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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27
HANDSOME BRICK MANTEL.

one who knows how to best combine
the materials into Il harmonious whole.
Inquirers who ask about the styles
and cost of built up brick mantels APP
parently lose sight of the fact that
while the design may be one that is
regular, that is duplicate as often as
desired, they are not like wooden, iron,
slate or marble mantels. They cannot
be carried in stock, but each one has
to be separately constructed on the
grounds-in the house, rather-and
from working drawings and color
schemes furnished by the architect or
mantel builder.-American Homes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27

They are simply PER ect,"w ties Rob't
Moore, of La Fayette, Ind, of DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. the famous little
pills" for constipation and all liver all
ments. Never grippe. Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-27

BEST OH the market for coughs and
colds and all bronchial troubles; for Group
it has no equal" writes Henry r. Whit
ford, South Canaan, Conn, of One Min
ute Cough Cure. Eli T. Reynolds,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
NATURAL WOODS IN BuGGiEs. They May Largely Suppiant the ~
 Style Painted Vehicle.

The conventional blaek-paintea buggy will have sharp competitioh next season by the revival of the de- mand for natural woods Already many of the buggy manufacturers have laid in large stocks of fine WOODS and are making them up in large number of light pleasure vehicles lol single horses. Many samples are shown in windows around the city, and the bouleVards give promise ol having light-colored rigs galore ioi neyt year. The woods are highly pol isned and in beauty will compare Wlta the handsomest pianos. Birch, bird s eye maple and oak will be the woods most generally used, because, while they finish beautifully, they are the cheapest The oak will be stained ill some instances, giving it the rich gold and darker shades. Mahogany ana beech are the kinds selected by those who prefer the deep rich red shades. Mahogany also gives considerable va riation in color, that portion near the heart being darker than the part close to the bark of the tree. Careful match ing of the shades produces a charming effect. Ash and poplar augment the yellow shades. Hard maple has a good even dark color, and walnut ranges from dark to light One order has been placed for red eedars and it is said to be coming out of the prepara- tory courses remarkably handsome production. By far the handsomest wood that can be used, in my opinion ' said an experienced Wabash avenue buggy-maker yesterday, lis the syea- more, and there will be number of bnggies made of 1t. made one in Wisconsin years ago, and I believe it was the prettiest Fieee Of wood l eFeI saw, and the eoloring and shading is most brilliant. It is of light red color and a good piece, well finished, gives the idea of flames. or sometimes like the sunshine on dancing water. Such piece of wood. passing rapidly before the eyes in a good bright light, will make any one admire it, while the more sentimental will be in faptures. Cypress is much like the sycamore fanny and reddish, but not quite so brilliant. Rosewood and Circassian and French walnuts are magnificent and will be used in many. In these buggies the dash as well as the body will be of the finest pieces that we can get, and we expect to have the most beautiful baggies in Chicago next year that can be found anywhere There fs=ne reason why the buggy should always be black-no more than there is reason q person should always wear black clothes, and a natural wood buggy. in addition to it's fine appear ance. is cheaper to keep and requires little work to keep it clean. Even when dirty it is presentable. Chi cago Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
Tortured spanish Prisoners.

In view of the inquiry which 1t ss understood has been granted by ths Spanish government into the charges of torturing prisoners in the easemates of MontjHich, in Spain. it may be ofs interest to set out some of the itemP in the indictment made against tha authorities. It is said, in the first place that reward of 10000 pesetas was offered to any jail official who could extort an ayowal of guilty from prisoner Acting under this stimu- Jus the jailers are stated to have forced the wretched creatures under their control to run round their cells day and night for eighty hours at stretch, heavy whips being used te keep the victims awake. The officials are also said to have deprived them or all food save salt stock fish and ardent spirits, confession being the price or a glass of water. Not a few paid t. slaked their thirst, and. it is centend- ed, were summarily shot. 1t is further alleged that wedges were driven under the nails of the prisoners with ham- mers and allowed 10 remain until the nails sloughed away. Even mere hor rible mutilations are stated not t9 have been uncommon. One of the most cruel devices was, it is affirmed, machine like divers helmet. fitted with tube allowing the victim to breathe, while screw compressed slowly the sides and top, thus produc- ing ineonceivable agony. One prts' oner, Moras is stated to have undY
 gone this torture more than once, And to have been driven mad by it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
PET ANIMALS BECOME PESTS.
Horses, cats, Pigs. Goats and Rabbits.
 All Have Become Nh sances.

