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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-10-14
Mark Twain's Story Of the Case.

When / was fourteen years old lived with
my parents, who were very poor and cores
pondingly honest. We had a youth living
with us by the name of Jim Wolfe. He was
decidedly fine fellow, seventeen years old
and very diffident He and l usually slept
ogether-virtuously- on one very cold
winters night cousin Mary-she's married
now and gone-gave what they called a
candy pulling in those days, in the West
and they took the saucers of hot candy out
side of the house in the snow, under a sort
of old bower that came out from the caves
it was a sort of an ell then, all covered with
vines-to cool this hot candy in the snow,
and they were all sitting around there, and
in the meantime we had gone to bed; we
were not invited to attend this party-we
were too young. The young ladies and gen.
tlemen were assembled there, and Jim and
were in bed. There was about four inches of
snow on the roof of this ell, and our window
looked out on to it, and it was frozen hard.
A couple Of tom-cats-it is possible one might
have been Of the opposite sex-were assem-
bled on the chimney, in the middle of this
ell, and they were growing at fearful rate,
and switching their tails about, and going
on, and we couldn't sleep at all. Finally,
Jim said:
cats off that chimney"
So | said, "Of course you would"
He said, "Well, / would"
l said again, "Of course you would
He said, II have q mighty good notion to
do it, anyhow"
Says !, "Of course you have; certainly you
have; you have great notion to do it"
Finally, l got his ambition up and he
raised the window, and climbed out on the
icy roof, with nothing on but his socks and
a very short shirt.
He went climbing along Oh all fours on
the roof toward the chimney where the cats
were.
In the meantime the young ladies and gen.
tlemen were enjoying themselves down un-
der the ewes.
When Jim reached the chimney he arose
to his feet, leaned around the corner, holding
on by one hand and made pass at the cats.
He missed his aim, lost his hold on the CHM
ney, his heels flew up, and he shot down and
crashed thro' those vines, and lit in the
midst Of those ladies and gentlemen, and sat
down in those saucers Of hot candy.
There was a general stampede, Of course,
and he came up stairs dropping pieces OF
china ware and candy all the way up, and
when he got up there--now anybody else In
the world would have gone into profanity or
something calculated to relieve the mind,
but he didn't-he scraped the candy off his
legs, nursed his blisters little, and said:
Il could have ketched them cats If / had
had on q good ready"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-10-14
Helena, Montana, Thursday, October II, 1880.

came on and the men began to turn over in
their blankets and yawn, the tall one aid:
Hello, Bill. How yer maxim it ?"
"Oh, I'm indigenous"
An Dave?"
Pm endogenous."
" An you, Lanky, yer. son Of sculptor ?"
ExogenOus."
How you feel, Jake 2" inquired one of the
three who had responded.
CryptogaEous, sir, cryptogamous.
walked out few steps to little stream
to get drink. felt thirsty, and ached
Then heard q voice from the blankets:
Wonder if them burned ole dinoth'rums
OF ourn done grazin'?"
Then reply:
Il guess they've got to the tertiary period !"
l walked a little piece on the road, to
breathe the morning air
/ kept on.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-10-14

In 1872, at the age of twenty-five, Guizot
married Mile. de Meulan, who was his senior
by good many years. She was woman of
good birth, and well known as writer. He
accidentally heard that she was in distress, and
although they had never met, he could not
resist the impulse to help her by writing
articles for her in q journal to which they
both contributed. The relation thus formed
ripened into frindsip. and after some time
"he wrote to tell her that she had become to
him." She associated herself with all his
plans, and her sympathy was not only a
source of profound happiness but an inces-
SAINT stimulus to work In 1897 Mime. GuizOt
died, and for a time her husband was incon-
solable. Ultimately, however, .he married
her niece, to whom he was as devoted as he
had been to his first wife. Even her best
friends can hardly call to mind or separate
the details of her individual life, it was
hencefOrth so entirely absorbed in that of her
husband. She worked for him, observed for
him, read and talked only for him. After
five years Of happiness she also died, and was
followed by the only son of the first Mime.
Guizot, an amiable and clever youth, who
was beginning to be Of essential service to
his father. Guizot felt these successive blows
keenly, and their influence on his modes of
thought may be seen in numerous references
to the more somber and mysterious aspects
Of human life. But they did not dimish
the ardor with which he sought to promote
what seemed to him the interests of his
country, nor did they prevent him from find
ing continually increasing pleasure in the
development of his three children.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-10-14
Kentucky's "Duty to ColOnize Voters
In Indiana.
From the Louisville (Ky.) Post (Denn.)l

