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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
FireWOOG.

Wood seasons much more rapidly when
split, therefore it is economy not only to fell
and haul wood for fuel from the lot before
stormy weather and heavy roads are at hand,
but to cut it in shape for stove and fireplace
at the same time. Wet, sappy wood is not
only wasteful but it is source Of vexation
and discomfort. In the burning of dry wood,
the heat is nearly all of it available, while
from one-half to two-thirds Of the heat pro-
duced during the consumption of green wood
escapes latent and useless in the evaporating
sap and water. .. ...t
In selecting wood for fuel it becomes q
matter of economy to take for firewood such
sorts only as will do best service in stove and
range, leaving behind for rails, timber and
fence posts the varieties which, while pos
sessing little value as regards their heating
qualities, stands in the foremost rank for
durability under exposure to the weather,
other things being equal. Shell-bark hickory
is regarded as representing the highest stand
ard among forest trees for fuel, and calling
that 100, other trees will compare with it for
real value as fuel as follows Shell-bark
hickory 100; pignut hickory, SO; white ash,
81; white oak, SO; dogwood, IS; scrub oak,
73; white hazel, II; apple tree, 70; red oak,
81; white beach, 65; black birch, 81 yellow
oak, hard maple, 59 white elm, So; wild
cherry, SO; yellow pine, "a chestnut, 80
yellow poplar, "A butternut and white
Birch 43, and white pine, 80.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
The knack in Bread Making.
Lewiston Me. y Journal

Lewiston (Me..) JourllaiI
Three slices of bread shown by Lewiston
flour dealer Thursday, spoke for themselves.
Placed side by side they shaded very abrupt
ly into three strikingly distinct tints. One
was of the hue of graham and fell into your
hand like halt-baked brick. Another was
nearly white, and would be greeted with
pleasure by hungry man. The third was
so white that snow would have to be bleach
ed to compare with it; moreover, it possess
ed that spongy texture which is so crafty
ing to the eater and a source of so much
pride to the cook. 1t threatened to dissolve
in ones mouth, and would tempt a gorged
epicure 1t would not be a strain to say one
could distinguish them in the dark. The
-four dealer deposed that the three slices OF
bread were made by three women from one
and the same kind of flour. The cook who
produced the first slice was dissatisfied with
the -four, while the woman who made the
bread last mentioned said she could make
good bread out of flour that didn't cost less
than S4 a barrel 1t is evident that bread
cooking is not one of the lost arts, but 1t IS
an art which still contains sufficient mystery
to puzzle many and contound not few OF
the angels who hover over our flour barrels.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
MY DAUGHTER LOUISE.

III the light Of the moon by the side of the water
My seat the sand and her seat on my knees,
We watch the bright pillows, and my daughter,
Ny sweet little daughter Louise
We wonder what city the pathway Of glory,
That broadens away to the limitess west,
Leads up to--she minds her of some pretty story
And says: To the city that mortals love best "
Then say: 1T must lead to the far away city,
The beautiful City Of Rest"
IN the light of the moon by the side Of the water
Stand tw 0 in the shadow of whispering trees,
And one loves my daughter my beautiful daughter,
My womanly daughter Louise
She steps to the boat with touch of his fingers,
And out on the damonded pathway they move
The shallop is lost in the distance, it fingers
1t waits, but know that its coming will prove
That it went to the walls of the wonderful city,
The magical City of Love.
In the light Of the moon, by the side of the water,
wait for her coming from over the seas;
wait but to welcome the dust of my daughter
TO weep for my daughter Louise.
The path, of old, reaching out in its splendor,
Cleans bright, like way that an angel has trod
/ kiss the cold bu rden its pillows surrender,
Sweet clay to lie under the ptiful sod;
But she rests. mt the end of the path, in the city,
Whose builder and maker is Cod
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
Celery.
And zat fineesh Nine. II.

