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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-02-23
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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-02-23
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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-02-23

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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25
LincoIn,s Step-vIother.

In the Forthcoming life of Abram Lincoln,
by Ward III. Lanfon, from the press of j. r.
Osgood g. Co., is this Interesting passage con-
corning his step-mother, who always called
him "Abe:" .,..-, ........ -, 49,, ,.,
Mrs. Lincoln was never able to speak of
Abe's conduct to her without tears. In her
interview with Herndon, when the sands of
her life had nearly run out, she spoke with
deep emotion of her own son, but said she
thought that Abe was kinder, better, truer
than the other. Even the mothers instinct
was lost as she looked back over those long
years of poverty and privation in the Indian
cabin, when Abe's grateful love softened the
rigors of her lot, and his great heart and giant
frame were always at her command. "Abe
was poor boy" says she, land can say
what scarcely one woman-a mother can
say in thousand, Abe never gave me a cross
word or look, and never refused, in act or
appearance, to do ANYTHING requested him.
never gave him across word in all my life.
His mind and mine-what little had--seemed
to run together. He was here after he was
elected President" At this point the aged
speaker turned away to weep, and wiping her
eyes with her apron, went on with the story
''He was dutiful to me always. think he
loved me truly. had a son John who was
raised with Abe. Both were good boys; but
l must say, both now being dead, that Abe
was the best boy ever saw, or expected to
see. | wish had died when my husband
died. | did not want Abe to run for Presi-
dent did not want him elected; was afraid
somehOw-felt 1t in my heart and when he
came down to see me, after he was elected
President, / still felt that something told me
that something would befall Abe, and that
should see him no more.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25
No. II


For the first time in the history of the
world, England takes her place second in the
list of indebted nations. Recent European
events have placed France at the head of the
list, with an Indebtedness so great that only
an approximate amount is at present given
with the other statistics for that country.
After France comes England, and return
the funded and unfunded debt of the United
Kingdom amounts to 80, 687, ,001, 1855.
The origin of the British National debt is
traced as follows: Some two centuries ago
the necessities of the nation required advances
to cover incidental expenses, that the annual
revenue was inadequate to meet, and the
"Goldsmiths of those days, either of their
own will or of compulsion, met the demands
thus created. It was in the year 1864 that
national securities bearing interest were first
negotiated; and eight years lated, the second
Charles of England broke the national faith,
by declaring that sum of $6, GAG, 600 princi-
pal and its interest could not be paid. Twenty
years later, however, the interest of this debt
was paid, and in 169Y an act of the English
Parliament was passed allowing permanent
interest upon it, at the rate of 8 per cent.
per annum IT, principal above alluded to
now forms portion of the British funded
debt, and in point of fact was its origin. The
temptation was suggested of using national
savings for defraying pressing public expenses
was not avoided, and consequently IN succeed
ing reigns-reaching down to this present
time-the Chancellors of the British Ex-
chequer did not hesitate to issue loans re-
quired to cover the cost of wars, and other
causes of expenditure, that the annual reye-
nue. failed to provide for. In George the
Thirds reign, the greater portion of the ma
| tional debt of Great Britain was incurred,
and it is only within comparatively recent
period that any really efficacious method has
| been devised to decrease it.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25
Billings ON Jersey Lightning.

