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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-10

TODAY WILL TELL THE TALE
"%ilvpr Dick" and William j. Bryan
OF Nebraska Are Well in
the Advance.

CuICAGO, July 9.--Thc night session
furnished all the preliminary Incidents
Of the most dramatic act Of the conVen-
ton. Ii wBs by long odds the most
epcCtarlar, for the hands Of the clock
were creeping on toward the appointed
hour of 8, when the making
delegates began to iiII the great banks Of
seats. The largest crowd, SO far, of
the convention was in attendance: for
the first time filling the galleries and at
tanning the Chicago standard OF bigncss.
RumOrs of offers and combinations
were being banded everywhere, throw
| ing panic into the camps OF favorltc
sons. Managers of booms were rallying
their forces, deployng skirmishcrs and
sending cmissaries into hostile camps,
while knots Of comforting delegates had
their heads together in corners. The
news spread quickly that the New York
delegation had decided to hold alOOl
from voting because they would take NJ
action based on the platform which hac
been adopted. This move threw int
chaos some combinations and estimates
and none knew what its effect might bt
on the candidates, particularly as the
New Workers were making arrange
mrnts to influence other eastern states
to stand with tucm in their passive atti
tudc. Many rumors clustered abou
young Bryan Of Nebraska, whose won
dcrful afternoon speech had carried hin
into formidable position iu the iielt
and won him pHrtiaans who seemed to b
doing active work. 1t was S:3i befCr
Acting Chairman Richardson rappc'
loud and long, and then, failing to brinI
order, he appealed TO the crowd to rt
speCt the eavei Sergeantat Arms MAJ
tin came TO the front Of the platform
and called loudly to his aids to reetor
order and clear the aielee. 1t took tir
minutes to secure a aembapco of orde
Senator Jones of Arkansas gained rex
ognition and moved that the conventio
proceed to the nomination Of cand
|
date for president Of the United States
, 1t was carried with roar, the galleriC
adding round Of applause in recogn
ton of the actual opening of the contee
Chairman Richardson announced thu
10y agreement roll of states would /
8 called for the presentation of candidate
A lnhana WAS first to be called and tt
chairman announced that that sta
= would be passed for the present A
, kansas came next.
"Arkansas yields to Senator Vest
+ MiABouri,' shouted Senator Jones, al
, there was Il "ayc Of applause from II
/, Bland adhcrcntS. Senator Vest s fir
, mention Of lhe name of Bland brougl
out "A short demonstration.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-10

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11

'ED IN A METALLIC BATH AND TIL
IS O. great difference I'm people I'm this
respect. and what IS one mans meat
is another mans poison. IN no liz
stance is this a truer saying than in
tho case OF the preservation Of -hc dead.
EcCords there are Of people who sit by
coffin daily for Years. looking upon the
poor. cold. cmbaimcd face. 81 istly from
death s. changes. Others make life
daily Mecca 10 the cemetery. where only
"a few poor flowers spring from the life
lcssucss. But such IS htc-and such IS
death
TO people who End comfort in looking
Upon the dead this silverplated anCes-
try Is a boon. a consolation. a solaco.
balm that canrct be assured By any
words that can be applied 20 il. To see
the figure preserved in brilliant plate.
glowing ana lifclke. would delight
wounded heart and coax IL 10 cheer again.
Others from motives Of bride would
ike their ancestry preserved In liver
and gold No portriit gallery could be
as rich as statue gallery. and thus
l3co pride would be pampercd and pre-
served.
by common consent If IS agreed that
the dead he cl)tnod nearly as in life. and
the clothing made as lustrous as the
body. EavOrite attitudes are also metal
lized ana thus another bit OF realism
comes I'm play.
a METALLIZED MONARCH.
This while now was rp-icipated. There
Is the case of Madagascar monarch,
about whom a tory travels from abroad.
That worthy. so the story goes. DESTROYS
OF making an impression upon a British
Ami assador. apl cared on the day Of the
royal audience In a close lifting suit OF
gold dust on "a fouydatioh OF palm oil.
The maSniGcence OF the monarch was
however fatal and he fell a victim to
his ambition to appear before the rep
resen'ative OF Her Majesty In state
OF unraralled splendor.
The coating OF gold dust closed the
royal pores. and the epidormis deprived
OF the air which T. takes through its
many million mouths brought ahcut tho
disorder which speedily ended the unfor-
tunatc rulers HE. lie was buried I'm This.
mis- hest suit Of clothes. Ten years later
his body was taken from It's tomb 10 be
placed in more imposing quarters. when.
10 the surprise OF Che train which had
come 20 remove the royal remains. tho
body was found 10 he intact n Golden
statue. EDWARD r. UPJOHN.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11

