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CLAIRVOYANCE.

MRS. J. J. CLARK, Business Test and Healing Medium 228 GROWN STREET, convinces all who visit her that she is genuine medium. Her veget- able curatives, compounded by herself, have surprising control over disease Hours to 12 B. m, 2to 5 p. m. and evenings. Diagnosing by lock of hafr- i3v latter S2 Oc14
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Another slight change in the weather. Those who live through this winters changes have reason to feel encouraged about the strength of their constitutions.
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CLAIRvOYANT. DR. MARY '. WRIGHT.

the renowned clairvoyant, who has been To- cated many years at 9S Orange street, has engaged rooms at the Tontine Hotel, where she can be consulted daily, beginning Mon day, Feb. 18th.
 Hours from a. m. to p. m. Consulta- tion $1. i'll St
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AN OVERCOAT STORY.

American woven cloths and cloths woven in Scotch and English mills, made up by eur own company, the Standard Clothing Company fin Boston, the largest cloth ing concern in this country, occupying two acres of floor space at 395 Washington street, and having more than thirty branch stores.
 Buying materials in such enormous quan- titles, often contracting for the entire output of mills, the company can make clothing at the lowest prices, giving the retail buyer the margin that would otherwise go to jobbers. The best tailor talent is employed, and, therefore, clothing is not only low in price, |, but up to the standard of style and it.
 An overcoat is companion for three months yet, and is then undimned for next seasons wear. Prudent buying is forehanded. A providential purchase is one of our over coats now reduced in price % to 90 per cent. to $1650, to $12 and to $9.50.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-16

Republican enthusiasm seems to be ram pant in Vermont. Not less than twenty-five Republican clubs have been organized in the State during the past week.
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FOULDS' ghea+ Gerp, Mac

ask your neighbors who have used it, and they will tell you that it is the Best Breakfast Cereal in the world; then try it yourself and be convinced. Don't delay, for as Poor Richard says, Lost time is never found again.h Sold by all grocers. 2 lb. packages, 15 cents.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The announcement that General Sheridan was born in Ireland is important if true, and neatly disposes of one promising boom.
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PRICE, VI PER BOTTLE. EOR SALE RY ALI. BREAKFASTS
POOR RICHARD
SAYS:

''If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some
 If you would know the value of
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strength of their constitutions.
 The fire insurance companies last year col lected in Chicago $2, 1s0,0oO money for pre- miums, while they paid out for fire losses 8 little over 5000, ,000. At the stock yards they collected about $250, 900 for premiums and paid out over $700, ,o00 for losses.
 Senator Platt has called the attention of the senate to the demoralization of the postal service in this State, but it is not probable that there will be any reform here or else where until after the next election. The triumph of Cleveland Democracy is of more account than the business interests of the country.
 The successor of Indian Agent Magillicud- dy in letter to the Interior department says: "Both Indians and employees are kept in constant state of uncertainty and unrest by the perpetual expectation of the dropping of the official axe." This was stricken out of his letter as published in the report of the Interior department, but the Indian Rights association publishes it.
 An invention is to be tried in Germany which, if successful, will revolutionize stage scenery construction Instead of indam- | mable cloth the scenery is made of fine wire gauge, and over this is brushed paste upon which the pictures can be painted. There is | said to be no difficulty in managing this | scenery. With electric lights and wire scenery the greater part of the danger from | fire will be removed from the theaters. l New York is interested in the scheme fo1 Q pneumatic tube company, with capital oi $5, ,O00, 900, the object being to establish system of tubes through the city through which messages and packages can be sent swiftly to any part of the city. By an ings- nious device the metallic carrier can be dis patched from the main station and switched
 of at any desired point without interfering in the least with other carriers. The system includes household service and the speedy transmission of letters from the street boxes to the central postofdce.
 Nevada horse raisers and ranchmen on ths
 Pioche and White Pine ranges are complain ing of the wild horses of that region. In ths Shellbaok mountains are bands of from 15t to 200 of these horses, each under the leader
 ship of powerful stallions, and they mak'
 regular raids on the ranches and run of thu
 horses of the ranchmen. A horse once gon' is gone forever, the Nevada men say. for th
 wild horses are very cunning and wary ant
 will not let man get within rifle shot O
 them. The nuisance became so great tha
 last spring fifteen experienced horsenen ans
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1t1J 8nuds.

A Large Line now being opened which VIC
 shall offer st
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
Hair Spring of a Match.

