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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
FAMILY HELPFULNESS.
How the Wives of Foreigners Help
their Husbands in Business.

New York Correspondence
Speaking of women, do my marketing
in part Of the city where women are an
important feature in commercial life. They
are all foreigners, mostly French, though
there are some Italians among them.
What interests me is the way they take
hold of the business and help their hus-
bands American women of the same
class would be at home devising means for
spending their husbands earnings. At the
italian grocery, where 1 do most of my
buying. not only the wife but the Oldest
daughter helps along the cause. The
daughter keeps the books and the mother
waits on customers, keeps the clerks in
order and superintends generally. The
husband does the buying and attends to
the outside interests of the concern. He
has to be away large part of the time,
and who could 80 well see that every thing
was running properly at the store as his
wife? Nor does she neglect her household
duties in the meantime. She has large
family of small children, and they are we'll
brought up, too. Thoug b they spend their
tender years on the sidewalk in front OF the
store, they are a yer allowed to 60 upon
the street alone after they reach their
teens. By this concentration of family in
terests they have built up q big business
and have one of the best stores of its kind
in New York. And yet am told that
when they first came to America the hus-
band had a corner fruit stand and the
wife turned the crank of q peanut roaster
with one hand while she rolled the baby
carriage with the. other. Now it takes
several wagons to deliver their orders every
morning, each wagon having the arms of
the Italian family of the same name en-
blazoned on its sides.
In a popular French restaurant on
Wooster street, where of winter evening
you will see dozen men in dress suits
dining, the wife of the proprietor and the
proprietor himself do all the waiting.
Mime. Henri not only carries in the smok-
ing dishes of good things but she can draw
q cork with the ease of head waiter,
placing the bottle firmly between her
knees, and, with scientific pull, out it
comes with pop that speaks we'll for the
life of the liquid within. Across the street
another French woman not only kept the
restaurant but she did the cooking and
waited on the table as well, until q suscep-
tible young artist came along and induced
her to marry him.
On OOutn utu dVcDuc tAe1o 10 oSuCCooS-
full French butcher whose wife not only
makes out the bills but who wields the
cleaver with dexterity that is usually
supposed to come only with masculine
muscle Her husband was not q butcher
when she married him, but when he de-
cided for that kind of business she went to
work and took practical lessons in cutting
up such animals as are used for food, and
now 1 really think that she has more skill
with the knife than he. Yon see this sort
of family helpfnlness all over Europe, and
am firm believer in it and only regret
that it is not more common in our coun-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
AMONG THE FLOWERS.

Once, In the Morning Glory,
/ had an odd conceit
Sweet William was the bridegroom,
The bride Marguerite.
And Violet was the ride-maid,s
She combed the Maiden's Hair
With dainty piece Of Cockscomb,
Found In the garden fair.
The priest, good johnny Jump up,
A fitting Monks Hood wore,
And said the rite In silence,
As ne'er was said before.
.Now, may you Live-for- Ever"
The guests united said;
Fair Lily, tall and stately.
Just bowed her queeLly head.
But Rose went up with bushes.
And kissed the winsome bride.
Here, too, was Bachelor Button,
With Daisy by his side.
When Blue-bell rang for breakfast,
They went in two by two;
How Bunching Betty hurried.
She had SO much to do!
They ate the Butter -and-the Eggs,
The Honeysuckles. too;
And. then, from golden Buttercups
They slipped the morning dew.
They famed with Princes Feathers,
And all were gay / ween;
mo room is here for Bleeding Hearts,,
Quoth Lady-in-the-G Green.
And some wore Lady slippers,
All danced to music hne,
OF Lily iy-bells-a-Swingtng,
All in the glad sunshine.
So, from the Morning Glory
Till Four O'c ock they staid;
Dear Flowers Of the upland,
sweet blossoms Of the glade:
From Vick's Magazine.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
JOHN GRASS.
Celebrated Chief of the Blackfeet
Sioux.

