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try desired. In another place are all the instru-
ments necessary for sending the various market
quotations, which keep up bewildering clicking
and humming during the market hours ana
everything goes with machinelike regularity,
sending inexorably the information that Is either
making or breaking fortunes wherever men are
dealing in marketable products.
In another place the Wheatstone instru-
ments Yards and yards of white tape are flying
from little punching machines, at which young
men and women seem to be making frantic eff
forts to demosh the apparatus before them,
while in fact they only perforating the tape
with a series of mysterious holes. This tape IS
then passed TO an instrument called the transmit
ter. through which 1t is rushed by the mechanism
OF the instrument at the rate Of 800 to 400 words
a minute. to Chicago, St Louis, New-Orleans. or
some other distant point Alongside Of the In
strument through which the white tape is pass
ing stands another instrument. called the receiv-
err. and from that issues at the same speed A
green tape lined with Morse characters, written
in ink This in turn is handed to typewrters
who quickly translate the Morse characters into
English and the messages ready for delivery
TO the persons to whom they are addressed.
An interesting feature Of these operating rooms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30

companys system throughout Arkansas and
Texas.
The Commercial Gable Company. organized
by John W. Mackay and James Gordon Ben
nett who together practically betrayed the cost
OF construction. opened for business In
1884. with two new cables. At that time the
cable rate 30 cents per word. and the Com
mercial Cable Company started in at 40 cents
per word. A war Of rates followed during
which the rate reduced to II cents Final
ly an agreement was reached. and In September,
1889, the existing rate OF - cents per word was
established In 1894 the company laid a third
cable. Its cables land at Canso Nova Scotia
During the eight years ending with 1895 the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30

sons Will probably run up into the millions. The
total number Of commercial messages handled
hy the company in 1896 was 81 7G0.444. The re-
ceipts were $22612 1856 %; the expenses. $1G-
ia. 756 TO- and the profits, s., S97 $50 IS
The operating rooms Of the general office at
Broadway and Dey-st. cover two entire floors. or
about 10000 square feet. Each floor is divided
into departments. Here is the switchboard to
which are led all the wires running to the West
there the switchboard with all the wires pene-
trating the South. Another switchboard controls
all the wires ramifyng through the East And
the wires in each board can, at the Will OF the
chief operator be connected together. making
through circuits between any parts OF the coun-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30

