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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03
The Old Mans wonderful Cure.

A good story is told among the med
ical men of Cleveland. story whioh
was started by the victim himself. He
is physician of considerable reputc
and some time ago was called TO att nj
gentleman of advanced years Wn'
was suffering from slight compliCa
ton of disorders The doctor went TO
work with will, and presently had the
patient on the road TO recovery. In
fact, two weeks from the time he took
the case he had him cured.
As he left the house. after announc-
ing that further visits would be unnec-
essIry. the daughter of the restored
man accompanied him to the door
Doctor. she said in somewhat
tremulous tones. Il want to tell you -
The doctor, who supposed she was
anxious To express her gratitude for his
skilled attention. waved her thanks
aside.
Don't mention it. madam he
sffably said. I'VE always try TO do our
duty.
But. doctor, she persisted. lit is
something that will interest you. feel
that
Say no more, madaml' cried the
doctor, much moved by the woman g
agitation.
1T is something l must tell you,
doctor, she continued. please listen
The doctor halted with his hand OH
the knob
Yesterday. said the woman, 81
was down town and met Mrs. Pugsley.
she had been giving father absent
treatments for two weeks. Isn't it just
too wonderful
Good morning. said the doctor
dryly. Plain Dealer.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03
EMPLOYMENT OF CONVICTS.

Under the above head, the Den.
yer Republican of yesterday morn
ing contained an editorial, the
argument being that the only
feasible method of employing the
states convicts is in the construc-
tion of the proposed tunnel from
Malta to Leadville. The statement
is made that this would in no way
conflict with free labor from the
fact that unless the work is doLe
by couvicts the state cannot afford
to take up the immense PROPOSE
tion.
1t is equally true that unless
convict labor is employed the state
will not undertake to carry into
effect the provisions of Senator
Felton's state canal bill, nor those
embodied in Senator Ehrharts
state wagon road bill. Both of
these measures are entirely practi-
cable; they would supply long-felt
needs, and would prove of incal-
culable value to the state. At the
same time, like the tunnel PROPOSE
ton, the building of either the
canal or the wagon road would in
no way interfere with free In Dor,
for both bills expressly provide
for the employment of convicts to
perform the work The purposes
of these bills are laudable, as they
seek to open up and develop prac-
tically new territory, and at the
same time give the taxpayers who
support the penitentiary some re-
turns for the money so expended.
Senators FELTON, and Ehrhart are
to be commended upon the wise
thoughts each has given his res
pective measure, and should these
bills receive favorable support in
the general bly,, the gratitude
of their constituents will go out to
these Legislators,
If it is possible for only one of
these measures to become a law,
however, let it be the state canal
bill. Florence is interested more
especially in this measure, for
while the benefits growing out of
it would not be so decided nor so
quickly felt, yet its ultimate results
would be permanent and far-reach-
ing.
Yes, there are methods of profit
ably employing the states convicts
besides the building of the Lead
vile tunnel.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03
Coincidence.

Somehow I'm swfully stupid to
night, remarked young Borum Ian
guidly the other evening.
Indeed you are, retorted Miss Cut
ting, somewhat impulsively
DO you really mean thaty'' asked
the young man in surprise.
81 merely indorsed your remarks.
Didn't you just now assert that you
were stupidr' she queried
Yes, he responded. "but only
said SO without thinking
And up to the time You spoke of it,
she replied. Il only Thought so without
saying it. Pearson Weekly
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03
Ancient GInssmaking.

When the council of ten ruled Venice.
they issued "a decree regarding the art
of glassmaking Ii runs IF work
man carry his art beyond the limits OF
his country 10 the detriment of the re
public he shall be desired to return II
he disobcy Ills nearest relatives shall
be imprisoned If in spite of their i'm
prisonment he remain obstinate in his
wish to live abroad. an emissary shall
be told off to kill him
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03

The little .Iaps are about as free from
the vice of drunkenness as any people
in the world In fact it is the rarest
thing in the world to see AN inebriated
subject of the mikado The native
drink "saki. is used about as tea in
this country. and it is but little more
Intoxicating
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03
urr,e,io Tower. England.

