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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-10
Quick Rhvmtmi..

Quick Rhvmimi..
The rhyming game is amusing. {.
.I'have a word that rhymes with game.
lnterloontus-Is it something statesmen
crave?
Spenker--No, IL is not flame"
Interloeutor--ls it something thal Roe'
halt?
spasker-No. it is not ''lasna.'
Interlooutos--Is it something tigers need
Speaker-No. is is not to tame. $50,
Interlocutor--Is 1t snmathing we all woulo
like?
speaker--No, it is not coed name.
Interlocutor--Is it to shoot AZ dack.
Speakc,-Yes md that duck TO MAIN.
Such words al nut, thing, fall. etc,, when
rhyme easily are good choices. Inc TWO
who play it must be quick wittsd.
The game of "crambo," i'll WIN ca eaon
| PLAYER has to write u noun on one pteee %
paper. and a question Oh another, 10 Curious.
Az, for instance, the drawer gets tho woru
Africa" and the question |Have you aa
invitation 10 my weading?' He must write
n posn in which he answers one II orln2s
in the other. - j.
,one and suooeasful career. 1t is au4xeEEx
cool addition to the furniture Of a country
parler to POSSESS a blank book lying on the
table, in which each guest should pc ASKED
! to write out answers to the following Ques-
tions:
Who ia YOUR favorite hero III history!
Who ia your tavorite heroine!
Who il your favorlte klng!.
Who ia your favorite queen!
What il your f~avorite male Christian
name?
What is your fsvor'te female Christian
name? &c. M
created by the persons who wish to play ~,
ia yery interesting. The game can De
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-10
e Confessions.

Another very funny game is "Confessions
by a Die" played with cards and dice. 1t
would look at first like a parody on Mother
Church, bat 1T is not SO guilty. A person
sakeB some blank cards, and counting the
company, writes down ~ Elm for each, The
Iniucky sinner, when calIea anon mnXt
not only confess, but, by throwing the dico,
also confess Ms many aims MS they indicate
and DO penance for them all. Iheso cnn
with q witty leader, be- made very amusing.
The Secretary is another qood game.
Tho players sit ut e table with SQUARE
pieces CT paper and psncils, and each one
carefully folded down, to th8IsecretarY, who
distributes them. saying, "Character.o
Then esea one writes ont an inan3nafy
character, and hands it to the secratarv
who SAYS. "tature.' The papers are apain,
distributed and the writers forecast tho
future " course. this secretary tErovs in
Ill serts OF other questions, and, when the
game ls through, the papers are read. Thew
form a curious heterogeneous place of Rad.
ing. Sometimes such curious bits of char
acter reading crop out that one guspacta
ccnpllclty. But if honestly playei il !.
amusing.
The "Traveler's Tour, ia ipterastin,
One of the PARTY announces himself as III
traveller. lie Is given an empty bag, anc
counters WITH numbers on are distfihpte(
among the players. Thus, if twelve NOR
Bong are playing the numbers must coun
up to twelve set of ones to be given t,
ene, two's to two. and SO on. Then til.
traveller asks for information about tn,
places to which he is going. The first per
son gives 1t if he can; if not, tho second
and SO on. If the Traveller considers it COZ
root information or worthy of notice, Ia
takea troin the person one Of his Counter
as Il pledge OF the obligation he is under t
hlA. The next psraon in order takes u
the next question, and SO on. After tn
Traveller reaches his destination he emptie
ms bag and Hees to whom he has besn in
uahted tor the greatest anount Of informs
ton. He then makes him tina next tray
eler. VI course he opens the door for a
sorts Of witty r%ejoinders, az the player
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
DELINQUENT TAX Isl.
OF Real Estate In Trego
County, Kansas, For
the Year 1902

Notice is hereby given that
the county treasurer viii sell at
public auction at his Office In
Wa-Keeney,. Trego county,
Kansas, on Tuesday the 9th day
OF September. 1892, and the
next succeeding DAYS. SO much
OF each tract of land and town
lot descr bed in the following
list, as will pay the taxes and
charges thereon:
OGALIAH TOWNSHIP
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
A Wonder in Figures.

