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, 1889-04-09
Concerning the centipede.

The centipedes that live in the United
States, certainly the northern states, are,
for the most part, harmless. But the
same annot be said of multitudes of the
a residing in the West Indies and
other warm climates. In these places
the bite of the centipede is not only very
painful, but often dangerous. Like some
other animals, the appearance of the
centipede is against him.
Centipedes are quite ready to stand on
the defensive when they are attacked,
and when they consider themselves in
danger. Their disposition to bite renders
them rather troublesome bedfellows.
When they get into a bed, the least move
ment Of the sleeper over whom they may
be crawling, and who can hardly fail to
be disturbed by their sharp, pointed feet
and claws acting on his skin, is almost
sure to provoke a bite, which
will be frequently repeated If the mid
night visitor is not removed from the
bed.
The bite of the centipede is exceedingly
painful for the moment, and is followed,
unless the wound is taken care of In
season, by great inflammation and high
fever. If the insect is a large one, and
the bite is severe, life is not infrequently
lost, especially If the patient is of a deli
cate constitution.
Bishop Heber speaks of centipedes as
being very largo and poisonous in differ
emit parts of India. These insects have
occasionally been brought to this country
in cargoes of hides from countries where
they are abundant, and where their bite
Is poisonous. Some years since, n man
who was employed in unloading a vessel
in Boston, lost his life in consequence of
a bite received from a centipede brought
to the country in this way.-Boston
Budget.
, 1889-04-09
Mus. Have Thought Her Funny.

A Bangor man has q bright little
niece, over whose head but q few years
have rolled, and who when saying her
prayers the other night repeated a line
In the Lords Prayer, Narrowed be thy
name" The little one wa kneeling by
her mothers knee, and the latter said:
"Why, darling, you don't mean 'har-
rowed.' Narrowed means broken up and
they harrow ground You should say;
'Hallowed be thy name Hallowed
means holy" The little girl thought for
a moment and then her face frightened
and she said with a smile: "Well, mann
ma, the Lord must think I'm awful
funny, for I've said narrowed for ever
SO long."-Portland Argus.
, 1889-04-09

Up in North Georgia some years ago
there was a young farmer who was as
poor as Jobs turkey. He was very ig-
norant, and did not even know his let
tiers. One day q tourist paused to rest
under a tree where the farmer was eat
ing dinner and recited a pretty poem.
The young man was pleased with it, and
the stranger gave him a written copy.
But it was useless to n man who could
not read, and the traveller had to go over
it with his finger, pointing out each word
and letter. After his friend left, the
countryman went home and took his
first writing lesson from the written
poem. One letter was missing-the let
ter 2. The next day he walked five
miles to see n neighbor who showed him
how to make it, and then he was master
of the alphabet. He got a spelling book
and a reader, and studied them by q pine
knot fire. Two years later he visited
Mercer university, at Penfieldr during
vacation time, and the professors showed
him through the building. "He ques-
toned me for an hour" said the profess
sor of chemistry, land went away know
ing more about the science than some
young men who have studied it two
terms" "And 1 talked with him an
hour" said the professor of English
literature, land he extracted from me
enough information to fill q volume.n
The young fellow had a wonderful mem
DRY. 1t stuck to everything. He en-
tered the university and became noted
for his strong, clear style and his varied
attainments.-Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.
, 1889-04-09

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During the cold spell an old lake
captain and a Hamburg farmer were
swapping lies over a stove in an Elk
street grocery.
I'VE don't have any cold weather
these days" says the captain. II re
member the winter of 40. Winter
hadn't fairly set in. 1t was in Novem-
Der, and 1 was coming down from
Sandusky, thinking maybe l could
make one more trip before layin' up,
but off Presque Isle the weather
changed, an I'm tellin' you the truth,
sir, when l say it got so cold that q
w inc hawser-a new line the men
was trying to coil on the deck broke
square off like a pipe stem"
The Hamburg man looked as solemn
as if he was trying TO sell stock in the
Hamburg gold mine. He expectorated
in the box of sawdust and replied:
'Forty-two was Jest good snug
wintry weather. 1t want nothin' to
,3S, which l reckon you don't remem-
Der about. / lived Mt Willink, an
was drivin' team that winter for Lean
der Roe.
ut was so cold that winter that one
daylight in the dead of the January
thaw it was, too-as l was drivin' a
yoke o steers into n wood lot, the off
%critter got lazy an | up with my whip
to touch him a bit, but I'm tellin' you,
sir, he never felt the lash"
Old Hamburg paused for so long
that the marine Ananias, though with
evident reluctance, was moved TO re-
peat:
Never felt the lashf"
mo sir" with another long pause.
why motif" asked the captain when
he couldn't stand it another minute.
1T was that cold, and all of n sud
dint, sir, that when l raised that there
whip stock the lash got frozen in
solid, in the air"
And just then the stove exploded
Buffalo Express.
, 1889-04-09
why Do They Advertise?

