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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-09-12

EDGAR A. PoE.-It is cheering to see and
hear the oft reiterated statement that Poe has
been painted blacker than he was. The very
strong tendency so common among mankind
to melodramatic coloring does not hesitate to
exaggerate faults as well as other salient fea-
ttres. and hence it Is easy to suppose that one
whose career was irregular and objectiona-
bic, and was witIal made conspicuous among
other irregular and faulty careers by great
intellectual brilliancy, must suffer greatly in
this wise. There are good-hearted and dis
cerning people in this community who knew
Poe well-better far than the noisy world
ever knew hins-and also knew well that his
reputation has belied him; but to contend
against the popular verdict was idle Soci-
ETY. must have its scape goats; and woe to the
man, and all who feel kindly interest in his
memory, upon whom society has Justly or uri-
fairly pitched this intolerable burden. Acorre-
spondent OF the Philadelphia Ledger has now
attempted rescue, and every ingenious well
wisher of the race will bid him hail. He at
tributes Poe's gloomy case to disappoint-
ment Ia early life sufficient to account for 1t,
says he paid his debts honestly, and says that
an amount of wine which could not be called
excessive, and beyond which he did not ven
ture, would sometimes upset him. This writer
adds:
His peculiar temperament made conviy-
iality impossible to him; and If friends SO
miscalled, had been as careful of Poe's weak
ness IS he himself aimed to be, his life and
his death would have been happier STILL Poe
was not q sol, q sensualist or an unprincipled
adyenturer, and his memory is kindly cher
ished by those who knew him. The lesson
of his life Is. that those OF his delicate and
sensitive organization should absolutely re-
fuse stimulating drinks "s-BOstom Trans
criDt rs.sTF-.
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81 rake, \. i J ali de same.,

An honest, thrifty, well-to-do farmer in, q
Connecticut city applied to wealthy land
lord who rents a great many houses tph.
''Ihe house is to let, certainly" !" said the
owner, ''and II, upon inquiry, ! find you to
be responsible and q suitable man for a ten
ant, you shall have It." t7-f,t
- ''vera goot, Mr.. Fl 80, you makes just as
many questions as you mind. takes It when
you gets ready ~ esad.s5sat l5a, ,- grsH.as
Two days afterward the house owner call
ed upon the German. "Well, he said, ''I've
inquired pretty generally concerning your
character and means, and as everybody
speaks of you as an honest, respectable man,
house" ~ rs.E s7,@
. .'Vell, den,' said Hans, 81 takes de house
---and wants u tell you Eve asked all about
you among de Heoples, and dey all say dat
You Is de meapest landlord in de town; but
takes de house all de same" '>'a
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-09-12
maxim. OF bishop M,ddIe.on.

FerseVere against ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Keep
your temper. Employ leisure In study, and
always have some work on hand. Be pune
tual and methodical in business. and never
procrastmate. Never be in hurry. Pre-
serve self-possession and do not be talked
int0 conviction. Rise early and be an econ-
omist of time. Maintain dignity without tho
appearance of pride. Manner is something
with everybody and everything with some.
BE guarded in discourse, attentive and slow
to speak. Never aequiesce in immoral OF
pernici0us opinions Be not forward to as
sign reasons to those who have no right 20
ask. Think nothing in conduct unimportant
and Indifferent. Rather set than follow ex.
ample. Practice strict temperance; and In
ali yDur transactions remember the final ac-
cOi1nt .. o., ..t+
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-09-12

aG THE law, instituted by the Yale faculty, re-
quiringeach student 10 furnish the august board
with . written statement of the place of
worship and Bible class attended, boarding
places &c, afford unlimited opportunities for
thelwaggishl student 10 display his 4peenliar
.ways. The following specimen was recently
received by the governing element: SAT
tend Catholic Church. Have consultations
scraples In regard TO Bible-classes; Refresh
washing extra, Survive, on faith, hash and
napkins. Hired girls name, Nancy; good
looking and robust, Of Swedish extraction.
We invariably rise at n m, and retire at
p. m"
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To- Xgaah ElAnneIs.

