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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-07
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The morning after the assassination
Of President Lincoln the telegraph oper-
Rtor Of = small town in Ohio read .
passing dispatch which conveyed the
sorrowful information to him. This
speedily spread through the surrounding
country, and at IL o'clock, when the
mail train was due. nearly 100 men had
congregated to buy a morning paper
As "A matter of course not single pa
per remained. and all were In despair,
until some one remembered that the
postmaster was regular subscriber,
and that the mail bag must contain q
morning newspaper addressed to him.
The coveted paper found, the aged
postmaster proceeded TO read 10 the peo-
pie who had crowded Into the long
store the details Of the murder. In the
crowd stood very patriotic but igno-
rant old man. who was ever making
pertinent suggestions.
The voice of the reader faltered more
than once as he read the account, now
so familiar to all Americans Finally
he reached the point where it was said
Of Booth that he "shrieked out sic
semper tyrannis, leaped ON tho stage
and made his escape"
= Thriving his old poke hat upon the
floor, tho patriotic old man lifted his
hand aloft and shouted:
Good graciousi Why didn't some
body have sense enough to stop the
stageF-Chicago Chronicle.
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He Got Hia Lenxs.

TIE Rev. Robert Nourse relates this
story in The Congreeationalist:
On a certain Sunday morning the Or
derly of the colonel of the Eighth Ohio
presented himself before that officer.
Everything all right, colonei?'' he
asked. After looking around and find-
ing that the tent had been put in order
and his boots blacked he replied in the
Affirmative. II have favor to ask, {"
said the orderly. state it," said the
colonel. II beg that may go off today.
colonel, and go little earlier and re-
main a little later For what rea-
sons?" demanded the colonel The or
derly produced a letter and said. "Sir,
I have received this from the president,
md he invites me to dine at the White
House.
The president of the United States is
IN every way to be ranked among the
great rulers of the world. But the gen
uine and unaffected democracy of the
man who now holds that exalted office
is shown in this incident, which could
not be paralleled in any other country
In the world.
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The innocence of childhood.

As the tour de force of an entertain
ment once given at an English country
house it was arranged that the children
should present an original play. to be
entirely written and acted by them.
selves. The play turned out to be sur.
prisingly well written and would have
won much praise but for the ending
This was the story of the play:
A gallant knight Joined the brave
King Richard in one of his crusades in
Palestine. Nothing having been heard
from him for more than seven years, the
conviction was forced ON his faithful
wife that he was dead. The villain came
TO her and wanted her to marry him,
but at the critical moment the knight
reappeared and clasped in his arms his
Lady. who had never ceased to love him
Then explanations came, and he told of
his many NOBLE achievements "In
short, dear wife" said he, .I have
never been idle an instant.
And l, too, my lord. have not been
Idle. she said with pride. "Seer' And
here she led out before the electrified
audience four lovely children to be pre-
sented for the first time to their father
San Francisco Argonaut-
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Fond Of Crab.

A jolly old boy from the MidlandA
entered into ~one of the hotels at the
seaside and seeing on the slab on the
right crab dressed on the she'll with
legs, claws and parsley ranged round,
said to the landlord:
"What Eye call that?'
Grab, was the answer
Looks good. I'll have un, and Gle
rs pint of ale.
Bread and butter was added and the
diner left to his dinner. In about an
hour the genial landlord entered the
dining saloon to see if bis guest was
getting ON all right. He found him
chawing up the last claw, the ohawsr
red in the face. but beannng
Like the crab, sir?''
t Yes. He was capital. Inever tasted
one afore, but think you baked un
little too long. The crust was hard
Lists have another pint -
He had eaton the lot-shell, claws
and All mplete.--London Tit-Bits.
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TWO HUMOROUS BROTHERS,
They Won wager~ the strength -f
Their Own Homeiiness.


