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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-15
No. 50
On the Other EOrSe.
From the Danbury News

Mr.. Filkins is seized and possessed of re
spected grandmother, aged over one hundred
years. At the early age of two years it is
flrmly believed she gaZed upon the face of
the noble &. w. During this Centennial
year, centenarian grandmotbers are quoted
far above par. and Filkins felt a sort of CON-
mendable and virtuOus pride in the newspaper
paragraphs that went around the country re-
ferring to the old lady and coupling lis name
with hers.
Filkins is also tie owner of rapi! mare
just fast enough to lose. Recently he desired
to sell the animal. for he has his eye on =
likely young colt, which he coveted ana
wanted to raise money enough to huy. So
he put an advertisement in tbs village paDe~
and calmly waited.
One morning as he was busy at bis wOCC-
pile, two strangers drove up to his gate and
fastened their horses Their vehicle was
brilliantly decorated 10y the painters art, was
covered, and bore upon its side the following
words ''Great Museum of Centennial Won
ders.' The smooth-faced man, who an
peared to be the spokesman, approached FIJI
kins with
''Saw the notice in the paper about your
''You did, eh?" said F. "Well, she's q
high stopper and no mistake
''Thought we'd see, this being the Centen-
NAL year, if we couldn't get her to take to
Philadelphia and"
ooh! yes; you want to trot her out down
there. do you? Well she is fast one, and no
mistake"
''Isnt that rather peculiar language to use
in speaking of SO aged"
''Aged! Why, man, what are you talking
about Wipe off your chin! Aged. Why,
she's sound in wind, limb and stomach
Never was known to kick or bite. She's
gentle as kitten, and as for pedigree-'
''Well, all that's gratifying of course. How
about Hamilton Wash
''Hambletonan, of course she's Hamblc-
tonian stock, her dam
'HOW's her teeth?''
'Sound as dollar; never gets off her feed
eats her four quarts Of"
docs she use glasses, Mr.. F.: Does she
smoke or chew? Will you sell her or only
rent her? Wen take her off your hands and
make it an objec: for you. Of course, the
natural feelings of relationship must be con-
down for the old"
about, you bald-headed old reprobate?'
''Your 100-year- old grandmother, of course;
we want to buy her or rent her for our Great
Centennial Museum of Wonders.' We've got
an anaconda already, playful little cuss, and
a living skeleton, who'll be amazing good
company for the old woman If you'll rent
her for cash, just trot her out and
AT this moment the stranger observed that
Mr.. Filkins was carefully selecting out
large-sized club from the pile and ''hefting'
it in a threatening manner. They at once
gave up hopes Of effecting deal and with
1rew in haste, followed by about cord
md a half of wood-beech and maple body
xood-wafted wildly after them by the iratc
Filkins.
That night an unwonted tenderness was
evident in the voice and manner of Mr.. Fill
Iins, as he tenderly told his beloved and
'ged old grandparent to ''shut her darned old
mouth and crawl off to bed."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-15
'ritten for the Ucrald.l
LIN EsS.

Could fix my thought upon paper
'Twoud be the prettiest thought in the world
A. you'd say; but can't, it is subtiler
Than the electric flow on the wire,
can't measure it; fine az gossamer.
To touch, is fear to destroy.
Can you tell me the reason dearest,
That words give delight some alloy?
Why when the meaning is fullest.
Language is that of the eye?
Why the wittest speech is the dullest,
And silence the converse of dry.
When the flood-gates of feeling are open,
And the acme of pleasure and pain
Sweeps in an exquisite current
Back from the heart to the BRAIN
Why lips never moved to such music,
Why ear never heard such strain,
And the heart that 1t touches can never
BE cruel or cold again i?
Oh, tell me the wonderful secret,
Unravel this tangled skcin.
Let me not piaed for the answer
If ever you knew it--in vain I. r.. V
HELENA June |, 1876.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-15
Helena, Montana, Thursday, June IS, 1876.

best husband woman ever had, I'm sure.
and MIR. Markham, know now that never
really loved YOU
| don't know whether that was true or not,
but that did not matter. She did not love me
then, and does not now, and lost her.
live alone at Mosswood now, an old bache-
lor. with limp and the dyspepsia, and she
and boquet of little blossoms flourish over
the way at Dr. Roper's
Some time, perhaps may marry Miss
Flint would have me and so would the Wild
ow Virgins; but whatever may get to wear
evermy heart it will not be a rosebud. ! threw
that away long ago, and Roper picked it up,
and it makes his life fragrant.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-15

