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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
SOUTH AFRICA BOOM.
Four Hundred Montana Miners
Have Gone to the T~ransvaal
This Year.
From Reports They VIII MOI Find
It All They Have Hoped
For.
No Demand for skilled Mechanics Of Any
Kind, bat Plenty Of Room Tor Wh'so
Domestic Servants.

For several months South Africa has had
boom in Montana. Recently 4UO miners
left this state for that country. and in ad-
d,tion many clerks and mechanics have
zone there. Recent reports. however. !ndi-
cato that they have struck an overorowded
market. There Is no doubt that the Trans.
wal IL q country very rich In gold and Ger
tain to be one Of ths largest producers OF
the yellow metal in the world. The output
has grown at an astonishing rate. In q
few years a city with $4,000 people (Johan-
pesburg) and . p,osperous and populous
country have been literally ca we'd out Of
Tho wilderness. Large sums Of capital
have been invested and hund eds and
thousands Of laboreIs empIoyed. The
transformation has been going on for sew
eral years but IL IL only recently that the
fame of the Trsnsvasl has reached all
quarters Of the globe. In consequences.
thousands OF immigrants are being at
traoted thither.
1t ID probable that the immigrants
have not sufficiently informed themselves
Of the actual state Of things In the Ttans-
vaal. The labor situation shere 10 not
promising. Tie johannesburg Sentinel
recently declared that there 10 mo demand'
for carpenters. masons, bricklare g. plas-
u ers anG hlacksmlths. The country is
"sverstocked" with filters. miners. wagon
builders, ~tailors. bakers. d~ressmaksrs and
walters; badly owe stocked" with engine
drivers, house decorators, painters, printsrs
ana shop assistants. The situation as to
clerks 10 described Rs terrible" the cab
drivers are mostly colo cd. and the teachers
are poorly paid" There 10, however.
" lentv of room" 70 good white domestic
servants. The rent OF a three-room cottage
IL from 235 20 $40 p month, and good table
board is from 80 to $40 . week.
In San +. snolsco 1t tle present time DR..
]. W. Mattnsws. r. r.. G. s., VINO has
lived twenty-five years in south Africa, is
lectu ling on the Transvaal. Here is what
he says about one featute Of living there:
1.-THE duties on imports are very high. For
instance. on every Cigar a man smokes he
must paw . duty of ak cents. All oiga's
a1s brought from Havana. and their aver
age cost ia 81 cents. ON hams the duty Is
"a cents a pound, making the total cost GO
cents a pound. On every banana taken
into the country the government collects .
tax Of two cents. These are only instances
Of the tremendous rats of oustoms."
Notwithstanding these disadvantages
great fortunes have of coarse been made.
But they are nos % q rule made by labor
ers. The ~Rold-bsarinR reef 10 very much
limited In area, and claims are not to be
had for the asking.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
THE BIG HORN SOUTHERN.
A Change in the Route Into Montas
Decided or.

A Change in the Route Into Montana
Decided on.
The Big Horn Southe n Railroad com
pany yesterday filed an amendment to its
articles of incorporation. The amendment
Is necessitsted by a change in the route.
which was decided on at a meeting of the
board Of directors on April Ii last. The
amendment says the northern terminus Of
the road is to be at a point on the Yellow
stone river. in Yellowstone county. From
that point the road ii, to be constructed
ACROSS the Crow reservation to the valley OF
the Big Ho n river, and across the Fort
Custer military reservation. and up the
valley Of the Little Big Horn across the
south boundary of the Crow reservation.
There ia to be q branch beginning on the
Fort Custer reese vation, or at some point il
the valley of the Little Big Hon.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
Highest Of all in Leavcning Powcr-LatcstU Y. $. Govt Report.
@!A!:'!,!!! B Bs%5sgg
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Highest Of all in Leavcning power-Lascst U. S. Govt Repor
ABSOLUTELY PURE
GROyE---CRUSE.
The Wedding Of Colored Miner Vas
Very kwoll AFFAIR.

