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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
Sad Fate of q Little Girl in Paris.
London News Paris CorresponGence

London News Paris Correspondence.
All Paris has been deeply stirred by the
shocking fate of little girl of nine, Georgette
Babin, the only child of a prosperous green
grocer of the Rue Beizunce. She attended a
day school, to which her father every morn
ing took her and fetched her back at noon
Two days ago they were walking home, hand
in hand, rejoicing in the bright sunshine
which had come out after the snowfall. The
streets they traversed were busy with traffic,
and squadrons Of sweepers who We're busy
pushing heaps of snow toward the sewer
traps purposely opened to receive them. At
the corner of the Rue Hauteville the child
let go her fathers hand to tighten her mutfier.
Just then q wagon drawn by q restive horse
rumbled by Babin instinctively moved
backward, thinking his daughter was by his
side, but when he turned round to look for
her she had disappeared. 1t was evident
that in backing out of the horses way she
had fallen into a yawning sewer, which was
Of great depth. Cries OF help were heard for
Il moment, and then ceased. The child had
clung doubtless. to the edge of the subtena-
mean platform. and had then been swept
away by the force of the current, which was
swift and swollen. The sweeper who tiocked
around could scarcely restrain Babin from
jumping in after the child, who must have
been instantly drowned. The district fire
brigade was summoned, and came immedi-
ately, but too late, and the Police Commits
sary of the quarter telegraphed to the over
seers of sewers to watch all the gratings be-
tween the Rue Hauteville and Asnieres A
fireman was lowered with ropes into the
sewer, and. remained immersed for twenty
minutes. Others ran along the platform to
explore, but unavailingly. The poor child's
body has not been caught by any of the
gratings, and may already be devoured by
rats. 1t appears that on the day this tragedy
occurred, three ladies in different parts of
Paris narrowly escaped falling into the sew
ers, the traps of which, when opened, are
rarely, if ever, guarded by men charged to
keep off the unwary.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
HEATING BY FRICTION.
The Novel and Useful Invention of
Boston Scientist.
Boston Herald. |

Boston Herald.
4 Boston gentleman has invented simple
device, which, if it's present promises are
realized, ought to work a revolution IN
methods of heating It is nothing less than
an invention to use friction as Il practical
means of producing heat. At the time OF the
Ashtabula horror, when so many persons
were burned to death by the wrecked cars
catching fire from the stoves, Webster Wells,
then Professor of Mathematics at the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, began to
consider the problem OF heating the cars
without fire He has now solved it. His in
vention consists OF q strong iron cylinder, at
one end of which, inside, is fixed plate OF
hardened iron, against which, firmly attached
to a revolving shaft another plate presses,
either closely or lightly, as required. The
cylinder is filled with water, and this heated
by the friction of the two plates, clrcnlates
through pipes warming the room through
which they run just as steam pipes 90. Ihe
water is kept in constant circulation Ill these
pipes, returning to the cylinder to be heated
over again. The water in the cylinder, which
is brought to D high degree OF heat III q
remarkably short time, keeps the plates lu-
bricated preventing their wearing away at a
rapid rate. When worn away the cost OF
renewing them is trifing, and the machine
has no complicated work about it, so that it
is easily kept in repair. The power required
to run the machine is so slight that the waste
or surplus power of the engines in use tor
running elevators and other machinery III
hundreds of buildings throughout q aty is
enough for all ordinary purposes. ma
chine can be utilized in any placeWhere
power is used The ordinary-sized machine
has 36 square inches of friction surface in its
plates, sufficient, it is said, to heat 10000
cubic feet of space. This requires but half
horse-p power A machine with 225 square
inches of friction requires but four horse
power, and would heat room 6Ox2OO feet,
OR containing 10000 cubic feet. In railroad
cars the machine is operated by power taken
direct from the wheels, doing away with all
danger from fire in case Of a smash-up.
When the cars are standing still the machine
can be operated by power from the locomo
tive by contrivance somewhat like that
which operates the Westinghouse brake. In
mill it is calculated that great saving can
be made both in fuel and in the rates OF in
surance, especially those run by water-power.
The agent of mill where water-power is
used estimates that in twenty years by the
use of this device a saving of at least S1e5, 600
in fuel alone could be effected. Professor
Wells is now in Europe, looking out for his
patents there. The machine has now been
in operation in Boston for seven months.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
Prior Claim by Right Of Residence.

