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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-12-20
LOVE LI(:HTENS LABOR.

A good wife from her bed one morn,
And thought, with nervous dread,
OF the piles of clothes to be washed and more
Than dozen mouths to be fed.
There meals to get for the men in the field,
And the children to fix away
To school, and the milk to be skinned and churned
And all to be done that day.
1t had rainci in the night. and all the wood
Was wet a. wet could be,
There We're puddings and pies to bake, besides
A lot OF cake for tea
The day was hot, and her aching head
Throbbed wearily, as she said:
"lt maidens but knew what good wives know,
They would be in no haste to wcd!'
Jennie. what do you think told Ben Brown ?"
Called the farmer from the well;
And flash Crept up to his brOnzed brow
And his eyes halt bashfully fell
1T was this, he said, coming near
He smiled, and STOPPING down,
Kissed her cheek-"tw this: that YOU were the best
Ana the dearest wife in town.
The farmer went to the field, and the wife,
In a smiling and absent way
Sang matches of tender little songs
Shed not sung for many day.
lhe pain IN her head was gOne and the clothes
Were white the foam of the sea:
Her bread was light and her butter was sweet
And as golden as it could be.
Just Just think" the children all cried in breath,
u rom W oOd has run off to sea.
lie wouldn't, know, if he only had
AS happy home as we"
Inc ne hlsnt came down, and the good wife smiled
IO herself as she softly said:
rs so sweet TO labor for those we love
IL = hot strange that maids will we'd"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-12-20
Loves Of Lllipllttans.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

[From the San Francisco Chroncle]
"Bless your heart," responded the machin-
ist when appealed to ON the subject, ''you
ought to see em at it. They couldn't do it
up in better shape if they were grown people
and bred to the business
Then they do have their little love affairs,
just like ordinary mortals?'
Eyes, indeed. Didn't you know that Com
mOdOre Mutt was engaged to Miss Jennie
Quigley?'
Il was not aware of the fact"
"WelI, it's so. And tell you, for SO little
Il fellow, he can show up as much green eye
as one of Shakespeare's characters,
''JealOus, was he :"
jealous as Othelo He don't begin to
tolerate rivalry. Why, one night one OF those
old roosters that you can always find around
theatre dancing attendance ON the ballet
girls or the actresses who fancy they need as
sistance brought carriage to take home
Miss Kirkland. You remember her-the
pretty one-American girl, she is. And he
tried to play the gallant by putting on Miss
Quigley's shawl. Up steps Mutt, as brave as
if lie were about to attack the giant, and
snatching the wrap out of the meddlers hand,
he said, with freezing dignity, ''Thank you;
I'll attend to this young lady myself. The
old fellow didn't know whether to be amused
or insulted, but the Commodore was awfully
riled"
"What did Miss Quigley say?"
'Ob, she acted like little lady, and wasn't
half SO much cut up as good many bigger
women might have been."
"Was the Commodore very demonstratve
in his attention to his lady love?'
"Was he? He was good deal worse than a
hen is about her chicks. Why, you might
have seen it from before the footlights if you
had looked sharp"
"HOw sO?'
"Oh, why he put in great deal more love
business than there was ever written in the
play, and was always lowering around where
she was, showing his foot up against the lad
der when there was no danger of its slipping,
and a dozen little things like that. think,
too, that Miss Quigley used to like to tease
him, for she generally took q good deal of
time to whisper into the giants ear, and the
Commodore always seemed to get fdgety
about that interval"
''You don't mean to say that Mutt is jeal-
ous of the giant?"
"Well, l amt sure but it looks good
deal like it"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-12-20
Hard to Please.

A story is told of another failure TO marry
King Louis of Bavaria. The handsome
prince had gone so far as to allow the photo
graph OF the bride proposed to be sent to him;
then he excused himself, pretending that the
lady had low forehead. He declared very
frankly to his president of the council that
the sight of face with such a contour would
irritate him excessively. He does not possess
the same taste as the ancients, as sung by
Horace, and the Greek and Roman statues
appear to him insipid from the sheep-like
straight line of the nose and the receding
brow In vain was it argued with the patron
of Wagner that the most beautiful females
of antiquity endeavored to obtain small
forehead by dressing their hair as low as pos
sible, and that now in the East the women
bring it almost to their eyebrows, which is
considered mark of beauty nothing could
induce the king to change his resolution.
Bavaria will have no queen, unlike Spain,
who is preparing to welcome new one.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-12-20
Humble ORIGIN.

