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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06

The Memphis Commercial Appeal advises all who want to live forever to get on the pension rolls. The longevity of the average pensioner is really amazing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06

Now COMES the announcement that Ignatius Donnelly, aged 66 years, will wed his typewriter, aged twenty years. The country, how ever, will not be surprised at any fool thing Old Ig. may do.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06

TIE Cook County (Chicago) Dem ocratic Club visited Memphis Wednesday aud last night to arouse enthusiasm for the local Democratic ticket.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06
Manifold.

Cutter-What's the old man with ths whiskers writing?
 Penman- Oh. he's getting out sosns syndicate stuff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06

Just the one word "Coal" ought to be enough at this time of year to bring you in with an order By tlRs time evetybody in this town ought to know the kind of coal we sell and the way we handle it. We don't know of anyone who ever bought coal of us who was dissatis- lied either wish the quality, price or method of delivery. If there is such man in existence we would like to see him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06
4 Permanent Paste.

Soak an ounce of refined gelatin in cold water for an hour, then drain of and squeeze out the water as much as possible. Put the gelatin in jelly pot and place the pot in pan of hot water over the fire When tho gelatin has melted, stir in slowly 216 ounces of pure alcohol Put in wide mouthed bottle and ,ork tightly This glue or paste will keep indefinitely and can be melted for use ill q few minutes by set ting the bottle ill basin of hot water. As it contains a very small percentage of wateN it affects the gloss of the prints bufA little and dries almost lm nediatelv \ Harpar's Round Table
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06
PINE BLUFF. ARK. JAN. 6, 1898

IT IS said that the Nicely zouaves (Memphis) may disband as a result of dissention in their ranks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06
CanZ Raise the ylnd.

Dixon Y@ung softleigh doesn t seem to be trsve'ihg at such rapid gait as
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06
Have You
 Never Received
l0-26- d-6n.

snlfb nome from a place dignilea by the name of laundry, which looked as though it had washed itselfS- which was of varying coiors--the predomnafing tints being blue and yellow poorly ironed. with q crease here and q wrinkle there. by Tyay of ornament? II was provoking, wasn't IF We know. just how to avoid slil these
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-06
The Russian Blouse.

Rite surprising how becoming nuse $ to women of fair S called slender if at does not droop
 d is made
 tting
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
CURIOUS FACTS.

There Is 10 be a new electric light
house on Fire Island that will have
the estimated power Of forty-hve mill
lion candles. making Il the most pow
erfui artificial light In the worls.
The FIRST book printed in the limits
OF the United States was the Bay
Psalms Book" which was issued IN
Cambridge. Mass. In 1910. Specimens
Of this publication are extremely rare
and command very high prices.
II the inhabitants OF the fixed stars
had powerful enough telescopes 10 see
~, they would not see Us as We are to-
day. but as We we're ffiy. one hundred
years. or even longer ago. for II would
take light tina, long to travel to them
Mathematical calculations show that
an iron ship weighs twnty-seyen per
cent less than a woodsa one. and viii
carry IFS tons OF cargo for every 100
tons carried by a wooden ship Of the
same dimensions. and both loaded 10
the same draught Of water.
The president OF the Agasslz Asso-
citation. Mfr. Il. II. Ballard recently
caught an ant near It's hill. shut Il up
in a box. carried Il $50 feet away. and
set Il free In the middle OF a shady
road. What followed he thus describes:
IT seemed at first bewlldered. Then Il
climbed 10 the top Of ridge Of sand.
erected is body as high as possible.
waved lts aniennae for several seconds.
and then started In a stralsks iias for
home"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

Labor unions are perhaps little
strict about their rules but the inn0-
cent reader Is under no obligation 90
accept AS literal truth the following
story printed by the Cleveland Leader
The best newspapers viii sometimes
exaggerate. There was trouble a. ;he
Maglnnlses night before last Mrs.
Maginnis had just made a hne hat,h
Of "ketchup." which she lcft 10 Che
kitchen when Mr MaKnnls got
home he went into the Kitchen Tor a
drink Of water. and presently several
dull thuds" were heard 10 the back
yard Loud talking between Mr.. and
Mrs. Maglnnls followed. and at ono
time the sounds indicated that some
thing like a tight was IN progress
when Mr.. Maginnls Jared forth. next
morning. one OF his neighbors asked
him II he and his wife had been hay-
ing an engagement with burglars
Not bit ay H." said Mr Maginnis.
Il trowed Mrs. Maginnls' ketchup out
o. the house. so did" why did yWi
do that" he was asked why ala |
do a.? Say. I'm union man" Well,
what has the union to do with your
wlfe's ketchup7" IL had "a left tina,
ketchup In me house would have been
expelled" said Mr. Maglnnls. How
so7" why. there u was ten o'clock
and the ke,chup workln' over time!
The union don't allow that Not 1i,
av a."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

