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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
New Wheeled Iron Clads.

An exchange, in speaking of the new style
of railroad car put on the Southern Pacific
railroad, says 1.-The car is described as be-
ing very strong, and is bullet-proof, very
important item in the Arizona country. 1t
is made in two compartments-one for the
treasure and the other for five or six express
men and the guards. There are doors only
in the sides, and loop-holes in the side of the
car give the expressmen, who are fully
armed, fine opportunity to pick off train
robbers. In addition to the force of men,
arms and ammunition, there were four ST.
berian blood hounds in the car The hounds
cost $3.50 each. The same style of car will
60 with each train" Pretty good kind of
country it must be to travel in, where this
kind of car is needed! The fact is tn at
cow-bows and Apaches do not favor the civ
ilizing influence of railroads.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
Railroads i'm Dakota.

The Northern Pacific railroad crosses
Northern Dokota from east to west, $40
miles. The Chicago & Northwestern has ex-
tended its line well into Northern Dakota,
and is working on direct line to Bismarck
The Chicago Milwaukee q ST. Paul railroad
lis also extending its Hastings d Dakota \ di-
vision to Bismarck line Of =. road as Y pro, ahe
Mouse river country, and still another north
west into the Saskatchewan region. Both
of these lines will be built, by the. Northern
Pacific Still another line is projected from
Winnipeg to Bismarck, and another from
Bismarck to the Black Hills. The latter IS
also likely to be constructed under the aus
pices of the Northern Pacific.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
A Spoon Extracted from Mans
Stomach.
1Cardif (Wales) Times.


Some few days since waiter employed at
a cafe on the Boulevard Rochechouart under
took, for the amusement of some customers,
to swallow spoon. His idea was to merely
pretend to swallow it, but to his surprise he
did swallow it in reality. He was conveyed
in the greatest agony to the Larisboiser Hos
pital, where he has since remained awaiting
the construction of special instruments for
the performance of an operation. On Tues
day this was performed by NJ. Flizet. He
first made an incision in the epigastric
region. After a complete cleansing of the
stomach by the Faucher tube, the special ap
paratus contrived for the occasion enabled
the operator to dilate the cavity so as to
bring it to the opening of the wound, thus
facilitating the search for and the extraction
of the foreign substance. The operation, in
Guiding the time occupied by the admins
tration of chloroform, lasted forty-five min
utes. The spoon extracted measured no less
than nine and one-half inches. No doubt is
entertained as to the recovery of the patient.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
A WITTY PARSON.
Stories Told of Old Father StimsOn, of
Kansas. -.
New York Sun.


! Yesterday s meeting of the Baptists min
listers was opened with prayer by Father
Stimsom, of Kansas. Father Stimson is 81
years old, and has preached for fifty years.
Stories are told of him in which those who
expected to raise laugh at the old dominic
found the tables turned against themselves
in the most unexpected manner. One runs
as follows:
Father Stimson owned good horse, but
the keeping of the beast was somewhat of a
drain on the dominies pocket, and he was in
the habit of dropping hint once in while
that little hay would be acceptable. One
day church member asked him to bring
Mrs Stimson to dinner.
Certainly" said Father Stimson, land as
it is haying time, [ guess I'll put some hay
on the wagon when l go back home"
"All right, Father" replied the church
member, "but bring one-horse wagon"
Father Stimson took his wife to supper in
wagon with an ample hayrick that would
hold a haystack.
"See here" said the parishioner, as he
helped Mrs. Stimson out of the hayrick,
you said you were going to bring q one
with the most capacious hay apparatus l
ever saw"
'Oh, I've brought the one-horse wagon"
said Father Stimson, "but the hayrick-
that's two-horse hayrick."
'He drove away after supper with 1900
pounds of hay.
The preacher was chaplain in the Ninth
New York Cavalry in the war. The Colonel
was fond of leading the soldiers through
deep puddles at the regular drill, and the
Chaplain one day rode around the puddle
and thereby fell out of the regular order.
The Colonel noticed it, and at the close of
the drill, when the officers came together,
said with sneer:
eff Chaplain Stimson is afraid to ride
through muddy water for fear of soiling his
clothing, l will carry him across the puddles
myself"
Thank you, Colonel" said the Chaplain,
"but as the government provides horses, I
don't see any reason why I should ride
iackass"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
A New Agent.
San Francisco Alta. |


