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haps ignorance on the subject was uni
versaL.
Arrived at the library. the librarian
was first consulted. He couldn't remem-
Der when he first heard or where he
first read OF the suspension of Moham-
med's coffin between heaven earth.
but he would find the facts as 10 the
rig of the saying. He looked and
looked and gave IL up, owing to other
pressing duties. but called the literary
Magliabecchi of the institution to take
his place In the investigation. fhe lat
ter's recollection vas that his follow
ers In some manner suspended Moham-
med's conn In the air because they
deemed either water or soil elements
unht Tor association with his mortal re-
mains.
II the end. after a long and patient
research, II was found that all were I'm
the wrong.
MUhammed experienced the common
fate Of human beings and his remains
were buried at Medina I'm the room I'm
which ne died. the floor having been re-
moved TO make way for his sepulcher.
A erected over the place is
stiIl exhibited. The pious pilgrim on the
road to Mecca enhances the worth OF
his pilgrimage IL he turns aside to visit
also the city which contains the ashes
Of Nohammed. The chamber In which
he died and was buried is known as
Mohsmmed's Hujrah.
No vision Of a heaven suspended caf-
I'm is recorded and no doctrine ~ the
koran or tenet Of the faith Is assoc
ated with such an idea. Nor did his
attempt any feats Of magic
with the inclosed remains in the ma
ture Of aerial suspension or optical IL
fusion.
Three authorities at least. and II IL
to be presumed that others exist. prov
ed that MOhammed's coffin Is deep in
the ground and has been there ever
since the interment. Burkhardt visit
ed the sacred Enclosure in the disguise
OF a Mohammedan. and confirms tha
prevtous evidence on this point.
Rev. Samuel Green. a Distinguished
oriental student. demonstrates that the
story OF the suspended coffin Is an idle
fabrication, and that Il was a jocular
invention Of an early Christian writer.
whose story was accepted literally BY
later commentators. The fiction in ef-
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feet was hat the coffin. especially made
Of iron. which contained the body of
Mohammed, was suspended for all time
betwee two powerful lodestones, in
the mausoleum at Medina.
The story was a Christian fake. pure
and simple. the work of some theologic
humorist. and does not even possess
the merit OF an oriental fable.
Consequently. the two literary men
severally bought his own lunch. after
having agreed TO stop every acquaiut-
ance for the next month and ask him
what he knew about the suspension of
NOhammed's coffin.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09

talns an idea that has often appealed
to me strongly when / was racking my
thinkery for SMILES. But. would you
believe 1t. my wife, who has a way
peculiarly her W of tearing literary
suggestiveness to pieces. asked me last
night what in the world was the
meaning OF suspended like Muham-
med's coffin and where, or in what
circumstance, or OF whose authority
did the saying originate. and her ques-
ton fairly freed me. After foundering
around In a mess OF guesses / finally
admitted that | used the expression
or faith wholly, and could give her no
specific information about il. Then
we thumbed all the authorities on Mo-
hammed and his time in our little IL
brary without avail. What il II from
inc what does 10 mean?"
"H-m, wpll-now. let me see, 7 ought
TO know. Tor I've put 10 TO good applica-
tion often. as / have laid You see.
somewhere. and / don't know exactly
where. II is told that after Mohammed's
burial the coffin with the body Of the
prophet assembled and became suspend
ed I'm the heavens for quite A time. /
don't exactly remember how long"
oh, | say. old man, that wont do
at all. You're trying to crawl out OF
II just as ! tried TO do when my wife
got me C0~uered. Now III tell you
what Wei DO. let US go TO the best
reference library in the city and settle
this question ones and for all. And 70
make II interesting. wen bet the lunch.
the one winning who makes the near
est guess 70 the truth"
Il believe | am stumped. Your prop
osition is fair and now interests me.
Ny guess viii be that Mohammed's
coffin appeared az a vision in the heav-
ems TO his followers shortly after the
burial"
And mine is that II was a religious
fable Of Islam Intended to convey an
idea Of transitory publication on the
road to the first stop Of Gehenna-an
idea similar 10 hat of the Catholic pur-
gafory."
The two men thereupon set out for
the library where they were TO inform
themselves as TO a phrase that every
one uses iEnOrantly. They were liter
AIRY workers made their living with
their BEN. ard though provoked At the
occasion % their journey. soon Cheered
a other With the reflection tina per
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09
SlUSHER is A MANIAC.
Al sires Had a Time Taking Him to the
Insane Asylum.

