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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-20
Bran Beds for the Babies.
London Globe.

London Globe.
A French doctor has invented new bed
for babies which holds them safe in its Gus
tody and prevents them from ever giving
any trouble at night to their attendants.
The gentleman has subjected his system to
the most trying of all tests, for he has ap-
piled it to all his own children, and consid-
ers that the life of one of them is entirely
owing to its use. The idea is to fill the
greater part OF the cradle with bran and i'm
merse the legs and part of the body of the
child in this nest, covering them over in the
usual way, but fastening down the counter
pane tight, so as to keep him firm in his
place. Why this change of tactics should
have the effect Of taking away from the in
fant his usual desire to howl during a part
of every night is question which we will
leave nurses to explain for themselves after
they have tried the system. In the mean
time, until that trial has been made it is
only civil to believe the testimony of Drs.
Bourgeois and Vigoureux who in two French
papers of some authority declare that such
is the invariable result. This is not, how
ever, the only advantage to be expected
from the system. The bran is supposed to
have warming and stimulating influence
superior to any kind of cotton or cloth, and
to allow children of the more sickly kind to
develop more quickly and to be sooner able
to use their limbs. The inventor of the
system declares that they may delight in
their bran beds, and always quit them with
regret" when removed, at the age Of two, to
one Of different kind
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-20
Sure Test of INSANITY.

The London Graphic says: DR.. Lamson
will not have died in vain if the suggestion
made by a British authority on insanity is
hereafter applied to test the perceptive facul-
ties of alleged insane murderers. The sug-
gestion is that red-hot poker be handed to
the alleged insane person if he takes it he is
to be adjudged as really unable to distinguish
between right and wrong; but if he refuses
it, then he is to be considered responsible,
and be made to suffer accordingly. The test
is very simple one, and there should be no
reason why it should not be accepted as
satisfactory He who can remember that
red-hot poker burns can also remember that
to kill another is crime.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-20
HE AND SHE.

she is dead they said to him, Come away
Kiss her and leave her-thy love is clay"
They smoothed her tresses of dark brown hair
On her forehead of stone they laid it fair;
Over her eyes, that gazed too much,
They drew the lids with IA gentle touch;
With a tender touch they closed up well
The sweet thin lips that had secrets to tell;
About her brows and beautiful face
They tied her veil and her marriage lace;
And drew on her white feet her white silk shoes
Which we the whitest no eye could choose;
And over her bosom they crossed her hands,
Come away they said-"God understands.
And there was silence, and nothing there
But silence, and scents of eglantere,
And jasmine and roses and rosemary;
And they said "As lady should lie lies she.'
And they held their breath as they left the room,
With shudder to glance at its stiffness and gloom
But he who loved too well to dread
The swe'., the stately, the beautiful dead
He lit his lamp and took the key
And turned it-alone again, he and She
He and she; but she would not speak,
Though he kissed in the old place, the quiet cheek
He and she; but she would not smile,
Though he called her the name she loved erewhile,
lie and she; still she did not move
10 any one passionate whisper OF love-
Then he said Gold lips and breast without breath,
Is there no voice, no language OF death
Dumb to the ear and still to the sense,
But to heart and to soul, distinct, intense!
See now! will listen with soul, not ear;
What was the secret of dying, dear?
Was it the infinite wonder of all
That you could ever let life's flower fall"
Or was il greater marvel to feel
Inc perfect calm oer the agony steal:
Was the miracle greater to find how deep
beyond all dreams sank downward that sleep:
Did life roll back its records dear,
And show, as they say it does past things clear?
And was it the innermost heart of the bliss
10 ind out SO what a wisdom love is?
- There must be pleasure in dying, sweet,
10 make you so placid from head to feet
i would tell you darling, if were dead.
ana twere you hot tears upon my brow shed
Il would say though the angel of death had laid
MS sword on my lips to keep 1t unsald,
" on should not ask vainly with streaming eyes
Which of all deaths was the chiefest surprise
- he very strangest and suddenest thing
VI all the surprises that dying must bring"
An, foolish world. most kind dead
though he told me, who will believe IT was said
Mo Mho will believe that he heard her say,
WIN the sweet, soft voice, in the dear OLD way:
me me utmost wonder is this: hear
'iiu see you and love you, and kiss you, dear'
And am your angel, who was your bride, -,
anu Know that, though dead, / have never oieo'
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-20
THE NORTHERN MOLOCH.

