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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
RULES ON POKER.
BY GENERAL SKUNK.

l. Don't buy but half as many chips at the
start as the other players. The expectation
is that you will win, and it you lose 1t Is bet
ter to borrow or ''OWe' up.
2. Never ante up until some one tells you
to. and then say that you have and stick to it,
which will generally persuade some one else
to ''cOme in" twice. This rule, though an
excellent one, must be followed with dlscre-
ton. 1t practiced too often it is liable 10 pro-
duce unpleasant feelings.
8. Toward the end of the evening 1t IS al
ways better to 0ace up your ante tor min
ute than to 1,ut up, as the winner Of the pot
frequently fOrgets 10 charge up the debts, and
none of the other players will remind him, us
they may wish to do the same thing.
t. When the credit system begins to creep
in, as it generally does about the middle of
the game, you should always oace up if possi-
blc, and bet chiefly against those who always
put up. This is one of the most important
duties TO win in cash and lose on credit is
the great secret Of successful poker playing.
5. In dealing, always observe the bottom
card, which you can easily do before the cut
Then, by noticing how thick Il cut is made,
you can tell whether that card goes out. This
| may help you in the draw.
g. Keep sharp eye on the discards. They
may be of service if your draw is not Salts
factory.
7. When you are Sin luck watch your op-
portunity, from time to time, to put some Of
your checks in your pocket without being
seen. This will enable you to ''owe' up it
luck turns, and will prevent your being Dor
rowed from.
8. When any one wants to buy more checks,
and you have plenty, get him to buy OF you,
| if possible, in preference to the bank. II
enables YOU to conceal the amount OF your
| winnings. and besides the bank may not be
aho to pay up. .,.
9. When you are ''chipping OUT for drinks,
etc., put a cigar in your pocket every once IN
| awhile You are sure to be SO much ahead
| of the game, and they come in very handy,
even when you don't smoke.
| 10. Never permit anything to make you
| forget for q moment that the whole object OF
vour game is to save your own money and
secure some one else's, and let everything
you do, however trifling, tend to this desir'
able end.
II. When the game is over, if you are
winner, deny it entirely, or fix the figure al
low as possible; if you are loser, declare that
you have lost twice as much as You really
have. This rule is never departed from. The
money lost at a game of poker always foots
up four times as much as the money won.
| 12 When it is inconvenient to avoid pay
ing your poker debts entirely, use discrimina
ton in the matter. Debts to persons whom
YOU are not likely to meet very often you car
! avoid. Many players feel delicacy abou
asking for poker debt-these are safe ones
| not to pay.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
Helena, Montana, Thursday, April I, 1875.
Importance Of Wholesome Beds.

Sleep to the workingman is emphatically
natures restOrer, rcinvigorating the physlcai
system, which through much toll has become
weary, and keeping up the flow Of life and
spirits which are necessary to the pertor-
nance of the arduous duties of farm life.
comfortable bed, as we are all aware, con-
duces greatly to ones rest. On this subject a
recent writer says:
Of the eight pounds which man eats and
drinks in day, it is thoug ht that not less
than five pounds leaves his body through the
skin. Aud of these five pounds consider
able per centage escapes during the nlght
while he is in bed The largest portion Of
this is water, but in addition there is much
effete and poisonous matter. lhls, Delng 10
great part gaseous in form, permeates every
part of the bed, mattress, blankets, as we'll as
sheets. which soon become foul ana neeo
purifcatiOn.
The mattress needs the renovation quite as
much as the sheets. To allow the sheets to
be used without washing or changing three
or six months would he regarded as bad
housekeeping; but insist if a thin sheet can
absorb enough of the excretion of the body
to make it unfit for use in a few days, thick
mattress. which can absorb and retain
thousand times as much of these poisonous
excretions, needs to be purified as often,
certainly, as once in three months.
A sheet can be washed. A mattress cannot
be renovated in this way. Indeed, there Is
no way of cleansing mattress but by steam
ing it or picking it to pieces, and thus, IN
fragments, exposing it to the rays of the sun.
As these processes are scarely practicable
with any of the ordinary mattresses, | am
decidedly of the opinion that the good old
fashioned straw bed, which can every three
months be changed for fresh straw, and the
| tick be washed, is the sweetest and healthiest
of beds.
If, in the wintry season, the porousness OF
the straw bed makes it little uncomfortable,
spread over it comforter or two wooler
blankets, which should be washed as often as
every Two weeks. With this arrangement, II
you wash all the bed coverings as often as
once in two weeks, you will have delightful
healthy bed.
window, during the day, and not make it NJ
for the night before evening, you will hav'
added greatly to the sweetness of your rest
and, in consequence, to the tone OF you
health.
Heartily wish the change could be every
where introduced. Only those who hav'
thus attended to this important matter cal
Judge of the influence on the general healtf
and spirits.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
s<The Vag Of His rail.''

