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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-10-29
BOSTON AND HONOLULU U PACKET LINE |

.$$& C. Brewer l. Co.-Agents. IT
&14- Favorable arrangements always be sfArt
made for storage and shipment of OIL Bore WOOL Hides
and other Merchandise to New Bedford Boston, York
and 1ther Eastern Ports as- Cash Advances made.
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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18
About hearIs.
New York Times.1

wounds IN the heart are commonly SUM-
posed to be lnslantaneously fatal, but sucn is
nOt Inc case. 1t Is not possible, except by
extreme Violence, as dynamite explosion,
" olOt out human lite instantly. KEEPER
GOODS pistol ball went right through the
heart OF Barrett, the Sing Slug convict. vet
he lived tour minutes. Portfolios knife cleft
the heart OF BOender in twain, but be did
not TALL dead upon the spot; the instinct of
self-preservatlOn remained, and even that
horlid wound had not deprived him of the
strength to obey it; he ran first toward a
nelghbOr drugstore, then turned and ran
down Fulton street, many feet from the spot
before he tell and expired. So O'Connel,
who was stabbed by Nichols, July Sd, though
his heart was actually cut into by the stroke,
ran several feet after The wound Was infict-
ed. A puncture of the heart is necessarily
fatal, but the victim is often conscious for
two or three minutes, though generally with
out much power OF motion or of fspeech, save
the first cry of agony. This shows that the
braln Can act even after the heart is destroy
ed. On the other hand, the heart continues
to exercise its functions after the brain has
ceased all action, as in the Case of death from
severe blows on the head. The hearts of
hanged criminals generally keep up their
pulsation Is or 20 minutes, although where
the neck is broken, they can receive no ner-
vous impulse from the brain. The continued
working is attributable to residuum of ner-
vous force. In the case of some animals, this |
is sufficient to keep the heart pulsating for |
hours after ii has been out of the body The |
common notion that the heart is delicate |
organ, is mistake. 1t is, on the contrary,
one of the most robust. Its muscular strength |
is enormous, and its tolerance of disease is
something marvellous. Men and women
whose hearts have been diseased from child
hood sometimes attain to ripe old age, and
many people with heart disease live for years
in almost momentary expectation of sudden
death, and then die of some other malady.
Only very few of the many diseases to
which the heart is liable are inevitably and
speedily fatal
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18

THE state of bachelorhood is at decided
discount in the department of the Rhone, the
second largest political division of France.
The General Council finds that there are very
many INDECENT illegitimate children to sup
port, and, resolving that celibacy does not
mean chastity, and that the mission of man
is to beget and die, it has decided that there
shall be Q deduction of quarter of the pay
or pension of every employe or pensioner
. who is . bachelor and resident in the depart
the highest official who belongs to the army,
or any public administration
whatever. 1t is expected that the matrimo-
nial market will Immediately look up. IL
love you, Lizette," will be the cry Of the an
cient bachelors, and Lizette, wise in her gen
Grafton, will respond: ''Yes, and twenty-five
per cent. of your income. You may save it
On the State and waste it on me-"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18
Estates Of Presidents.
New York 0raphic.l

... .t,. New York Graphic.1
Washington left an estate worth $500, O0O
John Adams died moderately well off. JEFF
ferson died so poor that if Congress had not
given him SEC, 900 for his library be would
have been bankrupt. Madison was econom.
ical and died rich. Monroe died so poor that
he was buried at the expense of his relatives
in this city. John Quincy Adams left about
$50, 1000, the result of prudence. His son,
Charles Francis Adams, gained large for
tune by marriage. Jackson died tolerably
well off. Van Buren died worth some $780,
600. 1t is said that during his entire admin
istration he never drew any portion of his
salary, but on leaving took the whole $780,
600 in lump. Polk left about $3.50, 900.
Tyler married lady of wealth and accom-
plishments and died rich. Taylor left about
$3.50, 900. Fillmore was always an econom-
ical man, and added to bis wealth by his last
marriage. Pierce saved about $50, 1000.
Buchanan left about $500. 900; Lincoln about
$75, 900; johnson, about $50 900. Il
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18

