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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16
The Causes of Chicken Diseases.

Nearly all of the diseases of chick.
ems, summer or winter, can be put
under one or two classes: Inherited or
caused by unnatural conditions of
food. If we classify them thus broadly
it may simplify matters for some SO
they can more intelligently stamp
them out.
The first class some time in the re-
mote past must have been under the
second class; that is, all OF the dis
eases that conld be traced back to un-
natural or unfavorable conditions of
food. But shat was SO long ago that
We must take cognizance of the in
herited diseases. These are quite
numerous, and it is difficult to stamp
them out. The only sure way to do
it is to breed from chickens that have
no taint of inherited disease about
them. The time must soon come when
poultry raisers will pay more atten-
tion to this sub ect. At present we
raise chickens with little regard TO
the health of their ancestors. Often
the eggs are obtained from sources
chat are not we'll known. That is, the
chickens will be crack ed up as being
first class so far as pedigree and breed
go, but little is said about the dis
eases that have been acquired and are
now hereditary. We must inquire
into this question in purchasing breed
ing hens or eggs.
A disease that is transmitted down
through one generation to another of
chickens is just as apt to become epi-
demic as any which attack cattle or
human beings. The best and about
the only way to stamp out contagious
or inherited disease is to destroy all
the creatures that show symptoms of
it. and then breed carefully from those
that do not have it.
Tho other wide class of chicken dis
eases, which includes many OF the in
Ecrited and epidemic ones, comes
from Causes that can generally DO
,cmcdicd. Filth, dirt, unnatural
food and surroundings generally. cs-
pc tally in winter, are tho primary
causes OF :hcsc diseases. Eoio Lay
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

often be inherited, but it is also ac-
quired by exposure to dampness aud
unsanitary pens. Leg weakness is
characteristic OF some breeds OF fowls,
but it is also due to overfeeding and
lack of lime forming food. Bowel
trouble comes from improper food, al
though this may in time be trans.
mitted by Inheritance. Lice come
from poor winter quarters, and they
may in time start up numerous dis
eases that will greatly increase the
mortality Of the chickens. SO it is
possible to go through the whole list
and show that all of them are due tc
one or the. other of these two causes.
Anne G. Webster in American Guilt.
vator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

The native woman's shoe consists,
usually, of fiat sole with toe-cap.
Sometimes the cap has room for all
the toes, sometimes not. Often the
sole is raised from the ground by
wooden heels and sole-blocks like,
but lower than those used by the
Japanese. Stocking are not usually
worn. The gait of the Filipino is
little outward curving swing from the
knee, with resultant side swing of
the hip. There is, perhaps. certain
grace in the movement, but there is
also q good deal of "scuffiing," and a
general appearance of being slipshod.
In fact, one gets an idea that the
average Filipino, male or female, is
only about half dressed anyway, from
our standpoint. The customary male
body-covering is only ali undershirt.
Those of higher social rank and greater
wealth wear also a cotton shirt, or
garment of gauzy texture of sore To-
cally made material. But the garment
will be worn, like coat, in the full
measure of its beauty, outside the
trousers. A higher step in the social
5Cdlo DrluBS tue SuDStlUuJlOu OI tue
coat for the shirt. A Filipino dude
with cane and little "billy-cock"
hat, pair of black trousers, and
gauze shirt, worn outside of them, is
respondent spectacle, and he has the
air of being entirely conscious of it.
From our standpoint, there is the
same half-dressed look about the
women of the poorer classes. The
Negrito woman of the mountains may
use only a cloth extending from waist
to knee. The Mangyan woman of
Mindoro may wear a contrivance of
braided rattan, which is even more alb
breviated. These garments do not sug
gest the half-dressed. They are dis
tinct. There is no suggestion of Eu-
ropean costume. It is not so with the
Filipino woman at Manila. Her gar
ments are neither dress nor native
costume. Pieces of cloth cover her
from the waist downward. The shoul-
der and body covering varies in the
number of articles and detail of con-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

