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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-06
GETTING ABOUT PARIS.
The Street Cars and Omnibuses of the
 City and the Rates of Fares.


 The means of passenger transit in Paris is something that will interest a great many people the coming year, in view of the throngs that will visit the exposition. It Is effected by electri- city, steam, compressed air and horse power, There are three tramway lines serving Paris and the suburbs, and om- the city. One of the aforementioned tram lines belongs to the Compagnie Generale des Omnibus, and the other two are practically controlled by the same company; so that it can be said to have a monopoly of the entire pas senger transit, exclusive of cabs and carriages. It is a stock company or ganized in 1855, having obtained from the city the exclusive right to transport passengers from one point to another in the city of Paris. The concession expires on the S1st of May, 1910. The omnibuses are of two sizes, and drawn by two or three horses, respectively. The smaller model is arranged for 2S to 30 places GA outside, If inside and two on the platform). The larger model affords accommodations for 20 on top and 20 inside, including four on platform. The fare on the top is 15 centimes (near cents1; inside and on platform, 30 centimes (nearly 6 cents). The payment of the last-mentioned fare entities the passenger to a "cor- respondence" or transfer ticket to an- other connecting or intersecting line. No passengers are taken on when the places are filled, either at a station or en route. At the starting points num- bered tickets are handed to the pas sengers, and when there are more than enough to fill one conveyance the pre- cedenee is given to those holding the first numbers The next omnibus or Year starting begins with the number last uncalled on the previous vehicle. #The same system prevails at the fixed #stations en route for vacant places. #Ne standing in the aisle is allowed. The sstatistics for 1896 show the number of passengers carried as follows; 33 lines #of omnibuses (26 to 30 places), 50,030.- Q34; II lines of omnibuses GAO plaees), BT9 ,349, ,631; 3 lines of steam tramways, 1 2, ,862, ,e90; 23 lines of horse tramways, s7 ,092,926; lines of compressed mir #and electricity, 10.705, ,340: total, 240,- 040, ,291. The distances traversed by the divers lines vary from about two miles to little over four miles.
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HE SAID GOLF WAS sHlNNEY.
Justice, Who Doesn't Know Put from
 "Ca1, sits on the Game.

Justice, Who Does a't Know Put from
 Gall" sits on the Game.
 Without regarding the feelings Of devotees Of golf, Justice Potts of Jer- sey City has brought the aristocratic game which cannot be played without cleeks, mashies, lofters, and drivers Town to the level of "shinney." game that only requires Q crooked stick, any old thing that will serve as ball. tough shins, and an opponent whom the player does not like. Mrs. Pauline Scharff lives near the links of the Jer- sey City Golf club, and has filed obiece tions to having her children swatted on the head by golf balls driven in an ec- centric manner by beginners at the game. Despite the heat, Mrs. Scharff also objects to having the windows of her home suddenly fall to pieces in a most disquieting way. It was to stop these annoyanees that Mrs. Scharff caused Albert L. Drayton, president of the club, to explain to Justice Potts not only how it happened, but also how he would stop it iii the future. The elite of Jersey City crowded the courtroom yesterday. and listened to MT. Drayton explain that the organi- zation, through late recruits, had made some of the most wonderful strokes on record. He added that in few days new course would be arranged, and the beginners quarantined nine miles from any sign of civilization. Mrs Scharff was willing to compromise, and even went so far as to express her admira- tion of the game when played in an- other state, and everything was set tied. But the game is 'shinney.' just the same" was the decision given by Justice Potts, aud which caused the elite to loft their noses and foozle their glances as they left the putting green bound for the next tee. New Yovk Press.
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Famine in nritish East Africa.

The famine in British East Africa is a serious one. The protectorate off, cials have been put to sore straits to provide food for their subordinates and in some cases the garrisons havs been fed very largely on the game which the officers could shoot. The distress and disaffection among the na- tiyes is taking some very unpleasant forms. Recent travellers over the Uganda railway report that in places the line has been torn Up by the na- tlyes, thus causing great delay both in the passenger traffic and in the transport of stores. 1t is probable that the natives in some way connect the present scarcity with the making of the railway, and it must not be over looked that the employment of ten or twelve thousand Indian eoelies on the construction of the line may have ma terially affected the local supplies of food stuffs. The unusually low Nile which is reported from Egypt points to a severe drought in the Upper Nile regions and in the Abyssinian high lands.
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HARDENING PLASTER OF PARIS
procsss by Which the Usefulness of the
 Composition May be Enhanced.

