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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
HOnOrabIy Avoiding a Duel.

A civil official of the little town of Rosen-
berg, West Prussia, unintentionally gave
great offense to a Lieutenant in the army,
who forthwith challenged him to duel.
The civilian answered that if fighting were
absolutely necessary he could not refuse the
challenge, but that he was bound to make
one preliminary condition. Il have, as you
well know" he wrote, "a wife and five child
reE, for whom am bound to care in the
event of my death at your hands. My
present yearly income is 4,5OO marks. re-
quire you to pay over to bank capital
sum the interest of which will correspond
to my present income, SO that it may yield
livelihood to my widow and fatherless child
rem. For this purpose 10000 marks will
exactly suffice" The young fire eater re-
piled that he had no property beyond his
pay, and that he could not possibly raise so
immense sum. aIn that, case" wrote his
antagonist, II fear that our duel can never
take place. A man who has nothing to lose
except His own life will scarcely expect me
to allow him to,shoot me andsto beggsr my
widow and children without any sort of
The correspondence closed
with some fatherly and comnaon-sense ad-
vice to the young sLieutAnant, who finally
was brought to acknowledge that. the evil
ian was right.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
One on the Barkeeper.
Washington Critic. I

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A few evenings ago while halfa-dozer
gentlemen were standing at the bar of one
of the most fashionable uptown saloons a
well dressed, good-looking stranger entered
the room and walked straight to the bar and
addressed the barkeeper in words like the
following:
stranger, l am in very, very bad condi-
tlon. want a drink must have drink
but am compelled to make the humiliating
statement that / am unable at present to pay
for it. If you will be kind enough to favor
me in my extremity, you shall be paid, sir" !"
I'VE don't keep whisky to give away
here" was the blunt reply of. the barkeeper
The stranger begged, but the barkeeper was
inexorable and even rude. The mild-man-
nered stranger turned to the gentlemen who
had been witnesses to the conversation, and
said: "Gentlemen, you are all strangers to
me, but would one of you be kind enough to
loan me the price of drink? l will pay it
back"
One of the party addressed handed the
stranger Is cents.
He stepped to the bar and said: "Now,
can have drink ?"
"Yes," said the barkeeper, anybody can
get drink for the money here"
II thought So" said the stranger.
The bottle of. "red licker" was placed on
the bar; the stranger filled his glass literally.
"a little bitters in there, if you please"
said the stranger. Then, when the bitters
were furnished, he asked for larger glass of
water, which was also set up. The stranger
drank his beverage and then turned to the
man who had loaned him the money, and
said:
Stranger, make it point of honor to
pay borrowed money before I pay whisky
bills; here is your Is cents; am greatly
obliged for the loan," and so saying he went
out. The dazed barkeeper, seeing that he
was sold, and that the laugh was on him,
ran to the door and called to the stranger to
come back. The stranger promptly returned
and inquired: What do you want ?" The
barkeeper replied: THAT was cute trick
and 1 own up that you caught me. The
drinks are on me. What will you take?"
Excuse me, sir" replied the stranger, II
drink only with gentlemen; can not drink
with you," and the mysterious stranger
walked away, leaving the BARI eeper to won
ler whether it would not have been better
to give stranger one drink than to be
caught by trick and have to ''set them up"
70 whole crowd.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
Hands, But Not Claws.
Nineteenth Century.]

