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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-07
The Worlds Silver Product.

This country holds second place among the nations as silver producer, her output of the white metal last year being valued at s32.11S.40O Mexico surpasses her as silver producer, her product last year being worth at cur rent prices s33. 3.475.400. Taking the United States and Mexico together, they produce 67 per cent of the worlds product of the argantiferous metal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-07
Uncertainty of the Horse.

Horse Owner-Suppose the motor of your automobile gives out when you are halfway between two towns What then? Horseless Carriage Owner We'll, wouldn't be any worse of than If were halfway between two towns with horse and buggy and the horss should die.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-07
Panl uones. Craze.

The grave of Capt. John Paul Jones has not been located by the govern ment through it's inquiries of the en- bassy in the French capital. He died on July IS, .17s2, in Paris. and YVES buried with the highest hohors by the French government but the place of his burial cannot now be determined.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-07
Experiments with wire,es. Telegraph,

Experiments are reported with wire less telegraphy during ten days be- tween Chamonix and the Vallot Ob- servatory. on Mont Blanc; the straight distance was seven and five one-hun- dredths miles and the difference in height two miles. After a descrip> tion of the transmitting and receiving stations, the results are summed up as follows: The experiments were made every day during eleven hours. The signals were satisfactory only for distance between the oscillator spheres equal to eight one-hundredths of an inch. The absence of water in liquid form did not interfere, neither did the intervention of clouds. Although at mospheric electricity actuated the ap- parstus several times, it did not make communication impossible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-07
compulsory raacat,on in erano..

It is announced that NJ. Millerand. the minister of commerce in the French cabinet, is making many re- forms looking to the better education of French children and to the mini mixing of child labor. Compulsory ed ucation of all children between the ages of and 13 was decreed in France in 1882, but the census Of ten years later showed that there were still 72,000 children of school age in the re- public who were hot going to school. At the same time the percentage of illiteraey is gradually decreasing. In 1892 nearly per cent of the young men on the conscript list could neither read nor write. In 1897 the number was decreased to less than 5 per cent of the total.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-05-07
"Heirs Half Acre~ In y.,,ov..on.

''Heirs Half Acre" In Yeliowstone.
 "Hell's Half Acre" is name applied to one of the geyser basins of Yellow stone park. It's area Is easily five acres in extent and from 1t bubbles about forty hot sulphur springs. All around these springs the soil is uncomfortably warm and gives birth to the idea that the internal fires of the earth are close to the surface.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
A FATAL STORM.
Tornado in Mississippi Kills Two Ne
grOes and Destroys Much
Property.

Macon, Miss, Dec. 24.-News was re-
ceived here Sunday afternoon that a
tornado passed through the eastern
edge of Noxubee county and the west
ern part of Pickens and Sumpter
counties, Ala, Saturday night about
nine o'clock, doing great damage.
Telephone news is meager. One house
on the Sparkman place was de-
stroyed. A residence on the Ross
place neal Cooksville was wrecked
and it's furniture destroyed. On the
Beal place several houses were blown
away. On the John Windham place
the storehouse and barns were de-
stroyed and several mules killed. One
negro was killed. On the Nancy
Blantat place everything was de
stroyed. Wash Oliver, a negro, was
killed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
Catarrh Cannot be Cured.

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucuous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best physi-
clans in this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best tones known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on
the mucous surfaces. The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in cur
ing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheeny & Co., Props, Toledo, 0.
Sold by all druggists. price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
A SAD AFFAIR.
In a Machine Shop In Phil
%adeIphIR.

Philadelphia, Dec. 24.-Edward Clark,
aged 90, and his son William, aged IS
years, both Of Camden, n. j., met hor-
rible deaths while at work at a ma
chine shop in this city Saturday
Young Clark was seized with chills
and in an attempt to get relief
climbed a ladder to the top of a large
boiler. In a few minutes his fellow
worknen, among whom was the ia
Their, heard the noise of escaping
steam. The father, realizing his sons
danger, mounted the ladder to Will
liam's rescue. He missed his footing
and fell on a big cog wheel and was
ground to pieces. Young Clark was
scalded to death before relief could be
had. The safety ball of the boiler
had dropped Off and allowed the 40
pound pressure of steam in the boiler
to escape.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
GIVES UP FORTUNE.
Infatuated Girl Surrenders IDOwry Of
S3,OOO,OOO for "a Travelling Man.

