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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
HAYES the Next President.

In all human probability Mr.. Hayes will be
our next President, and if the Democratic
party is patriotic and magnanimous enough
to accept this result when it finds that ap-
peals to Congress and public opinion can not
prevent it, there is no reason for fearing that
he will not treat it with fairness and justice
We have no doubt that the South would be
as well governed under him as under MIR.
Tilden. We have no doubt that he would
take the advice of the best class of Southern
ers in his treatment of that section. We
believe that his policy would be in all re-
spects considerate and conciliatory if the
Democratic party gives him fair treatment
after his Inauguration. All his sympathies
are with the liberal element Of the Republican
party. With one branch of Congress opposed
to him in politics he would be bound over to
good behavior, even if fairness was not the
leading trait of his character. 1t would be
madness for the Democratic party to resort
to violence against such man. and thereby
run the risk of keeping the government in
the hands of Grant.-New York. Herald, (lnd.)
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
AN awful EXAMPLE.
INC United States Held up to ihe Effete
Dynasties Of the Old World as u
Warming.

The remark made by the member of Parlia.
ment whom have qnoted, concerning Amerl-
can morality, is only one of many indications
OF an increased tendency observable in this
and other Notwithstanding countries to scru.
tinize transatlantic affairs very closely, with
view to proving to the people that Republi-
canlsm involves moral and social decline.
Unfortunately for the priviledged classes, the
United States did not point their logic by
subsiding out of existence in the civil war.
The popular movement abroad has been even
aided by that war, as we'll as by the perverse-
ness with which France is gaming orderly
government under Republic, while Spain
founders on in the mire under her monarchy
There seems to be some special annoyance in
Australia, whose people begin to stir in the
direction Of popular government and con-
sequently the vigilant rulers and their organs
out there beg in to indulge filings at the United
States. A paper reached me from Australia
only yesterday-a paper bearing the grand
title of Tile IacO Worlds-which reports that
the Rev. DR.. McGibbon having just returned
from New York, is enlghtening that region
with recitals of the shortcomings of Ameri-
can churches The Doctor is especially ag-
grieved by remembrances of DR.. Halls
Church. "I submit" he says, ''that the
magniticence of the temple in which DR..
Hall ministers, its gorgeous exterior, its mas
sive steeple, its elaborate windows, its lux
urious pews, its richly carpeted and uphols-
tered stairs and seats, and skyligh, its polished
wood, and its unique ecerytling, costing $2,-
1000, ought to be condemned as sinful
waste, and practical notice to the poor that
"here the gospel and the ordinances of
Christ are intended for the rich. y
In another article the same paper says:
''What lesson America receives, in the
midst of her boasting, her wild expenditure
with other nations money, her costly and
f-glorifying Centennial to he humi!iated in
the dust by the exposure of her national cor
ruption, by the unrobing of Republican dis
honesty from top to bottom of the public
service, both political and civic-implying, as
it does, a total and hopeless corruption Of the
whole fabric of society,"" Elsewhere the
same journal refers to the ''vapid history of
that poor creature, Stewart, who died the
other day in America, the loser of sixteen
millions sterling, reaping no joy from it,
reaping a thousand cares and mental diseases
from it, and being made ridiculous in his
very coffin by his tasteless, mindless friends,
who buried him-without his sixteen mil
lions-in full dress suit, and with rouge
upon his cheeks!'' You will observe that
events in travelling all the way to Australia as
Shakespeare would say
''Suffer change
Into something rich and strange"
IN. D. Conaoay's London Letter.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04

In the slang of people who live by their
wits in Paris ''jewel" means the broken VIC
tuals sold by the scullions of hotels and cat
ing houses, to whom broken victuals belong
as their perquisite. The price at which
broken victuals are sold is sixty cents a
bucketful; in the bucket are fragments of
partridges and pieces of venison, bits of
pheasant and morsels of lobster, ends of
ham and wings of chicken, a corner of a
truffle, and a slice of funny fish, sprig of
salad and half q sardine. The 'jeweler"
who buys them, picks, cleans, sorts them on
plates and offers them to be sold in the
Cooked Meats Market in the Great Market.
His earliest customers in the morning are les
gouepeurs or les tourncaur, that is vagabonds
who sleep in lime kilns and in deserted quar-
ries, who are very fond of ''jewels. After
they are served, all day long women come to
buy '.jewels" for their pet dog or pet cat.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
lIife'S Revolutions.