A recent dispatch from Fort Yates, N. D.
says that John Grass, chief of the Blackfeet
Sioux, is seriously ill and not expected to
live. He is man Of ability and character.
Of all the eminent Indians who fought
against the United States troops in the war
which ended with the surrender of Sitting
Bull at Fort Buford, John Grass is the most
notable He has worn the white mans
dress since that event and accommodated
himself as far as the ability has been with
in his reach to civilized usages. The Gov
ernment appointed him judge of q native
court at Standing Rock. He was selected
by the tribes having their headquarters at
that place to speak for them recently when
the Sioux Commission proposed to buy
their lands. When he saw that the whites
would take the lands he used his influence
in favor of the Government treaty. Grass
is about forty seven years old, nearly six
feet tall and handsome. courtly man. He
is friend of education and Christian. As
supreme Judge of his nation he has given
decisions which are described a. uniformly
just. When in peace or war he has proved
himself great man.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
TRY THE ELIXIR
And Initiate a Few Reforms in His
Domestic Affairs.

He was driving an old gray mare to .
uckboard, and in q voice high pitched and
cracked he offered to give me lift into
Rhinebeck. After we had logged along for
a quarter of mile, he suddenly inquired:
SWhats this ERE thing in the papers
about the elixir?"
II know nothing except what I have
read"
"They say it sots an old man back thirty
years with one Dose"
"Yes, they tell wonderful stories"
81 amt much given to sich yarns" he
continued as his bowback bumped over q
Q little more, and his chin took on quiver
but Pm goin' to see what there is in it,"
"Are you going to try it?"
"Sartin. l hitched up sorter quietly this
morning and told the old woman was
goin' to town after an apple parer. shall
drive right to the doctors and git dose Of
the elixir"
"Well, it may rejuvenate you"
"Im kinder expectin' it will Got to
thinking of it last night, and couldn't 90
to sleep. Pm 72 years old, and if this
thing should put me back to 40 it would
take . yoke Of oxen to hold me. I've got
it all planned out"
"What?"
"What I'd do when I got home. My
con Bill has sorter bin runnin' things to
suit hisself fur the last three or four years.
Thinks pve got too old to even know how
to sell sheepskin to tin peddler. If that
elixir works on me I'll astonish Bill Joelyn
afore the sun goes down. I'll tumble him
into the burdocks in q way to open his
eyes. Whoop! Pm feelin' heap better
alreadyw
"That's good" was all I could think Of
to say in reply.
"And say !" he continued, as he aston
ished the old mare with sharp cut, ful
the last ten years the old woman has biz
callin' me grandpa, and tryin' to make out
that orter sot in the corner and let hel
handle the reins She's my second, you
know, and only so, and she feels mighty
peart. Lands, but you orter be there wher
| l walk in on her this evenin' and tell hel
to step down off the platform! Woof! bu
| / feel like steer in q cornfieldw
"Well, hope you won't be disappointed.
"Thank We. don't believe l shall be
| I feel it in my bones that Pm going to bt
took right back to 1855 Say! There's an
other thing Pm going to do if that elixil
elixis on me-"
"Yee?"
'I've got . son-in-law named Pete Shoe
craft. Pete beat me out of four hogs las
year. Along about sundown to night III
walk in on Pete as he is milking the cow
and if don't belt the stuf6ng out of hin
then my name amt Absolom Joslyn
Whoop! Durn my hickory shirt if Pm
day over 60 years old this very mint, and
I'll bet kin lift half toni"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
ne Man Who Claims to Have Made
the Ride Over Niagra Falls.

the Ride Over Niagra Falls.
1t seems to be true that the high jumper,
Steve Brodie, went over the Great Horse
shoe Fall at Niagra, as recounted in the
dispatches Saturday. Preceding this fool
hearty feat the barrel man, Carlisle D.
Graham, claims to have done the same
thing, but from two reputable witnesses
comes the statement that Graham didn't
venture the leap at ALL but was launched
in his barrel below the falls and aftsrward
towed ashore.
Fully authenticated is the dangerous
voyage made by Graham through the
lower rapids and whirlpool, July IL, 1886.
He next went through the rapids and
whirlpool with his head out of the barrel.
The roar of the water and the dashing of
the waves made him deaf for life in one
ear. Graham, in June. 1887, repeated his
trip and went further than before. This
time his barrel partly filled with water
and he was nearly carried down to death
in the maelstrom when he was trying to
swim away from the sinking barrel.
Graham is cooper and resident of Buff
falo He is an Englishman by birth and
is thirty-6ve years of age. About four
years ago he came to America, and made
his home in Philadelphia, where he piled
his trade until his removal to Buffalo. He
is married man ard father.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
How She Knew a Mule.

