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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27

How knowing Pussy Kept Warm on
Cold Mornings.
Milwaukee Sentinel.l


Il saw the joke about Benton's terrier pup
and the rats the other day, and it tickled me, !"
said gentleman to q Sentinel reporter yes
terday, but l witnessed little thing last
winter that think ten times as funny" he
went on to say, giving vent as he did so, to q
loud guaffaw between nearly every word.
He then told this exceedingly moral story
MY next door neighbor last winter was a
well-to-do German family. 1t was the Gus
tom for the hired girl to place basket out
at the back door with plate in it every
night, and at an early hour in the morning
generally before any one was up about the
place, the baker would leave a dozen steam
ing-hOt rolls for the morning meal. During
that terribly cold weather l was looking ont
of my window one morning and saw the
baker put the rolls in the basket. No sooner
had he gotten out of the gate than cat dar-
ted out of shed, and jumping into the
basket, spread itself over the hot rolls, and
was soon enjoying nice nap. When the
girl arose and started to open the door the
cat leaped out and disappeared from view
After that [ of course watched, and for weeks
the cat warmed itself over the rolls as reg
ular as the day came. The family were
never any the wiser, and presume the rolls
tasted just as good to them as if pussy
hadn't roasted on them.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
A Queer Divorce Case.
Springfield Republican.

Judge Wetmore yesterday, in the st. John
n. B., Divorce Court, granted David Pugh a
divorce from Charlotte Emma Pugh, q rinculO,
and declared the marriage null and void
upon the ground that the defendant was a
sister of deceased wife of the plaintiff, and
justifying the plaintiff in instituting pro-
ceedings, the wife having left her husbands
home some years ago and having rejected
his entreaties to return. The husband was
directed to pay costs. The parties knowing
their inability to lawfully contract marriage
in New Brunswick met in HOulton, Me-,
where such marriages are permitted by the
laws Of the State, and were married, intend
ing to live in New Brunswick. They lived
together as husband and wife for years, and
had several children, but the wife's Canadian
conscience became awakened to the impro-
priety of the marriage, and under the pre-
tense of visiting friends in the United States
she went to Rochester, n. Y, and refused to
return home, alleging that she had expected
that at the time of her marriage her husband
would sell out his property in New Bruins
wick and remove to the United States It
was claimed for the defendant that being
dOmiciled in State where such marriages
were allowed, she was entitled to hold the
contract valid, but the court found against
this contention.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
A Wonderful Lake.

The Jacksonville (Oregon) Record says:
Several of our citizens returned last week
from the Great Sunken Lake, situated in the
Cascade Mountains, about seventy-five miles
northeast from Jacksonville. This lake
rivals the famous valley of Sinbad the Sailor
1t is thought to average 1000 feet down to
the water all around The depth Of the wa
ter is unknown, and its surface is smooth and
unruffled. as it is so far below the surface OF
the mountains that air currents do not affect
it. It's length is estimated at twelve or fif-
teen miles and its width at ten or twelve.
There is a mountain in the center having
trees upon it. 1t lies, still, silent and myste-
rious in the bosom of the everlasting hills,
like a huge well scooped out by the hands OF
the giar,t genii of the mountains in the un--
known ages gone by, and around it the prim7
eyal forests watch and ward are Keeping,
The visiting party fired a rifle into the water
several times at an, angle OF forty -flve de-
1grees and were able to note several seconds
of time from the report Of the gun until the
hall struck the water. Such seems incredi3
blaebut is vouaheds for by our most reliable
citizens. The lake is certainly a most re-
markaoie cnriosii'y' en- lssi yt'o4 l9yIi~ mort nuob 81
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
What Congress did for Mrs. Lincoln.
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
1t is matter of discussion at this time
what Congress will do for Mrs Garfield In
this connection the acts passed in relation to
Mrs Mary Lincoln are of interest There
were three acts of the kind passed by Con-
gress. The first act, passed when Congress
came together after the assassination, was as
follows: "That the Secretary of the Treas
ury pay, out of any money in the Treasury,
not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Mary
Lincoln, widow of Abraham Lincoln, late
President of the United States, or in the
event of her death before payment, to the
lawful heirs, the sum Of $4,000; provided
always, that any sum Of money which shall
have been paid to the personal representa-
tives of the said Abraham Lincoln since his
DEATH on account of his salary as President
of the United States for the current, shall be
deducted from the said sum of $4,000"
The amount thus granted to Mrs. Lincoln
was the salary of the President for one year.
Now that salary is $4,000. In February.
1866, Congress passed the following act@
THAT all letters and packages carried by
post to and from Mary Lincoln, widow of
Abraham Lincoln, be carried free of postage
during her natural life" In 1870 the fol-
lowing act was passed: THAT the Secretary
Of the Interior be and he is hereby author
lied to place the name of Mary Lincoln,
widow of Abraham Lincoln, deceased late
President of the United States, on the pen
sion roll and allow and pay her pension of
$4,000 per annum from and after the passage
of this act"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
Daylight Dances.

