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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
Sleeping and Eating.

When people sit up late at night, par
ticularly if hey are delicate, they should
eat something if only slice of bread and
butter beforeretiring. This seems here
teal, but it islot. Animals, after eating
instinetively Sep. Human beings become
drowsy after anll meal Why? Because
blood is soliciti towards the stomach to
supply the jues needed in digestion.
Hence the bral receives less blood than
during fasting, becomes pale, and the
powers grow donant. Sleep therefore en-
sues. This is Pathological. The sinking
sensation in sleeRssness is call for food.
Wakefulness ofh is merely symptom
of hunger. Graft the desire and you fall
asleep. The feeb will be stronger at
dawn if they eat n going to bed. Fonr-
teen hours lie beteen supper and break
fact By that tih the fuel Of the body
has become expendl. Consequently, the
morning toilet fatues many. Let such
eat at bedtime, an take glass of warm
milk or beef tea bere rising. Increased
vigor will result. at the stomach must
rest" True. Yet ven hungry we must
eat. Does the infanttomach rest as long
as an adults? The ter eats less often
merely because his fo' requires more di-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
Helena, Montana, Thursday, April "a, 1884,

towel under our chins and eat pie with a
fork and heat up our carkisses with anti
christ coal, and what do we amount to-?
Nuthin! / used to chase Injins all day and
eat raw salt pork at night, bekuz 1 dasent
build fire, and still felt better than do
now with wad of tin can solder in my
stummick and a homesick feeling in my
weather-beaten breast
mo, we don't have the fun we used to-.
We have more swarrees and sciatica, and
one blOOmin' thing and another of that
kind, but we don't get one snort of pure
air and appetite in a year. They're bring
in in their blamed telephones now and
malaria and aigue and old sledge, and fun
might as well skip out. There amt no
frontier any more. All we've got left is
the old-fashioned trantler joos and rhuma-
tiz Of 49,"
Behind the red squaw's cayuse plug,
The hand-car rOars and raves,
and pie-plant pies are now produced
Above the Indian graves,
] hear the oaths of pioneer,
The caucus yet to be,
The first low hum where soon will come
The fuzzy humble bee.
BILL NYE
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
THE BABY'S PRAYER.

She knelt with her sweet hands folded
Her fair little head bowed low;
While dead vines tapped at the window
And the air was thick with snow.
Without, earth dumb with winter;
Within, hearts dumb with care;
And up through the leaden silence
Rose softly the baby prayer.
Bless all whom ! love, dear Father,
And help me be good, she said,
Then, stirred by a sudden fancy,
She lifted the shining head.
Did she catch on the frozen maple
Some hint of the April green,
Or the breath of the woodland blossoms,
The drifts of the snow between?
The beautiful trees" she whispered.
Where the orioles used to sing;
They are tired of the cold. white winter,
On, help them to grow in spring;
And .he flowers that love to gather,
Lord, bring them again in May,
The dear little violets, sleeping
Down deep in the ground to-day"
All, earth may be chill with snowfiakes,
And hearts may be cold with care,
Butwastes of frozen silence
Are crossed by the baby's prayer;
Anc lips that were dumb with sorrow
Injubilant hope may sing;
For when earth is wrapped in winter,
In he heart of the Lord it's spring.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
A NEW ACCOUNTANT.
A Machine which a Yankee Inventor
Has Constructed.
Washington Stsr, March %. I

