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The New York herald., 1879-02-06
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON, Fob 5, 1879
ordinary sac s Net receipts sSss bales sSPors-To
7s.7sS. '' '''''' '''''''
fairly active. SsT ss sw E ,s
SoSa ordinary ss Net Ssspss s ie eys
co.,on .,.,av m,,an. MoH'5T; %%5,;,r Feb 1879 1a,a
ordinary Net receipts. oi q bales a Exports coast
ss,ssr r9 mSsl'9s sss
CHAnLxsros. Fob; :. 1879
eranary s,ls Net receipts s7s bales ETports-To tho
wlLAISeroS, y, G, Feb. 8, 1879.
s 81 q = ~ s s. S r.. yellow rs s 81 % os
virgin. Tar firm at 81 IS.
Flour unchanged sale. 900 bss Wheat 0 Dull sales
@ 81 ~ So red hss P"%'s %s "
Si No. do, a5c Corn steady; No Toledo. tie Oats
Srsss %'ass aa s:;y ni%1s Sss III s
% 9T xsrs s s rS e
here s @ h bushels 1 SoTn %essl9 81 bSHd
Shipments-Fiour, so bbis
Flour in fair domand prices unchanged; sales. 7ao
bbs Whca,-No sales reported Corn duh; sales cars
psss
m fair nEse.
articles unchanged Railroad frsights nnchsnrod. Ro.
o de oats aa b%rsy ys
Shipmcnts-Whcat 7O bushels: corn, TbOUD do; oats,
81, 800 do; barley, $500 do; rye, 400 do.
gss. quiet ss. n% s,;. ,s:; .s.5
white Mis;isan, ssssc a@iss; Fesrnn.y Ssss March
s e" ysds A11 p ss nasd h a Gsn s ds M
aihe; 10 2 % miXed ss'.e oat. gniet but arm; No
y's ys Mixed s NS ~o Ss q ~
Is lns X as'yS
els corn S s . DO % cs'I sn do o,
100 do. ''' 49, -
aic. Corn quiet. but firm, sie sc Oats steady At
:sl unessssea POLK quiet; s.s - ar%; "' jGssas. %a
sS s.d in in "r demand and sh. firm s.sn
:Io1lder. $ sd cash: - s seller My: sh:5,
ST% s ess sssr s.s ;Sss ss
iiogs quality generally Inferior;
che fs 70 receipts. s Pasinsh shsasa. nsas
TOLEDO Feb. s. 1872
s%sss an AsHs.a PIT ~ u; a;sS @isiss spot, ; Ss.
S Ssn ay aSSs
active isss Dss,oS ais sas, III weights Tsss &c. Oats In
CmIcAco. Feb. 5, 1872
Side prices; No. red winscr SIC. Nc; NO Ghisaso
1p;ii; Ss sss 5sjss'ed, ,SSs Corn sssa as%ssd
Sc oai: and iIFior lil cash; si1s..
and unchanged Barley quiet. but hrm, at 7ac. ,spe.
Flax seed firm aud unchanged Pork unsettled
opened strong and highcr. closed At inside priccs 81
- 30 cash +, u2h - c. March ~ 75 ~ Tx. April
sacat ~ III, $3.50 April Lard:activc and hi CHER
s. ,3 cash 81 S5,s ns 6o,s March; g e7ls 81 70.
April Bulk meats firm aud unchanged. Drcssed hogs in
light demand, but holders firm at - i21 - ~ Mhs-
key steady ana unchanged at 81 o. Rcccipts-Flour,
I4Un bbis; wheat. Iul 100 bushels; corn $4,000
oats 27Dndc; rye 4vOdo barley. z 9odo Shipments
Flour. i2D bbls wheat. 5tsO bushels: corn j vO do
oats. 23Ob do barley. SON do At the closc-Wheat in
good demand and shade higher; advanced &c Corn firm
aud unchanged Oats frmer but not Quotably higher.
Provisions steady and unchanged.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06
COMMISSION ON POSTAGE STAMPS.

The local agencies for the sale of postage stamps.
stamped envelopes and postal cards throughout tho
city notified yesterday by Postmaster James
that in accordance with orders issued by postnastcr
General Key their sale discount 10 local agents IN
New York woud be discontinued on the expiration
of the present quarter. Under section 3I2 OF tho
Postal regulations these agencies were established
large cities aud consist. general thng. of drug
usts stationcra Nc. Two per cont diroint was Ito
usual amount allowed to thcec agents. wnich. how
ever, hae recently boon reduced to per cent.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06
GAS STOCKS UP.