Is the method OF collecting and distributing the
messages TO the several departments, whence
arms go to the different points to which they are
10 be transmitted IT Is a modification OF the
cash carrier system employed in the retail stores
but 1t is much more elaborate. The little boxes
carrying the messages fly from one end of the
large room to the other. and then suddenly dart
up n vertical tramway and disappear through the
ceiling to the room above. Others are coming
down from the room above. Precocious young
stcrs employed on the floor below name them
rats" AS one sees them apparently chasing each
other. suddenly appearing and disappearing.
they seem to he almost sentent things They
have certainly done a great service In reducing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30
THE LUMBER INDUSTRY.
YELLOW PINE TO THE TOTAL OF 27l.'
ooo.77s FEET BROUGHT TO NEW
yORK-vERY LARGE EXPORT
PADE-COOPERAGE.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Tb. lumber and allied trades in New-York
are so great in the aggregate that the pare
figures are startling, yet only even partal ns
ures can convey an idea of the extent OF the
industry New-York is great both as an entry
port and an export point in the lunper 'raue'
though OF course its enormous local cohsuihp
ton dvarfs it's export trade, as cohpareu
to the import Perhaps the best IDEA OF 'he I'M
port trade may be given BY STATING 'he si"s'e
Fact that an average of the estimates of num-
Der OF leading men in the business places -'o'
ooo OOO feet of only one kind OF lumber-East-
ern spruce-as the income of that variety
for 1896. The lumber expert at the Maritime
Exchange gives 271, BOOTS feet as the import
of yellow pine for the year. and so, taking the SIN
gle total in each principal division. the sum Oh
NETWORKS lumber imports. from New-Engiand'
from, Canada from the South and from the
West, amounts to a simply incomprehehsip'e
aeerepate TO the many persons who suppose
that all the lumber that comes to New-forK Is
consumed by the enormous local demand II
may be interesting to point out that the snips
that go about the world" from this port are
often lumber laden. During 1896 upward OF
73 600 600 feet Of white pine alone was shlppeo
from this port, principally to the South Aneri-
can norris Brazil taking over 2O.0O0.OOO. being
the greatest buyer. To the Argentine Republic
was sent over 100000 feet; Africa took
100000; 5000 600 went to Australia and New
Zealand. while Cuba, despite the war, TOOK
nearly 10000 900 feet the latter figure being OF
course. a falling off from the normal export TO
that country. .
The New-York lumber market levles upon All
the forests of America for its supplies. Maine
and Canadian provinces send here their spruce
the South sends it's pines the West its inexhaus-
tibe varieties and they come by sea, by ran
and by that which is neither sea nor rall-.he
canals OF course the greater part or all that
comes in-perhaps % per CENTS USED IN local
building, while the bulk exports ana the ex
norts in finished work (domestiD and foreign)
take UP the balance.
The value Of real estate the island OF Man
haitian explains the reason why there are rev
lumber yards-n the sense that lumber yafu
| is understood in the West-in New-forK
limits But the great yards spread along the
opposite sides Of both the Hudson ana the
Fast rivers in New-Jersey and on Long Island
are all the same, New-York institutions. ana
| their directing wires all trace to the lumber
offices in the great downtown exchanges; and
while these draw from every lumber centre IN
| America they supply in some degree every
lumber consuming point In the civilized world
| MOULDING AND PL4NING MILLS.
| Strewn far along each river front in New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30
PAINTS AND VARNISHES.

The manufacture of paints varnishes oil ana
whitehead Is one OF the industries Of this city
that represents millions of dollars both in cap
ital and in revenue. With this trade is included
the manufacture Of all kinds OF brushes used In
the line Of business. 1t is estimated that there
are seventy-five manufacturers OF this class OF
goods in New-York City to-day. and that the
total annual income derived from the trade IS
not less than S50,OOOOOO
Prices in the paint trade ut present are saI3
IN he lower than at any time in the history OK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30

MOTLDING AND PL4NING MILLS.
Strewn far along each river 'front.' In New
York. and along the opposite river fronts IN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-25
Divided Skirts.

No girl who has faced the wind in a divided bicycle skirt on frosty day will return to the old open, Tapping skirt that impedes her movements as it chills her knees. The divided skirt has the ''yeas" by great majority, and she will cast about to sec how she can make tho prettiest divided skirt she knows how. There are divided skirts and divided skirts. you know, and there is wide difference in kind.
 4 new bicycle costume IS made of heavy Scotch eheviot in a small, irregu. lar brown and tan check. The skirt is q well hanging divided skirt, reaching to the shoe tops with two broad box plaits at the back and front that are so full that ono never suspects the dividing line ct all
 The jacket is 2 eaort, snug garment, cut in all irregular way at the front to show quite an expanse of the brown lin- en blouse front. A broad whito braid follows the edge of tho jacket, and at the back seam of the sleeve the hraiding is quite elaborate.
 A dark brown suede belt and a soft white berretta complete this outing toi- let. Tko black berretta is worn also, and on very cold days eliamois jacket is slipped OH underneath the bicycle suit. New York Commercial.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-25
The Protectionist Performance.

The following is a pant of ex-Con- Sressman John De Witt Warmers criti- cism of the Dingley bill:
 As it stands the most brilliant part of the pending performance consists in eating the words of the same actors ill the Fifty first congress. The Mckinley bill of that date was virtually entitled q bill to reduce revenues. The Dingley bill is specially commended as q revenue getter The Mckinley bill pointed with pride to the poor man's free breakfast table. The Dingley bill puts upon sugar
 "a single item of the breakfast table one- third of tho total amount of the tariff tax proposed The items which are supposed to help he farmer are good examples of so setting your trap as to 'cotch lem a-cumin and a-gwine. '- For instance, we have reciprocity i'll crder to give the farmers market abroad for what it is assumed they cannot produce for home consump Ion unless they are highly protected, as is done Ly another section of the bill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-25
TO PROTECT THE HOME.
ncw the South Looks on the Despoiler es
 the Domestic Hearth.

