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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

The Great Spirit Sits Upon the Highest
Mountain, Supposed to Be Harney's
Peak-Ascribe Supcrnatura! Powers to
What They Don't Understand.
TTHE Indian has many deities.
| To him everything is
I "Wakan." The mysterious
and unknown is ruled by the
gods or deitics OF greater or lesser
"Wakan.;' Anything that is super
natural, mysterious OF surerbuman is
"Wakan."
TIE Black Hills Of South Dakota,
from az Indian point Of view, IS the
homo OF the gods, from whom all
power originates. The wind and the
lightning are sent forth from the dark
recesses of the mountains and the
very foundations OF the hills are made
to tremble, when the Great Spirit
gives vent to his anger. Ghe old In
dian tradition says that the Great
Spirit sits upon the highest mountain
in the Black Hills, supposed to be
Harney's Peak, and from this exalt-
Cd position, he directs the move
ments OF the lesser gods and his own
people. In his pleasant moods, lie
causes the sun to shine, the grass to
grow and the Indian tribes to be at
peace with one another. IN his an
gry moments, he lets loose the winds
and lightning and tho world is made
dark and the children of the Great
Spirit are punished by famine and
death.
, Many years ago the Great Spirit
kept white man chained be-
meath the big mountain. The man
hresspassei upon the chosen hunt
ing ground Of the children of the
Great Spirit and he was forthwith
captured and made example of before
all other rrespassers Of the palefaces.
The white man was o giant, whose
Footprints in the sands were twenty
feet long and he was so powerful IN
his right arm that he could break the
bufalo's back and could twist from
its roots the lofty pine; yet the Great
Spirit ruled him.
PRIMITIVE EAISMAkER.
The Great Spirit had a good many
lesser deities, wAo were given power
over animals aad things. Onkterl
WAS the god of water. This deity in
outward appearance resembled an OK,
being much larger. A great part OF
the religion of the Indians came from
the wakan influence of this god.
There are both male a2d female, the
former having control OF the water and
the earth beneath the water, and the
latter having an influence over the
Hand by The side Of the water. When
the god Of water wants rain to fall he
lifts his tail and horns to the clouds
and Immediately the rain falls. Onke-
tri assumes an important part in the
juggling and superstitous beliefs of
the Indians. The medicine men OBJ
tain their supernatural power from
this source. The god and goddess
ore nortals and can propagate their
kind. They have power to impart
sSrom their bodies mighty Wakan in
tence.
a-o-ter- dah is the god Of the for
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Educate Your Bowels With Cascaress'
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation lo.eIeI'
nc osc. nc c. fail druggists refund money.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

For Whcoping Cough, Pisos Cure is sue
cessful remedy.--M. ?. D1ETt P. 81 Th!oop
Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y, Nov. 4, 1881
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Dyeipg is as simple as washing when you E,I
use PUTNAM FADELEss DYES. Soio os dill
druggists.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Last year 4.7oo,oo cubic yards OF ma
terial was drcdgcd out OF tie Duluth
Superior llarbor.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

The Movement in New York.
Governor Roosevelt received at the
Executive Chamber over q hundred
delegates from various parts aztSs
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lVc or 2oe'
t,S = e. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Tho Best Prescription for Chills
aad Fever is a bottle Of GROVES TAsTKLEss
CHILL Tonic. 1t Is simply iron and quintne in
tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price Hc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

There are 10000 miles Of railway
now in operation 0" under constrNc-
ton IL Africa.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
To Cure a Cold in Ono Day.

Tske LAXATIVE BRoAo QU1S1NE TABLETS. All
drrezists refund the money If it fails TO cure.
e w. Groves signature is on each box. &c
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Ruskin's sixty four books brought
him in $4,000 4 year.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

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.ntatives Of
$ors to dis
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avs enacted
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colleagues,
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good roads.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07

Re refused to make
bpriation, he believed the
ed to be driven from
relieved that the Gov
espouse their cause, rs
Ehad the cause Of everything
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-07
GODS OF OUR RED MEN,
THE HOME OF ALL INDIAN DEiTlES
is IN THE Black HILLS.

