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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18

ALW York, Dec. 1l.-li. ii, hohiaaat
chicago, proprietor Of tho Times
Paid and Post, who Eiuco tho election
been mentioned as possible mem
| Of the Mckinley cabinet, is IN the
I kohlsaat said that he was not
king for cabinet position and could
accept such q place if it were offered
hin, "McKinleys administration,
said, "will, in my judgment, be the
et successful the country has ever
y | have talked with Maj. Mckinley
put tariff revision. He is in sympa-
With the movement TO frame a mod
Ne tariff bill this winter, so that II
y bo ready to introduce az soon ss
'Rress is convened in extra session IN
spring. 1t is practically settled
" an extra session of congress cannol
avoided | think the extra session
begin before April and that ne"
III law will be on the statute books
ore July l."
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18
ELOQUENT LECTURE.
Large Audience Hears the Rev. j. IL.
Crouker of Helcua.

l.
Crouker of Helcua.
The Rev. j. II. Crooker CT Helena de-
livered al intensely interesting and
trouyhtful lecture ut the Baptist church
last evening, using as his subject Books
and Their Uses" With eloquent word
ing the living power Of the great master
pieces WAS emphasized a power for
good, preserving the notable and noble
mental work of the thinkers OF every Nd
finn, while all else material of those
things THAI enter into nations struc-
lure are lost IN antiquity. pu the other
hpnd the iGherent power of books makes
y noFsjplg eohicIe Of evil. The electric
Trrcp Is put to its highest usefulness; so
\ may he q force for destruction. 50
ri+s tie book. The French novel, with
y few aobIc exceptions, was severely
.rrgi,,sra. dealing, az ii doea large,
~ with animal passion in animal
freli.r. TIE bes books should be placed
vim raa.h Of the child long before he
u rypf,.t,d TO read their pages 2ho. IL
hrart is we'll spring Of goodnass' faith
~nI hopc, FIR making the heart Sjyoag'
thn rjto pura and the aspiration n'gh'
yha speaker and his eloquent Ie'iure
were given the closest attcntlon'
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18

NA,HlNoroN, a Dec. Representative
N Howard Of Alabama today intro
vi q resolution recognizing the fe-
Bic Of Cuba As free and Independent
Vernmept,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18
Bryan Electors.

fItRRE, S. d., Dec. ll.~-In the man-
mus case to compel the issuance Of
fndcates to the republican electors on
partial canvass the court today held
~ the board had right to adjourn
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18
700 Sick to work.

FAsnlSGroN, Dec. l4,-Geo, Whoeloc!s
Ve8zey Of Vermont has sent his reslg-
don to the president as a member Of
,intarst4te commerce commission on
Dunt Of i'll health.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18

As0l&Gro&, Dee. 1.-The president
y sent to the scnalo the following
nation: Charles A. Prouty of Yer
t, to be interstate commerce com
ioncr, vice Whec.ock q. Neazoy re-
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18
California's Y Ote.

tsAcRAMHNro, Dec. 1.-THE vote Oh.
lllitornia for presidential electors has
en tabulated ard shows the following
ssals; Republicans liG,5S8, fusion Ill.,
!, prohibition 2,l73.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18

DENyHR, Dec. ll.--lt is c,ajmed by
lenders that movement ID being organ
izad here to aend troops to Cuba, about
900 b.iNg already crru14d
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain in the
poetohice uncalled for for the week end
ing Dec. II. In calling for them mention
the date, Dec. II, 1896.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18
DONE IN THE DISTRICT COURT
New Trial Of the FrndioS bout NIT
Granted S0me Criminal
Actions.