Great Falls. Sept. Sal sires. the
deputy sheriff who took Charles
Slusher, the demented railroad man.
over to the insane asylum, had a regu-
lar monkey-and-parrot sort OF a time
with his charge. As has been told
in these dispatches. Slusher thinks
himself capable OF running any train
in the world. and he was no sooner on
the cars thai he wanted TO get out
and look after the train crew. When
they reached Craig he was so violent
as to necessitate the placing OF man
acles on him, and IL took three men TO
put them on. Then Slusher put in his
tim by splitting on Sires. When he
was obliged to quit that, he tried to
pound his keeper ove the head with a
grip held in his ironed hands. Finally.
In a quiet moment. Sires tried to sleep,
but woke to find Slusher standing over
him with raised arms. Slusher told
him that he had better keep awake or
he would kill him, and Sires took his
advice. Between Butte and Warm
Springs Slusher stopped the train by
pulling on the rope and Sires was thor
oughly happy 10 turn him over at last.
The physicians at Warm Springs pro-
nounce him incurable.
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Two Drunks.

Great Falls, Sept. s.-There were but
two prisoners in the city Jail to-day.
but as Judge Hawkins scored on both.
the average was high. The first mar
was William Ring. drunk. who had in
his possession several pairs OF spec
tacles. AS the officers who made the
arrest. Hogan and Grillenberger. tes-
titled that they had found him yin
to steal some cigars from another
mans pocket, the Judge thought he
was down to about the fve-day limit.
and ne got that The other prisoner
was Moses Kehoe. another drunk. He
was not a cigarette fend so far as
known. and the limit on him was three
days. which he will serve.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09
At the Conri Hnnse

Great Falls. Sept. Sin the district
court this afternoon Ernest Beckman,
one of the boy burglars, was brought
up on a charge of incorrigibility and
Judge Leslie placed him in the care OF
his parents for the period Of 10 DAYS
pending action on the part of the
court. II is very probable that the
young man win receive some very
salutatory lessons during his res
pite.
The annual report OF the Great Falls
Iron works, which was filed with the
clerk and recorder OF the county to-
day, shows that the capital stock Of
the company is 500, 900. of which s76,425
Is paid in; the amount of outstanding
Indebtedness against the is
sl9.54297. The trustees signing the re-
port are John Sherman. Paris Gibson
IT. f. Benner, A. f. Dickerman and
o. J. Bristol.
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Roth nj Moutauk Point.

Great Falls. Sept. s-P. NJ. Solomon
OF this city has at last received word
OF the Whereabouts of James G.. Sloane
IND his brother Joseph. who enlisted
from this city for the war and who
were in the fight before Santiago. They
were working at the Silver smelter in
this city before the war broke out AMI
went to Helena. where. being old sol
diers. they found no difficulty IN enlist
ing in the 18th regiment infantry. Mr..
Solomon received word from the war
department to-day stating that hoth
were at Nontauk Point. James was
wounded during TIE Santiago fight. but
his brother escaped injury.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09
GOLD MEN ARE SCARCE
Many Who Voted for Mckinley
in 1895 Regret It.
SINNERS ARE REPENTANT
h County Commissioners Experience
Difficulty In Naming as Republican
Judges OF Election Men Who
Are Sure-Enough.

