The Helena independent. [volume], September 18, 1891, Morning, Page 7, Image 7

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K EcL MINE ON EVERY LOT.
Recent Developments in the KENWOOD district, comprising the Bradford,
Brooke and Syndicate Additions to Helena, make the above statement almost
absolutely true.
But there are other features of this part of Helena that out
weigh the probability of finding gold in paying quantities, and
those are the freedom from smoke and dust that
KENWOOD
Enjoys beyond any other suburb. the direct water service, insur
ing purity and freshness, the fine view, the rich soil, school facil
ities, street car service, good drives and numerous other advantages.
Prices are now reasonable, and the present is the time to buy. My list com
prises many very choice locations.
MwRL UTH,
214, 215, 216, POWER BUILDING, HELENA, MONTANA.
NO SMOKE FROM THIS.
Samples of the Improved Powder
Brought From Europe by
an Agent.
It is Not That Used by the Great
Powers, But of Private
Manufacture.
These Bave Been Pronounced Unsatisfac
tory by the Europeans-A Test of
Its Explosive Character.
Some nine months ago the war depart
ment sent a special agent abroad to get
samples of the different smokeless powders
used by the European powers. While the
idea was good, says the New York World,
the task was hopeless from the start. The
war departments of France, England and
Germany make their smokeless powder and
no outsider can enter their faotories, much
less get samples of their powders. The pro
cess of manufacture is considered a state
secret. Even active officers of the countries
named have to apply for special permission
to visit a powder mill belonging to their
government.
Under the circumstances it is not surpris
ing that the United States agent found it
impossible to get samples of the smokeless
powdee nesed in the armies of France, Ena
land and Germany. All he could do was to
buy samples frona private powder mills.
This he did, and he brought back samples
of the English Maxim and Houghton, the
French B. N., the German Noble and Wals
rode and the Belgium Werdensn. All these
have been tested by nearly every European
government and found not satisfactory, in
spite of th. improvements made upon them.
Eaoh company assured the agent that its
powder was the best and that it would like
to supply the' United States government
with as moon smokeless powder as the
whole army could puff away.
Captain Blunt, of Springfield, at the head
of the board of army officers for testing the
new magazine rifles to be introduced Into
our army, was assigned to thoroughly tet
these powders.
According to Captain Blunt's report all
the smokeless powders brought from Eu
rope, as well as the one manufactured by
the United Btates navy, is valueless for use
in small firearms such as infantry rifles.
The force of smokeless powd8. is much
greater than that of ordinary gunpowder,
because of the high explosive character of
the substanoes used. Its combustion is so
rapid that one grain more than the normal
charge of a cartridge will cause an increase
of 15,000 pounds pressure to the square
inch in the breech of a gun. Unfortunately
the most skillful hand cannot measure a
powder charge to the nicety of a grain, more
or less.
The increased pressure causes an In
creased velocity of the missile and as by
far the largest number of cartridges will be
a trifle irregular in weight the produced
presenre and the actual velocity of each
bullet will differ. With such material mark
manship would become a farce, and an in
fantry body forced to use it might as well
throw rifles away and essay to hit the enq
my with a baton,
Only a few trials have been made to *s
tablish the value of the samples of smoke
lsem powder for large auns. The eight
inch P. L. steel rifle, the smallest of the
new American big guns at tandy Hook,
was fired a couple of times with the Ger
man Walarode. The result in a deasure
surprised the experimenting officers.
The normal charge of ordinary powder
for an elht-inch rilfe is 180 pounds, the
shell weghltaO 800 peads Oniy forty-fve
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pounds of the German smokeless powder
were used, and the low pressure of 30,000
pounds per square inch to the breech of the
gun with the extraordinary velocity of
over 2.000 feet per second was obtained.
Taking into consideration that the full
charge of 130 pounds of ordinary powder
with a pressure of at least 35,000 pounds to
the square inch would not have given more
than 1,7)0 or 1,800 feet velocity it would
seem that the smokeless powder has some
good qualities.
All these foreign powders have been care
fully analyzed, but their composition re
mains a secret. It has been impossible to
determine the chemical bases of some of
the compound ingredients, and until this
is done it will be hard for our powder
makers to improve upon these products.
The value of smokeless powder in warfare
is beyond dispute. The war department
seems to realize this, and the ordnance
department does at present. with its lim
ited means, all it can to keep abreast with
the progress of modern times. This gov
ernment should follow the example of: for
eign powers and establish laboratories,
placing them in charge of skilled chemists,
who might study the smokeless powder
question thoroughly.
