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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-27
QUEER LAKE SALAWlK.
Ass Waters Grow Warm In Winter, and
 Men Can Fish There With Clubs.

~ sA'oAS "NoW warm 1sa Winter, aES
 Men Can Fish There With Clubs.
 The rich plaeers of K1ondike are not the only curiosity of the country travers. cd by the Yukon. Not far from Dawson there is in Alaska a really extraordina. ry lake which was named Salawik by its dlscoyerer, the Rev. P. Tosi, mis. slonary among the savages.
 This lake, which is 90 miles long and about 15 miles wide, is perhaps the on. ly one ill all that extreme northern re- zion which does not freeze over during the winter. No communication has been discovered between it and the sea, ney- ertheless at high water upon the coasts of tho northern ocean the level of the lake rises, and it falls again at low tide.
 This sympathy with the sea does nos extend to the point of making Salawik 2 salt lake. On the contrary, it's waters are good to drink. But another of it's peculiarities is that its temperature rises Ill winter and falls in summer. When all the water courses of the neighboring country are completely frozen over, Lake SalaWik becomes so warm that it is really pleasant to bathe in 1t. On the other hand, in the summer time the water is extremely cold
 This peenliarity makes it in the win. ter time Mecca of fishermen The abundance of fish in the lako Is so great that 0 person can almost catch them with the hand and can kill large quan- titles with club. Hero for the miners is a source of food supply which they had not counted upon and which cer- tainly will contribute to diminish the cost of living, especially during the winter, i'll that inhospitable region In an hour @ man can get enough fish to supply himself for month, and of ths very best quality, including salmon ranging from 20 to 50 pounds in weight.
 It will not be astonishing if soms fine day we may see upon the shores of Lake Salawik one of those fashionable hotels which are the glory of American watering places. (Me, Re publique.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-27
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
His Curious Experience In House wlta
 Creakiug Stairs.

Crealirg Stairs.
 "You know how the stairs puff up," said tho retired burglar, "after you stop using 'em nights? You crowd 'em down close together, solid, treading on lem all day long, and then when you let up on lem tho fbers of the wood lift up again, and the stairs seem to swell You know how they creak sometimes and snap 0 little when you go down 'em first in the morning and some of the steps yield 8 little under the tread9 That's them settling down into place again.
 "I love to hear lem in tho morning It seems kind oe like tho stairs waking up and speaking to you as you go along down. But I don't like to hear 'em at night. And at the time I go about they've had a chance to do considerable pulling, and no matter how velvet footed man may be he can't lessen his weight very we'll, and so learned car ly to tread near the wall or near the banisters going up stairs, and not on the bow in the middle Tho creak, OF the little soft snapping, that sounds so pleasant ill the morning and that no' body wouldn't notice then, sounds mighty loud at night, when everything is still. If anybody was awake, you know, you could hear 1t from one end of the house to the other. To be sure. it might not alarm anybody, because there's oth- CT sounds in 0 house at night-sounds that just make themselves, due, SUD- pose, to changes in temperature. Boards swell and shrink and shift a little, and you might hear little snap somewhere in the house any time of night. But always hated to hear the stairs creak when was going up 'em, all the same, because 1 always thought that as likely as not 1t would wake up somebody, and that I should find somebody sitting up in bed looking for me when looked into the door of room, and, as a mat ter of fact. that did sometimes happen.
 ''I looked ono night, after wretched pair of stairs, into half lighted room where l saw man, sitting up in bed, over on the other side of the room, and l looking plumb at the door that was standing in. As I told you, was al ways on tho lookout for just this thing, but this man surprised mo, for all that, He sat there in bed all keyed up, and looking square at me. I could sec him perfectly plain, and I knew he could see mo just us plain, and I expected ey, cry minute he'd find his voice and be- gin to holler
 But instead of that he throw the clothes back off his legs and swung hii legs around out of bed and stood up. Ht put his right hand out to locate chail that stood by the head of the bed, and then he started for tho door, hands out little on each side of him. and feeling out little on both sides and sort oi ahead of him as he came along.
 "Humphl Blind. He'd heard the noise and was going to look for 1t. might have stood there and slugged hin easy as he went by, but didn't wan no rastle with biind man. just wen out and lefs him thase looking, "--Ney Ycgk Sun
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-27
The fioastcr raken Down.

