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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31
Butter Making.

In communication to the Rural Neac
Yorker, F. D. Curtis says: II have made
discovery. or if every body knew it before
me, will tell it all the same. As soon as the
cream shows signs of looming" pour into
the churn two or three quarts of water-as
near ice-cold as it is possible to get-and the
butter will gather great deal quicker and
come hard and firm. I tried the cold water
ice water) on the start, and found itmade the
cream too cold and kept the butter from COM
ing; but put in at the last end, it is capital
idea and will save hours of churning in the
course of the season. Butter will come in
fifteen or twenty minutes, as rule, If the
cream is in the right condition and tempera-
ture. A cool cellar is cool enough to start the
churning, and as near right as most trainers
can get it without thermometers and ice, and
cold well water will lower the temperature for
gathering. The temperature of our cellar is
"a degrees, and the butter invariably comes
quick with the help of the cold water, which
Is probably two degrees colder. When the
cream stands too long on the milk before
sklmming, the butter will not come quickly,
and it is always poorer, and such butter win
not keep we'll. This is one reason, and the
main one, why there is 80 much rancid butter.
better churn oftener, and have good. sweet
outer, and skim oftener also.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31
The Twenty.lnch Oak cut Down With
Bullets.

The Abbeville, s. c., Press and Banner, in
noticing General McGowan's report of the
battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania
Court house, says: We are informed that
the stump of the tree cut down by myriads
of musket balls, referred to by General Nc
Gowan, has been uprooted, removed to
Washington, and is now on exhibition there
at the War Department. 1t was displayed at
the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia as
remarkable evidence Of bravery and en-
durance of soldiers in battle. 1t certainly
affords the highest evidence possible of the
intensity and duration of musketry fire,
and of the devotion of the soldiers who could
stand such fire. But it must not be forgot.
ten that it was not the Federals, but the Con-
federate soldiers who received that fire. The
tree stood within ''the Bloody ANGLE" few
steps in rear of the Confederate trenches, and
every ball which struck it was discharged
from Federal rifle. and passed over the
''bcys in gray" and struck the tree in their
rear. Colonel A. p. Butler, now the honor
able Senator from Aiken county, then COM
manded the First South Carolina Regiment,
was very near the tree, witnessed the whole
process of ''scaling," and saw it when it fell
and injured some of his men. The diameter
of the tree was measured by the sword of
General Wilcox and found to be twenty
inches. The incident is perfectly we'll au-
henticated, and is certainly one of tho most
interesting in the annals of war.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31
The Management Of Horses.

They should be fed in proportion to their
work. An idle team may be wintered upon
good hay alone: when working lightly feed
Of grain at noon will be sufficient, with hay
morning and night. With heavy work, ten
quarts of ground corn and oats, and chaffed
straw or cornfodderr, will be good feeding.
and in many cases. for small horses, less will
do. Good grooming is necessary for health
in winter. Ground gypsum spread upon the
floors will prevent the pungent odor common
to stables. This vapor of ammonia is hurt
full to horses eyes, and the frequent cause of
ophthalmia, and resulting in blindness, with
which so many horses are troubled. Throw
a few pailsful of water upon the floor first,
and then scatter around a shovelful of the
gypsum. Fresh air should enter the stable at
the bottom and the foul air escape at the top.
Make small sliding doors for ventilation, and
cover them with wire netting or lath, to ex-
clude vermin. n.-AqyScultur0liSt.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31
what viii the Democracy DOT
From the Chicago Times.