Supplementary to Poes Bells" An attempt to
complete the po m which Poe left incomplete.]
Hear the holy Sabbath bells
Christian bells!
What world OF consolation in their uterances dwes
They commemorate the Day
When "the stone was rolled away
From the Sepulchre." where lay
The Lord of Glory-sain for sin not His own.
There He burst the bonds of Death
With OmnipOence'S breath,
And majestically rose,
Triumphant oer His foes,
TO the right hand OF God Three in One
Where He maketh interCessOn
Fer our manifold transgression,
Evermore
Now the bells are loudly calling bidding every one
repair
To the sanctuary, where
We may offeS praise and prayer;
Therreverberating echoes through the circumambent
Are rolling rolling, rolling.
They calling calling, calling,
In tones that are cOnsOng,
And in tones that are appalling
To believers, consolation:
TO the ecOrners, condemnation,
EvermOre!
Still the bells are toing, tolling.
And their eChOing notes are rolling
Over vale and plain and mountain,
Calling all men to the Fountain
Whence life and JOY and peace are flowing evermore,
EvermOre!
Now their tones grow louder, deeper
They might wake the dullest sleeper
On this peaceful Sabbath morning
With their word of solemn warming
Time. Time! time!
Time! time! time!"
Their ponderous tongues reterate monotonously
"Time!
Time! time! time!
Time! time! time."
Till the ending of the hour ends the chime.
Thus each swinging Titan knes,
As his music peals and swtI!s
From the tower wherin he dwells,
His final monOsylable of Time"
Whose cadences Enthusiastically rhyme
TO the rolling and the toling OF the bells.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-15
The DOOr-keeper of the Senate.

In spite of political changes and the large
! ness of executive affection, Washington can
exhibit some moss-covered public function
aries whose continued devotion to office could
| not be surpassed even in conservative Eng
land. In wandering about the corridors and
galleries of the Capitol, one comes across
some curious specimens of this kind. They
are evidently employees, for they have their
hats Oft and nothing to do. There is set
tied look about them, an appearance of ad-
hesion when they sit, and of adhesion when
they walk, all of which tells you plainly that
they have grown into the governmental fabric
In the Senate chamber, sitting at the left of
the presiding officer, is a tall, ruddy-faced
old gentleman. His hair and whiskers are
long and snowy white, while the former is
brushed down until it is wonderfully glossy
and smooth, ending withal in a single row
of curls. The hair is quite marvellous, but
the row of curls is phenomenon. For years
upon years it has surrounded his head like a
freshly sprouting aureole, and never has a
single hair been seen displaced. Neither the
vehemence or passion, nor the ardOr of af-
fection, nor domestic sorrows, nor official
duties have ever disarranged its glitteripg
symmetry. Tornadoes have ragged, earth
quakes shaken, two wives have been tender
ly cared for and creditably buried, but the
sivery radiance of that curl has shown
through it ALL No one knows how old he is,
nor exactly when the curl commenced. He
began his public career in the Senate as a
page and a small boy; he is now continuing
it as the doorkeeper of that chamber, and the
climax of venerable propriety. His duty is
i sit there in his great arm chair, giving in:
terest and dignity to the assembly, and to an
nounce the bringing of messages from the
House and the President This he does,
having first stepped out in front of the pre-
siding officer, with admirable elocution and
an unexceptionable bow. Then he resumes
bis seat, and the whole Legislative body
breathes more freely Supposing the exer-
lion should induce apolexy, to which be looks
liable, the consummate flower of door-keep-
er would be gone-Letter to Woodstock Stan-
lard.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-15

We see no reason why editors shouldn't
be allowed to 60 to church on Sundays, just
the same as any other poor people but when
one wakes up suddenly during the sermon
ana yells out to the devil to come and take
copy you cant blame the congregation for
having sly snicker at his expense.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-15

A hotel in Kansas has the following notice
displayed in the bedrooms: "Gentlemne
wishing to commit suicide will please take
the centre CT the room, to avoid staining the
bed linen, walls, and furniture with blood"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-15

Congress has another investigating job. 1t
is charged against Mr.. Conkling that he is
the man who kissed DR.. Mary Walker.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-15
CHURCH BELLS.

BY EDWARD S. GOULD.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05
Otley.
October z.

