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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24

The Sacramento Record of July says
The Sars6eld Guard, which appeared in the
procession of the Fourth, had at its head the
following six tall men: Mike Bryte feet
ST inches; j. B. Cam, feet 81 inches;
J. J. Tackney, 6 feet inches; A. J. Hol-
land, 6 feet 81 inches; D. Gillis, 6 feet 3
inches; c. s. Major, feet inches. There
were three others belonging to the corps
who, if present, would have made the aver
age weight 256 pounds, whereas it was 251
pounds, the aggregate being 1.5O6 pounds
for the six men and in length they would
make nearly 3S4 feet of pioneers. One of
the absent pioneers of the company, breathes
in an upper atmosphere of 6 feet 7 inches
above the earth, and $40 pounds, if all that
is said of his corporosity be true. He start
ed to come into town from the country to
join in the pioneer rank, but as he rode his
head struck limb far up on a wayside tree,
and his injuries prevented his participating
and looking down upon his fellows. The
company has eight pioneers who
weigh just a ton. but they are all short and
stout. The Sarsfelds claim their big men
beat them, six weighing over three-fourths
of ton, and turntingly ask the Stockton
boys, show is this for high?" ai
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24

Every hard-working man should have a
hobby. This is sound doctrine. Especially
should the professional man and the active
business man remember this. He whose
mind is occupied during the day with severe
labor, will find it impossible at evening to
abandon his work. The responsibilities of
the day will weight on him at night; he can
not rid himself of them. Social enjoyment
and recreation will serve but temporary
purpose, and cannot be relied on to divert the
mind from anxiety and care. Try the ex-
pertinent. Take to collecting engravings, or
coins, or shells, or anything else, so it be q
subject to interest you, and make hobby of
it. 1t will absorb the mind, enable it to
throw off all business thoughts, afford sensi-
BILE relief and refreshment and be great in
surance against those many diseases OF the
brain which close the labor aud usefulness
of so many streng intellects.
The summer vacation, which is about the
only recreation an American professional or
business man allows himself, is apt to be
wasted entirely by the want of mental re-
freshment which cannot be found in the Or
dinary resorts of summer pleasure-seekers.
The vacation does little good to him who car
ries his business on his; and it too frequent
ly happens that men 60 to places where they
have no resort for amusement except to the
and the bushes talk of others
weary like themselves. 1t is not every man
who should go fishing, but there are many
who would find this their true rest and recre-
alton of body and mind.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
Nr. Deecher,S Views of Belief.

Mr.. Beecher explained the nature of belief
and of mans responsibility for what he be-
lieves. AS belief, according to Mr.. Beecher,
is partly voluntary and partly involuntary,
our responsibility is, therefore, equally y-divid-
ed. Every man who has the ability and
opportunity to investigate truth is fesponsi-
BILE for failing to investigate. The character
of mans mind will determine the way in
which he will see truth. 1t is possible for
truth to be so large that ten men may believe
in it, and the whole ten selections may be the
whole truth, and yet not one of the ten men
may have the whole truth. But the RESPONSE
bility rests with every man to do his best to
know what truth is
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
A ii OF Place.

In drifting on the 400 foot level of the
Crown Point mine the workmen keep hole
of considerable depth drilled ahead of the
main work, in order that they may not sud-
denly break through into large body or
natural reservoir of water. A day or two
since, while thus boring ahead in the rock, a
vein of water was tapped which was exceed
ingy hot; so hot that eggs were boiled in it
and boiled till very hard, at that. The eggs
were placed in the drill hole, bit of rock
placed before them to back the water over
them and in few minutes they were boil
ed as hard as could have been done any,
where
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
THREE BUGS.

Three little bugs in basket,
And hardly room for two!
And one was yellow and one was black,
And one like me or you.
The place was small. no doubt, for all
But what should three bugs do.
Three little bugs in basket,
And hardly crumbs for two;
And all were selfish in their hearts,
The same as l or you.
So the strong one said, ave will eat the bread
Ana that is wnat We'll do.
Three little bugs in basket.
And the beds but two would hold;
So they all three fell to quarrelng-
The white the black, and the gold.
And two of the bugs got under the rugs,
And one was out in the cold.
So he that was left in the basket,
Without crumb to chew,
Or thread to wrap himself withal,
When the wind across him blew,
Pulled one of the rugs from off the bugs;
And so the quarrel grew.
And 90 there was none in the basket
All! pity it's, tits true!
But he that was frozen and starved, at last,
A strength from his weakness drew.
And pulled the rugs from both of the bugs,
Aud killed and ate them, too!
Now, when bugs live in basket
Though more than it can hold,
1t seems to me they had better agree
The white. the black, and the gold
And share what comes, of beds anderumbs,
And leave no bug in the cold
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
PAradOxeS.

