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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26
stuart Mill and his Wife.

A touching episode in the life of John
Stuart Mill was the wonderful love he bore
his wife, and the tenderness with which he
cherished her memory. He made his home
in the south Of France, near her grave, and
all the devotion of his great heart centered
in the little mound that covered her dust
How loyal was his love is shown in the dedi-
cation of his book of essays ''On Liberty"
There is nothing more touching and manly
in the annals Of literature. It reads "Ts
the beloved and deplorable memory of her
who was the inspirer, and, in part, the au-
thor, of all that is best in my writings-the
friend and wife whose exalted sense. of truth
and right was my strongest incitement, and
whose appreciation was my chief reWard-I
dedicate this volume. Like all that have
written for many years. it belongs as much
to her as to me; but the work as it stands
has had, in very insufficient degree, the in
estimable advantage of her revision-some
of the most important portions having been
reserved for more careful REORGANIZATION,
which they are now never destined to receive.
Were capable of interpreting to the world
one-half the great thoughts and noble feel
ings which are buried in her grave, ] should
be the medium of greater benefit to it than
is ever likely to arise from any can write,
unprompted and unassisted by her all but un-
rivallcd wisdom" Too soon for lis, but not
for them, we may now write above the graves
of this wonderful pair the old Virginia cpl
taph, "Lovely in their lives, in death they
were not divided ~
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26
The DarieM Canal-The Greatest En-.
ginecrIng Project OF the Age.

From the N. Y. Tribune.
Three several surveys for ship canal have
been authorized by the United States Govern
ment-the Honduras, the Nicarauga, and the
Napipi. This last seems 4 bolder undcrtak-
ing than any of the others; it involves no
less an engineering exploit than tunneling Il
spur of the Andes. 1t is proposed to select
the Bay of Cupica. OH the Pacific coast of
Colombia, as the western end of the canal,
tributaries of the Napipi, which debouches
into the Bay of Cupica, strike the head wa
ters Of the Atrato and SO reach tide water at
the head of the Gulf of Darien. Various
dehections in the route are suggested; and
the estimated length of the proposed canal
accordingly varies from one hundred and
twenty to about one hundred and fifty miles.
The harbOrs at either end of the route are
good; and it is claimed that they are superior
to those OF the more northern of the pro-
posed routes On the Pacific side, the har-
Dor ut Humboldt Bay, forty or fifty miles
north of Cupida, offers an excellent sheltered
anchorage, as we'll as a feasible line to the
Atrato; but the Cupica route is considered
better than this. AS before hinted, the main
difficulty apparent is that of the tunnel, which
must be cut through solid rock for distance
of three miles, and be sufficiently lofty to ad-
NIT full-rigged ship. AS for the locks and
other means of making the sharp descent on
the Pacific side Of the rocky divide, the plans
seem more promising, though involving
greater cost and engineering skill.
Builders of the Darien Ship Canal, whoever
they may be, must 60 to the Colombian Gov
ernment for = concession. The late Secre-
tary Seward had an absorbing interest in the
various projects for connecting the two
oceans, and authorized an application to the
government of the United States of Colon
bia for the required permission to explore the
Napipi route and construct the canal. Com
plete success has not yet met our application,
and Colombian journals have not hesitsted
to declare that their local politicians were too
anxious to make "a job" out of this great
undertaking to permit it te.pass their Con-
gress unchallenged. Mbastinle, efforts have
been made by public-s eirited Colombians to
interest European CAP is in the scheme,
but without success. -. work should be
one of international CO. ration, if it is 'an-
dertaken at all. So far,A.,se have only gath
cred the first crude data of desultory explo-
rations. Yet it is not impossible that this
generation shall witness the firm beginning
of work which has stimulated the enthu-
siasm of engineers and geographers of all
ages. 44,: T. ... .s
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26

