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Humorous, tongue-in-cheek dig at Helena, and Montana, society, written as a Supplement to "An Address to the People of Montana - Reasons Why Helena Should be the Permanent Capital of the State." Society and culture in Helena are shown to be superior to that of other cities and towns in Montana, especially woeful Anaconda. The advertisements at rear are particularly rich in humor: "Sin Brothers & Bum, Finest Opium Dens in the City... Pronounced by Critical Hop Fiends the Most Satisfactory Resort of its Kind, Outside of San Francisco, in America. Reduced Rates to School Girls"; "Bustem & Skinem, Real Estate and Mining," etc.