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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09
The Boston Exposition.

| Bostons great Exposition of foreign pro-
duce and manufacture will open on the 3rd
of September, and it bids fair in every re-
spect to be worthy the attention of all who
have the time and the means to visit Boston
1t will be equally foreign in its character, no
American manufactures being included. The
following nations have already made ar
rangements for the exhibit England France,
Ireland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switz-
erland, Austria, Prussia, Persia, Spain, China
Portugal, East Indies, Japan, Sweden, Nor
way, Denmark, Mexico, Siberia and Brazil
There will be presented to the attention of
visitors an opportunity to learn more of the
products. manufactures and customs of other
nations than has ever before been offered.
In addition to the exhibits themselves, ar
rangements have been completed by which
visitors will be served with coffee made by
Turks, Japan tea served by the native Japan
ese in a tea house made in Japan and
erected in the building. Also, a cigar manu-
factory of the real Havana tobacco, from
Cuba. Hammock makers from South Amer
lea, and Canadian Indians making bows, ar
rows, ETC., will also be present There will
be a French restaurant. Germa lunch
room, and an English chop house. All the
surroundings will be foreign and visit to
the Foreign Exhibition will be equal to a |
voyage around the world 2t.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09
Saved by Their Horse

During one of the recent rises in Buck
creek, KY, Miss Mamie Lee and sister, aged
H. attempted to cross the creek, both on
horse. When they got near the middle of
the stream the horse became entangled in
some brush and threw them into the foam
ing stream and went to the bank and shook
the saddle off. Miss Mamie had sunk twice
when her sister caught her by the hair, and
the horse went to them, turned around and
the younger sister caught him by the tail
with one hand, and holding Mamie with the
other, reached the shore safely The horse
started home on gallop, and neighed as if
in great trouble; but getting no one to, notice
him, he started back in full speed to the
girls. Finding them both alive and on their
way home, he ran up to them and put his
head on their shoulders and neighed as if he
was very glad to see them alive.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09
Ruined by Drinking Water.
lPittsburg Commercial. |


A well known dentist called the attention
of a reporter to the effects of Allegheny
River water on the teeth of large portion
of our citizens. He stated that there were
more persons afflicted with white decay or
crumbling teeth in this vicinity than in any
other city in which he had practiced. The
teeth of those afflicted with this form of dis
ease were generally very white, and they
gradually crumbled into powder. He attri-
buted the great prevalence of white decay to
the absence of lime in the drinking water.
People suffer from acidity of the system, and
lime was the alkali which would benefit
them. In the eastern portion Of Pennsyl-
vania or rather in counties where the peo-
pie drank "hard" water, they generally had
hard and sound teeth but in communities
where soft" water was used, the opposite
was found. He advised the drinking of
lime water by people troubled with white
decay
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09
Had and Would.
tGentlemans Magazine.

lUentlenlan 8 magazine
The cOllOqulal use of the same contraction
I'd, for l had and I would, has been extended
imperceptibly into writing and printing,
with results that threaten to supercede
would altogether, and to replace it more inn
properly by had. Some of our ablest writers
have fallen into this inelegancy, or allowed
their printers to do so-among others Mr.
Thackeray, who says in the 'Virginians," Il
had rathar had lost an arm," instead of 81
would rather have lost an arm, ,"and Mr.. Car
lyle, who has "a doom for Quashee (the
negro which had rather not contemplate"
instead of would rather not" Instances of
this unnecessary corruption of the word are
to be found SO far back as the days of Shak-
speare and century later in the usually
well written and classical pages of the Tat
tier and Spectator. When had is followed by
the word better, as in the phrase "you had
BETTER" it is an improper substitute for
would, though "you had better do so and so,"
has the small advantage of being more
laconic than the synonymous phrase ut
would be better if you did so and so." When
had is followed by have, its use is still more
ungrammatical. Thus. when the Times,
March IL, 1870, says: "Sir Wilfrid Lawson
had better have kept to his original pro-
posal," it means that "Sir Wilfrid Lawson
would have done better to keep, or to have
kept, to his original proposal" So, also the
Spectator, March 2, 1879, when it wrote, ''The
motion had better be withdrawn" was
guilty of a permissible colloquiolism, but
was grammatically incorrect, and should
have written, "It would be better if the mo-
tion were withdrawn" In like manner the
Examiner fell into the prevalent carelessness
when it wrote March 2, 1879, "If the Uni
versity of London, after an existence Of forty
years, can not produce competent man, it
had better cease to exist"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09
How to Preserve Flowers.