n Wedding Of tina co,ored Miner was =
Very swell Affair.
The other day THE INDEPENDENT referred
10 the fact that Chas. +. Grove, The colored
mining man. had been married In Licking.
tor. KY. and also that there we're inquiries
from various sections 40 to the truth Of his
statement that he was . Helena millionaire.
The 81. Louis Globe. Democrat OF last Fri
day, in . dispstoh from Lexington, gives The
following account Of tho Wedding; Chas.
F. Grove, the colorsd mine owner and re-
putsd millionaire OF Helena, Mont. and
Miss Hsttis Cruise. a pretty mulatto, l6 years
old, were married AT eight O'Clock tonight
At This home of The brides mother, on helms
avenue. II was the swellsst Wedding that
has occurred in LexinQton's oolorsd society
for some time. Tho Rroom's presents to
the bride were earrings. watch and chain
aud finger rings. 10 the editor Of . local
paper who has insisted Grove 10 an impos-
tor the groom gave his old hat. an to j.
Alexander Ohites. the colosed lawyer, who
said he was a fraud. he sent his suit OF old
clothes. Two hundred invited guests At.
tended the wedding. and after the sers-
mony supper was served on . handsomely
decorated table.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24

The U. s. Public SamplinQ Co.. Of Hell
ena, Is again prepared to handle all classes
of smelling ores. and parties having this
class to sell will find it to their interest to
interview f. b. Brhden, manager, before
disposing of their products. We can now
pay the market rice for all ores, which il
only a slight decrease from the prices DIG
vailinR before the recent decline in silver
silver computed at New York spot quota
tions, and not at sixty days. delivery. As
saying will receive prompt attention. Cor
~respondence solicited.
T.. b. BRADEa. Manager,
Corner Grand anu jackson 1t Gets. Helena
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24

So do people that use Meyers cough
remedy. Its praise is heard from every
BODY that ever used it. 1t never fails. As
good for infants as adults. All We ask is a
trial and If it does not cure We will refund
the money. For sale at City Drug store,
Triangle Drug store, Northern Pacific de-
pot and drug store East Helena. Prics 25
cents, 90 cents and 81.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
Special Excursions to Chicago.

For the closing days of the greatest
Worlds fair the world has ever seen, tickets
will be on sale ct Helena. via Minneapolis
and 81. Paul and the Northwestern line, to
Chicago and return at $36.05 for the round
trip. These very cheap tickets are good on
all trains and In all cars of the Northwest
ern line. which is Ly Iona odds the best line
from the Twin cities to Chicago.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
Notice,

Commencing Oct. "a the following
changes n time will be made by the Mon
tans Central Railway Train No,
/. Butte local. will leave Helena at $3.50 A..
II. and tain No. "a. Astsutio express, cas-.
bound. Will leave Helena at 1896 .. m.
No other changes will DO made.
B.. H.. LANGLEY.
General Ticket Agent,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
Last Chance OF the Season,

The low round trip tickets TO Chicago
now sold by the Northern Pacific offer the
best and last great induoement of this wear
TO visit Chicago and the Worlds fair.
You can now make the round tsip for l. aa
than the usualsone-way fare. Don't miss
this chancs to see the greatest wonder Of
the nineteenth century.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN,


MT. OrizAOh, In mexico, ID tho TAIlest In
North America.
The much vexed and much disputed
question Of the loftisst mountain on the
North American continent has at last bssn
settled. John Partridge. secretary Of the
Geographical ~sosiety of the Pacific. has re-
oeivsd a letter from the chief Of the United
States coast and Rsodstio survey. Washing
ton, D. c., stating that Mount Orizaba. in
Mexico. 10 the highest. Mount ST. Elias,
Alaska. has for several years past been CON
sidered the highest. but o izsba has been
proved TO be- tue higher by 299 feet. The
exact figures, a. forwarded to Secretary
Partridge. are: Mount Oriznba. 18. 314
feet: Mcant st. Elias. 18.O15. "These
figures" said Assistant Seczeta y Trenor.
''sre authentic; and doubtless il will interest
every one to now that the question has
been settled by 80 undoubted an authority"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
Notice.

a special meeting Of the Populist club
will be held Wednesday evening. Got. 20, at
the rear hall of the A. o. u. W. at half past
seven: J. W. Rose, President.
]. \. BENNETT, Secretary,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
HELENA IN BRIEF.

