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The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-03-02
ALoCAL AND PERSONAL.

NO SHOW IUHIkHI'
Who said, elbow, wind, blow.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
strange Case Fasting.

1t is the prevailing impression, fos-
tered by the practice of men like Sue
CT and DR.. Tanner, that In order 10
endure a long fast man must abSo-
lutely refrain from physical exercise
and devote his whole attention to car
ing for himself, says Leslie'S Weekly
Mr.. Milton Rathbun, merchant OF
Mount Vernon, n. Y, has proved that
this is fallacy, so far as it applies to
his own case at least. He recently
went twenty-eight days without nour-
ishment without letting up for a mo-
ments On the daily routine of his bust
ness. Mr.. Rathbun is 80 years of age,
prosperous and wealthy man, with
nothing unusual or cranky in his
makeup or ways of life. He tasted
simply because he wanted to reduce
his weight, fearing that its gradual
increase might bring on apopleXy. He
succeeded in his efforts. He weighed
210 pounds when he stopped eating;
when he resumed at the end of TWEEN
ty-eight days he tipped the scales III
1853 pounds-a loss of fortytwo
pounds of flesh.
A singular fact in Mr. Rathbun's
experiment was that after the first
twenty-fOur hours ne experienced no
sense Of hunger at all. and had no I'M
pleasant sensations of any kind. He
slept and worked in the regular way,
his mind clear and his strength I'M
abated to the end. He drank copious-
~ of water during the period, but took
nothing else. When he began to eat
again he took only little food at
first, increasing the amount gradual
~ until within a few days he was
back to his former routine of diet.
Mr.. Rathbun holds to the theory that
the average man eats far more than
is necessary for his health or comfort
and that an occasional period of ab-
solute abstention from food for sew
nral days is good for the system. This
theory certainly has the support OF
Mr.. Rathbun's own practice.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
THE VOLUNTEERS DREAM.
As Much Excitement As IL He Had Been
w., In Actual Battle.

They were talking of dreams, when
the volunteer who was shot through
the hip at San Juan spoke up.
IT Is strange" said he, "hOw the
real and the unreal are sometimes
connected in dreams. had an ex-
perlence down at Tampa, while we
were waiting for orders to go to
Cuba, which was remarkable in its
way. One night, after trying for sew
erai hours to go to sleep in my tent, /
went outside to see IL there were a
breath of fresh air to be had. Near
the tent there was rough bench,
which had been built by some of the
boys to serve as a table for card play
Ing. 1t was about three feet from the
ground and was just wide enough for
a man to lie down on.
Il walked over to the bench, and,
stretching out on it, was soon asleep.
| dreamed that ! was standing in
Spanish camp surrounded by hun
dreds of excited Spaniards, who were
insisting that be shot at once for a
spy / was perfectly cool and had a
supreme Indifference about my fate.
They took me over to stake driven in
the ground and tied me up to it. Then
they wheeled up an enormous cannon
to within SO feet Of where l stood and
aimed it straight at me. saw the
gunner seized the lanyard and look
around at the officer in charge for the
command to fire. Then l closed my
eyes. The next moment there was
tremendous roar.
"The cannon ball struck me square
~ on the side of the right hip, and !
Kew UP into the air. woke to find
myself on the ground where had
rolled from the bench. There was
sharp pain in my right hip, and, look
ing out into the open space beyond the
tent, saw that the morning gun had
just been fred. The smoke was still
hanging 0ver,the cannon. The pain in
my hip was caused by its coming in
contact with a stake driven IN the
ground near the bench.
Several weeks later at San Juan I
got bullet in my right hip where the
cannon ball of the dream struck and
directly in the center Of the bruise felt
by my forcible contact with the stake
when l rolled of the bench. Wash
ington Star.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
NERo's GOLDEN HOUSE.
The vassness Of Extent and Magnif1cen~
6urpass Belief

