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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
Chronic Honesty.
lAustin Dispatch.

jim Webster is one of the most upright
negroes in Austin, and yet he is peculiar,
Not long ago he brought a large package OF
coffee to the store of white neighbor and
said:
Il bought dis coffee at de store of Mr..
Hotchkins, and jes knows he has cheated
me outen NOAH den a whole pound in de
weight. l jes kin feel de lightness. Dar
should be ten pounds, an Ise sho dar's not
noah den eight pounds. He fixed his scales
10 cheat poor cullad folks what nain't got no
sense .al4oaE
Inc white neighbor took the package,
and' after weighing it carefully on his scales,
said: TIM.
You are mistaken, Jim. He has given
you pound and half too much. There
are eleven and half pounds in the package
Instead of ten.o a}*ss
Yer don't say so, boss. 1 was so sartin
Eat he was gibben light weight dat unbe-
hnoWs to him, ies to get eben, lifted Oft de
smell pair OBJ fine boots, wuff six dollars, to
balance de account"
Well, now you see that he hasn't cheated
you suppose you will do what is right" Pin
;, You bet will, boss Ise goin' right back
" aat store to do what am right"
are you going to to return the boots n y.
NO, boss, | can't afford to make any such
b"nce %b"clince as dat. Use poor niggah, if / is
nOnest nu can't afford to make anybody a,
bbreSent bu. OBJ sich high priced pair OBJ boots,
no "e m goin' to glib him back dat extra
aI;.I pTand and half oh coffee / admires iber-
tray; S, an from now on Use goin' to do all my
seIs Sin N Wid him, now dat he has worked his
nna Lh,o my confidence. He shant lose
ln oy my honesty, if kin help it."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
Bill Nye's Acceptance.

A Washington dispatch to the Boston Her.
aid, under date of the 29th of August, says
Acting Postmaster General Hatton has re-
ceived the following characteristic letter of
acceptance from Bill Nye, of the Laramie
Boomerang, appointed postmaster of Laramie
by the President and commissioned to-day
THE DAILY BOOMERANG,
LARAMIE CITY, wy, Aug. 9, 1882. !
MY DEAR GENERAL.-I have received the
news by telegraph Of my nomination and
confirmation as postmaster at Laramie, and
wish to extend my thanks for the same.
have ordered an entirely new set of boxes
and postofice outfit, including new CORFU
gated cuspidors, for the use of the female
clerks look upon the appointment my
self as triumph of eternal truth over error
and wrong. 1t is one of the epochs, as may
say, In the nations onward march towards
political purity and perfection. don't know
when have noticed any stride in the affairs
OF state which so thoroughly impressed me
with its wisdom. Now that we are co-work-
ers IN the same department, trust that YOU
will not feel shy or backward in consulting
me at any time relative to matters concern
ing postofice department affairs. Be per
fectly frank with me- and feel perfectly
free to just bring anything of that kind
right to me. Do not feel reluctant because
may appear at times cold and reserved. Per-
haps you think don't know the difference
between general delivery window and
three-em quad, but that is a mistake NV
general information is far beyond those of
my years. With profoundest regard, Iremain
yours, BILL NYE, P. M.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
LONGEVITY.
What is the Extreme Limit OF Human
Life!
Popular Science Monthly. I

