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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15
FACTS ABOUT THE
HEAVENS IN MAY.
Extent of the Visible Horizon and
How to Find It,
MERCURY NOW IN TAURUS.
Description of the Beautiful Constelia
tlons-The Planets-Antares' the
Bright Red Star-Hercules
and Lyra.
MERCURY NOW IN TAURUS.

In many A vague idea exists as 10 inc
meaning OF tho word horizon. We WI
here speak only OF tho visible hoEl1ol'
which Is the line where the. ear III an
sky seem 10 meet; this me on anu -
more or less broken ana Fubscu' ~
on a calm sea It IS Fuo Cii ~ s--,-,-t.,
expense Of this visible horizon uepeHu9
upon tho elevation Of the observer eye
abova the surface Of the set Inc ioi-
lowing A. a very simple rule oy winch 70
find the distance OF the hoflLoh' anu
the elevation Of the observer ey' ~
presed IN feet, incI ease It by us own
hall and then take the square root Oh
the sum, and the result wall DO lhe as
lance OF the horizon In mics tut IN
stance, suppose the observer eye 70 DO
at an elevation Of twenty-tour Ieet ABOVE
the water; then 10 this aqd tMel'e 49, 80,
then the square root or the sum = SIN
hence six miles Is the distance OF the
horizon. .,,.,,,.
PLANET MERCURY.
OF the planets Mercury Is now IN TAU
rus On The 18th OF this month It VIII
reach its greatest elongation west ol-lne
sun. when IL Will be more faVOraDiy SIT
uated for observation, rising just a NJ
tie while before the sun. OWING 10 tiie
swiftness of its motion ana It's
nearness 90 the sun, this dense
Hluo planet ID HO1 49, -, a. - 60
uuaided eve Mars is still IN the Con
stellation Pisces and rises about o CLOCK
IN the morning. The queenly venus Is
now our evening star and ee,s soon
after s o'clock. The most beautiIul OF
all the plaets now adorns the SVnstel-
lation Taurus with her presence. While
every planet acts at times as evening
or as morning star. yet Venus has al
ways enjoyed the honor OF beng Ooth
evening and morning star par excellence
In the infancy Of astrology this morning
and evenig star was OF recognized as
one ana the same body, but was supposed
to be different planets. and consequently
we're given different names, the eVnins
star being called Hesperus ana the morn
ing star Lucifer Venus IS never seen
in tho western horizon more than three
hours after sunset nor In the eastern
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

horizon more than three hours before
sunrise. She presents 70 US successiFeiy
the various shapes Of the mooni waxing
and waning through the different phases,
al times appearing as u beautiful cres-
cent and then again as q fuu rounded
orb. This fact proves concluslvely that
she revOives around the sun, and be-
tween tho sun and the earth. Looking
almost directly overhead, soon after the
sun has sunk beneath the western hori-
zon, we see the kingly Jupiter now hon
oriug the Constellation Virgo with his
manihccnt presence.
GOD OF THE AIR.
When we consider that Jupiter IS IN
volume more than ], 400 times that of the
earth, can we wonder that the Romans
called him the God OF the air? II Is very
easy 70 trace him through the Constei-
tatiOus OF the Zodiac; for In Whatever
Constellation he is seen to-day one year
hence he will DO equally advanced IN the
next Constellation; being one year at
mean rate In passing over one Constella-
ton. Being in Virgo now we nave 70
look for him next year this time IN
Libra. Soon after the evening twilight
has ceased 20 be visible, by looking close
to the eastern horizon we see saturn
lust entering into view. THIS planet Is
now In Scorpio and not Tar from the
bright red star Antares for which she
must not be taken; she has a pare
feeble and steady light, In striking CON
trast 10 the dazzling redness OF the fixed
star Antares. Saturn is now favorably
situated for observation, reaching her
opposition 10 che sun on the 3Otn or inc
month, at which time she viii attain her
greatest brilliancy. Looking skyWard
about 9 o'clock during the evenings OF
this month we perceive that several or
the most beautiful Consultations or the
heavens, which were visible last snonth'
have now disappeared IN the distant
west while others not before visible
have made their appearance IN me east
ern heavens. Prominent among tho lat
ter IS Ophinchus. This constellation oc-
cuples a large area in the mid-heavens
directly south Of Hercules. Ras Al
hague is the principal star in this Con-
stellation. To the south OF Ophinehus we
behold Scorpio, the Scorpion just
emerging above the eastern horizon.
Scorpio Is tho eighth sign and ninth Con-
stellation in the order OF the Zodalc; ana
II is one OF the most interesting clusters
OF stars 20 be seen in the southern
BRILLIANT STAR
In the infancy of astronomy the aufun-
nal equinox took place when the sun was
in Scorpio. IL can be distinguished by the
remarkable lustre and the position Of its
largest stars. Antares, situated In the
heart OF this constellation is the bright
est star. Indeed. Antares Is the most
brilliant star In all that region OF heav-
ems and may easily be distinguished by
its peculiar red appearance This Is an
important star to navigators, for they
use it from which 20 reckon the moons
distance in computing their Longitude at
nd Of AnfarfS "A
cession OF eight or nine bright stars
which sweep round IN half circle, ter
mirating IN several small stars forming
the tail OF the Scorpion which extends
into the Milky Way. To the west ot
scorpio We sec libra. tia balance, which
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15