The word o6Age is subject to paradoxical
construction. When you oblige man to do
a thing which he does not want to do, yuu
may disoblige him at the same time 1t has
been remarked that there is very great diff
ference between church where the gospel is
dispensed, and one where it is dipensed with.
We have often heard the story of how the
Captain of canal boat cried, ''Look out"
to lis passengers, when they were going un-
der bridge, and how Frenchman looked
out accordingly and received bump on his
head; but it has never been decided that the
Frenchnan took any incorrect or unsual
signifcation form the words. 1t has never
been decided whether house burns up or
down. The question whether man who
falls from boat and is rescued from drown
ing, is pulled out or pulled in, depends main-
ly whether you are speaking primarily of
the water or of the boat. Some one has mo-
ticed that people say they shell peas when
they unshell them that they husk corn
when they uDhusk it that they skin . buff
alo when they unskin it; that they scale
fishes when they unscale them, and they
want wedding when they are wecdy enough
already.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24

SAYS the Utica Herald: The man who
thought anybody could milk COW, don't
think so any more. He bought a cow yes
terday, and last eight he took new tin pail
and raisin box and started for the stable.
He revolved out of the stable through q win
dow in Just three minutes. At the same tine
the tin pail WAS heard wandering among the
rafters, and the raisin box came bounding
out of the doo-. The hired girl made re-
connoisssnce in force, and reported that the
COW was standing on her horns, so 70 speak;
aud weighing her hind legs for more worid
to conquer.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
A Vegetable Of Prey.

Writing to the Minneapolis Tribune, a
tourist describes the acquisition of that won
der in the vegetable world, the Dionaa Musi-
pula, or Venus Fly Trap. 1t was only a
dried specimen, for the plant is native of
but single locality on the face of the globe
the low, sandy savanas near Wilmington,
N. G. 1t belongs to the small but remarka-
BILE class of plants which have the habit of
feeding upon animals. In short, it is that
phenomenon in nature, a carniverous vegeta-
BILE, which will not flourish unless nurtured
upon meat diet The peculiar ingenuity of
the contrivance by which it captures it's prey
is the distinguishing characteristic of its spe-
cies. Each leaf is tipped with an appendage
shaped like the open covers of book with
the corners rould and the edges fringed with
stiff bristles. This proves deadly trap to
every insect that alights on it, for instantly,
on feeling the irritation, it shuts together as
if by spring along the midrib, and inter-
lacing the bristles, holds the luckless victim
tight until his life and struggles cease to-
gether. But this trick of fly catching is not
practiced for wantonness merely. Strangest
part of all the proceedings, as soon as the
insect is inclosed in this living prison, from
numerous minute glands immersed in the
textures of the walls, the saliva like liquid,
a sort of gastric juice, is given out that nois-
tens and dissolves all its soft parts, which are
then taken into the system of the plant by
absorption. When the nutritive portions of
the insect have thus been consumed, the trap
slowly unclOses and is ready for another ac-
ton this process is repeated with rapidity but
one or twice, for. as in all cases where plants
have the capacity of motion, the sinews of
the leaf grow stiff with age, it loses its sensi-
bilities, and gradually decays.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
God Bless You.

Who has not felt the power of these words ?
Who does not treasure up those hallowed
moments of irrevocable past, when from the
lips of some loved one fell ON your ears a
God bless yoL," that found an echo in the
truest and purest feelings of the heart? A
GOD bless you that will 60 with US through
me- and bring peace and comfort when all
things else are shrouded in gloom, and joy
seems awaiting the heart SO long acquainted
with sorrow. Dying lips in feeble accents
nave murmured "God bless you"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
Helena, Montana, Thursday, July "a, 1873.
STANDING ON A BARREL.
A man Who Narrowly ESCAPED
Lynehlng--A Remlniscence Of Chey-
cnne.

