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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
CHAPTEK XVI.

NHAI ! FEf q vi
"Johnl Why should have been
singled out TO perpetuate II? Why
should the hard task Of doing Amelia
iustfce not have been left 10 ether
hands? feel as If / had erected fresh
and stronger barriers between The
houses of White Cliffs and GIenburnie-
But could not help it 1t had to be
mo, YOU could NOT Help it 1t had TO
be done4"' ,... OIL. ...s.s
He echoed her words Rravely. He
had Just a little while before come from
tho courthouse, where he had waited TO
hear the verdict In the NOrcrOss case.
They had been sitting in somber silence
long minute
Poor Idai poor Dennisl And to
think that but for me they might at
las have come together No one ever
would have suspected"
Poor Idal and poor Dennis! They
have waited 30 longr'
John, there Is reprOach in your
voicep' She left her seat, and coming
behind him, she put her arms around
his neck and laid her soft check upon
the crown of his head There were
tears in her eyes, but if he felt them
dropping among his close-clipprd locks
he made no sign, other than putting up
one hahd'td lay It 'caressingly' on hers,
as they lay interlOfked about his brown
throat. She was very dear 10 him
this recovered wife.
mot for you, wife" he said, sGoth-
ingly. "You could not help it. 1t had
to be done" ...
"She would not let me rest. Wher-
ever / went, whatever was doing, !
could see her pleading eyes, could hear
her reproaching me for not caring. Oh,
John, it was awful, awful! All my life
long have been caring for her, pro-
tecting her. putting her happiness be-
fore mine. And, John. it was because
Of her that said no to you that first
time. | loved you then. But said.
cannot ask him to care for us both. and
| cat1nht lesv. her to buffet the world
alone Poor Nellie! she was always so
giddy 1t was because of her that !
said no the second time-though it al
most broke my heart, John, to say it.
But she was away from me then, AMI.
although she was married to him, Slb-
ley Fairbanks, she used. to write mo
such reckless wild letters and tell me
that She was coming back to me. She
kept me in fear. ] thought, if disgrace
awaited me, you should not be involved
in TT "Then, wheu she disappeared.
John, and sent me her child to care for,
in q foolish moment | determined TO
marry you, and take Amrlia's child up
among the Fairbanks, thinking they
might see and grow to love it, and
through it ali the child might come TO
be well with Amelia and her husband
1t was not right, John. 1t was wrong
oh, so wrOng-to' you
"We,will not ever allude 10 the past
You have suffered sufficiently, my dar-
ling"
81 havel | have! Oh. John, | have"
She was distinctly sobbing now. lie
drew her to him.
you have forgiven me SO much, John.
But this last is, too MICH. .,t,.., d.. l.,
Dear, it is horrible from beginning
to end, but, with clew to the identity
of your sisters slayer put into your
hands, what less could you do than fol.
low Il to its solutiou2 - yYou would not
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
: Fftoy, N!"Cg., 'Nut. 17rh.. g.

ia Mr.. EDtroK: 1lTeasc me ;iyp.'' :.
space in'your rainhble paper. 1w.i'
answer ''Addie Reynolds qutstn
The. mllest tree on sauth il in Calv.
as county, California, and il. 324 tst
high aand is I mnIafnmmqth tree lnl
close, wishing you much success
'''' "a '''' ! Addit Grant
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
a NOVEL PLAN.
How an English Inn Provided for Per-

