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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-04-05

Weare authorized to announce MK. JOHN WEEDON. of Dadly Lgke Township, aS candidate for Circuit Clerk ot letlersoG county subject 10 the action ot the Demo cratic parry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-04-05

All who visit this Eminent Specialist on Manb b will receive all medical services and surgcaltreatma of charge.
 The object of this FREE SERVICE is become opiclv with the sick also demonstrate the for diseases chronic or long natl the grateful endorsements many they @ give during their future visits extended amply for this great outlay of time and money Although chronic ong-standing obscure difirnl m many socaled ncuabe diseases they toroueh thorough examination your found to he p frankly you the right all cases
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-04-05

Entered Ut the Post-ofIice at Pine Bluff, Ark, as second-elass mall matter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12

A haugmau struggling with his con
science and financial embarrassment is a
spectacle touching enough TO rouse the sym
patty of the most callous occupant of the
condemned cell Mr. Berry, after discharg
ing for some time, with credit to himself
and satisfaction 10 his patients. the duties
of public cNuCutioucr suddenly resigned to
become n lecturer against capital punish
mUnt and the author of treatise ON the
same subject. In neither capacity has iinan-
cial success attended his efforts, and he has
now written to the undersherifs Of Lon
don and the provinces, earnestly pleading
for share in any executions of which they
have the patronage.
II always held" he says, good and
trusted positions before | was hangmau.
Now the public are afraid to engage me
such is the stigma on the person who holds
such an office. My wife has completely
broken down in health with worry and
trouble of the affair. My daughter, II
years of age, have had to bring away
from the Sevenoaks hospital in Kent, ow-
ing to my embarrassment and financial
difficulty. | am now ruined. My home
was happy one before, but now nothing
looks bright"
Under such circumstances he asks the
sherifrs to give him fresh start, and
should they honor him with share of their
hanging he assures them that every move
will be kept strictly private, and they will
never see his name mentioned afterward.
The case is sad one. If MI Berry could
dismiss his financial EN- barrassments with
the long drop" he might still be happy
man, but apparently he finds them more
difficult to dispose of than condemned Grim.
inals-London Telegraph.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12

In a room where many people gather i'll
a day is a water tank, and porcelain cup
hangs from IT. by chain. \ New York
man, going up to it with friend to get II
drink Of water, attempted to show the
other how one might drink from public
cup and still not mingle lips, so to speak
"You see, he said, IL do it this way.
take up the cup and touch my lips to it
at this point closest to the handle. Ey
cry one, you know, naturally holds cup
by the handle Holding it thus it is eX-
tremely awkward to get ones lips any
where except on n certain part of one side
of the rim, so that people without know
ing it place their lips to almost the same
spot. But as you see" he went on, illus
trating his action, 81 twist it around this
way and get an untouched spot"
That was d good theory, but it was not
borne out by facts. The two stood near
the water cooler for some time in CONVEX
sation. Meanwhile several people came up
to get drinks of water. About half of
them had the same theory as the first
man, so that they all landed on the same
place by intention. OF the rest some
picked up the cup haphazard and dral<
from any side of the rim, so that their l. IS
were as likely to touch the rim near the
handle as any other place. Some were
boldly daring and didn't seem to care
New York Tribune.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12
Old London Bridge.

New London bridge was opened in 1881.
Old London bridge was mOnstrosity. 1t
dated back to the year ll76 A. ID, and at
least three wooden bridges are known to
have occupied the same site prior to that
date.
The old bridge was slightly over 900 feet
in length, according to the st. Louis Re
public, and had Is solid stone piers, vary
ing in thickness from 25 to "a feet, thus
combining the flow of the river to less than
half its natural channel. The entire sur
face of the bridge was occupied by blocks
of brick and stone buildings-erectedo on
arches, with the roadway running tunnel
like beneath--some of them four stories
high. All of these bridge buildings were
densely packed with human beings-at
one time estimated at ,100-carrying on
all the trades and other vocations of life.
Spanning the two center piers was huge
church building, dedicated to st. Thomas
| of Canterbury, but usually styled st. Pet
er's of the Bridge
In very early time the arch opening from
the bridge toward the city was called
ORATORS gate" and it was no unusual
thing TO see the heads of dozen executed
criminals hanging over it.-New York
Journal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12

