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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30
Two New Metals.
London Times.1

| lLOnuO0 Times.
A correspondent writes: "The discovery
OF two new metals is announced, named Sa-
marium and Norwegium. Paradoxical as it
may seem to speak Of the finding and christ
| ening of hitherto unknown metal before it
has been either seen or handled, yet such is
the case with samarium. As happened in the
come known to science by the spectrum
| analysis alone; nor can it be doubted that in
the verifcatiOn Of its existence by the senses
it will in due time follow the same precedent.
1t is well known that by the characteristic
rays which are seen in the luminous spectrum
produced by the combustion of any substance
it is possible TO single out the known or un-
known bodies which enter into the combina-
ton. AS are the rays, such are the elements
producing them. When rays are found an
swering to no substance already catalogued,
the existence of some new body is naturally
inferred from the fact That was how galli-
um was first brought to light, and now we
have like history for samarum. M. Lecoq
de Boisbaudran, who has greatly distinguish
ed himself by his researches in this branch of
science, found as he was examining mineral
known under the name of samarkite, an ennis
sion of unfamiliar rays. He has inferred
thence the existence in this mineral of new
metal, which he has accordingly named sa-
marium, and all he has now to do is to isolate
it from the other elements with which it is as
yet combined. This has already been done
for the other new metal, norwegium, patrioti-
cally so named after his fatherland by its dis
coverer, Prof. Tellef-Dahll of the University
of Norway, who detected it in metallic COM
pound of arsenic and nickel. The Professor
has even determined the principal properties
of his new metal, which he describes as being
white, slightly malleable. of about the hard
ness of copper, and fusibe at dull red heat
Its density is represented by 944, and its
chemical equivalent is 145."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30
CONQUERED AT LAST,

Some time since the Mobile Ne,cs offered prize
for the poem which, by Southern writer should be
judged most meritorous expressive of the gratitude
which existed in the Southern heart towards the peo-
pie of the North for the philanthropy and ,nagnanim-
ity so freely and noby displayed in the time of the
dire affection of the South by pestilence This offer
the part of the Neps called forth seventyseven COM
pettve competitions from various parts of the coun-
try The committee to whom the manuscripts were
submitted decided in favor of the poem entitled Con-
quered at Last" by Miss Maria L. Eve, of Augusta
Ga., which is here given]
You came to us once. o brothers, in wrath,
And rude desolatOn followed your path.
you conquered US then, but only in part,
For stubborn thing is the human heart.
So the mad wind blows in his might and MAN,
And the forests bend in his breath like grain.
Their heads in the dust and their branches broke,
But how shall be soften their hearts of oak?
You swept DER our land like the whirlwinds wing
But the human heart is o stubborn thing.
We laid down arms, we yielded our will;
But our heart Of hearts was unconquered STILL
"We are yanquished," we said, "but our wounds mus
heal;"
We gave you our swords, but our hearts were steel.
I'VE conquered" sad but our hearts were sore
And woe to the conquered" on every door.
But the spoer came and he would not spare,
The angel that walketh in darkness was there:-
He walked thro the valley walked thro the street.
And he lett the print of his fiery feet.
In the dead, dead, dead that were everywhere,
And buried away with never prayer.
From the desolate land, from its very heart.
There went forth cry to the uttermOst part -
You heard it, o brothers with never measure
You opened your hearts, and poured your
0! Sisters of Mercy, you gave above these!
For you helped, we know, on your bended knees.
Your pity was human, but oh it was more,
When you shared our and our burden bore.
Your lives in your hands you stood by our side;
Your lives for our lives you laid down and diet.
And no greater love hath II man to give |
Than lay down his life that his friends may live.
You poured in wounds the oil and the wine
TAat you brought to us from Hand Divine
You conquered us, brothers; our sword we gave;
We yield now hearts-they are all we have.
Our last ditch was there and it held out long;
It'll yours, o friends! and you'll find it strong.
Your love had magic diviner than art,
And Conquered by Kindness Well write on our heart
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30
German Treatment vr Hydrophob,a.

