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THE MONTANA PLAINDEALER Vol. 111 Published Weekly by The Montana Plaindealer Company JOSEPH B. BASS, EDITOR Subscription, $2.00 per year strictly in advance. Entered as second-class mail matter in the post office at Helena, Montana, under the act of Congress of March 3rd, 1879. Address all communications to The Montana Plaindearler, 17 South Main Street, Helena, Montana. PEACE! PEACE! PROSPERITY! UNION! UNION! DEATH OF BISHOP GRANT. In the death of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Abram Grant, who presided over the district of which this city is a aprt, the race and country loses one of its noblest characters, a man who stood for all that was good, a leader of leaders, who for all time will be missed. The race throughout this broad land mourn his loss as in him they have lost one of the one of th dominant forces of the great progress which has been ours in the last half century. With a little more ginger and less entiquated campaign methods right here in this county the spectacle of a democratic deadlocked legislature could not be. But instead a republican would have been regularly selected in caucus and elected in the joint session. It is ever noticed that those who are nothing themselves have nothing or no ambition will do all they can to pull others along with them, and oftimes the others are so weak that it is an easy matter for them to succeed. The democratic house has signally failed to make good to the colored brother who strayed from the fold and made it possible for that party to have a majority in the house on joint ballot. There is no question that but for the activity of Ike Hayes and his cohorts in Silver Bow and the Independent club in this county they owuld have come up several members shy to what they are. Yet they have not even recognized that element, even to the extent of giving them a janitorship. Ike came over but went home sadder but wiser and vowing that he had been slain in the house of his friends. So it will ever be. The democrats failed to take advantage of their opportunity and it will no doubt be a cold day in August when they get another legislature through the colored vote. The News of Chicago says that the Negroes of that city are deserving of the bequest of Mr. Roosevelt, as they are helpthemselves. The elading problem solvers have always contended that all the Negro wanted was a chance. Through the good offices of Mr. Roosevelt, the Negroes of Chicago were told to raise an equal amount of $75,000.00 and he would give this sum toward the building of a Y. M. C. A. building. They went to work and have about succeeded in a very short time of reaching their goal. According to a republican member of the present session the best excuse for being a traitor to party principle is to be a greater traitor. We are glad to note that M. O. J. Arnett is making good as an employee in the senate. He is deserving and the recognition given through him is highly appreciated. We have been having fine weather here. Mr. Walter Brown from Seattle is a new arrival here. Mr. Robert Meade arrived here from Helena this week and will work in one of the clothing stores. The following was the program rendered during the holidays and was arrnged by Miss Julia McCabe and Mrs. B. B. Adams: 1. Song-By the congregation. 2. Invocation-Rev. Abbott. 3. Chorus-To the Harvest Field. Recitation, Leon Yates; recitation, Priscilla Yates; Vocal number, quartette; select reading, Mrs. Ruffin; musical number, Mrs. B. B. Adams and Mrs. L. Somerville; recitation, Dorothy Yates. The new Mason's is progressing nicely. The people of Billings were surprised to learn of leavetaking of H. E. Saulsberg. Mrs. Saulsberb is quite well known here. GREAT FALLS NOTES. M. Nelson, a new arrival from Helena, has launched in the lunch business on the street and is making good. John Taylor has been released from jail for carrying concealed weapons. Mrs. Stuart will shortly give another ball. Oscar Thompson came in from Baker City, Ore., last week. It is reported here that Mr. W. Baker and wife are now living in Helena. There was a mau here called Bear or Bar he has left these parts Helena bound much to the relief of the small prey. Helena, Montana, Friday. January 27 1918 M. B. Tne Rt. Rev. Bishop Grant who died at the episcopal residence at Kansas City Kansas last Sunday evening. He was a strong character and dominant force for the uldift and progress of the race Tne Rt. Rev. Bishop Grant who died at the episcopal residence at Kansas City Kansas last Sunday evening. He was a strong character and dominant force for the uldift and progress of the race WANTED Original story by J. H. Rrfferty By the courtesy of the Treasure State That was the sign that Grocer McSkimming put in his window one morning last month, "Wanted, a Boy." The McSkimming grocery is a long way from the loop, but it was sorely in need of help. A man would have served his purpose better than a boy, but he couldn't afford a man's wages. Few men will work for $4 a week, and usually the man who will take a $4 job will either steal to keep even or quit as soon as his first week's pay is collected. But Skimming's sign was hardly in the window when a tall, straight-built, sandy man came in and said: "Would a man do?" "If the man was willing and could afford to work for $4 a week, yes!" said McSkimming. "I'm willing," said the stranger, looking squarely at the grocer, "if you'll let me have some pick-ups for grub. I can live on that." The tradesman liked this straight-forward proposition. A skulker would have said nothing about "pick-ups," but would have stolen enough Tne Rt. Rev. Bishop Grant who at Kansas City Kansas last Sunday racter and dominant force for the to eke out his board. "Do you drink?" "No, sir." "Are you strong?" "As an ox." "Have you a family?" "Not a soul." "How long will you stay with me?" "Till you fire me, or I get a better place." "Have you got any recommendations?" "If it's all the same to you, sir, I don't care to tell." "Were you fired?" "I was discharged, but, to tell you the truth, I was glad to quit." "Why?" "They hadn't paid me for three years. I got nothing but board and clothes." "Will $4 a week and grocery grub be enough for you?" "If you'll take me, I'll promise to stay a month, anyhow, sir." The man looked frankly out of a pair of keen blue eyes. His clothes were cheap, but new. His head was closely shaven. He stood quite still and silent while MeSkimming "sized him up." He held his pew black shoddy hat quietly between his hands. He had the manner of a soldier or one disciplined to silence obedience and willingness to work what I do—what' "I'll tell you what I'll do Bucklin, sir—John Bucklin. "Well, Bucklin, if you'll stay a month I'll raise you to five a week after that. If you stay six months I'll give you seven. In a year I may be able to pay you a man's wages. My trade is growing. You can check out 25 cents worth of grub every day. You can sleep in the store if you like. How does that suit you?" "To a dot, sir," quoth Bucklin, "I'll stay a month sure. Then if you like me, and if—" "If you like me, I suppose?" said McSkimming. "Well. it will be time enough to talk things over then, sir, I hope." And John Bucklin took off his coat. There never was such a "grocer's cub" as that quiet man proved to be. He tended the horse, drove it, delivered groceries, brought in orders, got out the goods, wrapped bundles, cleaned up the store, made out bills, collected C. O. D. orders and in a hundred ways made life for his employer a profitable pleasure. He never even so far forgot himself as to smoke in the place. Each day he got down some cheese, some creekers, or some sardines and bread for his fare. Of these he made careful memoranda, never sur who died at the episcapal residence day evening. He was a strong cha- e udlift and progress of the race passing his daily allowance, never failing to account for everything. His behavior toward cranky and abusive customers was invariably that of a silent, intelligent, patient man who has mastered his tongue. He never smiled except in response to some kind word of amiable jest. Te jaded horse which he drove and tended grew sleek and willing under his care. He showed a talent for decorating the storeroom with artistically piled boxes and packages. He had a genius for order and a knack of doing all work without effort or disorder. At the end of the first week Mr. McSkimming raised his wages to $5 and his daily food allowance to 35 cents. Bucklin only said "Thank you, sir," but from that moment he found a dozen ways to enhance his value in the store. He washed the windows before the "boss" got down in the morning. He put in his leisure moments sorting the apples and dusting the stock. Nothing escaped him and his efforts began to be apparent in a diminution of complaints and an increase of trade. But one rainy afternoon, while McSkimming was sitting on his high stool smoking a cigar, he noticed that Bucklin was "loafing." It was the first time, and the boss eyed him narrowly. The man was sitting on a soap box behind a pyramid of oat cases. Once he peeped out acros the barrier and following his man's glance, McSkimming saw that there was a woman with an umbrella standing at the window. She was a repulsive-looking, brazen-faced person of the "flash" quality. Presently she went away, sneering, and Bucklin came The New York Special Bargains In Our Linen And Domestic Department. Parlor Manhattan Club 15c Zephyr Ginghams, yd.....10c 15c Daisy Cloth, yd.....10c 30c 27-inch Natural Colored Linen, per yard .....20c 12 1-2c Union Huck Towels each .....8 1-3c 20c Fancy Corded Madras for shirt waists, yard .....15c 15c 36-inch very finest Silko- line, per yard .....10c $2.50 20-inch pure Linen Dam- ask Napkin, doz. .....