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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-20

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.. Seligman gave a worry
elegant party on last Saturday evening.
The decorations were carried out in pink.
An exquisite piece of renaissance lace over
pink satin covered the table, and great
banks of gorgeous pink roses helped TO
make up a charming tout ensemble. The
dinner being at six O'clock. the guests
wore full evening dress. Those present
were: Messrs. and Mesdames J. Ii. Conrad.
Floyd-Jones, I. G. Power. and the Misses
II. Davis and X. A. Harlowe.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-20
A BROADCLOTH SALE

Our Broadcloth Sale this week will be attractive. A great
surprise awaits you. Quantity and quality in abundance, but low
prices will take precedence. We are just little uneasy about Free
Trade, hence you perceive our scare leads us to CUT, CUT, CUI,
until prices are down to zero.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-20

Ladies' heavy white merino underwear,
combed fleece. only 40 cents at The Bee Hive
this week.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27

The height of a person with a per
feet figure should be exactly equal
to the distance between the tips of
the middle fingers of either hand
when the arms are fully extended.
Ten times the length of the hand,
or seven and n half times the length
of the foot. on five times the diameter
of tho chest from one arnpit to the
other should also give the height of
the whole body.
The distance from the junction of
the thighs to the ground should be
exactly the same as from that point
TO the crown of the head. The knee
should DO exactly midway between
the first named point and the ground
at the heel.
The distance from the elbow to the
tip of the middle finger should be the
same as from the elbow to the mid
die line of the breast.
From the top of the head to the
level of the chin should be the same
as from the level of the chin to that
of the armpits, and from the heel to
the toe.-St. Louis Republic.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27

The rage for embroidery has in
vaded the library. The skilled nee
dlewoman now spa,sls her fairy
fingers in artisticsiesigD over oDlOngs
of kid. satin. velvet. heavy silk and
other fabrics and .hcn she hics Oh TO
the booksellers. a copy of some
body's favorite author is bought and
taken with the embroidered oOlong
20 the bOokbinler. That useful
functionary stiile off the covers Of
the recent purchase. laboriously
scrapes the glue from the back and
plUccetls to substitute the mounted
work Sometimes the corners are
capped With gold or silver or the en-
tire boards are bound with a narrow
rim Of metal Somebody will be cal
lous indeed if this daintily held vol
ume is not the edition de luxe of his
JoOkshelves.
The idea is undoubtedly an en-
largemcnt from the magazine covers
which were and are popular. These
in nuiaher of designs are shown in
the exchanges. One of the prettiest
seen recently is fawn chaInois, upon
which were painted lunches of hello
trope. The two covers are backed
with heliotiope ribbon and tied to-
gether at the front with narrow
bows. Handsome leather ones are
shown also. some studded with silver
howers-de-luce being v.ry pretty.
Others have a monogram in silver,
still others ornamental gilt lettering
of suitable Inscriptions Books are
my best friends, Books are the
windows through which the soul
looks out, " or Il love my books, the
beginning of a longer quotation ia
miliar to many. Her Point of View
in New York Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
The Last Division.

Teacher-If your mother should
wish to give each one nn equal
amount of meat, and there should be
eight in the family how many pieces
would she cut9
Class Eight.
Teacher Correct. Now each piece
would be one-eighth of the whole. re
member that.
Glass Yes'm
Teacher Suppose each piece were
cut again, what would resulti
Smart Boy--Sixteenths
Teacher Correct. And If cut
again9
Boy Thirty seconds.
Teacher--Correct. Now suppose
we should cut each of the thirty-twC
pieces again, what would result2
Little Girl Hash. Good News,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
FLAna Eoa uncLE saw.


