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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
LAKE IN AFRICAN MOUNTAIN.
Explorer Circumnavigates the Entire
 Sheet of Water.

At meeting of the Royal Geograph- ical society in London an interesting report by Poulett Weatherley on Lake Bangweulu, in central Africa. was read. The explorer cireumnavigated the entire sheet of water. His party reached the lake irl August. 1896. and established camp at the southeast ern corner. 3.765 feet above sea level. The shores of the lake are absolutely Tree from shells and the water has no depth. He sounded in many places, put never found more than fifteen feet
 US surface was usually still, very strong wind raising the smallest sea. It appears to be nothing but a flooded district. Mir. Weatherley thinks 1t was formed by the water from the great watershed of the Tanganyika plateau. The overflow is checked to the west and southwest by rim of rock, but the east and southeast has no such barrier, and in that direction there is vast swamp from twenty to forty miles in breadth. The Liposochi and Luena to the north aaa the Chambezo to the east are the chief contributors to the water supply With twansy-fva men he explored the island of M'ba. Wala, about twenty miles long and l,oQ0 yards from the shore. and pro eeeded toward the outlet Of the Luca. puia. ultimately landing at Effat isi= and. After 2 stay af some 6ima on tht Island which they found l8#. beau5i. faily wooded. well peopied and caItl- yatedt they passed oH 10 Risi island. ! IIs they found aet q bi5 liko tae island depicted on tGe maps. l. p9e- sehIed nest peaceful prosperous sight and tn common with the other two islands, Kirul and 1Ba#ala. it reared eoad number of sbeep-tAe bfoad-tailed ldl5d-sHd goats. The people appeared to live a life Of cum- 0tete peace and eoIfentment preceed= Ing 1h q northe5}Y direction, tie party reached the extreme 6orth-northvest corner of the lake Continuing their journey along the coast, they discov- cred Q narrow peninsula stfetcbiD
 north and south. having on the =s a sheet of water about three mi 'est width, which extends the wal6 sies ,.li ID of Bangweulu north and sele Iensth always separated from tB south but Is isthmus. There was Ie lake by the where, but not in lac cotton every the bark-eloth tr4f Fge quantity and York Post. ae apounaed.-NeW
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
NEW WAY OF MAKING STEEL
It Is Cast In Vacuum and Tempered
 with Liquid Hydrogen.


 Just as Americans begin to feel that they are upon the verge of developing superiority to Great Britain not only in shipbuilding, but in the steel trade, In which num1er of valuable foreign contracts have lately been taken by our manufacturers in the face of Brit ish competition, and just as nature seems to encourage the American as- piratien by showing that the English coal mines will be exhausted within another fifty years, science seems to be coming to the aid of the Britisher and may be about to open new fields of competition in steel in which America must take part if she is to maintain her hard earned prestige. The dis coyefg has been demonstrated in Lon don and b being made much of hy the English press that the ability to pro- Gaee perfect steel by casting it in a vacuum made by liquid hydrogen with 2 pracezs that it is not proposed to make public, has at last attained prac- tleability. 4 company has been formed win capital Of 30.000 pounds to ex- Ea1imeHtally develop the process, and # tae plan is successful as Prof DeWar,
 Giseorerera presumes 1t wifi be, the sE1 1aa53es that HOW cause flaws and seai=aess in steel will be done away ssz=5. al5a | metal Will result such as .s s14e= Las never seen. To say that s}sls means possible revolution t5i tlle s#5ei trade $ b put t mildly and tf 5zEe fzEz5ssA government ean control 5fa pz4eessi as il Is now intimated may
 4 se then American scientists aszl tsase of other countries NI=I 8e pHt aH3n thet9 Mettte 10 get even v.stsss 5he B45tis1lefs. Liquid .... which $ the great agestas' -.lz55 z'zs efz7 is =lss4,s;f.zs5t zlt now dIseoE- +9ar s,s,o,,+ - IS | clear. coioI1aas, elearsr tban .s.tt very volatile fluid. no fe55Fzas,3ti, ze5ure= water. be5 onlE o4e- ifs 4#sh4sl the density Of water In "a 5-f aess t fs ont of all proportion
 t-4y known liquid. 4 piece of paper When placed in t sinks. Tle differ enee between liquid hydrogen and liquid air is as great if not greater -han the difference between the ordi. nary temperature and liquid air. Liquid hydrogen places temperature at within twenty degrees of absolute zero, which is represented by 494 degrees Fahren- heit, and 273 degrees centigrade be- low zero. The boiling point of liquid hydrogen is 252 degrees below zero, at which 1t is capable Of enormous pressure. The discovery must affect every problem in physics and ehemts- try. Its possibilities are ilIimitable It may reYolutionize the methods that have been laboriously built up during the fast BOO years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
COME FIG }Rzs oa TfIEIcEMEN
ae Handles a4 Immetse amount of
Coneealed Water Daily

