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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-01-07

By his own state
ment, Mr.. Gould
has fifty or sixty
times as much
money as a man
ought to have. He
must be worth at
least $50, 900, 600.
He has been gradu-
ally selling off the
S stocks that he
wanted to get rid
of. He will re-
sumo the manage
ment of the prop
critics he still holds
on his return. But
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-01-07

to say who shall be missed, for the present
house has plenty of good material to develop
new leaders, and may the best men win.
II TT
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-01-07
the committee on coinage, He will

go into history as
the sponsor for the
silver dollar. Bland
is an h er Ken
tuckian, though he
left his native state
at the age of 90,
and was a rolling
stone for the fol-
lowing ten years,
until 1865, when he
settled in Missouri.
He has been largely
interested in min
ing operations in
California and Ne
vada. He has an
inSinuatin0 yvay of
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-01-07
THE UNFRUITFUL TREE.

There stood in a beautiful garden
A tall and stately tree;
Crowned with shining LEAKAGE,
IL was wondrous fair to see,
But the tree WAS always fruitless;
Never a blossom grew
On its long and beautiful branches
The whole bright season through.
The lord of the garden saw it.
And he said when the leaves were sere
Cut down this tree rs worthless,
And plant another here.
My garden Is not for beauty
Alone but for fruit as well,
And no barren tree must cumber
The place in which l dwell
The gardener heard in sorrow.
Tor he loved the barren tree
As ~e love some things about us
That are only fsir to see.
- me season longer
5000 u. nr" pray"
r-.. 49,. me master
a answered, Nay"
Thent. dug about it,
And cut the .Jo.S apart
And the fear of the fate before it
Struck home to the poor trees heart.
Faithful and true TO his master,
Yet loving the tree so well,
The gardener toiled in sorrow
Till the stormy evening fell.
Tomorrow" he said, Il will finish
The task that | have begun"
But the morrow was wild with tempest,
And the work remained undone,
And through all the long bleak winter
There stood the desolate tree,
With the cold, white snow about IT,
A sorrowful thing to see.
At last the sweet spring weather
Made glad the hearts of men,
And the tree in the lords fair garden
Put forth their leaves again.
Il viii finish my task tomorrow"
The busy gardener said,
And thought, with "a thrill of sorrow,
That the beautiful tree WAS dead.
The lord came into his garden
At an early hour next day,
And then to the task unfinished
The gardener led the way,
And 10, all white with blossoms,
Fairer than ever to see,
In its promise of corning fruitage.
There stood the beautiful tree!
1T j. we'll" said the lord of the garden,
And he and the gardener knew
That out of its loss and trial
Its promise of fruitfulness grew.
I is so with some living that cumber
For time the Lords domain;
Ont of trial and mighty sorrow
There cometh a countless gain,
Ana fruit for the Masters pleasure
Is born of loss and pain.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-01-07
BILL NYE IN MAINE.
He Gives the Reasons Why 1t Is Not q
Great Agricultural State.

He Gives the Reasons Why 1t Is Not
Great Agricultural State.
Boston Sunday Globe.
The state of Maine is good place with
which to experiment with prohibition, but
it is not good place to farm it in very
largely. l..L
In the first place, the season is generally a
little reluctant. When was up near Moose
head lake a short time ago people were driv
ing across that body of water on the ice
with perfect impunity. That is one thing
that interferes with the farming business in
Maine. If young man is sleigh riding
every night till midnight, he don't feel like
hoeing corn the following morning. Any
man who has ever had his feet frostbitten
while bugging potatoes win agree with me
that it takes away the charm of pastoral
pursuits. 1t IS this desire to amalgamate
dog days and Santa Claus that has injured
Maine as an agricultural hot-bed.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-01-07

promoting the cause of silver, which may not |
be ''childlike," but is always "Bland," like
Bret Harte's Heather Chinee."
The very important committee on ap |
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
An ordeal with a Horse.

