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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-22
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Gail Hamilton was appointed by James
G. Blaine as his literary executor and is
preparing a biography of the statesman,
with the cooperation of the Blaine family
and with the special authorization of Mrs.
Blaine.
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Poor jean IngelOw,

Poor Jean Ingelow! Instead of being pale
and thin, with dreamy eyes and a mourn
full smile, she is a very plump, comfortable
little body, who might have been an au-
thority on jams instead of the writer of
Divided" "All the people who see me
are disappointed" she says ruefully, land
they do not SO much as take the trouble to
conceal it. "-EXchange.
White silk lace may be cleaned by spread
ing it out upon white paper that has been
covered with calcined magnesia, placing
another sheet upon it and laying it away
for three days between the pages of a large
book. Shake off the powder, and the lace
will be clean and white.
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Your choice of any of our
polished brass piano lamps, com
plete, with silk fringed linen
shade.
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Crockery.

Dinner plates, decorated, I'M
derglazed on English semi-porce-
lain, each
1Oc
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RAZOR AND sTReP COMBINATION.

This is combination of good things that
subscribers to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
will appreciate. Every body knows the value
and market price of Wade & Butcher
razor. 1t would be superfuous to describe
it. It has always held first place, and it is
because of this that The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE has made arrangements for the follow
ing offer TO its subscribers:
A Wade & Butcher razor, hollow-ground,
with handsome fancy etched blade, finely
finished, and set ready for use; superior to
all others.
A belt strop, made of solid leather on
steel frame, with box OF American strop
paste neatly placed in one end, and a Iather
brush of very fine bristles, firmly wound
with best twine.
These three articles viii be sent together
to any subscriber by registered mail, deliy-
cred free, for 81. These articles only sold
together.
For 81 additional we will send with the
above one hair brush made of imported
Russian bristles, with finely finished rose
wood back, and first quality horn comb.
Address
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Ladies' of the GAR.

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: / have never
seen any report from the Ladies' of the G.A r.
of the Department of Nebraska, accordingly
will send you few items in order that your
readers may know what we doing in behalf
of the interests of our beloved GAR.
Our organization now numbers some six Cir
cles in the State, with mem bership of 2l6 in
August. 1892, all in good standing. We fully
expect to report double the number at the COM
pletion OF the present year. Mrs. g. W. Hun
ter, of Loup City, is our Department President
and Mrs. o. ID. Crano Secretary.
Our Circle, 6, at Ord, has membership of
A. aud several additional ones to be initiated
at our next regular meeting, said meetings al
ways held on the first Friday in the month.
Wives, daughters, mothers and sisters of the
soldiers, sailors and marines of the late rebel
lion have formed themselves into this organza-
tion and we pledge ourselves to aid, comfort,
and defend these old soldiers and their dear
ones in their declining years.
The Ladies of the GAR are helpers of the
Grand Army of the Republic. It's motto is the
glorious motto OF the Order, Fraternity, Charity,
Loyalty.
The Charity of the Grand Army and the
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic is
the golden link which binds Fraternity and
Loyalty, and makes the link as strong as low
ing hands and grateful hearts welded together
with consecrated lives and daily sacrifices
make it. This is the mission of the Ladies of
the Grand Army.-Mrs. SARAH A. MASON,
Corresponding Secretary, Ord Circle, 6, Ord,
Neb
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They Were Married Quickly.