The making Of the hair spring is really
the most delicate operation about the
manufacture of the watch. The wire is
received in spools, and is nothing more
than a round thread. This is run between
hardened steel rollers and flattened, and,
being wound on the roll, is then drawn
between diamond dies, which give the re-
quired thickness and width. The spring
must be of exactly the same width and
thickness, and before being used is tested
two hundred and fifty thousandths Of an
inch.
To show to what fneness this meas
ures, hair placed between the jaws
marked 4O0o, and moved forward half
an inch registered 1863.
Of course, every one knows that hair
varies in thickness, but that it should be
SO exactly measured is a surprise; and
when it is remembered that the hair
spring of a watch cannot vary even so
much as the variance in hair from the
human head, the delicacy of the operation
will be emphasized in the imagination
The wire is received in lengths OF 1900
yards, and in this entire length must not
vary 80, or e-thirtieth of what a hair
varies in half an inch. The spring is then
cut into lengths Of twelve inches, and
these are wound, four at time, and very
quickly, the tool resembling large pen
holder, and turning from the end, into
the shape of spring and of seventeen
coils. The wire is hardened, but winds
very easily, and is removed from the
winder in copper boXes.-Globe-D Demo-
prqt
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Florence says the first practical joke that
was ever played on him was the means Of
getting him out of scrape, and he has felt
kindly toward that form of wit ever since.
1t was when he was a lad, playing minor
comedy parts in Broadway theatre at $40
week. He thought he was nadly in love with
young actress at work for the same stipend.
During the play one night he invited her to
take some oysters after the performance.
Then he rushed to his lodgings, changed his
clothes, met her and took her to an oyster
house. His bill there was $1.90, but un-
fortunately he found he had left all his
money in his other clothes The waiter and
the proprietor both said his story was too
diaphanous, and made him give up his watch
and his fathers ring that he wore Just
then white haired, benevolent looking old
gentleman came out of one of the private
dining compartments they used to have in
those days, and thundered ct the proprietor:
'Ciive that youth back his watch and chain
and ring. Let me pay his bill You ought
to be ashamed, sir. Any one can see this is
an honest youth and his companion is a per-
feet lady. 1.-THE lady was in tears.l / will
pay the bill and never set foot in your place
again"
Out in the street Florence was overcome
with gratitude.
''Give me your address, sir" said he to the
kindly old gentleman. 81 will return you
the money tomorrow"
"Oh, never mind" said the philanthropist;
"that was a counterfeit $50 bill handed to
ihat old fool 1t was worth nothing, and he
gave me SIS. 10 change for it That's the way
make my living. Good night"-New York
Sun.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
STORIES THAT MIGHT BE TRUE.
THE pIscoMFr1rEp CAPITALIST

THE DISCoMFTITED CAPITALIST
There was once an alderman who was ap-
preached by a capitalist on the subject of
municipal economy. Said the capitalist to
the alderman:
81 have in my pocket an ordinance which
am sure would greatly benefit the public
in this city were it passed. l have also $500
In my pocket which intend, seeing that you
are worthy man, to present you with"
'Sir," replied the alderman, ~ have goods
enough to content my modest wants, and do
not care for your money. As for the ordi-
nance, ! will look on that at the proper time.
And now, as 1 am already late for prayer
meeting, trust that you viii excuse me-"
THE MAN AND HIS UMBRELLA.
Once upon time there was man who
had no umbrella, although it CHANGED to be
raining very hard He stepped into the
Office Of friend and said to him:
II would like to borrow your umbrella
will return it in an hour"
Certainly, with pleasure" was the reply
1t was then o'clock in the afternoon. At
one minute Of the man appeared in bis
friends Office and returned the umbrella
Merchant Traveller.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
She Got Tired.

Her husband was writing editor. He
wrote the serious editorials His wife did not
read them She had sense, too. She and her
husband used to hold long discussions on
serious and important public questions, in
which, Of course, he did all the talking But
it flattered her that he should think enough
of her intellect to discuss such subjects with
her, and she was happy. One day she had
nothing to do. 1t was raining, she could not
60 out, and she had no interesting novel So
she picked up the paper, and her eye fell on
an editorial 1t sounded familiar somehow,
and as she read on she found in it whole
lot of ideas that her husband had laid down
in very simple, affectionate kind Of way
in one of those discussions 1t dawned upon
her, the whole scheme She said nothing;
but very soon after the husband began work
ing the conversation round to some abstruse
subject. She gave him free way for a while.
Then she rose up:
Snow, John," she said, "if you want to try
your editorials on dog, get somebody else
to be the dog. g."-San Francisco Chronicle
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
A Curious Negro Superstition.