Capital City Music Co., 1929 Ninth ave.
Jackson's muoio house il selling at sbso-
lutte cost. Il. Il. Thompson. assignee.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
IurT's PILLS never disappoint the invalid.

II you want = good warm winter wrap very
cheap go to / he Lee Hive sale before the lot is
broken. Everyone can buy q cloak or wrap at
this sale no matter how email tho purse.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
Money Talks.

Go to The Bee Hive for a comfortable now
market Iou can get one at your own price.
see their announcement in another column.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
KNOWLEDGE a.

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others aud enjoy life moro, with
les expenditure, by morn promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
tho needs of physical being, will attest
the value Ia health of tho purv liquid
laxative principles embraced in th+
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence Is due to its presen' ing
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectuaaly cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation
It has given satisfaction to millions and
net with the approval Of the medical
profession because it acts ON tho Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weaken
ing them and 1t is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, bat 1t is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will moi
accept any substitute If offered.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24

What! Yea, women's heavy ribbed winter IN
derweAr only $50 1t Butcher l. BrAdley's. l05
broadway
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24

The sudden appearance OF
winter makes it
for every man to hunt his
Overcoat. You can wear a
new one as well as an old
one by seeing US on this subject
We've more Fine, Fashionable
Overcoats than anybody.
Kerseys, Meltons, Beavers, Soft
Maps, Elysians, Fur Beavers, III
sters, Montagnaces, $40, $12, $15,
$18, $40, $50 up to $50.
We r giving special attention
to the enooth-finished Motions
and Kerseys, single and double
breasted, cut long. medium and
very long, in Blue, Black and
Gray.
The price on these coats is from
So to SO less than it should be,
We make this price that you
may get acquainted with U.s.,
Wer're selling a fine Winter Suit
Tor $22.5O which has S23 to $50
quality in it. See it in South
Window.
ANDERSON BROS. co. .
Main Street. Foot of Broadway.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
Arrivals at the Grand Central.
Arrivals at Tho HeIena.

Dr. Mary b Moore, Geo O Morris. Mgr
Marysville Katie Pullman Co
Edwin J isaacs. New Q II ibbits. Winston
YORK Mrs o A Iibbits. Win
Jno Culley. London .ton
+ W Fink, New York Mics 1 arrie Fink. New
lon ooney. city York
DGy'd y Browne, Fort f. /. lorkins, Denver
benton Pc Ihseney and wife,
Great tails,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
Union Pacific
Practical EurI

Practical Furrier.
Get ready for the Uold weather by having
your furs altered and repaired.
Mrs. LAFLEUn, 42l Broadway.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-24
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Buy your underwear At The Bee Hive. The
bargain HOUSE, of Helena.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-12

Hot weather is generally considered
the hardest upon the babies, and III cities
the mortality among the infants Is often
terrible. A word should be. said about
these little ones that more sense may be
shown in rearing them. The great idea
among mothers is to have a fat, plump
almost round baby, and the acme of sue
cess is then reached. The child is kept
fat as long as possible, but the mothers
little realize how much fat babies suffer
in hot weather With the exception of
the other extreme-the very thin and
sickly babies-the mortality among ba-
bies is greatest among the very fat
Recently foreign physician pub
lished paper in which mothers were
advised to follow the cattle breeders in
their methods of bringing up good, prof
liable cattle. The first idea of the
breeder is not to produce fat, but to
make the young animals put on large
frame and strong muscles. Food that
would make bone and muscle rapidly
was given for the first period, and only
sufficient fattening food Is given to keep
them in good health. An animal in this
condition can stand the hot weather with
considerable comfort. After solid
frame and hard muscles are formed the
fattening process is very easy of accom-
plishment; but if all the food goes to fat,
the framework is dwarfed and made un-
dersized. Yankee Blade.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-12
Salt for All Kinds of Aches.

