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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-05-27
An English Version of Columbus.


The following story comes from a
school in the midlands:
The master told the boys of the third
class to write short essay on Column
bus, and the following was sent by an
ambitious essayist:
80 Columbus was man who could
make an egg stand on end without
breaking it. The King of Spain said to
Columbus, Can you discover American
Yes said Columbus, if you give me a
ship. So he had a ship and sailed
over the sea in the direction where he
thought America ought to be found.
The sailors quarrelled and said they be-
ieved there was no such place. But
after many days the pilot came to him
and said, Columbus, I see land Then
that is America, said Columbus.
when the ship got near. the land
was full of black men. Columbus
said, is this America? Yes, it is,
said they. Then, he said, i suppose
you are then negroes?' Yes they said
I'VE are
The chief said I suppose you are
ColumbusP
You are right, said he. Then the
chief turned to his men, and said:
There is no help for it; we are dis.
covered at last. ,"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-05-27
Accepting the Inevitable,

Few people have the courage o,
philosophy to join in a laugh at their
own expense, particularly where per,
sonal peculiarities are concerned. The
Duches of Orleans, mother of the Re.
gent of Orleans, who governed France
during the minority of Louis XIV, IVES
remarkable in this respect, Aware oc
the fact that she was not merely pl.;a,
but positively ugly, she resolved to
make the best of it, and dismiss s.if.
consciousness as far as possible. Bat
I never liked people to look at me at
tentively," she wrote, land tried to
avoid notice. paid little attention t.
dress, because diamonds and dress wer.
sure to attract attention. On great
days my husband used to make me
rouge, which I did greatly against my
will, as l hate everything that incom.
modes me. One day I made the Coua-
tess Sessions laugh heartily. She asked
me why never turned my head when
ever / passed before a mirror-every.
body else did. I answered, because l
had too much self-love to bear the sight
of my own ugliness. must have been
very ugly in my youth. I had no sort
of features with little twinkling eyes,
short, snub nose, and long, thick lips.
the whole of my physiognomy was far
from attractive. Except for the good.
ness of my disposition, no one would
have endured me- Perhaps there was not
ON the face of the earth such another
pair of ugly hands as mine. The king
often told me so, and set me laughing
about it for rs I was quite sure of be.
ing very ugly I made up my mind to
be always the first to laugh at it. This
succeeded very we'll, though I must
confess it furnished me with a good
stock of material for laughter"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-05-27
No Hints Wanted.

The minister in the far western town
was marrying couple. The man was
a cowboy, and the bride was the good
looking daughter Of cattleman. Every
thing went merry until the clergyman
said. will you take this woman for
better or worse ?" when the cowboy in
terrupted.
Look here, pard, he said, "let up
on that. iii take her for better. I
don't want to be any worse than 1 m,
and if you've got any more hints like
that to throw out guess you'd better
skip 'em for the present." and he be-
gan reaching toward his hip pocket. -
Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-05-27
First in Style !
Best in Quality!
Lowest in Price!

Under these circumstances the seed of dull trade cannot
terminate in garden, for popularity the blooms
there in nofusion, rich those which adorn our
LADIES' DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED HATS!
With the at the root of high prices with the dross refined
and but the pure gold of perfection in all our
lines is it any wonder that the Mecca of fashion
hunting pilgrims! Is it any surprise that all who properly APP
peciae solid goods and minimum prices should flock to our
establishment did the people of old the gltening market
places of the Orient!
One SUGGESTION however, to those who are eayine-remem
ber just sensible and important be time to be in
STYLE Come ut and see our new goods
B. STERN g. co.
FROSTBURG, MD
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-05-27
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
A Rare Chance F!
FURNITURE
AT Cost

