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The Mineral argus., 1886-07-01

TIL" recent attempt To break iajl II,
q Helena was ~ complete success 50 far as
hre''k KING the cages ri the Jail l., concerned.
ara add- additional evidence to our already
"it-ropeated assertion that the cage of tbi,
maj e are not secure, and more especially
:" when they can he reached by any one
| from the outside Of the Jail. as is the case
IA Neagher county. Notwithstanding the
Tact that these cages are warranted to be
hie-proof, the Lewis and Clarke ronntv
cage bars were filed in two THAN ordinary
bastard Tile, while the experience in this
county shows that they can be snapped in
TWO with ease by the use of a common
wrought iron bar. -- Husbandman. The
iiusbandman editor forgot tn p.u,;o,
'hi't "a WAL "i aqua FORTS was found which
was used To soften the chilled steel bars.
There has been no material vet discovered
'ha' VIII wholly battle the ingenuity of
experienced criminals who are bent ON secur-
ing their Freedom. No Jail in Montana
WOMB mold the liusbandman editor over
twenty-four hours. Pauley & Bro. bove
" National reputation as jail builders bu. |
sho"id tile i!usbandman's criticism ever
get outside Of Mcagher county il wouId |
force them into bankruptcy They take
contracts tn furnish jais with su,,s,nnt,n-
'iaI cages. but do not furnish u "wooden
'hhh 10 look after the prisoners. lie
- generally selected by the sheriff.
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Notice.
OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND Rrcopprp
Ms scIIEp

oFFicE OF THE CLERK AND REcogDEHl
NrAGHER County,
WHITE SrLrIIrR SPRINGS, Dec is. 1885
IN accordance with the salary law. passed
by the Fourteenth Legislature. which take.
effect on and after Monday, December 3Ist
all fees received by county officers must he
turned INTO the county treasury. All par
ties having business with the recorders
Office INVOLVING the payment of fees. will
secure prompt attention and avoid DELAY bv
sending the money along with their WORK.
as under the new departure must collect
the fees in advance.
l.. ROTWITT
Clerk and Recorder. Meagher Co., MT
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Sacks.

ne number of shippers and sacks viii
TINS year double that of last. The mos,
"i the growers in this section will probably
snip their wool, as last year slightly better
prizes were realized by so doing.
n. T. Dinsnore has the Nobb,css y,,
clothing. Gents Furnishing Goo,,. u,.-
etc.. and all In need OF auvsh,.. n, ~,
''"e VIII mud IL to their advantage 10
examine goods and ak nriccs. hc,or.
pare has ing.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.


Il. 7. Marstoi,. the Jewelcr
Closing out sale nj Ladies' Bazaar.
Old papers for sale at this Office.
Low Quarter shoes ne Din.nnOrs s.
Fresh Eggs, 80 cents per- dozen at l.. Bel
anger's. =
White and Fancy Dress shirts az bins.
mor~'s
Fireworks Of every description at Louis
Belanger's.
Bargains. Bargains, Bargains.,, at
Ladies' Bazar.
Nothing but Standard Goods sold ,,
&. soissonneault'
a nice selection of Fancy Groceries lust
received AT 4. Boissonneauls'
New lot Of iridles. Bits and Spurs at
Groesbeck a Po!and's.
Headquarters fur all kinks of Buckskin
Gloves. att Iioissonneauits.
Apricots. peaches, bananas and oranges
at Eastern prices. 1T BeIangers store
Climax. Piper iieidsieck and Red Cross
Chewing Tobace". AT Polan,rs grocery
store.
Another reduction IN Overslirts in order
To close out balance of stock Call and q
Eoissonneault.
q. Boissonncault. dealer in general mer
rhandise, Maiden, will meet all compel, iiion
IN prices. 'alI and see him.
large invoice "f Cutlery, Rogers. Wos-
tenholn's \ l., Sears and other siperior
makes just opened at &. Eoissonneaul,'s
Extra fine line ri Pocket Knives.
From $40 to so actually saved by pur
chasing through stage and railroad ticket
To points in United States and Canada. via
Killings, Benton and Maiden Stage Line.
covered coaches 10 the railroad. Choice of
routes from II. Paul allowed purchaser OF
Ticket. For rates aud further particulars.
call on "r address. I"hn Beck. agent. Mai
den, ". T.
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Cheap Liquors.

from this date ] will sell the best oi
Wines aud Liquors, in quantity from ON.
PM I" hVe gallons, at figures never before.
attempted in this county. Get my prices
before purchasing.
HENRY GERARD,
opposite Belsnger's siore. Maiden.
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TAKEN UP.

