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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
AMATRIMONIAL MISHAP.
PerpieXing PredIcament of a NiscOn-
sin Woman.
Milwaukee Paper.

milwaukee,
The fact was briefly telegraphed from
this city recently OF one OF the most pecu-
liarly complicated cases OF identity ever
recorded, in which lady married the twin
brother of her affianced, both men being so
much alike it is almost an impOssiblity to
tell one from the other The developments
to-day have been highly interesting On
"Wednesday last well-dressed, good look
ing, and very intelligent young couple
visited the Office OF Magistrate Renzler and
requested him to marry them. The usual
inquiries were made, which revealed the
fact that the name of the wOuld-be bride
was Watilda Pope, of Genesee, while the
prospective groom said his name was Will
liam Conlin, OF Vernon. Miss Pope gave
her age as 19, while Mr.. COnlin informed
the Justice that he had just attained 21
years The justice was little suspicious
that the would-be husband was not as old
as he represented himself, but as he swore
to the fact and his statement was borne
out by the vigorous prOtestatiOns OF his be-
betrothed, he performed the ceremony
and the couple departed apparently very
happy.
Yesterday morning Justice Benzler was
somewhat surprised at receiving a Visit
from Mrs Conlin. who was accompanied by
her legal adviser, and who desired a separa-
ton from her husband. She wanted the
Justice to declare the marriage null and
void, and gave as her first reason for this
strange request that her husband had COM
mitted perjury in swearing that he " as Il
years old, as he had not reached that age
The Justice informed her that 1T
was beyond his province to undo
the work which he had performed,
but recommended the young woman to
Judge Hamilton. Upon being pressed
further as to the cause of this sudden
revolution in her feeling toward her young
husband, the lady admitted, with sObs,
that she had married the wrong man.
She said her husband was not the indl-
vidual she had intended to marry, and that
when the ceremony was performed
she was under the belief that
she was marrying her husbands twin
brother. Her legal adviser then informed
the surprised justice that there are two
brothers named Conlin, bearing such
close resemblance to one another that 1T
was hardly possible for their relations
to distinguish one from the other.
Although these brothers are so much
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
A Leap Year Episode.
EUGENE FIELD.

Can forget that winter night
In eighteen eighty-four,
When Nellie, charming little spriter
Came tapping at the door?
Good evening, miss ] blushing saidr
For in my heart knew
And. knowing, hung my pretty head.
That Nellie came to WOO.
She clasped my old, red hand and fell
Adown upon her knees,
And cried: You know love you well.
So be my husband, pleasew
And then she swore she'd ever be
A tender wife and true
All, what delight it was to me
That Nellie came to WOO. a
"She'd lace my shoes and darn my hose
And mend my shirts, she said,
And grease my comely Roman nose
Each night on going to bed;
She'd build the fires and fetch the coal,
And split the kindling, too
Loves perjuries overwhelmed her soul
When Nellie came to WOO.
And as !, blushing, gave no check
To her advances rash,
She twined her arms about my neck,
And toyed with my mustache;
And then she pleaded for kiss,
While I-what could i do
But coyly yield me to that bliss
When Nellie came to WOO?
am engaged. and proudly wear
A gorgeous diamond ring;
And shall wed my lover fair
Some time in gentle spring.
/ face my doom without sigh
And so, forsooth, would you,
If you but loved as fond as i,
And Nellie came to WOO.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
Brain and Intellect.
Pail Mall Gazette. /

The brain of Turgenieff is said to have
weighed 2O12 grammes. The average
weight of the human brain is 1880
grammes. Turgenieff's is said to have
been the heaviest brain that has yet been
weighed. Cuvier's brain is said to have
weighed 1900 grammes. There are many
cases in which an extraordinary intellect
has accompanied heavy brain, but men
whose mental superiority is undoubted by
both friend and foe, had often brains be-
meath the average weight. The cast of
Raphael's skull showed that it was smaller
than the average British skull; Cardinal
Mezzofanti's head was one of the average
size; Charles Dickens head was rather
smaller than the average; Lord Byron's
head was remarkably small; Charles
Lambs did not come up to the average
weight; and it is we'll known that at the
death of Gambetta his brain was found to
be smaller than that OF an ordinary Paris
ian Ouvrier
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
Teach Your Boys.