ProGess by Which the Usefulness of the
 Composition May be Enhanced.
 .These plaster casts are very success ful as a rule,a said lover of fine art in the statuary gallery at the Art insti- tate the other day, but unfortunately, they cannot be long preserved. The Humid weather, of which we have a superabundanee in this locality, will destroy them ere many years have passed" This is the general complaint. Recently, however, a patent has been taken out in Germany for the treat ment of articles of plaster of paris with an aqueous solution of ammonium borate, for the purpose of hardening them and rendering them insolube in water. The process referred to is said to give results decidedly superior to anything that has heretofore been pro- posed The hardening liquid D1ay either be mingled with the plaster in the act of holding or may be applied on the surface of the finished casts with a brush. The solution is prepared oy dissolying boraeie acid in warm water and adding thereto sufficient am- monia to form the borate, which re- mains in the solution. The manner Of using the solution is thus described: The saturation of the gypsum or 7aint- ing If the plaster of paris is carried out in the cold. The objects are ub- sequently rinsed off and dried The surface becomes very hard after two days and insoluble in water, while the induration in the interior advances more slowly. By means of the fluid described gypsum floors can be hara- ened and rendered more durable and tmpervious 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.
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PaH hIan.

Fall Mall (pronounced pei mell comes from paile maiie, an ancient game supposed to have been played OF the present site of Pal Mall by Nor man monks, by whom 1t was intro. duced into England. The observant Pepys. in his famous diary makes mention of it thus; April 2, 166f. Into St. James Park, where I saw the duke of York playing at Pelemele, the first time that ever I saw the sport Pall Mall Bulletin.
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HATS OF OUR ANCESTORS.
Changes That Rave Taken Place h
 Manufacturing Headgear.

Speaking of the hat business" ]" said a veteran of the business to the local historian, ssmost wonderful changes have taken place since 1850. In olden times soft felt and derby hats were not known, and it was as late as 1S42 when silk dress hats were first intro- duced in this country, this being a French invention, and all silk plush used for hats in the world was, up to auth came to America he introduced the soft felt hats, wearing one him. self. It did not take American matters long to take up the idea, and in less than one year old and young Ameri- cans covered their heads with Kossuth hats. They were in shape nearly the same as tourist hats now. only being trimmed up with a nice. long ostrich plume. Along about 1858 an English tourist came along with the derby hat and in very few years they became the general headgear in the country, and up to the present date the demand for soft hats and derby hats is nearly evenly divided. h those days all the best class of soft hats were imported from France, and stiff derbies from England. This, how ever, has taken material change, as American hats are now sold in all parts of the globe, and it is a known fact that we produce the most tasty and best hats made. Before the ar- rival of Kossuth and the English tour- ist, however, the Americans did not go bareheaded, but contented them selves with mapped otter and mapped beaver hats, for the more expensive, and the so-called serateh-up or brush hats for the cheaper. Brush or scratch up derive their name from the fact that nap was raised on them by means of stiff brush constructed of whale bones.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-06
cANADA,s GREATEST GLORY.
Vast and Ancient Wilderness That Rests
 the Traveller.