A gentleman was walking with his little
boy at the close of the day, and in passing
the cottage of German laborer, the boys
attention was attracted to the dog. 1t was
rot King Charles, nor black and tan, but
a common cur Still the boy took fancy TO
him and wanted ''pa" to buy him. Just then
the owner of the dog CAME home from his
labors, and was met by the dog with every
demonstration of dog joy.
The gentleman eaid to the owner, My
little boy has taken fancy to your dog. and
will buy him; what do you ask for him ?"
II can't sell that dog!" suid the German.
''Look here" said the gentleman, that ie a
poor dos anyTsKX 1q' 0cy n
the German, II know he is q very poor dog,
and he amt wort almost noddin', but dere ish
Won little ding mid dat dog vot cant cell. l
cant seil de vag of his tail ven comes homss
at night" os#@3
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
No. 10
At the BNrDer'S.

.Next,' shouted n barber, who had just
finished customer.
Two persons at once sprang from their
seats, where they had been patiently waiting.
and approached the knight OF the lather, and
both looking ferociously and inQniringy at
each other.
One Of them Wa, an elderly parsonage, ev-
IDENTIFY from the country; the other young
sprig Of city breed. whose down had just be-
gun to indicate the slow and uncertain ap-
proach of beard.
(Which of you is next: asked the bar
Der.
II am" said the young man.
mo. you are not. We both entered at the
same time. and as | am the oldest, claim
the first chance. Besides, | am i'll great
hurry
"Ab, old party, see you are from the
country, and Of course don't know the rules
OF city society, governing such cases as this,
said the youth.
''What is the rule?'
"Simply this: Beauty goes before age
50 will take the chair. Seer!
20, well, that's right. Mr.. Barber shave
him first. He has got the best IT me by tnat
city rule of his; anu. come to thnk OF II, he
is right according to the rule where come
FROM"
s.Indeed! What is the rule where YOU come
from, old party asked the young fellow,
az he fixed himself comfortably in the lar
| ber's chair.
"Wal, young man, the rule up my way is,
that we always keep the hogs ahead OF Us:
| So Won can 90 ahead. Barber. it's all right,
said he, taking up paper and sitting down
| to read.+
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
0'Trix in the Rochester Express.

This question seems to be agitating the
Catholic mind about as much as whether
''Shakespeare was Catholic" will tell
you all about it, and you Can draw your own
conclusions have seen Father Young, an
aged Dominican priest, who baptized the dis
tiuguisheu General. When the elder Sher-
man died he left a widow with large family
and a small purse. The Ewings were near
neighbors, aud nearer friends, of the family,
anu old ''rom,' in the kindness of his heart,
proposed to Mrs. Sherman to adopt one OF
the children. The proposition was accepted,
and little ''Tecumseh' was interrupted in the
classical paslime OF ''kneeding' mud pies and
taken to the home of the Ewings. III parcn-
thesis wish 10 remark, la Mark Middle in
''London Assurance" that have no hesita-
ton i'll saying, and say it boldly, that ''our
hero" Was not the boy whom Henry Ward
Beecher caught in similar kind of mud
business; and interviewed thusly: "My boy,
what are you doing?" 81 am making Ply.
mouth church, sir!'' s'Where's the pastor?'
'Oh! there is not mud enough around here
to make hm!" Strange boy! How preco
cious! And yet the great scandal was then
unknown. The Ewngs being Catholics,
young Sherman was educated in the princi
pies Of that faith; was baptized by Father
Young, then Il missionary in the wilds OF
Ohio, and up to the time he entered Wes
Point was the noblest Roman (Catholic) O1
them ALL When he began to learn the science
of arms he began. to forget the science Of
religion In all the number of saints that
have read Of there is only one saint who wa!
a soldier, and that was Louis of France-the
only exception to the general rule, but {
Frenchman always acts by contraries! Th'
| "General' was named William. because hi
was baptized on st. Williams day. Now, i
is we'll known that he is not pratical church
man, and whether he can be called Catholic
or not you may put this and that together ant
Judge for Yourself
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01

A gentleman owned farm in New Jersey.
1t had been long in the family. Embarrass-
ments compelled him to sell, and the farm
was put up at auction. He felt SO bad about
the sale that he could not attend it, but sent
over his head servant. On his return the
master said, "Well, John, was the farm
sold?" ''Yee. sir" did it sell well?" 1T
went very low" ''Who bought it?" 81 did. !"
''You. jchn! Where did you get your
money!" Il lsid up my wages since |
worked for sou" "Well, John, I'll tel you
what will do. As soon a. you get the title
10 your property Ill come and work for you,
and buy the farm baEk."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
Humorous.

