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The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-22
WARWICK FARM SOLD.
Place Where Washington's Cannon
Were Forged.

Pottstown, Pa, Nov. 22.-The fam
Gus Warwick farm of SIS acres in War
wick township, Chester comfy, has
been sold for s12, OOO On this property
the old Warwick furnace, probably the
first to make iron in the United States,
was put into blast about the year $780,
and here many of the cannon used by
the patriot army in the revolution We're
cast.
In the meadows pieces of ordnance lie
buried, having been thus secreted to
prevent them from falling into the
hands of the British after the battle Of
Brandywine, in IVY, when General
Washington and his army were retreat
ing nOrthward through Chester county,
leaving the furnace exposed to the mer-
cy OF the enemy.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-22
Board of Trade Reformers.

Chicago, Nov. 22.-Sweeping reforms
in the method to be applied to business
transactions by members of the board
of trade were instituted today at a
meeting of the directory. Gross trad
ing and the 'skinning'' and match
ing of orders are to be prohibited. All
orders for trade must be regularly
consummated in the market" This
will, it is expected, increase the vol
ume of trade at least twenty-five per
cent and give a more natural market
with more. ffuctua tions
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-22

company by turning these securities
over to a corporation which would issue
its own securities against them. The
plan was declared operative and the
corporation, the Mexican National
Railway company, limited, of England,
has issued &2,241,O ,O75 cumulative
five per cent IA and 9f,911,OOO b"
certificates. In April, 1898 81, 15s Sd
per cent was paid. ON az certificates.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-22
Chase Gets His Mon ey.

Lafayette, Ind, Nov. 22.-The Fowler
Chase case was compromised today and
the insanity proceedings in the circuit
court were dismissed. The court heard
briefly the evidence Of local physicians
sound mind, the prosecution offering no
objections. Young Chase VIII come into
possession Of more than a half million
dollar estate without further resist
auce,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-22
LOGS 20 FEET HIGH.
Disastrous Result of the Break
ing of a Boom.

Grand Forks. B. c.. Nov 22-Bv the
breaking of a boom across the North
Fork of Kettle river, two miles above
Grand Forks, a million and half of saw
loss were swept away, a swelling mass of
grinding tmbers swept down the stream,
swollen by the recent rains, carrying
destruction in its path. Half a mile be-
low the starting point the river. at the
site Of a smelter dam. already half I'm
1shed, is compressed into a canyon scarce
y 125 feet across Through this channel
the logs piled 20 feet high, came with a
Ceafenlng rush, tearing out portions of
the false work and cOfferdams. after
having swept away a temporary bridge u
quarter of a mile above Another bridge
opposite the smelter site was carried
away. The logs struck the city bridge
and piled up ten feet high, but the bridge
remains firm The loss will fan upon
the CRANKY Smelter company who owned
the logs.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-22

whole affair was treated as a thwarted
attempt to ''HobsOnize' the admiral.
Admiral Dewey and his friends re-
to the matter
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-22

Cure the cough and save the life
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
coughs and colds. down to the very
verge Of consumption.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
woMEN OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Their Redseming Feature is Their
 Personai CIeanlinesS.

