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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-22
MASONIC.
Texas Has Ample Funds to Provide 8
 Bome-Chips From the Temple.

home-Chips From the Temple.
 Texas has fund for the endowment of homo which has now grown to over si00,eG0, invested in interest bearing se- curities The directors have hnd ten prop ositions tendered them for it's location and express preference for that of north Gal weston, on the shores of the bay, the pro posed site containing 200 acres. The final choice, however, has not been made. There are 94 destitute widows and 160 or phans to be cared for in the home when established. Exchange.
 Five brothers were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason at recent com munication of Northern lodge of Newark, N. J. They are sons of Past Master Henry F. Phillips of Newark lodge. The oldest is 36 years and the youngest 8. The father has been Mason nearly 50 years.
 There is steady growth of Royal Arch Masonry in Minnesota. There arc 5s chapters, with total membership of 4, 776 in the state.
 The grand lodge of Arkansas suspended a member of the fraternity for a term of three years for attacking q brother mem- Der.
 The Australasinn Keystone of Mel LOuillt uls1tppIONeS Oic u6llNefy Oi u sDOfb address to the wardens outside the ordi- nary ritual when installing them.
 The annual ball of Palestine command cry, New York, will be held Feb. 10 iE the Metropolitan Opera House.
 The name Freemason appears for the first time in statute 25 of Edward I of England. A. D. 1850. Tho term signifled " Freestone Mason,' ono who worked in freestone as distinguished from the rough Mason who merely built walls of rough stones.
 There is DO lucre in Masonry, no dis counts, no bargains, nothing that is of the earth, earthly. Freemasonry was born and lives in the region of ideas It's first great light came from above
 A large sum of money has already been contributed to the New Years donation fund of the Pennsylvania Masonic home.
 Obedience is taught both symbolically and linguistically in Freemasonry. No Masonic brother needs to be told how. He may forget some duties which he owes, but he can never forget this.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-22
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Watch her kindly, stars. grom the sweet protecting skies Follow her with tender eyes, Look so lovingly that she Cannot choose but think of me. Watch her kindly, starsi Soothe her sweetly, night. On her eyes, o'erwearied, press The tired lids with light earess. Let that shadowy hand of thine Ever in her dreams seem mine. Soothe her sweetly. nightl Wake her gently, morn. Let the notes of early birds Seem like loves melodious words. Every pleasant sound my dear, When she stirs from sleep, should hoes. Wake her gently. mornl Kiss her softly winds. Softly that she may not miss Any sweet, accustomed bliss. On her lips, her eyes, her face, Till come to take your place, Kiss and kiss her, windsi
 Phoebe Cary,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-22
Married Women Teachers.

Of all the causes now tending to keep women out of matrimony one that is very effective is the discrimination against married women teachers in the public schools Maiden, Mass, is the latest to declare that the marriage of a public school teacher shall be regarded
 as resignation os her office. Mark the pronoun "her. :" No such discrimination is made against man. -Weman's Trib.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-22
Tirne,a Changes.

In 1880 Goethe wrote to friend that 1t seemed almost inconceivabie that now that the Gothard wagon road had been opened it was possible to go from Frankfort to Milan in a single week. It is now done in day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-22
 Oidest Sailing Craft.

The oldest sailing craft in the world ls the so called Gokstad ship, viking vessel which was discovered in sepul- chral mound on the shores of Chris tiania ford It is 1000 years old.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25
GERMAN OFFICERS AND MAR
RAGE.
Are Obliged to Marry Rich Girls
Unless They Have Fortunes.

Berlin Letter in New York Evening
Post. Mist not a profession be NOR
ally degrading which compels a
large number of men to live continu-
ally beyond their means. and offers
them no way out Of the burden of
debt thus contracted except rich mar
riages? The army officers VINO ate 50
| placed socially that what for others
| is choice for them is a duty-who
are Obliged to keep up appearances, /
! participate in the most costly social
amusements--are more poorly paid
than many a shop clerk or skilled
artisan. The rich mans son, in the
army for the position it gives, car 5
nothing for this, of course. He spends
his salary on bouquet for the latest
ballet fayorite, and thinks no more OF
| it. But for the majority, many os
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25
SOME INVENTIONS.
Many Remarkable Results Obtained
by Accident.