All day. all night l can hear the jar
OF the loom Of life, and near and far
1t thrills with it's deep and mufded sound,
AS tireless the wheels 60 always round.
Busily, ceaselessly goes the loom, .1. .'a
In the light of day and themidnight's gloom,
And the wheels are turning early and late,
And the woof is wound in the warp of fate.
...., a. ~ .+,.a :. a.
Click, clack !-therea thread of love woven in !;
XIU.. ~IOtner of wrong and sin:
,1, What checkered thing this life win be,
When we zee it rolled in eternity!
Time, with face like mystery. >i5~s..t...s
And hands as busy as hands can be,
Sits at the loom with arms outspread,
10 catch in its meshes each glancing thread.
When shall this wonderful web be done 4.
In thousand years, perhaps or one,
Or tomorrow. Who knoweth Not Won or I.
But the wheels turn on and the shuttles fly.
All. say-eyed weavers, the years are slow,
But each one is nearer the end, know;
And some day the LAST thread shall be woven in
God grant it be love instead of sin.
And we spinners of good in this life-web-say?
DO we furnish the weaver q thread each day?
1t were better, then, o, my friends, to spin
beautiful thread than thread of sin.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18

A friend has handed us for publication the
following arithmetical conundrum, which he
says will serve to amuse the young idea: "A
rancher in the Sacramento Valley being ask
ed how many cattle he had, answered as fol-
lows: In 1864 I owned heifer, which,
when three years old (1S67), had female
calf. The same COW has also had female
calf every year for the past twelve years.
Each of her calves commenced to breed when
three years old, all bearing female calves ev-
cry year thereafter. The same rule has at
tached to all the herd. None have died, been
Sold or stolen. Istopped counting some time
ago; Please tell me how many cattle have
got "-Erchange ......-..'. aft
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18
Advice to Professional Men.

To professional men. man of buAinass, and,
| inarou, an VINO are engaged in pursuits re-
| qulring more or less mental work, coupled
with more or less confinement, exercise is, of
| course, the c0nditi0 sine qua non of the re-
| creation to be recommended, This fact is so
| obvious that need not dwell upon it further
than to make one remark. This is to warn
all such persons that their feelings are no
safe guide as to the amount of muscular ex-
ercise that is requisite for maintaining full
and sustained health. BY habitual neglect of
sufficient exercise the system may, and does,
accommodate itself to such neglect; 80 that
not only may the desire for exercise cease to
be a fair measure of its need. but positive
exhaustion may attend much less amount
of exercise than is necessary to long contin-
uance of sound health. However strong and
well, therefore, man may feel notwithstand-
ing bis neglect of exercise, he ought to re-
member that he is playing q most dangerous
him out-eitaer in the form of dyspepsia,
liver, kidney, or other disease, which so sure
ly creep upon the offender of natures laws
of health. According to DR.. Parkes, the
amount of exercise that healthy man ought
to take without fatigue is at least that which
is required for raising $50 foot-tons per diem.
This in mere walking, would in the case of
man Of ordinary weight, be represented by
q walk of between eight and nine miles along
level ground. or one mile up tolerably steep
hill; but it is desirable that the requisite
amount of exercise should be obtained with |
out throwing all the work on one set of mus |
cles. For this reason, walking ought to be
varied with rowing. riding. active games,'
and where practicable, bunting or shooting, |
which, to those who are fond of sport, con-
stitute the most perfect form of recreative |
exercise. Tho MineteenM Century. q g. |
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18
PAYING OUT 100000, 900.
The Money that tho sao....
DanZa Min es has SSC.yv ~. INC AoV'
[Virginia Chronicle. NOV 4th.

Virginia Chronicle, Nov. 4th.]
For the past week or more Secretary Tay.
lor, of the bonanza mines, has been so unwel
that he has been most of the time confined to
bis room. Hence. when pay day came
(Which was yesterday, he was 80 behind
hand with his work that he was obliged to
defer paying until to-day. This sur rprised
the employees, and gave rise to rumors that
the bonanza firm was about to suspend pay
ment altogether.
This morning, however, when the SEQ,
trays were placed on the table, and Mr.. Tay-
lor was seen at his post as usual, all fear was
removed.
Mr.. Taylor says he has been paying off
now for about six years, during which time
he has disbursed over 100000, 600. and yes
terday was the first time that be was ever q
minute behindhand. He has handled so
much money that he can tell by the weight
of pile of twenties, without looking at them
at all. how much there is in the lot. In pay
ing off he has the gold counted into 800 and
$140 piles, and the silver in 81, $6 and $40
piles, so that he can pass it out as fast as the
men can come up to the paying counter. So
sensitive is he to the weight of pile of coin
that sometimes if $40 stack of half dollars
contains few that are new, and conseqent-
ly trifle heavier than the rest, he will stop
and count them over to see if there sn'tsome
mistake. A9 .!8. 3# HA Naia. T..
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18
JAY GOULD'S OPERATIONS.
Where. According TO One Witness, III
Realized u Profit Of $2.5OO.OOO.
From the New York Sum-


