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Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19
SMALL WRITING.
Rsmarkabas Rssuits of French Editor's
 Offer.

Oner.
 A leading Paris paper. the Eclair, is offering a gold medal as a prize to the finest writer, without distinction of na- tionality, writes correspondent. It is not literary merit that is wanted, as the above announcement would lead one to suppose. The prize-giving editor merely wants to know how many words can be written on a piece of paper. Replies have already been sent in. A Belgian officer has accomplished the feat of put ting 2,1s7 words on a postcard. A Mar seilles gentleman has distanced him, having crowded on a card of the same size 2, ,S60 words, representing an article of NJ. Sarcey, and a poem of Deputy Clovis Hughes, both legible without a magnifying glass, though not, imagine, without good pair of eyes. The above feats are nothing beside that of another competitor for the gold medal, a gov ernment clerk at Survigny, who has on a postcard written out an official direc- tory. from the president and his house. hold down to the members of the Paris municipal council - altogether 6.0OO words. He spent twenty-eight hours over this at leisure moments, and worked with the naked eye. But he is capped by Sergeant Lethorel, secretary of the One Hundred and Twenty-sev- enth infantry, who announces that he will shortly produce postcard with a collection of articles amounting to II. 900 words.
 As an art small writing has been killed by photography. Microscopic photography was simply invaluable to France during the siege of Paris, when carrier pigeons were daily sent out with 10000 private letters photographed on a pellicle two inches square rolled up in a quill. There are still, however, plenty of amateurs, some of them distin- guished and even illustrious. I may mention, for instance, Alphonse Daudet, who has often, out of fun, written orig inal newspaper articles on leaf of ci- garette paper.
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ABREAST OF THE TIMES.

A NEW shoe has ventilated toe.
 A PATENT has been issued for a lock which can be operated only by a mag netized key.
 A MAN in Paris has invented a new kind of snuff made of tan and pounded baked apples
 JOHN JACOB AsroR is the inventor of an automatic road sweeper, on which he has taken out a patent, and which, it is claimed, will be of great service in clearing roads of dust and other ob- structions-
 A FRENCH novelty in the way of a timepiece is . floral clock, the long hands of which sweep above twelve flower beds, each being different from all the others in the color and variety of flower. The hands are moved by subterr~rc-- -rechani-ni
 GEORGE MEREDITH has been made an IL. D. by the University of St Andrew.
 WALTER BEsAST's new volume of stories is to bear the extraordinary title of "verbenia Camellia Stephanotis.
 THE most prominent woman reporter in London is Marie Belloc, one of Mir Stead's assistants on the Review of Re views.
 LABoucHERE says that the genial Os- cars name is John O'Flaherty Wilde; the Oscar Is as artificial and as false as the blue-green metallic buttonhole af- fected by the Oscarites-
 AMkLK RIvEs, the noted novelist, will shortly remove to New York for a heightened stay. She contemplates it. ting up sn artistic lat and gathering uunbsp of the representative writers nbout her in . weekly snlon.
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The live stock department of the A. T. X s. F. estimate that over I25 .oOO head of stock will be shipped out of New Mexico over their system during the coming three months. They already have orders for 4,0OO cars and are rushed to supply the shippers. Exceptionally heavy ship ments will be made from Grant coun-
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The Press Association.

At the annual meeting of the Ari- zona prees association held in Phoenix on Saturday lsst, Herbert Brown ef the Citizen was chosen president and s. c. Bsgg. secretary and treasurer A. E. Rogers of the Courier, lst vice president, George Kelly of the Bull letin, 2nd vice president.
 Delegates to the National Associa- ton: John o. Dunbar, ]. w. Dor. rington, N. A. Msrford, Curt W. Mil Ter; alterns,ss: Geo. Meek of the Flor ence Tribune, Jones of the Flagstafi Democrat, Pugh of the Stockmsn, and Wallace of the St. Johns Herald.
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FOREIGN FACTS IN FIGURES.

