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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-07
THE PRESS.


owen. Moore & Co.
!. x libby Co.
Rines Bros. co.
Oren Hoopers Sops.
Atkinson Furnishing Co.
CalderwOOf
Goudv & Kent.
A. NJ. Wentworth.
II. Il. Hay & Son.
II. L., Nh.tcom0 q Co.
Geo. q. shaw & Co.
r. +. f0ss & Sons.
j. Y. Palmer.
II. N. Lswsen & Co.
frank T.. Tibbe.ts & Co.
Kendall & Whitney.
Miss Croker.
=. L. s. b. =.
United Workmen.
Miss Alice W. Chase.
Widows Wood society.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-12-13
SAFE BLOWN.
Country Bank Touched to tho Tune
of Eight Thousand Dollars.

Pontiac, ILL.,, Dec. 5.-The bank at
Cornell. ILL.,, eight miles from here,
was robbed of $4,000 in currency at
midnight The robbers secured en-
trance through the front door of tho
building and blew the large safo open
with dynamite. The force of the ex-
plosion partially wrecked the building
and left the contents of the safe ex-
posed. Two men suspected of tho
crime have been arrested and the
county sherlff Is confident that he has
the robbers. He believes that tho
two men under arrest had one or more
confederntes. !
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ATToRMnxs.
qurst a1irgi,riu atrtuRraitp,
moRoAM1owR. W. va.

The Summer Quarter begins Jviy l. Fail
Quarter October /, Winter quarter
January 1, Spring Quarter April I.
Faculty of So professors and instructors;
buildings, aud new ones 20 be added at
once SI5 students last year, besides III
students by CORES poudcrCc.
Colleges: Arts and Sciences, Engineering
and Mechanic Ats, Law, aud Agriculture
Schools: Music, Commercial, Preparatory.
Departments: Drawing and Painting, MIL
itary, PHYSICAL Training, II Domestic
sciGrcc. Instruction ~ ,.crresnondcnec.
Four Year CCurSrs: Classical, Scichtihc,
Philosophical, Modern Literature, Civil
l:uy;uecTin~, Mechanical Engineering,
Law, Agricultural ,.
Two YcaC Courses Inoi leading 10 degreesl:
Premcdicnl. Law (EGfuituuG to pIncttccl'
Civil and Mining Engineering, Mcchnni-
cal Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Agricultural g.,
Special Courses III Lard Surveying, Rail
road Engineering, Veterinary surgery
Mining EnEirCsriug.
Graduate Courses, leading TO TIC various
Masters { cgrCcs,
Il,iructlon by Correspondence for those
who CluuSt come TO the University.
School of Music with separate building and
six instructors
Drnwing and Painting thoroughly taught.
Young Wom.n nLmiLCi 10 every depart
mcut Of C Cu vtTSiiy. LHcT zoo III at
tend1ncc tiIC y i year
State Cadets CaJ ia nTmbCr) receive iTcc
tuition, uniforms nHi books.
Room nrI EonrI = t. g. q w.cS.
YIIIgyO.N IS y.rrf7 all !,ff lngiHLG S!"-
,fsuis. Fur catalogue E.a ia!l iniorin.-
ton, write to
Iqrom. H. RoYr"n5. Pres. I'orca7'ow7. N.E1
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Aruinnldo,s N1other,s VIeNs.

MaRilla, Dec. 5.-Aguinaldo's mother
says she desires nothing but peace.
She is glad from the bottom of her
heart that the insurection is near an
end. She adds that the women and
officers families are suffering fearful
depriyations and hardships. She de-
clares she does not know Aguinaldo's
present whereabouts. nor his ultimate
destination
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pnrtn Ricnn Einhnnna.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The cabinet
meeting was largely devoted to dis
cussion of the financial conditions In
Porto Rico. A letter was recently re.
ceiYed by Secretary Gage from prom
Inent business men In tho island call.
ing attention to the great fluctuations
in the price of Spanish peso. which is
yet the money OF the island. The at.
tentlon OF congress Will likely be
called to the matter
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BIiIIer sun At Iarre.

