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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-11
ANOTHER DESIGN
ra Complete the Historical Frseze Around

1a Complete the His torieaI Frteze Around
 the Capitors Rotunda.
 Washington Special New York Mail and Express: It has been the ambition of every administration to complete the historical frfeze around the big TO- tanda under the great dome of the cap itol This fresco illustrates the history of the United States from the landing Of Columbus. It has been com pleted, except one panel or space. and as each administration has come and gone, designs have been submitted to fll that space with some event that occurred during that particular admin istration. The latest suggestion was made during MT. Cleyeland.s last term. when it was proposed to fill the vacant space with the scene of the opening of the Worlds Fair at Chicago. This pie ture was to represent MT. Cleveland touching the electric button and start- ing the machinery of the Columbian exposition. Designs were drawn and submitted, but the project did not quite please the congressional commit tee which has charge of the capitol Within the last few weeks a New York artist has come forward with another design to complete the historical frieze, and this time the subject is the free dom Of Cuba. The artist has treated the subject in an allegorieal way, repre- senting President Mckinley as striking the shackles off the arms of female supposed 10 represent Cuba Some have proposed that t6e artist change his design, and sead, add other fig nres, represent Porto Rico Hawaii, and tle PhiHpi as well as Cuba No doubt, when less meets the de- sign viii be sU 20 the congress sioDal 9agaas
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-11
HATS OF ouR ANCESTORS.
Changes That Rave Taken Place fin
 Manufacturing Headgear.

Speaking of the hat business, :" said a veteran of the business to the local historian. most wonderful changes have taken place since 1850. h o1den times soft felt and derby hats were not known, and it was as late as 1S4s when silk dress hats were first intro- duced in this country. this being 6 French invention and all silk plush used for hats iii the world was, up to this time, made in France. When Kos 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 nice. long ostrich plume Along about 1858 an English tourist came along with the derby hat, and in a very few years they=beeane the general headgear in the country and up to the present Gate the demand for soft hats and aeIRy nats 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 a material change, as American hats are now sold in all parts of the globe, and it is 8 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 scratch-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 q stiff brush constructed of whale bones.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-11
OF VARIOUS HUEs.
Most of Them Are oolorless, But Some
 Are Red and Black.

Most of Them Are Colorless, But Some
 Are Red and Black.
 Although thousands of men and women in Chicago wear diamonds, at least on occasions if not constantly, few know much about the precious gems they yalae so highly. While the largest number of diamonds are white, 8 clear, coIorless, transparent stone is rarer than might be supposed. There are also red, blue, green, yellow, brown, black and pink ones. Heat often changes the color and after awhile the acquired hue becomes per- mahent. Yellow diamonds perhaps af- ford the greatest variety of shades. Some =e1 them =sufpass= any other gem of=that color. Specimens of canary eol6fed diamonds are quite common II the gem has a rose-coIored tint it la very valuable, while red tints, sur sasslng the ruby and considered ths most beautiful of all precious gems, are exceedingly rare. A few varieties are on record. One weighing ten earafg Eas bought by Emperor Paul of Rus sla for $lG9,00 A cinnamon, or brown, stone is undesirable, as it is seldom pure. 4 black diamond is nearly as scarce as q red one Blue diamonds rank hext to red ones in variety and beauty. Those of 3. dark blue color, resembling sapphires, are handsome gems, differing only from the sapphires ln quality and the beautiful play of co5ofs peculiar to the diamond. The 6ni9 real blue stones are found in the mines Of India. Besides the Bismarck ana Hope diamonds. there are only I've others in the world 3aat are prop erly called blue diamonds. The green varieties are not as rare as the blue, black. red and fose-eoIGred species, yeta grass-green or fine emerald color is seafee. When it does oeefa- it is more brilliant than the finest emerald. There are several varieties of green tinted diamonds at the museum of nat. oFal history in Paris, bur the best known specimen is at Dresden and is considered one of the five paragons Of the world among gems-Caicago Chronicle
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-11
CHEAP THINGS IN MANILA
Rosewood and Mahogany Much Used
 Low Prices for Duck suits.


