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Evening journal., 1899-12-30
SCARCITY OF SEALS.
Makes It Probable That Garments Of
This Fur viii Soon Be a curio.

Makes II Probable That Garments OF
This Fur viii Soon Be a Curio.
The Treasury Department has re-
ceived report from the special agent
who has been experimenting the
catching of fur seals in the Arctic dur
ing the past season. His report shows
that this valuable animal is getting
scarcer every year, and that unless eX-
IRENE measures are soon adopted to
prevent their determination, it will be
but a matter OF time before sealslin
sacQues will be regarded as curios.
The Treasury Department restricted
the catch of seals in the American
district TO $4,000, but the best the seal
ers could do was to catch 10000 AMI
mails. This merely indicates the scare
ity of the seals, for those taken under
the supervision of the United States
authorities will not be missed in the
hrd. No females are permitted to be
slain in our territory, the killing being
limited to males over years Of age.
The danger of complete humiliation
of the herd is in the operations OF the
pelagic sealers, those who roam about
the open water and slay right and left
and without discrimination as TO age
or sex. The prey OF these sealers is
confined almost entirely to females
which are slow of movement and fall
easy victims. A vessel leaving that
territory with load of some 200 skins
and only one male in the lot is fire.
quent occurrence. During the season
of 1898 the Treasury Department re-
stricted the catch in American terri
tory to 10000. and during the year just
ended q limit OF $4,000 was named.
Next year it is probable that this will
be scaled down to $4,000, with pros.
poets for the catch being hardly 10000.
The only thing that can save the herd
from complete extinction, says the de.
partment officials, is an early agree
ment between Great Britain and the
United States to prohibit the catching
Of all seals except males more than
years old.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30
WORKERS AMONG corToNsEED,
New Machine Which Is Designed to
Monopolized Their Business.

An always interesting sight TO New
Orleans visitors has been the large
gangs of darkies unloading cotton
seed from the barges at the oil mills,
piling the sacks of seed on the heavy
trucks and trundling them down the
wharf into the mill, singing Justify the
while. The picturesque side OF the
old-time method of unloading seed by
no means appeals TO the owners of the
mills, however. Such labor IS very
expensive, and sometimes impossible
TO obtain. Competition in the manu-
facture of cottonseed products is very
keen, and unnecessary handling Of
the raw material must be done away
with wherever practicable. The big
grain elevators, built right up to the
deep water. have long ago solved the
problem, but with the oil mills at
Gretna, built back of the levee, with
their wharves stretching a considera-
Bile distance into the river, and with
these wharyes sinking and twisting all
the time from the action of the cur
rent and the treacherous river bed,
the question how to unload their
barge and carry the seed back into the
mills at a low cost has been until now
a very difficult one to answer.
The Union Mill Company has re
Gently installed at its large Crescent
mill at Gretna a plant for rapidly and
economically unloading seed from
barges, which seems to meet all the
conditions. The main part of the sys-
TEN is q belt conveyor, running on
trestle work along the wharf, and
thence under the roof Of the mill.
Along this conveyor the seed is car
ried from the end of the wharf, $50
feet TO q point in the mill, where It is
weighed and either stored OF distrib-
uted direct to the crushers. From the
time II is taken from the barges until
It leaves the mill ap finished product
the seed Is not touched by hand
The present capacitytof the plant is
about 400 bushels (seventy tons) of
cottonseed per hour, but this can be
largely increased. It is estimated that
the construction will pay for itself in
wages saved in less than two seasons.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30
Minimum and Maximum Of sIesp.

