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Tiny Hnrlnca.

The most magnificent palaces built by man for dwelling places sink into insignifieanee when compared with some of the houses constructed by in- sects. An interesting example Is the brickmaker, who lays bricks with the skill of mason, making house of tiny bricks or pellets laid regularly and so evenly there is no chinks between them. It makes it's own bricks and lays them up with no help. These brick houses are usually fastened to the leaf of some water plant.
 An insect called the fioscule lives in glass house which is often found broken naturalists-w whether from the stones of some enemy or not is unknown. The floscule has long foot stalk which 1t fastens to water plant and remains moored the rest of it's life. It is very sensitive and at the slightest alarm rel treats into It's glass dwelling. When i9 emerges 1t seems to be film of smoke at first for there are glasslike filamepts attached to it's lobed body which search for food in the water which is slowed beneath the insect in it's queer trans parent home.
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DOLLS OF NOTED WOMEN.
The Ponder Affections Bestowed on Their
 Little Wax Figures.

Inc Ponder Affections Bestowed on Their
 Little wax Figures.
 Miss Jean Ingelow possessed a spe- eial waxen favorite that she named Amelia. Amelia went everywhere Jean did and she was introduced to all the agreeable people who came to the Ingelow house, her dresses were al- ways made from piece of whatever cloth Jean wore. and when games or merry times were enjoyed in the nur- sery Amelia was placed wherever she could take in the fun with the rest of the young folks. An ill-advised bath on hot day was so hopelessly de- structiYe to Amelias painted beauty and sawdust constitution that the h. geow family pronounced her quite dead. Her funeral was we'll attended, and for many months Jean sorrowed for Amelia and refused ever to take another doll to her heart
 Not only her own big doll family, but all dolls. fine or shabby, large or small black or white, which came An nie Thackeray's way shared the tender affection of her ovefflowing heart. When a very little girl she believed dolls were quite as much alive as real babies, and if they lost heads or arms the missing members would grow again.
 Florence Nightingales dolls all en- ioyed very indifferent health. Time and again disease stalked through the nursery and laid the dolls so low that their lives were quite despaired of, but the little girl, who was to grow up to be ministering angel to thousands in real suffering, always pulled her babies through their worst attacks.
 When, at II years of age, George Sand heard some one laugh at the idea of so big a girl still playing with dolls. like Jane Welsh, she concluded to give them up. With tears and hearty hugs she bade every one of them adieu and locked them in garret closet.
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THE MAYNARD PUPPIES.

Our dog Bess had three little pups, And nice little doggies were they; But the worst of it was they would not
 mind, And were always running away. Sport was the best one of the three, Although he was misehieyous, too. Next came speck. the little brown
 one:
 Then came Master Lew. A sad accident happened the other day Te one of these puppies so dear. Their mamma she told them all to stay
 home But they wandered way down to the
 pier. When night came on but two came
 back.
 Where could dear Sport be? "I know where he is,' said little brown
 Speek, "EIe fell right into the sea-" Poor Mamma Bess. she cried for
 Sport, And often went to the pier: And now, my dear friends, all of this
 came
 From not minding their parent dear.
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The Game of Location.

The following game is very amusing as well as instructive: Any number of persons may play. First choose a leader, and give him United States map. Then provide the other parties with paper and pencil. The leader calls off the name of a town or city, and requests the members to write it's location on the paper. Some answers are very amusing and cities are moved wonderfully.
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Household Hints.

In every ice chest in the land should be placed saucer containing charcoal. Especially valuable in summer is this purifying agent.
 Watch your garbage cans, that they offend not your nasal organ. Carbolic acid is cheap, and after each emptying should be used to purify these utensils.
 Clean napery and pressed glass, with a cordial welcome, discounts damask, cut glass and scowl every time, espe- eially with your husbands bachelor friend
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night ticket office.

