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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
NOT WHAT HE USED TO BE,
Touching Story of Texas Cowboy.

Fourteen years ago. he said sitting
back from the drained schooner Il went
to Texas, and after knocking around 2 bit
. got job as a cowboy for big cattle
owner in the southern part of the
State. Oh, them was the times, if you
hear me talk One hundred dollars an
found, and six ponies a year to kill if you
liked, and a share in all the cattle you
could steal Well, sir, there was one year
there that cleared $4,000 in good hard
cash"
What did you do with it,"
BLEW it in, of course. Mexican monte
and red liquor got it all, every cent. You
see it was this way / made the raise. We
started to drive a herd of 100 head of cat
tie into Colorado for sale about 800 miles.
Well. of course we run across stray cattle
that had no brands on them Sometimes
we'd get only one and sometimes twenty.
Well, we drove and drove, killed fresh
beef every day and only eat the tenderlOin.
Oh but we did live Well, at any rate, We
kept drivin and KILN and collectin strays
all the way till we got to Denver. 1t took
us over three months, and when we struck
Denver that herd of 100 head had become
/ 1000 and we sold them all at So a head,
and the four of us and the man
we worked for, which made five, di-
vided the stuff That's how | made
the $4,000 at lick. We used to 90 that
right straight along until about eight years
ago But then eight years ago wages com
menced to be cut down, and the first thing
! knew ] was getting $50 a month, then
/ $50 and then $40, so | thought to myself
] I'd git out. You see the tellahs kept
comm in from the east and the south, and
they crowded US out. OF course as the
men became plenty the wages became
scarce, until to-day the cowboy gifts only
$40 or $25 a month and no chance to make
at all. There is no more big cattle drives.
You know a feller when he wants to send
his cattle away for sale he packs them on
the cars and there's an end of it. Every
things the same; wages is ali cut down,
and there's no chance for nobody, as ] said
! before. Why, fourteen years ago an enter
prising cowboy could start out with his
brOncho and whip and he able to sell
herd of cattle 500 miles away. But now
you see not only is all the cattle branded,
but all the brands is registered, and every
thing shows up on its face And then,
again, there's so many cattle associations.
/ You see, these associations are gotten up
up for the protection of the cattle dealers,
as they say, and they hire cowboys and do
the herding for all the small Ianchmen in
the contry. That's another reason why
there's no more money in the business
now. A cowboy used to be somebody, but
/ now he's only farm hand"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
Young Mems Christian Association.

BERLIN, August 20-The tenth annual
conference of the Young Mems Christian
Association of the world convened this
evening. The opening exercises lasted two
hours, after which Count A. BerrstOrtt,
President of the Berlin Young Mems
Christian Association, delivered an address
of welcome The Count speaks English
fuently, and having visited America is
conversant with the American associa-
tion's methods of work for young men.
Emperor William wrote the conference,
expressing bis sympathy with its objects,
and regretting that his i'll health pro-
hibited his meeting with the conference as
delegate and invoking divine blessing
upon the conference. Count BernstOrff
was reelected President, and W.. II. Sea-
gram Secretary. The convention meets
here on the invitation of the Berlin AssO-
citation and on the call of the Central In
ternational Committee, whose headquarters
are at Geneva. Every arrangement was
made for the comfort Of the delegates and
the sessions of the convention.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
An Expensive Time-keeper.
IInter-MOnntain.l

The watch which was awarded to Miss
Josie Gleason, of Walkerville, after the
election at the Miners union picnic to de-
termine the most popular young lady, cost
the boys 81 1895 for the privilege of vot-
ing. The fair victor is thus the pOssessor
of valuable time-piece. Certainly no
watch ever disposed of in Montana before
brought such figure. 1t cost Miss Glea-
sons admirers $605.25, Miss Maggie Hol-
lands $4l6.25, Miss Amelia Argall's Sl54.5O,
and Miss Maggie Longs $635O. They are
all very popular young ladies, and they
will, all be remembered by the Miners
upioD
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
The Miners Union Picnic.
Butte Miner. |

The Butte Miners Union picnic last
Sunday was decided success. Over ! 200
people embraced the opportunity TO enjoy
themselves. The balloting for the most
popular young lady resulted in a victory
for Miss Josie Gleason, of Walkerville,
who received 2,42l votes. The substantial
reward was gold watch and chain. The
young ladies' race of 100 yards was won
by Miss Agnes McAuliffe. The prize was
a handsome jewel casket. The receipts
aggregated S2,250, one-half of which was
from the balloting for the most popular
YOnng lady.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
4 LAY OF SUMMER.

