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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
He Lacked Confidence.
Detroit Free Press.

At Selma, Ala, the colored man who car
ried my grip to the depot wanted to know
if any of his race up North held political of
flee, and when / mentioned one or two in
stances, he replied:
"Dar hain't no sort O. show for us down
heah no mo-"
Whats to prevent you from running for
ofice?"
Hush! Doan talk so loud In de fust
place hain't got de confidence in myself
"How's that?"
"Well, sposen / was menshuned by de
noosepapers as candidate fur de legislachur.
De old woman she'd get her back up all of a
sudden, an feel too good to 'sociate wild de
niggers ibin' roun' heah, an she'd drap de
washboard an begin to powder an put ON
style"
"Yes."
can every niger at de hotel he'd want
me to git him a job at de capitol, an if I
didn't promise dey wouldn't vote for me-"
II see."
can the white trash would spect me to
rent box at de pos Office, smoke cigars,
war plug hat an hire my boots BACKED"
"Yes"
"An' de reg'lar gem1en would ak me if l
could read an write an spell an cipher, an
git me all boxed up in no time tall"
"Just So"
can in case 1 wasn't 1ected dar am jist
5000 niggers in dis nayburhood who'd laff
an grin an chuckle, till 60 home an upset
de family an make bee line frew de woods
fur Tennessee. It takes heap o. confidence
to face all dat, you see, an dat's what keeps
me down. I'd like to enter de political field
an soar away to office, but lack de nerve.
I want de Office, but fear de result in case
I should drap when I went to soar"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
A Remarkable Kind of Revenge.
Boston Journal.

JfoOStOI JOurnaI
A singular enemy of Prince Bismarck is a
man in Potsdam, VINO lost his only son in
the war of 1870, which he attributes to the
agency of the Prince, and whom he regards
as his sons murderer. Taking hint from
the caricaturists, who have made the three
single hairs of the Chancellor's bald head
famous, he wreaks his vengeance in an origi-
nal manner. He is the owner of a lot in the
cemetery at Potsdam, where, since the in
terment of his son, he has erected fine
mausoleum, on the top of which is placed an
artifcial1y sculptured owl, the head and fea-
lures of which bear striking resemblance
to those of Prince Bismarck, the three single
hairs included. A few years ago the man
built house, over the cornice of every win
dow of which is carved Bismarck head,
the historical three hairs being represented
in the shape of as many cannon. Quite re-
Gently he built another house, with the same
portrait decorations, this time, however, hav-
ing three serpentsts take the place of the
cannon in the Princes capillary ornament.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
.AnRSthetic Bullets.
purposes.
TSt. lam es Gazette |

st. jam es Gazette.
A German chemist has invented new
kind of bullet which, he urges, will, if
brought into general use, greatly diminish, if
not altogether remove, the horrors of war.
The bullet is of brittle substance, breaking
directly it comes in contact with the object
at which it is aimed. It contains powerful
anasthetic, producing instantaneously COM
plete insensibility, lasting for twelve hours.
which, except that the action of the heart
continues, is not to be distinguished from
death. A battlefield where these bullets are
used will in a short time be apparently COW
cred with dead bodies, but in reality merely
with the PROSTATE forms of soldiers reduced
for the time being to state of unconscious
ness. While in this condition they may
the German points out, be carefully packed
in ambulance wagons and carried off as
prisoners. Whole cities may in like manner
be reduced to helplessness by means of shells
charged with the same compound. The
anasthetic bullet is also stronly recommend
ed to the burglar and to the householder,
no risk of hanging being involved by its use.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
A Keen RetOrt.

A French gentleman recently wrote a
rather unfavorable criticism of the perform
ance of an actress The latter felt deeply
wounded. and longed for chance to get
square with him. One evening at the Varie-
ties, where she was in company with a fast
and stupid young gentleman of the aristoc-
racy, she spied the journalist in question
She had package for him, which she re-
auested her friend to deliver in person. The
dandy arose, and, taking the package from
the lady's hand, walked over to the newspa-
per man and presented it to him, saying
"Mlle Duverger, who admires your talent as
a journalist has requested me to present you
with this as souvenir from her. The
critic took the package and quietly opened it
before the curious eyes of about t, enty per
sons who had heard the da1dy's little speech.
II contained about . dozen goose quills.
Smiles and suppressed laughter were in
order. but the scribe was equal to the occa-
sion. "Ah, my dear sir" said he to the
dandy, please give my best thanks to the
lady for these pretty feathers. | was aware
of the fact that she plucked her admirers,
but / really didn't think that she did SO on
my account"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
An Interesting Decision.