Jersey lightning is cider brandy three hours
old, still-born and quicker than flash. The
juice is drank raw by all sports, and makes a
premonitory and Kissing noise as it winds
down the throat, like an old she goose setting
on eggs, or hot poker stuck into ice-water
Three horns day of this licker will tan a
mans interior in six-footed crab feet fust, and
not waste wink. 1t don't fat man (cider
don'D like whiskee doz, but Fuckers him up
like fried potatoes. If a man kan survive the
fust three years of Jersey lightning, he is safe
for the next seventy-five years to come, and
keeps looking every year more like three
year old petterpod, hotter and hotter. An old
cider brandy drinker will steam in sudden
rain shower like a pile ov stable manure, and
his breth smell like the bung-hole of rum
cask lately emptied. When Jersey lightning
is fust born it is like bileing turpentine and
cayenne, half and half, and will raise blood
blister on pair of cow-hide brogans in fif-
teen minutes, and externally will cure ruma-
tism or kill the patient, forget which. The
first horn man takes of this likar will make
him think he has swallowed gaslight, and
he will 60 out behind the barn and try to die,
but kant. The eyes of an old cider-brandist
look like deep gashes cut in ripe tomato
his noZe is the complexion of half-boiled
lobster, and the gizzle in his gullet sticks out
like the elbow in tin leader. The more vii
lainous the drink the more inveterate are those
who drink. kant tell yer whether cider
brandy will shorten an old suckers days OF
not, for they generally Outlive all the neiburs
and die Just as soon as the old tavern stand
changes hands and is opened on temperance
principles. One bottle ov sassaparilla or gin.
ger-pOp is as fatal to these old fellows az a
Litie ball is to bed-bug.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25
ChiCagO IL Re RealiinLsceMces.

The Fat Contribute T." has been in Chicago
recently, and has written letter to the Gin
cinnati Times and ChrOntcle. Among other
things he indulges in the following reminis-
Cences:
"a block of stores will he erected the COM
ing season where the old fremont went down
in the whirlpool of fire. There was proba-
bly, no hotel in the West so well and so ia
vOrably known as the old fremont. Guests
were made to feel at home there. A great
many travelling men never stopped at any
other hotel in Chicago for years, and couldn't
be hired to. 1t was long the home of Hon.
John Wenthworth-LongJ John, they call him.
His tall form was very familiar there. |
don't know where he hangs up now. He
mourned the destruction of the fremont
very much, and said he felt like going 10 his
long (John) home Frank Lumbard, the
singist, is still unhappy because the fremont
saloon is no more. There is no good place
for him TO sing now, when he feels like sing
ing loud. Some of the most distinguished
men in the country have spent an evening
there, just to hear Lumbard and his famous
glee club sing. The club has broken up since
the fire. Frank says he hasn't any glee left,
but he thinks he does deserve club.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25
There is IN Future.

1t cannot be that earth is mans only abid-
ing place. 1t cannot be that life is a bubble
cast upon the ocean of eternity, to float a
moment upon its surface, and then sink into
darkness and nothingness forever. Else,
why is it that the high and glorious aspira-
tions which leap like angels from the temple
of our hearts are forever wandering abroad
unsatisfied? Why is it that the rainbow and
the cloud come over us with beauty that is
not of earth, and then pass off and leave us
to muse on its faded loveliness? Why is it
that the stars which hold festival around the
throne are set above the grasp of our limited
faculties, and forever mock us with their un-
glory? And why is it that
forms of human beauty are presented to the
view and then taken away from us, leaving
5tke thousand streams to flow back in aniAl-
bine current upon our hearts.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25

The Pittston (Pa } Gazette gives the follow
ing particulars of most distressing case of
hydrophobia: About eleven weeks ago a
young lady named Cox, daughter of Miles
Cox, of Stoddardsville, went into the yard to
kill some chickens. The dog followed her,
and picking up one of the chickens ran off
with it. She chased him with a stick to re-
cover it, and coming up with him he turned
upon her and bit her in the arm, lacerating 1t
fearfully. Her mother and brother coming
TO the rescue, were also badly bitten by the
infuriated beast. The wounds healed, how
ever, and nothing more was thought of the
matter. The young woman was engaged to
be married to young man living at Colds
boro, named Alfred Kerrick, and the we'd
ding was appointed to come off at that place
about two weeks ago. On the wedding morn
ing as she was about to perform her ablutions
the sight of water sent shiver through her
whole system and frightened her, and at
breakfast the coffee had such an effect upon
her that she spilled 1t over the table. She
then complained of feeling unwell, and her
friends advised her to remain at home; but
she said she did not want to disappoint al,
and, accompanied by q sister, proceeded to
Goldsboro, where the wedding ceremony was
performed. Immediately after this she was
seized with spasms, bearing all the, indica-
tions of hydrophobia. In one of her lucid
intervals she warned the company that she
would bite them if they did not keep away
from her. "But," said she to her husband,
s'Al, youneed not be afraid, won't bite you"
In one of her paroxyms she bit a lady who
was endeavoring to soothe her. 1t was the
wife of DR.. Hoffman, who drives the stage
from Goldsboro to the Sand Gut Soon after
assuring her husband that she would not bite
him, she was seized with commissions, and
laying back in her husbands arms, died.
We have seldom been called upon to record
so sad a case as this For one moment a
happy bride, and then the victim of horrid
death. The other members of the family who
were bitten by the dog have not, as yet, dis
played any symptoms of the disease, but they
live in hourly dread. .
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25
Helena, Montana, Thursday, April IS, 1872.
Pauline Markham.

