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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
Gebhard Takes to Horses.

Freddie Gebhard (now thing of the
past) will next year 60 extensively into
horse racing Eolist, brother of Mr.. Geb-
hard's great racer Eole has been added to
his stable. The youngster cost Mr.. Geb-
hard $4,000, but it is said that he has al
ready refused $4,000 for his purchase. He
has settled down, is living quietly, and goes
much with hOrsemen. 1t is said that next
year Mr.. Gebhard will establish a stable
on Long Island, near Hampstead One of
his cronies, who is generally known as
Young Jack Cheever," has a racing stud
there new, and the two young millionaires
will in all probability combine their estab-
lishments. 1t will be quite the most
aristocratic fad of the coming season. MIR.
Mr.. Gebhard has settled down to more
even pace. He lives with his sister, Mrs.
Frederic Nelson, on Fifth avenue, just
above Seventeenth street. He is seldom
seen at the club, spends much of his time
at the stables, and rarely attends the
theatre. When he does he retires to the
magnificent seclusion of private box, and
huries away before the play is over, so as
not to be stared at by the audience His
whole desire nowadays seems to be to
avoid nOtoriety. He has not seen Mrs.
Langtry since her temperance in this
country.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
A New Experiment.

"The man with the broken ear has prob
ably suggested the following idea to Herr
Gruselbock, Professor of Chemical Science
in the University of Upsala, Sweden. He
announces that he will undertake by a
process of his own invention to freeze up
any lady or gentlemen who will submit to
the experiment and deprive them, to all
appearances, of vitality, pledging his word
to bring them round again at the expiration
of two years, with no prejudicial effects to
mind or body 1t seems, however, that no
adventurous person has come forward to
supply the savant with the desired OppOr-
tunity, so he has submitted his marvellous
invention to the Swedish Government,
with the request that criminal condemned
to death shall be provided to enable him to
demonstrate the efficacy of his discovery.
If this request is granted he will set to
work at once.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
Costume Parties in France.
IPall Mall Gazette.

Somebody ought to introduce into Eng
land form of entertainment which has,
we are told, been for a time in vogue in
France-dinner en- tete. At these dinners
and the rule has been sometimes extend
ed to dances-all the guests are bound to
appear with their heads attired in some
fancy costume. An old gentleman goes as
a Dodge of Venice or Pope, young lady
as Marie Antoinette or an Incroyable. The
choice of both ladies and gentlemen is un-
limited, and as the disguise is of the head
alone the great expense of a complete fancy
dress is obviated, while at the same time
the opportunity for accurate imitation or
antique types is increased through the
much greater facility offered by prints and
paintings which so often give only the head
and bust. We commend the novelty to
the country houses. In Paris the function
is notified to the guests by the addition of
the words Zen tete" to tie card OF invita-
tiOn
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
No Explanation.
.lDetroit Free Press.l

A traveller for Detroit grocery house
was the other day making trip between
two northern country towns with sleigh
when one of the horses was taken sick and
he drove up to farm house and inquired
if he could put the animal out and rest
him till he recovered.
"YOu can," replied the woman, "but
want to warn you in advance that l have
run away from my husband on two differ
ent occasiOns-once with a drOver and
once with man-seller"
well, what of it ?"
You'll find out as soon as the old man
comes up from the slashing. He'll think
you are after me, and there'll be a row."
"Oh, Iguess l can explain matters to
him."
Don't want you to explain nothing ?"
she continued, hell 60 for you without a
word, and you can't wollop him he'll give
you the worst licking a stranger ever
got"
The horse was too i'll to 60 on and the
stranger had no recourse but to stay and
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
The FremOnts at Home.
Boston Globe. |

