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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08

was the iast time Curly ever looked on
lace of his general alive.
In that moment the dashing, heroic cav.
airy leader chose between life and death He
fought like tiger himself before giving UP
his life
The Indians closed in around him at toe
close quarters for him to use gun or pistol
Then he snatched his saber. The Indians
say that he killed three braves with his
saber before he was finally overcome Then
a chief, named Ran-in-the- Face, who had
mortal grudge at the white leader, shot
and killed him. Such bravery as he had
shown his wild enemies reverenced as more
than mortal. His was the only body they
left unmutilated. This proved that they
looked on it with superstitious awe. The
Indians say there were more of their braves
killed than of white men.
Curly, the Crow scout, escaped alone by
the way he had indicated to Custer. He
washed his Crow paint off and let his hair
down like Sioux, and thus, undetected,
hovered around till the awful fight was
over Then, as much dead as alive with
grief and horror, he followed on down the
river t'u he reached the steamboat Isnding.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08

some years an attache of the Smithsonian
Institution. Her line of work there was the
folk lore and language of the six Indian
nations. At the time of her lamented death
she had nearly completed dictionary of
the language still spoken by the Iroquois.
She had also collected a volume of quaint
Indian mythology and folk lore, which was
published with illustrations by the United
States bureau of ethnology. There is in both
volumes much painstaking investigation and
original research. The value of these studies
in Indianology is that they preserve for us
record of people now almost vanished from
the earth. They will assist archaologists to
trace out the history and origin of the red
man in America In pursuit of her Indian
lore the indefatigable worker went to the
various tribes in person and lived among
them considerable time.
Mrs. Smith was married very young, hav-
ing previously graduated at Mrs. Wizards
seminary at Troy, N. Y. But she did not
cease studying on her wedding day. On the
contrary her intellectual work seemed only
begun. She took course of study in the
school of mines of Columbia college, New
York. Later she went to Germany and
studied mineralogy in one of the universities
there, being the only woman who ever did
this. She visited the coast of the Baltic
sea to investigate the amber fisheries
Ten years ago she founded the 1Esthetic
Society of Jersey City, an association mostly
of young ladies, for literary, musical and
elocutionary culture. 1t became very popu-
lar at once Mrs. Smith was its president
from the time of its organization till her
death. 1t now numbers 500 members. 1t is
said really to have changed the tone of
society in Jersey City. The most distin-
guished men and women in the world of
science aud belles-lettres from both sides of
the Atlantic have been guests of the 1Esthetic
club.
Mrs Smitn was the first woman elected a
fellow of the New York Academy of Sci
ences She belonged to the American Asso-
ciation for the Advancemen of Science and
to the English Anthropological society.
When the British association met at Mon
treal our brave Yankee scientific woman
read before them a paper on lndianology,
which was greatly applauded. At her home,
in Jersey City, she had what is said to be the
finest private collection of minerals and In
dian curos in America, gathered by
her own busy hands. She was a
prominent member of Sorosis, and for
years was chairman of its committee
on science. At her funeral the Daughters
Of Esthetics, members of Soross and scien-
tific men met to mourn their common loss
Distinguished professors of science aided to
carry her flower covered coffin to its tomb.
Her home was very happy one, and she
was evoted wife and mother. She was
as lovable as she was learned. One Of the
pleasantest pictures in her life is that of the
time when she went to ETope with her four
sons, to study all togethe..
Erminne Smith was always learning. Her
life is steady inspiration and example TO
other women ELIZA ARCHARD.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT.