$1.75 20c 27-inch very fine and sheer Dimity, in stripes and checks per yard .....12 1-2c 25c white Shrunk Cotton for dresses, per yard .....15c 65c 45-inch Persian Lawns, per yard .....50c she came across, entered the store, and, the moment she saw John Bucklin, she cried: "Why, Harry! For Gawd's sake, ain't that you?" Bucklin turned purple, then livid, then white. He got his hat and went out with her. He did not come back. McSkimming had to deliver his own orders that day. He was angry. He came down very early the next morning, half expecting to find his store looted. It was locked and when he went in he noticed that everything had been freshly scrubbed and set in order. He looked under the counter in the back office where Bucklin usually slept. The rude bed was carefully arranged. Then upon the high desk, in a neatly addressed envelope was a note. "Dear Mr. McSkimming," it read, 'the month I promised to stay ends this morning. You treated me well and I did my best to do the same by you. I am an ex-convict, just six weeks out. I broke jail. I believe I could have satisfied you that I am on the square. You might have let me stay, and I would have repaid you squarely. If Parlor Man that woman comes around and tries to queer me don't listen to her or tell her anything about me. I'm trying to get a decent start. Thank you. My name isn't John Bucklin." That was all, but when McSkimming looked up the woman was in the store waiting to purchase something. She bought a package of chocolate, stared about the store, sneered and—went away. "Wanted—A boy," was in the window again that morning. BILL HOLLAND COMES TO TOWN. Wm. Holland, formerly of this city, but now a resident of Lewistown, came back to shake hands with friends last week and they all knew hew as here, he 50c 27-inch Silk Mull, in very newest shades, yard .....35c 35c very large and heavy Turkish Towels, each .....29c 65c 36-inch Round Thread Linen for waists, yard.....50c 6 1-4c 36-inch Bleached Cheese Cloth, yard .....5c $1.25 Honey Comb Bed Spread .....75c 30c 36-inch Fancy Curtain Madras, per yard .....11c 50c Fancy Poplins in latest shades for waists and suits, per yard .....35c 20c Fast Color Black Lawn for dresses, per yard.....12 1-2c 12 1-2c 25-inch Fancy Cretons for draperies, yard.....8 1-3c has been up in the fertile Fergus county, making money and William H. Holland saving it, and while money form- erly was of no value to Bill other nhattAn Club than to see how much he could spend, he has now developed into a first class business man, an dat an early date he expects to launch into business in or near this city. While here he entertained his friends to the utmost and as he is one of the best musicians which ever come this way, the week which he spetn here was certainly a live one, at receptions, parties and at church he was there and his reedion of high class music was a treat for all. His recital at the St. James Literary run like this: Fifth Nocturne, Leybach; Gypsy Love Song, from the opera "Fortune Teller;" Dance of the Demons, Holst; (vocal) The King of the Winds, David; (Sonata) Ruthelique, Beethoven; The Brigand, sung by Journet, Metropolitan Opera Company. --- KILLED THE HORSE EXCITING STERER-ROPING CONTEST AT A FLORIDA PICNIC. Capt. Thomas Lindsay, the State's Cowboy King, Became a Hero, but Lost His Famous Trenton, Fla.—A picnic was given at Fort Fannin on the Suwannee river the other day and a steer-roping contest was advertised as part of the day's entertainment. Capt. Thomas J. Lindsay, who is known as the cowboy king, and is the champion of West Florida, was to contest with Bill Sykes, the champion of Levy county. Captain Lindsay arrived promptly at ten a. m., mounted on his famous pony, Greaney Streak, but Sykes had not yet arrived. Many cheers were given for Captain Lindsay, and hisses given for Sykes, but Lindsay pointed out that something might have happened to prevent Sykes' attendance, and proposed to wait 30 minutes for his arrival. 'After waiting 20 minutes, a messenger arrived and reported Sykes was too slick to attend. This was a great disappointment to the crowd, but Captain Lindsay determined to give an exhibition of his own. He went to the corral where a large herd of fierce bulls had been penned, and turning them out, headed them for the river, Captain Lindsay thought that when they reached the bluff that they would turn and circle the enclosed side of the picnic grounds, but the day being warm, and the bulls fretted by their confinement in the corral, they plunged over the bluff into the river. Captain Lindsay was just in the rear of a large bull when the leaders went over, and threw his lariat with unerring aim around the big animal's horns. All would have been well, but when the captain stopped his pony, he was going so fast that the animal skidded on his haunches to within three feet of the edge of the bluff and when the bull struck the water the treacherous bank gave way, throwing both horse and rider into the river. Captain Lindsay is an expert swimmer, and would not have been in any danger if his spurs had not become entangled, and he was carried under with his struggling pony. Two men were in a boat fishing near by, and went to his assistance. Lindsay succeeded in cutting loose just in time to escape drowning. His friends were uneasy about his condition for quite awhile, but he came around all right in an hour or so, and is in as good shape as ever. The people, however, regret the loss of the captain's fine and famous pony. SENDS COUNT'S HEART HOME According to Inheritance Laws of Spain, Organ is Necessary as Proof of Death. Pittsburg, Pa.—In accordance with the usages and laws of Spain obtaining to the death of members of the royal house of that country and lesser persons of the nobility, Mme. Blanca de Ovles, widow of the late Count Julian de Ovles, former Chilean consul to this city, arrived here to arrange for affidavits and documents which will be sent to Spain with the heart of her dead husband. Numerous customs must be adhered to to allow heirs of a dead noble to inherit property. One of these is the sending to Madrid of the heart of the deceased, with affidavits and other data identifying it. Mme. de Ovies claims that her husband would have been one of the heirs of many acres of property not far from Madrid, embracing 24 parishes. She has decided to comply with the requirements of the Spanish law pertaining to the death abroad of sconts of royalty. This includes the taking of the heart from the body, after death, by the attending physicians and having it embalmed for the purpose of sending it to Spain, to repose in the special sepulchre destined for it. In the case of the heart of Count de Ovies, the necessary preparations were begun shortly after death had taken place, and in addition to its being accompanied by the necessary affidavits of the attending physicians, it has also been formally identified by special officials sent from Washington, D. C., for that purpose. BAG SORTER FINDS BARE GEMS New Jersey Man In One Week While Working for $6, Found $1,800 Worth. Newark, N. J.