The eyes of deep sea fish are very varied;
some have neither eyes nor sight; others
have greatly enlarged eyeballs, so Us to
catch the least glimpse of light. Their
eyes tend either to disappear or to be un-
usually efficient, but since no trace of sun
light can penetrate to any great depth, and
it is probably quite dark beyond a depth
of some 200 fathoms of what use can eyes
be-
Fish have been captured at depth of
nearly 5000 fathOms, where there must be
not only absolute stiffness, but also total
darkness, except for the fact that some Of
these deep sea creatures are phosphorescent
and therefore luminous. This fact was first
ascertained in the Challenger expedition
Since then, Mr.. Alcock Of the Indian ma
rine survey has found that some deep sea
/ crustaceans have a similar power, one large
| prawn quite lighting up bucketful o
water in which it was placed Fish witt
/ large eyes have therefore a better chance O
finding food and mates, but they cannot
wholly depend upon sight, since some hav,
quite abandoned all attempts TO see.
Some again, have luminous organs OIL
their head or body or tail, which are unde
control, so that they can actually throw
light at pleasure on their prey or eXtiu
guish it in times of danger. Thus the al
gler, among others, attracts its prey b.
means of these colored lures or phosphores
cent lights. chambers Journal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12
Automatic Cotton Winder.

An automatic winder of cotton thread
has been contrived, mechanism which
takes thread from eight large spools loose
ly wound and transfers it to eight small
spools containing 200 yards. These small
spools, having received 200 yards exactly,
stop revolving, knife cuts slot in the
spool, the end of the thread is fastened in
this. The machine then cuts the thread
oil, drops the spool into n trap, takes
eight empty spools from as many hoppers,
places them on the spindles and fills these
as il did the previous set. The machine
goes through the entire process in just As
seconds, making all changes automatical-
ly and with the greatest precision. Fur
ther, in another machine the small spools
are placed ON an inclined track, and in
rolling through the machine receive on
each end ticket cut from IA long strip or
roll of previously printed tickets placed on
stand above the machine. After the
ticket is cut paste is applied TO the back,
and it is then pressed upon the spool,
which has rolled into proper position to
receive it, this at the rate of 30 spools per
minute.-New York Sun.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12

1t takes some lawyers to know how to
achieve success whether or no. To such "A
one an acquaintance applied the other day.
~ say, George" he said GIVE got "a
case want to ask You about and see if
you will undertake it for me. "
estate it," responded the lawyer.
The acquaintance did so.
"Now, what do you think of it," he
asked.
81 wouldn't touch it with 10 foot
pole"
SIS that your professional OpinionS'
THAT'S just it.
"All right, I'll drop it," And he start
ed out
"By the way" suggested the lawyer,
"you owe me $25."
"What for2" asked the astonished Wis.
itor, stopping short
my professional opinion in the case you
have just submitted, " was the unblushing
answer, and the dazed visitor paid it be
fore he recovered his wits. Detroit Free
Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12

GLOW did you get your waist so small,
Mabel? 1t used to be nearly as large rs
mine"
"Ah, that's secret" was the answer,
with a smile.
"Do tell me. Can't you see what
sight am? I've tried all kinds of flesh
reducing medicines, but none of them
seems to do any good"
"Wcll, / will tell you. It's trick l
learned from Harry while he was at West
Point. You know how small wasted he
Isl"
The other nodded.
81 asked him once how he did it, and he
told me that he stood squarely on his feet,
so. But come up stairs, and I'll show
you"
The young lady donned a pretty gymna
stun suit--she was high school girl
and standing erect, with hands uplifted
and the thumbs locked she gracefully
swoope1 down until the tips of her fingers
touched her toes.
"The point is, she said, mot to bend
your knees at all 1t looks easy, but try
it once. 1t will take lots of practice to
touch the floor, but after awhile it will be
easy"
"Hog many times do you go through
that L ltiony"
81 gan with so times every morning
just 4 Ter | got up, and gradually in.
crease until now do it 200. It's sure
cure TOR too stout waists. ''-Philadelphia
Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12
THE HUMAN SPLEEN.
A Curious Bodily Organ That Is an Enig-
mn Irrr IN HhNslcinns

