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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
No Use for TrOWserS.

On the morning of the meteoric shower IN
1888 old Peyton Roberts, who intended max
ing an early start to his work, got up in the
midst Of the display. On going to his door
he saw with amazemcnt the sky lighted up
with the falling meteors and he concluded at
once that the Day Of Judgment had come.
tie stood for a moment gazing in speechless
terror at the scene, and then with a yell OF
horror sprang out of the door into the yard,
right into the midst of the falling stars; and
here, III his efforts to dodge them, he COM
menced Il series of ground and lofty tumb-
ling that would have done honor to a tight
rope dancer. His wife, being awakened In
the meantime, and seeing old Peyton jump
lng and skipping about the yard, called out
to him to know what in the name of COM
mon sense he was doin' out thar dancing
around without his clothes on" But Peyton
heard not the judgment and the long black
account he would have to settle made him
needless of all terrestrial things, and his
wife, at last becoming alarmed at his strange
behavior, sprang out Of bed and running to
The door, shreked out at the top of her
lungs:
"Peyton say, Peyton what do you mean
Jumping about there? Come in and put
your tr0wsers onr'
Old Peyton, whose fears had nearly over
powered him, family answered, as he fell
SpFaWling on the ground:
"Trowsers, Peggy What's the use OF trow-
%ls when the worlds afire?"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
Deep-Sea Waves.

According to careful investigation the long
est sea waves observed appear to have been
a lite more than 200 yards i'll length, with
period of about eleven seconds. The high
est regular sea waves accurately observed APP
pear to have had height of not more than
forty feet. The highest waves are generally
very long, but, for that very reason, they are
not the deepest. 1t is believed that the
greatest slope of the external surface of
wave in the open sea never reaches thirty de-
grees, and seldom exceeds fifteen degrees
1t is possible that IN storm there may be
short portions of wave-service exceptionally
steep, as the result of superimposed waves,
and these may be very dangerous to boats;
but they do not occur at all in simple swells,
nor do they determine the slope of the large
underlying wave from which ship receives
its motion. Moreover the vessels own
depth carries it below the surface wave, and
the mean effective wave acting upon the
ship is always less steep, especially in the
case of short waves than in the surface wave
From these facts we see that the well-known
waves which run mountain high" have
their existence only in the imagination OF
the poet tE .LH. w rfi. "i.#. T'#
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
The Medical Uses of Eggs.

For burns and scalds there is nothing more
soothing than the white of an egg, which
may be poured over the wound. 1t is softer
as a varnish for burn than collodion, and
being always on hand can be applied i'm
mediately. 1t is also more cooling than the
"sweet oil cotton" which was formally sup
posed to be the surest application to allay
the smarting pain 1t is the contact with
the air which gives the extreme discomfort
experienced from ordinary accidents OF this
kind and anything that excludes air and
prevents inflammation is the thing to be at
once applied. The egg is also considered
one of the best remedies for dysentery.
Beaten up lightly, with or without sugar, it
tends by itsemollientqualities,to to lessen the in
fammation of thestomach and intestines, and
by forming transient coating on the organ
to enable nature to assume her healthful sway
over the diseased body. Two, or at most
three, eggs per day would be all that would
be required in ordinary cases, and, since the
egg is not merely medicine, but food as
well, the lighter the diet otherwise, anu the
quieter the patient is kept the more GER
tain and rapid is the recovery.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
The Choice of Il Saddle Horse.
[ Miss Midy Morgan, in The Century Magazine
N1ax-1 nl,-n,,l

