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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14

Washington, February Is-The raging
blizzard caused practical suspension OF
business In the House today. Not car
line approached the building and few
of the members Of the House managed
to reach the Capitol in sleishs and oar
risges.
1t was the unanimous verdict Of the
ing approaching the present cold spell and
snow fall had been known in washing-
ton in their experience. speaker Heed
did not appear ut the CAPITOL. but sent
word to his lieutennnts that In bis opin-
Ion II was inadvisable to hold session
of the House today. and after consulting
several members, Gen. Henderson OF
Iowa, who had braved the storm, decided
II would be best to adjourn Immediately
after Assem- bling.
Some of the Republican leaders were
disposed to 70 ahead with session TO-
lay, and an attempt was made to COM
not be reached et his hotel by telephone.
At 1905. Clerk NJ cDowell called tbs
House to order. There were about 90
embers on the floor. sir. Payne moved
that the House adjourn, but there were
cries of NO. from the little circle OF
mem bcrs, most Of whom held In their
hands bills which they hoped TO pass ~
voted down, to 81
On IN tion of Mr.. Grosyenor, Hepubli-
can, Mr.. Payne VI New York was elected
Speaker pro tenn. District Day was post
poned until Thursday and the House on
Mr.. Canuon's motion, went into com
consideration OF the sundry civil bill.
lhe clerk began to read the bill for
amendments under the flve-minute rule
MIR. Cannon asked unanimous consent
that MIR. Hepburn be allowed TO offer the
Nicaraguan canal bill amendment at
such point In the hill as he should
see fit, all points Of order to be reserved.
lie made the request. he said in order
that there might be full HOUSE when
the amendment WAS considered.
MIR. Corliss made q similar request re.
garding the Psci..c cable bill, whereupon
AIR. Cannon withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Williams Democrat OF Mississippi,
declared that the dream of the eastern
empire was already a failure. With the
ratification Of the treaty. peace and com :.
mercial expansion were to come. instead
there was war, the prospect Of long,
bloody and expensive war. and now, ow'
Ing TO the great expenditures involved In
canal which would furnish real basis
for commercial expansion was TO be post,
poned.
resumption of the discussion OF the
receipts and expenditures Of the treasury
which attracted considerable attention
last week was again preoipitated by
Mr. Sulzer, Democrat of New York, who
ffsred some figures rs to the COST of the
steamship subsidy bill.
After having completed SO pages Of the
bill, the committee rose and at L. 45 p. H.,
the Bouse adjourned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14
FoRBIDDING CONTRACT LABOR.

Washington, February Ex-senator
Fair banks from the Senate committee on
immigration today reported back TO tne
Senate the ~ extending the snti-con-
tract labor laws OF the United States 10
Hawaii with amendments making the
bill cover all IMMIGRATION questions. Inc
amendments specifically include the
Chinese exclusion acts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14

back and everything been Thoroughly
cleaned and painted.
Miss Nellie Dresser OF 5troudwater
street has nesn substituting for Miss Lucy
Goddard at Morrilis Corner. who has bssn
calIed to her home by the Illness Of her
parents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14
DULL DAY IN HOUSE.
speaker Dsdnr show Up ..s very Few
Of Memb hers.

Washington. February is.-This was On
exoeedinaly dull day In the Houss'
Owing 70 the raging snow storm outside,
the attendance was very slim. Speaker
Reed was unable to reach the Capitol
and 10 Mr. Payne Of New York, fell the
honor Of being elected Spsaker pro tsm.
The whole day was spent upon the sundry
civil bill. 80 pages having been completed
when the Bouse adjourned. NO import
ant amendments were adopted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14
TO BIZ MADE An ADMIRAL.
Senate Voted to Create Grade for
George Dewey.
THE McENERY RESOLUTION AGAIN
SUBJECT OF DEBATE.

