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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02
In the Jaws of q Lion.
From Among the Zulus.1

lFrOm Among the Zulus.
Twas out after porcupines, and was lying
down one night near porcupine's hole, wait
ing for him to come out. had no gun, but
only my hunting-knife and a large knob
kerrie with which to knock the porcupine on
the nose for that, as you know, kills him at
once. did not hear sound until l found
the grass near me move and lion got his
paw on me and lifted me up. The brute
pressed his claws into me, but luckily, my
leather belt prevented his teeth from damag-
ing me, and he carried me holding on to my
belt and coat. If either of these had given
away should have been laid hold of in a far
more rough manner. A lion is like cat in
one thing-he can hold live creature in his
mouth and not damage it, just as have seen
a cat carry mouse. knew the nature of
the lion we'll enough to know that if strug-
gled l should have my neck broken or my
head smashed in an instant, so l did not
struggle, but quietly drew my knife and
thought what was best to do. I thought at
first of trying to strike him in the heart, but
l could not reach that part of him, and his
skin looked so loose that I could not strike
deep enough, carried as was. l knew it
would be life or death with me in an instant,
so turning myself bit, gashed the lions
nose and cut II through. Inc lion urOppeu
me as I should drop poisonous snake, and
jumps away roaring with pain. He stood
for an instant looking at me, but I did not
move, and he did not seem to like to carry
me again. More than once he came up to
within few yards, licking the blood as it
poured from his nose; but there remained
like stone, and he was fairly afraid to tack
lie me again. I know buffalo and an OK are
very sensitive about the nose, and cat if
just tipped on the nose, cant stand it, so
thought a lion might be the same, and so it
prOve6
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02
Amusement for the Children.

On rainy days, the active child resents his
confinement within doors, and is more than
usually troublesome. We know of nothing
which will afford him surer amusement than
the making of scrap-books. Provide the little
ones with a pair of blunt-pointed scissors,
and let them cut out and trim neatly the
pictures from papers you do not care to pre-
serve, circulars of farm machinery, or any
thing they fancy, and then, armed with q
cup of boiled starch and an old tooth brush
Gf you have one, let them exercise their in
genuity in filling the book with their collec-
tions. Quiet small children find enchant-
ment in this kind of work. A large picture
may be put in the centre of the page, and the
space around it filled with small ones, and
short pieces of prose and poetry. We have
seen very pretty ornaments for these juvenile
scrap books cut out of illustrated books for
children, which had become badly tattered
with use, so that the pictures were all that
were worth preserving. When two pages
are full, the book should be left open until
dry before going on. This amusement need
not make much litter about house, and the
little workers can easily learn to pick up their
scattering scraps after themselves, and wash
The starch-cup and brush after using it, so
that it will be ready for the next rainy day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02
Helena, Montana, Thursday, October Z, 1879
HOPE.

The poet struck one of the chords of hu-
manity, when he said 'Hope springs eternal
in the human breast" Who is not subject
of pleasing, animating hope? The little child,
whose Imagination glows with the bright im-
ages of futurity, feeds on the joyful anticpa-
tions that are one day to be realized. The
ardent youth is led through the mazes of this
worlds pilgrimage by fond, endearing Hope.
She sits by him when the evening shades are
gathered over his head and bis brain is rack
ed in seach of knowledge, and points him to
the distant temple of Fame and Glory. The
middle-aged, rejoicing in the strength and
vigor of manhood, are living in hope; she
points them to still higher promotion among
men, to higher advances in the scale of learn
ing and moral excellence. The old man with
gray hairs, tottering on the verge of the grave
is cheered and animated by the rays of hope.
Even if she has promised less in the past than
has been fully realized; If distance gave
enchantment to the view," and disappointed
hopes have stung his heart, he still clings to
''hope as anchor to the SOUL" She lights his
dim way to the realms of the blessed; she
fixes his waning, failing eye on Immortality,
She enables him to grapple with death man
fully, and to pass off the stage of life
'Like one who wraps the drapery OF his couch
The sick man, marred by disease and distort-
ed by pain, finds medicine in the balm of
hope Like some friendly genius it overshad-
ows his couch, as ''the pillar of cloud by day"
on the plains of Israel. 1t whispers comfort
to his trembling bosom, and allays many
pang of heart-rending bitterness. What is it
that nerves the arm of the sea-worn mariner
on the ''dark deep sea?" What is it that
brings to his mind his home, his children and
his friends? Hope-stimulating, joyous hope.
He hopes to meet his loved ones, to be encir-
cled in the arms of his distant friends, to gain
in peace the haven of his rest, and hope bids
him buffet the storm; it spreads his sail to
the wind, and guides with steady arm his
faithful helm. And has not hope stood by
the soldier, all clad in pristling steel? 1t has
led him to the cannon's mouth, and barred his
bosom to the battle shaft. 1t has whispered
in the ears of the martial hero-"On to the
conquest if you perish, i; will be in glory's
flash and victory's thunder shout
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02
The Pulse.

