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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
SHE ROSE FROM THE DEAD.
A Startling Scene at a Funeral i'm
Black River FaIIs..The Corpse
Comes to Life With
Powerful Shrek.

Black River Falls, Wis, is agog over the
return to life of a young lady who seemed
to have been dead three days The young
woman, the daughter ola wealthy German,
had been very sich for some weeks, and
died, as was supposed, and her body was
prepared for burial. There were fears in
the minds of some that the appearance of
the woman's face didn't indicate death, but
the fourth day after the death the funeral
was held. While the ceremony was in
progress DR.. j. B. j. Baxter, from Washing
ton, formerly surgeon of the I'd Wisconsin
Infantry, was there with friend, and see
ing the face of the supposed corpse, asked
that the ceremony be interrupted long
enough for him to attempt resuscitatiOn.
The family insisted that she was dead, but
a young man to whom she was engaged
sided with the doctor, and the ceremony
was postponed even after the friends and
the minister had put in an appearance at
the house. None could discover vitality,
but still there was nothing IN the appear
ance of the body that indicated decay, and
on the fourth day it was determined to go
on with the last solemn offices to the dead.
Dr. Baxter went to the funeral and ar
rived when the minister was through part
of the service The undertaken had the
coffin lid in his hands ready to screw it on.
Dr. Baxter was given permission to ex-
anime the body. No pulse was apparent
He had his ear on her chest and detected
faint heartbeat $50 certain was I then,"
saws DIR. Baxter, that it was a case of cata-
lepsy that 1 did not hesitate moment to
apply the proper remedies. Imagine If
you can the scene when the young
lady uttered suddenly piercing scream
and rose up in her coffin. 1t was the most
awful note of agony hope ever to hear.
The room was filled with friends besides
the family and domestics. Several ladies
tainted outright; some screamed and went
into Mysteries; the servants ran out into
the yard, and confess that though l was
expecting to see her revive, my own nerves
were so shaken by the suddenness of the
occurrence that it was with the greatest
difficulty that could stand. She then
got out of the coffin and down from the
table with very little assistance. By this
time the tumult in the room had in
measure subsidized, and she then told us
what was the most fearful part of the
whole experience, that she had been en-
tirely conscious the entire time. She had
heard all that was said and know all that
was going on around her. She had felt
herself being shrouded and laid in the
coffin, and heard her friends weeping over
her before the coffin lid should close over
her forever, and thought that she should
surely be buried alive. Meanwhile, though
she tried her utmost, she was unable to
move or utter sound. Her friends looked
upon her as given back from the grave,
and, indeed, in the country around it is re-
ported that really did raise her from the
dead; and after 1 left they told me that
the country was flocking to see me-" The
young lady is now cOnvalescent.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
A COMFORTABLE SEAT.
The Chair for Theatres Recently In
vented by MIR. Mackaye.
New York Broadway Lounger.

New York Broadway Lounger.j
The chair invented for theatres by Mr..
Mackaye is more original than his double
foored stage. 1t consists of an iron stand
ard of conical shape, hollow in front,
which occupies perhaps three or four inches
at the base. Each standard holds two
swivel seats. When unoccupied they
come together backward and look like
desks or easels. When required for use
they come parallel to each other, and the
seat drops and has brass or iron piece un-
der it which makes the front support, but
the moment the seat is pushed up this
piece folds beneath it. Under the seat is
an arrangement to put your hat in, which
is, therefore, underneath you, crown down.
ward. Behind the seat is a wire arrange
ment in which the person sitting behind
puts his overcoat. At the corner of the
standard is place for cane or umbrella.
When the people come into the theatre
these seats are all folded up, and hence the
parterre or floor is almost as open as if
there was nothing there at all, and it con-
sists of series of aisles running in both
directions, with two seats like saddle-bags,
hung together at intervals. Mr.. Mackaye's
theatre-seat revolutionizes sittings as COM
pleLely DIS Ills stage IcPolutlOu'Acu WdlCluS
for the scene to set. He created stage
where one scene was being set while the
other was being played. He has created a
seat which, the moment an individual rises
up from it, folds into a rack and affords
through the theatre, lengthwise and cross
wise, broad, open aisles, SO that the people
can get out in case of fire or panic, almost
as easily as they could escape through a
corn-feld with the Indian corn equidistant-
ly diagonally and transversely. The seats
nominally are folded up. When you need
them you take hold of the seat and sit in
it, and the back is adjustable to any move
ment you make. You want to put your
knees far out and the back accommodates
you you want to put your feet up and
there is place under the seat before you for
the purpose; you want to sit straight up,
with your feet under the seat, and that is
also easy. If you are waiting and some late
chap arrives in the theatre with his lady,
you stand up and your seat springs vertic-
ally and gives broad aisle; when the in
truder has passed you sit down, and every
body is happy.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
THE BRIDES CHAMBER.

