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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

Brown: say. old man. as soon IS Ipay
my house- account want you to come up
TO the cluD and dine with me some ere.
ming. q,
Jones: Thanks, Pi enjoy It..
Brown. All right--pye got an idea
Lend me the money now and como mp -
night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

devised Ul EleIb'il
man. Mr.. Sage is in
q condition of cbro-
mic panic as a re-
suit OF the famous
BON b. throwing cpl
sOde. despite the
sardonic ch u c kle
that bis withered
face so often wears.
When you enter his
Office now q blank
wall OF hard. un-
painted boards con-
fronts you, reach
ing almost to the
ceiling. Above 1t
rises a network of
wire. rendering the
,,roiection Of an ex-
u.oglve over the
boards su lmpossl-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
On the Jersey Coast

Father Of rescued girl: Noble fellow
How can I ever repay You Tor your gallant
Rescuer, Oh, that's al right. Youu
and nv charge In your bill at the hotsL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
We are fully aware that the Hon. Tbomas

We are fully aware that the Hon. lnonas
II. Barnes, Of Nsnsemond. is without am
bi,ion for any political oihce. thouen us
serves his people in tho state Senate anu
serves the whole Commonwealth oy uoang ,
SO. He would adorn and bonor any oinyo
for winch he might be named, anu nis to.-
did IN their resolutions against nis Pro
test. for the nt-goycrnorship SIM
DIV gave expression TO an irresish6le ieei-
Inc of LOYALTY and admiration. ~ was =
spontaneous tribute 20 tho Doctor. and ,
While no may kick" no should ieei
proud.-Norfok La,lfm1k.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

First Philsdelphia Aan' Having any
fun?
think I'll ever 20 hack. Didn't GO % bed
last night till II O'Clock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

either have served ont terms on imp1ison-
ment or be released on ball. what POSI-
bic object the congress can have ls puzzle.
but "keddy" told me IL would be a great
and unioue affair. Measures for tho com
mon coodn will bs considered aud bene-
fic,sl fund established. Two hundred men
will rather. be adds. but II Is diihcult 70
believe that a hall can be secured or ac-
commodations provided for the mem oers'
Tn, more eminent criminals call them-
selves professionals" and have recoe-
nized aristocracy. "Reddy mas rePu-
tation for originality IN ms peculia' me-
and this idea he IS exploiting seems 10 III
dicate 1t.
A GERMAN PRINCE AT WEST POINT.
7. ;s stated in New York that Emperor
William wants one of his sons 10 have q
military education at West Point as soon
as the boy reaches the required age.
Prince E1tei Frederick ls named IN TINS
connection. and ". Bourke Cochran. VINO
is one of tho few New York congressman
with n European reputation. THINKS u an
excellent idea. although the Information
docs not como from him. In TINS con;
nection our Seventh Regiment has received
a handsome compliment from Emperor
William. who has pronounced " one OF the
finest military bodies organized. a letter
received here from a New Yorker now IN
Tho Fatherland conveys this news. win
the announcement that his Imperial Ma
iesty held our miliatiamen up as an exam
ple 10 his su bjects. Under no .compulsion
tbey have formed little armies he says.
and If such regiment as the Seventh mas
attained its splendid enhnence witnou1S
he,r, a bnrden to anybody why should
Germans complain Of military service! 1t
is very certain that West Point Will IN due
time have = son of Williams among Its
budding Wellngtons.
MEuco's PREIDENT AND GOTHAM.
Tho Mexican Consul-General IN New
York. Juan n. NaKarro, is much amused
L. ~ asserfinn TINT President PorhrlO
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