Daylight dances are fatal to romance.
Romance flies from them and takes refuge
with the moon, stars, candles, gas, electricity
or torches. Daylight is merciless to flushed
cheeks, crushed flowers or torn dresses. Many
man has been disenchanted at the daylight
dance whose chains would have been only
the more firmly riveted at an evening ball.
Christabel looks lovely enough when she
enters the room in her fresh and dainty cam
bric gown and that large hat enwreathed in
roses. Claude eagerly secure two or three
waltzes, but at the end of the third the fatal
process of dissillusion sets in. That lovely
creamy blossom that sets so freshly on her
cheeks has given place to a hard baked brick
dust red The soft eyes that beamed on him
so kindly when she came are no longer soft.
The glare of heat is in them. Two or three
hairpins are painfully apparent, having been
jerked out of position by the evolutions OF
the waltz and the weight of the hat Claude
has large scratch on his cheek, inflicted by
the notched brim of this very hat which he
thought so picturesque He has changed his
mind about it, somehow. His glance wanders
to Christabel's ears once SO prettily pink
They look as if some one had viciously
pulled them. Her nose is red: even. This
is no Christabel. 1t is the Lady Blawzabel.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
CHILD OF THE CITY.

Child of the city, dropping flower,
With wistful eyes and mournful brow
I've sought through many lovely bower,
Yet found no Sweeter flower than thOu.
| love thee more because thy cheek
Hath oft been deemed with sorrows tears,
And hush my heart to hear thee speak
With wisdom far beyond thy years.
Child of the city, captive bird,
Gagged in the busy mart all day,
Where trill of trlsh is never heard,
Or soaring skylark's raturous lay,
As scars the lark from worldly things,
Thy pure thoughts soar beyond the stars
Poor 1uttering bird with tenler wings
That feebly beat the prison bars
Child of the city, not for thee
The thousand joys to childhood dear;
Thy longing eyes may never see
The leaves, the young fresh leaves, apyear,
The buoyant hope thou mayst not know
That thrills the little rustic lass
Who stands with sun-kissed face aglow,
Knee-deep amid the whispering grass.
Child of the city, i'm thy dreams -.
Fair smiling fields, green winding lanes,
Fresh summer winds, bright glancing streams
And children weaving daisy claims, t.....
Are all thine own thy weary feet = 4'
Half fearful press the wondering lowers;
No memory dark of crowded street ft.E+ f5.s41.
Dares to invade those rapturous hours.
Child of the city, from the trees ..55 .-4f
Laden with bloom the blossoms fall; .f5
In fairy music sings the breeze, tig 800
And from the woods the wild birds call.
The sunlight falls like golden rain Eest
From the uncloutled sky above, g.. E
While Nature sings one heavenly strain iet ~
OF grateful joy-"Oh, God is loveR'I oGa y
Child of the CITY, worldly wise 1oH q IL ~ 1'
Ere yet thy life hath reached its noonaY bIE
Sweet pensive brow, sad wistful eyes .iE .aY
:, Wee world-wom heart-grown old so soon! r,g
be patient STILL be strong be brave,t en- '''A. -
All shadowed though thy lptGmay be;N JBn
FIX all thy hopes beyond the grave, q! ,.+ s1ft
Where flowers immortal bloom for thee W..
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
HOW THE GEAR Dimes.
Peculiar Features of the Table at
PeterhOf..SOmeN National Dishes.