The mummes belonged 20 the first families
of Egypt.
"A no light matter-Having your gas
pipes freeze up.
When is small baby like a big banker ?
When he is wroth-chid.
Some of the people Of Leavenworth, Kan
the place ''11worth.'
s'My landlady," said man, "makes her
tea so strong that it breaks the cups. ana
mine," said another, ''nlakes hers so weak II
cant run out of the pot.
''John, am afraid you have been forget
ting me- said bright-eyed girl to her sweet
heart, the other day. Eyes, Sue, have been
for getting you these two years.
An orator lately said to his audience: Il
am speaking for the benefit of posterity,
when some one shouted: '.9es, and II you
don't get through soon they'll be here!"
''Oh! for those good old days." sighs an
Indiana editor, ''when this office received
stove red-hOt from November to March"
A pilot on the Mississippi telegraphed to his
wife in New Orleans: ''Ice-bound, my dear.
mass at night and Seidlitz powder in the
morning"
Il swear,' said gentleman to his mistress,
''you are very handsome. Pooh" said tue
lady, $50 you would say if you did not think
So" ''And SO you would think" answered
he, ''thOugh should not say So.
A WELSH clergyman in an obituary of q
brother minister states that ''he died in his
harness, and his buckles were undone as
noiselessly as the angel unbarred and unlock.
cd the prison in which Peter WAS confined. y
A country paper tells this story Of new boy
in one of the Sunday schools: "Tbe preco'
cious youth was asked who made the beauti.
full hills about tlrem, and replied that he did
not know, rs bis parents only moved into
town the day before"
--"Yuu may kindly guide the prancing
steed to the crystal brook which oaDbles
down the hillside in the summer sun, but you
cannot coerce him to stoOp and slake his
thirst in the silvery stream If he be not will
ing to accept your proffered Kindness
A witness, in describing certain events,
said: 1.-THE person saw at the head OF the
stairs was man with one eye named Jacod
Wilkins" "What was the nameof his othe'
eye?" spitcfully asked the opposing counsel
The witness was disguised at the levity OF th<
audience.
Very stern parent indeed-"Ceme here,
sir! What is this complaint the schOOlmaste'
has made against your" Much injured youth
Its just nothing at all. You see Jimmy
bent pin, and l only just left it on the teach
cr's chair for him to look at, and he came IL
without his specs and sat right down on tn.
pin, and now he wants to blame me for it,
About sundown last evening, says th'
Winnemucca Register of the Goth ult., care
worn printer might have been seen with I
jackass load of specimens strapped to BIZ
back, slowly and wearily vending his wa.
into town from the summit of Winnemucc,
Mountain. where he has discovered . valuable
NINE He thinks the ledge IL at least hun
dred feet wide, and runs ssrafght through tn
mountain. He says one hundred dOllasa
day would not induce him ts1aick type again
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
Cure for l'atarrll.

A medical authority asserts that the sever
est catarrh cold can be removed in about ten
hours by q mixture "f carb''iic acid, 10 drops.
tincture of iodine and cl,loroforn', each 7:5
drops. A few drops Of the mixture should
be heated over spirit lamp in test tube. the
mouth of which should he applied to the
nostrila a. vola,ilization is effected. The
operation should he repeated in about two
minutes, when, after the patient sneezes
number of times, the troublesome symptoms
rapillv disappear.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01

--Cyphers are much used in writing such
matter on postal cards rs the writer's wish to
keep secret. Bnt sympathetic ink is
m,,cn better. One of the most simple of
these is lenon juice. A very slight heat will
be sufficient 10 bring out the character. 'eg'-
hly. II = stronger black is desired. snlphuric
acid, with twenty parts water. may I've usef.
These dry in the Dir without showing Sign,
but heat win bring them out plainly.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
The World is What We Make 1t

I've seen some people in this life
Who always are repining,
Who never, never yet could gee
The storn,-cloud'- silver lining.
There always something is amiss,
From sunrise to its setting:
That Gods hand made their map Of life.
They seem the while forgetting.
And have seen blessed sight
10 siu-beclOuded vision,
Some people who, where'er they be,
Make earth seem All tlysian.
They always see the brightest side
The direful shadows never
And keep the flower of hope In bloom
Within their hearts forever.
The one can make the sunniest day
Seem wOndrOus sad and dreary;
The other smiles the clouds away,
And makes dark day CHEEKY.
This life of Ours ia, after all.
About as we shall make it.
If we can banish grief and care,
Let's haste to undertake it.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-01
- ~ "
Lullaby.