Couderi thinks II would be Of incalculable
benefit 10 our foreign trade 10 prepare an
tDpos ng display IN Paris for 1859, and
e,erJ dollar spont theroupon would return
tonfosd. The piano-makers OF Gotham
s.on,ng for tue unpleasantneas OF the
Chiesgo-fsir sutborities by accomplishing
naryels IN the way OF an exhibit ut Paris.
~ Nc had been as prompt AS ths French
10 the exposition matter countless
frctsons and delays woriid have been iniss-
ipg from our far. A feature OF tue 1900
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

tffT.tI't 10 tllt " W. "a .
fplrisA triiie preiua-
,ure. Mrs. PGran Ste
vcus. Mr.. Ward NC
Ailister. and Mr.. John
Jacob AstOr are
taking a particular
interest III tue Gaek'
war. for he bears
letters Of Iutroduo-
tiun 20 al three OF
them from such per-
sonases "a, Lord Rosa
Icry, v. ". Astor,
and tho Duke OF Ar
eyIl. The intention
., rtya "A series OF
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
North Carolina Crops.

So faras we are informed the wheat crop
in North Carolina is better than Tor many
wears. The corn crop IS very promising.
TIE cotton crop is in o better condition
than il was last wear and il is larger. rhe
fruit crop is very much larger and better
tnan for many years. The condition OF
the farmers IS not satisfactory. Thou
sands of them are living on short com; ON;
mons" aud eating fruits To "hu up; vi
course many flourish and are lore,
handed" With q great cotton crop ahead
and the price TO range probably from 10
2 cents. the outlook is not SO natteting Us
one could wish. But OF this we ieel as
sured, the condition OF the soatn - as -
batter. Ne are inclined to so regard II.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16


I-il,ast sores in honor OF the princes,
NH 10 be very exclusive and 10 sharply
contrast the elegance and dignity OF
the Four Hundreds lionlzlng with
tbat of the mere rabbe. as shown
ly the treatment accorded Eula-
la and Veragua. The Indian potentates
DO not come 20 us as guests OF the nation,
and New York's society people nave
already planned to take advantage OF tDat
fact aud secure q monopoly of the visitors.
However. Mayor Gliroy intends to ON
cAuy receive them, and what with thelt
l.l their dusky manliness OF personal ap-
re.rauce. the whols city will be given a
Mghlv novel exhibition. The princes
bring with them a team OF white mules
and a white SIX. wheel carriage. in which a
driyo u the City Hall will be made. Their
y!st Will extend over several weeks.
WHEN FATHER MoLYNS GIFTS JUSTICE.
Dr. McGlynn's return TO New York is the
s.qusi for the renewal OF efforts TO make
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
exhibition will be another immense tower
that will dwarf even Eieel's creation.
NOVEL AasEMnLAGE,

Now the criminals arc TO have congress.
II will meet IN New York next autumn
and Bank. Robbes Roddy" Burdick. be
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

l.,fv. Three square holV9 11e vyoo1
,...,-r u.eced at Intervals III Wy -
On ernbie the VISITOR 10 Sta., inIesomo
The clerks within, but " s,l' 49, uto
i' mia has caused Mr.. sage 10
.'''' .,-.tai Grating placed at thess poep,,
r,l,,pb winch q mans thuulo SOu'"
-, Tho fnancIers 5 once. t'oI %
Co.. rs.tmbles sing sing 90. ,ha IN
lie and his employees sugses' '"'
mates thereof. .o,d hare In
,t. .stroog board partition Is onY suiai' en',n
80 A. ALWAYS kept iocReu' ~ =
S,,. hiruself IN with Key; OF NJ
,.radeutial CLERK mas Uu - No ond
.,aned AS seldom as pOSs'ule az
u,'I - ,Pciayts mass IN or out 1t mas 70 DC
""0. H.. ,pIockod each time. Nheu;
it",e Won visit MIR. Sage you5 caru
A., ras.od through the barrlcade, pc
,-h'rb Won will perhaps see the iuuI,
I'' '.',airs IN small inner oihce. ohoulu
J. D." worth wtie and your aPps"tanctS
- indiratlon OF concealea 4oLi"
s.tIuel will pass you INSIDE OIL 'n0 ''A -
icatious. ..,,oroant ,s afford.
10 tho condition OF Wy
iu,o Whitawashed walls. Load-penc,,i
'IIS. encoest worse than schoo,
az "rsndai,sm. "S,ingy kusseN oaeo
'' sc,II,LIrd IN great black Iei.elf
..'o,,d there. with doCgerel verse sui ~ -
u,i' - IN more effectively Veulllhtc
,cLarocter of the man prompts M M ~
,,'.e fbatmany of these scnoollhEs on, on r,ns as
...i S.pe's onice-walls are 50 lhue0o"' 90
tutc unprlntable. 49,, of the only
Tina appears the workshop "I tu SSo
- N,rker who singly could tRiso s'V,- -
H'" otNFi ,S IN ono bou-, aud WAC goes TO
l.o roaring every night oil MS "'''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

