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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
THE SWORDsMAN OF THE SEA.
Some New Points About the HarpOOn-
ing of Warrior of the Deep.
IRaltimore SIM |

! The United States Fishery Commission
steamer Lookout has Just returned from he
summer cruise. Lieut.. Wood gives some in
teresting facts connected with the swOrdfish
which of late years has become quite an in
dustry Of the New England coast. During
July, August, and September many smacks
are fitted out for the capture of these fishes
Part of the last summer the Lookout de-
voted to investigating the grounds they fire.
quent and discovering new localities where
they abound. The swordfish is taken by
harpooning, and vary in weight from 100 te
600 pounds apiece. They are armed with g
fiat sword about three feet in length, with
which they kill their prey, cutting it up by
a horizontal motion of their sword before
eating it. The meat is white and delicate
and brings a very good price in all the
Northern markets. The harpoon is used
with a detachable head, to which is fastened
about forty fathems of line about one-third
of an inch in thickness To the end of this
line is fastened small keg to act as buoy
The smack is provided with temporary
platform at the end of her bowsprit called
the pulpit" Upon this the harpooner
stands
A lookout is stationed at the masthead to
discover the fish. They are seen feeding near
the surface of the water, usually with the
long, curved dorsal fin and upper portion of
the tail showing above the water. The
smack bears away for the fish, and the man
in the pulpit" if he gets within reach,
plants his harpOon as near the center of the
body OF the fish as he can. The harpoon pole
pulls out by means of small line at the up
per end as soon as the fish starts off, the har-
poOn line and buoy being thrown overheard
at the same time. The fish is then allowed
to exhaust himself by towing the buoy for a
greater or lesser time, according to his size
and the way he was struck. The smack in
the meantime cruises about for other fish.
When it is desired to take the harpooned
fish man goes after it in small boat,
provided with small lance, much like a
seal lance. He picks up the buoy and grad
as one might in playing with a salmon, until
the fish is worn out, when the finishing
stroke is given by lancing it through the
head and gills. With all this care the fish
are frequently lost, owing to their great
strength and vigor and the delicate nature
of the flesh, in which the harpoon is embed
ded
Lieut.. Woods states that one was caught
by the Lookout this summer which weighed
when dressed four hundred pounds. He says
he has noticed as high as twenty smacks en-
gagged in this fishery within radius of
six miles Among the specimens on board
the Lookout is the sword of one fish measur-
ing four feet from where sawed off at the
head to the point 1t varied from six inches
to two inches in breadth and about twO-six-
teenths in thickness at the sharp end
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
OF Interest to Girls.

| Wildness is a thing which girls cannot af
ford. Delicacy is a thing which cannot be
lost and found. No art can restore the grape
it's blossoms. Familiarity without love, with
out confidence, without regard is destructive
to all that makes women exalting and en-
nobling
This world is WIDE these things are small,
They may be nothing, yet they are all"
Nothing? 1t is the first duty of woman
to be lady. Good breeding is good sense.
Bad manners in woman is immortality
Awkwardness may be ineradicable. Bash
fulness is constitutional Ignorance of eti-
quette is the result of circumstances. All
can be condoned and do not Danish men or
women from the amenities of their kind. But
self-possessed, unshrinking and aggressive
coarseness of demeanor may be reckOned as
a State prison offence, and certainly merits
that mild form of restraint known as i'm
prisonment for life 1t is a shame for women
to be lectured on their manners. 1t is a
bitter shame that they need it. Women are
umpires of society 1t is they to whom all
mooted questions should be referred To be
a lady is to be a princess. To a lady prince
and peasant alike bow Do not be restrained
Do not wish to dance with the prince un-
sought differently. Be sure you confer an
honor. Garry yourself SO lofty that men
shall look up to you for reward, not at you
in rebuke. The natural sentiment of man
towards woman is reverence. He loses o
large amout of grace when he is obliged to-
account her being to be trained in proprie
ty. A mans idea is not wounded when
woman fails in worldly wisdom. But if in
grace, in TACT in sentiment, in delicacyr in
kindness she should be found wanting, 'he
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
Helena, Montana, Thursday, February IS, 1888.
A MINERS ROMANCE.
A Man From Montana Captured by the
Charms of an Actress.
TChicago Times

