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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-08-31
Swearing on the Book of Moses.

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An Israelite who was called as witness
in case before Coroner Janney yesterday
persisted in keeping his straw hat ON despite
the commands Of the Coroner and the mes
senpers. At last the witness pointed to the
offending hat and remarked No, ! schwear
nit the Book of Moses" Then there was
another embarrassment. The Coroner and
his retainers were nonplussed this time, but
were relieved by reporter, who found the
first five books of the Old Testament, upon
which certain Hebrews make oath. Ihe
witness kissed leaf removed his hat and
gave his evidence.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-08-31
4 SPELLING MATCH.

stand up, ye teachers, now, and spell;
Spell phenakistoscope and knei,
Or take some silly word, as chilly,
Or gauger, or the garden lily.
TO spell such words as syliogism.
And lachrymose and synchronlsn,
And Pentateuch and saccharine,
Apocrypha and celandine,
Lactiferous and cecity,
Jejune and homeopathy, .t
Paralysis and chloroform,
Rhinoceros and pachyderm.
Metempsychosis, gerkins, basque,
Is certainly no easy task.
Kaleidoscope and Tennessee,
Kamschatka and dispensary,
Diphthong and erysipelas,
And etiquette and ssssafras,
lnfallible and ptyalism,
Allopathy and rheumatism.
And cataclysm and beleaguer,
Twelfth, eighteenth, rendezvous, h.rig"er'
And hosts Of other words, are found
On English and on classic ground a
Thus, Behring's Straits and Michaeiiaias'
Thermopyl,e and Cordilleras
Suite, hemorrhage, jalap and Havana
Clnquefoil and ipecacuanha,
Aud Rappahannock and SHENANDOAH
And Schuykill and a thousand more.
Are words that some good spoilers H'se
In dictionary lands like this,
Nor need one think himself scroyIe
lfsome OF these his efforts foil.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-08-31
A Georgia Frog Story.
Peck's Sun ]
THartwell Sun.

IT.
A gentleman from Hartwell sent to the
Great Western Gun Works and purchased a
small parlor rifle, with 1000 cartridges of
the smallest size, the bullet being about the
size of duck shot. He went over to Benson's
mill pond frog hunting, and found a very
large frog of the masculine gender sitting on
stump just above the water. He shot
twenty times at him, when his frog
ship lost his balance and fell over into the
shallow water. Upon taking the frog out it
was found he had swallowed twenty OF
the bullets, catching them in his mouth
supposing them to be flies. When he went
to move the weight of the lead carried him
overheard, and when taken out was not
dead, but awful sullen
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-08-31

EN MARY AINGE DE WE'RE.
| keep them i'll the old, old box
That Willie gave me years ago,
The time we parted on the rocks;
His ship lay swinging to and fro,
At waiting in the lower bay,
| thought my heart would break that day.
The picture with the pensive eyes
Is Willie's" No, dear, that's young Blake,
Who took the West Point highest prize;
He went half crazy for my sake.
Here are lot of rhymes h" wrote,
And here's button off his coat
l. this his ring, my dearest May?
never took n ring from him!
This was gift from Howard Clay.
Just see, the pearls are getting dim.
They say that pearls are tears-what stun
The setting looks a little rough.
He was as handsome rs a prince
And Jealous But he went to Rome
Last fall He's never written since,
used to visit at his home
\ lovely place beyond Fort Lee
His mother thought the world OF me.
oh no. ! sent his letters back.
These came TO me from Washington.
But look, what a tremendous pack!
He always wrote me three Tor one
know | used to treat him i'll
Poor Jack he fell at Chancellorsvllle
The vignettcs-all that lot-are scalps
took in London, Naples, Nice,
At Paris and among the Alps;
Those foreign lovers act like geese.
But, dear, they are such handsome men.
We go to France next year again.
This is the doctors signct ring.
These faded flowers? Oh, let me see;
Why. what very curious thing!
Who could have sent these flowers to me:
All! now have it-Count de Twill;
He married that fat Crosbie girl
His hair was red. You need not look
SO sadly at that raven tress.
You know the head that lock forsook;
You know, but you could never guess.
Nor would / tell you for the world
About whose brow that ringlet curled
Why won't tellc Well, partly. child,
Because you like the man yourself
But most because--dont get so wild!
have not laid him on the shelf
He's not a by-gone. In n year
I'll tell YOU all about him, dear.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-08-31
WOMAN'S HEART