Grim wastes of never fading snow
Where, 1laslllng INTO rose and white,
Thy weird and ghastly woven light
Streams down upon the world below;
once more thy barren tracks have found
The bold eX pl lorer backward sent:
And all his proweSs idly spent
In thy stern waters, glacier bound;
Have seen his staunchest craft and crew
Held locked, as III a monster vice
BY mountains of eternal ice,
That brighten into green and blue
Have shown that hearts with courage bold
May not with thee and thine compete:
Nor hardy valor serve to meet
The piercing keenness of the cold.
And we who witnessed with sigh
The gallant crew imperilled go,
Weep long for those who lie below
The stiffness of the Arctic sky
Where giant cragS confused stand,
And lofty rear their fiinted peaks;
And loud along the margin, breaks
The wave that wanders to the land.
All, why should man thus vainly own
The wild desire to wrest from thee
The secret of thine open sea-
Thou Moloch of the Frozen Zone"
What profit it if once he knew
And read it in an open book
Who doth upon thy feature look
Sees death and ruin leap to view I.
And what were all the glory worth
TO be the first to enter there?
What service were the deadly air?
And what the vantage to the earth?
Keep thou thy secret Polar Zone!
That secret that has cost SO dear
Oh, neer for thee the orphans tear
BE shed, nor break the widows moan.
Yea, rather let thy riddle stay
CnsOlved in sweep of pack and foe;
Or where thy icebergs whirling go
The mazes of their ocean way.
Oh, nevermore may ship or hand
Into thy fatal cline be sent.
Oh. neyermore be treasure lent
TO pierce thy evil teeming land.
Oh, ne'er may boat be swept away,
Or plunged beneath thy numbing wave!
I'nbroken be, by cairn or cave,
The whiteness of thy hateful day
But yet we turn with reverence strong,
And honor for their force and power
Thy sturdy sea worth, Danenhower!
Thy trustful courage brave belong!
Vain were thy labors and thy WORTH
That worth that dared and drew the worst.
Thy faith hath rendered thrice accurst
The circle of the icy North.
Rest sailor, by the northern shore,
Where rolls the Lena's outward sweep;
And to thy soul, there luled to sleep,
BE calm and peace forevermore.
Thy tomb from mankind far withdrawn,
BE marked by Natures spear and spire
And lighted with the rayless fire
That glimmers in the northern dawn.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-20
Don't Stand Too Long.

The London Daily Telegraph says: ma
ture, while she specially built the human
form to stand habitually erect, has specially
decreed that men and women should occa-
sionally rest themselves by assuming a Sc
dentary position. Almost every medical au-
thority on the deformities of the human
body has drawn attention to the fact that
standing too long operates in vicious direc-
tion, which, by elongating certain muscles,
weakens them; that from the necessity OF
changing position in order to rest the mus
cles it occurs that when people are standing
they alternately balance themselves first on
one leg and then on the other, but most fire.
quently on the left; and that girl with a
weak spine, after standing upright for some
time, generally does not keep her feet ID the
same line, but places one above the other.
Curvature of the spine, albeit temporary, is
the result The habit of standing on one
leg-a habit almost unavoidable in standing
too long-induces the shoulders to lose their
horizontal level. The one opposite to the
projecting hip becomes higher than the 9th
er, and the spine becomes deformed laterally
at this part. To deny seats to female shop
assistants is downright cruelty"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-20

There is rich relish in this anecdote,
showing the sympathy of noble music for
noble brain, both Of which the world abun-
dainty needs.
The Hon. A. H. Stephens was once making
an ELOQUENT speech in Georgia, when among
his listeners appeared Mr.. Gentry, of Ten
nessee. Delighted with the speech, but
moved with pity for the lean, half-starved
appearance of the invalid speaker, the
sturdy Tennesseean exclaimed:
Lets catch him and take him to the
mountains, and feed him and save him for
his country and humanityw
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
Dreannland.

