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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
A Man Holds Back Twenty Horse
Power.
kansas City Times.

Truesdale was detailed to shovel grain
from one of the bins to the chute. Through
this bin ran a perpendicular tiange-screw
elevator, which, being attached to the shaft
by belt, was kept constantly in motion.
By some accident the unfortunate man slip
ped while near it, and his foot, being caught
in the rotating fange, was drawn down the
shaft in which it works until the knee.joint
was level with the floor. Knowing that un-
less something was speedily done his whole
body would be ground to pieces in this ma
chine, he, with presence of mind that was
extraordinary, raised his body until it reach
ed the belt which turned the fange, and by
sheer strength of muscle held the machinery
still, thus putting his strength against the
strength of twenty horse power engine. In
this condition, with his crushed and mangled
limb still in the machine, he held out against
the engine until he was rescued by other
workmen, who had come to see what was
the matter with the machinery. Truesdale,
who will recover, is about six feet eight, and
weighs 17O pounds. He is giant in strength
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
4 Little Charmer.

We learn from correspondent that there
resides in the vicinity of Harrisburg an out
| Of-the-way place in Hancock county. about
three miles west of Mount Blanchard. a very
remarkable child only five years old, who
seems to have the power of charming birds
at will. Her mother first noticed this strange
fascination which she possesses about year
ago The little girl was playing out in the
door yard among a bevy of snowbirds, and
when she spoke to them they would come
and light upon her, twittering with the ut
most gee. On taking them in her hands
and strOking them, the Birds instead of try
ing to get away from their fair captive,
seemed to be highly pleased, and when let
loose would fly away a short distance and
Immediately return to the child again. She
then took several of them into the house to
show her mother, who, thinking she might
hurt them, took the birds and put them out
doors, but no sooner was the door opened
than the birds flew into the room and lit
upon the girls head and began to chirp The
birds remained about the premises all the
winter, flying to the little girl whenever the
door was opened. The parents of this re-
markable child became alarmed, believing
that this strange power was an ill-omen, and
that that much dreaded visitor was about
to visit their home. But death did not
come, and during last summer the child had
numerous pets from the birds The child
handles the birds so gently that humming
bird once in her hand does not fail to return.
This winter a bevy of birds have kept her
company, and she plays with them for hours
at time Every morning the birds fly to
her window, and leave only when the sun
sinks in the west There is nothing peculiar
about the child's personal appearance except
her wonderful magnetic eyes, which sparkle
like diamonds The parents of this little
are poor superstitious people, and have been
very retcent about the matter until lately,
fearing some great calamity was about to be-
fall them
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
GENERAL SHERIDAN,S HAT.
A Miner From the Gunnison and Cen.
erai sheridan Talk Over q
War Incident. -N'
Denver Tribune.}

denver Tribune.l
1t is only natural that great Generals who
commanded thousands of men in the late
war should often meet men in different parts
| of the country who cherish some incident of
war life with which private and General were
| closely connected. 1t is doubtful if General
Philip Sheridan, whose famous twenty mile
ride to Winchester has made his name ia
miliar in every household, ever met man
who brought up pleasanter reminiscence
than brown-faced, hardy miner did in this
city a day or two ago.
General Sheridan was idly sauntering up
and down the lobby of the Windsor Hotel
deep in thought and complacently putting at
his HAVANA and blowing the smoke in pref
ty little rings. Suddenly rough-looking
man with face so heavily bearded that one
could see nothing but the twinkling black
eyes, approaching him, and raising his hat
with awkward embarrassment said
Good morning, General"
The hero of Winchester returned the greet
ing touching his cap with military polite
ness, and then trying to peer through the
miners heavy beard to get glimpse of his
features, the General added:
Pm afraid I've forco1t ten your face sir"
The eyes of the ms from Gunnison twin
kled brighter than ev as he remarked:
Its not unlikely, General; sein's we never
met but once before, you wouldn't be so apt
to remember me as l am you. It's seventeen
years since l saw you last Things have
changed since then. 1t was on the battle
field of Cedar creek. Don't you remember
the soldier that gave you, his horse when
yours was shot from under you by Il shower
of canister from the masked battery on the
brow of the hill ~ and the old man looked
up with eager pride into the Generals face
THAT l do," answered the General, with
pleased interest and q bright flash in his eye
II remember it WE'LL
Il was that soldier" continued the miner
proudly. Il remember the circumstance
well, sir. When you put the spurs to my
horse and galloped off, you left your hat be-
hind you, and l called to you as loud as l
could, but you replied, Never mind the hat,
my boy I've got that hat yet, General It's
hanging in my cabin in the mountains" and
the rough fellows eyes glowed with pleasure.
Sheridan grasped his hand and led him to
a seat, and for half an hour they fought the
battle of Cedar Creek over again
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
The Mexican Old Women.

