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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30
ARTICLES MADE BY LUNATIcs.


 ual observer would seem quite incom- potent. The collection of these primi- tive weapons and tools is quite com- prehensive in it's line, and each arti- cle in it carries with 1t thrilling story of escape or attempted escape.
 There is a screwdriver made from spoon which a patient at an opportune moment smuggled 10 his room from the dining table. He broke off the spoon just above the bowl and under cover of the noise which prevailed at times ground down the handle on his stone window sill until 1t assumed the form of a screwdrivef. With this he re- moved the screws which held the slat at the side of his window and made his escape in this manner. This man was a harmless patient, who was troubled with reeurrent attacks of excitement and who took pleasure at such times in witnessing the fright which he inspired in those who thought him dangerous. The next article in the collection is an improved dagger and sheath, the dagger made from nail with a piece
 
 from chicken bone. The weapon was found on the person of the maker and was taken before he had time to complete the dagger by filing down the point on the nail.
 Another improyised weapon is a dirk made from a long nail with the end well sharpened and a rag wrapped bo o4t handle. This instrument was as sharp as an ordinary knife and would be a formidable weapon in the hands of a crazy man.
 Perhaps the most unique article in the collection is a key made from a piece of orange peel. This apparently harmless tool was made by female patient and was discovered before she had an opportunity to test it's efficiency. The prison officials found on trial that this key made from dried orange peel would unlock readily almost any old and worn lock.
 The doctor has also key made from wood and one made from wood and piece of orange peel, and others made from the handle of a blacking box, from a small staple, etc., all of which will unlock old locks with more or less ease. Serewdrivers seem to be the instrument which the inmates con- slider most useful. and there are several strange varieties of this tool in the doctors collection. They are made from nails button hooks, springs, from the heel of a woman's shoe and heel plates and clothes hooks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30
4 Good Disinfectant.

The very lest disinfectant and de- odor1zer known is copperas. A double handful dissolved Tn a bucket of water and used to wash drain pipes and re- ceptacles of waste material, will keep such places above suspicion. The wa ter in pitchers and flower holders should be changed every day. On att tention to such seemingly trivial de. tails may hang a human life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

Let me say 1 have used By Greafs Balm for catarrh and can thorough ly recommend 1t for what it claims. Very truly, Rev H ". Hathaway, Elizabeth, N. J.
 tried Ely's cream Balm, and to all appearances am cured ofcatarrh. The terrible headaches from W hich ong suffered are gone.-W= J. Hitch lock, late Major U. $. '. and 4. A.. cen, Buffalo, \. !.
 GA Toe. trial size or the soc. size of EtY's Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, 6Warre n St.. N. '.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30
More people have the gift of speech than the gift of silence.

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TuLEDo, LUCAS Go Frank J, Cheney makes oath that he is the. senior partner of the firm Of K. J. Cheney x Co doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid and that said firm will pay the sum of S100, for each and every case of Catarrh that c0nnot b curedy the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. sworn to before me and subscribed in my present, this 9th day if December. A. D. 1886 tsEALI A. W. GLEASON.
 NOTARY PUBLIC. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous snr, faces of the system. Send for testimonials ire. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Fanny illsare the best
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

Ihave bean afflicted with rheuma- tism for fourteen years and nothing seemed to give any relief. 1 was able to be around all the time, but constantly suffering. l had tried everything 1 could hear of aLd at last was told to try Chamberlain s Pain Balm, which did, and was Im- mediately relieved and in a short time cured. l am happy to say that it has not since returned Josh Ed gar. Germantown. Cal. For sale by ". l.. DewO0dy < 70,
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Rev. E. Edwards. pas or of the English Baptist GhureH at Miners vile. Pa. when suffering with rheG- mAtism. was advised fn try Cham berlain's Pain Balm He says: "A few applica ions of this ruiment proved of great service to ne. + subdued the inflammation and re- lievad he pain. Should any sufferer profit by giving Pain Balm trial it will please ma /" For sale by W. L. DeWu0dy & Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30
Ingredients of the Potato.

On the average 75 per cent. of the po- tato's weight is water, 20 per cent. is starch and ? per cent. is nitrogenous matter, but the proportions vary so greatly that the food value of the best table potatoes may be three times that of the poorest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30
The Sums Motions.

The sun has .three motions-a rota- tion about it's axis; motion about the center of gravity of the whole solar system, which points always within the suns volume; and motion round some bigger fixed star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30
Decrease in the Speed of Ship.

