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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-07
JAPANESE BUYING GOODS HERE
Are Building Up Home Industries by
 the Aid of Chicago Machinery.

the Aid of Chicago Machinery.
 Chicago is building up a by no means insignificant trade with Japan. The Yankees Of the Orient" are quick to discern whatever is of utility to them In the mechanic arts. and as a eonse- quence they are supplying themselves with machinery for the development of their industries direct from the faeto- ries on the shores of Lake Michigan. h the history Of the entire world no other nation has experienced such a remarkable growth in it's commerce with Japan as has the United States. Japanese official figures give the im- pertatlons from the United States in 1893 at 6,090, ,408 yen and in 1898 at 40,- o0l,091 yen. Meantime her importa- t1ons from England increased from 27,- 929,62S yen to 62,707,572 yen; those from Germany from 7,31S.134 yen to 25,610,S61 yen; those from France from 3,305,277 yen to 6,979, ,9S2 yen, and those from China from 17,095,9 yen to 30,- 623,S60 yen, while the only part of the world which has experienced an in- crease at all to be compared with that or the United States is the British East Indies, whose increase has been from 8s679,029 in 1893 to 40,764,2 ,244 yen in 1898. Japan's impertatiens have grown enormously in the last five years. Tn 1893 they amounted to S8,257,1 yen and in 1898 to PIT, 1902, ,166 yen. Mean time her exports have grown from S9,- 712,S64 yen in 1893 to 165, ,753,7 ,752 yen in 1898. Thus the exports have doubled and the imports have trebled in the pe- ried under consideration. The disposi- tion of Japan is to look to the United States for constantly increasing pro- portion of it's supplies. In 1893 the United States furnished less than ' per cent of the imports into Japan and in 1898 14.4 per cent, while England, the principal competitor in the markets Of the east, which in 1893 furnished g per cent of Japan's importations, in 1898 furnished 22.6 per cent Not only have the producers and exporters of the United States developed in the last few years a disposition to push their  sales in that country, but Japan herself is showing disposition to make her purchases from the nearest markets those of the United states-and has recently established steamship lines connecting with United States ports. Japan by reason of recent events is the nearest neighbor to the United States, aside from those whose territory is ac- tually contiguous-Can and Mexico. Her comparatively recent exchange of mainland territory to Russia for the line of islands stretching northwardly from her central group brings her ter ritory to within about 500 miles of that of the United States in the Aleu- tan chain of islands, while at the south her newly acquired island Of Formosa lies within less than 200 miles of the Philippines. Thus not only are the United States and Japan neighhors territorially, but their insular posses sions combined stretch along the en- tire Pacific coast of Asia from arctic to equatorial waters.--Chicago Chron- icle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-07
HOTTEST PLACE.
The Mercury Reaches TAO Degrees on
 the Persian Gulf.

Lloyd's Weekly: When we wilt, swelter and perspire under the af- flicting temperature of cur hottest summer days, We have one unfailing consolatian-it is hotter somewhere else. Iu one region only of the ter restrial surface is such relief denied. That region Is the hottest place on earth the unhappy area in which the aganized inhabitant is overwhelmed with the fact that anywhere and every where else in the world the weather is delightfully."- cool-by comparison. All will be glad to know just where the hottest place on earth Is. In times past there has been much disputation over the subject, but the authorities are now agreed on the spot am about to name Cautiously enough, this ter ritofy is not desert, not Fort Yuma, not even the Arizona plains. although poet well described them by declar- ing that the lost spirits, wandering from their internal abode, stood on the bor- def5 of that region, with eyes blinded by the suns reflected glare, then in terror hurried back to their sulphurons lakes-to avoid the heat. No, the hot test place in the world is, with all re- speet to ocean summer resorts, on the saashore. The region of maximum temperature is an extensive area on the Persian gulf, q part of the sonth- western coast of Persia. This territory includes the Bahrein or Aval islands. June, July and August are terrific, un- endurable save to the natives, and hid- eous to them Day after day the mer- cury will mark more than 100 degrees in the shade. By day here I mean the diurnal twenty-four hours. Think of it, you who look with fearful eyes on the thermometer that registers 100 de- grees at noontime. Imagine the horror of striking match at midnight and reading 110 degrees. It hardly seems possible, yet 1t is officially declared that this frightful heat is not excess sive-in that country. Often 40 de- grees in the shade is attained in the afternoon. The islands are a little group, named after the largest-Bah- rein. They lie between latitude 9 de- grees 30 minutes and 26 degrees 90 minutes north and longitude 90 degrees and 50 degrees 30 minutes east. Bah rein itself is about twenty-seven miles long and ten miles broad. The popu- lation of the group is 75,o00. The na- tiyes are for the most part Arabs, gov erned by sheikh, who pays tribute to the sultan of Oman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-07
A cARBoNlc ACID MOTOR.
tss Peculiar Advantages for Use in Au-
 tomobiles.

