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THE SUN.
The Slss and Power OF the BODY That Sup
piles Us with Light and Life.

The Slss and Power OF the BODY That Sup
piles Us with Light aud Life.
The sun Is the life Of us all; 1t keeps
the world going. All terrestrial energy
is but solar energy at second hand. ]
will not discuss tho distance OF the sun,
lis dimensions, etc, and It's methods OF
ascertaining them, although l might
mako very interesting lecture from
that point OF view. but 1 will begin at
once by stating few facts. which are
essential to an understanding OF the
suns constitution. In the first place.
then. the size Of tho sun Is something
enormous-absolutely beyond our pow.
or Of conception. 1t is a great ball
about $50. .0cO miles In diamctor, or llC
times the diameter Of the earth. Per-
haps that means nothing to you; but
Just for moment imagine yourself ir
tho center OF the sun, II It wore posi-
bic for you TO live there Suppose the
earth were placed In the center OF the
sun. whcro would the moon comes
Why, It would DO only lite more
than half way to tho solar surface. IL
the earth were at the center OF the sun,
the moon would circle around the earth
about half way from the center OF the
sun to its surface. Tho radius Of the
sun Is about 100000 miles, and tho dis
tance OF the moon from the earth Is only
10000 miles; so that II wo lived In the
center..of the sun Its shell would make an
admirable sky for oil tho lunar mo.
tions. Next the sun Is about million
and . Quarter times the bulk OF the
.arth. Take 1900. 900 earths and roll
hem into one ball. and It would make
0 sphere about the size Of the sun; but
the sun is not correspondingly massive.
Tor It Is only about 100000 times as
heavy as the earth. Itfollows, OF course,
that II is not SO dense as the earth; 1t
IS only about one-quarter as dense, or
little moro than the density Of water.
A bushel of sun would weigh only
about quarter as much as an average
bushel OF tho earth. Tho sun. there.
lore, can not we'll be solid substance;
Il Is not o ball OF rock like the earth,
but probably great bubble-a mass Of
gases surrounded by shell OF cloud.
Its power d attracting bodies Is very
great, Of course. because Its mass Is so
enormous. On the surface OF the sun o
body would weigh nearly twenty-eight
times as much as on tho earth. so that
Il were on the surface Of the sun /
would be crushed. I could hardly ift
my hand to my head. for tho force OF
gravity would be twenty.eight times as
strong as It 10 here. and 1t would In
crease the weight so that "pound here
would weigh twcnty.elgbt pounds there
Of course you will see at once that this
Is very important fact. as bearing on
the constitution Of the suu.-From a
Lecture bp lProf. G. 4. Young. n.''r
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

In countries having marked winter
seasons. earthquakes are found to be
more frequent in winter than In sum.
mcr.-M J. Sun.
Wyoming Territory has 8 lively
"Glee Club" which lynches horse
thieves Tho members perform With
string instruments only.-chiedg0 Jour
ma.
1T was recently discovered that En-.
glish sparrows eat millions of mosqui.
toes, excepting N Now Jersey. There
the mosquitoes eat sparrows. Aurora
(LH) Blade.
A new species Of bear has been dis.
covered on Mount Shasta which 70
found In no other part OF the world
Il is about tho size of shepherd dog.
is white and very ferocious. Three have
been killed lately.-Sacrdmento (CaL)
Union.
"A peculiar black paper Of Siam ant
Burmah, made from the bark Of certain
trees, Is used very much as are slates ir
Europe and America. The writing
upon It may DO rubbed out by the ap
piIcation OF betel leaves, just as slah
writing Is erased by means OF sponge
The Russian Geographical Society
Is said by the ST. Petersburg journals te
contemplate sending scientific eSpe.
ditIon to tho Amour for the purpose OF
studying the surrounding region with
regard to Its geographical. historical and
commercial features, as well as Its min'
eral resources
"A new toy that will interest the
children u tho blouse That Jack
Built" 1t Is . house with eight win'
dows. Eight knobs are placed at the
base OF tho house, and As these arc
struck with ball rolled by tho players
ono Of the celebrities Of Jacks house
appears at each corresponding win
dow.
According to tho Beriiner 7dgeb'aa
Pasteur will soon organize In Paris an
institution for rendering dogs proof
against rabies. His method Of inocu'
latIng human boings against hydro.
phobla Is said to have been recently
tried with perfect success on young
ooy OF nine from Alsace, who had been
bitten by . rabid dog In such q manner
that hydrophobia seemed inevitable.
Ono Of the patients at tho Protestant
Homo for Incurables In Pitsburgh 10
Mrs. Shattix, who has been confined to
her bed for twonty.nine years with .
spinal complaint She Is quite wealthy.
and having no relatives has chosen an
elegant and airy room In which to
spend the rest OF her life. Although
comparatively young. her hair Is white
Is Q Kly and her face plump and healthy
Is though In the enjoyment OF Vigorous.
lifo. -Rtlsburgh Post
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WITH A STRING.
How . Promising BOY Rsstofsd Long.
Lost Hsppinesa TO Suffering Woman.