In Georgia.
tJudgei
Passenger, What are we wait1pg Tor
conduosos, Waiiipg for The tTnm tostark
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
AylNpIAN PRINCE.

The uerrimcnt oecasloned by TIE the
coming visit Of the GaekWar 9l D"ioun vorp
III Indian princes 10 new Ao4h
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

NcW J OK houses hhNo
already promised TO
exAioit, aud the ex-
pos hon, 80 far as
this city is con-
cernod. viii got oil tho
IgeStige ths. attaches
20 iakng time by tho
iorelock- The PIesi-
dent Of the French
republic has already
declared that IL New
York can only tH,
mn5e TO enthuse
oTu the affair all
America will follow
s,ts4 KxaHa,sct ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

.o-operaie very heartily III an sos".ieo NC
campaien. aud all parties eohs.uei LII thr
eicai theorists election, highy hiS hheH
Should he run. The workingmen would
suport hun ana the vindicated priests aa, o.
Lrfsnt, are eager for an opportunity to to
lrAg about degree, Of S., poetic ,nsorIa lus'ios
through the election OF henry Ooo' tcr a
IL ~ rather early. 20 be sure ior 4
uayoralty toom, and Thomas G. shearman
las pointed out the fact; Some sensa- s
t,onal deyeiopments may be looked i.,t,I Tor
usw that MeGlynn is back rom s'",s'
especially as Archbishop Corriean Is OPP
po,rd To- giving him a parish IN this elty;;
iAc statements that Father MeGiynn wall
go south permanently are incorreet, 1 an
G.sufed. lie win live in New ioTk anu
yet parish here IN spite Oh VI" Aie"
llshOD.
THE MKT WORLDS PAIR.
The French Consul here ~ aireaoy in- '-
tercstipr h,,nself M the coming Worlds
FAR al Paris in 1900. Many proulpent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
WHEN FATHER MoLYNS GIFTS JUSTICE.

Dr. McGlynn's return 10 New York IS the
signal fer the renewal OF efforts TO make
Henry George Mayor of New York, pre-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

On tho 18th OF AprlI, or thereaDouts'. We
while we were waiting for the western
rain TO pass. we heard of General Lees
surrender. This we did not at the time
credit. We arrived at Augusta IN due
time. and made my report to General
Birkie Fry, the commanding general
General fry informed me he could offer no
protectio1. as he had few troops and was
expecting to surrender TO General Wilson
ss soon as he appeared with his cavalry.
However, Generals Johnston and sherman
had lust declared an armistiee. and that
ssve us breathing spell. The money re-
mained IN the cars, and ths midshipmen
and the Charlotte company lived IN the
deuot. White In Augusta, and afterwards,
WAS frequently advised by omcious per-
sons 70 divide the monsy among tns Con
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

The party was captured Just before day.
break on the 9th of May. Wood was
placed IN charge of q Dutchman who
spoke no English. While the rest OF the
Federal troops were busy IN securing theis
Wood held n SO gold piece Qhs
universal intsrpreterl to his guard. and
signifed his desire 10 escape. Ths
Dutchman held up ZOO fingers and nod.
ded. Wood gave him go in gold. and
stois OF to 8 Aeld whore he laid dowr
among some brushuood. The fsdsra'a
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19