A very few years ago there flashed upon
the American stage woman of marvellous
beauty and of perfect form--a form, too, not
jealousy concealed. She was acknowledged
to be the handsomest player of the day. She
turned the heads of all the young men who
of the old ones. She was the lion Cor lioness,
if you like it better) of the day. The news
papers teemed with her praises, and even
dignified magazines bowed the knee before
her. Her voice, we are told, was like unto
"vocal velvet" her appearance majestic, her
limbs indescribable, yet modestly, but mi
nutely described, and unrivalled. If the
reader has ever entered theatre, he knows
that we mean the very Queen of the Blondes,
the charming Stalacta of the ''Black Crook" f"
Pauline Markham. Recently we visited New
cred to Woods Museum We found that
Miss Markham was one of the company.
Though surprised that we had heard nothing
of her through the newspapers, and that she
should be an actor at the afternoon perform
ance of museum, we fully expected not ex-
actly to see her as dashing as ever, but GER
tainly to find her still in some respects, the
Markham OF memory. To say that we were
astonished when she came on fails to express
our feelings. The curtain rose, and, in thea
trical parlance, a lady seated was discovered.
Ill mex we TcCOSnlZcu uOt d lcdJuIe VI Idullnc
Markham; yet it was her. She was pale,
wan and weak, so much so, indeed, that it
was evident that she went through her part
in the greatest pain. 1t was not momentary
sickness; what we beheld was the utter wreck
of this once magnificent being. A harsh,
deep cough, told sadly and emphatically
enough of consumption, and of consumption
not just commenced. To us the sight was
painful. A year ago this woman lived the
life of princess; wealth poured into her lap.
Now she was not worthy to grace even the
evening programme of place of amusement
unrecogniZed as theatre, and literally totter-
ed afternoon after afternoon about the stage,
that she might earn enough to keep yet awhile
longer the little life still left her. Several
times she sought the support of the scenery,
when compelled to stand moment or two.
A burlesque followed the comedy-just such
q burlesque as she was wont of old to dash
through in the gayest of gay spirits. She
was allotted the second, not the first part. A
cough had replaced her ringing laugh, a
sickly smile the bright glances of her eyes.
The career of this woman is only out of the
common order, in that it has been so short.
She triumphed scarcely quarter the average
length of time. Like thousands before, she
thought her beauty and talents (for she had
the latter, too,) everlasting, and neglected the
warnings which must not have come to hel
until too late. How gladly now would she
take a third of what an hours shopping has
time and again her Philadelphia Press
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25
Old Time Coaching i'm England.
ON the English, Gentleman,s Magazine.


