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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
The eEDOlnN STYLE or WARFARE.
History of the Only Genuine Ar-wool
Prophet of the Nile.

Bill Nye.l
This great heathen and full-hlown prophet
was once poor boy, without a dollar in his
pocket. Years ago when little Maldi used
10 snare suckers along the White Nile no one
thought that to-day he would be the cham
pion heavy weight prophet ~ the known
world. IL shows what can Ie done by a
brave courageous little boy. even in for
sign land
In appearance he is a brunette 81 about the
,tyle Of the successful meerschaum pipe. He
toes not dress "a we do, but wears q white
surban thar looks somelike an Etruscan
hens nest. On chilly DAYS he adds other ar
.icles of apparel 10 this turban. though dur
ng the summer months that l. sufficient for
evening dress. In the morning he puts ON
ais tuTban buckles a six-shooter around his
waist and he is dressed. IL doesn't take Mahdi
ong 10 make his toilet
Years ago be decided that he would retire
10 lonely island in the Nile and put himself
n training for prophet, 80 he crawled into
cave and soon people began Ia hear of RI
Mahdi, and be had all the prophesying he
could do, and had u hire an amanuensis or
assistant prophet 10 help him out. During
the holidays. when trade was brisk, the
Mahdi had to sit up and prophesy till 10 or II
O'Clock at night
His real name is Mohammed Achmed. and
he was the son of petty sheik, whose name
have forgotten. This man was very in
ferior person and a very ordinary sheik,
/ am told-just such a sheik as you could go
in and find on the ten-cent counters Of the
Soudan anywhere.
BY and by Mohammed Achmed got call TO
rise up William Reilly ard gather the clans
of the Soudan together He went 10 them
and told them in confidence that he was the
only genuine, all wool prophet ON the Nile,
and if they wanted some fun 10 get their
double barrel shot guns and join the gang.
They did so None Of them ever did any
thing at home 10 obtain livelihood, so they
could 90 away on the warpath all summer
and their business wouldn't suffer at all
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
THE SEAL or THE SUPREME coUKr.

THE SEAL or The SUPREME COthf.
Now thai attention i called 10 the crude
ness Of the designs in the great seals Of the
Unite States. il j. TO be hoped that the de-
partment of justice viii be the first To OBJ
tain a ere reiitable design for the die of it,
seal. The present one is noticeable for
being as unartistic a il could well be- The
fowl represent "a on il is libel ON our ma
jestic eagle. The Latin inscription seems TO
have been an afterthought and is crowded in,
while the whole design is better adapted for
an official coat button.
And yet the seals Of our government are,
as far as utility goes, vast improvement
ON the ponderous discs that accompany the
state documents of some other nations The
seals of Great Britain and Germany consist
of about half pound Of sealing wax pressed
into a cake nearly six inches in diameter,
and attached 10 the document by tape.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
The Depth Divers Go.
lChicago Herald. I

There is no record OF the distance from
lnore at which divers have gone down in the
Atlantic ocean. They can go down To GER
tain depths at any -art OF the ocean. Az
l1ng ago as 1856 f. T. Harrington, Of West
field. y. V, went down l70 feet and re-
covered the iron safe of the steamer Atlantic,
sunk in Lake Erie the year before. He was
dressed in common divers suit and re-
aiained down eleven minutes. A recent
rrench invention enables men to descend
ever 500 feet
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
SWING SONG.

Swing. swing sing, sing
Here's my throne and am king.
swing sing swing, sing
Farewell, earth, for J m ON the wing
low, high. here fly.
Like a bird through the sunny SKY
Free. free, over the lea.
over the mountain, over the sea
Up. down, up and down,
Which = the way to London town
Where, where Up Ia the air,
Close your eyes and now you are there.
Soon. soon. afternoon
over the sunset, over the moon
Far FAR, abe. every bar,
Sweeping on from star To STAR
No, no. low, low,
Sweeping daisies with my toe
Low low, 20 and fro,
lOw-slow--slow- slow
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
WERE IT BUT TRUE.

