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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
AND WAS CURED.

This is to CERTIFY THAT 1. JOEL
vEASEY, now a resident of Seattle,
WASH. have lived in Seattle for d0. ten
years. am now working at Ballard, p.
10. address, care Of Curtis Hardware Store
Il was sufferer and tried several doctors
and received no benefit. read the auver-
tisement of DIR. POWELL REEVES. in
the Post-Intelligencer, and told some DOC
TORS WAS GOING TO CONSULT DR..
Reeves. They all advised me that Dr.
Reeves was a quack, but did not heed
them and went to DIR. Reeves and he
cured me. My complaint was one Of the
worst type of Kidney, Bladder and Stom-
ach troubles. would advise all sick per-
sons not to listen to any outside doctors
or other people,-as Powell Reeves: TN
derstands how to cure sick people, because
he cured me, and / will answer in person
any questions or betters addressed to me
concerning my complaints.
JOEL VEASEY.
Ballard P. O., WASH, care of Curtis Hard
ware Store.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24

Question what II q century?
Answered. hundred things Of the same
kind--for example. 100 years.
Q.-Does It take 100 full years to make
century:
Att certainly does.
Q-Can one century begin before an
other ends?
A.--Not without tapping. and that's
against the rules Of the game.
Q.-Then one century has to round out
100 years before another can cut in?
A.--Moss assuredly.
OWN this century, the nineteenth,
have to 20 right to the last second OF 1900
before It has rounded the 100 full years?
A.--Of course 1t will.
Owen, when does the twentieth CEN
furry beginf
A.--If You viii glance at the diagram you
viii see q complete record Of years and
centuries from the inhnitesmal point OF
time (arbitrary) when we began comput-
ing years from the Christian area. A
century Is a complete cycle Of time. 1t Is
divided into 100 equal parts, and each part
Is called q year. The diagram above rep
resents q full century.
Now, II you will start at the perpendic-
uiar line marked zero and move to the
right till you come to the first line from
zero you will call that space one year, or
the FIRST year Of this era Keep on going
to the right around the circle and you will
ind you do not reach the full 100 spaces,
or years, till you touch zero again.
II you will fancy the zero a geometrical
line-without width or th.ckness-it will
lie between the last second Of the year 100
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24

the bulb there are two wires of sufficient
length to reach the main wires along the
tree trunk with which they are connected
The lights of this equipment would keep
going for twenty hours. but 1t is not, OF
course. intended to run them continuously
for that time; they can Returned on and
of at will, and 1t is supposed that they
Will be turned on and the tree lighted
up on occasion, as when the gifts are dis
tributed from It, or when 1t Is desired to
show 1t, and so on, and that then the lights
will be turned off again. Thus used. the
lights will last through the holiday week.
Christmas to New Years inclusive. the
cost of such an outfit is about S10.-Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
FLAMNARION ANSWERS THE QUESTION
Also Tells Where the New Century Will Begin and What People Will
Have the Distinction Of Greeting It First