-Herbert Streuble finds the job of rag sorter at a paper mill in Whippany, N. J., a most munerative position. His wages are only $6 a week, but, during the past week, he has profited $1,8,00 from valuables which he found concealed among the old rags and waste which daily passes under his rake. Recently he picked up an old stocking which contained two diamonds worth $500 each. Lately he came upon a large sapphire and a ruby tied up in a handkerchief. As a result of the recent publication of the finding of precious stones in waste rags and paper, the superintendent has received several letters from persons who say they have lost precious stones. A woman, writing from New York, said she lost diamonds valued at $2,000, which wer tied in tissue paper. When Handled Properly It Does Not Produce This Undesirable Result —Due to Carelessness. (By WM, UNDERWOOD, Illinois.) Frequently some one objects to silage as a food for cows upon the grounds that it gives the milk an acid flavor. This may be true in some cases, but it is not the fault of the silage. It is due to carelessness in the barn. The most exhaustive experiments have proven that when silage is handled right it does not produce this undesirable result. The great problem of tainted milk is in keeping it free from undesirable odors and bacteria after it has left the cow's udder. If the silage is cleaned up every day there will be no trouble of this kind. Do not leave a trail of it from the door of the feed room clear through the stable and do not leave a lot of it just out of reach of the cows. Where it is within their reach it will be cleaned up, but we cannot expect them to do more. See that the air of the stable is kept free from the odor of decaying silage and that is about all that one need to do to guard against the flavor of it in milk. SKIMMILK GOOD FOR POULTRY Experiments Made by Kansas Board of Agriculture Demonstrated Benefit Derived. The question whether skimmilk is beneficial to poultry or not has been often debated, says a recent report of the Kansas state board of agriculture. Recently a test was made which brings out some facts on this subject worth knowing, as skimmilk is a common article on the farm. In the test 40 chicks were divided into two equal lots, both as to number and weight. Both lots were treated alike, with the exception that one lot had skimmilk and the other did not. At the end of 42 days the lot without milk had gained 124 ounces and the lot with milk had gained 330 ounces. In a previous experiment one lot without milk gained 192.5 ounces in the same time the lot with milk gained 355.5 ounces. CARE OF THE HORSE. When a horse comes into the barn panting hard from exhaustion let him stand for a while without watering or feeding, but after ordinary exhaustion horses may be fed and watered without danger. Colts and mares that have been or pasture all summer should be fed little grain every day for two or three weeks before turning them onto dry feed for the winter. Horses that are not working will do better running in an open pasture than in a stable. If a mare is bred at two years of age she should not be worked; at that age she cannot well both raise a colt and perform much labor. It is better to let her run in the pasture, where needed exercise can be obtained. If your colts and horses are troubled with worms, lay it to late cut hay and you will be right four times out of five. A brood mare that does a moderate amount of work, so good horsemen consider, will on the average raise better colts than the one that never works. Guinea. Fowls. The guinea fowl has come into popular favor as a table fowl, taking the place largely of game birds. The guinea, like the turkey, is a rather wild bird, and its flesh has a distinct wild flavor, especially the dark-meated varieties. The fowls, both young and old, are in great demand by hotels, restaurants and hospitals of the better class in all large cities. Those growing guineas for market are able, in many cases, to make more money from them than from any other class of meat poultry. Storing Seed Corn. Seed corn must be thoroughly dry before freezing weather. The same day seed corn is husked put it in a room where there is a good circulation of air. Have each ear free of contact with other ears so air can circulate about it freely. An attic over a room in which there is a fire is a good place for seed corn. During dry, warm days, leave windows open. On wet days, and as soon as the weather gets cool, close the windows. Dry Clover and Grain. Every farmer knows that sheep will make better gains in flesh on a dry clover hay ration, with the same amount of grain, than any other kind of farm live stock. The reason for this is that sheep consume a larger portion of the leaves of the clover hay and not so much of the coarse, woody stalk. Selecting Cow for Butter In selecting a cow for butter, it should be one that produces the largest amount of butter fat at the least cost. As skim milk is a very valuable food for man and beast, the cow that yields the largest amount of milk at the same cost per pound of butter fat is the best cow. Good Cow Essential There must be the essentials of a good cow in every individual member of the dairy. No man can succeed with poor cows any more than a carpenter can do his best work with poor, rusty, dull too. USE KITCHEN SLATE HOMELY MEMORANDUM OILS HOUSEHOLD MACHINERY. Useful In Medium-Sized Family—Pro gram for the Week Can Be Mapped Out and May Save You Many Worries. The kitchen slate is a time saver. The family of two persons, in which one is downtown all day, may be run with the greatest economy of time, food and worry. The family of two is not a family at all in the true sense of the word which groups the old and the young and children in a household where management is a real problem. To manage the foods, the shelter, the work and the play of a household, say, of husband, wife and three children, requires considerable executive ability. The woman who can do it is a general in the field. If she can employ a helper who supplements her labor, so much the better; but the average family has difficulty in finding a helper, and the laundry, the baking and general cleaning is done by different persons and all but the latter out of the house. The family kitchen slate serves its purpose to keep the machinery running regularly. A strong housewife may write it down in her memory, but how about those days when she is not at home, and when she is tired and her brain refuses to act? The program of the week's work should be mapped out on the slate, and odd notes of needs and marketing jotted on the other side. Just by glancing at the slate it will be known when to expect the laundryman, when an afternoon is free, when the fish man comes, etc. The family of two has its puzzle in dispensing variety at the table and having nothing go to waste. The kitchen slate, gaining a bill of fare, will keep its possibilities before the eyes of the woman who likes a roast now and then, and feels life barren without a fowl. The cooking of "left-overs" is an extravagance of time and energy. There should not be any "left-overs" to any extent. Yet a roast will last more than a single meal and a can of corn or tomatoes is double portion for two hearty appetites. An executive mind will decide what shall follow the first meal, and figuring it all out on the slate will dismiss the details from her consideration. Cream Puff Recipe. Put a pint of water into a saucepan, bring to a boil, and stir into it a half-pound of butter. Bring again to the boiling point and beat in three-quarters of a pound of flour. Stir all the time, and boil until the mixture no longer sticks to the sides of the saucepan. This will take only a minute or two. Remove from the fire the moment this point is reached, and set away to cool. When cold, break into the mixture, one at a time, eight eggs, beating the batter for two minutes after each one is added. Set the batter in the ice until very cold, then drop by the great spoonful upon pans lined with waxed paper. Bake in a steady oven until puffed and colored a golden brown. When cold, cut a slit in the side of each puff and fill with whipped cream flavored to suit the taste. Sprinkle with sugar and serve. Currant Sherbet. Boll together two cupfuls of water and two cupfuls of sugar for ten minutes; skim, cool and add three cupfuls of currant juice and one heaping teaspoonful of powdered gelatine dissolved in one gill of boiling water. Turn into a freezer and when half frozen add the stiffly beaten whites of three eggs, with three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Continue freezing until very firm, remove the dasher, pack and set aside for two hours before using. Pears With Chestnuts Peel, core and stew half a dozen oears until tender, press through a sieve and sweeten with powdered sugar to taste. Season with the grated rind of a lemon, the juice of half a lemon and a pinch of mace. Add a cupful of boiled and chopped chestnuts. The large Italian chestnuts are the best for this purpose. Stir in the chestnuts, heap into a glass bowl and serve with whipped cream. Pastry Information If women who make doughnuts and crullers would use a little less flour than the receipt calls for and stand the mixture on the ice before it is rolled out to get thoroughly chilled and stiff and then cut it and fry it quickly before it has time to soften, the cakes would be more delicate than when stirred stiff enough with flour to hold together when the paste is warm. A Sauce for Broiled Fish. Beat half a cupful of butter to a cream; then stir in slowly a table-spoonful of lemon juice and the same of minced parsley. Season with white pepper and when smooth and creamy set on ice until time for serving Peppers With Soft Shell Crab Sweet green peppers cut in thin slices, omitting the fiery white lining and seeds, make an appetizing, accompaniment for fried soft shell crabs. Dip the strips of pepper into salt and eat like celery. WOMAN LAWYER ADVOCATES