Whatever may have been the defen.
sive value of nartellu towers century
ago il has entirely evaporated now
There are a good many of them on the
coasts of Essex. Suffolk. Kent and Sus,
sex These massive round towers, some
40 feet high. We're regarded as and very
likely were splendid defenses at the
time they We're erected, but they have
long been used only for cuastguard pur
poses Their name is derived from the
Italian coast towers which were erected
as II protection against pirates Warn
ing thai suspicious craft was in sight
was given by striking bell with Il
martello or hammer 1t was the power
ful defense made in l794 by lie Teller
at the tower of Mortella with only 81
men against simultaneous sea and
land attack led by Lord Hood and Ma
ior General Dundus which brought
them into favor III this country 1t was
thought that they would be IA splendid
defense against "Boney - London
Chronicle
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03
French Hunor.

Madame Ito her chambermaid)-.Iu
tine. the doorbell rang
lis madame sure it wasn't the
clockT'
"Couldn bet is only quarter OF
10"
"Yes, but madame knows the clock
is fast = Echo de Paris
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03
Nothing SnecinI.

Library Assistant Ito visitor who is
wandering about in puzzled manner)
Can help your Are you looking for
anything special2
Visitor (nbsently) thank you
was only looking for my wife. j LibrarJ
Journal
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03

For fine job printing be sure t.
call at the TRIBUNE office.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03

Money to loan on ranch proper
ty. See j. j. Fitzgerrell. l72tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03
HOTEL ARRIVALS
AT THE FREMONT.

J. NJ. Hanks. city; f. w. Shrock
G. w. Lee, G. J. Dewey, John
Hawley, Pueblo; Seth l.. Barger,
Kansas City; w. H, Wills, Cripple
Creek; +, w. Clark, indianapolis;
w. A. Watson, Victor; J. ID. Ry-
der, New York; B. Appel, Denver;
A. NJ Bean, NJ. S. Brown, G. G.
Munson, A. w. Cutting, G. A,
Richardson. f. H. Lee, Frank S.
Weighley, VIM. Schroeder, Sol
Kraft, Hiram Phillips, wife and
children, Jas. H. Armstrong, St.
Louis; l., L.. Simmons, Goldfeld.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-03
THE FREE LIST.

Entered at the postofIice at Floreace ColorA-
dc, for transmission through the mails as matter
of the second class.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
TWO OF THEM.
Private O'Mars' Tart Retort to HIS
Unaccommodafing Colonel.

Private O'Mars' Tart Retort to HIS
UnaccommodatingC Colonel.
Here is a story told of Patrick o. Mars,
a private in the Ninth regulars: Not
long ago he went to the colonel, who
was a severe disciplinarian, for a two
weeks' leave Of absence.
"Well," said the colonel, "what do
you want two weeks furlough for?"
Patrick answered, "Me wolfe is very
sick, and the children are not well, and
if ye didn't mind she would like to
have me home for few weeks to give
her bit of assistance.
The colonel eyed him for few min
utes and said: "Patrick, l might grant
your request, but I got letter from
your wife this morning saying that she
didn't want you home; that you were
a nuisance and raised the devil when
ever you were there. She hopes I won't
let you have any more furloughs. !"
"That settles it. I suppose can't
get the furlough then?" said Pat.
mo, I'm afraid not, Patrick. 1t
wouldn't be well for me to do so under
the circumstances. !"
1t was Patrick's turn now to eye the
colonel as be started for the door. Stop
ping suddenly, he said:
Colonel, can say something to
yez?''
Certainly, Patrick. What is it?''
"You won't get mad, colonel, if !
say it?''
"Certainly not, Patrick. What is it?"
81 want to say there are two splendid
liars in this room, and I'm one of them.
was never married in me loife. -
New York Tribune.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
MOONLIGHT 4 IN MUSIC.
story OF How Beethoven Created III
Wonderful Sonata


Wonderful Sonata.
Beethoyen's d famous composition, the
moonlight Sonata, " is said to have
been composed under the following cir
cumstances:
One evening. as Beethoven and a
friend were hurrying through the
streets of Bonn, they heard the familiar
notes Of the ttSonata In +. !" Something
in the musicians touch attracted the
attention of Beethoven, and he stopped
and listened. Suddenly the music stop
ped, and the despairing words of the
musician came to them through the
open window, "0h, if could but hear
some really good musician play this
wonderful piecel'' and the words ended
In a sob.
"Let us go in said Beethoven.
They entered and found the player a
young girl, poor and blind. Beethoven
sat down at the old harpsichord and
played as be had never played before.
His listeners were spellbound. "Tell
us, they begged, "who are your For
answer he played the opening bars in
the "Sonata To f. "It is Beethoven r.
they exclaimed in awe and admiration.
Suddenly the candle f1ickered and
went out. Beethoven ceased playing
and bowed his head upon his hand. His
friend threw open the shutters. A food
of beautiful moonlight entered the
room. It's transfguring light touched
up the poor old instrument and rested
upon the noble figure bowed before it.
The profound silence was broken at last
by the musician, who said: Eistenl I
will improvise a sonata to the moon
light" Then was created this wonder
full sonata, beginning in a sad, tender
movement, the embodiment In sound of
the gentle moonlight transfguring and
glorifying the dark earth.
Suddenly the music ceased, and with
a brief farewell Beethoven hurried
home to put upon paper this famous
composition. Philadelphia Saturday
Post,
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
A REALISTIC ACT.
An Amusing Story of Jefferson Al
Rip Van Wrinkle.

