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The record-union., 1899-08-22
Hard Conditions.

One afternoon in the last session or
Congress a member earnestly discuss
ing the provisions of bill before the
House was interrupted in an important
part by the irritating and stereotyped
inquiry: May l ask the gentleman
question:
mot now, not now," responded the
speaker wait until I'm through, ana
then ask the question and be damned.
When he was quite finished with his
remarks he said politely:
Nor. sir, am ready for your ques-
tion.'
mo, thank YOU responded his col
league, who a few moments before had
been so anxious to interrogate nim'
mot under the conditions imposed
Avarice is the vice of declining years
The record-union., 1899-08-22
Recent;on Of California Volunteers

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.-The
fund for the entertainment of the Cali
fornia volunteers now amounts to
nearly $4,000. The Chinese Six Com
panies having contributed 5000, their
President will be made a member Of
the Reception Committee. The electric
lights on the new ferry building were
tested tonight. and the display equaled
all expectations. 1t is stated that at
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No Case.

Magistrate-It's very disgraceful that
you should beat your wife so unmerci-
fully.
Prisoner-Well. your worship, she ag-
grawated me by keepin' on sayin' 'sht
ave me up afore that bald 'eaded ole.
'umbug, meaning yer worship.
Magistrate-You are discharged -
Tid-Bits.
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Accidentally Killed.

MILL VALLEY (Cal), Aug. DIV
S. Jones, assistant engineer on the
steamer Pomona. was killed here to-
day by the accidental discharge of his
gun, while hunting. He was climbing
over an obstruction when his gun was
discharged
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Jumped Into the Bay.

OAKLAND, Aug. 22.-An unknown
man committed suicide by jumping into
the bay from the deck of the ferry
boat Oakland on it's o'clock trip from
San Francisco last evening. His body
was not recovered. He was a blonde,
about 21 years old, with a light mus
tache.
The record-union., 1899-08-22
New Bank for Ventura County.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-Permis-
sion has been granted by the Bank
Commissioners for the opening of a new
bank in Ventura County to be known
as the Bank of Oxnard. The capital
stock is $4,000, of which 80 per cent.
has been subscribed.
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San Jose Kindergartens.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 21.-The Board of
Education met this evening and re-es-
tablished the kindergartens. E. e.
Brownell was elected high school
teacher, and Joseph Hancock ward
principal, positions to be assigned.
The record-union., 1899-08-22

least 800 Los Angeles people will be
here to participate in the demonstra-
tion, and especially to welcome Battery
B of the California Artillery, which is
a Los Angeles organization.
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San Luis obispo Track Sold.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Aug. 21.--Ex-
State Senator George Steele bid in the
San Luis race track to-day for $4,000.
It was sold to satisfy a mortgage held
against the Park Association.
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The Doric Arrives From Orient.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. - The
steamer Doric arrived from the Orient
early this morning. No mail matter or
passengers will be landed until the YES
sci has been inspected by the quaran-
tine officials.
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Fatal Accident in CoIusa County.

COLUSA, Aug. 21.-Thomas Hughes,
aged 63, fell from a wagon two miles
from Colusa this afternoon and was
killed. He was we'll and favorably
known in this county.
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Governor Tanner No Better.

SPRINGFIELD Qll), Aug. 21-Gov-
ernor Tanner, who is i'll from an attack
of malarial fever. was no better to-
day
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SLAIN BY THEIR
OWN COUNTRY MEN.
Reported Killing Of Lieut.. Colonel
kIObb and Lieut.. Meunier
In French West Africa Confirmed by Off,
cial Dispatches.

The Two Officers Shot Down by
Members Of French Expedi-
tion Which the Dupuy Ministry
Had Ordered Them to Take
Charge of.
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THOUSANDS OF
LIVES WERE LOST.
Late News From Island of Porto
Rico Simply Appalling
As Relating to the Hurricane Which Re-
Gently Swept the Country.

twenty-five Hundred Victims Of
Buried, Thousand Persons
Were Injured, and There Are
Two Thousand People Yet I'm
accounted For.
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KEYSTONE REPUBLICANS.
Quay VIII Control the Convention
at Harris isburg.