How . Promising BOY Rsstorsd Long.
Lost Happiness 20 . Suffering Woman.
She was a woman apparently fifty
years old, plainly dressed, and she sat
In o doorway on Monroe avenue with
tcars In her eyes and mad look on
her face. BY and by boy who was
hanging around there asked II she was
crying because she had lost her hus.
band.
"Naw! II II was only that should
bc o happy woman" she replied.
"Have yer broke yer leg, or lost
money in q busted bank, or como TO
town for divorce'" he continued.
y'.Naw! Tho trouble Is that I've got
an old tooth here which has been try ling
to Jump out Of my head for q week.
I've been hero three times to have II
out, but I dasn't 60 upstairs to tho
dentist"
II kin imagine your feelins' ma'am.
I've bin right there myself. Let's see
the tooth"
Sho opened her mouth very wide. and
he poeked and pcered and finally
placed his dirty finger on the identical
tooth,
els II a stiddy ache. ma'ami"
ayes, purity stiddy."
"Kinder loose. amt it?"
EYES" -.
'You don't want the dentist to pick
up bowie knife and jab tho gum
around the root grab for chiscl and
pare away ut Q prong-clap on his old
pinchors and jerk tho top Of your head
over tho roof! Madam, arc my sur.
misses correct?"
MERCY! but don't talk that way!
I'm all In q chilli" she gasped.
"Ssy" he whispered, as he pulled o
cord from his pocket and made slip.
noosc, "lomme try at it. I'll pull ai
soft as 'lasscs. and II It hurts you can
catch hold Of the string"
II took five minutes to coax her into
II, but at last tho moose was slipped
over and drawn tight. She was on the
fourth stair-hr on the second.
"Now open your mouth as big rs q
bucket shct your eyes and think oi
sweet cake" he said, is all was ready.
She obeycd. Next moment he
jumped backwards of the stairs-there
was n ycll-a gasp-a whoop, and he
held tho tooth up and cried out:
"IIcrc she is-behold the remains"
She rose up, spat out tho blood, cried
little, and then suddenly rushed foi
the boy and pinned him fast to the wall
aud kissed him forty.seven times on the
chin. twenty.four times on the point OF
tho nose. and eighteen times on the
right ear. Then she forced half dol
lar into his paw, grabbed the string and
the tooth and skipped ous the doorway
with the joyful exclamation:
20! you dear. good. angelic boy! !
haven't been so happy for twenly-scven
long years!"-Detroa Free Press.
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A FAMOUS TOWN.
Description OF the City OF Nice and Ita In
habltants.