Too hot to read, too hot to write,
Too hot to even be polite;
Too hot TO sew, too hot to knit,
Too hot to be musquito bit
Too hot to sleep, too hot to wake,
Too hot to brew, too hot to bake
Too hot to think, too hot to talk,
loo hot to ride, too hot to walk;
100 hot to lecture or to preach,
90 hot to scold, too hot to teach;
100 hot for mantle. veil or glove,
100 not TO dream of making love /;
loo hot to laugh, too hot to cry,
100 hot to live, too hot to die;
100 hot to whistle or to sing,
Ana, oh! too hot for ANYTHING.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
4 HARVEST SONG.

When all the land with corn was green,
And all the air was hot with sun,
used to lean from yonder pine
ChIdden for this or that undone-
To look across the warm glad fields;
For there, / said, "ere long / glean,"
With happy thoughts of harvest tide
When all the land with corn was green.
When all the harvest fields lay shorn,
And stubble was where the corn grew fair,
FOR others was the harvest need,
For me-the empty fields stretched bare.
Only God knows how sad they were,
those cold brown lands, once green with corn,
But they were what was left for me-
When all the harvest fields lay shorn.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
Severe Hail Storm.

TROY, N. Y August pa heavy hail
and rain storm occurred here and in this
section yesterday afternoon. Several houses
were struck by lightning and number Of
persons injured by electric shocks, one was
killed and another probably fatally hurt.
At Cambridge several houses were un-
rooted.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
Noted Marriage.

NEWPORT, r. l., August 21.-The mar
rage of Francis Stout, of New York, to
Miss Emily Meredith Read, daughter of
General Meredith Read, ex-Minister to
Greece, took place this morning at the
residence of the latter. 1t was an excep-
tionally brilliant affair.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
Texas Democratic Nominations.

Houston, August 20.-On reassembling
the Democratic State convention made the
following nominations: State Comptroller,
w. j. Swain Treasurer, F. ER. Lubbock !;
Commissioner of the Land Office, w. c..
Walsh; Attorney General, John ID. Tenn
p1ofnp
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
Seven Boys Drowned,

ROCHESTER, N. Y, August 2O.-It is re-
ported that seven boys-Fred Taylor, Will
&c &c taylor, +. Judson, j. Bum. Edward
3Swain, NJ. Garrett and Will Ford-were
boat. ' '"psi%ing oi d
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28

NEW YORK, August 21.-The remains of
the eminent war correspondent McGaban
arrived from Constantinopls this morning.
After lying -in-state in the Governors room
in the City Hall they will be forwarded to
his Ohio home
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
New Mexico Delegate Nomination.

DENVER, August 20.-The Democratic
convention of the Territory of New Mexico
was held at Albuquerque and nominated
Antonio Joseph, Territorial Delegate to
Congress.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
Sold at Auction.

AUGUSTA, Me. August 21.-All the prop
erty of the Sprague Manufacturing Com
pany here was sold at auction to-day
What fifteen years ago cost fully $1,000
900, sold for about 100000.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
Fatal Sun Strokes.

NEW YORK, August 20.-There were 20
heat prostrations in this city and Brooklyn
to-day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
Butler on the Labor Question.

