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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-17
THE "GREeN RAY"
To He Seen Frequently nt the Delta
of the Nile.

h The green ray. an optical phenom-
( enon which has been made the founda-
2 tion of story by Jules Verne, is IA
4 fash of greenish light seen ms the limb
n If the sun rises or sets under certain
conditions of the atmosphere. The sea
u loriznn is good for observing it, but
? che effect is occasionally seen IN the Alps
or other mountains. and. according To
Plot Bey in paper to the Academic des
Sciences, Paris, il is often to be observ-
ed in Egypt from the point of the del
ia to Alexandria or Suez. either ut rise
or set of sun.
The ray is distinctly visible, and al
ways of an emerald green. which is
brighter as n rule at sunrise than sun
set. At sunset, when the eye can follow
the effect better the ray sometimes ap.
pears longer and ultimately takes n blue
tiuge. This blue ray has also been oh
served preceding the green ray at sun
rise. for example, by Mr. William Gaff
near the ruins of Memphis, not far from
the stepped pyramid of Saggarah. He
even thinks the ancient Egyptians were
familiar with it, because in monuments
of the fifth dynasty and others the sign
of "Kha, representing the rising sun
has the outer streak of blue color and
the two inner strenks are green. Their
writings also speak of the greenness of
the sun ON rising, and they liken it to
an emerald
1t is evident from all this that the
green ray is an objective not sub
icctive phenomenon, and that the hori-
zon of the sea has nothing to do with it
Nevertheless, the state of the atmos-
phere evidently has to do with il. and
that of Egypt ordinarily pure, seems to
have much, for the ray is seldom seen
elsewhere ON land,
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-17
Gu.uers, Patron sn,pt.

Why was ST Barbara chosen to be
the patron saintess of all gunners2 1t is
one of those things which are to be
known and which one ought TO know.
but does not Meanwhile there is the
fact that she does inteIcede for all gun
ners by land or sea In the old French
navy the Ste, Barbe was the gun
room, and the name may be found with
that meaning attached to it in all die
tionarics Moreover. in France she is
the saint not only OF gunners, but of all
fire brigades. The sapeurs pompiers,
who for some mysterious reason. are
regular ehopping block for jokes. hold
their holiday ON the day of her feast IL
Pittsburg Dispatch
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-17
IusT \ GLIMPSE.
= nnp "f Mature y-nrH Sees
Strangely Familiar Fnce In n Mirror.

W a H'ss
Here said IA man of mature years.
twas IN experience that I fancy others
have hal You know we don't realize
the change in our own appearance as
the years go by We feel young all
right and imagine that we look so. and
never realize that we don't But COM
ing down from an upper story OF a tail
building in en- elevator the other day
and thinking OF something else | hap
pened to see a face in mirror in the
side Of the car.
II had a curious interest for me
somehow. Il was the face of man of
middle age, tolcrubly well preserved
but with hair pretty gray and with
marks at the outer corners Of his eyes
showing where the crow had stepped
IN him lightly, to he sure, but the
marks Of crow S feet nevertheless, the
face Of man of years. But old and
gay. the most curious and fascinating
& ing about it was its striking resein-
hlaAce to my own. This was almost
startling but moment later when ns
/ looked nj it / saw "a slight turn of my
owu head reproduced with correspond
ing movement 10y the head in the mir
ror, l realized that what | saw was in
deed reflection of my own face, and
that for Il moment had seen myself as
| was.
'But when | got home | looked in
the glass there. And did see any mid
die aged folks now Not by "A iugful l
saw the man wanted TO see, a little
foctY Yes. if you ant TO call EN- So
| m no spring chics n. | don't set out
to be that that is. not this spring s.
but I'm young man still for all that,
ana m going to remuin so for many
yCara to como despite what the mirror
in the elevator said New York sun
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-17
ESn1uiuinE IL.

New, said the physician who was
examining an applicant for life insur-
mce, Il shall have to ascertain your
chest expansion.
My whatG asked the applicant
Your chest expansion
"He means, interposed friend who
had come in with him. ''the difference
between what you measure when your
chest isn't inflated and what you meas
ure when it is inflated ="
"Oh, said the applicant, beginning
dinly to understand. Ten years ago
measured around here indicating his
rotund stomaclI--''only 32 inches.
measure As now | guess what you cali
my chest expansion is 10 inches -
Youth 5 COMPANION.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-17
morticnltnrc Ncr-u- Thcolnr,.