The new vestibule chair ear 220 and 2lS arrived from St. Charles Mo-, where they were built for this company. A large number of other chair and parlor cars will soon follow.
 Mr. J. 2. Brandt, a machinist in the tool room leaves Tuesuay for St. Louis where he will spend Xmas with relatives.
 Mir. sam Clark. a machinist in these shops and organizer of the Cotton Belr orchestra, has severed his connection with the company.
 Engines 162 and 56 will soon be ready for use as they have been thoroughly overhauled.
 Post office Matz Miller county, Ark, on thls line has been moved just one mile and half south. Al
 Thirty coaches have been secured by this company from the Big to be used during the holidays.
 Engineer Chas. Bennett is stiil at the company hospital in a critical condition.
 It has beetn reported that Engineer Tobe Hager of the Pee Gee road was seriously hurt while on his run. We regret very much to hear of this news. Mir. Hager was formerly in surance agent for the Union Casualty company and made many friends here while he twas located at this place.
 MT. Booth Glegg leaves tonight for 'Ireenville, Texas. on an important trip.
 MT. Andrew c. LeBaume, nephew of E. W. LeBaume, c. P. and r. Agent of the Cotton Belt, popular timer at the shops here, left Mon day for DeSoto, Mo, where he will wed q charming belle ef that city The Cotton Belt reporter carries birds with him who keep him well informed on all happenings. Secl
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Evangelist Holcomb and wife, of Little Rock, who have been conduct ing a revival meeting at the Second Presby church in this city will have their farewell meeting tonight. These meetings have been a great success. Many people have been converted and who never have at tended religious worship have been reached. Rev. Holcomb and wife will ever be remembered by the many warm friends made during their short sstay here. Their kind words and sweet songs have been q real inspiration to all.
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that has the bars crossed. Then buy yard of pretty, figured Japanese lawn for ten cents, and five yards of narrow, double-faced ribbon. Baby" ribbon is eheaper. Make nice full bag, gather 1t, leaving a nice deep heading, and tasten 1t in your basket. On each side of the basket tie good-sized bow of cibbon, make strings furnished with pretty bows, to hang 1t by, and you will have a lovely little work basket or a pretty wall decoration.
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Fish Are Easily Tanned.

Small fish, such as Prussian carp and minnows are easily tanned. All that is necessary is to feed them yourself regularly morning and evening, and sit beside them as often as you can so as to aceustom them to your presence. Small earth worms and caterpillars are the best food, but be careful not to give many at time Gold fish are not SO easily tanned.
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The Y. NJ. Il. A. held Il very Inter esting business meeting at their hall on West Seccond avenue Sunday af- ternoon. A new entertainment com mittee was appointed as follows: $. M. Kaufman, Chairman; Harry B. Solmson, Edgar I. Bloom, Ben Franklin, Joe c. Meyer and Eugene l. Hanf. A dramatic entertainment will be given by this organization in the near future.
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To Clean Vinegar Druets.

When carafes or vinegar cruets take on dingy hue that refuses to yield to ordinary treatment fill with water to which teaspoonful of household ann monia has been added and allow them to stand over night. In the morning, rinse thoroughly and the glass will be found crystal clear.
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Improved Picture Hanger.

An improved picture hanger has a spring controlled drum which Is att tached to the back of the frame and adjusts the cord or wire to the proper length, one end of the cord being at tached to the frame, while the other passes through the scrcw-eyes and over the picture nail, ending on the drum
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MT, Arthur Kaufman has rendered his resignation at Isaac Drerfus Big Store, to take effect January 1st. He leaves for Cornerstone where he has purchased the well established general merchandise store of Harry Eversfeld. Our best wishes accom- pany him.
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trains have been ordered to slow up in order to take on and deliver mail.
 Two sections of No. l were run South Saturday on account of the heavy travel throughout Texas.
 Walter Jones,a timer at theshops has returned from short hunting tlip, which was successful.
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Hara Pine for I<itehen.

