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Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
TALKING TO THE GRAPHoPHoNE.

The word "graphophone" is simple trans
position of the word "phonograph," and is in
tended to convey the same meaning.
1t was found that tin foil, used in the pho
nograph, presented surface unfit for the pur-
pose it was called upon to fulfill, because of its
pliability and destructibility. Many and
elaborate experiments were made to discover
a substance upon which perfect and durable
sound record could be made, resulting in the
idea of using a surface upon which the sound
record could be cut, instead of indenting a
soft and pliable substance, as is done in the
Edison machine. 1t was finally decided upon
to use paper surface, coated with prepara-
ton composed of wax and paratfine.
The graphophone is provided with two
diaphragms, one used in making the record,
and the other in reproducing the sound. The
machine stands about five or six inches high
by eight wide, and weighs about ten pounds.
There is no skill required in the manipulation
of the machine, the rotation of the cylinder
being accomplished by crank or automatic
motion.
Upon diaphragm three inches in diameter
a steel point is attached, which cuts a minute
hair line in the surface of the waxed cylinder
upon the agitation of the diaphragm by a
sound The indentation is so slight as to be
scarcely perceptible, and yet these records
can be gone over time and again, and are just
as perfect after 100 repetitions they were
at first
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
A High Speed Locomotive.

Civil engineers in our sister republic across
the ocean have long been puzzling their brains
over locomotive that can be propelled easily
and safely at speed Of seventy-fve miles an
hour NJ Estrade has designed one which is
about completed and will shortly be tested
The illustration gives a general idea of its
as follows: Total length, 80 feet; width be-
tween longitudinals, 4 feet; diameter of the
wheels, 81 feet; weight of engine, empty, IS
tons; weight of engine, loaded, AZ TONS
French engineers are In raptures over this
machine, and one of them says:
1t is impossible not to be struck by the char
acter of grandeur and power of this beautiful
engine, with its six driving wheels, of one
diameter in common of 81 feet, mounted up
on three coupled axles. The inventors idea,
it will be remembered, consists III generaliz-
ing the use of wheels of large diameter, in
the extension, to high speeds, of the coupling
of the axles of the motor, in the adoption of
a new and well studied style of double sus-
pension.
1t does not appear doubtful that it will be
possible to reach the high speeds of from
seventy-two to seventy-eight miles, for which
this locomotive has been constructed. The
equal size of the locomotive wheels, and of
those cf the cars, will, doubtless, in great
measure diminish the resistance of friction,
and permit of gaining in speed. 1t must be
noted that the fore axle of the locomotive,
although coupled with the Others, is
provided with hinged grease boxes. On
properly slowing up, then, 1t does not seem
that it will be impossible to turn curves of
the usual radius This granted, we can ap-
preciate what peculiar services will be rend-
cred by rolling stock of this kind in the India
mail service and on the great rectilinear lines
of Russia, Asia and America, and every
where, in fact, where it is desirable to cross
with exceeding rapidity great desert spaces
between centers of population.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
THE NEW YORK ALDERMAN.

He had worked at all vocations and had tried
all occupations,
But was always impecunious and "broke;"
Been a speculating broker, and funny man
and joker
And his life had been one melancholy joke.
He had been a quack physician ana great
trombone musician,
And had worked upon the sewer for year; .;
Been a doctor lawyer, pastor, ana famous
dancing master,
An editor and scribe and auctioneer:
Been a pioneer and squatter, and lived on
bread and water
While writing for the leading magazines;
Been an artist, sculptor, painter and waxed
thinner, weaker, fainter,
On a cultured Boston diet of baked beans.
Tried astrology and magic, been an actor
fierce and tragic,
AS travelling organ grinder passed the hat;
Been an African explorer, who would Talk
and talk and bore yer,
And had Travelled far and wide like Daniel
Pratt.
He had been a medicine mixer with his ltal
Life Elixir"
And dealt in pellets, purgatives and pills;
Been scientific healer and porous plaster
dealer,
And could cure all diseases, aches and Ills.
He had run an elevator, been prestldlgi-
tator
And the famous bearded woman at the show'
Been medium and diviner, and fisherman
and miner,
But in none of his employments made go.
But the hero of my ditty settled down In New
York city,
Was elected to the aldermanic chair,
And now he's sleek and Compliant, and very
rich and opulent,
A very great and bloated millionaire!
S. w. Foss, in Tid-Bits.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12