lNluCtCcutu SSuIuTy.
| The hand of the finest lady should be able
to clasp with the full fervor of friendship,
and pull child out of danger; and hand
upon which no dependence could be placed
in an emergency is by no means credit to
a man or woman. The notion that any lady
hand should be of this kind is, in the real
sense of the word, vulgar Delicacy is de-
lightful, but weakness must either excite
pity or contempt, according as it is self
imposed or not The Chinese mandarin
allows his nails to grow till they resemble
claws, priding himself upon this evidence
that he never did, and is incapable of doing
any manly work and many ladies cultivate
their hands to suggest the same notion. It
must be remembered that the longer and
more pointed the nails, the more they are
suggestive of claws. This is increased by
the polishing of them. Surely it cannot be
in good taste to recall our animal origin at
the expense of human capabilities. The
Greeks, who accentuated all peculiarly and
distinctly human characteristics, carefully
avoid pointing the nails, though no Darwin
had shown them whence the nails came
they also reject smallness of hand, such as
the idea of modern taste demands. Pro-
portion and fitness were to them rul-
luS principals, OuUSluc OI WHICH Cnoy 1OunQ
no beauty. Hands are no more beautiful for
being small than eyes are for being big but
many modern girl would ask her fairy
godmother, if she had one, to give her eyes
as big as saucers and hands as small as those
of doll, believing that the first cannot be |
too large nor the last too small. Tiny hands
and feet are terms constantly used by poets
and novilists in most misleading manner
1t cannot be possible that they are intended
by the writers to express anything but gen-
eral delicacy and refinement; but notion is
that results in the destruction of
one of the most beautiful of natural objects
the human foot. This unfortunate notion,
that the beauty of the foot depends upon its
smallness, leads to the crippling Of it till it
becomes, in many, bunch of crippled de-
fOrmity. 1t is most reprebensible practice,
alike revolving to good taste and good sense,
to pnt the foot of the growing girl into q
shoe that is not only too Short crumpling
the toes into bunch,. but, being pointed,
turns. the great toe inward, producing de-
formity of the general shape and, in the
course Of time, inevitable bunions the only ,
wonder being that steadiness in standingtr1
any grace Of movement at all is left. II
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
THE GHOST.

To be- to have, to do once was my boast );
Now am / verify ghost, ghost!
What handsome house was mine.
1t graced the finest street;
Was modelled on the best design,
And furnished all complete;
A garden clothed in rich array,
Since nature and art combine,
The rainbow on the fountains spray,
Rare flowers and statues fine.
Then did you live as very few"
That house was never mineo
What a noble wife was mine,
All that heart desired!
Helpmeet that in rain or shine
Cheered me and inspired!
Thos3 my children, one, two, three,
Threefold blessing they,
Who grew from tiny shrub to tree
Almost in day!
Then were you rich as few there be-"
(She was not mine, nor theyD
What powerful poem mine!
Mans heart and brain were stirred;
How they treasure every line,
Hoard up every word!
Poem! worth ten thousand lays;
Thoughts and words divine!
Ray. that quenches myriad rays;
Leaf! outvaluing vine.
Then you are he hear men praise"
THAT poem was not mine.)
Twas mine to guide and govern men,
was the peoples choice;
And mightier far than sword or pen
Was my persuasive vote;
Twas l set free the drudge and slave;
My brain conceived the plan,
led the handful of the brave
That loosed the chafng ban!
Then tits for you that these flags wave"
but | was not the manD
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
misunderstanding.

The men who go from house to house at
TINS time of the year collecting the returns
OF births, as is required by law, meet with
some experiences One of them who was al
work while ago in SISTER" city came to
mouse of two elderly maidens OF means
The hired girl answered his ring, and ne
made his usual stereotyped remark:
called to see if there were any births III
THIS house last year."
For, some reason the domestic failed to
understand him, and made this report to her
mlstresses,
There is man down stairs who wants to
know if you had any bursts last year"
lhey hurriedly discussed the possible
meaning of such a query, and concluded
mat 1t must refer to the water pipes. Then
one OF the women went down to the door
ana asked the canvasser if he had authority
70 ask such questions. He said that he was
aeung under the law, whereupon she re-
Well, we had a little one here, but it was
81 ,siight we were not obliged to call in out
roa Mnat the man thought has never been re-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
Is LIFE WORTH LIVINGe

