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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
To Young Men.

Young man, in the following paragraph
you will find the entire law and the testi-
mony:
Young man, save; pick up that pin ; let
that account be correct to the farthing find
ont what that bit of ribbon costs before you
take it; pay the half dime your friend
handed you to make change with in word
be economical, be accurate and know what
you are doing be honest and then be gen.
erous, for all you have or acquire thus be-
longs to ysu by every rule of right, and you
may put it to any good use you please. 1t
is not parsimony to be economical 1t is not
small to know the price of the article you
ere about to purchase, or to remember a
little debt you owe. What if you do meet
Bill Pride bedecked out in much better
suit than yours, the price of which he has
rot yet learned from the tailor, who laughs
at your faded dress, and old-fashioned no
tions of honesty and right-your day will
come. Franklin from penny saving boy,
walking in the street with loaf OF bread
under his arm, became the companion of
kings.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
Use of WhalebOne.
London Times.1

The principal application Of whalebones
now is that in making whips and corsets.
Steel has mostly displaced whalebone in UNI
brellas and parasols. Some years ago UNI
brella ribs were made in France of an excel
lent imitation of whelebone (not distinguish
able, indeed, till fractured) but it is no
longer heard Of Genuine whalebone is
often made white and used with garments
of muslin and the like not being seen in
those so easily as the dark sort. The newest
application of whalebone is that to hats it
is cut into fine strips and interlaced with
straw. Such hats are very dear. Another
novelty is "whalebone ribbon" For this
white whalebone is generally used, and the
shaving is SO thin that ordinary print can be
read through it. 1t is often cofbred blue,
red or green, and used by saddlers in max
ing rosettes. Walking sticks of whalebone
are also in good demand. The exceptionally
thick strips cut for this purpose are rounded
by being drawn through holes in steel
plate. Billiard pads of whalebone must be
very smooth and cut of certain exact
thickness. Fishing rods are made of two
carefully worked strips of whalebone with
thick silk thread wound round them. PEN
holders and other small articles are made of
whalebone at the lathe The hair cut off
the raw whalebone was formerly used for
brushes, but it is now mostly replaced by
other materials. 1t is largely crisped and
used as a filling for mattresses. This list by
no means exhausts the uses of whalebone.
which is continually being applied in new
ways. si2a aesah SIS n8ifHeg naaa y
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
Senator Sawyer.

Senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin, is one of
the wealthiest of Senator'S He is worth
100000, perhaps more 1t is not worth
counting, at any rate, when you get above
million. He made his first money buying
pine lands He was practical lumberman.
He would 60 off prospecting, find out all the
good sections, and then when there were
public sales of lands he would know what to
buy. So we'll was this understood that
sharp New York firm of land buyers con-
cluded to utilize Mr.. Sawyer's private infOT-
nation by bidding all his good land away
from him. At the next sale at Oshkosh Mr..
Sawyer found that whenever he started to
bid on a lot it would be run right up on him.
He stopped after one or two efforts and went
out. He returned in a moment and resumed
bidding. The New York men bid against
him all day, beating him on every bid, cap
turing thousands Of acres. They did not go
near their land for some years, until Osh-
kosh had grown to be quite city, and
Senator Sawyer to be very rich man. They
all came to Oshkosh then, and as they
neared there they felt very happy over the
way they outwitted Sawyer. He kindly in
vited them all to his house, gave them a
good dinner, and formally forgave them for
getting the start of him. The next morning
after their arrival Senator Sawyer invited
them to come to his house after they had in
spected their land. He wanted them to stay
and make real ol6-fashioned visit. But
they never came. Senator Sawyer never saw
them again. They discovered that Mr.. Saw
yer had arranged with friend, as soon as
he discovered their game at the public sale
to bid upon the good lots, while he, Sawyer,
put in bids on all the marsh and water he
could find. Not single foot of the pur-
chase made by the New York people was
good for anything but duck pasture.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
THE TIRED MOTHER.

