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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29
Table Etiquette.

Never make an effort to clean your plate
| or the bones you have been eating fr ON toe
clean it looks as if you left off hungry.
Never tip back in your chair or lounge up
on the table; neither assume position that
is awkward or ill-bred.
Never at ones own table or at dinner
party elsewhere, leave before the rest have
finished without asking to be excused. AT an
| hotel or boarding house this rule need not be
| observed.
Never feel obliged to cut off the kernels
with a knife when eating green corn; eaten
from the cob, the corn is much the sweetest.
Never eat so much of any one article as to
attract attention, as some people do who eat a
large quantity of butter, sweet cake, cheese or
other articles.
Never expectorate at the table; also avoid
sneezng and coughing. 1t is better to arise
quietly from the table if you have occasion to
do either. A sneeze is prevented by placing
the finger firmly upon the upper lip.
Never spit out bones, cherry pits, grape
skins. &C., upon your plate. Quietly press
them from your mouth upon the fork, and
Law them upon the side of the plate.
Never pass forward to another the dish
that has been handed to you, unless requested
to do so it may have been purposely design
ed for you, and passing it to another may
give him or her what is not wanted.
Never allow the conversation at the table
to drift into anything but chit-chat; the con-
sideration of deep and abstruse principles
will impair digestion.
Never permit yourself to engage in heat
ed argument at the table Neither should you
use gestures, nor with illustrations made with
knife or fork on the table cloth.
Never put your feet SO far under the table
as to touch those of the person on the oppo-
site side neither should you curl them up
under nor at the side of your chair.
Never praise extravagantly every dish set
before you; neither should you appear In
different. Any article may have praise
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29

How Top Climbed a String and Others
Performed Wonderful Tricks.
from st. Nicholas for Janua]ry.

From ST. Nicholas for Janua]ry
The Japanese top-spinner walked to the
side of the stage and united string, which
as soon as it was loose swung quickly to the
middle of the stage, and then hung perpendic-
ularly. After untying this string, the Jap
anese took a top from his assistant, and
twirling it in his hand until it revolved quick
ly enough, he took hold of the end of the
string and placing the stem of the top at
right angles to it, left things to take care of
themselves.
The top spun short time at the end of the
string, but soon it began to move slowly up
wards, still spinning at right angles with the
string. 1t continued in this way to move
steadily upwards until at length it had trav-
ersed the entire distance, and was lost to
view behind the ''fies' over the stage.
When the applause that greeted this trick
had subsided the japanese moved the doll
house to the centre of the stage and placed it
beside the table He then set six tops ex-
actly alike in size and appearance spinning up
on the table, and taking the seventh in his
hand. indicated to the spectators by signs
that he would send it on ] ,urney through
the doll house. He than sat down on the
floor and curling up his legs Turkey fashion,
started the seventh top spinning 1t ran
along the floor until it reached sort of in
cined drawbridge leading to the entrance of
the little house, and then went up slowly to
and through the little door. The juggler
waited moment as if expecting some signal
from the now invisible top. His suspense
was relieved an instant later by the tinkling
of silver bell, which indicated that the top
had entered one of the tiny rooms. The
Japanese held up one finger and waited in a
listening attitude for a second signal. 1t
came as before in the tinkle of bell, upon
hearing which the man held up two fingers.
Finally wheh ten rooms had been visited and
ten bells rung in this way had been counted
on the performers fingers, he rose and point
ed toward the house and the table upon
which the six tops were yet spinning. After
few moments, during which we silently
watched the door of the house, the top that
had been ringing the bells came quickly out
of The entrance, ran down the drawbridge
and dropped motionless at the feet of the
Japanese. The same moment the tops on
the table stopped and dropped over on their
sidea
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29

TT. W. Palmer before the Ann Arbor N. E. society.]
The Yankee has been accused of making
the mighty dollar his god. This mistaken
view of his character think arises from his
intensity in pursuit. Money is TO- him
means. 1t is a lever with which to lift great
weights. 1t is concentrated effort held for
future use. But whoever heard OF q Dancer
Hopkins among the Yankees. Like Caleb
Grath his idea of life is business, and that
with him means activity rightly directed. 1t
means progress for himself and the race. Il
means excellence each of its kind. In theol-
ogy Charming and Beecher and Simpson; in
commerce, Peabody and Clafin; in law,
Choate and Evarts; in poetry, Longfellow
and Bryant and Lowell and Whittier ) in
craftsmanship, Lincoln and Sumner and
Chandler [applause and Stanton in arms,
Grant [applause and Sherman and Sheridan
and Thomas. Firm in intent, but flexible as
to the methods and fertile in resources, the
typical Yankee of to-day is the man, who
more than another puts himself in accord
with natural laws. .H... t ..#
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29