A remarkable story is told in the London
Record by clergyman who signs his name
and vouches for the truth of what he says
1t seems that the minister of certain parish
died year or so ago, appointing as his ex-
ecutors two friends, both of whom. were ad-
mirals in the British Navy. Among his effects
was bulky package sealed up carefully and
Endorsed. ''Inviolably sacred to be destroy
ed" After mature deliberation, the executors
decided that, as faithful trustees of what their
friend had left behind him, they could not
destroy anything without at least first know
ing what they were destroying. So they
opened the envelope and found therein two
documents, one of which was dispensation
from the Pope, permitting the deceased to
retain his position as clergyman of the
Church of England, though actually priest
of the Church of Rome; the other document
contained . list of clergymen in the same dio.
cese or it's vicinity who were in possession OF
similar dispensations, and consequently to Be
relied on for sympathy and cooperation in
case Of necessity. If this statsment Was not
made hy / well-known ana respectable clsr-
gymAn, il would bs oct dswn = a ebvioss
attempt at imposition. co. gAi
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26

One of the celebrities of the Moscow ballet
lately called upon local official, with the
request that he would give her the usual for
NAL permission to take months tour in the
provinces for the benefit of her health, re-
tanning her salary. during her time of fur
lough. The man in office received her very
politely, and asked for her written petition
II have no written petition, answered the
artiste;' Il had no idea that such a thing
was necessary"
"Not necessary, madam? Why nothing
can be done without it,
''What am I to do, then?"
"Here are pens, ink, and paper; be SO
good as to sit down and write while die
tate"
The lady obeyed the petition was written,
signed, and folded.
''And now," said the representative of
justice, 'syou have only to deliyer it,
ITO whom?"
''To whom," repeated the official, with
slight smile at her simplicity. ''To me, of
course"
' And taking the petition which he had him.
self dictated, he produced his spectacles,
wiped them carefully, adjusted then upon
his nose, read over the whole document as
though it was perfectly new to him, docket
ed and filed it in due form, and then, turn
ing to the impatient dansense, said, with the
utmost gravity >F
''Madam, have read your petition, and
regret extremely that l cannot grant it."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26
No. 81
Two Historical FIGURES.

The following pathetic story is translated
from the German journal, Sceptrc and Croaon:
'Sir," said the wife of Maximilian to Napo-
leon, with heartfelt but gentle voice, ''pardon
the wife who speaks for the honor and lite
of her husband. If l, in my zeal, have allow
ed myself to be carried on to too bold defence
of the cause which to me is the highest and
holiest-it could not have been otherwise.
Sire, beseech you, for the sake of eternal,
mercy, have compassion. Give US yet years
protection; or give us gold, if the blood of
France is precious to you. And with an
indescribably beseeching look of anguish she
looked at this man, from whose mouth the
word of hope might be sounded which she
might carry on the wings Of love and joy to
her husband pining afar, in order to restore
his despairing soul with new strength. With
cold tone replied Napoleon: MADAME, the
greatest service one can render ladies in seri-
Gus moments is complete truth and candor.
1t would be crime towards yon- Ma jesty if
l were to offer to you hopes which could not
be realized. My resolves are unalterable, like
the necessity which has dictated them.
have nothing more left for Mexico-not
man, not dollar" Then the features of the
Empress became covulsed in horrible fashion;
the white of her eyes became of the color of
blood; her glances had flaming phosphor-
escent glow; her lips parted wide back from
her splendid white teeth. With arms out
stretched, she stepped towards the Emperor,
and, driving forth her words between the
paintings of her heaving breast, she cried,
with voice which sounded more than
human: ''Yea, it is true-the picture of my
dreams, the horrible phantasy of my nights!
There he stands before me with the beaker
of blood-that demon of hell-the murderer
of my family! Murder my husband, smiling
devil! Murder me, the grandchild of Louis
Philippe-of that king who snatched thee
from misery and saved thee from the scat
fold!" The Emperor retreated slowly to the
door, as before the apparition of a sceptre.
The Empress remained standing, and, stretch
ing out her hand, cried again, while her fea-
lures became still more dishgured and her
eyes more wildly glaring: "Begone, man!
but take with thee my curse-the curse which
God hurled at the head of the first murderer.
Thy throne shall fall into ruin; flames shall
destroy thy house: and when thou hast
been cast down to the dust from which thou
emerged, sinking in shame and impotence,
then shall the Angel of Vengence cry to thy
despairing soul, in mournful tones, the names,
cMaximian and Charlotte.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26
A Colored Sculptress.