A little elbow leans upon your knee;
Your tired knee that has so much to bear,
A childs dear eyes are looking lovingly
From underneath a thatch Of golden hair;
Perhaps you do not heed the velvet touch
OF warm, moist fingers holding yours so tight,
You do not prize this blessing overmuch,
You almost are too tired to pray tonight.
But it is blessedness. year ago
did not see it as do to-day.
We are so uull and thankless and too slow
To catch the sunshine till it slips away,
And now it seems surprising strange to me
That while wore the badge of motherhood
did not kiss more oft and tenderly
The little child that brought me only good
And if some night when you sit down to rest,
You miss the elbow from your tired knee,
The restless, curly head from Off your breast,
The lisping tongue that chartered constantly;
II from your own the dimpled hands had sllppeo
And neer would nestle in your palm again,
If the white feet into the grave had tripped,
could not blame you for your heartache then
wonder so that mothers ever fret
At little children clinging to their gown;
Or that the oot-prints when the days are wet,
Are ever black enough to make them frown
II could find little muddy boot,
Or cap, or jacket, on my chamber floor;
IL could kiss rosy, restless foot,
And hear it patter in my house once more;
If could mend broke cart to-day,
Tomorrow make a kite to reach the SKY,
There is no woman in Gods world could say
She was more blissfully content than i.
But, oh /! the dainty pillow next my own
Is never rumpled by a shining head;
Ny singing birdling from his nest is flown,
My little boy used to kiss is dead!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
A Turkish Legend.
TJewish Messenger,

Jewish Messenger.
When Solomon was ruling on earth, the
angel Gabriel was sent to him one day with
a goblet filled with the water of life and
bearing from on high the message that, if he
chose, he might drink of the water and be-
come immortal. Calling together all his
wisest councillors he asked their advice.
They, with one consent, advised him to
drink and live forever. Then he summoned
the birds of the air and the beasts of the
field and all of them gave the same advice,
with one solitary exception. This was the
hedgehog. Approaching the throne and
bending its brow to the ground, thus did it
speak: If this water may be shared by
thee with thy kith and kin, then drink and
enioy the bliss of living. But if it is in
tended for thee alone. then do not drink.
For sad would it be for thee to live on but
to see thy kinsmen and friends one after
the other disappear" "True are thy words,
O hedgehog replied the king. ITO me
alone has the water been sent. AS thou hast
counciied, SO will l decide" Thus spoke
solomon and the water of life did he not
drink
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
Explosive Mixtures.

Explosive mixtures are often prescribed
by doctors not well informed in materia
medica. Chlorate of potash, pe1manganate of
potash and glycerine is one of them. A
pomade of chloride of lime, sulphur, and
other substances will detonate when rubbed
in a mortar. Hypophosphite of lime or
soda, when triturated alone sometimes ex-
plode Pills of oxide of silver are apt to de-
compose with tremendous explosion. Tine
tnres of iodine and ammonia for the iodide
OF nitrogen-a violently explosive substance
Which, agitated with water, is nearly certain
to detonate. Chlorate of potash and taDnin
ara likely to act in the same way. A dentri-
frice containing chlorate of potash and cata-
chu has been known to explode in the
mouth. afft eaf eEt
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01

Drunkenness is cured in Holland in the
following manner: The patient is shut up
in a room and debarred all communication,
except with his physician. AS often as he
wishes, spirits brandy, whisky, gin, etc
are given him, but mixed with two-thirds
water; all other drinks, such as beer, wine,
coffee, ETC., are mixed with one-third brandy.
The various viands, too, that are given him
bread, meats, etc.-are all prepared with
brandy; consequently the patient is in a
continual state of intoxication. This lasts
about five days; at the end of that time he
asks with entreaty for some nourishment,
without his request being complied with,
and not until his organs absolutely abhor
alcohol. The cure is. complete, and from
that day forth the very smell of spirits pro-
duces the effect of an emetic. a
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
A SHARP RETORT.
Senator Ingalls, Reply to Rev. DIR.
Patton.

