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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
GETTING ABOUT PARIS.
The Street Cars and Omnibuses of the
 City and the Rates of Fares.

City and the Rates of Fares.
 The means of passenger transit in
 Paris is something that will interest
 great many people the coming year, in
 view of the throngs that will visit the
 exposition. It is effected by electr1-
 city, steam. compressed air and horse
 power. There are three tramway lines
 serving Paris and the suburbs, and or-
 nibuses are generally used throughout
 the city. One of the above-mentioned
 tram lines belongs to the Compagnle
 Generale des Omnibus, and the other
 two are practically controlled by the
 same company; so that it can be sald
 to have a monopoly of the entire pas senger transit, exclusive of cabs ana carriages. It Is 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 31st of May, 1910. The omnibuses are of two sizes, and drawn by two or three horses, respectively. The smaller model is arranged for 2o to 30 places GA outside, IA inside and two on the platform1. The larger 1 model affords accommodations for 20
 on top and 20 inside, including four on platform. The fare on the top IS b centimes (near cents); inside and on platform, 30 centimes (nearly 6 centse | The payment of the Aforementioned 1 fare entities the passenger to cor | respondenee" or transfer ticket to an- other connecting or intersecting line. 1 No passengers are taken on when the 1 places are filled, either at a station or
 en route. At the starting points num- l bered tickets are handed to the pas
 sengers, and when there are more than enough to fill one conveyance the pre- l cedence Is given to those holding the l first numbers. The next omnibus or car starting begins with the number l last uncalled on the previous vehicle. l The same system prevails at the fixed 1 stations en route for vacant places.
 No standing in the aisle is allowed. The statistics for 1896 show the number of l passengers carried as follows: B lines
 of omnibuses (26 to 30 plaees), 50,030,-
 034; IA lines of omnibuses GAO places1, 1 79,349, ,631; lines of steam tramWays, 12,S62 ,990; 23 lines of horse tramways l 87092,926 lines Of compressed air and electricity, 10.705, $40; total. 240,- l 040,291 The distances traversed by
 the divers lines vary from about two miles to little over four miles.
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CLIMATE SHOWS FEW CHANGES
weather Conditions Now About the
 same as In Ages Past.

Same as In Ages Fast.
 From Popular Science: This subject is of extreme interest and merits most thorough study. We find the "early" and the latter rain today ln Palestine precisely as described 3,ooo years sgo. Jordan overfows all it's banks in February today exactly as II did in Joshua's time, thirty-three cen turies ago. Plants taken from mummy cases in Egypt, which must have been gathered more than LOGO years since, are practically of the same size ana have the same appearance as those growing today. Records Of vintages ID France over TOO years ago show prae- tically the same dates as today. Actual observations of rainfall for over 200 years in France show no change. Ob- servations of temperature for almost 200 years at St. Petersburg show no change appreciable to us, though, or course. the earliest observations were extremely crude and somewhat unreli- able. Facts of this kind might be ad- duced to fill small volume. On the other hand, we have records Of most extraordinary cold weather in ancient time. One winter light wine in France froze. Another winter the River Pc froze over so as to bear teams, an un- heard-of phenomenon today. In this journal for June it is stated that Par nassus and Socrate, now free from snow, were covered with 1t in classic antiquity. Also "the name Greenland, which strikes us as so singularly in appropriate, was not inapplieable at the time it was named, in the four teenth century" It is entirely proba- ble that descriptions of the cold in af1- cient times were much exaggerated. Parnassus and Soerate have snow at times, and, in earlier days, when pro- lection against the cold and snow was much less than now, little snow would go long way. The earlier voyagers from Iceland, more than a thousand years ago, leaving land of almost perpetual ice and snow, and reaching land in summer with it's beautiful green color to their unac- customed eyes, would very naturally give the name of Greenland to it. Al the summer time it is said that Green l land presents most beautiful green near the Danish settlements to this day. Our oldest inhabitants, who have been wont to describe the terri ble cold and deep snows of their boy hood days as ineomparahly greater than anything which does or can oc- cur today, have completely lost thell reckoning the last winter when reading of ship that had sunk in New York harbor hy the weight of the ice upon it; also that Washington had had thir. ty-four inches of snow on a level ant the lowest temperature ever noted 1T that fair city. I am sure a careful study will show no appreeiable change in the climate of this earth since tht early historic times. Of course nothing here addueed touches climatic change! in glacial times or in prehistoric times which changes have been established beyond question.
 FAMOUS OLD CLOCK.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
Served IIer.Riehf