asked maiden fair,
Whose ringlets at every fold
Seemed freighted with purest gold,
If she thought life worth our living?
And she quickly said, Even dreams of life,
And its manifold joys, and strife
To reach the goal called heaven,
Are full of sweetness and Balm of Gilead;
But the actual living
Is worthy the noblest souls endeavor.
Known to the observation-disclosures! ~
Then the echo in passing away,
Had qnaver like the air
Swelling through Eolian harps,
That groups of fairies hold
In the shadows of darkening void.
asked a mother, blind,
Whose vision had vanished long
And saddened her sweetest song,
If she thought life worth our living.
And she smiling said, II can feel the glow
Of the radiance bright, and flow
OF beams that flood all nature;
And sense of hearing is balm for weariness;
And continual pleasures
Are flowing from children's glad affection,
Driving away all deep detection,
And the future is brighter each day;
And hold the hand SO kind,
Leading through atf1iction's dark hours,
Beside the waters still,
Satisfying my questioning Will"
| asked stalwart man,
Who working at early dawn
Was moving the grassy lawn,
If he thought life worth our living
And his ringing voice, full of pride OF life,
AS he pointed TO child and wife,
TO me was true answer given;
But out of fullness of heart he answered me:
Life is key to the future;
Be worthy the blessings life endows thee!
Then you enter where living is life,
And in doing what you can.
Rising through each furnace heat-strong.
You find Aladdins lamp!
And you rise from the darkness and damp"
! asked an aged man,
Whose wrinkles were growing deep,
While snowy locks DER them sweep,
If he thought life worth our living.
And he gently said: I'm the past see,
With its unexplained woes to me.
The sweetest benedictions;
For when we suffer, the dross is vanishing,
While the preciousness triumphs.
Then trusting the saving-power forever,
Blest is he having faltered-never."
Then the sunlight in reaching between,
the silver quickly ran,
each entangling lock,
Till silver blent with gold,
While tie wrinkles shone plain with each fold
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
THE MINISTER'S FAMILY.
They All Stood in and Shut off Apostle
Paul.

|
| The other evening Rev. Mr.. Philacter sat
down at the tea table with very thought
full air, and attended to the wants of
his brood in very abstracted manner.
Presently he looked up to his wife and
said:
"The Apostle Paul"
Got an awful lump on the head 'sater-
noon," broke in the pastors eldest son,
| playing base ball. Bat flew out of strikers
hand when was umpire, and cracked me
right above the eyes, and dropped me. Hurt
Golly" And the lad shook his head in dis
mal but expressive pantomime, as he ten
derly rubbed lump that looked like bill
lard ball with hair on it,
The pastor gravely paused for the inter-
ruption, and resumed:
THE Apostle Paul"
Saw Mrs. Dash down at Greenbaums
this afternoon" said his eldest daughter, ad-
dressing her mother. 'She had on the same
old everlasting black silk made over with a
vest of green silk, coat-tail basque pattern,
overskirt made with diagonal folds in front,
edged with deep fringe; dark felt hat, with
black velvet facing and pale blue flowers.
She's going to Chicago"
then in tones which were just shade louder
than before, he resumed:
"The Apostle Paul"
went in swimmin' last night with Henry
and Ben, and stepped on clam SHE'LL" ex-
claimed his youngest son; land cut my foot
so can't wear my shoe; and, please, can't l
stay home Tomorrow"
The pastor informed his son that he could
stay away from the river, and again assayed
his subject of conversation. He said
1.-THE Apostle Paul says"
MY teacher is an awful storyteller,"
shouted the second son; "he says the world
is as round as an orange, and turns round all
the time faster than circus man can ride
l guess he hasn't got much sense.
The mother lifted warning finger
towards the boy, and said, "Shr' and the
father resumed:
THE Apostle Paul says"
Don't bite off twice as much as you can
chew" broke out the eldest son. reproving
the assault of his little sister on piece of
cake.
The pastors face showed just trifle an
noyance as he said in very firm and decided
tone:
"The Apostle Paul says"
There's a fly in the butter" cried the
youngest hopeful of the family, and gen.
sral laugh followed.
When silence had been restored the eldest
laughter, with an air of curiosity said:
well, pa, really would like to know
what the Apostle Paul said"
"Pass the mustard" said the pastor
ternly.
And now the question is: What did the
Apostle really say that Rev. Mr. Philacter
ould have so curiously constructed? Or is
the New Version.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
SEA.SHELL MURMURS.

The hollow sea-shell which for years hath stood
On dusty shelves, when held against the ear
rroclalms its stormy parent; and we hear
Ihe faint far murmuring of the breaking Hood.
We hear the sea. The sea? 1t is the blood
IN our own veins impetuous and near,
And pulses keeping pace with hope and fear
AND with our feelings ever shifting mood.
Lo! in my heart hear, as in a shell,
~ Inc murmur of a world beyond lhe grave,
Distinct, distinct, though faint and far 1t be-
II mnhou fool; this echo is a cheat as we'll
ne hum of earthly instincts; and we crave
a world unreal as the shell-heard sea.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15

