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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
Human Blood.

The characteristic distinctions of human
blood and those of the blood of other ami
mails are thus set forth in No. of L'OrOsi by
DR.. Vinzenzo Peset y Cervera and, if other
psychologists will take the pains to verify
his work, they may play very important
part in medical jurisprudence. When blood
is mixed with little bile, small crystals are
formed; these crystals, the Doctor says, will
show whence the blood came. If from man
the crystals will be rectangular prism; if
from horse, they will be rhombOhedrons !;
if from the sheep, they will be rhombohe-
dric tablets; if from the dog, they will be
rectangular prisms, closely resembling the
human forms; if from the rabbit, they will
be tetrahedrons if from the squirrel, they
will be hexagonal tablets if from the mouse,
they will be octahedrons, and if from COM
mon poultry, they will be cubes more or less
perfect. There would seem to be room for
further and more accurate research in this
direction.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
THE CUB BEAR.
Why he is Dependent at Times upon
His Father
From the Arkansas Gazette. |


"My name is Acton said a man who visit
ed the Gazette office yesterday. Acton. Is
there anything funny in that name?''
No" answered the weary brOwbeater of
all opposing factions.
do you see anything funny in my appear
ance 2"
NO, sir Do you want to subscribe ?"
Il am going to give you joke, and then
you will be willing to send me the paper free.
In strict accordance with the philosophy of
life, all animals are more dependent upon the
mother, and, of course, have more affection
for her than for the father Amt that q
tact?'
Yes, daily one year,"
Did say all animals? mistake There
is one animal that is equally dependent upon
the father. Do you want to know what ami
NAL that is?"
''See the advertising man, will you?"
That animal is the cub bear Shall tell
you why?'
mo, sir"
But | will. In the summer the cub bear
sucks his ma and in the winter he sucks his
paw. Send the paper to Gum Spring, Villa
cut county. Good day"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
4 Lost Opportunity.
Detroit Free Press.


A Woodward avenue merchant, who has
for two or three years past employed an an
cient darkey to do odd chores about the
store, was lately asked for few minutes
private conversation, which being granted
the old man began:
Il wanted to AK fur leetle informashun.
Las winter when ! was gwine home l met
ole Ebenezer Wright, one of de pillars in our
church. He's bin lectle aigewise to ne
eber since de las dOnashun party, but neb-
Der saw man melt down as he did. He
called me an agitator What does dat mean
know it's sunthin' good, but ] can't 'zactly
git de full meanin'"
why, he meant that you were kicking
up a fuss"
Did he? Fo' de Lowd, but took it de
Odder way Den he said / war trucklin':
did dat mean owned trucks?"
No, it meant that you truckled. You've
seen dog skulk along behind his master
sometimes after he has been kicked, haven't
you?"
In course have Did he rally mean
dat =? De ole woman an | cOuldt make it
out, but we tho't it must be sunthin' sweet
Den he remarked dat / war bigot Was
dat abuse?"
Il should say So"
Did he mean bad when he called me a
fawnin' sikerfant and fossilized corruption
ist ?"
Certainly. Many men have been knock
ed down for saying less"
"Fo' de Lowd, but how yo' talk! Am it
possible dat stood dar an took dat all in,
an smiled an laffed an actually asked de ole
man to step in somewhar and have glass of
cider? Why, sab, if I'd had de slightest
hint of what he meant I'd have crushed him
to pulp in two minits, sah-de worst lookin'
pulp yO' ever sot eyes on! Lowd, sab, but
what a chance / did miss
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
Honey for the Ladies.

