davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
Cholera Mixture

More than forty years ago, when 1t was
found that prevention for the Asia!ic cholera
was easier than cure, the learned doctors of
both hemispheres drew up a prescription,
which was published fer working people) in
the New York Sun, and took the name of
t'The Sun Cholera Mixture" Our cotcnl-
pOrary never lent it's name to better article.
We have seen it in constant use for nearly
two score years, and found it to be the best
remedy for loosencss of the bowels ever yet
devised. 1t is to be commended for several
reasons. Is is not to be mixed with liquor,
and therefore will not be used rs al alcoholic
beverage It's ingredients are well known
among all the common people, end it will
have no prejudice 10 combat. Each 0: the
materials is in equal proportion 10 the others,
and it may therefore be- compounded. without
professional skill! and rs the dose is very
small, it may be carried in tiny vial in the
waiscoat pocket, and be always at hand. 1t
is 1inct. opii., Capsici, Rhei CO., Menth
pip, Canpho. Mix the above in equal parts;
oose, ten to thirty drops. In plain terms,
take equal parts tincturc of opium, red pep
per, rhubarb, peppermint and camphor, and
mix them for use. In case Of l!ierrhna, take
dose of ten to twenty drops in three or -four
tcaspocnfuls of wafer. No one who has this
by him, and takes it in time, will ever have
the cholera We commend it to our Western
friends, and hope that the recipe will be
widely published. Even when 10 cholera is
anticipated, it is al excellent remedy 70,
ordinary summer complaints. .--Ne2o Yorh
Journal Of Commerce..
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
- <\N6< ,, &&4N.-----
.AEi .AHectiOnate Brother.

A couple of enterprising men, doing the
clothing business in Atlanta, are interviewed
by customer in search Of coat. The senior
member of the firm handles the newcomer,
and soon finds "a first-class fit In answer
to the price, the response is, "Eighteen dol
lars"
"Wel,, sir, like your coat very uuch, but
don't like your price,
''Well, mine trent, ze price is nothing SO
you like re coat. We let you take EN- at tif-
teen dollars"
The customer still complains Of the price,
saying that fifteen dollars was too much.
This was too heavy for the dealer; so, taking
his customer to the extreme end of the store,
and drawing him into dark corner, be whis-
pers in his ear: "Mine trent, let you have
zat coat for twelve dollars and half
"Well, sir, said the customer, Il like your
coat very much, and am satisfied with the
price, yet would like to know why this mys-
terious performance"
''Vell, mine trent, you see dot little man
dare? He was mine broder. He got re heart
disease, and so help me gracious, it he was to
hear ME tell you take twelve dollars and
half for Zat coat he drop dead NIT his track .
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
Lieut.. w. III. Tiffany. Of the L. =. A., Clan.
<lestinely Narries n Pretty Widow Of
the MO(lOc War.
!St. Louis Special to TIE Chicago Timea,]

!st Louis Special to the Chicago Times1
4 clandestine marriage recently occurred
here which is likely to cause good deal of
talk. The parties are Lieut.. W. II. Tiffany,
of the regular army, and son of Rev. DR..
Tiffany, Of the Metropolitan church of Wash
ington, and Mrs Captain D. W. Wallinford,
leading Washington belle, who was the
recipient ut the centennial tea party OF marked
attention from Secretary Belknap, which
caused newspaper comment. The ceremony
took place at the residence Of Dr. Vanaoda,
his wife, and leading clergyman of this
city The whole affair was kept very secret,
the parties not living together after the mar
rage The husband, however, visited the
lady at her hotel, and upon one occasion was
caught by the yirtuous night watchman enter
ing the ladvs room. The matter was invcs-
tigated, and to shield themselves from scandal
the couple explained the situation and en-
joined secrecy. Lieut. Tiffany was ordered
to Fort C;ncho a few days ago, and his bride
accompanied him as far as Austin, and then
| went to her relatives, who are very wealthy
and reside at Dalton, Georgia, her father
being w. H. Wetmore, one of the largest
slave holders in the State before the War
Her first husband was Captain Wallingford,
who lost his life in the Modoc campaign.
The purpose If 50 much mystery is not un-
lcrstO<t!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
The TOOthAche.