tomobi1es.
 The latest noveltMin automobiles is one propelled by carbonic acid, the in- yention of c. D. P. Gibson of Jersey City. Describing the model now in op- eration: Inside the box, toward the rear, is an engine weighing only thir- ty-six pounds, and having cylinders whose diameter is ono and seven eighths. with four-inch stroke. On either side of it, and reaching length wise In the box, are arranged fiasks. or Cartridges" of liquid carbonie acid. coupled to each other and to slender tube that feeds the engine. By means which MT. Gibson does not yet describe, the fluid is yaporized and expanded in the cylinders. A working pressure of from 1000 pounds upward is thus made available. The crank transmits it's mo- tfon by sprocket and chain to the rear axle Of the wagon without any inter- mediate shaft or gear. The sprocket on the crank shaft has nine teeth, and that on the wagon axle Ia sixteen-inch sprocket) has twenty-nine. The driv- CTS are thirty-eigh wheels. With the simple mechanism here described Mir. Gibson IS able to run his wagon up the most astonishing grades. He climbs those appalling hills for which New Jersey is famous, and believes he can go where no gasoline motor can follow He takes his wagon through deep, dry sand too, where it would be. almost impossible to take any other self-propelled carriage. Without the carbonic acid flasks and engine the carriage which he showed to report CT the other day would weigh nearly 400 pounds. The Tasks, contents and engine added about 400 pounds more. Some 300 or GOO pounds of human freight have been put into the wagon on occasions. A total load that is scarcely less than HOO pounds has thus been moved up hill and down witty the utmost ease.-New York yribuEe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-07
ELECTRIC NIAGARA,
Great Falls to Be Transformed Into g
 Flood of Fire.

Great Falls to Be Transformed Into
 Flood of Fire.
 Buffalo's big exposltion-and if only one-half the promises Of the manage ment are realized it will be in every respect big affaif-will be the occa- sion cf what will doubtless be a most brilliant and startling electrical illus mination Niagara Falls will be trans- formed into a flood of fire. Tie seeth- ing, roaring torrent will be ablaze with all the hues of the spectrum. The superlative natural grandeur of the scene will be so enhanced that the projectors of the strikingly novel en- terprise contend that it's success will make the exposition an event in his tory. The idea is to erect a series of tall towers on both the American and Canadian sides of the river On the top of these loftly spires huge electric searehlights will be placed, in such manner that they may be played on any part of the falls. The imagination may picture the dazzling effect that will be produced when a score of those powerful instruments of illumination are brought to bear upon the rushing waters as they tumble irresistibly over the rocky ledge into the depths be- meath. \ constant change of colors will be used in the manipulation of the searehlights, so that now the falls will be like molten silver. again a flood of crimson, again as green as old ocean itself, and so on through the whole gamut of the painters palette. The astonishing effect will be still fur ther heightened by the use of electric arc lights in the Cave of the Winds which will give to the water as it falls in front of it weird, phosphoIescent glow. The power for this record making illumination will be all within easy reach, as Niagara will itself be made to do all the necessary work. This is expected to be largely spec tacular arrangement, but scientists hope to discover something new about the effect of light on water, and make careful study of the chemistry of color This has been done to some extent with electric fountains, but Niagara will offer an entirely new field.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-07
- - - - CONVICT ISLAND.
Where the Worst Type of Criminals
 Have Chance for Reform.

