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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
Climate and Complexion.

There is a great diversity of opinion as to
the difference of complexion to be observed
among mankind. Roughly speaking, the
hue of the skin varies with the latitude, the
fairer races having their homes at distance
from the equator, the darker within or near
the tropics This fact would seem to point
to the position of the sun with reference to
those on whom he shines as the cause. But
the question presents difficulties which this
supposition does not aid in solving At the
same distance from the equator we find the
fair Englishman, the yellow MOngolian, and
the cOpper-colored Indian. To the north of
the white Russian and Finn live the swarthy
Lap and Samoyed. North of the Caucasus
are dark-skinned Tartars, south Of it fair
cOmplexionsd Circassians The abOrignes
in America vary less in color than the ma
tives of the Old World. None of them is as
fair as the Swede, none as black as the ne
gro of Congo, and those living in Brazil on
the equator are not the darkest. There are
blacker men in Australia and New Guinea
than in Borneo and Sumatra, though these
islands are on the equator and those are not
The Shilooks of the Upper Nile who live
about 10 degrees north latitude, are blacker
than the Minbutte, who are six degrees far
ther south.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
England and the Yorktown Affair.
London Standard,

lLOnuOn SI;uluaru
Nor did the surrender of CORVALLIS at
Yorktown end the war; 1t was the begin
ming of the end. England was weary of the
struggle, though many, like the gentle poet
Cowper, might have sympathized with the
conscientious scruple of the King in refusing
to cede any of the dominions he had sworn
in his coronation oath to preserve intact But
others were of different opinion. Fox re-
joiced at the news, knowing that it presaged
the close of the unhappy war, and his opin-
ion was so far shared by Parliament that on
the 10Th of April 17S3,-exactly eight years
after it broke Washington was able to
announce to his army that all was over. We
cannot believe that any one nowadays holds
any other opinion than that of Fox. Had Corn
wallis been able to carry out his plans, the
struggle might have been protracted little
longer. But the colonist could never have
been crushed, and in the coming Napoleonic
wars would have undoubtedly recOved what
they had lost. When people arrive at a GER
tain time of life they are apt to be little
oblivious to birthdays. We are too old to
celebrate Runnymede, AgincOurt, TOrbay,
the Bill of Rights, or even Waterloo. But
the Americans are still young, and though
their coming centennial is one in which they
may perhaps feel some delicacy in asking us
to join, we ire not so thin-skinned or un-
generous as to be unable to appreciate the
spirit in which they celebrate it. ...t....
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
Never Dies.

There is nothing, no nothing, innocent OF
good that dies or is forgotten let us hold to
that faith or none. An infant, prattlng
child, dying in its cradle, will live asaln IN 2
better thoughts of those who loved 10, ana
play its part through them IN the redeemine
actions Of the world, though Its body pe
burnt to ashes, or drowned in the deepest
sea. There is not an angel added 70 the most
of heaven but does its blessed work on earth
in those that loved it here. Forgotten! oh,
if the good deeds of human creatures coald ;n {,
wonld even death appear; for how much
charity mercy, and purified affection would
ba seen 70 have their growth in the dusty
graves.-Dickens.- go ''''T
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
Getting Married in North Carolina.
Reidsville Times.7

