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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-09-04
A GrieVed Veteran.

The late General VIM. F. Barry used to re-
late how at Fortress Monroe was fired the
first salute after sundown, such proceeding
being contrary to army regulations. Presi-
dent Tyler had been fishing in the bay, and
on his way home was displeased because he
was not saluted by the fortress. The old
commandant came down to meet him with
deep respect, but Mr.. Tyler sternly asked
him why he had not fired salute to him.
Excuse me, SIR, answered the soldier, "but
it is past sundown." ''Sundown be hanged" :"
reioined Tyler. 81 am Commander-in- Chief
of the Army and Navy, and order you to
fire salute to the President of the United
States" Respectfully touching his cap, the
old commandant withdrew without another
word, and coming back where Barry stood,
he directed him to get out the battery and
superintend the salute. Then he said in pitt
able, quivering tones: II have been in the
army for years, my boy, and l never dis
obeyed the regulations before, and / am
forced to do it now, and the man who COM
mands it is President of the United States -
and with that the veteran, who would gladly
have faced death without finching, b0rst in-
tears.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-09-04
THE PORCELAIN TOWER,

The celebrated Porcelain Tower, near Nan
King, China, is described by traveller, who
| says:
lin the quiet evening we made our way
out of the city by the South gate, through a
we'll constructed tunnel, and shortly stood up
on an eminence whose surface was mass of
debris, consisting of broken bricks, tile and
plaster three feet thick. This was all-all
that was left of that which, for its historic
beauty, the ingenuity of its construction, and
its great cost took rank with the wonders of
the World-the famous Porcelain Tower. It
must have been very beautiful in its perfec-
tion, if we accept the statements of its var
ious historians, who differ 80 little in their
accounts that one does for ALL From them we
learn that its form was octagonal, nine stories
high, tapering as it rose, to the height of 262
feet from the ground, the circumference of the
lower story being 120 feet. The body of the
pagoda was of brick, but its face was CON-
posed of porcelain tiles of many colors. Each
story formed kind of saloon, through which
raL the spiral staircase leading to the summit,
and whose walls were covered with small
gilded idols, resting in inches, the entire
apartment richly painted and gilded. Each
story was defined by projecting co-nice of
green tiles, from whose point gilded bells
were hung. The roof was overlaid with cop
per, and above it rose mast thirty feet high
capped by golden ball and coiled about by
an immense band of iron appearing like rings
from below. The base of this shaft was an
iron ball formed of two halves, the outer sur
face of which is magnifcently embossed. l
say is, for one half rests where it fell, the
only tangible thing in the mass of ruin. The
other half, weighing 10 tons, being broken
by the fall, was recast into temple bell.
Standing before the half which is left, who
were they that fashioned this beautiful cast
ing, worthy the hand of master? Whose
skill was enough III A. d. 143O to place ball
of iron 36 feet in circumference, weighing "a
tons, upon a pedestal 261 feet high? The
ball was the receptacle of various treasures
calculated to ward off all evil influences
among which were sbright shining jewels, "
pearls, books, gold, silver, thousands of
strings of cash, satins, silks and priceless
medicine. The number of bells on the struct-
ure numbered 152, and the interior was il
Illuminated by several hundred lamps, while
the exterior required 1923 to light it. 1t took
nineteen years to build it and cost $3,515,
O78. Of all this not one story rests on the
the other; lightning, fire and war have laid
their hands upon it, and it fell, its final de-
stroyers being the Taping rebels, about 25
years ago. 1t stood in the grounds of Bud
dhist monastery which fell at the same time
a prey to the fascination and rspacity of the
invaders. One work of art within the grounds
escaped destruction, pure white marble tor
toise, bearing upon his back q perpendicular
tablet with an inscription. This with one
solitary priest, keeps watch and ward over
the ruins of by-gone glory.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-09-04
One Hundred and Seven Years Ola.

BUsHK1LL, Pa, August 1O.-Mrs Maria
Rice, of Saucon Township, Northampton
County, Pa, is doubtless the oldest citizen
of the Keystone state She was born on the
oath of December, 1772. A few days ago
she visited relatives at Bethelem, Pa, where
she held reception at which hundreds of
people shook her by the hand. Mrs. Rice
is the widow of Simon Rice, who died in
1843 at the age of forty-cight years. She has
ten children. nine of whom survive, the old
est being seventy-nine and the youngest
sixty-one. She has resided In Saucon Town
ship eli her life.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-09-04
VAR RECOLLECTION.
BY PARMENAS MIX.

