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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
THE MoHAMMEpAN MESSIAH.
Belief of the Faithful Regarding His
Second Coming.

Belief of the Faithful Regarding His
Second Coming.
According to tradition, the true Mahdi
will be preceded by 60 forerunners-
John Baptists or Eliases-called Babs,
Dab means the door, through which
enters Messiah).
AS rule, those holy personages-Gle-
mas, or descendants of the prophet, who
end by setting up themselves as the
Messiah-begin by calling themselves
only Babs, or doors, and if they meet
with success and are accepted, they then
pose as the actual Mahdi.
As to the Babism of recent times, this
is its simple origin:
About so years ago a young native OF
Shiraz named Mira Ali Mohammed was
the favorite pupil of celebrated sheikh,
who was looked upon as a sort of Bah,
or forerunner of the Mahdi. After he
died his young pupil Mira Ali Mo-
hammed, announced himself as also
Bah. He was soon surrounded with
disciples. His popularity alarmed the
reigning shah. He was arrested and
kept in prison for some time, but as his
followers increased in numbers, the Ule-
mas thought it prudent to condemn him
to death by torture. The subsequent
massacre of the Babs is matter of re-
cent history.
The Babs that were left, inspired by a
thirst for vengeance, now plotted the
assassination of the shah, and each at
tempt has been followed by more Bah
massacres. Now YOU have the key OF
the situation.
The late shah succumbed at last to
one of these assassins, who had unsuc-
cessfully attempted his destruction sew
eral times before. The Bah, young
Mira, was not highly educated per-
son, but very proud, and of irreproach-
able life. He was not otherwise re-
markable, but possessed of strange
faculty of writing with extreme speed,
(you would call it mediumistic writing,
an accomplishment considered miracu-
1ous by our adepts.) Still he wrote little
about his doctrine or his person-but
after his death his apostles made a
Mahdi of him, and from that to divine
incarnation was step easily accom-
plished, as we have seen illustrated in
your own Christian religion. To Mahd-
ism were soon joined mysticism and
pantheism, which have always DOM
mated the philosophic instincts of the
Iranian peoples. If you want to under
stand present Persian politics, you must
bear in mind that Irania (Persia) has
always been, and is now, full of sects
like Babism which are called Soufi
hakem, Sheikhi babis, etc.-Contem-
porary Review.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
A Pc cuiiar accident.

A singular accident happened to a
2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. o.
Leloh, near Croy, in Sherman county,
last Saturday, says the Arlington
Record. The little fellow was playing
near we'll, and fell in. 1t is supposed
that the 20-foot fall knocked all the
breath out of the child, as he was un-
der water fully ten minutes before
rescued by his mother, who, supposiug
him dead, carried him to the house
and laid him on the bed by the side of
his father, who was suffering from a
broken Leg. With the help of ]. F.
Smith, Mrs. Leloh succeeded, after
an hour, in restoring the child to
consciousness. and in a few hours he
was we'll as ever.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
THE SEA OF SAND.
Marco Polo's Account of the Great Des
e-t of Cobb