From the Louisville (Ky.) Post Den.)
Democrats need not be uneasy in regard to
proper discharge Of all duties devolving
upon Mr.. w. H. English. Mr. English will
contribute his part to legitimate campaign
fund. But he will exercise some discretion
in the distribution of that fund. He knows
when and where to place it. He will see that
1t is used for the proper purpose. He will
see that it does not drop into irresponsible
hands. He will distribute it at the proper
time. Be easy. A word to the wise. Let
Kentucky do her duty and there is no
danger about the result in Indiana.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-10-14
The Wheat Crops of the World.

The total average production in Europe is
l 1,29s, 100000 bushels; in the world, 1,7O2,
100000. France leads Europe with 286, ,448,
600 bushels; Russia is next with 294 600, :
600; then comes Germany, Spain, Austro-
Hungary and Great Britain. The United
States produces 422OOO,OOO bushels; Algeria,
16,sOO,OOO each. This country produces
nearly one-half of all supplied by the world
after France, Russia, Germany and Spain are
excluded. The principal exporting countries
are giving as the United States, 100000 to
14s,O0O,OOO bushels; Russia, 100000 to
100000; and six others aggregating 49,
100000 to 46,OO0,OO0 Principal importing
countries, Great Britain, 98,O0O,0OO to 12O,-
100000; and four other European countries
aggregating 28,0O0,O0O to $4,000 900. Great
Britain thus appears from these figures to
take about one-half of what other countries
have to SELL"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-10-14
No. ..48

true where in known matters Of difference,
opposing judgments and interests exist.
Which of the two parties now striving for
success O wise man should support, for the
sake, not only Of the North, but in the end
and equally for the sake of the South, can be
judged without going beyond the one view
already suggested.-Sincerely your friend,
ROSCOE CONkLING.
Frank Hatton, Editor Ha,rkeye, Burlington, Ia.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-10-14
COUNTRY LIFE.

Not what we would but what we must
Makes up the sum of living;
Heaven Is both more and less than Just
In taking and in giving.
Swords cleave to hands that sought the ploupl
And laurels miss the soldiers brow
Ne. whom the city holds whose feet
Have worn its stony highways
Familiar with its loneliest street
Its ways are never my WAYS.
My cradle was beside the sea,
And there, hope, my grave will be-
Old homestead! In that old, gray town.
The vane is seaward blowing
The slip of garden stretches down
To where the tide is flowing,
Below they lie, their sails all furled
The ships that go about the world.
Dearer that little country house
Inland with pines beside it;
Some peach trees, with unfruitful boughs,
well, with weeds to hide;
No flowers, or only such as rise
Self-sown, poor things, which all despise
Dear country home! Can forget
The least of thy sweet trifes?
The window vines which Chamber vet
Whose blooms the bee still rifles?
The roadside blackberries growing ripe,
And i'll the woods the Indian pipe?
Happy the man who tills the field
Content with rustic labor;
Earth does to him to fullness yield,
Hap what may to his neighbor.
Well days, sound nights-oh can there be
A life more rational and free?
Dear country life Of child and man!
For both the best, the strongest
That with the earliest race began
That has outlived the longest.
The cities perished long ago;
Who the first farmers were we know
Perhaps our Babels too will fall
If so, no lamentations,
For mother Earth will shelter all,
And feed the unborn nations;
Yes, and the swords that menace now
Will be beaten to the plough.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-10-14
ROSCOE CONKLING.
His Letter ON the Political Situation,
Embracing in a Condensed Form
the Principal Points of His
Late Speech.

Mr.. Frank Hatton, editor Of the Burlington
Hapkeye, has received the following from
Senator Conkhng:
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24
COMMUNICATION.