HARRISBURG. Aug. 21.-The State
Republican Convention will meet in the
Harrisburg Opera House on Thursday
The record-union., 1899-08-22

Fine watch repairing at Steinman-s,
ranted.
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A COLORADO TOWN
A MASS OF RUINS.
Business Portion Of Victor Wiped
Out by Fire Yesterday,
Resulting in a Loss Estimated at Two
Millions of Dollars.

The Flames Broke Out Shortly Af-
ter Noon, Raging Until Even
ing, and Consuming Everything
in the Path-ERorts to Stay the
Progress of the Fire by the Use
of Dynamite Proved Vain.
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Full 80 inches wide 3 TO-DAY

of silkones the latest
coorings curtain
comfort
inches wider the Zoe for elsewhere
The record-union., 1899-08-22

Avarice is the vice of declining years.
Bancroft.
The record-union., 1899-08-22
Tapis TIas e5e1l'ls ee1ers a. iSei5 fo.DA2 fa'h

are fringed all around They'r
worth
horalpa or
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01

The sfory-TeIler say. the Second Wa
age was Grafted on to TIE
hack OF HIs Head

cit occurred several years agO-near-
" 2o-and it beat the Cardiff Giant al
hollow. Some sho8men got China
man, shaved the back Of his head from
the crown to the nape Of the neck and
then grated the face Of another man
on it. The result was q double-faced
Chinaman, and a harvest of coin for
those who worked the trick. The freak
was exhibited over England and"
''Wait a minute" interrupted a by
stander, who, according to the Phila-
deIphia Inquirer, had overheard the
little tale. where did the second face
come from?'
The relator Of the tale looked at his
interIocutor with scorn.
where did It come from?" he re-
piled. 'FWhy, from another Chinaman,
OF course. I didn't mean to say that
the grating process was successful
enough to preserve the movements Of
the eyes and lips and all that sort Of
thing, but It was successful enough
to
"Entitle you to this" put IN the
doubling one. Take It and be sure Of
receiving the best the house affords"
This" proved to be a card bearing
the address Of a Race street opium
parlOr.
BE sure that your pill is well
cooked, - added the doubling one, ''for
a green one might make you tell an even
worse yarn than the double-faced Chi
Daman. GOOd-by."
And he was gone before the other
man could get the empty beer mug he
reached for.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01