Description OF the City OF Nice and Ih In
habitants.
Nice belonged to Italy till after the
dream of Italian unity was accom-
plished by the Franco Austrian war.
when II was annexed to France In the
arrangement made by Louis Napoleon
with Victor Emmanuel. 1t was good
stroke OF policy on the part OF the
French Emperor. who was able to make
rcctiiica,ion OF his frontier that rem.
dered 1t more defensiblc, and though
the department coded, tho Maritime
Alps, Is o charming region, the loss n
Italy Is not so great as one might sup
pose. Tho present frontier at Venti'
miglia seems to be moro defcnsible 10
that the mountain chain at that point
crowds down a little closer to the sea,
while tho territory Of Nice wa, sort
OF point or projection assailable from
tho French side. The moro sensible
Italians have long since ceased TO
worry over the loss, and the party Of
Italy Redeemed Is reduced to mini.
mum. Since the transfer Nice has
grown rapidly. having a stationary
population of sixty thousand. which Ia
increased during tho wsntcr to one
hundred thousand by the influx Of Wis.
itors. The Italians still form large
majority Of the population. They oc.
cupy principally what Is called the old
town. situated. like the ancient neigh.
borhoods OF Marsellles, near tho old
port. Here may still bc seen italian
life, batting some peculiarltics OF COS.
tune. almost as genuine as In most Of
the large towns Of Italy. But the people
sre generally poor. Thcy arc. as at
Marseilles and In American cities, the
hewers Of wood. the drawers Of water.
The catchers of fish, and the musicians
whose skillful touch makes the presence
Of the hand-organ known and felt at oil
hours Of the day and night. The
French are. with some notable excep.
tons, the lords OF the manor. They
own the shops, the branch houses from
Paris, the cafes, the bars. the manu-
factories and the establishments which
deal In oil and wine. There arc some
well.to.do Italians In all these lines oi
business. but they arc few. The French
types, especially the round faces and
short round figures of the south oi
France. are those which one sees
oitenest In the stores and in tho streets.
Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
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Soothing Music.

Last week Gilhooly went to Onion
Creek near Austin to shoot quail. He
cot dinner at the ranch Of Macbeth
Simmons, q granger living In that vi.
cinity. While at dinner Gilhooly re-
marked:
"Isn't this rather carly to be killing
pigsP"
"Of course It's too early to be killing
hogs. Who Is killing hogs such warm
weather as this?'
"Why I've heard pigs squealing ever
since wo sat down to dinner"
"Pigs squealingP Why that's my
oldest daughter practicing her singing
lesson. .".-Tszas SVtinga
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GAMBLERS TRICKS.
The shsrpsrs Novel Way Of Entrapp'ns
Unsuspsctisg Countrymsn.

