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THE BASIN PROGRESS Published at Basin, Jefferson County, Montana, every Saturday. H. L. HUGHES.. EDITOR. SENATOR JOHN P. HALE A Picturesque Figure ta American Public Life, When Hale took his seat in the Sen- ate he was the only member of that body who defied the discipline ot both the old parties, and dared assert his absolute political independence. He stood alone until 1849, when he W111 joined by Chase and Seward, who were re -enforced in 1851 by Sumner. There was something dramatic In his solitary eppearance In the Senate as an avowed entialavery loan. That body then con- tained more able and eminent men than It had had for more than a genera- t.on, and it was completely under the nomination of the slave Interest. That niterest dictated the policy of the Gov- ernment at home and abroad, as It had done from its beginning, and made and unmade politicians. hale knew that tits single-handed warfare against it %sould invite ridicule, sneers, insults and threats. Ile knew that he must face the scorn and contempt of the South and the chilling neglect of the North. But he bravely stood in the breach. He took no counsel of his fears, and would not be bullied Intl) ellence. When he was denied a place en Senatorial committees on the pre- text that he \did not belong to a healthy political organization\ he ridiculed the roeeedIng and made It tell In his favor. One of the finest exhibitions of his courage was given soon after he took his seat in the Senate, when he cant the only vote against a resolution itemising Generals Scott and Taylor for ttelr victories in Mexico. This vote eas sure to he misunderstood and mis- represented, and all parties regarded it as suicidal; but It was sufficient for him to know that no other honest and consistent course was possible for those who had (ondienned the Mexican war In all Its stages, lie would not belie: his convictions to avoid any persona) consequences of his act; and when he pleaded the high authority of Chatham, Burke and Fox, who refufsed to vote : thanks to the commanders 'of the Brit- :sh army for their services in America en our revolutionary struggle -a strict- ly analagous ease -no Senator success- , ully answered him. Mr. Hale's humanity was equal to his courage. While a member of the Home , he moved an ann•ndment to the erval appropriation bill, abolishing the spirit ration and prohibiting dogging 'n the navy. The imendment prevailed, but ranee In the Senate. This motion ,Was renewed in the Senate in 1849, and In 1850, after an impassioned appeal by Mr. Hale, flogging was abolished, but the spirit ration continued tine' titr.Z. He was justly proud of these echleveruenta, and they are appropri- ntely commemorated on the pedestal et the statue recently erected in the etnte bouse yard at Concord. As an anti -slavery leader, Hale fol- lowed his own methods of warfare. While Reward, Sumner and Chase were Iorging their anti -slavery thunderbolts, and firing them at the. enemy at long range through the press of the North- ern States, Mr. Hale was using his l'ghter artillery on the skirmish line, end in well -executed flank movemeote In 1850 be was prompted by the press- rnee of a pro -slavery mob in Washing- ton to introduce a resolution for the re- imbursentent of persons whose prop- erty should be destroyed by riotous as- temblages. Foote of Mississippi de- nounced this resolution as intended to protect \negro -stealing.\ Addressing Mr Hale, he said: \I invite him to visit tue geed State of Mississippi, in which I have the honor to reside, and will tell him beforehand in all honesty that he mould not go ten miles into the interior tefore he would grace one of the tallest trees of the forest with a rope around his neck, with the approbation of every virt uous and patriotic citizen; and that, if tee -emery, I should myself assist lu I he operation.\ Mr. lisle answered: \The Senator in- vitee MP to vInit the State of Mingle •'ppl, and kindly informs me that be uouid be one of those who Would act the aminvissin and put nu end to my .