Washington Star, March %.
| On the table in the ffice of patent at
tOrney in this city is alittle machine whose
complexity, strength and ingenuity make
it one of the most wonderful products of
the human mind Its inventor calls it "the
mechanical accountant" and its design is
to serve not only as check to dishonest
clerks and cashiers, but also to keep an ac-
count of all daily receipts and dsburse-
ments which a business man may have,
whether his business is small or large. 1t is
the invention of MeTiden, Conn, man, and
nothing but Yankees fertility Of genius
could have devised and executed a plan so
intricate and yet so simple. 1t looks like
little desk about one foot by eight inches
in size, with a rolling cover. The cover
being lifted, you see focty-fve keys In five
divisions, each division having nine keys
numbering from one to nine. They repre-
sent the units and tens of cents, and the
units, tens and hundyeds of dollars. Each
division is connected with two recording
wheels, one for disbursements, the other
for receipts The periphery of these wheels
is divided into ON hundred equal spaces,
and touching kS causes the wheel to re-
volve the numbeJof spaces which the key
represents. Thee are also four adding
wheels, two for disbursements and Two for
receipts, whicbare actuated by the otker
recording wheels. In addition to these
wheels there ae digit plates at the reverse
side of the dsk which spring up at each
touch of the keys, and face the customer
or cash boy showing him that the sum of
money whth he has paid or received is
correctly recorded.
The movement of a switch throws the
operation) of the keys from the diburse-
ment wheels to the receiving wheels, at
the samt time replacing the sign of dis
bursemnts" beneath the digit plates with
the sigf of receipts"
Nor ran the clerk use the same figures
in case the customer who enters desires to
pay the same sum as the preceding man.
The machine locks itself at each operation,
and new one can only be entered upon
by touching a spring which throws BACK
the digit plates to Ze.~~ anu rings Dell at
the game 49,, announcing that the board
!, clear. The entire system 80 simple as
the bell punch. The machine keeps tne
r. cord of the total amounts received ana
paid out in plain sight, so that the mer-
chant can tell at glance, at any time In
the day. the value of the business done
that day. There is no chance for error IN
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
He Won His Bet.
IN. Y. World, April 6. ]

slim young man IN cutaway coat and
vest, and with a solemn, passiOnless face
walked into Mr.. Ross McDonald's dining
saloon on Front street, a few days ago.
This young man, although one would hard
ly think it from looking at him, was Chas
Pearsall, the champion egg eater of Amer
lea, who had come to devOur the last thirty
of the 300 eggs he had wagered he could
eat in five days.
Pearsall took off his hat, placed it on the
top of caster, and looking up at the faces
of the walters, told them he would like his
meal. When they were brought the cham
piOn circled the glass with his hand and
in seven seconds laid it down empty.
Again" said the egg-eater. Another
glassful disappeared.
"Once more" Another glassful was
eaten.
'Now, the last" and Pearsall emptied
another glassful of eggs, making thirty
eggs altogether, and then called for his sir
lOin steak and beer.
He had won the wager of S25, and ad-
miring friends pressed around him.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
4 Generous Senator.

While talking with Senator Wade
Hampton one evening a daughter Of the
late Reverdy johnson came up with an
autograph album in her hand. This book
was for the names only Of United States
o~-etors. The purpose of this lady is to
raise q a-.le contribution towards the
founding OF hosp,.-l for belpless Sonth-
ern soldiers at Richmond, a -erL 90 Iand
able that it would be like an offense " or
que the duty and glory .cf it. This book
is to be sold, when filled, to any one who
will pay the most for it. Each Senator has
subscribed So. But the one thing which
the beautiful lady with radiant face came
in haste to tell Hampton was this: One
United States SenatOr-was he from the
North ? was he from the South? the East
or the West? it was secret and pre-
cious one and sacred-this Senator modest
ly set down the little So, not willing to be
known as giving more than some of his
fellow Senators who are not rich, and then
slyly handed her check large enough to
set two decimals to the right All there
is heart in this world after all, and don't
you despair for humanity
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
WHEN SPRING BEGAN.

While roaming in the woods one day,
7 asked the question, half in play,
"yVho can tell when spring began?
Straightway the answer came, Il can y
And Robin RedbTeaSt cooked his head
All right. Then pray proceed, l said.
~ must. !" said he, express surprise
That any one with two good eyes,
Or even one should fail to see
Snring's coming must depend on me.
When | come then will come the spring.
And that's the gist of the whole thing"
.Ho bol he he! Well, declare!"
I. Snuirrel chuckled. high in air.
aTbat is too droll-that you should bring,
Instead of being brought by, spring.
hadn't meant to boast but now
The cause of truth will not allow
Nv silence so I'll merely state
That spring for me must dtBdyS wait.
The thing admits not OF doubt
Snrinp can't begin till come out
Well bless my stars! For pure conceit,"
pegan the Brook, you two do beat
All have heard As if twere true
SnriDg never came at all tlll you
We're born and can't come when you re dead!
I'm sorry sir you've been mlsled,
But can SET you right know
snr;ng comes when begin to flow.
When nv ice melts, and not till then,
Spring dares o venture forth again"
"Whew :" sneered the Breeze in high disdain,
You're wrong as they are, it is plain.
When first came, not long ago,
I found you naught but ice and snow.
Twas my warm breath, you thankless thing,
That broke your bands and brought the spring
The Robins and the Squirrels all
tom" only when they hear me call.
In TACT, may assert with truth,
] IA the spring itself, in sooth
Spring ; here because Pm here, and when
leave, you'll have no spring again"
E. J. WheeIer in st. Nicholas for Apra.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
French statistics.