[Reidsville Times
couple from Virginia landed in Milton
the other morning to be married by Squire
Lewis. They walked hand d-in-hand up Main
street and took a seat upon the front step of
the squire's Office, and the man asked for a
license. AS the squire was preparing to
make it out the buxom girl began to inch
off, and hesitated, and finally said to the
young man in half whisper
John" said she II don't believe will
never did feel so fustrated-lawd 1 won
der what pappy's doing now--I feel right
tremblesome-let's go back come on, John. "
"Well, you don't want the license, then ~
said the squire. .... .. ....
Hold On, thar, Mister; yes we do" said
the man and he moved closer up and sat
his chin to earnest work. Now, Sally" said
he, don't 90 on thater way what 'ud the
folks say? It'd be awful hard on me. An
there's the candy stew at Bob Browns to-
night, an aller that; and Sukey Jones
would jest die a-grinnin' over you about it.
She was mad as pizen yesterday when she
heard we was coming
Il don't mind her more'n the dust of my
feet, bnt / feel so skittish like, John: wish'er-
mydie if l haint sorry we come. don't
wanter get married, John" .JGH
Say mister, fix on your papers," said
John. 'Marryin's nothin; no more'n standin'
up in spellin' class at Oldfield school"
We'll, stand up" said the Squire I'm
ready" .1- ... .....--.. .r
But as the ceremony was under way the
girl jerked back, exclaiming "I'II be John
dinged eff do
The Squire suggested that the license had
been given, and they had gone most too far
to back out now
That's So" said John 'iStand fast, Sally /!
Don't git all in'er culver, now" gently TAX
ing her arm Conner long in place; it's
most over with and she sidled back
As the Squire said, II now pronounce you
you man and witew ...', -
'Lud'amercy cried the bride, IAN is it
dOne?''
"You bet 'tis-easy as spellin': and now
we'll CO." said the man, and they mounted
the horse double ard rode out of town.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13

Monarchs whose kingdom no man bounds
No leagues uphold, no conquest spreads,
Whose thrones are many messy mounds,
Whose crowns are curls on sunny heads ,
The only sovereigns Oh the earth
Whose sway is certain to endure;
No line of kings of kingliest birth
l. of itself half so sure.
No fortress built in all the land
So strong they cannot storm il free;
No palace made too rich, too grand,
For them to roam triumphantly.
No tyrant so hard hearted known
Can their diplomacy resist
They can Ilsurp his very throne;
He abdicates when he is kissed
No hovel in the world so small
So meanly built, SO squalid, bare,
They Will not go within its wall,
And set their reign of splendor there.
No beggar too forlorn and poor
To give them all they need to thrive;
They froic in his yard and door,
The happiest kings and queens alive.
Oh, blessed little kings and queens,
The only sOvereigns in the earth!
Their sovereignty nor rests, nor leans
On prod Of riches or of birth.
Nor ends when cruel death lays low
In dust each little curly head.
All other sovereigns crownless go,
And are forgotten, when they're dead;
But these hold changeless empire past,
Triumphant past. all earthly scenes;
We worship, truest to the last,
The buried little kings and queens"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
A TEACHERS GREETING.

Sixty little faces greet me ev'ry day,
Eyes brimful of mischief, blue, brown, black ano
grey;
Chubby little heroes, cunning little girls,
Dmpled chins, rosy mouths, sweetest little curis
Clustering O er the faces smiling in their glee,
Were there ever children like these greeting me
sunny ways, naughty ways, all! the truth to tell
Love which brings pleasure brings care as well
Play and sing so merry i'm your sweet childlife,
Soon will come the battle with its hard, stern strife
Happy little voices shouting glad and free,
Were there ever children like these greeting me:
Heavenly Father, lead them in the paths of right
Fill their souls with beauty and Thy gracious light
Guard them all and keep them In Thy precious love
When meet each other in the realms above
AT the throne of glory 'mong the ransomed free,
May find none purer than these greeting me.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
The First Ocean Steamer Under the
Stars and Strips.