The Kansas City Star tells of a Trip let tkan9 girl who sent q dollar to a smart New Yorker for a "sure cure for freckles.' This is the recipe which she received: Remove the freekles carefully with pocket knife, soak them overnight in salt water; then hang up in the smokehouse in a good, strong smoke made of sawdust and slippery elm bark for a week. Frecklea thus treated never fail to be thorough ly curede
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Itis reported that Lord Wolseley < mind is failing.

Asn aching back, disordered di- ? gestiea. changes in the urine. head aches. nervous weakness, all point to Bright's Disease. Take steps to cure the trouble before the disease develops it's dangerous stage, Prickly Ash Bltters is certain rem- sedy. It heals and strengthens the kidneys, regulates the liver, stimu- dates the stomach and digestion. cleanses the bowels.
 It has been used in many severe and obstinate eases with the most gratifying success, Sold by Walker Drug Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
Growth or nlonammetian!sn,

Mohammedanism is by far the most formidable enemy that Christianity has to encounter. Prof vasilief, who has given much thought to the subject of China. says that Islam is spreading rapidly in that country And Rev. Mr. Dean of the United Presbyterian church of Calabar, on the coast of Up- per Guinea. in Africa, says the Moslem missionaries are 'Neeting with great success ia thoss
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
CURIOUS ALBINo TREE.
One Discovered Growing In Garden in
 London.

LOnQOu.
 Much interest has been caused lately by the appearance of horse chestnue tree in the Thiergarten. The numer- ous branches around the lower part or the trunk have pure white follage, such as is seen on trees growing Ill dark places. where no ehlerophyll can develop on account of want of light. The same whiteness of the leaves Is also noticeable in a few of the neish- boring branches through the crown to the top. People are often puzzled as to the cause of the peculiarity, anu many strange explanations are some times given. The singular appearance of the tree has been noticed regularly for some years. This particular tree, 1 if seems. had been attacked py swarm of caterpillars and other erea- lures of the same species, and the foliage had already been destroyed; but still masses of caterpillars contin- ued to crawl up and down the trunk, and finally elung there in Jumps. TO 1 preserve the Deauullui efee, al'ei oeiioa means had been tried in vain, a solu- tion of acid was used, and the ground all around was watered with 1t, as we'll as the trunk and the branches, which were specially drenched. This treatment proved successful. The tree gradually recovered, and now stands in it's full strength and freshness, but has ever since shown the already de- scribed whiteness of it's leaves, which presents a by no means unpleasant contrast to the otherwise dark green foliago.-London Standard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
The Black Hills gold output foI 1899 was S9 000 GOO.

A system reguialor ls q medicine ehat strengthens and stimulates the liver. kidneys, stomach and bowels. Priekly Ash Bitters is superior system regulator. It drives out all unhealthy conditions, promotes ac- tivity of body and brain, restores good appetite. sound sleep and cheerful spirits. Sold by Walker Drug Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
FAMOUS OLD CLOCK.
That for 51o Years Has Regulated tue
 City of Rouen.