Popular Science Monthly.1
Can man reach and pass the age of 100
years? is question concerning which phys
lologists have different opinions Button was
the first one in France to raise the question
OF the extreme limit of human life. In his
opinion man, becoming adult at 16, ought to
live SIX times that age, or to 96 years. Hav-
ing been called upon to account for the phen-
omenal ages attributed by the Bible to the
the patriarchs, he risked the following as an
explanations
Before the flood the earth was less solid,
less compact than it is now. The law of
gravltation had acted for only little time
the production of the globe had less con-
sistency, and the body of man being less
supple, was more susceptible of extension.
Being able to grow for longer time, it
should in consequence live for longer time
than now"
The German, Hensler, has suggested on
the same point that the ancients did not di-
vide time as we do Previous to the age of
Abraham, the year, among some people of
the East, was only three months, or season
SO that they had year of spring, one of
summer, one of fall, and one of winter. The
year was extended so as to consist of eight
months after Abraham, and of twelve
months after Joseph. Voltaire rejected the
of longevity assigned to the patriarchs of
the Bible, but accepted without question the
stories of the great ages attained by some
men in India, where, he says, it is not rare
to see men of 120 years. The eminent
French Psychologist, Flourens, fixing the
complete development of man at 20 years,
teaches that he should live five times what
it takes him to become an adult According
to this author the moment of complete de-
velopment may be recognized by the fact of
the junction Of the bones with their
apophyses This junction takes place in
horses at five years. and the horse does not
live beyond twenty-five years; with the OK
at four years, and it does not live over
twenty years; with the cat at eighteen
months, and that animal rarely lives over
ten years. When it is effected at twenty
years he only exceptionally lives beyond 100
years. The same physiologist admits, how
ever, that human life may be exceptionally
prolonged under certain conditions of COM
fort, sobriety, freedom from care, regularity of
habits, and observance of the rules of hy-
giene; and he concludes his interesting
study of the last point with the aphorism,
Man kills himself rather than dies"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
DON'T TAKE 1T TO HEART.

There's many trouble
Would break like bubble,
And into the waters of Lethe depart,
Did we not rehearse it,
And tenderly nurse it,
And give it a permanent place in the heart.
There's many a sorrow
Would vanish tomorrow,
Were we not unwilling to furnish the wings;
So sadly intruding
And quietly brooding,
1t matches out all sorts of horrible things
How welcome the seeming,
OF looks that are beaming,
Whether ones wealthy whether ones poor;
Eyes bright as a berry,
Cheeks red as a cherry,
The groan and the curse of the heart-ache cure
Resolve to be merry,
All worry to ferry
Across the famed waters that bid us forget it;
And no longer fearful,
But happy and cheerful,
We feel life has much that's worth living for yet.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
A Wild Man of the Woods.

A wild man, supposed to be James Nurt-
ney, from La Sale, Ills, from papers found
in his possession, was captured in the woods
about three miles from Nevada, Mo-, on the
18th Of August. When taken, the poor fell
low was destitute of all clothing, except a
red shirt. Other pieces of apparel were
found near by. In the pocket Of vest, sup
posed to be his, was found note written on
the back OF printed circular of Signor
Montagnio's Great New York Show, reading
as follows: James Nurtney, son of Michael
Nurtney, is dead on the field inside. Died
to-day, August 16th.n
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
A Sketch of Arab.

Philadelphia artist who saw Arab in
Alexandria last winter, draws this sketch OF
his personal appearance: "A tall, heavy
faced man, sullen, swarthy, with only a
pretty clear eye to soften the general harsh
ness of expression, and black moustache to
hide not particularly finely carved mouth.
His legs are as unattractive as his face The
underpinning looks too frail for the rest of
the body. He is q bulky man, not pussy or
Falstaffian in girth, but broad, thick
chested fellow, built on the lobster pattern.
Take him from his heavy head to his spin
died legs, Arab Pasha reminds one more of
negro than of the agreeable and pleasant
faced gentlemen one meets among the Arabs
and Egyptians"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
WOMEN AND HOME.

While they sat before the fire,
Nothing more did he desire
Than to get little higher,
If he could;
And his heart beat higher and higher,
And her look grew shyer and shyer,
When he sidled up close by her,
AS he should.
Then he ventured to inquire
If her sister, Jane Mariar,
And her mother and her sire
Were quite well.
And from time to time he'd eye her,
AS though he would like to buy her,
And his bashfulness was dire, ,..r
For spell.
Then his husky throat grew dryer
When he told her that the Squire
To himself would gladly tie her,
If she would
Might he now go ask her sire?
And he thought he would expire.
When she said, to his desire,
That he could,
burlington Hawke
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
Two Miles AWay.
[Sunday Tablet

The Kenwood Convent, near the Hudson
river, about two miles below Albany, has re-
Gently been supplied with the telephone
One of the Sisters invited the Superioress to
test it. After persuasion the Superioress
consented, and was told by the Sister to say
Hello" and put the handphone to her ear.
Turning to the Sister, she remarked: II am
surprised to hear you make use of such a
word" But it is necessary, mother; it is the
one used in calling up the central Office"
No sooner had the Superioress uttered the
word than she turned to the Sister with fear
and said why man is talking with me- !"
The young fellow in the central Office heard
the exclamation and was ready with the re-
ply Yes, madam, it is man, but he is
two miles away" The answer was too good
to keep, and the Superioress told it to the
Sisters, who all Joined in hearty laugh.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
Ventilating Dwelling houses.