From the Boston Daily Advertiser
1t was stated a few days ago by a prOmi-
nent speaker, and generally believed and
copied through the press, that Cunard
steamer, under the British flag, was the first
to cross the Atlantic. But no patriot should
fail, in this way, to give his country the
glory that is her due. The steamship Sa-
vannah, under command of Captain Moses
Rogers, sailed from New York for Savannah
March %, 1919, and thence to England, Den
mark, up the Baltic to the port of st. Peters
burg, and back again to America. The Sa-
vannah was built for a wealthy merchant of
Savannah, Ca, Mr. William Scarborough, in
! 1918, and launched ON the 22d day OF Au-
gust. Francis Pickett was the builder and
Stephen Vail, founder, put up the engines
and boilers She carried seventy five tons of
coal upon this voyage, and twenty-five cords
of wood, but could neither get passenger
nor pound of freight, though she was well
advertised, and though President Monroe
and large suite had been carried upon
delightful excursion gratis, and spoke highly
of her. She made the trip from Savannah to
Liverpool in twenty-five days, and there she
was boarded by the harbor fire department,
who thought one of her masts was on fire.
When they discovered their mistake they
were not, after all, ready to let the steamer
alone, but for long time held her under sus-
picion and the grave charge of being an in
fernal machine, prepared to accomplish the
escape of Napoleon from ST. Helena. When
at last she reached America again, she was
taken to Washington and dismantled, or dis
gorged for lack of popularity. The engines
were taken ont, and she was run as packet
from New York to Savannah until she was
wrecked ON the south shore. of Long
Island.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
FsFTl ITTT7E ! JIf IltFIIIt'I
WHEN TO SLEEP.
b ..1.. .bJ cGH iI0l11tL L1l0l 9TT 1T u -t.t."
Healthy and Unhealthy +Slumber.--A
4so9~.H Word to the Wise. l,'t-'

Popular Science Monthly.l
But that faculty of sleeping and waking a,
short notice may be utilized for the purpose
of taking little maps when opportunity offers
in the last half of the noon hour Of the noon
tide recess, or during the bancombe inter
ludes of protracted session, The inhabi.
tants Of all intertropical countries make the
time OF repose notable festival, and durins
the dog days of our tropical summers il
would clearly be the best plan to initiate
their example. Children must not sleep il
the daytime" said bylaw of our time,
henored koran Of domestic superstitiOns, and
not satisfied with keeping our little ones at
school during the drowsy afternoon of the
summer solistice, we increase their misery
by stuffing them at the very noon Of the
hottest hours with q mass of greasy Il. e.
heat producing and soporic) food. An hour
after the end of the long, sultry day comes
the cool night wind, heavens own blessing
for all who hunger and thirst after fresh air
but no, might air is injurious = because Mrs
Grundy objects to promenade after dark, SO
UildU Tic dIC NtIlh Cu " 'tHCII ouHo-
eating, unventilated bedrooms, not to sleep
but to swelter till toward midnight when
drowsiness subsidies into sorttof lethargy
which yields only to broad daylight, three
or four hours after sunrise. $50 much the
better says the fashionable mother, who
has passed the night at an ice cream ridottO,
''the morning air isn't healthy, either; most
dangerous to leave the house before the dew
is off the grass Only the curse OF pessim-
ism, our woetul distrust OF ourlnatural in
stincts, can explain such absurdities. The
parched palate's petition for a cooling liquid
is palmer than the brains craving for rest
and slumber when high temperature adds
its somterous tendency Influence to the
drowsy influence of a full meal. On warm
summer days all nature indulges a noontide
nap have walked through tropical forests
that were as, silent through the rays OF a
vertical sun as a Norwegian pine grove in
the dead of polar night nor would it be
easy to name a. single animal that does not
appear sleepy after meals. At noon leaf trees
throw their densest shade; even butterflies
seek the penetralia of the foliage, and the
lizard clings Clazily to the, darkaside of the
lower branches. Every school teacher knows
that the children feel the drowsy spell of the
afternoon sun; why should they alone be
hurt by yielding to its prompting? Either
postpone the principal meal to the end of the
day or increase the nOOntide recess to at least
three hours, so as to leave time for diges-
tive SieSta.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
Killed and Stripped Naked by Light
''. ''' ming.
Denver (Col. Tribune.l

