Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-07-24
GENERAL ITEMS.

VICTORIA WOODHCLL is victorious Now
look out for Blood.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND CIGARS are smoked per
day in San Francisco
THE Toledo Blade suggests competitive
examination for Chief Justice
A DIME Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany is to be started in Sacramento.
CONWAY. n. H. has now little more than
half as much population as in 1897
IT takes $13, 175 to pay the monthly sala-
ries of the San Francisco policemen.
A oAsK shown at the Vienna Exhibition is
capable of holding no less than "a, 900 gallons
of beer
A WoMANs Printing Company has been
organized in st. Louis, and proceed to make
an impression.
CONNECTICUT farmers are said to be cut
ting down their fruit orchards to plant the
land with tobacco.
WILLIAM SHARON is going to build $780,
600 hotel in San Francisco, on Market and
Montgomery streets.
MAINE claims the most ancient bachelor in
the world. He lives at Bangor, is 1O2 years
of age, and still active.
Was the thirst for gold, as mentioned by
Marc, regarded in ancient Rome as symp-
tom of the yellow fever?
Nitro -glycerine is said to be better than
kerosene to kindle fire with, because you
never know what ails you.
IT is understood that Frank Leslie will en-
ter the lists against the Graphic with daily
illustrated paper in the fall.
Rock SALT is used to compel exuberant
youth to respect old age in Missouri. It is
administered with shotgun.
A PLANT has been discovered in Mexico
which will cure badness. 1t will pay to
cultivate in the United States.
IT is reported that one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars have been expended to
keep Stokes from the gallows.
AN Alabama lawyer, defending murderer,
spoke nineteen consecutive hours, and the
jury convicted the client in seven minutes.
MRS SENATOR SPRAGUE invites clergymen,
school teachers, and people generally, to fill
the eighty rooms Of her home at Newport.
A MEMBER of the Mexican Congress oppos-
ed railroad bill the other day, because"
said be, ''it will ruin the pack mule bust
ness
A LADY died in Charleston, few days,
ago, whose husband, son, brother, and uncle
have all been Governor of the State of South
Carolina.
JOHN Booth having sold his interest in the
Phoebe Daizy Record, the business will here
after be conducted in the firm name of Hol-
land & Co.
"ToMMY, you're pig" said a father to
his little boy; now, do you know what a
pig is, Tommy?" eyes, pa; pig is hogs
little boy"
A. r. STEWART, of New York, is so far
recovered in health as to travel short dis
tances, but has not yet attempted to resume
business hours.
In Meriden, Ct, recently, John G. Adams,
aged seventy-six, and his wife, aged seventy,
after ffty-two years Of married Life, died at
the same hour.
A JAPANESE dramatic company of the
highest class is at present on the way to this
and will produce number of $50
ciety plays" of Japan.
. A MINNESOTA paper had kerosene lamp,
so set that the rays of the sun passed through
it and came to a focus on a widow curtain,
setting the curtain on fire.
THE Parker family of Nantucket have
now living twelve children, five sons and
seven daughters, whose ages are respectively,
70, II. 6S, IS, 63, 60, So, 81, 81, 40 and Al.
EX-SENATOR George w. Jones, lifelong
Democrat, of Iowa, has at last become
and it is reported that he is about
10 establish Republican newspaper in Du-
buque
In digging well in White Plains, Nevada,
recently, a stream of waterloo boiling heat was
reached at a depth of eight-two feet. This
water eyer made.
A New YORKER, who advertises his bust.
less little, just to let folks know what he
S doing, paid years advertising bill the
,ther day of $79,O00. His earnings for the
'ear were $3.50, 900.
THE editor of che Louisville C0urier-Jour-
.ol says: elf General Grant is to precpitate
war with Mexico, these veins are not to be
allied upon to aid in furnishing a supply of
ore!" Vein man!
IDA LEWIS, the heroine of Lime Rock.
Newport, r. l., has separated from her bus-
and, William Wilson, because he is shift
,ss, lazy fellow, and won't support her. She
till remains at the lighthouse.
CHRISTOPHER SHEARER, fruit farmer near
leading, Pa, has probably the largest refrig-
rator in the country. 1t is 55 feet square,
nd holds, when filled, about 14O cart loads
ice, and 1000 bushels of fruit.
Hon. SAMUEL F. Hunt has introduced a
roposition in the Ohio Constitutional Con-
ention in favor of vesting the veto power in
e Governor of the State, Ohio being one of
e two or three States of the Union in which
is withheld.
A PORTLAND man was caught fishing for
out on another mans land the other day.
be owner demonstrated, but retired in ST.
nee before the majestric answer. who
ants to catch your trout? I'm only trying
drown this worm"