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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07
why she Com M / ttesl suIcide.. q, !.

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! The following letter was found on a young
American girl who committed suicide hy
jumping into the Thames river, London, on
the I'd of September last: av g,Ifhn97pe e.
ssFThe crime that j am, about to commit and
what must suffer hereafter is nothing com
Jared TO my present misery. Alone in, Lon
dom not Q penny or q friend to advise or lend
q helping hand, tired and weary with looking
Tor something to do, failing in every way,
fpoi-sore and heart-Neary, prefer death 10
the dawning of another Wretched morning
i have only been in Britain nine weeks. b 4
came as nursery goFerness, with o lady from
America TO Wick, In Scotland, where she dis
charged me, refusing to- pay my passage
back, giving me my wages, E3 los. After
my expenses TO- London l. found myself in
this great city with only IS, What was / to
dor sold my watch The paltry sum
obtained for that soon went in paying for NV
board and in looking for situation. , Now 1
an destitute, and every dayis misery to me-,
NO friend, no hope, no money. What is
ieft3 Oh! God OF Heaven, have mercy ON q
poor, helpless girl, Thou knowest how have
striven against this, but fate Is against me-. I
cannot sread the path of sin, for my dead
mother will be watching me. Fatheriess,
motherless, home / have none. Oh, for the
rarity of Christian hearts. am now mad;
for days have foreseen that this would be
the end. May all who hear of my death for
give me, and may Almighty God do 90. be-
fore whose bar must soon appear. q Fare
well TO all. to this beautiful and vet wretchcd
world. ] am about twenty years of age. ,gT
I lSignedl ALICE BLANCHE ISWALD.'
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07


Very intellectual 'wbnaeif DIRE seldom bean.
ufnlj their features, and particularly their
foreheaas, are more or less masculine. But
there are exceptions 70 MI rules, and Miss
Landon was an exception to this One she
was exceedingly feminine and pretty Mrs
stanton, likewise, is handsome wonianb hMt
Miss Anthony and Mrs. Livermore are both
plain, Maria and Jane Porter. were woman
0t high brow, and irregular features !, as was
also Miss Sedgwick. Anna Dickinson has x
strong mascuiine faee,R Kate Field has a.
good hooking, Though by mo- means q pretty
z one, and MEs, StoYe Isl thopght positively
nomely., Alice and Phoebe Cary We're plain
in features, though their sweetness Of dispo!-
.sition added greatly to their personal appeafg
ance. Margaret Fuller, had a spleRdid head,
but her features were Irregular and she was
anything but handsome |; though sometimes
in the glow of conversation she appeared al
most radiant. ~ Charlotte Bronte had won
',drouslS beautiful dark k-brown eyes. and a
perfectly shaped head. She, was, small to
diminntiyeness, and was as simple in her
manriet as child. Julia Ward Howe ii q
hne looking woman, wearing an aspect of
grace and refinement and q great force of
character in her face and carriage. Olive
Logan is by no means handsome in person.
though gay and attractive III 'coti versatiofi.
Laura Holloway resembles Chaflotte Bronte'
both IN personal appearance and inltle sad
experiences, of her young life, Neither Mary
Booth nor Marion Harland can lay claim to
handsome faces, though they are splendid
specimens of cultured women, while Mary
Clemmcr Ames is just as pleasing in features
as her writings. are graceful and popular, s,,|
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07

Snow, John, listen to me, for / am older
,thsn yOo are. Never do you marry young
woman, John, until yoa have contriysd 10
happen at the house at least four times before
breakfast, You should take notice II her
complexion 10 the same IN the morning al ia
the evening, or-n tho FashhDwi and towel
have robbed her of her evening bloom. You
shonh take care 70 surprise her, 90 that you
can see her In her morning dress, and OBJ
serve her occupasion when not expecting
foa. If possible yoa should be where YOU
could plainly hear The morning conversation
between her and the mother. y tf she is III
naiured and snappish to her mother, so she
Will he to you, depend upon IL But il You
find her up and neatly dressed In the morn
ing, with the same countenancs, the same
smiles, neatly combed hair, the same ready
and pleasant answer TO her mother which
characterized her depofthaent In the evening,
and 1t she Is lending o hand to get breakfast
ready in good season, she H. . great prize,
John; and the sooner You secure her the
better" tAA it3st7te1s' fir liaAi 1sa7l3 III to
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07
i Helena, s Montana, thursday, IN ovember =