Where the Worst Type of Criminals
 Have Chance for Reform.
 Since 1858 the Andamans, a group Of thickly wooded islands toward the east side of the Bay Of Bengal. have been used by the Indian government as a penal settlement for life eonyiets. There are about 12,00O conTicts in the settlement at Port Blair, which is conducted as a practical reformatory for the reform of the criminals. Every convict knows that his treatment de- pends (after certain preliminary pe- riod Of severe discipline) entirely on himself. He also knows that good be- havior will Of itself commute the life sentence to one of twenty years. A large number of the conviets are men respited from death sentences. The newly arrived convict is placed in the cellular gaol, where he is solitary alike in his cell and during his daily walk around the ring for exercise. At the end of six months he is transferred for a year and a half to aa associated gaol, where he labors in a gang during the day and sleeps in a separate cubiele at night. For tbe next three years he is locked up in barracks at night with prisoners of the same class and kept hard at work all day. After this pe- riod the severity is eased down, the tasks are not so irksome and his ca- pacity is studied in the employment given to him and he begins to earn a small allowance which he can either spend on little luxuries or put into the savings bank. At the end of ten years he is eligible for. ticket of leave, with liberty to earn his living within the island settlement in his own way. He can live in his own house, farm little land and move about within a consld. erab1e area unwatched. He can send for wife and children, or, if bache- Tor marry a convict woman. At the end of twenty years, if of good be- hayior. he obtains an absolute release, with free conveyance to india to make a fresh. start as free man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-07
In Ghineae.

h making treaties with China each foreign country has chosen it's own name. England is Ting Kwo, the fourishing country; France is Fla Kwo, the law-abiding country; the United States is Mei Kwo, the beautiful coun- try; Germany, Je Kwo, the yirtuous country; Italy, Kwo, the country of justice; Japan is Ji Kwo, the land of the sun, but prefers to be called Ji Pen. the land of the rising sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-07
Luminous

Luminous Paint on Postofnces. New York postoffices are in future to they may be visible at long distance on the darkest nights.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
Some of the Proporties.

Oysters have for centuries been much
esteemed by medical men as being
very nutritious and easy of Digestion
but both these properties are much
diminished when not taken in their
raw state. 1t may not be generally
known that the fluid which surrounds
the oyster bears a closer analogy to
the gastric secretion than anything
else in nature. In addition to the solv
ent properties of this fluid it is not
without its nutritive properties. We
have Of late devoted considerable at
tention both to the substance and se
cretion therefrom, and find that in a
given weight Of the latter and the
same Of the oyster the fluids yields
only forty per cent. less of animal
gluten or jelly than the fish. Conse
quently all persons who are accus'
toned to eat oysters should be ever
mindful that as little as possible Of
the juice should be lost. When oysters
are eaten, stewed or scalloped, the
two properties, as before stated, are
much diminished, consequently they
ought never to be taken by invalids
except in their raw Sanitary
Record.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
Glad IIe Wnsn,t Home.

Though the Teuton loves his Faith
erland, he is sometimes very glad to
be out Of it, as the following story
which l heard the other day bears
witness to: The other day a young
German, a well-known operate sing
er, meeting some compatrl6ts in Il
West End cafe, made a few disparag,
ing remarks about the Kaiser. Later
he sought quarters in hotel. Early in
the mornlng he awoke, and for the
nonce was puzzled as to, his latitude
He remembered that he had said
something uncharitable respecting
Emperor William, and got into a con-
dition Of blue funk, as he thought he
was in for a year or two Of imprison.
ment tJr the offense of lese majestic.
Suddenly he heard the "mee-ow" of
the milkman, and he jubilantly eX.
claimed to himself, "Thank Himmel,
I am safe; am in London! Donner-
wetter, 1 fancied 1 was in Berllnw-
London Household Words
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
The suburbanite and His Hens.

Some time ago a Philadelphia man
moved to the suburbs and determined
to keep hens, He went personally to
dealer and picked out number Of
large, fine looking ones. thinking with
pleasure of the nice new laid eggs
that he would soon enjoy. Several
weeks passed, and there were no eggs,
although all the members of the house.
hold were aroused at dawn every
morning by the incessant growing Of
the chickens. This went on for some
time, and the new suburbanites be-
came alarmed. 1--WE been cheated"
he thought Then he called in a neigh
Dor, and was very much amazed when
told that his chickens were all roost-
ers.-Philadelphia Press.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
How to Live on Five Cents a Day.