Oelweiu, Dec. 24.-Miss Elizabeth
Van Shetland, the 17-year-old daugh-
ter of the late H. Vans Shetland, the
Minneapolis lumberman, has thrown
away a fortune of SO, 900 900 in order
to be near Frederick Harmon, a New
York travelling nan Miss Van Stet-
land is now a prisoner at the central
police station in Minneapolis, where
she was laced at the request of her
mother, after being arrested here,
where she came to meet Harmon.
She may be sent to a state institution
until she is of age. Harmon was a
friend of the late Mr.. Van Shetland,
and was by him introduced to the
daughter, who fell in love with him
A year ago she began meeting him
here and at various cities in the north
west, tell ng her mother she was Wis
iting her girl friends. A few days ago
Mrs. Van Shetland learned of the con-
duct of her daughter and caused her
arrest while stopping at the local ho-
tel. The meeting between the mother
and daughter was affecting. The girl
refused to give up her lover, saying
she would rather lose every cent OF
the S. 1000, 900, By a provision of her
fathers will the girl will get no money
If she refuses to drop Harmon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
TRADE REVIEW.
Improvement In Reported in Trade
Circles - No Complaint
from Any Quarter.

New York, Dec. PR. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade says: Better
weather conditions on the Atlantic sea-
board and pronounced activity In distribu-
ton of all staple lines Of merchandise at
southern cities have impaired a slightly
more aggressive tone to general business.
Distinctive holiday business, which at this
period Of the season means retail distribu-
ton, has shown further Improvement, and
no complaint is heard from any quarter,
while the jewelry trade is much more ac-
tive han for several years past. I'M
changed conditions In the leading manufac-
turing industry during the last week be-
fore the holidays mean much. At this time
In ordinary years furnaces close down in
large numbers and dullness Is general at
mills and shops where iron and steel are
handled. Instead Of reduction Of working
force or concessions in price, this year,
however, reports from the principal cities
Indicate the existence OF contracts that
will take months to fill, and new sales are
made at the former level, despite much
talk of cheaper ore next year.
Failures for the week were 293 in the
United States, against 220 last year, and Is
in Canada, against 26 last year"
Bradstreet's says: "Seasonable conditions
rule in trade at present. Holiday trade ac-
tiyity Is widespread, and comparisons with
previous years are favorable at most mar
kets, with the possible exception of some
pairs VI AAf AAFA IA y NaNt HAANAE NAN Ahb
wheat shortage and unreasonable weather
have checked distribution. Notably cheer
full reports come. too. from western job
bers, who ave been called on for reassort-
ing orders, and who report collections good.
Quietness in wholesale lines Is usual at
this period, but II Is to be noted that spe-
cially good adyices come from the iron and
steel. hardware. groceries. fancy goods,
toys and confectionery trades, while a dis
tinctly cheerful tone Is found in shoes,
leather and lumber, although eastern ship
ments OF the frst-named are sim consider
ably smaller than last year. Industrial
lines are fairly well employed and strikes
are few and far between. Prices show few
changes. most staples being steady. but II
might be noted that most farm products are
slightly higher than last week and well
above 1880. Speculation In the cereals has
been narrow, duh and featureless. but
prices ave been aided by shorts covering
on Argentine crop reports, advices Of an ex-
portable surplus from that country OF only
100000 bushels and the poor grade Of re-
ceipts at the northwest. Corn receipts are
large. but little OF Il grades to contract,
while the export business holds up the
price OF the cash article"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
Kul.d by a FaIIing Elevator.

