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Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-27
Do,u3s at WashiuEton.

The Senate yesterday rejected the nomination
of Colonel Scruggs as Minister to Bogota. aea9
The Treasury Department has appointed, ex,
Senator Oatte OF New Jersey, it's financial
agent to visit Europe in connection with the
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-27

DELAY IN THE CONFIRMATION OF LIEUT. DUNN
FIRST CONFIRMED, THEN REcoNsIDHBED. THEN
REJECTED, THEN RE-REcoNsIDERED, THEN Re-
coNFiRMED-Ups AND DOWNS IN THE cAsE.
Snacinl norresro,llLe,1oe of nle Gotntllercinl,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-27

Other points are OF SO little moment that not
desiriag 'nswapapsr controversy, prefer the
|. Judgment of our citizens should decide their
nlarit
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25
Helena, Montana, Thursday, December IS, 1878.

matter OF marking the location on the ground
and recording the same, and any question
arises IN the execution of the survey as to the
identity OF monuments, marks. or boundaries
which cannot be determined by reference
to the record, the deputy should take testi-
mony in the manner hereinbefore prescribed
for surveys OF claims located prior to Nav 10,
1872, and having thus ascertained the true
and correct boundaries originally established.
marked, and recorded, make the survey ac-
cordingly.
You will at once issue instructions to YOUR
deputies requiring them to abandon the prac-
tice of surveying mining claims under the
direction of parties in interest, and to con-
form to the rule as hereinbefore prescribed.
From an examination of the returns of
surveys of mining claims am satisfied that
in many instances the deputy surveyors GER
tify to the value of improvements without
ascertaining whether such improvements are
made by the claimant or his grantors, or not.
No improvements should be included in
the estimate unless they have been made by
the applicant for survey or by those from
whom he derives title
The value of Improvements made upon
other locations, or by other claimants, should
not he taken into consideration, but excluded
by deputies in their estimate of improve
ments upon the claim.
Yeu will SO instruct your deputies, and
hereafter require them to certify in each in
stance that the Improvements and expendi-
lures considered by them in their estimate,
and which they must describe in their re-
port, were made by the applicant or by the
persons from whom he derives title.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25
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A lady correspondent in the Chicago TT1-
bune propounds the question, GLOW much
can be spent on q woman's dress:' and con-
fesses that her knowledge Of arithmetic is
too limited to enable Ecr to answer But to
the question, Upon how little can a woman
dress respectfully and comfortably for p
whole ycar?" she readily answers, fifty
dollars" and proceeds with her illustration
as follows, which we commend to the ladies'
of Helena. II women now -a-days would
practice economy in dress, something after
this style, they would tind " good deal less
trouble in getting husbands:
''Six pairs OF hose, at 80 cents, will cost
$3.50. Two pairs of boots, at $3.50, and
pair Of rubbers, $1-SS. This, if preferred,
might be changed into one pair OF aces and
q pair OF slippers. The rubbers IL It be had
eight yards Of flannel at three shillings per
yard, costing So. This will make two pairs
of drawers and two under vests The Shaker
flannel will be best for these. Next, the un-
derwear in cotton will require 40 yards Of
cotton, which may cost 15 cents q yard, and
for which very good quality can be pur-
chased. This will make three chemises, =
yards; three pairs of drawers, 6 yards; two
night gowns, 10 yards; two outside skirts,
10 yars; and two undcrskirts, 6 yards. Next,
for wet or cold weather, gray flannel skirt.
to be worn next the dress, requiring three
yards of flannel, at so cents will take $3.50.
A heavy ready-made dress can be purchased
for So. We have seen one recently, made
of water proof, which seemed to be just the
thing for constant wear in cold weather. An
o<h &cy
sundays, might also be bought for $5 or
made up in a paca at home, but would then
possibly cost more, though 10 yards of AL
paca, at 81 cents would cost $3.50, leaving
so cents for waist Innings, tacings and but
ons. Hardly enough, though it may be made
to answer. The best plan would seem to be
to buy the dress ready made, OF some reliable
firm. Next, a cloak or sacque of cloth, at
IS. These are frequently offered in very
good material, and cat in style correspond
ing with the customary mode. Two hats
the winter one costing So, and that for sum-
mer 80. If one has q little taste in these
matters, and can buy the materials and do
her own millinery, she will be able to make
this amount produce very satisfactory re-
suits. Next, shawl, for which $3.50 to 50
may be paid, and which will be pretty in the
spring. Two print dresses 81, and Victoria
lAWA VI muSiln, 10 yHTuS, at ~ CcltS-COSt-
ing $40. We have now left from our $50
the amount of $3.50 A vard of linen, at
90 cents, will make collars and cuffs, which
might be done at home, and 70 cents more
will purchase wolsted and a crochet-needle,
with which u nubia can be crocheted This
leaves bat $1.55, which must be used for
gloves. We believe, however, that every
comfort has been thought Of, and that girls
may be respectfully Clad for the above
amount of money"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25