Many erroneous impressions prevail about
| the pulse as indicative of health or disease, q
common notion being that its beatings are
much more regular and uniform than they
really are. Frequency varies with age. In
the newborn infant the beatings are from 13O
to 40 to the minute; in the second year,
from 100 to 115; from the seventh to the
fourteenth year, from so to 80; from the four
teenth to the twenty-frst year, from Is to IS;
from the twenty-irst to the sixtieth year,
from 20 to rs. After that period the pulse is
generally thought to decline, but medical au-
thorities differ radically on this point, having
expressed the most contradictory opinions.
Young persons are often found whose pulses
are below 60, and there have been many in
stances Of pulses habitually reaching 100, or
not exceeding 40, without apparent disease.
Sex, especially in adults, influences the pulse,
which in women is from 10 to ia beats to
the minute more rapid than in men of the
same age. Muscular exertion, even position,
materially effects the pulse. Its average fire.
quency in healthy men of 81 is, when stand
ing 81; when sitting, n; when lying, 66,
per minute in women of the same age, in
the same positions, 81, 81 and 70. In sleep
the pulse is generally considerably slower
than during wakefulness. In certain diseases
such as acute dropsy of the brain, for exam
ple-there may be $50, even 200 beats; in
other kinds of disease, such as apoplexy and
some organic effections of the heart, there
may be no more than 20 or thirty to the min.
ute. Thus, one of the common diagnostic
signs is liable to deceive the most experienced
practitioners.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02

from the Norristovn Pa.) Herald

From the Norristown Pa,) Herald.]
Last evening, shortly before dusk, George
Waterfeld middle aged painter, was sitting
on the porch in front of Mr.. Samuel Clayton's
hotel, at Edge Hin village, when he suddenly
jumped up, walked to the bar room door, ex-
claiming that be was shot and fell dead. A
physician who was called in extracted
MIME ball which had lodged in his heart No
one was seen shooting, nor was the report of
q fire-arm heard at the hotel, but after some
time man who came to the hotel stated that
he had seen young man named Titus He'll
man shooting with rife at Abingdon Sta
ton, half mile distant, about the time of
the tragedy. Heilman was sent for and ex-
planned that he was practicing with mimic
rifle by shooting q ball Oh the cupola of the
engine house at the station. The distance
from the station to the hotel is variously es-
tirnated at from one-half to three-quarters of
a mile, no one putting it under the former
figure. The hotel stands upon high ground,
being not less than 100 feet above the level
of the railroad, and the ball must have been
what is known among the marksmen as q
curve shot = Deputy Coroner Fenton held an
inquest the jury returning verdict of acci-
dental death. as a...-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02
NO TIME LIKE THE OLD TIME.
BY OLIVER Wendell HOLMES.

young,
When the buds OF April bossomed and birds of spring
time sung!
The gardens brightest glories by summer sun are
nursed;
But, oh! the sweet sweet violets, the flowers that
opened first
There is no place like the old place. where you and
Where we lifted up eyeds the spendors Of the
morn!
From the milk white breast that warmed us; from the
cnging arms that bore,
Where the dear eyes gstenng DER that will look
US no more.
There is no friend like the old friend who has shared
our morning days.
No greeting like his welcome, no homage like his
praise!
Fame is the scentless flower, with gaudy crown of
gold;
But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in
every fold.
There is no love like the DID, that we courted in our
pride;
Though our leaves are falling falling and we're fad
ing side by side;
There are blossoms all around us with the colors of
And We live in borrowed sunshine when the light of
day is gone.
There times like the old times-they shall never
be forgot;
There is place like the old lace-keep green the
dear old spot!
There friends like the old friends-may heaven
prOlong their lives!
There no loves like the old loves-God bless our
loving wives!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02
A Fire-prOOf Costume.

