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DeSoto times., 1890-09-25
A RIM OF STEEL.
It's All There Is Between Railroad Pas.
sengcr and Eternity.


u tell you what it is" remarked an
old railroad man, sit used to bo that
they couldn't turn a wheel any too fast
for me- but it's different now. The way
these fellows run nowadays make my
hair stand on end. We used to think
that twenty-five or thirty miles an hour
was high running. People were just as
well satisfied, if not more so, than now,
and there weren't so many accidents.
Those days when man got on the
ground there was some chance of his
getting away alive, but when you touch
ground on one of these fast runs now
you're mighty liable to stay there. Peo-
pie are getting to look upon a mile a
minute as common thing, and are just
bowling mad at road that doesn't
make it. They never stop to think OF
the danger. All they think about is to
get to their destination.
why when | stop and think of being
whirled across the country fifty or sixty
miles an hour, down hills and around
curves, with only an inch and half of
iron between me and eternity, l get 50
scared | swear never to get on coach
again. What do mean by an inch and
half OF iron? Well, you know what a
passenger coach is, don't you? You
know how they're built. A coach is a
pretty solid thing nowadays, and to
look at one a person would think they
were pretty safe, but that's because you
don't know any thing about it. The
coach itself is all right as far as it
goes, but it's the wheels. Did you ever
look at the wheels? If you did you may
have noticed how they're made. A good
size, broad enough and heavy enough,
and with a tire of the finest kind OF
steel. But, on the inside of the tire,
you see a sort of rim or fange. That
ilange is about an inch and half thick
and about the same depth. 1t doesn't
look as if it amounted to much, that
little piece of steel, but that's just what
the lives of all the passengers depend
upon. That fiange keeps the wheel to
the rail and keeps the coach from run
ming off the track.
well, now, When train is going
fifty miles an hour around curve you
see how much depends on that fange.
The whole weight and speed of the
train is against that fiange on one side,
the outside of the curve, and it Is all
that keeps the coach from whirling
from the track. Suppose the flange
Ia Nv, -, ss, 10 VrUcH The case, was wofn
down and had been missed by tn. car
inspector. The chances are ten to one
that the fange couldn't hold, but wotAd
climb the rail and there'd be another
accident. The reporters would be told
the rails spread Or something of that
kind, and no one but the company would
know what caused the accident.
There are good many accidents
that happen that way, but it doesn't APP
pear to be any of the public's business.
As general rule O coach wheel is
watched mighty closely, and the min
ute tiange begins to wear new ones
are put on, but many time an inspect
or will miss wheel and then the
chances are big that there'll be an acci.
ent"-Kansas CITY Star.
DeSoto times., 1890-09-25
THE WORLDS CENTER,
Cities That Wish to Be Recognized as TIL,
Mid-Spot of Our Planet.


For several centuries different cities
in the Orient have contested with each
other for the honor of being recognized
as the mid-spot of our planet Quite
recently London geographer issued
an elaborate work in which he tries to
prove the British metropolis to be the
center Of the landed hemispheres.
Jerusalem and Delphi, notwithstanding
the fact that neither of them is situated
on the equator, have for ages been the
two great rivals in this mid-spot discus
sion. William Simpson, of the London
Society for Exploring Palestine, tells
us that Herr Schick has sent home
drawings of the Jerusalem center OF
the world. 1t exists, of course, in the
Greek Church of the Holy Sepulcher,
not in the Latin Church. The spot is
identified less by physical science than
by prophecy. 1t is written in the
Psalms: God is my king of old, work
ing salvation in the midst of the earth"
This can only refer to the scenes of the
passion and of the holy sepulcher, and
the midst of the earth must, therefore,
be found where the holy sepul-
cher is considered to be by the
Greeks The belief that the center is
there, or thereabouts, is ancient, for it
occurs in work by St Ephrem, quoted
by John Gregory in referynce to Noah's
prayer. Here St. Ephrem says that
Adam was buried sin the middle of tho
earth" Homer calls Clypso's island
"the navel Of the world, the center Of
all the seas" In Eschylus certain
round stone in the temple of Delphi is
the ''navel," or center of the earth, and
here does Orestes take refuge when pur-
sued by the Eumenides. Pindar has
anticipated Eschylus here, and, after
an era, Pausanius Qike Herr Schick)
had the pleasure of seeing tho only gen.
uine central hub at Delphi. ut is
made" he says, "of white stone, smooth
and polished, and is the middle point Of
the whole world" Delos, as we'll as
Delphi, claims to be one of the sacred
places perforated by the earths axle,
and probably other cities, in all ages,
have looked upon their places as de-
serving of the same distinction. There
,an be no closer analogy, however, than
that which exists between the hall Of
stone in the Church of the Holy Sep
ulcher at Jerusalem and the round white
stone at Delphi. Louis Republic.
DeSoto times., 1890-09-25
PERSONAL AND iMPERSONAL.

