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The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21
TERM A MISNOMER.
Graphite, Not Lead, in Pencils - HOY
the Latter Are Made.

Graphite, Not Lead, in Pencils - How
the Latter Are Made.
Once pieces of lead were used for
marking, and we continue to use the
word, though lead is no longer q part
Of our pencils. The Philadelphia
Times in speaking of these useful
articles regrets that history has failed
to record the name of the great genius
who gave to the world that most use
full little instrument, and says we have
heard all about tile discovery Of burnt
snuff and the sewing machine and the
typewriter and all that, but the inven
tor of the lead pencil has, evidently,
gone down into the shadow of obliv
ion "unwept, unhonored and unsung."
81 have to laugh at the queer ideas
some people have about pencils" said
q manufacturer. '-You will scarcely
believe it, but the opinions Of people
who know nothing abon. it seem to be
divided between the melting of the
lead and pouring it into the hole in
the wood and cutting out the lead to
fit the hole. The part that goes into
our pencils other than the lead is
cedar, and comes from the swamps of
Florida. 1t is obtained from the fall
len trees that lie there. There are
men there who make business Of sup
plying to pencil manufacturers this
cedar in blocks which are sawed to
the length Of the pencil, some thick,
to receive the lead, and others thin,
for the piece that is glued over the
other containing the lead. The blocks
are sawed for four pencils each. The
groove is made by saw, and in this
the lead lies.
81 know" continued the manufac.
turer, "that not one out of ten thou
sand persons has the least idea OF what
this lead is. See, here is fine black
powder ; that is graphite, and costs
somewhere about twenty-five cents
pound. This white substance is Ger
man clay. 1t comes across the ocean
as ballast in vessels, and all it costs
us is for freight. We mix clay and
powder together and grind them in a
mill, moistening the mass carefully
during the process, until the two are
thoroughly assimilated and reduced
to paste thatis about the consistency
of putty. Here are the dies for the
leads, into which we press this paste
Of graphite and clay. These leads a;e
kept in hot glue and are placed in the
grooves as the blocks are made ready.
When the lead is put in there snugly
and forever, the thin block is glued to
the thick ons and left to dry thor
oughly."
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21
When Character IL Formed.

Again, in many homes older chill
dren make the life of the smaller ones
wretched much Of the time. The
writer knows family where there are
three children, the youngest about
two years Of age. The older ones
seem to find no greater pleasure than
to tease the babe on every opportu-
nifty, for she occasions them much
merriment by her violent vocal and
bodily expressions whenever she is
tormented beyond endurance. One
does not need to remain about this
home long before seeing plainly that
this child is being worried into an
ugly disposition. Even at two years
she has reached the point where she
is intolerable much Of the time, show.
ing her unbalanced condition by flying
into a passion over every little thing
that occasions her displeasure. The
attitude of the other children serves
to keep her in more or less constant
state Of fatigue, and the actions per-
formed in this condition are rapidly
forming habits, thus determining her
character s-Appletons' Popular Science
Monthly.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21
The Peacock at Home!

The real home of the peacock or
peafowl is in India. There they were
and are hunted, and their flesh is
used for food. As these birds live in
the same region as the tiger, peacock
hunting is very dangerous sport. The
long train of the peacock is not it's
tail, as many suppose, but is COM
posed of feathers which grow out just
above the tail and are called the tail
coverts. Peacocks have been known
for many hundred years. They are
mentioned in the Bible. Job men
tions them, and they are mentioned,
too,in l Kings,x. Hundreds of years
ago in Rome many thousand peacocks
were killed for the great feasts which
the emperor made. The brains Of the
peacock were considered great treat,
and many had te be killed for a single
feast. New York Clipper.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21
New Application of Electricity.

One Of the latest applications Of
electricity is to the modification Of the
human voice, according to the New
Haven Union. Two French scienti-
fic men have reported to the Paris
Academy Of Medicine that greatmodi-
tications of tone are produced by sta.
tic electricity. In order to demon
strate this q singer was made to sit
upon an insulated stool which was in
connection with the negative pole Of
static machine.
By means Of a brush electrodo the
air in the singers vicinity was made
electrical, and in this condition was
breathed by him. In very short
time the effect became most marked,
the voice growing full and clear, the
quality becoming more agreeable, and,
in addition, use had far less power Of
tiring the vocal cords than ordinarily.
While it will not in all probability
become matter of common use at
present, it is by no means unlikely
that, as the result of these expert
ments, singers and actors will, when
they have to undergo severe strain in
the performance Of their duty, resort
to this method instead of to stinu-
lants, as they frequently do. Perhaps
Wagner, with the foresight of genius,
had some such aid in his mind when
he wrote some Of the operas which
unquestionably make such serious de.
mands upon the physique ofthe artist.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21
HUMOROUS.