Governmental f'nsisns Are aia1e Ia wash
ingfpn ~ Wholesale.
Our fiTm makes all the flags foI
the postofiices. custom houses. cOilIr
houses and revenue cutters of the
United States. said Washington
dealer. The government furnishc.
the bunting. On the same terms we
manufacture by contract the code
signals Each set Of signals consists
of nineteen dags. of d.ferelt shapes
and c3lors. Taay form a sort Of
alphabet. AMI with them a whole
language has been made up. 50 that
vessels can talk with one another at
q distance OF miles as plainly as u
they spoke English. This is the in
ternational code. which sailors of all
countries comprehend.
THE national flags which we
manufacture must be of a certain
pattern. as directed in the revised
statutes Whenever a new state il
admitted an extra star is added 90 the
blue field. and the stars mutt all be
arranged just 50. At present there
are forty four stars, and the law
directs that they shall he in six rows.
the upper and lower rows each con
tanning eight and the other rows
seven. Thirteen stripes there must
be to correspond with the number of
the original colonies, and the blue
field is required TO be two-fifths of the
entire length Of the flag. Also it
must be of the depth of seven stripes.
The regulation flag is 10 by 10 feet.
1--WE get our flags from factories in
New England in the shape of bunt-
ing. 1t is wooden material, loosely
woven, 80 that the wind may blow
through it easily. We receive it in
big rolls some red, some white and
some blue. The blue, of course, is
for the blue field. and the red and
white for stripes. To make the
stripes we take a roll tightly wound
and cut it into slices with very
keen edged carving knife, saving it
through. Then we cut the stuff thus
sliced into the proper lengths. After
ward they are sewed together The
blue field is called the Union.
THE stars are cut out of white
linen and sewed upon each side of
the blue field They are made very
simply, with pair of scissors and a
tin pattern. The sewing and ar
rangement of them has to he very
carefully done. First they are basted
on and then the edges are turned un-
der before the final sewing is per-
formed. After the Union and the
striped part are sewed together a
canvas band is strongly attached
along the back of the flag With
the large flags rope is run through
between two thicknesses of the can
vas for fastening the flag to the pole
tackle, with a loop on each end of it.
"Flagpoles are made of the best
spruce timber. The big ones repre-
sent very tall trees. There is one on
a building here in Washington that
ia sixty feet in height. 1t took a
monarch OF the forest to supply that.
That sort of wood is chosen because
1t will bend like a whip before it will
break. Sticks for small flags are
mostly of ash. Such flags are made
of white cloth in one piece and are
colored with stencils, leaving the
stars and white stripes untouched by
the dyes. In small flags no attempt
is made to have the number of stars
in the blue field correct, because no
one takes notice of that Washing
ton Stor
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
American Asbestus.

Since the discovery of the Ameri-
can asbestus the use of the kinds
previously found in Italy has largely
fallen off. Asbestus mining in the
remainder Of Europe has, so far,
amounted to little The principal
qualities of the American asbestus
chiefly consist in being absolutely
mdestructible, even when exposed to
the action of any known acid, and its
possessing at the same time in the
highest degree that popularity of a
self lubricator, viz, a soft, greasy on
soapy feeling, which has brought
plumbago, soapstone and chalk into
favorable notice. India Rubber
World.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
Tho Roy Critic.

And of all critics a boy is the cruel
est. He is no rpspecter Of vanities
or shams. His cool questions and
downright remarks make you writhe
while yon laugh. and laugh while
you burn.
Zone Of this sort, aged fifteen,
asked lately. Have you got sinewy
neck, mammaG
"Gracious l"--with start. What
do you meanT
"Why"-an inquiIing and observ-
ing expression in his eyes ~ read
the other day that all literary women
have got sinewy neclSs, 1t said one
could always tell 'em that way. II
was a never failing test. Did you
ever notice itG"
"Neverl" hastily. You viii have
to judge for yourself I'm sure
don't know
WELL" meditatively, II think
perhaps II Is true.
What answer can DO given to such
refreshing candor. Harper's Bazaar,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
RAILROAD JoTTlNos.


The Toledo. st. Louis and Kansas
City road earned in the year 1891
81 ,O39. .6i5, an increase over earnings OF
1890 of 1887 $3.50.
The Lehigh company has given the
Baldwin company of Philadelphia an
order for twenty engines. This in ad-
dition to another order for twenty pre-
viously given
The right Of way for the new Chicago,
Quincy and Keoisuk road has been So
cured and the success Of the venture
seems now To be assured. The Santa
Fe company is backing the project,
The Pennsylvania company is extend
ing the Westinghouse pneumatic signal
apparatus eastward from Williamsburg
Between this point and Stewards, ten
miles. number Of electric interloclking
machines will bn put IN.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27

Spaniels, of which there are many
breeds, are supposed TO have first
come from Spain, from which cir
cumstance is derived their distinctive
name Charles | was an ardent ad-
mirer of a small variety of this ami
NAL, and from that arose the designa-
ton of his pets, known the world over
as King Charles.
Blenheim or Marlborough spaniels,
which greatly resemble the latter in
form and general appearance, get
their English name from Blenheim
palace, in OXfordshire, where the
breed has been preserved since the
beginning of the Eighteenth century.
Detroit Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
PROFIT. Of Miss Aloott'. stories.