All Have Become Nh sances.
 Ordinary domestic animals under ia, yorable conditions often become pests Some instances: In 1897 Nevada passed a law permitting the killing of wild horses as nuisances. In Washington they are cut up to bait traps. Most of the wild horses on the continent are descended from few loosed by Gortez in Mexico. In Australia hunters shoot wild horses which eat grass needed by the sheep and cattle Cats have made d home on Cat island. one of the Ker- guelens, where they are so wild that 1t is impossible to tame them. Their pro- genitors escaped from whaling vessels. They were put ashore on Sable island, off Nova Scotia, to kill the rabbits that had become pest. Now the rabbits are gone and the cats are worse Pigs were put ashore on many islands, such as Bermuda, the Galapagos and is lands along the southern coast. as food for shipwrecked sailors. In every case they have multiplied and become wild Capt. Cook put some ashore on New Zealand, where they are now shot as game. St. Helena, mountainous is land of small extent, 2,70O feet high. was heavily wooded at it's discovery. To-day it is rocky desert, owing to the introduction of goats by the Por- tuguese in 1513. When the goats ate off the underbrush rain washed away the soil and the big trees tumbled. Rabbits are the worst of all animal scourges in Australia and New Zea- land. They are poisoned, killed for their skins, for their meat; but still they multiply Cats alone can kill them off; but then cats become pest also. Since 1873 New Zealand has shipped more than 200, 100000 rabbit skins.-New York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
A WONDERFUL CURE OF DaARRHoKA
We'll Known Virginia Editor Had AL most Given Up but Was Brought Back to Perfect Health by Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
READ HIS EDITORIAL.
From the Times. Hillstille. Va.

From the Times, Hillstille. Va,
 I suffered with diarrhoea for a long time and thought l was past being cured. I had spent much time and money and suffered SO much misery that had almost decided to give up all hopes of recovery and await the result, but noticing the advertisement of Chamberlain Co., ic, Cholera. and Diarrhoea Remedy and aleo some testimonials stating how some wonderful cures had been wrought by this remedy, 1 decided to try 1t. After taking few doses I was entirely we'll of that trouble, and l wish to say further to my readers and fellow-sufferers that am hale and hearty man today and feel as well as 1 ever did in my fife. 70. E. M core. This remedy is or sale by ". l.. Dew0ody X Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
HARDENING PLASTER OF PARIS
Process by Which the Usefulness of the
 Composition May be Enhanced.


 .'These plaster casts are very success fal as q rule" said a lover Of fine art in the statuary gallery at the Art instt- ute the other day but unfortunately, they cannot be long preserved. The humid weather, of which we have superabundance ill this locality. will destroy them ere many years have passed This is the general complaint. Recently, however, patent has been taken out in Germany for the treat ment of articles Of plaster of paris with an aqueous solution of ammonium l borate, for the purpose of hardening them and rendering them insolube In water. The process referred to is said 1 to give results decidedly superior to anything that has heretofore been pro- posed The hardening liquid may either be mingled with the plaster in the act of molding or may be applied on the surface of the finished casts with a brush. The solution Is prepared 1 oy dissolying boraeic acid i'll warm water and adding thereto sufficient am monia to form the borate, which re- mains in the solution. The manner or using the solution is thus described; The saturation of the gypsum or paint l ing of the plaster of paris is carried out in the cold. The objects are ab- sequently rinsed off and dried. The surface becomes very hard after two days and insoluble in water, while the i induratfon in the interior advances more slowly. By means of the fluid described gypsum floors can be hard- ened and rendered more durable and impervious to the influence of the weather Saturating with ammonium borate is said to be especially useful on the exterior walls of buildings, bar racks, etc; on the latter. because ex- periments have proved an antiseptic action of the liquid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
..roke Her Contract,