PROVIDENCE, August 19.-Ben. Butler
spoke here this afternoon in the presence
of 5000 representatives of various trades
unions. Ten thousand were expected.
After some preliminary badinage levelled
at the press, General Butler told why he
was identified with the laboring people,
and argued in favor of arbitration for the
settlement of disputes between employer
and emplOye. He spoke of the great rail-
road strike in Pennsylvania in 1876, in
which millions of property was destroyed.
When he first learned from talking with
Tom Scott that these men We getting
one dollar and thirty cents per day he
could not understand why they should
strike, as the men employed by him But
ler) were only getting dollar and
quarter He learned the reason afterward
in talking with these men. They had not
only to support their families at home, but
being on the road, had to pay their board
most Of the time. They said they would
rather work for one dollar day if they
could live at home. Arbitration would
have settled this trouble quickly and saved
thirty millions of property The speaker
had been an employer of labor for nearly
thirty years, and there had never been a
strike in his mill. He would at any time
be glad of arbitration to have somebody
sterner than himself to settle his disputes,
for many of his employees were his old
friends. He then proceeded to give the
reasons why he could no longer sustain
the Democratic party. 1t was because it
had not proved itself friendly to the
laboripg men. He had asked the Demo
cratic convention to put plank in its
platform declaring the right of labor to
organize for its own protection. 1t re-
fused. He then tried it with the PROPOSE
tion that labor has right to just share
of the profits. This was refused. He
then asked that the United States govern
ment establish schools for wOrkingmen's
children. That was also refused. The
convention would not agree to tariff to
foster and cherish American labor The
Republican party claimed to be the work
ingmen's friend, yet it had resorted to the
trick in this State to keep them from vot-
ing by requiring that they should register
last January. He closed by cOunselling
the workingmen to stand together and
work for the enactment of laws in their
interest
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
Michiean Greenback Convention.


GRAND RAPIDS, August 2O-The Demo
cratic State Convention met to-day and ap-
pointed a committee to confer with the
Greenbackers on the question OF fusion on
the electoral and State ticket. Several re-
cesses were necessitated on account of a
hitch in the conference committee of the
two conventions as to division OF the
ticket. The following nominations were
made: Lieutenant Governor, Matthew
Maynard; Secretary of State, w. II. Shake
spear: Treasurer, James Blair; Auditor,
Geo. +. Sanford; State Board of Education,
Rev. Christian VandeIveer; Attorney Cen
eral, Francis NJ Cook; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, David Parsons.
A Joint list of presidential electors was
also chosen, six of whom are Greenbackers
and seven are Democrats The platform
views with alarm the results of nearly
twenty five years of Republican rule in the
State. 1t charges an increase OF crime,
stagnatiOn of business, encroachment OF
railroad capital. In view OF all OF this
the party opposes a continuance of the
present party's policy. The platform en-
dorses the National Democratic plat
form. 1t favOrs the maintenance Of an in
ternal and tariff taxation. so levied that
the luxuries shall bear the chief burden
and the necessaries of life be practically
free. The platform further declares against
eonvict-cOntract labor, and favors liberal
mechanics lien law, and closes by endors-
ing Governor Begole and the Democratic
Congressmen.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
President Arthur.