Owing to the calamity which recently
w. befel my store building, destroying the
roof and third story, and not being able to
get place to remove my stock to keep it out
of the weather, am compelled to dispose of
same at almost any price in order to save it
from ruin by rain or snow, either of which
is likely to occur at any time at this season
OF the year.
he stock comprises Walnut Oak and Pop
lar Bed ROOM Suits; at lie list 20 Paror Suits
of the latest STYLES and upholstered in all
Kinds OF Pushes, Brocatcs, Tapestries, etc,
ranging in price from $50 to SI15; also a
very fine lot of L Upholstered and Rattan Easy
Chairs especially selected for the holiday
trade. and Il fine lot of Lounges, Bed Lounges,
Side Boa DIS, Hall Racks Wardrobes. Exten.
sion Tables, all kinds of Mattresses, Springs.
and, IN fact, everything pertaining to Il first
class Furniture store. Some of tins Furni-
turc has been slightly damaged, but the bulk
is yet uninIurcd, and that which has been
damaged in any way Will be sold exceeding.
~ low. This is an opportunity to get
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-05-27

and that we are better than prepared to promise delightful
surprises in each department.
We will enter into no detail preeling that each reader of this
are heretofore
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15
SPEEDY ACTION DEMANDED.

The American Wool and Cotton Re
porter, the organ Of the New England
manufacturers, while ch~eerfully &C
quiescing in tho demand for a lowering
Of tariff duties, makes the not unreason-
able request that what is to be done
shall be done quickly that the manu-
facturers may not be kept in unneces-
sary suspense. 1t says:
"What now is wanted is an immediate
adJ ustment OF the tariff, and tho sooner
this OCCURS the better. Not tie least
important question involved in this
change in the tariff is the question OF
time. 1t is certain that il the new du-
ties are put into effect at certain periods
they will greatly unsettle business and
cause considerable loss to manufactur.
ers and merchants. The date to be
fixed for the emancipation OF MOO,
should be when stocks are lightest o,
when interests involved are liable 0!
being least affected. The same is true
OF goods, for the new duties should be,
come operative during a period wher
stocks Of merchandise are at their low.
est ebb; when cancellations OF contract
would he least likely to occur and a
such a date removed from the occur
renee OF free wool Is to allow marufac
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

turers ample opportunity Of diapoaine
Of stocks OF goods on hand, the product
Of raw material purchased on anothez
basis Of value. 1t 10 for this interval
which the manufacturer wishes "a know
how to provide. The time has arrived
when many OF our mills desire TO 0el
out their heavy weight patterns; q few
have vsntured to do 30, despite the
doubtful conditions, but tho majority
have been waiting until the silver repeal
measure should pass and the uncertain
ties OF tho tariff become more clearly
defined. Let action ON the tariff, II 1t 10
TO come, be fastened. Let the bill DO
reported at the earliest possible mo
ment, that the wooden manufacturing
interests may know what TO expect and
then we shall SEQ at once improved con-
ditions on every hand, and very soon
every spindle in this country again in
operation"
The Reporter 10 right In its demand
for speedy action from congress and cor
rect in its conclusion that speedy re-
vival Of business will follow tariff ad-
justment, Unless the republican repre-
OF favored interests obstruct
it's passage, We may hope to soc q new
measure the law OF the land before
the close of the old year.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15
IT is interesting to note that the a

IT is interesting to note that the ad-
vocates Of English a. tho worlds Ian
guage have been reinforced by an emil
nent German authority, DR.. Sohroer,
who, in an ARTICLE In the Preussiche
Jaehrbu echer, supports the proposition
to make the study Of English obligatory
in the schools Of Germany. English, he
says, is already practically a universal
language. 1t is one which, by its spread
over the whole earth and by the ease
with which it may be learned, has
reached a position so far in advance OF
all others that neither natural nor arti-
fetal q can deprive it Of it's assured
position as the future means Of interna-
tional intercourse. He, therefore, con-
cludes that "the English language is the
w~orld-speeoh, and will, to all appear
ance, become more and more so every
year" This tribute to the English Ian
guage is the more impressive because it
emanates from one who has no bias In
its favor from its being his mother
tongue. The statements which he
makes are fully borne out by facts. The
language is spoken by the richest and
most powerful commercial nation Of
Europe, in the greater part OF North
America, in tho Sandwich islands, India,
South Africa and Australia. Since the
beginning of the nineteenth century the
number OF English-speaklng people has
grown from 25,O0o,O0o to 125, 900.
And the ratio Of progress increases
every year..
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

