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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
A Morse Farm.
Macmillan's Magazine.


Our interpreter, like many of his class in
Norway, was an excellent cook, and we per-
haps valued his service most in the latter
capacity, as we ourselves possessed sufficient
knowledge of the language for all ordinary
purposes, He was assisted by the farmers
wife, who owned the house and kept us sup
piled with milk and butter from her dairy.
1t was comparatively rich farm, where
they pastured fourteen COWS this summer,
for the hay harvest had been good last year,
and upon the excellence of the crop depends
the number of cattle these poor people keep
through the winter, as they never buy or sell
fodder, each farmer maintaining as large q
stock as his own land can feed. There were
more than twenty farms in this little valley,
only four miles long few had tenant pro-
prietors, but the greater part were rented by
their Occupiers, who always have to pay
down large sum on taking possession, with
proportionately reduced yearly rent. The
landlords do not seem to take much interest
in their property, and, as for Improvements,
there is no likelihood of disputes on this
head, as things are just where they were
500 years ago. At the age of 60 it is the
custom for farmer to make over the hold
ing to his son, receiving a sum of money for
house and feed him for the remainder of his
days Thus the old couple have quiet old
age secured to them, and the farm is worked
by active hands. Whether these arrange
ments have legal sanction, we know not,
but they certainly form the regular obser-
vance of district in many ways remarkable
for its maintenance of ancient customs. One
of the most curious is the habit of useing
patronymics, which has died out in many
parts of Norway, but is still retained here,
and causes great deal of confusion in sue
cessive generations, especially as it is the
rule for the eldest son always to be baptized
with his grandfathers Christian name thus
Eric, whose father was Lars, is simply Eric
Larsen, and is bound to call his eldest son
Lars Ericsen. A wife, too does not adopt
her husbands name, but remains with the
euphonious title of, let us say, Petrina Jacob
Zdatter
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
Victor Hugo's Daughter.

The fate of Victor Hugo's daughter, Adele,
is perhaps even sadder than the fate of poor
Leopoldine Hugo, who was drowned with
her husband, Charles Vacquerie, while the
young couple were on their wedding tour.
Adele is, and has been for many years, in an
insane asylum. A French journalist who
saw her recently states that she re-
sembles in the most marked way Victor
Hugo's wife. The portrait OF Nine. Hugo,
which is widely known, and which will now
be recalled by many, was painted by Tony
Johannot. Adele is described as short and
slender, though highly distinguished in ap-
pearance. She has pale face, strong fea-
lures. and beautiful profile. Her eyes are
large and black, her hair is abundant, and
her forehead is without wrinkle. At a
distance she looks like young girl. Yet
she is so years old. Adele takes pleasure In
relating the mournful story of her love affair
with a young naval officer who abandoned
her many years ago. Her misfortune upset
her brain. She retains, however, certain
lucidity of mind.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
KENTUCKY PHILOSOPHY.

You Wi'yYe' come ere, SUBJ dis instance. VIII
! do want no fOolin'-you hear me? Wut you say
Amt nu'h'n' but rocks?
Peahs ter me you's owdashus pticer. S'posin
dey'S NV a new kline.
I'll des take a look at dem rocks. Hi vi. der you
think datI's blind?
calls dat plain watermilion, you scamp, en- /
knows whah it growed;
1t come fun de Jimmerson cawnfel, dab on ter
side er de road.
You stole it. you rascal-you stole it! watched
you fun down i'll the lot.
En- time gifts tn ough wild you, nigger, you won t
ebn be grease spot?
hick'ry-make 'ase!
I'm cut me de TOUCHES en- keenes you en- fine any
whah on de place.
III larn you, Mr.. Wiyam Joe Netters ter steal en-
ter lie, you young sinner
Disgracin' ye' ole Christian nanny, en- maxim
her leave cookin' dinner!
Now, amt you ashamed er yo'se'f, sub? ! is. Is
shamed you's my son
In de holy accorjan angel, he's 'shamed wut you
has done!
En- he's tuck it down up yander in coal-black,
bood-red letters
"0ne watermillion stoled by Wi'yam Josephps
Netters.'
En- wut you s'posen Brer Bascom, yo' teacher at
I'd say ef he knowed how you's broke de good
Lawd's Colin Rule?
Boy, whahs de raisin' / give youo Is you boun
fuh ter he black villiun?
Is sprsed dat chile er ye nanny 'ud steal any
mans wGtermillion.
En- is gwiner cut it right open, and you shan't
have nary bite;
Fuh boy who'll steal watermilions-en dat in de
days broad light
Am't-Lawdy! it's green Mirandy! Mi-rand-y!
on wi dat switch
Wei, steain' a green watermllion! who ever
heered tell er des sich?
CANT tell Wen dey's rpeo Wy, you thump um,
en- Wen dey go pank dey is green;
but W en- dey go punk, now you mine me, deys
ripe-en dats des wut mean,
In mex, time you hook watermiilions-you heered
49, me, you ign'ant, you hunk.
III you do want lickin' all over be sho dat dey
alters go punk
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
4 PRETTY ROOM.
What Taste Can do in Spite of Poverty.
Hartford Times.

