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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25

iron work. But before we had reached the
middle Of the bridge the Waterman stopped
us and ordered us To go back. We pleaded
and protested and argued, but II was OF 10
use. He wouldn't even take a bride. here
upon the boy Jack loudly called my al
tention 20 the fact that the water looked
a~,vfuilv cold down below. Appleton quick
~ added tnat under certain circumstance
IN would make an excellent plunge hath'
and ! Clipped in with a fippant remark
about II being a thrcc-to-one shot.
That warchman evidently thought we
meditated murder, or some equally des-
perate crime. for his eyes fairly bulged
from their sockets as he backed away from
us AS far rs the narrow footpath would
hermit. We brushed by him instantly and
continued on our way without any tuItAer
Interference from him.. The Waterman at
the other end Of the bridge, however
proved Il different metal. lie was rs DIG
as two OF us and We didn't dare 10 attempt
any bluff with him. He was even more
obdurate than the other fellow. 1t began TO
look az though all our labor was TO pe III
vain. when Appleton whispered to me 10
RIM while he engaged the Waterman IN
conversation. Well, 1 scooted, ana so g
Jack. but we didn't scO0t far, for we 6pt
brought TO Il sudden standstil by the fress.
termination Of the bridge at the around,
II was a sheer hundred feet to tup again
and there was no ladder. ] gaySears if il
and could have wept scaldSn. however,
hadn't been so cold. ApNyatchman and
succeeded in pacifying tgrim determina-
came 30 our rescue Wildly jumped down
ton in his stride. Hailed upon Jack and
the first terrace avid so, but hcsltated.
me 10 follow. J0(scemed Ike a precipice
Those fifteen t0n the next terrace locked
and the landand insecure. i didn't dare
awfully ha' ! compromised by taking q
10 jump, toboggan slide on my coat tail.
kind Of as exhilarating or as fascinating |
1t w2y other slides I've had. but it was
as ,as exciting. In this way l reached
ON frma IN a somewhat dismantled con-
.ion. incidentally | bade u fearful gocdby
o my trousers next day.
Ii was about two miles from the bridge |
o the opera house, and we had TO foot it.
there wasn't a vehicle abroad that
ieht. We ran most OF the way to keep |
rom freezing. and after frightening a
ouple Of women into Mysteries, because
icy misunderstood our hurried request for
we arrived at the theatre at
quarter past nine and proceeded with the
erformance. As there was no time 10
| went on just as / was. looking
ke "A scarecrcw on "A Massachusetts, farm.
De audience was good natured, though,
nd readily forgaye mt when they learned
hat had happened. l shall never forget
nat trip, and / wouldn't go through IL
gain, even 70 elect Harrison.
NAT. c. GOODWIN.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25

nave long been known to be In n dread
full conditions; so much so that n large
appropriation was made by the Govern
ment for the erection Of new reservoirs.
One can understand somewhat OF tne
condition OF things when they hear tnat
Hamburg boasts Of the sewerage or It's
city as the most perfect in Europe.
Strangers coming to the city are taken
through the ewers. The chief engineer
is a very accomplished gentleman. These
sewers issue into the Northern Elbe Une
Elbe forks at Hamburg. making the
Northern and Lower Elbe); the reservoirs
are situated oh the Lower Elbe, from
which they are filed. At high TIDE IL Is
not at all an thing for tne
waters of the Northern Elbe, with the
diluted sewerage, TO be washed DOCK
again into the Lower Elbe. This Is GER
tainly a very horrible idea. and the recent
examinations into the city wafer pipes
show that they are In the most IeaIAu
state OF pollution. reeking with uncledI-
ness. aud encrusted With slime ana eNeiS
sort OF parasitical growth.
Altoona, which Is but a c~ontinuatlo OF
Hamburg. has its W water supply. and
has the best design OF reservoirs
providing for a thorough Offering Oh the
water.
Hamburg has made a large approprla-
ton of money for the construction Oh
fltering reservoirs similar 10 those OF
Altoona. but for some unexplained reason
the completion Of these reservoirs hd9
ben delayed and are not now IN opera
ton. And although vigorous measures
are now being taken IL VIII De Nearly ="
year before they are In use. ~.
Altoona was almost entirely tree ol
cholera, there being nc regular epldeinlc
there. And 70 show the eject or water,
on q certain street On the borders OF
Hamburg and Altoona, which was oeso-
lated by cholera. there were two houses
which received their water supply from
the Altoona reservoir, and IN them theIo
was not a case. In speaking 10 a prom.
nent citizen 1 expressed my surprise that
they did not strike the water hlsher up
for their reservoir supply, 50 as TO aNoiu
the possibility Of the overflow OF Ine
Northern Elhe. His answer was; we
would willingly do that. but, untortu-
nately. the Elbe higher up belongs 10
Prussia and she won't allow H. ! eA-
claimed rather enthusiastically: HOW
thankful I am we have a whole cohti-
nent to ourselves. where no one can pre-
vent us from obtaining healthy water
where we will" Indeed. a prolonged resi-
dence I'm other countries IS apt 10 PICK
naws I'm the country. but the change Oh
residence brings the sure conviction that
with all her faults America Is soou
enough for Americans.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25
Music During a Play.