It is probable that no other important cere-
mony has been performed in so great variety
OF ways as the marriage service, says Yostths 8
Companion. Every country and every sect has
lis own particular form, not to mention the
widely different formulas employed by CIVILIANS
authorized TO marry couples.
well. known Justice Of the Peace in a
Western State when embarrassed is apt to
stammer badly. He therefore prudently car.
ries copy of the marriage service so that he
may always have it hand in case of
emergency.
On one occasion, however. he was unexpect.
edy called upon while spending the day in a
town some distance from his home. Adjusting
his spectgcles, he felt first in one pocket and
then in another for his invaluable little book.
His search was in vain, and at last, with
beads Of perspratiOn standing out on his FORE
head he exclaimed:
"No-m-matteri / hereby declare Won
m-man aud wi-wfe, accordin' TO the m-memo.
randum left in m-my other t-tr0users p-pock.
et,"
1t is doubtful whether the bride and groom,
considered this mnch of ceremony, but they
made the best OF it,
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1t was near four in the afternoon and as our
November days are short, most of the fishers
were making for home. Ina IL "bonne" heading
for the south shore sat two men. singing lust
tily the everlasting En- routdnt ma bonIe " as
one pulled and the other s:eered Chinese
fashion, with an oar across the fast-darkening
river, whose waves spent themselves bolster
ously against the square old tub. Both seemed
elated at the result of their days work; and
well they might be- for the big log they towed
was oak, and would fetch about $50-quite a
haul to them. And besides they had on hoard
a good pile of drift-wood to add to the supply
set aside for home consumption in the Winter.
So, tired and chilled as they were. they roared
the chorus with jollity suggestive of eleetioneer
ing times and the flowing bowl.
If my reader has ever tried to hoist a log
from the river-bed, or seen the attempt made.
he will certainly admire the spirit OF these
fishers. They let down tho grapnel and row
up and down. up and down, till it catches-if
they are in luck. Then comes the hau.ing-up,
and many long pail and strong pull it takes
to bring the log 10 the surface: there in
goes the graphing hook, which one of the
men grasps throwing his weight back, while
the other fellow drives in the spikes, slips the
rope through thcm-and there is the log, taut
aud trim. Often, however, they may drag the
river all day without catching any thing; often
also, the log will escape just when you are
sure of it, aud then the fishers feel inclined TO
express their feelings otherwise than by sing
ing. That sort of thing calls for patience as
well muscle. OF course when five or six
join forces there is less excrtien but less iudi-
vidual profit as well, and as the prizes are
generally small, the men prefer to hunt in
pairs.
We'll. Armand" said Rosaire Laflamma to
his companion. as he strained at his primitive
rudder, and glanced back at the log, 81 that is
thing one would like TO do twice at once!"
Armand Barras rested moment on his oars
and nodded his head repeatedly y at the Treasure,
with his eyebrows elevated in wonder aud ad-
miration. He was slight. muscular, sun
bronzcd fellow of five aud twenty self reliant
and upright and trustful child. he stood
somewhat in awe of his friend Rosaire. whose
80 years, aldermauic proportions and big farm
impressed him greatly. AT this. time particu-
larly he felt very i'll at ease in his presence. for
had not he-a poor boom's man-ony week
ago become tho plighted husband of pretty
Natalie Demarais. TO whom Rosaire had twice
offered his lordly hand in vain He could
hardly believe in his own luck. 1t was indeed
a wonderful thing to him that any girl could
refuse Rosaire, who was village ideal, with
his shiny black eyes, crimson cheeks and figure
that displayed his watch-chain to such ad van
tage on Sundays. And then, the farm! He
thought all the more of little Natalie for dis
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Had 'Possums for Sale.

