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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-08
HELP FOR FAMINE SUFFERERS.
Mrs. Merry Suggests Good Plan for
Raising Relief Fund.

Mrs. c. c. Merry, who some weeks ago
suggested the plan Of having the pupils
Of the public schools give a penny each
for the famine sufferers in India makes
schools OF Sedgwick county and All over
the state now donate q penny each 10
the relief fund. The plan was acted upon
by Professor Dyer IN the schools here and
nearly so wGs raised and Forwarded 10
The Christian Herald, New York. to he
"a ~warded 10 the famine-stricl1 dis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-08

Continued on Seventh Pag..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10


! itE 'i1fiF a'td nave no otSiT' 70 40
50
j \ man who cane 10 the Institute
Wl;h tie diagnos.5 Of his physician
tAat he Vas hopel'ssiI Il! with
i hriShts disease, Went h1n" cured
man After several years he writes:
II IS useless u NE 10 say more than
hat L saved me from drurk2rd :
grave ! am Wei, ar have 10 desirn
for liquor only regret thai did net
tahe i sooner.
\ngtatr says I nave 10 better
fiji "a on caltn than keeley. My
/ hea4th IS perfect ! shall never forget
III" iNnd treatment ! received NAito
the.e. Won have done wonders 70.
me and ny friends
The reporter Vas fofclhlN lmpr"sSo'.
WIll iAc fact tl-at every letter and
there We're many or then1-rDoke IN
terms cf the W1rmest appreciation u
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10

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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10
n herd ps registered COWS

own herd % registered COWS. 4an
succe-3 OF the Institute is due to thu
TACT taat men are IN charge Of it who
thoroughly know their business ana
know what kind Of treatment the pa
tients require They have studied it
scientifically and know It also By ex-
pericnce
Co. Osborn then showed the repor
ter number Of letters from keelev
graduates. One man who was treated
five years ago said: 4 never fail to
lay good word for keeley. am
glad TO testify that l still do not want
tho accursed staff" He quoted Rev.
Dr. ). T. Reid who said that ne
preached against it and would not use
It in sickness. He told his son he
wanted to go into the presence Of God
free from it.
Another man writing about the cure
said he was thankful that it had saved
and crowned with honor me last
years q Judge Do@sey Battle, who re-
comfy died After graduating al
kec,ey Dossev Battle actively en-
gaead for more than a year in helping
10 save Othe,s as he had been saved
The writer paid a high tribute to Col
Osborn for the kindly and generous
manner in which he treated and cared
for those addicted to the destructi ;o
h,.hit u fr3inkcnncss
still another man who was treated
several years ago wrote under recent
date that Il" is wells saved He says
h" has not used or had any desire 80
rs" any intoNicants. His energy has
returned. and he is able 10 put in full
tine in his business, which has won
derfully increased. :! shall certainly
be says never forget your kindnes=
TO mc VIXEN | was st KeeIey.
Il love the Instit!te.' another man
writes 1T will do al it claims 1t i
the best and most wonderful thing
have ever known. | can truthf!Illy say
| have nOt touched a drop since leav-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10
Some Curious Tree-

There are many vegetable wonder'
in this world OF ours Certain tropl
cal trees furnish clothes as well a.
food, and the inner bark OF others i
smooth and flexible enough for writing
paper The bread tree has solld
fruit, little larger than a cocoanu',
winch, when cnt IL slices aud cooked.
can scarcely be distinguis from ex
cellent bread The weeping tree OF
the Canary Islands is wet. even IN q
drought constantly dls.illing water III
its leaves, aud the wine tree % Naur-
tins Island furnishes good wine III
stead oi water 4 kind u ash IL
Sicily has sap which lar1ens int"
sugar, and Is used as such by the ma
tiyes without any refining. The pro
duct Of the wax tree IN the Andes re
sembcs beesway very closely. Then
there Is the butter tree of Africa.
which produces az much az a hundred
pounds a. once, only 70 be renewed II
a few months This secretion when
hardened aud sated is difficult 70 dis
tinguish from fresh, sweet butter =.
Closely rivalInG this IS the falik tree
Of Sonth America. the sap of which re
sembles rich COWS milk. aud II used
AS such by the natives. China can
boast Of a soap tree, the seeds Of which,
when used as soap, produce strong
-ui-, and remove dir. md grease
readily Ia direct opposition 70 these
usefa trees is the man eating plant oi
the ,ropic=. which resembles venus :
'iy trap in is nature. l. has snort.
thick trunk armed with marrow. Hex
lie, barbed spiues.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10
Loss Of Sting and Death.