A very interesting series of statistics as
to the population of France, apart from the
quinquennial census, is being issued by the
Ministry of Agriculture. the object of them
being to obtain an approximate estimate as
to whether the total number of inhabitants
in France will be greater or less at the close
of the centure than it is now The figures
so far worked out tend to prove that there
is likely to be decrease in the population,
for though from 1906, when the total pop
ulation was 29,107 ,425 to 1872, there was
an annual increase Of SO per 10000 inhabi-
tants, that increase has since dropped to 26
per 10000. There is reason to believe that
the rate of increase is still further declin-
ing, and that there are not upon the aver
age more than two children to each family.
The returns also state that out of every 100
inhabitants of Paris only SO are born in
the department, 81 coming from the pro-
vinces, and from abroad. Moreover,
while the number of births remains nearly
stationary in France, the rate of in
fant mortality is enormous, being as much
as p per cent in Normandy and Is per
cent for the whole of France
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
TO A BRIDE.

! liketo say simple word
To uose of my affection,
But letme never dogmatiZe,
] hate such resurrection.
One wOld, dear girl, I'll say to you
In keeping your Iaup burning,
Just fill il with the oil of love
OF our unearthly yearnl~g.
But let your love be not that soI>
"Of fancy-fed Affection"
Altno' these days serenely glide,
Twill not escape detection. :,
For the mills of God will slowly grind
The particles to sever
Far finer than the spiders web
They grind us up-forever.
| would not wish to cloud your sun
OF joyous expectation,
For | would wish you bluest of skies,
Serenest of creation.
And when your star of hope will rise
To make that blue sky slightly
FL breathe my kindest, deepest slghs,
To make time always nightly.
For every smile you chance to give
To those of lower station,
May Nature give gentler smile
OF sweet reciprCcation.
Smile on, fair child, and take thy NIL
OF mirth, till time shall end 1t;
Tis Natures wise and gentle will
And who shall reprehend it,"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
A Love Story of q Senator.

Senator Wilson was an inveterate snuff
taker many years after the the practice
had been taboOed in good society, but f.
nally compromised by giving up his snuff
box and making an arrangement with a
deserving women, who kept shop in
Snow Hill, to get pinch whenever he
called at the shop for it, Mrs. Knox, who
had been in better circumstances before
she kept the shop, had a pretty and re-
fined daughter, who had been educated
and was lady in manner and deport-
ment. The mother died. Thinking Judge
Wilson staid old widower and adapted
to looking after pretty and friendless
girl, she left her property in the judges
hands, asking him to look after it and be
mindful to her daughter, and finally sue
cumbed to her beauty and merit and mar
ried her. The match turned out most
happily.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
Fhe Rosebud Garden of Girls.

Merchant Traveller.
The young ladies were looking at fine
bouquet and they began to choose which
they would be.
"A rose is my choice" said queenly girl
for Id like to be elegantly beautiful like
rose"
I'D rather be a lily said a gentle girl
for of all flowers the lily is the fairest and
purestn
"Oh, pShaw," said the flirt, 'Td rather
be tube rose, for the gentlmen all love to
wear them near their hearts"
I'D be a pink" remarked meek girl
because pinks are so sweet and modest
Shoot it Y sang out the gayest one in
the crowd, knocking her hat down over
her eyes saucily, you can be anything you
please, but I'm a daisy, / am, and don't
you forget it."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24

