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A IOUGH 0OOSE.
Nose Wanted to See the Feet of the
 Next One.

Nose wanted to See the Feet of the
 Next One.
 Every day for the past half decade an old, gray-haired negro has passed through the grounds of the National nuseum on the way to the northwest, where he makes living by doing easy tasks for his old mistress. The work shop of the taxidermists has ever been q place of great interest 10 the old man, and he never passes their door without a cheery morning greeting or visit of uncertain duration.
 The scientists, too, have grown fond Of their dusky friend, and "Mose" is the first one for whom they inquire when returning from the long journeys and the last person for whom a good- natured message is left as they leave.
 But the scientists cannot resist an oc- rasional joke at the expense of the old 11an.
 Nose happened into their workshop the day before Christmas. just after one o{ the scientists had been skinning large bald eagle. As the old negro wandered aimlessly about the room, airing his unfaling wealth of inter- negatives. one Of the taxidefmists called to him:
 Nose, would you like to have q nice goose for your Christmas dinner?"
 'Deedy I would. Is 'bliged to you a t'ousand times if you gibs me de goose" exclaimed Nose, enthusiastically.
 When he left the shop the lifeless body Of the eagle protruded conspicu- eusly from the newspaper bundle under his arm, the old man still expressing his gratitude volubly as long as he re- nained in sight.
 Monday Nose again wandered into the shop. How did you like that goose, Mose?" asked the chief.
 Dat goose, said Nose, ruefully, twas just de toughes' goose eber l see. Golly, he must hab been de fader tall dc ganders. I billed dat goose, and 1 parbiled i'm, den billed i'm gen. but shu's you bonn dat ar WIZ de chewines behrd me an de ole woomun eber seed. ''Oh, you didn't cook it right said the chief, with a smile at the others. "Come in tomorrow and we will give you another"
 The next day, when Nose came hob bling in, a large snowy owl lay on the bench, with it's skin drawn over it's head.
 ''There is your goose. Nose, said the chief, in as nonchalant manner as pos sfble.
 The old negro looked suspiciously from the scientists to the bird, scratch ing his wooily head meditatively.
 See here, boss" he said, finally, .cf ,tain't no trouble Is like t'see de feet on dat goose afore I carries i'm to de ole weomun. Washington Star
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ture has so striven to create perfect; who has been so liberaily endowed with the mental qualities that will enable her to enjoy all the higher pleasures of life.
 It cannot be said that she has a taste for any particular line of music, but that is probably because she is so young. Though but six years of age, she appears to be much older, and the accompanying illustration is taken from photograph made expressly to illustrate this statement concerning the child. Very many musicians have been 10 see her. and each of them has said that she has remarkably accurate ear and touch that is delicacy itself In no sense singer, she is in every sense q player, and the music that can not pour from her throat seems 10 have found an avenue of escape by means of the fingers.
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The imagination is fearfully enticed by visions of the unseen close of the trag- edy, the climax that is yelled from view by the dark water. To those who watch the broadening ripples on the surface, seconds stretch to hours. It is not the victim alone for whom time drags so slowly that there is leisure for the reviewing of a life.
 No one ever estimates correctly the interval that elapses between the dis appearance of the drowning man be meath the surface and the moment when the body is brought up from the depths, if that be speedily accom- pGshed. It may be five minutes; but majority of those who see it will say it was half an hour.
 In proportion to the seeming exten- sion of time is the importance of it. A half minute saved may mean the diff
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of X-rays. The shadow produced mon the microscope by piece of coal of a given size and thickness is apparently dependent for it's relative density upon the amount of ash producing material in that piece of coal.
 If, therefore, a number of sannlee of uniform size and thickness of y9rio1s kinds of coal having known percent ages of ash be prepared and if q lot of coal which is to be investigated have several pieces taken haphazard from 1t and reduced to similar sizes and thieknesses to the pieces of known coals above referred to, then it is onlv q question of matching up the density of the shadow case upon the fluoroseone oy the unknown value of coal with q sample of known value. and the ouan- uty ot ash per ton in the ceal under consideration is Immediately fixed with 1 believe considerable accuracy. The method may be termed a kind of Dbo- to-metIic veil.
 So important is the subject eoasi5- cred that it has been taken m for elis- cussion by a number of scientific so- eieties both in this country and Europe. Analytical investigation is sure to fol low which it is believed will result in most important developments. Mr iasllns experiments in this direction nave been somewhat crude, and vet they have brought to the attention of the world knowledge which, srom a mlnlng standpoint, cannot be cousid- cred of too great value.
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FIGURES BY TELEGRAPH.
Code by Which Any Large Numbers
 Can Be Sent ns One Word.