Tame To my ranch Dee. LIST. ISSJ. ON,
bay pony, bald face. four year old. ali fee,
white, no brands. Also one dark bav nonv
about ten years old. hind feet white star
IN forehead. branded with n heart ON right
shoulder. Owner is requested to prove.
property, pay charges and take the same.
TIMOTHY Lrsm.
Cottonwood, Fergus County, NJ. r.
june eth, 1856.
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NOTIcE!
Proposals for Building Bridge.

Notice Is hereby given that sealed promo.
sais VIII he received until July 10Th. ISsG.
at the County Clerks Office, in White SUI
phur Springs, for the building of bridge
over Coyote Creek. ut the crossing of the
Vol Creek road. All bids to be ncco,p.
panied by specifications.
Ivy order of the Board of County Com
missioners of Meaghcr County, MT.
l.. ROTWITT, CLERK.
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announcement
PROBATE JUDGE.

hereby announce mvs.E IL , cardi,l..,.
Tor the Office of probate iidqe of Farc,-
'"unty, subject to the decision of tn.
republican county convention.
;. g. SAMPLES.
Maiden, VI. r.
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Attention. &c nIieclen

Mr.. Belanser has just returned from
Eastern markets with latest STYLES Of
eenticmens clothing. California goods. For
sale at very low figures the thing for the n
Decorah-posten., 1886-10-27


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9fterfpsrsHsrns sftsr BEN ensffe Srs
bsitstraft, icm Fan hoIbe fig I Srsb
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serrenet CT rsiaa uanfsIist, os b,em
piI rsffsrs fine Beng. Ianst bsrnsbe,
buor man aIbris tan babe at is teu1
isien7
GsRIanb tan erhusrue fig iaa mango
nss RoIsni.r t bet fotffresne "aam,s
rum, BeIsien % &OnaOieIfubst Osia',
IiseIibet t1bbptt. faar be ,iu,.Iisuis ale.
Ss bet CT berfor ~isrunbsn lite iaa
~cx{ ~ N.~ f,x f,,JSt QIro. , t,o.
Decorah-posten., 1886-10-27

Nstier CT foreIsatt at opretts ct "uiIbt'
Slapert be tpife npsrbasruebs afritas
b,fbbsIier; TIT uben SIuperi tan man
Title tptnse Reserue til arbeibs, os uben
bem tan nlan Der lite ubrette rogst;
TIT be Srtbs taaier trr: lts,mIist ars
bsthe bernsbe, os De SOrts piI lite,
uben SIaperi, bar mau Bare Cab at
belle 9oIonipefsnet. 90 fra tpit WiIis
tartsms t be unberfusbe gsne til SIas
pert er MI lite faobant ct fo,ferheIia
fort Stribt. Reu bet fer 10 Iibt lett
ub for europa.
% alt bette Ct bare for ben lille
siftise Sietfefuen. Os mon tisubsr
title eus'as til, buab for m @tft ben
Decorah-posten., 1886-10-27