phrlor: she can be cant In Florentine
bronze after nature, a carr Ing sight
for any appreciative man OF the world.
Many things are suggested by the
plating "a well as ~ any funeral. ihe
,,iief of the surviving relatives might
he measured by the thic<nes and grade
OF the metal employed In plating the
deceased. An anc ,stor who died leaving
one a snug fortune would be entitled TO
ou1diuple gold plate. OF at least triple
silver plate. Men of means would pro-
vide in their wills for their STYLE Of plat
ing Mflhonaircs might Gttempt TO riv n
each other with the costliness of their
collections Of siivcr-platcd and eold-pilt-
ed ancestors. Not u speak of the use
fulnoss as ornaments and the pleasant
knowledge one would have Of always
having their dead within reach, II would
be a very economical idea.
There would be- no cxp,nsc In the way
Of funerals. mourning costumes, and
cemetery lots The commemorative
would not need 20 so TO the expense Of
erecting monuments 10 the honor Of their
aldermen or 9th - notablcs. The widow
would no doubt be proud 20 see her now
nickel or appropriated husband adorn
some street IN his ovn ward. The sculp-
tor and undertakes Of the future may
ma their occupation gone, Tor the bOuies
Of great heroes ana statesmen may be
duplicated in plaster casts in all atti-
tudcs. while commemorative monuments
will give the new art all the truth of his
tory.
LAST LOOKS PRESERVED.
The modern Clcoratras may now smile
in their last moments. knowing fun wei
that their beauty wilt be handed down
TO future generations. instead Of perish
ing i'm the midnight of the tomb. Finely
formed bodies Of dead women would he
i'm demand. for they would serve as or
naments for fountains and public parks;
they would he used Is caryatides. Per-
haps even the artistic lamp posts Of the
future may be the motallized body o.
to-day's belle pres ervcd in the nude and
posed in an attractive position.
70 some persons this preservation OF
the dead is unspcakably repuisive: 10 9th
crs IL would be narrowing beyond meas
IRE. TO look into the face Of the dear
dead and see me familiar lineaments
without tie familiar smile w uld be pro-
longing the hour OF parting agony, max
ing q scpulchre Of life.
But. fl must be remembered. that there
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11
Why II Will Not Be