Although we often dream of people
upon whom we have scarcely bestowed
thought for years, we more frequently
find thin line of association between
dream-thought and the occurrences of
the previous day. And not only occur
rences of the day, but accidents of the
night, influence our dreams. Some may
remember DIR. Gregory's story of having
hot-water bottle at his feet. and
dreaming that he had walked up the
crater of Mt. Etna. On another occa-
sion he suffered much distress in dream
land from intense frost, and when he
awoke found that he had thrown off the
bed clothes. But more curious per-
haps than either were the simultaneous
dreams of husband and wife at Edin-
burgh, when there was an alarm of a
French invasion. 1t had been arranged
that the first notice of the approach of
the enemy should be signal gun from
the castle, and the sleepers both heard
the gun in their dreams, and took part
in the defense of their country. The
origin of this two-fold dream was dis
covered the next morning to be the
fall of Il pair of tongs in the room over
head
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
A Street Gar Romance,

''Oh! how are you? It's long time
since I've seen you," exclaimed fine
looking gentleman to the conductor as
he jumped aboard an Abba street car
the other day. The conductor respond
ed like an old friend, and remarked that
it was nearly two years since they had
met. The gentleman went through to
the front platform to smoke his cigar,
and the car went on. Ten years ago
one oppressive summer night the same
gentleman, who was then and is now u
dealer in teas and spices in New York,
was Il guest at the Troy house. He ask
ed the clerk if there was any amuse-
mcnts that evening, and, receiving a
negative answer, inquired where he
could find Il cool spot to spend an hour
or two. The clerk advised ride on the
street-cars to Abba and back. The gen
tleman boarded car. Next to him sat
a young lady, the daughter of Il poor
but respected Englishman, then resi-
dent of Abba The young lady was not
very young, neither very handsome, but
was attractive and bright Her occupa-
ton was school-teaching. A remark by
the gentleman led to an informal con-
yoysation, which became so interesting
that when the young lady's residence at
Abba was reached she was not aware of
it until the conductor called her atten-
ton to the fact. After she had gone the
gentleman asked the conductor who the
lady was. The conductor, who had
supposed the two were old friends, gave
the young wOman's name. Said the
gentleman: Il should like to meet her
again. | am a widower with two child
ren, and live in NewYork. have never
met "a lady III my life who looked, talked,
and acted so much like my wife as the
young woman | accidentally met on
your car" The conductor, taking an
interest in the romantic case, answered
the varied questions of the widower, and
finally agreed to take his card to her and
ask for an interview at her home on the
following evening. On the following
evening aformal Introduction took place
which was followed six months later by
marriage, investigation of the gentle
mans statement concerning his stand
ing having verified them in every de-
tail. The former widower now has five
children and happy home in all re-
spects. He was recently paying visit
to his parents-in-law. We must not omit
to state that after the wedding the bride
groom met the accommodating conduct
or, and said that the latter might expect
to receive a chest of choice tea as a
little personal token. The conductor
who is not only man of sturdy COM
mon sense, but also man of bluff in
dependence, politely begged that no such
favor be extended him. For" said he,
81 only acted as friend and did what
thought was right; it turned out WE'LL"
Troy Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
"When Sbonld a Child Begin School?"

