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gravel out of his right ear with a
sprained finger. 1t is said by one who
once Q ssayed to learn to ride the
bicycle that it is, at the outset, the
most vicious and perplexing of created
things. The beginner who is assisted
to mount and has man to steady him
on the seat while he works the pedals.
thinks it is all pretty good fun; but in
his early attempts to 60 it alone he be-
comes convinced that the thing is an
invention of the evil one. 1t is a re-
markable fact that a bicycle with be-
glnner in the saddle deliberately seeks
out all the rocks in the road to bump
over; all the marshy spots and stony,
weedy cutters invite it to lie down
with its burden; if there is a barbed
wire fence in the neighborhoodit seeks
1t out; if there is a telegraph pole in
the neighborhood it rests against it; if
there is muddy place it slips on it
like new skater on ice and lands the
beginner in the mire; if there is a steep
descent beside the path it rushes down
and losses its rider over its head. The
riding ofone of Buffalo Bills bronchos
looks as if it were exciting; but for
real thrill there is nothing like riding
on bicycle before one has quite mas
tered it. That is the testimony of one
who has tried them both.
IL is just possible his holiness has
witnessed the attempts of a clergy
man to learn to ride one of these
cratic machines In any event he
has placed his prescription upon a
most useful and excellent vehicle
which is bound to grow in public
favor
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The Pope and the Bicycle.

\ priest must not ride a bicycle
That is a decision recently rendered
by the pope. Leo NH has, by general
consent, been accorded the credit of
being the most liberal and progressive
pontiif who has occupied the vatican
in two centuries; no has gone long
way in advance of any of MS prede-
cessors in matters of church govern
ment and in the solution of social
problems lie has usually taken adj
vanced ground. But the bicycle, as "A
means of locomotion for the clergy, is
just step too far for his holiness. Ii
Is contended that wheeling lacks dig
nifty; in instances this is probably
true. IL is not unreasonable to as
sumo that President Cleveland, riding
down Pennsylvania avenue on a bi-
cycle, would create amusement if not
CONSERVATION along that fashionable
thoroughfare of the national capital.
And yet, in general way, public
opinion comedies that the bicycle is a
useful and delightful invention. Men
who are not conscious of any loss of
dignity on the bicycle are seldom un-
's "''NN d." NHc puoi4C eye NuSloln,
IN large measure, regulates opinions
In such matters. Perhaps few church
dignItaries or professional men Of
prominence pass the windows of the
vatican on bicycles; long procession
of preachers, doctors, lawyers. actors.
authors and others may be seen riding
bicycles through the streets of any
American city any day. and some of
them lack dignity least of anything.
Ii is true some of these gentlemen
did not present very digniiied APP
pearance on their trial trip. There are
well authenticated instances wherein
minister Of the gospel learning 10 ride
the bicycle found a crue! strain nut
upon his piety while he gouged the
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IL Is Senator Shoup.