A HOME AND HUSBAND A member of the New York bar, a champion of women's rights, and a firm believer in the saying that a home and a husband are the best things to which a woman can ever attain, is Gabrielle Stewart Mulliner, one of the most successful women law- A member of the New York bar, a champion of women's rights, and a firm believer in the saying that a home and a husband are the best things to which a woman can ever attain, Is Gabrielle Stewart Mulliner, one of the most successful women lawyers in New York today. Young, pretty, and piquant, possessed of all the attributes for a brilliant social career, she is the last person in the world to be associated with the idea of dry law books and crusty judges, says Human Life. Divorce cases are the only ones Mrs. Muliner refuses to accept. She does not believe in divorce and will not, she says, lend her legal knowledge to the breaking of the marriage tie. But she has helped people into happiness by using her knowledge of the law as applied to marriage and property rights. Mrs. Mulliner is responsible for the new law just passed which creates a separate court for the trial of domestic relations cases, and for the trial of women under arrest in a woman's court. This was her work as chairman of the legislative committee of the New York State Federation of Women's Clubs. The provisions advocated by her committee have been incorporated in the Page commission bill on inferior courts, and Mrs. Mulliner spoke before the senate and the mayor of New York in its behalf. It is her hope to see a separate building erected for the woman's court. She approves of the law as a profession for women—if a woman must earn an income. There is no profession, she believes, that gives greater opportunity for good results. But instead of an office for women she strongly recommends a home and nursery. "A cradle is more interesting than a letter-file at the end of a day," she says; "and no client can be so desirable as one's own husband. An office if one must, but not unless one must." And this is her firm belief, in spite of money, success and fame. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL HAS A REMARKABLE RECORD That is a splendid record achieved by Alvey A.Adea, second assistant secretary of state, who recently rounded out 40 years of efficient and faithful service under the United States government. Few men are better known in Washington official use A. H. than the assistant secretary, who is a remarkable man in many respects. Mr. Adee was born in Astoria, N. Y., November 27, 1842. He received his education in private schools and Yale has conferred upon him the honorary degree of M. A. On September 9, 1870, he entered the government service, being appointed secretary of the American legation at Madrid. While in that position he on several occasions acted as charge d'affaires. July 9, 1877, he was transferred to the state department as chief of the diplomatic bureau. A year later he was appointed third assistant secretary of state and was made second assistant in 1886. His long years in public life have given him a profound knowledge of government matters and he is a most valuable official, as well as a finished diplomat. He was present at the signing of the peace protocols between the United States and Spain. Mr. Adee was appointed secretary of state ad interim to fill a vacancy in September, 1898. He was also acting secretary of state during a critical period of the Chinese trouble in August and September, 1900. Although Mr. Adee is 60 years old, he is still strong and active, and every year spends several months touring Europe on a bicycle. A. Deed in the Dark. "You stand this side, Bill, and I'll go the other! When he gets between us we'll swipe out with our knuckle-dusters! Hist! Avant!" The night was dark, the alley darker still, as the two hooligans prepared to silence the unwary traveler. Was there no voice to warn him of his impending doom? Silence—save for the nearing footsteps. A scuffle two groans—and the footsteps passed slowly on. "Bill, did yer swipe 'im?" "Yus! An' e's got me an un'oly clop on the side o' the jaw. 'Arf me teeth's gone!" "An' e's near knocked me 'ead orf, and not turnin' a 'air 'lsself! Some blessed prizefighter, I'll lay! Oh, my 'ead!" And to this day stone-deaf old Mr. Jones had no suspicion from what a dire fire the sudden tying of a shoe-lace saved him from—London Answers. Scriptural Advice She (after the embrace)—Oh, how dare you! You have offended me. What shall I do? He—Er—why not "turn the other cheek!" RECIPES FOR CAKE DATMEAL COOKIES MADE TENDER BY USE OF KNIFE. Ingredients Used In Making Three Layer Hot-Water Cake, Orange Preparations—Also Good Directions for Kisses. Oatmeal Cookies Help.—Almost every one is fond of oatmeal cookies, but there is one thing disliked by many, that is the uncooked taste that the oatmeal has if not ground. I have learned by experience that by using the coarsest knife on your food chopper and grinding the oatmeal through it improves the cookies very much. This does not pulverize the oatmeal, but makes the grains finer and distributes the flavor more evenly, and they never have that uncooked taste. Below is my favorite recipe: One cup shortening, half lard and half butter; one large cupful C sugar creamed with butter, two eggs well beaten, nine tablespoonfuls sour milk, one scant teaspoonful soda dissolved in milk, one teaspoonful cinnamon, half teaspoonful nutmeg, pinch of salt; one half cupful chopped nut meats; one cupful chopped raisins, one small teaspoonful baking powder sifted with two cups flour. Add one cup ground oatmeal last. I bake these in muffin tins, but can be baked as drop cookies if preferred. Hot Water Cake.—Four eggs, separate them, beat yolks light, gradually stirring in two cupfuls of granulated sugar. Beat well together, add one cupful of boiling water, two cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of baking powder. Beat whites to a froth and flavor. This makes a good, large, three-layer cake. Bake slowly. Orange Cake.—One cup sugar, three tablespoonfuls butter, two eggs, half cup orange juice, grated rind of one orange, one and one-half cups flour, one and one-half teaspoonfuls baking powder. Cream butter, add sugar, beat; add eggs unbeaten; beat thoroughly; add orange juice, then the flour sifted with the baking powder. Bake in gem pans and roll in powdered sugar while warm. Kisses.—The secret of good kisses lies in the beating. Beat the whites of two eggs to a stiff froth, then add two cupfuls of granulated sugar and one teaspoonful of vinegar. Beat well for twenty minutes. Turn your baking pan upside down and cover with oiled paper. Drop the mixture in teaspoonfuls on the pan. In baking they swell quite a bit. Do not turn the light on the oven until they are in. Then bake slowly 25 minutes. This quantity makes two dozen. Veal In New Style Get two pounds of the breast even if there is to be no company, for it can be eaten cold the next day. Roll out the long narrow piece and fill it with a stuffing of dry, stale white bread, and chopped pimentos seasoned with cayenne and salt. Mix the mass together with olive oil, put in a raw beaten egg and lay the dressing on the veal, shaping this into a roll. Skewer or tie with cords and dredge with flour, pouring over a little olive oil to start the roasting if there is little fat. This must be thoroughly done to be perfect, and when it is served the carver cuts a round slice, putting the stuffing beside it and covering the two with the gravy. Fruits. Anything from a watermelon down to strawberries unhulled with a little paper of powdered sugar to assist in their service goes well at a plenice. A few lemons should always be carried—a squeeze of lemon juice added to each cup of drinking water making it not only more refreshing but serving as a germicide in case there is anything out of the way with the water supply. In packing bananas, carry separately from the rest of the luncheon, as their heavy odor permeates every laid near them. For Broiled or Fried Fish. Blend one tablespoonful each on flour and butter, then add slowly one cupful of boiling water and cook smooth. Beat an egg light and pour the hot mixture over it very slowly, stirring the while. Cook one minute, take from the fire and beat in a tablespoonful of minced parsley, a teaspoonful of chopped capers and a pickled onion chopped fine. Season with salt and a quarter teaspoonful of French mustard, pour over the fish and garnish with sliced lemon. Serve at once. Light Buns. Set sponge for bread at noon. Before going to bed take out about one quart of the sponge, add one egg, one-half cupful of sugar, a lump of shortening the size of an egg, and knead. In the morning mold into biscuit, let rise until light, and bake. When done touch over lightly with butter. This makes the crust tender. These buns are delicious and enjoyed by every one. Luncheon Dish Four pound pot roast, cut up suet and bring to