Ata certain place on q Methodist circuit In
this county, an, enterprising preacher stopped
for a week recently, TO stir up some religious
interest. Other veteran preachers had been
there before him, but their efforts had beenl
unayailing in the direction of o reviyal.,s The
point WAS considered as lost to religious in,
struction or conversion, but the new preacher
pitched I'm with much zeal He held meetings
every might for az week, preached long. and
strongi got his mourners benches ready !;
and called upon seekers of religion but, none
appeared at the mourners' benches. The
meetings were kept up for week, and sfinall
ly, the preacher got discouraged. & But he
said he would try il, one more nigh. ~ That
night came and with Ii big congregation.
The preacher was eloquent and wound up
with an earnest exhortati0n, inviting PERSONS
forward to the seekers benches d Not one
arose. >, The preacher waited and plead. but
no one moved he had now. made his last
appeal and after d few mild words, he sal
DOWN. ~ At this juncture tall son % Che soil
arose and said that the preacher had beel
working hard, and had iabured- faithfully
with them, and now; as tokengof their ap-
probation and respect for him., he moved
thasthe congregation give the preacher three
cheers, which Was carried AStGasaossa (OhiaAl
IteGtsEfT.i,ua v#4n1I nyaiaX vM EprrapT
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07

A new denomination has sprung up In the
western portion of Mercer and BOYLE coun-
ties. which Is styled the !. Soul-sleepers." |"
Their manic indicates one of the most iinpor-
tant points in their creed, for they maintain
that ths sopl sleeps with the body, after death
till the Judgment day. They also hold that
God Is material, and that Christ Is essential
to salvation; Rev. Mr.. Terhphe is the aex-
pounder Of this doctrine, and has succeeded
faith, and they are now engaged Ii, building
. new church We understand that quite 4
stir has been in that neighborhood, and that
many have left their own churches and zone
over 70 the Soul -sieepers. ~ Doacize Idpo--
c0fe " ~ ,sllIaG} - - q I'B3Ef lsilf 'lI
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07
A british Snnp at the Ameracm,r tsgsfrl
atti l}i 7Hii-C OF the Pcriod.,s btIs, All 4 :

