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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-04
CONGRESS MEETS.
LContinued from IIirst "a. \

clerk called for the election O.
speaker
The result was; Heulerso g.,
republican. III; Richnrdsop, dem
ocrat, l53; J c Bell, popu.i,.l, A.;
Newlands, ?
1t was seen after the election.
that Roberts had voted for Rich
ardsou, the democratic candidate
During the confusion few persons
noticed thut Roberts took part in
the proceedings
When Henderson was declared
elected he made a speech of nc
ceptance, and the house adjourned
until tomorrow at twelve o'clock
out of respect to Vice President
Hobart
Washington, Dec 4 Promptly
at u o'clock the senate was called
to order by Mr. Frye of Maine,
president pro tenn Of that body, IN
his prayer the blind chaplain feel
ingly referred to the death Of Vice
Present Hobart
After roll cali the senate ad-
journed to twelve O'Clock tomor-
row, out of respect to Vice Presi-
dent Hobart
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-04

VIII sell cheap one of the best
money making established husi-
ness houses in the city. Good
reason for selling out. See J J.
Fitzgerrell. 53t4
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-04
Sacrificed 20
Blood Poison.

Those who have never had Blood Poi
son can not know what a desperate con-
dition it can produce. This terrible
disease which the doctors are totally
unable 70 cure, is communicat from
one generation to another, infiicting its
taint upon countless innocent ones.
some years ngo Twas inoculatod with roison
by a nurse who injected my babe with blood
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-04

tGiut. The little one was
unequal 10 the struggle.
and its life was yielded
up TO the fearful poison.
For six long years / suf-
fcred untold misery. I
was covered with sores
and ulcers from head 10
foot, and no language
can express my feelings
Of woe during those long
years. l had the best
medical treatment. sew
eral physicians success
sively treated me, but all
fst NJ. raHrWf.Aaa TfNR Fr4s.R
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-04
S. S. S.qne Ffr BI0((I

is PURELY VEGETABLE, and is the only
blood remedy guaranteed to contain no
mercury, potash, or other mineral.
Valuable books mailed free by Swift
Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-04

Longmont Butter. best on earth
Florence Packing and P. Co.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-04

You ret the ncvs fresh through
the columns of rHE PRIBUNE.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-04

Florence Packing and P. Co., for
corn fed beef, pork, poultry, fish
and fruit. Prices reasonable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16
COULD NOT AGREE.

The Jury in the case Of the State
vs.. A. B. Reed, who is charged with
grand larceny, and which case las
been occupying the time Of the cir
cult court for the past two DAYS,
was discharged Friday night after
being out oyer four hours and were
rQahle to agree. lMr. Reed is a res
ideSt of CieAelaud county, aud is
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16
TIE SOCIAL SESSION.

The first social session OF the =
I'D Murray Camp Of United Coniea.
errte Veterans was held at the Ms
Iill InstitUte Friday evening. OVID
to the inclement weather {ep
sinai lumber were present. "a
evening" was most enioyably pass'.',
IN conversations. A most enter 's's
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16
a HOLD UP

Mr.. w. G. Bats, the Iron Noun
tain station agent at Warner, was
held up while in bis Office at Warner
Friday night, by two masked men.
Fortunately Mr. Bats had no mon
eg on his person at the time. There
was nothing in the Alice that tie
robbers could hasa and therefore
they vent away empty handed.
4 ,w,,c.<1 {i,1,,. - trsaI III -
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

The present Legislature has been
in session longer, has cost the State
more than any former Legislature
in the history of Arkansas, and
when it comes to be measured by
results, it will be found that the
present Legislature has teen little
more than a play house
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

Charlz Nox has mostinteresting
letter this week to Unmarried women
who would do well to give heed to
his talk" Read his letters each
week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

The baseball season opened up
Saturday and now the war news
will disappear from the bulletin
boards to make room for the BASEBALL
scores.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

new electric street railway. 1t con-
tains most encouraging news and
the city campaign is over too.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

1t is an easy matter to pay your
money for insurance, but there's a
difference IN insurance companies.
Some insurance policies would be
high at any cost.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

It is needless to remark that in
the future lthe business men will
take a greater interest in legislative
elections than heretofore.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

case. The few companies that offer
to issue insurance policies in the
State want to charge q higher rate
tnap that previously paid by our
people. This is an instance o.
where competition don't cheaper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16
As TO CIRCULATION.