Her heart seems changeful unto those
Who on its surface gaze,
Perhaps the careless ones ne chose
TO dive beneath the waves
That ripple in soft Summers breeze,
Or rise high in rude Winters seas.
Each dark ming cloud that swiftly glides,
Obscuring each bright ray,
Oft saddens Just the while it hides
The golden sunbeam's play.
Than these emotions those more deep
Within her depth of heart will creep.
When highest work of heavens art,
Proud manhood rides life sea,
All, then, deep down within her heart
In hope that he'll be free
From peril, as he quickly sails
And braves the oceans midnight gales.
If sailor true should dive and find
Loves pearl deep hidden where
1t waits the hand to firmly bind
1t to his heart, then there
For him the gem will brightly CLEAN,
Fulfilling Hopes most blissful dream.
All woman's heart is strung as fine
As harp with tuneful strings.
Oh man, beware, while she is thine,
And blessings round thee filings,
Her heart touch not with careless hand,
Nor speak in stern and rude command.
The rough words striking on the strings
May snap them SOON in twain,
Though still in trust to thee she clings,
Still hoping that again
With gentcness thy voice will sound,
To make the music that lay bound.
4 hand with skill must ever TEEN,
To call forth melody
OF grand and sympathetic theme,
In chords so heavenly
That carth's harsh discord will be drowned
Beneath the soul inspiring sound.
An. heart whose music lulls to rest
Mans tired and weary brain,
BE thou the balm to those distrest
In agony of pain.
4 guiding star, the moons sweet calm,
The sun bright cheer, all are thy charm.
The fearful streams that nightly flow
From dark despair's sad eyes,
Are lost in woman's heart, and 10.
In seas of love he dies.
Then buoyantly hope tunes the strings
OF sorrows heart and glad joy sings.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-08-31
Monster Flag Stone.

New York Times.
An immense flag stone, which is said to be
the largest ever quarried in America, is des-
tined for the sidewalk in front OF K. l..
Stuarts new brOwnstOne residence on Fifth
avenue and Sixty-Eighth street, stretched
across the avenue from curb to curb yester-
day, and made it necessary to close the street
between Sixty eighth and Sixty ninth streets.
The great slab is of river bluestOne, and
measures twenty-six feet six inches by fifteen
feet and six inches. 1t is nine inches thick
and weighs over thirty tons. If raised on
it's side it would make one side OF an
average seaside cottage. 1t is perfectly
smooth with the exception OF a slight ridge
through the center, which will be removed
after it is in position. The stone was cut
from the same quarry in Sullivan county as
the great flag stone now composing part OF
the sidewalk in front of the Vanderbilt man
sion, but it is much larger. 1t was brought
down the Hudson from the quarry on the
deck of barge and unloaded at the foot OF
Fourteenth street by being raised high
enough with iack-screws for two heavy fiat
stone wagons to be placed under it, when it
was drawn to its destination by eight power
full horses. Then it was raised again with
Jacks and lowered by the same means and
placed on rollers. The operation of moving
the great slab and getting it on the rollers In
front of its final resting place Occu-
pied three days. Six men were at work yes
terlay moving it with jacks into its position
directly in front of the main entrance to the
new house, where fOur-foOt stone founda-
ton had been prepared for it. 1t IS moved
at the rate of foot an hour, and the masons
expect to get it in in position IN day or two.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-08-31
Georgia Toad Story.

While the foundation or pillars for the
railroad bridge across the Flint river at Mon
tezuma, Ga, was being constructed, one of
the workmen placed the toad in the crevice
of rock and fitted another rock over the
crevice, and then made the abode of the
toad air tight by means of mortar. Sixteen
years rolled by, when it became necessary to
repair the pillar, which was done by the
same workman that placed the toad in the
pillar when it was first built He remem-
bered the circumstance, and upon examina-
tion found the toad still alive .
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-08-31

It is rummored that the historical bonnets
of the Highland regiments in the British
army are fated to disappear. Mr.. Childer,
says that they are s'heavy and costly" AS a
matter of fact, says the London World, they
are neither one nor the other. A bonnet is
merely composed of ostrich feathers, mount
ed on thin wire, and is the best ventilated
head-dress in the army: 1t is, perhaps not
generally known that a feather bonnet lasts
an officer or soldier all his service only re-
quiring little setting up" every three or
four years. Col. Lockhardt. of the god, used
to boast that his bonnet had seen over thirty
years. service
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-08-31
TRANSIT OF VENUS.
Extraordinary Preparations for its OBJ
servance by Scientists.
Providence JournaJ.l