Idaho sends George l.. Shoup back
to the United States senate for six
years The struggle which ended in
his election yesterday will be memoir
able in the political annals of that
state 1t was three cornered fight;
Judge Claggett, once a resident of
Deer Lodge and one of the best pub.
lie speakers in the Rocky mountain
region, was the populist candidate
and up TO the last day or two he polled
his full party vote of fourteen. The
republican candidates were Senator
Shoup and Congressman Willis Sweet.
These two men had been personal
friends: they pulled together in the
political traces until a few months
ago when a violent personal quarrel
resulted from letter written 10y Judge
Sweet to Salt Lake newspaper.
Once during 1892 Senator Shoup was
very i'll at Washington; it was said ne
could not recover. Ii was during that
period that Senator Shoup said he would
not be candidate for reelection. He
recovered and changed his mind. In
the meantime Congressman Sweet. be-
@AN'Ahb buN VI lIe senatorial
race, refused a denomination for rep-
resentative and announced himself a
candidate for the senate TO succeed
Shoup. \ dispatch from Washington
last summer was published in a salt
Lake newspaper saying that Senator
Shoup was in the race. Sweet
promptly wrote a letter TO the news.
paper severely rejecting upon senator
Shoup's probity. This opened a very
acrimonious controversy between the
two gentlemen. The fight was car
ried from the public press TO the halls
of the state legislature. Each man
had a strong personal following; in
the important matter of votes Shoup
lead by one on every ballot after the
first two days. Realizing the necessity
Of full representation in congress a
number of republicans who have sup
ported sweet throughout the session.
broke yesterday and voted for Shoup
and he was elected without having a
vote 10 spare.
In all that goes 10 make up good
citizenship Senator Shoup takes front
rank among his fellow citizens. lie
has good ability. and is a man of wide
experience in business affairs As
governor Of the territory Of Idaho he
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Governor Morton of New York comes
down from Albany every week to enjoy a
few of the social relaxations of New York.
lie is overwhelmed with invitations of all
kinds.
j. II. Do Lamar, the "Monte Cristo" of
Idaho, is a Hollander, small of stature,
largo of features, red as to his hair, has
been sailor, glue workman, bartender
and butcher, and is now worth millions.
Tom Simpson of Kentucky, who died
recently in Louisville, travelled all over
the world, and at one time served in the
Turkish army. He spent over 40 years of
his life visiting strange lands and died at
the age of sc.
Mrs. William Aston, whose magnificent
house at Fifth avenue and 3ith street will
soon be torn down, will take up her resi-
dence in Paris shortly, where she expects
to entertain magnificenty in apartments
on the Champs Elysee.
Captain Hume of Tacoma is said to be
the originator of tine halibut industry of
the Northwest, which has come to stay.
The halibut are found in vast schools IN
the Straits of Juan do Fuca and in other
parts of Puget sound, and it is expected
the whole Northwest will soon know the
halibut as il Is known east.
BriGadier General Otis, who commands
tho Department of Columbia. and who
was in New York a few days ago, has re-
turned 10 Washington to- complete his
work of the revision of the Army Blue
Book" Secretary Lamont desired that
an officer of the line should review tho
work and make such suggestion of
changes or improvement as seemed adj
visable.
Hon. Francis NJ. Hatch. the Hawaiian
minister of foreign affairs, who will hasten
back To his disturbed country instead of
coming on TO Washington, is a New Hamp-
shire boy, and was born at Portsmouth 80
years ago. He was graduated from Bow
dom college with honors. His wife, n
very lovely woman, is n daughter of
Colonel Halves of san Francisco.
Chauncey Depew was recently invited
TO dedicate a new cemetery at POUCH
kccpsie and address the New Manhattan
Athletic club the same day. lie declined
both invitations and informed the athletic
club that he had suggested as a motto for
the cemetery, I'VE have come hero TO
stay" which he suggested might not DO
inapplicable to the Manhattan club. as
its yicissitudes are matters of athletic
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FRIDAY. MARCH s. 1895.
The Session Ended.

Under a wise arrangement, the
sessions of the Montana legislature are
limited to sixty days. Under another
wise arrangement, the sessions are
biennial An average of thirty days a
year for the transaction of the bust
ness concerning the state appears to
be plenty. The average legislature is
a slow-going concern; the statesmen at
Helena would probably be ninety days
in doing the work of sixty days if the
law allowed il.
The session that ended at midnight
was without particular event. The
makeup in membership was just about
the average. A few men did most of
the hard work, as is the rule, but they
are not the men who did the most of
the talking. The business of electing
federal senators was dispatched. There
was no particular excitement incident
to the routine work. The school book
business and the issues involving pro-
posed new counties brought lobbies to
Helena, and some rather warm in
fighting was precipitated.
However, the members, as a rule,
kept in good temper and nobody got
hurt Indeed, the conduct of the
members was in complimentary con-
trast with what has been witnessed
within recent weeks in the federal
congress. The fourth legislative as
sembly of Montana can make no par
ticular boasts along the line of econ
omy or retrenchment, yet it does not
deserve very severe scolding on the
score of extravaganza. 1t paid atten-
tion to several proposals involving the
+ moral side of life in Montana, dealing
with most of them in a conservative
way. 1t will be remembered as the
legislature that put a stop to licensed
gambling in the state.
The proper treatment of the code
was an annoying question; probably
the course pursued in this matter was
on oil accounts the wise one. Many
amendments must be made to these
codes, but these can be put in shape
for intelligent treatment during the
two years to come The next legisla-
ture will have no senators to elect, and
1t will have leisure for the fullest dis
cussion of code changes At any rate.
the course pursued in the matter of
the codes removed the chances for an
extra session which, otherwise, must
doubtless have been called-and that
is satisfactory to the public.
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Faulty Book keeping.