.. White fiannels may be kept soft and, free
from sh rinking, if properly washed. -.
"' Put enough soap into boiling water TO make
astrong suds, and thcn put in the fiannels,
pressing them under the water. with the
sclothes-stick.s -stWhen cool, so that you can
bear your hands in the suds,r rub them care
fully and when clean, pass them through
othe wringer' into another tub of boiling water,
into which iyouE have thoroughly stirred d
little blueingot If .yoW, first suds is, strong
enough, the flannel will retain sufficient soap
for the rinsing water Shake them up and
downin the last water with the clothes-stick
till well trinsed, or cool enough for your
hands then pass through the wringer once
more, and as quickly as possible; hang out
d in a clear sun, or brisk wind, and when two
thirds dry bring in f; snap and pull gain |:
fold and roll upu hard for. "a little while, and
then iron and press, till dry. / soo, ...,,.,...
4, Never wash flannels in cloudy or stormy
weather, and always iron as soon after bring
ing In as you can. D1 If they lie long folded
they will shrink.1sftgT v7aygtsy rs75g,tjant
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-09-12
curious wills

In 1914. Lady Frances Wilson, daughter
of the Earl of Aylesbufy, was informed by
Archdeacon Potts, that a parishioner of his
named Wright, then lying dead at poor
lodging in Pimlico, had left her a valuable
estate in Hampshire. The fair legatee ridi-
culed the idea, as she knew no such individ.
ual. However, she went to Rimlice,a and
recognized her defunct friend as constant
frequenter OF the opera, who had annoyed
her by continually staring at her there. One
would naturally suppose that the friendless
man had fallen in love with the lady, or been
attracted, perhaps, by her, resemblance to
some lost love OF his youth. There nav
have been some tender feeling~ In the case
but then, how are we to account for his leay.
ing 94, 900 to- the Countess of q Rossleyn.
$4,000 to the Speaker of the House of Com
mons, and 81, 900, to the Chancellor OF the
Exchequer- -all OF whom were Ignorant Of
his existance. l. The worthy qArchdeaeon
would have scoutedtthe motion of his being
insane, for had he not proved himself in his
right mind by leaving him G1 900, '.as d
mark OF. appreciation of d sermon he had
heard him preach" IN n72, o. Monmouth
shire squire left eco, 600 to a laboring manito
whom ne would not speak while living. "A
MIR. Furstone left $1,000 to the, first man
bearing his surname who should produce and
marry a female Furstone.. 10 This was one
way for lone man to provide himself with
heirs but we prefer the. practice, of honest
no kinsman or kinswoman to whom he could
beqHeath sundry cottages Of which he had by
industry and self-denial made himself l,ro-
tprietor, left each of his humble tenants the
cottage in which he lived Chambers Jour
nal SsHba 5i2tH ,395 ft@ rtT)fA2t4 1Ff,h TlflT i
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lAsricualsiarsal.

n Farming Is, without doubt, the slrest occu-
patton there is. Farmers may not grow rich,
but they always manage to. get living for
themselves and family, which is more than
can be said OF any other pursuit. They may
grow rich In this as In any other pursuit ac-
cordingto the degree of intelligence and in
dustry brought to bear. If you desire to see
the success of your children rendered sure in
life, educate them for the farm. But this
word education has deep signification here |;
1t Is the want of this that makes farm life
generally so dull, and the attainment of great
wealth BY farming SO rare. There is no oc-
cupation Of life that will repay intelligence,
thought and study better than agriculture
WILL and ii is because intelligence has SO
little to do with the general farming opera
tousr that IT is so unattractiye to young men,
and leads them to forsake it for the profess
sions, or other more Intellectual pursuits.
Induce your children to take an carly interest
70 the farm, in their implements, and in the
a farm m Tell them all your plans, and the his!
tory OF your success and failures; tell them
your own history as boy, but don't harp
too much on the degenerate character of the
young men of the present age. A Praise them
when you can, and encourage them to do
still better. Give each one calf or colt to
raise, or a small patch of grain to cultivate
on his own account. s. But above all lei, them
study chemistry, and the laws of breeding In
stock. Light your homes brilliantly. In tho
evening with Kerosene, and provide plenty Of
pleasant agricultural reading, encourage your
children TO dress upin the evening, and en-.
Courage your neighbors to drop in and then
talk h .agricultpre-the importance of large
crops, good stock, liberal feeding, judicions
the advantages of Keeping animals
judicious rotation of crops, the
chemical nronerties nj, mannra atc ratbar
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-09-12

SENATOR NYE tells good story ON Piss.=
dent Grant, who was lately interviewed by
an old Abolitionist from the Western Re-
serve, in Ohio, who wanted to be certain as
to Grants anti slavery record. Said the
Presidents interlocutor: .'You win excuse
me, Mr.. President, but would like to In
guire of you of your past party affiliations.
/ am especially desirous of knowing whether
you have always belonged to the party Of
sir," replied the President, ITO make any in
quiries in that respect that you please. But
I will tell you in advance that 1 voted for
Buchanan In 1853, and ought TO have been
disfmehised for so doingg How did YOU
vote in 1902 81 didn't vote At all" repiied
the President. .'Well, then, who did you 10
for In 1882" '.In 1864, /" replied the Presi-
dent, hesitatingiy; s.'ohl yes, / remember
now; In 1854 went for Geneisl Lee. z yes
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AHsrse story.


