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Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20
ornament.

Almost the first function of ornament is to
compensate, correct, or qualify the simple
ity or ugliness of form dictated by necessity.
1t is common mistake to suppose this is to
be done by overlaying it with enrichment, and
hiding it under heap of ornament. The
simplest and most obvious lines on which to
build house, the enevitable connstrucion OF
a machine, the traditional shape of piece OF
furniture, the convenient form of gas pipe,
each and all of these may be far from beau
tiful, but that is scarcely an argument why
they should be smothered with scrollery. If
the necessary form is indeed beyond descrip-
ton, there are only two courses-either to do
without it, or to put up with it as it is. But
it is not often so hopeless as that. In most
cases little careful consideration will show
that some of theobjectionable features may be
omitted or supplanted by others more pre-
sentable, and that the ill-effect of some may
be counteracted by decorative features that in
no way interfere with the use or even with
the character of the object. 1t is not quaint
ity of ornament that tells, hut ornament in
the right place; few cross bands here and
there break the disproportionate length, par
allel stripes to counteract the appearance of
thickness, occasional rosettes or flowers to
distract attention from the less interesting
parts of the construction-simple devices
like these are enough to redeem form OF
ugliness.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20
Advice For Good Times.
New York Tribune.l


The Rev. Robert Collye1 yesterday morn
ing preached ''sermon for good times" in
the Church of the Messiah. Mr.. Collyer took
his text from Luke vii, 21: $50 is he that
layeth up treasures for himself. and is not
rich toward God"
The wisest and most thinking men about
us, said the preacher, believe that we are en-
tering on the most prosperous times ever seen
in these States. If this is true all will share
in the prosperity. and many young men in
this congregation will in time become million
aires The temptation to narrow down the
sympathies in order to grow rich while we
neglect God is great, and want to plead that
we shall not fall into this snare. Young men
ought to think OF taking to themselves wives
and rearing families, as if such things were
near at hand, instead of being in the distant
future, and the young women should have
other thoughts than of silks, jewels, halls and
parties. A man does not want to marry a
musical box, and young women should pre-
pare themselves for good American wives.
Another reason why people are not rich tow
ard God is the idea men entertain that they
should leave large provisions for their fami-
lies. 1t is better for the children that they
should build up their own fortunes. Rich
mems sons are not likely to be worth more
than their fathers gave them. The wealthy
young American goes to Paris or London,
gets lot of veneer and looks down on all
American institutions. saw them in Paris
in 1878.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20

In Denver, last week, Rev. Mr.. Waltham
was engaged to perform wedding service at
a fashionable residence near Capitol HILL He
was there at the appointed hour, book in hand.
ready to earn an x. The company was as
sembled. The groom was there, arrayea in
his best of garments and department.. The
hour of 8 arrived The guests waited, and
waited, and waited, till $50 o'clock, when
the young lady who was to be united in mat
rimony entered the room, her face flushed, q
glare in her eyes, her hands trembling, and a
look of solid satisfaction on her face. The
happy pair were united, the husband appear
ing much cast down while the ceremony was
being performed, nor did he rally when con-
gratulations were offered.
At last one of the guests asked:
"Why did you keep as 80 long in wait
ing?"
that if I could work out the IS puzzle before
we were married should be boss for one
year." -,
"Did you work it out?"
ayes, I worked the confounded thing out.
but. Lord bless you. how my head feels u
was the response of the fair young bride.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20
The Law OF Immigration.

The stream of immigration which is now
pouring into this country, and which plomi-
ses to reach 350,000 or 100000 before the
year is out, follows with curious accuracy the
course of events after past revivals of bust
ness. Both in the industrial blight which fell
over this country after the war of 1912, in
1887 and in 1857, the panic was superseded
by increased land sales in the West, and a
migration from the East to I'LL them, cheap
grain and q great grain export, rush of i'm
migration from Europe, which is in progress
now, coupled with vast increase in specula-
ton. 1t is curious circumstance that after
1887 and 1857 the swollen tide of immigra-
ton came at the same time with the discovery
of new mines and speculative mining fever
in the West. 1t has generally taken from five
to ten years after immigration set in before
the bubble broke, 30 reviving is this fresh
addition of new blood and new labor.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20
ALONG A SLOPE OF GRASS.