There is no country, in the world where
there are more glorious girls, more loyable
girls than ars to be found in this realm of
the American eagle, but when you want to-
hnd any !of this genuine and much to be
sought after specimens of 6femininity YOU
must not go into the ranks of so-called soci-
ETY. In your quest = 4 The girl to be found in
such circles is not the girl you will desire to
take home and make wife of. Tootfr
qnently she is told at her birth that she must
be "smart"--she knows that means sspert. !"
and becomes so. At ten she is a woman
wiser and worse than her grandmother at
twenty. - 'She has her beaux and furbelows.
frizzes, followers frenzies; fun, folly, frolics,
feints g and falsity, fanfaronade, fanta.
sizes, and, in fact, all the fs but fat. aoli 1aji
As soon as she is able to walk the streeIs
the leather is whitfield sharp at the toes a
spike Is stuck at the other end for a heel.
. camel hump Is secured ut the base of her
spinal column, her heart, lungs and liver are
tied up In corsets, flesh barricades of bone
and steel, and she is sent out TO the world. q
she goes to school, eats slate pencils and ab!
serbs arsenic, poisoning her stomach and
stunning her senses. The corsets3 squeeze,
the breath out of her lungs, ana the heels
send the blood to her head. She fiirts with
boys and young men before nature has in
formed her that there are sexes, During
DSnooA AouiS suC Hiny UC IN lcr seat Or out OF
the teacher does not alaways know. Out
OF school hours she goes where SHE pleases,
does what abe or somebody pleases y
says what SHE pleases,' visits DIR. Huston, ,or
the den of his snegro servant 5Ht 4a'vDIE a
Frequently 1.-THE Lord only knows how fire.
quently, so-called fashionable mothers seem
perfectly willing that ttIelr9 daughters should
goto the bottoniless pit by the license they
give them to 20 where thbyr please. 4 If tie
mothers OF the scores Of girls now, before the
courts of the'country as plaintiffsl0r defend.
ants IN criminal cases had only know where
their daughters Wereawhen they were with
their betrayers, the criminal cases would pro-
badly never have appeared ion the dockets.s
The smartness of this species aOf girl is her
Satan. 1T she has q pretty faDe, she proceeds
tosdaub her cheeks, ,wburn her hair, tint her
lips, paint her nails, shade her eyebrows, and
gisp that she may draw her ,corsets tighter.
Then she begins to learn the trade of the
SdFentitress. She bec0mes fraud, internaiiy
and externally. She looks with lofty acon.f
tempt nj she honest working girls who earn
theirib in honor and virtue; but she be-
gins to draw money for herself from banks
in which she has no deposits In time this |
girl goes, 20 EUROPE and leads e; gay lffe.
That's where, the n fsmartuess r.iof Inodcrn
society tends to lead most of it's yotaries. IL
kHGH E1H GGzstsSftdt ,ifF& ;sg9gHtsfFt fFeEgt.4gt
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07

u A'TuRKIsfi breakfast IL a iaborious and
complicated affair, about thirty dishes being
essential, the first being always roast lamb!
A round metal plate, three feet in diameter,
Is placed on D low frame, and serves as q
table, about which half "a dozen persons re-,
pose on rugsl There are no plates, knives or
forks, and only the right hard isiperinfttcd
% be used the left must remain Invisible.
The dishes On the tablc are continually
changed 50 that little, can be- eaten from
each.s When the repast is fiAished,i an At.
tendant presents 20 each guest &basin ana b
piece OF soap, soand poufse water aoyer9 his
hands from q, metal Jug. An elegant en-.
broidered napkin serves fordrying the hands,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07

De Nos Lewis relates ut llengta, how he
lived for week upon food that cOst,544 cents
He worked hard meantime, and gained half
9 pound. He took two meals 7dhy.. The
following are specimen ones: Sunday bseak-
feast hnlled Southern .corn,I with. sa1 little
milk Dinner, the same. Total, cost. six,
of beans, with half a cents wortifof yihsear1'
Wednesday dinner, swo cents wortii ofISeef
stev,oat quarter OF a ceHts worth of, Ipeppes.
and cents worth of homiuy puddieg. n Sat-
prhay ainnera lobster, three cents 4! bread fene
cent; hominy salad. one -esnt; a. cracked
wheat and milk, two cents This sort of
thing may do wen enough for Or. lewis. ~
Is the height Of absufdity, however Tor him
TO judge eyerybody by hfmself, ialthU6s shthis,
Is what the ayenWes srefoFmer inyariahly does.r
bdrs bns %sspIl Of men would die on lhs aiet
n .vIsE0ifgtgFn s4sdags, To9 bs,iig A jIfvs -
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07
The Britistl ArIstocracy-HOwa u Young
-aLordewas Thrcshed1 by Mn Osslers 35i1,