T,g. O., IL ne at Gettysburg, the loudly screaming
,o~n.Igmg with the cannon's roar and charging
veteran yell,
N bs MT skets constant rattle and the cries of tor
lUtad Ien
2rds scene of horror that would tax II Hugo's pen
il, foe ad, anced upon the run, they firing as they
n r faded colors, torn by shot, borne proudly in the
Al oc cot very plainly that foeman brave were
Tn 1ors bore the stars and bars-their uniform
's ray.
O. irst experience in wars inhuman ways
.....rl somewhat different from what I'd seen in
A.. 1ght occurred to me just then that I'd en-
Arah et In theatre, in after years, some night
4 Sgoart and fle-closer l. of course, stood in the
hoo .tao, 1 sent my erat shot home, my gun gains
H' no o. bt thought shell had burst and torn off
For ,e 10 oed back against me like soldier good as
Ny aiu as at a captain with an Aldermanic front
1lWays ck the biggest game when 60 out to hunt
An q. iced very plainly that the captain on the
Had paused to rest-of thought Id pierced
his appetite.
Tis strange that standing there, amid the thinning
rank and file,
That my face, the hue of "white-oak cheese could
raise sckly smile
let, though my knees were far from drm-my courage
nearly flown,
smiled to think I'd killed two birds with but single
stone.
3rave johnson soon recovered and most nobly used
his feet
When our brigade, outnumbered, were instructed to
retreat.
While l was taken prisoner, and going to the rear
saw my feshy captain still alive but acting queer.
He sitting where dropped him in the recent bit
ter strife,
And was doubled up, noted something like Barlow
knife.
And his stomach seemed to hurt him, 80 asked him
how he felt,
When learned my shot had struck him on the buckle
of his belt!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-09-04
Helena, Montana, Thursday, September 4, 1879

Marsa, tellin' him done comm. My ole man
he done gone mar'd Roxy Clark after l ben
stole, but when she heah talk ise comm back,
she done clar out oh de country. Yah! yah
Oh, yes she done clar.
else mighty glad to see de ole man an de
chilen' agin', deed was," said she, evident
ly cherishing no bitterness regal ding the ban
ished Koxy's brief reign.
'How many children had you, Winnie? p
| Else had nine, Miss, an nine grandchild-
ren. Iput one of dem in de groun' las win
ter"
'Ah, that was sad. What was the matter
with it?''
1T done died."
'Oh, indeed! Well you didn't marry any
one while you were away, did you, WINNER
"No, sah!" (emphatically), Il neber see
no body down dab as good as myself. Dey
say down dab Ise scornful like, and mighty
high minded, and l jes tells 'em is. Some
of dem men down dab offers to take car OBJ
my money, but says mo sab yo' take too
much car oh it, neber tole nobody when
lee gwine to draw my money. jes draws it,
an den slides, an when dey looks fo' me
dey finds my tra'ks cold. Yes, deed, dat
dey did,"
"How old are you, Winnie?"
'sWell. dunno. tell yo' as well as kin.
Yo' know when Jacksons wah was? Well,
my ole marsa say ben six years ole den."
"Why, you are over seventy years old,
then"
"Worser dan dat, I recon, kase when 1
ben stole ben ober fifty"
"Can you read at all ?"
'"No, deed, Miss, not to save my eye. I'd
like to read jes huff SOS could sing like de
parson in church Sundays. Sing purity. My
ole missus, she use to read to me. I use sit
by her an listen. member now sumin she
read. In dose days came John de Bap-
tis' preachin' in de wilderness of Judy
My Lord it pears like it done me heap oh
good to heah her." And here the tears came
in her eyes again.
''Then you were happy and contented with
your old mistress when you were a slave p
eyes, deed was l. lies tells yo' how it's,
honey. Sometimes bad slave makes mighty
bad white folks. Some puson comes to me
an says Winnie, dat's mighty poo mars
ter, an goes an gifts dat ar home, an l
dun want no better place fur to live in. Kase
dis is de splainin' oh it. Iworks hard an
done mine nobody's business but my own.
gifts plenty to eat, an plenty to war, an l
gifts my tasks all done Friday ebenin', an
den l washes an. mems my close Saturdays.
Oats de way it went. Deys heap oh poo
marsters, but deys heap oh good ones, too,
dats fo' sho'. Well, thinks, miss, linus be
gwine now. You hab no old close you could
glib me, reckon, honey, has yo'? Thank ye,
miss. It's right smart walk up heah, and
dem chil'en be sayin. lis grandmamy gwine
to stay all day p"
"Can't you ask some one to give you ride
in their ox-cart?"
''No man. Peoples so trifin' heah bouts,
tain't no use askin' favors oh dem when yo'
can hustle long yo'self. Good day, MISS"
And with profound courtesy Winnie hob
bled out.
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official Vote.