Every one knows that wife has certain
claims upon her husbands property of which
she cannot be deprived without her concent
1t will surprise many persons to know that
in some cases, at least, the rights of an en-
gagged man or woman are peculiar. An in
teresting decision to this effect was rendered
in Philadelphia the other day. A widower
with children, told his friends four years ago
that he intended to offer himself to GER
tain woman. Before actually asking her
hand, but after making the above announce
ment, he conveyed his real estate, amount
ing to near $4,000, to hold for himself and
the offsprings of his first marriage. This
was probably done not to defraud the new
wife, but to provide better care for the prop
erty than he was able to afford He died
about four months after his marriage, and
the widow found herself deprived of her ex-
pected third" The court decided that
Bairds conveyance of his property was void
because it was incompatible with the
equities of his relations with his prospective
wife
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
Helena, Montana, Thursday, November 9, 1882
AFOND DELUSiON.
Penn's Peace Treaty Declared a Myti

| Philadelphia Record.
The romantic story that William Penn
soon after his arrival in Philadelphia as
sembled the Indians of his new domain be-
meath a great elm on the banks of the Della.
ware and there entered into treaty O1
friendship with them, which, although IN not
bound by the sanctity of an oath, was never
broken, has gone into history. The obelisk
at Beach and Hanover streets which marks
the spot where it is claimed the famous COW
enant was made has for over half century
been visited by the curious, who firmly be-
| leve, as does the world i'd general, that there
could be no doubt Of the authenticity of the
story. Thompson Westcott, the historian of
Philadelphia, however, bluntly says that the
thing is myth, and that the people who
wander off from the bi-centennial parades
to seek this historic spot will be thoroughly
humbugged.
There is not" said Mr.. Westcott, zone
shred Of evidence to bolster up this lie about
Penn's treaty Of friendship. There are no
records of it anywhere, and no reason to sup
pose that there ever were. In short, it rests
upon no more reasonable foundation than
does the legend of the twins of Rome"
In the State records at Harrisburg there is,
however, a letter from Penn which Mr..
w cStCOCt lullkS CttStS SOlllc 1lSHC u pOu CuC
origin OF the story. It was given to Lieuten-
ant Governor Markham by Penn previous to
the latter's first voyage, and was addressed
to the Indians, offering them peace, friend
ship and protection. There is an endorse
ment upon this letter stating that Thomas
Holme "did read this letter to the Indians" "
and as he lived in the old mansion house
near the old elm which stood near where the
monument has since been erected, this cir
cumstance, Mr.. Westcott thinks, may have
given early currency to the Penn treaty
story, which has been since strengthened by
Vests great picture. Holme probably did
call the Indians together beneath the great
elm, as it was spot likely to be selected for
the purpose, and there read them the letter
from Penn, but this is all there ever was of
a treaty.
A relic-hunting citizen, who was told of
Mr.. Westcott's contradiction of the treaty
story, yesterday said that he didn't care
what that gentleman said he had a cane cut
from the old elm tree. What are we to do 2"
said he. Here they can't even find the old
Blue Anchor Tavern site, and now they want
to break up the treaty story. After a while
they will tell us that there was no such man
as Penn
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
Help for Poor Girls.