HOW an English Inn Provided for Per-
sons with Cold IN the Head.
Nothing but travel. and extensive
travel at that, will give person a
full idea of the queer WAYS that There
are in the world. An American who
was not long since journeying through
the midland counties of England re.
lates that in a small country town he
| once entered an inn rather pretentious
for the place and called for turbot-a
| favorite dish in those parts - u:5t
The American had had few DAYS of
dense fog, and his Appearance ana man
ner perhaps showed that he had become
little wheezy III consequence of the
Climatic He was forced to have fire.
quent recourse to his pocket handker-
chief ...' ..'
When the turbot was brought, the
guest tancled. even before it reached his
plate, that it was no longer fresh; and
an attempt to eat it confirmed that i'm
pression! He'called the proprietor, who
| at once sent a waiter for fresh turbot,
and removed the objectionable fish.
II beg yer parding. sir said the inn
Keeper, but we got the idee, sir, as you
came in: that you had bad cold in yer
'ead. sir" ...... .,.. .. &c.,. -
And suppose / had? What would
that have to do with my being served
spoiled tishP" exclaimed the American,
somewha Indignantly wy
"HeverJ Shink, sir. We has this rule
In this 'ouse: fish as is a leetle doubt
full, like that ere, sir-them which has
lost the SAVIOR of youth. as may saw
! them we serves to parties as appears
to ave colds in their 'eads, sir: and we
finds that, bein' as such parties can't
smell nothink, they likes the fish lust
as well, sir, and hoften they prefer
'em!"-Youth's Companion.
The Monkeys Resolve
I'm going to cut off my tail and
send it to comic paper" said the mon.
key. I'm told comic papers paw for
funny tales"-Harper's Young r.ople
I The control of trade through the
contraction of the currency or by
] placing it in the hands and power Of
a few Is the analogue of the control
of the supply of commodities through
the protective tariff. The principle
lis. the same. The man who under.
1 standingly favors Cleveland's fnan.
cial policy is protectionist at heart
(tf.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
! Is HE A.TRABToR.,

An Offer to Shake rI.tnd.' e!iA ,t.ii4., "a
lu.,1 anu oPpressd"hD of the People. 4.
tsu Mrs'Murat Halseead,' commenting
on the change of Mr.. Cleveland .sinca
me election says:9l ANU. =.
80, 1'ihe President has held, out q
nand to the Republicans to be sba -
lpB the understanding that # beIn
san be- found in the Republican pa,tI
tysto carry the uncondidonalarena.l
OF! the Sherman law there Win, ~ 20,
. asuIrry TO repeal the Mckinley Law.
TOT after al the only menace of onr
hsliare Is not protection or reciproc-
ny, but the paying of gold for silver
and the meddlesoIneness Of the silVei
cradnksf'" - t"1 l.Ii 4. !.t'uu Sc !,
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YoRHg Folks Post Ofs.

fGranthaih's' Store, Waync Co.Nn
a. .r'''"'"a o." 80 .' Nov slst, lss}s
/" Mr.. EDIToH--Wili won pless. a.
low me space ~ YOUR valuable paSs
ito join the Cniidreni's Corner. \,
papa takes yottr paper and atsallSA
if very mach. 4 will answer t.,,i,.
tion'for Adam ,Measlev The arA.
quake WAS IN ,lSSG. Wbere The bot
test place on garth: Ny hest vpi.
to Tb L CAUCASIAN and It's Ediio,
" Yotir true friend. ''- '.~
~. .t"'"l ''ii Bentah e. Uaola.,
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''''i sEkp.lt INhns.

Don't wait val a Week. reft u Us be- !i
from YOU at at once e." TIL. y. UlcAsIls
Ger lnnJy ought to have over 2 tsV
.ie Ieoelve es5.. the ssopi Gls the T0I1
making converts will II, begin; w ]:
US double the readers and we will "
double the good each week. Send u
a club AT ONCE,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
nAmton's \. Ttt. NhN 14M. q

al NIX; tt,I pIro j 10 I" am m" ittIe lDy' 4
years ola. MY papa takes sodr! ipt d.
per- ahdwe al IKE it very .seI. 4
will'mswer Lenah NcPhaiFs g~-
ton; Bee amin Franklin Wal sidh
put lightning, lp a Rhliial. lv4, VI
the boys and girls q question NN
invented the first Cotton gih? fvDi
close! '''Ailittle farfher boy, "''
eI"nt"I az" "a" p,,Iaok M e
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30