The introduction of q bill in the Ala bama egislature few days ago which ill effect aims to license any man 10 + the despoier of his feminine relati a calls attention to the attitude of tia south on this subject i'll q way which cannot fail to attract attention through out the north.
 South Carolina has no divorce law. 1t is impossible to secure legal sepa- ration ill that state, even for Biblie Il reasons. A husband whose home is des. ecrated has no recourse except personal violence. Public sentiment sanctions the slaughter of his domestic foe, and there is no instance on record in whi, l n man who has committed homicide un, der such circumstances has been held to account in the courts
 In Alabama and other southern states, however, divorces arc granted When. ever citizen kills man who has desc crated his home, it is the ilivariabie custom to go through the farce of a tfial, which always acquits the slay- CT To du this jurors are compelled 10 violate their oath to bril ill verdict according 10 law. In the interest of the jury the new Alabama bill has beep introduced
 Not long ago Mississippi husband who had shot man for all offense against inc moral code entered plea of guilty The jury brought in q verdict of aequittal and added, "We also find that the prisoner at the bar pleaded guilty by mistake and without knowi. edge of all the facts ill the case. ''--Ch.. cago Times Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-25
ATHLETICS IN A PALACE.
The University of Chicago Will Build g
 Mammoth Gymnasium.


 Tho University of Chicago proposes i'll the near future to erect the finest gymnasium and provide for it's students the most unique athletic field in the world. Henry Ives Cobb is now at work on the plans, and the scheme has the hearty support of President Harper and tue faculty of the university.
 Imagine T baseball game played ba. meath glass roof with vast arches 200 feet above the homo plate.
 Imagine %, 900 excited people cheer :pg three base hit made i'll midwinteri Think of going to championship ball game in sleigh behind dangling belisi
 This is dream which will cor1e true Chicago is destined 70 have the grandest athletic field and gymnasium in the world, and the changes i'll ( seasons will not prevent it's use in any one of tho 12 months i'll the year.
 Such a gymnasium will be the pride of the future students of tho University of Chicago Under its inspiration t e collegiate prowess of Chicago ". wYest from ,he effete cast such laurels as it yet retains. Chicago Tlrnes-Her aid
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-25
Senator sherman at His Best.

Every advance toward d free ex- change of commodities is an advance ii civilization. Every obstruction to free exchange is born of the same narrow, despotic spirit which planted castles up on the Rhine to plunder peaceful com merce. Every obstruction to commerce ls tax upon consumption. Every facil- ity to free exchange chearens conimod- ities, increases trade ami repuiatiaii and promotes civilization. John Sher. man in 1868.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-25
As He Read Ii.

A small Indian boy made queer ren fefing of Mrs. Hemans' familiar poem on the pilgrims, which be was required to turn from poetry into prose. The tines were:
 When band of exiles moored their bark
 On the will New England shore.
 And tho little Indian thus interpreted: ''Fhe banished musicians tied their dog an the coast of New England. '
 The steamer York, from Galveston Tex, to Bremen, had one-third of her cargo turned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-25
Hussia:: sel.ce, Gar.in.:a.

Over in Russia many of tho schools nave connected with them small gar dens, orchards or grape arbors. i'll which tho hoys and girls are taught to work. Each day the sehoolmas,er, who has charge of the garden, takes his pupils cut and teaches them how to plant hoe. rake and reap In the south of Russia where the country is almost treeless. the children learn how to sat ont trees and what tho best kinds are, and h gomo provinces there is complete silk worm colony iii each school, and ho ps. pills watch the wonderful little silkmak- CTS eat the mulberry leaves and spin their cocoons and help all they can in the work of caring for tho colony. At other schools bees are kept. and the boys and girls learn to handle them and guard them while they are honey max- tug, Chicago Record
 X kilogran, or 1000 grams of the French system. is about equivalent to 2h pounds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-25

skins of beasts, which are neither fash ionable nor healthful Let us not tax him to death. Let us be reasonable anG encourage him to live and to wear clothes. By so doing we can keep our mills running and give employment to American workingmen at American wages, which, after all, is tho chief ob ject aimed at by us protected manufac- turers. '-Byron ". Holt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-25
Tbe Beef Trusts Tithc.