Their Redsening Feature Is Their
 Personal Cleanliness.
 The aristocratic Philippine mat4on and her daughters indulge in no greater bodily exercise, If they can help 1t, than sbSt required for driving or Shopping. But the peasant woman shares her husbands work, whatever 1t may be, laboring at the blow behind an ungafniy carabao (water- -buffalo) in tue paddy-deld, or helping to pole a huge lorcha, or eocoanut raft, up or down the river, besides attending to her domestic cares. And I take pleas ure in saying that, whatever its pro- prietor's rank or station, the native Philippine nipa hut is invariably marvel of neatness and cleanliness as to its interior far superior in this re- spect to the average dwelling -hou-e. De 1t that of a merchants clerk or that of the goyernor=generaI. So far as the Batter are concerned a decent servant girl such as are employed in America and England, would not be content to remain in one two days. Hundreds Of girls are employed in the great cigar Factories. and others in the conyents labor to weave the far-famed pima lace of the Philippines, several at time squatting on the floor around a single frame, picking and manipulating with deft fingers the ininitesfmally delicate aibers. Sometimes they work for months to complete a single mantiua or handkerchief These native women are rarely employed by the European fesidents as domestic servants, except in the eapasity of lady's maid or eall- dren's nurse, and even these positions are often occupied by boys. They are very unreliable. and the utter absence Of the sense of gratitude. so character istic of the entire Philippine race, rem deFs it an almost hopeless and very ex- asDerating task to attempt to train them as servants. Their only redeem Ing feature is their sense of absolute personal cleanliness. but in spite of this many European women prefer to go 10 the expense and trouble of im- porting a Chinese anna from Hong Kong or Canton rather than to intrust her children to the care of native girl; although when in her own ca pacity as a mother. the Filipina, 50 far as observation goes. leaves nothing to be desired. Woman's Home Compan ion
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
Tinsef Fabrics Tor summer.

This is a glittering season. Summer dress goods continue to be woven with tinsel threads and very pretty are the effects thus obtained In the dark diaphanous materials the gIeaming suggestive tinsel is most effective Tha newest gauge used. either as trim ming or for entire evening gowns. comes traced in swirling design in gold and silver threads. and tue latest mousseIine de soie is embroidered with glittering threads To the English is due the praise for the luminous DOW der which when applied to fabrics gives them the brilliant, scintillating coloring of the opal by day and rem ders them phosphorescent by night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
DOROTHY DREW.


 grandchild. whose loving companion hip added so much to the happiness If his later years. Is the subject of very interesting sketch in The Young Woman. We learn from IL that before her 4th year her political views had become decidedly radical; to her mind the house Of lords was a most repre- hensible institution. and the house of commons was the mainstay of the na- ton. When the house of lords was spoken of in her presence as the "up- per house." she would ret0rt: You mean the house Of commonsi" She visited the latter during her 3d year. and for a time thought herself ins church The frequent rising and sit ting of the members soon undeceived her, however. and from these move ments and the oratOricat gesticulation8 of the speakers, she faneied herself In a gymnasum-an impression derived from a previous visit 10 such a place. For some time after this the commons Was the place where granddhd goes to do his nastics, or. on occasions. the place where granddad goes to do his lessons"
 Her visit to Queen Victoria was a momeatous episode in her young life. and from the article above mentioned we quote the narrative of her delight full experiences:
 Dorothy relates how she went down the very long corridor to put on her new white frock and her silk gloves. and how grand servant all dressed in red came to say that the queen was waiting. The Indian man whom the queen likes very much" was at the door, and the next moment Dorothy stood before tue great queen whom her grandpapa had served for sixty years. But Dorothy thought nothing of the vastness Of the empire, CT of the length of the reign which all the world was celebrating. It was nothing to her that the kindly gray-haired lady before her was mistress of one-quarter of the whole human race. To Dorothy she was just another woman like grand. mamma. with q white cap on her head. and Dorothy eourtesied and kissed her and told her her name was "Doraie.t that she called MT Gladstone grand. papa, that they all had pet names at the castle, and so on and so on. and many interesting pet names were re vealed on both sides. The queen put on her glasses and asked me to 20 to the other side of the room, go that sha could see me better" Dorothy ex- plains. and then she took little jewel-case and said, This Ia for yoa.' l opened 1t and saw a darling little brooch. with diamond V and dia- mond R and turquoise I and a little crown at the top made of red enamel 1 courtesied and kissed her hand and said, Thank you very much She looked very nies and kind and I liked her very much. Then the queen kissed the little debatante again. and Doro- thy and her mother returned to town"
 Kpling. who is numbered among the celebrities who have sought Dorothy.a acquaintance, tells an amusing story Of their meeting They had been in the grounds surrounding Hawarden for some time together. when Dor0thys mother appeared, saying:
 Now, Dorothy, hope you have not been weafying MT. Kipling ;" "Oh. no: not bit was the frankly uneouven- tional reply. MT KipIIng has beea gearying me-"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11

Once, many years ago, was riding in search of small game upon the veldt in the Transvaal, when hare jumped mp before me. Halting the horse. shot at it from the saddle, and with the second barrel broke one of it's hind legs and injured the other Springing from my horse, without reloading the gun, ran to catch it; but I saw with chagrin that it would reach the hole for which it was heading before l could overtake it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
A MAD moNARcH,s FREAK.
King of Bavaria Found Pleasure in
 Frightening Horses to Death.