UNI, Mt now stands as foliows:a "a" &
Collected at State meeting; 1898, ''s'
- -u.. S35.95
Amt received before that time, 30 80
Y. w. Lindsay, .,..-,oa,~r, .-f,, 30
,THE CAUCAsICN, 5000. 10. 90
4Westville Alliance - .!:'::.H.'2 90
Gum Neck Alliance, 40 .,...l lib 3 90
l3ueoma Al llliance, No, 1o3l.-,er 200
ilfedell Alliance, ........... 800
z. Goodwin, Dobbinsvillt, N. c."1.O0
We will publish in this colurfh
each week the contributions sent /, in.
= In addition to. cur. contribution of
$50, We Will out of every club of ten
cash subscribers sent In at one, time.
we will place one dollar. to this fund
and give the sender. of. the club ered5
-, AZ 't,f ?" Ge.----l---4-1I-LuI o., tItfl
A NATIONAL CURRENCY IHs BEST. f.
H." In 'aspeech in the Senate inls37.
JOhn u! Calhoun said: .Iali..I
!, lot appears 70 me, after bestpyi4g
the best reflection I can give no sub
;ect, that no convertible paperMMthat
us, paper whose credit rests on a
promise to payMis' suitable for 'turl
rency. Bank paper is.chea9 to.those
who make it, but DEAR very udear, to
those who, USE it. II On the .othen
hand, a. national, CURRENCY. while. it.
would greatly facilitate its. 6napcial
operation, would cost nothing or next
to nothing, and would, Of course 'lirs
add much to the cost of production
which would give to every bir;aiIiichI IF
our Industries great advant ;i!tg BON
at home and abroad. '" Afidl'Istibwi
undertake to affirm. without the 4e,p.t,
fear can be answered, that a4psper,
issued by, the government. with a,
SIMPLE, promise. to reeeiye. it fog all
dues would fprm, a .perfect paper, cir
'oulatlon which, could not. be abused
b2 the government; that it Would
be as uniform in value as The metals
themselves; and l. Shall be able 70
prove that it is within III" c6nst5tt..i
ton and lowers of congress to- Use
such paper according to the most
1gld rule of constituting the constitu-
ton" '-or..-nz. ,.s'',oti ,tt ,r,aWW.
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~. 4.
81 IrAh AAUoAsIAN. is an eye opener
feEery week" You can not affo-a4o
lido. vithon,t ga" s,t"i rti - nina "a
,E.ua '.h,luu o.. 40
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
callBR R tORygl,


re "N"A'k'''n1 par.
DEAN CHitpRsN. - Il q.
|. | WONDER what oqy boy,
are doing TO-DAY. Can't We.
.ns IN tape for next wcyA, "a :
tell rs if Yqu had holll., r, =
you spent and enjoyed tie d. -
letters flom YOU IL last x..s, -
'werr especially good. W - -.
+" continued story for ,o. 49,. = 70,
.... tI,-r. p
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% Ora, Sampson Ceaney, Me- 4" I
- ia iuu un 80; Nov. .lhth Lisa