Oscar Hammerstein means TO make
Manager Aarons. OF Roster and Rails,
look seven WAYS for lingerie. therefore.
ne has engaged Adiie. who Is an Egyp-
tan dancer with no scrupies about any
thing. The remarkable matter about
AdiIe IS her attendance IN what may be
ternned the unfolding OF nature our OF
art. Charmion disrobed with the assist
snca of trapeze. and Richie changes
into water nymph 20 tho accompani-
,nent OF tenor. With equal disregard
for convention and scorn OF maids Ad-
iIe's bOudOir Is den OF lions. She has
seven femrnes de chambre In the shape OF
Leo. Logic for season bids tho world
woman undresses before seven lions IL
q cage.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15
NO WAR PRICES IN SIGHT.
Recent Advances on Some Articles are
Due TO other Causes.

Among the important questions which
people are asking tust now Is whether
the war with Spain Is going to help bnsi-
ness or hurt II. and whether the cost or
living will be materially Increased
through the same causes. IL - fact
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had his iolIv. cnum,,,, r,trrr - ,.
mind when he saw ,n,i, ,,,l Lo,,,,,,,,
ured them bv his nc,.r,,d y,,rI,rJ
Only a Spnurrr , n.,,,.;,, It,,,,i,
could cxuIaiu wbv this I,.,',i,,I ,I.ii,;'
with his angelic n>,rn.,i,,, .mI ,,,',,t
limbs. should sct b;,..,lf ,.,,',.
menting of his glaurlia,Errv ,ry,rs
of invention and cyccrlir,, .l,,t ,,,.,n.
amazing as they w,rr i,,,.r,r.rln
Mr. Justis storr.,d md trr,otcrc,I
and even uttrn,r,rd tn,r,,,,l, ,l, ,I,iII
Then Mrs, $t,t,r. r.u,.ht b,r r.l'v tn
her heart and vuuIn h,,vr. ,,,r,I, ,,f,
ugo in her own hou,r I:Jr, b,r,,,,i,
en- taken her side in the nr,,r,I nrI ,,rn.
vented the second ,r,olI in tbn r,mii,.
Mr. Justis unbranded his win n,d
made matters so vr,tchrd in no bon,n
that for the first ti,.r sbn ,o, dn,,,, .,,,d
admitted to herself tEat ucrhors sbc
had made mistake in taking her
daughter home. a boarding house in
which Jack would have had no freedom
would have been much better for tho
child.
Toward sDrinp tho domestic ro,,,iore
in tho Justis family hnd rcochod .pcl, -
pitch of unplcasantness that every nom.
Der of it lived in a condition of norvons
excitement bordering upon insanity
Mr.. Justis was like q bomb of bnmon
dynamite, exploding uncxnectodly ~
the most trifliny uroyocotion IIe no
longer noticed his grnndchild ca Mrs
Storer and her littlo dolipunont fool,
their meals before tho elders of thn
Al
double duty caused = nonic in hol;to,,
" l"A'O III 'iio MUM
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Loyalty to her scS had been upper
most 1t was not necessary for her to
know of another woman S frailty Her
Judgment might be severe. What right
had his wife to know or judge in this
matter? The more ho considered the
point tho more satisfied he became with
his own silence regarding tho incidcnt,
and as he paced the deck he lifted his
face and determined to stand by his
own decision. When he reached Eng
land, he learned with glad surprise that
his presence was very much needed if
accidental fact.
llo became so absorbed in business
matters that the cause of his trip grad
ually faded from his mind. He kept his
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-29
BOTH ARE NAMED SMITH.
They Have the Same initials and
They Look Alike-Yeu One Proves
an Alibi


