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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-04
Union Improvement 60.
SuppierS Of Natural Gas 4 Water.
PLUMBING And GAS FITTING

All VINO contemplate having plumb
ine or gas fitting done should consider
that little saving in first cost is not
always economy. We buy our goods
at first hands, strictly for cash. We
have expert plumbers and will guar
antee all work, at prices as low as
consistent with drst-class material
and workmanship, We will be here
to protect our work as long as gas
lasts and people use water.
This is a point worth considering
Remember everything first class and
work guaranteed to be according to
the most approved sanitary regula-
tions,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
. he FEslL Isar.

Just ION there E 3 good deal of ex- citement amongst the legal clement ia Dublin as 10 hILag up the vacant j4dgeships. Ihe majority of the judges on the Irish bench are PTotesJants. and the Roman Catholics are anxious chat one of their persuasion gets the billet From an unofficial census of the Irish bar, which has lately been taken. it appears that there are 3s9 pracdeing barristers in Ireland or these 253 belong to the various Prot estaat commuaions. l50 are Roman Catholics, and is q Jew. Gut of 56 Queens Counsel 16 are Roman Gatho= lies. It is held that if the proportion cf each creed in the profession were maintained in the judiciary ! judge ships out of the IS should be filled by Roman Catholics. whereas at present there are only three Catholic judges on the bench.
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The sirdars Charm.

The story goes that the sidar pos- sesses a charm which comes from In- dia, and which brings him luck wher- ever ne tours. That he is one of the luekiest men in Europe goes without saying. Lord Kitchener received a telegram Of reorganization from the queen on the fact that Mahdism has now been given it's final blow. The sidar replied, Your most gracious majesty the man who does not accomplish his aim is failure. | have lived to overthrow Mahdism. and the nineteen years I have struggled for Its abolition have now been crowned with success. My mission is accom- 2iished
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The Beautifuf Rain.

MT. White Mashbrash, who was recent eomer, had been finding fault with the rainy weather we have had of late when he was aphraidea by Mr. Shine NJ. Gpn in this fashion
 Hit doant beeoms YOU. Mr. Wash brush. who had SC recently ado, ted this as you fatuh abtdin place, to be mallin slightn marks bout de ever welcome rain We have been habin'. You see de fack is. We who has been residin' long in de match 'ral gas re zion knows how fully to nreciate de blessed influences oh all dis beautiful rain; for if hit want foh de rain we would hab no nateh'ral gas 10 bun, as you see we now hab. Hits dis way de rain falls in tiowin quantities, an soaks down fru de groun. an fru de limestone an de birthstone an one thing auudsr whereumby' comin in contact wid de Aforementioned ingree- iients. dereby generatin de gas. which is afterward lodged in de large match ral resumvor underlyin' all dis kentry round about. An nen all we has 10 do is to insert our hollow gas pipes an de preshus stuff comes floatin, to Us in de ready-made eondishun in which We now find it. Yes, sah. de rain acts on de match ral earthly ingredients de same as de watah does on de car bide in yo' bicycle lamp '-Indianap- olis News
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OFFERS -oRocoANINo.
Canadian Otter >"..,., and Slides Down Hili Just for Fun.