The late Senator Morton, of Indiana, the
n..n;n greatest ma" 6, Of the Republican party, was
appfen,iceu 10 q natter at the age of fifteen,
and followed the business for fonr wears
Andrew Johnston was tailor. Grant was a
tanner. Abraham Lincoln was a rail snl;tter
Millard Fillmore, when fifteen years Of noe
was apprentced as wool-carder and clofh'
dresser. Webster and how many others were
farmers boys? Numbers of the most noted
of our public men have risen from like sta.
hons to eminence. many of them having been
mechanics, and others defendants of mechan-
ics Roger Sherman, of Revolutionary fame,
was shoemaker, and the Shermans TO-DAY
and Mr.. Evarts are his defendants. Mr..
hayes said in one of his speeches that his
grandfather was mechanic. 1t did not re-
!uire any labor parties or labor organizations
70 pring these men to the front. Nothing OBJ
s'ructs the way of the mechanic or other la
Ioter ;s" IN this country to the highest positions
d,a.e q nc mas the capacity, the integrity and in
du.;y ddus!ry requisite to the performance of the
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-12-20

The American Jubilee Singers of Fisk Uni
versity are among the crowned heads. Re-
Gently they arrived in Berlin. and on Sunday
were invited by the Crown Prince and Prin-
cess to Potsdam, where they entertained the
Emperor, their Highness, and select audi
ence with their strange but melodious songs.
The Crown Prince, with his usual affability,
was exceedingly kind to the minstrels, and
requested to hear something of their history.
Three public concerts were held by the min
strels. previous to their departure for St. Pc
tersburg.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-12-20

The young ladies Of Seneca Falls, N. Y, a
short time ago formed society and bound
themselves in the most solemn way never to
speak to any young man who does not practice
total abstinence from beer and alcohol. The
young men of Seneca Falls did not wilt, nei-
ther did they continue in their reprehensible
career, but they too formed society and
every girl who puffs, pads. paints, powders.
or wears corsets or false hair, taking this
solemn action for the purpose of combating
the terrible vices which are destroying SO
many thousands of the girls and women of
America"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-12-20

Carefully prepared statistics show that there
are over six hundred thousand drunkards in
the United States, and that seventy thousand
die annually who 60 to the drunkard's grave. .Ev-
cry year one hundred thousand men and wo-
men are sent to prison under the influence OF
intoxicating liquors, while three hundred muir
ders and four hundred suicides occur from
the same cause. Two hundred thousand or
phans are annually thrown on the charity of
the world by this curse of intemprence. Nine
tenths OF our crime and not less than seven
eighths of the pauperism is the immediate re-
results OF whisky, and that at cost to the
government-besides individual want-of not
less than &6O, ,OOO, 900 every year.-N =.
Mercantile Journal.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-12-20
A Man WHO Turns Copper into Gold.

The following is clipped from the San
Francisco Bulletin: A gentleman residing in
this city, who is in close correspondence with
relatives in Santiago, the capital OF the Re-
public ot Chill, states that Farat has main.
tanned himself, despite the opposition brought
against him. He has now three establish
ments in operation, and is producing Won
derful results. He has organized a company
with capital of $4,000, 600, and the people
are absolutely crazy to procure stock. Cop
per mines that were formerly comparatively
valueless are now held at exorbitant figures,
and prospecting is active in every direction.
One of the instances of Parats assays is in
teresting. A ton of copper ore from the
Caracoles district was submitted to several of
the Well-knOwn assayers in the presence of
number of citizens, Paraf also being present.
The assayers announced the result-they had
obtained four and half percent. of gold.
Ihereupon Paraf suggested that there must
be more of the precious metal in the ore, but
the assayers were prevented finding it on ac-
count of its being hidden 10y the copper. He
produced the chemical powder, which he
calls ''reactive," and this was submitted to
those present, and in its turn analyzed, with
out detecting the presence of gold. Scatter
ing this over the pulverized mass, and allow
ing about half an hour for manipulation in
order to produce thorough incorporation with
it, he asked the metallurgists to reassay the
ore, when the astonishing result of thirty
seven and half per cent. was reached. Pa
raf is reported to be on the top wave of sue
cess. He has purchased the Quinta, on the
Canada, the principal street of Santiago, the
former residence of the late Harry Meiggs,
and which cost him $500 900, and there re-
ceives the worshipers of the golden calf in
right royal style. Chill is beginning to be-
lievc in him as its financial savior, and his in
auence is only limited by the credulity of the
neOnle
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-12-20
FeastinS the Nez Perces.
Pioneer PresR.l