Denver Coll Tribune -.--
Coroner Linton received the clothing and
effects, or rather what was left of them,
which had belonged to Thomas M. Douglas,
who was killed by lightning at Agate. From
some of the articles received it could be seen
that the effects of the lightning were most
terrible, and those persons who saw them
did not wonder that the man had been strip
ped of every inch of his wearing apparel and
left naked. The coat, pants and vest were
almost unrecognizable, and were completely
torn up into strips not over an inch wide.
The underwear OF the man was in the same
condition. Indeed, one would have thought
that Douglas had encountered q grizzly bear
instead of current of electricity. ,"l
The fluid must have passed from the VIC
TINS head to his shoulder, for the padding
protrudes through ragged rent There is
nothing left of the vest but a few pieces of
the face; the back is missing. All that
could be found of the shirt were the sleeves
and few frayed pieces of the body of the
garment The pantaloons and drawers were
so mutilated that were it not for the suspen-
der buttons ON the band one could not tell
what the burned and torn pieces of cloth
had once been The boots which the unfor-
tunate man wore were new; there is nothing
left of them but the soles with few shreds
OF the uppers still sticking to them. Imagi-
nation cannot we'll paint more complete mu-
tlation. '. .'' 1906" -'-'. -
There are one or two truly wonderful
things connected with Douglas awful death
which illustrate the power of the electric
fluid. A buckskin purse was torn from the
victims pocket and thrown several rods
When it was picked up the body OF the
purse was torn and cut and burned, and bore
the appearance of having gradually decayed
The clasp was broken and twisted into all
sorts Of shapes; and silver coin in the
purse was bent and discolored, IN one Of
the pockets of the vest were found four three
cent postage stamps. One of them was torn
through the center, and parts Of the edges
had been burned by lightning; and a metal
button in the same pocket was curled and
twisted as though it had been doubled i'll q
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
THE STRANGER ON THE SILL.
aY T. BUCHANAN READE

'NA@hA'A>'
Between broad fields Of wheat a corn,
Is the lowly home where was born;
The peach tree leans against the wall,
And the woodbine wanders over all;
There is the shadOwed doorway still,
But a strangers foot has crossed the sill
There is the barn-and as Of yore, ...FuH
! can smell the hay from the open door, .
And see the busy swallows throng
And hear the peewee'S mOurnful song; L.
Out the stranger comes-oh painful proof,
His sheavcs are piled to the heated roof.
There is the orchard--the very trees
Where my childhood knew long hours of ease
And watched the shadowy moments run,
Till my life has imbibed more shade than sun ;
The swing from the bough still sweeps the air
But the strangers children are swinging there
There bubbles the shady spring below,
With its bulrtIsh brook where the haZels grow
Twas there i found the calamus root,
And watched the mir nows poise the shoot
And heard the robin lave his wing
But strangers bucket is at the spring.
q We who daily cross the sill,
Step lightly for love it still;
And when you crowd the old barn caves,
Then think what countless harvest sheaves
Have passed within that scented door,
TO gladden. eyes that are no more.
Deal kindly with these orchard trees;
And when your children crowd your knees,
Their sweetest fruit they shall impart,
AS if old memories stirred their heart;
70 youthful sport still leave the swing,
And IN sweet reverence hold the spring.
The barn, the trees, the brook, the birds
The meadows with their lowing herds,
The woodbine on the cottage wall =
My heart still fingers with them all
Ne strangers on my native sill,
Step lightly, for love it still.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
Kerosene Stains On a Floor.

A correspondent writes from Pilot Mound,
Mimi, that the breaking of a kerosene lamp
has caused a "trightful spot" upon tine foor,
and wants to know how it can be removed.
Good kerosene has a boiling point of $50 de-
grees, considerably above the melting of lard,
hence in order to drive it completely from
any fabric, from paper or from wood, it must
be heated high enough to make vapor,
when, if pure, it may be completely removed
Heat may be applied to the floor by using
fat irons sufficiently hot, first placing "a
piece of paper over the spot. 1t may be that
heat, the stain will reappear; some of the oil
remaining in the wood will be brought to the
surface By capillary attraction. In such a
case it win be necessary to repeat the opera,
ton as often as the stain appears
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
Curious Experiment with Light.

