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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

Looking at the remains of The Charleston
News and Courier office, one is not surprised
that the printers on the top floor declined to
continue setting type up there. Every soul
left the building the night of the first great
shock, except the proprietor, Capt. Dawson.
The earthquake left the edfice in such for
loYn condition that it will undoubtedly be
pronounced unsafe by the government en-
giueers and have to be pulled down. The
paper has been uncommonly prosperous Of
recent years, and the proprietors had recently
put in fine new printing press.
AT Columbia, S. c.. an old man had been
helpless rheumatic for years. He could
scarcely walk, even with crutches. At the
earthquake alarm he sprang from his couch
like deer and skipped into the street at
three bounds. He has not used his crutches
since. The earthquake was as effective as the
mind cure
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

The steeplc Of St Michaers church il
eighteen inches out of plumb, and unless the
best engineering talent Of the country can
warp it back to its old position it must be
torn down. The massive portico Of the
church covering, its entrance on Meeting
street is wrenched and torn and topping.
As sad as anything in this sad story Is the
natural Encouragement of the people Of
Charleston. Heavy rains finished what the
earthquake had left Soaked to the skin,
wandering in the streets, without food, over
them the agonzing terror of earthquake
shocks almost every day for weeks, their
plight was sorrowful enough. Added to this,
disease broke out among them. The accumu-
lated garbage of all that time was left unre-
moved upon the streets.
But beautiful, hapless Charleston must take
heart again. As with Chicago after the fire,
money will pour into her from her generous
sister cities all over the Union, and Charleston
will be rebuilt, greater, more prosperous and
more beautiful than ever.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

Then Geronimo has been skipping across the
Mexican border in such a way as to harrass
the troops. The MeXicans will not allow the
United States to establish a permanent camp
on their side of the line, and as the MeXicans
exerted themselves but little toward his cap
ture he fell back ON Mexico as n place of
refuge Geronimo has never considered the
Mexican soldier worth bothering about any
way, and boasts that he never wasted any
ammunition on Mcxicans-he killed them
with rocks.
On the 18th Of last January, it will be re-
membercd that Cant. Emmett Crawford,
while pursuing Geronimo, was shot down by
a party of Mexican soldiers, who had mis-
taken his command for body of hostile In
dians, at least so it was said at the time.
Since then reports and denials of Geroni-
mos capture have followed one another thick
and fast, until he became like the Irishman'S
flea. This time it is hoped he is captured ''for
keeps" and to Gen. Miles is the honor due
Gen Miles will always be noted as most
successful Indian fighter He it was who cap
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

in the mountains. He escaped with them.
He was afterward captured i'll New Mexico
and brought to She San Carlos reservation
with the rest of his tribe. Soon after this he
escaped again and was out until 1873. In
1881 he made his third escape, and eluded the
soldiers until 1854, when Gen. Crook brought
him into camp.
On May :, 1885, Geronimo led i'll the out
break which has given Mexico and the
United States no end Of hardships since. The
chief difficulty in capturing him come from
the rough nature Of the country, where the
Apaches were perfectly at home. In fact, it
is likely they would prefer a life of lawless.
ness, with the privilege OF roaming free over
these mountains, TO n life of luxury in cap
tivitv.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

