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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
PIRi>S SPOONS.

GUESTS AT THE cIrYs BALL STEAL ITS s..
VEKWARE.
From The Paris Daily Messenger.
A curious document has just been laid be.r
the Paris Municipal Council Il consists Of e
Of the objects found t. be- missing on the no.
row OF the ball given recently at tne H6ie
Vile 10y the Councillors 10 their electors az.
friends. Some four thousand guests were L.
vited. and between them they made OF with 81
dozen silver spoons and GNG miscellaneous a..
ticles. from plates % mustard pots, from ioga
vases 70 napkins. removed from the buffet Not
a few Of the dancers. goo. took their champagne
away by The bottle in preference 10 consuming i
on the spot. Otherwise the results are consd'
cred satisfactory. the losses being less this year
than on previous occasions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
TWO OLD PICTURES.

SOUVENIRS OF AN EARLY AMERICAN pA,v-g,
The S-ua'e has reo.l.ly acquired he III,
paintings by John Bake White Il which repr>
auctions are given to-day. They are lnterestr,
additions 70 the historical collections Of the Cov
eminent. White was born IN South Carolina !,
Isl Early n his tWen.ee he proceeded 20 Ia,
don. and there enrolled himself among the pu,l,
Of Benjamin West. At that time President Of L,
Royal Academy and. IN his way. famous ma.
Blake lived on well into the present century
He died in Charleston 50 ate as $50 He gs
not a great painter by any means but he shossl
considerable ingenuity and sill in desigl,
scenes from the military life II his time and b.
work has an historical value. which explains L,
action Of the Senate in purchasing the picigra
at present under notice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
rHE GRlyD uASTER'S GORGEOCs COLLAI

From The London Chronicle.
The Grand Masters Collar of the order Of
the Legion Of Honor with which President
I.ouhct was yesterday invested, is of finely
wrought gold. and = altogether magnificent
dDcoraiion but very rarely assumed by the
President. The order dates from Napolcon's
Consulate in INO2. 1t comprises four classes
viz eighty grand crosses. 100 grand officers
400 commanders. and an unlimited number of
officers and cheValiers. Unless 10y the exercise
Of authority on the part of the Grand Master
or for some signal service to the state all hold
ing the order be gin as ChcValiers, and are not
eligible until they haV" exercised with distinc-
tion for twenty years civil or military duties
or have done some important service to the
state. or earned distraction in art or science
\ clcN alier must have held that grade for four
years before he can become an officer; two years
more are Necessary before the grade Of com
msudcr can be attained, a commander cannot
become "a grand officer under five years. and five
years more are needed before grand officer
can become grand cross. For military men
years Of war services count double.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
AN EARLY GOLD CRAZE.

In 1862 there happened To be a great gold
craze, and a German company obtained lease
of the district for period Of forty years It's
object being to find gold and other precious
metals. This company found about 10 ounces
which were coined and that was about as much
it obtained Some years later, after the ac-
essiOn of James VI. there was another craze.
the result Of which was that the "wisest fool
in Christendom" spent sum Of t'|ooo in look
ing for a fabulous deposit of gold which. ac-
cOrding to a book written 10y Il man named At
kinson. To he found on Crawford Morr.
He found about three ounces and those were
probably "planted' 10y an enterprlsing servant
who wished to obtain the reward for first
blood After this gold finding was at dis
count. until small find of a couple Of hundred
ounces in the Lanarkshre district revived mat
tiers. and the coronation medals of Charles
were struck from Scottish gold. Then came the
Nithsdale rush which produced nearly $50 600
worth and the mines were worked at intervals
for a long time-until the reign of George III
in fact In the reign of Henry III We find the
first mention Of Westmoreand gold i'm charter
granted by that monarch, and directed upon the
kcswick gold district
Most Of the writs Of early times. however. seem
10 have been directed upon mines further south
those i'm Devon, Cornwall Essex and Dorset
There is one. however. in the reign of Edward
III which is directed on couple Of mines stu
atcd in Gloucester and Shropshire. The Mines
ROYAL Of Elizabeth are well known. s. soon as
Good queen Rcss heard of Il mine. Of whatsocv -
kind. she promptly annexed it, on the plea that
ii might contain gold or silver. II il did she
took unto ncrSeU the mons snare. lf not she
granted the mine To one of her favorites 10
work. probably on commission for the Virgin
Queen had very good eye for business. In
this way the Earl of Leicester was the lessee of
several copper and lead mines. and the Duke OF
Northumberland Of several others. the major
portion of the profits OF which probably went
into their royal mistress's pocket
Very little strangely enough. has been heard
Of Irish gold; yet Ireland was once a centre of
civilization far in advance Of England De-
spite the fact that King John squeezed a vast
quantity Of gold out Of the Irish and also that
the remains ornamented with gold found in
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R. R. Y. PIERCE. BUFFALO, N. Y.
seoToI5 "unsoVisy.