They Have the Same initials and
They Look AlilIe-Yer One Proves
an AliDi.
The Columbia correspondent Of the
Atlanta Constitution tells the follow
ing story II there are two Ernest
Z. Smiths, or il there are not, a case
OF mistaken identity or Of the mistake
of Il couple Of hundred witnesses that
has developed at Pacolet, is certainly
one OF the most remarkable on re-
cord
On December 18th last u. b Morri-
son, OF HOnea Path, Abbcville County,
had $500 stolen from his house the
same day Ernest G.. Smith, whb had
been doing carpentering work FOR him
for two months, disappeared. Uescrip-
tions were sent out and re&ard o.
fcrcd for Smiths arrest. Nojhing was
heard Of the fugitive until thrbe weeks
ago, when the police Of AsheTille, N.
O., arrested man named llrnest g.
Smith who fitted the description and
had gone there from South Cdolina.
Mr.. Morrison went to AshJville and
identified the man, but for some rea-
son he was discharged. The Smith
then arrested said he haS been work
ing as painter in the Facolet cotton
| mills since August, 1897 and had just
gGns gone to srhsA'eG As5eSiIo to fsi' his mother
Two weeks ago Stath returned from
his vacation and ECsumed work at
l'acolet He was inmediately arrested
on warrant sworn out by Morrison.
| "A writ for habeas corpus was at once
taken out by Spith's attorney and a
hearing had before two magistrates.
At the hearipg q number OF the best
IL hnt = l,
under arrest had not been away from
the town since August until he won't
to Ashcville the books Of the time
| keeper Of the mills show that during
the two months that Ernest G.. Smith
was working for MIR. Morrison at HOnea
| Path, seventy miles away, Ernest G.
Smith was drawing pay at Pacolet
Mills. Two hundred mill employees
sworc to the same thing.
| The case Of mistaken identity was
so strong that the States attorney did
not resist the motion and Smith was
! released.
But Morrison was not satisfied. He
returned to his home and got a neigh
Dor and a constable who knew the
Smith who had worked for him. and
went with them to Pacolct. They all
instantly identified that Smith as tho
man they wanted. He vas agar, ar
rested and to avoid another habeas
corpus in Spartanburg County they
hurried across the county to intercept
a train AT a way station. But Smiths
friends tclegraphed the sheriff to inter
ccDt the men on Il train.
This was successfully accomplished
and the party taken back to Spartan
burg. Both parties have employed
counsel and witnesses in scores have
been summoned to appear at the hear
ing next week.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-29
4 GOOD SUGGESTION.
Tho Sons of the American RcvoIu
ton Propose II Monument to La
fuyette.

Tho Sons OF the American RevOlu.
ton Propose II Monument to La
fayete.
The Atlanta Constitution says that a
movement has recently been started by
the Sons OF the American Revolution
to erect in the city Of Paris monument
to the illustrious General Lafayette,
and, II possible, to unveil it during the
great exposition in 1900.
Mr. Ferdinand w. Peck, one of Chi
cag0's leading citizens, recently out
lined the movement In speech which
he delivered in New York. He tates
that the plan agreed upon is to call
upon every citiZ IN of the United States
to contribute something toward the
fund, and that in order to make the
monument worthy Of General Lafay-
cite not less than $3.50 600 should be
raised for this purpose. He states
further that Il measure is now pending
in Congress which seeks to give ma
tional recognition to the moveme Mt,
and that in a few weeks favorable
action will be taken in regard to it.
There are two Nroad reasons upon
| which Mr.. Peck grounds the impor-
tance OF erecting this proposed monu-
ment to General Lafayette. In the
| first place he argues that France has
shown her regard for the United States
by presenting us with Barthodis statue
OF Liberty, which stands at the mouth
OF New York Harbor and that some
requital OF this courtesy is due on our
part. La the secono place, he argues
that the patriotic service which the
great Frenchman rendered to this
country during the American revolu-
tion calls for some substantial recOgni-
| tiOn OF this character, and that by
erecting monument to him In PAT is
we can repay our debt OF courtesy to
France and at the same time do honor
to our illustrious benefactor.
Mr.. Peck states that General La
| Fayette is buried in one Of the obscure
| cemeteries OF the French capital, and
tia, nothing but a,rude stone marks his
asst resting place. If the money can
| be raised and the movement put
through successfully, Mr.. Peck thinks
that the monument should be unveiled
with august ceremonies on the 4th OF
July, 1900.
Undoubtedly there is much In the
proposed movement which appeals to
the warm sympathy of the American
people. General Lafayette Is one oi
our traditional heroes, and we place
him almost in the same niche with
Washington. We associate him indis
sOluoly with our struggle for liberty
and we cannot be! tow too much honor
| - o -.
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a MONKEY In THE HENCOOP.
The Wonderful Discovery of a
Town Boy Who Didn't Know a

