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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
CurlOSiticS OF Vision.

The reason that we see some things yellow,
others red, others blue, etc., is found in the
peculiar surfaces of the. different objects,
some rejecting the yellow of the light which
shows it to our eye, some only the red, etc.
But the combination and contrasts of colors
in nature are a curious mystery, and likely to
remain so, though experiments like the fol-
lowing may hint at the explanation: After
looking through green spectacles for some
time, white paper appears red; after looking
through red spectacles, white paper appears
green. There are only three original colors
in nature, blue, red and yellow. All the rest
are compounds; white is mixture of ALL
Now in looking long at red, the eye becomes
tired, SO that, when the white, which contains
all three, is presented to it, it abstracts or
overlooks the red; and the blue and yellow
alone being left, the paper appears green;
for blue and yellow make green. So, after
looking through green, it abstracts the blue
and yellow (or greeD from the paper, and
red is left. On the same principal, if you
look through yellow spectacles, the white
will afterwards appear purple. After look
ing through blue spectacles, the white ap-
pears orange, Or red and yellow, and so on.
This is law of nature which leads to
Of harmony cOlors blue makes
the finest contrast to orange, and red to
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
A Valuable Friend for a Dog.

Yesterday afternoon as a cow and dog be-
longing to r. N. Graves were passing along
street together big, quarrelsome: hoodlum
cur rushed out from the sidewalk and pounced
upon the canine companion of the cow. The
hoodlum seemed to be getting the best of the
fight, when the cow-probably descendant
in direct line of the "cow with the crumpled
horn that tossed the dog that worriedthe cal"
seeing how things were going with her
companion, charged upon the strange dog,
and at the first pass elevated him some ten
feet in the air. She was on hand again about
the time he struck the ground, and charging
upon him with arched neck and erect tail,
pitched him from the middle of the street
into pile of packing-cases standing on the
edge of the sidewalk. This done she turned
affectionately to her canine friend, and the
pair moved on together, while the discom-
htted hoodlum raised his head above the edge
OF the dry goods box in which he had landed
ana an. looked about to see if lightning had
struck any other dog Virginia CITY (Nes.)
Enterprise 9Th inst.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
The YelloWstOne Geysers,

fTOm CnlCaSO Ir1Oune correspondence.
But the most wonderful discoveries made
| within the last five years are the geysers at
the headwaters of the Yellowstone. They
will ever be ranked among the wonders of
the world. From childhood, we have all
seen pictures of the great geysers in Iceland.
They are still in all our scheH biographies.
The voyage thither is so long and expensive; /;
the journey inland, for fifty or one hundred
miles, so dangerous and difficult, and withal,
Iceland is so near the north pole, that pro-
badly not one in million who had read &C.
counts of them have ever expected to see a
real, live, spouting geyser. The Iceland
geyser in its most angly moods throws the
water and mud 100 feet high; but, according
to careful measurement, the Yellowstone
geysers belch their mud and boiling water
more than 200 feet in air. Notices of them,
derived from trappers and mountain guides,
began to make their way into the newspapers
in 1869 or 1870. In the latter year, if we
mistake not, Prof. Hayden, United States
Geologist, and small detachment of the
army, under command of Gen. Barlow, Of
Gen. Sheridan's staff, visited them. Their
descriptions of the geysers on the Fire Hole,
near branch of the Madison, with series
of illustrated articles in Scribners Monthly,
attracted very general attention to this new
world of wonders. The same parties also
visited them last year. The pictures of them
begin to come back to us in the European IL
lustrated papers, and tourists and scientific
men On the other side of the Atlantic will be
equally anxious to visit this wonderful local
ity. The falls and the canyon of the Yellow
stone, on the way to the geysers, are them
selves worth journey of thousand miles
to see. Yellowstone Lake, nestled far up
a.,
might well employ couple of weeks, while
the geysers themselves across divide some
twenty miles to the north, might well detain
the tourist and the scientific explorer for a
month. Congress wisely devoted this nook
of the mountains to public park. Avarice
will, therefore, never be able to control it for
private benefit
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
Discount on DullncHS.