King of Bavaria Found Pleasure in
 Frightening Horses to Death.
 "At the time the malady of Ludwig IT.. the mad king Of Bavaria. was at its worst, he gave orders that thirty of his finest horses should be put in the best condition possible for a race. writes Prof. J H. Gore in the Ladies Home Journal. When the r ort came that no further improvement could be made, he had them brought into an open field where every conceivable form of noise making device had been stationed. The horses were tied to posts and the king from an elevated stand gave the signal JUat started the flare of trumpets. the booming of can non, the firing of bombs and other out landish noises. The horses reared. plunged, struggled 10 get free and, fin ally. breaking loose, started in the widest gallops from this bedlam. But toward whatever corner of the field they fled they were stopped by noises just as terrifying and sent 10 another quarter to be frightened again and again When the horses became too tired to run well the king found the spectacle uninteresting and ordered the orgy to cease. By this cruel freak the royal stables lost a number of their most valuable animals
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
ver,laed Excuses.

"Bill Blue of Number Two. the en- gineer who made a rhymed report of an aceident-as told in recent Com panion-reminds a correspondent of a freight conductor who dropped into poetry when hls own train was in trouble. Mum Der Eight" is the fast. est east-bOund train on one of tue great trunk liass. Nothing Is more au- moving to the authorities of the road than to have this train delayed. even for five minutes. by inferior trains. But 1t happened that it was once de- tained for fifteen minutes at Friend ship. N Y, little town on the Ale gheny division, by west-bound freight The delay was, of course, re ported by the conductor of Number Eight to the superintendent at Hor- nellsville, and the superintendent i'm mediateIy telegraphed the guilty freight conductor. asking why tue conductor, a wag with turn for rhyme, sent back the following re- ply:
 Tae wind was high. the steam was
 low:
 The train was heavy, aud hard to tow; The coal was poor; twas mostly
 slate
 Hence the detention of Number Eight.
 But the conductors poem" did not save him from doing penaaee-ten days of duty, without pay
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
'AsToR MUST LEAD HIS FLOCK
Hs Should Not Come Down to Their
 Level.

as Should Not Come Down to Their
 Level.
 sThe minister should be given to Understand that his congregation ex- oeets to share in the rlpest knowledge he possesses. and will appreciate his most careful thinking, writes Ian Maelaren iR the Ladies Home Journal. Wheus le rises to his height on any aeeasio1s and breaches a great sermon, t does not matter whether every per son has understood every word or some Of them only about one-half. He ought to be told that all the members Df his church are proud of him and thank God for him, and that even if ne were beyond them this was not be- .ause of obseurity but because of els- Tation and that they are pleased to have a minister who lives at such sevel He must not come down to hem, but they must strive to rise to aim II is a miserable business for preacher to repeat the commonplace If his people in showy form so that ale man in the street goes home con- gratulating himself because he has heard his paltry ideas tricked out in showy dress. It is the function of the prophet to lead his flock onward, oven though the march be somee4mes Through the wilderness. and they ought fD follow close behind him and tell him that they are there. and that they will nof cease to follow till he has brought Ehem into the fullness of the land of Dromise. Under those conditions
 s will feel bound to read the best
 +tand to think out every subject Is very heart; he will grudge no labor Of brain. no emotion of soul, to meet the expectation of a thoughtful, broad minded people, aud if he come Af last to be leader of thought whose words fly far and wide, then to this eongregation will the credit be due who believed in him, and demanded great things of him. and made of him more than he. in his most ambitious moment, could have imagined.
 A Mereiful Emperor.
 This ane~lote is related of the Aus trian emperor; sentence had been Pronounced in a criminal court, and E the document was brought in to the Emperor fer his signature. He had lnst commenced writing his name when tear fell from his eye, plotting but the letters The emperor folded the paper together and handed 1t to s his secretary, saying: Tears wipe out all guilt l cannot subscribe the juds- nent. My name is obliterated; de- strby the paper and let the guilty one live"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
The Bench and the rssr.