1t takes the Sultan Of Turkey forty
minutes to say his prayers in royal form.
The spread of the English language
is indicated by the fact that it was used
ia the framing OF recent treaty be.
tween Russia and China.
The first colored graduate from the
department OF music of the University
of Pennsylvania is Miss Ida L. Bowser.
She is an accomplished violinist and
has written several short sonatas.
Darby, the great English jumper
recently beat Parker and Short at Dud-
ley, England, in u three-cornered match.
He won five jumps, without weights,
81 feet 81 inches; one jump with
weights, IA feet . inches; one jump
without weights, IL feet l 4 inches
This last jump becomes the worlds
record.
Saxon and Berlin dailies say that
Prince Bismarck has asked the Emperor
to see to it that no monument shall be
erected to him in Berlin during his life
time. The ex-Chancellor is said also to
have requested the Bismarck Monument
Committee to devote the money already
collected bv it to the construction of a
memorial church in Berlin, In the
Reichstag Bismarck once said that 'ft
disturbed him TO walk nv his fossi1ized
self in Kissinren and Coiopne" 81 am
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DeSoto times., 1890-09-25

cent, and over this reflection I became
quite myself again, and went on pick
ing my way through the pasture, whist
Ing Yankee Doodle" What II l was
a black sheepP If my dresses chose to
tear, and my shoes to wear out sooner
than other peoples, was sure it wasn't
any fault OF mine. And there couldn't
be any thing wrong in climbing trees,
or riding the old horse bareback. OF
course l shouldn't do it when | was
grown up, and great piano player,
but
"Hulloa!"
The voice seemed to come from some-
where underground. l stopped and
looked around. The only living Great
ure in sight was u brindle COW, which
stood on the edge of bank, pensively
looking over. l waited moment and
then shouted In return: "Hulloa! Where
are you? What do you want?"
Down the bank. Come over here, +,
was the answer.
My first glance down the steep ledge
explained the cows interest In the sit
uation. There, at the bottom of the ra-
vine in an uncomfortably crampod posi-
tion, lay the smallest specimen of a
brindled, bossy calf ever saw. By the
side of the calf stood boy-very
freckled, very ragged, and some two
years younger than myself-staring at
me with wonderfully disgusted ex-
preston.
WAS that you a-whistlin'?"
"Yes. What do you want?"
Don't want nothin' o you," he ex-
planned, in deeply injured tone. 81
thought you was boy. an was goin,
DeSoto times., 1890-09-25
Circumyenting Smokeless Powder.

One of the summers exercises at
Aldershot has been what is called the
infantry smoke attack. An advanced
line carries with it certain material
packed in cases. which, when lighted,
creates a dense smoke, and under its
cover the main body goes forward,
screened from the exact aim of the
enemy until within short range of the
latter. An antidote for one character
istic feature of smokeleSs powders is
thus provided almost before they havo
come into general use. While the
French are said to consider the tactical
changes demanded by the new powders
as sufficiently important to require re-
vision of their drill book, and while a
German cavalry expert doubts whether
it will be possible hereafter to do as
much as hitherto with mounted troops
against infantry, from the lack of clouds
Of smoke to conceal the advance, new
smoke producers are already being pro-
vided. 1t is familiar experience that
when either the attack or the defense in
the art of war obtains a new advantage,
the other side invents something with
which to counteract it; but in this In
stance of the Aldershot smoke cases the
response comes with unusual prompt
ness London Globe.
DeSoto times., 1890-09-25