Small Johnny had on his best clothes,
and his mamma told him not to play in
the dirt with them on
Don't they have any dirt in heaven
to play inl' he asked.
mo. of course not, replied his
mother,
Their what do little boys do up
thereY queried Johnny.
"oh, they play harps and sing and
sit under beautiful trees, was the re-
ply.
well, said the little fellow. Il
don't see how they can have trees if
there amt no dirt, - Houston Post.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-17
DENS OF HORROR.
The Prisons Of Morocco Are Hotbcds
OF DendIY DIscnse.


The prison system and treatment of
prisoners are worse in Morocco than in
any other country in the world.
Men are arrested often merely to
spite some one whom they have hecn Sc
unfortunate rs to offend and who PCS
4essos souio power flung into pris
On, where they would be left TO starve did
not their relatives or friends bring them
food for no arrangements whatever are
made by the authorities for the feeding
Of prisoners All that is provided is a
prison generally crowded with prison
crs dying in the most loathsone and in
fictitious disease ark and unventilatcd.
and custodians 80 are quite MS brutal
and savage as the prison system itself
Prisoners ere cast into these hotbeds
Of disease, generally without the most
forcical prctonse of trial, to die and
rot il their crimes are light or their
enemies imrotcnt. Otherwise they are
probably tortured in some way or an
other. Starving merely is too good for
them in the opinion OF the authorities.
Not long afsv .-..s.shant who had
dared to claim payment for goods sup
Piled to n friend of one of the court offs
cinls was cast into prison without trial.
and after suffering torments in the
midst of mass of diseased humanity
for months was taken out showed into
u barrel fitted with long spikes and
rolled down Il high steep hill, The bar
rel eventually plunged into the sea with
its torn aud inangled cargo. lmprison-
mpnt tortnrn and death for 1a1-iper IN
present his bill r. Cincinnati Enquirer
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-17
BY Another Name.

Dakota Woman-I know can never
stand it ioctor, to have that tooth
pulled.
Dentist Il can divorce you from that
tooth, madam. in tive seconds.
Dakota Woman oh, well, go ahead
Chicago Tribune.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-17
The Ahsent nodre.

Fuzzy-They say that Faddist has
become a Christian Scientist and is
successfully giving the absent treat
ment
Wuzzy-I guess that's SO. He bor-
rowed $50 from me month ago, and
whenever call to ask fos it he's ont. -
New York Tribune.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-17

In an article ON Peking DR. Goldbaum
declares that a pawnshop. where he can
put mp his wardrobe, seems to be an in
disrensable institution to the Chinese
merchant.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-17

The telegraph messengers in populous
French towns use bicycles for the dis
tribution Of their kilograms
The times., 1899-10-28

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physical energy.
David Duggins, ESQ Of Jones, Ohio Co, Ky,
writes: when I began taking Dr. Pierce's
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or general debility OF three years duration I
took three bottles of the Discovery During
the time was taking It my sleep became more
refreshing and / gained fifteen pounds weight
and also gained strength every day. II has been
six months since took the medicine and I still
have reasonable health. I am willing TO have
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if you wish to, and if It proves 70 be Of benefit
to any afflicted person l will feel well repaid" ."
There is no alcohol or other intoxicant
in " Golden Medical Discovery, - neither
opium or other narcotic drugs.
The dealer who offers a substitute for
the Discovery" is seeking to profit
himself, not to help you. Insist on hay
ing I" Golden Medical Discovery"
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TO cover cost of mailing only Send Fl
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cover, or 81 stamps for cloth binding.
Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. z.
The times., 1899-10-28
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA, Oct 27--HeaIth Ofcer
Miller today addressed a communication to
Mayor Simpson stating that Thomas
Downey had removed a yellow flag from
in front Of his residence, which had been
ordered to be placed on the building by
the health officer. DIT Miller insists that
Mr. Downey's child was suffering from
varioIoid, and in this opinion he is SUP
ported by every member of the Alexandria
Medical Society. Mayor Simpson has in
structed the policemen not 20 put up vel
low flags or other notices of contagious
diseases unless instructed TO do so by the
mayor or their superiOrs on the force.
The health officer, in his Communication
to Mayor Simpson, calls attention to Sec
liOP 10. of the city code, which provides
a penalty for failure on the part Of house
holder 10 display a yellow flag on his resi-
dence during the existence Of smallpox
therein. It is understood that the mayor
Will hold that Mr.. DOwney has not viO-
lated the section referred 70 in removing
the yellow flag from his residence.
The first quarterly meeting Of the con-
ference year of the Free Methodist Church
in South Lee Street. was opened in this
city this evening. The services viii be
continued until Sunday morning, when
communion Will be administered The
services are being couduced by Presiding
Elder j. ". TambIyn.
a game OF football VIII be played tomOr-
row afternoon on the Episcopal High School
grounds. near this city, between the High
School team and the eleven OF the Druid
Outing Club. Of Baltimore. Both teams
are regarded as being strong
It is stated that the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad has arranged for the use Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks from GUAM
tico to Washington. and abandoned the idea
Of constructing new road from Quautic0
to Washington.
Irene. the little daughter OF VI. KidweII,
at 1l16 Prince Street, died yesterday eve
ming.
All persons who fail to register toner
row VIII not be permitted TO vote iu ths
November election.
Among those who passed the examination
before the State board Of pharmacists n
Richmond yesterday was J. a. Washington,
of this city
The promoters Of the recent sssqui-ceu-
tenuial are arranging for the publication
of an illustrated history Of Alexandria. with
scenes during the recent celebration, presd
notices etc.
The times., 1899-10-28