A silly youth Was bragging of hiE great friends in mixed company, in which Douglas Jeraold was present. and said that ho Ind dined three times as Devonshire House and never saw any fish at table. II can't account for 1t. " he added. "I can, said Jeyrold. They ate it all up stairs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-27
cI0 BARBERs ARE SCARCE.
After Reaching 40 They Usually Retire
 or Enter Another Occupation.

After Reaching 40 They Usually Retire
 or Enter Another Occupation.
 'Did you ever notice, said veteran tonsorial artist, who had shaved New Haveners since 1878, to New Haven Register man, "that you only see few old barbers?"
 "Why is itf'
 "There are a good many reasons, !" answered the veteran knight of the blade "I suppose the chief one is that barber's hand becomes unsteady after he gets to be about 40 years old and he has to give up. A good many barbers drink hard, and that makes their nerves and hands unfit for service, and they retire before they cut their customers throats. Still, I will say that in all my experience of 87 years I never saw a man badly cut by barber, not even by an accident for which the barber was not responsible ''
 What becomes of the barbers after they retire2"
 "Oh, some of them go to the poor. house, ;" he replied, with a twinkle in his eye, land some of them, who have saved their wages, buy little places and live on them, perhaps running 6 farm. Some of them, of course, go into other business, perhaps bookselling or else be- come insurance agents I have heard oi barbors wins gave up the business ans became butazsrs This isn't such wids difference taOm their former busines (what are yta1 laughing at0 as it might seem No, I aon't mean that they leaxE to carve pszgSlo or even to skin them iz the barber t5aA5iness, but they learn hos to handle blade sl1illfully and they make first class meat cnttora '
 German rorrs.
 The two principal German fortresse; on the Baltic sea arc at Konigsburg and Dantzio. Central Germany has thre' first class fortresses. Spandau, Magde burg and Kustriu; On the French iron tier, Metz and strasburg. and oil th' Belgian frontier, Cologne and Coblenz
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-27
ABOUT SKIRTS.
gSsey sasaid Be Well Tisaas-TeIasd sasxA
 and Ribbed pen1Ir,s

Now that skirts fit so closely in fru1s sad over the hips, 1t is desirable fhat a5 underweSr which hangs from the waiss should be likewise smooth and well flt- sing. If 1t is gathered into deep, circular yoke, all bulky fullness will Do avoided and the skirt of the gown will be free from bunchiness and irregularity
 Even if the petticoat is not mounted OR yoke it may be fitted carefully over tho hips and all fullness gathered at tho back The back breadth is often finished hz 0
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-27
ABSENTEE IN FRANCE.
Taking Glass of the Liquor Ks yyhess
 Evenings Work.

hS8n1ngS work
 Although absinth is to 0 Frenchmaa what whisky Is to an American, ho never dreamsof running behind a screea and swallowing glassful in one tre. mendous effort There is something al- most poetic in the way Frenchmaa prepares and partakes of his beverage.
 It always takes two walters to serve glass of absinth. Waiter No. brings tho tray, upon which are earafe fren- pc (iee water that has been frozen in the carafe). @ tall glass, tiny tray piled up with small blocks of sugar and queer, fat perforated spoon. Waiter No 2, who has remained discreetly in the rear, advances with the bottle of the popular stimulant said to be the de- struction of so many French minds and bodies. After saluting monsieur, the garcon carefully pours the desired quan- tity into the glass and goes on to serve some one else.
 Then for the first time the French man shows some signs of interest in the matter He relinquishes his hold on his cane, but one hand only; the other never OGSCIbS Ju6 Ctiu6~t 410 CtdI64u14y places the perforated spoon across the top of the glass On the spoon he bal ances, with careful nicety, block of sugar and gently pours a small quantity of ice water over tho sugar into the glass. This done, he once more grasps his cane with both hands and apparent ly forgets all about the beverage before him. The sugar slowly melts, drop by drop, into the glass, through the per. forations of the spoon. Quite awhile afterward, sometimes half an hour, the thinker again shows an interest in his beverage He looks to see if the sugar has all melted; then he removes the spoon and raises the glass for sip of the concoction-only sip, however flor it is sip by sip that Frenohmaa consumes his absinth, and a glass of it, including the time passed ill the prepa. ration, takes an entire evening --Chk eago Tribuna
 BARRIERS ARE SCARCE
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
See Schultz About Insurance.

