davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
OutWitting q Fog.

A scientist, while out in boat one night
on river in Florida, was caught in fog
so dense that he could not see twenty feet
ahead. The boatmen stopped rowing and
said they would have to wait for daylight
or till the fog cleared away, as they did
not know in what direction to steer The
scientist showed them what science can do
for man in an emergency. He says: Il
at once stood up in the boat and hallooed.
Soon the echo came back. Pointing in the
direction from which the echo came l said ::
There is the nearest land
Rowing half mile in the direction of
the echo, we soon reached the land and
'coastedP home. The boatmen expressed
great surprise that they had been on the
river all their lives and had never thought
of so simple and easy plan to find the
shore when lost in fog. A knowledge Of
so simple fact saved me many dismal
hour, night and day, too, on the river.
Fishermen to whom / have communicated
this have told me knowledge of this
would often have saved them from whole
nights of useless toll, and would have
saved them hundreds of dollars in their
business. Steamboat pilots may also be
benefited. | have seen them run ashore
with the echo striking them in the teeth.
During fog the atmosphere is SO saturated
with moisture that it is much better con-
ductor of sound than when dry.
1.-TWO results follow First, sound travels
faster, and hence the echo returns more
speedily; and second, the sound is heard
more distinctly.
Remembering these two facts, a person
with little practice can soon determine
the approximate distance of the nearest
land or woods"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
The Tall Man at the Dining Table.

There is nothing more melancholy than
tall man standing at dining table ON an
occasion of solemn feast, like that closely
following marriage ceremony. Eating is
solemn it is serious and the tall man who
stands and looks down at the table, which
strikes him just above the knees, envies
his short neighbor, who seems to have
been fashioned expressly for such work
The tall man reaches down and takes up a
piece Of bread, and as he lifts it to his
mouth he feels that the distance is very
great, and that the action of lifting bread
to such height must present a picture ex-
tremely ludicrous, not to say distressing.
He chews the bread and looks around
awhile to note the effect he is having on
the company. Then he takes piece of
pickle and another piece of bread, and
looks around.
"Have some more of the ham," says the
hostess, and he passes his plate. The work
OF cutting the meat is painful. He humps
himself over like a buffalo, and feels like
a fool. The other guests are enjoying
themselves, and the short man has told a
story that amuses the ladies very much
He takes spoonful of mashed potatoes,
and when he lifts up fork-ful he lets the
mass fall. In his embarrassment he upsets
a cup of coffee, which the hostess tells him
makes no difference whatever but which
he knows does make difference. He
finishes the meal in such an unsatisfactory
manner that he suffers from indigestion
during the entire evening.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
A Powerful Poker Player.
lSan Francisco Post.

lSan FRANCISCO Post.
The other day one of the heaviest players
IN this town, an ex-senator, pointed out a
dapper-looking young man on the street
and said to friend, with sad sigh:
"There.goes the biggest robber on record
He's commercial drummer from New
York. He was introduced to us fellows
about a month ago and played poker three
weeks running"
He won, eh ?"
mo, he lost. You see, the great art in
poker is to size up your opponents play and
to read his facial expression. This fellow
didn't seem to play very well, and finally
we got on to the fact that every time he
was 'blufing' he would smile and look con-
fident, while whenever he had threes OF
better he'd sigh and look frightened, Just
to coax us to bet, you, see"
odd dodge, that"
Exactly but listen. After we had
dropped to his ways we went for him heavy
and won two or three hundred dollars
every night for week and more. The
other night we waited until he seemed ex-
ultant, and we went for him all round.
Every time we raised him he'd dig up more
coin somehow, and finally he put check
for $1,000 on top of the pile. We noticed
that he tried desperately to force smile
and look happy, SO we all called him.
There were thirtysix thousand and odd on
the table. had three aces myself"
"And then?"
And then the Internal pirate showed
down four kings. He had just reversed us,
that was ALL"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
How He Won Her.
lPhiladelphia Call. |


