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The Globe-republican., 1895-03-15
The ancient historians mention

forth it's usual amount of light and
heat for periods Of time varying in
length from three hours to several
months. According to Plutarch the
wear A B. G.. was one in which the
sun was "weak and pale" for period
approximating eleven months.
The Portuguese historians record
several months of diminished sun
light" in the year 934 A. D., and, ac-
cording to Humboldt, this period
ended with "strange and startling
sky phenomena, such as loud at
mospheric explosions, riffs in the
vaulted canopy of blue above, and in
divers other rare and unaccountable
freaks" In the year 1901 on Sep
TENDER 10Th, the sun turned sud
denly black and remained so for
three hours, and did not regain its
normal condition for several days.
According to the noted Helmuth's
'Solar Energy" the days of seeming
inactivity on the part of the sun-the
days following the sudden blacken
ing of the great orb-were noted for
u peculiar greenish tinge, and mark
ed in old Spanish, French and
Italian records as ''the days of the
green sum-" February, HOG A. D.,
is noted in the annals of marvellous
phenomena as a month in which
there were several days that "the sun
appeared dead and black, like great
circular cinder floating in the sky"
On the last day of February,
1906" Cortavza, an old Spanish
writer says that 'the sun appeared to
suddenly 60 out, causing darkness
over the country for about six hours"
In 1241 the European countries ex
perienced another siege of super
natural darkness which the super
stitious writer's of that time attributed
to Gods displeasure over the result
of the great battle of Leigniez.
Our college year will close May 30.
and our Summer Normal School will
open June 4 and continue until
July %, when it will be merged into
the County Normal Institute which
will begin on that day.
The object of both will be to pre-
pare teachers for certificates. Prof.
Kelley's services have been sought for
the purpose of conducting Normal
Institutes in other counties during
the three summer months, but he will
remain with us, have charge of our
own Summer Normal School and al
SO instruct in the County Normal In
stitute which will follow. He is now
in charge of the Normal department
in the College. Those desiring
certificates, to teach next year in this
or any of the surrounding counties,
will do we'll to enter the Normal De
partment in Soule College as soon as
possible, and remain through the
Summer Normal School and the
County Normal Institute.
Students attending the Summer
Normal School will pay 81 per month
for tuition and can board at the
College Dormitory for So per week
and have unfinished rooms for Scots
per month, or furnished rooms for 81
per month. Dining room and
kitchen will be provided free of cost
for those who may desire to form a
club and board themselves, and this
provision will be continued for them
during the month of August while
attending the County Normal In
stitute, which may possibly be held
in the College.
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people.

Skill is the result of education and
increases under the law of its own de-
velopment.
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In every block of marble

In every block of marble
l see a statue-see it. as distinctly
AS lift stood before me shaped and perfect
In attitude and action. have only.
To hew away the stone walls that imprison
The lovely apparitiOn, and reveal it
To other eyes as mine already see it.
Michael Angelo
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Among our students are several
bright, noble and promising young
people.
The Globe-republican., 1895-03-15

The healthfulness of this climate is
very beneficial to students from the
east.
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Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of
the stockholders of the Beverly Mining Com
pany is to be held mt the City Hall in Dodge
City, Kansas, Saturday, April 6, 1895, at )
O'Clock p. m. for the transaction of such
business rs may be brought before said
meeting, and more especially the exc, utIon
of lease for the development of the com
pany's property.
Stockholders who cannot attend in person
will kindly send proxies.
ID. NJ. FROST, ii. NJ. BEVERLEY.
Secretary.
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Several teachers, and persons de
string to be teachers, from this and
other counties, have already engaged
to attend the Summer Normal
School. We mean to make it Sc
good that none can afford to miss it.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When She was Child, she cried for C,sto-ia,
When she became Mss. she chung to C..Sto-;a.
The Globe-republican., 1895-03-15