Picture of Sitting Bull, the Great Sioux
Chief, Who Defeated Custer on the
Little Big Horn-His Children-CurIy,
the Generals Scout.
This 18th of June, 1886, it is ten wears
since the day when brave Gen. Custer and
his band of soldiers We're massacred on the
Little Big Horn river, in Montana. The
wild Indian region Of ten years ago is a
civilized country now. Flocks and herds
Craze peacefully where brave Custer and
his men marched to their death that day.
The only bit of real wildness in all that
country is the National Yellowstone park.
set apart by government as "public park
or pleasure ground for the benefit of the
people"
1t is the strangest river in the world, that
Yellowstone, down branch of which heroic
Custer marched with his men. 1t was ex-
plored for the first time in 1S70-7l. When
the surveying party came suddenly to
square mile of hot springs they could only
stop and wonder The terrific rift in the
mountains, 0)0 feet deep some distance
further on, with the rapid river flowing
through the bottom, was still more wonder
ful. 1t was awful The ravine is so sunless
that in broad daylight persons looking up
from the bottom can see the stars.
George A. Custer was an Ohio man, born
in an obscure country village, New Rumley. in
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Second ~ the Nati11al Capitol.

THE NEW STATE CAPITOL AT AUSTIN, TEX
When the new capitol of the "Lone Star
State" is completed. it will be second in size
to the national Capitol at Washington. 1t is
566 feet long by 2SS wide, while the national
Capitol is 751 feet long and 324 feet at its
greatest width The statue OH its dome will
exceed in height the statue of Freedom on
the dome at Was shingtOn by 4 feet, the latter
being 3O7 feet above the base line of the build
ing. While it will be 3l1 feet from the base
line to the top of the statue on the Texas
capitol. But then Texas is larger than the
New England and Middle states put to-
gether and should have capitol comen-
surate with her vast territory. This build
ing is to be fireproof and furnished with all
the modern Improvements in the way of
electric lighting, steam heating, elevators,
etc. 1t will be three full stories in height,
and will contain offices for the entire execu-
tive, judicial and legislative departments of
the state government. On the whole it will
be credit to the state and to any country.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08

in the boy George, however. He was as
restless and nervous as a squirrel He was
educated at West Point A good story is
told of him in his senior year, 1861. He
was officer of the guard one day, and
was put under arrest for not making two
cadets cease fighting. He wanted to see
which would whip and was letting the fel-
lows fight it out, when suddenly Gen Hazen,
then Lieutenant, came on the scene Gus
ter was put under arrest His class was al
lowed to go at once to the seat of war
where officers were SO much needed, but
Custer was not with them. On the contrary.
he p!ned in guard house at West Point.
He was regularly court-martialed on the
specification that "he, the said Custer. did
fail to suppress riot or disturbance near
the guard tent, and did fail to separate,
etc, but, on the contrary, did cry out in a
loud tone OF voice: Stand back, boys, let's
have a fair fight or words to that effect
While awaiting sentence a telegram came
from Washington or'ering his release and
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Guatemala's Climate and Production

Guatemala's Climate and Productions.
The ride from Esquintla to Guatemala is
worth going a long way to see and enjoy.
The air is that of spring-indeed this table
land of Guatemala has only vernal heats
Neither frost or scorching sun ever come
here-one long May day lasts the year
round This is called the summer season,
because it is rainless but winter does not
diminish the temperature, only it brings
with it wilder profusion of odors, flowers
and green pastures and fields Even now
one sees springs bursting from the rocks and
brooks and rushing down to lakes and rivers
The supply of water for all possible needs
of the house, field and mandatory is
ample
Irrigation goes on in many places,
doubling the products of the soil and fur
nishing every day in the year fresh vegeta-
bes for the market The number and
variety OF these products under the infunce
of daily irrigation streams almost bewilder
one unused them. The strange fruits and
vegetables seen daily in the great market Of
the city puzzle me- though time and again
have had the names given and have as often
hasted them.
There is the aguacate-alligator pear-a
fruit of the size of a small, round cantelope
with dark blue skin; in its center a nut or
seed and between the nut and rind a soft
substance something of the consistency of
the yolk of hard boiled egg. | have never
fancied it until yesterday, when the waiter
asked me to try it in the soup. From liking
it there | learned to appreciate why it is
held in such esteem among the people here
in any form. Muskmelons and watermelons
are very plenty, and | do not now think Of
a single vegetable of the north that is not
found here, while there are many we never
even read about The vegetable gardens lie
around the city as well as out in the
country, and the women, who seem to be the
gardeners and huskers, bring their products
in great loads on their heads and backs,
though this part of the work is often shared
by the men. Guatemala Cor. Kansas City
Journal
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08

