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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-30
Startling Discovery in Blasting.
Engineering News. !

A very startling piece of information
comes to us from the Rive-de-G -Gier, France.
A block of ore, weighing some thirty-fve
pounds, was broken into small pieces and
placed into a melting g-furnace. When the
ore reached the red hot temperature rea-
gent was added and the fusion of the new
ore was complete in three minutes. This
fusion was iron, and the reagent cost only
18 cents per ton of the metal obtained. A
blast furnace would thus produce twenty
two tons of iron every fourteen minutes, in
stead of every twelve days. Besides this the
furnace would clean itself at every operation.
The experiments were made at the IRON
works of M. Brunon, and should these state
ments be proved metallurgical interests
would have to conform to another transfer
nation not less important than that involved
in the Bessmer steel process.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-30
ESOP REVISED.
How the Canine and the Rooster Sc
cured the Bulge on Reynard,

Lie
A dog and rooster who worked the Da-
mon and Pythias racket were travelling to-
gether one summer, and finding no wayside
inn enroute wherein to rest at night took up
their abode on the soft side of a tree. The
fowl flew readily to leafy branch near the
tree top, but the dog, remarking "that it was
a heather climb up there" laid down en- root
and slept the sleep of a Democrat.
At early dawn the rooster walked and
footed his caliope as only rooster can. By
his noise, which indeed was louder than the
bark of the dog-or the tree, for that matter
he attracted the attention of fox, who
was in search of his morning meal, and who
viewed with delight the prospect of rooster
on toast
"Ah, my pretty Bird said he, 'how useful
you are. Will you not come down and live
with me, and be my own little alarm clock ?
Come down; it's raining; you'll get wet"
"Does it rain hard ?" smiled the fowl.
Don't move" said the fox. "A bird that
will make such tough puns must, according
to the proverb tough from the tough be
unfit for my purposes. Why, [ believe
you're so tough that if you were hen you'd
lay hard boiled eggs. You're "a"
Just then the dog awoke, and striking the
fox on the collar button, sent him to his
halo, thereby deducing the moral that it
don't pay to vituperate rooster.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-30
improvements in War Armaments.
IN. Y. Sunday Herald. !


Though our militiamen failed at Wimble-
don in fancy shooting at thousand yards,
an American inventor now comes to the
front with gun which is warranted to send
a projectile through twenty-four inches of
solid iron at distance of from twelve to
fifteen miles. If this be true, England and
Germany may as well haul in their AIM
strong and Krupp guns and sell off their
iron clads for old metal, as single discharge
of battery of the new multi-charge can
non would blow any fleet in the world out
of existence. This cannon, known as the
Haskell multi-charge gun, is to be tested
at Sandy Hook in few days in the
presence of officers Of the army and navy.
Should the experiment prove success, we
advise the placing of few guns in the har-
Dor defenses of New York, as our city now
lies entirely at the mercy of a fleet sent
against us by any second or third rate power
that may choose to declare war against the
United States.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-30
WHAT is FLIRTATIONe

What is Irritation? Really,
How can | answer that?
Yet when she smiles / see its wlles,
And when he lifts his hat.
'Tis meeting in ball room,
Tis whirling in dance;
With something hid beneath the lid
Besides simple glance.
'Tis walking in the hallway,
'Tis resting on the stair;
Tis bearded lips on finger tips,
(lf mamma is not there.)
lis going out for ices,
'ris buttoning on glove;
Tis lips that speak of plays next week,
And eyes that talk of love.
Tis tucking in a carriage,
lis asking for a call;
Tis lifting eyes and tender sighs,
And that is-no, not all.
Tis parting when tits over.
And Ole goes home to sleep;
Ira la, my friend, best joys must enc
But one goes home to weep.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-30
Garfeld's Body.
TChicago Herald

The Lieutenant in charge sees Garfeld's
body once month. The officer having the
body in charge is held responsible for its safe
preservation, and when the Lieutenants
change off on the first of each month the
newly arrived officer unscrews the plate that
covers the glass over the casket and looks in
to see that the remains are still there. 1t is
a most disagreeable task. The last time the
body was seen there was every indication
that it was rapidly crumbling to dust. The
face was covered with white mould and
the features were we'll nigh obliterated.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-30
A Colorado Swindle.

