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AN ART TREASURE
Found in the House of Man Forced
 to Sell His Effects.

New York Correspondence of the Chicago Times-Herald: Through the financial misfortunes of an old New Yorker famous art treasure, Ge- rome's "Consummatum Est" depicting the crucifxion of Christ on Mount Calvary, has been discovered in this city. Art connoisseurs say it Is worth from s25 ,000 to O000 At any rate it means that it's owner, whose name is not divulged, instead of spending the coming Christmas in penury, as he had anticipated, is at least sure Of enough to satisfy his present wants It was when this old New Workers affairs had reached such a stage that something had to be done, and that right quickly, that he sent for Clar- enee NJ. Darling of PA West Twenty sixth street. MT. Darling found him diseonsolate in his home. He related his troubles and said that all he saw in store was to sell his furniture, tapes- tries and bronzes, the remnant of a once magnificent collection Mr. Dar- ling glanced around the rooms and saw GU OAiSS SheAb HUI AAAu1u SOuIu DS ISdi- ized, but as he was about to take his leave his eye suddenly caught a glimpse of what appeared to be dust covered painting carelessly resting on the top of wardrobe in a corner of the room. What's that up there?" he asked, climbing on a chair and taking she painting down. The painting while dust covered and dim. upon in~ speetion proved to be in good condition and none the worse for it's hard usage MT. Darling had not examined the can vas long when he uttered an exelama- tion of astonishment, and declared that if its genuineness could be au- chemically established 1t was easily to i be valued at not less than $25. 1000 to SS0,000. MT. Darling recognized in one l corner of the canvas the name of J. l.. Gerome, and subject as no other than the masters "Consummatum Est, Shadow of the Cross or eruci- fixion of Christ on Mount Calvary. As 10 the genuineness of the painting. it's owner recalled the fact that in his pos session was an autograph letter from Gerome describing the painting and the circumstances under which it was painted
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THE LIFE INSURANCE CURE.
A Dying Bachelor Who Became Inter ested In Plan for a Novel Funeral

4 Dying Bachelor Who Became Inter-
 ested In Plan for Novel Funeral.
 T don't know that life insurance is a cure for disease said the retired life insurance solicitor, "but I know of an instance which makes it look that way. In the town where 1 first began busi- ness was a bachelor of about 50 years, who was quite alone in the world, and had some years before taken out i've thousand-dollar policy on himself for the benefit of a maiden sister, who had story. He kept his policy going, how ever, because it was good way to save money, and one day he was taken down with some kind of fever. He grew worse day after day, until one day the doctor told him that he would in all likelihood be dead within the next twenty-four hours. This suggested his life insur- anee money, all he had to leave, and he immediately began to talk with the doctor on the subject of a proper dis posal of it. He concluded after some thought that the best thing to do with it was to blow it in on tremendous big funeral for himself, including a banquet for all the people he knew. This was an entirely new idea for a funeral, and when the doctor left him that night to the care of his nurse his mind was entirely occupied with his funeral He talked to the nurse about it and when the nurse made him stop
 he lay and thought about it. In fact, he became so much interested in the details of his funeral that he quite for
 got about having to die to make it pos sible In the morning when the doctor came he found his patient in wild 1 precipitation and his pulse beating in
 much better fashion than it had been doing for some days. He also found the general condition of the patient much l improved. He was greatly astonished,
 and at once began to ask questions.
 The patient told him with eager inter- l est of a lot of new things he had
 thought of for the funeral and some
 that bothered him good deal and said 1 he had been thinking of it all night. l Then the doctor laughed and told him he guessed the funeral would have to 1 be postponed, for he wasn't going to l die, just then anyhow. Nor did he, and 1 he isn't dead yet, but he is married and
 has his policy paid up for his wife's l benefit"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-13

Brethren of the Democratic press, oue aud att Here are kindly greet. ings and salutatons. Let us not grow red in the face or hurl ugly eplthets at each etuer while we are a1iscussing bolters and bolting. Here IS point or two for your consldera Qiou. If political party nominates a man for office whom you know to he dishonest and corrupt, who is saown by the records to De corrupt, are yoa bound to support him? h such contingency is it not the right thing to adopt the sentiment sof Wm. ]. Bryan, who, when asked au the winter of 1896, if be would support gold standard Democrat ca 8 gold standard platform, an swered: ''So help me God, 1 will drop dead in my tracks before I would do it. But before anybody bolts let him be sure that he is iusti- fled. Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-13
Island Without a Taxgatherer.