On that part Of the ruins Of i'm
perial Rome lying between the Pala-
tine and the EsQuiline hills-a space
which was more than a mile In
dth-Nero erected his celebrated
Golden House." as he called the new
palace in which he fixed his abode.
The vastness of extent and the varied
magnificence of this imperial resi-
dence and its ornamental grounds all
most surpass belief; but If the details
that have come down to us respecting
it were not too we'll authenticated to
admit of doubt they might be regard
ed as fabulous.
Within its Enclosure were comprised
spacious fields, groves, orchards, and
vineyards. artificial lakes, hills, and
dense woods. after the manner of a
solitude or wilderness.
The palace itself consisted of mag
niticent buildings, raised on the shores
of the lake. The various wings were
united by galleries, each annie IN
length. The house or Immediate
dwelling of the emperor was Gecorat-
ed in style of excessive gorgeous
ness. 1t was rooted entirely with
golden tiles, and with the same pre-
cious metal also the marble sheathing
of the walls was profusely decked. be-
ing at the same time embellished with
ornaments of mother of pearl = in
those times valued even more highly
than gOld-and with a profusion of
precious stones.
The ceilings and woodwork were in
laid with iron and gold, and the roof
of the grand banqueting hall was con-
structed to resemble the firmameAt
1t was contriVed to have rotary mo-
ton. so as to initiate the motion of the
heavenly bodies.
The vaulted ceilings of ivory open
ed and let fall on the guests profu-
sion of flowers and golden pipes
sprayed over them the most delicious
perfumes.
The vastness of the plan prevented
the Golden house of Nero being fin
ished during his lifetime. Vespasian
drained the principal lake of this
fairy region. on which he built the
coliseum, and pulled down all that
Nero had erected beyond the Pala-
tine reducing the imperial palace to
the hill that once contained Rome.
Domitian built and added mfw,yptaoi
Domitian built up what his predeces-
sor had pulled down and added to the
palace the ado1es or halls and gar
dens of Adonis, the splendid wonder
of that age of magnificence Sep l.
mus Severus made several additions to
the south of the Palatine. especially h
Septizonium. the site of which has
been much disputed. While in later
days Pope Sixtus V. carried off to st.
Peters the three orders of columns of
which it was composed.
Among the modern discoveries of
the palace were room full of Roman
coins and a hall hung with cloth of
gold, and in another part of the Pa!a-
tine a spacious hall covered with
paintings Philadelphia Press.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
sehool oneries ana Auswer..

An answer. given in one of the Cam
bridge local examinations. was partic-
ularly bright. says the London Stand
ard. The question was in mechanics.
and was, why will pin not baiance
on it's point?' The reply was: First
ly, because a point being that which
has no magnitude cannot stand upon
what does not exist. Secondly. ii will.
If you stick it in 1.-THE people of
Herculaheum and Pompeii died from
an eruption" was the answer to a
question concerning the deaths from
the great eruption of Vesuvius in A.
D. 70. and an eminently practical an
swer to a question as to where Magma
Charta was signed was "At the bot
TOM"
The idea that job horses were so
called because they had to endure
such a lot, is distinctly original ard
showed a good power of deduction in
the child who was responsible for it;
while to the question of what a high
church was, the answer was, one with
a stecnle. Children who are at that
age when they object to the term
child, frequently make mistakes as
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
Organ For Sale.

Ahigh grade Estey organ in good
condition for sale ut unreasonable
price. For particulars call at this Of
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
Summer Table Decorations.

The favnrite summer table decora-
ton is Of water lilies. They last well
suggest summer and rusticity, and
look charming and pretty arranged in
crystal bowls or in low china or sill
yer dishes. In arranging water lilies
for evening decorations, the sepals
should be turned back with the fin
gers. as their strong natural tendency
to close up at night is not always over
come even by electric light, says the
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Shallow glass dishes or low bowls
filled with wet sand or moss form the
foundations of many of the most eff
fective table pieces; by keeping the
compact moss of the decoration low
and the taller portion free and open,
there is little or no obstruction to the
diners view of one another. Wires
are not essential in this form of dero-
ration if use is made of the small
moldS of rough terra-cOtta that a"e
now sold for the purpose These are
perforated with holes into which tie
flowers are to be inserted. the mold
being put irside AS it is of porous
clay. it retains moisture. keeping the
flowers fresh rs we'll as holding them
firmly in position. Roses Of manv
shades, from white. with palest mink
or yellow on the petals. to deep vel w
and crimson. make beautiful center
riaces. the pale tints arranged above
the solid co,ors. Solid blocks of ice.
cut in neaks or pyramids. set in bowls
deem enough to allow of melting with
out OVERLOOKING. are novel. They can
be made most decorative by the use
of roses, ferns and asparagus vine A
block Of ice set in a recess and sur-
rounded by ferns is almost as effrc-
tive in reducing the temperature of a
warm room as an electric fan.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18

