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EIectrIcitY Cures.

According to Dr. Friedlander of Wiesbaden, electricity is an antidote against stings of insects. His plan in such cases is to apply constant cur rent and 10 place a negative cathode on the spot stung by the insect. Gal yanization produces a rather strong sensation of burning, but at the same time the pain from the sting disap- pears, and if the electricity is applied very soon after the wound has been inflicted there is little or no swelling. The current, however, does excellent service even if it be not applied until after some time has elapsed, for 1t re- moves the pain and also quickly re- dnces the swelling. The supposition is that the poison which the insect has Infected through the skin, is neutral ized and rendered innocuous by the current. Dr. Friedlander has repeat edly made experiments of this kind on persons who have been stung by bees and wasps, and has invariably found them successful. He naturally believes that a similar result would be obtained in the cases of persons stung by other insects.
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Cost of Parfnn,arr-

To produce the yearly out put of perfumery in the department of Sea Alps, in France, the Revue Statisque says. requires 4,00O, ,000 pounds of roses. 5,o00,0OO pounds of orange blossoms. 100000 pounds jasmine, 800, ,000 pounds cassia blossoms, S00.000 pounds tube roses and 100000 pounds violets. The average price paid for these blossoms per pound is: Roses, 6 cents; orange blossoms, cents; jasmine. 25 cents: tube roses, 50 cents; and violets and eassia blossoms, 40 cents. One plant of yiolets furnishes about six ounces of blossoms and an orange tree about twenty pounds. Awswoman can gather forty pounds of roses in four hours, or six pounds of jasmine in the same time. She can pick twelve pounds of tube roses i'll a third of day but 1t takes full days work to gather twenty pounds of violets or orange blossoms. To obtain one pound of es- senee requires: Of roses, 32,000 pounds. or nearly 5.o00,00 single blossoms; D. 000 pounds of orange blossoms, or L. 100000 single flowers. Each years out put of the district amounts to 1,000.- 900 pounds of pomades, or cosmetics, and 100000 gallons of odorless fluids.
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Plans NapoieonIc.

An cratic French scribbler comes out in the Revue Des Deux Mondes with new scheme to take Westmin- ster Abbey. It is no less than. a pro- jeet to embark some 50O,O0O men In jolly boats and hurl them across the channel in body. Torpedo boats having cleared the way, winds and weather being propitlous, and no stupid Albion on hand to repel, it is believed that the thing might have chances of success. Quick firing guns are to be the only artillery besides the torpedo tubes. Just what the Channel squad ron of the British navy would do is not said.
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RECENT INVENTIONS.

In newly designed baby carriage and rocker combined the body Is sus- pended by horizontal springs carried by two vertical posts attached to the running gear. with handle extending to the rear and pivoted on the frame by which the body can be rocked.
 The section of stoYepipe which en- ters a chimney is securely locked in position by an Illinois inventors de- vice, comprising a clamp to engage the inner and outer surface of the chim- hey, split ring being carried by the clamp to surround the end of the pipe.
 An electric switch has been designed with hollow arm attached to it's face, in which quantity of liquid is placed to submerge the terminals of the switch when 1t Is in a raised position. by allowing the liquid to flow into casing in which the terminals are barred.
 Package wrappers will appreciate a newly patented twine cutter. in the shape of finger ring, with proiec- ton on the side having a sharp cut ting blade at the bottom, the device be- ing stamped out of one piece of flat metal, with one end bent to form the cutter
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-27

"Ah! said Mir. Wiekleson, as he was hunting through the china closet for the screwdriver, that looks Ike a pretty nice cake. guess I'll try q
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ne Left stoo. bod to a RaIlro,tl.

At Parkersburg, ". Va, Pierre Du- quesne, who died in Paris some months ago, left an estate of $5.O0O.O00, and a bequest to the Baltimore 6 Ohio Southwestern railroad of $100,000 and a certificate of honor. The bequest was given to the company for hav- ing the best line between Cincinnati and Washington, track equipment. time of run and lighting of cars be- Ing the points considered. Duquesne invented the air brake, and sold the rights in the United States for a big sum. This was the basis of his for tune.-Mew York World.
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Somebody Was To Blame.