A Summer Morning.
At length the yellowing east grew barred with
pink,
The easement flushed and chartered to breeze
The rocks outside were stirring in the trees,
The SUMS rim rose above a golden brook;
l heard the earliest anvils tingling clink
Across the farm the cattle on the leas
Began to low. / watched her by degrees
Sleeps rosy fetters melted, link by link.
What dream was it? Her eyeids shook with
tears,
And when the bright eyes opened, scared and
blue,
She sobbed know not what Of passionate fears :;
You'll not forsake me now; there is but you!"
Then told me what Gods Angel of the Years
Had whispered of wild love; and WAS it
true?'
As if to lend the morning fragrancy.
She rose and oped the easement; round the
girl,
Like drops of sunshine firing each fair curl.
The dews fell gittering from the jasmine tree.
She turned and smiled and kissed her hand at
me!
All what wild rose whose petals half unfurl,
Or creamy rosebud veined with mother-of-
Might match that hand? All, what SO fair as
she?
Not Morn herself-not Morn with all her flowers.
Though rich scents rose of hay and meadow
sweet,
And dead the Night lay and the bright limbed
hours
Seemed clustered round-seemed staving their
golden feet
Seemed drawing apart, with tremulous hands
but certain,
Fold after fold of Mornings ruddy curtain!
THREE YEARS AFTER.
Beneath the loveliest dreams there coils fear;
Last night came she whose eyes are memories
now;
Her far-off gaze seemed all-forgetful how
Love dimmed them once, calm they shone
and clear,
Sorrow / said, hath made me old, my dear
'Tis |, indeed but grief doth change the brow
love like mine seraph's neck might bow;
Nigils like mine would blanch an angels hair. Z
Oh then saw, / saw the sweet lips move!
saw the love-msts thickening in her eyes
heard a wordless melody of love
Like murmur of dreaming brooks in para
disc;
And when upon my neck she fell, my dove,
knew the curls, though heavy of amaranth
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
FOUND AT LAST.
A Forty Years Search is at Last Sue
ceSSful.


A Philadelphia paper says that forty-one
years ago William B. Stokes son of Aqui-
la Stokes, who lived in that part of Phila-
delphia known as Morris City, but which
is now nearly covered by the Garden
Spring reservoir, left his home in pet,
caused by dispute with an elder brother.
All efforts to trace the runaway failed, and
after two decades had passed away and
nothing was heard from him, he was given
up as dead. In the meantime the old IA
ther died. and the family of boys grew up
and scattered, and the lost brother lived
only in memory.
Among the Knights Templar who ac-
companied the Mary commandery of that
city on the recent great Templars' excur-
sion across the continent was Benjamin F.
Stokes, one of the younger sons of old
Aquilla Stokes, and prominent merchant
of West Philadelphia. While Mr.. Stokes
was dining with his fellow Knights at the
Continental Hotel, in Salt Lake City, a gen.
tleman sent for him and claimed to be
relative "HOw can that be % said the sur
prised gentleman. The visitor said he had
married his niece. But / have no married
brothers or sisters in the west," protested
the Sir Knight. 'Oh, yes you have" was
the reply, your brother, William B.
Stokes" 1t was true enough. The long
missing runaway had, after years of wan
dering, settled down in Salt Lake City, and
there was joyful interview late in
the evening between the two brothers.
Pressing business would not permit the
Philadelphia to spend more than few
hours with his so strangely discovered bro
ther, but the latter will visit Philadelphia,
and pleasant family reunion will occur.
The Salt Lake City brother is engaged in
the coal business and has amassed a COM
potency. He is now SO year old, and has
never been in Philadelphia since he left
the city in 1872
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
Area of the United States.