Beautiful women everywhere owe
their matchless loneliness to the use
of Rocky Mountain Tea. Plain
women made attractive. Hulburd q
johnson.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ssasa seo Of N>HHSzezM
First Nov II Last Nov 25.
Order to Examine Accounts.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County q
- Stevens, IS, In Probate Court, special
ernI, November Z, 1899.
In the matter of the estate of Raaken
lniundson, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF
'eter Peterson. Administrator. of the es
tate of Haaken Amund son deceased -repre
~enting, among other things, that he has
fully a tninistered said estate, praying
that tir1e and place be fixed for examin.
ing settling and allowing the final account
# hi admin Stration, and for the assign
fent the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
It is orderef that said account be exam
med and petition heard by this Court on
Monday, the :th day of December A. D.
1884, at ~ O'clock NJ, at the Probate Office
y said county, and
It is further ordered, that mott, e thereof
;,e <iven to all persons interested, by pub
fishing "a copy of this order once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to
s lid day of hearing, in the Morris Tribune
:. weekly ne spaper printed and published
at the Village of Norris in said County
Dated at Morris, Minnesota, the 7th day
f November A. D., 1899.
By the Court:
: Probate GEORGE E. DARLING,
! Seal. { Judge of Probate.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
IA Inelr YOnnQer- DreTnren.

numerous as their younger Drernren.
The following two examples come
from the examination papers of the
Britannia, the boys on board of which
are from 10 to Is years of age. The
question was: why Is there a cir
cumflex accent on the e in etre?" One
answer occupied two pages Of FOOLS
cap. 1t told how in the middle ages
there was a great controversy as to
whether the accent should be grave or
acute, and at last, being unable to
come to any other agreement, the con-
tending parties decided to each give
way to the other and put both accents,
with the result that the accent on etre
was a combination of the acute and
grave. In the same set of papers the
feminine of pretre was given as seur
de charlie. &
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
Tommy Exnlained.

a don't see,' said Flossie. throwing
a torpedo on the ground with bang,
show they manage to blow up big
shin with one Of these things?''
'Oh, you girls can't expect to under
stand such things" said Tommy. in a
superior manner. "Of course the tor
pedoes they use are about 100 times
rs big, and they use a derrick to lift
them and drop them on the ship
unrper'S RaZnr.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
First Nov 11-Last Nov IS.
Notice of Application for Liquor
License.

STATE OF MINNESOTA
Z OUNTY OF STEVENS, Ss
VILLAGE OF NORRIS,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18

Female Emancipator-Wit all our
work. the cause of woman does not
progress. Why is it?
Male Philosopher--The trouble
that the pretty girls spend all thef
time trying to be brainy. AMI IL,
brainy girls spend all their time tryin
to look nrettv.-New York Weekly
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18


Notice is hereby. Given, That applca-
tons have been made in writing to
'he common couucii of said Village of
Morris ard filed in MY office, praying
for lie nse to sell intnxic ting liquors
for the term commencing on December
list. 1899, and terminating on November
Goth, 1900, by the following persons, and
at the following place as Fl ted in said
application respectively, to Wit:
Byrne and Sfni h, a. the Merchants
Hotel Bar-roofu, situate or Lot sixteen
l6l lock two ~ Morris, MINI.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said common council
of the Village of Norris at the council
room in tire armory in said Village Of
Morris in Stevens county. on Saturday
the 18th day of November, 1892 al $ o'clock
D. mr. of that day.
Witness my hand and seal of said
village this 8th day of November, A. d
1885,
W F. COOLEY,
Village Recorder
SEAL
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18
GA - ~ RIA.
Rao-. tina The Alrd You Have iiyayS BOu(
signature It I@x2N2tzx