! We are truly in our babyhood as far as
science is concerned No sooner are we prid-
ing ourselves on our dynamite and blasting
powder successes than another agent comes
to the front which threatens to throw all
others into the shade. The London Times
of August 21st says: yesterday series of
interesting experiments took place in the
workings of the Wharnclffe Silkstone Col
lieries, near Sheffield, the object being to test
! the new method of winning coal by the use
! of compressed lime instead of blasting pow
der. The experiments which were witnessed
by the officials of this and other collieries,
took place in the Parkgate Seam. A hole
about three inches in diameter and four feet
deep was drilled through the solid coal and
cleaned out, perforated iron tube was then
inserted, and the lime cartridge three inches
long put in. When the lime had been ram
med in and the hole made up, force pump
was used to inject water into the bottom of
the tube. simultaneously with the injection
of the water the rending process began, and
in thirty minutes about ten tons of coal came
down almost in an unbroken mass. Of the
whole of the fall, not more than per cent.
of the coal was small much smaller per-
centage than under the old system. 1t is an
ticipated that compressed lime will eventu-
ally supersede the use of blasting powder and
thus revolutionize the system Of winning
COAL" Now, if coal can be blasted by the
expansion of compressed lime, may it not be
split into fragments by the freezing Of water
previously imprisoned in hole drilled for
the purpose? AS the water froze and ex-
banded the rock would be rent as easily in
this way as by the lime method. This is
Natures way of transforming the crusts of
the earth, and all our mountain chains bear
marks of the slow but potential energy of
frost. 1t only needs some ingenious inventor
to discover method of freezing water in a
hole to supply us with method of blasting
whose expense will be nominal, and which
will avoid the dangers involved in both the
manufacture and use of giant powder, dyna-
mite and other explosives.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
The Importance of Wheel Tapping

Reno J0urnal.I
Wheeltappers, as rule. have not very
pleasant time of it on the C. P. R. R. They
have to be on hand both night and day, and
ever on the lookout for cracked wheels and
hot boxes. AS they start down each side q
the train they have to keep sharp lookout
good condition. Their vigilance is seldom
deceived, however, even on the darkest night
and if car wheel is found cracked or dis
abled the car is remorsely side-tracked fol
repairs. Only last Saturday night, when the
tea-train stopped at Reno, tie tappers found
two defective wheels and side tracked the
cars having them. It is little wonder, then
that so few accidents occur from broken
wheels. A perpetual inspection is kept over
them
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
straw Lum ber.
| American Architect. |

There can be no question that straw lum-
Der is admirably adapted to many kinds OF
finishing work-barrels, table and counter
tops, fine doors, and ornamental work and
we are assured that it can be produced and
sold in competition with the finer grades of
pine or in competition with wide walnut, at
about one-half the price of the latter. The
standard manufacture is in widths of thirty
two inches, length of twelve feet, and q
thickness corresponding to that Of surfaced
boards. These dimensions may be varied to
Sult such orders as may be given, and en-
brace any width, length or thickness. Un-
IKE lumber, however, narrower widths are
The most costly. The straw lumber may tie
ripped with the hand-saw or the buzz-saw
may be run through the sticker for the manu-
iacture of mouldings and takes nail or
screw about as well as oak. 1t may be fin
Hhed with varnish or with paint, and is sus-
ceptlble of high polish 1t is practically
water and fire-proof, being manufactured un-
uer oOG' of heat, and we are assured has been
Dolled for some hours without any apparant
change of structure. It's tensile strength is
greater than that of walnut or oak, and its
weight about one-fifth of the former when
wy; 1t Is made from any kind of straw, in
Guiding hemp and flax fibre-in fact, from
any material that will make pulp-and ton
VI straw will produce 1000 feet boards. The
pup Is rolled into thin sheets, a number OF
I, I%nch, corresponding to the thickness of the
lumber desired are placed together with
PECULIAR peculiar cement, which is claimed to be
"aVer-proof and are then rolled under a
pressure sufficient to amalgamate them into
sOlid mass, which may be worked with
plane if desired. ....t.....f - "a
"hen it is remembered that it takes one
gu. Injured years to grow a tree to maturity,
lung tUae 1t to commercial purposes-and q
tu; e producing 32-inch lumber will require
oe i mat time-while 10000 feet per acre is
crn large yield under the most favorable cir
wbasIances, it will at once be realized that
vra.N e o,o00 feet can be taken from an acre OF
o"uu 0rooau ior an indefinite number of years, the
coMssS S which enables such result to be ac--
yalpllSshed, and which will yield really
loot lIase 70 lumber, is one of Importance We
man. or valuable results in the future in the
tican.lLa of lumber from what is prac-
proS.y waste material, but which will be
Untose In endless quantities SO long as the
grain states maintains its character as
"H'prOducing country.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
Tree Planting Dnkes.