Mach Oppositionl to the Vote Agreed
Upon for Today--Agricultursi APP
preparation BiII Passed with Few
Amendments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-14

Military Men Amazed at the Lightness
of His sentsncs-supposed To BE
Part fthe Campaign Against Gen.
Miles.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

A writer on one of the newspapers
published in an Eastern city lately
overheard a conversation between two
high-school girls. This, according TO his
report, is what they were saying to
each other:
What do you think done today,
Clara?"
well, what did you do?" asked the
other.
81 translated four pages OF French
exercises. Wasn't that tine?"
"Flne? l should say so. l wish l
had done as good as that. l only trans
lated two"
1t is unnecessary to comment on such
n revelation of the English spoken by
promising young students Of French,
except to say that 1t must be some ones
duty to teach them less French and
more English. Sometimes we learn our
own language the better for acquiring
knowledge of foreign one, but that
peculiar sort of biological enllghten-
ment comes only after we have acquir-
ed at least a fair speaking knowledge
of our own tongue.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

To drive slowly over cobblestones is
not joy. but to drive four Russian
horses at gallop over cobblestones was
something to make you bite your tongue
and to break your teeth and to shake
your very soul from its socket. | most
solemnly assure you it was anything
but a simple drive TO one fresh from the
asphalt of Paris. for, like Jehu, they
drove furiously. Their horses are all
wild, runaway beasts, and they drive
them at an uneven gallop resembling
the gait of our fire engine horses at
home. except that ours go more slowly.
Sometimes the horses fall down as
they drive across country. or stop only
for stone walls or meats The carriages
must be built of iron. for the front
wheels drop few feet into burrow
every now and then, and at such times
an unwary American is liable to be
pitched over the coachman's head.
"Hold ON with both hands. shut your
eyes, and keep your tongue from be-
tween your teeth, would be my instruc-
tons to one about to stake a drive" in
Poland. Lillian Bell in Woman Home
Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Not quite satisfactory.

A dog belonging to west side family
has the sociable habit of visiting
throughout the neighborhood. During
recent wet spell the dog went over TO
a next door house and .'tracked" mud
all over the front porch. The woman of
the house was indignant She sent
word that the dog was a nuisance The
woman who owned the dog was offend
ed. She resolved TO make the complain
ing neighbor ashamed of herself
"Mary, you take bucket Of warm
water and brush and go over and
scrub Mrs. Browns front porch, she
said to the servant girl. make it
cleaner than it has been in year. "
The girl did as she was ordered Mrs.
Brown stood in the front door and
watched her. not at all abashed
"That's very nice, she said when
Mary had finished. Now come around
and begin on the back steps. +"
She kept the girl at work for two
hours. and now there is deadly feud.
Chicago Record.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Wonderful Appetite.

The digestive power of the heron is
remarkable. as well as its capacity and
ability to swallow large fish. says For
est and Stream. Tho neck seems TO ex-
pand as if made of india rnbber-the
fish slips down, and the bird is ready for
another In eating beef, large bones are
swallowed intact On one or two occa-
sions after feeding beef this way, great
alarm was felt. as tho birds showed
signs of great distress. but the uneasi-
ness was soon Gained when the bird
threw up large bone, clean and white,
the meat having been thoroughly digest
ed
In eating catfish they instinetiyely
pierce it with their strong beaks. until
there is no question in their simple
minds bnt that it is harmless. II in
their hurry to swallow their food. it
goes down the throat covered with sand
or trash. they Immediately eject it,
carry it to the water and, having rinsed
1t well. swallow it again
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
sIamese Magic.

