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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-17
At Nashville.

Nashville. Tenn. Nov. 16.-Weather
cloudy. track slow at Cumberland. Red
Monk fell in the third race and Jockey
Sherland. his rider. was killed. Results
Five and a half furlongs. seiling-John
Boone won. Hairpin second. Water Crest
third time. 1:1iA. Seven furlongs. selling
Prince Zeno won. Farm Life second.
Nellorine third; time. 1:331s. Mile. selling
Big Fellow won. Domsie second. Uncle
Abb third: time. 1:f7. Six f~urlongs. selling
-Deblaise won. BY George second. Sal
vsrse third: time. liza. Seven furlongs.
selling-Leo Lake won. Ma~nzanilla Sec
ond. Sissie Chance third: time, l:34.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-30
WASHING FLANNELS.
Mira & T. Rorer Describes How It Can Be
 Done Perfectly.

Shave quarter of a pound of soap in to granite saucepan, add one quart of boiling water, stir over the fire until dis solved,' writes Mrs. S. T. Rorer of Han ding the Family Wash. " in the November Ladies Home Journal Pour this into tub half filled with water at tempera- ture of 100 degrees E. Mix well. Have on the left side of the tub bucket of clear, warm water, 100 degrees F., into which you may put l...I teaspoonful of household ammonia. Take each piece of flannel singly and immerse 1t in the suds Soap should never be rubbed on flannels, nor should flannels ever be rubbed on 6 board. Wash them by pressing and draw ing through the hands, rubbing the soiled places quickly with the hands. Rinse at once in clear water and wiring by pressing one hand under the other or through wringer. Never twist i'll the wringing Shake well and hang to dry immediately; then proceed to wash the second piece.
 .The fiannels when nearly dry must be taken from the line and pressed with hot iron. Be careful that it is not, how ever, too hot or it will destroy the color. Flannels washed in this way will retain their soft texture and original size until completely worn out. No deviations from these directions, however, can be made. For colored flannels make suds as above To the warm water for rinsing add four tablespoonfuls of white wine vinegar or Q tiny bit of acctic acid which has been thor oughly dissolved It is always well to wait for bright day before washing fan nels. They should be dried as quickly as noSsihle '
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A MORNING GLORY CULT.
This Flower Taking the Place of Chrys-
 anthemums In Japan.

Miss Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore has an article on "The Wonderful Morning Glories of Japan" in The Century. Miss Scidmore says:
 As a floral sensation the chrysanthe- mum may be said to have had it's day. the carnation is going, going. and seek CTS after novelty among flower faneiers are signing for new flower to conquer. It is hardly known, even to foreign res- idents in Japan, that that land, which has given us so much of art and beauty, has lately revived the culture of its most remarkable flower, the asagao. our morning glory. For size, beauty, range of color and illimitable variety there attained this snEs-se flower preeedes all others until it's cultivation has become 8 craze, which is likely to spread to other countries, and-who knows-per- haps there introduce the current Jap anese custom of 5 o'clock in the morn- ing teas and garden parties.
 Asagao, the morning flower, is more especially .Iapan's own blossom than the hrysanthemum, which, like it, came from China as primitive sort of weed, afterward to be evolved by Jap anese art or magic into floral wonder of hundred varying forms.
 We who know and grow the m4n ing glory as humble back yarss vine on & string-a vine with leaves like those of the sweet potato and puny little pink or purple fowers-are as far ill the floral darkness as the Chinese, who know it chiefly as wild thing of fields and hedge rnws, the vine of "the little trumpets" or the dawn flower, that is entangled with briers and bushes for miles along the top of Peking's walls. The old poetry and the old art do not seem to be permeated with it, as in Japan, where the forms of vases, bowls and cups, the designs and paintings of the greatest masters, repeat tho graceful lines of vine and flower, and scores of famous poems celebrate the asagao in written characters as beautiful to the eye as is their sound to the ear.
 The asagac was brought to Japan with the Buddhist religion, that partio' nlar cult of early rising. Scholars and priests who went over to study the new religion brought back the seeds of many Chinese plants The tea plant came then, and Eisai brought the seeds of the sacred bo tree, and Tai Kwan, the Chi. nese priest at tho Obaku temple in Uji, who may have introduced the flower to Japan, was one of the first to sing of the asagao in graceful outas classic poems which scholarly brushes repeat today. "Asagaos bloom and fade so quickly, only to prepare for the nor rows glory, is Tai Kwan's best known verse
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Musical Recitation.