The New York Post says Among the ele-
CANT toilets worn on New Years day in this
city was 4 dress made by Worth, of turquoise
blue brocaded velvet The front of the dress
was Of brocade, trimmed with a deep killing
of the same, the bottom of the kilt being
edged with wide tOunce of ducheSSe point
lace. The train was of plain blue satin, with
Il border of duchesse lace applique around the
entire skirt. The pointed bodice was tasten-
ed behind. and was Ornumented with 4 fichu
and cuffs OF duchesse point
4 beautiful blonde on Fifth avenue was
dressed in a crcam-cOlored brOcaded satin de
Lyon with petticOat reversS, short sleeves and
high collar of pale blue silk plush. The cor
sage was cut PompadOur and edged with
cream cOlorcd Renaissance lace. Diamonds
and tOrQuOiSe ornaments adorned the throat
and arms, and high Spanish comb, set with
briliants, was worn in the hair.
Among bevy of young ladies receiving
together in Lexington avenue was Chicago
belle who wore a superb costume designed
by New York modiste The dress was OF
ruby velvet with brocades Of small golden
roses and embossed leaves Of ruby satin. The
tOurnure and portions Of the Louis XIV bod
ice were trimmed with gold lace. The bod
ice had plated surplice front of gold bro
caded net and was laced from the throat over
the Surplice to the extreme point of the cor
sage The front of the dress was slightly
draped and held at the left side by rich cord
and tassel of ruby and gold.
Another young lady wore a dress Of ivory
white nuns yelling, trimmed with lace-edged
killings. A broad rose-colOred silk scarf,
with heavy knotted fringe, was draped over
the dress and held in place by cluster of
blush roses and foliage. A third young lady
wore an apricot satin-striped gauze over a
short skirt of crimson satin. The tunic and
bodice We're adorned with sprays of smilax
and red poppies. She had diamond orna-
ments and cream-cOlored satin boots, en-
hroidered in scarlet
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
NEVADA FINANCES.
Their DepIOrabIe Condition Described
by the Governor.
san Francisco Chronicle.


CARSON tNev.) January 4, 1880.
A State tottering on the verge of financial
ruin That is about the description that Just
now suits Nevada. After reading Governor
Kinkead's message to the Legislature to-day
one cannot be surprised any longer at the
cOndescension of the Carson barkeeper in ac-
cepting "shOrt bit" for his best beverage
and choicest Dupont-street cigar. Alas, it is
not cOndescension. 1t is the awful fear of
poverty that weighs down the community.
1t is the terror of impending financial calam-
ity that has worked the melancholy trans
formation: Think Of shrinkage OF $685.
100000 in the assessment value of the mines
of Nevada in three years. Governor Kinkead
furnishes ample statistics to prove the mis-
fortune. These figures show that in 1877 the
value of the mining property on which taxes
was levied was S26, TBS, ,72252, in 1878 S17,-
05,6s1.s6, in 1879 $6,49G, ,432O4, in 1880
$3,S56,70712. In 1880 the receipts from
taxes, etc, were s151 ,244.46; the expenditures
S211 ,364.06, leaving deficiency of $50, ] 1850.
With such statistics before him the Governor
takes hopeless view of the situation. AS
there is now in the treasury about $50,
representing a surplus left from former years
of prosperity, the Governor wisely prognosti-
Gates an empty exchequer when the Legisla-
ture shall have finished its labors
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
The Modern Mining Engineer.

Read a the meeting in New York of the American
Institute of Mining Engineers.
know our carboniferous King Coal and Thomas
know the points of difference twixt specular and
hcmaite;
quote in higli-toned phrases and disCain to use
tautoIOgy,
And sing the toughest passages in Dana's miner
aogy:
| tell mdoubted chrystals from anhytlrous clays or
cobble- stones;
I've learned the different systems and I've studied
Claiborne fossil bones;
know the thcrmic units of the melting point of
Franklinite
Can tell a modern pollywog from saurian or trog-
lodite:
I'm posted on the theory and practice of biology,
BIT I'm just trife weak upon the nice poiats of
theology.
In fact, in matters vegetable animal and mineral
/ am very model OF "A scientist in gineral.
know some cheerful facts about deposits argen-
tiferous;
I've made myself authority on treating aurif-
crouS;
have pretty fancy for resistance and tel,sility
And when fee Is rendered | can take il with
agility.
I'm not restrained by modesty from telling what
know about,
talk on any subject that the Chair declares de-
bacablC,
And take delight in fornue when figures are
"cquateabe.'
In fact, in matters practical, tangentai centrfu
am "a very model of an expert sientifcal.
! know the average tensile strength OF water-gas
and COZ;
Can give the fixed atomic weights of Fe o., and
Il. ID. g.;
Can calculate the make and cost of Bessemer
PernOt steel,
Or tell with pyrometer how spirits in Inferno feel
can manage II blast furnace and mighty yield of
cinder make,
And for my fuel coal or coke, petroleum tnder
take
can write tedious paper OH most anything you
choose to name
And credit for the things I've done it isn't any use
to claim.
In short I'm crammed on everything, and hope
I've made the fact appear
That I'm IL very model of ii modern mining engi-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
Mining Stocks.