81 :. Or. 81. LpI.stt.o)4-O n,:r.tI
There seems to be a most unnecessary
number of old women in Santa Fe To be
sure, it is garrison town, and at least two
old women are required to look after each
young one. They are queer old bodies
brown rs a piece of well-cured bacon, and
with shriveledness that still further sug-
gests their having been hung up for good
many years in the smoke. They dress in
black and wear-after the custom of the
cOuntry-black shawls over their heads
Sometimes these shawls are drawn over their
faces slantwise, so that only their eyes and a
bit OF forehead are seen. Thus uTayed they
seem to be drOll caricatures of the beauties
OF Lima-as those ustly celebrated young
wOmenBappear in the illustrated biographies.
And there is a preOccupied expression in the
tace-when they are visible-and in the
work of these old women that still more
closely seems to associate them with some
untold romance. They walk almost swiftly
which in itself is remarkable in this slow
moving land; and they actually seem to be
going somewhere-whichi is more remarkable
still. AS they glide rapidly along in the
twilight, keeping close in the shadow of the
houses, or beneath the shade of the high
walls which girt the garden, they seem fig
ures broken out from one of the love poems of
old Spain. You fancy that the bundles which
they carry are the wardrobes of the love-
tormented Donna Claras and Donna Isabels,
who this very night will scale the garden
wall and blithely flee away in their lovers
arms. This is pretty fancy, but fear that
it is not founded altogether upon fact. For
the most part the Old women seem to be
washerwOmen, and their bundles are clothes
going to and from the wash The proportion
of young women to old is, as l have said,
annoyingly small Now and then, slim,
gracious, little body comes lightly along
black haired, brown-eyed, with a warm,
brown skin that is made warmer by the rich |
red tints of her Southern blood-but she is
gone in moment leaving you to sigh all
vainly for her return. This saddening scar
city of young, pretty women is due to the
fact that at 30 Mexican woman is old; |
good many of them are old at 25. For the .
remainder of their lives they grow browner
and browner, and more and more shriveled,
until finally-having become quite dried up
they probably blow away.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
That Thumb.

\ story is going the rounds to the effect
that "a Wyoming Territory lawyer who
sawed his hand off by mistake complained,
after the hand was buried, that his thumb
was cramped and hurt him badly" The ac-
count goes on to state that ''the severed hand
was unearthed, the drawn up thumb straight
ened and the distress of the wounded man
relieved" The first part Of the story is
probably true, for a lawyers hand might
naturally enough grasp a fee SO tightly as to
give pain to the whole system, even after
the offending member had been cut off, but
to suppose that lawer would, under any
circumstances, experience a feeling Of relief
Mt having his hand opened by Strengthening
his thumb back. passes belief
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
The Transit Of Icnns.

The astronomers are already getting up
expeditions to observe the transit of Venus,
one year from next December. France will
send one party to Florida and one to Nor
mandy in its own home bailiwick ; and Italy
and Great Britain will send out parties The
latter will go to Madagascar, South Africa,
and Cape Horn. if not also to New Zealand.
The transit will begin at S:55 u. m Wash
ington time, December 6. 1882, and will end
at 3 p. m And it will be the last transit of
Venus until 2OO4. BY it, with good luck,
the earth's true distance from the sun may
be ascertained.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
Hot Water Treatment of SunstrOke.