Their Own Homeiiness.
Many years ago there were two broth,
srs, named Joel and Jonathan, who
were famous throughout Wayne county,
Ind, because they were both such
frights One day they were ON their
way to Cincinnati by wagon in the
days Of the old canal. The wagoa was
of the covered variety, and only Ioel
WAS visible to the natural eye as the
vehicle plunged into and out of the
chuck holes that infested the way Joel
WAS said to be the next to the ugliest
man in all the country round. and his
brother took precedence.
The two brothers met aTtranger, who,
attracted by the supremely homely fnce
of Joel. stopped his horse and said:
Excuse me, my friend, but would
You mind tellin me your namef''
In sepulchral tone that fitted we'll
the hideous face Joel replied
well, 1 guess 1 hnin't never done
nothin that would make me ashamed
to tell my name. My name is Joel'-
Where do you live, if it is fair
question:
II live in Wayne county, Indianny." !"
well, stranger. I've seen much of
Indianny, but IN bet you $40 that
you re the ugliest man in the state.
well, l hain't no gamblin man, :"
replied Joel, "but hain't never seen
nothin in the Scriptur' ag'i in 6ettin on a
sure thing, an I'll jest take that bet"
Turning to the wagon cover and peer
Ing into its depths he called:
Jonathan, stick your head out hyer. +"
Jonathan did as he was requested.
The stranger paid the money without
. word Of complaint.-New York Mail
and Express.
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Valuable Record.

When the furnftmcuf Charles James
NM. the famous English orator and
xstesman, was sold by auction, there
was among the books copy of the FIRST
volume of Gibbons Roman history.
1t appeared by the title page thas the
book had been presented by the author
to Fox, but no considerations Of send
ment deferred the recipient from writ
ing on the fly leaf this anecdote:
1.-The author at Brookes' said there
was no salvation for this country unit!
fix heads of the principal persons In ad-
Fnistration were laid on the table
&eveu days after this same gentlemay
accepted a place of lord of trade, uncfvf
tAose very ministers. and has astedwitb
them ever since. 3"
Such was the avidity of bidders anx.
fous to secure the least scrap of the writ
ing and composition of the famous own
er of the copy that owing to the atsdi-
tion of this little record the book sold
sor guineas, a large sum for the times.
-Yo4tu'v Companion.
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ON A BIKE BUILT FOR TWO.
And tn. startling News w.s Not Know.
Until AftsrwArd-

And tn. Startling New. w.s Not Known
Until Aftsrward-
A cyclist whom we will call Baxter
WAS strolling along the avenue when he
noticed pretty girl in neat cycling
costume standing by tandem. She had
her back turned to him, but he saw she
wore a trim costume. had a neat ankle
and nicely arranged lot of hair. Bax-
ter is very particular about girls
hair This girl looked so attractive that
he paused. There was something pa
thetic in her attitude. he thought. Was
she waiting for cavalier to join her
on the tandem? A wild idea entered
Baxter's head. He would do a daring
thing. He walked up to the girl. She
turned a frank, merry face ON him as
he approached
Pardon me-" he laughingly said.
"but are you looking for an accoinpa.
nist!" and he pointed to the tandem.
"Well," she smilingly answered.
'now that you mention it, guess ]
am.
A moment later they were whiriing
up the street When it began to grow
dark. they turned back.
My tandemy cried the girl Why,
IL isn I my tandem. "
mot your tandemy" shouted Baxter.
"Whose is it, them"
why" said the girl, 81 thought it
was yours.
Heavens, mol" groaned Baxter.
but you acted as if it was yours, I"
said the girl.
What shall we do?'' moaned the
girl.
''Take it back, :" said Baxter.
So they rode back in silence, and
when they were about a block away the
girl said;
al guess I'll stop here
Leaving the tandem as near to the
place where he saw it as he could, he
scuttled away in the darkness. Cycling
Gazette.
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SantiAxo.s Distinction.

Santiago de Cuba has an ecolesias-
tical distinction, and that is that 1t is
the oldest bishopric in the western
world. When all Pennsylvania was a
traceless waste, an archbishop ruled a
see of no mean proportions from that
oity and under that title. From the
city of Santiago also went out the two
great missionaries TO the Indians and
negroes, the first, Las Casas, who
evangelized nearly all Central America,
and the second. st. Peter Claver, who
worked among the negroes of Brazil =
Philadelphia Call.
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PURELY PERSONAL.

"A. c. Ridgway was in Denver
yesterday.
&C. A. Hoyt was visitor in
Cripple Creek yesterday.
w. j. Daniels is visiting his
brother in Pueblo today.
j. +. Sullivan has been housed
in with the grippe" this week.
DR.. and Mrs. Sheridan are
spending the day in Canon City.
Banker NJ. b. 10y is transact
ing business in Pue bio this after
noon.
Trustee John Blunt was too i'll
attend council meeting last even,
ing. His arm took"
DR. and Mrs. Brooks are en-
joying visit from Mrs. BIS brother.
Milton Peck of Santa Barbara.
California.
Champion q Warner are
making preparations toward i'm
proving the appearance of the in
terror of their offices. New carpet
has been ordered and several new
bookcases will be added to the of
fee furniture.
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Failed to Temp, Her.