The papeEs are publishing as a curious
item a statement to the effect that q .shorse
in Iowa pulled the plug out of water-barrel
and slaked his thirst. AS the horse could
not hayee slaked his thirst without pulling
the plug out of the bung-hole of the barrel,
we do mo- see anything extraordinary in the
occurrence. Now, if the horse had pulled
the barr out Of the bung- hole and slaked
his thifs with the plug, crsif the barrel had
pulled tEe bung hole ont Of the plug and
slaked 80 thirst with the, horse, or If, The
plug hd pulled the horse out of the barrel
and slas ID Its thirst with the bung hole, or If
the buietioie had pulled the thirst out of the
horse I'd slaked the plug with the barrel, or
If the II rel had pulled the horse out of the
bung and plugged its thirst with slake,
It mi dave been worth while to make some
fuss oyde But none Of these things seem
to thilcurred.
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A Church siIvervVeaains.

Hehfy ward ~BeecheF ." silver wedding"
the twenty-ffth anniversary of his connec-
tion with Plymouth Church-will begin ON
the 10th of October and last four days. A
daily morning prayer meeting Is 10 Be held,
meeting of the Sunday-school scholars, q
re-union of all who have ever belonged to
the church, a general historical meeting, the
concluding service being the administration
of the Lords Supper.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-09-12

--A Western paper aesoribes the manner
OF loye-making practiced among some OF Its
readers, In the following paragraph The
young people who were seen feeding each
other evening, had better be q little more
cautious In the future"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-09-12


y. Tue EiGEsTLRMAs,rrHs, Il, daboyais mean
thing. he cannot stoop TO a mean fraud.
He inyades no secret iii the Keeping of an
other He betrays no secret II, his Keeping.
lie never struts in bGrrDwed pluinagea He
never takes selfish adYantageo of our mistakes.
He uses no ignoble weapons In controversy.
He never stabs In the dark. els Ashamed
of inuendoesl HE Is not loneI thing TO &
mans face and another belrind his back. I'm
by accident he comes ~. possession of his
neighbors counsels, he passes upon them an
act of instant Oblivion. We bears sealed
packages without tampering with the wax.
Papers not meant forlhis eye, whether they
tiutter at his window or de open before him
10 unguardea exposure, are sacred to him.
He inyades no privacy of Others, however
the sentry sleeps Bolts and bars, locks and
keys, hedges and pickets, bonus and securities,
notice to trespassers, are none of them for
him. He may be trusted by himself out of
sight; near the thinest partition anywhere.
He buys no Office, he sells none, lie iptligues
for none. He would rather fail of his rights
than win them through diShonor. He witt eat
honest bread. He tramps on no sensitive
feeling. He insults no man. If he have
rebuke for another he Is straightfoFy .url.
openly, manly. He cannot descend to scur.
rility. In short, whatever he Judges honora-
BILE he practices toward every man.
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Helena, Montana, Thursday, September i 1877.

gers, and Bascom hez furnisht him an hiz
sons hiz fkker ever since on tick. Most NV
the property in this vicinity is in the same
fix. Mine wood be, but fortunately haven't
any. ts fh1 PETROLEUM VI NAsBY. "a /
slI G3 H,t1Gqlfs4 (Which wuz Postmaster
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-09-12