Very few persons are aware Of the eXte Mt
to which some of the seemingly trifiing arti
cles of trade are dealt in. Celery is vege
table which apparently receives but little at
tention from the public, and still the trade
in this article amounts annually to many
thousands of dollars While many use it
for it's medicinal qualities, its well-known
effect on the nervous system causing it to be
highly priced, Others and by far the major
ity of the consumers consider it a luxury, fit
only for the wealthy. Few are aware that
one-third of the celery of commerce is thrown
away as useless. All the coarser parts
the outside stalks and the greener portion of
the stalk-all in fact that is unfit for the
celery glass-can be utilized by cutting into
short pieces cooking and serving in precisely
the same manner as asparagus. All house
keepers who try it never after waste any Of
their celery.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
Progress In Railroad Building.


Last wear was most remarkable one in
the extent of railroad construction. Accord
ing to Poor's Manual the number of miles
built exceeded nine thousand and three hun
dred, which is the greatest mileage yet
reached in any year in the history of rail-
road building in this country. The maxi
mum attained in any previous year was in
1871, when seven thousand and three hun
dred miles were constructed, or two thous-
and less than were built in 1881. During
the year 1881 the number of miles of rail-
roads in operation in the country was in
creased by something over eleven thousand
bringing the total at the end of the year up
to about hundred and five thousand. The
marvellous extension of railways in the
United States in recent years is shown by
the fact that the aggregate mileage has been
doubled since 1870. The rapid progress of
last year is still kept up. During the first
six months of this year about forty mine
hundred miles have been opened, and the to-
tai new mileage of 1882 promises to fall little
short of if it does not equal that of 1881.
At this rate of increase we shall have in
1890 more than two hundred thousand miles
of railway in operation. This is an unmis-
taxable indication of the great growth of
the country, and particularly of the great
West, whose rapid settlement and extensive
agricultural development keep pace with the
extension of railroad facilities.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
Ants or Monkeys.

Lately Sir John Lubbock has been consid-
ering the ant family, and after protracted
investigation declares that "anthropoid apes"
must yield the second place in the order be-
meath man, for his friends, the 'ants," must
be placed there. "When we consider the
habits of ants" says he, their social organi-
zation, their large communities, elaborate
habitations, their roadways, their possession
of domestic animals, and even in some places
of slaves. it must be admitted that they have
a fair claim to rank negt to man in the scale
of intelligence" So, according to these the
ories, it now appears that in intelligence,
which is the crowning glory and special at
tribute of mankind, the monkey must give
place to the ant. Many years ago wise man
suggested that some of the gentlemen of les
ure who found time hanging heavily on
their hands, would do well to ego to the ant"
and consider her ways and be WISE" 1t
seems now that the advice contains more
philosophy than has generally been accred-
tied to it..
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
4 Husbands Responsibility
New York Herald.

Bridget Toner was charged by Mary Jen-
nings with having slandered her, and the
latter brought suit in the Marine Court to
recover damages, in which the husband of
Mrs. Toner was included with his wife as de-
fendant On application of counsel for the
plaintiff Judge McAdam granted an order OF
arrest against the husband, fixing the bail at
$50. Application was yesterday made to the
Judge for the discharge of Toner, it being
represented that he was unable to give bail.
The Judge ordered his discharge ON his own
recognizance, at the same time remarking
that though under the law as existing for
two hundred years the husband was liable to
civil arrest in suit brought to recover dam
ages for the tortious acts of his wife, 1t was
law exceedingly disagreeable to the Judlcla-
ry to enforce, and one which they never
would enforce to the full extent OF its OPP
pressive provisions
The relieved husband left court apparent
ly happy, and vowing determination to
henceforth bride the wayward tongue OF his
spouse.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
Railroads in MeXicO.s

Mexico is just now torn up in every direc-
tion with construction companies working
on numerous telegraph and railroad lines,
canals and all manner of transportation facil-
tiles, which the Government is subsidizing
and encouraging literally. The Diario off,
cial publishes the details of the contracts
with the four new ocean steamship COM
panies. The Government is to pay mail
subsidy of $4,000 for each round trip be-
tween Vera Cruz and New York, ST 800 for
each round trip between Vera Cruz and
New Orleans, $4,000 for each round trip be-
Vera Cruz and Liverpool or Italy. A con-
tract has also been made for a canal from
the port Of Mazatlan to Santiago Ixcuintla,
and for three railroad lines in connection
with the canal. For each kilometer of COM
pleted canal the Government pays $500,
and for each kilometer of railroad $8,OOO
But the Government pays no subsidy where
road runs parallel to an existing road. Com
peting companies must pay their own way.
The Government only assists roads intended
to open up new country and new fields of
trade.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
Cigars Manufactured in New York.