The man who had faith enough in this air
steamer to advance money to help build il
was not one of the California milionaireS, as
one might expect. 1t was person who was
himself practical aeronaut, Professor Carl
Meyers, OF New York. The fact that he,
with his experience, put in his money to con-
struct the thing, scores a long mark in its
favor.
The car part consists of hickory or white
ash ribs, Veneered with birch. 1t is tiat-botr
toned The balloon or inflated part is diviued
into three compartments by strong, white
cotton sheeting. This prevents the rush OF
gas to one portion of the balloon. The bar is
itself made of the strong, white cotton cloth,
of triple thickness at the top. The danger OF
bursting is thereby lessened.
The bag is inclosed in net of fiat woven
linen bands, with three-inch mesh. The
netting is attached TO the car by iron hooks,
caught into eyelets in leather straps.
Professor Patterson has expected for two
years to make the attempt to cross the conti
nent from San Francisco to New York, but cir.
cumstances have thus far prevented his max.
ing the attempt. There is lack of money suf-
fcient to try the experiment, for one thing.
This is how it it at present with the bright
idea that struck Billy Patterson. The pro-
pelling force of the machine is placed imme-
diately at the intersection of the car and
balloon, SO that both can be controlled by it.
The engine is thus elevated above the bottom
OF the car The Herreshof engine is employed.
The wheels that appear below the edge OF
the car are to catch it when it lands and to
roll it upon land. They are attached to
bumpers and worked with machinery, Sc
they will not jolt and can be turned about in
any direction. The propeller screws that ap-
pear beneath the car are made of hollow steel
covered with green rawhide. Each screw 10
operated by one of the engines. No ballast is
necessary. The balloon is elevated or de.
pressed by means of the screws beneath Al
the stern appears the combined rudder and
propeller.
Living accommodations are provided with.
i'm the car. In the bow of the air boat is seen,
in the illustration, the mouth of pipe This
supplies draft to the furnaces. The fuel en-
ployed has little bulk. The whole machine is
constructed to afford the greatest strength
with the least weight.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
NEGRO RENIVALS.

Both in Atlanta and in Charleston wildly
thrilling scenes were witnessed at the re-
ligious revivals which Immediately broke
loose among the colored population. They
believed beyond COubting that the day of
judgment had come, and they begged for
mercy in a frenzy of fear. A weird spectacle
it was to pass through their camps and hear
the strange, more than half barbaric chants
and the wild prayers chat rose from the
throngs in the open squares and streets They
sang Hymns like this.
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down;
No man like Jesus
Sometimes I'm almost on de groun',
No man like Jesus.
Their prayers were wild and appealing be-
yond description:
"Oh, my handsome God, dear sir, look down
on us. We know what the little finger of the
Lord can do. Sometimes the world can kick
up in thunder, but do take care of our
brothers Amt the black lamb and the white
lion done lie down together in peace? Move
along my brothers, move along! God gimme
grace to move along, amt dun promise to
be baptize!'
The excited throng took up the words:
"Promise to be baptized" and made song Of
it, chanting the refrain with roar like a
singing earthquake itself They stopped to
take breath, and the leader fell into another
frenzied prayer.
"Thc last chance is come to save old Charles
ton! Oh, my Lord, don't touch my city any
more. pray God to hold the world. Hip,
hip, hip! Oh, Lord, take me in Your charge
tonight. Night before last didn't expect to
see Jesus. Oh, God, look aS these dry bones
in the valley. Didn't you hear Gabriel blow?
Oh, Gabriel, turn that horn to the land of
Egypt on the miserable Sinners and not on
we. Oh, Lord! the birds have nest, but we
are here tonight for mercy. oh, Lord, have
mercyr'
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
WHY it Didn't Come Off.

sW'y now yer do, Nancy?' said old Hester,
addressing old Sanderson's daughter.
didn't yer git married last Sadday nightT:'
"No; the weddin' dat come of didn't take
place"
"Whafo' didn't it, gal:'
"Well case der warn't but thirteen present.
GAN foolishness. You oughtenter b'lebe in
no SIGH foolish 'spicion ez dat. 'clar ter
goodness, yer makes me ershamed o yer,
putin offer weddin' jes' bekase der want but
thirteen dar. Wy MT yer sem out an ingucs
de fo'teenf pusson ter come!"
"Well, daddy did go out an beg him ter
come!'
swell, wy mt yer go ahead en- let him
erlone!'
@Conldn't.' .. se;,--''.
-W'y!o
ssCase de foteenf man wa2 de pusson what
had promised ter marry me. / tells yer,
Aunt Carisy, thirteen is bad luck. "-Ex-
CHANGE
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

Donkeys Were Always Fond of Thisties.
The latest fashionable freak in Horticulture
is the cultivation of the Scotch thistle. a
Newport florist has parterre of this pictur-
esGue plant which is greatly admired.
The other day New York dude at New
port took a Boston dude to see this parterre
of thistles, and the two stood for a while in
Oil attitude Of genuine admiration. Finally
the Boston dude said:
saw. there's something 50 cheerful and
aw--fwagwant, about these thistles; some
thing-aw-quite appetizing about them'
don't you know"
"Weally, SO there is" said the New YORK
dude; "and, bah Jove, how cleverly you ex-
pwess iti"-Boston Record.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
Lincoln's Recipe for Happiness.