Why does tic loss OF lis sting cause
tho bee 70 die: We arc asked Il does
not cause it to die II is an cid theory
that never had any foundation The
e neral opinion is that the bee in los.
lng lis sting loses a portion OF is in.
t">tlno> But the vrte- has proven
over and over again that tho bee vii
live a long after lis sting S gone as
Il VIII with the sting He has caught
bees number Of times. after having
been Stune by fhcm. confined them,
and they have been a> lively as any
bee could ho. Several writer's have ex.
pressed themselves as having demon
receLt number e GlelCinS> says that
lie has repeatedly tried to ascertain +.
bees that had lost their s1ings were il
any way incoDveDiepced thereby, and
that so far as be could tell. they were
not incoDvoDlelced aud that they lived
as long as other bees. h thinks that
nature has SO provided that the poison
sac and contents NAV be torn away
and yet tho bee remain perfect in al
other respects. Still there IS no way
Of determining whether or not suc.,
bees gather honey : whe7 her thzy a-e
permitted 70 remain - tie n!ve-TAt
E..toHsi>S
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10

Al! British coiors are male of the
puress silk, ani they measure three
feet niue inches broad by three tsas.
deep, exclusive Of the fringe. Which
is about two inches deep. The stasf
20 which the colo, IS attached meas
urea elgh, fee. seren aaa half
inches The cords and sassels are Of
crimson and gold mixed
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10

That letter is sample Of many.
There is 10 fake about that II is
from the heart Of grateful man who
feels what he says
After spending some time ii looking
over the letters. Col. Osborn carried
US through the buildings and grounds,
all SO admirably arranged. so qu;et
Eet attractive and inviting. 1t is an
ideal place and Ne were so Impressed
with its charming beauty and able
management that We would like TO 60
into a descriptive article However, we
xii! defer that fer some future time.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10
CHAIRMAN SIMMONS 10 CHAIRMAN Butler.
Populst Leader Wakes Foxy and Sets Trap
That Doesn't Catch the Democrats.

OF the Peoples party as now constituted
having an existence separate end in
dependent from that Of the Republi-
can party. Until the organization Of
the Peoples party in this Sta,e proves
Its right TO be treated as political
entity. separate and distinct from he
Republican party, by refusing 10 fuse
with that party upon State. county,
legislative and Congressional randi-
dates. the Democratic parry cannot
consider your proposition
Concerning the suggestion contain
ed in your letter as to jour debate
between you and the Democratic can
dldates for the. Senate. you are in-
formed that the Democratic party has
no candidate for the Senate Id inat
1t does not propose to discuss or con
slider the Senatorial question until If
ter the question of whether North
Carolina IS to be governed by the
white man OR by the negro mas been
settled in the August election. From
that paramount and a.l-absorhlpa
question the Democratic party does :.ot
propose to be diverted, either by Sen.
atorial contest, sham tickets, or Gun
ningly devised schemes to play Doli.
tics
Yours truly,
F. NJ SIMNC\S.
Chairman Democratic State Ex Com.
That's the way to treat decoy
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10

New Scotland Yard IS the largest
police Office IN the world. Il Is capa-
ble.o accommodating 1000 police Of
nceFs.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10

Some recent experiments have been
made by Armand Gautier on the
amount Of the chlori1es contained IN
sea air. They were conducted at the
lighthouse at Roched0uvre- situated
about tfty-live kilometres FROM the
coast, during and after the long con
tinuance OF a good breeze directly in
shore from the Atlantic The air was
drawn through long tube containing
gtasswork, and this was then analyzed.
He found that IN a litre OF air there
was only 0.022 OF a gramme OF chloride
Of sodium. Small as this quantity IS.
it suflices, perhaps. with the aid o!
the traces Of sodium present, to give
sea air It's tonic qualities
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10