This year is leap-year. but 1900 will not
be. will you explain why 1t won't be?
Before Julius Caesar. the Roman Calen-
dar was composed of twelve months OF
20 days each. with additional days to
make up the number in which the earth
and the sun were I'm the same relative
positions. added by the College OF Augurs.
In Caesars time. the Augurs had been
careless. and i'm II. c. IS the year was 81
DAYS ahead of time. Caesar found that
the year was few minutes short Of
sG5 ii days long. but called it just ex-
actIy SG5 IA days long and laying aside
the quarter day called II 35) days, Win
an extra day every fourth year. But
Caesar. i'm assuming the year TO be 36j IL
DAYS had added each year between ter
and eleven minutes. which he had had
IN borrow from the future. In \. -. 1871
Popc Gregory XIII. calculated that sndor
Caesars system ten days had been Dor
rowed. To pay back those ten days. he
ordered that October >. l5S2. should be
called the 18th. that made matters even
again. But TO prevent any such accumu-
Iation of borrowed days he ordered that IN
tho future centurial years unless
thov were multiples Of 400 should not be
lean-vcars. The reason is this each year
we borrow ten minutes and eleven seconds
from the future: we pay IL back. and
more too. 10y giving up three leap-years
every three hundred years and then &c,
hack what we have overpaid by having a
lcap-year on the fourth hundred years.
This arrangement is about as exact rs
could be made. there * q very slight error
which can be corrected by our giving M
lean-voar in about POO years from now.
ca 1aoo will not be a lcap-year but 2'o4
will lp
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11
ANCESTORS SILVER-PLATED
For $500 a French Chemist VII Pre-
serve You in Gold or SilVlT.
PROCESS FOR KEEPING BODY FOREVER
Statesmen Preserved for Public fi-fhs an"
Bellies In the Nude FOR fountai"~---Ni-
lection Tested bs the Ih'c@ness
of the Plat.

copyright. 1870, LOT ihc i-'''''
some time ago there was ccnsideraolo
stir made. both among the medical pro-
feSslon and the pubnc in general by
Or. Variot prominent French physi-
clan. lie claimed that IL was "a compare
lively easy matter to metallic or plate
.nne substance. from bower to human
hoinc. For some reason or other how
over. Tho d-x~lr did not produce any
startling p/rofs OF his claim ana j" nc
absence OF such the matter was soon LOT
gotten
Somebody has evidently prohtel by the
.uxgcsiion and Thought It too Interesting
a subject 20 lose sight Of. about t"o
months aao there appeared on the boule-
wards OF Paris several small hand-carts'
on which wcre frames bearing The rdtn-f
startling sign.
GREATEST Discovery or TEE AGE.
40 More Burials.
TRCp DEAD AND BE PLATED.
l,ahies and Swccihcarts finished in Gold
and Silver. According to Taste.
Your UrCic. Husband Mcther-in law or
Poor Relative Plated and Polished
in Brass Copper Nickel, and
Aluminium.
Prices Moderate
Work Warrant I.
cats and Dogs and other Favoritcs Plat
cd Very Nicely and Cheaply.
Rue. Credin.
a. p. COQUIN.
INVESTIGATION proved NJ. Coquin TO be
a very genial ma fit little F-ehchman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11

THE BODY TO BE PA
When asked Il ne could plate ana poi's'
. nv,-vear.old baby In Ieaily DIT
class stvlc. bee said. with siy '"'i'H.p
to ,is e,a. .lf you get the bany 4 Will
d0 the resi-. ......,
BODIES IN METAL
A coo.in las achieved some iedhy
s,artling results. His mctaiized bou'e7,
one tragic head in particular WIN hI""u
forehead. large open eyes, anu ii"''s
formed lips equals the most enec'i'e
v.,rk I'M artistic bronze. while new
lorn babe seems TO sleep like an angel
IA glowing metal oi rarc7t 6old.
There is nothing CHASTITY aDOu' '"''
metallic body preserving. Ihc utau III
fboir realism resemble chaste and deli
cate works of ART. and 80 exact Is thelI
resemblance that photographs in rehet
trlnrins out the slightest details as TO
muscular projections and all the curves
of real and toisical beauty. inc very
lustre OF the nails and the sOitness Of the
skin even seem % bee perfectly preserved
These tncialuC bodies are exact copies
OF the mo Tern realistic school of sculp-
turc. 50 great is their perfection. and
might serve wnen preserved. as Orna-
ments about he house and lawns or
country places.
Tho bodv to be motaliiZcd Is immersed
IN a chemical bath consisting Of soluble
salts Of copper. nickel silver, or even
gold when one can afford 1t, ana the
electric current passed through Onoer
The influence Of electroysis the salts are
dscomDosed and the metal IS deposited
lavcr t,pon LAYER. on the surface OF the
dead body until sufficient thickness
covers the contours. An the outlines of
the body are thus brought cut. and the
remains ara covered from head TO foot
ir A rigid metallic envelope. Coquin. IN
MS Investigations ana experiments. has
had the assistance of such savant and
mechanical expert as Dr.. Charpentcr. of
the Faculty OF Medicine.
The inquiry may bc made: How Is the
LIQUID contained IN TINS metallic cast re-
moved How IS the escape Of noXious
gases and odors OF decomposition pre-
vented
Nothing Is more simple than the sec
ond step In the process. The metallic
east which IS very hard metal Is
drilled very fun OF su~il holes on its
,oeteriOr aspect. These pcriorations
permit the free discharge Of All liquids.
1apors. and gases in fcw moments. or.
n haste f. required the ease is placed In
an oven heated UP 10 1000 degrees Fab
ienheii. when the contents OF this
metallic cfigy arc completely incineratcd
the pcrforatlons can then hc soldered up
and rcplatcd. and the Image OF the dead
ps.son Is complete and indestrUctihie rs
she ages.
COMPLETE FOR 5000.
In from eight 10 ten DAYS. an a price
,-n,yine from 200 10 500 francs $50 20
som YOU can have the hfc-sisoi statute
~ your mofher-in-llw. should she hap
pen 10 die, as an ornament for your
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11
COMPLETE FOR 5000.