had the pleasure the other day Of tax
ing midday luncheon with Gen. John c.
Fremont and Mrs Fremont at their pleas
ant home at New Brighton, S. /. Twenty
eight years ago made their acquaintance
during that memorable campaign when
the young pathfinder was surrounded by
the enthusiastic youth of America, and
this l had renewed more recently since
their settlement in New York. The resi-
dence of the FremOnts is modest white
house, perched high on the inside of the
broad road that winds through trees along
the New Brighton beach, and its front
windows command wide reach of the
New York bay and the estuary of the Kill
Won Kull. There are two sons and a
laughter in the house Of Fremont. The
eldest son, Jvnn Cuaries, VI jack, as hc
is familiarly called at home, lives with his
handsome wife and two sturdy boys up the
Hudson. He is in the navy and his navy
and his duties are connected with the ar
rival and departure of ships in this harbOr
His younger brother, Frank, is a Lieutenant
in the army, stationed in Montana Terri
tory, whittier he has taken the young wife
he recently captured in New YOrk-a
daughter of John d. Townsend, the law
yer. Both Of the boys closely resemble
their father. when Frank went west,"
said Mrs. Fremont, Il suggested that he
stop and call on Gen. Sibley in Minnesota,
who had never seen him. He did it !;
called in citizens dress, and said: Gen.
Sibley, who am I?' You're Fremont,
said the general there's no mistaking you.
How is your father? ?''' The sons are both
tall, black haired, black-eyed and bearded
like pard," and they both, like their sis
tiers, show strains of their Gallo blood
the influence of their grandfather, the poor,
scholarly French gentleman who came to
Virginia 1T the beginning of the century
and found their grandmother in her teens.
Mrs. Fremont, that Jessie Benton" the
mention of whose name in the notable
campaign of '26 always evoked a cheer,
holds her own remarkably well, 1t doesn't
seem possible that she could have made
her famous runaway match nearly forty
three years ago. She was handsome
blonde when she ran away from the head
quarters Of "Old Bullion" in Washington
and joined the fortunes of the young ex
plorer; now her hair is as white as snow,
but she shows few indications of ageing and
talks as brilliantly as ever
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
TOM TYPO.

TOm Typo was printer good,
A merry, cheerful elf;
And whatsoever care he had,
He still mposed'-himself.
Where duty called him he was found
Still working in his place
But nothing tempted from his post
Which really was the case"
He courted pretty Emma Grey,
One of earth's living gems
The sweetest En-, he used to say,
Among a thousand ems"
80 chased" was Emma's love for Tom,
II met admiring eyes;
She proved" copy" to her sex,
And wanted no revise"
And Tom, he kept his pages" clear,
And grew to be type"
oi all that manhood holds most dear,
When he with age was ripe.
lie made his last impression" here
While yet his heart was warm,
Just in the nick" closed his career,
And death locked up his form"
Tie sank into his final rest
without one sigh or moan;
HlS latest words-"Above my breast
tIace no imposing stone.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
ABOU BEN BUTLER.

Aoou Ben Butler (who has just been fired
AWoke one night, almighty cross and tired.
lie saw within the moonlight i'll his room,
lhe spirit of Presidential boom,
VINO wrote on parchment tanned from human
skin.
Exceeding cheek" caused Butler to begin,
And to the presence in the room he said
What writest thou?"-The spectre raised Its
head,
And answered with gesture most uncouth-
The names of Gemagogues who love the
Truth"
Is mine left out?" said Butler. Il should
smile"
Replied the Spirit.-Butler thought awhile,
And then he said, Please put it in your note,
only lie TO gain the colored vote"
The spirit wrote and vanished. The next night
IL came again. with evident delight
And showed the names of politicians. dead,
And 10 Ben Buffers name was at the head
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
Extraordinary Memory.
| Albany Journal.