Clerk-Talk about closeiisted men
Why, that woman just going ont at the
door could give any man ever saw
cards and spades.
Floorwalker-Oh. it's IA worssn's ma.
TIM TO haggle over prices, you know.
Clerk-But she didn't haggle, She
selected her things and paid fm them
without word, but during tho 9 r1;n
utes kept her waiting for her change
she never looked at thing in the store
'Fraid sAed see something she wanted
l suppose. Chicago News.
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Mill,ona,r,,. str,,,.

The latest census proves that in up
per Fifth avenue there is a stretch of
houses mile and half long that con-
tains dozens of millionaires. 1t is for
its length the highest socially, the most
architecturally handsome and by far
the most wealthy street in the world. L.
New York Telegram.
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SuppO.ltIou.

Customer-I thought l told you 10
p<snt me sitting on the piazza of my
ssuss. You've painted the piazza all
right, out there's nobody On il
Artist-Of course not The painting
represents an afternoon view. The sup
would then be on the front of the house.
and OF course you wouldn't b. sitting
in the sun. The picture is true to art
and to nature. You are supposed to be
sitting on the back stoop. Boston
Transcript.
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In Cochin China when husband and
wife find they can no longer agree they
give dinner, to which they invite
their relations and the patriarch of the
village. The latter during the meal
takes the ohopsticks of the pair and
breaks them, and by his action they
are legally divorced.
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Occasion For Haste.

am the wrong man, protested the
wretched creature they were getting
ready to hang.
The chairman of the vigilantes was
clearly assailed with misgivings.
> Hurry he exclaimed, addressing
those who were coming with the rope
1T may prove that the fellow speaks
truly after all. "-Dstroit Journal.
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There was no meeting of the
city council held last night from
the fact that not quorum was
present, The regular meeting
will occur next Monday night.
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For Sale at a Bargain.

One furnished rooming house,
centrally located; one saloon doing
a fine business; one restaurant with
e good trade; one residence prop
arty, close in. See
63-tf J. j. FITzGERELL.
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Freuauff Bros. have placed
very handsome new plate glass
show case in the postofhee book
store.
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-Four weeks ago tomorrow the
last service was heldin the churches
here up to this time. Tomorrow
the churches will be open and the
ministers should be greeted with
the usual number of listeners.
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The Oyster and Chop House,
conducted by Mrs. Dautell on Front
street, has become popular resort
and is literally patronized. The
card of Mrs. Dautell appears in
another column.
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A brilliant lecture on the Cuban
war is on the boards for some time
in the near future.
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SUPREME COURT
Church Services and Religious meetings
In Florence

First Baptist Church.
REV. RoBERT d. GRAHAM.
Sunday School, 10 a. M; preaching II rs aud
80 in Union Hall.
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st. Adams Episcopal congrega-
ton moves tomorrow from the X.
p. hall to Lobach hall, where they
will hold services hereafter. There
will be the usual services. Sunday
school at 9:45; morning prayer and
sermon at IL 100 and evening pray
er at 7:30. j. w. GUM, Rector.
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Walker Bros. the popular cloth
iers in this city, announce their
semi-annual sale of odds and ends
and broken lots" in clothing, etc.
to begin today. This enterprising
firm asks for careful reading of
their announcement.
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h of Christ, Scientist,

First Church of Christ. Scientist.
Every Sunday at the Rogers building, Main
OStreet: Sunday morning service 10 0:s5; even
ing at 7I5; Sunday School IL As; Inquiry
meeting every Wednesday evening at :4j.
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The health officer and Mayor
having given authority to open the
churches and certified to the safe
ty of holding public services, We
therefore announce that the regu-
lar services of the Methodist church
will be resumed tomorrow. All
are cordially invited.
A. l.. CHASE, Pastor.
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First Presbyterian Church.

7
Rev. c. A. BERGER.
Sunday School, 10 q. M; Service and Sermons
II n. M; Junior Endeavor, s p. M: Y. z. $. c. L
E, 6; 80 p. M; Evening service, 80 y. m. /;
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at
T.SO
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St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church

month: high mass and sermon, 10 a. M. sun
day School at p, M; yespers and benedic-
ton OF the blessed sacrament at z 80 p. m.
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A. l.. CHASE, Pastor.