In from eight TO ten DAYS an price
,-a,vinc from zoo 10 500 francs $50 20
s'1o). you can have the iIfc-sisci statute
- your raofher-in-law. should she hap
pen 10 die, rs an ornament for your
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11

country wishes to pay ID In England. ne
can buy BIS note at such price as Il
will take for IL ana send II over TO -.
who presents II. Thus II In this country
has been paid. and ID I'm England has
been paid. although no money has cross
ed the ocean. III instead Of only wish
ing TO buy the bill OF exchange number
of persons wish to do So They may bid so
much that II will be cheaper for G 70
shin actual gold TO his creditor in Eng
land: I'm that case. the gold exporting
point IS reached. III on the other hand.
very little money is offered for the note.
II may be better for to send the note
over to England and have A pay II, and
bring the gold over at his own expense.
This is the simplest form of exchange; as
other elements are brought in the process
becomes more complicated. Third par
ties and third countries are involved IL
actual finance. until the complication Is
really intricate. The difference between
the gold exporting point and the gold
importing point seems considerable but
IL IS measured i'm cents and fractions OF
cents. For example. when one pound
sterling is worth $i.S9 IA in New York. il
will pay c 10 export gold and settle with
ID i'm actual cash: and when It is worth
Si.S3 "a. IT will pay b to get AS gold and
bring the actual coin TO this country. Il
is only I'm large transactions that small
things-fractions OF a cent-bocomc i'm
rorfauf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11

Who Backed Him.

Who Backed Him.
Who backed bred Scott In his legal
fight for liberty?
In the first case in 1865 tried In missouri.
IT Is said that he was backed py some
politicians who hoped that Scott might
be defeated and a precedent established
which would be of use TO them later.
After the case got up to the supreme
Court OF the United States In 1856 %.
Montgomery Blair. bred SCOTS counsei.
paid the necessary fees and expenses and
contributed his services without charge.
So. too. did Mr.. George Ticknor Curtis
of New York city. These lawyers acted
simply from a desire to have an import
ant case decided by the highest court.
What Does IL Mean?
What Is meant by a Hudson's Bay
Company factory? What DO they make
at such a place?
The original meaning Of the word FAC
tory" Is not the present ordinary mean
ing. a persons agent used TO DE calieu
factor therefore the place where the iac-
tor resided and did business was inc
factory. As a rule. the term was appheI
TO an establishment Of factors IN
foreign country. as in India and Africa.
i'm British America and emma. III
Canada. the factories were forts or towns
in China the Office bulnlhsS VI VIZ
foreign commission merchants are SUN
often called factories. The term mas
never been widely used in this country.
Millions Blindness.
How did the Poet Milton become bhnd!
Milton had been for some time IN Iali-
ing health before he became blind. In
fact. ever since his thirty-fourth year he
had been troubled with dimness OF vision.
In 1862 he was warned by his physician
that his intense application 10 work
would probably cause blindness, but his
work was so encrossing and important
that he could not rest from 1t. so thai
by May 1862. when ne was IN his forty
fourth year ne had become totally blind
His disease was known as gutta serena.
now called amaurosis. loss OF vision
independent of any appreciable lesion IL
the eye itself Nowadays he would no.
have lost his sight: increased medical
skill and improved sanitation would have
saved n for him.
The IRA jectOrs.
What Is the trajectory Of "a thing?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11