Riders Raft, a lifeboat of inflated cylin-
ders of gutta percha cloth, pointed at each
end, constructed SO that either side is right
side up and either end is bow or stern, the
roW-lOck forming keel whichever side il
under water, was experimental on yesterday,
off West Fifty street, before gov
eminent barge full of spectators, Captains
hcrriman and Faunce, of tho Life Saving
Bureau; General SpinOla; Mr.. Stebbins, the
banker; VIM. P. Lee, Esq. Captain Beatty,
formerly of the California line; Mrs. LIE
Roux, wife of Prof. LeRoux, of tho Anna
polls Naval Academy, with a number of
ladies, several merchant sea captains, and q
throng of attentive tars. The cold wind
prevented any Of the gentlemen from en-
barking, but two men hoisted a sail and made
great speed, returning under enthusiastic &C
clamation from the spectators, especially the
Jack tars, who rubbed their rough hands and
exclaimed: eve could 20 anywhere with
that" The raft is propelled by either ears
or sail. The oar is shipped in a becket in
preference to the old row-lock, that the oar
may not be lost in ease q sea strikes it. 1t is
said that landsmen and women can manage
this craft.
Mrs. Berry of no previous skill on the wa
ter, rowed Rider raft last summer from tho
Highlands to 6eabright in the rough sea, with
no one on board but herself and tive child
rem Two women last summer also rowed |
out of the Shrewsbury river, rounded Sandy |
Hook and back against the tide, to the de- !
light of the fishermen. This life raft can be
suddenly inflated, and whether pitched from |
= vessel stern foremost or br6adside it nd |
justs itself Immediately to seagoing sttitude. I
Captain A. G. Beatty pulled one from Sandy |
Hook to the Battery in southeast gale.
Ropes may be attached to it for persons to
cling BY, its buoyancs enabling it TO carry as
many Is can both ride on and cling to il in /
case of shipwreck. sta...tr.. ..,.,g s
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25
Postal Suygesfi0ns.