Congeaied Water Daily
 From t1a Philadelphia Record: @How.d yoa HRe to 6e the ieeman.2= Snyder. the calculating barber. was ar tisca1iv executing a Qulc6ssep On the tazof=streB when the above Hale dit5y foated in from t3a busy thoroagh- fare, causing smile =oH contempt to fit across his features. That simply makes me weary he remarked, as with flourish he dau6ed tae patrons face. You hear that latest aeQUisi- ton in the way Of slang phrases re- peated by men of every station, just as if the iceman's lot was an earthly paradise. As q matter Of fact, the in- diyiduaI who embarks on career which involves the marketing of con gealed moisture doesn't have to run around searching for his troubles How many people do yoH suppose ever think of the amount Of money that drips right out of the ieeman's hands when the sun beams down on his heavily loaded wagon? Don amount to much, eh? We'll. you'll change your opin- ion when 1 bring up few figures for your consideration. Starting out with a ton of ice. I estimate that melting alone causes a dead loss of about 100 pounds to the dealer. That doesn't seem much, but when you calculate that about 100 wagons a day right here in town lose that amount the fig ures are amazing. One hundred thou sand pounds at, say 10 cents per hum dred, runs up the tidy little sum Of S100. Three hundred and sixty-fye times S100 gives us the annual loss locally of $36,500. Takes a little nerve. doesn't it, to be an ieeman? Then if during the summer these drippings could be collected l figure that they'd supply all the hospitals in town with ice water baths for sunstroke patients. Frozen into solid lump, the entire years drippings would make a cube as big as a ten-story office building. Then, again, the waste when the cakes are cut is enormous, to say nothing Of what yanishes into the air when the ice is whisked clean with brush broom. But, without going into fur ther details, think you'll agree that the man who peddles ice has enough trouble to worry him into an early grave. Tonie?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
A Dogs Bath Tub,.

4 sagaeIeus dog lives at . red brick house on BeIleview avenue. near SIX teentb street. in Kansas Clfy He is a fdll-grown polnler. Al Inc cor ner Of Seventeenth street. 3 hIa and a haIf from the home of this dog. IS an iron watering trough set into the sidewalk near the curb The trough is always full of water. He leaps into the trough and squats down til the water which is more than 2 foot in depth. is almost over his back.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
EVOLUTION OF WALLPAPER.
1t Took Time to Introduce It and Bring
 It to Its Present Perfection.

