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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-03
THAT FAMILY CLOSET.
And the Various Kinds of Skeletons That
 Abide Therein.

And the Various Kinds of Skeletons That
 Abide Therein.
 Every family has it's skeleton. We know that, of course, anatomical speci- mems, neatly put together and stored away in secure cupboard, of which only family members have the key-a skeleton key, probably. Only when the family is alone, with no visitors about, does 1t go to the door cautiously and unlock it and bring the bony occupant forth. The family knows it's own skele- ton, but outsiders are supposed to be in total ignorance of its existence, and if they are wiser than people think them and of course they always are-it is only point of politeness to pretend to be blind and deaf.
 Of how many kinds are family skele- tons? The Joneses possessed an uncle who died insane. You can't go near the Jones cupboard, or, in other words even hint at the subject of hereditary insanity in their presence, without the skeleton audibly knocking its bones to- gether and all the Joneses turning pale. You can't mention Turkish bends to the Browns without their jaws suddenly falling you can think why. And when drink statistics form the cheerful sub j9ct of conversation at the Robinsons' table you observe with wonder that all the family grow uncomfortable and writhe in their chairs. You haven't tho faintest notion why, but the skeleton has.
 met man once at a dinner party who was perfectly sane upon eve-y point on earth but one, and on that he was the opposite. He could talk about politics, science, art, Shakespeare and the musical glasses, but if by any chance the conversation touched on dueling he went straight eff his head then and there.
 Dueling was the skeleton in his cup. board, and the reason was one that ean- not be enlarged upon here. On one day i'll every year l.e shut himself up in his house and wa6 Bot seen by mortal eye. That was the one day when his skele- ton came oat and stalzed about
 Many people have what seems to the general public a harmless enough skele- ton, but it is real and ghastly to them selves. It is of humble origin. It is sur- prising the pains people will take to conceal that their grandfathers were poor but honest, the lies they will tell (which only proves that the grandpar- ent2s qualities have not descended in the direct line) and the .meannesses they will indulge in, in the pitiable effort to hide the fact that two generations ago they kept small greengreeer's shop or wore plush and powder After all, the longer the line the more certain it is to contain ancestors who won their bread by the sweat of their face.
 If all the world were not descended from the same grand old gardener, " there might be more common sense in trying to forget honest toll. .-English Exchange.
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NUT TREES.
Plant the Nuts. and the Trees will Grow
 After Awhile.

Plant the Nuts and the Trees Will Grow
 After Awhile.
 The age at which any nut trees come into bearing depends on the care given to the trees Some authorities state that 15 or 20 years are necessary to bring them into full bearing from the time the nut is planted. This is mistake, as trees that have been well cared fol should bear bushel of nuts in ten years, and the quantity will increase rapidly each year after that time.
 Some persons may enjoy raising these trees from seed. To be sure it is rather sl1w process, but it is interesting work, When planting the nuts, if they have thin shells be perfectly sure that they have not dried out at all The best and plant them at once. When this is not possible, keep them in moist sand or in sawdNst until they can be started. Butternuts, walnuts hickory nuts and filberts, being hard shelled, will Keep in growing condition much longer, but should be planted in the fall, as they germinate better when allowed to freeze, as that cracks the shell.
 The fall planting is natures own plan, and the nearer we follow her ways the better results we may expect. An other thing, do not plant the nuts deep. Nature drops them on the surface and gives them a thick covering of leaves in which the dirt catches as 1t blows about, then the snow covers all and helps the leaves to decay and form covering Of leaf mold for the tree to grow i'll.
 It is not practicable for any of us to try to raise all these kinds of nuts, but select the ones most likely to succeed ip our climate, and by proper care and at- tention make success of it. We may not reap the benefit of our labors, bas our children will and theirs after them. Wick s Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-03
eRANNYs "YARBs $

She aosed the boy with calomel, Tl.en gave him eatnip tea, And yet he didn' t feel quite wei. He hEG the grip, you see. She gave him tansy, boneset, squiliA Rrkbcd tallow on his chess And fed him lots of blue mass piIls Which quickly did the rsst. By this time John could not get up, And as he lay in bed She drenehed him from quassia cup Ii.l he was nearly dead. Anl when at last the doctor came AaI fetched poor Johnny round Fo41s said, ' Twas granny, all the same. Kept him above the ground.
 --J. l.. Heaton in Quilting Bee"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-03
Ordained to tho Ministry.