Along a slope Of grass she came;
And as she walked, virgin shame
Lit up her faces snow with flame.
Full slight and small she was, and bent
Her little neck shyly, as she went,
In some child-like bewllderment.
Gold was the color of her hair;
The color of her eyes was fair;
The sun shone on her everywhere.
o fair she was as hawthorn flowers!
1t seemed the flush of the Spring hours
Lay on her cheeks, and Summer showers
Had bathed her in sweet content,
A virginia. faint ravishment
OF peace; for with her came scent
OF flowers plucked with childish hand
In some forgotten Fairland,
Where all arrow the sweet years stand.
And all the creatures of the wood
Crept from their leafy solitude,
And wondering around her stood.
The fawns came to her, unafraid.
And on her hand their muzzle laid;
And tiuttering birds flew down and staid.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20
Josh Billings Philosophy.

Thare iz a great deal ov fastidiousness that
IL merely cultivated, very low order of
hypokrasy, at best.
Piety il the only thing about religion that
amounts to ennything, but the world are too
apt to rate mans religion by hiz kreed, and
the price he payz for hiz pu in the church.
Whenever you see man hanging around
Wimmin's Rites Convenshun, anxious to
run the concern, yu will find either kussid
phool or plain ded beat
Thare is lots of people who call themselves
Christians, who are never so happy az when
they are passing around the hat.
Man IL strange kritter, an enigma, kon-
undrum, made in the image Nv God, and Still
full Nv odditys that would puzzle monkey,
and weaknesses that would look ridikilus in
kokroach or grasshopper
The happyest condition ov married ire IL
WHARF the partys each have strong and oecio-
ed tastes, and study to make thoze tastes
agreeable to each other.
Mi sweet youth, if you hav emmy, ov the
monkey in yure nature be kerphull now yu
kultivate it. Fust rate monkeys even are
doubtful blessing, but the other grades are
but little better off than ideots.
The power ov a sententence Consists ID the
strength of the idea and the simplicity oV the
language.
In the matter ov bringing up children no,
tiss that thoze people who never nav nao
emmy kan tell yu all about how the tning
should be done. .r. ..t....
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20
Good Advice.

When girls midway in their teens, says an
exchange, throw off their natural girlish
habits and attire, don long skirts, skOot up
the hair and affect the airs and dress of
young women, they would often be surprised
to know what their elders really think of the
improvements. One such young miss went
to the depot lately to meet an aged friend of
the family, and was surprised to find herself
not recognized upon greeting the visitor as
she stepped from the car
"Don't you know me, auntie p
"Why, this isn't Maria, is it"
Certainly; don't you think l look better
than did last summer when you were here?'
mo, replied the honest soul, looking the
girl over, ''to tell the truth, do not. Go
home and let down your hair, and be young
while you can, for it will not be many years
before you will be glad to have people take
you for grl."
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20
The Church and Total Abstinence.

The New York Weekly Witness expresses
the decided opinion that, Notwithstanding all
the agencies at work to further the cause OF
total abstinence, there is actually ''more gen.
teel wine and beer drinking in church. going
families now than there was from 90 to 40
years ago." All admit that inebriates should
totally abstain, but when you come to teach
total abstinence, either to children or adults,
YOU lose the help of ''most of the ministers
who have liquor-drinkers and sellers in their
congregations, however friendly they may be
to the cause themselves-of Sabbath schools
where some of the teachers use liquor, and OF
Young Mems Christian Associations, when
some of the leading members keep liquor IN
their houses. The furthest these will go Is
to condemn excess" .. Nal.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20

The Louisville Courier-JoUrnGl tells of a
lady living in that State who bought a lot OF
Louisville and Nashville stock at $3S share.
When the stock had advanced to $41, she
wrote to her broker to sell. She forgot to
send the certificate of stock, and the broker
replied that he couldn't sell without the GER
tifcate. Meanwhile the stock had advanced
to so. The lady found that the certificate
had been mislaid. She searched high and
low, her heart bounding as the stock kept
bounding, until when the latter sailed into
the nineties she was frantic. No where could
the certificate be seen. Meanwhile the stock
went up to 11O. 12O, 130, and just as it reach
ed 141, $50 per cent, above what she first de-
sired to sell for, the missing certificate turn
ed up She sold at 141.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20
SHE WON HER LOVER.
The Wicked Ruse of Very Wise Young
Lady.