All interesting piece OF apparatus
has recently been patented by firm
Of Vienna manufacturers to be used
for the purpose Of rescue IN coal
mines. 1t consists of an Indian-rub
ber cloth receptacle made in the form
of collar aud closely surrounding
the wearer's neck. which serves as a
breathing bag and contains supply
Of quick lime for absorbing carbonic
acid and water vapor. A mask is worn
oxygen for breathing Is carried In
container, SO that a man possessed Of
this apparatus can remain IN n place
which is filled with irrespirable gases.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

An astronomical day begins a. noon.
:welve hours after the beginning OF
the civil day, aud is counted from the
first to the twenty fourth hour. A
civil day commences at midnight, and
is counted from tho first 10 the twelfth
hour. 4 nautical day is counted as a
civil day. but commences, like AZ
astronomical day. at noon.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10

The care that the watches of rail-
way men receive is shown in the regu
lations recently adopted by Western
railway for it's employees. Seventeen
jeweled watches are required, and
they must be supplied with Breguet
hairsprings The watches must be
inspected every three months and must
be submitted to the Inspector once Il
week for registration. No employe Is
permitted to set his watc h or to change
it's movements unless 1t should chance
to run down
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10
Yours truly,

Chairman Democratic State Ex Com.
mat $ the way TO treat decoy
ducks
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10

The government of Ontario. Canada.
proposes to make a survey Of n large
portion Of the land lying between the
for;y-seventh parallel and Hudson
Bay. The tract to be surveyed COM
prises about LAG, 600 square miles.
and while it contains much valuable
timber. it has been but little explored.
There are also said to be indications
Of valuable minerals, and the plans
for the survey seem to look towards
an ultimate Hudson Bay railway
scheme.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-10

The latest calculation of the velocity
and direction Of the suns motion IN
space is by Professor Simon Newcomb.
He estimates that the solar system TX
being carried in a northerly direction
at the rate of l6s kilometres-a little
over ten miles-per second. The point
toward which we are moving is within
very few degrees of the extraordin
arily bright star Vega in the constella-
tion of Lyra.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
SHELL-DCDGING.
Fine Art Practiced by the Soldiers Non
 in South Africa.

Fine Art Praeticed by the Soldiers Now
 in South Africa.
 Frequent mention is made in the dis. patches of war correspondents oe "shell-dodging," and the average read- CT is at first at a loss to understand the precise meaning of the words, un- til their constant repetition leads one to believe that probably it is possible to see shells in their aerial flight, and consequently the soldiers are able to dodge them. A sergeant major of ar- tillery, who has seen some active serV- ice all over the world gives us some information about the true art In aR his long experience he said he had only seen three or four shells actually in the air, and they came from the gun he himself fred He explained that there are few guns with a somewhat slow muzzle velocity, and the men fir ing these can sometimes catch 9 glimpse of the shells in their flight. but it would be impossible for any man to see a shot coming toward himself Dodging shells is done by getting un- der cover immediately before gun is actually fred For instance" said the sergeant major, If I were climbing a hill, at the top of which a gun was di- reeted against me. I could ts 4ctly when a shell was likely 10 con- md. ing along. Before the order s.vez to fire the men in charge of tas piece stand clear. and that is the warning uote, so to speak. Keep your weather eye on the gun directed against you, md when the glnners stand cls IT you dodge the shot"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
A DANGEROUS GAME.
a foInap Pastsue That Not Ensrs.
 quentIy Ends in Tragedy.


 Italians in Rome have a delightful little game, which is called the Pas satella." It is played mostly nowadays in low drink shops, and as it leads fre- quently to murder, the police are aux- ious to stop it. Round a table some men are smoking. At the head sits a man with a flask Of wine and a glass before him. He is the president oS the party. An the company, inciud- Ing the president, have paid for that flask of one, but not one of them can drink drop of it unless the president gives permission. He, however, may drink as often as he likes. When he passes the glass to apother that other may drink until the president cries "Stop!" and the glass is passed to the next. Sometimes the "Stop." comes before a single drop is drunk. This ia the fun for the others who are allow ed to drink. A good-natured president rarely repeats this joke, but it some times happens. that he has a grudge against one of the men, and then the unfortunate victim sits the whole ev- ening. smoking and frowning, while he secs al. the others drink but himself. This is making an "Olmo" of him! And woe to a president who would make an "Olmo" of the same mar twice, for he would soon have knife run across his throat. It Is the ire. ouency of such 2 tragic end fiat causes the police to tfy to prevent the game when possible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
ORIGIN OFTHE WIG.
History O, Every Nation Mentions wlgs
 Very Early.