10 is the path Of "a bullet or of any
thing else passing through the air-irom
the gun 90 the place where il strikes.
Generally the word is applied 20 bullets
and cannon balls in shooting al an OBJ
jcct near at hand YOU aim point-bank
because the bullet practically reaches the
target before DO falls at all But .yher
YOU fire az distant object you must
aim above it so that the bullet may have
room 20 fan and yet hit the object. The
desire Of every marksman Is 10 get
trajectory as fat as possible so that the
bullet shall have no need OF falling far
\ fat trajectory is obtained by in
crcasing the speed Of the bullets by d.
minishing their size and increasing the
powder-charee.
Where Did They Come From.
Where did the names of the months
and of the days of the week come from?
our names of the months are all OF
Roman origin. March was the first
month Of the Roman year and was named
after Mars the god of war; April comes
from the Latin word aperirc meaning TO
open" May comes from Maius or magius.
the root Of which Is from the Sanskrit.
and means Ito grow June was named
for Juno. queen of the gods: July was
named for Julius Caesar. who reformed
the calendar, and died y. c. A. Marc
Anthony changed the name from Quin-
tilis. or fifth month to julius. The en-
perOr Augustus changed the name of the
sixth month from SeXtilis 10 August be-
cause il had been a favorable month for
him. September, October November and
December are named from the Latin
words meaning respectively seventh.
eighth. ninth and tenth; these months
ID. -
months of the Roman year. though they
are the ninth. tenth. eleventh and twelfth
of our year January is named for Janus.
the god of the Romans who kept the
gates of heaven: and February is named
because the Februa. the feast of purifica-
ton for the new year. was held i'm IT, Our
names for the days of the week come
from several sources: Sunday is an exact
translation of the Latin dies soils day
of the sun: Monday is the Saxon equiva-
lent for the Latin dies lunae. day Of the
moon. Tuesday comes from the Saxon
and is named for Tiw. the Morse god
whom We invoke when we say what the
deuce Wednesday is Nodin's or Odin's
day; Thursday is Thor's day. and Friday
is Freia's day: these names come from
the Saxon. Saturday is named for
Saturn. a Roman god. These gods anc
goddesses were worshiped on the days
named after them.
.'Sierlng Exchange"
What Is meant by the expression In the
financial articles" TO the effect that
sterling exchange is almost AT the sol-
exporting point" or Is almost at the
gold importing point?' What Is "sterl-
ing exchange" anyway
A man. \. In London, owes money 10
in this country u draws bill OF eN-
change or note on A. If now c I'm this
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11
ELEcrRIc CURRENT PASSED THOUGH