Although the Quakers, as sect, do not favor music, regarding it as a profit less amusement indulged in by the worlds people, there are occasionally stories told which show that the love of music sometimes steals it's way into a Quaker household In spite of discipline.
 George Thompson, the famous English abolitionist, while featuring on the abo. iition of slavery in the British provinces, stopped one night with a Quaker family. He was a great lover of music. and at that time was good singer.
 During the evening he sang loft Tn the Silly Night, which was listened 10 with the closest attention.
 Tn the morning his Quaker hostess appeared somewhat uneasy. She wished to hear the song again, but it would hardly do, she thought, for her to re quest it's repetition. At last, however, her desire oyereame her scruples.
 George, she said, with faint pink color i'll her soft cheeks, twill thee re- peat the words of last evening In thy usual manner?"-You s Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-30

oynes, promlnent colored man Of l Little Rock:
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A TALK WITH ANDREE.
The Aeronaut Recognized the Danger of
 Hh Undertaking.


 Jonas StadlIng, who accompanied An dree to Dane's island and witnessed his de- parture toward tho north pole, contributes so the November Century an article entitled "Andree's Flight Into the Un- known" This is accompanied by num- Der of interesting photographs including several of the balloon after it had been gut loose and had begun it's flight Mir. 6tadling says; The aeronauts were impatient to start this year They had decided to wait for really favorable winds until the 17th of July. Aftor that date they were prepared to start with less favorable wind.
 In my talks with them about the risks and dangers of their undertaking they said at various times;
 "We have taken all into account. We are prepared to face whatever may hap pen.
 Suppose the balloon should burst, asked, what thenY"
 stWe shall be drowned or crushed. "
 Suppose you alight on the pack ice far away in the desolate polar regions what will you do2,'
 ''We shall do our best and work our way back as far as possible Having during these last years thought worked and cal culated in preparing for this expedition, we have, so to speak, mentally lived through all possibilities Now we only de- sire to start and have the thing finished some way or other. :"
 While talking about home and tho loved ones their faces would assume q more seri- ous expression and faint quiver of the voice might be noticed, but there was no wavering of purpose
 When may we begin to hope to hear from you2" l asked
 At least not before three months, and one year, perhaps two years, may elapse before you hear from us, and you may one day be surprised by news of our arrival somewhere And if motif you never hear from us-others will follow in our wake until the unknown regions of the north have been surveyed.
 Those who think the expedition a feat of foolhardiness should remember that, humanly speaking, all possible precau tions were taken toward securing safe voyage. A new and larger balloon might have been made during the previous win ter, but Andree preferred to enlarge the old one Besides, larger balloon would have been still more difficult to handle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-30
ON TIE PRAIRIE
Barr. sow. ta,Yny hills

Bare low, tatgny hills,
 With bluer heights beyond, And the ar is sweet with spring. But when will the earth responaf Prairie that rolls for leagues
 Duslxy and golden paie. Like a stirless sea of waves,
 Unbroken by ship or sail. The bellows are dark with brush And black with the wash of showers And ragged with bleaching wreck Of the ranks of the tall sunfowerA No cloud in the blue, no stir
 Save the shrill of the wind in the grass. And the meadow lark 8 note, and the csil Of the wind borne crows that pass Bare, low, tnwny hills,
 With bluer heights beyond, And1he air Is sweet with spring, But when will the earth respondi --Herbcrt Boles in New York Tribune
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TREES IN THE STREETS.
Society In New York City to BeautIry
 the Avenues