The French semokeless powder has the ap
pearance of thin sheets of glue which are
cut in strips two inches long and half an
inch wide. The charge is bound together
with a string and thus put into the gun.
The German Walsrode is cut in cubes one
third of an inch square. It is dark black
and under the knife acts like soap. A thin
piece cut from it is almost transparent.
One of the chief componenteof all smoke
less powder is now nitro-cellulose, which
seems to have transplanted the straw col
lulose.
A BOY'S MANNER.
The Commercial Value of Proper Behavior
in a Boy.
"His manner is worth $100,000 to him!"
That is what one of the chief men of the
nation lately said about a boy, says the
Congregationalist. "It wouldn't be worth
so much to one who meant to be a farmer,
or who had no opportunities, but to a
young college student with ambitions it is
worth at least $100,000.
The boy was a distant relative of the man
and had been brought up by careful parents
in afar off city. Among other things he
had been taught to be friendly and to
think of other persons before him
self. The boy was on a visit in
the town where the man lived. They
met on the street, and the younger, recoc
nizing the elder, promptly went to his side
and spoke to him in his cordial, happy, yet
respectful, way. Of course the man was
pleased, and knew that anybody would have
been pleased. The sentence above was the
outcome of it. A little later the boy came
into the room, just as the rpan was strug
gling into his overcoat. The boy hur
ried to him, pulled it up at the collar
and drew down the wrinkled coat beneath.
He would have done it for any man, the
haughtiest or the poorest.
The boy has not been in society a great
deal. He has not learned orthodox selfish
ness. He positively can't be easy at the
table until his neighbors are waited on. A
chair is torture if be thinks anyone else is
less comfortably seated. He wouldn't in
terrupt to let loose the wittiest or the most
timely remark ever thought of. He may
learn to do so some day-after he has earnsed
his hundred thousand-but it is doubtful.
The expression of his klndliness may be
come conformed to popular usage, modi.
fled, refined, but the spirit, which prompts
the expression will only row with his years.
Do not misunderstand, boys. You may
be truly unselfish, and yet not have this
boy's prize, You may wish to do things for
others and yet feel that you do not know
how. Tie only way to learn is to try; to
hesitate for no feeling of bashfulness or
awkwardhess, but to put into direct and
instantdneous practice whatever kind, help
ful thoughts occur to you.
1 Wisdom's Violet Cream
Is the most exquisite preparation in the
world for softening 'and whitening the
hands and face. It is not only a substitute
for, but in every respect superior to glyuer
In, sold asci, vaseline, and like prepara
tlonw 'ljry it.
OUR TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR OF CONTINUOUS BUSINESS
Clarke, Conrad,& Curtin,
THE LEADING DEALERS IN
STOVES AND RANGES.
SWe offer a very complete line
S t of all kinds of
leatillh avd Cookinv Stoves
CRN,: jFor either Wood or Coal and
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THE COOK AMALGAMATOR.
THE COOK AMALGAMATOR may take the place of the ordinary mill
tables and operate close up to the batteries, or it works with splendid results on
the tailings from other amalgamatin; devices. It is
CHEAP. DESIRABLE AND EFFICIENT,
and Will save ninety-nine per cent. of all the metals which will amalgamate, no
matter how fine, and the Soured quick in the tailings from other amalgamatiug
apparatus. There are very many places (I Montana where the Cook Amalgamator
will pay for itself every month.
I Will Guarantee Satisfaction Where I Advise the Purchase.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
G. C. Swallow, Helena, Sole Agent for Montana.
Having declined tIm plsma of State Mine Inspoobor, I am now prepared to
examine and report on mines, and aid in buying and selling the same. I have had
prt-flve years' experience in mining. G. C. SWAL.row.
See Amalgamator at my Otoe from 9 to 12 ,A. M.
SAT A SACRIFICE'.
After an extraordinary rush upon our
stock of Wines, Cigars and Liquors, after
our positive announcement that we must
close out, we have now on hand that must
be closed out immediately
Fifty-Five Barrels of Bond & Lillard
Spring of 1887 Whiskies,
Besides numerous other brands, that we
will close out either in part, by the gallon
or barrel, or the entire outfit, at
PRICES THAT WILL ASTONISH YOU.
Cigars, Wines and Fancy Liquors are
still being offered at PRICES NEVER
BEFORE HEARD OF.
We wish to announce to the family
trade that we are able to stock their cel
lars and pantries with the most delicious
Whiskies, Wines and Fancy Liquors at
prices never before heard of.
We still wish to impress upon the
minds of the public that when we say that
we must positively close out WE MEAN
BUSINESS. Give us a oall.
I. L. ISRAEL & CO.