A Curious Bodily Organ That Is an ENG
ma Even to Physicians.
The human spleen is physiological
mystery--one Of the enigmas OF the hui
man makeup. II is spongy, pulpy or
gan, weighing about two pounds on an
average. varying In shape in different in
dividunls, the color much resembling that
noted in the kidneys and liver. Two or
three hundred years ago the NJ. ID. g were
almost unanimous in the opinion that it
secreted "vcnomn and that the fire.
quent aud persistent use of cathartics was
very necessary in order to eliminate the
"spleonic poisons" from the system.
Shakespeare and other writers of the rath-
er indefinite period mentioned above fire.
quently allude to the "venom of the
spleen and one eminent fellow of the
Royal society advocated the curious idea
of rem wing the organ and extracting its
poison in alcohol TO be used in neutraliz
ing the virus of blood poisoning.
Prat Ideally speaking, the spleen is an
unknown organ even to the enlightened
physicians of today, One of them will tell
you that perhaps it has its uses; that it
may serve the purpose of withdrawing
surplus blood from the circulation when
the heart is uuduly or unnaturally excit-
ttls anu lldl III All lIbIdulillN IL dNNa ~ ~
kind OF safety valve to hold the action Of
other organs in check and then If you
press him still further he will tell you
providing he keeps his temper--that he
doesn't know anything about It'll That
has been my experience at least
But | haven't told you anything yet
about the spleen in particular, and from
the admission already made as to the "un-
knowablenessn of the organ it is not at all
likely that this mote" will prove a store
house Of splenic information. One writer
on oddities in physiology believes its func-
lions to be the formation of red blood cor
puscles from white ones, but as it Is a
granular organ with no outlet for secretion
il il safe to say that it was not put i'll its
present position for the purpose mentioned,
believe that the idea arose from the fact
that more red blood corpuscles are found
in the spleen than in the organs adjoin-
ing it.
Although the normal weight of the or
gan under discussion is two pounds, there
are cases on record of its being found in a
diseased condition, weighing upward of
20 pounds.
Removal of the spleen does not seem to
interfere with the general health and spir-
its, which seems TO argue in favor of the
idea of its being useless bodily organ.
Zacarelli was the first TO make an opera
ton of the kind in $40 ellison collected
statistics of Is removals, the patient fully
recovering in each instance. st Louis
Republic.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12

There was a very rich farmer who would
never own that he had anything to be
thankful for in the way of profits. The
parson once said to him during a fine har
vest season, "Come, Mr.. Jones, you can
have nothing to complain about this year,
al all eventsp 81 can't say that, said
the farmer "Still, you can't say what is
amiss. He thought bit and then re
piled very grudgingly, "Well, you see,
there will be no spoiled hay for the young
calves. Troy Times.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12

Mr. Irving tells story of the boots" at
a country hotel where he was staying ask
ing to be paid for going to the theater,
Irving, struck with the fellows civility,
gave him an order for the play.
Come and see the piece, Tom" said
Irving
AT the theaterY"
Yes" said Irving. Here is an order for
you"
The next day Irving said, We'll, Tom,
did you like the play"
"Oh, yes" said the boots" in a dubious
kind Of way, but who is to pay me for my
timei"-Tit-Dits
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12

A young dental student sat with pa
per in his hand and displayed sorely
puzzled expression of countenance. Not
ing this his chum stepped up, slapped him
familiarity and calculated: whats up,
Gid chapy Some problem in dentistry"
"Yes," was the rejoinder, "Pm trying
to pull the teeth out of the edge of an 'old
saw. philadelphia Call.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12

Max Muller acknowledges the debt of
gratitude which students owe to the king
of Siam, the greatest, if not the only
monarch protesting the Buddhist faith,
for supplying funds for continuing the
translation of the great books OF the east.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-12

He-Mrs Youngwidow is in very deep
mourning, isn't shei
She-Oh. yes, indeed. She doesn't even
eat pink ice oream.-New York Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-19
PERSONAL.

