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Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
A wond.rful Bowman.

The Romans were very skillful bow
men. although they discarded the weap
on in warfare. trusting TO the charge
and to hand to hand fighting Many
Of the Roman emperors- were famous
archers. It is said that Domltlan would
place boys IN the circus at q consider
able distance from him and as they
held up their hands with the fingers
outstretched be would send the arrows
between them with such nicely and ac-
curacy Of aim that be never inflicted a
wound.
The wicked emperor Commodus
boosted that be never missed his aim
or failed TO kill the wild beast that be
shot with single arrow. He would
set a shaft In his bow as some wild
beast was set free in the circus to de-
your a living criminal condemned to
die. Just when the furious animal
was springing on his prey the emperor
would strike It dead at the mans feet
Sometimes 100 Hons were let loose al
once In order that be. with 100 arrows,
might kill them. With arrows the
heads OF which we're semicircular be
would sever the necks Of ostriches 10
full fight
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
On. Of Hooks Practical Jokes.

Theodore Hook forged 1000 letters
TO 1900 tradesmen and others request
ing them to call on a certain day ana
hour AT the house Of wealthy widow
Mrs. Tottenham, in Berners street
London. against whom he had con
ceived a grudge.
These people began to arrive soon
after daybreak. The rush continued
until nearly midnight They came 10y
6ftles and hundreds.
There were 100 chimney sweeps loo
bakers. fifty doctors. fifty dentists, nfty
accouchers. There were priests 10 al
minister extreme JUNCTION and Metho'
dist ministers to offer last prayers
There were City confectioners with
wedding cakes, fifty undertakes with
collins, Fifty hshmongers with baskets
Of cod and Holsters. They pushed
ouarreled and fought and the police
were called out to prevent riot. FL
nally among the hoaXed ones came the
governor Of the Bank of England, the
ROYAL Duke Of Gloucester and the lord
mayor of London, each lured thither
by some cunning pretext A police in
vestigation followed, but the perpetra'
tor was not detected,
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
BARNUM'S OLD LION.
How the Great Snowman Turned His
Death TO Account.

How the Great Snowman Turned his
Death 10 Account.
Among the features Of the paradeS
Of the Barnum circus there was for
merly one that never failed to attract
attention. On the top Of one Of the
wild beast cages lay an enormous lion.
He was not confined in any way. and
nervous people watching the parade
would shUdder at the sight and con-
template the terrible possibility Of the
lion springing into the midst Of the
crowd.
But the venerable old king of beasts
had reached the leonine dotage. and
stif'ened muscles and blunted claws
rendered him harmless. He was as
mild as a kitten and In the winter
quarters, where he was allowed TO
roam at will. sometimes had to be pro
tected from the onslaughts Of irrever.
ent and mischievous puppies,
One night he wandered from the
quarters. In the course Of his travels
he CHANGED on a barn where a meek
eyed COW was placidly chewing her
cud. A faint flicker of the slumbering
jungle spirit stirred his pulse, and,
with crashing blow Of the huge fore
paw. the COW was slain; then, lying
down beside his victim, he went to
sleep and dreamed of the time when he
was shaggy little whelp playing With
his brothers under the bright sun of his
faroff African home
In the morning the owner Of the COW,
a stalwart female with the blood of
Irish kings in her veins. entered the
barn with milk pail in hand she was
filed with wrath at the sight that met
her gaze. With keen edged ak in her
hand and grim determination In her
eye she fearlessly approached the sleep
ing lion. and when the men sent out to
search for him arrived he lay cold IN
death, Barnum promptly. Paid for the
dead COW and engaged to appear on
exhibition "the woman who In mortal
combat had slain lion"
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
THE SUN A PUZZLE
We See Only the Outer Shells Of the
Great Blazing Orb,


