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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02

The Whitsuntide ho liday in a Pari
hotel:
visitor-These are all dirty towels that
you have brought me.
Chambermaid-WelI monsieur, ighteen
other gentlemen have used them, and you
are the first who has complained.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02

Everything comes to him who waits, but the
man who comes first gets it.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
Chinese Women Pile Drivers.

Piles were being driven in one of the
new buildings for a foundation for a
punch. They were eight inches in d.
ameter and fourteen feet long. The
staging was bamboo, and SO was the
frame for the hammer, which was a
round piece of cast iron, with hole in
the center for a guide rod, says Cas-
sier's Magazine.
Attached to the hammer block were
twenty-seven ropes, carried up to the
top of the frame and down on the out
side, looking very much like the old
fashioned Maypole. Twenty seven
women had hold of the ends, and with
a sing-song, all together, pulled down;
up the rod, four feet, Travelled the ham,
mer, then, at a scream, all let go, and
down it came on top the pile, which
was unprotected by a band or ring.
The women were paid twenty cents in
gold per day. This Maypole driver is
in general use throughout Japan and
China.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
New Petroleum Motor.

A new type of petroleum motor, said
to be characterized by great simple
ity of mechanism, has just appeared in
France, says London Invention. The
engine has been examined by a con-
temporary, and it is found that the
principal feature is the independence OF
light to cause explosion after the ma
chine Is once started, thus one explos-
ion in some unexplained way serves to
produce the next. How this arrange
ment is effected is as yet a secret, and
until we know little more upon the
subject we are not able to judge of the
practicable capabilities. 1t seems that
the patentee has been able to dispense
with the electric spark or light Of any
kind in the bringing about Of the ex-
plosion, and thus the chief danger of
this class of motors has been elimin-
ated. A mineral essence is employed,
mixed with air by means Of special
pulverizer, and this mixture, finding its
way into the cylinder through a trun-
MON in the same way as steam does
in an oscillating steam cylinder, pro-
duces the further combustion by the
explosion that has just preceded. Thus
it follows that the temperature Of the
cylinder remains stationary and so low
that the cooling apparatus generally
required is dispensed with. 1t is 81 e
posed that this system of motors will be
available for motors which range fiom
one to four horse pwer.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
Electric Rat Exterminator.

Since science has discovered that
electrocution is a painless death the
employees of the electric power house
at Atlantic City, n. j., have been using
that mode of dispatch for the captured
rats which every morning fill the two
big traps set out the night before. Rats
have long been a nuisance in the place,
and the traps were bought several
months ago to aid in the determination
Of the rapacious rodents. Until a few
weeks ago the captives were drowned,
but, at the suggestion of a visitor, elec-
trocution was tried. The traps were
placed on q slab and circuit formed
by fastening a copper wire connecting
with the dynamos, to each side Of the
cage. The current was then turned
on and in an instant every rat in the
cage was dead. One of the workmen
a few days ago suggested plan
whereby he claimed the whole building
could be freed of the vermin, and 1t was
tried with success. A cage full Of
rats was put in the electric circuit and
the current was turned on volt at
time, being gradually increased in
volume till the rats executed most
fantastic dance. The imprisoned vic
Tins were then let loose, and, according
to the story of the ingenious workman,
not only they, but all their fellows.
left the building and have not since re-
turned.-New Ideas.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
Concerning Flowers.

Flowers should always be placed in
water as soon as possible after being
picked; when received by post in a
somewhat wiltered condition an imme
diate plunge into hot water with lit
tie sal volatile will accomplish wonders
in the way of reviving them.
Lilac laburnum and azaleas require
to have a piece of BARK stripped up and
left hanging, and this, with the addi
tion of a few leaves in the water, will
often keep them in quite fresh con
dition for weeks.
The bouquet which you have carried
during an evening will be sure to re
vive If you spray it well with water and
put it under a bell glass, and IL you
wish to wear flowers in your hair or on
your corsage, they may be made to re
tain their freshness for an entire even
ing by putting bit of sealing wax over
the ends.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

