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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-16
HARTMAN HAD 1T
But Thinks Surgical Opera
tlOn viii Be Unnecessary.s

New York May 16.-E. H. Hartman
arrived here at 10.40 o'clock He walked
from the train to his automobile. and III
an interview given from his vehicle
said he had suffered from slight at
tack of appendicitis, but had received
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-16
Teamaters, strike DecIared oR.

Montreal, May 1e.-Tbe strike of the
teamsters was called of today. The
railroad officials announce that they are
now prepared to handle all kinds of
freight consigned to Montreal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-16
TotaI -. II. SIS. go los 259.1549lI

An the telegraph lines were ralsed
from S65 per mile to $40 per mile. Ihe
Missouri and Kansas, the Topeka Inde-
pendent and the Interstate Telephone
companies were raised so per mile
The following table of valuations of
the various telephone companies IN
Kansas. including the telegraph COM
panies. for 1902 and 1903, shows a net
increase Of S226, ,52S:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-16
Temperatures of Large Cities.

Chicago. May 16.-7 a. m tempera-
lures. New york. so; Boston. %; PhlI~
so: Minneapolis, so; Cincinnati. 81; St.
Louis. 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-16
Weather Indicationa.

Chicago. May 16.-Forecast for kan
sas. Local showers Sunday and prob
ably in north and west portions to-
night; fresh southerly winds.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-05
WHEN TICKLING cHiMPANZEEs.

Il has been observed that if the
tanned dog is taken bach to the wild
state. he loses his voice. These
sounding voices are produced in the
animal throat in way similar to hu-
man language but are not voices
proper, nor Languages" proper, and
vet they are full of psychological eX-
preston. and reveal the animals psy-
chic states. If We tickle chimpan-
zee in the armpit, the touch produces
a grin on the face similar to that OF
A man under like circumstances. he
also emits laughter-ike sounds. The
same is the case with the orang-ou-
tang. The gorilla knits the brow when
.lgry, just like men.
We often observe in apes COM
olete change in the facial muscles
when something Is going to happen,
be it agreeable or disagreeable. 1t is
80 also with the child. In apes there
IS evidently the same connection pc
tWeen the facial muscles and vocal
muscles as in man.-London Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-05
A .OkE ON HIMSELF.
NA..s 1t ~ '

DR.. Chaplin, the late alienist. was
exceedingly fond of practical joke
and he used to relate the story of one
which was Of the boomerang order
and which reacted upon himself. he
was personally conducting young
and beautiful woman from her home
in his private institution when young
physician who was known to him en-
tered the parlor car. The young VIC
man patient was of the quiet order
and her malady was not noticeable to
the uninformed. save when certain
subjects were touched upon. On the
other hand, the youEg physician who
ioined them on the car regarded him.
self as a pronounced lady killer. DR..
Chaplin introduced them, and after di-
recting the conversation for moment
or two. excused himself to smoke q
cigar When he returned his friend
called him aside and whispered:
"Chapin, do you know believe that
young woman is craz.i!'
Good heavens" exclaimed the
alienist. What makes you think that?'
Why. this: l happened to remark
upoL what a ane man ycu are, wAe-e-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-05
Cures Eczema. itching, Humors, Pim-
pies and arbuncIes.-Costs
Nothina to Try.

B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) is a
certain and sure cure for eczema, itch
ing skin, humors, scabs, scales, Watery
blisters pimples, aching bones or
joints, boils, carbuncles, prickling pain
in the skin, old, eating sores, ulcers,
etc. Botanic Blood Balm cures the
worst and most deep-seated cases by
enriching. purifying and vitalizing tn.
blood, thereby giving a healthy bloou
supply to the skin. Heals every sore
and gives the rich glow of health to
the skin. Builds up the broken down
body and makes the blood red and
nourishing. Especially advised for
chronic, old cases that doctors, pateni
medicines and hot springs fail to cure
Druggists, 81. With complete directions
for home cure. To prove b. B. B,
cures, sample sent free and prepaid by
writing Blood Balm Co, Atlanta, Ga
Describe trouble, and free medical ad.
vice sent in sealed letter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-05
Old Moorish Vehicles.