contained history of his life, drawn in
grotesque Indian pictures Most of them
represented s. B. killing somebody, white or
red.
Sitting Bull destroyed Custer and his COM
mand on the Little Big Horn river, June 25,
1876 He then fed across the border to
British America and annoyed the United
States government people six years longer.
1t was not till 1882 that he finally surren-
dered. Even then he has always claimed
that he himself did not surrender. 1t was
his son Crowfoot, the lively Indian youth
who appears in the picture, that at last
snatched his fathers gun and handed it over
TO Mai Brotherton. The boy has some of
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
FREDERICK II. WINSTON.

Mr.. Winston is a native of Georgia. where
be was born in 1880, the son of a Presby-
terian minister In Mr. Frederick Winston s
boyhood his parents moved to Kentucky,
where he received his schooling, returning
when he was Is to Georgia, and before he
was of age beginning the study of law. He
was graduated in 1852 at the Harvard law
school, and after his graduation completed
his studies in the Office of Mr.. William M.
Evarts, in this city, where he was admitted
to practice in 1853 In the same year he
took up his residence in Chicago. For
nearly twenty years Mr.. Winston was the
general counsel of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad company.
His professional specially is railroad law,
and in this his eminence at the western bar
is undisputed. He is at present the senior
member of the firm of Winston & Rhodes.
Mr.. F. S. Winston, the corporation counsel
of Chicago, is the son of the new minister.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
Big Busines, in In. Ioy Trade.

She's a big 60" said the street hustler
he gathered up his ware and started for
home with satisfied look in his face and a
pocket heavy with coin; 'she has caught on.
I've sold almost a gross o them tops to-day,
an didn't start till after dinner, nuther.
If you want to do biz on the street don't
ever take nuthin' useful. Take q toy some
thing to play with, something a man kin
buy an take home to his children. Them's
the things what sell Men won't stop an
buy things for their own use, nor for use in
their families But when they see some
new toy for children they seem to think,
Well, l haven't took anything home lately,
guess III buy one o. these things. That's
what make these tops go so well-the dane
ing tops; wind up the girl with a string
and she'll make the feller with her waltz
forty miles an hour Only 10 cents. Have
one: Three! All right That closes out
my gross Profit, Sll. 40 - Chicago Herald
A rouge-pot full of rouge still fit for use
was lately excavated at Naucratis so that
the modern young lady might appear with
all the color of the Grecian belle, il she
could borrow The rouge-pot Foreign Let.
ter.
feculiarities of "a Wonderful Watch.
\ Butte City, NJ T., miner is the owner
OF wonderful watch. 1t is provided with
an electric alarm that consists of seven
silver bells that can be called into action at
any moment One bell tolls the hour, and
the Others, which are of lighter tone, give
the minutes and fractional parts of min
ute. The watch is composed of the finest
materials, and cost over 2,6U0 Chicago
Times
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08

with his praises. His lamented death made
an impression only second to that caused by
the murder of president Yet so soon are
even the greatest and best forgotten that
few even remember now when and where
bold Custer was killed. To recall the story
to their memory these lines are written.
OF all the red foes our soldiers ten years
ago had to meet. Sitting Bull, the Sioux,
was the widest. He considers himself good
Roman Catholic Christian, but one who sees
his portrait cannot help fancying that his
pious beads and medals and crucifix are worn
quite as much for ornamentation as for de-
votion. He has a splendidly strong, though
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
The Long and the Short of 1t.

First customer-rm afraid the glove is too
large.
Clerk-Oh, no. These imported gloves
always shrink and take up" SO much that
they have TO be little full when first put
on.
Second oustomer-Tm afraid that is too
small.
Clerk-Too small oh, no; 1t will be just
right You know these best 'importedn
gloves always will give and stretch little.
Texas Siftings.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
ANDREW CARNEGIE. ESQ.

