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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13
How He Did 1t.

Some Young men were conversing in a pri.
yate room of the Maison d Or, Paris. Among
them was the Duke de Gramont-C -Caderousse.
Some one approached him with being too
much in favor of the people, and being i'm
bued with the Democratic ideas. After hav-
ing replied according to his conscience, he
exclaimed, 'Well, gentlemen, will wager
that, without having done anything to merit
it, will get myself arrested before an hour!
The bet was taken-tifty. louis. Caderousse
jumped into cab, drove to the Temple, and
soon returned in sordid costume; tattered
cap on his head, trowsers in rags, hobnailed
boots, torn, muddy down at the heels. he
rubbed his face and hands with dirt, and then
begged some one to follow him. Thus pre-.
pared, he entered cafe on the boulevard
Poissonniere, seated himself at table, and
called out, ''Waiter! bottle of champagne
The man hesitated an instant, and then said,
in an undertone, ''Ihat costs twelve francs. y
SWELL" replied de Gramont, Il have money
to nav With" And he drew from bis pocket
forty bank notes Of thousand francs each,
which he laid on the table. The master of
the establishment sent at once for some SER
gents-dc-yille, and in few minutes the pre-
tended vagabond was saying to the Commits
sary of Police. II am the Duke de Gramont-
Caderousse. had laid a wager that should
be arrested without having done anything to
deserve it. have won, and have now only
10 thank YOU"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13
revival mania in England, sDelliI

A revival mania in England, a spelling
match in the United States, and now an
equestrian mania in Austro- Hungary. Some
time since an Austrian lieutenant OF cavalry
rode one horse, Caradoc, on wager, from
Vienna to Paris He was received in the
latter city as sort of hero; and since that
time the whole Austrian army is getting into
motion up hill and down dale. Another lieu
tenant rode one horse in eleven days nearly
800 miles, from Kronstadt, in Transylvania,
to Vienna; and now third lieutenant, q
hussar, has made bet of $500 francs that
he will ride the same horse from Kronstadt
to Bucharest, distance of just about 100
miles, in twenty-four hours, without going
back to Dick Turpin and Black Bess. Sir
Francis Head claims to have done better than
this ON the Panpas; and it has been equalled
more than once in Mexico. But it is rough
riding for all that.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13
Sound Advice.

Every day brings US in the rcslstless march
of time nearer and nearer the dreaded days
wuvn .~~...- ..Gr.ing VIII Dc ID oiuor.
Men of America, whose handwriting no ere.
ated living thing can read, and whose spell.
ing no dictionary can justify-women OF the
republic, who invariably write on both sides
of the paper, never indent paragraph, and
sign yourselves ''Maud listen! We are
aware that spring is coming. We will ob-
serve the season with the most solemn and
impressive ceremonies. We will do all that
your poems of last year commanded, sug-
gested, entrcated and invited us to do. We
will walk down messy paths meath fragrant,
unfolding leafy buds. We will walk around
mile track if it will do you any good. We
will "walk the bee line, Aunt Jemima, no,
no, ho," even. We will pick violets in cool
seauestered glens, where the checkercd sun
light falls in tremuous, interrupted rays, if
YOU insist upon it. We will pick butter-cups,
daisies, and all other spring flowers; we will
pick our teeth, pick some mans pocket-old
Vanderbilt's, for instance. We will try to
satisfy your alteration for spring, but don't
and we say it kindly, but firmly-don't-and
we use the word in its most orthodox sense
don't send us any poetry on spring. Don't
do it. If you must write it, write it and burn
it up at home, where your friends can see
you; they will think better of you for it.
Cut this out and paste it in your hat. Get il
by heart and recite as an encore to your poem
every time you read that sublime and beauti.
full cffusion to your friends. Look at it every
time you think of publishing, and you will
draw one sad heart nearer to you in true
grateful affection. Burlington Hoacheye.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13
Cure for the Potato Bug.