-areer • • • Well, in return for his hoepitable invitation, I can only ex - pr em the desire that he should pens - elite int., one of the dark corners of New Hampshire; and if he do. I am much iniatteken if he would not end the feeble In that 'benighted region' would Ia' very happy to listen to his argu- ments and engage In an intelleetual conflict with him, in which the truth 'light M. elicited.\ The populae instinct at (MCP labeled the Mississippi Senator na \Hangmen Foote,\ and the epithet is still Instantly recalled by the mete lien of N e e name.-Centnry. ThettilesierreiZser. *mete Is young Irlylegwedge prac- ticing law? wilitams--1 think not. He wag called to the her, but I think he la practicing erommiy.-Illustrated Bit*. V.» have »ver heard a man referred hi as one of nature's noblemen until after his death. SIBERIA'S RAILWAY. Os• -third of the Line Has Been Com- pleted and Train• Are Running. \ Since the beginning of the regular service between Teeheljablnak end the bridge over the Obi, Oct, 16, 1886, trains run only thrice a week, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. The traine, accomplish the distance of 930 miles In fifty-one nouns. The ek-kets cost: Fine class, ell; second class, $23.25, and third class, $15.75. Each of the three classes is provided with sleeping arrangements; yet as often happens in Russia, the travelers bring biker own bode and samovans, or tea urns, with them, besides other articles. But one must not think that the ears on the Siberian railway are fitted up with all, the comfort of nineteen or Ameriean \trains de luxe.\ Even the ordinary etatien acconnuodation le only pest be - lug gradually complisted; for example, the lack of reeretsliment rixerne has been In many places anti Is still supplied by the peasants of the neighboring re- gion, who come dement to the stations with bread, celeste, butter, meat and baked fish. These small defects in the management will naturally soon van- ish. Fer, although for the present it Is but a single Line of rails, yet the line is destined for cœusele.ntble trafik in : the future, as can be *seen from the fact that as a start 2,000 locomotives, 3,000 employee and 35,000 freight care were decided upon. This Ester and rolling stock will allow, on completion of the weole line, ot a train composed of one engine, one or two employee and eight- een freight cars for etteh nine. As ene -third part of this gigantic rail- way is now ready, it can be conceived that already $150,000,000 out of the estimated general cost of $345,000,000 have been spent. The line has, more - ever, in this brief' apace, shown its in- fluence on the colonizaition of Siberia, as the Weeern portions ot' 11 have been brought, piece by piece, into working order. The colonization has greatly Increasese along the line educe 1895, and the hppe of the Rtiaslain Government la being rapidly fulfilled, that the cultiva- tion of the swampy Taiga district on ' both sides et the line will 'proceed at a euicker rate than hitherto; the swarms of files make this district tetnrible In summer. Up to the present there is no data as to the influence of the conetruc- eon of the line upon trade; there can, however, be no doubt that this influ- ence does exist to a considerable de- gree, as also an influence for good as regards the adminherative system in Siberia. The Russian °Metals and sol - Mers, who were often hitherto month efter month on the journey ere they reached their destination In Siberia, Wei, at all events, joyfully greet this connection by railway; its importance from the point of view of tranaportiag troops is clearly seen from the fact that Russia at this moment has in Eastern Siberia alone an army of 60,- )00 wen. -New York Tribune. Woman In the East. An old Arab proverb declares, \The best son-in-law is the grave.\ You can- not insult a Moslem more than to ask after the health of his wife. If a woman is so much as mentioned _ In conversation, even though she may be the speaker's own wife, politeness requires one to add the Words, \May God elevate you\ -that la, above the contamination of such a subject. The lame expression is used after the men- tion of a dog, a donkey, a pig, or a shoe, all of which are held vile and unclean. Nor is this feeling confined to Moharn- niedane Doctor Jessup tells how a Greek Christian In Tripoli came apply- ing for help to an Arnerlean physician. Said he: \There is a woman here who isle. 1 beg your pardon for mentioning so vile a subject to your excellency.