Dr. Thomas G. Heron gives in the Cincin-
u''l inquirer the following directions for
ueallng sunstroke cases with hot water ::
LAY the patient on his back; loosen the
W "O'nlng, so as to encourage free flow Of
~uod expose the chest, especially over the
s'oh os' OF the heart, and with large cloth,
NV, ~"ei or sponge freely bathe the head, face,
So. SN and chest with hot salt water, as
Mo. N.Y. as can be handled, continually adding
tsnt ne not water and applying it until the pa
MnS as Is soft. Use one teaspoonful OF salt
o'a very quart of water. Have the feet made
ase. se ana rubbed or slapped, and in extreme
mIIS MAN, apply mustard poultices. Give inter
WHY, temperate man, q tablesOOntul OF
aISy IN hot water; if drinking man, use
i 'ne soa ammonia or hartshOrn in hot water;
o,y yOun alter meal, put teaspoonful of yell
hava~ mustard " in a glass of warm water and
With me patient drink it, following it up
Snr.Il more until he vomits freely. AS he
OnSS,eSces give at first lime water and milk
Mill 1Ourth lime water and three-fourths
ab h s'erward liquid diet until the stom-
"uong enough for Solids
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
Fatal Horse Disease.

A new and fatal disease has made its APP
pearance among the horses Of Blue and Dry
creeks, Washington Territory. The first
symptoms of the disease are an intense
drOwsy appearance and weakness in the
loins, when the animal becomes weak and
lies down. Death soon follows. The disease
seldom runs over two or three days, and in
nearly every case proves fatal Examinations
made OH dead horses by veterinary surgeons
so far have resulted in nothing beyond the
fact that it IS disease totally unknown to
horsemen. Many valuable horses have sue
cumbed
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
A Story That Will Last.

The Garfield legend, sure to cluster and
grow around the story of his life, whether it
ends now or when he is old in years and of
longer honors will gather about him as his
mothers son. Their relations will be re-
membered and told, and made the foundation
of tale and story and picture, when other
events are dry dust of forgotten politics The
sons kiss on Inauguration day The heart
broken cry of the mother over my baby
when the strong man, high in place, was shot
down. The solitary letter which the weak
fingers of the President found strength to
write-in the weary weeks of illness-these
are the things for which the man and the
mother will be remembered
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
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SOMETIMES.

SOmetimcs-not often-when the days are long
And golden lie the ripening fields of grain,
Like cadence of some half-forgotton song
There sweeps memory across my brain.
hear the landrail among the grass,
The drOwsy murmur of the scented lines;
watch the radiant butterflies pass,
And am sad and sick at heart sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes, when royal winter holds his sway,
When every cloud is swept from azure skies,
And frozen pool and lighted hearth are gay
with laughing lips and yet more laughing eyes,
FROM far-of days an echo wonders by
That makes a discord i'll the Christmas chimes
Amoment in the dance or talk i sigh
And seem half-lonely III the crowd sometimes-
Sometimes.
Not often, nor for long O friend, my friend
We were not lent our life that we might weep:
The iower-crowned May of earth hath soon an end
should our fair spring a longer sOjourn keep?
tones all too soon the time of fading leaves
Come on the short, cold days. We must arise
And 20 our way and garner home our sheaves
Though some faint regret may cloud our eyes
Sometimes.
Sometimes | see IA light almost divine
, IN meeting eyes of two that now are one,
impatient of the tears that rise to mine,
=, turn away to seek some work mIdone.
mere dawns look upon some stranger face;
think How like and yet how far less fair y
ana look and look again and seek to trace
moment more your fancled likeness there
sometimes
V,ad and sweet thoughts foolish vain regrets,
- AS wise it were what time June roses blow,
Ioweep because the first blue violet
q Weiound in spring has faded long ago.
05oNe, my love, if yet by song of bird,
!, ny Hover scent by some sad poets rhymes
NY heart, that fain would be at peace, is stirred,
Am to bame that still sigh sometimes:
Sometimes?
anu m sometimes know pang of jealous pain
" mat, while walk all lonely other eyes
nay haply smile to yours that smile again
~ beneath the sun and stars of southern skies"
'Te Te past Is past but is it sin if yet
~, VINO III calm content would seek TO dwell,
"Mo S,W VIII not grieve, yet cannot quite forget,
'Hi send Il thought to you and wish you we'll
Sometimes?
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
Education and Crime.