~ MIR. EDfT0R: u4iwili answer afs''
question: The 18th chapter ofl1Dis
Kings ard the a7th. cha2tsr Of sst,.
an are are alike, will. also answer -. 9f p.
lip last weeks issue ISSUE The eth cbspE
Of Ezra ana the 2i'st verse has ATTN
lettefs"in 'it'except'~J.m "''" '"'''
al a." rrpn, Mamie RevneldS -"
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Subscribe to The Caucasian 81 .oo
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of Ezra and the 2ist verse has ATTN
letters"in III 'except' sJ.n ana ''''"
al a." p.,ni Mamie Revneld "a -"
Inir"J nIhi----.s.+ t..... va -
Ora. Sampson County. NJ GE'A go
.ta..u al NOV. 9Th, l.sA -
Mr.. Acknowledgment wall ] s'--'
Tempt to write few lines TO ts-'
'Children's Corner. ] will aDsEs
Carrie tnderwoodls digestion: lR
first miracle wrought by our dsai
Saviour was ehanfgihigt' T water To wife
He was twelve years old wheniit
commenced" tending to bic fat6s''
Business. ! will ask one also: " % :
settleeal tied. .GGgssp rgia and, When lS4
close Wishing The CAr}GAlssLLAISS. snf =
its Noble Editor much SUCCESS es; "
'"'i '''''"Y6ur' little friehf,' ''"" -
AT Addie REYNOLDS r.
81 ,fiH'A 81 -.uA4-I,.I A., .lp''"
"Bentcnyille' Johnston Co,.ht3'.n'
''' November 10Th, laSo'''
MH." EDIToR:L Having seah "
manyinteresting Letters la tbeLhtS
'dfenS, Corasr, i Thought l.@s~ :
ind entrance if | would "knqcs 4E
A' Papa takes AMI is Very VERY much DC. J
lighted with THt''C1tCAsrA$ !
take great pleasure in the Question
aud answers in the GhLdpenis 5e'
RartRseRph.,As. Il don't .thlahoys
HtlayWard's.. question has been I ". =
syWered / viii say, that the Mis.l';lH,. 81
p river Was discovered by Fettfnsaa
DeS6to. and IN the stiffness ofhr
night he was wrapped in msn~'
and buried lii the middle of the va
tiers he had discovered. I.,Till ~
two questions: First, What eHpl.f..
was found dealt "kteeling Al IN, fe y,
OFT a efSss;, SeGqnq,.. N.6Bt. eIBlafS
was killed by his own .compsnio0Ss,,
AS this is my first letter to IH
CArcAsIAS, I win not make It l0osr
for feat'of tie waste basket. fTn
close bNsay1ng, ,"r.,E'an,' ID d" :"
The" FarcAs1AN; y''oh long may y
:. Wayaln.. 4. .u lIg.Il i.i a. -
Ia spEead TIE inews o,ert homes OFF,
brave, Il
apreadihg tidihgs Of hoR'to be free
d ron the grasp of ;, the gold bag
." II Rlghty,sreeds ..,".,.~,. ~ \
:'.1 oar.weH wisher, ,bht unkaS"
'AehH,. una aauaiJa., ..l..... ~"
'"~ n.uuao,, Edith F. Wllllamm.0''
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30

mas - man kind. And when y is
proposed To raixe the spOrtatiou
system and the money system 70 the
same high plane Of public ownership
and place them along side % the
public school and mail service. We
are met by the benefic,arles of the
present system, aud they offer the
same objection. II would be an IN
novation upon time bouored Gus
toms.
But fellow citizens, when the peo-
pie. already weary with the old par
ties and their truruleut : lbServieuev
10 corporations, once fnrn seriously
70 consider the subject OF pubic
Ownership OF public instruments.
and perceive that economy, justice
and good government all demand
this reform, they will say a. they
said OF the mail, the school. free
soil, and every other Improvement
that has come 10 the country, We
will have ii SO, and IL Will be- done.
As the people oldalurd the con
stitutiou. so viii they ordaln the
naturalization OF all public instru-
mtuts.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
POLK MONUMENT.
LET EVERY REFoRMER, CoNTRIBuTF
TO BUILD 1T.

Take Up Collections at Every Meeting.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
The Monkeys Resolve.


I'm going to cut off my tail and
send it to comic paper" said the mon.
key. I'm told comic papers paw for
funny tales.'-Harper's Young T,.ople
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30

~ THE CAuCAsIAN's fund for the mon.
um, MT now stands as follows "a" &
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30

the present rate of advance. is main
| tainsasl A'I14A.a .@ivot"u.t3a# .sa4IE. 40. q,
ti THE REVELATION or GOD.
I ,Seeena-aNNe seein thiss the-promise
of redeemed sbcTety, because The dis
covery 6f nattiie is the revelation of
God. " The reign Of. ,lawis the reign Of
God. = The disc0very.of slaw.ds the dis
covery of Cod Every secret wrested
Homs natu1 g by scietee i IL to,fnuch Of
God given to man. What marvellous
revelation God lis thus giving daily to
mankind! Surely there will be new
earth, and the old Shall pass away. "a
What infdeIity can resist the onward
sweep, OF this wider revelation through
kingdoms and nations? a-.4:, l4., ..l..,
tI Science has become the prophet OF
I this lost revelation of God -2"I cab
90 Science Will yet become the contuuter
Ing MISSIONARY Of the Gross .au,,. All
p China. hating foreigners, must. be-
eomedndependent,, of them - This. she.
can only do by't the study of the sciences
by which her armies were Defeated
The Study Or Science, must DESTROY the
ispperstitions Of centuries, and so win
science do for Christianity what ,no mis-
slonaryordained by bishop or, presby-
terry has.ereri yet been able to Aeeo4n =
phsh. q, Every truth discovered BY phiL
ifosophhef, ihventor or Scientist is, so 10
much of God introduced, "a. a conquer
ing force in human society,", uI.DI
As we emerge from these great build.
/ tngs that pointAtheir prophetic fingers
toward the future, breathiess, y with IN.
covered head, We feel fhst va Wa stand
awesruck upon the threshold Of a new
World.ini ,4iuaIu - uI1af g!iI.i,Ia,u., -.
"a, ThirdtT To improve the 4nvifenmss4.
OF 1nah' is to- make posi- ble l.faotea ana.
more normal life. A normal human
life must be righteous life if the in
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-08
FORT HARRISON.