An Amusing Story of Jefferson as
Rip Van WinlxIe.
While be was playing Rip Van
Winkle at Chicago Jefferson once
went to the theater very much exhaust
ed by long days fishing on the lake.
As the curtain rose on the third act it
disclosed the white haired Rip still deep
in his 90 years. nap. Five, 10, 20 min
utes passed and he did not awaken The
audience began to get impatient and
the prompter uneasy.
The great actor doubtless knew what
he was about, but this was carrying the
realistic business too far. The fact was
that all this time jefferson was really
sleeping the sleep of the just, or rather
of the fisherman who had sat eight
hours in the sun. Finally the gallery
became uproarious, and one of the
"gods' wanted to know If there was
going to be "19 years more of this
snooze businessp'
At this point Jefferson began to
snore. This decided the prompter, who
opened small trap beneath the stage
and began to prod Rip from below. The
tagged comedian fumbled in his pocket
for an imaginary railway ticket and
muttered. drowsily, "Going right
through, 'ductor. +"
At this entirely new reading the au-
dienoe was transfxed with amazement,
when all at once Jefferson sat up with
loud shrek, evidently in agony. The
exasperated prompter had "jabbed"
him with a pin. Consciousness Of tho
situation came to him and the play
went on after that with a rush. h.-Phila-
delphia Post.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
NY LADY NICOTINE.

The Alleged Effects of Tobacco and
It's Enormous Consumption.
Probably no. pleasure of life has had
its praises SO much sung as smoking.
Here is the other side. Doctors say
tobacco used in excess produces:
Palpitation Of the heart, muscular
tremblings, weakness and paralysis OF
the legs, dizziness Of the head, noises
in the ears, cold perspiration all over
the body, oolicky pains in the stomach,
inability to exert the mind, congested
and sore throat, burning of the tongue,
dry and parehed mouth, tartar and
blackness Of the teeth, confusion Of
sight, catarrh Of the stomach, catarrh
Of the throat and nose, sallow complex
ion, very bad dyspepsia, lopsided
mouth, nervous anxiety. cancer Of the
lips, diminished appetite. pale ard
anemic gums, loss of memory, omis-
sion of every fifth pulse beat, ruin Of
the will power, irritability of temper,
extreme and incurable melancholy, rest
lessness and sleeplessness, blindness and
deafness, apoplexy and paralysis, con.
vulsiona and death.
In the case Of children it stunts their
growth. when person is consumptive
1t hastens his death, when the heart is
weak it almost completely stops the
beating, when you have cough tobac-
co keeps it going for weeks. and it in
terferes with singing and swallowing.
Yet about 1900, 100000 pounds of
it are smoked every year. New York
World.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
what Is a signntnre2

When Constable was requested to pui
his signature TO one Of his pictures, be
answered, "Why, my dear sir. it is
signed all over" Let the preacher pre-.
serve his personality, and his sermon
also will be "signed all over. +" A num-
ber of Thaokeray s pen and ink sketches
were sold not long since in London,
and. although they bore no monogram
or signature, no one disputed their gen.
uineness. A trne preacher also cannot
be hid.
That which John had seen and with
his own hands handled Of the word nf
life could never be to any other persnp
just what it was to him. a preacher
who puts himself iato his sermon is as
readily detected in his sermon as any
where sfse. Even his apprehension of
trnsn, his way of looking at it, his fash
ion of delivering it, is all his own. Let
usrepeat it. His sermon will be signed
all over HemiIetic Review.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
ROMAN WEALTH AND WASTE
Pearls Dissolved In Wine and a Re-
lay of Dinners For Mark Antony.