| The cashier of a prominent uptown
| bank said yesterday that such a thing as
| n perfect system of book keeping had
never been devised, and probably never
| would be. "When you think of it," he said,
| bookkeeping is simply a question of
mental ingenuity. What one brain can
devise in the way of safeguards another
brain can usually undo, speaking in a gen.
| eral way. The daily papers in condemn
ing the banks because of the moderate
salaries paid to bookkeepers overlook
| very important fact. The banks pay the
market rates to expert bookkeepers, which
| are anywhere from 81, 800 to s., 200 year.
An almost unlimited number of men can
be obtained at these figures, and paying
moro money would not make the banks a
bit safer, for the simple reason that men
OF strong mental powers, great business
capacity and answering integrity are not
as n rule, content to be mechanical book
keepers in large institutions. do not, of
course, mean to disparage bookkeepers in
any way. The point is that the men who
make good bookkeepers are unimagina-
tive, reliable and steady-going persons,
who are not influenced by great ambition,
and who do not aspire to lofty places. II
is not required of bookkeeper that he
shall have very high mental qualifications,
as bookkeeping is now conducted in our
big institutions. Each man has a stipu-
lated amount of work of stereotyped
nature to do. He has, of course, enough
ingenuity to swindle if he chooses to do
so. Anybody who believes that perfect
system of bookkeeping can he devised
must also believe that it would be impos-
sible to counterfeit money. The Bank of
England has been held up as a marvel for
many years, and yet it is no secret that
that institution was swndled in the most
complete manner for many years before
it was found out. The most important
and conservative commercial agencies
and financial institutions in this city and
London have lost money through their
employees, and the Credit Lyonnaise, in
France, where bookkeeping Is said to have
been carried to the very highest point of
safety. was completely upset by a number
of clerks two years ago, who had no diff
Guilty whatever i'll hoodwInking the ex-
perts and pocketing the banks money!
NeU York sun.
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gave that commonwealth a clean and
excellent administration. During the
four years he has been in the United
States senate Mr. Shoup has been a
consistent friend of silver and an in
defatIgable advocate of western in
terests. Mr.. Shoup possesses many
admirable personal qualities which
make him popular with his associates
and give him position of command
ing influence. lie is not a political
bigot; in notable instances he has re-
fused to follow his party leaders when
legislation repugnant to his convictions
has been proposed. He was one of the
republican senators who voted against
the force bill.
Next TO Willis Sweet, the man in all
Idaho who will most deeply regret the
election of Senator Shoup is Senator
Fred Dubois. BY an indefensible and
particularly foolish arrangement the
republican party in Idaho has commit
ted itself to the rule that one senator
shall be chosen from the northern end
of the state. Sweet is from the pan
handle region near the northern
boundary; Shoup and Dubois both are
residents of the southern tier of coun-
ties. Dubois wanted a northern man
selected this year so that the matter of
location might not be urged against
him when he returns for reelection
two years hence. That is the reason
why he has been hard fighter for
Sweet in this contest.
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munication. 1t is not surprising that, with
all the vital demands that now strain the
resources of even wealthy institutions of
learning, group of languages, though
they be interesting and important, should
be neglected. Their time will come, Just
so soon as scholarship wakes to a sense of
their value.
In the popular mind any language that
is written in characters different from
English must be difficult. The Russian
alphabet is like a most preventing en-
trance into a castle. The impression of
difficulty is vastly enhanced by the absurd
and cumbersome method of translitera-
ton which has prevailed and given rise to
a whole cycle of current jest about Rus
sian names. When a Russian word of
seven letters is stretched out into IA En-
glsh letters or 81 German letters the
sense of proportion is violated. The Rus
sian alphabet would represent our
word church with four characters;
it would appear very different
concerpt If it were spelt tschoertsch.
When tho difficulty presented by the
alphabet is once mastered-and anyone
who has studied Greek will speedily learn
the IA or 10 letters that represent COM
pound or characteristic sounds-the gram
mar is found to be less complicated than
Latin, while the construction of sentences
is. as rule, perfectly simple and logical.
The spirit of the language is not alien to
our own. Correct pronunciation is not
easily acquired; there are two or three vo-
cables that the English tongue finds I'M
and the eccentricity of ac-
cent and variability of values would be
the study and practice of lifetime. On
the other hand, I have yet to find Rus
sian who can rapidly speak the short sem
tence: II taught the little tot what
thought. "-Nathdn Haskell Dale in Har-
card Graduates Maya zine.
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RaiIroa Notes.