THE total extent of the British em- pire is not far from 5000, 1000 square miles.
 THE population of Rome has doubled in twenty years, the number of resi- dents having increased in that time from 200, 900 to 400. 900 and the city it. self has been regenerated.
 HOLLAND has i, 500, ,00O inhabitants, of whom the males and females are nearly equal in number. There are 2,500, 900 Protestants, 1,700, 900 Catholic and 97,- 900 Jews. The rest have no settled re- ligion-
 IN 1891 s5s persons died in Russia be- tween the ages of 100 and 105, 13O be- tween 115 and 120, while three were re- ported to the authorities as having died after living to be I50 years or more of age.
 PRUssIA's income from the cultivated public domain is about S4,0OO,000 an- nually. The total number of employees in the government postal and telegraph offices and on the government railways is 1s7,771.
 IN the last ten years 2, ,4s9 duels with the broadsword were fought in Italy. ninety with rapiers and l19 with pis- suit of newspaper fights or political FUN FOR ALL.
 WILLIE, why did you say your prayers twice to-night?" Willie :. Cause so-morro.~ is holiday, and wanted to do all the work l could to- day."-Inter Ocean.
 Miss WIcKERsTAFF seems to be par ticularly popular among the young fel- lows of twenty or whereabouts" "Yes. She has a way of talking to them about you men '"-Indianapolis Journal.
 MAY-"Can you look me in the face and tell me you weren't intoxicated last night?" Frank-"Yes, darling; but couldn't look you in the face and not be intoxicated now."-N. Y. Herald.
 PAPA, what is dynamite?" asks Will lis ''It is a powerful explosive" re- turned his papa Whats explosives for?'' the boy asked. ''To blow things up," was the answer. ''I guess my nurse must be an explosive, then" said Willis. ''She's blowin' me up all the time."-Harper's Bazar.
 SHEA pretty time of night for you to come home." He-"A pretty time of night for you to be awake"' She-''Tve stayed awake for the last four hours waiting for you to come home" He "And I have been keeping myself awake for the last four hours at the club waiting for you to go to sleep."- Tid-Bits.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

As was expected, the officers ap- pointed 5y Gov. Hughes are Demo- crats, but they are citizens having tue best interests of the territory at heart, and the Republican does not believe that the interests of the great and growing territory Of Arizona will suffer in their hands. - Phoenix Republican.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19
FAREWELL TO SINGLE LIFE.
| Gothan Bellss Nov Give PnrtAss e sho | 4vo of Their MarrAage.

Gotham fssilss Nov Give Partiss e shs
 8vs of Their MarrAage.
 It is customary for young bachelors about to marry to gather about them . few of their most intimate male friends and give . bachelor dinner. There is something jolly about it all His friends dine and wine with him and drink his very good health and that of his family. He is not going out of life. He is going into more blissful. living existence, and will be respectable. But a New York paper is telling of . lot of girls who bury their single blessedness having funeral and going into mourn ing. A short time ago . Fifth avenue belle introduced to her friends . fad" that promises to become as popular as it is peculiar. Her girl friends were sur prised one day to receive from her cards with heavy mourning borders inviting them to her home, and asking them to appear in mourning As there had been TO death in the family, and the young woman was to have been married in . few days to what was considered most desirable catch" her form ofinvitation surprised most of her friends, and for that reason many of the persons invited went to the house. The parlor was darkened. On the center table the guests noticed a small casket. When the hostess entered she went to the table and said: Friends, have asked you here to-day to witness the burial of my old identity. You know I am to be married in a few days. In this casket have placed my card, which I intend to bury, with you as witnesses. Thus l will bury my identity in that of my future husband" Already three or four such ceremonies have been performed in Fifth avenue mansions. This will do for a fad; but in the case of such a girl there is always a chance that she will dig up her identity and have some good vio-tirues with her gooa old girl friends A jolly dinner, in any case, is better than funeral, and it is better for peo- pie about to be married.
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Piles. Itching Piles

Symptons-Moisture intense itching and stinging. most at night; worse by scratching. If allowed to continug tumors form which often bleed and ulcerste becoming very sore. SwAYNE's OINTMENT stops the itching and bleed. ing, heals Liberation and in most Sases removes the tnmors. At drug- cists or by mail for 50 cents Dr. gwa, nc & Son. Philadelphia.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

Dr. Wright, who made one of the most valuable members of the House in the 17th legislature, returned to his constituents today. Bisbee can we'll feel proud of tine record made by the man of their choice at the nemin- ating convention last fall.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

Carloads of bones are being shipped from Benson to St. Louis They are gathered along the river, and are all that is left of the careassee of cattle that have died in large numbers dur ing the last two years. The bones are worth $l5 per ton at the point of des- tinatiop.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