PhcK. Mrs. SIlmdlet (the landlady)-Mr. Upton, you must either pay up or leave. l have kept my con- tract with you, and you must keep your contract with me. Hardy Upton But you haven't kept your contract with mel You guaranteed to make me comfortable. Mrs. Slimdlet- Well, haven't I made you comfortable? Hardy Upton-No! Your constant naggin me to settle my board bills for the last three months has made my life in this house exceedingly uneom- fortable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
 \ Word fo.Mathers.

Mothers of children affected wiah croup or severe cold need not hest tate to administer Chambt rlain' $ Cough Remedy. It contains no opi- ate or narcotic in any form and may be given as onidently to the babe as to an adult The great success that has attended its use in the treatment of colds and croup has won fer it the approval and pre- ise it has received throughout the Unit- ed States and i'll many foreign lands. For sale by W. l.. Dewoody K Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
chinese Tea Transported Through Russia

chinese Tea Transported Through Rassis
 The Siberian News. Of Tomsk. is ona of the few newspapers published in 5t. berfa. and gives some interesting par. ticufars in regard To the transportation or Chinese tea through Russia. Ina Tomsk newspaper says proudly tha@-a the first twenty days of last January nc less than 19, 900 sleighs loaded With tea passed through the Siberian eitH Every sleigh carries usually five bales of tea. packed in OK skin. each weigh ing from loo to 16o pounds. The mea sleep on the sleighs during the trip across Siberia, which lasts nearly one year. It would be shorter to send the Chinese tea by sea but in this case the custom house duties are high, while they are comparatively small on ted imported by the land route. Russian merchants. who have long had most ot the European tea business i'll their hands. are greatly disturbed over the great growth in public favor of tue CeyIon teas which are distributed from London.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

A system regulator is a medicine that strengthens and stitnula tes the liver. kidneys, stomach and bowels. Prickly Ash BitterS is q superior system regulator. It drives out all unhealthy conditions, promotes ae- tiyity of teody and brain. restores good appetite, sound sleep and cheerful spirits. Sold by Walker Drug Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
 Lake of Boiling Mud.

Near Grobogana, Java, there is q lake of boiling mud about two miles in circumference. Immense volumes ol steaming mud are constantly ascend ing and descending, and on the west ern edge of the gigantic bubbles are continually forming and exploding as the rate of three minute.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

Ellis Glenn's request for female garb has been refused by the Hills boro sheriff. The puzzle received a mysterious letter, The requisition from West Virginia has been refused by the governor of Illinois. and the prisoner will be tried in Hillsboro.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
An intrenenlne l,ool.

For soldiers use in excavating the earth to form fortifeations a new in- trenching tool is formed Of a metallic blade designed to be attached to the cap as visor when on the march, with short handle on the blade, by which to scoop out the earth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
Into the Cistern.

Last Monday little Jeanette Bates, of Richmond, Ky, was playing around the cistern, when one of the boards broke and let her fall in. The three year-old tot, though, held onto the chain and kept her head above the water until her papa and some neigh bors got her out.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

A Belden. Neb.. editor killed a man because he had threatened him for an article which appeared in his nanpr
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

In the Senate Mir. Mason spoke at length on his resolution to extend sympathy to the Boers in thei- con- fiict with Great Rrftian.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

Purify the sewers of the body and stimulate the digestive organs to maintain health. strength and ener- gy. Priekiy Ash Bitters is a tonic for the kidneys. liver. stomach and bowels. For sale by Walker Drug Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
c A 5 T Q 7 A. Bears the /, The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature ss IHZzzzz1

Texas insurance companies have withdrawn from the rating bureau and the suits against them have been dismissed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