. Once on time there was member of
Congress who, with his wife, lived in grand
house in Washington. They were courted
by the fashionable world, and while the for
mer helped to make the laws of the land, the
latter was an honored dictatress in social
life. After many years she became widow,
and in the winter of 1874 found herself in
Washington, holding clerkship in one of
the public departments. She was in feeble
health. died suddenly while engaged at her
desk, and this was the substance of her re-
QUEEN: ''She was most worthy woman, but
it was fortunate that she died without warn
ing, for in the event of a protracted illness
she had not a relative in the wide world who
could have attended her bedside; and by the
hand of strangers she was consigned to her
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
Prize Essay.

"On turkle. This animal is found most
always in the water, and then he comes on
dry land. The turkle cannot fly. If he was
the right kind of bird he could fly; but if
he was a goose bird or an ostrich he could
not fly. The turkle has four paws and a
mouth like an American eagle, which makes
the British lion and the unicorn tremble. The
turkle has a shell, and sometimes folks put
fire on it, and the turkle crawls out. When
the turkle crawls out of his shell he is very
wet and sticky. There are two kinds of tur-
kles; muck turkle, and the other kind. We
don't have any other kind in our pond.
French and Irish people eat turkle and frogs,
but should not like to- caught turkle
once, but it did not do me any good for ex-
changed it for jacknife and cut my fingers.
Father said it was judgment, but thought
it vas knife"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
She Could, but WOuldn't.
detroit Free Press. !

(Detroit Free Press.]
A Detroiter, who has been married but
three months, was the other day tossing over
the things in his wifes sewing basket, when
he came across little roll of newspaper ar
ticles about Laura Fair and Irene House
''How did you come by these?' he asked,
as his wife entered the room.
''Those? Why, I took great pains to cut
them out and preserve them" was the reply.
"But how can you take an interest in read
ing of such women, one of whom shot a
friend and the other husband?"
'Oh, merely cut them OUT was her
evasive reply.
There was a painful silence for two or
three minutes, when she crossed over to him
and tenderly said:
George, you needn't be afraid of me. l
know could shoot you and then secure a
star lecture engagement, but love you too
we'll, and besides, I want you to fasten my
skates on this winter :"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
Am ASlOnisheI Confederate.

A Northern Copperhead went down South
the heotherday, and meeting an ex-rebel soldier
looked around cautiously, and then pro-
foundly whispered in his ear: ''Cheer up,
brother, we are going to get-up-another--
war;" WHAT" exclaimed the ex-Confed-
crate, jumping clear over Il rail fence and
looking nightly frightened, Another wah !?
Then yo' will see these 'ere legs takin, me
out Of hyar, for we uns done gone got 'nuti
OF dat ere on tother 'casion !" And then the
clay-eater. gazing at the copperhead for
''kussed fule," took big chew of pig-tail
tobacco and moved off toward timberland
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
Helena, Montana, Thursday, January 4, 1877.
NO.. 7
FACT AND Fancy.