Portrait and sketch of the Scotch.
American Millionaire Socialist
In the year 1913 small boy with tow hair,
bright eve and confidential manner ap-
piled for employment at the office of tele-
graph company in Pittsburg. He had be-
sides broad Scotch brogue He was only
IL, and small even for that age, but he had
already worked in cotton mill and "fired
an engine in a dirty cellar" His canny
Scotch face pleased the manager, and he
was taken on as messenger at 81 80 week.
The boys name was Andrew Carnegie.
The snobs and the nobs and the titled people
who are proud to be acquaintance of the
once small boy pronounce the name Car
nay jie, accent on the may"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
Ex-MiDister to Persia.

1t is not a long time ago since the ap-
pointment of Frederick H. Winston as
United States minister to Persia was an
nounced. Since that time Mr.. Winston has
made the long and tedious journey to Tehe-
ran, spent a few weeks there. and finding
nothing to do has resigned. From all re-
ports it is claimed that Mr.. Winston carried
himself through the excrutiating ordeal of
the presentation to the shah in a highly
creditable manner, and as that was the most
onerous duty he had to perform during his
term of service it may be said that he full
filled his mission.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
The "Scrap-Ca Carts" in London.

Baroness Burdett-C Coutts has been carry
ing out the suggestion of cooking savoy
dishes for the poor in Westminster. and the
results are most encouraging. Large sup
plies of scraps are sent in, which are care
fully cooked and prepared into soup, stews,
pies and puddings, and these are sold at Id
dish to the poor, who gladly avail them
selves of the opportunity of procuring
good meal at such price The girls at the
Guards Industrial home have been called to
assist in this good work, and for some time
prepared the meals in their OWN kitchen,
but the business has SO largely increased
that suitable premises have been secured,
where the work is done. Lady Wolseley
started a May fair scrap-cart, and has or
ganized her plan so Systematically that
large quantities of really dainty morsels are
collected and sent to Westminster two OF
three times week, and add greatly to the
material in hand. Under the auspices of
Lady Sudeley similar collecting cart will
go about Belgravia. Life.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
"ONBH A WOMAN.'

She took it up. she looked il DER,
She held it to the light
And tattered now, as neer before
II seemed to her unwilling sight
There were places thin and places torn,
And seams and patches, too
There were ragged edges that had been worn,
There were rents quite broken through.
And the whole was twisted and turned awry,
The pattern pale and faint,
A. If the colors seemed to lie.
Half ashamed, in the midst of such complaint
She was a woman, and this was her life,
From youth TO middle prime,
And these were the scars of struggle and strife
The wounds of a promise, once divine.
b Only a woman" =" with heart-ache and pain,
Keeping watch with the hope that has lied,
Whilst the ghost of a crucified aim
Stalks steadily on at her side.
Only a woman" the careless would say,
A woman bent out of her course,
Whose feet would walk in an untrodden way
Beaten back by a merciless force.
Only woman" who takes up her years,
Storm-swept, and blasted, and bare,
Humby appealing through fast falling tears,
For courage to conquer despair.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
A New Origin for the Term.

A new origin for the term painting the
town redp has been dug out by Tom Jones,
of The Harrisburg Telegraph. He has
discovered in the archives Of Pennsylvania
that William Penn gave fifty gallons of
rum and twenty-fiv pounds of red paint to
the indians for a tract of land. Thereupon
he comments: Just imagine that tribe of
Indians filling themselves up with that fifty
gallons of rum and doing the great decora-
ing act with twenty-five pounds of red
paint Why, a Convoy toot or a Sagwa
symposium are as nothing compared to the
way the aborigines carmined the vicinity
of the village wherein dwelt Billy Penn y
Chicago Herald
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
Oregon's Governor Elect.