raw Bertha's beat for carelessness. AS
Mis- Stevens said yesterday, she's the
black sheep of the family, and always
will be-"
7 lad heard this last remark often
enough to grow hardened to it, and
never dreamed of taking offense. But
Uncle Moses, who had prophesied, years
before, that I'd "make somethin' some
time," and still held to that opinion,
put down the dipper to say, with more
than ordinary emphasis: "You let her
take it, Ann. 'Tain't more'n mile
cross-lots and the money'll get there
lest as safe as if stopped in the middle
Of hayin' to 60"
"It's better to leave the haying over
day than to lose thirty dollars"
sighed Aunt Ann, sepulchrally. "But
you'll have your own way about it,
whatever l do or say. Only I want you
10 remember If any thing happens,
Moses, who it was that sent her."
"Wa-al," hastily assented Uncle
Moses, as he started for the bayfield,.
That one word was great favorite of
bis. He used it it the affirmative and
negative; to express pleasure or vexa-
ton; whom Ann scolded or the COW
kicked over the milk pail. Once, when
Of the age OF four, I distinguished my
self by falling head first into the spring
and crawling out unaided, he was
startled into the incredulous ejacula-
ton: "Wa-al! Wa-aW but that devia-
ton never occurred again.
Aunt Ann, deprived of one listener,
turned to me. ~ don't know but what
It just as we'll for you to CO." she ad-
nitted. 1--WE promised to pay for the
COW the fifteenth, and she's particular
10 tho hour. hut I Noiah 1t was Milly
visiting here instead of you. Aunt
Augusta is the same relation to your
family as she is to me, and 1t wouldn't
surprise me any If she should take 1t
into her head to do something for some
Of you children. do hope, Bertha,
II she inquiries who you are, you'll try
and act so as not to spoil the chances of
the rest Of the family"
brushed my hair in way intended
to express the utmost Indifference to
"Aunt Augusta" her likes and dislikes.
Secretly, l was good deal excited.
Ever since ! could remember l had
heard fabulous stories of the benevo-
lence, keenness and business capacity
Of this great-aunt OF ours. who man
aged every detail of the large estate
herself And now, instead of gazing at
this paragon from the remote distance
Of across the church, l was to see her
face to face. The event was even of
enough consequence, in my eyes, to JUS
tify little extra pains with my toilet.
Perhaps" hazarded as l donned my
best gloves, she'll take fancy to me
and give me musical education"
"She WON'T" declared Aunt Ann, with
adecision that left no room for hope.
She's one of the most particular
women l ever saw, and any one she
takes fancy to would have to look as
llthey'd just come out of bandbox.
You could fix up all you was a-mind to,
you wouldn't have the style to please
her. 1t isn't in you. Milly, now,
would be a girl after her own heart. l
was thinking the other day l believed
"a try to get her acquainted with
Milly."
lgave disgusted look at the rehec-
uon OF my thin, brown face and lank
Dody in the glass, and mournfully de-
clded Aunt Ann was right. Oh, dear,
dcar' why was not Milly? Or, If l
DeSoto times., 1890-09-25
A BLACK SHEEP.
Row Torn Shoes and Dress Helped
Bertha Lampson.

UNIT ANN stood
in the doorway
looking at me
doubtfully. 81
don't know about
letting her take
it, Moses" she
said. at seems
as If a girl of
thirteen oug h t
to be old enough,
and If 1t was
Milly l shouldn't
think of worry
ing. But l never
DeSoto times., 1890-09-25

"A Woeful World. d.-"Scott! 1t costs
money to live" "Why don't you die,
HEMP doctors and undertakers are
90 blamed expensive, Epoch.
DeSoto times., 1890-09-25

Chinese pheasants were introduced
into the woods of Oregon only eight
years ago, and there are now said to be
nearly million Of EN- there,
DeSoto times., 1890-09-25

W. IuSV Dc myself, why couldn't I have
veen W. born with taste for sewing and
J.. nAing-up," instead Of for climbing
a aoes' and racing the old horse round
.a .ao iots bareback. I Ipuzzled over this
". .0luharum till | was we'll on my way
va,y .n to give it up as unanswerable.
,.n nu'at any rate" decided, philosophi-
ts.. S,y' as | pulled my big shade hat
tnr r''her over my eyes, 81 can show her /
aa aAow how to act, If l don't look as II I'd
toule I out Of bandbox." I had always
"0a sure could talk better than MILL
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-18
THE MARKETS.
STOCKS