\ \Who may It be?\ inquieed the doe. tor. \May God elevate you, it is my Wife.\ Dr. Jessup also tells of overbearing the following conversation between a Mohammedan and Doctor Van Dyck: \Your excellency must be aware that I have a alek man at my house. May God grant you health! Ile has pain In his back, headache, and he will not eat.\ - \lias he any fever?\ \A little.\ el -will come and see her this aftee noon, perhaps.\ 'May God increase your goods.' Are Your Eyes Right? You are either left -eyed or right. eyed, unless you are the one person out of every fifteen who has eyea of equal strength. You also belong to the email minority of one out of every ten per- sona If your left eye Is stronger than 'your right. As a rule, Piet as people are right-handed, they are right -eyed. Vida Is probably due to the gesterally greater use of the organs; of the right side of the body, ae, for example, the gunner uses his right arm and shoul- der, tif4fe his right eye, thereby strengthening It with exercise. This law Is confirmed by the experience of , auriate. If a person who has ears of equal hearing power h» canoe to use one ens* more than the other tor* long period the ear brought into requisition is found to be correspotatlingly stronger than the other, Only one person in fifteen has per- fect eyes, the larder percentage of de- fectiveness prevailing among falr-hale ad PMPIA s3IGGEST SEE -SAW IN THE WORLD 'tiva Can Fee More than You Saw from the Ferris Wheel. Visitors to the Tennessee centennial exposition at Nashville may be tossed In the nir and from a dizzy height catch a tieetiug getup:se of the show around them. In au attempt to get up a feature which would rival the Ferrie wheel the management has con- structed an .immense see -saw on the familiar principle of the board laid across a pile of lumber on which chil- dren have played since time immemo- rial. The affair is of bridge construction and made of wrought irou and steel. A lieatu 160 feet long carrying at either end a carriage which will hold twenty- five persons is erected upon a tower seventy-five feet high. When the car is at its highest point the paseelegele are 150 feet from the ground. Elec- tricity furnishes the motive power and lights the structure at night. The cars being evenly balaiiced d9 not require .1 Á ir TY 7 7,t\. 4 ;7 1 / 1 ) ' e yibe At.oco, ' 1 4W4/ oà, ' V> 4 : f i e e /h sees e ee- ) ett FERII18 WHEEL OF TENele3SEZ TAM much power. The engineers In charge of the affair declare it is perfectly safe and no fears need be entrtained of its collapse. Aethe base of the tower is an incloeure given up to cafes, dancing platforms and refreshment booths. HE WEIGHS 595 POUNDS. An Mt tiorn• Contractor Who Hus au Immense Avoirdupois. . The town of Perry, O. T., has one of the fattest men in the world in the person of Philip Silas Rucker. Mr. Rucker weighs 595 pounds and is the picture - of good health. He doesn't * seem to worry much about the weight his muscles have to carry around, and his tremendous avoirdupois does not inteaere with the transaction of les business. He is just 36 years old, and for many years he has conducted a rail- road contracting business with profit. 6. RUCK It. Mr. Rucker is well known among poll- ticiane. and lie halt no small influence with his party. He is a native o? Ot- tumwa, Ia., and one of the foremost citizen» of the territory. Mr. Rucker's wife, formerly Wee Dither Schoonover, weighs 100 pouude Its Brent Theaters. Unable to Obtain a view of the stage ley reason of the size of the hats worn by the women Rested in front of ‚heel, the - shale portion of the audience in the theaters st Breet have now, by wny of protest, adopted the fashion of taking cushions with them to the theater, which, when placed on the seats, add a considerable number of inches to their stature end enable them 'to see over the hats in front of them. Inasmuch, however, as this in turn interferes with the view of the people behind them, the theatrical prefortnaneen nt Brest of Into have been characterized by so much disorder that the authorities have been neked to intervene in behnif of the mantle -ere failing in which the lat- ter deelate I hut they will be compelled to clone their houses -Sew York Trib. une. Argentina Growing. Argentina's population, according to the census recently taken, in 4,090,000, nearly double Its population In liei. the' date of the first (Toe». , The city of Buenos Ayres has (163.86b inhahl- teal». She Snored-ellow does your wife sleep?