shoulders and pinned in front. This
tends to steady the outfit and keep il
IN place. The sleeves are gathered at
the shoulder and flare outward, broad
ly bell-mouthed to little below the
elbow.
The Filipino may be said to work
in driblets. Concentration for any
length of time is not national charac-
teristic, there must be plenty of in
termissions, and the work must never
be of such character as to preclude
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

about the streets of Manila; the coolie
in bulk represents the only express
company there. Trunks, boxes and
all sorts of merchandise, furniture
from easy chairs and refrigerators to
pianos are carried by the capable
coolie by means of poles which he
rests on his bony shoulders. and the
tough bark of some native tree. If
the burden is heavy it is carried by
two or four men, being swung between
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

ing diagrams comparison has been
made of the average age at the time
of death of clergymen, farmers, teach
ers and physicians.
Out of the hundred in these classes
it is shown that forty-two clergymen,
forty farmers, thirty-four teachers and
twenty-four doctors live the "three
score and ten years" prescribed by
the psalmist. Several reasons for the
longevity of clergymen are poteut. AS
class such men are likely to be tenn.
perate in their habits, and to have
something like a system for the man.
agement of their work. Most of them
are able to get more or less outdoor
exercise and the large majority have
vacations ranging from month to six
weeks, during which period they do
practically nothing in the way of work.
The reasons for the long life of the
farmer are equally obvious. Nature
will do great deal toward lengthen-
ing mans days if he will only SO live
that he may see more of her. Teach
ers, as class, on the other hand, are
not likely to take much exercise, and
do good deal of their work under
circumstances which make severe
drains on their nervous strength. And,
of course, the work and worry Of the
conscientious doctor is never at an end.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16
Growth on Newly Cleared Land.

The growth of young trees and
weeds on land newly cleared is not
readily explained, but the United
States division of forestry offers the
following: Sunlight is necessary in
order that most plants terminate and
grow. Plants like the poplar and
the Canada thistle seed profusely
and the floor of forests, in regions
where these plants grow, is annually
covered with countless numbers of
seeds. largely brought there by the
wind. The dense growth of the for
est prevents the seed from growing.
When the trees are cut down, the sun
light enables the seeds on the ground
to germinate and grow into thrifty
plants. The ripe fruits of cherry and
older are eaten by birds. and the hard
seeds are scattered over large arrears.
As the young plants are unable to
grow in dense shade, they do not ap-
pear until after the forest has been
cut down or otherw ise destroyed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

! FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
Packing Eggs in Oats.

Eggs have been packed in oats for
years, but the practice has gradually
fallen of, as eggs stored in cases from
the best storage houses have been i'm
proved in quality from year to year.
Cats, ii dry, will absorb moisture
from the egg quite rapidly and are OBJ
jectionable on this score. II the oats
are not dry, the germs of mold are
developed rapidly, and US the moisture
is given of by the eggs the mold will
grow, causing the eggs to become
musty. In using oats they should be
at the correct degree of dryness.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

struction. All are cut somewhat low
in the neck, and on plan which give
them ''list to port or to starboard, :"
which leaves a shoulder and an upper
arm wholly bare. In the upper cir
cles, there is exercised a greater care
in adjustment, and a handkerchief,
folded diagonally. is laid across the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

perfection and do not object to such a
trifie as a crooked toe. Filipinos at
times seem much like monkeys. If
they wish to pick anything up from
the floor they do not find it necessary
to stoop as we do; they grab it with
their toes and convey it to their hand
in that method. In sitting they are
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

"chinelas" or "zapatitos," and which
consist of sole and toe. Many
keep these on without fastening ap-
parently by suction; others stick the
little toe outside and hold the shoe on
by this method. From long practice
in tins the little toe is bent in the
form of a crescent, but the natives
seem to have few ideas of physical
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16
Stable Hints.

