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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07
Men Who Make the World Better.
Providence Journal


81 haven't been in these here parts," Oh.
served grizzly old gentleman at our shoul-
der in car 124, ''for nigh on to 20 year till
now, and l love to ride up and down in these
cars to see if can set eyes on the face of an
old friend. 1t does me good to see human
faces, for believe there is something good
behind 'em. I'm forty-niner. l remem-
Der the time when was 5000 miles from
home, straight as the crow flies, without a
red cent. was hungry, thirsty, tired, miser-
able and moneyless. Hello, said voice.
Hello back, said l, and then young fellow
came down the land, and he said, old boss,
how are YEP Hearty said /, and dead
broke Then the young fellow plunged his
hand into his pocket and drew out as much
as $500 in bright gold. Help yourself, he
said. and turned his head away. L knew
you when saw you only dusty speck on
the road You gave me drink and got me
a doctor when was threatened with the tre-
mems. and there is nothing in the world to
good for you love to live my life over"
continued the old Californian, ''because see
the noble in human nature all along the line.
Let 'em say what they please, there is such a
thing as principle among men, and there are
lots of US that try to live up to it." AS the
car stopped on a switch, he stepped off and
stretched himself under an elm in numer-
Gus daisy field, beaming upon the world at
large approvingly over his gold-bowed spec
tacles.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07
Helena, Montana, Thursday, August 7, 1879.
A Beautiful Story.
lPittsburg, Penn, Telegraph.

- tAAoONAS, SAiAA"S AoCS' npA
A young man who had been on a three
days debauCb, wandering into the reading
room OF u hotel where he was we'll known,
sat down and stared moodily into the street.
Presently little girl of about ten years
came in and looked timidly about the room.
She was dressed in rags. but she had sweet,
intelligent face that could scarcely fail to ex-
cite sympathy. There were five persons in
the room, and she went to each begging
One gentleman gave her tve-cent piece, and
she went to the person spoken of and asked
him for a penny, adding, Il haven't had
anything to eat for a whole day." The gen.
tleman was out of humor, and he said cross
ly, "Don't bother me, haven't had anything
to eat in three days." The child opened her
eyes in shy wonder and stared at him for
moment, and then walked slowly toward the
door. She turned the knob, and then, after
hesitaiing few seconds, walked up to him,
and gently laying the five cents on his knee.
and said with tone of true girlish pity in
her voice, IF you haven't had anything to
eat for three days, you take this and go buy
some bread. Perhaps can get some more
The young fellow blushed to
the roots of his hair, and lifting the sister of
charity in his arms he kissed her two or three
times in delight. Then he took her to the
persons in the room, and to those in the cor
ridors and the Office, and told the story and
asked contributions, giving himself all the
money he had with him. He succeeded in
raising over $40, and sent the little one on
aer way rejoicing.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Denial Ofthe Story that Jay Gould has
got Control Of the %. =. n. icon.
structiOn Of the Road to be Pushed
Ahead from Both Ends.
lSt. Paul Pioneer Press.l

| lSt faul tlOneer Press.
| The Pioneer Press of the 10Th, advertising
to widely circulated report, that Jay Gould
had got possession of the Oregon Steam
Navigation company, upon which the North
ern Pacific now relies for the transportation
| of its freights from Walla Walla to Portland,
| and that hereafter to be run in the interest of
Gould's narrow guage branch line. stated on
the authority of Mr.. Sargent, that the repor,
was obviously false, as nearly all the stock of
that company was owned by the Northern
Pacific people. A message fTom President
Billings to Mr.. Sargent authoritatively de-
MES the report which was based on the
recent purchase Of the Oregon Steam Nava-
CATION company's stock by MIR. Wizard and
its consolidation with the Oregon Steamship
company. The former carries on the nava-
CATION business of the Columbia river on the
Columbia, Willamette and Snake rivers. The
latter runs its steamships between Portland
and San Francisco. Jay Gould has nothing
whatever to do with the purchase or consoli-
dation OF these interests, and has no connec-
ton with the organization.
1t was stated, some days ago, in these
CoiuAuS, tuaI tue TWO MllllOnS OF OOnQS OF
fered by the board for the construction of
the Waila Walla and Pend Oreille division
OF two hundred miles had been promptly
taken by the stockholders of the road. Presi-
dent Billings himself we now learn led off
with subscription of $5OO,0OO, being one
arter of the entire amount
on Inaddition to 2. 500 tons of rails shipped
from New York for that division two months
ago and the $4,000 tons of steel rails pur-
chased last week to be shipped Immediately,
negotiations are now in progress for the pur
chase of steel rails for early spring delivery
to complete the Missouri division to the Vel
lowstone.
Another party of surveyors is to be put on
that division between the Little Missouri and
the Yellowstone, and the entire work is to be
pushed forward under the direction of Chief
Engineer Thomas DOane.
The enormous increase of the wheat areas
and the splendid crop along the Northern |
Pacific will add very largely to the demands
upon its rolling stock, which is accordingly to |
be increased by the purchase of one hundred |
box cars and four powerful freight locomo-
lives. which latter are being owblil I by
he Baldwin Locomotives works.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07