Some person of a mathematical
turn of mind has discovered that
the multiplication of 9S7 ,654,321
(Which, you will observe, are simp-
ly the figures | to 9, inclusive, re-
versed) by IS give a, 444,444 AS.
Reversing the order of the digits
and multiplying 1913, ,456,7S9 by As,
we get a result equally as curious,
viz, 5,555 555, 505. If we take
l23,456.789 as the multiplicand and
interchanging the figures in 40 SO
as to make them read'54 use the last
numbers as the mutiplier, and the
result will be 66, ,666, ,666, ,606 Re.
turning to the multipIicand 987,-
654 321, and taking 81 as the multi
plier again, the result will he So
333333 333,333, 33333 33334-all 3s except 54-the
muItip!ier. Taking the SAM null
and p, the half Of 81, AZ
the mnltiplier, the product is rs,
666, 666, ,667-aIl 6s excepting tbe
first and last figures, which togath-
er read 27--the mnltiplier, Now,
interchanging the ordel+ot the fig
urcs, p, and 9S7 ,654,321 as the
the mnlup!icand, we get as a prod
net Il, Ill, HI, l,l12-al Is except
the first and last figures, which TO-
gethcr read 12-the multiplier.
Mathematicla,s and others who
delight to wade aroud ii the realms
OF the curious are Well aware Of tie
tact that there are many wonders
to be met with on every hand, but
it is uoubltHl itthere is Il better l.
iUstration OF the trite saying. "Fig-
ures Will work wonders,' tnan tnat
given above.
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
Want a Reform School.

The citizens of Little Rock are
earnestly at work for the establish
ment of state reformatory school
for our juvenile offenders.
In a circular published in the
Arkansas Gazette the committe who
have the matter in charge say:
"The state provides at Il great
cost, and most laudibly for our
blind and deaf mute children.
Shall we leave the morally blind
and deaf children unprotected?
The inevitable fate of the child
that starts in life with bad heredi,
tary and environment is in compar-
ably more dreadful than any misfor-
tune likely TO betall the blind or
the deaf mute.
"Ihese wretched children need
special training, strong wise train
ing to help them overcome their
vicious Inheritance. II this training
is bestowed during the formative
period of life, a large percentage of
such children can be saved from
criminal lives. For PHYS sake
then, let US establish the reform
school for this most unfortunate
class of the states Children"
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
Every Piece of the Stuff to be identified

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July s.
There is no further developments
in the finding the stolen scrip
which turned up in the banks here.
There is no question but the funds
now held by order OF the court be-
long to the State, and it will be SO
proven. One of WoodruI's bonds
men and mem Der of the legisla-
tive committee have evidence IN
their possession, which il is deem
cd prudent not 10 publish, that will
identify every piece Of scrip be
yond question. When that is done
the only question is to settle who
stole the scrip. This should be no
difficult matter to those who know
the facts--it is as plain as daylight.
If the scrip belongs to the State, as
is apparent, Woodrnffs bondsmen
should have credit tor 1t, and they
mean to have it. From the tenor
of things and expressions obtained
this morning, it is evident there
Will be criminal proceedings insti-
tuted.
Treasurer Morrow has kept a
close lookout for this scrip for sew
eral months. He would recognize
any piece Of 1t, and has stated most
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
All Sorts.

lfyou want your children to love
the sabbath, don't make Il practice
of washing them Sunday morn
ing.
How mucn easier it is to keep
sweet when it is our pigs that get
into the garden, and not our nelgil-
bors.
There is no use in asking God to
bless other people unless you are
willing to bear so.ne of the expense
yourself.
Coal oil is the best article to use
on rusty implimcnts. 1t not only
removes rust but will prevent the
difficulty II il is frequently used.
All tools should be kept under sheI
ter however as there is nothing that
can prevent rust when implements
are exposed to rains aud damp
ness.
Two crops may be grown on the
same lard, but 20 farmer shouid
attempt to do SO unless he is willing
to double the amount OF manu- re
applied. Land cannot produce
something from nothing. 1t must
be led or II viii soon become eX
hauslcu OF torlilily.
Gentleman: pardon me; your
ncctlc mas been sticking out for
some time. | retrained from tell
ING you sooner because those young
ladies seemed 50 much amused"
Farmer: "Thankee; an the oil
from that lamp has been dripplin'
on that light overcoat O. yourn for
the last ten minutes, but every one
seemed so tickled | hated to spoil
the fun"
The richest woman in the world
lives in South America, near Santi-
ago. She OWLS the entire town OF
Lota, which has 1000 inhabitants,
and nearly all of the adjoining
town OF Coronel. She lives in Il
magnificent mansion in the cent?
OF the finest private park in the
world, and is supplied with the lux
uries OF every cline, brought to
her door by her own steamships
from the most remote countries.
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
Cures for the Blues.