FRANCIS J. HENEY, attorney general under the Hughes administration, is one of the brightest attorneys in the territory. As an adviser of the gov. ernor he will not lead him into paths paved with bad intentions.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

Several large cases were shipped from Bisbee on Saturday last con- signed to the Worlds Fair. They contained the models of the under ground workings of the Copper Queen mine. They weighed 700 pounds and were sent by express.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

A striks of 1000 ounce ore was made by two les@ees of the State of Maine mine on Saturday. The ore streak is six inches wide and ss worx progresses increases in width, and the ewners are oorrespondingly happy. If it continues it will prove . veritable bsnansa. The ere is being sacked prspssasory ss shipusas.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

The Smith-Lynch difficulties will bs settled in Justice Duncan's court sn Wednesday st 10 o'clock. The charge against Lynch was dismissed on Saturday night, but he is held on another charge of threats to kill. The former is also to be srrsigned charged with assault to kill.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19
HOTEL ARRIVALS
cecHIsE.

CeCHIsE. P. Ragdart, Sonora. Simon Piedmont, Sonora. H. Robbins, Denver. H. Schoenberg, San Francisco. B. Winston, City.
 PALACE. Phil Prager, San Francisco. Wm. Melzar, San Francisco.
 SAN JOSE. Wm. Read, Phoenix. M. Gray, City. Fl. McNair. Custom House. J. H. Nenihan, Ban Francisco.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

The cemetery committee held a meeting last night. An investigation showed traces of a shortage of funds that will be followed up at another meeting to be held on Tuesday night.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19
A CONNECTICUT PARROT.
It Talks English. swears in Spanish. and
 Has Fine Table NAnners-

It Talks English. swears in Spanish, and
 Has Fine Table Nanners-
 John Sewey, of the little seaside vil- lage of Noank, has a wonderful old parrot and is very proud of it. It is thirty-six years old, but spry and hand some yet. Thirty-six years ago MT. Sewey took it out of its nest in a thick forest in Mexico and brought it north with him on his ship. It speaks English as fluently as and rather more correctly than anyone in Noank, and in defer ence to the piety and moral inclina- tions of the rest of the villagers it al ways swears in Spanish and without raising its voice. It listens intelligent ly to conversation and knows all the gossip of the place.
 Its table manners are its most re- markable accomplishment It eats with the family, sitting at a chair that just fits it, with napkin tucked about its neck, and balances itself on one foot, holding a spoon with the other claw. and feeding itself very neatly with the spoon It partakes of whatever food is on the board, but prefers ice cream and other dainties. If there is ice cream on the table it must have some at once, otherwise the bird will eat nothing: after the cream has been served it is ready for the rest of the meal
 Aside from its crotchet about tackling ice cream before other food, it is a we'll behaved bird and its temper is never ruffied. Mir. Sewey thinks the parrot is the smartest and finest blrd in Connec- ticut, and Polly evidently thinks nobody else is quite as good as her master. When he Is at home she has little to do with other folks. She likes to stand on his shoulder on one leg, with the other one drawn up under her wing, and she cocks her head and listens, to his talk with quizzical look.
 MEN OF THE OLD WORLD.
 PRINCE BIsMARcK's favorite son is said not to be the elder, Count Herbert, but the younger, Count William, who is president of the council of Hanover.
 THE czar is never lonely on his splen- did yacht, the Polar Star, as she carries a crew of three hundred men who are selected from the best sources in the imperial fleet.
 BARON HIRscH is fifty-six years old and dresses with great simplicity. He dislikes display and fights shy of jewell ~. Any ordinary nine dollar week clerk could eclipse him in personal adorument.
 NJ. LARSEN, a wealthy Danish banker, so strikingly resembles the czar of Rus sia that he has got finally into an in- sane hospital. He came to imagine that he was really the czar, and fear of assassination unsettled his mind.
 LORD HERsCHELL, the new lord chan cellor of Great Britain, an incumbent of that office under Gladstone's last ad- ministration before this, is not directly descended from the great astronomers who bore that name, but is of the same family. The Herschells are of German origin.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

There were eighty persons in stten- dance at the Methodist Sunday school yesterday. It was decided to have the annual picnic on the lst of May.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

The tive groups of Autograph stone mines near Prescott has been bonded ts New York parties for one year for $65.OOO.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

Word has been received from No csles of the arrest of nine woodchop- pers, who had been cutting wood on government land.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