j. W. HALEY of Batavia, N. Y, conduc.
tor on n. Y. &. railway, and one of the best
known men on the road, said of Parks
Tea; For 10 years l have suffered from
constipation. Tried everything and found
nothing of lasting value. Hearing so
many talking about Parks Tea, tried it
without much hope. The first doses
moved my bowels easily and now 1 am
cured. 1t works like magic" Sold by
Smith Drug Co. and Parchen D'Acheul
DRUG Co.
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The Russian Tongue.

No college or university in America has
n profcssorship Of the Slav languages.
This II chiefly due to lack OF demand.
Russia, though our nearest oriental neigh.
bor, Is far distant, and trade between the
two countries Is restricted. For social
purposes French, English or German Is a
sufficiently convenient medium of com
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Butte's monster two-riug police man.
aGement hyppodrome is losing money
this season, but the beer hall side shows
appear to be doing a fairly prosperous
business.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

Queen Lii has been offered an engage
ment IN New York dime museum as a
living picture. She has declined the
offer; doubtless she has heard of the
practice of hanging pictures.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

The esteemed grounding has been do
ing the fair thing by this part of Montana
in the matter of weather.
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NestIbulel Trains.

Winter blasts, rain and sleet have no
terror for travellers using the transconti-
mental trains of the Northern Pacific.
are vestibuled.
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BY putting a temporary check on invita-
tons to social functions written in rhyme
Lent is not regarded as such penitential
season after all this year.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

The oldest inhabitant is terrifying him.
self for comparison of high water sea-
sons. The spring freshet is at hand.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

Congress has its faults, but up to date 1t
has not contracted the resolution of con-
dolence habit.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

The non-union men in New York who
asked for bread have been given stones by
the strikers.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

Tammany has been taking observa-
tons and claims to have discovered huge
assures in Mayor Strong's reform prin-
cinles.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

The color line has not kept Recorder of
Deeds Taylor off the cuckoo roost.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

Senator PETER says this has been a very
windy congress. Long whiskers are a
nuisance to any busy man.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

A spelling bee blizzard has struck
Spokane and Frank Ganahl sleeps upon q
bed of dictionaries.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

A Chicago jury has decided that Re-
corder of Deeds H. j. c. Taylor is a per-
feet gentleman. He certainly is q man of
letters,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

Montana's last legislature leaves a good
record. 1t killed as high as thirty bills in
one day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08