New York, Dec. 6.-Captain McClus-
key. of the detective bureau. said he
had heard nothing of the capture of
William r. Miller of the Franklin
Syndicate of Brooklyn. who was said
to have been arrested In Montreal. He
said he did not believe Miller had been
arrested because he had not been noti-
fed
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Haul of 61raIars.

Amsterdam. N. Y, Dec 5.-Three
masked burglars entered the brewery
of II. F. Fowler at an early hour.
They oYerpowered and bound the
night watchman. Paul Larson, and
then blew the safe open with dynamite.
They secured $1,000 in revenue
stamps and SAP I'm cash.
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Dewey Trustee.

Washington. Dec. 5.-Admiral Dewey
has rented pew In the fashionable st.
Johns Episcopal church of which Rev.
Mackay Smith Is pastor. He has also
been chosen trustee of the Episcopal
temple on the TenallytoWn road.
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Denoaitora Complnin.

Philadelphia, Dec. 6.--CompIaints
against the Investors Trust, which
closed its doors last Thursday. are
coming In rapidly. the majority being
made by New England depositors. 1t
is believed here that the InYestorB'
Trust was the parent conoern unuer
which the Franklin Syndicate and
similar organizations operated.
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frmed said agreement. subject to the ac-
stlon of the congress. and with the reser-
vation which have directed shall be.
communicated to the Sultan of Jolo. that
this agreement is not to be deemed in any
way to authorize or give tho consent of the
United States to the existence OF slavery
in the Sulu archipelago. 1 communicate
these facts to the congress for its informA-
tlon and action.
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pnxs7 CLANS.

A. R. BARBEE, M. ID,
Northwest Cor. 9th and Main Sts.,)
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA.
Office hours from a. IN. to 2 p. m. ard
to 10 p. m. Cmay B. 1872
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Combinations of capital organized into
trusts to control the conditions of trade
among our citizens, to stine competition
limit production, and determine the prices
of products used and consumed by the pco-
pie. are Justly provoking public discussion.
and should early claim the atteation of the
congress. &,
The industrial commission, created by
the act OF the congress OF Juno IS. 1898.
has been engaged in extended hearings
upon the disputed questions involved in
the subject of combinations in restraint OF
tradH and competition. They have not yet
completed their investigation of this sub
cations at Which uheT may arrive un-
deteryiincd.
The subject is one giving rise to many
divergent views as to the nature and var
Iety or cause and extent of the injuries to
the public which may result from large
combinations concentrating more or less
numerous enterprises and establishments,
which previously to the formation OF the
combination were carried on separately.
1t is universally conceded that combina-
tions which engross or control the market
of any particular kind of merchandise or
commodity, by suppressing natural and or
dinary competition, whereby prices are
unduly enhanced to the general consumer
Ire obnoxious not only to the common law
but talsoato the public welfare. There must
be a remedy for the evils involved in such
organization II the present law can be
extended more certainly to control or
check these. hlonopolies trusts. II should
be done without delay. Whatever power the
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-27

