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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-07
Desirable Farm For Sale.
Best location IN Iowa County

Best Location In Iowa County.
/ will sell my farm containing 81 acres, and
situated one hall mile from The city limits
northeast. near The old Mineral Point race
track, on terms TO suit the purchases Forty
acres under cultivation and fcrty.6vc acres paa-
ture and timber, ali first class aud nearly new
A thrifty orchard of 30 trees. just beginning 10
bear email vineyard 81 about 1870 vines, which
bore 2. 900 pounds good rich grapes last season;
currants, gooseberres, and stra@berr!es; a
good sistcrn at the Kitchen door. aud large
one at the stable door, durable sprng OF
water in the pasture for stock. Two good barns,
and hop honses for corn and hops. The dwell
ing honrc IL convenient aud comfortable, with
large kitchen, parlOr. four bedrooms, cosetr,
pantry, NC, all on the ground The buildings
are well protected by Young timber from cold
winds. also the fruit. III neeeesary u house aud
OF or some Stock In narrow guago railroad
might be taken ~ part pay For further
particulars enquire ofJUuN BEARDSLEf.
Jan. 18th. 1874, 23tf Mineral Point. Wis
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
a Legend Of White Sulphur Springs.

A single heroic incident, relating as it does
to "Kale's Mountain" at the White Sulphur,
is worthy Of record as leaf of old times.
1t dates back to the period when the region
was like the dark and bloody gr0und" of Ken
lucky. A brave mountaineer living near the
springs received sudden intelligence that the
Indians were advancing. A block-house near
Covington was the only place of refuge, and
he said to his wife, Kate, III carry our
children to the fort first, and then come back
for you." Taking the children he FASTENED
toward the fort The Indians made their ap-
pearance; the mother fled for refuge to the
mountain afterward known by her name, and
thence to the fort, and here, when attacked
by the savages, she continued to mould bull
lets even after her husband was killed.
Thence the name of ''Kate's Mountain; -
and the legend has the brave ring ol old days,
though one yainly asks why brave Mrs. Kate
did not Gceonspaaay her husband and children.
10 enquire thus, however, were to enquire
too curious]y. There seems no doubt of the
truth of the legend. This brave settler and
his wife were the grandfather and grand
mother Of James Caldwell, Esq, gentle
man of great worth and ability, who may be
called the true founder of the prosperity of
the White Sulphur. EsTEN CooCE, in
Harper's Magazine for august.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
Japanese Magic Mirrors.

Masse has called attention to the explana-
ton given many years ago by Arago and
Babinet of the phenomena exhibited by the
so.called Japanese magic mirrors. These
mirrors are made Of an alloy of copper and
tin, are circular in form, are from one-e eighth
to one-tenth inch in thickness, and have Chi
nese or Japanese characters in strong relief
on the back. When sunlight is reflected from
them on wall, the characters appear. Since
these mirrors are cast, they are not equally
dense in all parts; and hence in the operation
Of polishing they become concave or convex
over the characters in relief, and these char
acters are therefore shown in the reflection.
Notwithstanding this entirely sufficient expla-
nations proved year or more ago by Presi.
dent Morton, of the Stevens. Institute Of
Technology, by polishing the letters s. I. T.
with a little rouge on his finger on an ordi-
nary Japanese mirror, showing no characters
on reflection, and obtaining these letters in
the reflected image-The magic mirror is
brought. forward every few years as a phe-
aomepon entirely inexplicable by science
EprroIsis SCIENTIFIC RECORD, in Harper's
Magazine for AM0ust
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
Dangers Of TouShened Glass.

Here is little incident, related by Prof.
Richard, which recently occurred in Bohe-
mia, and which may give useful bint to
heads of families: "A child's drinking
glass was bought one day at Saas, and during
six months it sustained its character of tough
ened glass. But one evening in the seventh
month, after having been used for drinking
sugared water, it was placed, with q silver
spoon in it, on large oak table. Suddenly
heard from my room violent explosion,
like q pistol-shot, and metallic sound.
fastened in and saw scattered all over the
floor needles and fragments of glass, and not
only the floor, but the bed, the table, the cur
tains, etc., were covered with them. The
empty glass bad burst without any apparent
cause, without the approach of a light, and
with force so extraordinary that all the in
habitants of the house were frightened. Such
an explosion is doubtless caused by some
change in the extreme tension of the fibres
of hardened glass.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01