The Great Spirit Sits Upon the Highest
Mountain, Supposed to Bo Harncy's
Peak-Ascribe Supernatura! Powers to
What They Don't Understand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
MANY PEOPLE CATCH COLD.
Slight Causes Often Produce serious Re-
 suits to Mems Health.

Slight Causes Often Produce serious Re-
 suits to Mems Health.
 The various ways in which a cold may be brought on are thus described by Dr. ]. H. Kellogg: "A little -.aife blade of air blowing in through crack in a window upon some part of the body will chill that part and the blood vessels of that region will bes come contracted, affecting somewhere in the interior of the body an area in reflex relation with this portion of the surface of the body. For instance, the blood vessels of the skin of the top of the shoulders and the chest Are asso- ciated with the blood vessels of the lungs, so that whatever happens to the blood vessels of the skin of the shoulders and chest happens also to the blood vessels of the lungs. If there Is a contraction of the blood vessels of the back of the neck there will be a contraction of the blood vessels of the nose and throat, and if there is a contraction of the blood vessels of the top of the shoulders and the shoulder blades, there will also be a contraction of the blood vessels of the lungs When the influence of the cold is con- tinued this contraction is followed by congestion. When one puts his hands into cold water, for few minutes they are first pale and then red. This is re- action. The longer the application and the more intense the degree of cold the greater will be the contraction and the congestion. So if the back of the neck is exposed for long time to the influence of cold one is likely to have a cold in the nose and throat; if the shoulder blades and the tops of the shoulders are exposed one is likely to take cold in the lungs and suffer from congestion of the lungs. If the cold is long continued it may cause not only a congestion but an inflammation of the nose or lungs. So If the bottoms of the feet become wet or chilled a weakness of the bladder may result il there has ever been trouble there, or a weakness of the stomach if there has been satars1 Of that organ"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
suIcir z AHD CIVILIZATION.
The More Progress the More Taors It
 of Se1f-Destruction.

Felix Adler, the New York ethical clergyman, says of suicides: Suicides are oD the increase in the present cen tury. They have tripled in number in the last one hundred years. It is the disease of civilization, increasing ip numbers with the progress of civiliza- tion. Germany, where civilization has reached the highest point on earth, is the blackest spot in this respect. It is the same story as you proceed from the less to the more liberal creed Wnere the population of a community is made up purely of the Russian church there are 40 suicides to the mil. lion; where the people are purely of Ere Catholic faith there are 5S to tha million; in Protestant communities there are 190 to the million. External conditions appear to have much to do with the act. There are more suicides sn wet weather than in dry, more by night than by day. more on moonlight nights than on dark nights, and there are three times more men to die by their own acts than women. ] can- not sit in judgment on those who have done this deed; cannot enter into their inner life. But I warn all who think of freeing themselves from this life that they have no right to do it, The duty of progress compels us to remain-we must stay. We are here to solve the problems of life, not to evada them. We are here to fulfill our task. not to leave it unfinished. We must make the soul victorious over the senses, aud we do that not by evading pain but by conquering it.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
WOMEN Irs MARTINIQUE.
sleep Seems 10 Be the Chief Industry
 There.