/ "A greal deal of the licentiousness of aristo-
cratic families arises from the false position
in which the young lords are placed during
all the earlier part of their lives, while wait
ing to enter ON their estates and occupation,
They must be idle. !. II 10 unconventional for
them to engage in any business or profession.
just in the proportion that they are clever
and vigorous there Is a probability that their
powers will run to waste or be spent upon
improper excitements. have in mind as /
write young lord of great deal Of wit and
hood in which he lived in perpetual scandal
by his behavior. He was in the habit OF
playing the coarsest practical jokes en- any
body, and when he had nothing else 10 do
would 60 around a village after midnight
ringing the door-beils. He was n very strong
young man physically, and ON one eccasion,
when he was passing by . country gentle
mans house ne stopped to speak to the ostler.
Observing that the ostler was stroag fellow
the idea struck him that he would likelto have
Q pugilisticl encounter with him.. u 4 My dear
fellow, said the lord, II should like 10, have
hight with you. think can lick you"
II dunno o you be-" answered the ostleir.,a
''but you must be the best man in these parts
II ye can lick me.2 1" Very iwell. 7 save the,
III give You I5. And at II, there Ii Tie tile
stable yard, they went for half an hour, at
the end of which his lordship was fairly used
up.ii The ostler, had to take him home in al
wagon, and was in much CONSERVATION and
anxiety when he found that, the pulpy mass
he was conveying iad 10 be confided to weep
ing relations at afneighboringt castle. How
ever, his lordship recovered slowly. and no
sent tie ostler Who had punished him % hot y,
five pounds, but atty Well, after that ihisa
lordship got into various scrapes, and was
brought up in the police court several, times.
But suddenly, by the death of Lord W., in
Ireland, he came into the occupation of I'M A.
mense Irish estates,' and Ibelieve ihe ntSsshas
the repntatiOn of being one of the most faithlr
ful, excellent, and philanthrppiG noblemen
that has eyer lived in that country. SO soon
as he had Something TO do be became man.
It is d rather dr0il circumstance that wIien he
came into possession he sent for thecostlers
WIG had thEeshed him, and gave, ,him, a high
position on his estates. ,-.r...a N >.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07

Shakspears has successfully had to sustain
the character Of q laWysN, scheOlmaster; sol
dier, sailor, farmer, surgeon and dozen
other professions and trades, and has been
proved satisfactorily TO theiminds of several
writer's 10 have been well ]yersed in alchemy,
bot0ny, music and oil the ologies. But il has
remained for Mr.i Blades the eminent Cax2
tonian, to prove that Shakespeare ives one. of
his own craft-a printer. Ina volume Just
issued by .he Aessys Tr.knesi it :s clearly
shown that Shakspeare, when he first came
TO London, called on his fellow towhssnan,
Field, who had married 10 daughtersof Of lYanll
trollisr, printer, and had succesded him In
his sbusinesa.sl Here; then, shakespeare, as
proof header, or asshopman, OF an both, re-
mained ffo;ir years, ,ltand became master of
the terms reprints, title-pages, prefaceStypo
aonpareil broad side, locking.upy register
and printers dsvii,i al OF which are 70 be
found In his Norks.l1nu sdi gniqnIHI yllai3s'
2HiIguI 81
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07
THE WEEKLY HER AID.
z: swis.sk',s !. .1ss FISK BROS, Publisher, s,
,Tl'MlElETwIss.
Br Z. tBuoMASAN HEAD.