There is that passage in Matthew. ''Give to
him that asketh thee, and from hinsahat would
borrow OF thee turn not thou awayS" it you
take that literally will give the world q hun
dred years to go to hell altogether in heap.
1t was tried once in Italy, in the Roman
church; it raised up 500 beggars. 5000 beg
gars, 500, 900 beggars. BY that charity OF
the Roman church the State was almost
ruined. the whole manhood of the old Italian
race was blotted out. BY system of indis.
criminate charity you corrupt men to the very
core; that system which undertakes to make
the church or the State take care of men is
sure to corrupt mankind to the very bottom.
When you undertake to help men, the proper
way is to help themselves. think that the
charity which this church has extended dur
ing all the years of my ministry has been
more harmful than it has been beneficial, and
the true axiom is, next to the wantof charity
the most dangerous thing is charity.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01

The footman and the umbrella 'slays" are
the latest invention of Partisan criminals. A
fashionably dressed woman enters shop and
lifts" anything she can. If she is detected,
up comes her discreet footman with a plump
pocke,book and explains that madam, lady
of high rank, is klepto-manic, and that he
is charged by her family to follow her about,
prevent her from taking anything, or if she
eludes his vigilance, pay for the articles taken.
As seven times in ten she is not noticed, the
trick is very profitable. In the umbrella
''lay" nattily- dressed gentleman carries an
umbrella with the cover pulled down trif1e
and the ribs little opened; he calls at q
jewellers, hangs the umbrella upon the show
case while he examines some rings and
sweers one of the trinkets into it. If 1t is not
missed, so much the better. If is, there is
scene of indignation, the gentleman insists
on being searched, and of course nothing is
found; but if the shopman remains very sus-
picious the ring is discovered IN it's accidental
hiding place and returned with profusion of
apologies and received with as many regrets
for the unworthy suspicion; then the parties
part laughing over the curious accident, and
the gentleman goes off jauntily to work an
other shop.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
Couldn't Fool Her.
[From the Kansas City Timeskl h

[From the Kansas City TimeAl d
A nice young man employed id the Kansas
Pacific Office resolved the other day to pre-
sent his beloved girl with nice pair Of shoes.
He accordingly procured her measure and
went into one OF the fashionable boot stores
on Main street and purchased 4g pair Of
shoes. In order to make the present appear
more valuable he marked $5 upon the soles
of the shoes, and at his request The clerk put
rcce ipted bill for So into one of the shoes.
The presentation was made andethe lovers
were happy, as lovers should be-, .,sssBpt mark
the sequel. The girl examined Ae shoes in
the daylight and was not satisfied. She was
convinced that her lover had beer cheated in
the purchase of such pair of sASes at that
price. She decided to 60 and nhaDge the
shoes and obtain better bargains Nesterday
she appeared in the store and selscted a pair
of shoes, price $3 so, and politely Requested
the clerk to take back the shoeAlf0f which
she said her husband had paid $besEhe re-
ceipted bill was produced in pron6 apd the
boot man found it impossible to ~ behind
the returns" The smart girl tod nef So. so
pair of shoes and obtained 81 81 money,
and went home happy and satisf16aRhe boot
merchant sent bill for So to the rnNng man,
who promptly paid the differepce, but he
thinks that girl little too sharp fpf him.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
.AnecdOte Of Professor Henry.

Il met hi.i, writes Boston friend, ''but
once at Montreal. l noticed that this fine
looking man, when he arrived at the hotel in
Montreal, was placed at the head of our table,
but did not know who he was. He came
home by the same route and at the same time
with US, and was very kind and courteous to
my travelling companions as We'll as myself.
What remember more distinctly than any,
thing else was happening at Rouses Point
while we were waiting for the steamer. The
Professor was talkative and communicative
in his quiet way, and was full of incidents of
travel and adventure. Soon the steamer ap-
peared in sight, and while she was approach
ng US the Professor sat upon the wharf look
ing dreamily at her. Presently he aroused
himself and said: I see peculiar sparkle
of the waves near the side of the steamer,
where the sun shines upon her Git was almost
sunset. l wonder what the cause of it is
I have seen fosforescent light before, but
never exactly like this. And see! there it is
also upon the other, the darker side of the
steamer: Well, certainly, this is very curious.
We looked, and indeed it seemed remarka-
bic. First upon the bright side of the steamer
and then upon the dark side would appear
| these curious flashes of light, and disappear
almost instantly. They seemed to come at
regular intervals, and it was beautiful as we'll
as strange. Our reveries were rudely disturb
ed, however, by one of the customs inspect
! ors approaching.
"Looking at them f1ashes?'
"Yes," said the Professor. 81 wonder
what they are?''
"Oh, them's hot ashes they are throwing
out of the ash pits. -
''The Professor was nonplussed for mo-
ment. Then saying, quietly. We'll, we'll,
live and learn-live and learn he lapsed into
silence -Editor's Dra1cer IN Harper's Mag0-
zine for August
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
A Change Came Der the 0c9Ae
[From the Cincinnati Saturday Nightl