SECTION OF WAX AND CUTTING STYLES.
The diagram gives an idea of the way the
steel point cuts into the surface of the wax,
and also portrays an actual sound wave. This
figure is magnified three times, and there are
140 lines to the inch upon the cylinder.
Upon a cylinder six inches in length by an
inch and quarter in diameter one is enabled
to record at least five minutes conversation.
The cylinder holder is constructed with ball
joint at one end, and can be easily tipped so
as to allow the hollow cylinder to be rapidly
slipped on or off.
The first illustration shows the graphophone
in actual operation, with the operator in the
act of speaking into the machine. The second
shows listeners with the ear-pieces on in the
act of listening to the reproduction. If the
listener does not care to use ear-pieces, or
should there be four or five who wish to hear
the reproduction, trumpet attachment is
placed upon the machine, which throws the
sound out into the air.
This machine is in a condition at the present
time to do the amanuensis work usually done
bv stenographers. For instance, anyone may
sit before the graphophone and in ordinary
tones speak his daily correspondence into the
machine.
In copying from dictation by the machine,
the operator is enabled by a neat mechanical
device to take as many words at time as he
can conveniently remember, and should he
forget any part of the sentence, by slight
pressure of the finger on rod running along
the base of the machine the reproducer will
repeat the sentence.
Should a correspondent also have graphic
phone, the writer of letter could in a few
moments dictate what would make lengthy
epistle, enclose it in box about the size Of
the apothecary's 'pill box" place a stamp
thereon and transmit through the mails. The
correspondent can in turn place the cylinder
received upon his graphophone, and listen to
the letter of his friend with his voice pre-
served, thereby avoiding the vexation and
loss Of time consequent upon an encounter
with bad chirography.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
EXTERIOR CREMATORY.

A magnificent crematory temple has re-
Gently been erected in Buffalo Our first pic
ture gives an excellent idea Of its unique
exterior
The building is Of brown stone, with red
slate roof. Little attempt is made at decora-
ton, the massiveness of the masonry being
the principal architectural feature. The
ground plan of the building includes a roomy
auditorium, with a seating capacity Of
200 or 800, an organ room, a chancel where
religious ceremonies may be conducted,
together with the furnace room and the
necessary reception rooms and Offices for con-
Quoting the company's business. The base
ment will be fitted up as a columbarium,
with inches in the walls, where urns, con-
tanning the ashes of the dead, may be depos-
tied. The high portion of the building in the
center is the furnace room proper The fue
from the furnace is built up in one of the
walls, and is thus concealed from view.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
Trouble Enough for One Man.