Teach them that a true lady may be
found in calico as frequently as in velvet.
Teach them that common school educa-
tion, with common sense, is better than a
college education without it. Teach
them that one good, honest trade, well
mastered, is worth dozen beggarly PRO
fessions." Teach them to respect their
elders and themselves. Teach them that,
as they expect to be men some day, they
cannot too soon learn to protect the weak
Ones Teach them by your own example
that smoking in moderation, though the
least of vices to which men are heir, Is
disgusting to others and hurtful to them
selves Teach them that to wear patched
clothes is no disgrace, but to wear black
eye is. Teach them that by indulging
their depraved appetites in the worst forms
of dissipation they are not fitting them
selves to become the husbands of pure
girls
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
NO. g.

alike in person and feature, they are the
reverse OF each other in their characters,
one of them being known and respected as
sober, industrious and moral young man,
while the other is said to be dissipated
scapegrace Miss Pope fixed her affections
upon the moral brother, and when he
asked her to marry him she consented at
least she thOuget it was the respectable
brother whom she accepted, but she has
learned since that although her love was
given to the good young man, she has been
mainly cOurted and won by the bad young
man.
Mrs. Conlin thinks her position is an
extremely unpleasant one. as she is not
only married to man she does not love-
but is unable to tell her husband from his
brother. She is of the opinion that this
might lead to disagreeable complications.
The lady and her attorney deemed the fact
of the husband swearing falsely to his age
good grounds for a diverse. She also ex-
pressed her objection to having husband
who was not of age, and wished for a
divorce in order to marry his twin brother.
The papers in the divorce case were filed
in the higher court later in the day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
The Lone Fisherman.


He sat upon the Neckars strand
. Meath Unteriurk helms vine-clad height
A pole extended in his hand
And waited for the fish to bite.
II was a summer eve; the scene
Vas still and calm and passing falr,
And o er the hills and meadows green
4 sense of rest was everywhere.
The river rippled at his feet,
And now and then across the dell
Came tinkling echoes, soft and sweet,
From Wangens hillside chapel bell,
Far to the right were Canstatt's spires
Tipped with the golden sunset ray;
And to the left, the factory fires
Of Essngen, "a league away.
And gainst the far horizon gray,
a pail of smoky haze was seen,
Which told where busy Stuttgart lay
EmbOwered mid her hills OF green.
N"me group OF peasants now ana then
framped by, on homeward thoughts intent,
stout, ruddy girls, and sturdy men
truss Gott!" they said, and on they went.
And so he fell to dreaming there
Upon the margin of the stream;
Blue eyes, red lips and sunny hair
Made up the vision OF his dream.
He wondered why the fates decreed
That She the idol of his heart,
And he, the Joy of hers should lead
To lives thus lonely and apart.
He wondered, doubling if he e'er
should clasp her i'll his arms again.
And thought begotten of despair,
Came darting through his dreamy brain.
"Yon waters there are swift and deep,
There's rest and peace for me beneath.
Nhy not forever sink to sleep
r. But bark! a footstep on the heath!
On tiptoe stealing comes a maid,
a wistful smile upon her face,
A. if half eager, half afraid
Oh haste, sweet messenger of grace!
o., haste, aye, haste, his life to spare
He hears, he turns-oh, more than bliss!
Another instant and-despair
Has vanished in lovers kiss.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
Receipt for Scandal.

Possibly there are some people who do
not know how to make scandal. For such
the following recipe will be found perfect:
take grain of falsehood, handful of
runabout, the same quantity of nimble-
tongue, sprig of the herb backbite, a tea
spoonful of don't-you-tell-it, six drops of
malice and few drachms of envy. Add a
little discomfort and jealousy, and strain
through bag of misconstruction, cork it
up in bag of malevolence, and hang it up
on skein of street yarn; keep it in good
hot atmosphere; shake it occasionally for a
few days, and it will will be fit for use.
Let few drops be taken before walking
out, and the desired result will follow"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
Helena, Montana, Thursday, January II, 1884,

ming away she fell and broke her leg Bar
rows thought he had killed her, and shot
himself in the breast. He recovered, and
had to serve a sentence in jail for his
offense But the shooting seemed to warm
Mrs. Gates heart toward her wOuld-be
murderer. She refused to appear against
him at the trial, and soon after he got out
of Jail she married him. The strangely
mated pair have lived happily, to all ap-
pearances, ever since, until the other even
ing Barrows was mysteriously shot in the
barn, and died without casting any light
on the tragedy. Truth is indeed stranger
than fiction, even in steady going New
England community.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
Civil Rights.