Siamese magieians profess to be able
to destroy your enemy for you. They
first bewitch part of buffalo till it be-
comes as small as a pea When your
enemy has been induced to swallow it
they make it return to its original size.
and after suffering great agonies he
suffocates Pigs flesh and fish are also
used When these people die, the rea.
son can be detected. because at their
cremation some part of their body re-
fuses to burn. and when it is cut open
it contains fish or meat of some animal
A small boy died recently and was Gre
mated. A certain part of the child
chest refused to burn. and they got il
examined and found il to be piece Of
salt pork
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

It will not be difficult TO educate
school boys TO respect flower-borders,
window-boxes, vines, and shrubbery. II
teachers themselves will display intelli-
gent interest and affection for the
school grounds. When these are OF
considerable size great educational
field can be opened by teachers who
know something of botany, plant
growth, and forestry. Such surround
ings can be employed TO the highest
advantage In cultlyating in children OBJ
seryation, and In imparting elementary
ideas of natural science. How many
teachers are there who care for these
things or are qualified to instruct chill
dren in the laws of plant-growth? We
apprehend that there are comparative
ly few who do not need an elementary
education in botany and forestry. The
beginning of this educational reform
really lies with the teachers them
selyes.-New York Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
The Intelligent Jury.

Law court stories were especially at.
tractive to Hicks. and he told many of
them. His great story, which was al.
most dramatic sketch. was of the ac-
quittal of a Cornish doctor who was
charged with the murder of his mother
in-law by mixing arsenic with dish of
rabbits and onions. which he gave her
for supper The setting of the court,
the swearing of the jury. the speeches
of counsel. and the judges charge were
all related by Hicks with marvellous hui
NOR
The climax TO the fun was the con.
fabulation of the jury as to the verdict
they should give. and their individual
reasons for returning a verdict of ae-
quittal-from the juryman who didn't
hold with old oman eating rabbits and
onions for supper" to the juryman who
declared that lit wasn't a ha pc tn Of
odds to him. and twas but an old ON
an "--Cornhill Magazine
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Quite a Land Collector, Too.

Cecil Rhodes is man of varied
tastes. of which his home at the Cape
shows many signs. He has n fine
library, and is n great reader, his predi-
lection being chiefly for the classics.
He is a collector of old things, and has
some beautiful furniture, china and
curios generally, and many oak chests.
He also goes in for gardening, and has
a menagerie in which he keeps lions,
ostrlches, zebras aud other animals,
but does not conflne them TO cages. lie
incloses them in n huge tract of land
on the mountain side.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

"But did not the neighbors send you
anything after the frea" inquired the
poor commissioner of the widow whose
home and belongings had been totally
destroyed three nights before by the re-
lentless flames.
'.Yes, sir, . was the reply. Mrs
Cleayer. across the street, sent me a
beautiful drawn work dolly with her
card. and Miss Washington, in the next
block, a very pretty cut glass knife and
fork rest Detroit Free Press
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

G.. Stanley Hall has the right Idea
concerning school education. He tells
us that ''the great danger In our schools
arises from imperfect health. 1t has
become the custom In some countries
that some of the best and most pro-
gressiye city wards provide doctors to
examine every child in the lower grades
of the schools. This doctor examines
the child's complexion, eyes, muscles,
and as to appetite, etc, and gives di-
reetions according to the needs of the
case. For myself, say, what shall 1t
profit child II 1t gain the whole world
of knowledge, and lose its own health?
Or what shall child give in exchange
for its health? We have forgotten that
children cannot sit still, yet 1t Is one
of the commands that resound In the
sehool-room from morning till night.
We have found that the idea that chill
dren can sit still must be abandoned.
and teachers must learn 10 possess their
nerves and patience If the children do
not sit still. We all live for life. There
Is nothing SO good as being alive
Journal of Hygiene.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

The Cleveland Plain Dealer tells a
story to show that there is sometimes a
great deal in the way of putting any
thing:
Il understand that you said my ED
est daughter was as homely as mud
fence, professor.
"You are quite mistaken, my dear
madam. What I said was that your
esteemed child reminded me of a mix
ture of terra firma and aqua pura com
bined in practical boundary line.
"Oh! Is that all9 Dine with us on
Sunday, professor.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Quaint Old Colonial Document.

