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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
Historical Painting.

Among the guests invited by Mr.. Willard
from Germany to attend the celebration
of the the opening of the Northern Pacific
railroad, and to be present at the driving
of the last spike, says the Minneapolis Iri-
bune, was Mr.. Conrad Dielitz, of Berlin.
This German is the most celebrated painter
in Germany, and has recently finished
portrait of the Emperor of Germany and
another of the Crown Prince, both of which
are regarded as perfection in portrait paint
ing Mr.. Willard had purpose in inviting
Mr.. Dielitz to be present upon this inter-
esting occasion, and that purpose was to
secure grand historical painting of the
scene presented at the driving of the last
spike. 1t was great event and it is fit
that it should be commemorated by
painting by the greatest artist of Europe.
For this purpose Mr.. Willard commissioned
Mr.. Delitz to produce picture that should
be equal to the occasion, for which he is to
receive $4,000. 1t will be one of the larg-
est pictures ever painted and will measure
twenty by fifteen feet, and will represent
sixty persons, prominent men who
were assembled midway between st. Paul
and Portland, Or, together with Mr.. Viii
lard, his wife, daughter, two sons and
baby. Among the prominent persons will
be the principal officers of the Northern
Prcifc road including General Haupt, late
general manager of the road, General An
derson, chief engineer and others. Gov
ernor Hubbard will also be included, so al
so will Carl Schurz, General Grant, and
many prominent men Of England and Eu-
rope. Iron Bull, the Well known Crow
chief, will also occupy prominent place
on the picture. Mr.. Dielitz went through
with the party to Portland and returned to
the Yellowstone Park, where he spent some
time After he had finished his explora-
tions there he returned to the region where
the spike was driven, and made number
of sketches of Indians and also improved
the opportunity to study the Indian char
acter, and to look into their modes of living
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
A Close Shave.
Los Vegas Gazette.l

Los vegas 0aZette.J
A miner in the hills near Socorro, N. NJ,
made a lucky strike in a wonderful manner
lately. Two weeks ago, while tramping
over the rocks, the prospector suddenly dis
covered that his haversack was on fire,
caught probably from the condensation of
the suns rays by prospector's magnifying
glass which he carried in his kit. Now
that haversack contained about six pounds
Of blasting powder and our hero dropped
the bundle and got out of the reach az fast
as his legs would carry him. The bundle
of traps fell into crevice in the rocks and
the powder soon exploded. The prospector
returned mournfully to gather up such of
his effects as were uninjured by the explo-
sion, when something in the appearance of
the shattered rock struck his eye and he
examined it closely-it was horn silver.
The now jubilant miner located a claim at
once, which he called "Close Shave" and
in less than week disposed of one-third
of his interest at $4,000. The name of
the honest son of the pick and shovel" is
John Quincy Adams, and he halls from
western Ohio. John is well known in
Sonora county and receives the congratula-
tions of his friends in modest manner.
John Adams "close shave" is by-word
now in the mining camps.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
A Dutiful Son.
[Wall Street News.l


1t happened in Illinois. A burying
ground had been sold by the Itown and
time given for the removal OF all coffins
The purchaser finally took possession, and
one day, while engaged in plowing, he
suddenly appeared before the village shoe
maker and said:
Henry, I've just plowed up the bones of
your father up there"
"Eh? Is that SOP"
"And what shall be done with 'em ?"
"Well, dunno"
"I'll tell you what I'll do, Henry. I'll
box up the bones and bring 'em down here
for 81, or I'll plow 'em under as fertilizer
and allow you fifty cents on what you owe
me-"
WELL" replied the shoemaker, after
taking time to think over it, 81 guess you
may credit me with fifty cents, but if you
find the bones of the old woman, too,
sha'nt take less than seventy-five cents
cash for the heap"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
Travelling for Pleasure.

