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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
How to Change the COlOrs Of Flowers.

The natural colors of flowers may be
changed by exposing them to the diluted
fumes of ammonia. Most of the blue, violet
and light crimson flowers turn to a splendid
bright green. Dark crimson Glove pinks turn
black, other dark red flowers turn dark vio-
let, all white flowers turn sulphur yellow.
This change of color is especially beautiful
when the flowers are variegated or the single
petals possess different color. AS soon as
the new color is fully developed, the flowers
must be dipped at once in cold water, when
they will keep their new shade for two to six
hours; by degrees then their natural color
returns. If flowers be exposed to the vapors
of ammonia for one or two hours they turn a
dirty chamois, which is permanent. Blue,
violet and red asters are dyed or turned in
tense red when they are exposed to the fumes
of muriatic acid gas; it takes from two to
four hours or more before the shade is fully
developed. The flowers are then removed to
dark cool rooms to dry.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
What Girls Should study.
philadelphia Press. ]

some time ago young girl of New York,
who is pursuing selected course of study in
one of the collegiate institutions Of that city,
was examining the printed curriculum with
reference to deciding what study she should
take up the next term. While consulting
about the matter she read over the long list
of text books on science, language, literature
and mathematics, when suddenly she ex-
claimed
"Ill tell you what | would like to study
l would like to study medicine! I don't
mean that want to be physician and prac-
tice, but only to know what to do at home if
anybody is sick or anything happens. l am
sure l would be more useful to me than
and she turned to the prescribed course of
study-"than spherical trigonometry and
navigation. What is the US of my studying
navigation? But we cannot run for the doc
tor every time anybody sneezes or coughs,
and ao0uld like to know what to do for any
one who is little sick' VERA
Here is matter about which young wom-
en- need some simple but careful instruction.
But who gives them any,? AS daughters in
the family, they can repeat the dates of the
ancient Greek and Roman wars, work out an
intricate problem in algebra, and give the
technical names of all the bones in the body;
but if the baby brother left in their care burns
his hand or is seized with the Group, how
many of them know the best thing to do
while waiting for the doctor? And when,
as wives and mothers, the duties of life in
crease, how many of them have any practical
knowledge which will help them to meet
calmly and intelligently the everyday expe-
riences of accidents and illness which are in
evitable in every family?
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
Insanity q Boon.

A German physician considers insanity in
the light of boon. This CT ertainly is a novel
view. He holds that the loss of reason lands
the sufferer from sea of trouble into one of
comparative calm-often into one of decided
happiness; and attempts to restore such a
person to sanity would be cruel rather than
kind. Moreover, he insists that without q
certain amount of insanity success in life, in
the ordinary acceptation of the term, is quite
impossible. All eminent men, he contends,
are decidedly more or less mad. Many of
them are dangerous monomaniacs whom it
would be decided on public grounds to shut
up, but who nevertheless achieve grand car
eers, and are credited with doing vast
amount of good. The false notion he attri-
butes to the fact that the greater mass of
mankind are also insane, and quite unable to
distinguish between good and evil.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
Slang Words.

Say ''good morning" or ''good evening" to
the hostess on leaving the room. 80 long.
old GIRL" has gone in the best society. II
there are seventy-fve or one hundred persons
in the company, it is not necessary for you
to shake hands all round. Do not be in haste
to 60 down to dinner without waiting Tor
tardy guest. Give him at least thirty min
utes. You may have to get down on your
hands and knees and crawl around and feel
for lost collar button yourself sometime.
Upon an introduction to young lady, imme-
diately ask her age and the size of her shoe !;
this will put you on an easy conversational
plane. In society note requires as prompt
an answer as spoken question. And in the
bank it requires great deal prompter one.
Do not thank any one who waits on you at
the table. Look wan and hungry, as though
YOU wanted more. To tilt back on your chair
and drum idly on your head with your fork is
condemned in good society.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
~<<3~$b~ - -
care They Made OF Cloth ?''

1t was at the hospital. A lady had brought
in beautiful bouquet. AS it stood in the
vase on the table, decked in the wondrous
glory of its many colors, the unnaturally
bright eyes of the poor sick boy lying in bed
glowed with an unWorted lustre, lighting up
the sharp lines of his emaciated face with
awful distinctness. Hush! he is speaking.
Putting her ear close to his lips she catches
these words; ''They are 80 pretty! Are
they made of cloth p Poor child! born in
an attic, and reared in q narrow city alley, he
had no knowledge of an earth that was not
covered with paving stones. He knew moth
ing of the great open country, with its green
fields and flower.pied meadows. He had nev-
er seen flower, excepting, perhaps, sickly
of cloth ?" he asks.-Boston Transcript.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
Removing OdOrs.