An autograph letter that would like to
own was shown me few days ago. "A. Lin
coin" was boldly signed at the end of it, and
this wisdom was there, paragraphed in tha
wise:
"Do not worry.
"Eat three square meals a day.
"Say your prayers.
''Think of your wife,
''Be courteous to your creditors. :
''Keep your digestion good.
''Steer clear of the biliousness.
Exercise.
''Go slow and go easy.
MAY be there are other things that your
especial case requires to make you happy, but,
my friend, these, 1 reckon, will give you q
good lift "-Holston in New York Times.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
Special correspondence

Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, Sept. G.-New York city is not
wholly without attractions in the summer.
Among them are the swimming baths. If
these were only to accommodate men, they
would be lacking in interest, for men can
swim in any sort of a pond, sheltered or un-
sheltered-even in the dirty pool of politics. !"
But swimming is q comparatively new art for
women, and, as yet, needs various helps and
comforts to make it alluring.
The swimming bath which patronize is
down on the Battery, just below Castle Gar
den. The way thither is not beguiling, al
though the fresh air from the sea meets one,
and Battery parkiis fine in its summer foliage.
The numerous emigrant is the unpleasant
feature of the trip. He is there in all his
native filth, smoking pipes with odors strong
enough to take the breath from q hackman.
His children are there, vilely dirty and scan-
tily clothed His wife is there, very dirty,
also, and somewhat hunGry-looking. The
parks benches are always full of these new
candidates for fortune in the land of the free.
They are not inspiring objects to look upon,
and sensitive person feels their atmosphere
OF detection and misery.
A little bridge leads across to the bath,
long, boat-like house in the water, which is
evenly divided into a swimming bath for
men and one for women. Hot salt water
baths are also feature of this very useful
institution. This boat-like house on the waters
arrives at the Battery on the 1st of June, and,
securing its summers privileges there by pay
ing rousing rent to the authorities, it opens
its doors to the public at % cents bath, ten
cents extra for bathing suit, and a hot bath
for 40 cents.
During the month of June it isn't very well
patronized, but through July and August
everybody bathes, and bathes often. The
baths are open from 6 o'clock in the morning
until TO at night, electric light helping on the
glorious work after dark The women's bath
is conducted by women, Office work and all.
The bath is about thirty feet wide and forty
long. On three sides it has a double row of
dressing rooms, for it is a two-storied struc-
ture. Little galleries run all around it, from
which steps lead down into the water. Hori-
zontal and perpendicular ropes are here and
there ready to be grabbed, and cross pieces
on the corners make little pens for the tirnid
to splash around in and feel safe. In the
center of the pool is a little round platform
reached by steps going up out of the water
Thereon the boldest of the fair climb and then
drop recklessly into the water again, coming
down with great splash, exciting the admi-
ration of the less daring and coming up
twenty feet away with red faces and blowing
like porpoises, quite like men," as a little girl
said.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

WILLIAM PATTERSON. air navigation, yet
let no one doubt that the problem will be
solved. If Professor Patterson does not do il,
then somebody else will. This is the age OF
wonder.
articles in his time. One OF them is an auger
which cuts a square hole. He is disabled
soldier and wears G. A. r. badge.
For twenty years he has been studying
about this steam balloon. He thought by day
and dreamed by night. At last his mingled
dream and thought have taken material form
in the machine shown in the picture
1t will be observed that this balloon, like
the steamship and sail boat, takes the shape Of
ease through air and water. This is q point
in its favor. The whole machine is $50 feet
long. In its widest part it is 4S feet. 1t has
a lifting power of 1900 pounds. A unique
feature is its propelling power. This consists
of separate engines of IL horsepower each,
36 horse altogether. They work either to-
gether or separately. \ parachute of IL ,OOO
square feet is attached, TO save the air trav-
elers in case of accident. 1t lies folded upon
the side of the balloon, but can be unfurled
almost instantly, the inventor says. Great
arms or ribs are shot ont and the covering
straightens itself upon them. The parachute
is opened and closed by the balloons steam
machinery The car is 12 feet deep. The
balloon part alone is 81 feet high. The en-.
tire height, bag, car and wheels and wheel
shafts is "A feet. The whole machine weighs
$500 pounds and cost SIS, 600.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