Great Falls, Sept. s.-The county
commissioners spent the day in fixing
the polling places of the various pre-
cincts of the county and also in ap-
pointing the judges Of election. In the
latter part Of their work they found
tina more than one man in this county
does not know where he is at politi-
cally. Many a former republican has
become a voter for the advocates of
free coinage. The few gold democrats
who voted with the republicans two
years & have concluded they had
better return to their party. In dis
cussing men for judges in one precinct
the commissioners named as a repub-
lican judge a former democrat. but
who. In h campaign OF 1896. affiliated
with the McKinley-Hobart club. Joe
Huston, the republican who was acting
as clerk. objected, saying: You can
not shove him off on to us as a repub-
Hcan, IL he did vote with the republi-
cans two years ago." The democrats
on the board refused to accept him.
and as a compromise he was put on
as a populist. but here the populist
member of the board objected and his
name had to be left off the list. Then
Huston suggested the name of a for
mer republican, who has lately de-
clared that he will vote for no man who
does not come out square-toed and
declare for the Chicago platform and
pledge himself to support the demo-
cratic national ticket on the same plat
form two years hence. The commits
sioners claimed that he was a demo
crat in principle, and therefore not eli
gible to the office, but as the commits
sioners are two democrats n one
populist, they did not kick very hard
n allowed the name TO stand. The
same difficulty was encountered in
many of the other precincts. showing a
increase in favor of free coin
age advocates.
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The Levy Carries,

Great Falls Sept. s-The special school
election for the purpose Of voting a spe-
cial levy % 3k mills tax. 10 he used for
general school purposes in district No. J.
WAS held to-day and resulted I'm a vote
OF l33 for the levy and % against the
same. There was little or no interest TAX
en- in the election. II being understoou
that the levy would be voted without
opposition.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09

Strangsr-Wait-r. let me have a poached
egg.
Strauger az Next Table-One fof me. too.
please, but see that IL sn't a bad one.
Waiter On the kitcheup-Twn poached
Eggs, one good one.-TIt-Bit~
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4 Result of Education.

FTOU F1Ck-Me-Ip-
An old negro. being Informed that a
member Of his race had forged a check.
reclaimed.
OATS what comes er sddica-ion. 7 got
ten chillun. but I gives thanks a. not one
eT dem kin read or write"
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a permanent injunction should not Is
sue restraining the defendants from
selling the stock and why they should
not return TO the principal office in
Butte all the books. records, etc, Of the
company.
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Missed the Denial.

HIM" said the mar who had bought
an extra. 81 must have missed an issue"
"Er-why7' asked the man who va.
looking over his boulder.
1T confirms the news in the extra 1
bought a while ago. instead OF denying
it,"
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Political

From Sketch.
Johnny grumbled a, his small share o,
pudding one day.
It's a liberal helping" said hts mother.
Then I'll have a conservative helping "
said Johnny. and wanted 10 take the dish.
On. these political kidlings,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09
Fiction OF Mohammed'. CONN.

Have you ever used the phrase.
suspended like Mohammed's cofin'?"
Yes. indeed, on many an occasion.
and a very happy and suggestive one
il j. at times"
I must plead guilty. too, and il con-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09
Embarrassing.
From Punch.

It III T WTIITs
A school inspector, finding a class hest
tating over answering the question.
With what weapon did Sampson slay the
Phtlistines?" and wishing TO prompt
them, Significantly tapped his cheek and
asked. What is this?'
The Whole Class-"The tawbone Of an
ass"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09
UnsuIted Her Complexion.

From Sketch.
The Young Lady-Nurse. I don't think I
shall ever go to heaven.
Nurse-Hush, Nettie. dear: don't talk
like that.
The Young Lady-But white never did
suit me.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09

They tel, me your wife is a particular
" rUS housekeeper."
"ENCruCiatingly 50. I've seen that wo-
man sprinkle the clock with insect DOW
der % get rid OF the ticks Detroit Free
Press.
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From the Boston Herald.
Lolly-What a hideous-looking man Col
onel Boombang Is!
Eunice-Oh. how can you say III Look
al the lovely battle scars he has on his
face.
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Had No Effect on Them.