Marco Polo's Account of the Great Des-
e-t of Cobb.
Lop is large town at the edge of
the desert, which is called the Desert
of Lop, and is situated between east
Kaan, and the people worship Ma
homet. Now, such persons as propose
to cross the desert take weeks rest
in this town to refresh themselves and
their cattle; and then they make ready
for the journey, taking with them a
months supply for man and be2st.
On quitting this city they enter the
desert.
The length of this desert is so great
that it is said it would take year and
more to ride from one end of it to the
other. And here, where it's breadth is
least, it takes month to cross it. 1t
is all composed of hills and valleys of
sand, and not a thing to eat is to be
found on it. But after riding for
day and night you find fresh water,
enough mayhap for some SO or 100
persons with their beasts, but not for
more. And all across the desert you
will find water in like manner, that is
to say, in some 2S places altogether
you will find good water, but in no
great quantity; and in four places also
you find brackish water.
Beasts there are none; for there is
naught for them to eat. But there is a
marvellous thing related Of this desert.
which is that when travellers are on
the move by night, and one of them
chances to lag behind, or to fall asleep
or the like, when he tries to gain his
company again he will hear spirits
talking, and will suppose them to be
his comrades. Sometimes the spirits
will call him by name; and thus shall
a traveller ofttimes be led astray so that
he never finds his party. And in this
way many have perished. Sometimes
the stray travellers will hear as it were
the tramp and hum of a great cavalcade
of people away from the real line of
road, and taking this to be their own
company they will follow the sound;
and when day breks they find that
cheat has been Put On them and that
they are in an i'll plight. Even in the
daytime one hears those spirits talk
ing. And sometimes you shall hear
the sound of a variety OF musical in
struments, and still more commonly
the sound of - ums. Hence in making
this journey it is customary for tiav-
elers to keep close together. LII {
animals, too, have bells at their nee :,
so that they cannot easily go astray.
And at sleeping time signal is put
up to show the direction of the next
march.
So thus it is that the desert is crossed.
Noah Brooks, in st. Nicholas.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
The Winner

of one of those $1oo prizes got
her yellow tickets in this way:
I. By using the tea herself.
2. By asking some friends
who use the tea to give her
their tickets.
8. By inducing some friends
to try the tea and give her their
tickets.
One of her friends kept a
boarding house, and sent her
lots of tickets.
Haven't you some friend
who keeps a boarding house Or
a restaurant, or who has in
fluence in some hospital or
other public institution? They
need good tea there.
Rules of contest in large advertisement
sbout first and middle of the month. AA
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
AN AWFUL CRIME.
Father Buried His Babe Alive In the
Suburbs of Portland.

A Father Buried His Babe Alive In the
Suburbs of Portland.
Some time since "Sandy" Soper was
arrested in Southern Oregon for the
murder of his wife and children in
Missouri and was taken back to that
state for trial, and connected with his
arrest facts have developed that brand
him as one of the blackest villains on
earth. 1t appears that he murdered
his first wife and three children in
Missouri. then came to Portland where
ne married second wife, and to them
vas born son something over two
:ears ago. Last spring Soper became
.esLless in Portland, fearing detection.
nd left that city unceremoniously
akipg his child with him. When ar
ested in Southern Oregon he con-
iessed to having murdered the child,
ind the bady was found a few days ago
oy DR.. Kessler, who followed the direc-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY.
Arizona Residents Puzzled by Strange
Mountain FORMATION.

Arizona Residents Puzzled by u Strange
Mountain Formation.
For the last half century the Arne-i
can residents of Tucson, \. T., have
been trying to solve tie mystery o.
what appears to be Nle through Z
mountain peak in sight of the town.
In the clear air it looks to be only p
short distance away, when in reality it
is at least 40 miles.
By the aid of good marine telescope
the mountain can be brought to within
a few miles, but not near enough to
tell the exact nature of the rock forma.
ton. A first peep through the glass
would lead one to believe that there was
no mystery about it. The hole appears
as plain as possible, but several days
study of the spot will develop the fact
that the hole does not always look the
same.
Many days when the sky is dark be-
hind the mountain the hole will appear
a brilliant white. like q snowdrift, and
on days when the sky is blue it will often
look so dark as to be almost invisible.
These facts have led many to think
that it is an immense piece Of mica ly
ing with its polished surface toward
the sky and rejecting the cloud forma
tions of another part of the horizon.
instead of being the light seen through
a hole. Viewed with the naked eye,
the hols simply appears as whit
spot, but the telescope reveals pine trees
and other details, although very indis-
tinctly.
The range of mountains in which
the strange peak can be seen is known
as the Catalinas, and numerous parties
have made the attempt to climb it, but
all have failed on account of the steer
and rugged precipices in the vicinity.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
For over Fifty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED Rem
EDY.-Mrs. WInsiow's Soothing Syrup
has been used Tor over ifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success
1t soothes the child. softens the gums,
allays all pain. cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for diarrhea. Is
pleasant to the taste. Sold by drug
gists in every part OF the world.
Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its value
is uncalculable. Be sure and ask for
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
PORTEaND'S CELEBRATION.
1t Was the Most Brilliant Ever Witnessed
in the City

