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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-26
nk IOHNNTDN.

Member OF the ROYAL College Uf Surgeon,
London, graduate from one % the IN NJ -.
ineut COLLEGES in the United States. and 4.
greater part OF whose life has becn srrr,
ihe hospitals OF London, Paris, fhilad pi .
and else where, has efiected some ~ tn me-
astonishing cures that were ever know
Many troubled with ringing In the h.
and ears when asleep, great nervous.
being alarmed NJ sudden sounds, NJ N.
ness, with frequent blushing, ATTENDED IN,
times with deragement OF mind, were rw ..
Immediately.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
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Items Every Man Should Read.

We have probably all Of as met with in
stances in which a word heedlessly spoken
against the reputation of woman has been
nagni6ed by malicious minds until the cloud
has become dark enough to oyershadow her
whole existence.
To those who are accustomed-nOt neces-
sarily from bad motives, but from thought
lessness-t0 speak lightly of women, we
recommend three hints as worthy of con-
sideratiOn:
Never use ladys name in an improper
time or in mixed company.
Never maka any assertions about her that
you think are not true or allusion that you
think she herself would blush to hear.
When you meet men who do not scruple
to make use of woman's name in reckless
and unprincipled manner, shun them, for
they are the very worst members Of the COM
munity-men lost to every sense of honor,
every feeling of humanity.
Many good woman's character has been
ruined and her heart broken by lie manu-
factured by some villain and repeated where
it should not have been and in the presence
of those whose little judgment could not
deter them from circulating the foul and
Dragging report A slander is soon propa-
gated, and the smallest thing derogatory to
woman's character will fly on the wings of
the wind AMI magnify as it circulates, until
its monstr0us weight crushes the poor unfor-
tuHate victim.
Respect the name of a woman, for your
mother and sisters are women, and as you
would have their fair name untarnished and
their lives unembittered by the slanderer's
biting tongue, heed the i'll that your own
words may bring upon the mother, the sister,
or the wife of some fellow creature
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
An Old Ship.

The bark True Love. Captain Thomas
Wetherill, has just arrived from Greenland,
with cargo OF kryolite. This vessel was
built in the year 1854, and is consequently
100 years old. The sides batter inward to
the top of the gunwale, and this makes the
vessel much broader at the waterline than on
deck. In nautical language the sides are
known as ''tumbling home," because they
fall in above the bends. This bark was built
at Philadelphia, but it cannot be ascertained
with any degree of certainty at what par
ticular point. The Custom House register
does not contain the record, because the ves-
sci was built twelve years before the begin
ming of the American Revolution. 1t is most
likely that she was built in Kensington, as it
appears from history that the first shipyards
on the Delaware were established IN that To-
cality, not far from the Penn treaty ground.
The bark was built for parties residing in
Hull, England. and still halls from that place
and for forty-seven years was engaged in the
whaling business in the northern seas, and
appeared to be at home among the icebergs
of the Arctic region. 1t is understood that
the vessel has never required any considera-
BILE repairs. The original timbers appear to
be as sound as the day they were erected on
the stocks in old Kensington. The bark reg
isters 296 tons, but will carry much more
Philadelphia Ereaing IeleQraph.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
The Value Of a Newspaper.

A mechanic tells an interesting story Of
how he was induced to take newspaper,
and what came of it, as follows:
Ten years agoI lived in town in Indiana.
On returning home one night, for l am car
penter by trade, saw little girl leave my
door, and l asked my wife who she was.
She said Mrs. Harris had sent after their
newspaper, which my wife had borrowed.
As we sat down to tea my wife said to me:
81 wish you would subscribe for the news
paper; it is 50 much comfort TO me when
you are away from home"
81 would like to do so," said /, "but you
know owe q payment on the house and lot.
1t will be all / can do to meet it.
She replied: eff you will take this paper
l will sew for the tailor to pay for it.
l subscribed for the paper: it came in due
time to the shop. While resting one noon
and looking over it saw an advertisement
of the County Commissioners to let bridge
that was to be built. l put in a bid for the
bridge, and the job was awarded to me, on
which cleared $500, which enabled me to
pay for my house and lot easily and for the
newspaper. If had not subscribed for the
newspaper should not have known anything
about the contract, and could not have met
the mayment on my house and lot A me-
chanic never loses anything by taking
newspaper
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
Oxygen q Poison.