The greatest glory of Canada is not Its modern progress, but its vast and ancient wilderness, says Scribner's. If you weary of the sameness and UT rof- .tableness of everything you know, go where I went last year, to the upper waters of the Ottawa, where the beaver is the master architect and the moose is king of the woods. See for yourself, as saw, that the Ottawa and the Ga tineau, appearing to come from widely distant regions, have their origin close together and are twins. Behold these two children of the lakes. nourished fresn the same generous breast. Trace .A ,F trses and see that though iss ying far in widely different di- It, 9hs, they finally arrive at con- men destination. Nobody knows all about that headwater country around the sources. of the Ottawa. It is a prolific game region, where sportsmen rarely go, for the simple reason that they can get all the hunting they want nearer to the railroad. There are plenty of deer close to almost any Canadian Pacific station west of Pem- broke, and it is not much trouble to get chance at moose in two days from Deux Rivieres, Reckcliffe, CT Mattawa. Not many hunting parties start from there, either. and suppose the reason is that for thousands of miles to the west the woods, prairies and mountains lie close to the railroad and afford almost limftless opportuni- ties. The territory inelosed by the Ottawa and the Gatineau has been from immemoria1 times the home of the Algonquin Indians, and they still remain there, in such primitive inno- cence that they receive no annuity from the Dominion government h this they are unlike the Indians of the United States or their brother tribes of Canada
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Wedding HouAes.

In olden times certain towns ana villages in England used to possess a wedding house, where poor couples, after they had been welded at church, could entertain their friends at a small cost, the only outlay being the pur- chase of such provisions for their guests as they brought with them, the house for the day being given free of payment.
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To ensitin
I'm DIoYeA

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany, through it's board of directors. Is Formulating a plan for pensioning It's old men and retiring them to that rest which they have earned by long and Faithful service. The pension plan : is now 1n the hands of committee. and will be perfected and submitted to the board of directors at the October meeting for adoption. It will involve the Expenditure of s3oo.o0o or more each year by the company, and it's tmlnediate effect will be to retire Hundred or more employees who have Hassed the allotted three score and fen years of life, or who, by reason of 4lekness or accident, have become dis &bled or incapacitated for active duty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-06
nECTRIG uAuARz.
Great Falls to Be Transformed Into a
 Flood of Fire.

Gxeat Falls to Be Transformed Into a
 Flood of Fire.
 Buffalo's big exposition-and If only one-half the promises of the manage ment are realized it will be in every Respect big affair-will be the ocea- sion of what will doubtless be most brilliant and startling electrical illu- mination. Niagara Falls will be trans. rformed into a flood of fire The seeth- ing, roaring torrent will be ablaze with all the hues of the spectrum. The Speculative natural grandeur of the scene will be so enhanced that the projectors of the strikingly novel en- terprise contend that its success will make the exposition an event in his tory. The idea is to erect series of tall towers on both the American and Canadian sides of the river. On the top of these loftly spires huge electric searchlights will be placed, in such manner that they may be played on any part of the falls. The imagination may picture the dazzling effect that will be produced when a score of those poWerfHl instruments of illumination are brought to bear upon the rushing waters as they tumble irresistibly over the rocky ledge into the depths be- meath. A constant change of colors will be used in the manipulation of the searchlights, so that now the falls will be like molten silver. again flood of crimson, again as green as old ocean itself, and so on through the whole gamut of the painters palette The astonishing effect will be still fur ther heightened by the use of electric arc lights in the Cave of the Winds, which will give to the water as it falls In front of it weird, phosphoIeseent glow. The power for this record pRsking illumination will be all within ftlsv reach, as Niagara will itself be Made to do all the necessary work. This is expected to be largely a spec tacular arrangement, but scientists hope to discover something new about the effect of light on water, and make q careful study of the chemistry of color This has been done to some extent with electric fountains, but Niagara will offer an entirely new field.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24
MEREDITH TAKES CHARGE.

New Director of the BE5.eau of En-
craving and Printing Installed.
Capt. William NJ Meredith. who was
yesterday sworn in as Director Of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. en-
tered actively upon the discharge of bis
duties this morning When the Captain
entered lis cfice he found his desk liter
atty covered with flowers Of all varieties,
shades, sizes. and designs. They were
testimonials OF friendship and good fell
lowship from the employees il the different
divisions of the Bureau.
Captain Meredith, after opening a few
OF the hundreds Of congra tuiatory letters
and telegrams went through the Bureau
and renewed acquaintance with the chiefs,
assistant chiefs. clerks. and other en-
ploves. many Of whom served under his
former administration Of the Bureau.
When he returned 20 his Office the floral
tributes had been increased by q huge
floral horseshoe that stood fully four feet
high; a basket Of flowers, which required
two men to handle It, was placed to the
left OF his desk Il was q masterpiece CT
the florists art The Plate Printers sent
him a press made OF flowers. At u
o'clock the employees called an the Cap
tain and extended their CONGREGATIONS
Comp ~ativeIy few changes have been
made il. the personnel OF the force, Cap
tain Meredith said, since ne vas last in
charge OF the Bureau, and he was pleased,
Ire said. 10 meet his old friends who nave
remained in their positions during the
Cleveland and the present Administra-
tions.
Captain Meredith Will 90 to Chicago
Monday TO close up his personal affairs
and viii bring his family back with him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24
ON CASHIER BROWNS TRACK
The Kentucky Absccnder Believed
to Be in Canada.
Man Answering His Description
Said to Have Registered at
an Ontario Hotel.