The Fat Contributor" is dissatisfied with
some of the decisions of the Post Office De-
partmcnt. and submits "a few improved rul-
| lngs OF his own cOncOction:
Monthly magazines. published weekly, must
De charged letter postage when delivered
DAILY. Powder magazines, except to regular
subscribers, are not permitted to frank their
| reports
Ii no stamp is affixed to letter, retain it,
IL, however, the postage is Overpaid, letter
| rip!
If you feel any doubt about paper going
with one-cent stamp, have two sent.
Seeds can go through the mails as merchan-
disc. The postmasters are cautioned against
any old seeds to go through their mails, how
ever.
Signs cannot be sent without paying letter
postage, three cents on every letter.
Calico prints, any foreign prince, reprints
footprints, all go as printed matter, and pay
tax accordingly. Vaccine matter must be
properly pock) marked.
foetry IN its various stages, including the
Edgar A. Poe stage, must be sent post paid,
whether it ever paid to read it or not.
postmaster is not permitted to make any
material change in the site OF his post Office
without attixing a two-cent stamp for every
two ounces. He can charge double postage
for sight of the postmaster.
Shirts may be mailed at the rate of two
cents for every two ounces of shirt. If the
owners name is on the shirt, letter postage
must be charged, This rule is indelible
A subscriber residing in the county in
which paper is printed can take the paper,
provided he pays in advance and urges his
neighbOrs to subscribe. If he does not live
in the county in which he resides, and the
paper is not printed in the same county where
it has its press-work done, then the county
must pay postage on the man-we mean
two-cent county must be affixed to every
postage.
Editors of newspapers and their families
shall bo allowed to pass free in the mails
Postmasters shall be responsible for the
payment of ali subscriptions on newspapers
sent to persons residing within three miles
from any post Office. If any person refuses
to take the paper, the postmaster shall be
compelled to read it. Postage on neEspa-
pers shall be paid or not, at the option of the
publishers and subscribers. If prepaid, the
payment may be made at any time most con-
venient to either, and may be either ia cash
or county or city produce. The rate per
ounce shall be determined by the editor, and
the weight shall bo calculated at not less than
forty-four ounces to thcspountl. "~> Fl
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25
Washington SOclssy-

A writer in Lippencotts says that Wash
ingt0n season is q generic thing; women
come to the place for the sake of it, as they
go nowhere else Through the system OF
calling official society is accessible to all,
and the introductions obtained there to peo-
pie of the more select circles, when fortified
by wealth and pertinacity, open the whole
charmed round of pleasure. Society in
other cities is totally unlike society in Wash
ington. There it is an interchange Of kind
illness between households of friends; it is
the festivity of happy anniversaries, the
union of families in new ties, the cherishng
of long acquaintance. But in Washington
except SO far as the small number of resi-
dents is concerned Its whole purpose and
meaning are anomalous; each administration
brings "A new following each Congress has a
new rabbae at its heels; friendships are acci-
dents of the day, diplomacy is carried On by
dining; every party has a political purpose
everyciviaity double meaning. Neverthe-
less, the sparkle of wit, the kinding of
enthusiasm, are not absent from IL; on the
contrary, there is more of that than else
where, for It is sustained by the chosen in-
tellect and beauty of the continent You
may meet admirals there who have sailed
around the world, Generals who have fought
mighty battles, priests who may yet be Popcs,
men and women who are figures of the cen
tury; they will tell you the romance Of their
travel, the heart beat of their successes, and
you will contrave to hear it for all the accom-
p*nying roar ond sweep in which they are
the lay figures for aspirants to measure, and
the property Of reporters. In such a society,
of course, all asperities are softened: this
mans daughter dances with the son of his
arch enemy; Difference is accorded to the
opinion of woman on public matters as if
she already possessed her right of suffrage;
there is an exhi}eration in meeting and avoid
ing and overlooking, in the light and skillful
skating over dangerous surfaces, while rare
freedom unites with a gentle even if polite
courtesy, which it is delightful to meet to-
night, and which allures you to seek it to-
morrow. Society without conscience it is,
possibly, but for al that sufficiently fascinat-
ing
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25
A Cold in the Head.

One OF the most annoying complaints in
the range of medical knowledge is cold in
the head. But you would not think so. No
newspaper which publishes intricate receipts
for complicated diseases, tells, even in the
most vague way, how to cure cold in the
head. No volume on physiology comes to its
relief No doctor in regular practice pre-
tends to know anything about it. 1t is the
wandering Jew of ailments. 1t invadcs every
household with impunity, and snaps its fe-
verisk finger in the very face of medical SCI
ence. And medical science promptly dodges
and is glad it can. The man with cold in
his head is mournful fabric to contemplate
He is ostracised from company. He is barred
out from the family circle. He loses his in
terest in everything but stove and handker-
chief, and were he called upon to give an
expression it would be found that his itlea OF
heaven was place where stove fOundries
and cotton mills were about equally divided.
His eyes are watery, his skin is drawn tight
to his flesh, his nose is swollen, of fiery red.
and sorer than strange dog. What he
mostly fears is the draft, but in spite Of his
most active endeavors he is sure to get into
it; and he is hardly able to conceal his sur
prise at the pressure of business the family
is subjected to, which keeps the door open
about two-thirds of the time, and establishes
an almost uninterrupted current OF air about
the legs Screwed up back of the stove with
his nose like beacon shining above it, he
patiently holds his handkerchief to the blaze,
and finally slips into kental calculation as
to which will first lose its moister--his cot
ton or his blood. There he sits all day, with
the handkerchief as a flag of truce rendered
by the fire in his head to the fire in the stove,
and at night he goes seuddding through
cold hall, sneezing at every leap. Long after
every one else is asleep he starts up with a
terrific sneeze, and finds that his feet are
sticking out below the quilts, and that the
handerchiefs, which he meant to have care
fully located for just this emergency, is no.
where to be found.-Dam6s.ry Ne,cs.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25
From the Danbury News.