EeDE1s CITY, Aug- G2--Cartie-E Receipts "a 2o5s
calves, 6s5; market STEADY 20 arm on choice
fed grades and weak on oommons shipping and
dressed bssf steers, e5.Ooas-f5. western steers,
EtockErs, eAoo0600, feeders, ea-00af.zl Hogs
Receipts, 1I.s73s market steady 20 strong on
lights and closed weak a. ssG00E75. Sheep-Re-
osipts, 5sEa8s market steady; sheep, $3.50
600 lambs, 2-l5655.
ChicaEo, Aux E9.-Csttle-Rscslpts. 400.
there was the usual duh Tuesday trade in cat
tie; there vas q fair demand for insured cat
tie, but others were slow At easier prices Eood
20 choice, E5.65G668. common grades, sAO0a
$50; stookers and feeders, S3-856A90s bulls,
COWS and heifers, G20o05-S5; Texas steers $50
as; calves, eAooaz.S5. EoTs-Rsceipts, u. .
100s offerings were light and with q strong
general demand; prices we're "a 20 Sc higher
Tor desirable offerings; heavy, sf-o5l14.z75f ;
mixed, e8-S524s25f; light eA4504925f; pigs,
sl500A65s culls, S3OO13o5- Sheep-ReCeipts,
5000, sheep and1ambs were strong on the light
receipts and better demand sleep.- S2Oo0
100; prime native wethers. s4-G564 50i western.
s25GGA25; lambs, G250051l
St. Louis, Aug. Es.-Cattle-Receipss. $500;
market steady 70 q shade or native shipping
and export steers - 750625; dressed beef
steers, &&Z535z .; steers under 1000 pounds,
E25035-S5; stOcksrs and feeders, s2T5G5.0O;
COWS and heifers, S24O65-I5; Gamers Sl-598
rs; bulls, s2-5OG4O0; Texas and Indian steers.
BlOOaA65; COWS and heifers, G25O027O. Hogs
Receipts, $500; market Sc higher; pigs and
lights s4-5oG4e0; packers, s4.ooG4s5; butchers,
BG7064s5- Sheep-Receipts, 400; market
strong; native muttons. So 80 40; lambs, 81 90
a6O0; stOckers, EaO00260s Culls and bucks,
EI6562O0
South Omaha. Neb-. Aug 29.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 81 market active, stronger, native beef
steers, &4S0G6.10s western steers, S4O9Eb4.9J;
Texas steers, s36064-20; COWS and helfers, $500
As; Gamers. &2Z63S5. stOezers and feeders
E3.657E75; calves, S4O09625; bulls, stays. etc,
E2T51L25 Hogs-Receipts $500; market shade
higher; heavy, 81 S0945O; mixed, S44OGA -;
light S445d4-65i pigs, s3-75l14-59; bulkOf sales.
s4.40G450- Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market
steady yesrIings, Ss.909A1O; western muttOns,
s260G290; stock sheep, s3.40G290; lambs
"a 5aT5 q
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01
SUICIDE OF A DOG.
Dewey Gould Not stand the RidicuIe
and Humiliation That Hair
Cut Caused.

A large Newfoundland dog named
Dewey, owned by a family in Brooklyn,
is declared to have committed suicide,
says the Philadelphia Enquirer. Ow-
ing TO the warm weather that prevailed
lately the head Of the family had the
dogs hair cut very short-sO short, in
fact, that the skin could be seen through
what little hair remained. When the
operation was completed a bOmelier
dog could hardly be imagined. His
large feet and head, in contrast with
his long, lean legs and body, made a
laughable appearance.
Before his hair was cut Dewey was
the leader Of all the dogs In the neigh
borhOOd, but after the clipping the mo-
ment he saw one Of his former chums
he would put his tail between his legs
and sneak away as fast as his long legs
could carry him. He appeared to be
so ashamed Of himself that when any
body looked at him he would stink
away, and no amount Of coaMng could
bring him back.
The humiliation seemed to worry him
so much that one night he was seen
deliberately to lay himself down IN
front Of 9 fast-moving trolley car, and
before the motorman could check the
speed Of the car Dewey was dead
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01
TIE MOUTH OF THR HORSE
one OF the Most Sensitive Parts OF the
Equine Anatomy often
Neglected.