Original
Ah, were the legend Of Pygmaliou true,
think uly hand would cleuch the chisol Sc
That an nav sal would to my fingers
Gov.
lll they would bring my inmost thoughts
fu yiaw
rs should from the shapcless marlle hew
A form luIt, Ike your own, should surely
grow
s. true that meath my carving hand
would show
Ny souls .aeaI-the counterpart Of you.
And not as stone should there unbreathine
Is
a -0ulIe7- shape wrought by the sculptors
knife.
F.r lw0u.l vJ.as my soul with such cry
That It should hear and rise, my breathing
wife;
Breaking O. sleep with loves awaking sigh
when ] had loved il into pulsing life.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02

n looked as II the end ~ laic and order
had come
SECONDS witnessed an entire change Of scenery
and programme Brother Gardner made a
standing jump of - feet, lit down ia the
crowd, and when silence suddenly settled
down there were ten members down and
more ready Go fall
My beloved brudders,n said the old man,
as be went back 10 his desk, perhaps has
bin expcctini too much Of yCu. When white
folks viii fight. bribe. liz. periure an do all
dats wicked fur de sake of q $4,000 offs,
what shouldn't a cullud mau dowLen offered
sich snan ASIDE one menshuned in dis letter.
De New York gem'lan who expects TO be
postmaster kin take his pick from Pickles
Smith, Trustee Pullbaek, Waydown Beebe,
Giveadam Jones. Judge Cadaver. Combus-
ton DAVIS, Stepof jackson and -Four Gallon
Brown. and / win stan ready to sign bcnd
in Dc sum q one millyun dollars fur any Of
en-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02

II the seal Of the sinate is crowded with
women. that of the house makes up for such
superfuity by actually emitting the Goddess
of Liberty from her perilous position on the
giddy summit of the capitops dome. II was
probably the poor workmanship ON the sen
ate seal which discouraged the house from
attempting 20 have the graceful Goddess
carved in their die. There appears TO be no
document in existence which gives a history
of this seal. The design, however, fixes the
period in which it was made, a the building
represented is that of the old capito, building
"a it was between 1876 and 1851, prior to the
addition OF the north ami south wings
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
4 Bishop Tests New Set of Teeth.

An English country dentist recently made
a ST Of teeth for the bishop Of his diocese
tie anxicasly watched the prelate a. no
examined himself and his new teeth IN the
pier glass, and was startled when he heard
the bishop utter language ending with that
fearful word. ''damnation.n
The dentist ventured 70 suggest that his
lordship might feel them rather uncomfort-
able at first, but In a little time b. would get
used 20 them. Without appearing 70 notice
the dentist his lordship exclaimed with
vuhemence: without doubt be shah perish
everlastingly."
But, indeed, my lord, If yoa have pa
tience,n pleaded the dentist, .in a weeks
time or so--N
''What do you meanr' inquired the prelate,
turning round with an aposfolic smile; why
should / have patience. The teeth III me
beautifully; il is the frs time have found
myself able to pronounce the Athanasian
creed with distinctness for these 20 years"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02

This, the youngest of the departments OF
the United stat = government should have
In the march Of progress the best design OF
seal. as i was only authorized by act Of
March 3. ls49. the act which created the in
terror department. Prior 10 that time
the work Of this department. was distributed
among four other departments Of the gov
eminent. Patents, copyrights, the ,ensus
and otnar public documents were Hnder the
secretary of state. The secretary Of the
treasury looked after the prblic lands mines
and mining and. judicial accounts. Indian
affairs were in charge Of tie war department,
and The business of pensions was divided be-
tween the secretary Of war and the secretary
OF the navy. All these varied departments
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
WHEN THE MISTS HAVE
CLEARED AWAY.

W hen the mi-ts have rolled iu splendor
From the beauty of the hills,
Aud the sunshine, warm and tender,
Falls boo splendor on the rills,
We may read loves shining letter
In the rainbow Of the spray
XVes-baIl know ruch other better
When the mist~ have cleared away.
n we err in human blindness.
And forget that we arc dust,
If we miss the law Of kindness
When we struggle To be lust,
snowy wings Of peace shall cover
All the pain that clouds our way
When the weary watch j. over
And the mists have cleared away.
When the ~ilyeTy mists have veiled W
From the faces of our own,
on we deem their love has failed u,
And we tread our path alone;
We should see them near and truly,
W should trust them day by day,
Neither love nor blame unduly,
II the mists were cleared away.
When the mist- have risen above us,
Asour Father knows his own.
Face TO face with those that love ~,
We shall know as we are known.
Low beyond the orient meadows
Floats the golden fringe OF day;
Heart 10 heart We hide the shadows,
Till the mi~ts have cleared away.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
Has ANY One Seen Band About Here


The drummer of Lancashire band is a
man OF about five feet in height. and wishing
to appear to as great advantage as possible
holds his drum up so high that he cannot see
any one in front. Now, this band when pa
racfing through the town is in the habit Of
always going in one direction The other
day the leader thought he would change the
route little. and so turned down by-street.
The drummer being the last man did not see
this movement and so went the accustomed
way. drumming "a hard as he could. BY
and By, after finishing his part and not hear
ing the Others, Ire stopped and moved his
drum ON one side tosee what was the matter
His establishment on finding 5hat he was
alone was so great that he turned to the by
ISLANDERS and said:
''Haighl has ony ON We sin band abeawt
'Sref
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
skipping from Fire i'm Two Jumps.

