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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
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WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. 9-The con-
sderation of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation b. in the House to-day de-
veloped something of a sensation when
Representative Brown of Ohio. standing
in the center of the Republican side of the
Chamber. made a speech strongly con-
Gemnins a colonial policy. and urging that
Congress should at once give assurance to
the Filipin0s that the purpose of the
United States was to give them indepen-
dence.
His announcement that he would advo-
cate a resolution to this effect was loudly
applauded, particularly on the Democratic
side and at the close of the speech many
Of his Republican associates crowded
around him and congratulated him.
Representatives Myers, of Indiana, and
Dinsmore. elf Arkansas, also spoke on the
Philippine question.
The diplomatic and consular bill went
over at O'clock, and the rest Of the day
was given to eulogies to the late Eepresen-
tatives Davis, OF New Jersey, and Wise, of
Virginia.
Those who pronounced eulo9ies on the
life and character Of the late Mr.. Wise
were Messrs. IIaannb, of Virginia: Rixey,
of Virginia; Weeks, of Michigan; Linney,
of North Carolina; Aldrch, of Alabama,
and Lloyd of Missouri.
AT 5:25 o'clock, as a further mark of re-
spect, the House adjourned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
Richmond.

The mail facilities of Richmond have
been wonderfully improved within the last
few years. Postmaster Knight has secrret,
additional service on nearly every railroad
entering the city.
The Postmaster has other improvements
in view, ana. he viii do his best to give
Richmond a; service that Will not be ex-
ceiled by any city OF Its sizr In the coun.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers. they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrhcu-
matism come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
EARLY MORNING TRAINS.

Postmaster Knight Says ihey Shonii
BE Run.
postma.,ter knight thinks some
of The railroads are not ,totilas
exactly fair, with Richnolnt f,or
instance, the people along the
Southern Railway cannot get sheis.s ten.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats. and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect OF Dr.. Kilner's
Swarp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits f.k-
by all druggists in fifty ::.s
cent and one-dollar siz
es. You may have S=ss aA.:Ess9
sample bottle by mail Home of swampRoo:..
free. also pamphlet telling you how to ilnd
out il you have kidney or bladder trouble
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. kilmef
& Co., Binghamton, N. 7.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
OyereNork Neakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
The s,n. Course Entertainments.

The seventh number of the Star Course
eli ne given in The association auditorium
tomorrow Monday night at $40 O'Clock
II VIII b Q unique entertsinrnent COM.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
ARMOR QUESTION
IS AGAIN AIRED
Naval Bill Held Up to Permit Its
Further Discussion.
A SENSATION IN THE HOUSE.
Representative Brown, Standing in
Centric Of Republican Side of the
Chamber. Denounced Colonial
Policy OF Administration.
(By Associated Frcss.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-During almost
the entire session of to-day the Senate
had under consideration the naval appro-
priation BILL Practically the bill was
completed when it was laid aside for the
day. all of the committee amendments be-
ing adopted; but as the measure was
about to be placed on it's passage Mr..
Butler, of North Carolina. precipitated q
discussion of the armor plate question.
In order to enable some others to speak
upon the matter, the bill was laid aside
until Monday.
lIulogies upon the late Representative
Alfred C. Harner, of Pennsylvania, con-
Guided the session.
TILLM4AN,S REMARKS
The passage at the beginning of the ses-
sion Of the Senate of a bill granting
pension of $50 a month TO Stacy II. CoSs-
We'll Company F, Thirteenth Indiana
Volunteer Infantry, induced Mr.. 1lilman,
of South Carolina, to make some force
full comments upon the House IN not TAX
ing action upon bill providing pen
sion for a Mexican War veteran who had
resided in South Carolina during the Civil
War and naturally had been in sympathy
with the Confederdcy.
The bill had been passed by the senate,
but the House Invalid Pension committee
was delaying final action upon 1t, MI.
Tillman urged
He said there was such sectional am
mostly in the House committee mat lHe
members refused to permit acton upon
the bill for the benefit of this OLD MeAl-
can veteran.
rs the war over or is it not?' de-
manded Mr.. Titlman, with Tehemehce.
Let US find out whether it IS or not. l
swear by the Almighty God that | VIII
not let another pension bill pass this
Senate until this old man gets justice
The resolution offered yesterday py
Mr.. Berry calling upon the President for
information as TO whether the American
Minister to China has Joined with the
representatives Of ether powers in demand
ing tx! execution of Prince Tuan and
other Chinese officials was adopted with
out debate.
MAKING A DONATION.
While the naval bill was under con-
sideration Mr.. Butler. of North Carolina,
called attention to the paragraph in the
bill appropriating $iC0j,U00 TO pay for ar
NOR plate already contracted for. If the
bill had provided the entire sum necessary
TO pay for armor contracted for, it would
carry for that purpose. he said, SIC. SCI $50.
He declared the Senate absolutely was
precludedi from considering the matter
row because Congress had authorized the
Secretary OF the Navy to pay for armor
at whatever the trust could hold him up
In the course of his speech. in which he
reviewed the old arrnor question Mr.
Butler declared that ty the present ar
rangement the Government was making
a clear dCraition of s. G10,O10 to the aralor
trust.
With the conclusion of Mr. Buffers
speech, the naval bill was laid aside.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
All Around the Store.
WRAPPERS RE NC E D
TO sI,OO.