Have the stable we'll drained and
suf ciently lighted.
A wet and foul stable predisposes to
grease and cracked heels.
Dampness is very pernicious to
horses, and induces rheumatism,
coughs aud colds.
Never have your horses heels close
ly trimmed, nor the hait cut from the
inside of his ears.
No more nails than are absolutely
necessary should be employed to at
tach the shoe. Nails weaken the
hoof by breaking and splitting its
fbres.
Horses should not be fed directly
they leave work. Then the stomach
is atigued with exercise, and they can
not relish or digest their food till re-
covered.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

Every stall should be at least six
feet wide and nine feet long. This
will enable the horse to turn around
without bruising himself and to lie
Hown and stretch himself with COM
hort.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16
DRAINAGE OF ROADS.

Tn sir Durability Depends ON the Speed,
Removal of Water.
In road building the chief effor'
should bc toward securing the best
drainage, as water and dirt are bounc
to make mud. A dry road is usually
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16
MinisterA Are Long Lived.

Clergymen have long been regarded
by insurance men as much more de-
sirable "risks' than are members of
other professions. In the accompany.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-16

HIGH-BoRN FILIPINA WEARING UPPER
GARMENT OF COSTLY PIMA TEXTURE
OF PINEAPPLE LEAF, AS CHOICE AS
THE FINEST LACE.
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Josephine and Napoleon's Son,

Apropos of the French Napoleonie drama now being played at the Nou- veau theater, and entitled "Le Roi de Rome, an interesting communication to the Gaulois states that Josephine only once saw Napoleon's boy. It had long been her ardent wish to set eyes on him, and at length Napoleon him. self took the child, then two years old. to Malmaison. The little fellow took a great fancy to Josephine, and said: q love you; you are good. You must come back to Paris with us,and live at the Tuile~les." The emperor is said to have been much moved by the in- terview, and hastily terminated It, say ing, we must go my boy; wish the lady goodbye, e,'-London Chronicle.
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Cost of Perfumsry.

To produce the yearly out put of perfumery in the department of Sea Alps, in France, the Revue Statisque says, requires 4000, 900 pounds of roses, 5,000,000 pounds of orange blossoms, 100000 pounds jasmine, 300,000 pounds cassia blossoms, 100000 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 A woman 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 in third of day, but 1t takes a full days work to gather twenty pounds of yiolets or orange blossoms To obtain one pound of es- sence requires: Of roses, 32,00o pounds, or nearly 5,000,000 single blossoms; 2,- 900 pounds of orange blossoms, or l. 100000 single flowers, Each years out put of the district amounts to 1,000,- 900 pounds of pop1ades, or cosmetics, and 1,000 900 gallons of odorless fluids.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-19
A Colony Of Outlaws.

Writers of fiction have frequently pictured the idea of an unknown trop- ieal paradise turned into a general asylum for outlaws and criminals. In the Bonin isles, not far from Japan. such a refuge has actually been dis covered. Men of every nationality, who have made civilization too warm for themselves, having decamped to this ideal rendezvous, leaving the po- lice to record the unsatisfactory re- suit of their investigations as @gone abroad" No rates or taxes have to De paid, and government seems to be entirely dispensed with. The discovery was made by Japanese vessel which called at the isle. In future the aliens will have less freedom, and conse- quehtly less happiness, for the Japa- nese dominion will have to be rec ognizd Their dream is over-West- ern Morning News.
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BY NICE CALCULATION.
The Editor Figured He Had Bought g
 Record Breaker.