There will be no services at the
Presbyterian church tomorrow, ow-
ing to the absence of the pastor,
Rev. G. A. Berger, who will return
during the coming week. 1t is
quite likely the usual prayer ser
vice will be held at the church on
Thursday evening next; definite
announcement will be made later,
q. A. ELDREDGE, Clerk of Session.
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LOCAL NEWS.

The TRIBUNE gives the news.
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WITH commendable enterprise
and the determination to have one
of the finest and best equipped
railroads in the world, the officers
of the Florence and Cripple Creek
railroad have ordered new coaches
built. They will be fitted up in
luxurious style, perfect moving
palaces in fact. The motto of the
company is: we lead.
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Methodist-Episeepal Church,

Methodist Episcopal Church.
REV. A. l.. CHASE.
Corner Main and Church streets Parsonage
next door to the church.
Sunday School, 10 a. M; Morning Service II a.
M; Class meeting, IL m; Juuior League ESQ
p. m; Senior League, p. M. Evening Service
sp. M; Prayermceting every Wednesday even
ing 80.
Members of all denominations or of no demon
nation will be sincerely welcome at all of our
churches.
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oTTICIEr DIRECTORY

PIT. MCGUIRE, Mayor.
Board of Trustees:
John Blunt, August Peil.
George Deibert. Matt Lines,
I. II. Bedwen, ID. T. Frazier.
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WALL STREET AND ETCHANGES.

OUTSIDE SECURITIES. Market irregular and
fairly active Standard OIL closed 4so4 iS2 against
H2 on Tuesday Last prices of tho other prom
incnt issues We're. otis Elcvating. &0O; pre-
ferrcd "a9l; Wagner Palace Car. ls9al92; Cont
mental Tobacco common. +s'i 49,; preferred S3-n
So. Air Power. $500 Pressed Stee Car. 67057i4
preferred. sSQSsia
SECURITIES LISTED.-The following will be
admitted to quotations in the unlisted department
Of the Stock Exchange beginning with business
to-day: Contracts for Central Pacific Railroad
funding mortgage per cent gold bonds and 81
per cent gold bonds. Southern Pacific ( per cent
collateral trust gold bonds. when and as issued
under the plan OF readjustment. dated February
s. 1898 with any future notifications thereof" The
above contracts are subject to clearance when and
as ordered by the Governing Committee
OFFER OF BONDS d ". selgman & Co. Of
Ncw-York offer FOR subscription at lO2ia and ac-
crued interest g. S45 90 cent consolidated mort
gage gold bonds OF the Paterson and Passaic Gas
and Electric Company. due March l. 1919. tho prin-
cipal and interest payable without any deduction
for State county municipal taxes levied and
assessed in the State Of New-Jersey. This company
is the only supplying gas or electricity TO Paer-
son and Passaic and the surrounding territory, and
IS working under perpetual franchise. The net
earnincs Of the companies now consolidated were
before consolidation largely IN excess OF the amount
needed TO pay the interest on all the Issues OF
bonds. including the new consolidated mortgage
bonds. The United Gas Improvement Company Of
Philadelphia owns large majority OF the capital
stock and viii supervise its operations. The sub
scripuon books VIII open AT 10 a. m. tomorrow and
viii close at 3 p. m. earlier.
AGREEMENT OPERATIVE.-It is announced
that a majority o. the stock Of the Chicago and
Alton Railroad Company having been deposited
With the United States Trust Company. OF New
York under the agreement OF January IS last, the
agreement has been declared operative The pur-
chase price for the stock deposited will be paid by
the trust company and after March 10. The
time for the deposit OF stock has bsen extended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-02