As a rule. six months cruise de- creases the speed of ship 15 knots in every 100. This is caused by the bar- nacles which form on a ships hull
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

It is brave man who comes home wearing 8 new Fall hat before his wife gets one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30
Some dogs are pointers and some are disappointers

Yo4't Totaoco gpit and Smoke Your life Away.
 To out tobacco easily and forever, be mas netic full of life, nerve and yigor, take No-To- Bac, ihe wonder-worker that makes weak men strong. All druggists 50e or S1. Cure guaran- teed Booklet and samils free. Address Sterling Remedy Go, Chicass or New York
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

Occupation is natures physician, and he pays wages instead of send ing in a bill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30
neanfr Is RIood neen.

Clean blood means a clear skin. No beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar- tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm, Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug, gists, satisfaction guaranteed l0e. 25c. 5Ge
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

A girl seldom troubles herself to light the gas when an old flame calls.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

The older the trousers the better they are prepared for the fray.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

Female poets are rare for the sim pie reason that poets are born, not maid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

Women always put garden seed away so carefully that they have to buy new seed every year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

If you want thing done quickly tell a small boy not to do it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
 Candy Catharti', eu,e constipation forever i0c 25c. If C. c. c fail druggists refund money
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

The office never has to seek the man on pay day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30
1t sometimes curbs fast bachelor to bridal him.

N,-ro-Hao fox rifty Uen.z.
 Guaranteed tobacco hf 9.t cure, makes weaA psn irony, blood pure. soc, B. All druggists
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

The credulous being may be silly, but he never gets bitter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

Family trees are more or less shady.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or Eoc. If C. c. 5t tail to cure. Druggists refund money
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-30

muny insane people are possessed of the delusion that they are the objects of some special persecution, and in or der to protect themselves against their supposed persecutor or in order to be prepared to attack him when they chance to meet him, they work in sec- ret and prepare for themselves some very unique weapons. More common iy their efforts are expended in making tools for purposes of escape. The ma terials which they have at hand for this purpose being very limited, they are compelled to use whatever they can find, and the greatest ingenuity is often exercised by men that to the cas-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-19
CURRENCY BILL PASSED. ,
1t Goes Through the House by n Vote
of 100 to 100.

1t Goes Through the House by n Vote
of 100 to 100.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The currency
bill was passed yesterday by the house
by vote of 1870 to $50. 1t had the
united support of every Republican in
the house and of eleven Democrats
Messrs. Clayton, briggs, Fitzgerald,
Levy, Rupert, Scudder, Underhill and
Wilson of New York. McAleer of Penn
sylvania, Denny of Maryland and
Thayer of Massachusetts. All the other
Democrats voted against the measure
or were paired against 1t except John
Walter Smith, governor-elect of Mary
land, Mr.. Stallings of Alabama and
General Joseph Wheeler of Alabama.
MIR. Stallings of Alabama has not been
present in the house this session, owing
to illness, and one of his colleagues
announced that If present he would
have voted in the negative. General
Wheeler is serving in the Philippines.
Mr.. Smith Is, therefore, the only mem
Der of the house who did not go on rec
ord upon the bill. When the speaker
announced the result of the vote the
Republicans cheered Justify. That was
the only demonstration in connection
with the vote.
What the senate may accomplish in
the way of legislation for the Philip
pines during the present session is
problematical, but that the question
will be thoroughly discussed is indi-
Gated by the number Of resolutions
bearing upon it being introduced. In
opposition to the retention by the Uni
ted States of the Philippine islands two
resolutions were introduced yesterday
one by Mr.. Tillman Is. c. and the
other by Mr.. Bacon (Ga.). Mr. Morgan
(Ala) addressed the senate briefly
upon the necessity of legislation to
control trusts.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-19

One of the neighbors told how the vice
president made his first fee as lawyer.
He was employed to write the will Of u
well known manufacturer Of Paterson,
who was wealthy. Asked his fee, Mr.
Hobart, the legal fiedgeling, replied.
"One hundred dollars" 1t was from this
that he received significant hint how to
succeed as lawyer. The manufacturer
was well pleased with his attorney and,
turning to his desk. drew out a package
Of bank checks that had come in during
the regular course Of business. Taking
up one FOR $500. he Endorsed it and hand
ed it to Mr. Hobart.
with this start in life." said the mar
rator OF the story, "Mr. Hobart married
the daughter of Socrates futile, who has
been his helpmeet through all the years
that have followed. Years afterward
Mr.. Hobart learned that the granddaugh-
ter Of bis first client was about to be
married and that the family had been re-
duced to financial straits. He sent to
her his check for $3.50 to assist in pur-
chasing her rousseau and took steps to
provide other members of the family with
employment '-Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-19
When the Minister Gets Old.