From the Chicago Times.
The rag baby has received blow which
puts that ill begotten offspring of political
folly to bed in very sick condition. But
what of the wet nurses; What are they to
do? As to Thurman and Hendricks, and like
Presidency seeking demagogues, it is i'm
material what they may do. Politically, they
are dead; as dead as the galvanized mummy
of Gramercy Park. But they are not all of
them wet nurses. There is considerable
party of them; party styled ''the Democ-
racy." Where are ''the Democracy" to 60
now? What are they to do? They have
abandoned the solid ground of no govern
mental interference with money. They have
changed position with their opponents. They
have surrendered the citadel of hard money
to the Republicans. With their historic idiocy
they have swapped off the gospel of truth for
the rawlings of lunacy. They can not 60 back.
They can not resume the ground of hard
money, now fairly in possession of the ad-
ministration party, except they abandon the
only ground on which an opposition party
stand. They have chosen deliberately to get
on the wrong side of the line, and have
plainly no alternative but to fight for the
miserable rag baby or lay down their arms.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31
Helena, Montana, Thursday, October 81, 1878.

courts cannot remedy. Hampton's triumph
cspe upon Four votes 0 E
pect to raise in the State twice and half
times four thousand dollars, if you furnish
a like amount to morrow morning, the money
to be returned if unsuccessful Must have
answer to night"
''NEw YORK, Dec. 4.
"a. c. HASKELL Columbia:
''Dispatch received. Will do as requested,
if it will secure several electors. Act prompt
ly."
This scheme also fell through, for reasons
too numerous to detail here.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31
SNOW.WHITE OXEN.
A Remarkable Scene 1T Fair i'm Central
Italy.

Have you ever seen the white oxen OF Italy?
do not mean those of Southern lt.ly, where
every pair of horns is wonder, where the
question is not whether the load of hay but
the horns can pass through gate. Our oxen
in Central Italy are prettier animals-white
as snow, large, but splendidly propo1tioned,
pretty little black horns and eyes, Jupiter l
have never seen such eyes! (Beg. pardon, but
may as we'll say 'Jupiter" at once, and
have done with j: : you know the old story as
well as l, and believe could no more help
think of it than !, if you were to see the
splendid oxen). Just little ways outside
the walls of Perugia, down on the hillside
among the olive trees, where we &C walking
almost every day, is little farm house, be-
fore the door of which, tied by his horns to
tree, we see very frequently the beau ideal
of these animals, and have become so attach
ed to the pretty creature that we temble for
fear we shall lose him in the fair. Welooked
for him yesterday morning, for am sure
even among the many thousand snow-white
fellows we should have recognized him at
once if we had seen him. Isuppose his poor
master, for whom, perhaps, he is the only
treasure, would like to cell him, yet cannot
help hoping when We 60 that way again we
shall find him tied to the fig tree turning upon
us those beautiful eyes to welcome our ap-
proach. Such lashes half as long as my
finger, jet black, and resting, when he shuts
his eyes, on his silky white cheeks with such
effect, l could easily believe that like CO.
Quettish beauty, he does it with purpose.
do not know how many of these splendid
animals were on the Fair ground yesterday.
Two or three days ago farmer boy, who
volunteered to instruct US concernining the
coming Fair, when we asked him how many
oxen we should see there-if many thousand
answered with smile of pity at our ignor-
ance, ''Oh, more than that-many millions!"
Well, supposing there was field as large as
Franklin square covered as thick as they
stand with snow-white oxen, every one snow
white, how many oxen would there be-? l
think there were more than could stand on
Franklin square, but I do not think there
were ''many millions" Afterward, when We
had returned to the city, we went to the high
est point, called ''Porta Sale,' and looking
from there down on the white field, were re-
minded Of the miracle of snow which fell
once in midsummer in Rome on square just
as large as the basilica (Santa Maria Mag
goire) which was afterward built on the
ground thus miraculously indicated. Corr.
Boston Journal.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31
From q Girl.