LOUISVILLE, KY, September IS
cial vote of Kentucky for Cow
follows: Blackburn (dem.), 1859
(rep.), s1,sss; Cook {g. ID. 1,sn
burns majority is 4S,917. The,
majority four years ago for GSS
SO, 1871. n
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FOUR.LEAF CLOVER.
BY JENNIE z. +. DOVE.


Down among the orchard-grass,
A happy, careless rover,
Pretty little Margery
Goes hunting fOur.leaf clover.
c0L little Margery
1t is now asceiHe
of Schwartz has no
The parties met at al
night. Haskell made sol
which angered Schwartz.
during which Schwartz 81
which he was asked to retra,
with the result previously stat.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-09-04

SEPTEMBER.
The golden-rod is yellow:
The corn is turning brown;
The trees in apple orchards
With fruit are bending down.
The genitans bluest fringes
Are curling in the sun;
In dusty pods the milkweed
Its hidden silk has spun.
The sedges flaunt their harvest,
In every meadow nook;
Ard asters bv the brOOk-side
Make asters in the brook.
RON dcVY lanes at NOR fE
Thc grapes sweet o. lrs
btuuOn the rvcfs all .i1s
W.iL yellow bu.tecfiG
By all these lovely tokens
Septv.ubrr days are here,
With summers best of weather,
And autumn's best of cheer.
But none of all this beauty
Which floods the earth and air,
Il unto me the secret
Which makes September fair.
'Tis a thing which remember;
To name it thrills me yet;
One day of one September
never can forget.
HI H., in Scribner for September.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-04-09

they had got home at Rideau Hall.
"What is it Do you pine for the
heath-clad hills Of"
"No, Louie DEAR" said the Mar
quls. "Not that; but my mind mis-
gives me as to the ultimate effect of
this precedence business. If by vir-
tue of your royal rank, you are ever
to precede me-"
+" Why, Lorne, | declare, never
though I'd heard Of Highland pride
I never thought you'd presume to
desire me to give up the right which
my birth confers upon me"
mo, no." said the Marquis, " it's
not that; think of the rigor of a
Canadian winter; think of your feel
ings on a bitter, biting morning, with
the thermometer down among the
thirties; think-oh! it makes my
marrow freeze-of my dear, darling
Louie being compelled by that pre-
cedence rule to get up first and build
the kitchen fire. "-Ioronto National.
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800
THE SHADOW KISS.

We sit in the bright coy parlor-
My Lady Coquetterie and L; ;,
"Oh! Pd give the world for just one KISS"
Imore than half pleadingiy sigh.
Then she roguishly metes me my answer:
And tell YOU, sir, once and for all.
You shall never kiss me till the wedding
day, ,
Though you'd give twenty worlds, Mr..
SAUL"
Twas my iiftieth time to beseech it.
And her tifiieth time to decline,
Aud try as | would, I could coax or sCeal
No kiss from this madame Of NINE
So We sit in the cozy. bright parlor,
And she g0ssips of Lent and the pail,
While the light on the table behind us
throws
Our shadows before on the wall.
"Now, surely" Ionce again ply her,
You could have no objection to this;
be
Let my shadow your shadow kiss"
every well, "and we watch the performance
Of the profiles approaching eclipse;
In Il second tits dOne-Our shadows have
met
Our shadows and likewise our lips.
"Sainte nitouche, SO at last l have tri-
umphed! il"
And she innocently says. Not at all"
Twas orly % shadow kiss" Then she re-
SumeS
Her chat about Lent and the ball.
Louisville Courier Journal.
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

her remaining eggs were Matched. A
dozen times every day, or every time
the boy came near the house or her
tree, she flew down and picked his
hat, or would sweep close to his
eyes, so that we were indeed afraid
that she would pick them out. After
a time she left, but soon returned to
hatch another brood. and again her
warfare began on the boy. All
through that season she never forgot;
and, what seemed strange to us, al
though other boys of the same size
and age came to play in the grounds,
she always knew her boy. Birds,
fishes, even frogs, can al: be tanned
by kindness. He is pitiful coward
who INJURIES these helpless creatures.
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The Weed.

