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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-22
In Money

That will enable us to reduce the most valuable
stock ever offered by us. Half of half price will
secure hundreds of odd and behind style gar
ments. Our fearful cut in prices puts every
thing within tn reach of all.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-22
Immense Loss

On our most valuable over Stock of Ready Made
Cloaks, Furs, Dresses, Tea Gowns Wrappers
and Waterproofs
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14

10th hound books by standard authors this
week only be At he bee Hive.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14
IN HELENA BY JUNE.

A Dsnyer View Of tho Progress. Of the bur-
iington Extension to Helena.
A short time ago whom IL was rumored
that the Burlington would build a new road
in Colorado this year. any possibility Of
such a movement was s%trenuously denied
by tho representatives Of the company in
Denver. says the Denver Republican.
Now the fact 10 we'll understood and IL 10
not denied by the officials. that before fall,
n perhaps by early summer, the Burling.
ton road 10 Lyons, COL. will be extended
northwest into Wyoming, to connect with
the big air line being pushed straight for
Helena.
Before June this road will be built into
II lena, giving tho Burlington al opening
into a valuable and hitherto undevsloped
country-ths oil and mineral regions OF
Wyoming and Montana.
From Helena there will he an almost
straight broad gauge line to Omaha. hat
done, or before it il done. the road to LyOnu
from Denver will be extended west and nor,h
into Wyoming about 300 or 600 miles. Con-
| nection with the big line will probably be
made at Buffalo or Crawford. Tho value
of this connecting line can easilv be seen.
Denver will have all the great northwest 10
feed upon as she has not had it before. ind
tho Burlington will have a Triangle and
network of the most valuable railroads in
the west.
Construction in Colorado will begin In
the summer, it is quite likely, and will be
pushed rapidly.
The Burlington officials insist that they
are building roads instead of keeping
others ftom doing To-. They maintain that
the northwest does not want TO build TO
Denver and that they would not try ia
prevent 1t should they 80 desire.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14
YAEGER NOW IN. COURT.
He Is Examined by Experts as to
His Mental Condi-s
ton.
The Grand Jury Reports With
Several Indictments and q
Statement.
They Recommend That Steps he Taken
to Recover Balances Duo to
some Estates.

Judge Bucks department. OF the district
court was crowded yesterday mo ming at
the examination Of II. g. YseQer a. to his
sanity. The testimony OF four physicians
was to the effect that he ia insane. County
Attorney Nolan questioned MIR. YneRer az
to whether no was 4 married man or not aud
similar questions designed to test his mental
capacity were put. Al times the answers
were clear and at other times they were not.
Mr.. Yaeger's eyes presented a CLASSY ap-
pearance and he stared about the court
room in a strangs manner. Aftor the
spectators left the room hls dsmsanor
changed somewhat and he did NOT appear
to be 10 much disturbed. Col. Nolan asked
that tho examination be continued until
10 a. m. to-day. In order TO have
some members OF the family questioned,
which was done. The physicians who tss-
tilted as to MIR. YaeRer's mental condition
are Treacy. Billiard. Miller and Moore.
The Jury are A. D. Churchill, ex-Gov. Les
lie and Coroner 7. II. Peasants.
Later Oh in the day the grand jury, con-
sisting Of A. M. ThornburRh. foreman.
Francis Pope. W. G. Pteuitt, Ed, I. Zim-
herman, w. Z. Cox, John II. Watson and
Moses Morris. appeared in Judge Hunts
court and reported. The only persons
present were tho court officers. Several
indictments were handed in, but their con-
tents we're not made public.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14
AMUsEMENTS.