"Ah!" said Mir. Wfekleson, as he was hunting through the china closet for the screwdriver, that looks Ike pretty nice cake. guess I'll try q piece of it."
 Then he looked around, to make sure that neither his wife nor the hired girl was near, after which he cut off big piece of the angel food and gulped 1t down.
 A moment after he had succeeded in crowding the last bit through his throat he began to hiccough, says the Cleveland Leader.
 Blame the luck" exclaimed Mr. Wickleson, as he rushed to the ice chest and looked in. 'I wonder why they never keep any-hie-watef on ice! If there'd been-hic-any here, might have stopped these con-hic- founded things"
 By the time he had succeeded in get ting the glass of water that he wanted the hiccoughs had got thoroughly un- der way, and, although he took nine big swallows without drawing his breath, they wouldn't stop.
 "Where's Mrs.-hic -Wickleson?" he asked the girl.
 She's next door, I think"
 "Why doesn't he-hic-stay at home when I'm here?" MT. Wickleson growl- ed as he went out and sat down on the front porch.
 For half an hour he sat there going It. liAe a clock and cursilg uck. He got sore across the middle; remem- bered that be had recently read of number of people who had died of hic- coughs, and was as mad as hornet when his wife finally returned.
 "Why, Alfred" she said, whats the matter?''
 "Hiccoughs! Don't ou-hic-know hiccoughs when you hear em?'
 Have you tried holding your breath and counting fifty?"
 'Ye- hic-es"
 ttGo and take nine swallows of wa ter"
 "I did. No-hic-good."
 "W ell, don't get impatient, dea-" " she said "I told you the other day that you ought to take something for your digestion. You're all run down. The hiccoughs prove that I was right. Your stomach's out of order or you wouldn't have them"
 "Oh, don't make a-hic-fool of yourself" retorted MT. Wickleson. tMy digestion hasn't anything to do with it. If you and that fool girl knew how to run ngs around house maybe these troubles wouldn't come up. Why the dickens don't you have some place for your cakes and things where a persor won't be finding them il front of him all the time? You have. any more idea how a house should be run than 9-year-old child. Or, at least, keep some water on ice, so that one can get a drink without waiting to fix 1t up."
 "Oh, I see," Mrs. Wickleson return ed "It was all my fault. Well, I'm glad Of it, anyway. I'm glad l was to blame. If hadn't been, you might not have had chance to become an- gry enough to forget to 'hic'" Then she laughed at him and he went around the corner for cigar, thor oughly convinced that when woman was created the supply of brain mate rial had beeAa exhausted.
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CARRYING MONEY.

1t is amusing to notice the various methods in which men of different na- tionalities carry their worldly wealth. The Englishman carries his change loose in his right hand trousers pocket gold, silver, and copper all mixed up together. He pulls 8 handful of the mixture out of his pocket in a large, opulent way and selects the coins he has need of.
 The American carries his "wad of bills' Hi a peculiar. long, narrow pock- etbook, in which the greenbaeks lie flat; the Frenehman makes use of a leather purse with no distinguishing characteristics, while the German uses one gayly embroidered in silks by the fair hands of some Lottchen or Nina.
 The half-civilized capitalist from some torrid South American city car ries his dollars in belt, with cum. ningly devised pockets to baffle the gentlemen with the light fingers. Some of these belts are very expensive.
 The Italian of the poorer classes ties up his little fortune in gayly colored handkerchief secured with many knots, which he secrets in some mysterious manner about his clothes. A similar course has charms for the Spaniard; while the lower class Rus sian exhibits preference for his boots or the lining of his clothes as a hid- ing place for his savings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-27
 Early Use of Ears.

Scientists assert that early man used to be able to wag his ears as an indi- cation of pleasure. or to brush away flies from under his back hair, but as the muscles were not brought into con- tinual use they became rudimentary.
 SPANISH 0ARaOTE.
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New York May %

New 4Ork, Nav P. To the Walker Drug Go Pine Bluff Ark.
 ';"ntlemen:-We have notified our f1 ' 70 house that you are our N-en's in Pine Bluff, Ark, for the n keye Camera and that you are be protected in the sale of our 1ods in your city.
 Very truly yours,
 E. & H. F. ANTHONY Co.,
 No. 59l Broad way, N. Y.
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Severe Test of Friendship.