Monday morning. DR., W. II. GelsthorUe
ar,,s,,sl l., ,,o,,r,,, and b, b;e .ttor,eye
~ =. s,t.
I 'so'' " fe""'S 'n" 'o'dnloii " 0t"n.on'
to defend the action brought by Arthur
f. Dickerman. republican and silver
ropul,icon roro;nen in nontest of tha
aI',,,;ar a.. ,,,,.41 4na,>,.an e. r.,.;',l
1'v' W." to' OoNn'y ''o"'"''' W w .!
oilce Dr. Geisthorpe was declared elected
by majority OF IS votes.
pars,n (,oonar and James " Free.
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Judge. b.at-n presided
,ttut.pg that hnarY.afIni pyJ in f,r.;..,r
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,A.'. '''a .', 't oh!y. Hf. <'ciSLhoEfe lAJFeo
70 "A "4'D the service q tIa rt'"ton
"lo -(7tD-auL "i contest, on tIe btothU
lu"t M paper served " 'le ane'tH
">F" -"' ltu3 copies OF Iho Originals u.
.lal 'lr# dtd not Dsat tho NAMES OF
l!a'ollu attorneys, me Qe1eho'hI S
attorneys Co-tenHed lL"F Inc &llatloH
was III eA,GL, epnliuon'' ill., noLE''
must Ho..F lh9 attorneys nAWeH'
J,Aosc IthtoA oehsG0 tue Mot'oh'
linen defenuHut moved u FlrlHc rom
The nlea the sLatonoht ZOE coIhplaih']
up9o the grounds that 1t was sworn 70
before one Oh plHlntih attorneys "h!ch
Is Improper; that, n 1orm, II WIS I'M
proper, falling to comply WIN tue RUE
OF the court that the lines SuopIu po
numbered; tnat tue Ia" requires Jhat
the contestant Ehpuiu swear 10 inc III
ieg@'lono Of has own personal RhoW!cdse,
"hAc upon the race OF lne s'atelllehb J.
it WAS apparent that pIaIntlI couid not
have pers0nal knowledge OF maleonIuct
OF tbs Judges II every Pfecinci us
! charged,
In fe" words Jndg9 Benton oehlea
the motion on tho other grounds, Dut III
regard to the alleged noncompliance
with the rule OF the court, ne sad thar
the bar bad always dlsfegaroaQ the RUE
and he DID not think mat mo court
| should, in such an event, eDlorce the
rule and dismiss this action Nv ulu
not ask iuteFposed MI. t!gotl, 10
have the action dismissed. kno"
what your language was, replied the
court, who thefeupon denie1 the motion
Defendant thegcupon Iemprreu 10 'he
| complaint upon the ground that theTe
was no proper aYermeut that plalht'l! Is
a qualified 9lector, the hllegauon being
merely that pIaintill Is qualiheu elec
tor, which IS a conclusion of law, "hie
the particular facts upon "hlcn such
cCrCjQelCn IS bascu should be alleged
and upon the further ground that the
statcmenr IS uncertain and ambiguous
ia that, in one paragraph, II Is aheseo
that defendant received l;'oo VOTES
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18

Others have found heath, vigcT and
vitality IN Hoods Sarsaparilla, s.. +.
surely has power to help you a5c, Why
not try it?
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18
House

hsHryouo>, Dec, l4,-~Eayonu agree
|b a resolution tor two weeks boil
ftec2sa beginning Dec, -, the pro,
Angs in the house todey were almost
bly, devoid of public interest. Mos
Ne day WIS spent 10 struggling over
1bi Of Morse of Massachusetts to
4kF The laws relating to the sale of
pficatug liquors in the District OF
lunbia more stringent. The oppo-
b vas inclined to tilibuster against
measure, but it finally passed. The
ident veto Of a bill to pension
w. A, Taft, divorced widow, was
hnod 9s to 95, two-thirds not voting
\ yerrde the presidents disappsoTal.
eral uinor relief bills passed.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18

In the suit of l.. S. Woodbury. vs.. the
CITY of Great Falls eft al, an action to
enjoin defendants from delivering to b'
d. Hatcher the funding bonds. to the
amount of S34 800, which were issued last
July, and in which Judge Benton held
that 81 900 Of such bonds were void and
should not be Issued, the judge has
ordered new trial, upon motion Of sam
Stephenson, attorney for defendants,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18

In the case of William Mcmillan, con
victed Of rape and sentenced to imprison
ment for life, the time for appea Las
lnnnad.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18

Joseph A, Benoit's petition for letters
of administration of the estate Of his
late wife, Elizabeth Jane Benoit will be
heard December 26,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18

Nels johnson instituted suit against
the Montana Central Railway company
10 recover $4,000. lie alleges that he
was in defendants employ, in the Great
Fa)ls yard, as oilcr and general iaborer,
from oct. to Oct. %, 1906: that on the
latter date he WAS ordered to 60 under
a coal car, one Of train, to insert Il
bolt. that he WIS ignorant Of signals,
and that the train was backed, Throwing
him uudor the wheels and crushing his
leg so that Hmputation vas necessary
W. G.. Downing is his attorney
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18

Il you want 70 compare building sta W Ill .aa-.
cgve you 70 the different ocaiisjas hag5 in min.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
Has Blacklisted Insanity,

