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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11
ger life in a building several times

ger lie in a building several times
stronger.
Some one, Of course, was responsible
for this situation. Tho blnme directs
first to those officers OF the government
who have charge Of public buildings and
are paid to be posted on their con
dition. Secondly, congress- sh ould
have provided quarters that we're not
only secure but adapted to the needs Of
this department. Such appalling evil
dence OF neglect and niggardliness was
never known in the history OF this gov
eminent. It becomes all the more s.rik-
ing when We recnll the vast sums ap-
propriated yearly in useless and extray-
ngant expenditures.
Investigation should be first on the
programme, and this should certainly
result in the punishment Of nagleottul
officers under laws which make such
carelessness criminal. This work should
DO done with an %unsparing hand, and
congress, after providing pensions,
should take prompt measures to provide
against future calamities OF this class.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

AFTER examining the facts and condi-
tons, we believe that Commissioner
Lamoreaux will promptly order the sur
vey Of the Choteau county townships
and those in the Fiathead country. The
funds for this work are part OF last
years appropriation and will be sent
back to the department it not used be-
fore the fiscal year which ends July l.
The delay would be most unfortunate
and it is earnestly hoped will not result
from any red tape methods or disputes
over minor points OF law which can
easily be adjusted.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

VIZ desire it distinctly understood
that the work Of Montana women is ex-
cepted in all references which Commo-
dore Power and The INDEPENDENT have
made concerning the Worlds fair Ok
hib.t from this state. The women-all
praise 10 them-did not need a trunkful
Of salaries to inspire their patriotism for
Montana. They had brains and energy,
which they combined so successfully
that their department at the Worlds
fair is as good, and in some respects bet
ter, than any shown by their sisters in
other states.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

The Yellowstone valley east and west Of
Big Timber contains a number of farms.
The opening Of that part OF it lying imme-
diately east of Big Timber by treaty with
the Grow Indians hos added q great many
Thousand acres of farming land to Park
oounty's wealth, and a lasge population Of
thrifty home seekers who within the last
twelve months (since its openinR) have
made great progress In fencing. ditchine
and home building. For an immense canal
proposition the attention of capitalists and
engineers il called to the diversion of the
Yellowstone river from its banks at a
point near Springdale, fourteen miles west
Of Big Timber. conducting the waters
thence into the Lake Basin country. and
out upon the immense prniries and table,
lands lying between the Yellowstone and
Musselshsll rivers.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

THERE is a great deal Of sound philos-
ophy in the following conversation, re-
ported in a recent will case at San Fran
cisco:
"You say be left no money!"
mo. You see, he lost his heath getting
wealthy, and then lost his wealth trying to
get healthy.
Moral: It is better to keep health
than to win wealth-and infinitely mor
profitable,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

The presence of a wild o%rang-outang
loose in the streets of New York causes
much alarm to the inhabitants, but up
to date has caused no harm. Curiously
enough, no one has searched the Wig
wan on Fourteenth street, where the
visitor is doubtless discussing civil ser
vice at Stanley Falls with the Tammany
tiger.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

AN unfortunate result Of the Higgins
bank failure at Missoula is the suspen-
sion of the Western Democrat. We
join in the hope that this is but tempo
rary. for the Democrat was one of the
brightest and most readable Of our Mon
tana exchanges. Its blows were not
always we'll directed, but it never failed
to entertain the audience at the ring
side.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

State Superintendent Of Schools E.. A.
Steere is arranging an excursion via the
Union Pacific to attend the Worlds fair,
leaving Helena and Butte about June Ii.
They will have special Pullman slcepers
through to Chicago without change, max.
ing stops of one day zach at Garfield
Beach, Salt Lake, Denver. Manitou Springs
and Kansas City. Parties wishing to join
the excursion should call ON or address T..
A. steers, state superintendent Of schools,
Helena,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

POVERTY must be the mother-in-law of
Observation-Disclosures Populist.
Take the Inter Mountains advice, old
man, and get thoroughly acquainted be-
fore you marry into that family.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11
FARMING In PARK COUNTY.