There was stranger from down the river
hunting along the wharves yesterday in
search of the office of certain steamboat
line, and by and by he came across a man
who replied:
"Why, sir, that line went out of existence
last fall
"AD gone, ehs"
ayes, sir. No boats-no office-no moth
ing"
"Well that's mean trick to play On a
man, and | don't care who hears me say So
I'm fisherman from down below"
Il see."
LAST fall one Of the boats of that line
backed into my skiff and smashed it to
pieces and drowned my old woman"
"Too bad"
"You bet It was! They were very anxious
to settle and / was offered free pass over
the line for life or $26 in cash. The old
woman was worth morn that, but l didn't
want la wsuit and so / took the pass. /
thought it would be kind o nice to sail up
and down the river whenever wanted to,
and have nobody demanding tickets"
"Well, you are left.
"Sures you re bornl Left on good skiff-
left on a wife who'd catch more bass than
any two men in Detroit-left on pass from
Detroit to Maiden, good for life, strangerP
''Yes, sir"
"Please move on snd get out of this, for
I'm going to tie down the safety valve and
knock somebody into the middle of next
week."
His informant skipped out, and as he
looked over his shoulder he saw the holder
of the pass climbing into coal yard to lick
three drivers-St Louis Critic.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AT OTTAWA.
1t will astonish the reader to learn that
Canada is larger than the United States, ex
cluding Alaska. 1t covers an immense terri
tory, and comprises 40 per cent. OF all the ag
gregate British possessions throughout the
world Nor is it all frozen region covered
with snowdrifts The agricultural and tim.
bered lands cover an area of 1900, 600 square
miles, of which 1000, 900 square miles are
suitable for the production of wheat, and the
wheat regions of Manitoba are claimed by the
Canadians to be the finest of the world. The
development of that vast Northwest is yet In
its babyhood, but the fine yield OF 90 bushels OF
wheat to the acre and the extra fine quality
are new grounds for Canadian self imitation.
Patriotic citizens are also proud of the fact
that Canadian iron ore is finer than that found
in the states Much of the ore is sent from
the Dominion to Pennsylvania and there
mixed with inferior ores in smelling. Canada
produces enough graphite to supply all the
legislative bodies of the world with lead pen
rils, even if every garrulous philadelphia
speechmaker had first to put his diluted
thoughts on paper. Gold is mined with finan-
rial success, copper ore is plentiful, while
there are vast fields of phosphates. There is
an endless quantity of fine building stone.
Canada, as well as Pennsylvania, produces
coal OIL although the majority of Americans
don know the fact. Her coal regions are
6ne In truth, her mineral resources are not
Justly appreciated even by her own country
men. But so far Canada's greatest CONNER
rial interest is her lumber trade. Her boards
make houses from climes where the quarrel
Ume Esauimaux dogs scratch and bite to
zones where the tarantula nestles IN the ba-
mana plants. An American can't keep down
his bump of national pride when he learns
that very great number of Canadas wealthy
and influential lumbermen hail from the land
of the Stars and Stripes.
1t is easy to see what vast manufacturing
interests Canada can support with these great
resources. The Dominion of Canada, which
possesses these riches, did not have any indie
pendent existence until 1867. At that date
the British provinces of Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec formed the
confederation, resigning all their powers to a
central parliament. Prince Edward Island,
Manitoba and British Columbia afterward
became members. There are also several ter
ritories with romantic but unprono1nceaoie
names The present population OF che DO
minion is about {, 5,O0O, 600 souls. Her colleges
rank we'll Canadians are not prouder of any
- - .l-- thsn they are of the
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12

Our second picture shows the chancel Of
the temple with its scheme of decoration.
This is very handsome, being modelled after
similar decorations in the Christian churches
during the first century of our era.
The chancel will be fitted up with an altar,
a lectern and other accessories to the proper
carrying out of religious ceremony. The
funeral car which brings the body from the
reception room on the left of the chancel
crosses it and then enters the furnace room
through the second door shown in our sketch.
If desired the car may remain in the chancel
while the ceremonies are being performed,
and at the words "Ashes to ashes" be silently
drawn out of sight of the audience into the
furnace room.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
a RAILROAD CLUB HOUSE.
The Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt to His
EmuIoyes.


The number of railroad accidents due to
the unftness of railroad employees through
unsteady habits will of course never be
known vet it is a well understood fact among
railroad managers that in the jOr part of
the accidents due to negligence, investigation
showed incidentally, though the fact was
considered hardly worthy of notice, that the
unfortunate employe ''had not been taking
proper care of himself"
Railroad corporations have heretofore
cared little for the comfort of their en-
ployees. 1t is expected that they be ready to
undertake any extra work in the way
Of long runs, often without rest for days,
often sending them into strange towns with
out any care whether they find accommoda-
tions for food or bed to rest in, only caring
that they be on hand to take up their journey
at the time ordered. Little wonder that men
90 deprived of proper rest and food are not
likely to be vigilant.
Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt, recognizing all
this, is about to provide building for the
employees of the railroads centering in the
Grand Central depot, New York city, where
men may find recreation and rest without
running any risks among the temptations of
the city.
1nlS DullulnS Will De ooAfo leet IL VIII De
substantial structure, with bath rooms, gym
nasium and bowling alleys in the basement,
reading room, library, room for games and
offices on the first floor; a large hall for
general meetings and rooms for classes
On the second floor, and rooms for
janitors family and sleeping rooms
for men coming in late or detained in the
city over night, in the upper story. Our ex-
terror view of the building, drawn from the
architects plans, shows that it will be an
ornamental neighbor to the great depot, as
well as an elegant resort for the hundreds of
engineers, firemen, conductors trakemen and
other men of the rail, who form the floating
population Of that mighty. terminal station.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
Mrs. Partington Discounted.