II any man would come after me- let lin d,ny
h:nss.i and take up lis cross daily and follow
nc.
Eanry Ma '.cil p@cyi his Study back
:ri forth ii vas Wednesday. and he
had started to t1in!: cat the subject OF
his evening service which fell upon that
ni"ht
Out of one Of his study win 'ows he
could sec tLa tall chilNnova Of tho rail.
road shops The top OF the ovanselist'a
tent inst showed over the bd!ldi;:.,
around tho Rnctanclc
Tho pastor Of the First church Loo. i
ort Of this window every time ho tr-rr "a
in his walls; Ai,cr awhile he 81; Gown
1T his desk ana drew Il iavGo piece os
pa."r toward him
Aiivi thinking several moments h
WROTE in larsel letters the following
"A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT JESUS WOULD
PROBABLY DO IT THIS PARISH
II Live in simple. p in manner.
w:rhout needless lIE~ry on H." cIn
hand or undGc ascosicis!n on Tie ut'ior
80 Preach fcHri" !y 20 the hypo.
rites in th9 church. 10 matter what
.N"ir social Importance ur wealth.
20 ''HH in some r:@CticHi form
..tr.tA .,a l.-rE : t:"c .'...}..u ..
asH.H e. 80" - r,l, {, Go. 6 r..
.",, .n.".* ;.''. ::".'" r. u
.,pr:'y.. ''.,.,~,A -n' ,n,'.h.
I. ,.-s.;.i E:'f M.'A ~. &. ~.
.c. %! r.. sl.ir - @.la !. r.s -
- thaj ,.u;.li call Ior o,iI denis! ;MI
. rCrlrc
~ r.'aach a~oinst 'na saloon "a
H.rln,ai. 2
"'G. P,comc known % friend "n1
"rr.,Hion OF t.o aiEiUl people in .hc
f., anglo
- Give UP thc summer tip to Tn.
ro'.. this ytac. I have bo, n abroad
tN..cc lad cannot claim any special
need Of r'st | al well and could for "a
tu4g pleasure, using tn" money for some
ono WHO IcCH5 vacation moIe THAI |
d.. 81 re are probably plenty Of such
ptCsl, !! tho city.
"S What CLIO would Jesus do as
+. my Nazwell?"
Ho was conscious. with & humihty
t, at crcH was stranger 70 Him, tHat
III, outline Of Jesus probable @c-iGr
wda pa lfni!y lacking in dcr.h "r3
! wtr, Int i.e was seeking cac fI.i' ioi
concrete SLOPES into which ho ~ ;ht
crst his ttou '.,t os Jesus coEdrct
Neir!y every point he lad put d,wn
Z .G.4t for HIN n complc,H ovcrtuT. NJ
Of IN, cl.s,om ..nd habit of y"ar3 il ,h,
nIris;ly. jH ap.to Of ihat, h III,
(, f." he'd aGc-.r Tor sC'"c.; II 'h"
Cn,:sihko s,'I;t. Ne -, rtI!1E. 10
va. - auy mU, ., b.. st "a r., -,
scrbed il III. ;..,eAqt t. eaten wore %DG
Aess ss -ttsxuiSp. 81 Jesus IN MS own
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w. S1S'NSVN"VN
{; HOW BILLY BUTTON LOST
: HIS Keen Sense CT HOii(R.

By T.. 7. JOINTS On.

SSS'SNS's ~ S''~''-'.
Billy Baton WIS large black scat,
glossy as jet lie belon3": . the Thorn
ton children and was their Pct. pride
and favorite riuyfcllcw.
Billy Button was nearly always good
But once il long time he woali have
miscbievous day. And this story is
about the very last n:ischieyoas day Ii
ever had.
When old Patrick went into Billy S
stable that Saturday morning. Fter
one ioo.i al Niiiy nc said "Gi. Ii liz
felly has the bad eye on himl Wei! 'c
trouble with him before night"
1t WAS bright, breezy, trisky Ap
Saturday, and Billy felt bright an
breezy ana fiisl;y too While Patrio
was busy with the hCrsos D:lly did his
favorite trick which Patrick had never
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iturS ;-ni,I vrrIC.gs enurcnes. Dur Jne
