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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07


THE English papers are giving very fatter-
ing accounts of q new method of construct
ing buildings for all purposes, by the use of
wire and concrete. A frame work is made
of wood or iron supports, along which wires
are stretched, to which concrete is applied
By this arrangement not only are the walls
and floors OF the building made, but the
doors. stairs, bannisters, partitions and shelv-
ing are formed of the same material For
doors, window and door casing, as well as
for thin partitions, some fibrous materials
are worked into the concrete in order to pro-
duce strong cohesion and prevent cracking.
Buildings made in this manner are absolutely
fireproof, and are remarkably cheap. A
house made in this way was subjected to a
very great heat from fires made on the out
side, and the building not only escaped injury
of any kind, but persons remained in the
upper story all the while. Even the furn-
iture in the room was uninjured. Several
large blocks and numerous farm buildings
are being constructed Of wire and concrete in
the north of England. Houses constructed
in this way require no lathing, and the 1ues
for carrying off the smoke and foul sir are
formed in the walls. By using cement OF
different colors buildings may be made high
" ornamental. It is quite likely that build
ir1gs Of this kind will soon be erected IN this
country. Itwould seem that this invention
would solve the question OF how stock shall
be sheltered.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07
Helena, Montana, Thursday, August 7, 1873.



The New Yolk World says: The time
when the seaside from Sandy Hook to Ocean
Grove will be marked by continuous line of
tant. Newport, Saratoga, Cape May, and
that rendezvous of the Southern aristocracy.
White Sulpher Springs, give evidence that
their patrons, too, prefer houses of their own,
with attendant economy, comfort and free
dom, to sojourning at even the best of the
architectural conglomerations that ensnare
the visitor at some of these fashionable re-
treats. Within circle of thirty miles from
New York, wherever communication is reli-
able and frequent, the land offers even fair
advantages or the scenery is in the least at
tractive, wealthy metropolitants have pur-
chased sites and erected summer residences
thereon. Westchester, Kings, Queens and
Rockland counties, in this State and Ocean,
Monmouth, Essex and Morris counties, in
New Jersey, have all been visited by our
citizens, and to-day their residences form
conspicuous feature of nearly every town.
roads, dotting the valleys, skirting the rivers,
and beau,ifying the fertile hilsides near the
ocean, or in the southern portion of New
York and Northern New Jersey, boldly
built on the mountain slopes or hidden among
the forests whenever access is obtainable
and the surroundings are healthful these
villas have sprung up. The eastern shore of
the Hudson river has been most favorable by
those in search Of country homes, and at the
present writing were any one to drive up
Broadway for twenty-five or even thirty
miles-long after it has lost the name and is
known as the cold Albany road"-he would
scarcely notice break in this wonderful
avenue of summer residences. Every style
of architecture, every indication of luxury
and comfort, according to the rates and
means of the owners, is noticed as the thou
sand houses are passed, and no inquiry
'Who owns this place or that? Who lives
here or there! = the visitor is ever surprised
to learn that the occupants are the merchants,
the artist, the bankers and brokers, and, in
short, the men of all vocations whose names
and faces are familiar as those of fellow
citizens.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07
No. 81
Another intelligent Dog Story.

The New York Sun of July II says: The
Hon. 8. l.. M. Barlow owns pair of
thoroughbred Scotch deer hounds, male and
female. Their sinewy limbs, deep chests,
slim muzzles, intelligent faces and kindly
dispositions make them ornamental additions
10 gentleman's country seat, and assert
their claim to lineal descent from the stag
hound that lives in poetry as the companion
of Sir Walter Scott. Being dogs of good
leave their masters residence, and treat less
favored Quadrupeds with lofty contempt
About a week ago the male, who wags his
tail to the name of Walter, followed the
farm cart to a neighbor house. A very
large and ferocious mastif possessed prior
dog privileges there Instead of receiving
his visitor with becoming hospitality, he
assaulted him savagely, and in few minutes
injured him so badly that he was carried
home in the cart The mastiff' teeth had in
ticted bad wound in Walters chest, almost
perforating it from side to side. He refused
to submit to human surgery, but tried
remedy taught him by instinct. In the moist
earth on the border OF fish pond he dug
hole that just fitted his breast. He chose
shady place for his hospital, and never left
it except for his meals until he was cured
During the tedious hours of convalescence
his mate was constantly with him. After
five days he considered himself we'll. Then
the pair went from the house, and going
straig ght to. where the mastiff lived, without
warning or giving him any other living show,
they set upon him. The fight was short,
sharp, and decisive. Before their victims
owner could render assistance they had torn
the mastiff limb from limb After seeing
that their work had been we'll done, they
turned and logged home
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07
Remarkable Tenaeity to L,1e..