The Rev. Eli Perkins Being sworn 10
preach the gospel at Saratoga, spoke as fol.
lows and IL hellzn0ws anything, knows that
ne produced as much effect as ii he, had not
uttered word. No, my hearers, men adj
mire style, but they fall Id love with BEAUTY.
"A, beautiful arm or, asweet mouth flied with
pearls, will catch 4a9manis heart quicker
than oil The coin style in the world. Voice
Hear, hear. No man ever fell In love with
false hair or "a pahnieI, even II Il were twenty
feet high and. made out of six hundred news
papers The girls 0riginal back was good
enough foF Phidias and Cpnaa, I. A pannier
would not Improve the Venus al Milo OF that
Flofentine Venus de Medici.H SO much hair
disgustsia neat man. sraIs 10 mot sweet, and
sweetness; and neatnesss about ~ woman catch
man quicker than anything else. Il Cheers
by the fsliows.) Why bear down The head.
like ATLAS, with isbdnderoas globe
The fellows discount aiilthis ,hthnbGggery.
lyoice71-.Y You bet D ID They, est athrong6 1.-THE
paniers, false hair, and geygaws, and fall in
love with the gin herself, .6f they dot fan II
love at all sn9 Y0ieelIJsis sist so 91slii ssAlils
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-16

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.-To X. NJ.
~ Ayres, William H. German and J G.
Marquis, Plaintiffs, and James Caveraugh and
Margaret Cavenaugh, his wife, Defendants, and
all creditors holding claims against the said
James Cavenaugh and Margaret, his wife.
TAKE NOTICE, that in pursuance of decree of
the Court of Hastings for the City of Stanton,
rendered on the - of July, 1872, in the suit
of Ayres, &C. vs. Cavenaueh, &C., l shall, on
FRIDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 1872, at the
Office of Meade F. White, Attorney at Law, in
the City of Staunton, proceed to take, state and
settle the following accounts:
LIST. Of the debts due by Defendants;
End. What portion of the real estate in the
Bill mentioned it is advisable to sell;
3rd. An account of the acts and doings of
Margaret Gavenaugh, then the widow of John
Fitzgerald, decd, as Admx de son tort of said
Fitzgerald;
4th. Whether it is proper to sell that portion
of the property of said John Fitzgerald, dec d,
referred to in the answer of Margaret Cavenaugh,
and in order to pay his debts; and
5th. Any other matters deemed pertinent by
myself or required by either party in interest to
be so stated.
At which time and place you and all creditors
of James Cavenaugh and Margaret, his wife, re-
spectively, are then and there required to attend
and file with the und ersigned proofs and evil
dence of your claims.
Given under my hand as Commissioner in
Chancery for the Court of Hastings for the City
of Staunton, this 25h day of July.
CHAS. W. S. TURNER,
july26-4t Commissioner.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-16
New Advertisements.

C~~~~~~~Oo~O~~
COMMISSIONERS NoTICE.-To Robert G
~ Bickle, Plaintiff, and Magnus S. Cease
Fanny Briggs, the widow of John Brtgs, decd,
Rebecca Cole, Henry Moore and his wife, Patsy
Moore, Jordan Jenkins and his wife, Margaret
jenkins, and Fanny and James Cole, infants
and children of Susan Cole decd, and Jacob 7
Parent, Sergeant of the City of Staunton, and
as such Admir- of John Briggs, decd, Defendants
and all creditors holding claims against the Els
tate Of said John Briggs, decd.
TAKE NOTICE, that in pursuance of decree O.
the Court of Hastings for the City of Staunton
rendered on the 3rd day of January. 1872, in
the suit of Bickle as. Cease, &C., shall on Fri
day, the 9Th day Of September. 1872, at my office
| with G. G. Jackson, on Augusta Street, ad
joining the law office of D. S. Young in the City
of Stanton, proceed to take, state and settle the
| following accounts:
lst. An account showing the outstanding
debts against the Estate of John Briggs, decd
with their respective priorities and
End. Any other matters deemed pertinent by
myself or required by either party in interest to
be so stated.
At which time and place you and all creditors
of the estate of John Briggs, decd, are then and
there required to attend and file with the under
signed proofs and evidence of your claims
Given under my hand as Commissioner in
Chancery for the Court of Hastings. for the City
OF Stanton, this 10th day of August, 1872.
CHAS. W. S. TURNER,
augl6-4t. Commissioner.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-16
Ex-President johnson ON the
Presidential Question.

