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TREATY LIPIN SENATE
August Body Tackles the Meas
ure With Many Misgivings.
FORTIFICATION THE QUESTION
Hay-Pauncefote Measure Is In
Effect an Amendment to the
Cfayton-Bulwer Treaty.
A Washington special says: The
Hay-Pauncefote treaty laid before the
United States senate Thursday after
noon, has an important bearing on the
construdtion and operation of the Nic
aragua canal.
The treaty is in effect an amend
ment to the famous Clayton-Bnlwer
treaty, signed more than half a century
■ago, by the terms of which the United
States made a contract with Great
Britain relating to the construction,
fortification and operation of any canal
that might be built across Central
America.
Under the old treaty the neutrality
of the canal was guaranteed and the
United State* agreed not to acquire
territory in Central America and made
other entangling contracts Avhich have
caused troable for this country every
time the canal question came up.
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty amends
the old tieaty so as to permit the
United States to acquire a Btrip of
land in Costa Rica and Nicaragua ten
miles wide through which the canal
will be constructed, but in its original
form the Hay treaty does not reserve
to this country the right to protect and
fortify the caual if it so desires. This
is the main point involved and it is the
one on which the fight against the
treaty has Avaged for months.
The opponents of the treaty insist
upon an amendment leaving the ques
tion of fortification open so that the
United States will be free to build
forts and adopt other protective meas
ures at any time.
The canal is to be neutral and open
to the commerce of the world on terms
to be arranged by the United States.
The isthmian canal commission,
headed by Admiral Walker, recently
reported that the caual cannot be con
structed for the amount specified in
the bill, but it would require nearly
$200,000,000 to construct it. The ad
ditional cost will not prevent the pass
age of the bill. .
There is a bill pending, introduced
by Senator Mallory, of Florida, by
request, to create a commission to
have charge of the construction and
control of the canal. The commis
sioners are to receive salaries of $10,
000 each per annum.
Senator Morgan, it is known, fears
tho effect of the ratification of the Hay- the
Pauncefote treaty, as amended, on
canal. He thinks there will be long
•delay in the settlement of the diplo
matic question between the United
States and Great Britain involved in
the fortification amendment, and that
the administration will not be willing
to allow the canal bill to be passed un
til this point is settled.
This may mean that the canal bill
will have to go over until the next
congress. In the latter case it means
the old fight over again, as the bill
would have to go through the house
again as a new measure. Now it has
only to pass the senate and for this
reason Senator Morgan is anxious to
secure its passage in the senate at this
session,-avoiding a hard and danger
ous fight in the next house of repre
sentatives. So anxious is he to have
the matter disposed of at this session
he is willing to have the Hay treaty
ratified in its original form, although
he appreciates the un-American con
ditions attached to the instrument.
By a vote of 65 to 17, the senate
Thursday adopted the Davis amend
ment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and
immediately afterwards adjourned.
The prompt adjournment of the sen
ate was due to fear on the part of those
in charge of the treaty that if a vote
on tha( document was then taken it
would fail to secure the necessary two
thirds, for it was clear that the tem
per of the senate was in favor of chang
ing the treaty very materially or re
jecting it altogether.
BOOKS ARE DEMANDED.
.Standard 0.1,1 Company Is Given Final Or
ders By Nebraska Court.
The supreme court of Nebraska
Wednesday issued a formal order to
tho Standard Gil Company to permit
the attorney general to inspect the
books of the com pauy, giving the list
•of stockholders at present and at the
time the company was organized, the
minute books of the company and other
books and papers, The order follows
the decision of the court a week ago
Avlioreiu it declared it was competent
to try the case of the attorney general
against the Standard Oil Compan) jn
which it i.( sought to debar it from the
elate.
kew disease in town.
it Called "Grocers’ Dyspepsia," and
Buyers Who Sample Are Victims.
Hundreds of men In this city are suf
fering from a most insidious and
energy-sapping form of indigestion
known as “grocers’ dyspepsia.” Buy
ers for grocery houses ami commis
sion merchants are the ones who suf
fer from this peculiar ailment, which
is caused by their Inevitable pro
penalty to taste the crackers, fruits,
spices and other tempting forms of
food which are displayed by the whole
salers.
“Do you see that tall, lanky,
cadaverous fellow over there,” asked
a prominent wholesale grocer. "Well,
what would you say was ailing him?
