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NEW DISCOVERY IN LIGHT
Solar Corona Photographed by
 Packer in Broad Daylight.
No Need to Wait for Eclipses Cathode Rays from Sun Spots Bearing Upon Our Knowledge of the Origin
 of Cyclones.
IcoPYR1Gnr. 1S96.l

Close upon Prof. Roentgen's sensa- tionaI discovery, D. E. Packer, of South Birmingham, England, announces an- other that has much similarity to 1t, though the cathode rays of which it tBeats proceed from that great reser- yoir of electric energy-the sun. Mir. Packer has, since July last, been pho tographing the suns corona in broad daylight. The results Of this photog- raphy are said to be so remarkable that MT. Packer has withheld them from the public till this late date that he might test them thoroughly; and it is not until now, when he is convinced that his discovery is a real one, that he makes announcement of it to his brother astronomers.
 The suns corona, as is well known, can be seen only during total solar eclipses, when it shines out in soft, sil= very beams all around the dark body of the moon as she crosses the suns disk. It has been the hope of astronomers that some way of effectively blocking out the suns glare might be discovered, so that it might be seen or photo graphed in ordinary times; but till re- gently all such efforts have met with lit- tie success. Now, apparently, MT. Packer has succeeded.
 The method is simple enough. It has long been known that thin metal foil, or metal films deposited on glass, will let strong light through, though in ordinary thiclknesses the metals are extremely opaque. Packer has now discovered that the rays that do not succeed ill getting through are the photographic rays, in which the corona is very rich, while the solar disk, with all it's glare, has rela- lively few of them. He, therefore, sim- ply photographs the sun through one of these films, and gets picture of what no mortal eye can see-the solar corona in broad daylight.
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FILINGS AT FREE sIL YER.

....The year 1896 promises to be an era of great discoveries, and even the silver men may be able to perceive that the American people have had enough of tIcir sham ratio.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 =. Silver senators have reached consensus regarding the overwhelming vote against them in the house. They pronounce it of no consequence, and just an incidental alteration of mis- guided legislation. Tine fact that the verdict is as fresh from the people as any vote in congress can be cuts no figure with the senate.-St Louis Globe, Democrat.
 ....A majority of the representatives from five southern states are now against free silver, whereas in 1892 the silverites controlled the delegations from every one of the B southern states. In 1892 they had clear ma jority in 25 state delegations; now they have majority in only IT, though Utah has come in to help. They have lost in the house nine states winch voted with them in 1s92.--Atlanta (Gaj Journal.
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back again, turrible though they was, j remarked Uncle Wilson Flanders, as he laid down the evening paper and wiped his spectacles.
 Why, what curious things you do say, Wilson!" returned Mrs Flanders, calmly. q s'pose they jest live on their pension money and rejoice in peace, most of 'em.''
 No, they don't" said Mir Flanders; they have to work like all possessed, any number of 'em. Why, here's man here, jest listen to this," and the old man caught up the paper again and ran h1s finger down column. Here 'tis: Change in the post office. General De- livery will be sent out from the main office six times day to all parts of the city,
 Now, I'd jest like to have you put your mind on that, Sophia. A general most likely wounded in his legs or semewheres-havin' to kerry letters all over the city six times day: Why. there ain't hoss in Creekville that has to work like thatl An don't suppose they pay him enough to let him ride ln them elekitral cars; an, anyway, I caFlate the houses is set so together eomparatlye-that 'twouldn't scussly pay him for gettin' off an on 'em, which expect is booty dangerous business, what with sparks fyin' ail round the carsA as in course they must.
 "l tell you," concluded Uncle Wilson. warmly, q shouldn't blame that man II he was to banker for the days when he marched an fit in the midst O tur- moils an upheavin's. I reckon he want mite more wore cut when night come than he is now-not mitei"-- Youths Companion.
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GOLDEN FRUITS.
The Bond Sale Severe Blow to Free
 Silver Sophistry.

