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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10
London in Danger from Rats.

In few years, unless some active meas
ures are taken, London may expect great
trouble from rats. 1t is {; startling fact that
one pair of rats, with progeny, will produce
in three years no less q number than 648, 808.
A doe rat will have from six to eight nests of
young each year for four years together, and
from twelve to twenty-three at litter, and
the young does will breed at three months
old, and there are more females than males,
at an average of about ten to six. If they
ran about the streets like cats and dogs, the
public would be terrified, but as they hide and
work in the dark, men seldom see OF think of
them Brick drains are their chosen haunts;
skirting boards, backs of tireplaces, under
the flooring or between the rafters, are their
places for breeding. The London sewermen
state that brick drains are the rats best
friends, and that nothing but glazed pipes,
with heavy sink traps, will stop the sewer
rats getting into houses. They will not 60 up
pipes for fear of being drowned, knowing
they have no means of escape. They are seen
in the sewers migrating in communities, to-
some discovered quarter for food, and the
sewermcn believe that they have language
of their own.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10
A Wonderful Calculating Machine.

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial gives the following account of ''calcu-
lating machine" as he calls it:
''The inventor, F. 2. Warren, a watch
maker of this place, (Three Oaks, Mich. has
been working for years upon very difficult
and curious piece of mechanism-a calcula-
ting machine-which he said was to work
not only in the first four rules of arithmetic,
was also to perform complicated nathemat;-
cal calculations. No person who knew his
plans ever thought it possible to construct
such machine, but the inventors faith has
been strong from the beginning, and his per
sistent perseverance has at last been crowned
with complete success. The machine is the
result of about ten years labor. 1t was not
built for manufacture and sale, but to see
what it was possible to accomplish by ma
chinery. The machine, which is a beautiful
piece Of mechanism, surprises every one who
sees it in operation. 1t Will use a multiplier
or divisor Of twelve figures, the multiplicand
and dividend being limited only by the num-
Der of wheels placed in front to receive the
answer The present number on the ma
chine is twenty. The machine contains over
2,1OO specially formed pieces, and including
screws and riyets, over 5000 1t is probably
the most complicated and intricate piece Of
mechanism ever constructed, and vet it works
with perfect ease and accuracy, 1t will run
backward as well as forward, will detect and
show an error. were it possible for one to
OCCUR 1t will divide one number by another,
add the quotient to another number, subtract
Or multiply, according to choice, at one op-
Grafton. 1t deals with fractions as well as
whole numbers. BY putting the first power
of number in the machine the powers OF
that number up to the full capacity of the
machine can be obtained. It can also be used
as difference machine, if desired. The
following example in compound interest was
set into the machine and performed in forty
five seconds What is the compound interest
of 5000 IS for twenty years at seven per
cent. Answer: $16,1 1853 ~.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10
Intrepid Jews.

Since the time of Daniel braving the den of
liens to which despotism had doomed him
for his religion, and his three friends fear
lessly encountering the seven-fold heated fur
mace, the Jews have ever been noted for their
invincible intrepedty and perseverance,
though not for similar manifestations of
divine favor and protection. On recent &C.
casion the Emperor of Russia was reviewing
his fleet, when two sailors particularly at
tracted his attention, both by the precision
with which they performed several difficult
manoeuvers, and by the agility and daring
which they displayed. The Emperor was SO
much pleased that he Immediately promoted
one to be captain, the other he appointed
lieutenant on the spot The men, however,
were Jews, and there is q ukase forbidding
Jews to wear an epaulet. ''Pshaw,' cried
the Emperor, ''that does not signify in the
least, they shall Immediately embrace the
Greek religion, of course" When this deter
mination was communicated to the two young
men, knowing that renlonstrance was in vain,
thep requested the Emperor's permission to
exhibit still more of their manoeuvres, as he
had not seen all they could do. This being
granted, they ascended the topmast, en-
braced, and locked in each others arms,
threw themselves into the sea and departed
forever
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10
..OkA Dog Tray Ever Faithful.