1t is my intention to write about different
things. First, word to the boys, Mr.. Editor.
We read so much about how ''neat and tidy"
the girls ought to be about home They must
be careful to keep fresh ribbon and q clean
collar or else they are called ''slovenly."
Now, am girl, and like to see girls neat,
but would like some one to give the boys a
word occasionally. Who wants to see boy
with no suspenders on and portion of his
clothing half out of its place; his shirt collar
unbuttoned and turned down because it is
''cooler that way?" his boot legs tapping
every time he takes step, etc., etc. !? Am
the only girl who ever noticed such boys as
these? have seen other girls brothers ap-
pear as l describe; ], have no brothers. This
carelessness in the boys seems quite as bad
to me as it does to see girl wear her morn
ing wrapper in the afternoon. In regard to
deception. would ask where is there place
in this wide world where it is not pract1ced?
But it is not best to lose confidence in al be-
cause one ortwo have been weighed In the
balance and found wanting"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31

A Strange Freak Of Nature In n Mlnne-
sofa Family.
[St. Paul Pioneer Press. ]

lSL. f0ul flOneef freSS.
A member of family now residing, in
Minneapolis, but formerly of ST. Joseph,
Michigan, Is authority for the following in
teresting leaf from the household history
The family consists of father, mother and
eight children, all of small stature with the
exception hereafter noticed. This exception
was son, in his earlier years considered the
smallest of the eight. Up to his fourteenth
year he was of ordinary size, but then a
change occurred which may serve as prob
lem for the scientists. 1t then became his
duty to ride several miles from hor1e one
summer afternoon, using a common buck
board for transportation. He was overtaken
by violent thunder storm, which proved
serious affair during it's continuance, and ex-
traordinary in it's ultimate consequences as
developed IN the person of the youthful trav-
eler. Trees lining the roadway were struck
and splintered. and on at least three different
occasions, the discharges of electricity were
close enough to stun the boy, and nearly be-
wildered him by their fiery glimmer.
Soon after this experience he was taken
sick, apparently with neuralgia in the head,
and prior to his recovery he lost the use of one
!eye-doubtless from his recent proximity to
the powerful electric current.
Now comes the seemingly incredible, but
positively true, portion of the story. lie
then began to grow and expand, but bis her
culean bulk could not be readily detected on
account of his remarkably symmetrical pro-
portions. In less than four years after his
wrestling with loose electricity and neuralgia,
he became the "big man. of St. Joseph, and
before reaching bis twenty first birthday, he
weighed 20 HYsfy
.1 1856 POUNDS,
measured six feet seven and one-half inches
in height, wore the largest kind of clothing,
and skipped around in No. 13 boots. All
clothing was necessarily made to order and
of extra material, and he is now greatly
troubled in finding hats or gloves and mittens
large enough. An ordinary or slightly under
sized man travelling with him, has frequently
passed oyer the railroads at half-fare-
the conductors making their mistake from
the great difference in the size of the travellers.
He is still growing, but mostly in strength
and simultaneously in the first mentioned
characteristic.
His family have always attributed his sur
prising growth and immense proportions to
the shocks of electricity sustained during the
thunderstorm, and considering the fact that
all other members of the family are small
people, his career of unlimited expansion may
be pronounced extraordinary and genuine
freak of nature. One of his brothers is en-
ployed at the Minneapolis counting room of
the Pioneer Press, and vouches for the strict
accuracy of the statements herein made.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31
HARVEST HYMN.

Once more the liberal year laughs out
Der richer stores than gems OF gold;
Once more with harvest song and shout
Is natures b1Oodless triumph told.
Our common mother rests and sings
Like Ruth among her garnered sheaves;
Her lap is full of goOdly things,
Her brow is bright with autumn leaves.
o, favOrs old, yet ever new!
O., blessings with the sunshine sent!
The bounty Overruns our due, a
The fullness shamcs our discomfort.
We shut our eyes, the flowers bloom on;
We murmur, but the corn ears NIL;
We choose the shadow, but the sun
That casts it shines behind us still,
God gives US with our rugged soil
The power to make it Eden fair,
And richer fruit to crown our toll
Than summer-Wedded islands bear.
Who murmurs at his lot to-day?
Who scorns his native fruit and bloom,
Or sighs for dainties far away,
Besides the bounteOus board of home?
Thank heaven, instead, that Freedoms arm
Can change rocky coil to gold;
That brave and generous lives can warm
A CLINE with northern ices cold.
And by these affairs wreathed with flowers,
And fields of fruits, awake again
Thanksgiving for the golden hours,
The early and latter rain.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31
GKANDPA's SOLILVQUY.