Before the Railroad Investigating Commit
tee yesterday Mr.. Geo. P. Guppy, who was
General Superintendent of the Erie Railway
in Jay Goulds time, testified that when Jay
Gould went into the office the capital stock of
the road was $25,111, ,210, the funding debt
1922, 429, 92O, and the floating debt $2,517, 3O1,
making total Indebtedness of $51, ,O72, 943
and that when Jay Gould went out of the
Office in March, 1872, the capital stock was
$3.50, 536, $40, the funded debt $685. 935, 900,
and the floating debt So, 534, 8l3. Of the en-
tire stock and debt increase $47, 1872, III Was
accounted tor in the State Engineers report
by the cost of the cid New York and Erie
Railroad, but there was nothing to account
for any other part of the increase; thus $4,-
323, 800 increase was not accounted for in
any way.
The annual rental paid for the lines leased
by the Erie when MIR. Guppy was connected
with it was 81, 1O0, 900. The witness testified
to some rather remarkable facts in connec-
ton with this leasing of roads by the Erie.
He said that when the Northern Railroad of
New Jersey was leased to the Erie it had
small capital stock and debt, but both of
tuCoC WcIc CuOI uOuSly IuCIcdSCu uuUcI VlI
Gould's management. According to the wit
ness, however, president Gould's most sue
cessful ventures were in his dealings with the
Chemung and the Canadaigua and Emira
Railroads. The Erie had leased the two roads,
the contract being that if the rental was not
promptly paid The leases should be void. Mr.
Gould quietly bought up all the stock of both
lines, and then, in his capacity as president
of the Erie, stopped payment of the rental.
AT once the leases lapsed, and both the small
er roads were Mr.. Gould's private property.
He sold them to the Pennsylvania Central,
profit of $2,50O,0 900. The capital
stock of the Chemung road, when the Erie
leased it, was $3.50, 600, and that of the Can
andaigua and Elmira $500, 900.
Once the witness was asked to exchange
bis S., 900 year under the Erie for the presi- !
1ency of the Jefferson Car Company, $780, |
900 worth of its stock and $10,000a year.
He accepted the offer, but Jay Gould said the |
Erie could not spare him, and finally he took |
800, 900 worth of the Jefferson Car Com |
he Erie. He did not dream, he sale, that 7
he Jefferson Car Company were simply |
)ribing him to act as their tool and use his
nfuence with Jay Gould in their interests,
or the cars of the company were run over
he Erie road, and little favorable recogni-
ion from the president would have been of
reat service to them.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18

A WONDERFUL MAoHINE.-The other night
at London club some Americans were boast
ing about their Inventions, and the wonderful
machines to be found in the States. One of
them told of the well-known mincing-ma-
chine which, live pig being introduced at
one end, turns out the animal in sausages at
the other. An Irishman, who was not going
to have the Yankee riding rough-shod over
every other nation, turned on them and said
''Bedad, we've got the came machine in Ire
land, only ours is more perfect sure, for if
you don't like tt sausages, you can put
them back into the machine, and by revers-
ing the action they'll come out q live pig
again where he went in"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18
WEIGHTS Of Materials.

The following shows the weight (avoirdu.
pois) per cubic foot Of various kinds of mater.
isl: Average mortar, 106 pounds; water,
624 lbs; loose earth, 95 lbs. common soil
(compact): 124 pounds; clay (compact), 135
pounds; clay with stones: 100 pounds; brick,
1875 pounds lead, 700 pounds; wrought iron,
48l pounds; cast iron. 400 pounds; lime; 64
pounds; sand (loose), SO pounds. And the
following shows the bulk of one ton of diff
ferent substances in cubic feet: Sand, 90
cubic feet; earth (compact), 18 cubic feet;
earth Qoose), SO cubic feet.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18
A WONDERFUL INVETION.
An instrument with Which the Deaf Can
Hear with Their Teeth