When the average man desires to in
sure his life he knows, as rule, very
little about what he is getting. but is
guided to q very large extent by the
represe ntations of the agsnt with
whom he deals. He has more or less
lad eflnite ideas of what he w nts; ex-
pocting the agent to put them in shape
for him a suggest Of the many differ
ent plans, III, one which best suits his
How nece ssary and impor-
tant then that he should select with
care the agent upon whose int-ll igence,
experience and particularly integrity,
d depend- upon the making of q coatract
that is to bind him for fifteen or twen-
ty years, or even, perhaps for life.
The undersigned is the duly author
ize1 district agent of the Mutual Life
Insurance Co., of New York. Having
resided 10 this city for the past 80
years, his reputation for fair dealing
has been fully established.
Persons wishing life Insurance will
find it to their inte est to consult with
: i'm. He has every plan of insurance
and will be glad to explain them.
s. G.. SCHUTz,
III S. Oregon St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Masonic Celebration of Washington

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 22.-
Representative of the Masonicfraternity
met here today in secret session to
consider arrangements fer the OBJ
srrvAnce of December Ia, 1899, Of the
centennial of the death of Georgt, Wash.
inRton. The program as favo, ed con-
templates the attendance of Masonic
bodies from all over the country and q
solemn ceremony following as closely
as possible the ritual of the burial IT,
self President Mckinley who is a
Mason, will be invited to deliver the
principal address. In the lodge room
in wich 'o1sy's conference was held
there are preserved under lock aud
key two of the candles horne by the
lodge in the funeral procession, to-
gether with lock which sts cd on the
table in his room and was stopped
when he died.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Addresses the Students ot
the University of Penn.,
IN CONNIE MEMORATION OF
The Birth of the Father of His Country,
George Washtngt0n.-The Ceremonies
Preceding the Address Were simple
Tho President Spoke In His Usual Easy
Manner-The Address In Part

PHILADELPHIA, February %
Washington birl 'ay CONNIE LoratiOn
exercises in the Academy of Music un-
der the suspices U. the University OF
PeuDsy lvaniA began at II O'Clock this
morning before large audience.
President Mckinley was the principal
speaker. The majority of those present
verify, but there were fair sprinkling
of Cfficers OF the army aud navy in the
audience. The ceremonies preceding
ths address by President Mckinley
were simple, consisting of q prayer by
Bist Oy Whitaker, singing of the ma
tional hymn aud a brief address by ex-
Presidect Harrison in introducing the
nations chief executive. The presi-
dent was warmly gre tied and fire.
quently applaud. I'd in the course bis re-
marks. He said in part:
Officers and students Oftt Universi-
ty of Pennsylvania. ladies and gentle
men: We celebrate here as in every
part of our country today, the biri hday
of the great patriot who assured the
beginning of patriotism. This day be-
longs to patriotism. but the University
of Pennsylvania has special reason for
honoring the 22nd OF February for
Washing ton belonged to brotherhood
a umini of this institution, having &C.
cepted the degrees of doctor of Laws in
1888. 1 rejoice that through this
broad land the birthday of this patriot
and leader is faithfully observed and
celebrated with an enthusiastic earnest
ness which testified to the virtues and
gratitude of the American people.
With enduring fame as q great soldier.
the world recognized Washington who
p assessed equal accomplishments in
the paths of statesmanship; but with all
our pride in Washington we not
frequently fail to give him credit for
his marvellous genus as q constructive
statesman. Cherish the public CT edit
be urged. How much both of reflection
aud instruction Is combined in this
simple dominion of father of his coun-
try. The United States emerged from
the bit er and prolonged struggle of
revolutionary war, and with a hundred
existing perplexities which remained
to be solved before the financial credit
of q new nation could he established at
home and demonstrate ed abroad. From
the day that our hsg was uufurled, to
the present hour, no stain of just
obligation violated has yet tarnishe ed
the American NAM. This must and
will be true in the future as has been
in the past"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22