New York SUM-

1t is never to soon to 60 into the house
when storm is rising. When the clouds
are fully charged With electricity they are
most dangerous, and this fluid obeys sub.
tie attraction which acts at great distances
and In all directions. A woman told me of
bolt which came down her mothers chin.
ney from rising cloud when the sun was
shining over. N. P. Willis writes of a
young girl killed while passing under a tele-
graph wire on the brow of hill while she
was hurrying home before storm. People
should not be fool-hardy about sitting on the
porches or by open windows whether the
storm is hard or not. Mild storms often
carry single charge which falls with dead
ly effect. 1t may or may not be fatal to
stay out it is safe to be in the house, with
the windows and doors shut. The dry air in
a house is reader conductor of lightning
than the>damp air outside. and a draught Of
air invites it. A hot fire in chimney at
tracts it, so as to speak. People are very
ignorant or reckless about lightning. have
seen girl of Is crying with fear of light
ming, and running every other moment to the
window to see if the storm was not abating,
unconscious that she was putting herself in
danger. If every one would hurry to shelter
as soon as q storm cloud was half way up
the sky, when certain it was coming nearer,
if they would shut the doors and windows,
and keep away from them afterwards, and
from bell wires, stove pipes, mantles. Chin
ney breasts, heaters and mirrows, with their
silvered backs which carry electricity, and
keep away from lightning rods and their
vicinity, and from metal water spouts, they
might dismiss the fear of lightning from
their minds. so far as it is thing of reason
and not of impression.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07
How to Act in u Sick ROOM.
New York Times.I

Nothing requires more care, judgment and
circumspection than the simple act of visiting
sick room. A capital book could be written
on this subject, warning people of the dan
gers of being brusque and stupid. There
ought never to be more than one spare chair
in sick room, says an authority, and nurse
who knows what she is about would do we'll
to place an ce-pilcher on that chair, so that
no one could sit in it. The most absurd thing
u person can do who calls on a sick man or
woman is to refer back to something which,
in their imagination, was The cause of this
illness, 1.-THE cucumbers of last week, or the
soft crabs of the week before" Religious
admonitIons of delicate point, though they
may save the soul sometimes, If carlessly ad
ministered certainly hurts the body. MIR.
Brickley who has written a careful book,
which he calls "Notes on the Care of the
Sick" says that he ''looks with disgust on
the person who speaks to the patient as if
the illness was a distinct punishment for
some grievious SIM" and follows it up by
sending some book, with note containing
these words 81 hope you will prayerfully
study this little book which send you"
Doctors themselves often act in exact con-
tradiction to their theories. IL must insist
on the most perfect quiet in the house; have
the children moved to the rooms below and
avoid all noise" says Esculapius. Then the
physician goes down stairs quietly enough,
but in the hall forgets all about the patient,
for he closes the door with loud bang. and
instead of moving off softly with his horse
and wagon, rattles bis eQuipage all he can
over the cobble-stones. Doctors, sometimes,
are as much at fault as visitors in sick-rooms.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07
Unsubstantial Real Estate.
Tallahassee Floridian.