C. A. SNOW & Co, l'atent Lawyers. cp
poslte the United States Patent Off ,e
Washington, D. C, Tho have actu.
tents in every city and town of til
United States and Canada, report tina
never before in their % years practice ha
the work of the Offi"e been so we'll up t.
late They claim that patents can no.
be procured in less than half tn ii ne
riut ly REQUIRE
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-11-18


with the result that the accent on etre
was a combination of the acute and
grave. In the same set of papers the
feminine of pretre was given as soeur
de charlie.
40 Announce Engagement.
Vassar's recent commencement
brought again to the front a curious
old custom which recurs there each
year. and around which centers the"
main interest of the senior class sup
per, the public announcement OF en-
| gagements by those girls who nave
| been rash enough to wander into EQyeS
young dream during their college
! course.
| For years the class supper has been
selected as the fit and proper place for
| this proceeding After the toasts have
! been responded to and the songs have
| been sung and the hundred and one lit
| tie things done which only college girls
would think of doing, the class Sec
rotary stands up on her chair and,
| looking around on the long rows of
faces benGRth her in the candle light,
announces that she is going to call the
engagement roll.
There are always some girls in the
class. of course. who have made an
open secret of the disposal of their
affections and have worn their rings
without reserve. The whole college
knows about them. But there are al
ways some who, for wise reasons of
their own. have locked up their ro-
n,arces securely in their own hearts.
Woe to such as these! Every girl is on
her honor to tell the truth and nothing
but the truth. and her secret is bound
to be dragged out into the candle light
for the Diaudits of the crowd.
Vt is pretty sight to see the diners
when the secretary commences to call
the roll Every face in the class is full
of interest and expectancy. Bending
far forward over the tables the seniors
graduates they are by that time, for
they have received their diplomas on
the morning of that eventful day
bending far forward they wait eagerly
for the word that is a signal for in
d:yidual and collective congratula-
tiors.
All that a girl has to answer to her
name is a simple yes" or mo" ac-
cording to the state of her affections.
Sometimes. in the embarrassment of
the moment. funny little expressions
come out UNEXPECTEDLY provided for
was one shy reply that issued from the
corner of the room as certain name
was called
There is mrch rejoicing over an en-
gagement The slurs that have been
cast on college girls are fortunately
not entirely true. No profession is
hold higher in esteem by them than
that of a home-maker. OF the class Of
100 which has been out of VaSsar col
lege for inst two wears. 10 are mar =
ried. and rs many more are engaged.
Twenty per cent is not n bad record
for n class were the average age is
now on'v % and where the years OF
gro dration have been only two.
If the various secretaries had kept
records of the number of engagements
Mt senior class supper each
year they say that it would be found
to have increased steadily each year.
Now Work Hprald
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-05

At school exhibition in Orange, n.
j.. the children were allowed to enter
into public discussion as to whether
Adam or Eve was the bigger sinner.
Isn't this a rather unbecoming sort of
intellectual skylarking? To millions of
people the old story CT Adam and Eve,
if not revealed truth, is serious al
legorical and ethical story, touching the
destiny of man and Of grave import. 1t
is not a game of puss in the corner.
This giving free play to the opinions Of
children before their bones are hard is
one of the most marked characteristics
of the advance of rationalism. Not long
ago progressive family celebrated
Christmas by allowing the children OF
the household to get up burlesque on
Santa Clans and the other hoary and
kindly traditions of the day. a certain
kind of kindergarten irreverence easily
flows out of this sort of pastime, and it
may possibly be very amusing to the
pessinaistic Gradgrinds; but why rob
the little ones of the only illusions that
they will look back to all their lives
with tender memories and grateful
hearts?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-05
Pretty Little Devices I'har Arc
Founded Upon an Eggshel1.