In a foreign Journal a veterinarian
writes as follows: During the many
years in which have been engaged In
the practice Of veterinary medicine,
there is nothing that has been more
forcibly brought to my attention than
the Indifference shown by most people
10 the condition Of the horses mouth.
They seem to think the mouth never be
comes deraDged, when IN fact it IS one
Of the most sensitive organs of the
equine economy. All young horses
coming three and four years old should
have their teeth and mouths carefully
examined when any symptoms Of ten
derness are shown in the mouth, asitis
al this age that some Of the milk mOlars
are replaced by the permanent ones.
In some cases the crown of the former
is only partially displaced, and gives
rise to much pain and annoyance to the
horse. 1 have seen a young horse that
lad its throat blistered with hniment,
and was treated for distemPer, when
the trouble was due to a displaced
crown Of a milk molar, which, upon re-
moval, gave instant relief. Again, in
some horses the structure Of the teeth
is Of a comparatively soft nature, and
wears rapidly on the grinding sub
stances in a ragged and uneven manner,
which severely cuts and lacerates the
tongue and cheeks. This defect may be
easily remedied by the use Of a mouth
rasp, an instrument that may now be
found in nearly all hardware stores. To
heal the raw surfaces, a little alum and
borax dissolved in water viii act effect
ually. This humane method, If pursued
by people who own horses, viii prevent
much suffering to the horse, and at the
same time amply repay the owner IN
the improved appearance Of his animal,
and In many cases prevent the loss OF
much food by pudding and soldering.
A few words in regard to those bug
bears of most horse owners-namely,
lampas, so-called, and wolf teeth. Lam
pas is supposed by most people TO pos
sess some mysterious power over a
horse, whereby his appetite becomes de-
ranged. They, therefore, resort to cut
ting and burning the poor brute's
mouth under a mistaken notion Of cur
ing the lamPas. The writer has been
engaged in the care Of horses for 25
years, and has yet to see a horse that
was affected physically in any way by
lampas, except in the Imagination Of IS
owner. tits the same with the sO-called
wolf teeth These teeth are the vesti-
giaI remains of premOlar teeth that in
the remote ancestors Of the horse were
functional, and they have become,
through disuse, mere rudiments, as #
were, Of their former selves. They do
not, by some occult means, affect the
eyes of horses and cause them to 60
blind, nor are they responsible, as some
good people contend, for horse being
in poor cOnditiOn.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01
IMPORTANCE OF THE JOCKEY.
Modern Horse Racing Methods Have
Exalted the Successful Rider
Among Men.

The Jockey is an important creature.
There are plenty of men that can ride
horses: there are even spectablenum-
Der that can race them with judgment;
but owing to the custom that has grown
up of racing horses under weights they
would not have to carry in ordinary
work, the number Of men that can ride
and race horses at the weight called for
by the Handicapped is very small In
horse racing the thing desired is ex-
IRENE speed, and evidently with 90
pounds up a horse can do far better than
with 80; hence no race horse on the
fat is required to carry the weight Of
an average man. This state Of affairs
gives to midgets like Tod Sloan and
Maher an importance they would have
in no other way, and is perhaps natures
way Of compromising them for their in
feriority in size to the ordinary man.
A really successful jockey, as every
one knows, can almost command his
own price. Besides his regular salary,
which would pay those Of several col
lege professors, he is likely to receive
gifts Of several times the amount Of his
salary after any winning race. When
an owner has won a small fortune on
4 few seconds work Of jockey and
horse he is in an expansive mood, when
the world looks large and seems TO be
mostlyin his own pocket The successful
Jockey has, therefore, a chance to earn
a competency as well as much short
lived fame, If he be hOnest-but his
honesty, unlike a mans innocence be
fore the law, has to be proved, rather
than taken for granted unless dis
proved. His opportunities and tempta-
items for dishonesty are very great and
neither his breeding nor education
usually leads to the greatest moral de
velopment.
If an owner, after a successful race,
is willing TO give his jockey a good bit
Of money a bOOImaker before race
to insure large winnings to himself,
Is willing to be even more liberal with
a jockey open TO inducements And
not only jockeys, but starters, can be
manipulated 50 as to alter the results
of races. And the more easily that
while winning a race is comparatively
difficult, losing one IS comparatively
simple. Horse racing presents curl
Gus circle; It cannot be made to pay
without betting; betting leads to al
kinds Of crOokedness, and crOokedness
kills racing. In England they seem TO
have outliTed our stage Of the game,
where alternative waves Of disgust and
reform sweep over racing. In England
racing has a social standing It has not
attained Eere. Perhaps the largest leis-
IRE class there has led a better and more
independent sort OF men to take up
horse racing. one not IN It for profit
alone. and not to be bullied by those
that are.-N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01
Grain and ProrIsIons.