4 a5
Pearls Dissolved In Wine and a Re.
lay of Dinners For Mark Antony.
( E. Fl House, writing on Bright
Sides Of History in ST. Nicholas, tells
this story Of ancient extravaganza:
"The pearl which Cleopatra drank
|. to Antony q health was valued at nearly
$400, 600, SO at one mouthful she dis
posed Of as much as the cost of CALI
gula's supper. I suppose that was the
most valuable pearl we have any knoWl-
edge Of. Though Julius Caesar owned
one worth $3.50, 600. which he gave to
the mother of Brutus--the same Brutus
who afterward helped to kill Caesar.
Pearls seem to have held out particu-
lar temptations to people who took
pleasure in wasteful follies. perhaps be-
cause no other jewel could be SO easily
swallowed
"Cieopatra's prank was not the first
Of its kind The same absurdity had
been committed by a silly fellow in
Rome named Esop-not your favorite
fable teller, for he lived centuries
earlier, and was very wise man. The
Roman Esop was the son of rich act
or, and, just to make himself talked
about, he took pearl from the eardrop
Of Cecilia, the wife Of the tyrant Sylla,
and, according to writers Of that age,
drank it in vinegar. I believe that the
possibility of dissolving this kind Of
gem is disputed by many modern au-
thorities, but the ancients appear to
have had no doubt on the subject, for
the instances recorded by them were
numerous and were attested by men of
scientific standing. A Japanese natural
list, who has studied pearls minutely,
states that he has found them of such
various quality and structure that the
existence of specimens which might be
melted does not seem to him inconeeiy-
able. But whether Esop liquefed his
pearl or not the performance certainly
cost him a sum equivalent to $40, 000--
quite enough, though nothing in COM
parison with what Cleopatra squander-
ed. Hers was the widest piece of ex-
travagance that can recall.
"It was the fashion to be extravagant
then. Mary Antony was not far behind
the Egyptian queen in that respect,
though his fancy was not for beverages
favored by trinkets. Substantial food
was more in his line. A visitor who
once went into the kitchen of his palace
in Alexandria saw eight wild boars
roasting at the same time and thought
there must be an immense number Of
guests expected, but the cook told him
only 12 persons would dine that day,
and the reason of the extensive prepara-
tions was that no one could say exactly
when Antony would go to the table.
But whenever he gave the signal the
meat must be just in proper condition
at that moment. So it was the rule to
get ready a series of dinners, overlap
ping one another, you might say, at in
teryals of 10 or 90 minutes Only one
could be eaten, and the rest were wasted,
but the waste did not matter. Antony
was never kept waiting, and that, in
his opinion, was the thing to be consid-
cred.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
HOW HE GAINED COURAGE.

General Chaffee's Way of Giving q
Recruit Confidence.
A youth Of 18 who was in the trench
es at Ell Caney carrying gun was SO
badly frightened under fire that he
went fiat on his face and was roundly
kicked by his companions. General
Chaffee came along and called to him,
"Well, you're fine soldierp' Then he
looked at the boyish face Of the kid,
and his face softened. 81 suppose you
can't help it," he said. sit amt SO
much your fault. I'd like to get hold
of the fellow that took you into the ar
my" By and by he put his hand on
the boys shoulder. There isn't SO
much danger as you think for" said
the general. "Now, you get up and
take your gun and fight, and I'll stand
here by you."
The boy got up. shaking like leaf
and fred his first shot pretty near
straight into the air.
''That's pretty high," said the gen.
eral. "Keep cool and try it again"
In three minutes that kid was fight
ing like veteran and cool as cucum-
ber, and when he saw it the general
started on.
"You're all right now, my boy" he
said. "You'll make good soldier"
"God bless you, sir, said the young
ster. "You saved me from worse than
DEATH" And he was pretty close to cry
ing when he said it.
After a while the order came to re-
tire from the trench, and soldiers had
to collar that kid and haul him away
by the neck to get him to retreat with
his company. And at that he'd got
bullet through the feshy part of his
shoulder an hour before. In the rest of
the fights there wasn't better soldier
in the oompany.-Ohicago Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
Al Binding Chineae Oath.

We are accustomed to all manner OF
swearing-that is, of course, legal oath
taking-in this country, but we do not
recollect hearing of SO queer a medium
OF attestation as "guillotined black
cockatoo." That is what the police Of
country district in New South Wales
had to provide the other day for fin
licking Chinaman, who obstinately de-
olined to swear on anything else Head
less fowls were brought, but in vain.
Even black swan, luxury surely for
a Chinese witness, was declined.
After many days dead oockatoo Of
the required hue was discovered in a
hut Of one Of, the other heather, y as
they call the CelestiaIs, who mulcted
the officials 10 shillings for fast decom-
posing bird. Then the solemn and Pc
euliar oath was duly administered, when
the difficult witness blandly declared
that he knew nothing about the case
and sat down smiling. London Chron-
icle.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
WORTHY Of whistler.

