature among
the red men Of America il traced with
absolute certainty to this famous Cheroke q
Sequoyah.
Although scarcely half century has
elapsed since his DEATH q mist of uncer-
tainty already surrounds his birth and
life. But somewhere very near tho
beginning Of this century this remarkable
parsonage was born in the Cherokee ma
tion and educated in its customs. In fact
he never knew any other than the Cherokee
language. which, until he began to record
il, was like the other Indian dialects-
purely oral.
Sequoyah's grandfather is said to have
boen white man; but there was no evil
dence of il in the personal appearance Of
the grandson.
The story goes that at council Of Chero-
kee chiefs in their town of Saunta, an old
reservation east of the Mississippi, there
was debate on the comparative strength
and future of the red and white men. The
strongest argument advanced in favsr Of
the white man WAS his ability to use the
talking leaf'' and 30 send messages to a
distance. Sequoyah liatened silently and
then burat out az if by an inspiration:
'You are all fools! The thing is easy! I
can do it myself
Ihersupon he is said to have picked up
fiat stone and with u charred twig from the
council IRE to have made certain marks
upon it, each Of which. he told his fellows.
represented q certain word; he also told
them that tomorrow Or month from then
he could and would tell than these words
without hesitation as soon as he saw the
characters on the stone.
From this beginning Seauoyah conceived
and perfected the Cherokee alphabet, util-
izinp the cries OF wild beasts. the call OF
the mocking bird, the shrill exclamations
of children. the softer tones of the squaws
and the notes of the rotund organ Of the
adult brave for his vocal sounds. When he
thought he had gathered all the different
sounds, he attached to each pictorial sign
or image-birds and beasts and innnmate
objects alike furnishing him these signs.
An 20 the Cherokee alphabet was fin
ished. the vocal sounds were reduced to
writing, and in an incredibly short time
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srsd In grapes and whsAt. all in white silk.
Thlmass also does worry littls on Easter, his
splendor boing reserved for Thanksgiving
day. s
"st. Bartholomew'swa was very elaborate last
year. The chAncsl was profnsely decorated
with different pisces--twsnty in all. There
we're pillars, anchors and CROSSES. One
piece, q solid mass Of lliss, roses ana vio-
let's. bore the word 'Eastel' wrought in
bright-colorsd flowers. In the background
were palms and plsnts rising to the height
OF fifteen feet.
"Ihe cost Of decorating churches rms
e1nt sia the Way from so or 800 70 $7oO or
300. We would not do any Episcopal
church for loss than 300. and then the
decoration would bs rather slim. We might
I'LL q couple Of vAsea and supply fsw
pottsd palms for $50. but that would be
about al. For these elaborate designs and
tropical ralms, however, we charge at least
$500, and often more. Even the spring
flowers that grow In the fields at Easter
tide almost double their actual value. Lilies
are exceedingly dear then, and, indeed. all
the flowers that are used to any extent in
the churohes.o
Copyright.
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lating the social oonyentionalites of attire.
And there, with pale faces aud eyes sharp
ened by the strange fascination OF the
scene, the multitude remained honr after
hour, peering into the darkness and wAtah-
ing the progress OF the fight by the flashing
OF the guns.
In few minutes all the batteries that
envlroned Fort Sumter had opened fire, or,
to uss the words of General Ripley. then
commanding on one of tho islands, "rung
their breakfast bell for Major Anderson
but il was two hours before the latter re-
sponded to the call.
Hardly, however. had objects Of tho low
coast become we'll dehned among the shad-
owa of the morning, when. ~ il wrashful
from forced delay, there suddenly poured
from the parapst and easements Of Fort
Sumter storm of iron hail. The mutmer
Instantly ran through san the sity. Fort SUN,
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was fred by Capt. George S. James, the
second BY Lieut.. Hampton Gibbes.
Among tho officers in the mortar battery
we're Col. James II. Chestnut. ex-United
States senator. Capt. Stephen d. Lee, sub.
sequently lieutsnant-Reneral, and Col.
Alexander II. Chisolm. These officers were
tho aides Of General Bsauregard, By whom
his final note to Major Anderson had been
conveyed to the fort.
No pen, tongue or canvas can accurately
portray the scenes Of that April morning in
the city of Charleston, when it's Inhabitants
wore startled from their slumbers by the
The Helena independent., 1892-04-10
A Million Frlentls.

A friend in need is friend indeed, and
not less than one million people have found
just such a friend in DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery Tor consumption. coughs and colds.
Ii you have never used that great cough
medicine one trial will convince you that it
has wonderful curative powers i'll all dis
eases of throat, chest and lungs. Each bot
tie is guaranteed to do all that is claimed
or money will be refunded, Trial bottles
free at Il. S. Hale u Co.'s. drug store. Large
bottles, GOO and 81.
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THE CHEROKEE ALPHABET.

the entire Cherokee nation learned and
used it.
There are eighty-hve characters in
Sequoyah's alphabet, and by appropriation
from the Chetokee Legislature newspaper
called the Advocate ia now printed and cir
culated in that language.
John PAUL BooocK.
Copyright.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-19

Chancellor MAcCRACEKN presides. II they
want them TO be sneskine hypocrites. In
siderable cads. spies, false pretenders.
treacherous, double dealing. housekeeping.
keyhole listening. licentious, reckless, ana
Shiny social reptiles. they will put the boys
under his teaching and influence at the UNI
yersity OF the City Of New York. II they
want them to be true and honorable men.
they will send them elsewhere.
Honest and pure-minded boys. however.
will not 20 into such associations except
under cruel parental coshpulsion. They VIII
be ashamed to hail from such college,
They despise a "telltale." They abhor
sneak. They loathe the doctrine taught by
DR.. PARKHuRsr and accepted by Chancellor
MAoCRAcKEN. that the assumption OF good
motives justlfles a vile and unspeakaoie
deed. When the heart is fresh and uncor-
rupted in youth 1t revolts at such teach
ing: but Its healthy impulses may DO over
come and destroyed by pernicious eouca-
ton and debased example.
DR.. PARKHuRsT has poisoned the youth
ful spirit OF at least one young man. ana
now Chancellor MAcCRAcKEN has set out to
spread the contagion by holding him up rs
an example for imitation among college
boys generally. Rather than that they
should receive such an education IN de-
hatchery. deceit. and dishonor 1t would be
better that boys should DO left uneducated
after they have passed from the nursery.
and the pure and lofty example and prccept
OF their mothers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-19

SARATOGA. May lS.-lhe General Term has
reversed the decision Of Justice Slower In tho
contested Supervisor election case In the town
OF Milton, this county. and has directed the
Board OF Canvassors to forthwith convene ana
recanvass the votes or to compute the result
from The connt already made. throwing out all
ballots cas- for Supervisor bearing the endorse;
men. "cScise and to isss s ,na arsate 81
nmmher II ballots for said Office OF SUPER
Visor. excluding such endorsed ballots, This
decision unsehts Repwblicnn supervisor ann
determjncs thut rasters viii not count II used
ON ballots OF any other ondorsement man
that OF tho Office for which the candidate Is III
nomination