ANlOHTONTriElIVEIt
THE LAST RUN ON THE MISSOURI
OF THE MARTHA MITCHELL.
Dangerous Snag That Are a Coastanft
Menace to Rleer TralBc The Sleep
rilol of tha Mitchell Wu Mechanical
and tha float Want Down.
Ncrer doubt nnythlnjf you hoar nhont
(he treachery of the Mliwonrl river. The
oldest pilots on tha Btreom those griz
(led fellows who went to Fort Benton
on trips that netted from $9,000 to f-'O,-000
each will tell yon tlmt a "tie np"
OTer night is the only way to insure
the passengers that the morning will
not find them stuck on bar in mid
stream, or, what is wonte, ramped on
shore with the fcont pinned by snag
and settling in the mnd. No modern
snag boat can keep the channel clear of
the heary logs that are always floating
down from somewhere up along the
Dakota, Iowa or Nebraska shores, green
at first as torn from caring banks, but
dead, hard and splintered when most
dangerous. Snags that stick their noses
aboTe the water are little to be feared,
but the hidden logs, those whose limbs
are caught in the mud, while the trunk
swings np within a foot or two of the
surface, hare always made steamboat
ing on the Missouri a precarious occupa
tion. I remember one instance, however, in
which a risible snag sent a good side
wheel boat to the bottom on one of the
clearest, brightest nights that ever hung
orer the river. It was in 1850, or per
haps a year Inter. The boat was the
Martha Mitchell, a tramp from the low
er waters, running from Cincinnati to
New Orleans. She was making a trip
to St. Joseph with provisions for the
plains, mostly bacon; and bacon, let toe
tell you, was a necessity in the west
then. The passenger list of the Mitchell
was heavy, so that many of the travelers
were forced to remain on deck. It was
19 o'clock on a moonlit night in August.
The captain had gone to bed for a won
der, and only a sleepy watchman who
sat astern represented the executive
among those awake on deck. A dozen
passengers were seated about the big
bell forward, telling stories while they
reveled in the beauties of the night.
The moon was shining with a clear,
white light that made everything for
100 yards ahead as plainly visible as at
noonday. There was no noise save the
dull throb, throb, throb of the engines,
the gentle puff of the released steam
and the breaking of the water on the
wheel's paddles.
Sundenly Jack Carnthers, a young
fellow from St Louis, gazed forward in
the course of the boat, and pointing to a
small, black object Just discernible in
the distande, asked:
"What's that thing, boysr
"A log probably," returned an old
timer. "They're always floating about."
' "But I've been watching it," Cara
then went on, "and she hasn't moved
much."
The entire party looked at the black
object in the distance. It grew plainer
as the boat climbed the stream, but not
as if it were floating down on the cur
rent the approach was too slow.
"See there!" Caruthers exclaimed.
It's swinging from side to side."
"Funny," said the old timer, "but if
she's a snag the pilot 11 get around it all
right"
By this time all of the deck passengers
were looking at the black object The
boat did not change its course. There
was no more comment all eyes were
riveted on the dark spot in the river.
When the boat was within forty feet ot
it the old timer sprang up and placing
bis hands in trumpet fashion about his
mouth called back to the pilot:
' "Hello, np therel"
There was no reply, and the nose of
the big boat continued straight for the
object.
"Hello!" chorused the party.
"Well, what is it?" came a gruff an
swer. "Throw her hard to larboard," the old
timer said; "There's a big snog twenty
feet in front."
There was a clanging of bells below
docks, and the passengers in their berths
felt the boat lurch violently as the ma
chinery was reversed and the steamer
answered her rudder. But it was too
late. In thirty seconds there was an
other jar, greater than the first. The
Martha's nose seemed to climb into the
air. An effort was made to back the
boat, but it would not budge. Then the
passengers became panlo stricken, run
ning about in their night garment and
threatening to jump overboard. The
clear headed captain was on hand in a
moment, however, and before the old
steamer had settled a foot every passen
ger was started for the shore.