WASHINGTON, February 22.-Tbe
navy department does not intend to
give out for pub'ioation any of the pro
csedings before the Maine court of in
quiry at Havana, until it is all through
work and the members are safe outside
of Havana harbor. If the investigation
proves Spanish treschery it is feared
the turbulent element of Havana's po-
pulation would rise enmasse and an nj
hilate the few American citizens within
its borders.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Will Probably Come to Terms

WASHINGTON. d. c., February 22.-
Secretary Longs failure to come to
terms with the wreckiug companies last
night for divers and boats is bitter
disappointment to- naval officers who
realize the rapidly Increasing danger
Of further delay. The confercnc, was
resumed this morning and contracts
will probably be signed before night,
SO that professional divers and wreck
ing boats can leave this evening from
Key West for Havana.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Spqin Must Answer.

WASHINGTON. february 22.-Sen-
ator Foraker says: "The latest re-
ports received from Hsvana seem to
Indicate that the Maine was blown up
aud that she enchorage was s lected
for;her over q submarine mine by the
Spanish hsrbor master. IF the
Spanish officials put our vessels over .
torpedo mine tn y must answer for the
conse equence-no matter what exploded
the mine
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
The NORTHWESTERN Blizzard.

CHICAGO. Ill, February q The
great blizzard in the northwest has al
most subsided but stories of suffer ng
and disaster continue to pour in. At
Lenfaville, Mich, a snow plow driven
by too engines was ditched resulting
in the fatal injuries of four men. RI
ports from northt rn Michigan this
morning show msny suow blockade 6
and railway and other travel is greatly
delayed. Five Chicago and North
western enxines stuck in the fonr miles
out of Sanesville and all traffic is sus-
pended. Two engines went out with q
plow and got stalled. Then three en-
gipes were coupled together to go to
the rescue. All five have been in the
drafts ever since.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Democratic Love Feast.

PEORIA, Ills, February 22--The
gubernstorial boom of Mayor Garter
Harrison of ChicaRO-apd which, say
his friends. is the prelude of his boom
as q candidate for vice president on
the democratic national ticket in 1900
will be launched at q banquet at Ma
tional hotel tonight. The participants
will include representative democrats
from every county in the state and
Chicaeo's mayor will respond to the
toast, .'Why Democrats Should
Celebrate Washington's Birthday"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Washington and Jefferson Davis

RICHMOND. Va. February 22.-Un-
der the auspices of the Ladies Confe-
derate assOciatiOn, George Wa-hinR-
ton's birthday and the anniversary of
the jnauguration of Jefferson Davis as
president Of the confederacy we're joint
ly ceiebrated here today With literary
exercises. This evening the re will be
- reception at the Common wealth
club, attended. by Mrs. General Pick
EFT, widow of the southern commander,
and Miss Mildred Lee. eldest daught-
Eer of the late General r. e. Lee.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
The Viscaya CeIebrase ses

NEW YORK, February 22.-The Wis
csya was decorated today in honor of
the birthday of Washington. Flags
and strings were strung from the flags
rain and could scarcely be seen
through the fog. The opinion prevails
that the Viscaya will sail for Havana
tomorrow as the Spaa;ards do not like
the weather and claim they will be
glad to get away.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
What Mss Barton Saw.

HAVANA. February 22.-Miss Clara
Barton reports that she found the re-
concentrates a: JHruca, in Havana
province, in an awful condition OF
starvation aud misery. She says she
could not believe it were possible to wit
ness more human suffering, more ap-
pallirg spectscles and distress than
those alresdy seen n Cuba, yet it did
not compare with what she has found
in Jaruca.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
WILL INCREASE THE ARMY.
The Bill to Incre ase the Artillery by
Two Regiments Pass d.

The Bill to Incre ase the Artillery by
Two Regiments Pass d.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-The
report of Senator Hawley, chairman OF
the committee on military affairs, upon
the bill increasing the force of men in
the artillery wing of the army by two
regiments, Gays the speedy passage of
this bill appears to be an absolute ne
cessity
After an hours debate on the bill in
creasing the army by two regiments of
artillery, passed by vote of So to 4.
The four senators who voted agairs.
the measure were: Bate, Of Tennessee;
Chiffon, of Texas; Clay, of Georgia;
Vest, of Missouri.
In the house today the feature of tie
session was an elaborate and eloquent
speech by johnson of Indiana, opposing
the annexation of Hawaii which pro-
position, he said, was menace to the
country. :
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Hospital Corps Prscticiug.