HAMILTON, Ont, Nov 2l-Frank N.
Brown. the absconding cashier of the
German National Bank of Newport, Ky.
is believed to be in Ontario.
A man registered at the Royal Hotel
yesterday afternoon under the name of
Warrington. He claimed to be from Cali
fornia, spent money freely and paid his
bills with twenty-dollar gold pieces. He
also carried q bag of gold He left last
evening, it is believed, for Brantford
Later in the day E. Lee Have, Of Gin
cinnatf, arrived al the same hotel on the
hunt for Brown, claiming TO have evidence
he was in this vicinity yesterday War
rington" was described to him and he
stated that the description tailed exactly
with Brown and the writing in the hotel
register is very similar to tnat of the ab-
seonding cashier.
Have, who IS attracted by the s9. .000 re
ward offered for the apprehension of
Brown, who was short $500 coo in his ac-
counts when be disappeared, left on the
first train for the West, believing sin
cerely that ne was close on the trail of
his man.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24
AMERICAN ATTITUDE IN CHINA.
The Mckinley Administration Lee
tured by the London Times.

NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-The London cor
respondent of the Evening Pest" in his
weekly cabIed letter, published this af-
ternoon, says:
The New York correspondent CT the
Times has made himself very busy
this week with sinister specula-
tions upon Americas attitude in
far supports him as TO give Nj Nc
Kinley, Secretary Hay. and the United
States generally, an editorial talking to
for jamming the wheels Of that ponderoUs
steam roller, the Concert Of Europe. How
dare yoa' is the keynote Of the Times
correspondence and editorial, but outside
the Times Office Mr. Hay may find every
English encOura cement to pursue his OBJ
ject of placing the negotiations on a more
rational and business-like basis
One vic speaks with peculiar kacwI-
edge Of that class of English opinion
which generally prevails In the long run.
puts the case to ne thus. Admit that
the punishments proposed by the Chinesa
authorities are futile and possess nc real
corrective Pcs er,s you must also admit
the futility of supPoEiRg the Chinese Gov
ernment to be willing or able to carr
out punishments On the scale demanded
by Germany. Neither set of proposals
leads anywhere except to that very. par
tition Of China which We in England are
most anxious TO avoid. II America can
suggest q mears OF efeetual punishment.
while keeping the Powers together, she
viii deserve we'll Of Us all -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24
MR.. WILSON'S ILLNESS.
His MaIady suddenly Takes an 4:
Eravated Form

His Masady suddenly Takes an Ag-
Eravated Form
Commissioner of Internal Revenue VIII
son Is seriously III with ? complication Of
bronchial and asthmatic troubles at his
rooms al the Riggs House
Mr.. Wilson has been confined TO his bed
since yesterday morning and early this
morning his illness. which was at first COZ
sidered merely a heavy cold, took a more
dangerous turn. Dr.. Frank 4. Gardner, who
is II attendance during the forenoon fear
cd fatal termination OF the disease, but
at o'clock he sent word 10 friends CT Mr.
Wilson that the patient was somewhat bet
ter and viii probably recover.
Commissioner Wilson was in excellent
Health on Wednesday, but on Thursday
was suffering from his cold. Yesterday
morning he sent word TO his Office in the
Treasury Department that he would not
be able to be at his desk
This morning Deputy Commissioners
Williams and Wheeler were called to his
bedside hurriedly when a fatal termina-
tion of the Illness was feared. They left
him much relieved at the Improvement in
his case. and we're at the internal Revenue
Bureau this afternoon
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24
SUPPORT FOR THE BOERs.
AfriI<anders HOLD Secret zIeetini
in Cnpe Colony.