[From the Cincinnati Saturday Nl&AtJ
Impecunious man addressing .communis-
tic meeting As said before, gentlemen, |
am with you heart and soul TIE Property
of the country should be. equally oxlivided.
The rich must be compelled to SHARE Itheir
boarded wealth with those whom. 2 some
what careless and inattentive providence has
blessed with nothing. Why should one be
penniless while another has his thousands !?
Why" At this point telegraph boy pushes
his way through the crowd and, hands the
speaker dispatch which reads as follows:
Col. WAackup:: =
DEAR SlR--Your aunt in Pen YAn has just
died, leaving you a legacy of $4,000
ATTORNEY.
The speaker devours the. glad 1idipgs Ell
lently and then says: g Hum haTyes-
ell-gentlemen, shall be compelled to con-
clude my speech at seme future day, as
have been summoned away on imP6rtant bus
iness;" and Col. Whackup isn't with them as
much as he was.
His banner led the spears no more
Among the hills Of 6pain.n
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
No. 81
responsibility Of Railroad Companies

THANKS Of course 10 the fact that when an
Englishman is aggrieycd, especially by cor
poration, he ''owls about il, as Sam Ger
ridge would say, and doesn't content himself
win '''OWling," the condition OF the traveller
by rail in Great Britain is becoming in many
respects very tOlerable. On the Saturday be-
fore Whit Monday, 1877, u gentleman bought
Il ticket BY the Great Western Railway from
Paddington to Ludlow by the $3.50 p. nj. train.
Had it been ON time the necessary connec-
ton would have been made at Shrewsbury,
but the pressure of traffic incidental to the
season made the train an hour and a quarter
late, when that for Ludlow departed. the next
not leaving till $40 a. IN. The average
American traveller under such circumstances
would have damned the railway system and
cooled his heels in the waiting room or at a
hotel at his own expense. Not so this dis
ciple of John Hampden, who insisted on be-
ing conveyed to his destination by special
train. This the officials declined to do,thongh
they were willing to pass him to Ludlow on
the 3:15 train. The traveller thereupon posted
to Ludlow at cost of $13S7 and sued to
recover this amount. The company held
that it could not be made responsible where
there was no wilful misconduct; that due
diligence was exercised; that its time tables
notified every one that it would not be re-
sponsible for the due arrival or departure of
trains, and thatthe passengers detention was
to be ascribed to wind and weather and the
pressure of holiday traffic. The Court de-
clared that the company had entered into an
implied agreement With the plaintiff by the
issue of the ticket to carry him from London
to Ludlow within reasonable time; and it
was perfectly monstrous for them to endeavor
to shirk the responsibility which devolved
upon them They were bound to carry him
to bis journeys end, as they had contracted
to do, and as they did not, the plaintiff was
Justly entitled to compensation. The plain
tiff accordingly recovered the sum he claim
ed, with costs, and the Court refused posi-
lively to grant the defendant case for ap-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
Printers Gxeek,

= The following is an acknowledg edgement Of 2
wedding notice and generous allowance Of
cake by classic rural Professor of Typo
graphy: ssWe make our most respectful bow
to the happy twain, and ~ the opportunity
to return thanks for this almost unned act of
liberality. May the matrimonial chase which
locks the form of our brother typo justify all
his preconceived impressions. In whatever
S of the country he may roam, whether called
upon to face the ing waves of adverse for
tune, or stand before the ff and OF enc
mics, may his life be such that when the Eg
of death shall be laid onfhim, and the. OF his
existence draws to clOae, kgmay produce q
clean proof and claim clear title to an honor
able q in the page of history, be well as to an
inheritance beyond the 49," a
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
A Substitute for LEbricatinE Oils.