PITTSBURG, February 22.-Major
d. Deniedman, commanding off .er of the
Pittsburg city hospital corps, has re-
ceived orders from the war departm ant
at Washington to allow no member of
the hospital corps to leave the city.
The corps is be ug drilled daily in the
practic, OF making and using band
ages.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Gold Democrats Invited Back,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, February 2.
The state democratic executive COM
mittee is in session here today for the
purpose of deciding upon the time ard
place for the next convention The
sentiment of the members is that the
Tennessee democracy must stand by
the Chicago platform and that while
they will allow the gold democrats to
come back TO the party they will have
to keep in the rear.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Sale of Fast Horses

CHICAGO. February % The biggest
horse safe that Chicago has ever seen
opened at the Dexter exchange at the
union stock yards today. It has al
trscted buyers from all over this coun-
try and Cansda, ard no less than thir-
ty two from England. Three-hundr ed
aud-seventy head are to be disposed of,
and of these there are ninety
seven with records running from 2:069
to 2:3O Big prices are looked for.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Orators Addrt ss the Schools.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, February 22.-In
every primary, grammer and high
school of this city and its suburbs
patriotic exercises were held this
morning under the auspices of the
Union League. The orators included
Melville E. Stone of the Associated
Press, judy. o. 3. Horton and E. q.
Sherman, former Congressman George
E. Adams, and some forty other lead
ing citizens.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Champion Gun Shoot.

DAYTON, o February 22.-Cha' les
Bu1d, tn DIS Mon 9 era. k shot, and
Il 10 o. Heikes u ct this afternoon on
the grounds of the Buckeye Gun club
for u match shoot at 100 live birds for
the cast ir, n me II that Heikes recs Mt
ly won from Fred Gilbert.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Gladstone Still in London.

LONDON, February q Gladstone
is sill IL Lor don. Cold weather caus-
ed return of his neuralgia but not
with tanding be hes been able to re-
ceive the rr;nce Of Wales, Ma sen, the
expo.er, Sir William Harcourt and
dozens of 9th ers,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Spain's Fleet Coming.

WASHINGTON, February 22-Spain
has six big ships of war en- route to
Cuba. Besides these Spain already
has in the Cuban waters five cruisers;
she also ha there four torpedo
boats. The Spanish flag elso flies err
twenty-thrce vessels having displace-
ments of three thousand tons or less.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Miles Dnplica+es his Order.

NEW YORK, February % "A special
dispatch from Washington states that
General Mile today sent out a second
general order t, the d apartment of the
east repeating his former order that
al posts aud forts be prepared for i'm
mediate action.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Work at Ft. Sumter.

CHARLESTON, S. c., February o.
The york on the government fortifca-
tions is being rapidly pushed todav.
The big guns are being mounted for
action. In Fort Sumter tue torpedo
tube which commands the entrance to
the harbor ia prepsre for work
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22

The ladies quarte'' If the Schu.
bers's will ke,p yon entertained and
amused while the boy 'prodigy" will
fill you with awe. Be ready to laugh
WI en- McPike shows up.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
In Honor of the Dead Sailors.

BALTIMORE. Md, February 22.--
Cardinal Gibbons will request the
pastors of the arch diocese Of Baltimore
to offer requiem mass in commemc-
ration of the terrible death of the
sailors aboar1 the bats'eship Maine.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Francis Wizards Body.

CHICAGO, Fef ruary %. The body
of p ancis E. VII ard will arrive in
Chicago tomorrow morning. l. will
lie in stat te from 10 a. m., to p. NJ,
and then he taken to Evanston where
the last rites will be performed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Preparations a, F.,rt Morgan

MOBILE, Ala, February 22.-The
disapp airing guns in this city, togeth-
er with their carriages, have been taken
to Ft. Morgan where W 'rk on the fort
ifications is being rap dly pushed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
Robbers Arrested

CHICAGO, Feb, uary 22.-"harles
Collins andJ. w Waterman, accused
OF r. bbine the Tex 4s Southern railway
Off re nf $500, we're arrested here this
ate rnoOu. Collins confe -.ed.