gather an early spring and late fall
crop or q winter and summer crop.
Thus the plants are allowed RbOut six
months in which to produce good crop
Of leaves. They can do this only under
favorable conditions, however, and the
wild water-rress rarely yields enough
for two crops in one year.
The profits Of a cress farm are just
as variable as any other farm produce.
So many factors, such as the condition
Of growth, the intelligence Of the grow
er, the market prices, and the general
distance from market, enter into the
question that no one can satisfactorily
give q correct answer. Cress- growers
in exceptionally good seasons have been
known to clear 500 per acre, and that
on swamp land of little value, while
others complain that S25 an acre is all
that any man can expect. Between
these extremes one can rest in security,
and conclude that it is his own mis-
management, or a combination of cir
cumstances over which he has no con-
troll, If he fails to come somewhere
within the two limits.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
Tommy Atkins in India.

Tommy Atkins, at least when in
India, is very precious in the sight of
the British Government. As he stands
in his uniform, disciplined soldier in
the prime of health and strength, he is
said to have cost a paternal govern.
ment the sum Of two thousand dollars
of American money, and he is valued
accordingly. His daily rations are
carefully examined by medical experts;
his one quart of good ale and one ounce
of pure rum are served out to him
with the greatest regularity. When
the exigencies of the service permit
1t, he is sent in the "hot season. to the
mountains, where he works on the
roads and gets a laborer's allowance
besides his pay, which he places at
interest in the regimental savings bank.
When on the plains, everything is done
that possibly can be done by his officers
to make his life pleasant.
Cricket, concerts, theatricals, news
rooms, libraries, sports, ETC., are pro-
vided literally for his amusement.
When he behaves himself a good-con-
duct stripe is added to his coat-sleeve
and penny n day to his income. When
he gets drunk he gets a week in the
cells or five days drill. He is march
ed to church every morning and is ex-
pected TO say his prayers and listen to
the sermon. On the whole, the life of
an English soldier in India is happy
one. And if he does not leave his bones
in some military cemetery, in due time
he returns to England, enjoys a pen
sion, and in his old days shoulders his
walking stick and tells the boys how
battles are won.-Lippilcott's.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
How,s Thfsf

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
my case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J.CHENEY & Co, Props. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known /; j. Che
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially cble TO carry out any obliga-
lion made by Their firm.
WEST d TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
wALDINo, KISvAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, OHIO.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, s5c. per bottle. Sod
BY all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
In Took the Ribbon.

Dear Sir:-"Hsving used several boxes OF
your TErrERINE. / can say that il Is the best
remedy j have ever found for skin diseases.
After failing with Cuticura and other similar
preparations. through the recommendation OF
o fr end l tried box OF TLTTERINE. and two
applications was all that IL took to effect a
com plete cure OF q breaking out on my foot OF
long standing. i think il is the best salve in
the world for skin diseases" Yours truly,
r. b. A ExANDFR.
Mt. Selma, Texas.
boz by mail for Soc. in stamps.
j. Il. SHUPTRINE, Savannah, Ga.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

! Galveston Is going to be the New
York Of Texas. Fine elevators are go
ing up, ocean vessels are coming there
for freight. st. Louis wheat exporters
will export their wheat that way. The
southwestern railroads all favor Gal
weston connections. Last year $1,000.
600 worth of coal and gold was mined
in that State: there are also numerous
beds Of Ignite there. --.---'
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

Reading may make full man, as Ba-
con says, but merely devouring papers
and books, without thought, makes him
no fuller than a goat. -i.-,
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

When Dobbins' Electric Soap was first made
In 1866 it cost % cents q bar. 1t is precisely
the same ingredients and quality nor and doesn't
cost hay. Buy it of your grocer and preserve your
clothes. II he hasn't 1t, lie Will get 1t.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life

n ycu want to quit tobacco using easily and
forever, regain lost mannood, be made well,
strong, magnetic, fuli OF new life and vigor,
makes weak men strong. Many gain ten
pounds In ten days. over lOo.100 cured. Buy
No-T0-bsc from your OWL druggist. Under
tree Address sterling Remedy Co., Chicago
or New York
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
Gludness Comes

XNTith q better understanding Of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper ef-
forts-gentlc efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
The knowledge that so many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
case, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup Of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions Of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. tits therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment Of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa-
tives or other remedies are not needed.
II afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most sllillful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
Deep Sea Coloys.