"Sir," said young man entering an
| Office in which was seated an old gentle
man, II am a stranger to you, though well
acquainted with your daughter. But be-
fore demanding her hand in marriage l
would like to ask you few questions"
Certainly, sir; proceed"
about how much are you worth ?"
well, l should say that my fortune
would cover three million dollars at least"
Quite respectable amount. How is it
invested ?"
United States bonds"
"Ah, yes; safe investment; and the en-
tire amount will 90 to your daughter at
your death?'
Every cent of it."
quite right. Well, have had some
little conversation with the young lady In
regard to our forthcoming marriage, and
she suggested that l had better mention
the matter to you"
"You are both very kind" replied the
old gentleman meekly. Would it be pre-
sumptiQuo on my part if l were to ask
you who you are"
Certainly not, sir. You possess that
right, undoubtedly. / am one of the
directors of the New York Coaching Club
and will drive third in line in our Fifth
avenue parade next fall"
The old gentleman struggled with his
emotions for a moment and then, in broken
voice, said: 'She is yours, sir; she is
yours"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
4 Mad StOrekeeper.
Detroit Free Press.

lDttfOlt Free ITtSs
The other night policeman who was
patrolling Grand River avenue, and trying
the doors of business houses, came to a
grocery and found the door unlocked and
the key in the lock. He sprang the bolt,
put the key in his pocket, and sauntered
on, and in the course of an hour he found
opportunity to send word and the key to
the house Of the proprietor. He didn't ex
pect any particular praise for his action,
but he was hardly prepared for the storm
which soon swooped down upon him. The
grocer himself with battered hat, torn coat
and two fingers bleeding, suddenly ap-
peared before him and said:
"If I've any influence in this town I'll
have you off the force inside of two days"
why, what's the natter"
Matter? Ask me what's the matter.
Oh, I'll fix you"
"For what? For finding your store un-
locked and sending the key to your house?"
Eyes, sir. l was down there hunting up
mustard for sick child at home and what
do you do but lock me in and promenade
off,
''Is it possible?"
"And there I've been for an hour or
more, and would be yet if l hadn't crawled
through cellar window. Oh, I'll lay for
you, old guardian of the peace"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
An Idyl.

Isaw her first on day in spring;
Nv the side of stream as fshed along,
And loitered TO hear the robins sing,
And guessed at the secret they told in song.
The apple-blossoms, white and red
Were mirrored beneath in the streamlet's flow
And the sky was blue far overhead,
And far in the depths of the brook below.
| lay half hid by a mossy stone
And looked in the water for flower and sky.
heard step-I was not alone:
And the vision of loveliness met my eye.
saw her come to the other side,
And the apple blossoms were not more fair;
She stopped to gaze in the sunlit tide,
And her eyes met mine in the water there.
She stopped in timid and mute surprise,
And that look might have lasted till now,
ween;
But modesty dropping her dove-like eyes,
She turned her away to the meadow green.
| stood in wonder and rapture lost
At her slender form and her steep so free,
At her raven locks by the breezes tossed
As she kicked up her heels in the air for glee.
The apple blossoms are withered now
But the sky, and the meadow, and stream are
there.
And whenever ] wander that way | vow
That some day I'll buy me that little black
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
New Factory Law in Russia.

Hitherto owners and managers of mills
and factories in Russia have been free to
edeal with their work people as they
pleased. But on the first day Of this year
a new factory law came into operation for
the regulation Of the work of children. A
complete staff of inspectors has been ap-
pointed to enforce the following stipula-
tions of the new law:
l. Children under ten years OF age must
not be allowed to work in factories.
2. Workers from the age of twelve to
fifteen years must not work more than
eight hours a day. Night work for chill
dren can only be authorized in establish
ments where the process of manufacture
cannot have bad influence on the health.
Even if allowed the work must not ex-
ceed four hours.
3. The work of children must be regu-
lated in such way as not to prevent their
going to school three hours day.
A. The owners of factories are obliged to
admit inspectors and their assistants into
their works at any hour of the day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
A SmOkeIess Locomotive.

After experimenting for many years, DR.
c. Holland has produced a locomotive
engine that emits no smoke. 1t has been
successfully running on the Eastern rail-
road between Boston and Portland, for
some weeks. Its tender has water tank
somewhat larger than the usual size, and
within this tank holding 900 gallons of
crude naphtha. This and the water from
the outer tank are forced by donkey
pump through small valves into four re-
torts under the boiler, and are there de-
composed, the oxygen of the steam uniting
with the carbon of the oil at the great h eat,
and leaving the hydrogen free. The fire
can attain its highest degree of heat in
ten minutes from the time it is lighted
The estimated cost of running an engine is
six cents mile-a saving OF about forty
five per cent on the cost of coal. The oil
is entirely consumed, and there is no es-
cape of smoke and cinders.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
Women as Voters.