Lullaby, baby:
Go to sleep;
Eyes, oh! how naughty,
Still to peep.
Lullaby, baby!
Curl up your toes;
Cuddle your little knees
Up to your nose.
Lullaby, baby!
Eyes shut tight;
Little mouth open;
So, good night.
n = A. -
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-03

THE QUEEN OF ALL SEWING MACHINEs.-In
speaking of the merits of the Wilson Shuttle
Sewing Machine, it is sufficient for us to say
that we think the invention of this machine
marks one If the most impo rtant eras in the
history Of this country; and when we cOnsid
er the influence it has upon the social wellbe-
ing of the masses, it is difficult co conceive of an
invention of more importance. 1t has "a beau
titul, nOiseless mo vement it makes tie genu-
Inc Lock Stitch alike on both sides, and does
to perfection all kinds of plain and fine sew
ing it needs no CO mendatiOn its rapid sales.
the increasing demand, and the many fatter
ing testimonials from those who have
used 1t, is sufficient proof of its merits.
The want of II sewing machine is deeply
felt in every household, and rs the Wilson
Shuttle Sewing Machine, on account Ofits eTs
IRENE simplicity and less cost of manufacture,
it is sold at much lower price than all other
first class machines, it is meeting with the ex
tensive patronage that it so justly deserves.
Machines will be delivered at any Railroad
Station in this country free of transportation
charges, if ordered through the COmpany's
Branch House at S27 and 800 Broadway, New
York City.
They send an elegant catalogue and chrome
circular. free ON application.
This Company want . few mere GuSd ageAte.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-03

THE Argus owns up and backs
down,as it usually does when caught
in lie, which it cannot get round
by telling larger one. If Bro. Hi
ram would be a little more careful
about what he puts in his paper he
wouldn't have the notification of
being obliged to Ego into his boots"
SO often when his lies are nailed by
the OPINION and other ''seven hy
nine things"
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-03
WILLIAM BAILEY's ESTATE.
g TATE OF vEMONT,

= TATE OF VEMONT,
- BRADFORD DISTRICT, SSl
In Probate Court holden at Ncwbu|
within ana for said District ON the Both day
March. A. ID. 1873:
William U. Bailey, Administrator of Il
estate of
WILLIAM BAILEY. late of Newbury,
in sa Il District, deceased. makes applicati|
to said Court for license to sell all of the r,1
estate of said deceased, representing til
said sale is necessary for the payment of q
.lcbts of said deceased, and settling up al
paying the heirs.
Whereupon. it is ordered by said Govt
that said application come under considel|
lion and be heard on the 18th day of Apt
A. ID. 1873, at the Probate Office in Newbui|
And it is further ordered that all pcrsOI
interested be notified hereof, by publication
notice of this application and order there's
three weeks successfully in the BradfO|
Opinion printed at Bradford. VT, before sd
time of hearing, that they may appear at sal
time and place, aud if they see cause ohje|
thereto.
BY the Court, Attest.
As IL, w. BAILEY, Judge|
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-03
WE think Bro. Wheeler, of the

WE think Bro. Wheeler, of the
Vermont Farmer, is the most un.
reasonable man we ever met or heard
of. A few weeks ago we gently
limited that the Farmer did not seem
disposed to see anything good in
Judge Poland, whereupon, friend
Wheeler sent us some extracts from
his paper requesting that they he
published in the OPINION, tcith such
comments as we sac hit to make. AL
though we did not SEQ that the ex.
tracts showed much love for the
Judge, we published them rs re-
qursted. Our comments were few
and mild /; the main one being an
extract from the columns of the
Farmer itself. Having done just
what Bro. Wheeler requested, he
turns round and calls us liar
Some folks are so constituted that
they can never 10 satisfied; will not
do what they really want TO because
they think somebody wants them to
do it. Wheeler must be classed
among such people. lie reminds
one'of the story about the obstinate
old deacon, who, when Il brother
prayed that il it was the will of the
Heavenly Father, Deacon A. might
be translated and 90 Mt once to
Heaven, jumped up and in u pas
sion exclaimed 81 wont go, Bro. b.,
not step, and you can't make me
20, either" If you do just as
Wheeler wants you to he says you
are no gentleman, and if you say
Just what he asks you to, he retorts
by calling you liar. Such argu'
ments (?) may have weight with
the readers of the Farmer, but will
have very little with the readers Of
respectable sheets.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-03