Mr.. W. Matthew Williams suggests in
Knoacledge that the problem of domestic ven
tilation might perhaps be solved by taking a
lesson from the coal pits and extending the
coal pit ventilation to modern residences.
In a pit the fresh air descends by one shaft.
passes through all the workings and escapes
through the up-cast shaft. In house, says
Mr.. Williams, no down-cast shaft is required,
the pressure of the surrounding air taking
its place. But the model house must have
an up-cast shaft placed as nearly in the mid
die of the building as possible, and COM
munlcating with every room, either by a di-
rect opening or through lateral shaft. An
ordinary chimney built in the usual manner
is all that is required. There must be neither
stoves nor fre-places in any loom excepting
the kitchen. ALI the windows must be made
to fit closely, as nearly air-tight as possible.
Outside of the house, or on the ground floor,
on the north side, if possible, should be a
chamber heated by fues, hot air, steam or
water pipes, and with one opening commune
eating with the outer fresh air. and another
On the opposide side connected by a suitable
shaft or airway with the hall of the ground
floor and the general staircase Each room
to have an opening at its upper part into the
chimney, like an Arnott's ventilator, and
capable of adjustment as regards area of
az erture, and other openings of correspond
ingOr excessive combined area leading from
the hall or staircase to the lower part of the
room. Those should be covered with perfor-
ated zinc or wire gauze, so that the fresh air
may enter in a gentle, broken stream.
ALI the outer house doors must be double,
i. e., with porch or vestibule, and only one
of each pair of doors opened at once. These
should be well fitted, and the staircase air
tight. The kitchen to communicate with
the rest of the house by similar double doors,
and the kitchen fire to communicate with
stovepipe as practicable. The kitchen fire
draft of air from the warm chamber through
the house toward the several openings into
the shaft. In cold weather this upcast action
will be greatly reinforced and maintained by
the general warmth Of all the air in the
house. which itself will bodily become an
upcast shaft Immediately the inner tempera-
ture exceeds that of the air outside But the |
upcast of warm air can only take place by
the admission of fresh air through the heat
ing chamber, thence to hall and staircase,
and through the rooms into the final shaft or i
chimney. 3.i
In summer, the kitchen fire would proba-
bly, be insufficient to secure sufficiently ac-
tiAe upcast. To ohelp this there should be in one
Of the upper rooms-say an attic-an OPEN
ng into the chimney, secured by small
well-ftting door, and altogether inclosed
with the chimney small automatic slow
combustion stove or large gas-burner. The
heating chamber below must now be con-
Terted into cooling chamber by an arrange
nent Of wet cloths or by the use of ice, SO
hat all the air entering the house shall be
'educed in temperature.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
Satan in the Clock.
Milwaukee News.

IM1IWaukee News.
Superstitious people on the South Side
have their fill in the way of a mild sensation
Just at present. A clock owned by James
Colby, 566 Third avenue, stopped running
the very moment that Guiteau was hanged
June 30, and all subsequent efforts to set the
machinery going have proven fruitless.. The
clock is of the very best make, is in good
order and experts pronounce it in as good
shape to run as any clock in the CITY. Mr..
Colby announces his belief that some nm
earthly power is controlling the clock and
that no human agency can start it. In this
opinion a goodly number of superstitious
people join.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21
Standard Food for Infants.

