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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
The Beginning of a Stage Career.

j can just remember my first appearance
on the stage at the age of 5. was to repre-
sent the young Prince of Morocco and was
dressed in buckskin breeches, with Tartar
jacket and a black plug hat as was the
fashion in Morocco at that time. The prop
erty man supplied the coloring to give me
the peculiar Indian hue of the Prince of
Morocco, and hit on Copal varnish as the
proper shade. He smeared ME over with the
sticky liquid, and though | remember | could
not move a muscle or shut my eyes or mouth,
still felt my importance as prince of royal
blood. L sat on the right of the king. He
was a small man, with cork screw legs in
cased in black, shiny broadcloth pantaloons
and bombaZine sack coat | thought him
the finest actor | ever saw, and he must have
been good one, for my father used to say
he was "corker." But to my first appear
ance: | got along very finely with the part
OF prince, but when they tried to get the
color off my face-ah. there was the rub.
And rub @ne they did. Ny poor mother
rubbed me and scrubbed me- my father sug-
gested sand, and my mother tried it. 1t
made matters worse, for the sand dried it,
and then they proposed TO let it wear off.
They used my face for sandpaper, to light
matches on, for some days afterward.
My brother Tom and l once acted the
humps of dromedary. An old horse, with
long, Shanghai legs, was gotten up as the
dromedary His gothic figure and long neck
were wrapped in yellow colored cloth, with
shaggy bundles of lambs wool at his joints.
Brother Tom and ], covered with an old
table cloth, represented the humps My
mother gave US each two apples to keep us
quiet In trying to get one of my apples out
of my pocket it fell on the stage. The old
camel stopped to eat it, and in his effort
shook of both humps, to the amusement of
the audience and the discontinue Of the
camel driver.-W. j. Florence
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
THE GREAT DOME AND TELESCOPE


This is the building that will be the center
of attraction for astronomers and scientists
the world over In it will be 1.-THE most
powerful telescope yet made,' as ordered in
Mr.. Lick's trust deed. 1t will contain a
thirty-six inch objective, the largest ever at
tempted and the largest the great telescope
makers, Alvan Clark & Sons, of Cambridge
port, Mass. The next largest objective
measuring thirty inches in diameter, has re-
Gently been finished by the same firm for tie
government of Russia. At the time of Lick's
death the largest telescopes in existence was
the one in the Naval observatory at Wash
ington, d. c., which has a twenty six inch
objective, and Lord Ross great six-foot
rejecting telescope in Ireland. The i'm.
perial government of Austria has just
constructed a very powerful telescope
with twenty seven inch objective, but it is
the intention of the trustees of the Lick OBJ
servatory to keep ahead of the world in the
power of their telescope
The dome is well shown in this sectional
plan presented herewith. 1t will weigh fifty
tons, being probably seventy feet in diam
eter, though this cannot be determined until
the polishing of the objective is completed
and its focal length is found. This, it is
hoped, will be accomplished this year, and
two years later this country can proudly
claim the best equipped astronomical obser-
vatory in existence.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27