A couple OF years ago young married
lady in Colchester, England, accidentally
happened to be belated in the streets at night
She was startled and shocked at the number
of young girls she saw there, whom she
knew to be innocent but who were idly
sauntering on the sidewalks, or crowding in
to music halls, in full view of every kind of
vice and immortality. They were the work
ers in shops, warehouses and mills; semp-
stresses and domestic servants.
This lady, though young and gay, did not
allow her sympathy to pass in sight OF
pity She started reading room for girls,
supplied with entertaining books papers,
games, and more than all, piano and par
lOr organ.
Afterwards cheap refreshment room was
attached, in which girls and women could
buy cup of good coffee and tea, bread and
butter, and even chop, at cost price.
This drew many half-starved creatures
from the gin places, where they had been In
the habit of buying food, drink, forgetfulness
and temporary delight, all in one, in glass
OF whisky or rum.
The idea spread, as every new expression
of charity and good will does spread among
well-to-do Christian people. Itnow extends
as an organization through many OF the
towns in England, and includes secular
Bible and sewing classes clothing and SICK
clubs; libraries, reading rooms, lodgings,
and even homes. They are for the beneht
of all classes of women in field or town
work
In Philadelphia last winter woman,s clup
started night classes in arithmetic, history,
literature and bookkeeping for shop-women,
taught gratuitously by the ladies themselves,
The classes were crowded with eager and
Jealous pupils.
There are many thousands Of women drag
glnng wearily through the work-day routine ,
OF daily life, to whom such glimpse Q,
knowledge, or of pleasant moral ana soclai
influences, would be a foretaste OF neayeh'
ana there are as many idle, wealthy, educa-
1ed women, who find life burden from lack
OF employment
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
The Home of the TalbOts.
New York Herald

New York Herald
Ingestre Hall, one Of the seats of the Earl
of Shrewsbury and Talbot, which was late
ly burned to the ground, was one of the
most picturesque Elizabethan mansions in
England, and was the principal seat of the
Shrewsbury family. It is situated about
four miles from the town of Stafford, in the
midst of an extensive park. In anticipation
of the return of the Earl and Countess to
Ingester the hall had been thoroughly
cleaned and renovated, and large fires had
been kept burning daily in most of the
rooms to air them. The first alarm was
raised at quarter past five III the morning,
when the head housemaid was awakened by
a cracking noise. She Immediately came
out of her room, and on opening the folding
doors leading to the state bedroom from the
principal landing she found it full of flames
and smoke. She instantly aroused the other
servants, who hurried out of the house with
out waiting to dress. simultaneously the
fire was discovered by stableman who was
coming across the park to the stables He
gave the alarm to the other men, and with
all speed fetched the steam fire engine which
was kept on the estate. A messenger was
also dispatched to Stafford, and the engines
and brigade arrived at six o'clock. Immense
volumes of water were thrown upon the
burning building, but the fire could not be
checked. The whole of the stateroom floor,
which was of massive proportions, fell
through into the grand hall below. Some
valuable paintings and old oak carved furni-
ture were saved, but the whole of the silver
was slowed in safe in the celler and could
not be reached. Thousands of bottles of
wine OF great age were lost and the his
torical paintings on the staircase were all
destroyed. The total loss, it is said, may
reach 100000, which is partly covered by
insurance Lord Shrewsbury arrived about
eleven o'clock, and superintended the re-
moval of the article saved.s
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
PAPER Lace.

A writer in the Theatre mentions having
seen in Paris magnificent stage costume
enriched with the loveliest lace he ever be-
held. In his own words, 'The dress was
displayed on account of that lace; and that
lace was worth, perhaps, twenty-five francs
for it was paper, wonderfully stamped, and
representing trains of fuchias, and looked
just as much a piece of real lace as Paris
diamond by night looks an old mine gem
Partisan duchesses wear that paper lace a
great deal it is tough, soft and very effect
i've. To wear costly lot of lace which may
be ruined in night, when very cheap lace
paper looks as well, is considered the height
of folly by intelligent foreigners"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
THE LAND OF Moody.

Put away the bauble and the bib.
Smooth out the pillows in the crib
Softly on the down
Lay the baby's crown,
Warm around its feet
Tuck the little sheet
Snug as pea in pod
With yawn and gap,
And a dreamy little cap
We will go, we will go
TO the Iandy- andy -pandy
OF Noddy- oddly -poddy,
To the Landy- -andy-pand
OF Noddy-pod.
There in the Shadow-maker's tent
After the twilights soft descent,
Wen lie down to dreams
OF milk in flowing streams;
And the shadow makers baby
Will lie down with us, may be,
On the soft, messy pillow of the sod.
In a browse and doze,
All asleep from head to toes,
We will lie, we will lie
In the Landy-andy- -paady
Ofthe Noddy-oddy -poddy
In the Landy-andy- pand
OF Noddy- pod.
Then when the morning breaks,
Then when the lark awakes,
We will leave the drowsy dreams,
And the twinkling. starry streams;
We will leave the little tent
And the wonders in it pent,
To return to our native sod.
With q whoop and skip,
And jump and flip,
We will come, we will come
From the dy-andy-pandy
Of Noddy- -oddy-p -poddy,
From the Landy -andy-pand
OF Noddy-pod. l-St. Nicholas
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
SUPERSEDING STEAM POWER.
An Invention for Which Great Things
are Claimed.