Sen0jG ga. Enterprise Gazette.
The regular passenger train was going west
from Griffin, and was about 40 minutes late
and the engineer was trying to make up lost
time and consequently running about so miles
an hour. He WAS Mortified 10 see just about
200 yards ahead of him, Just as he turned curve
before he got to Whitewater Creek, man on
the track waving his coat across the track aud
over his head, who seemed to be very much ex-
cited.
The engineer, thinking of course that the
bridge had been burned or fallen in applied
his air brakes, reversed his engine and shouted
to his fireman to jump. They both landed
safely and the train came to a halt so suddenly
that il nearly unseated all the passengers.
:" For Gods sake. what's the matter2" asked
the almost breathiess conductor of the fellow
who had stopped his train.
Sam-for that his name-answered: 81
jes' wanted to know ef you wanted ter buy
some 'p0ssums?"
The engineer tainted and the fireman few
back to the engine and the conductor looked
ali about for rock a fence-rail to kill Sam
with. and finally reached in his hip pocket for
bis pistol, fully intent to kill him on the spot,
but he did not have his pistol and could not
find anything 10 hit him with.
He saw he was in it, and after a moments re-
fection he told Sam he would take his opossums.
The conductor intended TO take all Sani's opos-
sums and leave Sam standing without paving
for them. So the conductor asked Sam where
they were. The engineer had recovered him
self, the fireman and about two-thirds of the
passengers had gotten up to the engine by now
aud eagerly looked for Sam TO bring in about
dozen big fat opossums, but Sam simply said to
the conductor:
WALL / hain't got um here, but these here
woods up here is jus chuck full of um and I'll
keich you three or four and bring um down
some time"
Four strong men lifted the limp and almost
lifeless form Of the conductor TO the train.
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its abuse of the Administration. Washing
ton intimsted to his Secretary of State that
Freneau ought to be discharged.
THAT" says Jefferson in his confidential
disclosures published after his death, 81
would not do"
Victor says that the whisky Insurrec-
tion was one Of the results of Genets
Vaccinations. Genet caused clubs to be in
stituted and journals published in his in
terests. He organized two expeditions-one
ia South Carolina for the conquest OF Florida
and one in Kentucky for the conquest Of
New Orleans. Four agents were employed
20 enlist men, TO contract for supplies, and
In the event of success to make terms with
Spain.
The Jacobin Club, of Philadelphia, issued
an incendiary circular, addressed to inhabit-
ants OF Louisiana, with the heading:
LIBERTY-EoUAETTY.
8 The FreeaeR ef France to Their Brothers an
Louisiana.
Second Year Of The French Republic."
Both expeditions failed, not Sd much for
want of men as for want of funds; and as
about this time III. Genet was superseded
his conspiracy practically ended. He re-
manned ia this country As a citizen, and did
not hesitate to charge jefferson with insin-
cerity, as having an official language and
a language confidential"
II is because of the deeds Of Genet and
foreigners of that ilk that Congress passed
what was termed the "Alien Act by which
the President, for the period Of two years,
was authorized 10 order any aliens out OF
the country VINO by their plots might en-
danger the interests of the Government. 1t
was never enforced, though many aliens left
the country.
AARON BURR's CONSPIRACY,
for which he was arrested and tried at Rich
msBd, Va, in 1907, does not appear to have
been a matter of treason against the United
States, but, at its very worst, according TO
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-17
A HERO'S DEATH.
An Episode of Clusters Campaign Against
the Indians.
TuHs


TYdrkee Blade
During Gen. Custer's attacks on Black Ket-
ties camp in one of the United States Indian
wars, some of the prisoners. taking advantage
of the thick brush, broke through the line of
the troops and escaped to the prairie.
Maj. Elliott, calling some of his men TO fol-
low, dashed off in pursuit of the iugitives. Not
one of the 19 cavalrymen was ever again seen
alive by white man.
Intent on his purpose, and not suspecting
the vicinity of other camps. Maj. Elliott found
his little party surrounded by an overwhelming
horde of Indians. Dismonnting. oosing their
horses aud forming in circle, the little band
of 20 brave men prepared TO sell their lives as
dearly as possible. In less than 20 minutes
every man but one was dead.
Wounded in several places his ammunition
expended, Serg't- Maj. Kennedy stood alone,
saber in hand. No shot was fired at him.
effort was made TO kill him, bnt several of the
Indians approached him with hands thrust
out, saying: How? How2"
Too well he knew the meaning of this kindly
demonstration. He was TO be reserved for all
the horrors of the torture. He saw that his
only hope of escaping torture was in SO ex-
asperating the Indians that they would kill
him.
Seeming 10 surrender. be advanced toward
the Chief. They approached each other, hands
extended. Quick as thought Keunedy's sword
passed through the Chiefs body. One instant
of terrified surprise on the part of the Indians
the next. 20 bullet-hOles in Kennedy's body.
The merciful death had come To him.
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Reason for Doubt.