Is JOURNALISM literature? That is
the raging question just now In the
London and New York newspapers
which have been stirred up by Zola's
recent address. The New York Herald
hotly insists that the newspapers are
printing some of the best contemporary
literature that is produced. All very
true. but for all that three-fourths Of
the matter in the newspapers is not lit
erature. It is current news, chronicles
of passing events, gossip of an idle hour.
The newspaper is merely a feeder to lit
erature. It furnishes the raw materials
which are worked into the finished fab
ric. Horace Greeley said the journalist
bore the same relation to literature that
the bellows blower did to music-he
furnished the wind. Greeley was about
right. The newspaper is the greatest
thing of the nineteenth century. It
doesn't need to claim to be what it is
not. And it isn't literature.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

The esteemed Standard should not
have an apoplectic fit because one OF it's
articles enjoyed the benefit Of the largest
ne wspaper circulation in Montana, in
the columns OF THE INDEPENDENT. The
omission Of the proper credit of course
was unintentional. The Standard is
published in Anaconda, Deer Lodge
county, Montana, at ten dollars a year,
payable when Anaconda gets the capital.
1t is a good paper, the foe OF corpora
tions, and the fearless friend of the peo-
pie. Now is the time to sn bscribe.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15
Excursion Rates to California,

On tho 18th of each month tho Northerl
Pacific railroad will sell rouni trip tickets
to California points 70 follows:
Helena to San Eran cisco and return
going via Spokane. Tacoma and Portland,
and returning same way. SIS.
10 San + anc!sco, going via Spokane.
Tacoma and Portlanu. and retu MINI vie
Ogden and Silver Bow. 800.
10 Los Angeles. going and returning vic
Spokane, Tacoma nnl Portland, entering
San Francisco in one erection either going
or returning, SS9.
To Los Angeles. going via Spokane, Ia
coma. Portland and San Francisco, and 70.
turning via Sacramento and Ogden, 1893. 60
Iicksts will be limited for sixty days TO
going passage. with return at any tim,
within the final limit of slI month";.
A. ID. EDGAR. Gen. ARt.,
Helena. Mont.
CHAs. g. FEE. g. p. d T. A.
st. Puul, Mimi.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

Via salt Lake, Garfield Beach and Den
yer, Sioux City. Omaha or Kansas City.
The Worll's pictorial line. Elegant Pull
man equipment, diners, chair cara and
tourist sleepeEs- Reduced rates and fast
time.
Call on or address % North Main street.
Helena. Mont. II. o. WILSON,
Freight and Passenger Agent. Helena.
Mont.
T.. l.. LoMAx. G. p. and L. A.. Omaha
Neb.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15
THE FIRST ATIONAL.

The Agreement Looking to ption
Is Now Ready for Creditors.
NOTICE TO CREDITORs.-All PERSONS having
claims against the Frat National bank, who
have not received a copy of our circular let
ter and agreement in reference to resump-
ton of business, are requested to call or send
their address. FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Helena, Montana.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

Saws, skates. knives, scissors. etc. sharpened,
Keys .htted and trunks repaired at Umbrella
hospital.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

Miller 4 Lott want to buy state and county
warrants and Will also purchase claims against
Lewis and Clarke county.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

Those storm serge dress patterns at The Bes
Hive this week ut $375 are called Bargains at
other stores at IS.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

Holiday goods are being received and open,
daily at hs ! GO Hive.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15
To Chicago.

Watch ! he Fee Hive ad this week for speciaI
drives,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

Large Turkish bath towels 1t The Bee Hive
this week for l5c.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

as Pairs Ladies' Fine DonGola and Ia
pico r oat Button Boots.
Includes our leading lines
a splendid opportunity to got
snap bargain.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

Our complete line Ladies'
S2.W Shoes.
Cool kid and solid leather.
Sizes ~ to 8.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

All k nds e Laird, Schober Il
Mttchells, and Williams Il Hoytis
Best Shoes, Inclu ling Hand-Sewed
French and Dongols Kid.
s zes 3 to 1OI. Widths A to EE
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15
- N$@s4s4a ~
$4,000
Worth Of Christmas Goods.

We have confidence in the people Of Helena, and every order
placed with the eastern manufacturers has bean increased, and
every train brings us large shipments Of goods direct. from
the factories y. .. - H
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

2CO) Pairs French Kid
and French Dongola
Kid Boots.
Hand Sewed.
b, st Value Ever Offered.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

All Of our regular $3.50 lir 81
Go in at This price. q
Coed solid Shoes for service.
All Women's sizes.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-15

Buys a par Of Mems fine en-
broidered velvet 81 p ers.
Pit Mt trimmed ana soft finish.
Lo TX at them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
Yale, SO, Dartnoutb, o.