A man Who Narrowly ESCAPED
Lynehlng--A Rem IN iscence Of Chey-
enne.
The following we take from the St. Louis
Republican, of a recent date. Who is the
man? 1t may, and it may not, be a canard ::
An incident worth recording happened in
restaurant on Fifth street, u day or two
ago Connected with the press of this city
is young man who spent the years 81, 68,
and part of 80 along the line of the Union
Pacific railroad, then in process of construc-
ton. On the morning in question the news
paper attache went into the restaurant, and
set down at a table. Vis-a-ris sat another
young man who presently accosted the
newspaper man:
'Mister, it strikes me I've seen you be-
fore.''
'Quite likely was the response.
"Weren't you at Cheyenne in the spring
of '68?"
eyes"
Didn't you and Chance H-help fel-
low down off barrel that set up on end
under q tree, one night?"
This was the introduction. 1t renewed an
acquaintance that began the saving of life,
when its owner was pinioned, rope about
his neck, with the other end tied to the limb
of tree, while a savage and unrelenting
COMMITTEE of Safety" stood, waiting for
the barrel, ON which the poor wretch stood,
to be kicked out from under him. The
doomed man was gambler, but he was
quite peaceable fellow, who harmed no one.
One night he had won sum of money from
a man who belonged to the committee of
safety, and the latter attempted to make him
give it back In the affair which ensued
vacancy was made in the committee, That
is what had brought Sam A--into the pres
ence of death there under the tree. The two
men had gone among the mob, and by en-
treaty and expostulation had succeeded in
getting the poor fellows sudden sentence
''commuted,' on condition that he should
leave the town in thirty minutes. They took
him down off the barrel, united the rope from
his neck, and Cheynne saw him no more
After five years he. and one Of the preservers
of his life met thus by odd chance. 1t is
well enough to add that the life was saved to
some purpose, for the man who ''stood up
on the barrel" is now the trusted agent of
mining company operating in Montana,
and is in all respects a useful citizen. 1t
was close shave.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24

npEAKING at Sheffield, the Rev. DR.. Angus
Sated that the work of revising the New
testament would be completed in seven years,
anu the Old Testament in twelve years, it the
ttommlttee continued, as at present. to devote
a"r'y days year to the work. The Amerl-
a,., scas ne said, had also appointed two COM
faus n.ees 70 whom the English work was re-
,o,ieG @ Tor suggestion. The completed work
sh;u Gu'o therefore represent the united scholar
'n'p or the English speaking people.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
SOeridln2S EScADe.

A correspondent from the South, writing
to the Philadelphia press, relates an incident
of the war which has never before come to
light. 1t appears that just before the surren-
der of Lee at Appomatox, Gen. John B. Cor
don was ordered to try the federal strength
His demonstration was met by Gen. Sheri-
dams cavalry, which was so well supported
by infantry that Gordon fell back and repor-
ted the fact, Upon its receipt General Lee
ordered the firing to cease, and displayed the
white flag, under which the surrender was
subsequently made. During the cessation of
hostilities, and while Generals Grant and
Lee were in consultation, General Sheridan,
with large retinue of officers and men
about one hundred in all-was seen approach
ing General Gordon's lines. Of course, this
plain. challenged the attention of Gordon's
entire force. CHANGING to turn his head,
General Gordon saw a long. lank Mississip-
plan within few yards of him, deliberately
training his cooked rifle on the approaching
horseman. Gordon dashed at the marksman
and rode him down, with an exclamation
more emphatic than refined. "What do you
mean sir?" hundred the irate Gordon
''don't you know that firing has ceased by
my order?" Il know, General" replied
Mississippi, as he gathered himself up, ''but
thought it was ridgiment comm agin US,
and l just sighted that short legged feller
thar, and if you hadn't come up I'd fetched
him where he sot, and he's been powerful
heap of good to the Yanks" That man was
one of the best shots in the division, and
never failed to kill his object when deliberate
aim was had. Gordon turned to meet Sher-
idan, and Buchanan Reads hero has never
known how near his life came to going out
with the rebellion.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24

The girls in an envelope mandatory in
Massachusetts struck the other day for one
cent more on every thousand envelopes,
The proprietors talked the matter over and
finally refused, as it would increase their ex.
pcnses $500 year more. They offered to
pay the girls three-tenths of mill extra on
every 5000 envelopes.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
Judge Davis, Remarks to Young Wal.
worth before giving the Sentence.