Toward evening, the more elegant
residence quarters were gay with pc
culiar two-wheeled carriages, driven
postillion fashion, by a booted ana
spurred negro boy in livery The wa
gOns are called "calesas" and have
very broad wheels to facilitate pas
sage over the numerous ruts in the
pavement. Many "calesas" saw
were patterned after the style Of
medieval royal coaches, being richly
upholstered and bedecked with gold
lace, sterling silver lanterns and paint
ed panels. Indeed some rich families
kept their "calesas' in the parlor as
much for protecting them against
theft as to show them off and feast
their eyes upon them. A similar style
of vehicle one sometimes meets in the
fields Of Andalusia, but the Spanish
calesa is more primitive in appearance
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-05
THE USEFUL LEMON.

\ bit of lemon is an excellent
bleacher for the finger tips.
Before grating lemons it is we'll to
wash them in a basin of lukewarm
water. for on examination it will be
lCund that the outside of lemon is
anything but clean, and if placed
under microscope it will be discov-
cred to have tiny black specks On the
surface of the skin.
Lemons may be kept fresh for a
short time by placing them in a jar
and covering with water, the water
to be changed frequently.
Group instantly relieved. Dr.
Thomas Eclectric Oil. Perfectly safe.
Never fails. At any drug store.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-05

upon. | learned that original lily the
calesa was brought to Europe ny the
Moors
Cuban Hospitality.
''Pongase comod0 We're the words
that welcomed NE to the plantation of
friends in the Interior The lady or
daughter of the house, or, perchance.
its master or one of the servants,
spoke them. "Pongase comodo," no
more. no less. The salutation was in
variably pronounced with a hating
ing. sluggish tongue; the Cubans have
no spontaneity of expression, and es-
pecially the women seem everIas tinslr
tired-in their own country at least
Of ceremony there was naueht Ere
quently Hy boots We're covered to the
knees with mud. my face. neck and
tIetfes wet with perspirat tion-it mat
tered not. I was usl1ered int the par
lor and asked to sit in rocker. dirt
ard all "Pongase comodo,' make
Yourself comfortable, stretch yourself
out as far as you will or can. make
the dust fly, anything you please. Such
is the hospitality in hot countries
true hospitality. I was rather timd of
disposition as q young man, but the
Cubans' "Pongase codomo' quickly
cured me of excessive shyness.
The Cuban parlor and sitting rooms
4 general are mainly remarkab BILE for
> great number Of doors. always ajar.
Americans would call the apartments
bare. Furniture and ornaments catch
the breezes Of which poor, suffering
humanity stands in such great need;
the Cubans, therefore, have as little as
possible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-05

upon she replied: We'll, he ought to
be. He's the only really sane man in
the universe-at least that is his opin-
ion"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-05

In 1867, having just turned 19, |
entered the service of the Spanish
navy. to go slave-nunting in South
American waters, particularly in the
neighborhood of the Pearl of the An
TILES and Porto Rico.
At that time and for many years
to come blacks were still used like
cattle in Cuba and the other Spanish
colonies--a bill for the gradual aboli.
tiOn of slavery was passed by the
cortes in the winter of 1880 and the
emancipation became absolute only
six years later, but Importation OF
human flesh from Africa had been
on paper To make the law respect
ed by cannibal kings as we'll as other
international scoundrels, we had quite
a formidable fleet, plenty of powder
and lead, ropes and garroting para
phernalia
was stationed on the flagship, my
superiors and teachers being rough
men. full of sentiment, attributes
every true seaman ought to possess
and usually does possess.
Being the son and heir of a SOW
ereign prince, the admiral permitted
me to strengthen his fleet by the adj
dition of a flagship of my own. a small.
smart-sailing cutter. sloop-rigged I
bought her from a dead-broke Yankee
in Havana 1t was the first yacht
ever owned and prouder captain
than hers never walked deck. The
crew consisted of myself and black
brother the latter prize He was
called 'Sunday., and looked up to me
as his god father and only hope
The fortunes of war had made me
his godfather Hear the mode OF pro
ceedings:
Chasing the Slavers.
After capturing a SLAYER. our first
duty was TO shoot the captain and
those CT his crew who had offered re-
sistance. The rest We're laid in irons
with the prospect OF serving the Span
ish crown as miners or in a similar
capacity for the rest of their natural
lives. That done. the blacks were
stood up on deck and baptized. each
mothers son of them, while the Off
GERS of the fleet acted as godfathe ers.
! was only midshipman, but the hon
After the ceremony the new breth-
rem entered "ciyiliZed life like other
poor devils Of Christians, unable to
help themselves. The great Spanish
nation, having saved them from being
sold in the open or secret market and
from the fate of becoming the cattle
of some conscientiousless planter.
presto took the pay out of the vic
TINS own hide.
Our god-children, sometimes from
500 to 1000 or even more, were dis
tributed over the various vessels. nav
al stations and military camps, to act
as stokers. 1t saved the state lot
of money that otherwise would have
gone for wages, but the condition OF
servitude imposed upon the blacks by
the Spanish crown differed in one re-
spect only from that intended by the
slave baron: After five or six years
voluntary" service to her majesty
without pay. the negroes were allow
ed to go free. Why this long term
of servitude?" | asked the admiral.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-05