In paper on longevity. printed In the Lancet. Dr. Ainslee Hollis comes to the conclusions: CD That the primary factor in long life consists in an inherited durability; the vital machinery is wound up to go for giv- en period, and but for accidents or in spite of them it will go till the time appointed CD That an important part of the primary inheritance is good di- gestive and nutritiye power (3) That temperance is necessary in the use of the nutritive functions both in eating and in drinking, and in regard to all kinds of food and drink. (43 That an energetic temperament and active hab- it's eondnce to longevity,
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SHE FIXED IT.
How Wife Astonished HIm by Providing
 an Exclamation Point.

There is really nothing else so touching as young wife's devotion to her husbands interests in the money moon springtime of their love For example, in a neat little fiat in the northwest quarter of the town live two young people l know, who have not been housekeeping long enough yet to get spots on single one of the nine embroidered center pieces that were among their wedding presents. He is literary. and he uses a typewriter in setting down his ideas. The machine he possesses has a keyboard wila both
 lack and white keys, and on some of
 he white keys the letters are quite
 TIT off from long use, leaving the
 Ns blank. Just a few evenings ago
 he young man was dashing off some thing which required the frequent use of the exclamation point. Now, to make an exclamation point with his typewriter you have to set down a period, back-pedal little, and stamp an apostrophe-f think it's used as an apostrophe-ove the period, all of which takes time and patience. The young man said several things more or less under his breath about the stupid ity Of men who make typeWriters without exclamation points. The young wife smiled sweetly, and said nothing. A typewriter is as strange to her as a thrashing machine or triple expansion engine. but love lent her wisdom When the young man came home next day she uncovered his type writer with proud flourish "There!' she said. I've fixed 1t for you Just see what I have done?" And on one of the blank white keys the clever young creature had carefully linked the neatest possible mark of exclama- ton.
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IT IS USELESS TO WRITE
 TO A WOMAN

or man for medical advice unless such are trained and qualified medical practi- toners Offers of medical advice arc made by those who cannot give what they offer, because they lack the med ica1 training and professional qualiiea- tions of physicians You will not trust your property 10 the care of irresponsible people Will you trust your health Inquiry will show that no offer made by any advertising physician can compare with that of Dr. R. N Pierce, chief con sulting physician to the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo N Y. Sick women can consult Dr Pierce by letter free. All letters are read and an swered in strictest confidence If you are suffering from disease of the womanly organs write to
 DR. R. v. PIERCE. BUFFALO. N. Y.
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FED TO ANlM AIS.