Do YOU ever have the blues? OF
course you do, for there never yet
! lived /; man or woman whose soul
east no shadow. These times of
depression, from which we all of us
suffer more or less, are nothing
more than the shadows cast by our
souls in the road along which we
are walking ward. Sunshine
rays produce shadows, and the fact
that our souls 90 into eclipse now
and then proves that there is sun
shine just behind us. But what do
you do when you get the blues?
DO you cry or scold or nope? Is
it hard to live in the same house
with you while the shadow falls
athwart your way? Do the children
get out OF the road when they see
you coming? | have found one ex-
cellcnt cure for the blues which |
mean to tell right here.
Go straight to work and do some
thing tor some one more miserable
than yourself Whatever your
trouble may be, there is always
some one to be found vino i4a> II
harder lot to bear. The other day
IL young wife was deserted by her
hHshaili aud alen TO The hospital
to face IA terrible illness, without y
friend to stand by her IN her h"ut
OF need and with nDt a cent u d.
fray expenses or nnlocka the doar
OF the future. Suppose you Z" hunt
her up and offer Il helping hand.
Such betrayal and desertion dis
counts your puff of vapor. A moth
er watched the coffin lid close the
other day forever and forever, SO
far as mortal time counts between
her yearning eyes and the face OF
her only boy. What is your tram
Sient depression compared to the
heart anguish of such "a grief as
hers? Don't you think it would
help cure you ofthe blues if you sat
down and wrote that mother Il let
ter, or dropped in for an hour or
two to keep her company? 1t
seems such selfish thing to be so
exclusive in bearing trouble. A
load shared is load lightened, and
the deepest gloom takes on a bright
tint now and then if overshone with
the sunshine oflove-Chicage H.r-
aid.
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
Bay Sold the Scrip.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 10-The
turning up Of the stolen scrip is a
subject freely discussed in this city
lust now, and the outlook for an
arrest in the next few days is an
almost settled fact The bonds
men have traced the matter down,
and ii is known that J. Il. Bay,
Woodruff 5 expert accountant, sold
the scrip to William Spears. a citi-
zen OF this place, Spears paying the
.oW rate of SO on the dollar.
Spears turned the scrip over to A.
Fox, his son-in-law, u saloon keep
er Ok this place, who went to Louis
Vile, Ky, am deposited il in the
banks there for collection.
The 81, 900 of the scrip Was sent
by the louisville banks to two
banks here for collection few days
ago. It is obtained from cry re-
liable sources that the discovery Of
the missing scrip was made as fol
lows:
Col. John G. Fletcher, president
of the German National Bank, and
also one Of Woodruff,s bondsmen.
was III the bank the day the scrip
turned up. He picked up u piece
of the paper and scanned it closely
on the back. II discovered what
seemed to be figure. Taking "a
glass he saw that his vison haQ MT
deceived him. 'rhe interest bad
been figured out on the back Of the
note. Strange 10 say, Spears, VIII
bought the scrip, was passing
on the opposite side of the street
when Col. Fletcher made the dis
covery. Fletcher hailed him and
took him inside his private office.
Woodruff's bondsmon's attorneys
were called in and Spears was
asked from whom he had bought
the scrip. He refused to to reply.
He wanted his attorney, and that
gentleman was called in. He advis-
ed Spear to tell all he knew, which
is in substance as given below:
Spears said that he had bought
the scrip from J. L. Bay and had
done it for speculation. He paid
Bay cash for it, but when the pur-
chase was made he claimed that he
did uot know the scrip had been
stolen. He did not explain why
he sent the scrip to Louisville. 1t
is reported that Bay got the scrip
from another party in this city, by
whom he was authorized to sell it.
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14