A comical story is told of two
well known Southern clergymen, one
of whom undertook to rebuke the
other tor using the weed.
Brother g." be exclaimed, with
out stopping to ask any other ques-
tions, els it possible that you chew
tobacco ?"
Il must confess / do" the other
quietly replied.
"Then l would quit it, sir" the old
gentleman energetically continued.
" 1t is a very uLclerical practice, and
a very uncleanly one. Tobacco
Why, sir, even hog won't chew il"
Father e., do you chew tobacco ?"
responded the amused listener.
II? No. sir !" he answered grufiy,
with much indignation.
"Then, pray, which is most like
the hog, you or IP"
The old doctors fat sides shook
with laughter as he said
Well, l have been fairly caught
this time"
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4 Laughable Occurrence.

Last night two buggies stopped at
the Capital Hotel and two gentlemen
Jumped out almost simultaneously
and went into the hotel, leaving two
ladies' in their respective buggies.
One of the men came out in advance
of the other and by the uncertain
light thrown from the hotel was led
aside from the actual fact in the little
matter of getting in the right buggy.
In word, Mr.. J. got in with Mrs.
f., who were as totally unknown to
each other so far as acquaintanceship
is concerned, as it one had died ten
years ago in Africa and the other
hadn't been born. AS married men
often do, Mr.. J. drove some distance
before speaking. Finally he re-
marked:
"I've got corn on my toe-the
one you persisted in putting your
foot OH, too-that hurts about as bad
as the common run OF things general
ly do"
The lady was very much surprised
and rather haughtiIy replied:
you've been trying to pick a
quarrel with me all day, and now to
make matters more exasperating,
you change your voice to an unnat-
ural growl !"
"It's you, madam, who have
changed. My voice is natural. l
am not trying to assume anything.
You screech like an old gate.
"You are all old fool"
"Give my teeth here; you shan't
wear them another minute"
"Teeth teethL What in the
world do you mean ?"
But just then driving through a
food of light, the parties recognized
that they didn't recognize.
MADAM" said Mr.. j., stopping
the horse understanding himself
up, q hope you will excuse me, but
l would like to know how you come
in my buggy, and, furthermore. I'd
like little intelligence as regards
the whereabouts of my wife. What
have you done with her, madam ?"
/ don't know what you mean, sir.
Get out of my buggy"
"Your buggy! Why, madam, you
are beside yourself !"
Yes, and beside yourself, which
fact deplore to such an extent that
l will be forced to call the police"
"Policel police /" was shouted
Justify, and when officer DALEY came
to the spot the woman insisted on
the mans arrest.
The buggy was driven back to the
Capital just in time to meet another
buggy, the occupants of which had a
similar observation-disclosures Dem
Ocrdt.
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WantOn Cruelty.

1 alwayO distr1st the boy who is
wantonly cruel to animals; they
know well when they are unkindly
treated, and 5000 learn to distinguish
friends from foes. Birds are equally
Sagacions. From one of the nests in
our orchard one egg was taken to
help make up . tOy's collection ia
natural history. The mother king.
bird was very much sngered aa!il
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Who She Was.

Hubby, DEAR" observed Mrs.
Simpkins, mildly, one morning after
breakfast.
Mr.. Simpkins Immediately put
down his newspaper and rammed
both hands determinedly into his
trousers pockets. Twenty years cx-
perience of married life had made
him willy, and he knew that this
bland form of address presaged a
persuasive attack on his pocket-book.
When Mrs. Simpkins wanted money
she addressed him as hubby, DEAR"
in their ordinary domestic intercourse
he was plain "Mr. s." or "Simp-
kins."
"Hubby, darling" said Mrs. Simp-
kins, Il really must have a new bon
net this Spring. l am quite ashamed
to go into the street."
Mr.. Simpkins groaned.
AZ saw one at a Broadway store
yesterday" continued Mrs. s.; ga
beautiful thing, so stylish and SO
cheap-only fourteen dollars"
"That's always the tune," blurted
forth Mr.. Simpkins. Here's corrup-
ton in every department of the gov
eminent; silver worth only SO cents
on the dollar; and-but what's the
use of talking economy to women ?"
MRS, Simpklns arose, and, passing
6FsFJrs h1s Z 2 I;
lap and put her arms around his
neck. She was no longer young.
Her cheek had lost something of its
beautiful bloom, and her figure its
girlishness, but there was in the ac-
ton that which recalled to Mr.. Simp.
kins the days of long ago, when he
was proud to hold her thus, and
when he would cheerfully have paid
for hundred bonnets year if she
had asked for them.
"My DEAR" he said, relenting lit
tie, do you know what $l4 will
buy?"
Yes, she said, simply, it will buy
that bonnet"
Mr.. Simpkins sighed, and his peck
et,book came slowly forth from his
pocket. There" said he, handing
her the money, ~ can't see the
sense in a woman having so MARY
bonnets; there's whole barrel full
up in the attic now"
Mr.. Simpkins arose with a gesture
of impotence, and, jamming on his
hat, stalked down town to his bust
ness. He stopped on the way and
bought $l2 box OF cigars, and
]unched, that noon, at fashionable
restaurant at an expense of $3.50 !;
but then these things were not neces
sites, and Mr.. Simpkins did not have
barrel full of old cigars in the attic.
Whether it was the remembrance
of his wlfe's little act of girlishness
that morning, or whether his heart
was tinged with a slight feeling OF
remorse for his righteousness. MIR.
Simpkins took his way home up
Broadway that night with warmer
feelings toWard womankind than he
had known for long time. In some
way every woman he met appeared
attrsctive-a psychological phenom-
enon which other men besides Mr..
Simpkins have observed in their own
experience. In fact, there was
scarcely q woman who passed HIM,
that afternoon, whom Mr.. Simpkins
did not notice, in respect either OF
eyes, hair, teeth or dress.
~ declare" he said TO himself, 1" /
had no idea there were so many pref
ty women in New York"
Bat when Mr.. Simpkins reached
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The Question Of Precedence.