Code by Which Any Large Numbers
 Can Be Sent ns One Word.
 To those people who use the telegraph extensively and who spend much time in attempting to crowd 20 words into ten, new book by Charles Stewart will De of interest. The book contains d novel telegraphic code. by means of which any number from one to a mil- lion may be expressed by single word of not more than ten letters.
 Telegraph companies in transmitting numbers charge for each figure as a separate word. Thus 74,O13 is reckoned as five words, whereas by the Stewart system "rulidoka," meaning the same thing, would only count as one word In some cases, for the sake of clearness and to avoid possible error, people write out numbers in words when sending telegraphic messages. and in such cases, 34,96S would count at least seven, or possibly eight words.
 The code contains two tables. One gives a series of equivalents for the numbers 1 to 999. and the other gives a series of equivalents for the number 1000 to 999,ooo, and by combining the two tables one gets the equivalents of any numbers from to 999, ,999.
 This system may be better under stood by consulting the following ex- amples: The numbers 1.0o1, 1,002, 1.0o3, etc, are formed as follows: Du-L000, da-1 duda-1,oo1; du-1 ,o00 fa-2, dufa-1,0o2; du-1,000. ka-3. duka- 1.eo3; fu-200o, sona-S6. fusona- 2,oS6; luii-34,oo0, tonsa-96s. lulitonsa -34,96S; tuti-9oooo, totta-999. tuti- totta-99,999; kulmi-345.000, norsa-- CTS, kuiminorsa-345,6 CTS.
 The numbers from to 10 are ex- pressed as follows: l da. 9 ia. 8 l1a. 4 Ia, ma, na, T n, sd, ia, 10 doba.
 These form the basis for eombina- tions, which grow as the figures be- come larger, although some large amounts may be expressed with com paratiyely few letters. Thus: s65.00o sunni. S66,o00 sunni. scr .000 sunri. S6s,- GOO sunsi sG9,000 sunti. S70000 surbi. s71 .oo0 surdi. s72. .00o surf. S73 GOO surlli, s74.ooo surli. s75,0oo surmi, S7G.ooo surni. S77,oOo surri, s7s,ooo sursi. s7a,- GOO surti.
 When broker and customer use the code, an order to buy or sell "dubi shares" will mean "10,o00 shares" and the election reporter who tells of "lunri votes will mean 461000 If the beck is found to be all that its author claims for t, 1t will be boon to tele- graphers-N. r Tribune.
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TEST GOAL WITH AN x-RAY.
Remarkable Announcement Arade by
 CarXI D. HaSlsina.


 CaryI D. HaSisins.
 Copyright, 1S9S.l
 The remarkable announcement is made by Mir. Caryl D. Haskins, the well-known Barton electrician, that we can now determine by means of the N-ray exactly how much ash material there is in the coal that we burn before it is burned. In other words, turn the X-ray upon your coal and you can tell how much Of it will remain as ashes after it is burned and how much will escape as gas. It really seems as if some of the most remarkable predie- tfons concerning the Roentgen ray were coming true.
 Mir. Haskins. on being requested to outline the discovery he believes he has made, has sent the following as an ex- planation to the public of just what he believes he has discovered:
 It is of first importance to all users of steam power. The coal which costs the least per ton is not necessarily the cheapest coal by any mems. One of the most reliable indications of the steam-making qualities of coal lies in the percentage of ash. A coal which leaves large amount of ash is. of course, coal which has a relatively small amount of combustible constit- uents and vice versa. It is the deter- imitation of the amount of ash in coal which l believe can be accomplished with considerable accuracy by means
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ranged that the bottom could not be seen, but in every case the swimmer was quickly located by means of the H. luminated hook.
 The implement is like any ordinary boathook, except that just above the gaff, strong glass bulb is carried. In the center of the bulb is 6n ordinary earbon-fire electric light. Wires run up inside the handle, and are connected with a storage battery which may be so small as to be conveniently carried upon the belt of the rescuer.
 It is the intention to equip the life savers along the Seine-where drown ing, whether from accident or suicide is notably frequcnt-with these devices, and if is also believed that they can be of great utility on much-frequented skating ponds, and at summer resorts where there is saltwater bathing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23
HfEh FIirhts.

