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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-08
rnr psstas or rnr PYRAMIDS.

IL may not be Amiss 20 notice here tho
work OF Professor Piazli Smith 10 which
he says the great pyramid was not roy.
al tomb, bat was bull, 70 preserve as,ra
uomicsI data; Aud that the supposed sar.
corhsgus 10 tho king. chamber never
held the body Of Khufu, but was made
for a metfieAl standard. This eminent
mathematician has attempted TO prove
that the King used ali the resources Of a
reign in erecting pile 1ve hundred feet
high 10 order 20 make clear to future ages
the points Of The compass aud the precise
length OF a Jewish cubll and all this ages
before the Jews bad beeu evolved, Dr.
Brugsch nowhere alludes to bis inganius
folly, that we remember; bat in the
course of his work the design OF the pyra.
mids il placed beyond controversy. The
names Of the principal pyramids are sig
nihcant: Qs-beh, tho cool; Ab.sotua, the
purest Of places; Khs.ba, the rising Of
souls; Men-setus, the firm place; Nuter.
setu, the most holy place; Noier- -selu, the
most beautiful place; Tat-selu, the most
lasting place; Menankh, the inn OF lie;
kha.noier, the good rising; Ba, the soul
These names show that the kings knew
what they were building. la the early
ages every Pharaoh set about constructing
his pyramid as soon as he was crowned.
Later, when these piles bad become num-
erous, il was the custom TO make a cham.
Der 10 the rock for a tomb,
One inscription relates the ceremony OF
placing the smbslmed body Of a king IN
his stone colin In tho heart Of his pyra.
mid. His son and successor spent a long
time alone with the mortal remains; then
he came out aud shut the doors, laying
sealing earth upon them, aud pressed
upon them his own royal seal, thus com.
mandiug the priests have completed
the locking up; no other Of any kings
shall any more enter in.
There is undoubtedly evidence of great
mathematical knowledge in the coustruc.
tlon OF the great pyramid. But because
seven hundred aud ffty-siI, the number
OF feet in the length Of one side happens
to be multiple Of The mean diameter OF
The earth, il is rather violent inference
to assert that the court architect was ac-
quainted with that diameter. For we
know how the pyramids we're made; and
il Kbufu bad lived another year The pyr-
amid would have been larger by one
course Of stone on each side. 1T is not
doubted that The Lights Originally so
called, perhaps, because encased IN white
marble) was tomb, like all the others,
"A wonderful tomb, doubtless, but still
tomb, and nothingielse. Wden the prya-
mid was finished there could have been
no access to the top either from without
or from within, and the theory of Profess
or Proctor that II was used as an observa-
tory appears to be bsseess. Without tel-
escopes and other instruments of the as
tronomer, an elevated platform would
have been OF little service. - Francis II.
Underwood, in Atlantic.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-08
FOXES ARs 30 POOLS.

a former resident Of New Hampshire
says that once, when citizen of that
state, be was ehoppiug, and hearing The
bsying Of the hounds In the distance, be
looked up and saw the fox passing near
him and making directly for pasture 10
which was round bill with 3 steep ledge
on one side Of n. The fox sat down 81
lhe top u tie ledge - II 70 consider for =
moment lie then pssfel entirely
arouud lhe bin and sat dswH 10 lbe same
place agsis. After psssIog Sround The
secoud time Ia the same track, be gath.
cred himself up for ; tremendous leap
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-08

aud landed lu the s0f. saow Al Tho loos "a
lhe ledge aaA rsa Ger dear lle When
TIE h1asds csme up they ioa0d lhs a..
taagcmenl oompietc and ID aooa have
doas huaumaui good 70 bayo brafa
them give tonkue ~ tbey dsried srosud
thet circle This waa repeated ,lli libe
huaieu came up atd learned oi ne ststc
Of siisls They were thea called oa abd
took uew departure on more prcmis.
ing track and were soon cot Of hearing
Our Informant did 80, kBow the resut
Of the bout, hat lhought that taN that
had showed himself sush au adept Ia
strategy would be equal to ths occasion
agaiu.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-08

sPURTs ef disgusting huous,
snufleS, CraokLng pHiHs In tho
Head, Fead Breath, Deafaoss, and
any Catarrhal Comr lain can be ox-
terminated by Wei Do Meyer,
Catarrh Cure. n Censtltutional An
tidoto by Abaorrtioa. Tho most Inn
portant Discovery sineo Vaccination
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-08