A Colorado swirdle is to buy a lot of REM
nant of Texas herds, mostly barren cows
and bony steers, have them "booked," COM
pute the increase by ordinary rules, and after .
a while sell the lot on the range, of course
without counting. It is said that in this
way herds of 1000 have been sold and paid
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-30
.JeWe.ed Shoes.

The cynosure of all eyes at a recent fancy
ball at the Countess of Stanhope's, in Lon
don, was the niece Of Mr.. Lowell The most
wonderful things about Miss Emerson were,
it seems, the shoes she wore upon her tiny
feet, adorned with insteps 'too aristocratic-
ally arched" for fair Republican. These
shoes were made of yellow Spanish velvet,
with high French heels and laced up the
side. The eyelets for the cords to pass
through were trimmed with solid gold, and
at the side of each was set precious stone,
first ruby, then sapphire, then an emer-
aid, then an opal, and over again in the same
order. The top of the shoe was finished in
the same fashion, and in front were sixteen
tiny gold chains, caught by cluster dia-
mond pin.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-08-30
A LITTLE BILIOUS.

Va could i stand where Adam stood,
~ and with the tempter grapple;.,
NOT Satan's wiles or woman's smiles
Gould make me eat that apple.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03
RusticAiinE at Cape May

The following item, in reference to
one of our city fathers and highly re.
spected citizens, is taken from the Cape
may Wave of August 81
Thomas johnson and family, Will
Delaware, have been vacat-
ing for several weeks at the elegant Ho-
tel Lafayette, where they still remain.
Mr.. johnson is connected with the tx
tensive firm of Harlan, Hollingswo nth
x Co., and he is now takinga well de-
served rest, the first respite he has had
from his onerous an responsible duties
for years. He and his two bright
boys are having jolly good time.
The days are spent in sailing, fishing
and the pleasures of the ocean bath.
Mrs. johnson ais, enters into the spirit
o the vacation with much interest and
zeal. MIR. johnson is Il member of the
Wilmington City Council, and a highly
respected and influential citizen. We
hope his private and official duties will
permit him to take his full measure of
rest and recitation at Cape May.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03

| Mrs. Henry Clark, an aged lady some
s6 years old, has been suffering very
much from intlamnatorv rheumatism
for some time past, but she is now better
Her husband, is about the same age
and is enjo ing reasonable health Miss
Cash, niece in the family is also re-
covering from bad attack of rheuma-
tism. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are the old
est couple in the vicinity of the Brandy.
wine Springs.
j. Maxwell Ocheltree, clerk in the
post-otice in this city, who rs well as
his wife, has been sick for some time, has
been stricken from the rolls by Post
master Swiggett, as he considers it
doubtful if he will ever be able to attend
to his duties.
f. f. Hanf and T.. Ainsworth left
this city last evening in the 9.45 train
for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to stay some
ten days, and will visit number Of
lakes in that vicinity.
Thomas Ney and wife, Miss Emma
Fullerton, and Miss Susie Comegys,
will return to night from Middlerown,
Del, where they have been spending
several weeks.
Miss Rine Ward LETT this city ON Sat
urday for Laurel, where she will spend
several weeks visiting relatives and
friends.
A. B. Vernon, Of the REPUBLICAN,
who has been absent for the past two
weeks on "a trip through the Eastern
States, returned6ome on Saturday.
7 ~ 4
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03
state and Peninsula.

Money is very plentiful and trade
lively in and about Middletown.
About two hundred and fifty pelsnl|
are now employed in the Middleton
cannery and evaporators. j
Edward Disch, of Lepsic, has ca
five weeks old, that has but one eyea'A|
no tail.
A gentleman in Sussex County is SAD
to have shot and buried mule thiI
afterward came TO life AMI worked ~
his farm. Il
Mr.. George W. Spicer, of Marshall
town, is erecting three double houses =
that place. They will be completed Y
three weeks.
MIR. j. X. Bringhurst, iron mann
f.cturer of Marsha Town, is having
branch track laid from Greenbank Y
his rolling mill.
Seventy persons were reported eOaI
vnrted at the Woodiawn Camp, CecH|
County.
An effort is l,e ng made at PocomoHt|
City, Md, to establish new Natona|
bank
II is reported that the Rehoboth clg|
Association are going to dispose OF W
'hnir property at an early date lA1
once old for $50, at p second sale
brought $500, aud the RehobOth .hI
Association paid $4,000 for it.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03
7 H|RD EDITION.
Mas ors and Night mares.