In the corn districts of the United States the English sparroWs have abandoned insects for gram.
 Though horses train best on hay and oats in many stables they are now be- ing fed hay, bran, vegetables and corn. mixed, steamed and then served after this cooking. Dogs have been induced to fe1d on vegetables in order that they may be milder tempered and the dog biscuits fed them have taken the place of table scraps.
 Animals that live on one single food are growing more scarce among the highly organized creatures. There is evidence that the swan once fed on aquatic grasses. Once when ice de- stroyed the grass growing at the bot tom of the lagoon at Abbotsburv the half-wild swans starved In hundreds because they would touch no other food. Nowadays they eat grain and bread
 Instances of carniVorous animals turning to a vegetable diet are rare. One noted instance is a Scotch deer hound, which is so fond of peaches that it will stand on it's hind legs to reach them on the trees In New Aea- land parrot took to sheep killing and eating, and some pigs eYinced a prefer enee for diet of young lamb. while some Australian sheep became not only carniYorous but cannihal.
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No Work for Him.

My friend, said the temperance lecturer solemnly, you ought to stop drinking
 Possibly, possibly returned the other; but if everybody should take your advice did you ever stop to think what you would do for a liying?"
 Now and then a good man runs across a problem that just about takes his breath away
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FEN POINTS.

To err is human ability to conceal 1t ts divine
 Nine tailors may succeed in making 2 man a pauper.
 Women are seldom what they seem and they are glad of it.
 lis easier to sit upon forms than it Is to stand upon ceremonies.
 Order may be heavens first jaw, but 1t is earth's last realization.
 If men had the courage of their con victions there would be more eonYic5s
 The man who is afraid to face the light will never get ahead of his sha. dow
 It's easy enough to become a great fnaneier if you have money for experi- mems
 A cheap coat does not make cheap man, but it makes him feel that way at times.
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Economic Australia.

In Australia they are utilizing the wire fences to establish telepbonic com munication between stations six or eight miles apart The instruments are connected to the wire strands thus insuring q metallic circuit at no extra expense, for the fences are agri- cultural necessities and already in place. There is no difficulty it is said. in conyersing with a station fully eight miles distant through telephones connected as described Several sta ticns are so joined
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How rhe President Ys Paid..

The president of the United States receives his salary ill a warrant upon the treasurer at the beginning of every month. and Col Crook. one of the perks at the white house. obtains his signature and receipt and deposits the money to his credit in one ot5 tthe Washington banks Th4 warrant is signed by the chief of the warrant division and approved by the secretary of the treasury OF one. of his assist snts B..s4
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Unconsclons RrltIsh Humor.

Here is a personal" that appeared not long ago in a London newspaper: Willie, return to your distracted wife and frantic children! Do you want to hear of your old mothers suicide? You will if you do not let us know where you are. Anyway, send back your fathers co1ored meerschaum. " And yet we say that The Briton has no very lively sense 4f humor.
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A Modern Fable.

Once upon a time 3 Tramp was Sore ly in need of Something to Eat. and ap- preaching a Farmhouse he spake unto the Farmer, saying If you will give me the Wherewithal to satisfy the Cravings of the inner Man l will kill all the Rats about the Place. Agreed, said the Tiller of the Soil and he ordered his Good Wife to give the Tramp Square Meal After the Tramp had deyoured everything in sight he went to the wood-pile and se- lee5ed a stout Club, then seating Him. self on the Porch he said to the Farm CT Now bring on your Rats"
 Moral-Always have the details spe cifed in the contract.
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A Delicious Fruit Punch.

Put one pint of water one pound of sugar and the chopped rind of lemon on to boil. Boil five minutes, strain, and while hot slice into it two bana- mas. and add one grated pineapple and a quarter of pound of stoned cher ries. When ready to serve add the juice of six lemons, Place square block of ice in the middle of the punch bowl and over it pour two quarts of apollinaris, add the fruit mixture and & dozen sliced strawberries. Mix all together and serve in thin tumblers
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would be much cooler today. VI hope his prediction 0ill turn ou ro De true. f,r it has been Ye..y warm iu
 Pine Bluff during the past ten nr hf-
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and tiearge eounce or urray. nnvr. retnrne.i fom Bayou Meter. where ttey enjoyed q several weeks hupt and fish Thav ra,.a,t ..t.
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, WoMANs MEDICAL ADVISER