NEW YORK, January %, 1881.
Business at the mining boards has been
active during the past week, and the general
tone of the market has been strong AL
though the official record of sales shows fewer
transactions than last week, the business has
been more widely distributed and the better
class of stocks have received more attention
than at any other time in many months.
The total sales of the week amount to So;
48O shares. Many of the stocks have made
comparatively large advances during the
week, and although some of these are plainly
the result of manipulation, by far the greater
number are based upon a growing outside
demand for the stocks. Brokers speak with
great satisfaction of the improvement in their
trade and the exchanges have an air of life
and activity as unusual as it is gratifying.
One of the main features of the market
during the week has been the activity and
strength of the Bidwell stocks, which, with
out exception, record advances
The greatest improvement has taken place
in Green Mountain, which, opening on Mon
day at 800 and selling down to 400, advanc-
ed to 6.25 and closed at 600, on business of
Z 800 shares.
Rising Sun has been the most active, and
records sales of 20, 445 shares, opening at 24O,
selling to 300 and closing at 29O..
Cherokee has been dealt in to the extent
of II ,260 shares, and advanced from $50 to
| 95, closing at 100.
Gold Stripe was fairly activeat 24O to 2.7O,
closing at 2,60 on sales of 3,7OO shares.
Alta Montana records sales of 700 shares,
at 1855.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
A FAMILY OF GIANTS.
The many PecuIiarities of One of a
Family of TWenty-fOur Children.
Rochester Herald. |

Rochester Herald.]
! A reporter OF this journal CHANGED to meet
a somewhat remarkable man yesterday, a de-
scription of whom will not prove uninterest-
ing. The man is Lorenz A. Pickle, Of New
fame, n. Y, and is engaged in selling "tiI
balsams." Mr. Pickle was noticed first for
his height, which is six feet five inches. AT
the request of the man of the pencil, Mr.
Pickle gave some points about himself and
his family. He said he was one of fam
of twenty -four children of whom twenty-five
are now living. He has thirteen sisters and
eight brothers. He claimed to be the smallest
Of the family, the largest being brother
who lives in the State of Kentucky, who is
seven feet two and half inches tall in his
stocking feet and weighs 275 pounds The
object Of this sketch is 6S years of age, but
his activity might well be envied by a man
of 40 years. He wears no overcoat, as he
does not feel the need of such a garment, and
added further that he wore no socks. He
has two daughters living, one II and the
other II years of age. The former is over
six feet tall and still growing; the other is
five feet eight inches i'll height, and will
probably reach six feet and over before she
attained her growth. A singular characteris-
tic OF Mr.. Pickle is that he has two pupils in
stead of one in each eye. The pupils are not
entirely distinct, but rather, are double.
They can hardly be called a defect in a hale
old man. as they are not perceptible at the
first glance The owner states that his sight
is affected, and that it is necessary for him to
use strong magnifying glass to be able to
read, but he claims that at distance he can
distinguish objects with facility that other
men do not possess. Mr.. Pickles dark hair
and full beard are somewhat tinged with
gray, but he seems full twenty-five years
younger than he really is. He does not drink
liquor of any kind, nor has he done so since
he signed pledge at the age of 10 years,
nor, in fact, does he drink water from one
end of the year to the other, except when
there is an infusion of tea in it, and three
small cups of this beverage a day suffice to
quench his thirst The secret of his remark
able health and activity Mr.. Pickle says is
the use of salt. His food consists mainly of
selt meat and salt pork, and he says he pre-
ters salt to sugar even i'll his tea and uses on
an average two tablespoonfills of salt every
day. Moreover he never eats cake or pastry
or sweetmeats of any description.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
Helena, Montana, Thursday, February II, 1881.
Not HOme.like.