According to the figures of M. de Fon- vielle, the famous French aeronaut, free balloons have attained height about twice as great as that of any balloon carrying man. In 1894 MT. Berson as cended in balloon to the immense ele- vation of 3o,ooo feet; but since then a free balloon. carrying self-recording instruments capable of registering the height attained, has reached an eleva- tion of 6o,o0o feet--more than double the height of Mount Everest. the lofti- est mountain in the world.-Youth's Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23
Three horseshoe nails.

Three horseshoe nails.
 After this astonishing discovery was made, the cows stomach was carefully examined to see what effect the taking of such substances into it had had. Contrary to expectation, it could not be learned that any injury whatever had resulted. Neither did the articles themselves show evidence of having been where they were found any great length of time. For all they showed. the COW might have been eating hard ware for years.
 It really demonstrates that the scien- tific opinions regarding the possibilities of the stomachs of animals are guess work to certain extent. It has been held concerning the cows stomach. for instance. that it was very tender, when
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TO RESCUE THE DROWNING.
A New Use to Be Made Of the Electric
 Light.
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Copyright, 1S9S.]

Not ali the novel electrical inventions are produced Of American ingenuity. Of course the Yankees lead, and always will; but they have queer idea now and then across the water. For ln- stance, in Paris they are now reseuing the drowning by electricity.
 Any person who has ever had the thrilling experience of witnessing q narrow escape from drowning may re- member the awful moment when the imperilled being disappears beneath the water. So long as he can be seen struggling upon the surface, though all the fates may be dragging him down. there is still a chance for hope. It is the moment when the mortal creature surrenders and sinks into the arms of death, that is unbearable to witness.
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the variety of food the animal ate was considered. But to the lay mind to say that the stomach of any animal that can digest hardware is tender. seems bordering on the verge of nonsense.
 Is there any reason, therefore, to sup pose that the stomach of the COW can not hereafter be elassed with those of the ostrich, the goat and the camel? It really seems as if the COW might, in measure, become very scientific problem.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23
MARVELoUs CHILD MUSICIAN.
A six-Ycar-oId Girl Who Pinys
 Everything She Hears.
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ICOpyfIgIll, I6Jo.I
 The question, is music born in people, seems to have been answered by little Lulu Espach, of 519 West Seventh street. Cincinnati, o. When she was baby of six months. the only thing that would quiet her was music. Now, six years old, she is capable of sitting q the piano and playing any music she hears. strangest of all, the child cannot read music.
 While playing the instrument, the lit- tie one never looks at the keys. but gazes upward as if inspiration came to her from above. Still. she has no great fondness for classical music, al- though she can play it as readily as
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HAS AN OSTRICH STOMACH.
A Cow at La Grange, Ga, That Has a
 Remarkable Appetite.

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 The cow is trying to rival the goat in point of appetite. Thus far, it is in about the same proportion as the goat rivals the COW on the milk ques- tion, Nevertheless. if the prediIeetion for hardware developed by a Georgia COW grows among the Kline there is no knowing where it will stop.
 The particular COW referred to is owned by Mr Reuben Smith at La Grange, Ga, and although she is dead and gone the way of all beef, her mem ory bids fair to live after her, owing to the discovery made by those who dissected her. Look at the accompany
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23
Her Dream RudeIy DfspeiIed.