ITO be sure replied his lordship,
we must drive the savagry out of
them.'
He might have added. "and substi-
t,lte the vices of civilization. These
nominally freed slaves endured all the
tortues of hell, working in the boiler
rooms of the great ships-the purga-
tory intended to cure them of remain
ing fetichism.
| often wondered which was pre-
ferable, the conditions they had es-
capped, or the new ones imposed upon
them? | have personally known nun
dreds of these enslaved freedmen
who, after several seasons of service
in the boiler room and forecastle. on
the docks and in low grog shops, We're
sent away without red copper in
their pocket, or an ounce of intelli-
genee in the befudded head. What
We're they to do? The majority lived
by thieving and robbery while the
rest entered actual slavery in the
plantations of the Interior Who was
going to protect them?
Havana.
At that time Havana was real
tropical city, full of bad odors. infec-
tious diseases. laZiness and brilliant
colors. | shall never forget my first
visit there. when walls, floors. side
walks. furniture-everyth
With swarms upon swarms of cock
reaches as big as May bugs. and as
smart as monkeys. The deXteritv with
which they escaped supposed enemy
was truly wonderful. Each one seem
Cd 70 have thousand hiding places.
from where 70 issae again as soon as
The danger was passed. after inyesti-
eating with his enormous "feelers."
The harbor ana neighborhood
aboanded in picturesque scenes.
Hordes OF negroes. laughing over their
whole face; colored women. raising
the dust with trained dresses. begged.
stolen or bought for a song. | once
offered a hundred francs for the sight
of black nanny with even heels.
and though We searched all day rNll
late into the night, the money did net
change hands. TIE =pavemeats We
indescribably dirty. it looked as if
the contents Of barrels Of molasses
were spilled over them every Ii.'ie
while. AS to private houses. they
seemed chiefly remarkable for the
number of talking and singing birds
kent there
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-05
Spanish Slave Hunting in
Cuban and Porto Rican Waters

and the driver not so gorgeous to look
upon. learned that originally the
calesa was brought to Europe ny the
Moors
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-08
Table Fruit Treas,

To eat fruit fresh from the trees
at a banqueting table is one of the
latest luxuries of English cpl,
cures. Certain fruiters in the
West end of London are now max,
ing preparations for an abund.
ant supply of dwarf fruit trees
laden with cherries, peaches,
pears and apples for ornament
and dessert at the dinners of the
coming season. The tiny fruit
trees, which, although four or five
years old, are only some three feet
high, not only make a delightful
table decoration, but produce q
delicious dessert.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-08
An Everlasting Light.