According to the Druggist's Circular,
is an excellent agent for cleansing the hands
after handling odorous substances, such as
cod-liver oil, musk, valerianic acid and it's
salts Scale pans and vessels may also be
readily freed from odor by the same method.
A. Huber states that all oily seeds, when
powdered, will answer this purpose. In the
case of almonds and mustard, the develop
ment of ETHEREAL oil, under the influence of
water, may perhaps be an additional help to
destro forei ign odors. The author mentions
TIT the smell of carbolic acid may be re-
moved by rubbing the hands with damp flax
seed meal, and that cod liver oil bottles may
be cleansed with little of the same, or olive
al
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
Value Of Land I'm London.

The value of land in London is illustrated
by two recent sales. At the auction mart,
Tokenhouse yard, Messrs. Edwin Fox q
Bousfeld sold. by direction of the First Com
missioner of Her Majesty's Works. premises
in Seething lane, Tower street. at "a 17s. 4d.
per square foot, or at the rate of Ell ,992
per acre. They also sold, by direction OF the
Court of Chancery, ten freehold houses in
Ely place, Holborn, occupying together about
13,412 feet, all with vacant possession, the
leases granted ninety years ago having ex-
pired. The total amount of sale was 934, ,57O,
being at the rate of f2 lis. I'd. per square
foot, equal to 9112, 1877 per acre.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
Helena, Montana, Thursday, August Is, 1880
What the Republicans Have Not Done
detroit Trihnna I

| tDetrolt Irbunel
The Republicans have done some nobl
things-things that will be remembered a.
long as there is history. But there are som,
things they did not do:
| They did not use an army to force slavery
into Kansas.
They did no fire upon Fort sumpter.
They did not attempt secession.
They did not plunder the nation of it!
arms.
They did not inaugurate rebellion.
They did not drive American commerce
from the seas.
They did not ''huzza" over Union disasters,
They did not "huzza" over rebel victories,
They did not mourn over rebel defeats.
They.did not oppose enlistments in the In.
ion army.
They were not draft rioters.
They were not knights of the Golden
Circle"
They did not commit the atrocities of Lib.
by, Belle Isle, Salisbury, and Andersonville.
They did not oppose emancipation.
They were not ''ku klux."
They did not commit the butchery at Fort
Pillow.
They did not commit the horrible massacre
at New Orleans.
They did not butcher the Chisholm family.
They did not massacre black men at Ham
burg.
They did not scourge, and hang, and shoot,
and murder men for opinions sake.
They did not organize the Louisiana white
league or the South Carolina rifle clubs
They did not drench the South with the
blood of inoffensive colored men.
They did not invent the Mississippi plan. -
They did not use the tissue ballots
They are not ''moonshiners."
They do not resist the national authority.
They did not set up their states above the
Nation.
They did not try to destroy the Nations
credit.
They do not try to pauperize the American
mechanic.
They have not been an impediment to ma
tionsl growth.
They have not been hindrance to the
Can the Democratic party and all Demo-
Gratis say as much The people can trust
party that has not dohe these thing, but they
cannot trust a party that in whole or in part
did do them.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
Grand Hotel Scheme.

Senator Sharon, of Nevada, has recently
secured the title to the Grand Hotel property
at San Francisco. He already controls the
Palace Hotel, which stands on the opposite
side of the street. To make one great hotel
by uniting the two hotels is now his plan.
The dividing street, some seventy-fve feet in
width, will be bridged by massive iron
structure thirty feet from the pavement
Suites of rooms in both houses will be
made into connecting corridors, and the
bridge will be rooted with glass, and win
dows put in to correspond with the connected
buildings
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
ENTERING IN.