| In spite of the troubles which plague his
! life, Alexander Ill is blessed with healthy
appetite, and he is as fond of the national
Russian cuisine as of the Russian customs
and manners, which he is endeavoring to re-
vive. The Cars dinner is inevitably pre-
ceded by the national "zakuska," sort of
preface, or Introductory lunch, to the regular
meal. The "zakusk" consists only of
caviar, herrings, smoked salmon, sardines,
smoked goose, sausages, cheese, bread and
butter Raw beets picked in brandy, intro
duced from Denmark by the Empress are
often added. Little round tables are distr-
buted in all hooks and corners of the dining
hail. and upon these, in golden enameled
plates, the various components of the ga
kuska" stand On entering for dinner every
body gathers informally around these tables
and helps himself at pleasure. A battery of
decanters also stands upon each table, and
make the choice difficult between the ma
tional vodka, bitters, kommel, cognac, liquor
and the English genevre. Having stimulated
the appetite by the "Zakuska," everybody
takes place at the table. Soup is
first served. The most popular and ex-
pensive of all Russian soups is prepared
from sterlet, fish from the Volga. But the
the favorite with the Gar and his family is
what is called ''schtechi,' the pronunciation
is parhaps best expressed by violent sneeze
This is the quintesscence of all Russian soups
and, next to brandy, the dearest thing to the
stomach of Russian. The receipt 1or the
way it is prepared in the imperial kitchen is
precious inheritance and is kept a State
secret. A rough idea Of it may be given by
saying that the largest and tenderest possible
piece of mutton is cooked together with the
iuicest piece of beef, and quantity of
onions, garlic, cabbage beets, beans and other
vegetables and herbs. Another sort of soup
which often appears on the imperial table is
called ''otroska," and consists of a sort
of conglomerate sauce made of pears,
apples, plums barley and groats, in which
swim little pieces of meat, herring and
gherkins. The Gar is particularly fond of
chicken outlets la posharski-made of
hashed chicken fried in the form of outlets
in bread crumbs and eggs. He is also fond
of pork cooked in milk and served with a
sharp sauce. The Car specially likes fish
prepared in q great variety of ways, picked
cucumbers and capauns. He always eats i'll
full dress uniform, and the same is required
OF all who dine with him.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
Helena, Montana, Thursday, October ~, 1881. .4*s@
Suggestions to Purchasers of Ma
chinery.
indianapolis Mechanical Journal. 7


Very annoying and expensive delays are
often made necessary by the carelessness of
persons ordering machinery. When such
orders are given they should be so plain as
to leave no room for doubt When there is
room for doubt the party to whom the order
is sent must either send for clearer instruc-
tions or run the risk of sending the wrong
article which must of course be returned.
If the purchaser is in a hurry, this is very
annoying but he has no one but himself to
blame. We append few instructions, which
will give an idea of the exactness with which
orders ought to be made.
When ordering machinery specify distinct
ly the articles wanted also your full address,
town, county, and State Preferred route of
shipment should also be plainly designated.
Describe parts of machines wanted for re-
pairs as explicitly as possible, and in all cases
where practicable return the old parts or
send sketches Of same in order to Obviate
liability to mistake.
In ordering pulleys state the diameter,
width of face and exact size of bore wanted,
also whether they should have flat or crown
ing face.
In ordering gearing, the exact diameter,
width OF face, number OF teeth, and size OF
hole should be given ..,~. .....
When circular saws are wanted state
whether for ripping or cross-cutting. and
give diameter, size of hole, guage and style
OF tooth.
In ordering scroll saws, state the length
and width and whether required for fret or
unstrained scroll saw.
In ordering band saws specify the length
and width what machine they are for, and
whether or not they should be filed, set or
braZed.
In ordering auger bits. state the diameter
and length of the shank and twist respec-
lively.
Such instructions might be continued
throughout the long list of machines and
supplies, but the above are sufficient to give
the intelligent manufacturer an idea of what
is needed
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
Importance of Education.