Paterson, N. j, Dec. PA fatal ac-
cident occurred Saturday afternoon
in the Paterson department store, one
of the largest in the city. The store
was packed with Christmas shoppers
and an elevator load of them was GO
ing up, when suddenly n of the big
cables broke. The car crashed to the
bottom floor and to make the accident
more terrible the big balancing weight
was jerked from its guys and crashed
down through the car, crushing two
of its occupants to death and scat
tering their brains about. Three 9TH
ers were injured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
Ca,ning y wide Repu,auon

As a cure for rheumatism Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is gaining a wide r-ou-
tation. D. B. johnson, of Richmond,
Ind, has been troubled with that all
ment since 1862. In speaking of it he
y II neve found anything thai
would relieve me until | used Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. 1t acts like magic
with me. My foot was swollen AMI
panied me very much, but one good ap-
plication of Pain calm relieved me. For
sale by Green & Bentley Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
Tortured a " illness

Intense suffering was endured by wit
ness T. l. Martin, of Dixie, KY, before
every night until my throat was nearly
raw tllen tried DIR. Kings New Dis;oy-
cry which gave instant relief. / have
used il in my family for four years and
recommend it as the greatest remedy for
Coughs. Colds and all Throat, Chest and
Lung troubles. Ii will stop the worst
cough. and not only prevents, but abso-
lutely cures Consumption. Price soc
and SI.oo. Every bottle guaranteed.
Trial bottles 2sc at Green & Bentley
Drug Co.'S.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

There is only one chance to save
your life, and that is through an opera
ton" were the startling words heard by
Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis,
from her doctor after he had vaiuly tried
t cure her of a frightful case of stom-
ach trouble and yellow jaundice. Gall
stones had formed and she constantly
grew worse. Then she began to use
Electric Bitters which holly cured her.
It's a wonderful Stomach, Liver and
Kidney remedy. Cures Dyspepsia, Loss
of Appetite. Try it. Only so cents.
Guaranteed For sale by Green & Bent
ley Drnr Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
A SURE CURE FOR GROUP
Twenty-Five Years Constant Use
without "A Failure

The first indication of Group is hoarse-
ness, and in a child subject to that dis
ease it may be taken as a sure sign Of
the approach of an attack. Following
this hoarseness is a peculiar rough
cough. If Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy is given as soon as the child be-
comes haorse, or even after the croupy
cough appears, it will prevent the at.
tack. 1t is used in many thousands OF
homes in this broad land and never dis
appoints the anxious mothers. We have
yet TO learn of a single instance in which
it has not proved effectual. No other
preparation can show sucn a record
twenty-five years constant use without
a failure. For sale by Green & Ben!ley
Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
Lnhies ann Menr snoe..

n size smaller after using Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. 1t makes tight or new shoes
feel easy; gives instant relief to corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery Of the age. Cures and pre-
vents swollen feet, blisters. callous and
sorc spots. Aliens Foot-Ease is a GER
tain cure for sweating, hot aching feet.
At all druggists and shoe stores, zsc.
Trial package FREE BY mail Address
Allen S. Olmstead. lie Roy, N. \.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
-Consumpnon Threatened

c. Unger, 2I7 Maple street, Cham
paign, Ill, writes; Il was troubled with
a hacking cough for a year and ]
thought l had the consumption. | tried
a great many remedies and was under
tn care Of physicians for several
months. I used one bottle of 2oley's
Honey and Tar. II cured me, and ! have
not been troubled siace." Green & Bent
" Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
Treasurer Held Up.
Are You ConstIpated

Do you have that tired feeling? Do
you feel sluggish, bilious and out OF
sorts generally? Do you have sick
headache? Do you have pimples,
eruptions, blotches, ulcers, Ore or
other results of constipation? To be
healthy, the sewer of the body, the
bowels, must be kept in an active
healthy condition, and nothing does
it so well as Bailey's Laxative tablets
They bring a clear, rosy complexion
and a clear head. A tablet or two
taken at night makes you feel tine in
the morning. loot. packages contain
20 tablets, and 25ct. packages, 10 tab
lets. Chocolate coated W. J.Bailev
is written on each package. Lakeside
Medicine Co, Chicago, Prop, Sample
free. Remember they cure constipa-
ton. Sold by G. N. Beechler, Oska
loosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
Husband under Arrest.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec. ia special
from Estheryille says: The house Of
John Freeman was destroyed by fire
Tuesday morning. and Mrs. Freeman
persisted in the flames. There is sus-
picion Of foul play, and Freeman has
been arrested pending investigation by
the c~oroner's jury. They had been mar
ried a year. and their welded life was
not happy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
BRYAN DECLINES NO TALK.
The Ex-PreSidentiaI Candidate Re,
fuses to Express Himself Regard
ing Mr.. CIeyeIaBd's Views.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 21.-Hon. w. j.
Bryan, in a telegram Thursday to
the Atlanta journal, declines to ex-
press himself upon ex-President
C~leveland's statement, to be published
in the Saturday Evening Post, and
which appeared Thursday morning in
newspapers receiving the dispatches
of the press.
Mr.. Bryan says:
Until Mr.. Cleveland sets forth definitely
what he considers democratic principles
there is no necessity for comment. The
rank ard file OF the party expressed them
selves in 1896 and In 1900 and / have no doubt
they viii continue to express themselves on
issues as they arise. w. j. BRIAN"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