Justice Hagner yesterday extended the
order issued Thursday requiring Posey S.
Wilson to appear and show cause why he
should not be committed for contempt of
court The original order commanded the
respondent to appear yesterday, but as he
could not be found by the deputy marshal
who sought him to serve notice upon him,
the time of his answering was extended
until Tuesday, October 81.
The rule for contempt issued against Mr..
Wilson is the result of certain language
used in motion filed over a week ago,
in which he alleged that Justice Hagner
was so prejvdiced against him as to render
him incapable of doing justice in any
cause in which he (Wilson) is concerned.
The action of Justice Hagner referred to
by Mr.. Wilson was the overruling Of a
motion submitted some time ago in which
he asked that his former wife, Augusta E..
Wilson, be held in contempt of court for
an alleged violation of an order of the
court in connection with the decree for
divorce which was granted her The mo-
ton was overruled by Justice Hagner and
more definite hours fixed at which time
Mr.. Wilson could see his children, who are
in the custody of his divorced wife
Two or three days after, however, Mr..
Wilson filed a motion stating that since
the court had passed upon the matter he
had come into possession of new and i'm
portant evidence, and letters of his former
wife which would materially change the
aspect of the case, In asking for the
reopening of the matter for hearing, how
ever, Mr.. Wilson undertook to give his
opinion of the action of Justice Hagner and
also his conclusions as to the cause of his
action. The motion contains the follow
ing language: That the court erred in a
material matter and alcn has hqcnd ifs q
tion upon a refuted statement which the
court has refused to ignore, and that the
court broke its promise to the defendant;
that the judge Of the court is prejudiced
against the defendant to a degree which
renders him utterly incapable of doing JUS
tice to any case in which the defendant
is interested; that the court did not listen
to much of the more important part of the
defendants answer to the rule for con-
tempt made upon him returnable October
last, the judge of the said court acting
as though he had prejudged the case"
The times., 1899-10-28
A WIFE MURDERER HANGED.
Preacher Morrison ProcIaims His In
nocence on the GaIIovs.

