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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
LEAVE THIS MAN ALONE.

One of the smartest business schemes
and which belongs to the ingenuity of a
down east Yankee, is the order of the
Old Colony in New York. The object is
to encourage matrimony; apparently a
worthy object in this age when so many
newspapers and magazines are giving
space to reasons why young and women
do not get married. This Yankee, how
ever, is not actuated by any great desire
to solve one of the serious social prob
lens of the day, but views the matter
from a strictly business point of view.
The scheme is this: The concern
agrees to pay the members each $500 as
a marriage dowry upon certain condi-
tons. Each member must pay 81 a
month, an initiation fee of So and assess
ments of 80 cents whenever a member is
married. The membership must con
tinue eighteen months before the $500
bonus is granted.
1t will be seen that to beat this game
it is necessary for every member of the
society to get married. In order to get
ti1S ~tFDo az LIio 6Ad VI clR1lteI luOIulS
the member will have expended ,s26 be-
sides the marriage assessments of so
cents each, which would not amount to
very much, as the percentage of those
who marry is very small. This Yankee,
however, is like all other Yankeep, a
Keen student of human nature. His
rake off, in the game is found in the
failure or inability of his customers to
get married. He views his patrons with
that pleasant and satisfactory smile of
the faro dealer as he contemplates the
young man who invests S. with the de-
termination to win $1,000 and goes
"broke." Fancy, for instance. the feel
ings Of the ambitious but economical
the eighteen months rolls around. 1t is
a case of marriage then or contributing
a dollar a month after that for the mar
riage Of some other member, with the
possibility that this will continue a los
ing game as long HIS the pocketbook
holds out. The only satisfaction that
can come is the thought that marriage
itself may be the more losing game of
the two.
The prospectus of this scheme looks
fine, but is hoped that the young PEG
Pile of Helena will not fall into the
Yankees net. We have no doubt that
they can marry, but the better plan is
to save your money for that event
Then if you change your mind you will
still have YOU bank account; in Other
words. yon Will not have 70 purchase {
cooking stove and an extension table
for the fellow who steals your best cir
from your affections.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

HOME H.

A vigorous movement for home pat
ronage in Nebraska has brought many
gratifying results to business interests.
1T was not started with n suggestion and
then dropped until people had forgotten
it; but it was rather like a popular cam
paign for a recognized principle and was
carried on with true Western energy.
The people finally made homo patronage
u family motto and the results were
soon made apparent. Business in all
directions Increased, new industries were
started and new people came to swell
the population. When eastern manu-
facturers learned that the citizens OF
Nebraska we're determined to have a
home market for home products they
gave that state the preference in choos-
ing sites for branch houses.
We believe 1t the duty OF Montana
people to cooperate IN the same lines.
Merchants, manufacturers and trades
men doing business here are dependent
on a home market for existence. They in
vest their money here and by their
energy add to the growth and
development of the state; with
out them Montana would drop
back to the uncertainties of mining
camp days. Moreover, every citizen ex-
cept the very wealthy makes his living
IN this state through the patronage
of other citizens; each is dependent on
the other for business. Under these
conditions there should be genuine re-
ciprccity in business dealings, and if
this is done to the fullest degree the re-
suits will be as satisfactory in Montana
as in Nebraska. Unfortunately, the sell
tishness of some people warps their 10y
atty to the states best interests. They
are willing to make their money here,
but they choose rather to exchange it
in other cities for goods which are but a
trifie cheaper than those here. We be-
lieve that a study of THE 1NDEPEND-
ENT's advertising columns followed by
visits to the various stores and compar-
ison with eastern values will convince
any reader that little money is to be
saved by purchasing necessities in the
east. COMPARED with the injury to
business which would follow a general
policy of this sort the amount saved is
not worthy of consideration.
1t is a good time to get together and
help the state by helping each other.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
necessary safeguard around the ballot.
Another article from Judge Hunts pen
will appea next Sunday.