There was an advance in the prices of gas stocks
yesterday compared with those obtained at the
last sale. Thirtythrce shares of Metropolitan Gas
Company's stock, par value 800. brought Sll7 and
Sl1S the price obtained at the last sale December
1S) being Sy7. Two hundred and forty-sx shares of
Manhattan Gas ConIpanys stock, par value S50
sold for s1T0 and sl70t the prico at tho last
salo ION January ISl being SlJ5ln. --------
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

-S'h'nco-'.v"u o'",xy. .tc:; STREE goou 0fdnary.
livery tho safes after two
4. M.-rc.iuary iup st ode. .Ou uJOv. March, rD
O0Jc.. 500 At p0tc 40 at pV,c. April uj al
MSs iIu Mt psic q nj ps2c. May, 600 ~ aNic. M
., ae7c; june. o,"t oI,v.. 80 at 1u.i2c. Total SSp
a5oc, 90 At aisc., c0p lshcrt notice 9TH at p4sc.
IU lsh notice. az o5Or., iUO NJic 52c IU,
tshort notice sth at n52c, ltD Vt 052c 30 OjSc 2iD
95j.. March, RIO nj n6fc.. 100 az D,c I'M at die
iOO ut ad,c. 7uJ at e64c 400 AZ ao5c, +j V,sc no
aU7c. 400 at osc 500 at vtsc uO 0tsic 100 AZ
0a2c. .iVu NJ 3Sc 2,tD ut as2c ejo sc 100 ut
Us,c 400 at p~,c.. ,sn at os4c May 100 AZ n,s,c
2D nis>e, 40 at uin'c, i,,uO at Uy7c, l..uD nj
ptesc., 1p at nNc; june UD ut iuI5c; July
io3oc Total. :t,soo bales Graud total 800 bale.
The rcccips at the porta follows ss
bales; New Orleans 743; MoLic ol; Savannah .st:
Charleston, I.57t Wilmington. A8; Norfolk 3Wi BaltL
more ~; New York, IyOL; boston, 5s2; Philadelphia
Ml Total $3.50 halen This day last week, 2al7 bacs.
as,,7v bales to last night Cotton frrights coscd MS
follows ITO avrc, by stcam fiIoc, compressed; by sail
&c To Hamburg by steam nc, compressed To Bremen
By steam, Ac coinprcsscd by sail, nc. To liverpool 4
U32d by steam; by sail. Id
Ftoua Asp neutrality-suspicious. 1853 bits; corn
25.i3 do. oats. 2st3 do. ryc. 473l do barley 3B1
do. barley malt, S,4UD do The market for Hour was
steady. Tho sales including State Western aud
about 1900 bbla within the annexed range. Ryo
flour ruled quiet with sales OF 2JV bbls. Corn was
also quiet aud sales continued 10 1O bills and 40
sacks Rye nrmcr aud decidedly active sales
2tO bushels state nt Uisc.; 3tyn bushels do on
trnck, .pc., aud 5000 bushels No. Western
In STORE Barley active but valucs some.
what unsettled sales were tou bushels ungrsdcd Can
barley malt was stcady aud 4OOO bushels city sold MT
a n ~.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06
ng shares in San Fran

despatch received by NJ Il s. Stcrnberger to-
day from Eureka states that q strike has been
made in the Eureka consolidated mine and that great
excitement exists there.
despatch from Washington states that the
Senate Committee which hal under consideration
the matter of opening up the Indian Territory to
tlement SO unanimous in their affirmative re-
port last evening that leading Senator'S now consider
the passage OF the measure through the Senate
certain.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06
PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb g. 1879.
With demand the market for printing cloths is easier
at previous quotations.
EUROPEAN MARKETS..
COMMERCIAL.
LONDON. Feb. 5-5 r. NJ.
Calcutta linsesd, 4ss a 4ss Cd per quarter

