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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-12-20
JOHN AND SALLY.

BY c. NJ. ~. DENOYS
In quiet spot stood little cot,
With "A garden, and chickens, and bees and
what not?
And welded pair, contented, dwell there,
With the wee bits of children that fell to their
share.
Oh, favored John and Sally!
hat cottage i'll the valley
Might have been little heaven,
If the pair had only striven
Peace to keep through toll and trouble;
Temper only makes them double.
Oh, foolish John and Sally
When John from the shop came ready to drop
With fatigue and the worries that never will
With the childrens vexations, and things of that
kind.
Alas for John and Sally,
Their patience they should rally.
John would say, What great disorder
No excuse would he accord her,
She would cry, You're cross and fussy,'
No, it's you, you lazy hussy!'
Oh, wretched John and Sally,
Soon this practical two said This will not do;
When we love it is folly such quarrels to brew"
Il have it ~ John cried, my hat on one side
I'll wear when I'm tired, and my temper's been
tried.
Then you, my darling Sally
Will all your sweetness rally.
When your cross, your aprons corner
You'll tuck up; I'll heed the warner,
And be extra kind and loving.
Half onr troubles thus removing
Oh, happy John and Sally!
But one gloomy eve, firmly believe
To be told their sad plight will compel you TO
grieve,
As home he came nigh, Johns hat was awry,
And poor Sallys check apron was tucked mp
quite high.
What now for John and Sally
Whose turn was it to rally?
First they stared, then laughed out loudly;
Then John tenderly and proudly
Kissed the wife SO worn and weary
Never evening passed so CHEEKY.
Oh, happy John and Sally,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-12-20
Circulation of silver Certificates.

There are different opinions regarding
the propriety of issuing silver certificates,
but it has queer look to find the New
York Tribune dclaring they donot circulate
as freely as National bank notes There
are over $SO,OOO,OO0 of them in circulation,
and according to several reports of the
Treasurer of the United States they are
eagerly demanded at the SUBJ TREASURES in
exchange for gold coin, and are extensively
used in moving the crops of the West and
South. So generally do they circulate
that they are very little used in paying
customs duties, for which they are receiv-
able.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-12-20
COLONEL GUTRIPPAH.
Ready for Wah--A Cigar for Bad
Dime.

did you all see that in they papah
they othah day that the Lord Mayah ol
London didn't invite they American Min
istah to dinnah sah?' asked Colonel Gut
rippah.
"Yes, Colonel" said the reporter. at
was national insult; but what can we do
about it?''
"I'll tell you all what | shall do, sah
said the Colonel, emphatically. | shall
watch for the first Englishman ! meet on
| the street, sab, and beat he all's livah out,
4 sab. | wish they would out wah be-
| tween England and they Ewenited States,
sab. Spill my Southern blood if you
wouldn't find fourteen thousand Confed-
crate soldiers tlocking up foh service undah
the stahs and bahs, sah."
STARS and stripes, you mean, Colonel"
"Yes, sab, I'll guarantee to raise regi-
ment in Kentucky in less than foah weeks,
sab, and every man will be Colonel who
owned niggahs befoah the wah, sah /
undahstand you all have a Congressman
from Chicago, sab, who is opposed to Eng
land on general priniples, sah.'
Who is that, Colonel?'
Colonel Finnegan, sah."
"Who 2"
Colonel Finnegan, sah.'
"Oh. Finerty."
Eyes, sab, that's the man, sab. He all
can be elected President by de Independent
votes of men like myself, sab, who don't
like plaid britches'
Il done learned new wOhd de othah
day, sah."
"A new word, Colonelw exclaimed the
reporter. What is the new word 2"
1T is 'pulchritude,' sab. / run across
they word in they Daity .Snoose. Amt it a
dandy? They funny man of that papah
had just leahned it they day befoh, sab, in
they same column"
What does it mean anyway, Colonel 2"
asked the reporter.
II don't kno exactly, sab, but am shuah
it isn't fit to use in they society of ladies'
sab. They cussed morals of the condemned
newspapahs need looking aftah, sab. Yes,
indeed, sab.
II done went in bathroom they othah
day to get cup of Bach Grass, sab, and
flung down quahtah of a dollah on they
countah fob they pay, sab. They bah
keep passed me out tin ten-cent piece, so
bad countahfeit that could see it with
out my glasses, sab. What do you suppose
did, sab 2"
II don't know, Colonel; but l should
have called the barkeeper's attention to the
fact that the change was bad"
"Oh, you all would Sab, you all ah
smaht man, but you all was raised in
Kaintucky, sab. No, sab; they propah
thing to do was to do as l did, sab. let
the ten cent piece lay right in front of me
till had done had my drink, sab, and then
done called fob cigar, straight ten, sab,
and pushed they lead ten-cent piece ovah
to they bahkeep, sab.
knew it made him mad, sab, fob he all
done gritted his teeth as he all picked it
up, sab, and then he went out and kicked
the niger that was powdering ice in they
back room. He all hated to see the lead
ten-cent piece come back, sab.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-12-20
A Soft Answer.