MINIMUM anu WdNlilhNU ~ 0i|NRt
1.-THE old rule of eight hours sleep
IS sheer nonsense" said a New Or.
leans physician, chatting after office
hours. Natural sleep is something
that can't be regulated by any formula.
The body takes what II needs, be 1t
much or little, and the necessary
amount varies with the individual In
n general way l would say that four
hours IS tho minimum and ten hours
the maximum for people in fair health.
Either more or less is pretty sure
sign that something is out of gear
usually something in the brain. !
have two patients who sleep only four
hours, and keep in tolerable good con-
dition. Both are middleaged men and
neither of them work very hard. They
are simply so constituted that nature
can repair its losses in four hours OF
Inconsistencies. In many other peo-
pie nearly three times as long is re-
quired; the nerve cells work more
slowly-why, nobody knows. The
queerest case that ever came under
my personal observation was that Of a
bookkeeper, who used to sleep two or
three hours q night through the week,
and on Sunday would catch up in a
twenty-four hour nap.
THAT is no exaggeration, but an ac-
tual fact, well known to all his init
mates. He seems to be able to store
away nervous energy as camel
stores water. His general health dur
ing the twelve or fifteen years ] have
known him was excellent, but he final.
~ died from an attack of pneumonia.
All the lower form OF animal life re-
quires more sleep than man, with one
exception, and that is the ant. AS far
as we know, the ant doesn't sleep at
all."-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30
A youthful EnusIon.

Senator Thurston, who has taken
good-naturedly the newspaper chaff-
ing about his poem, The White
Rose" decidedly objects to the I'M
authorized announcement that It was
written by his fiancee, Miss Purman.
He says it was a youthful effusion
written 80 or more years ago and he
solemnly afiirms that he discarded the
poetical role more than a quarter of a
Gentry since
Evening journal., 1899-12-30

LIES A BURDEN-If the stomach
is not right Is there Nausea? Is there
Constipation? Is the Tongue Coated2
Are you Light-Headed2 Do you have
Sick Headaches? Any and all of these
denote Stomach and Liver Disorder.
Dr.. Agnew's Liver Pills act quickly and
ViE~cure most stubborn and chronic
cases. 40 in a vial for 10 cents.--S4
Sold by Miller Drug Co, 402 Market
and N. 3. Danforth, Market and Sec
ond streets.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30
HlT HAsE9 ON NOTHING EsRRl
f@sv- -
Most ct the Fears THAI Eeret Fair
Maids and Matrons,


Maids and Matrons,
The cause that implants the spirit
OF fear in the bosom of the gentle sex
is a subject that may well puzzle the
most devout student of human nature.
The mouse is considered one Of the
harmless of creatures, and yet 1t has
been responsible for more cases Of
hysteria than any animal many times
its size.
One woman, who all her life has
searched beneath her bed before re-
firing, at ono time found herself in
possession Of a folding monstrosity,
the intricacies of which she had first
to solve before taking her well-earned
rest. But such is the force of habit
After pulling down the bed she would
carefully look beneath 1t, for no other
reason than that she had done so ever
since she was a child.
A favorite illusion IS that OF having
ones legs seized, either from behind
in going upstairs or on getting into
bed. Women have been seen scuttling
upstairs in the dark setting at def
ance all the laws Of locomotion in a
ludicrous attempt 10 keep their legs
some distance ahead of them and be-
yond the reach of a mysterious clutch
Girls win also make flying leaps into
bed TO eliminate the same improbable
ity.
Many women search diligently In
closets, bureau drawers and all sorts
of impossible places before resigning
themselves to sleep. An old house
keeper whose table silver, in two bas-
kets, was always placed in her bed
room after the evening meal, was one
night awakened by what she consid-
cred suspicious sounds from the lower
regions. Cautiously leaving her room
laden with the silver, she pitched both
baskets into the hall below, calling
out as she did so, Take it all and
please 60" then fled precipitately and
barricaded herself in her room. Need
less to add, she found both baskets
and scattered contents the following
morning, a little the worse for the
rough handling she had given them.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30
A pon Shed.

Ida-Maud Beulah is going out to
cut all the fur trimming from her
skirt.
Mays It moth-eaten?
Idaho, indeed. But her French
poodle shed all his fur and Maud says
she'll have to get rid of hers TO har.
monte the effect when he trots by her
side.-Chicago News.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30
A oueer Plaee for the Rlrd.

The eagle which originally decora.
ted the stern of the famous schooner
yacht America-which first won what
is now known as the America Cup-is
now the sign Of the Royal Eagle Hotel
at Ryde, Isle OF Wight, overlooking
the scene Of the vessels triumph over
her English competitors in 1S51.-Tit-
Bits.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30
Dockstader's Theatre.

