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The Helena independent., 1893-11-22

Dress patterns at prices that cannot be dupli.
Gated Is tho opinion of all who have seen the
bargains at ! hs lee Hive
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22
Goes to Marysyille.

Dr.. Taylor leaves for . short stay in
Aarysvills. He will be ready TO receive
patients In Marysvills Monday morning.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22

Holiday goods sro being received and opened
daily At 1 he / co Hive.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22

snws, skates. knives, scissors, ety.. shsrpened.
Keys htted sad trunks repaired at Umbrella
hospital.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22

The holidays will soon he upon us. and the
old enigma will b, presented TO all. where to
buy yonr holiday presents he bee Hive s!sil
holds the lead for the largest assortment and
lowest prices-
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22
To Chicago.

Towels are cheaper than dish rags at The Fee
Hive this week.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22

(hiidrou's hsavy ribbed fleece lined fast black
hose at he Bee Hive for go.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22

eeAiskins 1t Cost.
We are detsrmined 10 reduce our large
stock Of lndisr seal oonts and other fnf
capss aud Offer them at cost for cash. Now
IL an opportunity to tst a bargain. a. We
propose TO sSll, shsm before Chriatmas.
BABcocK d Co..
Reliable FnYtisrs.
Helena and Butte.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22

Buy ! pattern OF the new Columbian dress
goods at The Bee Hive. Only 81 this week.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22

If you want good photo of your baby go to
Bali tho Main street photographers. he will
please you; rates reasonable.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22

Legal blanks at this Office.
All kinds Of toys and holiday goods for young
and old 1T The Bee Hive.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22
CLEARING SALE OF
STT.KS. SILKS
ALL FUR DRESS TRIMMINGS A
HALF PRICE.

38-Inch Best Whsle Pone. worth e5c. for. ; u
fine Canb brio Oreet Covers. in 10 different
etylea, eiabosately trimmed with lace and
embroidery value b0c to 9jc. all at:.-..:.. .!
Velvet BulorO BEADED Jackets, worth IS. fOr, J.!
Yelling. worth from 25c to 65c for! ....... j
Silk Windsor lies. worth from ESQ to Doc,
Tor .......... ..::..::..:.. :,
The Helena independent., 1893-11-22
FOWLES CASH STORE
-+-- GREAT
SALE

Two wssks. from to-mntrQw We must have
of purely Holiday Goods. Our experiences has
that guick market for desirable
goods tan always be found IN Helena. provldel
too linitsd to quote pricsA but rest assured
that when we say tnat this Great Clearance "a
Ineen that II will break all previous records for
low prices
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15
A Hundred Ton Magazine Order.

An event in periodical literature,
not without its significance to the gen.
eral public as showing the growth of
the reading classes, was the receipt on
the 9th of Nov. by The Cosmopol-
itan Magazine of the order given be
low. A single order from a news COM
pany for one hundred tons of maga.
zines That is almost an event in
the history of the world. A like order
has never before been made, and if
past ratons be maintained it means
considerably more than half million
circulation tor the December Cosmo-
polItan. Yet, when the list of authors
and artists in the December number
is examined, one is not so much sur
prised. 1t contains the only known
unpublished manuscript of DeMau-
passant, illustrated by Vierge, perhaps
the most famous of European illustra-
tors After the Worlds Fair, by Paul
Bourget, John J. ingalls,, William
Dean Howells, Lyman J. Gage, Ar
thur Sherburn Hardy, Mark Twain,
Robert Grant and others nearly as
famous, and nearly two hundred illus
trations, to which the following artists
contribute: Hopkinson Smith, KEN
bic, Harry Fem, +. o. Small, Att
wood, Henckel, Dan Beard, Reinhart
and Remington. Think Of having the
Worlds Fair done by such expensive
as Howells, Mark Twain and Paul
Bourget, and sending such as Charles
S. Reinhart to Chicago for single
number of a magazine to be sold for
only IS cents, or by subscription I2l
cents. A book publisher, preparing
such book would not dare incur
these expenses short of $500 copy
1t is not revolution that is an i'm
provement upon old methods a revo-
luton of vast Importance to the read
ing public? The order to which refer
ence is made reads as follows:
publisher Cosmopolitan. Deal
Sir: :--Of the 200, 900 copies Of De
cember number to be sent us, please
send as follows: I72,65o copies regu
lar edition, 27.a5o copies R. R. edi
ton. Yours respectfully, The Ameri
can News Company
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15
a Miniature Green House.

