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The New York herald., 1879-11-01
From the Eyening Telegram Of yesterdaY. 1

REPORT FROM THE HOSTILE CAMP--TH CHIEFS
DESTROYS OF BIG TALK-uTE ALLIES IN
CASE OF wAR--MoRMoN DEvILTRY-MER-
RIrrs IMPATIENcE.
RAwLrNs, Wy. T.. Oct. 81, 1879.
Tho following, dated the 26th inst, is received
from your special correspondent with General Mer.
ritt. by courier:-
8. p Dillman. q farmer from near the Uintah
Agency, arrived at General Merrtt's camp this
morning. lie says the hostile Utes cncamped
on Grand River. about eighty miles south of this
camp, and that Chiefs Yumpa Jack sometimes
called Ute Jack, and Douglass accompanied him to
within miles from here II seems that they
were not fully satisfied with the conference with
Commissioner Adams. for they send word through
Mr.. Dillman that they want to come In aud have
best able to decide about peace since he is provided
with the sinews of
ANXIETY OF THE CHIEFS
Dillmau reports that there are sixty.hve lodges ot
The New York herald., 1879-11-01

not knowing what they were they looked ON
with surprise, but they ate all tho canned fruit
aud got away with some blankets.
TIE DAYS OF CAPTIVITY.
In regard to my days of captivity can only
say the Indians were Mt times lively and joked
with MS. so that I was forced to laugh good
many times ut their strange hunor when did
not feel like it. II seemed to please them very
much. They would say, "Wd,.o momets' (good
woman) When Josephine came IN they would
say she was cross. She was very much gricvcd,
and when her blood was up she talked to them
in lively strain and made them treat Mrs.
Mecker better. After johnson and Mrs. Meeker
had talked together about the agent Mrs.
Meekcr came to Johnsons to stay. lie treated
her with great care. Previously she was not
welcomed. The meancst thing they did to the
moor little woman was to frightcn her with their
knives and horrible grimaccs and bad stories.
They tried to scare us all out OF our wits.
AN ESTIMATE OF THE INDIANS
think Douglass is the worst of the Indians.
Jack is pretty mean aso-nean enough tor any
uurpose, no matter how bad johnson Is the
hest. Johnsons wife was very kind She
treated me Just Ikea mother, though sometimes
when tired she would order me to get
water She treated my little girl very
Kindly made moccasins for her, and
she grievcd over her and my boy
as if they were her own. She said the Utes had
killed the chld's papa; "Utes no good" She
was for peace. She was Chief Ouray's sister,
and Ouioy was friendly to the whites and had
The New York herald., 1879-11-01

On THE JOUKNE1.
The road over the large mountains was 80
stecp IL was all / could do to sit on the horse.
BY this time it was quite dark. The Indian
that rode behind me pulled watch out of his
pocket and asked me if recognized it. told
him thought did, but could tell better in the
morning. Hc took it from his neck and put the
leather guard around my neck and said it WAS
my watch. have worn the watch ever since.
II was Mr.. Posts and belonged to his father,
and was u family relic. Mr. Post was chief
clerk at the agency and had been secretary of
the Greeley colony, and was well known in
Yonkers, N. Y, where for many years he was
Postmaster and also Town Clerk. This Indian
treated me tolcrably well during the journey.
When we arrived at the camp that night q
souaw came and took my little boy from the
horse and cried over him like child. l dis
mounted and sat down in Pursune's camp.
wasn't at all hungry, and when they offered me
coffee. cold meat and bread l could not eat
After "a while Pursuncs squaw got over her
weeping, when they talked and laughed. All
could understand was when they repeated the
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
The Mysteries of n Lump of Coal.