Billy Carroll, the comedian, said a very
neat thing daring his recent engagement
here. Having occasion 10 call upon a gen.
tleman living on the sixth floor Of the Mar
raransett hotel. Billy, lcoking out Of the
window, commented upon tine height. and
gazing rehectively upon the roof OF the
building opposite said musingly: I'm case OK
fire / wonder II 4 man could clear the dis-
tance o. that rooS in two jumps
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
spHRAJlsTlcS IN THE UNITED STATES
Facsimile Engraying> From Impressions
of Few of the Government Seals.
Nnecial Correspondence.

Nf'FViU Norft~IohdrnreI
WAsHIvr-ON. June Now that the
United las treated itself to a new seal.
all the q &C.,. o.anches of the government are
looking mo the same matter for their re-
pective departments, SO we may well say
she art of sphrajistics in the United States
Is looking UP.
In searching the records for the history Of
the different seals il is alone found that each
executive department shall have seal, to he
ordered by its secretary, of such design as
the president ''of the United States shall ap-
prove" IL is to he hoped President Cleve-
land shall, in criticizing the designs for new
seals, see 10 IL that our glorious bird of free
dom Is not supplanted by parrot, chicken
hawk or similar libel
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
seracity in Virginia
III Perkinsl

Further on We cstrne 20 very large build
ing, and a very ancient building.
Is that a tobacco factory, foof l asked
the driver.
NO, sab, daI's meetm' house, sab, dats
rhar Patrick Henry made his great speech,
Aahr
What did Patrick saye ] asked.
Why, he done say. Glib me lbertY or gib
ae deth.
well which did they give himF
"n-T guv him bofe. sab, bofe'"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
Helena, Montana, Thursday July 2, 1885.

of the public business, except copyrgnts, To-
gethe- with .he bureau of education. the
Pacific railways. the public surveys. the ter
ritories and the charge Of certain charitable
institutions in the District Of Columbia come
now under the head of the interior depart
ment The eagles wings in the seal have
not sufficient spread to cover so many duties,
but considering the purpose for whcI il wes
originally intended it is quite spread euCugA.
s II. HoMARp.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
THE DANGER or Ci5oBeDlENcE.
a Very Valuable Illustrated Lesson FOG
Our Young Folks.
sPlI.x

"Now. Eiwin." said a mother TO her
offspring. you are old enough 10 scratch
gravel for yourself. Go out into the worli
! have nothing 10 give YOU but my blessing
and thi. bit OF advice: Mind your own busi.
ness. and touch nothing that does MT belong
20 YOU" And with tears in her ewes she
threw her left wing around her loved ones
neck. and they separated.
All says Edwin. who. although scarcely
out of his dear mother hearing, has already
forgotten her advice.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
THE MERRY MONTH OF JUNE

NIerT- June again Is here,
Brightest month Of all the year,
And the customary picnic II on hand.
Now we leave the city hot,
For some cool. sequestcred spot, -
Where we eat our cold provisions mixed Win
sand.
Soon we'll HE u 10 the shore,
Where the angry breakers roar,
And where pertinacious creditors neer veN.
Ia the yves Wen soak our feet,
And we'll flir with maidens sweet,
While the sunshine burneth blisters on our nccks.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
a nIstor,ea, Note.

Plutarch says that DsmostEenes made
gloomy iizzle Of his first speech. This aid not
discourage him. Hes finally becaine the
smoothest orator in that country, and it was
no uncommon thing for him 70 ill the First
Baptist Church Of Athens full.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02

o. City Derrick: The revised Ola Tes,a-
ment has beer issued. but as tire ten com
mandments are still there no great boom Is
exI.sctsd IN its sale
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02
LAwLEssAEss IN PARADISE HALL.
The Members Scramble for ONCE Just
Like White Folks.