Man will always sympathize with the
under dog, unless he owns the other
dog.
Customer-What have you in the
shape Of oranges today: Funny Clerk
-Baseballs.
Just as soon as some people can
make enough money to live comfort.
able, they want to live stylishly.
'"There's one thing about my GIRL"
yawned Freshly, ''she's awfully chic"
eyes, and no spring chick at that.
''Did Kitty Lyre get her bicycle
yet?" "No. She is waiting until they
are marked down from $50 to $40. SO"
Papa-Well, young man, so you
want to marry my daughter. What
are your prospects? Suitor (aside)--
Ii l were only mind reader!
"They say you can't arrest the
flight of time" "Certainly not"
swell, this morning when I was COM
ing down town l stopped minute"
Miss Summerleigh-Do you think I
read too much poetry? Dashleigh-
Well, the great danger In reading poe
try is that you may be tempted to
write some.
First Convict prison doctors
are de queerest lot I ever see. Second
Convict-How? First Convict--No
matter what's de matter wid man
aey never recommend change Of air.
$50 you went in search of the gold
an fleece" said the man. 'sNo," re-
piled the Klondiker, who had been
swindled on claim; we didn't go af-
ter any fleece. But that's what we
got"
81 don't believe Longfellow ever
knew much about children, grumbled
Cumso at o'clock in the morning, as
series of yells burst upon his ears.
"Talk about the children's hour being
at twilight!''
Professor (disgustedly)-It's hard
to get any knowledge into your head,
your skulls SO thick. Pupil-But, re-
member, professor, for the same rea.
son it will be hard for the knowledge
to ever get out.
"Cellini," observed Phidias one af-
ternoon at Mrs. Casar's tea, when
did you first discover that you were
sculptor?" "When [ was a child"
said Cellini. "When my father was
away from home I had to do the carv-
Ing for the whole family
Miss Woodby de Heiress-Love dye
do, count? I'm glad you were able
to get away from those horrid Try
goods again this season. Count Reborn
Countaire-Thanks, awfully, my dear
Miss de Heiress. It also gives me
great pleasure to note that close appli-
cation to your sewing hasn't affected
the brightness of your eyes in the
least.
Tourist-It seems to me that this is
a very unhealthy place. Don't people
die pretty often down here? Native
Stranger, consider this the health
lest place on the hull footstool. Do
people die here? Well, should say
not. Why, look here; my brother
has been sick abed ever since we
struck these parts, fifteen years ago,
and he amt dead yit.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21
NATCHITOCHEs, La, JANUARY q, 1898.

are many Afridis among the British
troops. There is danger that the re-
volt may spread to them, and they
will turn upon their masters. Should
this follow, there will be the most
dreadful scenes of bloodshed and tor
lures that the world has ever seen.-
St. Louis Star.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21
NO. &C..
LOVES SWEET REWARD.

! Icaro not for the thGrly way,
Though skies bend black above me;
The dark sings sweetly to the day:
"You love me, dear, you love mep'
The winter blossoms as the May
And sweetest birds are singing;
The storm hath still the rainbows ray,
And all life's bells are ringing!
And bright the night, and dear the day,
With stars or storms above me,
While life shall sing. and death shall say
"You love me, dear, you love me-
L. J.. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21
A Powerful Argument.

Her Father.-So you wish to marry
my daughter?
The diplomat-Yes; but dearer
wish Of mine is to comfort your own
declining years.
Her father-Say no more. You'll
do.-New York Journal. =,
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21
To Be Sure.