For years no one supposed that lump of
soft coal, dug from its mine or bed in the
earth, possessed any other purpose than that
of fuel 1t was next found that it would af-
ford gas which was combustible. Chemi-
cal analysis proved it to be made of hydro
gen. In process of time mechanical and
chemical ingenuity devised mode of man.
ufacturing this gas, and applying it to the
lighting of buildings and cities on large
scale. In doing this, other products of dis
tillation were developed, until, step by step,
the following ingredients are extracted from
it:
/. An excellent oil to supply lighthouses,
equal to the best sperm oil, at lower cost.
2. Benzole-A light sort of ETHEREAL fluid,
which evaporates easily, and combined with
vapor or moist air, is used for the purpose of
portable gas-lamps, so called.
8. Naptha-A heavy fluid, useful to dis
solve gutta purcha, India rubber, etc.
4. An excellent oil forlubricating purposes.
s. Asphaltum, which is black, solid SUBJ
stance, used in making varnishes, and cov-
ering over vaults,
6. Paraff1ne-A white crystalline substance,
resembling white wax, which can be made
into beautiful wax candles it melts at tenn
perature of 10 degrees, and affords an ex-
cellent ligot All these substances are now
made from soft coal.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
Sleep ssOIl THp.''

The Kansas City Journal tells how to WOO
sleep when one is restless. Sit down in an
easy position, relaxing all the muscles of the
body, and let the head drop forward upon
the breast, as low as it will fall without fore
ing it. Sit quietly this way for few min
u.es, freeing all the powers of the body, and
a restful, drowsy feeling will ensue, which
will if not disturbed, lead to refreshing sleep.
If the sleepless fit comes on in the night one
can simply set up in the position described.
Stiffness of any part of the body must be
avoided, and it is we'll to bend the head for
ward after lying down, rather than to keep
it straight or throw it back on the pillow
The writer suffered several years from Sleep
lessness caused by severe pain and nervous
ness, and was taught the above by a physi-
clan of great experience and ability, and
found through it complete relief. Many per-
sons similarly afflicted within the writer's
knowledge have tried it and always with
good results.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
Beniiman Franklin.

Benjiman Franklin has usually been re-
garded as more of sage than Saint. Mr..
John Bigelow, who has made q very thorough
study of Franklin's writings and life, has
reached the following conclusions as to his
religion:1. His highest standard of duty was
to do unto others as he would have them do
unto him. 2. He was rather more of Uni
tartan than Trinitarian in this respect
doubtless sympathizing more completely with
DR.. Priestly than with the good bishop"
of St Asap'h. 8. He accepted the Bible as
the safest guide to conduct ever written. but,
like many others in our own time, forbore to
proclaim his unlimited faith in its entire in
spiration, rather from an, unwillingness to
assert what he had not the learning or abili.
ity to prove. than from any conviction that it
was not inspired, or that belief in its inspi-
ration could possibly work any harm. He
believed in all the virtues which were sane
titled by the life and death of Christ. If he
did not practice them all at all times, he
simply failed in what no child of Adam has
succeeded in doing.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
A Valuable Invention.

AN Englishman has invented a mariners
compass which enables the captain or officer
in charge to hear, by the ringing of a bell,
when the vessel is out of her ordered course.
The apparatus is easily carried about, and is
intended to be placed in the captains cabin.
Over the card are two index hands, which
can be adjusted to any angle, allowing of
greater or less deviation In steering to either
the port or starboard. The captain, on
quitting the deck, sets the index hands to
certain angle, allowing the steersman given
latitude for deviation either to port or STAR
board of that course. Instead of having to
be constantly watching the compass, as at
present, to see that the orders are carried out,
the captain leaves the instrument to Tell him
by its silence if they are, and BY its sound if
they are not obeyed. Should the ship be
steered off her course beyond the limit allow
ed on either side an electric alarm bell rings
instantaneously, and, moreover, continues
ringing until the right course is resumed.
The index hands can be raised away from
the card when the bell becomes disconnect-
ed, and the compass can be used like an or
dinary one.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
Area ana Population Of Texas.
rTroy, IN. W Times.


Texas has vast domain. Between the
Sabine river on the east, the Red river on the
| west, and the 400 miles of coast line on the
south, you enclose 274, 900 square miles, OF
over 175, 100000 acres of Territory. This
one State is larger than the kingdom of Great
Britain, larger than France, larger than the
German Empire. You could carve out of
Texas IS States as large as Massachusetts, or
nearly six as large as New York. Place the
six New England States on Texas, and you
have covered but little more than one-four,h
of the great State. Add all the Middle States
and still you have covered only about two
thirds. Not until you have combined Mary
land, Virginia and Ohio with the Middle and
New England States do you equal the i'm
mense area of Texas.
And this 'Lone Star" is not 80 lonely as
some may imagine. 1t already has popula-
ton of 1000, 900, and the marvellous immi-
grafton now pouring into the State increases
the number at the rate of 100000 year.
These new settlers are mostly from the North
ern States and from Europe Well, let them
come
"Uncle Sam is rich enough
TO buy us all a farm"
You could gather the entire population Of
the United States into Texas, and not have it
more crowded than some parts of our land
are now
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
A Lawyers Respect for Sunday.