From Modern Society.
Minister concluding long addressl-I
have shown how wicked IL Is to cherish a
spirit of revenge for injuries. Now. what
would you DO II another hoy struck you?
Sunday school class with
1t m back.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09
NORTHERN MONTANA

The Northern Montana Once Of the Standard
10 located In the Bach Cory Block, Great Fails.
directly opposite the Park Hotel Advertising
rates furnished on application
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$4,000 IN PURSES
0Hs Fare RsuHd Trip on All Railroads

The stables now participating In the
Butte aId Anaconda races. amorg
which are represented the best horses
Of the West. will be in attends nee.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-06
HUNDREDS OF rHEx.

out There's A Material DIRsrsncs When
tho Proof cOHirs From Wheeling.
There are great many Of them.
Every paper has Its share.
Statements hard to believe, harder to
prove.
Statements from far-away places.
What people say in Maine
Public expression from California,
outlines good endorsement there.
But OF little service here at home.
Wheeling people want local proof.
citizens.
Home endorsement counts.
pute,
This is the backing that stands be.
hind every box OF
poan's Kidney Pills.
Here Is case OF Il:
You can readily find ]. y. Chambers.
OF No. G. South Wabash street. or SOC
him on the street teaming and trans
ferfihg. He says: you can use my
name Tor all that II is worth In recon-
mendihg and endorsing Doan's Kidney
PlllS ! got box at the Logan Drug
store and they cured me OF a 1--WE year
OLD trouble with which suffered ter
rlhly, particularly 30 for a year. Under
the treatment, pain In the loins, sharp
twlnges In the kidneys. languor and
depression In tho mornings and dizzy
neao disappeared. That Is why en-
dorsc Doan's Kidney Pills"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by nil
dealers. Price 90 cents. Mailed by Fes-
ter-Milburn Co, Bunalo, n. Y, sole
agents for tho United States. Remember
me h@me-Doan's-and take no substl.
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CHICAGo-BrIlliant harvest weather
depressed wheat to-day. July closed
with a loss OF &c and September declin-
ed 2lzt12&c. Corn left on &c lower
and oats &c. Pork lost &C, lard 10c and
ribs 567Lsc.
Wheat started weak and remained in
that condition until the end OF the sess-
lon. Improved crop reports and fine
weather where harvesting is In pro-
gress brought out large line bT peo-
pie who bought in short last week and
were anxious to get out again. The
weakness OF continental Europe also
had some effect. The pressure here
came mainly from local professionals
and st. Louis. There was n slight rally
from bottom prices near the close on
the steady advance at Liverpool. which
showed an advance OF 15id4d over the
previous close. Statistics we're bulllsh.
The weekly world shipments were
smaller at 7.452OOO bushels, against s.
$4,000 bushels the previous week and
6,f79,600 n year nEo. The visible sup
ply showed decrease OF 2,524,000 bush
els, against l,2il 900 bushels decrease
for the same period last year. Exports
since Friday were liberal, 100000 BUSH
els. Chicago received twelve cars.
July opened unchanged to NC lower at
76%176Isc, advanced To &c and sold of
to 74IAc. the closing figure. September
started &c lower 10 &c higher at 7OsG0
Tic, declined to 67%c, then rallied to
6S&s 6GSAc at the close.
There was n fair cash demand for
corn. Prices ruled weak, with wheat,
however, and on the early liquidation
OF two or three large lines. Country
reports generally Indicated substantial
Improvement In the crop outlook. July
opened unchanged to &c lower at sea
32tsc, and sold on TO SlAc, the closing
figure.
Oats sympnthIzcd with the other de-
clInes. July began &c higher at 22hc.
declined to 2llsc, then rose to 2i&c bid
at the close.
Better prices for hogs at the yards
started provisions higher. The advance
was soon lost, however. on moderate
selling by packers. There vas consid-
cradle export demand for lard. Sep
TENDER pork opeped &c higher at 81 20,
declined to 50 GO, then rose to 50 C2i4 at
the close. September lard began &c
higher Mt s. Al, sold of to s. 32lsI5 30
and closed at s. 90 bid. September ribs
started 5lEc up at IS 4gisd5 Is and de-
cllned to IS % bid, the closing price Gs-
timated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
10 cars: corn. $40 cars; oats, go cars;
hogs. $4,000 head.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
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Short Ribs-sldeS Cooss) $ 1898 %
Dry galied zhuuldcrs (boxe1l Tag ~.
snort Gear sides ttOGcdJ 81 5es5s 70.
on ths produce exchange to-day the
butter market was easy; creameries
iiaisc doiries p0i3c.
EgGs-steady; fresh lOc.
NEW YoRK-ylaur, receipts 5000
barrels: experts ., 800 b1rrels;sales 1000
packages: market rather weak, but rot
GENERALLY lower except on some OF the
top grades
Wheat. receipts 1900 bushels; exports
572.7OO bushels: spot market firm; No. 2.
red, Soc I. o. o. niioat; options opened
easy; closed 2d256c net lower; No red
July closed at size; September closed
at 73lsc.
Corn, receipts $4,000 bushels; exports
ilS, 800 bushels; spot market easy; No. 2,
SIC; options weak; closed sc net lower;
NJuly closed at s5Ec.
oats, receipts lsS,sOO ousheli; eXpo N,.
N99S,SO0 bushels spot market weak ~, NO.
2, 25Ac; No. white 2IAgZfs5c, Options l1Is
dull: closed &c net lower; july cloSeu
at 25lSc. 49,,
Hops quiet Cheese weak LhlloM
Arm. Cottonseed oil weak Molasses
dull. Rice steady.
Coffee, options opened stea1y al I'M
chanSed prices 10 points decllne; eOs.
ed dull ana unehangeu 20 p 1yl -. ais'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-06