Wrappers that are worth $3.50. in
navy and red stripes; also an assort-
ment of red dots, black and white
stripes. gray mixed and many
others to select from; your e. 90
choice, each Observation-Disclosures
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10

Percales Madras. Ginshams. India
Linens, Piques. 40-inch Lawns and
Black Lawns. worth 12ia 10 15c.
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were found to belong principally to
West African types.-New York Sun.


M. Bemberg, the celebrated CON-
poser, gave this week a tea party
which was honored by the presence OF
the Grand Duke and Duchess Valdi-
mir, of Russia. 1t was a great sue
cess and the toilets were splendid. The
clou of the evening was a tour de force
by M. Bemberg himself. He handed a
sheet of music paper and a hat pin
to the grand duchess, saying: will
Madame la Duchesse prick holes on
the scale, just where and how she
likes? allow her four lines" The
duchess, greatly puzzled. did as she
was asked. Then M. Bemberg begged
to be excused for a quarter of an hour,
at the end of which time he came back
and sat down before his piano. He
had given the right values and music
al punctuation to the grand duchess
pin-holes, and had composed an air out
of them. which he played, and which
proved to be well worth hearing. The
lady at once claimed a partnership In
the work and took the quaint score
away with her.-London Onlooker.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07
PREVENTION or SKIN DISEASES.

Among the most common diseases of
the skin are acne and eczema, one of
which Is known to be. and the other
probably is, the result OF the presence
OF a microbe on or in the skin. This
microbe is a vegetable growth although
q very minute one. and like other nox-
fous weeds. when once 1t has been
planted M has begun to grow 1t Is
often extremely difficult to dislodge 1t.
Every farmer knows hat 1t is easier
to keep a field clean by constant care
than to clear 1t after 1t has once been
overgrown with weeds. II Is the same
with the skin. 1t is easier to keep the
skin In health. and to arrest a COM
mencing disease. than to cure a disease
once 1t has become firmly established.
IL 1t were generally understood that
the presence OF a few pimples consti-
tutes a true skin disease. which, IL
neglected, will probably grow worse,
fewer persons would suffer from the
Disagreement of acne
The skin Is much like the system in
general; II 1t is in good condition 1t
will repel the assaults of disease. but II
neglected 1t becomes less resistant, and
soon offers a favorable soil for the
growth OF noxious germs.
The skin is one OF the so-called ex-
cretory organs. and II the other organs
of similar function-the kidneys and
the bowels-do not perform their work
properly. an undue proportion OF the
waste products of the body must he
got rid of through the pores of the
skin. This throws work upon the in
tegument which 1t is not accustomed to
perform. and 1t soon becomes diseased
in consequence.
The first thing necessary to keep the
skin well is to maintain the health of
the body by exercise. cleanliness. fresh
air day and night. good food properly
cooked, a sufficient amount Of sleep.
and suitable clothing. In addition TO
these general measures the skin itself
should receive special attention in the
way OF a daily bath, followed by Wig
orous rubbing with a coarse towel or
flesh brush.
Some persons have naturally clear
skins, while others appear to have a
special predisposition to blackheads
n pimples. The fortunate ones must
see to it that they do not mar what
nature has given them by an unhy-
gienic mode of life; but the others iced
not despair. for their tendency to erup-
lions may often be overcome by scrup-
ulous care both of the body and of the
skin itself. after the manner above in
dicated. and in such other ways as the
physician may direct.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07
RAPID DwINDLINC OF
THE SUPPLY IN INDIANA
A R TIC RECKLESS
WASTE.
Gas Belt Being
EXhauSted.........
.Oeeessssss

