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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly.

SARATOGA, May 2l.-In the Presbyterian
General Assembly the 46th annual report
of the Board of Publication was submitted
The total issues during the year were
1,7S9, 800; aggregate publications, 15,l95,-
$50; receipts, 0S,393; expenditures,
S2S7, ,216; balance in the treasury, S21 JIG.
During the year the board called for S75,-
600 for the missionary fund for the ensuing
year Rev. DR.. Alexander submitted re-
port of the Standing Committee on the
Board of Publication. A minority report
was also submitted. Pending discussion
the Assembly adjourned until tomorrow.
SARATOGA, May 23.-In the Presby-
terian general assembly, the Rev. Dr. Jas.
A. McGraw submitted a report from the
standing committee on temperance. Reso-
lutions were adopted against intemperance
and liquor traffic. They recommend that
all synods and presbyteries appoint COM
mittees on temperance that the presby-
teries arrange for holding a temperance in
stitute; that ministers be urged to preach
on the subject of temperance; that the
laws for the suppression of traffic in liquor
should be enforced that the assembly
gratefully recognizes the power of the
press, both religious and secular, in mould
ing public opinion and stimulating to right
action on this subject, and recommends
increased use of this agency.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Baptist Missionary Anniversaries.

DETROIT, Mich, May 21-IIe anniver-
saries of various missionary societies Of the
Baptist denomination began this afternoon
in this city. The annual meeting of four
of the societies whose constituencies are
largely in the Northern States, occur here
this week. The first society to hold its
meeting was the American Baptist Publ
cation Society, Edward Goodman, of Chi
cago, President. The report of the Board
showed that that the past year had been
the most prosperous in the history of the
society. Receipts from all sources have
been $5s2, ,957.5S, of which S131 ,SS1.94 was
for the missionary department This was
an increase of over 100000 1S3 mission
aries and secretaries have been employed,
and 136,25S bibles and testaments have
been given away ; 597 new schools have
been organized. Besides this the society
has furnished publications of the denomir-
alton.
In the afternoon session Rev. Mr.. Carter
created a sensation by saying the popular
ity of the society could be seen by the re-
mark of certain Sunday School teacher
who informed her scholars that "the Amer
lean Society was the author of the Book OF
ActSn
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
An American Story.

Lord Coleridge is delighting his Eng
lish friends with stories of his American
visit, and among them is this: He was
at Mount Vernon with Mr.. Evarts and
talking about Washington, said: Il have
heard that he was very strong man
physically, and that, standing on the lawn
here, he could throw dollar right across
the river on to the other bank" Mr..
Evarts paused a moment to measure the
breadth of the river with his eye. 1t
seemed rather tall bull" story, but it
was not for him to belittle the father of
his country in the eyes of foreigner.
Don't you believe ?" asked Lord Coler-
idge. "Yes," Mr.. Evarts replied, II think
it's very likely to be true. You know
dollar would 60 farther in those days than
it does now"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
stock Definitions.
Wall Street News.

Wall Street News
What is bull?
A bull is person who talks much of the
prosperity of the country, the vast earn
ing capacities of the railroads, the big crops
out West; and then eats ten cent sand
wich for dinner.
What is bear?
A bear is person who talks much of
the depressed condition, too many rail-
roads, and that everything must go to
smash In the evening he occupies front
seat in the crack theatre of the town.
What is broker?
broker is one who, in consideration of
certain commission, properly sees to it
that you "go broke"
What is a put?
put is an instrument in writing which
secures to you the right of putting your
money where you will never see it again.
What is call =?
call is an instrument of torture be-
nevolently issued by capitalist. The
profits you thought you would make
generally begin after it has expired. BrOk-
ers sometimes accept them as margin.
What is a margin?
A margin is a sum of money put up on
your deal 1t has patent right for always
growing smaller, and is related by mar
riage to stop-order.
What is stop-Order?
A stop-order is an electric machine used
in firing you ont of the market.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
The Comfort of Being a Boy.