Portland did honor to itself, to the
state and to American independence
in its Fourth of July celebration. The
city was handsomely decorated with
bunting and national colors, and the
thousands of visitors to the city were
of the one opinion, that Portland was
more prettily decorated than ever be-
fore. Unfortunately, however, there
was little too much moisture for real
comfort, for it rained as it only can
rain at that place, and it was no "web-
foot mist" either; it just poured down.
But the ardor of those who were there
to celebrate was not entirely washed
out, and they splashed about in the
water as if they enjoyed it.
The parade was the largest ever
seen in the state, it requiring almost
two hours to pass any given point.
The military division was grand, con-
sisting of $50 regulars, $50 sailors from
the Monterey and Monadnock and the
entire state militia. This was followed
by the state, county and city officers,
civic societies and floats representing
the different trades and business in
terests of the city.
-Ehe parade began moving promptly
at O'Clock. and it was almost 5 before
the last division reached the review
ing stand. Owing to the rain many
attractive features on the program had
to be ommitted, still it was grand
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
Exerxbodx SAYS So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and bIiousDess. Please bny and try box
Of G. G. G. to-day; 10, -, SO cents. Sold and
guaranteed TO cure by all druggists.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
For Sale or Rent.

A fine fruit farm of 80 acres, plenty
of wood and running water, situated
within five miles of The Dalles, will be
rented or sold on easy terms. This is
one of the most desirable bargains in
the county. For particulars inquire
at this office or at the. home of j A.
Fleck,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10

If you want to buy new bed lounge
for 81 or bedroom suit for SS and up,
wards, or cook stove from s. up, or
in fact anything in the line of new or
secondhand household goods at the
lowest possible prices, call on w. b.
Arbuckle, half block east of postoffice
opposite Mays q Groves, The Dalles,
Oregon. WIN
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10

Send your orders for barbed wire to
Mays & Grove, The Dalles. They are
making red hot prices when cash ac-
companies the order. Two pointed
Glidden wire, at s2.35 per 100 pounds
and Genuine $40
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
She Wouldn't Move.

1t is often said that sitting hen i:
the most persistent creature on earth
and is more devoted to her eggs than
any other animate being to its young
This was pretty we'll proven this fore
noon when a runaway team charged
on chicken coop in the East End
where motherly hen was undertaking
to incubate brood of chickens by the
plan provided by nature. The team
ran into the coop, turned it arouno
several times, and set all the other
chickens to flight, but the old sitting
hen staid with her eggs, refusing to
be disturbed, and when last heard
from was still in possession of the de-
molished henery.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
/: LOW RATS TO ALL
: EASTERN CITIES :
OCEAN STEAMERS leave Portland every
i've days for
SAN FRENCISCO.l
For full details call on the o. r. & N. Agent
at THE DALLES, or address
L. MCNEIL, President and Manager.
VIII. HURLBURT, Gen, Pass. Agt.,
Portland, Oregon
The New o. r. 8 N. Time Card.

Train No. east via. the Union
Pacific and Oregon Short Line. arrives
here at loo A. NJ, departs at Los.
No. 4, east by Spokane and Great
Northern, arrives at 5:55 P. M, departs
500.
No. l, west from U. P. and o. S. L.,
arrives at 3:55 A. M, and departs AGO.
No. 3, west from Spokane and Great
Northern, arrives at S:25 A. NJ. and de-
parts at $50.
Freight trains Nos, % and "a, second
divisions, will carry passengers. No. %
rrives at 5 P. NJ. and No. "a leaves at.
As p. NJ.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
LOVE LIGHTENS LABOR.