Providence Journal
The great importance of the coming tran
sit OF the 9th of December, in the estimate
Of the men of science, may be seen in the
preparations now being made for its obser-
walton. Forty expeditions to witness it are
already projected, and the number will be
largely increased by those of the United
States, Italy and Austria which have not
yet been announced. The French govern
ment will send eight expeditions to the fol-
lowing points: -Four in north latitude and
four in south latitude. In the north the
stations chosen are the coast of Florida, un-
der the charge of Colonel Perrier; Cuba, un-
der M. d'Abbadie; the coast of Mexico, un-
der M. Bouxuet de la Grye; Martinique, an
island of the French Antilles, under M. Tis-
serand
In the south the stations chosen are San
tiago in Chile, under M. Leclere; Santa Cruz,
river of Patagonia, under M. Fleuriais
Rio Fegro, the northern boundary of Pata-
gonia, under M. Perrottin, and Port Desire
or Chubutt also in Patagonia, under M.
HIATT. The members Of all the expeditions
are now preparing for their work at the OBJ
servatory in Paris, where, by means of a
model Vensus and model sun, they are
practicing on imaginary transits in hopes of
DclIlS dUlc W ODScINc Will SClcuUlilC dCCuIdCy
the passage of the real Venus over the real
sun in December. They will start for their
destinations in the month Of July, and
spend the intervening time after their arrival
in diligent preparation for the event.
The object of this great expenditure of
time, labor. money and brains is the hope
that the observers may determine with an
accuracy never before attained the earths
distance from the sun. For this is the unit
of Celestial measurement, and as long as the
doubt concerning the accuracy exists, so
long there is doubt in the estimate of
Celestial distances. But cloudy day will
render months of unremitting labor OF no
avail 1t is estimated that the weather at
half the stations will be unfavorable, but a
great deal may be learned from the Observa-
tions made at the other half, where the IA
vorable conditions prevail, according to the
law of averages. The four southern stations
of the French expeditions are in the South
Temperate Zone, and the 9th of December
will be near their summer solstice, like the
9th of June at the North. The localities
favored with a clear sky on this meridian at
the time of the transit will be specially
fortunate, for the short winter days are not
hopeful in their conditions. a transit of
Venus is not glorious phenomenon like q
total solar eclipse. 1t is simply the passage
of black ball over the suns bright face
But it is visible all over our western world,
and no human eye that now looks upward
to the sky will ever again behold its occur
renee 1t is the last chance for trying this
method of estimating the suns distance un-
til the advent of the year 20O4.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-08-31
HER TREASURES.

EY MARY AINGE DE WE'RE.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
An Aged Female Crank.

Mrs. Tabitha Dorcas Mckinney, the aged
crank who has spent two years roaming
over the state in search of an imaginary
fortune she claims to be cool million. ar
rived on yesterday mornings north-bound
train, and ensconsed herself in seat in the
waiting-room at the Union depot, and be-
gan to grind out her old story which has
been repeatedly published by the press OF
the state. Her story in brief is to the effect
that she is daughter of Christopher Wells
deceased, who was the nephew and heir
of Christopher Caster, who died in thi.
state iDtesate, leaving $1,000, 900 in cash
, She never forgets to ask for money, and
being in appearance an object of pity, she
gathers up in the course of her travels O
good deal of cash. She has home with
relatives near Decatur but they cannot OF
/ do not keep her at home. The old lady is
crazy or an impostor, and her proper place
| is in the lunatic asylum. She got money
from several citizens here and the last seer
of her he was ut the Texas & Pacific depot
awaiting the train to resume her trip to De
catur.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
A FREE BRIDGE.
The County Commissioners Court still
CIamor for Free Bridge