The Sharper's Novel Wsy 81 L"NsPPs"b
Unsuspsctisg countrymsn.
"I have found honesty to DO the bes,
policy, and havc gone into legitimate
business" the boss crook remarked.
"What Is that'" the reporter asked.
having missed the crook from his usual
haunts.
"Teaching the innocent rustic and
the unsophlsticatcd suburban. l aver.
age one scholar day, and tho scheme
pays very we'll. Istruck tho racket last
winter. and have found 1t . picnic
How do work itP Iput . card In fifty
country papers:
FoRruS. MApE.-0amblcrs tricks opposed.
Marked cards, loaded dice. bugs ana paten!
foxes for sale. with instructions. Lessons N
reasonable rates Address - Dowcry.
"Thc rustic secs this and In the same
paper roads Of q uah winning twenty.
five thousand dollars at faro. He writes
me and send him o price list. II ii
the same as that used by regular dealers
in gambling goods, only about fifty per
cent higher. II the fellow wants to
buy, 1 sell and mako decent profit
But what catches Is notice at the end:
Having boon n professional gambler
twenty years; am familiar with every
trick Of the trade and guarantee to make
any novice proficient in three lessons,
and skillful enough TO meet any black.
leg on equal terms. Terms. one dollar
. lesson of ono hour
"The chump reads that aud comes
on and calls. l have deal With The
landlord of the hotel and receive my
pupil In tho private parlor Tho bes.
racket IL to teach him to work loaded
dice or marked cards. In an hour he's
got the hang of 1t, but, Of course. 10
very clumsy. We go down to the bar.
room and throw for drinks. My pa
comes up to the bar and looks interest
ed in the game. He asks US TO let him
In. / say. certainly and give my
bucolic friend the wink. My pal then
lose, two or three rounds, and wants to
throw u quarter q head. Wu acccdc.
Pal loses. the rustic beats him, but / win.
After few throws I pull my watch out
and plead an engagement and got out
As leave l whisper to the countryman
that he has a picnic, and 10 work the
fellow for all he's worth. / then skip.
The gamo continues. and In fifteen
minutes my pupil is cleaned out II
he kicks my pal suddenly picks up o
loaded dice and starts a row. II the
man isn't a fighter my pal hits him on
the nose. II ho Is We call in the gang
and bounce him for blackleg. Yor
can bet he never comes back, aud he
doesn't complain to the police. Even
II no did. we'd have the dcad.wVod on
him. and could easily prove that he
rung In loaded dice on us. The rackcti
Just the same with marked cards, bui
only q little slower. What do you think
Of the game"
Ingenious; but doesn't the landlord
objcct?"
mao! Don't you SEQ We divy up:
According to how good the hotel is, we
yield from fifteen to forty per cent
Why. I'd pay seventy per cent u ]
could work o iirst-class hotel. Y.
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$500 A YEAR.
FULL OF FUN.


"A Western cditress was very busy
and In her excitement sent tho Office
boy to the paper storo for one ream OF
wrappers. cut in Mother Hubbard style.
-Aerchant 7rarcicr.
-"Docs hc keep the golden ruler
Does ho love his cnemies" ~, no Is
way ahead Of the golden rule!" "How
Is thatp" "Why. he not only loves his
enemies, but no hates his friends. IN
y Tribune.
Unwilling to we'd
Tho girl was worth 100
Tho man wasn't worth
Aud when she found he had
To wed she was unwilling
-"I presume l have seized the bag.
gage of moro actors than any other
man in this town." said gentleman
At a railway station in small town.
"Ah, you're constable. arc your"
mo, sir; I'm the baggageman. "-Cht'
eago Ne,cs
-Bostonians never utter the vulgar
saying. "Nioney makes the mare CO."
Prof. Sullivan and all other residents
Of Boston say: 'Thc speed OF the fem
mine horse is greatly accelerated by
pecuniary propulsion" - Louisville
Couricr-Journal
There" said Stocktonian, sit
ting on the coping to the old court.
house. as q lady pushing baby-car.
riagc in which youngster was crying
Justify passed. "is great natural phe-
nomenon." "How do you make that
out?" because It's moving bawl"
Chicago Tribune.
-"I nm about starting in the coal
business" said sad.eycd stranger to
a Brooklyn rcal.cstatc agent. ''and
would like to know where you consider
the best location for me-" "Honcst-
Typ" asked tho agent "Yes, sir"
Try Fulton street." was the brief but
wcighty suggestion. and the wouid.bo
coal.dealer went away with heavy
heart.-M y Journal.
Young mani am willing to lend
you twenty dollars. Gus, but you
mustn't say anything to anybody about
Il. II 1t should become known that
lent you money / would be importuned
to death. Gus pockctipg the money!
Thanks! Ip)cdgo you my word that
I will never speak Of 1t to soul Young
man-All right. About when will you
return me the money, Gus' Gus-'Sh!
NUNS the word. old boy.-M y. snn.
DE Baggs-I understand that yor
had a fight with the editor OF the Bu.
gle. Pugsby-.I should say ! had'
That's the second time I've fought him.
The first time was fcariully whipped
You whipped him the second timer"
"wcll. no; it was a drawn battle"
"Neithcr whippcd'' "Nc'ther OF u:
was there. Ihircd q man to do the
fighting and the editor hired man to
receive him. and they nearly killed each
other" ."-Bo,ton Globe.
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Business College
JACKSON, MISS.