1t Took Time to Introduce 1t and Bring
 It to Its Present Perfection.
 From the Paper Trade: While va- rious kinds of printed fabrics were known to the people of most remote antiquity it was not till the eighteenth century that wallpaper anywhere near its present form came into common use in Europe, though it appears to have been used much earlier in China. A few rare examples which may be as early as the sixteenth century exist in England, but these are limitations, gen. orally in flock" of the old Florentine and Genoese cut yelyets, and hence the style of the design in no way shows the date of the wallpaper, the same traditional patterns being reproduced with little or 10 change for many years. It was not till the end of the last century that the machinery to make paper in long strips was invent ed Up to that time wallpapers were printed on small square pieces of hand made paper and were very expensive. On this account wallpaper was slow in superseding the older mural deeora- tions, such as tapestry, stamped leather and paper cloth A work printed in London in 1744 throws some light on the use of wallpapers of that time: "The method Of printing wall papers of the better sort is probably the same now that t las eyer been. Wooden blocks, with the design cut in relief one for each color. are applied by hard. after being dipped in an elastic cte5a sies=e charged Rit4 Nes tenpeIa pigment. gEeat eaes heinz taken Q lay eae41=3#.z5#sz exactly on the ] l=-ll gee 90 taat tae various eolors @istg register or set together. h er- Ger te suit he productions os tie pa per mills these blocks afe made In England tWenty-ole inches wide, and ia France eighteen inches wide. The length of the block is limited to what the workman can easily lift witA one ha1d-tE.o feet being about the limit, as the blocks are necessarily thick and in many eases made heavier by being iniaid with copper. especially the thin A5H lIE t4tS. V 4ALAI5 Il uldNC OA 8 QOl43 would not stand the wear and tear of printing. Tn flock and gold or silver printing the design is first printed in strong size. the flock (dnely cut wool Of the required color) or metallic pow der is then sprinkled by hand over the paper. it adheres only to the vet size, and Is easily shaken off the ground or unsized part. If the pattern is re- Quired to stand out in some relief the process is repeated several times and the whole paper then rolled to con- press the flock. Cheaper sorts of paper are printed by machinery, the design being cut on the surface of wooden rollers, under which the paper passes. The chief drawback to this process is that all the colors are applied rapidly. one after the other, without allowing each 10 dry separately. as fs done in hand printing. 1 somewhat blurred appearance is usually t8a result.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
DEFRAUDEB.
By New Pan of Bank sUfaaIfns Ry
 Duplicate Draft.

a8Hpie1tE tIk84s3
 Boston Special Chicago Tribune. < aew scheme to deffaad the banking houses of this =eemesa unity has bas9 I =e- covered through ths officials es 5se Massachusetts National a3sk. Tae of ffeials aee assisting =tls f5zze fn tais country and ttGse of t4e se9t azi E895 fierce in Qataxaiins taa lna er. The manner in which t Is worked is as fol. lows 4 man easesa tauk a8a p0Fs ehases a dFaff. a5 He samz a5ste te3f= Hg the 5h.ee tast a5 E abroad md would HiEe 60 have duplicate drawn lie takes beth os eae drafts away 2 the original ts ef5As9 taken or sent to Europe bY the swindlee. Some bank in London essaes the erigi- na! draft and the duplicate is cashed or the continent 5y some uusuSpecting person. In this way the sWiadlers double their money. Paper issued by the Massachusetts National bank was Gsed by one of the srta5lers to secure S2.Qo0 from a bank in Switzerland. The man who had the transaction with the local bank told the cashier that he was going abroad and that he would like t6 have the drafts in two parts. He pur- ehased two drafts of $le9o each. These were drawn on a London bank. Re- gently word was received from London that one of the drafts marked dupli. cate had been eashed there. \ few days ago q letter was received from banking house in switzerland. stating that t had cashed the original draft for the party to whom Miller had in- dorsed it. The cashier of the Massachu- setts National bank wrote to a bank ing house in Troy, \. r. and asked that institution to look up man giv- ing the name of J. P. Miller. who had bought the draft in March The bank ing house replied that it found three people of that name, all reputable bus iness men. No one of the three an. swered the description of the Miller who bought the drafts. The Switzer- land bank will be the loser in this case, as the person who eashed the draft should have demanded the dupi- cate as well as the oTigiual before cash ing 1t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
Not Asking sympathy.

''I can't help feeling sorry fer the farmer, said the young man who owes for summer board.
 Why" inquired Mr. corntossel, abruptly.
 'Beeaase-why-er-beeause his back Is bent with toil.
 "Me6ae you're right Me5be it's harder to bend your back with toll than it is to bend jt riding I bicycle. And vet, can't see but what it amounts to the same thing in the end. ? -WashIngton Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
The ratI,er of Ari1nna.