There is comfort to be boy in the
amount of work he can get rid of doing 1t
is something astonishing how slow he can
90 on an errand perhaps he couldn't ex-
plain to himself why, when he is sent to
the neighbors for yeast, he stops to stone
frogs. He is not exactly cruel, but he
wants to see if he can't hit 'em. 1t is
curious fact about boys, that two will be
great deal slower about doing anything
than one. Boys have a power OF helping
each other. to do nothing. But say what
you will about the general usefulness of
BOYS. farm without a boy would soon
come to grief He is always in demand
In the first place he is to do all the errands
go to the Store, postoffice, and carry all
sorts of messages He would like to have
as many legs as wheel has spokes, and
rotate in the same way. This he some
times tries TO do, and people who have seen
him turning "cartwheels" along the road
have supposed he was amusing himself
and biding his time. He was only trying
to invent a new node of locomotion. so he
could economize his legs, and do errands
with greater dispatch. Leapfrog is one of
the methods of getting over the ground
quickly. He has a natural genius OF COM
bining pleasure with business.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
THE MOUNTAIN STREAM.

A tiny, thread-like feeble thing,
With a trembling, low, sweet ripping,
As though half afraid its song to sing,
Does the brooklet seem;
Bnt ripping, ripping, ripping still,
Steadily gurgling down the hill,
IL widens and widens along, until
IL becomes a stream.
Rushing and gushing, it onward goes,
Then on by the mountains base 1t flows,
And wider and larger yet 1t grows
As il winds along;
No longer impelled by its downward force,
More placid it seems in its silvery course,
Till the infant rill at that mountain source
Is a current strong.
Now doth the sun on its wavelets play,
Some secret impulse doth 1t obey,
As il quietly murmurs along Its way
To some distant end.
'Is it. ask "the mysterious sea,
o River, thou seekest so eagerly
And "a soft, low ripple replied to me:
Yes, to that tend.
There in its bosom, vast and lone,
| shall learn those secrets now unknown,
Shall blend my song with the deep, deep tone
OF its mighty roar;
Shall watch the ships as with snowy sail
They glide, unheeding the toughest gale,
And shall hear the voice of the mariner hail
The longed-for shore.
MY fondest wishes attained are then;
To my mountain cradle shall | again
Return some future day-and when?
hear you ask.
Never not cen to that mountains base
Shall my travels again retrace.
Mine is ever forward race,
An earnest task"
The wavelet ceased, and a whisper low,
Deeper far than its ringing flow,
Said, dreaming heart, didst thou only know
How like thy years
The waters on which thy gaze doth stay,
fastening onward-away. away;
Time as tide knoweth no delay,
As il disappears"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
A Live Fishing Hook.

There are feeble little fishes that owe
their success in life-for they are found in
every sea-to the powerful alliances they
form. Unable of themselves to swim either
quickly or far, they get attached, by
means of dorsal fin which has modified
into sucker, to any swift-swimming crea-
ture, or even ship, that may come in their
way. Thus relieved Of the fatigue of
swimming and protected from their enc
mics by the close proximity of the attached
host, they are free to devote their energies
to the sole purpose of picking up such
food as may come within their reach. Ac-
cording to Beneden, the fisherman of the
Mozambique Channel utilize the Remora,
as it is called, as live fishing hook. Pass
ing ring to which cord is attached
through its tail, they send it in pursuit of
any passing fish or turtle, and should it
succeed in attaching itself by its sucker,
few hooks are more secure. 1t was of this
fish that the strange delusion formerly pre-
vailed that 1T was able to arrest the pro-
gress of any vessel to which it got fixed.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Wendell Phillips and the Preacher.
Hartford Journal.

Hartford Journal.
Several clergymen boarded street car
in Boston one day last week, and one of
them hearing it intimated that Wendell
Phillips was in the car, got up and asked
the conductor to. point him out. The con-
ductor did so. and the minister, going up
to the orator, said:
"You are Mr.. Phillips, am told"
''Yes, sir"
Il should like to speak to you about
something and trust, sir, you will not be
offended"
There is no fear Of it," was the sturdy
answer and then the minister began to
ask Mr. Phillips earnestly why he persist
ed in stirring up such an unfriendly agita-
tion in one part of the country about an
evil that existed in another part"
Why" said the clergyman, "do you not
60 South and kick up this fuss, and leave
the North in peace?"
Mr.. Phillips was not the least rutfied,
and answered smilingly:
You. sir, l presume, are minister of
the gospel?"
II am, sir" said the clergyman.
And your calling is to save souls from
hell 2"
Exactly, sir"
We'll, then, why don't you you go
there ?n
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Knew What He Wanted.
[Stockton (Cal. } Mail.