Lords so often become bankrupts that
the idea of their sons turning to handi-
crafts is not an uncommon one among
Americans. When the present Marquis Of
Westminster was Lord Grosvenor, he was
travelling through the United States He
happened to be one day at station, in the
West, waiting for train. A West-country
farmer addressed him thus:
Been about these parts consid able,
stranger?'
'Yes; for some length of time"
Like 'em pretty well, eh ?"
Yes; pretty we'll"
"How long have you bin here ?"
"A few weeks"
What's yer business?"
Il have no business"
What are yer travelin' for then"
Only for my pleasure"
Don't yer do any business? How do
yer get yer livin', then"
1T isn't necessary for me to work for my
support. My father is a man of property,
and gives me an allowance sufficient for my
wants"
"But s'posen that the old man should
die ?"
I'm that case, dare say he'd leave me
enough to live upon"
Then came the supreme supposition
made by the farmer:
But s'posen he should bust up?"
The idea of such destructive explosion
on the part of a peer, whose income, accord
ing to popular legend, is 81 900 day, Sun
days included, was nothing strange to the
farmer, though it may have set Lord Gros-
venor aa-thinking."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
Helena, Montana, Thursday, November u, 1883.
THE SEA-COW.
A skeleton of the Extinct Species.
[San Francisco Chronicle ]

San Francisco Chronicle.
Dr. Leonard Steineger, who was commits
stoned by the Smithsonian Institute to 60
to Behring's island to procure specimen
skeleton of an extinct amphibious animal
or fish commonly called "Sea-Cow," has
returned to this city, having accomplished
the object of his visit. The skeleton is
aboard the steamer st. Paul, now lying in
the harbor The doctor claims that his is
the only specimen of the extinct species in
existence. The Sea-Cow inhabited Beh-
rings island and no other part of the known
world. In 1741 the scientist, DR.. Stellar,
who accompanied the second Behring's ex
pedition, which was wrecked on the island,
saw and described the Sea-Cow, and his is
supposed to be the only authentic account
Of the habits of the species. When he was
on the island the natives used the bones of
the animals for sled-runners, and whalers
killed them for their bone and oil. These
same people are now engaged in hunting
the bones Of the species, which in little
more than 100 years have become extinct.
No genuine specimen of the Sea-Cow has
probably lived for fifty years. The animal
gained its name partly from the herbivorous
character of its diet-it lived on sea grasses
and weeds-and partly from its inoffensive
disposition. 1t never showed signs of re-
sistance, even when wounded A sea-cow
would probably weigh 5000 pounds. 1t
must have been from twenty-eight to
thirty feet long and the average length of
its skull about two feet. It's arms, Of which
there were two on the seal-like portions of
the body, had no hands. They were simp-
ly blunt ends, which were carried on the
back when the COW swan and let down to
support it as it fed. The mouth was
small and unarmed with teeth; the eyes
were small the ears merely small orifces
in the head, without any sign of an exter
nal ear The tail and fins were like those
of whale. They were rot prolific, off
spring being limited to one per annum tor
each female, and they were therefore easily
extinguished.
Besides the specimen skeleton DIR. Stein
eyer brought with him 700 specimens of
birds, including several varieties heretofore
unknown, and full collection of plants,
ferns and MOSES Of the Arctic region. The
doctor has been North since the spring of
1882 and is well pleased with the result of
his search.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
A COLERIDGE CALIGRAPH.
The Burlington HumOrist's View of
the Chief OIL the British WOOIsack.
TR. 7. Burdette. /

.
Well, Lord Coleridge, chief justice of
England, is here. He is accompanied by
his son Gil. His full name is Gilbert, but
we always call him Gil. They expect to
be guests of the Burlington bar or boat
club, they haven't decided which. The
party came ashore in Elbridg Garry's yacht
Lord Coleridge is six feet long and
about 60 years old, and shaves his face
clean every day, including Sunday. His
baggage was passed ashore without exam
ination, under the disguise of luggage,
name applied to it by himself. He does
not know how much. He calls his valises
"bags," and his trunks "boxes," and spoke
of baggage car as ''luggage-van." He
is not SO intelligent as he looks. He was
nearly choked to death at luncheon by
swallowing large III, which insisted on
putting in his oyster, although he was told
repeatedly that it wasn't lum tum to do so.
On being shown dude, he remarked that
he had committed several of them to the
asylum for life just before leaving England.
He had one of the best layouts for an ex-
tended lunch route ever engaged on this
continent, the banquets being located all
the way from New York to Ogden, both in
Canada and the United States.
His ludship was very much surprised on
learning that the marquis of Lorne was
not governor of the United States.
Had we no governor then 2" he asked.
"Oh, yes" we said.
"And who was governor, if the marquis
was not? ?"
And we told him Ben Butler. He was
just about the governorest governor that
ever governed, we said. And his ludship
was pleased, and said he had never met
Governor Butler, but said he had read his
Analogy" and Life Of Hudibrus."
He said he had letter of introduction
to man named Greeley, a reporter on
some newspaper, he understood. After
luncheon his ludship called a cab and or
dered the driver to take him to Kansas,
and was greatly disconnected on being told
that the cabs only ran as far as the Grand
Central depot, and that Kansas was at least
thirty five miles out of the city. He ex-
poets to remain in this country three weeks.
He would return to England tomorrow,
but will be detained here somewhat longer,
collecting material for a historyof the
United States. which he is going to write.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
That Commandment.