Society Tn New York City to BeautIry
 the Avenues
 Without doubt the Tree Planting as. sooiation of New York has unttrtaken a most beneficent work. So far as it proves to be practicable, 1t will contrib. ute as much as any other scheme that could be projected for the embellish- ment of the city. Tho inoorporators are to Q considerable extent the same as the tneorporators of the Botanic garden men we'll known for public spirit and intelligence. Thus the society begins under the most favorable possible aus pices, for caution and discrimination as well as for enterprise
 Of course it's work will be largely ex. perimental There are streets, even resi-. dential stYeeta, in New York in which It may not be wise to attempt tree plant. ing at all, fOr the reason that the space cannot be spared, either from the side. walk or the roadway, for the boxes thas must protect the young trees or for the trunks of such as live to maturity. Ever in those streets in which there is room
 
 in which no trees can thrive by reason of the lack of sunshine, and, indeed, there are scarcely any streets in New York below the park in which trees can be expected to do so we'll as ip place like Washington, whore the streets are so wide and the buildings so low as to give all trees that may be planted faiH chance for life. Almost the only streets in New York that are as favorably sit- uated are the Broadway boulevard and the Riverside drive. The boulevard has beon until within the past few months dismal monument to municipal neg leet. Now it is kept in order, but time is required 10 replace the trees that have been allowed to die, and the double row of trees that were meant tthigh over- arched to em mbower" does not embower at all, but presents upon the whole scraggy and dismal spectacle
 This, Of course, comes mainly from neglect, for there is no reason way trees in this thoroughfare should not thrive If they can be made to thrive anywhere in New York. The general introduction of electric lighting will do much sox ths trees unless gas is still carried through the ground for fuel. It is given out thas unconraminated earth will be used fos the setting of the new trees, but, judg. ing from what we have experienced in the opening of Fifth avenue for sewer and the previous openings of other ave nues for laying cables. the percolation of the gas through the fresh soil would be matter of only weeks at the longest The new association is plainly destined ro encounter many obstacles. If it suo- ceeds in gaining even partial victory over them, lt will entitle itself to the gratitude of all New Workers. s.-New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-30

BTuu ana Arkansas River Ky Co. This is the first coach that has haen
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At His Own Exnense.

Mr. Bluff-Look here, young man you're always going about with my daughter, and I want to know what your intentions are regarding her?
 Young Man really have no inten. tions, sir.
 MT. Bluff (angrily)-Then, what do fou mean by amusing yourself at my daughters expense?
 Young Man (airily)-I'm not anus ing myself at your daughters expense. sir, but at my own expense. I always pay for the theater tickets and refresh. ments. .-Pearson's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-30

Girls in New Guinea have small chance of eloping. Every night they are put in little house at the top of tall tree. The ladder used to reach it is then ratnnUoa
 ro weuld be glad to see few oi those miraculous applications of cleo tricity to the uses and conveniences oi common life which have been promised us so long materialize in actual shape, aud we do not think we are unreason able either
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THE NEW JAPAN.
The Real Motives Of It's Statesmanship.
 Differs From Other Asiatic Nations.

The Real Motives Of It's Statesmanship.
 Differs From Other Asiatfc Nations.
 1t is not gracious thing to say, but many persons who discourse learnedly np- on things Japanese never get farther than the discovery that Japan is in Asia Be cause Asiatic nations do not, as rule, care for those things or attempt those things which Japan values and socks to attain 1t appears to be taken for granted by such critics that Japan, being an Asiatic na- tion, has no serious purpose in striving to adopt western civilization. Such reason ing has no weight, of course, with impar- tial students of human progress, but un- fortunately 1t does lead astray many who lack either the inclination or the oppor- tunity to discover the truth.
 The answer is obvious Asiatic peoples may differ as widely from each other as those of Europe or America. Because with one Asiatic nation religion Is an insuper- able bar to progress, because another is perfectly satisfied with it's present condi- tion and refuses to adopt even tho most obviously useful products of modern iil- yention, 1t does not follow that all Asiaric nations are bigoted or lethargic Granted sincerity of purpose and honesty of effort and there is nothing inexplicable in Ja- pans s career during the past 80 years The question of race has no valid title to prior consideration in the case, certainly none as decisive factor. For people who have shown aspiration for improvement and ability to attain a higher standard the only legitimate test is one that estimates the earnestness of effort and the measure of capacity. y.-Toru Hoshi in Harper's For November.
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A Story Without Words .,,.

that is being told every day, now. A story without words IS contained in every box of deli cious and dainty confections that we make for critical public. They tell that they are the most excellent and toothsome morsels that are manufactured, and our fine chocolate connections and summer drinks are temting to the most fastidious taste.
 A. J. MITCHELL, sos Main St.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-30