This is a convenient and ornamental
apparatus for growing Towering house
plants, or for starting cuttings or seeds
early in the season that are after
wards TO be transplanted to open
ground. B B is large earthen vessel
or pot, in the center of which. at the
bottom, the small pot, A, is inverted.
The space G G around this is filed
with drainage material. On the top Of
this pot a smaller one. c, of porous
earthen, and having straight sides. is
set, and the space around this, ID d
and Z L, is filled with mold and sand
in which two circles of plants may be
set. The pot. C, is filed with water,
which pe@colates through the porous
sides and keeps the mold moist enough
for purposes of vegetation. over all
the bell glass, F, is placed. If the bell
glass and large pot cannot be obtained
conveniently. the same principles can
be nearly carried out by constructing
a square box of wood and framing
panes of glass for the cover.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15


penditures for seacoast defense for the
year ending June 30, 1893, were $3,-
l63.O04.
with our small regular army 1t Is
interesting to know that we have Il
well-organi2ed militia force OF consid
crablc numbers The latest returns re
port an organized militia of 112.59I In
The States, OF whom, In round num-
bers. G.00O are in the artillery arm,
rrnintalned by thlrty-four States, and
5000 in the cavalry. maintained by
twenty-four States. Requests for the
cooperation and assistance of the Fed
eral Government In the equipment and
instruction Of the militia are greater
than ever in times of peace. and are
the index of an intelligent interest In
the nations military growth and prog
rcss
Interest in the Hawaiian question
has not declined. and the strong reply
made by ex-Minister Stevens to Mr..
Blounts report has aroused much in
tercst in the coming debate on the sub.
iect I'm Congress There will certainly
be some very lively exchanges of ora
torical compliments In connection with
the controversy as to the overthrow
of Queen LIS Government.
TOWNSEND.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

Johnston is q Louisiana Democrat, who
was appointed by President Harrison.
He has been a thorn in the side Of
Commissioner Roosevelt and had stead
lily set his face against any further ex-
tension of the civil service rules The
chances are that the new appointee,
Mr.. John x. Proctor, Of Kentucky, will
act in harmony with Mr.. Roosevelt.
l,iunor also has 1t that Commissioner
Lyman will 90 at an early day.
Nobody expected any particular in
terest to attach this year to the re-
port of the War Department, but Sec
retary Lamont has managed to pre-
sent q very interesting document. He
has taken up the subject of seacoast
fortification, which was hobby of the
late Samuel ]. Tildens. and he makes
Il very able presentation of the argu-
ments in favor of the policy of grad
ually concentrating our little army on
the seacoast and the frontiers. Col.
Lamont considers that Indian warfare
Ia practically at an end in the United
States.
The total strength Of the army on
September 80, 1893, was 2,144 officers
and 25,77S enlisted men. For various
causes-discharge purchase, desertion,
etc.--the army lost 9,456 enlisted men
during the year and gained 9,074 re-
cruits. The discipline, health and gen.
eral condition of the army are reported
good.
The adoption of the new magazine
rifle is the most important step taken
for the infantry since the civil war.
4 limited number will be completed
within sixty days Mt the Springfield
Arlnory, and the entire infantry force
viii be equipped with the new arm
before the close of the coming year.
The gradual manufacture of a reserve
supply of the arm. sufficient for the
organized militia. is recommended. The
issue OF the i y 81 steel field guns
40 the militia. nj in limited numbers
10 colleges an ,hools which manifest
n special interest In military instruc-
ton, is suggested.
One-third if the report is devoted to
the progress Of the last eight years In
the manufacture of heavy ordnance
and in seacoast defense under the
nroject Of the Endicott Board of 1865.
The progress already made warrants
the belief that within the time speci-
fed. thirteen years from the first ap-
preparation. the essential features Of
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
THE LEGISLATIVE MILL AGAIN BE-
GINS TO TURN.