The following story is told of John
Brennan of Stevens Point as q criminal
lawyer. The story goes that farmer
who had killed his wife in the northern
part Of the state sent for Mr.. Brennan
to. defend him, Offering to deed him his
farm if he would take the case. Bren-
nan wanted his pay in advance. and so
the farmer made over the property to
him. The murder was most brutal and
cold blooded one, and Brennan knew
that there was but one plea that might
save his client from life sentence, and
that was insanity. The trial was one of
the fiercest ever fought in Wisconsin
court. The attorney for the defense &C.
cupied whole day in his closing ad-
dress to the jury, and the effort was a
mastery one. The jury found the man
insane, and he was sent to Oshkosh
Once there he improved rapidly and in
a few weeks was discharged His first
act was to sue Brennan for the recovery
Of his property, On the ground that he
was insane at the time he decided it. In
the fact of his own argument that the
man was insane Brennan could do
nothing, and the farmer won his case.
Brennan has blacklisted insanity as a
defense for murderers. - Milwaukee
Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
Feeding Habits of the Weakf3sh.

"The weakfish," said an old fisher
man, appears to be very intelligent and
quite well able to provide itself with
food. 1t will come up ON the flood and
work its way into the shallow places in
the flats. looking for things to eat, per-
haps for soft she'll crabs. 1t noses the
ulva. or sea lettuce, about, looking un-
der it for anything that may have been
left there by the tide or that may have
come there after the tide went out. I've
seen weakfish swim under boat that !
was in that was anchored on the flats,
on the way to places where the flood tide
was making up. AS the tide gets higher
the weakfish works along the sedge
bank. The sedge bank is where the
meadow land adjacent to a bay meets
the sand; there may be there a bank
perhaps IS inches or 2 feet high at
low water, and as the water rises the
weakfish swims along this bank, look
ing, and when the food tide. still ris-
ing, rises above the edge of the bank
and runs back in the sedge grass the
weakfish goes with it, looking about in
the grass for things good to eat just as
he did under and about the ulva and in
the shallow places on the fats New
York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
Working by the Eye.

The advance in the accuracy of work
manship in machinery is one of the re-.
markable features Of manufactures.
Formerly if a shaft could be made right
within one thirty second of an inch all
was well. Indeed, under old processes
this was as fine degree of correctness
as the eye could perceive. But this was
altogether too far from perfect to an
swer many purposes, and mechanics set
about devising some means to insure
more absolute accuracy. One of the first
suggestions that the eye was less relia-
BILE than the fingers came from the fit
ting Of certain cylinders with plugs 1t
was found that a number of plugs could
be made all precisely alike SO far as the
eye could Judge, but the veriest novice
detected a difference in their size the
moment they We're applied to the hole
for which they were intended. 1t is said
that now the difference of one five
thousandth of an inch can readily be
perceived by the most inexperienced per-
son New York Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
The Milky Sea.

In 1916 the expedition to the East In
dies under Martin Pring, when in the
tropical Pacific. had one night what was
to the members of that expedition very
mystifying spectacle. They beheld the
sea all about them pale and white, re-
sembling vast cheese vat, so that one
might have imagined 1.-The Ship to have
been sailing in Whey instead of Salt
Water, it carried such a milky appear
ance along with it. The Air and Skie at
the same time look'd White and hazy,
without doubt the effect of the reflections
from the Surface of the Water SO dis
pos'd and colour'd ="
In February. 1881, Mr.. Daniel Pidge-
on, very acute observer, witnessed
the phenomenon of this milky sea" of
the Pacific. when, he says, 1.-THE whole
ocean from the ship to the visible hori-
Zon looked exactly as if it were covered
with snow.
1.-THE snowy surface evidently reflect
ed the light of the sky. for Venus. being
very bright, threw distineuishable line
of radiance across it, while the phos-
phorescent crests of waves We're now and
then seen breaking above the layer of
shining matter which overlaid the wa
ter" He convinced himself that the ap-
pearance was due to a thin layer of
mist, produced when the sea surface
happens to be considerably cooler than
the moist atmosphere above it, SO that
the air in immediate contact with the
water is chilled below the dew point and
becomes misty, while the air above re-
mains transparent.
1t would be interesting to know
whether the same explanation will ap-
ply to all displays of the milky sea, >"
or whether the effect should sometimes
be attributed solely to phosphorescent
animals and plants, and if not whether
i'll any case those sources of light con-
tribute to illuminate the sea from be-
low.-Blackwood's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
A Remedy For q Cold.