The man who conducts his business
on tho theory that it doesn't pay, and
he can't afford to advertise, sets up his
judgment in opposition to that Of all
the best business men in the world.
With n few years experience in con-
Quoting n small business on n few
thousand dollars of capital, he assumes
to know more than thousands of men
whose hourly transactions aggregate
more than his do in n year, and who
have made their millions by pursuing
a course that he says doesn't pay.
If advertising doesn't pay, why is it
that the most successful merchants of
every town, large and small, are the
heaviest advertisers7 If advertising
doesn't pay, who does the most bust
ness3 If it doesn't pay TO advertise,
why do tho heaviest business firms in
tho world spend millions in that wayV
Is 1t because they want to donate those
millions of dollars to the newspaper
and magazine publishers, or because
they don't know as much about bust
ness asthe six-for-a-dollar ~''storekeep-
er" in a country town, who says
money spent in advertising is thrown
away, OIL donated to the man to whom
it is paid2 Such talk is simply ridicu-
ious, and il requires more than the av-
erage patience to discuss the PROPOSE
ton of whether advertising pays or
not with that kind of n man. His
complacent self conceit in assuming
that he knows o than the whole
business world is laughable, and re-
minds us of the man who proved that
the world doesn't revolve by placing
a pumpkin on a stump and watching
it all night-Princeton Exchange.
, 1889-04-09
"Shoot the Iion.n

A minister once announced as his text:
''The slothful man saith, there is a lion
in the way" AS he paused he heard a
lad in the gallery whisper: "Shoot the
lion." With ready wit he turned to the
boy and said: "You have given In three
words the sum of my sermon, and that
all may remember, I will repeat your
summary" Then turning to the con-
gregation he said: 'The slothful man
saith there is a lion in the way" After
q pause he went on: my young friend
in the gallery says, Shoot the lion.
this is the exact thing to do. Let us
pray."-St. Louis Republic
, 1889-04-09

There is n pathetic instance Of gen
Jus unappreciated in Hugh Robertson,
q venerable Scotchman who has dc
voted his life to reproducing the lost
colors TO pottery. No labor has been
too arduous, no sacrifice too great, that
he might achieve the choice tints un-
der glace, and yet for more than a year
he has been too poor to fire his kilns.
He lives in Chelsea, n suburb of Bos-
ton, and among the quaint, stumbling
buildings, whore he sought the phil
osopher's stone, is his humble cottage,
which holds n collection of rare cera-
mics. These represent his attempts to
catch the coveted red-''sang-de-
bout" that wonderful tint produced
by the Chinese 800 years ago, and re
discovered once Or twice since that far
away Ming period. Only four speci-
mems of the Chinese COX blood redn
arc owned in America. Mr.. Robert
sons vases show the whole gamut of
reds, from the dull liver shade through
glowing tints TO the perfect ''sang-de-
buuf, " and then descending through
the scale to puppies and browns. Pro
fessor Morse, of Salem, has one of the
most complete collections of Japanese
pottery in the world, which will prob
ably DO secured for the Boston Art
He pronounces some of the
Chelsea as marvellous examples
of the famous COX blood red
and agrees with Mr.. Robertson
that its attainment is n happy
accident, whose chemistry has not
been formulated. / hope this may
reach the eye of some connoisseur of
ceramics, who will GLADDEN. the old
potter's heart by appreciation, and his
purse by buying Worcester Spy.
, 1889-04-09
Mary Anderson,s American Castle.