The great success of Chamberlain S Tolic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Reme- d in he treatment of bowel com plaints has made it standard over the grea ter part Of the civilized world. For sale by ". l.. Dewo0dy x Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
rhey Can't Keep a Secret

Johnny, I fear you were not at school yesterday"
 Johnny-"H'm! know the teacher told you A woman can never keep a secret. Stray Stories.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

Constipation leads to liver trouble, and torpid liver to Brlght's disease. Prickly Ash Bittnrs is d certain cure at any stage of the disorder. Sold by Walker Drug Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

4 peculiar damage suit, in which q bolt of lightning figures oddly, has been filed at Nacomb, Ill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

Jacob OsmBn was mangled to death in mining machinery tt Blooming ton, III.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

The trial ef the eleven men accused of lsnehing the Humphrieses began at Palestine, Texas. today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

A large and brilliant meteor pass ed over Knobnoster, Mo, early yes terday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

Bonham. Texas, will erect mon ument in honor of Bailey English, its founder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

Emil Sniff, the son of wealthy New Yorker, has been sent to the penitentiary in Texas for forgery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

DE SURE tI,at your blood is rich D and pure. The best blood purifier, enrieher and yitalizer is Hoods Sarsa- parilla. Be sure to GET HOODS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13
ganiZed.

The Buck vile (Ark. has been or- ganized.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-13

"rye got a kttIe toucl! of indigestion says one man. Another says, ny stomach feels q lille out of sorts. It is just such little things which if neg lected mean the total loss of health.
 The one medicine for disorders and diseases of the stomach and organs of diqestion and nutrition is Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. It increases the activity of tie whole digestive ana nutritiVc system, clears away obstrue, tions, stops the loss the body slistains by undigested or partly digested food, puri- fies the blood from the poisons resulting from imperfect digestion, and increases tie seeretions of the blood making glands. Golden Me3ical Discovery , las wonderful record Of cures Of so- called q hopeless eases.
 MT. Thos II Rudasil of Henry, Lincoln Coz, N C. says: After having suffered from iuaeti0n Of the liver and all the troubles usually attending such q condition fer over twenty years, and havz i3g dcfaged ny system with floods of medicine from every available source. and being only tcrnDoraf3iv benefited thereby. I applied to Yoar institution for treatment NoH instructed inc tn take ! course Of Dr. Pieree's Golden Medical Dis cpverv which dm uG@ doing. Although na4 able to strictly follow directions l have derived fa0re actual benefit from the few bottles have taken 50 !ar than from all the other remedies together.
 Allow me to thank yoH for your prompt and courteous intention ta my gsse well as for the good received from Il z
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-11-17
A Bachelors Theory.

"Now what" said the happy young
mother, ''do you think of the theory
that people are punished after death
by being compelled to always do the
things they disliked most on this earth i?
1t seems to me that would be poetic
justice. The miser, for instance, would
have to go around giving his money
away all the time; monopoiists would
have to keep forever giving other peo-
pie chances, and so on. But what
can't figure out is how would the bach
elors be punished? Surely they
couldn't keep getting married all the
time, for that"
oh" Mr.. Singleton interrupted,
''they would doubtless be punished by
having to hear the children of their
friends speak pieces"
Then little Willie and little Clara
were sent upstairs, and a cold wave
seemed to emanate from the mamma
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-11-17
A Sorry Triumph After All.

All this is interesting. If it safe
guards ours Or some ones liberties, it
is well. But fighting is inhulnan,
cruel business, and with arbitration as
an alternative. it ought not to be nee
essary. Trade, commerce, education,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-11-17
Couldn't Keep Him Out.