The Administration Stakes It's Fortunes
~, a Low Tariff Bili-Ciyil Service Re-
r,~ni-A Coast Defence Policy The Ba-
wsi!an Question.
Special Washington Letter.
With Congress again Ia session, the
national capital has assumed its won't
III condition of political activity. Ihe
coming session will be one of great in
tcrcst and excitement. AS previously
stated IN this correspondence, the Adj
mi,istration has resolved to stake Its
Success or failure, and with 1t that II
the party it represents, on the passage
Of low tariff bill The Wilson bill,
which has been introduced in the
fiousc. Is to all intents and purposes
un Administration measure. It's sched-
,lcs have been made up In the Treas
TRY Department, and the bill in its
main features has been framed to meet
the views of President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle. The bill will not
hc carried through Congress without
determined opposition. The Republic
cans interpret the late elections as
commissioning them to oppose to the
fullest extent any changes in the Nc
Kinley tariff bill The new bill will
undoubtedly pass the House at an ear
" day. with few amendments, and
| then a protracted struggle may be ex-
! pCctcd in the Senate.
The Administration is developing a
policy in favor Of extending the opera
tons of civil service reform This Is
! shown clearly In Postmaster-General
! Dissel's report. Mr.. Bissell is now
recognized as the staunchest advocate
of the civil service reform policy that
has ever been at the head of the Post
Office Department. His recommends
lions look to placing the whole depart
ment under the opera tions of the law.
The removal of Civil Service Com.
missioner Johnston by the President Is
| also in the line of the civil service pro-
| gramme of the Administratio Mr..
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

the plan VII be carried out BY Janu-
ary I. isJ4, there will be ready for
mounting nine 12-inch guns, twenty 10
ir q. euas, thirty-four s-inch guns, and
feya-ty fivc I2-inch mortars. The En-
$ 1cCr Corps is preparing at Portland,
. GostCu, New York. Washington,
lIampIcn Roads, and San Francisco
CU.Uiaccments in all for four 12-inch
Clgs, twenty 10-inch guns, five Sinch
Guns, and Sixty-four 12inch mortars,
also twenty-four easements for sub
lurinc torpedo operations. Work on
sc coast defcnses of Narragansett
,.ay, Charleston, Tybee Roads. and the
savannah River and Pensacola will be
: IN during the year. Work will he
nJsFosslug next year at thirteen of
ghe ,8~nty-eight ports proposed ior
rersaca,i0n by the Endlcott Board.
Tie annual output of the Wateryliet
cn factory Is fifteen 12-inch guns, IF
,een' iClach and twelve S-inch guns.
Ck FIRST of the 100 large guns con-
,.acicd f1r with the Bethlehem Iron
Wrii,s - lle next year. To keep pace
wa tse l1iuUfHcture of guns. Secre-
iaty iamout recommends ample APP
Is citations for emplacements ana bat-
,c,i,S nd for the purchase OF sites Ior
fortiacations. all in accordance with
hC scheme adopted In 1888 The ex-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15
Raising" Greenbacks.
TREASURER WALTERS DISCOVERS A
CoUNrERFEfFING SCHEME.

The latest method of counterfeiunr
has been brought to light by Assistant
United States Treasurer l.. K. Wal
tiers at Philadelphia. 1t is the raising
OF the denominations of greenbacks.
On Saturday an apparent $50 green.
back was received at the local sub.
treasury, ard now it has been discover.
ed that the note was originally a SIC
bill OF the series of 1886, and that i,
had been so carefully altered that il
took more than a cursory glance to
detect the forgery.
The word "silver' had been deftl,
pasted across the face of the green.
back to give it the appearance of q
silver certificate, and the figure "5'
had been placed over the figure ~
and alongside of the cipher wherever
the original figures are printed.
The sub-trcasury officials believe
that the forgery was committed ir
West Virginia. as it was first detected
in Wheeling. Assistant Treasure
Walters stated that 81 bills are belnC
raised to $40 notes by the same pro
cess, and that the circulation of thes,
forged greenbacks is comparativel,
large.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15
This woodchuck Had to Climb a Tree.