From the Danbury News.
Once upon time local editor dreamed
that he was dead and in another world. He
approached the gate Of a city before hiia,
and knocked fer admittance, but no cnc an
sWered his summons. The gate remained
closed against him. Then he cried aloud
for an entrance, but the only response was
scores Of heads appearing above the wall on
each side of the gate. At the sigh. of him
the owners of the heads set up dismal
howl, and one of them cried: .: Why did
you not notice the big egg gave to you?'
At this h0rrid and most unexpected intcrro-
cation, the unhappy local turned in the d-
restion of the voice to learn it's owner, when
another voice shrieked, "Where's the piece
you were going to write about my soda foun-
demand: "Why did you write piece about
old Peddles fence, and never say word
about my new gate?" Whatever answer be
was going to frame to this appeal was cut
abruptly off by the astonishing query:
"What did yeu spell my name wrong in tho
programme for!" The miserable man turned
to flee, when he was rooted to the spot by
the terrible demand: ''Why did you put
my marriage among the deaths?" He was
on the point of saying the foreman did it,
when shrill voice madly cried: "What
made You put in my runaway, and spoil the
sale of my horse?" And this was followed
by the voice of female Historically pro-
"This is the brute that bo.chcd
my poetry, and made me ridiculous!" Where
upon hundreds of voices screamed: "Where's
my article?" "Give me back my article"
" Where's my religious notice, that brought
in at the eleventh hour?" And in the midst
of the horrid din the poor wretch awoke,
pcrspiring at every pore, and screaming FOR
help. The next day he resigned, and we had
10 hunt up another local editor.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25

HALIFAX, December IA dispatch has
been received announcing the death in Eng
land of James w. Johnston, late Equity
Judge for Nova Scotia, and for many years
leader of the conservative party in this pro-
vince.
The steamer from Sable Island states that
the schooner Zephyr, of st. Pierre Miquelon,
loaded with fish, had drifted ashore there,
and four bodies in state of decomposition
were found ON board. Her masts and rigging
were gone and the hull was covered with sea
weed From the date of the papers in the
cabin. the schooner isl supposed to have been
dismssted last Jsly and drifting since. n1a
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25

HAVANA, December 11.-Captain General
Jovellar this evening issued an address to the
inhabitants of Cuba, saying: The moment
a treaty is issued between the government OF
Spain and the United States, it is my duty,
however painful it may be. to comply faith,
fully with its terms. For this l have received
final orders. A failure to comply with the
same would produce war, and war with .
great power without the aid OF Spain. In
the meanwhile it was only the law of neces-
eity and orders of the government OF the
Spanish Republic. Let us deliver up the
Virginius aid the survivors of her passengers
and crew. i have faith in the noblencss OF
vour procedures in compliance with my word.
HAVANA, December 12.-The Virginias
has gone to dlc port of Bohia Honds, sixty
miles west OF Havana, where she will be de;
livered by Spanish man-of.war to = vesseI
of the UnitedStates navy. Captain -Genelal
Jouvellar has given the necessary orders 10.
the transfer If the Virginius prisoners g
Santiago de Cuba to an American man-oI-
war to-day. The Captain-G General IS certain
that his order, viii be carried out ano tne
men delivered 4 the appointed time.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25