Flowers can be preserved in their natural
form and color for from fifteen to thirty days
by inserting their stems in water strongly
impregnated with salts of ammonia. To
preserve them permanently for several
months. dip them into perfectly limpid gum
water and then allow them to drain. The
gum forms a complete coating on the stems
and petals, and preserves their shape and
color long after they have become dry. .llii sg
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09
Big Crops,

A Chinese yam in an Ithaca, n Y garden
is growing at the rate of five inches''a day.
In Bedford County, Va, there stands a
chestnut tree that is 81 feet around.
In Jefferson County, Mo-, a parsnip so
inches long and Is inches in circumference
was grown.
At the Tokay vineyard, near Fayetteville,
n. c., is a vine % years old which bore over
100 bushels of grapes. .. ....
A large farm near Stockton, Cal has been
completely cleaned of its crops by millions
of little birds no larger than mans thumb
The Arctic raspberry is one Of the small
est plants known. A six-ounce vial will
hold the whole plant, branches, leaves and
all. ...
watermelon vine grown by the Reams
brothers, of Harris County, Georgia, is 100
feet long, and it has produced 400 pounds of
melons, .F J.F
The famous Bidwell Bar orange tree in
California is 25 feet tall, and its trunk is As
inches in circumference. 1t bore last year
2O75 oranges.
The largest apple ever grown in America
came from Nebraska, and weighed twenty
nine and half ounces. The Smithsonian
Institution has model of this apple.
In a garden at Bowling Green, KY, is a
bush that bears large deep red rose, with
two perfect small roses in the center which
are miniature copies of the big one.
On the table lands of southwestern Arizona
at attitudes of 5000 to 10000 feet species
of wild potato grows which is said to be
superior in taste and flavor to the best culti-
waited potatoes.
John H. Parnell's peach orchard at West
Point, Ca, is the largest in the world The
trees are planted upon different slopes, SO
that when all are not bearing a crop is GER
tain in one place oranother every year. There
are 125,000 trees
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09
LOVES SACRIFICES

I'd swear for her
I'd tear for her
The Lord knows what I'd bear for her.
I'd lie for her
I'd sigh for her f
I'd kick up laundering niuss for her;
I'd weep for her ~ Hl.
I'd leap for her. .4sg ysstgi.
I'd go without my sleep for her; r aas,...
I'd fight for her opits. Hae .uta
I'd bite for her ., ...
III walk the streets all night for her;
I'd plead for her I. ....a,,,i
I'd bleed for her.
I'd do without my feed for her; iN' Ha
I'd boot for her ''t
I'd shoot for her ful GhFhi5
rival who'd to sue for her; ss. l 15d.
I'd kneeI for her Gis.9 8 a5Ds lc
I'd steal for her urftgi f4aNag a83i
Such is the love I feel for her; fT, te
I'd slide for her sFs s hcf
I'd ride for her .t.-.......
I'd swim against the tide for her;
I'd try for her
I'd cry for her
But-hang me If I'd die for her
Or any other woman.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09
Beecherisms. S.

Mr.. Beecher says that one-half the human
family are eaters, not producers Speaking
Of immigration, he says that there is no fear
SO long as our institutions have the assimi-
lating power, and when the lion eats the kid
he does not turn into kid, but the latter
turns into lion. When the children of i'm
migrants get through the public school they
are all Americans. The greatest needed re-
vival is not of religion, of temperance, or of
commerce, but of common schools.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09
Not Married, But My Wife is.

-"Are you married % asked the Justice of a
man who had been arrested for yagrancy.
"No, I'm not married, but my wife is" 4
mo trifing with the court"
Heaven save us! I'm not trifing with
the court. I was married, but got q divorce
My wife got married again, but didn't !;
SO I'm not married, but my wife is"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09

One of the curiosities in the Laredo, Texas,
money market is the introduction of Mexi-
can bank notes The notes are Of all denom-
nations, and pass at the same rate as Mexi-
can silver coin. The first paper money ever
issued in Mexico was in the present year.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09
BY Proxy.