Charles D. Posson, upon whom the Territory Of Arizona has just conferred q pension Of S25 . month, is known as '.1'he Father Of Arizona. He is the first delegate to Congress from that sec ton. He has been I worldwide traY- eler. and is full of stories of China sea pirates and hoH # governed his little i1ingGsm 0f IT
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04

FOR sALE-My residence on West r,s,- I avenue s. Y.T. KNoxl. ''sa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
6PECULATE ------
 nm IN HISTORIC SPOTS

Ae Birthplace of Famous Mep
 ese9.are Worth as Business.
 pgaast year no fewer than 36 .000 peo. /ie passed the turnstiles which guard ethe entrance to the little room in which Burns first saw the light In 1896, the centenary year Of Burns death. the number reached s .00o, and as ? pence is demanded from eaca vis- itor very simple calculation Will show what a large sHm of money is annually obtained by this means. The cottage Is very humble. one-st0Yied little erection, with 8 tbatched roefs and the poets father, when he first vert to live there, voal8 have opened his eyes pretty widely had anyone been able to tel him what Il sum was one day to be received fer it. The place Was bought from htm after the poets deatA1 hy a corporation ef sEoemakers, who aftefWard sold it to the present trustees for S0.000 Another famous birthplace which attracts a large mum. Der of people is that of Thomas Car lyle at Eeelefeehan. which is twenty or thirty miles north of Carlisle. There is no fixed scale of charges for visiting i this cottage. but as 1,205 people climbed the stairs last year and each probably left something with the care taker 1t wss,,ii be easily seen that here, too, is nice little property, There are other places, more or less we'll known, scattered about in different parts of England and Wales, which ehe tourist often visits. Shakespeare is still q veritable little gold mine to Stratford-on-Avon. People from all parts of the world make pilgrimages to the little Warwickshire town in order to see the famous poets birth place. The charge fer admission to the house is 5 pence, but as an interest," ing museum is usually visited st the same time, for which an extra pence is demanded, few persons leave the building without leaving 1 shilling be- hand them. Then there is Ann Hatha- ways cottage to be also seen. This is mile away from Stratford. at the pretty little village of Shottery. and it is where the poets wife was wooed and won. The writer, during a recent visit to it, was informed that on an average 100 people a day all the year round came to see the cottage. and as each visitor pays s pence s. 800 or s4000 year must be paade out of it.
 Thoughtful Generoslty.
 A fine exhibition of thoughtful gem erosity is that displayed by the widow of NJ Heriot, who was one of the founders of the great dry goods store, the Louvre, in Paris She has an nounced her intention to give SOC GOO to the present company for the crea- ton of pension fund exclusively for those women employed in the store. who, by reason Of age or infirmities, can no longer work Only those whose salary has not exceeded S1.000 year can be candidates for this pen sion. Mime. Heriot was herself em- ployed in the Louvre before her mar, riage, She. therefore. knows by ex- perienee the benefit that such pen- sion fund would confer on class of hard-working women.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
lannrs- of lsanls U EneIan.I.

The public entrance doors of the great building of the Bank of England are so finely balanced that a clerk, by pressing a knob under his desk, can close taem instantly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-04
ranfly Driven h1ad.

An extraordinary case of madness. zn which all members of a family, con- sas1ing of father. mother and four ehil- |'afen were simultaneously afflicted. has occurred at StaFelot. 4 party of stroll |ans gypsles. who undertook to tell the ||.atner's fortune by means of cards. 1eeaared that he would be killed while Esi'F1ng in the army, and this predie- kaeA so impressed him and his family aat ln tue course of the same day they deseaopea signs Of wayering reason. l 1u pelora long had to be put under stfalnf The gypsfes. who were the
 l''ee of the trouble. were arrested by
 lerfnaa police while crossing the
 atier from Belgium.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-24