1t was so when was young,
We used plain language, then;
We didntspeak of "them galoots,"
When mean boys and men.
When speaking OF the nice hand-write
OF Joe, or Tom, or Bill.
We did it plain-we didntsay,
'He slings nasty quill"
Then, when we met good, old friend
We hadn't lately seen,
We greeted him-but didn't say,
"HellO, you old sardine."
The boys got mad sometimes and fit;
We spoke of kicks aud blows;
But now they ''whack him in the snoOt,"
And "paste him on the nose"
Once, when youth was turned away
From her he held most dear,
He walked OF on his feet-but now
He "erawls off on his ear"
We used to dance, when was young,
And used to call it 40;
But now they don't-they only ''sllng
The light fantastic toe"
OF death we spoke in language plain,
That no one did perplex,
But in these days one dOesn die
He passes in his ''checks."
We praised man of common sense;
His judgments good, we said;
But now they say: "Well, that old plum
Has got level head"
It's rather sad the children now
Are learning all such talk;
They've learned to ''chin" instead of chat,
And "waltz" instead of walk.
To little Harry, yesterday
My grandchild, aged two
l said: "You love granpa?" said he:
"You bet your boots l do"
The children bowed to strangers once,
1t is no longer So
The little girls as well as boys,
Now greet you with ''hello!"
Oh. give me back the good old days
When both the old and young,
Conversed in plain. old fashioned ways,
And slang was never slung.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31

ABOUT 5000 per day is the production of
Colorado's biggest mine-the Pittuburgh, at
Leadville.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-10-31

TRAVEL from Winnipeg to ST. Paul is now
to thirty-six hours.
Salt River herald., 1878-11-09
Fter:s from Picket Pnst.

Correspondence of tine HERALD.
 PICKET Posr, October 29, 1878.
 The various tribes of friendly @ Indians are well represented here and the "wee sma' hours" are rendered hideous ny their frequent pota;ions. Many of them work quite industrious lyi and many are thoroughly armed, especially the Apaches.
 Asaloon ofiarge proportions is now going up on the west side of the King office.
 Leaves are still green; no frost to date.
 GIessrs Stone and Bensons' amalga- metor is now in full operation, run ming day and night. They regard the mill a decided success.
 Browns assay and land offices are completed.
 McMillens' new stOre-room is % X % feet, and will be ready for occu- pancy in few days. Other building. are going up. Mir. Empy purchased the Hamilton ranch and traded the the same to Mr Arnett for Picket Post property.
 No important strikes have been made in mining, but mines are devel- Oping in a manner quite satisfactory to owners. As a mining camp, Pick ct Post is now considered a success. Mills are all running night and day.
 Amovc has been made here toward a Workingman's Association.
 Mills are all running night and day.
 A subscription school is in opera ton. Miss Fern is teacher.
 Sabbath school every Sabbath at 10, A. NJ. Other religious services morning and evening.
 Our citizens generally have the ut most confidence in our new governor. We hope and believe that his cx.cn- sive experience will greatly promote the interests of our rapidly growing territor,-. l. is hoped that the gov erlo- N-iu f1voI Is wi.l- visit soon. ScRJ"r.
Salt River herald., 1878-11-09
THE nEsULT.

The returns of the election, which took place in this territory last Tues- day, come in very slowly. The table, published in another column gives Ale figures us far as heard from. For dele gate it will be seen that Cambell and Stevens are in the lead, with the chances in favor of Stevens. who is believed to have received q strong vote on the Little Colorado, yet to- be heard from. .--....
 The following gentlemen were elect ed in this county: Councilman, C II. Gray; house, J. T. Alsap and J. D. Hamburg; sheriff, Ji $. Thomas ; district attorney,J J. E. Naylor; super visors, J. L. Gregg and J. II. Lively; public administrator, R. P. Hiianls {; surveyor, W. Breckenridge; justices of the peace, R. P. Hilands and J. P Bolan. The offices of county treasur- CT and recorder are still in doubt, and the result cannot be definitely stated until a full count of the votes is reached.
Salt River herald., 1878-11-09
TKz s0R5alx 1S0asrER.
Alarming Spread of ta" PrIHci-
 pies or RsiyEaGJ.