Medical advice can aply be given by a medical man or woman; one educated and trained i'll the profession of medicine.
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and who is noW in j4il at Lake vl= lage, wit be given hearing ag Der. ntatf rt3aeda.,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-08-09

pley of MT. Fred Senyard for a
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BronO=FiZz

itll knock the spot out of that tired feeling, and put new life into the languid. In fact, it's a pure, healthful, nerve creating beverage, sold by all fountains, druggists and saloons.
 NEWMAN STEAM B0TTLING WORKS
 Helena Ark.
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 And Health

are desired by all mankind. Proper exercise, diet and drink afford them. As beverage there's nothing better than
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-15
Accomplishments of the Camel.

Il first formed my opinion of a camel some years ago, when l rode across the Arabian deserts, and I see no reason to alter it in any way. The creature has so many talents and so many ways of exhibiting them. And, to begin with, it can kick, harder, high CT, sWifter and oftener than mule, and can use all four feet at one time in a kicking match. Then it can bite worse than a vicious horse, and buck in way to make a broncho blush with absolute shame. No rider ever lived who can stay on that perch, seven feet from the ground, during a camePs ex- hibition of gymnastics. Then he can run away when he feels like it, and is often seized with a desire to slope. Upon an occasion Of this kind his rider experiences a sensation between being blown up with dynamite and strug- gling against the throes Of an earth quake, until all his joints are dislo- eated, and he drops, limp, inert mass, to the ground. Then this sweet erea- ture has a way of eYincing his dis pleasure that is at least effeetuaI and convincing. He twists his snake-like neck into circle, and, poking his ugly nose into the face of the rider, opens his eayernous mouth and lets out a roar of disgust in such fetid breath that elevated human victim is fairly blown into the middle of the coming month Ga week being too short a dis tance1."
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yicforfa's Servants.

Queen Victoria showed from the earliest part of her reign determina- ton to keep in her own hands the ap pointment of those serving in her households, and she has always devot- ed attention to the selection of these persons, with the result that she has been exceedingly well served. In con- doling with the late Dean Stanley on the death of his valet, the Queen said: T am one of those who think the loss of faithful servant the loss of a friend, and one who can never be re- placed'' The Queen would never per- nit insolence to any servant, and she has often rebuked her little great grandchildren for any childish want of civility to their attendants.
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WOOD MANTELs.
They Have Driven Out Marble and Are
 Both Cheap and Handsome.

Mantels nowadays are almost exclu. sively made of wood. Marble is used oe- casionally, but only for the most costly of all mantels. costing perhaps thou sands of dollars. The marble mantel of the kind so familiar years ago is no longer made, and sometimes marble mantels of fine quality that cost from $200 to $500 are taken out to be re- placed with mantels of wood costing perhaps $100. Slate mantels, so widely and commonly used few years ago. are now rarely set up. They also have given place to wood.
 Wood mantels may easily be costly. They are made in hundreds of different styles and at all sorts of prices, from $1,000 down to a few dollars. Many of them are beautiful, not a few of them are of great beauty, and even the cheapest may be tasteful and graceful in design and finish. There never was a time when so much art and skill went into wood mantels as now.
 The woods used include mahogany, curly birch, quartered oak, and other hard woods, whitewood and pine Per- haps more are made of whitewood than of any other one material. The various woods are finished in great variety. The oaks, for instance, are stained in seventy or eighty different shades, to match, if it should be desired any fur niture. Many mantels are painted and enamelled. In the fireplace fittings of the more costly mante1s it is not un- usual to find marble or onyx matching the wood in color, with the result of producing a beautiful harmony in ef- feet
 In styles wood mantels are made in colonial, EIizabethan, empire, classical, renaissance, and other styles, colonial being now most in demand. Some colonial mantels are copies of mantels in old and, perhaps, familiar houses. While mantels in hundreds of styles are to be found already designed, many are made to order from architects de- signs for single houses. It is not un- usual to make mantels to order to match furniture: it might be that a mantel would be made to match a bureau or dining room table. New styles of mantels are constantly being added to the great number regularly produced.
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FOR RABBITS FOOT WEARERs.