The Bond Sale Severe Blow to Free
 Silver Sophistry.
 The overwhelming. astounding, un- precedented, magnificent success of the bond sale will accomplish number of grand results, of incalculable benefit to our country.
 It will remove the most potent of the sophistries by which plain, honest, patriotic people have been seduced, in numerous instances, to support the free-silver coinage wiclledness and fol- ly. That sophistry consists in arguing that "goldbugs" in this country and Europe have got a corner on the yellow metal. The tens of thousands of bid- ders ready and eager to hand over gold for bonds have effectually disposed of the 'goldbug" bogy.
 It will smite the free-silver craze in another manner, by disproving the as sertion that there is not gold enough in existence, or at any rate in this coun try, to serve as d standard of values. The bond bids demonstrate that there is in this country, in the hands of Amer ican citizens who will freely lend it to the government at less than the prevail ing commercial rates of interest. five or six times as much gold as is needed to maintain the gold standard.
 Finally, best of all, beyond all it will stop the mouths of domestic and foreign foes who would have liked to make 7o,ooo,oo0 of Americans believe that the United States could not safely stand up for our country's honor, dig nifty and well-being when confronted and affronted by foreign arrogance and insolenee, The offer of $5S 900, ,o0o in gold in response to a call for bids to take up an issue of $1o0, 1000, ,oO0 of bonds is an object lesson for those who say we are dependent in peace or war on the will of European money lenders.- Boston Advertiser.
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AN OLD LAWYERS WILL.
It Was an Unusually Sensible One in All
 of Its Provisions.


 of It's Provisions.
 The will of Nathan A. Chedsey. of New York, contained some peculiar provisions. Mir. Ckedsey was a lawyer of the old school for 20 years he mad an office on the top floor of dirgy building in City Hall place. The fur. niture was old=fasfioned and every thing was as plaln as could be. Hls shingie was d small one and il becs me so discoored by dirt as to be almost 1n- distingushable. But the old lawyer did a good business and saved hls money, leaving, it is estimated, about S110,oOo. The will was drawn with the greatest care, and if it is broken by rel atives 1t probably will not be his fault. One of lts peculiar provisions is tiat S5.000 is to go to a church in q lit le town .n Connecticut, Of which his mother was memeber X portion of the income IS 10 be devoted to the salary of the munster, and, if that minister is as poor as q good share Of the country clergy are, il will be a godsend to him. Another provision is that to his manag ing clerk he glves S509 for the education 
 of the man $ son, and he adds that it is his wish that the boy may be educated without reference to sectarian prclu- dices. It is supposed that this means that he prefers that he be sent to the public schools, as Mir. Chedsey was much attached to tTe public system. To the clerk himself, Mr. O'Brien, he holds out the promise of wealth and good business. This clerk is to manage the law practice for five years, and if at the end Of that tune the executors tn ;,l1 he has done the work honestly and properly, the business is to become lis absolutely. Members of the family are remembered by moderate sums. It is doubtful if d man ever disposed of '.s money in way better designed to make it useful and productive. Baf' falo Express.
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FREE SILVER FALSEHDODS.
Statements Which Are at Variance with
 the Facts.