According to an estimate recently made
bv the Internal Revenue collectors OF New
that city yearly is s26.666,oOo, and of Gig
arettes, 229,oOO,OOO. Before. the war it is
said there were not over 5o,Ooo,ooo cigars
manufactured in year in New York In
the third collectors district 1888, 700 in rev
enue is collected monthly, or about S3,96s,-
400 wear. In the second collectors district
about 81 100000 annually is collected from ron
this source. 1t is estimated that nearly 2o,-
600 persons are employed in this industry
MANY of them in tenement houses.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
THE RIDER AND THE WHEEL.

oh, the day was cold as an Antarctic iclcle,
As over the roadway gaily they sped
4 slender Young man on slenderer bicycle,
With little blue cap on his little red head
Like fate rushing on to peer into futurity,
Past hospitals, ar-rooms, and drug stores ne fed
And he sat up aloft in most charming security
With little blue cap ON his little red head.
\ stone in the concrete appraised itself smilingly
From its comfortless, slatless. and matressess oeu
And it gazed on the bicycle rider beguilingly.
On his little blue cap on his little red head:l
They picked up the leavings. once lasmoheo q
sendery;
They pasted on plaster wherever he bled,
Then into pharmacy carried him tenderiy,
With seventeen cuts on his little req heau.
BE il warm as a furnace or cold as an lclcle,
lie walks on the bricks with lugubrlous trea1'
And you nevermore see him astride OF blcycie
With little blue cap on his little red head.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
As THE WIND BLOWS.

The wind blows north, the wind blows south
The wind blows east and west;
No matter how the free wind blow,
Some ship will find it best;
some one out on the wide, wide sea
Shouts with Il happy air,
iID, ehlpmates, no! set all the sails,
The wind is blowing 1air
one ship sails out into the east,
Another to the west;
One has TO struggle fierce and hard,
BY winds and waves oppressed,
udcr bare masts, tossed to and fro,
BY rain and salt spray wet
The other flies before the gale
With all her white sails set.
20 Wind. @ Wind why dost thou blow,
And out to ocean roar,
When would steer my little bark
Toward some pleasant shore?
What honor will it be to thee
If down beneath the wave
My simple craft and shall find
4 cold, forgotten grave
70 foolish one, why wilt thou steer
Against the migh hty gale?
There are ten thousand ships afioat
Besides thy tiny sail
If thou would float DER pleasant seas,
Oppose my will no more;
When blow shOreward, then do thou
Sail also to the shore
Yet if thy will with mine must strive,
DO then the best thou can;
tgainst my might set all thy skill,
And fight me like q man.
stand 10y the wheel, steer steadily,
Keep watch above, below;
Such heart. will make the ports they seek
No matter what winds blow.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
Why the Hair Turns GRAY.
New York Sun.