NEW YORK, February 16.-The New York
Baptist Weekly printed an editorial last
week, entitled, Heather Talk in Congress-
and quoted few sentences from the re-
marks make by ingalls, on the occasion OF
the Hill memorial services The editor con-
cludes as follows: "Mr. ingalls,, we believe
is an infdel, and these gloomy, hopeless
utterances fitly embody his sentiments in
relation to future life If he had chosen
another occasion for their expression,
we would not question his right to an
nounce them but to do so in connection
the Christian Church, was piece Of imper-
Thence Mr. Ingalls, views are simply
heathenish. Instead of accepting the doc
trine Of future life, as distinctly taught by
Christ, he harbors the conflicting conjec-
lures of the old heather philosophers whose
minds alternated between hope and fear,
and is content to initiate them in their
lamentable doubts" To which ingalls,
replied:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER, |
WASHINGTON, February 10, '93. !
To 4. S. Patton, d. d. Nea0 York City,:
SIR: / have received a marked copy OF
the Baptist Weekly of February 8, which you
were good enough to send me- In my briet
tribute to the memory of Senator Hill,
whom I honored as man and loved as a
friend, presented those reflections which
rise in all thoughtful minds when medita-
ting upon the impenetrable mystery which
wells the future state of man from all ex-
cept the editor Of the Baptist Weekly. l sug-
gested the argument for Immortality based
upon the imperfection and incompleteness of
all earthly careers, even the longest and
most fortunate, unless supplemented and
rounded out hereafter, and affirmed that
from this standpoint knew of no one whose
life was so rich in the prophecy of future
existence as that of Senator Hill. | said
further that his sun went down about noon,
amid the prophetic splendors of an eternal
dawn. Upon this you published detached
of my speech and tell your
readers, if you have any, that l am heath
en- and an infdel. Ifyou are Christian,
prefer to be heather. If your religion
prompts or permits you without provocation
to libel those with whose views upon the
great problems of human destiny you do not
agree, prefer to be an infidel. But am
neither one nor the other / have had some
doubts hitherto whether eternal punishment
was consistent with infinite love; but I am
quite sure if there is no hell for such bigoted
slanderes and malignant liars as you, there
ought to be-
With great respect, your obedient servant,
JOHN ]. INGALLS,.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
Georgia Railroading.
I'M. Quad.

I had often read OF the slow speed made
by Southern railroad trains, but noticed
nothing unusual until reaching Macon. The
train pulled out at about fifteen miles an
hour, slowed down to twele, and the waits
were long and tedious. Some of the crowd
didn't seem to care if we never got there.
the drummer for Philadelphia house, took
on terribly. He was blasting away when
the conductor came along and inquired
what allied him.
"Why, I'll be left" hotly exclaimed the
drummer.
LET me see? You go to Thomasvlle?"
eyes, sir"
You change cars at Smithville ?"
II ought to- but the train will be gone"
"Not bit of it, That train is two hours
behind time"
"Well, I'd rather wait in Smithville."
"You couldn't wait in that town two hours
without heing asked to drink some OF the
worst whisky ever made, and if you refused
yOu'ed have to fight"
81 could 90 to the hotel"
Then you'd have to walk mile in the
sand. No bus comes down till our train
whistles"
II might drum UP customer"
s"You couldn't drum nothing. The last
Northern drummer in Smithville had to fly
for his life"
Couldn't stand on the platform ?"
"What of it? The other train is still
slower no dinner can be had until we get
there; there is nothing to see; the depot
won't be open you can't sell paper of pins
in the town you .can't go on to Thomas
Vile; no one in town plays poker you can't
get decent cigar there, and from what l
know of Smithville I can assure you that it
has at least thirty citizens who would take a
pop at you on general principles within six
minutes of your landing there"
Soon after our speed was reduced to ten
miles an hour, but the drmmer had nothing
more to say.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
Common Quotation Errors.
IAll the Year Round.