Oxygen, on the plentifulness of which in
the air we breathe the bounding blood Of
health is supposed to depend, is as fatal as a
dose Of strychnne if inhaled in condensed
form. Paul Bert, French scientist, has de-
monstrated this by some recent experiments
with birds and animals. Placing sparrows
under pressure of three and half atmos-
pheres, the birds were seized with violent
commissions. The same results followed
when sparrows were confined in common air
under pressure of seventeen atmospheres.
In oxygen at pressure of three and a half
atmospheres, or in air at twenty-five atmos-
pheres the convulsions we're extremely vio-
lent and soon fatal. In the latter case the
symptoms were as follows: Commissions
commence after four or FIVE minutes The
bird hobbies in moving about, as though
walking on hot Goals 1t then futters its
wings, falls on its back, and spins about with
its claws doubled up. Death supervenes after
q few such spasms. In order to produce
convulsions in dog, oxygen was found to
require pressure Of three and half atmos-
phercs, and a pressure of five atmospheres is
fatal. The amount of oxygen in the arterial
blood of dog, in convulsions, was found to
be considerably less than twice the normal
quantity. From these facts, NJ. Bert draws
the startling conclusion that oxygen is the
most fearful poison known.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
Hail StOues as Big as Nail Kegs.


Isaac De Priest, of Shannon county, called
at this Office on Tuesday of this week and
related to us the particulars of a terrific hail
storm which passed over a portion of his
country on Sunday, October 9th, and which
has never been made known to the public
The storm, unprecedented in the annals Of
history, arose in the northwest corner of
Shannon and travelled eastward. When near
the Pine Hollow it seemed to gather its en-
tire force, and swept down almost in one
solid Mass of ice. VIM. Elwood states that
several Jumps of ice were seen almost as
large as nail kegs, and that none of the hail
stones were smaller than an egg. They froze
together in their downward course, and when
striking the ground emitted ringing sound
like that of a crate of earthenware let down
from heaven. Part of the house of the Rev.
Mr.. Moore was swept away, leaving Il sick
wife exposed to the storm. 1t was with great
difficulty that Mr. Moore succeeded in shield
ing her from the hail stones, and even then
at the risk of his own life. Chickens and
birds are now unknown to the people of that
section, having been devastated and carried
away by the fury of the storm. Hogs and
geese were killed in large numbers, and in
some instances cattle. The pine trees were
stripped of every twig and large holes were
made. in some of them. The grass has the
appearance of having felt the mowers scythe,
being cut ots close to the ground. In fact,
the work of destruction was carried on with
no slack hand, and the people will ever bear
in mind theterrible Sunday of 1873.-Rol,a,
No., Herald.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11


PATENT PIANO PLAYER.-The latest inven-
ton calculated to do away with all human
skill is patent piano player, by which an
aspirant for musical distinction, can perform
the most difficult pieces without the pre!iml-
nary torture known as practicing, or those
terrors to the infant mind called scales. his
wonderful machine owes its birth to Paris 1t
occupies position in front OF the keyboard
Of the piano, and extends from above the
keyboard to the floor. Over the keys OF the
piano are keys corresponding to the keys pc
meath them These are the fingers OF the
machine, and they have this advantage over
the human hand, that they haye finger fcr
every note. The top of the. machine is
about one foot in width. It has inthe centre
two rollers, which are moved by 9 crank:
These carry the music through, ana as u
passes, the the piano plays It. The nuslc Is
on paper. and the notes are made by cuung
holes In squares. As these pass certain
point they allow hammer to pass through
and the stroke of the hammer is communi-
Gated to it's own key on the piano: Esca
key has its hammer ~ It only requires tnas
these holes be cut 1t proper intervals to strike
any number of keys in any given series. Inc
machine can be adapted to any instrument
with keys. ...'
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
=: 2: y w. f,sx. t!sk FISK Bros, Publishers
BallOOnilly.