have had plenty Of experiences calcu-
lated to try a mans nerve" said a friend OF
mine. II have sought the bubble reputa-
ton even at the lannon's mouth, / led re-
lief party into caved-in coal mine, stayed
in New Orleans all during the yellow-fever
epidemic, but never was SO scared in all
my life, never felt 30 great a responsibility,
as one day in quiet country street without
another human being in sight. 1t was this
way A friend Of mine who lived there
owned 49,, 900 trotter, and he was taking
him out with only a halter on. He forgot
something and gave me the halter while he
ran back. He did not return at once, and
sudden start given TO the horse by piece
of paper blowing across the street made me
realize my position. had at the other end
of slender strap $22 900 worth Of horsefcsh
belonging to another man. At any moment
sudden noise might cause the animal to
break away from me and dash himself to
death against the fences or in ditch. Even
the discovery Of my presence might have
that effect l scarcely breathed, and the
perspiration broke in cold streams all over
me. could not take my eyes of the beast /;
was fascinated by its face. Every time it
lifted a foot or moved muscle an involun-
tary shudder ran through my frame. My
friend was only gone a minute or two, but
it seemed an age. When he returned fairly
forced the halter into his hand. Why, old
fellow said he, you're as pale as ghost 7"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
When ana How Children Grow.

II has occurred to Danish pastor, in
charge of large institution for children, to
observe the process of their growth and to
endeavor to ascertain the law by which IL rs
determined. He has now been engaged on
the subject for five years, weighing and
measuring some 1870 children daily during
all that time. The children are measured
once day, but they are weighed four times
in the morning before and after dinner,
and at night. Mr.. Hansen asserts that the
figures thus obtained prove the existence OF
three well-marked periods of growth in the
wear, further divisible into some thirty les
ser stages Bulk and weight are acquired
between August and December. From De-
cember to April there is further increase,
but at greatly diminished rate. From
April to August the weight and bulk gained
in the Spring period are lost, 80 that at the
beginning of August the weight is almost
the same as at the close of the previous De-
cember The growing period, ON the other
hand, il in the Spring and early Summer,
so that the two processes do not go on to-
eether. Mr. Hansen believes that similar
laws are discernible in the vegetable world.
Be this as it may, he has accumulated a
valuable mass of statistics on an interesting
subject, and one which hereafter may yield
practical results. Food and clothing pre-
surnably play an important part in growth
and possibly admit of adaptation to the very
natural determination Of the vital energy at
different seasons.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
Smuggling ON the Frontier.

On the Rio Grande frontier il is an open
secret that wholesale smuggling to Mexico
takes place almost daily. The laws OF
Mexico exact such enormous duties upon
every conceivable article of necessity that
paying such duties Is often equivalent to
buying the merchandise second time. The
number of papers necessary to make out an
invoice to protect the shipment during its
frequent inspections along the route and to
pass State lines, which requires world Of
stationery, makes 1t necessary for the ship
per to be as expert as Philadelphia lawyer
to keep track of the red tape. This partially
accounts for the prevalence of smuggling.
There are very few countries where an ordi-
nary man is unable to attend to his owr
business of passing goods through Custom
House, but Mexico is pre-eminently one OF
them, for If man untutored in the techni.
calities of Mexican tariff law attempts 10
enter goods he finds himself in hot water at
once. Fines of considerable magnitude i'm
posed, unlooked-for delays and annoyances
are constantly happening. Lately the gov
srnment officials Of Mexico have commenced
to punish contrabandists severely, and every
one caught is dealt with to the full extent Of
rigid law This has never been done here
tofore. Jones, Mormon, who lives ON the
Corralitos property, 100 miles southwest Of
FL Paso, was sent out to get supplies and
was caught with contraband goods by the
Mexican guards, and has been sentenced to
Jail for six months. Marcosky Fuentos, a
Mexican Of the frontier town Of Ascension,
is in Jail now for six months for the same
offense, also q rich German Of Lirdow, con-
nected with q reputable firm Of that place,
Is on trial for entering $4,000 worth Of
goods without paying any duties.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
NEWSPAPER ADvERTIssNG.
Its Value as set Forth by a Great Re-
failing Merchant.