One of the most extensive tree planters in
the world is declared by the English journal
Land to be the Duke of Athole. Every wear.
it says, he plants from 100000 to / 600, 600
trees. During the present season he has coy-
cred with trees plantation of some 1000
acres. By the gale which destroyed the Tay
bridge his plantations were denuded of 10000
trees. One Of the Dukes Of Atliole is still
known as the Planter Duke. In the wear
l774, his Dunkeld hills were almost entirely
bare, and he began to plant on large scale.
Before he died he had planted $4,000. 900
trees which covered $4,000 acres.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
LAUGHING GIRLS.

Hear the laughter of the girls
Pretty girls.
What Il fund of merriment each ruby lip unfurlS
How they chatter, chatter, chatter
In the bamy air of night
While the stars that over-spatter
All the heavens hear their clatter
In a soft and mild delight;
TO the naturalization that, unceasing, ever purl
From the girls, girls girls
Girls, girls, girls
From the wild, capricious saucy, jaunty girls.
See the flirting of the girls,
Radiant girls!
How the softened brain of lover wildly whirls
Through the maZes of the ball,
Up and down the stately hall
How he skips to and fro
And perspres:
Would that we could tell the idiot all We know
OF the fires
Into which the false one hurls
Each new whim-see the flame-how it swirs.
How it curls.
How it curlS
Better far that they were churs
Than fall victim to the girls;
To the prattle and the rattle
OF the girls, girls, girls, girls,
OF the girls, girls, girls, girls,
Girls, girls, girls
To the sacking and the heart-racking of the girls
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
WOnld Ruin the HONEYMOON.

They were sitting in the shadows of tn,
honeysuckle through which the sinking sun
was peeping at them with face as red as il
it had just emerged from brick-kiln.
And you will take me to Europe on our
wedding tour, darling" she said, toying
fondly with one OF his suspender buttons
that had broken loose and fallen into her
lap. Avery serious look stole over his coun-
tenance and for some moments he was
silent. Finallyhe choked back rising sigh
and said:
No, dearie, we'll stick to the dry land.
never could hold basin under woman's
chin for ten days and love her afterward.o
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
FROM THE GERMAN.

! asked the sun,
''Can'st tell me what love is?"
He answered only by a smile
Of golden light.
] prayed the flowers,
Oh, tell me what is love-
Only fragrant sigh was waited
Through the night.
Is love the souls true life?
Or is it but the sport
OF idle summer hours 2"
| asked of Heaven above.
In answer, God sent thee,
Sweetheart, to me,
And | no longer question
What is love-"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
THE KENTUCKY MULE IN EGYPT.

Pm here in Egypt at last,
Hee-haw
I'm Just from before the mast,
Hee-haw!
At nothing ] stand aghast,
Hee-haw,
wave my ears and laugh,
lee haw
They'll swear that have cough,
Hee-haw
And say it'll take me off,
Hee-haw.
My heels I'll Timber this eve,
Hee-haw!
And many Gypsies shall grieve,
Het-haw!
While others are taking their leave,
Hee-haw!
This year | cannot attend,
Hee-haw!
The Louisville Fair, 50 I'll lend,
Hee-haw
The force of my business end,
Hee-haw
Egyptian affairs to mend,
Hee-haw.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-10-26
Bonds Called.