/ Chicago Times.l
/ A tall, broad-shouldered, gray bearded
man from Montana, while viewing the sights
about Chicago, strolled into one of the varie-
| ty theatres on State street. the other evening
and took a seat near the stage. During the
performance he became deeply interested in
one the groupe Of scantily attired females
who were disporting on the stage. The dark
eyes and voluptuous form of the siren COM
pletely captured the heart of the rugged
miner, and he lost no time in gaining an in
PRODUCTION to the fair enslaver. After feast
| ing his eyes on the manifold charms, he made
an engagement to meet her at rehearsal next
day. The miner was punctual in keeping
his appointment, and waited patiently until
the artistic had finished her rehearsal. He
then brusquely invited her to take walk
and she, nothing 10th, consented. This prom
enade was probably the most profitable one
in which the variety actress ever engaged,
for her companion led her into dry goods
store, and without much ceremony, began
purchasing such articles as he seemed to
think she needed. Fine hosiery and under
wear, richly trimmed cloak and handsome
collar were among the purchases which the
man from Montana made for the object of
his affection. On the following day another
walk along the leading street was taken by
the pair, and as the snow was falling the
generous man took his companion to store,
bought her gossamer cloak and pair of
rubbers before they left the place He then
requested the woman to accompany him to
the depot Arriving there the miner bestowed
fond look on her and said with smile:
You think | am a funny fellow, now,
don't you? Well I'll tell you what I'll do.
I've taken !; fancy to you. If you'll marry
me and 60 to Montana, I'll give you $500
seal-skin sacque OF course you needn't 90
if you don't want to- 1t will make no diff
ference in my feelings for you if you don't"
The faverite of the foOtlights turned her
head, hurriedly reviewed the situation and
replied:
Il don't think will accept your offer"
''All right; good-by,' exclaimed the miner,
as he hurried into the train, and thus they
parted.
On arriving at the the theatre that even
ing, the actress was informed that a package
was there for her. 1t was found to contain
''love of hat" which she had admired when
out walking with the miner, and handsome
pocket-boOk well filled with gold
pieces and bank-notes. One of her fellow
artists, to whom she displayed her gifts, said:
We'll, you were big chump to allow
that old sucker to get away without working
him for all he was worth"
The girl looked as though she was half in
clined to think so herself as she entered the
to make up for the perform
ance, and will probably not soon forget the
rugged miner from Montana.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
lPhrenological Journal.

chronological Journal.
An incident in the school life of teacher,
as related by herself, illustrates our point.
She had charge of school in country town
early in her career, and among her scholars
was boy about fourteen years old who car
ed very little for study and showed no inter-
est, apparently, in anything connected with
the school. Day after day he failed with his
lessons, and detentions after school hours and
notes to his widowed mother had no effect.
One day the teacher had sent him to his seat,
after vain effort to get from him a correct
answer to questions in grammar, and feeling
somewhat nettled, she watched his conduct.
Having taken his seat he pushed the book
impatiently aside, and espying fly, caught
it with dextrOus sweep of the hand, and
then betook himself to close inspection of
the insect. For fifteen minutes or more the
boy was thus occupied, needless of surround
ings, and the expression of his face told the
teacher it was more than idle curiosity that
possessed his mind A thought struck her,
which she put into practice at the first
opportunity that day. Boys" said she,
what can you tell me about flies 2" and call
ing several of the brightest by name she
asked them if they could tell her something
abut fiy's constitution and habits. They
had very little to say about the insect. They
often caught one, but only for sport, and did
not think it worth while to study so COM
mon an insect. Finally she asked the Ounce
who had silently, but with kindling eyes,
| listened to what his schoolmates hesitatingly
said He burst out with description of the
| head, eyes, wings and feet of the little crea-
ture, so full and enthusiastic that the teacher
was astonished and the whole school struck
with wonder. He told how it walked and
how it ate, and many things which were en-
tirely new to his teacher. So that when he
had finished, she said Thank you! You
have given us a real lesson IN natural his
tory, and you have learned it all yourself"
After the school closed that afternoon she
had long talk with the boy, and found that
he was fond of going into the woods and
meadows and collecting insects and watch
ing birds, but that his mother thought he
was wasting his time. The teacher, however,
wisely encouraged him in this pursuit, and
asked him to bring beetles and butterflies
and caterpillars to school, and tell what he
knew about them. The boy was delighted at
this unexpected turn OF affairs, and IN few
days the listless Ounce was the marked boy
of that school. Books on natural history
were procured for him and world OF Won
ders opened to his appreciative eyes. lie
read and studied and examined he soon un-
derstood the necessity of knowing something
of mathematics geography and grammar:
for the successful carrying on of his favorite
study, and he made rapid progress in his
classes in short, twenty years later, he was
eminent as naturalist, and owed his sue
cess. as he never hisitated to acknowledge, to
that discerning teacher.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
Life.Saving in Hotels.