depot That lady and gsutlemsn are 10
nocsnt Here Is ibslr yAlise, With bel
ulgbtcsp ln IL.
Great vas The isughler, mulliisrioal
the comments, aud deep tbe interest o
the crowd in al this dialogue, which Ihe,
appeared 10 regard A. a delighual enter
tsinmeai sos ~ expressly for ihet
Amusement
+ Then you say this here Thing Is yoursI
said The detective, relaxing his hold upor
the bridegroom aud confronting e.,
captain.
Yes Il il mlue.
+ Aud bow did you come By tbes,
spoons?
+ spoons, Yen jaoksuspsl said the cap.
tain, dazzling pistols.
Z DO you call these pstols1 said the po-
lioemAn, aolding up to view one Of The
spoous marked I. b.
I The captain, aslonished, gssped, It Is
the wrong yalise again after all
Step, not 80 fast said the police iunc.
tionAry, now Invested with great dignity
by the Importance Of The affair be found
himself engaged in. II so be as how you
have got the lSdy's valiss, she is all right,
aud can 20. Bat in tha, case this is yours
sud Il comes on You to account for them
as stolen spoons. Have to take you iu
charge, all foar Of ye.
Why, you impudeut scoundrell roared
the captain; With had my pistols here !;
I'd teach you to insult gentleman shAk.
ing his Gst.
The dispute waxed fast aud furious.
The outsiders begsn to take part 10 IT,,
aud there is no telling how il would have
ended ha2 not sn explosion, followed by
a heavy fall and scream OF pain, been
heard in an adjoining room. The crowd
rushed to the scene Of the new attraction.
The door was fast. Ii was soon burst
open and the mystery explained The
thief who bad carried of the captains va
lise by mistake Tor his own and taken ii
rp TO his room aud opened il to gloat over
the contents be supposed Il to contain,
thrusting bis hands in after the spoons.
In doing so the pistol had gone off, the
bullet making round hole through the
side OF the valise, and corresponding
wound in the calf of his leg.
The wounded rascal was taken n
charge first by the detective and then by
the doctor; and the dueIists aud the wed
ding pair struck up friendship on the
ground of their mutual mishap, eulmi-
mated in supper where the fun was
abundant, and where il would be hard to
say which was 10 the best spirits the
captain for recovering his pistols, the
bride for getting her nightcap, the BRIDE
groom for escaping the station house, or
The duelists for escaping each other. All
resolved to mark that day with white
stone, aud henceforlh to mark their black
travelling bags in white letters.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-08

oi Cupids bow Bat thls orc pail suili'
ors 10 fet bin sptingiug sgAlu-- backing,
now, with archvd back aui head he,weeu
bis kuess, laadinE on siiG lsgs 20 jar b,
burden "a, or falling full weight "a hi.
slide and rolling over 10 sufape d free,
Tic viii ,it 90 biz hsunahes aud haflhim.
sell backward will deck biz bead and
turn a sumerAul,; faslly will stand slil
trembling with anger and cxsuslion, and
let you lead bin away, conquered,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-08
Now Is TIE TIME
% gel thofs
Old Clothes Colored

And Cleaned up tor summer Wear.
u sill nstRs tea iGsA wsgf sk ntH tad say,
bassne We shAA tspf AaH aesFis sFery vesl
anf.lF tie sHrlug. Al eoi1ft sarFkhted 'aS
arA gnAff1Efses Be Elxt sAhsfat.}aa nFssxe.
thsaia ks flEpes bstofs eYtns hgi eaats Fsuti
EEa stAsf gos3s cas- he sgs8 witAaet.
3. = hTNoNbs.
y "a UMss.
MsnEkesleg. ysl, Apni i9ak. .is7g ~
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-08

a bee siing Il one fourth " aa
long a very insiguiEssnl thing apps
fently, bat L leaves sirm lmpression
shout two feet deep. There is nothing
suagy about she sensation caused By a
bee sting, although Il may look that way.
A young man Of Lodi, Tenn !, has gone
es.zy over = mania tor neekties.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-11
How He'd DO II.
detroit Free Press. I