4 quiet game Of draw, quarter ante, was
in progress the other evening at Chico. One
of the party managed to get a heart flush, ace
at the head, out of the deck, and laid it in his
lap, waiting chance to play it. Presently
the chance came The guileless gentleman
counted out $40 better with one hand, and
quietly went down with the other for that
flush. It wasn't there. Hc had to play his
original hand. Two of the party called his
$40 better, and one Of them in the showing
down produced the identical heart flush that
he had been at such pains to secure. He
knew it was the same, for the ace was crimp-
ed Just as he had done it. The secret was
that Ira Wetherbee's dog, "Patsey,' had
quietly put his nose in. picked up the flush,
carried it around to his friend, wagged his
tail knowingly and walked off.-Saa Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

ONE of the happiest things in the way of
wedding surprise took place recently in
Toledo, Ohio. After the wedding the happy
pair started upon the usual trip, and in due
time returned to the city. The husband sug-
gested to his wife that before going to the
hotel at which they proposed to board, that
they go up into the city to call upon certain
friend of theirs. She assented, the hackman
was directed to drive to the house, and they
were shortly deposited at the door of a neat
dwelling on - street. The door bell was
rung the servant appeared and ushered them
into q neatly furnished parlor; bright fire
was burning in the polished CRATE; and every
thing was exceedingly cozy and home-like.
The wife sat down, and the husband said he
would step back into another room to look
for the gentleman Of the house. He returned
shortly alone; and the lady of the house was
not forthcoming. The young wife expressed
surprise, and wondered what could be keep
ing the hostess so long. The time for the
announcement had come, and the young hus-
band tenderly informed his bride that she
was the sole mistress of the house and all its
contents. TableaC-Tears, kisses, etc.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10
A Negroes Prayer.

The following grotesque yet solemn prayer
is a verbatim report by writer III the Eou-
cational Monthly, taken in the winter OF
1862 3 at a Methodist meeting held by plan
tation negroes in settlement near camp:
20 Lord God of dis glorious universe, wilt
dou look down in de omnipresence OF dy eye
upon desc dy cullard children bowed upon de
knuckle-bone dis night. Take solemn peep
upon us and let heap O light in. Dou
knowest what desc dy poor darkles need.
Dere be Sam, dere be Jerry, and dere be
Pompey. Dey are in dere sins, dat's what l
reckon. Help them to git up and git from
de wilderness of sin and come into de clear
ing of salvation. Take a solemn peep also
upon de darkies in de other cabin, who fiddle
and whirl upon de bombastic toe, while dy
servant Eliminates words to dee. May dcy
rise above de anthratory things of dis world,
and fly like Massa Linkume balloon heaven
ward (Prof. Loves balloon was anchored
near by.)
''Rulcr of all humans on dis earth, wilt dou
bress de generals in de field dis night, if it be
circumspection in dy eye. Bress the colonies
in de field dis night, if it be circumspection
in dy discreet eye, and also bress de Union
soldiers, who carry de musket and chew de
cartridge, ightin' for de Union and de Stars
and Stripes Dey fight in a scientific cause,
and be de bestest Of men; but, good Lord,
may dey swear less and pray more. And,
finally, bress dy humble servant now suppl
eating dee in behalf Of desc benighted dark
les. 1t behooves de to dig deep and sound to
de very bottom of his heart. May derc be
nary blimmage between myself and my
Savior.
sin dc language Of de mighty Washing
ton, dis world is all fleetin' show. To-day
we are alive and hoppin' around like grass
hoppers, tomorrow de sickle Of death cuts Us
down and spreads us out like grass in hay
time. On every side, dou knowest, 0 Lord,
is de evidence of de dislocation and destruc-
ton of de human family. Dere be fighting
among one another and natural disease. But
we die to live again, either as saints or evil
spirits. Dere be discussions on doctrines,
Elecshion, Decentralization, Perfection, and
sich like, confuse de intellects Of both black
men and white But, good Lord, dou know
est dat desc are vain illusions, splittin' and
dividin' dy creatures into sexes without mercy.
Whoever will, can 60 to glory. Many dere
will be with slick ceuntenances, white collars
and fine clothes, who will find de gates shut
against them, while de blind old woman, hob
bling on crutches, she so straight in. Amen. y
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10
Helena, Montana, Thursday, June 10, 1875.