p WASHINGTON, October 18.-A call has
been issued for about twenty million con-
tinped SIS The call is the 118th for the re-
dfeemrptlon flerp Of theI5, per cent. funded loan of
1881 y continued at 81 per cent. frSm August
IL, 1881. The call is for $l5OOo,Ooo. aPrin-
eipal and accrued interest Will be paid at the
Treasury on the 18th of January. 1889. and
interest will cease that day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-05

RzFERRING to the absurd story
about Mr.. Maynard having had mon
ey at Nashville, last winter, to in
fuence the senatorial election, the
Memphis Ledger, Democratic. says:
The talk about Mr.. Maynard hay
ing barrels of money at Nashville to
influence votes i'll the senatorial cleo,
ton, is an absurd piece of gossip,
which could only have originated in
the minds of venal men who were
nosing around to find a corruption
fund. The lobby is always keen after
such scent, but Mr.. Maynard is not
the kind of man to buy votes or
authorize his friends to do SO. He
has never been charged with per
sonal dishonesty, whatever else may
be said of his political career. The
very fact that he was not elected
when only two or three votes were
needed, is on it's face in his favor, for
the public mind is fully prepared to
belive that few men in the legisla
ture might have been influenced by
the price of q good farm
In private life Mr.. Maynard
is above reproash, and it is
pitiful piece of business to attempt to
smirch his name at this late day. The
witnesses before the investigating
committee, of course, only testified as
to what they heard, but that there
was such talk and a set Of hangers on,
who hoped that it was SO, there can
be no doubt. A life of honesty, NOR
atty and fair dealing seems to be no
protection these times against the
ISLANDERS of partisans and desperate
lobbyists 10 the impure all things
| ora iYnyanra
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-05
THE CABINET,

Dame Rumor now has it that the
only Southern representative in the
Cabinet, Secretary Hunt, is to step
down and out very soon, and that he
is to be succeeded by Gen. Beale, of
Washington, who, we believe, is
California man. This may not be
true. We trust that it is not. We
think that the South is part of the
Union, important enough to have at
least one representative in the
Cabinet, and we think the President
will make a mistake if he neglects Or
ignores this section i'll making up
his political family. But we can well
see how he might pers uade himself
that he has sufficient preteSt for
not appointing q Southern man in
his Cabinet, though we do not admit
that such is the case.
We have not been in Washington,
but from what we have read in the
public prints, we judge that the
President has been beset by class
of men who claim to represent South
ern Republicans, who have impor-
tuned him to give places in his cab
met to men who would do no credit
to themselves, their party, or the
government. A superabundance of
brass is their only qualification. They
have been hanging around Washing
ton for years asking and begging for
something, representing themselves
as very influential in nominating con-
ventions, and willing to take anything
from frst-class mission to suit of
east-off clothing.
Ii the President takes them for
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-05
SMALL POX
ERADICATED.

Contagion destroyed.
Sick Rooms purified
and made pleasant.
Feyered and Sick
Persons relieved and
refreshed by bathing
with Pr0phyld tic
Fluid added 10 the
water.
Soft White Complex
ions secured by its
use in bathing.
Impure Air made
harmless and purified
by sprinkiing Darby's
Fluid about.
To purify the Breath
Cleanse the Teeth,
1t can't be surpassed.
Catarrh relieved and
cured.
Erysipelas cured
Burns relieved instant
Scars prevented. fly,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-05

what they claim to be, representa-
tive Southern Republicans, we do
not wonder that he turns to other
sections for his cabinet officers.
They would make indifferent and cer-
tainly not useful members of coun,
tv court. But the President has no
right to reach any such conclusion.
It is erroneous. We have scores of
good men, and men of character and
ability in the Republican party in
the South. But they will be found
at their homes occasionally. They
are not mendicants, begging for
Office. 1t is true that they are not
in favor with the Li'liputian No-
MAIDS who spend their time at Wash
ington and on the road, and if one
of them should be mentioned for a
cabinet position, these same Lili-
putians would probably raise great
clamor about the sacrifices and
hardships they have endured for
the party. But the Presi
dent ought to understand all this.
We believe he is too good judge OF
human nature not to understand the
chatter of this class, and is too well
posted to suppose that they are the
real representative Southern Repub-
licans. We cannot believe that the
President will make SO serious mis-
take as to organize his Cabinet with
outa Southern representative who is q
true representative Southern Repub-
| licaD
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-05
BEST in the WORLDI

winners ofhighest distinction at every
Great Worlds Fair for fourteen years.
A NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, IS DID.
Ito, Is ready this month, and will Be
sent free to any address, announcing
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS, and MANY
New STYLES; over loo in all.
I, S54, s66, SS4 to $500 and up; also for
MASON Il HAMLIN ORGAN CO., l54
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-05
DYSPEPSIA
PREVENTED.