| Israel L. Blumenburg, of Philadelphia,
claims to have invented q mortar that will
! supplant steam. 1t is claimed that the prac-
tical utility Of his invention has been dem
onstrated to the satisfaction of experienced
engineers and scientists, and company has
been formed to introduce it in manufacture
ing establishments Mr.. Blumenburg claims
to utilize a principal long known to scien-
tists-the reactive force of bi-sulphide of
carbon. The heretofore insuperable difficulty
was to devise some means to control the
power; and this was the inventors first task.
Having accomplished this, a new obstacle
arose. It was found impossible to make a
joint so mechanically perfect as to hold the
vapor, which is much more penetrative than
steam. A suitable joint packing became
necessary; the inventor hit upon it and that
! forms a material part of his invention, max
ing the success complete. The chief advan-
tages shown for Mr.. Blumenburg's device are
cheapness and safety of operation. A lead
ing manufacturing chemist Of Cleveland,
who has watched the progress of the motor
with scientific interest, says the invention
will be able to give manufacturers very
econo mical and efficient power, doing away
with boiler explosions and the consequent
destruction of property and life. From an
experience of many years in handling BIZ
sulphide of carbon he is prepared to say that
with Mr.. Blumenburg's apparatus much less
danger is to be apprehended than from the
ordinary steam engine. The economy of the
machine consists in its capacity to produce,
with the temperature of 18O degrees Fahren-
heit, the same power as is obtained by steam
with a temperature of $50 degrees. Mr..
Pedrick, the company's President, says he
will run his establishment with this new
motor within sixty days, and that it will
make steam worthless except for heating
nurpoSaS
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
FORTY DAYS OF SNOW.
Cold Winters in the Past
Fourteen Centuries.
Scientific American. I

Scientific Americana
The following statistics of the good old
winters are curious: In 401, the Black Sea
was entirely frozen over. In 76S, not only
the Black Sea, but the Straits of the Oar
danelles were frozen over; the snow in some
places rose fifty feet high. In 822, the great
rivers of Europe-the Danube, the Elbe, etc
were frozen so hard as to bear heavy wag-
ons for a month. In $50, the Adriatic was
frozen. In 991, every thing was frozen the
crops totally failed, and famine and pesti-
lence closed the year. In 1867, the most OF
the travellers in Germany were frozen to
death ON the roads. In 1888, the Po was
frozen from CIemona to the sea; the wine
casks were burst, and even the trees split
by the action of the frost with an immense
noise.
In 1886, the Danube was frozen to the
bottom, and remained long in that state;
In 1916, the crops wholly tailedi in Germany
wheat, which some years before sold in Eng
land at Is. the quarter, rose to e2. In 1889,
the crops failed in Scotland, and such a
famine ensued that the poor were reduced to
teed On grass, and many perished miserably
in the fields. The successive winters of
1432-33-34 were uncommonly severe. 1t
once showed forty days without interruption.
In 1448, the wine distributed to the soldiers
in Flanders was cut with hatchets.
In 1854, the winter was excessively cold.
Most of the hollies were killed. Coaches
drove along the Thames the ice Of which
was eleven inches thick. In 1903, occurred
the cold winter. The frosts penetrated three
yards into the ground. In 1915, booths were
erected and fairs held ON the Thames. In
1744 and I745 the strongest ale in England
exposed to the air, was covered in less than
fifteen minutes with ice an eighth of an inch
thick. In 1909, and again in 1912, the win
ters were remarkably cold. In 1914 there
was fair on the frozen Thamas.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
Unearthing Pipe OF Peace.
Jacksonville Times. I

Richard W. Cain, while clearing piece of
pine land near Lake City, Fla, recently
found, about foot below the surface of the
earth, an Indian tomahawk in a good state
of preservation. 1t is made of steel and
has attached to it pipe, while the handle is
bored, making perfect stem. This, it ap-
pears, was not only an implement of war.
but pipe of peace
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
MR.. HOBBS AND HIS MULE.

