Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-03-07
HUMlDR spF THE HOUR.

Halifax people speak gently to the her
ring.-N o. Pic
The Greeks are on their car-their frontier.
- Worcester Press.
A for-two-tious remark-''Zweil lager. -
NJ Y. Comnaercial.
1t takes regular corner dandy to strike
natty- ty-tude.-Con,. Adu.
To young lady who sighs-Whatter yer
sigh ?-OI City Derrick
February is like the rest of us-always
short. Chicago Journal.
Motto for cat shOw-come to the scratch.
IN. Y. Commercial.
Another Chicago man has whittled-,hat is,
cut sticks.-N Y. Herald. ..--
The worst pill in the box. A pill O sham.
-Ke0kut Constitution.
"Hewers of wood and drawers of water
wood engrayers and marine rainters.-Ea.
Give us the money of our tathers-our pat
rimoney, so to speak Worcester Press.
Jones, of Nevada, has a great lode on his
mind.-Neao Haoeas Journal.
1t takes lager drinker to haul a schooner
over BAR W0rcester en- Press.
Brevity of costume is the soul of burlesque
opera wit.-Ne1c Orleans Picauue.
Young man, if you want to cutter fellow
out, sleigh the girl White2toN Times.
1t may sound like paradox, yet the break
ing of both wings of an army is sure way
of making it fy.-Hawheye.
Between brass band leader and his men
there is nothing but word and g blow.-
Pscayune
A Detroit lawyer is a crack oarsnlan. A
man of legal tenter oar, we suppose. se.-LoneH
Journal.
There's place in Michigan called Colon.
The girl of the period lives there.-LoacaV
Journal.
A Newport man forged check to pay for
some boots and escaped with his booty
Boston Post.
A photographer may be described as one
who makes his living by all manner of miens.
Com. Ado.
Riches will never take wings and fly away
if you sprinkle little economy on it's TAIL
Whitehall Times. .....
Several paragraphers CALI their work "Etch-
ings," because it is done by steel points,
+ Philadelphia Bulletin.
Ali that is required in cleaning the b-t-f-l
sn-w off the roof is confidence and long fin
ger nails.-Bostom Globe.
Richard Grant White has been i'll again.
His disorder is thought to have come from an
undigested adverb. .-Galaay.
A boy choked to death by hunk of spruce
pitch may be said to have suckgumed to the
grim messenger CdtskiW Record.
Georgia's fayorite college has 225 students.
Its name is emory. That is where the STU
dents get polished.-N. 7, Herald.
Young lovers by moonlight are naturally
short-sighted, !. e., they take afne-night view
of things, you know.--N. 7. Conn., Ado.
A commercial traveller of many journeys
roamin' of them all. "-Stasnford (C0nm.)
Adu0cate.
''Kindness goes great ways" says the
Detroit Free Press. We think she does. She
hasn't been seen around here lately.-Butalo
Erpress.
An exchange takes half column to tell
''what we drink, whereas some folks have
simply to wink at the barkeeper. Worcester
Press.
The compositor who set up 100000 to
read, ''$1, ,0OO'' might have prevented his mis-
take by little fourth aught. - Commercial
Aduertsser. t.t.
Trade in the Sandwich Islands is improv-
ing. The Hay-weighin' merchants are said
to be doing business ''on a large scale. ~.
Y. Commercial.
s'It seems appropriate" said the officiating
clergyman, ''that we should sing L would
not live Away 1t was great favorite of
the remains. ."-BOston Globe.
While Russia is looking for new routes for
trafc, she shouldn't overlook that natural
highway for railway, the Car-path-ian range.
N. =. Com. Ado.
It will cost one franc to enter the Paris
Exposition buildings 1t used to cost Con-
gressmen one frank to send home their wash
ing.-North Paao-Paso Compendium.
Does it seem the correct thing for glce
club to sing under a lady's window as a sere-
made, Darling you are growing old. -
omaha Republican,.
lie was aged fourteen and was in the wood
shed with his father The words he uttered
were substantially ''Darn the Returning
Board" IN y. Herald.
A Boston preacher sends us note to the
effect that there is no hell. What, then is to
become of the men who publish flash juvenile
literature ?--N. Y. Herald.
A letter passed through one of the post
offices Of this State the other day addressed
to person at Lake Choggoggaggog Man
choggaggcg, Maine.-N. Y. World.
The street car drivers and conductors get
heavier salaries than any other set OF men IN
town. They are paid off in nickles and pen
nies.- Cincinnati Sunday Breakfast Table.
When member of Plymouth church kicks
a hat that he had taken to be unloaded, he
remarks, .'Sheol," Gehena," ''Hades. or
''Tartarus," according to taste.-N. 7. World
.sAh. my dear" said he to his wife, tits
all right. and I'm much obliged to you, you :