CUT THIS OUT. 1t may sare your
Life. There is no person living
but what suffers more or less with
Lung Disease, Coughs, Colds or
Consumption, yet some would die
rather than pay 70 cents for bot
tie of medicine that would cure
them. DR.. a. BOschee'S German
Syrup has lately been introduced in
this country from Germany, and its
wonderOus cures astOnishes every
one that try it. If you doubt what
we say in print, cut this out and
take it to your Druggist, and get a
sample bottle for 10 cenrs and try
it, or a regular size for 75 cts. 3m.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-03
Boston Cattle Markets.
A. Cambridge and Brighton. tor the W
ending Tuesday, March 81. 1875

At Cambridge and Brighton. tor the wt
ending Tuesday, March 30. 1875
PRIcEs. Beef CaHlc.-fxrra fat aud hea
premium oxen,$9.75 a 1850; first quail
SS,W 9ao; second quality. $1,000
thlrd quality, $5.7ja Go per loo lbs. ON to
weight of hide, tallow aud dressed beef.
few choice single pairs, slO.75. Bulls, ct
$500 a $50.
Working Orea.-Sl5o 2i0 per pair. or
cording to their value as beef Steers, -;
$3.50.
Mich Co'cs.-Fair quality, $3j a SO; ext
good. S6ja 95 with or without calves, us M
be agieed tarrow aud ordinary, $50 a
warnings, 500 %; 2year ol,ls, $iSa3);
year lids, $!S ga Is
Shcep.--5la g. extra, 4, AN; fancy LAM
90 per 10. live, OF 81 80 a $50 per head.
Shoes. Wholesale, q a o: retail. 0
per ID. Fat Hogs. 3 a SIC per h.
HhieS.-Brighton,Sa SIC; country 10 "A
rali~kins, la lJc. ;peits with wool ON Sill
Iallow d q: country lots "a 81.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-03

HANOVER. Dartmouth still keeps
up the custom Of having Junior Ex-
hibitions. | cannot say what this
exhibition may have been formerly {;
now it consists of high toned mu.
sic and speaking by u few members
of the junior class, appointed by
the Faculty. 1t will be held this
year Wednesday, April 2Sth. The
appointment and subjects are as
follows: The Beethoven Quintet
Club of Boston is to furnish music
Greek Oraiions-F, B. Shurburne, Lowell,
Mass.
Philosophical Orations-Exact Science In the
United States, G. b. Hubbard, Laconia, N. II.
Latin Oraiions-(me per rirtuiem pert ab
non INTEGRITY U. II, barnard, Franklin, N. II.
knglish O,ations--O Obligations of Litcra turc
to Publishers, VIM. K. Patterson, Mcthuen,
Mass.
The conditions Of professional success, +
n. McCutchins, Loudon, n. II.
Burke rs the advocate of Freedom, 5. A.
Thompson, Nashua. n. II.
Tho heroic age of America, l.. +. Sanborn,
EPSON, n. II.
Industrial Education, L. A. Paul, Wake
field, N. II,
Nobility of knowledge, George Goodhue
Westminster, Vt.
Political Dispmtation--Ars social interests
tending to ALLEVIATE the West from the East
Thos. Flint, Concord, N. H., II. +. Towle,
EPSON, n. II
Forensic Dispm'dnon-Are compromises cs.
scntial to nationa. welfare, II. II. Piper, Dub
lin N. H., Geo. H. Trip, Fairhavcn, Mass.
DiSsertdtions-Glory and duty as incentives
to act ion. Sam. NJ. Fairfield, Lawrence, Mass
Desert Region Of North America, f. G. Gale
Stanstcud, I. q.
Educating power of music. E. A. Jones,
Baltimore, Nd.
a full length statue of Daniel
Webster has been placed in the Lii
brary-a donation from the sculp-
tor, Thomas Ball of Boston.
Delegates of the New Hampshire
Y. NJ. q. A. are to hold meetings
here, Friday and Saturday Of this
week.