October z.
The chilling winds OF autumn,
sweeping across the unprotected prnl-
ries of Summit Township, bring to
our minds very sens.bly that winter
will soon be upon US, and that IL be-
hooyes us to make the necessary
preparations for a long siege Of winter.
Otley still fi0urishes In the pride OF
her strength and we are In nowise
discouraged, but expect TO live and
take our ease, ''let the world wag NJ it
will" although we expect to be hml-
ted In our supply Of wheat bread. But
we can live and grow fat on corn
bread and potatoes. We expect to
wait. Yea, we will walt. When Til
den ana Hendricks are elected. then
there vii be u transmogrification Of
affairs. Then "the land will flow with
milk and honey" there will be
grand reaction In business affairs; aud
the country will grow fat In Its own
Righteousness. We are tired of Repub-
llcau rule, aud must have change OF
administration. The Republican sd-
ministration ~ of course directly re-
sponsibIe for the hard times, financial
depression, the failure OF crops, wet
season, hog cholera and legions Of
grasshoppers that have Infested the
country. Such a thing as a grasshop-
per was never heard Of in the good old
times when the Democratic party was
in power.
am unable 10 gather any items for
this week and will have to draw on
the imagination.
We were considerably surprised and
hugely pleased last Monday 10 behold
the jovIal countenance ~ the junior
editor of the JOURNAL, who was
vending bis way from Prairie City 10
Knoxville, aud stopped short time
In otley to rake up acquaintance.
Call again, Clyde.
Col. Hammond viii speak u the
people at OtIey tonight OH political
topics. BERT.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05


Upon the assembling of Congress
In December last Ii was seen that
those Democratic members coming
from the South were particularly ex-
ultant. Although chiefly from tho
Confederate army, with their hands
hardly yet dry from shedding the
blood of Union soldiers, they imper-
iousIy assumed direction, aud dicta-
ted terms, as OF yore. The anoma.
Ious spectacle was presented, OF ram
pant rebels, who should have been
hung years ago for their treason,
now conducting the popular branch
Of Congress. Tho friends Of the
Union bowed their heads In shame,
and deplored the extent Of the mag
nanimity that produced such result
before much Of tho session had
elapsed. The utterances on the floor,
showing implacablc hate Of our Gov
ernment aud flag, lily concealed, al
ways and often Overlapping pruden-
tial bonds, made many nh honest
heart regret that strict and impartial
Justice had not been allowed to take
Its course. Especially was this so
when the country was obliged to
listen 10 eulogy on Jefferson Davis,
and defence OF the atrocities at
Andersonvillc, delivered, strange as
IL may seem, In the House which,
only few years ago, Thaddeus Ste
vens led, by an impassioned orator
from Georgia, whose people were
made the especial objects Of Union
clemency during the war. In the
history of all governments, since the
creation Of the world, nothing like
this has ever been known. The Con-
gress which saw the first century Of
national existence out, and the sec
ond one fairly installed, presented
undispu.ed evidence ofthe American
people tolerating, as a power In the
land, under the influence Of law those
who had Indignantly stricken at the
throat Of the Government aud tram
pied upon an honored flag.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05

And Robinson, too, Robinson Is
the Democratic candidate for Cover
nor of New Sork--Tilden' = selection.
The following extract from u New
York paper, the White Plain Neps,
shows how birds OF feather %
Tilden a al, flock together":
"Not only does he come before the
whole State with the usual Demo-
cratic railroad stains upon his char
acter, but his nomination revives tho
memory OF that period when, as
Comptroller, he negligently permit.
ted the defalcation ofIenry Willis,
Treasurer of this county, by shame
fully coDcealing from the Supervi-
sors the facts of his remissness aud
thereby placed nm extra burden of
$3.50, 900 upon our people,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05

G. B. Boydston In as firm ~ II rock
---(soapstone, for iustance. Cham
eleon. like he never changes his color
but is fixed and unaiterable as the
laws Of the Medes and Persians.
That's his story, and IL sounds nice.
It's n nice story some people would
say lie, but church member who
electioneers all day Sunday can't tell
n lie. But the facts will hardly
bear out the would.be Clerks state
mept. Some years ago Mr.. G. u.
candidate Esq for Clerk Boydston
was Democrat, same as he II now;
afterwards Republican; then a
Granger; then an anti-Monopolisi;
and this year Democrat. Next
year no will be well, somebody tell
us for we can't tell by the size Of a
toad which way he will jump.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05