By the census of 1880 the unsettled area
of the United States amounted to !, 100000
square miles, being nearly one-half the en-
tire area of the country. The unsettled
area east of the Appalachian range of
mountains has been reduced to 100000
square miles only, and in the original thir-
teen states there are less than Il, 900 square
miles unoccupied. Wisconsin and Michi-
gan show 2O,5OO square miles as: still unset
tied, while Texas has no less than $4,000
square miles of vacant land. In the terri
tory west of the Mississippi, including
Minnesota, Dakota Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, New Mexico,
Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and
the Pacific States, 100000 square miles
are either unoccupied or inhabited only by
Indians. There is thus room for an enor-
nous increase of population.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
One Effect of Electric Light.

Nobody" says Nym Crynkle, appears
to have noticed one effect of the electric
light-it is going to make brunettes fash
ionable again. The white glare is, in a
color sense, death to the blonde. The
pinkest Of them take on little shadows un-
der the eyes and purple tints come into
their lips and their cheeks get ashen.
am speaking now of the natural blonde.
The effect upon the artificial bleacher is
simply cadaverous. But the brunette
sparkles under it like the evening star.
What dreadful state of existence the dear
enameled will lead when they can neither
go out at day or night l suppose you
know that the hot sun heats the face of
enameled women, gets hot to blister the
flesh underneath, which would split the
artificial covering. If, then, the electric
light shuts them in at night also, they
might as we'll be enameled all through in
the old Egyptian style-put into sar-
cophagus."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08

In Pennsylvania the Boards of Judges
have been studying the divorce problem
for year or more with renewed interest
and have decided to take a very important
step in the direction of REFORM by abolish
ing all secresy in connection with such
trials. No cases will be sent to the CON-
missioners to take testimony, and the
courts will set with open doors, the Judges
rightly taking the view that less injury is
done by making public the prurient details
of family scandals than by secret inquisi-
tions, which tempt thousands to the di-
vorce courts who would never go there if
they had to face publicity and the worlds
opinion. 1t may be added that secresy of
trials is also the most fruitful source of
fraud and perjury.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
Written for the Herald.
WHY!

You who know the reason, tell me,
How it is that instinct still
Tells the heart to like or like not,
At its own capricious will?
Tell me by what hidden power,
Our impressions first are led
Into liking or disliking,
Often ere word is said
Why should smiles sometimes repel us,
Bright eyes turn our feelings cold?
What is that which seems to tell us,
All that glitters is not gold?
o, no feature plain or striking,
But a power we cannot shun.
Prompts our liking or disliking
Ere acquaintance has begun.
Is it instinct, or some spirit,
Which protects us, or controls
Every impulse we inherit,
BY some sympathy of souls?
Is il instinct? Is it nature?
Or some freak, or fault of chance,
Which our loving, or our hating,
Limits to single glance?
=.LenS I
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
WHAT is LAUGHTER.

Laughter. tits the poor man $ piaster,
Covering up each sad disaster.
Laughing, he forgets his troubles,
Laughter, It's seal of Nature.
Laughter. whether loud or mute,
Tells the human kind from brute.
Laughter tits hopes living voice,
Bidding us to make choice,
And TO Gull from thorny bowers,
Leaving thorns and taking flowers.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
An I'm m ense Territory.