Advantages Country People Have Over
Their City Brothers.
The countryman has, if he be wise
enough to perceive it, good reason tc
count himself lucliier person alto
gether than he whose work is done in
town. For the latter, says Black and
White, unless he lie exceeding well off,
there are few pleasures easily obtain
able in the intervals cf tell. Food and
sleep are excellent in thcir way, but
they are necessities, an; th=.c:- are usual.
ly taken under sucl circumstances as
to have nothing of the character Of
luxuries. The countryE.:n is luclsier
than this. 1t may be t::st his toll is
firing and that his wcG2 IS 4 small one,
but he labors in such Il v-ar that llo al
ways gets the fullest CT -'zacnt cut of
his rest. andowhcn IL r::iises to tcko
his midday meal it is Cnd,r-c1r;l;t:ons
that would make Il perfect holiday for
the city, and to whose cl;arI:l even the
man accustomed to them carnot grow
callous. he lies at ease arrong the
sheaves that he has cut, a.-d t1,n sun,
whose ardent rays ,~ada his :n'l the
heavier, now adds to his dcl' g,... More
over, he cats with The rlcasar tcet of
walters to see to his c5mfor,; Il may be
his wife who brings his dirncr, or per-
haps it is some fuxcrl girl from the
farm who is not vet his, t;!orc'' she
will some day be. as sh" krcyvs V thin
herself, and he is not : fra d u !; l;eve.
Verify, his toll is hard in itcelf. ut Re
must be a sirPularlv scontcnted par-
son If he do ret find it 'oit amid these
surroundings and under these pleasant
conditions.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10

been delayed for several days In conse-
quence of lack of material, or rather
the failure of said material to get here
on time. O. R. X
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

remembered" continued Guesdc that An
archsm to-day no longer exists in France as
political party. OF course here, as elsewhere
there are individual Anarchists. but they have
cohesion nor any definite policy The result
il that Socialism in the minds Of the people il
no longer COMPOUNDED with Anarchy, which al
says carries with 1t ideas ~ violence and
terror Consequently Socialism in It's scientific
form. in which ii prevail in France today, IS
embraced by many small shopkeepers and others
20 whom the word Anarchy causes a certain
rhock. ana yet who are ashamed after the dis
graceful scandals Of the Republican party to
remain in its ranks. We have had many re-
cruits from this small opkeepcr class. but 1t
is in the municipal elections that We are always
certain # making our greatest gains Paris,
Marseillcs Lyons. Lille. RouhaiX Calais and
other important cities are already under So
cialist control. and have Socialist Mayors Or
Socialist municipalities. and frequently both to-
grthcr We merely consider these municipal
councils As stepping stones for further progress
The men Who now sit ia these councils are pre-
parin; IN 'ms,lscs boy practical experience in
the art II administration ana government fo,
greater efforts. They are conscious thaS they are
pr, pairing Themselves t. undertake eventually
he administration ~ tha whole - France"
These remarks are All TIA" more significant II
the fact be- recalled that during th' last ten years
there has been great falling OF in The num-
h.r 81 IA French rural population. In France
Ia tho United states. thrr" is a steady cur
rent from the country toward the towns. The
peasant can no longer earn living in the
fields. and socks the city for employment
Meanwhile this movement is encouraged by
agents u the leaders of the Proctariat. who
no. Nar he tlfufuprfili travellers OF
SO. ia!isiu. and preach broadcast through the
land Tho advantages u collective ownership. tho
basis u the new scientific Socialism which
threatens to become. like The "Iiouangism" Of
some years asp the trade union u the discon-
L..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
DIPLON ICY.