A Newburg lawyer, in writing the Hon. B.
Platt Carpenter, County Judge of Dutchess
County, in regard to the return day of an or
der, through mistake fixed upon July 20
Sunday as the date. AS result he has re-
ceived the following facetious communica-
ton:
June 25, 1SG9.--Say neighbor, will con-
scientious scruples prevent you being present
at the return of this order on the 10Th? If
nay, please change 30 to 10Th. In Dutchess
county July 80 prox, is understood to have
been set apart for higher apurpose than mere
worldly labor. AS authority for this see
Deuteronomy, chapter ". sections 12, 13 and
IA. If there is no copy of this work in New
burg, think you will be able to find one at
Fishkill Landing.
Very respectfully
B. P. CARPENTER.
P. S.-1f you have time, suppose you read
the whole chapter.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
A qualification.

An old chevalier worth millions feels his
end approaching; he summons his lawyer to
give him his last will and testament. He
tries to think to which of his friends he can
leave his fortune. The lawyer observes {:
Monsieur has nephew" ''Don't speak
of him; he hasn't q cent and is dying of
hunger; do you think I am going to en-
courage such people? 'But sir, your nephew
has no need of encouragement. know you
have lost sight of him for some time. /"
''True, for some time!" ''Very well, in that
time he has made fortune" ''Ah, bah! !"
s'Heis now rich fellow, steady and perfectly
able to dispense with your money" Oh! in
that case it's very different; make him my
sole heir!"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21

THE Chinese have made beer from pecu-
liar kind of rice for over 1000 years. 1ts
inventor is said to have brought some of the
new beverage to the Emperor, who, on taking
it, remarked: ''This liquor will cause great
trouble in the empire" To prevent, If pos
sible, the fulfillment of his own prophecy,
he banished the inventor and forbade the
manufacture, but this early attempt to nip
the liquor traffic in the bud failed the secret
of the manufacture was preserved, and the
Chinese are still In enjoyment of their vener-
able rice beer. The rulers OF the Celestial
Empire would seem to have had more success
in the suppression of wine drinking, several
Emperors having gone to the root of the
matter by ordering the exlirpation of the
vines.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
some Missouri Spelling.

A Saint Louis drummer makes affidavit
that the following is literal copy of rules
posted in school house in the interior of the
State: each pupel is required to make q
bow on entering the Scool House of morn
ing al 80 leaving of evening the Scool Room.
there shall bee no profane language used in
Scool or on the play ground nor there shal
be no pin stickin pinchin, scratching, nor
taggin, nor no filing, nor no unesery whisper
ing in scool. No Pupil shall leave the scool
House without the permission of the Teach
er. No unesery moving from seat to seat.
No filing on the road from or to school, nor
no nick-naming. Every pupil over 8 years
is subject to those rules and the teacher is to
make the allowance for all Pupils under 8
years and enforce the rules accordin. if any
scholar brakes these rules tha shall be pun
ished by switchen."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
Deserted Towns.
fSan Francisco Examiper.l

| Pine Flat, Sonoma county, is good ex-
ample of deserted mining town. Five or
six years ago when this part of the country
| was all excitement on account of the quick
silver discoveries, Pine Flat was lively
town of 5000 or 1000 inhabitants. Six or
eight hundred men were to be seen in the
street, the hotel could not accommodate all
who came, and business of all kinds was
just ''booming." Houses were put up in q
day, canvas tents stood upon every available
spot, system of pipes supplied water to the
town, and the wave of prosperity threatened
to swamp everybody with riches. But
change came DER the spirit of their dreams.
The price of quicksilver declined, the wave
of prosperity subsided to a calm and then re-
ceded, until to-day, by actual count, there
are two and one-half houses to each inhabi-
tant, and there are fifteen houses.
ICarson Tribunel
Midway between Carson and Reno the trav-
eler sees decayed and sleepy village, with
perhaps hundred inhabitants. In 1865 that
was one of the most bustling camps on the
coast. Its population was constantly shifting,
but, at any time during the height of it's pros
perity, numbered over 5000. The miners,
prospectors, farmers and traders focked in
from all the country round to drink and gam
bic. Its streets were scene of constant live
liness. Such was Wsshoe City in the days
of it's glory, but few years saw it left empty
and deserted, its saloons closed and its faro
banks 'busted." And to-day the tourist
whose careless eye rests upon its ruins, little |
dreams of its former magnifcence.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
Japanese Shoes.