STOCKS
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Bar silver. $L16.
Copper-Neglected; lake, October, $1,000
Lead-Steady.
The stock market opened higher this morning
and prices rose steadily until after the bond offer
ings became known. The bears then attacked
the list on the theory that the result of the bond
offerings had been discounted. and in their efforts
to break values we're aided by considerable reali-
cations The Boston failure was also used Is .
club with which to knock off Quotations. The
market closed quiet but weak. generally Ut small
tract ons below opening figures. Governments
lower for the fours.
Petroleum closed steady; Pennsylvania spot
opened at SEC, closing 8l1c; October opened
At $3.50, closing 1t 82hc.
Geysrnmsnt bo md 12s ~ ~: 1osa;
Improvement. ii: OREGON N.yis.tien. g; Ore
so1 Iranscontnsnt. 4os Dni P9im Tactic; osf
paper. 7@9. Sterling exchange quiet ana etee0ys
Today bills, &4.s0h; demand. xASA
CHICAGO CATTLE
prime natives, 3L9oG5.15; seconds, $s702ASss
thirds. $s.75@i.5O common. IS 0QgS7O; bulls,
81 .6O02.s5; cows and heife.s. $125e2sS; Texans
Hoss-Receipts. 5000; shipments. s,ooo; slow Z,
good mixed. x42Sg44o; prime heavy s = butch
era W0l&0C6, $&sOUS$k sUs nSuCS VaOoSSSoos
Sheep-Recsipts, 11,OOO 10@l5c lower. dull;
natives, - .OOGk75; westerns, SA10@4.35; lambs.
SL6OG6. 10.
CHICAGO PRODUCE
CHICAGO. Sept. l7.-Close-W Wheat Unsettled;
cash. csc; December, $1:o2Sg1 .o2h; May, u .06x.
Corn-Steady; cash, 47Ac; October. &7Xc; May,
Oats-Easy; cash, SIC; October. s7as@s7Ac;
PcrfMsteady; cash. SO; October. sass: Jan
uary, $780,
January, $8.67h@6. 10.
Barley-Steady; No. 2, 75@7sc.
Shoulders-Unchanged.
Short clear-$5.6O@ 5.87x.
Hholt ribe-65,S5@5.45
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is to name the colt after his sire, and the
FLY after her dam. In this case Mr.. Haggin
reversed the usual custom, and taking the
frsf three letters Of SRlina, evolved-Salva-
tor! The name Salvador occurs frequently
in the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese
languages, the Spaniards writing it also
Salvador. It is indissolnbly linked to the
art world by Salvador Rosa. The word is
of Latin origin: the Romans used to say
Salve!- God be with you'll Halvete--saiveto
how fare youf be we'll; how do you do?
Mr.. Haggin is the fortunate possessof 81
the queen az we'll as tho king of the turf.
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VISITORS

Are cordially invited immense whether IN
tending purchase where will be pleased to show
largest stock every department displayed Montana
Larger stocks than be by all Helena competitors
bined prices that they cannot will dare not Our
shipments from direct and in such quantities
the very lowest of freight and bought for
spot cash only.
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b Mammoth Furniture House K K
urnture, CARPETS Wall Paper House Furnishing Goods

ror bedroom dining Office and library furniture
ows springs comforts blankets sheengs and all kinds Of bed
Ing magnificent line of paintings, etchngs and engavgs
oe1 SETS mirrors, picture frames mouldings An immense stock
carpets and wall paper all the shades and coorngs VIM
shades lace and chenille curtains silk curtains conice poles
Gale Aren't for Iiaa for The Celebrated Dsne,c Sewing IaGlile
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No You Want. Home,

Do You Want . Home?
If SO, buy new and substantial fve-room
house built for the owner. Easy terms.
Call at the premises, los Alta street. one
block east Of Hoback, and one block south
of Broadway.
The morning call., 1890-08-02
FREE-FOR-ALL FIGHT.
Feeling OF the South Over the Election

Feeling OF the South Over the Election
of IA Senator.
Walter S. Moore, President of the Orc
Elmo Club at Los Angeles, and delegate
to the convention, has this to say about
Markham ana the south:
markham had nothing to do with the
selectio of delegates. Our convention Sc
lected them from prominent business and
political men. They are probably the best
representatives that could be picked from
Los Angeles County, and are enthusiastic
and unanimous for Markham.
while there may be parties who aspire
to position on the State ticket, still they
will be satisfied with Markham'S nOmna-
ton, and .are content 10 wait for some
future tine to present their claims before a
State Convention.
Markham is a strong man personally all
through the south. His record as Con-
gresham is thoroughly satisfactory to the
entire party, and is referred to by all Re-
publicans in the district with great deal
of qualification.
while the Republican vote of the south
may be a tTlhe less than it was in the
Presidential campaign, it is generally con-
coded that Markham will have a larger
majority than Harrison. Markham's nomi-
nation Will assist very materially in the
election of Republican members to the
Legislature in that section. He is affable,
QucK-witted and courteous TO all. We
want il understood that while the south is
Republican, we want free-for-all fight for
the SenatorshiD,"
The morning call., 1890-08-02
1T Is TOO LATE,