From The Chicago News.
Il have come said the young man. TO ask
for your daughters hand.
The proud banker gazed over his glasses Mt
the fellow and demanded:
We'll, have you any means or supporting
her.
Alas | am poor-but hear my story"
"Go on"
when | spoke 10 Claudia about coming To
see YOU she told me it was usclcss-that her
mother was the man of the house and that |
had better go So far. But | said: No, Your
father may permit your mother to think thai
she Is the man of the house. just To humor her.
but | have see enough Of him to know that
when "A matter Of Importance comes up. his
strong will must always assert itself. His
strength Of character may not De brought out
by little things. still'--
my boy" interrupted the old gentleman. pat
ting him upon the shoulder. II have known all
along that you were not one OF those ordinary
dudes who incapable Of understanding what
is going in the world around them. Take
her and may you always be happy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
nm Esd or row SIR.
pisslrArrp poe KILLED oN TIE HALLWAY
WHILE DHt ~

From Tho Il. Louis Republican
Tows.r the tramp dog. who was known 10
almost every East - Ipuisan. is no more. lie
met his death yesterday afternoon beneath the
wheels ~ = switch engine near thc relay depot,
East - Louis His remains were buried on the
l1t east Of IA" Martell House.
Tow ser Wa about seven years oil and was
a confirmed drunkard. Ne MAS VOL known 10
every .tl0onkc-U.r In East st. Louis. and espe-
cially 90 IN" si'oonists on m" island N" drit"d
into East ST Louis from som" point. no one ~
sure Of he place. and made his home among the
sWitchu. 90 and railroad men that congrrgatr in
the railroad yards In East st Louis. lie was
then quite young. ON" evening. ~ some ~ thr
men we're drinking beer after their day S ""fk.
n was 81 s,.st.i that the doc be- given taste.
IN old can WAS procured and sorne Of the
l.ar poured in Th. dog smell 81 IT, tasted
He then looked up at the men with plead
ing eyes that med To sly. = would IKE
10 have som" more" He was given more
and since then had aiW l"s d"mandcd ms snare
or the hc.r At times the men would ignore the
dogs whincs and tncn he would JUMP IN ,n'
air and bark until h" r"cciF- II ms drlnk ~
also insisted upon getting a drink out 81 each
can. and as a result VAS frequently drunk. u"
had "A small can that one Of the machliilStS
made for him. out Of which II" drank ms ht 'r
This can h" vas taught TO hide ana trt "n"n
tn, beer came.
lie soon learned To- go to the saloons FOR his
brcr. and when thirsty would disdanfully tuIn
from water If IL were offered him, and go To "A
saloon. He was very friendly To the barkeeprrS.
and they in turn always gave nm all ot the
matted hluOr he wanted. FOR the last year ne
had been on one continual spree. At times he
would even drink whisky.
Yesterday afternoon after making the rounds
Of several saloons and getting more beer than
he could stand he wendell his way to where he
thought h. would meet some OF his old railroad
friends Who would take care Of him until he
sobercd up Crossing the tracks at the relay
depot he did not notice IA swiftly approaching
switch engine. He was in the centre OF the
track before he became aware that there w1'
such thing on earth as an enSine IL was
then too late The wheels Of the engine passed
over Towscr's bod. cutting him in two. Some
of the switchmen gathered up the dogs remains
and buried them later I'm the evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
THE ADVANTAGE or TIE LOTTERY.

From The Chicago Record
Marriage" said the old bachelor. lis but a
lottery after all"
There's where you're off," replied Henry
Peck IF you draw blank ir n lottery you
can tear il up and that's the end Of It."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
TRENCH SOCIALISM TODAY.
,orusr MICHEL. THE RED MAIDEN"
pISAVOWED BY THE PARTY.

n SIZE VISITS AMERICA. IT WILL. BE on HER OWN
RESPONSIBILITY SCIENTIFIC SOCIAL
1sTs AND THEIR AIMS GAINS
~ RECENT ELECTIONS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

~ RECENT ELECTIONS.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-09-29
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