As an artist Jack Gamble isvconsider-
ed as independent as he is successful.
He possesses an unlimited quantity of
candor, upon the expression of which
he places no restraint He is much
liked notwithstanding, and was not
long ago offered commission to paint
the portrait Of a certain wealthy man,
whose features are more remarkable for
their bloom than for their refinement.
Jack critically scanned the broad fea-
lures Of his proposed subject.
Upon one condition will I paint
you, he declared dramatically.
WhatP' gasped the amazed Croesus,
speechless at the effrontery of this pow
erty stricken artist.
''Yes, pursued Gamble, with easy
grace. Upon condition that I shall be
allowed to put in little intelligence.
And the funny part of it was that
Jack got the commission. San Fran
cisco News Letter.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
she Studied French.

Four young women were walking to:
gether on Charles street today and en-.
gagged in animated conversation.
"What do you think l done today,
Clara?" said one. "I translated 40
pages Of French exercise. Wasn't that
fine:"
''Fine," said the other, "I should
say it was. l wish I had done as good.
I only translated TO-"
Comment is unnecessary, but one
feels like asking, Is this a sign of the
times? Is what Nine. Butterfly called
"United States American English" be-
ing neglected for the so called accom-
plishments?
One can forgive the woman who,
gazing at some renaissance lace, bland.
ly remarks, "Ah, that is the Kenny
SAINT, but for the girl who assiduous-
ly studies French and murders English
meanwhile, as Macbeth murdered sleep,
there seems no possible excuse. .-Balti-
more News
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
Theatrical "Props., ,,

Props comprise all the portable arti
cles required in play. Guns and pis
tols-whioh too often fail to go of al
the critical moment-are props; loavel
of bread, fowls, fruit, all made Of 9
rough papier mache, are also props. We
may also include those wondrous gill
goblets, only seen on the stage, which
make such a nonmetallic thud when
they fall and bounce upon the boards,
as among the achievements of the prop.
erty man.
But it is at pantomime time that that
individual is at his busiest. Big masks
and make believe sausages and vegeta-
bles, without which no pantomime
would be complete, are mingled with
fairy wands, garIands of artificial flow
ers, basket work frames for the accom-
mediation OF giants and other articles
too numerous to mention.
How the right things are forthcom-
ing at the right moment is one Of those
mysteries only known to property men.
Had one Of these useful members of the
theatrical world the ability and inclina-
tion to write book what an entertain
ing volume could he turn out tl-Cham-
bers' Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1899-01-07
A MoNoMANlAcAL WITNESS.
How His Phase of Lunacy Was Dee
veloped During a TrinI.

How His Phase of Lunacy Was Dee
/ veloped During Trial.
s.That calls to mind a queer expert
ence Of my own, +" said lawyer who
had listened to a story. "Some years
ago defended fellow for murder ii a
little southern town, and the worst wit
ness we had against US was an old Ger
man who was stackbuilder by trade.
A stack, by the way, is merely another
name for big chimney.
The old fellow was perfectly honest
and gave his evidence in such clear,
straightforward manner that I felt my
client was doomed unless could think
of some way to break him down. While
was oudgeling my brains friend
whispered to me to ask him how high
he could build a stack. What do you
meant I asked, in surprise. Never
mind, said my friend. just slip in
that question and see.
$50 at the tail end of the cross exam
ination ! paused, as if struck by an aft
erthought, and said, 'You are stack
builder, I believer 'Yes, sir, replied
the witness. Well, SIR, | continued,
about how high can you build
never got any further. A swift, inscru-
table change flashed over the Germans
face, and he rose excitedIy from his
chair. As high as der sky 7 he roared.
'So high dose angels come around it
like birdsl'
sin five seconds he was raving. You
see, the man was monomaniac-sane
on every subject but one, and my friend
happened to know his weak spot. It is
hardly necessary to say that his evil
denoe in regard to the homicide was
promptly ruled out by the judge, and
as there was no other witness of impor-
tance my man was cleared. The rascal
should have been hanged and would
have been but for the lucky reference
to the stack. New Orleans Times
Democrat.