There is more IL coal than most
persons suppose. Besides gas, a
ton of gas coal will yield $500 lbs.
of coke, 20 gallons Of ammonia
water, aud 40 lbs. of coal tar.
Destructive distillation of the coal tar
gives 69.6 lbs. Of pitch, 17lbs. of Gre
osote, 14lbs. of heavy oils, g.. lbs. of
naphtha yellow, 6.3 lbs. of naphtha-
line, 4.75lbs. OF naphthol, 2.25lbs. OF
alizarin, c.4lbs. of solvent. naphtha,
1.5lbs. of phenol, LIB. Of aurine,
Lib. of anilire, 9th. toludine,
O.4Glb. of anthracite. aud O.9lb. Of
toluene. From the last-nsmed sub.
stance is obtained the new product
known as saccharine, which is said
to be 230 times as sweet as sugar
Iron.
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SPEClALTIES:

Fast Tinc.-Excellent Equipment
Best Dining Car Service in
The Werld.-6o0d
Connections.
For full particulars - to tickets.
maps, rates, apply to any coupon
ticket Office in the United States
Canada or Mexico, or address,
JNO. SEBASTIAN,
0en'l Tiki. l. Pass Agt.,
Chicago, III.
E. st. John,
General manager, Chicago, III.
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See the announcement of the Sum
mer Normal School In another col
umn. The tuition is $500 per month.
By mistake i'll type the last issue OF
this paper said it would be $1.0O per
month.
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We know of many very bright and
intelligent young people who wish to
come to college to prepare for chris
tan work. They are willing to
board themselves and ,lo all they can
: to make their own way, but the
tuition and incidental fee for the
year is $27 and they can not pay it.
Will some one pay this amount for
one OF more worthy students. We
do not know what good work would
be likely to produce larger and better
results in the future years.
The Washington times., 1895-04-30
POTATO PATCHES In FAVOR
Plenty Offers to the Board of Trade
and Central Relief Committee.
Civic Center Also Working Along That Line.
Justice Cole Appoints the General
Charity Committee.

The Board Of Trade, which has adopted
the potato farm idea for the poor, and also
the indianapolis plan, or Food Market, is
proceeding to work
The secretary OF the board, AR John B.
Wight, has prepared the circulars and con.
tracts to be used in the new business, as it
may becalled.
There are two forms, one for the use
of those who contribute ground, in which
the terms of renting, gift or lease are given.
The other form is for the applicant. In
which he states his name, married or uu-
married. how many children, what means
lot support, how long resident of the
District, and au endorsement. This is
practically the agreement to take aud
cultivate the lands assigned TO lhe applt
cant.
Offers of land, free and for rent, and of
money 10 buy seed and farming Implements
have already been received by Mr.. Wight,
among them being several OF his own
clients. One of the tenders is from Il
gentleman in the city who offers an acre or
land and sends SO cash to start the farmer
on his way.
Mr.. Wright has no doubt but that tie
offers viii make an interesting list in a
day or two.
as IS known already. there are three
agencies at work on the potato farm idea
the Board of Trade, the Civic Center, and
the Central Relief Conittee. The latter
has before il tenders of more than a
thousand arces of land, some OF it iu
Washington, but no action has been taken
for the reason that the committee has not
committed itself to any particular plan
of relief.
AT the Saturday meeting the committee
provided for a committee OF three to be
filled by Justice Cole, this committee to
recommend, or at least to report on some
plan, the potato farm being one OF the pIaus.
Judge Cole announced that committee yes
terday to be Mr. L. S. Emery, chairiaan;
Mr.. Thomas w Noyes, and Mr.. j. w.
Somerville. All offers VIII be turned over
to this committee for consideration aud
the committee Will report on Friday next
at p. m.
The committee to suggest some permanent
plan of charity for the District, Judge Cole
said, Will probably not be appointed until
tomorrow or Thursday.
There has already been some inquiry
as to why the board of trade and other
organizations should proceed independ-
eutly towards the same end on this poor farm
business. Ore of The central relief com
mitteemen said on this point yesterday
that the latter had not reported Yet and
he did not know but that the committee
would adopt the board scheme and that
all the organizations could get up q com
mon system for the work, a community OF
funds, and a community OF management.
The Washington times., 1895-04-30
THE SENTIMENT WILL NOT DOWN.