Those who have carefully and ex- perty studied the matter assert that the best arrangement for a kitchen floor is hard pine wood with oak finish sd border. There should be In addi- ton a large square of linoleum fitting the center of the floor and coming to the edge of sink and table.
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Mr. John L. Tullis, editor of the Wagner Sayings, of Wagner. l. T., arrived in the city this morning to be the guest of Mir. A. B. Grace and family for 3 few weeks.
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A large party ofexcursionists from Swan Lake and English and vicinity will attend Hoyt's "A Milk White Flag" performance here tonight
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Mr J B. Williams residence and effects burned at Swan Lake Friday night last Loss about $500. No insurance
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Miss Bessie Lowery, of Little Rock, who has been the guest of Mrs. H. Riley for the past eek, leaves to- night for St. Louis, to visit friends.
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The fire department was called ou
 this morning to extiuguish a burn ing flue at the home of Mir. J. ". Crawford's an South Ghestnutst
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Mr. A. Katzensten, who has been the guest of her son, MT. Jake Katz- enstein and family for several days,
 Is returned to her home i'll Little Rock.
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Word from Camden says that Mir. Garland Bird, who has been danger ously ill for the past month, is fast improving.
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Switch engine r ran into an open switch Saturday at noon and was thrown off the track. Fortunately no one was hurt.
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Mrs. D. c. White left today for Monticello, where she will be the guest of relatives for several weeks.
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MT. \. W. Mills has returned from Redfield, where he went to adjust and pay the losses recently caused by the fire at that place.
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For 50 cents you can make the dain- sies little work basket imaginable. When not in use the basket can be nung up or set upon the fancy table and then it can serve as a decoration.
 Get an ordinary berry basket, one
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MT. J ". Forbes, n prominent ln- sueance man of Little Rock, is in tae city today.
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Mir. Duck" Rosenberg, after being confined to his room for two days, s again at his post of duty.
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MT. Alex Dreyfus is out today for the first time ill a week, having been confined to his home with chills.
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Master Peter Paul Byrd was seen riding in Lakeside Sunday on his l3- inch Shetland pony.
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Mir. simon Bloom has returned from a business trip to Alexandria, La.
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Mr. John E. Bradley, we'll known lawyer of Philadelphia, spent Sun day in the city.
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HIs prennaal

Miss Strongminde Mamma. how dic papa act vixen he proposed to yon2
 Mrs. StrongmiHds He didn't s~e all. He just stood in the corD.,. said yes.
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The High Headed, High Fluten City Dads" meet tonight.
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Mir. l. Reinberger went to Dermott on business this morning.
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Miss Eddie Rutledge is out again after a brief illnesss.
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Miss Sallie Hirschfield is up again after very severe attack of pneu- monia.
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Miss Johnnie Tankersley is lstill confined to hel home with lagrippe.
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Mr. D. H. Rousseau is attending circuit court in Cleveland county .to- dav
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The Bluff City Club will give it's an- nual children's ball on December '.
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The receipts in the police court this IF orning were $15.
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7 AzDV;S e z1NgY Q pNfS

A rKiED TRUE and RELIEF for LApfEs 4poid int ationa Get CAToEs and regrets rcs sl Stnrra p mail sSPEc Co.,. Bobton Hnas Our hook free
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GFrom Mondays Daily.J

Mrs. Adolph Meyer is visiting friends in Helena.
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Pretty Work Ranket.