Hartford Times.
A young working girl of this city, by the
exercise of her own innate good taste and
putting every spare penny where it would
do the most good, has furnished forth a
charming room at comparatively small ex-
pense and sufficiently esthetic to please the
most fastidious person. The floor, painted
by her own hands, is dark walnut shade,
partly covered by a large rug made of
cheap ingram carpet in a small pattern of
cream and olive, bordered by q broad band
of plain olive felt. The inexpensive wall
paper is plain olive fecked with pink, fin
ished by narrow olive frieze, terminating
at the corners with a cluster of four tiny
pink fans One window faces dingy brick
wall, and she painted the window panes in
bright water colOrs, following pretty traced
pattern, which gives bit of stained glass
quite effectively in the pretty room. The
other window is draped gracefully in long
full folds of sprigged muslin depending from
rings on a plain pine roll, to be replaced in
the winter with heavier curtain of Olive
cotton flannel The furniture is light wood,
and lamp with rosy transparency stands
on 5-oclock tea table of unvarnished wood
and throws a soft light over the room, which
also contains books, shelves Of pine, couple
of secondhand easy chairs and small dry
goods box for shoes, covered by her own
hand with pink and olive cretonne. A large
clothes-horse, on which she pasted the story
of Cinderella in Walter Cranes pictures over
olive paper. shuts off the washstand and
bedstead from view. The toilet accessories,
set off with fresh sprigged muslin over a
pink lining, are pink and white wash
bowl and large pitcher Of the quaint shape
that comes now in the cheaper grades of
china; secondhand wardrobe, draped with
portiere of olive Canton flannel, contains
the unasthetic dust-pan, brooms and other
hOmely articles necessary to neatness and
comfort, all trifles of that description bought
at the tive-cent counter. A pretty willow
rocking chair, ornamented with olive and
pink ribbons and a knitted hassock to
match, the two latter christmas gifts, stand
On the rug. On the olive-draped mantle are
grandma's Nankin teapot, two tall silver
candlesticks and large ginger jar, not deco
rated and spoiled with gummed-on pictures,
but left in its pristine blue and white beauty,
filled with white daisies gathered on Sunday
afternoon walks. Two or three photographs
of good subjects that are better than chromos
and cost less, hang on the wall and complete
the pretty refuge of this proud and illus
rious girl, who is self-respecting enough to
earn her own living rather than be depend
ant upon her rich relations.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
Rapid Advancement of an English
PiOughbOy.

III. w. Grady in Atlanta (Ga) Constitution
In 1869 the good ship Calabria brought
an English lad eighteen years of age to New
York. The youngster did not have an ac-
quaintance on this continent, and &c and a
stout heart made up his possessions. He
drifted westward and engaged as farm
hand at S12 month. There he made a
good ploughboy, and in a year or so had a
reputation for pitching hay that filled the
county. When President Arthur was max
ing up the commission for the revision Of the
tariff, there was one name that commended
itself to all classes-one appointment that
was made as a matter of course, and around
which the other appointments were grouped
This was Robert P Porter, the English boy,
who came over in 1869, and who less than
ten years ago was field hand, and, with the
labOrers on a Western farm, working for
thirty cents a day. l do not think this
country, so prolific in opportunities, offered
and embraced, can show so rapid an advance
ment in so bad.a field as this has been. When
the scope of the census of 1880 was fairly
set, and it was determined to make it the
completest work ever done, this youngster,
then only twentyseven years of age, was
sent for made only second to General Walk
er, given absolute carte blanche as to money,
men and methods, and to cover the subject
of debt, taxation and cities. The result is
two volumes Of 800 pages each, from his
own hand, that are miracles of industry and
ability, besides many other books prepared
under his direction.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
A Chase for a Baby.
TSprinpfield Republican1