Kansas City, Aug. 2o-Receipts OF wheat So
cars; q year ago, 233 cars Sales by car lots:
No. 2 hard, 64165o; No. 3 hard, 60G645zc; No
4 hard, 547E965c; No soft. 6907Oc; No 3
soft, 61965xc; No. soft 55G60c- Receipts OF
corn, 10 cars a year ago, 19 cars No mixed,
25zL02c; No. mixed, 285(c; No. 4 mixed,
Z75Ec; No. , white, 2914ci No. white, 2szci
No. white, &c. Receipts OF oats, cars; a
year ago, Z cars; No , mixed. 1o12Oc; No.
mixed. 1s6lsc; No. 4 mixed, 17c; No ?
white 22023c; No white, 05{622Ilc; No. 4
white rec. Receipts OF hay, 81 cars; q year ago,
. cars; timothy, 81 259T-50; clover, pure, 500
a6.OO; prairie, s5-5065.75; alfalfa, S7O0GS.O0.
Eggs 111zc per dOz- Poultry, hens nc per
ID; brOilers, SIC; ROSTERS, 15c eachi turkeys,
6d7c; ducks 506cs geese Sc pigeons, 20
per doz- Butter, extra fancy, 19c; dairy l5c;
store packed, II5Ec- Sweet corn. 69sc per dOz-
Potatoes, new. 225k625C per bu; sweet, 6o975c
per bu. Cabbage, 2O04Oc per dOz- Tomatoes, %
06Oc per bu- CuCumbers, 4O96Oc per bu- Rad
fshes SC per d0z. punches. Beans, 50065c per
bu. Pieplant IOc per dOz- punches Canta-
loupes, 21985c per dOz- Grapes &c per ID.
VYatermelOns. 30C3S1-50 per dOz-
Chicago, Aug. 29--Wheat-September, 6955 .
7O5zc; December, 715sG725lc; May, 74SsG751fe-
Corn-September, 505E031Ci December $50
2s5kc; Nay. 295S729zSc- Oats-September, 1874
GzOc: December, 1e5zG195Ec; Nay, 2i540211lc
Pork-August, S8-25; September; Sa225f 1850;
October Ss-S0dS.S75E. Lard-August, S5-225E I;
September, s. -21z6525; October, S5.3095-325z.
short ribs-August, S5.175z; September, s5175S
assn; October, S5225z 15-275E.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01
RI INDIAN sOUVENIRs
lyrical war Dances Recorded By the
Photograph for Government
Exhibits.

The government chronological bureau
has gone to extraordinary pains to pre-
serve a complete record of the vanish
ing Indian races" says an emplOye Of
the interior department at Washing
ton recently.
Take the Apaches, for instance. In
addition to an enormous collection Of
costumes, weapons, implements, dec
oFations and all the articles used In
their daily life, the bureau has lately
added two souvenirs Of unique interest.
About a year ago several agents were
sent to one Of the western TeserTa-
tons and took Photographic record
Of q number Of typical war dances The
instrument was operated by a chemical
battery weighing over 100 pounds, and
recorded not only the chants, but the
ordinations Of the spectators, and
even the thudding Of feet.
Last spring the same dances were
repeated in front Of a vitascoPe photo
graphing machine, and years after the
last Apache had gone to the happy
hunting grounds the ancient ceremony
may be seen and heard exactly as II
was The general public knows very
little about the chronological museum,
but it is one Of the most interesting in
Washington"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01
HOW A MAN SHOULD LEAVE.
What He should Do II He Would he
Welcomed with His Sweet
hearts Best Smile