Men who have hunted woodchucks
know that they never climb trees. That
is. IL is not their nature TO do so, and
no one familiar with their habits would
believe that one ever did unless he saw
IT himself. The pastor of little Dap-
tist Church in Kentucky knew this
characteristic OF the animal, and on IL
based story. The congregation IVES
in debt S400 for It's new church. and
one Sunday was set for maidus sn
appeal for subscriptions. IN the
course of his exhortaton that the ul~D-
bers OF his flock be liberal, the minister
said:
This congregation Is like a wood
chuck a man once told me about. Hs
was hunting the wOodchuck with dOss,
he said, and they pressed it so cl~ss.y
that it finally climbed tree.
"'But,' / said 70 my friend, wood
chucls can't climb trees, and you know
it,
"'This woodchuck had to climb a
tree replied my friend, and that's tho
way it IS with this congregation. You
say you can't raise s4o0, but you'v'
got to do it."
The congregation saw the point, and
$3.50 was raised on the spot, and the
rest was secured that week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

No one who has ever stayed at one
of these caravansaries is likely to for
get his experience They are all built
on the same plan-a large courtyard,
around the four sides of which are
built rows Of small rooms, the restau-
rant and Office being in front. The
buildings are built Of sun dried bricks
and are usually In the last stages Of
dilapldatiOn. Each small room con-
tains a brick bed in which a fire can
be lighted. There Is no furniture ex-
cept a rough chair and perhaps a table,
while the windows are nothing but
frames covered with paper. The aver
age Chinese inn is usually menagerie
and geological garden combined. In
the yard can be seen and heard mules,
donkeys. dogs. cats, fowls Of all kinds,
pigs and camels, while in the rooms
where the weary traveller Is supposed
to find rest there is also a rich variety.
The scorpion, and at times small
variety of the centipede, often take
singing measures to repd any attempts
at friendship.
But the chief glorv of the inn Is the
waiter. In China this important func-
tionary has that patronizing air which
distinguishes the gentlemen OF bis pro-
fession in other countries. The newt
able napkin always accompanies him.
With IL in summer he mops his sweat
ing brow or bare shoulders, while In
winter. wrapped about his head it pro-
tects him from rain and wind. At all
seasons of the year it is the only ar
ticle he has with which to clean table
and plates or chop sticks. Chinese
landlords are reasonable In their
charges, which to some degree offsets
the unpleasantness Of living in their
inns.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15
To Increas. Eggs.

If an increase Of Eggs be desired in
the poultry yard, before large sums
are expended in the purchase of ever
casting layers, we would recommend
-ho system of keeping no hens after
the first, or AT most, after the second
year. Early pullets give the increase,
and the only wonder is that people
persist, as they do, in keeping up Il
stock of old hens, which lay one day
and stop the next In some parts Of
Europe it is the invariable rule to keep
the pullets only one year. Feeding
will do great deal-a surprising
work, indeed-in the production of
eggs, but not when old hens are con-
cerned; they may put on fat, but they
cannot put down eggs. Their tale is
told, their work is done; nothing re-
mains 10 be done with them bur 70
give them smell OF the kitchen fire,
and the sooner they get that the better.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15
TOWNSEND.

In connection with the holly, which
figures so conspicuously In all our
Christmas decorations, we find
quaint old concclt chronicled, that
every holly bough and lump Of berries
with which you adorn your house Is
an act of natural piety as well as
beauty, and will, in summer, enable
you to relish that green world of
which you show yourself not unwor-
thy In Germany ana Scandinavia the
holly, or holy tree, Is called "Christs
thorn" from its use In church decora-
tions and because II bears It's berries
at Christmas tide The loving sentl-
ment imprisoned In the holly bough
and translatable into every language
can hardly be more happily expressed
than in Charles Mackay's verses,
Under the Holly Bough:"
Ye who have scorned each other,
Or injured friend or brother,
In this fast fading year;
Ye who by word or deed
Have made kind heart bleed.
Come. gather here!
Let sinned against and shining
Forget their strife's beginning,
And join in friendship now;
BE LINKS no longer broken.
Be sweet forgiveness spoken,
Under the holly bough.
To Germany the civilized world Is
Indebted for one of the most enjoyable
OF all Christmas delights, the Christ
mas tree. This custom was little
known in England before the marriage
Of Queen Victoria, and was, we be
lieve, introduced by the late Prince
Consort. We call 1t n gift from Ger
many. and yet, behind the quaint fig
ure of Kris Kringle. coming from the
snowy woods, with the tree rising high
above his genial shoulders, laden with
gifts and glittering with lanterns, as
he suddenly lnvades the lowly German
cottage on kindly errand bent, we see
the yet more ancient toy pine-tree,
hung with oscilla, which boys and girls
in ancient Rome looked for on the
sixth and seventh days of the Satur-
MALTA But we who are not antiquaries
are content to accept these pretty GUS
toms, come whence they may, and to
improve on them If we can. A wide
gulf is fixed between the Puritanic
days, when Christmas was frowned
upon as a remnant of evil superstition,
and to-day when nothing Is too rare
or good for the making of our homes
bright and our sanctuaries beautiful
in honor of the Author of the Christian
Feast Wherever civilized man Is
found. there, In one form or another,
we find the tokens Of alteration and
gratitude.-New York Evening Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