The Iowa state Register publishes the fol-
lowing letter written by a young lady in an
swer to one penned by young Massachusetts,
girI upon the surplus o. men in that State
and the demand or marl!ageable ladies. An
invitation hav:.1 been extended to Eastern
girls to come 0i there and settle. that yOnng
lady thus EXPIRE. Ses herself:
wish to speak my piece" on the subject
Of surplus men in Iowa. There is another
side to the subject tone that interests the
xiaqlc women who are here now. We are de-
cidedly opposed to having fifty thousand
women or even ten thousand, sent in here to
lake the few men who can be induced to
marry.
| have not had beau this winter, and
am NOT willing to share my chances for a hus-
band with those OF Massachusetts, ladies ut
is hopeless enough now for Il new face al
WAYS attracts attention, even if not so pretty
rs the old one. ! think any Iowa man an
>wering the description given by A., etc, OF
Boston can very easily find an Iowa girl as
pretty, neat and good-natured as those Mas
>achuSetts "old maids" We are not so parti-
cular about height, weight or color OF hair,
50 they have the other accomplishments.
You need not pass this by as an idle tale"
or the "growl' CT some ill-naturcd. flat
noscd." rcd-headed ''old maid" am little
past - and, to put it modestly, nice looking
can sew. knit, cook, teach school, play the
organ. etc, and am willing to do my part
toward supporting a husband. Where live
there are four marriageable men, two widow
crs one 50 years old and smokes, the other
80 and drinks whiskey; two bachelors, one
about 40 or 80 with two old maid sisters to
support. and the other not intelligent enough
to bc q Republican-in fact he is 4 whining,
bowling Greenbacker who thinks everything
is going to smash and wont marry. DO take
pity on the single Iowa girls and get sur
plus man. for each one Of lis before sending
TO Massachusetts and we viii ever remember
Won with grateful hearts
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
Perpetual Peace Dream.

Count Won Moltke, the great German field
marshal, in answer to a letter asking him to
do something to mitigate the evil of war, eX-
pressed his opinion concerning peace and war
to this effect: "Peapetual peace is a dream,
and it is not even beautiful dream. War
is an element in the order of the world or
dained by God In it the noblest virtues of
mankind are developed; courage and the
abnegation of self, taithfulness to duty and
the spirit of sacrifice; the soldier gives his
life. Without war the world would stagnate
and lose itself in materialism" Won Moltke
evidently believes in taking the world as it
is without seeking to change what has pre-
vailed in every age and country since its
creation. He is conservative OF conserva-
tives, and yet not bad man after all.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
.nexicO'S Iron Mountain.

One OF the great mineral wonders OF Mex
ico and perhaps of the world, is the iron
mountain in the immediate vicinity of Du-
range, in the State of Durango. The iron
mountain is nearly two miles III length and
one mile wide and about 700 feet high. Above
the surface, uncovered and in sight, is shown
about 200, 100000 tons of pure ore, ready to
be shoveled Or rolled, without any cost of
mining, into the furnaces to be erected at
it's base Much of this ore ranges from 10 to
80 per cent, and some is carried directly to
the forge. 1t works very kindly and easily
assumes the form of steel There is every
reason to believe ores Of such superiority.
when subject to all our modern improve
ments in iron making, will produce iron and
steel unsurpassed anywhere in the world,
either in Sweden or Biscay, in Spain, in
England or in the United States
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
No.
GARFIELD IN THE PULPIT.
How He Used TO Hunt on SATURDAY. and
Preach on Sunday.