There is an old ''darky" superstition
which still holds place in the minds Of a
great many of our colored population.
When the first thunder storm of the year
comes the superstitious negro makes a
beeline for the nearest river or creek. He
may be seen watching the rolling waters
fer some time, till at last he spies dark
object on its surface. He grabs it as it
floats near the bank. With one exulting
exclamation he binds the object around
his wrist and goes his way in peace, Sc
cure, as he thinks, from the rheumatism
and kindred ailments. What was the
obJect9 The skin of water snake. Snakes
are said to shed their skins when lightning
first appears, and the negro believes that
winding snake skin around his wrist at
this time eXerts a counteracting influence
on nearly all diseases. Charlotte On. c.
Chronicle.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31

toward tno views
of Mr.. Beecher's enemies, and has never
since been looked upon with favor by
those friends of Mr.. Beecher who contin
ued steadfast in his support. Both were
Congregationalists. both eminent men:
indeed, while Mr.. Beecher lived they were
the two most prominent Congregational
clergymen. Both were members of the
Congregational society. AS soon as the
charges against Mr.. Beecher were formu.
lated DR.. Storrs left that association and
started another, which was disbanded
only few months ago. DR.. Storrs never
appeared upon any public platform, either
for church or other purposes. with Mr..
Beecher after the Tilton charges were
made public. After Mr.. Beecher's death,
however, he spoke very kindly from his
pulpit of the dead preacher.
DR.. Storrs has at times appeared upon
the lecture field, and has been one Of the
most prominent of the old school lecturers
who held possession Of the lecture field
before it was given over to sensationalists.
He has published both some Of his ser.
mons and his lectures. At the opening Of
the Brooklyn bridge DR.. Storrs was the
orator of the day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
THE HAUNTED GUITAR.

Il rings no more in roundelays,
And blithe ballades of other days;
Its voice is hushed that once could lure
The love Of maid and troubadourl
The slender hands that soft did stray
Across its strings are dust today,
And dust the heart that throbbed to hear
The chanson of the cavaherl
OF old, IN fair Provence, where song
Is sweet, and life and love are long,
The mystic music In these strings
Once thrilled with heart imaginings.
a woman, from her easement wide,
Soft clad and slender, starry eyed,
Leaned out, with parted lips, to hear
The love song Of the cavalier.
A sob! that stifled the sweet song.
4 cry! the river sped along,
Fleet footed, bearing on its way
a mantle, crimson dyed, q gray
And upturned face whose lips would frame
The soft words Of woman's name.
While o'er the waters echoed long
a fragment of that broken song.
This tie story, this recalls ).
The old guitar upon my walls,
And in the dusk sometimes hear
The fingers Of the cavalier
Stirring among the strings and keys
Strange horror haunted harmonies;
And through the gloom there glides along
The ghost Of that unfinished songl
Ernest De Lancey Pierson in The Curio.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
FORTUNES FLOWER.

Al, Norah, yet the grass is wet-'tis early times
you're outl
And, sure, the sun and you my pet, should light
us turn about.
The buds uncur the swallows whirl, you lead the
year astray;
And what's the happy news, my pearl, that warns
your heart today
All, can't trace the darling face I've loved for
twenty years?
And don't know the April grace where smiles
just touch the tears?
There's store galore your basket fills of blossoms
golden gay,
But more, ashore, than daffodills you're bringing
home to-day
A four leaved shamrock happy hour that prom
Use must come true;
And lucky flower that owns the power to bring
good luck to you!
At others tread it hides its head, and crouched
away in fear,
And pushed its four leaves forth instead the mo-
nent you drew near.
And what's the boon the omen brings? for wealth
you'd never seek;
And health and bloom were mocking things to
such a Mayday cheek;
A secrets cheap those eyes would keep!-I know
the happy lad
But, OH one lovers rapture deep will leave a
county sad.
-CaSSell'S Magazine.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
The Best Window Dressers.

The other day one of these masters of
his art was asked: "Who make the best
window dresserS-women or menu
"Men, by long odds. Women are a
failure at it, in fact. Strange, too, isn't
it, with the average American women's
exquisite taste in combining colors she
cannot fit up a window with the resources
of store at her command? I'll tell you
why. She cannot execute general de-
sign, and, not to appear ungallant,
neither can she appreciate it. Stand with
a crowd of women in front of window
which is worked into one grand design,
and you will find nine out of ten of them
have discovered each some particular
piece of stuff that she likes, and doesn't
See anything else in the window" Chi
cago Tribune.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
BARGAINS.

Ee prest ruby on her lips, whose burning blood
shone through;
Twin sapphires bound above her eyes, to match
their fiery blue;
And where her hair was parted back, an opal
gem he set
Type of her changing countenance, where all
delights were met
"Wi you surrender now," he said, 1.-The ancient
grudge you keep
Cn!iring and unuttered, like murder in the deepy"
Il thank you for the word" she said; your gems
are fair of form
But when did jewels bind the depths, or splendors
still the storm?
There is no diamond in the mine, nor pearl be-
meath the wave,
There is no freted coronet that soothes princely
grave,
There is nor fate empire in the wide infinity,
Can stand in grace and virtue with the gift you
had from me-"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
A BuPsted Planets Slivers.