 Paymasfer Eugene Coffin, writing from Manila, Philippine islands. to friend in Washington, says: T am liF- ing at the Hotel del Orient The floors of the hotel are of hardwood and al sawed out by hand These people have never seen a sawmill The staircases of the first three floors of the hotel are Of rosewood. They use solid mahog- any here for the cheapest things. took out my rule the other day and measured some of the boards in the floor and. to my surprise, they were % feet long and 301a inches wide You can hardly realize how wide 3g45 inches is. Take a tape measure and mark il off. and YOU will understand how amazed I was There's 9 fortune here for the man who will come in and start a saw and blaming mil They saw all their lumber here by hand. 'ehino at each end ef the saW. aese boards have been iR Use faf twenty years. and not chink or crack in them had nine 6Hek sl5Es Iaaae 2 2 oEaer for me hefe. and paid @ lR ea f9r Enc eu 5t H e#H eants s1is.sI washing f5 aEna
 Hezs aU6 ea tafa E4Al oH tgue iag them 9Fee l4s.f
 Fcu would Hal4 42
 a5eFe n aRtla s
 8f eiif 96Es Etk E=iey
 -ffsz rs
 Hfv as sewing fnacfiAas as5 not atiean on Ina waale island. Hsn oaf hBY first sge- here tfHE got 5 Nssiesng dollars aes United sta1es 9el5F-e5EIaT piece put ths faa of exchange has fallen now until 1t is only tgo for one. We are paving efr the boys in paper money now, and the natives take our currency very kindly, They have never seen so much money in all their lives ss our boys are spend-6 Ing now.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-11
Costly Fare for ostricfes.


 There was a happening at the Ari. 8zona ostrich farm recently which dis proves the theory that the ostrich is satisfed with eating nails, barBed wire and the like. A man who had visited the farm the day before discovered that his gold watch was missing. Blinking that he might have lost it at The farm, he returned 10 look for it When he arrived he enlisted the ser vices of a youth and started in quest, without entertaining much hope of Ending the watch About the first thing noticed by the youth was al oa= sEIe teasin& something in the air l. as tie watch, and would have heen aAh flowed f IL had been q giass-faced
 l. E hanpened 5haU bo9h sides
 ns and gdga5 ia tAe baak @ neat % ae valuation q one a1 e bi1as Wes enaaEced $56. Ii swai- lpWea q dsmead rom tha settiHg of oman visitor Waa inadvertently e ht ta esaAale tAe hird by carass. @ $ farefessa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-11
Famine ln Brisisb Cast Africa.

The famine fn British East Africa is a serious one. The nrofectofate offl- eials have been put to sore straits to provide food Tor tbeir s1berdinates. and in some cases tHe gafTis8ns have been fad very largely en tAe game which Haa eEhaeEs eaaa sEept fha T5stFe N aa0ag tl4a aa= tleaH al e
 
 t1e 5iH# e8 tha n4 tiFes Ehis caHsH gl delay baell ia th4 fre a in tA8 !. 5HsaaEI sf ssre taal ta natives eeHHee saa rsasn scarcity WitA tas making of taa railway and fl nlas aat ee eEeF- looked that tae employment sf fsa 5r twelve thousand Indian cooiies on the construction C tHe liae may have maz teHially affected the local supplies of food sfnffs. The unusually low Nile which is reported from Egypt pcints to q severe drought In the Upper Nile regions and in the Abyssinian high lands
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-11
BATTLES IN HER SLEEP.
Prttey Girl Is Rudely Awakened as she
 Is About to Take Plu1ge