Feeble and capricious appetites are
best regulated by the use Of Ayers
CaIhaTtic Pills. They do not deblii'
tate, by excessive stimulation; but
cause the stomach, liver, and bowels
to perform their functions properly
As an after-dinner pill, they are un-
eqlaied.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

Now is the time everybody wants
an Almanac for the New Year. Mum
Ders OF these are published and scat
tered throughout the country. The
one Issued by the Centaur Company
OF New York City is by far the most
beautiful and complete. They can
be had free Of our druggists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15
To Brace Up

the system after "La Grippe" pneu-
monia, fevers, and other prostrating
acute diseases; to build up needed
flesh and strength, and to restore
health and vigor when you feel ''run-
down" and used up, the best thing in
the world is Doctor Pierce's Golden
Discovery. 1t promotes all the bodily
functions, rouses every organ into
healthful action, purihes and enrlches
the blood, and through 1t cleanses, re-
pairs, and invigorates the entire sys
TEN.
For the most stubborn Scrotulous
Skin or Scalp Diseases, Dyspepsia,
Bihousness, and kindred ailments, the
'Discovery" is the only remedy that's
guaranteed. If it doesn't benefit OF
cure, you have your money back.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

All bearing apple orchards should
be given a broadcast mulching with
barnyard manure.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

In the fall it is always best to unite
all.weak colonies and get all as strong
as possible for winter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

Clear up all the trash in the garden
and burn it if you would keep free
from cut worms.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

\ coat of manure is one OF the best
muchcs for anything of a tender char
actcr.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

Ii fruit tree is Of full size for bear
ing and does not do so it should be
root.pruned.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

Can you think of anything more
convincing than the promise that is
made by the proprietors of DR.. Sages
Catarrh Remedy 1t is this: ''lf we
can't cure you your Catarrh, we'll pay
YOU $500 in cash >
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

No better aid to digestion,
No better cure for dyspepsia,
Nothing morereliable for biliousness
and constipation than DeWitt's Little
Early Rsers, the famous little pills
w. S. Rishton, Druggist.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

Ayers Sarsaparilla makes the blood
pure, rich. and vitalizing. Sold by all
druggists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-15

The proper boutonniere for Christ
mas Day is a sprig Of holly.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-05-30

The Laurens freehold voter
plumes himself upon his old fash
toned ~Jeffersonian democracy. He
is rarely a prohibitionist. He don't
believe in what Is called p%aternal-
ism in the State and thinks the
whisky business iflegitimate ought
not to be O monopoly CT the politi-
cal machine. All legitimate bust
ness should be open and free to all
citizens, controlled by wholesome
restraints. That is the kind of
talk of the average freehold voter,
when he turns up his nose at q dis
pensary petition. He is not every
time a prohibitionist-not neces-
sarily. Mint patches are cultivated
all around. These old fashioned
democrats a even comprehend
the nomenclature of the approved
mixtures that are dispensed as
cooling beverages in the palatial
establishments to be found in towns
and cities. The attack on their
old fashioned democratic ideas of a
f%ree-tor-all ~dispensary excites their
recalcitrating bumps and they kick
accordingly.
South Carolina like fat Jack Fail
staff, is not only good humored and
full of fun, but the cause of wit
being in other people. The good
natured gibes of our contempora-
ries at the little state and our Gov
ernor about the dispensary law are
entirely refreshing. 1t will be for
tunate If these little ~pleasantries
can be kept up all summer; for the
signs impend dry times in those
communities where no dispense
ries are@ be established. Laurens
is Likely to be in the arid streak.