If Capt. Couch will kindly give his
permission, Richards will undoubtedly
do what he can to eend Mantle TO the
United States senate. 1t Is worth while,
however, to keep an eye on him, for we
remember that three years ago when the
Mantle slate was supposed to have been
completed, Richards smashed it by APP
pearing in the ring as a very promising
dark horse. II Mr.. Mantle wants to
struggle for a s%enatorship to be filed by
a democrat we advise him to get the
support OF Richards by overlooking him
and nut the screws on Couch.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
Faster Ocean Service.

CHICAGO, Dec. ia local paper says:
.aIo counteract the monopoly sought to be
established by the Canadian Pacific by se-
curing possession OF the Inter-Colonial
railway and the establishment of a fast limo
of steamers between Halifax and Europe,
the Grand Trunk proposes to inaugurate in
the near future the fastest ocean ms
service in existence between Portland, Me-,
and European points. Aside from the
more favorable winter conditions, the
Grand Trunk route is to be shorter to most
of the United States points,"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

JrpGE HtNr's discussions of proposed
changes 10 the Australian ballot and
registration laws are attracting wide
spread attention from the press of the
state. Cnquestionably these laws need
slight alteration 10 simplify the work of
Tho voter, and if partisan considerations
can be kept out Of the debates in the
legislature, changes may be secured
which Will benefit the interests of the
voter and at the same time throw every
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
LIKE FINDING 1T.
Hurns and Lewis Fail to Come TO Time,
and Thus Lose Their Forfeit.

Hurns and Lewis Fail to Come 10 Time.
and Thus Lose Their Forfeit.
The drilling match between burns and
Lewis, comprising one team. and Froethy
and Talon, constituting another. which was
to have taken place on the cath mat, for
$500 a side, has baen declared off, says the
Butte Miner. II will be remembered that
the match was thu result of the all-states
drilling contest held at tho pavilion a short
time ago, in which Ffsethy and Talon
walked off with the honors by drilling a
80 1916 inch hole. On that occaaion Burns
and Lewis challenged the winners and the
challenge was promptly accepted, each
team putting up 600 as a forfeit to bind the
bargain for a match for $500 a side, the
remainder of the money to DO put MP before
II o'clock on the evening OF the 10th.
Freethy and Talon seemed to be anxious
for the match. and during all of the last
day we're waltzing about the stockholders
headquarters with Che balance of the $500,
but their opponents did not show up and 30
they claimed the forfeit money and declared
the whole works off.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

A SPECIAL despatch to the Spokane
Spokesman brings us the startling in
formation that Sanders has held a politi-
cal post-mortem TN himself, and having
discovered that he is dead is now in
favor of Garter for senator from Mon
tana, provided the latter can eliminate
the democratic majority on joint ballot.
We understand that Capt. Couch and
the Hon. Lee Mantle are also in favor
of brother Carter, combination and
elimination.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

MIR. GOULD WAS very careful to state
In his will that three OF the four trus-
tees should constitute a majority. This
shows how the great mans education
was neglected, BY coming to Montana
he would have found an authority for
making one a majority of four or seven
a majority Of fifteen. If MIR. Gould had
known this he could have applied it in
arlou boards of directors and thus
could have left a larger stipend to his
family. Ii you would be rich, first study
all combinations of figures except
ALA.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
T T WITH BANDITS.
Train Robbers Driven OFF After a Lively
Fight,

Train Robbers Driven Off After a Lively
Fight.
IRON GATE, Va, Dec. 13.-As the Chesa.
peake Il Ohio vestibuled train pulled out
of Huntington, Va. last night, for masked
train robbers with two pistols each, ap-
peared and ordered the passengers to hold
up their hands. Two OF the passengers
seized one of the robbers and in the scuffie
one of the gasssngers, a German from Gin
%cinnati. on his wedding trip. was mortallv
wounded, and Peter AXE, also of Cincin-
natl, WAS wounded twice. he conductor
secured a revolver and emrtied it twice at
the robbers. Meantime the scene was one
of indeseribable confusion; passengers were
hiding beneath the seats, and the woman
we're screaming and fainting. At last. the
robbers realized their failure. pulled the
bell cord, stopped the train, jumped off. anc
disappeared in the darkness. It is believed
that some of them were wounded.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
Murdered Naar Mnntann