Editor Times:
wish TO call the attention Of lovers
Of art 10 an important evil, which. 1t
seems to me could and should be cor
rected. namely, tina Of allowing the or
chestra TO play during an intensely pa
thetic piece Of acting. The wailing sounds
of concerted violins Jar and CRATE upon
nerves strained TO the utmost by superb
acting. They are out OF place, and GER
tainly should be stopped, or else our
thoughts. moved at o1ce by %rapturous
.eloquence, and lifted l. dazzling heights.
be then suddenly transported with swift
ness by those scratches and grating
intended for music, mock US in
despair. We are powerless 10 command
a cessation OF such violence 20 our feel
ings, however, and st and wiring our
thoughts and feelings into agony. and
wonder how refined and delicate taste
can continue 20 allow such b~arbarity.
VIE.
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VII.

Dairty Mabel, your face and your figure so
fair.
Your rosy red lips and that silken soft
bair.
Still run through my memory, though the
half Is not said;
And / wish yOl were here and had back
the sled.
Lack Of fame and good fortune I would not
deplOre
Were you fast in my arms on that hillside
once mOrei Joel Benton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25

For pain in the stomach, collie and
cholera morbus there is nothing better
than Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by Owens &
Minor Drug Company, lWI east Main
street.
Ask for the Casino Cigar. For sale by
Park-Place Pharmacy.
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Christmas Holiday Excursion Rates on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

The Chesapeake and Ohio railway will
sell round-trip tickets between all sta
ions for the holidays at greatly reduced
rates on December 23d. 2ith, 18th, 2sth,
Slst, January LIST and 2d-good 10 return
until January 4th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25
Razors. Razors!

Have you gotten that Safety Razor for
your father, brother or some one else?
No man can be happy without one, and
Il is so hard TO find just the thing for a
Christmas present. Il. A. MILLER'S.
Fifth and Broad
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By subscribing 10 The Times for six
months and paying Is cents each week you
get the paper daily, and, without extra
charge, one OF the beautiful books mention
ed In our advertisement In another column.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25

Or you are all worn out, really good for moth.
ING, 10 Is general debility. Try
BKOWN,S IRON HITTEkS.
10 win cure you. cleanse your liver, and give
y good appetite.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25