At the beginning of a cold it is very
good to put the feet in 4 capsicum foot
bath. wetting the head and face we'll
with cold water. At the end of ten min
utes rub the knees down with cold wa
ter and dry thoroughly. A housekeeper
can easily prepare this tincture of cap
sicum herself. To one quart of vinegar
add one quarter of pound of red pep
per, boil slowly for l5 minutes and bot
tie for use. Add two teaspoonfuls to one
bath.
When there is danger of cold set
thing on the lungs. make lotion of one
part peppermint oil and two parts of
kerosene oil. Paint the parts where the
pain is located with this lotion. Lay a
fold of flannel over and apply hot wa
ter bag for 10 or 10 minutes This rem
edy is especially good for pain in the
back of the head and neck. soreness and
tightness Of the chest between the shout
ders.- Louis Post-Dispatch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
One Way of Arousing Lodgers.

Umpire Bill Hays of the Windsor has
invented a new system of calling sleepy
guests. Its very simplicity is its supreme
attraction.
The other night a newspaper man
went to the Windsor, and being DESTROYS
Of being called at an early hour left in
structions with Umpire Hays to do the
work. Satisfied that everything would
be lovely. the scribe retired and slept.
Early the next morning the newspaper
man was disturbed by lively tattoo
upon the door.
"Well:" he demanded sharply.
1--WE got an important message for
you" said the bellboy outside.
fawning until he sprained his face,
the scribe jumped out Of bed, toddled
across the floor and opened the door.
The bellboy handed him an envelope
and then went away. The newspaper
man opened the envelope and found
therein slip of paper bearing the fol-
lowing:
why don't you get up:'-St. Paul
Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
Cab Fares In Europe.

found cab hire cheapest, by muoic-
ipal regulation, in Naples, where 20
centimes, or ! 1 cents, transports you be-
tween two city points. Fourteen cents
acauits. but ii cents does not satisfy. 1t
is not easy in Italy to give pecuniary
satisfaction to both parties to a bargain.
The Neapolitan cab. like the Partisan,
like others that remember On the con.
:inent. is four wheeled and in the case
Of Naples high and uncomfortable In
Rome the tariff for a single run is so
centimes, or l6 cents, none too high, il
seems to me- Berlin differentiates its
cash. asserting them in classes. first and
second, and distinguishing them by the
color Of their drivers coats and collars
and also i'll the cabs outfits So the
minimum charge in Berlin for a first
class cab is l mark. or ~ cents, and for
second class 60 pfennigs, or about Is
cents
In Germany only did find q peram.
bulating court Of appeals as an organic
part Of the public cab service. To step
into some of the German cabs and be-
hold a cyclometrical register ready to
record your distance as unerringly and
conclusively as the flight of time by a
5000 watch is to know a sweet content
that the ayaricious native rarely lets the
American tourist in the old world long
enjoy. What the register says goes. No
hold ups, no disputation. no incompre.
heDsible jargon. no American eagle, no
black eyes. Great civilizer that.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
LINCOLN As A IARORER.
Ho Did Farm Work In Indiana For 81
Cents n Day.


Cents Day.
By this time Abraham had become IN
important member of the family. He
was remarkably strong for his years,
and the work he could do il day was
decided advantage to Thomas Lincoln.
The Ak which had been Put into his
hand to help in making the first clear
ing had never been allowed to drop;
indeed. as he says himself, from that
till within his twsnty-third year he
was almost constantly handling that
most useful instrument Besides, he
drove the team, cut down the elm and
linden brush with which the stock was
often fed, learned to handle the old
shovel plow. to WELD the sickle, to
thrash the wheat with fail, to fan and
clean it with sheet, to 60 to mill and
turn the hard earned grist into -four !;
in short, he learned all the trades the
settlers boy must know, and we'll
enough SO that when his father did not
need him he could hire him to the
neighbors. Thomas Lincoln also taught
him the rudimeuts Of carpentry and
NSo4hSb hCpt hI01 OusS
some of the time as his assistant in his
trade. There are houses still standing
in and near Gentryville on which it is
said he worked. The families of Lamar,
jones, Crawford, Gentry. Turnham and
Richardson all claim the honor of hav-
ing employed him upon their cabins.
As be grew older he became one of the
strongest and most popular hands in
the vicinity. and much Of his time was
spent as hired boy" on some neigh
bor's farm. For % cents day-paid to
his father-he was hostler, plowman,
woodcEopper and carpenter. besides
helping the women with the "chores :"
For them, SO say the legends. he was
ready to carry water, make the fire.
even tend the baby. No wonder that a
laborer who never refused to do any
thing asked Of him, who could "strike
with mallet heavier blows" and sink
an AK deeper into the wood" than any
body else in the community, and who
at the same time was general help for
the women, never lacked job in Gen
tryville. Ida NJ. Tarbell in Mcclure s
Magazine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
HARBOR lIGHTS.ss
How the Entrance to New FORK Ray Is
~ Illuminated.