II is useless TO attempt 10 decry the
demands of good citizens for the ex-
termination Of the outlaw tIacks and their
contiguous evils. These places hTing
TO Washington gamblers who scruple at
nothing to obtain money, and whose in
fluence debauches young men mad incites
them TO a life OF sin and lawlessness.
They also attract thieves, thugs, and
desperadoes, who pillage Washington
at night and who make the race tracks a
harboring place during the day. There
fore, any defense of the outlaw tracks viii
fall on deaf ears if directed 10 our Wash
ington public.
Aside from freeing this highly intelli-
gent and moral community from such
plague spots, there is a national pride
TO be considered. This is the home of
a great government, the abiding place OF
distinguished men OF International repu
tation, and the resort OF pleasure seekers
from all parts OF the world. With its
naturally lovely location, beautified
aud adorned by the hand OF man, Washing
ton has justly acquired the name of being
the handsomest and most desirable resi-
dence city in Christendonl, and that name
must not be smirched by the existence
OF such dens OF vice as are found across
the river.
Fortunately the sentiment to drive
these places away from Washington ts
growing stronge revery day, and before long
the men who control them will receive
orders TO move, and that right speedily.
The Washington times., 1895-04-30
OPERATIVE LABOR.

After years'of trial and yIciSsitudes, but
two inds Of cooperative labor have
produced successful and satisfactory re-
suits. One is cooperation in religious col
onies, where individual ambition is sub
ord mated TO religious enthusiasm. and
where nenber rs are bound to each other by
other than simple business ties. The other
co-operativ i've labor plan is the one which is
controlled by some central figure aud in
which operatives are permitted To enjoy
a share of the profits.
Something besides labor is necessary TO
succc ssful bus mess enterprises There
must be vigorous methods, a well defined
policy and shrewd, careful management.
Busi ness success is the result OF continuous
and well planned efforts, and must be
reached 10y steady progress rather than 10y
leaps and bounds. Generally speaking, CO.
operative labor, when controlled by boards
OF trustees. fails to succeed because of di-
versified opinions and individual iealousies
The beginning OF The Times is a good
illustration of that fact This paper was
started under the most favorable auspices
10y a cooperative stock association TO fur
nizh employment 10 printers and to estab-
lish a labor organ. at that time Wash
ington had only three newspapers, and
the project seemed lmost certain TO
succeed. Every labor organization in the
city Endorsed and gave it enthusiastic sup
port, and during its brief career over IS, 900
IN stock was subscribed and paid into the
company treasury. The board of managers
consisted Of practical business men, some
OF whom had been very successful in their
own affairs, and the mechanical depart
ments OF the paper were conducted by we'll
known craft experts.
The first paper was issued March &, 1894,
with a fun equipment, and 81 500 in the
treasury. In less than four mouths over
eight Thousand dollars of indebtedness had
been incurred, the original capital sunk in
the scheme, and The Times was on the point
OF suspension. To prevent its total ex-
tmguishment aud to preserve an organfavor-
able 10 labor interests, the stockholders of
the company offered toseIl out 10 the present
organization on payment OF SO, 500, which
was supposed to represent its Indebtedness.
The offer was accepted, but on settlement
Of the accounts, the amount reached
Ss 200, instead OF the amount stipulated,
all of which was paid. The present COM
pany did more. 1t voluntarily issued new
stock to the old stockholders to the full
amount of their holdings, so that working
men, who had invested their earnings in the
stock Of the Old company, might not suffer
loss.
II is possible that any one OF the board OF
managers. If an individual owner or if given
control, might have made The Times
success; but as it was, over $4,000 was
lost and the company was bankrupt in
credit and treasury.
Such has been the usual fate OF all coop
erative companies when Individuality is
made to give way to the conflicting opinions
OF many. This same diversity of ideas fire.
quently brings failure to stock companies
managed 'by boards OF directors. But
usually a central figure directs the opera
tions Of these concerns, and they are con-
Quoted in vigorous and successful manner.
The Washington times., 1895-04-30
BUSINESS COLLEGE GRADUATES.