the twentieth century will start on its
career"
M. Examination then touches on another
most interesting question.
I'VE know now when, but do we know
where, the new century will begin?' he
asks. 'sWill 1t begin exactly at midnight
In Paris, London, New York or Jerusa-
lem? Exactly at midnight IN every coun-
try is the answer. Yes, but when 1t Is
midnight in Paris 1t is ! a. m. in Vienna.
VIII the Austrians then begin the century
before the French? Certainly they WILL
And this brings up the timely question.
What country will be the first to greet the
new century?
when the clocks in New York indicate
that 1t is midnight on December 81 1900,
1t is already 5 o'clock in the morning Of
January L. 1901, in Paris; o'clock at the
Suez canal. 8 O'Clock in Tananarivo, and
IL o'clock (noon) of January 1, 1901 on the
island of st. Paul. N the Indian ocean.
III, instead of going east, we go with
lightning speed westward from New York
we shall find 1t II o'clock in the evening
In Chicago. 8 o'clock in San Francisco, 6
o'clock in Honolulu, $3.50 o'clock in tho
Philippines and noon Of December 81, 1900,
on the island of st. Paul. The island, as
any one can see by looking at a map, is
exactly opposite New York, or, in other
words, its distance from the south pole
is precisely the same as that of New York
from tHe nOTtn pOie.
when it Is midnight with us 1t Is noon
there but the question is, is this the noon
of the next day or of the preceding one?
To sailors this is a matter of some i'm
portance, as their captains have to decide
whether they gain or lose days wages
when they. arrive at this point.
L r +
Those who will have the honor of ac-
cording the first greeting to the new GEN.
fury for the reason that 1t will actually
begin there before it begins elsewhere are
the Russians in Kamchatka, the Japanese
in Tokyo and on the island of Yezo, the
inhabitants of the Philippines, OF New
Guinea island, of the Solomon Islands and
of the New Hebrides, the French in New
Caledonia and the inhabitants of New Zea-
land and Of the little island of Chatham, in
the Pacific ocean.
Let every one, however, remember dis
tinctly that the twentieth century will be-
gin In every country at midnight of De-
cember 81, 1900 The Asiatics will begin to
enjoy it before the Europeans, and Euro
peans before Americans. No one not even
the richest man in New York. can obtain
the privilege of being the very first to
greet it-that is, unless he is willing to
travel to the distant island Of Chatham
and join the handful of inhabitants In
singing paean of welcome to the new
cycle. Record.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24

An authoritative answer to the al-ab-
eorbing question when the new century be-
gins has just been given by M. Camille
Flammarion, the distinguished astronomer
and author. An authoritative answer his
statement may well be styled, since this
Is subject on which he Is peculiarly fitted
to speak with authority. Chronology and
astronomy are closely allied. and being an
adept astronomer. M. Flammarion is nee
essarily also specially we'll qualified to
grapple with any problem the solution Of
which depends on a right understanding
OF chronology.
From his statement. which covers the
ground thoroughly, the following passages
are taken:
eff we look back at the past we will find
documents in the year 1893, 1899 and 1899 in
which this subject was discussed, and a
century hence. in 1899 our descendants
will be discussing the same old subject. A
century ago the discussions were unusu-
ally lively, and extended even to the the
ater In 1900 play appeared with the
title Dear God, in What Century Are We
LiyingY This very question we of today
are again asking.
"Franciscque Sarcey. the distinguished
critic, says the year 1860 will be the dawn
OF the twentieth century. He Is mistaken.
The dawn of the twentieth century Will
not come In 1900. even though we con-
etantly hear that the exposition Of 1900 will
commemorate the birth Of the new CEN
fury. On the contrary, it will comment
crate the end of century. The year 1900
will be the evening before the new CEN
fury, and the dawn will not begin until
after midnight.
r r r
This seemingly difficult problem Is
really very easy Of solution. dozen
consists Of twelve units. The number IL
Is a part of the dozen. One hundred con-
sists of 100 units, and the number 100 Is
a part thereof. Now. it is clear THAT there
never was year In Christian chro-
nology. The first year was No. 1, the tenth
year was No. 10 and the hundredth year
Of the first century was the year 100.
what has led many persons astray has
probably been the change in the first two
figures of the year, as we see in the case
Of l799-1SOO or 1S99-I?00 A similar change.
however, is made when Q becomes 10, or
when SO becomes 100. If any one gives me
100 cents have a dollar, but the hundredth
cent is Just as necessary to my first dol
lar as the ninetieth. My hundred and first
cent is the beginning of my second dollar.
The hundredth is in fact, a necessary por-
ton Of the dollar.
ain like manner the hundredth year be-
longs to the year which Is dying, Exact
Nv. therefore, at midnight of December 81,
1900. win the hour glass Of the nineteenth
century run out and at the next moment
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24