A crowded house greeted the appearance
of George P. Murphy and Lsdere,'s playe
in the we'll known play ~ and l." While
it Ia somewhat familiar to Helena theatsr
zoe 9, it is still 80 much improved az to
make it we'll worth looking at again. Mr..
Murphy as Prof. John U%nRe,b lotz, a VIC
tim of circumstances and mixed drinks,
struck q responsive chord in the hearts of
his audience, and kept them in continuous
laughter. E. j. Hefferman made q capita
O'Donovan lines. Edward Law encs a.
the ~janitor. Matt Dee as the policeman and
Harry Mcdowell as Pc cy Van Aston, were
all good in their seve al parts. Perhaps the
most attractive portion of the show were
the feminine parts. Miss E liah Newton,
Miss Kitty Kufsale. Miss Mary Thorne,
Miss Myrtle Arlington, Miss Nina Harring.
ton. Miss Violet Arlington and Miss Lille
Bishop made up q combination both pleas
ing and entertaining. During the second
act Miss Kursale rave her famous imitation
of Lottia Collins' ''Ta-ra-ra-rn. boom-de-
ave."
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14
SchiliIng's Minstrels.

One Of the most pleasing features of
Chas. +. Sohilling's ministries which opens
at Ming's to-Morrow evening. is the intro
duotion of = new spectacular frst part,
taken from Gilbert d Sullivan's popular
comic opera. 1.-THE Pirates of P%enzance.'
The scene 10 q natural cave in the south
seas and 10 one Of the most artistic and
brilliant pieces OF scenery ever carried by a
travelling company. The costumes are all
of silk, satin. plush and bullion, very elab-
orate and in oolor to perfectly hat monte
with the rich drapery which adorns the in
terror of the mammoth cave. thus fot ming
q most gorgeous spectacle to behold
and . novel introduction to the
high class entertainment which fol-
lows. Mr.. Schilling's idea is TO
make his show better and larger
with each succeeding year. So he decided
to put moro money and better talent in his
company this wear than ever and to make
this the greatest minstrel entertainment
ever organized. The company has been
carefully selected, each member for his
superior ability in his respective line. The
comedians arc all clever, the speoialties in
comparable. and the singing pronounced by
critics to be the best ever hea d outside of
grand opera. thus forming an organization
of talent never before equalled in the an
nails of minstrelsy. The sale Of reserved
seats opens this mo ming.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14

N M
sale shows that the property was sold for
&G5. 76. but does not Eevoal ~ whom sold.
The order confirming ths sale - flsd. but
not signed. Claims for " liz W . allowed:
but there IL nothing 70 show that any q
them wore paid. U~nacoounted for S770.4b.
r cd Wattzsn estate. Letters issued Oct:
g, 1888. Inventory shows real aud personal
property $1,G3I.35. Claims flsd $1sO.W.
The record shows that the sdministrato
hiss In his hands H22.60 cash. besides lot 10.
block 2O4, H0lsnK tOwnslts, snd house
tLerson appraised At $1,000. There should
be something to show disposition Of POI.
Of rent for house and lot. Other receipts
md vouchers collected from the papers Of
tho Administrator but never fled show that
payments other than those shown hnvs
bssn made which aga eoats $2l2. GO. This
would make the amount Ia gely tn excess
OF money shown to be received discnrdinR
Of course the rental Of the property, . state
ment Of which Was demanded but mot fur
n{nhAd.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14

$50 2. 40 2. 90 1. go l 40 l. BAY 1.07A 95 s2h II
Between Helena and Chicago:
2 S A b G d L
- - - - - - - - -
2.95 $50 2.1O 1.65 LAO 1.35 1.1O 81 81 "a
Between Helena and Peoria, H.:
1 3 5 A c d r
2.95 so 2O l s. lao 1.35 ]. 10 81 81 "
These rates are subject to the western
classiioations.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14

l. IS Z. 100 40 LAO 100 ITO 80 80 70 90
Between Helena and st. Louis, Mo-:
8 4 A G d T.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14
LOWER Freight RATES,

Tho Difference Between the Present and
Those THAI Will Prevail To- NOR ow.
The Great Northern railway announces q
eastern points that will interest both deal
ers and consumers. The reduced rates 20
into effect tomorrow. On first. class rates
there 10 a reduction of is cents q hundred.
on second class Is cents. and on othe Z
from two to five cents. The greatest reduc-
tion is on commodities. and in some cases
these are as mnch as Is cents a hundred.
The following ia . sample of the new rates:
Between st. Paul. Minneapolis, West Su-
perior OF Duluth and Helena:
4 A u n n n
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14
Shoe Bargains.

