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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-16

Going 10 Chicago and east vour shor,
quick route is via St. Paul and The Norti.
western Line" Leave Butte 6:45 a. m.
Helona 10:l5 a. m. to-day, tenoh st. Paul
6:t5 G. IN. second day, connecting with fat
Gay train of The Northwestern Line
Having st. Paul 800 a. IN. daily and al, iy-
ing Chicago $50 p. Ii. same day. making
lees than sixty-thres hours from Butte and
les8 than sixty hours from Helena which 10
several hours lssA time than via any oshe,
line to Chicago.
This 8:35 r. m. arrival in Chicago insurcs
connection with ell the principal liner Iroz
Chicago east, and '"The Northwestern
Line" is the only line from st. Paul that
nxAts ell of thsas o0ansotians in Chicago.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-16
HER PICTURE.

So long--n hundred years agol
The orchard stood all white,
Because her face has caught the glow
or summer Just In sight,
And she looked beyond Its bouGhs know
For her eyes hold heavens light
"My Cicely," ths Letters old
Seem written through . tear.
How tsnderly the stury's told
OF him who pn& them hcrei
The passing Of hor hairs young gold
Took Light from all tho year.
my C~icclys-Twcsc easily said
To s1ch = ono ~ she;
Ncthinks the leaves thry whispered,
The blossoms bent to see,
When ON Gods world her emile Il shed
As she doth smile At mel
'My Cicely, = somsw herc today
The grass blows at your feet;
Yet these old letters plainly say
How one spring WAS complete,
Because that time yon passed this way
Earth found q thing 80 sweet!
Virginia w. Cloud in Ladies' Home Journal.
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A Million

A friend in need is a friend indeed, and
not less than one million people lave found
just such q friend in DR.. Kings New Dis
eovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
II you have meyer used this Great Cough
Medicine. one trial will convince you that
1t mas wonderful curative powers in all dis
eases Of throat. Chest and Lungs. Fncl
bottle is guaranteed to do all that il
claimed or money will be refunded. IriaI
bottle free at II. M. Parchen d Co.'s drup
tore. Large bottles 30 cents and 81.
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Cure,

We authorize our advertised druggist to
sell d.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, upon this
condition. If you $40 afflicted with a
Cough, Cold o. any Lung, Throat or CHEST
trouble, and will use this re medy as directed,
giving tia fair trial. and experiences no
dement,. you may return the bottle and have
your monsy refunded. We could not make
thls offer did wa not know that DIR. Kings
Ne" Discovery conld be relied on. 1t never
~d'sappoints. Trial bottles free at II. M,
fnrchen d Co.'S drag store. Large size SO
cents and 81.
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Tbs Chinese pay their doctor only solong
as he keeps them in health. They believe
in preventing rather than curing diseass,
This is sound sense. and one OF ths strong
est recon- mendations Of Ayers sarsaparilla,
a medicine which not only cures diseases
but prevents them.
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Tho Independent meets these
requirements in every N.
spect. It has just added
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Of Interest 10 Inventors.
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NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION.

Of which this paper is a mem
Der, has a standing offer of a
gold medal valued at $50, to be
awarded to any one who invents
any mechanical device whereby
the process of producing news
papers is cheapened, Or that will
be in any way a benefit to pub
fishers.
For further particulars address
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Rosalie-What makes you think he is in
love with you?
Niolet-The first time he called he left
ms gloves, the second time his cane, and
last night he forgot his hat.-Vogue.
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PlTh AND POINT.