\ asked the doctor of the man whom: better half was under his care. \Orally said the man. Truth. \Good canvasback ducks,\ said Riv- ers, \are quoted. I see, at e3 apiece. How true itta that riches have wings.\ -Chicago Tribuue. \Margaret always reads the end of a novel tiret.\ **Why?\ \So she can lie awake at night wondering how It be- gan.\ -Chicago Record. \l'a what Is a pessimils'?\ \A pessi- mist, iny son, Is a person who never goes out on his wheel without expecting to puncture hie tire.\ -Puck, Mrs. Paluter-\My husband Is de- lighted with my pictures.\ Mrs. Point- er -\You don't say? Don't they look like you?\ -Yonkers Stateenian. \Not every man is made a fool of.\ remarked the observer of men and things, \but every man lias the raw material in hint.\ -Detroit Journal. \The decree,\ announced the messen- ger of Jupiter, \is that you shall be bound forever to the wheel!\ \\-which make?\ asked Ixion, anxiously. -Puck. Police Magistrate -\Have you ever seen the prisoner at the bar?\ Wit- ness -\Never your honor; but I've seen him when I strongly suspected he'd been at it.\-Tiellits. Yabsley-\Did you ever make a mis- take In the dark and kise the wrong girl?\ el telge-e•No. I leave got mixed In the dark and kissed some other girt\ -India na polls Journal. \Some men,\ said Untie lebese \kin train er dog ter do anyt'ing dey telle m, an at de same tUme re» dieobelintest chillun In de neighbor- hood.\ -Washington Star. \Dab aln' much use o' sufferin' in at. lenes,\ said Uncle Eben; \tweaks like if dis worr picks out anybody (oh 'ci- vic- tim, it sin' gwinter to be interned till he hollers.\-Washingfon Star. \And the divorce laws are so very liberal in your section?\ \Liberal? Say! They are PO liberal that nobody ever heard of a woman crying at a wed- ding out there.\ Detroit Joui -mini. \My dear, if you took that te abroad you might hay.- te,uble In get- ting it home again.\ \What do you mean?\ \I mean the tariff on are my love.\ ---Cleveland Plain Dealer. Apprehension: The Protestor \Asa matter of fact, there are different dia- lects In different parts of Scotland.\ Friend -\Great timIt! Are there more counties to hear frotter -Truth. Mrs. Spatt-\Your husband Is an in- ventor, I believe?\ Mrs. Spotter -\Yea. Seine of his PiMIOPP for coming home late at night are in OPP all titer the country.\- Philadelphia Nlottli Ameri- can, First Burglar -Lord. Bill' dis adver- tisement wouldnt fool nobody. Second Burglar -Wet is it First Burglar Fif- ty dollars reward an' no queeitions set -signed by a woman. -Leslie's Week- ly. \Friable is the laziest man I ever knew.\ \What makes you think sor \Ile actually seems to be glad that ; he's getting baldheaded, so that he won't have to comb his hair any more.\ --Cleveland Leader. \Might I ask what school of poetry you prefer?\ inquired the young man who writes. And the old gentleman replied: - The homeopathic sehooL The smaller the dose, the better it suits nie.\—Washington Stir. Pease -I suppose you've learned a great deal about gardening since you've lived in the country? Hubbard Yes; I'm picking up something all the time. This year I've given up trying to raise my en vegetables.- Puck. \How did they stop the elopement e\ asked Maud. \By s deteetable pier.. of trickery,\ replied Mamie; \her father put his head out of the window end shouted that her hat was on crooked, and when she grabbed for it she upset the tandem.\- Washington Star. \Wily do you do up your hair In tholes papers, dear?\ remarked General ‚Vey - ler of hie wife, as alie came down to breakfast In the Cuban boarding haulm. \Why that's the way you do ille POP - my up, is it not, dear?