Twenty-Ninth Annual Commencement to
be Held at the Grand Opera House.
The Spenccrian Business College Will
give its twenty ninth annual commence
fment at the Grand Opera House Thursday
afternoon from 3 to O'Clock
The graduates of the class or '95 are:
Day class-Ladies Eleanor II. BAKER,
Connecticut: Alice T. Bell, Maryland; Mary
! c. Brady, Mae a Detterer, Mary j Glib
| son (val.), Marion Z. Randall, Elizabeth
II. Ryan, and May G. Ryan, District of Co
lumbia; Alice M. Dodge, Iowa; Martha A.
| Hey. Virginia; Emily NJ. Morgan and Sadie
| G. Souder, Pennsylvania.
Day Glass, gentlemen-WilliamW w. Barnes,
| Virginia; Charles d. Church, District OF
| Columbia; Frank b. Green, Virginia;
George 2. Henderson, John r. McChes-
| ney, Maryland; James NJ. Kinsel, Charles
L. Maxwell, Howard F. Philips, Ru
doph II. Reh, Henry w Samson, District
| of CCS mbia: Darrell K. Koonce, Henry s.
Koonce, West Virginia; Allister s Ian
! gille, valedictorian, Maryland; Nicholas
| j. Lawler, Virg inia; Walter w. Mis-
! cheauN. South Carolina; William +. Rick
| etts, Leroy p. Sheriff, OthO II W Tai
| bOtt, Charles B. Townshcnd. Charles T.
| Warner, Maryland; Martin j Roth, Ohio;
ames S. Smyth, Virginia; James O.
| Spangler, Pennsylvania; Charles ID. Stew
| art Canada; Charles J. Crosby, Massa-
Night class. ladies-Ida NJ Coppinger,
Anna S. Frech, Emma a. Thomas, Minnie
81. Thomas. District of Columbia.
Night class, gentlemen-AlbeTt Z. Col
burn, William f. Colburn, Jacob H Sachs,
DistF+ct OF Columbia George j. Hessel-
! man, valedictorian, Illinois; Samuel w.
Peach, William S. Sramper, William D.
Wood, Virginia; Raymond r. Vroomam,
| Iowa; Edward 7. Burrell, District of
| Columbia.
Shorthand and Typewriting-Lad
| Winnie R. Bell, Mary V. Fawsett, Letita
A. Langille, and Julia v. Solyom, Maryland;
Mary o. Brady, Mary E. Branson, Margaret
| G. Clagett, Josephine T. Kelly (sal.), Jose
| phine A. Mcdonald, and Cora /. Siggers,
| District of Columbia; Adelaide o. Burruss
and Lille S. Hansbrough, Virginia; Carrie
| Goodale Connecticut; Alma L. Helm, New
York; Cora NJ Ross, Montana.
Gentlemen-Rufus H Baker and Sher-
man E. Burroughs, New Hampshire; Alloy
sius B. Cavanaugh, David McC. Stuler, and
Jacob II. Sachs, District of Columbia;
Walter w. Mischeaux, South Carolina;
James q. Spangler, Pennsylvania; Lewis
L. Hard ing Virginia.
The Washington times., 1895-04-30
THE CIVIC CENTER

The report Of the monthly meeting OF the
Civic Center is worthy Of careful reading.
That organization has voluntarily assumed
duties that viii result in great good. When
practical, thinking people undertake in
vestigatious without fee or reward it may
confidently be expected ulat the reforms
they recommend VIII benefit the public.
Public abuses can only be eradicated by
a change OF public sentiment The fact Of
their undisturbed existence demonstrates
a lack Of interest in reform, and this con-
tinuance depends untirely upon popular
suffrage. 1t is in awakening public
interest in reform that the Civic Center Will
do its best work. The several committees
viii carefully inquire into the necessity
OF changes Of laws or public sentiment
and the consequent discussion Will lead TO
practical results.
The press should earnestly further all
reasonable efforts of The Civic Ceuter 10 inn
prove Washington and its people. The
moral mission of a newspaper is TO build,
create, aud destroy for public good. An
The Washington times., 1895-04-30
PRINCE KoKo AT THE HEAD.