Andrew johnson could swear, and did
swear roundly and fuently. So did Mr.
Stanton and Mr.. Seward. So, also Mr.
Fessenden. Henry Wilson, when his feel
ings were wrought up, as they were when
Colfax was nominated for Vice-President
at Chicago, would swear little oath as
though he were half ashamed of if Gene
raj Grant didn't swear, neither did General
Garfield. Mr.. Randall does occasionally.
Judge Kelley has been known to forget
his early religious training. Attorney
General Brewster can swear fuently in
three languages. Eli Perkins says that
Don Cameron was never known to utter
profane word. Oliver Morton was deter
mined in his profanity at times Mr..
Hayes swore only in his mind, and then
only in the absence of his wife, General
Arthur is too much of a gentleman to
swear.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
J. c. FLOODS MANSION,
The Growing Glory of San Francisco
Houses on Mob Hill.
San Francisco Examiner.

| San Francisco Examiner
Work will be commenced during the
coming winter on the Flood mansion to be
built On California street, nearly opposite
the Stanford residence. The structure " ill
occupy lot 212 by 275 feet, and will be in
dimensions 100 feet square, receding
about fifty feet from the street.
The foundation will be of brick and the
superstructure Of Connecticut brown stone
The style of architecture will be classic
The entrance to the house from the ground
will be by pOrtico of the Roman-Doric
order, having depth of from twenty-five
to thirty feet. A similar portico but of
somewhat smaller dimensions. will ado1n
the entrance on Sacramento street. The
main floor will consist of vestibule and
an entrance hall beyond, which will lead
to large central hall, forty-fve by thirty
two feet. These halls will be divided
and handsomely embellished by system
of pillars and arches. Beyond the central
hall and directly facing the entrance will
be the grand stair staircase, the width
of the space for which is twenty-five feet.
The principal flight of the main staircase
will lead to a landing of ten by twenty
five feet, which, being lighted by costly
stained glass windows OF original design
and workmanship, will form quite hall
way by itself To the west of the vesti-
bule will be the library and dining rooms,
buffers and pantry rooms, etc. On the
main entrance will be the grand recep-
tion room, twenty-six by twenty, the draw
ing room, forty-ive by thirty, and the hall
and music room, fifty by thirty-seven.
These three are en- suite, and when thrown
open present an apartment 115 feet in
length, which, when lighted by the electri-
cal system designed for them, will afford a
magnificent and imposing room. The
chamber or sleeping floor will consist Of
five large rooms thirty by thirty each, and
q smoking room on the northeast corner,
twenty-five feet square, ventilated from
above, and to be finished and furnished in
a style of oriental luxury. The wood work
Of the interior will be heavy South Ameri-
can timber of varied colors and shadings.
The cost of the mansion has not yet been
estimated, and, as the architect has carte
blanche, it will probably be second to no
private residence in the world.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
OLD MRS. GRIMES.

TUNE: "Old Grimes Is Dead'"]
Old Mrs. Grimes is dead. Alias!
We ne'er shall see her more.
she was the wife of good old Crime,
Who died some years before.
A very worthy dame is gone,
Since she gave up her breath;
Her head was white with frost OF time,
She lived until her death.
Though rough the path, her wilin' feet
Fer walked where duty led;
And never wore pair of shoes
Except when out of bed.
Busy she was, from morn to night,
Spite of Old Times advances;
Although her husband left her here
In easy circumstances.
Good Mrs. Grimes is now at rest,
She'll rest through endless ages;
The sun is set, her work is done,
She's gone to claim her wages.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
Nothing Between Them but a Paling
Fence.