\ replied the ira ernes spouse. -Yonkers Stateetna n Once upon a time two Cows reclined peacefully beneath a tree. \Oh by the way,\ one of the Cown remarked casually, \why was it If I may ask, that you didn't chase those golfers yea- terdayr_ \Oh 1 don't rare to be the cause of little calves belng made to ant- fer.\-Detrolt Free erec', deaom loaf ion \How long is It going to teke to get this long list through with this eager' asked the HI- Dv Ive' has . tint, who was under ‚inanition of hone* • breaklmg. \Writ - replied the young lawyer, thoughtfully. \it'll take me about two weeke to get through with but I'm afraid It's golng to take you about four years.\ WatshIngton Star. _ OLDEST LIVING ODD FELLOW. , J. N. Clark, of Iowa City, Nu Been wore than EMI Years in the Order. J. Normood Clark, of Iowa City, be • , the eldest living member of the order ' of (kid Fellome. It Is more than fifte years since Ile was initiated lute 'the :order at Bahl ttttt re in the first Odd Pet. lows building ever erected in this (-nun- try. Ile was thendl member of Ural' J. NORwoort CLARK. 'tuile Lodge, No. 5. In 1841. Mr. Clark took his card from Baltimore lodge and placed it with Western Lodge, No. 24. Ile retuoved in 1843 from Western Lodge to Ohio Lodge, No. 1, anil his last libelee was made in 18e5, when he ‚deposited his card with Eureka Lodge, No. 41, of Iowa ('ily, where It remains to this day. Mlle(' that time he has ; never missed n meeting of the lodge l eave the session which was held at Cedar Rapids In 1872. In 1868-9 Mr. 'Clark was grand representative to the I aovereign grand lodge of the United ¡States. Ile has seldom missed a meet- ing of the grand lode and - bëli widely ' known among Odd Fellows in all parts of the country. Mr. Clark is a native of Philadelphia and is 83 years old. Ile was initiated it bile still a young roan lute the Met emenipment of Patriarchs in the world. He has been a member of the grand eneampment of Iowa since lees. BISHOP BOWMAN. lb, ' Patriarch of the Methodist Epila. copt Church., 1:i , Itot) Tlionias Itowninn, the pate - :in -1i of the eletlexliet Episcopal Clint - eh. Is spending the evening of his life with hie ihtughter in Evenston, Ill. Ile n hi continue to wear the mantle of en-eh-elastic:11 authority, to be the senior member of the administrative counsel, to set as adviser and a chancellor. He and the denomination will celebrate his eightieth birthday in July. His place in the episeopacy will be honor- ary rather then active -the activity be- ing advisory and relieved of the trying labor of the direction of the confer- ence*. Ile will remain on the bench ot the heads of Methodism -the „teen- gnitilied reward for as wonderful a half century of religious work as any man ever gave to any church. This work eompaeseil the glote-, peuetr:tted China and Jett:in in advance of civilization, touched Norway and Sweden, left mon- uments in Germany, Italy and Mexico, built churches In India and dedicated sanctuaries in every State gold Terri- tory in this country. The story of his life ender:teem more than comes to one average man In ten thousand. The Mellen prism -bed his find sermon when he was 21 years old, Ilia fleet charge was a horseback mietsion seven- ty fullee lone and tile annual salary was $1151 \nau from wheel was net de- ducted the haspitality of the eletho- diets alene the ride and the fitful dona- tion mires% which were forced upon him. Ti\' Bishop has dedicated more than 1.200 churches during his work. There la only one other minister in the Browner -Ro y011 htiven't bicycle, Was Nemre? Mtge Neere NO, I Mole , ed at one the other day. brit there was something about It I didn't lie, and the man wsitidn't alter it. PO I didn't get It. Browner They generally mak• any Repetition,' required What was It you wanted altered? Was Neer* ; prim.. Judy. ItT. .i•••11»«1 O BOWMAN. who has come - near to and he la Dr. Ives, and made the dedication of 'hunches a specialty. -- Fall or a Church. 81 Pierre livrou, a pletnreemns rhumb and village on a cliff overhaug ing the Riven Bouette, not far from (*snore and a favorite subject for painters, has been swept away by a landslide, a pond formed by the river having worn Its „‚y through the Every man thinks more of Mk wife than he peer admire, and few *omen love thrIr hushainds as much at they claim at the funeral. • •