gang.
5eIe ~SsOrtfssn fGtter pao, os inbsnfor paIter SsIsern'
oper Sfter o9 mob 5ieIbfiber. lib til be nf1enete o.
nRrb fsnbtr SrGnbinsen fin Eorben, os ft~ratIasne Tiger
be 5fstnirs pb at presto meb Cell for at flare 2aubst.
Raar la en- StraaIe fra 9pfet naar benz, for bueu,
uaafse SeiIet fisrnsr euer 6aabet brifer, faa fyrtes Wos
bet, os Roret Iesses op, TIT Der e Sapn t sa, bar 9gfet
iast, % pertor Iisser 5pret Der os patHsr.
s mango Gar BAR bet Iissst Der, os manst ct Stib
bar bet Iebet til pam, men manst ct e. osiaa saast til,
srunbe. fOrbi Eaase % 9stte bar Lttet 9pfst inbe, susr
forbt Stiuet bar taaet fell, os 2ObsbiaIp uaret unruIis.
Git Der er GotboIb, iom fettr @raubfs for 5ieIpen.
Der sipes Cher, bpor gIement.rnes RafeH ipottsr enbper
meunsffeIis arf1anssIis. bpor feIu be mobisfe 6irter fgLs
bss msb Cru.
Gaar Ssfftorm.n RULER Saust tnb fra gea, % BsIs
serns touimsr taurnbste meb Bret I be bpibe Rsmme,
uaar grunbbraatene logger alt fra 5iQ,boImens I Sraabe,
ba boIbtr inseu 8aab, % Wsnnefeue ftaar raabs % mass
tesIsie. 7a CT 9ie1p rmuIis, os faar Stiebusu raabe.
Deb Siben At Sprfaarnet Iiesr Quiet, bpor Tprpos.
tsren bOr. Bet Iisar bsit, % stisu, fOm fsrer usb til
Stranben, er ftenet % brat.
9srnebe bar Gpruost.rsn fin Baab. Reb ben filter
ban, uaar 8sfret Ct sobt, men ben e Iibeu, fun IN
Stiasts, os fsrre Baabe fnbss fsri Iansere borte,
buOr Der Dor 5iffere.
Det uar ben paa 5sfsn. acknowledgements bapbe
49, H. E.>>k. .-.sI~ LIN IT,. Of
Decorah-posten., 1886-10-27

rournre, fom ronr1Ie faL og Frsb burfia frenab.
23rubefsIset fate fig gepRgsTe, after fnaIbebe Pifo
Ierne, after IaruTebe GrouuerHe % after ffurrebe 0ioInsrn
faa bet tans bore 5ieTbsue.
gusunHa git psb Sibsn at gOttoIt. Gan par fraas
Tsnbe sgab, % Bet par %tgbeIist, at ban fa fig sIab paa
flu 8rub.
-Sst n life ct taurIfst Ssse, ban gottOIf BAR
fasbe Mous til @amIe' Siur, ibet gan faa bag paa bet
LANCE Ssss, fou faoche fig Idn9s ben finale BET.
"ausunnas aGt e bsasr lite %bearlis,@ iuarsbe Siur
tsrt.
@Sss tpttes, be 5Iefe CT paa min Stce,1 uente Wions.
Siur iparsbs lite. Dan tpttss lite, bet par parb at
frites paa ben Bel, be M git.
9usuuna fafttbs ibsIis ct 8Iit cp ouer 9aIsa for at
f, ON Susr lite fuIbe touus, men ban par lite at f..
SsIsst forbeIte fig I BaaSene.
Brubsbaabsu par en- Ottrins. Brubsomsbaaben Iiss'
faa. Sen Ssrfs iotte itrur eft.r fra Siaren % bros ubs
opsr. Scrub Runsn fab Gromm, laseren, paa FORTE
Eofts StOresSiur, Tom roche to sarer % fuIce fpre Saa'
ben. gaa aubsu Cote fab 9amIes Siur os Siri % roche
bun fin Gare, os Pua trebi: Colt. bapbe Girls Uianb
faaet qIabs % roche to aarer. ausuuna Os benbes RObr
fab paa en- 5iL bag I Saaben, % t basefe Stang fab
Spiaemunbsn.
GromusIasseu ipptshe t Neuerne for at baue bsbre
Cog vaa Srommsffiftsrns. naar ban ffuIbe iIua los, Os
Spilsmanbsu tIuntsbs pa 8iolinsn. Bsss. pent.be be
paa, at Sfpttsn I Nrubsomasns BaaS ftuIbs Ofyre fin
$40
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
MANNERS FOR BOYS.