The New York Observer being religious
paper, may be. appropriately heard on the
question treated below. 1t says: The time
has gone by for dull preachers. The activi-
ties of the age, the diffusion of knowledge
by schools, books and periodicals, the spirit
of inquiry, the spread of infidelity, the pre-
valence Of doubt, the subtlety of false science
demand live, strong, earnest, capable men to
preach the gospel. 1t will not answer to edu-
cate dullness or mediocrity. 1t was forbidden
that a son of Aaron should be priest if he
had any blenlish. Even flat nose excluded
him. And the age wants no half-baked min
listers. The West will not hear them. The
East cannot bear them. The heather know
too much to take them. They are not wanted
on this earth. TO get money to educate dull
boys because they are pious is robbing God,
and a fraud upon the Church, it is a crime
or a blunder, and sometimes both.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
No. 10
Marriage ON Wedding i'm a
Wagon ON a Public Square.

| On last Friday afternoon as one of our
popular Justices VIM. P. Ashbury, was IN
meditation deep among the papers pertaining
to his law cases, a swift and heavy tread was
heard on the stairway and along the hall lead
ing to his Office. The door was opened
| without any ceremony, and in rushed man
in state of excitement not usually seen in
our quiet city.
"Are you the squire !" he asked, as he
wiped the Precipitation from his heated brow.
II am, replied the justice
"Well, want to get married, and want
the thing done right away"
''All right said the Justice, "bring on
your woman
The excited individual then informed JUS
tice A. that the fair and expectant one was
in town, and that he wanted the squire to 20
to her with him, and perform the ceremony.
After a few preliminary arrangemer 3,
which included the fee and marriage certifi-
cate, the Justice followed the gentleman and
finally broaght up with him at the side of
covered wagon on the street near the public
square.
"Here, Mary, said the man, eve brought
the Squire" and raising the side of the
wagon-cover the form and features of
handsome young woman were revealed to
the astonished Justice.
OO yOu NIou ~ uldl ~ tulS uldu
inquired the Justice solemnly.
II do" faltered the blushing bride.
Shall-shall she get out on the street,
sir?" stammered the soon-to-be husband.
NO." said the Justice.
'Sh-shall l get in the wagon, then ~ con-
tinued the man, who had some faint idea of
the propriety of the thing.
No" said the Justice, ''stand up by the
side Of the wagon and take Mary by. the
hand"
This being done the two were solemnly
made one, under cover only of the white
sheeted wagon and the blue canopy of heav-
en-. A number of ladies and gentlemen
passed by near the parties, but knew nothing
of the interesting ceremony that was taking
place. Thus the legal bonds were bound
around the already united souls of William
Mize and Mary Catherine Palmer-War
rens6urg (Ao.) Standard.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
o: .: y w. !,sx:} 1!sk'} FISK Bros, Publishers


The New York World says: In the book
store of Mr.. Bouton, on Broadway, there is
now on exhibition what is certainly the most
valuable copy Of the Holy Bible ever COM
piled. 1t represents the industrious toll for
thirty years of an English collector of Bibli-
cal prints, eatchings, engravings, original
drawings in oil and water colors, and author
tative or curious editions of the scriptures,
and is now roughly valued at $780, 900, though
its real price may very likely prove to be very
much higher. The complete text used is that
of DR.. Kitto's edition of King James Bible.
But this is but a fractional part of the sixty
huge folio volumes through which it is
spread. Sometimes the reader will turn over
fifty consecutive pages of illustrations be-
tween those scattered fragments. Such sub
iects, for example, as "Susanna and the
Elders" or "Daniel in the Lions Den," are
enriched with scenes of illustration drawn
from every field of art-the convent missels
of the medieval ages, the strange, fanciful,
strikingly false drawing Of the Italian mas
ters, the grotesque works of Dutch and Ger
man painters, and the later and more truth
full efforts of modern times. In all this monu-
mcnt of loving devotion to worthy hobby,
are included no less than 10000 illustrations
of various kinds some of them from $50 to
500 each, and extracts from some thirty
editions of the sacred text Such treasure
ought speedily to find purchaser in some of
our few great libraries, where it could be an
unfailing spring of delight and instruction to
artists and men of letters
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
How to Pick Out n. Wife.