Great Blazing Orb,
The great ball Of lire which we call
the sun Is not really the sun. No one
has ever seen the sun. A series OF
concentric shells env alops a nucleus OF
which we know absolutely nothing ex.
cept that It must be almost Infinitely
hotter than the hercest furnace and
that 1t must amount TO more than nine
tenths Of the solar mass.
That nucleus is the real sun, forever
hidden from us, The outermost Of the
enveloping shells Is about 5000 miles
thick and is called the chromosphere.
1t is a gaseous fluid, tinted with the
scarlet glare Of hydrogen, and so turi-
ously active that it spurts up grea,
tongues Of glowing gas prominencesl
to the height Of thousands Of miles.
Time was when this. agttated sea OF
crimson fire could be seen to advantage
only during an eclipse. Now special in
struments are used which enable as
tronomers to study It In the full glare
Of the sun.
Beyond the chromosphere, far beyond
the prominences even, lies the nebulous
pallid corona visible only during the
vanishing moments Of total eclipse,
agsregadng not more than seven days
In a century.
No one has ever satisfactorily ex-
planned how the highly attenuated
matter composing both the promi-
nences and the corona is supported
without falling back into the sun un-
der the pull Of solar gravitation. Now
that Arrhenius has cosmically applied
the effects Of light pressure a solution
Is presented
How difficult It Is to account for
such delicate streamers as the promi-
nences on the sun IS better compre-
hended when we fully understand how
relentlessly powerful is the grip of
solar gravltatton,
If the sun were a habitable globe
and you could transport yourself to It's
surface, you would find yourself pulled
down 30 forcibly by gravitation that
you would weigh two tons, assuming
that you are an ordinary human being
Your clothing alone would weigh
more than a hundred pounds. Baseball
could be played in a solar drawing
room, for there would be some diff
Guilty in throwing a ball more than
thirty feet
Tennis would be degraded to a form
Of outdoor pingpong.
From these considerations It IS plain
that gravltation on the sun would tend
to prevent the formation of any lam
bent streamers and to pull down to its
surface masses of any size-Harper's
Magazine.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28

ST. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Fort Pierce, Fla, Service every Sun
day at a. IN. and IL a. M. Sun
day school 10 a. M, Mr. w. T. Har-
bin, superintendent. Friday evening
, service, p. m. Everybody well
come. Rev, George Moore, ID. D.
pastor.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
His Dream.

Towne-Do you believe IN dreams?
Browne used to. but I don't any
more. Towne-Not as superstitous as
you were, Ell? BFowne-Oh, 1t wasn't
@ question OF superstition. l was in
love with one once, and she Tilted me-
Catholic Standard and Times.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
How Il Happened.

"True, the night was dark, but he
appeared to jump deliberately In front
Of the automobile"
Force of habit The poor fellow
was an actor and naturally dived for
the spot light"-Kansas City Journal.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
BAPTIST CHURCH

Preaching service 1st and 3rd Sundays
at IL a. m. and 1870 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 7 p. M. Sab
bath school, Sundays 3 p. m. Every
body invited to attend. ]. W. MacNa-
mara, pastor.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
The oldest treaty.

The oldest text of real treaty now
In existence Is that of the convention
between Rameses H., king of Egypt
and the Prince of Kheta, which en-
braces the articles Of permanent Of
fensive and defensive alliance, with
clauses providing for the extradltion of
emigrants, deserters, criminals and
skilled workmen. This treaty was
drawn up In the fourteenth century
B. c. and Is the earliest record that
we have of any international transac-
ton.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL
second and 4th Sundays Of each
month Preaching at IL a m. and
1880 p. m. Sunday-school at 10 a.
m, every Sunday. Union prayer
service every Wednesday at 1880
pm. f. E. Jewell, pastor.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR.

Ruth Chapter No, IL. Meeting on LIST
Thursday of each month at 1880 b.
M, and 3rd Thursday at 2:30 D. m,
at Masonic Hall. Mrs. Bea rice Mid.
dlebrooks, w. NJ. Mr.. A. G. Daf.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
F. 60. nj.

Fort Pierce Lodgel No. 81, Regular
communications second and fourth
Friday in each month, at 1880 D.
M. 10 Masonic hall, A. NJ. Sample
w. ~. A. X. Wilson, sec.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28

w. o. w.
indian River Camp No. IS. Meetings
on LIST and Sd Tuesdays of each
month, at 1880 D. M, in Masonic
Hall. "a. G. CoukIing.s c. c., A. C..
Dittmar, clerk.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
SOCIETIES.
ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs

Joppa Chapter. No. % Regular Convo-
cations first and third Friday in each
month, at 7:30 p. m. in Masonic Hall.
E. H. Fee, H. p; w. j. Nesbitt, Sec.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28

since time is not person we can
overtake when he IS gone, let US honor
him with mirth and cheerfplness e
bsert while he a passing 3cefhe.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-08-28
I. o. Q. r.