A simple life-saving device in the case Of
fire is the old plan of a clothes line, with
knots about foot apart, to be kept in each
upstairs room. A person who is unable
even under the pressure of danger, to let
himself down smooth rope, can grasp the
knots and descend with comparative ease.
Such rope should be kept strongly fastened
within the room at one end and should have
two large loops at the other to lower any one
who cannot descend by his hands. 1t
is obvious that such ropes, cast out
of all upper windows, would be of great as
sistance to fremen in reaching the upper
stories; they are in many ways better than
ladders. At least one ate--Louisiana-
quires that hotels should provide all up
stairs rooms with these knotted cords.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
A Forgotten Translation of the Bible.

Professor Francis Bowen of Hartford brings
to notice an almost forgotten translation of
the Bible by Charles Thompson, who was
Secretary of the Continental Congress, and
published his work in 1908. Thompson was
a distinguished teacher of Latin and Greek
in Philadelphia, and he spent the better part
of twenty-eight years on his version of the
Scriptures Professor Bowen has been ex-
amining the book, and it is his deliberate
judgment that, in many respects, it is better
than the revision of 1881. Thompson antici-
pat"d some of the changes recently made.
He printed the texts in paragraphs, and the
songs and poetical citations as poetry in lines
of unequal length. He also omits the pas
sage in the first epistle of John concerning
the 'three that bear record in Heaven" and
he prints in brackets the doxology at the
close of the Lords Prayer, mentioning in a
foot-note that in many ancient manuscripts
it is not found
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
THE LITTLE EARTH ANGEL.

used TO read of angels
But their eyes were always blue,
And as mine were black, I'd wonder
If could be one, too.
tired to honor my Creator,
Love my neighbor as myself
But when people saw my eyes,
They said, "a saucy little elf,'
loved Gods birds and flowers,
And the sparkling little springs,
Wandering down the mountain side
With such sweet murmurings.
! longed to be an angel,
And dwell with God i'm heaven,
But feared never could, because
Ny hair was brown and even.
In vain searched the pictures,
Since everywhere found
That angels all were very fair,
While ! was tanned and brown,
But one glad day, when dreaming
OF all earth's mystery,
There came like lightning's cleaning
This hopeful thought to me:
Atho' like angels up in heaven,
may not ever be,
Yet like an angel on the earth,
My Father would have me.
so kneeling in the sunlight,
Among the flowers and birds,
Ont through the forests stiffness,
There went to God these words:
Oh, Father, though am too brown
10 dwell with angels fair,
Yet let me be one on the earth,
And serve Thee everywhere,
And make me live long, long time,
Until in Thy sight | am fair,
And like an angel bright.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
Senator Plumb.
lInter-Ocean.l |