JGdge-Your face is familiar. I've seen you before. Prisoner-Yes. your honor, quite often Judge-Ah! What was the charge the last time I saw you? Prisoner-I think it was IS cents, your honor. mixed a cocktail for you. I belieye.-Catholic Standard and Times
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
-As Panfa the Hart. Fir.

She felt the strong arm of the law" he said, speaking of 3 woman who had got into trouble. How delightful" commented the demure young thing. What is delishtful?" he demanded i'll surprise. .'To feel strong arm, she answered softly.-Chicago Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
A ATercifuI Elm psror.
scorchlnE.

Tt says here, said the 6oarder who reads the war news, that the Chinese in the Philippines are going to the Front with shooting irons. Well. remarked the bachelor bosrdsr. as ne ruefully surveyed his scoreasd bosom ''there ain't any change hers. The coi- mesa of Chicago are sttli goias to tas front with burning irous. -Chio@@o Aewx
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
Evidently =RTista Ike.

From the Chicago News: Funston says he hasn't gall enough to ask for the kind of political office he would be willing to accept" Then that re- port must have been wrong What report?" "The report that he was born in Ohio"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
Florlda's sugar Indusfrv.

The sugar industry in Florida is at tracing widespread attention, and 1t is growing in importance as sure money-making business. In Oseeola county there is a great sugar planta- tion and sugar refinery to corre- spond Tons upon tons of cane are ground and made into sugar and shipped to the markets of the world.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11

CTS at their parlors one trial bottle of theiR Complexion Tonic absolutely free: and in order that those who cannot call or who live away from New York may be bens- tited. they will send one bottle to any ad dress, all charges prepaid, on the receipt of p cents (stamps or silver) to cover cost of packing and delivering. The price of this wonderful tonic is $l00 per bottle, and this liberal offer should be embraced by all.
 The Misses Bell have just published their new book, " Secrets of Beauty" This valuable work is free 60 all desiring it. The book treats exhaustiyely of the importance of good complexion; tells how woman may acquire beauty and keep it. Special chapters on the care of the hair; how to have luxuriant growth harmless methods of making the hair pre- serve its natural beauty and color. even to a.Iyanecd age Also instructions how to i,ant,E superAuous hair from the face. lte..-A and arms without injury to the skin. This book will be mailed to any address on request.
 FREE Trial Bottles of Wonderful Com- plexion Tonic free at parlors. or 9 cents (cost of packing and mailing) to those at distance.
 Correspondence cordially solicited. Ad- dress c
 78 Filth Avs. Asw YorG csk$s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11

II. Rider Haggard tells. in Long mans. a little stoty which he evidently considers mere dramatic, but which is so full of horror for any lover of ani- mals that it can only cause eondemna- tion of the brutal instinct of sport.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11

Thousands have tried from time imme- morial to discover some cffcacious remedy for wrinkles and other imperfections of the complexion, but none had yet sue eeeded until the Misses Bell, the now fam Ous Complexion Specialists, of 7S Fifth Avenue, New York City, offered the pub Gc !tl.ei- wonderful Complexion Tonic. The reason sc many failed to make this discovery before is plain, because they have not followed the right principle. Baims, Creams, Lotions, etc, never have tonic effect upon the skin, hence the failures.
 The Misses Bells Complexion Tonic has most exhilarating effect upon the cuticle, absorbing and carrying off all impurities which the blood by it's natural action is constantly forcing to the surface of the skim h is to the skin what yitalizing sonic Is to the blood and nerves, a kind of new life that immediately exhilarates and strengthens wherever applied. It's tonic effect is felt almost immediately. and 1t speedily banishes forever rem the skin, freekles, pimples, blackh, ads, moth patches, wrinkles. liver spVts, roughness, oiliness, eruptions, and discolorations of any kind.
 In orde, that all may be benefited by their Great Discovery. '4e Misses Bell will, daring the present month, give to all call
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
Boy4O Queer Action.