Dyspepsia? Well, sir, you have hit
the nail on tho head. But it isn’t any
common, ordinary sort of dyspepsia
from which he is suffering. Not a bit
of It. It’s what we In the trade call
•grocers’ dyspepsia,’ and it seems to
me the name fits the case exactly.
Now just watch him.
“You see the first thing he does is to
make for that open bag of roasted cof
fee beans. There go some into his
mouth. Now let us see what the
clerk is going to show him. If it Is.
anything softer than a cocoanut, you
can wager he will sample it. Prunes!
Well, he Is good for about an eighth
of u pound of those.”
“Now that fellow—he’s a well-known
buyer Tor one of the largest grocery
stores up town, by the way—probably
visits from eight to ten wholesale
houses In the course of a forenoon. In
every one he will taste of something,
a cracker, a cinnamon stick, some dried
fruit or, worst of all for the state of
Ills health, a handful of cloves. It
doesn’t seem much, to be sure, but he
gets the habit, and day after day he
goes through the same performance,
and then wonders why he is troubled
with indigestion.
“I was speaking to a doctor about it
only last night. He said that eating
continually, ns many of these buyers
and commission merchants do, is
enough to ruin the best digestive ap
paratus provided by nature, Tho
stomach can’t stand the wear and tear
of always being obliged to work. Then,
much of the stuff that these men can't
seem to resist is had enough, even
when taken with other food. When
taken alone they prove most pernicious
in their effects. Take spices, for ex
ample. They continually excite the
secretion of the glands of the diges
tive organs, and in time succeed in ex
hausting the gastric juices. Then the
glands themselves become abnormally
large, with the result that they are
unable to perform their proper func
tions.
“The punishment for these Indiscre
tions seems bad enough, doesn't it?
Yet I like to think of it as a sort of
divine retribution, for there is another
side to the story. You can readily
realize that the loss to us is consider
able when I tell you that some fifty
first boss did to me,
of these men come in every business
day in the year, and that fully three
quarters of them indulge, so to speak.
I know no way to cure buyers of the
habit except to do with them what my
first boss did to me.”
“What did he do?” Avas asked.
"Well,” said the grocer, with a
slight chuckle, “when 1 was a lad, my
first position was Avith a wholesale
grocer. The morning I started in the
boss said to me: ‘You see a lot of nice
things around here—ruisins, fruit,
crackers, cinnamon, etc.—don’t you?
Noav, I Avant you to eat all you feel
like eating. Understand?’
“Being a most innocent and unsus
pecting youth, I followed his direc
tions literally. I didn’t do a thing to
those raisins. I also dipped into the
coffee and sugar, and polished off
about a half pound of crackers.
“The next day I stayed at home xvitli
mother. When I appeared again, and
was gfeeted with a knowing wink from
the boss 1 tumbled to his scheme. It
was successful, for. I never cared to
taste of the dainties I saw around af
ter that.”—New York Mail and Ex
press,
The Largest Toy Factory.
The largest toy factory in tho
world is in NeAV York City, Avliere
playthings in tin are manufactured
literally by the million. It stands five
stories high and turns out 1.607 dis
tinct varieties of tin toys. The out
put of circular tin whistles is 20,000,
000 per annum.
The extent to which the fruit trade
has been developed may be judged
by the fact that the Admiral Schley,
one of the four modern built swift
sailing fruit steamers uoav running be
tween Jamaica and Boston, recently
brought to Boston 36,653 bunches of
bananas, to say nothing of 298 bags of
cocoanuts.
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PORTRAIT CAMEO CUTTING.
Only One Exponent of tho Art In ThlJ
Country.
Chicago claims the only portrait
cameo cutter in the United States.
There may be other cameo cutters,
but portrait cameo cutting is as far be
yond ordinary cameo cutting as is por
trait painting beyond photography. It
is an art In itself.
The only portrnlt cnnieo cutter is A.
Hylen, a native of Sweden, where he
learned the art of engraving on metul,
which Is the basic art of cameo cut
ting. He learned cameo cutting In
Vienna. Like other fine arts, earned
cutting requires Infinite putlence, be
sides artistic sense, and it was not
until Mr. Hylen had worked for souie
tlunk like 40 years that he considered
himself a competent portrait cameo
cutter.
Cameo cutting Is one of the oldest
fine arts. It probably originated in
India, but was carried thence to Egypt,
where it flourished before the time of
Moses. It was carried from Egypt to
Persia. In those early days it is be
lieved that the art of cutting precious
stones was a part of the literature of
the times, rather than a means of ex
pressing the artist's sense of the beau
tiful, and it was not until the art was
taken up by the Greeks that it at
tained that perfection which has since
distinguished It. With the decline of
the Roman empire it became a lost
art, but was revived in the Renais
sance and became more prominent
than ever.