Miss Marcia Martin Selman was or dained to the Universalist ministry iD the Universaiist church at Mechanic Falls, Me, on Jan. [. Miss Selman has been occupying the pulpit in this church for six months. Fer home is in Marble head Mass, where during several years she was a successful teacher. She at. tended Tufts college and graduated with honor. She preached a short time in the west, but came to Mechanic Falls to her first charge, and has proved great help to the church and community.
 ro would be glad to see few of those miraculous applications of cleo trioity to the uses and conveniences of common life which have been promised us so loas materia1ize in actual shape, aud we do not think we are unreason, able either ---
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-03

The great Mohammedan school at Cairo, Fl Azhar. meaning The Splen did, ? has clear secords dating as far back as 975.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-03
order of the Iroquols.

An amendment was made at the recent supreme lodge session which provides that a member who changes his occupation from that of preferred" to that of 'haz- ardous" will cancel lis benefit certificate by so doing.
 The order is but ? years old and is ai- ready success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-03
Story Without


 i. that is being told every 2, .,.. now A story without words " soa'alned in every box of deli \ =, ana dainty confections that x, uake e, for a critical public. N, n tell that they are the most ! '4ent and toothsome morsels ]. are l manufactured, and our r n.. saocolate connections and <. 4sf drinks are temting to the ! lastldious taste. '. MITCHELL, sos Main :
The evening times., 1898-12-15

as in most of the other cities it is in
tended to use electricity as the motive
power for street cars, although there are
those who insist that gas or oil motors
are preferable.
The recommendation is made by Consul
Boyle that American firms who manufac-
ture and deal in street railway and elec-
trical appliances put themselves in COM
munication with the municipal authori-
ties in England. This can be done by ad-
dressing the city engineer. The further
suggestion is made that American con-
tractors and manufacturers who desire to
bid for such work should have an agent
in London, who could keep them inform
ed of the undertakings determined upon.
so that bids could be promptly maGa.
Within the last two years there has
been a widespread agitation in Great Brit
ain against the awarding of public con-
tracts to foreign concerns. This sentiment
has been particularly aroused by the
bringing over of workmen from the United
States TO perform public contracts.
Nearly two years ago the corporation of
Liverpool purchased the street railroad
system for about 300e, COO. with the inten-
ton of substituting electricity for horses,
the details being left TO a committee of the
/ city council. 1t was decided to build an
! experimental line, double track, from the
/ center of the city for distance Of about
/ , 1-2 miles.
A Leeds firm furnished all of the equip
/ ment with the exception of the cars, which
came from the United States.
Within the next few years there will be
a great many million dollars spent by the
municipalities of England in street rail-
road and electric light improvements
! Kings Manual of Electrical Undertakings
| gives the aggregate capital of the electri-
cal companies in Great Britain and Ire
land for 1898 as $f26. .426, 12O. In Liverpool
a5ane, from s5,ooa.o0O to s7,oOo.Oo0 will be
! sEnt for steel rails, electrical plant and
The evening times., 1898-12-15
haas thinks it might result fatally and
u HOY