On the return of King William from Hol-
land in 1899, he sent for Radcliffe, and show.
ing him his swollen ankles, while the rest OF
his body was emaciated, ''What think you OF
these ?'' why, truly" replied Radcliffe, 81
would not have your Majestys two legs for
your three kingdoms" which freedom cost
him the Kings favor, and no intercession
could ever recover it. When Anne came to
the throne. the Earl of Godolphin endesvor-
ed, in vain, to reinstate Radcliffe as first ply
sician, but the Queen would not be prevailed
on, alleging that Radcliffe would send her
word as he had before, '.that her ailments
were nothing but vapors. The Queen, how
ever, sent for him in her last illness. when he
answered her sfhat he bad taken physic and
could not come" The Queen died on the lat
of August, TIA. and Radcliffe on the LIST OF
November following; his death having, it is
said, been FASTENED by the dread of the pop
ulace, who were incensed against him for bis
neglect of the Queen.-London Quarterly
ReUieao.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29

THE Orleans Princes have not given liber-
ally to the charitable funds in Paris, and the
Paris papers therefore are reviving old stories
of the parsimony of King Louis Philippe.
A curious illustration of this was given by
the late Henry de la Touche, the manager of
the cid Figaro. According to his account the
Prime Minister, Casimir. Perier, had once
called at the Tulleries, at the time appointed
for Cabinet council, to see why the King
did not put in an appearance. He found him
with pair of tongs in hand, busily engaged
in a careful search among the cinders in the
fireplace. HWhat is the matter?' inquired
the Premier. "Why, my dear Perier, was the
sorrowful answer, IL have dropped ten
sous piece in those cinders. and have been
quarter of an hour looking for 1t without
result" The Minister al once put bis hand
in his waistcoat pocket. "All right, your
Majesty" said he, ''here is one franc for YOU.
but pray come to the council Louis Phil
ippe could not help laughing, but he took the
silver all the same.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29

LAST spring the five children of M. B. Cor
bin, of Colorado, promised to earn money
enough to pay for an organ if their father
would buy one. The bargain was made and,
as capital, three dozen chickens and an acre
of arabic land were given to them. The
ground was planted with onions and yielded
the remarkable crop of three tons, for which
$145 was received. The net receipts from
the chickens was $55. making the total re-
ceipts $500. The organ cost $118. leaving q
balance of $82 still in the children's treasury.
The children are from six to fifteen years of
age and worked throughout the season with
great energy and perseverance, and hence de-
erved their success.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29
ALL SORTS.

The Black Hills mines now yield $780,
600 per month.
THE Queen of Madagascar has taken to
drink and become law}ess.
BANoRoFT's family consists of his wife,
daughter and two grandchildren.
MATHEW ARNOLD advocates simplicity in
the education of the children of the poor.
| -Leadville predicts q population of 5O,-
600 this year and bullion out put of $40, ,OOO,-
600.
| PROF. TRowBRIDGE finds that the study of
physical science acts as stimulant TO the
imagination.
IT would be happy remark, would it not,
to allude to the head OF an ancient miner as
being slvered ore?
SIR ARTHUR GUINNESS, the rich Dublin
| brewer, has sold his interest in the brewery
business for $5, 900, 600.
STANLEY has begun The ascent of the Con-
go, we'll armed and equipped with all kinds
of provisions and boats.
E. G. STEDMAN, the banker poet, lightens
| his cares at the beginning of the year by TAX
| ing his son, Frederick 8. Stedman, into part
| nership.
ABOUT the only New Workers who pay any
| personal taxes are the men who have some
little respect for truth, or those who can't tell
| lie and stick to it.
IT has been figured out that rum costs this
county seven times as much as religion, and
some folks believe it is because religion can't
be carried in bottle.
| One of the sons of the late Charles Dick
ems, Francis ]. Dickens, is an inspector in
the Canadian Northwest mounted police and
| is now stationed at Fort Walsh.
| DENIS KEARNEY was pushed into the mud
by New York negro, and now he says that
the colored race must leave this country in
FIVE years or take the consequences.
GEN. GRANT has ordered his Ethan Allen
colt, now on the farm of Gen. Beale, near
Washington, to be sent by the next steamer
as present to the Mikado of japan.
| MRS ELIZABETH COMsToCK, a Quaker mis-
| sonary of Michigan, says that of the 155, 600
prisoners whom she has visited 105, 900 were
brought to prison through strong drink.
THE Winnipeg Times gives the particulars
of an Indian who had the nerve not only to
kill but to eat his mother, wife and seven
children. A clear case of living on his rela-
tions. .:..s.:.
ACCORDING to the, Philadelphia Times,
''Garcelon's breakfast is said to consist of
cartridges on toast, stewed constitution, gun
powder tea, petitions frcasseed. To be eaten
with fixed bayonets.
THE sea serpent was seen only nine times
during 1879. This may influence some per-
sons to believe that he is gradually dying out
and will soon become extinct, but there is no
danger of it-not with the present brand of
sea captains.
| A YOUNG lady went from Alabama to Rome
to marry an Italian Count with whom she
had corresponded, but, the Counts wife and
four children, whom she found feeding on
maccaroni straight, raised 80 many objections
that the marriage didn't take place.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29
SINGLE SONG SINGERS.
Names Of Authors saved to Fame by
Single; Poems.