Rome Correspondence NOW IOlk 1lLucfs
It is not without feeling of wonder and
curiosity that you turn from the grandeur of
this museum of great works-for such it is
in reality-to the modesty of the studio which
lies not far from it, and yet in very differ
ent locality Leaving the broad, fashionable
street, and passing by an abandoned church,
you come to an humblc-looking house, where
4 glass door permits you to see couple of
workmen busily chiseling away at blocks of
white marble. You enter and see q few rude
beginnings before you, which makes you at
once turn to the right, where small room
contains some busts and number of statuet-
tes. You easily recognize Horace Greeley on
one side, LongfellOw Oh the other, and make
out without difficulty the costume of Hiawa-
tha and his beloved, who stands multiplied
in various sizes before you. Here are two
children in one group asleep, in another
awake; and there are four busts, represen-
ting the seasons. As you look and examine,
you feel somewhat bewildered; for that there
are traces of genius in these sculptures you
cannot doubt for moment, and yet the ex-
ecution seems so imperfect, and the express
sion of the facy busts is SO peculiar, that
you feel you are in the presence of art, but
of art in its early beginnings. Your musings
are interrupted by little, low woman who
enters suddenly from the side, and without
ceremony, informs you that to-day is pay day,
and payday is always an unpleasant time,
and she is troubled by many cares. Then
she begins rapidly to enumerate and explain
her works. touching your heart deeply as she
speaks of Horace Greeley and Charlotte
Cushman, and the mention of the ''goodness
they have shown her" makes her bright eyes
brim over. Next she explains to you that
the small statues and heads are for people of
slender purses, for ''you know we must sell
our work if we want to live" and you turn
once more full of sympathy and regard to
the strange being by your side. You have,
of course, known that Edmonia Lewis is
black, but you are hardly prepared to see 80
few traces of the Indian blood which you
were told she had in her veins, and you look
in vain for the signs of genius which spoke
80 eloquently from the countenances of the
artists you have seen before. As you look
more closely, you notice that her eye is bright
and glowing with subdued fire, bat her
hand is large and uncouth then you under
stand at once why her works show much
originality of conception, but possess little
virtue of execution. You see also. why she
is particularly happy in catching likenesses,
but not so successful in giving life and soft
ness to marble. AS you bid her good-by, you
cannot help wishing the poor child of suffer-
ing race God-speed, and express the hope
that she may find liberal encouragement, so
as to enable her to cultivate her talent and
do honor to her genius.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26

A GREAT many people are apt to hit
upon happy ideas in society, and when
they so home they write them out for publi-
cation, and most of these good folks know
how hard it is to begin an article satisfac-
torilt. A word to Them commence with
your very finest writing and MOST beautifully
rounded sentences Introduce your subject in
the most elaborate style, be poetical, rheteri-s
cal, didactic, IS your mood may be, .andy
when you think tit, gradually drop into the
article is finished begin at the opening ien-
tence and read It until you lind yeu have COM
raenced - say something - the point. 6top,
1t this place; strike out everything bsfors,it
and LEI your article begin just there. You
win thea probably find that It opens well and
that, BY collecting all Your laborsd composi-
ten ID ono place where it can be sasily
stricken out, you viii have saved yourself al
the trouble that would have been necessary
had it been scattered through the article. 80
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26