The deaf can Lear by means of their teeth
The audiphone, an instrument invented by q
western Yankee for alleviating the misery OF
deafness, is simply sheet Of vulcanized
rubber, about 1872 of All inch in thickness
sci firmly III handle of the same material.
In the upper rim of this sheet are pierced
some holes through which passes silken
cord. This goes down on the inner siue of
the sheet, to the handle, through slot in
which it is passed. BY pulling this cord the
sheet Is bent over any angle which the user
may desire. Each person has to ascertain
for himself what kind Of curve the rubber
sheet will enable him to hear best Generally
II Is very slght-only about ten or twelve de-
grees-though apparently the deafer the per-
son the greater the curve must be. When
used. the person holding it simply touches
the upper edge of the tan, or audiphone,
against his teeth of the upper jaw. The
voice Of the speaker strikes upon this tense
sheet OF rubber and communicates to it vibra-
tions which in turn are impaired to the teeth,
and then pass to the auditory nerve. With
this operation the outer ear has nothing
whatever to do; the delicate machinery
through which sound passing from without
makes an impression upon the auditory nerve
is not used at all. The outer ear may be
stopped up entirely, so far as it is possible to
do it, and yet one hears distinctly the moment
the audiphone is applied to the teeth. 1t is
necessary to use the teeth of the upper jaw
for the reason that they are more nearly in
contact with the auditory nerve; nor does it
make much difference whether the teeth be
ones own or artificial, so long as those arti-
ficia; teeth are tightly fitted; for when that is
the case the vibration is impaired about as
well as when they are natural teeth. The in
ventor is deaf himself. He happened one
day to hold a watch between his teeth, and
noticed that he could distinctly hear its tick
ing. though when be held 1t to his ear no
sound was audible. This set him to thinking
that possibly he might be able to invent some
device by which sounds of the human voice
could be transmitted to the auditory nerve
trough the medium of tube, Just as the |
licking of watch had been.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18
A Singular Story.

A singular story of bank note is related
as follows by the London telegraph. Il
says: Not long ago wellknown collector
of curiosities in Paris, who had devoted con-
siderable sums of money to the gathering to-
gether of bank notes of all countries and all
values, became the possessOr of bank of
England ive-pound note, to which an un-
usually strange story was attached. The
note was paid into Liverpool merchants g
Office in the ordinary way of business 81
years ago, and its recipient, the cashier of
the firm, while holding it up to the light to
test it's genuineness noticed some faint red
marks upon it, which, upon closer examina-
ton, proved to be semi.effaced words. scrawl-
ed in blood between the printed lines and up
on the blank margin of the note. Extraordi-
nary pains were taken to decipher these part
ly Obliterated characters, and eventually the
following sentence was made out: "lf this
note should fall into the hands of John Dean,
of Long Hill, near Carlisle, he will learn
hereby that his brother is languishing q pris-
oner in Algiers." Mr.. Dean was promptly
communicated with by the holder of the note,
and be appealed TO the governor of the day
for assistance in his endeavor to obtain his
brothers release from captivity. The pris-
oner, who, as it subsequently, appeared, had
traced the above sentence upon the note with
q splinter of wood dipped in his own blood,
had been slave to the Bey of Algiers for
eleven years when his strange missive first
attention in Liverpool counting
house. His family and friends had long be-
lieved him dead. Eventually his brother,
with the aid of the British authorities in the
Mediterranean, succeeded in ransoming him
from the Bey and brought him home to Eng
and, where, however. he did not long sur
vive his release. his constitution having
been irreparably injured by exposure, priva-
ion and forced labor in the Bey's galleys.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18

FoRTY-FIvE years ago nearly all of our ia
ble and pocket cutlery was imported from
England. Now we send large quantities of
this class of goods directly past British man
ufacturers into Europe. Australia and Can
ada supply themselves chiefly with our cut
lery. Sheffield wares are only occasionally
sold in South America; while cutlery
from our factories is common there. Abroad,
cutlery is made principally by haLd, but we
have substituted machinery to fashion the
parts of knives, ETC., and to do about all the
work save putting them together. The cheap
production of these goods would not COM
mand trade were not their steel of first-class
quality. Why, then, can we not compete
with England in producing steel rails as well
knife and razor blades? .E
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18

"A LEADING manufacturer in Sheffield, En-
Rland' the other day, showed his workmcn
an assortment of American-made goods, and
'aKing up pair of tailor's shears offered to
give the Union ESQ if any of his men in q
month would produce pair of shears as
good as the American. The challenge was
not accepted.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18
Those Awful Punsters.
fAmerican Punch.1

"Fork conscience sake, shovel long, and
don't use such language! You harrow my
feelings!' said Jenkins to man who was
baranguing crowd with remarks more fore
ible than elegant. 81 wouldn't pick my
words if you should axe me-" said the old
rake. 81 call spade spade p" and while
the crowd hoe-hoe'd, jenkins, with a sick
ley smile, proceeded on his way with q
scythe thinking unutterable things.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-12-18
COLUM BlA.
T. 8. GILMORE.