The following letter, addressed to the Gov
ernment, has been translated ut the Depart
ment of State and furnished for publication,
in the hope that the suggestions contained
therein may prove useful to the people of the
country. The letter is as follows:
''Being much grieved at the injuries which
have been done in America by the Colorado
potato bug, desire briefly to state my expe
rience, hoping that what have to say may
prove really beneficial. During my long ex-
perience-about forty years-as cultivatOr of
the soil have frequently been annoyed by
the depredations of insects, but have always
succeeded in putting a stop to such depreda-
tons by a free use of common salt. 1t will
be found An excellent plan to sprinkle the
plant with tolerable strong solution of salt
"a few handsful in an ordinary-sized water
ing pot The plants absorb the salt, and the
insects or worms are destroyed, or at least do
no more harm. If rag be tied to the end
of a pole, and then saturated with solution
of salt, it may be used to great advantage in
destroying caterpillars on trees.
''The proper way is to use the rag 80 as to
sprinkle the branches on which the caterpil-
lars are with the solution, and presently the
like rain: moreover, if portion Of the
trunks of the trees are washed with this So
luton the trees will be kept free from cater
pillars. 1t will also he found very useful to
sprinkle the roots of grape vines with this
solution.
Sincerely hoping that l may hear that the
use Of salt has been found serviceable in de-
stroying the American potato bug, l subscribe
myself, very respectfully, your obedent SER
want ANDREAS FRlDERER.
Observation-Disclosures Klattern, letzte
post, Neumark in Bohmen.
''PLAss, Bohemia, Feb 10, 1876.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13
nnNAIDSOy. THE DAREDEVIL.
How He Intends CrOSsin. shc Atlantic
i'm His Balloon.

From tn; Pal, Nal! Gazette.
An American halloonist, by name Mr.. Don
aldson, has informed the Society dAerosta-
ton. Of Paris, that within three or four
months he intends crossing the Atlantic,
from the United States to Europe. in o balloon
measuring 900 meters. Mr. Donaldson IS
convinced that there exists constant current
of air in the upper strata OF the terrestrial at
mosphcrc setting at that season from west 10
east. He is undetcrrcd by previous failures,
and has provided himself with cans OF Lie
big's meat extract, lifc-bc!ts, bluc-llgnts and
rockets, carrier pigeons, bottles to contain
floating messages, astronomlcal instruments
and flags, by means Of which nc can signal
to vessels near which he may pass. lie WIZ
probably travel alone for the sake OF hight
ness, and the ballast i'll the balloon car VIII
| principally consist of ''firc-pots' Of MIR. Don
aklson's own invention, which arc said to be
| in tin cylinders containing chemical sub
stance which becomes iuhammab!c instan-
! taneously upon contact with watcr-cmits ::
| brilliant and long lasting flame AS Dir.
Donaldson is horne along eastward nc VIII
drop these tire-pots into the sea every len
! minutes, so at night the whole horizon, ne
expects, will be Illuminated, and he VIII
| leave fiery track behind him On the AtIantlc.
| The scheme sounds sill the more big one as
the recent voyage Of the 'Zenith' balloon
from Paris to the ncighborhood Of Bordeaux
is the longest on record, and only occupied
some sixteen hours. The balloonist Green,
| in all his fourteen voyages, was never longer
in.the air than three OK four hours at time
Sixteen years ago the "Gcant" balloon went
up from the Champ dc Mars and descended
| in Hanover, after six hours sailing. Suhsc-
Quently NM. Flammarion and Goddard tray
| elcd from Paris to Prussia in eleven hours.
| Several similar trips have since been made.
However, MIR. Donaldson hopes; 10 be in 'hc
| air mot longer than q week
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13
POLITENESS PAYS.
The Luck Of q Young Department Clerk
I'm Washington.

A true story is told Of young clerk in the
Treasury Department at Washington VINO IS
in luck, and whose good fortune was brought
about by An act of pOliteness towards an ola
Englishman and his handsome daughter.
Willie the British High Joint Commission
was in session in Washington years ago,
London merchant came over to watch claim
of his which was before the Commission. he
brought his daughter with him, and the two
had much leisure time on their hands, which
they occupied seeing the sights in the various
public buildings. One day they called at the
Treasury Department, and the clerk referred
to showed them through. He was very po-
lite, probably very much interested, and made
himself agreeable and useful to the strangers.
He engaged to show them something or pilot
them somewhere else the next day, AMI the
next, and the old man and his daughter gladly
accepted these repeated offers OF kindness.
Of course the parties became we'll acquainted,
and it is not surprising that there should nave
grown up mutual liking. The young man
was a welcome visitor at the apartments OF
the English stranger between whiles.
At lepgtl. the merchant finished mis- busi-
ness in Washington and be and his daughter
turned their faces homeward across the sea,
leaving at least one warm personal friend IN
America Some months since the young
clerk resigned his position in the department
and left Washington for no one knew where:
The other day be returned with wife, and
has been warmly welcomed by his old friends.
The rest of the story is very simple and ma
tural. He corresponded with his English
friends after they left, and especially with
the young lady. One day he received letter
stating that her father had died leaving he1
| all his fortune, and also leaving her very
lonely and heartbroken. The young mans
sympathies were aroused. 1t was his plain
and try to amend her fractured heart. He
took the chances, left his situation, went te
London and was soon at her side Ina few
months the couple were married, and the
wife the poor young clerk brought back t
Washington was the pretty English. girl ( {
whom he was polite some years before. l
always pays-politeness!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13
Learn q Trade.
From the Baltimore Trade Review.