Prisoner at the bar" remarked the judge
to colored man, you are charged with
stealing four chickens"
"Yes, sab, dat's wot the ossifer said"
did you do it? ?"
"Dat's wot Pm here to find out about,
boss"
II don't mean that, sir. l understand
you had partner in the crime, and he is
now under arrest"
I'm glad to heah dat, boss, fob dat mig
ga stole um."
MAY be he did. Now, prisoner, wasn't
there some collusion between you two in
the accomplishment of the robbery"
"No, sab; sho's yo' live dar wuznt. Oar
wuzn't a thing tween us, boss, but palm
fence, and dat nigga wuz on de side whar
de hen coops wuz, boss, an dis nigga staid
ovah on his own side an nevah teched a
chicken, boss, till dey wuz all done stole.
Dis niggah, sab, is above stealin' neigh
bah's chickuns, an dat's how Use gwine to
prove dat I'm innocent victum, boss, to
dat udder niggah who'd steal chickens from
his grandmammy."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22

Twenty froggies went to school,
Down beside rushing pool;
Twenty little coats of green,
Twenty vests all white and clean.
I'VE must be in time," said they;
First we study, then we play;
That is how we keep the rule
When we froggies go to school,"
Master Bull-frog, grave and stern,
Called the classes in their turn,
Taught them nobly how to strive,
Likewise how to leap and dive.
From his seat upon log,
Taught them how to say "ker. .chog
Also how to dodge a throw,
From the stones which bad boys throw
Twenty froggies grew up fast,
Bull-frogs they became at last;
Not Ounce among the lot,
Not a lesson they forgot.
Polished in high degree,
AS each froggie ought to be.
Now they sit on other logs,
Teaching other little frogs.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
RECOLLECTIONS.
Inter ocean, |


There are quaint and sunny graces,
From the days now long since gone;
There are dear remembered faces,
That float on the air along.
There are tender recollections
On the tide of memory's flow,
And a golden haze of sunlight,
From the realms of long ago.
There are qaint and sunny pictures
Ranging on a dear old wall,
OF a house now old in fashion,
And rich ancestral hall.
There is gay and joyous laughter
Floating down the aisle of Time;
Before the cloud of sorrow
O'ershadowed pleasures rhyme.
There are eyes that shone in brightness,
Like the clear and limid lake;
Before the silver lining
Hung in the cloud that could not break
Life's ripples from the tempest,
That rolled on the unfathomed sea;
That severed JOY from SORROW
That severed thee from me.
Yet know the silver lining
Has long since rolled away;
Because the cloud which held it
Heavy, dark, and gray,
Has Gawned in the light of the morning,
And the evenings roseate hue
While the hand of the loving Father,
Has swept away the dew.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
Why She Wasn't In.
(Kantucky State Journal.1

Kantucky State Journal
He rang the door bell. 1t was answered
by dark brownette female of African de-
scent.
"Good morning. Is Mr.. Blank in?"
mo, sab; he's gone to his business, sah"
"Well, is Mrs Blank in ?"
dat depends, sab. What does ye want
wild her."
why, here's a milk bill of $32 I'd like
her to SETTLE"
"She am not in, sah."
"But 1 know she is in"
Cant help it, sab. De orders am dat
she am never in fur milk bills and meat
bills, and sich. Good mornin'; has to go;:
she am callin' me-" And she closed the
door right in his face
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
ROMANCE AND REALITY.

Art thou not happy since loves words
Fell on thy heart like balm?
We'll, now, don't know as / am,
And don't know but am.'
Did not sweet thoughts thy bosom thrill
When first thou heardst this vow?
II think it very probable,
But don't remember now"
Then long and ardently he sued
Ere thou didst answer him?
We'll, no, considering everything.
thought my chances SLIM"
And so thou gav'st thy fond young heart
With hope and JOY elate?
SO far as what gave concerned,
He didn't get no great
Does not the draught of happiness
Oerfiow thy brimming cup?
Times when he's setting up with me,
/ kind O. feel set up
Does not thought follow him,
Even when thy lip is dumb?
Yes, when he takes me by the hand,
feel drawn towards him, some"
Has he not vowed to do for thee
All that affection can?
He seems, from what he promised me,
promising young man."
When evening brings its fancies sweet,
Is he not ever nigh?
ITO tell the truth, he is a man
set great deal by
When he is thine, will not thy heart
Dismiss all care and doubt?
II think twill he handy thing
To have a man about"
Didst ever think deaths night alone
Thy welded day cain dim?
Sometimes think of that, and then
| almost pity him."
Henceforth your happy lives will blend
AS mingled currents run?
They don't begin to, yet; but then
! spose twill all be one"
Maiden, thy words are strange to me,
Thou wak'st my fear and doubt!
My talk is common sense, and yonrs
The kind we read about
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
One Way to Economic.
Virginia City (Nev.) Chronicle. I