Miss Midy Morgan in The Century Magazine for
November.
The selection of horse for the saddle is a
common source of trouble to those wishing
to commence riding. In the United States,
at the present time there is no lack of horses
that, with careful breaking could be made
frst-class saddle horses The racing stables
OF America furnish every year number of
horses not good enough to keep on in train
lng yet excellent for park hacks Or for light
weight hunters. These animals can always
be bought at low rates. and when properly
broken are safer and more lasting than COM
mon bred horses. Central America possesses
a breed of ponies of rare beauty and docility
charming household pets for children
These little animals are not always to be
found in the United States, and when here
they are costly. For larger boys and girls,
the mustang of the plains ought to be fav-
orite mount. Their many good qualities are
not as yet fully recognized. The mustang is
believed by many to be vicious, unruly, and,
in consequence, unsafe for children: on the
contrary, it is an intelligent, sturdy little
creature, full of affection for kind owner
Droves of mustangs are from time to time
brought to New York by the great cattle
shippers, and in their wild state they are
snapped up by city dealers at prices ranging
from eight to forty dollars per head.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
The Wife's MANAGEMENT.

10 most wives, the very thought of ask
ing husband for money for personal ex-
penses, is delicate and dreadful task. Not
that the wife of the man fears refusal. but
to her it seems that he should see for him.
self what she needs, not compel her to ask
for what is rightfully hers. The wife is the
mead manager of the home and the man is
presumably the bread winner, the RESPONSE
BILE head, but on her devOlves the burden of
planning and managing the home expendi-
lures.
When man marres, he takes away, in a
measure, the opportunities which woman
possessed before of providing for her own
support. There are many men who wed
with the avOwed intention Of tax ing a part
ner in life who shall help them earn money.
and who demand that wife shall toll on,
year after year, at cost of health and home
comfort no matter if both are sacrificed, so
that she earns money to help swell the gen
eral fund. We do not propose to give such
husbands even a passing notice; but allude
to those men who when they enter into we'd
lock do so with the design of creating home
and directing their best efforts toward the
malntainance of that home and the educa-
tion Of their children.
Were such men as the latter to realize
how most women shrink from asking for
money for the purchase of clothes and the
numberless trifies they love to collect, they
would not force them to do it. 1t is a very
easy matter for a man to give to his wife a
weekly or monthly sum from which she can
provide herself and little ones with what they
require; and he should also depute to her
the duty of making the purchases for all de-
partments of home. A certain sum should
be allowed her land should be according
to his income) which would place her in a
position to acquire judgment, by calling into
exercise economy and skill in making pur-
chases. \ wife who is thus treated will be-
come systematic and prudent. She will soon
learn that it is more judicious to buy in
large quantities. She will also learn that it
is the truest economy to procure the best.
new delight will enter into her daily life
All women have in a greater or lesser degree
taste for business; and q possession of
certain share of the funds will awaken habits
of forethought, and common sense will die
tate her outlays, besides she will know bet
ter what she, as the representative of her
husband, can afford. She will no longer be
kept in ignorance of his affairs and she will
determine for herself just how far money
should be expended, with the happiest re-
suits.
If any husband doubts the correctness of
our views, let him consult his wife upon the |
subject, and the answer will, perhaps sur
prise him. And if he go still further and
adopt the advice given the result will sur
prise him also. He will be the gamer. both
in true comfort, and increased respect for his
wife, while she will enjoy the pleasant ex-
citement of bargaining, and the develop
ment OF an executive ability, which might
have remained dormant.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
How to Manage a Cough.

DR.. Thompson, distinguished English
Physician, in little work on coughs and
colds says: "If we would know how to
manage cough, we must learn how not to
cough. The inclination to cough should at
any rate be suppressed until the secretion,
me existence of which sets up the cough, is
%lthin reach full inspiration should now
" W taken and the accumulated phlegm is
.nen removed at single effort; thus the
nlucus surfaces are not causelessly irritated,
~ sna severe bronchial attack passes easily
through it's stages; whereas, if the membrane
~ irrtated by violent and useless fits of
%ushlng, it gets sore and relaxed. Again,
~ hhaling steam or sucking an ipecacuana
fa fG1enge On first awakening the dried secre-
bn Gon may be loosened or easily expelled, and
nae NY usual painful fit cf morning coughing
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24