A German physician of eminence claims
that the following is the only eff1catious treat
ment of hydrophobia: . Beneath the tongue
of every human being there are two veins,
whose blackness renders them easily distin-
guishable. When any one is afflicted with
bydrophobia. cut these open with pair of
small scissors or any other sharp instrument,
and allow the blood to trickle out This rids
the patient of the virus Then make tea of
upulin, the seeds of the hop vine, and give
the patient q cupful. This will at once put
him to sleep without having the injurious ef-
feet that would follow the administration of
opium. In four or five hours the patient will
awake Then give him another cupful of
the tea, and continue this treatment until he
has slept for twenty-four hours. He will
then be entirely cured.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30

The Postmaster General has ordered that
hereafter misdirected letters shall be returned
to the sender, in all cases where the name
of the sender, or box number or street and
number, appear on the letter. II there is
nothing upon the letter to indicate who the
sender ia, then it is sent at once to the dead
letter Office. Postmasters are not allowed to
change the address of letter, but may COM
plete or perfect an address already made.
This order operates not merely to save labor
in the Post Office department, but directly
serves the convenience of the public. Core
spondents win frequently find themselves
benefited by having their addresses plainly
written or printed on al their envelopes.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30
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Tabs Doll.
Detroit Free Press.]

! On the curbstone up Brush street the other
| day sat girl of 8 or 10 full in the hot sun,
| but so busy with a woe begone rag baby that
| she seemed not to mind the heat and the glare
One arm had been torn from poor ''baby,"
| its head fell over to one side and the sawdust
ran from the dilapidated feet every time it
was lifted about AS the child sat there try
ing to make ''baby'' whole again with an old
darning- needle and bit of twine, boy of ID
halted on the walk and sneeringly said:
''That dolls bin sunstruck, an all the doc
tors in town can't save her life
The girl made no reply, and after a mo-
ment, the lad advanced, snatched the doll
from her hands and flung it high above his
head, laughing loudly at her feeble efforts to
prevent him.
els your mother dead ?" asked the girl as
her eyes filled with tears and her chin quiv-
cred.
mot as knows on"
"But mine is, and she made that dolly for
me when her hands trembled so and her eyes
had so many tears that had to cut the cloth
for her. That's why baby looks so bad!"
"Whew!" whistled the boy below his
breath, and walking into the street he picked
up the plaything. carefully busted it, and as
he placed 1t in her hands he said:
II remember now bout seem the Grape on
the door, and I'm sorry was rough. This
ere linin' in my cap will make that baby
hull dress, an if you won't say nothin' to no.
body of how acted Ill give it to ye."
He had it out at one pull, tossed two coat
buttons after it, and went away saying.
''When gals mother is dead that beats
me, and any time that ere dolly is tooken
sick you count on me to run for the doctor or
sit up all night! Goodbye Tab!"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30
A SOUTHERN ROMANCE.
The Pitiable Case That Has Just Been
Brought to Light I'm an Alaba.
ma Court.
Cincinnati Commercial.l

Cincinnati Commercall
During the rebellion a well-to-do family,
consisting of John Il. Reynolds, his wife and
daughter, were driven from their North Caro-
lima home because of its occupation by Fed
eral troops, and settled in Walker county,
birmingham, Alabama There accompanied
the migrating family handsome woman,
who though called quadroon, was hardly
to be distinguished from a white person.
This quadroon devoted her time to the care
OF Mrs. Reynolds, confirmed invalid. After
the Wal Henry Horton settled on an adjoin-
ing plantation. He had son, Mark, and
Mark grew up as playmate of Jessie, the
daughter of the Reynolds household. A few
years ago, both families being prosperous, it
was arranged by Reynolds that if the child
rem could be induced to love each other there
should be union of the houses. Jessie was
sent to girls school in. Louisville, Ken
tucky, and Mark entered at Princeton College.
New Jersey Returned from their collegi-
ate studies, the young folks sure enough
fell in love, and We're married under the most
promising auspices. A month or SO ago
child was born to them, and it was remaI ked
that young Horton and wife were among the
happiest of mortals But cloud came on the
horizon shortly after the birth of the child.
The quadroon fell sick, and Dr. Blackman,
the Birmingham physician, told her that her
death was at hand. The quadroon sent for
young Horton. She said that her conscience
had tortured her into making death-bed
statement. She said that Jessie had negro
blood in her veins-that she was her daugh-
ter. John Reynolds was Jessie's father, but
the invalid Mrs. Reynolds had never been q
mother The lifelong illness of the latter
had in fact been caused by Reynolds, who at
Jessie's birth forced his wife to acknowledge
the child of the quadroon as her own. The
death of the quadroon occurred soon after
Horton had been given the statement. Hor-
ton at once told his innocent wife the story
of her parentage, drove her from his house
and sued for divorce in the Walker County
Court now sitting. The other day the Court
decreed the marriage void because of fraud
Pending the decree, Horton disposed of bis
property and left for California. Reynolds
is now endeavoring to sell so that he may re-
turn to North Carolina The poor young
wife and mother is wild with grief. 1t is not
likely that she will bear the strain, and an
educated and refined girl will be broken un-
der her weight of woes, the victim of an in
of the past.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30
Five Thousand Gods.