business trip V'''n Wednesday on a short
A. W. Childs went to New yor, ,,..,..,-
snort business trim W." io'k yesterday on
Mr.. and Mrs Oonioi ,,,.,
wedding trip Monday. ''''' "eu from their
Guy Lamson of Nddi,i,,.
nOule Tor short visit ' ~ H"s oeen at
Ied I peu Cox, the general representativs &c Ga,
~ 'uly company, Is in town TO-DAY Wv
fro w. ~ ~ Warren and family returned wodnosd,,.
D. iesuer' where they have been visiting
a. osual Clerk Gale began his ,v,rl, 40, ,t ~
'eooro and South Londonderry ronte MI CriJ io'a''
ini nU tIia Frost returned Saturday after div
- 'iP vi several days in Massachusetts towns
Co vi" M. H. Thomas, formerly with A. G Harnss g
~ H''9 enVereu the employ of Robbins & Cowlps
ven. Estey went to New York Yesterday ur
stay. eo 'here To-Day Tor week
~, Mrs. John Cain v ent to Boston MONDAY with,
me- young son, who is to receive medical treat
}. E. Hall. who went to Vvop,ir,, ,,,., ,,.,,,,.
a a on business trip, is expected to return to,
~, Francis W: Crosby, the architect. has had 60
main in Brattleboro 0'''" ~ re-
Mr. and Mrs Blakey Of New Yorl, ,vbo b,,,,
spent the summer at Spafford lake, returned TO
tner home this week '' "'' W.
Mr, Shapln, manager of the Massasoit House at
springfield Mass, has been spending, few din vs.
win ms cousin, b o. Ware 10y
,,M imam Waite Of Chicago is visiting his amt
Mss i-uGretia Waite. Mr. Waite is connected
"Un the fullman Car company.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Spencer. on their r turn
| IOll Inelr wedding trip to Deep River Conn
| were gwen reception there Wednesday
Henry NJ Cutting leaves Monday for Chicago.
Mnere he viii spend the winter with his son,
| cago. ''''''''S vi Onl-
n pleasant surprise party was given to Ernest
", GOodenough at his West Brattleboro home
| anniversary ''' ''''"'
Leopold Herbst. who came here last spring
| was taken Ill while living on the New Hampshire
sue OF the river, and being without funds had 10
| 20 10 the Cheshire county almshouse at West.
mOreland. Bratteboro Germans raised the mon.
| ey 70 pay his expenses back to the fatherand
ana ne went to New York Wednesday, to sail TO.
| day: He was accompanied to New York by Mrs
Schldmiller, who will visit in that city a few DAYS
The following have registered at the American
| House during the past week: J. O. Olmstead st
Aloans' Mrs {. S. Dennison, Springfield. Mass
| MRS. FRANK Stearns, Hinsdae, n. H.. Mrs An.
| drews and child, Chelsea. Mass: Mr. and Mrs
! Andrews Blakeslee. New York; Mabel L. stowe
| MestHeld Mass; r. L. Trojan, Hartford Conn
| Geo. II. Bruce, kitchburg, Mass: d. J.. Spoor
| Syracuse, n. Y; VIM. Tompson. Hudson, ~ y;
| >. II; Mitherell Oakland Me; f. c. Laird
| Stockbridge, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-19

WTANTED-A few intelligent girls TO make
w suspenders on steam power sewing ma
chimes Steady employment all the ye round
and good wages. Pay board while learning. APP
ply to or address The G, A. EDGARTON MFG
CO, Shirley, Mass. 41-42
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-19

The Reformed Ballot.
From the Boston Journal I

Both in Vermont and Maine criticisms
are heard from Republicans of the working
OF the ballot reform laws, and desires are
expressed for the repeal or essential modi-
ncatlon of the system. Sober second
thought, we are confident, will make clear
the unwisdom of going back to the old
methods. Certainly the results obtained
at both elections, under the new system,
are not such as to justify Republican COM
plants, and If it is suggested that the Re
publicans lost more than their opponents
by mistakes under the law, the suggestion
seems to carry with it the inference that
Republican voters were either more care
less or less intelligent, and we should be
reluctant to accept either conclusion.
IL is true that in adopting the so-called
Australian ballot and undertaking to adapt
IL to the conditions which prevail at Amer
lean elections we have put upon it a strain
which never was contemplated by the orig
lnators of the system. In Great Britain
and her colonies the system applies ordn-
arily to the simple task of selecting one of
two candidates. A single mark against
one name ordinarily expresses the intent of
the voter That is something very differ
ent from the cumbrOus and complicated
| ballot offered the American voter, contain
ing the names of perhaps hundred candi-
dates. 1t is true, too, that in the small
communities, which are numerous in Yer
mont and Maine, the secret ballot system
| involves an amount of machinery which is
disproportionate to the number of votes.
But after all allowance has been made
on these points, the fact remains that the
adoption of this system has made our cleo
tions far more orderly, satisfactory and
free from opportunities for fraud than the
old system. The annoyances and incon-
veniences which attend the new method
will pass away as voters become more ac-
customed to its workings, but the good re-
suits which attend the system will be per-
manent. The Lewiston journal says of
the law in Ma.ne
'The Australian ballot has done more to purify
! the elections ~ Maine cities than anything in a
generation. The ward heeler is clean out of a
JOB. ! he art OF getting votes by getting voters
| drunk is no longer workable Order and decen-
| cy, dignity and peace now exist instead Of the
| disorder and venality that used to characterize
the ward rooms in ring ruled cities. -
Such results as these are assuredly more
than an offset to little confusion and in
convenience The reformed ballot system
has so commended itself to the Judgment
of the Americ IN people that, in one form
or another, it has been adopted in nearly
all the states. We do not believe it is like
| ly to be discarded by any of them after a
| fair trial.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-19
Rrooks House News.