COLUMBIA! First and fairest gem
On Natures brOw-a diadem,
Whose lustre bright as heavenly stars
The light of Freedom sheds afar.
Like Noah'- Ark, God-sent bark,
In search of land, through day and dark,
First found thee held ny natures child,
The red man in his wigwam, wild.
II.
COLUMBIA! Soon the tidings spread
OF what Columbus saw and said;
The eyes of man they turned to thee,
The new land rising from the sea;
Each spread his sail before the gale,
TO verify the wOndrOus tale
And thus began what was to be
The hope and home OF Liberty.
III.
COLUMBIA! In thine early days,
Opr Pilgrim Fathers sang thy praise,
They landed from the MayfiOWer's deck,
On Plymouth ROck-a snow clad speck-
That marks the place from which the race
OF Pulitans. their true blood trace,
Who bought our Independence dear
With hearts of steel that knew no fear
Nv.
COL MBIA! Twas in fire and blood
Brave Washington, the foremost, stood.
With banner high and sword in hand,
Fly d5Sss hs sS SFans sa4e F9% S ny Shs CORE
Till washed again in human gore
In martyr blood! Shed not in vain.
1t lett thee whole without stain.
v.
COLCMBIA! See what thou art now,
A crown Of stars on natures brow;
With fields of gold and teeming marts,
With fifty million loving hearts,
Who cling to thee from sea to sea
TO guard thy peace and liberty;
Who man to man shall e'er be just,
And in the Lord place all their trust.
vi.
COLUMBIA! Lift thine eyes on high,
See Him who dwells in yonder sky,
The King OF Glory on His throne,
Who looks on all for all's his own.
Our earthly gain would be in vain,
A home in heaven to attain,
If with our hearts we did not pay
Our debt to Him. Then let us pray.
r. VII
At morn, at noon, at eventide, .... ..
Oh, Lord be ever at our side,
That we Thy voice may always hear,
And feel that Thou art ever near.
In mercy spare from grief and care
The nation bowed in fervent prayer,
Who ask with reverent love and awe,
GOD BLESS AND SAVE AMERICA!
New-York tribune., 1879-01-02
LIVE STOCK MARKETs- TELEGRAPH

BIFFAIo y. V. Jan l.-CATnE Receipts 10 day, l.sSl
head makng the total for the week Illus for 6le5 brad
against s4 head for the time last week consigned
through $50 increase IN tie RECEIPTS for the week 5
cars fair shipping Good Steer- CIfrmen Stoct
fnlIy Sa re lower Of EKiTa BeeS - D,H - -
Chncr do. 81 o. d%4 SO Good shrpperA ~ 2Odsf 90
Medium shippers, ~ e5asl ~ bnrkts very duh ~ -
ds2 80 ExiTl Canada, 81 75as2 so; leansS - 75ds2
Bulls. So JOGS3 %. .
IIFP Asp Receipts today f,400 head aktng Tho
total thus far 500 against 1900 head for h'
week pts 5igned through. II carr
market moderately GciIve prices unchanged offerings geh
quality Far Good Western Sheep - IJH
S3 40 Extra selected Wetbsrs 81 25Gsi I5; Ne5itTr
Islugs - 2Jdsi 90 Cunads Lambs. - 1895 81
-Rsceip;s to-day S65 head making the total foi
the wees thus far l53i5 head against O06O head for ID,
same time week CONSIGNED tlr ugh. 6s demand
sir prices stronger but only owng 10 light supply quota
M Yorker - 75aS2 30; Heavy grades air 10 chore g. 90 c
Iigs, 81 aS2 rs best grades
diSposed Of There WIS no grain market tnd3y.
IIHTEII, Penn. Jan. 1.-cATHR-Refeipfs to-day
head through and 500 GOi mead Of local total for
dave head through and s head 81 local prices arc
unchanged irutn yrsteI days Quotations.
HoGs-Iece1pis to-day eco mead Total tof two day. q
YuTktfs 81 1JG - 80 Phladelphas, - 90 s-
spF- to-day, N00head total for two days, i.b0C
head; selling at S3 2JG - 20.