1T is now learned" says the Washington
of the Baltimore Sun, that
the decision of the Supreme Court as to the
OF the civil rights bill
was reached early in the last term, and
Justice Bradley was assigned to prepare
the opinion. For private reasons he left
the matter unattended to for months, and
the decision was not ready for promulga-
tlon until the beginning of this term.
There probably never was an opinion OF
he Court more mutually considered, and
the Justices must have been thoroughly
convinced of the soundness of their views,
Ps it was not publicly known that they
pad come to conclusion on the subject,
and the decision could have been reconsid-
cred at any time within the long period of
hearly year which elapsed before the
opinion was prepared.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
stopped the Publication.

The Rev. Newman Hall is universally
known in England as the author of the
tract, "Come to Jesus" Sometime ago, it
is related, he wrote reply to some of his
critics, and, having good deal of "the old
man Adam" in his natural makeup, used
some pretty stinging language therein.
Before publishing it he read it to his friend,
the late DR.. Binney, and then said: snow,
Doctor, I'm going to print it in tract form,
and want you to suggest name for II"
well" said the latter, "While you were
reading some of those hard hits at your
enemies, it occurred to me that you ought
to call it, Go to the Devil, by the author
of Come to Jesus" Mr.. Hall saw the
point, and didn't publish the tract at all.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
Americans in Europe.

The american Exchange at London reports
astonishing expenditures by Americans
this year in Europe, and Judging from their
letters of credit, estimates the outlay of
10000 travellers at S1S0,O00,000. This is
prodigious sum, and probably great over
estimate. Vanderbilt, to be sure, has paid
$4,000 for one MeissOnier, and is ransack-
ing Europe to furnish his new palatial res
idence in New York. Some travellers who
started with $4,000 have had to replenish,
but these sums represent the outlays of
heads of families, and not of every person
in a party. Some Americans travel by
special train and they get up some of the
most artistic and perfect private residences
in Europe"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
Washington.

Washington now boasts itself the best
paved city in the world, and is admitted to
be at least the best in the United States.
Its new pavements are OF asphalt, and In
addition to those already laid many miles
are going down at the present time. AL
though the asphalt pavement, as made in
Washington, costs one-half more than stone
blocks, it is claimed that in the long run 1t
will he cheaper. 1t is expected to last
twenty-five years without repairs and then
only to need recoating on the surface. A
bed for the asphaltum to rest on is made
by filling in to the depth of fifteen inches
with broken stone and cement. Three sue
cessive coatings of asphalt are laid on the
bed thus prepared.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
A Maine Mystery.

Scarcely day passes that tie news
papers do not tell story of real life as full
of surprising incidents as q sensational
writer could pack novel. Take the mys-
terious tragedy reported from little vii
lage in Maine, for instance. Six years ago
tramp named Barrows stopped at the
House of farmer named Cate, and be-
came his hired man. When Cate died the
widow employed Barrows to run the farm.
After while he became ambitious to step
into Gates shoes, and proposed marriage
to his "boss." She refused his offer, where
upon he fired a revolver at her, and in run
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
The Fox and the Hen.
A FABLE WITH MANY MORALS.
TSt. Nicholas.