emphatically that he would not re-
ceive it unless through mandamus.
! The inside facts warrant the be-
lief that the State will have no
trouble in proving the identity OF
the scrip, and how if was taken
from the treasury. 1t is known
that it was bought from a certain
party by man who claims to have
given 81 cents for it. 1t was sent
from here through a leading liquor
house to Louisville, from which
place it was returned for collection.
The two packages already in sight,
interest and all, amount to about
$4,000.
The party who made the first
purchase in this city has stated
that were two other packages be-
side these two, which would place
the full amount at about $4,000.
1t will be rem membered that in the
report of the State board, which
was appointed by the Legislature to
make settlement with ex-1'resur-
er Woodruff, it was stated thai he
amount of live State scrip tender
ed the board was $5,923.87, less
than the amount Of the same kluj
of scrip rendered the Legislative
committee which investigated the
accounts, as was shown by the re-
port of that committee, which
states that 50, 1911 had been ten
dered it, while $3,232.S5 was ten
dered the board for credit on this
item.
The legislative committee not
only mentioned this 50, l57.72 State
scrip, but particularized in it such
a way as to leave no possible doubt
in its eX stance In the treasury
during the Legislative investi cation.
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
STOLEN SCRIP TURNS UP.
Live Scrip known to Have Been Stolen
MT the Time Of the Examination OF
the EX-Treasurer WoOdruh's
B0oks-Ab0ut $4,000 Of
the Stuff Involved.
Memphis Commercial.

Memphis Commercial
LITTLE Rock, Ark, July S.-An-
other sensation in connection with
the famous Woodruff case is about
to be sprung on the public. II
lcaked out to-day that $4,000 In
State scrip, which Treasurer Nor
row alledges was stolen, have come
up in the Exchange National and
German National Banks Of this
city, both banks showing $4,000
of the amount.
The scrip was presented at the
State Treasury for redemption two
days ago. Treasurer Morrow at
once saw that the scrip was part
of the stolen money which dieap-
peared shortly after the count OF
Woodrut's shortage was begun,
and he refused to redeeniit. The leg
islative committee, after cXamen-
ing Woodruff's shortage, reported
that there were about $4,000 in
live scrip, and a short time after
J. /. Bay, the expert accountant,
had gone into the treasury to rep
resent Woodruff interest, it was
#oiscovered that SIS 600 ct this scrip
had disappeared, and some time
atterward Il certain amount of this
sum came up in Worthen's Bank.
The fact was kept secret. Now
$1,000 has turned up and the mat
ter is to be thoroughly investigated.
1t is rumored that Bay will be ar
rested, charged with taking $4,000
scrip while engaged as expert ac-
c0tlntant. 1t is known the att0r-
news of Woodruif's bondsman, who
are now being sued by the State,
have requested ireasuer Morrow
10 SW ear out q Warrant against Day :.
Treasurer Morrow admits this, and
further, he refused to DO as request
ed, as he was not now Interested
as he was W hen he had Bay arrest
ed some time ago.
Treasurer Morrow intimatcd
that the theft had been traced to
Bay by the bondsmen, who, II Is
believed, will get out the warrant
themselves, as they have an oppor-
tunity of recovering $4,000. The
bondsmen are very retieent at
present. They will probably hold
!, meeting tomorrow and decide
upon some definite plan.
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
sermon Ou Reads.

l. Bad roads lead TO profanity,
they max men swear.
2. Bad roads lead to intemper-
anee; men think it necessary to
tortify the inner man with a few
drinks to enable them to stand
the long journey through the mud.
3. Bad roads leads to cruelty;
even the kindest-hcarted driver OF
ten has to stimulate willing team
with the lash.
4. Bad roads lead t, poverty;
the wear and tear on wagons, mar
ness and animals knock off large
per cent Of profit.
Conclnsion-Itb bad roads leads to
profanity, intemperence, cruelty,
poverty, they lead to the devel.--
Elk.
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
For Good Roads.

An effort is being made to secure
q special exhibition at Chicago of
good roads and, the means of making
them.
Mr.. Albert A. Pope, who is an
enthusiastic advocate of good roads
is at the head Of the undertaking,
and writes:
"Good roads cheaper the cost of
transportation by saving time, re-
ducing the wear Of draught animals
and of vehicles, and thus lessening
the cost of material to the producer
and consumer. One of the saddest
signs of the times in the older states
is the tendency of population tow
ards the cities and the abandonment
farms. The modern dev elopment
of sslums," the wretched outcome
of life III tenement hoses, can be laid
largely to the bad roads existing in
the farming districts, which, in GER
tain seasons ofthe year, prevent So
cial intercourse, making country life
cheerless, insulated and marrow.
Churches and schools are neglected
when roads are such as to make
them difficult of access"
lie thinks, and with reason, that
one of the most important means of
securing better roads will be by
showing visitors what good roads
are. Many people are entirely ig
norant on this subject. Having
been brought up Oh bad roads all
their lives they Go not appreciate
the benefits to be derived from i'm
proved highways. If Mr.. Pope
can arouse In them desire for
something better, and at the same
time show them how to build
good roads, he will accomplish
a great good Pine Bluff CONNER
cial.
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
AFFIDAVIT FROM PENDLEY
AS to His Whereabouts at the Time Of
the Assassination OF Harry Reagan.