TIcSlOcut
NEW YORK, August 20.-President Ar
thur to-day received the following callers: :
Secretaries Frelinghuysen, Chandler and
Folger, Assistant Treasurer Acton, Lieut..
Emery, Assistant Postmaster HattOn, and
ex-Conector Murphy.
NEW YORK, August al President
Arthur this morning received at the 9TH
Avenue Hotel the officers of the Greedy re-
lief expedition, including Commander
Schley, Commander Coffin, Lieutenant
Emery, Chief Engineer Melville, and
dozen others Secretaries Chandler and
Lincoln and Gen. Butler, who had called
to see the President, were present. Secre-
tory Chandler informed Commander Schley
that the President had decided to appoint
him chief of the Bureau of Equipment and
Recruiting in place of Commodore Earl
English, who commands the European
squadron. With the Office of chief OF the
bureau in the navy department goes the
rank Of Commodore.
New YORK, August 22.-President Ar
thurs visitors to-day were Secretary's Lin
coin and Chandler, Congressman Hughes,
of Tennessee, and A. G. Mallory, of Texas.
The President expects to leave for Newport
lO-lUOIEOW at ->SW l@ohuoh'
The Arctic Dead.
LINCOLN, Nebraska, August 21.-Miss
Dora Buck yesterday mailed papers estab-
fishing her relationship to Private Henry,
and authorizing the coroner to take up his
remains.
PORTSMOUTH, August 21.-In answer to
the criticisms of his course in not crossing
to Littleton Island, Greedy says: 1.-THE
tide between Cape Sabine and Littleton
Island ran like mill race, was full of ice,
rendering any attempt to cross exceedingly
dangerous and we'll nigh impossible.
NEW YORK August 21.-The Secretary
of the Navy and the Secretary of War hav-
ing been in consultation to-day at the
Navy Yard at Brooklyn with Commander
Schley concerning the Greedy Relief Ex-
pedition, from them the following state
ment relative to the recent reports of the
treatment of the bodies Of the dead of the
Greedy party is derived:
From revelations made by exposing some
of the bodies, inferences have been
drawn that incisions had been made
in all the bodies, and that portions of flesh
had been used for food or for bait for catch
ing shrimps, the following authentic ex-
tract from Commander Schley's report, now
being prepared for the Secretary of the
Navy, shows that a portion of the remains
had been so treated, but that those of
Lockwood, Sergeant Israel, Sergeant Linn,
Private Schneider, Sergeant Cross, and Es-
quimaux Christensen, were absolutely
whole and untouched:
"In preparing the dead bodies for trans
portation in alcohol to st. Johns, it was
found that the bodies of six of them, Lieut.
Keslingbury, Sergeant Jewell, Privates
Whistler, Henry and Ellis, and Sergeant
Ralston, had been cut and feshy parts re-
moved to greater or less extent, but all OF
the other bodies were intact"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
POLITICAL POINTS.

Philadelphia 7J@scs Ind. J: Mr.. Dana still
sleeps with his Democratic shoulder in a
refrigerator
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28

New York Graphic Ind.): The truth Of
what the Graphic said about the Irish vote
becomes more apparent every day. 1t can
not be counted on as unit. The present
indications are that the rowdy element in
il is tending Blainwards.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
COnnpcticutR Republicans.

NEW HAVEN, August 20-The follow
ing is the platform adopted by the Repub-
lican State convention,
The Republicans of Connecticut in con-
ventiOn assembled declare that they hearth
ly endorse the nominations of James G..
Blaine and John A. Logan that they en-
dorse the declaration OF principles contain
ed in the platform of the Republican party
adopted at its recent convention in Chicago
and in the letters of acceptance of the can
didates and they are especially gratifed
with the sound doctrines upon the tariff
therein set forth, and the spirit of gen
uine patriotism that will hold this cOun
try in its deserved position among the ma
tions of the world and protect its citizens
at home and abroad, and they present to
the electors of Connecticut in the person
of Henry b. Harrison and his associates on
the State and electoral tickets, candidates
worthy of their cordial support.
NEW HAVEN, August 20.-At the Re
publican Convention Judge w. F. Elmer
was elected temporary chairman. In his
speech he said James G.. Blaine was the
peer of any man in the world forintegrity.
John A. Tibbits was elected permanent
President On assembling the chair said {:
The principles upon which the Republican
party was founded were its principles to-
day. He arraigned the Democratic party
for its position during the war and said its
policy on the tariff would reduce the honest
laborer of America to the condition OF
pauper labor. He eulogized James g.
Blaine as the most illustrious man of his
time. He also eulOgized Gen. Logan.
The convention then voted to take an in
formal ballot for the candidate for Cover
nor. The names of Gen. w. II. Buckley
Phineas c. Lonsbury and Henry b. Harri-
son were presented. On the second ballot
for Governor Henry B. Harrison was nomi-
mated.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette rep: 1t
is not well to treat the Independents harsh
ly. 1t will not be long before most of them
will be coming back to their old Republi-
can home, with peas in their shoes and
penitential tears in their eyes.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28

The New York Times is edited from
London, and the New York Herald from
Paris The two combined have not two
drops of genuine American blood
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28

New York 7ratk DEM: Governor Cleve-
land and ex- Governor Hendricks had lunch
con together the other day. If they come
together after November they may have to
dine on hard-tack
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28