Beyond tho raising OF hay and grain but
little attention has been paid to general
farming in Park county. This has not been
due to the fact that there is not the land or
the water. or that the climate is not favor
able. but simply because stockgrowinS and
mining has offered in the pnst greater in
ducements. That portion of the Yellow
stone valley tributary to Livingston is
narrower than it is farther east. and the
elevation is greater. There are q few scat-
tered FIRMS. irrigated by private bitches,
but no attempt on a largo scale has
been made to reclaim the arid land. A
plan is now on foot, however. to take q
canal ont of the Yellowstone. about eighteen
miles above Livingston. This canal will
be about fifteen miles long. and will re-
claim and offer for settlement about Is, 600
acres of good land. hat Park county can
raise other c OPS besides the cereals and
the common winter vegetables has been
demonstrates in the Shields river valley.
where small fruits and apples are success
fully Grown.
In the western part of the county, and
tributary to Big Timber. ara the valleys Of
the Sweet Grass, Big Timber, Otter and
Swamp creeks, Boulder and the Yellow
stone, both east and west of tho city. The
Sweet Grass valley lies entirely within tho
borders of Park county. 1t is formed from
the Sweet Grass river, which has its source
in the Crazy mountains at n point nbout
twenty-five miles north and west OF Big
Timber, flowing in a so1theastly direction.
forming almost a half circle, and emp'ying
INTO the Yellowstone at q roint twelve miles
east OF Big Timber. Near the foot of the
Crazy mountains it forms q large basin of
many thousand acres of rich farming lands,
now. occupied and Gu tivated (for hay
principally by a very thrifty settlement
: commonly known as the Norwegian settle
ment. At the lower end of this basin is the
town of Melville. Following down the
stream the valley narrows. Jet many
ranches are scattered along it all using the
Sweet Grass water in the cultivation of the
al jaccnt lands. When within eight miles
OF its mouth the valley widsns IN again are
many thousand acres of arenble land. mostly
occupied and under ditch from the Swee,
/ Grass. also under a high state OF ~cultiva-
tion in hay oats and vegetables. q marke'
I being found at Big Timber.
i The valleys Of Big Timber. Otter and
= Swamp c esks may properly be consid.
: cred together. They are within few milei
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

Of Big Timber and contain many acres OF
farming lands. These valleys are formed
from short stteams, having their source in
the Crazy mountains. The waters 81
swamp and Otter creeks are entirely
appropriated. and make number
Of handsome farms and homes.
The Big Timber valley is about Ten
miles long. with an average width Of
aud one-half miles. now oocu-
pied and farmed nj on either aide through
tho medium Of bitches taken from the
stream and parallelinR IL to its mouth.
along the foot hills. Probably 90 per cent
of the water of the Big Timber 10 now run
ming to waste, but n canal ia in course OF
construction that will convey 20, 600 inNhos
tsbout all the autplus) ont upan . fine aso-
ond bench land. This canal 10 an enter
prise in which Senator Hatch, Thos. X. Leo
and J. A. Hall. Of Big Timber. aro inter
sstsd. II will soon b completed for public
uss and make available and open to settle
ment several to%wnshipa of hitherto barren
land. On the north side of the Yellowstone
river Is the Little Timber creek, whose
waters are owned and controlled by James
w. Vcstal, making his magnificent alfalfa
ranch, a ranch which, when taken up some
years ago w Mr.. Vestal, would. in its nat
ural state, produce but twenty tons OF wild
hay annually. II 10 now made to produce
1000 tons OF fine alfalfa hay. beside.an
orchard, grain and vegetables.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

Yon can buy q stylish spring dress pattern at
at $500 to 81. 80. They must DO seen to be ap-
preciated.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

Ladies' Isle thread and Swies ribbed under
wear at under prices at Butcher e. Bradley's, los
broadway.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

Tho Boulder yalley. lying south along the
Boulder river from Big Timber. n distancs
OF thirty miles to the canyon, has an aver
age width OF Ave miles, including bottom
and first bench lands, nearly all OF which
have been taken mp BY settlers. Many
thousands Of acres are being put under Gull
~tivation this season, an abundant market
being assured by the development Of the
Boulder mining camp. lying at the head Of
the Boulder river. Irrigation from the
Boulder river 10 comparatively easy. and
bitches arc seen everywhere ont upon the
aist benches Notwithstanding there will
be Eve by thirty miles irrigated. there will
be Thousands Of inches Of water flowing
10 waste in the Boulder river. A fine feld
for capital Is offered here in taking this
surplus out upon the second benches, whore
many fine sections Of land could be &C.
cured and immense water power developed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11
Tennis Rackets.