If your dress was your next-door
neighbor it couldn't talk about you
more than itdoes.-Puck. it
"A man has to be puffed up we'll be-
fore he can blow his own horn with
proper vigor.-Texas Siftings.
You can not afford to curse your
friends enemies, yet this is what sople
friends expect.-Galveston News.
Her Father (weeping)-"She is my
only daughter" Her Adorer = 'Oh,
that's all right. l only want one."-
Herald.
-Lavinia-"Yes, James and are to
become partners for life" Mabel
And you will be the senior partner.
How sweetw-Judy.
-''Im afraid Bridget won't work
here much longer" "Why?" he in
quired in dismay. "She's getting too
stout for my clothes" - Washington
Star.
-A.-"As 1 am now told, you and
Fanny are now married and happy"
B.-"Yes; that is to say, she is happy
and l am married" - Humoristische
Blatter.
-Hawker-"So Mings has moved to
Chicago, eh? Is he making it go thereP"
Dixby--'Makingi it go! 1 should smile.
He's motorman on a street car
Troy Press.
Fooled. .-He-"Say, Kitty, shall we
walk home slow, so dat l kin tell yez
how much 1 like yez?" She-''Naw!
Yez don't save no car-fare on me, Gully.
See?"-Judge.
The great difficulty about politics
is that it is utterly impossible for the
appointments to make any kind of
numerical showing alongside of the dis
appointments.-Wa Star.
The question of department is not
an unimportant one. A man always
looks better who carries himself well
than when two or more friends are try
ing to carry im.-Philadelphia Times.
A Rain-Maker.-Miss Beethoven
"They say that in Greenland it rains
steadily for six months in the year.
What do you think is the cause of it?"
Papa-'Probably Wagner music is pop
| ular there. Truth.
What She Expected. d.--Mabel-"l
don't like Harold Hitop; he's always
trying to kiss me-" Clairc-"What do
you expect him to do? Never try?"
Mabel-'N-no, not exactly. But he
might succeed once in awhile"
When a man leaves our side and
goes to the other side he is traitor,
but we always felt that there was
subtle something wrong about him.
But when a man leaves the other side
and comes over to us, then he is man
of great moral courage, and we always
felt that he had sterling stuff in him.
London Tit-Bits.
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FISHES SLEEP.
An Experiment Which Clearly Demon
strates This Fact.

An Experiment Which Clearly Demon
strates This Fact.
Never saw fish asleep, eh?" said
st. Louis man recently. "Well, have.
I've seen them sleep sound, and much
to their sorrow, especially catfish.
There Is nothing more wary than
fish. You know that you can't creep
up on them nor drop pebble anywhere
within fifty feet of them but what they
will dodge away; that Is, when they
are not asleep How I came to know
so much of this is that | have caught
them without bait when they were
sleeping. although did use hook and
line. The first one that ever caught
this way was large catfish that OBJ
served daily to be in particular spot
the base Of wooden pile that sup
ported an ice house chute that led ont
into the water. A kind of nest was there,
depression in the mud, and here
that catfish was to be found every day
at about D. m. 1twould lay for hours
in the rays of the afternoon sun and
never move. l decided to catch it.
First / fshed around there day after
day, but to no purpose. Bait of any
kind wasn't any inducement to that
catfish. l concluded that it must be
asleep, when it would allow a fat min
now to swim by and never touch it.
got sharp plain hook, which l prop
erly weighted, SO that it would act
direct. / lowered it and moved it slow
1y up to the side of the fish. Then
turned the line so that the hook was
directly under it. Then gave quicl
jerk; the catfish darted away, but not
very far. / had him foul, and all be-
cause he was sleeping. l have caught
pike and sunfish the same way at least
dozen different times. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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ened 90 the loud coarse voice of his su-
perior, but gave up his keys and per-
mitted one of the strangers to go for
his books without thinking there was
anything unusual in the request and
action.
SIS that your handwriting, young
man?" asked one of the strangers,
blandly, pointing to a portion of the
open ledger.
YES" replied poor Volto, promptly
Look more carefully at it, young
man. Now, are you quite sure?"
II think so" again replied the cash.
er, not so positively as before.
"You are a fool, young fellow, and
might have Jagged yourself with that
answer of yours" said the stranger,
contemptuously 'only that you have
had guardian angel near you since you
came here"
"Iavina" murmured the young man,
and then he blushed, vividly.
mo, donkey, your guardian angel
didn't go by the feminine title of La
vina; he's male, and answers to the
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MAKING PEACE.
Thackeray's Daughter and Mr.. Browning
Resume Previous Friendly Relatio,s.