Look over there! tell me, now, Bill,
Isn't that fellow q nice looking pill:
Wouldn't he look we'll set in frame,
In the old dug out, out al l>khe claim!
Prospect those breeches-A No. 1;
So tight you don't know how they're got on;
1t puzzled me some before could tell
He first creased his legs and then pulled like HI.
Look at that move! Bill-here take my hat;
Why, an Iniun wouldn't be guilty Of that;
May the noble ShoshOne let out my light.
If l amt drinking wine when whisky in sight!
Mind don't say but that he can
Be made quite decent sort of man;
But it takes long time for such gay rooster
To become a respectable sort of coaster.
He'll have to throw winc and 70 straight sour mash
He'll have to get broke Bill, and rustic for hash;
He'll have to get l-y about twice year
Twill make him hunter, and teach him to swear.
And he'll have to learn to talk like man,
And drop all expletves such as 60 swan;"
For when a man swears, he ought to swear good,
Like an Arkansas bullwhacker stuck in the mud.
Talk to him, Bill, and enlighten him some
And welcome him, Bill, to his dirt-cOvered house.
Ten him some stories to open his eyes!
No matter if such consist chiefly of lies.
OF your praise of our section Bill never be chary-
Praise the sweet song Of the mountain canary;
Tell him the sage is the finest of brush;
Tell him the sage-hen sings like thrush.
Tell him jack-rabbits grow larger than mules;
CHOSE emigrants. Bill, are the d-est Of f0ole)
Say an alkah spring is the fountain of youth
Say what you will, Bill, but don't tell the truth.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26

A painter once wanted picture of inno-
cence, and drew the likeness of child at
prayer. The little supplicant was kneeling
beside his mother the palms of his hplifted
hands were reverently pressed together; his
rosy cheeks spoke of health, and his mild
blue eye was upturned with the expression
of devotion and peace. The portrait of
Rupert was much priced by the painter, who
hung it up on the study wall and called it
"Innocence. Years passed away, and the
artist became an old man. Sill the picture
hung there. He had often thought of paint
ing a counterpart picture of ''Guilt"-
but had not found the opportunity. AT last
he effected his purpose by paying visit to
neighboring Jail. On the damp floor of his
cell lay wretched culprit named Randall,
heavily ironed. Wasted was his body and
hollow his eye; vice was visible in his face.
The painter succeeded admirably, and the pro-
trait of young Rupert and Randall were hung
side by side, for tInnocence" and ''Guilt.
But who, was young Rupert and who was
Randall? Alas! the two were one. Old
Randall was young Rupert led astray by bad
and ending his life in the damp
and shameful dungeon.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26
The Finest Church IN America.

St. Patrick's Cathedral, on Fifth avenue
and Fifty first and Fifty-second streets, and
extending back to Madison avenue, will be
the finest structure not alone in New York,
but in the Western world. Begun in 1858 by
Archbishop Hughes, all work on it was sus-
pended from the outbreak of the war to the
beginning of 1864; then it was resumed, and
the grand building, occupying an entire city
block, is now about half finished. Enor-
nous granite blocks constitute its foundation
On these rise the graceful yet grand super
structure of the cathedral, which is all con-
structed of fine marble. With its rich decor
atoms, its rose windows, its lines of foliated
tracery, its clustering Gothic pinnacles, its
wealth OF ornament, and, most of all, its lofty
twin spires, piercing the sky at height above
everything else in New York, it closely re-
sembles the world-famous cathedral at Co.
logne. 1t will be the largest, the costliest
and most beautiful church in the United
States-its total cost exceeding So, 900, 900.
Everything in its construction is paid for be-
fore it is used. The towers at the corner
will be 338 feet high. The church itself,
built in pure white marble, the most beaut-
full of all material for such structure, will
present most graceful and harmonious
mapping of outlines, and world of columns,
capitals and ornamental tracery. Across the
front gable, over the entrance, there will ex-
tend a row of inches with statues of saints
and martyrs seven and half feet high.
Above this will be a large rose or circular
window twenty-six feet in diameter-':a
splendid blessom of Gothic tracery, with 100
shafts of marble radiating from the center
and holding triangular pieces of painted
glass" Toward the construction of this
grandest and most beautiful of American
church edifices all the Catholic churches in
New York contribute. 1t will probably be
finished four years hence, or in seventeen !
years of actual working time, allowing for
the suspension during the greater part of the
dreds of years in building. :.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26
Helena, Montana, Thursday, June IS, 1873.