this world Meeting him with his hat on
one would take him TO be wel-to-do saloon
proprietor. But with his hat removed and
his hair closely cropped his physiCgnOmy is
on on which no mistake can be
made the characteristics are too
strongly defined The great. heavy jaws,
heavy eyes and overhanging eyebrows,
the recedng forehead, the abnormal develop
ment of the posterior Tortion of his cranium
all indicate a head admirably adapted for
the mission he has in life. What the mouth
and chin would show cannot be told, but it
is presumed his luxuriant beard covers
equally strong characteristics necessary to
the man. It does seem cruel to call atten-
ton TO the abnormal chronological points of
this monster, and yet it is the most charitable
thing one can do. His training from child
hood has developed the brutal and animal
passions to the sacrifice of the inherent
humane nature, so that it has nodded his
head, until it shows the brutal nature within.
Herr Most is what he is because he cannot
now be otherwise, though it is unfortunate
that men will follow such leader. He
gained his notoriety in Europe some dozen
years ago through bis connection with a
Socialistic organization in Russia. from
which Nihilism was developed He was
forced to flee from Russia and lived for a
time in Germany and Austria, where he
quietly advanced his doctrines and gathered
some followers, the outcome of their plotting
being. it is claimed, the assassination of the
late czar. Germany and Austria becoming
too hot for Most and his conspirators they
scattered Their leader next appeared in
London, where he was finally imprisoned.
On his release he came to this country, as
being the last one among the civilized ma
tions that would harbor him Here he has
published his doctrines in paper called
Die Freiheit, growing gradually bolder
and boider until the police and grand jury
had become convinced that his methods had
become unlawful and ordered him to be locked
up. but he could not be found.
Herr Most's last appearance in public was
before his "W Workingmen's Rifle club" a So
ciety of Anarchists in New York. Twenty
kegs of beer were drank by his auditors to
give them courage. Here he made a speech,
rife in hand He advised his hearers to arm
themselves against the interference of the
police and brought his rife to his shoulder
occasionally to illustrate his intentions. Two
detectives were in the audience whose evi-
dence will be sufficient to convict Most when
caught Two leutenants of Most's who were
arrested became so terrified when they
found they were within the laws grasp, that
they We're willing to promise to renounce
Socialism forever if they would be allowed
their freedom This is one of the peculiarities
of the Socialist leaders that they are per-
sonally arrant towards. August Spies, the
leader of the Chicago Anarchists. is an ar
dent pupil of Most's in the shedding of blood
and yet the sight Of blood makes him deathly
Sicly
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27

Trundiing over the roads upon tricycles
and bicycles, their cheeks aglow with the ex-
ercise, their eyes bright with health and the
pure air, our people on such summer vaca-
tion might actually learn something about
their own country. Il suppose far as
local history Of our own country goes we are
about as ignorant lot as ever pointed with
pride to heroic ancestors.) --...
Mr.. Joseph Pennell, artist AMI literary
man, describes, in the last number of Outing,
the Stanley show. His pictures have been
redrawn and engraved from that lively
magazine for our purpose here. His sketch
deals with the latest and best improvements
in cycle mechanism in England. He finds
the greatest improvements have been made
Of recent years in tricycles.
An objection has been made 10 bi and tri-
cycling that it is unsocial, that only one
fellow can ride off in a grumpy way by him.
self, like one of those detestable fast horse
men in a single seated wagon. But that has
been changed A double tricycle. has been
invented. All the world can now take its
girl cycling along with it upon its steel steed.
You can ste how it is done.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
THE LICK OBSERVATORY.
A Californian's Munifcent Gift to the
Cause of Science.

Cause of Science.
it is but right that a successful merchant
should on dying see to it that his wealth
should be distributed among the people from
which he collected it, and in the state whose
government protected him in the acquisition
of that wealth So thought the late James
Lick, one of the most tightfisted old msers
OF California James Lick was a Pennsyl-
vanian by birth and piano and organ
maker by trade. He began business life in
Philadelphia away back in 1920, this he car
ried on successively and successfully in Balti-
more, Nd, Buenos Avres and Valparaiso,
South America, and California. He reached
this last place in the early days of 1917,
getting in or the ground foor,' as they say
in Wall street, in speakin, of one who gets
big hold of an enterprise on the start Old
Lick kept cautiously boarding and in
creaSing his pile until it amounted to some
100000 in 1874.
"And then a wonder came to light" in the
shape of a trust deed by which he conveyed
all of this fortune to board of trustees to
be divided among public charities and for
the erect on Of valuable scientific institu-
tions
Among the other bequests was one Of
SlOO, 900 for the construction and equipment
of an astronomical observatory for the Uni
versity of California This was a pet pro
ject with the donor He even selected the
site for the buildings, and expressed desire
to be buried near them. His wish is to be
gratitied, as it is intended to chsel vault
out OF the solid rock under the pier which
viii support the great telescope, and here,
twenty five miles from civilization on a lonely
mountain top 4 2Sj feet above the sea, will be
the solitary grave of the man who was re-
cluSe in life.
The spot selected for the observatory site is
the summit of Mount Hamilton. fifty miles
south of San Francisco The Federal gov
eminent owned the land and congress made
a grant of all the land embraced within
circle one mile below the summit. A road
over twenty miles in length has been con-
structed from the nearest settlement at a cost
of $1,000
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
A Bit of GOasin.