Commencing Monday. Feb. 10. we will
offer at retail our entire stock of boots.
shoes and rubber goods at cost, a. We are
positively going out of business. Call and
FAMINE our large stock of fne, medium
and cheap foot wear and satisfy yourself
that we are i'll earnest.
j. =. WooLMAN & Co.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14

Full limo OF yarns, Spanish. German knitting
kaxony and wursteds AZ butcher Il Ira lley's. III
broadway.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14
LADY carriages at Tho Lee Hive only 50.

IncompArison with the o ,lo,sAl o LEARN q sale
at "a ds BROS. all other sales will sink Into In
kignitCance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
TIE WRESTLING GIRL.
She Does Not Always Como to a Fad
End.

"The whistling girl does not common
" come to a bad end. Quite as often as
any other girl" says Harpers Maya
zine, ''She learns TO whistle a cradle
song, low and sweet and charming. to
the young voter in the cradle. She is a
girl of spirit, of independence, of char
actevs of dash and flavor; and as to lips,
why, you must have some sort of pre-
sentable lips to whistle: thin ones will
not. The whistling girl does not come
20 bad end at all (if marriage is still
considered good occupation) except y
cloud may be thrown upon her exuberant
young life by this rascally proverb
Even if she walks the lonely road of
life, she has this advantage, that she
can whistle to keep her courage up. But
In q larger sense, one that this practical
age can understand, it is not true that
she whistling girl comes to bad end.
sVhistling pays. IT has brought her
money; ii has blown her name about
the listening world. Scarcely has
pon-whistlinT woman been more IA
NOUS. She has set aside the adagc. She
has done so much toward the emancipa-
ton of her sex from the prejudice
created by an ill-natured proverb which
never had root in fact.
"But has the whistling woman come
TO stay? Is it well for women to whis-
tile? Are the majority of women like
1y to be whistlers? These are serious
questions. not TO be taken up in light
manner at the end of n grave paper.
VIII woman ever learn to throw a
stone? There it is. The future is in
sscrutable. We only know that where
as they did not whistle with approval,
now they do; the prejudice o. genera
tons gradually melts away And wom-
ans destiny is not linked with that OF
the hen, nor to be controlled by
proverb-perhaps not by anything"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16

was an Illuminated dedication TO the
prince, and on second sheet hand
somely engrossed was brief poem ex-
pressing the sentiment of the donors in
sending the gift to the Fatherland from
the distant Golden State. The exterior
of the case or album was highly pol
ished. The wood around the edge had
been left rough. just rs the bark had
been stripped off, and was polished in
that shape. On the cover, in a sort OF
block letter made of solid silver, about
three-eighths of an inch thick, are the
two words:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16

Mrs. NJ. Louise Thomas, who went
with one Of the relief ships to Russia
during the famine, said lately at a so
ciety meeting: Girls among the poorer
classes marry at the age of II in Rus
sia i want TO show You little
bride said Russian lady one day to
me. She is making her wedding
gown She opened a door into an
other room and child appeared, who
looked to me not more than 10 years
OF age. She had the meek. su bmissive
air of the Russian peasant. and my
heart ached for the poor little crea-
ture, knowing what a future lay be-
fore her. She was to marry Lad of
Is. who was in reality no older than
our bows of a. In a few DAYS he
would be sent off to the army to re-
main for four years, while she became
& drudge in his fathers family. All
the young men must 60 into the army
a; is, and all must be married before
they 90"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
SAVED BY A KISS.
The Sudden BEND OF COnfed.rate's Mead
Enabled Him to Escape Death.