C~HEYENNE, Dec. 13.-Last Monday night
three masked men entered the grading
camp or the Burlington road. near the
Montana line. and ordered the occupants to
throw up their hands. at the aame time
firing Unfortunately. Daniel sullivan
and A. j. Case were instantly killed, A. W.
King was seriously injured and a boy had
his wrist broken by a bullet. The robbers
took $3.50 ia cash from Case, and several
watches and a small amount of money
from other people, after which they made
their escape with a stolen horse.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

A GREAT deal of unnecessary fuss is
being made over the alleged snub to
Speaker Crisp at the Reform club din
ner the other night. 1t seems that Mr..
Crisp failed to catch the chairman's
eye, a misfortune that has befallen other
men before now, as Judge Dixon can
testify. Mr.. Crisp should take his medi.
cine with a smiling c~ountenance. He
has administered heroic doses of it In
his time to many eminent statesmen.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

CHANCELLOR CAPRIvI is likely to
make a critical study of that great
American institution known as the cold
wave in politics. The party in power
says that he must go, but if the en-
peror is his friend there will be lively
times ahead for his enemies, That
young man Is not a great statesman,
but mas a decided advantage in holding
the key to every situation.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
POISONED THE BOY.
The Little Fellow Would Have Inherited
500, 900.

$50 900.
P1TTsBuRG, Dec. 13.--Four years ago, Jos.
Guthrie, a civil engineer, died on a farm
near Latrobe, Pa, leaving his property in
such share that his infant son would in
herit about $4,000. A yea: or more ago
the child became ill and subsequently, it
WAS supposed. was being slowly poisoned.
Great efforts we're made to save the little
fellows life. His mother finally took the
child to California. hoping a change in eli
mate would restore his health. But it was
no use. The little one was doomed and Last
week died from the effects of pneumonia
and abscess of the stomach. The abscess
is supposed to be the result of poison. NJ 8.
Guthrie is on the way home from the west
with the corpse. When the child first took
i'll he said some one had given him u pecu-
liar liquid TO drink, but would not tell who
the person was.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

ATTORNEY GENERAL MILLER's regret
over his failure in prosecuting trusts
will excite no great sympathy, though
fortunately the situation is more en-
couraging now than ever before. The
court of the people handed down a de.
sision last fall that will break up com
binations enriched from tariff bounties
distributed by the republican party.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
Insist on Union Printing.

CHICAGO. Dec. 13.--The Trade and LAbo,
Assembly, 40 q special meeting tonight,
adopted another vigorous protest against
letting the contract for the Worlds fail
catalogues to Conkey & Co., who are said
10 employ n%on-union labor. A committee
was appointed TO prosecute the fight to the
bitter end, even to the extent of stopping
union labor at the Worlds fair grounds.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

THE Cincinnati presbytery found DR..
Smith guilty on two charges pertaining
to his views on inspiration. With Ken
lucky less than a mile away the doctor
can easily appeal his case to another
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

RICH men should follow the example
of Rockefeller and Armour and give their
money to charity while living. The
ruling passion is strongest in death with
millionaires as we'll as other people and
the little matter of charity is often over
looked in the trying|moments approach
ing the last scene.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

THE San Francisco Morning Call pub
fishes four columns of discussions by
different writer's on what would be the
definition of an ideal newspaper. The
ideal newspaper can be defined in a sem
tence. 1t is one that nobody would
rod
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
Fabulous Finds OF Gold

PHOENIX. Ariz., Dec. 13,-Ercitement is at
fever heat over the gold find in the new
placer grounds on the San Juan river,
trainmen and telegraph operators deserving
tine railroad ant gripping 1t. Even the
officials of the Atlantic & Pacific have
left Canyon Diablo en- route to the mines.
business is seriously interfered with. Fri
day one man washed out 500 and another
reported g., 600 as the result of thirty-si1
hOursf work.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