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29


ny compelled 10 admit OF her own &c.
cord her liability for damages, Uncle
Sam IS big enough TO foreeit from her.
m the matter should be submitted to ar.
bltration she will pay the claim. for
even II there Is no direct responsibility
OF the Spanish authorities in Havana for
che explosion, international law, makes
her liable for an act Of treachery by any
OF her own subjects committed In her
own territory againstra foreign vessel.
Senator Eikins Is right. Spain Will
settle for that act. It may not have oc.
CURED to our correspondent that Il war
comes through tho Intervention by this
government IN behalf OF Cuban freedom,
the Maine affair will bc made an Incl.
dent OF the terms Of peace in the event
OF a victory by the United States. Other
wise, It will be made q separate incident.
Senator Elklns said Just what every
citizen who has confidence In tho power
OF this government believes to be true.
We trust that our correspondent will un-
derstand that public man, in express
Ing In this way his personal views on an
International eltuation, is speaking as a
citizen who has faith IN his own guvern-
ment. In this instance Mr.. Elkins hit
tie nail squarely on the head. "a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29
Both Right and Wrong.

A Popocratic exchange down in the
state thus periodically let's loose Its
pronencss to find fault and bursts forth:
The President ought TO have declared
war against Spain SIX months ago: II he
had done this the present state OF affairs
would NOT have existed" Undoubtedly
the last phrase of this profound remark
Is the truth. the whole truth and nothing
but the truth, burt the first phrase Is not
The President Fought" not to have de-
clarcd war six months ago, for several
reasons, the most important OF which Is
that the President cannot declare war
Congress can declare war: the President
can make war during war by the
movement OF troops. 1t Is unnecessary
to give other reasons, with the exception,
perhaps, OF the one that six months ago
this country had of itself no grievance
that would justify declaration OF war;
the only thing it could have done would
have been to Interfere in Cuba's behalf,
as It IS now proposed to do, and endeavor
TO bring peace through peaceful or other
means. The responsibility for war
would have devolved on Spain then as
now.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29

It is astonishing THAT a Journal OF. the
Standing of the New York Evening Post
should excuse the brutal concentration
policy of the Spanish authorities in Cuba
with the plea that ct is what all mill
tarS~ Commanders do il hard pressed"
and that 1T is exactly what Sheridan
and Sherman did"
No civilized commander. nor no civil
lied government ever gathered together
the non-combatants during war. drove
them from their homes concentrated
them in cities and towns, and brutally
left them to die of starvation and dis
ease without so much as lifting a hand
for their relief
These starving people in Cuba arc
women and children and old men. and
are not and never were participants In
the Instruction. Spains motive was to
cut off the power of production OF the
Cuban people. The Posts assertion that
the deliberate starvation of 100000
women and children, after driving them
from their homes and concentrating
them in pens like cattle, was exactly
what Sherman and Sheridan did, is a
SANDER on these generals and libel on
civilization.
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How the Senator Knows Il.

a valued Wheeling friend of the In
telllgencer sends It clipping of the fol-
lowing dispatch from the columns of an
other paper, accompanied by the ap-
pended inquiries OF his own:
. '.WASHINGToN, D. c.. March o6.-Scn-
Rtor Ekins was 4 caller at the white
house to-day. lie said that Spain would
not object to this government sending sup
plies to the starving Cubans. and that If.
on account OF the Maine disaster. this gov
crnment finds grounds for damages and
indemnity Spain will undoubtedly pay it."
Following is our correspondents ac-
campaigning note:
"slR:-1s Senator Elkins acting as a
special agent for Spain?
III he is not. how docs he know what
Spain will do?
II am not the only one IN our little Noun
tain State who has an interest In our rep
rescntatlves."
II Is difficult to understand precisely
what our correspondent finds In the ex-
preston OF Mr.. Elkins that Is worthy of
criticism, unless 1t Is in headline that
did him an injustice C'Peace at Any
: Prlce.") 1t Is Just such an expression az
has been made by thousands OF other
people, and does not imply that the SEN
ator was speaking for Spain. The un-
derstanding was general, at the time,
5nnd 1t was extensively published, that
Spain would not object to our sending
relief to the starving Cubans. In fact
we. have already sent such relief, with
out n serious protest, and there was
nothing at all unusual In expressing the
belief that more relief would not be re-
fused. As It Is, Spain officially an
nounces. she has madc no protest 10 our.
government.
As to the statement that Spain would
. pay damages and indemnity on account
of the Maine affair, II 1t was found tina.
grounds for such claim existed, what
was there in the situation that would
not warrant such an assertion? Spain
undoubtedly will eventually pay our de-
Taands, and surely the senator was Civ
{ Ing out no information that was not al
E ready believed by every patriotic citizen
x OF the country Our court fixes no direct
responsibility for the explosion. Spain
claims TO believe that the explosion was
Z due TO Internal causes. but in the ligh,jos
llthc pertunctory investigation she male,
! nobody believes she can sustain her
calm for an instant before the naval
authorities Of the world, or in any
court OF arbitration. II she Is not final.
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WHEELING, MARCH 40. 1893.
A Better Outlook.