Some years ago the province of Yunan, al
most exclusively populated by Nohammed-
ans, rose in open revolt against its sovereign,
cast OFT the celestial yoke and declared its In
dependence. The Chinese government, hav-
ing subjugated the Yunanites, set to work to
convert them from Islam to the State wOr-
ship of the Flowery Realm. The Yunanites
have hitherto Withstood persuasion, tbeolog-
ical argument and torture with stOlid resOlu-
ton; so the astute mandarins intrusted with
the task of weaving them from their dogmat-
ic errors have adopted the cunning expedient
of making it worth their while to become
idolators. A recent Imperial decree ordains
that every Mohanmedan publicly renounc-
ing his faith shall be enfranchised from taxa.
ton, and that this privilege shall be extended
to his descendants for the period of 100 years.
The actual convert, moreover, shall be dis
tinguished by mark of imperial favor-a
peacock's feather or cap button, according to
bis condition in life. Meanwhile, the Chi
nese government has ordered 5000 gods, of
every orthodox variety, to be manufactured
for the especial benefit of the Yunan metrop-
oils alone. These deities have been set up
by the police in the porches and courtyards
of every house in town, and the heads of
families are compelled to burn incense once
q day before their unwelcome Lares, as we'll
as to provide them with new clothes from
head to foot at certain stated periods. The
chinese police are instructed to ''look up"
any householder proving defaulter in the
performance of these obligatory rites, and to
him to the fulfllment of his duties
by every convenient induccment., Thus
caught in cleft stick, one section of which !
represents the certain advancement of his !
personal interests and the other all the me- |
chanical ingenuities of the Celestial torture
1t is considered highly probable |
hat, ere long, the Yunanite Hoslem will en-
husiastically recognize the intrinsic merits
If the Chinese form of Buddhism as the best
If all possible religious creeds.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30
THE BEAUTIFUL BOOM.

BY ONE OF THE AUTHORS OF "BEAUTIFUL SNOW.
Oh! the boom, the beautiful boom!
Crowdiug the earth and sky for room;
Vver U,er the ocean, over the land,
", With the pace Of whirlwind's four INLAND,
Whzzing,
Sizing,
Whooping along;
BBeeautiful boom, 1t is going It strong!
TTlling all space with music go sweet
mat the spheres find 1t trying to keep their feet
beautiful boom, white-wingd as the dove,
bright as an angel, and constant AZ love.
IN! the boom, the beautiful boom!
NOW NOW It grows as 1t goes, and continues to loom:
,m'hlrling about in its glorious fun,
d pays, in its glee, like giant Krupp gun,
Roaring,
Laughing,
IN, Quivering by.
lights up the face and eparkles the eye,
Tta Ten the man in the moon cannot fail but agree
ma mat the man of the boom is bigger than he
me country's alive, and its hearts making room
40 Welcome the rule Of the beautiful boom.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30
IN THE CROWDED STREET.