Mary Anderson, the actress, owns q
valuable farm of 800 acres on the Lafay-
cite township knobs, about five miles
from New Albany. On the farm is a
fine orchard and a building site, from
which can be had a magnificent view of
the Falls cities and the distant Ohio. 1t
is said that Miss Anderson contemplatea
at some time erecting on the summit. of
the high hill a magnificent country resi-
dence, similar In style of architecture to
some of the castles she saw during her
stay in Europe.-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
, 1889-04-09
A Chicago Millionaire.

Potter Palmer, the Chicago millionaire,
earned his first salary as a clerk in a lit
tie country store In q Pennsylvania VI
lage- He made his money by judicious
investments in real estate In Chicago,
and though he lost 81, SOC, 900 In the great
Chicago fire and had to borrow on mort
cages 81, SOC, 900 to retrieve himself, be
is again on top, with several spare mill
ions to push his schemes along.-New
York Telegram.
, 1889-04-09

Mr.. Henry Valerius of Harper, Keokuk
county, Ia, has found what he regards as
a sure cure for rheumatism. He says:
In regard to Chamberlain Pain Balm,
| am pleased to say that l can recommend
it with confidence, and that it has done
more for mt than any other medicine for
rheumatism. of which | have been a great
sufferer" Sold by b. B. David, drug
pist-
, 1889-04-09

How can parents allow their children to
cough and strain and cough and calmly
say: "Ohl it is only a little cold." and
keep giving them cheap and dangerous
medicines, until they are down with lung
lever or consumption, when they can be
SO easily relieved by Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup 1t has no superior, and
few equals. For sale by w. N. Hunt.
druggist. -
, 1889-04-09

Wien a person tells you they new had
such a cold in their life take their word for
it and advise them to use Chamberlain 8
Cough Remedy and cure it. For coughs,
colds and hoarseness it has no equal.
Sold by b. B. David, druggist.
, 1889-04-09
JIM RILEY,s COME TO TOWN.

Jim Rley's come to town, boys, he's now at Par
ker1s place,
Bis Hoosier verse to read US, with its quaint and
touching grace;
He's billed at fremont temple-oh, how Brown
ing's stock goes down,
AS It's repeated on the street. "Jim Riley's como
TO town.
How dear his homely measure that Is more than
wordy art,
And takes the very shortest cut to reach the hu-
man heart
The fnshioners of tawdry verso upon his muse
may frown;
hg for all their tinseled phrase-Jim RIley's
come to town.
glints and shines,
And human heart beats are the stops that pune,
tuate the lines;
Enough the surety that's his OF well deserved re-
nown;
Enough Of joy for US to know, Jim Rney's come
to town. Boston Budget
, 1889-04-09

1ae largest stock of fine brandies, old
WHISTLES, choice hiqueurs and superine
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streets-
, 1889-04-09
Ruckien,. ArnIca saIre.

The best salve in the world tor cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
forms and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1889-04-09
Dr.. Wagner ce.
sF@CIAhIsTs-


we ouer ~noapology lor devotlng so much time
anu attention 10 TINS much neglected class OF
diseases, belleNing that no condition OF human
Ivy is too wretched 10 merit the sympathy and
ions q . monv n Inpocons ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~,
the nhysician Who devotes hi,nsett
10 raiiayIna tba "agto,od ~ nan9an
them rom Worse than death is no less x Z
than the surgeon or physician wholly close ap-
iesslon. And, fortunately fol humanity, theday
uaWnLns wien ine lhise phIhinthroPhy Lhat
the iepers under he Jewish law 10 die nncared
, 1889-04-09

Malicious-Tel me, is your wife Gu
rious.
'Shes / really believe she came into
the world only out Of pure curiosity."-
Fliegende Blaetter.
, 1889-04-09

Fresh smelts always on hand at thu
Saddle Rock.
, 1889-04-09

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the Leader Office.
, 1889-04-09

job Printing neatly executed at the
Leader Job Printing Rooms.
, 1889-04-09
PRo FEssIoNAL. CARDS.
DR.. BARkWELL

33 Z. Seventeenth Street, to rooms 0 and 7
Block. Hours: IL TO u m, 3 to 5 p. m,
7:3O to 8 evenings.
, 1889-04-09

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & Hist
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-02-07
Dreams and COincidcenes.