An Augustinian monk, Berthold
Schwartz, having put composition
of sulphur and saltp-tre in a mortar,
it took fire, and the stone that Gov
ered it was blown off with great VIC
lence, which accident led the chemist
to think it might be used to much
advantage in attacking fortified places.
says Chambers Journal He ac-
cordingly added to it quantity of
charcoal to render it more apt to TAX
fire and increase combustion.
Leaden shot are attributed to a
Bristol plumber, who, one night about
the year 1888, had a dream VIII ch
was not all a dream" that he was out
in a shower Of mol en- lead, which fell
in the form Of spheYal drops. His
curiosity being aroused, he went next
day to the top of a church and
poured some melted lead il to a YES
sci of water lying lie ow To his
great delight, he found that the lead
had gathered into beautifully formed
globular Lalls, and he at once took
out patent
A Nuremberg gla s-cutter happened
to let some aQuafortls fall upon his
spectaces, and noticed that the glass
was corroded and sofrened where the
acid had touched it. Taking the hint,
he made a liquid, then DR. W some
figures upon a piece Of glass, covered
them with yarnish, applied his cor
roding fluid, and cut away the glass
round his drawing. When he re-
moved the varnish the figures APP
peared raised upon a dark ground;
and etching upon glass was added to
the ornamental arts
One day nearly 300 years ago, a
poor optcian was working IN his
shop in the town # Mddlebu &, in
the Netherlands His children help
ing him or amusing themselves with
the tools and objects lying about,
when suddenly his little girl ex-
claimed. ooh, papa, see how near the
steeple comes," Anxious to learn the
cause Of the childs amazement, he
turned towards her, and saw that
she was looking through two lenses,
one held clio TO her eye, the other at
arms length; and calling her to his
side. he noticed that the eye lens was
plano-convex. Taking the two glasses,
he repeated his daughters expert
ment, and soon discovered that she
had Glanced to hold the lenses az the
proper Gus. thus producing the won
derful effect that she observed lis
quick wit saw In this a wonderful dis
coyeIy. and he at once set about max
ing use Of his new knowledge OF
lenses. Ere long he had fashioned
a tube G. pasteboard, in which be SCI
The glasses a. their proper focus, and
50 the telescope was invented.
L-hwright accidentally derived tbs
idea of spinning by rollers from see
ing a red-hot bar elongated by being
passed between two rollers.
The ordinary practice Of taking a
bath solved ~ Archimedes the ques-
ton Of how h test the purity Of the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

gold in Hiero's crown He observed
that when he stepped into full
bath the quantity OF water which
overfowed was equal to the bulk of
his body, and it occurred TO him that
the worth Of the crown might b.
tested by such means. He thereupon
made two masses of the same weight
Of silver, and immersed them sep
arately in a vessel filed to The brim,
measuring exactly the quantity of
water that overflowed in each case.
Having found by this means what
measure of the fluid answered to the
quantity of each metal less IN the
case of the gold than Of the liver
the bulk Of the former being less.
weight for weight-he next immersed
the crown Itself, ard fouad that Il
caused more watCr to overflow than
the gold, but less than the silver.
Having found the difference between
the two masses of pure gold and sill
yer, in certain known proportions, he
was able to compute the real quantity
Of each metal in the crown and thus
discovered the fraud that had been
practised on the king, to whom he
hurried eXclaiming. Eureka Eure-
ka" CT have found It! ! have found
itn) an exclamation that has ever
since been used to express exutaton
over a discovery.
Coming down now to our own time,
the acc unit Of the discovery of
saccharine, one OF the numerous by
products of the gasmaker's refuse
whose sweetness is three hundred
times more intense than that Of
cane-sugar, reads almost like a 10
nance. DR.. Fahlberg had entered the
Johns Hopkins university in America
in order to devote himself exclusively
to a study of the chemistry of coal
tar derivatives. Some months had
passed, when one evening at tea-time
he detected an intensely sweet flavor
upon his bread and butter. He traced
the sweetness TO his fingers, TO his
hands, and TO his eoat-sleeves; and
it dawned upon him that 1t must have
been derived from one Of the new
compounds which he had that day
succeeded in producing. He promptly
returned to his laboratory and tasted
the contents Of every vessel with
which he had been working. His
idea was correct. One Of his beakers
contained the sweet material.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