In this connection we may fitly quote
the words OF the Philadelphia Ledger
In reference to the grand exhibition,
which says:
Irrespective of the historical, scien.
tific or artistic lessons il has TO impart,
It IL grand exhibition. appealing to
every ones sense of beauty, and to
every ones interest in things curiops
The buildings are marvels of archi-
tectural dignity and beauty and SO vari-
ous in their styles and SO richly orna-
fnented with sculptured figures as to
afford the keenest delight to the eye.
Within the beautiful structures are
tens of thousands of objects to delight
the eye or inform the mind. 1t is the
world in miniature Some people will
be more interested in one department
than in others, but there is variety
enough to occupy all the spare time
that any busy man or woman can give
to the fair"
In addition to the display Of higher
arts there are extensive exhibits 0f
educational methods BY Our leading
colleges and schools which demonstrate
the Wonderful progress made in the de-
partinent of learning during the last
quarter of q century. In the education
al section of the Manufactures building
are to be found these valuable and in
teresting evidences of the growth of
knowledge in our land, and anyone that
leaves the fair without visiting this dis
play will miss one of its best features
Some of the strange costumes worn
by the foreigners at the fair occasion
considerable merriment among the
young folks. On the Midway Plaisance
the other day a score Of grinring youths
surrounded one Of the members of the
Javanese community and held him pris-
oner Tor few moments while they
made sport of his clothing. The licorice-
colored victim of their curiosity stood
the joke good-naturedly as far as his
apparel was concerned, but when they
got to polsing him in the ribs and step
ping on his toes, he rebelled and broke
through the line that surrounded him
and made his escape.
F Among the most deeply-interested
visitors at the fair are number of In.
dians from neighboring show. They
devote all their spare time TO sight
seeing among the wonders of the cheap
big show" 1t is quite evident that
they also enjoy the public interest
which their appearance never fails 70
excite. CARRIED in all the trsppings of
their wild life, they pose and parade
for she Beneht Of the gaping crowds
about them s
A story is going the rounds about .
man who. wandered into the Electricity
building q day or two ago and was
taken away shouting crazy. It was
said that he stood before pavilion in
which cut glass in myriad forms throws
back the reflection of many incandes-
cent lights. From the roof of the
pavilion towers q pillar cighty.two
feet. For few seconds this is d pillar
of ruby light Then 1t changes 70
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19

extends the massive iron truss work
which holds them together. The
axle on which the great wheel turns
Is steel bar 80 inches thick and As feet
long. 1t is fastened to each of the twin
wheels in a steel hub 16 feet in diam
eter. All of this great mass, the hubs
and the two circles, is held together by
21-inch steel rods, arranged to ruin out
IN pairs from the axle to spread 13 feet
apart at the circumference.
There ure thirty-six cars on the
wheel, each capable of comfortably
seating forty people. The cars are 81
feet long, 13 feet wide and Q feet high,
and each one weighs 13 tons.
The wheel, with its passengers,
weighs 1900 tons. The whole thing
rests on two pyramidal towers at the
axis. The, towers are 14o feet high,
40 by 90 feet at the base and 6 feet
Square at the top. Each tower has 4
feet resting on 20-foot cube concrete
foundations. Underneath these are
.crossbars OF steel. The motive power
comes from 1,000-horse power steam
engine under the wheel 1t will find no
difficulty in revolving the wheel and
the passengers as fast as the latter
want to 60. There is brake on, how
ever, to regulate the speed and stop
everything in case of danger. The
wheel is moved by cogs on the periph-
cry passing over n chain that looks
like mammoth bicycle chain. In the
construction every precaution has been
taken against accident
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19
The f3ank sf England was projected

The BANK 5f England was projected
In 1904. to meet the difficulty expert
enced by william III. in raising funds
for the French war. William Paterson
and Michael Godfrey induced forty
merchants to subscribe to . loan OF f1,-
200, 900 to the government at 8 per ssnt..
the subscribers being incorporated as d
bank. The scheme was opposed in
parliament, but the bill passed, and
the charter was granted July ~, 1904.
Sir John Houblon being the first gov
ernor and Michael Godfrey the first
deputy governor. The bafik began
active operations January 1, 1895, issti'
ing notes and discounting bills. The
notes were for e20 and upward, and
the usual rate of discount was 9 per
cent.
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19
PLEASANT SMILES.