The late Miss Alcott is said to have
received 5000, 600 as her share Of the
profits on her books. When she first
went to Mr.. Niles, of Roller Eros,
and proposed to write a story. she
wanted it to be about boys. Mr..
Niles insisted, however, that it should
be about girls. Finally Miss Alcott
consented to describe the experiences
of herself and her sisters when they
wero yoilng, and the first part Of
Little Women" was the result. The
publishers offered her 81, ,000 for the
manuscript, but advised her to accept
u aroyalty, which she did, fortunately,
as the book had great popularity.
Two of the Little Men" Of Miss Al.
colts story are now in the Boston
publishing house of Roberts Bros.
They are Miss Alcott's nephews,
+. Alcott Pratt and his brother. who
took the name of John Alcott.
During the holiday season Mr.. F.
Alcott Pratt makes daily visit to all
of the large publishing houses and
takes wholesale orders for Miss Al.
colts books. Her books have a large
circulation in Boston. Little Men
and Little Women" seem to be the
greatest favorites, and lately there
has been much demand for THE Life
and Journal of Louisa H. Alcott.
The two nephews have been well re
membered by their famous aunt, rs
they receive all the royalties acciu-
ing from the sale Of her books, which
amount to some $4,000 annually
New York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
ouleh wIt rrom RonEh reorIe.

During a discussion on the Isle Of
Man clergyman taking, in fun, the
opposite view, asked, "Then what do
you say 10 Satani' Quick as light
ming the old fellow tapped him on
the shoulder and repied Hush,
hush, pass'n; It isn't for you to speak
agen him at all, Doesn't he give
you the very coat ON your back Z
Equally smart was the retort of a
Mr.. Teare to Bishop Hill, who had
told him there were no tears in
heaven, The plains of heaven
know, my lord, said he, alluding to
Martins famous picture 80 called,
and painted from Manx scenery,
but ] have never heard Of q hill
there" This readiness of tongue Is
found az the most unexpected times
and in the most unexpected places,
London Saturday Review,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27

The Man with the Pipe Remarked.
Them Dudes IL Qucer."

The Man with the Pipe Remarked,
Them Dudes H. Qucer."
The following little incident oc-
CURED on the front platform of q
Madison avenue cor one afternoon.
A young gentleman boar led the
conveyance at Twenty -thir,l street
on his way down town. 10 was a
mild hammered, inoffensive young
fellow. and was smoking a cigar. IN
his hand he carried, unrollel. a silk
umbrella. 1t had been ra.r ing ear
lier in the day, and though th article
gaped open at the topit was thorough
ly dried.
At Fourteenth street two individ-
uals joined him on the platform
One was laborer with a clay pipe
between his teeth, the other butch
er boy carrying basket The latter
drew forth a cigarette and turning
to the young man requested a light
Tho latter eyed the boy, the ciga-
rette, held between the greasy fingers,
and then fumbling in his pocket drew
forth a match. the last he had.
The boy turned up his nose at this
evidence of snobbishness, as he re-
garded it. IIe accepted the match,
however. struck it and lit his ciga-
rette. In the meanwhile the Irish
l7hOrer was watching the proceed
ings narrowly His pipe had gone
out. He made grab fcr the match,
but the boy at the same instant tossed
it aide and he lost his opportunity
Lets have the loan of your cigar.
young feller," he said TO the victim.
who so regarded himself, for he was
standing between the two on the
platform.
The young man WINGED, looked at
his half smoked weed, hesitated, but
finally turned it over with an i'll CON
cealed look of disgust. Eventually it
was returned to him. He held it be-
tween his fingers for a few moments
and then tossed it away.
He was just turning to seek refuge
inside the car, when the butcher boy
grabbed at his coat.
Its afire," he shouted.
The Irishman made q similar grab
and Like remark, and the attention
of the driver of the car was arrested
II should think it was afre, re
marked the young man briefly, as he
flung from him into the street his
umbrella, which was blazing like a
fambeau. I'm glad you spared my
overcoat, " he added. It's going to
be cold winter, they say"
$50 Oi done it, did Oi2" remarked
the lrishman combatively.
YES, you done it," replied the
other. II certainly didn't do it my
self. Sparks from that i'll smelling
pipe of yours set the thing on fire.
You ought to be contented with spoil
ing mans cigar without destroying
his property"
With that he started to leave the
car Before he was out of earshot,
however, he heard the Irishman re-
mark in an aggrieved manner to the
butchers boy; Did yez ever see the
loikes Of that2 Them dudes is queer
Shure, twas only an accident and no
design Oi had to destroy
The rest of the sentence was lost to
the victim Of the American custom
of interchanging cigar lights with
strangers on demand New York
Herald.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
nrether. wlth pInerenl Nnms..