Much favorable comment has been made
by the press in general on the emphatic re-
commentator contained in recent report
of the New York State Medical Society,
namely, that there should be stor es in the
city where the poor can obtain healthy and
wholesome food for children at reasonable
prices In carrying out this plan a supply
of milk, it is urged, should be brought to
the city twice daily for the children, this
milk to be boiled, or else bicarbonate of soda
added to retard souring. For food, the re-
port recommends powdered barley, a pack
age of one-half pound to a child under one
year of age, every week, and two such pack
ages for a child from one to two years; when
barley oatmeal is required, it may be sup
piled in the same quantity as barley eggs
seven week for a baby year old or
less, and fourteen a week for a baby over a
year old sugar half pound week; milk,
twelve ounces for baby under year twice
daily, and twenty ounces for child over
year twice daily. t. H-sf 3.i( lEr
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-09-21

Died, in Denison, Texas, on Thursday
night, August 10, 1882, DR.. Lawrence A.
Washington, grand nephew and nearest liy-
ing relative of him who was first in war,
first in peace and first in the hearts of his
countrymen." The deceased was a son Of
Lawrence Washington, who was the only
brother of the first President of the United
States. He was born in Winchester, Va, on
the 5th day of December. 1915, and educated
at the University of Virginia. He received
his medical education at Bush Medical Col-
lege, Philadelphia. He leaves surviving MIN
q widow and six children, three sons and
three daughters.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-02-22
How Cheaply One Can Live.

Bread after all is the cheapest diet
one can live on, and also the best. A
story is told that shows Just how cheap
man can live, when he gets "down to
mush," figuratively and literally speak
ing. Colonel Fitzgibbon was, many
years ago, colonial agent at London for
the Canadian government, and was
wholly dependent upon remittances
from Canada for his support, On one
occasion these remittances failed to ar
rive, and as there was no cable in those
days he was compelled to write to his
Canadian friends to know the reason
of the delay. Meanwhile he had
just one sovereign to live upon.
He found that he could live
upon sixpence per day, or about
twelve and half cents of our money
four pennyworths of bread, one penny
worth of milk and one pennyworth of
sugar. He made pudding of some of
hAe bread and sugar, which served for
breakfast, dinner and supper, the milk
being reserved for the last meal When
his remittances arrived about q month
afterward he had five shillings remain
ing of his sovereign, and he liked his
frugal diet so well that be kept it up
for over two years, possibly longer
Twelve cents day is certainly small
amount to expend for food but man
in Minnesota, about three years ago,
worried through whole year on ten
dollars. He lived on "Johnny cake"
We know of theological student in
an Ohio college who, sustained by
grace, rice and corn bread, lived thir-
teen weeks on seven dollars but there
were several good apple orchards near
the college and the farmers kept no
dogs. It is not the necessities Of life
that cost much, but the luxuries and
it is with the major part of mankind as
it was with the Frenchman who said
that if he had the luxuries of life he
could dispense with the necessities,
Mere living is cheap, but as the hym.
nologist says, at is not all of life to
live" American Miller.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-02-22
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

President Arthur is appointing chiefly
tall men to Office. He is right The
American people want officials whom
they can look up to.-Loa0eh Citizen.
Tommy don't like fat meat. One day
the steak was very fat. "Tommy,"
asked the professor, "will you have
some beefsteak?' Eyes, sir; but I
don't want any that has pork all round
it,"
Eight out OF every ten men in this
county will do more hard work TO trace
back the pedigree of horse or dog
than to establish the fact that they were
related to the most noble king OF
Europe. e.--Detroit Free Press.
A Cleveland man was robbed in broad
daylight, and the Leader spoke OF 1t as
an untimely proceeding. But II man
is to be robbed does it make any differ
ence to him whether it be done in day
light or dark ?-Saturday Night.
Teacher: "John, what are your boots
made ofT Boy: "Of leathor." "Where
does the leather come fromY' "From
the hide of the OK" "What animal,
therefore, supplies you with boots and
gives you meat to eat ?" my father"
He slipped quietly in at the door,
but, catching sight OF an inquiring face
over the stair rail, said "Sorry SO late,
nv dear couldn't get car before"
$50 the cars were full, too." said the
lady; and further remarks were un
necessary Bulletin.
How dear to my heart is the school 1 attended,
And how remember, 30 distant and dim,
That red-headed Bill, and the pin that /
bended
And carefully put on the bench under him
And how recall the surprise Of the master,
When Bill gave yell and sprang up with
the pin
So high that his bullet-head busted the plaster
Above, and the scholars all set up grin.
That active boy Billy, that high-leaping Billy
That loud-shouting Billy that sat on pin
When little Belle was two years old
she used to admire the full moon very
much but when her aunt pointed put
the new moon she exclaimed, in the
most distressed tone, "Oh, 'tis broken ]
It's broken |" Johnny, who was just
learning to talk, being asked if he saw
the new moon, said eyes, / see the
rind of it."
By a large majority the people OF the
United States have declared their faith
in Kidney-Wo as a remedy for all the
diseases of the kidneys and liver. Some.
however, have disliked the trouble OF
preparing it from the dry form. For
such new candidate appears in the
shape OF Kidney Wort in liquid form.
1t is very concentrated, is easily taken
and is equally efficient as the dry. Try
it. Louisville Courier. Journal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-02-22