The Nelson's of the 'sBull Inn,' Aldgate,
were among the leading coaching families of
the good old times of the road. y
was the widow, Ann Nelson, the directress of
a score of coaches, who not only kept her
team of crack coachmen in good order, but
her comfortable old inn likewise, and at a
very advanced period of her life, personally
superintended all its Details No damp sheets
at the "Bull" in her lifetime; no drunken
brawlers. Nothing minute over time or an
inch out of place, warrant you. Up to her
seventieth year she was the last up ut night,
and all over the house to see that all was safe;
the first up in the morning to see that all was
in order. Inside and outside the house, and
for fifty miles along the eastern roads her in
fiuence was despotic. Did the coachman of
one of her crack coaches, or her still more
famous "Oppositions, bring his team down
her yard five minutes over time, he was repri-
manded; ten minutes, and he was fined half
a crown; quarter of an hour, and he stood
a good chance of being dismissed the service.
The Southern Opposition" had bad roads to
contend with, but powerful machines were
provided and time must be kept. The man.
date had gone forth-the fiat that no con-
sideration on earth must set aside. One morn
ing the marshy roads of Dengie Hundred
came into the yard half an hour after its ap-
pointed time of arrival. The coachman, as
was the wont of four-horse drivers, on pull
ing up at the coffee-room door, threw his
whip across the wheelers' backs. Mrs. Nelson
laconically took it up and hung it on one of
the hooks, quietly remarking: ''That whip
is no longer yours, Philpot-half an hour be-
hind" ''But the roads are so bad, marm, +"
demonstrated poor Toby. "Read me no
rpads!" calculated the lady. waxing warm.
'eTm sure, marm," ruefully pleaded Toby,
appealing to his passengers, t'the gentlemen
know I did my best, but felt bound to spare
the cattle" NI find the cattle, and employ
you to drive them" responded the lady; syou
have nothing to do but to. keep time. Draw
your wages and leave the yard" Under this
system it is not surprising that her coachmen
were sometimes "pulled up" for driving too
fast along the road. On one of these occa-
sions she appeared In Court in defense of her
man. II understand, Mrs. Nelson" blandly
remarked the Chairman of the bench of
magistrates, ''that you gave your coachman
instructions to race the rival coach" ''Not
exactly" replied the propriettess, s'my orders
to them are simply that they are to get the
road-and keep 4, ,sF The Venerable old lady
died some dozen years ago, active almost tc
John Nelson, who had identified himself witt
the business, although Qn possession of or
ample fortune1 resided at the West End, anG
died in June, 1888, ut the age of seventy -foul
and few months afterwards, the celebrated
old "Bull Inn" had been in the family
| hundred and fifty years, was dismantled and
| sold by auction, .pieceme8l, with its rare old
stock Of wines and quaint, old fashioned silver
plate 7GsS -.Sisdy ss-&4s1ts s-ss st.2 = t2
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25
Characteristics of American Ladies'

Howard Glyndon'' "a LADY, dares to write
in the New York EDening 1NaI:
have already alluded to the fact that there
is but one thing which you may be morally
certain that an American lady will do when
she sits down to a table, in any cline, at any
hour and under any circumstances, and that
is, if she be free agent she will order cup
of tea. But before going any further on this
subject, here wish to qualify this sweeping
assertion. She is almost equally as likely to
kiss baby on first sight. Now, the kissing
of a baby means with most women almost the
devouring of it bodily. Strangely enough,
such kisses as men give only to women,
women always reserve for babies. No lover
and no husband in the world can throw one
of them into so fine frenzy as the sight of II
rolly-polly mass of pink and white flesh, done
up in embroidered flannel, tucked nansook
and embroidered and pink ribbons. But the
charm wears away after the child is year
old; and am not able to certify whether its
freshness lasts over that time in the man S
case,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25
A Remedy for the Headache.