We are informed that gentleman residing
in Wakulla County, by the name of Cox, who
is cultivating small farm, upon arising ore
morning last week was surprised to find that
during the night his residence had been
changed from region where water could not
be seen to the border of a lake. When he re-
tired the night before his house was far away
from any pond, lake, or river; but on going
out next morning, instead of his garden. an
immense sink, fifty or sixty yards square,
filled with water, running up within Eighteen
or twenty feet of residence met his gaze.
During the night this transformation had oc-
Cured. leaving not even y vestige of the tall
est pine trees which were standing in their
full majesty only twelve hours before. These
sinks, however, are not unfrequent in that
country. 1t has only been short time since
. sink occurred near Lavender's Mil. more
remarkable than the one alluded to above. In
that it occurred upon the very top of hill
one of the highest points Of land in that
country. Will not some ne explain these
occurrences? s--s--s--s--.--- ~
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07
A ROMANTIC LIFE,
The Extraordinary Adventures OF an
Extraordinary Beauty.
New York Times.}

| New York Ilmes]
The romantic vlcissitudes OF the early life
of the Countess Solange de Kramer have
once more become the talk of the Paris sal.
Ons, and they are, indeed, 50 extraordinary
that, used as materials for novel, they
would spoil the Uuok by their lack OF verl-
simlliluue. One night, in 1901, little girl
about one year OLD, was deposited in Tie
drawer OF the founding asylum ut Brest.
She was dressed with much tinery, and u
note. attached to her skirts, told that her
| name was Solange, and that she would be re-
claimed by her father. The claim was nev-
| er made, however, and in due tine the child
was transferred to the orphan asylum, to be
educated there. As she grew up she devel-
oped most extraordinary beauty, but her
intellect appeared to be very weak, and she
suffered from frequent nervous tits. When
she was - years Old she was sent out into
the streets to sell flowers, and her beauty and
modesty attracted many peoples good will,
bnt she grew weaker and weaker, and at last
she died. According to French customs, she
was buried in an open casket, and, as it was
winter and the soil vas frozen, she was laid
into the grave only covered with thin layer
of sand. During the night she awoke, and,
pushing the sand away, she Crept out from
this grave. Not exactly understanding what
had taken place, she was not so very fright
ened, but in crossing the glacis between the
cemetery and the fortifications, she was sud-
denly stopped by the outcry, "Qui vive," and
and as she did not answer the sentinel fired,
and she fell to the ground. Brought into the
guard house her wound was found to be
slight, and she soon recovered, but her
strange history, and also her great beauty
had made deep impression on young lieut.
enant OF the garrison (Kramer) that he deter
mined to be her protector, and. sent her to
one of the most fashionable educational estab-
lishments in Paris. During the next few
years Kramer was much tossed about by the
war, but when in 1918 he returned to Paris,
be found Solange full-grown woman. not
only beautiful, but accomplished and spirited, |
with no trace Of intellectual weakness or ner-
vous fits. He married her, and for several |
years the couple lived happily in Paris. |
Meanwhile, Investigations were being made |
the girl left, in 1901, in the Found
ing Hospital at Brest. and as these investiga-
ions were made by the Swedish Ambassador,
md in somewhat official manner, they at
racted some attention. Capt. Kramer heard
about the affair." and sent note to the Am
,assado-, and month later on the Ambassa-
Tor came in state to bring Nine. Kramer
'ormal acknowledgment from her father.
he former Gen. Bernadette, the present
King Charles XIV. of Sweden. Capt. Kram-
r and bis wife went Immediately to Stock
lolm: they were ennobled. etc, and their
on has just been appointed attache to the
Swedish Legation at Paris.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07

PROF. WATERHOUsE Hawkins, known both
here and in Europe as man of science, has
expressed, in late lecture on ancient myths,
his faith in the quondam existence of
dragons. He is unwilling to believe that the
monster was merely a symbol of the de-
structive, anarchie principle, as revealed in
their earlier stages of society, of misdirected
physical force and untamable animal passion
Hawkins thinks our ancestors were far more
intelligent than we have given them credit
for, and that the evidence Of their senses can
be trusted. The dragon formed part of
the mythical history and legendary poetry of
nearly ever ancient nation, and has its ana
logies besides, in the animal kingdom.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07
BEWARE.