A little curly headed girl of about five
years was leaning ont of window on
Second street, in North Seattle, when
team attached to transfer wagon went
rattling by. She suddenly turned to her
companion and cried:
"Oh, see, Uncle Fred; there does two
moOls"
"How do you know they are mules
May be they are horses"
mo. sir. / dess know moods from
horses"
How do little girls know the difference,
Pet ?"
"Why, horses have hair tails and moods
Just only have meat tails"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
Young Grandmother.

The statement that "the boy is father of
the man" has always hitherto been taken
a. . mere figure of speech. But the way
things are going down in Jersey they will
soon arrive at some such literal result, If
they have not literally already attained it.
A Miss Ella Clayton of that state, who was
recently married. is said to be her fathers
step mother-in-law, step mother to another
girl older than herself who recently mar
ried her father, and her own grandmother,
as we'll as being granddaughter to herself.
In the face of such proud accomplishment
the boy of the adage is obliged to take
back seat 1t is Q common thing to become
father. but when it comes to getting right
out in the front rank with one bold dash
and becoming grandmother at the age Of
fourteen something has been accomplished
that merits the attention of the age.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
He Is Appointed Interstate Com.
missioner.

Our portrait is good one of the success.
sor to A. F. Walker on the Inter State
Commission. The news of his appoint
ment is close on the heels of his promi-
nent mention for Chief of
the G. A. R., an honor carried off by Cen
ersl Alger, of Michigan.
Judge Wheelock Graves Veazey is q ma
tive of Rutland, VT, which is now the
city of his residence. He was graduated
from Dartmouth College in 1859 and from
the Law School at Albany, N. Y, q year
later. Entering the volunteer service of
the Union, he attained the rank of colonel.
In 1879 he was appointed q judge of the
Supreme Court of Vermont, and has re-
ceived successive elections from the Yer
mont Legislature since that time. He be.
came a trustee of Dartmouth College in
1920
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
The Mother of the Great Irish Home
Rule Leader.

D4lia S. Parnell, mother of Charles Stew
art Parnell, has her home at Bordentown,
New Jersey, where she is passing the rem
nant of her days. The venerable woman is
in her seventy fourth year. She is a
daughter of Admiral Stewart, who com
manded the Constitution in the second war
with Great Britain, but married an Irish
gentleman, of English descent and Pro-
testant, residing on an estate in Avondale,
County Wicklow, Ireland. Charles Stew
art Parnell was born there, and the estate
is now his property.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
Bugs That Laugh at Heat.
NEW Haven Palladium

A few days ago Frank woodward, of
Albany, N. Y, who was visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas B. Smith in Fair Haven, re-
ceived peculiar present from California.
It was sent to him by Leland Stamford,
the millionaire senator, whose wife is an
aunt of Woodward and also of Mrs Smith.
Mr.. Woodward opened the box and found
three salamanders packed in cotton. These
bugs are more often read about than gazed
upon. They were found in caverns by
some of Mr.. Standford's employees, and Mr..
Stamford sent them east The three bugs
Travelled the 5000 miles without visible
means of support" unless it was the cot
ton, but on arriving they were very frisky
and evidently in good spirits. They are
chunky little fellows about two inches
long, and resemble nothing as much as
they do piece Of steel They look like
steel and act like it-that is, they seem to
be metallic and invulnerable. They are
alike insensible to heat and cold, and can
be toasted on a red hot stove or seated On
an ice cake without their composure being
in the least disturbed.
A Good Investment.
THarpers Bazar.l
"Can you lend me $5?"
"Can't do it,"
"Why not ?"
81 never lent you any money, 30 l don't
know whether you would pay me or not,
well, great Scott isn't it worth S. to
find out what kind of . man I am?
might strike You for . hundred some day
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
HI Knew Him.
TYonkers Statesman.