''But I thought your husband was
such an active ma,?"
"Active! If it weren't for me, I
don't believe he'd get up in time to go
to bed"
"Ah, we'll! that's better than. some
husbands, you know, who scarcely go
to bed in time to get up. "---Harper's
Bazaar.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21

A storekeeper in Bath, Me-, says
that rats never gnaw hemlock. Ho
keeps all his grain in hamlock chests,
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21

OF the twenty-six senators who
served terms in the lower house be-
fore coming to the senate, Senator Mills
of Texas served longest. his term
being from 1873 to 1892.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21
LOVING WORDS.

Loving words will cost but little.
journbying up the hill of life,
But they make the weak and weary
Stronger, brarer for the strife.
No you count them only tribes?
What to earth are sun and rain?
Never was kind word wasted.
Never one was said in vain,
The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-21

When the cares Lf life are many,
And its burdens heavy grow,
For the ones who walk beside you,
If you love them tell them so.
What you count of little value
Has an almost magic power,
And beneath their cheering sunshine.
Hearts will blossom like a flower
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-16
A TRAGIC DBATB.
Louis Dlgneo, Of santa Re, Meets with a

kNNta hfhhNNf VI oAuAa Tvs m@NNa WIN y
Fatal Accident At Csrrllos.
TIE CITIZEN on Monday published an
article to the effect that Louis Digneo.
who has relatives living In this city, had
committed suicide at Cerrillos on sunday
by shooting himself. Since then facts
have developed which show that his death
was brOugh, about by accidental shoot
ing. and in connection Herewith the fol-
lowing article IL taken from the New
Mexican:
The to sn was startled sunday after
noon by n report from UefriiiOs that
Louis DigneO, aged 81, aud son 0f john
Uigneo, OF tits city, had met with "A sud
den aud tragic death that morning from
a pistol shot IL was at hrst thought he
had committed suicide, bus IN examtna.
ton OF the wound later, aud The eirvum.
stances surrounding The ease, faii to
show that the unfortunate young man
came TO his death la any such aun
The facts In the case, rs CLEANED, are as
follows:
The deceased had gone over to Ger.
TillOs to collect moneys due on a mont
ment, and bought a round trip ticket,
thus shO wing that he had INTENDED 10
return anvs. DigneO registered NJ the
local hotel Saturday night, and arose
atOut = M. htle putting on his
trousers the loaded 80 six shooter ne was
won't 10 carry with hin Tell Of the hip
pocket. aud the hammer striking against
the side OF the bed, the weapon was dis
charged. The bullet entered the unfor.
tunaie young mans body between the
1tth ana sixth ribs on the left side, aud
raUging upwa d, passed through the
n art aud lodged In the spine back Of the
aortA and ab ut four inches below tbs
neck. The wound, OF course, was mortal,
and DigneO died Immediately, falling
baek on 10 the bed. There the body laid
until after 9 o'clock. The proprietor Of
the hotel saw 1t there, but from the posi-.
zion thought the young man had come
In late and not entirely undressed before
falling asleep. so IL was nearly 10
o'clock before an examination was made.
aud then the true nature OF the situation
was discovered, and the gun was found
lying on the floor. Carlos Digneo, uncle
Of ihe decreased. WAS wired Immediately
and sent Undertaken Wagner to CerrillOs
with a cCfin ard a wagon. The remains
were brought ~ this city last night and
embaimed before taking them 20 the
house on the south side. Mr.. and Mrs
DigneO were Frustrated when the news
wa broken 10 them.
The deceased was q member OF the 4,
o. q. W and the WOOdmcn OF tho World,
ana as suicide would affect ~lusuranc q
held In these orders. IA we'll az the mat
ter OF a Catholic burial, an autopsy wal
held this noon. This settled all con.
froversy by showing that the shooting
vas entirely accidental, and suicide did
not enter into the cast Rt all. Tho
funeral was held from the cathedral nj
3 a. m Tuesday, with interment In th'
Rosario cemetery Foreman Jack Owen
and twelve stone cutters from the capita
building attended the funeral.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-16
Archbishop Gross Dead.