In the street-Hat lifted when
saying "good-bye," or, How do
you do p Also when offering a
lady a seat, or acknowledging a
favor.
Keep step with any n you
walk with. Always precede a lady
upstairs, but ask if you shall pre-
cede her in going through a crowd
or public place.
At the street !door-Hat- off the
moment you step into a private hall
or office.
Let a lady pass first always, IN
less she asks you to precede her.
an In the parlOr-Stand till every
lady in the ROOM, also older people,
are seated.
Rise if a lady enters the room
after you are seated, and stand till
she takes a seat.
la Look people straight in the face
when they are speaking to you.
Let ladies pass through a door
first, standing aside for them.
In the dining-roOm-Take your
seat after ladies' and elders.
Never play with your knife, ring
or spoon. r4z .aarasI a2-I-~laaaif
Do not take your napkin up in a
bunch in your hand.
Eat as fast or as slow as others
and finish the course when they do.
Do not ask to be excused before
the others unless the reason is i'm
perative.
Rise~when ladies leave the ROOM,
and stand till theysare OUT p~1oi
If all 60 together, the gentlemen
stand by the door till the ladies
pass. ' ''''' '','
Special rules for the mouth
Smacking the lips and all noise
should be avoided.
If obliged to take anything from
the mouth, cover it with your hand
or napkin. -'sii
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
H SILVER LINING.

A fisherman sat at his door one day Sfti
Watching the clouds, that heavy and gray,
4 Obscured the sunlight's .shiningi aht
And he said to Bright Eyes at his knee,
"Look yonder out in the west and see j.
The cloud with the silver lining"
~ltt5EAIRntyt i.-aYf/ I8IrIB IHI
! think when our skies are cold and gray,
And we vainly seek to find the. way, .af
Somewhere the light is shining, ,.,.
If we bravely resolve to do our part,
And bear our griefs with a patient heart,
And free from all r~epining. 5HblH't3
1f9 31s pfiiH ~5t.lIi stIis 9}4!Ia-
We shall be led to a higher way, -
To better work than we do to-day, 4 ~
And find loves sunlight. shiningiivIl.
For truth of spirit and strength of soul
Will make the darkest cloud unroll
And show its silver lining.
fH~8t 91t -it2 Helen Keith.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
H SILK INDUSTRY.

aAs fNP e. .tf p 50 .Af. r~ .
The leading place in the silk in
dustries of the world is rapidly being
transferred to the United States.
1t has left Milan and Lyons, to the
regret and establishment of Europe,
and to the confusion of the billiards
in this country who could not see
that it was to come at all, and who
have resisted all the agencies that
have brought it here. It's benefits
to Pennsylvania are already very
considerable. 1t has become estab-
lished in almost every town and
city Of the eastern part of the State,
north of the latitude Of Philadel-
phia. There are five mills at Darby
making spun silk, and within the
limits Of the city of Philadelphia
nearly 100 mills spinning and weav-
ing silk and -silk-mixed goods.
Pushes and velvets have recently
been added, and there are two
mills on dress goods, the most of
the establishments making uphols-
terry fabrics, curtains, turcomans,
ribbons, fringes, braids and trim
mings. The product Of all these is
Very large and rapidly increasing,
employing about 5000 persons.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
THE HOT WATER CURE.

"lMy DEAR" remarked Mrs. De
Wigs, at the breakfast table this
morning, "Dio Lewis says that hot
water cures all diseases
"He does, does hep said Mr.. De
Wigs. IL e,Htia 10 ,4.at,q 3'a- ~,
Eyes, and persons who use the
treatment ought never to be sick at
all" tar-a ~ morn IS.
"Well, l don't believe it."
"WhyY
"You know how sick / am all the
time" sa
But you have never tried the
hot-water cure"
What! Never tried it!' ejacu-
lated De Wiggs, as he sided towards
the door. Why, I've been in hot
water eve since | married you"
He got out just in time to miss a
teacup fred at him as a parting sa-
lutte. tsat-afH
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
Seifpfe. fpf,sndaftYn
lin IeNf@uht1, NJ
i .is ssiesR9eeI9fsaiad 'ef1sffrfUA1Dl