A writer calls attention to the cheap and
effective method adopted by the Japanese to
protect their feet:
One of the most striking sights that takes
the attention of the traveller in Japan is that
of the wooden sandals worn by the 80, ,000, 600
people. These sandals have separate apart
ment for the great toe, and make clacking
noise on the street.
Straw slippers are also worn, and travel
er, setting out upon q journey, will strap
supply on his back, that he may put on
new pair when the old are worn out. They
cost but cent and half a pair. They are
rights and lefts and leave the foot free TO the
air. We never see those deformities of the
foot in Japan which are so frequent in this
country.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21

PEOPLE should not be apatbetic sbout the
Government of the country in which they
live. Many persons assert that none of their
interest lies 10 politics. If by politics they
mean rampant partyism. they are right. If,
on the contrary, they refer to true Govern
ment, they are wrong, inasmuch as it is the
interest of all to exert an active influence for
the welfare of the country. We are only ap.
pealing to the inborn common-sense of the
people when we remind them that the differ
enre between the statesman and the party
politician Is the difference between great
and an inferior nation.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
Helena, Montana, Thursday, August FL, 1879.
SCIENCE AND ART,

[1ime Kiln Club Grafton in Detroit Free Presaf
The Judge explained that he was on his
way to Lake Superior to see his aged father,
| and he had halted here for couple of days
to make the personal acquaintance of every
local member of the club, and to petition it
for membership. He had noticed the high
standing taken by the club in matters affect
ing science and art, and he was greatly pleased
Science, added the Judge as be stepped
on Waydown Beebe's corns, ''am above US,
below US, an aroun' US, an yit de great ma
jority of men doan' seem to realize de fack.
What builds de fab in de stove 'cept science?
What biles de 'taters in de kittle 'cept sci
ence. What furnishes our clothes, our homes,
an eben our graves, 'cept science? Gaze on
de sun. But fer science who'd know wheth-
or dat shiny orb war ober in Kennedy or co.
OOO, 600 miles in de sky on bee line? Gaze
on de moon. But fer science, who among US
would know its infooence on de watermelon
crop? Look at de stars. Bef0' de advent of
science who could tell venus from Aunt Bet
sy, de norf star from de big dipper, or de
dog stars from de cat stars? Science made
de steam ingne, de kivered cars, de wheel
barrow, de whitewash brush an de several
odder articles which hav made dis nashun
what it am to-day. Science frows bridges
across great rivers; it puts out fires; it gives
us de fne-comb; it makes de plug hat an de
paper collars: it brings US de glorious Fo'th
of July; it mixes peas an beans with our
coffee SO dat we can't tell which it tastes de
moas' of, an but fer science de man with de
toofache would be nowhar."
After taking very lean drink of water
and absorbing troche to offset it the speak
er continued;
'We will now turn to art We see In eb-
cry ing around US, from de pictures on de |
milk carts to pile of clam shells in de front |
doah yard, men who might STAN fer hull |
hour in front of a tea store chromea repre- |
sent;n' sunset in Wisconsin or sunrise in Moo |
Jersey an not see muffin to expan' dere souls |
an turn dere thoughts into better channels. |
I've seen white men STAN befo' bust of C;e- !
'ar an fin fault wild de squint of bis left eye,
an I've seen black men STAN befo' fence
all painted off wild red an blue an yaller, an
ook fer muffin but nail-holes. Take science
away from US an we wouldn't know why We
grease de wheelbarrow. Take art away from |
IS an we might as we'll live in canal boats. |
am glad to see de intress dis club takes in
)oaf subjecks. Your reports on astronomy
lev reached ebery co'ner in de land; an
7our pictures an relics in dis hall am proof
lat art, left in your care, will grow an -four
sh until no broom maker will dare offer
,room to the public, without de handle am
PAINTED blue. Wild desc few suggestions an
Iggregations, will now cothes."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21