/. Thomas Gray 17l6-1771. ''Elegy writ
ten in Country Churchyard." ''Had Gray
written nothing, but his Negy, high as he
stands, am not sure that he would not stand
higher it is the c92Epper;stone 2rp' Of his glory"
Lord BYr0n. ,;': v .s'
q William Falcdner, r,''173o- 17e9 "The
Shipwreck." -, e,'A etnst.f.
8. James Beattie, II 1895 1903, "The Min
: 4. Augustus Montague 'Toplady, 174o-177s.
Crock of Ages. ."taisD - 49,, d.
5. Robert Bloomfield, 1895 1928. ''The
g. s Charles Wolfe, 'i79i-1sss. ''ode on the
Death of Sir John Mo6re." Pronounced by
Lord Byron ''the most perfect ode
language" ., u; = .>,
8: Joseph Rodman Prake, ra 17s5-1sso. "cul-
nrit Fitz-G Greene Hallack. 'Marco Bozzaris'
9. Samuel Woodwork, 17S5-1S42. 'Old
Oaken Bucket" ,,..,..:
-, 10: George F. Morris. "w0odman' Spare
ii. Charles sprasus. lode on Shakes
19. Richard Henry Wilde, 1s47. "My Life
is Like Summer Rose"
13. Edward G. Pinckney. II Fill Cup
to One Made Up" SC.
IA. Richard Henry Dana, 17S9-1s79. "Buc-
Is. Francis Scott Key, 1870 1s43 ''star-
Spangled Banner
16. Rouget de Lsle.. "La Marseillaise.
II. John Howard Payne, 17921s59
I'D "a David Everett 1859 1918. YOU'D
Scarce Expect One 9f Ny .ag age;o ;oos ..ruo,,,
Greenland's Icy Mountains
20. Julia Ward Howe, 1919. '"Battle Hymn
of the Republic.
81. william Alien Butler. "Nothing to
Wear" 3. "ie ~ -.
90. Bret Harte. "Reathen Chinee.
23. Emma Willard. ''Rock' d in the Cradle
of the Deep"
25. II. Fl. Brownen. "kiVer f1gnI
On Thomas Dunn English. "Ben Bolt"
81. Clement G. Moore. 1.-THE Visit OF San
to Claus" ,1 lsgn' iii.. e,o ..u.n
2s Joseph Hopkinson. ITO 0-fS42. "Hail
Columbia Happy Land!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29
NUTTlNG.