Among the 100, 1000 sharehold-
ers of the Panama. Canal there are
10000 women.
THE mo anauhmsennt Which is to Be
placed above the graves Of General
Tombs and his wife at Washington,
Ga, is a draped shaft of Italian, mar
bic twenty-five feet in height.
There are now in use in the
United States 5000 arc lights and
100000 incandescent lights, and the
money invested in the electric light
industry amounts to $7O,OOO,0 900.
Sunlight has been put to odd
use at Brussels. Failing on a small
shaft the rays an upward
draught Of air which sets a fan in
motion, and that in turn starts ma
chinery that winds a clock, ~
The first pound Of smoking to-
bacco manufactured by the Nation
al knights of Labor Tobacco Co., of
this city, was sold at auction at noon
Tuesday for the benefit Of st. Johns
Hospital. 1t was bought by MI. M.
Boles at $4,000: The second pound
was bought by Messrs. Moore &
Proctor at $6.o0:-Raleigh Uronicl.
ID Industries besides that of agri-
culture are making steady progress
in India. The first cotton-spinning
mill was established at Bombay as
late as 1857. By the year 1928
the number of mills had grown to
sixty-two, the majority of them be-
ing situated in the bombay prcsi-
dency. Capital to the amount of
81, SOC, 900 was invested in them.
At Calcutta there were twenty jute
mills in 1888. hi.
"A st. Louis doctor is credited
with having cut off the tails of two
lizards and united the animals by
sewing the stumps. together, thus
making a species of Siamese twins
The object of the experiment was to
ascertain if blood could be trans
fused by this method; and one
writer maintains that if. for exam
pie, a weak and bloodless invalid
were attached in this manner to a
strong and healthy animal, the re-
suit must, be favorable to the invalid.
DR.. Roussel, of Paris, is said to have
met with encouraging success in
such an experiment.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
ITEMS OF

LESS acres, and more bushels
per acre, is a good starting point for
next years crop plans. '44
Every farmer should know
enough Of law to keep him out of
lawsuits-but that's plenty.
In planning for the new house
OF the farm, make the rooms large
enough, even if you must make less
of them. .s
The way to make the fodder
count as it goes out, is to feed it in
clean racks and managers, and to
feed the cattle literally. .a4 80
At Hamilton, Canada, on one of
the very cold but sunny days com
mon to that locality a difference of
35 degrees exists between the shady
and the sunny side of the street.
The third and fourth-class post
masters in convention at Chicago
declare against the postal savings
bank system. They say that their
wages do not warrant the purchas-
ing of $500 burglar proof safe. @
jeff. Davis is described by the
latest visitor to Beauvoir as standing
erect and, save for his full white
beard and silver hair, showing n O
signs Of senility or decay. He dress
es. in black, wears a planters broad
brimmed hat and carries a cane, but
does not lean upon it. "a. s.s -
I speak of which I do know.
If my young friends will be g ,vern
ed by my advice | have this to say
after all my G. as a public man,
now, when my head is blossoming
for the grave, I feel that it would
have been, better for me if I had fol
lowed the occupation of my father.
and been a farmer.-H0n. B. g.. Bronn,
"A convention of the grape and
wine growers of the United States
is called by the national association.
to meet in Washington, d. c., in
May, for the purpose of furthering
the interests of this industry. A
committee of one hundred has been
appointed to effect local organiza-
tions. 1t is intended to hold a n ex-
position Of American wines and
other products of the grape at the
same time and place with the con
vention.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
after washing. 1t is also good, much
dAutef5 ff ftip whiteI pYsfip anP
Pr4r4stspiA qoysfdTicH -1ous
INN SU1sl IL

TWO and ahalf cups sugar; II
and a half cups butter; two cups OF
yeast or one small compressed yeast
cake; two cups OF milk; four or five
eggs; two nhtinegs; one teaspoon-
full soda, and -four enough to make
almost as stiff as biscuit. Put all
the ingredients together at night;
and let it rise till morning. When
it is light roll out and let it rise
again, then shape into cakes and fry
in hot lard. When done, sprinkle
p~ulverized sugar over them. If
fresh suet is. mixed with the lard
half and half, it is much better than
all lard. LE.-L.--.a L-.-..- II - Ill
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17

LESS acres, and more bushels
per acre, is a good starting point fol
next years crop plans. r.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
Aousehold.
G CAKE.

One egg, one .cupful of sugar, one
cupful of milk, two cupfuls of -four,
one tablespoonful of butter, one tea
spoonful OF soda, two teaspoonfuls OF
cream of tartar; bake quickly and
eat warm with sauce or cold with
preserves. .-, a. .t..-..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
MOLASSES F

These are easily made, and nice
when eaten hot. One cupful of su-
gar, one-halfcupful of butter, one
cupful of molasses, II egg, one ia
blespoonful of ginger, one teaspoon
full of soda, one cuptul of hot water,
four cupfuls Of -four and a pinch Of
salt. Bake in gem pans. h''
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-17
WHITE CAKE.