A Nicaragua paper publishes the follow
ing archaeological item: "Dr. Earl Flint
came here from Rivas last week for the
purpose of inspecting traces of human foot
steps which have been discovered to a
quarry, owned by Senior Areyes, at depth
OF hiteen feet from the surface. Traces of
these footsteps were first noticed in some
stone which had been quarried and was
used IN the erection of house. The Doc
tor calculates these footprints to be at
least 10000 years old. In other excava-
tlons in the neighborhood several pieces of
eearthenware pottery, standing on three
legs, painted in black, red and silver colors.
ana the drawings on which are entirely
Lruscan, have been obtained. On one of
tnem dressing gown, almost of the model
OF to-day, is drawn.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
The Maiden Of the Skiff,
FLORIDA Union.

As the United States mailboat was en-
route from Port Orange to Titusville on
the oath ult., she encountered a severe gale
when near Captain J. F. McCarthy's, on
Mosquito lagoon, the wind blowing in gusts
from the south in such rapidity that it was
evident that the little craft could not long
weather the now heavy sea, as for mo-
ment she would be seen bounding over
them and then almost lost to view in their
depths. Although manned by a good sailor,
she careened and was at once lost to view.
The youngest daughter of Captain Nc
Carthy, Mrs. M. A. Smith, witnessing the
imminent peril in which the owner of the
boat was placed, at once jumped into
small skiff which was anchored at her
fathers dock, set out at once to the rescue
of the mail and boatman-who was in dan
ger every moment of losing his life and the
many valuable packages probably con-
tanned in the mail. She rowed one and
half miles, daring the now high-rolling
waves, and brought safely to the shore the
r-grateful mail-carrier and two others
who were aboard the craft
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
Charity Begins at Home.

The Washington Sunday Herald says:
"Some wicked army and navy officers
placed General Van Vliet in most en-
barrassing position lately at reception for
gentlemen only. He had gone up to the
punch bowl, which was known to contain
very tempting make of champagne
punch, and seized the ladle and glass,
but before he could raise the latter when
filled to his lips the officers began one after
another to say, General, if you please
and extended their hands. He began
helping them in turn, and soon found the
punch disappearing so rapidly that just
before it touched bottom it began to dawn
upon him that he was being victimized by
a plot to drink up all the punch before he
could help himself So he then became
deaf to entreaties until he drained glass,
saying, Gentlemen, charity begins at
home ~
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
All Letters to be Distinctly Post.
marked.

The Postoffice Department has issued an
order to all postmasters requiring them to
stamp the name of their respective post
offices on letters in a legible manner, so
that it can be easily deciphed. The rule
has been to stamp a letter so carelessly
that the name of the office at which if IS
mailed is illegible, and if the writer,
through carelessness, neglects to write the
name of the place in which the letter is
written, the person who receives it can get
no clue from the stamp on the envelope.
The recent order of the Postmaster Gen
eral requires postal clerks to report all
cases of illegible postmarks to the division
superintendent, who in turn is required to
report them to headquarters.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
Fa ashIOns in Gloves.
Home Journal.

Ladies and glove makers are delighted
that it is again the fashion for gentlemen
to wear kid gloves on full dress occasions
glove dealers because it will increase their
business, ladies because at balls, for in
stance, gentlemen with ungloved hands oc-
casionally injure or soil delicate and costly
dresses. Gentlemen were never seen in
this city, either at balls, receptions, at the
opera or theatre, without gloves until some
twelve or fifteen years ago, when the
Grand Duke Alexis of Russia appeared in
a box at the opera with his large hand
some white hands ungloved But the
Alexis fashion has had its day tn fat
has gone forth and gloves on almost any
and every occasion must be worn.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24

gestion. Seldom can one remain awake
until 1870 or II o'clock without hunger
Satisfy it, and sleep will be sounder. Dur
ing the night give wakeful children food.
Sleep will follow. The sick should in
variably eat during the night. This is i'm
perative. At night the delicate and chill
dren may take, slowly, warm milk, beef
tea or oatmeal cruel. Vigorous adults may
also eat bread and milk, cold beef, mutton,
chicken and bread, raw oysters, all, Of
course, in moderation. Do not eat if not
hungry. Eat if you are.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
Gen. Lees Daughter.