A teacher of mathematics named VIM
Lawson, who died at Edinburgh in Novem.
Der, 1857, on one occasion to win a wager
made by his patron, undertook to multiply
regularly in succession the numbers from
l to 40, without other aid than his memory
He began the task at o'clock in the
morning and finished at 6 o'clock in the
evening, when he reported the product
which was tested on paper and found to be
correct 1t made line of forty eight
figures, and fair copy of it long occupied
a place on the wall of his patrons dining
room, for which it was framed and glazed.
1t may be added, that in the course of the
day on which the mental calculation was
made, Mr.. Lawson received his pupils as
usual and paye them their lessons In Latin
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
MARRIAGE A LA MODE.

oh, wilt thou take this form SO spare,
This powdered face and this frizzled hair.
To be thy welded wife;
And keep her free from labor vile,
Lest she her dainty fingers soil
Snd dress her up in gayest style
As long as thou hast life?"
Il will
And wilt thou take these stocks and bonds,
This brownstone front, these diamonds,
TO be thy husband dear?
And wilt thou in his carriage ride,
And DER his iordly home preside,
CDR be divorced while yet bride,
Or ere a single year?
II will"
Then pronounce you man and wife;
And with what I've together joined,
lhe next best man may run away
Whenever he a chance can find"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
Temperature of the Sun.

In recent lecture on solar physics, at
the Royal Institution, Sir VIM. Siemens
gave his reasons for setting the temperature
of the photo-sphere of the sun at about
$500 degrees c. instead of about 10000 de-
grees, where Rosetti ard other late investi-
gators put it. He agrees, in this lower esti-
mate, with Wolfe, st. Deville and Sir VIM.
Thompson, and thinks the solar tempera-
ture cannot much. if at all, exceed that of
the most powerful electric arcs. He recog-
nizes fully the fact that temperature
higher than 5000 degrees C. would be alb
solutely conclusive against his theory that
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28

the solar heat is due to the recombination
or burning of compound gasses at the sur
face of the sun. He bases his estimate of
the solar temperature upon three founda-
tions First, the behavior of carbon rod
and small gas flame in the focus of a re-
tiectOr exposed to the sun; second, on a
comparison between the spectra of various
lights-for instance, the Argand burner, an
incandescent lamp, the electric arc, and
the sun itself, as observed by Langley ON
Mount Whitney; third, upon experiments
on the relation between radiating power,
made by means of long platinum wire
heated by an electric current.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
Intellectual.

Let me see" said young lady gradu-
ate to highly intellectual friend, was it
Pope who wrote the Iliad, or was it the
Iliad who wrote Pope?"
Neither" replied the intellectual friend
1T was blind Homer who translated the
Iliad."
"Oh, yes, now / remember l would
give anything for your cleverness, but
please tell me what is the Iliad, anyway"
why, it is poem telling all about an
old fellow who lived in tub of water"
II don't believe that man could live in
a tub of water, do you?"
"Oh, no, but then we must not question
ancient mythology"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
MIR. MACKEY,S WIDOW.
How the Congressman was Married
in Philadelphia City to
Pretty. y.OctOrOOn.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times.
There is quite romantic history con-
nected with the cOurtship and marriage to
his OctOrOon wife OF Congressman Mackey,
of South Carolina, who died in Washing
ton on Monday. Mrs. Mackey's father was
a white man, one of the celebrated Sump-
ter family, Of South Carolina, and her
mother a quadrOOn, was Cecilia Preston a
sister of VIM. Preston, turnkey at the 10Th
district police station, Sth and Lombard
streets. Congressman Mackey first met
his future wife, Vicky Sumpter, when she
was girl of twelve years of age and he
man OF twenty-three. At that time she was
a child of great beauty, but without any
education. Mr.. Mackey fell in love with
her at first sight, and determined to make
her his wife. He gained her mothers per
mission, and sent the girl to Oberlin col
lege, in Ohio, to be educated at his ex-
pense. that she might be fitted to become
his wife. She passed nearly five years at
Oberlin, diligently pursuing her studies
and corresponding with Mr.. Mackey, but
never seeing him until the day before she
was to be graduated. Her vacations had
always been spent in Philadelphia with her
uncle, William Preston, with whom her
mother and younger sister resided. In the
spring of 1874, when she was to be gradu-
ated, Mr.. Mackey came on from Charlesl
ton and took Miss Sumters mother On with
him to Oberlin to witness the commence
ment exercises and to bring Miss Vickey
home. When Mr.. Mackey met her there
after the five years separation, she had
grown if possible more beautiful than ever.
She was highly accomplished and received
her diploma with honOrs, after which Mr..
Mackey, the young lady and her mother
came to this city and stopped at the Cont
mental hotel. That evening Bishop Simp-
eon was sent for and the young couple were
married in parlor C. The only witnesses
to the ceremony were the brides mother,
her young sister Rosalie and William
Preston, her uncle. Mrs. Mackey has three
children, who, like herself, are blondes. u
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
Power of the Press.