Mitchell
1885, Major Andrew Dunnicomb.
1896. Robert Mitchell.
1884, James McCurg. NJ. j..
1928 John Barrett
1882 Geo. NicOlsOn.
1900 James McClurc VI. u.
1901. Capt. VIM. Richardson.
1902 John Foster.
1893 James McClurg. NJ ID.
1'0i Robert Mitchell.
1900 Major VIM Duval.
1906 Col Edward Darlington.
1901 Capt VIM. Richardson.
ls0S David Bullock.
1909 Col Edward Darlington.
1870 David Bullock.
ISL Benjamin Tate.
1872 Thomas Wilson.
1873 Robert Grconhow.
1li Thomas Wilson.
1875. John G.. Gamble.
1916 Thomas Wilson.
1877. VIM. H. Fitzwhylsonn.
ISIS. Thomas Wilson; died September
q. ISIS.
1919. John Adams NJ. D.. served TO 1S2j.
1876. Joseph Tate. served TO ls3S. died
May s. 1899.
1910. Gen. VIM. Lambert. served TO 1852.
died March p. 1888.
1853. Joseph Mayo held until April g.
1865. after which under Federal au-
thority.
1860. David G. Saunders was appointed
Mayor July 3. 1865. W. \. Sturtevant
elected but not allowed TO qualify
1866. April Z. Joseph Mayo.
1865. May T. George Chahoon appointed.
vice Joseph Mayo displaced.
1870. Feb H. Henry X. Ellyson elected
by Confederate Court Of Appeals de-
cided April 21th. in favor of Elyson.
1871. June :. \. NJ Kelley
1876. July ]. VIM. Cornelius Darlington.
Our subscriber will have to supply the
names from this date on.
Emancipated Slaves
Please tell me the precise date Of the
beginning of emancipation OF slaves in
Brazil.
December twenty-eighth. ISL.
Caesars Failing sickness
What was the falling sickness" that
julius Caesar had. according to Shake
speare?
Epilepsy a III in which one falls sud-
denly to the ground. Epilepsy. too. is sup
posed TO have been the thorn ia the
flesh" that ST. Paul says afflicted him.
Those First struck
What kind Of coins were struck first in
the United States?
Silver half-dimes. minted In ~ oler
1892. Copper cents and half-cents were
first struck i'm 1898 and gold eagles in 1871
The ..Ninc Worthless
Who Were the Nine Worthless
They We're worthy fighters. three Jews.
three Cristians and three Pagans. Til.
Jews were Joshua, David and Judas
the Christians King Arthur.
Charlemagnc and Godfrey de Honillon:
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OUR QUERY COLUMN.
ANsWERS no IN0UJRfES REcEfvED
FROM SUBsCRIBERs.
No Query Answered In Less Than Two
Weeks From Date of Eeceipt-May oc-
casionalIy BE Longer.
Observation-Disclosures.

Please answer the following: ID What
as the distinction between an argument
a discussion and debate? o. Is person
who can write a strong argument
necessarily strong debater? 60 What Is
the distinction between an orator and Il
debatcr?
An argument IS a reason offered for or
against a proposition. one person may
present an argument. debate i'm
plies two sidcs-arguments between per-
sons of different MONS. Most authori-
ties. in defining the word Discussion.
give. as synonym debate
Wan,ed-A song.
Please publish the words o. the song
entitled Mother i'm Heaven
We shall be glad to publish the words
Of this song. if one Of our readers VIII
send them TO us.
Mayors of Richmond
Please publish In the Query Column the
names of the Mayors OF the city OF Ricn-
mond from the time the city was I'm.
corporatod until the present time.
Through the courtesy Of city Clerk
Ben. T. August. we are able 10 furnish
the names. as follows-the best We can
do:
l7S2 VIM Foushee Sr. VI. d.
l7S3 James buchanan. declined. john
Buckley.
11Si Robert Mitchell.
17S5 John Harvic.
17eG William Tinnock.
1871 Richard Adams. ST..
lsSS John Buckley. Resigned March o.
1883
f-Sq Alex McROhert.
1890 Robert Boyd.
1890 George NicOlsOn.
1871 John Barrett.
1922. Robert Mitchell.
1893 John Barrett.
1894 John Marshall. declined. Robert