chulCn Cf EHrunu.d as an institution
had never really donc anything to make
the ReC!:::gle any less Il stronghold OF
the devii - ,.la years Went by.
Into tbs hart Of the coarse part OF
the sin Of Raylnond the travelling evan.
gelist and his brave little wife had
pitched - good sized tent and begun
meetings It was the syringe of the year,
and tho evenings wIrc beginning to be
pleasant The evangel:sts had ;s,;2d for
the help OF Christian people and had
received more than the usual amount
Of cEcoura. cement, but they felt Il great
need Of more ard better mr3ic. Daring
the meetings on the Sunday jIst gone
the assistant ut the organ had been
taken i'll The volunteers from the city
were few and the Voices of ordinary
quality
There will be small rloating to-
night. John. stid lis wife ~ they Cn.
tered tn. tent Il little after Z o'clock
and began to arrange the chairs and
ight up
Yes. think So Mr Gray was Il
small. energetic man. with Il pleasant
voice and III" courage of Il hi&hborn
fighter ur hal already made friends
in the u"i ..hho:l:ood. aLi one Of his
converts. u heavy faced man. who had
ius: come IL. BEGAN to help in the ar
rangcuicnt or the seats.
It was after $ o'clock when A!cxan.
der Powers opened tie door Of his Office
and started to 80 home He was going
to take clr 1t the corner Of the Rec
tanglc, but rs he rc3rcI i. he was
aroused by II voice coming from the
tent
1t was tho voice Of Rachel Winslow
1t struck through his consciousness CT
slrueglc over his own question that had
sent him into the Divine presence for
IN answer IIc had rot yet reached &
conclusion He WAS troubled with un
certainty His whole previous course Of
action is a railroad man was the poor
e.; possible preparation for anything
Sac:iiioial and he could not yet say
What lc would ~ n the matter.
UIrh! What was she s:a ;;:".S? How:
did E&cLoI N';nslyw lap22n 10 II, down
hc-o? SGy,ral windows near by went
up Some ;@2n quarrciiH; in a saloon
stepped and listened Other C.,u-c:
wee walking rapidly IN II, direction
ot Tie E,ct&nglr and the tent.
Scr"ly Rachel NinSl5w rGvcr vs.
happier in h"r life. Shc ,c;,r h2d SUI
llg, that liz thc Fig.t church 1t w. Il
marvellous Voice. What was it she was
s:T.,ln&f ..,a:n .tlcxanGc- Powers. s,l.
pc.imtcndunt of the mavhinc shops,
pajlsCi and !;Stcnad
"Who", L. lea 's me will .>iIow,
N.Crc h. lcaja mr | vii fci,ow,
Where Ec leafs M | vii follow.
I'll 40 with hi", with him al the way"
The brutal. stulid, coarse, impure life
Of the Roctanglc stirred itself into now
If as the SONG. as pure as the sur
ro"rdinS8 We're vilr, hcatci out into
saloon and den ana ioIl lodging. So,uc
one stumbling hastily by Alexander
Powers said in answer to a question
the tents beginning TO run over to
night That's what the talent calls
music. eh?''
The superintendent turned toward
the tcnt. Then ho stoprcd, and after Il
moment Of inieciaion h: went on to the
G.'r:!"r anal took the car for his homS,
1rt LcEorc h3 w&3 cUt Of the sound of
SacheTs voice he knew tLat ha he'd set
tied for hi:sclf the question of what
Jesus would DO.
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Final DISCHARGE