"Oh! l think it must be so nice to be
connected with a newspaper" said Miss
McFlynn to young Quilldriver, as they sat
together one evening.
''Yes, it is SO So" he replied but why
do you think it is ?"
"Why, it has so many advantages.
should think you would glory in the free
dom, the power, the liberty, and all the
privileges of the press"
Certainly, l do. It's pity, with all
your enthusiasm on the subject, that yen
are not a journalist"
Il think so, too but you know 1t is
hard for a woman to get recognition. L
should be delighted to feel that the press
embraced me-"
''Oh! you would, would you? Great
Scott wait till turn down the gas"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
Church GOers.

For the Herald
Some go 10 church to weep
while others go. they say, TO sleep.
Some 90 to say their prayers
Others go to put on airs.
Some 60 their wives to please
Their conscience others try to ease.
Some go TO tell their woes-
Others go to show their clothes.
Some go to hear the preacher
Others like to see the teacher.
Boys go ofttimes to reeonoiter-
Girle go because they ought-ter.
Many 90 for sage reflections
Ppt nrecious few to help collections.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
THE YELLOW CAT.

A yellow cat,
Both large and fat.
Once saw a rat
That cody sat
Upon a mat.
Surprised at that,
She lay down fiat
Behind a hat
OF Col. Pratt.
Just than a bat,
Which she jumped at.
But never gat.
So went the bat,
80 went the rat.
And left the cat.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-02-28
Golden Gleanings.

Never speak to deceive, nor listen to be-
| tray.
The greatest factor of elegance is sim
cerity.
A delicate thought is the flower of the
mind.
The greatest of all faults is to be con-
scious of none.
An honest man and pure woman are
the noblest works of God.
Promises hold men faster than benefits
hope is a cable and gratitude is thread.
The doorstep to the temple OF wisdom is
the knowledge of our own ignorance.
By taking revenge man is but even
with his enemy; but in passing it over he
is superior.
May the heart that sympathizes in the
distress of Others never sorrow over its own
misfortune.
We seldom find people ungrateful SO
long as we are in a condition to render
them a service.
/ The light of friendship is like the light
of phosphcrous-se plainest when all
all around is dark.
Behind the dim unknown
Standeth God within the shadow, keeping
Watch above His own.
Years. when we look back at them in the
past, are but as feeting moments; when
we look forward to them in the future,
they are eternities.
1t is one of the sad conditions of life that
experience is not transmissible. No man
will learn from the sufferings of another !;
he must suffer himself.
Secret kindnesses done to mankind are
as beautiful as secret in uries are detesta-
BILE To be invisibly good is God-like, ard
to be invisibly evil is diabolical.
The Easy Chair.
lKentucky State Journal.
A few evenings ago a furniture delivery
wagon was driven up in front of a prOmi-
nent Newport mans residence and the
driver taking fine, large, softly-cushioned
easy chair from it to the front door, rang
the bell. The mistress of the premises,
happening near, opened the door.
Are you Mrs. Stayup?" asked the man.
II am" she responded.
well, here's an easy chair for you"
'An easy chair! Why, never ordered
it from onyone."
No, but your husband did"
He did? What / never told him to
get one There must be some mistake
about it. What did he say?"
well, l only heard him tell the boss
that he often got home purity late and that
you always sot up for him without sleepin'
any; and you had no easy chair, and he
thought mebby if you had a right soft,
easy one like this you'd 60 to sleep in it
and he could slip up stairs and crawl in
bed without wakin you"
"Ah, that's his scheme, is it? Well, you
just take that chair right back and when
he comes home tonight, it's tomorrow
morning, I'll be there as usual, on my same
old chair, and I'll teach him how to injure
my character before the public" Then
she slammed the door.
, 1884-05-31