N. Rabellis, an artist, recently dined alone
in one of the principal restaurants of Paris
at . table on which had been placed covers
fer thirteen persons. He is the only sur
vivor Of . party of thirteen literary men and
artists who arranged twenty years ago that
ito surviving members should dine once a
year, and that the places of the dead should
be conspicuously vacant. Among the men,
bers were Alfred de Musset, Theophile Gau-
tier and Count de Flehac.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25

{! '!ErERxrTY has no gray hairs. The now
err fade, the heart withers. man dies bat
time writes no wrinkles In the brew OF eter-
,nitv. Earth has ito beauties, but time shrouds
them for the grave; its honors, they are but
as the gilded sepulchres; its possessions,
thew are but bursting bobbles. Not SO in the
nntried bourne. In the dwelling OF the Al
mighty can come no footsteps Of decay. s
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25
A New Notion About Billiard balls.


A billiard player, who is dissatisfied with
ivory balls, makes Il suggestion which may
be worth the attention of inventors. He says: {:
every one who plays 1t billiards knows
that occasionally the balls do not run true.
They are made of ivory, and even when they
are quite new the ivory is not Of equal den
sity throughout; and when they are old the
external portion is much more dry than the
Internal, consequently the difference of den
sity is greater, and the balls, especially when
going gently, swerve from a direct course,
the specific gravity of the different parts of
the mass being different 1t has often oc-
CURED to me that much better and truer balls
might be made either Of glass or steel The
weight might be made the same as those of
of ivory by having hollow in the middle of
the ball. 1t Is we'll known that hollow
sphere runs more truly and more evenly than
a solid dne. The specific gravity of ivory is
to that Of glass about as to 4, to that of
steel as to 13. The hollow in the steel ball
would thus be greater than in a glass one,
and it would therefore, be the truest. and the
elasticity in either case would be greater than
ivory. 1t appears to me, therefore, that either
steel OF glass would he superior to ivory for
the purpose, and | wonder whether it has
ever occurred to any one to try these mater
ials. l do not think that glass of the tough
est kind would be more liable to chip than
ivory, and steel would be much less so There
is another point to be considered-the ex-
pense-and this I am convinced would be
much less in either case. The experiment is
worth trying, as elephants are getting scarce,
and may be applied to better purposes than
making billiard balls"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25
q: q: '. " tIsx: t:sk ) FISK Bros, Publishers
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM
TEEE INTERIOR DEPAETMENT.

The Secretary of the Interior has addressed
the following circular to Surveyor Generals
and U. S. Land Officers II contains a good
deal of valuable information which miners
and others seeking to locate and patent claims,
either mineral or agricultural, Will find useful
and important. We are indebted to Captain
T. c. Bailey, Chief Clerk of the Surveyor
Generals Office. for a copy Of this document:
UEp ARTMrSr INTERIOR
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25

/ NEW YOHK, December 18.-The steamer
Edgar Stewart, which made a successful
landing of her 5th cargo of arms and men
upon the lslahdsf Cuba, is said to be fitting
at Baltimore Tor another run.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-25

ANY individual twenty -eue years of age,
any citizen of the United States, or who has
declared his intention to become one, may
enter by legal subdivisions, any area not ex-
ceeding 160acres, and any association may en-.
ter not to exceed 800 acres. Any association OF
not less than four persons, who shall have
expended not less than 5000 in working
and improving any coal mine or mines, may
enter not exceeding $40 acres; the price per
acre is $40 where the land is situated more
than fifteen miles from any completed rail-
road, and $50 per acre where the land is
within fifteen miles of such road. When
improvements, ETC., have been commenced
subsequent to March Sd last, or shall be here
after commenced, previous to possession and
improvements, shall govern the award, when
the law has been fully complied with by
each party. A mere possession, however:
without satisfactory improvements, will not
secure the contract to the first occupant,
when subsequent claimant shows his full
compliance with the laws.