Twas past twelve at midnight when he
rolled home and prepared to concoct some
story for the lateness of his return. She,
however, was awake, and with sharp
scented nose detected an odor of GIN
What smell is that, my dear?" she re-
marked.
Gloves, my love-"
But the other odor, sir?
"Allspice, my sweet"
But l smell something else"
"Oh, that's cinnamon"
But am certain smell something that
isn't spice at all.n
"Oh, that's an apple ate before came
in.n
Well, should think, she replied, "that
if you'd just taken good drink of brandy
before you came in and eaten ham
sandwich you would have had all the
ingredients necessary for good mince
pie"
q He sighed as he dropped to sleep, and
murmured that he'd have done SO if he
hadn't been afraid of bad dreams
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-12-20
Living at Great Elevations.

An Englishman named Graham, who
has been making ascents of the Himalayas,
has disproved the general impression that
life at an elevation of 10000 feet is almost
impossible. He has demonstrated the pos
.sibility of both breathing and living at an
elevation several thousand feet higher than
Mount Blanc, ard of undergoing the fatigue
of much longer and mort trying ascents
than those from Chamounix and Zermatt
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-12-20
Chronic Lassitude.
Scientific American.

Scientific American
There are certain characteristics connect
ed with a lazy man which are admirable
They excite in the twanging, .jingling
breasts of the nervously fidgety a feeling
which borders ON respect and is akin to
awe. Your double geared fidgety man
will spin all day like top and run down
in the cool ofthe evening ON the identical
spot on which he started off after break
fast. The man suffering from chronic las
situde will keep still, keep cool, keep in
the shade, put in full days work resting
himself and arrive on time at sundown
cCo!, calm and collected, without having
once sweat under the collar or laid hair
The professional lazy man seems to eat,
drink and sleep with as much gusto and
sang froid as his fdgety brother with the
high pressure anatomy and patent double
cylinder, fast, perfecting, hygienic appara-
tus. who gets hot in the box and wears
and grinds and cuts his life away like
piece of misfit machinery. The fact of the
business is the man of hustle wears his life
away for want of the oil of rest. The lazy
man just soaks along like handful of cot
ton waste in the oil cup of box car axle
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19

THE municipal and township elections
come off tomorrow, and though they are
generally anticipated with little popular
excitement they are of no less real vital
concern to the people than state and
national struggles for place and power.
Good local government is the basis Of
good official administration. 1t is the
city taxes that are the heaviest, and the
municipal management which most
closely concerns the tax payer and house
holder. In this city for years a Republi-
can council and Republican mayor had
unbridled power and abused it shame
fully, piling up city debt in a most un-
iustifiable manner. The selection of a
Democratic mayor was breakwater
against the flood tide of extravaganza
and waste. Supported by Democratic
councils wholly or in part, or even by a
strong Democratic minority, policy of
honest and economical city government
has given us better results for less money
than we ever had under the Stauffers
and Borings and Schwebels and Ford
news. 1t is for the voters to determine
to morrow what policy we shall have for
the future.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19

CANDIDATE w. ID. STAUFFER is beg
ging Democratic votes for himself for
alderman of the Second ward. He in
sists that he needs the Office. Public
Office is not bounty, to be thus voted to
those who want it for the money that is
in it, and, above all, the easily abused
Office of magistrate should not be con-
ferred upon one who is so anxious to getit
TO make money out of it. Besides Stauffer
has held we'll paying offices continuous
ly since 1866 and it is his own fault if he
is in need of office still. Some of his
superserviceable friends appeal to Dem
ocrats to vote for him because in times
past he has helped Democrats. Never.
He is thick-and. thin partisan, though
he fails to command the respect of his
own party because he is forever crying
Inore, mOre.''
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19
OBITUARY BRIEFS.
Roll of the DI I.,inguIshed Dead /.