The Members Scramble for Onicc just
Like White Folks.
At the last meeting oi the Limekiln club
the secretary read the following. IN a voice
alternating between brickbats and taffy:
COUNTY OF OswEGo, -
VILLAGE or FULTON,
Bro Gardner. of Detroit. Esq:
Dear Sir-The time for selecting a respon-
sible, efficient person for postmaster of our
beautiful and lovely village is about TO ar
rive NV relatives and dearest friends wish
me 10 accept the appointment. Would any
prominent member Of the Limekiln club
condescend 10 navigate this way and accept
the appointment Of first assistant postmaster,
at a salary of s, 600 per annumi Iwant one
who can butcher, as | intend moving the
post Office 20 my meat market if | get TO he
postmaster. Please peruse this out loud be-
fore the members of the club the next tire
they assemble together. and answer by cable
cipher dispatch Immediately after.
Yours intelligently,
his
CHARLIvUs WHITTLEKIcKER.
mark.
Per
CHRISTMAS PowELs,
Who TO be second assistant postmaster.
A dozen members were on their feet at
once, each one trying to secure the floor, and,
in spite Of the vigorous use of the gavel, the
disorder increesel
''Sot down. shouted the president. In
stead of anybody ''sotting," half a dozen
more rose up, and spirit OF recklessness
broke loose.
Giveadam Jones flung Elder Toots into the
w0odbox.
Judge Cadaver paid off an old grudge by
giving Samuel Shin clip under the ear.
Waydown BE, be so far forgot his dignity
as to heave a volumS Of sacred poetry at
Pickles Smith and lay him cold.
The Hon. Kyann Cabif sportively at
tempted TO twist Sir Isaac Waloole's nose.
but next moment he found himself under a
bench. with millions of stars dancing mil
lions of jigs before his eyes. From the re-
porter's desk il looked as Il the end of law
and order in Paradise hall had come; but %
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02

Merchant Traveller: Artists should never
neglect being vaccinated, as they are always
sketching something.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-07-02

the secretary read the following, in a voice
alternating between brickbats and taffy:
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-09
PERSONAL

E. p Ferry Is at The Morton.
Dr G. ". Paine vas called to Grssnviile
yesterday.
A. B Cheney of Sparta. was in the city
yesterday.
Bishop Gillespie officiated st the Adrian
indnstrisl school on sunday.
Judge Nithey is feeling better He vas
eus for a rlde yesterday afternoon.
Nichael Quinn. the ueIi-known merchant
TAILOR, u suffering from stroke ~ paralysis.
Jas. Mcpherson. yard master ~ the Lake
Shore road. vas suddenly called 90 Buffalo
last evanine.
Mrs n I. Ignu ieft yesterday for STRAIT
ford tint.. called thers by the dangerous ST.
ness Of her father.
Mr Z. Mcintyre. ~ Toledo. conductor on
the Mrr hne ~ tbe Lake Shore road. vas
n the city yesterday
Ma-fn T. Sweet has -efnrned from Bufrs-
lo where he went % attend the convention
Of dolsfefa cattle breeders.
M-. s. n Fl0ceut. of Iapeer. - VISITING
her sister. Mrs T. NJ Carey. of f>F Jefferson
svenue. Sire viii remain sr0 weeks.
N H Howe. sn eid Grand Rapids boy.
Vho has been sf13VinE s~t in Paris several
raars. and ruri 1f Van ihorer. has a cat
te pfera entitled Normandy Bellies on ag-
hihinon AL ST. Eorls. Tie a cHital piece
nf rarS - fl.-fr.ff F--r Press
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-09

Oas o. tisz Lafgsst A4dieacss Ever IN
Pc~srss Opsra Hose.

AZ sAs ladicassi - the nlza Tor seats
xEsn dEst glaesd % sac tbs aGcisaee az las
grsseltzfien ~ SHAKESPEARE a aasTc1re
last sssnlaz sas one of tAe Larsest shica
sgsf assembled - az opefa aoa=e "a thls
ei1y Aagaihesat slass silornulents Rad
been f8gDislsa - spriu- - l.sasssEF, t0e
FhszElE Furniture loG4Gslus Hgso5 AMI
Lo1uar1 q ,.sas, a14 lD ezeeile1t program
II al.l-Ie sas furnishes - tn~ fgrIA-s shliy
ELlh Orchestra The Interest il tls Sutef-
laiuulent conferred paFuealariy upoa
Ar Putnam Tor Wise benefit
the eElert4IuLlslL Eas gwen. aut
lis slccezs lu the role " H0HlLef llust
have sarpriaed even those sho knoE him
sasI Hs Eas recelgea alta sntll l1-ls-tlc zl-
Dlalse Upon las nrst appearance and tLe ap-
pFeelation tcen eEpnsssod va fre'4eenll5
repealed during the eulrs sgeuius Alsz Cora
haflbone, ln the cha racter II ltgssiiss con
tribatsd very ccedItable support. Ar.
C'hsfle- VI tf0isien eud Aa-s Viola
Parrish also lld solls ezceileuut acting
fn the charactcrs " AQebeta and
l1d4 H1ctsfa. Romeo and JNttst found
+ faithfoi exIonents in NJ. Walter Ncbrlen
/ and Ms HA-tls h hite. Mr H. Charles
Benedict, az ,hHtoes, sa- worthy OF lnore
I thAu nis pouIst ~ nesh snd Miss Nay haqa
ssy made lovely Fortia. Fred. H. Bal
/ cauzcd ae ImInen-e amount II merrl nient IL
/ AS yery African OtAelLo. 50 that HARM Join
-on bad only a gh0s, 0f 4 chance, which,
/ h03eEec. be Improved y good advantage.
+ The Characteristic InpersOuatIOns OF Mr.
A T. Grand flerce were feature or the en-
I terLainment shat Wt- worth the price Of Al
! misstoa 0f iLse3. it = apparent that during
AF. fIerce's absence from tno stage Dc has
not lost any Or hIs ability 90 entertain an
! audience. Il l. to be regretted that he does
Y aot all0.z his friends to see aud hear hlm
/ often.
\ Financially a. ia all other respects, the
F entertainment va success, a net pr0ht Oi
<5t5. L. being realized
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-09
Another Man Stabbed.