the Facts.
 The resolutions adopted by the free silver conference at Washington, as q platform on which to nominate and vote for candidates at the next presidential election. constitute wordy mass of lnisstatenient of the financial situation. They contain one admission which probably crept in through an over sight. It is that .sthe American debtor pays his just obligations in an honest sfandard' So he does, and that is the standard according to which his obll- cations were incurred. Practically al the now current indebtedness was in. cured since the resumption of gold payments IT years ago, and much the greater part since the bullion value of the silver in the silver dollar fell to less than 50 cents So 1t is no more than honest to pay them in dollars each of which is worth 100 cents in gold.
 But about all the other statements made in the resolutions are at vari- ance with the facts. It is entirely un= true that the paramount issue in the United States at the present time is be tween the gold standard and the bi- metallic standard. The real issue is between the only practical bimeta,- lism possible, with silver coins held up to parity with monometallism in which gold would have no part i'll the circula ton. It is not true that the demoneti- zation of silver in 1873 has cut down prices nearly 50 per cent, destroyed the profits of legitimate industry, in jured the producer for the benefit of the non-producer, increased the burden of the debtor, paralyzed the productive energies of the American people. or filled the land with tramps and paul pers.'
 On the contrary, the only fall in prices which occurred in the 20 years next following 1873 was due to inven- tions of labor-saving machinery, to inl- provements in the processes of produc- ton and transportation as measured in units of human labor. 1t is q notori ous fact that it takes more gold to pay a days labor now than it did in 1873 or at any time previous to 1873. Meas ured by the real standard of values, which is human labor, gold has lost in purchasing power ever since the Cali fornia and Australian gold mines were discovered.
 It does not "stand confessed" as al- legged, that the gold standard can only be upheld by so depicting our paper currency as to force the prices of our products below the Asiatic level" Tht president has recommended the retire ment of the greenbaeks, but part of the same plan is to encourage the issue of d larger amount of currency than what would be so retired, the hanks to be allowed to issue circulating notes to the full face value of the bonds issued for retiring greenbacks, and also for an additional ten per cent. on the bonds now deposited to secure national bank note circulation. The silver monometal- lists know this. They are perfectly we'll aware that no influential person has proposed to s'deplete our paper cur rcncy," as stated by them.-Chicago 1 Tribune
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For Honest Money.

The New York chamber of commerce will shortly begin another crusade against free silver. The feeling in busi- ness circles is that the selection of a standard bearer for either party who is not in accord with sound money ideas would be serious mistake, and more or less jeopardize the prosperity of the country. It is in view of this state of affairs that the general committee of the chamber of commerce will be called to- gether to discuss the whole subject and outline a campaign of education which will stir up the people to the great ne- cessity of sending sound money dele gates to the two political conventions.
 ....The silver force is fading so rap dly slnce it's rule-or-ruin scheme was uncovered that it may not serve the purpose of political tricksters even un- Il after the national convention.
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THRIFT AND ARTICULATION.
American Prosperity Gives the Lie to
 Cheap Money Arguments.

American Prosperity Gives the Lie to
 Cheap Money Arguments.
 In 1880, after the resumption of specie payments and that convincing demon stration that the United States believed in 100 cents as the standard dollar, the number of savings banks depositors became 2,335.5s2, and the amount of the deposits was SS19, 9,10G,973. In 1890 the number of depositers had nearly doubled. In 921 savings banks 4,258,- s93 persons had laid up $1,524,S44, 5o6. Last year the number of savings banks increased to 1,017. The number of de- positors attained total of 4,S75.519. The total of the deposits. representing the thrift of American labor, it's self-6S- nial and its hopes, is St, ,s1o, ,597,023.
 This self-denial represented 100 cents to the dollar. The free silver coinage advocates declare that the United States by law should instruct the savings banks to repudiate one-half of this sum or $900,000,000. which would be the eff feet of making a 50-cent silver dollar the substitute of gold standard of 100 cents to the dollar.
 Yet there are infatuated people who think that free silver coinage would be a blessing to the United States and es- pccially to its intelligent, self-denying and thrifty industry.
 The savings bank story is conclusive answer.-Chieago Times-Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-08

corona is. Probably most of them agree that it is an envelope of very thin matter surrounding the sun, and shin ing either by reflected light or cleo trieally. But it is hard to find out any thing about thing that can be seen clearly only once in two or three years, and then for but few seconds. Now, however, the corona and its changes can be observed from day to day, and probably Mr. Packer has seen more of it in the past few months than have all the other astronomers of the world since the dawn of time.
 Packers first photographs were taken with a camera of four-inch aperture. through screens of tin and lead foil and sheet copper. Later he substi- tuted pin-hole for the camera lens. with great advantage. He had made three or four pictures at time, some with the lens and some with the pin hole, and the close agreement of detail showed that the pictures were real not the result of some reflection or re fraction in his instrument. This was an important point to Drove, since his brother astronomers would be sure to suggest that such remarkable results were probably unreliable.
 The photographs thus taken show that the streamers of the corona are very closely connected with sun spots. Every sun spot has it's own ray; wherever a prominent ray shoots out in the corona big sun spot is sure to be found at the bottom Of it. The corona changes, too, with the number of sun spots. This accounts for the confiic tory accounts oi observers at eclipses, 90 two of whom ever saw the corona
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-08
4 DisfinctiOn.