"Yes, said Mrs Richladie. my daughter
graduates next week"
II understand she is at the head of her
classP
NO" she said, with some sadness, "she
will not be the valetudinarian, but she will
take the salutary, and that's nearly as
high"
"The commencement exercises are to be
very interesting"
"Oh, yes, Rev. DR.. Grace win preach the
bacchanalian sermon, Rev. Mr. Mortimer
will deliver the dilemmas and there will be
other detractions too numerous to men-
ton. Washington Critic.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
PAIRING APPLES.

Eeside the antique window-slll
The walnut shadow dapples,
In bingham gown and snowy It'll
She pares the mellow apples.
The oaken floor, the high-backed chairs,
The dark grained wainscot panels'
Whereon the sun prints golden squares
Keep ancient household annals.
The Maltese mouser purs asleep,
Curled on the valanced settle,
And gurgling in its throttle deep,
Low huns the copper Kettle.
The rosy pippin peeling sips
Around the maiden's hnEer-ups,
And curves letter, while, IN song,
She tells of one who tarrles long.
From, utmost slope to utmost slope
The eve may range delighted;
soft bends the cirruls-banneredcope
Above the dales sunlighted.
Between the woodlands brown and Day
And ploughlands dun and amber,
A bronZy river creeps away
To seek the sunsets chamber
The hollow of the valley hlled
And fired with dreamy glory
A pleasant scene II Is to gllu
Life's young, unwrltten STORY.
But She is full of sweet unrest,
She gaZes east. she gaZes west,
And sings the burden of her song,
NV love he stays away so long.
The windows wide-embrasured,
4 wistful-faced Evangelne,
Whose eyes yearn hope unmeasured.
They look away, far, far away,
Across the lapsing river,
Beyond the utmost slope, and pray
And yearn their hepe forever.
The maiden looks, the maiden signs,
Her tender eyes are fearful,
'.Ah. poor Evangelinen ~ she cries,
You make my heart so fearful"
She sings the burden of her song,
MY love, he stays away so long,
Oh il is cruel, it is wrong
For him to stay away so long,!
She gazes east, the church-spires fade,
She gazes west, a gllmmer ~"
Melts through the pine tree colonnaues,
The sianting swells grow DINNER.
From utmost slope to utmost slope
Is one vast span of shadows,
And spectral vapors glide and grope
Above the lowland meadows.
The apples all are pared, and yet
Beside the sill she fingers,
Although the table must be set
Bv those same idle fingers.
an down the dusky riverside
She sees a squirting horseman rlde;
She sings no more her wishful song,
MY love, he stays away so long"
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
POINTERS,
Also Setters--The Use and Abuse of Bird
Dogs.

Dogs.
The ordinary bird dog consists chiefly Of
ribs and legs. There are two kinds, the pointer
and setter They are SO named from certain
personal peculiarities when searching for
game. They are used chiefly to locate prairie
chickens and bring 1eas into the house.
When the pointer sets out to find prairie
chicken it puts its nose to the ground and
starts across the prairie at a rapid rate. Be-
fore going far it invariably experiences a
change of mind and comes back. The pro-
gramme is repeated, with few miscellaneous
curves dropped in to throw the prairie chicken
off her guard and get up an appetite for din
ner While making these evolutions valuable
pointers have frequently been injured by hav-
ing their nose drop into gopher hole and
break off. After that pointer may make all
excellent parlor ornament, but seldom
amounts to much for hunting purposes.
When a pointer stumbles onto chicken
which it can't well avoid, it has a habit of
raising a foreleg to call attention to the fact
One which would point out a bird with hind
leg wonld be curiosity and command high
price A good pointer, after having struck
this attitude, will keep it for a long time if no
sportsman comes to its relief and scares up
the bird and shoots "a calf over i'll an adjoin-
ing field.
The setter is another breed of dog. 1t has
more hair and consequently fewer ribs. The
chief use of the setter, like that of the pointer,
is for the hunter to swear at when he misses
his bird The setter is SO called from its man.
ner of making known the fact that it has
sighted game. This is accomplished by care
lessly taking seat as if nothing had hap
pened and acting as if it had sat down to re-
main, very much like carpenter working by
the day.
We have heard of settlers which, after being
seated, would take out cigar and begin to
smoke or commence to look over the morning
newspaper, but never fully credited the story.
We did, however, once see a setter which
habtually carried a camp stool around in its
mouth and upon sighting a covey of chickens
would calmly sit down ON the stool and cross
its legs We actually saw this several years
ago, so there can be no mistake about it.
A fine Irish setter belonging to an Estelline
gentleman once went into blacksmith shop
during chicken season, and, happening to sight
recently killed chicken in the belt of a man
in the shop, Immediately began to set it with
more haste than caution, and in so doing by
mistake sat on a red hot horseshoe which the
blacksmith had just dropped. Its owner af-
forwards paid the blacksmith Sl.5O for the
window sash and telegraphed to the next
town for his dog.-Estelline %. IT, Bel.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12