Rev. DR.. Lyman II. Atwater, professor
of logic and moral political science, and
senior professor in Princeton college, died
on Sunday morning, in the 10th year of
age. Edward T. Darlington, publisher of
the New Haven Journal and Courier, died
on Saturday at the age of 40 years. Major
Henry w. James, retired officer of the
United States army, died at POughkeepsio
on Saturday. He was brevetted lieu,ens :
ant colonel in 1865 for gallant and meri-
torious conduct during the war, John g..
Mason, president of the Central National
bank of Worcester, Massachusetts, died
Saturday in the 75d year of his age. Ann
Gerry, third daughter of Eldridge Gerry,
a signer of the Declaration of Independence
and vice president Of the United States,
died in New Haven ON Friday, in the 92d
year of her age. Adolphus Fl. Ashton. a
we'll known homeopathic physician, died
yesterday morning in the 9th year of his
age, in Philadelphia. Josiah Galbraith
died on Saturday evening at the alleged
age of 1O7 years. He was native of Ire
land. Henry Nicolas, soldier of the war
of 1912, died Yesterday at the Old Mans
Home, aged 81 years.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19
PERSONAL.

WIN. E. DODGE left $500, 900 FOR chari-
table purposes.
DR.. HENRY CARPENTER is the subject
of the biographical sketch in last weeks
Practitioner.
GEN. JAMES B. WEAVER, of Iowa, is
reported to have returned to the ranks OF
the temperance men.
MARRIOTT BRosIUs, esq, will deliver
the fifth lecture in the Monday evening
course at Allentown on Thursday evening
next.
BISHOP J. J. GLossBRENNER and wife
celebrated their golden wedding at their
home in Augusta county, Va, on St. Val
entine's day. He is the senior bishop of
the United Brethren church.
Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY and Mrs Lucy
Stone Black we'll, by the will of Boston
lady lately deceased, receive $40, 600 each
as the representative women sufragistS
and they will Use the money in advancing
the cause.
| JOHN GILBERT, the actor, whose wife
persisted in the Newhall house disaster. 1T
Milwaukee,, will to day bring suit against
the owners of the hotel for So, 900 dam
sges Other suits are expected for claims
aggregating $1,000
| JUDGE BLACK has not beeu in society
in Washington SO often as this winter for
many years, and his presence has been a
source of very great pleasure to all his
old friends as we'll as newer acquaintances.
He always assists his daughter in enter.
tanning the guests at her Saturday even.
ing receptions, which are always we'll at
tended.
| Mr. J. J. G.. WALL, who is associated
with U. S. Grant, jr., and Gen. John B
Gordon in the Belmont coal mines of Ala
bama, and who has been the superintend
ant for several years, committed suicide
on Thursday by drowning himself in The
Tennessee. The fact was not discovered
until Sunday, when letter was received
by friend in which he communicated biz
purpose. 1t is thought that losses by
speculation led to the deed.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR takes no food, ex
cept little oat meal when he first rises il
the morning, until his late dinner. HI
never dimes before half past seven, and i
is oftener eight. One of the busy new
gossips says there has been for some tim
, a good deal of disagreeable gossip of
:, scandalous nature, in which the name o
the president has been coupled with tina
r of distinguished lady who has habituall
, thrown herself in Mr.. Arthur's way to tn
scandal of her husband and tho soiling Q
her own honor. And there is tempes
brewing.
TsAoJU, the Chinese minister in Wash
S ington, adores society and would not mis-
+ | a ball for the world. He 10 oks fOrwar
to party with the ardor Of anticipation
of sixteen-year -old girl, and is alwayi
on hand, solemn, motionless and silent, a
e every entertainment. He wears a petit
n coat with a rutfls around the bOttOr
4 always, and u bonnet on his head when b
- stays in the house, but which he takes Of
when he goes out Of doors. 1t is said tha
e his wardrobe is worth $780, and tha
l. he has silks and embrOideres which woul
q drive an appreciative woman into tn
lunatic asylum to see them. He says tina
; Mrs. Ju is fond of gaGding-alle same
Mclean glal-if he would let her, but h
e doesn't let her.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19