So great has been the destru ction of cedar
trees in the famous Lebanon forest that they
have dWindled into mere thicket, number
ing only 400 trees. Rustem Pasha, the Gov
ernor General, has taken steps to arrest the
disgraceful vandalism from which they
suffer at the hands of travellers. He has
issued special ordinance torbidding the
erection of tents or other kinds of shelter
within the tree district, and the lighting Of
fires for cooking or other purposes is ais o
prohibited. No one will be allowed to brea k
off twig, and beasts of burden will not be
allowed to enter within the prescribed linn
its. Should oxen, sheep, goats, or other pas
turage cattle be found there they will be con-
fiscated absolutely. The Pasha seems
determined that the forest, which by the
ancients was considered sacred, shall not be
uttely destroyed. The cedars of Lebanon
were wont to be considered as symbols of
strength and true greatness, and it would
seem almost a sacrilege to let them be des-
pOi1a1
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

\ pretty deer is dear 10 me,
A hare with downy hair;
love hart with all my heart,
But barely bear bear,
ris plain that no one takes plane
TO have pair of pears;
4 rake, though, often takes rake
TO tear away the tares,
All rays raise thyme, time RACES all;
And, through the whole, hole wears.
A writ in writing right" may write
Ii wright" )" and still be wrong
For rite and write are neither right,
And don't to write belong,
Beer often brings bier to man.
Coughing a coffin brings,
And too much ale will make us all,
As well as other things,
The pcraou lies who says he lies
When he is but reclining;
And when consumptive folks decline,
They all decline declining.
4 quail don't quail before a storm
A bough will bow before it;
We cannot rein the rain at all
No earthly powers reign Ger 1t.
The dyer dyes q While then dies
TO dye he's always trying,
Until upon his dying bed
He thinks no more of dycing.
4 son of Mars mars many sun;
All Deys must have their days,
And every knight should pray each night
TO Him who weighs his ways.
lis meet that man should mete out meat
To feed misfortune's son;
The fair should fare on love alone,
Else one cannot be won.
A lass, alas is something false
OF faults maid is made;
Her waist is but n barren woste-
Though stayed she is not staid.
The springs spring forth in spring, and shoots
Shoot forward one and all; ., .-
Though summer kills the flowers, it leaves
The leaves to fall in fall.
| would story here commence,
But you might find it stale; .-.
so let's suppose that you have reached
The tail end of our tale.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
Exterminating Vermin.


A correspondent of the American Agricul-
turist says, regarding the best means of ex-
terminating vermin on poultry and hogs:
Kerosene and lard are as essential in the poul-
try house as soap and water in the nursery,
and would as soon think fgoing without the
latter as the former. | never see the sign of a
louise unless we are careless and neglect the
remedy, or rather the preventive. do not
wait until the chicks are ten or twelve days
DID, for by that time the mischief would be
done; but / begin the fall before, and all
through the winter, once in two or three
weeks, rub the roosting poles with mixture
of lard and kerosene, half an half, and put
it on the corners of the nest boxes. When |
set a hen | use new, soft, clean hay, and on
each corner of the box pour clear kerosene
it must not touch the eggs. livery late in
the season, it will be best to repeat this o
few days before Matching. I take the chicks
out as fast as they are dry, and keep by the
kitchen stove in basket under woolen
blanket one or two days. Then each chicks
head is rubbed with the anti-lonse mixture,
and any stray insect that may have lain in
wait in some ungarded spot will never obtain
a meal from that chick. Care must be TAX
en- net to put on too much, or it will run in
to the ewes
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
Forbidden Fruit.

A child always covets that which is forbid
den him; and yet the discipline of certain
households consists, for the most part, in
the enactment and enforcement of prohibi-
tory laws. Touch not taste not, handle
not" is inscribed upon almost everything
which the child is likely to banker after.
All the trees in the garden are full of forbid
den fruit. He is told that he must not take
anything without asking; and he is well
aware that asking will be in vain. Now, if
you want to bring up your children so that
they may become something, you must leave
something to their own discretion. The
moral judgment needs to be disciplined as
well as the moral sense.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
THE OLD HOMESTEAD.