Russia has continuous territory unpar-
alleled by any other state in the world.
Stretching from the Baltic to Behring
Straits, it is few hours journey from Ber-
lin on the one hand, and on the other al
most touches the territory of the United
States. The Cars empire reaches nearly
half around the world. Humboldt, to pre-
sent it fairly to the imagination of his
readers, had to 60 to the heavens for his
parallel, for he compared its extent to that
of the visible face of the moon.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
A PaIsanous Wood.

Connecticut's health board is investigat-
ing poisonous wood from Panama, called
cokobola. 1t takes brilliant polish and
is much used for knife handles and orna-
mentation. but it poisons the men who
work it. Children playing in its sawdust
have their feet poisoned, and at large fac
tory in Elm street, Bridgeport, chickens
have died after eating the dust that had
settled on the grass.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
"DOOd MOrnin' DOd.''

A beautiful little girl, only three years
old, one morning in her baby language
asked to say morning prayer. She being
told to say Now lay me down to Sleep
she insisted that it could not be right, be-
cause she said that every night at nurses
chair. Not receiving much help she went
over to the window, and looking up at the
bright sky said softly: "Dood mornin',
dear Dod! Use lighted to see you"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
DO the Meek inherit the Earth !

The eagle plucks the raven,.
And the raven plucks the Jay,
To whose voracious craving
The cricket falls prey.
The big fish dimes at leisure
Upon the smaller fry,
And the minnow eats with pleasure
The poor, unconscious fly.
The miser skins his neighbor,
And the neighbor skins the poor,
And the poor man doomed to labor
Spurns the beggar from his door.
And thus the world is preying,
The strong upon the weak,
Despite the precious saying,
THE earth is for the meek"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08

The train stops. An employe announces
the name of the station in a voice which is
completely unintelligible. "Speak more
distinctly" says a traveller, "we can't un-
derstand word you say" "Do you ex-
pect to have tenors for $18 month";"
growls the railway employee.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
Small Farm s.

The statistics of the last census show be-
yond doubt that while the number of
farms is increasing rapidly, the average
size of the farms is decreasing The fol-
lowing figures exhibit this fact very clear
ly:
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-08
i number of farms:
Average size of farms in acres

1880. 1870 1850.
4,O0s, ,907 2,65s,9s5 2,O44,O77
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

The Salt Lake Tribune resur.
reefs Brigham Young's will, and re-
prints it as specimen of composition
well worth preserving as a curiosity.
AZ the Tribune says, it is a rcmarka-
BILE document, the like Of which was
never before seen in a civilized conn
try. The family classi6cations are
exceedingly peculiar, reminding one
of the premium lists of an agricul-
tuTal fair. The will is yoluminous
paper. occupying four columns of the
Tribune. and provided for some
seventy children of the deceased
"prophet."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

"A cure for rheumatism an Eng.
Iish doctor has found in a total absti.
hence from food. He declares that
many cases of acute articular rheu.
matism have been cured by fasting
from four to eight days, while chronic
rheumatism was also alleyiated. No
medicines were given, but patients
could have cold water and lemonade in
moderation. The doctor states that
rheumatism is only a phase of indi-
gestion, and therefore can be cured by
giving complete and continued rest to
all the digestive organs.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

Dakota, also, has boom. Five
railroads now enter the Territory, all
OF which are doing an unprecedented
business, and the demand for cars to
move passengers and household
goods SO far exceeds the supply that
on some roads orders have been is
sued to receive no more household
goods as freight until additional
transportation facilities could be pro-
yided.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

Salt Lake society is stirred to
its depths over wife-beating spree
INDUCED in by one Due, poIygamous
Mormon, who endeavored to subdue
his No. 5 by hopping the floor with
her form divine. The Gentle press
of Zion is after Mr.. Due in the most
approved style of modern journalism,
and it is likely to go hard with him.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

Idaho did we'll in cutting loose
from Yamhill, Oregon, at an early
period in her Territorial existence.
AT the late term of the District Court
in Yamhill county, the grand jury
found indictments against Henry
Eccieston for rape, DR.. Murphy for
adultery, Sewel Bates for bigamv
and Joseph Dougherty for rape.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

The police raided gambling
house in New York city last Tuesday
night and herded 224 inmates. And
yet those fellows, when they come
west, will hold up their hands in hor-
ror at little game called "stud," and
write back home about the demnition
reckless immortality of bran new
country.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05
Dissolution Of Co,Partnership.