The announcement that Fort Harri-
son has been definitely located is good
news to the people Of Helena who have
waited nearly a twelvemonth, since the
passage OF the bill establishing a post
here, for the government 10 take action.
Tho land lies beautifully and all the
surroundings and natural features are
such as to make the spot most attract
i've. The location is about one mile
north Of the Broadwater hotel and the
extension Of the electric lines and the
construction of a boulevard the coming
season will bring it within easy access
of the city.
We predict that the beginning of work
on the grounds will be the first of a Sc
ries of enterprises that will make lively
times in Helena. The post itself will
require the services of a small army of
day laborers, bricklayers, carpenters
and other artisans. The 100000 appro-
priated by congress doubtless will all be
expended by another fall and the circu-
lation of that amount of money direct
from the federal treasury will have an
appreoiable effect on business here. The
work of extending the electric lines. too,
will give employment to considerable
labor.
Few OF our people yet appreciate the
importance of this military post. The
military authorities themselves look
upon it as a work Of great magnitude.
They are planning for a post of not less
than eighteen companies, ono at which
the three arms of the service will be
represented. With the teams.ers, la
borers, servants and other people en-
ployed about the post we shall have, in
all, a population Of $500 to 5000 nom
producers added to the city. This
means a big monthly pay roll, the
greater part of which will be disbursed
in the channels of trade here. 1t will
also mean a ready market for the pro-
ducts of the market gardens and farms
Of the valley for all time to come. The
farmers of the Gallatin, the Bitter Root
and other parts of the state will also de-
rive a direct benefit from this addition
to our population. All of these advan-
tages will not be felt Immediately. The
post will be a thing of steady growth
and development. Several years will be
required for its completion. But by an
other year we should have at Fort Har-
rison at least a regiment Of men and
that of itself will be a material gain to
the entire state.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-08
PERSONAL

Charles H. Pardley and Philip Lavell. Of
Dillon. are in the city.
Dan Mcneil and Geo. +. Cowan. of Beul-
der, are in town on business.
Charles Il. Chappls vent to G and Forks
yesterday via the Great Northern.
Charles s. Shoemaker. the new mining
inspector, came over from Butte yesterday.
$. b. Robinson, j. d. Gregg n W. r.
Parker. of Great Falls. are at the Grand
Central.
VIM. Mayer. George Kirby. Matt Dor
rity and Mike O'Rourke. of Marysville, are
visiting the capital.
W.. w. Currier, train master of the Great
Northern. with headquarters at Great Falls,
was a visitor in Helena yesterday.
Attorney John j. Kerr. of Glasgow, and
Chas. Il. Hall, editor OF the Valley County
News, who have been here for seve al
weeks helping the legislature to create VAL
ley county. left for Glasgow yesterday.
Mrs, Oliver and Edwin S. Rich for
Sparta, Wis, w. j. Casey and wife for
Rock Island. H., +. j. Kennedy for VIC
toria. b. c., and John J. Carter for st.
Paul were among the departures via the
Northerd Pacific yesterday.
julius Berg. Herman Borg. James I.
Thomas, George Lambert. I. N. Averill,
8. K. Watson, W. l.. Tie ney, G.. NJ. Jones,
w. H. Ridgeway, j. G. kerlsy, Jsmes Jobb,
j. q. Whaley, w. II. Mcknight, and othe; .
are registered at the Grand Central a. from
"~Broadwater county,"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-08
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