fear many children are sent to school
merely to keep them out OF mischief;
and to accomplish this purpose they
may probably begin very early indeed
But nothing can well be more unfair
and injudcious than to subject child
TO irksome confinement and premature
study for the sake of convenience or to
supplement defective methods of home
training II is clear also that no fixed
ape can be adopted rs the proper one
for sending all children to school.
There are people who with rash consist
ency light fires in their houses on the
first of November, and put by their
oyercoats on the fifteenth of April,
though Vennor or some more reliable
prophet should foretell glowing Indian
summer or "a succession of Arctic waves
late into May. So, too, there are many
parents who seem to put their children
to school when the Predetermined birth
day comes, without the least cOnsidera-
ton of the mental and physical develop
ment of the subject of their experiment.
The plain truth is that each child should
begin school when he is fit for school
that is, when he is physically strong
enough to bear the confinement and the
mental effort. Few appreciate the strain
that even two or three hours attend
ance daily, and the effort to master two
or three simple little lessons, exert on
the sensitive organization OF young chill
dren. Their brain and nerves are ex-
quisitelv delicate, and it is a period of
such rapid growth that the power of
nutrition is taxed in supplying material
for the formation of perfect tissue. The
thousand objects that daily attract the
keen observation of the child, the new
words and phrases, the nursery rhymes
and tales and games, afford stimulus
enough to quicken the development of
the mental faculties. Abundant out
door exercise, leisurely meal-times and
| long hours of unbroken sleep are abso-
lutely necessary to promote appetite, di-
gestion and nutrition. Many eases OF
indigestion, of nervousness, of general
weakness, even of apparent backward
ness of intellect, are due to insufficient
outdoor exercise and premature study.
Children vary greatly as to the age at
which they can begin to bear restraint
on the freedom of their movements, and
strain upon their attention and memory.
Mill may have begun Greek at four, bu
Hunter did not know his alphabet at
seven. The one thing certain is that
any study or any attendance at school
before the child can bear it without eff
fort or fatigue is not only useless but
hurtful, and will surely retard the edu-
cation and lessen the future vigor and
capacity of mind. Continent.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
Uversleeping.

When he began his travels in "The
Land of the Midnight Sum-" Mr. Du
Chaillu did not know when to go to bed
and when to rise. There was no night;
no stars We're to be seen, and the moon
gave no light. He thus describes his
difficulty.
fell into q deep sleep, and when 1
awol>e the sun shonc brightly; but this
was no sign of Il late hour, As it was only
three, A. M. l slept again and when l
awoke everything was so still in the house
that took another nap; when | awoke
for the thirdtime, found that my watch
had stopped.
Then going into the next room, saw
by the clock there that it was one O'Clock,
+, M. The family laughed, for they had
kept quiet for fear of disturbing me.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

One of the meanest men in existence
is prosperous Kentucky farmer. 1t had
long been his custom, whenever he had
a letter to write, to drop in at the bank
where he kept his account and borrow a
sheet of paper. Having finished the let
ter he would ask the cashier to put it in
an envelope and direct it for him, and
then carry it to the post-ollice himself.
The frequent repetition of this perform
ance seemed in itself triile small, but
the cashier indignation can be imagined
when he learned that the farmer never
stamped his letters, knowing that the
postmaster, recognizing the cashiers
handwriting and the banks name in the
corner, would courteously prepay them
and send the bill to the bank.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
The Menagerie Coming.

The circus men are getting ready for
the coming season. Animal stories are
crowding out interesting theological
discussions from the newspapers. John
Robinson's lion-tamer recently went
through dress rehearsal with his beast
one morning, and fell asleep with his
head in the lions mouth. The lion, in
spite of its being his time for a morning
nap, kept awake, lest he should close his
jaws while asleep, and chew the man S
head off. And upon one of Van AM
burgh's old shOwmen, after an absence
of several years, going and speaking to
an old lion. the beast turned a somer-
sault, whirled around, rolled over, and
rubbed against the bars of the cage with
all the delight of pet kitten. 1t is this
sort of thing that crowds the vicinity of
the ticket wagon in the soft summer
days.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
''The Solid Men of Boston,

Concerning this phrase Maj. Ben.
Perley POore says:
l do not know that it has ever been
stated who was the author of this quota
ton used by Daniel Webster. 1t is to be
found in little English brochure en-
titled Songs. by Capt. Morris One
of these songs, headed Billy Pitt and
the Farmer" commences thus:
Sit down, neighbors all,
And I'll tell a merry story
About British farmer,
And Billy Pitt, the tory.
ihad 1t piping hot
From EbenezeP Barber.
Who sailed right from England,
And lies in Boston Harbor.
The song can not be reprinted in New
England, although it was not probably
considered broad when published 1t
describes Pitt and his agricultural friend
out at night and mistaken for robbers.
The seventeenth and last verse is:
Solid men of Boston,
Make no long orations;
Solid men of Boston,
Banish strong potationG;
Solid men of Boston,
Go to he'd at shutdown,
AMI never lose your way
Like the loggerheads of London.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
Different Methods of Reaching the Same
Place.