Judge VIM. S. Price, Of the Philadelphia
Bench, in an article in the Penn 4NonthIy,
says: ''The love of amusement is natural to
the human mind, and like all other natural
tastes and appetites, is given to us by our
Creator for some wise and benevolent pur
pose. Proper amusements tend to health OF
body and mind. The moral nature is bene-
fitted by amusement by preventing it becom-
ing morbid and sickly on the one hand, and
by arresting it from low and corrupting ten
denotes on the other 1t is said that before
the theater was established in San Francisco,
the town was given to the lowest revelry and
debaucherv, and that brawls and murders
were of unceasing occurrence. The reason
men had no other resorts for amusement than
to the low dens of iniquity with which the
town was flooded. When the theater was
established they were attracted to it, were
amused and entertained, and the morals OF
the town rapidly improved. All approval CT
the theater must be predicted of a well~con-
Quoted theater, where the decencies and pro-
prietes of life are respected, and where at
least harmless, if not an improving, moral
tone is blended with amusement. 1t is not,
perhaps, too much to say that in great COM
munity like this we could better afford to
spare one of many churches than one of our
few well conducted theaters. The Ill con-
sequences to society in the one case would
probably be greater than in the other. Man
is held from evil by employment and amuse-
ment, as well as by moral teaching, and each
must play its part and supplement the other
in the great working of rescuing man from
the destructive tendencies of sin. And OBJ
servation, l think will confirm that where
men and women do rot mingle amusement
with labor, they either pervert labor to selfish
and excessive ends, or become morbid and
one-siled in their general views
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10
A NaIlleleSS Spell.

There is a certain air about the most agree
able lady in full dress that is formidable even
to her husband have seen the spell on him
as her toilet progressed, until royalty arranged,
the admired of all admirers in the festive
crowd, he Subsidies into comparative insig-
nificance and has to pinch himself to be sure
the divine creature OF art is really his lawful
wife-bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh.
He may consider himself lucky if it is not as
much of an enigma to her. 1t is easily to
be perceived, then, how difficult it is for
Single man to make advances to a lady at a
party. His condition is still more pitiable
when one lady, more ventursome than the
rest, essays to ''draw him out The leaves
of the sensitive plant do not close more sud
denly and effectively to the touch, than does
every pleasant thought and subject of con-
versatiOn vanish from his mind. He answers
her brilliant sallies in monosylables, with a
perfect funeral countcnance, and she gives 1t
up as hard task. No one can describe his
relief when bright, sensible woman crosses
his path. lie takes to her as birds Of sun
shine, and the society belle makes note of
it in her mind with surprise akin to curiosity.
1t is entertaining to hear one of these fellows
eXpatiate upon such Godsend. He does it
something in this way: - was bored to death
at a party, when this good woman came
along. Before she opened her mouth felt
at home with her, and when heard her origi-
nal remarks and charming sallies of wit was
captured quite Ten to one that paragon OF
her sex set that man to talking of himself,
and the evening thus wore quickly away.
Herein lies doahle moral, ladies.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

A diminutive, poorly dressed person stop
ped Charles Francis Adams on the street the
other day and inquired anxiously: ''Now,
my dear sir, pray give me your opinion of
the transit of Venus" Mr.. Adams said in
reply, after painful pause, "In the first
place, Sir, am not my dear friend. Second
and finally, have neither the time or inclina-
ton to attend to these trivial matters. In
view of our National Centennial refer, sir,
to the one at Philadelphia-you ought to be
aware that my time is otherwise occupied. y
''But, see here, Charley persisted the in
quirer, casually pushing his hat back and
thereby exposing his countenance; and there
upon Mr.. Adams put out his hand with ex-
treme alacrity and said, "Hallo, o., is that
you? Hang it! Don't do that again 1t
was Oliver Wendell Holmes, and it will be
remembered that the little doctor has always
said Charles Francis was just as human as
anybody. Rochester Democrat
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