They were on tkeir way to the thea ter, and she was tremulous!y happy. She felt that the words she so longed to hear would be spoken hat night. and the idea made her almost dizzy with de- light.
 MT Simpson" she said, softly. "why do you wear that bit of string abort your fnger?"
 "o," replied NTr. Simpson, taking it of, that was to remind me of my en- gagement with you tonight"
 It wasn't much, but it was enough to take away the delightful dizziness Odds and Ends.
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On the trial of our case against Zeilin a their counsel said: ''When Simmons aucs were cracking hickory nuts with their teeth l forests of Germany, Zeilin' 3 ancestors were Pt tn tho House of Israeli While we make no to Jewish origin, much less b being Princes House of Israel. :" we prefer an ancestry of h Americans to the highest seat in the syuagog unrightaous Jews.
 Beware of any article called "simmons Medicine p which has on it tho name of U. II A Co. ' or A. W. Simmons & Co or sl Cheek & Co; and especially beware of any g represented as |" the same. or just as good the0rig nal Dr. Nj. A. Sim mons Liver Medicine
 Be sue you get the original which has the ] picture and autograph of Dr. M. 4. Simmons . Co.,. St, Louis.
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Rheumatism Is permanently cured By Hoods Sarsaparjlla
 Which neutralizes tb'
 Lactic acid in the RI Thousands who Were Sufferers write that thevI Have felt no symptoms
 Of Rheumatism since Taking Hoods Sarsan,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23
BISHOPS DON'T r11

A Legacy from Two Eisho.-
 Two of the brightest lights the sonthe,a ,ps
 Church has ever had were the late Rshaa Mstael and kayanaugn. who, before they went tn x ward, left Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver N. sJ sle7| legaey which has not only been of voi,a s'suicl1 has proven 0 Soon to suffering humanity " Below we give their own words in whicb S.. the beauest: avn 1ns7 q From Bishop DoggeR: E "Your Liver Medicine has been, ei, oi ouy zsrd
 myself and family. We find no snbss,ssa aa sse Theparcel which you generously sent nc sas ago is nearly exhausted We canit de ,sw ,sast 7& wish you to send us another supply. m va| 1A VALUABLE Very respectfully, 4i r From Bishop KapGnGugh. ~ D. DoaaE1 The following is from Rev. Bishop r T tss nau h, D. D. to Dr. M. A. Simmons. Ma,as A E confess that have been reluctant to ,'ss ss,4 advertisements in regard to medicines but issH selr so much debtor to your "VEGETAf LIVER-MEDIClNE,n - that feel it n senes o, x tude on my own part, and justice to the nsb,s, F quires that should waive this objection. ass z you to publish whatever I may have wy.1 regard to the character and value of von, ,t cines. May many s9ferer be as much hen x by them as 1 have beea.i1 H. H. Kavtvsr%
 PreSbyteriaEas Believe Fn st Rep. Dr. Crfsmdn cured of Dyspspsia anf Bs
 BsdtfSm.
 Edgeheid Cumberland Presbyterian chp,s
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 Nashville, Tenn, Oct. l4 i~ am still using Simmons Liver Med,eins Invaluable to me. began it's use eight years and it cured me of both dyspepsia and rhenma and keeps me in perfect health. prefer to a-T from you direct for know then that get ina f uine and get 1t fresh. am 10 start on Ina 93ti to meeting of the Synod of Tennessee at oa land. If can serve you in any way on ths X will be glad to do so. Respectfully
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Whsther you desire to purchase or nol will receive a copy free for the asking yi interested in buying, please specify wnls n. strurnent by writing the word t,s,,a ES altTi i1 or organ, otherwise write DO NOt iA
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23

When a man is drunk, and .b..,
 ieast' he talks most.-Atchisopn flloglld fslqlopld
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-23

Respected Sirs -" We have found your 5au. lh Medicine very beneficial as an Aperient and IA Regulator. It does all that it Is recommenda
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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-01
NEVER GET THIRSTY.