There Is young lady of Troy
Most handsome ard winsome and coy:
We are nothing to blame
That we don't give her name
For that might the story destroy.
She got from lady letter.
In Buffalo twas that she met her
We don't know her name.
But, then, that's Just the same.
And perhap, it is something the better.
This letter declares, il is said.
That Cieveland's decided to wed;
The bride tod the news. -
Said she couldn't refuse.
And will soon TO the altar be led.
There's the story for what it is worth
You know its career from its birth;
Perhaps you're suspicious,
But of gossip delicious
You'll have to admit there's a dearth.
Columbus Dispatch.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
THE DYNAMITE BOMBS.

This would never do, thought Anarchist
Fielden. He sprang upon a wagon and
called wildly on the people to kill the police
hirelings. Word was sent in moment to a
police station, and 125 men started at once
to the Haymarket. ''To armsin cried Felden,
as they advanced on the scene Police In
spector Bonfield ordered them to disperse
IN the name Of the law. A second time he
rave the command. The next moment it
seemed as if earth and sky split open. The
policemen marched in ranks one row behind
another. A number of bombs We're seen to
fall between the second and third rows.
Policemen dropped to the ground shattered
and bleeding Some of the Socialists drop
ped too, it is said Immediately after the
explosion the officers fired volley after volley
from their revolvers into the crowd. who
replied TO the bullets with knives, pistols and
clubs. They had come prepared, but they
were dispersed In few moments they
broke ranks and fed, before the officers, in
all directions. 1t only proved for the thous-
anth time what they ought to have known,
that few welI-armed, determined, drilled
men, who stand shoulder to shoulder, like q
stone wall, can put to flight hundred times
their number
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
VIEW OF THE OBSERVATORY COLONY.

Work was begun on Lick observatory in
$780, the first being done was to cut off the
apex OF the peak thirty-one feet so as to
form a fat surface on which to construct
the buildings. Our illustrat on from photo
graph shows the present appearance of the
work, but it conveys no idea of the amount
of labor it was to get them there All the
building ma terial. tools, food, water and
workmen had to be hauled from the valley
below. There are already erected the OBJ
servatory proper, which is building 2S7
feet in length, and three other buildings for
various other observations. 1t was a big
undertaking and it is now only waiting the
arrival of the great telescope to be COM
pleted.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
The Coming Bonnet.

Oh, sing. the genius and the skill
OF millinarS whose trade is
To meet the fancies. curb the will,
And crown the handsome ladies!
The birds were shot, year ago,
To trim the Easter bonnet;
But now they put the things that grow
In market gardens on it.
The vegetables and flowers and fruits,
Tomato, radish. carrot,
Banana or the bud, as suits
The lady who must wear it.
A turnip, on curving brim,
VIII hold it in position:
A carrot be some lady's whim
To indicate omission;
And onions, odorous and young,
That aid the tears in falling,
On mourning bonnets will be hung
To mark the grief appalling.
The hat or bonnet most complete,
The envy of all women,
VIII be the one with biggest beet
Amid the garden trimmin'.
columbus Dispatch.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27

1t was man mounted upon wagon who
made the speech the night of May f. that
precipitated the bloodiest part Of the riot. 1t
was in the evening at the OLD Haymarket on
the west side.
Twelve Thousand men assembled in the old
Haymarket after the riotous proceedings in
the afternoon. They were the fermented in
crease of the host that had been dispersed
by the police i'll the afternoon. Then twelve
determined policemen had begun to scatter
a crowd of 10000 people-men, women and
children. They were REINFORCED afterwards
till their number was 200, hut the fact re-
mains that before their brother officers ar
rived those twelve brave fellows made the
throng yield before them. There was blood
split on both sides, though no more than one
or two lives were lost. The afternoon fight
at once embo dened the police ,and whetted
the wrath of the throf.g.
In the evening they reassembled to vent
their anger and breathe ont vengeance.
Now there is no law in this country against
a mans speaking his mind. 1t is quite pos
sible that if the red rag speakers had been
allowed to finish their harangues the crowd
would have dispersed in peace. They were
doing So In fact August Spies and T. r
Parsons had made violent speeches which
had fallen rather fat The crowd had dwin-
died down to / 600
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27