The man who wants to be welcomed
with open arms when he goes out Of
town goes armed with sweetmeats-
If he is wise, says the New York Com
mercial Advertiser. He need not com
plain that there is nothing novel in
the shops these d@vs. The big bOnbOn
shop lies in wait for Just such custom
ers as the summer man, and when he
asks for a box Of chocolates or a
pound or two of fOndants the insinuat-
ing lady behind the counter says, with
a smile: Wouldn't you prefer one Of
the new baskets? 1t won't take any
longer to put them in that than in a
box and they are very Pretty?' Then
she brings half a dozen pretty little
wicker and reed baskets Of palest
green and white and pink and lilac
and blue. Some are in the form Of
canoes, others are baskets like the
farmers wives use for carrying eggs
and butter and fruit to market, and
others are shaped ike catboats, with
capacious locker in which the bonbOns
are slowed. WheeIbarrows Of woven
sweet grass are receptacles for bon
bons also, and sailor caps Of duck or
cloth hold within their crowns enough
sweets to make glad the heart and
painful the teeth Of the greediest Of
summer girls.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01
USING MEN FOR FARM TEAMS.
HoE8eu Are So ExpeaaIvze In okla
hOma That 1t Is Cheaper to
Hire TramPa-

The farmers Of Oklahoma have de-
cided to do away with horses to pull
their binders and reaPers, says the
New York Tribune. at this day the
machines can be drawn so easily and
hOrsehesh is at such a high price that 1t
is cheaper TO advertise COR a gang Of
tramps and hire them to pull the ma
chimes during the harvest. The first
work Of this kind was done on the big
"101" ranch, in the northern part Of
the Cherokee strip. Joe Miller, the
man who owns the ranch says that he
has hired teams from the neighbOTs
10 help in his harvest for many years,
and that this year he hired 20 tramPs
and the work was done at jus [ half the
cost In Oklahoma the ranch les are 50
large that no one man OWLS enough
horses to do the work, and n harvest
time a horse is a scarce article and
costs g great price The lHiIleE ranch
contains 5000 acres, and Is said to be
the largest wheat farm in the vroEld-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01
First published July Isl
gnerfR7s raIs.

IN the district court Of the Tbirty-E Ourth judi
cia1 district. sitting In and for the county Of
Sherman IN the state Of kansas hsnrT g
SpauIdf1z. plaintiff. vs. George S. Bennett,
Julia Bennett. ". ]. BOEdeu and John Doe.
whose real mams Is unknown defendants BY
virtue Of an order Of sale issued 70 me out Of
said district court IN the above entitled action
j VIII on Tuesday, the 5th day Of September
A. ID. 1899. at one o clock ?. n OF said day. at
the east front door Of the court house IN the
city Of Goodlaud IN the county Of Sherman n
the state Of Kansas. offer at uublic sale and sell
TO the highest and best bidder, for cash In hand,
an the followfng-describsd real estate to-EIt:
The northwest quarter Of section tblrty-nFe ts5l
in township SIX 81 south Of range tnErty-ssTen
f57l west Of the sixth principal ner1o1ans lying
and situate in the county Of sherman IN the
state Of Kansas. The above described real
estate Is taken as the property Of said defend
ants, and Is directed b said order Of sale TO be
sold and viii Be sold without appraisemsnt, 70
satisfy said order Of sale
Sheriff % 6hsrlual County Kansas
= =. LlErEE. AttCElsE.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-09-01
The Earth and It's Axis.

Nine persons out of ten-yes, 500 out
of every 1,OOO-if asked how long it
takes the earth to turn once on its axis
would answered. hours, and to the ques-
ton: "HOw many times does it turn
on its axis in the course Of a year," the
answer would be 1851 times. Both
answers are wrong. It requires but .
hours and So minutes for the earth to
make one complete turn, and it makes
36474 turns during the year. The error
springs from a wrong idea Of what is
meant by a day. The day is not, as is
commonly supposed, the time required
by the earth to make one turn on its
axis, but the interval between two sue
cessive passages Of the sun across the
meridian-that is to say, the time
which elapses after the sun is seen ex-
aotly south of its diurnal course
through the heavens before it is seen
again In that position. Now, in eOnse-
quence of the earth's revolution in its
orbit, or path around the sun. the sun
has the appearance of moving very
slowly in the heavens in a direction
from east to west. At noon tomorrow
the sun viii be q short distance to the
east Of the point in the heavens at
which it is seen at noon today, so that
when the earth has made one complete
turn, it viii still have to turn four
minutes longer before the sun can
again be seen exactly south.