The LalIy GRAPHIC has nearly double the
ci1,ulatioa of any other iPine Bluff daily
newspaper, and the Daily and SemiWeekly
GRAPHIC have a combinedsc Circulation larger
than that OF any other Pine Bluff daily or
ekly newspaper ivertlsements accept
on this guarantee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

The ten-dollar banquet was a
AoaoliAg success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

Conductor Tucker on the night
passenger run is on the sick list.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

Entered at the Post-oftice at Pine
Bluff. Ak. .assecold-elass mail matter
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

I khow a good thing when I've
got t won't resign. -Alger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

ThllFflipiaog are still or TIE run.
ThesI Nefuse TO stand and be SHOT
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-16

j Il Wood should wear the
resl Aesi0n Of eensufe as g
Z vsssilS,or.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01

The death rate in large cities is ordi-
narily not as large as 1t might be ex-
pected to be, considering the over
crowding In tenement houses, and the
unhygienic surroundings Of thousands
Of families. In twenty-one European
cities, with population of 1924, 900,
the annual death rate Is about twenty
four in q thousand. In twenty-0ne
American cities, with population Of
II, 724,00O 1t Is n little over sixteen in
n thousand. If Calcutta and Bombay
are stricken from the general list
and they ought to be when the ques-
ton of general European health is
under consideration-th death rate
would be reduced to twenty-five per
thousand. Among our own cities, Min
neapolis, st. Paul, Denver and Port
land, Ore, have the smallest death
rate. Denver's rate Is only nine and
that Of the other cities named trife
over ten. Chicago has a fourteen
rate, New York seventeen, and Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Boston about
twenty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01
IN SUPERSTITIOUS INDIA.
Method Adopted to Propitiate an Engine
That Was Cranky.

India is q country where the gross SUI
perstitions prevailing among the ma
tives frequently produce the most hor-
rible and inconceivable tragedies.
Many of these are done in secret, but
now and then they come to light, and
give startling reminder to the Eng
lishmen in India that least is east
and west is west" and never the two
shall meet" In the up-country town
Of Hingoli, in the Deccan, Is cotton
ginning mill owned by natives. One
of the proprietors, Parsee named
NQWrolee, looks after the engines and
machinery of the mill. Lately the ma.
chinery has not been working well,
and the engine in particular has given
considerable trouble. The native en-
gineers seem to have got ii into their
heads that the engine was really
driven by god which took the form of
steam. When it went wrong they
thought the god was angry and needed
propitiating by the sacrifice of a hui
man being. One night Hindu labor
er named Govindah was passing the
mill. Some workmen sitting in the
yard smoking called out to him to
join them. The gang had just been dis
cussing the vagaries of the engine and
the necessity for Offering human sac
rifice to 1t. The whole party walked
toward the boiler, and some of the
men seized Govindah. Others swung
open the furnace door, and the man
was crammed inside, head first. They
had to loose their hold Of his body in
order to shut the furnace door, where
upon Govindah, who was very pow
erful man, managed to get out and
free himself. He was frenzied with
pain and fear and had sustained
CHASTITY injuries. The engineers did
not make second attempt to thrust
him I'm the furnace and he crawled
away to his hut. His faithful wife
tended him all night, and took him in
the morning to the local hospital
where 1t was found that he was hor.
ribly burned about the head, arms and
chest. parts being absolutely charred
He died' of tetanus. Nowrojee and one
of the engineers have been arrested
Chicago Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01
A Unique Experiment.