It is an ill omen to stumble when crossing a track in front of an express train.
 Trying to stop descending pile driver with the hands is a portent of mutilation.
 Arsenic, taken in large quantities, is believed to have marked effect on the takers future life.
 To meet a bull in the middle of a lot while wearing red signifies that you will soon rise in the world
 To walk out of a fourth-story window in ones sleep is en almost unfailing sign of approaching death.
 Falling against an active buzz-saw is the worst possible luck. It frequently precedes an accident of some sort.
 No man with an atom of superstition in his makeup should go to sleep at the juneture of two railroad lines.
 Wearing a crash suit during a bliz- gard, unless accompanied by rabbits foot, is apt to cast a malign spell on the lungs.
 It is unlucky to sleep out of doors in such a position that the full moon will strike the face when the thermometer is below zero.
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Black S-a a Poison.

The explorations of the Russian scientist, Andrussow, have established a very curious fact. The black sea, which in some parts has a depth of more than 6,500 feet, is poisoned by sulphuretted hydrogen wherever the water is deeper than 1,200 feet This accounts for the curious fact that there in no organic life below that depth, excepting, perhaps, some bacteria of very low order, impregnated with sul- phur. The causes for thls phenomen- on are explained by the quick outflow of the fresh water through the Bos- phorous, while salt water coming from the Mediterranean enters through a deeper current into the depths of the Black sea. The waters on the surface are, therefore, controlled absolutely by horizontal currents of considerable force and vertical currents which might carry the noxious gases from the bottom to the surface and fresh oxygen from lae surface to the bottom are hardly ever noticeable. The water at great depths is now so saturated with sulphuric gas by the disintega- ton of organic matter sinking to the
 ottom by reason of it's weight that no
 sh or other living being, which needs
 1ygen for it's organic system, can ex-
 t beyond a stated depth.
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DOORS MADE OF VENEER.
Hall Doors, Not Even the More Costly Are
 Made of Solid Wood.


 The very finest of doors are made nowadays of veneer on a body of pine Even when made of mahogany or some other costly wood, doors have to be veneered. The body of the door is made of a plain, straight-grained ma hogany, while the surfaces are Veneers of fne wood
 In the finest doors the body is made of selected white pine. free from sap and perfectly seasoned. which is cut into narrow strips and then glued to- getheg. The outer edges of this door are faced with what is called a veneer, but which is really a strip of the fine wood half an inch or more in thick ness. Tie inner edges of the frame, by the panels, are covered in the same manner with thick strips, in which the ornamental mouldings, or carvings, are made, and which are grooyed to re- eeive the panels.
 This built-up frame of white pine, with edges of the fine wood, is then yeneered with the fine wood. In some lighter doors the panels may be of solid mahogany, but in the finer, larger and heavier doors the panels also are made of sheets of white pine with yeneering of the fine wood, so that the entire door is yeneered.
 It would be difficult, if not impos- sible, to procure at any cost mahogany lumber in fine and beautiful woods of sufficient size for the larger doors. The buiIt-up and veneered door of pine wood, however, has every appearance of solid door, and, made of selected Yeneers, it may be more beautiful than solid door would be. It is more seryieea5le and remains longer per- feet. Its cost is about half what solid door would cost.
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will and craving for pleasures and friv- olities. It also shows love of music and dancing. It is a sign that it's pos sessor is a bad manager, good natured, not altogether impractical, but capri- cious and sulky."
 Of the small, mobile, daintily pro- truding chin (second figure) he says it denotes a strong but capricious will. It shows more imagination than heart, d desire of taking a prominent part in the vanities of the world. It is mix ture of sentimentality and good sense. It is whimsical and jealous. It will make unhappy the lives of those with whom it has to live, but it will do we'll for an ambitious mans wife, as it's owner will fascinate and make good hostess"