The greatest merchant in Philadelphia is
Mr.. Wanamaker. This is the theory upon
which he places his advertising business .
q There is always some trading doing, even
in the dullest season, and we strive TO divert
the floating or transient trade to our place.
Again, when business ordinarily is dull
people who see our invitations in the news
papers are more apt to read them for the
reason that they have more time to read,
and there are fewer advertisements then.
Many merchants who have been I'm
business for certain number of years will
say Oh, we are 30 well known it is no
use for us to advertise. There never was a
greater mistake. We would MS soon think
of canceling our insurance policies as our
advertising contracts. We spend more
money with newspapers each year that goes
by there are more people who want goods,
and new trade is always coming to the sur
face.
advertising that is well done is cumu-
lative in its character. II is like the COM
pounding of interest. An advertisement in
" uuii} phltI Oic my VIII, III tiI proDuDlil-
ty, make good return to the merchant who
has the goods the people want at the right
prices each successive advertisement that
he puts in gains an impetus and influence
from the original one and 80 it counts up
until the name of the firm gets what Is
equivalent to the good will of success
full business, besides deriving the direct
profit from immediate sales caused by the
advertising.
70 advertise well, merchant should
give Ms much care to his newspaper space
as he does to any other department of his
business. As general thing a merchant
can well afford to spend in newspaper al
yertsing from one-third to one-ffth the
amount of all his other total expenses. If a
man in business talks as earnestly through
his newspaper when he is addressing one or
two hundred thousand people, simultane-
ously, as when he is talking to one custo-
mer, he cannot fail to make success Of
newspaper Advertising"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
POETRY.
GlAe MUsic-Sl0OI.

me MuSiCsStoOIs
weary old man with puzzled face
went wandering up the market place,
ana he muttered, 81 won't be made fool"
ana lightly he grasped music-stool
lie entered stately furniture store.
ana ne set the musc-stool down on the floor
anu ne said TO the clerk, You may think YOU'RE
funny;
hnt here's this cheat, and want my money!n
WHATS the matter, my frIend?p asked the
gracious clerk;
is anything wrong? Can't you make 1t work p
sald the ancient customer: "What did you say;
l uid not buy IL to work, but to play.
" IL was tlcketed plain-why, any focl
Gould nave read the ticket, "A music STOOL
And bought it yesterday afternoon,
FOR were all OF US fond OF right good tune
took 1t home careful, as you may see,
ana they all were pleased as they could be,
ana thought there was nothing at all TO learn
so set IL up and gave 1t turn.
Ana tell you, sir, that, upon my word,
"A squeak like houses was all we heard
fhe missus, she looked little vexed,
sut she says. quite pleasant, Let me try next
Well, TO cut II short, we all OF US tried
There's six OF the chIldren-and some OF ,em
cried
We worked all the rest OF the afternoon,
But Pm blest II IL gave US the ghost OF a tune,
And tell you, it's no more music-stool
Than the old woman's wash-bench. Pm perfectly
cool,
But you needn't talk none OF your butter and
honey;
Here It is, say, and want my moneyp
said the clerk with much gravity, "Let me
explain"
No, sir you'll please give me my money again I
haven't doubt you can talk like book.
But am not so yerdant, my friend, rs | look ~
Century Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
India,s wheat Crop.