From the Baltimore Trade Review.
that do not s 6sssy qd q%dyss stff fSsp %h rSs
strength lasts, am not at the mercy of the
world. If my pen is not wanted l can go
back to the type case and be sure to find
work, for I learned the printers trade thor
oughly-newspaper work, job work, book
work and press work. am glad have q
good trade. 1t is a rock upon which the pos
SCISSOR can stand firmly. There is health and
vigor for both body and mind in an honest
trade. 1t is the strongest and surest part of
the sclf-madc man. Go from the academy
to the printing office, Or to the artisans bench,
or, if you please, to the farm--for, to be sure,
true farming is trade, and a grand one ut
that. Lay thus 4 sure found .tion, and after
that branch off into what profession you
please.
You have heard, perhaps, of the clerk who
had faithfully served Stephen Girard from
boyhood to manhood. On the tWenty-frst
anniversary of his birthday he went to his
master and told him his time was up, and he
certainly expected important promotion in the
merchants service; but Stephen Girard said
to him:
every well now go and learn trade.
"What trade, sir? p
''GOod barrels and butts must bc in demand
while you live. Go and learn the cooper's s
trade, and when you have made perfect bar
rel bring it to me-.
The young man went away and learned the
trade, and, in time, brought to his old master
a splendid barrel of his own make.
Girard examined it and gave the maker
$2, 600 for it, and then said to him:
''Now, sir, want you in my counting
room; but, hepceforth, you will not be de-
pendent upon the whims Of Stephen Girard.
Let what will come, you have good trade
always in reserve"
The young man saw the wisdom and un-
derstood.
Years ago when the middle aged men Of
to-day were boys, Horace Greeley wrote:
''It is source of consolation to us that
when the public shall be tired OF us as an ed
itor, we can make satisfactory livelihood at
setting type or farming, so that, while our
strength lasts, ten thousand blOckheads, TAX
ing offense at some article they do not under
stand. could not drive US into the ,poor-house.
And so may q man become truly indepen-
dent
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13

w. w. Brooks gives the Salem Record his
recipe for curing scab in sheep. He says ::
''As soon as l sbeared them l took box of
tobacco, weighing 20 pounds, and boiled it in
water enough to dip them all over except the
head. used box to dip in that l scaldcd
hogs in. had some boards laid with one
end on the box and the other raised SO as to
run the amber back into the box, then let two
men take hold of the sheep, one at the fore
legs and one at the hind legs, and dip them in
and lay them on the boards and then drain 80
as to save the amber. Dip lambs and ALL
One dip is enough"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13

A facetious gentleman, attired in his best,
made his appearance at one OF the magnifi-
cent residences on Fifth avenue, New York,
on the evening of grand party recently.
Answering the summons Of the bell, the foot
man, who knew him, exclaimed, "What
brought you here:" The facetious gentleman,
politely raising his hat, replied, Il beg you
will inform Mr.. Blank that sincerely regret
my inability of attending the party this even
ing" "To the devil with you!" cried the
footman, enraged, ''you amt tinvited. > ''Thats
lust why cannot come
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13
MIND YOUR OWN CONCERNS.