In the morning we watched the cabin
of the Martha float off while we stood
on the great bluffs just above Roche
port Then the hulk sank out of sight
The owners of the Martha did not
save their bacon. The sleepy pilot
laved bis by escaping through the woods.
We only wondered that he did not run
os ashore before the accident, but the
captain said that he knew the river so
well there that his work was mechani
cal. Detroit Free Press.
Bfleetrlo Tost for Spurious Coins.
Some interesting tests with alternating
Currents and a particular form of mas-
net have been made in England. Among
the experiments shown' was one which
' Illustrated a new method of detecting
counterfeit coins. A genuine coin, being
a good conductor, was held between the
poles of the magnet, but a bad coin, not
possessing that necessary qualification,
immediately dropped when placed In po
sition. Ht bonis Ulobe-Democrat.
Bather Mixed.
The following was the peroration of
an orator at a political meeting not long
ago:
"The time has come when w .must
leave off voting for ornamental princi
ple and vote to put bread and butter
in our pocketi."
One nnlr friend we have
Accounted sure:
One only Invc In mm
That will endure.
AHothcr fil mU are rteafl
Ho know liow dear
Who gave them for our jof
And enlace here.
AH "ther Im-cs arc ftrecti j
Ho know litw swept ;
Of whom fnd srnila that lack i
For love entreat. '
i
But friends however troa I
This life will text, I
And they w ill full iik oft
Who know ns best.
And lores however stronf
In time, may ehmiRe;
Misfortunes mny divide.
New ties estrange.
Borest of all will come
Home sad offence:
Mistrust will chill, and doubt
Drive friendship hence.
Ota, slow of heart to learn
What yet we own
One only perfect friend
Hatb any knownl
-H. M. Kimball In New York Independent
The Transition of Klectrlcat Theories.
To the question, "What is electricityT'
which is often asked, no absolute and
satisfactory answer has yet been found.
Notwithstanding the wonderful develop
ment of electrical applications, elec
tricians are still feeling their way as to
the nature and many of the principles
of the operation of the mighty force that
they are learning to control. This wits
suggestively shown by a remark made
by the vice president of the American
institute of electrical engineers at the
annual convention of that body.
The speaker claimed tlmt the present
theories of electricity should be regard
ed merely as stepping stones to morn
comprehensive and satisfactory ones.
Ho contended that modern theories of
electrical phenomena, if adopted as an
absolute framework of all our knowl
edge of these subjects, may, in a few
years, become prison bars that will pre
vent the mind from making a free and
unprejudiced investigation of new theo
ries and new phenomena, and giving
due weight and significance in the gen
eral science of electricity to tho result
obtained by the most recent experiment
ers. St. Louis Ulobe-Democrat.
The Future of the Mississippi Valley.
The delta of the Mississippi, below its
junction with the Ohio, richer than the
Nile or the Rhine, exceeds the combined
area of Holland and Egypt, and is des
tined under the stimulus of free labor
and the incentives of self government to
build a fabric of society more opulent
and enduring. Add to this the inex
haustible alluvion of the streams above,
and the fertile prairies from which they
descend, and the arithmetic of the past
has no logarithms with which to com
pute the probloms of the economic and
commercial future of the west. It will
be predominant in the development, not
of this country alone, bnt of the hemis
phere, and will give direction to the
destinies of the human race.
We stand in the vestibule. We have
not yet entered the temple. John J. In
galls in Lippincott's.
He Was tha nuke.
When, in 1888, Professor Freeman
was examining Battle abley, he found
himself dogged by a person who, as he
thought, somewhat officiously obtruded
bis offers of assistance. After vainly
trying to shake him off, he broke forth
with: "I don't want your assistance.
The Duke of Cleveland promised that I
should not be Interfered with by the
gardeners." "Exactly so, was the re
ply; "I hope they have obeyed my or
ders. I am the Duke of Cleveland."
San Francisco Argonaut.
A London Bachelors' Club.