l.. vi.
Calcutta linseed, AS 4sss. Cd. per quarter
Linsecd oil. ia los. f25 per ton
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 5--4 r. NJ.
CottonThc sales of the day lucd $40 bales Amer
lean Futurcs-Cplands. low middpg clause April and
May delivery, lis2d hpland- low midding clause new
crop, shipped January, SAIL uplands low middlinr
clause new crop. shipped January aud February. sni
a uplands low middiing clause shipped February and
March, sail, 3 l332d.
LIvrRpooL, Feb. s. 1879.
Pork-rrimc mess Eastern. nrmcr Mt ASS do DO, West
nrmcr AT 42s Bacon-Cumbcrlnnd cut hriucr .6s.
3D. sher. rib hrmer at s I'd long clear irncr at Dos
as shoulders irmer at 22s Bccf-lndia mess dull at
17s extra mess dull NJ Sis primo dull 70s.
Iard-rrmc Western nrmcr at Sis. TaiiowCty steady
ut ais. I'D Turpentinc Spirits steady 22s. I'D.
Rosin-common h,mer at ss. I'D. !; fine dull at los.
Checsc-Amrrican choice Grmcr a7s Lard oil
at s5s FionrExtra State dull 25r. wbcat--sprinE
No dull a Il. I'D spring No y In the market
Western winter steady at ~ I'D. Southern winter
steady at ~. I'D Cbrn-Ncw mixed dull rs I'd. old
mixed dull .2s nd. Cottonsccd oil-Ycilow American
dull - 2Ss 3D. Rosin-Comnon at London, Hrmer at 5s
Turpcntine-Spirits at London, steady ut Ills. 9d.
FINANCIAL.
LoSpox Feb. 5-4 T.. NJ.
Consols 81 atG for money aud Diis tor the account.
Erie, 25a Illinois Central 40; New Jersey Central ~
Reading l2' Paris ndviccs quote i've per rentes
ll3f. 2lac. for the account.
PARIS, Feb. 8, 1879.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

BxsvKsArrvns this forenoon wcrc light aud trade
brisk, with Of nearly Ar H. general
values. Quality good tencra allowance 81 ibs
net; extreme allowance 81 lbs. 81 lbs. net Al
sxticsh street yards r. q. Eastman sold for sef
3,s head OF horned cattlc--lvb Illinois stccrs at
sAc per ID, with 5tc. per head weight IA cwt ~
1li,nois steers at vc per b weight s4 20 Missouri
at ono pc, is wcshs ~ cwt SO Missouri a, ioy
4 rhs@pse. IS Illiues ssecrs al sac. q oas per
D. K,owlscu sold ,, state oxen at s.c per 10.
oxen At sac pcr H., weight D cwt 10 illinois
Joseph soid for self III Illinois stecrs2 head NJ size
per lb with 81 head IA head sac per H. Is
head nc in per lb with 81 per hcad 10 head NJ VAc
H., with - on the lot Al head nisc h. with 81
per head ON head aud y per head "a heads 81
head ut Oc per lb with SOC cif per head II hcad 10
head at lOac. per ib, with 81 on per road
weights gN.so 81 as, swt H. Az ew. CIV. a. ~ cwt 90 CIV.
terms not obtained D. waixcl sold for J. waxci
per d. with sos on per head on 10 head and per
head and 81 OF per hcnd lscad sccr ~ 9sic per
h. IL head luc. per lbweghts. 81 cw ~ cwt ssi
cwt 1oA cwt. voscl and Rcgensien sold for Meyer 4
Regensfcn II Illinois steerslU head at sAc. ID. ~
head at c per lb, with $40 head; "a head at she
ID, with VI on head - head per h. ~ head
~ "Mc per 10; ~ head at visc h., with ~
head on IL head Az Jersey City yards Concy
McPhcfnon sold for Lehman Bros ~ Ohio stccrs-4
head ~ &c por b head at She H. head at Sc
ID, IL head at per b head at 0c per h. head NJ
lU'ac per lbwcishts 5,s cwt ga cwt cwt vcwt
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

State bonds at the Board were pcr cont lower for
Louisiana scvcns. consols TO which dealings were
confined. District of Columbia s.65's sold at so-an
advance of a. In railroad bonds the largest rse was
In Missouri, Kansas aud Toxas consols nssentcd-2
per cent; tho next largest advance was ~ per cent
in Missouri. Kansas and Texas seconds The other
changes were as foliows;-An advance of u ip Lchigh
snd wilkesbarrc consols assented. Wabash seconds
(ex coupon). Wabash irsts Tex coupon) and Denver
asi Rio Grande hrsts, u in Jersey Central. nrsts.
consos sssented and ST. Paul eights irsss, and in
Canada southern hrsss guaranteed.
The closing prices Of Philadelphia stocks wcrc.
Did. dskc,i
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