AMONG the few important or
useful laws thus far passed by the
present Legislature--which has been
in session about seve,,tyna'se days
is the act promulgated on the 18th
inst, in reference to criminal trials.
The law provides that any offence
against the criminal statutes, not
capital nor necessarily punishable
at hard labor, may be tried summa-
rily by jury of five, an information
to be fled by the District Attorney
as soon as notified of the arrest OF
the accused by the Sheriff. By this
speedy process the Parishes will be
relieved of much expense heretofore
incurred for the maintenance of pris-
oncrs, while, at the same time, par
ties accused are afforded the consti-
tntional right to swift justice. This
is one at the wisest acts that our
law makers can claim credit for after
so many weary weeks of incubation
and wrangle.
We are not disposed to croak and
complain of the valuable time wasted
by the Legislature in speech making
but, granting all the delay aud delib-
Grafton required in the Constitution
for the enactment of bill, we think
that the Legislature should have
supplied the people with about all
the law they need and be ready to
adjourn before the end of their con.
stitutional limit.
As far as our own local interests
are concerned, we cannot but think
that, in the matter Of re districting
the State by the late convention, and
of locating the sessions Of the Su-
preme Court, by recent act of the
present Legislature, the Parish OF
Rapides-one of the largest outside
of Orleans--has been incontinently
snubbed by those who have been
delegated to represent her interests
or, in other words, Rapides should
be judicial and senatorial district
of itself, and the Supreme Court o.
the State should hold sessions it
Alexandria instead Of Shreveport
These two oversights may be rectifiee
in the future, but not till many years
have passed.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24
--~~~~~o-~-o~~~~e--~~o-o-o---o--~

The Culvert at the Bayou Rap
ides Bridge, just outside of the Cor
porstion, which we mentioned in our
last, as gradually giving away, has
entirely '.gone cup" and is perfect
wreck. It had been recently repair
ed at a cost of one hundred and fifty
dollars to the Parish, and from some
cause proved bad job. As there is
imminent danger to the back coun-
try around and to two-thirds of the
Corporation, active and practical
measures have been taken to rebuild
it at once. The Police Jurors who
tonld be seen have promised an ap-
preparation of one hundred and sew
enty- five dollars in The immediate
building of the Culvert, and few
public spirited citizens will advance
the money On this appropriation, the
Corporation, as its share, loauiag
City dollars on it. The work has
already commenced, Mr. Ball, an ex-
perienced manager in this sort of
work, and the business agent here OF
Emory Clapp, is experimenting the
work, and weather permitting, y good
aud perfect Culvert will be built in
side of ten days.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24
Ter again in, her ira de.

Ar a meeting held at the resi-
dence of Rev. Father L. Menard on
last Sunday night at Z o'clock, to or
ganize branch association of the
Irish Catholic Benevolent Union,
there were about thirty present, and
twenty-five gave in their names for
admission into the Association. 1t
was resolved that the organization
adopt the name OF" "St. Francis Xav.
ier's Catholic Benevolent Society,""
The following officers were elected
for the year 1880:
L. V. Marye-President.
John P. Grogan-Vice- President.
A. B. Rachal-Recording Secretly
j. B. Rachal-Financial Secretary.
Xavier Ransdell-Marshall.
P. Thomasy-Sergeant-st Arms.
After appointing committee to
draft a Constitution and Bylaws
for the government of the Associa-
tion, to report on Sunday at Z o'clock
p. m., the meeting adjourned. We
shall have more to say of this Asso-
citation in our next.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24

-FRoM official data from the Gov
ernment Observer, at this place, Red
River was at it's highest in April 20,
1879, and reached $500 above the
lowest water mark; June 20, 1873, it
reached 1920; May 10, 1874, it
reached 1890; April 20. 1875, it was
1890; April II, 1876, it touched 80.
80; May II, 1877, it marked 27.45;
March IA, 1878, it was 27.s0; May
May 26, 1879, it only reached 1920,
and the present season, March %,
1880 it has already reached 1920
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24

DISASTER TO THE MARIA LOUISE
The steamer Maria Louise, so we'll
known in this trade, struck hidden
log or obstruction in the channel in
old river, about six miles above Red
River Landing, on the morning Of
Thursday, March Is, 1880, and sunk
to her boiler deck in about fourteen
feet water. She lies perfectly even
and in condition that will admit Of
her being easily raised. At the time
Of the sinking, the Maria Louise had
1887 bales of cotton, 500 Of which
belonged to the Silver City's cargo,
l53 barrels of oil and 600 sacks OF
cotton seed meal. There were some
thirty passengers on board at the
time Of the disaster, but no lives were
lost. The Jesse K. Bell was the first
boat to reach the wreck, remained at
it some ten hours, and carried off
the crew, passengers and 313 bales
Of the cotton,
The Maria Louise was built for
this trade in 1871 by Capt. Brinker,
aud has always been commanded by
him. Dan Boardman and VIM. Gil
len were her pilots. She was insured
for $4,000 in home companies, and
the loss will not be heavy. The
wrecking boat, Salvor, and four ol
the Pool-line's barges, are at the
wreck. She will soon be raised, and
in short time, it is hoped to have
her again in her trade.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24
TREATING THE WRONG DISEASE.