Cholera dlSSlpdIcu-
Ship Fever prevented
by its use. Removes
all unpleasant 0d0rs.
In cases of death in the
house, it should al
ways be used about
the corpse - it will
prevent any uDpleas-
ant smell.
An Antidete for AMI
m | CT Vegetable Pois :
Ons, Stings. etc
Dangerous effiuvias OF
sick rooms and hos =
pitfalls T, moved by its
Use.
Yellow Fever
Eradicated,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-05
GOING WEST!

IN making arrangements TO move from your OLD
i to your new home Il woid be well 10 consider
What has been dUa, to render such Il Journey not
only cheap. but IL pheasant and free from acci-
dc and danger a> human foresight and skill can
makeit. BY cOns' llction, equipment, and good
management. the Nashville, Chattanooga ana
st. Louis Railway merits your full confidence,
having the very best rock ballast. SIeelrail, fish
bar joint, iron bridges. and most thOroughlg
constructed roadway, with air-brdSeS and other
appliances to secure safety. speed. eonrOrt, and
sure connections. With It's .uperior through
coaches and sleeping cars, II has great advanta
geS over other ines. and is enabled to Gtfer the
lowest rates which can Re had. few things OF
interest and Importance we mention for your in
formation. The question of baggage has always
been troublesome to passengers. The rule OF
this line is to check free for each person twelve
years d and over. one hundred and fifty pounds
of baggage, consisting of wearing apparel and
bedding, securely packed iii trunks or medium
size boxes, well strapped and seventy-five pounds
each for children between five and twelve years
old. Baggage should be plainly marked with the
name Of the owner and the place to which he
goes. Tickets should be purchased from or
through reliable ties, and you should see that
they are by the route and to the place you want
20 go before paying for them. Remember thai
passengers have the RIGHT to select their route
and 1t is the duty of Ticket Agents to accOmmo-
date passengers with tickets by the route they
wish to take, when it Is possible for them to
do so.
Texas. and the great Northwest by applying In
person or writing to ALBERT B. WRENN, Pass.
Agent, No. Kimball House, p. o. Box 1854
Atlanta, Ga; VIM. 7. ROGERS, Pass. Agent, and
JNo. FL. PEBBLES, Ticket Agent, Chattanooga.
Tenn, TOM F. FOWLER, Pass. Agent. and
WIN. +. MARCH, Ticket Agent, Church Street
Depot Nashville Tenn We refer with pleasure
to the editor and publisher of this journal.
w. l.. DANLEY.
GenI Pass. Agent,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-05
SCARLET
FEVER CURED

DARBY's PRoPHYLAoTIc FLUID is the only
medicine kept in my family. We can use
it for almost everything burns, bruises.
stings, ear-ache, sour stomach, &c. My chill
dren when hurt Or bruised, always call at
once for Darby's Fluid. We cannot get
along well without it.
REV. JOHN MATTHEWS,
Montgomery, Ala.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-05
Great Germ Destroyer!
DARgY's
PRoPHrLAcTIc FLUID

PittiDg of Small Pox
prevented.
Ulcers purified and
healed.
Gangrene prevented
and cured.
Wounds healed rap
idly
Scurvey cured In short
time.
letter dried up.
1t is perfe t J harmless.
For Sore Throat it is
a arlnn nIrpn
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-05

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY,
Nashville, Tenn.
1t affords me great pleasure to testify to
the most excellent qualities of Prof Darby's
Prophylactic Fluid. AS a disinfectant and
detergent it is both theoretically and prac-
tically superior to any preparation with
which l am acquainted.
N L. LUPToN, Prof. of Chemistry.