Five cents day is the cost of living
among the Ruskinites or members OF
the socialist colony, which after be-
coming somewhat famous in Tennes-
see. was transported to a site near
Waycross, Ca, where it now fiourishes.
Cooperation is the secret of these
remarkable economic conditions. BY
combining, exercising thrift, discre-
ton and a good deal of self-denial the
five cents daily expended purchases
enough to keep each Ruskinite robust
and cheerful. The bill of fare that re-
suits is by no means palate-tickling,
but it is adequate and hygienic, and
the Ruskinites say they like 1t. Any
one might living in the open air and
exercising vigorously. In any case,
they are proud of having demonstrated
something. They are living on the
lowest daily expenditure that Is pos
sible and that is triumph of a sort.
Here is an outline OF the fashion in
which this economic miracle Is accom-
plished.
All provisions are bought at whole
sale and in large quantities. They are
then cooked in the community kitchen
and cooked, of course, by the colonists.
Socialists do not employ servants.
When cooked the food is served in the
community dining-room, where tables
are set for 300 persons.
Vegetables are the chief article of the
Ruskinite diet, and as they are raised
by the community itself they are abun-
dant and cheap. In seasons when
fewer vegetables are produced the
daily cost of living is increased from
FIVE to seven cents.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

He states that he Is now an outcqsti
penniless, with no home, no friends
and nothing but the poorhouse be-
tween him and starvation. He says
that he was once rich ana that he and
his wife and children lived happily
together till the wife became inbued
with certain strange religious ideas,
after which she deserted him, leaving
him, then old and inhrm, to support
her and their sons, and the place they
set up in Texas, as well as himself
He states that he believes there Is
yet some Of their wealth left in the
hands Of some of the inmates Of the
"heaven," and that he is entitled to
portion Of It. He asks that he be
granted reasonable alimony pending
the hearing Of the case at which time
he prays for a permanent alimony.
A friend has been taking care Of the
old man for some weeks and on the
day he filed his suit 1t is understood he
walked several miles to town. He re
mained over night in town and had
to call upon some Of the officials about
the courthouse to pay his hotel bill.
The people in the Heaven" have re
Gently made a further discovery in
the mysterious roll This is to
the effect that the destruction Of
everything earthly save them
selves will take place about Febru
ary 20, 1901. They are laying in sup
plies to keep this long, and for o
period longer, when a new world az
fruitful as the garden of Eden will be
theirs. The poor old man is broken
down In spirit and body and it is not
unlikely that he will conclude his last
days as a county charge while his
wife remains queen of the heaven and
prospective mother Of the new world,
What will become Of the "heaven"
when the last dollar and last particle
of food is gone no one ventures to
say.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
sunaowers in Russia.

Sunhowers are one Of the most val.
ued agricultural products In Russia,
sunhower seed oil being about as i'm
portant there as cottOnseed oil is with
us, and millions Of gallons of it are
produced annually. A novel feature
Of the industry is that the seeds are
also salted and regarded as a very de-
sirable edible, At street crossings in
all the provinces Of Russia there are
stands where peddlers with big bas-
kets sell the salted product Of the big
sunhower. A good crop of sunfowers
as they stand in the field is estimated
to be worth about S2j per acre.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
Reckless Flshlnr Methods.

Our fishing methods are absolutely
reckless, and we allow the young to
be destroyed not only in thousands,
but in millions. 1t is not only that the
Chinese and Japanese line their seines
with mosquito netting and thus cap
ture everything that is not microsco-
pic, but the shores Of tie bays and la
goons Of the island are swaFming with
ducks, which eat up the small fry of
the mullet, and even pursue them into
the shadows far distant srem the coast
line.-Hawaiian Star
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
AM

my dear" Mr.. Finniclky said to his
wife, 81 don't think those pills have
been taking have done me much good.'
why, you haven't been taking any
for three weeks!"
Yes l have; I've swallowed one
three times day as directed"
you have? Then why is 1t that
there are as many left in the box as
there were three weeks ago? What
box have you been taking them from?"
This one-marked for me-"
Dear me, John! That is my shoe"
button box!"
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
Hn wnn Ercn.ed.