Prttey Girl Is Rudely Awakened as She
 Is About to Take Plunge.
 A handsome young lady from Pitts burg, who is stopping at hotel on Virginia avenue, Atlantic City, had an experience early the other morning that she is not anxious to repeat, While in a somnambulistfe state, bare- footed and clad only in her nightrobe, she wandered down to the beach and would probably have walked into the ocean had she not been stopped by Special Policeman MaFmaduke Albert son. There were very few witnesses of the feat, and she is so thankful for it's happy termination that she has promised AIbertsen a substantial re- ward. The young lady's name is Miss Belle English. Officer Albertson de- seribes her as being rather tall, deeid- edly pretty, with dark hair and lUs- trous dark eyes affair occurred just before 8 o'clock in the morning Mike Campi, who keeps a fruit stand at the erry-go-round, was standing outside of his place of business when he was startled by the appearance of what he at first thought was a specter gliding swiftly over the strand toward the ocean. He called Policeman -A1- bertson, who started in pursuit of the white-fobed figure. When AIbertsoh came close to the figure he spoke, but received no replE. He then reached out his hand. determined to know tho worst, but instead ef elasping empty air, as he feared he might, he found his captive to be living, moving flesh and blood, : few vigorous shakes awakened the young IadY, who gave a sharp cry of surprise when she found herself in the grasp of a strange man. Then she realized what had happened and became almost =hysteTical in her modification She was reassured, however. when she found that her cap tor was an officer. Albertson called a carriage and placed the trembling girl in t. taking the preeaution to throw a blanket around her to protect her from the chilly night air At her request he accompanied her to the hotel at which she was stopping. The guests had all retired, and with quick
 good night to the policeman the young lady disappeared. entering the house through an open window. The appearance of the house indicated that the girl had escaped through the same window after everybody in the house had retired for the night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-11
5 ot Her iis

little English gil dropped her dol ! very deep hole not long aga and ste to Queen Victoria that she Gght 1t had dropped through the th, and, as she had heard the other 5 belonged to the queen. she wished
 queen would order it sent back. Isdid not get her own doll back, but z<ot another one. great deal finer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-11
AInans 1ha l.xa.l..

The Malayalis. caste of siaifsas. have a most curious cusS man having very young sons takes to ,him- self new wives, which he calls his sons wives, the children of. the mar ,riage being called gne sons children. This particular relation continues from one generation to another.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-11
An ola A.strall.a- Born Woman Deaa


 One oi the oldest Australian-born members of the fair sex died the other day in Sydney at the age of g. She was born in Sydney in 1897, aud in 1923 was married. at the age of 16, to a leading colonist. She has left behind her F children, =72 grandchildren, 146 great grandchildren. and 10 great great-grandehildren, making a total of z40 souls. She was the daughter of one of the first twins born in the colony. which makes her one of the second generation, while her descendants go dewn to the sixth generation Of Aus tFalian-beIu. The old lady had a good memory. and was able to many stories Of olaen time ia sydney. fo4 6haa she YVES born 6le FresenJ Te
 sydney H.ege haa ~ zHa suburbs wild bQsa. while tds back country, where now there are great cities and towns and all the a5.eIap- ments of civilization, Was 2 terra ins eognita to the white man. Tire solaav Was aalF nineteen Eeazs os1 0en f4s deceased lady first saws he Ii98t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-16
MAY BUILD IN CHINATOWN.
Removed by Board of
Health.

Following the precedent established
in the case of the Pantheon building,
the Board of Health has decided to per-
nit buildings to be erected on any lands
where plague formerly existed, after
five months have expired since the date
of the burning of the buildings which
formerly occupied the sites. This action
was taken on Saturday upon the report
of the committee appointed by Presi-
dent Wood to investigate the matter
and report to the Board. The commit
tee reported the following resolution
upon which the action was taken:
Resolved. That all quarantine re-
strictions upon property condemned by
the Board of Health on account of the
existence of bubonic plague, be removed
after the expiration of five months-fron
the date of the destruction by fire of the
buildings upon such property.
&C. B. WOOD,
''CHAS. B. COOPER,
IN. b. EMERSON,
Committee.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-16
A Chinese Suicide.

On the sast trip of the steamer Clau-
dine to Maui an aged Chinese evidently
penniless, homeless and comfortless,
committed suicide by jumping over
board in the channel between Oahu and
Molokai. The vessel was under full
speed but as soon as the alarm was
given she was brought TO a stop and q
search was made for the man, but the
body was nowhere to be seen, and the
vessel was again put on her course.
Search for the mans effects was in
stituted but none were brought to light.
From passengers it was learned that
the Chinese had nothing in the way of
worldly goods except the clothes upon
his back He was very sick and prob
ably ended his life during a fit of tenn
porary insanity.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-16
Real Estate
FOR SALE.
JAS. f. MORGAN. Auctr.