u was the FIRST year that Farmer An
drcWs had taken boarders. and though
be cousclentiously tried 10 serve them.
be found the task almost beyond his
powers They were fastidIous and ey-
en- "fussy." They seemed determined
to be- more than comfortable. and had
no hesitation IN complaining when
they were not so. But evidently the
Andrews farm ala not altogether dis
please them. Tor they not only finished
the summer. but stayed on lnto the
fall Then their crying grievance be-
came. not the thickness Of cream or
the saltness Of butter. but the difficulty
Of Keeping every corner Of the old
fashioned rooms AZ warm as tropical
summer one day Farmer Andrews
was called In from the woodplle. where
be was yaluly trying to DO a fore
Moons work This was the third time
be had relinqulshed axe and patience
together Mr. Andrews" said his
boarder. somewhat fractiously. some
thing must really be done about the
temperature Of my chamber This fire.
place Is not sufficient for so large a
room" The farmer stroked his griz-
zled beard. and tried TO speak serene
ly. Put ye up a stove. ma'amr' said
he But ! don't want a stoye' I want
this open fire. just as ! have Il now,
only / expect It TO heat the room. Just
look az the thermometer, Il has been
hanging over here By the window. and
| | can't get Il above sixiy-nlne" Sh,
swept forward. with the telltale glas,
In her hand. and at that moment Far
mer Andrews felt his patience snaI
and n.y. "Oyor by the winder." h,
repeated. almost weeping with the vex
alton of one who has been unjustl,
used over by the windcr' Why un
der heavens don't yc set Il here In
warm place."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
SODA WATER BOTTLE.
HOW TWO ENGLISH OFFICERS
AWED THE NATIVES.
The Crusltiss of Beaia City Were
BroHEht TO an Abrupt TsFmlRAtlss-
By . Novel Coup 20 The CsRRibst
Were Almost Par4iyssd. v

From the London Mail. The cruel
ties Of Benin City having become a
matter o. history. attention 10 the NJ
ger Is being directed 10 an equally
dark spot In the proteetorale. namely.
Bendl. an important town situated
about 100 miles inland from Opobo. II
II the largest trade center In the pro-
tect0rate. and Ia the headquarters Of
the long juju" Human sacrifices are
carried on probably 10 as great an cx-
tent as az Benin. and fetch rites are
conducted with equal erulty. A. Ben
d.. toJ. Is held a sort Of fetch court
OF appeal. 10 which the natives Of tho
coast towns and Of the interior repair
Tor settlement OF their differences. A
correspondent az Bonny writes that
only two Europeans have ever succeef-
I'd In penetrating 20 the town. In De-
cember last Major Leonard and =.
James. two ~ the proteciorate officers.
went 10 Bend. The journey occupied
six days On reaching any village
palaHer was had The friendly chiefs
tquaticf ln a femic.rcie opposite the
chiefs Of The town. who also sat 10 a
sem.circle The proceedings opened
by the heldmsn ~ fhe town walking
round the ring holding q skull 10 one
hand. and wildly goEticulating with
the other. % the same time utterins
curses upon all The white men and
their defendants u any harm beiaii
The townspe0pie hy reason n their via
g. After this friendly act the head
friendly chief with the expedition IN
bis turn walked round the circle. call
Ing down maledIctions upon the "a
ives " any harm befell the white 70 %
during their visit. This headman who
knew vel the efficacy OF a new Juju ~
fetch. hit upon a plan which al The
time had an extraordinary effect on
the superstitious people In bis prom
enade round the circle he carried la
/ his hand an ordinary bottle OF soda
water and 40 the critical moment.
when he had exhausted the list %
curses be- lcaped into the ring and
opened the bottle. The cork going ~
with loud report Ridiculous az %
may seem. The effect wa6 lnstantano-
Gus The natives with one accord
chiefs. women and chlldron-stralght
way fed The people were profoundly
. Impressed with what they called "the
white mans god in The bottle" Dur.
lnE the whole Journey the letting of
/ on soda water corks always had M,
desired effect of impfesslnr upon N,
/ people The power u the white man'i
. JUN On reaching Bcndl the market
was az once closed and the Intruder.
were warned 90 leave Immediately
They departed on the following da,
without being attacked. the chief feal
~ The people evidently being that thel
should penetrate the mysteries Of lhl
juju Nothing was actually seen 81
any Of the iuju rites. as IL was dlscov
cred that these were performed a llttl
way out Of the town. II Is probabl
that the people will sim remember IN
soda water juju and that Il may be n
important factor In coming 10 an un
dcrslanding with these mysterious ua
tlyes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
ANTS AND THEIR mlLcH COWS.
Proces. Of milking for the Much.Pris.d
Honey Dew.