In the crowded street, have often seen
A barefooted boy-cadaverous, lean
With face begrimed and clothes unclean,
Saddencd visage and wOeful mien-
And all at once, like flash of light
From some mirk cloud of q darksome night,
The anxious light and sorry plight
Were swept away by the joyous sight
OF penny found. And home he ran,
As only barefOoted urchins can;
And, giving twitCh to his crownless cap.
Tossed the cent in his mothers lap,
And he was happy as lords would be
With richest gifts from over the sea.
And thus it is that little thing
Its need of joy may always bring
And thus it is that the needy poor.
Tho having but little of this worlds store,
May be "a happy as lords would be
With richest gifts from over the sea.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30

LARGE land owners are not uncommon In
Texas, but the largest of al is the Pacific &
Texas Railroad, which owns upwards OF a.
500, 900 acres, equal to one-half the total area
of the State of Massachusetts. It Il the owner
of 1,116, ,852 acres In one county.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30
The idea of paid escorts for ladies to plac,

=. Ihe idea of paid escorts for ladies to places
y public resort, recently adopted in New
soFk, is an old Florentine custom, and the
tfy is told at Florence of q wealthy Cali
,u.nla lady who wore q breastpin crusted
,saa saa diamonds, valued at 3250, 600. To pro-
init loet! these jewels she engaged q gentlemanly
uboslng II. young man to escort her, armed to
", rs 'eeth, to concerts, balls, or theatres and
~ alter all. did not pay him..
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30

The reader will easily gather from the
obove tsbulated statement the number of
years to which their lives, according to the
law of averages, may reasonably be expected
to extend,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-30

BY ONE OF THE AUTHORS OF 'BEAUTIFUL SNOW"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-10-18
POINTS POLITICS.

The Huntingdon Monitor charges that
the chairman of the Republican Committee
in that county is sending lot of political
speeches through the post office at that place
with the frank of H.G.Fisher, the Congress
man from that district. The Monitor states
that it publishes this merely to let people
know thing or two of how Republican poll
tics are conducted in that county.
The Pittsburg Chronicle says that it is
not at all unlikely that Hon. ]. L. Dewoody,
the Democrat-Greenback- Labor Reformed
Representative from Venango county in the
Legislature, may DO arraignsd in Court to
answer for obtaining his election by the lib
eral use Of money.
The Erie Herald thinks that the Democ-
racy Of that county has an opportunity in
the next election to resurrect itself from the
depth Of defeat IN which il has been so long
buried. Last year they elected one Com.
missioner and one Auditor. This has given
them courage, and by putting the best men
forward they hope to accomplish great
deal more thisyear.
Politics are beginning to assume an ac-
tivity in Northampton county that gives
them zest. The county meeting refused to
even allow the name Of Tlden to be men
toned. A newspaper has been started
which, it is charged, has access to the bung-
hole Of Mr.. Tilden's bar'l, and Hon. G. B..
Linderman tumbles into the arena with the
announcement that he wants to go to Con
grsss, aud will not object to "a seat in the Ma
tional Democratic Convention. With these
and few more factors the political eauldron
is kept boiling pretty rapidly in Northamp-
ton.
Tho Greeabackers Of Westmoreland
county are trying TO bring diseorl into the
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-10-18

ranks of the Democracy there by asserting
that A. A. Stewart, the Democratic candidate
Tor President Judge, has enemies in his own
party because he is Catholic. The A1yDS,
in meeting this argument says mo one ought
to be prescribed on account Of his religions
belief"
The Lehigh county Republican conven'
ton met in Allentown, on Saturday when
the following ticket was placed in nomina-
ton Jury Commrssioner-F.W W. Henning-
err of Allentown Director of the Poor
Hiram Ballet, of South Whitehall Trus-
tees of the Academy-E. B. Young, of AL
lentown, and Wilson X. Peter of Heidel-
berg
Hon. J. L. Dewoody, of Yenango county
who had been charged with using money to
procure his election says there is no truth in
the statement. lie only gave several fami-
Lies tha were in need orders on Il grocer.
The grocer owed him money and he saw no
other way in which to get even. He had a
SIGHT With the grocer's cousin a suit fol-
lowed each paid half Of the costs and he is
charged by his antagonist with buying votes
in orders on the grocer around the corner.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-10-18
. Our Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. Il, 1879.