The length to which those who mend our
shirts will allow prejudice to carry them, even
in matters of apparently small import, was
illustrated recently in the case of beautiful
young lady of this city, who year ago was
whirling madly in the vortex of fashionable
society, and had apparently no object in her
life except the qualification of the various
whims and fancies which spring perennial in
the female breast. Suddenly she became
convinced that this mode of life was wrong,
and that the true sphere of woman was in the
domestic circle, provided she could get one
of her own; and it is worthy of remark that,
when the young lady made up her mind to
this effect, she had already reached the some
what mellow age, for girl, of 26 summers,
all of which had, according to custom, passed
lightly over her head, and seen no less than
four young men, who at different times had
seemed securely bound by the soft letters of
love, glide gently but firmly out of reach. 1t
was after some reflection on this melancholy
chapter of her career that the young lady ar
rived at the conclusion above alluded to, and
at once proceeded to put into execution her
ideas.
Discarding the bangs, bangles. frizzes, bar
Der pole stockings and other articles of per-
sonal adornment with which she had been
accustomed to bedeck her person, she returned
to the Puritan simplicity in the matter of
dress, which characterized our foremothers,
and, as female acquaintance said, ''made
an object of herself" generally. But beneath
this artless simplicity there lurked deep laid
plot. One of the most estimable young men
of the neighborhood, who had been looking
for wife among the daughters of the first
families, but had been unable to find one that
seemed to care for anything but dress, noticed
with pleasure the change in Miss M, and
resolved to win her. 1t is hardly necessary
to say that he had practically walk-over,
and after the expiration of brief but pleas
ant courtship cheerfully staked a minister
$40 for making them one. Hardly had the
honeymoon begun when the Puritan-ike
maiden blossomea out in the most gorgeous
manner with fine raiment, telling the partner
of her dry goods bill that the discarding OF
fashionable finery was only done to win her
own, honest Charley. The young man saw
that he had been roped in, but escape was
impossible, and he is now simply dreadful
example of the lengths to which deception
may be carried.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20
Dried Up.
Eureka New Leader.1

Eureka tNev.) Leader.]
Where at one time was Ruby Lake there is
at present not drop of water. This sheet
of water, seven or eight years ago, was from
18 to 90 miles in length, and varied in width
from helf mile to two or three miles, and
was in a number of places very deep. 1t
was fed by the numberless springs along the
base of Ruby Mountain, and was the largest
body of water in Eastern Nevada. For q
number of years it has been gradually drying
up, until at last it has entirely disappeared.
What has been the cause of this is mystery.
The Ruby range of mountains is considered
the largest and finest between the Rockies
and Sierra Nevadas. and besides being well
wooded, has been the best watered chain of
mountains in Nevada.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20

A wealthy English parvenu, who began
life with lapstone on his knee, invited ku-
lax, the great pianist, to dinner, and ,mme-
diately after the meal insisted on his playing
for the company. Kulak complied and IN
vited the snob to dinner at his residence or
the following Sunday. After the meal kulsE
astonished his guests by placing pair v OF olo
are these for ?" oueried the latter. Kulak
ranlied last Sunday you did me the honor
~ invite me TO dinner, and insisted upon my
nav;no with music. I have returned the
ccomnliment and require my shoes to be
mended. Every man to his trade.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20
THE BRIGHT and WONDROUS FUTURE

What wOndrous workings of the human mind
Inventions neW-we almost daily find;
Promoting ease, contributing to wealth;
Allaying pain, or to promote the hcal,h
Restore the sight, or caused the MANNED to walk
The deaf to hear, perhaps the dumb to talk;
Electric lights transforming night to day;
And friends in converse. distant far away,
Each from the other, yet each other view;
Rehearsing love, or planning schemes anew,
While moneyed kings though oceans intervene
Their councils hold, as when together seen.
The flying ship that Edison would plan
May prove the great triumphal act of man;
Transform the world commingle all within;
Create anew, except its rule OF sin.
With freighted cars through ethers space to fly,
As tails of comets to the naked eye;
And friendly call at Moscow or Japan
To dine; then sup at night with Mary Ann
Amid the hills of Allegheny fame
AT rural home to have returned again.
One exploration only row remains;
The lone North Pole explorers would attain
And spike the colors of all nations there;
Then navIgatOrs we will have to spare;
New spheres to find, some planet to explore,
For restless progress ever Graves for more;
And Science with its ever onward reach
Win be again renewed new truths to each;
Perhaps the land of Paradise to find,
So long desired by all human kind;
And re-ordained 10 be the home of all
No count of time, and children ever small.
AS elimination to our nations fame
Let freemen seek some statesmen to regain;
Some jealous patriots as were born of old,
Who will not barter freemens hope for gold;
But will devote to freedom and its cause
Their sacred honor and uphold her laws"
Dished at once the demagogues that rave
And threaten freedom with an early grave.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20