1. SIX LOTS on King St., opposite
residence of ]. s. Walker, ESQ.,; size OF
lots, 60x120.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-16
-COMPRlSIl

road, opposite the College property, In
tract of land known as the Judd tract.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-16

ALSO several fine lots at rear OF
above and adjoining the prop
erty of Messrs. F. M. Swanzy, II. e.
Waity, c. B. Wells and G. P. Wilder
These lots are on sloping ground on q
road running parallel with the Manos
road and command extended views OF
sea or shore.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-16

8 FINE LOTS fronting on the road.
each lot contains from IN TO ~
acres.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-16

eessssssssseee
. TWO SINGLE. Two Double, Sec Q
ond-hand Drays, with and with
cut springs, in good condition; .
For Sale Cheap.-HONOLULU
STOCK-YARDS CO., LTD.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-16
TEAS.

INDIA cEYLoN, FORMOSA ooLoNG ENa11su
ANGIE PBKoE FIRED Cor GREEN, p.Fal
BLACK LEAFD. NATURAL LEAF (or SUN Dp1v, FlRs
SON. GUNPOwDER, Etc. LUNG
And blend that the fastidious may demand
unfortunates hot discoored decoct,o,
Tea" rendering profound to this class A
peal to those who love good OF real persons
good judges Of aytb
by deficiencies Nv
ent teas technically called blending" mixture ii
With experience Of teas do better
large knowledge Of teas guiding
when the mere amateur plumbers II You still looking for
let help We the YEA TIA
| the WV
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-02
RISKS. IN TuNNELlNG.

lysterious Dangers to BE Encoun-
tered While Under Ground.
That there will soon be tunnels under
he East river to Brooklyn and to South
brooklyn seems to be assured. 1t is
possible, strange enough, to forecast
more closely what the engineers will
encounter under the bed Of the river
tnan what they will encounter under
the surface Of Manhattan Island. No
complete map exists Of the under
world of the city, with its network Of
sewers, conduits, gas, steam and wa
ter mains, while some experience al
ready gained In work under the river
has placed. in the possession of con-
tractors a pretty accurate idea Of its
bed.
They have gained this despite the
heavy tides that make core borings
difficult or impossible. In the neigh.
Scrhood Of Dlackwells island the cur
rem: at spring tide sweeps up ana
down the channel sometimes at the
fate OF nine Knots IN hour. The tide
runs with scarcely absted flow almost
to the turn. For only about Is mil,-
uteS ia there snything like still water.
and this is merely OIL top. The undcr-
current runs later than the surface,
and while 1t may be still above the
tide will be runplng stronger at the
bottom.
The geological formation of the river
bed Is accounted 10 he the work Of n
double glacier that flowed frcm the
Hudson valley by way OF tho Harlem.
and divided on the north cI6 CT Black
Wells Island. forming the channel on
either side. Un6ey ;Es charEel Is an
aliIcs. sciid 0eG OF mctamorphic rock.
On :ha New Ycyl: side. To- yhe a9iehcor-
hood q. E.sckwe.l's island. this is com.
paratively soft gpeiss. Midway II be-
ccuns hard and straight grs.ned with
considerable mica. On the Brook!yc
side /. IL massive and fiIt! as granite.
Decomro.al fs!dspathic rock. soft as
cheese, Is found, together With crystal
lised pyrites aad sectious of ca:bopzcd
wood. Near the brooklyn side strata
OF rock have been encountered under
such pressure that ut intervals t.ey
gave forth sharp reports Ike tie ex.
p.os'on OF a pistol.
Experience bas shcwn that perhaps
the greatest difficulties 10 be met will
be those connected With the health ol
the workmcn. Toilins under the un'
natural air pressurr which would b
needed whenever decou posed roch OF
votholes cf mud are discovered. the
men who win push the tunnels frsnl
shore TO shore must face certain phys
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-02
Modern wood n, GU.

The Wood:neE OF Ellsdnle. Ills, have
fled articles o. Incorporation aad will
erect a'Woodmar building to be u.:sd for
enmproona and Eal! to-. general gather
ipgs.
There are II independent Modern
Woodmen journals published in the Unit
ed States.
Officers of local camps and deputies
should understand that Head Consul
Northeott Is the only officer q: the Mod
ern Woodmon of America who has au.
thority to grant diapansst!on.
During 1900 the Modern Woodmen
paid out to benelciaries Of deceased
members total of about S3.5DQ.UE
The new Woodmen territory is going to
the front. New camps nre being organic.
ed at the rste of Is week.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-02
Veterans Daughter 10
Shoot an Oil Well.
District Review of knights of
Maccabees
Pythian Sisters Entertained--MeW In
Local Lodges.