J. =. Wickersham, formerly Superinten-
dent of Schools for Pennsylvania, who has
been examining into the relations OF educa-
ton. to crime, has come to the conclusion
that one-sixth of all the crime in the coun-
try is committed by persons practically illit-
crate, and that the proportion OF criminals
among the illiterate is about ten times great
er than among those who have been instrnc-
ted in the elements of a common school edu-
cation or beyond.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
THE SAMELESS DEAD.
By TOM HOOD.

BY TOM HOOD.
Go you wall Wind?
Why do you sigh, o Sea-
Is it remorse for the ships gone down.
With this pitiiess shore on the leao
Moan, moan, moan,
In the desolate night and lone.
All what is the tale
You would fain unveil
In your wild, weird cries to me?
A geam of white on the shore =
'Tis not the white sea foam,
Nor wandering sea-bird's glimering wing,
For at night no sea-birds roam.
Tis one of the drowned-drowned
OF the hapless hOmeward bound,
Last night, in the dark,
There perished n bark
On the bar, and twas bound for home.
woman's cold, white corpse
woman so young and fair!
See the cruel storm has entwined with weeds
The wealth of her wcltering hair
And the little the little hand
Lies listless and limp on the sand.
They have bound her fast
To the wreck of a mast;
But the wild waves do not spare.
Look, how they bound and leap
Cast themselves far DER the shore,
Striving to seize on their stranded prey,
And carry it off once more
Or is it remorse or dread,
Or longing to bury its dead,
That makes the surge
On the ocean verge
80 necessarily howl and roar?
Where do they list fol her stepo
Where do they look for her face?
Where are they waiting to see her
Once more in the old, familiar place?
Dead, dead, dead?
In vain will their tears be shed
For not one of them ali,
Alas, will fall,
On that bosom's marble grace"
Why do YOU sigh, o Sea?
Why do you wall, 0 Wind?
Why do you murmur, in mournful tone
Like things with human mindo
Wall, wall, wall,
Articulatc ocean and gale.
For the loveliness rare
so pallid and fair
You slew in your fury blind.
Let us bear her away to II grave
In The churchyard's calm, green breast.
Where the sound of the wind and waves
In strife may never her peace modest
Though we cannot carve her name,
She will slumber all the same;
And the wild rose bloom
Shall cover her tomb,
And she shall have perfect rest.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15
Weather Wise.

1t is easy enough to predict the weather
if you only follow the right rules. Here are
some of them: An intensely blue sky indi-
Gates temporary absence of clouds When
the sun rises behind bank of clouds, and
the clouds hang low all around the horizon
and all over the SKY, and the air feels damp,
and there is fine drilling mist blowing,
the indications are there will be rain some
where in the United States or Canada. When
it begins to thunder look out for lightning.
To see the head of the family feeling in his
right hand pocket, then in the left hand
pocket, then in his hip pocket, then in his
coat pockets, and then at his ceiling, indi-
Gates mo change" If he suddenly stops
whistling at the ceiling and expands his face
into broad grimace of delight, it means
unexpected change" If the corn husks are
very thick, the winter will be colder than
the summer If the corn husks are very
thin, the summer will be warmer than the
winter If the corn husks are neither too
thin nor too thick, the summer will be warm
and the winter will be cold. If the weather
prophet predicts a rainy season and it hap
pens to rain somewhere in Oregon, and is dry
as bone all over the rest of America, this
rain must be set down to the credit of the
weather breeder, and all the dry time counts
for nothing.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-15

Ensign Hogg, of the navy, has invented a
speed Indicator for vessels, which has been
found to work satisfactorily. The device
consists of tin funnel, shaped like an old
fashioned dice box, open at both ends From
it extend four hollow metal tubes meeting
about six inches from the funnel, and ending
in rubber tube which is several yards in
length, and has the other end fastened to an
arrangement on deck, which looks like a
barometer, but is SO constructed that the
mercury is not affected by climatic changes
or capillary attraction. The speed of the
vessel causes the water to rush the cylinder
and push the air out of the tubes. This
makes the mercury rise in the glass, and q
graduated scale shows exactly the speed of
the vessel.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-05
THE INAUGURATION.