Find girl that is nineteen years old last
May, about the right height, with blue eye
and dark brown hair and white teeth.
Let the girl be good to look at, not too
phond of musk, firm disbeliever in ghosts
and ov six children in the same family.
Look well to the karakter oy her father;
see that he iz not the member ov any club,
don't bet on eleckshuns, and gifts shaved at
least three times week.
Find out all about her mother, and see if
she hez got heap oy good common sense !;
study well her likes and dislikes, eat sum ov
her hum-made bread and apple dumplings,
notiss whether she abuses all ov her nabors,
ask her servants how long they have lived
thare, and don't fail tew observe whether her
dresses are last years ones fixed over.
If yu are satisfied that the mother would
make the right kind ov a mother-in-law, WI
can safely konklude that the dauter would
make the right kind ov wife.
After these preliminaries are all settled,
and yu hav done reasonable amount oy
sparkling, ask the young lady for heart and
hand, and if she refuzes yu can konsider
yourself euchered.
If, on the contrary, she should say yes, git
married at once, without any fuss and feath-
ers, and proceed to take the chances.
say take the chances, for there amt no
resipee for perfek wife, emmy more than
there iz for perfek husband.
There IL just as many good wives as there
IL good husbands, and never knew two peo-
pie, married OF single, who were determined
tu make themselves agreeable tu each other,
but what they succeeded.
Name your Oldest boy some good stout
name, not after some hero, but should the
irst boy be girl, ask it as favor to me
hat you kaul her Rebekker.
du want some ov them good, old-fash-
oned, tuff girl names revived and extended. |
Josh lSUin0s
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03

A MICHIGAN exchange tells us of strange
sect which has its abiding place at Battle
Sreek, in that State. 1t is called the Seventh
LAY Adventists, and its members look for
.ne coming of the Saviour very soon, but do
nct NIX any precise date-wherein they are
wiser than the Millerites They are wealthy
as community, and noted for strict integrity
anu anu ue scrupulous cleanliness Of their dwell
ths thss. They believe in the water cure, and
.a .nelf establishment at Battle Creek is the re-
Th ITio LOT lnvads from all parts of the country.
arS m1s s.d nave publishing house, tract house,
ni o. ;e '.1lcs ana are as fond of making money
son,o o ~ tney did not expect to 60 to heaven for
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
Speaker Blaine.

The Louisville Courier -JoNrnal on Blaine {:
"The Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives is now the strongest man in America.
After the Presidency, the office of Speaker
of the House is the most important in the
country. In it a weak man might be power
full, but strong man is all-powerful, and
Mr.. Blaine is perhaps the strongest man in
Washington. If Mr.. Morton had good
health, it would probably be nip and tuck be-
tween them, but, for the long run, Blaine is
the coming man of the Republican party:
He is the one man whose name was connected
with the Credit Mobilier who came out of it
unscathed. He is sure of the succession.
He is rich, active, of good address and pop
ular manners, young and ambitious. Our
backwoods readers may as we'll get familiar
with him, for he will be the pivot about
which the parties will revolve the next few
years." Eli.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
A Wonderful Stone.

The Virginia (Nevada) Enterprise says:
A. NJ. Stewart, one of the locators of the
great gravel deposits on the summit of the
Sierra Nevada mountains, California, has
shown us stone that is different from any,
thing we have ever yet seen. The stone ap-
pears to be ruby, and is doubtless of great
value Stewart has several times been offered
| from $50 to $500 for his 'sfind," but he has
always refused to SELL The stone is sur
rounded by ring of white stone of peculiar
formation. The gem, or central stone, is
about the size of a ten-cent piece; while
the whole specimen is about the size of "a
half dollar. This stone, being viewed
through a powerful glass; shows the most
wonderful rays of light-rays more than
rivaling the Aurora Borealis with specks of
silver and gold Stewart picked up the stone
from the surface gravel in a ravine upon his
claim. He sent it to San Francisco to lapi-
Diary asking that it be cut on one side. The
lapidary tried to cut it, but made poor job
of it. He got off some of the rough outside
shell, but was unable to make much impress
sion upon the stone itself. We saw the
hardest of files tried upon it, and they did not
even make a scratch. The owner of this
stone informs us that three other stones of
the same kind are in the possession of the
Indians of that region, who hold them in
great respect as talismans and refuse to part
with them at any price. BY showing one of
these stones an Indian, for instance, may
pass through all the northern tribes of In
dians. The stone is certainly great curios-
ity, and we believe this is the only one ever
seen in the hands of white man. 1t is in
the shape of a magnifying glass, being thick
in the middle. 1t is probably quarter of an
inch thick in the centre, though but about
half an inch in diameter. Being cut on one
side only, and poorly cut at that, it is hard to
judge of the full beauty and value of the
stone. The owner does not call it a ruby,
but thinks it is new and rare stone unknown
to the lapidaries. 1t is certainly most
unique and beautiful gem.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
Helena, Montana, Thursday, April 3, 1873.
The True Story Of the First Telegram