New Amsterdam had been in British
hands four years when this quaint and
curious customs order, the Oldest in ex-
istence and but recently unearthed from
a mass of colonial records. was penned
Constructions for Mr.. Cornelius Van
Ruyyen, Collector Of the Customes in
ye City of New York by Order of Colo
nell Francis Loyelaee. GOVERNOR, May
"a, 1868.
"You or y'r clerk are to be dayly at
re Custome House from nine in ye
morning until twelve at noone. There
to receive We Customes both in and out,
as the Merchants shall come q enter,
We merchant Is TO make foure Bills, and
signe them with his hand. writing his
name 10 them, e We same time, when
you have signed We Warrant, or one of
ye Bills. you are to demand We Custome,
either in kinde at 10 p Cent inwards
or double ye value of its first Cost in
Holland, In Beaver. And likewise out
wards for Peltry You are TO receive 10R
P Cent according to We value in Beaver,
for Tobacco one half penny Pr. pound
Ster Z; which is noe more than all Eng
lishmen doe pay. 49, You to tell We
Merchant you are not to give credit.
If they doe not like your PROPOSE
lions. you are not to pass their Bills. -
And Lastly pray lett ye Books be
kept all in English and all Factoryes
and Papers, that when l have occasion
to satisfy myself l may better under
stand them. .
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

cine. and have certainly been greatly
benefited by its use.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has indeed been friend TO me.
am now able to do my own work,
thanks to your wonderful medicine.
was as near death believe as could
be, so weak thatmy pulse scarcely beat
and my heart had almost given out. l
could not have stood it one week more.
am sure. / never thought would
be SO grateful TO any medicine.
/ shall use my influence with any
one suffering as I did, to have them
use Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
Every woman that is puzzled about
her condition should secure the sympa-
thetic advice of a woman who under
stands. Write to Mrs. Pinkham 81
Lynn, Mass. and tell her your lila
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
prac,,col Cbarity of a King.

King Oscar of Sweden and Norway,
always ready with his purse in the pro
motion of scientific research. appears to
have rendered a great service to man
kind by having. at his own expense,
caused a deaf and dumb man to be
trained under certain system of mas
sage of throat, ears, etc. advocated by
n great Swedish surgeon, with the re
suit that the lucky patient has begun
10 speak and can hear.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

the Bavarian Alps. Its delicate rose
tint gives 1t much warmer appear
ance than the usual white marble. The
base Is of black syenite. 1t is s feet 10
inches long, feet inches wide, and 3
feet high. The end bears the inserip-
ton designated by the great Chancellor
himself, viz: "Fuerst Won bismarck.
Geboren l April, 1915; gestorben 30
JUL, 1898. Elm treuer deutscher Die
ner Kaiser Wilhelm - CA faithful
servant of Kaiser Wilhelm ID
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Praise for American Schools.

DR.. Krohn, prominent educator, n
graduate of Yale and who has studied
in France, Germany, Austria, Italy and
England, says that he is firmly con-
WINGED that the system of public schools
In this country is far In advance of all
other nations, but that our system has
too much forcing. and unless much
care is exercised in that regard it will
tell on the children. He further says
that preeocity, unless carefully guard
ed and directed, is almost as dangerous
as imbecillty.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
FOR MEN ONLY.
DR.. EOOTE & STAFF
I6I ADAMS st. CMlCAdO.

Men requiring unsurpassed treatment should
consult personally or by 'etter Sfrees with
the pioneer and only exclusive mems socialists
IN United States. Diseases of men made
the study of a lifetime. Unfortuuates every
where should Immediately c1mmuuie ate with
DR.. Foote Of Chicago. Everything confidential.
Remedies sent everywhere in sealed packages
and letters in plain envelopes. Correspondence
solicited. Latest Surgical, Medical and
Electrical methods adopted. Deluging the
stomach with drugs abandoned. Avoid
drugs recommended BY the unauthorized and
self-sty.ed specialists in Western towns; few
genuine specialists locate out side of New York
or Chicago In these cities your private af
fairs safe. Unequsled treatment for all
diseases and weaknesses of the Genito-Uri-
nary, Sexual, Reproductive and Nervous Sys-
tens. lmpediments to marriage removed
ayphala,, positively purifes the blood,
cures syphilis and removes all white ulcers
in the throat or mouth, copper eoiored spots on
body and eruptions skin, also catarrh
and rheumatism. tsVigOrala,s, the only
permanent restorer aud inyigorator, gives yigor
to vital organs and nerves, prevents and cures
grip. 81 per bottle for S.. Trial bottles
either remedy, half price,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Expelllng Foreigners.