Up to that time the art had been
one of engraving on precious stones,
but the artists of the later period not
only discovered that it was possible to
put pictures and portraits in shell, but
they carried it to such perfection that
shells are now universally employed
for the finest work.
The shells used are the large conch
shells found in the Bahamn islands.
Only one or two pieces of shell suit
able for cameos can be cut from one
conch. The pieces are ground to an
oval surface and then are examined
for flaws and bad coloring. If the least
flaw is discovered or a color which
would destroy the value of the cameo,
the piece is rejected. If the surface
shows pure white, the cameo cutter
sketches an outline of his portrait or
figure on the surface and then exam
ines the thickness of the white part.
He removes the superfluous parts of
the white surfaee outside of his out
line, and then gradually works out his
design, taking care to work uniformly
so he can compare his figure with the
photograph from which he works. The
work is so trying on the eyes that the
most powerful magnifying glasses
must be used, and even then the cut
ter can work only ten or fifteen min
utes at a time. After those short in
tervals of application he has to rest
his eyes for an hour before taking up
the work again. Considering the slotv
ness of the process and the long time
required for the artist to become com
petent for his work, it is easy to un
derstand why genuine cameos are ex
pensive. Many fraudulent cameos are
made in Europe and sold in this coun
try as genuine. Most of them are
made Of opaque glass, which is ce
inented to a background of onyx or
other stone. Ivory is sometimes used
in the making of spurious cameos,
but it soon becomes yellow.—Chicago
Times-Herald
A Gloomy Tragedy.
It is a dark night. It is also a dark
kitchen. The kind-hearted man in his
stocking feet is after a drink of wa
ter for his fretful youngest, He
thinks he can find his way in the inky
darkness. He is mistaken. He turns
to the left instead of to the right and
falls down cellar.
Another good man gone wrong!—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Our Nation's Wealth.
Gold and sliver are poured abundantly
into tho lap of the nation, but our material
wealth and strength is rather in iron, the
most useful of all metals, just as tho wealth
of a human being lies in a useful stomach.
If you have overworked yours until it is
disabled, try Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It
will relieve tho clogged bowels, improve the
appetite and cure constipation, dyspepsia,
biliousness, liver and kidney disease.
Full Blown.
lie called her month a rosebud then.
But. »h. It makes him wince
To think they’re married now, and it's
Been blowing ever since.
To Cure a Cold in One I>ay.
Take Laxative Bnojto Quininb Tabi.ets. All
druggists refund the money If It falls to cure.
L. W. Grove’s signature is on each box. “Ac.
The Plot. That Falle 1.
“Arabella doesn’t look at all happy.”
"No; she married a man younger ihan herself
under hr imprestlon that he would be more
manageable than an older olio.
A Colonel in the British South African
army says that Adams’ Tutti Frutti was a
blessing to his men while marching.
A Youthful Observer.
Mamma—Don’t lounge that way, Tommy
Sit up 11 ;e a little man.
Tommy- Wh>-. mamma. tn'»n sit down; It’s
only dogs and things that sit up.
A Noble Porter.
A correspondent writes: “A girl
belonging to n Sussex village was en
tering the service of a lady living at
Arundel. Arriving at the railway
station, she engaged an outside por
ter to carry her box, and having gono
a short distance she mentioned she
could not give Win more than three
pence, as the box was quite small.
Thereupon, after the manner of so
many of his kind, he pet it down in
the road and walked off.
“A homely-looking man, wearing a
coat green with age, chanced to over
take her. In spite of old clothes, he
looked very respectable, she thought,
and thinking he might be glad of a
few pence, she offered him the job.
He picked up tue little box and walk
ed with her, but on reaching the des
tination, he set it down on the door
step, and hurried away without
waiting to be paid. She mentioned
the fact to her mistress, and from her
description of the man, the indy’s
amused suspicions were aroused; but
she said nothing until a few days later,
when the Duke of Norfolk happened
to pass the house.
“That’s the man that carried my
box,” the girl said promptly, about to
rush out forthwith and pay him, for
the duke was wearing the identical
green garment. Her confusion may
be imagined on hearing that the
erstwhile porter was the first peer of
Emrland.”—M. A. P.
Court Stopped the Discussion.