DahOmey Village Negroes TO Appear at
Capitol Baseball Park.
Large Gro wds assembled around the yards
OF the Southern Railroad, on f street, be-
tween Twelfth aud Thirteenth southwest,
yesterday and Sunday, to see the African
negroes forming THE Dahomey Village,
who arrived Sunday from Tampa, Fla
aud remained quartered in the railroad
cars.
They have been on the road since the
close OF the Worlds Fair, where they We're
one OF the most interesting OF the exhibits.
The aggregation of twenty-One men and
fourteen women was also at the Mid-win
ter Fair, at San Francisco, and subsequently
has Travelled to nearly all sections of the
country. Mr. w. X Peue, IL tten,.liman,
has charge Of the people, and has had a
vast experience in that line, having made
Dahomcy his home for the past thirty
years.
1t was intended 10 move the aggregation
to the old Capitol Baseball Park yesterday,
but owing 10 the inclement weather they
did not go until 10 day. When seen
yesterday, the meu and women were
huddled together in the car ard, as they
speak no English, jabbered away in the
language peculiar To their tribe.
They all cooked on one stove, and
in eating their meals, used their fingers
in lieu OF forks. A number Of dusky
Amazons were among the party and
were dressed in the scantiest OF costumes.
They were said TO be the bravest of the lot,
and are known TO never surrender in
battle.
All OF the Dahomeyites were dressed in
ordinary clothes, but Will resume their
native clothing of u breechclout and spear
when their tents are erected Oh Capitol
Park. Prince Ko Ko is the head OF the
party and claims to have more than
l coo wives, two OF whom are now accom-
panyng him. The interpreter is known
as Menser Otto ard eXerts potent influ
ence over the natives. The show will
exhibit in tlIis city for nearly two weeks,
hegiuning tomorrow and later, after u
short tour, WIFI be encamped at the Atlanta
exposition. !
The Washington times., 1895-04-30