One woman swan for half an hour with q
baby boy of three years clinging to her necA;
all the time Another woman showed me a
handsome ring on her hand one day, and said
II lost this ring when in the water last Satur-
day, and to-day went over in the corner
where l had lost it, hunted for it with my
feet, found it, and picked it up with my toes.
Wasn't that wonderful! 1t is my wedding
ring, too"
Some very lovely girls are seen in this bath
sometimes. have noticed, too, that it takes
an exceptionally handsome girl to look well
in the water. The hair gets wet and stringy,
and faces, fair as water lilies at other times,
get red and rather oily looking But all these
drawbacks are atoned for by the fresh beauty
of the bather after the bath is over. Her
eyes are bright as jewels, and her color fresh
and lovely, and for a few hours, at least, she
feels as if she had been made over.
When Oct l arrives our swimming bath is
hitched to a tug and pulled over to boat
hospital in Brooklyn, there to remain until
The flowers bloom again in the spring.
ELLIS CLARINET.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

in an informal way. In the costume Of the
bath they act quite like men, and indulge In
no foolishness in the way Of drawing lines
Everybody is the equal of everybody else
while in the water. After they are urrayed
in their street clothes they become prim and
rigid again, looking well 10 the lines AS
drawn by the ticnd Caste.
The next picture represents The swimming
teacher with pupil in tow. Ordinarily the
rope Is held in front of the swimmer, and is
the main agent, in the early stages of the art,
of keeping her head out of the water. Only
an advanced pupil has the rope fastened at
her back. Then she is truly at sea, for if she
becomes panic stricken she has nothing to
clutch at but the unsubstantial atmosphere
and the ncongenial water. The teacher,
herself natatoral adept, calls out: Push
out more to the sides with your feet; paddle
slowly with your arms; feet down; down;
keep your arms under water" and other
mandatory instructions. The pupil struggles,
claws at the water, gasps, but persists, and is
frequently graduated with hOnors.
One young girl who swan well told me that
she taught herself this season by hanging
about the steps, without a teacher Finally
she gained confidence, launched out, and
found that she could swim as well as any one.
One day, while splashing around in the
bah, l saw an elderly German woman,
ar'ayed for the water, sitting disconsolately
on the steps, but. apparently fearing to get
wet pitied her, and thought of going up
and offering TO lead her down. She was
merely meditating, it seems, for presently she
took a regular frogs leap into the pool and
swan like a trout. When she padded around
near me | congratulated her on her skill.
'Oh l shwim desc vourteen years" she said.
'I vent to the swimming school on Sixty
seventh street, and everybody shwam so well
was 'shamed not to shwim; SO l jist begun
and shwam like de rest"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
The Law of Compensation.

Prospective purchaser-That horse seems IT,
be blind in both eyes.
Hopeful Seller-Why, he's that much mors
worth the money, my dear man. He wonS
be able to see how far he has Travelled, so he
can't get tired-Don't you sees"-Harpers
Bazaar.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

tured Chief Joseph
and the Nez Perces
in their fl i G Ii t
through Montana
after they had Sue
cessfully f o Il 6 h t
and evaded other
generals. He also
captured the hostile
Cheyennes, who are
now living in peace,
as farmers, ON the
Rosebud, in Mon
Aa~1 All Slsa, xa-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

StuInps, tie farmer, has married a city girl
who is trying to learn country ways. She
has heard her husband say that he must buy
q dog and responds: "Ob, yes, do, Chawles.
buy setter dog. He can be watch dog at
night and Get on the eggs all day; for can't
make the hens Get, though I've held 'em down
IN hour at time."-Lfe
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