haas thinks il might result fatally and
is afraid to have it done"
The unfortunate mans memory is very
defective and his Intellectual powers rath-
er impaired but aside from this and the
strange loss OF his English his mind is
clear enough. Tn doctors do rot seem 10
understand why he should lose one Ian
euaSe and not the other. As to memory
the unfortunate man cannot Tec0 Ices the
simplest thing said to him five minutes
afterward When he goes 10 the store his
wife has 10 write out the names of the ar
ticles she wants to get. for r husband
cannout remember thing she tells him.
In speaking of events that h"pg oed prior
to his misfortune he cannot re ali names
But he can read excellently in German
and do arithmetical calculations as wei
as ever. 1t irritates him to have people
speak to him in English, as he thinks
| everyone ought to speak German. He
cannot write very much on account of the
strange malady that has rendered his
right arm almost useless. His right hand
is stiff and intractabie-
Mr. Kohlhaas has been in the United
States about fifteen years, coming here
from Germany. He was married twice
and has a family of six children. all
healthy, bright-Iooking young ers.
In speaking of the case, Dr. J. Frank
Price who treated Mr.. Koh.haas for Il
while, said: THE case seems without par
allel The only way I can account fer it
| is that the seat of language impressions
| has been rudely shocked or jolted and the
| impressions swept away. My theory is
| that the brain receives impressions just as
| the Photographic plate.
| LAS we learn languages the impressions
! fix themselves on the brain just as the
| needle on the graphophone waxed cylil-
! der makes impressions. SO sc we can
| sweep away the impression on photo
| graphic plate, it seems to me that the
| Impressions can be swept away from the
| brain. This is what happened in this
| case, I believe: the seat of language inn
| pressions was hurt and that part which
| had absorbed the English language was
| either vitally injured or destroyed. The
| trouble in the arm seems 70 be Il syupa-
| thetic affection of the nerves induced by
| injury to the brain nerve centers. The
| injury to the head can be cured, / think,
| but Mr. Kohlhaas is afraid of the opera
| tion The way it would have to be done
| is to take n cast of the head to fird
| where the depression jue to The ccrcus-
| sion lies, and then trephine the skull
| This has been done often and with great
| success in recent years. believe chat
| by this heroic treatment the patients
/ arm as we'll as his mind could be entirely
| cured. The case has interested physicians
The evening times., 1898-12-15
BY
THE GRAND JURY
True Bills Returned Against Some
of the Men Who Conducted Book
making at ReuninE.

Indictments were returned today by the
grand jury against the following persons
for the offenses named: William ]. Con-
nor Charles Emerson, Edward NJ. Gaines
and Max Klein, violation of the gaming
law George 7. Minor. adultery; William
Pullan, libel; Edward B. McCowen and
George Lewis, larcenyl Edward Neil
house breaking; Alberta Smallwood, false
pretenses; Rob Johnson and Philip Will
liams, assault with intent to kill; Albert
Cutlett, and John II. Johnston, second, Of
fense petit larceny. ,s.
The charges against NJ. .Loorain, Sol
Leichstein, G. Wolbam, George Whelocll
and William Snow for. violating gaming
law We're ignored.
Those named as indicted for violating
the gaming law Were engaged in book
making at Benning during the race meet
recently held there under the auspices of
the Washinton Jockey Club. Those
against whom there were charges for
similar offenses, but which were ignored
by the grand jury were, 1t was stated
also engaged in book making at Benning
during the race season just ended.
The evening times., 1898-12-15
PUPILS SCIENCE.
A Man Who Loses the Power to
Speak in English,
From the Fittsburg Lesdcr

fFom the f!ttsburg Le2Gcr.)
The case of Christian Kohlhaas of
BesSemer Terrace, North Braddock bor-
ough, who is the victim of a most re-
markable stroke of misfortune, is at
tracing the attention of mental experts
Through severe injury to his brain and
nervous system-as was published in the
Leader some days ago-ne has lost COM
pieteiy the power to speak English be-
ing able now to converse only in German
although before the accident that has left
this strange blight on him he talked
both English and German fiuentlv Be
fore the accident, which occurred some
time ago in Harrisburg, Kohlhaas was a
merchant tailor with a good patronage:
now he is deprived of the power to earn
a cent and he and his family wife
and six children-are dependent on the
modest earnings of two sons. 1t is n sad
case. Now the ill-starred household are
living in three or four rooms on the Sec
ond floor of q frame house on the big
bill that overlooks Besseme- and Brad
dock
A Leader man found the family at
home when he called. and from Mrs
Kohlhaas heard the details of the story.
I'VE were in Harrisburg at the time -
said she, land Mr.. KonIhaas was re-
turning from Steelton on the electric
cars. AS he stepped off at Fourth Street
in Harrisburg bicyclist ran plump into
him and knocked him to the curb, where
the base Of his skull struck heavily on
the stone. He never regained conscious
ness for six weeks and then we found he
had lost all the power of speaking or
understanding English. His right arm
withered and became half paraiyzed. He
| had dislocated it, but during the six
weeks Of course we knew nothing of it
and when we found out 1t was too late
for the arm had set. At least this is
what a physician told us. The latter said
that after the accident blood clot had
formed on the brain, but it was now
dissolved. There Is a pressure there now
however, and an operation should be per-
formed to relieve this, but Mr.. Kohl
The evening times., 1898-12-15