ana the first second OF the year lOl. So
your second journey around the circle does
not begin with 100, but with 101. The last
second OF the year 100 was part OF Decem-
Der 81, 100; and the first second Of l01 was
part Of January !, 101, or the beginning
CT the second century
Now. follow up this investigation by
CHANGING down the table OF centuries With
IN the circle. DO you see where 1t leads
you without break or lost year? You find
the nineteenth century Is not fully round
ed TIL you come to the zero line between
1900 and 19c1--that Is, the last second OF
December 81 1900, and the first second OF
January /, 1901. So the first second Of
January /, 1901. Is the first second of the
twentieth century, as 1t requires the last
second Of December 81, 1900 to make the
nineteenth century complete.
Q.-So the twentieth century can't begin
January !. 1900?
A.-Not without tapping year on this
one.
Q.-But what about the pope saying the
twentieth century would begin just after
midnight, January l. 1900?
A.-WhIsper-The pope didn't say It. He
merely stated that the year 1900 would
''usher In the twentieth century.
It is fallacy Of those who say the cen-
fury begins January /. 1900, that instead
Of considering zero an imaginary point.
they seem to contend there was a zero
year. Don't lose sight of the fact that
this zero we are considering simply marks
the beginning and end of a century. 1t
has no dimensions either Of time or space.
The first year was the year one-not the
year zero or 0,-Chicago Post.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
LIGHTING THE TREE.

Electrical Outht for This Purpose
with Tiny Incandescent Lamps.
An electric light outfit for Christmas
tree has suitable battery which is In
closed in a box placed at the foot of the
tree. from which two main wires run up
the tree trunk. The bulbs of the little
incandescent lamps which are made IN the
A..ara ~ a candle flame, and In white
lace ana glass of various other coiors.
screw screw each into little socket that Is like
! litfle cup, with tiny spike projecting
sro,,, rs under side. By means OF this
ankle the lamp can BIO placed anywhere in
~ ~ tree. On any branch with body enough
- permit Of thrusting the point OF the
sr,r,ts into 4, From the cup a. the base Of
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
NERVOUS DISEASES

By success
ali
Skin Diseases kind and completely
Diseased discharges
has been longer engaged the special
Wes,a act pape
observation any part the Pacific G1as o1acs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
s'He Cured Me
of Deafness. y

my deafness came on about six years
ago. with bad ringing noises In the head,
which troubled me greatly In conversation.
i had to ask people to raise their voice:
when speaking to me, and around the table
I could only hear the sound of voices,
but could not catch word MY hearing
rapidly improved under DR.. Reeves treat.
ment. ! now. hear good and the ringing
noises have entirely stopped"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
The Cured My
Stomach

ach was very bad. The severe pains, beIch-
ing, bloating and sour risings were awful.
I lost 40 pounds In less than year. j
thank God 1t was my fortune to go to this
great doctor, who cured me-"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
IOU CAN BE CURED

The Successful Phcan Skf Surgeon! The Eminent Specialist
Friend! The Worlds Benefactcf Permanently LCcated Ccn
Him This Day The Noble Work 81 Great Specialist
all
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sent m "e from observation :" any fAanc Coast
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24

Queen Wilhemina dresses the most econ
omloally Of all the EuxnpsaR AaYAratEnA>
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
"He Cured Me
of Catarrh.

fected my ear and throat and there were
growths in my nose. DR.. Reeves. New
treatment is splendid. / never tried any
thing that did me so much good. l am
recommending 1t to all my friends.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
SUFFERING WOMEN.

II mans glory pride beauty
Icluty Impossible without health. If you
complexion. rosy sparkling glossy hair you
OF the womb painful irregular scanty prous
star!n. Do continue to suffer and sink Lay aside your
deicacy for time
everything DOC TOR REEVES. who would build up your
hroken-down constitutions and insure to
health. strength and beauty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
Mere Robin,n story.

