Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-09-06
SALID FOR THE SOLITARY.

The Turk is not dreaming, but wide awake
An attempt will be made in Congress this
wi nter to secure pension for Ida Lewis, tn
Lime Rock heroine.
A BOY in Vermont put a blue glass crysta
on his $5-watch, and in three days he had
$500 O-movement and a gold case.
THE first rail on the Longmount extension
of the Colorado Central Railroad was laid at
Harvard on Saturday. Cheyenne and all its
n neighborhood rejoice
Mr.. Hendricks is coming home about the
9Th of September. Don't hurry, Mr. Hen
bricks; finish your visit. We don't appear
to miss you here at all.-Haacheye.
Miss Kellogg, who is at Saratoga, is as
plump and prosperous looking as well.to-
do singing bird ought to be, one who has
feathered her nest with, well-earned laurals.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
knows clergyman who gave out tor the
first hymn after his marriage: "a charge to
keep l have"
MEN best posted say that ninety-nine wo-
men out of a hundred returning from Europe
smuggle goods of some sort. The hundEedtk
one gets her husband to smuggle for her:
THE fashionable male shirt collar is gradu-
ally decreasing in height. A young man can
now pass under telegraph wire without
ducking his head.
When Jack was poor the lad frank and free;
Of late he's grown brimful OF pride and pelt:
No wonder why he don't remember a. s,1ae;f me;
An exchange says, IAN Albany man VINO
used to live on ten cents day died weaithy.
He may have died wealthy, but we will Oct
money he didn't die fat.-Burnngto0 HasofS-
eye.
BosroN parties had swell wedding at An
trim, N. H., the other day, in which the
bridegroom and all concerned were resplen-
dent in the costumes of one hundred years
ago.
''Why, Sammy" said father to his little
son lately, 81 didn't know your teacher
whipped you Friday" Il guess" replied
Sammy, If you had been in my trousers
you'd know'd it."
"Come right in heah, 'Gustus Lysander-
playin' wi dat low trash! Come in heah an
keep de flies off'n yo' grandfather YOU
never be Flipper, chile, eff yo' don't-Ne~
Orleans Times.
THE population of Paris in December,
1876, according to the Journal Otlcs0lc, was
1885, ,8O6, so that it is safe to say that the
French metropolis now contains over 2,OOO,-
600 of souls.
Two ostriches, harnessed to wagon, can
pull load of 1000 pounds, and all the care
they need is a pail of water, two or three old
bones and a hod of brick. Send in your
orders early.
THERE is to be legal struggle before Gen.
Lees heirs will receive the Arlington estate.
The first point raised will be that the owner
ship rests in the United States, which cannot
be sued by an individual.
A FRENcHMAN engaged in studying the
English language declares that, inasmuch as
number of cows are called cattle, why a
number of cats are not called cowtle, is
thing that he can't understand
THE late General D. K. Jackman, of Bath
N. H., was one of the signers of Jefferson
Davis bail bond General Jackman's estate
will probably reach ST 900. 600 in value. lie
had q life insurance of $500
"What are you doing-kicking the old
clock all to pieces?" exclaimed Chicago
wife. "Clamed if I'm going to have any,
thing around me that strikes! !" yelled the man
as he gave it final lift into the street.
a young mother in this city, explaining
christening to her five-year old boy, told him
that when he was christened he '"would be
one of Gods little lambs" "And Will l
have hind legs and go baa ?" eagerly asked
the boy.
She's cardinals daughter,
She lives DER the water,
And she's going for the lucre
Aunty Nelly has left.
PHILADELPHIA Press.
REV. FATHER AocoLTI, of San Francisco,
saws he has no objection to what are called
''square dances" provided the square &c not
rounded by cutting off the corners, by intro
l.,o %hov, ho uvhirlinUu Of the 0pfeSt-
able waltz.
WHEN Nevada saloon keeper was asked
why he wore two-ounce diamond pin in his
shirt tfon, these hard times, he replied, 81
use it at night to take my medicine by, and IN
times like these every little saving of matches
and oil counts"
FORTY Scottish kings are said to nave Deen
inferred in Iona, on the West Coast OF Scot
land. from Fergus II to Duncan |, and his
murderer. Macbeth; two Irish kings, one
French king, two Irish princes of the Nor
weeian race, besides innumerable chettains
and ecclesiastics.
IT is said that in addition to the other ex-
traordinary qualities of coca (or cuca, as
some prefer to call it) it causes timid people,
who are usually i'll at ease in society, and
particularly so before strangers, to appear to
good advantage under those circumstances.
In other words, it cures bashfulness.
HBERNA Light Guards OF Consbohocken'
Pa, known as company l, 10th regiment OF
the Pennsylvania militia. has neen command
ed to disband, the arms of itsmembers seized,
and the charge of cowardice laid against
them. This company deserted from the reg
iment at Reading, Pa., at the time of the
riot, and went to hotel while the remainder
of the regiment went on to E"rristown.