Proce.. Of Milking for the Much-Prissd
Honey Dew.
The fact that ants used aphlds fof
milch COWS was discovered nearly a
century ago but the special care given
20 their live stock has been a subject
o. more recent study. says .he Chau-
tauquan Almost any one may have
observed ants running mp and down the
trunks Of trees and shrubs. Il Is no
Joy Of climbing nor desire Tor wide
outlook that leads the ants 20 ascend
trees but because the leaves OF the
trees afford pasturage Tor their small
cattle. the aphids These little crea.
lures exude voluntarily drops OF
sweet liquid known as honey dew. The
process Of milking Is this. The ant
comes up 20 the aphd and pats Il on
the back with her antennae. az which
the BATTERED and pleased aphld gives
forth the honey dew, which the ant
eats with every sign Of enjoyment u
might be seen az first glance that the
benefits Of this relationship accrue only
70 the ants. However. this Is no, the
case The ants are fierce defenders Of
their iocss, and make II very uncom-
Portable for the many insect enemies
Of the aphlds. Some species Of ants
build sheds over the aphids upon tho
trees and other species remove them
20 the safety Q; their own nests: but
the special claim Of the ants as aphit
protectors lies In the care Of the aphii
cggs. which are shown as much a,ten,
| ton as their own.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
sUPERLATlvE DEGREE.

The largest mass OF pure rock salt
IN the world lies under the province OF
Galicia. Hungary. Il Is known TO be
$50 miles long. twenty broad and go
feet IN thickness.
King Humbert Of Italy Is the most
heavily insured man In Europe the
amount carried being over t7.5O0O0
The late Car Alexander III was In
sured for 100000.
wales IL the richest part Of Great
Britain In mineral wealth. England
produces annually about $40 to each
acre. Scotland a little less than $40.
but the product OF Wales amounts 10
over $50 per acre.
Some OF the oldest trees IN the world
are 10 be found In Great Britain. The
tree called William the conqueror's
oak. In Windsor park. Il supposed 10
bs I 200 years old. The famous Bent.
ley and wlniarthlng oaks are a, least
two centuries older.
The largest house In the world Il in
wlndon, a suburb OF Vienna. In th,n
domiclle there are 1.400 rooms, divided
into 400 suites OF from three 10 six
rooms each. and they at present shelter
ALA persons. who pay an annual rem
cal Of over 100000 noFlEa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
The HUMAN HAZE
How Dealers KRoS uhstAsr ~ ifa.
B~~n Cut or Comhod out.

How Dealer. Know uhsthsr ~ fIa.
ii~sn Cat or Combod cut.
Perhaps there IL no staple article 81
commerce about which lees Is known.
says the New York Herald. BY the aver
age person than human hair. Il will
doubtless surprise many TO learn that
the dealers In humaI hair do not de-
pend on chance clippings here and
there. but there Is a regular hair har-
vest that can always be- relied on. II -
estimated that over 1900 pounds u
human hair are used annually In the
civilized world for adjoining the heads
% men and women. but principally tbs
fair sex. The largest supply Of hair
comes from Switzerland. Germany and
the French provinces There Is a hui
man hair market IN the department Of
the lower Pyrences. held every Friday.
Hundreds Of hair traders walk up and
down the one street ~ the village. their
shears dangling from their belts. and
inspect the braids which the peasant
girls. standing On the steps Of the
houses. let down for inspection. II n
bargain Is struck the hair Is out and
the money paid On the spot. A woman 3
hair may grow 10 the length u six
feet. a single hair Will bear up a
weight ~ four ounces without breaking
but the hair thus heavily tried must
be- dark brown. Tor il0rd hair breaks
under a strain Of two and oue-half
ounces Dealers in human hair can tel
In a moment Whether the l0cM offered
them have been cut oh OR clmbel OUT.
They DO this ly rubbing che hairs
through their fingers n ODE hair BIAS
been cut from the head and ha not
been misplaced. % remains in Its ORIG
inal position. " 49, BIAS Been pulled %
combed oui end Dat together rrlgrd'e
~ the direction Ia which DO s-ew- 0n'
portion Of o. win Slip io the f.sht and
. the other go the lel,. 10 Gee Obs Boo.
cause ihe i1ggel edr'l catch uaoa each
other and pull 90 opposite directions
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
DIAMOND As A FETCH.
sszHy spisAlsa sssas. ss-raea ~ sup-r-
saItlsu. ssath African chiss.