AT its session in 1880 the Legislature OF
Vermont passed law providing that
women might vote at school elections
This was construed to mean those women
of voting age who paid an individual tax
Under this construction it is estimated that
$4,000 women are entitled to vote But
the experience of threee years has proved
that the number of women who have
availed themselves Of this privilege has
been very small. The first year the law
was in force only sixteen voted at Burling-
ton, the only large city in the State, out of
200 enrolled on the poll-lists. The second
year only sixty-four registered and only
five voted. The present year, when 314
names were on the poll-lists only eight
voted. This ratio is said to hold through
out the State. The Boston Women-suffra-
gists made a canvass of portions of the
State this year, insisting that the women
should come out and exercise their prerog-
ative, but in spite of this outside advice
the privilege was almost entirely neglect
ed. If the women of New England will
not become voters when they can, where
shall women voters be found?
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
The Fascinating Widow.

A writer in Hdyper's observes that the
feminine mind is often not little puz-
zled to understand why the fascinations of
a widow are so much more potent than
those of a single gathering; why it is that
in every gathering the widow will carry
off the partners from under the very nose
of the spinster who is in the very flower
wall-fOwer-of her youth. Does she speak
with the tongues of men and angels more
than the rest of us? Is she better bred !?
Does she fatter with more skill or dress
with more effect? Is she prettier they
ask, perhaps, Is it the jointure left by her
Marquis of Carabas, or because she has
been endorsed by lord of creation? Or is
it the shadow of an early grief which at
tracts, or the exhibition of a most beautiful
resignation? In the young girls estimate
the suttee was the right course for a
widow Ought not the only flame left for
her be that Of the funeral pyre? And is
there not something ungenerOus, she asks,
in world where husbands are scarce for
woman to appropriate more than one? Is
it not a sort of denial of immortality? But
the young girl is told that these are the
fine-spun feelings of a sentimentalist, that
the widow does right to live in the world,
and not, like Old Mortality, among graves.
Very possibly she may not wish to marry
again, but she may not have buried all her
little vanities, her love of admiration, her
interest in human kind, especially man.
kind, in the grave with her husband. Is
it her fault if the men prefer her society?
Perhaps it is her very indifference, having
pleased one man whether others are pleased
or not, that is irresistible, or the confidence
which that fact gives. Perhaps it is be-
cause she never breaches to them over
somebody else's shoulder; because tobacco
smoke does not affect her because she is
not afraid to show her interest; because,
knowing their weakness, she yet likes
their society because her unprotected po-
sition and her becoming weeds appeal to
the manly heart or because she has
learned tact in the scrimmage with her
husbands relations. Perhaps, through
having loved and lost, she has touched
wider gamut of emotions, and her expeI-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
written for the HERALD. ]
THOUGHT.

CA. be ,hinketh. 20 is he" The thoughts of the
heart
s,,;tt sknlful scuIptors-the truest in art.
et tbouehts be but noble, unselhsh and grand,
rhov,n carve out the future with unerring hand.
rho ,orabead is fashioned by purposes deep,
whe,ber evil or good, its own secrets keep.
,rhs eve with intelligence beams, or is dull
cr,ws keenly sarcastic, or with sympathy full.
The sweet, rosy lips of youth precious days
.re sbsped by the mind in two different ways:
n gracious and happy, the story they'll tell;
II sour and unhappy. they'll prove it as well.
More important than these are the tires that are
wrought
with pperrinp truth In the workshop of thought
"As he thinketh, so is he''-not in features alone
pu, in movement and action, in language and
tone
II such is the power of omnipotent thought,
How carefully should rsrest treasures be sought.
To store in the mem ry-ft artists to dwell
Within us. and mould lives and features as well.
March II, 1884 DEL.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
Fairly Funny.