THE deepest sounding made in the Pacific
by Captain Belknap, of the United States
steamship Tuscarora, was off Point Komato,
in Japan. The sounding line ran out four
thousand six hundred and fifty-fve fathoms
(twenty seven thousand nine hundred and
thirty feet) with but slight current, the touch
of the lead on the bottom being plainly felt.
In a previous sounding, four thousand six
hundred and forty three fathoms of sounding
wire were run out, but in a strong current
which snapped the wire.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

OVER $500, 900 worth of dogs, principally
pointers and settlers, were brought to this
country from England during the past two
years. The f4ror about Laveracks, red IT.
ish settlers, Gorrdons and kindred breeds is now
as great as was ever that in Japan about spot
ted rabbits No dog that costs less than ST.
600 is now considered worth owning. These
valuable animals have their pedigrees pre-
served with as much care as the nobility OF
England.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

The extravaganza Of Americans is the sub
ject of general comment in the French capt.
tai, city which owes much of its prosperity
to the luxurious taste of our countrymen A
good story is told of citizen of the United
States, who was so closely shadowed by an
ill-looking fellow for several days that he
finally imagined himself in danger, and &C.
for protection. Inquiry was set on foot by
the police, and it was soon ascertained that
the dangerous character followed the rich
American solely with the view of gathering
the remnants Of the fine cigars which the rep
resentative of the American eagle, after
half smoking, was accustomed to throwing
away.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

THE late Hon. Samuel Galloway, of Colum-
bia, Ohio, was q remarkably homely man.
On one occasion, while dining with person
al and political friend in Chillicothe, the six
or seven year old daughter of his host, who
had been intently studying Galloway's face,
said, loud enough to be heard by all at the
table, MA, didn't that mans mamma love
children mighty well:'' .'Why SO. my dear?''
asked her mother. ''Oh, just cause she raised
him.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

The Royal Gardens of England, near Frog
more, are thirty miles in extent, and enclosed
within wall twelve feet high. The glass
covered Conservatives are nine hundred and
twenty feet long. There is winery one hun
dred and two feet long, two peach-houses
fifty-six feet in length, and pits for forcing
melons, asparagus, ETC., which are heated by
hot water. These gardens are considered the
most complete in the world, and are sur
rounded by eighteen hundred acres of mag
nifcent grounds stocked with deer.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

There arc many who are anxious for fame !;
who are longing for good office which they
will probably fill badly; who think life won
derfully we'll spent if they can an1ass sum
of money which they will not know what to
do with when they have got it. venture to
nut before them new anlbition-that of be-
coming pleasant to their fellow creatures 1t
is a path in which they will not be jostled by
a crowd of competitors. z. Fields.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

In 1871 a lady, residing in an Eastern State,
adopted an infant from the nursery on Ran
dall's Island This lady recently died, and
by the terms of her will she bequeaths to the
boy after paying several legacies, the balance
of her property, amounting to about $50. 600.
after Which be viii receive 81, 900 year un, !,
til he is thirty years of age, when the entire
property falls to him. The child is now re-
siding with o very respectable family, and is
reported as very bright and healthy.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

THE popular writer who had assumed the
name of Timothee Trim died recently in
Paris. For years he wrote the daily article
in the Petit Journal, of which he was one of
the founders, and which in less than two
years attained daily circulation of 5000
copies. He received from this new political
paper, price one sou, $14, 400 year, but in
1869 he joined She staff of the Petit Moniteu,'
which paid him Il salary of $4,000.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

The following remedy, simple as it is, is
said TO have saved thousands from death by
lockiaw Smoke the wound or bruise with
the smoke of WOOL Twenty minutes in the
smoke of wool will take the pain out of the
worst wound, and repeated once or twice will
allay the worst case of inflammation arising
from wound. Ohio Farmer.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10

Mr.. RosESrHAL, the celebrated French
chess-player, recently played at the Palais
Royal, twenty-seven games of chess at once
with that number of the best French and
foreign players. It was stipulated that Mr..
Rosenthal should have only one minute for
each move, passing along the twenty seven
tables in order. Mr.. r. won twenty.three
games.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-06-10