1t will be nows TO many people that
Sir Charles Dalrymple, the member
for Ipswich, is a brother of Sir James
Ferguson, The change of name has
come about in connection with the
succession to property, This is the
second pair of Scotch brothers in
parliament under different names.
Mr. James Campbell, the Conserva
tive member for Glasgow university,
is brother to Mr. Campbell Banner
man. the Liberal. London Tit Bits.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
A LUMBERMAN'S RENDEZVOUS.

This term might be applied to Stevens
Point, located ON the Wisconsin Central
Lines, at the gateway TO the vast forest
region which extends North 10 Lake
superior, distance of 200 miles without a
break, on account of its vast lumber inter
ests, The Wisconsin River TO which the
lumbermen have given the familiar and
somewhat aftectionate title of "Old Wis.
cons, not alone acts as a lumber feeder to
the city by furnishing through its numer.
Gus tributaries an outlet for thousands of
acres of pine in the uppur country, but ID
furnishes a water power that is second
only TO that of Neenah and Menasha,
whlch elites are also located on the "Cen.
tlaL" Millions of feet of lumber are cut
every year, giving employment TO hun
areds OF men. In addition TO the lumber
trade, u has numerous other manufac-
tories; II is here where the large car shons
OF Tue Wisconsin Central Lines are located,
Cor ucketsi maps, pamphlets and full
information apply to G. +. McNeiII. @, p.
ana Il. A., Minneapolis, Mimi, and TO Jas.
Z. Pond, General Passenger and Ticket
As'n'' Onicaso' lll' l-l61y
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
Now Try This.

it viii rCs' you nothing and will
s8gvly do you eood, II you have \
eouEh, c,Ad, ,T any trouble with the
tAN a., cltesl. ar lungs Dr. Kings
New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and cold Is guaranteed TO
g'Se FslleL or ~ oney will be paid
lack, SuitrTs nom Ia grippe
t0hd I, inst the thing aud under It's
nss had speedy aud perfect ne
cover. Try a sample bottle at our
~ ense and learn for yourself just
oW good a thing Il IA. Trial bottles
me az Daniel Fry's drug store, rs
'omnaereial street. Large size 6oc.
nd Sl.00
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
La Grippe Successfully Treated.

"I have just recovered from a
second attack of the grip this veal" "
says Mr.. Jas. o. Jones, publisher of
the Leader, Mexia, Texas. "In the
latter case I used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, and 1 think with
considerable success, only being IN
bed little over two days, against
ten days for the first attack. The
second attack l am satisfied would
have been equally as bad as the first
but for the use of this remedy, as ]
had to 90 TO bed in about six hours
after being struck with it, while in
the first case / was able to attend TO
business about two days before get
ting down." Fifty cent bottles
for sale by G. E. Goode, druggist.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27

by local applications, as they canno;
reach the diseased portion Of the cart
There is only one way to cure deal,
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infianied condition of the mucous
lining Of the Eustacbian Tube.
When this tube gets inflamed you
have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, deafness is tue result, and
unless tie Inflammation can be
ttkeD out aud this tube restored tc
its normal condition, hearing vii
be- destroyed forever; nine cases ouI
If ten are caused by catarrh, which
is nothing but an infiamed condi
tion of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollar
for any case of deafness (csused by
catarrh) that we cannot cure by tax
ing Halls Cstarrh Cure. Send fO
circulars, free.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o
Sold by druggists, IS cents.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
when rlows Were Invcdt,d,

During the roign in China of King
Shen Nung She (25S7 to 269d b, C.,
he not only discovered the curative
virtues OF plants, but also first fash
ioned timber into plows and taught
the people the art Of hushandTy az
instituted the practice Of hold
markets for exchange Of commoo.
ties. Philadelphia Tmes
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27