At a certain season of the year usually about the 1st of October-it is the custom of the commissioners who have charge of the great parks in Chi cago to permit fishing in the artificial lakes at certain hours in the morning, the fishermen in all cases being re- quired to use the boats that are kept for hire This Is to prevent the banks from being thronged with gangs of hoodlums. Early one October morn ing the editor of one of the great Chi cago dailies appeared at west side park with friend, both equipped with fishing outfits of the most approved pattern. They secured a boat, and then the editor inquired if there were any live minnows on hand. The keep CT of the boathouse inspected his bait bucket and found just one, a diminu- tive specimen, about an inch and half in length. He f1shed this out and handed 1t over. Throwing him a silver half dollar and telling him to keep the change, the editor took the minnoW climbed into the boat and rowed out to the middle of the lake, where he fished for half an hour without result. At the end of that time he hauled in his line, looked carefully at the min now, took a pencil and note book from his pocket, did a little figuring, and returned to the shore What did you get?" he was asked when he ap- peared at the office later in the day. One fish" he replied, "and it cost me $20O a pound" This, it is believed, is the highest price ever paid for live fish in Chicago.
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AMERICAN POTTERY.
The souweIsa Is Almost as Lovely as
 Rookwood.

The SouweIsa Is Almost as Lovely as
 Rookwood.
 American pottery has few peers in these days of souwelsa and Redwood and the pale, pearly, exquisItely tinted glaze ware shown in such graceful de- signs, says the New York Commercial Advertiser. The Souwelsa is first eou- sin to Rookwood, but a poor relation, as 1t costs about half as much as do the symphonies in polished greens and browns. It has the same finish, the same designs and tones, but seems to lack the richness of Rookwood, all though the difference would not be per ceptible to the person perfectly sane on the question of bric-a-brac. The enthusiast can tell the difference in the dark, she says. The pale-tinted American pottery Is highly polished and the flowers of the decoration seem to bloom mistily through the glaze, like flowers seen through a frosty window pane. 4 bigh-shouldered of this ware Is softly shaded froz4 pa4est blue at the top, where it forms a back ground for a graceful rose-hued iris, the long, pale green stems of which stand out deiieatsly against the misty gray below.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-19
 CARRYING MONEY.

It 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 a 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 ot bills" in a peculiar, long. narrow pock- etbook in which the greenbacks lie fat; the Frenchman makes use of a leather purse with no distinguishing characteristics, while the German uses one gayIy 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 ningIy devised pockets to baftie 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 a gayly eoIored 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 a preference for his boots or the lining Of his clothes as a hid- ing place for his savings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-19
Why Jim ouIt Riding.

He had in his time been as hard 3 road rider as the state and county boasted of, but the time came when he betook himself to matrimony, ana henceforth the road and he were stran- gers. Asked why this was, his wife in confidence told visitor, and she in turn told friend, and so on down the line until it reached the club III this shape: 'tYes, Jim doesn't ride a bicycle any more, because, you sec bicycling units a man for the work of wheeling a baby carriage. The handle-bars on the carriage do not suit him. They are so high that he cannot crook his back enough, and he misses the bell to warn other baby carriages from the sidewalk. " Ana poor Jim hasn't been to the club since the story got there. Just think what a nice time he's going to have when they spring it on him!-The Wheel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-19
.r,e FEMININE opeEEvEr.

An otherwise lovely toilet can be ruined by freak parasol.
 A house with it's curtains down looks like a person with no eyelids.
 It requires more moral courage to keep ones troubles to oneself than to bear them.
 The wrapper habit makes some women look as bad as the liquor habit some men.
 It really doesn't matter whether a woman is really pretty or not so long as she thinks she is.
 The woman who can look pretty when she cries and romantic when she sneezes is yet to be born.
 Some women are not to blame for spending more time in looking after a dog than in looking after a baby cause why? they haven't any baby
 Some women's idea of hopeless idiocy is created by men who insist upon singing the praises of other women.
 Why is 1t we are never so hungry when there is a full meal set before us as when there is a little uncertainty as to whether there is enough to go round?
 An English publication devoted to women is having discussion on the most attractive age. Not one of the hundreds of correspondents has sug- gested marriage, though they undoubt- edly think so.-Philadelphia Times.
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speeIai Assessment.