The Bismarckers have been trying the ef-
feet of Hayes Southern policy on the cap
tured Nez Perces. The fatted calf was killed
for the breech-clouted prodigals, and their
hopspitable hosts, rising to the height of the
occasion, appealed to 1.-The primal, eldest in
stinct" of the Indian and the white man, to
that noble affection which is common to all
humanity-sayage and civilized, prince and
peasant alike, and even to aldermen and
members of Congress land effectually concil-
lated them with hash. They got this hint
from Hayes The Southern prodgals who
had been feeding on husks were hungry tor
the Offices, and they were as thankful when
Hayes supplied them with this sort OF crea-
ture comforts as Yellow Wolf for his native
salmon. And having devoured the offices
they are now hungry for appropriations. If
there is no more hash IN the house they will
take chicken salad. But it was we'll done of
the Bismarckers nevertheless to make these
exceptionally well-behaved Indians under
stand in the way best adapted to reach the
Indian mind that their humanity to their pris-
oners was held in high honor by the whites
and entitled them to special kindness and
good treatment. They gave somewhat odd,
but on the whole very appropriate, express
sion to the general feeling that band of In
dians who do not kill or scalp or torture their
prisoners are entitled to public gratitude, and
we trust that since the Bismarckers have
taken hint from the government in their
hospitable treatment of the Nez Perces, the
government will take hint from the Bis
marckers, and give broader application to
their generous recognition of the rare human
ity exhibited by these Indians toward their
prisoners
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-12-20
A HOPE.

Slowly we gather aud with pain
From many tolls and scanty gain;
We strive to know, but scant our powers,
And short the time and strait the bounds,
And ever unsurmOunted towers
The mortal barrier that surrounds
Our being; and the body still,
ImperiOus slave, betrays the viii,
Slowly we gather and with pain,-
But quick the scattering again:
Whether it chance the falling brain
Lets slip the treasurer it hath won
Through weary days or sudden blow.
Lays the unshattered fabric low,
And all our doing is undone.
Slowly nation builds its life
From barbarOus chaos into law
And kindly social ties and awe
OF powers divine. For civil strife
Still opens wild within the walls
The yawning guilt that will not close
Until the nOblest victim falls;
Or, fierce without, the shock of foes
In one wild hour of blood O'erthrOWs
The labor of the patient years;
And when at last the work appears
Complete in stately strength to stand,
Riot with parricidal blow,
Or mad ambitions traitor hand.
Fierce clutching at the tyrants crown,
In headlong ruin lays it low,
Or brute battaliOEs tread it down.
OF ease and luxury and sin,
Fell cankers sown of peace, devour,
ill trappings of imperial power
Hide but the living death within.
But doubtless growth repairs decay,
And still the great world grows to more,
Though men and nations pass away.
BIT what if at the source of day
Some cosmic change exhaust the store
Which feeds the myriad forms of life?
What If some unimagined strife
Should raise so high the solar fire,
That a this solid earthly frame
Should in as brief g. )ace expire
As rain drops in furnace flame?
Yet, if our faith is not the scheme
Of priestly cunning, nor dream
Which some fair illusion caught
Our ungrOwn Manhoods childish thought;
If Christmas tells us true "To-day
The Child Divine in Bethlehem lay;"
If lie is Man who, past the ken
OF science in her wide range,
Orders the law Of ceaseless change,
Content we know that lives of men
Pass as the leaves of Spring away
That time will bring it, final day
TO the great world itself. secure
The Eternal Manhood shall endure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-01
>>Alffau0ria 0aHette
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE

The FILlBUsTER' DREAM.-The colonlza-
ton of Mexico and Central America from the
United States, and the establishment within
the borders of those countries, blessed by the
prodigali!y OF Providence but cursed by the
imbcc:lity CT their people, Of American meth
DDS, progress and civilization, is an idea too
vital aud aggressive to die out or to be long re-
pressed. During tho past hundred years
number Of efforts have been made to carry out
this captivating scheme, ana the present Mc1l-
can movement, headed by General Vaughn
Thomas, q somewhat noted i;lbIster and re-
puted born reTOutioniStc, Is quite vigorous
naturalization of this great American idea.
The tendencies of American thought aud
Americas progress arc in accord with his pur-
pose. Il has been said With much truth that
Turkey is an anomaly 10 Europe. 1t may be
also said with truth that Mechanism is an an-
omaly IN America. Our progressive civilization
is the necessary iOc OF the revolutionary spirit
and reactlOnary tendencies OF Mexico, and
sooner or later the stronger aud truer civil
Zaton will force its ideas upon the weaker
Such a cOnsimmaliOn would be blessing to
The world. Around 10 the Gulf OF Mexico lie
regions Of boundlcss fertility, possessing mines
OF gold and silver, and capable, with their won.
dcriul resources. of sustaining an enlightened
population OF 100000 900 OF people. Those
countries should be what the countries upon
the Mediterranean were 10 the days of Egyp.
tan and Syrian glory. American courage,
American enterprise and American ideas can
reclaim those glorious regions from their deg
radiation aud convert them into au empire such
as the sun OF heaven has never yet shone up.
on.-Nea0 Orleans Democrat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-01
STEAMERS,

THE POTOMAC FERRY COMPANY
4 May 20, 1877.
SPECIAL NOTICE-Both Fer sT~A
ry Boats will DO on the line between ukss721 lls
Alexandria and Washington on and after Sum
day next the 10Th Of May, running as follows {:
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA
At 80, s 80, 9 30, IL 90 and II 80 8. m, and
IL 30, so, 2 49, 9 80, q 30, 80, $50, 30 and S
p. H.
LEAVE WASHINGTON
At Z 80, 30. go, 1890 and II 30 q. M, and
1870, 30, 80, 20, AGO. 20, $50, I 30 and
p. N.
ON SUNDAYS.
Leave Alexandria at 80, 10 &c. and II so 8.
D aud II 30, go 2 50, 80, 80, 5 80, 6 so, I sc
and S p. m.
Lesve Washington AZ 80, 10 80 snd II 30 a.
H., and II 30 30, 30, : 81, 30, 81, 6 30, 81
and j. III.
GEO. r. PHILLIPS, Manager.
SAM'L GEDNEY, Supt. my lG
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FISH. OYSTERS, &C.

WIN. H. SMITH s. CO.,
Deaers in
ESu An d SA 1t u 5 d {,
Corporation Fish Wharf,
Alexandria, Virgins,
Would inform dealers and others that they are
prepared to furnish them with all kinds of
POTOMAC FISH
at the lowest possible prices. We would call
the attention of buyers to the fact hat our brand
has stood No. in market at all times and We
intend to sustain our reputation in that respect.
All orders addressed to w. II. Smith s. Co.,
Alexandris, Va, will receive prompt attention.
NH 15-3m
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FOR NEW IURR

ghn FL Steamships +. g. KNIGHT -f1sss
Ind JOHN GIBSON luave tho COM SAHs
pAny's wharf, Aoasndria, EVERY MON
DAY MORNING, and New York, from pier
IT East River, EVERY SATURDAY NJ four
o'rlorE r. M.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-01
FOR rI9E POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS

"
1u,o ,,, OIL o,n,,,n1;,us ;ron iron,
c, oa NJ .'' iUH ~ " TH0WpS0T EpAass
hn;n csro,iaIlv E,r this rnnte lrsves tbe cont
n"my,s chart Washinaton, EVERY Tiles
DAT. THURSDAY and SATURDAY, ut !
,ynIncl. u m and Alnysn,lris Of 10 u M :.
r,tnrniug urrivos EVERY WEUN ESDAY
ERIDAF snL SUNDAY. al {; Oclocj; u. m.
mis- cnmnnnv msI;as close connections 1T Al.
cyanJriu With thn w, C.. v, NJ. ~ $, k, K.
c. nnI with tho w. SO. X. II. Co. freight
rnrovnI far I'll nninls North pnI Sonth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-01

This company offers unrivalIci facilities for
the transportation Of freight and passengers,
nnI vii! run their ate..mnrs regularly ~ follows:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-01
WAKEFIELD s. HALL,
D r U G. O. / s II s