A prematurely bald physician in Thirty
fifty street was asked number of questions
about the growth aud habits of the hair.
IN the first place." said he do you know
what hair is, anyway"
Only in a general way, perhaps
Then let me tell you word. 1t is an
elongated epidermic appendage. Its essential
structure consists of an assemblage of epi-
dermic cells, at the bottom of f1ask-shaped
f0llical in the substance of the skin, supplied
with blood by vessels distributed to its
walls"
Can hair he made to grow on a bald
head?"
Not as rule. In debilitated persons the
hair sometimes falls out spontaneously. or
with slight assistance, and if the bulb alone
comes away and the sheath and germ re-
mains behind, they are capable of reproduc-
ing the hair under proper treatment or
favorable circumstances. The short and
pointed hair on the scalps of old people show
that new shafts are constantly forming The
nutrition of hair is effected through vessels
which are in contact with their tissue, with
out entering into their structure, so that
causes etfecting the general health, or affect
ing the health of the skin, affect also the
nutrition of the hair"
What causes premature badness? ?"
In great measure the violation Of hv~
gienic rules and the excess of mental and
physical labor in q climate foreign to the
race"
rs there greater disposition to grayness
in this country than in other? 2"
We'll, some well informed people think
that it is about the same in all civilized
countries but if there is any difference it is
because of the hurried and unhealthful
habits of life and mental exercise among
Americans"
What is the chemical action which pro-
duces gray hair?'
Accurately speaking that's one of those
things no fellow can find out. The color of
the hair depends partly on the presence Of
pigment granules, and partly on the presence
of minute air spaces which causes it to ap-
pear dark by transmitted light. In Albinos
and gray-haired persons this coloring matter
is simply absent"
is it the case that hair may from fright
or other strong emotions turn white, as is
said, in a single night?'
1T is an undoubted fact. Just how the
change takes place is a matter for conjecture,
but it may perhaps be explained by some
chemical action upon the oily colOring mat
ter This oily matter would be withdrawn
from the hair under conditions Of cold, de-
blity or insufficient food"
Does gray hair then become dead?"
Not by any means. The loss Of vitality
does not necessarily follow the loss Of color
for gray hair often grows vigorously. For
that matter hair will grow after the body is
dead One of the causes Of premature bald
ness and grayness is tightly fitting and un-
yielding hats"
"Are any of the thousand and one prepar
ations for restoring the hair of any yalue?'
"Tonics and stimulating applications are
sometimes beneficial. When the hair is thin
and falls out easily, shaving the scalp will
often produce thicker, firmer and darker
growth
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
CocOanut Shells as Spice.

What do you do with your cocOanut
shells?' asked Record reporter of promi-
nent candy manufacturer. Sell them to be
made into pepper" said he, and the aroused
curiosity OF the reporter was not quieted by
his statement that the shells were really
ground and used by spice men to adulterate
pepper and other of their wares Further
investigation showed that q factory where
the shells are ground up is in Camden, and
is one-story brick building, the capacity OF
the mill being about two tons of ground
shells per day. The shells are brought to the
factory in bags and deposited in the roasting
department.
Here they are carefully scraped and put
into great revolving ovens, which are con-
stantly kept turning over beds OF blazing
coal Some Of the shells are roasted to light
brown, while others come out crisp and
black. After being carefully sorted, the
dark shells are put in hoppers in the grind
ing department and reduced to fine pow
der, like pepper. The brown shells are not
ground so fine, and come from the mill look
ing exactly like ground coffee. This Cam
den factory is said to have been in operation
about q month. The shells cost very little,
and the milling is done at an expense OF
about 2 or % cents per pound.
A representative of a leading spice house,
in speaking Of this novel preparation, said
that, while his house had not used it, he sup
posed it was a harmless adulteratiOn for
spices I'VE have our own method of adul-
teration," said he, "and sell to the trade
probably more adulterated goods than pure.
We can't help it. There is no pretense on
our part that the lower grades of spices are
pure We simply sell the retailer what he
wants. We sell them spices at almost any
figure. Pepper, for instance, as low as eight
or nine cents, but it is about as much some
thing else as pepper 1t would ruin the
trade to prohibit adulteration, and besides.
there are not enough spices grown to supply
the United States alone if nothing but pure
spices were sold. We are constantly making
experiments to discover the cheapest harm
less foreign matter with which we can mix
our goods in order to supply the demand for
the lower grades
The powder made from ground cocoanut
shells has fine color, and on account OF its
weight and appearance is considered by spice
dealers to be choice adulterating material.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
To the Pole by Submarine Navigation.