Louds island, on the coast of Maine, near historic Pemaquid, in the Lincoln county town of Bristol, is one of the few places on earth where there are no taxes. This island, otherwise known as Muscongus, was overlooked when Maine became state, and was put into no town or county
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-13
 4 Homeopatfi.

From Judge: Mrs. Jones-Did Mrs. Smiths son graduate as an allopath or a homeopath? Mrs. Brown-Homeo- path, think. He's been Twin at home ever since he took his degree.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-13

Mr. ]. A. Barnes and fife. of Har- Jew, Ark. are visitors in the city to- day, They are registered at the Truloek.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Con- cess.

We are authorized ta announce Hon. J. Hf Wood of Garland county, as q candidate far Congress from the Secoad District Of Ar 4sansas subject to the act on of the Demo- cratic party.
 We ar authorized to announce Hon. John <. Etttle of Sebastian county, as candidate for reelection to Congress from the second District CT Arkansas. subject to the will or the Demoeraey of the district,
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
Rural Justice.

From The Detroit Free Press.
Il want ter kneow all abeOut this ERE
raow," exclaimed Justice Curtis in his
rich Yankee dialect "Yeow feIlers' bin
fihtin' 'bount sumpin?'
IL seemed that the defendant had been
the aegressor as well as the victor, and
he took an evident relish IN telling upon
the witness stand how he had done 1t.
Then the affair took on romantic hue
when the testimony developed the fact
that there had been young lady witness
Of the ARRAY. The complaining witness
had been escorting her home from a
party. and had just parted with her at
her fathers gate when the assault was
made
"Whaar be this ERE gal?' demanded
the justice. with quickened interest.
Both parties TO the case agreed that II
would be ungallant TO call the young lady
into court as a witness. and they would
prefer. II the court pleased, 70 continue
without her presence.
WAL, naow. ! begin ter see Z IN bot
tom Be she yer galg' asked the court.
looking steadfasily at the blushins de-
PENDANT.
The latter nodded afirnatiyely, and
hung his head.
An be she yer gal. tOo?' this query
being addressed 10 the complaining wit
ness.
Before the latter could frame reply ne
caught the threatening eye Of the athletic
rustic defendant, which undoubtedly as
sisted him In preparing an answer 20 this
personal catechIsm.
Il don't reckon she ls my gal. 'zactly,"
he said. That's the fust night ever WAS
with her"
did yer knaow tnst tn defendant ere
war keepin' comply with herr asked the
court In severe tones and with threaten
ing demeanor.
"Y-y-yeE"
Then ri fine the defendant so fer
'sauii'n battry. an also fine you address
ing the complaining witnezs) SO fer steal
In tn other feilers gal away. Guess yen
'tatcn IN costs ter IN gal-thlef. TOO.
Courts tourned.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
Took the Prince for Her soldier Lover.

from the Chicago Tribune
Stuttgart-The following story is told
OF Duke Albrecht. heir apparent to the
throne of Wurtemberg, who is living
temporarily at POtsdam with his family.
when the duke was still single and Iiv-
ing az Stuttgart as officer, he was in
Vited to dinner one evening by the com
handing general Upon his arrival at the
house he found he was some minutes too
soon, and as the strictest punctuality Is
observed in such cases he decided 10 take
short walk
READERS Of the comic papers all know
that almost every ordinary German SOL
der bestOws his affections upon some SER
want girl, and almost every servant girl
Is attracted by brass buttons At night
before 10 o'clock. at which time the SOL
diers have 20 be at barracks, one often
sees such couples standing in dark cor
ners, or near the garden gate OF the
house where the maid is working
The duke. who was walking peacefully
along, was not little surprised at being
suddenly embraced and kissed. and having
two warm Sausages and 80 pfennigs about
L cents) thrust into his hands with the
words, i have no time tonight. but shall
come tomorrow a. Z"
The duke, VINO Immediately understood
the mistake, took the necessary steps tG-
ward finding the rightful Cwner of the
things which he had received in such an
manner. This was a COM
paratively easy task, as, knowing that the
vas caused by the uni
form he had only TO look among the men
OF his own regiment.
After finding the right man he had him
III IL
and money, and said: "She could not
come last night, but she says she viii
have time this evening at Z You viii
have 10 take the other thing for granted"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
Got $500 for Book lie Paid TIVE Cents For.