clude city and county buildings, city
officials, lawyers, churches. ministers
of the gospel. physicians, architects.
and some of the most prominent resi-
dents and business houses in the city
of Indianapolis.
AS described by the company. the
method Of stealing is to cut additional
small holes in the feed pipe, without
paying the extra charge due for the
increased supply. Everybody. appar-
emily, according to the company. does
this; or. at least, it was found that out
of 5000 consumers, three-quarters
were using more a than they paid
for. As a result, the company's earn
ings decreased $40, 900 a year. and the
dividends had Il be deferred.
No gas meters have been used in In
dianapolis, despite the efforts Of the
company to secure their adoption. and
there is no means of definitely deter
mining the amount of the product
used by each consumer.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07
THE GREEN PERIL.
THAT STALKS IN FRANCE
ALARMING HER LAWMAKERS.
In the Last Six Years the Consumption
/. of Absinthe Has Doubled In the French
Nation. Says This Writer-Introduced
As Medicine.

At last the French lawmakers have
awakened to the green peril of France
the deadly absinthe. says the New
York Press. The consumption of this
drug has been for years the curse of the
French people. Its effects upon the
nervous system are such that 1t is
especially harmful to an excitable peo-
pie like the French. That It Is respon-
sible for the increase in insanity in
France Is shown by the fact that the
growth in its consumption goes hand
In hand with the increase of cases of
mental arrangement. Cases of insanity
directly traceable to the use OF this
drug seldom or never ecover. In large
quantities absinthe produces epilectic
commissions, as has been shown by ex-
pertinent, and the continued though
moderate use of 1t produces symptoms
Of an epileptic character which are not
due to the alcohol in the decoction. In
the last six years the consumption of
absinthe has doubled in France, the
absinthe drinkers Of that country now
consuming, according to M. valiant,
$4,000 900 gallons a year. The confirmed
absinthe drinker is nervous, irascible,
erratic and incapable Of self-contol or
Of logical reasoning. He does not get
drunk like the whisky drinker, but is
driven to a sort of frenzy. Absinthe
also stimulates the lowest and most
abnormal passions. No man can re-
main perfectly sane n be addicted to
absinthe. The French Academy of
Medicine and the French members Of
the Chamber of Deputies see grave dan
gers ahead for France II the use of the
drug is not checked. If the increase In
its use goes on with the anne rapidly
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07
BEET BEATS s~uGAR-CANE.

According to "a recent consular re-
port, from Magdeburg, Germany, the
production Of beet sugar in the world
is now twice as great as hat Of cane
sugar. This victory of the beet over
the zane is ascribed to the influence of
the science Of chemistry in developing
the industry OF beet sugar making.
This influence Is especially exerted In
Germany, where more than a thousand
chemists are exclusively employed in
the sugar factories. The manufacture
of beet sugar has taken a sudden start
in Spain since she lost her colonies In
the war with the United States.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07