All. here it is, the dear old place,
Unchanged through all these years,
How like some sweet familiar face
My chilhood's home appears.
The grand old trees behind the door
Still spread their branches wide;
The river wanders as of yore,
With swiftly running tide;
The distant hills look green and gray,
The flowers are blooming wild;
And everything looks glad to-day
As when ! was child.
Regardless how the years have flown,
Half wondering | stand,
| catch no fond, endearing tone,
clasp no friendly hand;
| think my mothers smile to meet,
list my fathers call
! pause to hear my brothers feet
Come bounding through the hall;
Hut silence all around me reigns,
4 chill crecps through my heart;
No trace of those love remains,
And tears lmbidden start.
What though the sunbeams fall as fair,
What though the budding flowers
Still shed their fragrance on the air
Within llfe's golden hours;
The loving ones that clustered here
These walls NAV not restore;
Voices that filled my youthful ear
Will greet my soul no more.
And yet | quit the dear old place
With slow and lingering tread,
As when we kiss clay cold face
And leave il with the dead.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
The Earthss Errors.

Considered as a timepiece, what are the
earths errors? Suppose, for moment, that
the earth was timed and rated 1000 years
ago, how much has she lost, and what is her
" rate error ?" She has lost in that interval
nearly one hour and quarter, and she is
losing now at the rate of one second in twelve
weeks. In other words the length of day
is now more by about enc eighty-fourth part
of second than it was 1000 years ago. At
this rate of change our day would merge in
to lunar month in the course of 36,O0OOOO,-
900 years. But after a while the change
would take place more slowly, and some
trillion or SO of years will elapes before the
full change is effected.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
Schools as They Are.

The present object of school life is to fur
nlsh that instruction in book lore that par.
ents cannot or have not leisure to impart
The tendency, however, is toward great
variety of studies, many of them unpracti.
cal and useless and usually the boy or girl
graduates with as little knowledge of the
real demands of life as he or she had upon
entering this interesting period The pupil
is stimulated to make great exertions, in
tellectually, at the expense of bodily health
Healthy, happy school children are rare.
Headaches, languor, pallid faces are the rule,
owing, we believe, to the mistakes commit
ted in the present method of school instruc-
ton.
Long lessons are given out which entail
work at night; the child is robbed of its sea-
son for rest and recreation, loses its mental
strength, and becomes a adiscontented drudge,
taking little interest in the very studies
which, if properly pursued, would create a
desire to cultivate the mind. The latter OBJ
ject is frustrated by the multiplicity of sub
jects presented, and by the foolish pride of
parents, who insist upon their children tax
ing up q number of topics, with the hope
that they will be brilliant and outshine their
companions.
A change in the direction of less studies
and fewer hours of study, would tend to i'm
proTement in the physical health of our
young people, and corresponding gain men-
tally, for "a sound mind can only inhabit a
sound bOlyo
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
NOVEL SURGICAL JOB.
Operating on a Man who Swallowed his
False Teeth.
From the Troy IN. " Times. /

From the Troy IN. " Times.
A delicate and novel operation was per-
formed at the hospital this morning on John
Farrell. Eleven years ago, Farrell, who came
to Troy from Omaha, swallowed two false
teeth and the rubber plate attached. A num-
Der of attempts have since been made to force
the plate into the abdomen. These opera
tions were unsuccessful, but served to lodge
the substance in the lower part of the gullet
Aside from suffering, Farrell has for long
time been unable to partake of other than
liquid food This mornings operation for
the removal of the plate consisted in making
an incision in the neck behind the ear, dis
secting the windpipe by an opening of about
three inches, and another incision in the gull
let. The following surgeons participated i'll
the operation: Drs. Mclean, Nichols Cooper,
Hutchinson and Mason of Troy, Van Vran-
ken, of West Troy, Moore, Of Cohoes, and
O'Connor and Herrick, resident physicians at
the hospital. The patient was administered
narcotic before the painful operation. The
operation was entirely successful The plate
was removed with the teeth intact
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
NO. 81
HANGMAN'S DAY.