Virginia City New Chronicle.
MY DEAR" exclaimed Mrs. Jay Could
picking up new diamond paper weight,
this will never do. We must economize' y
We'll, shall we give up the steam
yacht ?" exclaimed Mr.. Gould, lighting a
cigar with $50 bill
"Oh, no. We can't spare that"
"How about sealskin sacques ?"
II have only nineteen now, and none of
them look fit to be seen."
'Why not stop buying diamonds ?"
Mercy! What are you thinking of :?
The doctor says need exercise, and how
can I get exercise if don't 60 shopping ?"
Very true; but as you say something
must be done. All, have it! will just
order another reduction Of wages.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
LIST TO THE MOCKING BIRD.
Where the Saucy Winged Singers
Come From.

eyes, there is no question that mocking-
birds are not as numerous as they used to
be-" said New Orleans bird-store man re-
Gently Il remember when they used to
fly about all over the city and were as
thick in the square as English sparrows
are now; but, Notwithstanding this, the
price of singing birds is much less now
than then. Good singing Knockers used to
sellfor S25; A bird Of the same training now
will not bring over SIS. The supply
is greater than the demand. We can buy
any number of young birds in the season
for SO cents"
Il suppose, then, good many of the
young birds die?"
mo, on the contrary, very few die. The
mocker is easier to raise than any singing
bird am acquainted with. The increase
in the value of the bird is attributed to
the trouble we are at in training it to sing
well and variously, and then we are forced
to charge large price because of the
small demand--as compared with the
stock we carry. We very rarely sell more
than one bird at time. Peddlers have
ruined the regular business, and our trade
is now confined to the city and the patron
age of strangers visiting here. But, never
theless, we sell more mocking birds than
any other sort, except canaries."
You don't breed mocking- birds in the
cage then?7
Hardly at all. We depend almost en-
tirely on the supply of young birds taken
from their nests, and then we have to take
chances as to whether they are male and
singers, or female and non-singers. The
sex can't be distinguished until they are
about three weeks old, when their wing
feathers begin to sprout. The females are
almost valueless to us. The males don't
begin to sing until they are about six
months old, and then some prove to be
greatly superior to others, the price vary
ing accordingly from SIS for ordinary
singers to as high as $50 for extraordinari-
ly well-trained birds. But it is very sell
dom that mocking- bird sells here for as
much as $50; that's fancy price"
"How do you satisfy your customers as
to the value of the birds?"
"Ah, that's the great trouble we have. If
there ever was nonsensical saying it is
that one which goes, when bird can sing
and won't sing it must be made to sing
That's just what it can't be made to do,
and, of course, we have to sell birds on a
guarantee that they are what we represent
them to be- Sometimes; when it is con-
venient and we know the parties, we let
them 90 for short time on trial, but very
often this can't be done, and complaints
are, of course, numerous and annoying,
and, whenever there is a great deal of
we have very often to take
the bird back. This, of course, is one of
the reasons why we have to charge such q
price for Them
do you sell more mocking-birds than
any other kind?"
mo, indeed; we sell a half dozen or more
canaries to one mockingbird. The former
are very cheap, comparatively-only So
apiece They multiply very rapidly, and
those we get come from Germany, where
there are extensive breeding establishments.
Their continuous singing and reliability
makes them popular and the most con-
venient of all singing birds for the dealer"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22
She Wanted to Go Too.
nnd.L Courier.l

Lafayette Qnd.I Courier.I
A Lafayette lady-a model wife and
mother-broke her husband of the saloon
habit by walking to the bar beside him and
calling for the beer. She broke the awful
silence, as they walked home, with the re-
mark: 81 love you, my husband, and if
you are going to hell I'm going right along
with you"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-11-22

HAS the Colonel been around this morn
ing ?" inquired guest at a summer hotel.
"Colonel-what Colonel ?" asked the bell
boy. "Why, the boss-the man who runs
the hotel" Colonel Huh! He amt no
Colonel" Every about here calls
him Colonel "That's nonsese He had
so many corns one year that some one
called him kernel in fun, but he amt no
Colonel"