DALLAS, Tex, Oct 27.-The Rev. G. E.
Morrison, a Methodist preacher, was hang
ed at Vernon, Tex, today for wife-murder.
This is the second case of a white minis
ter Of the gospel being hanged in Texas
within the last half year. The other was
James Darlington, alias Darlington" " who
was hanged at Fort Worth on July Is,
1899, for the murder Of Watson Whitta
ker, a Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe fireman,
who lost his life in a "hold-up" by
band Of train robbers of which Darling
ton" was the leader Darlington" was q
graduate OF Centenary Collage, at Lam
pasas, Tex, and was an evangelist pre-
yious to turning highwayman and train
TCbber Morrison was educated at Hills
boro and Lebanon, H., and continued
preaching from the time he entered the
ministry up to and including the night he
gave his wife dose of poison in order
that he might be rid OF her and marry a
Kansas young woman whom he believed to
be heir TO a fortune
Morrison mounted the scaffold at high
noon today and made a speech to the fifty
listeners Of thirty minutes duration. The
following is q fair synopsis of what he
said:
4 declare before God and the world that
1 am innocent me heavenly gates VIII
not be parted ajar Tor my entrance into
Paradise; they viii be wide open and
propped hack. ! will there embrace the
wife I am accused of numbering and for
which crime, so charged, l die today I
will there also meet my dear mother, gone
before. I forgive every one and refer you
all to the second chapter twenty-siXth
verse of the Book of Hebrews. 1 am in
nocent; circumstances over which I had
no control have placed me in this po-
sition. I have taken my trouble in private
TO my God. He knows my heart and that
I am innocent For all my shortcomings
as q man and as a minister of the Gospel
Of Jesus Christ he has forgiven me.
admit that I have committed indiscTetions
/ but am guilty Of no crime for which the
law should punish me. I have not done
worse than hundreds OF men who stand
/ high in the social religious, business, and
I official circles Of Texas. I have done nothing
/ to confess. I am in the hands of my
maker. God save my soul"
/ Sheriff J. T. Williams sprang the trap
I at 12:45 p. N. Morrison's neck was broken
+ and he died apparently without experience
+ ing pain The body is to be buried IN
J East View Cemetery at Vernon tomorrow
/ Many persons came to Vernon today from
( Canadian, Tex, where Morrison preached
and where he killed his wife, and also from
Panhandle City. where he was placed in
/ jail TO prevent his being lynched by a
mob Of his former neighbors. Most Of
them viii remain to witness the funeral to-
I morrow.
The times., 1899-10-28
SUES FOR LOWER RATES.
The DanviIIc Case Before the Inter
state Commission.

The DanyiIIc Case Before the Inter
state Commission.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
heard the concluding arguments yesterday
afternoon in the Southern Railroad freight
rate suits. number of lawyers repre-
senting nearly a score of common carriers
and the city of DanviHe Va, and others
were present. The arguments win be con-
tinued today.
The suits were brought by the city Of
Dauville, Va; John w. Parker & Co.,
Overley & Swanson Brothers, w. p Hod-
nett, Crews, Williamson & Co; Traylor
Peterson & Motley, NJ II. Cobb & Co., l.
Herman, and e. G. MOseley & Co., against
the Southern Railway Company and twen-
ty-nine other railway and steamship com
panies doing q carrier trade in the South
The complaint was filed February 49,
1899, and alleged that defendants have es-
tablished and put In force rates by and
under which property is transferred from
the New England States, New York, Penn
sylvania, and Maryland, through the city
Of Danville to the city of Lynchburg, sixty
six miles farther away, and delivered
there for less rate than similar shipments
from the points mentioned TO Danville.
II IS tldlIleu Dy Jhe cOInpIalhdhlS Lhat
this discrimination Is unjust. and that the
differential rates are unlawful.
Hearings at which testimony was taken
have been held at DanvilIe on April a and
October IT, The testimony was of the
same character as that given in the case of
( Wilmington, n. c., and Charleston, S. c.,
which closed Wednesday, and the defend
ants are practically the same. The city Of
Danville was represented by Judge Aiken
of Danyille, and former Solicitor General
/ Holmes Conrad Of this city. The at
| torney for the Southern Railway was Ed
ward H3yfer
The times., 1899-10-28
EX ira! !!
For the Children.

Today the Toys and the Dolls extend
an invitation to all the boys and girls in
Washington to pay them a visit. We want
the parents to bring them and give them
a peep into Santa Claus workshop, and see
the wonderful novelties the good old soul
has arranged to distribute on his annual
Christmas visit. The music boxes will be
playing. the horns a-tooting, the bells
a-iingling, and the dolls a-dancing and a
talking.
We don't care whether you buy penny's
worth or not-but you'll get an idea for
later action-and the little folks can spend
happy hour AMONG THE DELIGHTS
OF CHILDHOOD
We earnestly urge you to bring them to-
day.
Fourth Floor Eastern section-Eleva-
tors.
The times., 1899-10-28
A COFFIN FOR A DOG.
An Unusual Funeral 10 BE Held in
New York.