Nrw HAVEN. Oct. lathe Yale Varsity eleven played
Its second Of football Of the year this afternoon
with Dartmouth on the Yale field. and by score
Of % to o. Harvard defeated Dartmouth a week ago
by score OF 10 to o. Comparisons thus early In tho
football not significant but considering the
fact that Dartmouth played several substitutes she
made good showing against Yale. Both Of Yalss
Ruards, Little and HUI. were left ut home and her
best half back. Randall 10 laid with q bad knee
70 the surprise OF the most ardent admirers Of the
Yale eleven her centre was weak and the Dartmouth
halves found no trouble in finding In Il for gains
OF D. TO- and 20 yards the Dartmouth eleven, how.
ever lacks syssem OF blocking and and
The day right for football IL was hot AM a
fierce Wind; the end OF the southern cyclone blew
across the neid aecompsnied at times by dashes OF
wedge, end gained ten yarda This was followed BY
small gatpB thorough Yales centre until she lost the
ball on Yaes nfteenyard line. For Yale. Hinckey and
Armstrong made successive runs the latter securing
touch down TnospS took the next touch down after
nrat half BY making . touch down on q tumble By
Dartmouth's quarter back with a clear neId ho
gsloped over the line be tween the goal postsI
In tho second half Dartmouth continued to buck
Yaies centre for Eains and stillman omswhat used
up gave place to Beard Hall. who had been put in at
sa Sask n pHes q GaSn gGt IN Two long com
TWO touch downs for Yale. from both Of which Arm
In the latter part OF the second half cochrsns noss
was broken In serImmage. He was one OF the prom.
Icing candidates for end rusher. would probably
showed one tendency to-day w6ioh win not BE- ,oisr
ated in the big games that Of holding players on The
opposing side The two elevens lined up a. foIowa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
nAnvlRD nv coon FORM.
The Crirsers lssve no .Trorhie >. shrtt,ns
n,t vvrffrnr>r.


Oct Williams.
okMsRDGE. Oct 14.-The riayine OF the
Harvard eleven against Williams to-day was
nc good az the practice yesterday was Door.
The crimson scored 81 points to nothing in
two halves OF thirty and twenty minutes re-
spsotivelv. willisms had team OF fairly
hoavy men. but they were evidently not pre-
pared for the hard. quick playing OF tho Har-
yarda At only one time did they do AMI ao-
Gressfve work OF note. and that was near the
close OF the FIRST half Williams was pushing
the ball slowly toward Harvard's goal from the
twenty-yard line whom time was called.
Brewer. Baldwin. and Acton were RESPONSE
BILE for most OF Williams's gains. The right
side OF the line was seldom found wanting.
Newell and Stevenson worked together like
two machines. and williams directed nearly
all her attacks to the other side Emmons
was missed on his end. A. Brewer did not
come up to expectations. and Il also seemed to
b an of day for Baldwin. Acton interfered we'll
qs rule. but his blocking was not always ef-
fsGsiye: , j LfssSSi'. however was s right In the
brilliant plSyI Jack FairehiId at qusIter back
siderably In many Of the long. runs Gray
PLAYED with alsme ankle. end did even better
full BACK. He made some very long punts, and
bucksd the centre effectively. Al the end Of
the halt Harvard had scored % points to
In the second half Capt Waters put in al
most an entirely new eleven. The playing
was. II anything better than In the flrst half.
The interference was strong and steady.
There were many pretty plays. which rendered
the game particularly interesting. The teams
lined nm fOllOwg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
On oth.r Foo,lalI r,.,a,

dlaDnN CTr Oct. l4-The football teams Of 81
hus,tna and " raurs seheels played here 20 day 81
. AEboSEh. Oct lA-Andovsrs second eleven piaysd =
lively game vith the haverhil Athletic Assooialioa
slsvsn tn,s asrnoon defeating the visitors 10 to o.
Eas; q ~ Inas goSd gain. for the ysllOrs Sls
slessn. put up sharp gene. and Hine Kicked soI :
pretty goAs' Both Hidss played good interference
AEsoNiA. Oct lA-rhs Anssnia wheel Club e,sysn
met ther nIst defeat since their al The
s s ever from New asysn and wipsd the oval viii
Pi1ysd saiskiyl aud sith sxosllsnt team and inal
Nv, msIs IseS we're over 900 speetatorA aud
s.sysn. hannead % ths Inleaias nads : phsaeisss
~, va useless TIE score stood ixissa 20 netkins
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
Ga the ,reanis Courts.