The total sales OF stocks ut the Board to-day ag.
gregatod s07 shares, which were distributed MS
follows :-Canada Southern, 800; c., c.. c. and L.
1900; Chicago and Northwestern, 1l.325; Chicago
and Northwestern preferred, 9625; Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific. $50; Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western, 1925; Delaware and Hudson Canal, l,75o;
Erie IS 13o; Illinois Central soO Lake Shore. 1532O
Michigan Central. 800; Milwaukee and st. Paul.
22030; Milwaukee aud st. Paul preferred. $500;
Morris and Essex. 4os; New York Central. 2s5; New
Jersey Central. $3.50; Ohio and Mississippi. $3.50;
Pacific Mail 4.925 st. Louis Kansas City and North
ern. 500; Union Pacific. $50; Wabash, 2474; Western
Union Telegraph. 1920.
Money on call was easy t1iss az and closed at
Ia az por cent. Foreign exchange steady. with
out any change In rates, which remain Ut 4.S6 and
4.ssis for bankers long and short sterling.
The Clearing House statement to-day was as fol-
lows:--
Excnangcs.. .$12, 81. .S}S
Balances Observation-Disclosures. 4,645,G75
The SubTrcasury paid out S12,245 gold for the re-
demption of legal tenders.
The London advices report the market for Ameri-
railway shares strong and higher Erie advanced
III. to 25A, and preferred u. to 4sk, the former
closing at reaction OF per cont and tho latter Of
u per cent. New Jersey Central advanced per cent
70 A. and Illinois Central to 80. Reading rose to
- and reacted to 12s4. Consols opened \ higher
but finally reacted to 96tS 96L for money and to
06h for the account United States US fell Off ~
10 100. aud vcs y. to l06A; lsG7s were steady at
1Oi. and tcn-forties roso y, to 107A. The ratio Of
discount In The open market for three months bills
s az per cent. Tho Bank OF England gained Col 900
bullion to-day balance. At Paris rentes fell OF to
1l3f. axe.
Government bonds wcro firm and fairly sctive
throughout the day. The subscriptions to tho four
per cent loan to-day amounted to s2.5oo.0oo. Tho
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

Stock (asccrtancd by actual
tioaj Fob. /. is:, iI,5is sois 4aao5o I.7ao
Receipts since the lst OF
o,'"I 3.SA
Total; -; :.:...:. 1885 sosS 4ssso5 l,7so
ruary .:.................. 2,SD IL l,I6o
1879. 1885 1923 4s7I3o 173o
ruary o, is7s ............. 21,s4e 6,2o4 575s5 4s
Com mparing with stock Feb
runry 4 1917. 1T.............. $3.50 3,627 1920 925
Comparing with stock Feb
T,Liow.- leccpts - hhds. 81 tierccs, Goa bbls and
~ casks The market was steady, but dull sales
25!s lbs at sac.
wnisKEy.-kcecpss p13 bbis. Tho market was dull but
6rmcr. and 80 bbis. sold ut "a %.
DEMONSTRATIONS was quite light business In general
IGyso ss ra s@ bushels y.n an Il orc
bushels do. 3D.. both "a lbs, and per stcam 2jUJ
packages cheese aud butter ASS. aud pro-
Ia ~ lbs; J) tcrrcs beef It's 3D. Ginsgow steam tj
packages cheese and butter. as Avoi,nouth, steam,
as rm p"e.rss ses
Antwerp, steam, 3 packages provisions, private TERMS
Chartcrs--A British bark, hence to renarth Roads.
to Cork Tor orders, 3ioo quarters grain 5s; British
bark. from ihiIadcpbia Drcucn Antwerp. $500 bbs
to rciacn. 1000 bb' 40 is 4d an American bark from
Baltimore 20 Bremen, 800 bbis do b. ~ I'd; Norwegian
bark. hence to Exeter ,sp bbs refined petroleum and
naphtha Is I'D, Russian bark reported recently by
to United Kingdom or Continent. from Fhadclphia TO
Venice Trieste otuocascs refined petroleum 2iac:
sn Italian bark FROM rhadlp yesterday with G,sU
quarters grain, i4,sc bushci British bark. thence
20 Cork 4.OuO quarters grain 4s I'd. Plymouth. re-
baltimore 70 East Of ireland 1000 quarters
orders to United Kingdom Continent. a0J quarters
grnin js +'ad British bark from Baltimorc Traicc,
5000 quarters grain, Cork Belfast, a.. Od; Dublin,
4s. lo,sd
The New York herald., 1879-02-06
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL.
REASONABLE RATKs--MONEY on LIFE AND
~ Endowment Insurance Policies and Mortgages. Same
bousht insurance OF all knos effected with compa.
nics ut lowest premiums.
j. j. mxBIiiUii 4 CO.. iC5 broadway; box $50
4 Ill THE ACTIVE MINING SHARES BOUGHT AND
~ sold In the California and Now YORK markets. ~
these pay ~ 90 ~ cent annum. Dividends paid
hero the day ~ their payment IN San Francisco Rail-
way shares carried on TO per margin WM. WARD
A co. Beukers nd Brokcrs- urondway
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