Detroit beau. not overly brilliant. but =
good fellow. who is at present at the seaside,
recently took his first yachting trip and 3
couple of young women who were good sailors
were OF the party. These girls were talking
about the young fellow during an interval to
themselves
Z" L think" said one. "there's . great deal
more in him than appears on the surface"
/ doubt It," questioned the other; hes
been dresdfully seasick for an hour
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VH
wood that fall from the mills to feat down
with the tide, and the moro valuable logs that
escaping from the booms in the shipping sea-
son, drift short distance and sink. They are
armed with a seven tiuked grapnel, iron
hooked poles of a length to reach almost to The
river-bottom, and some halfdozen loop-headed
iron spikes about a foot long. The work of
the fishers OF wood, though done in their own
interest, is of greater general Importance than
one would be apt to suppose; were it not for
their periodical harvesting of this fiotsam and
jetsam the rver-bottom would eventually be
filed. and the bays blocked.
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NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON D. o. THURSDAY AUGUST H. 1898

reached for the cedar branch to brush the
snow from bis clothes, but at the first look it
dropped from her hands-that white, haggard
face turned her blood cold.
"Speak, Rosaire Whist Is it2" she cried,
clutching him by the shoulders.
90, poor Nataliei" he gasped, holding to-
wards her sn open letter; "Armand"-
"Not-net deadi" she walled.
Yes my poor child. Observation-Disclosures
months ago!"
Natalie looked blankly at him for mo.
ment's space, swayed forward and fell uncon-
scous into his arms.
Life seemed over now for poor Natalie; she
had nothing to hope for now. Nothing even to
occupy her thoughts, for the poor old grand
mother had died not long after the news of
Armand's death. Rosaire had given her all
the particulars, which be learned from some
Western friend of the dead man. He had been
stabbed in the back ia saloon, and died al
most at once. He was not known to have
given offense, and Natalie solemnly registered
a VOW that she would revenge him If ever fate
brought his murderer within her reach. This
idea took the form of mania, and her face
wore look of suppressed fury, but in all else
she remained unchanged
Six months after the news OF Armand's sad
end Resaire for the third time offered her mar
riage, aud this time he was accepted. Natalie
was unable to make a livingi n the village any
longer; as far as she was concerned life held
nothing more and Rossire had been so true
and kind. Then. too, Armand had cared so
much for him. Yes, she would be a good wife
to him, but she would live for her revenge,
1t was the eve Of his wedding, and R0saire,
after bidding Natalie goodnight, strolled down
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Her Idea of II.
[DeLrol Free Press. 1

woman arragned in a Vienna law court
recently was asked by the Judge if she had q
clear character. The accused was silent. Then
the Judge. putting the question iii more di-
rect forn asked:
Have you ever suffered legal punish
ment?"
Yes" answered the defendant.
What was it2"
81 am married."
Al this Judge. jury aud spectators alike
broke into irresistible laughter.
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That Fatal Number Thirteen.

The conversation turned upon the number
13, the spilling of SALT knives and forks placed
crosswise, and other kindred superstitons.
''You need not laugh at similar beliefs"
gravely remarked Sellars. "An uncle of mine
at the age of II, committed the imprudence of
going to a dinner at which the guests numbered
I3"
And he died that very EVENING""
No. but exactly Is years afterwards, with
out warning"
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The New Tune.
RI HgIII

The daughter of a country rector taught the
choir boys a new tune at a Monday evenings
practice, TO be sung ON the following Sunday.
Sunday morning came.
well. Johnny" said Miss X, 81 hope you
haven't forgotten the new tune for we depend
much on you."
Nav, mum, not bit. Why, I've been
a-skeerin' the crows with it all week"
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What II Pityi
der Ulk.l