"God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb"
was long attributed to the Psalms Of David,
until oft-repeated corrections have convinced
people that the sentiment belongs to Maria
in Lawrence Sterne's Sentimental Journey
The epigram, Spare the rod and spoil the
child" is still often quoted as one of the
Proverbs of Solomon, and is rarely attrib-
uted to its auther Butler (see 'Hudibras,'
Part II, canto 2, line S43) The nearest ap-
proach to any such phrase to be found in the
Bible is the text, HE who spareth the rod
hateth his son" prov. xiii, "a The refer
ence to pouring oil upon the troubled wa
ters" is often supposed to be scriptural,
though the Bible does not make any such
allusion. Man wants but little here below"
is an expression no older than Goldsmith's
Hermit" though it is generally quoted
either as scripture or from line of an
ancient hymn. Mansions OF the blest" are
mentioned in the Revelations, not st. John
the Divine, but to the Monk of Evesnam "a.
d. 1896
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
Helena, Montana, Thursday, March I, 1883.
IMPROVING THE MEMORY.
A System Prepared for the Purpose.

The English System of Memory" says
the Philadelphia Ledger, was explained last
night by Professor MacHarg to an audience
in Association Hall. This system, as taught
by the professor, discards memorizing by
repetition. There is no rote learning about
it, but the memory is trained, he said,
through the judgment and the imag gination,
and thus the whole mind is improved. The
results obtained by this system, he said,
came from classification of ideas and the
principal means used to secure such classi-
fcation is by symbols. His son and daugh-
ter were present and illustrated the power
of memory they possess.
On sheet of muslin were placed 100
events of the history of our Lord, arranged
into 10 columns, with 10 events in each col
umn, each event bearing it's appropriate
number With their backs to the muslin
the boy and girl called off the events in a
horizontal or vertical order, or diagonally,
or beginning at the foot and running the
verses up backwards. The columns of num-
bers similarly arranged were disposed of in
the same satisfactory manner. The num-
bers each containing three figures and were
placed on the muslin without any regard to
order, yet they were called off as were the
verses of Scripture.
A list of chemical elements and equiva-
lents, which puzzles the college professors
and students, was also called off and picked
up here and there by the professors son and
daughter. So also in the case of the bones
in the human body. At the instance of the
audience, q different things were written
on blackboard, such ss."two onions," coal
scuttle," Jumbo" quart of molasses," and
a number of difficult chemical names. Thus
placed on the board the professor reads them
off carefully to the boy and girl, whose
backs were turned. Asked to repeat the
list they not only did so forwards but back
wards, and could select any article in the
list if its appropriate number was men
toned. THE far-famed fairy tale of Fenel-
la," which contains about half column of
words beginning with ST" divided into ten
paragraphs was recited, and the paragraphs
if its numbers were given. The
same thing was done with Southey's poem,
THE Cataract of Lodore." All these, he
said, could be learned in an hour or two, by
his system
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
THE SLEEPING CHILD.

My baby slept-how calm his rest.
As DER his handsome face a smile
Like those of angels fitted while
He lay SO still upon my breast.
My baby slept-his golden head
Lay all unkissed meath pail and shrond-
l did not weep, nor cry aloud
only wished l. too, were dead
Ny baby sleeps-a tiny mound
All covered by the little flowers
And there pass my waking hours,
Within the quiet burying grounds.
And when sleep seem to be
With baby in another land
take his little baby hand
lie smiles and sings sweet songs to me.
Sleep on. o baby, while keep ...t.
My vigls till the day is past;
Then shall ], too, lie down at last,
And with my baby darling sleep.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
Sale Of Trotting Horses.

New YORK, February 21.-7A special from
farls, KY, says The first annual sale OF
trotting horses at the stock farm of r. e.
otoner took place yesterday. The sales ag
gregated $40, 400, averaging 1856.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
Burning Powder for Sport and Gold.

The Marietta and North Georgia road, says
the Atlanta Consultation, is the great route
for quail hunters. The other day there were
$4,000 worth of dogs leash valuation) in the
baggage car ON that road, attended by $4,000
worth of negroes (old valuation). In the
coach was 81 400 worth of guns and $50
worth of hunters. On the return trip they
had $3.50 worth of birds, which they count
ed while eating $40 lunch.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
THE BURIAL OF MOSES.