A. N. Blackwell to-day received a tel
egrsm from Jacob Gross, at Baltimore,
Md, stating that his brother, WIN II,
Gross, archbishop OF Oregon, had died in
Baltimore to-day, says the Optic jacob
Gross was called on Saturday, from his
81. Louis home, TO the bedside Of bis
brother. An Associated Press dispatch
received this afternoon u that
the death took place al st. Joseph's hos
pital and was caused by heart disease
The archbishop had gone to his old Bal
timOre home to attend the celebration Of
81. Charles college, Elliot City, Nd, and
wa taken sick on the 9th Of the present
month Mr. Gross was one OF the mosi
distinguished Catholic prelates Of THU
country.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-16
Found hanging no 4 Tree,

A man named Pease who came 10 town
some two months ago and found his way
ont to the Catalpa mine, being taken In
by Mr., and Mrs. Keiser, who In their
kindheartedness kept him az he was sick
and unable TO do much, He received the
best OF care from them and yet failed to
improve. Three weeks ago yesterday he
left the house in a suit OF Keiser's cloth
ing, presumably for town, and was never
seen again until his Temsins we're found
on Sunday last hanging to the low
branch Of q pinyOn tree TO which he had
hanged himself. He was evidently most
determined In the act, for he had liter
ally TO sustain himself In a position
where the weight OF his body would be
thrown upon his neck, and he evidently
died from strangulAtiOn. A party Of
young folks were out In the hills and
found his body and carried the alarm
back to the Caialpa. A box was made
and taken out, and he was, after identih-
cation. cut down and placed therein, be-
ing buried at the spot where found.
Nothing is known OF his family or pre-
viOus circumstance Gallup Cleaner.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-16
A Kiok FROM : KIcker.

The following letter has /, zen handed
to the Deming Headlight Tor publication
with the remarks which follow:
OPTICS OF n. II. WHITE. DENrtsr.l
SILVER CRY, n NJ, Nov. Z, isgs.
To Justice Of the Peace, Dcmingi
Dear SIR - would respectfully call
your attention to the laws o. 1898 for the
regulation Of the practice OF dentistry In
the territory.
| hear that there has recently come 10
Deming a dentist from Calitornis, aud |
frequently hear Of dentists bpirg allowed
to practice In Deming without a license.
| wish yOu would send an officer to zee
IL this man has q license. and II not, and
he has been practicing illegally, that you
would proceed against him.
lOu will observe that IL makes no dit
ference what "A dentists qualifications
may be. no cannot practice until hia
qualifications have been passed upon by
the Board ~ Dental Examiners. or by
Secretary DR.. ID. ". Manley, OF Santa Ne,
and a license has been Issued
The fact Of his sending the license fee
does not justify him In beginning prae.
tice. for the issuance OF a license doe
not depend on the Zee. but on proper
qualifications 10 practice.
wish you would attend 10 this matter,
not only 10 the present case, hut keep a
lookout In the future, ~ there have been
many complaints made 20 me In regard
to unlicensed dentists practictng In Dem.
ing. Very respectfully,
W.. b. WHITE.
Member Of Board OF Dental Examiners.
Judge Marshall wishes to say that 81
justice OF the peace OF this precinct hls
duty calls on him TO Issue warrants on
complaints sworn to before him. and that
he Is not here la the capacity Of a private
detective and cannot act as such.
Now II would seem the proper thing for
DR.. White, or anyone elss who has a
grievance Of this kind to come here and
attend TO tbs matter 10 psrson-Dsmlng
Headlight.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-16

Another Rough Rider victory took
place to day. Captain Geo. BroughtCn,
OF the Grand Army, and Trooper Geo
Taylor (coloredl. OF the Rough Riders, be
came involved over a little matter OF Car
rying "0ld Glory" recently In a parade
In Prescott. Broughton and Taylor met
according TO agreement this morning
aud chose the old opera house az their
Moro castle. They sluggei each other in
good style, and IA Taylor was onto field
movements az executed In Cuba In better
shape than Broughton, owingt 20 the anti.
quated tactics that prevailed In the civil
war. BroughtOn was aanked on every
movement. Later la the day Broughton
got his wind back and pulled down the
q < Il truce, when Tayl Tor emerged from
behind the trenches, armed with a base
ball bat, which be- used instead Of a ma
chette He parted at the atmosphere
for a time and finally richetted on
BrOughton's arm, causing the splinter,
to fly lively. BroughtOn yelled like q
Spaniard and surrendered, aud Taylor
went foaming down the street TO hunt ny
other Rough Riders and shake. He rar
into Judge Campbell, who put u KIM
into his lighting inelinations by holdinG
him before the grand jury in $4,000
more money than Taylor ever dreamed
OF. This judge evidently don't like
Rough Riders, like the average Arizona
voter. aud his actions do not seem L
warrant the crime. The moral OF tn,
eight IL don't monkey with the ROugl
Rider. He's n bad Iniln.-Prescott Jour
q l-Miner.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-16
A HORRIBLE DRATH
Switebman Van Bell Killed In the
Santa Re Yards