Atlantic Lodge No. 80 Meeting every
Monday at 8 p m. in Masonic Hall.
K. l.. Goodwin, Noble Grand; w N.
Hardin, Sec.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-24
DOUMA TO
AID STARVING

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 23.--An ad-
dltionai appropriation for the
thousands Of famine stricken peas
ants OF Russia who are now on The
verge Of starvation is the most
pressing matter before the mem
bers Of the douma, who reasscm-
bled today after the long holiday
vacation. This is in addition to
the appropriation of $7,5U0,0tU.
which was voted by the douma be-
fore its recess, and which, with a
few local bills. represented thu en-
tire Legislative product Of the first
six weeks OF the third douma This
vast sum. double ihc amount orig
lnally proposed in the budget. was
exhausted in only partially rtliev-
ing the suffering in twelve pro
vinccs \ large part OF the money
was distributed through the ZEN
stvos and other local organizations,
as the Capitalization OF relief work
had previously resulted in grave
abuses Reports from various pro
vinces state thai conditions are
worse than ever and that an add
tional appropriation is urgently
needed
The &c" members OF he first
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-24

in the future II is unlikely that
the senate will interfere with the
execution OF the sentence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-24
DISCUSS IDUS-
TRIAL EDUCATION

1h'cago, Jan. 23.--Capitalists
ana union labor leaders, philanthropy
lists, educators and sociological
workers from many sections OF the
country are in attendance at the
three-day convention inaueurated
here today by tie National Society
Tor the Promotion OF Industrial Ed
ucation, The subject OF Industrial
education. both from the stand
point OF Tic employer and the L.
Dof''f. WI be thoroughly discussed
during the meeting Educators who
are Familiar with the subject dc
clare taat the United States stan is:
lmperati9c.y in ne-a OF more tradn
schools. # it would maintain -
commercial supremacy, and noin;
to the great strides being made by
Japan in that phase OF educational
activity. Il is declared that little
Nippon has more trade schools thaM
Tho United States and that this fa..i
alon" will soon be sufficient to .,iy
il the trade supremacy OF the Pa
&C.
Among the speakers on tho MO
gram for the three days Of The. con
Sentjon are President Elliott Of iiar-
yard; James W. Van Cleave OF s..
Louis. president Of the Natiee:tl y
~9a.attvn of Manufacturers NJ.
Nina Carlin Spencer OF New YoT'.
e. ;he Society Of Eth cal Cultur
Dr. HENRY S. Pritchett Of y
4 ork representing the Carne =:
1.~lrs 1ation Tor the Ady"ne| o1o0t o.
leanhing; A l.. Willis;on = FRA
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
Weekly Livestock Report.

Kansas City Stock market, NcV. 2.-Cattle receipts last week were 50, 900 head, quite a reduction from the previous week. and third smaller than a normal weeks sup ply short time ago. The reason for the decrease is that cattle from Kansas pastures are now about all marketed, or have been put in field lots. This relieves beef cat i,e from the Southwest and West from strong competition, and should help the market on them.
 The run from Quarantine terri tory is also small which practical. Iy leaves the market or grass cattle to be supplied entirely from pan handle and from the mountain ranges. The supply today is 5000 head reduced somewhat by the prox- imity of the election tomorrow, market to l5 cents higher. Colo rado beef steers bring S3 80 to $4.- 30, cows and heifers S2.75 to $3. .65, stockers and feeders $3.25 to $4.l0, Utah stockers today at $4. 100, Ari- zona heifers today at $3.25. New Mexico cows and heifers $40 to S3. .25. stockers and feeders $3.00 to $4 %. bulls $2.l5 to S2.7O, calves $3. 50 to $6.75.
 The situation will likely be more settled after election. with better demand both from killers and from country buyers. and if receipts are moderate. we should have a good market.
 Sheep and lambs are coming free ly, but smaller proportion are fat enough for the killers than hereto. fore, which naturally strengthens the market on killing stuff.
 Prices advanced l5 to 25 cents on lambs. The run today is I4,000 head, maket steady, Colorado lambs at S5. .65, 63 Utah lambs at s 60, yealings $4 50. weathers $4. 25, ewes S4.l0, medium class stuff l5 to 40 cents below these prices. Demand from the country is sufficient to ab sorb the. offerings at firm prices. feeding lambs mostly around $4 50, weathers and yealings &. 40 to S3. .9n. ewes S3.25 to S4.25. Sas
 J. A. RicklCKART.
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
Bv the Way.