Chancellor Kent says: without some pro-
vision made in youth for the sequel of life,
children of all conditions would probably
become idle and vicious when they grow
up, either from want of good instruction and
the means of subsistence, or from want of
rational and useful occupations. A parent
who sends his son into the world uneducated,
and without skill in any art Or science, does
a great injury to mankind as well as his own
family, for he defrauds the community of a
useful citizen and bequeathes it a nuisance.
This parental duty is strongly inculcated by
writers on natural law. SolOn was so deeply
with the force Of the obligation
that he even excused the children of Athens
from maintaining their parents if they had
neglected to train them up to some art or
profession
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
Care of the Hands.

In order to preserve the hands soft and
white they should always be washed in
warm water with fine soap, and carefully
dried with moderately coarse towel, being
we'll rubbed every time to insure brisk cir
culation, than which nothing can be more
effectual in promoting a transparent and soft
surface If engaged in any agricultural pur-
suit which may hurt the color of the hands,
or if they have been exposed to the sun, a
little lemon juice will restore their whiteness
for a time, and lemon soap is proper to wash
them with Almond paste is of essential
service in preserving the delicacy OF. the
hands. The following is seryiceable poni-
ade for rubbing the hands on retiring to rest:
Take two ounces of sweet almonds; beat with
three 4drachnls of white wax and three
drachms ofispermaceti; put up carefully in
rose, water. Gloves should always be, worn
on exposure to the atmosphere.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
a Word to Boys and Young Men.
Sacramento Bee.


There is no greater mistake young man
can commit than that of being Indifferent to
the interest of his employer. Try to make
your services useful, so that your boss cannot
do without you, and you will never want a
place, and can always make good wages Be
faithful in small things as well as in great
things-be faithful in all things; be atten-
tive to your duties, shirk no employment
that is not dshonorable, feel that your en-
ployer is entitled to every minute OF the time
which you have agreed to give him for
stipulated remuneration The wages may be
small-too small, but if you have contracted
to work for dollar week, when your work
is worth ten, stick to your bargain like
man, until your term of service has expired.
1t may seem very hard but it will instill the
great principle of being true to your word,
and in time you will become an employer
yourself tNl 4'-l-'
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27
To Find the Horsepower of Engines.

One horsepower is raising 10000 pounds
one foot high in one minute. Before the in
PRODUCTION of the steam engine it was found
by experiment that with the average of
horses the best speed for work was at the
rate of two and half miles an hour, and at
that rate of speed horse could raise, per-
pendicularly, weight of 100 pounds 22O
feet high in one minute, which is equivalent
to raising $4,000 pounds one foot high in one
minute, and was taken by Watt as a standard
for horsepower, and is universally received
as such. To find the horsepower of an en-
CINE, multiply the area of the piston by the
average pressure in pounds less five pounds
per square inch for friction; then multiply
that product by the number of feet the pis-
ton travels per minute, then divide by $4,000.
This will give the horsepower. of the engine.
Another rule is this: Multiply the area of
the piston by the boiler pressure, and this
product by the travel of the piston in feet
per minute; divide this last product by
SO 900, then Is per cent. for friction. and con-
densation.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27

Straub says he has thought it over good
deal. and wonders if the curious phenomena
have been generally observed. that to-day
was tomorrow yesterday, and yesterday yes
terday was day before yesterday. Tomorrow
to-day is tomorrow, but tomorrow to-mor-
row is, day after tomorrow to-day. Yester-
day tomorrow is to-day, and yesterday to-
day will be day before yesterday tomorrow
The day after to- morrow to-day will be tor
morrow tomorrow, and tomorrow to-day
will be to-day tomorrow.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-10-27

The following is the Centennial Ode, set to music
and rendered by 500 voices at the Yorktown cee-
hration Oh the 18th inst 1
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