The Manhattan Tennis Association and tho KinKs
County intsroIub Tsnnir League played final con.
tests OF their joint meeting the Kings County TENN.
Club grounds yesterday afternoon. The Brooklyn
players having already won the mons and women .
singles scored the victory by capturing the honors in
the wopsns doubisA Miss Atkinson and Niss HelwiiK
beat Miss Bowling and Miss Bunnsll with ride ulous
ease. The New Workers were saved from q whitewash
BY tine brilliant wosk OF Hobart ana AcRnros In the
sHs do S tue asm.oH team defeating Frazer
= Mems stngies-A Merriam Brooklyn T. o J, beat Ray
Ihnrbsr Lenox {, 40. 10, 6.L H-ia
EnIos Hamilton q, beat Carroll Post IT, CIsscsn nj
GA, o-4. -" "
Ladies s,nglss-Miss Bessie Msare, King, County T.
q, heat Mas Florence stroud Ariel r. g., 81 S-l6-z
pladiss' nss5ls.-his. Htkin.oa and ni.s Hillwig.
Ing Piuh AvSsps =. q, d-l. OIL. 10
's=-------------------------
Inins q y; only $40 10 Chicago and return by New
foTk Genital Bee excursion coilmh.-Ads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
Games or the Guild or tho iron Cro>s.

The annual fall games of the st. Johns branch,
Guild OF the Iron Cross. wero held yesterday on the
grounds adjoining St Johns Church. Jersey City
Heights The struggle for the gold medal was very In
tsresting and resulted In tie between william Ward
and wisting each having scored eleven pointa They
tossed up and wistinE won. Summaries,
Two.hundred- and twsnty-yard Run--won by william
30 seconds ''
One hnndrsd.And.twenty-yArd Hurdle Racs-won nv
William Ward u. Voorhis second. 4. Lehman third
Running broad Jnmp-won by 7. wieting with IA
feet; william Ward. feeoRd with Is feet inches: a
H. yoorhi. third, with 10 feet bts inches.
With - feet inches; H. yooIhis. second wish ~
Polo Yauit-Won by q. ~. roorhiA. with feef inch;
William ward, second with Z feet; r. wietng third,
Running hop, Step and Juinp-won by T. wtettns
with 81 feet o inehes willism Ward second with III
inches - ' -
Throwing the Sixteen pound Hammsr-wop by G. w.
BAnes Win 8l iss g y xoorhs second with 81 feet:
Running high JppaP-won BY william ward with 4
inches; C. H. voorhis third. with feet TN inchsA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15

GLoucxsrER n j.. Oct 1<-FAvorites and outsiders
divided the purses here To-Day. and the peneier par.
ticuiarly those who made one two three books were
hit hard. Summaries;
First Race-Ons and one-eighth miies Tar and
Tartar. 02, to (Haml won; ChAuncey lO4 d to &
wilson second; Brooklyn io+. Ito i (Aorrisl third
second Rsee;sIx furiongs; ,spesdaway, 1o7 10 TO
end: Prince John. 1oI TO wallaee) third lime
Third Racs-ssvsn and half rurlousn strinsfelov
l06 to (Ystter). won; Richai, 1O2 to (Corbisy
seeond; Bargain. no to Doanel third. Time.
Fourth Raee-ssvsn and a half furionss Ronald. LOG
to 2 tBender), won Eddie ~. lO2 10 TO 1 Norrisl
sscond; Pliny n lo2. 10 to "a. williams}. third
Fifth Receive furlonga Frank r. Harf los. to
btMorrsoy). won; Ontario. Io1 TO Norris second:
sts,h Eass,Fiys SlrIosEs Ped Isrs ios 10 70
ond: White Wings. i02. TO tcorblsya third Time,
1:u6k