An invitation was received from the
citizens of Findlay to all the members
of Buckley. to attend the department
encampment in body and promised a
royal good time. Go and see veter-
ans daughter drop the "go-devir' that
will shoot an oil we'll for your edifica-
tion in oil matters, and many other in
teresting features will be added worth
going miles to be seen. An invitation
was also received from Columbus in
viting Buckley post to come and help
entertain the hero of Manila, Admiral
George Dewey, some time in the near
future, date not yet set.
Any comrade who has n wheel chair,
or knows where he can borrow one
will please report to the ndjutant, as
one of our sick comrades desires the
use Of one for q time.
There are few comrades whom the
Quartermaster would be pleased to
hear from, providing they enclose a
check for their dues. Comrades will
kindly see to this and oblige the quar-
termaster. He is too busy hustling for
living to call on you in person. Dent
wait, but see to this at once. He de-
sires to hire woman to sweep out the
hall this spring, or as soon as he can
get money enough to pay her.
Col. ]. G. Bloomfield desires to inform
the comrades that the invitation for
them to assist In the entertainment for
the hospital is withdrawn on account
of their delay in accepting 1t, and that
berng Informed that the comrades
would not vote to go, he made other
arrangements, and thanks the com
rades for their acceptance, and is sorry
now that he had not waited few
days longer.
The inclcment weather prevented
the comrades attendance ut Friday
evenings session. Forty-four mem
bers barred their breasts to the bowling
storm as they barred their breasts to
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-02
MASONIC.
Physical Qualifications Were wniv-
ed-Chips From the Temple.

Physical Qualifications Were Wniv-
ed-Chips From the Temple.
Congressman David Bremner Hender-
son of Iowa lost leg in the civil war.
When he applied for membership in a
Masonic lodge a number of years ago,
there was considerable discussion Of his
physical qualifications. and the grand
master finally issued special dispensa-
tiop permitting the lodge to make him a
MaiUn. The members Of that lodge are
now proud Of the fact that the brother
who would have been ruled out by strict
constructionists is speaker Of the ma
tional house Of representatives. Mr..
Henderson wears an artificial leg.-Ma-
sonic Standard.
What wonderful things we would see
u every critic who sits on the benches
had chance to exemplify the work.
]. w. Congdon, past grand master of
New Jersey, remarks that in these de-
generate days 'the first great care Of
Masons" seems to be ito secure Office"
The Masonic club at Utica proposes to
establish library.
A master permitting a candidate to be
initiated who is physically imperfect will
be suspended or expelled and the candi-
date stricken from the roll of MEMBERS
Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania.
Loud whispering in the lodge is disre-
spcctful to the master and annoying to
those engaged in the work.
When the master of lodge appoints a
committee of investigation, he should
personally see to 1t that they discharge
their duties properly.
Cyprus temple. Mystic Shrine, of Al
bany will make the pilgrimage to Wash
ington next May. and 1t is expected that
at least 200 mobiles will 60.
II your religion disagrees with your
Masonry. the sooner you throw one of
them overheard the better; otherwise
yon are liable to be false to both.-Texas
Ereemason.
The amended work in the lodges of
California is received with much favor
eand il fast being adopted in all the
larger towns and cities, says The Tres
tlehoard.
It Is popular to denoauce tie use of
the backball, b.t nearly every day we
see cases where the timely administra-
tcn of the eDony cube wcIld have saved
the Institution from dissrace.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-02

It's membership today Is larger thnn at
any time In the history OF the order In
this state. Thirty-one thousand seven
hundred and sixty-cight Kansnns are
members of the order.
As result of an effort to extend the
order In st. Louis, conducted by the Ger
man and American Workmcn's associa-
tions. 500 members were recently nd
mitted. Several thousand members were
present.
Massachusetts, jurisdiction keeps up the
work of instituting new lodges.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
made net gain of 10000 last year.
The grand lodge of Missouri pays Sc
for every new member.