sarv Of the first
Christmas celcbra-
cd in the occidental hemisphere. ASIDE
rrlm the cardinal points or the Cnrlsuah
creed of the fifteenth or any olheI ovh-
-.rv Tie Iucas. the MonteIumaa ana tne
-.l Indians lacked even the genue spirit
Wttsf9 four hundred years from that
FORGOTTEN day when the 0enoah
.5ronturcr celebrated tho NauNl'y'
.~or5ra has opened her 100000 SQUARE
~Ues 20 civilization: and, in place or the
,o C-aucasans who observed the CHRIST
,~oe fsq2 i'm the Rev world, fully lV,V'l'Vy
AMERICANS viii hail the Christmas Oh
Io2 4ho
Tha first American Observance or the
day was far from "a merry one IL was
rrant hv Columbus and h.s ships com
many omil scenes Of the greatest Wolluly
excitement consequent upon tho greatest
l-rafar which had bcfallcn the eXpedl-
zion. ON Christmas Eve the Aumlrai 5
ftrship. the Santa Maria, when hau so
stouuy plowed unknown seas since that
distant September day when she droppeo
r.f.ru The outermost Canary island, lald
f,r clumsy Spanish bones 20 rest OH the
....t az what IS now liayu. Her crew
....t the following day. Christmas part
f, on the Haytian shore and partly on
f.~ consort.tho tiny caravel IN
The story OK flf OlNdStcA b4A bHc Noy
nav be told iu this wise.
Some time before. the other vessel Of the
,... lition. and the second In size, the
...el Tiuta. in command OF the Ad-
..rls trusted adviser. Martin Alonzo
.rln. had deserted, taking advantage
.. a stress OF weather as a pretext 20
..r westward. toward Cathy." in search
t. sold mines. said boy the aborigines 70
Dr.. ln that direction. This information
rr. % Columbus while he was lying
of the rocky inlet at the northwestern
r.-rem.ty Of Tayti, now named Tortuga
al. 1lar. the future hotbed OF the buc-
cancers end m~lrooners Of the Spanish
l.alr. The news prcyed on his mind so
r.tilv as 90 unfit him for eXertiug him
r.f with bis accustomed vigor and watch
f.raas. 1t was. perhaps, indirectly re-
e..ra.nle Tor the loss of the Santa Maria.
ling after a brief interval from the
r.rt..lu r0adstead the flagship squared
away for the coast of Hayt and entered
r..n her closing days. on the 2lst she
r.- the Nina. and. ass night was shutting
Gown. both came 10 anchor IN the Bay OF
1..i now as then one of our Mother
Natures choicest tropical pictures, in a
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I bring at your summons. for 1t thrills me
tonight;
It's fine flavor drifts down from the doorway
Of life
When TO live was ecstatic-where trouble
and strife
We're unknown; and each day glided silent
ly by
Meath the ~clearest, unclouded. cerulean
SKY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25

The mountain high hill was too short l soon
found.
I wished ii might circuit the planet around;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25

Thera were candles, and jswsharps, tops,
jack-knives and pals;
Rut the fuitfullest present my fancy re-
calls
Better far than these trinkets piled up so
p~r0fuse,
Better far than the quarto size book
Mother Goose')-
Was the swift, steel shod Sled on which
Mabel and i
Coasted down the long bill as a swallow
might fly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25

Christmas ave 1 hung up, by the ireplace's
side. .
A stocking capaclous, beseechins and
wide
Never doubling the miracle, old with re-
nOWn.
Which made Santa Claus drop the long
chimney down.
To fill that receiver with comfits and toys
Expected BY all little girls and good boys.
III.
Did l sleep with such promise-I think with
one eye.
with the other I watched the Coed Saint
10 descry;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-25

the Western World
Is but four CEN
turtles old and the
18th Of this month
viii mark the four
hundrcdth anniver-
81
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She sat Hight on my Lap, my sweetheart OF
old.
And I held her soft hand 80 1t might not
he cold.
And her checks came so near TO my lips
as we sped
That / helped her much better TO stay on
the sled.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-26

Cold condenses the vapor, and the conden-
station Of the vapor warns the air. Now the
air contains always more or less invisible
vapor of water or moisture. and this is the
most abundant near tie ground. Suppose
a mass of air rises; it cools by expansion as
it ascsnds. This cooling condenses some of
tho vapor; the air is made werner thar it,
surrounding, and it again rises. Mere
moisture 10 condensed; more heat given III;
the air il again warmed; it again rises, and
40 on until this souros' OF heat ia used ny.
With plenty Of vapor present the air
rises to a greater height han when the
air ia dry-and not only that. the air is
drawn IN at the sides to replace the rising
air. This rises; condenses its moistute;
rises again. and 80 on. And thus il formed
a regular vortex which 10 sslf-perpetuatin0
20 long 40 moist air ponrs in from below.
These whlrls arc. SO to speak, half brothers
OF the preceding. They have a mother
(steam) OF a better constitution and have.
consequently, a greater expectation Of life.
Ihs hrst OF these 10 what Ia called a gen
eral storm" or slow" or slow area or "aren
OF depression" and what the mstsoroloVists
would like to call ICY olono." but the public
insist upo applying that name to forna-
does. Thu "low" Is a curiously shaped vor.
tex, 4 thin disk OF air. perhaps Ave hundred
miles across and . mile or two thick, in
which the air 10 pouring In on ths lower
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-26