brown, cut up an onion, celery and parsley with it. Take piece of meat, dust with salt and pepper and rub in flour. Sear raw edges of meat thoroughly. Put in kettle and cover with cold water, adding a tablespoonful of salt to one quart of water. Add one bay leaf, peppercorns, or parsley, and one-fourth teaspoonful of paprika. Boil slowly three to four hours. Range of Eight Great Volcanoes Near Lake Albert Edward in Central Africa. It is not very generally known that right in the heart of Africa at the southern end of Lake Albert Edward is a great range of volcanoes. They are eight in number, and, though it is true that, unlike Rukenzer, they carry no permanent snow, the highest peak is over fourteen thousand feet in height. These volcanoes are particularly interesting on account of their comparative newness. Running through the middle of Africa there is a trench many hundred miles long, in which lie the great lakes Albert Edward, Kivu and Tanganyika. Not very many thousands of years ago, the volcanoes, generally called Mfumbiro, burst through the middle of this trench and made a dam across it, with the result that some of the water, which formerly flowed into Lake Albert Edward and so into the Nile, was cut off and a lake was formed behind the dam. As times went on the waters of the lake which is now called Kluvu rose higher and higher, until, not being able to flow over the barrier of the volcanoes, they formed the Russi river, which runs the other way into Tanganyika, about 100 miles distant. Of the eight volcanoes only two show signs of activity at the present time, in the form of thin wispes of steam which may occasionally be seen; but a vast plain of lava, with a wide black stream curling through its midst, showed where a formidable eruption had taken place only two or three years before our visit. There are hot springs scattered here and there, and we felt slight shocks of earthquakes once or twice, so it is not safe to say that the Mfumbiro volcanoes are extinct. Wide World Magazine. FRENCH OFFICER'S REVENGE How He Got Even With a Venetian Nobleman for a Cool and Mortifying Reception. A French officer who had spirit and good birth, but little wealth, had served the Venetian republic for some years with great valor and fidelity, but had not been acknowledged with promotion as he had merited. One day he waited on a nobleman whom he had often asked for advancement in vain, but in whose friendship he had some reliance. The reception he met with was cool and mortifying; the nobleman turned his back upon the old soldier and left him to find his way to the street through a suite of beautifully furnished rooms. He passed them, lost in thought, until he saw a valuable collection of cut glass on a damask-covered sideboard ready for a banquet. Turning to his companion, a faithful English mastiff, he said, absent-mindedly: "Here, my poor old friend, you see how these haughty tyrants indulge themselves, and yet how are we treated!" The dog looked at his master's face, and gave tokens that he understood him. The veteran walked on, but the mastiff slackened his pace, and, laying hold of the damask cloth with his teeth, with one hearty pull brought all the glass on the sideboard in shivers to the floor. Sand and Germs. Pretty ideas don't always appeal to the experts in hygiene. Kissing, for example, is dangerous, and even that sand provided for children in the parks is not so innocent as it looks. The sand-hopper, with which children are so familiar on the real seashore is replaced, according to the gloomy experts, by another kind of hopper. The sand, in a word, when the chid dren have played architects with it for a time adds crittiness to grittiness This is not necessarily a reflection on the children or the children's parents for sand, like loose hay and straw seems to produce crits out of where. But, after all, sand can be renewed at small cost, and if the eco mists shout too loud let them be in vited to take the old sand. It will be as good and crittess after that as when it was new.-London Chronicle Like Insect Flying So far nearly all aeroplanes fly almost like insects. The fly makes 300 beats of its tiny wings a second. The propeller perhaps one-third as many revolutions, but the albatross and the frigate bird and the buzzard make at most only three or four beats a second. But albatross and frigate can sustain themselves two or three days without lunching between dates. Let's hear of prizes for longer and longer flights on the least gasoline. When the thing gets down to brass tacks it may show that the aeroplane only needs to put on strong power in going up to its acrile. After that it may soar away and use its gasoline only to meet certain unusual conditions in the upper or lower air. Keeping Bright. Said an intelligent woman not long ago, "My grandmother was one of the sprightlest, youngest, most up-to-date women I ever saw. Her household afairs and family plans seemed to move on as if oiled. She was always ready with a quip and quirk to brighten life for the rest of us. There was an ancient family joke about 'grandmother's journeys;' she would once in a while announce, 'Well, I'm going off on a trip. I need it,' and away she would go, work or convenience to the contrary notwithstanding. She didn't spend so very much or go far, but she would come home bright and cheerful." Tria Why Not Consider This Offer Now? This is an invitation to every reader of this paper to write us, at once, for our free trial offer—no money down—9 months to pay—no interest charged—we pay the freight and give 10 days to try an Edison Phonograph in your own home. 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The heaviest losses were in two Idaho forests, the Coeur d'Alene, where over 3 billion board feet of timber are reported killed or destroyed and over 450,000 acres burned over, and the Clearwater, where one billion feet of timber were killed or destroyed and 300,000 acres burned over. On the Helena National forest, in Montana, the loss in timber is believed to have been 500,000,000 feet, on the Cabinet forest 400,000,000 feet, and on the Lolo forest 300,000,000. A large part of the losses on the Coeur d'Alene, Clearwater and Lolo were due to what became practically one great fire. The burn is shown on the forest service maps as extending in a northwesterly and southeasterly direction from north of Wallace, Idaho, to a point some 30 miles southwest of Missoula, Mont., or nearly 100 miles. At its widest point this burn has a width of about 40 miles, but its shape is very irregular. forester Graves believes that, as usually happens in the case of big fires, there will be found to be considerable areas of living timber within the regions now mapped as entirely burned over. How much of the 6 billion feet which was either killed or burned up in Montana and northern Idaho can eventually be salvaged it is of course impossible to predict. If it were all a total loss, and if its stumpage value were put at the average price at which national forest timber was sold last year, it would be the equivalent of a money loss of about $15,000,000. It is believed that last summer's fires either burned up or killed between 1 and 2 per cent of the total stand of national forest timber. 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We have recently received several letters from the San Francisco boosters regarding the relative merits of New Orleans and San Francisco as locations for the exposition in 1915. The matter will come before congress next month and both claimants are marshalling their forces for that struggle. "On the one hand is San Francisco, the hustling metropolis of the Pacific coast, the city which stands to profit more through the completion of the canal than almost any other city in the United States. On the other hand is New Orleans, the Louisiana metropolis, which will add nothing to its export trade through the opening of the canal and which will derive no direct benefit from it," says one letter. Although unquestionably some of the commerce from the middle states will be diverted through the canal to the coast, the large majority of the freight will be either from Europe direct or from New York and other Atlantic ports. European cargoes for the orient that come by way of the canal will without doubt make port at some Coast city and thus increase the commerce of the west. The middle west states are trying to get deep waterways legislation, and will probably throw their vote with the west for San Francisco, expecting in return the vote of the west for their waterways bill. Although San Francisco will gain much by having the exposition held in that city, the entire west is affected by the outcome of this question of location. Vast numbers of people from all over the United States and the world will visit this great exposition and it will advertise all parts of the west as it has never before been advertised. Many visitors will have capital to invest and, seeing favorable opportunities, will place it here in the west. Large numbers of people will also become so attached to the new country and like it so well that they will settle here and this, of all things, is what the west needs. 