- Fort Gaines Tribune.
A beautiful young lady tripped into DIR.
Hatchett's ding store a few days ago, and
told young Mr.. Speight, who presides there,
that she wished some castor oil, and asked
him if he could mix it up so as to disguise
the taste of it. s,;. 4...-..s
ooh, yes" said Mr.. Speight. Present.
ly Speight said: "Will you have glass of
soda water. Miss -" 197o4 G
ooh, yes" says she. After drinking the
soda water the young lady waited awhile,
and then asked Speight if the castor oil was
ready. ua 81 5Tsdt isdt sassy
"Oh,' says 1Speight, "you have already
taken the castor oil in the soda water"
"Great heavensw said the young lady, II
wanted the oil for my mother" s4l
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-09

Some people have such pleasant way of
putting things: snow do let me propose
you as a member" "But suppose they
blackban me?s "Pooh Absurd! Why,
my dear fellow, there is not man in the
club that knows you, even.n
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-17
How to Raise Irish Potatoes.
Planters journal.

Planters journal
n Before this number of the Planters
Journal reaches your readers, many OF
them will have planted, but it so moth
ing has been gained by it. would OF
fer the following suggestions to such
as have not planted: Buy for seed
Northern Shaker Russets or Peerless,
they are the best for the main crop;
Some persons prefer the Early Rose, !
do not. Cut them SO as TO leave put
one eye to the piece, more than that is a
waste. Cut with Judgment SO as to
have each piece as large as possible, IT.
will sustain the bndtuntil it takes root.
Sprinkle the cut pieces freely with wood
ashes, and il they lie in the ground that
way eight or ten days they will not suf-
fer; select rich ground, break IT very
deep. and harrow it level, run burrows
with turning plow thirty inches apart,
drop about pint of green cotton seed
between each two pieces and cover
With q hoe. "A pillow will do the work
quicker but the hoe will do it better,
and tile potatoes will come up more
regularly. When the covering is done
YOU will not know where your rows
are. When they are up high enough to
work, hill with a plow-one furroW on
each side--and draw the dirt to and
around them with hoe. !, a little later
when they are up higher, pillow them
again and break out the middles, this is
all the work they will require. One
bushel planted and worked this way
| will give an ordinary family all they
| want for table use until September 10.
IF cotton seed are not convenient and
wheat bran can be had, q quart used in
/ the same way makes an excellent ma
I ,,,,ro IN mt mt either IF the above
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-17
want Fresh BLOOD.
From Tiines-Deu,ocrat.l

II is curious to hear in the nineteenth
century OF the most highly civilized ma
tion' in Europe decreasing IN numbers
tn s,,ch aneextent that there Is demand |
far immigration. We refer to France.
The French papers of the last week In
.Tanuary-received on Tuesday last
contain some Interesting cOmmublGa-
tions and articles upon this subject. Inc
census of 1881 was highly disconraglng
to France. In 1866 the population was
38,O67OOO inhabitants; ia 1876 1t mad
To AZ. G7o 600. but this is less than the
figure Of 1866 by $685. 900. The war and
tile loss Of Alsace and Lorraine, VIII
not account forsthis diminutlon, accord
ING to learned statisticians. There are
other evidences to show that the popu-
lation is steadily decreasing; ana the
slight gain IN 1881 was not due to the
remuneration of the nations vital forces
after the strain of war, for between 70
and ,76 the increase was SO3,S6 While
between '76 and '31 it was only 1901
The rate OF increase of population IN
France in 1915 was computed at ~ IL
per cent in 1880 1t fell to is.
The increase OF our own populatlon
startles the world. At the present Iate
the United States ought to contain
100 OOO. 900 people in twenty-five years
more, or 20O,OOOO 900 in fifty years, or
500. 600 at the close of the both century.
| French statisticians have noticed that
| the foreign element in France increases
| in inverse Tatioato the decrease OF tine
native element. The proportion OF 81 the
| former to the latter was LOG TO lOUs IN
1851 :2.03 in 1872; 3.17 in 1876; 2.l7 In 1870
E27O in18s1. 1t is now proposed to demand
i law declaring all children born upon
French soil as French subjects-the
English law upon the same question is
| we'll known. Another proposition Is
/ that special inducements be offered to
Immigrants. This. as yet. is only news
naper talk but as scientific societies
have been giving serious attention to
the matter, it is quite likely that the
4 government may be ultimately impelled
to adopt earnest measures toward pre-
venting further decrease of the nation.
There can be little doubt that the
i aforesaid decrease is purely due to phys
4 biological causes as yet imperfectly under
Il stood. There appears to be certain
1 stage in every nations existence at
which an infusion OF fresh blood is ne
:. cessary, Neither the English nor the
German races seem to have yet reached
that noint: France on the other hand
is suffering from species of national
anmmia. which reminds us of certain
u nhases in the history of the antique Re-
public of Rome. The Roman people re.
covered its vitality BY, the adoption, OF
!, foreign elements and a similar poiiey
i is now proposed as tonic to the french
nations system.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-17
ssFs -ssg
A TRUE PICTURE.
KING COTTON running THE SOUTH.