Charles Clark VIII Have to Suffer for
Duncan Logan's Murder.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the
writ in the habeas corpus case of Charles
Clark, which was granted at the instance
of his counsel, Carroll Cook, and heard by
that body some weeks ago.
The petitioner was convicted of felony
and sentenced by the Superior Court Of San
Diego to Imprisonment at Folsom for thr ee
years. While so imprisoned, he was taken
out of the State Prison upon an order Of
the Superior Court of San Francisco,
brought before magistrate, charged with
the murder OF Captain Duncan Logan and
held to answer before the District Court
An information was filed against him by
the District Attorney, he was tried, con-
victed, sentenced to death, and is now in
the County Jail awaiting the execution Of
his sentence.
1t was cOntended by Clark's counsel that
the Superior Court Of this county had no
jurisdiction over him, and that by virtue of
the judgment of the San Diego Superior
Court, the Warden of Folsom Prison was
entitled to his sole custody until the eXpira-
ton of the term of sentence. But the SUI
preme Court says that fact does not matter.
1t is enough that he was produced in re-
Spouse TO the order, tried and found guilty,
and that ii is too late now to raise the
question of Jurisdiction,
The morning call., 1890-08-02
MAYNARD'S METHOD.

The Notorious Jack Treated to a Little
OF His Own Medicine.
When l see a dollar on the counter, the
house drinks" This exclamation of the
notorious Jack MAYNARD yesterday morn
ing in lis bar-room at SansOme and Pacific
streets was the beginning of row which
resulted in his being badly battered and
locked up in prison on charge Of battery,
and secondly in the arrest Of the owner OF
the money, Charles b. Rasmussen, a patrol
man Of MOrSe's Patrol.
Maynard was treated at the Receiving
Hospital shortly after the quarrel occurred
for two severe Commissions of the forehead,
inflicted by Rasmussen. He stated that the
patrolman entered his place abOuto6 o'clock
in the morning. and without any justifab!e
cause attacked him, and then struck him on
the head with revolver. On this state
menI Rasmussen was charged with assault.
Rasmussen's story is to the effect that
when going home from his beat he went
into the bar-rOom for a drink, and placed a
dollar on the counter. A woman asked him
if she could drink at his expense, but he de-
clined; whereupOn Maynard took the coin,
and made the observation quoted. When
Rasmussen demanded the change, May
nard threw two glasses at his head, and a
fight ensued, which was concluded by Ras-
mussen blowing his police whistle, and re-
ceiving the assistance of Officer Furlong,
who escorted both to the City Prison.
The morning call., 1890-08-02
mARKHAm's STRENGTH.
Delegates From the South VIII Vote
Solid for Him.

Delegates From the South VIII Vote
Solid for Him.
NJ. r. Higgins, Secretary of the Board of
Viticulture at Los Angeles and delegate
from that city, said last night that Mark
ham would arrive in San Francisco at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, and his visit is
at the urgent request of the northern dele
gates, who wish to make his acquaintance
before the convention. Referring to Mark
ham he said:
He has not been anywhere except in his
own Congressional district, and that is
solid merely through affection and esteem
for hun. He has been East working for APP
propriatOns for the Soldiers Home, and
when he returned ne found a pile of CORE
sp0ndence awaiting his attention that has
kept him busy up TO the present, in order
that he might get ready Tor the convention.
While Congressman for two years for
the south he did more for his constituents
than any Of his predecessors He started
all their appropriations, so long delayed,
and has made two Irlps to Washington
since the spring at his own expense and for
the purpose of furthering the granting Of
the appropriations.
He is the coolest man in creation. There
is not murmer or whisper in Los Angeles
against him. The whole south is for him.
They simply took Waterman at his word
that he was not candidate, and met the
promise of the north to elect a Governor
from the south, provided the south would
give a solid vote for their candidate, by
going solid for Markham.
"Markham has a very active support, and
no side issues will be tolerated. Los An
geles has just one fight, and one fight only,
and that Is Tor Governor