The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-05

popular stampede ever known In the his
tory Of smussmsnts will be q chorus o
4 real white-winged doves. providing Ls
, Mantle will have the kindness to lend hi
flock to tho promoters. Az Mr.. Mantle o.
poets = heavy vote from this county in hi
, c~ubernatorial race he will hardly deny N
J request. The hirds will be re- whitewashe
for the occasion. Mr.. Gourley informs u
that tho opening chorus will be inccmpar
ably more impressive than the Marssllaise
his only fear 10 that IL will bs beyond III,
appreciation of the average Helena au
disnce. II it ia a failure here it will be pro
duced in Jay Gould. Other features Of thu
opera will DO announced from time t.
time.
But where is B%sxendalep 1t ia not "ter
miles away" az the poetic license of the
author has it; it il really only one-half that
distance whom the trip ia made in day time.
10 is place where building and corne
stones and statuary made to order are
hewed from piles of native granite by forty
or more Michael Angeles under the direc-
ton Of tho =, proprietor, Hon. William Har-
rison. 1t il located on the Rimini road in a
picturesque corner OF = valley, and is really
a most interesting place to visit. Mr..
Harrison owns the quarry from the clouds
down and the inception n growth Of the
industry are due wholly to his enterprise.
There are lodging houses, boarding houses,
butcher and blacksmith shops and the
biggest and best hsnnery to be found in the
western continent. Mr.. Harrison, who 10
commonly called tho Duke Of Baxsndale,
takes special pride In this ~hennery, indeed
80 great is his interest that
if a chicken fight were in progress
the entire mountain Of granite might scat
ter without attracting his attention.
Though not an aristocrat himself he will
have none lut patrician fowls on the place.
The hen that refuses to lay a double yolk
egg in a moment Of forestfulness suffers
the penalty of decapitstion. the only law
on the place that is rigidly enforced. The
result 10 the maintenance of admirable
discipline among the hens. The owner is
particularly proud of tho male portion of
tho family and, if allowed, will converse
for hours on the beauties OF a high-headed.
vain-Rlorious game rooster imported into
the Damp a short time since. 1t cost the
duke a hundred dollar note to become the
owner of this bird. A pedigree engraved
on sky blue silk and bearing the signature
of the president Of the Worlds Fowl
Breeders association accompanied the
car which brought James G. Blaine, az
Harrison calls him. 1t shows that his first
known ancestor strutted through the gar
dens of King Henry VIII. when his royal
was devoting himself to Anne
The duke OF Baxendale is always
glad to show this bird and his companions
to visitors to the dukedom.
The greed, the outeropping meanness. the
grounding jealousy often
from business rivalry ia confined
20 no branch Of trade. For months Charlie
.Sotero, and honest and good natursd Greek
las run a popcorn and fruit stand at the
Broadway corner. He paid his license and
not disturbed until a merchant who
las a store on Broadway had him arrested
'or blocking the street. The result will be
he breaking up of a small business that
never returned more than a living. The
Greek is probably right in thinking that this
and of America is not so free as it appears
Greece.
A very good looking republican phalanx
vent from Helena to the Minneapolis con-
An unlocked for sign of harmony
yas the danartnra of Colonel Rotkin md