Jules Verne,s Twenty Thousand Leagues
Under the Sea" was not such an extravagant
story, or the adventures Of the Nautilus" so
far removed from the possible as people sup
pose, as will be seen from the following,
which is clipped from the Baltimore AmeTi-
can:
The approaching visit to Philadelphia Of
J. Palmarts, member of the Belgian Geo
graphical Society, who is now in the United
States, develops q remarkably novel scheme
for reaching the North Pole. Mr.. PalmartG
has devoted much of his lifetime to the study
of Arctic explorations, and his presence IN
this country at the present time is prompted
by desire to enlist interest and capital III
behalf of his hazardous project. His proposed
expedition to the Arctic regions is to be made
by the extremely novel method OF submarine
navigation. His plan is to construct vessel
of steel thirty feet in length, eight feet in
diameter, and $1,000 pounds weight. The
novel craft will be shaped somewhat like a
cigar, tapering in front, and having heml-
spherical stern. She will be propelled by a
screw, the motor of which will be furnished
by Froment electromagnetic apparatus
requiring but small crew, three men all
told. The supply Of oxygen will be obtained
by the decomposition of water, and the car
DOIiC W III DC COLcuAuSA' W WV
means OF caustic potash, the vessel displaclng
exactly it's weight in water. The descent
will be caused by allowing little of that
fluid to flow into the hold, increasing the
quantity as the vessel sinks. When the YES
sci is to rise to the surface the water in the
hold will be merely forced out by means of a
pump. On the forward deck of the marine
curiosity will be an electric light, inclosed in
glass compartment capped with iron. On
the stern deck will be the wheelhOuse, like
wise constructed of thick glass, protected by
a heavy turret of metal. This compartment
will be sufficiently large to accommodate the
wheelman, and the vessel will be provisioned
for sixty days, which the inventor thinks will
be ample time in which to reach the point OF
destination. Mr.. Palmarts says the vessel is
now beyond mere hypothesis, number OF
highly satisfactory experiments having al
ready been made in Europe. According to
Mr.. Palmarts' plan, his little vessel will be
transported to the Arctic regions, in the
neighborhood Of Spitzbcrgen, by an ordin-
ary whaler, and then lowered Tor her sub
marine journey. He considers the route Of
Spitzbergen by far the best yet discovered,
and expects that by following course along
about fifteen degrees longitude east, he will
avoid the heaviest masses of ice.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-07-27
How He Satisfied His Honor.
detroit Free Press.

One Sunday at Montgomery we were talk
inc about duels, and when the names of
several parties who had gone out in past
wears to settle their honor were mentioned.
the Judge knocked the ashes off of his cigar
and said:
Gentlemen, it may be mentioned right
here that have been there myself
Were you challenged q
Il was 1t was over in South Carolina,
and I called q man q liar. He sent me a
challenge, and / selected swords as the wea-
pons. We met at 7 o'clock the next morn
ing. 1t was just such morning as this
bright, beautiful and full of life
And how did you feel:'
very queer. [ shall never forget my SEN
sations as | saw my rival, and he seemed to
be as visibly affected. We couldn't either
one Of us say word
'Was it in grove?'
'Oh, no; it was at the depot
"The depot? Why, you didn't fight at the
depot, did you?"
well, no. The morning express trains
passed there at :, and he took one and l the
other"
A French Account of Adams Fall.
NJ. Adam he wake up-he see une belle
uculOlStIo dSllp III 70 Sttlueu. NoIl<t tt0 Ie'
chance!
Bon jour, Nine. w."
Nine. " she wake; she hole her ian be-
fore her face. Adam put on his eye-glass
to admire re tableaux, and zey make one
promenade. Nine " she feel hungry. She
see apples on re tree. Serpent Sc prone sur
Fabre-make one walk on re tree.
IN. lie Serpent" says ", will yous not
have re boute to peek me some apples? al
faim"
"Certanment, Nine W. say re serpent.
"Charme de vous voir.''
"Hola! mon ami, ar-r-r-etez vous?" say
Adam. Sthop! sthop-que sengez vous
faire? Wat madness is Kiss? You must not
peak re apple"
Ze snake he take one pinch of snuff, he
say:
"Au! NJ Adam. do you not know how zere
is nossing proheebet for ladies'? Nine. ",
permit me to offer you some of re fruit de-
tendu-zees forbidden fruit
" she make one courtesy-Ze snake he
fill her whole parasol wild re apple. He says:
"Eritis sicut Eeus. M. Adam he will eat
re apple. he will become like one Dieu, know
re good and re evil-but you, Nine. ", can
not become more Of q goddess zan you are
now."
And zat fineesh Nine "