Thackeray's Daughter and MIR. Browning
Resume Previous Friendly Relations
Mrs Ritchie, in her "reminiscences
of Browning says that she was spend
ing the summer on the coast of Nor
mandy, when she received call
from her friend, Mr.. Milsand, who was
living not far away. He mentioned al
most at once that Mr.. Browning and
his sister were also living in the neigh
borhood. Doubtless he noticed some
thing peculiar in her way of receiving
the intelligence. He knew we'll that
the Brownings and the Thacl1
erays-Mrs. Ritchie is daughter of
the great novelist-had long been on
terms of friendly intimacy. Mr.. Mil
sand was one who could not be con-
tented to see old friends at odds. Mrs.
Richie says:
We were walking along the dusty
road when Mr.. Milsand suddenly stood
still, and, fixing his earnest look upon
me, said:
Tell me, why is there some reserve?
Is anything wrong between you and
Robert Browning? 1 see you are re-
served; | see he is also constrained.
What is it?"
Ireplied, honestly enough, that l did
not know what it was; there was some
constraint between me and my old
friend. I imagined that some one had
made mischief.
"But this must not be-" said Milsand;
''this must be cleared"
l said it was hopeless; it had lasted
for months, and in those days l was
young enough to imagine that mood
was eternal.
l happened to be alone the next day,
and was writing in my bedroom when
l chanced to go to the window, and
looked into the old walled court.
saw the gates open a little way, and a
| mans broad-shouldered figure come
| through them, and then advance, strid
ing across the stones, toward the house.
1t was Mr.. Browning, dressed all il
| white, with big white umbrella under
his arm. 1t was the poet himself, anC
over and beyond this, it was my kind
old friend returned, all reserve ant
coldness gone, never to trouble or per
plex again. We had no explanations
Don't ask" he said; "the facts are
not worth embering or inquirinf
into"
The next day we went to st. Aubin
and everything was as it had been il
the old times.-Youth's Companion.
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a BIT OF human NATURE.
An American Girls Chat with the Late King
Kalakaua.

Kalakaua.
A pretty young woman, who spends
most of her time in following her hus-
band around the world, he being the
paymaster on one of the naval beauties
belonging to Uncle Sam, tells us of an
episode that took place in Honolulu
during the reign of the late King Kala-
kaua, of whi n she was the heroine.
Jim was very chummy with the
king, as his majesty, having a decided
penchant for poker, used to. invite the
officers of the American vessels when
IN port to come up to the palace and
indulge in little friendly game. I
had never had the pleasure of being pre-
sented, however, and my husbands
ship sailed away, leaving me to wait
two weeks before my own steamer left
for San Francisco. That is the pleas
ant part of being naval officers
wife, as you never can tell what
minute you may be left, and you
are not allowed to go along, save as l
do, to places where they are to be sta
toned some time, and where l can meet
him before he is ordered off again.
''You may be sure l was lonely there
in Honolulu. though | knew a lot of
princes; almost everyone is a prince,
you know. and 1 determined to meet
the king if had to walk straight up
to the palace and introduce myself. l
told one of the princes of my wishes
and he agreed to present me the next
day.
"When we arrived at the palace I
felt rather shaky and wished hadn't
come, for didn't know a thing about
court etiquette, and there was, almost
in the presence of a real king, even
though he wasn't very much of n one.
When the prince bowed low to a
name and country courtesied
profoundly, and then, whether it
was from embarrassment or fright,
l have never been able to tell
which, l blurted out: oh, your ma
jesty, 1 really don't know what to do.
You see, I've never been used to call
ing on kings, but if you tell me what
is proper I'll do it.
He looked at me for a minute as
though were some new kind of ami
NAL and then in the kindest matter
said: "Treat me just as though were
gentleman of your own country call
ing on you instead of you upon me.
And did! 1 asked him to be seated,
made some remark about the beautiful
weather, then we both laughed, and
after that everything was as uncon-
ventional as though he and had been
friends for years. I stayed half an
hour and next day one of the kings
attendants brought me beautiful bou-
quet of flowers, and when l sailed the
king gave me his photograph, with his
royal autograph on the back "-Chi'
cago Times.
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First Days of tho Capitol.

The removal of the seat of govern.
ment to Washington was effected in the
summer of 1900. It seemed like trans
ferring it to wilderness. Only the
north wing of the capitol was finished,
and that was fitted up to accommodate
both houses of congress. The presi-
dents house was finished externally,
but much had to be done on the inside.
There was only one good tavern, and
that was insufficient to accomm odate
half the congressman. There was only
a path through an alder swamp along
the line of Pennsylvania avenue from
the presidents house to the capitol
Boston Budget.
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HEARTH AND. HOME.