8 THE dowry of Mrs. Charles 81. Norris,
daughter of Hon. Daniel Wells, of Milwau-
kee, recently bestowed. is probably the
largest ever given in the West and consisted
of check given for 800, 1000, $3.50, 900 in
United States bonds and $3.50, 600 in stocks
in iron companies and mines in the peninsula
of Michigan, making grand total of $780,
600. The statement is undoubtedly made be-
cause of the exaggerated statements at tirst
published, to the effect that Mr. Wells had
endowed his daughter with $2,OOO,OOO in
cash.
Helena weekly herald., 1880-05-20

The Sisters of Charity in the United states
numbered at a recent enumeration 1,l79, In
charge of 1O6 establishments for the care OF
orphan infants, widows, patients, insane and
schools. All these institutions had their ori-
gin in the labor and conservation of one Wo-
man. Mrs. Eliza Seaton. better known as
Mother Seaton, began in 1903, at Emmetts-
burg, Maryland, the formation OF sister.
hood with school, and it was the parent OF
similar societies now widely scattered through
out the United States.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-03

GgS. IIANCoCE's RECORD UNAssAIL.
ABLE The Philadelphia Noy& Ao,e,icoa
Republican,, says editorially: .Republi-
cans ero very foolish who try TO mako
cSp,,1! f15 their party by assailling tho
character OF Cen Hancock. They do
mote harm than good all the time
TIey avc iriends or the biyd fcon whom
Intelligent Republicans will pray TO be
saved, 4 good many foolish things have
boon scia about Con. HaDcock's letter
20 Gen. sherman. IN the winter Of 1876.
Now thGt tLc flli extent of that letter
has been published, exactly how foolish
those things were is made apparent
Jealous but inaiscroet adherents Of Gar.
Held ana Arthur cannot be impressed
TOO strongly with Lhc fact, that General
Hancock record is simply unassailable
They waste powder and shot when they
train their batteries against il. Attack
should he directed against the weak
points Of an encmy's dolonse, not a.
q met those which are invulnerablo.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-03

HANCOCK AND GAEYIELp-Aw ItpoR.
ThNr DIFFERENCE BETwEEN THE Two
MEN.-Gen. Hancock is q man OF cor
voct, high, and noble instincts. Nobo.
dy disputes that nobody doubts thai.
No one imputes TO him mean act during
his whole life; no stain Of pecuuiary
corruption res.s upon him; nor any &C.
cusation OF conduct cf doubtful in teg :
rity.
Such q man in The White House will
naturally surround himself with men or
Like Instincts and OF similar character.
Gen. Hsncock would never knowingly
appoint dishonest man to Office; and il
by mistake be should appoint such a
man, lie wouid be prompt and decided
In rectifyng the mistake by an uncer-
emonious removal ~ soon as 1t was dis
covered
WITH Con. Hancock Presidln mt the
country would enjoy that substantial,
practical, desirable reform In tue civil
services which naturally comes from hav.
INC pure, robust upright man. intoler-
eHt Of dishonesty and Of negligence, at
tic head OF affairs. We should have
! what Is a.tsi1Rble Of civil service reform,
in subs'snce, III place OF so much senti.
mental twsddie, without perform ance,
! Oh THAT sRbject, rs we have now.
In thcSe respects Gen. Garfield iS the
very opposite OF Gen. Hancock HE
training is thst Of marc party politi.
clan. BY instinct and habit he is
de'aagogue. His strength consists main.
~ in the airoit PRACTICE OF tho arts of
parttean. For money he betrayed his
trost rs momber OF the National Leg
islsturc; for Office he bnsely betrayed
his confdiDg friend in the Chicago Con-
vention. If electei he would environ
himself with low and venal characters
ike Richard Harrington. Who is one OF
mis- prominent and most ardent support.
ers. With man for President who ha 8
once disbonorsbly put money in his
purse, what sort o! characters may We
expect 10 SEQ in subordinate places,
Let Tie ,honghtfui, conscientious, pa
trio'ic yotars OF the United States con-
slider these great differences between
Hancock sn0 Garfield.-Ne,o YorS Sun.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-03