Favorite Racket, wood handle ....$1.5o $1.25
Longwood Racket, wood handle.... $50 800
Petite Racket, wood handle....... AIS 4.25
Petite Racket, cork handle ...... SIS AIS
VIM. Taylor, Jr., Racket, cork handle $50 SIS
VIM. Taylor, Jr., Racket, wood " 600 500
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

Go to The Bee Hive for hosiery and underwea
this week.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

We will begin special sale tomorrow Muday) morning which viii be of great interest t|
the Young Ladies and Gnlemenm md Boys and Girls of Helena. You all know the completeness
our Sporting Goods depmmenta nds SO we will begin at once to tell you What wei have made
arrangements to do fry ou
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11

The valleys OF Big Timber. Otter and
Swamp c eeks may properly be consid-
cred together. They are within q few miles
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11
Turner G Co.
. FISHING GOODS /.

Finest line Of Fishing Goods in Montana.
Everything that an Angler can use. All the
latest novelties for '9s now in. and an : -or:-
ment Of Rods. Lines. Fly Hooks. Fly Books,
Reels, etc.. that will intersat you to look At.
whether you fab OF not. Prices are right. and
will fit any pockst-book, fat or lean. Sole agent
for H. I. Leonard Rods. finest in the world.
Complete line Of Guns and Sporting Goods.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11
Lambs Wool Sweaters.

These goods are the most important on our list ad if we dd not ell you about then you
never thk of finding them in our stock. w have the very best aEwoo sweaters IN III
following co~,W White Black and Navy Regular price $500 Now $500 Jst the thu
Bicycle Riding and Tennis Players. =, ~
You know our line of Boxing Cloves Indian Clubs, Quots Dumb Bells etc They a
in our spehl sale and & o at ON 10 to rs per centd discount Remember the place..
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11
Tennis Sets, Complete.

Set containing 4 Rackets, good quality 4 Balls, Net, Guy
Ropes. Pins, etc. complete in a box Former
Same in better quality, 800. Former
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-11
Base Ball Goods.

Space will not permit us to give you a list but discount IS hom IS TO IS perc cen!
We have Base Balls from SC to ST. so each-Spauldng and Reach
Base Ball Bats, same Makes from 1oc to 81, all subject to he above special discount
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-09
Crystallixed Chiol ofOrm.

Prof. Anschutz Of Bum states that in
the course of certain researches in
which the preparation Of salicylic an
hydride was involved, he had occasion
to use chloroform in the process, when
he found that the mixed solution, after
being left for some time, deposited
in beautiful chrystalline, form a COM
pound of chloroform with salicylic an
hydride. A similar compound Is also
found to be formed when ortho-creso-
tinic acid is substituted for the salicy-
hde, the latter containing about 33 per
cent of chloroform, and the cresotinc
compound about 80 per cent; both
bodies yield very pure chloroform when
heated to 100 degrees G., a temperature
considerably below their melting
points. The cresotonic compound Is
however, the more stable body, de-
composing but little in the air, while
the salisylide. under the same cOndi-
tions, slowly gives Off chloroform In q
state Of remarkable purity. Inasmuch
therefore, as none of the usual impurl
ties Of chloroform crystalline along with
these compounds, Prof. Anschntz re-
CARDS the process as affording d method
for the publication of chloroform on
more satisfactory lines, for repeated
crystallization yields, of course, the
purest products. A solid chloroform
compound is also less likely to undergo
decomposition, and the advantage OF
transporting 1t in this form is obvious.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-09
SLEEP is GOOD MEDICINE.