An editorial Iighter-The proof reader
Going to seed d-The canary bird
No, the Indian does not wear a feather
headdress in order to keep his wigwam.
Marriage is the natural lot of all things
terrestrial Even corns have to be pared
now and again.
At the BARRIERS. rs this the same razor
| had yesterday ?' Certainly, sir" Then
bring me the chlOroform.
A Virginia girl married tramp who
turned out to be duke. We've no pity
for her. She should have known what he
was before she married him.
"Give us a rest," said the bartender to
the parties who were making disturb
ance. And when the big policeman came
in he gave the other fellows arrest
A facetious swell who danced with
couple of Chicago girls at a party recently,
remarked that although he liked rings on
his fingers, he couldn't stand bellies on his
toes.
A new style of telephone has been in
vented by Burlington man. 1t is said
that its peculiarly consists in the fact that
you talk through it. This, however, is
doubted.
''Shot dead by a doctor" Such is the
startling caption Of an article in an ex-
change. He must be very unskillful ply
sician who has to resort to powder and bal
to get rid of a patient.
Some idea of the great length of the
Brooklyn bridge may be conveyed by the
information that Michigan Congressman
at one end of it can't yell loud enough to
be heard at the other end.
A maiden lady of Kentucky has Just
completed quilt containing thirty pieces,
upon which she has been working for 15,
$50 years. That looks wrong, but it cor
responds with our memorandum.
A sad story is this: A Newport man
has small boy whose name is Tod. The
family call him Toddy, which has resulted
most sadly-the frequent mention of the
name in the presence of the kind father
has crawled into his feelings to such de-
gree that now he is confirmed tippler.
A Georgia girl is accredited with the
surprising agility and rapidity of move
ment which enables her to shear thirty
sheep in forty minutes That girl would
make her husbands wool fly some if he
neglected to get up at the proper moment
and kindle the fires or went off to work
without sitting the ashes and bringing in
the coal
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
A Vassar College GRIPS Bread Re-
ceipe.
[Chicago Saturday Herald. ]

Bread" exclaimed Vassar College girl.
Bread! Well, l should say l can make
bread. We studied that in our first year.
You see the yeast ferments and the gas
thus formed permeates everywhere, and
transforms the plastic material into clear
ly obvious atomic structure, and then"
But what is the plastic material you
speak off"
'Oh! that is commonly called the
sponge"
"But how do you make the sponge?"
"Why, you don't make it; the cook al
ways tends to that. Then we test the
sponge with the thermometer and hydro
meter, and lot of other instruments, the
names of which | don't remember, and
then hand it back to the cook, and | don't
know what she does with it then, but when
it comes ON the table it is just splendid"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
Brother Gardner on Dreams.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
Now, gemlen, had few remarks to
git off some two yars ago on the subjick
of dreams, an / desiah to express a few
mo-" l am giben to understan' dat some
OF our most prominent members believe
in dreams an shape deir course accOrdin.
lie an old man, and lie had about millyon
dreams since begun bizness Oars sun
thin in 'em, but not much
ITO dream that you is crossin' muddy
stream to steal turnips signifies dat you
had better 60 to work and airn some taters.
ITO dream dat you are trabblin' long a
dusty highway an lookin' for lost pOck-
et-bOOk wild $50 in it signifies dat you am
much mo- sartin to be trowed outer de
house for nOn-payment of rent dan you am
to pick up single nickle.
ITO dream that you are ridin' a white
boss past red ban an dat gray haired
man comes out and pints blue umbrella
at you signifies dat de -four bar1 am emp
ty, an dat you had better hunt fur work.
ITO dream dat you sot on fence an saw
funeral perceshun 60 past, an dat de man
who drives de hearse has glass eye, sig
nitieis dat you owe de grocer 1915, an
have been dodgin' him fur de las three
mOuCUS
ITO dream of SEEM woman walkin'
Ober creek on suspension bride signifies
dat your ole woman can't 90 to church for
de want Of shoes.
"Dar am lots of udder dreams dat means
lots Of udder fngs, but desc am far sam
pies Of de lot. If dar am anybody in dis
hall idiot huff to believe dat he kin lay
on his back on an ole straw bed an groan
an grunt an dream six weeks inter de
fucher now am de time fur him to pix up
his hat an bid us good-by!
AN one fing mo-; understan' dat sar-
tin members of dis club am in de habit of
seein' ghosts. l doan specify any names,
but wish to say to the whole convenshun
dat de VERY fust of you who sees ghost
or cotches sight of spook will be cantered
outer dis club so fast dat de tracks left be-
hind you on the stars will be smokin' hot
We will now pick up de reg1ar pro-
granny OF de evenin' an rush bizness."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
The Girl Who Proves Up.
Grand Forks Oak ! Herald