Bloodhounds derive their name
from the possession Of a peculiar
power of scenting the blood of a
wounded animal, 50 that if once put
ON the trail they hunt the quarry
through thick and thin, and seldom.
II ever, deviate from their course.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
How the virtue OF Tea Was Discovered

One ancient legend says that tile
virtues Of tea were learned by nci
dent by a Chinese monarch, King
Shen Nung, The Divine Husband.
man, who fiourished forty centuries
ago, and who, in boiling water over
Ere made from the ten branches on
which the latter still hung. allowed
some of the latter 10 fall into the pot
philadelphia Times
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
Summons.

IN the Circuit Court OF the State of Ora
gon, for Marion county, 'e vi ore
defendant ~ n NioNeri
10 X NJ, Glover the defendant.
~ lhe name Of the state of OreSop No.,
~ ~ hereby required 10 appear and ansS'sr SoS
49, so.l I'm pialnt nled against Won I'M ~
S5ooNs a. emitted action. on or before tba S,S
SSss Sli, Si o. February, lss2, the same beiDS fba ~
enti,1.1 ., neAl regular term Of lie sbsxs
one'eiea ,,s'.a court amer the expiration ~ ~
sifiSs,Sslion Nh -, OF this summons, ana In vn1
viii .ii So ~ ~ ~ plsar apd answer, the plaiStls
y, ~, 81 Judgment asalnst you for ~, ,,
~, ~ ',s her Nith intensf ther.oo ~ ~,
IN ~ III ecns per annum nom Nsrch
btirse9,e,.,ssi Ss'si. l'eia ana all costs aud as.
ciis-t ,, = oi This action. You are hareh
NJ, b,, ,., snSi lhis SUNNI rs Is served nrSS
y " ~ pnoleatioa by order al ne TIo-,t = t4n 1
n, h'l,se, judge az sad courI MAJ. ~. ~
snr mn , nv Of Nov. lssl, directing ihat ssiS VA
~, mons % pnhiisled six Sons1e,,,'. ,i.ll
aisssi.sal ~ ne ,a CAfi1 sLJoUESAL. psbiishssS
: : 'Aieln' lAlAr.on o0unly, OTeydn si'e1
~ NRSAC ana
lkaa :. !. hlCHARDSOS
Attorneys for plaintin.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
Bids for Capitol Dome.

TNHE board Of capital building commits
4 aOhers invite sealed proposals for the
salem, Oregon Plans and specificafions
may De seen al the office OF Justus y
hirumoein, architect, Marquam building'
fortland, oregon. Every bid shall be ne.
or more sureties in a sum equal to donbie
me amount OF the bid, TO be approved bv
the board, 10 the effect that If his hid Sbsfl
De accepted The bidder will perform The
J, WorR ha sPeelned therein in accordance with
lhe plans and specifications therefor The
right 10 reject any or all bids is reserved
l nius WIZ be Cpened at the executive office
on Monday, February 20, 1892, al 2 o'ciock
p M s1LNESTER PENNOYER'
GEO, w. MCBRIDE,
PHIL. METSCHAN
W., A., boaru OF Commissioners.
"A' A'MUNLY, Clerk OF board.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
Bucklen,s Arnica saIVe.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, ChiiDlains
Corns ana all Skin Eruptions, and posi-.
lively cures Piles, or no pay equiIed. II
is guaranteed 10 give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded Price, rs cents per
Dox. For Aile by Dan'l j. Ery, '225 Com st,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
where the snltr nov- Mcre Flrrt nred.

Where the SpitE Dogs Were First Bred.
The rather dangerous breed of dogs
called Spitz or pomeranian dogs, a
variety of Eskimo, were first bred in
Pomerania, Prussia, bat tho popular
name of Spitz was probably derived
from the erroneous notion that they
originated in Spitzbergen. Detroit
Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-27
Conservatory of Music.

WILLAMETTE UNIVERsITY.-Giyes
superior advantages 10 students of
music, Five teachers, Iaiest msthosS
y, y ocai ana instrumental music taueht 10
sne highest proficiency. Mouse going east
70 y. study music. Expenses fnodersie'
y y lploinas . given on completion OF eourSe
Next term begins Feb. l, lSg2. 0s'
Z. NJ. PARVIN.
Musical Director.