Ont in the pleasant sunshin of bright October day.
RollckiDg frocking through the woods, soaring the
birds away -
Went group Of laughing girls ana boys to play til
the sun was set
Martha and Robbie and Tom and Will, and Dolie, the
household pet!
They ma1e believe they foragers bold securing
the country DER,
To add to their scanty soldier fare from an enemys
And they charged on the squirrels leafy homes till
they beat quick retreat;
While their precious hoard came rattling down at the
noisy victors' feet
They played tag and follow my leader and scampered
Covering each other in their glee with the leaves so
crisp and brown,
Till they hudded down to talk aud rest, ana plan
some pleasure new,
While Martha uDpacked the goodies" for the hungry,
bright-faced crew.
"Im too little to work. said Dolly, tossing her curs
away
know just how he does it, cause I've looked through
And Fod will hear me better outdoors than he would
in the house, know!"
shen casping her baby fingers, and bowling her leaf
With is tangled floss half over her face shading its
flush of red
And up 10 the chdrens Father hoated this childish
prayer:
Il thank you God way up in the sky, for these nice
things to eat;
For this happy day in the pleasant woods tor the sqr-
rels and brides sweet;
For fathers and mothers to love us-only Robbie, his
mothers dead;
But guess you know all about that, God, you took
her away they said!
'If you please don't make my mother die; shouldn't
know whot to do?
couldn't tax of myself at all you'd have to get
me, too!
Make all the days just as good this. and don't let
Robbie cry
That's all little Dolly knows to pray our Father in
Heaven, good bye!"
Then the sweet child voices rose anew like beautiful
refrain,
And the BIRDS in the brown leaves overhead caught up
the merry strain,
And twitered it back till the yellow sun was lost in
the hazy west
When birds and chlldlen 1uttered home, each to u
shelterinp nest!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29

LEADv1LLE boasts of aristocrat walters.
At the Grand Hotel is an ex-member OF the
New Jersey Legislature. whose letters bear
the prefix of ''Hon." At the Clarendon the
guests are served by an ex-Confederate Gen
eral, doctor of medicine, lawyer and an
ex-iudge from Freeborn county, Mimi. '%
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-01-29

"A bow once took 1t in his head
That he would exercise his sled.
He took that sled into the road
And lord massey how he slode.
And as he slid he laughing cried
..What fun upon my sled to slide"
And as he laughed, before he knewed,
He from that sliding sled was slude.
Upon the slab where he was lard
They carved this line: This boy was sladt
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-12
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN OUT
 RAGESs

Very good chicken salad can be made of chopped veal, by mixing in few feathers from pillow.-New Orleans PicAyune.
 The Cincinnati Saturday Night says the reason why David employed sling on Goliah was because he couldn't get any giant powder Fish-poles are now made to resemble walk inS-canes, and where the Lords prayer is en- gravsd on plate on the head Sunday fish ernans oonscisEos is greatly relieved.
 Sherman is trying to catch tho vote of Bis marck's oounsrymsn. But even his remark s'Shsntlemen, am Sherman myself" does not appear to bring thsm.-Albany Times, Dem.
 A Philadelphia brute said he could not afford to give his young wife an Easter bonnet, and when she began to weep he calmly replied "This Is not the frat financial cry, sis, that I have lived through"
 The Dauielsonville Sentinel is responsible for one of the 'reschedest puns of the season. which is as follows: A Yankee notion ped dler crossing the Atlantic became sick. It was tho only time he ever bscsme wearied of tha yankia' ocean business.-Boston Globe.
 s'Is this my train ?" asked traveller at tho Kansas Pacific depot of loungsr. 'I don't kzow, but guess not, was the doubtful re- ply, ''I see it's got the name of the railroad company on the side, and expect it belongs to them. Have you lost train anywhere ?"
 minister of our acquaintance was seated in his study one day, hard at work on his ser mon, when his little boy entered and held up his finger, which he had just cut with his new jack knife "Ob, don't bother me !" said his father 'tDon't you see I'm busy?" The youngster walked to the door, and looking back said, 1T don't think it would have hurt you to say Oh !'"-Golden Days.
 4 few years ago the States attorney of & northern county in Vermont, although man of great legal ability, was very fond of the bottle. On one occasion an important crimi- nal case was called on by the clerk, but tho attorney, with owl-like gravity, kept his chair. 'sMr Attorney, is the State ready to proceed? ?" said the judge. ''Yes-hic - no your honor," stammered the lawyer "the State is not-in state to try this case to day; the State, your honor, is-drunk!"
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-12
Duats