Adam Bede. BY George Eliot.
Allan ouaTtermaIn. BY II. Rider Haggard-
All Sorts and Conditions OF Men. BY
Walter Besant and James Rice.
Anna Karenine. BY Coant LyOf TOlstoi-
April's Lady. BY The Duchess"
Arabian Nights Entertainments
ArmOreI of Lyonesse. BY Walter Besant.
At the Worlds Mercy. BY Florence
Warden.
Babylon. BY Grant Allen.
Balzae's shorter stories BY Honore de
Basil; or. The Crossed Path. BY wIkie
Beppo the conscript. BY t. Adolphus
Beyond Pardon. ByCharIotte NJ. Braeme.
Blind Fate. BY Mrs. AIexauder.
Born Coquette, a. BY 1.-The Duchess"
Camille. By Alexander Dumas.
Cnst Up by the Sea. BY Sir samuel W.
Baker.
Children OF the Abbey, The. BY Regina
Maria Roche.
Christie Johnstone. BY Charles Reade.
Clyffards OF cIyffe. The. By James
Confessions of an English Opium Eater.
By Thomas DE Quincy.
ConsueIo. BY George Sand.
Countess OF RndOIstadt, The. BY George
Sand.
cousin Harry. BY Mrs. Grey.
Crooked Path, a. BY Mrs. Alexander.
Crown OF Shame, A. BY Florence
Daughter of Heth. A BY william BIack.
Dawn. BY II. Rider Haggerd.
Deemster. The BY Hall Caine.
DeerslHyer, The. By j.. FenimOre
Cooper.
DeIdee. the Ward of warringham. BY
Florence Warden.
Devils Die. The. BY Grant Allen.
Diana Carew. BY Mrs. Forester.
Dicks Sweetheart. Ry"The Duchess"
Doctor Cupid. BY Rhoda BrOughton.
RE
Doris Fortune. BY Florence Warden.
Double Cunning. BY George ManviIle
Fem.
Dream Life. BY TX. Marvel.
Dukes Secret, The. BY Charlotte NJ.
Braeme.
Edmond Dantes. by Alexander Dumas.
Fair Women. By Mrs. FORESTER.
Family Pride. BY the Author OF Pique.' .
Family Secrets BY the author OF
Fanchon. the Cricket. BY George sand
Father and Daughter. BY Frederika a
Braeme.
Fiery ordeal. A. BY Charlotte NJ.
Braemer.
Forging the Fetters. BY Mrs. Alex
andcr.
French Revolution. The. BY Thomas
From out the Gloom. BY Charlotte NJ.
Braeme.
Foursisters, The. ByFrederik Bremen
Frontiersmen, The BY Gustave Al
Frozen Pirate. The. BY w Clark Rus
sell.
Golden Heart. a. BY Charlotte NJ.
Brseme.
Gulliver's Travels.
GuilderOv. BY Ouida.
Hardy Norscman, a. BY Edna LyaIl.
Harry LorrequeT. BY Charles Lever.
Heir of Lime, The. BY Robert Bu-
chanan.
Hertot's Choice. BY Rosa Nouchette
Carey.
Heroes and Hero Worship. BY Thomas
Carlyle.
Hon. Mrs vereker. The. BY "The
Duchess."
House of the Seven Cables. The. BY
Nathaniel Hawthorne.
House on the Marsh, The. by Florence
Warden.
Hunchback OF Notre Dame. The. BY
Victor Hugo.
Have Lived and Loved. BY Mrs. For
rester.
Indiana BY George sand.
In the Heart of the Storm. BY Maxwell
GRAY.
Ivanhoe. By Sir walter Scott.
Jane Eyre. BY Charlotte Bronts
Jealousy. BY George sand.
jet. BY Mrs. Annie Edwards.
John Halifax, Gentleman. By Miss
Mulock.
keniIwOrth. by Sir Walter scott.
The Washington times., 1895-04-30

The interview with Mr.. Brainard II.
Warner, president of The beard of trade,
which is published in another column
this morning, gives strong Indication
tha: the sentiment of the community has
reached Il roint where il viii find Voice
and means 10 make itself heard and .nder-
stood on the subject of the jackson City
and outlaw track nuisances.
In all probability the indignation
which has been stimulated by the utter
ance. of the press and tie pulpit, viii
cryst;.lliz, in The ioIm of 4 mass meeting
at winch steps will he taken 20 aIake an
effective rcnoustrarce 10 GOV. o FerralI
against further tolerating the Gems and
dives across the river
The Washington times., 1895-04-30
Baltimore Markets.

Baltimore, April 29.-Flour firmer-West-
ern super, 225a2 40; do. extra, 250a2 90;
do. family, 3.05a3. 80; winter wheat, pat
ent, 8. 3.35a3.65; spring do, 3.75a4.o0;
spring wheat, straight, 3.50a3.75-re-
ceipts, 10, 1896 barrels; shipments, 119 bar
rels: sales, 2,S75 barrels. Wheat unset
tied, higher-spot and month, 69a69 Is;
May, SO asked; June, 50; July, 81 5-9a67
"a; steamer No. 2 red, 66a66 1-4-re
ceipts, ,655 bushels; stock, 134 ,604 bush
els; sales, 115,000 bushels. Southern by
sample, 70a72;do ongrade, 60 1-2a69 1-2.
Corn strong-spot and month, 52 3-4a53;
May, 81 1-2a52 3-4; July, ga bid; steamer
mixed, 51 12a51 3-4-receipts, 1860
bushels; stock, 236 ,5S2 bushels; sales, 60,
900 bushels. Southern white corn, 52 "a
So; do. yellow, 53a54. Oatsquiet bu tfirm-
No. 2 white western, 37a37 LIZ; No. 2