N",i"" il hereby given that Walter J.
.'r'Sl'. Giiaid'an of the Estate OF Lila
VI. i:'sS!!i, minor, has applied to Jason
NJ Gr'"r, JUICE of Probate. in aud fox
The county OF Union, for iilt., dis.
Charge as sucA.
Il Is Ordered, That the Tth day OF
November, a. ID. 1899, be fixed for
hearing OF Petition, and a flnal settle
mcnl of said Estate.
JASON VI. GREER.
fi"bate Judge Union Co., 5. C.
40 4.
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IN HIS STEPS.
"What Would
Jesus DO?'
O.
BY Charles M. Sheldon.
BY Charles M. Sheldon.

copyrighted a I'd published il 3oo!l cor:n -
tho .Ad, ance Publishing o., 0. Ch llugU !
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-27
Homestead EXEMPTION.

N'$ Cam" Gailmau having filed her
'r''ri'r MIih E!c III lave a homestead
y n''Ii"h ~ The rrlsonal property Of
hr a" husband, Jos. &. Galman. de-
t'a''i, St, iii for herself and her CHI .dren.
i.ucdN Gnl!man, Aur,.ia Calm, and
Beu'ah Gal.nan, Tie said rei tinn VIII
a'ne up for & hearing before me on the
tUtlFof Nuy Imbrr 1874.
&. II. PEAKE, MA.ter.
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Dr.. Richard Ga:natt. keeper Of Il e
printci books. British musaum. so>a
thele ere about 2. 00O, 600 books in tie
museum, their length beins 35 milea
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'.whatr something that will serve
mankind where it most needs the serv-
Ice of song Mother. l have made Up
my mind to use my voice in some way
30 as to satisfy my soul that am doing
something better than pleasing fashion
able audiences or making money or even
gratifying my own love of'singing. am
going to do something that will satisfy
me when I ask, What would Jesus
dor rnd am not satisfied and cannot
bs when I think CT myself as singing
myself into the career Of u concert COM
pany performer,
Rachel sDclIo with u vigor and car-
ncstnoss that surpris Il her mother Mrs.
N'nlslow was angry now. and she never
tried to conceal her feelings.
1T is simply absurd Rachel, you
are fanatic. What can Won do?'
"Tile world his been served by men
era women Who have given it other
things hat were gifts. Why should |,
because | arr blessed with natural
1yift. ~. once proceed to put Il market
nrite ON It ard E,"ke all the money l
.c::,, out Of it? You know. mother, that
you havo taught me to think of Du-
sicnl career always in the light of o
financial and social success. | have been
unable since | made L.y promise two
weeks ago to inla ~: Jesus Joining -
concert company t. dn what woT;ld
do cid live the life voull have to live
If Joined it..
Mrs WiI.slow rose &ud then sat Go%L
again. With a great effort she col.l-
pcsed herself.
Whit Go you intend 10 90. them
You hav" not answered nly question
~ shtfii continue 10 #iu, fo!' the time
bling in the chi rch l am pledged to
SIG there through spy ia, OCr,nS the
wee: Gun CoinH 20 :.ng a. ;ar White
Gro 5 meetings down il. :hc i; tra3le.
What Rachel T:ns.nw! Lo you
know what you arc s'yingY DO yNu
know what sort Of IcCrlo those &c
down there?"
Rachel almost qua;lsd before hc-
mother For u L,omen. she slsi ark back
aI 4 was silent
II know very well That is tie rea-
son I fn roirH ~ and Mrs G.
hnvo been working liz, Il week,
I learned on,y his II, aiL; tlu.t thy
wand SinYeIs FROM thc chuccnc:' 'o
help them in their nec tiu.~, Thy use
y t.nt. 1t is in Il pat Of tho cit. where
Christian, work i, NEST re led. shall!
o.f,r hem Ivy hHlr .lotAer," Eac'.el
G. el out with the trs, passion; uc ~
fc,arce she hnd w. us" !, II wa. 40 y
scn. ,h.ua r. It VIII cor me something
III t,a way OF s.uril.c know Y i VI
No. understand ne Iut , am h.'r."'y
10 s,ttfer sorlethin: Nnat have "c
Lche I'll our hives fc" { >Ln"F!,.5, f'n
n:r2 s.de OF Ran r'onL7 dow ma"
have Eo denied orrs@!'es on gwen "'
Our t>erS,>rsl ca. n ni!l plc ,Gurn 81 H.. 8
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1t was Rnchers opportunity. and she

Secim:; rot yet the hand
That lcadrth me.
Uushcl be my heart and still;
Fear l further i'll:
only 20 meet thy will
Ny viii shall Lc.
Rachel had not sung the first line be-
fore ,he people in the tent We're Ull
turned toward her. hushcd and revcr-
Crt Before she had finished the verse
the RcctanSle was subdued and tanned
1t lay like some wild beast 1T her feet,
and she sang it into harmlessness. Ahl
What were the nippant. pcrfumed
critical audiences in concert halls com
pared with this dirty. drunken. impure
degraded. bcsottcd humanity that trem-
| bled ana wcpt and grew strangely. sad
y thoughtful under the touch of the
divine ministry Of this beautiful young
! woman? Henry Maxwell ~ he raised
His Eeld and s@w tho transformed mob
had Il glimpse CT something that Jesus
would probably 10 with IL voice like
Rachel N'i:!Slow's. Jasper Chase sat
with his eyes on the singer, and his
greatest loa. :in: as III ambitious author
w&3 sy;aliu":cd rp in the Thought of
what Rachel Winelows love might
some time rio%n to him And over in
the sha6ow outside stool tic last person
any one might have expected to see at
u gospel tent service, ROliin Page, who,
joatlyd on every side ~ rough men and
wrmcn. who s;@rcd at The swell in tho
enc clothes. seemed careless of his sur
| ro2udinys al. ut the same time cvi.
IDENTITY swaycl by the power that Each2!
possessed He had just como over from
~, ,l.,', NIttl,,, E.rh,l Y inn
saw him that night
The sons was over Henry Maxwell
rose aG;;:u. This time he felt calm
What wo-h Jesus do? He spoke us h
thought onCc he never could Who were
these peoplc2 They were immortal
sonIs WIN; was Chr;stiarifrq 4 caii.
in Of siuurr.y. NOT tI;o riph+cops 7, -
npn;oncc How, vcu?1 Ja,,,s cNaaf.>
What would he saw Y. could not t,!l
all Shat his lacssngc woa!! ircl-dc. hll
h" rrlt suro g.. Il part OF i. ani in that
certainty h, src!:2 cn. Never before
had Il, g,it ,coiuuY. ,.on ry. lha mvl;.
tudr." What had tie multitude been
10 him during; III ten ytars in the First
church huc Il v2"uc. Dangerous. dirty.
troublesome :"caor in society. outside
of the church and his reach: an element
that caused him occasionally III I'M
pleasant feeling; of conscience: Il factor
in Raymond ih:,t w:;s tailed about IT
dissertations rs the 'rn"~sys" ia larers
written by the brethren III attempts t.
show why tiIn "IHassc,' were Mst lcinv
rgachcl E~t t.ni.ht Is h faced Tie
.lnasSss" ha asked himself whether.
after all, t,is v:Iy nos Just ahuut sue.
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CHAPTER ".