cars within the next. two or three years
The length of the contemplated street
railroad extensions is about 100 miles. The
overhead trolley seems to be the most pop
ular electrical system
A British company has just made an Of
fer to the London county council to place
dozen gas-propelled street cars on the
South London lines at its own expense,
with the object of proving that gas cars
are more efficient and more economical
than electric cars.
Consul Boyle adds: THE extraordinary
awakening in England in the use of cleo
tricity extends in a still further direction
than that outlined above. There is d
scheme under way for connecting Liver
pool with the manufacturing towns within
radius of II miles, by light suburban
electric street railroads, which in daytime
will carry passengers and at night VIII
carry freight. Electric light and power
will also be supplied to the towns. There
| will be a huge generating station at st.
| Helens. The company has a capital of
| S5 Oc0, 900. There are also organizations
springing up for the encoura cement of the
use of electricity steam, gas and oil as
motive power for freight road wagons" "
The evening times., 1898-12-15
ELECTRIC RAILWAYS
IN ENGLISH CITIES
REPORT OF consul BoYLE
Interest Is ueinE Manifested in the
establishments of an Improved
system OF Street Railways.

=
Consul Boyle, Of Liverpool, in his re-
port 10 the State Department, says:
.Ieretofore the cities of Great Britain
have been among the most backward OF
any cites Of the leading nations OF the
world in the matter of street railroads
A great change is taking place however"
The report shows that interest is be-
Ing manifested by all Of the principal Cit
les Of the kingdom in the establishment
of the most improved systems of street
railways. In nearly every case the roads
are under municipal control. and i'm some
Instances are built and owned by the city.
In the town OF ST. Helens 0he center Of
the English chemical trade). the munich
pal corporation is to lay the tracks. fur
uish the cars and equip the routes with
overhead trolleys and supply electric
motive power, but viii lease the entire
system TO a company, who will be allow
ed to charge only certain fixed rates.
A few days ago the first electric street
car I'm Liverpool was started. The line is
experimental 1t is two and one-half
miles in length and has a double track.
Each motor car has a trailer. the latter
being a smoking car The fare Is a
penny q cents) for the trailer and pence
a cents) for the motor car. The cars are
80 be atted with air brakes. In Liverpool,
The evening times., 1898-12-15
all over this end of the State"

all over this end of the State"
DIR. ]. G. Ayers, the noted neIro'cgist
and expert on mental diseases, Illd the
following to say when asked 10 give an
opinion on the matter: Gases Ike this
very frequently occur where people lose
their power to speak certain languages
There seems to be subdivision Of tho
language center of sensation and impress
sion so that the part that receives the
English Language Impressions may be in
jured without injuring the part that re-
ceives the German language Impressions
However. it is a matter that is not quite
understood by scientists. Injury to tho
memory by just such a ease as Is de-
scribed is often resultant OF cOucussien
of the BRAIN
The evening times., 1898-12-15
American Republics Publications.

The second volume of the Commercial
Directory of the American Republics has
Just been issued. 1t is a volume of nearly
16O0 pages, and contains valuable descrip-
tive and statistical data, maps and COM
mercial lists for Mexico, Nicaragua, Para
quay, Peru, Salvador, Santo Domingo, the
United States, Uruguay, Venezuela and
| the West Indian colonies. Director EN-
ory in the preface gives full credit to the
late Joseph p. Smith, who conceived the
plan of the work. The greater part OF
| the volume" was prepared in accordance
| with Mr.. Smiths personal direction, which
he continued to give almost up to Febru-
airy 5, the day OF his death.
The evening times., 1898-12-15
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued today to
George L. Sebastian and Alice E. Glasco;
Victor o. Schooley, Waterford, Va, and
Leila H. Jacobs, Falls Church, Va; Ber-
nard Smothers and Amanda Henderson;
Maurice Jeter and May L. Katzenberger,
Baltimore Nd; William NJ. Brooks and
Mary Coleman; John Carter and Laura
Scott; Edgar White and Alice Teresa
Brown.
The evening times., 1898-12-15
ARE CANCERS DURABLE =?