the decisions of the supreme court was to
he the last OF controversy. would have.
been but piece OF goods and chatteIs IN
this country instead OF being a member OF
the house OF Representatives
80 we thought" said Mr.. Roberts be
licving. as we did, IN the righteousness OF
our doctrine We hoped there might spring
up a sentiment which would lead to a re-
versal of opinion But It did not come"
and Mr.. Roberts. with arms outstretched.
appealed to the country not to be too hard
on the people OF Utah.
Reign of Terror in Utah.
He described the condition that existed
In Utah In 1882 as a reign Of terror. The
Federal courts were being used. he said,
to drive women into exile. A man was
brought before the court He was told
that he need not go to prison II he would
give UP polygamy
But then" said Mr.. Roberts, dramat-
ically, II felt It would have been desert
ing the cause of God to have agreed"
Applause and Kisses.
A wave of applause passed over the gal
leries at this utteranee. but IL was quick
~ drowned with Kisses.
az had rather had my flesh hewn from
my limbs than to have been untrue to my
people. 1t was this feeling that was the
incentive to the lawfessness, such as 1t
was.
but" he continued, 1.-THE time came
when the Mormons of Utah were obliged
to submit, and did submit. Since then
there has not been a single plural mar
rage In Utah. The plural relations had
been broken UP In many cases. Death
nau kindly solved the problem for some
and the heartaches IL left for some made
them wish the same had come for them"
He insisted that the compact with the
United States had been observed: that
polygamy had practically ceased: that
the Mormon church had given up polyg-
amy in good faith.
Mr.. Roberts said he had been in public
life for twenty years and was not driven
to the defense of his moral character. He
was not here representing the Mormon
church. He had received a greater num-
Der of votes from the Gentiles than from
the Mormons.
you can neither exclude nor expel
me-" said Mr.. Roberts. in conclusion. II
will cling so hard to the pillars Of liberty
that you shall not drag me from them
without bringing down the whole people.
applause and hisses.)
Nothing TO He Explained.
1T have lived with a good conscience un-
til this day and am sensible of no act Of
shame upon my part. You can brand me
with shame and send me forth, but
shall leave with head erect and brow un-
daunted and walk the earth az angels
walk the clouds"
Ladies Applaud Him.
There was a great outburst Of applause
in the galleries when Mr.. Roberts con-
cluded. Many of the ladies In the gal
leries were especially demonstrative.
At 5:35 p. m. the house adjourned until
II o'clock tomorrow.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-24
Long Standing Catarrh
of Head and Stomach
COMPLETED Eradicated.

MIR. sidney Thorp, 400 Denny
Way, Seattle: II have had ca
tarrh nearly all my life, and when
/ commenced course Of treat
ment with the Copeland physi-
clans / was in wretched state o:
health. as result OF that disease.
/ was rarely free from headache.
had to breathe entirely through
the mouth, could not sleep at night,
and my digestive organs were so
seriously impaired that could
scarcely retain any food.
Through the splendid effects of
the Copeland treatment. all these
conditions have been changed. My
health is better than 1t has ever
been, and all indications of dis
ease have been removed from my
system
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-24
RINGING WORDS
ANOTHER SUFFERER
THOROUGHLY CURED

Mr.. j. p. Rector, = well known
citizen of Anacortes. WASH, has recently
taken a course of the Copeland Home
Treatment through the mails from Seat
tie, for an aggravated case of asthma,
complicated with kidney and bladder
trouble. The effects of this treatment are
shown in his own words by the letter here
reproduced, and received in response to
an inquiry concerning his condition:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-24
ALL ABOUT IT
Just What They Are Doing for Sick Folks
at the Copeland Institute.
An
Usually Paid o

sively to that class and for a similar reaf
son becomes Objectionable to a Different
class. by having about 1t some .odious
association of alms-gfvtng and charity
Is worse than a misconception. 1t is an
absurdity and contradiction.
No excellent thing loses any degree OF
fits excellence by becoming inexpensives
The electric candle, once a costly rarity-A
the ornament and wonder of few pal-
aces--has not lost radiance and value BY
being economical till it now lights work.
shops and coal mines. The nabobs and
princes Of the world do not find the bright
morning newspaper to be less interesting
because II sells for cent and is read In
the poorhouse.
Nearly everything else in modern. hu-
man life has undergone economic revolu-
tion. Doctor Copeland simply insists, In
the name of our common humanity, that
the resources Of medical science be alSd
economical till the sin and scandal OF 30
many people literally perishng for wanS
OF proper attention shall come to an end
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-24
THEORIES ABOUT FOOD.
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