Jack-And you say Minnie Jones and Sadie Brown used to be fast friendsr Tom-Yes. They were up to the timo they moved next door to each other.-- Ohio State Journal.
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To the Public:

To the Public:
 We have, after considerable cor respondence and by purchasing a large line of Buckeye Cameras se cured the agency of the Best Film Camera on the market, fact that we are ready to prove to any one
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SPANISH 0ARnOTE.
Relic of Modern Rarbarism Unearthed
 from an Old Havana Prison

Among the many relics of the Span ish war taken to the governors palace for cataIogufng none Is attracting more attention in Havana just now than the old official garrote. The ma chine has been in active service for more than century, the last execu- tiener, an aged negro convict, having presided at 10 ceremonies. The gar rote itself is a shabby enough old trap. consisting mainly of rusty iron and an unplaned board or two. The dons are awfully punctilieus in regard to form, but seandalously careless of ap- pearance. A judge who might have seven kinds of fits if he should omit l one syllable of the interminably long l harangue delivered at the scene of the i judicial murder, would calmly officlate at the same in a condition which to the untrained olfactories of the ignor- ant Yankees might sayor Of the hum- ble animal the dons have declared we resemble. Thus it is that the garrote is simple to excess. It is about 10 feet high all told. The platform, which IS four feet from the ground, Is some six feet square. Attacked to the iron column which runs through and sup ports this is an iron chair Two feet above this Is the fatal screw. The cul- .prit CD is seated in this chair with his hands and feet firmly tied, and his eyes blindfolded. At the proper mo- ment, twirl is given the screw which penetrates his neck and bieaks his spinal column. The operation may or may not be very painful. If it were not for the peculiarly fendish manner in which the affairs were conducted there is reason to believe that the gar- rote is less inhuman than either the rope or the chair. It Is the Spanish who have thrown the method into odium.
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Characteristic os the cnar.

To Nicholas IT. lofty idealism comes natural, but education or intuition has welded it to a rigorous sense of what is practicable and worth striving for, says Dr. E. J. Dillon in the Contem- porary Review. He takes an eminent ly human view of all things human. and Is firm believer in the wisdom of adjusting means to ends. Hence his sensibility of intellect, his suseeptibil- ity to new impressions and generous impulses, Is rendered beneficial or harmless by his tenacious adherence to traditional forms. He is keenly sensible that no one man can grasp all the elements of such a complicated machine as the administration of a mighty empire, and his relations to- wards his ministers are based upon a frank recognition of this fact. The other day petition or request of some kind was laid before him for his de- cision. He read it, as usual, very carefully, and as usual wrote his reso- lution on the margin. Having glanced at the date of this document, and found that 1t was some eight months old. the tsar wrote few words to the effect that it should have reached him long before. His father would have probably found out who was to blame for the delay, and would have had a warning administered to him on the spot. -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-14

AND IN HIDING IN THE PROV
INCE OF BANQUET.
SO OTIS IS GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND
Surrender Of the Province Of cagayan TO Cap
tain McCaIIa, General Tiro-a Surrendered
to Prevent Further BIoodshed. Mablni
aprisoner in MaeArhur,s Hands.