| u. detroit Free Press
Several men were gathered at the door of 8
blacksmith-shOp on Cass avenue the Other
morning, when a schoolboy not over years
of age came along with tears in his eyes, aDC
one of the group asked: r... =. -.
Whats the matter, my boy-fall down p
'N-no, but I've got hard 'rithmetic lesson
and l expect to get llicked!" was the an.
swer. S #att ."@. p.
Let me see, used to be king-bee on
fractions" ~. -. ,.,..4,s s.....rs ..I --....
The man took the book, turned to the page
and read: ....e..
"RuLE Find the least common multiple
of the denominators of the fractions for the
least common denominator. Divide this
least common denominator by each denomi-
nator and multiply both terms of the
fractions by the Quotient obtained by each
denominator. r. .#
He read the rule aloud and asked if any,
one could understand it. All shook their
heads, and he then continued: -Lt
"Well, now, think should 60 to work
and discover the least uncommon agitator. I
would then evolve parallel according to the
intrinsic deviator and punctuate the thermom-
eter."
80 would II" answered every man in
chorus, and one of them added: "I've work
ed 'em out that way thousand times!"
business and had made money, could even
understand the working of the rule, much
less work examples by it, and yet it was ex-
pected that nine-year old boy should 60 to
the black board and do every sum off-hand.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-11

Col. j. T. Clark, General Superintendent
OF the Union Pacific, who recently returned
10 Omaha from an important business trir
over that road, was interviewed by repor.
ter OF the Republican, During the converse.
tiOn he made the following statements re.
garding railroad construction, which will be
of interest to Montanians:
| The Black Hills.railroad is to be commenc-
ed in few weeks. A party of civil engi-
neers will start from Cheyenne to-day or to-
morrow and make the preliminary survey,
| and the grading will be begun as soon as the
ground will admit of work, and the route is
definitely located. The road will be built
from Cheyenne north to the North Platte riv-
er TO point 20 or 30 miles north of Ft. Lar
annie. a distance of about 13O miles, this year.
The ultimate destination will be the Yellow
stone Park for the main line, and the Black
Hills Tor the branch line. The track is to be
the standard gauge. Laramie county, in
in which Cheyenne is located, voted $4OO,-
OOO in bonds on the Goth of January to aid in
the construction of the road, and to be deliv-
cred when 100 miles shall have been complet-
ed and shops costing $25, 900 shall have been
erected at Cheyenne. No time is set within
which the 100 miles are to be finished, but
MIR. Clark says that more than 100 miles will
be built this year, and the inference is that
the shops will also be built before another
year rolls around, all of which will prove
big boom for Cheyenne.
The distance to the Yellowstone National
Park, which is destined to be one of Ameri-
cas- greatest favorite resorts, is about $50
miles by the proposed route, which will fol-
low along the old government wagon road.
Between Cheyenne, Fort Fetterman and Ft.
Mckinney, two important military posts, it
passes through vast stock range, which is
now partially occupied. Vast coal deposits
of the best kind are found along the road.
From Fort Mckinney all the way to Boze-
man there is an agricultural belt of fertile
valleys. Most of this part of the country is
known as the Big Horn region. The road
will probably run within 35 or 40 miles of
Fort Custer ana 100 miles from Fort Keogh,
and quite near the Crow Agency, and finally
striking the rich Montana settlements. The
rich mines of the Big Horn region are on the
left of the route, and the great stock ranges
on the right, while along the Powder, Tongue
and Rosebud rivers are groupings of coal
In the Big Horn country are heavy pine for
ests, the only ones of any note between Chey-
enne and Montana. This road will tap the
only really valuable country that the North
ern Pacific goes into after it leaves northern
Minnesota and central Dakota. The streams
of water in this section of the country, soon
to be reached by the new road from Chey-
enne, are pure, clear water filled with trout,
while on every hand there is an abundance
of game of every description. Several COL
umns could be written upon the resources
and wonders of this new country, which is
so soon to be opened up to settlement and de-
yelOpment. ......
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-11

TSt Louis Times Correspondent, February 12l
''Blaine is man of fine presence, genial
and if he will hold the tail of the kite he Cal
do so, have no doubt. The recent charm
ing little party at Harrisburg would seem t.
point that road. BY the way Mr.. Lincoln
did me the honor to ask me to take the
second place on the ticket with him in 1854
replied that was only about forty years
old and did not desire to shut myself up ir
the sarcophagus, of the Senate desk. | also
jocularly, but most prophetically, avowed
that | would accept his offer, provided he
gave bonds to die three months after his in.
auguration." a< "'1nl @l-'.'.3 ri 1
FL prophetic, indeed!' .za.'@7s t-@'
eyes the joke came back to me with in
tense sadness" ~ 5iH.r 43s5@ q. a-gs1a
. 9oTbere was no smile on the face now. The
eyelids lOoped 10 their lowest as he almost
savagely jerked the ashes from his cigar.
'Haye you no belief in a Democratic vic
tory, General" ?"
''No! The Democrats haven't the faintest
hope of success" ............... .'..ar
mot with Tilden, Bayard, or Seymour p
''Not with anybody" said the General en-
phatically. "Grant will go in with whirl.
The Tammany quarrel is fatal to reconcilia-
ton with Tilden." a
We smiled sickly smile of doubt of this;
we didn't make the smile snowy. for we were
in the lions den, and we hadn't the advantage
even of Daniels gingham umbrella for pro-
lection.
'Mr. Payne's name is mentioned in con-
nection as the dark horse"
Il know him, said the General, quickly
"Henry B. Payne, of Cleveland. A good
man; hard-money man, but Extensively SO.
One of the Electoral Commission. IL
Democrat were to be elected there is no one,
perhaps, would rather see achieve the
honor than Payne. A good fair man.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-11
Helena, Montana, Thursday, March II, 1880.