Rouen, one of the principal cities of France, and the great seat of it's cotton manufacture, possesses the oldest pub lie clock in the world. The great Rouen clock has held it's place in that city for 510 years and is the pride of it's citizens. Placed in 1889, it has been running without interruption from that day to this. requiring nothing except cleaning and few HiAing repairs of It's accessory parts. The great clock had so accustomed the citizens of Rouen to look upon it's exaetitude as 2 matter of course, that when, in 1572, the breaking of a wire prevented it's sounding 5 o'clock one morning. the population was in state of oonsterna- ton. The magistrates summoned the custodian-Guillaume Petit-and re- monstrated grayely with him. Until TIP the great clock had no pendulum. For S23 years it had no other regulator than q "foliot," an apparatus unknown to the majority of modern clockmak. CTS. The pendulum in clockwork was introduced in 1859, but so well satis- lied were the people of Rouen with fbe ume-keeping qualities of their famous old clock that 53 years were allowed to pass before pendulum was subeti- Suted for the "foliot" Equipped with this new apparatus it has continued .to this day to strike the hours and chime the quarters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
 A Case of Sea-Saw.

Lady-Here! You promised to saw some wood if l gave you something to eat. Tramp (from Boston, in- discriminate use of the English lan- guage is positively painful. madam. I have fulfilled my obligation to the let ter inasmuch as I saw the wood imme- alately after finishing my dessert while gazing in the direction of the wood pie. Bon jour, madam.-chieago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
New Railway.

The Railway Age says that there is every indication that not less than e,VVo miles of new railway will be built in the United States in 1899, repre- senting an investment of about $780, G00,0oO. SN's'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

Cape Colony Dutch are threaten- ing an insurrection.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

Prickly Ash Bitters cures the kid- neys, regulates the liver and purifies the bowels. A valuable system ton ic. Sold by Walker Drug Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
v1crorrls 5 rresenrs.

The DreseT ts sent to Queen Victoria on her eightieth birthday almost equal those of the last jubilee The most magnificent came from Indian princes. who have of late sought every oppor- unity of exhibiting their loyalty These include many rich specimens of oriental and lacquer work-so many, indeed, as to be almost embarrassing to the officials at Windsor-New York Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

Richard Gro ker broke leg aeei dentally in England Sunday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

The latest is Chinese murder grust in San Francisco.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

Chieago's new $33s 900 GOO drainage canal WAS opened yesterpay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

Hanna has been named by Mckin- ley to lead the campagih again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

There is to be a complete reorgani- zation of the army in Cuba.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
A Kruger Story.

President Kruger recently refused an interview to a celebrated Englishman, who thereuDon sent back word that he must see him; that he was no ordi- nary person; that. in fact, he was a member of the house of lords The servant went away and returned with the message: "The president says he cannot see you. and adds that he is a cattle herder."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
TELEGRAPHic BRIEFS

Britons in Mexico will give $l ,000,- 900 to the soldier relief fund.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

The czar IS sad to fear q war that will involve the world.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

I by it's rat her. The funerHf win tanc lp1aee from the residence of Judge
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

day. January Ist, 1900, between the hours ul II q. m and D. n., for the purpose of elect
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

Several Boer spies have enlisted in the English veomanry
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-20
SUSCEPTIBILITY OF TREES TO
LIGHTNING.

In connection with Professor A. J.
Henry's statistics as to loss of life and
injuries resulting from lightning in the
United States in 1899, it is interesting
TO note the results of a recent inquiry
by the German government into the
effect OF lightning upon trees. OBJ
serVatlons were made by overseers OF
forestlng stations scattered over an
area Of $4,000 acres in the district Of
Lppe. The forests comprised 70 per
cent. of beech trees, 10 per cent. of
pines, IL per cent. of oaks, and 6 per
cent. OF frs. Of 257 trees struck by
lightning So per cent were oak, 81 per
cent. fir, and per cent. beech, and 7
per cent. pine. These figures snow the
extreme susceptibility Of the oak to
lightning stroke, and the large and
dlsproportionate percentage of us
attack upon the fir. The beech ap-
pears to be almost immune from
lightning stroke While 70 per cent.
OF the forest trees were beeches. they
received only 8 per cent. of the strokes.
or about one-ninth of their proper
tionate share. 1t has often been as
serted in England that the beech was
never struck by lightning. While the
German observations disprove this
broad assertion, they amply justify the
common belief in the rarity of the
occurrence. Professor Henry observes
that the zone of danger from lightning
extends over several feet, and cites
instances to show the error of the
prevalent opinion that it extends but
few inches. Five hundred and sixty
Two persons were killed and 500 in
Jured by lightning in the United States
IN 1899. The most common form of
disability from the stroke is partial
paralysis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-20
unul,-y-. - ,xa.uDlI.IuIlIlu :, ,.saauu..