Mr.. Elliot, Baltimore aeronaut, some
years before the war ascended from Charles.
ton, South Carolina. 1t was very calm day,
and after remaining in the air two or three
hours, just as it was getting dark, he des-
cended on one of the islands in the bay
The white folks had all gone to the city. In
cabin lay dead negro, Dick, and around
the cabin door sat half a dozen superstitious
negroes. Elton and his balloon descended
noislessly in front of them. Just before he
reached the ground the darkies caught sight
of him. They stood not upon the order of
their going, but went at once. The anchor
had reached the ground, and one of the
darkies, in his haste to get away, stumbled
over it just as it commenced to drag. He
knew at once who had got hold of him, and
his piercing shrieks were truly heartrending,
as he cried: ooh, oh, Use not the niger {!
Oh, massa Debble! good massa Debble! Use
not the niger! Dicks in dah! Dicks in
dahl" BY this time he had got loose and
made for the swamp. -....,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11

MIR. j. ALLEY is reported as having said
that the administrators of the Ames estate
will sell all the stock in the Credit Mobilier
that they have, or that they originally had.
together with all the dividends and interest
they ever received on account Of it to any
body who will pay them the money back that
was invested In it, with 2 per cent. interest.
WI When Mr. Ames died he LETT aoou. q: cog. =
more than 81 500, ,00O Deduct the profits Of
the shovel business of the family for the last
ten years, and they have not - much left as
they were worth when they, began the Union
Pacific Railroad According to, Mr.. Alley,
there has been no time within the last i've
wears that Oliver Ames has not regretted that
he had anything to do with the Union Pa
ciic Railroad aAi 7&9osz yessKI1ia8 = as
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
Ancient TheRterS.

The capacity of Rome's theaters was fabu-
lous. The wooden theater of Sharurus had
10000 seats; the Coliseum had 81, 900 seats,
besides $4,000 standing places. Rome had
between three and four millions of inhabi-
tants The Circus Maximus had room for
3S6, 900 spectators. There were at that time
900 public bathing places.
In the fifth century, after Rome was plum
dered by the Germans and Vandals, Zacha-
rias, the historian, reports from Rome, 1884
streets, 80 golden statues, 57,567 palaces,
13,052 fountains, 2,785 bronze statues of en-
perors and officers, 90 colossal horse statues,
Al theaters, $500 perfnmery stores, and 2, ,291
prisons.
The bans had paid for income duty in one
year Sc, 600, ,OOO Alexander had library of
700, 900 volumes, at q time when manuscripts
were rare and costly. Athens had the theater
of Bacchus, capable of holding 10000 peo-
ple.-Erchdnge.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
A RumOr About Western Union.
From the N. Y. Times. November 8,

From the N. Y. Times. November 8,
A few days ago the Times published an
article upon Western Union, in which it
was stated that a party of ten capitalists had
been formed to buy up 10000 shares of West
ern Union stock, each member of the CLIQUE
buying 5000 shares. 1t is now stated that
English capitalists are chiefly interested in
the movement, and that they have already
bought and paid for the amount of stock
which they agreed to purchase That the
movement was urged with view of obtain
ing control of ihe company, and that the
buyers are anxious to come to an arrange
ment with Commodore Vanderbilt by which
all of his stock will be obtained by them in
the neighborhood of so. 1t is understood
that the Commodore will not part with his
stock at the figures which they name, and
that the movement has received partial
check. The object of these men in buying
up Western Union is said to be that the prop
erty of the company shall be offered to the
government at about par, in order to bring
about the English system of government
postal telegraphs. The scheme of an oppo-
sitien to the Western Union by the Automatic
Telegraph Company, it is said has fallen to
the ground, the parties sustaining the new
project believing that it is cheaper to buy up
Western Union than to 60 to the expense of
starting new company.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11

Hon. S. s. Cox, "f New York, will say
the witty things in the next Congress, as he
is undoubtedly the wittiest man in the House.
He is familiar with the principles of Politi-
cal Economy. and is therefore able to meet
intelligently the specious pleas of private
greed and adventure, which clothe themselves
in pretexts of public good. He has never
been wheedled either by the fallacies or the
purses of the protectionists. He is, if we
mistake not, thorough believer in the creed
which holds that money is money and not
credit, and we think we shall be able to look
to him the coming winter for wise action on
all the financial issues Cox is good deal
of a partisan, but we do not believe that he
will allow party affinities to blind him to the
fact that the realization of sound economi-
cal system is Just now of far more impor-
tance than any mere party scheme.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
Smith and Johnson-II0w They Ran
Rival Stage Lines.