A woman who reads the newspapers and
wants to let room during the State con-
vention in this city, anwered vigorous
ring of her door bell the other day.
Il see you advertise rOoms," said a
smooth-voiced man On the steps with
light satchel.
"Yes, sir. Where are you from, please ?'
Sacramento, madam"
"Oh, it's faro game you want to start
in my room, is it 2"
mo, madam"
"Then you want to open barber
shop, eh ?'
'Not exactly merely"
"Oh, yes; l see. You are one of those
lobbyists l mean"
mo, Madam; simply
"Well, then l don't believe you're from
Sacramento; if you are, you are an un-
accountable exception and need to be
watched mighty careful"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Virginia Elections.

PETERSBURG, Va, May 22.-The Re-
publican general ticket was elected. The
Republicans carried every ward in the city
excent one Z. S. Senator Malone was
serenaded
DANvILLE, Va, May 22.-The election
passed off without any disturbance. The
Democratic, or white party, nominees, were
elected. Capt. w. p. Graves beats }. ii.
Johnston, the present incumbent, for mayor
by 4O2 votes. About 20 negroes voted the
Democratic ticket, and about 100 did not
vote at ALL Governor Cameron came up
this morning and remained till afternoon.
He said pleasantly that he had received
carpet-bag full of letters about sending
troops. and had come to see for himself
He was pleased with the quiet and order
which prevailed. Mayor Johnston was
hanged in effigy. There was torchiight
procession tonight.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
DOWN IN THE MEADOW.

We strolIed along the meadow one morning in
And Gathered some blossoms that grew by the
way, ..,
And heard IN the lowlailds 'he pro"h partridge
Peat Hp his brown soldiers to drill for the day
The robins were gay and the blackbrds were
And bIuebirds were caroling softly yet clear;
And far away up in the limbs of cherry,
The sound of mother-birds talk we coul
hear.
The sir was astir with jubilant chorus,
For all things seemed glad in that Jubilant
,rbere was sunshine behind us and sunshine be-
A., sUnshine on wheat-fields and rank rows of
We stopped by the stile where the fragrant sweet
clover
Hold ND to the morning its clusters of red
por the kiss Of the sun, girl to her lover
its ND her pink check with her wishes un-
said.
vo stood hand in hand and looked out on the
That gjstened afar in the glow of the morn,
And noticed the shifting and tremulous shadows
The bright breezes made In the rows OF the
corn.
"Did you hear what the wind said?" asked of
the maiden
Who stood by my side with her hand in my
She answered "Ah, no, for the breezes are laden
With too many whispers to hear one alone"
Il heard love" | answered; they said, See those
lovers
They walk through the meadow with hearts
full of bliss
Their secret the wind nymph most quickly dis
covers;
'Tis told in "A look, in a word, in a kiss.
She blushed and saw all the roses grow paler
With envy and longing. She lifted her eyes
With shy, feigned expression that could not
avail her;
knew that she felt neither fear nor surprise
Then | kissed her, and 10! all the winds fell to
singing
Some merry, glad song that was almost
psalm,
And down deep in my heart was melody ring
ing,
That chimed with all nature il infinite calm
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
ONE STEP MORE.

What though before me all Is dark,
Too dark for me to see?
ask for light for one step more
'Tis quite enough for me.
Each little, humble step | take,
The gloom clears from the next;
So, though 'tis very dark beyond,
never am perplexed.
And if sometimes the mist hangs close,
So close fear to stray,
Patient wait a little while,
And soon il clears away.
| would not see my future path,
For mercy wells 1t SO,
My present steps might harder be,
Did ! the future know.
II may be that my path is rough,
Stormy, and dark, and steep,
And seeing this, my strength might fail,
Through fear and terror deep.
Ii may be that il winds along
A smooth and fiowery way,
And seeing this might despise
The journey of to-day,
Perhaps my path is very short.
My journey nearly done,
And might tremble at the thought
OF ending it so soon.
Or If | saw weary length
of road that | must tread,
Painting I'd think my feeble powers
Would fail me ere the end.
And so do not wish to see
My journey or its length
Assured that through my Fathers love
Each step will bring its strength.
Thus step 10y step onward go
Not looking far before,
Trusting that shall always have
Sight for lust one step more
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Methodist Episcopal Conference.