holding out his hand, said bluntly
"An' so yer elected President, are We?
Faith, an it wasn't by my vote We wur. "
"Well, yes, john replied Mr.. Lincoln,
shaking hands very cordially, ''the pa
pers say I'm elected, but it seems odd
[ should be when you went against
me-" "Well, Misther Lincoln" said
John, dropping his voice lest, some
brother Democrat should hear him,
'1'm glad you got it, afther all. It's
mighty little pace I've had wild Biddy
for votin' forninst We, an if ye'd been
bate she'd hev druv me from the shanty
as shure's the wurruld" ''Give my
compliments to Biddy, John, and tell
her I'll think seriously of woman's suf-
frage." said Mr.. Lincoln with a smile rs
he passed on to his office.
President Lincoln once said that the
best story he ever read in the papers
about himself was this: Two Quaker
esses were travelling on the railroad,
and were heard discussing the proba-
bic result of the war Il think" said
one, ''that Jefferson will succeed
why does thee think SOP" asked the
other. Because Jefferson is Il praying
man." "And so is Abraham a praying
man." eyes, but the Lord will think
Abraham is only joking" doubtfully
replied the first.
After State election in New York,
in which the Republican party was de-
feated, Mr.. Lincoln was asked how he
felt after having heard the news. He
replied: Somewhat like the boy in
Kentucky who STUDDED his toe while
running to see his sweetheart. He said
he was too big to cry, and too badly
hurt to laugh"
During the spring of 1864, friend
IN conversation with Mr.. Lincoln about
the approaching Presidential election,
said that nothing could defeat him but
Grants capture of Richmond, followed
by his nomination and acceptance.
"Well, said the President, II feel very
much like the man who said he didn't
want to die particularly, but if he had
got to die that was precisely the disease
he would like to die of"
In the summer of 1862, Gen. McClel-
I'm wrote from the Peninsula a long
letter to the President, giving him ad-
vice as to the general politics of the
country, and how to carry on the affairs
of the Nation. "What did you reply?"
asked someone of Mr.. Lincoln. "Noth-
ing, but it made me think of the Irish
man whose horse kicked up and caught
his foot in the stirrup. 'Arrah!' said
he, if you are going to get on ! will
get off,"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
INSTRUMENTATION,

There has just been tried in the
United States District Court at Cleve-
land, Ohio, a case which on its face was
not much out of the ordinary, but
which had one or two very remarkable
characters connected with it. The
case, as reported in the papers here,
was simply: Omitted States VS.. William
Jones, for unlawfully obstructing the
correspondence of another, and en-
bezzling a letter. Found guilty"
That was all that was said. William
Jones. the defendant, is as black as the
ace Of spades; and, as his eloquent at
torney said in his argument, "He, and
his father for ages, had felt the iron
hand Of oppression. He was born on
| the rice-fields of the South, and labored
there for many years until freed by the
great martyr Presidents proclams-
| ton"
The history Of the case is soon told
l relate it for the purpose of giving an
account of the prosecuting witness.
William Jones, the defendant in this
case, is resident of Salem, in this
State. In his house lived a couple by
the name of Alexander; the husband,
a black mantle wife, a comely young
white woman. At the time of the en-
bezzling of the letter, Alexander was in
a neighboring town at work, and his
wife was said to be at home sick. Jones
obtained from the post office the letter
from Alexander addressed to his wife,
and detained it for day or two-be-
lieving, it is claimed, that there was
money in it, but, on finding out to the
contrary, he gave UP the document,
saying he had obtained it from news
boy on the train. 1t is thought that
Jones took the letter believing that Al
exander had RENTED money to his
wife in that way, and that he would
thus secure it.
Now for few words of history of the
prosecuting witness, Mrs. Alexander
This woman is niece of Chief Justice
Agnew, of Pennsylvania She has two
brothers who are prominent attorneys
before the oar of Pennsylvania: is her
self beautiful and accomplished, and
graduate of one of the best institutions
Of learning in the State of Pennsylva-
MIA. She was reared in luxury, and
was the daughter of wealthy father;
yet she chose to leave all and elope
and tie her fortunes to worthless col
ored man. Had he been wise, or cul-
tured, or good, there might have been
some possible means of explanation.
But this man was none of these. He
was one of the most worthless of his
race; and yet she stuck to him, and
loved him, and has continued true to
him until the present.
When asked by the District Attorney
how she became attached to Alexander,
she said:
my father and mother were cross to
me, and did not love me as | thought.
had plenty to eat and to wear, to be
sure; but was not content with this.
1t was schoolgirls whim, | suppose,
but l made up my mind to marry the
first offer l had, and get away from an
unpleasant home. My present hus-
band was son Of our washer-woman
He was kind and attentive to me, and
l soon began to love him, and he saw
it. We were both inexperienced in
life, but we decided to run away and
marry, and did so. We have been
very poor, and have been sick a great
deal; but l have never ceased to love
my husband