In Utah Territory there were two rival
stage lines, one ran by man named Smith,
| and another ran by man named johnson.
The competition. was so great that at last both
lines carried paOple for nothing, and gave
them premiums besides. Smith offered free
rides and . Barlow knife to each passenger.
johnson offer0 a boiled shirt Smith saw
that and went he better by giving a pound
of bologna sausage, and distributed gold
headed canes and copies of Watts hymns.
Smith rallied, and offered all of Johnson's
premiums, with 3 bunch of tooth picks to
each man. But Johnson took all the travel
by paying the old debts of each passenger
and deciding him cemetery lot Smith
turned the tide Immediately in his direction by
giving each fellow pair Of mules, church
pew and16OO shares of stock in the Pacific
Rairoad- Then johnson determined upon
his master-stroke.. He went to Brigham.
Young and got special dispensat,on, and
then heofereds to marry all the women who !.
rode in his stages, to take all the men into
partnership. 4 Smith was broken up and had
to sell out and abandon the business. John
son now has |. .428 wives, 1900 partners. But
he killed Smith, and is happy. Max Adeler.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
A man with Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars q Day Income.


Washington Correspondence Chicago Tribune.
The late Consul General of the United
States. at Cairo George Butler) is in Wash
ington, and have derived some fresh and
interesting information from him. Said Pasha
is described by Mr.. Butler as person of cul-
ture, speaking French with ease and English
a little, fully educated at the Polytechnic
school in Paris, and wearing the dress of
Christian people. He is shrewd and rich
merchant, and not soldier of propensity;
and his income and the luxury of his court
exceed the tales of Haroun al Raschid's
splendor. He has an income Of $110, 0,00O,-
900 per annunl, or more than half as much
as the whole annual expenses Of the United
States government, inclusive of the cost of
the public debt. To keep our so, 900 or co.
600 office-holders, our army, our navy, do
the public building, etc., requires $17, ,0OO,-
600 month. And Said Pasha, who has no
more subjects than there are citizens of New
York State, has by Mr.. Buffers careful esti-
mate, between SO, ,000, 600 and $10, ,0O0, 900 a
month, or above $500, 900 day income. He
has twenty-seven palaces, all the corporate
property-or that which with US would be
controlled by corporations the country,
and no laws whatever but what he can think
of or will from day to day. He has four
wives and vast harem, and, being an un-
wise husband, does not know all of his own
children; yet he is temperate and prudent,
and still he is not happy. He wants to be
King; but the dominion of Turkey sits upon
his dreams like the gobler on the full boy
after Christmas dinner. Turkey is put above
him by European treaty which dates back to
1910
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11

THE Modoc country in the vicinity of the
lava beds, says the Yreka (Cal.) Journal,
looks prosperous, and ranchmen are busy
attending to their cattle and sheep, with
plenty Of good pasturage. The old Broth
erton house is forted up just as it was during
the Indian troubles. The Body family have
returned to their, house and lands, but the
Brotherton place is occupied BY stock man
from Oregon The whole country is being
eobbled up BY settlers and it will not Be long
before the Lost river and lava bed vicinity
Will became prosperous and wealthy coun-
try -
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11

Texas Doctors ON a Case OF Fever.
First Doctor-It's yellow fever.
Second Doctor-Its malarial.
Third Doctor-Typho swampo.
Fourth-It'y epithalium of the thorax, sll-
perinduced by miasmic memorabilia.
Fifth have been practicing twenty years
with yellow fever, and the case referred to is
purely bilious and bourbon in its diagnosis.
Sixth-As for the remedy, four grains of
the hydro-chloride of the carbonate of bees
wax, tinctured with the muriatic of jimjam,
applied eternally, will certainly afford relief.
There are two mild cases here, or
else there is heap o fuss and feathers about
two cases of bilious fever.
Eighth and ninth-So you have been visit
ing one of my cases, have you? BIN!
thug! The fur flies and the glassware smash
es, and we draw the curtain.-Dallas Neaos.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11