Before he got so hungry for office
tho Democratic candidate for Mem
ber OF the Board was Republican.
Then he used to say he was "a Re-
publican from principles" q Repub-
lican because he "believed In the
equality OF all men" Tho JOURNAL
would like 10 know if he still be-
lieves In this doctrine OF equalityp
If So, IL he a Democrat from princi-
plies, or for Office? Or, perhaps, he
has grown 10 think, with the mass
OF the Democratic party, thnt nc.
gros are not men. In view of his
past teachings and practices the
Democratic candidate for member of
the Board Is In rather an anamalous y
position.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05

there was forgery 10 the case and held
the fcllow by good-natured chat until
the papers wefe prepared and Officers
cpme in aud arrested him.
Ader was ironed and placed custody
al. constable Geo. Marshall.
et ESCAPE, CHASE AND CAPTURE.
The prisoner slept in an upper
room, nt the constable's residence. In
the morning the constable took off the
irons to lot the prisoner dress himself
and went down. stairs. In o few mo-
ments . little & irl gave the alarm that
the man, was gone. He had jumped
from an upper window. aud when Mr.
Marshap got out he saw Alder just
turning . -corner. Marshall and his
son gave chase. and were joined by
others. Ader. threw away his coat
and made the best time he could, but
his wind failed aud he was overtaken
III b. "A. Mathews's field, south of
town. Xfter runping nearly q mile.
AsAr he lives oh the farm Of Geo.
sHbyarJ two n,ifes south OF Leighton.
,yssn yc6nHty. Witnesses are be-
ing sriiimoncd from there. The trial
Is set FOR to-day Thursday, bat ac-
c,,sed. thro,igh his attorney, will move
FOR postYonement,t to get witnesses.
He SCENE 10 be playing the crazy
dodge. But that ~ not likely to save
him from States prison. The case is
very plain.l sa U.s. tisal
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05

In the midst OF the thunders OF
Democratic howiing about Radical
plundering and corruption, IL Is well
TO look Mt the records and compare
the record OF losses 10 the Govern
ment under Democratic and Repub-
lican Administrations Previous TO
the adjournment of Congress an offi-
cial table was prepared at tho Treas
ury Department showing tho total
losses during the period OF each ad'
ministration form Washington down
90 Grant, including six years under
the latter, and giving the ratio OF
loss per 81 900 disbursed. We have
heretofore published the figures, but
present again synopsis. From the
table ii appears that in the eight
years OF Jackson's term OF office the
losses amounted TO s7.52 per $1,000
disbursed. During Van Bnren's
term, a years. they amounted to
su.7l, per 81 900; during Folks, a
years. to si.os per $1,000; during
Buchanan's "A years. TO 1881 per
81 900; during Lincoln's, a years.
to 76 cts per 1900, aud d,ri"2 the 0
yeays of Grants To N.e comparatively
small sum o) "a cents per housd,sd dot
hUs.
1t has been aptly said that figures
won't iie.u The very "welkin has
been made to ring with charge up
ON charge against the present Nation
al Administration; that 1t has eclips-
ed all Its predecessors In tho amount
OF defalcation Of officers having
charge of public funds. The official
records show that during the frsts ak
years OF Grants administration, the
disbursment amounted 10 the enor-
nous sum Of eight thousand millions
OF dollars, and the total defslcations
amounted to only two millions and
eight thousand dollars, being, as
stated, thirty-four cents TO the thous-
and dollars.
Another astonishing contrast Is
the amount Of disbursement and
losses. respectively, prior 10 and
since the commencement Of the
war. From the organization Of the
Government up TO June 30, 1861, the
disbursements were, In round num-
bers, four thousand and seven hun
dred millions Of dollars, being G.l7
per tl 900. From June 30, 1861 10
June 30, 1876, embracing the whole
period Of the war, the disbursements
were twenty-five thousand and five
hundred millions Of dollars; the
losses were fourteen millions and six
thousand dollars, being the compar-
atively small sum Of fifty-seven cents
per thousand dollars, or only one
ninth Of what they were prior TO the
war. Now sham Democratic re-
formers, put that and that together,
a,id put.it In your pipes and smoke
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05
LOCAL.
BOLD FORGERY.
Arrest..Escape. Chase. .capture.

