Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-02-07

WHICH ne sotd at SoS per head, and has gone
on a visit to Europe.
The party on Friday evening last proved
quite a success. There were about thirty
present, the number of ladies and gentle
men beng nearly equal. Supper was served
at the Southern Hotel, and dancing was kept
up until about four O'Clock.
The silverware delivered by the National
s~ilver-Plating Co., No. 704 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, is giving entire satisfaction.
All orders are promptly filled, and no one
need hesitate about sending them money.
Lutheran Observer.
THERE is to be a grand ball at the Prickly>
Fear House, near Helena, on the 18th. This
is a new hotel, and is kept in a first-class
style, and the parties given here have always
won the highest praise from those who at
tended. Those who enjoy the glddy pas
time will do we'll to take notice.
WE oelleve there was not a stormy day in
the thirty-one days of the past month. The
entire month was a succession of warm,
sunshlny~ days-almost as fine as the hazy
Gays OF Indian summer. January has set a
bright example for February.-Mdependent.
Ana February seems disposed to copy from
January's example and follow in it's foot
steps.
ATTENTION is directed to the advertise
ment of garden and flower seeds of Peter
Henderson & Co., IS Cortland street, New
York, which appears on our seventh page.
Their new special seed list is now ready to
be mailed to seed dealers and others who
wish fresh seeds. This firm does a large
business, and persons entrustlng orders to
them will be sure of getting fresh seeds.
WE doubt If green isles of the tropical
seas can boast OF more delightful weather
than we are having in Montana this winter.
The thermometer has ranged between 800
and soc above zero nearly the whole time,
the sky has been clear, the sun has shone
warm, and a gentle though constant south
west breeze has famed away every appear
ance of storm. No person, however tickle
or fastidious, could ask for more genial win
ter weather.
ADVERTISEMENTS and communications
for publication should leave Helena by
Mondays mail to insure their appearance
in Thursdays paper. Un.er the present
regulation the Wednesdays mail arrives too
late in the afternoon to benefit lis. We
have to go to press early in the afternoon
of that day. to get the paper ready for
THURSDAYS mail. Under the summer reo,-
lations the Wednesdays mail will be in
time, which will greatly benefit us.
'BABYLASD" tor January is full of tiny
Christmas Stories and lovely Christmas pic
lures, all in big print, on thick paper, just
the magazine to teach children to read. 1t
is only Fifty cents 4 year. d. Lothrop &
Co., publishers, Boston, Mass. One of our
exchanges says: ''If D. Lothrop & Co., of
Boston, publishers of Babylana, could have
seen the joy the November number carried
to the little man. who has the privilege of
taking the copy that comes to this office,
they would doubtless have felt that their
magazine for Juvenile readers is the publica-
ton of all publications for little eyes and
ears. 1t is an institution in families where
there are small Children
A WEEK or two ago the Miseouliam had an
article about bad butter, in which it said,
sit will be a sorrowtul reflection if we are
compelled to number butter making among
the lost arts,' and recommended that the
Fair Association take steps to revive it. The