In times of scarcity the South Afr. can natives sometimes rob ants nests or the termites, and as much as five busn- els of grain have been taken from sin Rle nest. --
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-30

The Russian is an unexcelled diplo mat on bis own ground. The greatest objection to the Russian diplomat is that he is such liar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-30

Ing tne governor to authorize me to
 raise 9 colored comnanv of vnlnn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-17

the Philippines. He believes that the
islands ought not to be held longer
than is necessary for the United State,
to establish there a stable and indepen-
dent government, such IS was guar
anteed 10 Cuba in the reso ution which
led to the declaration Of war.
He believes it is the a. of congress
10 make declaration olo ne intention
OF ,iSa CIi;ed States at tie clr.iest pos
sihle >ate. il order that there may be
no misunderstanding in the future. and
the natives Of the ISLANDS may rest as
sured that the w mate purpose of the
United States is to give them p free
and independent government. The war
was fought for humanity's sake, he
says, ard the United States, in the hour
of victory at the close Of the war, when
the Philippines have fallen into their
possession. should stand upon the policy
ii proclaimed at the outs-t regarding
Cuba.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-17
ANOTHER CROSSING HORROR.
Four Persons Killed and Four Injured
Two of Them Fatally.

New York. Dec. IA wagon con-
tanning eight persons was struck by q
train on the Pennsylvania last night at
the Allenwood crossing, a few miles
from ManasqCan. ". J.. and four We're
killed, two fatally irjUr5 and two 9TH
ers seriously injured. The dead are:
Mrs. Ellen Allen; Bessie Allen. her
daughter; Mrs. Allie. AigeT and Jtnaie,
Crammer. The fatally injured: David
s. Allen, husband of Mrs. Ellen Allen;
Katie Allen, their dauz htsr. Those WHO
will recover are: - AISer. infant child
of Mrs. Allie A!ger: WIN Allen, son o.
David 5. Allen.
Allen and his family had beer u AS =
bury Park in the afternoon visiting 4
relative. Mrs. AIgcr. They were driving
home and had reached the cross. ng.
which is within a few Hundred feet of
the entrance to M. Aliens pace. when
the wagon was struck by tAe tran. Tac
eight occupants were thrown in every
direction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-17
VIRDEN RIOT INDICTMENTS.
Report That Governor Tanners Case VIII
BE Taken to Trial.

st. Louis. Dec. IA special to The
Republic from CarlinviIle, Ills. says:
State Attorney Vaughn is busy arrang-
ing 20 prosecute all the persons indicted
for participation in the Virden riot. The
cases Will come up at the January term
of court Judge Il. Il. Shirley. presiding
William Mooney, of Joliet, attorney for
the United Mine Workers union. was in
conference yesterday with State At
torney Vaughn, and it was agreed that
the miners charged with simple rioting
be allowed to plead guilty and escape
with minimum fines.
The indictments of Governor Tanner
for palpable omission of duty, of Man
aSer Lukens and the Thiel guards
charged with manslaughter, and of
those charged with the attempt to kill
J. T. Eyster, the Climax storekeeper.
will be taken 20 trial. Doubt is ex-
pressed here as to whether the indict-
ments against Governor Tanner viii!
stand. and the same question applies to
Manager Lukens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-17
ABSENCE OF RID TAPE
In the Feeding OF the Volunteers Who
Went to Santiago with Shafter.

In the Feeding OF the Volunteers Who
Went to Santiago with Shafter.
Washington, Dec. 17--Brigadier Gen
eral John T. weston. chisf commissary
OF the Skater expedition, testified yes
terday before the war investigating
committee that there was al absence of
red tape methods IN feeding the volun-
teers at Siboney. Special efforts had
been made in behalf of the volunteers.
whose officers he recognized sometimes
did not quite understand how tn get
what WAS due to the men Colonel
Roosevelt Cnce came TO him at Santi-
ago and wanted to buy tomatoes and
certain extra supplies for his men and
he refused TO let him pay for them, as
there was no need for il. Witness said
ne took SOFA with him when he went TO
Florida ard has "a lot of ii left
SO fer as the food was concerned Gen.
Weston characterized theSontiago cam
paign as a mere bagatelle. the hard
ships being trivial compared 20 his own
when he and his men were forced to use
the wagon mules for food.
Rev. DR.. Henry c. McCo0k. Of Phila-
delphia, chaplain of the Second Penn
sylvania and special commissioner of
the National Relief association, said
that IN Santiago when he landed July
% there was a dearth of everything
needed. Quartermaster General Lud-
ington testified that there was no delay
of moment in filing acquisitions, and
that medical supplies We're rushed for
ward as promptly as possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-17
Low RATE PUT on LUMBER.
Tax on Cattle and Other Animals Only
Nominal-NIachInery.