Mrs. Helen Choate Prince in the Atlantic.
1T is like this, madame My own son
did not fight against the Prussians, being
only 10. but he was conscripted soon after,
and went away just as Marc has gone. A
handsome boy, madame, like me; his father
was stout and light, but our Jean had my
dark eyes and straight legs. While he
was away those weary three years, we old
ones used to talk only about him. We saw
ed little every month. and we planned
how he should come back and take care OF
us when we were too feeble to work and
we chose nice wife for hin-a good girl.
not too ugly. All la la! She married the
rich farmer on the upland afterwards.
Well, the last part of the time came; Jean
was to get home in August, and we
thought how he would help with the vim
tage. Ii was a fine hot summer; the
grapes were splendid. Every time my old
man and I looked q them we would laugh
and say. Jean will press out the wine, and
we will put by a Piece-madame under
stands? a barrel then--half for his we'd
ding, half for his first baby's christening.
We had a good grain crop that year, 100
and there was a quantity TO thresh. There
were no ew-fang.ed machines to drum the
ears out Of you in those days, but all was
done by hand. My husband hired two lads
TO help him in our barn. and he would tire
out first one and then the other before he
gave way WIS btAlAlS hliutI LOT tue
three; 1t was a terrible hot day and the
sound of the fails somehow got into my
head. | wasn't well that year; IT seemed
too good to be true that my boy was com
ing home TO me. ! couldn't sleep nights
and God forgive me, spoke sharp ard
ugly-like to my old man at times. He
Eever answered me as I deserved. He
would only look at me as my poor Coco
does sometimes when jerk his bride, his
eyes pained-llke. and 90 quiet out of the
house Wen, this day, ftp, flop, flip flop
went the fails, hour after hour; the court
was full Of dust, ana It sifted in and made
me impatient The fire burned into my
brain, I thought. I flung out to get a
breath of air, with an impatient word on
my lips. I would like never to hear that
fail fall again said and like miracle
the sound stopped; then came a sort Of
thud and rush inside the barn. I went
to see what II was, and thereof, my God!
1 see him now! My old man, my Jeans
father, fallen in the chaff. The lads were
trying to pick him up, but he was TOO
heavy for them. l ran to him, undid his
collar, and sent them for the doctor. It
was no use. An apoplexy they said, and
he died twenty hours later"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

STORE CLOSES $50 p. m, EVERY
DAY, SATURDAY EXCEPTED.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

Some of Them Are Paid over $4,000
IA Year-The School Is n Hard One,
But Ii Brings Quick Wealth to the
Capable PupiIs-The Essentials
of a Successful Rider-GeOrge
Odom Is the Star of This Season.
His Life Is Very Happy One-A
Plain, Laughing, Fun-LOVing Boy.
Father Days Training of His
Jocks
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
Toilet Articles.

Bay Rum, bottle ........................... &c
Violet Ammonia. bottle ...................l0c
colgate's Violet and Cashmere Boquet
Toilet Water ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. BIC
Napier Prepared Almond Meal, large
Jars OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. &c
DR.. Hebras Vio.a Cream .................39c
Pinauds Eau de Quinine ................39c
Coke Dandrum Cure .....................S9
fellows Gossamer Powder ...............19c
Amolin Powder ............................1
Boraclne Powder ..........................l 5c
Zonweiss Tooth Paste ....................19c
Napier saponaceous Dentine .............15c
Pears Giycerine Soap, cake .......,...1lc
Pinaud's Parme Vlolette Soap, Cake. .29c
l711 White Rose Glycerine Soap. cake. lie
DR.. Raubs Egg White Soap, cake ...... &c
Colgate's Rince Bouche ...................lSe
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

Summer stocks are being moved down
rapidly, prices have been marked to the plane
of cost and in many instances below cost. We
are determined to make MORROW the
biggest July Monday we ever had, and the
losses we voluntarily sustain give us power =
full ammunition. Summer goods must CO.
the bargain foodgates are open; the prices
have been made; the result is assured. Read
on, but remember that this adverts ement
gives but meager idea of the hundreds of
grand Clearance Sale Bargains we offer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

MAIL ORDERS CAREFULLY AND
PROMPTLY FILLED.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
Vacation Reading.

prisoners and Captives," by Merriman,
H.os.
SOLDIERS Three" by Klpllng, ACC.
without Dogma" by Sienkiewick, S5c.
"TIartsease," by c. NJ. Younge Sc.
"The GadHy," by Voynch, $1.Os.
doctor Therne," by II. Rider Haggard,
SIC.
"Dross," by Merrlman, $3.50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
Special.