"There is man who conan s;ter. steals my ideas, "said theyoun .,lied
 He's a kieptomaniac. sure IT his medical friend.
 You mean a plagiarist." , things
 No. A kleptomaniacll tax t 's sailes whether they are Q. the sl'gh'e7s r not."- Washington Star
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os the same shape and size. The req sov ia now seen to be that it's shape ana size depend on the sun spot from which it's rays spring. Many of the most orominent rays are twisted or spiral a surprising fact, never before noteo' and at present inexplicable.
 But the most interesting part of the new discovery is the announcement that if definitely proves the corona 10 re electrical in it's nature. If this is so, every sun spot must be vast center of electrical disturbance, sending out vlsi- ble rays into space. The similarity or these to the much tallzed-of cathode rays will at once attract attention, and the announcement of the discovery, coming as it does, close upon Prof. Roentgen's, is something of colnci- denee.
 Many astronomers have long believed the coronal streamers to be electr1c' ana have compared them to those of the aurora: but while the aurora is more like the glow of partially exhausted tube. the corona is like the cathode rays of a highly exhausted Crookes tube. Prof. Bigelow, of the weather bureau of Washington, has often pointed out the likeness between the curves of the coronal rays and those of electric or magnetic lines of force, such as those in which view filings arrange theln- selves when sprinlSled over magnet. He thinks that they ultimately reach the earth, where they profoundly affect the weather, originating cyclon1e storms. cold and warm waves, etc. The discovery of Mr. Packer may thus put at our disposal the machinery for study ing the causes that lie at the root of all our changes of weather. We can al ready predict pretty well the progress of a storm when it has once started; we may now be able, by studying series of corona photographs, to tell when and where it will start.
 These experiments are striSingly H. lustrated by some performed recently by Dr. Pupin, of Columbia, who ob- tained an artificial electrical discharge, strongly resembling the corona, from an electrified brass sphere inciosed in an avbausted rlasS plObe
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-08

The importance of this to astrono- mers may be imagined when itis known that they have not yettdecided@hat the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-08
WORSE THAN WAR.

The Trials of General Delivery in These
 Times of Peace.
 'T tell you what, Sophia, I reckon some of the men that fit in our war an got titles by so doin' would be glad to see the days O battle an bloodsheddin'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-08
Aav old riaaia won.d no.

yiolinis1 (proudly) The instrument 1 shall use at your home tomorrow lvening, ny dear sir, is over POO years id.
 Parvenu Oh. never mind that. 1t $ good enough; no one will know the difference London Tit-Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-08

There is but ono temple in the world, and that is the body of man. Nothing IS holier than this high form. --Noyalis.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-14

In view ~ President Clrvtland's utter
anoes at tho hig Presbyterian Home Mis-.
sion meeting at New York Il would b.
absurd for even the most raNid anti
Clcvelsndite 20 accuse him ot angling
Tor delegates to the Chicaso convention
Just now all the caudidates--,f every
shS,ie Of political helief-arc saying as
little as possible and are aSsiduously
cndeavoring to please the voters " all
factions and in every locality. For *.
ample, aspirants who have SolSmuly
pledged themselves TO march beneath
the gold standard are doing their utmost
to convince the advocates OF free silver
that there is nothing Incompatible in a
political position which admits tNc rtsht.
eousness ot both causes, But President
Cleveland is not trying to Be polt,c--he
makes no effort to disguise his we'll
weighed sentiments-and may therefore
BE- regarded as opposed 10 a third term.
With admirable trSnkneSS he discussed
the undesirable conditions that are COM
mon in newly-tormed communities cf
he far West and there was no sem
olsnoe OF indirectnesS in his mention Of I.
~ the "badly-rogulated municipalities, T.
corrupt and unsafe territories and unds-
'ir'ahls states" which have their oyigir. .
ie said. in the absence OF active religious I
'rlnciple during the earlier periods " .
atter-day existence beyond the Missouri .
That the president spoke ;he truth Is
that the Western man will
esent some Of the insinustionS is to De
ooked FOR; that the preSiden, has no
urther political aspirations is certain
ome folks may regard the selection OF
home missionary meeting as an odd
lace in which TO make an announce
ient which Mr.. Don Dickinson said
'ould soon be forthcoming, but the presi-
ent unQuestionably has the right TO
hoose his own time and place for such
n important deliverance as tha; which
e made last week
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-14