Discovery" contains 10 alcohol, whisky
or other intoxicant.
At write to tell you the benefit I have received
from your Golden Medical Discovery after
having suffered for three years with salt-rheum, ="
writes Miss Bertha Peters, Of Lulu, Monroe Co,
Mich. uThe humor was on my hands, and I
had been treated by our home physician who
did not help me. After I began the use OF DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery l took seven
bottles, and can now say with pleasure that !
am cured. Nobody knows the intense pain I
have suffered. / could not sleep at night, the
singing, burning, and itching sensation would
be SO bad, sometimes I could hardly bear 1t. ]
thank you for your kind advice"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets assist the
action of the "Discovery" when there
Is constipation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
NOD GOING to cuba.

st. Paul, MINI, Dec. 24-Archbish-
OPP ireland returned to st. Paul Sum
day and took occasion to deny the
statements recently telegraphed from
Duluth that he was TO visit Cuba and
Porto Rico as a special commissioners
appointed by President Mckinley to
settle disputes in regard to the d..
vision Of church property.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
DO YOU KNOW

Consumption is preyentablef Science
has proven that. and also that neglect Is
suicidal The worst cold or cough car
oe cured with Shiloh's Cough and Goa
umption Cure. Sold on positive guar
,ntee for over fifty years.
GakEn 4 Bks7Lxr DRUs c.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
AKeen Clear brain

Your best feelings, your social posi-
ton or business success depends largely
on the perfect action of your stomach
and liver. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
give increased strength, a keen, clear
brain, high ambition, A accent box
will make you feel like a new building.
Sold by Green & Bentley Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
death Of a veteran.

Cincinnati, Dec. 24.-John Riley
Chamberlain, a veteran Of the civil
war and a graduate of Miami univer-
sity at Oxford, o., died here Sunday
night, aged ~. He had been af-
ficted since November with bronchi-
tbs and pneumonia. He had been en-
gagged in newspaper work in cincin-
natl for IS years. most OF that time
with the Associated Press.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

Brighton Enterprise: The Iowa
Central is doing lots of extra work
this winter in shaping up the track
on this division. The steam ditcher
has been through here filing in the
bridge %butments, and Mike Ferrek
and his big gang of track-layers that
have been laying steel over in Illinois
all summer are now at work building
and extending the switches G.: this
division. They made Brighton head
quarters for a week or two but have
gone to Martinsburg.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
pretty Hands,

Hands delicately moulded and daintily
white are among the chief Of woman's
charms. When such hands are married
by eruptions, their very beauty draws
attention to the repulsive disease. HUI
mors which break out on the body be-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

gin in the blood.
Soaps and salves
may v up a hui
NOR but they can't
cure it. There is a
cure for salt-rlienm
and other eruptive
diseases, caused by
a corrupt condition
of the blood. DIR.
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery
cures these diseases
perfectly and per-
I~nanently 1t carries
off the poisons which
u disease. 1t
makes the blood
pure and rich. 1t
increases the quanti-
ty of the blood sup
ply by increasing the
action of the blood
making glands. 1t
makes the skin white
and clear by making
the blood pure.
Medical
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

II you would have an appetite like a
bear, and a relish for your meals, take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. They correct disorders OF the
stomach and regulate the liver and
bowels, Price, as cents. Samples free
al Green s Bentley Drue Co.'S.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
Monday.