"a T Sessionerne i afd0de Planter
SSSS paa st. Croix ALEXANDER
LATIMERS 30 afholdes af under
tcgnede Executores testament den
fQrsto Tirsdag i liver Manned Efter-
midday ii. 5 i Eiendommen No.
35 & 36 Dronningens Gade i Ere
deriksted bekjendtgj0res herved.
Frederiksted, St. Croix, den 24de Mai
1884.
JAS. LATIMER. JOHN MOORE.
, 1884-05-31

NT is hereby made known that
- the sessions in the Estate of the
deceased LATIMER
Planter of St. Croix will be held
by the undersigned Executors
testament every first Tuesday of
each month, at 3 o'clock p. IN, at
the property No. IS & So Dronnin-
gems Gade, Frederiksted.
Frederiksted, St. Croix, the oath May
1884.
JAS. LATINER. JOHN MOORE.
, 1884-05-31
3 ekjandtgiorelse

0Er hehjomej0reS herved, at De-
II laiIhaudler WILLIAM II.
GREENEDGE'0 30 eftpr Bvgjaring
If Crtditorer den 14do Il. NJ. er
bIrveu ta9et under Sklftebehandling
som faIlit.
C~hristiansteds skifteret, st. Croiz den
23de Mai 1884.
j. DUUs,
est.
, 1884-05-31
ProcIama.

LIE og Enhver, der maatte have
) No2et at fordre paa algangne
Planter CHRISTIAN Y. CHRIS.
TENSEN'S Dodsbo indkaldes hrrved
med 3 Maaneders Varsel til at anmeI-
de og bevisliSgjore deres Kray tor
undertegnede Skifteret.
C~hristiansteds skifteret, st. Croix den
23de Mai 1884.
], DUUS,
est.
, 1884-05-31

GTNET bekjendtgj0res herved, at
G@ forhenvnrendo Bankkasserer
FRANCIS BELL GRANT under
D. D. har opgivet sit 30 til Skifte-
behandling som fallit.
ALE og Enhver, som MATTE have
Noget at fordre i ovenmeldte DO,
indkaldes herved med 6 M~aaneders
Varsel til at anmelde og beviisligY
gj0re deres Krav for u~ndertegnede
Skifteret.
St. Thome skifteret den Tide Mai
e. A. JURS.
, 1884-05-31

n LIE og Enhyer der MATTE
&sS have Noget at fordro paa Boet
efter afgangne Planter ALEXAN-
DER LATIMER af st. Croix ind
kaldcs heryed med 6 Maaneders
Varsel til at anmelde og beyiislig-
ei0re deres Krav for u~ndertegnede
Executores testament.
Frederiksted, St. Croix den 24de Maj
1884.
JAS. LATIMER. JOHN MOORE.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-01-10
Terrible Experience Of Three
Miners.

GrRARD, Pa, December27.- While
Michael Mulvey, James Grant and
Henry Beerman were digging coal out
of breach in the mountains north of
this place this morning, large mass Of
earth, which they had undermined, fell
Unexpectedly, burying them under IT..
Mulvey managed TO free himself, and
after much trouble extricated his COM
panions. Grants right leg and arm
were broken and his face horribly scar
red. Beerman was completely buried
and it required the most strenuous
effolts of Mulvey to pull him out. Beer
man was almost dead and his recovery
is doubtful. Wounded as he was,
Mulvey managed to crawl to the near
est house and procure help for his
friends. All three are married and
live about two miles from the scene of
the accident.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-01-10
The Philadelphia Times, 1884:

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THE TIMES has no party to follow,
on candidates to advance, but will meet
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consistent deyotlon to the right, to
honest government, had the public
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