A great advance has just been made in
fre-proof costumes by M. Schalla, an Aus
trian engineer who has just given his inven-
ton public trial in the Prater, Vienna,
where huge stage of dry wood was built,
and plentifully soused with petroleum before
being set light to. By means of his costume,
NJ. Schalla remained long time in the flames,
which were so intense that the spectators had
to retreat several PAGES. The dress is SINH
lar in appearance to that worn by divers, only
it is double. The space between the two lay
ers is continually supplied with fresh water
by means of pipe Another pipe supplies
the wearer with the necessary air. The in
ventor was warmly applauded when he at
last came out of the fire, appearing quite at
hia eaae
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02
A Prolific Rose Tree.
[Yelignaur's Messenger.

AAOoo0H6OH'
We recently mentioned in the Messenger
that in the Luxembourg Garden is to be seen
a rose tree bearing more than 700 buds or
flowers. We have now received from Mr.
E. Sprert (Messrs. Sprent & Phillips, )who is
on a visit in Cornwall, letter, in which he
tells us that rose tree of twenty years stand
ing is now in full blossom in the garden of
MI. J. G.. Isaac, Liskeard. 1t is literally
covered with roses, and by way of curiosity,
Mr.. Sprent informs US that he counted them,
and found them to number 1925 roses and
buds. The tree is perfect picture, and SO
heavy are the flowers on it that prop is
necessary to support the weight. 00J.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02
A New Explosive.

Prof. Emerson Reynolds of Dublin, has
discovered new explosive compounded of
two substances, which can be kept apart
without risk, and can be mixed as required to
form blasting agent. The powder is mix
ture of seventy-five parts of chlorate OF pot.
assium with twenty-five parts OF 'sulphurea,"
a body discovered by Prof. Reynolds, which
can be obtained cheaply from waste pro-
duct of gas manufacture. The new explosive
is q white powder, which can be ignited at
lower temperature than gunpowder, and
leaves less solid residue.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02
OFF FOR BOY.LAND.

Ho! All aboard! A traveller
Sets sail from Baby land!
Before my eyes there comes blur,
But still kiss my hand,
And try to smile as off he goes,
My bonny, winsome boy!
Yes, bon voyage! God only knows
How much wish thee JOY.
Oh, tell me, have You heard of him?
He wore sailors hat,
All silver-borded round the brim,
And-stranger cen than that
A wOndrOus suit of rmy-blue,
With pockets deep and wide:
Oh, tell me, sailors, tell me true,
How fares he OH the tide?
We've now no baby in the house;
Twas but this very morn,
He doffed his dainty 'brOidered blouse,
With skirts of snowy lawn;
And shook mass of silken curls
From off his sunny brow;
They fretted him-"so like girls!
Mamma can have them noW."
He owned bran-new pocket-book;
But that he could not find.
A knife and string was all he took;
What did he leave behind?
A heap of blocks with letters gay,
And here and there toy;
cannot pick them up to-day,
My heart is with my boy.
Ho! Ship ahOy! AT Boyhood's town
Cast anchor strong and deep!
What! tears upon this little gown
Left for mamma to keep?
Weep not, but smile; for through the air
A merry message rings:
"Just sell it to the rag-man there!
I've done with baby things!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02

ARE the people of the United States grow
ing more temperate? The statistics from the
Internal Revenue Bureau would not seem to
tions, we have Is, 600, 600 gallons more than
last year. That makes about 48O, ,OOO, 600
square drinks of three fingers each. Besides
this, we imported last year, in excess OF the
former year, 4, 434 455 gallons.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-10-02
A Solid Navigator.
Territorial Enterprise. {

Territorial Enterpriser
T., Last evening when the wind was blowing
its fercest, Old 6odcorn said:
"Ah, I'd like to be at sea on such night
as this!' .-e>. -
''You would, you old crab catcher! cried
Tim Trysail; you'd like to be at sea-on q
good stout plank, reckon"
NO." said the other, in subjugated tone,
mo, on board good substantial island"
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-09
The DOxOlogy,