4 gentleman says, after suffering excfucia-
ting pain from this ache, and having tried in
vain to obtain relief, Bette told me gentle
man had been waiting some time in the par
lor, who said he would not detain me one
minute. lie came-n friend had not seen
for years. He sympathized with me, while
briefly told how sadly was afflicted.
MY friend" exclaimed be, Il can cure
you in ten minutes"
"How, how" inquired 1; it, in pity
''Instantly,' said he. Betty, have sou any
alum?"
''Yes."
Bring il, and some common salt.
They were produced; my friend pulyerizel
them, mixed in equal quantities; then wet a
small piece Of cotton, causing the mixed
powders to adhere, and placed it in my hol-
low tooth.
'sThere," said he, ''if that does not cure
you will forfeit my head. You may tell
this in Gath and publish j: in Askelon; the
remedy is infsllible."
1t was 80. I Iexpericnsed a sensation of
coldnese on applying it, which gradually sub
sides and with it the torment of the toothache
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
The Newspaper.
PROM the Buffalo N. Y.) Courier.

PROM the Buffalo N. " Courier
The newspaper, as journal Of news, has
not only become the great educator of indie
pendent thinking and of independent opin-
ion, but it performs scarcely inferior func-
ton in quickening the sensibilities of man.
kind and in broadening and liberalizing the
whole tone of human feeling as well as Of
human thought. The old narrowness and
provipcialism of sympathy and sentiment
give way to cosmopolitan spirit-to the
habitual consciousness of worldwide relation
ships and interests-when q man receives
daily communications from his fellows all
over the world, and is touched, with no mat
ter how momentary an effect, by the trials or
triumphs, the joys or griefs, the pleasures or
pains Of his neighbors far and near, around
the globe. The remotest item of news, the
most trivial incident of life, reported from
strange people and strange lands. is a message
Of human brotherhood-an appeal from heart
to heart-and, consciously or not, the gencr-
Gus sensibilities in human nature are warmed
and broadened by an unceasing influence,
even from the paragraphs and jottings that
We skim with the eye in our daily newspapers
The newspape" is, in truth, the most power
full agent of all that are acting in what we
call the civilization of mankind, but it is so
more strictly as u compendium Of current
events, and less as an organ of opinions and
rs disseminator of ideas, than most people
appear to understand.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
a TAR HEEL.
one Desc ribcd in the Vic2sburg Herald.

4 meek looking man from North Carolina
hauled up in front of the Herald office Wed
nesday and remarked that the last thing he
did in the Old North State was to write a
small piece tor a newspaper. The boys got
around him like yard fowls around a strange
chicken, but the tar-hcel sat with his chin
down listening 10 brass band from Jackson
that was in full play on the opposite side of
the street. at last, taking out a twist of to-
hacco from his hind pocket, he bit OF one
end, and remarked, with sigh:
There is entirely too much fin in this
town."
''Don't you like fun, Mistey?''
Stranger, haven't laughed much since |
lost my brother that the hogs ate up
We'll, what'd you come here for:" asked
Ii gay young Nicksburgcr, who WAS picking
bis teeth with splinter.
''You see, times were dull il Raleigh, all
The clerks at spelling bees, the printing Of
fees suspended month tor the Fourth of
July and SO fell asleep on the cars, and a
gentleman from here admired my features In
repose and paid my way, and here l am at
Eicksburg.'
"Well, you'll like this place." said young
man with diamond pin. "All you've got
to do is to wear stiff upper lip and keep
old Aunt Judy chopping in the garden"
''We children have an awful scuffle when
we take after a tick on old Aunt Judy's skin, -
and q six-foot Vicksburger made out he was
crying, and lifted his long beard to wipe the
tears from his eyes.
"Gentlemen," sighed the tar-heel, "haven't
you got Sunday school around here where
the children can sing for ME, ! want to be
an angel?'
30, crackec. that's sentiment no money
in it; the woods all full but say, can you
write funny. you know, like Lewis, the NJ.
Quad man 2"
The tar-heel closed one eye and stuck his
tongue part out. That's the hand fan WITH"
said he.
''What DO you people in North Carolina
think Of NJ. Quad Z" asked the business man.
sger of the Herald
Stranger" said the tsr-heel, ''hcs the
only man who could ever make my mother
in-law laugh regular like. She never used
TO laugh but one time III the year, and that
WAS when the show came along in August :;
and then she'd 60 home into winter quarters
and spend the balance of the year chawing
up my wife's hair pins and grit,;ng her teeth
at me; but subscribed to your Weekly Her.
aid, and if she amt giving quilting frolics
now and telling NJ. Quad's jokes all about the
neighborhood, I'm liar
Lets all have something" said the busi-
ness manager"
II slip, Slide" said the tar-hecl, and the
crowd Waltzcd away with him.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
Helena, Montana, Thursday, September z, 1875.
Sensible Nonsense.