J. A. Mentsndsn took his departure for Tacoma on Saturday last. He had been in continual service with the Santa Fe Co. for twenty years and could have had life position had he desired it,
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

days after its capture, and the officers were very much surprised to have new men in new uniforms come aboard and transact the necessary business. PARIS Two more deaths from cholera have occurred at the asylum for insane at Quimper, the capital of
 the department of Fini.terre, on the river Ogle, ten miles from the Allan tic and thirty-six miles from Brest. WAsHINoToN-Secreta tary Carlisle to- day directed the sub treasurers through out the United States to issue no more gold certificates at present. IF explaining this action Secretary Car lisle said that the $l 100000 gold re- serve was not reached, he was 80 close to it that prudence dictated that no more gold certificates sf ould be issued. SAN JosE-The citizens convention today selected a general committee of ninety-one, with D. NJ. Delmas, chair
 man, to take charge of the capital re-
 moval campaign and all matters per tainlng thereto. Sub-cemm mittees ou legal affairs and organization and rules were appointed.
 SAN FRANCIsco-The new board of directors of the Central Pacific, chosen a few days ago at the annual meeting sf the company, organized today by electing Senator Stanford president, .. P. Huntington first vice president, c. F. Crocker, second vice president, ii. t. Huntington, treasurer, J. E |. Davis, assistant treasurer, c. L. Lan- sing, secretary and auditor.
 WAsHINGToN-President Cleveland said yesterday before leaving the city
 that he had decided to convene con- gress in extra session in September, although he might postpone the date until September l5 or October I. A.HENs-The Island of Zante has been again visited by earthquakes. It was foretoid by Prof. Tab. Hundreds were killed and many wounded. The town of Zante is in ruins.
 ToPEKA-Saturday night the house of man named Anderson who was married that morning, was serenaded by band of hoodlums. One Of them.
 who was drunk, emptied both barrels of shot gun into the house, narrowly misring Anderson and his wife. This so enraged AndetsOn that he fired into the crowd, instantly killing two
 hsodlums and fatally iDjuring a cow
 boy.
 VALPvRAIso-El HerAldo says: The
 following cable message has been sent to President Cleveland by the Am erican residents of Santiago and Chili "Minister Egan is harboring criminals in the United States legation and dis
 honoring his country. He evidently desires to provoke a conflict between the United States and ChIli."
 TACOMA, Wash Collector Wasson states that he believes most of the certificates held by PAP Chinese on board the Mogul are forged, and he will allow none to land unless they furnish complete proof of previous residence in the United States. wAsHIxGroN-The policy to be pur- sued by the treasury department re- gsrding the financial situation was probably determined at consulta- ton held this aftern 5on between Ses- retary Carlisle and President Clsvs land- Al eGarfa Q lsasn ehe sssult
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

The Board,Of Prison Commiss oners consists of ]. Fraissenet, J. T. Lessuer and s. c. Bagg. The names dId not appear in Saturdays PRosPECToR.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

Senator Teller, of Colorado, after remaining in Tucson one day left for Los Angeles. This is his first visit to Arizona and he expressed himself as del ghted with the country.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

H. SGhmiedi,g and wife have sold to 4. A. Castaileda lot 9 block B Tombstone for the nominal consider alton of $25.
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Mrs. 0. Locking died yesterday at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Craigbaum in Bisbee. Her husband and their children were with her in her last hours. She vas q good moth- CT, . devoted wife, and her loss will be fel. among all those who knew her.
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Col. Hsrriag is still in Phoenix with Mrs. Herring. He will perfect an ap- peal in the Big Comet Black Eagle suit before returning home.
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Fred Hawke received the appoin L. msnt as & Columbian guard at the Worlds Fair and left yesterday for Chicago to report for duty.
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Nike Gray returned home yesterday from Phoenix.
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1upt. Richards oi the N. M. & A. & Sonsra roads, went down to Guaymas today in his private car.
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John Mobile returned yesterday from Tucson.
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In the supreme court on Saturday . rehsaring was denied in the case of of Reilly vs. Atchison.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

Agent Harrington of the N. M. X A. Go. at Fairbank spent a few hours in town today.
Tombstone epitaph., 1893-04-19

c. W. Leach has declined the ap- pointment as railroad commissioner tendered to him by the governor.
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Small line of samples from msnrfact ring corporation offered live man One traveller earned an average of $35 er mcnth fos six ysass past. P. Q. B . sz Nev YMk,
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W. E. Payne X Co.,, Employment agents, 9l0 Union Avenue. Kansas City, Mo, furnish reliable help, male or female, any nationality in and quantity, and send them to all parts ofthe Union free of charge. Cores Ondeuce solicited i'm
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Chas. Overlook slaughtered 20l head of cattle for the quarter ending March 3let.
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From Mondays Daily.

