Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-04-10
ALL SORTS.

THE nomination of Judge Taft for Gov
ernor of Ohio by the Republicans is consid-
cred certain.
The Legislature of Il xas has passed the
bill making prepayment Of poll-tax requl-
site to voting.
"BOB HART" the popular minstrel, has
left the burnt-cork business and entered the
ministry-Baptist.
THE Denver Tribune says about one-half
of Watterson's 100, 600 unarmed Kentuckians
are on their way ~ Colorado.
Mrs. SECRETARY MCCRARY is en- route to
California, where she will spend several
weeks for the benefit of her health
The law of compensation equalizes all
things; in the far south man has to sit in
the ice-house to keep cool, while in the north
be is compelled to sit in q nice house to keep
warm
ABOUT two thousand colored people have
for Kansas, and it is estimated that for every
able-bodied negro that leaves, these States
lose at least 81, 900 in productive form.
An Irishman remarked to his companion,
on observing a lady pass: "Pat, did you
ever see so thin woman as that before ?"
''Thin!" replied the other. ''Botherashen!
seen a woman as thin as two of her put to-
gether, so have"
When a Hartford woman patted her
friends seven-year-old youngster on the head
boy as you are," he looked up into her face
aud replied? Well guess you can. don't
believe Gods lost the pattern of me"
MISS CORA NJ. GRATz, who welded Col.
Mcclure, of the Philadelphia Times, is G.
Of oft oo0l and hoot Hro
families of Philadelphia. She is described
as rather tall, with dark, clear complexion
and dark hair and eyes, besides being rich
and amiable.
THUS far over forty singing societies have
signi6ed their intention to participate in the
twenty first Sengerfest of the North Ameri-
can Sengerbund, tn be held at Cincinnati
from June 18th to June 18th, inclusive, and
the prospects are that the chorus will number
fully 1900.
joke on an enterprising ranchman who was
getting pretty regular in his visits to young
widow with two bright boys. The other
evening one of the little scamps went to the
door and sung out to the other, 20, Charley,
come in here and see our new papa"
NOTWITHSTANDING the financial depression,
the Southern Pacific Railroad has been CON-
pleted 112 miles beyond the Colorado river.
Every mile of the extension of this impor-
tant road tends to add to the business of San
Francisco. Inside of five years the Southern
Pacific Railroad, in all probability, will be
opened through to the Mississippi river.
THE following clipping from the Denver
Tribune of the 23d will show our readers
how Colorado is building up: "The Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe brought 200, the
Kansas Pacific 100 and the Colorado Central
eighty passengers into the State yesterday
This is a daily Occurrance in the Centennial
State.
THE New York Sun reads strange lecture
to Southerners in Congress on their frequent
illusions to the rebellion and glorifcation of
confederates. The article concludes as fol-
lows: eff we are not misinformed, their
theory of secession was illustrated by an ex-
pertinent that failed, and we should suppose
the less said by them about that experiment
the better.
DIR. GARNET, of Washington, is much
sought after as a physician. He is doctoring
Congressman Acklen, and somebody asked
lim the other day if it was true his patient
vas dying. ''Dying!" calculated the doctor;
do you think I'd let a vote die when we
lave only one majority, and no time for a
special election to fill the vacancy? Erebus,
myself first"
THE free and independent citizens of
3reathitt county, Kentucky, assembled the
,ther day and demolished the Jail, and did it
after which they swore, by all
he gods and goddesses of the Kentucky
Mountains, that another Jail should not be built
n the free county of Breathitt. The Courier
Journal says that those who 6atter themselves
hat all the hell has been extracted from
3reathitt show lamentable ignorance Of the
of that county.
JOHN RANDOLPH of Roanoke was de-
cendant of Pocahontas. His genealogical
ecord, as given by himself, is published in
he Wilmington On. Co. Star, and reads as
ollows: "Pocahantas (whose true name
7as Matoaca), baptized by the name of Re-
ecca, married John Rolfe, Esq, and left an
My son, Thomas, whose only daughter
1arried Robert Boiling, of Boiling Hall,
Vest Riding, of York, who left son, John
Iolling, one of whose daughters married
richard Randolph of Curles, whose youngest
on, John Randolph of Roanoke, married
frances Bland. Your humble servant is one
f the only surviving issue of that marriage,
nd sixth in descent from Pocahontas."
THE manner of detecting different na-
Qualities: Place before each man
lass of beer, with a fly floating on
le surface. A Spanlard will seize glass,
eer and fly, and fling them
gain the wall. A Frenchman will ask for a
liver spoon, and carefully fish out the fly.
n Enelishman will take out the fly with the
ps of his fingers and drink, the beer. A
orrno,, xuill ewallor hofh NJ aone draupht
nd last, the Russian will seize the fly, mas
cate it. and pitch the beer down his throat.
-Barcelonese Journal