Liberal Indulgence Even Induces
Flesh, as Inventor Edison Proved.
There is nothing like sleep to store
up nervous energy and put flesh on the
bones, says the Philadelphia Press. IN
an article published some years ago.,
and generally ascribed to Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, it was recommended that
nervous women be put to bed and COM
PEELED to stay there while they We're
fattened with nutritious foods, just as
q chicken is fattened for market. With
the requirement Of fat and the filing
up Of the reservoirs of nervous strength
the fdgety, emotional, whimsical
woman will get up from her bed an
other being. Thomas A. Edison, the
electrician, proved by his own case
how flesh can be acquired by sleep.
One week he. slept fourteen hours
day and the next week twenty-five
hours. The result was gain Of seven
pounds in weight. A woman OF only
moderate physical strength was asked
how she managed to attend to the large
business from which she gained sup
port, and the answer was that she OBJ
tanned it by sleeping ten hours six days
and spending the whole OF the seventh
day in bed. There has been a visible
advance in the health of the American
people during the past twenty or thirty
years Their stock Of vitality has iIl-
creased and they live longer. And,
while there are other reasons for this
change, the chief one Is that people
sleep longer and rest more. The hours
for work have gradually grown fewer.
Factory operatives are no longer COM
PEELED to hurry to their work at
o'clock in the morning and the work un-
til o'clock in the evening.
Business and professional men 60 to
their counting rooms and offices an
hour or more later and leave as much
earlier in the afternoon. The result
is more time for sleep and better
health. But there is still more room
for improvement in this way. Walter
Besant, the English novelist, said q
few weeks ago at Harvard university,
when commenting on the graduating
class: "A fine, noble-looking lot OF
men. They are unlike our English uni
versity students physically. I think our
| young men, as a rule, are bigger,
heavier, stouter men, while yours have
more nervous activity than ours. They
are slighter, and, perhaps, taller, but
they seem to be more highly strung
nervously." That is the trouble with q
majority of graduates. Notwithstand-
ing the growth Of the athletic spirit in
colleges, too many young men go out
into life too highly strung nervously." !"
There is no better medicine than good
sleep and plenty of it, and many boy
and man is crippled in energy by an
unwise habit of getting up early In the
morning. The American people would
be happier, there would be less crime
committed if people slept longer. 1t is
time the so-called sluggard had his
rights and the man who prefers his
morning snooze to morning cocktail
Is estimated at his proper value.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-09

if the Persian girls attempted to piro-
nette around the stage in the abbre-
Waited costumes common to the ballet
Of the United States that the Parsees
and Mohammedans of that far-off
trans -Euphrates land would be serious
ly shocked. The costume Of the Per
sian dancers cannot be packed in a
pill box like that Of some American
and European dancers noted for high
kicking. Certain motions of the body
of the Persian dancers distinguished for
gracefullness and ease give serious Of
fense to American tastes which have
been heretofore fed upon a scanty cos
tune pabulum in the way of moral ex-
citement rather than upon the higher
condiments Of graceful terpsichorean
movements Of the body. The moral
prudes are also trying to have the thea
ter In the streets of Cairo closed for the
same reason. In other words, the peo-
pie of the United States want to see
the manners and customs of all the
people of the earth dressed down alb
breviated and trimmed to suit Ameri-
can proprieties, thus placing premium
upon humbugs.
There are many attractions lined
along the broad street of the Plaisance
extending nearly mile due west from
the fair grounds. One of the most no
table because it is purely American in
it's origin iA the Libbey glass works, in
which nearly every kind of fancy glass
ware is turned out while you look on.
It gives the beholder practical and at
the same time very satisfactory in
sight into the great liberal art of glass
making. The forms Of glass displayed
here are legion from the delicate fibers
woven into cloth down to the transNk
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-09