Glass . is u most important schedule
for both the lumber interests of the
United States and those engaged in
various Cuban industries. especially
agriculture. The first thing necessary
after the supplies of cheap food are
available will be to remove as far as
possible the impediments to a supply
of cheap lumber for rebuilding what
has been destroyed by the war. 1t has
been decided to make a uniform re6uc-
ton OF so per cent. on the entire sched-
ule. The entire proposed tariff makes
a nominal charge of 81 per head on all
imported cattle. in lieu of the tax here
tofore eXacted by the Spanish govern
ment for Slaughter G the animals when
used for food. The revenue necessities
make it inadvisa bic TO abandon revenue
from this source. The duties on other
animals. such as horses. mules. sheep,
etc. have also been reGucedto a nominal
rate.
The duties on instruments. machinery
and apparatus employed in agricultural
industry and locomotion have been
changed from specific to ad valorem.
and IL is believed the reduction of duty
made or machinery used in agriculture
and the manufacture OF sugar to 10 per
cent. ad Valorem viii aid in the re-
construction of the smaller suger plan
tdtlOHS- IDCQ StlGNu4e mas peen re-
constructed so as TO make il more
equitable in its classifications and to
eradicate As far as possible serious dis
crepancies in rates In view of the fact
that Cuba : generation ago exported
100 eco coo pounds Of coffee. and that it
produces a very fine grade of this impor-
tant article, it has been deemed advisa-
BILE to restore the duty on coffee to the
maximum Spanish rate.
Tobacco. the duty on which under the
Santiago tariff was altogether too low
10 prevent the Importation to Cuba of
inferior grades of tobacco and it's re-
expectation as Cuban tobacco. has been
put at a rate in the proposed tariff
which it is believed Will effectually pre-
vent any dishonNt practices of thi.
kind. In regard to the question of ex-
port on Cuban tobacco Commissioner
Porter says export duties are un-Amer-
lean and against the policy OF the Unit
ed States. and if it were not for the
necessity OF revenue fat demand for
their total abolition would be made.
Under present conditions the export
duty has been reduced more than two
thirds on Havana tobacco, and as an
expediency measure IL is hoped this will
meet the views of the Cuban planters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-17
PROTECTION IN TRANCE.
1t Is To BE Used to Build Up Cotton Seed
Oil Industry.

Washington, Dec. 17-Consul Britain
ct Nantes reports to the state depart
msnt that he has hem Informed that an
influential company has been formed
in France and that strenuous efforts
viii be put forth by its members to Sc
cure the passage OF a measure which
Will place the import duty on cotton
seed oil at so high a figure that IL will
be practically prohibitive.
The importance cf this proposition lies
in the fact that nearly all of this
oil imported into France comes from
the United States. 1t is said to be the
purpose of the French company to IN
dertake the manufacture of cotton seed
oil in France. importing the cotton seed
for that purpose from Egypt on the
theory that il will then be impossible
to dictate the price of oil in the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-17
DRAINAGE CANAL CONDEMNED.
Missouri Scientist Says 1t Would Poison
the Wafer of the NIississinpi.

st. Louis. Dec. .17,-Professors Hiram
Phillips consulting snginesr of the
Missouri state board cf health. has
completed his Investigations of the,
proposed Chice 20 araifssge canal, and
reports that It 4veufd be a constant
menace to health of all persons living
along its borders. DR.. Paul Paquin,
secretary of the board. said yesterday
that he Was convinced that the canal
undoubtedly would poison the waters
of the Mississippi river and endanger
the health of residents of the entire
Mississippi valley.