Inc county commissioners Court Sill
Clamor for Free Bridge
The present board of county commission
ers have, ever since their induction into
office, evinced lively disposition TO have
free bridge over the Trinity river in order
to secure that trade lying west of Dallas
the great metropolis Of North Texas which
legitimalely belongs to her, yet the idea of
paying toll over the Trinity river toll
bridge, they claim has turned away from
Dallas a great deal of trade that has gone
to Fort Worth, Cleburne and other smaller
points. The commissioners and the bridge
company have been dickering on trade
for some time, but without any show of
success. Yesterday the commissioners
court passed the following preamble and
resolution:
WHEREAS, The stockholders of the Dallas
Bridge company have signited their will
lngness to dispose of their bridge over the
Trinity river to the county of Dallas for the
sum OF Sil 600 cash, or its equivalent; and
WHEREAS, The commissioners court Of
said county has made recent and most dill
gent enquiry as to the present value of said
bridge, and having also received estimates
from bridge-building companies as to the
cost of cons ructing a similar bridge o Ter
said river, with a turnpike from said r dye
to the high ground on the west side OF the
river,and finding the cost not to exceed $27,
OJ0, being $4,000 less than the price
asked by. the Dallas bridge company
for this bridge; and
WHEREAS, Said commissioners court
former term thereof did decide to
buy said bridge of the Dallas bridge com.
pany, provided that the purchase could
be made at reasonable price; therefore
! be it
Resolved, That the clerk of this
court now offer said Dallas bridge com
pany the sum of $4,000 for their bridge
and in the event said company shall
refuse to accept this proposition, then
ana IN that case said court will
consider itself necessarily constrained
to adopt such other measures as to it shall
seem best for the purpose of obtaining {
free bridge over the Trinity river at the city
of Dallas, for the use of the citizens of sale
county and the public generally. If said
Dallas Bridge Company shall conclude tC
entertain the above proposition, they viii
please confer with Judge II. r. Burke with
i'll week from this date, May 18th, 1882
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
NOTICE.

On May 18th Mr.. Leon Caperan and A.
Bond & Co. will consolidate and move into
the large and commodious store formerly
occupied by Jose Menczer, Cos Elm street,
where they propose, under the firm name
of Caperan & Bond, to do first-class
grocery and liquor business. In the
grocery line they propose keeping every
thing ever heard of in a first.cass grocery
and only Of the best quality. The two con.
Germs are well known to our citizens, and
by their united efforts in one concern they
will be able to offer to housekeepers and
others, groceries and liquors of the best
quality and at lowest rates.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
Trying to Collect.

The Chicago, Texas & Mexican Contra
railway is sending out the following tC
those who subscribed the $4,000 bonus tC
that line:
DALLAS, TEX, May II, lSs2-Sir: A col
lector will call upon you tomorrow, with
the request that you settle your note tC
the Chicago, Texas e. Mexican Central rail
way company. trust that the note may
be promptly met, since my instructions arr
to immediately sue upon default of pay
ment. Respectfully, etc,
JAMES b. SIMPSON
Attorney c., T. & NJ. G. R'y Co.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
To Cure Drunkenness and Prevent Acquir-
Ing Iaste for strong DRINK.

To Cure Drunkenness and Prevent Acquir-
ing fas'e Tor strong DRINK
use Hughes Bros cider aud champagne
cider. exclusively. Dypsomania is an
acquired disease, and the unfortunate vic
TIM Is then more to be pitied than blamed.
10 AID him, benefit the community a.
large, and cultivate u refined taste, We have
recently contracted WITH one of the
largest pomologists in the apple
zone for his entire crop to be made into
cider by process peculiarly his own, and
upon which he has obtained letters patent
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
Al Weather Report from Galveston
Cotton Belt,

rvrsroS, May 2,-observations show.
Richest and lowest temperature and rainfall
rsst twenty four hours, taken daily, at 5
y allowing railroads kindly cooperate with
fnited states signal service by requiring
agents 10 take the observations and use their
L-vithout expense TO the government-t0
'sni, By them, viz Gulf Colorado 4 Santa
Intern tional 4 Great Northern, Texas Il
y. Texas 4 New Orleans, Houston Il Texas
N and Galveston, Harrisburg & San An.
= iirnnls
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
Each in its Place.