New York Post: Fontenelle believed an
abundant of consumption of asparagus to be
conducive to long life, q theory which he
supported BY thousand examples and among
others by his own. Foptenelle lived from
1857 to 1855 One day Fontenelle invited to
dinner Mime. de Tenchin and Cardinal Du-
bois. Fontenelle Ike asparagus with oil,
Cardinal Dulois With sauce, and Nine. de
Tenchin ''au nAturel" Dinner was ready
when the servant anl0unced that Cardinal
Dubois had elven up the ghost. ookr
cried FonteDelle, "all tho asparagus with
pronounced over the Cardinal.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
No. 40
Whas to do With Beds.

l. will hardly pay to leave the strawberry
beds that have born this year to still further
mat together. Better plow them up and set
on the ruins new bed as soon as the plants
from this years runners have attained sufi-
cient size. We have had good success in
August by shading the newly set plants for
few days, and have thereby secured fair
crop the next year. Take a scythe and 80
over the old beds now, cutting down the old
plants as closely as possible manure well
and turn over the soil either with spade or
plow to the depth of foot. On this care
fully transplant the new plant, and keep the
runners off, if you would have good, strong,
bearing roots for aDother season. The straw
berry needs renewal yearly to do its best 1t
bears any quantity of water, and the richer
the soil, and the deeper and the mellower it
is the better results will follow.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
Sailing Hay.

The Iowa Register says: ''There is no ex-
cuse for sailing hay, except to follow in the
errors and follies of the past. 1t was believed
that a few pounds of salt would preserve
ton of wet, half-cured hay. And even some
old fogies yet, who never reason from cause
to effect, follow the traditions of the past in
this respect. But salt is injurious to hay. In
stead of drying and preserving it, the salt alb
serbs the moisture, dampens and blackens
the hay, and in no case preserves it: Salt in
sugar. But either. in imperfect quantities
below the preserving measure, aids in more
perfect decomposition.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
Label Wires on Young Trees.

Some years ago, says the Hartford Post,
one of our citizens bought and set out some
thrifty young apple trees. On one of them
he neglected to remov; the wooden label
which was attached to one of the limbs by
copper wire. Two years later he found that
the copper wire was entirely imbedded and
out of sight in the bark Of the tree, and that
year the limb was so heavily loaded with ap-
pies that he wasobliged to prop it up, while
there was not q blossom or apple on any
other limb. Last year one of our neigbors,
when his appletrees were in full blossom,
carefully girdled some limbs on several trees,
and the blossoms produced no fruit on the
limbs that bore last year. Pomologists may
profit by further experiments in that direc-
ton.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
A Generous Man.

Thrift is one of the Iowa virtues. A
Davenport clergyman was called upon to
marry couple one night last week. They
were nicely dressed, in their twentiee, and
evidently well-to-do. After the ceremony
had been performed the groom thrust bis
hand in his pocket and fished out three quar-
ters, which he held in the palm of his hand,
saying to the minister: There, take your
pay from that" ''Let US see" unused the
minister, ''the publishing OF the marriage
notice will cost half dollar!" 20, will it"
replied the groom; ''well, then, take the
whole of it !! 1t amt much matter, anyway"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-08-21
One Date he Could Remember.

A story comes to Causeur Of an incident in
a school in Southampton, England, some
years since. The boys were being examined
in the history of England, and the answers
were mainly dates of more or less importance
in the history of the British Empire. Among
the pupils was the son of an American sea
captain, bright specimen of young Ameri-
ca. Being questioned concerning dates in
English history, he manifested an ignorance
bordering on stupidity. The teacher, whose
patience was exhausted, exclaimed: ''What!
Don't you remember single date that marks
an important event in the history of Eng
land p 'Why yes, sir" answered the boy,
Il do know one" swell, out with Il" said
the teacher. 1.-THE Fourth of July, 1776.
There was decided sensation.