Mayo.s are not immortal and are as
subject 10 attacks ofnight-mares as CON-
mou people who never we're and never
expect to be Mayors. This can be sub
stantially verified by the Mayor of a
young city not thousand miles from
Wilmington. Mayors, like common
poop ike IT, go abroad and enjoy the
pleasures Of mountain scenery and
ocean waves. So the Mayor OF the
young city aho touches the beam some
where abou, 800 laid aside his title and
hisdignity and took p ssage ON a ves-
sci from Baltimore 10 Boston.
Unfortunately he had forgotten to
take the precaution of having the par
titiOu knocked out and having two
cabins turned into one before engaging
his passage. This was where he could
not do as common people do. 1t is an
utter impossibility to cram gallon of
wa Ell into half gallon jug, and it is as
utterly impossible to cram three hun
dred pounds avoirdupois into a space
allotted for hundred and fifty pounds,
due allowance made for bed-bugs.
However, the trial was made, and
by extra squeezing, which would have
been helped by liberal use OF soft
soap and grease, he succeeded in getting
into his berth and soon dropped off into
the arms of morpheus.
But he was not yet out Of his trouble;
in tact it had only commenced. Turn
he could not, and soon unpleasant WIS.,
ions began to haunt his imagination.
He was decidedly uneasy and dreamed
that he was in a box atlOat on the ocean
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03
Dots.

Work on the new b. Il p. Railroad Il
progressing rapidly.
The public schools opened this morn.
ing with large attendance.
About thirty more Italians arrived 10
this city yesterday and will be put Il
work on the new B. Il p. railroad.
The First Regiment Band has been
engaged for the coming German Volks-
fest.
Tomorrow morning the secular school
of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
will open in the school building.
The piling for the new Market street
bridge has arrived, and been unloaded
at Shipley street wharf.
The schooner Slaymaker, heavily
loaded, ran sgai nst Market street bridge
last week and was badly damaged.
The Water Witch Steam Fire Engine
Company will remain in service until
September 10.
The excursion of the Christiana Pres
byterian church TO Cape May this
morning was largely attended. Seven
carloads went from this city.
The house of William ID. Dove, Esq,
at No. 1910 Delaware avenue, was sold
on Saturday to Captain George A.
lie Maistre, for S., 100 an adjoining To-.
was also purchased for 81 100.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03
Hear what one member of the profess
sion testifes regarding the scientific
preparation of a brother member.

Mr.. DAwLEY has been in the drug business
in the city of Providence twenty-five years as
clerk and proprietor in good standing, and
knows whereof he aiiirms. $50 ED.
Mr.. d. says: "For many years have suf-
fered, intensely at times, with what is gener-
ally called rheumatism. When first attacked
l was confined to my bed and could not
walk a step. could not bear the weight of
the bedclothes, so excruciating was the agony
! endured. | always noticed that before
these attacks came on my kidneys were af-
fectcd before there would be any pain in
my limbs or any swelling of joints or limbs,
the color Of the secretions from the kidneys
would be very dark and the odor strong and
feverish. The last attack was very severe,
about five years ago, and was confined to
the house several weeks, and was unable to
attend to business in three months. During
the time l was confined at home and the
time of my convalescence employed four
of the best doctors that could obtain, but
none of them gave me permanent relief for
they did not 60 to work at the cause Of the
trouble. Having been acquainted With the
proprietor Of Hunts Remedy a long time !
was induced by him to give it trial, hoping
that it might reach the seat of the disease;
and after taking one bottle found myself
very much improved, and after taking the
second was feeling better than had after
any previous attacks. During many months
previous to taking the Remedy my hands and
fingers would be much swollen and stiff every
morning my left side in the region Of stom-
,cIl and spleen, was very lame and sensitive;
at times ] would be taken with severe cramps
over the spleen, and be obliged to apply mus
stard or cayenne for temporary relief; l was
very nervous nights and could not sleep;
WAS obliged to be very particular in my diet,
and my physical system was sadly demon
allied. Since have taken Hunts Remedy
s. Scientifically all these things have changed
] have no swollen hands or limbs, no pains
or cramps in the side, can eat all kinds OF
food, sleep soundly and get thoroughly rested,
and my kidneys are active and perform their
functions promptly, thus taking out of the
system all the poisonous secretions which
contaminatc the whole system where the
kidneys do not act efficiently. Ny friends,
what Hunts Remedy has done for me IL will
do for all of you. ] believe it to be the only
sure cure for all diseases Of the kidneys,
liver, and urinary organs.
respectfully, 4. r. DAWLEY,
45i Broad Street."
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03