Jackie is either ill or in love- Why" "He went cut through the gate a minute ago instead of climbing the fence -Washineton Star
 MAN AND SNAKE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
New way of Lighting Tunnel,.

A novel way of Illuminating rarl- way tunnel has been devised in Paris. Refeetors throw the light from many electric lamps sixteen feet above the rails to the sides of the tunnel, where it is again reflected by furnished tin, soft and agreeable light The trains automatically turn the current on and off in entering and leaving the tunnel
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11

Presently it came to the hole, but without bolting. sat quite still upon the hither side Thinking that it was dy ing, I crept up cautiously and stretched out my hand to seize it. The next instant received one of the sharpest shocks I ever experienced: for on the other side of the hole, within four feet Of my face, like some child of evil magic, there rose up suddenly the larg est cobra that have ever seen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11
 They FluctnAte,

q saw a statement in the paper that German manufacturer has sold an aggregate Of 100000 thermometers. said Mir Manchester. He must Do very rich" "It depends upon when he sold" added Mir Birmingham. How is that?'' Tn the winter thermometers are down. while in summer they are up.'-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11

The reptile, which appeared to me to be about six feet long, stood upon his coilsd tail, pufed out his horrible and deadly hood flcked his tongue and spat at me.
 There was no reason why he should not have struck me also, since for the moment I was too paralyzed to move. Recovering myself, I sprang backward and began searching i'll my pocket for cartridge, when the great snake, with a single swift movement, van ished into the hole.
 Now as the cobra had gone. 1 thought I might as well secure the hare. which all this time, petrified with terror, had been crouching by the hole So once again I bent forward. It heard me, and tried to run away, put was evidently too weak
 Then it looked, first back at me and next at the burrow down which the snake had va"ished; and seeming final iy to decide that the mercies of cobra are greater than the meroies of man. it uttered a scream and followed the reptile into the hole
 I stood by and listened Presently from under the earth came the sound of rush and scutrie. followed by an- other pititui scream Then all was still.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-11

1homas " narta. GEanceHor rD tne Pniaski Courts, has made a rul-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-28
A GIG"
Obsolete in It's Meaning of a Flighty
Girl.

Obsolete in It's Meaning of Flighty
Girl.
Gig" has one Or two obsolete and
rare meanings Of interest. says the
Academy. 1t is obsolete in it's mean
ing of flighty girl, though a writer
so comparatively modern as Nine
D'Arblay wrote in her diary: Char
lotte L called, and the little gig
told all the quarrels." In the sense Of
an oddity or fool the word probably
| survives locally Whyte-Melville
makes someone say in Kate Coven-
try "Such set of gigs my dear, l
never saw in my life. Not
good-looking man among them" Yet
note that the word is put into quota
tion marks. "In high gig" meant in
high spirits. Gig" had the third
meaning of fun, glee. Sir Walter
Besant locates the phrase in the thir-
ties OF this century in his Fifty Years
Ago: "A laughter-lovng lass OF IS,
who dearly loved bit Of g'g" No
connection with "giggle" is suggested.
By the way, I see that Mr. Leslie
Stephen has had the temerity to write
of the house OF commons "giggling
over some delicious story of bribery
and corruption" Although "gig,"
fighty girl, is obsolete, "gigglet,"
meaning the same thing, is apparently
not so. A writer in Chambers Jour
nal uses it with effect in the sentence:
why should female clerks in the post
al service consist of pert giglets hard
ly out of their teens?" 'Giglet fairs"
(for hiring female farm servants) are
still held in the west of England.