Mind your own concerns, my friend,
For they are yours alone;
Don't talk about your neighbor's faults.
But strive to mend your own.
Suppose he does not always lead
4 truly pious life;
What matter if he sometimes frets
Or Guarrcls with his wife?
Don't meddle-let him know, my friend,
Your better nature spurns
TO act the spy on him or his
Just mind your own concerns.
Yes, mind your own concerns, my ir.eho.
And presently you'll find
That all your time is occupied,
And you've got enough to mind;
What need you care if Snooks or SN}oks
Should wed with Sally Jones?
What matter if your neighbOr ..
A half million owns?
The money is not yours, my friend,
Though golden stores he earns:
SO do not envy him his wealth,
But mind your own concerns
Yes, mind your own concerns. my trIcno.
1t il better plan
Than always to be spying out
The deeds of brother man.
Remember that all persons have.
Though hidden from your view..
Thoughts that to them OF right belonG'
And not at all to you;
And e!so bear in mind, my friend,
A generous nature worms
No secret from a neighbor's breast,
So mird your own concerns.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13

A woman entered q crowded street car the
other day, and for a moment or two no one
offered her seat. Then fat man afflicted
with the asthma, beckoned to her and said:
'Madame. please take-take-" Cough,
cough.) She stood there waiting for his seat
he concluded. Madame, please take care
she gave him was appalling. but all the rest
saw the ioke.-Detroit Free Press. f..
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13

In Austria they have law prohibiting
schoolmasters marrying without the permis-
sion of the government, and among the late
official DEGREES published is the following re-
fusal of an application ''Considcring. !,
That the schoolmaster N, applying for per-
,on to ecome of no on @
florins D. a., which weuld not suffice to sus-
tain family; and 2. That his afiianced bride
has no more than 400 florins Of private for
tune, the legal license to marry cannot DC
grantedto said schooln aster."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13
YSOnteZulaa at the Table.

From HnDert Bancroft MOntcZuna
The king took his meals alone, i'll onc of
the largest halls of the palace. If the weather
was cold, a fire was kindled with a kind OF
charcoal made of the bark Of trees, which
emitted no smoke, but threw out a delicious
perfume; and that his Majesty might suffer
no inconvenience from the heat, a screen,
ornamented with gold and carved with figures
Of 5hf nd d H. was placed ed 1sWesn sxes non nos W
leather cushion. upon which were thrown
various soft skins, and bis table was Of simi-
lar description, except that il was larger and
rather higher, and was covered with white
cotton cloths of the finest ware of Cholula,
and many Of the goblets were of gold and
silver, Or fashioned of beautiful shells. Hc
is said to have possessed complete service
of solid gold, but as il was considered below
kings dignity to use anything at the table
twice, Montezuma, with all his extravaganza,
was obliged to keep this costly dinner set III
the temple The bill of fare comprised every
thing edible Of fish, flesh and fowl, that could
be procured in the empire or imported from
beyond it,
''Relays Of couricrs were employed il
bringing dclicacics from afar, and as the royal
table was every day supplied with fresh fish
brought without the modern aids OF ice and
alright packing, from seacoast more tnan
a hundred miles distant, by a road passing
chiefly through tropical climate, we have
some idea of the speed with which these
couriers travelled. There were cunning cooks
among the Aztecs, and at these extravagant
meals there was always as much variety III
cooking as in the matter cooked. t5ahagan
gives most formidable list of roast, stewed
and boiled dishes of meat, fish and poultry,
seasoned with many kinds Of herbs, of which,
however, the most frequently mentioned is
chile He further describes many kinds OF
bread, all bearing a more or less close rescm-
blance to the modern Mexican tortilla, and
all most tremendously named. Imagine, for
instance, when one wished for a piece of
bread, having to ask ones neighbor to be
good enough to pass the notwithstanding.
quelpacholli; then there were tamales Of all
kinds and many other curious mcsscs.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13

LET him that thinketh he standcth take
heed lest he fall; that is, assuming that equal
support is necessary to maintain the equil!-
brium. The american Journal Of the Medi-
cal Sciences for April gives the result of a
physicians inquiry concerning human legs.
He was both puzzled and amazed by the way
the heel will cut the edge of one pantaloon
and wear it out before the other is at all
affected. Accordingly he instituted scientific
research and measured fifty-four different
people. OF these only six had both legsof
the same length. With the rest, the differ
encc ranged from one-eighth to seven-eighths
OF an inch. There is no rule in the matter,
and one leg is as likely as the other to be the
longer. lie found twenty-three right legs
the longer, and twenty-five left ones. De-
monstrations like these not only suggest the
general human tendency to onesidedness, but
offer to tailors an excellent hint that clothes
would wear longer made up according to
actual measurement than when cut with the
exactness of the latest plates of fashion.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-13

A Breed which 6urpasses the Arab1ans-
will Carry n Man Eighty Miles i'm Four
Hours-The Bandits Of the Caucasus
Have Them.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-14

EOR RENT.-The Commodious Office
No. ID New High street, formerly occu-
pied by P, Beaudry, is for rent at reasonable
terms. The Office is divided into four apart
ments and conveniently arranged: For in
formation, apply at the Mayors office, brick
building opposite the City Council rooms.
mr7
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-14
gos Snoeles Aerala,
Those Good Old Times.