A large proportion of the marine
creatures found at great depth in the
colder parts Of the ocean are Of red
color.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

The universities of Berlin and vien-
na have exactly the same number of
;nstructors-344 each. In 1870 the
Berlin University had only 16s.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
an unfailing medicine.-F. X. LoTz, 1915 Scott
st., Iovington, KY, Oct ], 1874.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

No one should be so contented as to re-
main passive to poverty.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

FITSstopped free and permaDentiycured. No
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Use. send to DR.. Kline. 95l Arch ST.. Phila., Pa.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

CAscARKrs stimulate liver, kidneys and bow.
els. Never s,cken, weaken or gripe. 10c.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

Remorse is teacher from which we should
require but one lesson.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tion allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c. a bottle.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

WHEN bilious or costive, eat o Cascaret
candy cathsrtc, cure guaranteed. 10c., 25o.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
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ATLANTA Constitution)
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The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11
z yes

Ears and nose are all more or less affected
by catarrh. The eyes become infiamed, red
and watery, with dull, heavy pains between
them; there are roaring, buzzing noises
In the ears, and sometimes the hearing
Is affected; the nose is a severe sufferer.
with its constant, uncomfortable discharge.
All these disagreeable symptoms may be
removed by the use of
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

4 Sc. pays for your name in our Public Directory
n and gets you Handy Dictionary OF 30 OJ words
Ali worth $40 10 you. South Pu =. Co, Roanoke. Va
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

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& WEAVER McGill Building, Washington, d. c.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

0nu1lN and WHISKY habits cured. Book sent
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The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

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The Louisiana populist., 1896-12-11

Birmingham, Ala.
treats. at Office or BY MAIL,
all forms OF Chronic Nervous, Blood Skin
and Private Diseases Of Men and Women.
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An Atlanta Enterprise ofGreat Merit

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tion 20 the advertisement Of "The
Mothers Friend" appearing in this
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A Pretty Face

is the result of healthy physical con-
dltion. Beauty is but skin deep" yet
il greatly depends on clear complex
ion, free from wrinkles and hollow
checks.
Health always brings wealth of
beauty. A healthy state of the system
comes with Doctor Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. It's a medicine prepared
for woman's ailments-it cures those
arrangements and weaknesses which
make woman's life misera BILE.
woman who neglects to take prop
er exercise is particularly prone to ex-
cessive congestion, debility and slug
gish circulation. This is the time we
advise the Prescription In all de-
rangements and displacements of the
special organs which result in "signs of
Inflammation" in catarrhal discharges
from the lining membranes, and in dis
tressing irregularities-this medicine
effects perfect and permanent cures.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-01-23
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
February, 1896.