DR.. Warburton Begbie, edinburgh Medi-
cal Journal advocates the use of turpentine
in the severe headache to which nervous and
hysterical women are subject. "There is,
moreover" he says, "another class of suffer
ers from headache, and this is composed of
both sexes. who may be relieved by turpen-
tine. refer to the frontal headache, which
is most apt TO occur after prolonged mental
effort, but may likewise be induced by unduly
sustained physical exertion--what may be
styled the headache of fatigued brain. A
cup of very strong tea often relieves this
form of headache. but this remedy with not a
few is perilous, for bringing relief from pain,
it may produce general restlessness, and, the
doses of 90 or so minims given at intervals of
an hour or two, will not only remove the
headache, but produce in wonderful man.
ner that soothing influence to which reference
has already been made.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25

A CORRESPONDENT of the Chicago Tribune
states that the poison from the bite of a mad
dog can be eliminated from the system by
vapor baths. He quotes from an article
printed in Paris medical journal by DIR.
BuissoD, celebrated French surgeon, who
says: 'iIf the disorder has declared itself,
prescribe single bath, and leave the patient
in until a cure is effected. Hydrophobia may
last three days. Experience has proved to
me that cure is certain on the first day of
the outbreak; on the second day, doubtful;
and on the third day, hopeless, on account of
the difficulty of conveying the patient to the
bath and keeping him in. And as hydropho-
there is time to perform long journey to
obtain a bath"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25

DURING the siege of Paris one M. Dupuy
de LONE received from the Government of
National Defense an offer of $20, 900 for a
balloon which he undertook to furnish, but it
was not finished prior to the capitulation of
Paris. About three weeks ago, when all was
complete, he made an ascent with thirteen
men, and the result seems to have proved to
demonstration the perfection of his mode of
guiding. The balloon is said to have obeyed
have progressed readily in the teeth of the
wind. II this goes on, railway and steam
packet stockholders must prepare for fall.
London and Paris viii become three days
journey from New York when the wind
fayors.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-04-25
.: .: " y rIsK< f.sk'} FISK BROS, Publishers.
Written for the Helena Herald.
Oh, Woman, what is 1t!

Oh, woman, What is It!
,Y LIEUT.. JAMES II. BRADLEY, 7ru u. s. INFANTRY.
oh, woman, what is it,
Oh. what and where is it
Thy magical charm that so captivates man?
I've studied and pondered,
And studied and wondered
But cannot discern 1t, I'm blest if can.
know tits thy dover,
And bow to its power,
But when would learn it, I'm blest If l can.
Oh, once when deserted,
stoutly asserted
That love was all folly, and woman sham;
learned to deride her.
Despised and decried her,
Till another sweet elf made me meek as lamb; !;
Till her bright eyes assailed me,
And her sweet spells enjailed me,
And made me the lover of woman am
Is it gentleness grace,
Or beauty of face,
Or modesty, tenderness. meekness, that brings,
Us men to your feet?
fear not, my sweet, things
Dear woman, for sometimes you haven't these
Your pardon, sweet woman,
But then you are human.
So oft repeat you haven't these things.
You're sometimes quite naughty,
And surly, and naughty,
And vex us, perplex US and often deceive;
But though we may doubt You,
And scold at and scout you,
There's something about you compels us to love.
Though with stout interjectiOn
We deny your perfection,
We cannot help giving ourselves up to love.
But perhaps it is better
That to sin you're slight debtor,
And have the few faults you go swectly atone;
For, if angels and things,
You'd take yourself wings,
And fly away, leaving poor man alone.
Yes, the bright. golden wings,
And the white robes, and things
Would surely entice you to leave us alone
world without woman!
Good Lord! 'twould undo man.
And our ancestor apes were soon better than we
We must watch for these wings
And keep clipping the things,
Twere ruin eternal to let you go free.
Mans frequent injustice
Oft makes you distrust us,
And fear you'd stay long with power to flee.
But now you stay near us,
Stay with us, and cheer us,
And love us IN spite of our shortcomings. too;
And who knows, dear woman,
Who knows, lovely woman,
But that that is the reason we men so love you
Yes, though we misuse you,
And sometimes abuse you,
You love and cling to us e'er constant and true
oh, dear, lovely woman,
Dear, sweet. lovely woman,
SO cheerful, and tender, and gentle, and true,
Restraining and guiding US,
Correcting and chiding us.
And scolding. when needfu but loving us, too
How man should adore you,
And, kneeling before you, [you
Should pray God to make him more worthy o