The Bachelors' club, a London insti
tution, In 1891 suffered no fewer than
twenty-three defections in the shape of
members who married; bnt the club
gained 575 in fines at the rate of 23 a
wedding. The club is flourishing, and
seems on the whole to encourage rather
than deprecate matrimony as a fine art.
There are still 880 bachelors in the list
of members. London Tit-Bits.
Deaf Mute Pupils.
It is not generally known what won
derful progress has been mode in this
country of late years in teaching the
dumb to speak. It appears from tha
official records that last year articula
tion was taught to no less than 4,845
pupil in American schools for the deaf.
In a large number of these cases tha in
firmity dated from birth and was in
herited.
Discovered Affection.
Clara Can it be, Dolly, that you i
to marry Mr. Smith, after saying to me
repeatedly that yon could not endure
him?
Dolly The truth is, Clara, dear, that
until I heard that his aunt had died
leaving him a fortune I was deceived
In my own feelings toward him. Ex
change,
In New Orleans the dog catchers who
feed the pound with vagrant curs pro
ceed about their work with a slip noose,
which they hold in front of the dog's
head or under his feet
The Spanish government ho taken
possession of the largest shipbuilding
works in that couutry, and is offering
Inducements for English shipwright to
superintend the work.
Horace Oreeley once described a very
famous literary woman of the last gen
eration as "a great woman and a greater
bore. Her talk was incessant."
It is a curious fact that the lata Earl
of Yarborough should have married a
lady named Hare, and the present one a
lady named Fox.
Out of thirty-two cities with populi
tions ranging from 200,000 to 50,000
all but one aro using the eloctrio rail
way system,
A lie si Mica fllrl.
"Why, my darling." exclaimed Mrs.
Worldly to her eighteen-year-old rose
bud Mand, "why in the name of good
ness can yon want to marry that impe
cunious young fellow Harry Jnventns.
when there is that charming Sir Cra-sns
Senectns, a man of dignified maturity
and countless wealth, who Is dying to
make yon Mrs. Senectns, and who
wonld place my jewel in a magnificent
setting?"
"How enn yon talk so, mamma?' re-
piled Mand, looking down and blushing
a fow lines or solid nonparoil. "It is
truo that Sir Crcrsns is rich and Harry
is not; but thon Harry is young and Sir
Croesus is old. Now, Harry is young
and he can acquire wealth; while Sir
Croesus is rich, but he cannot acquire
youth. Do yon catch on, mamma, as
the boys say?' Minneapolis Journal.
Compress Heater and Steriliser.
A useful appliance has been intro
duced in hospitals in the shapeof a com
press heater and sterilizer. There is no
moistening or wringing of hot cloth
necessary. It does away with the use of
oiled silk or cotton, as it cannot wet bed
clothes and will retain heat longer than
the ordinary compress, and the com
presses may be applied to different pa
tients withont washing, as they may be
easily sterilized and freed entirely from
germs. New York Telegram.
Street Railway rlgares.
The extent of the street railroad in
terest in the United States may be esti
mated from a report which states that
there are 0,788 miles of such roads in
operation, having 82,505 cars and em
ploying 70,764 men. The total nnmber
of passengers carried in one year was
2,028,010,302. being 840,820 per mile of
road work and 62,287 per car. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
A Legal Question.
Little Willie Papa, when a man takes
np the law it means he starts in being a
lawyer, doesn't it?
His Father Yes.
"And when he's n judge and lays
down the law Is that where he quits?"
But his father told him it was time he
was in bed long ago. Kate Fields
Washington.
He Had Ileen There.
"Mr. Jones," said Mrs. Jones, looking
up from tho paper she was reading.
"here is an excellent article on 'How to
Hang Pictures.' Yon ought to read it."
"Oh, I know how hang em! retorted
Mr. Jones savagely, and then silonce
came like a poultice to heal the blows of
sound. Detroit Free Press.
Seaweed Made Useful.