\ citizen of East Brokfeld has invented
friction roller which does away with lubri-
cants and saves, it is claimed, 100 per centum
in wear aud tear and power expended. The
contrivance is a perforated ''sleeve" made up
of sections, riveted together, and extending
the length OF the bearing. Each section holds
numerous small rolls projecting rsdially on
both sides from l 80 to ! inches according
to the size OF the sleeve, and they are ar
ranged spirally 50 that no two of them come
in direct line of bearing at the same time.
The whole thing is of hardened metal Of
which is also made the box surfaces and
shafting. The function of these rolls is the
same as that of oil, which is subdivided by
the action of the gearing into minute globules
and by rolling between box and shaft or axle
prevents friction. In testing, buggy equip
ped with the invention, and holding two men
weighing in all 0Opounds, was drawn across
a barn floor by force of eight pounds in
dicated in spring balance, which registered
1G pounds with the rollers removed. With
little impulse 40O-pound wheel runs eight
or nine minutes upon one of these rollers,
and the manager of the patent says he has
run his unoiled buggy on these friction|ess
rollers for six months. The inventor is MAX
ing rollers for testing on the Boston and
Albany road, and it is thought that an annual
saving of $50, 900 will result to the company
by its adoption. Patents have been secured
in this country and applied for in Gres. Brit
ain and Canada. The idea was originally
English, but no one at that time got over the
difficulties. @sg 4s s-,sr
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
THE LITTLE TRAVELLER.

Straight down the city's crowded street
A little Traveller went;
The eager throng, with hurrylng feet,
On gain or pleasure bent,
Made free for him narrow way,
Blt none among them bid hlm stay.
Only child, yet for his sake
Wealth, thoughtful, stepped aside,
Power waived while its right of place.
And Rank forgot its pride,
While many head moment bent
AS On the little Traveller went.
A stranger from some far-off land
Spoke then in doubtful tone:
"Tris said your race bow not to kings.
But unto Worth alone.
Who, then, is this, to whom all pay
Such homage in the crowded way?'
"A Traveller, more noble far
Than kings of noblest age;
PErer than any praying priest.
Wiser than any sage.
He rests in yOnher holy place;
Come, then, and look upon his face"
The tender lights fell soft and dim;
The air was thrilled with psalms;
lie lay in coffin white and small,
With lilies in hi- palms
Sorenely peaceful. "a those sleep
Who have no longer watch to keep.
Q happy Traveller! thus to win,
While yet un>oiled by tears,
4 home that we shall hardly find
Through weeping, weary years,
Whose smal, unsandaled feet may stray
On heights for which we vainly pray!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
TO The Four Winds-li Heaven Help
Them!

Five weeping children were left orphans
the other day by the death of their mother, a
widow who lived on Prospect street. The
father was killed at one of the dep0ts about
two years ago, and since then the mother had
kept the family together by hnrd days work.
Lack of food, exposure and worry brought
on an illness which terminated fatally, and
the children huddled together in corner of
the room feeling awed and frightened, but yet
unable to realize that death had made them
waifs When the remains had been sent
away to the potter's field, dozen women
gathered and held whispered conversation.
"Ill take one Of the poor things, though
I've four children of my Own,' said one of
the women.
''And I'll take another:
"And I'll take one.
"And so will |.
Then there was the baby-a toddling boy,
who had been rocked to sleep every night of
his life, and whose big blue eyes were full of
tears as he shrank behind his sister to escape
observation. As none of the poor women
seemed prepared to take 80 young child, a
girl not oyer ten years old, dressed a little
better than other children there, crept into
the group, reached out for the babe, patted
his white head, kissed him. and said;
81 will take this one! have no brother,
and ma and pa will let me keep him. He can
sleep in my trundle bed, play with my doll,
and they may put all the Christmas presents
into his stockings!" And the girl ran around
the corner and returned, with her mother,
who sanctioned all she had said. ''Come,
bubby-you're mine now!" called the girl,
and he laughed as she put her arms around
him and tried to lift him up.
By and by woman said: " Children, you
have neither father, mother nor home. You
must be divided or 60 to the poor house.
Kiss each other. poor orphans, and all kiss
the baby!'
They. put their arms around him, and
hugged and kissed him, and they went out
from the old house to 60 iu different direc-
tions, and perhaps never again to meet all to-
gether. Free Press.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
Helena, Montana, Thursday, August I, 1873.
safety at Sea.