ton in this danger. II she had not de.
layed the men they could have returned
to the house before it was too late. If
he were alive when morning dawned he
should know how bitterly she had re
pented.
She remembered how she had trifed
with him when once the Summer be-
fore he had told her that he loved her
more than he had ever loved any being
before or ever could again. She had
not meant to drive him away from her I;
she had only meant to tease him for a
little. But he had taken it all in
earnest, and now OF course he had
ceased to think of her except to despise
her. If he had continued TO love her
would he have been so silent? She
little knew that the man who was all
sincerity could not understand the in
sincere.
He would never care for her now, of
course, and she loved him with all the
force of her strong, ungoverned heart,
After that night OF agony she could
never be the same.
The pale daylight dawned upon her
white face. The wind died slowly
down as the sun came up the troubled
sky. The ruin OF the night was re-
vealed to the weary watchers.
Three men came slowly up the hill,
tired, hungry, half frozen, but safe.
They had made comparatively warm
nest for themselves in the hay, where
they had passed the sleepless night.
The part of the barn which sheltered
them and the cattle and horses had
been uniniured, and not man or beast
had been hurt by the falling beams.
Mrs. Wellington could not be in
duced to remain an unnecessary mo-.
ment in the terrible place, and late in
the afternoon the subdued party were
on the cars returning to Boston. Thorn
ton confessed that it was the most un.
comfortable night he had ever passed,
but that he would cheerfully have un-
dergone far greater hardships for the
reward that it brought him. Before
they had reached the city he had
learned Of the agony which the nights
suspense had been to Maud, and she
had acknowledged her love for him in
answer to the passionate reiteration of
his devotion to her. And this was the
work of an East Blow.-Harpea's Basar.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-02-22
A Now Theory Of Vaccination,

Many scientists express the belief
that vaccination, which has done so
much to prevent the ravages of small
pox, will be extended to the eradication
of scarlet fever, and many other conta.
gious diseases, the mortality from which
is truly appalling.
At the International Medical con-
gress, held in London, in August, Pro-
fessor Pasteur, in his lecture on the
germ theory, referred to his highly sue
cessful results in vaccination of the
lower animals for splenic fever and
chicken cholera. He said he had sue
cessfully vaccinated more than 10000
sheep, in and about Paris, just before
his arrival to attend the congress, as
well as q large number OF horses and
cattle.
After reviewing his method of pro-
ducing the vaccina, Professor Pasteur
said: ave may hope to discover, in
this way, the vaccine OF all virulent dis
cases." He concluded by saying: 81
have given TO vaccination an extension
which science, hope, will accept as q
homage paid to the merit and to the
immense services rendered by Jenner,
one Of the greatest men Of England.
This theory is now fairly before the
medical faculty, and should receive the
most careful Jesearch.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-02-22
The Rrakamnn,s Story.

A brakeman on the Erie railroad tells
the following story: During the heavy
rush of freight last summer Ihad been
on duty for thlee days and nights, and
was completely jaded out, Between
Deposit and Hancock our train broke
in two, and, running together again,
caused wreck. went back to flag
the first approaching train. After going
what considered q proper distance,
sat down on the outside of the rail to
wait. was soon asleep with my head
leaning on my hand, and my face turned
on the track. / dreamed was lying on
the track, and that the Atlantic express
ran me down, cutting of both my arms
and mangling me so terribly that
could not possibly survive. / awoke
with a start, and there, within forty feet
of me, was the headlight Of a locomo-
tive, bearing down upon me at the rate
Of forty miles an hour. l grabbed my
red lantern and sprang from the track,
and as did so the engineer saw me-
there was a whistle of down brakes,
and the train was saved. 1t was the
Atlantic express saw in my dream.