Bayard Taylor has written many poems that will nc
oon be forgotten but he has never written one tha
,ll continue more popular than the following, tount
d on q well-known incident in the Crimcan war:
"Givc Us song the soldier cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated guns of the camps allied
Grew weary Of bombardlng.
The dark Redan. in silent scof,
Lay. grim and threatening, under;
And the tawny mouth of the Maakotf
No longer beiched Its thunder
There was pause. The guardsman said,
Eve storm the forts tomorrow;
Sing while we may, another day
VIII bring enough OF sorrow.
They lay along the battery's side,
Below the smoking cannon
Brave hearts from Severn and from CIydf,
md from the banks OF Shannon
Thev sang OF love, and moi OF fame
Forgot was Britain's glory;
Each recalled different name,
But all sung 'Annie Laurie
Voice after voice caught up the song
Until Its tender passion
Rose. like an anthem, rlcn and s'fOnE--
Their battle eve confession.
Dear girl; her name he dared not speak;
Yet, 0s the song grew Louder,
Something upon the soldiers cheek
Washed off the stains OF powder.
Beyond the darkening ocean burned
The bloody sunsets embers,
While the Crimean valleys learned
How English love remembers.
And once again fire of hell
Raned on the Russian quarters.
With stream of shot and burst of sEel!
And believing of the mOrtars.
And Irish NOras eyes are DIM
For singer dumb and CORY;
Aud English Mary mourns for him
Who sang Of "Annic Laurie"
All! soldiers to your honorcd rest
Your truth and valor bearing;
The bravest are the tendereSt--
The loving are the daring!
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-11-25
GOING WEST.

STATIONS No4Er- NoloEz. Non.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-11-25
WashIngton's Personal Appearance.

1t is a remarkable fact that Wash
ington,s personal appearance, al
though well known to SO many, has
but rarely. il ever, been described by
his historians. Even in Irvjng's
'Life'i there Is Bothing satisfactory
on this point. The Journal of Com
merce has been written to on the
subject and it has given the follow
ing description gathered from
various sources ~ T.sL
Washington was six feet two inch
es in hight, with a very erect. robust,
stalwart frame. He had fine
breadth OF chest; long, well shaped
very strong arms ; broad, large
hand, with grasp like a wise, and
very straight, well rounded lower
limbs. He had large head, set on q
strong full neck, with q commanding
carriage. His hair was brown, or
dark auburn ; his eyes grayish blue,
set far apart, and his complexion rud-
dy, or fiorid. Stuart, who painted
him, declares that the sockets OF his
eyes were larger than he had ever
met with before, and the upper part
Of his nose broader and fuller. All OF
his features were Indicative OF the
strongest passions. although his jgdg-
ment and great self-command made
him seem different in the eyes OF the
world. He appeared with great dig
nifty in any position, either sitting, or
walking f; but he was q bold, expert
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-11-25
THE mANLIEST NAN.
BY 0EORGE W. BUNGAY.

The msnllsst man OF All the race,
Whose heart Is open as his face,
Puts forth his hand 70 help another.
'TIs not the blood Of klth or kin,
'TIs not the color-of The skin
'Tis the true n cart which beats within
Which makes the man. n man and brOt h
His words are warm upon his lips,
His heart beats to his hnger-tlpS.
He Is friend and loyal neighbor.
Sweet children kiss him on the way,
And women trust him. for they may,
He owes no debt he can not pay;
He earns his bread with honest labor.
He lifts the fallen from the ground,
And puts his feet upon the round
Ofdreaming Jacobs starry ladder.
Which lifts him higher, day by day,
Toward the bright and heavenly way,
And further from the tempter's sway,
Which stingeth like the angry adder.
He strikes oppression to the dust,
He shares the blows aimed at the just,l
He shrlnks not from the post Of danger.
And in the thickest OF the fight
He battles bravely for the right,
For that is mishter than might,
Though cradled In a humble manger.
Hail to the manly man, he comes;
Not with the sound OF horns and drums,
Though grand as any duke, aud grander
He draws upon the world, and light
Dlspels the dreary gloom Of night.
End ills, like bats and owls, take flight,
He's greater than great Alexander,