William Meyer, the man Who, on the 20th
Of June, was cut through the body with a
scythe by an insane man near Lancaster,
Penn, is still alive, and TIE indications are
that he will recover unless Inflammation
sets in. The Lancaster Etdminer thus de-
scribes his wound: ''The seythe entered the
right side about two inchess above the hip,
and extended transversely through the body
in an upward direction until the point appear
ed in the left side below tho, arm-pit. The
wound at the entrance was Eve and half
inches in length and at the terminus one and
half inches long. Meyer proceeded short
distance with the scythe extending through
his body. and then pulled 1t out, reeking
with blood, unaided. The lobe of the right
lnng was severed, and it was not expected
that he could live more than q few hours.
To the surprise of all, his condition is now
favorable to his recovery, and his attending
physician, DR.. A. S. Randenbush, of Adams
town, has expressed the hope of being able
to save his life. Meyer has been conscious
since the occurrence, speaks distinctly, and
eats and sleeps without difficulty. He is a
small man, about thirty two years of age
and is of a rather delicate appearance, -
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07
Power Of Comprehension.

It was said of Thoreau, we believe that he
could take up any given number Of lead pen
ellis without counting them. A celebrated
trapper once assured us that he could tell
how many balls he had in his bullet pouch by
placing his hand upon it, and without stop
ping to count them, and added: II can tell
instantly, without stopping, as you pronounce
word without spelling it," Southey was
accustomed to take in the substance of book
in turning the leaves over continuously, glanc-
ing down the pages. Houdan, the magician,
trained himself to quickness of perception,
when boy, by running past show window
at full speed and then trying to tell what was
in it. We once met man on a canal boat
who was amusing himself by going from pas
senger to passenger and telling almost every
one where he had seen him before, on such
q train, in such hotel, in such street, Civ
ing date and place to people with whom he
had never exchanged word. This training of
the faculties in particular directions is carried
to marvellous extreme by backwoOdsmen,
trappers. and men who guess the weight of
animals. Perhaps the most remarkable in
stances are the markers who leap from log to
log at the mouth of a boom, standing on the
floating log and translating instantly an old
mark into new one, remembering what
equivalent to i've for each of a hundred marks,
and chopping it upon the log in the time that
it floats its length. 1t is said that Thoreau
knew the relative order Of Towering of all
the plants in the Concord woods, and knew
the note of every bird, and a thOusand-out-of-
the-way things besides.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07

DE-. HAYES, the Arctic explorer, said in a
lecture in New York, the other evening that
he once saw an iceberg-escaped from the
great glaciers-that rose 317 feet above the
surface of the sea, and that he computed its
weight at not less than twenty y-seven billions
Of tons. We should like to lay in stock of
provisions, consisting of such family groce-
rles as crushed sugar, cherry, lemons, old
Robertson, mint, '''corn corgil," nutmegs,
old Bourbon, cigars, Scotch ale, pipes and
tobacco, old rye, a box of matches, a half
pint flask of pure whisky for medical pur-
and go and spend the summer with small
let of temperance friends on just such an
island as that. ..,.i -
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07
Singular Cause of Fire.

A singular, but not unprecedented, cause
of fire in dwelling house in Connecticutis
thus referred to by the Hartford Times !:
''The residence of Hon. Addison o. Mills, of
Canton, narrowly escaped destruction by fire
on the afternoon of sunday, June29, from
the following curious circumstances: Several
new tin milk-pans were lying on a bench on
the southwest side of the kitchen, and the
reflection from the sun actually caused the
ceiling to take fire about five feet above
caves Of the building, through the boards,
and deeply charred post of the house back
Of the boards, when it was discovered and
extinguished. The hext day, about the same
time, the reflection was again noticed by the
bright light. and the pans were removed be-
fore the boards had ignited again. The
boards were painted red, which fact may
account for the ignition"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07

A SEA faring man, who war recently mar
ried, gives the following description of the
bride and her apparel, which we think will
put some of the society papers on the
blush:
My wife is just as handsome craft as
ever left the milinary dry docks, is clipper
built, and with figure head not often seen
on small craft. Her length of keel is five
feet eight inches, over all five feet eleven
inches, displacing twenty seven cubic feet of
air; of light draught, which. adds to her
speed in u ball room; full in the waist; spars
trim. AT the time we were spliced she was
newly rugged, fore and aft, with standing
rigging of lace and flowers. mainsail part silk,
with forestaysails of Valenciennes. Her
frame was of the best steel, covered with
SILK, with whalebone stanchions. The rig
glng is intended for fair weather cruising.
she has also set of storm sails for rough
weather, and is rigging out small set of
canvas for light squalls, which are liable to
occur in this latitude sooner or later. l am
toid, IN running down the street before the
WIND, she answers the helm beautifully, and
can turn around in her own length if a
hahdsomcr craft passes her.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07