At Lincouton, y. c., recently, Caleb Hobl
grieving for his mule, which had died. commit
suicide by taking dose of whisky and ladanun
am dying, mule. dying,
Swift the flowing poison steals,
With a single eye to business
That reminds me of thy heels
Let thy chill fore legs enfold me;
Clasp me to thy breastbone quick.
Let me land upon thy bosom
My last sublunary kick
have cursed thee, darling damned thee
In the hours, whose fingers now
Are weaving wreaths of immortelles
On thy retreating brow!
| have kicked thee in the stomach,
/ have banged thee Ser the head,
In the days we loved together,
In the days that now are dead
Now my Scared axe handle lonely,
Stands behind the woodhouse door.
And the Kissing, blood stained whip lash
Sees its CORY triumphs DER!
I've no boX-toed boots to guard me,
Nor the need for second BREATH
Since thou launched upon the shadows
Rolling down the stream of death!
Oh that one fond imprecation
Could have damned the rushing tide,
On which thy life has spread its sail
To bear thee from my side!
Come back, my sweet, lost mule!
Back, while yet my spirit reels;
Let me once more hear thy accents
Accompanying thy heels
Vain! The hand Of death has hitched thee
To the roll of years sublime!
Thou art kicking at the dashboard
OF the chariot of Time!
Ha They smite thee! Ours d existence,
Let me go! Release thy strain!
Let me reach my darling donkey,
Ere he hoist those hoofs again.
] am dying, darling, dying,
Now the rum and poison work;
And | soon shall leave this prison
Of the spirit, with jerk
Ha stagger! That's the whisky
Poison, now put on thy spell
am coming, darling, coming!
North CarIina--mule-farewe
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-29
First Glimpse Of Holland.

A very large opal or the inside Of a
mother-of-pearls shell would make good
background for this thin strip OF distant
Holland that lies blinking away in the
early morning light A long. narrow
ribbon OF picture it makes. with its
little spots and dots and splashes of
color here and there, accidental here
and methodical there, as if part Of .
pattern. By carefully looking through
glass these dots of various shapes and
sizes soon resolve themselves into wind
mills. cows, sheep. Dutchmen. churches
and steeples. and little red-tiled
houses with green or blue shutters
I do not pretend that this
is a peculiar or striking instance OF the
first glimpse of foreign strand consist
ing Of cows, windmils and steeples-I
know of other such places-but con-
tend that the Dutch sand sip is cleaner.
the cows are sleeker and fatter. the
windmills more jaunt and active. the
cottages more spick and span and more
recently out of a toy box, the specks of
humanity more rotund and well-to-do.
Never, except on some other strip OF
Dutch strand, will you see just such
specks as these. And as we draw near
er the shore and the bits of color take
more definite form. there is no mistake
this is Holland, and no other land at
all.-Georye H. Boughton, IN Harper's
Magazine.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-29
The Secret Of Making Mummies.

Two Pennsylvanians have applied at
the Patent Office for a patent on a re-
Gently discovered process of preserving
the dead. supposed to be the long-loss
Egyptian art. 1t is claimed that partly
by accident and finally BY experiment,
they have discovered a certain eombina-
ton of antiseptic elements which, if
diffused through dead body, even when
it is in an advanced stage of decomposi-
ton. will destroy all corruptible matter
and convert the flesh into a cartilaginous
state, the denser parts, such as the gristly
part of the ear. being converted into .
hard, horny substance, but natural in
appearance. In one of their experiments
the inventors. by the aid of electricity,
applied the compound to the body of .
dead infant. Ten weeks after the body
had been removed from all contact with
the compound the flesh had become like
rubber; the cheeks were full and plant
to the touch. and the ears had become
like polished horn There was not the
slightest odor. and the corpse seemed to
have no more properties of decomposl-
ten than a rubber doll. Whether the
body will remain in the plant state or
whether twill become hard like horn as
the denser parts now are, will probably
take more than one lifetime to determine
- WASHINGTON Post.