n rich silver mino has been discover
cd on the farm or Hon. William Work
man, on Pond Fork OF Coal river in
Boone county, West Virginia. Speci.
mems OF ore from this mine have been
nssayed and announced to be worth five
dollars 10 the hundred pounds. There
is twice as much lead rs silver in the
mine, and gold enough 10 pay for work
ms it If there was neither silver nor lead
This mine has been purchased by a gen.
tleman from Michigan. who will proba-
ably begin 20 work il in q short time.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-03
fomney Hampshire County, West Va, September g. $780,

:
'Edwia!' with voice and stnile SO
sweet and sad that I did not wonder
az what followed.
'Ned's ashen face suddenly flushed
all over. 'Lottie 2 he cried, stretch
ing his arms toward her, Lottie. my
beloved, have i found You AGAIN. and
he clasped her to his heart.
The queerest Termination TO an auc.
ton have seen many in my capac.
ity of housewife, but never one like
this. Mrs. Graham was the 'captain's
daughter aud the generous impulse
OF the Honest Californian had restored
his old sweetheart her bome--yes,
and the heart of her faithful lover.
Mamma said the little fellow,
shyly, rs this gentleman the auction
Ger, and will he take away oil our
pretty ;hingsf q sA
No, my darling said Ned, lifting
the child far above his hend, and then
bringing the round cheek 20 the level
with his own lips, 'all your pretty
things will remain, you and mamma
too
And you, toop' said Bertio, cor.
daily. Il Ike you
And 80 those two, after years of
separation, Were brought together
again. And in such on odd manner.
too! l co1ldn't iielp thinking how
differently ] should have managed il.
had been writing 2 story instead OF
acting q part III real life. should
have found Mrs Graham first and
sympathiziugly won her to feline the
story Of her tronbles. OF course che
would have mentioned Ned, md OF
course ! sbo9ld have seen at p glaaca
that She loved him still Aud then /
should have been the good angel 70
bring them together, and merit and
receive their lifelong thanks, and IN
stead Of that, here was Barney acting
The part Of the angel without know
ing it, and my one chance for q no.
inantic adventure spoiled forever. Il
vas Observation-Disclosures, and then
my plans for Adelaide and Ned. OF
course it7was clear they never could
succeed now. And yeti fell delighted.
/ went home leaving Ned at No.
81. What heavenly change for
Mrs. Graham! How different from
that of the morning looked the sun
light of this afternoon. Her homo in
tact--her little ones sefe!y noar-the
prospect of the lonely garrett faded
away like frightful dream. And
Ned, happy rs q clam, for having re
lInemGered tho widow and the father.
loss. | bad them all 70 dinner dat
n.ght AIRS Graham g charming. !
WI! say i even Z AGelmde dos n
Old mad.
There will be wedding soon al
No. 81. j have already received az
= present . sidcboari much handsom-
- taun Mrs. GraAa,ns. Barney will
oe provided FOR, and We shaii eli uieee
, IT, day that CoJsiu Ned went 10 the
auction and Bought up Inc entire cs-
ta5.shment--inci Jd,ng 2 widow and
NO cE;idcen not on the LIST.
!, Is time for ne 10 look alter the
dinner; but thought J must write
10 you tins intle romance Of my hum
drum life. As eve. your old chum,
--EL-ich's Quarterly. EMMA.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-03

Sheriff Butner. of Tucson, Arizona
end posse of citizens had fight on
nonday night Of last week, with the
Mexican bvigand Reyes ana his band
OF ~ or 50 men. in the vicinity of that
place. About fifty shots were fired, af-
ter which tho Mcxicans fed, leaving sew
eiaI dead and wounded, as well as their
animals and weapons, on the field. A
company OF United States troops is now
In pursuit OF them
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-03

BITTEN ny 4 SSAKg.-- On the evening
Of The 25,b IT,, whilst ploring at his
home SOME six lies north of Staunion,
Mr.. Marshall ByerB was severely bitten
on the hand by a Eloccasi1 snake. Al
iBsL accounts, about O'Clock IN the
evening, ho was suffering greatly, and
'csrs OF sct.Ous result we're entertained.
--Sl.Mr,yn Iir1iniar