When the Bishop of Edinburgh was in
this country he visited Bishop Williams, of
Connecticut, at Middleton Habited in
the English episcopal costume of knee
breeches and black silk stockings, he
alighted from train, and was at once ac-
costed ly Bishop Williams, although the
two men had never met each other before
Tell me-" asked Bishop Williams, after
the first greetings, "how did you know
me?"
'Ah. by your face" replied his lordship
of Edinburgh. II have one of your photo
graphs, you know. But tell me in return
how you knew me?"
"Oh, by your legs" replied DR.. Williams,
plancing with an amused smile at the we'll
turned calves of his guest.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
Red Hair and Insurance Companies.
augusta Chronicle. ]

Augusta Chron1cle.J
Red hair is point, and very strong
one at that, against man when he at
tempts to have his life insured. This is
what the Savannah medical examiner for
a number of associations told reporter:
''It seems strange to most men when l tell
this" he continued, "but the facts at hand
in the main Offices of the insurance COM
panies show that the risk is greater upon
persons whose hair is of that color than
others. They seem to be disposed toward
consumption OF other lung troubles. As .
result examiners pay especial attention to
them. Even when they show not the
slightest trace Of possible pulmonary
complaint they often develop its worst
form in q comparatively short time. 1t ls
not an infallible rule, Of course, that red
hair means lungs predisposed, but it is
often the case that the insurer feels justi-
fed in exercising unusual precautions in
reference to that class of applicants.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
There Are Roses.

There are roses, fragrant roses,
All along our thorny ways.
There are pauses, restful pauses, s
Scattered through our toilsome oass'
let ma gather, ere they wither.
TIC syeet fiowerA that for US bI 0om'
And take thankfully the glimpses,
Heaven sends of rest to come.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
She Loved Pure English

Rochester Post Express Mother-Jennie
didn't l hear you say tonight tG Mr..
Brownlow, "You make me tired?"
Jennie Yes, ma.
Mother-Well, Jennie, must say am
surprised at your diction.
Jennie-Is that 90, ma? What should
say?
Mother-Oh, well. say, You give me 9
pain" or "What kind of chump do you
think amp" but never again use such an
inelegant expression a. "You make me
tired"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
LAWYER VS.. Witness.

Lawyer-"Now. M. Costello, will you
have the goodness to answer me directly
and categorically few plain questons?"
Witness. sir"
"Now, Mr.. Costello, is there female at
present living with you who is known in
the neighborhood as Mrs. Costello?"
There is"
"Is she under your protection?"
"She is"
snow, on your oath, do you maintain
her?n
Il do"
"Have you ever been married to herr"
II have not"
Here several severe Jurors scowled
gloomily at Mr.. Costello.
THAT is all, Mr. Costell; you may 20
down."
Opposing counsel.-"Stop one moment,
Mr.. Costello. Is the female in question
your grandmother"
"Yes, she is"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-09-19
Helena, Montana, Thursday, September 10, 1889

1ege, Northampton, Massachusetts. In the
autumn of 1882 Professor Todd proceeded
to Mount Hamilton, in California, where he
saw the transit of Venus. He was in
charge of the expedition sent from the
United States to Japan, to observe the
eclipse of the sun in 1887.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-19
Notes..

Dogs that become addicted to sheep.
stealing 90 so fl ON pure viciousness. In
a majority of cases the dogs do not eat
any portion of the carcass, hut will kill a
dozen or more sheep for the delight Of SC
doing.
The sooner the dead wood is cut out of
trees the better. and the work can be done
probably without regard to the season.
With a rich soil in the garden several
crops can be grown.
Oatmeal water is the cheapest and one
of the most healthful hot weather drinks.
1t is simply oatmeal stirred into cold wa
ter and allowed to settle before drinking.
1t is good plan to rub of the unneces.
sary growth on the grape vines, to pinch
back the laterals and thin out the fruit. so
that the vines will not overbear. and to
take off a sufficient amount of the leaves
TO freely admit the sunlight and air.
In trimming apple or cherry trees, in
order 10 secure q good form, it is quite an
item to trim so as to induce the branches
to grow out low. In addition TO lessened
risk of damage TO the trees and fruit by
high winds, it is easier to gather the fruit
when ripe.
A pound of saltpeter to twenty gallons
of water and applied around the young
celery plants will be benefciai. Thin out
20 that the pisnts can make q good, stocky
growth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-19
HORSES AND MULES BURNED.
Another stable Horror at Kansas city
The Eighth IN Fif:een Months.