India" said gentleman who has re-
Gently been travelling in the east, franks
third among the wheat growing countries Of
the earth, and while the territory devoted to
that industry includes only los, 900 square
miles, and the machinery used in cultiva-
ton is of the crudest description, there is
nearly half as much wheat raised as in the
entire United States, where the finest ma
chinery known to man is employed in every
operation, from the first ploughing till the
grain Is harvested.
The Indian farmer uses pillow made OF
piece of iron foot in length, an inch
wide and half an inch thick, which is sharp
ened at the lower end and fixed in trian-
gular piece of wood attached to the yoke on
the necks of the bullocks by rope of ma
nilla grass. This pillow tears up the ground
like harrow, and by hard work can be
made to go over nearly an acre of land a
day. The operation of blowing is repeated
Ave or six times before each sowing, or
about ten times year, as two crops are
raised. After the last blowing the sower
follows after the machine and carefully
drops the seed into the furrow
g In September, II this is the summer
crop, the harvesting begins, and is carried
on by men who, with sickles, cut handful
Of grain Mt a time and tie it up into sheaves
rs they 60 along. 1t is then threshed, or
rather, stamped out by cattle ON hard
earthern floor, and the straw, rs we'll rs the
grain, is carefully saved, to be used as fod-
der for the cattle. After the wheat is
threshed it is winnowed by dropping it
from an elevated platform to the ground,
the wind blowing the chat away. The
Brahrnin priests are consulted about each
process and are literally paid, in fact al
most the entire profit of the crop is turned
over TO them.
g The average yield is about fourteen
bushels to the acre, but the poor farmer can
seldom afford to eat loaf of wheaton bread,
his diet consisting almost entirely Of herbs
and fruits.
81 In spite of the obstacles of Ignorance
and poverty these farmers raise 240, 900, 900
bushels of grain year, or nearly ten times
the quantity raised in the State of Dakota,
which has one-quarter as much territory de-
voted to wheat raising as India"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
Hurry Of Americans.

One Characteristic of American life is the
hurry of 1t. Alike in the heart of New York
lin Broadway and ON its ferryboats, morn
ing or evening, on it's overhead railway
and in the yet grassy streets of Todayville,
every one is driven by demon of impa.
thence TO live feverishly for the present and
in the coming future. Rest, there is none,
except for the crippled; and hardly have
the others time for word of pity to these.
And when man dies it is more than prob.
able he will be galloped to the grave. The
writer Glanced to see the funeral of an opu.
lent merchant at the beautiful cemetery OF
Greenwood, overlooking the Bay Of New
York. Thirty coaches followed the body
and the coaches, driven by men in white
hats, drawn by horses of all colors, were
filed with number of gayly dressed chat.
terers, some holding bouquets, and all in
excellent good humor. But il was spirited
spectacle to see the coaches, one after an.
other, break into brisk trot after the
hearse, when this had entered the cemetery
precincts. Later, q man in blouse, with O
bi'uho ONth lAo bhOttuCi lcd tit DEOttbSlOL
to the grave, and the sumptuous velvet COW
cred coffin having been encased in u com
mon white box, this important and far from
unassuining functionary completed the cere
mony of burial. Then, with much glib con
versation, the mourners hurried back te
their coaches, and these hurried back to the
city. Again in foreign travelling the Ameri
can gives himself little rest and time for re
Fiction his experiences have ultimately tc
shake themselves into shape how they may
Similarly, at his meals, the average Ameri
can eats like mere animal he sits dowr
to his dinner Of half dozen messes ant
viands on separate plates, and neither speak,
nor lifts his head until the plates are cleared
and then, perchance, he scampers for hi,
train. No wonder auacks with digestiv,
cures flourish in all large American cities
And small wonder that in an analytical Lis
of fatal casualties throughout the Union W,
meet with such heading as Checked h
death by tough beef-so many"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
why Hc Laughed.

Phil Thompson, the ex-0ongressman
from Kentucky, has located in Washington
and is making great deal of money in the
practice of the law. He is o social fellow
and is capital talker. Not long ago q
party of Western visitors called on him,
and one of them seemed especially amused
at his stories. "Bill," said one of the
others, after they had left Thompson ;
Bill, you liked Thompson, didn't you r
Nav, not particularly" said the interro-
gated party. But you seemed to-" per-
sisted the other. sc You laughed egregious-
ly at all his jokes" Laugh? Well, !
should rayther say did" replied the first,
solemnly. "And you'd ha laughed, too,
if you'd known the mau who was telling the
jokes! That Teller Thompson has killed
eight or ten men, and I jest made up my
mind when he started in to amuse us that
I'd be amused"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
COURAGEOUS PECCAHxsss.
Persistent Attack Of Mexican Pigs
On Hallway Irain.