-Four young men were admitted TO the oar,
short time since, in the Superior Court OF
Rome, Ga, Judge Underwood presiding. Al
ter the clerk administered the oath to the
legal debutants his Honor addressed them as
follows:
"Young gentlemen" said the Judge, 81
want to say a thing or two to you. You have
passed as good an examination as usual, per-
haps better, but you don't know anything.
Like those young fellows just back from
their graduation at college, you think you
know great deal It's great mistake. If
you ever get to be of any account you viii De
surprised at your present ignorance.
Don't be too big for your breeches. Go
round to the Justices court and try to learn
something. Don't be afraid-let off upon q
high key. You will no doubt speak great
deal of nonsense. You will have one conso-
lation--nobody will know it. The great mass
of mankind take sound for sense. Never
mind about your case. pitch in-you are
about az apt to gain as lose Don't be asham-
ed at the wise looking justice. He don't know
thing. He's dead beat on knowledge.
Stand to your rack, fodder or no fodder, and
you will see daylight after while.
The community generally suppose that
you will bt rascals. There is DO absolute ne
cesslty that you should. You may De smart
without being tricky. Lawyers ought to be
gentlemen. Some OF them don't come up to
the standard, and are u disgrace TO the fra
ternity. They know more than any other
race generally, and not much in particular.
They don't know anything about sand-stones
carboniferous periods and ancient land ami
mails known as fossils Men that make out
that they know great dea, on these subjects
don't know much. They are ancient land
animals themselves, and will ultimately be
fossils.
"You are dismissed with the sincere hope
of the court that you will not make asses OF
Yourselves"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
How CapitaIIy 1t Works i'm Wyoming
Territory.

The Laramie Sentinel, one oi the early
advocates of woman suffrage in Wyoming
Territory, tells of the practical workings OF
the system in q recent issue. 1t says: ''Io
us the novelty has worn Off, and we have had
time 10 coolly estimate the results There are
those here who can remember the condition
of things six or seven years aeO, and can
compare them with the present, and though
we might differ somewhat IS to the causes
which have produced this change for the bet
ter, yet we shall be able to agree upon q few
facts. We never had a term of court here,
held in decent and comfortable place, with
itsproceedings marked throughout by decency
and decorunl, and dvested of everything per-
tanning to levity and blackguardism, until our
ladies were summoned to attend and partici-
pate in it. We never had Grand Jury here
who boldly and untlinchingly took hold to
investigate offenses against dccency and
morality, and hunt out and bring offenders to
punishment, until we had Grand Jury CON-
posed largely of ladies' We had had several
terms of court, but had scarcely been able TO
convict or punish single criminal for any
crime, however hcinous, through the medium
of those courts, until we got juries composed
largely of women. We did not have single
election here without drunkenness, rowdy-
ism, quarreling, fighting and bloodshed, until
our wives, mothers, sisters and daughters
were permitted to accompany US to the polls.
We well remember the time when many q
man stayed away from the polls, losing his
right of citizenuhip, rather than encounter
the danger and rowdyism be must meet in
order to exercise it. But all this is changed.
Our elections go off rs quietly as any other
social gathering, no matter how heated q
political campaign may be or how important
the issues at stake. And we all point with
pride to the result, whether or not we agree
as to the cause which has produced it"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
4 >ectjon Ola California Big Tree for the
Centennial.

From tne tisaliA Delta
Some time ago we mentioned The fact that
MIR. Vivian was preparing large piece OF
one Of the Tulare county big trees to exhibit
at the Centennial next year. From j. L.
Vivian, his son, we learn the following facts
The piece of timber selected will be sixteen
feet long and twenty -one feet in diameter at
one end and nineteen feet at the other. The
heart of this will he taken out, leaving only
about one foot Of the body Of the tree at
tached to the shell or bark. The outside
shell will then be divided into eight equal
parts, each Of which will weigh 1000 pounds
without the bark. 1t is necessary to divide it
into this number Of parts in order to allow it
to pass through the numerous tunnels between
mere and Philadelphia The eight parts will
weigh between 30, 600 a,.;i 80, 900 pounds, and
will require two cars for its transportation.
One solid foot Of this tree weighs - pounds,
being ten pounds heavier than so much water.
This timber was taken out OF the General
Lee, tree 275 feet high, and which, had it
been sawed into lumber, would have pro-
duced a sufficient quantity to have built q
very respectable young town, or a large ship.
1t contained one hundred thousand feet OF
lumber, besides probably about two hundred
cords Of wood The General Grant, much
larger brother tree than the General Lee, and
the largest tree in the world, growing in the
same grove, is left standing-probably for
the benefit OF future generations.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
Maternal SACRIFICE.
1 Story Of the tate French f1ooo~'
FROM Correspondence of New York Irioahc.j