Canadian Otter >"e.,.s and Slides Down
 Hni Just for Fun.
 It seems strange to think that any full grown, four-footed animal should indulge in play like a child, and yet this is what the otter does. His amusement is tobagganing, and his playground is q slope, covered with ice ss 1e#, that goes down grade into water. No little boy, with 8 l- .sd, ever enjoyed coast down al bound hill more than this beau titu. creature from the frozen II tn He otter is quite large. sometimes weighing as much as 9 pounds. He resembles the seal and the mink, be- Ing, however, of heavier build, and is both supple and strong. Living for the most part in water, he preys on hsh, which his swimming and diving ability enables him 10 catch easily. The entrance 10 his home, which is a hurFoW in the bank of a stream, is under the water In the early spring when the ice begins to thaw. these animals start on their travels from one stream to another, sometimes spend ing months on the journey. If they happen to see an inviting hill by the #ayside they immediately stop their pilgrimage and prepare for some sport. One of the number leaves the water and slowly climbs the slope, making smooth hollow in the ice with his wet body. When the slide is pre- pared, he=lies flat on his belly, thrasts his nose forward, and turning his fore paws under his soft sides. goes sail ing swiftly down. His speed steadily Increases until he reaches the water Silently he parts the surface and is lost from sight for few seconds; then his head appears above the surface and you can hear him give call which sounds like a whistle This is a sig Hal.. The next otter assumes the posi- ton and Shoots down to the bottom 10 Join his companion. who has mean while eraHIea out on the ice. Then another whistle and the next in order slides and pluages, and tbe perform ance Is kept ID until each one has several trips to his Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
Miss KIampke.s Good Fortune.

Current newspaper statements con- corning the viii of Rosa Bonheur= re caIl#the fact that the= principal legatee was uHtI the last year of the great artists life. an entire stranger to her Miss Anna KfumRIEes a young portrait painter of promise greatly desired to paint Rosa BoEheur= and wrote. ask jag 8hat privilege Receiving a favor able lep.g. she=at= once starred from Boston =to Fantainebfeaa. France, and entered #paa her work The two women found themselves iH such close sympathy that M#dem6IssE1e Bonheur asked her visitor 10 make her home With her. ana at her death last year devised almost her entire estate chateau. park, =H HaeaH8. paintings and priceless manuscripts 6hls young American The story is a romance iH real life. =It= HadersEofas tHe poet query. Who can WerZWbefe any road leads
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Sly Joking in tHe Pulpit.

Eef@e.i went 10 college. said q
 minister of Etiea, sIdid supply work 7a Icertain= charge one summer. ZIa the Methodist church we had service morning and evening. There was Presbyterian. church m the-----ssss and the pastor from another village supplied its preaching there once Sunday iH the afternoon went to hear him one afternoon. He was eellese=B1ea man aud=w supposed to =5e= away ap.. HhenZhe spied me in the congregation he came down and asked me 10 assist in the opening ex- efeises. When we were seated he asked me Co read the first lesson, and at the same time announced that it was 8 certain chapter in the Book of Numbers Just before l was to read I reached up to the desk and took down the Bible and opened 70 ths place. glanced down ever the chap ter and saw ii was q mass of unpro- was working I joke an me. He knew chat could not get away with those names. said Hothing but when the time came sto0d=up= and announced #he chapter following and read it. When F sst down he gave me look and be got one back I whispered hoarselx I guess not Those were the only words spoken on the subject.
 Jtea Observer.
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RIGID CENSORSHIP IN AUSTRIA.
Newspapers in Francis Joseph's Domain
 Must Not Speak Too Freely


 The editor of small provincial pa per in Austria was in great difficulty to find 2 fit subject for his leading article, having been too intent upon other business or upon pleasure to proVlde enc. The last moment had come and the editor was in despair. He tortured his brain in vain, when he suddenly was inspired by happy thought and dashed off the lines: After carefully perusing the leading article written for the present number by one of the ablest of our contributors, we have ar rived at the conclusion that 1t may De misinterpreted by the authorities ana regarded as an attack upon the gov ernment We ourselves consider 1t to be perfectly innocent, but, as we are unwilling, for our readers sake, as well as for our own, to have our news paper confscated, we have very un- willingly, though, as we think, pru- dpntly. resolved to withdraw the arti- ele. This must serve as the apology to our readers for the blank space in our present issue" The journal was pub lished in the evening, and the sly ed itor. after performing this little piece of gtratagem. left the office in high humor. As soon as he arrived in the office next morning a clerk came up to him with a doleful expression, and said, Herr Redaktor. the paper is confscated by the policel" For what reason" asked the astonished editor Tor malicious rfdieuIe= the institu= tions of the Austrian empire by the omission of the leading article re- piled the man.-NeW York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
. -A- = v e R
 Too Good Tareet.