We Americans are far too ignorant about
our friendly neighbOr. Canada consists of
more than the st. Lawrence river, the
LacLsee rapids, pine logs, snow, trouble omt
fishing grounds and imported American
thieves. Ottawa, the seat of government, L
pleasant little city of $4,000 people, and
good place to learn of Canadian resources
Ottawa is not a pretty city, and is especially
lacking in the attractive homesteads one
meets with in American towns of Il like size
1t has, however, beautiful parliamer
buildings on one of the finest sites i'll t.
world. The architecture, as you will notice
is light and graceful. The library is ed
the "most beautiful building for the purpose
in America" The interior reminds one OF
the rotunda in the Capitol at Washington
only it is not SO vast, and is made wonder
fully attractive and homelike. Directly in
the center is good marble statue of the
queen, as a young woman. These buildings
stand on a high elevation overlooking the
Ottawa river. In the distance, to the north
and the east, Il range of low mountains forms
a foreground to the ever varying sky. The
sweep of the eye extends over miles. Nearer
are the Chaudiere falls and rapids, where can
be seen great saw mills in operation.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
Helena, Montana, Thursday, August II, 1886.

Canadian Pacific railroad, which is single
line, under one direction, running from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. Americans like to
think they can equal anything in the world,
but here our Canadian friends are ahead OF
u.s. We have no continuous railroad from
ocean to ocean. One can take a sleeper at
Montreal and ahght from the same car where
the tide rolls in from China. In another letter
! will tell something Of Canada's statesmen
and her politics. PAUL WILCOX.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
No. 38

YOU that when the porpoises are seen near the
shore it is a sign that The blue fish are up"
that crabs shed their shells once month; that
when one porpoise is shot the others rush at
him and very soon eat him up. 1hey are
posted as to ships and winds, and adore the
fishermen who go out in boats and return safe
and sound, but they have contempt for the
people who "bathe in clothes" They bathe
without clothes, and as many times day as
the fancy sezes them. In all probability they
r,bble in the water SO much that they Keep
themselves thin. u. u.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12

chine like the drum Of the ear, can receive
and record distinctly the various sounds Of a
quartet of singers
The graphophone is now prepared to repre-
vent all moods 1t will tell you funny story,
and laugh with you in natural tones; it will
repeat tragedy that is blood curdling in its
nature; it will tell you love story with all
tie ardor of a wooer; it will sing you an
Irish song, or whistle a selection from the
"MikadO"
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12

JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER likes society, is said
to be great ladies' man and is a good story
teller. He is full of humor, and his heart is
as kind as that of any man in congress. He
was for eight years attorney general of Vir-
ginia, and was professor OF law at Washing
ton and Lee university. He has served in
congress since 1915 1t was supposed that he
would retire to private life, as he has an
nounced his objection to reelection. Ills
selection as solicitor general would place Kim
in a position for (which he is eminenly
qualified
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-12
LISTENING TO THE REPRODUCTION.

One of the most novel and interesting feat
ures of this machine is its ability to record the
sounds of number of voices speaking at the
same time; this is done on one instrument, by
one diaphragm, one metallic point and upon
q single line. How it is done finds an explain.
alton in the fact that the different tones Of
the voices vibrate with unlike speed and force,
and thus make different impressions upon the
diaphragm, and move the metallic point in g
different way, so as to make record of the
various sounds The diaphragm of this ma