the Legislature be enough to help US up
when the water falls )? Cannot the state
do more ? Our whole city. except one
third of Newtown. is under water" The
merchants will lose immensely, though
they thought they piled their goods high
and dry above any possible water line.
Many houses were wrecked beyond lden-
tification, and hundreds have been wrench
ed from their foundations and moved
away. Acres on acres Of ground are Gov
cred with wreckage OF all sorts. Inc
water is five feet deep in most OF the
stores on high street, fifteen inches IN the
court house, the upper stories which are
filed with refugees huddled together, and
several feet in the Catholic church. and
two feet in the second story OF the Pres
byterian church.
Tho Situation Last Night.
Reports from the flooded districts Id the
Ohio valley last night showed that the
waters were subsiding, but the cold
weather was greatly increasing the sufer-
ings of the thousands of homeless ara des
titute people. At Toledo, Ohio. the break
inc of an Ice gorge has caused the river TO
recede ten feet. Trains will begin running
on time from the suburban stations this
| evening. An evidence of the prevailing
distress is given in telegram re-
ceived from Cincinnati, whicn re-
ports 1850: families in New Albany
Indiana, and it's immediate vicinity, to DC
without homes, while by the stoppage OF
the factories 1000 families are made de-
pendent upon public charity. Simila,
reports come from other points a.
Louisville, last night, the river was slowly
receding, and stood at AZ feet inches a
the head of the canal. Collections were
made III all the churches, yesterday, sum
cient to relieve the present wants, ou
many poor people will need assistance 10
weeks to come.
The Mississippi river is rising at Cairo
and St. Louis, being 40 feet 6 inches at
the former point. Trains going to 81
Louis from various points are delayed u
12 hours by the floods.
The Upper Susquehanna river is hoode'
iu both branches, and at Willlamspor
and Wilkesbarre precautions are belns
taken in view of possible disaster. A
Williamsport the water is "a feet aooV
low water mark at Pittston, 20 feet.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19
THE MINE DisASl Efs.
Sunerinrendent aiackey Telling How Sever
ty Four NJ Oh Lost Their Lives.

Sunor,pren.ient niackey Telling How Seven
ty Four Men Lost Their Lives
The excitement over the mine disaster
at Diamond, ILL.,, continues. Gangs OF
men have been at work trying to get at
the bodies of the seventyfou men who
have lost their lives the accident was
singular one. The ground about Diamond
is very nearly level. Heavy rains and
melting snow had covered the surface
for miles with water. Spurs from the
main galleries of the mine run IN all
directions and in some instances run up
almost to the surface. Over one OF these
spurs the ground settled and gave way
and an immense volume of water rushed
in. Seventy-four untOrtunates were cut
off from all escape and their bodies now
lie under the water. :,
The Office of the company is in the vii
lage of Diamond. half mile or more
from the shaft. There was found Mama
ger Fordyce, Superintendent Mackey and
| two gentlemen, superintendents OF other
mines in this section. MIR. Mackey was
explaining how the sink occurred and the
probable reason of the water rushing in so
rapidly, and to illustrate his remarks
large map of the underground workings
Law before him. 1t seems from the point
where the water entered the mine there is
= sharp descent on the vein Of some forty
feet to the bottom of the maia shaft.
Down that incline Mr.. Mackey thinks the
water must have rushed like mill race,
bursting bulkheads and driving the air
before it. Passing the main shaft, the
bottom OF which is about the deepest part
of the mine, it rapidly filed that and
passed on to the air shaft, where 1t met the
hurrying miners from tho workings. The
water came with such force that the mel
could not open the bulkheads of the
smaller drifts aud We're compelled to re
turn to more circuitOuS routes and were
never again seen.
"Of course most OF this is conjecture,
said Mr., Mackey, I" for after the hrs
alarm not twenty minutes elapsed befort
the shafts were flooded and we knew tina
all was over"
Mr.. Macky is ScOtchmaD, with broat
accent, and is reported to DO Caution
miner and a careful, painstaking man. III
said that it was impossible that anybod.
could foreSee the accident or that any
thing more could have been done than wa
done to rescue the-people.
"The water came in too quick, moi
DIVE see,. for een a one OF the Dyes t.
waste time. Some Of the lads did, GO
keep 'em, and there they are," and th
J, honest Scot brushed his face with his grea
rough sleeve.
On the map Mr. Mackey indicated wher
, q similar break occurred q year ago
, more, but that took place in the night an
did but little damage. But even that
Mr.. Fordyce said, took a large sum
, money to clear the mine of water and re
, pair it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19