A valiant champion of the cause of the
workingman is John j. ONeill, the St Louis
congressman. He is chairman of the very
important committee of labor of the house
of representatives. just now he has his
hands full in Investigating the causes Of the
recent labor troubles throughout the coun-
try and principally in his owH city.
Mr.. O'Neili was a st. Louis boy, and will
be 40 years old ON June % He received a
common school education, and was in the
civil service of the government during the
war; after which lie was engaged in manu-
featuring pursuits. For the indomitable
energy, perseverance and pluck which IS
shown 20 well in his portrait he was elected
to the legislature of Missouri in 1872. and
was twice reelected. The workingmens
party nominated him for congress in 1873,
but he Withdrew from the fear of injuring
their cause through the risk of defeat He
was elected to the Forty-eighth congress a.
Democrat, and Immediately received
place the labor committee, of which he
became the head on his election 10 the pres
ent cong res.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
THE Modern Lord lowell.

Lord Lowell he stood at his own front door,
Seeking the hole for the KEY;
His hat was wrecI,ed and his trousers bore
A rent across either knee.
When down came the beauteouS Lady Jane
In fair white draperee.
"Oh, where have you been, Lord Lovellr
she said:
"Oh, where have you been!" said she;
81 have not closed an eye in bed
And the clock has just struck three.
Who has been standing you on your head
In the ashbarrel, Perdee.'
II am not drunk Lady Shane" he said:
And so late it cannot be:
The clock struck one as | entered
heard it two times or three;
1t must be the salmon on which fed
Has been too many for me-"
$50, tell your tale, Lord Lowell" she said,
40 the maritime cavalree,
To your grandam of the hoary head
To anyone but me.
The door is not used to be opened
With a cigarette for key
Washington STAR
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27

herit ed large body. He came of stall
wart family, who settled On the eastern
shore of Maryland, where the future judge
was born in 1915 He graduated from Ken
yon college, Ohio, in 1882, studied law III
Massachusetts, and Connecticut and when
admitted to the bar began 70 practice at
bloomington, Ills Speaking of this the judge
said recently: While going to college i'll the
west, | got to see western people and the
better chances in the west, SO | settled in
Illinois. When got out there think every
member Of the bar drank and gambled.
Some of them were as brilliant men as ever
you knew. / looked on awhile, and made
uD my mind | would neither drink nor
gamble, and consequently 1 have survived a
small host of men probably better entitled to
live and lie useful than myself. | did not
smoke a cigar until | was pretty well ad
vanced in life; indeed, only few years ago.
Perhaps my loss of flesh of late year, is at
tributable to my stopping smoking, which |
did for some time"
Mr. Davis entered politics in 1914 by
being elected to the Illinois legislature.
He was a member of the state constitu-
tional convention of 1917, and was elected
circuit Judge in 1S4s In 1862 President Lin
coin appointed him one of the judges of the
United States supreme court, which position
ne held until 1877, when he resigned to sue
ceed John A. l. gan United States sen
ator from Illinois. Upon the death of Fresi-
dent Garfield in 1881 Vice President Arthur
became the head of the government, and
Judge Davis was chosen president of the
senate. After the expiration of his sen
atorial term he married a young lady in
North Carolina and ratirad IN privSts- life in
his old home in Bloomington. Ills. Some
weeks ago he first comp aimed of not feeling
well He began to lose flesh rapidly until
he became but a shadow of his former SELF
Judge Davis leaves record as a jurist and a
statesman of which his adopted state is
justly proud.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27

Keep Out OF Debt.
ith the rsla intricacies Of English photography ]
A man in debt
No rest will gebt
Until he's in the tomb.
His cares will weigh
So heavy theigh
VIII shroud his life with glomb.
He'll practise guile;
And never smuie: n
His head with pain viii ache;
He'll grieve and sigh
And want to digh
And thus his troubles shache :,
But owing none
He'll have more foue
Than any king that reigrs;
He'll feel benign;
His health is tign
And he long life atteigns. =
Without a doubt
All can keep ouht
OF debt if only they
VIII never buy
TO please the Guy
And cash down always pey.
H. C. Dodge in Detroit Free Press.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
A ST. LOUIS CLUB HOUSE.
A Building For the Accommodation of
Lovers of the Turf.
ST. LOUIS JOCKEY CLUB HOUSE.