Keep wakeful eye and ear, my friend,
For all mankind;
Thou canst II, know nor tell, my friend,
What turks behind
The fattering speech, the gracious smile
How little truth, how much of guile,
ls hid within the heart the while.
Beware!
Remember. cen thyself. my friend,
Hast crafty grown:
Consider how deceit, my friend,
Erst deeply sown
Within thy breast, slow ted upon
Its kindliei nature. until won
The victory DER thy peace undone.
Beware!
All, life's losing game, my friend,
A taunting blank
When love itself is tricked, my friend,
BY wealth and rank;
Take counsel of thy wit. aud seek
No favor- that thy feelings pique-
Ot both the fawning and the meek.
Beware!
Trust him who makes thee pay. my friend,
And squarely, too,
FOR all he grants; It's he, my friend,
Alone that's true.
ne hath no subterfuge, no plan
10 cheat or cOZen: euch q man
1hou canst respect, and waive this ban:
"Beware!"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07
A Wise Choice.
free Press. /

A Detroit tailor was the other day measur.
ing thy-legged young man from the clover
districts for pair of pantaloons, and getting
down to the chaps feet the tailor inquired:
'Will you have spring bottoms?
''Wall," replied the stranger, after q mo-
ment of anxious thought, sits purity late in
the year for spring-b0ttoms, and as alters
like to be little ahead of the season, guess
you may put on fall bottoms and clinch 'em
extra for winter! I" ......t
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07

An enthusiastic silver advocate. writing to
the London Times figures out that Italy will
soon want $1O0. .OOO, 600 in silver for the re-
sumption of specie payment on its fractional
paper currency; Austria $128, ,OOO, 600; Spain
$60, ,O0O. 900; Japan, 800, 600, 900; and Rus
sia, $200, ,000. 900. This makes total pros
pective demand for the metal, of $685.. .O0O.-
600, which of course would materially ad-
vance its market price.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07
LITTLE BARBARA.

Pretty Barbara ripe and red,
" lth sweet, small mouth like the bees abed,
Aud full of nectar and honey dew:
So pretty a thing, dare not swear
TO the "rt of the ribbon that ties her hair,
Or the buckle that binds her shoe:
SO like her each tri' ket she has to wear,
1t seems just as if it grew,
Like rose in its petals and pollen dust;
That wears it's beauty because it must
And something like Barbara. too.
A. shc dips her small tin bucket in
The little fountain of woven glass,
Like webs that the spidcrs weave and spin
To hang on the shining blades OF grass.
A face as bright and happy as hers,
In the nets OF the slIken gossamers.
Looks ont of the waters smooth eclipse,
A. if it was happy to hold within it
The soft yerbena red f her lips,
And kiss and Caress her just Tor minute,
IN tire arms of the dimples, smooth and still,
Ere il goes and soDerly turns the mill
For life to her in the honey dew
Is nothing yet but the wayside spring
Between the upper and under blue
That makes fiction of every Ting,
AZ perfectly like a. if it grew;
And she is too happy to see within it,
The hape of her IN ,ll sweet self minute,
From the bow in the hair to the tie OF her shoe.
To know that the marvellous shadows mean
The simple inner beauty that shows
But now i'll the color of rose,
And now like the waters smooth eclipse,
In hearts that hold her picture still
A. we go aud sobery turn the mill.
-(harper's for August.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07
LITTLE FEET.

Two little feet, go small That both may nestle
In one caressing hand
Two tender feet, upon the untried border
OF ltes mysterious land.
Dimped and SOFT and pink as peach-tree blossoms
In Aprils fragrant days.
How can they walk -ong the briery tanges
kdging the words rough ways?
These rose-white feet along the doubtful future
Must bear a womans load:
Ala since woman has the heaviest burden,
And walks the hardest road
Love for a while, will make the path before them
All dainty, smooth and fair
viii Gull away the brambles, letting only
The roses bloom there;
But when the mothers watchful eyes were shrouded
Away f. ON the light of morning,
And these ar feet a'e lift without her guide,
Who shall direct them then?
How will they be allured, betrayed, deuded
Poor little untaught leet!
Into what drcary maZes VIII they wander,
What dangers will they meet?
viii they go stumbling bindly in the darkness
Of sorrows fearful shades?
Or find the upland slopes of ace and beauty,
Whose sunlight never fades?
Will they 60 toiling up ambitions summit,
The common " Ord above?
Or in some namee-s vale securely sheltered,
Walk side by eide with Loves
Some feet there be which walk lfes track unwounied
Which find but pie rant ways;
Some hearts there be 10 which this liIe is only
A round of happy days.
But they are few. Far more there are to wander
Without hope or friend,
Who find their journey full OF pains and losses
And long to reach the end.
How shall it be with her. that tender strangers;
Fair-faced and gentle-eyes,
Before whose unsained feet the worlds rude highway
Stretches strange and wide!
All! who may read the future? For my darling
We crave al blessings sweet,
And pray that he who feeds the crying ravens
Will guide the baby ys feet.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-07