New Ork.
NEW YORK, Oct 27.-In the darkened
parlor Of the handsome home of Building
Department Inspector George D. Scott at
10th Street and Montgomery Avenue are
the trappings that mark a death IN the
family.
Everyone in the nelghborhood knows
that the casket and mourning are for
Bruno. a dog. but they think there is
nothing strange In that. They all know
that the great shaggy coated Newfound-
land dog that died Wednesday had once
saved the life Of Miss Charlotte Scott. the
daughter, and deserved a better fate than
to have his body thrown into an ashcart
or the street
Several years ago a boat which Miss
Scott was rowing capsized and she was
thrown into the water. She cannot swim,
and there was no person near enough to
save her. On the bank was Bruno, and he
plunged in when he heard her screams.
Unaided. the dog brought her safely 10
land, and after that nothing was too good
for him. The dogs funeral will be held
tomorrow.
The times., 1899-10-28
a NEW pREDeINe MAcHINE.
A Russian Device for Deepening
Harbors and Waterways.

A Russian Device for Deepening
Harbors and Waterways.
A dredging machine has been invented
in Russia that is regarded as likely to
effect a revolution in methods of deepen
ing harbors and waterways Consul Cen
eral Lincoln. of Antwerp, in a long com
municatlon to the State Department, de-
scribes the machine. The dredge is cleo
trically self propeuing, and controllable,
the electric installation, of each half con-
sisting of a coo kilQwatt generator directly
connected to a fore and aft triple-eXpan-
sion engine. The propulsion of the dredge
is accomplished entirely by screws driven
by electric motors, all = other movements
being effected by the direct use of steam.
The fundamental idea In the installation
Of the electrical equipment as indeed Of
all the machinery, has been that the di-
rectiug mind in the operating room should
have close at hand and always ready for
instant use the means ito start, stop, or
modify all the mOYemeuts OF the great
machine. To this end the means Of abso-
lutely controlling the entire electrical ap-
paratus is placed back and TO the right
and left of the operator in the form Of
switches, rhesostats, controllers and COM
pensators. Consul General Lincoln says:
''All parts of the dredge were subjected
to searching trials prior to the departure
of the plant for St Petersburg. One set
of tests for one-half of the dredge was
conducted at Drygoteu, Belgium on test
ing ground provided by the Belgian Gov
ernment, in a basin Of about forty acres;
the other was conducted at Steendrop, on
a bar in the river Scheldt about ten miles
hove AutyarD JrnafFrigI trial No at
Drygoten. was for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning the precision with which a given
stratum could be taken, and it was found
possible by raising and lowering the cutters
to take a stratum of thickness up to seven
feet. The dredge advanced at a speed pro-
portioned to the depth of the cut, fast for
a shallow excavation, more slowly for a
deep one. Other trials We're made with
astonishing results.
The times., 1899-10-28
WITH MASONIC HoNoRs.
Funeral of Thomas +. Mcguire Fro
His Late Residence

Funeral of Thomas +. Mcguire From
His Late Residence.
The funeral Of Thomas F. Mcguire, who
died suddenly from heart disease at his
desk in the Postofice Department Thurs
day afternoon. viii be conducted from his
residence, 1116 Virginia Avenue southwest.
this afternoon, at 3 o'clock. The remains
viii be inferred in Rock Creek Cemetery.
The services viii be conducted with
Masonic rites. Rev. A. NJ. HuHcker, of
Epiphany Church, viii probably offciate.
Mr.. Mcguire was a member Of Lebanon
Lodge. No. 7, F A. \. NJ; Columbia Royal
Arch Chapter, and was connected with the
Oldest Inhabitants Society. These organ
izattons will be represented at the funeral
by delegations.
The times., 1899-10-28
Extra!
HOusefurnishing Specials.

We shall lead off with one OF those big
offerings OF Granite Iron Ware for which
this store is famous Only this one is to
be bigger than ans yet We've got more
Granite Iron Ware than any store in town
we sell more Do you wonder at it?
Choice today OF
5-auart Lip Sauce Pans. with cover.
2-quart Tea Kettles
S-quart Berlin Sauce Pans, with cover.
2-Quart Coffee Pots
2-quart Tea Pots
S-quart Sauce Kettles. with cover.
3-quart Berlin Sauce Kettles. with cover.
Large Cake Pan. with tube.
These are welI-known values at see and
1Sc-for