Our farmers in the valleys of Montana will
appreciate the following On mosquitoes" :"
The writer must have known how it was him.
self. Evidently he is not the same one who
wrote up the story of the Rocky Mountain
mosquitoes eating up herd of mules, which
was extensively circulated last year.
Mosquitoes immigrated.to this country in
the year one.
They are the smallest fowl that navigate
the air. -...
Although not soaring so highas other fowls,
bird ever dreamed of.
They are not very devout, although they
are birds of prey. ....
They are so tame that they will come up
and eat out of a fellows hand.
AS songsters they are success, making
some of the sweetest songs ever heard.
We are sometimes constrained to stay awake
all night and listen to their strains. even if it
is ever so confounded straining on us.
If any one dosen't like their music he can
lump it, and they will furnish the Jumps; and
if he gets son his ear" about it, such pro-
ceeding is very foolish, for they are very ac-
commOdating, and will get on his ear for him.
like their music better than anything else
about them.
Many time have laid on my downy bed
(straw) and listened to them as they sung,
s'Come where my Love Lies Dreaming"
eve won't go Home till Morning. and such
like, till I've been so carried away that I've
Joined in the melody, singing ''Shoo Fly"
and cheering them by clapping my hands to-
gether in the hope of giving the liole suckers
an affectiOnate squeeze.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26
Mtmicklng Death.

A boy eleven years old, named Ned Baker,
who lives with his aunt on Macomb street,
Detroit, can simulate death so successfully
as to deceive any one but an expert. For a
small compensation he will stretch out on the
floor. cease to breathe, apparently, grow
corpse. and his pulses become SO feeble that
the beating can only be detected by prac-
tical finger. He yesterday went through this
performance in saloon on Woodbridge
street, and SO much like genuine death was
his counterfeit that the man who put him up
the trick became greatly frightened and
bribed HIM to come out of his trance. His
was so faint that it could not be
felt on the hand or cheek, and hardly dim
med the glass held down to his lips. The
boy says the performance does not injure
his health, and he can make himself SO near
dead that it is only by a great mental effort
that he throws off the lethargy.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26

Pay your debts as soon as you get the
money in pocket Go without what you
don't need. Speak your mind whom neces-
seary. Hold your tongue when prudent
Speak to 9, friend in seedy coat., II you
can't lend . friend money, tell him why. If
you don't want "a, tell him the sanae. Cut
acquaintance who lack principle. Bear
with iaflrnities, hut not vice. Respect hon.
esty, despisc duplicity. Wear your old clothes
till you can pay Ter new onsA Aim at coH-
fort and not prspyiety. not fashion. Ac-.
knowledge yNur tgn0fance, and don't pre-
tend = knowledge you haven't got. Enter
tain your friends. but never bsyend your
means. p~.,s y, saas4aaa.l fe~asss
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26
'Thinking.

don't think goose is q swan,
don't think sheep is rabbit,
Butt think, when Pm thinking thereon,
That thinking is dangerous habit
For some people think they are right,
And some people think they are clever,
And some think that black must be white,
And some think of nothing whatever.
And some people think Of themselves,
And some people think of their neighbors
And some think the gold that one delves
Is very poor pay tor ones lsbors.
For my part, think that thought
That thunk while shrinking and musing,
That thinking Is really worth naught
Because thinking, think, IL confusing.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26

ab An old friend of the late Chief Jnstice tells
us an anecdots showing MIR. Chase's clever
,nesse At repartes. While on . visit to the
Southern States, after the war, Mr.. Chase
WAS introduced 70 avery beautiful woman,
who pfided herself ten her devotion to the
"Lost Cause" Anxious that the Chief JUS
tice should aknoW her real sentiments, she
reuarksd . she gave him her hands. 'sMr.
Chase, y0usee before yeu rebel whs has not
boon RECONSTRUCTED. = Madame, replied he
Withfsprotound bsw, sySu arc % perfectly
constructed that any reconstruction u Alto
eether impossible" Hslsdaf i0f .sasss3
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-26

N. Q. AND C. p. CLHvBL.AHD are two
sisters, little bits Of women, nieces OF the late
horace Greeley, whe live II . charming part
ot tne city, called "CsttAgs Place" where
are actual front yards, and trees and lattice
tr mork piAzza. They are frequent contribs-
Ga,s G5s 70 tns daily press Of New York, y Les
40: pnolicat0ns, ApplsteA's J0eradl, A0r-
pSTS Hssor, and otAer papers.