The word s'Quiz, :" to make fun. Of, OF poke
fun at person, was the coinage of theatri-
cal manager in Dublin, who, ut drinking
party with his friends, when the converse
ton turned upon the subject of words, offer
ed to bet the wine that he could then and
there coin word which would be in the
mouths of all Dublin next day. The bet be-
ing taken the party dispersed, the manager
called up his call-boys and runners, gave
them pieces of chalk and ordered them to
run all over the city, chalking the word
"quiz on every door, shutter and fence they
come to. This was done, and as matter of
course the new word was in everybodys
mouth the next day. .
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07

Mrs. Anson Stokes, of New York, formerly
Miss Phelps, dau. hter and sole heir of the
head of the firm of Phelps, Dodge s. Co.,
seems, according to the New York San, to
be one of those cheerful giYers whom the
Lord must love- With almost unlimited
financial ability to male the hearts of the
poor leap for joy, she has expended her thou
sands iudiciously; her charities are all origi-
nal, and, as she gives not only money but
nearly all her time, everything has the bene-
tit OF her personal supervision. She has al
ways been liberal in her gifts to asylums, re-
treats, charity schools. etc.; but this summer
she has fitted up boarding house of her own
for the children of women working for
wages. 1t is large, airy mansion, situated
upon lofty hill On. Staten Island, away up
Is green and fresh and cool. Competent
nurses are provided, and the little patrons
have the best OF care and attention. Here
those mothers whose duties require them to
be separated from their children may place
them, at from Sc to $8 dollars per month,
according to age, with the assurance that they
will have as good time as baby can, and
be returned in good ORDER The institution
has two-fOld purpose, however. Aside
from boarding the class already mentioned,
it is intended as a summer resort for children
from the city industrial schools, where they
can spend delightful week or two in
breathing pure air and generally enjoying
themselves. The house is SO elegantly fitted
up thas the children have almost the luxuries
of rich peoples children, and Mrs. Stokes
drives over two or three times week with
her hands full of good things. The whole
income of $500, 900, presented to her on her
wedding day by her father, is devoted to this
and other charities.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07

A SINGULAR discovery says the Napa (Cal.)
Register of July 10, was made last week by
Thomas johnson, who was starting brick
kiln on Daubenspeck's ranch, two miles and
q half above St. Helena He had occasion
to dig well, and was surprised in not coming
to water in about fifteen feet, the usual dis
tanccl He kept on and at adepth of seventy
feet came upon regular surface oil, with all
the indications of the face of an old ranch
'eria, such as ashes, pine purrs, chunks of
wood, etc. johnson continued on through
this, and In seventeen feet further found the
water all fight. ssfks Heff@
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07
Anxiety About Children.

Parents, whose prudent care for their child
rem we would not diminish, may intermit
much of the solicitude with which they are
apt unnecessarily to worry themselves The
gratutious anxiety often, moreover, defeats
its own object. 1t renders the child, by con-
stantly reminding it of the risks to safety,
unnaturally timid, and prevents their calmness
OF mind and development of animal courage
essential for the prudent avoidance of and
bold resistance to danger. The overwatched
children are VIGOROUSLY those who are the
most constantly exposing their health and
lives to hazard. They are so accustomed to
move at the will of another that their own
volltlon looses its power to great extent,
anu becomes hesltating and uncertain. Their
muscles, accordingly, act with little precision
and render the step faltering and the hold
insecure. The child who is left free to run.
climb and jump, though he may apparently
expose himself to thousand risks, generally
escapes danger by his habitual readiness of
excellent and practical precision of move
ment. The freer children have, moreover,
the advantage of protecting themselves by
various means OF security denied to those
kept under too close supervision. SWIM
ming, riding, running, leaping, using fire.
arms-not to speak of wrestling and fighting
all of which may in their turn become im
portant means Of safety, are the ordinary
acquisitions of the emancipated boy, but
seldom of him who is subjected to an un-
ceasing parental control. 1t is obvious, too,
that the greater freedom of the one is more
favorable to health than the constraint of the
other. 1t is equally advantageous to the
moral as to the physical health and develop
ment that the parent should not allow his
anxiety about his children to become toe ap-
parent, or to interfere too much with their
freedom of conduct. The .self-reliance and
independence of character, which are essen
tial elements of all human excellence are to
be acquired only by learning early to act
from voluntary motive. Ifsthe parent fixes
himself as finger-post aty every turn, the
child will hardly every find the road of his
own accord, and must necessarily loose his
way when deprived of his habitual gude.-
Ha,pers Bazar. u.,..........--.,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07
Success Of American Inventions ut the
Vienna Expedition.