UNION sToCKYARDS, CLARE
MONT, BALTIMORE, Monday July T.
-Swine-Arrived this week, 1907 head.
There is an excess in receipts over last
week of $500 head, and this, being q hol-
iday, all the markets here are slow.
Hogs generally are about 1Oc lower.
Far western 81 3514 40, and those from
other points ST 1904 20, and light, with
very Hight sales. So 60dS so per 100 fos.'
showing little or no change.
Sheen and LAmbs-There IL quite a
heavy run, about 80 carloads, mostly
lambs. Sheep are steady, common sr@s-
ing very slow at 2k9ic per H., with
weight ranging from Is TO 100 lbs. Lambs
are very dull, and sch at u TO
sc lower. Values for weight Of 50 to
IS TBS, 595&c per 10, and extra cents
per ID.
calves-Veals are very dull eat 1sc
OF. For weights OF 80 to l50 lbs. quota
tons are 4451Gc per pound.
CHICAGO-Cattle, choice to extra
steers, IS O5d5 40; common to medium
"a OOG4 so; butchers 81 O094 So; stock
ers and feeders SO SOFA 30; COWS and
heifers 50 SOFA 20: calves 81 75GG 70.
Hogs active; pigs 50 SOFAS 10; light boss
SO 65a3 so; rough packers 50 65G3 10;
mixed So 6563 So; heavy packers and
shippers 50 1898 30. Sheep, native sheep
50 2565 %; lambs 81 1906 60. Receipts
Cattle 10000 head; hogs 10000 head;
sheep 1900 head.
EAST LIBERTY-Cattle steady; ex-
ira 81 75a4 SIS: prime 81 6594 "a; COM
mon SO SO04 90. Hogs steady; prime
mediums and heavles 50 S5q4 90; best
Workers 50 95d4 90; light to fair Workers
So S5a3 80: pigs, us to quality, 50 $50
i co.; roughs 81 5Oa3 80. Sheep firm;
choice 81 $500 60: common So 50g4 90;
choice yearlings 81 9O@5 90; common to
good 81 0OG4 80; spring lambs IS SOC
8 70. Veal calves IS 5O96 90.
CINCINNATI-Hogs active at 50 100
a az
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-06

NEW YoRK-The week in the dry
goods market opened to-day with a
number OF deferred orders to be filed.
These, caused by holiday closing on
Saturday and yesterday were quite
heavy. Outside OF this total, there was
little business reported, though the tone
OF the market and the hopes of sellers
are very high. Print cloths are IN fair-
liz good demand. Extras are sold slow
~, however, owing to the firmnesS Of
operations on account Of the curtail-
ment instituted at Fall River, which
will continue for week at least. The
quotations for extras Is still &c, while
odds are somewhat stronger.