wv w w.. THE TWINS. ''' .''
-4e@,t.aa Br 4. BUCHANAN HEAD. a.s bssiGiuIa
Prom beautiful lake in the mountain ''' 2, ~,
r Two rivuefs came down, -.zF AtA'tt"~ f3l
With rustle and uttcr like ribbons of biue, nt
+ by delicate bree4es blown tns rfGiaiFuot5r ed
Der beds Of golden luster -Rpf@ I@tItht
i In the shadow of roch and tree, t8GUtaE aaI
They sang the same tunes with their svery tongues
And clapped their hands In glse. t,,,~,'1",,..
Ger rocks with moses mantled .gyTahdiaA N
They eddied and whired like wAltzing pairig Al.
Til, hand In hand, with laughter and leap, ~ -,
r. They mingled their misty hair rfg ~ -
o'er the self-same edges,l ,t,gag ;Hi 4a vt sab,q
singing the self-eame tune, ftt st,-A o., rai.
They passed from April to breezy May, %it, ' ~ j,'
Toward the fieids of June. ''gs sFft'hf' a2s& ~
They whiried and danced and dallied, a scs or9 &.
And through The meadows slid, 4, ,t 10y r.
Till under the same thick grass and flowers ~
Their future course was hid. .lt3 "a. o, = .THwl
so, a ~ ~t1hsaa.,, 2, ,tfas.d.5p b. HaIqagaa4
OF one fair mother born, ~" s"|f VI @f@"
Like young clouds of golden hue ~ ,yTlaH91
That smile ON the breast of MOrn m ~ VTagns
The same in .oe and he.utv >&- ~ ,I2EVm VA
The came In voice and size 30 yshsgtpa@ adf
The same bright hair upon their heads, W 3fi l9g
I Ihee Ihe same bine "a thelrsyea sa0ilsl ~ ,g'frs
Singing the same Song ever ,9gsui9Ut TI e ~ sf
:, In the self-same silyery tune, g OK ) TSfGHU
They passed from April into May. a.r Essf III .ga
Ioward the helds ef June. ~ $50, M;
Thsy whiFisd and dahdad and tiaiiisd3 81; H. ssnlE
49, The beautiful yalea amid, syigsp1JLA sfy nj pya4
TIL under the same thick leaves and howers-- , i
Their future course was hid iF3's'9R 'FTt' %" 31
Lsdt"sA f"15EiSih iaI--ln November GALAXY
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07

The Victoria Gross, of bronne,nla.a freml
captured cannon, has been conferred by the
Queen of England upon Lieutenant Colonel
Mclntire, for his courageous conduct idhrih6
the IlOoshai expedition! y The officer in had
ing the assaultuponth stockaded Rillagaofi
LalgnoOra, on the 4th of January, is,said,to
have climbed over the stockade, which stood
some ten feet high, and under the heavy fine
4fthe Irooashais pushed hissway thrnlghthe
fames and, smoke of the burning ruins, aud
captured the place, Although intrinsieally
worth less than one-haif the cost of the usual
English silver war medal, this cross fsr vaiors
is the highest military onden In the gift of the
crosp, h and can only be yconferred for ssnAe,
signal act of bravery performed in the face,
Of the enemy. In the navy IL IL suspended
fromia dark blue fibbon,2ih the army ffona d
crimson D. and Mhenn Gohferred upon nanD
commissioned officers and private soldiers and
sailors carries with it q pension for life. III
is so rare aliistihction, that when soliiar Ii
seen with che brssnse cross tiss tAeistfSess o.
Londona y0ubimays see sAlmost evatyt other,
?. persen turn Ground 70 stlo9k at the mar. .xitht
49, i0 SSua' SAuaaS' n, til.T, ft -, Ea,', ,o
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07
The Prcsidcnt,s Rorses,I

General Grants horses and stables have
been frequent topics of comment in the Dem
gscratic and Liberal organs during the Last
three months. Q In casuai conversation on The
subject a few days ago the President himself
said; .'rhe New York World declared that
y had $70. goo worth Of horses at Long
Branch; that had seven horses, every one
of which wssssorth e10, ,000, and ccsaa tres
mule y three minutes NaB, 30 far is that
you'd, Tthink, find Il ,sIiiiic1it 10 obtain t6st
amount for them upon short notice, and
only one OF them can travel q mile In less
than ifye lminnies. .sqo She might possibly do It
" f0uF, but haye, never tried i, z'aJ,rI.,,
.<<~D$ J. Ns------. ~
% fan editor Gays Ais ancestors have beeniti
the habit Of living Q hundred yeaEs stHis oea
ponelts Eespopded by saying, that wa be-
fore tne iarosdqctipn yq 9f eapital punshment
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An EnH1ishman's COmpliment 90
,H!ip8 eft. America. Yn'Tsly F'rzk