- 3 i ~
Many times women call upon their
family physicians, one with dyspep-
sia, another with palpitation, another
with trouble Of the breast, another
with pain here aud there, and In this
way they all present alike to them
selves and their easy going and in
different doctors, separate and dis
tinct diseases, for which he pre-
scribes his pills and potions, assum-
ing them to be such, when, in res|i-
,ty, they are all symptoms caused ny
some uterine disorder; and while
they are thus only able perhaps to
.palliiate for q time, they are igno-
rant Of the cause, and encourage
their practice until large bills are
made, when the suffering patients
ARE no better in the end, but proba.
|tly worse for the delay, treatment,
and other complications made, and
which a proper medicine directed to
the cause would have entirely re-
moved, thereby institnting health
and comfort, instead Of prolonged
misery:
SHADE, ATHENS Co.. ONO.
DR.. r. ?. Pierce, Bafalo, N. r:
Your Favorite Prescription is work.
ing almost like q miracle on me. I
am better already than have been for
over two years.
LoRINDA E. ST. CLAIR.
YoRKvILLE, ToRoNro. ONT.,l
March l6, 1879
r. 2. Pierce, N. d.:
DEAR S1R-I write you about most
remarkable cnre Ofa lady friend OF
mine, Mrs. Ruthorn. Since her mar
riage, thirteen years ago, she has snf-
fered greatly from uterine disease,
which caused stsrihty. She tried the
most eminent physicians Of this part
Of the country, who told her she
wonld have to undergo an operation
with the knife. Being afraid Of this,
she was induced By reading yonr Med
ical Adviser to take your Favorite
Prescription and Pellets. She nssd
three bottles; as result she entirely
recovered her health and is the happy
mother Of n healthy babe.
Very truly yonrs.
Mrs. JOHN McELRoY.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24


-THE Grand Army Of the Rspub
lie aids in the support of the orphans
and widows ofits deceased comrades
and thus throws over these helpless
ones the broad shield Of the protec
tion Of its powerful organisation.
The sad fate Of the ten little babes
of General ]. B. Hood, (who lost a
fortune Of over 500, 900 BY the sud.
den depreciation Of the State bonds
of Louisiana, and whose wife and
himself died Of yellow fever in th.
same week last summer at New o..
leans), has prompted the soldier.
who were under his command to an-
nounce their adoption, but it is pro-
bable that = better guarantee for
their care, nurture, support and edu-
cation is afforded by the publication
of the great book Of the war, (the
fullest history Of the inside, 90 far,
from the Confederate side, left by
General Hood, and now published by
General Beauregard, on behalf Of
"The Hood Orphan Memorial Fund"
which is carefully invested in tile
loans Of the Unitea States.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24

The Pool Line and their steam
boats have drawn tight line down
on as, for the past ten days, in the
paper line. The Yazoo Valley pass
ed up without leaving this Office a
single paper; the pretty Jewel served
US 10 the same way, and the Laura
Lee managed to give us single New
Orleans paper as she passed up
And what is still more missed by US
are the two regular packages of Eas-
tern and Western papers, so long and
semi-weskly sent us by the Line.
For over two weeks these packages
have failed to reach Us.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24

We regret to learn that our fire.
boys have concluded to let their An.
niversary pass by without giving us
either parade or ball. Were they
afraid of giving the ladies chance TO
exercise their leap year privileges?
We are afraid so. Never mind, girls,
You'll have another chance in four
years from now, and we'll bet at the
end of the year 1854 there won't be a
single fireman left.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24
IseEniS kearRey.
CIYIS.