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MODES of The MOMENT IARRITZ.—There are few, if any, seaside resorts where one sees more attractive toilets than at Blarritz. accompanied by a rather severe style of hat. Of course it is certain that Wort is a world-famous authority on dress but nevertheless it is also certain that the dainty Parisiennes and the B In its own way it is quite as fashionable as Trouille and Deauville, but it all resemble either of watering places. does not at all resemble either of these exotic watering places. At Trouville one receives the impression that the sea front, especially the famous "plauches," was made for the sole purpose of displaying lovely and original costumes. People bathe in the sea, of course, and they crowd the sands, but the women who bathe seem to do so simply and solely to show off their eccentric and very becoming bathing dresses. They are satisfied to paddle about in two or three feet of water, and to cross the sands between admiring lines of people, in gorgeous peignoirs of satin or embroidered silk! But at Blairitz the fashionable women, for the greater part, like an openair, natural life. They swim, they play golf, they play tennis, they ride and drive. And I am speaking of women of many different nationalities—English, American, French, Spanish and Russian. Everyone is active at Blairitz, just as everyone is lazy at San Sebastian. Because of this brisk activity one finds at Blairitz, at this season, the most attractive and practical tailored suits for autumn and winter wear. Harvest for Tallors. Nearly all the best tailors of Paris have branch houses at Blairitz and they find it necessary to show their Robe of Charmouse "Clair De Lune," covered with a tunic of tulle embroidered with moonlight pallettes. Robe of Charmeuse "Clair De Lune," covered with a tunic of tulle embroidered with moonlight paillettes. winter models very early because of the wealthy Spanish women who make large purchases before returning home to Madrid at the beginning of October. This season I have remarked that striped cloths are enjoying an immense success. In fact striped materials of all kinds. Some of the very latest Redfern models, for example, are made of navy blue faced cloth which shows a hair stripe of white or of pule gray. This material is wonderfully smart and just at the moment Redfern is combining it most successfully with plain faced cloths and also with bands of glove kid finally braided in black silk. This latter is quite the most attractive novelty of the fall season and we find collars revers, etc., of braided glove kid or many of the new tailored suits. many of the English women, and indeed the Parisiennes join hands with them in this particular, never tire of navy blue serge suits; they wear them on almost all occasions and frequently in conjunction with the most extraordinary elaborate hats. Indeed, the latest fancy of the exclusive Parisienne is the rather severe navy blue serge or cloth, suit and the large flat-brimmed hat loaded with feathers or algrettes' Favorite With All. In the afternoon at Blarritz this style of costume is quite common and there is much to be said in favor of it. At San Sebastian everyone goes to the afternoon concerts at the casino in elaborate toilettes of crepe de chine and embroidered silk, accompanied by big picture hats; at Blarritz the really smart women wear the same style of hat with a tailored suit of cloth or serge. It seems incongruous, but it is a very effective style of dressing. Jean Worth has on several occasions openly reproached the Parisiennes for adopting this style of dress in the afternoon—he has even gone so far as to accuse them of want of taste, for he is of opinion, very decidedly, that the tailored suit is suitable only for morning wear or for the country, and that it should always be accompanied by a rather severe style of hat. Of course it is certain that Worth is a world-famous authority on dress, but nevertheless it is also certain that the dainty Parisiennes and the pretty English and American women look to great advantage in their perfectly cut serge and cloth suits, with sufficiently elaborate hats and blouses of cobweb muslin inset with Irish lace or with old valenciennes. Half-Length Coat Again. In the world of tailored suits it is interesting to realize that the pretty half-length coat is again coming into favor. Very few women indeed have found the exaggeratedly short, tight coats becoming, and though certain Parisian tailors are making a strong effort to keep them in fashion they are without doubt losing ground. Of course we have with us, and will have with us all winter, the extremely short directoire coatee, which only just reaches to the waist, but this is quite another matter. Such coatees as these belong to elaborate afternoon costumes and to wedding and garden party toilettes. They have little or nothing to do with tailored suits. The leading cloth coat of the coming winter will be almost tight-fitting, with moderate revers and rather large cuffs, the ends of the sleeves being slightly curved in the shape of a bell. These coats will be of moderate length, what one describes as full half length. Skirta In Flat Plalts. These particularly graceful coats will be accompanied by skirts set in very flat plaits, skirts which will display the outlines of the figure quite as successfully as do the tied-in skirts of the present moment, but which will be infinitely more graceful. I must lay stress on the fact that the plaits in these new skirts are so cunningly arranged that they are completely hidden when their wearers are standing still. It is only in walking that their presence is revealed. For evening wear Paquin is now preparing some truly exquisite models and for the costumes intended for theater wear the most intricate and elaborate cloaks and coats are made to accompany them. An exquisite evening dress and mantle recently made by Paquin de Radolin, the wife of the German ambassador who has just given up his official post in Paris. Princess Radolin is a beautiful woman and a notable dresser. She looks her best in the semi-picture style which is in such favor with our ultra-smart Parisiennes and she is a mistress of the art of combining magnificent jewels with apparently simple toilettes. The theater dress to which I have just alluded was made of raven's wing blue silk muslin, heavily embroidered in jet and raven's wing blue paillettes. The lines of the dress were long and graceful and the sup ple material was not draped or caught in at all. A mass of glittering embroidery showed itself on two side panels and the dress was mounted over flesh colored crepe de chine. The waist line was high and the whole of the corsage was covered with embroideries. Accompanying Mantle. The mantle which accompanied this dress was quite simple yet regal. It was composed of mirror velvet in the same mysterious shade of blue as the dress and in shape it was circular and exceedingly voluminous. It was lined with black charmeuse—that lovely material which possesses all the best qualities of crepe and of silk—and it had a large collar of dark sable. It is impossible to describe in written words the charm of this style of costume which is at one and the same time superb and comparatively unobtrusive. This is the style of evening dress which such dressmakers as Worth, Paquin, Doucet and Rouff will create for their favorite clients this winter, each separate item in the dress being carefully thought out in connection with each other item and the whole presenting the genius of the Parisian dressmaker in its true light. Such a toilette as this is indeed very different from the exaggerated and unduly remarkable costumes which are so often labeled "Paris Models."—Idalia de Villiers in the Boston Globe. The New Collar-Plns. It may be surprising to hear that Dutch collar pins have gone. It is only the name, however, that is passe. Pierror pins have taken their place. The fan-shaped Pierror pin has the advantage of following the lines of the frock where it meets at the throat. Bar pins are in the ascendency. A becoming accessory to be worn with Pierror collars is a black velvet collarette with jeweled ornament.—Harper's Bazar. Domestic Culinary Affairs. "How did that story you cooked up to tell your wife, pan out?" "Naturally, in a family stew." Most of Them Know it. A girl's primary duties are to look as nice as she can and to be as nice as she can. Christmas Piano Bargains Pianos which have been rented—pianos taken in exchange as part pay on Player Pianos, etc., are offered at special bargain prices. 