Hitherto the regiments of the High land Brigade which have worn the kilt have presented an admirable mark for bullets by reason of the dark tartan of which the national costume is made. Orders have been now issued that all Highland corps are in future to wear a khaiM apron in front
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
 Comforts nf IIonl 0.

Why is that dreadful explosive called lyddite?" asked Mrs. Blynx, because it blows the lid of the shelf?a No. snarled her infinitely worse half; more likely because the inventors wife was named Lydia, and the stuff was more like her than any thing else he could think of'-Pick- Me-up.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
Amazing Expansions of Great Britain.

Amazing Expansions of Great Britain.
 In 17S0 the area Of the British for- eign possessions outside and exclusive of the British Isles. but including Can ada, the West Indies, and India, may be set down as about 31a millions of square miles. with q population of less chan two millions of white people and perhaps forty five millions of eolored races. These figures, though little as compared with those ef 1899, are yet quite respectable They were vastly greater than other nations OF that time eould show Indeed they are greater than any nation can even now show for foreign possessions. In 1S99= the British empire contains over #2 mil lions eff square miles and 410 millions CT population, of whom s millions are white people tbatis 40= millions ln the mother country. and 15 millions in the colonies, while the remainder are ef ealofed races. This represents about nearly one-third Of the habitable globe and shows an amazing expansion with in the hundred years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
Banner Illinois Corn Counties.

Very few people. perhaps, are aware of the fact that in the counties of Coles. Douglas and Moultrie, in Hi nois. three-fourths of all the broom corn used in the world is produced. The amount used in the whole world is 35,00e tons. of which 27,o00 tons are grown in these counties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23

Keep your system in perfect order and yeu will have health, even in the most siekly seasons. Tue oeea sionat-use of PFiekly Ash Bitters will insure yigor rnd regularity in all the Yftal organs. Sold hy Walker Drug Fa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
TarkIsh Women and Their rorfnnes.

Turkish women do not come into control of their private fortunes until after marriage. After that they can dispose of one-third of 1t without the husbands consent.
 For a clear complexion, bright sparkling eye and vigorous 4fges ton, take Priekly Ash BHters. 1t puts the system in perfect order. Sold hy Walker Drug 70.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
TELECRAPHIC BRIEFS.
school Children Smoke.

In Mexico school children are aI- lowed to smoke in school hours when their lessons are well prepared.
 COOD NEWS comes from those M who take Hoods SarsaparilIa for scrofula, dyspepsia and rheumatism. Reports agreethat HOODS CURES
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
Many statnes of chrl.t.

Italian Catholics propose to celebrate the nineteenth century by erecting nineteen colossal statues af Christ in conspicuous points of the peninsula. Among the places selected are Mount Soraete. the Gran =Sassa ditaiia. and the toe. the heel and the instep of -'the boot. The statues are 10 be of gilded cast iron
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
Advancing n Ills Profession.

dine.e@ knew that fellow Storms. the e5m6aian would come to the front. Wellef-tnd fe has. has he Yes. You remember. .he#ased ta play the part of fhe hind legs ef tbe elephant in the pantamime2e Yes Well. now he's playing the front legs. Stray Stories
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RHEuMATIsH eATaHKf 8tE HI01l
 BISEA~I S-.EREfa

1eh E1 AH IsH 65iAH8ttf 3kE JIf5tl#
 BISEA~Is S-.FREfa
 1t is tbe deep-seated, obstinate eases of Catarrh and Rheumatism tH8t B. =B B. fbatanie blood baIml cures. If mat- ters not what other treatments, doc. tors, sprays, linimen fss mealcatea aH1. blood purifiers, have failed Co d0, B E.. 5. always promptly reaches 3he real cause and roots out and drives from the bones, joints, mucous membrane and entire system the specific pol son III the blood that causes rheumatism and cetarrh. B B. Bis the only rem. edy strong to do this and cure so there can never be ar eturn Of the symptoms. Don give mp hope but ask your drug glst for B. B. B.-hotanic blood balm CT ; Bs.-Large bottles one dollar. six bottles Gull treafmen0 five dollars. B. B. 5. IS an honest remedy that makes real cures of all blood diseases after everything else fails. We have anso- Iute confidence in Bntanic blood hahn: arnce, % 9ou nla5 6est IL, We vii send a trial bottle free on regnest. Persona medical advice free. Address,
 BLOOD BALM O.
 900 Aietheli St.. Atlanta, Ga.
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Ttamhurg's Trolley Lines.