Yesterdays Star contained a Sensa-
tional article 70 the effect that police
officer H.nni4 mad beaten his wife in Il
brutal manner. \ gentleman. wishing
to fully investigate the matter, called ON
Mrs. l!"nnis Yesterday morning, when
she pronounced The article false in
every respect. She says t.at She did
not see the reporter, bat heard him
talking to her Niece in tue entry, and
that the published interview with her is
a malicious fabrication that only took
place in his imagination. She admit,
that She had quarrel with her hu,-
band, Ut say that he did not strike
her "rithor had he been drinking. -"
gave ia" full details Of the difficulty,
VIII h AROSE. from u t,ihjug matter, and
said til II he va, 10 blame more than
he was.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03
More strikes.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 2, 1885
Two thousand four hundred coal mi.
ners in the Massiliian district have gone
ont on a strike. The miners aske d for
an advance of ten cents per ton. AS
the operators at their meeting in (leve-
land on Thursday decided to refuse to
grant the demand there was general
suspension of work. Three mines
Rhodes Il Co.'S No. 5, Garfield Shaft
and Camp Creek-declined to unite
with the strikers.
John +. Williams, secretary of the
Ohio Miners Association, says that the
men of five mines in the upper eLd Of
the valley have been conceded the ad-
vance and also says that he had tele-
graphic advices to-day from all the
other districts in the State and that in
each Of them ten cents additional has
been allowed. Tomorrow a mass
Of the miners will be held here
and 1t is expected that the men at the
three mines mentioned will be induced
to join the strikers.
A Lorain special says two hundred
of the Lorain Brass Works
went out on Il strike there last night.
The strike was IL result of wages being
cut down ten per cent. The strikers
held an enthusiastic meeting last night.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03
FOURTH EDITION,
A TRAIN WRECKED.
Marrow Escape Of the Engineer
and Fireman A Misplaced
switch.

Marrow Escape Of the Engineer
and Fireman - A Misplaced
switch.
An extra freight train, drawn by en-
CINE No. 65, with number of empty
peach cars, left this city about 2 O'Clock
this morning, and when near New Cas-
tie left the main track, through a mis-
placed switch, and went upon the south
siding, where number OF empty cars
were standing.
The engineer did not observe that he
had left the main track until the engine
was close upon the empty cars ahead
and too late to stop the train. Seeing
that an accident was unavoidable, he,
together with the fireman, jumped from
the engine and thereby saved their
lives.
The engine proceeded on and struck
the cars with full force, demolishing
them and causing two of the cars at
tached to the engine to rise in the air,
and 20 over the engine with full force,
taking the cab along with it. The cab
of the engine and all its surroundings
were shivered into a thousand pieces,
While lHe DOlItl, ttIltlcI anu OJuCI pttlbo
Of the iron monster were badly damag-
ed
Two box cars were overturned and
completely wrecked while four others
were badly damaged. Both the main
and side tracks were torn up about
thirty or forty yards. AS there was a
north siding, no trains were delayed by
the accident.
II is supposed that some boys or
tramps had broken the lock Of the
switch and turned the same, which
caused the accident. AS soon as pos
sible after the accident word was tele-
graphed TO this city and the wrecking
train with large force Of workmen
were sent TO the scene of disaster, and
commenced the work of removing the
debris. A Republican reporter visited
the scene and found everything in a
shapeless mass.
In jumping from the engine the en-
gineer, Mr.. Luther Hearn, who resides
at Delmar, Del, cut the cap of his knee
and received other slight bruises, while
the fireman, George II. Hearn, residing
at 9lG Spruce street, escaped with afew
slight bruises. They were properly
cared tor and brought to this city on the
g. 80 II. Ill. train.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03
ED|T|QL
ON An ALTAR OF PIRT
A Maniac Tries - Cruelty HI, a.
and Barr up his Dsuw b,s, \