The tax book for the collection of the spec iaI assessment upon the real property Dis trict No. 3, for the purpose of paving. has been placed in my hands. All owners of real property lying in the district are required to pay their assessments to me within thirty days from date If such payments are not made, action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection of said assess ment and for legal penalties and costs.
 Given under my hand this 7th day Of June. 1899. H. E. WESTBROOh,
 226 Collector.
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She Is Convinced.

Smith-After trying for ten long years I have at last succeeded in con vincing my wife that I am perfect. Brown-Are you sureSof it? Smith Of course I am. It was only this morning that she said I was a perfect idiot Someryille Journal.
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At the Mccain Grocery Co. corner th4 and Main streets, you can buy cans , lbs best corn, 25c, cans best 10 tomatoes, 25e. Beans best 3 ID Boston baked beans 25c.
 quart bottle tomato catsup. l5c' Fancy $. c. Hams, l0c lb.
 Fancy Breakfast Bacon, 1oc io. Fifteen cents worth or cheWlhg gum for five cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-19

Conductor John r. Lynch, of the Cotton Belt, returned Sunday from Greencastle. Ind, where he spent 8 few weeks with his family. He will run on the Maiden Branch this week owing to the absence of Conductor 0. o. Harris, who is in attendance at the EIk's convention in St. Louis.
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have added to my large stock of Paints, Oils, Varnfshes ana Wall Paper, 8 well selected stock Of Picture Moulding
 Frank J. Murray.
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Doors ano windows made from native lumber stand this climate better than northern made stock. The Bluff City Lumber Co. are large
 hanufacturers of these goods, and guarantee every one sold to give perfect satisfaction. 279
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Your teeth can be bridged, repair ed. reset or made over by pr. Grandy. All work guaranteed. Office 2l1h west Second avenue. Old Phone 202. u
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Bluff City Lumber Co. manufactnr er and dealer in all kinds of lumber. Also sashes, doors, blinds and all kinds of interior and exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-19

Bluff City Lumber Co. manufacture er and dealer in all kinds of lumber Also sashes, doors, blinds and all kinds of interior and exterior finish. Every thing at reasonable prices.
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Lectures

The Bluff City Lumber to. manu
 actures all klnds ofbank, store and bar fixtures and can furnish any thing wanted in that line. Getqo4 h9 estimatp fl you contemplate pur- ..htsjIfg. Zt-
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Bluff City Lumber Co, manaiaetur ar and dealer in all kinds of lumber Also sashes, doors blinds all kinds of interior and exterio Anish. Everything at reasonable prices.
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Ube Daily Graphic.

Mr. Joe c. Meyer is visiting his alliance, Miss Carrie BErgauecs ia Hot Springs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-19

Bluff City Lumber CO ManuIactur CT and dealer in all kinds of Lumber. Also Sashes, Doors, Blinds and all kinds of Interior and Exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prices.
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Just received all kinds of Lan
 dreth onion sets and garden seeds
 D bulk or papers. m Mccain Grocery Co.
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Bluff City Lumber Go. manufac tnrer and dealer in all kinds of Lum- Der. Also Sashes, Doors, Blinds, and all kinds of Interior and Exterior finish. Everything at Reasonable Prices.
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Secretary Ed. D. Russell. ot the Commercial League. went to Mon roe. La, Sunday, or business mis- sion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-19

bf you are thinking of having bur pictures framed see my hrge assortment of mouldings.
 Frank J. Murray.
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The best cypress shingles in the State are handled by the Bluff City Lumber Co. All grades. 2l9
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Dr. j. F Runyan returned last night from McNeill. Ark, and will leave tonight for New Yotk, where he will take passage for Europe. He will spend several months visiting the most important cities in the Old
 World. During his absence, Mrs. Runyan will visit friends at McNeill.
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Mir. Raymond Silvernagle, former Iy of this city, but now of Bestrop, La, IS visiting in Pine Bluff