A Chicago inventor, George
Magrady, has discovered q proc.
css of manufacturing a 36.candle.
power light that will never 20 out.
While experimenting with photo.
graphic: chemicals four years ago
Magrady's attention was attract.
cd by a glow in q small globe. The
glow was caused by a chemical
which the inventor keeps secret,
Magrady enlarged the glow and
perfected the light by placing it
in an air.tight glass. lie says
there 10 no reason why the light
will not remain brilliant forever
ifit is NOT broken. A company has
been formed to manufacture the
light in numerous sizes. A patent
hood fits over the globe and covers
it completely when the light is not
needed. ....,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-08
CLANS IN GULF WATERS,
Experiments with Them Being Made
Along the Southern Coast,

Ae~
Along the Southern Coast.
The olG-timer had been talking
about the almost endless POSSIBLE.
tiles along the gulf coast, and the
conversation turned to clans,
and the almost limitless field in
this section, says the New Or.
leans Timcs-Dem0crat. "The
clam OF the markets Of New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore"
the old-timer was saying, lis a
hard, round clam, called the qua.
hog. This clam spawns from July
to September in northern waters,
but i'll this climate the spa wning
season runs from April 1 to No.
vcmber 1. They are very prolific,
but not as much SO as the oyster.
The eggs pass through the same
stage as the oyster. At the end of
the spawning stage it settles
upon the bottom and partly buries
itself. 1t gets its food from the
currents of water which pass over
it. They are rapidly cultivated,
and soon adapt themselves to
their surroundings. Seed can cas-,
lily be obtained onthc Chesapeake.
The writer obtained one bushci OF
seed from Baltimore. Each clam
was wired to prevent the loss OF
their water, packed in crates,
with front edge Of clam down, and
kept moderately cool. They were
out of TIE water IS hours and mr.,
rived at the Planting ground in
perfect condition, every clam BE-.
ing alive. They have reproduced
themselves very rapidly, and in
the curse of a few years l look tn
zee clans as plentiful in this
market as they now are in the
northern markets. The clans
grown here are larger than the
original clam, with a much thin.
ns,r shell, and a far better flavor.
AN acre Of CLAIMS being worth ut
least $1,000, one raj see the value
of their cultivation. About one.
third of the oyster lands in ST.
Bernard and plaquemine arc
well adapted to the cultivation Of
the quahog clam"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-08
NURTURED nY SHE WOLF.
Wild Animal Tendcrly Mothers CHILD
Lost in the Mounfaina.

Wild Animal Tendcrly Mothegs child
Lost in the Mountains.
From Ewing, 80 miles from
here, says the ST. Paul Pioneer,
Press, comes Q story SO strange
and startling that it has attract
ed much attention, and steps have
been taken to either prove or dis,
prove it, for if it is true d new
fact in natural history has been
established and the much ma,
.ligned wolf will take a highe.
place in the estimation Of the hu
man race.
Several weeks ago, accordingly
reports that have reached here,
an infant daughter of William,
Dunphy, a prospector, who lived
in the hills overlooking Ewing,
with his wife, was carried OF one
afternoon by a wild animal.
Search was made for the little
one, but no trace Of it could he
found, and the babe was finally
given up for dead. Ever since then
the father has spent his time in
the hills seeking the bears and tho
wolves, which are numerous in the
mountains, and slaughterine
them wherever found, while the
mother has sat and wept and
pinned away over the fate Of her
CHILD. !. I.
While Dunplly was hunting in
the mountains the other day he
came on a wolf den, which showed
signs of being occupied. He wait
cd for a long time, and then, az no
wolf came forth, he decided to
enter the den and see for himself
what was in it.
AS he entered the place he
heard the cry of a child. Advanc.
ing, he saw a sight that almost
turned his hair white. Lying on a
bed of grass at the end Of the den
was a big mother wolf, with sew,
eral pups playing beside her,
while close to her side was his
lost baby, trying to get a dinner
from the mother wolf, which
seemed to enjoy the Juggling.
The wolf simply growied, but
made no attempt to escape or to
make an attack when the man ap,
preached. She was attached to
the child, apparently, and had
been nursing it. At least that is
the su%pposition, as the little one
was we'll nourished and was with.
out a scratch.
Two men who have come from
Ewing have told the same story.
Both men hitherto had excellent
regulations.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-08
King Edwards Domest:cs,

bis majesty's head chef e
Windsor receives $500 perannum.
This important person has under
him quite an imposing array of
domestics, which includes two
confectioncrs, who receive $500
per annun. In the royal kitchen
there are altogether about %
other officials, who are literally
paid, the kitchen and scullerv
maids each receiving from l25 to
c35 per annum.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-08
Baexbones as Walking stieks.