At Hoisington, Kan., in the
of a six days’ debate over whether
Saturday or Sunday is the Lord’s Day,
the Rev. E. T. Stewart was taken be
fore the probate court ami adjudged
Insane. The local papers fail to state
the manner In which the other party
to the debate made Ills escape.—Kan
sas City (Mo.) Journal.
1 lie Ilext Prescription for CliilW
and Fever Is a bottle of Ghovk’s Tastei.ksh
l hii.lTonic. It Is simply iron and quinine In
a msieless form. No cure—no par. Price'We.
Forewarned.
“You can't believe more* than half you hear.”
“Which half of what you tell me shall I be
lieve?
Vis. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup tor children
teething, softeffs tho gums, reduces lntlnmina
lion. allays pain, cures wind colic. 2ic. a bottle.
Out of Harmony.
“In't this a lovely puritan picture?”
“I should say not! Look at that puritan
maiden—wearing a rufled apron while she
picks a turkey .”
Thirty minutes is all the time required to
dye with Pctram Fadeless Dyes. Sold by
all druggist.-,
Signs.
Briggs—Monkerly Is lostng his interest In
golf, What so?"
Griggs - makes you think
Briggs—I saw him at bis office yesterday.
Best For the Bowels,
No matter what alls you, headache to ft
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarkt* help
nature, cure you without a gripe or pain,
just produce 10 cents easy to natural start getting movements, cost health you
your
back. Oascarets Candy Cathartlo, the
geuuine, put up in metal boxes, every tab
let has C.C.C. stamped on it. Beware of
imitations.
Expensive and Exclusive.
^Vhat Is this social struggle we hear BO much
“It Is partly getting In yourself and partly
keeping other people out.”
StOO Reward. 8100.
The readersof this paper will be plea c ed to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science tuts been able to cure in all
its staues, and that is » atarrh. Hall’s Catarrh
Cure is the only nositive cure now known to
the medical fraternity, (’atarrh being acon
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
ire-'iment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken iuter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation ot the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con
stitution unit assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have sotnuch faith in
its curative powers thatthey offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
F. J. Cheney – Co, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
Holiday Zest.
“Well, now we can sottle down and think
about < hrlstinns.”
“Settle down? Get stirred up, you mean.”
Uncle Sam's Soldiers
Will eat Libby’s Plum Pudding for Christmas
dinner. The U. 8. Government has Just pur
chased a large consignment of Libby, McNeill
– Libby’s famous plum pudding, which will
be supplied to Am rlcan Soldiers In tho Phil
ippine Islands and Cuba.
Inadvertently Pleasant.
“I didn't know it was to bo a comic opera."
“Well, you knew It was to be an opera «iven
by an amateur company.
I am sure Tlso’s Cure for Consumption saved
my life throe years ago. Mrs. Thos. Bob
bins, Maple St, Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1000.
The Charm of Novelty.
“Don’t you find the fad of collecting rather
tiresome?”
“Oh. no; now and then I quit collecting some
thing and collect others.”
pr.Bull'sSSSHsS Cough Syrup
Refuse substitutes. Get Dr. Bull’s Cough Svrup.
Mention this Paper tn adiwrftsers.
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w i ak eyes, use
Feeds
the Hair
Have you ever thought why
your hair is falling out? It is
because you are starving your
hair. If this starvation con
tinues, your hair will continue
to fall.
There is one good hair food.
It is Ayer’s Hair Vigor. It
goes right to the roots of the
hair and gives them just the
food they need. The hair
stops falling, becomes healthy,
and grows thick and long.
Ayer’s Hair Vigor always does
another thing, also: it
restores color to faded or gray
hair.
One dollar a bottle.
It' your druggist cannot supply you, send
us fci.oo and we will express u bottle to you,
all charges prepaid, lie sure and give ua
your nearest express office.
J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass.
Send for our handsome book on The Hair.
We make a specialty of mince
meat — employ the best skill — use
the best materials.
We stake our fame on it. We
use h to advertise the many other
■ good things that we make. ■
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5f A package makes two large pies.
» Your grocer will furnish it if you
ask him. You will find it better
than home-made—better than any
mince meat you ever tasted. You’ll
eat Libby’s foods thereafter.
Libby, McNeill – Libby, Chicago
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jilt of ‘ ‘actual ’ ’ Potash from the
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Wk he following - crop will
. materially decrease.
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SAWS, FIX.ES and TEETH In Stock.
Engines, Boilers and Machinery
All Kinds and Repairs for same.
Shafting, Pnlleys, Belting. Injectors, Pipes,
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