So great have been the demands
arising from the extensive use of nat
ural gas in factories, public buildings
and dwellings of Indiana. Michigan,
and Ohio. that the supply is rapidly
being overdrawn and it Is estimated
that the gas belt OF Indiana. where the
product Is obtained, will in two years
at the furthest be practically exhaust
ed. Attention to this matter has been
called by the statement OF the Indian
apolis Gas company that it is unable
to declare dividends owing to the fact
that three-fourths of the citizens of
Indianapolis are guilty of recklessly
wasting and stealing gas from The COM
pany and the answer of citizens to the
effect that they have to resort to
seemingly sharp practices because the
quality of the gas is so poor that they
cannot get light without SO doing. The
directors of the gas company allege
that the violations of the law are not
confined to the Dor or vicious, but In
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07

which Il has in the last four years 10
Is only a question of time when France
will become a nation OF lunatics. In
this country little absinthe Is con-
sumed. Ten years ago there was quite
a fad for absinthe drinking In the
United States, but 1t was OF short dura-
ton, American common sense soon
RELOCATING the dangerous drink to OBJ
scurity. Later 1t became the custom
to say to the bartender when ordering
a cocktail, Just a dash of absinthe y
it," Now the bartenders in the best
drinking places in New York say that
absinthe in a cocktail Is seldom called
is just learning the ropes" Of the big
city and wants to appear knowing"
will call for an "absinthe frappe,' or
some old FOUNDER" whose Pickering
candle is almost gone out. will order
an absinthe as a "bracer," but as a
general drink II Is seldom used here
now. The real FOUNDER" the nan
who has drunk all his life and intends
to drink for the remainder Of 1t,
eschews absinthe as he would a tenn
perance pledge. In restaurants and
cafes f%requented by foreigners one may
occasionally see men sitting over their
cloudy green liquor. but as a rule the
drip glass" remains unused behind
the bar, and the absinthe bottle keeps
1t company. The history of the intro
duction Of this drink into France IN Gu
rious. When the French soldiers were
sent to the Algerian war In 1S44-7, they
were advised to mix absinthe with the
water they drank as a preventive
against fever. II was as pleasant a
tasting medicine as any man had ever
taken, and the result vas that the
whole French army in Algiers became
an army of absinthe drinkers. When
the soldiers returned to France they
brought the absinthe habit with them
and introduced their friends to the new
drink. The absinthe habit spread
throughout France with remarkable
rapidly, and has 10Y become a great
national evil, calling for strict legisla-
ton II the country would save itseli
from its green peril.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07
ABOUT EAST AT ICA
Two Notable Facts to Which DIR. Smith
Calls Attention.

Two Notable fHcts 10 htc an cAift
Calls Attention.
DIR. Donaldson Smith was the first
white man in the wide district be-
tween Lake Rudolf in East Africa and
the Nile. Among the most important
of his remarks before the Royal Geo
graphical society were those relating to
the meteorology of the country. He
said there Is no doubt that the desert
conditions OF the lands inland from
the Indian ocean is the result OF the
fact that the north winds blowing over
the mountains of Abyssinia are wrung
perfectly dry of their moisture in cross
ing the mountains and then descend
the southern slopes as dry winds.
These breezes are the northern trade
winds and as they cross the lofty
mountain ranges of the Abyssinian
highlands practically all the moisture
in them is condensed and precipitated
and only a pitiful drop or SO is per-
mitted to reach the more southern
lands. So Somaliland and the low
lands to the south OF Abyssinia are
very dry. All the rivers and lakes
which came under his observation this
year were half dried up. The other
striking fact which he mentioned Is
that the whole fauna. both birds and
mammals, appears to change as soon
as Lake Rudolf is passed. In other
words of the fauna between the Indian
ocean and Lake Rudolf and the Nile.
Gazelles and heartbeasts were seen on
both sides of the lake. but the varie-
ties were different. Walters gazelle,
which had been a constant companion,
was nowhere to be seen, but the oribi
and reedbuck took his place. More
than one hundred species of birds
were seen to the the lake and
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07
THE ORIGIN OF WRITING.