Senator Plumb, who has the reputation OF
being a tar-sighted and practical business
man, says he has no fear OF railroad panic
in the United States, as the conditions ex-
listing now are so different from those of ten
years ago. Then" he says, ''the railroads
were pioneers, made in advance of popula-
ton and production, and could not in the
early years earn their interest, while now
nearly all railroad building is the extension
Of lines well established. whose trunk sys-
TENS project and take care of the pioneer
branches, meeting the interest easily and
raising capital on their bonds. Only the
Nickle-plate road has been independently
built" With good crops and good prices no
one need fear panic, but failure OF the
harvest next fall would make it very diff
cult for any of the Western roads to pay their
interest.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
No. 49,.
A CRUEL TRICK.
How BOarding.HOuse Keeper At
tempted to Ruin Rival.
San Francisco Call.

San Francisco Call.
i II there is any law in the land said u
small, red-haired, very much excited indi-
vidual to the captain on duty at the police
station yesterday, I'D like to have it."
There's any quantity of law answered
the captain, land if there is not enough wait
until the adjournment of the Legislature
that meets next month, and there will be
some more"
THAT isn't what | came here to know"
said the red-haired individual, casting saw
age glance at the officer in charge, and he
coming more excited. Il want to know If
there is any law in this land to protect
citizen, and if there is, Pm going to have it :
do you understand me ~ and to emphasize
his remarks, he struck the desk torcible
blow with his fist
"NOw, here, my friend,' said the captain,
calmly, there's no need for all this demon
stration and excitement. l guess we can get
along quietly. What's the trouble %
That's so. l ought not to get excited ;
but if you were in my place / think you'd
get excited, too. But to come to the trou-
ble."
"Yes, come down to the trouble" sug-
gested the captain.
Il keep clearinghouse down the street."
continued the man in modified tone, land
I'm annoyed by man who has recently
opened a place in opposition to miney ana
he's doing everything he can to take away
my boarders / could stand almost every
thing he did until this morning. Just as the
boarders were sitting down to breakfast and
were contemplating the dishes of fine saul
sage and smoking hot mince-pies, couple
of boys, one with harp and the other with
a fiddle, stopped in front of my door and
commenced to play that old tavorite air
called The Lauterbach Waltz"
Nothing wrong about that said the cap
tain.
NO." resumed the man, 'taint that I'm
excited about, but it's a song they sang after
they played little while. 1t is like this
and he gave the following vocalization to the
air Of the waltz:
Where, Oh where is that little dog Sport
Where, Oh where can he be
With his ears cropped long and his tail cropped
short?
They've taken him far from me.
They put him away in a closet to pine,
And left him alone there to die.
They cut him up into sausage meat fine
And made him up into mnce pie.
Now, sir, said he after he had concluded
you may imagine that this didn't produce
q very agreeable effect upon my boarders, for
they all got up from the table and left
True said the captain, such words
would be apt to produce bad effect upon
sausage and smoking-hot mince pies
Those boys were sent to my door by my
rival, anG l want to know what law there is
to punish that man.
Il don't know said the captain, but l
will refer you to the Prosecuting Attorney,
md he may give you warrant for the arrest
If your rival for disturbing the peace or dis
.urbing the stomachs of your boarders.'
With this the red-haired man left the Of
ice, swearing that if there is any law in the
and he will have it,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
THE STEAM WHISTLE.

With bale and ban
Curst be the man,
With ear of toughest gristle,
Who first conceived
And then bereaved
His brain of the steam whistle.
The engineers pet whistle,
The angel whisper" whistle,
Horses Grazing,
Cattle haZing,
Man amazing
Whistle.
Morn paints the sky
To France i HE,
Where John went (see epistle)-
A devilish yell
My dreams dispel-
Tis that internal whistle.
That zenith soaring whistle,
That earth devouring whistle,
That welkin rending,
Wide extending.
Heaven offending
Whistle.
Gone my repose is;
Tho meek as Moses,
With righteous wrath bristle;
And fume and fuss
And storm and cuss
At that confounded whistle.
That mournful, moaning whistle,
That shrill, death shrieking whistle,
That sharp, persisting,
Brain entwisting,
Oath assisting
Whistle.
Were saint
The which amt
Id take some deadly missile,
Some metal fact,
Or Texas tract,
And interview that whistle.
That diabolic whistle,
That peace destroying whistle,
That ear-drum shivering,
Nerves set quivering,
He'll delivering
Whistle.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
The Generals Adventure.
Adrian Times.