Washington Dec 13.-General Otis
had some stirring news to report from
Manila today, his advices going to show
that the insurgents are as he had pre-
dicted few days ago, at the end of
their resources from a military point OF
view and are melting away before the
rapid advance Of the American troops
at all points. His cablegram was as
follows:
Manila, Dec. 13-March's battalion
OF the Thirty was at Cayan. Pro-
vince of Leganto on seventh instant. The
Third cavalry was along the coast and In
the mountains pursuing the enemy
Young states his extreme northern force
passed over mountains, driving the in
surgents under General limo. who was
badly wounded, killing 80 and wounding
many. He made large captures Of rifles
and property with ali insurgent trans
portation and released all the Spanish
prisoners in that section to the number
of about two thousand. Our casualties
were two wounded. Our troops are still
pursuing the remnant Of Tin0's command.
AIarch's battalion of the Thirty-thirl re-
ports from Cayan, Lepant0 Province on
tie seventh instant that he has destroy
ell AguinaItloas bodyguard: killed Geaiar-
al GregoriO Del Pillar: received the s5lr-
render of General Conception aIld staff:
killed and wounded % insurgents: re
leased SO Spanish prisoners. including
100 friars, and captured considerable
property. His loss was two killed and
nine wounded. My information is that
Aguinaldo has disguised his individual
ity, abandoned his troops and is hiding
in the Province of Banquet. Macarthur
at Bayambang reports that he holds as
prisoner of war Mabini, the ablest of in-
surgents, and founder Of the late Gov
ernment."
THE NAVAL OPERATIONS.
Washington, Dee. 13.-The naval ac-
count of the operations OF the ships in
Luzon is continued in two cablegrams
from Admiral Watson at Cavite. The
first reads as follows:
"Cavite. Dee 13.-Burwell reports that
the Wheeling landed naval force and
u detachment of troops, Kaiser COM
manding, sixteen miles north of LaloOg,
northwest of Luzon and attakced the
city yesterday. releasing 1900 Span
iards Ann holding at the request Of
General Young. No casualties.
(Signed.) WATSON"
The second cablegram read:
"Cavite, Dec. 13.-General Tirona
commanding Filipinos, mconditionally
surrendered Aparri and Cagayan
Province to Captain McCalla, Of the
Newark on the 11th of December.
Princeton and Helena at present in the
river. All arms and ammunition SUR
rendered, Tirona surrendered from pa
triotic motives to prevent further blood
shed. He was appointed civil governor
by McCalla subject to the approval OF
Otis. The Helena was dispatched up
the river with stores for Bachelder's
sqoops, 80 miles south Aparri. Aparri
and Engandfni lighthouses relighted.
(Signedl WATSON"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-14
DOES NOT FEAR THE OUTCOME.
j. Shelton Williams Talks of Consoid.
alton and Mr. Ryans' Opposition.

Baltimore. Md. Dec. IL. Mr.. John
SHELTON Williams said today that work
upon the various extensions of the s..
A. H., now building. was being pushed
with all possible speed, and the new
system would begin running through
trains between New York and Florida
III January.
The extension between Petersbrg, Va.
and Ridgeway, n. G., has been-inishen
and the engineers Of the company are
inspecting 1t, preliminary to accepting
it,
Referring to Mr. Thomas T. Ryan's
threat 70 prevent the consolidation of
the Seaboard Air line properties, Mr.
Williams said:
Mr.. Ryan's attempt to prevent the
consolidation will not delay our plans
which are rapidly nearing consumma-
fion. His holdings Of Raleigh and Gas
ton which will be the parent company
Of the new company. amount 10 only
y shares. Our counsel has advised us
that Mr.. Ryan has absolutely no ground
to contest our position, and we DO
not fear the outcome Of any litigation
he may see fit to bring
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-14
A FURIOUS CANNONADE
FRUTTLEsS EFFORTS TO TAKE
THE BOERS' POSITION.
THE BATTLE BEGAN SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Renewed Monday Morning il Ragged Until Dusk
Finding it impossible TO Take the Beers
Position Methuen on Tuesday
Morning Fell Back.

North Of Modder River, Monday, De
cember t1.-Early yesterday evening
the guards of the Highland brigade
moved from the Modder River Camp,
marching in the night, in a northeaster-
ly direction. The objective of the High
landeTs was the eastern spur of the
Roer position, the guards following the
bank Of the river, while the Yorkshire
light infantry moved along the river
side. just before daybreak the high
landers arrived within two hundred
yards Of the Beer entertainments, at the
foot Of a mill.
Unsuspecting tha tthe Beers were in
the vicinity, the British were still march
ing quarter column, in close order, when
they met q terrible fire from the fianks
and were forced to retire with heavy
loss.
The troops reformed under the shelter
OF some rising ground aud gallantly
held their position. Later, the Cor
doRs arrived and the troops gradually
worked their way Until within three
hundred yards Of the Boer position, dis
playing the greatest gallantry In the
meanwhile, naval gun at the Modder
River the howitzer batteries and the
horse artillery opened terrific fire, en-
filading the trenches and searching every
portion of the Boer position. The
Boer guns were entirely silent In the
meanwhile, the Beers, on the open
ground directly in front, moved with
the object of making flank attack.
But this was frustrated by the guards
and artillery.
The Beers recommended shelling in
the evening but no damage was done.
The British slept on their position. Ii
is expected that there will be a re-
newal of the fighting tomorrow. The
losses on both sides were very heavy.
BRITISH NEAR COLENsO.
london Dec 13.A dispatch from
Frere Camp dated Tuesday, December
18th, morning, says:
This morning a union brigade CON
sisting Of English, Scottish, Irish and
Welsh Fusiliers, under General Barton
with several naval guns, advanced and
took up strong position three miles
from Colense, meeting with no opposf-
ton
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-14
HOT ON AGU1NALDO's TRAIL.
Major March's Battle With Del Pillar
in the Clouds.