I whom have a noble name which pre-
| vents them. in their opinion, from
| taking up any business land lack Of
means prevents a university course
| and preparation for a learned profess
sion as webb, there is only the army
For man with a small private IN
come, or as in some cases with none
| few outsiders would care to expert
| ence. The salary of a LIST or ID lieu
tenant is not nearly adequate for one
| half of the expenses necessitated by
the position But il is easy. fatally
easy, for an officer to borrow money;
soon as he enters a new garrison and
offer their services For they know
he needs them. and they know that
his business ineXperience and his
| necessity Will permit them 10 obtain
his Signature for an exorbitant rate Of
interest The payment is sure
| enough, for there are plenty of rich
| girls only too eager TO marry an Off
GER, and # not, even if the harasse1
debtor turn TO the pistol as a last
| refuge the honor OF his family his
name, requires that his debts be paid
If no one else, then eyea the regiment
viii come o the front ana pay Up 70
Shield their comrade \ good trait
perh&ps, but how much better IL Goa
ditiors we're such that the l2st g2lcr-
oSitv were not necaeSarV2
Army statutes forbid a man to
marry unless he or his bride can
show just so much capital, 20 0e9
marks, | think ii is. Unless the Off
Ger has private fortune he certainly
cannot save that amount from a sal
AIRY not sufficient for him to live upon.
so no choice is left him but to marry
for money. We may not be senti-
mentally inclined nowadays, but | do
think that there are many people who
do not feel that for a man to find
himself compelled to marry for
money, to sell himself is a state Of
things which IS most deplorable. The
profession mentally, the fighting
against debts and creditors on the one
hand, and the feeling ones SELF a
little tin god" on the other has re
suited in creating a class of men very
elegant to look al physically. but in
tolerant overbearing selfsatisiied.
and as uninteresting mentall' as a
man can well be in these d.4ys Of
cheapened education.
There is no class of men in Europe,
and this is a strong assertion, who are
so insolent TO women as are the Ger
man officers. While all politeness to
the women whom they consider their
social equals. their behavior in the
street is an outrage on all decency
The coat they wear is supposed to
give them the rank of gentlemen, but
their behavior toward unprotected or
self-Supporting women lacks any
thing that would show the first in
stincts of a gentleman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

Prof. Roentgen came upon his mar
velous X-rays-which have opened out
new fields of research III physical
science, besides being OF far-reaching
practical utility In surgery and
other departments-quite by chance
He was experimenting in the darl,
with Crookes vacuum tube, which
was covered with some sort of cloth
A strong electric current was passed
through 1t, while close by was some
prepared Photographic paper, but nc
camera, Next day he noticed sew
eral lines on this paper for which he
could not account. By restoring
everything to exactly the same condi-
ton as on the preceding day. he was
able to ascertain the real origin Of
these mysterious marks,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