Prof E. b. Warman is in the city
visiting at the Martinstein home.
Mrs. Art Boyce is in the city to
spend the holidays with parents and
friends.
L. L McCord and family went to
Moravia to-day to spend Christmas
with relatives.
Mrs. Lewis Roberts, of Givin, was
in the city Saturday, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Jane Davis.
Station Agent Ben McCagg and
wife, Of Abba, are here to speDd
Christmas with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Clyde BrowA and daughter
Aleue, Of Des Moines, are here for a
visit at the parental Joseph Jones
home.
Mrs. DR.. w. G. Millar and daugh-
ter Mae left Saturday morning for
Corning, Iowa, to visit Mrs. Valen-
tine, a sister Of DR.. Millsr.
Miss Lillian hughes accompanied
her father, Rev. Hughes, to Cincin
natl, where she assisted with the mn
sic in the Christmas services.
Joe Beeson, Of the Golden Eagle
Company, spent Sunday with friends
and relatives in Peoria, III returning
TO his busy place this morning.
Merle Ogden, who has been study
ing at Parsons college, Fairfield, is
here TO spend his vacation with bis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Neri Ogden.
Fremont Gazette: F. e. Knowles,
of the o. l.. & T. CO., of oskaloosa,
was in town Wednesday making a
deal for some hay with Mike Smith.
Sig Strauss, Of the Hirsch Bros.
wholesale notion house of Keokuk, is
In the city and has been assisting at
the Bee Hive during the holiday rush.
Mrs. y. Marks and daughter, Misc
Leinnette, OF Sc. Joe, are In the city
20 visit during the holidays at the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
STEAL LARGE SUM.
Burglars Plumber a Bank at Dali
ton City, Ill.

" gNOOA AAAsg wv
north of here, was n scene OF a dar-
ing bank robbery early Saturday
morning. The safe in the bank was
blown open and over $4,000 taken. In
the explosion 5000 in bills were slight
ly burned. These the thieves threw
away, fearing they would aid in de-
lection.
Bank Robbers Captured.
Milwaukee, Dec. 24.-A special to
the Sentinel from Lancaster, Wis, says:
Four burglars blew open the safe of
P. T. Stevens bank at Montfort with
nitroglycerin at two o'clock Sunday
morning. Nj. Doren, who lives near by,
hearing the explosion, put his head out
Of the window and yelled "fre!" a
number of times. This scared the bur-
glars, who put out their lights and ran
to the depot, where they had ahandcar
ready, and started east. Seven Mont
fort men took another handcar and fol-
lowed them, overtaking the burglars
handcar three miles this side of Ridge
way, which they found tumbled down
the bank. From there they tracked
them a mile farther, where they found
them in the loft of a barn. The Mont
fort men opened fire on the burglars
from below, and IS shots were fred,
one Of the burglars being shot in the
leg. They were finally overpowered
and brought here. No money was Sc
cured.
Stole Valuable Silks.
Laporte, Ind, Dec. 24.-For the sec
ond time this year the dry goods house
Of Julius Barnes & Co., in this city, has
been robbed by silk thieves. Some time
after midnight Saturday night the
store was entered through the scuttle
in the roof and about $500 worth of
the finest silk in the store taken. A
$3.50 sealskin jacket was also taken,
but another for $3.50 was left, the rob-
bers evidently concluding that they
might be too easily identified If the
same were found in their possession,
There is absolutely no clew.
Tortured and Robbed.
Lebanon, o., Dec. 24.-Four masked
men entered the farm residence Cd
John Thompson, near here, bound
gagged and tortured Thompson and
his wife till they surrendered $500 in
money, their jewelry and silverware
The robbers then escaped with
Thompson's rig, Thompson got loose
during the night and gave the alarm
The sheriff's posse with bloodhound:
is in pursuit, but tAere is no clew t.
the robbers.
Treasurer Held Up.
Mitchell, S. D., Dec. 24.-N. ]. Nielsen
treasurer of the Workmen lodge, of this
city, was held up by footpads at mid
night Saturday, bound and gagged, hi'
pockets rifled of $3.50 and left lying II
an alley to freeze. When found by
night Waterman Neilsen's hands ant
feet were badly frozen and he was un
conscious. The money taken from hi
pockets was funds he had collected a
treasurer of the lodge, and which h,
was preparing to turn over to his sue
cessor.