COR. PRINCE s. FAIRFAX SIS.
Prescriptions specially. English, French,
German snd Domestic Toilet Soaps; Genuine
Fsrina Cologne; Msgnolia, Hedyoslnia, Gers
tracts Spongcs, Hair Brushes and Combs best
English Tooth Brushes; 8 full assortment Of
Patent Medicines; Coxes Golatino; Corn
Starch Sos Moss Farino; Spices Of sill kinds,
snd q soloct stock of all articles sold by drug
gists at prices as low IS tho Same quality can be
obtained elsewhere. dec
w. FRANKLIN ckh1e Il ON
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDi-
CINES, PAINTS, OILS, DYE STUFFS,
GARDEN SEED, &c, &C., &C.,
No. So King street, Gender Sarepta Hall,)
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Physicians' Prescriptions carefully compound
ell. Orders will receive prompt attention.
NH Pitt
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L-OR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.

On and sitter Monday, February %, III ,
ST., tho steamer MATTANO, Capt. u
VIM III. Byes, will be run rs follows: Leave
Alexandria EVERY MONDAY and THURS
DAY, from King street wharf, at 80 O'Clock
y. H., for Landings on the Potomac rs far dow1
IS Nolnni. Leave Nomini EVERY TUES
DAY and FRIDAY MORNING, at o'clock
for Washington. arriving carly tho ss:no even
ing Freight received daily.
feb ~ j. BKODEKS s. CO., Agents.
INLAND Il aEABuAEp CuAsTING CO..
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RAILROADS..
WASHINGToN s. OHIO RATIO

WA0HlNGToh & OHIO RAILE0ir
n SPRING ARRANGEurvr
IRo Trains DAILY (EYCEPr ,,..
DAY( BETWEEN ALEXANEPI,H ~.
ROUND HILL. l. Fla AND
Beginning May :, 1917,
Leave washington NJ 8 S. H.. snda9o
a p A!exandrla st 10 g. N. and >; D. -:r
Pass Leesburg, going westward S. u - Z? p =,
anu 9o p: M, and srrive at Round Hi -
%. ana ~ p. m. Leave Round Hi 3. y, =
d. ana Ic:3o p. Nj pass Lee:burg. gc:,.. 90" g.
Wsru, at a. N: and l 10 p. H., and ,-. s:'
MnIeHanarls at - a. n. snd @:l5 p IL ,,. :" =
Washington at 30 q. m. and $3.50 =. =. 49, ..
@- Passengers from Wasl,nginn IN
tne washington and Chic cars g: tho IA ~, -. 80
ana fotomsc Railroad station at gu. n, .r..'..ta
pm, ana 81 through TO Bound oil w. ~
change Of cars. ".."'..
Inc 9.!o 3. N. train from Aiexandri. H,.l,.
P; N. tram from Round Hill Connect =, E' '-.
Hill with Harris Daily Line ot J ,.'.,.,
i0r on!ckersVllle, Bcrryville and Wirrrn...
also with Keamer's Line Of Coaches ,,sh;ri. },..'
Leesburg daily for Aide and Mddlcbuty
1oln trains. westward, make close C1yl''..
1T Vienna, with Ssson's Limo of ;>l,qa. e., j..
fax Court House
communications tickets. 3 cfA. u,r.
ANnnsS tickets. $50. '''
K. Il. HAVUNEN,
my o-lf Genera! Tis@". i.....
AZ g., VIRG. MIDLAND s q. .
w JOHN 5. BARBOUR, Kr,..,y'
On and alter Monday, May 7ln, is +.
| scnger Trains will run rs follows:
South Bound. Express. Mail. r......
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FOR NORFOLK.

Tho elegant, new and substantial sG~a
iron steamer LADY or THE LAKE Afss2Raea
Ioaccs tho company's wlarf Washington. EV-
ENY MONDAY, DNESDAY and FRI
DAY, st throo o'clock p. m, and AleA andria at
$50 y. M; returning leaves Norfolk EVERY
TUESDAY, TIL HSDAi and SATURDAY,
at o clock p. III. This line CONNECTS at Nor.
folk with The ships of the Mcrchsnts' and Mi
nors' Transportation Company ior Boston and
rou.a to those cities and their connections
throughout Now England. Fare to Norfolk 81 4;
round trip 81. Tickets god until usod.