Fresh eggs by ths Wholesale are nov
quoted Al $40 a case.
The Home Social club will have . "bal
masQus' next week.
Every plumbing establishment In town
reperts 4 brisk business.
To-day 10 a good time to clear aidswslks
In the residence districts.
There will BE- no meeting to-day OF the
Loyal Temperance Legion which was to
meet In the Methodist ohnroh.
The first annual hop given by the stu
dents of the EnRlehorn Helena Business
College last night was well attended and
proved to be a most enjoyable affair.
The mayors of Montana will meet At The
Hotel Helena this evening to consider .
bill to be introduced In the legislature to
remedy defects in the general Incorporation
law. The attendance promises TO DO qaits
large.
The Davis site. consisting Of eighty acres
near Bozsman, has been selected by Fish
Commissions Mcdonald 90 the place for
the Montana Fish hatchery. An appro-
priation Of $4,000 10 available to start the
enterprise.
The grand masq lerads ball given BY the
Helena Turnverein At Turner hall last
night was \ big success both in point Of
attendance and in the elegance and novelty
of the costumes. Twenty-Five elegant
prizes were given.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-08
MORE

What does Montana need most? Pres
ident Jeffrey, of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad, in answering a similar
question as to the needs of Colorado,
gave the answer for both states. He
says: "What you need to quickly de-
velop your resources, increase your pop
ulation threefold and reach out for new
markets and new trade, is additional
capital to build railroads, establish new
manufactures and to develop your va
ried resources. You need 5000 miles of
new railroads, stretching out in every
direction whore you can secure addi-
tional markets or reach important points
aud all sections, rich in resources, that
can be made tributary to you. You
must not be satisfied until you reach
British America on the north and Mex
100 on the south. In order to attract
outside capital, you must inspire conf.
dense among investors"
President Byers, of the Denver cham
Der OF commerce, in an address to that
body the other night said that Denver
should take up new railroad projects
and push them to completion il she de-
sired to maintain her supremacy and
draw outside capital to the state for
Investment. This Is exactly what Hell
ena must do for herself. We under
stand that the Castle railroad negotia-
tions now look very promising. There
should be nc longer delay in undertake
ing this enterprise, and the southwark
line to connect with the Union Pacific
in Madison county should also be con-
structed.
The banks in all our leading cities
have millions OF dollars lying idle in
their vaults awaiting Investment. The
communities that can inspire the conf
denCe of capitalists in their future will
attract this money. The first step for
them to take is to demonstrate that
they have confidence in themselves,
There is plenty Of money right here in
Helena awaiting employment. 1t should
be used. Every dollars worth Of prop
erty in Helena would be enhanced five
oIi q " ihi4iodiH W no SbhTb t'i
this spring. The men who own real
estate here could afford to build these
roads themselves. But they would only
have to start them. II they would
show confidence enough IN the country
to make a beginning, they would find
money coming here from the east to
take the enterprises off their hands,
The city will have no further growth i.
our people continue to sit around and
wait for outside capital to come to them.
If you want IL thing done, do it your
self.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-08

IT is earnestly hoped that the irriga-
ton convention in this city tomorrow
will be attended by all interested In
this very important question. The
prime object Of the gathering is to reach
an agreement on the best method for
obtaining state aid to irrigation. Tho
different bills presented will be discussed
and views will be- exchanged for the
purpose of determining upon Il measure
that will require little discussion in the
Legislature as to its merits. Probably
no bill introduced in the present legis-
lature will furnish greater benefits to
Montana, and all interested should take
part in the movement.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-08

ADDED evidence of Uncle SANS pop-
ularity is request from the king Of the
Gilbert islands 10 take charge OF his
domains. As the only apparent benefits
of annexation in this quarter would be a
few more postotfices for hungry demo
Gratis, it is believed that Uncle Sam will
the finishing touches TO the Mckinney
bill. There will be time enough to
study the foreign "want ads" when this
ia done.