THE COMPREHENSIVE HERETOFORE EXIST
ing In the saloon business in this city. under the
firm name and style of Bristol 4 Co.. is this day
from the hrm and disposing OF all his interest in
tinue the business the same place, collect
all bills. and pay all outstanding debts Of the late
hrm. L. H. BRISTOL / CO..
30. COTTER l. CO.
Hailey.I. T.. April 1. 1888. .stao
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

Since 1878 the mines in Lead.
vile have produced, in round num-
bers, 2S,0O0,OcO ounces Of silver, and,
20 far from being exhausted, yet give
employment to FIVE thousand miners.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

Some idea of the importance
OF Lynchburg, Va, as tobacco man.
ufacturing point, may be gained from
the published statement that on one
day recently 100000 worth of stamps
were issued to manufacturers, and
thirty-si car loads, aggregating $780,
600 pounds, shipped to various points.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

"a bold, bad man from Califor-
mia got strapped in Ohio and tried
to raise the wind by selling package
containing one thousand dollars from
bank in Toledo. He was scaled" by
tho cashier, and his case is dockete6
1.-THE State Of Ohio vs.. John F. Car.
ter"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

A. P. Minear is expected from New
York in about twenty days, when he
will have a stamp mill built for the
Smoky Bullion mine, now under con.
troll OF . New York company.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

The mint coinage for April
was S7,S11, 900, of which S2,35O,OOO
was in silver dollars.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05
Payday Notice.

WOOD RIVER G. AND 9. N: CO. So ID
SALT LAKE CITY, U. TAI s.,nst pre-
sent their bills in duplicate, at the " eceh
office, at Bullion, before the first day q On tbs
month, and payment will be m W11sLL
Superintenoen"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

"A heavy snow storm prevailed
throughout Montana on the 1ct inst.
In the neighborhood Of Helena it fell
to such depth as to stop, tempo
rarily, work ON the Northern Pacific
Railroad.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05

Butte, Montana, seems to be
prosperous sort of village. During
last month its transfers of real estate
amounted to 100000, and of mining
property, in its immediate neighbor-
hood, to $4,000.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05
LOST BROTHER.

INFORMATION WANTED BY THE REIA,
= lives Of James A. Baskerville. who 10 about
% years OF age. dark eyes, feet 10 inches in hight
ne was last heard from at Ccrinne in Utah Terri,
tory. There Is some money in the hands of his
relatives for him. Any person knowing of his
whereabouts will confera great favor By sending
his address to
WILLIAM BASKERVILLE.
ssme Hudson. Bate County, No.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05
NOTICE..

PROPOSALS FOR THE BOARDING, FUR.
nishing medicine and professional care of the in.
digent, sick and insane in and for the county Of
Alturas. Territory of Idaho, will be received and
nled by the Clerk of the Board of County Com.
missioncrs at HALEY. l. T., on or before the 18th
dav Of May, A. D. 1885,
The Board hereby reserves the right to reject
any and all proposals.
By order:
J.K. MORRILL,.
Chairman Board Of County Commissioners ID
Attest:C. B. Fox. Clerk. a16t
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-05
Dissolution Of Copartnership.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FIRM
~ Of stable 4 Rafter is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. John Rafter having purchas all
the property belonging to said firm, inc luding the
books. accounts. and debts due said firm and is
alone authorized TO collect the outstanding indebt
edness. All persons indebted to said firm will
please settle the amounts due At once.
FRANK STABLE,
JOHN RAFT.R
NOTICE.
In retiring from the above Arm. wish to thank
the people of HALEY fer the very liberal patron.
age which they have extended to it. and bespeak
for Mr.. Rafter continuance aud increase of the
same.
FRANK STABLE.
HALEY. l. T., April q, 1884. a2srl