The church was dim and silent
With the hush before the prayer.
Only the solemn trembling
OF the organ stirred the air;
Without, the sweet still sunshine,
Within, the holy calm,
Where priest and people waited
For the swelling of The psalm.
Slowly the door swung open
And little baby girl,
Brown-eyed, with brown hair falling
In many wavy curl;
With soft cheeks flushing hotly,
Sly glances downward thrown,
And small hands clasped before her,
Stood in the aisle alone;
Stood half abashed, half frightened,
Unknowing where to 60,
While, like wind rocked flower,
The form swaYed to and fro;
And the changing color fluttered
In the little troubled face,
AS from side to side she wavered
With mute imploring grace.
1t was but for moment;
WhaC wonder that we smiled,
BY such a strange, sweet picture,
From holy thoughts beguiled
When up rose some one softly,
And many an eye grew dim,
AS through the tender silence
He bore the child with him.
And IL wondered dosing
The sermon and the prayer)
If, when sometime l enter
The "many mansions" fair,
And stand abashed and dropping
In the portals golden glow,
Our God will send an angel
To show me where to go.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
Correct Speech.

Correct speech is such an indisputable mark
of q lady or gentleman that it cannot be too
often repeated that the true standard of pro-
nunciation is one in which all the marks of @
particular place of birth and residence are
lost, and in which nothing appears to indicate
any habits of intercourse other than with the
well-bred and well-informed, wherever they
NAV be found. In the matter of accent, vo-
cabulary and pronunciation, the aim ought to
be to avoid all that is local, affected or vulgar.
Let no transgressors imagine they can escape
with impunity. Their speech will betray
them, anG even well-educated children will be
merry and satirical over them behind their
hacks
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
Englishss Liberaltty.

The latest anecdote about English: Many
years ago, when he and his father lived in
Scott county, subscription was being raised
in the town of Lexington to build or repair q
church. The paper was first presented to the
old gentleman, Major Elisha G. English,
who, being somewhat of liberal turn, sub
scribed $35. 1t was then presented to the
son, who, in looking over the document, saw
his fathers Donation and, taking pen. acd-
ed the words, ''and son." making it read +:
ELISHA g. English and son, $35.'s
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
TIT FOR TAT.

"GoOd mornin. Miss Kate, said young Mickie Fee;
,GOod mOlnin, again; it's yourself sure see,
LOOkin bloOmin as iver..' But Kate turned away
As she said, mister Mickie, wish you good day.
You're heartless desavar-now don't say word!
Pretty tales about you and that Norah I've heard!
1ou know you danced with her the day of the fair,
And praised her gray ewes and her very red hair.
You called her an angel quite in love with her fell;
And at night when you parted you kissed her as well
Then young Mickie gave SLY wink as he said,
II dcsaved her. my darlin'-ths way turn your head
Ges, faith. desaved her; my darlin' its true,
For shut both my eyes, Kate and fancied twas you
Yes, that's what cid
Kate it's true.
| shut both my eyes,
And fanCied twas yOu!'
"Wel I've no time to stay, so good by MiCkie Fee
You may desave her, but you don't desave me;
I'm not to be blarneyed. Mick, word in your ear
You had better be off. for my dads comm here"
20. your dads comm, is he? That's not him see
Now bobbin' behind that ovid blackthorn tree
For it's Paddy Mahon.l ''O," said Kate, with sneer
you've got your eyes open at last, MiCkie, dear.
And shure you are right tits my own darlin Pat
So take my advice, Mick, and get out of that;
For he's comm to coort me. Now, listen. my lad;
When that boy kisses me, oh, won't you be glad
For when his lips meet mine why, what will do
But shut both my eyes, Nick. and fancy it's you!
That's what I'll do;
Micke, it's true;
Shut both my eye0,
Ard fancy it's you!'
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
~
''Get Up.''

At the Panoptikon of Dresden there is on
exhibition curious piece of mechanism, en-
titled "Get Up. Over bed is dial, the in
flex of which is set over night to the hour at
which the sleeper wishes to arise in the NOR
ming, which, when it reaches the bed, as mild
preliminary to more motive action, lights
powerful lamp, SO placed as to cast its rays
directly on the sluggaard. Should this gen.
tie hint fail, five minutes later the bed auto
matically falls asunder, causing the sleepy
to lanse to the floor with force and sudden
ness that will surely prove fatal TO slumber.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
RUleS for Success.

Be honest. If Satan tempts you to defraad
your neighbor it is only that he may rob you
of your ill-gotten gains in the future. :
Be temperate. Liquor has made more
paupers than all other vices combined.
Be industrious. Incidence, debt and dis
ease are brothers.
Let your word be your bond. Good credit
is a fortune to begin with.
Limit your expenses by necessity and COM
fort, leaving a good margin for balance
saved"
Invest your funds carefully and Intelligent
". Beware of the brilliant bubbles that are
blown up to tempt ingenious spectators.
Give your personal attention to your busl-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
AntidOte for RatLlesnake Bite.