THE appearance of George Gould on
the turf with a great stable of runners
will make the men who think they own
fast horses hestir themselves. The
young Monte Cristo has millions where
other horsemen have thousands, and he
has the nerve to spend them, too.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

WHAT a queer fellow that Kansas
Judge must be who wrote to the gov
ernor of that state: 81 have been stand
ing up for Kansas to the best Of my
ability, but when it ome to stealing
members of the legislature and presi-
Dental electors from a political oppo-
nent you must excuse me if l sit down."
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
Died Of

P11TsBuRa, Dec. l3.-Ths coroner's in
quest into the death of Isaac Jury who, az
Il %non-union employe of the Carnegie com
pany at Homestead. WAS supposed to have
been poisoned by strikers, shows hat death
was the result of alcoholism.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

A CORRESPONDENT asks: "1s the
Young woman who will pose for the
statue Of Montana Justice cross-eyed!'
We don't know. Why!
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
TERMS On sunscKlPr1oN.
HELENA, MONT, DEC. IA, 1892.

Hw-Montanians abroad will always find TIE
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file at their favorits
hotels; Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan. New
York; West, Minneapolis; Baldwin and Palace
San Francisco; McDermott, Butte; Leland Hotsl.
Springfield. Ill.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

AN esteemed contemporary in New
York informs us that "Blaine's health Is
not alarming" Possibly not; but now
about his sickness?
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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

Sedan was marked by efforts of Journal
istio enterprise-crude, it is true, but indi-
cative, at least. Of energy, writes Archibald
Forbes in the Century. Again il was the
New York Tribune which took ''frst spear;''
only the wielder of the weapon was this
time q Briton.
Holt White, a man whose abilities should
have given him a better fate than a prsma-
ture death in an American hospital, was
with the Germans on she day SO unfortu-
nats for France.
He stood by Sheridan when Napoleon's
letter of surrender was handed by Gen.
Reille to old Wilhelm; the napkin that had
constituted Relies flag of truce was given
him as a souvenir.
And then with dauntless courage he
walked right across the battlefield through
the still glowing embers Of the battle,
reached the frontier. made for the nearest
railway station, and got to Brussels early
next morning. He could not telegraph
from there.
His own story was that when he rendered
his message the people at the office refused
to transmit it, scouting him as either a
lunatic or a bear bent on creating a panic
on the stock exchange; but l have heard
that he had not the cash with him to pay
for a long message.
anyhow he came to London, getting
there the day but one after the battle, in
time TO a short synopsis of his narrative to
be printed in a late edition of the Pail
Mall Gazette. 1t appeared at length in
next mornings Tribune.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

NKw ORLEANS, Dec. 13.-News comes from
Coushatts of the death of Gen. Henry Gray,
late Of the confederate army, and an init
mate friend and advisor of Jefferson Davis,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

Childfsn's books in paper, board and linen,
nicely illustrated with high coiored pictures,
uitabls for ali ages. IT The Bee Hive.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
BROADWAY GROCERY

NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MELTING
~ To the stockholders of the Boulder Valley
Ditch Mining and Milling company:
You are hereby notified that q meeting Of the
stockholders of the Boulder Valley Ditch Min
ing and Milling company will be held at the
office OF tho company, room 2, Holter block,
Helena, hi n,ana. on Saturday, the alst of De-
cember 1892, at two o'clock, !. M. for the pur-
usition authorizing the trustees of said compsny
to sell all the right, title and interest of said
company in and to it's real estate and mining
property, situated in the county of Jefferson,
state of Montana, in euch parcels. at such times.
for such prices, in SUCH manner. upon such
terms and to such persons as may bs authorized
By the vote OF sad stockholders.
a. HI. HoLlEii, President.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
THE FATHER.