LONDON, Nov IA report has been
received here from Cape Town to the ef-
feet that secret meeting OF Afrikanders
has been held at Robertson. Cape Colony.
thirty miles from Worcester, on the Cape
Central Railway. and that g number OF
those present at the session pledged
themselves to support the Dutch cause
whenever called upon to do 80.
This, IN connection with the reported
renewal of Boer activity in various parts
OF South Africa, has caused some concern
here. 1t is feared that the efforts to
crllsS reason IN Cape Colony have not
been as effective as they might, and that
the beers may receive help from unex-
pected sources TO keep Up the warfare
against General Roberts
the fact that the Robertson meeting
was held in secrecy is a disturbing one
and indicates that the sentiments OF the
members were not strictly loyal to the
English cause.
Advices have been received from Jo-
hannes5urg, coming through Pietermar-
itzburg, Natal, by post. They state that
General French sent a column through
-Riversburg on November Is. A par
ty of about forty Beers fell back on the
approach OF this column Only few
shells were fred. a Boer patrol visited
Brakpan on November II and carried of
all the horses
The officers at headquarters say it viii
be impossible for refugees TO return TO
johannesburg fer several months.
The sentence Of death has been passed
on an Italian Of the name Of Deli, who
took the oath of neutrality and then re-
Joined commando and killed two mem
bers of COmpton's Horse who went into
a house where he was. Later on Deli
was found unarmed walking on the veldt
north Of johannesburg. He was arrested
by a patrol and Identified as a man VINO
was present during night attack on
Compton's Horse.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24
CHICAGO POLICE PUZZLED
Boys Body Found Swinging From
Back Porch.
inability to Decide Whether 1t
Is Case Of Murder. sui
eide, or Accident

CHICAGO. Nov. 2i-Robert Crotty. SIX
teen years old. was found swinging by a
rope attached to a railing ca the back
porch OF his fathers home at $50 O'Clock
last night The boy had evidently been
dead for several hours when found The
police are mystifed concerning the case
and say that they are unable 10 tell
whether it is murder, suicide, or accident.
There are finger marks on the dead boys
throat which look as If he had been stTan-
gled and the body then swung 20 rope s
end TO give the appearance Of suicide The
boys hands we're n his pockets
Mrs. Ellen Neff, a neighbor, says she
heard mans voice on the porch early
in the evening. She heard him say: Car
~ him easy. don't let lin fall"
Three hours later the corpse was found.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24
THE SITUATION AT PEKIN.
Chinese Pence Negotiations at
StaHdstiIi.


PEKIN. Nov 24--The negotiations in
regard to the peace proposals are at a
standstiu It is believed here that the
various Governments are discussing the
latest edIct in regard to the punishment
of certain Chinese functionaries, and IN
I'll they reach some decision on the Ques-
ton the ministers can do nothing
The situation appears to be growing
worse instead Of better Some parts Of
the city are very much -overcrowded and
business is at a standstiH.
Reports from the southern provinces re-
ccived here are 10 the effect that the re-
belIion IN that secti IN will not amount to
much. There is considerable talk OF re-
bellion but very little actual fighting has
taken place.
There is considerable sickness among
the troops, although strict orders have
been issued against the use of unboiled
water.
COLOGNE. Nov. 24-The Gazette, =
which generally expresses the opinions OF
the Government. says today, in discussing
:he Chinese situation that France. Eng
land. and Germany have practically reach
ed an agreement regarding the penalty
clause, while the United States and Rus
sia are pleading eytenuating circumstances
The question of whether it is necessary 10
make a great display Of strength to en-
force the death penalty or 10 be contented
with something more easily attainable, the
Gazette says, is serious enough to war
rant a postponement Of the question for
ripe meditation. Without the aid of China,
that penalty cannot be imposed and such
aid is not yet forthcoming.