There.
 That the woman who was Napoleon't first empress, the unhappy Josephine, there till she was fifteen, is remember ed,perhaps, by very few who have read of the current disorders among tEe people of that French West Indian is land, but by the residents thereof it is never lost sight Cf for a moment. It was in Martinique that Josephine ac- Quired those qualities which later made her so much trouble-passion, indo- lence and indulgence. The conditions that molded Josephine's character still exist, unchanged and apparently un- snangeable. If there has been any change in recent years the movement has been retrogressive rather than forward. Everything tends toward al. most continuous slumber in the French West Indies, from the climate to the rum, and, to speak truth, no one seems in the least to strive against the slum mberous influence. To the out. sider sleep seems to be the chief in dustry 5f the islands; the people ap- pear to sleep, sleep, sleep, from morn ing till night. Of course there are times oi lhe day when the sleeping is more nearly general thai at other times, just after the midday breakfast, tor instance, and again just after din- her; then no one remains awake. The attempt to Christianize the harmless and peaceful savages who originally peopled the islands, now French West Indian, began 400 years ago, resulted in practical exterm.nation, and tho place of the carlos was taken by the negroes Little by little since then the influence of tie negro blood has inereased; since emancipation In 184S the white population has decreased, the influence and interest Of the whites have grown less year by year, home and social life has grown nar rewer, prejudiees have grown stronger and more numerous, and there is little likelihood of lasting improvement in any direction. Washerwomen in Mar unique are made, not born. The strength, health and constitution re- quired for their calling is not neces- sary in any other. A habit of standing for days in the cold river is cultivated from childhood Chicago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
TO THE Residents of Pine Blu} AND VICINITY

The City Market will re.oD,, Monday, October I, to retail Y clusively a high grade of Nelso, Morris & Company's weste, dressed fresh meats, fine sausapt, canned meats, packing house dsIi cacies, Lard, Breakfast Bacon Dried Beet and Sugar Curst Hams, A. C. L. Haase & s0a Smoked, Salted and Picked Fjsb also Fire Fancy Fresh Fish iron Lake, River and Ocean, Kalana zoo Celery, New York Count and Baltimore extra Select Oyt CTS, Dressed Poultry, Wild Duck Quail and Rabbits in season Pickles, Potatoes, Cabbage ant CaullfloWer. And expect by courteous treatment. intelligel service, prompt delivery ant charging reasonable prices, ( merit a continuance of your vala ed patronage.
 R. P. HOLMES, Prop,
 2Io West 2d Au
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
fn4ass of Realism.

"Sc-prl--zwm-xlky g-hbdn njmrk.
 qzzxmx-pst--' The author sat at his desk with tLe precipitation pour tug from his brow like the far-famed falls of Lodore. His matted nair slapped round his head at each move ment like hastily wrung dishcloth. He was writing realistic novel. The day was warm. It was dreadful and exhaustive job. but being realistic it had b te done 10 'se life. F arted again. Ggggc-7-e wg0c)t $vgh .-unfortunate wretch that sin The author could be distinctly seen melt ing away under the hot fire of the terrific undertaking. He made ans other supreme effort. "Kt-kt-kt- klk-klk-tk-tk-tkii:.' ''It.H have to do," he soliloquized under his breath. "It's the best can do unless I compromise with Get up!-but no. never!" He was endeavoring to write hn paper the sound made to horse to accelerate itg speed. Such-such are the trials of realism .-stray Stories
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
A BOGUS GHOST IN PARIS.
Bow He Tricked a Merchant Into Giving
 Him Money.

How He Tricked & Merchant Into Giving
 Him Money.
 M. Cordier, retired merchant Of Paris much given to consulting spirits tn emergencies, has been tricked in a rather amusing manner by an amateur ghost, who resided in rooms contigu- ous to those Of the ex-business man, Fer lately told friends and acquaint- dnces. that he had melancholy mes- sage frana spiritland to the effect that his son, WHO traded in Tonuutn, had been murdered by pirates. The dis honest neighbor, hearing this, knocked one night at M. Cardier's wall, and an nounced that he was spirit who wanted money for masses to be said in certain church for the repose Of the soul of the retired merchants son. A sum of 160 francs was required, and the phantom asked M. Cordier to be good enough to put 1t under the first chair on the left side Virgins altar in the church of Saint Sulpice It ap- pears that M. Cordier deposited sev- .ral donations for the ghost under the chair, and the money was regularly taken away. In the meantime, the son supposed to be dead came home from Tonquin unharmed and unhurt The young man had, in fact, no adven- ture with pirates, and was engaged in very prosaic business ms a.ters during his stay in the far east The son laid trap one night for the gSost. who was invited by Cordier senior to walk into his flat in the dark No sooner had the spirit entered the room than he received blow on the head from a big stick brandlshed by the traveller from Tenquin. The guilty phantom fled, but was pursued down the stairs and into the street by father and son. The spirit loved to be a very sub stantial adyenturer, who was recog- nized by the police as person much wanted for acts of swindling of di- yersified and in some instances of a very ingenious sort.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
s New piarao.sie Sign of Measles.

