The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-23
cept underneath the street railway rails,
where, single 7x16- inch beams will be used.
The bridge will be supported on iron tres
tlework piers.-Paci1c Lumbernan.

Mercury is the nearest to the sun. Venus
ia almost the same size as the earth and
rotates on her axis in nearly the same num-
her of hours. Mars is smaller than the
earth, has two moons and is most like it as
regards possibilities of habitation; water
and land are equally divided on Mars, and
the poles of the planet are ice-bound.
Jupiter. the giant planet, is 1,23O times as
large as the earth and has -Four moons.
Saturn has a gorgeous system OF rings
which completely surround 1t, ana IN tnls
ia seyenty-four times as large az the earth
and has four moons. Neptune has one
moon. il 1O5 times as large as the earth and
is the furthest planet from tho sun yet dis
covered. -.a.."
A curious plant grows in Arabia called
the laughing plant. 1t is of moderate size.
with bright yellow flowers and soft, vel
vety seed pods, each of which contains two
or three seeds resembling black beans. The
natives frequently dry the seeds and reduce
them to powder. 1t is said that a dose OF
this powder produces q similar e1fecb 70
that Of laughing. gas. 1t causes inc mosu
sober person to dance, shout and laugh IN
an extremely boisterous manner and TO
run about doing the most ridiculous things
| for an interval OF half an hour or more.
AS the effects of the powder wear OH ex-
haustion sets in and the person falls into a
hours later he has not the slightest recol-
lection of anything he did while under the
influence of the drug. ~4
The origin of the everyday phrase,
music of the Spheres" is sufficiently
interesting to even bear retelllng
to those that already know it. P%ythagoras,
the Greek philosopher, while experiment.
ing on the vibrations Of tight-drawn STRINGS
discovered tant strings of certain lengths
nrndnced certain notes, Hethen illogically
connected the seven planets known at that
time with musical notes for the reason
merely that the radii of the seven spheres.
in which, according to then existing no,
tions. the planets were set. were or unequal
length and therefore ~ produced different
notes. These notes he dubbed the "mnsio
of the spheyes,' This music WAS not sup
posed to be caused by the friction OF the
spheres in the sockets in which they were
set, as is now currently thought. but was
produced by the vibrations OF their I'M
equal radii. .."- 49,
People seem to wonder why it il thai
dentists use gold only for the best hlllngi
and are inclined to believe that 1t Ia be
cause they wish to run up the bills. AS ii
we'll known, silver would resist the acid
found in the mouth quite as we'll and l havt
been asked at least twenty times why I die
not put in silver filings. II those who are
80 anxious to cast aspers1ona on the uer'
lists would only study metallurgy the.
would find the reason 70 employ only colt
ia that ii ID the only metal that will welt
while cold. Silver will not do 80 nor viii
ANYTHING else. The cohesive properties o
perfectly smooth and clear gold are aston
ishinp. If You take n sheet OF gold foil AM
let Ii fall upon another both will be q
ARMY joined TINT it will be impossible 7
separate them. 1t il this property tina
maEes gold valuable to dentists, and no
the desire to increase bills.