AS the winter of f-",48n waned,- the compan-
lee one after another, set sail for the. land Of
cold. The Sunday preceding they listened to
farewell sermons at church. recollect seeing
a score or two of the young Argonauts thus
preached to. They were admonished from the
pulpit to behave temperately, virtuously, wisely
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15

N T.5rt !. a LIVING GKAVE.
What a sad place; what living grave is
this for him to return to-! Where would he
find the most familiar names? In the cemetery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-30

"s's.m On anoIher occasion he asked Sen.
ator Mitchell how 10 spell Gear, and beins
told remarked: i have just spelled 4
~ ar" so [ will prefix the letter "o."'
Many other ecCentr1cities In spelling are
told Of Senator Conkiing."
Bayard Taylor used to say that OF all
men he had ever seen Hawthorne was the
most remarkable for possessing eyes that
flashed fire, tho pupils being sometimes 80
dialated az to render the iris invisible
Gladstone has similar eyes, and some his
friends attributed to them Queen Victorias
lack Of fondness for that statesman. Her
Majesty, they say, has on several occasions
been actually terrified by GlGdstone's gaze
The highest salary received by repre-
sentiye Of France abroad Is paid to the
Ambassador ct St. Petersburg, who has
284,OO francs, and the lowest tothe Minis
ter at Port au Prince, who is Obliged to
content himself with 1000 francs. There
are nine retired Ambassadors or Ministers
who receive pensions OF $4,000 francs each,
and thirteen who receive pensions Of "a
900 francs each, together with certain al
lowancee.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-30
The strike.

TIE Wheeling lNTRLL .GESCER was against the
operators In the strike at tist. but now that the
associated Press dispatches are cut short, the able
editor has Topped. II II now against the monopoly,
-StubeHrMc GG;atc.
Our good friend is in error. There has
been no flop in this neck Of woods. The
INTELLrGINcER Is always against monopoly
and has not waited till now to express It's
conviction that the Western Union Tele'
graph Company is a very bad kind o.
monopoly. 1t has been free to say this, and
fair enough to add that so far as Wheeling
is concerned that company generally gives
acceptable service.
The INrELLidENcER was not able to ap-
prove the method Of beginning the strike,
which looked very much like taking q snap
judgement on the company and the bust.
ness OF the country. The INTELLrdENcRH
does not rapturously applaud any strike,
holding that there are better ways to settle
differences between labor and capital, fol
example, by arbitration. But since there
Is a strike the iN%rRLLldEScER is able to ap'
prove the orderly gentlemanly and woman
ly manner in which it is being conducted.
More than this, it has been said in these
columnst that the public looks to the com
panies to bring about a speedy settlement
80 that Geographic communication may be
relieved Of wasteiul embarrassment The
ISTrLlloENcER hopes that its steubenville
contemporary will not find this retort
courteous too long to be reproduced in its
widely read columns. Il a,r.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-30

Tyler County Star.
If the University was in such a flourish
ing condition before the criticism was
made, why don't some friendo OF the Board
OF Regents, or some member of the Board
or Faculty point out the fact that such
charges are unjust? That something is
wrong, many people are satisfied. Else
why do so few OF the students take au in
terest' in ii? Why do two classes declare
their intention to withdraw? Why did 80
many students withdraw before the present
controversy arose? There Is something
wrong. The school at least is not at
tractive, and when q school ceases
to be attractive it ceases to be u success
II the present controversy results in point.
ing ont what the trouble is, and the Board
OF Regents have the nerve to remove the
cause, then the criticism offered will prove
a blessing. But il those in authority con-
tinue to harden their hearts and stitien
their necks and fail or refuse 10 do what il
right the University will suffer. All wish
to see the University prosper, Republicans
and Democrats alike, with a few possible
exceptions, but they well know that hide
bound Bourbonism is never progressive
and applied to an institution OF learning
never fails 10 straugle 1t.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-30
PERSONAL.