Levi Pendley, the son-in-law Of
Harry Reagan who was murdered
on the 28th ult., had some serious
trouble with Mr.. Reagan just prior
to his leaving here for Texas about
four months ago, and to relieve
him ofany suspicion that might rest
upon him of doing the awful deed,
his brothers have written him and
procured the following affidavit:
STATE cF TEXAS, &C
COUNTY OF DoNLEY.
|, J. IL. Pcebler, a notary public
in and for the county and state
aforesaid, this day personally ap-
peafod before me Levi Pendiey,
having been introduced to me by
L. L. Wise, a credible person, and
upon oath deposes and says that
be was in the county of Donley,
state Of Texas, on the 9th, 28lh
and 29th days of June, 1892, and
the said II. Il. Wise and J. A. Ben
nettc, both credible persons and
residents of said county of Donley
and upon oath deposes and say that
the said Lew Pendley was in truth
and in fact in the county and state
aforesaid, on the days above
named
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14

Who this party is, is not known.
There was rumor prevailing
this morning that Bay had stated
that ex-Treasurer Woodruff had
given him the scrip to dispose of.
This is only a rumor and is not be-
lieved.
Bay refuses to talk to newspaper
men. He is on the streets all the
time and appears to tear nothing.
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14
LEVI =PENDLEY,
Il. L. WISE,
] A.. BENNETT.

Sworn and subscribed before me
chis the 9th day of July 1892.
J. II. PEEILER.
~@ Notary Public.
13 /: $:
The Green Forest tribune., 1892-07-14

Ifyou want your children to love
the sabbath, don't make a practice
of washing them Sunday morn
ing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Divide the Patronage.

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 5.-A secret
meeting of the leading Democrats and
Independents of the state was held here
Thursday night Reporters were ex-
cluded, but the gist of the proceedings
have been given out. The meeting was
called to outline the program to be fol-
lowed at the coming session of the legis-
lature and an agreement was entered
into whereby the members of
the two parties will act together. So
far as the organization of the two
houses is concerned the Democrats are
to have the senate officers and appointees
and the Independents the lower house.
No agreement was made so far as the
United States senate is concerned, but q
general understanding is that fusion will
be entered into.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
The REPuBL1cAN has frequently r,

THE REPUBLIcAN has frequently re-
marked that every man ought to be his
own politician to the end that the geu-
eral plane of politics may be lifted to a
higher and more intelligent level. In
the current number of the Forum Ex-
Senator Edmunds has comprehensive
article upon this subject in the course
Of which he says:
What is politics in which and for
which the chief occupation of citizen
is to be carried on? A precise defni-
tion, inclusive and exclusive, would be
100 long for this paper, even if it were
possible to state one that should not be
justly open to criticism. For the pres
ent purpose, the definition may be
briefly stated thus: the science OF gov
erning, and the art of applying the
principles of that science to the promo
tion OF the equal security, safety, lib
erty under equal law, and the prosper
Commonwealth. A knowledge
of political systems and of the substan-
tial character and probable effect of
laws ought to be universal in our coun-
try, where every citizen is in reality a
lawmaksr and where every citizen has
direct and responsible part in the
choice, of those who administer the
laws. If this be true, it is certain that
no one ought to be a voter, and much
less principal executive officer who is
not iu a substantial degree possessed Of
such knowledge. Every one,
therefore, ought to be a politician in
the best sense of the term; but to be a
politician in this sense is not the mere
thing of entering upon politics as a ca
reer and calling OF life. Every man
who has political career may be pol
itician, though many are not; but all
men who are politicians cannot have
any political career at all. X
The true and honest follower OF a politi-
cal career must look, not to personal
gains and benefits, but to the general
good of the vast brotherhood of men.
His rewards. such as they are-and
they are sometimes great and noble
should come, not as the sought-for and
demanded price for service, but as the
gratefully bestowed offerings of a bene-
flied people. He who is actuated by
other motives in his political life is
likely either to deveIope into a first
class demagogue or to degenerate into
condition of pecuniary corruption, or
both 49,