u any man would come after me-, let lin d,ny
hrss.i and take Up lis cross daily aal follow
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For Sale on Reasonable Terms.

About 22o acres; tract q miles from
the town OF Santuc. Also about 6i2
acres Conc tract $50 acres, another
""2 acres) about two miles from the
i""n Of Carlisls, known as tie Kelly
lands. Will sell on easy terms, with
si"ail cash payment. Submit offers
to CIIAs. ii. CARLISLE, Executor Of j.
X. Jennings, deceased. Spartanburg,
, L. 36 3mos.
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PFC fnL-lhin.

(Which is the b,st--io bc lucky or
rich%
''rp be rich Tl2u you don't havp-te-
be iuchT - Chicago Record.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-24
Conl uscd by Romnnr.

1t is believed by some historians That
coal was used by the Romans on the
continent and by the Britons ON the is,
land before the arrival of Cesar As
early us 1894 Henry Ill granted Ii
cense to dig coal near Newcastle, but a
few years later the use of coal was for
hidden III London the smoke being
deemed preiudicial to public health
ln'l306 the London gentry petitioned
the king against its use, declaring
that in spite of his royal order. certain
malicious persons persisted in burning
it Goals began To be brought from
Newcastle 10 London in 1891. during
the reign of Richard IL By the year
400 coal WAS commonly burned in
London AS u fuel, though 900 years
later. in the reign of Charles l. its use
was tar from being general throughout
England
Anthracite coal which. except the
diamond Is the pnrest form of carbon
known. was first used by Connecticut
blacksmith named Cure. in l76S. and
Ms a domestic fuel by Judge Jesse Eel
of Wilkesharre, Pa. in 1903
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-24
ANOTHER.
lnen oboyed his iirhtcst word.

Ten thousand men oboycd his liehtcst word.
He rrosecd button NJ bis desk, and, lot
Men ~ hn Tor carS had struggled ON ard On
Awvikr TO and their dreams of riches gone,
And Lowing -grynnjs a,w him comc and go
He rnotc. ana mnrkei- rose forthwith or fcli.
t.- governed all that mighty wealth VIII
buyi
FnWc. honor, power, homage, he possessed,
bi,=i-
but h.illionhir,s and paupcrs have to diel
Tho shoutinr in the mnrlrt still goes on,
Though Whispering sarvuuts tiptoe through
his hall
How rour wus beside him yesterday
How rifh today beside his pulscless clnyi
Make fast the It'd and let the curtains fail
-. J. kl7er IN Cleveland Leader.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-24

MONEY TO LOAN on real estate.
Security in sums TO suit from 500
to 81 900 lots. See 9'i,zgerreli.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-24
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iO0D TIMES HAVE COME.

-ou can Afford to Indulge yourself or you,
-Amily in the luxury OF good weekly news
paper and quarterly magazine of Action
You can get both of these publications with
almost a library of good novels for S. per year.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-24

Bulbs and Plants have gone to thousands CT
satished Customers tcr half cenury and to
celebrate the soth year IN business We have
issued a Special Golden Wedding Edition Of