Washington letter to st. Louis Spectator.
The daughters were Mary, Annie, Mil
dred and Agnes. Annie died during the
war and is buried at the White Sulpher
Springs, in North Carolina, and Agnes died
after the war and sleeps beside her fatbtr
and mother at Lexington. Va. Mary and
Mildred are living and make their Aome
with their brother Custis, who succeeded
his father as President of the Washington
University at Lexington. Mss Mary mas
travelled all over the world since the war,
and both are most intelligent ladies.
Neither of the daughters ever married.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
No. =.

the machine, and if the cash in the till
does not agree with the amount recorded.
then the clerk has made a mistake. That
1t is saving Of labor one can easily see.
A merchant spends an hour or two a day
adding up the figures on the countless slips
sent TO his cashier by the clerks. With
this machine he can count his cash. and at
a glance tell whether or not in agrees with
the record which the machine holds ready
for him. The principle on which the ma
chine is constructed is such that any
amount can be taken. The inventor states
that with mechanical accountant two
feet square the work of the Treasury de-
partment can be recorded
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-04-24
The Blue Nile.

Il shall call your attention this morning
to the land of the Blue Nile" observed the
teacher, opening his atlas at the map OF
Afifca and preparing 10 point out to the
class the localities that were the scene of
the recent Arab victories.
What makes the Nile blue 2" interrupt
ed one of his pupils.
That's ve.y proper question: said
the teacher encouragingly. Can any of
y0a-ausn' :. 81
ieth' tnir' Fv-74d little 1-'ro''
who lisped.
VERY well, then, tell us why the Nm
is blue"
"Cauth the Egyptians got licked"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-22
Fearfully Common !!
Kidney Complaint Among Both Sexes and
AgeS---A Brilliant Recovery.

There is something startling in the rapid increase
Of Kidney diseases among the American people
within a few years past. Many causes peculiar TO
certain classes tend to produce and aggravate these
troubles-as for example, careless living, overwork,
and exposure. DIR. David Kennedy of Rondout, ".
Y, Is often congratulated the exceptional succeas
of his medicine called FAVORITE REMEDY in ar
resting and radically curing these most painful and
dangerous disorders Proofs of this like the follow
ing constantly brought to his attention and are
published by him for the sake of thousands of other
letter therefore, may he of vital importance TO you
or to some one whom you know. IL Is from one OF
the best known and popular druggists in the fine and
growing city from which he WITHSTAND doubtless
where those may find Mr. Crawford at his place o.
business on the corner of Main and Union Streets
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, March p, 1884
Dr.. Ddrid Kennedy, RoRdout, ". T.:
DEAR SIRE For ten years had been afflicted with
Kidney disease In its most acute form. What suf-
fered must be left to the magination-forn no
appreciate II except who have gone through IL. !
reSorted to many physicians and to many different
kinds of treatment and spent great deal of money,
only to find myself older and worse than ever. ]
may say that used Is bottles of preparation widely
advertised specific for this precise sort of trou
bes and found entirely uselessat least in my
feet recollection of all that was done for besides
is the only thing that did me the slightest good; and
am happy to admit that 1t gave me permanent re-
lief. have recommended FAVORITE REMEDY to
many people for Kidney disease, and they all
with me in saying that DIR. DAVID KENNEDY'S
FANORITE REMEDY has not its equal I'm the wide
world for this distressing and often fatal complaint
Use this letter as you deem best for the benefit of
others. Yours, etc, LYMAN CRAWFORD.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-22

PAINE is continually adding new
styles to his immense stock of fine
furniture. Dining Room Tables and
Chairs, New Styles in Chamber and
Parlor Suites have just been added; also
a number of New Styles in Bookcases
are now being finished. Everything
made and finished by him is warranted
to be as represented and to give perfect
satisfaction or money returned. One
entrance is on Canal St., No. As, OPP
posite Maine Depot.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-22

THERE is such n glut of apples in New
York that farmers are selling their crops as
low as eight cents per bushel.