There was funny chase for baby at
Plainville, Connecticut, on Wednesday morn
ing. A woman stepped from train mo-
ment to question the agent and the train
pulled out suddenly without her, carrying
off her baby. Her frenzy moved the ticket
agent to telegraph to Bristol and order the
baby returned. The train dropped the in
FAINT at Forestville, and good man footed it
thither and lugged the baby back to Plain
vile. The good mother, meantime growing
impatient, had gone to Forestville on the
engine of gravel grain. So back went the
good man with the baby to Forestville, there
to learn that the frantic mother had returned
to Plainville. The man then telephoned to
the woman to sit still half an hour, which
she did, and got back her infant.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
Economy of Pence in England.

The Bank of England, in settlement in
voTving fractions of a penny, always reckon
such fractions in its own favor 1t has thus
accumulated the astonishing sum of S716,-
800. The London Economist cities this as an
example of the power of accumulation of
small amounts, and praises the wisdom of
the English Government in establishing the
postal savings bank, in which deposits OF one
penny are received. During the year 1881
the deposits in this institution were $12,-
800 600
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
4 GARDEN SECRET.

last after NighffdU.
] heard whisper of roses,
And light white lilies laugh out:
"Ah, sweet, when the evening Closes
And stars come looking about,
How cool and good it is to stand,
Nor fear at all the gathering hand,'
Would were red" cried a white rose
Would were white - cried a red one.
NO longer the light wind blows;
lie went with the dear dead sun.
Here we forever seem to stay,
And yet sun dies every day
III.
4 LHy
The sun is not dead. but sleeping,
And each day the same sun wakes;
But when stars their watch are keeping,
Then time of rest he takes"
Many Roses Together.
How very wise these lilies are!
They must have heard star talk with starr
First Rose.
Pray, then. can you tell us, lilies,
Where slumbers the wind at night,
When the garden all round so still is,
And brimmed with the moons pale light 2"
4 LHy.
In branches of great trees he rests
Second Rose
Not 50; they are too full of nests
V.
First Rose.
II think he sleeps where the grass is;
He there would have room to lie;
The white moon over him passes;
He wakes with the dawning sky
Many Lilies Together.
How very wise these roses seem,
Who think they know, and only drcam?''
VI.
First Rose.
What haps to a gathered flower
SecOad Rose.
Nay, sister now who can tell 4?
One comes not back just one hour,
To say il is i'll or we'll
! would with such a one confer
To know what strange things chanced to her
VII.
First Rose.
Hush. hush now the wind is waking
Or is ii the wind / hear:
Ny leaves are thrilling and shaking
Good-by; II An gathered, my dear
Now, whether for my bliss or woe,
| shall know what the plucked flowers know
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
'-frserrs on the Surface of Oranges.

ISnanDerS JOurndl.I
When a dish of oranges is seen Oh the ta-
BILE for dessert, the fact is hardly realized
that in all probability their surface is the
habitat of an insect of the Cocus family
This tiny creature is found on the orange
skin in every stage of transformation, from
the egg to the perfect insect, during the win
ter months, instead of remaining dormant in
the cold weather, as is the case with most of
the insect tribe. 1t would hardly be posi-
BILE to find st. Michael's or Tangerine Or
ange that had not hundreds of these little
creatures in various stages of development
on their surface. Lemons, too, are frequent
ly covered. Upon inspection, the skin of an
orange will be found to be dotted over with
brOwnish, scarlet spots of various Sizes
These specks can be easily removed by a
needle; and when placed under micros-
cope, an interesting scene is presented, con-
sisting of large number of eggs, which are
oval white bodies standing on end, like little
bags of flour, some of the inhabitants of
which may very probably be seen in process
of emerging from the opened end of the egg.
The female insect upon leaving the egg has
six legs, two long hair-like appendages, and
no wings. 1t thrusts sucker into the Or
ange in order to obtain nourishment, and
never moves again, passing through the va
rious stages of development until it lays its
eggs and dies. In the case of the male in
sect the chrysalis after short period opens
and the insect flies off, The male is sup
piled with wings twice the length of his
body, and each of the legs has a hook-like
projection. 1t has four eyes and two an
tenne, and is so tiny that it cannot he seen
when flying. From some parts of Spain
oranges come to us having their rind covered
with cocus of quite different type. The
surfaces of oranges, indeed, afford the pos
SCISSORS of microscope an infinite amount
of interest and amusement.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
Two Sided Person.