IOran0 rOrKS lDaB } Herald.
Coming out of the land Office Monday, a
Herald reporter passed group of three
young ladies who had just proved up"
after six months residence on claims. One
could not help noticing, as the writer has
often observed without noting before, how
little the sex unsexes itself,and how great
ly its best charms are enhanced, in the
persons of these maidens, mostly from
seventeen to twenty-five, who have gone
through an ordeal of pioneer life on their
own behalf, which would shame the
luxury-loving and effeminate men of east
eIn cities. There is conscious indepen-
dence in the erect and sturdy figure, in the
firm elastic step, in the evidence of Natures
masterpiece of beauty-perfect health, in
the clear bright eye, the cheek carmined
with roses fresh from the pure heart-bloOd
of young and blooming womanhood, and
in the easy and graceful carriage in which
there is nothing Of the ''girly girl" but
everything Of the womanly woman. And
with such womanhood, Dakota may be
sure that its coming generations will not
shame the robust manhood of its pioneers.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
A Beverage not Found in Idaho.
Bismarck Tribune.


A few days since stranger was eating
in an Idaho hotel, and beckoning waiter
to him said:
Bring me glass of water
'Sir?" And the nonplussed waiter
looked at him curiously.
Bring me glass of water"
The waiter went out into the kitchen
and soon returned and said:
BEG pardon, stranger, but that last
order of yours has slipped my memory.
What is it you want ?"
"I-want-a -glass-Of-water Do you
understand that"
A bright idea struck the waiter and he
rushed out to the bar. The barkeeper
looked over the labels on every bottle in
the house, shook his head and said there
wasn't a drop in stock. The waiter re-
turned to the gentleman and reported,
whereupon the latter roared out:
'You internal idiot, don't you under
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
A New Alloy.

The name aphthite, or unalterable, is
given to valuable alloy made at Mar
seilles, and which closely resembles gold
in color and appearance Its production is
accomplished by placing in crucible cop
per as pure as possible, platinum, and
tungstic acid, in certain proportions, and
when the metals are completely melted
they are stirred and granulated by run
ming them into water containing 500 grams
of Stacked lime, and the same of carbonate
of potash for every cubic metre of water ;
this mixture dissolved in water renders
the alloy still purer. The granulated
metal is collected, dried, remelted, and a
definite proportion of fine gold added.
For jewelry the material is almost unsur-
paSSed
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
Aaron Burr Charged With Em bezZIing
a Southern Estate.
IN. Y. World.

Mrs. Sarah Daisy Burroughs, probably
the Oldest resident of this city, died last
Thursday at her residence, No. 249 West
Thirty second street, aged los years. Be-
fore her death she told remarkable story
of alleged defalcation of Aaron Burr. The
two aged surviving daughters of Mrs. Bnr-
roughs corroborate their mothers story
The old lady was born in the house of
her uncle, Gen. Philip Schuyler, corner of
Wall and Nassau streets Her husband
was captain in the war of 1912. Just
previous to her death, Mrs. Burroughs says,
she placed in the hands of Aaron Burr title
deeds and papers to an estate in the South
left her by her father, John Daisy. Short
ly after getting the papers Burr fought the
celebrated duel with Hamilton and then
disappeared, taking with him, it is said, all
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-03-20
An Invention in Dentistry.

A Geneva dentist has invented a new
and ingenious process of tooth drawing. A
square of India rubber, pierced with CEN
trail hole, is pushed over the tooth till the
upper part of the root is reached. The
India rubber gradually contracts, pulls on
the root, and the offending tooth is finally
enucleated, without causing the patient
any pain whatever. Four or five days are
required to complete the operation. Very
little bleeding and slight swelling of the
gum are the only inconvenience expeI-
fenced