1.-THE yiceroy was very proud of his
clever little slave, and as she was de-
veloping into a comedy damsel he sent
her as complimentary gift to the en-
peror. She became the favorite slave
OF the father of the present emperor.
and when his mother the imperial con-
sort, died she became the empress and
saw to his bringing up, and was regent
OF the empire following her husbands
death until she took the reins of gov
eminent from Kwang-Su's hands, less
than two years ago.
Whlle SIZE was on her way to Pekin
occurred the incident in which Ii
hung Chang figured. The party con
Veylng the pretty little slave girl in =
seoan chair had occasion to cross the
Hun-Ho river, and one of the Young
men fell Off the boat. He was drown
ing, and Tuen implored the boatmen
TO save him, offering a ring she wore as
reward. Ii plunged into the muddy
current, and with a fine muscular effort
saved the drowning man. She gave
MIN the ring, and many years after
ward recognized it on the hand of an
ofhclal who came to court. He had
won his way through 10 degrees of
oficialdom, and since she was then en-
press regent, and she had found him
he was very quickly advanced to the
first place of the land.
Degraded time and again, it has
lessened her influence, for his mind
and might are the greatest in the
middle kingdom.
From the day the slave girl Tuen
entered the walls of the imperial city.
tract within Pekin, about six miles
square, she has never left it up to the
present time, and there are no China
men but the very highest officials who
nave ever seen her in the last 20 years.
for in her section of the vast inclosure
she has lived alone, except for eunuchs
ana Ladies in waiting, the latter some
200 in number
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-20

the law which has attracted the great
est attention, and it is this which is ex-
pected to be the great accident pre-
.venter and life-saver. 1t is said that
nearly all the couplers now in use in
the country and those which are being
put on the cars are all more or less
patented after the device invented
some years ago by Janney. Some
roads have gradually been equipping
their cars for several years, but now
that the national law has gone into
effect the automatic coupler will short
ly be seen on almost every freight car
in the entire country.
'The adoption of the automatic
couplers in conformance with the
in the saving of lives and the proven
ton Of many accidents" said SUI
perintendent of Car and Special
Freight Service Farnham of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy railroad
"All Of the roads in Chicago and of the
entire country will, am sure, exert
themselves to live up to the law in
every particular The law will I'M
doubtedly be rigidly enforced. Per-
haps an interesting point that does not
at once occur to the laymen is that the
railroad which is found guilty of
handling car not equipped with the
automatic coupler will be punished,
whether the car belongs to it or not, so
you see it is the moving and handling
of the uneQuipped car that will bring
down the penalty and not the fact that
road may own cars not supplied with
the required contrivances. AS most
people know, railroads very often I'M
Intentionally get hold of each others
cars and haul them all around over the
country. So that now a road must
look out for all cars upon it's track as
well as it's own cars, for unless the
matter is looked after carefully road
might get hold of and use an un-
equipped car. To avoid all difficulties
and misunderstanding in regard to this
matter all Of the roads have, I think.
made agreements whereby each road is
to properly equip any car of any other
lOdu Wu1Cu IL AIdy unQ upon It's IIdChS.
The fitting up will be done by the
road in temporary possession and all
of the expense incurred will be charged
up to the road which owns the car In
this way everything will be made clear
and plain and there will be no danger
of road being fined for handling car
which belongs to and which should hs
equipped by another road; that is, by
the road which owns the car
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-20
A LARGE PARTY OF ONE.