Rosecrans says the Pacific coast Demo
Gratis are fatty opposed to Tilden.
Tom Thumb was a%spiritualist, and may
figure in future materializations, with the
paraflne hand.
John Burroughs calls Herbert Spencer
"the intellectual clearinghouse" OF. the
nineteenth century.
Malone says that there are 6,000 free
schools in Virginia, and that he increased
the number from 1000.
Pension Commissioner Dudley, lwhc
halls from Indiana, Is urged in some quar-
ters as the man for the second place on the
national Republican ticket, with Arthur
at the head.
Hintto Hoadly.-The Mobile Register, 9
Democratic organ OF the old school, says
the new Democracy" Is defined to be thai
which believes in nominating old Republi'
GINS for the best offices.
Jefferson Davis and his daughter were
seen by q reporter who visited a seashore
cAmp.meeting, near Biloxi, the other day,
sitting bareheaded under o pine tree, listen'
ing TO a sermon. Both father and daughter
Joined in the singing.
Prof.. Putlitz mot Zuputlitz, as heretofore
giyen), who killed himself after drawing q
death.Iot in a so.called American duel, re.
fused to fight the duel in the ordinary way,
because his antagonist was short-sighted.
His death, so a Berlin dispatch says, at.
tracted serious attention to the dueling
mania.
"Rascoe Conkling," says the Washing
ton Critic, "when in the Senate was re-
garded as the worst speller In that body.
Senator Mitchell Of Oregon, was assigned
to a seat directly behind Conkling, and
soon the Senator from New York, who had
been busily engaged in writing, turned to
him and said: "senator Mitchell, how
would you spell "wagonH', Wagon
said the oregonian. WELL said Mr..
Conkllpg, 4 will Immediately proceed to
erase a g." spelled the word with two
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-30
nEER nuNr IN ruCKER.
Some PennsyIVRuia Nimrods Have
Tough Time with . West Va. Buck.

some Pennsylvania NImrOds Have u
Tough Time with q West Va. Buck.
Tucker County Pioneer,
Drs. Elder and Russell, Of Philadelphia,
Harry Estep, Robert W. Mason, q. Nc
Combs, @. Kehrer, James and William
McGarey, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, left St.
George Sunday morning to hunt and fish
upon the Black Fork. They report ex-
cellent sport and fund Of social enjoy
ment. Upoa arriving at Mr.. silas R.
Blackman's hospitable mansion the party
partook Of some splendid venison steak,
which o satisfied their hunger, but
| whet their sporting appetttes to the highest
pitch-ior q deer chase. MIR. Black
man kindly consented to please the boys,
and the following morning the hounds
were called and the party started. The So
gacious dogs struck a trail upon the noun.
lain, about two miles from Mr.. BIS, and the
chase began in earnest. The party then
took to the river and were stationed at
places where it was likely the deer would
eventually arrive. The excitement now
was very intense. The baying OF the
hounds could be heard in the dis.
lance, at times very near and again 80
far away az to be almost indistinct.
Presently the sound Of the hounds became
louder and louder. The boys were by this
time wound up to an astonishing pitch Of
excitement. Presently q sound Of some.
b ,dy crushing through the brush attracted
the attention OF Dr.. Russell and WIN. Nc
CAREY. The sounds came from q ravine
through which a mountain brook wendell
its rocky way. The Doctor at this period
was noticed TO be quite out OF sorts. With
in a minute the deer bounded into view
a noble specimen OF a buck. McGarey lei
fly and missed; the Doctor must have for.
gotten he had a gun, for he shook like an
aspen leaf and never made an attempt to
fire. He stoutly denies the fact now, how
ever-will not acknowledge he had the
"buck fever" The buck then took to the
river. Estep and McCombs fired at him and
a convulsive jumptold US he was wounded,
Mason, although about 200 yards away,
fred and-missed him also. DR.. Elder
aud ]. MCGarey together with DR.. Roussell
succeeded in fording the river and in a
short time came upon the buck a few hun
dred yards distant, badly wounded. Seeing
the party, the buck suddenly leaped into q
shallow run, Dr.. Elder holding last to his
antlers. With the help OF his comrades, he
succeeded in dragging the buck upon dry
land. He then cut the animals throat in
true hunter style. DR.. Russell being a
little inquisitiye at this stage Of the game,
got too near the hind hools OF the buck,
which made him suddenly turn pale, re.
minding him Of a mules kick. The party
then wendell their way to Mr.. Blackman's,
The buck weighed III pounds.
l. Wednesday evening the party arrived
upon a raft from Black Fork. The jovial
doctors continued thereon to Rowlesburg
on their way TO Philadelphia. They claim
never to have had a better time. The rest
OF the party are at the Black Water House,