The ST. Louis Jockey club is one of the
institutions of the city, and is now building
a club house which will be one of the attrac-
tions to the visitor. 1t is a beauty, archi-
tecturaly, of the Queen Anne style, and is
to cost 5O,0o0. The entrance to the build
ing is from the side shown in the illustration,
though the front proper faces the race track
and contains two broad piazzas, from which
an admirable view of the whole course may
be had. Though these porches will be an
important feature ON racing days, it is to
90 -.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27

This social machine /. called the tandem
tricycle.. In some Of them the lady sits in
front, in others behind Tne tandem will be
something new in America, where for some
reason ladies do not take kindly to the tri
cycle 1t would attract more attention than
would be pleasant in the cities, but i'll the
country it would be just the thing. Many
time, on the farm, it would obviate the ne
cessity of taking horse from needed work
and harnessing him to a buggy or wagon.
When get that home in the country for
which I've been pining ever since | have
lived in city and done newspaper work, /
mean to have tricycle., and ride to the post
office, three miles away, upon it. See if L
don't! The rostoffice sha'n't be foot nearer
than three miles away, either.
The tandem. and indeed many of the
bicycles and tricycles have rests and sup
ports to which baggage may be strapped,
and the tourists are thus enabled to take a
tooth brush and a change of clothing with
them. The ideal journey of this kind was
taken by Mr.. Pennell himself. accompanied
by his wife. 1t was tour through Italy,
that described in The Century.
When, at the end of their tour, Mr. Pennell
and his wife arrived upon their cycle at the
city of the Caesars, they were fined ten francs
for furious riding on the Corso"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
Oh, Where is This Thing Going to End .

Oh, Where is This Thing Going to End |?
The houses we clean in the spring.
Tra-lal
Give a blow to all social sunshine
And we profanely say as we sing,
Tra-la!
There's never bit of the thing
Tra-lal
But we find that it is useless 10 whine,
And this the refrain that we do,efully sing,
Oh, bother the houses we clean i'll the spring,
Tra-la-la-la-la-lal Tra-la-la-la-la-la!
The houses we clean in the spring.
Boston Budget.
Customer TO florist)--Do the flowers that
bloom in the
Florist (sternly)-Sir!
Customer-I said do the flowers that
bloom
Florist (sotto voce)-John. is Towser loose
and the sand bag in the cash drawer where l
can reach it!
John lin whisper)-Yes, sir. an 1owser
amt eat nothin' sence yesterday.
Florist-Well, sir, what did you says
Customer wanted to know if flowers
that bloom in the early part Of the year VIII
bloom again later!-PittsburQ Chronicle
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
4. Fihappy Jland.
WHEN THE DAY is COLD.

Il see, father" said Rollo, looking up from
The Eagle, that two boys in Maine were
frozen to death while going to school,
"Quite likely, my son, replied Rollo's father.
quite likely; thing that is liable to happen
anywhere, even in July. But you never
heard of a boy freezing to death while com.
ing from school. Never. my son" And tina.
gave Rollo son ething to think about ali
morning brooklyn Eagle.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27
Helena, Montana, Thursday, May y, 1886.
the social features O, ,.e ,,,,.

the social features On uno Gu.
Thonas Wash has devoted most Of his
skill. There are large and small parlors and
cosy little private dining rooms, an ample
restaurant, billiard ROOMS and bowling alleys
g mnaslum and all the appointments of a
well regulated club house, with the addi-
tional creditabIs feature that unusual pains
have been taken to render the building at
trac;lve 70 the wives and families Of the
members
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-05-27

The newly elected president of the Chicago
uiI. versity is DR.. w. r. Harper, whose por
trait is presented herewith. Though youth
ful in appearance, DIR. Harper has achieved
a reputation for the clearness OF his intellect
and the profound erudition he has already
attained He had under consideration an
excellent position offered him by the
authorities of Yale college. when his name
was suggested to turn the waning fortune
of the Chicago university. AT meeting
of the trustees of this university, he was
unanimously elected president. He will
bring to this college his vigorous talent as
well as strong pecuniary support