Now is the season for hay fever and
colds of all sorts contracted through
carelessness or recklessness. If your
family physician is not accessible, and
you intend being your own doctor, here
is a remedy to be recommended. 1t is
no more nor less than common table salt.
1t is perfectly harmless, always avail
able and has great curative properties,
Moreover, it has this great advantage
over more pretentious remedies, that il
it does not cure 1T will not kill, and the
chances are that it will cure.
If, with your very best boy, you gaze
at the stars far into the night, watching
the moon until it wanes or goes sailing
in the cleaning, the probabilities are
that a toothache, earache, neuralgia
headache or some other distressing i'll
will be the result next morning. Ap-
plications of strong, hot solution OF
salt in water and vinegar act like magic,
and before many hours have passed you
will forget you have ever had an ache OF
pain.
For any kind of a cold that takes the
unpleasant form of sneezing and inhu-
enza, vapor of heated salt and alcohol
will afford almost instant relief If a
sore throat constantly threatens you,
there is no better remedy than a spray
of warm water and salt; it is almost a
sure cure New York Advertiser
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-12
Her NIoneyniakcrs.

Come out and see my muneymakers,
Saida lady living in the country to a
friend from the city who was visiting
her These" she continued, rs they
came to large and well appointed hen.
house, "are my church hens all that !
make out of them above expenses is de-
voted to religious objects,
The geese You see down there on the
pond are my poor and needy geese,
They cost little or nothing, and the prof
its are applied to the relief of the poor
and needy. Away down beyond that
wood keep drove of hogs; dress hogs
call them, because | buy my dresses out
of what make from them
Those Alderney cows are my 'theater
and opera cows, saw four Wagner
operas last winter out Of the profits Of
one of them You see that bed Of
strawberries? Well, we don't call them
Strawberries, but shoe berries, buy
all the children's shoes and my own, too
out of the income from that strawberry
patch.
These and many other little money
making schemes manage myself, with
out troubling my husband, who works
in the city for not very big salary Con
sequently we have a great many com
forts and luxuries that we couldn't other
wise have; and thoroughly enjoy the
work too. :"
Do not this lady's methods suggest a
host of little things which other ladies
might turn to use as moneymaAers and
find find health and pleasure in so doing?
Youths Companion.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-12

The china closet has come to be an es-
tablished piece Of furniture in every din
ing room. The prettiest ones are those
that fit across the corner in the old fash
ioned way. They are often made with
plate glass shelves, beveled on the edges
and furnished with mirrors at the back
Some of the new closets, however, are
made up with simply polished shelves Of
wood. The rectangular china closets
may have shelves of glass or transparent
sides and front of glass. so that all it's
contents are displayed, Sometimes the
sides of the china closet are cut out in
fretwork design.
A very simple way to display dining
room china consists of shelves of hand
some wood, arranged one above the
other, against the wall in some suitable
place over the mantel or over table
The wall back of the shelves should be
papered with dark terra Gotta or some
good color to show off the china. Plates
should lean against the wall and cups
and saucers and other pieces may be
ranged about. Little brass hooks may
be fastened on the edge of the shelves
and small pitchers and tiny bits of brio
a-brac may be hung on these The OBJ
lection to such an open cupboard as this
is that it collects the dust; but there is
scarcely any ornamental part of the
room that is not open more or less to the
same objection For this reason, how
ever, the closed china closet is more use
ful.-New York Tribune.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-12
Danger of Swallowing Seeds.

Medical journals and their contents SO
rarely come before the people at large,
that lavmen are now and then moved to
dilate upon some of the ills which flesh
is heir to, and which with intelligence
might be averted. The recent death of
young college professor in my neigh
borhood resulting from having swallow
cd an orange seed prompts me to again
revert to the danger of swallowing hard
seeds of any kind that are not digested
in the stomach. This young man is the
fifth victim have known to die of get
ting a seed in the appendix" that in
testinal cul de sac which seems to be of
no use but to kill people now and then
Any hard or indigestible substance,
often a grape seed, sometimes piece Of
oyster shell, slipping into it in its pas
sage through the intestines and unable to
get out, produces intense inflammation
and suffering, ending in death in three
or four days. Cases have been known
where the seed has become encysted and
death has not directly ensued A few
very skillful and experienced physicians
now claim that they know the symp-
toms of appendix inflammation so we'll
that if the patient is Immediately
acted upon, surgically, his life may be
saved But, undoubtedly, the ailment
generally passes for excruciating infam-
nation of the bowels or bilious trouble
which yields to nothing but death.
OF course, we are all doomed to die
some time, and if one has constantly to
bear in mind care of himself, life be-
comes in a degree burdensome, but
there are certain things most persons in
stinctively avoid as being dangerous
and with a generation or two of special
culture in eschewing seeds, especially in
the education of children, it would be-
come as natural and easy to avoid swal-
lowing them as it is now with many per-
sons to gulp them down in eating fruit
Table Talk.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-12
A woman's Notes.