The inaugural ceremonies at Washing
ton passed offpleasantly yesterday. There
was great crowd of people in the city.
President GARFIELD will probably send
his Cabinet nominations to the Senate to-
day, but at late hour last night the Sc
lection had not been absolutely determin-
ed.
The press without distinction of party
highly endorse President GARFIELD's in
augural. The inaugural ball was per-
feet success. Six thousand persous were
present.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-05

We notice IN the show window of BEMENT
Il DAVENPORT some eXquisitely painted
cards, the work of Mrs. W. n. EAsTABROOK
There are twelve of them and each consists
of bunches of flowers most delicately arrang-
ed around an inscription which reads "Patr-
archs, Souvenir 1881" We are informed that
''Patriarch'' is the name of social club of
twelve gentlemen of whom Mr.. EAsTABRooK
is one, and that upon the occasion of their
meeting at Mr.. EASTABROOK'S home these
beautiful cards were presented to them by the
lady whose work they are. They certainly
are very choice bits of nature, and prove Mrs.
K. to possess great merit as an artist, fact
which is becoming to be fully appreciated by
her friends.-Etn,ird Ado.
Mr.. e. formerly resided in this place.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-05
The News Condensed.
present.

Business men Of Fremont have resolved
to extend public welcome to President
Hayes on his return home.
1t has been decided by the Attorney
General that white man cannot legally
be enlisted in a colored regiment.
A heavy snow storm has just been ex-
perienced in the west and travel is great
ly obstructed in Iowa and Minnesota.
The Posts Washington special says
George Bliss says it is certain that Sharpe
is to be Collector Of the Port of New
York.
Thieves ransacked a fat on Broadway,
New York, occupied by Mrs. NJ. Tilton,
Wednesday night, stealing jewelry and
clothing valued at 2,OOO
Sixty pictures of the Coale collection
sold at auction in New York on Tuesday
night for $35, ,O00 A very small Nelson
ier brought nearly $4,000.
The coinage of all the mints during
February was 1885, gold pieces valu-
ed at $7,214 ,060; silver dollars 2,3O7 900 {;
three cents 37S, 900 pieces cents :, $50, ,OOO
| 1t is rumored that Tilden is negotiat-
| ing for tract of land at Union Hill, Nj,
valued at 81 10000 to be used for the
| New York, Ontario and Western railroad
! An explosion Of gas in a coal mine at
Evanston, Wyoming Territory, yester-
day, caused the death of thirty white men
and twenty Chinamcn and seriously
wounded seventeen of the latter.
Montreal dispatch says the failure of
w. & f. P. Currie & Co., iron mongers
will be more serious as far as Canada is
concerned than ct first anticipated, $780,
600 being due them.
Gottlieb Foell (butcher), aged 60, while
suffering from a painful disease slashed
his abdomen with razor, Tuesday night.
1t was the most horrible suicide ever
reported in New York.
The Assistant Treasurer of New York.
has been directed to receive proposals
for the purchase on Wednesday next of
five millions of five or six per cent bonds
of 1881, called or uncalled.
The Wesleyan Methodists in Great Brit
ian have already raised f1SO,OOO of the
proposed thanksgiving fund of three hun
dred thousand guineas. Nearly all the
remainder has been promised.
Frank j. Wright, a young Baltimore
lawyer, recently went with servant to
attend to law business in Colorado. 1t
is just learned that he and his servant
have been hanged by vigilance commit
tee, charged with stealing mules, they
having purchased stolen mules, not know
ing them to be stolen.
The trotting race on Lake George near
Ticonderoga, between the two noted
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-05

stations, Highland Grey and Ben. Frank
lin, for thousand dollars was won by
the first named horse in three straight
heats. Time 2 :25, 2:17, 2:13a. The at
tendance was large. 1t is said nearly
twenty thousand dollars changed hands.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-05

There appears to be quite demand for
dwelling houses this Spring. The best and
quickest way to secure either house or q
tenant is to advertise in the REVIEW.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-05

WEATHER INDICATIONS FOR TODAY
FAIR, preceded in extreme northern parts by
occasional rain Or snow, stationary or lower
tempe nature.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-05

Town Lots For Sale on reasonable terms.
Apply to JOHN W. MIX, Towanda, Pa. Of
flee, North side Public square.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-05

COnstables elected last month will remem-
Der that they must appear in open court on
Monday to take the oath OF Office.