Inc 6uGuen tSend OF n NOHle0cTateS AeSO
Enabled Him to Escape Death.
81 was lieutenant-colonel Of Ken
lucky cavalry regiment" continued
Colonel John c. Underwood, of Ken
lucky, willis relating story. Our
command was in East Tennessee, and
one bright moonlight night l concluded
to ride away from camp and take look
about the vicinity. | rode several miles
and. coming to farmhouse, hitched
my horse and knocked at the door. A
young woman. the most beautiful | had
ever seen, it seemed to me, appeared
after awhile, and invited me in. she
and her aged mother We're the only oc-
cupants of the house, the men of the
family being in the Confederate army.
We chatted pleasantly for few min
utes. when my fair hostess arose and
said: Colonel, you ran a great risk in
leaving your horse in such an exposed
position; the Yankee piclsets are all
about us. l will go and put him in the
barn.
.'She left the room and after few
minutes returned, when we resumed
Our conversation. Suddenly she started
up and listened. Colonel. You must go
now. she exclaimed. i hear the
sounds of horses hoofs; the Federals
are coming Rushing out of doors.
she led my horse to the back of the
house, and /, following her. jumped on
his back. The most natural thing for
me to have done would have been to set
spurs to him and get away as soon as
possible. But could not. | was young
and impressiona Die. and the situation
was enhancing. The moon shed Il sill
very light upon the earth, gentle
breeze was stirring, and the rustic OF
the leaves in the grand old trees was
like music to my soul. And amid these
enchanting surroundings a beautiful
face with fearful eyes looked up into
mine. beseeching me to hasten. | could
not resist the temptation, and. STOPPING
down from my horse, put my arm
around her. drew her closer to my side
and kissed her.
.'As / did SO a shower of bullets
passed over my head. ] was in full
sight of a company of Federal horse
men, My horse realized the danger as
well as I. and a race for life ensued
The enemy pressed hard upon me for
time. and more than once their bullets
grazed my head but fortune favored
me, aad ! at length reached the Con-
federate lines in safety. Do you won
der that remember when kiss saved
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
80
CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO.

In the center of the lid, on rocks
among which beautifully-molded ferns
grow stands a California bear, all in
solid silver. The hinge of the cover is
a scroll of oxidiZed silver, ard there is
a neat hasp in corresponding designs.
The casket stands on four hall-shaped
silver feet. The wood was cut from
the tree at the juncture Of the trunk
and large branch.
A solid gold tankard and service of
gold goblets were sent from a coterie
of New York city admirers of Prince
Bismarck. This gift cost about S., 900,
and was handsomely engraved with
appropriate inscriptions. The gift was
paid for by subscriptions limited TO So
each. More than 5000 Germans helped
pay for the ha ndsome golden gift TO
the ex-chancellor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
AN ODD OCCUPATION.
The Collector of TIA Cams Has 4 Larger
Incorne Than Most Persons Think.

The Collector of TIN Cans Has Larger
Ince,ne Than Most Persons Think.
The lot OF the tiu-caD collector. whose
livelihood depends practically upon the
rim of solder which holds the different
pieces of the receptacle together, is by
no means i Sinecure- says {, New York
paper. At all seasons it is unpleasant
enough, but to go jangling about dur
ing the burning days of summer upon
cart loaded with tin, every square inch
of which is drawing its share Of the
suns rays, requires more energy than
some might imagine. The tin cans are
broken. rough and rusty, besides being
hot 10 the touch and often foul-smell-
ing. The collectors have to prowl
about at unreasonable times and in all
sorts of strange places. They stand
in with servants of large hotels and
households. the men who have charge
Of garbage dumps. janitors Of asvlums.
hospitals. and all sorts of queer people.
and their compensation IS simply the
permission 10 cart away the old cans,
which nine-tenths Of humanity are glad
10 get rid of.
Inc can collectors start on their
rounds as early as four o'clock every
morning, and keep going from place to
place until their v:aFons are full II they
are fortunate they usually get a load
by noon or thereabouts, and the rest Of
the day is devoted to burning The
cans are heaped high in q lot and the
patient horse and much-abused cart
started out once more to some san1nill
or carpenter shop for shavings. 1t does
not require great amount Of heat 10
set the solder running, and when there
Is nothing left Of the fire but the en-
hers the tin is swept away. the EN- bers
ralIed away and the solder collected. 1t
Is heated once more in the kettle and
run into bars. 1t IS now ready for sale
to some local plumber. and the days
work Is done
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
: S.SsHA kESzs%
I agle
ORIGIN or LIFE INSURANCE.