 Very Early.
 The first wig mentioned in history was made out of a goats skin and was worn by the daughter of Saul, king of Israel. The first artistic wigs were made in the south of Italy for Gle Gapiniens. who lived in Apulia, an0 were known for the luXuries of their toilet. These people were, they say, the first who painted their faces; this they did with the juice of strawberries. Xenophon relates that little Cyrus when he visited Astyages, his grand father. whose eyes were framed IL blue paint and who wore an enormous wig, threw himself on his knees ana eried: 70, mother, what beautlfui grandfather I haye!" The Phoenieian women, who were proud of their hair, having b-en ordered by tAeir priests to offer it up on the altars dedicated to Venus after the death of Adonls, obeved but with murmuring. Soon they were consoled by a Greek merchant who told them that he would give them the means of hiding their bald pates under luxuriant curls. In his chariot he had hundreds of wigs of all colors. Wigs were in vogue in Rome toward the end of the republic, and so well made that, says Ovid, "No man could know if his wife had any halr at all before she had given him an oppor- tunity of seizing her by the tresses, Teutonle peasants were the providers of blond hair for rich Roman prln cesses, who loved the contrast of Its Haxen hue with their black eyes. They even had morning wigs, small ana tightly eurled, Of any color, and Kept the beautiful fair ones to receive tnelt admirers at night. Messalina had lou wigs to disguise herself.-Exchans7.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
snti-ateoholic Serum.
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Anti-alcohollc serum, says Farls .orresnondent. is now an accomplished focf Dr. Sappelier and Dr. Thebault announced recently to the Academy oi Medicine that their experiments, eblef' Ivy unon horses, had been efficaeious, ana asked for committee to examine t1.o nractical results of their researches n nroducing invincible disgust, not only for spirituous liquors, put TOT a,ine and other beverages containing ,oseer proportions of alcohol.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
WHERE GOLD mRoms
F'esh Deposits of the Precious Meta,
 Every Year.

issH Deposifs of the Precious Metal
 Every Year.
 There are localities where gola may be said to grow every year, or. in other words, where fresh deposits of the precious metal are to be found annu- ally, says Answers" One such dis- trlct is in the Edmonton country, in the Canadian northwest where. after the spring floods from the same banks and benches of the Saskatchewan river, there are taken every year con- siderable quantities of gold by a few dlggers, who make their living out of the business. But the most conspicu- ous and interesting case of this sort IS to be seen near Ichang in the pro- vince of Hupeh, in China For many centuries past each year gold has been washed from the banks of coarse gray el on both sides of the River Han. and In the midst of the auriferous district there is an ancient town called Uiku- tien, which means Gold Diggers' Inn." Its inhabitants subaivide the gold bearing ground among themselves an- nually, stalking out their claims with partitions. They pay no royalty and appear to earn no more than bare subsistence, but this may be doubted, as John Chinaman is an adept at lay in low and sayin' noffin'" :" The an- nual river floods bring down millions of tons of mud and sand, which is charged with gold, both "fnee and in flakes, is deposited to a depth of six inches or more on the banks of gravel. It is in the winter that the gold is washed, and fl is said that seven men work about twenty tons of the "pay dirt" in day,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE

New Through Trains to Port land, Puget Sound, "The Rnr- lington-Northern Pacific Ex- press," No fl, from St. Louis, at 9:00 a, m, for Cansas City, St. Joseph, Northwestern Nebraska, Black Hills, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, ssTa- coma. Seattle, Puget Sound, and port land, Oregon, via Billings, Montana the short line and time saver to the Upper Northwest. To the Puget Sound in 77 Hours. Through coaches, chair cars (seats free), stand ard sleepers and dining cars with through tourist sleepers from kansas City. This is the main travelled route St. Louis to the Northwest.
 Numbea ''Nebraska Colorado Ex- press" mid-day train from St. Louis for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Pacific Coast; one night to Denver. Also for St. Paul. Minneapolis and beyond.
 No. I5. at S.45 D. m. St. Louis to Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, Kansas, Nebraska. Colorado. Utah, Pacific Coast, via Denver also to the Northwest Montana. Washing ton, Oregon. via Lincoln and Billings.
 Write.
 + RI RUGG, l. W WAKELY T A, GOA Pine St., Gen. Passenger Ag't
 St Louis, Mo- St. Louis, Mo.
 HOWARD ELLIOTT, 6en1 Manager.
 St. Louis, Mo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
ODD REASONS
T for Advising People to stu
 Stamps on Straight.

SldInpS on SCfalS nts
 New York Tribune: Did you eve
 fpen to think said A. V. Rawdon
 kansas City, at the Gilsey house, F how much better it would be if Eple would atfix stamps neatly and
 an upright position upon their let
 instead of in the helter-skel Eaer which is generally prevalent? kldes, is 1t treating in fitting manner memory of those great ones ill the Eory of the republic whose features held in living memory by means ot post? The father of his country not come down to us historically .eae likely to enter the presence of FeF on his nose, or, even when car Es you notification that your banK FpQat Is oyerdrawn, to do so while 9aag along on his left eyebrow. Do talnk that he who wrote the say ol Poor Richard and drew up the 9eies of Confederation for the Al " convention would stand on his 'u' even were he conscious that it ] ms lot to carry around patent Fleihe advertisements and book no F@ Would the conqueror of Appo- E08' after his wonderful trip around world, rest easy if he knew he was Eaeng that triumphal progress oay and entering the uttermost pels or t&e earth on his ear, hit l UT nat on his back? Or, again, is psa'tlng that the stern and rugged 'qaefor of New Orleans and uncom 4liSlng opponent of the United Ess bank should enter your pres- } upon his right or left side? ] ausf even to think of him as stand
 VI his head, on account of the " ms position woIld cause him,
 " his spike-like hair. By all sas, s suck your stamps on straiga~ sOoas better and, besides, pays a \ ], lting tribute to the pe"'on's
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
Farming in Colorado and New Mexico.

Farming in Colorado and New Mexico.
 The Denver < Rio Grande Rail. road. "The Scenic Line of,the World, !" has prepared an illustrated book np- on the above subject, which will be sont free to farmers desiring to change their location. This publica- ton gives valuable information in regard to the agricultural, hortieul- tural and live stock interests of this section, and should he in the hands ofevery one who desires 10 become acquainted with the methods of of farming by irr ation. Write s. K. Hooker, G. P. &. T. A., Denver, Colo.s tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
Bad Year for Horses.

Horses are suffering everywhere his year. Pink eye is prevalent in ireland, horse sickness in South africa and in America. Some disease is Bilt- ing off horses in the northwest at an alarming rate. A veterinary surgeon says the disease is rare. and is caused by eating oats which have been dam- aged lay rust.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
Electricity a Century Ago

[sceficity as we know it is just years old. In 1799 the Italian sci- FS' volta gave definite form to the 4ou or producing the current, and rom his name that we have the
 soitmeter to describe the instru-
 ! Whlch measures the force of the
 sn'' and volt as the init of that asurement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
Sure Footed Boer Horses.

The horses which the Boers ride are very much like the Welsh or Scotch ponies, being very sure-footed, and with a power of leaping from rock to rock that is phenomenal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
Attracting
 Attention
Take n run up there and INVESTIGATE FOR YOURSELF.

You will find the same handsome PuIlmans. Cafe Cars and Coaches tall broad vestibuled) which delight the California tourists and cause them t0 say:
 YOU DON'T HAVE TO afoLoGIzE E0H RIDING ON THE DENVER" A. A. GLIssoN, c, A. P.D.
 CHARLES l.. HULL. T. P. A.
 W. F, SHIRLEY, A. c, ?. A.
 FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-16
MONEY 

Does not worry the residents in the Texas Panhandle. Fam- ous for the CATTLE, marvel. ou as Il WHEAT country. pro dueing MELONS preferred by Eastern epicnres, rich in FFED STUFFS, CORN and COTTON this section is now