John L. Sullivan is collecting evidence
to prove that he is not dead.
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CAPITAL, 100000.

wM. L. HoGE. NJ b. BBowNLEE, r. c CHAM
BERs, MARCUS DAILY F. f. sARGEANr,
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The Standard has branch offices at
Butte. Missoula and Great Falls
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-20

Rsso'ud,-That after careful con-
sileration OF the evidence Offer. d
upon the investigation of tie
charges preferred by Miss Macleod
against Mr.. F. A. Hosm-r, as Pres,-
d.'nt of O,hu College; aud in view
Of the attendant circumst ances, aud
OF the personal knowledge which
the Trustees have OF much which
surrounds the case, the Trustees re-
tain th-ir high regard for the in
tegrity of Mr.. Ho+mer and Tor the
sincerity OF his efforts for the ad
,ncement OF the institution over
which be presides.
R.soiued,-That the Trustees de-
re- to record their high regard for
the ladies and gentlemen who fill
the several positions as teachers at
Punahou and at the Preparatory
school, aud to express extreme re-
gret that circumstances should have
arisen which occasion. d the invest
cation; the responsibility for which
must, to large degree, be shared
b, the Trustees, Mr.. Hosmer and
the tea h-rs.
Rs ~ d,-We earnestly hope, that,
forgetting The things which are
beh'nd," the Tru.t-es, the Presi-
dent aud the teachers, recognizing
each others worth, and mindful Of
the imperf-ctions OF human nature,
may again lend their united IF 'r, 8
TO the upbuildpg of our beloved
school-the school which was blest
by the prayers of the fathers, and
which has, by labor, patience aud
forbearance, overcome 80 many diff
culties in the past.
r. soived, THAT immediate steps
be taken by the Trustees, to revise
the Bylaws and rules relating to the
administration and Government OF
the College and Preparatory school,
80 that the highest degree of eff
cheney may be att med
Passed on july 18Th, 1895.
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must receive such high salaries when
so many experienced foreigners Tor
years in the service still receive less,
aud when so many experienced Ha
waiiaus with families whose work has
always received commentator both
{ ON outside and inside OF the Board
20 not get more than bali as much.
Have the members of the Board
gone cra1yi
1t is generally reported that
"Electric Jim" went to Hilo to fiud
out how patriot Notey's books look,
aud at the same time to make up
his report on the Charlie Carter
bust subscription.
The Bulletin says it gains new
subscribers by publishing the Off
cial copies OF the laws passed by the
present Legislature. That is about
all either its old or new subscribers
ever look at it for There is not b.
lug else to read in it.
Representative McBryde says he
has discovered that I he Cabinet does
not know everything. He is not the
first, by any means, who has made
that discovery aud he can't have
any claim to copyright on the fact.
Let w. o. Smith look into the mat.
ter and decide who is ent tied to it,.
Punchbowl residents are now in-
formed that the government are not
Informed of any worse place to store
powder. At least any that would
be more convenient for those using
the storehouse. In other words, if
any b dy has to be blown up, those
now residing in the vicinity OF the
present powder magazine are the
most desirable objects to be erased,
in the eyes Of our present executive.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-20
TOPICS OF The DAY.

One rem srkable feature (Which
occurs whenever the Reform party
is in power) il the fact that the
figures in their printed returns
never tally with each other. Look
At the Auditor Generals report aud
its tax supplement. Why is ,bi.s
Is it the printers fault, or is it in
on the part of he com
pilersi Or perhaps, it is wilfully
done to mislead the public.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-20

1t has all OF sudden struck the
B ,ard OF Education that Hawaiian
bred teachers are paid too low saIar
les. Messrs. K-lilnoi and King, two
callow unhedged youths are now to
get $1,000 year apiece. What is
the Eeasons What makes it that they
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-20

And now Representative McBryde
wants to know who is responsible
for the miniature tower OF Babel
going up round the pumping plant.
He also wants to know when it will
be- finished, (How simple of him to