PHILADELPHIA, May 21.-In the after
noon session of the Methodist Episcopal
conference, the question of the future
policy of the church toward the social
prejudices in the South, which III some
cases excludes colored people from church
membership and school attendance with
white people, was discussed. The sub
committee presented two reports. The
majority report declared that no person
should be excluded from worship in any
church nor from attendance upon any
school on account of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude. The minority re-
port declared that color is no bar to any
right or privilege of membership or office
in any church, but recognized the pro-
priety Of such administration as will
secure the largest concessions to personal
preferences involving merely social re-
lations, and concluded therefore that there
was no need for action upon this subject.
After long discussion the previous
question was ordered and the majority re-
port adopted
The conference elected to the African
bishopric VIM. Taylor, of the South In
diana conference, and DR.. B. F. Crary was
elected editor of the California Christian
AdUocate The conference then adjourned.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-At the MethO
dist Episcopal Conference the ceremony of
consecrating the Bishops-elect was proceed
ed with. The new Bishops are: j. M.
Walden, M: F. Mallalieu, C. II. Fowler, w.
X. Ninde, and VIM. Taylor. Bishop Simp-
son presided, and was assisted by other
bishops in performing the cOnsecrating GER
emOnles.
BALTIMORE May 21.-In the Methodist
Protestant convention the committee on
revision reported against the proposition to
expunge from the discipline all that re-
lated to infant baptism which makes its
observance obligatory. The proposition to
change was voted down, and infant bap-
tism remains in the discipline. The COM
mittee on credentials reported favorably
on the certificates of Rev. j. n. Bartne
and layman G. NJ Smith (colored), of
Georgia. Adjourned until tomorrow.
BALTIMORE, May 23.-The Methodist
Conference boundaries, as defined by the
committees, Louisiana and Mississippi a
Conference District, and Arkansas Con-
ference District, were adopted.
A discussion on the proposition to divide
the Board of Missions so as to have two
boards, one iOr nome ana anOtner IOr
foreign missions, occupied the remand er
! of the day.
In the African NJ E. General Conference
the report recommending the Bishops to
issue proclamation declaring a union of
the A. NJ E. Church and the British NJ. E.
Church of Canada and British provinces
was adopted by 106 to 5.
Bishop Payne entered protest.
The salaries of Bishops were fixed at
$4,000 per annum and travelling expenses,
and the salaries of the general officers at
81 $50 each and travelling expenses. Worn
out Bishops are to receive 81 900 year
and Bishops widows S25 a month while
she continues a widow. In the evening
there was an educational meeting.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Just For Fun.

The first vehicle ever made-the whirli-
gig of time.
The three jolly physicians whom every
one should know-Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and
DIR. Merryman.
A member of town council was lament
ing that public men are so much inferior
now to what they were fifty or hundred
years ago.
An enterprising reporter, describing a
wreck at sea, wrote that no less than four
teen of the unfortunate crew and passen-
gers bit the dust
Felix, baltimore boy, declares that the
difference between a hill and pill is very
slight-one is hard to get up and the other
is hard to get down.
1.-The great men," he exclaimed, "are all
dead. Washington is dead Jefferson is
dead, and so are Jackson, and Clay, and
Webster, all gone, and-ahem l don't feel
well myself"
"Why, how wonderfully life-like" said
Mr.. Pleasall, gently caressing bumble-bee,
which rested among the artificial flowers
and insects of his wife's new bonnet. IF
it were on garden flower / should hesi-
tate to declare that it was natur-G-r-e-a-t
Casarn' he suddenly shrieked, inserting
his wounded finger in his mouth and
dancing around like dervish why, the
thing is alive"
William said a carpenter to his appren-
tice, "as | will he absent to-day, | wish
you would grind all the tools"
Yes, sir"
Upon the return Of the carpenter that
night, he asked:
William, have you ground all the
tools ~
"All except the hand-saw,' replied the
boy but | couldn't get all the gaps out of
that"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Willing to show the Hands.