Among your spring "Don'ts" in- clude one barring you from mistaking toadstools for mushrooms. Stomach pumps have not decreased in price during the recent near-panic.
 And just think Underneath all this slush and water and frost, the buttercups and the violets are await ing the first call for spring. It makes 6 man warbly just to think of it.
 An Iowa editor admitted the pos session of s71.O00, all his, and the tax assessor is doing as well as could be expected.
 An excited punster says Thomas Lipton Is still thinking about the American cup, and adds: Thou art so near and yacht SO far" An ax will be taken on subscription at this office.
 Most of us worry considerably to. day over the fun we had yesterday.
 The only honest quack Is duck
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
Rose by Any Other Name.

Men and women work assiduously to become famous, but in their dis couraged hours they occasionally think of the quotations: Whats in a name?" and "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" Those who have become famous tell the strivers there is nothing of satisfac- ton in 1t. What Is fame?" they ask, and then again, after some slight, comes this indignant burst: Such is famel" It Is told of an English lady and her daughter that they passed a portrait of Washington hanging in an art gallery. The daughter, looking intently at the picture asked, And who was Washington. mother"
 "Washington-Wash he was the author of The Sketch Book, my child!"
 A guide showing visitors about the home of Shakespeare, in answer to roguish inquiry from a wag, thought Shakespeare was remembered be cause he writ somethin'!"
 But to combat this, I add:
 When a small boy, along with dozen camping out" friends, ate gophers served under the name of squirrels by the cook, who was practical joker. The name in that case had everything to do with Il" as 1t often has. In fact, 1t may be good judgment to insist there is con siderable in a name after aE. Young authors who sell their writings en tirely on their merits never could be induced to believe there is nothing in a name. The famous authors can palm of gophers for squirrels a part of the time. but the beginner must have squirrel every time. Buyers of manuscript are unanimous In saying that merit wins. Independent of name, but a close observer will notice that the wellknown name Is the magic sesame that opens the purse of the publisher and points his decision to the usual avenues.
 Matter of extra merit is always ac ceptable, no matter by whom. It is the average writings, the volume of the whole. that demand a name to market them.
 If the rose Is beyond compare 1t is as sweet by any other name, but be- ing no better nor worse than hundreds of It's like. 1t sells best under the name of favorite bloomer. So it Is with writing. To be a writer and enjoy life one should be cheerfully consti- tuted to keep on scribbling for the joy of 1t. with success as secondary con. alteration.
 What Is true of writers is true of other lines. The same law holds good. There is something in a name. If you don't believe 1t, sign J. Pierpont Nor gan's name to a check instead of your own and note the difference in devel- ANnaanlo
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
inc 1aopIes, Man.

 rvs bin S pluggin' on tAis road fer d. most eighty years An hsv he'd my share q joys, O sun shine and O tears. And one thing I hev noticed most and often sed to wife: '"rh' fellers thet hez got tn least. sit most O Joy frum Lifep' Few watch it now, young feller, and you'll And 1t allus so: The man that sings the gayest is the one thet's goin' slowl Fer when he gits to climbin' and he has to work and fret, He ain't no time fer whlstlin' CT fer sngln, yew kin beti Of course I don't pertend t say the hobo CT tn tramp ls luckier than them who has-thet ain't my kind O stamp But refer t them thet has no railroads. bonds CT gold A stored away t bother 'em, no stocks t sell. CT holdl | mean tn man who has enough to keep the wolf away. Now. that's the feller, yew kin bet. who's whistlln' best to-day! Ills don't have liver Ills ner pains, his stomach works like grease, His he'd don't ache tn hull night drought He sleeps tn sleep O peace! He does not gouge his neighbor folks or guide his ship by greed, He loves hls fellow men and lives &C., cordlng to his need Few watch 1t now, young feller, and you'll find 1t allus SO: The man that sings the gayest is the one that's going slowi
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
Ke,f ,fa sar;ain.

Sue-lf y- ner had Sl0,00O coo would you 2 'y q titled foreigner?
 Naude-l wealth wait till he got ten million know a lovely titled forcsgner thai could get If we had only two ni lon.--Chlcago Record Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
The Rehearsal.

A Wisconsin editor makes solemn confession that the incident hereafter described took place in neighboring town:
 A little fellow. who had overheard a heated argument between his parents and got the matter conf Ised with the local attraction at the Bijou, asked his mother if she and papa were rehearsing the Pas aion plav
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
s .ch a Good Bowl

Wiilie-Huh you always read about good little bs!s Anyway never make any noise running down stars like othsr fellows.
 Sister-Pooh! That isn't true.
 Willle--It is 90. 1 always slide down the banis er.---Judge.
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06

The rirld Office.