Sir Francis Carew, whom Queen
Elizabeth visited twice at his mansion
house in Beddington, Surrey, had
planted his gardens with choice fruit
trees, Of which he was very proud.
The surprise prepared for his royal
guest illustrates how difficulties can
he overcome by ingenuity.
On the occasion Of Her Majesty's
second visit to him he invited the lady
to walk in his garden, and led her to
a tree laden with beautiful, luscious
cherries, though it was more than a
month past the time for such fruit.
The Queen ate heartily of the deli
cious fruit, and marveled how 1t was
possible to have them so late in the
season.
Sir Francis, delighted with the APP
probation of his royal guest. told how
he had the tree covered with a tent of
canvas, and wetting 1t now and then,
as the heat Of the weather required,
withheld the sunbeams from rejecting
ON the berries, and that when he was
assured of Her Majesty's coming, he
removed the tent, and in few sunny
days brought them to maturity.
Elizabeth, flattered and pleased, CON-
mended the ingenuity Of her subject
Waverley Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01
The Abstinence of a Camel.

There are many fables told about
the camel, one Of which is that he is
supposed TO have several stomachs
and TO go for weeks without water as
matter of choice.
His abstinence is merely the result
of training; and it is fallacy to sup.
pose that he is better without water
or can work as well. In the camel
corps we watered our camels every
second day in the summer, every third
In the winter, giving them their fill of
water morning and evening OH those
days; but IL in the summer we expect
ed long desert march without water,
we trained them beforehand by water
ing them only every third day; but l
never found that this improved their
condition. The Arabs keep their cam.
els longer without water, il is true, but
then they travel slower and their ami
mails are grazed on soft food, contain.
ing certain amount of moisture; this
lowers their condition and makes them
inferior to n corn-fcd camel when hard
work and long, fast journeys have to
be DONE
We always found that If we put n
grass-fed Arab camel alongside of
ours 1t failed in work and endurance;
If corn-fed 1t cried out for water as
soon and sooner than ours did. I say
"cried out" because a camel when 1t
wants water means continually, and
there is no more painful sound at night
in the desert than the ceaseless moan
ing Of thirsty camels.-The Cornhill.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01
CHILDREN OF THE NORTH.

Little girls in Norway are taught to
be modest and retiring. They are
rarely seen in grown up society, but
are, after being introduced to friend
or relation, Immediately sent away
again into the nurses charge, for fear
they should annoy the visitor with
their childish chatter. Quite tiny
children as soon as they can stand
alone, are taught to bow and courtesy
on being presented to or on taking
leave of visitor, and it is a pretty
sight to see young mother lead her
toddling child of two years into the
reception room to make her courtesy
to the guests. The mother says to
the baby, "Neie pent" courtesy nice
ly), whereupon the mite makes her
funny little obeisance, saying in her
baby voice, GOD dag" (good day.,
almost the full extent of the little
pets vocabulary. Then every one
solemnly shakes hands with her, for
it is not considered etiquette to kiss
orfondle Morse children. The mother
leads the child away, turning with
her at the door to say again, "Neie
pent," when the mite makes another
little courtesy while chirping "Adieu,"
and toddles from the room.
The next achievement in a little
ones vocabulary is "Tak for migI
thanks for me), which is the formula
to accompany her courtesy on being
given a cake or sweetmeat.
The little girls are sent regularly to
school and have few indulgences or
Injuries while they are small. Kept
severely in the background when the
mother is receiving visits and very
seldom allowed the privilege of max
ing visit with her parents, it is easily
understood that the Morse girl be-
comes unassuming and retiring in her
manner, and the terrible product of
the show off child or prodigy is
conspicuous by its absence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01
THE BUTTERFLY STORY.

Once 1 was a fat caterpillar. You
would not think so now, as you look
at my beautiful wings, would you
/ used to watch the butterflies sailing
about and wish I could fly as they
did. 1 could only crawl and could
not go very fast.
/ used to feed on milkweed leaves,
I liked them as well as you like bread
and butter, little boy.
One day little girl broke off the
leaf on which ! was feeding and took
it, with me on it into room where
there were many children. Some of
them said, "What a pretty cater
pillar !" had stripes of yellow, black
and white across my back.
A lady took me and put me into a
glass jar, could not get out Every
day the children brought fresh leaves
for me to eat. There was nothing
else for me to do, so / ate and ate and
grew very fat.
BY and by / began to feel very
sleepy. I spun covering to keep
me warm, rolled myself up in it and
had long, long sleep.
One day / awoke and tried to throw
off my bed clothes but they seemed
very heavy and / could not move them
at first.
But after trying many times / was
at last able to crawl out of my warm
bed.
/ was stiff at first and could hardly
move Something seemed to have
grown on my back and I could not
get rid of ii.
crawled over some dry leaves and
got out of the jar and walked on the
window sill.
Soon little girl said, ooh, see the
lovely butterfly - look around but
could not see one. Then some chill
dren come up to me and said again,
''See the lovely butterfly |"
Then / knew they meant me and ]
knew what was on my back, / had
wings. Just what / had always
wanted / spread them out that
might see them. Now / could fiyl
tried it and fell. But after trying
few times / could do it very we'll.
How happy was
This morning the lady opened the
window and 1 few out into the sun
shine. ] have had a lovely time fiy-
ing about and stopped here to rest
moment. ~
Now / must be of again. / wish
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01

Because Of poor pay, inadequacy Of
medicines and instruments, the gov
eminent is now confronted with cry
ing need of competent veterinary sur
geons, more commonly known as
horse doctors. Chambers, the most
fatal disease of the horse, has broken
out in some places; and, there being
no known way Of either curing or
stamping out the disease in herd,
the government ordered the sale of all
the horses of a few cavalry regiments.
But in Florida and Virginia the state
authorities had injunctions issued re-
straining these sales. 1t Is noted that
all the great powers give full attention
to the subject, the chief inspectors
holding the rank of colonel in most
cases, and that competent veterinary
surgeons. provided with the requisite
authority, are great saving to the
government, not only in keeping army
horses and mules in prime condition
and health, but in attending to the in
spectiop Of cattle and meats purchased
for the army. ,s~-,-.- ---s-~---.-,.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01
THAT FAMOUS BLAcKB1Rp PIE.

THAT FAMOUS BLACKBIRD PIE.
An interpreter of Mother Goose
says:
1.-THE 'four-and- twenty blackbirds'
represent the four-and-twenty hours.
The bottom of the pie is the world
while the crust is the sky that over
arches it.
1.-The opening of the pie is the
day-dawn, when the birds begin to
sing, and surely such sight is tit for
o king.
"The king, who is represented as
sitting in his counting house, count
ing out his money, is the sun, while
the gold pieces that slip through his
fingers as he counts them, are the
golden sunbeams.
1.-The queen is the moon, and the
honey with which she regales herself
is the moonlight.
"The industrious maid, who is in
the garden hanging out the clothes,
is day-dawn, and the clothes are the
clouds.
The black bird who so tragically
ends the song by 'nipping off her
nose. is the sunset.
80 we have the whole day, if not
in o nutshell, in pie.
Whoever thought Mother Goose
taught lessons in astronomy
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01
To Raise Suuken Metal.

A new plan for raising sunken car
goes of metal, such as steel rails, will
shortly be tested In the Delaware Bay.
A suitable crane boat will be equipped
with dynamos and large electro-mag-
nets incased in watertight coverings,
capable of lifting four thousand pounds
each. The magnets will be lowered
Ito the sunken cargo from cranes and
connected to the dynamos by flexible
cables. They are expected to lift the
submerged metal with ease. 1t is also
claimed by the inventor that by let
ting magnets drag over the beds Of
channels valuable cargoes which have
lain submerged for years can be 10
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01

The farmers are to have another in
ming, it would seem. According to re-
cent experiments at some powder mills
in New Jersey, where smokeless pow
der is made by experts of established
reputation, ii is claimed that these eX-
periments prove that the powdered
pith of cornstalks gives somewhat bet.
ter results than is obtained by the
grinding of cotton. If this fact should
be authenticated, the vast fields of
cornstalks now going to waste, only q
small portion of which is used in the
manufacture of cellulose, will become
q staple article of commerce.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01

France Settled with 0esnasy by the A.
ssrptlen Of Her Own Besda

In an article In the New York Inde-
pendent on "How War Indemnities
Are Paid" George Il. Roberts. Direc-
tor Of the United States Mint, says:
1.-THE gold indemnity exacted of France
by Germany In the treaty of May 10.
1871, was the most stupendous under
taking Of the kind that has ever been
seen. France obligated herself to pay
In all $1.O00,O00,O0O. OF this about
$4O0, 900, 600 was to be paid within one
year ana the remaining $600,0O0,0OO
on March 2, 1874. To persons who al
ways think Of n payment as requiring
delivery Of cash 1t seemed that
France, If 1t had not undertaken the
impossible, must DO greatly distressed
in discharging this debt. The total
stock of coin in France mt that time
In banks and in private hands was es-
timated at little more than $1,OOO,OOO,-
600. Hence ii was supposed that
France would lose practically her en-
tire store of metallic money.
"Including interest, the actual
amount due from France was $1,O6O,-
22o,O16, and after deducting the value
allowed for the State railway In Al
SAGE and some minor offsets the amount
paid was equal to $99S, 1926 or
this 14S,473,S1S was paid in coin and
bank notes, and $40, 65S,273 was set
tied in bills of exchange. To provide
funds the French Government made
two loans aggregating little over
the above total. To place the loan,
all of the great banks of Europe were
invited to become agents and receive
subscriptions. The bulk Of the loans,
however, were placed Mt home, with
the French people, and of the rentes
(bonds) sold abroad 1t was calculated
at the close of 1874 that practically
all had returned to France and be-
come the property of Frenchmen.
Great as was the achievement of thS
French people in thus absorbing in
three years Government securities
amounting to $1,000,O00,O0O, 1T Is
worthy of remark that the American
people surpassed it in the summer OF
1898, when in response TO one invita-
ton to take $20O,000,000 Of United
States bonds, they subscribed for over
S1,4OO,OOO,O0O.
France was rich country. Its
citizens held quantities of stocks and
bonds representing investments in
Germany, Austria, Turkey. Italy,
Spain, Egypt and America, and other
parts of the world. When the loans
of their own Government were put on
the market these people sold these Sc
curities on the foreign bourses and
turned the bills of exchange thus re-
ceived over to the French Government
or its agents in payment for its issues.
These bills of exchange, under the d.
rection of skilful bankers, soon found
their way into tills Of bankers acting
as agents for the German Government.
Thus the obligation was discharged
by n shifting of credits and in the
ownership of certain paper securities"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01

Marconi, the inventor Of wireless
telegraphy, contributes to the North
American Review an account of his
recent experiments in which he shows
the special use Of parabolic refiectors
in controlling and concentrating the
effects of electric waves. 1t Is an i'm
provement on the vertical wire sys-
tenn, which allowed the waves to ra-
date in all directions, so that an ene-
my within distance could interfere
with the signals or messages. BY the
parabolic reflector placed behind the
point of origin of the wave the latter
Is projected in o straight line to the
necessary point. Only the place to be
warned and protected will thus receive
the signal or message intended for 1t.
This remedies a serious defect in the
system. Coast navigation will be
greatly benefited by it. Recently a
ship on the English coast was saved
from being wrecked by signal and
message of this kind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01

Germany Is facing grave danger
in its educational system, admittedly
the best in many respects of all Eu-
ropean nations. In Prussia alone, 1t
has now been ascertained through sta
tistics carefully compiled, 40 chill
dren, all under fifteen years Of age, in
elementary schools, committed suicide
during the year 1896 because they
were unable to bear the strain Of ed
ucation prescribed for them. In prac-
tically all cases they were children Of
the poorest classes, to whom meat
diet was practically unknown, and the
black bread of Germany was not suf-
ficient nourishment to enable them to
bear the rigor of school discipline.
This truly amazing Indictment of the
German system of education does not
stop with these appalling figures OF
child suicide; there are besides hun
dreds of cases of mental and physical
breakdown, and probably thousands,
where the effect Is less apparent, but
nevertheless exists.