Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-06-10
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Blossoms produce apples, apples give US
CIDER and cider produces blossoms.
There are 90, 900 tenement houses in New
York city, and 500, 600 people live in them.
Mothers who have any regard for their
daughters will enforce the ''you knit" rule.
The sale of diamonds is said to be larger in
New York than at any time in the past seven
years.
Beecher says if man has not common
sense, there is only one school for him,
and that is about eight feet TO three in size.
In describing new organ a rural editor
says: "The swell died away in delicious
suffocation, like one singing sweet song
under the bedclothes"
An irreverent young man at a communion
service handed back the wine goblet to the
old deacon and astonished him by whispering
in his ear: "That's about the worst port |
ever tasted"
1t was while out fishing for shad with
piece of liver that Patrick Henry composed
his address on the Declaration, beginning
with these remarkable words: 'Liver die,
singer swim,' etc.
The Eureka district, since its discovery,
has yielded 800, 900, 900 at cost of 500, OOO,-
600 and two OF its mines have paid its share
holders Y6, OOO, OOO IN dividends.
STATISTICS prove that a man who is knock
ed about in the world lives longer than one
whose life is one of ease and comfort, and it
is somewhat singular that they also prove
that married men live longer than unmarried
men.
Senator Blaine sent q wedding gift to young
Mrs. Eleanor -Thackara a case OF
fish knives with q card on which was writ
ten 'To the daughter, with as much love as
have ever borne the mother" The mother
is MIR. Blaine's cousin.
Lord Beaconsfield is quoted as making
cautious and practical answer to an illustrl-
GUS lady who, when English relations with
Russia were in dangerous state of tension,
asked him at dinner, "Wbat are you waiting
for 2" II am waiting for mutton and pota--
toes" said the astnte Premier.
THE three sons of T. d. Bowen, of Wad1ey,
Georgia, all use crutches. Their bones are
so soft and brittle as to often break from
even q slight jar. The eldest, Sylvester, has
already sustained twenty y-six fractures. Fam
lily jars are always unpleasant, and especially
so in this family, it would seem.
Teacher-What is score? Pupil-A base
ball record. Teacher-No; no what mean
is, how much does a score signify numeric
ally what idea does it give you! That Is to
say, if l were to tell you had score OF
horses, what would you think !? Pupil
Please, marin, I should think you was stuffin'.
Tender Wife-Say, look here! I've got
to have new velvet skirt right off. Got to
have it. This old thing is all worn out
actually threadbare down the 'front.' Brute
of husband-Just the thing, my dear. All
the rage. Fashion item says velvet skirts
will be very much worn this season. Sand
paper the back of your dress and you're set
ing the style.
The London Truth says Higher instruc-
ticns and the idea that womanhood has
natural right to rule the roost at all times and
everywhere, has given peculiar stamp to
the fair sex in the country of George Wash
ington. The American girl, or young
married women thoroughly 10 know what
she is about. and her presence of mind never
deserts her. There is no indecision express
ed in look, port and gait, and you are agree
ably surprised when you find her converse
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