But the night before he was to sail fo
Nova Scotia the waiter came up to his roor
and announced, IA lady"
''It's my MOTHER" thought Mr. Paradox
who was sitting staring into the red Goals o
the CRATE, as if they were riddle that he wa
trying to read.
But it was not his mother. It was hi
wife!
"It's only me, Louis" said Abby Jane
trembling all over Ill wanted to speal
just word or two before you went away
forever!"
''Are you not satisfied with the allow
ance? ?" said Mr.. Paradox, gloomily.
''Oh, quite; it's more than generous !" sai(
Abby Jane, hurriedly. "Only Louis.
couldn't help telling you one or two thingI
before we part. was wrong about Rover
He was noble dog l should have let hin
stay, only-only was little out of temper
that day. And-Tve asked your mothers
| pardon for refusing to let her live with US
| think, now, that she would have been 8
great help and comfort to me. And I think,
Louis, that should feel better if you would
say you forgave me for scolding so much
about your cigars And
Stop!" said Mr.. Paradox "It isn't
right. Abby Jane, that all the apologies
should be on your side. I've been wrong my
self r.
I" Oh, no Louis, mol" cried out the little
wife, bursting into flood of bitter tears.
eyes was about your Aunt Anastasia %
declared Paradox.
''She was dreadfully trying old creature, "
owned Abby Jane, land l knew it all the
time 4.
'But should have treated her civilly."
persisted Mr.. Paradox. "And shall always
regret, Abby Jane that I did not give you
that season at Saratoga"
. Dear Louis, don't talk so! All ask of
you is to forget and forgive my horrid tenn
per" besought Mrs. Paradox.
" If there is any forgiveness" said the hus-
band. with softening eyes. sit is | that need
it. | have acted like fool, Abby Jane"
We have both been foolish, Louis, F" tim
idly suggested the wife.
: But because we have been idiots it don't
follow that we need be for the future" said
MI. Paradox holding out both his hands
ABBY Jane shall / 60 to Nova Scotia or
shall stay? Speak quickly it is for you to
"Stay," whispered Mrs. Paradox.
He folded her close to his breast.
Little wife" he said, Let US go down
to old Psrchment's Office and tear up those
papers of separation"
Il don't care how soon you do it," SAIL
Mrs. Paradox, laughing and crying in the
same breath.
"And then ~
"And then," said said Mrs. Paradox, twist
ing the second button of her husbands coat
around and around, "we'll begin life over
again.-on an altogether new platform!'
And that was the end of the legal separa-
ton! Ofcourse there was general gust of
gossip about it; people said that sit was
very strange that the Psradoxes didn't know
their own minds" ..ru.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Paradox were suited,
and, after all. that was the main thing.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-11
Preventive Of Scarlet Fever.
indianapolis Journal.

Mr.. G. E. Wright, Of this city, has been
experimenting with carbolic acid as proph-
ylactic of scarlet fever, and is favorably i'm
pressed with it's efficacy. 1t seems to abort
the disease. In numerous cases persons in
an infected household who took the acid have
every one escaped Infection, while all who
failed to take 1t were attacked. In the fam
iy of Mr.. e. J.. Devise, foreman of the Jour-
nal composing room, all who took It escaped
while the servant girl, who refused to take it,
10 now down with the disease. The subject
is one worthy the study of every physician,
and If the theory 10 established. the discovery
is one of the most important ever made in
medicine. The doctor puts five drops of acid
in half pint of wafer, and gives teaspoon
ful four or five times day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-11