Ready to Jump With a Safety Girdle.
mind. Life boats are not practicable,
as it usually takes too much time In
getting them ready and in rowing to
the person mOmentarily expected to
sink, speedy assistance being absolute
" necessary. Poles thrown into the
water are equally impraticable, as they
are frequently too short, the drowning
person having been carried by the cur
rent beyond their reach. Life lines and
life balls used in some bathing resorts
are also no good on account of the
time and skill required in reaching the
drowning person. Life lines should be
thrown into the water in such a man.
ner that the coiled up parts of the line
spread over the one drowning so as to
enable him to grasp it easier. At some
of the bathing establishments a swim
ming teacher who Is constantly in at
tendance wears about his waist a belt,
to which is attached long line, so that
in case of necessity he is ready to jump
into the water at a seconds notice and
rescue the sinking one. This method is
faulty in this particular, that the line
may be too short.
Danger to BE Avoided.
The Leadbeck swimming school ad-
vises the rescuer to take hold Of the up
per part of the arm Of the drowning
man and to swim with extended arm to
shore. 1t is possible, though, in
this case foc the drowning one to
throw his free arm about the rescner,
thus endangering his life also. IN
swimming some distance it is apparen,
that the strength Of the rescuer VII
not be sufficient, as the head Of the
rescued person is above The water and
pressing downward with I'LL it's hight
1t is stated on good authority that
the body Of person is easier to trans
port the more it is in the water. IT
is very unsafe. to allow Il drowning
person to place his arms around the
neck of the rescuer and rest upon his
back, as it is quite probable that in
his fright he may strangle him, or at
any rate take such a severe hold as
to make the task Of rescuing very Ia
borious. The principal disadvantage in
this method is that the drowning man
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-09

statements made in interviews with ex-
perts in these branches of business.
In regard to the curing of sealskins, it
is quite generally known that the pelts
all had to be sent to London to be dyed
and then brought back to America to
be made into garments. In an inter-
view to-day with III. Liebes of San
Francisco, who now with others holds
a twenty-year lease Of the seal fisheries
Of Alaska, learned that he has a man
in Brooklyn, New York, who can do
equal if not, better work than any En-
glish sealskin dyer, and he said that
just as soon as the seal fisheries matter
is settled with England his firm pro-
posed to have all the dying done in this
country. The reason that the English
secured all of the work before was be.
cause the old Alaskan company were
prejudiced in favor Of English work
men and turned over all the skins to
them in London. One by one our finan-
cial and industrial shackles to the old
world are broken, and the time is COM
ing when even in art these wise old
.stagers across the briny who smile
benignantly on American groupings after
perfection will change their smiles to
wailings while they wonder like Rim
Van Wrinkle how it all came about dur,
ing their long sleep Of security.
Ralph Mckenzie.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-09
The Correct Way

presses down upon the back Of the
rescuer in such a manner that the lat
ter can breathe only by bending his
head far back, in which case he is al
most certain to swallow water. SIM
liar to this method is the position which
the drowning man occupies in resting
under his rescuer. The transport would
be easy in this case if one were CERTAIN
that the person carried would remain
quiet. But this is not improbable, and
il he should grab out for the rcscucr's
neck both would be in great danger
Useful Hints. &c.,.
How Is it possible to rescue drown
ing man without danger 20 either par
ty concerned? 1t is essential that tho
man in the water be reached rs speedily
as possible, thereupon Il rapid plunge
into the water nearest him would be
the first thing to do. It is better to
run along the shore of the river to. a
point above where the man is in order
to have the assistance ct the current
In reaching him, thus saving your
strength, which will be needed later
Be sure to approach him from behind.
grabbing him in such q manner t,.at
your left hand, which passes under his
left arm, may grasp his right wrist
firmly and press him toward you. Then
swim toward the shore upon your back.
being careful to make use sc the cur-
rent all you can. The right hand is
kept entirely free and can be used in
swimming. Only the faces Of the two
Will be visible above the surface Of the
water, and both bodies will be carried
more by the water (according to spe-
cifio weight. the rescller having the
task OF moving forward. the rescuer
cannot be grasped by the one rescued.
as the latter cannot turn to the right.
because his wrist is firmly held, nor
can g ne turn to the left, because then
the rescuer would pull the left shoulder
closer to his own. Tic the tisst attempt
TO grasp the drowning man Is not sue
cessful try It again. The. objection
that i q drowning man grasp YOU
II is impossible to shake him ,ff ID
gronndless. The man drowning wlll
always try to keep his head above VA
ter erefore, all the rescuer las "a
20 is to dive under the wafer ana the
man Will immediately let SO. ,rhjs