The bill met with neither sneers or opposi
| ton in the Senate, but the business of thai
house went on with discouraging slowness
| At twilight on the last evening of the session
(Niarch 8, 1S43, there were 119 bills before
| it. AS it seemed impossible to reach it in the
regular course before the hour of adjourn
ment. should larrive, the Professor, who had
anxiously watched the tardy movements OF
business all day from the gallery of the Sen.
ate Chamber, went with sad heart to his
hotel and prepared to leave for New York at
all early hour the next morning. While at
breakfast a servant informed him that a young
lady desired to see him in the parlor.
There he met Miss Annie Ellsworth, then
young school girl-the daughter of his in
innate friend, Hon. Henry L. Ellsworth, the
first Commissioner of Patents-who said, as
she extended her hand to him: II have come
to congratulate you
"Upon what?' inquired the professor.
''Upon the passage of your 5ill," she re-
Piled"
Impossible! Its fate was sealed at dusk
last evening. You must be mistaken"
''Not at all, she responded, ''father sent
me to tell you that your bill had passed. He
remained until after the session closed, and
yours was the last bill but one acted upon,
and it was passed just five minutes before
the adjournment, and | am so glad to
be the first one to tell you. Mother says, too,
that you must come home with me to break
fast"
The invitation was readily accepted, and
the joy of the household was unbounded.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth had fully be-
lieved in the project, and the former, in his
confidence in it, and in his warm friendship
for Professor Morse, had spent all the closing
hours of the session in the Senate Chamber,
doing what he could to help the bill along,
and giving it all the influence of his high
personal and official position.
Grasping the hand of his young friend, the
Professor thanked her again and again for
bearing him such pleasant tidings, and as
sured her that she should send over the wires
the first message as her reward. The matter
was talked over in the family, and Mrs. Els
worth suggested message, which Professor
Morse referred to the daughter for her ap-
proval, and this was the one which was sub
sequently sent.
A little more than year after that time,
the line between Washington and Baltimore
was completed. Prof Morse was in the for
mer city, and Alfred Vail, his assistant, in
the latter-the first in the Chamber of the Su-
prcme Court, the last in the Mount Glare De-
pot, when, the circuit being perfect, Prof.
Morse sent to Miss Ellsworth for her mes
sage, and it came
''wHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT ?"
1t was sent in triplicate, in the dot and line
language of the instrument, to Baltimore,
and was the first message ever transmitted by |
I recording telegraph Sc'S6ner's for NaacA.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
The End of NIillStOnes.

An inventor of Bristol, England, has con-
trlved a mill. for reducing wheat to flour,
winch is said to do the work much more
rapidly than millstones, and at the same time
yield vastly superior product. The ar
rangement consists of iron cages containing
revolving radii, driven at the rate of 400
revolutions per minute, which almost instan-
taneously reduces the wheat to powder. At
Edinourg two mills have been running for
more than yeaEs Each one does the work
Ut ~ pairs of ordinary millstones, with a
saving OF nVe and half per cent. in favor
OF the new mill. The bread made from the
nour wMch TINS mill turns out is pronounced
qualities. %
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03

A NAN named Simmons has just been ex-
amined by physicians in Troy, New York,
and pronounced insane. Among other freaks
that were testified to, it was said that on one
occasion he hung out placard in front OF
vacant store belonging to him, on which was
inscribed ,' Stand still and see the salvation
of the Lord hell and destruction is never
full, and the eye of man is never satisfied"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03

FAcrs.-If a tallow candle be placed in a
gun ard shot at the door, 1t will 60 through
without sustaining any injury; and if mus
ket ball be fired into water, it will not only
rebound, but be flattened as if fired against a
solid substance. A mlsket bali may be fired
through pane of glass, making the hole the
size of the ball, without cracking the glass !;
If the glass be suspended by thread it will
even vibrate. t hHf
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03
A Dozen Rules for Farmers.
Take good papers and read them.