From the San Antonio Express.]
DIR. j. II. johnson, of Centre Point, Kerr
County, sends us the following antidote for
the bite of the poisonous rattlesnake:
Potassium iodidi, four grains.
Hydrargyri chloridicorrosivi, two grains.
Bromidi, five drachms.
The Doctor says:
Ten drops of this mixture, taken with q
tablespoonful of brandy or wine, constitute
dose. to be repeated if necessary-which
means should any swelling return in the space
of an hour, there should be repetition OF
the Dose
DR.. johnson says further:
With this antidote and spirits OF amonia
applied externally, I should have no appre-
hension in doing the same as DR.. Bibron did,
in his experiment before the Academy OF
Science of Paris. He allowed rattlesnake
to bite him on the lips and cheeks, and then
by taking the antidote discovered by him
prevented all alarming symptoms, and, IN
fact, suffered no inconvenience therefrom.
DR.. VIM. A. Hammond, U. S. A., and be-
lieve now residing in Philadelphia. was sta
toned at Fort Riley in 1857. He made many
experiments with Bibron's antidote on AMI
mails, and with complete success, which ne
reported in the MeCicO- Chtrurgic@ ReO'e" OF
March, 1858. One case will give as stated
by DR.. Hammond: "Heinrich Brandt, hos
pital steward, was bitten on the ~ OF July,
1857, on the index finger of the right hano
by large rattlesnake, which he was IN the
act of putting into jar for preservation:
The snake inflicted very deep wound, ana
hung by his fangs to the finger until detached.
administered ten drops of Bibron's anti
dote. Forty minutes after giving the first'
the pain and swelling returned, attended with
considerable throbbing. repeated the med
icine, and in less than five minutes the finger
had regained its natural appearance, and all
pain and swelling had vanished. He remain
ed cured"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26

London contains as many people as New
York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago, St.
Louis and Washington together. Though
the last census of that city was taken eight
wears ago, its increase has been carefully esti-
mated. and the population is now put at
1920, 86s, a total which is probably within the
actual figures. The aggregate population OF
the six American cities which are named is
3.65O,684.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-08-26
Will Withdraw.

Archbishop Elder, who went from Missis-
sippi to Cincinnati to extricate the property ID
volved by Archbishop Purcell, has expelled
from the privileges of Church members
of the Order of Catholic Knights who diso-
beyed his orders against parades and picnics
on Sunday. The Knights number 10000,
about 1000 of whom are in Cincinnati, ana
threaten to withdraw from the Church II the
Archbishop does not recede from his posi-
ton.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-08
The Int Hazing Outrage.

ANOTHER VERSION OF THE AFFAIR.
NEW YORK, April THE Herald pub
fishes an account OF an outrage on the colored
cadet Whitaker, at West Point Academy,
in which it is insisted that he Inflicted iniu-
ries vi on himself. The dispatch is dated
West Point, and reports that DR.. AleXan-
der, post surgeon. declared his belief that
he was sbammng uncOusciousneSs when
found in his room. The Doctor had Whit
taker taken to the hospital, or rather had
him walk there, and then, pursuant TO di-
reclion of General SchOtield. had him
stripped and thoroughly examined.
The result Of this examination was that
not bruiSr was found on him. II was fur
Their ascertained that bis nose had not bled
as he stated "You are not hurt; you can
90 on duty" said the Doctor; and Whitla-
ker at once repaired TO bis quarters and put
i'm appearance al 8 O'Clock recitation. and is
to-ni9 ut occupying bis room in the barracks
as If nothing had happened. General Scho.
field is also reported TO have stated that
Whitaker had no enemies among the CT
diets, and that there was no indication so
far that any one OF them had hand in IN
fiicting the injuries. The Herald'S theory
IL that Whitaker took this way OF escaping
the consequences Of his own deficiencies
and avoiding the disgrace OF failure.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-08