Manila, Dec. 13.-10:50 F. M)-The
following dispatch dated Cervantes De-
meber 9Th, has been received from II
correspondent of the Associated Press
with Major March's battalion
Major March, with Cptains Jeukin-
som and Cunningham, Lieutenants
Tompkins, Rucker, McClelland ami
Power and 125 men, is about starting
for Bontoc, the principal town in the
province of that name, to the norta-
east, through an absolutely desolate
country and over il mountain 10000 feet
high. He is pursuing Aguinaldo, whose
escort. now reduced to 30 men, is
known to be there.
According to the natives, Aguinil!Go
intends to disguise himself and to take
d circuitous trail toward Bayombong,
province Of Nueva Vizcaya.
at Cervantes, in the heart of the Iilad
mountains, ON the evening OF Deceln-
ber 3rd, about 20 hours behind Aguinal
do. who believed he had found an inac-
cessible refuge. On December 2nd The
American commander had wounded
fight in cloud-enyeoped mountain
pass. 1900 feet above the sea, com
pletely routing General Gregorio neI
Pillars force Of 200 picked men in
position almost strong enough to riyal
Thermopylae.
General Pillar died at the front of
his men, urging them to nike a stana
until the ball Of a sharpshooter pierced
CONTINUED on Second Page)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-14
AN EGHTH pEyIsIoN.
War on the K. of L.

birmingham, Ala, Dee 13.--The Uni
ted Mine Workers OF Alabama have de-
clared an open war on the knights OF
Labor, and q resolution recommending
that the district organization do all i'm
its power to overthrow and eradicate
the knights of Labor in Alabama viii
be adopted at tomorrow's session of the
annual convention Of mine workers now
in session here.
The election of State officers of the
United Mine Workers was completed
this evening and resulted as follows:
President George Young, of Block
ton.
Secretary Treasurer l.. Clemens,
of Adger.
Executive Board William Kirkpat-
rick, Of Pratt City; E. g. Murray (col)
of Biddle, Sumter county; George Smith
erman (col1, of Pratt City; j. r. Kenna-
more, Of AIdridge Alex, Brewis, OF
Cardiff, and George Barber, Of Pratt
City.
The final session of the convention
will be held tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-14
Control of the Cheap Cigar Output.

Tampa, Fla, dec. 13.-The Cuban
American Manufacturing Company OF
this city, through its President, Hon
Herman Myers, has purchased the Keys
Baker Cigar Rolling Machine at Bling
hampton, n ", together with all the
rights to the machine and ALSO a large
cheroot manufacturing company which
owned a portion of the rights.
This practically gives the company
control of the cheap cigar output of the
country. as without the Keys-B Baker ma
chine other concerns will be unable to
compete with it.
The Cuban-American Company will
probably locate it's factory for the cheap
cigar business ini New York.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-14
Tobacco Growers Organizing.

Charlotte. n. G., Dec 13.-Tha Tobac-
60 Growers Of this State have begun
a movement to raise the price of the
product throughout the Southern States
which planters say has kcreased in ten
years from 35c cents per pound to 121a
cents. District conventions are to be held
in the tobacco growing States I'M JanI-
aTy for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to a convention to be held in Raj
eigh on January 18th.
The purpose Of the convention will be
to organize q company TO buy the entire
crop of bright tobacco grown in the
States Of North Carolina. South Caro-
Ina. Virginia and Tennessee and the
farmers are to enter into an agreement
refusing TO allow the trust which, the
growers claim, is reducing the price to
purchase any of the product for five
years.