iDclvercd contract 40 bales yesterday Current
prices Of spot cotton hc following quotations based
American standard of classification, cotton i'm
running In quality than half grade above
The New York herald., 1879-02-06
FINANCIAL.

NOTICE TO FIRST MORTGAGE BOSDHOLDEfS
IN Ohio aud Mississippi Railway COMPANY
by direction of the Circuit Court of the tntfn a'sS
for the Of Indiana wit The first day of March.
1879 pay on Office OF the company, -
William street the city of New York, the Interest
coupons of the First Bonds of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Railway Company which fc due January Sf',
except such coupons may bc held by the Union Trust
Company of New York for the benefit Of the sinking f"nd
for said first mortgage bonds.
No interest will be paid the coupons tho order ot
future the question of
Tue be surrendered
cancelled hut the of tho will be taken
and reported To the basis for the calculation OF
interest IL the Court shall hereafter allow IT,
JOHN KING. JR.,
Receiver.
Ohio and Mississippi
The New York herald., 1879-02-06
4 HUNT. GILBERT 4 CO,
n. 10 BROAD ST., NEW YORK,
BANKERS AND BROKERS.

Stocks bought and sold dccirnal lots dcsrcd through
the New YORK stock Exchange aud carried OF
Puts and Calls" negotiated ut very close
ratcs We mail application daily report OF the market
free Of cost.
A BOUT SELLING OR HYPOriIECATINu LIFE POLL.
kAcic. tnot In wifc's favorl-Consut DAVID PARKS
fACkIBR. $40 Broadway
A TCHINSON AND PIXIES PEAK RAILROAD STOCK
kAand Bonds wantcd EDW. g. FOX 90, Wall ST.
A DvAxCES on PIANOS, FURNITURE SAFES
Acarriagcs and general mcrchandisc reasonable rates
JAMES CAGNEY, sb West l4th
A YOUNG WIDOW OF REElNEMENT, WITH SMALL,
Ancomc. wishes 10 make tho acanaintance of middle
aged gentleman OF means. A. b., box la Herald Uptown
Office
AN ACCOMPLISHED WIDOW WILL GIVE oNE
Aonc years Instruction In clocutton music aud per
cent tor loan S5vo NEVER DESPAIR, Herald Uptown
Office
LIRE INSURANCE STOCKS BOuGIir AND SOLD by
IL II. ~ BAILEY, Pine IT. y
I ALWAYS HAVE MONEY To LOAN on MOI,TG NG n
New York city Properly City Rarpad Stocks and Bonds
bouxht ana sold. H. !. uNANr, Ia broadway
Ivlbcx l2O Herald onico.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

GALVESTON, Fob. 5, 1879.
Cotton quiet middling &c.; low middling slsc; good
ordinary sac Net receipts, 3,6SS bales Exports-To
the Continent 693; coastwse, 500. Sales, 3o3 stock
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-02-13
A Powerful Explosive.
PERCY WE'RE.