Young men Of energy and intelligence
who desire TO make their way I'm the world
by habits OF economy and their own In.
tustrious efforts, will have the best ad'
yautages offered them In this institution
for acquiring q thorough business educa-
tion.
Forty Dollars secures a scholarship for
complete course In Bookkeeping and Pen
manship.
The entire expense to secure Diploma
need not exceed 500, including scholarship,
Board, Books, Stationery and Washing.
The second session Of this well establish
ed school begins Sept. 18th, 1885.
Send for circulars and specimens OF pen
ROpDEBUsH & WYATT,
Proprietors.
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Does 1t necessarily follow that &C
robats are unprinclpled men becsu,s
they poise on each other'-Puaeb
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Edgar Fire Thunder is the lurld
name Of young Indian blacksmith.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16
FOR THE GOOD OF THE HEATHEN.
Annual Meeting of the American Board
of OfForeign Missions.

BOSTON, Oct. 13.-The seventy-tifth an
nversary of the American Board of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions was open
ed this afternoon in fremont Temple with
floor and galleries packed with ladies and
gentlemen from far and near. More than
1000 strangers are in the city to attend the
meeting. The meeting was called to or
der by the Rev Mark Hopkins of Williams
college The table around which the five
commissioners gathered at the first annual
me citing of the board at Pennington,
Conn, in 1910, in the parlor of Rev. Noah
Porter, was presented to the board by the
children of Mr. Porter whose son is now
president of Yale college. In the even
ing before an immense audience Rev.
George /. Walker, ID. d., of Hartford,
Conn, preached an historical sermon from
Hebrews Ni-l3.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16
A CLOSELY CONTESTED ELECTION.
The Result rs Yet Doubtful, But the Gain.
all Republican.

CHICAGO, Oct 13.-The Inter-Ocean spe-
cia' says the election in Ohio to-day passed
off without any serious disturbance, al
though in many sections party spirit ran
high and personal collisions were only
avoided by the cooler heads. Party lines
were closely drawn ia some sections. In
Columbus, Myers the ring candidate for
the legislature, has been defeated without
doubt. There has been n cut-throat game
played on the county ticket. Myers com
menced the work of trading, after which
he was cut right and left by the friends of
the returns are coming in slowly and un-
satisfactorily. From reports so far re
ceived the Republicans have made gains
in their own and the Democratic strong
holds with the exception of one precinct
each in Hooking, Henry and Huron coun-
ties. In the last the Prohibition vote was
large. Should the Republican gains con
tinue in the same proportion as those now
in the State may be safely claimed by the
Republicans. AS yet no estimate can be
made as to the complexion of the legisia-
ture.
Little Interest Taken at the Capital.
WASHINGToN, Oct. 13.-Less interest is
openly manifested in the result of the
Ohio election than has been the case in any
event of like political importance within
the memory of the present generation
II would he difficult to name a dOZer
Federal oiiiCeholderS from Ohio who have
gone home to Ohio to vote.
The Vote of 1888.
| CINCINNATI, Oct. 13.-The vote of 1888
with which to.nlght's returns are com
pared was Hoadly, dem, 350,693; Fora
ker, rep. 341. 1Gf: Schumacher pro S3t2
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16