COrnucplaS is tne Lalln IOf uSnt DOOts.
! Self-possession is ten points of the law.
Deal gently with the herring; it is full of
bones.
1.-THE solid north is what stops the Arctic
expeditions.
No man can tell how big bis mind is until
it is made up.
Jokes are like nuts-the dryer they are the
better they crack.
WANTED to divide fairly-TLe English
man who took his half-a-davit.
AND Mrs. Grant has just bought Il purple
silk dress in New York-Imperial purple
mark that!
Taey must have bet in Bible times, for
mention is made in the holy writ OF the pool
at Sloan.
When man is sick in bed he is generally
more unwell than when he is able to be about.
Never be sick in bed.
In Norway drunkards are compelled to
sweep the streets. 1t is to their interest to
keep the cutters clean.
It took man-ot-war, $40 men and 800 tons
of coal to bring Tweed and his two pieces of
baggage home from foreign shore.
In selecting colors for the various apart
q
AS for the library, it should always be red.
Something to look forward to.-Every
plain girl has one consolation-though not a
prettp young lady, she will Gt she lives) be
pretty old one,
''Did you do nothing to resuscitate the
body?. '"as recently asked Of witness at
coroner's inquest eyes, sir; we searched
the pockets" was the reply.
a lady said to a gentleman who was suf-
fering with the influenza, My dear sir, what
do you take for your cold?" ''Five pocket
handkerchiefs day, madam
Benedict assures us-and We have no
reason to doubt his Word-that since his mar
riage, whenever he misses the last train he is
sure to catch it.-Funny Folks.
Among the religious notices in Western
paper, one reads, Parson Piper pipes a re-
ligious roundelay to happy hearers at St.
Luke's, on Sunday, morning and evening.
Harry Watterson remarks that sixteen years
was long time for Democrats between
drinks. He forgets that along in 1868 there
was break that came in rather Andy to re-
lieve the monotonous thirstiness.
A Chicago girl has been given her choice
between hanging up her stockings or two
bushel bag on Christmas eve. She said she
would hang up the one that held the most,
and therefore chose her stockings.
Lord Chancellor Campbell, few days be-
fore his death, met barrister and remarked:
porpoise.' Fit company, my lord, for the
great seal" was the ready repartee.
The Turks have battle hymn which they
sing when they go into battle. 1t is said that
the soldiers of the enemy put their fingers in
onets e Of Of the foe gladly Welcoming death @ as
an escape from the singing.
The LATEST man is on Western paper. He
spells photograph "4tograph." There have
out in Kansas, and dated his letter ''11-
worth - another spelt Tennessee ''10aC,"
and the other wrote Wyandotte "Y&5."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
HE MADE A MISTAKE.
How a Reporter Of a Morning Paper got
Hold Of the Wrong Woman.
From the Chicago Inter- Ocean, ]

From the Chicago er-Ocean.]
An amusing incident is related in connec
tion with the meeting at the Tabernacle on
Thursday night AS is well known, Mr.
Moody preached to fallen women, hundreds
OF whom were present, the newspapers were
agog, and a dozen or SO of reporters were
dodglng about the great building trying tC
pick up ideas. Among these was IL young
man from the Times, who had been told to
interview some OF the women, if possible
after the services.
He was nice young man, a modest young
man, as all Times reporters are, but he 'haC
not that stock of worldly experience Will
which most of his brethren are endowed
Seeing richly dressed lady in the audience
who seemed deeply affected overthe services
he watched his opportunity, and, as the
audience was passing out, addressed her:
''HOw have you enjoyed the meeting 2
said he.
"Oh, very much,' she replied. Nothing
could be more affecting.
DO you like Mr.. Moody's preaching p
Il think he is the greatest living evange-
list, she returned.
''You believe what he says then?" said the
reporter.
Most assuredly do, she answered.
then, and try to reform?"
" ]Vhat?' exclaimed the lady, looking
rather blank.
care you ready to reform?''
An expression half of astonishment and
half of indignation overspread the lady s
cOuntenance.
What do you mean by reforming?" said
he, rather tartly.
81 mean leaving your disreputable life, y
he replied
The lady looked at him steadily a moment,
and then said: 81 think the managers ought
to send only such members of the Christian
Association out to talk to the congregation
as are possessed of little common sense,
and intend to tell them so.
1t was the young mans turn to stare now.
"What managers p said he.
"The managers of these meetings." she
replied.
"l've nothing to do with the meetings." !"
said he, ''I'm a reporter"
''Oh!" said the lady.
'Yes!" returned the reporter.
''Then," said she, 81 will tell you some
thing that you can max note OF. l nope l
am Il respectable woman. l have been
member of an orthodox church ever since
was II years old, have done all l could to
aid Brother Moody in these meetings, and l
am here tonight to help any fallen women
or men," she added, looking significantly at
the reporter, "who may need my services.
Now, if you will come into the inquiry room
will take great pleasure in introducing you
to Brother Moody"
The young man didn't 60, but he did get
out of that building about as fast as his legs
could carry him, while his face was beaming
like carnation rose. The lady-the wife of
one of Chicagos prominent and wealthy
young citizens-told the story afterward to
some friends, who greatly enjoyed it, as will
everybody else, except possibly the unfortu-
nate reporter.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
Retirement Of Senator COnklinS,