Under the above heading Dr. Henry Koplik of New York described recent sy in the Medical Record phenomenon which he considers very valuable sign in the very early stages of meas les. It consists of an eruption which appears on the mucous membrane lin ing the cheeks and lips. It can be seen only in very strong daylight fall ing from window direct on the nue. ous membrane. It is then necessary to avert the mucous membrane covering the lips and cheeks, either with the fin. gers or by means of a spatula. One can then see by close study the infnit. esimally minute bluish-white specks on reddish pnnctate area in begin ning measles, and on more difusely reddened background in advanced cases, which are absolutely character sstic of measles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
renslonsd Widows of omcers.

Among the widows of volunteer oS- fcers of the civil war to whom pen. sons have been granted are Mrs. P. P. Blair, s2.e00 year; Airs. John M. Corse, $1,200; Mrs. Nathaniel P. Banks, s1,200; Mrs. Walter 0. Gres- ham, $1,200; Mrs. Johp F. Hartranft, $1,2o0; Mrs. John A. Logan, $1,200:I Mrs. Fletcher Webster. whose hus- band was the son of Daniel Webster. si,20O. Among the widows of the reg ular establishment pensions have been granted as follows: Mrs. P. H. Sheri- dan, $2,500; Mrs. C. H. Thomas, s2,Oo0: Mrs. c. B. Mcclellan. s2,OOO; Mrs. John c. Fremont. $2.O0O; Mrs. Grant. s5,o0o; Mrs. Hancock. s2.0OO; Mrs. Crook. s2,Ooo, besides a large number of less known persons at $40 and $50 . month
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
CA . ORIA
 For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature ssaas ses of l1.z11zzzsx
Skeletons or neryish es.

IT lnndon just at present the fad. dists and the curio collectors are wing with one another for the possession ot skeletons of dervishes that have been brought back from the bloody plains befure Omdurman. Some 150 to 20e dervish skeletons are on the London market; and experts in bones declare that the1- superiority over the average skeletons of commerce will cause no little stir in anatomical circles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
Nothing Personal Intend.a.

When Lady Blessington sent D'orsay to complain of some delay on the part of her publishers, 0tley & Saunders. he used very high language. A dig. nified man in [ high. white neckcloth, who was listening to him, said: Count D'Orsay, would sooner lose Lady Blessington's patronage than submit to such personal abuse.' There was nothing personal" said the count; If you are Otley, then damn Saunders; if you are Saunders, then damn ctley."
 c A- G To Q R
 B.ars the /, The Kind You Have Always BOugh
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
ARTIFICIAL SnK.
Development of the Industry Nos
 Going On by Leaps.


 Going On by Leaps.
 The silk worm, with it's comparative ly small output, has now a rival in artificial silk" and it was to explain the processes by which this is produced that Joseph Cash, chairman of fac tory at Wolston, near Coventry, read a paper at the Society of Arts, says the London Mail. Sir T. Wardle presided Many attempts have been made. said MT. Cash, to produce material resem- bling silk, but only recently have they resulted in commercially successful fabric. The earliest imitation was spun glass, which in it's fexibility and brilliancy is excellent for millinery or dress ties, but it's limitations are soon reached, for it can only be spun cer- tain lengths, and it possesses little or ao warmth. Polished" cotton, liner. cerized' cotton and Pandura "silK, !" made of gelatin thread, have struggled for recognition in the market, but con- o,ete victory seems to be reserved to what is known as collodion silk" pro- duced by the Chardonne method which s elaborate. Enormous sums of money it appears had been lost ere the pres- ent success was attained two years ago. But now the development of the il- dustry is going on by leaps and bounds IF Besancon, in France and n Switzer- land. The material has an even great CT brilliancy than silk, but the warmth is not so great. It Is more durable, however, than the natural silk as known to the ardinary customer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
woNDEUf UL LAKE
Yiiled With Boiling Acids That EA
 Boats to Pieces