The hollow stem of the siiecies of sea
weed indigenous to the neighborhood of
the Cape of Good Hope was formerly
nsed by the natives as a trumpet when
dried. Still another kind furnishes the
savages of some parts of Australia with
vessels, many implements and even food.
Washington Star.
In lloston.
"Who was called the father of his
country, Miss Beacon?"
"Ueorge Washington was called the
father of his country: bnt this was an
erroneous idea, for it has been proven
that to Adam belongs the ignominy."
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CANNED GOODS,
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CONFECTIONERY,
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E3to.
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OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
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Specialties -
Fine
DRESS GOODS,
WRAPS
AND CLOTHING.
OUR MOTTO
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DEALER IN
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Notions AO
Underwear,
LADIES' and CHILDREN'S
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ing!
HATS AND MEN'S
FURNISHING GOODS,
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YOU CAN READ THIS
WITH A FEELING THAT EVERY LINE IS
From Exaggeration.
The entire community by this time is thoroughly
acquainted that we moved in our new etore room
in the NOLAN BLOCK.better known as the GOR
DON BLOCK. Kindly bear in mind what we
announced in our last circular about cultivating
your custom. There is nothing that we won't do
to make you our customer. We recognize the
necessity of gaining the confidence and good will
of the masses, and it is to our interest to make
every effort to please them and deal STRICTLY
ON THE SQUARE WITH THEM.
BOLGER BROS.
Have always endeavored to do this and have
never failed. Nothing pleases us better than to
pee the son of toil visit our establishment to inspect
our magnificent stock of tailor made garments.
We dont' say we will save you sixty per cent, as a
great many dealers who advertise larger than we
do but there is one thing certain and that is we
will give you full value for YOUR HARD
EARNED MONEY, and remember that it is nee
essary to beware of advertisers that PROMISE
EVERYTHING and FULFILL NOTHING;nothing
more than traps to catch hold of you, IT'S ALL
GLITTER and NO SUBSTANCE.
All we ask of the public is to be good enough
to give us a call when in need of FIRST CLASS
TAILOR MADE CLOTHING and GENT'S FUR
NISHING GOODS and the Prices we will make
you will certainly add you to our already large
list of custom. Again asking you to be kind
enough to remember us and our new store room in
the Nolan block We remain sincerely,
The Peoples Servants,
mainSthket BOLGER BROS.
:- IN OUR :
Shoe Department
e carry only reliable
makes, and we could fill
the one side of this issue
with testimonials in re
gard to the wearing qual
ities of our shoes. What
is termed among shoe
dealers as cheap shoes,
' 'for instance, " shoes that
sell for one dollar a pair,
we do not handle, for
the simple reason that
goods of that kind will
not build up our shoe de
partment. We buy no
shoes from what is called
"Jobbers," but place our
orders three and four
months in advance, with
the best shoe manufac
turers in the country.
C, ,Jur dry goods depart
ment is full of spring
fabrics, at prices lower
than the lowest, and all
we ask is that you give
us a call and Compare
Prices and Quality, don't
forget the quality, as
that goes a long ways as
regards price. Quality
first, price second.
J. B. ARNOLD.
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Fancy and Staple
GROCERIES,
Oil, Flour! Feed.
An elegant line con
sisting of sour, sweet
and mixed pickles.
Onions, chow chow,
olives, cauliflowers
and others too numer
ous to mention.
so
( An endless variety on
hand; always fresh.
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iry our iruii anaj
chocolate cakes.
"Washburne's Best"
leads the list; it's a
dandy. Try it. We
have in stock, "Our
Best," "Straight,"
"Imperial," "N. W.
Patent," "Pilgrim"
and others.
We have no oil wagon
on the road but we
deliver you a 5 gal.
best 150 oil for 50
cents. Get our rates
on oil by the barrel.
A FULL STOCK of gooiln in our
line alway on lunul. Hlyhettt
market price paUl for country
protlure. t
GOODS RECEIVED '
DAILY. :
NO OLD GOODS
FOR SALE.
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Mcliee k warnicK.
The Grocers,
Cor. Hth ami Main St., , . .
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