While staying in your good city last
week l read in The GlObe-Democrat an
account of curious condolences con-
nected with dreams. Strangely enough,
night or two afterwards, as l was COM
ing east on a sleeping car, l dreamt of
meeting a friend, a lady, whom 1 had
not seen for seventeen years, and in the
morn 1g l sat directly opposite this very
lady in the dining car. l had not
thought of her, but who will say that
her presence in the next car did not
have some subtle influence over my
dream the night before?
Speaking of dreams, l will tell you of
another one, of ludicrous nature, not
many weeks ago. l dreamt that was
a boy again, and was engaged in the
rather common juvenile diversion in the
country of robbing farmers water
melon patch. Just as l was in the act of
making off with one of the finest melons
in the patch l saw the farmer approach
ing, with dog and gun. In vain did l
tug at the melon, hoping to get over the
fence ahead of the advancing dog. The
barking of the brute awoke me, and
found myself pulling with all the en-
ergy at my command at the head of my
15-months-old baby, which l had mis-
taken for watermelon, and whose cry
had filled my dull ears with sounds like
the barking of a dog. The poor child
had been dreadfully abused, and l re-
solved never again to sleep in bed with a
baby.-A. NJ. Heston in st. Louis Globe
Democrat,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-02-07

Every year we get tho cry from fashion
writers, Blondes no longer in stylo: they
have been superseded ~ their darker
sisters" etc. Now. that's all nonsense.
You cannot do away with the blonde, nor
can you do away with frizzled, banged
hair Pre-eminently, the blonde is the
beauty of civilization. She is among is,
to stay as such, and she cannot be dri IN
away. A brunette now and then L ~
rise supreme over her by reason Of
wonderful loveliness, but we are speak
ing collectively. A woman can dress
more effectively with blonde hair than
with dark. 1t lights up better and is
more youthful A well kept blonde has
ten years advantage, in point of youth
full looks, over the average brunette.
Once in a lifetime or so there arises a
miraculous brunette who completely sur
passes her, but for steady, ordinary good
looks that make no pretentions of great
beauty, the blonde carries the palm.
You cannot expunge her in favor Of the
brunette even in literature. In the novels
turned out during the past year there
have been 3S2 blondes to 100 brunettes.-
American Hairdresser.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-02-07
Made Rich in Half an Hour.

S. R. Roger and his brother left their
homes near Hastings, Mich, about four
years ago and went to Breckenridge,
Colo, where they worked in stamp
mill. They got possession of two claims,
the "Iron Mask" and the "Kewanee," and
worked them during spare hours, putting
considerable time and money into them.
The claims had been worked previously
for six years by an old miner, who failed
to find paying ore. Roger recently put a
man in the lower one, and went to work
himself. In less than half an hour, after
digging about two feet, he struck gold
and silver bearing carbonate of silver,
said to be the most valuable and easily
worked deposit in that state. The vein
was followed to the surface, when it was
found that all the previous years work
had been within eighteen inches of the
vein. The Roger brothers have been
offered 100000 for the two mines, but
want 100000. Within a week after
this find 5000 men were on the spot
establishing claims, but the Rogers had
secured many of the most desirable. The
mine is on the east side of the mountain,
and the snow necessitates keeping it
rooted over.-Chicago Tribune.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-02-07
Helena, Montana. Thursday, February 7, 1882
ALWAYS SOME ONE BELOW.

On the lowest round Of the ladder
firmly planted my feet,
And looked up at the dim, vast distance
That made my future so sweet.
climbed till my vision grew weary,
climbed till my brain was on fire,
Iplanted each footstep with wisdom
Yet never seemed to get higher.
For this round was glazed with Indifference,
And that one was gilded with scorn,
And when grasped firmly another
found. under velvet, a thorn.
Till my brain grew weary of planning,
And my heart strength began to fail,
And the flush of the mornings excitement
Ere evening commenced to pale.
But just when my hands were unclasping
Their hold on the last gained round,
When my hopes, coming back from the future.
We're sinking again to the ground
One who had climbed near to the summit
Reached backward helping hand
And, refreshed, encouraged and strengthened,
l took once again my stand.
And wish-oh, wish-that the climbers
Would never forget as they go
That, though weary may seem their climbing
There is always some one below
Ella HigginSOn
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-02-07
A Girls ESSAY on the Cow.