AND Mr.. Hamilton holds the certlfi-
catel
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

New York Press: whats the noise up
~stairs?"
Nellie is singing to kill time till her
beau comes.''
well, time seems to die hard, doesn't it,"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14
FOUND FLOATING.

If / should die 9o-night
And you should come to my oeid corpse and
say,
Weeping and heartaick Ger my ~lifeless oiay--
IL | should die tonight
And you should ceme in deepest grief and Woo
And say. Here's that tt II dollars that l owe."
might arise In my latgs white crayat
And say. Whats that?"
IL should die tonight
And you should come to my cold corpse and
kneel,
Clasping my bier to show the grief you feel
say il l should die tonight
And you should rome to me and there and then
Just even hint bout payin' me that ten.
might arise the while,
But I'd drop dead again.
Ben King in the Chicago Mail.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

John Augustus O'Shea. in his Round
about Rsoollections," tells q story OF Vic-
tor Emmanuel, whom he describes az "a
squat Hercules-ugly to such q degree that
his uRliness hal the charm of the unique"
One dav, while on a hunting expedition
in the Alps. he met an old woman gather
ing brambles. She inquired of the stran-
ger whether it was true, as she had heard.
that the king was in the neiRhborhood. IL
go, was there any chancs of seeing him9
Yea" said his majesty, The 10 o
Would you really like to see him2"
The old woman declared that few sights
would give her mora pleasure.
well. mother, / am the king"
She stared at him for q moment and
broke into n grin.
Get out with you. jester. Do you think
a nice woman like the queen would marry a
chap like you, with that hideous mua?"
The king was not offended. Perhaps the
compliment to his wife Modified him. He
gave the woman a piece of money, with
which he was always free, and passed along.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-14

"This is the COW that gives the milk you
drink" said Farmer Meddergrass TO his
little niece from the city.
"How nioe.' exclaimed tho interested
girl.
Nov. won't you please show me the COW
that gives the ice Y"-JudRe.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-03-26

NO DARK HORSE AS YET
Has Entered the Field, but There is
Some Talk Of Opposition to the Ticket
at the Polls.

A poster put up in the postoffice by
unknown hands called a meeting of
tho citizens of Caldwell at the Athletic
hall last Monday night, for the purpose
OF nominating city ticket for the
coming election. Although the notice
was short and very Intellectually ad-
vertised, about sixty persons were
present.
The meeting was called to order by
s. NJ. Coffin and Christopher Fahy
elected chairman. G. H. Reed was
elected secretary.
After some talk it was concluded to
place ticket in nomination, that
would as near as possible, satisfy the
different interests and factions.
On motion of Mr.. Coffin, the ticket
to be nominated, was called the Pro.
gressive ticket.
The chair declared nominations in
order for councilmen. Some one nom
mated Mr.. Stiles and some one else
moved to make the nomination unani-
nous. This called forth considerable
talk, which resulted in the nominees
being voted for by ballot, the five
receiving the highest number of votes
to be the choice of the meeting.
MIG. Stiles, Frank Steunenberg, S. NJ.
Coffin, F. b. Hardy, S. d. Hartkopf,
NJ. Il. Gwinn, John Il. Morrison. VIC.
Dunbar, T. w. Boone, Howard Sebree,
"A. q. Galloway and II. u. Blatchlsy
were placed in nomination. On motion
OF Mr.. Dorman the. nominations for
councilmen were closed.
Mr.. Coffin stated that he had served
three years and did not desire the
office and asked his friends not to vote
for him.
Mr.. Sebree declined the nomination.
The vote resulted as follows:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-03-26

The chair declared w. G. Dunbar,
M. b. Gwinn, Frank Steunenberg, John
I. Morrison and F. b. Hardy the nomi-
nees for council OH the Progressive
ticket.
Nominations for police Judge were
then declared in order, and Swain
Beatty, 7. II. galloway, J. NJ. Carter
and q. w. Cooper were nominated.
The vote resulted rs follows: