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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
syndIcate,s Big Purchase In the South

The largest business transaction made in
the South in 10 years has just been announc-
ed. 1t involves an investment Of SIS,
900, 900 and is OF vital Importance TO
upper East Tennessee and Southwestern
Virginia. The Virginia coal, iron and
railway company has bought the blast fur
naces at Max Meadows, Pulaski, Roanoke,
Virginia, and Bristol, Tenn, and the Bris-
toll and Elizabethton and South Atlantic
and Ohio railroads. Cash is paid for all
the properties The company becomes
owner Of 1850 acres of coal lands, go,
900 acres of ore lands, two railroads and
nine furnaces. The railroad extends from
Big Stone Gap, Va, to Elizabethton, Tenn,
passing through Bristol, Tenn, and the
rich coal, mineral and timber lands Of the
new company. New York financiers are
interested in the enterprise, the outcome Of
which was an organization with 81, 500, 0OO
stock subscribed and the same amount OF
bonds issued and sold for cash.,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
500.

DR.. L. Detchon's Anti Diuretic may be worth to
you more than 500 II you have child who soils
Cures old and young alike. 81, Sold by Geo. E.
Greene, druggls Brattleboro, VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27

cough, sore throat, pains in the chest,
bronchitis, bleeding at the lungs, loss of
flesh and general weakness are warnings
that this relentless disease is about to
gather in a victim.
o A remedy for all the diseases which,
if neglected or badly treated, lead up
m consumDtion. is found in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08
PLANTS THAT SLEEP.

Plants sleep as truly as do animals. The best-marked form of slumber in the vegetable world is the winter rest. when so many forms of vegetation re- tire to the soil together with the dor mant animals-dormiee, squirrels and pears. Ali trees and shrubs hibernate.
 Some plants go to sleep every night. The mimosa or sensitive plant. in day light opens its fragile leaves, which are hard at work eating, absorbing the earbonic acid of the air into plant food At night the mimosa sleeps and digests what it has eaten, and the leaves fold np double against each other. the stem droops and the leaf is limp and appar ently dead.
 The wood sorreI in daytime is wide open. The leaves are composed of three leaflets, each with midribs that suggest to the casual glance the possI- bility of folding And that is just what they do Each leaf folds over on itself If flowers kept open cold spring nights the frosts might nip them, rain might wash away the honey and pollen so they are wise blossoms that cover lip their hearts during the dark hourf.
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SPANISH oARRorE.
Relic of Modern Harbarism unearthsd
 from an Old Havana Prison.
Among the manN reI-os ol LLa Sna

Among the many relics of the Span ish war taken to the governors palace for cataloguing, 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 a century. the last eXeeu- tioner, an aged negro convict. having presided at 70 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 punetilious in regard to form but scandalously careless of ap- pearanee A judge who might have seven kinds of fits if he should omit one syllable of the interminably long harangue delivered at the scene of the judicial murder. would calmly of1iciate at the same in a condition which to the untrained olfactories of the ignor- ant Yankees might savor 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. Attached 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 @ 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 breaks 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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WILD BIRD
which Had Absolutely No Fear
 Man.

Wh4cH ha0 Absotutely No Fear R9
 Man.
 A most extraordinary instance of the lameness of birds in unexplored forests is related by writer in the Ma tional Geographic magazine, describ- ing tour of exploration to the head waters of the Sascatchewan. As our horses were winding through a deep forest bird appeared which resem- bled pine buIlinch, fitting from tree 10 tree and following us closely. Some what later it gave the most remaf able instance of tameness that l lave ever seen Having followed us for about two miles, it waited in a tree during the hustle and confusion of making camp, but in the afternoon. when all was quiet, some of our men were asleep, the bird became exceedingly familiar, walking on the ground near US and finally perching on our eX- tended hands. It was soon evident that the object of our visitor was to catch mosquitoes, which were hover ing in swarms around our heads. It peeked at q ring on my hand at our needles, and in fact any metal article, but the climax was reached when by accident the bird saw it's own image in 2 small looking glass which lay on the ground. Then, with extended wings and open bill, it uttered cries of rage and pecked madly at the glass jn which an enemy appeared Among the solitudes of mountain forests. squirrels, finches and whiskyjaeKs often show unusual confidence in man. but this particular instance is remark able, because the bird would alight on cur persons even after it had been mo- mentarily though gently detained sey- eral times as a prisoner in my hand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08
STEEL BEAMS
Neatly and Quickly Cut by the Use ot
 Electricity.

C&&b5y 8M0 0HACA1y Gub ny hhG ObS uA
 Electricity.
 During the reconstruction of an of fee building recently in Chicago an interesting use was made of the cleo trio current in cutting in two a clus- ter of half 8 dozen heavy steel beams which it was necessary to remove. These beams were of the ordinary shape and 15 inches deep. Owing to the difficulty of getting at the beams at the places where they were to be cut, special saws would have been re- Quired had the beams been cut in the ordinary way, and it was estimated that the work would take two men about twelve days time and cost about $100. Instead of doing the work with hack saws, method was adopted such as scientific burglars invented for get ting into safe and vault doors of steel A current of electricity was brought in from the electric lighting wires in the street to do the work. The posi- tive terminal wire was attached to the steel framework of the building, to which the beams were riveted and the negative wire was attached to carbon point one and half inches in diameter. which was provided with a wooden handle to enable the operator to direct it along the beams at the places where they were to be cut. An asbestos shield protected the operators body from the heat and black specta- cles protected his eyes. In twelve hours the beams were severed, with an expenditure of only about fve-horse power in electric current, and the work was done by an ordinary work man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08
PIGEONS OF LONDON.

Of all the common sights of London none is more interesting than its pi- geons. which bring a suggestion of oldworld stateliness into the turmoil of the city. There is a particular flock for most all the big buildings of Lon don, and they are to be found all over the city. A curious fact observed is that the birds on the east side of huge building have nothing to do with those on the west side, while the bird residents of the north and south sides keep quite as much to themselves.
 The birds live a glorious life, for everybody pets them. The judges of the law courts feed the pigeons, not scraps, but grain and such things as birds like Dozens of clerks in the law yers' offices scatter food for the birds daily in Kings Bench walk, while the keeper of coffee house religiously brings bits of broken bread for his feathered friends
 One of the prettiest sights is to see the pigeons which live on the British museum. There are half a dozen read CTS who make practice of feeding the birds and the pigeons will abandon strangers who come with full hands for their old friends, even when they appear without food The cabmen are great friends of the pigeons, which seem to realize these men are good friends to cultivate, for rarely is there one who will not scatter a handful of grain from the horses nosebags
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08
spnrnIne a1no.nnn a Yaar.

Says the London Christian Common wealth: Fred Charrington's temper ance badge costs him about f2O,000 a year. At least this is about the income Re would have received had he suc- eeeded to his fathers business, instead of going over to the temperance ranks The work which he organized twenty four years ago in tent meeting in Mile-end road, Bow has grown stead- fly, till now he has. in the great assem- bly hall. the largest mission hall in the world"
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Mice That Mannfaetsre Thread.

A Scottish artisan has conceived the ingenious and economic idea of en- ploying mice in the manufacture Of thread. The small quadrupeds are made to turn a wheel with their feet, and in this manner and by means of 8 simple mechanical eontriyance. they are able to make about 2,800 reels of t37 yards each daily. To produce this quantity it is estimated that they cover 8 course of 1s.000 yards.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08
= A 5 TGp Ta IA. Basrs tbe 4 The M Id You Have Always Raugta Signature sf L114zN1zz1

Dry matter is the portion remain Ing after removing or excluding the water from any material.
 All persons who milk the COVE should have the finger nails closely sut.
 About one month ago my child, which is fifteen months old, had an attack of diarrh0ea accompanied by vomiting. gave it such remedies as are usually given in such cases. but as nothing gave relief, we senh for D ysieian and if wAs under his care for q week. At this time the child had been sick for about teJs days and was having about twenty five operations of the bowels every twelve h0ufs, and we wefeeOnv ineed that unless it soon obtained relief it would not live hamberlain k Cole. Cholera and DiarrhOea ReE3- edy was recommended, and l decid- ed to try it. soon noticed a change. for the better; by it's continued use complete cure was brought about and it is now perfectly healthy.-C. l.. BoGGs, Stumpton. tfilmer Co. W. Va. For Sale by R l.. DewOody & Go
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STUB ENDS.

Good things go as easily as bad things come.
 Kind words never die-except when killed by ingratitude.
 Gossip is a cartridge fired from the gun of idle curiosity.
 The punch bowl is more dangerous than the pug;listic punch.
 The good die young and the other kind when they cant help it.
 The truth that occupies a nutshell finds some minds too narrow to give at room.
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Caring fnt lis MnrnIs-

Mrs. Prys-"Then yon are not going 0 move into another flat, after all. % drs Wise-sNo; my husband. who a1- fays puts down the carpets, was con- erted lately, and I don't want to ssa be good man backs1ide Judge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08

The Rev, w. R. Gostley. of Stock bridge, Ga., while attending to his pastoral duties at Ellenwood, that state, was attackcd by cholera morhus. He says: By chance happened tO get hold of bottle os Chamberlain's C0lic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and I think it was the means of saving my life It relieved me at once, 2 For safp by W. l.. DewUody & Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08
He Wanted to Knox.

An elderly man. who looked to pos sess the virtue of long-suffering pa tience under the most trying circum- stances, walked into the weather bu- reau on the top floor of the Rialto building yesterday. He was very wet, but good-natured.
 Here I am, like fool without an umbrella, he began. T thought that I'd come in and see if you could give me any consolation.
 My dear sir" replied Forecaster Connor, with a winning smile, T have no umbrellas to lend, nor have any
 "Oh, l didn't mean that" interrupt ed the other. T just wanted to know how long this thing is going to keep up'
 What thing?"
 Why. the rain, of course.
 My dear sir, l haven't the slightest idea of what you mean returned the prophet in his most insinuating tones.
 The old gentleman was puzzled. He looked about the room carefully and curiously.
 ISL L LHtS tue NSaAhtA P4AoC
 Yes, replied the forecaster In a quick businesshke way, and I'm the weather man. You asked me how much longer the rain would keep up. It isn't Keeping up, and that's the trouble. It's coming, and it's going to keep on coming down for some time yet. Every twenty-four hours of the present month has seen some precipi- tation. and May was record break er This is generally rainy season with us, sir, but this, l admit, is trife above the ordinary
 Well, I much obliged to you,' said the old gentleman as he passed out. T just thought I would drop in and see what it all meant, and if some thing coud not be done about It. Good by. ."-Kansas City Journal
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 ChCerfm

she-Ah, how heavenly I always love Wagner so much. Where is the band located?
 He-Madam. that is not a band. The machine shop and blaming mill around the colner are merely running night turns, owing to the revival of busi- ness.
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4 Good Reason.

Boy-Mr. Shutters wants to know if yor'll lend him an umbrella. He says you know him. You may say that I do know him. He will probably un- derstand why you didn't bring the um- brella."
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lThe Best k. m1 dv For Flnx.

Mir. John Matthias, we'll knowD stock dealer of PnlasKi. Ky, says= After suffering for over week with Aux. and my physician having 5ail- ed to .'elitve Ire. l was advised a2p try Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrh0ea Remedy, and have the pleasure of srating that the halX of one bottlec cured me" For sale by ". L. DewoOdy & Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08
S A- = TT @ Bears the : The X Rl You Have Always Baa1ss of C%ez(1lIz zIZ6cE<9I
Seventy Babies a Minute.

It is computed that 36,0OO. 900 babies are born into the world every year, which is at the rate of seventy pe4 minute, or little more than one nov second.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08
"A MERlCA'S Greatest Medicine ies n Hoods Sarsaparilla, because it pos sesses unequalled curative powers and its record of cures is GREATEST.
One Would sumco.

For the Fourth of July celebrations this year new feature of realism can be introduced by the explosion of a few cans of Chicago beef.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08

School Children Allowed to Smoke,
 Mexican school children are allowed to smoke during lesson time, provided they have attained a certain standard of excellence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08
Nearly ss Swift ns Chicago.

Melbourne, Australia, which sSRy sisted of thirteen huts and was known as Beargrass at the time of Queen Vic toria's accession, is now classed as the. seventh city of the British empire, coming in after London, Liverpool, Glasgow. Manchester, Birmingham and Calcutta
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HOME TESTIMONIALS.

B4 @ GnTed me of 9e cata which years cr9up % and the worst form have Brazilian Brazilian Balm and thinks 1t did her much goodon M CN6@f annIS <a "It 99ayg
 
 failed of be doctor through lfeWr crippled with heumasn could bottles of be afflicted seer lying down, entirely and permanently Brazilian Ps1 5. P. JACKSON GO. IndanapOlis In6
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Aftermath.

"You married me for my money" What of it? You married me for my beauty"
 "Well, both securities have depro- eiated. Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08

hnnnC CURED with vegetable HEME H Remedies. Have cured A% NMOH 0 many thousand cases called hopeless. In eeM & sG Isstimonials and TEN DAYS treatment fres. Dk H. H. GREENS SONS. Box K, Atlanta. GS.
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4 Difference.

Pugnot-say, did you tell HaskiR that was an inveterate liar? Paxnek No. Pugnot-Well, it's good thing. you didn't. Patnit-No. said ~chronr ia. ''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-08
His Wffe's Gift

His Wife's Gift. He beamed in joyful ecstasy Ger a hundred dollar gift, Till from his purse he found there'd been 4 hundred dollar lift, ,,
 Judge.
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HAY FEVER.

 QUICK R lis Healing Almost Miraculous 6O Cent Bottle contains 100 DG Two Weeks Treatment for Ch SLoo BOTTLE EQUALS THREE soc BOTTLES
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would be much cooler today. 0
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Dry matter is the portion remain Ing after removing or excluding the water from any material.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-27
FAREWELL TO CAPTAIN LANCE.
Suburban Club Gives Him an Um-
brella to Take to Germany.

The member Of the Suburban Club
4 successful beefsteak dinner Satur-
day evening in their rooms Montgomery
street and Bergen avenue The event was
a farewell dinner to ex-Inspector Lange,
who is to sail Tuesday for Germany. AS
an evidence of the high esteem in which
he is held. Freeholder Frank Scott. on
behalf of all the members present, pre-
scented the ex-police officer with a hand
some g~old-handled silk umbrella.
The recipient was almost overcome, SO
great was his surprise when Mr.. Scott
finished his appropriate speech. However,
Mr.. LANCE, in a few well chosen words,
told his friends how deeply gratifed he
was to learn of their staunch friendship.
Cheers followed.
Gathered about the festive board were at
least one hundred hungry members, VINO
did ample Justice to the juicq beefsteak
fresh from the broiling iron. The dinner
was a success in every sense of the WORD.
An informal entertainment followed.
Among those present were;-Commis,
sioner Edward Barr, Commissioner Daniel
Y Lewis. ~Freeholders Frank Scott and
Mark Fallon. Joseph Noonan. Captains
Thomas Nugent and Frederick Farrier.
John Noonan. Thomas F. Bedle.- Louis
Stubenvoll, John Ryan, Stewart Vander-
heck. James Gibson, ex-Inspector Lange
The committee in charge was:-Frank
Scott. Daniel Coyle, E. P. Roberts, Cap
tain Farrier. Gregory Judge, Albert Shell
worth and Captain Lockwood.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-27
PALM SUNDAY
Observed by Confirmation
Services and Fine Music
in Many Churches.

Confirmation exercises took place in all
the German Lutheran Churches on the
Heights Yesterday. Before and after the
morning services the streets in the vicin-
ity of the churches were alive with so
many young girls in white that it remind
ed one Of a summer Sunday. The churches
were all crowded and the exercises were
of an elaborate character. The choirs
furnished special music for the occasion.
Palms and iowers were beautifully used
in the decorations.
At the Second Reformed Church Of Hud-
son City, Pastor Meury delivered an inter-
esting address. The choir music under
the direction of Professor Adam Walter,
was supplemented with orchestral under
the direction of Professor Henry Walter.
'.Lohengrin', was played as an overture
by the orchestra. Then followed several
HYMNS and the invocation, reading of
Scriptures. rendition of Faure's Palms
by the choir. Rubenstein's ''Melodie"
was played by the orchestra after the
confirmation of the class. Then followed
the distribution of palms and the singing
of NEARER My God to Thee" The Bene-
diction and Doxology followed.
The class was composed as follows
GiriECharlotte Berg. Wilhemine Berger.
Anna Broker, Mathilde Daecke, Mar
garetha Dillinger, Elise Dietrich, Nellie
| Dunstedter, Catharine Fitch, Emma Fass-
| binder. Anna Hehne, Flora Helm, Mary
| Heute, Ulma Heysl. Emma Knuppel,
| FAME, Kraemer Olga Lastensti, PHILIPPINE
| Liebernecht, Catharine Lunsemann, Will
| helnaine Mandler, Elizabeth. Mappes. Her
/ mine Meinecke, Caroline Mitricker. Ella
Mueller. Wilhelmine Nelson, Elizabeth
| Prigge. Ella Reichhelm, Anna Saal, Julie
Schneider, Hedwig Seifert, Emma
| Sticnoth. Jennie Titsink, Wilhelmine Voll-
helm and Elizabeth Weizel; boys-Adolph
| Dinse, Adam Flaechsensaar, Louis Foegel
Adolph Hepding, Ferdinand Jacobs
John Jacobs, Charles Kesterke, Paul Las
tovsti. Arthur R%einhardt. Max Reinhardt,
| Grover Spellmeyer, Edward Treger, Huge
yoss and Dagobert Weber.
At the Evangelical Lutheran ST. Trini-
tatis' Church., noted for the excellence Of
its choral music, the exercises were IN.
tcnsely interesting and the decorations
were very fine. The Rev. Mr.. HafeF, the
indefatigable pastor Of the church. had
spent days. and nights preparing for tbs
event. The exercises all passed OF
smoothly.
The class was composed as follows
Girls-Louisa struckmann, Katie Braun
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-27
THE SYNTHETIC METHOD.
Piano Forte Recital BY Pupils o
Berger School for Girls.

No lecturer was needed Friday even
ing at the Bergen School for Girls Re-
cital to prove the difference between the
old way of teaching music and the
Synthetic method now employed. Not
that there were any of the former taught
pupils among last nights artists, but the
audience were impressed with the true
quality and technique of the pupils IN
their various selections. There were no
mistakes nor was a note lost nor a dis
cord sounded throughout the entire pro-
gramme.
Among the audience were many musical
connoisseurs, and they did not fail to give
the girls their due amount of applause.
Misses Ada Marshall. May Denniston n
Helen Newbold were especially deserving
of praise.
The programme was as follows
Krogmann, dance, Miss Helen Hlnds,
SANITY, fanfare, Miss Vida Williams; Am
brose, waltz, Miss Evelyn Gifrord; kros-
mann, march, Miss Helen Perry; Sartorlo,
Curiett, waltz, Miss Natelie Smith; Rein
ecke. Cathedral hymn, Heller, curious
Story, Miss Helen Newbold; Chopin, Op.
20, No. 3, Miss Hattie Niese; W1lm Mazur-
ka. Miss Mary Dennitston; ScnieSinger,
Break. Break, Miss Flora Clark; Dopisr,
Peasant Song, Kargwoff. waltz, Miss Adra
Marshall; Sjogren. Eroticon. Miss Agnes
Rowe: Sgambetti, Rustic Dance, Miss Net
tie Earl; Schyette, Moderate, Ailegretlo,
Miss Edythe Marshall; Beethoven; op. %,
Allegro, Miss Agnes Rowe; Gounod, Green
Hill, Miss Flora Clark; Schubert, Mo
ment Musical; Nicode. Maiden's Lement
Miss Belle Boltwood; Raft, Spinning Girl,
Miss Helen Rae