TAKING the sales of postage stamps as q
basis for the calculation, New York pays of
the revenue raised for the support of the
United States Government $47, coo, 900 /;
Pennsylvania, $25, ,600, 900; Illinois. $20,-
600. 600; Massachusetts, GIG, SOC, 900; Ohio,
16.5OO, 600.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1879-01-04
4Irbeft 1tn0 eof1tt.

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eineu1 Artifel bic burhihnittlihen ArbeltSz
l0hne uuo @sbensmlttelpreiie fir bic B.rtooeu
Dor, lpGbreno uno nab osm arieae 3ulammen
una fonmt oahei III Dem SG,luiie, oab Die
Irbetter iset better seft.at ielen, ais in ifgeuo
etner friibsren Yertooe. Sbmohl mir feinen
@runb babeu, Die 3ahlenbswstie au;uitreitsn,
f0nnen mir unS oot nit os ler SdlluBfOIgerung
nlat unbeoiugt einos1itauoen ertl1ren. Die
Ye,lehuns ber drb,itsl0hue auf Die 2ebens
mlttelprelie iit on iid cine gang rid1tise Iuf
faiiung Der 2obufrage; aaein e5 banoelt fid
bel Der llntetluG)uug bieIer sSrage in srfcr 81
ME baranl, Oh nit 8iidiidt auf Die anseieb
ten 2Dbue arbett senus su bsfomn1en IT..
DaB Dies 9eseupdrtig nidt Der Soil lit,
miro Sebtrmann su9eher, Der uniere hrdetter=
SerbdltniIe fennt. Utdn fann clio bGdlitnS
bebauptsn, eaB 0ieisnisen, pslIe TT arbett
unO SerOtenit babeH, minfeitens ebenio gut
oeer bsiier oaran iino, ais friiher; alle,n bic
Sbatiade fuun nid]t in Ibrebe 9eiteQt ner-
ben, bnb Sauienos, ipeld]e friber Beiddftl.
gung balIeu, 9c9enludriis nit benz belten gStls
len fstue Ntbeit finoeu f0nnen. Dies ideint
ms Gle y@uenins Boif" nidt seniiaeno be'
riidHhtigt su babeu. Oage9en bat iie eineu
anoereu Punft sebiibreno berporgeboben,
nGu:id, ben, baB Die 8etail- -Breiie fetneSpess
im Sirbaltniiie su oen @ugrossBreiien ses
iunfen iino. Durb Die @riinDung bon @on
luul= Sersinen lieBe f6 iebod) Der lluteribisb
aufheben, nnb e5 fam immerhin als Elm g1=
tss ,3eidlen Der j3eit betrad]tet weroen, oab
Die Yrei,e Der uotb,penoiaften Qebensmittel tn
oen letten Sabren UNI eireu nambaften Se.
trag berab9e egangen ilhb.
SolaenOe 3uiummenfte1uns Der 9ebensnlit<
telpreiie EMO arbeitslDbne mag iir unlereR
.3lued geliiseu:
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1879-01-04
Wattte ertudblt eit.ett Semp frati;d1et
0o1tbertteftr

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motraD ais Gouuerneu1s,&anoioateu. Ser
9snat itritt bterauf sir Ablflmmuns, nnb
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Senator iftumte fir @arcelon. Ser Yrdli.
bent oes Senats erfldrte blerauf, eaB AlOn,o
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muroen.
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