The guests at the Brooks House the past week
nave Included John l.. Bates, Boston, husseL
e. Mr. and Mrs. Il. D. Parks, Russell, Mass
Henry Chalmers, Amsterdam. \. Y; Mrs. Geo.
/ Burnside, Bellows Falls; Elisha Eiagg' NeW
hoIk; j, f. Betters, Detroit, Mich lheouorS ID,
York; Chauncey Smith, jr., Boston; q; o. Nneei
wright, Boston; Geo. O. turk of the New orr
World; Mr., and Mrs O, +. -torey, New bIltaIn britain
u; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Damon and daughters
Boston; Mrs. O. S. Morley, Grand Rapids; Nj
ald Mrs Thos Doane and Mr.. and Mrs y. ~ ~
W Son, Boston; Mr., and Mrs. Talmage swirl
Hartford Ct a..
y Miss Jennie c. Morse has taken room at tht
brooks House for the winter. l.,
Mr.. r. Hasbrouch who has been visiting hel
daughter Mrs. g. w. Baker returned TO her noli'
'n Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday
G.. A, Richardson is in New York for rev
days
Nul. Francis Goodhue has been assisting III ln'
oIlce work during Mr.. Eddy's absence
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-19
An Old NlanRt IL.

The most remarkable instance of rapid
growth was recorded by the French Acad-
envy in 1929 1t was boy 6 years of age,
> feet 6 inches in height. At the age Of
) his voice changed, at his beard had
grown, and he appeared man Of 80. He
possessed great physical strength, and
could easily lift to his shoulders and carry
bags of grain weighing 200 pounds. His
decline was as rapid as his growth. At
his hair and beard were gray; at 10 he tot
tered in his walk. his teeth fell out and his
hands became palsied; at II he died, with
every outward sign of extreme old age.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-19
Through the Baltimore Tunnel.

The great electrical locomotives to be
used in handling trains through the Balt-
more IL Ohio railroads new belt line tun-
mel under the city of Baltimore, have been
completed. The construction of the power
house is well under way and the machinery
to generate electricity is complete and
ready for action. Before Christmas trains
will be run by electricity through the new
tunnel. The locomotives are on the pat
tern of the thirty-ton engine exhibited by
the General Electric company at the
Worlds Fair. Those made 10y the Balti-
more II Ohio are the first to be put to
practical use on a railroad and to take the
place of the steam locomotive. They con-
sst of two trucks, each truck having two
aXles, and on each axle is mounted a POO
horse power motor. The locomotive is a
massive piece of machinery, weighing at
least one hundred tons and of twelve hun
dred horsepower traction. 1t is fitted with
air brakes. The speed can be varied from
nothing to thirty five or forty miles per
hour, and this can be increased if desired.
As there will be no smoke in the tunnel, it
will be possible to paint it white, and as it
will be Illuminated by about two thousand
incandescent lamps, it will not be neces-
sary to light tine lamps in the cars. All
trains between New York and the west
over the Baltimore d Ohio will go through
this tunnel under Baltimore city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-19
Deaths.

In Brattleboro. oct, Is, son of Mr. and Mrs
Edward Vanderpoo months.
In Brattlehorp. oct. 10, Theodore Whitney, s.,
In Greenfield, Mass, oct. II, Ann c., widow of
Henry \. Potter, aged 80.
In Guilford oct, Is, Hattie S, wife of Herbert
u. Andrews.
In Grafton oct. IL, Lyman Dodge.
In Grafton. oct IL. seth Wight.
In Westmoreland y. H., Oct. u, Ephraim
Hunt, 50
In Guilford, oct 10, Charlotte L., wife Of Chas
4. Squirrs, 20,
In Hudson, Mich. oct ], Mrs. Hannah Church
widow of Lorenzo Amrs. formerly of Marlboro
In Mortified. oct IL, Henry Stebbius
In WardSboro. oct -. Asa G. Eddy, 20.
In Newfane oct 9, Edward W, son Of Edwin
VI. Redway, p.