"The brightest reporter ever
knew" said a newspaper man, ''was
Billy Gaylor, who died at Hot Springs
in 1895. He was a most persistent fell
low after an item, and that reminds me
of little story, about the last incident
of his career. He had been assigned by
a certain Chicago daily to interview an
eminent bishop about schism in the
church. The bishop didn't want to talk
and wouldn't see him, but Gaylor
bribed a servant to let him into the hall
and waylaid the dignitary as he was
coming through. He was ordered out
for his pains, but next day he pene-
trated the house again on some pretext
or other and was again fired.
''He repeated the exploit three or
four times with similar results, and at
last the bishop coming home late at
night, found Billy sitting in his study
reading the Bible. Nobody could ex-
plain how he got in, but the prelate
wilted and told him what he wanted to
know on condition that he would go
away and stay away.
'Shortly after poor Gaylor got gall
Looping consumption and died, and, hap
pening to meet the bishop at church
conference, told him that the young
man who had once so molested him
would never do it again.
"'Let us hope that he is in heaven, ,
said a clergyman standing by.
''The bishops eyes twinkled. He
loved joke No doubt he is, he re-
piled gently. I don't think they could
keep him out. "-Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-11-17
Care of Rubber Goods.

In putting away rubber gloves, rub
Der sponge bags and rubber bathing
caps ! liberal supply Of talcum, or
even ordinary toilet powder, should be
applied to them on all sides, and they
should be placed carefully in boxes
without rolling. When they are needed
for use again. they will not be found
adhering in different places in way
that makes pulling apart dangerous, If
not entirely disastrous.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-11-17

Weeds are readily divisible into
three classes, viz: annual, those that
live but one season; biennial, those
that live only two seasons; and peren-
NAL, those that live an indefinite num-
Der of seasons. The way to suppress
the first two classes, therefore, is to
cut them before their seeds come to
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-11-17
Under tho Seal of Confidence.

The inquisitiye LongIslander who
had been permitted to gaze upon the
distinguished pugilist in the training
quarters of the latter looked at the
cropped head Of the great man and
ventured to ask him a question.
when you want to part your hair"
he said, ''how do you do it,"
IF you won't say anything about it."
replied the pugilist, ''Tll tell you. I
do it with q chalk line"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-12
Our Lost Sense.

One Of the greatest discoveries of
physiology is that we once had six
senses. What the lost sense was no ono
knows, and probably no one will ever
know, but that our forefathers possessed
it there Is no doubt, for the remains Of
that part Of the brain in which it resid-
ed are still to be seen in any one Of us.
These remains are simply a small and
now perfectly useless little mass CT
brain substance called the pituitary
body. 1t consists Of two tiny little
oval lobes joined together and lying in
a little cavity Of the skull, strangely
named the sella turcica and situated
over and behind the nose.
1t is quite possible that it may have
enabled our forefathers to seq in the
dark before lamps and candles were in
vented, or it may have placed them in
communion with ghosts and fairies, or
it may have been an organ that enabled
them to 60 home in a bee line when they
lost their way in the primeval forests.
On the other hand, it is possible that
il was a bad substitute for vision or
smell or hearing and died out when the
improved sense organ developed.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-12

PROPOSAL FOR DORMITORY AND
WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM.-De-
partment of the Interior, Office of In
dian Affairs, Washington, D. c., Dec. 20,
1s9s.-Sealed proposals, Endorsed, PRO
posals for Dormitory ind Water and Sew
or system, Phoenix" as the case may be,
and addressed to the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, Washington, D. G., will
be received at the Indian Office until /
o'clock p. m. of Wednesday. Jan. 25,
1899, for furnishing all the necessary
material and labor required In the con-
struction and completion of n brick
dormitory and of one water and sewer
system at the U. s. Indian School, Phoe-
nix, A. T., in strict accordance with the
plans and specifications and instructions
to bidders which may be examined at the
Indian Office, Washington, D. c.; the
offices of the ''Arizona Republican, of
Phoenix, A. T.; the New Mexican" of
Santa Fe, N. M; the "Times,' of Los
Angeles, CAL; the Builders and Traders
Exchange, Omaha, Neb.; at the U. S.
Indian Warehouse, 1902 State St., Chi
cago, ILL.,, and at the above named school.
For any further information application
should be made to s. M. MCGOWAN, SUI
p~erintendent Of Indian School, Phoenix,
A. 7. w. A.. JONES, Commissioner.