." Is this barroom 81 asked a strappine
fellow in coon skin cap and butternu1
SUIT, as he eyed the piles OF glasses and gilt
tering bottles
Certainly, sir; what'I you have sir 2" an
swered and inquired the white-aproned at
tendant
Il reckon not" responded the coon-skin
glancing around suspiciOusly. where's the
barrels you sit on 2"
1--WE keep the barrels in the cellar
Where's the gang sittin' around the stove
and ready to waltz up at the sight of coin 2"
I'VE don't allow any sitting around here
When a gentleman drinks he goes out"
where's the man with his eyes gouged
out 2" demanded coon-skin.
I'VE don't have such parties. Can | do
anything for you?'
Amt ye got any odd noses somewhere ?'
asked the visitor with a worried expression.
NO, we haven't" responded the bar-keeper
firmly.
"Will the man who tomahawks strangers
be i'll directly?' interrogated coOn-skin, after
a pause.
Don't know any such man. Ifyou want
anything ask for it."
But the fellow that shoots the glass out of
your mouth without spilling the pison, where
might he be?'
"Perhaps you had better 90 away from
here. You had better get OUT
Say them words again, pardner:' That
sounds like it: that's natural"
Get out, or I'll throw you OUT
"Oh, now you're whisperin, stranger. Sing
it over to me. Club me once or twice. Put
bullet through this nigh lung. Put skewer
through that left kidney of mine. You're
shoutin' now. Gimme some Judgment sun
rise. Talk TO me again. Why didn't you
declare yourself at first, pardner? Why did
YOU hold back? Throw me the tan-bark'
He poured out an allopathic dose, downed
it, paid for it and walked Oft.
\ Nevada man can't enjoy his whisky in 4
bar-rOom that doesn't in some way remind
him of home.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
Bismarck as q Friend in Need.

About thirty-fve years ago, when the Ger
man Chancellor was only plain Otto Won Bis
marck, q Pomeranian squire and inspector
of dikes, he went out snipe shooting with a
friend, on some marshy land, into which his
companion, a stout heavy man, suddenly
sank up to his arm pits Vainly struggling
to extricate himself the gentleman shouted
for help, and seeing Herr Bismarck approach
him very slowly and cautiously, apparently
still looking out for the rising of some stray
snipe, piteously appealed to him to leave the
contounded snipe alone and pull him out OF
the abominable swamp into which he had
sunk so deeply that its slime was all but in
his mouth. my dear friend" replied Bis
marck, with the utmost calmness, ''yOu will
never get out Of that hole. Nobody can
possibly save you. 1t would, however, pain
me very much that you should suffer un-
necessarily by slow sitting in this vile
swamp. I'll tell you what, my dear fellow,
I'll save you the agony of suffOcation by put
ting charge of shot into your head. Thus
will you die at once more swiftly and more
respectfully" "Are you mad 2" shrieked the
other, struggling desperately to free himself
II don't want either to be drowned or shot;
so help me out in the name OF the three
devils" Deliberately leveling his fowling
piece at his friends head, Herr Bismarck re-
joined, in sorrowful tone, Keep steady for
Il moment; it will soon be over. Farewell,
dear friend! / will faithfully tell your poor
wife all about it Stimulated to superhuman
effort by the danger menacing him, the un-
lucky sportsman cOntrived to wiggle out of
the mud on all fours, and, when he had re-
covered his feet, broke out into storm of
vehement reproach. Herr Bismarck listened
to him with a sardonic smile, merely observ-
ing: Cant you see how right was, after
all? Every man for himselfr' and turning
his back on his infuriated companion, coolly
walked away in search of more game.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
MOTHER SHIPTON.
Famous Prediction Of the End of The
World.

The following verses widely known a
Mother Shipton's Prophecy" were intro
duced to the newspaper world a few year
ago with prose preface claiming that the
were written originally in 1888. If so the
were unknown to the world until about 50
years afterwards:
Carriages without horses shall 60,
And accidents fill the world with woe.
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In twinkling Of an eye
Waters shall yet more wonders do,
Now strange, yet shall be true
The world upside down shall be,
And gold be found at root of tree.
Through hills man shall ride,
And no horse or ass be at his side.
Under water men shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen,
In white, I'D black in green.
Iron in the water shall float,
As easy as wooden boat.
Gold shall be found and found,
IN land that's not now known.
Fire and water shall wonders do,
England shall admit Jew.
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eightyOnc.7
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
Limitations Of Sex.