MIR. Thomas Gray, the marine secretary Of
the board of trade. has just published a most
interesting book entitled ''Under the Red En-
sign" in which the following remarkable
passage occurs GAS instances of the extreme
safety of life at sea, may mention the fol-
lowing cases, collected haphazard from COM
panies whose names come into my mind on
thinking over the subject. The figures are
given for the last three years. Cunard line
Liverpool to the United States and North
America. During the three years for which
have obtained returns the number of sea-
men is 65, ,O42. of which nine were lost from
falling overheard, from aloft, etc. The
service of these ships in the Atlantic trade, is
one in which winds and waves are occasion
ally worse than in any other. Atlantic
steamers, therefore, have to be the finest and
strongest that human ingenuity can devise.
crew has been one in 1926. This means that
if seaman enters this service the chances
are 1926 to one against his losing his life by
casualty What employment ashore, or, in
deed, what life of idleness, or pleasure ashore
can offer such chances of freedom from ca
saulty If were to add to the numbers of
seamen the number of passengers carried, as
ought in fairness to do, should bring the
percentage to nominal decimal fraction, for
believe am within literal accuracy when I
say, in the words of Hepworth Dixon, that
amongst the passengers they have undertaken
to convey has never lost a man. Messrs.
Burns steamers-from Glasgow or Greenock
to Belfast. In the year 1876, 1876 and 1877,
the number of seamen who made voyages
was SO, ST., and there were no deaths among
the crews from sea casualties. Absolute
safety. must say that myself am fairly sur
tained, though l have always contended. and
am more than ever confirmed in it, that a
man is safer at sea than anywhere else in a
fairly good ship, properly manned and care
fully navigated. as the very great majority Of
British ships are."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
a Fresh Sketch Of Daniel Webster.


Of Daniel Webster, when he visited Wheel
ing with his wife and daughter,an old in
habitant writes to" the InteUigencer of that
city: THAT massive man, who seemed to
loom up above al others, who inspired one
with the majesty of his person, with his voice,
with the flash of his deep-set, dark hazel eye,
and with his every movement, was not really
a large man-in height he was only about five
feet ten inches. His head looked very large,
but there are many as large. He wore a
Is hat. MIR. Clay's looked much smaller, but
was of the sameAize His shoulders and
chest were very large; that was all. He
tapered to small hips and very small hands
and feet. He weighed very little, if any,
over 200 pounds. He remained in Wheeling
over Sunday, and attended Rev. Weeds
church on Fourth street, where he said he
heard very good sermon. 1t was amusing
to see him and hb family going to church.
He went ahead with that never.to-be-forgot
ten tramp, placing his foot down as though
he intended it to stay there. There was no
elasticity in his legs, and apparently there
were no bones, heel or instep in his feet. His
wife, not much for pretty, came about rod
behind, with much the same tramp. Miss
Kate went rod behind her. with more of
good locke and less of the tramp, but she
was very hard to keep step with, and if the
daises of ,Marshfeld would rise unhurt from
under her feet they are harder than any /
have seen. "a.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-08-01
A CHILD'S STORY.

With rosy cheeks, and golden hair
And JOYOUS smile, just turned of thee,
He came and said that he must tell
A tale to me.
Three little people" :" 80 he spoke,
Went out to seek for God above.
and two of them were Faith and Hope,
The other Love.
They wander'd near, they wander'd far,
But never found the God they sought,
And Faith and Hope were lost and gone
And came 10 naught"
| asked of Love, and where was he,
"Oh, mother, he is strong to bear;
He struggled on to God at last
He now is there.
And must 60. and must play"
He danced away with loving eyes,
Blue as the glaciers sapphire depths.
Or summer skies.
But in my brain the baby tale
Reiterated DER ,nd DER,
As if it were the last true word
OF this sad hour.
Oh, hope deferr'd! oh, faltering faith:
Weak forces dOom'd to drOop and die,
Not yours to find mans mystic God,
Now or eternally.
In Love, as yet but family known,
Lies all the future of our kind,
Cling to him. that on some tar shore,
Faith, Hope, ye find.