De- . o.
The war situation. to all appearance.
IS not so discouraging as It has been the
past two or three days.. Contrary to cx-
pectations, the reception of the Prcst-
dents; message transmitting the result
OF Che Investigation of the Maine board
of inquiry was not accompanied by
turbulent scenes and the indulgence in
ill-adrised speeches by hot-heads. There
seemed to be a determination to hold off
and permit the administration to carry
out its immediate plans, and to await
Developments which must come within
a short time.
The admirable confidence that has
been shown all along in the President
3 was maintained at THE very time when
any other course would have preclpi-
tated a dangerous phase Of the crisis
and defeated the plans of the admins
tratiou to settle the Cuban question
pcaceably but with honor, II X can be
done.
There are Indications that Spain Is
willing to make important concessions
to avert war, and the wisdom OF curbing
passion at this moment is plainly mani
fest. What the next few days may
bring forth no one knows. but. while the
danger line has not been passed. there
IS more probability to-day than there
has been of late that the Cuban war will
cease. that Cuba will be given her free
dom, and that the question of interview
! lion may be settled without boodshed.
The Maine inciden, will be thus left to
be treated separately.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29
Spanish Absurdill.s.

The correspondents OF the European
press In Madrid are exhibiting a vas.
amount OF ignorance regarding the
United States, its attitude in the present
Cuban crisis, and the character OF It's
public men. II tie subject were not one
OF such serious moment, the manner OF
Its discussion by the European journals,
or a number OF them, at least, would be
laughablc. When one OF them describes
President McKlnley's firm but courteous
diplomatic notc,to Spain. concerning the
cessation OF the wSr OF determination
and the treatment OF the rcconcentra-
does In Cuba, as "an extremely threaten
Ing nute." he makes himself no less
ridiculous than does the duke OF Vera
qua, who processes to know President
Mckinley personally, and describes him
as proud and vain, his great vanity
making him believe himself a Napoleon,
when In reality he is an ignorant suit
ler."
This picture OF. our calm. dignified.
courageous, yet modest and unassunnns
President. from a Spaniard who pre-
tends an acquaintance with him, will
strike the American people as something
supremacy ridiculous. It is fair type
Of the Spanish criticisms Of our public
men, and Is calculated to amuse our
own people rather than to anger them.
Scarcely less amusing is Ell Liberals
ridiculc OF the United States govern
mcnt's preparations for an emergency
as Childish" as II the Spanish organ
hopes to convince us that there Is no
need OF such preparations, and thus in
duce us 10 suspend them. More absurd
than any Is the audacious assurance OF
FL Globo, a semi official journal of Mad
rld.E that at a time when the duration
OF the war In Cuba is being brought TO a
close by force of arms, and when peace
is being restored by means of autonomy,
the United States throws down the mask
which hid It's ambition. In whose name
are they (thc United Statcs) going 10
establish Intervention, and in the cause
OF what save that of revolutionary ban
dits?'
This latter quotation from 4 rcprcsen-
tativc Spanish Journal. presumed 10 be
an organ of the Spanish government it
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