"You look sad and thouGhtful,"
Lornls DEAR said ths Princess, afssF
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Consolidated Notice.

LAND OFFICE at Boise city. Idaho Territory, No
vember 3, 1879.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIE FOL-
~ lowing named settlers have filed notice of in
fentien TO make final proof in support of their
aims and secure final entry thereof ON the expira-
iOn OF thirty days from the date of this notice viz
Osman S. Moore Boise county, idaho Territory.
Homestead Application No. 735. for the III OF
SEh and SW14 SEA and SEZ SN4, Sec "a, Tp
TO- n X. Z.
The claimant names thu following persons his
witnesses to prove his claim: John Easily, Of Boise
county, Idaho Territory; and Frank F. Ladd, Of
Boise county, Idaho Territory.
John Easily. Boise county, Idaho Terrier ry, Home
stead Application No. 737, for the Z of MEL and
SE u NE 4 NV i Sk u Sec 81. TIP 10, n. r t.
The claimant names tbs following persons his
witnesses TO prove his claim: Frank f. Eadd. of
Boise county. Idaho Territory: and Osman S.
Moore, of -B-ise county. Idaho Territory.
Frank IF. Ladd. Boise county, Idaho Terriiory.
Homsste Application No. 1856 for the " u NE Is
aud NEi4 Y" 4 and lot No }. Sec. 2i, Up \
RAE.
The claimant names the following persons as his
witnesses TO prove his claim: Osman S Moore, ot
Bo,se county, Idaho Territory: and John Easily, ui
Boise county Idaho Territory.
JOHN B. MILLER,
Noy.7,5w. Register.
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-. Is not easily earned in these times,
Ns E NT ~ bat it can be made in three months
NIL 4 by any one of either sex, il any part
4 1 of the country wbo is willing to work
eNH n steadily at the employment that we
R8 q 81 furnish. SEC per week in Your own
tom. You need not be away from home over
night You can give your whole time to the work
or only your spare moments We have agents who
are making over $50 per day. All who engage at
once can make money fast. At the present time
money cannot be made easily and rapidly at any
other business. 1t costs nothing to try the bush
ness. Terms and S5 outfit free. Adj at snce.
H. HALLETr L Co.. Portland. Maiho.
s-July 2I-77-ly.
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Born the mind aud the body are so
constituted that they require constant
but varied action Utter idleness. of
either body or mind, unless they be
in more diseased state, is not only
unnecessary, but harmless in the ex-
treme. 1t is habit which. once in
dulged in, viii grow upon the iadivid-
ual Change of occupation for the
muscles, change Of the current of
thought for tie brain, is what will
promote the fullest and most al'hful
development of both.
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& ]! S So
M,AIIIsTER,s PATfNT hRTCPTIc0M.'
Notice to Co-Cwner.

To -- Crawford: You are hereby notified
that we. David Knight and John Dickson. have
done the full amount of work required by the law
of Congress of 1872, and the amendments thereto,
OH the Yellow Jacket quartz Iedgs, situated about
one-half mile above Quartzbrl2 in Placer DistTict,
Boise county. Il. t. for the years 1874, 1875 1876,
1877 and 1873 and your indebted 10 us for your
proportion of said labor and improvements on
said mine: and you are hereby notified and re-
quired to pay all assessments against you on the
same and for the publication Of this mott e. within
Binety days fir m the date hereof or forfeit all
your right, title and claim in, to and upon said
Yellow Jacket quartz ledge, as provided by tho
act above specified. DAVID KNIGHT,
JOHN DICKSON.
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