The Lee family of Virginia is the sub
ject of "a series of profusely illustrated
articles which will constitute leading
feature in Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly during the current year The
February number of this magazine,
just out, contains the initial article OF
the series. entitled The Ancestors OF
General Robert 4. Lee. and the Times
in which They Lived" written by Mrs.
Roger A. Pryor. embodying many rare
portraits, coat-of-arms, etc. This same
February number of Frank Leslie's
also contains beautifully illustrated
articles upon "a Roman Festa," by
Theo. Tracy; Sardinia" by Charles
Edwardes; "The Social Settlement in
America" by Rufus X. Wilson: West
Point" by Carl j. Becker; art Stu
dents in Paris" and stories sketches
and poems by Howard Paul, George
Edgar Montgomery, DIR. j. II. Porter,
j. +. Sullivan, Ella Rodman Church.
Lena l.. Pepper, and other popular
contributors.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-01-23
How's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Il. y. CHENEY ~ co, Props. Toledo o.
We the undersigned have known n
J. Cheney for the last 10 years. and be-
lieve him perfectly honora ble iu all
business transaction and financially
able 20 carry out any obligation made
by their firm
WEST q TgUAx, Wholesale Drug sts.
Toledo. O. WALDfNO. KTSNAY g. MAR.
VIZ. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
naily' acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces ~ the system
Price 75c per bottle. Sold bvait Drng.
gis,s. Testimonials free
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4
dark eyed maidens peeping shyly
forth from trellised vines.
At last, wearied with travelling
oser road which seemed to have
no end. | began 60 cast glances np
the steep sides of the "Punch
Bowl and debate in my own mind
the possibility of scaling it. De.
termined to make the trial. left
the road and started up tho noun.
tain side. A few shrubs and little
course grass, with loose orumbling
stones were all at FIRST encounter
ed, but soon a new obstacle prc.
sented itself in the form of a thornv
shrub called lantana. 1t is
species of mesquite, and is rum
Gus to the clothes, and uncomfort-
able to the skin. 1t is hardy
plant--triumphs over drouth, and
iiourishes IN flood. It thriyes
alike In rich soil. poor sell, stony
ground, and where there is little or
no soil at all. The most skilled
ootnnist has never been able to find
single use for lantana. No ami
NAL will cat it. The islanders
have more to fear from lantana
than flibusters or the restoration
OF monarchy. 1t spreads like con-
tagion. and deties plow aud hoe. 1t
is nearly indcstructible. have
been told that If You cut it down
each joint will start a separate new
plant; If you grub it ont, it will
come again, and il you burn IL. il
will rise like the phenix, triumph
ant from its ashes. If had an
enemy whom l wished to do NOR
tai injury, would SOW laAtana In
his fields.
Sometimes half buried in the
noxIous plant, struggled bliudly
up the mountain side. At last.
making my way across a sort of
ravine to some rocks blackened by
time. sat down almost out of
breath to rest. My hold on the
rocks was slight. | had scarcely
SIX inches of space to cling to, and
below me yawned chasm fifty feet
deep. There was 10 breeze on this
side of the mountain, and the rays
OF the sun were exceedingly warm.
SO, as soon as | had partially 10
covered my breath, | resumed my
toilsome journey to the top. af
terward learned there was a path on
the west side OF the mountain which
tho steep, is accessible to foot tray
elers.
AS seen from the tor Of The
Punch Bowl Honolulu presents n
charming picture. The little city.
half hidden in the dense foliage of
the tropics, has u shy, coquetish
appearance.
was willing to return by beat.
en- path and less precipltous route.
On the way l paused to gaze upon
squad Of cOnvlcts at work ON the
road. The uniform Of the Hawaiian
convict varies according to the
offense with which he is charged.
IL it is oRly misdemeanor, he
wears suit, one half OF which is
blue, the other brewn. II he is
convicted Of felony. his garb ia
black and white striped, the stripes
being perpendicular instead Of hori
zontal, as is the uniform Of most Of
the prisoners in the United States.
But one of this squad wore striped
clothes.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-01-23
DREAMS.

Written for THs ARous.
BY A. W. FREDERICK.
Slumber gives spirit control
While the body lies seemingly dead
Lo the nebulous depths of the soul.
But the blood rushes hot to the head.
When we wake the scenes grow blind
To the visions of glory that dawned-
Sleep is the night of the mind
And our dreaming but glimpses beyond
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EXCURSION TO " wasHINGToN, D. c.

The B. g. o. Railroad Company has
arranged for another excursion TO the
National Capital, from Pittsburg. Park
ersburg, Wheeling, Lexington, Hagers-
town and intermediate points along its
lines as far east as Washington June
ton, ahording an excellent Opportunity
for mid-winter jaunt TO the National
Capital. The date selected is Thurs
day, February Goth. The rates are re-
markably low and the time limit ample
enough 10 allow visitors an opportunity
TO visit all the public Buildings and In
stitutions in Washington and make
side trips 90 points Of interest in near
vicinity.
We give below list Of stations show
inc the time ~ ~ -