A Friend-What makes you SO vexed2 Your
play has been great success, has it not?
Dramatist-Yes; but had in my pocket q
splendid article on the incapacity of critics and
the want of discrimination on the part of the
public.
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BLEAK day in November; the
gray river rough and wild, aud
dotted here and there with the
clumsy fat "bonnes" of the
fishers of wood,-the dwellers
of the river banks, who in
Spring and Autumn go forth in
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| of the parallel of $50 30'. In 1853 it be-
came desirable to erect the domain west CT
Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota into two Ter
ritories. Accordingly, in January follow
ing, Stephen A. Douglas introduced bill
for this purpose in Congress. This bill con-
| tanned clause repeating the Missouri Com
promise, leaving the people of each State
when organized TO regulate their domestic
institutions in their own way" As the
question of slavery was dominant in politics
at that time, and the ascendancy OF the
Southern party dependent on the due in
crease of slave-holding States, this measure
was well calculated to stir up row in these
Territories, particularly in Kansas, where
Northern settlers and slave-owniug settlers
would intermingle.
And SO it proved. At the first territorial
election, held Nov 90 1854, the Pro-sIavery
party claimed they had chosen their Dele
gate to Congress- but the Free-state men,
asserting that the polls had been controlled
by armed men from Missouri, repudiated
the election as fraudulent. Of 2,S71 votes
cast, 1,729 were afterwards found 10 have
been illegal. One district with but 20 legal
voters cast 597 votes for Whitfield, the sue
cessful candidate.
As the Pro-slayery party was sustained by
the Administration at Washington, the Free
state party had 10 contend against great
odds. So it happened several times during
this prolonged struggle that the Free-state
people were declared to DO in rebellion
against the Government because they had
arms in their hands and were banded to-
geiher for the defense Of their homes and
property.
IT WOULD De UNFAIR
to say that one Of these parties was always
in the wrong and the other in the right;
but as it is a matter of record that the Free
state people were actual settlers while the
greater part of the PrG-slavery people were
excursionists," the character of many of
these revelts, to sGbdue which the aid of
U. S. troops was involved, msy be deter
mined. The details of the long struggle,
with its atrocities, robberies, illegal arrests,
property destroyed, wholesale slaughters,
and vindictive murders are too numerous
and the events too recent to need repetition
here As the death-knell of slavery, the
painful prelude to the great rebellion, the
State not having been admitted till after
war was declared, it constitutes one of the
most eventful and thrilling chapters in our
history.
Through the ordeal of these numerous
rebeilions the Nation having passed un-
scathed having emerged from each trial |
stronger than before, We are the better pre- |
pared doubtless for the art of subiugating, |
not by tie mere exercise of physical force |
but by those peaceful arts necessarily in |
volved in progress and higher civilization. |
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regarding the last attraction but he never ex-
pected to understand how she could be blind to
all the others. Rossire was such good fellow,
too, he thought; just as kind as ever to him
just as ready to lend him a hand. Whatever
he felt. be did not complain. All this and much
more passed through the young fellows mind
as he rested on his oars when, catching Rosaire
watching him with benevolent smile, he
blurted out:
20, Rosaire! If Natalie were only twins! !"
This broke the ice at any rate
Ta-ta-ta!" said Rosairc. "Let that not
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for which he was arrested and tried at Rich
msBd. Va, in 1907, does not appear to have
been a matter of treason against the United
States, but, at its very worst, according to
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TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER
AND AS a RESULT TWELVE PEo-
PILE ARE DEAD
And Probably More-A Brakeman
Turns switch Wrong, Causing
the Acknowledgment and Con-
ductor Among the Dead.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Sent. 2o.--At Kings
bury, Indiana, station on The Wabash
railroad, sixty-fye miles east Of Chicago,
the second section of weAl Found passrn-
ger train No. 10 from Detroit to Chicago,
run into the east-bound freight, No. 02,
standing on the siding At ! o'clock his
morning, wrecking both engines and
coaches aud sleeper of the passenger
train. Relief trains were stared immsdl-
ntely for the scene of the wreck. taking
physicians It is reported that ten per
sons have been taken ont dead. Engineer
Green and Conductor Coulter Of The
passenger train h,iug among those Killed.
The engineer Of the freight train is re-
ported Injured, Everything is being done
10 make the injured conf Jctahlc at neigh
boring farm houses.
The accident was caused by a brake
man OF the freight train turning the
switch to let the freight train out Of the
siding after the first icc'inn Of the pig
seliger train had passed and inst before
the arrival OF ne second section.
l.uter-Twelve dead bodies have ~ far
been taken from ile wreck and l, * be-
lieved there are still fcom eighteen TO
twenty bodies to be removed,