The long-metre doxology now sung every
Sunday, all over the English-speaking world,
in ten thousand churches and more,
sPraise God, from whom all blessings fow,' etc.
was written by Bishop Thomas Keer of the
church OF England, and published in 1851 The
other popular long-metre doxology, which still
retains its place among the orthodox as trib-
ute of praise to the Trinity
$40 God the Father God the Son." etc.
was written by the Rev. DR.. Isaac Watts, and
was first published in 1907 ten years later. Watts
wrote also and published at the same date, the
coramon-metre doxology, in common use
everywhere
sIet God-the Father and the Son. etc.
The only other common metre doXology that
rivals it
ITO Father, Son and Holy Ghost" etc.
was published in 1886 by Tate and Brady, and
was written by one of them, probably Tate;
The short metre doxology most generally used
in our churches
aye angels round the throne etc
was written by DIR. Watts, and dates from
1907. John Wesley in 1879, gave to the
churches an excellent short metre doxology,
much used by the Methodist Episcopal
",ro God-the Father, Son,
And Spirit-One in three
Be glory, as it was, is now,
And shall forever be-
Charles Wesley, i'll 1879, wrote useiul dox-
ology-
'.Sing we to our God above,
Praise eternal as his love.
Praise him. all ye heavenly host!
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
DR.. f. M. Hatfield, in New York Observer.
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-09
DIR. E. NJ. Hatfield, in New York Observe
Gleaninps from the Mails.

Since 1872 the Republicans and Democrats
have each carried Ohio three times
The Graphic reports that church festivals
with % cents to get in and $7.95 to get out are
in order.
Successful experiments with the electric
light have been made in the Capitol at WASH
ington.
1t is stated that Emma Abbot, when playing
male characters in opera, makes love like a
theological student.
It is estimated that there are nearly one
million railway men in England who are
obliged to work on Sunday.
Great marriage bell of wheat fully ripe,
was one of the decorations at golden wedding
lately celebrated at Louisville.
Miss Louisa Alcott has received an offer of
$4,000 from the editor of st. Nicholas for
serial to run through the coming year.
Skinchi Yanada, Japanese reporter, ac-
companied General Grant to this country,
and is taking notes of the Pacific coast recep-
tions.
1t is reported that Bret Hartc finds the
climate at Cufed, Germany, very bad 1or MS
health, and win soon resign his consuishlp
there.
Miss Brock, who was married IN Phiiauei-
phia on Wednesday to DR.. johnson OF Baiti-
more. wore laces originally owned by Marie
Antoinette.
A son of Attorney General Hardin OF Ken
tucky. although only fourteen years old, is six
feet high. and weighs one hundred and forty
two pounds.
Society is excited over the report that an ex-
Governor of New England is engaged to the
richest widow in America, whose residence is
in New York.
Cetewayo is an exceptionally fine specimen
of noble savage-big, black, fifty years OF
age, nearly six feet high, well proportioned'
with good natured, broad open face OF the
Zulu type.
Patrick Mcbride of Summer, ILL.,, sent hiS
lady love a proposal of marriage, accompany
ing it with promise to shoot her III case s'io
refused. She did refuse and he chased her al
over town with shot gun without Catching
her, however.
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-09

THE Democratic papers are loudly assert
ing that the resumption of specie payments
is due to Providence, and that the Republi-
can party is getting the benefit of that all
powerful help. That is very well. Now
will some of these papers tell us what Provi-
dence has done for them during the past
twenty years?
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-09
Springer's Testimony.