Il is with pain that We have 70 note
the almost complete failure OF the meet
ing OF the people called last night to de-
wise ways and means for securing the
Sow Bay depot site. 1t had been conf
denuy expected by all. not only those
more directly interested. bur the citizens
at large firmly believed that a means Of
solving the problem would have been
found last night The Astorian has en-
deavored in every possible way to aid
the advancement OF the best interests OF
the town; all seem to realize that the
center is the place for the principal sta
ton; none desire to see the depot so
out OF town; It is certain that the amount
OF ground asked for is too small. II any
thing, for the amount Of business 10 be
handled and yet a general apathy on the
Fart Of most. and the refusal OF the owner
Of one Of the largest tracts 10 be procur-
ed to place a price Of any kind on his
property, have apparently killed not only
the opportunity OF securing any accept
able site, but all hope OF any active
construction this year. II there are any
patriotic citizens in Astoria now is tn
time for them to show their colors and
make some effort to retrieve the situa- !
ton.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-14
AN OLD soLplER,s LAMENT.

In the chivalric spirit which has ever
characterized the good type OF Amer
lean Journalism, the Astorian gladly pub
fishes today an article sent in by an old
time Democrat and gives it place OF
Observed prominence.
The Astorian is a Republican paper,
and in Its advocacy Of Republican prin-
ciples Il sometimes feels constrained to
deal harshly with Democratic professions,
but It will always Be found willins to
assist even a political enemy when suf-
fertng unmtrited distress.
At this time when the blighting disease
Of Populism Is playing havoc in ;he camp
OF an old and brave foeman; aye. when
the same plague is even threatening to
invade some of the outposts of the Re
publican line, the love Of fair play
prompts the Astorisn to forget its parti-
sanship for the moment and reverse its
lance and give succor to a gallant ad-
versary.
Our correspondent is an old Democrat.
whose loyalty to his party cannot be
questioned. His labors and his sacri-
fees in the past have earned him the
gratitude OF his fellow Democrats and
his battle scars appeal to the sympathy
and entitle him TO the respect OF his
most bitter political opponent. The aged
hero sees a new and counterfeit leader
ship assuming command Of the old guard
only to lead it 10 defeat in the sp-
preaching campaign. and ultimately land
q in the disordered ranks of a disyrnced
and discredited band OF political guer-
iilas and marauders. The old veterans
spirit droops and his heart is sore and
troubled. In the utter despair OF the
moment he avails himself OF the unten-
dered services OF scout and courier be-
longing to his open enemy and begs to
send one last appeal TO his deluded and
betrayed comrades ere it is too late.
The Astorian feels for this old J. m
ocratic leader. After all, whether Re
RuhIicans or Democrats. we are citizens
OF one country, supporters Of one consti-
tuition, defenders Of one flag, and heirs
OF q common destiny In a spirit Of
Christian tolerance We commend our
American brother for the stsadfastns sss
AZ ais Democratic principles. We admire
his Independence and his manhood in ex-
posing and denouncing the spurious and
incompetent leadership which threatens
to blast the hopes OF heretofore pure
and historic Democracy. We extend
the comfort Of a sincere hope that his
worst fears may not be realized: that
the Democracy Of Clatsop county may be
saved from its impending fate Of annihi-
lation. and that it may live to fight many
a royal fight with its ancient, honorable
and solitary adversary, the Republican
party.