A Great Bill for Christmas Week.
Miss Agnes Ardeck & Co.. the
Bachelor Club, the Nicholson Bros,
Seamon and Monti, Little Beth, the
Heclows, the Musical Shepley, Living
ston and Bush, the Famous Wood Sis
ters.
Prices the same, 10, 20, zoe.
Performances afternoon and evenings
Evening journal., 1899-12-30

The appointment Of Hon. William
Vincent Allen (populis) to the United
States Senate will give the country a
very fair idea Of the sort of democratic
victory won in Nebraska. Washington
Post.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30

Advertise your wants IN the Evening
Journal. Employment wanted, help
wanted. TO let. for rent. Tor sale. board
ing, and lost and found ads. Will be pub
lished. three lines. one time, for dime
tAree tlmes for quarter.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30

NEWSPAPER giving all the
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correspondence from all the
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Evening journal., 1899-12-30

The Friends have ninety colleges in
this country, with total attendance
Of 10000 students.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30
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Evening journal., 1899-12-30

At Wardbury, Norway, the longest
day lasts from May to July 22 without
interruption.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30

Sebastian, big black cat owned by
a Cumberland (Md.) woman, wears q
diamond earring in each ear.
Evening journal., 1899-12-30
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Evening journal., 1899-12-30

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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
AMERICAN LINER
BROKEN IN TWO
Steamer Horavia Sighted off Sa-
bic Island.
FEARED CREW is LOST.

Boston, Feb. 2S.-A Gloucester
schooner arrived here today and
brings news of the long overdue
Hamburg-American liner, Moravia.
1t is ashore on Sable island and is
broken in two. The crew of the
schooner says it was unable TO
reach the broken ship on account
of severe storm which was raging,
and the sea was covered with
wreckage. There were no signs
of life on the wreck.
The Moravia sailed from Fal-
mouth, England, thirty-three days
ago with general cargo and had
a crew of 40 or 80 men.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
ALLEGED FILIBUSTERERS
Authorities Take Steps to Pre-.
vent Departure.

Kansas City. Feb. 2S.-The
United States authorities have
taken steps to prevent the alleged
SOLDIERS of Fortune" organized
for an expedition to Honduras,
from leaving for that country.
L. S. District Attorney William
Warner has given instructions to
L. S. Marshal Durham to arrest
any one connected with the alleg-
ed expedition against whom he
could secure evidence and to pre-
vent any party of filibusters from
leaving the city.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
Fooled by n Gn. Machine.

A Brooklyn woman. whose gas bills
were almost beyond computation and
certainly beyond her purse, had one of
the quarter in the slot machines put in
her fiat and anticipated great pleasure
in keeping tab ON her gas expenditure
These machines. by the way, are fed a
quarter, and when the quarter worth
oil gas is burned they shut off automat-
ically
Toward evening of the day in which
the machine was installed she wended
her way to the slot and deposited her
money. but when an attempt was made
to light the gas the machine would not
register, and the evening light was shed
out of lamps and candles, A wrathy
note brought the company inspector to
the scene the next morning. and he
thoroughly vindicated the reputation of
the contrivance when he unlocked it
and drew from the inside three nickels
and dime. New York Mail and Ex-
press.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
RECOMMENDS SIX WARSHIPs
Senate Committee Opposed to Rap
id Increase in Naval Forces.

Washington, Feb. 2S. The SEN
ate committee on naval affairs yes
terday held meeting for consul
tation on the naval appropriation
bill. Although the bill was con-
sidered by the appropriations com
mittee, recommendations of the
naval committee always receive at
tention when the bill is considered.
1t was decided to antagonize the
house increase for the navy and
the committee will recommend on
ly six new war vessels instead of
twelve provided for in the house
bill. The senate committee will
recommend two battleships, two
armored cruisers aud two light
cruisers.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
Nicaragua Revolution Ended.

Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 27,
via Galveston. The government
troops under General Rouling from
Greytown attacked and captured
the bluff in front of Bluetields.
General Reyes, the insurgent
leader, fled for protection to the
Bsitish consulate at Bluehelds.
He will surrender without further
resistance. thus closing the revo-
luton.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
THE BEDOUlN.
How This True Child of the Desert
Goes Through Life.

Goes through Life.
How dreamily that Bedouin life.
with its uneventfulness and its fatal
ism. fitted the time and the placel
Here was a poor Arab who did not
know how old he was. but he coul \
look farther into heaven than could
His mother had borne him while the
caravan was on its way to Mecca. He
had worked as laborer on the Suez
canal. and he had been dog knacker
in Constantinople before that. He had
gone hungry in the wadies of Idumaa,
and had run as cameleer barefoot in
the burning sands of Arabia Petr@a
He had vegetated into manhood on the
lower stratum of this strange oriental
existence, content to believe that life
was an unavoidable curse, with drow
sy intimation of eternity in it. always
associated with the tinkling of bells
the rattle of castanets and the sweet
smell of Beirut tobacco.
But he could see some things that
were beyond my vision. and / wondered
if this true child of the desert, born un-
der indigo skies, of race that had been
guided since the days of Moses and
Menephtah by the pillars of fire by
night. had not preserved some powers
of vision that were common to the
primeval man. He never lost the true
oriental disdain for enterprise and cen
temporapeous disturbance, and he made
an engineer feel that his work, seen in
the light of the unperturbed stars. was,
after all. an impertinence to true
pariah. -''Ghosts In Jerusalem, by A
c. Wheeler, in Harper's Magazine.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
THE JESSE JAMES TRIAL.
Defense Has Closed and Case
Goes to the Jury.

Kansas City, Feb. 2S.-The de-
fense closed unexpectedly in the
Jesse James trial shortly before
noon today, and the case will go
to the jury either this afternoon or
tomorrow morning,
Several alabi witnesses were
called by the defense this morning
but no testimony of Importance
was brought out.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28

Washington, Feb. 2S. The au-
thorities here who have been
caused much anxiety by Admiral
Dewey's request for the Oregon,
had their fears somewhat allayed
today by another dispatch from the
fighting admiral for 1900 steel
coaling buckets They believe
that if Dewey is now turning his
attention to coaling vessels the
conditions are very much improved
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Adjutant
General Corbin of the war depart
ment this morning received the
following cablegram from General
Otis:
"a ba ttalion of the 23rd infant
ry sailed for Cebu on February 26.
A battalion OF volunteers sail for
Negros tomorrow. Everything
here has been quiet for the past
few days"
The information CLEANED from
General Otis for the past few days
seems to indicate that the insur-
gents are quieted This is graft
flying to the administration, but
there has been no intimation that
the insurgents have had enough of
it, and il is feared that they are
sin ply quietly preparing for more
active hostilities.
1t is the belief of the autbori-
ties that if General Otis has real
ly received overtures of peace
from the insurgents. he does not
believe them important enough or
reliable enough TO report them to
the officials at Washington. and
that he is waiting for specific
statement
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
CONDITIONS IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
General Otis Cables that All is
OUief al Manila.
OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED

Manila, Feb. IS. The insurg-
ents are believed to be nearly out
of ammunition. as their firing dur
ing the night has become very
much less. Our men are sparing
of their ammunition, being in
structed not to fire at random.
There have been recent improve
ments in the American intrench-
ments all along the lines making
them practically impregnable.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
/ IEADVILLE IS
AGAIN SNOWBOUND.
uorsf Storm of fhe Winner Is
Raging in that Camp.
ALL TRAINS ARE BL0CkADED.

Leadville, Feb. 2S-After several
days respite the snow is falling
heavier today than ever, and the
wind is blowing a perfect hurri-
cane. Today's storm is much
worse than at any time during the
long storm which ended on Friday
last Trains are blockaded at sew
eral places between this place and
Grand Junction.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
SEVENTEEN NEW OFFICERS.
Graduates of West Point Go to
the Philippines.