Conductor" said rather ponderous
specimen of the female sex. who clad
from head to heel in velvet, and whose
ungloved red hand glittered with rings,
conductor, stop the car opposite my
husbands establishment"
''Say, old fellow" called a passenger
of the opposite gender, whose whole get
up was rather rusty, ''say, conductor,
pull up when you get to old Us rum
and cigar shop. l want to get out there. ;"
The car was stopped as directed when
old Us shop was reached. and it was
noticed that both the aforementioned
passengers descended and made for the
same point.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

A newspaper once contained an adj
vertisement for a man to fill a certain
position, which concluded with mo dis
couraged man need apply" There
was deep worldly wisdom in this, for
discouragement is terrible drawback
in fighting life's battle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

o, the wonders of German invention!
A German bee journal has an article
recommending bee stings for rheuma-
tism! The next thing we shall hear is
that sore throat is to be cured by ampu-
tation. - Christian Register,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

GENTLEMEN: With over fifteen ears expert
en"e ill building bu2Sics. wagons, NC, 'io net
hesitate in saying your bu2sles AMI carriages
are strictly first class in work mans hi ip. matrri
al and proportions, lilling lotg-telt want Ioi II
reliable buggy that c;Ln be sold Tor price lower
than any ordinary manufacturer can produce
and sell the same quality of work at.
Yours, eIe, /. ). KIRK.
ConneautVille. Pa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
Owensboro, X.

DEAR SIR For the past two years we have
used your buggies side by side with other
makes in both our stables, and are perfectly
satisfied with the strength, durability and
workmanship, compared with others. As fast
as our stock in livery is used up we shall re-
place them with your manufacture, knowing
from experience that it is the be we can do.
Respectfully,
SWEET & FOLLANSBEE,
Quincy, Illinois.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

DEAR SIRs: l have been using your huggies
and ph:etons in my business for over three ears
and can cheertully recommend yonr work. Amy
buggies that can stand tie work in Il livery Sta
BILE must be OF good material. and as long as ou
give me the same good material and style as you
nave been doing shall use no other work than
the work of the Columbus Buggy Company, oi
Columbus, Ohio.
Very Respectfully.
EARNEST BURG DORF,
Livery and sale stable.
Washington, ID. &.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
PORTAGE COUNTY HEDGE co.
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MANAGER
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

GENTLEMEN: ] have used your Brewster side
bar buggicS Tor four years, together with bug
gies that 1910 and $i5I and your bug
sies we're the first that went out. On account of
being side-bar. They have not cost me IS for
repairs and Those have sold OF our make have
given good satisfaction 1 think that you make
the cheapest and best road wagons that are
made in the United States Tor the money.
Respectfully,
Pm. HAMLIN.
Lawrence, Kansas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
Mansfield, Pa

GENTLEMEN: have no hesitancy in saying
that the buggies manufactured by the COlum-
bus Buggy Company the best work Tor the
price have any knowledge OF In not 4 single
Instance has there been any dissatisfaction on
the part of any one OF my customers.
FRANK l.. HALL.
Owensboro, KY.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16
MAIN LINE-GoING EAST,
Pitts 'gh Fast Day
Express Line Express ATT L.
500 q M l Soy. mill 4Op 10 s Asp. no

Accommodation train leaves Cleveland Union
Depot at 30 p. IN. arrives Hudson 50 p m -,
Ravenna Z. .20p IN.
All trains connect at ellow Creek for " heel
ing and Bellaire.
R6H Express runs a Parlor Car Cleveland to
Pitts sburgh. Fast Line runs through Sleeper to
New York. Day Express runs through Sleep
er to Pittsburgh,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-16

GENTLEMEN: 1t gives me pleasure TO state
that l have been selling your buggics and car
riages for four years and can Safily recommend
them to any ono in want Of buggy or carriage
Yours truly,
j. l.. GRIBBLE,
Macomb, Illinois.