Another Stable Horror at Kansas city
The Eighth IN Fifteen Months.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July u Five horsas
aud ten mules persisted in a fire al 1918
Gran avenue at 1850 O'clock last nigh
A new two-story Euilding at that numb-r,
owned by Con Holmes, WIGS occupied bv
F. NJ. Slutz's feed store on the first foor
and basement The third floor is
vacant hail, which a post of the
G. A. r will occupy. The fires origin
is unknown. Two boys saw flames
shoot out the back door on the first floor
and gave the alarm. Three carloads OF
hsy 1900 bushels of oats and 10 wagons
were on this floor. The fire had
fair headwav by the time the depart
ment arrived and the horses and mule
were roasted by the turning feed that fell
upon them In the rear of the building
larg. double doors from the stable opei:
upon an alley but no one was on hand
soon enough TO open them and unite the
stock. The floors and partitions in the
interior of the basement and first story
were partially burned away, the hav was
all destroyed and the oats either turned
or made valueless by water. The losses
on the stock and feed are - 800 and on the
building 81 900. The property is fully in
sured in three or four companies. The
building was completed only about six
weeks ago. This fire makes the eighth
where horses and mules were burned
within fifteen months. The origin of all
these is shrouded in mystery.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-19
FATALLY Cut.

LEAvESwoRTH, Kan. July 10.-Yester.
day afternoon a number of white men
went to Missouri in a SIX IL and obtained a
keg of beer and on their return to this city
were soon in bad condition. Three col.
ored men were made the objects Of their
spite aud a quarrel with them was
begun. Brock Lewis. one of the
colored men, tried to make his escape
but was overtaken near the slaughter
house and fatally cut by the mob which
beset him. He received stab in the left
lung, two in the abdomen and ten separ.
ste cuts on the back. His right arm was
also broken and his head considerably
bruised. One of the white men had his
srn badly cut
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-19
Strong RIIt Restricted.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July l2.-The
Northwestern Miller says: As "A result
Of most of the mills Observing the Fourth
of July as a holiday there was quite
depreciation in the -four output last week.
The aggregate product of the fou-tee"
mills which ran 1896 barrels. averaging
5,5.1 barrels daily-ag Iinst lI5 900 the
previous week and 1Is.i00 for the CORE
spending time in 1888 The -four maike:
is strong. but the demand i good deal
restricted by recent advances. Price.
were marked up about 10 cents the past
week, and the sales, while moderate. 90
not any more than take care of the current
output # ,quallinG it Some firms repor;
a better trade thsu Others. this being par
ticularly true of foreign business. With
a day or two there has been hugely in
creased inquiry fer low grade and sales
have been made at very satisfactory
firureS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-07-19
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Honey and flour made into a salye
Is an excellent remedy for boils.
Olive oil saturated with camphor
makes an excellent application for in
iammation swellings. also for rubbing
rheumatic joints.
The cheapest way to purchase soap
is to buy box full at once. Put it
where it win dry thoroughly. and it
will last nearly twice as long as soap
used while it is green.
For felon make a strong syrup of
Indian turnip and tobacco: and spoon
full OF turpentine. and make into a poul-
tice with bread or bran. Bind on the
felon and you will have relief at once
and a cure very soon.
The first great thing in the treat
ment Of consumption is air. The pa
tient should be as much as possible out
of doors and exposed to the sunlight.
Next to air comes nourishing food, the
patient needing plenty.
Meat Balls.-Take scraps Of meat
(uncooked pieces being better than
cooked). together with a small bit of
sweet salt pork, and chop them very
fine; also a small onion, if liked,
and add to two cupfuls of meat one Of
fine bread crumbs. salt and pepper to
taste, a little minced parsley if you
have it, and an egg to bind all together.
Drop into very hot lard. and serve on a
bed of fresh, crisp water-cress.-Coun-
try Gentleman.
"A great convenience for a veranda
in summer will be found in a round box
with cover. This box can be elabor-
ately decorated. Have the cover
stuffed so that the box will answer u
double purpose. that OF ottoman on oc-
casion. and receptacle for ones work,
newspapers. books or light wraps.
which, if left on a chair or settee. might
"be found missing" as the wind has a
most surprising way of whisking light
articles out of sight.
Strawberry vinegar is q safe and
cooling drink. especially for fever in
valids. Let gallon OF berries stand
forty-eight hours in one quart of cider
vinegar. Then mash and strain. ad-
ding one pound of loaf sugar to every
pint OF liquid. Put over the fire, do
not allow it to boil, only to simmer for
half ar hour; skim it well. and when
cold bottle and cork it tightly. The
united acids in this beverage are said to
be powerful regulator of chronic liver
troubles.--N Y. Independent.