|
Town Boy Who Didn't Know a
q. Possum.
New York Sun
John Welch, farmer living a few
miles east OF Chester, n. Y, brought
from New York charitable institu-
tion ten.year-old boy to live in his
family. Toward evening, one day last
week, the boy came running into the
house in great state Of excitement.
Mr.. Welch," he exclaimed, there's
monkey in the chicken coop settin'
right by the side Of our big rooster"
Farmer WelcE went out to see what
the boy had discovered He got to the
coop in time to discover big 'possum
making off with the rooster. He made
a rush for the chicken thief, which, on
seeing that it couldn't escape, dropped
the rooster and tumbled over pretend
ing, after the well-known manner of
its kind to be dead. Farmer Welch
picked the animal up by its tail,
carried it into the honse, and threw it
by no means gently on the kitchen
moor. The 'pOssum never let on that it
mad life enough to know what was
goin9 on. 1t was tossed and pushed
and tumbled around by different mem.
bers OF the family for some time, but
1t stayed dead. Farmer Welch knew,
of course, that the 'possum wasn't dead,
and by and by, he tumbled it into a
ooX, and, by the way Of experiment,
threw piece Ct Jaw meat in near its
snout.
1t was evident from the fact that the
'possum had come to the farmyard in
such cold weather and before dark
That 1T must be very hungry, but with
the tempting morsel lying against It's
very nostrils it never moved a muscle
any more than if it had been really
dead. After while the big family
cat came into the kitchen. She got
scent OF the meat, and strobe up to
the box. The sight of the 'possum
caused the cat to stop and sniif for q
moment. She evidently was fooled
into thinking the 'possum was dead,
Tor she jumped into the box and
grabbed the meat She had TO sooner
done So though, when the 'possum
came to life with the suddeness and
velocity that startled the family. 1t
seemed that if buzz saw had run
against that cat the fur couldn't have
been scattered around in a more lively
manner than that possum scattered
it. The ground and lofty tumbling
and caterwauling lasted but brief
space, for the cat escaped and circused
around the kitchen SO wild-eyed and
big tailed that they opened the door
and let her out. She hasn't been seen
since.
Having put the cat to flight and
seeing the excited family group about
The 'possum promptly tumbled over
and died again After q while, find
ing that no one made move toward
doing it injury, it came to life, got into
the box, and ate the meat as coolly as
if 1T was dining at home in d hollow of
a tree. The 'possum has remained in
the family ever since, and has develop
ed particular fondness for the bOy
who discovered IL and toook it for q
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The monument erected by the
Chester County pa. Historical Society
to mark the site where Lafayette was
wounded at the battle Of the Brandy
wine, is incorrectly located and the
G government cOntemplatcs erecting a
new and more enduring shaft.
The length OF the coast line OF the
United States, according to the coast
survey, is 5,Il5 miles, embracing 2,39i
miles on the Atlantic Ocean, $50 on
the Gulf OF Mexico aud l,Sl0 on the
Pacific Ocean
An organist says that COW moos
in a perfect fifth octave, or tenth q
dog barks in ifth or fourth; donkey
brays IL perfect octave, and horse
neighs Ia q descent on the chromatic
scale.
Liberia is the only more or less
civilized country where ocks ar
almost entirely dispen, tn. T.
sun rises exactly at 81 set
9 p: M. throughout III
VERTICALLY overhead at
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family 10 where there were some. His
Oldest daughter, lass of eighteen, was
as shy OF me as a fawn, but she brushed
her hair and washed her face and
changed her dress and shoes and gaZed
and fingered on the sly long and sweet
ly | made advances to her that nigh
In the parlor and pleased her father
and mother and bewildcred her, for |
soon found out that she was a flower
born to blush unseen. When | left the
next morning the old gentleman fol-
owed me To the gate and begged me to
come back that way. Maybe YOU and
Sally might fix up things to YOUR
notion" said be, "and if you do | can
spare You 200 or 300 acres OF the finest
land in Mississippi and as many Mig
gers as you want to tend it," and he
laughed in half serious and half iok-
ing way There were no fourteen
years about that, but never saw Sally
any more. Poor girl, | have often
wondered what became of her, she
was OF good old Carolina stock, but was
smothered in the woods. No compan-
ions, no books or newspapers, no no
tnlng but niggers and cotton-much
IKE j. .chcl, | reckon, who saw nothing
put sheep and lOnged for a nice Young
man. remember that two negro bows
held torches Tor us to eat our SUPPER
oy and everything else was OF the same
primitive style.
But what has this little episode of
mine to do with pcafowls and anonv-
nous letters? | don't know how nv
thoughts drifted that way, but they
Will drift. TO go back to them, | will
say That woman did not write the let
ter, Tor she is too fond Of the beautiful
TO want to Kill peafowl. And if the
man who wrote it had have known
their ancient, historic renown he would
nave taken of his bat to that beautiful
olrd and said: Goo morning, sir, |
hope you are we'll" BIIT App
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The oldest match manufactory in
the world Is In Sweden. Matches were
made there long before the old, rough
-y-trimmed splinter OF wood tipped
with sulphur, was discarded with the
tinder boxes for which they were used
In twenty-five years the export trade
OF Sweden In foreign matches increased
to 1,000, ,000, 600 boxes q year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-30
Local Weather Report.
Brief Mention.
BTIEI NItIEGIUhs High water to-day at 12:09 a. m.