There are certain lucky creatures
which never feel the pangs Of thirst,
for they are so constituted that drink
"a unnecessary to them and they never
swallow drop of water in their lives.
Among these animals are certain ga
Eelles Of the far east and the lamas of
Patagonia.
A considerable number of reptiles
gOrpents, lizards and some batrachians
thrive In places in which there is abb
Golutely no water, In France, in the
neighborhood Of the Losere, there are
herds of goats and cattle which hardly
ever drink and which, nevertheless,
produce the milk Of which the cele-
brated RoQuefort cheese Is made.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-01
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Dudley Hardy hns designed about $50
posters. '
Dom Paul, II Ia said, has latterly be-
gun TO assume a little more Of tho
pomp and ceremony Of president. HO
now has seven troopers TO escort him
from one government building to an
other. f.f
Among Col. Roosoyelt's less-known
hunting expeditions was that OF
tramping upon a rattlesnake in Col
orado, The reptile stung tho future
Rough Rider and made sick man OF
him for several days.
Mrs, John Wood enjoys the reputa-
tlon In the profession of being the
most word-pcrfect actress In this
country. She has wonderful MEM
DRY, studies quickly, and IL seldom
obliged to resort to gag"
The grand duke OF Meckllnburg-
strelitz has just celebrated his seventy
ninth birthday, Ho ia thus only Ave
months younger than Queen Victoria
The king Of Denmark, however, is old
or than either, having passed his S0th
year, while the grand duke of Luxem-
bourg, the Oldest OF the rulers OF En-
rope, 10 over 81,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-01


mined. nevertheless, to have an eau
cation, and he has accomplished MS
ambition in manner which ecllpses
the efforts OF many a young man en-
dowed with the power Of perfect sight
The young man was born Oct, 10, 1871
his father being Rev. James Hamilton,
an eminent Grand Rapids divine. the
boy in early childhood fell on a pair
Of shears, by which one Of his eyes was
ruined, From sympathetic affection
the other eye lost Its sight and the
boy was left to the mercy OF the world
But no was not TO BIO conquered by
misfortune.
At ten years Of age he entered the
state school for the blind at Lansing,
and attended faithfully to his duties
until no graduated In the literary
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-01
LATE NEW THINGS.

A handy scoop for moving heavy ma
terial has small truck attached to the
rear portion, on which wheels are
mounted to permit the scoop to be
pushed along, instead of being car
ried.
- To prevent pipe damper from ac-
cidentally turning in the pipe and
changing the draught an attachment
has been designed, which consists OF
a yoke to be slipped over the handle
Of the damper and clamp 1t in place.
An improved link cuff button has a
telescoplng shank. one of the members
having an interior projection which en-
cages groove cut In the surface Of tho
other shank, to prevent removal until
a half-turn Is given to either part OF
the button.
Lumber can be quickly piled BY
Michigan mans device, consisting of
q frame held in place by extensions
entering the pile OF lumber, an adjust
able roller being attached to the top
Of the frame to roll the boards instead
Of sliding them.
Stamps and envelope Haps can be
easily molstened by an oregonian'S
invention, which slips on the finger
like thimble, the end holding a piece
Of sponge or other absorbent material
TO be dipped In water cup and trans
fer the moisture to the gummed sur
face.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-01
[NArUREpoEeN,r LIKE oENIUs.
She sAlwaya Provides for tho Extinction
Of HIA Race.

- -" 1850"
Through all time men OF genius have
scofted at and have rldlculed the at
tempta Of purse-proud old ''rlchesso"
TO create superior orders Of manhood.
says the Humanitarian. Nor Ia this
matter for wonder; they were and are
ridiculous. Yet these attempts are re-
peated every hour Considering them
one would suppose that wealth, titles,
dlgnities are talismans which insure
virtue and honor and personal worth
and beauty In those to whom they de-
scend. TaliHmans are ridiculous and
so arc titles. Nobility 10 Of blood and
not OF garters, royal sponsors and
christenrobes, Pedlgrees, portraits
and family history, when truthful, tell
JUS great deal about nobility OF a
race. Titles, quarterlngs and patents
are worthless; and the production OF
q great genius is, in general, as bad a
sign as the production OF great prof
Illgate, Races that produce geniusea
should be avoidedi the best Ia the sec
ond best-tho normal Genius, as
some one (Victor Hugo, think has
finely said, is promontory stretching
out into the ocean OF the Infinite. Look
for the descendants of Shakespeare,
Bacon. Macaulay, Wellington, Nelson,
Gibbon, Swift, Voltaire Carlyle, Bona
parte, Goldsmith, spenser Milton,
Cromwell, Dlsraell-to take n few
names ut random-and you will find
that they are not. For the genius 10
always a transgressor Of the normal
"a sport" He 10 never symmetrical.
Such a one nature likes not and she
makes provision for the extinction OF
the race.