While the healing waters of Waukesha
have been the means of curing innum era
bic cases of obscure chronic trouble, so also
has st. Jacobs Oil been the bright particu-
lar star in the ornament of remedies
which uniailngly relieves and cures rheu,
matism, neuralgia, and all bodily pains
l.. Coleman, esq, proprietor Of the popular
American house, Waukesha Wisconsin
thus speaks of it; l have used St. Jacobs
Oil for lame back, and it cured me. Have
also used it tor lame shoulder with best
success, and can cheerfully recommend il
to all Waukesha Democrat.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
AundnY-School Picnic

To-day the Sunday.school of the Presby-
term church will enjoy picnic excursion
to Crockett Springs, down on the Chicago,
Texas h Mexican Central railroad. A large
crowd is expected and delightful time
may be anticipated. The train will leave
the depot in the eastern portion Of the city
promptly at 0 o'clock a. m, where those
will gather who intend going.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
I'VE ihink we cnn cure a hnd case of hn,

We think we can cure bad case of back
ache quicker with one Of Carter's Smart
Weed and Belladonna Backache Plasters,
than by any other application, and after the
backache is cured, you eau still wear the
plaster without discomfort for two or three
weeks, or longer. This combination OF
smart weed ana d nelIauonna Is great mt, mt,
will not yield to it. Price 25 cents. Sold by
druggists everywhere.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13

To all my old inenus and patrons wish
to say that can and will sell boots, shoes,
CATERS, slippers, ETC., as low as the lowest.
Cheap for cash. will be pleased to see all
my friends. ii. Page, 70S Elm street, Dallas,
Texas. Boots and shoes made from meas
ure and repairing done on short notice.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
Attorney c., T. &
Human Suffering Relieved.

Intensely severe headaches, constipation
Of the bowels, deficiency of bilious secro-
tons, tlatulency, unsteadiness and weak
ness of muscular power, lowness of spirits,
dependency, heart-flutterings, nervous de-
using Browns Iron Bitters. A true tonic,
universally recommended by the medical
profession Medical Journal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13

Gents solid gold, stem W nding, hunting
case, American watches for $50, at Webb's.
Solid gold bangle rings for 10 cents, at
Webb's.
The largest stock of clocks in the state at
Webb's.
The largest stock of spectacles and eye
glasses in the state, at Webbs.
Will sell for the next thirty DAYS casters
at cost triple plstad for So so, at Webb's.
The largest stock of silyerware in the city,
at Webb's.
The handsomest stock of watches, jewelry
and slverware in the city, at Webb's.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
BENEFACTREss

A BENEFACTREss.
Just open the door for her, and Mrs.
Winslow will prove the American Florence
Nightingale of the nursery. Of this we are
so sure, that we will teach our "Susy" to
say, "a blessing on Mrs. Winslow" for
helping her to survive and escape the grip
ing colcking, and teething siege. Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup relieves the
child from pain, and cures dysentery and
diarrhna. 1t softens the gums, reduces in
ilammation, cures wind collie, and carries
the infant safely through the teething
period. 1t performs precisely what it pro-
iesses to perform, every part ofit-nothing
less. We have never seen Mrs. Winslow-
know her only through the preparation OF
her Soothing Syrup for children teeth
her, as she is, physical saviour to the in.
FAINT race. Sold by all druggists. % cents
| bottle.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
City Court.

Tom Nowlin; interfering with private
property, Aned 81.
Emma striugfellow, soiled dove, was
fined $50.
Dan Garrett and T. p. Johnson were esoh
fined Is for being intoxicated.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13

Buy your watches, clocks, Iewelry, spec
taces at the new jewelry store, corner Main
and Poydras streets. lf your watch, clock
or jewery needs repairing call on l.. II.
Curtis, practical matchmaker, who guaran.
tees satisfaction.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13
Texas Passenger Agent, Dallas, Texas.

Delegates wishing to attend the general
assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, to be held at Huntsville, Alabama,
May the 18th, should purchase roundtrip
tickets over the Star & Crescent route, via
Houston and New Orleans. Only one fare
for the round trip, from any point on the
Houston & Texas Central railroad. This is
the best possible route. there being fewer
changes than by any other line.
For tickets or any information, call on
EDWIN o. FLooD,
Ticket agent Houston 6 Texas Central,
Dallas.
j. l.. A. THOMAS,
Texas Passenger agent Star & Crescent
Route,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13

Stock for sale in the richest mines in Ari-
IONA, splendid offer for thirty days. See
specimen ores and assays at Flippin, Adoue
& Lobit's Bank.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-13

Ladies should not fail to examine our
new assortment of ladies' and misses hose.
We offer them cheaper than ever before.
Calm Bros. & Co.