CINCINNATI, Oct. 1.-THE Republican
victory in Ohio is explained by the Demo
Gratis with the declaration that some of
their party voted the Prohibition ticket.
The Republicans declare that the Germans
have helped them. Another operative
cause was the disgust with the local
Democratic ring in Cincinnati. Foraker's
majority will not he far from $1,000. In
tifty-one counties according to returns
now received the Republicans have elect
ed siXty-one Representatives. The Demo
Gratis in thirty-siX counties have elected
thirty-nne Representatives. The Demo
Gratis have carried fifteen districts. elect
ing sixteen Senators. The Republicans
elect in sixteen district seventeen Sena-
tors. The Democratic State executive
committee claim the legislature on joint
ballot by "A majority of three. They say
they have positive information of the
election of fifty-siX members of the House
and twenty-One in the Senate, with six
doubtful. The Republican committee
claim fifty-nine members of the House
and seventeen members of the Senate out
side of Hamilton county with five close
districts to hear from.
Returns at this hour, 1 p. m, give the
State to Foraker beyond any doubt and
also show Il Republican majority in the
assembly on Il joint ballot unless Hamil-
ton county should be Democratic. Figures
are conceded by the Plaindealer, (dem)
as follows In the Senate, IS Democrats
and 10 Republicans in the House, 4S
Democrats and 53 Republicans. This is
with SdiStricts of Hamilton county still in
doubt. If Hamilton is Democratic it
would give the Democrats 50 in the House
and if Republican would give them 81.
The opinion is that the legislature will be
Republican by good working ajorty.
a Columbus despatch says As the
case now stands the Republicans have the
general assembly without Hamilton cOun-
ty. AT the Democratic headquarters here
are no figures given to disprove the claim
of the Republican committee. Hamilton
county has elected the full Democratic
legislative ticket. The Republican com
mittee has now elected II Senators and 81
representatives
lne Republican State executive com
mittee estimate FOraker's plurality at
10000 Gov. Hoadly is inclined to believe
that Foraker's plurality will not be more
than 10000. The Republican committee
estimate that they will have i've majority
on the joint ballot outside of Hamilton
county, which is Democratic, and in case
they should carry this with half the other
doubtful counties and districts, the House
would stand, II Republicans to - Demo-
Gratis; Senate, - Republicans to l3 Demo-
Gratis
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16

WASHINGTON, Oct. l3.-B. f. Day, COM
manding the new ship, Mohcan, de-
scribes her performance, upon her first
cruise, to the navy department. Her en-
gines acted badly, and her speed was very
ordinary, but her commander thinks the
defects can be remedied so as to give the
vessel the average of seven knots an hour.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16
six Counterfeiters Captured.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, Oct, l3.-United States
secret service officers raided il camp of
eleven counterleiters in Clarion county.
yesterday, capturing six of them. They
have been engaged in the manufacture of
spurious silver dollars and had thorough
system of placing them in circulation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16
STORM IN PENNSYLVANIA.
A New Baptist Church at Wilkesbarre
BLOWN Down.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Oct. 13.-A terrific
wind storm has prevailed here since early
this morning. The Welsh Baptist church,
a new building, was blown down this af
ternoon Throughout the country dis
tricts, considerable damage has been done
to buildings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16

ALBANY, y. Y, Oct l3,-Mr. Fred
Wheeler, chairman of the Prohibition
State committee, addresses the chairmen
of the Democratic and Republican State
committees, proposing Il joint discussion
of the Prohibition question by the three
guDernatOrial candidates.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16

FORAKER CARRIES CLEVELAND.
No Republican Loss by the Prohibition
Vote-W What IA Paper VIII Say.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 13.-The indications
are that Foraker has carried Cleveland
and Cuyahoga county by about 2OOO and
that the Republican county ticket is elect
ed by varying majorities All over the
western reserve substantial Republican
gains are shown, and in only one town,
Oberlin, has the Prohibition vote caused a
Republican loss. A full vote was poled
here, the election being without incident.
The Leader will say tomorrow morning
that the whole State Republican ticket is
elected by from $1,000 to $1,000 plurality.
The legislature will be Republican on
joint ballot with good working majority
in both houses. This result will secure
the election of a Republican United States
Senator and the early enactment of a law
regulating the liquor traffic