confusion and excitement, which the Chair
tried In vain TO quiet)
Mr.. Clymcr: "Oh, you cannot insult
me-"
When quiet was restored Mr.. Sparks
words were read from the clerks desk. and
the committee rose and reported them to
the House.
Mr.. Sparks explained that he was labor
Ing under excitement, and that II Mr.. ely.
mer did not intend TO insinuate that he
(Sparks) was trying 10 deceive The House, he
would Withdraw and apologize for the Of
fensIve words.
Mr.. Clymer denied the intention Of ma.
king any such insinuation, and the quarrel
was amicably settled.
After some further uLfnportant amend
ments 10 the bill, Mr. Sparks, by direction
OF the Military Compittee, offered a sup
Elementary section providing that no money
appropriated by the act shall be used In the
subsistence, equipment, transportation. or
compensation OF any portion OF the army
to be used for police force TO keep the peace
at the polls at any election I'm any State.
Mr.. Keifer, OF Ohio, raised point 81
order; pending the decision OF which the
House adjourned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-08
RafIrOud Matters.

ATLANTA, GA, April For more thar
4 week the railroad presidents OF Georgii
have been in session for the purpose OF con
sulting with President Newcomb, OF the
Louisville and Nashville railway. The con
ference was closed to-day with The an
nouncement that a close alliance bad been
formed between Mr.. Newcomb and the Cen
trol Western and Atlantic and Georges
roads, by which the course to the sea Is
clear and all lines combined on one syS'
fem. Through lines will at once be or
panzed and an office opened in New York
New YORK, April AT a meeting OF the
directors and large holders OF first and see
ond-mortgage bonds Of the Selma, Rome
and Dalton railroad, held here this after
noon, it was decided TO organize TOT tDe
purchase OF all classes OF securities OF tbt
road. The meeting agreed that an appea
be taken from the recent decision OF the
State Court OF Alabama 10 the United States
Supreme Court.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-08
SnrTu CAROLINA
The Iowa Democracy.

BURLINGTON, Iowa. April THE Demo
cratic state Convention to select delegates
to Cincinnati met here to-day, fully SOC
delegates being present.
Judge Edward johnson was elected chair
man. On taking the chair he referred Ia
the electoral frauds OF 1916, and said that
the battle OF 1880 must be fought for an
honest count; that the Democracy must
pledge itself to protect internal transporta-
ton and interstate commerce against The
combination OF gigantic railroad monopo'
lies, and finally that the man nominated at
Cincinnati must be man who can defeat
General Grant, as anybody OF sense can see
that the latter will be the nominee.
After The appointment of committees the
Convention toOS recess.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-08
THE LATEST NEWS.
,,rcraru TO THE DISPATCH

..os,ssIoNAL AND OTHER MATTERS At
CVNc" svprRAI. CApITAL-TuE "HAziNG"
THA D. CoI.owrp WEST POINT CADET
w Ss,irvEp TO BE a pccus OUTRAGE ,.,.
fe." .,,w YORK wALKIN6.MATCH; THk
'os nu,HT AHEAp-TuE SPRING ELEc-
W. No CHOICE FOR STATE OFFICERS
H osSn ,sLANp-rRoHBlTIoN IN NEW
N""vnAuRolp MATTERS IN TRf
't" NORWEGIAN SHIP ABANDONED
~ s,xKINe CoNpITI0N-C0NNECTICUT
N',w,cAx AND IOWA DEMOCRATIC
h, rvxr,oNs - MOHAMMEDAN FANATI-
vs. ,RouT TO BREAK our AGAIN IN
~,.pNlY. &C.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-08
r,hodc Island State Elections.

PROVIDENCE, April THE State cleo
tiOns 10 day have resulted in no choice fol
Governor and Lieutenant-Gove Re
turns from thirty towns, including one ward
Of this city, give Littledeld (Republican(
$3.50; Kimball DemocIaD. 1890; anC
Howard (Prohibiioni>t and Independent
Republican,. 2,sl4. The General Assem-
bly, will be three quarters Republican, en-
surfing the election OF Litteieid by thai
body.
ii is understood that large majority o
the assemblymen-elec favor the reelection
Of Senator Burnside.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-08
AD,..unolu,c.l y,rsyu,nu.

NEW Y0RK, April 7.-TIm9thy and Ma.
!ilda Worton, gypsIes, arrested In Brooklyn
for obtaining money under false prefences,
were In court to-day under hobeds corpus.
The writ was dismissed and they were
handed over to Deputy-sberiff Tingle, OF
Indiana. Mr.. Trent. Of Virginia, whom
they swindled out Of $4,000, was IN court
with requestion from the Governor OF
that State, and was much disappointed
when be learned that Indiana had prece-
dence.