Alfalfa hay sells for 35 cents bale in Phoenix.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-11

NOTICE OF SALE or REAL ESThTE.-N9-
~ tlca Is h rcbT given tina. in pursuance, of an
order OF the district court OF tho county of
J eHls and Iewls aud Clarke. 81 ato " Montana,
made on tho 9th day of March. 1889. IN tho mat
TOR OF the estate of A,,ca helrh. dncanseh, tho
unuerHirncd. the aamiristrator OF said estate,
VIII soil Al private sale. 10 the highest hadder,
Tor cash, and subject to confirmation by raid
d!ttrlct eouyt, on or after FaturIay. tho I'd Qry
OF Ami. 1872, all tue right, title, interes, ana
estate Of tho sad Alec v sich at the tine II hsr
40 tn, and q ! The right, tito and interest that
the said estate has. By operation Of Law or other
",se. acquired Gthnr than or in addition to that
OF the sn'd Alicb Wolch at tho time OF her d. ath.
IN and to all that certain lot, piecc or parcel OF
ithu situate. iyin2 a d being in tho eaiu county
OF Owls AM. tlnTke, state Of NJ Montana, and
bounded and described as follows. to wit:
LOT number six ~. N block X, in Msuldin
aGa ION to Mo city OF ! elena. as said lot and
Difck ara numbered, designated and der cr,Eed
en- the plat If said Mau!din addition, IN flo in
NE ofico OF the county rccord.r Of said county
OF LOWS and GIa-ke.
Terms and conditions OF rnla: Cash. Deed at
eApaEfa 81 rtTciitcr. b ts or oii"rg may bs
Ihie a. any tune after Tie first publication OF
ms not 60 EnI before the making Of sale, all
pos z q oilers mnrt TO in writing and loft at
,he once Of ". u. ,ardinor. 70 and 2s ! alley
I1k IN Helena. Iowis and Clarke count Or
us.i'ef a 10 the undergiPn,i personally. or filed
III 'ho once OF tue clerk oi sa d court
Aaui. DAh1EA j. WEIGH,
ceased. "NA Wv
lated March 81. 1893
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-11

SHERlEF's SALE. HELENA LUMBER
~ Company, plaintiff, VS.. George H.. Pew, Ar
thur L. Pew. Ellen Emmett. Mary h. } utler,
Nathan w. Flood and Arthur C'Erien, defend
ants.
Under and BY virtue of an order of sale and
decree of foreclosure and sale issued out of the
district court Of the First Judicial district Of the
state OF Montana. in and for the county OF Lewis
1888. in the sbovs entitled action. wherein Hell.
ena Lumber Company, the above named plain
tit. obtained a judgment and decree of fore
closure and sale against George Il. Pew. Arthur
Ter. Nathan ". Blood Esai's and Arthur o'Brien.
defendants, on the 2cth day of April,
A., D, 1893. for the sum of s21362. be-
s s,des a Interest st. costs IT ar ard 9a atttoF m; fess, Mhieh
d., 1893. recorded in judgment book No.
nanded to sell all that certain lot, ! ieoe OF par
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
The west twenty-eight (2s) feet Of lot number
fourteen ~ in blocs numbered five hundred
the city Of Helena, and county and state afore-
aid. the said lot hav ing q frontage Of twenty
e%ight(2si feet and a depth of one hundred 900
teet, moro or less.
together with all aud singular the tenements.
hereditsment and appurtenances thereunto be-
LONGING or in anywise appertaining.
lublic notice, d hereby given. that on Fri
O'clock m. Of that day, at The front door Of the
court house. Helena, Lewis and Clarke county,
Montana. l will. In obedience to said order of sale
end decree of foreclosure and sale, sell the above
be necessary to satisfy said Judgment. with in.
terest and coats, to the highest and best bidder,
for cash in hand.
Given under my hand. this a1st day of April.
CHARLES d. CURTIS, Sheriff.
by FRED T. Toss, Under Sheriff.