4 Coney island excursion steamer
was leaving New York with but few
passengers aboard. The boat had lust
cast OF when stout gentleman with
very red face rushed down the pier
and, hourishing his stick, shouted.
Hey, captain! Put Blackjack her
quick. Here's large party wants to
co.
The captain was at first derisive.
put finally shouted from the pilot
house; How large is the party?'
For an instant the fat man hesitated
Then ne yelled back: Between sixty
and seventy
AS soon at the captain heard this
number he instantly ordered the
steamer back and made fast again.
The fat man waddled across the gang
plank, and, picking out a nice deck
seat, famed himself with his straw
hat. Meanwhile the Captain and his
crew waited for the party to arrive
After waiting five minutes and more
the captain turned impatiently toward
the stout gentleman and said.
where's your party between sixty and
seventy? This boat can't wait all day
for them
"Oh, that's all right" replied the fat
passenger, with bland smile. .Pm
the party; IS today, SIR
The captains face grew redder even
than the passengers as he furiously
rang the bell to steam ahead, but the
fat gentleman at once became teh hero
of the boat.-Collier's Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-20
TEACH CHILDREN ECONOMY.

Teach children not to waste trifes
which they often throw away without
thought, and which if saved might be
OF use to others if not to themselves.
Wrapping paper, pieces of Irvine, odds
and ends of various kinds may do
service a second time if put away
until the need for them arises. The
habit of economy is one that ought to
be cultivated, for careful saving makes
lavish giving possible. boarding is
not a vice of childhood, nor should it
be encouraged, but the wise husband
ing of resources for future expenditure
is valuable lesson that cannot be
learned too early-Ladies' Home
Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-16
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS

STATE OF MINNESOTA, lee
County of st. Louis,
Hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was filed in this office for record on
the 10Th day of January. A. D., 1900 at 1;3O
O'Clock p. NJ. in Book of Miscell. page $40.
RS. MUNGER. Register of Deeds,
by S. L. Pierce, Deputy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-16
Timber Land, Act June 80, 1873
Notice for Publication

United States Land ONCE. Duluth. Mimi.
January 4. 1900.
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June 3, 1878. entitled IAN act for the sale OF
timber lands in the states of California, Or
egon, Nevada. and Washington Territory"
us extended to all the public land states by
act OF August 4. 1892.
Thomas Davies of Duluth. county OF St.
Louis, state of Minnesota, has this day 6let
In this Office his swarm statement No. 4597
for the purchase of the So of Sc IA of sec
tion and the E1l of NE IA of ssction s. in
township Ga north of range IA west.
And will offer proof to show that the
land sought Is more valuable for It's timber
and stone than for agricultural purposes.
and to establish his claim to said land before
the register and receiver OF this Office at
Duluth, Mimi. on Friday the 3Oth day of
March, 1900.
He names as witnesses: Edward r. Rib
enack. David Lappan, James Nancarrow
and William Gearhardt, all of Duluth, Mimi
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above described lands are requested to
file their claims in this Office on or before
said 30th day of March, 1900.
WIN. f.. CULKIN. Register
w. III. Smallwood, Atty. lie 3-223
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-16
Order for Hearing on Claims
1. Grettum, Atty

STATE OF MINNESOTA, CO
County of st. Louis,
In Probate Court, Special Term, January
23d. 1900.
In the Matter of the Estate of Charles Stoll,
Deceased:
Letters of Administration an the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Joseph Stoll of said County.
1t Is Ordered. That all claims and de-
mands of all persons against said estate be
presented to this Court, for examination and
allowance. at the Probate Office in the Court
House in the City of Duluth in said County,
on Monday the 3Oth day of July, 1900, at ten
o'clock. A. NJ
Is Further Ordered, That six months
from the date hereof be allowed to creditors
to present their claims against said estate,
at the expiration of which time all claims
not presented to said Court, or not proven to
its satisfaction. shall be forever barred, un-
less for cause shown further time be allowed
Ordered Further, That notice of the time
and place of the hearing and examination
of said claims and demands shall be given
by publishing this order forthwith once In
each week, for three successive weeks pri Or
to the day appointed for such examination.
in THE ELY MINER weekly newspaper
printed and published in Ely in said county.
Dated at Duluth. Minnesota, the 23d day
of January, A. D.. 1900.
Rv the Court. J. B. MIDDLECOFF,
[Seal1 Judge or Probate.
A. J. Thomas. Atty for Administrator. 2-9