''The office should seek the man" re- marked the idealist
 Perhaps" answered Senator Scrg- hum: but an office doesn't get much encouragement in proving around seeking anybody In fact, 1t has to roost high to keep from being grabbed off the perch. h.''-Washington Star.
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
Mhere tt 2 cnst comca ln.

Do you md the cost of living any higher in New York than 1t was in the little town?"
 No; living doesn't cost so much more, but a fellow has to pay a big price to keep from getting lonesome Chicago Record-Ierald.
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
Family likeness.

Mrs D Firm--i tremble to think of our daughter marrying that young man Why. he orders his mother and sister aroGnd as t hey were slaves
 Mir De Firm-Don't worry, my dear. He won't order our daughter around more than crcs She takes after you. New Yci ly
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
Monld De Exclualve,

"I am thinking of starting a new society"
 What Is 10 be it's objeet?"
 q haven't de led yet but it is to be composed cr adies who are the deuf hters Of men who have never been mentioned for the vice-presi- dency. ."--Ch.cgg go Record-H Herald
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
.Indge.
his soast.

Who gives this woman away?" ask ed the preacher.
 q do," said the father of the heir ess who was being married 10 a titled foreigner, and, more than that I'm giving one of the biggest bonuses on record with her, Chicago Record Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
A oLc.3 C 3- le.s ING.

A oLc.3 C 3-, ne ING. C m9rnbs G a,r sunshine; ,d ra RE S t,r hrnbs h 'f,In If you've waited very long l tHDLsiu l heard You rApping; To slui you out were sin. My "t Is standing open: Won't you
 walk
 right
 in? Good morning. Brother Gladness. Good rCrn ng. sister smile. Tfev told ma you were coming, So waited on a while. I'm lonesome here without you; A weary while it's been. Ny heart Is standing open; Won't you
 walk
 right
 in? Good morning, Rrothor Kindness Good morning, Sister Cheer. l heard yc'i were ort calling, So [ waited for you he-e $ sc way l keep forgetting haze to toil ana spin Nva yen are my compan'ons; won't you
 walk
 ri~ht
 in? -J. W. Foley, in New York Times
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
Showed the Effects.

Where were y, last night Casey"
 "shure, Ci Tlia'ged into the soshal swim at McCarths $
 "Oi know the wather is niver very dape there, sn' ,in' frim yure face ye must have L., ootthom. Puck
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
ren.Minute Bulletins.

Hiram Bu7rows-iiow's yer chawin terbacker, Ezra?
 Ezra skinner treluctantly prod icing lug)--Failin' fast; don't expect 1t to last the day out.-Puck
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
cio-y,y .o ee Seen.

We had Q di3 ute at our club the other day as ,o which was the most beautiful feature-the eye or the nose
 Well. what happened?"
 We put it tc a vote, and the eyes won. -Baliimore American.
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
on the Latest tiIpIess shape.
-J. W. Foley, in New York Time.

We don't wish to ins!nuate They were not real before: But where. oh. where are the hips that
 we
 Don't notice any more?
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06

An appreciation of poetry is one of the fairest fruits of culture.
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06
Another Theory.

I've just figured out how the Venus Ce Milo came to lose her arms
 How"
 "SFe broke them or trying 10 button her shirtwaist up the back. Pack.
The Coconino sun., 1908-11-06

We buy furniture all the time
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-27
HILo SHIPPING.


HTLO, January 24.-"The firm of
Hackfeld & Co.. Ltd, will not with
draw from the lighterage business in
Hilo for the present. said Mr.. c. cas-
tendvk. manager of the Hi1o branch
of that firm. There have been rumors
70 this effect, so I wish to deny them.
We are placing sailing vessels on the
route between San Francisco and Hilo.
The first of these, the schooner James
Rolph, is up to leave San FRANCISCO
about Feb. 1. In connection with this
line our regular lighterage business
will be continued for loading and dis
charging cargo for the present under
the management of Captain c. Wich-
art. and the towing will be done by
the gasoline launch Anna, as hereto
fore"
The first of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
company's steamers for salina cruz
with 1908 crop sugar. left here on Sat
urdav afternoon, the Columbia carry
ing q. 800 bags from this port, 1888 tons
and a total cargo of 12,O51 tons re-
eeived as follows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-27

by authority, never an II believe it
because you or the people or the
church say 500 but an Il know 1t be-
cause through the Eternal Spirit God
is constnatly chanting it in my Utmost
heart and life"
1t is this voice that we hope to hear
in our studies of the Old Testament
Two weeks from today we will listen
for it in the opening words of the
Book of Genesis.