Entering an Austin watchmaker's estab-
lishment a country negro produced the
hands of clock and observed to the aston
ished matchmaker:
BOSS, l want yer ter fix up desc hans
Dey jess don't keep no kere't time for mo-
dan six nuts"
We're has you got der CLOCK ?" interro-
gated the German proprietor Of the estab-
lishment.
Out at de house on Injun Creek"
Ven you brings him in 2"
"Whaffor you want de clock?"
Il wants fix dat CLOCK NIT der hands"
"Of course you fixes it wild yer hans
Who said you was gwinter fix it wild yer
toes 2"
Il must hab der CLOCK"
Didn't tole yer dar was muffin de mat
ter wild de clock, 'cepen de hans, an | have
done brung 'em to yer. You jess want de
clock so yer kin tinker wild it and charge
me like de debble. Glib me back dem
hans" and taking them away from the de-
signing German he went out to hunt up
another establishment.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
1t Reminded Him Of His Mothers
Cooking.
Philadelphia Call.

Philadelphia Call.
Mr. B-These biscuits remind me OF my
mothers.
Mrs. B.-Well, l declare! Have you
gone crazy?
Mr.. B.-Crazy, my dear? OF course not
Mrs. B.-Well, never expected to hear
you say that any of my cooking resembled
your mothers. She was wonderful cook
l have no doubt, for you have said so a
million times.
Mr. B.-Yes, she certainly was. In fact
there was only one dish that she ever failed
in
Mrs. B.-What was that?
Mr. Z. B.-Biscuits
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Singularities Of the Face.

George lockwood, a New York photogra-
pher, says that he is convinced that IN
nineteen out of twenty cases the left side
of the face gives the most characteristic
likeness, while in the same degree the
right side is most symmetrical. This is as
new to the majority of people as is the
fact that every ones nose turns either to
the right or to the left side Of the face.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Chicago Liquor Licenses.

Over 5000 saloon licenses have been is
sued thus far in Chicago under the Harper
law. OF these 2,4OO are $500 whisky Ii
censes. 1t is expected that about 100 more
licenses will be issued. Most of the whisky
licenses have been taken out for four
months The receipts at the city treasury
thus far from this source aggregate S494,-
600. The total revenue for the year will
be about $1,5OO,O00, or more than twice
what Controller Gurney estimated. About
600 saloons have been crushed out now un-
der the operation of the law, and as many
more will 90 at the end of the first four
months, it is expected.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
The Fare is Too Expensive.

Professor Young, of Princeton College,
SAYS: Take railroad from the earth to
the sun, with train running forty miles
an hour without stops, and it would take
about 265 years and little over to make
the Journey" He estimates the fare, at a
cent a mile, to be 100000. These figures
kill the project.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Half the Sex Invalids.
Wendell Phillips

Our dainty notions have made woman
such hOthouse plant that one-half the
sex are inyalids. Better that our women,
like the German and Italian girls, should
labor on the highway, and share in the
toll of the harvest. than pine and sicken in
the indoor and sedentary routine to which
our superstition condemns them. But |
leave this sad topic for other hands.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Another Mania.
[Harper's Bazaar.

The smelling bottle craze has been very
fashionable one with young girls in Wash
ington in the past few months. 1t is costly
fashion. One belle now has her second bot
tie presented within three months, each OF
which cost $50. The first was crushed IN
der her carriage wheels in coming from a
party one night, and its gold top with her
initials on it alone escaped destruction.
Another young lady carries one at least
foot in length, and being OF very thick
cut-glass, it is particularly ponderous. A
bottle of this kind, even OF moderate size,
coSts $40
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Railroad Building This Year.

The Railroad Gazette of the 18th ult, re-
ports total of 90 miles of new railroad
constructed, making 466 miles reported to
date for 1884 The total track reported
laid to the corresponding date for the past
three years is as followss: For 1883, 911
miles 1882, 1,772 miles, and 1881, el9
miles
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Helena, Montana Thursday, May 80, 1884

the temptation will no longer constitute
danger.
The report has not yet been made the
subject of formal vote, but it is given out
for publication to-day as expressive OF the
views of majority of the committee.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-29
Death of n Noted Horse.

VINCENNEs, Ind, May 21.-The famous
0id horse ridden by General Custer in his
Indian campaigns, died here last night. 1t
was the property of DR.. w. F. Carver, the
marksman.