Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-12-18
No. 4
All Sorts.

IHE total length OF the Sutr0 tunnel at
present is 5, ,A1 feet.
The Louisville Public Library Lottery
Concert is postponed.
THE minimum rate of discount at the Bank
of England is fixed at five per cent.
THE flats across the bay from San Fran
cisco have produced 5000 tons of salt this
year.
A DISPATCH from London states that the
journals of that city praise President Grants
Message.
DO not run in debt to the shoemaker. 1t
is unpleasant to be unable to say your sole is
your own.
An armless musician has arrived in this
country from Europe, who plays the fiddle
with his toes Wonderful feet.
THE Secretary of the Navy has asked Con-
gress for AN appropriation of $4,000, 900 to
put the war vessels in useful condition.
"A Western paper announces the coming
of star actor who will show 'our benig hted
citizens how Shakespeare ought to be slung."
In the Senate, yesterday, Morrill, intro
payment, and for free system of banking.
-"Marriage," said an unfortunate hus-
band, lis the churchyard of love-" "And
you men are the grave-diggers, replied his
wife.
JOHN T. IRVING, of Nathan murder noto-
riety, was convicted on the 9Th inst. on the
charge of burglary, and remanded for SEN
tence:
The Beloit Free Press says Mr.. Thomp-
son has invented a process by which flour
barrels, cigar boxes, etc., can be made OF
paper.
farm when the famous battle was fought, is
now village with about three hundred in
habitants.
-''Is the colonel here?" shouted man,
sticking his head into a Kansas City street
car. HE u.s." answered thirteen men as
they rose up.
In the California State Senate on the Sd
inst, Irwin, Of Siskiyou, was elected Presi-
dent pro tens., which was victory for the
anti-monopolists.
THE New Jersey Constitutional Convention
has decided against the proposition to incor-
porate female suffrage in the new Constitu-
ton of that State.
IT is stated that General Butler loses heav-
lily by the embarrassment of the Texas Con-
struction Company, rs he held 5000, 900 of
stock in the concern.
DIR. Dio Lewis says he will never marry
woman with a small waist. The Dr. has
such long arms that he can almost touch his
heels without STOPPING.
ABOUT 2, 2,000,0 900 more of ordinary postage
stamps were issued to Postmasters during the
month of October than during any previous,
month in the history of the Post Office De-
partment.
THE EXTREMIST verge of patriotic self
sacrifice is overstepped by Massachusetts
hero who has vowed to smoke Connecticut
cigars in order to testify his indignation at
the Cuban outrage.
MAST says the expense of getting out "a
full-page illustration in Harper's Weekly
amounts sometimes to between three and
four hundred dollars, and takes sixteen men.
three days to get it ready.
A CITY carrier of a Missouri paper on pub
lication day seats himself in the nearest sa-
loon, and in the course of few minutes de-
livers each subscriber his paper in person,
thus saving time and shoeleather.
An order was entered on the 9Th discontin-
uing the bankruptcy proceedings in the case
of George Bird, Grinnell & Co. The firm
have made q settlement with their creditors,
except some whose claims are protested.
"A fond mother informs us that she never
understood the poets allusion to silence Civ
ing voice until lately, when her little boy in
advoftently sat down on wasp and simul-
screamed and held his stung.-
World
pat, said an inquisitive traveller, 'swhy
did you make the stone wall around youn
shanty 50 thick?" 'Why, plase yer honor;
hear they have extraordinary high winds in
Ameriky, 30 I thought if built it about as
thick as It was high, if it should blow oyer it
would be just as high as it was before, yer
honor"
"A smart little fellow in New Orleans was
reproyed by his mother for telling fib. He
insisted it was only in fun, but his pious
mother told him he must ask divine pardon
80 the little fellow knelt down and said: Co.
Lord, forgive me. wouldn't have done it,.
'nly thouugt you could take a joke"
Little Tommy didn't disobey mamma,
md 60 in swimming, did he?" mo, mamma,
Jimmy Brown and the rest of the boys went
n, but remembered, and would not disebey
'ou. "And Tommy never tells lies. does
le 7" No, mamma, couldn't 60 to heaven"
:. Then how does Tommy happen to haYe on
Jimmy Browns shirt ?"
The pancake season has not got round
o Richmond, Ind. A hired girl employed
q fsmily there while baking cakes tho
q which reposed the batter, and deliberately
at down ID the pan. As she subsequently
efused 70 sit down on the stove the break
Aat was finished with bread. -Dan6wy
ssses. j Ia l8bKaaa lat,.s.asaz H.s ao-
TIp Japen it takes five years for the tea
hIuh tomature, though crop il made the
bird yeal. mo tree is allowed to reach more
han. i've feat in height and the elder the
liant sthe more it Is esteemed. Those trees
'hich produce the very choicest teas, used
My by tho princes, worth five dollars
Opnd. ara aaid to be five hundred wears old