Prom Correspondence of New York Tribune
! will tell you one story among many. a
Young mother is awakened by the inunua-
lion She has two children, twins, ut thc
breast, adorable little girls. The water IN
yades her house; it is night, and the hour Is
full of terror; the husband takes care OF nim-
self and mounts the roof; but the woman
thinks only of her children; she ties them 10
her breast with scarf, and as she is aoout
TO swim from the house she thinks that lhc
bresd-trough will serve as boat. The house
ia tottering as the mother embarks in her trail
boat. She is scarcely out of the house when
it goes to pieces. The husband disappears
in the ruins The little boat floats away, but
strikes against tree and is overturned. The
poor woman seiZes branch and climbs into
the tree with the strength Of o lioness fight
inc for her young. But the tree is young; it
bends: it will not hold all three. The mother
sees that the end has come, but her mother
hood is not conquered. She ties her children
to the strongest branch she kisses them again
and again, she signs them with the sign OF
the cross, and cries, ''ro the mercy OF God. !.
This piteous drama was witnessed by spec
tators who could do nothing in aid until
quarter Of an hour WAS gone. Ihe mother
was drowned, but the children were saved
like Moses. They were adopted BY the Sis
tiers of Charity Of Castclsa-raz!n. Tile mo-
theirs funeral was an occasion of mourning
in the midst Ct the general sorrow. Her
face seemed sanctitiei by her action. One
of my friends said to me, y never saw such
a beauty" Her eyes were half closed, her
lips slightly open, her hands crossed above
her breast rs if she were still praying for hel
children. There is no spectacle mora divine
than that Of maternity Of sacrifice.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02
story Of the Big Squash.

The big squash of Amherst Agricultural
College farm, which grew so stoutly that it
burst several iron cages, and finally lifted
4, 4,120 pounds (and of which a plaster cast is
preserved), had enough roots underground
to feed it for its herculean work. The squash
vine was washed out by its roots by the con-
tinued use Of garden hose for twenty-four
hours, and the whole root system was spread
out on floor and carefully measured. The
main branch was twelve or fifteen feet long,
and aggregated some 1000. One of the sew
cnty modal roots, four feet long, had 4S0
branches, and a most careful estimate OF the
ramifcatiOns Of the rootlet, based upon the
actual measurement of the division, showed
that the SQUASH vine had between fifteen and
nineteen miles of root. Reckoning the num-
Der of days it had been growing (5s), it was
found that it must have been on an average
of one thousand feet per day, and on favora-
bic days about two thousand feet. Colonel
Clark, the President of the Agricultural Col
lege, says that while this growth was going
on, and the big squash was expanding and
lifting its enormous burden, great drops of
sweat stood all over its rough rind, proving
that it felt the great task imposed upon 1t.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02

The Pacific Mail Company has in its ser
vice the first Chinaman who came to Califor-
mia. He is 60 years of age and speaks Eng
ilsh huently. Upon emigrating from land
OF thousand peovinces he settled for time
IN Peru, but took passage for San Francisco
in 1848.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02

whats de occasion of dat big smoke over
dar p inquired one colored man of another at
the market yesterday. Fire, sab" was the
answer. "And what's de occasion of de
fre?" ''Combustshun." "And what's CON-
bustshun?" my friend" replied the other,
crossing his legs, "dar's heaps of things in
dis world dat no nigger ever knowed or ever
will know. an Wen change de subject to
gooseberries. "-Detrost Free Prees.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02