Swiiebman Van Bell Killed IN the
Santa Re Yards
ia. Van Bell was instantly killed at
the intersection Of the Santa Fe and
Mexican Central tracks a few hundred
yards west OF the Santa re passenger
depot. He had been switching In the
Santa Fe yards for the past year under
YardmasteT Nudge. He was In the act
OF cutting Of Ave ears for the house
track when his foot slipped and he went
under the wheels. Six cars passed over
his body. His left arm was torn from its
socket, the left wrist was msngled. and
the left side OF his face was horribly
lacerated. He waa dead when removed
from beneath the cars. Undertaken
Nagley was notified and the remains Of
the switchman were conveyed TO the un.
dertaking parlots,
His switch key, which was In his
trousers pocket AZ the time OF the acct
dent, was cut Ia two, while his watch.
which he carried In his vest pocket, vas
twisted In many different shapes. The
heel was torn from his left shoe which
leads many 20 believe that bis foot got
caught In a guard rail and threw him
helplessly to the ground, allowing the
wheels to pass oyer him
Mr.. Van Bell was a young man %
years OF age aud was true 70 his parents
and active in his work. Ia earlier life
his sole ambition was to become a switch.
man and something over a year ago he
quit a job at the smelter TO enter the
duties in the Santa re yards. a. u student
switchman. His adaptabllity for this
kind Of work was soon recognized and he
was employed by the company on a
salary. He was supporting his father,
mother and sister In a coy home near
the Santa Fe shops.-Bl Paso Herald.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-16

II you are searching for the ideal eli
mate in the United States In which Ia
spend the winter months, where you can
ais, find a hot mineral water unsur
passed for the cure OF rheumatism, Kid
ney and stomach disorders, and a new
and neatly furnished "CRsa-del Con
suelO," run upon the American plan and
with American cooks, with splendid
bathing accommodations and a place
where eOnsumptiYes do not disturb your
peace and ~comfoTt-for they are not in,
Vitsd-gO to Hudson Hot Springs on the
Santa Fe railway In Grant county
Write A. X. Graham, Hudson, n. NJ, fol
information.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-16
what a araphophons Does.

A GraphOphOne will make your home a
happy one, for II Is always ready 10 en-
terrain. IL will %reproduce the music OF
bands, OTchestras and s%OlOi5ts. You can
have music OF any kind at any time, and
need no skilled performers 10 render II.
The music Ia there, the record that will
set the waves OF melody in motion again
whenever you touch the button. On a
G%TaphophOne too you can record your
own voice or music or any sound and re-
produce them Immediately. These varied
and wonderful powers make the GRAPHIC
phone a marvellous entertainer for the
home. G~TaphOphOnes a be bought for
$40 and up Write for Catalogue 80 10 the
COLUMBIA P]HONOGRAPH Co, Nos. 720-722
Olive street, 81. Louis, Mo.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-16

Of bis death. He was seized with hem
orrhages on Wednesday aud sank rapidly
consequent on 20 great q loss q blood az
h. suffered, and suecumbei yesterday az.
ternOon, passing away without much
suffering He will he buried to morrow
from he Church Of the Sacred Heart and
we have no doubt that an unusual tfib-
ute OF respect will be paid to the old
resid ent OF Gallup. We will present an
obituary notice in our next number. We
offer our sincere coincidence 10 the fam.
lily In their great lOss.--Gallup CLEANER.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-16

Another great discovery has been made,
and that too, by a lady in this country.
disease fastened its clutches upon her
aud for seven years she withstOOd its Sc
yerests tests, but her vital organs were
undermined and death seemed imminent.
For three months she coughed incessant.
covered a way TO recovery, by purchasing
OF us n bottle OF Dr. Kings New DiscOy-
cry for Consumption, and was 10 much
relieved on taking the first dose, that
she slept all night, and with two bottles,
has been absolutely cured. Her name IL
Mira. Luther Lutz." Thus writes W. c.
Hammick Il Co, Of Shelby. n. G. Trial
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