Hamburg. Germany's first seaport. has adopted the American overhead trolley on its street lines. Eighty Ger man cities are supplied with electric railways, and American appliances are admitted to be beyond comparison the test.
 la warm seather Prekly Ash Bitters helps Xonr staying qualities. Workers who Use it occasionally stand the heat better end are less fatigued at night Sold bY Walker Drug gQ.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
Cured of sfammering.

A very important operation was late ly reported to the French Academic de Medicine by Prof =Jenneseo =tof# Bu- eharest). who asserts that he has com pleteIg cured boy of thirteen of q confirmed stammer by craniotomy His theory is that the cause ef the impedi- mentis often a fattening of the left side of the head which prevents the proper development of the skull and consequently compression of the brain at the very place where Broca thought that Ae could IoeaHze the fac altx of speech. He therefore cut away such portion of the tissues as appeared to eonfne at that part#the dara mater, and found the experiment completely successful One wonders whether this, toeZWas known to neolitbie man. Many neafithie skulls have been found from which small circular piece =of the bone has been removed. evidently dur ing lffe,. and it has also puzzled an fhropologists to assign cause for this primitive kind of tfephining But II We assume =it was done to cure staTa- Mefing all difficulty would vanish
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
Pretty .rnnanese cnato,,,-

Instead of an engagement ring the Japanese lover gives his sweetheart piece of beautiful silk for her sash.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
Is the Quality, the Price and
 the Service Right?

Our prices are always the low est. Ask any one who trades with us exclusively---and there are many sueh--and they will tell you we handle the best goods made. The service is also as good as conscientious and expe- TieReed help can make 1t.
 It you trade with us these three important questions will be established. Give us a trial. Knox & Smart,
 No. 328= Pine Street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-07-23
ehnrtine 0cean Reds.

The British government keeps eleven vessels at work sounding and charting the ocean beds to find cut where dan gers lafk. Last year 10.00o square miles were carefully tharted in differ ent parts of the warld-Asia, Africa and the South Pacific.
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ARTIFICIAL A SILK.
development of the Industry Now
 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 a 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 a material resem- bling silk, but only recently have they resulted in a commercially successful fabric. The earliest imitation was spun glass, which in it's flexibility and brilliancy is excellent for millinery or dress ties, but it's limitations are soon reached, for it can only be spun eer- tain lengths, and 1t possesses little or no warmth. Polished" cotton, tmer- cerized" cotton and Pandura silk, made of gelatin thread, have struggled for recognition in the market but com plete victory seems to be reserved to what is known as colIodion silk, ? pro- dueed by the Ghardonne method, which is 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 in Besancon, in France and in SWitzer= land. The material has an even great CT brillianey than silk. but the warmth is not so great It is more durable, however, than the natural silk as known to the ordinary customer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13

road commission bearing on the pro-
posed rate reduction in southwestern
Minnesota have been submitted to the
roads interested. The figures of the com.
mission are lower than those ordered in
the terms of compromise suggested by
the railroads. The commissions figures
are based on rate of IA cents for
800 mile haul on wheat. Rates on
other grain are in proportion. The re-
auctions proposed in the commissions
rate sheets are considerable in many in
stances. The rate sheets submitted by
the railroads to the commission contain
all the reductions proposed by the latter
body, but in addition the new schedule
proposes very large number of new
reductions. 1t is expected that the rail
roads whether present counter pro-
posal or reject the rate sheets, which
might mean an arbitrary reduction by
the commission. with long drawn on
contest in the courts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
Captures Beers.