Memorandum book Is what you have
been wanting. The Northern Pacific
has il. II contains cut of the Maine
map OF cuba. list of Z. $. ana Spanish
naval vessels interior drawings Of a
barueship. Illustrations Of I. $. and
Spanish ships, glossary % navy and
army words. table ot distances. COM
mauders Of L. < ships and army corps,
list of q. s. regiments and their com
manders. and other Information very
useful and valuable nj this time.
The book contains eighty pages, ITS
the ypsf pocket and i ~ 70 date.
send CLas 5. fcr, general passenger
agent \. r. r. r.. s.. PAM MINI. ten
certs and the book = yours.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25


and was able to doncarly all my own
work. | continued theuSe of your mcdi-
cine, and feel that | owe my recovery TO
you. cannot thanh youonough foryour
advice and your wonderful medicine
Any one doubling my statement may
write to me aud viii gladly answer
all inquiries Mrs. NEIL Hurst, Deep
water, Mo.
Letters like the foregoing, con
stantly being received, contribute not
little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs
Pinkham that her medicine and counsel
are assisting women TO bear their heavy
burdens.
Mrs Pinlsham' saddressis Lynn, Mass.
All suffering women are invited TO
write to her for advice, which will be
given without charge. 1t is an ex-
perienced woman's advice towomcu.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25
Hairs Cttarrh Care
Is taken internally Price Is cents.
James Gray was nominated for
mayer by the Minneapolis democrats.


Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the
'eet. II cures painful, swollen smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out OF corns and huuions It's the great
ast comfort discovery Of the age. Al,
lens Foot Eu~c makes tight fitting or
new shoes fee, cas, Ii is certain care
for sweating. caiiuas and hot, tired,
nervous, aru,ng feet Try it to-aoy
Sold 10y all druggists and shoe stores
By mail for DE IN stamps Trial pack
age FREE Address Allen $. Ohm
stead, he Roy n. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25
MRS. PINkHAM'S ADVICE.
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say
About It.

DEAR MRs PISKHAM; Whom wrote
toyou had not been well for FIVE years;
had doctored all the time bat got no
better. | had womb trouble very bad.
Ny womb pressed backward, causing
piles. l was in such misery | could
scarcely walk across the floor. Men
situation was irregular and too pro-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25
Wheat 40 Cents a BusheI.

How to grow wheat with biz prof, at
40 cents and samples OF Salzer's Red Cross
'>e Bushels pcracrel Winter Wheat, Rye.
oats, Clover, etc, with Farm Seed Cata.
lH-Nc Ter cents postage. JOHN A. SAL
Xi.k SEED co, La Crosse. Wis. c y u
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25
G.A.R.- cuxcISSAri sNcArrMrNr

The MDuon Route with IL, four trains
daily is the hes nuA mo.t comfortable hue
60 Cneluuati. Tie rate wili be only one
cent mile. Tickets on ,nlo sept 3rd 4th.
9Th and 9th, good TO rctgg, september 9th
t0 18Th Inclusive, aud by extension To- Octo.
bcr End send -four cculs Ia stamps for the
Monon's beautifully Illustrated book on the
Cincinnati Eucampment. Frank J Reed,
q, 7. A., Chicago L. T. Sessions, T. +. a,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

fuse, was also
troubled with
lcucorrhea |
had given up all
hopes Of getting
well; everybody
thought / had
consumption.
After taking
:" i've bottles Of
Lydia L. Pink
hams Negeta-
bic Compound,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

! believe my prompt use % Piso's Cure
prevented quick consumption. Mrs. Lucy
Wallace, Marquette. Kaus. Dec ~, '95
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

Gov. Rr ggs Of North Dakota d e.
at Bismarck
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25
Coughing Leads 10 Consumption.

kemp's Balsam will stop tho cough at once
Go 10 your druggist to-day and get sample
bottle free. Sold IN p and 80 cent bottles.
Go at once delays are dangerous.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

Tho Now Y rk sta Q democratic
con emf will be held Oct 4.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

Ey-Mayor hdolpa sutr died In
San Frarcii co.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

Minnesota takes second place as an
ore producing state.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

The republicans Of Nebraska named
NJ L. Hayward for governor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

The West Indian weather service
is rrac ically iuau II ated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

The condti n Of s1ring what Il
hown o be unsurpassed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