KING COTTON RUNNING THE SOUTH.
The appended letter, addressed to the
New York Sun, from Menelas planta-
ton, Miss, contains a true picture. OF
the condition OF affairs existing in all
but some favored regions OF the cotton
States. Pretty generally. the cotton
planters are at the mercy 81 those Wno
lend them money or advance them
provisions to raise cotton, year aIter
year until bad crop or two brings thelr
estates under the sheriff7s hammer !
J We present this recognizable picture
to our readers: * s
Mississippi languishes under a burden
of too much cotton and too many usu-
rers. 1t is spectacle calculated to pro-
yoke reflection to see her lands, among
the richest in the world, steadily, grow
ing poorer, and the men who till them
oror poorer and poorer, as the cotton
picking seasons roll by. These plant
ers. as farm managers, are vastly lnIe-
Iri0r to their women. During the war
when all the able bodied men: IN the
State were clad in gray, and We're get-
ting killed by northern bullets, anu WI
camp fevers the State vas seif-suppors.
nrodnced enough provisions to feed
themselves aud the absent men. Ihey
raised enough stock to replenish, the
losses By agriculture and war, Ihey
wnye enough cloth to clotlle themselves
! and. their soldiers. & The war ended, the
=, II, returned and took charge sOf the
.nIantations. From the date of their
retnrn the State has grown steadily
into debt. Of course, the prime impe-a
tus downward was given by the carpet
baggers. Those men slionld nave peen
shot on sight. They should have been
declared public enemies, and,a price
nut on their dishonest heads lhe pub
lie safety required their &c strucgion;
cnttnn. and, unless il be on the Richard
son plantations where convict labor is
used. every pound ofitkis produced at
loss to the cultivatOr-npt an implied
or indirect loss, but an actual loss OF
about two cents a pound. The loss on
This wears crop Of cotton in Mississippi
is over 5000, 600. ts,.s 1.
!. the exclusive attention. of the planters
throughout the year, or, as ls aptiy salu
by the growersohf the beautiful staple,
aft takes thirteah months to make cot
ton CROP Corn and cotton do not DO
well on the same plantation. Qne OF
the crops is sure to be neglected., ana
tie practical working OF experiment OF
diversified farming, c9ncluslvely Drives
that In Mississippi all ognSI crops sd. are
neglected when the grown S eI gI tha
threatens to CHOKE tne ne ons a " .nH
cotton plants. Vn some daln ~ eu s,aet
food has been raisea uo leu a .aG SUN y,
and hands, Dnt tbs 10 .ns saos s th.n -
this year OF pnenoMenahl GaVp s. , ra;saa
ands OF these planners nase a mos ia ESD
a years supply q! .ae ~ ooa11 Mhev VIII ,u;li
ever eaten by civli' 4. n fa.+o, nn ~ ~" ~
have to depend on LnelI aac. s,, ~ It'll III
the money lenders, 10 Gritty tuGtn uuOa4
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-17