Of the speakers who came into this State
to defend the fusion programme and advo-
cate the election of the fusion ticket little
was known by the people of Maine. We
were for the most part ignorant of their an
tecedents, and of the estimation in which
they were held in that part of the country
whence they came, and could only judge OF
them by their performances in this State.
That gave them an advantage in the begin
ming. Unlike some of their Democratic col
leagues they were not discredited at the
start. But most of them lost no time in fur
nishing material from which to make up
Judgment. 1t is perhaps needless to say that
the judgment was in the highest degree un-
favorable. These imported speakers for the
most part distinguished themselves by
reckless audacity of statement and an enor-
nous mendacity heretofore unknown on the
stump in Maine. In extravaganza of mis-
statement, in virulence of abuse, in down.
right falsehood they even exceeded those ac-
tive and unscrupulous disseminators Of mis-
information, the fusion newspapers and
1t is only by their record made in Maine
that we propose now to judge these men,
and as part of that record we publish in an
other column a portion of a letter written by
Mr.. r. M. Springer to the Chicago Sentinel
and published in that paper in its issue OF
the End inst. Comment upon the letter is
unnecessary. The indignation of our read
ers will suggest proper terms of characteri-
zation This man, Springer, was one of the fu-
sion orators during the campaign just finished
and is now reputed editor of the New Era. We
only ask that whenever the intelligent voters
of Maine peruse that paper they recall the
statements made over Mr.. Springers own
signature in the article we elsewhere copy,
and attach to his editorial utterances the
same credit to which his personal utterances
are entitled. We further suggest that the
Argus, which has cowardly insinuated what
Springer states with audacious wickedness,
copy his article in order to show its readers
the character of the people of Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-09
The ROYAL Game.

From the Turf, Field and Farm.
Itisa curious fact, and one the causes of
which present subject well worthy of consid-
eraton that in this country the game of chess
does not receive that support and countenance
from men of wealth and position which it has
from them in every foreign country. Whether
it be that our wealthy classes takes no delight
in our intellectual pastime or whether from the
nature of our social and political organization
it has happened that in the struggle for wealth
they have as a class, been 80 constantly de-
voted to their pursuits that they have found
no time to acquire knowledge of the game,
we do not know, though we incline to the lat
ter view, because we cannot see how any man
of intelligence having such knowledge can
help feeling desire to aid others in acquiring
it by doing something for the cause. In for-
eign lands, when it is proposed to inaugurate
grand congress and tournament, such is the
hold the game has upon the governing class
that we see governments offering valuable prizes
and the notability striving for precedence in
their offers of contributions In Vienna, the
Baron Rotbschild is proud to be the president
of chess club; in France, Ministers of State
take pleasure in publicly acting on committees
and witnessing Journeys; III Canaua, the Mar
ouis of Lorne is willing patron; in England
we find Royalty itself not ashamed to acknowl-
edge its fealty to the game, while the names of
Lord Lyttelton, Earl Granville, Lord Gre
more, the Duke of Manchester, Earl Dudley,
Lord Arthur Hay, Lord Ravensworth, each of
whom has taken delight in serving on COM
mittees in that country, besides host OF other
noblemen, and men of letters who have time
and again taken public positions in connection
with the game sufficiently to prove the esti-
nation the governing class of that country
has of it.
The contrast presented by our own men OF
wealth is not at all to their credit. Here he is
rQrd ariS in terriS-that man of wealth and IN
fiuence who gives countenance and money IN
aid of an intellectual contest at chess; lavish OF
their means in support of every other brane1 Oh
sport, they hold aloof from chess, the hoples.
of them ALL and it is left to those VINO can les'
afford it to open their pockets to give IL SUSIE
nance AS we said before, we do not know the
reason of this lamentable indifference OF that
cIaes of onr citizens to what is so delightful to
the corresponding ranks of other countries.
Rnt that it SO we all know, and all regret-as
much on account of the stigma it puts upon
our men of wealth as because the game of
chess lacks in this country that encourage
ment from them which in foreign lands is free
ly and gladly given to it.
A young woman i'll Hamilton county, Ohio,
won prize by preparing good dinner in
sixtv-fve minutes One girl cooked q dinner
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-09

"THE potato is threatened with serious
damage from rot says the Machias Union
Why don't you attribute it to the resump-
tion policy? That would be in the line of
all your argument this Summer. DO you re-
frain from complaint because your party is
in the same condition as the potato?
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-09

TILDEN declines so act as an election in
spector, and says he is going into the coun-
try. Can it be that he disappreves of the
Democratic policy this year, and so is going
to dodge the vote? His experience in tax
lodging NAV be useful now.
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-09

THE Argus has not profted by the lessons
of the election. 1t still lodges and refuses
to reply to our inquiry whether it is ready
to assert squarely that Col. Fred N. Dow
bribed sixteen men in Harrison. Instead of
answering our questionit asks us if we deny
that Col. Dow offered to send sixteen five
dollar bills to sixteen men in Harrison if
they "would vote right We do most en-
phatically deny it, and challenge the Argus
to produce proof of its allegation in a court
of iuctoa