The Hem Robert bowe, the English Chan
cellor iofuthe Exchequer, In . speech ON the
25th ot. september Said, introducing the diis-
cussion of the Geneva arbitration !: Goa, 10 il
"America came ont ofa gigantic civil war
bleeding at every pore, and with feelings
Iefy much excited and irritated. II To ICher
eternal honor be 1t said, she offered unique
instance in history. In her ease no statutes
CLEAN the refuse of the sword ! NO execul
toner was called onto finishfthe work the
soldiers had left 9undone. q II Whatever blood
was shed was shed in the height Of violent
conflict. No blood, no mockeryiO of judicial
proceeding, no semblance1 oflimparhality
where the sentence was predetermined on
and the eXecutioner was ready, clouded the
triumph. of that civil war, and for that Amefl
lea deserves Immortal HONOR TcheerslL lL-but
she came cut Of the conflict naturally very
much excited and think that, however
mild the Americans were to their opponents,
they certainly put no very charitable con-
struction On orr actions. 3nEEae4f izl;t aT6 .2s
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-11-07
what's Dlrss +


Old DIR. Cooper, of South Carolina, used
to say to his students Z TaahH*faE ,YTAH1E
"Dnn't be afraid of dirt, young gentlemen.
What isdirt9, Why, nothing as all often
sive. when chemically viewed. Rub little
alkali upon the dirty greese spot on yonrcoas,
and 1t undergoes chemical change and be-
comes soap; now rub Il with little water
and 1t disappears. 1t Is neither grease, soap,
water nor dirt. That Is n very odorous pile
of dirt you see yonder well, scatter little
gypsum over il, and it Is no longer dirty.
Everything like dirt 10 worth cur notice Is
students of chemistry. Analyze IL; twin
separate into very clean elemental Dirt
makes corn, corn makes bread and meat, and
that makes very sweet young lady, that
saw one ofyou kissing lastnight. So after all,
you were kissing dirt, particularly if she
whitened her face with chalk or fuller's
earth;s though 1 may say that rubbing such
stuff upon the beautiful skin of a young lady
is dirty practice. Pearl powder / think is
made OF bismuth, nothing but dirt. Lord
Palmerston's fine definition of dirt Is matter
in the wrong place. Put 1t In the right place
and weTcease 70 think of it as dirt. ,osETaE1
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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-22

4 PARSONS STRATEGY, The fol-
lowing is old-it belonged to the last
gener,ltion-hut it may be new to
many at the present day;
Old Parson Munson of Worchester
Mass. was occasionally absent from
his flock OH Missionary tours to dis
tant States. Upon Il certain Summer
Sabbath, having .iuSt returned IRON
one Of these excursions, he found his
congregation quite droWsy, and for
the purpose of waking them up he
broke oil In the midst of his Sermon.
and begtn to tell them Of what wosl-
derfnl things he had seen III York
State. Among other wonders he said
he had there seen the largest mosque
toes It had ever been his fortune to fall
in wltll-so large, in fact that many y
taaa lcoR5d reiyt pouai.
The good people were by this time
wide awake.
"Ycs, continued the parson; ''anA,
moreover, they have been known to
climb up tree and bTk."
The congregation We're sleepy no
more on that day. On the day fol
lowing two of the deacous Of the
church waited upon Parson Munsoil
and informed lin that the members
Of his parish were much scandaiized
| by the big stories he had told them
from the pulpit,
What stories Z" said the parSon.
with innocent surprise.
"Wly, sir, yon said that you had
seen mosquitoes III York State that
would weigh pould.n
Il said, returned the parson, ex-
panatoriIy. THAT maay them would
weigh pound. y
"Well-but," continued tile elder
deacon, with n slight choking in his
ntterance. you said they had been
known to climb up u tree and bark"
Certainly" said the parson, with
an assuring nod. AS to their climb
Ing up on Il tree, ! have seem them do
that here in Worchester county
haven't you, Deacon?'
20, yes-l have seen 'em do that"
well, how could they climb tree
without climbing OIL the bark!"
The good deac0ns went their way
with something very like a mosquito
humming In their ears.