A very excellent departure in the way
of weekly articles has Of late been intro.
duced by a leading Englishwomen'a
journal. Every seven days the wife Of
an NJ. P, otherwise known as a member
of parliament, writes a brief record Of
any doings of great pith or moment that
are debated by the commons. From hel
seat behind the grating of the gallery,
where women are permitted to view and
listen to the lawmakers, this clever
woman watches and notes all proceed
ings, and during those months when par
Lament is in session keeps her sister
well informed with regard to the nation
affairs. Her letter is written in clear
sprightly English that enables all wom-
en- to keep pace with political move
ments without the aid Of prejudiced and
prosy daily newspapers. Something OF
this nature is sadly needed for American
women, who are so strangely ignorant Of
political action, not only in Washington,
but in their own states senate, and even
the town councils. Chicago News.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-12
A Woman with "a Distinct Power

Mrs, John Winston, an Indianapolis
woman, has received an endowment that
gives her advantages over her sisters
which cannot be calculated She has n
voice with an echo, and when she speaks
to her husband or children what sho says
is repeated three or four times The
power of curtain lecture repeated
three or four times with single effort
must he apparent A man would either
reform or take to the woods And what
superiority Mira Winston must feel alta
sewing circle when her turn ut the
neighborhood gossip comes For n wo
man to nave the equivalent OF -four
tongues Is certainly u raro advantage
over her sisters who have but one, II IL Is
hung IN the middle, Bay City Times
Press
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-12
How Would Women DO AS Jockcysg

"Tll tell you another sphere of useful
ness for women, involving n class of work
for which they are not at all lily adapted
by nature. said gentleman from whose
buttonhole hung race course badge,
And what's that?"
Race riding, Why shouldn't girls
make as good jockeys as men? They're
smaller. and as weight is the desider-
atum primarily, they are naturally bet
ter suited than men TO begin with, Then
it has been demonstrated that women
can ride, aud ride we'll, even when ham
pered by the clumsy garments of their
sex and side saddles. Even with these
handicaps the ladies manage to keep up
with the men in cross country riding, and
in some instances the fair ones capture
the brush over their male competitors
Now, it being proved that women can
ride, and that it is healthy exercise for
them, we may also take it for granted
that most women love horses and like to
ride Then why shouldn't they be
jockeys, eh?
For race riding let EN-, of course,
discard their skirts and corsets and don
, the habiliments of the jockey, The COS
tune is ample. more so than those of
other professional women - athletes,
dancers aud circus riders tell you
it's great scheme 1t would prove
popular with the women, who would
embrace the new profession eagerly be-
cause of the good money returns and the
opportunities it would give them for dis
play of their good horsemanship, and it
would draw big crowds to the track.
Racing isn't particularly dangerous
no more so than lots of other profes-
sions that women do engage in-and as
the girls are light, plenty strong enough,
quick witted, good schemers, fond Of
rivalry and naturally adapted to riding
as we'll as the men, don't see why lady
jockeys shouldn't be popular feature OF
the race courses in the future, | mean
to advocate the innovation anyway. -
Chicago News
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-12

An idea for u cushion, which is merely
an elaboration of the covers made oI
mems white linen hemstitched handkor
chiefs, was seen in u suburban parlor re-
Gently A large sized plain black silN
mufller with hemsttchcd border, had
been powdered all over with tiny John
ny jumpups, their gay little faces worked
in purple aud gold floss. The square wa
then fitted on u cushion, whose lining
was gold silk, and the four corners had
heavy tassels made of gold colored flax
New York Times,