 The following, originally printed in the London News, and sent to us by Dr. D. A. Tyler, shows some of the dangers which turk in the dust of cities:
 nioroscopist, Mir. Dancer, F. R. A. S., has been examining the dust of our cities. The results are not pleasing. We had always recognized city dust nuisance, and had supposed that 1t derived the peculiar gritti ness and fiintiness of it's structure from the constant maoadamizpg of city roads But 1t now appears that the effects produced by dust, when, as is usual, 1t finds its way to our eyes, our nostrils, and our throats, gre as nothing compared with the mischief it is calculated to produce in 8 more subtle manner. h every specimen examined by MT. Dancer, animal life was abundant. But the amount of "mo- lecular activity''-such is the euphuism under which what is exceedingly disagreeable to con- template is spoken about-is variable accord ing to the height at which the dust is collect ed And of all heights which these molecular wretches could select for the display of their activity, the height of five feet is that which has been found to bs the favorite. Just at the average height of the foot-passsnger's mouth these moving organisms are always waiting to be dsvoured and to make us in And this is not all AS if animal abominations were in- sufficient, large proportion of vegetable mat ter also disports itself in the light dust of our strests. The observations show that in thor 
 gagged in the traffic, the greater part of the vegetable matter thus floating about ''consists of what has passed through the stomaohs of animals" or has suffered decomposition in some way or othor. This unpleasing matter, like the ''molscular activity" floats about at a height of fivs feet, or whereabouts.
 After this one begins to recognize the Eian- nsr in which some diseases propagate them selves. What had been mysterious in the his tory of plaques and pestilence seems to re- ceive at least partial solution Take cholsra, for example It has been shown by the clear est and most positive evidence that this disease is not propagated in any way save one-thst is, by the actual swallowing of the cholera poison In Professor Thudichum's masterly paper on the subject in the Monthly Mloros- copic Journal it is stated that doctors have in halsd full breathing from person in the last stage of this terrible malady without any evil effects. Yet the minutest atom of the cholera poison received into the stomach will cause an attack of cholera. A small quantity of this matter drying on the floor of the pa tients room, and aftsrward caused to float about in the form of dust will suffice to pros trate houseful of people. We can under stand then how matter might be flung into the streets, and, after drying, its dust be wafs- ed through whole district, causing the death of hundreds. One of the lessons to be learned from these interesting researches of MT. Dan- cer is clearly this-that the watering-cart should be regarded as one of the most impor- tant of our hygienic institutions. Supple
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-12
Words Upon Dying Lips.

HOw Some of che Great Men of Earth
 Met the King of Terrors.
 From tho London Gobe.1
 Queen Elizabeth, ct the end of most pros porous reign, begun amid dangers and diff culties that were overcome by bold measures and prudent councils, died exclaiming, "Ah, my nossessious for moment of time."
 George ". met death with almost jest upon his lips Tu. ming to Sir Waltern Waller, on whose arm he leaned, he said: ''Whatty,
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-12
CUTEGURA SOAP. Medicinal and Toilet.

Is prepared from Cuticura in modified form and is positively indispensable the cure of Skin and Scalp Diseases. We recommend it for the preservation of the Skins Of infants for gentlemen who shave and are and whoesoms Skin and Scalp and for purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-12

msntsd by careful scAvengering, it might be effective in dispossessing many terrible mall ady which now holds sway from time to time over our towns,
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-12

The CuT1oURA REMEDIES gre prepared by Weeks Boston, and for sale by all Drugsi ts. Price CUT1- oUHA, small boxes 50 cents; large box-s, q. RHsoL vENr $1 per bottle. CUTICURA SOAP, 25 cents per cake; by mail, 50 cents; cakes, 75 cents.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

During the past year the savings banks of Massachusetts earned on an average three and sixty eight hundrsdshs per cent. of the depos- ffs
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-12

AS those who visitsd Cshey Island last sum- mer well know, one great need sf the place is & strong police. The railroad companies sm- ploy force under the State law azd these protect the leading hotels, which also have their private detectives and other ofissrs, but there is long stretch of beach without pro lection. The plan is to lavs . safaciens force this summer, and levy the cost on Oonsy Ial- and property.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-12
Salt Rheun.
Helpless for eight Years.-Unable to Walks Got about On hands and
 knees A wonderful cure.

knees A wonderful cure.
 Messrs. Weeks Potter: GentIemsn,-I have had a most wonderful cure of Salt Rheum. For seventeen head, face neck, arms, and legs. I was not able to walk, only on my hands and knees, for one year. have not been able to help myself for eight years. tried hundreds of remedies not had the least ef- feet. The doctors said my inoursble. So my parents tried everything that along. I saw your advertisement and concluded to try Cutioura Rene- dies The first box of Cuticura brought the Humor the surface of my skin. It would drop 1t out, until now am entirely well. All I can say is I thank you most heartily for my cure. Any person who thinks this letter fraud let them write or como and see me and find out for themselves.
 < Yours truly, WILL MCDONALD,
 1915 Butterfeld St.,
 Chicago, Ill.,, March 4, 1879.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-12

Somebody who has been keeping account finds that two out of three persons drowned with their clothes on wear gaiter shoes. This fact opens fruitful field for inquiry ss to the relation between Eaiter shoes and drowning.