An old resident of Vermont writes:
~ was born and brought up in log
house with stone chimney, and well
remember the mode of Keeping the
fire over night, or going half mile to
a neighbors for coal in the morn
ing. Many is the meal that | have
eaten from wooden bowl OF bean
porridge or milk and roasted potatoes.
/ we'll remember the mode of dress in
olden times, when men wore home
made cloth both summer and winter.
In summer they wore what was cal
led tow cloth, made from flax raised on
the farm, and in winter what they
called frocking, made of wool, blue
and white striped. The women, too
wore cloth of their own making.
They carded and spun the wool and
flax. have now in my possession a
pair of old hand-cards, such as they
used in those days. l have by me two
old wooden calico stamps that were
my great -grandmother's that she
used to stamp calico with in old times
I can well remember my old cow-hide
shoe and the knit leggins, with strings
to tie them down. / remember the
times when they rode on horseback;
my grandmother had one of the old
fashioned billions to ride behind on;
the stirrup was piece of wood with q
leather strap attached to it. Iremem-
ber the first wagon that came into
town. / have pair of the old snow
shoes, and have walked many miles
on them, and think / could walk on
them now although l have not been
on them for several years. ! we'll re-
member when man by the name of
Levi Crosby used TO ride once week
from Somerset to Brattleboro' horse
back, for the newspapers, and scatter
them at every mans door on the way
and over the back towns. But these
times are all in the past, and those that
took an active part in them are mostly
in their graves, where l must soon be
myself; yet when I think over those
times it seemsto bring new life into
my thoughts for the time being.'
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-14
Common Council

Meets at Council Rooms, No. As Spring ST..
at 1880 p. M, Thursday of each week.
COUNCILMEN:
CAMPBELL. L. L.LICHTENBERGER
!. MULLALY. ]. G. CARMONA.
w. w. ROBINSON. R- SOTELLO.
M. TEED JOSE M ASCAREL,
c. HUBER, l.. WOLFSKILL.
E. H. WORKMAN, Il. LEAHY.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-14
SU NJ MON s.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE nth
l. Judicial District of the State of Califor-
MIA, in and for the county of Los Angeles
Sarah H. NJ. Thompson, plaintiff. against Da-
vid B. Thompson, defendant. Action brought
in the District Court of the seventeenth Judi
cial District of the state OF California, In and
for the county of Los Angeles, and the COM
plant filed in said county of Los Angeles in
the office OF the Clerk oil the said District
Court.
The People of the State of Califo mia send
greeting TO David b. Thompson, defendant:
You are hereby required to appear in an ac
tion brought against YOU by the abOve-named
plaintiffin the District Court Of the Seven
teenth Judicial District of the State of Califor-
mia, in and for the county of Los Angeles, and
to answer the complaint filed herein, within
ten days exclusive ofthe day of service) after
the service on you of this summons-if served
within this county; or, # served out OF this
days; otherwise, within forty days, or judg-
ment by default will be taken against you
according to the prayer of said complaint.
The said action Il brought to obtain decree
of this Court that the marriage between plain
tiff and defendant be dissolved; that plaintiff
be awarded the custody OF the minor children
of said marriage, and tbat she recover ator-
ney's fees and costs of suit; that she have gen.
eral relief. Reference is had to complaint for
particulars.
And you are hereby notified that If you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint as
above required, the said plaintiff will cause
your default to be entered and will apply to
the Court for the reliet demanded in the COM
plant.
w--s Given under my hand and the Seal
of the District Court of the Seven
SEAL }teenth judicial District of the State
of California, in and for the county
So" of Los Angeles, this 10th day Of
March, in the year of our Lord one thousand
a. ". POTTS, Clerk.
By G. w. GOULD, Deputy Clerk.
HOWARD q HAZARD, Att'ys for Plaintiff.