Admiral Kirkland undergoes a sur
gical opera on and may not recover,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25
TIE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP or FIGS

ahb 1+tN AfA~'sh@lf@L VI oibti VI lfN1
Is due not only to the originality and
simplicity Of the combination. but also
20 the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known TO the CAI1FoRNIA fIG SYRGP
Co. ouly, and we wish TO impress upon
all the Importance Of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup Of Fig is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co
only, a knowledge Of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties The high standing ~ the CALI
PoRSIA FIG S3tUP Co with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup OF Figs has
given 10 millions Of families. makes
the name 81 the Company guaranty
Of the excellence Of its remedy II is
far ia advance Of all other laNatiyes,
as it acts on the kidney, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and il does not gr.pc nor
uauscate. IN order get IL, beneficial
effects, please remember liz name Of
the Company
CALIFORNIA ZIG SYRUP co.
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

foods Pills cure all Liver his Is aeng
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25
CALIFORNIA ZIG SYRUP co.

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-12
LIGHTHOUSE POINT.

Means of provoking merriment are ever taking on new forms This fact is particularly well exemplifed in the excellent organization that has been booked to appear at the Point during the week of September 12, for two per forrnances daily. Wherever they have gone this season they have made their name, Gorman's New York Vaudeville club, one long to be remembered and admired in the amusement world. The members of the organization possess just that versatility Of talent and hap py faculty of engaging their audiences in chorus of laughter, as well as amazing them with the skill of their daring feats, that never fails to at tract immense audiences and leave an impression which is reported about the community almost as rapidly as sound can travel. The first performance, therefore, of this brilliant aggregation proves a most potent one to nearly all the people.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-12

57; wreckage crane, pile driver and air brake car, $l5,450,72; additional passen- ger equipment $9,25121; power station, Stamford, $75, 4O492; power station, Ber- lin, 41,044.22; electrical equipment for the New Canaan and New Britain branches, $67,713.42; cost of new second track New Britain branch, $S40Oo,S4; cost of new freight yard, New Britain, S3S, ,444,21; Dedham and Hyde Park im- provements, $152, 2,95S19; Northampton improvements, $54,S9761 Clinton im- provements, S99, ,32657; Wallingford inn provements, $l8,671,33; sidings and yard extensions, $33,OS1,21; filling Co., bait viaduct, S26,12096 Torrineton freight and passenger stations, $1S,6OS,- 30; Seymour passenger station, $l4,Ob9' . 75; Stamford passenger station, $ll,SlO,- . 52; Hartford lighting plant, $l0,646'9S; New Britain freight station, $l0,35I.b3, Northampton passenger station, S6,- 1S45S; Warren (R. I.) passenger station $12,264.51; other Improvements and en- Engagements of station facilities, S69,097.- 5S. Total, $1,146S S16.05.
 The capital stock of the company on the 30th day of June was 476,532 shares. This was an increase of 210 shares.
 The Housatonic railway, extending from Bridgeport to the state line at Ca naan, Conn, (90.12 miles) has been merged in the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, and certificate to that effect was filed on the 29th day of March, 1898. Its mortgage debt ot s, 100000 became an obligation of this company, and the cost of Improvements upon that road became part of our own construction account. This is the fifth merger of independent corporations in the New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad company, under the act amending the charter of the company, approved June IA, 1889.
 Subsequent to the fiscal year ending June 30 1898 (namely, on the 9th day of July) under the operation of the same law, the Shepaug, Litchfield and North ern Railroad company (35.61 miles) was merged into the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad, making the sixth road merged under its provisions.
 For the reasons and the terms set forth in the circular addressed to the stockholders under date of May 10 a lease of the New England railroad was unanimously approved by the stock holders. of both companies on June IA and 15, and by the railroad commis- sioners of Massachusetts and Connec- ticut, and took effect on the first day of July. To the first day of September there has been issued 13,331 shares of New Haven stock in exchange for 66,- 655 shares of the common and 14,707