A correspondent of the Cleveland Herald
field was at one time pastor of the Disciple
Church in Aurora, Ohio, and in fact the only
one with which he was thus connected,
writer of the Herald called upon the Hon. {.
r. Harmon one of General Gartield's earliest
and most influential friends, and brought UP
the subject by requesting the narration OF
any facts that he might choose to make
public
Yes, General Garfield preached here to
the Disciple Church in 1S57-5S, think. He
was elected to the State Senate, while preach
ing here. Garfield, when boy, lived in town
at different times, and in haying time was Il
very desirable hand but after he began to
90 to school he was lost sight OF, and when
he came to the front at Hiram College this
brought up the matter afresh and the church
here being rather small, and Garfield being
somewhat at leisure on Sundays, it was fixed
up for him to come here and preach every
two weeks"
1T has been denied, has it not, that Gar
field was ever a reverand?' %
Yes That arises from the fact that the
Disciple Church does not require license
of their teachers so that any member may
conduct public services. do not think that
he ever was preacher in the full meaning
OF the word"
will you relate some of the circumstances
of his preaching here?'
oh he used to come over usually Satur-
day mornings and spend the day hunting
His temperament was one that could not
bear the close confinement of the school-room.
and these Saturdays were OF great pleasure
to him. He was splendid shot, and he was
very successful in securing game. He would
tire out the rest Of the party in trying to
keep up with him. In the evening he liked
to talk and discuss the news Of the day, and
as it was the time Of the rapid ascendancy
of the Republican party he was close
student of the tactics of the great leaders,
He was an unusually well-infoTmed young
man. was he nOt:'
VERY. He could talk upon any subject,
and he never seemed satisfied until he had
got TO the bottom of it. Sometimes he would
talk all night. In the morning after break
fast he would take his Bible, and few slips
of note paper and go into the parlor by him.
self and prepare something as he styled It.
He could not have gone over the entire sub
iject, simply bringing out point here and
there rs heads but half hour later from
these points he would preach remarkable dis
courses, especially noticeable for their COM
pleteness and the clearness of their argu-
ments, which must have been supplied from
the speakers stock of general information.
what was his style Of pulpit oratory?'
Largely the same rs now. The same
easy grace and voice that the rules OF elocu-
ton have but slightly improved He had 4
style then OF wearing his hair somewhat long.
and being very bushy and inclined to fall
over his face he became very dextrous i'll
combins the heavy, tawny lock back with
his fingers that made somewhat original
gesture to replace it,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
IN THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH.
s Corpse That Rode up to a Camp Fire
at Midnight.

New South Wales Letter to London Telegraph
| was terribly frightened one night in
Queensland by q dead man riding up to my
camp fire at midnight, / was quite alone, l
heard my horse neighing and another an
swering in the Malgas bushes, so I got up
and put wood on, making q bright blaze, and
presently, into the circle Of light came a
horseman bending over his pommel with his
large straw hat slouched over his eyes |
took my revolver off my saddle and sang out:
Good night, mate You travel late Will
you have drink Of tea?
Not word of answer. Just then my two
dogs who were shifting about, set up such
terrible cry it made me jump again. After
bit I began to open my eyes to the state OF
affairs and mustered up courage enough to
walk up to the horse and take hold of the
reins While doing so, / touched the riders
hands, which were as cold as ice. | tried to
get him off the saddle, but it was OF no use.
His legs were out of the irons and wound
around the mare. had to cut the reins from
the grip of his fingers. | packed him on the
horse when sunrise came and led him into
Tambs, where found he was well known as
a digger He had set out thence that morn
ing-atter drinking nearly bottle OF brandy
to 90 to place distant about forty miles
and was only - miles from the township
when he paid his ill-timed visit. There was
no doctor within 200 miles at that time.
However, they held a kind Of inquest, at
which the P. M. talked learnedly of muscu-
lar contraction and sunstrole, and was puz-
zled to decide whether the brandy had any
thing to do with it, as he could swear, from
his own experience, that the liquor was first
class. He praised me more than | deserved,
for ] had half a mind to run away at first.
When am camped out even now alone
strange thoughts Of that nocturnal horseman
come into my head. Ifany one had told such
story to me I should have hardly credited
it. mean that man should stick to his
horse in that way without any other help
than his saddle straps afforded. His little
mare was very quiet, though, and was evident
ly attracted by the sound Of my horse bells.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
Looking for a Wife.
chambers Journal.