Meantime, on Sunday, the white sheep OF
the great fold were gathered in very differ
ent scene The white peoples worship was
conducted in a quiet, solemnly impressive
manner, and in the square. Bishop Northrop,
of the Charleston diocese, celebrated mass in
the open air, in the presence of vast throng.
These religious services, in the midst OF the
earth fissures and the ruins, form most
striking scene, and were participated In by
the various denominations, each in their
separate gathering.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

ordinary balloon on
the one hand, and
On the other viii
permit itself to ne
propelled and steer
ed 10y steam, like u
boat upon til e
water. All must
hope that Mr.. Pat
terson's faith will be
justified Ly the re-
: suits. His balloon
may not yet be the
particular inv en-
! ton W h C h Will
solve the problem of
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
MEDICAL COLLEGE.

The medical college, Of which Charleston
was justly proud, is a ruin.
AT a colored church in Barnesville deacon
was just praying fervently to close the meet
ino He was lust saving, "Good Lord, come
down an, bless de ch;lluns. Bring on de time
when Jesus am a-comin'. Good LORD, come
down an take de chilluns home hasten de
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
The Rat Catcher of the Treasury,

In the treasury &C Washington is rat
catcher, a colored man, who has a record of
CO0 rats killed with his bare hands He has
the knack of grabbing the animal by the
skin between the ear and jaw, and by sud.
den twist breaking its neck.-New York
Sun
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

1876, when a tavern
k c e per named
Rogers was killed
by some drunken
Apaches. 1t was
then decided by the
Indian agent to
transfer the Chiri-
cahuas to the San
Carlos reservation.
Geronimo, at that
time q sub-chief,
protested, saying
he did not think it
just to send them
all away for a
murder one of the
number had COM
nitted, and whom
they had already
put to death. But
Geronimo's pro
tests availed moth
ing, and his people
were ordered to
| move. Geronimo
Aasked for leave to
lgather his family
which yyaS scattered
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
GERONIMO CAPTURED.
PORTRAITS OF THE RENEGADE CHIEF
AND THE GALLANT GEN. MILES.

The End of the Trouble With the Chiri-
cahua Apachcs-History of the Trouble.
He be Hanged:
Geronimo and band, the terror of Arizona,
New Mexico and Sonora, is once more cap
tured, and it is to he hoped he will now be
placed where he can no longer harm others or
where lie himself will not fall victim to re-
venge at the hands of friends of the many
he has murdered during these many years.
Geronimo is the head chief of the Chiri-
cahua Apaches and first came into notice in
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30

W. ID. Howells writes all his novels with a
typewriter.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
AN AIR STEAMER.

Patterson, San Francisco.
Now comes Professor William Patterson,
bridge builder, actor, hunter, sQuatter, trap
per, soldier and inventor, of San Francisco,
and soleunly ayers that he has constructed n
balloon which will float upou the air like an
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
EARTHQUAKE ECHOES.
EVENTS WEIRD, COMIC AND TRAGIC,
FOLLOWING ITS WAKE.

Newspapers Call it the Ouake-COlored
People Hold Revivals-A Wife Beater
Takes it as "a Warning-Damage Done.
Charleston Must Be Rebuilt.
When the American people had sufficiently
recovered their balance to speak of the
calamity at Charleston as 'the quake" that
was sign they believed the worst was over.
1t took five days for them to do this. The
Sunday papers next following that terrible
Tuesday night spoke loosely of ''the quake"
They went further than this. They even
thanked their stars that the earthquake had
for the time quite shut up the prohibition
row in Atlanta. The night of the first
shock, Immediately after it was felt, Pro-
hibition citizen of that place rushed wildly
into the street without much clothing on, bid
ding his wife and little ones follow him, VOW
ing the bloody whisky men were blowing up
his house with dynamite. He quite believed
it. But from that evening no word referring
to the whisky war was heard in Atlanta for
week. That, at least, was something.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-09-30
THE SWIMMING BATH.
HOW WOMEN LEARN TO SWIM IN
SALT WATER.

One of New York's Summer Attractions.
NatatoriaI Recreation at the Battery.
Some Reflections on the Cause of Old
Age-Gray-Haired Swimmers.