A new and improved mode of planting tele-
graph poles has recently been discovered and
tried with success in Titusville, Pa. The
ground being stalked off at distances of about
200 feet apart, man starts off with pocket
full of four-ounce cartridges containing a
wonderful new explosive known as ''electric
POWDER" and with crowbar in his hand.
A hole is punched from four to five feet with
the bar in few minutes, and cartridge
dropped to the bottom with fuse lighted
with match. The operator then walks to
the next stake, before reacing which low,
dull ,thud is heard behind, a hole about the
diameter of flour barrel has been blown in
the ground to the depth of four or five feet,
and the work is followed up by gang of
men who plant the poles in the holes thus
made, fill in with gravel and earth and the
job is complete.
1t matters not what soil is perforated. with
the bar, wet or dry, loan, clay, gravel, slate
or boulders (provided the bar can be inserted).
the effect is the same. A gang of four men,
with poles delivered on the ground-one man
to blast and three to erect the poles and tamp
them-will put up from 100 to $50 poles
day of 10 hours each. The cost, therefore
of this new and improved process is about
two-thirds less than the ordinary method of
planting telegraph poles, as now practiced.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-02-13

Detroit Post Washington Letter.l

detroit Post Washington letter.
know lovely girl who embroiders her
dresses most exqisitely; so that they look
like imported garments. She works in crewels
and many is the unique articles she embel-
fishes in this direction. She paints in china,
she reads, sings, and yet finds time to per-
form her social duties. She is always cheer
full, because she hasn't leisure to think of
gloomy things and nurse her imaginary
wrongs. Another young lady, an only daugh-
ter, has just moved into her fa,bers beauti-
full new house. 'You may have. for your
room," said the doting father, "everything
you can convert into use through the cunning
of your hand" The room is beautiful
bower. The bed-curtains and lambequins
are of the daltiest pink stuff. soft and rich
the little Glow or-leafed table is covered with
the same lovely material, the dressing table
is fit for an artist Inning, the easy chairs and
ottomans are cleverly upholstered, and every
thing in the room is the work of this petted
daughters fingers. ''Father said l couldn't
make dress for myself to save my life" she
said, 'but told him to see if I couldn't, and
l just studied up the science of dressmaking
a little bit and went to work. As result,
look at this dress; don't you think it fits
nicely and looks pretty stylish for first at
tempt? And look at the way have finished
the seams. Mamma says Mme Soule couldn't
have done more neatly" The dress was
warm, brown camel's hair, pipeG with a
jacqueminot satin and trimmed with bows of
the combined colors in satin, very stylish and
q nice fit.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-02-13
Etiquette i'm Louisville.
CCOurier Journal


There is an exquisite beau in town whose
credit was good at certain store for a $75
toilet set, which he sent to his Dulcinea as a
New Years gift. This week the bill therefor
was presented, whereupon he loftily exclaim-
ed: ''Sir, do you think would disgrace my
self by paying you-yes, sir-by paying you
nothing else. "Well, sir, you are most un-
mistakably mistaken! Why, sir. look-a-here! |!
That's good authority amt it?" and the youth
drew forth a yellow backed treatise on ''Eti-
quette, "and triumphantly pointed to this SEN
tence: 1T is vulgar to pay more than $50
for Christmas or New Years present" I"
''Now, sir, do you suppose man who be-
longs to one of the first families in Kentucky
is going to be vulgar? Your bill is $75, sir!
The dealer says that if any young lady here
abouts received on the 1st cream-colored
toilet set, with pictures of sky blue sheperds
on it, she can learn the history thereof by
reading the above.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-02-13
A Million or Nothing.
Free Press. ]


A good-natured looking young man of 25,
accompanied by modest-appearing young
woman of about the same age, evidently his
wife and just made so, yesterday called upon
q Griswold street insurance agent to see about
insuring her life. After some preliminary
conversation the agent inquired what sum
b ey had in mind.
81 want her insured for at least million
dollars!' promptly replied the husband, as
be reached over and patted her on the head.
The agent figured up the premium and
stated the amodnt. The wife turned pale as
death, and the husband lost pound of flesh
minute.
'But take smaller sum. say five or ten
thousand dollars, suggested the agent
''Not a cent less'n a million!" exclaimed
the husband. IF she amt worth that she
amt worth nothing, and as cant chalk up
for q million we'll CO."
And 60 they did, stopping neither for ar
gumcnt or good wishes.