Tuesday afternoon man giving his
name as John W. Alder came 10 this
city on horseback; hitched his horse
on the square, went TO the Office Of
Anderson IL Gamble where he procur-
cd a blank note anhhad Mr.. Gamble
fll II out for him with date Of that
day, amount 500. due In thirty days;
went out and forged upon II the name
Of A. j. Hanna, q wealthy farmer OF
Clay township, and offered the note
for discount at the Marion county Ma
tionai Bank. The officers Of the bank
recognizing the handwriting OF Mr..
Gamble. and knowing that Mr.. Han
na was IN Philadelphia Mt the time,
declined to discount the note, and as
soon as the fellow went out, set to
work TO get out the documents TO have
him arrested. Alder next offered The
note nj the Knoxville N National Hank.
Mr. Briggs. the cashier. at once saw
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05

Thomas A. Hendricks wants to be
elected Nice-President. On tho eve
ming Of the day Mcclellan was nom
mated for the Presidency by the fa-
nous peace at any price convention
Thomas made a speech at Chicago In
which he said the 'people had not
sunk so low but that they could rise
t. crush out Abolltionism, and hurl
the sna,aty old tyrdnt at Washington
out OF existence" Seven months
later Wilkes Booth did just what
Hendricks asked him to do, aud
"hurled Abraham Lincoln out of ex-
istence.n lie Is the same rebel Tom
now he was in 1864, and will hardly
get To be second officer of the gov
ornment he was go anxious to hand
over 10 his secesh friends. ss.rz
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05

I FoR many affections peculiar to la
dies, DIR. S. d. Howe's Arabian Tonic
Rlood Purifier is unequaled by any
other remedy--as In chlorosis or re-
tention, irregularity, painfulness or
suppression OF customary evncnations,
ulcerated or scirrus state ofthe uterus,
leucorrhaa or whites, sterility, and
for all complaints incident to the sex.
II is prescribed extensively by the
most eminent physicians and mid
wives for enfeebled and delicate con-
situations Of both sexes and all ages.
Sold by Ardery. & Roberts, druggists.
lSw2. vN3d9s gtI ag} a8
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05

The gathering OF Union soldiers at
Indianapolis was q grand affair;
5000 were In line at one time, and
the fiery resolutions passed show
that they will vote as they fought.
Gems. Logan, Garfield. Burnside,
Goodloe, Hurlburt, Noyes, Hart
raDft, Harry White, j. N. Tuttle,
Cols. w. NJ. Stone, Bob IngersolI,
and many otfssr prominent leaders
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05

The Indianapolis Journal thinks
there Is something queer about the
following facts In connection with
Gov. Hendricks, Democratic candi-
date for vice-President: One year
ago the indianapolis Water Works
Company was assessed at 800, ,0OO--
being s259, 400 tangible property and
s2i0, 800 assessable stock. This year
no return ofthe water works proper.
ty is made at all. Gov. Hendricks
Is a member of the Water works
company. By virtue Of his Office he
Is Chairman or the State Board Of
EqssaIixAiion.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05

or course no ono believes the half
he hears nowadays, but then "they
do say aud we merely refer to ii
incidentally, that the Democrat
ic candidate for member Of the Board
Is pecuniarily interested In several
bridge contracts In tic county, -
that he Is a partner, to be plain about
1t. It's oil right, 10 be sure, but how
nice ~ have an influential friend on
the Board to secure contracts without
any one suspecting what Is going on.
That's reform In bridge matters.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05
T1Iden and the civil service.

lDHksbosa Hefald.
: Rev. r. w. Flower was n private
In the 8th Michigan Infantry and
had his leg shot of at SpottsyIvania
Courthouse by the rebels. After
the war he was appointed TO clerk
ship In the Internal Revenue Office
In New York, and held his place nn-
I'll 1861, when johnson, who had
gene over to the Democracy. made
Samuel J. Tilden then Chairman Of
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-10-05

Democratic candidates are all alike,
all 80 mean that IL Is an insult to ask
a person 10 vote for them. Tilden
defrauded the government, perured
himself, was secessionist, ETC., etc.
Hendricks connection with the
indianapolis Water Works Is noto-
rious, and this Is but one Of a sorles
OF mean things he has done. Dorsh-
elmer, candidate for Lieutenant
Governor Of New York ~ n mileage
grabber. Don Juan Phelps, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor Of
Missouri broke into n lady's state
room on steamboat, and Hon. III.
&. Brokmeyer, the Democratic can
didate for Lieutenant Governor Of
Missouri, was indicted In 1863 for
falling 10 pay special tax due to the
United States. IIe entered plea OF
guilty, and was fined s20 and costs. g