At 10 O'Clock last night Benedict Gruber
and Albert Thomas quarreled about debt
OF =. 20 which Thomas claimed Gruber owed
him. Gruber lately came to this country
from Germany and was boarding with
Thomas 40 ~ Jackson street, where the fight
took place. Thomas demanded the money,
and when Gruber refused 10 pay him struck
him IN the face. Gruber then drew a knife
and stabbed Thomas in the breast, making
an ugly looking wound, but the doctor who
was called said that II was not dangerous.
Gruber was arrested and locked up 10 await
the result of Thomas injuries.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-09
Killed al a Barn-Raising.

VIM. r. Bainbridge, pioneer of Gaines
township, was fatally injured on Saturday
last while helping to raise the frame of a
barn for William Overhaul, near Dutton sta
ton. A. men were engaged in putting a
heavy sill IN position 1t slipped and Mr..
Bainbridge was caught under it. He was
taken 10 his home about two miles distant
aud died about two hours after the accident.
Mr.. Bainbridge was an old settler in Gaines,
having moved there from Farmerville. y.
T.. when young man.. lie was Cd years old
and leaves a widow and three sons.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-09
osath Of Ms. Minerva Tryon

Mrs. Minerva Tryon. widow OF William A.
Iryon who died ia 1871. died al her residence
corner D: Barclay and Bronson streets, sun
dag morning. aged - years. With her nus
band she moved - this city ia 1872 and Tor
two years kept the Exchange Hotel, which
stood where the Bridge Street House now
stands Then they moved 10 the COmstock
farm North OF the city, and IN lo56 moved
back 20 the city % the residence where they
died Mrs. iyou leaves TWO sOns-James
v b. 1yon. of Sedaiia. No, and William
A.. OF Windsor. No. Both viii be here 10
attend the funeral, which Is 10 occur az
O'Clock this afternoon.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-09
Accidental. Not Malicious.

Mr. Delany, of Wyoming, who owns the
COW which was injured by Mat Mccormick,
was in the city yesterday and said that he
did not think that Mccormick action was
malicious. tie says Mccormick Is not con
sidered a very bright fellow, Is very quick
tempered and il IL likely that a. he was
driving the cattle from pasture the COW
bothered him and he threw the Ak without
intending 20 injure her. The complaint was
made by J. X. kilbourn, who works for Mr..
Delany. Mr.. Delany does not think the
love affair influenced McCOrmick's actions.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-09
The Arbeiter sund Committee.

The seventeenth annual convention of the
Arbeiter Bund of this State will be held to
day and tomorrow at Arbeiter Hall, West
Side The hall is beautifully decorated and
nearly all the German business places. Iii
expected that nearly 100 delegates will be ia
attendance. Tonight grand promenade
concert viii be given, and tomorrow even
ing the Convention closes with a grand ball.
The kalamnzO0ites viii turn out IN a large
body.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-09

ps.t and Tbo= Redmond a17e been trying
their 1rss ang.inE aionE the lake Fiers at
Grand eleven. aad t IS said eouu-ed 81 Isks
pary.i, saf 9, ~is-cs fcr their fey hcurs fun.
n. i1 il srawn ~ ToIe60. rsssed the ciFy
re.fpfviav 90 sis Vav hcne from Macklnac.
Hu bn.f e0 medium azed xlaghnES and Tss
auits prssid 81 ais saccess.