"How big brood shall you have this
wear. madame ?" said the Fox to the Hen
one cold winter evening in the barnyard.
whats that to you?" said the Hen to
the Fox.
Supper replied the Fox promptly.
swell, don't know said the Hen in
reply; II may have ten; but never count
nv chickens before they are hatched."
Quite right" said the Fox, neither do
1; and, as a hen in the present is worth ten
chickens in the future will eat you nOw."
So saying, he carried her off.
The next morning the farmer, seeing the
tracks of the Fox in the snow, took his
gun and went out and shot him.
"Alas!" said the Fox, Il should have
waited for the ten chickens there is no
snow in the summer time"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
Put His Foot in 1t.
philadelphia CALI

Philadelphia Call
They were returning home from the
theatre, and had nearly reached her home,
when the young man observed:
isn't the weather cold and raw?"
She must have misunderstood him.
Raw" she said, rather hesitatingly.
"Yes. / like them raw; but" she continued,
looking sweetly in his eyes, don't you
think they are nice fried?"
What could he do?
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
The pledge at Spunky Point.
EY JOHN HAY.


TIA all very well for preachlh oae.
IN, nreachin' and practice uoL 60
TIM posted on virtue ana 'elnP p
ia Won can't ring II IN Oh me; ,,,;ro
Jnss Jss 49, what YOU want me to sign
p.t,yixt me and you, / We pt peeli 'n"i'
and I'm not take any III mlhe'
year ago the Foth OF July
Iot o. the boys were mere ..,o,,oa
ua aTi cot corned and signed the pledge
Fur to drink no more that year, year, Ncpban
There was Tilman Joy ana oherih MIL NAM
And me and Abner Fry
And Shelby's boy Levlticus,
And the Golyers-Luke ana w.
And we anteed up hundred
In the hands of Deacon kedge,
vur IN he divided the follOwln rom
'Mongst the boys that kept the Pieoge.
And we knowed each other so weil squire'
You NAV take my scalp for 1901
Ifeyerv man when he signed his name
Didn't feel dead sure OF the pool
For while il all went lovely;
We put up job next day a.a
Fur 20 make Joy b'lieve his wlle was ueao'
And he went home mlddlln gay
Then Abner Fry he killed man,
And afore he was hung, McPhall
inst bilked the widow outen her sheer
By gittin' him slowed III JAIL.
Rut Christmas scooped the sheriff
The eggnogs gathered him in
And Shelby's boy Leviticus
Was New Years tight as SIN.
And along in March the Goyers
(,of so drunk that fresh billed owl
Would "a looked longside O. them two youn:
men,
Like sober temp'rance fowl.
For months alone walked the chalk;
Thought my heart would break.
And all of them boys a-slappin my back
And akin: "Whatll you take?"
Inever slept without dreamln dreams
0fburbn, peach or rye.
But chawed at my nigger head and swore
Id rake in that pool or die
A, last-the Fo'th-I bumped myself
Through chores and breakfast soon,
Then scooted down to Taggart 5 store,
Fur the pledge was off at noon:
And all the boys were gathered thar,
And each man hilt his glass,
Wstchin' me and the clock, quite solemn IKE,
To see the last minute pass.
The clock struck twelve! raised the jug
And took one lovln' pull
1 was holler clar from skull to boots,
II seemed | couldn't get full.
But was reused by fendish laugh
That might have raised the dead
Them ornery sneaks had sot the CLOCK
A half an hour ahead!
"All right" ! squawked, you've got me;
jest order your drinks again,
And wen paddle up 10 the Deacons
And scoop the ante in"
And when we got to Hedges
What a sight was that we saw!
The Deacon and Parson Skeeters
IN the tail of game OF draw.
They had shook em the half of the mornln''
The Parsons luck was fair,
And he raked the minute we got thar
The last OF our pool on a pair.
Sn 40 more tempt rance for me, Squire,
low it's all very fine,
But ez for myself | thank ye,
Ill not take any in mine.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-01-17
Statement Denied.

PORTLAND, Or. January 9.-The engage
mert of Mary Anderson, the actress, to
Lieutenant Dukes, of this place. is denied.
No such person as the latter is known to
exist here
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-25

1t is said that the elder James Gordon
Bennett once sat down very heavily on
his chief editor. The occasion was some
thing like this: The editor came to Ben
nett and said that a new man named
Smith had brought in many 'bigpoints"
The editor was half in favor of employ
ing Smith on the regular staff; but, .
said he, Mr. Bennett, the man can't
write grammar. The man was sent for
He came into the awful presence. Mr.
Bennett questioned him. The young
man knew every politician, banker, mer-
chant and public man in the city. He
knew every steamship, every exchange,
and every public office. Bennett was
impressed. After questioning the young
man for awhile, he told the editor to en-
ploy him. ''And his grammar? said
the editor Then Bennett showed his
greatness. Damn the grammar Give
us facts ~
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-25
DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
The Cleveland and Perry Campaign
Club Organized last night.