Arthur j. Evans, the d~iscoverer of
the remains OF a great prehistoric pal
ace at Knossos In Crete, which is be-
neved to be the original of the tabled
Labyrinth says that the revelations
made there carry back the existence of
written documents on Greek soil some
eight centuries beyond the earliest
dated Phoenician record as seen on
the Moabite stone. These discoveries.
therefore, place the whole question OF
the origin Of writing on a new basis"
Mr.. Evans thinks that the Cretan
hieroglyphs exactly correspond with
what, in virtue of their names, we must
suppose to have been the pictorial
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07

An age as great as 5000 years has
sometimes been ascribed to the giant
trees of California. Prof. Charles e.
Bessey. OF the University of Nebraska.
regards this estimate as very much ex-
aggerated. He says that he once
counted with great carr the rings of
growth of a tree felled in 1853, and
which was fully "a or 25 feet in dame
ter. SO that its stump served as the
floor of a dancing pavilion. The rings
numbered 1,147. and that number
would represent the age of the tree in
years. Professor Bessey adds that he
gravely doubts whether any of the ex-
listing trees approach the age of 1000
years.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07
Spread of the Coffee Plant.

from these plants again seedlings were
Sent to Jamaica, Cayenne and San Do
mingo; while from Amsterdam plants
we're sent to Surinam. In fact, 1t was
from the one plant, sent from Java in
the beginning of the 18th century by
Governor General Van Horn, that
everything in the French possessions
and West Indies sprang. In this way
has travelled the progeny of the orig
inal coffee plant, introduced from Ara
bia at the end of the seventeenth CEN
fury.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07

Some interesting facts regarding the
coffee tree have beer printed recently.
The native home Of this plant is said
to be Kaffra, in southern Abyssinia. 1t
was not until it had been in use for
centuries by the Arabians that the
plant was carried to Java. In 1706 a
tree from Java was sent to Amster-
lam, and when it Powered and ripened
seeds a young Seeding was present
ed to Louis XIV. From this plant
seedlings were sent to Martinique. and
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07
NEW BICYCLE AMBULANCE.

The bicycle is such a convenient
means of transportation that it is moth
ing extraordinary that inventors
should apply it to the carriage OF an
ambulance for emergency cases. We
illustrate In the accompanying cut a
machine fitted with an ambulance
which can be manipulated by the rider
alone, without the aid of any other
person. 1t Is intended primarily as a
means of reaching the injured as soon
as possible. rather than providing a
rapid means of transporting the suf-
ferer to a hospital. The bicycle is
provided with a curved bar at the front
and rear, which are clamped to the
frame and provided with sockets to re-
.ceive the sides of the frame. The lat
ter is of light tubing and has braces
to stretch the canvas when the
;stretcher Is open. When not in use the
braces are folded in line with the frame
and the whole may be rolled up and
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07
p uItry Briefs.

1t is reported that the December
trade in poultry vas not all that could
be desired, owing to the warm weather
and the very large supplies of poultry.
especially turkeys. Much Of the poul-
try sent to the large market centers
did not arrive in the hands of the COM
mission men in good condition.
Bedbugs sometimes get into chicken
houses and are very hard to extermi-
nate. One man that had his entire
poultry establishment overrun exter-
minated the pests only after tearing
down the building and treating each
piece separately. One man says that
bedbugs in poultry houses can be ex-
terminated by applying whitewash. to
which turpentine has been added.
Poultry when being prepared for
market should be well fed previously
to being killed and should be allowed
to remain for Is to "a hours without
food before death. If they are killed
just after being fed the crops remain
full and this Injuries the appearance
of the birds. We are aware that very
many Of the chickens we purchase in
Chicago have their crops full, but that
fact is never an inducement to buy.
Tapeworms sometimes infest poul-
try to such an extent that they be-
come very troublesome. No less than
uine varieties are known to infest
fowls, and when fowls are so infested
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-03-07
TRAINS WITH DOUBLE MOTORS.

Experiments are being made ON the
Wannsee railroad between Berlin and
Z~ehlendorf. Germany, to determine the
precise value of electric propulsion as
a substitute for steam. The train used
consists of eight ordinary cars, and is
provided with an electric motor car at
each end, the advantage of this ar
rangement being that the reversing of
the train at the terminals of the Jour-
ney becomes unnecessary. Thus far
the electric power has proved to be
about 10 per cent cheaper than steam
power.