TIE whole of the Island of New Guinea
has been taken possession Of in the name OF
the Queen. The possession of this island,
one of the largest In the world, teeming with
every variety of mineral and vegetable pro-
duct, occupied by three distinct races of men,
numbering several millions. intersected in
every direction by navigable rivers, and hav-
ing every graduation of climate, is of more
than ordinary importance, as it virtually gives
to England the command of the South Paci-
fic and the China Seas. and must have very
important influence in augmenting her East
ern commerce.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11
tsOnlnibus BilIs.s,

The Denver s. Rio Grande railway CON
pany rejoices in many Williams, as thus:
William J. Palmer, President
William 3. Jackson, Treasurer
William Fl. Greenwood, Manager.
William w. Borst, Superintendent.
William Wagner, Auditor.
William p. Mellen, Solicitor.
William A. Bell, Director.
William Rief, Financial AGENTS
William j. Parish,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11

=, A slEGuLAK circumstance, one doubtless
without parallel in the history of the coun-
try, is recorded in Schuyler county, Illinois.
A man named II. M. Wheeler, Of Birming-
ham In that county, enlisted in the United
States army in Missouri, under, General Ly-
on, in 1861 was wounded, captured and pa
rolled, and by some strange oversight was not
discharged from service until few days ago,
when The proper papers were made out, and
his back pay and pension, amounting to "a, =
09O, were paid him. sdas 9g} - sa1u
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11

n SAN ELLSWORTH was recently married
to Miss Kate Higgins, the beautlinl snd ace
complished daughter of the late warden oi
the Northern State Prison. bam was agosu
boy, and we strike him from tne oacnssols s.
list without regret and place nim aMOafss
the Benedicss with pleasure R'ace Nnas p..I ~
has all the qualifications TO nii.-O'. 81 la"' 20 :
Pioneer. tsf &
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-11

r SPAlN IN her efforts for the last five years
to exterminate the Epban insurgents has lost
in battle, from the, casualties of battle and
from the climate, perhaps not less than
seventy-fivc thousand men. The Cubans
have lost over forty thousand. ist- 37' as Dog.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-05-10

The MINES AT sHERNASTows.-We are pleased
to hear Jack irvine speak so hopefully of the
future of the mining interests owned by him at
and near Shermantown. He has chung to these
old locations for a long time, and under discour-
aging circumstances. but says he is confident
they will yet come out" We admire his
pluck, and, with him. hope they may prove
richer than the Eberhardt in its palmiest days.
1t is not at all improbable that before another
Winter White Pine will arise from it's ashes and
again become, as of yore, the leading mining
district, with the constant exception of the
Comstock, in the world.
ANOTHER wAY.-Many theories have been ad.
vanced, and some put into actual practice. of
how to dispose of the law exempting portions of
fire companies from jury duty: but the best way
yet to get out of the dilemma has been adopted
by Judge Beatty. He proposes to excuse one
half of all active members of the fire department
who may be drawn as jurors, and retain the
other half. Perhaps this is as good a solution
to the b~ungling wording of the jury-bill as
relating to tremen, as can be advanced, and will
save much trouble in the matter.
MEETING OF CITY TRusrEEs.-The Board of
CITY trustees met on Monday, May 9th, Messrs.
Everts, Russell and Jackson were present. The
report of hall rent to the l. o. o. f., for ball
purposes, was received and filed. The following
claims against the city were allowed II. NJ. Pc.
tiers, City Marshal and Fire Warden, SIS; Vim.
Pardy, Clerk. $40 r. NJ. Peters, work on streets,
50 80 Everts h Co., merchandise, So % White
Pine Water Company. 1880.
On A yIsrT.-we noticed our worthy and com.
petent State Treasurer, Jerry Schooling, in town
during the week. Jerry looks the same as ever,
and bears his honors modestly. Everybody
knows him, and no man in Nevada can count
more personal friends and fewer enemies than
he. He has made quite an extended trip since
leaving the State capital, to which place he
returns after spending a few days in Eureka.
COMING IS.-we noticed several loads of hay
coming into town to-day.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-05-10
loraI TntfIligenre.
STOCKHOLDERS DIRECTORY.

ASSESSMENTS LEVIED AND UNPAID ON WHITE
PINE STOCKS.