How the Entrance to New FORK nay Il
Illuminated.
The entrance to New York harbor is
illuminated at night like a city street,
as each of the spar buoys along the Ged-
ney channel carries an electric light.
The current for these lights, as we'll as
for some others farther up the harbor.
is furnished from generating station
at Sandy Hook. Part of the lights are
supplied with continuous current at
100 volts by means of nearly two miles
of cable. consisting of single conduct
or of seven stranded copper wires of
No. IS gauge, covered with an insula-
tor and protected by double armor of
steel wire. The buoys along the Gedney
channel are furnished with an alternat-
ing current at 1000 volts, probably the
first instance in which such a current
has been used for this purpose.
In the manufacture of the six miles
of cable for these lights the use of iron
as an armor had to be discarded, as with
it the effects Of self induction were too
pronounced. Accordingly the armor en-
ployed is No. is gauge hard drawn cop
per wire, the conductor consisting of
seven stranded copper wires Of similar
gauge. Gutta percha is the insulator.
The conversion of the alternating current
from 1000 volts in the primary current
to 100 volts for the lamp circuit is eff
fected in a small transformer of 600
watts capacity fitted inside the head of
the wooden buoy. Each is mounted in
strong water tight case, which is filled
with heavy oil as an additional insula-
ton. The lamps are of 100 candle pow
er each, and are set at the top of the
buoy. They are protected by heavy bell
glass globes, and are about five inches
in diameter. The buoys to which these
lamps are fixed are large spars from 60
to 20 feet long, each anchored to the
bottom by hollow cast iron block shap-
ed like mushroom and weighing about
5000 pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
WELSH SUPERSTITIoNS.
They Associate Spectral Hounds With
Mountain Storms.

One of the many curious superstitions
Of the Welsh peasantry is that of Cron
Annwn, or 1.-THE spirit hounds of the
air" When a storm RACES over the
mountains Of Wales, the peasant will
tell you that his ear can discern the
howl of the Cron Annwn mingled with
that of the wind, but sufficiently clear
and distinct to admit Of no mistake Of
what it is.
These spirit hounds" he tells you,
are the spectral dogs which hunt the
souls of the dead. or which foretell, by
their ezpectant cry. the approaching
death of some person Of evil deeds. Few
of those who pretend that they can so
readily distinguish the cry of the soul
hunting pack are willing to admit that
they have ever actually seen 4 Cron
Annwn, "for," they say, "who would
linger until such specters dawned upon
the sight?" They are described by Fall
esin. and also in the "Mabinogion,
where it is said they are Of a clear, shin
ing white. with red ears. The above
seems to be the universal description,
and on that account the author of
Mythology of the Ancient Druids"
gives it rs his opinion that they are
really mystical transformations Of
Druidish priests, with their white robes
and red tiaras.
In the popular superstitions of Ire
land, where u similar belief in spectral
hounds exists. they are said to be "jet
black. with eyes and teeth of fire." Old
Con McMichael. who murdered 90 per-
sons in the early part of the fifteenth
century. and who got rid of his victims
by burning their bodies, is said to have
been eaten by spectral dogs THAT could
be seen high in the air awfully rending
and tearing his flesh" One of the pecul-
iarities of the Cron Annwn, according
TO the Rev. Edmund james, is that the
farther away they are the louder their
cries appear, the sound decreasing as they
draw near.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
Funeral Heart.

l attended funeral il Danish viii
lase recently. The sexton of the village
church. who. as is customary in those
parts. was also the village schoolmaster,
and whose wardrobe was limited. pre-
sented himself in black frock coat and
trousers and a vest of homespun mate
rial, red of color and with big silver but
tons. such as one could see the peasants
wear 30 years ago.
The minister reproved him for not
wearing a more somber colored vest.
Dominic, said the good old school
master, what difference does it make
that my vest is red? l assure you my
heart is black. New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-07
She Lent the Queen an Umbre,,a.

Many stories are told about Queen
Victoria in connection with her visits to
poor people. l heard very amusing one
the other day. When on one of her ram.
bles in the country, the queen was
caught in a shower, and she entered an
old woman's cottage, the inmate of
which did not recognize her sovereign.
will you lend me an UMBRELLA
asked the royal lady. The woman looked
at her visitor in suspicious manner,
and replied: II hae twa umbrellas; are
is good and ane vera old. Ye may take
the old one. guess will never see il
again" Ard she offered the queen tat
tered article. which was quietly accept
ed. She was sufficiently punished for
her grumpinsss, however. when che dis
covered who her visitor had been Lon.
don Home.