The St. Louis Globe Democrat tells story
of two-sided person who Tweed some years
ago in Flora Clay county, Ill. He had never
been sick since he was an infant, and had
never had the slightest touch of paralysis.
Notwithstanding, his face and chest ON one
side were profusely bathed in perspiration,
even on the coldest days in winter, while on
the other side, taking the nose for divid-
ing line, no sign of perspiration was ever
seen, even in the hottest days of midsummer
This, of course, excited considerable remark
and amusement. But his appearance was
still more striking when, sitting in one of the
country stores of an evening, he would go to
sleep on one side, with that eye fast closed,
while the other side would be wide awake,
and he would be keeping up his end of the
conversation. When last seen he was to some
extent outgrowing his peculiarly, but proba-
bly, never fully did So
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-05
Protective Tariff on Watermelons.

S1ICIngS.T
''How are the colored voters coming on,
out on Onion Creek?" asked an Austin cam
didate of darkey with load of hay.
Oars heap oh sickness out dar among
de colored folks"
What is it, malaria?"
II reckon dat's de name OBJ de stuff Hit
am sumfn what he got from de druggery
storen
what stuff are you talking about?'
'sDe stuff white man out dar puts in his
water-millins to keep de colored folks from
mistakin' 'em for da' own water-millins.n
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-29
Resolutions.

TNHE following resolutions have been
J. adopted as guide for the miners and
laboring men of this coal region:
l. Rsaolced, That no miner in the en-
ploy of any Company in this region do
any days work underground for less than
$3.50 per day, and any man that may be
called to do any work may make his own
cont ract, but In no case may he 70 below
the standard of laborers wages at any
mine in which he is Employed and in no
sc whatever shall cars be made up; and
in no case compulsion be used.
,. ReSO.ged, That one half cent per ton
for blacksmithing ON and after February
LIST 1880, be the standing price paid.
3. ReS0lged, That we restrict the hours
Of .abor to ten hours per day as standing
days work, beginning at u. IN. and stop
ing at p m.
4. Reslced, That five cars be standard
days work for two men.
5. Resol0ed, That boys at the age Of 12
years arc entitled to half turn, but they
shall come 10 the mine and claim said half
turn and that the Oldest son of widow
shall be allowed full turn at the discre-
ton of Il majority of the men employed
at the mine where such cases may arise,
provided, the father died while in the en-
ploy of said company.
g. Res0lued That al timber shall be de-
livered at the place of working.
Z. ReSolcCd, That laying up roads for
pillars and timberIng old places be done
by the day at $3.50 per day.
S. ReSolc6d, That all heading work shall
be rs cents per ton, and ten cars for turn
ing off rooms paid at the same price.
o. ReS0LUed, That we, your employees
shall not maintain any driver or laborer in
not performing his duty faithfully.
TO- PeS0EUed, That we shall not sustain
any recklessness or carelessness to tho CO.
struction of life and property, for should
any be guilty he shall throw himself liabl
to the discretion of the boss and must suf-
fer the consequences.
II. Res0Loed, That we shall not maintain
any laborer who shall cease before his time
is up; and with respect TO the drivers, we
shall not maintain any pulling up at halt
past four L he should be required TO make
another trip lift should take him to quarter
past five; or, in other words, give one day
and take ths other.
12. Res0lued, That shohld any one be
discharged it shall be the duty of any who
are able to take his place until the case IS
investigated.
10. ReS0l1ed, That any man loading over
two tons five upon car shall be skipped
one car for each offence.
IA, ResolUed, That 10 feet shall be the
distance to shovel coal before getting a
road laid up to the excavation.
10. Res0lo0d, That the companies shall
furnish the tools usually furnished for dig
ging this coal
is. Res0loed, That the distance for min.
ers to run cars down their ROOMS be limit.
ed to 400 feet, and, for the first additional
100 feet, he shall receive cents or ton
extra. Over 500 feet, heading price to be
paid. May7-G
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-29
Short Line Passenger Trains.
Commencing Monday, Nov. %, 1881