Founded Abou. 1850 the Result OF In
vestigatins Games of Chance.
It is z curious fact that the doctrine
of probabilities, or the scientific basis
upon which all insurance rests. had its
origin in game of cards That is to
say, the foundation upon which this
great economy depends and upon
which it owes its claims to the conf
dence and patronage of the community
originated from investigations regard
ing games Of chance. As related by
the North American Review, it hap
pened in this way. About the year
1850 Chevalicr de Mere, a Flemish
nobleman, who was both a respectable
mathematician andan ardent gamester,
attempted to solve the problem of divid-
ing equitsbly the stakes when game
OF chance was interrupted. The problem
was too difficult for him and he sought
the aid OF the famous Able Blaise
Pascal. Jesuit priest, author Of
might Thoughts and one Of the most
accomplished mathematician of any
age. Pascal solved the problem and in
doing so enunciated the doctrine of
probabilities" or laws governing So
called chances. Upon this depend not
only the laws governing insurance of
all kinds, but also the laws governing
the motions Of planets in space and. in
fact, all astronomical science. This
doctrine or theory Pascal illustrated by
the throwing Of dice. When a single
die is thrown the chance of turning up
an ace IS precisely one out of six, or one
out of the total number of sides or
faces. But if large number of
throws are made it will be found that
each face viii be turned up an equal
ncmber of times. From this Pascal
laid down the proposition that results
which have happened in any given
number of observed cases will again
happen under similar circumstances,
provided the numbers be sufficient for
the proper W ,rl1ing of the law of aver
age. Thus the duration of the life of a
single individual is one of the greatest :
uncertainties, but the duration, or rate
Of mortality, Of large number of indi- /,
viduals may be predicted with great |
accuracy by comparison with the OBJ !
served results among a sufficient large /
number OF persons of similar ages. oc- !
equations and climatic influences.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16

pared sales, encouraged each other.
once Capt Grace helped feeble, tot
tering old woman across the street I'M
der the very noses of the horses, and
once Lieut.. Sally wiped the tears from
dirty little child's face and gave 1t
cake
1t was just as they were about to
make their final call in Chrystie street
saloon that its doors were violently
dashed open and dreadful old tramp,
sodden. filthy. bedraggled. was kicked
out on the pavement.
He was a pitiful sight Shaking and
trembling, he stood gazing vacantly
about, then suddenly burst into tears
Capt. Grace hesitated one moment
Lieutenant she said, calmly, II
will meet you at the Norfolk street ten
ement as soon as possible. l have
something to do here"
Lieut. Sally saluted and departed.
Then, with a face pale as death. but
glowing with sublime compassion, Capt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16

prepared testimonials and gifts a..
Prince Bismarck's birthday. Germans
who are prominent citizens of this
country, but who still love the Father
land and those who made it what
it is, sent letters of congratulatlon
and good wishes to the Prince. While
Prince Bismarck has thousands of
warm admirers and supporters among
the Germans in the United States, no
official action has been taken by any Of
the German societies concerning the
Princes birthday. None of the gifts
sent from this country came from clubs
or societies Germans as individuals
secured the testimonials
A high officer in the Liederkranz
club of New York city, the most prom
inent club of the kind in the country,
told me that every German well knew
that it would offend Prince Bismarck
to take official recognition of his birth
day by the societies or clubs in this
country.
''Bismarck," he said. was ALWAYS
too great man to countenance any hos
tile spirit towards the Emperor. always
being loyal to the principles of legiti
macy and the will Of his sovereign. He
was always conscientious in the dis
charge of his duties as he understood
them, and to-day ne is as dear to the
heart of every true son of the Father
land as ever If the societies and clubs
in this country took official action it
would look altogether too much like
mixing up in the politics of Germany,
and now that all internal dissention
has ceased in Germany, we honor the
Prince as American citizens and as his
German born admirers"
One of the gifts sent to the ex-chsn-
cellor attracted considera BILE attention
among the Germans of this country.
1t was sent from California and was
seen in New York for brief period
before crossing the ocean. Some months
ago number of Bismarck's admirers
in California deter mined to send him a
token of their esteem. The testimonial
took the form OF an album of an origi-
nal and novel kind. The album is
section of redwood tree with Id of
the same material covering rectangu-
lar opening followed out in the wood.
In the box photographs to the mum Der
OF fifty. finished in the very best style
and illustrating the most familiar
scenes in California, were stored, and