High water to-day at 12:09 a. m.
 Farm wanted-R. E. Baldwin.
 Tomorrow will be opening day at the Women's Exchange, 151 Orange street. The rooms will be open from 10 a. m. until p. m. Tea will be served on each Tuesday afternoon in December.
 Phelps Montgomery, Y. L. S. '9S, has opened law offices in connection with Judge Livingston w. Cleaveland in Whites building at the corner of Church and Center streets.
 The quarterly meeting of the Con- necticut New Church association will b held tomorrow in the lecture room of the Center church in this city. Preach ing will be by Rev. J. K. Smythe of New York.
 The resignation has been accepted of Captain Henry A. Kapitze, Company August L. Molen has been ordered to call a meeting of the company for the election of a captain.
 Lieutenant Nathaniel w. Bishop of fhis city was yesterday elected mem Der of the Bridgeport Military Order of Foreign Wars. He is entitled to mem- bership by reason of his having been actively identified with the navy in the Hispano-American war just closed.
 Sixteen convicts will be released from the state prison next month by expira- tion of term, and the board of visita- tion and discharge of the Connecticut Prison association interviewed the men at the state prison yesterday. Two are insane, Nichola Sasso and Frederick Hutchinson.
 Registrar of Vital Statistics James Carr has received word from San Juan, Porto Rico that his brother, Captain Daniel J. Carr of the United States sig nal service, who has been critically i'll with typhoid fever, is convalescing. Captain Carr is now at the home of Lieutenant Glassford at Rio Predros.
 The annual meeting of the Connecti- cut Indian association will be held to- day in the First Methodist church at Meriden A number from New Haven will attend. The business sessions for the presentation of reports and the election of officers will be held at 10 o'clock and luncheon will be served to delegates and out of town guests at 1 o'clock.
 Ex-Warden F. w. J. Sizer and wife of Fair Haven East have returned from an extended trip in the west and passed Thanksgiving week at the residence of friends in Tylerville, this state They spent several weeks in Chicago and visited several other points west of that city. One of the features of their trip also was visit to the Omaha ex- position.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-30
FtTNERAI, OF MRS. BAMBERG.

FUNERAL OF MRS. bfANAh'H
 The funeral service of Mrs. Aibertlne Bamberg, wife of George A. Bambsrg' took place yesterday afternoon, Wltn prayers at the residence of the bereaVed family, No. 75 Nchol street, accom- panied by singing by Miss F. Altmann and Miss H. Schrier and remarks py Rev. J. Sutter, pastor of the German M. E. church. George street, followed by impressive services at the church which were conducted by MT. Sutler. The deceased was beloved member of this church and faithful attendant at the services, and the pastor delivered a most beautiful funeral addtess With words of comfort and consolation for the bereaved ones, his remarks especi- ally concerning the beautiful Chr stian character of the deceased lady, her kindness to and sympathy for the suf- fering and those in sorrow and atfl1c- tion appealing to all hearts and many eyes were wet with tears as the pastor spoke. The deceased, besides her hus- band, leaves one child a little son of four and half years The floral tributes were most beautiful, testifying to the affectionatc esteem in which the de- ceased was held by her many warm friends. At the church also beautiful solo was rendered by Miss Kraft, enti- tied "A Beautiful Home Above" The pail bearers were Messrs. Schmidt, A. Meyer, w. Keller, M Bohndorf c. Dauenhauser C. Keller. Stahl & Son i were the funeral directors The inter- ment was in Evergreen cemetery.