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter,
at distance of about 250, 900, 900 miles
from the sun, there revolves some 265
little bodies whose diameters vary from
8 or 10 miles to 200. Whether they are,
as Professor Young once described them,
parts ''of planet spoiled in the making"
or not is unknown, and perhaps may never
be solved. But certain it is that there are
almost numberless little celestial bodies
Of this character, whose revolutions
around the sun are performed as uner-
ringly as those of the larger planets. They
are called planetoids, from two Greek
words, which mean resembling planet
or wanderer.-Public Opinion.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
He Could Understand 1t.

"You have studied the Russian languageT'
'No, but think can understand it."
''If you haven't studied it you certainly
cannot understand it"
81 believe can, though"
"What makes you think that?'
81 am constantly reading letters which are
written by typewriter operators" - Ne
braska State Journal
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
LOVES, IMAGINING.

Dear love, sometimes think how it would be
II thou shouldst love me; If, on such day,
q day of wonderl thou shouldst come and say,
Iiove thee; or but let me guess thy plea
II once thine eyes should brighten suddenly;
II once thy step should hasten or delay
Because of me; if once thy hand should stay
needless instant in my own! All, me!
From such imaginings wake and start,
And duh and worthless life's endeavors seem
Before the tender beauty Of my dream
And then ! whisper my impatient heart,
'.Be still, be comforted, o heart of mine;
Thou art not all bereft; the dream is thine.'
-Hopestill Goodwin in The Century.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
Plants and Babies.

Doctor-rm afraid you don't take the baby
out doors often enough.
Mother-Nonsense. She catches cold every
time she goes out I'm sick Of this air bath
foolishnesS
"But, my dear madam, you know flowers
can't get along without sunshine"-
"Wel, flowers can't get along without wet
feet, either.n-Omaha World.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31

Gentleman-I suppose you make as many
trips up as down during the day, don't you,
sonnyi
New Elevator Boy-Yes, sir; in the morn
ings when the people are going to work all
the trips is up, and when they close up in
the afternoons all the trips is down--Judga
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
Fruits OF Experience.

Life Insurance Superintendent = Great
CHsarl Another 100000 gone on Mr.
Strongman; dead at 40.
Secretary--Yes, sir, and the president Of
the Thirty Mile Day association is very
low. We've got $50, 900 risked on him, and
then there's Bullyboy, the champion sprinter,
just buried, s2O,O 900 gone on him. and we had
$500, 900 risked on stroke oars, pedestrians,
pugilists, etc, all dead within a week.
"There isn't a moment to loose. Telegraph
all the agents to insure the sick and dying.
II we don't get more invalids and fewer
athletes We'll be swamped. "-Omaha World
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31

He has a great ad-
v an t age ov r
most of the cloth
in being able to
speak extempora-
neously, and thus
from the heart.
At the time Of
the eel e bra ted
Beecher trial, DIR.
Storrs, who had
been an intimate
frie n d of Mr..
Beecher, was un-
derstood to lean
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Helena Montana Thursday, May 81, 1888.

them down the stream, which is swift
and difficult Of navigation, and rendered
still more dangerous by numerous rapids.
Their destination is the wine shippers
lodges or stores at Villa Nova de Gaia,
transporting suburb Of Oporto.-New
York Press
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
DR.. r. S. STORRS.

A Minister Appointed Member OF Park
Commission.
Rev. r. S. Storrs, who was appointed
to fill a vacancy in the Brooklyn Board Of
Park commissioners, is one of the leading
ministers in the Congregational church.
though now he is one Of the oldest. He
is large, forid, handsome man. with a
very musical voice, which adds greatly to
the charm of his delivery in the pulpit or
on the rostrum. His church is the Church
of the Pilgrims. Here he breaches every
Sunday to an intelligent and refined con.
gregation, whom he holds by his scholar
ship, his experience and his earnestness.
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He Wouldn't Tell Her.

Wife (anxiously)-I would like to know,
Robert, what pleasure you find in smok.
ing cigars.
Robert won't tell you, deary, for
you would want to learn to smoke your.
self. See?-Texas Siftings.
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What We May Expect.

Collector tsome years hence)-Twenty-f five
dollars, please.
Widow-Why, what fort
"Was not your husband struck by light
ming last weekF
"Yes, he was"
81 am collector for the American Electric
trust Twenty-Five dollars, please.
World
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
A Conscientious Child.

The Minister-And what kind of man,
Flossie, do you think you will marry when
you grow upl
Clara-Why don't you answer, Flossiei
Flossie-I hardly know, sir; don't think
it's right for me to think about marriage
until Sister Clara is out Of the way.-Iife.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-05-31
A Natural INQUIRY.

who'll we put up for congress this yearr'
asked one local statesman of another.
General Dashem. He's bound to be
elected
'Can he command yotesT'
you bet he can; more than any other man
In this dstrict.n
How much is he worthr'- Merchant Tray
eler,