200 pieces more of those exqu!sitely
worked Hamburg Edgings and Insertions,
vide aud narrow patterns, serViceable,
washable effects, worth 10 and 2Jc' al lOc.
800 Wash Wells, in cream and white, hne
quality ready for use, former price 800
soc each
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

oi, 5 Jones-"Your son Thomas sick?
T. TO hear that" Mrs. Greene
,o,. Inc poor fellow was out painting
zen 80 as have since been Informed
uen I'm slater, who lives next door.
eager, Trad the smell of the paint was
press, ~ LOT him. His stomach is rot
'ons. Boston Transcript
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-11
Finding of the Military Court Con-
corning Charges That Were Made
by Maj. Gen. Miles.
ALLEGATIONS WERE NOT ESTABLISHED
Refriserated Beef Not EmbnImed-
The General Censured for Delay
IN Giving His Opinions-dien. Eagan
RebuLed - Packers Ex0ncrated-
No Further Proceedings.


ings. Acting Secretary Of War Meiifle-
John has made public tile report and
findings of the military court appointed
to investigate the charges made by Maj.
Cen Miles, commanding the army, that
the beef supplied to the army during
the war with spain was unit for the use
OF the troops
IT'S Findings.
The most Important features u the re-
port are: Tire finding that he general s
allegations that the refrigerated beef was
treated with chemicals were not estab-
lished: that his allegations concerning the
canned fresh or canned roast beef were
sustained as 20 its uusuitability for food
as used on The transports and as long
continued ffell ration: ceusure Of Gen.
Miles for error In failing 70 promptly
notify the secretary Of war when he first
formed the opinion that the food was I'M
fit; censure Of the e0mmissary general
tthen Gen. Eagan) for the too extensive
purchases Of the canned beef as an un-
tried ration; censure of Col. Maus. OF Gen.
Miles staff. the finding that the packers
were not at fault and that the meats sup
piled TO the army were Of the same quality
as those supplied to the trade generally,
and the recommendation that no further
proceedings be taken IN the premises
Oppose Further Proceedings.
The conclusion OF the court adverse to
further proceedings based upon the
charges is as follows: 1T has been devel-
oped in the course Of the inquiry, as recited
in this report. that IN some instances some
individuals failed 10 perform the fun meas
ure Of duty or TO observe the proprieties
which dignity high military command, but
the court is OF the opinion that the mere
statement in the official report Of the facts
developed meets the ends of discipline and
that the interests of the service viii he best
suhserved il further proceedings be not
taken"
Criticism of Miles.
Commenting upon Gen. Miles testimony
that he had first formed the opinion last
August that the refrigerated beef had been
processed, the court remarks; Whatever
the date upon which he formed n belief. or
a reasonable suspicion that the health OF
the troops was being impaired by the use
of deleterious food. It was hts bouDden
duty in the opinion OF the court, instantly
20 take the most effective measures with
IN his control TO ascertain tho actual fact
and 10 correct the wrong, il any should
be found. II would have been practicable
to obtain samples Of the beef then being
supplied to the army by contractors and
10 have submitted these samples to chem
Zeal examination, which would have re-
suited IN the detection Of the presence or
absence Of boric and salicylic acids or any
other chemical agent that may have been
used Is preventative agent. Yet no such
precaution as that suggested was taken
by the major general commanding a that
time or az any subsequent time so far as
has been learned by the court
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-11
Rebuk. for Eagnn.

The report places the quantity 81 canned
roast beef purchased for the war BY the
commissary department at G,sf7,l7i pounds.
including $4,000 pounds which was brought
from Liverpool ana other English ports.
This amount Is characterized as excessive.
and the commissary general Gen Eagan)
Is severely criticised in several parts Of
-, document IN hts arora
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-11
Cltu Residence For Sale.

Having purchased property else
where | will sell my residence situated
ut PIP North Adams ST.. two blocks
northeast Of Court house square.
The house is large and commodi-
Gus, the barn and other outbuildings
are convenient and in excellent con-
dition and the four lots comprised
render it very pleasant and desirable
residence located close to the business
portion OF the city. This property
will be sold much below its real val
ne. Terms easy, Call and look over
the premises and satisfy Yourself
II CHAs. II NYE.