Hom The New York Telegraph
About four years ago London black
smith noted on a secondhand bOOkstaH 4
very old book priced at cents He bought
il and after attempting TO read it threw
it aside and soon forgot it, one of his
dodgers, happening 10 see the book recent
ly, and. noticing that il was dated 1850
asked permission 10 show ii 10 the British
Museum authorities. \ day or two later
the blacksmith was requested to cali. and
the secretary. 10 his surprise, asked him
What he would take for the book In
some confusion the man said. What will
sou give?'' VIII $50 suit your was the
answer OF the secretary. The blacksmith
was so dumfounded that the secretary
thought he was ridiculing his offer, and
therefore Immediately increased il 10 500
which was at once accepted. Sooner :han
have lost the book, however, which was
the first book that Gutenberg ever printed
and. therefore, almost priceless, the mu-
scum authorities would have paid almos:
any sum that had been asked.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
A Wedding Gown of Funeral searf..

From the NeW York Commercial Advertiser.
a few members OF the Society for Politi-
cal Study, or. as they call themselves. a
few 5. p. 5. ladies. fingered over their tea
cups. They had listened to lecture on
some phase Of political life or other, and
now they had relaxed so far as 10 indulge
in little gossip.
Il am really no good at making use Of
all the remnants and other things" said
one OF the ladies. hut my sister the wife
OF Congressman, is positive genius in
that line. While on visit 10 her / one
day noticed that she aired and folded away
half dozen pieces OF ivory white silk OF
a superior quality. Each was about two
yards long, aLi / asked her where she got
them.
Uncle sam bought them she said, with
a laugh They are funeral scarfs. You
know, when a member OF the House dies
they appoint committee who act as pail
bearers, or something like H. And every
one of them gets one Of these scarfs After
the funeral Is over they usually give them
10 their women relatives, though most OF
them do not make any use Of these beau
tiful silks. superstition stands In the way
I have no scruples in that direction. and
am collecting them for the wedding gown
Of my oldest daughter. Won't they be Se-
lightfully elbow by that timer
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Address all orders to
The Washington Weekly Post,
Washington, D. C..

dead in bed. She had died natural death
and there was lively curiosity about her
money. The coroner and a couple OF cor
stables hunted high and low for a week
without finding a dollar. Then others
were brought into the search, and when
all were in despair the money was found.
There was a pan Of flour sitting On a.
shelf In the pantry. and IL was knocked
down quite by accident, ami the $500
found underneath the itour. Had rob
Der searched the house for 4 month he
would never have thought OF looking
there.
Copyright 1906 by C. p. LsEisD
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
PAY or NAVAL SURGEONS.
Not Equal TO that Of Their Conireres In The
Army.

From the Medical Joufra.
An Injustice TO naval medical officers ~
a peculiarly Irritating character consists
in the fact that their rank and pay arc
not equal to that OF the medical corps ~
the army. The navy surgeons enter with
the rank Of ensign, equivalent 10 that ~
second Lieutenant in the army. their To-
tai pay being $50; but - per cent ~
this is deducted II they serve on shore
and when they 20 10 sea they are quar-
tered IN the steeraRe-a barbarOus GUS
tom originating in barbarOus times The
0rmy physician enters as first lieGterarr
equivalent 70 lieutenant. junior grade lp
the navy, this naval rank is attained only
after three years service. The army -II-
geOn Is not only not mClcted for any lass
OF duty, but receives an allowance ~ ~
year as q mounted officer, even though
he has no mount" The remedy fgI rErs
and other wrongs consists IN making 'r'
rank and pay OF the t~O service If' -
ciscly the same. AT a meeting or mo ma
jority Of the medical officers Of N" Norm
Atlantic Squadron proposals for TrMfi.at
legislation were prepared for submission
20 Congress II was agreed that ~" 'A..-
objects were. increase IN numbers RANK
for grade, the rank Of junior llrG'fAaf.
for assistant surgeons, proper pTJU''N..-.
ana, lastly-a clause which u rHlhta'f
praise worthy--the appointment ~ r'i-
tain number Of men 70 attend F"-'-eL4-'
uate courses OF study al college or h1s-
pitfalls Had We been consulted "" >Ep.--
have added 10 the list Of desid"fa'a no
supplying Of the best modern medical ar.
surgical textbooks and JOurnal---g'H" o.
them al least-8Hd WORKS % rritf'i..-
the present plan apparently being t3 tf@o
officers az ignorant % modern r''--.
progress az possible. We extend '' 't.
colleagues o. the navy our nearu@-i sfi..
PATTY in their eudeaVOrs 20 DO awaf y ..-
absurd and DEGRADING injustice a't
elevate the character and standing of we
GOFDs.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09