l. ohC SOOu popCAo ouu IctSU IuClll.
2. Keep account of farm operations.
8. Do not leave implements, scattered over
the farm, exposed to snow, rain and heat.
4. Repair tools and buildings at proper
time, and do not suffer subsequent three
fold expenditure of time and money.
5. Use money judiciously, and do not at
tend auction sales to purchase all kinds of
trumpery because it is cheap.
6. See that fences are we'll repaired and
cattle not grazing in the meadows, or grain
fields, or orchards.
z. Do not refuse to make correct expert
ments in small way, of many new things.
8. Plant fruit trees well, care for them,
and of course get good crops.
9. Practice economy by giving stock good
shelter during the winter; also good food,
taking out all that is unsound, half rotten or
mouldy.
10. Do not keep tribes of cats or snarling
dogs around the premises, who eat more in
a month than they are worth in q whole life
time
II. Read the advertisements know what is
going on, and frequently save money by it.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03

MARYLAND claims for recently deceased
citizen named Dixon the honor of beinc the
original discoverer of the edibility of oysters.
1t was, perhaps, from this gentleman that
Shakespeare got his simile Of ssthis worlds
mine oyster, which with sword will open. i"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-04-03

BARNuM has engaged Professor Faber's
"talking machine for the season of 1873,
and will match it against any woman that
ever wagged her jaw, for stamps, wherever
he exhibits. He expects the stuf1ing will be
talked out of the machine by many contest
ants, but the money goes TO the poor, SO he
does not care. -
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-12-20
SHERIFF'S SALE.
County of yuma, |
TIo,.o.sfOs.1g Of A1.iz0710 (

COlt11Cy OF IUHIU,
Territory of ArizonG.
By virtue Of an Execution issued out oi
the District Court of the Second Judicial
District in and for the County of Yuma,
and to me directed in favor oi F. P. ely
mer and against P. B. Cornwall, for the
sum of Three Thousand Nine Hundred
and Thirty-eight Dollars aud Ninety-four
Cents ($3, ,938 GAY with costs and interest
thereon-I will offer for sale to the high
est bidder, for cash before Che Court
House door IN tho town and county of
Yulns. Al 70 o'cicck NJ, 0n she 22th da5
of fDecelnber A D. 1873, al the right, title
and interest which the said P. B. Cornwall
had on the 9th day of November, 1871, or
hss since accrued in and to that certain
described rea property, being had 'ituate
IN the cOuE:y of Yuma, Territory of Ari-
zona, known as the "Arizona Copper Min
ing Company's" property-said interest
being the entire property of the "Arizona
Copper Mine" Also, 1900 more or less
Fire Brick, being the property of said de-
fendant, and now at the said Arizona Cop
per Mine. Also. whatever mining tools
and implements that may be now on said
mining property. Levied upon as the
property of said P B. Cornwall, to satisfy
said execution. with costs and accruing
costs. F. H. GOODWIN,
6-4t Sheriff of Yuma county, A. T.
December 3, 1873.
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-12-20
SAN DIEGO BRANCH.
For Santa Barbara, San Pedro
and San Diego.

Steamer will leave fnr above porta everu
T1urad8y al ADJ.
Steamer SGNAT0a, Capt r. Earloc.
Thursday, January %. calling at San sl-
neon and San Luis Obispo for passengers
only.
Steamer PACIFIC, Capt G. II. Douglass.
will sail Thur sday. December 26th for Santa
Barbara San Pedro and San Diego; aiso
January 9Th, for same ports, uader com
mand of Capt. H. q. Johnston.
Steamer MoHoNGO, Capt. G. H. Doug
lass, sailing Thursday, January 10th, and
steamer ORIZABA, Capt. H. G. Johnston,
Thursday, January 23d, for Santa Barbara,
San Pedro and San Diego, will resume the
regular service as per schedule.
Returning, leave San Diego every Mon
day and San Pedro Tuesday.
Through bills of lading signed, and thro'
tickets sold from and to al ports on the
San Diego route, to and from New York,
Europe, Mexico and Central America, at
San Francisco tariff rates.
c. P. TAGGART, Agent,
ia25 IF San Diego.