The duty am to perform is rendered
doubly painful by the fact that you belong to
a family honored and distinguished both in
the civil and military annals of your country.
Your grandfather, on one hand, was, as has
been truly said by your counsel, for a long
time Chief Equity Judge of this great State,
and ne left record for purity and integrity,
and for all private virtues that adorn and ele-
Vate man, second to none who have attained
SO high station; and your grandfather on
your mothers side fell nobly fighting for his
country on the field of battle, and left re-
cord OF which all of his descendants may
well be proud. 1t is with grief that feel
bound to express my sorrow that the men,
ory OF these great ancestors should not have
restrained you from the commission of such
crime as that of which you are convicted.
Your poor mother had indeed cause to regret
her relations to the father you have slain.
You also, undoubtedly, had great cause to
feel not aggrieved merely, but ashamed and
indignant at the long course of outrages to-
ward her and his family but, bad as he was,
you were not to be the avenger of those
wrongs. He had done nothing to forfeit his
life even to the law Of his country; and,
least OF all, he had done nothing to forfeit
his lite at the hands of his own and eldest
son. When look back upon that moment
when you constituted yourself his execution
er, and slew him in that room, with no one
present but yourselves, l can not but feel
that death must have been him more horrible
than thousand deaths in any other FORM
Called by you to your presence, apparently
for purposes of peaceful interview, to set
tie family difficulties invited to seat in
your room, and apparently almost instantly
confronted with a weapon of death in his
own sons hands, what thoughts must have
rushed on him at that moment. when he
found that the person whom he had expect
ed Swould come to him for the purposes of a
peaceful arrangement, had come to kill him!
What thoughts, what terrible thoughts, must
haye rushed upon him when he received the
leaden messenger of death in his bosom
from the hands of his eldest by! shudder
when | think of it, and l think YOU ought
to devote your whole life to repentance,
such as God only can accept for so horrible
deed
Walworth, on the way to the Tombs, after
the sentence, said:
81 am glad did not have to endure long
lecture, which / anticipated Judge Davis
would inflict upon me. l thoroughly under
stand my position, and did desire any instruc-
ton in relation thereto. simply wish to ar
range my affairs, and shall then submit N.Y.
self to my fate with all the equanimity can
command"
Upon being taken to his cell he parted
cheerful with the Deputy Sheriff, saying
that his was a case which hethoroughly under
stood, but did not blame the world for not
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
THE WEEKLY HERALD
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
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THE LOVE OF GOD.

IN Il 1LOV H OE "ODs
Like cradle rocking, rocking,
Silent, peaceful, 10 and fro
Like mothers sweet looks dlOpping
On a little face below
Hangs the green earth, swining, turning,
Jarless, noiseless, safe and slow:
Falls the light of Gods face bending
Down and watching US below.
And as feeble babes that suffer,
Toss and cry, and will not rest,
Are the ones the tender mother
Holds the closest, loves the BEST
so when we are weak and wretched.
BY our sins weighed down, distressed,
Then it is that Gods great patience
Holds US closest, loves US best.
o, great Heart of God! whose loving
Cannot hindered be nor crossed;
Will not weary, will not even
In our death itself be lost
Love Divine! of such great loving,
Only mothers know the cost
Cost of love, which, all love passing,
Gave q Son to save the lost
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11

The elections in California on Tuesday
hinged mainly on the opposition TO rail
way monopoly. Instead OF being dis
contented with the freight rates, the Cal
ifornians find their special grievance in
the high rates Of passenger fare. and
mean to vote against the railroad inter-
ests. A comparison Of the rates with
those in vogue East show that while
from San Francisco to Sau Jose the dis
tance is only fifty miles. the fare is So,
and 80 cents extra if ticket be bought
on the cars. To Sacramento distant 1873
miles on one road, and "a miles on the
other, the fare is s4.5C. To Ogden, SS1
miles, the fare is $50, all the fares be-
ing payable in eolG coin. In the East,
from New York to Albany, distance 145
miles, the fare is $500; to Chicago,
961 miles. $3.50. Though these rates
may probably be warranted by the DIFF
ferent circumstances in cost of construc-
tion, denseness of population through
which the respective roads run, etc., yet
anti-railroad is the fashionable war cry,
and through efforts to bring down
freight charges at the East and passage
fares at the West the threatened rail
road crusade may eventuate in great
national party, which, if it absorbs the
aorimony that characterizes present po-
litical partizan zeal will not be wholly
without good,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11

1t is said that the Nebraska Indians
are allowed to ride on all trains they can
jump on while the latter are in motion.
The tribe is being reduced very rapidly.
This is by all odds the most effective
and economicle system OF dead heading
on record.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-09-11

THE VOICE OF THE FRoG.-In the
Bible it is recorded that "Aaron strech-
ed out his hand over the waters of
Egypt; and the frog came up and COW
cred the land of Egypt" There was
similar occurrence in Cass county, Indi-
aua, the other day. The Logansport
Star lelates the event and vouches for
its truth. For some days past the
weather had been dry, and the ponds on
the prairie failed in water. The turtles
and frogs that had been living in the vi
cinity of one of these stood it for a day
or two, but it finally became "too dry"
for frog endurance, and they decided
to migrate. The nearest pond that con.
tanned water was three miles distant, and
to this turtles and frogs started in SOL
emn procession-the turtles in advance,
sagaciously plotting the way, and the
frogs briugind up the rear with their
deep bass and shrill tenor cries SEQ it,
go it." "water, water" The processiC n
stretched out over the prairie quarter
of mile wide and three quarters of ID
mile long, and steadily marched on t.
the goal, when such rolic'ine scene as
snsued can better be imagined than de-
scribe3. 1t may be modest!y added that
this is but anolher illustration of the
genuine spirit of energy AMI enterprise
prevaded the Hoosier State, and in
which H oosier frogs tally one.