Washington Correspondence New York Graphic.]
think I am safe in announcing that the
career of Roscoe Conkling in public life
draws 10 close. III health will probably be
the excuse for giving up his career as Sen
ator, but it is known by his frienks that Mr..
Conkling feels keenly the hampered position
which he is put in by his meagre salary as
Senator. After paying necessary expenses,
clerk hire and postage, he has less than $3.-
600 year-about as much he says, as he
could make in two weeks as lawyer. He
wishes to re-enter the profession, and to add
to his personal possessions. Were it not that
there is Democratic Governor to appoint
Senator in his place, he would probably re-.
sign at once, But he may wait until the close
of his term, in order to give the Republicans
chance to recover the State of New York
AT any rate, Mr.. Conkling does not expect to
remain very long in public life.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
Extradit1On Treaty.

WAsulNGroN, December 27.--The Presi-
dent, in his message on the extradition treaty
between the United States and Great Britain,
says: 1t is with great satisfaction that have
to announce that Her Majesty's government,
while desiring not to be understood to recede
from the Interpretation which in its previous
correspondence it put upon the treaty, but
having regard to the prospect of new
treaty and the powers possessed by either
party to spontaneously renounce the old
one, caused the re-arrest on the 4th inst. of
Brent, one of the fugitives who had been
previously discharged, and, after waiting the
requisite time within which the fugitive is en-
titled to apply for his discharge, on the s1st
surrendered him to the agent appointed on
behalf of this government to receive and con-
vey him to the United States. AS the surren-
der by Great Britain without condition or
stipulation OF any kind being asked removes
the obstacles which interrupted the execu-
ton of the treaty, 1 shall no longer abstain
from making demands on Her Majestys gov
ernment for the surrender of fugitive crimi-
nails, nor from entertaining acquisitions of
that character from that government, under
the treaty of 1912, but will again regard the
treaty as operative, hoping to be able before
long to conclude for Her Majesty's govern
ment new treaty of broader and more
nature.
The correspondence accompanying the,
message includes the dispatches heretofore
as far back as June and July of the
present year.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04

New YORK. December 26.--The report
from Washington that Treasury experts are
engaged in examining money partially burned
in the recent fire on the Erie Railroad, by
which safes containing $1,000,0 900 were de-
stroyed, is incorrect. There has been no loss
of safes containing money on the Erie Rail-
road, and no loss of 81 100000 in safes on
any road.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04

They bad been engaged long time, and
one evening were reading the paper together.
Look love" he exclaimed, "only $15 for q
suit of clothes!" els it wedding suit !?
she asked, looking naively at her lover. "Oh!
no, he replied, "it is business suit. ""Well
meant business, was the reply.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
Hayes Preparing to Give mp the Gov
ernOrshfp for the Presidency.

New YORK, December 28.-The Grdphsc's
correspondent at Cincinnati telegraphs that
he has been informed on good authority that
Hayes intends to resign the Governorship of
Ohio on the re-assembting of the Legislature
next Tuesday, confidently believing he will
be peacefully inaugurated President OF the
United States on the 4th of March.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
AN OLD CASTLE.

The gray arch crumbles,
And tOtters and tumbles;
The bat has built in the banquet hall,
In the dOnjon-keep
Sly MOSES creep;
The ivy has scaled the southern wall.
No man-at-arms
Sounds quick alarms
Atop of the cracked martello tower;
The drawbridge chain
Il broken in twain;
The bridge will neither rise nor lower.
Not any manner
OF brOidered banner
Flaunts at a blazOned hcralds call.
Lilies float
In the Staonant mOat,
And fair they are, and tall.
Here in the old
Was wassail held by queens and kings.
Here at the board
Sat clown and lord.
Maiden fair and lover bold,
Baron fat and minstrel lean,
The prince with his stars.
The knight with his scars.
The priest in his gabardine.
Where is she
Of the fleur-de-lis,
And that true knight who wore her cages?
Where are the glances
That bred wild fancies
In curly heads of my lady's pages?
Where are those
Who, in steel or hose,
Held revel here and made them gay?
Where is the laughter
That shook the rafter-
Where is the rafter, by the way:
Gone is the roof,
And perched aloOf
Is an owl, like friar of orders gray.
perhaps 'tis the priest
Come back to feast
Tie had ever tooth for capon, he!
But the capOn's cod.
And the stewards old,
And the buffers lost the larder key9
The doughty lords
Sleep "the sleep of swords"
Dead are the danes and dan.osels:
The King in his gown
Hath laid him down,
And the Jester with his bells.
All is dead here:
POppies are red here,
Vines in my lady's chamber grow
II twas her chamber
Where they Chamber
Up from the poie onous weeds below.
All is dead here,
Joy is fled here;
Let us hence. 'Tis the end of all!
The gray arch crumbles,
And totters and tumbles,
And silence sits in the banquet hall.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-04
Matrimonial Advertisement