l~N-'-O-
Sakti kumara. the hero of curious
Hindustani story, preferred testing damsels
capability before tying the knot Master of
a prosperous and profitable business, he came
to the conclusion that 2 wife was wanted to
complete his happiness, and determined to go
in search of one Adopting the guise OF a
fortune teller, and carrying some rice bound
up in his CLOTH he started on his travels.
Whenever he encountered girl that pleased
his eve he asked her to cook his rice for him.
Some laughed at him, some revi]ed him and
none seemed inclined to comply with his
modest demand. At last he met with q
beautiful girl, who, instead Of ridiculing or
abusing the strange traveller, relieved hlm OF
the rice and babe him be rested. Then the
kindly maiden set about preparing the rice.
First she stepped it in water, then dried it iii
the sun, and. that accomplished, rubbed the
grains gently on the ground, removing the
avn without breaking the rice. Calling her
nurse she dispatched that worthy to sell the
bran with the proceeds to purchase an earth
en- boiler, two platters and some fuel. BY
the time this commission was executed the
rice had been brayed in a mortar, winnowed
and washed and ready to put i'll the boiler
with five times its bulk of water. AS soon
as 1t mao SWO1lcn StllClenlly tllc Doiltl was
taken from the fire, the water cleared of the
scum, the boiler put back, and the rice con-
stantly stirred by the pretty cook until she
was satisfied it was properly done. BY turn
ing the boiler mouth downward she extln-
guished the fire, and collecting the uncon-
sumed fuel, dispatched the old woman to
convert it into butter, curds oil and tama-
rinCls This achieved she told the enraptured
Sakti kumaa to 90 and bathe and not to
omit rubbing himself with oil. Having
obeyed orders, the wife-seeker was directed
to seat himself on plank Of the well-swept
floor on which was already laid large
plaintain leaf and two platters. His charm
ing hostess then brought him water in L per-
tumed jug and administrated two spoonfuls
OF well-seasoned rice and ghee, preparatory
to serving up the remainder of the rice mixed
with spices, curds, butter and milk, Of which
S;akti Kumara ate his fill and then indulged
in siesta AS soon as he aWoke he asked
the girl to become his wife and she being
willing the necessary ceremony was gone
through without delay and the supposed
fortune teller took his bride home to astonish
her as the Lord of Burleigh astonished his
rustic love, but the Hindu lass was luckier
than Tennysons heroine, for we are assured
that she lived long to worship her husband
as god, and made her home the abode OF
hiss
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
The HindOO Thief.

The Hindoo thief's manner of scaling
walls is very ingenious. 1t is by means of a
huge lizard, which he carries with him in
his nocturnal rambles. The process is as fol:
lows: The lizard, which is perhaps a yard
in length, with great claws and flattened
feet and suction powers like those of a fly,
is made fast to the dacoit by tough cord
tied to its tail. When the dacoit is pursued
and comes in his hasty flight to wall he
quickly throws his lizard. over it; holding
fast to the other end of the cord. By means
of its suction powers the lizard fastens HIM
self ON the wall on the opposite side and the
thief draws himself to the top and jumps
lightly down. By choking the lizard it is
made to release its hold.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
Mature Reflection.

My darling, have you thought Of the hap
by summer that our lives will be when we
are joined for better or worse?"
ooh. yes, John, I've thought OF it."
And have you thought of the bright home
that we will build on the foundation OF our
affection, and which will be painted with the
dying flashes of the sun and furnished with
the silver and gold that makes the night OF
the heavens beautiful?'
''Oh! yes, John, I've thought Of it,
"Have you thought of the years that will
come to us across the sea OF time, white cap
ped. blue with promises of years to come?'
Sure as your born, John, I've thought of
itm
"And have you thought? Have you
-? Have"
"Oh yes, John, more than all the rest,
and, John, let rs name it after you.'
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
Tomato Catsup From Canning Waste