Where'er soul looks up to Heaven
In forests dark--on fields Of glory
In eartns deep caves-on ocean waves
'Tis all the same in song or story;
The deepest blessings ever fall
Upon thy name, best loved of all
Blest Hearth and Home!
The wanderer, seeking gems and gold
In valley, rock or lonely mountain,
May Joy to find the wealth of Ind,
And think to Quaff at pleasures fountain
But what avails the glittering dust
without friend to bless or trust,
At Hearth and Home:
The warrier flushed with victory
win dream, upon his cuirass sleeping,
OF friends afar from noise of war,
OF loves dear troth for him that's keeping
And waking, sigh-the conqueror's pride,
Could be exchanged for ingleside,
Blest Hearth and Home!
The son of Neptune, wildly bold,
Leaps up to meet the storm-kings fury,
And reckless braves the mountain waves
That threaten to engulf and burg.
Amid the tempest's deepest gloom
He sees the pictured hearth at home,
Blest Hearth and Home!
The miner, toiling like slave
AmiG earth's gloomiest recesses,
Awaiting dumb when terrors come,
Hath he no hope that cheers and blesSesS
Beneath the glorious azure skies
His lowly hut enchanted lies,
His Hearth and Home,
Our country's hope-our nations pride
Must still around the hearthstone center;
That sacred spot forgetting not,
What traitors vile may hope to enter.
The heart that's loyal to the home
Is first to spring, when dangers come,
To guard that home.
The Eternal city of the blest,
Our final hope beyond the river,
How closely hold its gates of gold
The forms of those we love forever,
Faces that charmed our Hearth and Home
Have passed the portals of the tomb,
To Heaven and Home,
Frances Holden Fowler, in Good Housekeep-
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HE NEEDED A DOLLAR,

For Palmistrv Did Not Avail Him, and Ills
Seat On the Truck Did Fall Him.
With groaning brakes and a last rat
y-bang the long train came to a
halt in the darkness of Colorado juno
ton. The door of the smoking car
opened slowly, and Weary Willy of
tramp slid in.
Gentlemen, 1 beg your pardon" he
said, pulling from his head hat of
which little was left but the brim. The
men at the poker table looked up. The
tramp's coat was a disappointed frock
of the shabby genteel cut The short
skirts had fringe on them, and the
cloth was of the color known as guess
again" His beard was the only thing
that he wore which didn't bear the
misfit stamp.
Gentlemen" he said again, slowly
and with dignity, ''once more l crave
your pardon, but l am in need OF a dol
lar"
"Well, what the"
mo, gentlemen, am not begging" J"
interrupted the tramp. II am palmist
in reduced circumstances. Would any
gentleman permit me to read his palm?
l have been riding on the truck thus
far. / am afraid that the brakeman
has discovered me, and must make the
next station. Did anyone offer me a
dollar?'
Several TASKS were handed to him,
but no money. The train began to
move, aud the tramp slid out to settle
Aimself on truck once more.
Ten miles out of Colorado Junction,
and in desert, the train was brought
to sudden halt. There was a scuffie
under the smoking car and the tramp
was dragged out.
"Guess a ten-mile walk tonight i
make you less careless about stealing
rides on the trucks" said the conductor
as he swung on the train and signalet
| go ahead" We looked out OF th'
smoking-car windows and pitied tn
tramp. Just as the train began to NOV
his voice arose, saying: Gentlemen
pardon, but can anyone tell me wher
can find real good hotel aroun
here?'
''Nerviest dead beat on the line" sal
the brakeman, as he Blammed the dool
N. Y. Sun.
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Meteorological Item.

A Harlem clerk is in the habit Ot
drawing his salary for several months
in advance A few mornings ago he
came down to the store half an hour
later than usual.
''What makes you so late?" asked the
proprietor.
SIT was so chilly didn't like to get
up"
ST don't see how you come to find it
cold," growled the boss. "You drew
your salary for next July yesterday
Siftings.
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Could Not Afford 1t.