GRACIOUS! See that messenger boy
running!" "Yes; he has a message fol
the umpire at the baseball grounds" ~
N. Y. Press.
MOTHER (emphatically) = Johnny,
what are you doing out there in the
rain?" Johnny-''Gittin' wet."-De-
troit Free Press.
A HORSE race is not wicked in itself.
1t is what man says while he is tear
ing up his pool tickets that is sinful
Detroit Tribune.
PAssENeER-'Is this fast engineer
Ehgineer-'Fastl Well guess - Il
imokes, choos and goes Oh On q toot
-Elmira Gszett6.
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19
PLEASANT IDLE MOMENTS.

DANA CLEvfr.lND IL the name Of Z
man In Coldwater, Mich.
THE six Bright brothers Of Adrian,
Mo-, were struck by lightning the 9th.
er day. Jove loves shining mark.
THERE Is a suggestion of appropriate
ness in the first part of the name OF
ihe Tuscarawas. Dental association OF
Ohio.
TOMMY FEAetEr, oi Bucyrus, craw1eo
into twelve-inch pipe and stuck
there. Then the pipe and Tommy
were dipped in oil until both were
thoroughly fabricated, and he slipped
out.
SEVERAL Of the country hotels econ
osnize gas by putting on small gas
burners ID the rooms The expert
enced traveller circumvents this econ.
omy in carrying in his sdtchel gas
filters pincers and an assortment Of
gas-tips, which give good light
ONE year ago the intended marriage
Of Andrew Birot and CLARA Funkhouser,
Of Beaver Dam, Wis, was postponed on
account of the death of the girls fa-
ther. A new wedding day was named,
but before it came round Clara died.
Now Andrew is to marry the mother
of his former sweetheart. Her age IL
dfty-five and he is TWENTY-FIVE.
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19

white light, and next to purple. With
the regularity of clockwork the trans
formation of color goes on, but always
the pillar of light made by Eve thou
sand lamps is there. And each lamp
has the power Of six candles On top
of the column is bulb six feet high
Thirty thousand bits of crystal 70 70
make mp the. bulb The expert. and
eight assistants werc six weeks putting
the bits together. Through this glass
fash the most powerful electric burn
ers. Here is base of dazzling scintil-
lations, column of evcr-changing
color, an apex of fire. OF the twenty
four thousand horsepower which the
management has provided for the en-
tire fair, seventeen thousand horse
power is set apart for the manufacture
of electricity for various purposes. The
pillar of light eats up electrical energy
at the rate of fifteen hundred horse
power Before this pillar stood the
man, plain farmer, when the current
was turned on. He saw that eighty
feet of solid brilliancy blaze out and
then die away. He stood as If chained.
Once or twice he put his hand to his
face. Somebody who saw he was
peculiarly affected started to speak to
him. He raised his arms and with a
terrible yell fell forward on his face.
Two guards picked him up Shouting
at the top of his voice he started ON Q
wild race over dynamos and wires and
motors. Five guards caught him and
overpowered him. All the way to the
station he fought and shouted. Then
he became calm. 'I'll tell you how it
was" he said. Somebody has stuck bot
ties meaning the incandescent globes)
all over that post am not to blame
don't know how those bottles came
there. There are millions of them.
They were all right at first, but the
devils poured red fire in them. Don't
hurt me. Ihad nothing TO do with it.
How true this story is we cannot say,
but the spectacle referred to is enough
to dazzle anyone, and when the wires
are manipulated, as they are in most
wonderful fashion, the effect is simply
paralyzing in its magnifcence.
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19