The notorious sand lot orator and
agitator, Dennis Kcarncy, who has
been for several years past a constan,
source of annoyance to the people of
San Francisco, has finally received
an installment of what he has so long
coveted, and what is very mild re
buke for the revolutionary and com
munistic doctrines which he has con.
tinually advocated.
In the recent upheaval against the
Chinese in San Francisco he was, as
heretofore, the leader Of the working
classes, who proposed to take the
bull by the horns and drive the Mon
golian element from the city at the
point of the bayonet. 1t Was ..believ-
ed at one time that nothing could
avert the threatened bloOdshed which
Kearney and his followers we're 80
eager to engage in. Tie military
and naval forces of the government
were called upon and, with the unit
ed and prompt action of the better
class of citizens, Kearney and several
of the ring-leadcrs were arrested and
held for trial. Kearney was prompt
ly sentenced to pay q fine of one
thousand dollars and to six months
in the House of Correction. The ell
ement of which Kearney is the repre-,
sentative and leader has become very
troublesome and, considering the ex-
travagant and outrageous opinions
they profess to entertain, must be q
source of very great uheasiness to
the law abiding people Of California,
We hope to see some steps taken to
rid the country of all such charac.
ters, and the sooner it is done the
better for the happiness and welfare
of all.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24
OM.MUNECATION.

Mr.. EDIToR--
Our friends in Pineyille have been
much exercised, and very justly so,
at the effort made TO deprive them of
their privileges as an incorporated
town. Nov that the danger is fairly
over, it is pleasant to know that their
fears were altoge' Ter gEoundless, and
no harm .ould possibly accrue to
;leir privileges from tue objection
able repeat bill. We are Informed
that This bill had passed in due foru'
through both Houses, and was in the
hands of the Governor for his sigma
ure, and, further, that it was with
some reluctance, and not until two OF
the Representatives from this Parish
requested him to do, that he consent
ed to veto the bill. Had he acted
otherwise, The result would not have
been different; and lie would simply
have promulgated as law something
which was utterly null and void, be
cause in violation OF one OF the
plainest provisions of the new Con.
,titulion. The trainers of this in
strument. with a lively recollection
of the evils resulting from hasty and
ex parte legislation under the old
Constitution, wisely inserted in the
new the following article:
Art. 4S. No local or special law shall
be passed on any subject not enumcr-
atcd In Article 46 of this Constitution,
unless notice of the intention therefor
shall have been published, without cost
to the State, in the locality where the
matter or thing to be affected may be
situated, which notice shall state the
substance of the contemplated law, and
shall be published at least thirty days
prior to the introduction in the General
Assembly of such bill, and in the same
manner provided by law for the adver.
tisement ofjudicial sales. The evidence
of such notice having been published,
shall be exhibited in the General AS
,emblp before such act shall be passed,
and every such act shall contain re-
cital that such notice has been given
The only question now is: were
the requirements of Article 4S com
piled with in the bill under discus
sion? TO make the act legal aud
valid one, and therefore binding upor
the parties interested, it cannot bt
denied that the necessary formoIilie'
so clearly indicated in Article Al
must be complied with. We believe
it is not claimed that a single pro
vision of this article was complied
with, and therefore the whole bill
even if it had received the signature
of the Governor, would have been a,
utter nullity. Comment is unneces
sary; and although some surpris
may be felt that the obvious require
ments of this important article o
the Constitution should be overlook
ell by the Governor and members o
both branches of the General AS
sembly, it is but fair to recol!ect tha
mistakes will happen, even in tn
best regulated families.
CIy1s.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24

- The melodious whistle of the
Packet, Jesse X. Bell, was heard
ringing through the woods and on
the bosom of old Red, bright and
early Monday morning. She made
her first Town landing a few minutes
before s So'clock, and tarried here dis
charging freight until near noon, and
then giided off for Grand Eeore. She
will leave here on time this day al
noon.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24
~~-o~-~-~~

THE Senate Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections, in the long de-
layed Kellogg case, have reported
two resolutions, one declaring that
W. P. Kellogg is not entitled to
seat in the Senate from Louisiana
for the term of six years, beginning
March 4th, 1877, and the other de-
claring that Henry NJ. spoford was
duly elected for that term, and is
entitled to the seat now occupied by
Kellogg.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24

In Mondays Shreveport mail we
received our daily Standard aud
Times of Friday and Saturday, when
we should have received them Satnr
day and Sunday. Every subscriber
here and in Pineville to these two
dailies received them when due, and
ours only came to hand as above
This is happening too often for our
own good and convenience, and We
slyo,iId like to know who is TO blame
for it.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-03-24

--THE Kate Kinney passed down
on Friday morning with q full load
and crowded with people. She tow
ed down three Of the Lire's barges
to the wreck Of the ill-fated Maria
Louise.