In North Riding village lived an
elderly man who had been married
three times, but had been as often be-
reaved. After the death of his third
wife, a rumor was circulated as to a
fourth wedding. On being questioned,
he replied in the following decisive
manner: May, nut ah; what WI
marryin' on 'em an what wi burryin'
on 'em, it's over expensive. All can't
affo'd it nae mair. spectator.
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vas chair under the Branch Bank ver
about the end of December, with the
full moonlight playing upon and spir-
itualizing her delicate beauty, and
making silver halo round the outer
edges of her fragrant and massy
golden hair; while Reginald Cleaver,
the new cashier, looked down upon
that radiant vision of dainty and per-
fumed womanhood with great deal
more of warmth and enthusiasm than
perhaps Mr.. Algar, the staid bank
manager and husband of the beauty,
might have cared to encourage had he
observed it. But as at the moment he
was engaged elsewhere the young man
could be as daring as he well pleased
to be, so long as the object of his pres
ent enthusiasm did not object.
They had known each other for four
weeks and half however since he
had been appointed to his post; and as
his duties were pretty light in this up
country branch established the weeks
had been spent, with only the neces-
sary daily breaks, almost entirely in
the young lady's charming society. So
that being Australian born and bred
Mrs. Algar had grown very familiar
with her gentlemanly Iodger, and
spoke to him as if she had known him
from the days of his early childhood;
that is to say, they had long ago dis
pensed with all starchy formalities in
addressing one another, and called
each other by their Christian names of
Reginald" and 'Lavina' which sound
ed much freer and heartier than Mr..
Cleaver and Mrs. Agar.
When John Algar was present it was
Reginald, or Lavina; but tete a-tete, as
they were on this night, he called her
by the pet name she had given herself,
which was Nina, as she called him
Volto, so that they might have some
thing different to what the rest of the
world knew them by. 1t was foolish,
no doubt, yet innocent enough as far as
1t went--as was her habit of calling
her husband Bruno" behind his back
common enough also with young Ia
dies who haven't much to occupy their
minds in their intercourse with young
gentlemen friends.
John Algar, the bank manager, was
an angular, loud-voiced, consequential
man of about fifty-gray-haired and
bearded, with small, keen, gray eyes
that generally impressed people with
his business acumen. He hadn't very
agreeable manner-these strident, bonn
bastic and argumentative men sell
dom have-and for that reason Gus
toners trusted him all the more, an6
considered him the right man for the
place. 1t is astonishing how much
these socially uncomfortable men i'm
press the world with their honesty.
Reginald or "Volto" Cleaver was
one of those carefully-groomed young
men who look well under any circum
stances, with prettily-trained mus
fache, slender white hands and modu
lated voice; one of the young gentle
men who are turned ~ut wholesale
from natures modern jerry workshop
who look as harmless about drawing
room as tame cats, and are as neces
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name of Jack Ridgeway, detective
that's myself"
Officer, what is the meaning of all
this balderdash? Arrest that young
scoundrel at once" shouted the mana.
ger, i,upatiently, yet with frightened
glimmer in his small gray eyes.
'It means that l have been watching
your little game for a long time now,
Mr.. John Algar, bank manager and
thief. and that this person may thank
his lucky stars that was on the spot,
otherwise his Irritation with pretty
Lavina might have cost him dear
enough. Jim, look after the lady while
[ attend to the master"
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wouId Re n Failure.

do you find it very hard to get your
husband through the telephone?o in-
ouired Mrs. Boggs of her friend Mrs.
Scraggs.
81 never tried it," answered Mrs.
scroggs, ''he. weighs two hundred
Detroit Free Press.
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AT the CookInp Lecture.

Lady (soliloquizing)-Now that she
has got it cooked, wish she'd tell us
how to use up cold mutton.
Next Lady (overhears and remarks)-
1 have some infallible recipes.
First Lady (alert with pencil and
note-book)-Will you please favor me-?
Second Lady-Six Boys!-Demorest'
Magazine.
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The Villain Exposed.

Gazzam-There's a married man pay
ing marked attention to Mrs Boo
bumper.
Mrs Gazzam Shocked, but intensely
interested) You don't say SO! Who
Is it?
Gazzam-Mr. Bloobumper.-Yankee
Rlade.
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A Settler.

Mr.. Slowpay-Mrs. Hash. will you
let me have strainer? The coffee
grains don't seem to settle.
Mrs Hash-With pleasure. And l
hope it will not only cause the coffee te
settle but you, too. Cloak Journal
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A Mys terry Explained.

81 was at poor Jones funeral yester'
day. Mrs. Jones broke down complete
ly, but what surprised me was old Miss
Elderly's grief. She cried like child.
l don't understand why she should be
so broken up. She hasn't any husband
to lose"
That's why she wept Texas sift-
ings.
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-Manager-"Whatt the mischief is all
the racket about in the next room~
THE ire-eater has burned his mouth
dreadfully with bite of hot pie"
Inter-0eean, g.,
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Clergyman examining Sunday
school class)-"Now, ca1 any of you
tell me what are sins of omission?"
Small Scholar-"Please, sir, they're
sins you ought to have committed and
haven't. It'd Bits.
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The Kind He Liked.

Mr.. Trustiner-Don't you like to see
a woman who is reserved?
Mr.. Scornsecks-Yes. 1 like very
much to see woman who is reserved
for some other man. Judge.