stitisu. soath African ChisfA
From Harper's Weekly; The South
African native. Il seems. IL not always
decorated with the mere ,rumpery Of
the traders vale, o. Of his own pur-
veyanee. Il has become an attested
fact that excellent diamonds. and dia-
monds better than that. are possessed
by chiefs and boarded by them. not 20
much In Intelligence OF their value az
In a firm fetiehlsm The stones have
come 10 their hands by the good. old
fashioned method OF stealing them
from the Kimberley mines years ago.
neore the present minute watch
against gem thieying was systema-
tized. Diamond stealing al present Il
practically impossible under the pc
cvliar methods Of rs prevention. Be
fore the rigid examinations Of work
men and yisitorz began 70 be enforced
native labOrers were often under Sc
eret compact with their tribal rulers
not 10 come back from the mines with
OUT a gOOd-sized stolen diamond Tor
the chiefs use: hence a great many
superb gems are IN the dark. unfath-
omed caves Of a kafHr headman's es-
tablishment Within a few years en-
terprising traders have made special
expeditions and palayers FOR diamonds
20 hidden. with the result Of success
ful bariering FOR them. Liquor and
guns have been found useful In some
instances the superstition Of the
chiefs stood IN the way OF traders re-
covering valuable stones. but. on the
other hand a small company working
on this line Of acquisition o. credited
with having obtained within four
months not less than 500 900 worth Of
diamonds One agent succeeded IN
buying Of a chief SIX stones Of more
than 200 carats each.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

was perfect when u became neees.
sary for me 70 play the role myself ]
had the greatest dif'iculty 10 getting al
the character from my own standpoint.
but finally conquered had the same
experience In learning Hamlet. for !
had seen every great actor play Ham
let and 10 seemed 20 me that the dif-
ierent interpretation were exhausted.
After a close study Of the actions Of
a friend % mine who had recently lost
bis mother. decided that be should
be no melancholy Hamlet inirudlng his
griefs upon every one. but a natural
man whose grief was too deep 70 be
shown. Hamlet was never meant 90
be Insane. for Shakespeare was too
great a dramatlat 20 treat % diseases
about which be knew nothing ] stud
fed the character o. Richard iIl Re
was a politician. a diplomat and the
king o. England. a type Of man such
as d found now IN toe ward boss II
Richard IT, had been such o character
a. the older trugedians depleted him
the people would have inearcerated
him"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
RED sMAPpERs MONTHS OLD.
Gold storage syst-m in Pensacola Has
Proved 90 Ige Profitable.

Gold storage systsp in Pensacola Has
Proved 20 IIe Profitable.
From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
GRAFT When a guest Of a Chicago hotel
orders red snapper and t. delighted
with the palatable dish that Is set be-
fore him be does not know that the
hsh has probably been out Of the sea
FOR ten or twelve months. but such IL
often the case The guest never
knows the difference. however. and on
~ after he has visited Pensacola aud
called on Sewell G. Cobb or some %
bis men does he understand how q an
happens Mr. Cobb has just ended
visit % this city. lie Is an interesting
man. lie can tell more FISH stories
than anyone ever dare repeat. for he
"a the very origin OF the best fsh tales
IN the gulf states BE owns twenty
four fishing smacks. which o. more
than any other one person can boast
% on the gulf II may not be- gener-
ally known that an the red snappers
Tor New Orleans come through pensa-
cola. The Fame r. true Of Chicago.
Mr Cobb was once mayor Of Pensa-
cola. until he found that he could
make more money running hshlng
smacks out 10 the grounds and srp.
plying the markets Of the United
States. That port practically has a
monopoly on certain kinds OF hsh. and
FOR this reason II has been necessary
20 invent a system by which the fsi
can be kept In cold storage for an In.
definite length OF time. oftentlmes a
year having elapsed from the day N,
hnny specimen was hauled IN aud N,
time Il was served on the table.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
An INGENIOUS SAPPHIRE.