An American company is being
formed to convert the swarming
sharks of Central America into
useful commercial products. The
company will make jelly and
timed soup from the sharks
fns, fine machinery oil from their
livers, handsome leather equal to,
ailigator) from their skins, walk.
ing sticks from their backbones,I
and articles innumerable from
their iaEhaneA and feetAa e.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-08
MEDICINAL VIRTUES OF SALT,
Relieves Many Of the Ills to Which
Flesh 10 Heir.

~SA
Common salt is useful as a ton.
ic, an internal antiseptic, an ex:
ternal stimplant, etc, besides pos
sessing other medicinal virtues
too little known and appreciated.
A bag Of hot salt is very soothing
In neuralgia, toothache, earache,
and similar affections. In Group,
says the New York Post, it is a
reliable and harmless remedy, the
dose being a teaspoonful mixed
with a tablespoonful ofhoney, fire.:
quently and freely. For a sprain
nothing will give relief more
quickly than cold salt water:
swellings may often be reduced
very quickly by frequent bathing
OF the part affected in strong
brine; and taken moderately it is
an antidote for alcoholic poison.
1t is an excellent hair tonic.
Salt and water will remove tar.
tar from the teeth, and mixed in
equal proportions with soda, salt
makes an excellent dentifrice. In
cases of dysentcr!y, salt, taken in
vinegar and hot water, usually
gives great relief; and for cholera
morbus add a teaspoonful of the
strongest pepper to the dose.
For dyspepsia and many other
disorders of the stomach salt and
water will prove an effective
remedy; and for collie, n teaspoon.
full in half a cupful Of cold water.
taken as soon MS possible, is a
speedy cure. The same quantity
taken before breakfast is very
good. The West Indian negroes
declare that plenty of salt, ad-
ministered at once, will stop a
commoa attack Of cholera,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-08
TWO ODD FISH IN A TANK.
Climbing Perch Falls TO Reform the
Iazu AHaaAiuMa

= w V~~ ASA> ASS d"
Climbing Perch Fails to Reform the
Lazy Arlphiuma.
The amphiuma is an amphibian
that locks very likean eel, except
that it has no fms. 1t has four
very small rudimentary legs with
three toes on each.
1t can dart about with eel.like
suddenness when it wants to, but
it likes better to lie still and mo.
tionless. Often the amphiuma at
the Aquarium, says the New York
Sun, which is about two and a
half feet long, when seen lying
with two.thirds of its body at the
surface of the water and the tail
hanging Imply down, has been
thought by visitors to be dead,
and they have more than once so
informed the attendants. Their
opinion undergoes a very COM
plete revision if anything happens
to start the amphiuma up.
1t was thought that it might b.
a good thing to. put some more
lively creature into the tank with
the amphiuma to give a little re-
lief to the tank when the amphi-
una was having one Of its long
dead spells, and SO they put In a
climbing perch.
Despite its name, the climbing
perch is, so to speak, a straight
fish. 1t has no legs or attach
ments Of any sort except the fins
of a fish. 1t climbs with it's fins.
1t is said that climbing perch
can climb trees, but certainly the
climbing perch can climb out Of
water onto the adjacent ground,
which it does by raising itself on
its fins and so working itself for
ward.
The climbing perch, while not
the liveliest and most i%ncessant
swimmer in the world, is a fairly
active fish, and it was expected to
give some life to this tank. But
it seems really to be inclined to
follow the amphiuma's example
and be lazy, and it and the amphi.
una have apparently made
friends.
The climbing perch is a small
fish, this one being four or FIVE
inches long; but it shows no fear
of the 2a-foot amphiuma. On the
contrary, n day not long
after it had been in the tank, it
was seen lying within a ring which
the amphiuma had formed by
coiling it's body on the bottom of
the tank, the climbing perch's
head being partly under the am
phiuma's side. Or the amphiuma
may be seen stretched out some.
where in the tanA with the climb.
ing perch lying near it.
The placing of the climbing
perch in the amphiuma's tank
can hardly be said to have accom-
plished it's purpose. The situation
is further somewhat complicated
by the fact that now some visit.
ors reading the labels on the tank
and seeing it's tiny legs mistake
the amphiuma for the climbing
perch; but the seemingly friendly
manner in which climbing perch
and amphiuma get on together is
not without interest,