PASSENGER TRAINS Of the Georges
L Creek and Cumberland Railroad and
de Pennsylvania Railyoad Company, (by
Philadelphia time, which is minutes
arlier than Baltimore time):
DAILY. Sundays excepted.
LEAVE CUMBERLAND
For Homecoming, 600 a. M, $50 a. m.
and As p. m.
For Bedford, Pittsburg, Philadelphia
and New York, S.15 a. m. aud 2.55 p. m.
LEAVE LONACONING-
7.45 a. m, 1900 IN. and $40 m.
Sunday Trans.
LEAVE CUMBERLAND
For Homecoming, 900 n. m. and 800 p III
LEAVE LONACONING-
1880 p. M, and 8 p. IN.
(Excursionists for DAMS ROCK can
leave Cumberland any day at $50 a. m.
and returning leave Vale Summit for
Cumberland at $50 p. my
JAS. A. MILLHOLLAND,
Dec 8 General Manager.
BALTIMORE II OHIO RAILROAD.
nN and after Nov. 20, 1881, trains will
" arrive and depart as follows:
CUMBERLAND.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-29

LAWYERS, LAWYERS, EVERYWHERE !
The pursuits of the members of the
present Congress are told in the fol-
lowing table;
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-29
REV A D.

5lNHE Act of the General Assembly of
Mary land, chapter 409, known as the
"Gamc and Bird Law of Allegany coun-
ty," provides:
That the following game End birds
shall not be killed ut this time, viz Blue
bird. swallow, martin, finch, thrush, wren,
oriole or woodpecker, pheasant, partridge,
woodcock, wild turkey, robin, rabbit and
deer; and any person xii ing them or
either of them, shall be lible to fine of
five dollars; and any person ha ling any of
them in possession shall pay the same fine;
and any one destI Dying the nests or eggs
shall pay seme fine"
This law being almost dead letter, the
Club for the projection of fish, game and
birds in this county have determined to
enforce its provisions as far rs possible,
otherwise we will soon be without either
fish, game or birds. Therefore we offer a
reward of TWO DOLLARS AND FIJI
TY CENTS for the arrest and conviction
of any person offending against any ofthe
provisions of this law. Any information
in regard to Act of Assembly or Club
will be given by the undersigned.
By order Of the Society.
VIM. NJ. PRICE, Pres't.
RoB'T III. GonDoN, Sec'y, APR 8.tf
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-29

FooD FOR YOUNG AND OLD.-Food
and medicine for young and old, pre-
pared without fermentation, from
Canadian Barley, Malt, Hops, Qui-
nine, Bark, etc. Malt Bitsers are
warranted more nourishing, strength.
sning, vitaliziug and purifying, by
reason of their richness in bone and
muscle producing material than all
other forms Of malt or medicine,
while free from the objections urged
against malt liquors.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-29

I'm and after Jan. %, 1882, Passenger
" Trains arrive and departas follows;
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-29

HARD Work, Nor GEN1Us.-You
people are inclined to believe that
if a person has genius he need not
work to win success. But the truth
is that genius shows itself in the labor
to which it urges its possessor. The
authors and artists, the actors and
orators who have made their mark,
have, whatever else they possess,
had the power to labor long and hard
in their chosen calling.
Thackeray says of Lord Macaulay,
that "he reads twenty books to write
a sentence; he travels a hundred
miles to MAKE one line of description. :"
The flowing periods and exact pen
pictures of the great historian were
the result Of constant painstaking
and unwearied labor.
Michael Angelo was, up to the
last ten years of hia life, an indus
trious sculptor and painter. Turner,
the finest English landscape painter
of this generation, works constantly
at his art
The power of the actor and orator
demand training to be Of uss.
"Aoting," said the elder Kean. "does
not, like Dogberry's reading and
writing, come by nature" The same
might be said of the oratory Of Wen
dali Phillips on the platform, for
the eloquence Of Bishop Simpson and
DR.. R. S. Storrs, in the pulpit.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-29

APRIL 1sr, 1879.
Recognizing the fact that the relation
ship existing between the Counties o
Maryland and the City Of Baltimore is
such that residents of the Counties have
occasion to visit the City frequently dur
ing the year; in consideration Of these
facts and the liberal patronage extended
the "Maltby" in the past, deem it but
matter of justice that some discrimination
should be made in their favor. l have
therefore &C included to
ReduCethe Price of Board to 50 a day
feeling confident that the same will be fully
appreciated by them, and at the same time
merit and secure an increased share of
their patronage. Assuring them thet
nothing will be LETT undone that can add
totheir comfort during their stay.
Rooms without board, 70 cents and up
ward per day.
e. IL. HOGAN,Prop.
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