IA bishop once took Mr.. Burgess to
task for hunting. Butt exp0stulated
the other. hunting ID not more unclerl-
cal than dancing |; and noticed your
lordship's name az one of those present
at the last State ball. True, !" said the
bishop, s.but was not ID the room with
the dancers "A parallel case with
mine, my lord replied Mr.. Burgess,
"for / ride such inferior animals that !
am never in the same field with the
hpunds,n
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-17

An old writer says: "The failure OF
one man is the opportunity of an other"
It may have been so once, but the fall
ure Of one man to-day is his own OPP
portunity, and he usually makes the
most of it.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-17
OpELOUsAs TIN SHOP.

-ym. LIGHTLEY. ANNOUNCES TO
NJ n,,r cttizens that be has returned to OPP
~. our H a,s' has opened tin shop
e eeat aeor to NJ p Youngs drug store oppo
site Julien cauds ola On o Main street
Is to DC all otp n1ee and IL
Workmanlike manner. ECU zo-oin
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

A Remar kable Reason Advanced for tn
PARDON Of Convict

A Remarkable Reason Advanced for ths
Pardon Of u Convict
One of the most remarkable reasons
probably ever urged for the pardon Of 4
criminal has been presented to the COVER
nor of North Carolina, in application for
the release of Tim Buckner. a colored
desperate confaed in Jail, at Plymouth,
N. G. About eighteen months ago Buck
ner melted a riot and placed himself at the
head of about 100 lawless negro lumber
men who threatened to destroy the town.
The governor had to call out the military
before the rioters could be suppressed
Buckner was convicted and sent to iail for
two years tor being the ringleader OF the
outlaws.
At tho time of his arrest the negro
owned two coon dogs. These daily visited
the court during tho trial of their master
and sat by his side. After Buckncr was
sent to Jail they took up their vigils at
the Jail yard door. During the twelve
months tho outlaw has been in.
carcerated tho dogs have not been
sent from their post single night. They
relieve each other during the day to Get
food, but at night both remain. The
people of the town became attracted by
this singular mark of devotion of the
dumb creatures to their master and they
built them a kennel near the jail door
within sight of Buckner's cell window.
Governor Jarvis wife visited Plymouth
a few days ago and was moved to tears by
the wonderful attachment of Buckner
dogs. She has Joined others in recon-
mending the governor to pardon Buckner,
who still has year to serve. The princi-
pal reasons urged for executive clemency
are the facts above related.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
THE LUTHERAN mINIsTERiUM.


In Annual Session IN NOrristOwD.
The 1876 annual Session of the Evangeli
cal Lutheran ministerium of Pennsylvania
met on Thursday in NorIistown. The
following officers were elected President,
Rev. J. A, Seiss Secretaries, M. G.
HORNE and W. Wackernagle; Treasurer,
DR.. Fry. There are many clergymen
present, representing large and influential
congregations in various localities. The
sessions will continue until and including
Tuesday evening of next week. DIR. Seiss
preached the opening sermon. The word
'' German was reported dropped from
the official title of the body. The opera
tions of the past year were reported. Last
evening the Luther memorial sermon was
preached by Rev &. NJ. Schumacher, ID.
d., OF Pottstown, in the English language.
He was followed by G.. F. Sperer, who
spoke in German.
During the past year the receipts were
fund, 14,744.0G; education, 1,45G.1
sions, 2,7S4 Al; widows and orphans
s5sS so German hymn book. 81, 1,9O6 O4;
German professorship, S623 so theologi
cal seminary, $50, 14G.O5. The expendi-
lures were as follows: Synodi-
cal, S., 1884; education, S4,O5O; homo
missions, s7,1G9.42; foreign missions,
50, 7S4.71; widows and orphans, $3.50;
general council treasury, 5000; German
hymn book, 1,1S4 German prOfessorship,
S623.5O. Thirty. one students were aided
in preparing for the ministry, thirteen of
whom attended the theological seminary
and eighteen Muhlenberg, the sum ex-
pended in their behalf being s4,05O.
Twenty six missions received pecuniary
assistance amounting to 55,025. Several
missions have become self-sustaining.