sage has its advantages in the office of
the ministry, but it has also very evident
disadvantages, and when the balance is
struck perhaps II congregation is right in
the idea that it is losing and not gaining
under the ministry of an old man." writes
Ian Maclaren in The Ladies' Home Jour
nal. For one thing-and it Is very Sc
rious one-a minister after a certain age
is almost impervious to new ideas. OF
course the exact age will vary with DIFF
ferent men, and it is dangerous even to
hint at it, since the reader would always
be able to mention exceptions. There are
men to whose minds no new idea can find
access at the age of 30--men of hopeless
dullness, who will be an incubus OH a
congregation all their days, and there are
men whose minds will be hospitable to
the latest ideas at fourscore. With the
average man there comes time when
his mind crystallizes and his beliefs be-
come absolutely fixed. He may not re-
sent the discoveries of younger men. He
certainly will not assmilate them. He
may not oppose new methods of action.
He certainly will not adopt them. His
preaching may be absolutely as good as it
was before, because it will be the same,
without any addition of new thought. but
it may be bad, comparatively speaking,
because it should have much new mate
rial"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-19
SHE WANTED ais.
Indignant at the Telephone Girl who
Suggested Ambiguity.


Suggested Ambiguity.
A number Of women were waiting In a
long line for chance to use one tele-
phone in dry goods store in the shop
ping district. Naturally they blamed the
telephone operator, who was perfectly
cool and apparently idle, and not helping
at all. All she did was now and then
every five minutes, in fact-to pull wire
here and touch button there. The wo-
men, one and all, thought this was in
considerable. A clerk certainly ought to
keep people from talking SO long. or at
least hustle around and make show Of
waiting Oh the others. Finally one wo-
man could stand it no longer. Rushing
from the line, she went up to the opera
tor and said:
II want AS"
WHAT" said the operator.
-Four hundred and fifteen" replied
the customer.
-Four hundred and fifteen what?" said
the operator.
"You mpertinent hussy, I want you to
give me Ais Immediately" was the con-
tinuation.
eyes, but Cortandt or Eighteenth
street or what! There are several 4l5s.
Which do you wantT
"Not being telephone person, do not
know such things" was the indignant re-
tort.
The operator asked whom she wanted.
you're impertinent. Why should
inform you whom want to talk TOT" And
she looked around to the waiting line
for commentator.
The girl then handed her the telephone
book She found the number. 1t was
an up town station. Instead Of tele-
phoning, however, she waited to speak
her mind. Meanwhile the sixth person
behind her was talking over the wire.
She was then told that she must wait her
turn again.
"Ill do no such thing; III send tele-
gram. l won't patronize company
that has such insulting employees
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-19
The Usual State.

A promising student fresh from the
divinity school will be allowed to try his
prentice hand on church of moderate
pretensions. snys Alfred Brown, Iayman,
in The Atlantic. If by any means he
shall come into public view in this pas
torate, he will be in good repute and elig-
bic to the larger churches for period Of
about ten years-from 30 to 40. From
40 to so he is respectfully regarded as
not wholly ineligible but still at disad-
vantage as compared with younger men,
unless he has acquired an exceptional
name-such a name as is too often won
by sensational success. From 30 TO GO
his case is pitiable, unless he be fortunate
enough to find some comfortable profess
orship or sccrctaryship or some modest
parish into which he can judiciousy re-
tire. From 60 to 20 he is supcrannuated.
That is to say, that man Of good
average ability contemplating the minis
try as a calling and not aspiring to n
place among the first rs or 80 of his sect
may count in Il general way on five years
in which to make his name, ten years in
which to maintain his rank, ten years in
which he is lowering on the borders of
ministerial usefulness and 20 indeScriba-
bic years beyond the border Of public USE
fitness, but this side the border of life.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-19
He barred Saving Wnnd.