30 eco persons die annually in the United States
from this dread disease because OF a want OF
knowledge by physicians generally to cure it.
but it can he cured as well as any other disease
by one who knows Eow to treat it. II you have
the arm or neck and canrot be cured, but have
it attended to at once. The lip, cheeks. nose and
breast oftenest the seat of the disease. Don't
allow the knife to be used. CHARLES ALLEN,
n. D.. No 1870 G St NV. deI3-tf
The evening times., 1898-12-15

Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy can always be depended
upon and is pleasant and safe to take.
Sold by Henry Evans, Wholesale and Re-
tail Druggists. 93S r Street dethwest and
Connecticut Avenue and 8 Street north
west and 1923 Maryland Avenue northeast.
Washington sentinel., 1898-10-22
/ ~aF SENTINEL
d. c., OCT. a., 1895
Coz. JaooD Rupperr, ir.

has been nominated as candidate
Tor Congress in the Fifteenth Con-
gressional District OF New York by
the Democratic party. He is the
son OF the we'll known proprietor
Of one Of the greatest breweries in
New York city,
Col. Rupert is only thirty years
old. but he has shown that he is
man of talent, possessed Of great
practical ability, who understands
the wants OF the people and is cap
able, if sent to Congress, to legis-
late intellgently and for their
greatest benefit.
OF course he is sound on the
personal liberty question and is
therefore just the man needed
in Congress. For all those reasons
we hope chat he wil he triumph
antly elected and we beg our New
York friends to exert themselves
strongly in his favor. We want as
many Democrats in the next Con
gress as possible. For 1t is Of the
highest importance to the country
that the present state OF affairs
should cease,
Washington sentinel., 1898-10-22
AT THE THEATRES.

The company engaged to upport
Jefferson De Angels, who is to appear
at the Lafayette Square Theatre next
Monday in The Jolly Musketeer," in
cludes Harry McDonough. who posses
ses one OF the longest records Of New
secoud comedy role, with Mr.. De Angels
as chieffun maker. Mr.. Van Rensselaer,
Wheeler, who will plav the romantic
role, was one of the big hits Ot the
Broadway Theatre production Of THE
Highwayman" IN New York last season,
and created the season before a positive
New York vogue IN the leading role OF
Augustin DalY's production Of THE
Geisha.' Winfield Blake, the basso Of
the company, is big, fine looking chap,
with a beautiful basso proiundo voice,
trained by ,he eminent Sbriglia, Of Paris,
the distinguished teacher Of Jean de
Reszke. The two other msn Of the cast,
Mr. Norman and Mr.. Smiley, tenor and
bass, respectively, are both popular
English opera singers. The prima donna
is Bertha Walizlnger, formerly OF the
Bostonians and the De Wolf Hopper
company. Next is Maud HoIns, a
winsome soubrette, remembered bv all
who saw her in'Jack and the Beanstalk;"
Helena Fredeucks, who scored heavily
with the Bostonians as Yvonne. IN The
Serenade," after Alice Nelson departed
that company las, year, and it is said that
Edith Hendee daaces with much grace
and rhN thm
Washington sentinel., 1898-10-22
Rennhlicnn whitsw.shing.

The Republican Congressional
Committee is showing its appreci-
SCION OF the work of the Alger Re-
lief Commission in behalf of the
Grand Old Party by having a
resume OF the testimony taken by
the Commission prepared in con-
venie form and sent out as
campaign document. Great stress
is laid upon the testimony OF Gen.
Lee and Gen. Wheeler as being a
complete vindication oil the Ad-
ministration by two leading Dem
ocrats. AS a delicate tribute to
Gen. Wheeler Senator Hanna gave
orders not to have any Republican
candidate nominated in Wheeler's
Congressional district This was
not such q great sacrifice after all,
as the Republicans could not
under any circumstances hope to
elect any one in that locality. II
Hanna's War Department had
used more lime in the sinks OF the
typhoid camps it would not have
so much need of it now