Ifa riece of wood be placed in a decanter
of water, and the focus of a large burning
glass be thrown upon it, the wood will be
completely charred, though the sides of the
decanter through which the rays pass will
not be cracked nor in any way affected, nor
the water perceptibly warmed. If the wood
be taken out, and the rays be thrown on the
water, neither the vessel nor its contents will
be in the least affected; but if piece of
metal be put into the water it soon becomes
too hot to be touched, and the water will
presently boil. Though pure water alone,
contained in transparent vessel, cannot be
heated, yet, if by q little ink it be made of
dark color, or the vessel itself be lblackened
the effect speedily takes place
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
Agriculture.

According to the last report of the Com
missioner OF Agriculture it appears that
1900 600 people of the United States are en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits. The total
value of farms and farm implements is $13,-
461 200, ,433, or two-thirds of the productive
wealth of the nation. The value of farm
products and live stock for 1878 was S3, ,000,-
100000, against $780, 100000 of mining and
manufacturing products. Thus it appears
that not only majority of the adult male
population of the United States is engaged
in agriculture, but more than one-half the
wealth of the Union is invested in that in
dustry There are also z, 100000 persons en-
gagaged in mining and manufacturing, whose
interests are closely allied with, those OF; the
agriculturist. ''-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
Fresh Air in the Bed Room.
Health Primer.


How much air can be safely admitted into
a sleeping or living room is a common ques-
ton. Rather, it should be considered how
rapidly, without injury or risk, and how low
a temperature. We cannot have too much
fresh air, so long as we are warm enough and
are not exposed to draughts. What is a
draught? 1t is a swift current OF air, at a
temperature lower than the body, which robs
either the whole body or an exposed part of
it's heat so rapidly as to disturb the equilib-
rum of our circulation and give us cold.
Young and healthy persons can habtuate
themselves to sleeping in even cold draught,
as from an open window, if they cover them
selves, in cold weather, with an abundance
Of bed-clothes. But those who have been
long accustomed to being sheltered from the
outer air by sleeping in warm and nearly or
shut up rooms are too susceptible to cold to
bear direct draught of cold air. Persons
over seventy years of age, moreover, with
lower vitality than in their youth, will not
bear low temperature, even in the air they
breathe. Like hot-house plants, they may
be killed by winter nights chill, and must
be protected by warmth at all times. AS a
rule we may say that, except for the most
robust, the air which enters at night into
sleeping chamber should in cold weather be
admitted gradually, only by cracks or mod
crate openings or should have its force
broken by some obstacle, as curtain, etc,
to avert its blowing Immediately upon a
bed. The ancient fashion, however, of having
bed-curtains which exclude almost all the
air has rightly almost become obsolete. No
wonder the people dream hOrrid dreams and
wake in the morning wearied rather than re-
freshed, when they sleep in rooms sealed
up tightly on every side, breathing
over and over again their own breaths,
which grow more poisonous every hour OF
the night.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
Diamonds.

Most of the diamonds now found are cut
IN Amsterdam. The origin of the word carat
weight is from the Arabic word "Kuara,4 :
There is pot bearing plant glowing ON the
gold coast of Africa, tine seeds of which are
almost invariably of an equal weight, and
these seeds, called Kuara, were former used
lor weighing against grains or dust OF gold
rI from which originated the carat weight
ihe largest diamond known is the Braganzi',
IN the crown of Portugal 1t was found over
an hundred years ago in Brazil, and weighs
lou caratS- -..-L ILIIElL 4 .~[li(
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-13
THE ROSE AND THE SUNBEAM.

Merry little sunbeam,
Over meadows straying,
Spies dainty rosebud
With the zephyrs playing.
Tender little sunbeam,
With his warm embrace,
Woos the timid rosebud
In her blushing grace.
Lovingly he whispers
In her listening ear,
Heed thou not the zephyr's
Rude caressing here.
Let my burning kisses
Through thy petals creep,
On thy rosy breast, dear,
Shall the sunbeam sleep"
And the happy rosebud,
Trembling all the while,
Opes her tiny petals
TO her lovers smile.
Wanton little zephyr:
Lingering close by,
Scatters all her rose leaves
In his jealousy.