Filled With Boiling Acids That Eat
 Boats to Pieces.
 A strange lake exists in the center of Sulphur island, off New z4ea and. It is 50 acres in extent, about 12 feet in depth and 15 feet above the level of the sea. The most remarkable char acteristic Of this lake is that the water contains vast quantities of hydro chloric and sulphuric acids, hissing and bubbling at temperature of 11G degrees Fahrenheit. The dark green colored water looks particularly unin viting. Dense clouds of sulphuric fumes constantly roll off this boiling caldron and care has to be exercised in ap. preaching this lake to avoid the risk of suffocation. On the opposite sioe ot the lake may be seen the tremendous biow-holes. which, when in full hlast present an overlapping sight The roar of the steam as 1t rushes forth Into the air is deafening, and often huge powders and stones are hurled out to height of several hundred feet by the various internal forces of na- fure. A boat can >e launched on the take, and, if proper care be observed the very edges of the blow-holes may be safely explored. Some idea of che strength of the acid-saturated water of this lake may be gathered from the fact that boat almost dropped te pieces after all the passengers had beer landed, as the rivets had corroded un der the influence of the acids.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
c A 3 E o Ea A. Bea-s tba <e Ihe Kind You Have blWays BOueh: of E<cATZNEZsm
Their Own Am,nunition.

A large amount of the small-arms ammunition now being used by the Boers against the English troops is of British manufacture. As late as 1896 large English cartridge firm, the pres- ident of which is MT. Arthur Chamber lain, the colonial seeretary's brother, supplied the Boer government with millions of rounds of ammunition. This transaction was, of course. well known to the British at the time
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
 Worlds Largest Idol

The biggest idol in the world is Dia Buten, the Japanese god, which is over sixty feet high. The image is made Of copper, tin, mercury and gold. and has been worshiped for more than twelve eenturies
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
The sausaxa in war.

The success of the Germans in the war of 1870 has been attributed by ex- perts to the conveniently carried pre- pared food supplied by the sausage makers of Berlin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
Dining-R Necessi,,..

are here in e,.,. variety. We have a fine stos,. s,s'' ' tables, chairs and sideboards \ NJ ' are making special prices ,,a,' "' a quartered oak sideboard, bessi' ps1 ed glass mirrors By examjD;ss ss our sideboards you Will see <. bargain we are offering. N Bluff City Furniturs co|
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
You Ought to Make Up

your mind right now what you are going to have in your home this summer; then you ought to come right along this way, and look over this stock of ours. Are you going to enter tain your friends in the same old chairs. at the same old table, and on the same old carpets7 Why not have things fresh and newl Needn't buy all at once. Get a piece now and a piece a little lat CT. If you buy here, the first piece will be as good as the last piece.
 BLUFF CITY
 FURNITIJR CO
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
The Good News SpreaoS

and our buslas grows larger, and the prloes ,s sl, S,' CT, every day. People eon's mss| from all parts of the city. ;s ], ever they need anythlngg, E.. 7 N line, they think of us; " Ms K furnished more cozy flo'i'ss N we could possibly name, ,,I| have done it to the oWne,. s,d faction, and we can do " thing for you. ,rv
 FURNITURE eo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
BLUFF CITY
 FURNITURE CO.
Arkansas Midland Railroad Lauds,

5o,ooo acres of good timber lands for sale. 2,ooo acres of cleared lands for sale, along the line of the Arkansas Midland Railroad. Free sites for factories and mills.
 For farms or timber lands, ad dress,
 G. T, UPDEGRAFF,
 General Freight Agent,
 Helena, Arkansas