Three cups of sugar, one'of butter,
one-half cup of sweet milk, whites OF
ten eggs, three teaspoonfuls OF bak-
ing powder ,sifted into four and a
half Gu ~ offlour; flavor with bitter
almond or vanilla. Bake in layers;
put icing bctween, made OF the
whites of three eggs, and N pound
of powdered sugar. 1a.I 80 i-.sE-ttl
, 1886-07-13

Puck occasionally bestows artistic at
%tention on the Demo, cratic party but
sticks to the president. The current
number gives a double page cartoon pre-
~senting him in the character of F%arragut
passing the forts. Cleveland in The fore
top is bound by his pledges to the mast of
principle and directs the fire of a guns
crew on the deck below, working the veto
columbiad against the land d%cfenses of
grabbers and s%poilsmen. The gun is
worked by members of the cabinet, one
of whom, however, is conspicuously ah-
sent. In design and execution the car
toon is the best of Picks recent hits, and
is strengthened by this editorial comment.
I'VE have a president who has pledged
himself to carry IL in letter and in spirit,
the laws that make reform possible. He
has made mistakes; he has found the task
hard and p%erplexing. But he has stood
nobly by his pledges, and no n doubts
his sincerity. Let us, as good American
citizens support him
, 1886-07-13

His Grace of Argyle, the Great Macal
lum More, rises to explain the origin of
the sympathy Of Americans for the Irish
in their present struggle. and gets consid-
enbly off his base, as ever dukes will do
when they attempt to treat of what they
do not understand. He assumes that
Americans fall into the error of thinking
OF Ireland as an American state and that
the English aie Withholding powers SINH
lar to those possessed by the states Of the
union. There may be Americans who en-
terrain such a view, but they must be re-
inarkably few in number, considering the
general diffusion of knowledge. Every
reader of history. of whatever nationality,
is familiar with the long and sorrowful
story ~ofconqucst and oppression, of broken
faith and wholesale coniscation, of fraud
and corruption. All know that Ireland
had a separate parliament, and many
therefore think she might be accorded the
same right again, without the least refer
cnce or analogy to the American Union,
which is the creature of "a written aonsti-
tuition, framed and ratified by equal free
and Independent states.
, 1886-07-13

Manufacture VI ONoTus ht ooiihBth
With a view to ascertain some p~articu-
lars Of the manufacture, a representative
of The Ironmonger visited a few days
ago the works of W~eyersberg, Kirsch-
baum & Co., where everything pertain
ing to a blade and its mounting, except
the making of the steel and the harden
ing and tempering of the blades, is done
under the direct supervision of the firm.
The works are divided into two sections.
AT one section, situated at the west end
of the town, the blades are made and
ground, and at the other, situated at the
east end of the town. the mounting and
finishing work is done and the scab-
bards made. In the rolling shops the
steel is drawn out under Ryder ham,
mers, and under these hammers it can
be effectively treated in two heatings.
The firm have two sets of rolls, and each
set is claimed to be capable Of turning
out 800 blades per day. After the roll
ing comes the work of hardening and
tempering. This work is lone by men
who work for themselves at a contract
price in their own shops. a visit to
these little shops shows that a clever hard
cner is a man of exceptional skill. The
tempering can only be done in the best
of light, and it is so trying to the eyes
that the workmen car only be occupied
with it a few hours per day.
After the hardening and tempering
comes the grinding. all of which is done
by hand. Two kinds of work are carried
o~n-namely, wet and dry grinding, and
for the former English stones are used,
as the native stone is not sufficiently
hard. When the grinding is completed
the blades are returned to the hardeners
to be reset, as a cavalry sword generally
loses from three to fou ounce in grind
ing. The guards are first ground in large
plates and afterward blanked out in n
press, about 1000 per day being pro-
duced. Independently of the produc-
ton of steel, the number of operations
required for the making of n new Brit
ish cavalry sword is as follows: Manu-
facture of blade, 30; scabbard, 80; scab-
bard mouthpiecc with sputcheon, 32;
lining for scabbard, II; hand-stop, 10;
%riveting, Z; scales, 4; drag for scabbarj,
G; hoops, 4; guard. 8; leather grip. z;
mounting the complete sword, 10; leather
buffer, .; total, 1866.