Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-05-27
No. II
All Sorts.

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The Elgin, (Illinois,) watch factory has
closed work for an indefinite period.
TWENTY millions of horses are owned by
the great military powers Of Europe.
Indian corn, according to French physi-
clan, is ian infallble cure for consumption"
Vieuxtemps, the famous violinist, is dis
abled for future playing by paralysis Of the
rigot arm.
Borrowed clothes never fit" If they
would ut, the chances are you couldn't bor-
row them.
w. G. RALsrON, has sold bis interest in the
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, to VIM. Sharon,
for $1,75O,0O0.
JOHN SHERIDAN, father of Lieutenant Cen
eral Sheridan, died at his residence at Somer-
set, Ohio, on May 9th.
ON an average about forty car loads Of
wool, of Nevada clip. are every week ship
ped from Reno to California.
The Hot Springs Of Arkansas are fifty-four
in number, enough to keep everybody who
goes there in hot water
HERsCHEL V. JOHNSON, who ran on the
Presidential ticket with Douglas, is now 3
County Judge in Georgia, ard quite cid.
A REoENr attempt to omit religious exer
cises in the public schools Of Newark, n. j.,
was defeated in the Board of Education by q
vote OF 10 toe.
A PETITION of citizens asking that unsec-
tartan religious exercises be introduced in the
schools, has been refused by the San Francis
co Board of Education.
THE Journalists will have some work saved
them in writing an account Of the 18th of
June celebration. There is acounln already
set up on Bunker Hill.
ME1ssoNN1ER is the best paid artist in France.
He takes two years to paint q picture less than
foot square. His latest work was this size
and sold tor $4,000 gold.
''Is this the Adams House," asked a
stranger Of q Bos,onian. Eyes, was the
reply, Its Adams House until you get to
the roof, and then it's caves
What can be more exasperating to the
long-suffering soul of the man who is ''next"
than to see the barber of his choice putting
on his coat and starting for dinner.
The two largest mines colleges in the coun-
try are Oberlin and Michigan University. OF
1880 students at Obrrln 633 are women; of
the l, 191 at Michigan University 100 are wo-
men.
An assessor asked q woman how many
chickens she had, and, doubling her word,
proceeded to count them. She took him to
the beehive, kicked it ever, and invited him
to count the bees.
The Newcastle (Del) Chronicle gives an
account Of donkey belonging to Thomas
Newton, which was attacked by rats and
nearly devoured. Think of an American mule
being injured by rats, or even lightning.
Mrs KERN, Of Springfield, Mass, :. near
relative of Mrs. Partineton, refused to allow
her daughter to participate in the spelling
school, because she had heard that some
knotty (naughty) words were to be put out.
A pork packing establishment in Houston,
Texas, was partly burned recently, and thou
sands Of pounds of meat roasted. As soon
az the fire was over throng of poor people
invaded the ruins and carried Off the cooked
/ ork.
There are young men who cannot hold
skein Of yarn for their mothers without winc-
ing. but will bold 1875 pounds of neighbor-
ing family for the best part of the night With
! patience and docility that is certainly phe-
A gentleman in San Joaquin county, CALI
fornia, owns flock Of 1000 eve sheep, 1900
IF which had 2.400 lambs this season, thus
increasing the flock 100 per cent. Nearly I'll
,f the sheep produced twins, aud twenty of
hem produced lrlpleiS.
p. T. BARNuM promises to visit Illinois in
|une with his grea, Roman Hippodronle, to-
)uild wooden structure III each city capable
# seating thirty thousand people, and t" run
heap excursion trains 10 all the smaller
owns. IT there are no railroads he will build
few.
"A country youth, who desired to know
lOw to become rich, sent quaIter III answer
Q an advertisement. and received the follow
az valuable recipe: ''Increase your receipts
nd decrease your expenditures. Work
ighteen hours day, and live On hash and
s'tmeal Cruel"
4 game of chess was begun in 1859 by cor
espondence, which was concluded q few
'eeks ago, after having been i'll progress six
cen years. The CONTESTANTS were DR.. Bren-
niger, of Pforzhein,, in Baden, Germany,
nd F. A. Brenzinger, of New York. The
alter player Won the game.
There are many fruits which never turn
~eet until the frost has lain upon them
lere are many nuts that never fall from the
0ughs of the forest trees till the frost has
pened and ripenrd them. And there are
laBy elements of life that never grow sweet
nd beautiful until sorrow comes.-Ar.
WRITING about the medical profession Of
lew York, correspondent says fashiona-
e practitioner has difficult role to perform.
e knows that sound advice to- his patien, is
,eIess. Were he (" speak his mind he would
", "lon must stop this course of dissipa-
On; 90 to bed NJ 10. rise at & and take
ak before breakfast" etc. Such language,
,weyer. would be ineffectual The patient
kea social chat, and the elegant manners
the physician make him pleasant COM
.nion for o half hour. A little rrpartre. a
tie gossip and little alusion to i'll health
e M that is wanted and the physician is