nrght Gem from tr1lon Now IN Ion
don Weigh. SIS Ksrat.
The London Times tells Of Ceylon
sapphire 10 that city. the property ~
MAI Gen. Roblcy which Is no, less 70
markable for lts size than Tor iis trans
lucoucy and the brilllance Of the optic
al effects 10 can show. The weight ~
the gem % 63s karats and % o. % a
dark. milky color pcric..I y tanspar.
ont and nawlo7s. Larger sapph.res
have been known. bat they have usual
~. II not always. been dun and muddy.
Instead Of having the clear tnnsluccf.
color Of this specimen. but ln addi-
ton n possesses a property occasional
~ found In slightly cloudy or milky
Ceylon sapphres and sometimes To-
gems. too which greatly enhances H.
value In the eyes Of believers ln the
occult powers of precious stones 20 con.
fes health and good fortune on their
wearors II u star sapphire. or as
terla. That Is. being cut On cabochon.
II displays a beautiful opalescent star.
dividing its six rays at the apex. which
changes its position according 10 the
movement Of the source Of light by
which II Is viewed. by emplo, iur two
or three sources Of light. two or three
% these stars can be- simultaneously
seen In the gem. py further cutting II
rs said that the beauty Of this ston,
could be- still more increased but. Of
course. az the expense Of lbs size.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

An Indian was paradlng on the Ice
with bare feet and much OF his body
and limbs exposed to n zero temper
ature when the Marquis Of Lorne. then
governor general Of Canada, asked
him how he could stand Il without
freezing. The Indian answered, Amerl.
can-llke. by asking another question,
namely. why does paletace not freeze
face7" The marquis said II was be-
cause he was accustomed TO the ex-
posure OF his physlognomy, and the
red man grunted Indian all face"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

Traveller On country town. What's
the matter with the people Of this
place. Is there some sort of on cpl
demlc raging here7 see that nearly
everybody has wads Of cotton stuffed
into his ears. Native 40. there
aln'i nothIn the matter with us 'spe.
clally This Is our brass bands regu-
lar might for praciicln' Cleveland
Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
psass An i.pssca.e-. c.-~.
Its Fsrfias.fisas Have B><s Cs.<s<><~
ss's I@prsvss siass osrm<s wsz

= $3.50 H44F~ n<<a @|
sssg fsprsvsa sisss osrmsn us<.
CFrom the Boston HeraldJ
The acton Of The Ffeneh parliament
IN deciding 70 tear down sos4s q ths
fortincations near Paris and sell for
Urinary uses he land ROW occupled
~ these defensive works must nof b
tAken a. an Indication that. IN ne
opinion Of the French psople. ve ara
soon 10 enter upon an era q peace
The civilizations the demolition %
which Il contemplated by the order
passed are those which are quite closs
20 Paris and which played a promlnenf
part In the defense Of the city a. the
time Il was besIeg6d By the German
army twenty-seven years ago. But the
French have been taught wisdom b.
past experience and az a result haye
DianEei and q few years ago finished
a system Of Qualifications around Paris
which are probably unequaled Tor the
purposes for which they are Intended
BY any similar Qualifications In the
world. A well Informed military writ
er. a member Of the general stan oi the
German army. has given e AZ BIS opin-
Ion that a successful siege Of Paris
would be. under present conditions. an
impossible undertaking. The new for
tiheatious that surround the French
capital are some fifteen or twenty miles
from the city and are connected with
Paris and with each other By a rzil-s
way system which would enable the
French commander 20 quickly mass AZ
one point a very large body Of men.
while the general u the beslegins
army. II be wished 70 prevent the cty
from obtaining supplies ard thus ahut
IN the people aud the army that was
defending Il. would have 70 occupy
kne extending over 100 miles and
hence could not By any possibility col
lect a large number o. his force a any
one point 10 rests, an attack q lie
enemy. Il required a German army q.
approximately. 500. 600 men 10 lay slegs
20 Paris from Sept. 70. 1870. 70 Jan
30 1871 but the authority We refer 20
Is % the opinion that 70 repeat tho
same operation . German heslegins
army would have 20 number more than
100000 men, and the work Of main
taining such force and properly hand
ling its parts would be something
which few governments would care %
undertake. and few military commando
ers would be able 20 efficiently per-
form. Besides. these great outlying
fortiheations would give 10 the peoDls
Of Paris. II their city was again be-
sieged. an opportunity 70 obtain many
Of the smaller supplies Of life from the
suburban district. since as the system
Of fertilization has been built Il would
be- as though the line OF defense for
Boston took a circuit which extended
from Marshhe,d through Brockton.
WalpOle. birmingham. Concord. An
dover and reached the water again AZ
Gloucester. n the tide OF war vas
kept thus far back from our city L Il
easy 70 see that We should not suffer
as intensely as Il IL were carried on
almost within our municipal area. Tbs
French have spent upon thess, rev for.
tihcations an amount variously estf.
mated at from so. 900. 900 TO $4,000. ooa
and hence can well afford 70 sell the
land occupied BY some Of the nov OBJ
solete Notifications Of generation ago.