San Francisco, Feb. %. Seven
teen second lieutenants arrived
here this morning from West
Point, en- route to Manila. They
are members of the class of 80,
and will join the different regi-
ments now in active service in the
Philippines.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28

The dangers of civilization are
overwork, worry and germs We
need vitalizing power to sustain
MS. Learned men and experience
point to pure whiskey. Primitive
men did not need whiskey. We
do. Changed conditions bring
fresh needs And THE whiskey
is HARPER.
Sold by
BURLEY & KILLIAN
Florence. Colo.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
The BUCKSKIN BR REECHES

are nice comfortable looking pants
so much for appearance. They
are strong in seams. pockets and
buttons. The best help money
will hire isn't too good for us to
employ in our factary. The result
is this-the best working pants
made at the same price as common
goods.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
Seriously Wouu ded.

Manila, Feb. 2S., ) p. M Cap
tain David T. Elliott and one pri-
vate of the Goth Kansas Volunteers
were seriously wounded in skir-
mish at Calocan this -afternoon.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
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.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
j. j. FitzgerreIl has plenty of
straight money to loan

Send your cleaning and repair
ing to the new tailor shop, Nc
Candless block, Ill E. Main St,
J. r. Thomas, proprietor
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
Palace Barber Shon.

Newly equipped, best tonsoria
artists, finest baths in the city
Under the Palace Pharmacy.
If n r. USHER, Prop.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
KIPLING rlAY RECOVER.
Friends of the Great Writer
Have Renewed Hopes.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The condi-
ton of Rudyard Kipling this af-
ternoon is much more encouraging
than it has been any time since
his illness took a serious turn, and
his friends have renewed hopes for
his recovery.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
MINE CAVES IN.
Coal Diggers are Crushed i'm a
rline.

Wilkesbarree, Pa, Feb. 2S.-A
big cave in occurred in one of the
adjacent mines this morning, and
it is feared that many miners are
killed. Rescuers have already re-
covered one body and two men
were brought out alive. They are
badly crushed, however, and may
die. There are many more still
missing.
For fine job printing be sure to
call at the TRIBUNE office.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28

WANTED-By young man, situa-
ton as clerk or bookkeeper; best
references. Inquire this Office. If
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28

THE opening up of the spring
promises to see the liveliest times
all over the country that have
been seen for years. Industries
will boom and it is to be hoped
that the price of labor will rapidly
advance along with the times.
Good wages make happy homes
and prosperous merchants. The
wages at the steel works and smell
ters of this city will be raised be-
yond a doubt, and other industries
will follow suit.-Pueblo Indica-
tor.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
Silver and Lead
Silver, 59a; lead. S4.2o.

Garden and farm lands for rent.
see j. j. Fitzgerrell. 72tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-28
THE LEGISLATURE
Eight Hour Law Again Up for
Discussion.

Denver, Feb. 2S.-Only routine
business was transacted in the SEN
ate today, The eight hour law was
discussed again, but no action was
taken. The opponents of the bill
are reported to be doing all they
can to kill the bill, or to make it
imperative by amendments.
Nothing of Importance was ac-
complished in the house.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-12-09
SOUTHERN eLeANlNGs.


The sudden death Of Mrs John D.
Williams Well-known and beautiful
young woman of Jacksonville. Fla.
ANA The arrest of her husband ON The
Charge of murdercaused a tremendous
sensation After AN arrangements
bad been made for Mrs William fu,
neral, AN order came from the coroner
10 hold the body, as an autopsy would
be- held, This action was taken uf
reason of certain suspicious circuu-
stances, connected with the death Of
Mrs. Williams that had been brought
tu the attention of the state attorney.
Mr. llertridge. shortly aftrrward a
warrant was issued for the arrest OF
Williams, and he was soon appreheud.
eu and placed in The county Jail.
charged with the murder of his wife.
The autopsy developed that Mrs. Will
Jams came 10 her death by violent
blow in the stomach, bursting the
bladder and rupturing other vessels.
The woman died in great agony but
made no charges against anyone. The
husband 4, said to have quarrelcd with
ms wife about week before. lie re-
iuscs to talk except to deny the muir
der