If eousress can advance the price of hides cents pound i'll this country, the people will pay several millions a year more than they do now for their boots s.ns! shoes, and the money will go into the pockets of the Beef trust. .-- Hartford Times
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-25
 Sent Free.

To any person interested in hu- mane matters, or who loves animals, we will send free upon application, a copy of the ALL ANCE, The Organ of this Society. In adition to it's intensely inter esting reading, 1t contains a list of the valuable and unusual pre- miums given by the paper.
 Address the NATIONAL HUMANE ALLIANCE, 4lO-41l United States Building, N. Y
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-02-11
Hope for Freckled-FacedP People.

A spring whose waters will remove
freckles has been discovered, it is al
legged, by man named Cook, near
Danville, Ky. Cook discovered its
mysterious powers one day by drop
ping turkey egg into it. A turkey
egg is speckled and freckled all over.
Cook, after dropping the egg and fish
ing it out of the water, was surprised
to find it as white as snow. This as
tonished him very much, and in order
to see whether or not he had been de-
ceived he selected another egg, ex-
amined it closely to see that it was a
turkey product and dropped it in. 1t
also was cleared of all discolorations.
This mystifed Cook very much. He
went home thinking about it and de-
termined to experiment further with
the magic waters. The next day he
dropped squash, streaked and striped
and spotted, into the spring and it, too,
came out with white and marbleized
surface. Then he washed one of his
hands in it and found that it removed
all freckles and tan therefrom.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-02-11
overrun by Rats and Mice.

If the Pied Piper of Hamelin could
come out of the nursery books, in
which he has been so long imprisoned,
and play a few Of his alluring airs, he
could secure series of good engage
ments in southern Iowa just now.
There is plague of rats and mice in
that country, which is growing to
enormous and serious proportions.
The rodents have bred in myriads in
the last two years, because they have
been better supplied with food than
ever before, and now they are invad-
ing the towns and villages and farm
places, and making themselves a nui-
sance of such proportions that 1t can
fairly be called plague.
1t is all because of the low price of
corn. Southern Iowa has raised i'm
mense crops of corn the last two years,
and the prices have been so low that
it has remained in cribs. These are
always favorite resorts for rats and
mice, but the emptying of the cribs
generally puts a stop to the mu!tlpll-
cation of the rodents before they make
too serious a nuisance Of themselves.
But there is today an immense amount
of corn in cribs all over Iowa that has
been there well nigh two years There
has been no market to warrant sell
ing it and people have held it, and
in it the rats have thrived as never
before.
The rapidity with which the rodents
multiply under such conditions is Won
derful. It's said that the posterity
of single pair of rats will in three
years number as high as 1000 under
such conditions.
For long time the rodents were
satisfied to stay in the corn cribs, but
this fall they have begun to extend
their territory. They have been IN
vading the towns and swarming over
farms. Barns and granaries have be-
come infested by them, farmhouses
cannot be kept clear of the pests, and
stores in the towns are doing more bust
ness in rat traps and poison than in
any of the staples.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-02-11
A Veteran Engineer.