Adrian Times.
In 1868 the Eighteenth and Twenty second
regiments of Michigan Infantry were sta
toned at Lebanon, KY, under command,
with other regiments, of Major General Nj.
d. Mansen, of Indiana bitter Democrat.
1t had been rumored that both of the regi-
ments mentioned above had done good deal
of business in the way of aiding and abet-
ting "contrabands" in absenting themselves
from their masters. The Kentucky slave
owners, just then, had spasm of loyalty,
and General Mansen decided to take and re-
store to them any human chattels of theirs
that he could find in his command. The
Eighteenth and the Twenty-second were the
two regiments which were suspected of hav-
ing sinned the most in this direction, and
from the known spirit of the men, the Cen
eral commanding feared trouble, and took
the precaution Of having other regiments
and battery of artillery in position to
quell any symptoms of mutiny. The Mich
igan boys, however, had received assurances
from the officers and men of the oller regi-
mentf that they need have no fears of what
they would do in an emergency, but without
knowing this, General Mansen began the
search, which he determined should be ex-
ceedingly thorough.
Sol. Dcftu vi ALI ATOOI, WAS III cOulIldHu
of the Twenty-Second Regiment. He had a
lot of sick men in railway car, covered
with blankets, and when the search for ''con-
trabands" began General Mansen strobe into
this car to personally assist in the search
He was followed closely, but did not know
it, by Col. Dean. The General saw lot of
reclining figures covered with blankets, and
thought, probably, here was where the art
full Michiganders had concealed his dusky
proteges. In the dim light in the car he
could not tell white from black, and pro-
ceeded to pull down the blankets to better
ascertain the fact. He had grasped the first
blanket when he was saluted with vigor-
GUS kick in the rear and heard the voice of
Col. Dean roaring: "You scoundrel. Steal
blankets from sick men, would you?' Then
the kicks came faster and more furious, and
the vociferation more angry. Generan Man
sen was kicked the length of the car and out
the rear door, when the Colonel, as his COM
officer emerged into the better light
on the platform, saw the mistake" he had
made. my goodness, General, who would
have thought it was you? | declare! Well,
General, if you will say nothing about it, l
won't" And General Mansen never told
the story, and the search revealed no dar-
kieS
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15

The Northern Pacific to-day came across
the Belt Divide, and after some two years OF
construction in the valley of the Yellowstone
now begins track-laying in the valley of the
Missouri. In four months the track Will
have been laid across the Missouri valley,
across the range through the Mullan tunnel,
near which the east and western tracks, ayers
will unite the 'transcontinentai iron band
and make an international highway Of un-
eoualled utility and excellence.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
a RAINY NIGHT IN THE CITY.

marx how the wind blows 'gainst the window pane
slghng and whispering with n dismal moan;
Ana how, with ever mournful, dreary tone,
ZONES constantly the pattering of the rain
L,Ilng awhile, then suddenly again
heating with restless sob! How strange and lone
IL sounds? Anon a neighboring blind is blown
with startling crash the hinges creak and strain
Anu cut upon the distant, stone paved street
heavy cart rolls by, its noise nigh drowned
,ag ny splashng waterspouts The horses feet
ASH with dampness in the very sound, 99
ahu when at last die out those rumbling wheels,
an What a loneliness upon steals! .
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-02-15
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.

Where spades grow bright,
And idle swords grow dull;
Where jails are empty,
And where the barns are full;
Where field paths are
With frequent feet outworn,
Low Court yards weedy,
Silent and forlorn:
Where doctors foot it.
And where farmers ride;
Where age abounds,
And youth is multiplied;
Where poisonous drinks
Are chased from every place;
Where opium's curse
No longer leaves a trace
Where these signs are
They clearly indicate
A happy people
Ana well-ruled State.