New YORK, December 27.-The Times has
this: A Washington paper prints the follow
ing queer advertisement, and it is asserted to
be genuine:
WANTED-A wife by a member of Con-
gress. Is good looking, under IS years of age,
aud is in receipt of fair income from other
sources than his official salary; will probably
be reelected, and proposes to purchase a
comfortable home in Washington if he can
find suitable partner. The lady to be eligi-
bic must be not over % years Of age; must
be good looking, and must be Of a frank, sim
cere and loving disposition. Political opin-
ions and family connections unimportant.
Must possess candor, amiabilitv and intelli-
gence No objection to young ladies in the
government civil service. Address, with pho
tograph, x. Y. L., care of office.
Rally Of the Union League of Illinois.
CHICAGO, December 29.-The Times this
morning publishes the address of the National
Union League of Illinois, said to be in Sc
cret circulation throughout the State. The
document is signed by the Grand Secretary,
and is headed by Robert Ingersoll as Presi-
dent. 1t states that another crisis in the af-
fairs of cur country is approaching, threaten
ing no less dangers to the liberties of our citi-
zens than that of 1861 We believeit is time
when atriots and lovers of the Union should
be on their guard, remembering that in union
is strength A call is made upon all patriots
in every city and town throughout the State
to organize for the protection and defense of
our sacred institutions by prompt action.
There can within the next 60 days be enrolled
in our State not less than 100000 National
Union Leaguers. The veterans of the late
war are, as they are earnestly invited to do,
actively cooperating with other legal citi-
zens, to prolcng and perfect the proposed Or
ganization. The document closes by saying
that the necessary documents for organiza-
ton will be forwarded on application.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-25
The g 9ailg Atens,
ROCK ISLAND. ......1LL1no1s
Hayes Defying the Law.
From the Buffalo Courier.


Mr. Hayes should be warned in time
lest he fall into tie clutches of the law.
Hardly six months in power, he is already
threatened with imprisonment, fine and
disqualification for office This is even
worse than the fate that was at one time
banging over the head of Andrew Jack
son; for the latter was threatened only
with removal and disqualification to hold
Federal Offices. while Mr.. Hayes seems to
be in imminen; peril Of losing his personal
liberty. The crime with which he is
charged is-intimid
1t is alleged that Rutherford B Hayes
coDspircd with one John Sherman tC
threaten or intimidate one Alonzo Il. Cor
Dell, citizen OF the United States, in the
free exercise of his right to hold and enjoy
the position of chairman of the Republl
can State Committee Of New York, ;
right and privilege secured to him bY thu
constitution ami laws OF the Unitec
States.
This grave charge, which, if sustained
would expose Mr.. Hayes 10 fine OF no
more than FIVE thousand dollars and i'm
prisonment for not more than ten years
besides disqualification to hold office unde
the general Government, is deliberatel.
made by the Buffalo Commercial, one o
the foremost Republican journals of tn
State.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-25

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING NEW
YORK. One Of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and
others to stop at when in New York is the
Grand Union Hotel, nearly opposite the
Grand Central Depot, kept on the Euro
pean plan--you therefore only pay for
what you get. Everything is first class,
and prices moderate. adapted to the string
ency of the times, You save the expense
of carriage hire, and by leaving your bag
gaze check on the counter of the Hotel
your baggage will be delivered in your
rooms, fitteens minutes after the arrival
of the cars, free Of expense. We advise
you to give the Grand Union a trial