Let us inquire in what intellectual parti
culars man is in advance of woman, says
Nina Morals in an article on Limitations OF
Sex in the North -4nlericdn ReUieW. The
apparent gains are twO-the accumulative
possession of more numerous ideas acquired
by the male in course of progress, and the
habits of reflection generated by such ac-
emulation. These facilities look more
formidable than they actually are. Woman
by the involuntary process Of nature, is pre-
vented, from remaining isolated in the march
OF civilization. The female child is as truly
the heir of the father as the male. Though
repression in the daughter and education in
the son may occasion forced mental dis
tinctiOns, yet it is undoubtedly true that the
more enlightened the father, the more ca
pable the daughter. Place the male and
female side by side on the road to learning.
What indigenous advantage has the former?
IDEAS we affirm. Not SO, replies closer
thought. Ideas themselves are neither in
nate nor structurally transmitted. They
must be the peculiar acquisition Of each in
dividual. The knowledge previously gar
nered by the thought and experience Of men
is the historical inheritance Of the girl as
well as Of the boy. She need not be taught
hieroglyphics while he memories the modern
alphabet. She will not seek the heights of
philosophy in the vagaries of the Ionian
school while he engages his attention with
Darwin and Haekei Male and female alike
use the boarded knowledge of ages as the
scaling ladder of common ascent. If actual
ideas are not transmitted, still habits of mind
may be so perpetrated. The masculine ma
ture, from its long continued contact with
wider interests and more numerous ideas,
has acquired more accurate habits of thought.
Herein lies the real advantage, and only time,
whose every division shall record greater
mental effort for accuracy on the part OF
woman, can remedy the discrepancy. The
results of freedom are already felt. The
pressure Of unmoved prejudice bearing upon
each woman who seeks new channel Of
activity and the invariable law of competi-
tiOn calling for the survival Of the fittest,
make her stimulus to exact habits of thought
greater than that which urges her male
competitor With such impulses, a habit
ought to be acquired in a few generations
The intellectual evolution of four centuries,
unstimulated by the spurs which good women
to higher activity, has transformed Goetz
Won Berlichingen into transcendental
philosopher.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
phlIOSOphel
Pennsylvania Lands That are Fast
Anchored.
Wall Street Daily News.

Wall Street Daily News.
A few weeks ago in a business transaction
between two citizens, one of them decided the
other 800 acres of land in Pennsylvania and
the other day the buyer entered the sellers
office.
Il have just returned from trip to Penn
sylvania to see the land / got from you"
"Ah! As never saw it myself have some
curiosity about it,"
1T is a swindle, sir-a barefaced swindle y
exclaimed the other.
rs that possible! Didn't you find the
land ?"
"Yes, sir: but it is nothing but HILL
"A hill? Is it real solid hill?"
1T is as solid hill as can be made of rock
and dirt
amy chance for any part of it to slide over
on another mans land?'
mo, sir"
Seems to be solid OH its pins, does ?"
YES sir"
"Then let me congratulate you on your
bargain I've bought and sold any amount
of Pennsylvania land, and the great draw
back has been to buy and sell big hill
which would stay in one spot over week.
The last one / sold slid mile and half
while the buyer was going from here to
Pittsburg. You have made great invest
ment, sir, and sincerely and honestly con-
gratulate You"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17

The Homestake Company advertise for
10000 cords of wood and 100000 feet of
mine timbers for the year 1881. The amount
of timbers required to fill this contract would
make over $4,000 cords of wood, and the
other mills at Terraville and Central will
consume about the same quantity, which
makes an aggregate of over 100000 cords of
wood needed for fuel next season.-Black
Hills Pioneer.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17
Texas.

A great many people will be astonished at
the statistics and population of the State of
Texas. In 1870 the population numbered
SIS, ,e99; in 1880, !, ,597 500. 1t contains 374,
600 square miles, with varieties of soil and a
genial climate. 1t has the richest and finest
grazing districts in the world, while every
variety of crop is grown with profit. The
future of Texas and the whole rich region
north of it is bright and it is destined to be
the home of an immense population.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17

The prisoners in the San Quentin (Cal.)
penitentiary have good time, so far as grub
is concerned. 1t takes sack ON onions,
1000 pounds of potatoes, and 1925 pounds
of meat to make mutton stew served at one
meal. For roast, loo pounds of meat are
required. On pudding days, ton of duff
is made, and takes five barrels of sauce. Nine
barrels of -four are used each day for bread,
and 26O gallons of coffee for breakfast.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-17

From the following statement, taken
from the DeadwOod Pioneer, we would judge
that the Black Hills people were having a
serious time of it this winter: "A man named
Gabriel White, living in Anchor City, had
both feet frozen while sleeping in bed. He
has been admitted to the hospital and it is
feared that portions Of his feet will have to
be cut Off"