Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-07-08
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In 1879 Minnesota farmer raised 500
bushels of clover seed, which he has been
sell at $5 bushel.
A Cincinnati young lady is so modest that
she will not sleep with copy of the Burling-
ION Haaokeye in her room
THE orange grove of Mrs. Harriet Beecber
| Stowe, at Mandarin. on the st. Johns, Flor
ida, yielded last year 1000 to the acre.
THE NonpartI learns that Clarified and
Arthur are both MasOns." And the Omaha
Republican says they are both "bricks."
People who wonder why mems hair turns
gray before their whiskers should reflect that
there is about twenty years difference in their
respective ages
BosroN dry goods stores are said to be fire.
quented by tlocks of gad-about school girls,
who price everything, buy nothing, and make
nuisances of themselves.
NEW ORLEANS, within year, has shipped
TO France and Italy 2,4O0, 900 gallons of cot
ton seed oil. When it returns to this coun-
try it will be fine olive OIL
THE Truth says there are 1000 skilled
hands employed in the crockery business,
and they are probably furnished with employ
ment by more than 70, 900 unskilled hands in
American households.
In 1860 the popular vote was: For Lin
coin, 1886, 352; Douglas, 1875, 155; Breck-
enridge, 945, 1853; Bell, 588,581. The elect
oral vote was: For Lincoln, 1870; Brecken-
ridge, r.; Douglas, 13; Bell, 80.
GEN. GARFlELD's mother lives at his home
in Washington. She is plain old lady, but
sensible and companionable. She is strict
member of the Christian Church and attends
church regularly with her daughter-in-law.
A RECENT letter to the New York Times
from San Francisco says: ''There is proba-
bly, no city in the United States to-day so dead
as San Francisco, and the legitimate cause
may be traced to over-speculation in mining
stocks
LUCcA, the songstress, says that she cares
for money only that she may make other peo-
pie happy. She then turns around and in
vests $4,000 in diamonds and 800, 900 in
real estate for herself. 1t is just as easy to
talk sentiment as anything else.
TRENoR W. PARK, who was recently inter-
viewed by New York World reporter, said
he had offered to bet SIC, 900 on the success
of Garfield His choice had been Grant, but
he thought the convention had acted wise
ly in uniting on Garfield.
'What is the worst thing about riches? p
asked the Sunday school superintendent. And
the new boy in the bad class under the gal
lery, stood up and said Their scarcitv."
And in his confusion the superintendent told
the school to rise and sing Don't be weary,
children"
'Will you please pass the milk, Miss
Brown ?" asked young man of a fdgety
maid at the supper table. "Do you take me
for waiter, sir ?" she answered. "Wel,"
he added, as no one has taken you thus far,
and you've waited SO very long, should think
you were one"
In washing windows-a narrOw-shaped
wooden knife, sharply pointed, will take out
the dust that hardens in the corners OF the
sash. Dry whiting will polish the glass,
which should be first washed with weak black
tea mixed with little alcohol. Save the
leaves for the purpose.
jewelers. use boiling bath of acid in solu-
ton for Frightening silver that is very much
discolored, but this would be unsafe in the
hands of an inexperienced person. boiling
bath of washing soda answers just as well,
and its harmlessness is voucbed for by silver
smiths of established reputation.
THE managers of the Chicago hotels have
been giving the figures showing their receipts
during the week of the National Convention.
The Palmer House took in $1O5, 900, the
Grand Pacific about $100, 900, the fremont
and Sherman, $27, 900. The total sum left in
the city by strangers during convention week
is thought to have exceeded $4OO, 600.
| DURING the past year there were S1O, 900
kegs of beer produced by the Newark .J)
brewers, which netted revenue TO the gov
eminent of $202,OO0 This is something to
ponder over by the people Ninety-seven
million three hundred and sixty-ive thousand
glasses (good measure.) or nearly eight hun
| drei glasses for each man, woman and child
in that city.
THE Turkish tax collector has nearly ruin
ed Palestine, and its wretched people fear to
cultivate the soil Every eighth egg is taken
by the government; and, as all fruit trees are
liable to be taxed, none are planted. The
country might be purchased from the Sultan
for about 1926, ,000, 900 and it has been sug-
gested that Europemight declare it a princi-
part Of Turkish territory.
JEFFERSON DAVIS has been making an ar
gument in New Orleans. He made it as
witness in a will case in which he is interested.
| Among the facts which had been adduced to
show that the will maker, Mrs. Dorsey, was
of unsound mind. was her belief that the
Confederacy still existed, and that its truths
| were eternal. In answer Davis said that he
| believed this too, and if that was insanity
both he and Mrs. Dorsey were crazy.
The wealthy proprietor of a large restau-
rant in the outskirts of Paris was standing al
his door a few weeks since, when he noticed
a dilapidated hearse, followed by boy and
faithful dog. He took the lad by the hand.
and followed the body to the common pit
| The dead person was the mother OF the boy,
| and. 90 far ss was known, he had no other
relative. The proprietor adopted the boy,
and took the dog under his protection.