Frank Reid was formerly an engineer on
the Southern Pacific, and used to run Il
western-bound train through Colorado one
day and return the next He said You
may have heard of the peccaries, which are
a wild species of hog and abound in the
South. The little brutes are noted for their
pluck, and, If once attacked will fight on
and on until all are exterminated. One day,
while seated IN the cab, with my hands on
the lever and keeping good lookout ahead,
l saw herd of some kind of small animals
playing right ON our track. did not take
much notice of them, thinking that when
We got nearer they would hear or see us
coming and clear out of the way. In this,
however, was very much mistaken, for
when they saw US, instead of running away,
they formed two or three lines, standing
close together right across the tracks. l
gave whistle, thinking to scare them away;
but no, there they stood like little army,
determined to fight. There was nothing to
do but run through them, so just put on
little more steam, and we charged down
on this battalion of peccaries. They never
budged an inch and the train cut right
through them, killing large number of
them. Those that were unhurt rushed
madly at the carriages as they flew past, and
many more were cut up under the wheels.
] did not think much Of them after we had
passed, and merely gave glance at the
dead porkers scattered over the track. Com
ing back on the return train next day, was
very much astonishcd to see those that wero
left of the herd unhurt by the previous
days fight standing in the same place. As
soon as they heard us coming they ranged
themselves in battle array and we had to
cut through them again, killing large num-
Der. As we came up they became frantic !;
they rushed at the cowcatcher and wheels,
only to be killed. The exploit rather in
terested me, and the next day, sure enough,
there they were again, and the same tactics
were gone through. This went on day after
day, until only three were left. These three
ranged themselves as the others had done,
and we bore down on them. l hated to kill
these plucky little fellows, but could not
help it. Two were carried away on the cow
catcher, and the other made q rush at the
carriages, and the last Of the tribe was
killed" rs
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
THE BRAKEEAN's PERIL.
why Automatic C0upIers arc nos
Used ON Freight Cars.

The present method of coupling freight
cars is primitive, costly and dangerous to
life and limb, and for years the inventive
ingenuity of the country has sought to pro-
duce better way that would be accepted
by railroad managers. Over 1000 patents
for couplers have been taken out, and vet
the man killer has not been displaced.
Few people have the remotest idea of the
number of men who have been crippled or
killed coupling cars. l venture to say that
the casualties from this cause for the last
ten years far exceed in number the killed
and wounded of any battle of the late re-
beliion. A number of states have passed
laws requiring all cars built or owned within
their limits to be fitted with couplers which
can be operated without going between the
ears, but in none of them is any serious at
tempt made to enforce the law. Every year
the Master Car Builders Association and the
convention of railway superintendent and
the master machinists devote considerable
time to testing automatic couplers, with but
little apparent progress, so far as their adop-
ton by the roads is concerned. This is not
wholly the fault of the railroads either.
There are dozen makes of patent automat-
ic couplers, which will work very well and
safely with cars similarly equipped, but
they will not work automatically with other
makes, or the old kind. As there is no
power in congress to compel the roads of
the country to adopt q uniform make of
coupler, and as there is no possibility of
compelling such uniformity by any other
means short of a coupler, whose superiority
to the old kind and all other makes would
be evident ut glance, and besides be much
cheaper than the present method, presume
the manning, Gripping and killing will go
on fof an indefinite period. once heard
prominent railroad man say that he had a
poor opinion of the ability of an inventor
who hadn't perfect automatic car coup
Ter" either in his brain or in the shape of
model. Perhaps some of my readers would
like to capture the fortune that is awaiting
the inventor of the device mentioned. For
their information will say that the perfect
coupler must be cheaper than the present
make, with its link and pin, that il must
couple and uncouple without requiring the
brakeman to go between the cars or to got
of their roofs-it must do this not only with
cars equipped with the same kind of cou-
pier, but with the common kind as we'll, II
must couple cars of unequal heights and
must permit plenty of slack on levels
and very little of 1t on hills. II must not
Use link or pin when coupling with itself.
There are other requirements, but these are
the main ones. Gentle reader, il you can
mako device that will comply with them
you will have no difficulty in making a
straight stick without any ends.