Kaiser Wilhelm's tactics of expelling
foreigners from Germany are being APP
piled TO Germans by some of his neigh
bors. Prof. Leo Mayer, for thirty-three
years professor of comparative phllol-
ogy at the University of Dorpat, In LII
yonia, has been dismissed and a Rus
sian appointed In his place.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
No IInIf WY Invalid.

my friend said the nervous man,
"don't you think you ought to take
something for that cold2 You know
what a great deal of trouble may arise
from slight cough. I"
THAT'S all right, answered Der
ringer Dan. 81 never had a slight
cough in my life. When I cough, l
cough like blazes w Washington Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIes, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA Ere SYRUP CO.. illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. Ii
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
| known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRuP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed ON the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO CAL.
IoUIsvILLE. KY. NEW YORK. NY
For sale by all Druggists. Soc per bottle
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

1--WE like the idea of simplified spell
ing. says the editor of the Perkins
junction Palladium "T'ut We don I
think we could ever become used to
writing it He wawkt down the lie.
leeying the trax of his larj and mnddee
shuez ON the fore The marx ar yizzibl
yet Chicago Tribune
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
How He Gets His Money Back.

Wyseman-I make 1t rule never to
ask a gentleman to return money he
has borrowed of me.
Pratt-Then how do you manage to
get lit
Wyseman-Oh, after l wait a reason
able time. II he falls TO pay up, con-
clude that he Is not n gentleman, and
then | ask him.-London Tit-Bits.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Where Is the coiiexe-Made Maur

Andrew Carnegie having recently
asked: where is the college made
MANI" the Superintendent of Schools In
Sioux City, Iowa, has directed a sys-
tematic search for the missing indiyid-
ual, with no little success. A canvass
of the leading men in the following
named professions and occupations in
the principal towns of Iowa gave these
results, which are published In the Elu.
cational Review for March:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

In the eighteenth century begging
was frightful nuisance in the German
states. In Bavaria whole regiments had
to be sent out to arrest and punish the
professional beggars, and Cologne. with
a population of only 40. 900, had nearly
10. 900 paupers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

II could never see anything great in
your trip across the Rubieon. said
Washington. Now. when | crossed
the Delaware had to contend with a
great mass of ice =
"Yes. replied Cesar. "but look at
the risk ran of meeting frost when
reached the other side. "
And even one of the Roman senators
smiled. Philadelphia North American.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
Delay Makes 1t Harder.

Mis-steps have made tho worst
sprains, but it is no mis-step to use st.
Jacobs Oil. 1t makes a cure by
strengthening, soothing and conquer
ing the pain. Every hour 5 delay makes
I harder to cure.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Any complaint becomes chronic by
neglect, and rheumatism grows stub
born by not using st. Jacobs Oil,
which is its sure cure and conquers
the pain promptly. Every sufferer
should use il.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25
EnnI iha InIiuence.

T Cold and. heat alike aggravate neu-
ralgia, because the nerves feel the cold
and heat sensitiyely, but nerves are
sensitive to treatment and feel the in
tiuenoe of st. Jacobs Oil, which cures
the ailment promptly. a.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

A Burman mile is about equal in
length to two English miles The word
for "mile" in Burmese means "to sit, a"
and mile Is the distance that man
goes before he considers it necessary to
sit down
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-25

Big Loayes of Bread.

The largest loaves of bread baked in
the world are those of France and Italy
The "pipe" bread of Italy is baked in
loaves two or three feet long. while in
France the loaves are made in the shape
of very long rolls, four or five feet in
length and in many cases even six feet