Friday of all the days has always been
considered the unluckiest of days. Many
good, sober-minded, sensible people without
Il grain of superstition in their natures, are
yet timid to begin anything or undertake a
new venture on Friday 1t is not unaptly
been called hangman's day, and were one
curious they might by investigation that
nine -tenths of the capital criminals were ad-
dressed by the court: "And the sentence of
the court is that you be taken to the jail etc,
and on Friday etc. you be hanged by your
neck until dead" Take the first nine men
you meet on the street and you'll find that
every one of them has been raised from
bowling infancy with that idea firmly pegged
down in his moral gizzard
It's all a stupendous mistake thought
glaring detection from the established order
of events. Humanity with all its wisdom
has but one way to judge what the future
will be-that is, by what the past has BEEN
History repeats itself, and there is nothing
new under the sun. Read then, superstitious
crawler on the whirling ball, what history,
which is the past loomed up before your
molish sight for future guidance and the
eradication Of one of earth's household Gods
Friday, August 1, 1892, Columbus started, in
his scow, for green fields and pastures new
Friday, October II, three hundred and eighty
nine years ago yesterday, he first discovered
land, and on Friday, Jan'y 4, 1893, he started
back to Spain, which place he would never
have reached had Friday been an unlucky day.
This country would have remained stepped
in the oblivion of it's unknowableness and
the tenderness which encircles the free in
dividuality Of the average American citizen
would have wasted its sweetness on the
desert air. On Friday he reached Palos on
Friday arrived at Hispaniola on his second
voyage, and on Friday he discovered Ameri-
ca, although he was too much of tender
foot to know that he had struck it.
The first American state paper in Eng
land, John CabOts commission from Henry
VIII, which lei to the discovery of North
America, was gwen on Friday, March 9Th,
1896. St. Augustine, the oldest town in the
United States was founded On Friday. The
pilgrims landed on Friday.
On Friday Washington was born, Bunker
Hill was seized, Arnold's treason was dis
covered, which saved the country York
Town surrendered, and on Friday, July :,
1776, John Adams, in congress, moved 'that
the United States colonies were, and Of right
ought to be, free and Independent"
Hundreds of like notably epochs in the
history OF the world might be given, but
these few show conclusively that in these
progressive days people, when looking be-
fore and seeing the things which are behind
should lay the superftitous Friday gently to
est and lay hold of some other day less
fruitful Of good works
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
A Recipe for KOumiss.

1t IS generally believed that Koumiss can
be made only of mares milk. But we are
assured that the koumiss made by the fol-
lowing recipe is equal in all respects to the
best imported: Into one quart of new milk
put one gill of fresh buttermilk and three or
four Jumps of white sugar Mix well and
see that the sugar dissolves. Put in a warm
place to stand ten hours, when it will be
thick. Pour from one vessel to another un-
til it becomes smooth and uniform in con-
sistency. Bottle and keep in a warm place
twenty-four hours it may take thirty-six in
winter. The bottles must be tightly corked
and the corks tied down. Shake well five
minutes before opening.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
Lemon Water.

A substitute for plain water, where doubts
are entertained as to the purity OF the water
supply, or where wine disagrees Peel the
rind of one lemon very thin, the same as for
jelly, put it into jug with one lump OF sn-
gar, pour over it one quart and haifof boil
ing water let it stand till cold, strain, and 1t
is ready for use. more lemon peel may DC
used 1t is good plan to make It over
night, and let stand till morning. Great
care should be used in peeling the rind.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-11-24
Amber.

Amber is the resinous exudation from sew
eral species of extinct pine trees. Over 800
species of insects have been found preserved
in it, and leaves and fragments of 163 species
of plants. 1t is used for ornament, and fine
specimens are worth more than their weight
in gold The largest mass is in the cabinet
at Berlin; its weight is eighteen pounds, and
it is valued at $4,000. When rubbed am
ber becomes highly electric. In the Royal
Museum at Saxony is bookcase entirely in
laid with amber. Fine specimens have been
brought up in fisherman's nets on the south
coast of England, but it is most generally
found on the Baltic shores.