Indianapolis Journal: Ex-senator Nc
Donald thinks Indiana will 90 Democratic.
Ex-senator Mcdonald also thought the
Chicago convention would nominate him
tor the Presidency. He is an amiable gen
tleman, but to err is human.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28
pr FISK 0 W FISK, a. J. tlSk,

Publishers md ProprtetorS
LARGEST Circulation Of any Paper in Montana
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-18
A DAsrARDLr DEED.
A Futile Attempt 10 BLOW Up Lon
dom HFfdKA,


LONDON, Dec. IA AN explosion
occurred 1t London bridge about 8. 40 last
evening. A policeman who at the time
OF the explosion was standing on the top
Of the steps leading to the steamboat pier
on tue Surrey side Of the river, vita hts
back to the stresm, says he saw blind
ing glaze like a sheet Of lightning, which
was followed by q terrific report. He
WAS slnost stunned, and his helmet was
blown some yards away by the oonous
sion. He ran to the police station and
gave the alarm, and soon atterward the
river police were maki1g as minute an
examination as possible Of the buttresses
OF the bridge aud the wbarves on each
bAnk OF tho river. Their s,aIoh, how
ever, was Ruthless Daylight showed
that not single stone Lad been displaced
by the shock.
The pol,as this afternoon learned that
\ piecs OF CHARGED saoking ST. ut foot
and 3 hail square had bsen found GU one
OF the buttresses, and are nov OF the
opinion taat the explosivs Vas placed
there. They attribute the smallDess Of
the damage 10 the extraordinary air cur
rents beneath the span. No arrests have
been made.
The ObssrVer says that the explosion
seems to belong to the ordinary category Of
dynamite outrsges with which recent ex'
periences have made Bnelishmen uphap
PLY familiar. 1t was perfectly useless
crime, aud led to no practical result
beyond destroying certain amount OF
masonry. 1t was not attended by loss Of
life, yet 1t is obvious that the perpetra
tors must have anticipated the possibility
of number Of innocent human beings
being aubjeoted to sudden and cruel
death
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-18
RIGHT MUST PREVAIL.

"0h, doubling soul, look up, behold
The eternal heavens above thy head,
The solid earth beneath, it's mould
Compacted Of the unnumbered dead.
Here the eternal problems grow,
And with each day are solved and done,
When some spent life, like melting snow,
Breathee forth its essence to the sun.
As death is, life is-without end;
Wrong with right mingles, joy with pain
Forbid two meeting streams to blend,
Twere not more hopeless nor more vain.
Though Death with Life, though Wrong with
Right
Are bound within the scheme of things,
Yet can our souls, on soaring wings,
Gain to loftier, purer height.
Where death is not nor any life,
Nor right or wrong, nor joy nor pain;
But changeless Being, lacking strife,
Doth through all change unchanged remain.
Should wrong prevail DER all the earth,
'Twere nought il only we discern
The one great truth, which il we learn
All else beside is little worth.
That Right, is that which must prevail
II not here, there, il not now, then,
Is the one Truth, which shall not fail,
For all the doubt and fears of men,"
-Le,ois Norris "Songs Unsung."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-18
Az Erolut,on,si nlamlnnea.

AUGUSTA, GA, Dec II The directors
Of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary
st Columbia, s. c., yesterday requested
the resignation OF DR.. James Woodrow
from the proisssorship Of natural sciences,
The synods controlling the institution
had decided against Dr.. Woodrow's
exposition of the evolution theory, and
DR.. Woodrow declared his intention to
continue teaching the theory 10 the
Glasses. He declined to resign, and
demanded q formal trial by the
board Of directors. The board then
cited him to show cause why
he should not bs dismissed from the
profeasorship. Dr.. Woodrow declined TO
appear or make defense, and resolu-
tion was passed removing him from the
chair, whereupon other designations fol.
lowed among the faculty. The board
adopted resolution stating that In i.s
Interpretation OF instructions received
from the synods II does not understand
that auy restrictions be placed upon the
professors, or limitations set to the dis
cussion Of any legitimate subject, doctrine
or hypothesis, nor does 1t desire to limi
discussion on all proper subjects, pro
vided, always, that the views inculoatet
shall be In accordance with the standard
Of the Presbyterian church.