surface, rising around the center and pour
ing out along the upper surface. The
ground plan can be seen on almost any
weather map. Lows are peripetetic. trav-
cling eastward with about the sreed of a
passenger train. and they usually last a
week or two. They vary much in intensity
but typically they are capred with cloud,
bring rain or snow with them n have
winds that are stronger near the center.
Occasionally they bring severe storms. but
sometimes they make no show except a little
cloud-cap n the system of winds, in
which case only regular meteorological OBJ
servations would detect them.
The low" AZ described above is q phe-
nomenoa of temperate latitudes. When
these whirls originate in the tropics they
have a different path and much
greater intensity; they are then the
hurricanes of the North Atlantic
and the typhoons of the Indian ocean and
China sea. They also occur in the South
Pacific, when they are also called typhoong.
The very destructive typhoon of the Same
an islands three wears ago is an illustration
as il also the hurricane which played such
sad havoc at Martinique last August.
These are the kindred of the tornado and
the waterspout. Some of them ale gentle
and small. some are gentle and large, and
others are both large and terrible. Some
can be made artlicially; others are to b.
manufactured only in natures worksho !.
The part Americans have taken in the
solving of their enigmas makes one of the
most crediteble chapters IN the history of
American science. MARK W. HARRINGTON.
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the valley toward tho little village Of Mag
dalena in the bottom of the valley, over
which they sometimes burst, bringing to
the inhabitants little puffs of contrary
winds and a shower Of fine dust.
Then comes in a group of stationary
whirl Of the same general character as the
proceeding, but tied down to one point.
Such are the whirls which sometimes form
over volcanoes, rendered visible by smoke
and ash, and the whirlwinds that some
times form over conflsgrations. The lat
ter can often be seen when a large and COM
pact fire is made in a space which is fairly
free from obstructions. A very fine whirl
Of this sort was one time made by me
under the following circumstances: The
pile of brush and limbs OF trees from the
grounds had been collected for a year in
one large oom 9l heap; It was very Dry.
il the preceding day, when on a still, beau
tiful June day. just after sunset, it was
fired and, to please q certain youngster. it
WAS fired all around at the same time. Tho
effect was very fine. but especially notable
was the column of black smoke in perfect
whirlwind form.
So far the whirls mentioned have depend
ed on heat alone. They are in some sort
pure heat engines. and have no perpetuat-
ing power after tho heat is withdrawn.
They are therefore limited to the hot part
OF the day, or, in the case Of volcanoes and
AIos, W SIG t.Hle tue neat lh6G6s Vltn bne
members of this family that follow another
element is introduced. namely. The vspor of
water, and they are not heat engines, but
steam engines. The introduction of the
idea Of the Importance of the vapor of
the water in meteorological theory was due
to another American, James ?. Espy, a
Pennsylvania, who published his ''Phil-
osophy Of Storms in 1S41. Thus the two
fundamental ideas in the modern theory
OF storms were introduced by two Ameri-
cans-the rotating idea by Redfeld and the
vapor OF water, or steam. idea by Espy.
The vapor of water makes the storm self
per pstuatinR and works in this way: 1t
talks heat to make vapor, and when the
yapoc is condensed the neat is given back.
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N EW SIOUX CITY ROUTE
. sss
EAST.

Passengers for the East from
Helena and other western points
will find the NEW ROUTE via
SIOUX CITY and the ILLINOIS
CENTRAL r.. r. not only desirable
as to time and equipment. but one
Of the most attractive. passing
through Sioux City, the only Corn
Palace City of the world; Dubuque,
the handsome Key City Of Iowa:
Rockford. Illinois, q new manufac.
turing city, that has become a
''world within ITSELF" and Chicago.
whose growth and enterprise is
the wonder of the world. With
elegant free Chair Cars, and Pull
man Palace Sleeping Cars OF every
train between Sioux City and Chi
cago, and with a close connection
with the Union Pacific trains at
Sioux City, tho
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NOT DEAD.
Remarkable Experience
of John Turk, a Pio-
neer of Helena.
80 Doses Taken at Once Did
Not XIII, but Succeeded
in Curing Him.