You bust excuse be this evedig,
Bliss Billlgad," said Mr.. Addlethwaire,
III by peech is a liddle thick, for l
have a terrible cold i'd by head"
Il see you have" Miss Milligan re-
piled, "and that reminds me that you
ought by all means to call on Sue Dali
lington while you are in your present
condition"
why 50, Bliss Billigad?"
"She told me, the other day, that
she was sure you had nothing in your
head. Now you can prove that she
made a mistake"
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
Prnnoher nnh TncIIe.

There is no incongruity in the fact
that Capt. Harmon, the plucky right
tackle of the McKendree College foot
bali eleven, is also a Methodist preach
er, whose vigor and earnestness in the
pulpit even surpass his display Of
those same qualities on the gridiron.
Such a figure in the life of to-day ad-
mirably typifies the spirit that has
done so much to dispel foolish preju-
dice on certain points that may best be
settled by healthy and wholesome
common sense. There has been a time
in this country and that not so long
ago when a minister of the Gospel
would have been disciplined and dis
graced for taking part in public foot
ball matches as does the Rev. Capt.
Harmon. Coincidently with this, foot
ball players would have contended
strenuously that no clergyman had the
makings of a right tackle in his sanity
body.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

M Dubois, who operates the mail
wagons Of Paris by contract, is about
to establish 150 self-propelled vehicles
in that service. To perform the work
required Of them these wagons will be
compelled to average about 80 miles
each per day.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
Best yor the Howels.

No matter what ails YOU headache to a
cancer, you Will neyer get well until your
bowels ara put right. CAsoARETs help
nature, cure you witnont agripe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost you
just 10 cents to START getting your health
back. CAsoLRRTs Candy Catbartlc, the
genuine, put up 10 metal boxes, every tab.
let has O.C.C. stamped on 1t. Beware OF
limitations.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
Hnnn.t studied the Lesson.

what do you know of the Mosque
of Omar?" asked the teacher
"rhe musk of Omar is a fine per-
fume," said Tommy Tucker, which
costs 35 cents bottle at the drug
stores"
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

There were Ill deer killed in Yer
mont during the open season, which
ended November l. Last year 80 were
reported killed in the brief 10 days
season allowed, and in 1898, when the
open season extended throughout Oc-
tober 1870 were killed.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

Policemen in Chicago are always in
dread of cold days and nights. They
say cold nights always bring out foot
pads and thieYes
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

Ten years ago the cost of trip from
Central Russia to Tomsk, Siberia, was
S35 per capita; today it is only SO.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

Piso's cannot be too highly spoken OF as
cough cure.--J. w. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Ave-,
N, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

In some Swiss vineyards nearly the
whole harvest was left last month to
the poor in the neighborhood.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething softens the gums, observation-disclosures
uon, allays pain cures wind collie. 25c.a bottle
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

The aggregate wholesale traffic in
geese at Berlin amounts annually to
nearly $2,000,000.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

FITS permanently cured. No fits or ervou 4.
ross after first DAYS use or Dr. kline's Gre "
NtrveRestorer &trial bottle aud treatise freq
l.. L.. h. kLINE. ltd.. pil Arc ST. Pnill., Pa.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08
FREE!
5000 Tea or ToIIet s

$500 Tea or Toilet Sees
Mail this certificate with 800 mot stampsl 70
Century Mfg. Co, New Cumberland, W. Va. WP
Will mail you certihcates-sell the 4certihcAteSG ID
2bc. each, getting your 81 back. When the ge1-
thcates you sell are returned to accom- panied 10
tloO each we viii mail to each Of those sepdug thb
dollar certificates to sell, and ship to you Uy freA
one Of our Decorated Tea or Toilet Sets woS IA S6o4
Thousands getting these sets why not youl
Write your name and address plain. Century Msa
Co., New Cumberland, W. Va
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

When shrapnel bursts the bullets go
forward; in common shell the frag-
ments fly in all directions.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

Have you ever experienced the joyful sem
sauon Of good appetite? You will n you
chew Adams Pepsin Tu,ti Frutt
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

II. II. GREEN S SONS OF Atlantt, Ga, are the
only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world See their liberal offer ia ADVERTISE
ment In another column of this paper
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-08

Men whose only books are women's
locks are students of folly.