The editor of the New York Bullion, q
paper supposed to be stepped to the core in
financial knowledge, throws up the sponge
as follows: ''The ways sf finance are past
finding out. We have interviewed several
millionaires who have attained their wealth
within q few years, and neither of them
know as much about finance as an average
editor whose principal puzzle is how to pay
bis board bill, and o very modest one, too.
We confess we know as little of the subject
as the average millionaire" The man who
gathers In millions has no time in which to
study the intricacies of finance. He constant
ly keeps bright lookout for the big dollars
and '.be gathers them in-he gathers them
in"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-11

Live out of doors ss much as you can. II
is the place for man 10 be- 1t is good for
the health. A distinguished physician was
In the habit of saying: However bad the
air may be out of doors. il is always worse
IN the house." 1t is good for the temper.
People who are always shut up In house
are apt to grow freifnl and peeyish. They
are prone to acquire narrow views of things,
and TO worry over trials not worth consider
ing. 1t is good for The whole character-for
strength. hope patience and fortitude. 1t ex-
pands and softens one nature and makes us
more charitable.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-11

[From the San Francisco Post.l

[From the San Francisco Post.l
When brave. concludes to marry, either
a first or subsequent wife, the manner of bis
courtsbip is the same. He makes no effort
to become agreeable to his intanded bride
indeed, rarely if ever notices her, or speaks
to her, except in answer to questions she
may put to him. He pays more attention,
however, to her male relations, especially
her brothers, if she has any. Finally, if he
becomes satisfied that declaration will not
be rejected, then the whole affair is accom-
plished in few hours, and generally In this
fashion At night he takes the presents in
tended for the girls parents, who alone are
entitled to receive any, and places them near
the lodge in which she resides. If the pre-
sents are horses they have their trappings
also, and are tied with macate near the lodge.
If cow is to be given, single straw, or q
cows horn, which signifies the Intention, is
tied to the lodge. If the presents are except
ed, which almost always happens, the girl
goes in the morning and builds new lodge
or hut for herself and husband, and puts the
straw in for their bed. If man is rich,
there Is some ceremony about the marriage !;
if poor, very little or none. -..
Before finishing this story will speak of
q strange custom among these Indians, for
which they can give no reason. It is consid-
cred great indecency for man to look at
his mother-in-law's face, and still more so to
speak to her. If by chance they happen to
come close together, one runs in oae direction
a1d the other in the opposite one, until they
are several yards apart. Sometimes, if they
happen to be near an age, pretence of in
tending to approach each other is INDUCED in
as a joke. For instance the sor-;n-law is in
a hut, and the mother approaches near
enough to be heard, and calls to him that she
is approaching. He replies do You not
know am here 2" She answers s'Yes, but
am coming ali the same" He then dares
her to come, but invariably when he per-
ceives she is getting nearer than good breed
ing allows he takes to bis heels. to the great
diversion of the lookers-on. I never heard
any reason given for this custom, but 1t is
universal. and never broken oyer except in
very extreme cases.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-11

Give me three gains of corn, mother,
Only three grains of corn;
1t will keep the little life have
Till the coming of the morn.
am dying of hunger and cold, mother,
Dying of hunger and cold,
And half the agony of such death
My lips have never told.
l am gnawed like wolf at nv heart mother,
wolf that is fierce for blood
All the live-lOng day, and the night beside
Gnawing for lack of food.
dreamt of bread in my sleep, mother,
And the sight was heaven to see--
/ awoke with an eager, famishing lip,
But you had no bread for me.
How could look to you, mother,
How could look to you, ....
For bread to give your starving boy,
When you were starving, too?
For read the famine in your cheek,
And in your eye 80 wild,
And l felt it in your bony hand
AS you laid 1t on your child.
The Queen has lands and gold mother,
The Queen has lands and gold,
While you are forced to your empty breast
skeleton babe to hold.
A babe that Is dying of want, mother,
AS am dying now,
With ghasty look in it's sunken eye,
And famine upon its brow.
What has poor Ireland done, mother,
What has poor Ireland done,
That the world looks on and sees US starye,
Perishing, one by one7
Do lhe men Of England care not, mother,
The great men and the high,
for the suffering sons of Erin's Isle,
Whether they live or die?
There is many brave heart here mother,
Dying of want and cold,
While only across the channel, mother,
Are many that roll in gold:
There are rich and proud men there, mother,
With wondrops wea th in view,
And the bread they fling to their dogs tonight
Would give life to me and you.
Come nearer to my side, mother,
Come nearer to my side,
And hold me fondIy, as you held
Ny father when he died;
Quick, for cannot see you, mother,
My breath is almost gone;
Mother! dear mother! ere die
Give me three grains of corn.