John Turk. Cascade, Montana, look 80
doses Of = so-callsd "San Francisco Quack's
Medicine" at onoe, and was not killed,
40 promised by rival doctors. In Septem-
Dor, 1889, he CALLED on DR.. A. @. Stoddart,
IIi asb;as % Rsysi0'f pi.n 70, DR.; Eisb'g g,. q Co.;
and Butte City, who had offices for two
weeks at the Merchants Hotel, Helena.
Mr.. Turk had suffered for years with
Rheumatism, lmpurity Of Blood n effects
Of mercurial Salvation. He had four of
the best physicians in Montana attend him,
and they failed TO relieve him. Dr.. Stod-
dart examined him, tent his prescriptions
to LiebiR Dispensary, San Francisco. to be
prepared. After Dr.. Stoddart left, Mr..
Tank met the local doctors and told them
and said that San Franciaco quaok would
kill him." He was 80 frightened that when
the medicine from San Francisco came he
put the bottle upon a shelf at his house.
707 Park street, Helena, and it stood neg
lected until December (nearly three
monthly while Mr.. Turk suffered day and
night. had not slept half an hour at a time
in yeara. Being in great agony late in
December, ut midnight, his sye caught
sight Of the so-oalled "Quaok's7" medi-
cine; (THE oUACK HAPPENS TO HAVE H
MONTANA MEDICAL. LICENSE n Is A DULY
QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON FOR MON
TANA.l He, in desperation decided to kill
himself with the ''Quack'a" medicine, as
he was told by former attending doctors ID
would kill him, SO he swallowed half a
months medicine at onoe-39 do6es-and
foil asleep, slept until noon next day, and
never has had . pain or ache since.
The above reads like fiction, but truth 10
stras ger. and to prove that the above IL
true. write TO John Turk. Cascade, Mon
tana, or call OF Mrs. L. Verlsy. or Mrs. A.
II. Dunbar, TOT Park avenue, Helena, Mont.
Drs. Stoddart, Liebig & Co. will have
Offices in Helena at Merchants Hotel, LIST to
4th Of each month. Montana offices 8 East
Broadway. Butte. Call or vrita.
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confused whirls. such 40 can be seen in the
smoke from q factory and chimney
which occasionally occur in nature. will be
omitted: only the pure whirls will bs taken,
though il must be remembered that, where
these are large they will be somewhat con-
fused nt the bottom, next the earth, where
the observers are stationed, because of the
topography.
First come the dust whirls. hay field
whirls, %plouQhed field whirls, and many
other small, well-formed ones occurring on
hot afternoons. They are very pretty and
interesting, and can be seen only whom
dust. light hay or something of the SORT is
carried mp, or when the whirl is carried
over a field of timothy or of grain. when
the swaying Of the stalks shows the shape
of the base. Similar whirls from over the
hot coffee cup at the breakfast table
and over q kettle of hot water and may DO
seen when tho temperature of the room
permits the steam to become visible. The
air next the ground in the one case, or the
hot liquid In the other. becomes hotter and
therefore lighter than the air above. II is
q thin stratum and strives to rise. This it
does for some reason "a projecting stone up
which 1t creepa. the flight of a bird a bubble
escaping from the liquid surface, and snany
other things) At one point. The air drains
through at this point. rushes in from
~around--and. a. it must generally rush in
equally from the sides. because they are
differently heated, or there is an obstacle.
or the surface of the erounn 10 UNEQUAL. a
whirl is set MP. and the whirl once formed
10 likely to continue until worn out BY fric.
tion. These OCCUR only when the air ia
still, because when there is wind the air ia
constantly mixed and the hot stratum can
not form.
Next, sand and desert whirla. These ara
like the preceding, only larger because
formed on a larger field and under more
favorable circumstances They occur in
arid regions in hot weather. They may be
anywhere from a rod to several rods in di-
nnieter. and f.om twenty to 1000 feet high.
They are sometimes compound, a score or
more OF mall whirla forming in q whirling
Circle around q common center. They are
very common in Indin, whore they
have received the compliments Of i
book devoted to them. They some
times Garry mp 30 much ssnd in the Sa-
hara and Arabia as to overwhelm those on
whom tho sand is let fall. They also occur
In the arid regions of tho United States.
The most striking case ! have ever seen was
In the MaRdalsnn valley. across the noun
tAins westward from Sooorro in New Mex
leo. There during a hot day they incss-
sanity form at the hend.of the valley, in a
long. slender. vertical column, perhaps six
hundred fees high. and then travel down
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Illinois Central R. R.

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SIOUX CITY ROUTE.
For folders and further partlcu-
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Manchester. Iowa.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING-AT A MEET-
. ing of the trustees OF tho J. stoinmetz jew
Co, this 10th day OF June, 1899, tho secretary
OF tho ab0ve-nAmed company was instructed to
notify the stockholders OF tho J. Stcinmets jew
elry to. Of q general Meeting to DO holden on
j nne SC. 1872, vt eight o'clock y. H., ~ tho office
.oticors Of tho J. Stainmet3 Jewe ry Co.
MORGAN +. LEWIS, Secretary,