Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-01-24
No. 10
ALL SORTS.

THERE are signs that Mr.. Tilden has begun
to feel of his wires for $780,
While English COWS go for thousands of
guineas, Irish bulls only fetch laugh.
THE Mobile Gulf City says that pretty girls
do go begging in this country-at charity
fairs.
THE next volume of the No Name Series,
1.-The Wolf at the Door, was published
January 7th
UNCLE SAM has 100000 Indian wards, of
which about 10000 are within the Territorial
bounds of Montana.
ENGLAND and Austria didn't care to take
part in the war, but they both want finger
in the proposed peace.
IT is now announced that cabbage cut up
fine and seasoned with lime juice will knock
the dyspepsia overheard in week.
ELECTRICAL lights are becoming very COM
mon in Paris, and they cause the streets TO
present a most magnificent appearance.
Miss MARIE BOOTH, the young actress,
daughter of Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., is said
to inherit the classical features of the Booth
family.
SPEAKER Randall is greatly praised because
on New Years day his loaded table had onlt
nothing intoxicating. He believes that total
abstinence is right.
The Cincinnati Enquirer asks US to think
of an actress receiving $500 per week as a
regular stipend. We accordingly do so, but
don't believe she's worth it.
A New ORLEANS editor who saw lady
making for the only empty seat in car
found himself ''crowded out to make room
for more interesting matter"
ssAMERIoAN men, at home and aboard, are
the finest fellows know" writes Kate Field.
Thanks. We knew Miss Field would say
what she thought of US the first chance she
got.
ONE Of the largest Bible classes in the
! world is that conducted by W. 81. Thompson,
M. D.. at Association Hall, New York City,
every Sunday afternoon. He has an average
class OF 1000.
| REAR ADMIRAL Henry Welker, U. S. N,
was recently made the victim OF New York
sneak thief, who walked off with $l,OOO
which the admiral had taken to the Seaman's
Savings Bank to deposit.
| In 1850 Minnesota contained but B, ,OOOso
and had but 1000 acres under cultivation. In
1877 it contained 100000 souls and nearly
5000, 900 acres nnder cultivation, OF which
nearly 2,O0O, 900 were in wheat
The Supreme Court of Vermont has de-
cided that team passing another going in
the same direction must take the left OF the
highway. A suit for damages in:an accident
case brought out this decision.S
The s'Tall Sycamore of the Wabash de-
lived his some time prepared and anXlously
awaited speech on the silver question yester-
day. 1t produced sensation on the Senate
floor and much enthusiasm in the galleries.
In 1877 fifteen veterans of the war of 1912
were gathered to their fathers. Two OF
them were 1O1 years old, and one, Mr: Lewis,
of New Jersey, left million of dollars as
contribution to the payment OF the natlonal
debt.
| A VOLUME of sermons by the Rev. j. W.
Farrar is in press by Macmillan & Co., to IN
clude his recent sermon in Westminster abbey
on the doctrine of future punishment, which
has attracted such wide attention in England
and here.
The New York San publishes list OF
known defalcatiOns within the last hve years,
footing up over $780, 600, 900, and embracing
only cases of 81. 900 and upward. The prin-
cipal defaulters were stock jobbers and Dem-
ocratic County Treasurers.
Printing type is made of hardened glass
in Paris The glass types are SAID 10 last
| longer than the metallc, are nOI l"pA0 ~ w
crushed, do not suffer from sudden cooling,
and do not injure the health OF those hand
ling it. This type is also much cheaper
AMARR1ED man of Perry, Maine. whose
wife worked as house servant, married one
of her felow-servants to get possession OF
her savings, amounting to $500. his real
wife assisted in the plot, and has been Jointly
indicted with her husband, he for blgamy
and she.for aiding him.
MRS. w. w. CHISHOLM, wife of the muir
dered Judge Chisholm, Of Mississippi, is
making overtures for the purchase OF farm
in Ironton, Ohio. She is going to Washing
ton first to earn some money, but as soon as
she can sell her Mississippi property, hopes
tn make her home in Ohio.
TIE merging of the Galaxy with the At
lantic. recently announced, had been in con-
temptation for some time, but it was not ex-
pected to consummate so soon. Indeed. num-
ber of articles had been put in type tor
February number Mesers. Sheldon q 20.
had previously resold their interest in the
magazine to Messrs. Church, the original
proprietors, who started the Galaxy twelve
years ago.