Presenting eggs as an Easter gift is
one of the pretty fashions which Amer
leans have adopted in the usual appre-
ciative style in which they gather IN
every good thing. Gorgeous and Won
aerful, dainty and fascinating, are the
eggs of the shops, in silver, china, silk
and ribbons, etc, and surprising and
delightful the sweets, bonbons OF other
small treasures committed to their keep
ing. And very pretty also may be the
triumphs of clever fr~2rs at home for
whose benefit the follc wing suggestions
from The Country Gentleman of what
can be done with an eggshell are afix-
ed: For preparing the egg, puncture
small hole in each end and blow out the
contents. When only part of the shell
is to be used. the egg can be boiled, cut
apart and the contents carefully re-
moved. To avoid oiliness, wash the
shells first in vinegar, next in soda wa
ter. The decorations depend on the
workers ability Water colors or oils
may be used, or silver or gilt paper de-
signs of crosses, anchors, stars, flowers,
etc, employed. In painting the light
shades are preferable. Birds, flowers
and butterflies are all appropriate
One shell is painted very light blue.
On this are several dainty apple bios
SONS. Near the top Of the shell, which
has been removed, is glued small bag
of light pink silk to match shade IN
the apple blossoms There is ribbon
to suspend it by, and the gift is intend
ed to hold glove buttons.
Another has button mold, silk COW
cred, securely glued to the bottom of
the shell for a standard. Around the
top, which has been carefully notched,
are three rosettes of baby ribbon.
French floral wreaths are the decora-
tions On this bonbon basket.
A little beauty has violets scattered
over cream ground. The shell is lined
with a bit of violet tinted silk over per-
fumed cotton, and that's a tray for
shirt waist studs. Summery looking
butterflies are painted on one design to
hold tiny pincushion.
An eggshell vase is painted dark
green and holds a dainty cluster of
lilies. 4 bit of grass seed or small
fern will thrive in them.
Newest of all and very interesting is
u shell placed perpendicularly, with
button mold standard covered with gilt
paper. The shell is painted with gilt
on light green, "Easter, 1899, and the
quotation, GA Happy, Joyous Easter. :"
Into the top bristles are fitted, for this
is penwirer New bristles may be
procured as required.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-05
The Status of the Dog.

The breeders of dogs and the man-
ayers of bench shows are again asking
that something be done to fix the legal
status Of the dog. The poor fellows
rights are in a most condign muddle.
He is petted and priced in kennel
show, and he is Drained by the authori-
ties if he gets lost in the street. Ee
brings thousands Of dollars at the sales,
but he is thrown promiscuously into the
pound if his master is not by to protect
him. Vast sums of money are expended
in importing him and in improving his
breed, but he has no protection either
from mob of boys or the dog catcher.
In some of our cities men 60 about the
streets with official clubs to kill him on
sight in hot weather He is not regard
ed as property even when he costs ST.
900 and is put down in the tax list
and hundreds Of men make living by
stealing him from his owners. Either
the dog ought to be exterminated in ac-
cordance with the old superstition that
hydrophobia is governed by the dog
star or he ought to be protected by law.
Movements to this end are now making
both in Chicago and in New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-05
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
.Daily. tDaily except Sunday.

sDaily. tDaily except Sunday.
No. 81 runs through to Columbia via Ce1.
tral r. R. of S. C.
Trains Nos 7s erd 80 run via Wileon an6
Feyet,eville-Sbort Lipe-and make closs
connection for all points North.
Trains ca G. 4 D. R. R. leave Florence
daily except Sunday SO N, arrive Darling
ton 10 is al n, Har,sville IS a m, Cberaw
II 30 a N, Wadesboro 2 Is p N. Leave
Florence daily except Sunday 7b5 IA, az
rive Darlington 20 p 20, Bennettsrile 8 Il
pm, Gibson 9 As p N. Leave Florence
Sunday only 9 80 m. arrive Darlington
10 05 N
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday oe
a N, Benneitsville 90 n, arrive Darling
toe 90 N, leave Darlington SO m, az.
rive Florence 8 Is IN. Leave Wsdesborc
daily except Sunday 3 co P m, Cheraw 45
N, Hsrtsville z 90 10, Darlington ss
p ID, arrive Florence 90 N. Leave Dsr-
lington Sunday only s 80 q N, arrive Flor
ence Is N.
J. R. KENLEY, JNO. r. DIVINE,
Cecil Manager. Gen'l Sup't
TN. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
R.A EMERSON. Gen'l Pass. Agent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-07-05
Reckless Extravaganza.

Senator Hoar is not a stingy man,
but he Jocks out for the pennies. He
was riding on a street car one day, re-
lates Washington correspondent, and
had just completed transaction with
the conductor involving the payment OF
quarter CT dollar for six car tickets
Il 10 cents ticket-when an ac-
quaintance got on board and took the
seat next to him. The acquaintance
handed the conductor a nickel and
turned to open up conversation with
the Massachusetts senator. The senator
fdgeted in his seat minute and then
broke in with the remark, 81 am glad
to see that you are prosperous.
"Prosperous!' exclaimed the other
man. why. I am poor as church
mouse!'
Excuse me; thought you must be
rich. I am comfortably we'll off myself,
but l have never felt that | could afford
to pay 5 cents for ride in street car
when l could get six rides for quar-
ter -