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KIDNEY Is a deceptive disease—thousands have it and don't know it. If you want good results you can make no mistake by using Dr. Kliner's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy. At druggists in fifteent and dollar sizes. Sample bottle by mullet also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney trouble. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Don't think a man has an iron constitution just because his clothes look rusty. GRANULATED EYELIDS Murine Doesn't 'Smart~Soothes Eye Pain Drugs Stell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, $2c, $0.1c, $0.1c Murine Eye Salve, in Aseptic Tubes, $2c. $1.00 EVE BOOKS AND ADVICE FREE BY MAIL Murine EyeRemedyCo.,Chicago Piano Bargains need—pianos taken in exchange as part merged at special bargain prices. As this is hard to give a complete list of bar- new Special Bargains: own make, new $375; now.....$150 cost, $290; now.....$195 ogany, perfect condition.....$235 as new, cost $375; now.....$325 new months, new $325; now.....$275 my case, good as when new; .....$535 granteed or money refunded. Write for of these and others. Clay & Co. SPOKANE, WASH. You write and we will send FREE Book "I have suffered with piles for thirty-six years. One year ago last April I began taking Cascareta for constipation. In the course of a week I noticed the piles began to disappear and at the end of six weeks they did not trouble me at all. Cascareta have done wonders for me. I am entirely cured and feel like a new man." George Kryder, Napoleon, O. CUT THIS OUT, mall it with your address to the Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago. You can buy the gold Bon-Bon FREE. When you come to Spokane at the Arlington, Spokane's new, modern, up-to-date hotel. Rooms 50 cents and up. Meals 25 cents and up. Opposite N. P. Depot. Spokane, Wash. Deer Heads Animals. Birds an Fur Rugs mounte Withers Bros. 814 Sprague Ave. Spokane. Compo = Board A substitute for latb and plaster. Clean and easily applied. LUELLWITZ LUMBER CO., Lumber District, Spokane, Wash. Trade with the Helena Packing and Provision Co. Mr. Charley Reed is on the sick list at his home with Mrs. A. Palmer, 199 Ralph St. Dave H. Harris made a trip to Lewistown this week on business. Frank Mitchell left Wednesday for Lewistown at which place he has procured a position. Miss Edith Harris left Wednesday for Lewistown, where she will accept a position as cashier for her brother-in-law in his cafe at that place. Billy Donnell left last week for St. Paul, Minn. Arthur Day, one of the old Helena boys, and formerly of the 24th, came over from Butte this week on a visit and to shake hands with his old friends. Walter Brown of Seattle arrived in the city this week. He is a musician and will make an addition worthy of note to the Helena talent. W. R. Webb is a new arrival in the city and resides at the cole flats. The debate at the St. James Literary last Wednesday night on the play called the "Nigger" waxed warm. It was indeed worth hearing. A. Dorsey made an excellent presiding officer at the debate Wednesday evening. Hugh Anderson, better known as "Happy," is doing considerable electrical work. He is a first class workman, and anyone having any wiring or anything in the electrical line will do well to see him. He can be found at the Manhattan club. The Odd Fellows are arranging to hold exercises celebrating Lincoln't birthday on Feb. 13, the 12th falling on Sunday, the exercises will be held on the succeeding day. Geo. M. Lee was home on a short visit from Boulder last week. Andrew Green, who has been on the sick list, is out and around again. M. O. J. Arnett, the old war horse, is holding down that job at the legislature. King Brutus, the comedian from Butte, passed through the city en route to Great Falls this week. Mr. Waggener is a new arrival from Missoula and is employed by the Broadway Suitatorium Co. Mrs. H. E. Saulsburg, proprietor of the Broadway Suitatorium, has removed her business from 108 Broadway to Park avenue, across from the Germania hall, where she will continue the business with many improvements. yOu cannot yOu cannot know. How long will you be as prosperous as you are now you do know How much you can lay aside each month at the present time. Think of this as a friendly warning and not an advertisement and begin to save today. You will need it. We allow 4 per cent on Savings Accounts. Union Bank & Trust HELENA, MONTANA. It is reported that the wedding bells will soon ring and that one of the Helena belles will soon be led to the altar by a young man at a distance, and also that one of our grass widows will soon take unto herself another helpmate. The Household of Ruth paid a return engagement at the Odd-Fellows on the 10th Inst., and the sisters proved themselves the queens of hostesses the way they entertained the brethren and they answered by saying they loved them more than ever. E. L. Clark, who is now a railway postal clerk, will go out on his run from Great Falls to Billings on Tuesday. Mrs. Goldie Keys is now serving home meals at her residence corner Warren and State Sts. Mr. Theodore Carman passed through Helena en route to Great Falls this week. An elaborate program will be presented at the St. James Literary next Wednesday evening. While visiting her mother and family during week of January 7, Mrs. William Holland was given a reception by Mrs. Geo. Williams which was a brilliant affair. The ladies were out in their best and newest gowns, Prof. Holland delighted the assembled guests with choice selections while ye editor looked on—as we were the only ones of the opposite sex present, we remained securely in the background. The following ladies were present: Mesdames Holland, Geo. Williams, Anderson, Corris Johnson, Simmons, J. L. Ellis, Ford, Harrison, Young, Ingram, M. Simmons, Harris, Miss Vera Simmons. The following clipping appeared in a recent issue of the aily Independent of this city: IS HIGHLY HONORED. Helena Colored Girl Scores Success at the Western Uni- A Helena girl, the daughter of J. B. Bass of this city, is making a highly creditable record at the Western University, at Kansas City, Kan., one of the leading colleges for the education of colored youth in the country. At a banquet recently given in honor of the football team of that school she responded to the toast, "Co-eds on the Side-lines and made a gret hit. The program was in charge of the leading educators of the race and her assignment was a signal honor. She will graduate in 1912. Our genial townsman, N. J. Baker, is all smiles over the arrival at his home of a bouncing boy who will assist in ruling over the destinies of the household. Mother and child are doing nicely and Henry is on his way to the Plaindealer office with the cigars. Jno. L. Ellis was the victim of an accident Thursday evening in crossing State street he was hit with a bob sled and sustained a broken leg. He is getting on as well as could be expected. Makes Weak Nerves Strong. It can be relied upon in all cases of Nervous Exhaustion, brought on by over-work, or great mental effort. It restores Nervous Energy. It allays irritation. It assists the Nerve Cells to generate nerve force. It assists the Nerve nerve force. Its soothing influence brings restful sleep—iod so essential to the mind and body. For Headache, Nerv or any pain or distress almost instant relief by Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pill They are sold by all d may try either of these positive guarantee the tle or package does not druggist will return to repay the druggist that so it is to his interest upon to do so. • Miles Medical Co WANTED A RIDER sample Latest Model *Ride a bicycle making money fast. Write for full price NO MONEY REQUIRED! do anyone anywhere in the U.S. without allow LEN DAYS FREE THAT put it to any test you wish. If you are keep the bicycle ship it back to us at our FACTORY PRICES. We furnish the one small p to $25 middleness's profits by buying an antes behind your bicycle. DO NOT allow any order from our store our prices and remarkable special offers to YOU WILL BE ASTORISHED low prices we can make you this year. We than any other factory. We are sane double MOVING ATMOSPHERES, you can sell our prices. Orders filled the dry air SECOND HAND BICYCLES. We do not usually have a number on hand taken in trade by our prompts at our store. GOASTER-BRAKES, equipment of all kinds at half the price. $ 50 HEDGETHORN PUNCH SELF-HEALING TIRES Its soothing influence upon the nerves brings restful sleep-nature's rest period so essential to the tired, worn-out mind and body. For Headache, Neuralgia, or any pain or distress, you will find almost instant relief by taking They are sold by all druggists, and you may try either of these remedies on the positive guarantee that if the first bottle or package does not benefit, your druggist will return your money. We repay the druggist the full retail price, so it is to his interest to refund if called upon to do so. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. FACTORY PRICES is it possible to make at least one small profit about our bicycles by selling our men's profits by buying direct of us and have the manufacturer's guarantee behind us. We can offer a pair of tires from anyone at any price until you receive our catalogues and from our unheard of factory and remarkable special offer to rider agents. YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED when you receive our beautiful catalogue and we can make you this year. We sell the highest grade bicycles for less than $1,000. We are satisfied with $1.00 profit above factory cost. BICYCLE DEALERS, you are in charge of bicycles under your own name plate at our prices. Orders filled the day received. RUND BIYCULES. We do not regularly handle second hand bicycles, but usually have a bike and takes in trade by our Chicago retail stores. These we clear our prompt at prices ranging from $100 to $250. Descriptive bargain lists mailed free. COASTER-BRAKES. single wheels, imported pollen and pedals, parts, repairs and equipment of all kinds at half the retail price. porous and which closes up small punctures without allowing the air to escape. We have hundreds of letters fromatising the air to the porous. We can up once or twice in a whole season. They weigh no more than ordinary porous puncture resisting qualities being given by the layers of layers of porous tread. The regular price of these tires is $5 per pair, but four per tire. We are making a special factory price to the rider of only $5 per pair. shipped same day letter is received. We ship C. O. D. on have examined and found them strictly as represented. I accept (thereby, making the price $4.65 per pair) if you enclose this letter. This letter will also send one or return at our OUR expense if for any reason they are perfectly reliable and money sent to us is as safe as in any time you have a bicycle you will give us your order. We hence this remarkable tire offer. buy any kind at any price until you send for a pair of bicycle Puncture-Proof tires on approval and trial at the University Sundry Catalogue which tires at about half the usual prices. from anyone until you know the new and wonderful to learn everything. Write it NOW. COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILL. UNIVERSITY RO, KANSAS NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR AND THE WEST Local, College, Normal, Sub-Normal State Normal Best Industrial School the West Advantages approval. You do not pay a cent until you have examined the day after it is received. We ship C. O. D. on approval. We will allow a cash discount of 5 per cent (thereby making the per cent pair if you send FULL CASH WITH ORDER and enclose this advertisement. We will send a brass hand pump. Tires to be returned at OUR expense if for any reason they are not satisfied. We are perfectly reliable and money sent to us is as safe as in a bank. If you order a pair of shoes that they will ride easier, run faster, wear better, last longer and look finer than any tire you have seen at any price. We know that you will be so well pleased that when you want a bicycle you will give us your order. We want you to send us a trial order at once, hence this remarkable tire offer. approval. You do not pay a cent until you have examined a We will allow a cash discount of 5 per cent (thereby mend send WILLIAM WATKINS and enclose this a nickel plated brass hand pump. Tires also be requalct about not satisfactory on examination. We are perfectly reliable bank. If you order a pair of these tires, you will find a wear better. Last longer and look finer than any tire you ha know that you will be so well pleased that when this reu we want you to send us a trial order at once, hence you want we want you to send us a trial order at once, hence you want IF YOU NEED TIRES don't buy any kind of the special introductory price quoted above, but write for our describes and quotes all makes and kinds of tires at about but write us a postal today. DO or a pair of tires from anyone often we are making. It only costs a postal to learn everyl J. L. MEAD CYCLE COMPANY Western Uni QUINDARO, K THE GREAT EDUCATIONAL KANSAS AND THE DEPARTMENTS: Theological, College, and State Normal Leading and Best Indus of the West Courses IF YOU NEED TIRES don't buy any kind at any price until you send for a pair of Hedgeman Puncture-Proof tires on approval and trial at the special introductory price quoted above. Write for our big Tire and Sundry Catalogue which describes and quotes all makes and kinds of tires at an usual price. DO NOT WAIT but write us a postal day. DO NOT BUYING a bicycle offers we are making. It only costs a postal to learn everything. Write it NOW. THE GREAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR KANSAS AND THE WEST DEPARTMENTS: Theological, College, Normal, Sub-Normal and State Normal Leading and Best Industrial School of the West Shelton French Acting President Phones West 1423 rench, A. M., President West 1423; Residence, Bell W. PATENTS Book on patents. "Hints to inventors." "Inventions needed." Why some inventors fail." Send rough sketch or model for search of Patent Office records. Our Mr. Greeley was formerly Acting Commissioner of Patents, and as such had full charge of the U.S. Patent Office. regular retail price of these tires is $5.90 sell you a sample pair for $4.80 (cash with order $5.55). NO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES NAILS, Tucks or Glass will not let the dr out. Over two hundred thousand pairs now in use. In sizes in inches. It is likely and easy riding, very durable and hard. a special quality of rubber, which never become Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub Normal, Musical (Instrumental and Vocal, including Plano, Organ and Harmony), Drawing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Printing and Book-Binding, Business Course, Stenography and Typewriting, Tailoring, Dressmaking and Plain Sewing, Cooking, Laundering, Farming and Gardening. Phones hout allow- from satis- men pumped more than being given tribic on the pair, but for any purpose Notice the thick rubber tread "A" and puncture strips "B" and "D," also rim strips "R" to prevent rim cutting. This knee can outlast any other make-SOFT, ELASTIC and EASY RIDING. Splendid Location, Healthfu. Climate, Good Influences and Thorough Teachers. INFORMATION For Terms, Prices and Inducements Offered write to ```markdown ``` WE SELL THEM MART, SCHAJ FINE C GANS & E ESTABL , SCHAFFNER NE CLOTH NS & KLEIN ABL HED MART, SCHAFFNER & MARX FINE CLOTHES GANS&KLEIN CO. ESTABL HED1866 HELENA PHGKING AND PR whol OYSTERS, FISH PCUITR G AND PROVISION CO wholesale FISH PCUITRY FRUITBUTT PHCKING AND PROVISION COMPANY C. J. Bausch, TIN, COPPER and SHEET IRON WORK Stove and Furnace work a Specialty. 315 N. JACKSON ST. Helena, Mont. Strangers visiting the Capital City will be given a hearty welcome at all times at the 17 South Main Street L. P. DRIVER'S CAFE Buffet in Connection Everything Neat and First Class When in Anaconda give us a Trial L. P. DRIVER, - Proprietor FURNISHED ROOMS RRENT Inquire 221 Breckenridge St. Eugene Bourquin Dealer in Sawed and Split Wood and COAL. Yard, 437 W. Main St. Residence 370 Water St. 'Phone 632-F. Helena. Mont. CENTRAL BEER HALL And Resuuarant Henry Rossman Prop. Phone 186 11S. S Main St. Helena Mont he has gone on record as favor- rise and refute the charges that We have been watching the The FFAER & MARX CLOTHES KLEIN CO. HED1866 PROVISION COMPANY lesaIe TRY FRUITBUTTER & EGGS LODGE DIRECTORY Helena, Montana Golden City Lodge, No. 3455, G. U. O. of O. F., meets the 1st and Third Tuesday evenings of each month at their hall, foot of Broadway. J. D. l. art N.G. N. Ford, P. S. G. M. LEE, E. S. Unity Lodge, No. 101, A. F. & A. M., meets the 2nd and fourth Wed- nesday evening of each month at their Hall in Galen block. E. L. CLARK, W. M. H. SAULSBURY, Sec. Mount Helena Commandry meets 4th Monday evening of each month at Unity Hall foot of Broadway. E. L. CLARK, E. C. J. B. BASS, Recorder. Meridian Chapter meets the 2nd Monday evening of each month at Unity Hall. H. SAULSBURG, H. P. A. Palmer, Sec. Pride of Montana, No. 4, K. of P meets the 1st and 3rd Monday evenings at Unity Hall foot of Broadway SPENCER SMITH, C. C. E. L. CLARK, K. R. S. Besheba Chapter, Eastern Star, meets 1st and 3rd Thursday evening of each month at Unity Hall, foot of Broadway. Mrs. R. J. ALEXANDER, R. M. Mrs. C. C. MATTHEWS, Sec. Naomi Chapter, Household Ruth, meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, at Unity Hall, foot of Broadway. Mrs. Cora Johnson M. N. G. Mrs. C. Howard W. R. St. James A. M. E. church, cor. Fifth and Hoback; services Sunday, 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Friday night class. Sunday School class, Sunday 1 p. m. Rev. B. R. GUY, Pastor. Second Baptist church, 417 N. Main St., services Sunday 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday School 2 p. m. Rev. JAMES, Pastor, Rev. JONES, Pastor,