And he buried him in valley in the land
Dab, over against Bethpeor, but no man knowe
his sepulcher unto this day. r-Deut. xxxiv.
BY Nebo's lonely mountain,
On this side Jordan's wave,
In a vale in the land of Moab,
There lies lonely grave;
And no man dug that sepulcher,
And no man saw II e'er,
For the angels of God upturned the sod
And laid the dead man there.
That was the grandeSt funeral
That ever passed on earth,
But no man heard the tramplipg
Or saw the train go forth.
Noiselessly as the daylight
Comes when the night is done.
And the crimson streak on oceans cheek
Grows into the great sun
Noisclessly as the spring time
Her crown of verdure weaves,
And all the trees on all the hills
Open their thousand leaves
SO, without sound of music
Or voice of them that wept,
Silently down from the mountain crown
The great procession sweet.
Perchance the bald old eagle
On great Bethpeor's hight,
Out Of his rocky eyry
Looked on the wondrous sight.
Perchance the lion stalking
still shuns that halloWed spot,
For beast and bird have seen and heard
That which man knoweth not.
But when the warrior dieth,
His comrades i'll the war
With arms reversed and muffied drum
Follow the funeral car.
They show the banners taken,
They tell his battles won,
And after him lead his masterless steed
While peals the minute gun.
Amid the noblest of the land
Men lay the Sage to rest,
And give the Bard an honored place
With costly marble dressed.
In the great minister tranSept,
Where light like glories fall,
And the choir sings and the organ rings,
Along the emblaZoned wall.
This was the bravest warrior
That ever buck led sword;
This the most gifted poet
That ever breathed a word;
And never earth's philosopher
Traced with his golden pen,
On the deathless page, truths half so sage
AS he wrote down for men.
And had he not high honor
The hillside for his pail;
To lie in state while angels wait
With stars for tapers tall
And the dark rock pines like tossing plumeS,
over his bier to wave;
And Gods own hand, in that lonely land,
TO lay him in the grave.
In that deep grave without name;
Whence his uncoffined clay
Shall break again-most wondrous thought,
Before the judgment day,
And stand with glory wrapped around,
On the hills he never trod,
And speak of the strife that won our life,
With the incarnate Son of God.
o lonely tomb in Moab's land,
q dark Bethpeor's hill,
Speak to these curious hearts of ours,
And teach them to be still.
God hath his mysteries of grace
Ways that we cannot tell,
He hides them Deep like the secret sleep
OF him he loved so well.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-01
BeifOrd's Speech on the Naval Bill.

When the Naval Bill was recently under
discussion in the House, Belford applied to
Chairman Page to be entered for speech
under the five minute rule When his time
came the Chairman called for Belford, but
he was just then out in the corridors, telling
company of appreciative friends the latest
story from Colorado. However, by the time
second call was made for Beltord, "the red
headed rooster from the Rockies" was ON the
floor, and this is his speech in full:
Il desire to make the clear and unequiv-
ocal statement that know nothing whatever
about this bill. | never saw the ocean until
last summer. l represent State where we
pay forty cents barrel for water And yet
I believe it to be my duty to discuss, as an
enlightened statesman, this great question.
| have been here for four days waiting the
passage of this bill. have been edited and
electrified by the learned discourses of Rear
Admiral Calkins from Indiana, and of Com
modore Anderson from Kansas, the western
part Of whose State does not contain enough
water to freshen a salt mackerel. Then I
have been absolutely delighted by the
learned dissertation by the gentleman from
Georgia, whose vision evidently rests upon a
sand hill where there is not water enough to
mellow sweet potato. This whole debate
reminds me Of sermon | heard delivered
once by a distinguished African preacher.
Said he: Brethren, we have assembled here
on the sacred Sabbath day to discuss great
and sacred questions. In the first place, l
will proceed to discuss some matters about
which / know little and you know moth
ing. In the second place, will proceed to
discuss matters about which you know a lit
tie and l know nothing. We will then con-
clude with elaborate dissertations on Ques-
tions about which none of us know any
thing" And that has been the conduct and
character of this discussion during these four
days. But l rose for the purpose of calling
the attention of the House to this one fact !:
That the days of this session are shortening ;
that there are great and important national
questions in which the people are deeply
and vitally interested, and to the considera-
ton of which we ought to give earnest atten-
tion. l refer especially to consideration of
the tariff bill In the name of God, let the
statesmen from the prairie States, that have
no water and expect to get none, allow us to
expedite the passage of this bill"