Chicago March l (SpeciaD.-The 74c point
not the bone OF contention to-day In wheat. The
May price did not get there to-day. 1t opened az
737sc sold between 1859 and 73i.c bid and closed
at 7sisc The July touched 72Bc and T%c and
closed at 1&d7l7sc The low prices were on
Thoman's figures on March farm reserve-2l6OoOO
bushels. compared with 100000 bushels last year
These figures are vastly every other authority
1.-THE Price Current" estimating the reserve at only
10000 900 bushels The same authority makes the
winter wheat condition 500. against @7 last year.
and reports the area Is per cent larger than last
year California had good rains and the Pacific
Coast was seller here. Liverpool was INDIFFERENT
up only I'd. The cash demand here was only OF
retail order The seaboard reported seventeen
loads for export. Kansas city reported Sooo
bushels for export. but IL was not confirmed. The
cold wave predicted for to-day was not realized
instead T. was mild everywhere. and rains
promised for tomorrow crop damage claims
were not 80 incessant. and there were many
denials as claims. This is becoming "A typical
March market firm one day and weak the next.
according as the crop killer becomes active or
ouiescent The curb was weak, May IS'ac
Corn was inactive inclined to be easy, but keep
ing within stc range The close was only isc under
last night May opened at g7isc, sold between S7isc
and 36a, and closed at SIC. sellers Receipts were
better than expected. although not large SS cars,
with 800 for Thursday Liverpool was ed higher.
There were large clearances ll5I0o0 bushels. There
sold from here and twenty-niue loads reported at
In, seaboard II unmportant market.
largely scalping Thoman makes the corn reserve
March / $40 10000 bushels. not much different from
last year. The country seems disposed TO buy
futures Tho talent looks for a scalping market
until the opening OF navigation.
oats were steady. within i4c range. May selling
NJ 2s'sc and at 9Sisc and closing at &l4c. July
closed nj 26is026ilc. Small receipts helped toward
the steadness only 1903 cars with 100 estimated for
Thursday. Seaboard clearances were only "A 900
bushels The scapers had the market TO them
selves Thoman estimates the farm reserves March
az 2SS 100000 bushels.
Flaxseed was steady. May opening at 81 Is, com
pared with 81 t12 on Tuesday. selling between 81 IS
and 81 l7i9 and closing at 81 In. Minneapolis had
three cars. Duluth hye and Chicago ten.
Provisions were firm. pork closing Zoe over Tues
day lard and ribs 2igq5c under. Liquidation seems
to have paused Packers are buyers now. instead
of sellers because hogs much higher than
product No one feels especially bullish however.
There were $1,000 hogs. with prices 5Ql0c lower.
Ou the curb. puts on May wheat closed at 72a,c,
calls 73a.c Puts on May corn 36'sc: calls. Bic
Provision stocks AZ night showed less product
than ctpcctcd-l3G 336 barrels old and new pork,
compared with i2i 012 barrels month ago. lHOI1
u,rcrs new and old lard compared with ll9.il2
tierccs last month and o. 1853 go pounds ribs. eom-
pared with S.ll2o 900 pounds last month
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SECURITIES AT AUCTION.

Tho fooutnc securities we're sold yesterday at auction
n, the New York Real Estate Salesroom oy Ho'a" ."
Muller
% shares Brooklyn Academy OF Music WYNN 1877
80 shares New-York Central and Hudson N'e' 1897.
81 900 u pau and Northern Pacific Railway Com
psny per cent toyeaa Sos I2naS' que is2H
M b-' 1oupp ~ ~, ,D au L. anu ..... 1906
10 shares Phcnix Insurance Company OF br"'H 900
&C. 900 Atlantic coast Railroad company, general -
mortgage per cent bonds .......': 80 -
30 shares Atlantic Coast Electric Railroad '"m On
100 shares New-York. LackaWanna and west ,aoiL
Railroad Company ..''''' 20,
10 shares Continental Trust Company -'
shares Atlantic Coast Electric Railroad '''n "a
pany .. ,en
81 shares Farmers Loan and Trust Company - ,Dy
q shares State Trust Company ....''..'''''' 1a5
~ shares Seaboard National Bank ..'....''''' 500
40 shares Mechanics National Bank .........' ~"
10 shares United states Aangfa' p1e Iooh
shares Chemical National Bank .'...'.'''''''' "a
share Clinton Hall Association .-....'''''' III
10 shares state Trust Company - 91s
iOJ shares r tie Guarantee and Trust company 9,,o7
~ shares Washington Trust Company 49, -'' -
$500 Northwestern Grand Trunk Railroad I'm
pany dn Nichigan) first mortgage . PEI
bond. due January 1917, lh''''S' ,ooi.
January and July ............-.. ...'..'.' ,,sn 4
20 shares Merchants National Bank 49,. w.
warrants Il American Pig IRON NtordSt
Company for 900 tons OF IRON s,oA
Rome charcoal per ton. 49, 81 =
30 shares American Union Life Insurance ION 10
30 shares Farmers Loan and Trust Company. 4od
~ shares Franklin Trust Company ........''..,
Central Trust Company .,''.
shares Union Trust Company .....''''''''''''-