San Francisco Chronicle Salt Lake letetr says: The associated press dis patch which appeared in this moTn- ing's paper regarding d movement on the part of the Normons to secure the admission of several territories as states, has more in it than is supposed The MormOns have planted colonies in Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona and New Mexico, and now hold the bal ance of power in the two former ter ritories, being able to dictate the pol icy of their delegates to a greater or less extent. The New Mexican colo ny, though small, received great en- couragement through Axtell, and most of the converts from the south ern states were sent into that territo- ". The deposing of Axtell tempora- rily thwartcd their plans in that di- rection, hut their designs on Arizona are becoming more apparent. Within the past two years at least 1000 Nor mons have been colonized in NlaricO- pa county, where movement is now on foot for the removal of the Capital from Prescott. Apostle Snow and J ". Young are in the Arizona settle ments for the purpose of engineering this scheme. With Utah already in tn cir possession, and three other terri tories virtually so, it can easily be seen that dangerous power is grow. ing right up in the heart of the Re public. Polygamy has too long been regarded as q joke by the people of the United States, but the iniquity of the institution may become more ap- parent when they are brought face to face with it, ss they were with slsy- cry.
 There is a mistake in the above as regards the humber of Mormons in Maricopa county. Instead of there being 10OO in the county, the whole number of Mormons will not exceed 150.-Ed. HERALD.1
Salt River herald., 1878-11-09
GoIdSa StgT Mining Company, CAVE CREEK, A. T. !
 Oct. 22d. ISIS. |


 Jos. ". Morgan Esl., Secretary Golden Star Mining Company, San Francisco-Sir: I herewith submit my report of the situation of the af- fairs of the company to date. The new mill was started to-day, and is in every sense of the word I per feet success, it running off like an olI mill, there not being the slight est break or stoppage. The michin- cry is simply perfect. I shall run tomorrow to thoroughly test every thing, and on the next day con- menoe on quartz. I have about 1900 tons of very choice ore on the dumps, anl am getting out about 20 tons per day, being the full capaci- ty of the mill. The wagon road from the mine to the mill will be com pleted tomorrow, and is in every re- spect a first class road. The cost of construction will approximate 93OOO but the ore can be deliverd at the mill for soc per ton by it. I have considered it wise economy to build it. Have entered into Q contract with A. B. Sorrels to deliver all the quartz the mill requires for six months at the rate of soc per ton. I would recomenl the Company pur chase their own team for this work. One ten-mule team will easily haul 20 tons per day at a cost of 37!c per ton. 1 have entered into a con- tract for six months supply of wood at $500 per cord. 1 would also recommend the company pur- coase their own team for hauling wood, as considerable saving can be made there. I have erected suit able buildings for office, store, mess room, etc., and tomorrow will com mence the erection of a building for the assay office, men'squarters, etc. By repeated and constant propect- ing of the ore on the dumps, I am confident it will mill at least $40 per ton, and l see no reason why the company cannot declare a dividend of 25c per share on the. first months run. The outlook is certainly of a most aattering character. The mine never looked so well as now, and I am daily taking out some astonish- ingly rich ore, samples of which l have forwarded to your office.
 Very Respectfully yours, etc,
 ". B. FEELINGS.
 Superintendent,
Salt River herald., 1878-11-09

The work of exten1ing the South crn Pacific railroad from Fort Yuma to Maricopa Wells, a distance of 1j7 miles, was begun at For! Yuma on the 5th inst. and will be pushed for ward rapidly. J. Strobridge, who will suprintend the work of construc- lion, left San Francisco for Yuma on Tuesday last to take charge. Ii is eX- pected that 50 miles of the road will be completed by January, and a rich agricultural section reached. Early in tbe Spring the line will have been laid to Maricopa Wells.