WASHINGTON, ID. o., Oct. ii, 1879.
DoingS at the National Capital-The coming
season-Fight Jet,oeen Lottery Companies
and The Post Office DepartmeAt-The In
dian Troubles What Mr. Euarts thinks Of
Neo York Pohtics-THe Coming Erent
on NoU. 2Oh.
1t seems to be generally conceded that
the coming season here is to be one ofunusual
brillancy. The advent of many new-com-
ers as residents who have heretofore only
appeared in the role of visitors the reap
pearance of leaders of society like Mrs Rose
Ray, Mrs. George II. Williams and others,
the coming marriage of Miss Bessie Evarts,
daughter of the Secretary of State, to Mr..
Perkins, of Boston, which will probably take
place about the holidays; that of Miss Lula
Ray to Lieut. Qualtrough, of the navy, and
several other engagements which are ru-
lnored and may be ccnsummated during
the season the elaborate preparations for
the reception and entertainment of guests
by the leading hotels in a style of unusual
elegance, and the bouyant feeling which is
the natural outgrowth of the general belief
that the country at large is on the verge of
renewed prosperity, all seem to give founda-
ton to the bright anticipations of those
who are interested in social matters.
The Postofiiee Department having decided
that it Is not legal to transmit lottery circu-
lars or money intended for the purchase of
lottery tickets through the mails, has de-
ternined TO follow up this decision with the
adoption of the most rigorous measures to
make il effective. With this purpose in
view the special agents of the department
will assist postmasters in the work of detect
ing the Objectionable matter and arrestng
its passage in transition. 1t is understood
also that the secret-seryiee force of the Treas
ury Department will cooperate with the
post-Oftioe officials in the matter. The man
ayers of lotteries. so far as known, have been
formally notified Of the department ruling.
1t is anticipated that tue ruling Of the de-
partment will not be acquiesced in without
a struggle, and numerous schemes for using
the mails, despite the action Of the depart
ment, will be devised, About year ago
the managers of the Louisiana lottery which
is the largest concern ofthat character in the
country, had considerable correspondence
with the Post office Department on the sub
ject Of their right to use the mails. The lot
terry company then very distinctly intimated
that if the department ruled to exclude them
from the mails they would appeal to the
courts. This the company will doubtless
do now, as the bulk of its business is said to
be in other States than Louisiana.
Gen. Sherman made his appearance at
army headquarters to-day. lie was quite
free in hiscomments on the Ute disturbances.
He had not as yet received any official con-
firmation Of the reported fight on Monday
last between Con. Merritt and the Indians,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-10-18

Henry c. Carey, the great politlcal
economist, died at his home in r.;Iodelnbio
at half-past ~ o'clock on Monday last, in
the 81 year of his age. In commenting upon
the death Of Mr.. Carey, the Philadelphia
Record of Tuesday says: "Philadelph
loses a distinguished citizen whose intellec-
tual emipepce has made his name knwn
and honored throughout America and Eu-
rope. lie was of a remarkable family.
From his father, Matthew. Carey, who came
to this country soon after the close of the
Revolution, an enforced emigrant from Ire
land, he inherited turn for practical affairs
as well as literary tast etogether with hab-
its Of ineessanL industry which would have
wrought pronounced success from almost
any circumstances of lite. In his earlier
years Mr.. Carey devoted his energies to
building up the publishing business which
had been founded by his father before the
beginning of the century but no sooner
had his labors in this direction resulted in
Success than he turned from the work OF
publishing to that of writing books As
economist and publicist he has left an in
delible impression upon the public mind Of
both America and Europe. Whatever may
be the final estimate either here or elsewhere
III respect to Mr.. Carey's tariff doctrines, it Is
nowhere disputed that, in calculating the
principles that obtain in the relations exist
ing between labor and capital, ne has been
benefactor of his race. His works have
been translated into the langua ges Of Italy
France, Germany, Russia, Sweden and ia
pan, and his conclusions command the at.
tention of students wherever political econ.
Omy is pursued as a science or the laws OF
trade are mastered for private gain. In hi:
mired than he was honored at home anC
abroad by reasons of his intellectual crea
tons. ThoIgh his real nature was not at
first apparent, owing to an assumed brusque
ness, a wide circle of friends knew him as
man Of true benevolence and the kindlies
traits. The career of Henry c. Carey die
salts action of seeing the doctrine of Protec
tion to which he devoted for a lifetime tn
enthusiastic energy of his nature-well i'm
bedded in the legislation of his country. Th
story Of his life affords an instructive lessor
TO those who have need to know that tn
seeds Of political and economic doctrine
that are TO bear fruit in after ypors are ora