New York, July 29.-The Vienna CORES
pondent of the Tribune says the trial of
mowers and reapers which took place on the
9th instant was a complete triumph for
America. At the last moment the English
and French backed out, and there were only
four Europeon machines on the ground
Fourteen American reapers and fifteen Amer
ican mowers competed. All the American
machines did their work well, except one,
which broke down at the start, through no
fault of the machine, but through the stupid
ity of the driver. The arrangements were
stupidity defective. There was no programme,
no system, most of the teams were unused to
work and gave good deal of trouble. Some
were immense powerful stations, and others
were wretched, rawboned beasts, that could
scarcely pull the machines. Then the grain
differed greatly in portions of the field. So
the trial, with conditions set so unusal, was
no test so far as speed is concerned. DR..
Warder, who was entitled to sit as one of the
jurors declined, the exhibitors protesting
against him on the ground that he was inter-
ested in one of the machines, 50 that Amer.
ica went unrepresented and the jury was COM
posed entirely of foreigners. 1t is reported
that all the American mowers and reapers
that took part in the trial will get medals,
some for progress and others for merit.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07
The ExcOmmunlcatlon Of Victor EN-.
ma &aNuels

The 'Arena," of Verona, reports, June 25,
that in the next encyclical letter Plus TX.
will read at the consistory, the great excom-
munication will be pronounced against King
Victor Emmanuel personally, because he
has signed the law about religious corpora
tons
A Roman journal adds to this: This time
it is not an ordinary encyclical letter, but
the great excommunication will be read in the
Cathedral OF St. Peter with the greatest So
lemnity. The Cathedral will be draped in
black, and yellow tapers will burn on the alter
as in passion week.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07

A LARGE quantity of magnetic-iron sand,
from the ocean beach, says the San Francis
co Alta of July IA. was smelted recently at
the Union Iron Works, as an experiment
test. The result appears to be satisfactory
to the parties who are making an effort to
utilize the sand. The first operation is to
heat iron until it is at white heat, which
process reduces the mass to q condition re,
sembling coke. 1t is then compressed and
heated again until it appears in solid bars
of metal, which are claimed to be of the very
finest quality. 1t is not reported yet whether
the test discloses the practicability of smel-
ting this sand for commercial purposes; the
facts and figures are not given.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07

THERE is very simple way of naturaliz-
ing the effect of tobacco when too much
has beentaken, or when tried by de6utant
lit is ta drink a strong cup of coffee. The
tsnnin which is contained in the coffee is the
ahtidote to nicotine. Those who are obliged
to try the cigars, and smoke beyond all rea-
son, when there taste is spoiled, take coffee
and recover Immediately that sureness of
appreciation which permits them to continue
their work. In this the Turks are our teach
ers; they have discovered the means of
smoking continually with pleasure, and with
out weariness, by drinking cup Of coffee
after each pipe.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07

THE loan fund inaugurated by the Board
of Church extention of the Methodist Episco-
pal. Church, under the administration OF Dr..
q. J. Kynett, is assuming grand proportions.
The cash already paid. into the treasury, to-
gether with the SUBSCRIPTIONS and pledges,
red, amount TO nearly x400, 900. John Per
kins gave $780, 900. There are twelve sub
scripticns of 10000, one of '@12, 600, and
two of $4,000 The boafd have Just race-
fYed notice of legacy made to the loan fnnd
of $16, 600 BY laynian in Michigan. 4
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-08-07
WhAt the Lig htning Did.

The Des Moines (Iowa) Register tells this ::
''During the big storm last Friday the elec-
trio fluid, appeared in q new role 1t came
gamboling down through the top Of tree in
Walnut township, knocking off good share
of the upper branches. When about fifteen
feet from the earth it carved out the bark in
such shape as to leave on the hody of the
tree-a large maple-the exact image of q
man., One leg, below the knee, is the only
part lacking. The right hand is thrust into
the breeches pocket as naturally as if G con-
tribution plate were being passed in front of
it; the left grasps cane. It's queer piece
of work, and shows considerable skill on the
part of the sculptor"