London, April 6.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts: General Methuen tele
graphs from Boshof, little northeast
of Kimberly, that he surrounded Gen.
Villebois- Mareuil, Boer chief of staff
and body of Beers. None escaped.
Villebois and several Beers killed, and
eight wounded. Fifty prisoners were
taken,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
KEY HOLES BLOCKED.
Business Men Unable to Unlock The ir
Doors Monday Morning.

Many of the business men on reach :
Ing their stores Monday, were I'm :
able to get in, as the key holes were
plugged up with wood. Some miscre-
ants had run pieces of wood into the
holes and broken them off so tightly
that it was impossible to get the pieces
out. In some cases it was necessary to
take out panes of glass from rear win
dows or to break open rear doors in or
der to effect an entrance. Some Of til e
locks had to be taken off to get the
wood out.
Why anyone should wish to cause so
much trouble is beyond comprehension.
if the parties should be detected, no
doubt the punishment will be fitting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Democrats Authorize Their Chairman to
Call Conventions.

The Democratic county committee
met Saturday afternoon at.Chairman
Schaub's office, eleven members being
present. Henry F. Leonard was electe d
secretary to succeed FL. w. Brown,
moved away.
Chairman Schaub was authorized
to call the county conventions to cleo t
delegates to the state delegate and NOM
mating conventions, and also to fill va
cancies on the committee. Anoth or
meeting of the committee will be held
before the county nominating conyen.
ton.
Thos A. Edgerton, of Garden City,
was chosen to fill vacancy on the
committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13

St. Peter Tribune: We are told that
not less than 4, 900 muskrats have been
trapped at Timber Lake the past winter.
The pelts sell for 10 cents each. Not
withstanding this great slaughter, it is
said the lake is still alive with the var
mints. +. It is customary to give the
patients at the hospital ride every day
by turns. Monday morning while Civ
ing bus load an airing, one of the male
patients jumped from the coach, and it
was only after lively chase that he
was captured.
The st. James election occurred
Tuesday. There was warm contest
between the high license and low
license elements, but the former won.
Mayor W. P. Rempel was re elected by
26 majority over Hans Olson, the low
license candidate.
o. W. Schmidt has purchased bike
wagon with rubber tires from G.. Ct.
Phillips.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-13
WOODMEN PICNIC.
Special Effort to Secure Uniform,
ed Teams.
The Committee of Arrangements Meets
But Defers the Selection of
the Day.

The picnic committee of the Modern
Woodmen camp met Thursday at ID. e..
Davies office. The question of the
date for holding the picnic was talked
over but not settled. Some time ago,
the committee selected June 21st as
the date, but the railroad companies
thought that they could not handle the
crowd on that day and suggested June
18th. The latter was not acceptable to
the committee. The picnic will pro
badly be held some time between those
two dates
Cards were some time ago mailed to
the subscribers to the picnic fund, with
the request that they sindicate their
choice of the place for holding the pic
mic. The cards have been returned
and the large majority favor Sibley
park, while about a dozen suggest
North Mankato. The committee decid-
ed upon Sibley park. The committee
will go before the council tonight and
ask for the use of the park and also for
the privileges of the streets. 1t de-
sires to secure whatever licenses are
paid, the same as the street fair asso-
citation has had. Everything about the
picnic is to be free, and the committee
needs the money to pay expenses. 1t
thought that the council will grant the
request.
1t is expected that a number of bands
of music will be on hand.
A special effort is being made to get
a number of uniformed teams TO come
and drill, and this feature offers every
promise of success. 1t is now thought
that more uniformed Woodmen will at
tend this picnic than have turned out
to any previous picnic.
Every thing bids fair for the success
of the picnic if the weather will only be
favorable. Much interest is being
aroused among the various camps that
constitute the picnic association.