As will be seen, it makes Il great differ
ence how one uses the muscular resources
at ones command. A member of an ath-
letic club after swimming the length of
the large tank in the basement of the in
stltution, came ont putting and blowing,
apparently exhausted.
lyon don't manage your breathing
right" said the swimming instructor.
at ought not to tire you so. AS to the
upper part Of your body, including your
arms, you use exactly the same muscles
and in very much the same way in swim
ming rs in saving wood
"No, SIR gasped the swimmer. "When
it comes TO that. use the muscles of
some other man."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-19
WHY WEAR HATSf
We Cling to a Custom Neither BE.
coming Nor Health Giving.

coming NOR Health Giving.
Why do both men and women persist
In wearing hats? asks Pearson's Maya
zine. There are three reasons why we
should wear clothes. We may wear them
for the sake of decency, for the sake Of
warmth. or for the sake of display.
None Of these reasons applies to tho
wearing of hats. OF course there are
head coverings that.are warm, such as
the Icelander's sealskin hood or the fish
erman's toque; but, as a rule, there is no
real warmth In the hat Of either sex.
When woman pins slight structure Of
straw and artificial flowers on the top OF
her hair, she never for an instant mag.
ines that the thing will keep her from
taking cold. The masculine top hat II
certainly warm on hot day, but 1t IL
very far from warm in cold weather.
Neither are hats worn for the purpose
Of display. Doubtless there are times
when women make the hat the occasion
of displaying their fondness for dead
birds, muslin flowers and other beautiful
objects, but this is only when fashion has
decreed that big hats shall be worn. At
other times the female hat is stx,--'an.,-J7-
scopically small that 1t could not be sue.
.cessfully used for displaying anything.
As for mems hats, they never display
anything except the atrocious taste
which makes them fashionable. Why,
then, in the name Of all that is sensible,
do men and women wear hats2
As rule, every man and every wo-
man looks better without hat than with
one. This Is why we all take off our
hats at the opera or at an evening party.
And yet we cling to a custom that has
not a word to be said In its behalf We
persist in wearing the ugly, useless and
injurious hat. Why do we do It?
should like to find good Irish echo that
would answer the question at length and
IN satisfactory way.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-19
Qucrrest street In the World.

Canton, in China, possesses the quecrest
street in the world in spite Of the fact
that in nearly all the big towns in this
country there are some remarkable
streets. The chief thing Of interest at
taching to this eccentric thoroughfure is
the fact that it is rooted in with glazed
paper fastened on bamboo and contains
more signboards to the square foot than
any other street in any other country.
The next interesting fact about this Can.
ton byway is that, though Il business
street. it contains no other shops but
those Of apothccarcs and dentists par
lorS; no professional men but doctors. 1t
is n sick mans paradise and Chinese
physicians Klondikc. They call it Physic
street, which is descriptive if not pic
tllrrs0up
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-19
ArnoveHreUL aalMsN

Dst the CAinanAa Dilnt Nsea ~
Medicine, After An. 3
One day miner named Bascomb came
into Reed City after provisions. and aftel
. couple Of hours and when ready t.
start for home he said to the proprietor
Of the general store:
"Look here, Bill, ia about forgotten
sunthin. On the claim next to me h Z
Chinyman, an he 'peered to me this morn.
In to be mighty sick heather. I'm asin
the Chinyman as q rule, but this fellow
seems to be purity decent, an mebbe I'd
better take some medicine back with
me-"
"What kind Of medicine y was asked.
"Dunno, but sunthin or other"
"Has ho got feverT
"Seemed that way"
"Takin on anyT
"Jabberin all thitime. an his eyes rollIn.
left him dish Of water"
II think he has got the mountain fe-
ver," said the dealer, ian l guess you'd
better take him some salts. No white
man kin ever tell what ails Chinyman,
but salts will be az apt to hit as TO miss
him. Just give him the selts, an II you
his feet with pork fat" 81
Bascomb went away with the salts,
and it was two Or three weeks before he
showed up again. He was after pro-
visions, and the dealer suddenly recollect-
ed the sick Chinaman and said:
"Oh, by the way, how's that Chinyman
you got the salts furT'
"Why, he was dead when got back"
was the reply. II told you he was purity
sick, but l didn't think he would 90 Of
so soon. Yes, he was dead as q herrin,
all took the salts myself"
Anybody find out what he died Off"
"Oh, yes."
II was thinkin it might not have been
the fever. Them Chinymen are great
hans to hev fits"
'Noap, 1t wasn't fever. I examined the
body, an l seen it wasn't fever. 1t
wasn't fits, neither. 1t would have been
all waste to gin him the salts, anyhow"
"What allied the critterT'
Somebody had put bullet into him,
an I'm kind of 'fraid 1t was me. In the
night ! heard somebody spookin around
to git my tools, an blazed away IN driv
him off. Yes, sir, he had a bullet right
through his body, but didn't let on to me,
an them salts would hev been wasted.
Gurus kusses, amt they? Didn't let on
about the bullet in him fur fear of hurtin
my feelin's"-Chicago News.