Many industries We're found in which,
though the value of the product was consid-
cradle, no value was attributed to the raw
material. One man who made tomato catsup
acknowledged to making $4,000 worth of
catsup every year, but said that the raw ma
terial cost him nothing. When pressed for
an explanation, he said he sent to the fac
tories where tomatoes are canned, big tubs
into which the peelings and trimmings of
the tomatoes were thrown by the man who
prepared them for canning. This material
he got the trouble of carrying it away. He
ground it up, favored it, and sold it as catsup
TO the extent of $4,000 year.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
LEFT ALONE.

DO Won ever think in the twilight gray,
OF the poor old mother, far away"
Who is waiting and longing with throbbng hear
I'm the humble cottage, far apart
From the wider streams of noise and strife,
IN the shady paths and walks of life?
DO YOU ever think of the kiss she gave,
When YOU left her, manly and strong and brave,
For the battle of life and the wayS3nfm men"
With many {. promise you left he4, then.
So, as evening falls, will you think Tonight
Have you kept your vows? Are her days mad
bright?
since the day you left the dear old place
You call your home!
Perhaps she stands
IN the open door with her withered hands
Upheld 10 shield the tear-dimmed eyes,
And 50 she waits, till the evening skies
Turn into scarlet and fade to gray,
Alone she kncels by the bed to pray
The little bed with spread as white
A. when a child you lay that night
When father died.
And the days go by,
He will come 10 me. cannot die
Without one look at my darling boy
NV only hope, my pride, my joy ~
And so she waits, without complaint,
With the thought that her boy will come again,
You will think of this when the eyelids close,
and the sad, sweet smile, like a faded rose,
On the lips that had trembled and Qulvered so,
For the kiss that they would never know.
she was left alone" was the words they sald,
The care was gone, the pain had speed
And all alone, in the twilight gray,
She sleeps IL the churchyard, far away.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
The City OF Mexico Coming Resort.

In 1893 the nobby thing for our fashion
ables to do will be to take trip to the City
Of Mexico, and wander through the marble rb
halls of the palace OF the Montezumas. The
Mexican Capital is one of the most beautiful,
as we'll as one of the most delightful cities IN
the world, and will undoubtedly become a
nlace Of resort for Americans, in both summer
and winter. the climate being simply deli
cious the year round. The time of the trip
will. we suspect, be something less than 4s
hours
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-04-07
How They Get Up.
Lowell Citizen,

Did you ever see woman slip down? OF
course you never looked, but then you've
seen them. She don't flourish around like
an intoxicated iumping-iac filling the air
with arms and bad words, as man does
hut she simply abreyiates, SO to speak, like a
crush hat or patent-drnking cup. while
you stand by and wonder you never noticed
that hole in the sidewalk before.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-09

| Leave. Leave Min.
st. Paul. nespolis.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-09
TO YOUNG MEN.
Sure Cure


The awful effects Of early vice. which brings or.
ganic weakness, destroying both mind and body,
with al it's dreidful Ills, permanently cured The
symptoms before consumption sets In are palpita-
ton Of the heart, timidity, trembling, nervous dis
charges dyspepsia etc., with those sad conditions Of
mind 80 much TO be feared, forgetfuness, chaos Of
ideas, sadness of spirit, ugly imagining dislike in
social life and brooding melancholy. Married men,
those entering that happy life, aware Of physi.
cal debility exctabiity Of the nervous organic dim
unition, or other Irregularities quickly assisted
Young people losing their health, spending time
with pretending quacks and unsuitable treatment,
forcing diseases into their bodies with deadly poi
SONS causing fatal disorders to the head throat nose
liver and lungs stomach and bowels speedily cured
No false modesty should prevent them calling at once
on DIR. WA6SERZUG, 4S9 Jackson st., between
It'll and 8th up stairs. The doctor can be consulted
at any tme at his oce and family residence ct the
above place. DR.. Wasserzug will positively stay
here II months. Medicine for chronic diseases sent
everywhere. Write an dmenton symptoms.