The following is little girls essay on
the COW: "A COW is an animal with four
legs on the under side. The tail is longer
than the legs, but is not used to stand on.
The COW kills flies with her tail. The
COW has big ears that wiggle on hinges;
go does her tail. The COW is bigger than
the calf, but not SO big as an elephant.
She is made so small that she can go
into the barn when nobody is looking.
Some cows are black and some hook. A
dog was hooked once. She tossed the
dog that killed the cat that wor-
ried the rat. Black cows give white
milk; so do other cows. Milk men sell
milk to buy their little girls dresses, which
they put water in and chalk. Cows chew
cuds, and each finds its own chew. That
IS all thereis about COWS" ."-Exchange.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-02-07
Mario as a Stage Lover.

About 1850 the famous tenor Mario
was at st. Petersburg singing in COM
pany which numbered, among others,
Lablache and his daughter, then only q
girl, but who afterward became the Gel
ebrated Nile. de Caters One day, in
some opera and during the usual duo of
passion, to her amazement and indigna-
ton she heard Mario, while she
sang alone, whisper SO low that
the words reached only her own
ears: mia cara! Mia bella! ANA me-!
10 t'adoro!" So offended was she that
after leaving the stage she refused to
listen to the tenor's explanations, and
refused to sing with him again. Some
days afterward, however, from the
wings she heard Mario sing the same
duo, and this time with a very ugly
woman. who had assumed the aban-
doned role. Again did the tenor fill in
his ''rests" with the same impassioned
vhispers-"Mia cara! 10 tadoror' Then
she understood. The burning avowals
were only a means of keeping himself
en- train of retaining the emotion neces-
sary for the continuance Of his role
San Francisco Argonaut.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-02-07
The Majors Whisky Shot.

Some interesting things are remem-
bered by Sherman's Atlanta campaign
veterans in connection with Lieut..
Bundy, commanding battery of artil-
lery, now known as Maj Bundy, and
one of the editorial writers on Deacon
Shepard's New York Mail and Express.
Lieut.. Bundy had tooth for a good
toddy, and one morning at Kennesaw
Mountain had sampled some Diamond
B" commissary with some other officers,
and reached his battery in excellent
spirits. Soon Col. Geary rode that way,
and, observing the lieutenant, gruff1y ad-
dressed him thus:
Lieut. Bundy, you are drunk"
Bundy answered back, as quick as
flash:
"Col. Geary, you are id iarv'
Here was a situation. Geary was
about to put Bundy under arrest, saying
to him: ''You are so drunk you don't
know that gun from a hollow log"
81 don't, eh? I'll show you whether l
do or not See that bunch of rebs over
there?" pointing to group of Confeder-
ate officers taking an observation from
an eminence half a mile away. "Just
watch me scatter 'em."
Selling the tail of gun, he jerked it
around, got the. range, adjusted every
thing to his liking, gave the order to fire,
exploding a four inch shell right in the
midst of the group of Confederates, who
hastily retired to cover, carrying with
them their wounded.
Col. Geary withdrew his offensive re-
marks, complimented Bundy on his skill
and rode away.
Lieut.. Bundy was an expert artillerist,
and could land shell about where he
wanted to-
The writer has often heard it said by
Federals who ought to know that he
fired the shot that killed Gen. Polk
Kennesaw Gazette
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-02-07
Miss Brady's Elopement.

Here is the true story of the Brady
Harris elopement. Immediately after
the marriage of her sister to Mr.. Stevens,
Miss Kitty Brady went up to her mother
and said: ''Now, mother, am going to
be married" Mrs. Brady, after slowly
recovering from the effects of this un-
expected announcement, replied that
such a thing would be out of the
question for at least two years; but
Miss Kitty replied that it would
not be out Of the question in two
hours. At this stage of proceeding the
learned judge appeared upon the scene
and Miss Kitty continued: 81 have taken
all the preliminary steps and everything
is arranged, bat have only $5 and Sid
ney hasn't a cent, SO just lend me S25 to
60 on the honeymoon with" The learned
judge, however, as might be expected,
refused point blank to advance his
daughter a cent, but Miss Kitty man.
aged somehow to raise the necessary $50,
upon which 1.-The happy pair"-to use
time honored and time worn phrase
spent two days in Philadelphia--The
Epoch.