TO the extent OF rendering possible a per
eeption Of something ordinarily invisible
The change Is usually very brief. lasting
only a few seconds. during which the
manifestation occurs.
Since childhood I have found myself
possessed Of ar organism in which the
threshold Of consciousness Is markedly
capable If such shifting. On several &C
casions / have beer aware OF the pres
eHce OF spiritual bodies Of deceased per
sors, who gave to me Information tia,
was not otherwise obtainabIe. and who
conveyed 10 my mind conviction of their
Identity The evidential value Of these
experiences is wholly personal. OF course.
inaEmuch "a they are not subject 10 The
ordinary processes Of yerifiCatiCn
In each Of US there IL an inner indi-
yiduality which differs wholly in its char
scteTistics from our ether self II is not
subject TO the law of gravitation and Ii
cannot be mechanically affected TO its in
jury or benefit. 1t does not depend for
its being upon the welfare or survival Of
the body II inhabits 1t IS capable Of
changing It's location by its own voIition
Under certain circumstances. such as l
VIII presently mention, though probably
not exactly in accordance with our ideas
Of transfer through space. To such a
being the notion Of time is doubtless
quite different from our own. and this may
give it a duration Of existence compare Die
with our notion OF endless life. Very
likely IL is not confined TO this planet
when once released from the body In
deed, nothing fOrbids the assumption thai
1t antedated the body which it inhabits
Il is The soul of ordinary language. and
may consist of a substance as dense for
its conditions of environment as is the
physical body for the conditions sur
rounding IL
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
Correcting "A Misapprehension.

Prom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Was that your dog that was bowling
all night"
Il guess il was"
why in thunder don't you feed him."
Heavens, man, las indigestion that
makes him how'll"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
A.Rx,srsa.i.s Typewriter.


Fron the BaiIinore Aneriesn.
BObbs-I see that man has invented a
typewriter that you just sit down and
talk 10. and IL writes out everything you
ray.
Dobbs-I guess I'll keep mine. She
doesn't write everything / say. and I'm
glad 81 u.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
The Unanswered Letter.

Proa To- chicsgo Record
How DID Your correspondence end VIII
Miss Jlmpz'' ....z
II wrote - ner. and she couldn't 'n.hh
OF anything O. say in reply
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
WAR UNDER TROPIC SUN
Rigors of Fighting Intensified
by Torrid Heat,
UyCEySORED NEWS FROM FRONT

Correspondent, send By Mail Facts which
Had Been ESeIaded from the Wires, Civ
ing a Clearer View Of the Great struggle
for Supremacy in -oHth Africs-PTobIem
ofCarinE for the Weunded-InferioritI Of
the British srtillery--iese Life,
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09

ne nos sse4ssoas s,Imalsn, . excite sks se-
petite ia ASCOSTU "A BIrTEEs prepared 2, Dr.. J.
q. r. siexeTt H0sH. Beware .. sogalsTisii. Ass
20 the EenElas AfliSia
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
Will DIR. COues Keep Promise
to Come Back?
HE INTENDED TO MATERIALlZE
Description He Gave Of some specter. He
Had >een-Hc Fully Believed that Hu-
man Phanroms Appeared on Earth and
Identified Them az souI.-The Ghost
Chill and Other Queer Phenemena-His
Itteranees Before Hi. Death.