The Cleveland and Perry Campaign
Club Organized last night.
AT the court house last night, at $50
o'clock, pursuant to published call. Mr..
B. p. Calhoun. chairman former demo-
cratic club, called the citizens that had
assembled to order, and Mr.. W. F. For
ward read the call. Mr. Calhoun said
the call was issued for the formation of
local campaign club, intended in no
wise to conflict with similar organiza-
tons in this precinct In his talk he
warmly commended the various candi-
dates put forth by the democratic party,
and he was frequently interrupted by APP
plause. He closed with strong appeal
for harmony and unity of action in the
democratic party.
Mr.. irwin ellis was then elected per
manent chairman and Mr.. William F.
Forward secretary.
It was, on motion, decided to call
the club the Cleveland and Perry Cam
paign Club of Palatka."
The chairman then declared the meet
ing ready for the enrolment of the
names Of those present who desired to
become members, when sixty-three gen
tlemen stepped forward and signed their
names.
Mr.. W. F. Forward and Mr.. F. NJ.
Warwick were put in nomination for
president of the club, and the ballot Re
suited: Forward %, Marviclk28.
Mr. Warwick then moved that Mr.. For
wards election be made unanimous,
which was done.
Messrs F. n Warwick, w. p Copper
and B. p Calhoun We're elected vice
presidents by a viva voce vote. Mr.. Jos.
Price was elected secretary of the club,
with Messrs. j. G. jackson, J. II. Merry
day and l. White as assistants. Mr.. Chas.
ROgerO was elected treasurer, and Geo.
j. Zehnbaur, sergeant at arms
|. There was a great deal of enthusiasm
manifested in the meeting, which is said
to have been the largest ever assembled
in Palatka for a similar purpose. Every
one present seemed to feel sure of sue
cess on election day, and all pledged
| themselvesto exert every effort to win
/ success
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Can for PRIMARY Meeting.
FRANCIS. FLA, July 10, 1888

FRANCIS, FLA, July 10, 1884.
Pursuant to a resolution Of the Demo
cratic Campaign Club, and in conformity
with the order of the Conservative De-
mocratic Executive Committee of Put
nam county, it is ordered chat primary
meeting be held at the court house in the
city OF PaIatka, on August ?. 1884, at IL
m. for the purpose of selecting thirteen
delegates to represent precinct 8, in the
county convention to be held at Palatlla,
August 9th, 1884, at 12 o'clock. A full
attendance is requested.
|. \. WEBB,
Chairman.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-25
J. p. BOYD, Secretary.
Call for a Comfy Convention.
\. WEBB,
Chairman.

Call for a Comfy Convention.
A Conservative Democratic Convention
WI be held at Palatka, August 9th, 1884,
10 o'clock, M, for the purpose of nom n
ating a state senator to represent the 18th
senatorial district, and two members of
the assembly to represent Putnam
County in the next legislature Also to
choose an executive committee for Put
nam County.
The different precincts will be entitled
to the following representation, based
upon the vote of 1882:
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-25
AGENTS FOR THE NEWS.

The following gentlemen are the authorized
gents of THE PALATKA DAILY AND WEEKLY
NEWS, in their several localities:
w. n. Dewitt, San Mateo.
w. Z. Valentine, Nashua.
g. 5. Packard, Welaka.
X. NJ. Bard NOrwalk.
j E Marshall, Fruitland, Fla.
] / McCallum, Orange Mills, Fla.
A. b. Bartlett, Georgetown.
Daniel Darling, Drayton Island
II. Il. IIigley, Lake George.
j. l.. Burton, Crescent City.
J. &. Strickland, Interachen.
A. Munroe, McMcekin.
VIM. g. BraddOck, Seville.
j. S. GOwdon, St. Augustine.
II. A. Vogebach, MelrOse.
Charles Moore, Lake Worth, Fla.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-25
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