Hon. Sylvester Pennoyer, the governor
elect of Oregon, is native of New York,
born in 1881. His early years were spent
upon his fathers farm; but desiring to pur-
sue professional career, he entered the law
school of Harvard university. and graduated
from there in 1854. The following year
lie removed to Oregon, when it was still
a territory, and has resided there ever
since He was admitted to practice in
the inferior and superior courts of the
state; but, seeing the splendid possibili-
ties of the lumber business in the then i'm
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08

Harrison county,
near the Pennsyl-
vania border, in
1889. His ancestry
was Pennsylvania
German, a S far
back as the revolu-
ton. In point of
fact he was de-
scended from one
of the He S sian
officers who fought,
on the wrong side;
in the Americana
revolution. There
was little of the
phlegmatic G err
man temDeranlent
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
Helena, Montana Thursday, July 8, 1896
upon each side is badge of the Sioux.

upon each side Is badge OF the Sioux.
Sitting Bull has pretty little daughter.
This picture of her is from a photograph
taken year ago in Bismarck, Dakota The
little maiden, except fer the cruel and merci-
less strings of wampum in her ears, would
De as bright and attractive to look at as any
of her small white sisters who learn music
and 60 to Sunday school,
Clusters force was divided into three col
umns on that fatal day, one commanded by
Maj Reno. another by Col. Benteen, the
third by Custer himself. The plan was for
these three columns to take different routes
converging toward the Indian village on the
Little Big Horn. The rest of the story may
be told in one sentence. Reno and Benteen
failed to come to time Custer and his men
reached the village fought an overwhelm-
ing forca of Indians till every man died in
his tracks. For a nile or more their bodies
were found strung along the banks of the
Little Big Horn, just where they fell. The
particulars of this last fight are as thrilling
as the story of Thermopyle 1t ought to
be put into the school books for American
boys to read and draw inspirations from.
The Indian scout Curly, who tells the
story, was the only one with Custer who es-
capped from the massacre. He had been with
the leader several years, and was trusted
and faithful. He was Crow. The fight
began at 2 o'clock and lasted till sunset.
The white men who fought it knew long ere
it closed that it was desperate As soon as
Curly saw this he went to Gen. Custer and
begged him to let him lead him to place of
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
The TSual Picnic Jokes.


The picnic season now is here,
And the paragraphist
VIII do his duty, never fear,
On jokes he neer has missed
The young man in the new light pants
VIII crush the blithe squash pie;
The sandwiches alive with ants
Win make the children cry.
Fond lovers in the forest glade,
Their eager love Will tell,
When all at once the tmd maid
Win see snake and yell.
The man who swings the pretty girls
VIII make his shoulders lame:
The dude who tries to row a boat
VIII wonder why he came
The thunderstorm that ends the fun
VIII crash down prompt at four;
With startled shrieks the girls will run
And drabbled skirts deplore.
-Somerville Journal.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08
Running a Race on Stills.

An extraordinary scene was witnessed in
Dublin lately. Rossini, an acrobat from
Ginnett's circus, undertook to walk faster
upon stills than Rathmnes tram-car GO
ing in its ordinary course along Stephens
Green. He proceeded upon stills twenty
feet high, got ahead of the car, and kept his
place till opposite the College of Surgeons,
when one of the stills coming in contact
with an obstacle in the crowded roadway,
he fell and was somewhat hurt The race
was for wager Of goo Chicago Herald.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08

TORNADO BILL Proprietor
Hot and cold air in every room.
Elegant cemetery in>connection.
se- This is the only House in the City pro-
vided with a Cyclone Cellar for convenience
of Guests Flume leading from each room to
Cellar. Guests can drop from top floor in
quarter second. No requirements as to Cos
tune while making Descent Stop at the
Slideunder and while guests of other Hotels
viii be mounting the Golden Stair you will
be Scooting down the Flume leading to Abb
solute Safety. sFA Ask yourself this Ques-
ton: Am / prepared to die?-Estelline ID.
IT, Bell
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-07-08

Your thought is your real strength. When
you lift weight you put your thought on
the muscle that lifts. The heavier the
weight the more of your thought do you
put on it. If in SO lifting, part of your
thought is turned in some other direction, if
some one talks to you, if something fright
ems or annoys you, part of your strength
or thought leaves you-Prentice Milford