KNOXVILLE, August LEX President
johnson spoke by invitation last evening to
large crowd for two hours and quarter
He was introduced by Judge T. A. r. Mel
son as the peoples man, plain Andy John.
son.
Mr.. johnson said he was no candidate for
any Office. He said that it was we'll, in
times Of popular upheaval, to take our bear
ings and see whittier We are drifting. Re-
curing o.the first principles, he said that
the government has been drifting from its
constitutional mornings, and becomes the
plaything Of an irresponsible Congress, at
the dictation Of usurping Executive. He
reviewed President Grants administration
with severity, but with moderation. He
discussed official gift-taking as bribery,
citing the case Of Sir John Trevor, in Eng
land He favored the one term principle
and the election of President by the direct
vote of the people. The reelection of Pres
ident Grant would, he said, be great ma
tional disaster. He accepted Mr.. Greeley
on the principle Of universal pressure CIR
cumstances beyond human control have limi-
ted the choice to two man Patriots caanot
hesitate to choose Greeley 1t is no time TO
say this or that is or is not my party, but
let us all unite in saying this is my county
The country must have reconciliation, este
ration Of civil rights to all citizens, conf
dence between sections and reform of the
service. He pleaded tor a return of the an
eient reverence for the constitution and off
cial obligations.
The speech was we'll received and gener-
ally applauded.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-16


The election in North Carolina, by the
votes announced, is in favor of Caldwell
Republican, by 1000 to 1900 majority
There is still doubt as to the result as
many frauds are known Of It is estimated
that 10, 900 votes were cast for Caldwell! by
illegal voters from South Carolina and
Southern Virginia, one county alone return
ing 852 votes more than there were regis
tered voters. The purging of polls and the
official report is still necessary to determine
how the State has gone for Governor. 1t
is certain that the Legislature is largely
Democratic and two Democratic Congress
men and an U S. Senator gained
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The Political Campaign.
GOVERNOR BROWNS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BAL
TIMORE NOMINATION.

GOVERNOR BROWNS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BAL
T1MoRE NOMINATION.
ST.. LOUIS, August 1.-THE correspop-
dence between j. R. DooIittle and B. Gratz
Brown, respecting the nomination of the
latter for Vice-President by the Baltimore
Convention, is published. The letter of
Mr.. Brown is as follows:
Executive Department, Jefferson City,
August 8.-Gentlemen of the Committee
I have the honor of acknowledg the re-
ceipt of your communication advising me
that had been unanimously nominated as
a candidate for the Vice Presidency Of the
United States at Baltimore For this mark
of confidence on the part of SO large repre-
sentative body Of my fell,w-citizens l cannot
too deeply express my gratitude. The dis
tinction is one which | feel to be in great
measure undeserved, where so many more
suitable could have been found, and yet,
should your action be- confirmed, I shall en-
deavor to discharge the duties of that high
place with fidelity to your trust, with devo-
ton to the public interest, and with the in
flexible resolution to prove not unworthy of
such choice. The fact that it reposes also
upon the declaration O. principles affirmed
by the liberal republicans at Cincinnati, and
was proclaimed, without amendment, by the
democratic party Of Batiore, gives assu-
rance that in this combined expression there
is sought only the lel'verance of the nation
from present great peril to its peace and
liberties To that end all minor considera-
tons have been subordiuated, ard an illus
tration presented to tine country of unseish
patriotism rather than an, sticking for par
ty advantage, which should convince all of
the perfect sincerity OF this movement
1t has involved no surrender on either
part Of any former convictions. It has not
been negotiated or bargsined. Its origin
was from the people. Though differing in
the past in some issues of great magnitude,
yet, now that they are settled, there is
hearty concurrence bet" cen us upon all vital
questions agitating the public mind. What
conduct of national affairs that involves your
convention has we'll s. forth in its platform,
and its true accord with the democratic
ideas that guided an earlier administration
is the best guaranty tia. it v i'll restore equal
rights. tranquility, development and consti'
tutional rule.
Permit me also, geu'l, men, through you,
to express my thanks to the great masses of
your party, which have since ratified this &C.
ton with such signal unanimity, and to say
to them that. in accepting this, their nomi-
nation, do SO believing here is nothing in
honor or conscience that >hould prevent the
most cordial cooperation i.enceforward in be.
half of politics presented
In concluding, it is proper to state that
severe illness has int, ven, since the re-
ception Of your communication. which has
delayed this reply until my recovery and re-
turn home. With very great respect, yours
truly, 3. GRAFT Brown.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-16

ENGLISH HARVEST PROSPECTS,
latest advices from England represent thai
the crops there were in condition to war
rant definite conclusions as to the result
Wheat will not exceed the average as re
CARDS quantity, while in quality the yield
will be inferior. The harvest, also, will bt
very late this year, a circumstance which usu
ally prevents it from being secured in good
dry condition. The present Indications are
that England will next year be compelled
to increase last years heavy purchases o
bread stuff, and that large supplies will BE-
required from foreign countries. The Uni
ted States, therefore, will find good mar
ket for its surplus breadstuffs Exchange