Christian Smith, Keep Tryst Post
Office, Washington county, Nd, is said
to be the oldest railroad employee in
the United States, both in point Of SER
vice and age. He is also said to be
the oldest locomotive engineer now
living in this country. He is eighty
five years old and in excellent health.
He has lived retired since 1878.
He ran the first engine over the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad into Har-
per's Ferry upon the completion of the
road to that point in May, 1912. He
was forty years on the rail, commence
ing work for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad in December, 1882, as team
ster west of PARIS Bridge, hauling
freight with three horses, driving them
tandem.
A year later his team was increased
to four horses, which he drove two
abreast. a few months later with in
creasing traffic, his team was increased
to six horses. There were no locomo-
tives on the road at that time and the
cars were drawn by these horses. In
1883 he became a brakeman and in
1886 became successfully fireman and
engineer of locomotive. In 1887 he
invented the sand box for the engine
and introduced the use of sand to pre-
vent the wheels slipping on the rails.
In l849 he went to Ohio and ran an
engine on the Little Miami Railroad
but soon returned to the service of the
B. & o. at Mt. Clare as an engineer.
He engaged in 1857 with Smith & Per-
kins locomotive builders at Alexandria
to take their engines as they were
built to the purchasers. He was for a
number of years the regular super
visor Of engines on the second division
of the B. & 0. He went on the re-
tired list of the company in 1873.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-02-11
4 GODS
easily and thoroughly. n:E>
Best after dinner pills.
% cents. All druggists. u
Prepared by C. l. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass
The only Pill to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla
What a Small Boy Gould Do.

A lad in Boston, rather small for
his age, works in an Office as errand
boy for four gentlemen who do bust
ness there. One day the gentlemen
were chatting him little for being so
small, and said to him:
"You will never amount to much,
you can never do much, YOU are too
small"
The little fellow looked at them.
WELL said he, "as small as l am,
l can do something that neither of
you can do.
"Ah, what is that" said they.
81 don't know as I ought to tell
you" he replied.
But they were anxious to know, and
urged him to tell what he could do
that neither of them were able to do.
81 can keep from swearing" said
the little fellow.
There were some bushes on four
faces, and there seemed to be no anx-
iety for further information.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-02-11
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores. Tette-, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup
tons, and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded, price % cents per box. For
sale by all druggists.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-02-11
Western Maryland Railroad.

CONNECTING WITH
H& p. K. 4. at Shlppensburg, Norfolk &
Western and Is. Il o. Railroads at HRgers-
town, +. X. X. at Frederick Junction and
p. w. & b.. y. G. and Il. Il =. Railroads at Un-
lon station. Baltimore, Md.
MAIN LINE AND CONNECTIONS.
Schedule taking effect Sept. p, 1896.
LEAVE HAGERSTOwN.
6.S5 A. VI. Accommodation for Shippensburg
7.02 y. NJ. Through passenger for Baltimore
arriving at 1917 a. m; also for
Gettysburg and Hanover.
sos 4. NJ. For Clearspriug, Cherry Run and
Wilianspurt.
lilo A NJ. Accommodation for Shippensburg.
l2.3j T.. VI. For WilliamspOrt.
l2.$5 +. NJ. For Clearspring and Cherry Run.
200 =. NJ. Mail for Baltimore, arriving at $50
p. M; also for Hanover aud Get
tysburg.
Ais p. NJ. Fast Mail, arriving Baltimore III.
100 Il. NJ. For Shippensburg.
S.O5 z. VI. For Williamsport and Cherry Run
ARRIVE AT HAGERsTowN.
6.55 A. NJ. From Williamsport and Cherry
Run.
7.SO A. NJ. From Baltimore. Fast Mail.
500 A. NJ. From Shippensburg.
1915 p. VI. From Baltimore.
1918 =. VI. From Cherry Run.
3.O5 L. VI. From supervising,
$40 =. NJ. From ShipDensbuTg.
go Z. VI. From Williamsport and Cherry
Run.
500 Y. NJ. From BaltimOre-threugh train.
b. II. dRlSNOLD, Ge1. Pass. Agent.
j. NJ. HOOD. Pres. and Genl. Manager.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-02-11

Daily. Daily except sunday.
Nos and run daily between Harrisburg
and HageTstOwn.
Connections for all stations on Cumber-
land Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Rail-
road system.
J.F. BOYD, Superintendent.
II. a. RIDDLE, Gen Pass. Agent.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-02-11
Liver Ills

Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti-
patton, sour stomach, indigestion are promptly
cured by Hoods Pills. They do their work