open their eyes, and the entertainment
they received here in our wild and
woolly west" was such as to afford
them a fruitful topic for discussion
when they return to the palatial halls
of their ancestors
Many prominent men and women of
our own country have come and gone
and every one of them has left with the
impression that nothing was lacking to
mako of the fair complete success.
And the impression was no mistaken
one, to judge from the later reports
from official sources. Everything points
to good interest on worlds fair stock
just at present, and there is little likeli-
hood of any falling of in the receipts
during the remainder of the fair season.
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19

say that in the opinion of all, both
high and low, who have seen the fair it
is tie greatest, grandest exhibition the
world has ever seen.
The royal visitors from abroad have
been astounded at the magnitude and
grandeur of the enterprise. They had
heard great deal about it and were
prepared to find pretty big show here
an Chicago, but when their eyes beheld
the splendor of the White City great
was their surprise and admiration.
They were still further surprised
when they visited our great city. Al
though they had passed through some
of the older cities of the east they
found much in Chicago to make them
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19

Two eases In which fire was caused
by water afe reported. In one a flood
caused the water to fise high enough te
reach pile Of iron filings in factory
The filings oxidized so rapidly as to be
come so intensely heated as to set fire
TO neighboring woodwork, and the fac
tory was burned to the ground. In tf1i
other case, during q fire, water from
the engines found its way to d shed
containing quick lime. The heat gen
Grated by the lime set fire to the shed
and the flames spread to other build
iugs.
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19
A GRAND EXHIBITION.
Such the Worlds Fair Is Pro-
nounced by Visiting Celebrities.
Nothing Lacking to Make It . Complete
Success - "A Great Educator of the
feopie-unexcelled In tho Hls-
tory of Worlds FairA
Especial Chicago Correspondence

tSp0caoi SuicaSo COffeSp0ndenceI
II we accept rs conclusive the YER
dict OF the distinguished people who
have seen the worlds fair we may rest
assured that in all the history of
worlds fairs there never yet has been
one so grand and imposing as our Coz
lumbian exposition. In the enthasias-
tic praises which have been lavished
upon it by those Of exalted station
there has not been one dissenting
voice, and among the vast number Of
intelligent human beings who have
thronged the wonderful city there
have been few 70 detract and none to
ignore. In fact If we except few dis
gruntlcd individuals, who have some
personal spite or grievance in conse-
quence of being overlooked or slighted
In the distribution of favors, we may
The Colfax chronicle., 1893-08-19
A MAMMOTH WHEEL.
u Takes the Place Of = Tower at the
Worlds Fair

II Takes the Place Of = Tower ut the
Worlds Fair.
After the various tower schemes for
the worlds fair were abandoned there
came to the front man by the nams
of Ferris who had what incredulouA
people termed a inonstrous wheel in his
head. Mr.. Ferris became the object of
much ridicule on account of pet prof.
ect Of his, which was to build big
wheel which would carry passengers to
IN altitude OF 27o feet. His plan was
regarded as exceedingly visionary, but
after frequent rebuffs he succeeded in
obtaining permit to put up his wheel
in the Midway Plaisance. The work
was begun last March and has just
reached successful completion and has
been put in operation.
It's highest point Is 265 feet above the
surface of the earth. The diameter Is
$50 feet, and the circumference s2s the
entire thing Being raised Is feet above
the ground. -
In reality there are two wheels,
twins, 80 feet apart, but it takes
them both to make the Ferris wheel.
These twins are connected by iron rods
and struts which do not approach
nearer than 20 feet to the periph-
cry. Outside of these rods the cars
are hung and supported by steel bars
Of about fivefnches in thickness extend
ing from one wheel to the othef. Each
wheel has for its outline a curved iron
beam 25x by 10 inches Forty feet in
side is another beam. forming a smaller
circle. From these beams or circles