Dr. Elliott C0ues. the famous ornltholo-
gist and member OF the National Acad-
envy Of Sciences, who died little over a
week ago, was long recognized as the
foremost advocate OF belief in the exist
ence of ghosts. He had promised several
OF ms friends that il able TO 90 so, he
would appear 10 them after his own de-
mise, and now they are waiting with 10
little interest TO see If he can carry out
the agreement. Himself a born ghost
seer, as he used 10 say. ne enjoyed dis
cussing the subject OF phantoms IN the
same method Of cool-headed analysis as
he would apply to the classification Of
BIRDS or any other matter susceptible OF
approach by rational argument.
Il have myself seen the ghosts OF a
good many dead persons" said tire doc
tor one DAY. Il remember one occasion,
when had just gone to bed, the lieat be-
ing turned out. ] was composing myself
10 slumber, when ! suddenly became
aware of a presence in the room The in
preston conveyed to my mind was that
IL was the presence of a certain person
lately deceased. with whom ] had been on
very intimate terms. In fact, ] felt an
empowering sense of the nearness of the
individual in question. About the same
moment there arose slowly from the foo
nebulOus mSss Of what looked like
shining white vapor, which began TO AXE
shape, as did the smoke from the Casket
opened by the fisherman in the Arabian
Nights tales. Gradually it assumed a
more distinct outline, until it presented a
radiant image of my friend. The lips ap-
peared TO move, and from them came an
Ineligible utteEance-a message, in short,
from the departed. do not care TO say
what that message was.
Il can assure you that the vision was
no dream, and the nature of the message
vas such as TO eliminate, TO my own at
isfaetion at all events, the theory of hal
II cination. What. then, was this shape
of shining white vapor? Was it a human
soul? 1t is question pregnant with in
tense interest"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09
Invisible Phantoms of Dead,

-
did it ever occur TO you that we orr
selves may be moving in a world of IN
seen specters and continually surrounded
whether at home or on our walks abroad
by Invisible phantoms of the dead? 1t
has been estimated that for every hu-
man being now living, $1,000 have died on
this earth, so that. if the spiritual bodies
of all preserve existence here after death
we survivors are but a comparative few
passing brief term OF years Of what We
call life in the flesh amid vast. impaIDa-
bic swarm of beings incorpOreaI Indeed
my own notion is that it is only the very
rare and exceptional ghost that makes
itself visible TO the living, and that such
a phenomenon is 10 be regarded as wholly
extraordinary
We have reason now 10 think that
there is no such thing as the highly-con
VentiOnali2ed ghost represented by ira
ditiOn and described in popular fiction
the cOrpse-like apparitiOn which enters
Icy preference at the stroke of midnight.
dressed in winding sheet, smelling OF the
grave, and dragging a elanking chain
through the sliding panel just by the
door, while the candles burn blue and the
dogs howl dismally According to nv
own observation, and to the testimony of
many other reliable persons who have
observed such phenomena, the real spec
ter of a dead person shows few signs of
life, resembling a magic-lantern picture
more than anything else 10 which it is
readily comparable. IL does not speak
nor use its limbs, its method OF lOcOmo-
ton. when il moves. being a gliding. II
is clothed not in winding sheet, but in
garments such as were worn in life by
The individual OF whom it is the eidolOn
or image. Ii appears by daylight as Of
ten as at night, but never with any Dur
pose in its actions that is at all compre-
hensible. Occasionally il is self-lumi-
nous. L. NEST cases IL disappears through
a door or wall. but often il simply fades
away in shaduwy mist. Sometimes the
phantasmal figure is seen as though IL
Eliminated on a dark background; some
times the contour is indistinct and re-
sembles a luminous cloud: sometimes
there is no figure at all. but merely a diff
fused glow.
All of Us Have Ghosts.
Each Of US. / believe, has In him
ghost. which ordinarily is confined to the
precincts OF the body. When / die, my
ghost leaves my body permanently. and.
having done so. perhaps il may continue
10 be the vehicle and means Of express
sion OF conscious Will, memory, and I'M
St. Paul says There is !,
natural body and a spiritual body II is
OF the spiritual body that / am speaking.
our senses take cOgniZance OF no
forms Of matter except those which are
in a certain degree OF condensation. but,
as have already said. the spiritual body
may be Of a more rarefed and tenuous
substance. The non-appeAranee Of ghosts
TO Us may be a question not OF the ex-
istence of specters. but OF the acuteness
OF our perceptiye faculties. My own ex-
perience is that the coming Of an appar-
ition is always preceded By a curious sen
sation. which I call the ghost chill.
When this symptom arrives. the thresh-
old Of consciousness seems to be shifted