In Harrisburg, while the funeral services
over the remains of Mrs. Rosa Crawford
were being held in her late residence on
Saturday. sudden ominous cracking was
heard. The floor was seen to sink and a
rush was made by the panic stricken
people, Several cool headedmen, realizing
the danger, caught up the casket and bore
it to the back of the house, where it was
placed upon the porch. An investigation
was made and it was found that the COM
bined weight Of the many people had
broken three of the .joists. 1t was found
impossible to repair the damage imme-
diately, and the services were finished In
the kitchen.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19

profit never before dreamed of. BE not
only increased that class of fees which
by abuse of the law magistrates can
draw from the county treasury, but, as
has often been proved by this journal,
he drew hundreds Of dollars to which he
had no shadow of right: At this par
ticular time, when public attention has
been SO lately aroused against the abuse
of the aldermanic Office. the people OF
the Second ward should see to it that
this chronic office.hunter should not be
put into position which he will g work >
to his own advantage regardless of every
public interest.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19
LADIES' FAIR
Its Opening ON Saturday Night.

Its Opening ON SATURDAY Nlshl'
The ladies' fair, for the benefit of Ian
caster division, No. 6, uniform rank,
Knights of Pythias, opened in Temperance
hall on Saturday evening. to a large
attendance. The room, which is OF good
size, is handsomely trimmed with flags,
evergreens, &c, and presents pretty
appearance. On one side of the hall there
are rows of tables, filled with fancy articles
of all kinds, to be voted for, CHANGED OIL
and sold. In the middle of the room IS
large machine, where many tried their
strength on Saturday night. There are
also games of chance, &c.
The stage on Saturday night was oc.
cupied by Knights orchestra, very good
organization, which played the latest
music. There will be music of some kind
every evening until the close of the falr.
Among the articles to be chanccd and
voted Off are the following Buggy Is e..
Bailey's make), organ, sewing machine,
wax bouauets, crosses, music box, dolls,
canaries. Following are the names OF the
persons upon whose direction and assist
auce the success of the affair largely
depends
Committee Of Arrangements-Nm m. a.
Schoenberger, chairman C.. II. Campbell,
secretary Chas. Brown, Geo Scheetz,
John L. Vogan and John l.. Barnhart.
Committee of Ladies-Mrs. Chas. Brown,
| president Mrs. Howard Campbell, Mrs,
VIM. A. SchOenberger, Mrs. John kautz,
Mrs. John L. Vogan, Mrs. Andrew Sal
ziger, Mrs. Geo. Flagg, Mrs. Taylor Dick
son, Mrs. John Barnhart, Mrs. Geo Aune,
Mrs. John Dyer, and Mrs. Philip Born
gesser.
MIR. John L. Vogan is in charge of the
wheel of fortune. Mrs. w. A. Schoen-
berger presides over the confectionery
table, assisted by Misses Maize Hawks
worth, Dollie Ammo and Louisa Schlegel.
Tue fancy table is in charge of Mrs. John
K ,utz, Mrs. George w. Flagg and Mrs
Dickson the assistants are Misses Kate
McGlinn, Maggie Shenk and Lizzie Shenk
On the south side of the room are fancy
tables. One is in charge of Mrs. JohI
Barnhart and Mrs. John L. VOgan, assis'
ted by Misses Annie Derr, Emma Barrin
ger, Ida Kahl, Ella Hebbell, Annie Eris
man aud Jennie Vogan. The seconC
fancy table is in charge of Mrs
Howard Campbell. who has fol
her assistants Misses Kate Miller,
Maze Osler and Ada Ranck. The remain
ing fancy table is in charge Of Mrs. Anne,
and she has for her assistants Miss Alice
Echternacht and Mrs. Philip Borngesser
The cigar table is in charge of Mrs. Dyer
Ice cream is served in tho ante room, ano
this department is in charge OF Mrs. An
drew T. Salziger, assisted by Mrs Franc1i
Heckert, Misses Ella Croft, Mary Grof ant
Emma Weber.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-19

Harry Gallagher, the barber, is tho
owner of young bloodhound that likes to
sleep on a soft bed, and when one is not
made for him he does the best he can to
make ono for himself, by pulling down
from the hooks, shawls, coats, cioaks or
whatever else he can reach. Saturday
evening after supper, but before the table
was cleared, the dog undertook to make
his bed by pulling off the table cover. ne
not only brought down the cover and the
simmer dishes. but also lighted coal oil
1amn which was broken into numberless
nieces. while the burning fluid was scat
tered in all directions. The crash brought
the family quickly to the rescue and the
flames were extinguished before much
damage was done. The dog is now in
disgrace and as a punishment for his
misdeeds he is compelled to sleep in the
cold, cold woodshed.