ERIE, September 2.-The s,,,.
part Of this county Is intensely ers;,'
over the freaks ola man crazeS i
religion. Sylvester Knott, a wel.oi!
farmer, living in a comparatiys.
isolated spot on the bank of Lake IA!
IL the fanatic whose deeds ara n
theme of public conversation. S0s
months ago he attended a meetins
the Salvation Army at Franklin, WIN.
he became greatly excited, Since ii.
his brain has by degrees grown mas
and more infamed, and now his frsn,'
knows no check. For two weeks ny
he wandered up and down the n
regardless Of sunshine and storm A.
claiming on salvation schemes. nic,n'
ing the horrors Of jad ;ment day M
calling upon sinners to worship God :
be eternally lost.
Yesterday morning he planted a lam
cross In the woods, upon which to m
his eight-year-old son, believing ,ha
the boy would be tOrmented in hell h.
forever unless he died the death oim,s
kinds Redeemer. With strength vN
nigh superhuman Knott held the NJ
firmly while driving a large M,
through the little fellows hand M
needing his piteous pleas for merc,
The dreadful work was interrupted i,
some woodcutters who CHANGED to
passing. Leaving his son hanging d,
maniac, first striking down one ofth
rescuers with hammer, leaped I'M
the lake.
A search for his hiding place provd
fruitless and it was thought that be lI
been drowned. But such was not ~
case. Before midnight the crazy ina,
returned, smashed the door of his houx
and knocked Mrs. Knott insensble At /,
single blow. Entering chamber |,
which his only daughter, Minnie,
beautiful girl of seventeen, lay sleepiu,
he bound her hands and feet and carrid
her to lonely place in the forest, when
hundreds of cords of wood werepildL
An altar was quickly built and upa
it the mailman secured his child. Era
as Abraham did with Isaac, will ofs
you as burnt offering unto the Lord
chanted the mailman, setting the funs
raj pyre on fire.
The climbing flames soon licked ths
limbs of the girl, whose SHREK
Of agony and prayers for u more merd.
full death were music to the madmau
ears. Dancing around the heap q
which lay the girl, he implored thi
A mighty to accept the sacrifice AZ
for the sinful deeds CON.
nitted by him in years long gone, and
added fresh fuel to the altar. But hey
arrived in time to prevent the consumI
nation of the fearful design. Tw
young men crossing the woods on thdd
way home from a party saw brigh
light and heard the young lady
screams. One fellcd the demenld
father, while his companion scattera
the blazing fagots and lifted the KID
from her fiery bed. The cords that IN
tered her limbs were transferred
those of the unconscious maniac
Miss Knott is painfully burned aboa
he limbs and there are large bistera
her shoulders and sides So awful WI
her experience that the doors OfM
asylum may open to admit the daugha
~ we'll az the father. She raves might
md day, and it is feared her reason
permanently dethroned.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03

Last Saturday morning a colored man
named William Walker, hired Il horse
and carriage from John Hanson on
Fourth street near King, and after
driving the poor animal until it was al
most dead, ended by running the car
riage into 'he curb at the corner of Tat
nall and Girard street and MASKING two
of the wheels.
He then went to the stable and de-
manded the return of the money he had
paid for the team. When it was ascer.
taiued how he had used the horse a
warrant was issued for his arrest, and
he was taken before Esquire O'Neill
who imposed fine of So ard cost
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03
New Mansion.

Henry Bnrgic, Esq, has erected
fine residence on the Lambs0n hlm
which he purcha. ed from Joseph d Ts'
mall some two or three years ago: Id d
work was done by }. H. y
seeds K Sons, OF this city, and II Is
very complete structure. II ism ",
tage style, with mansard rooI' aO n
makes "A fine appearance. Mr.. BNisnn,ai
the leading shoe manufacturer II .ns
cage, but still feels an interest IN N ~.
Castle County and its inhabitants ~ ~
will pay Wilmington ID visit in les s
days, and take u look ut the imprm,vt,
rents that have been made On n'
farm.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-03

1t IS stated officially that Witt, to'i
@ Bricn and Geary have been reIe' "a
from the Quickstep CLUB and were u, i,
behind TIN, meaning. smith, iuiin'D'
of the Athletic, and Rickley, Of 'htna,
gust Flower, accompanied the cInO N II
their trip. The former will pay ~
field and the latter third base. A ie1
catcher is also expected t. join the ,'1 1a1
at Philadelphia. Smiley has no. ~
ceived his orders officially, but II u U]
derstOod that he will go.