beautiful faces are tho-c that wear
n matters little il dark or fair
Whoe-.ouled honesty printed there.
Beautiful eyes ar, thoae that show,
Like crystal p8nco where hesrth-tirts glow.
BtautitU thoughts that burn below.
Beautiful lips are thO.4c Thor" "o1is
Leap from The he2.. Ike songs OF blrds,
Yet whoee uttcrance prudence Sirds.
Beautiful hands are those that do
Work that IL earnest and brave and true.
Moment b. moment, the long Gay throHgh.
Beautiful feet ART those that go
On kindly ministries to and fro
Down iowiiest WAYS, II God Wills II 30.
beautiful shoulders are those that bear
Ceaselese burdens OF homcly care
With patient grace and daily prayer.
Beautiful lifes are nose that bicss~
silent rivers Of happiness,
Whose hidden fountains but few may giles.
Beautiful twilight at Set OF run,
Beautiful goal, with race well Won,
beautiful rect, With work well GOLc.
Beantiful graves, where grasses creep.
Where brown leaves fail. where drifts lie deep
Over WORKOUT hands--Oh, beautiful sleep.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02

The Rome On. ~ Courier says: William
Adkins, in arranging his new telegraph Office
the other day, had occasion 10 repair an old
bar-room counter TO be used in his office In
it he found handful of torn-up bills, fves,
tens and twenties, fifties, etc, carried there
by rats for bed. The owners of the bar
discharged two or three clerks during the
winter of 1873 on suspicion. rs their cash ac-
counts fell short by about 81 600
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-09-02

The Louisville clergymen recommend that
states be hung in the vestibules, to enable the
girls to register their names on entering for
morning services. This will obviate the dis
turbance created by the young men who come
in to see whether the charmers are present.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-14
Near York Market.

NEW YORK, April l4.-Flour trmer, in sDna
demand; supcInne Western and State, a -
M5Uj; common to good extra, IS 15tas ses
good 10 choice, s. 55d5 81; white wheat West
ern extra, 70 9UQg6 5O; extra Ohio, s. s0g7 w.
St. Louis, s5 50ge 81 Rye flour firmer at "a g
G5 10. Gorn-ineal Iirm; Western, $ 00Go4 40.
Wheat frTner and in moderate demand: Sol
spring, 81 270Dl 81; No3 spring, 81 1901 IL: keA
g Chicago. 81 2i(U1 81; No. Northwestern,
81 22a1 "a: Milwaukee, 81 24@gl s6; ungradcd
Iowa and Minnesota spring, 81 1851 10; winsur
red Western, 81 2Sdp1 50; amber Western, 81 q
(gl 80: white estern, 81 35(g1 A.. Rye fis,u:
Canala, 96c; State o. Barley neglected.
Malt dull and unchanged. Corn dull and
easier: mixed Western, 931fdD5c. Oats uuiet
and irmer; receipts, 600 bush; mixed Vest
ern. 73hm76c: white Western, 76G7Tc.
Hay finn at 70ta75c.
Coffee dull and unchanged. Sugar is held sc
higher; buyers refuse to pay advance, wiisA
.checks business. Molasses quiet and firin- Riou
quiet ard unchanged
Petroleum iirmer: refined. 1sEWl4c: cruiRt
6XS7c. Strained resin firm at ~ "a Uk0s ~.
Spirits tu'penttne steadyat SIC
Eggs unchanged Pork heavy at {27Na *
Beef unchanged, Cut meats 1uiet Aidd2sa
firmer: Western long cut, l2kc; short ttos if1tE-
Lard lower; prime steam, 1870. s.s.t l.s..i
Butter heavy: Western, aNsvc, checse -
ct 10l0i6Xc.
Cloyer-seed quiet
WHISKY lower et y ls1si -
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-14
The Board of Aldermen.

The new and old Boards of Aldermen
met in joint special session, and all the
members present.
The members elect were administered
the oath by Mayor Johnston.
Charles q. Jacobs and Julius Refs
were the nominees for the Presidency.
Charles g. Jacobs received votes, and
julius Refs 18 votes. Mr.. Refs was de-
clared elected.
A committee OF three, Messrs. Sutton,
Jacobs and Winkler, was appointed to
escort the President to the Chair.
MIR. j. Refs was sworn in by the Mayor,
and thanked the members of the Board
for the compliment OF electing him to the
Presidency, and expressed his determi.
nation of adhering to the party that had
placed him in the Chair.
w. w. Sutton, nominated for the Vice.
Presidency and received 20 votes, was
elected Vice-Pfesident.
A committee of three, consisting OF
Messrs. Wells, Gardner and Wunder.
escorted Mr.. Sutton to the chair and
was sworn in by the Mayor.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That committee OF five be
appointed to attend to the unfinished
business, and that the rules OF the old
Board be held valid.
Adjourned.