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Decorah-posten., 1898-05-17
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9stre leper. quriagen til Selomors
bet tjsnbts life.
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too / Onsougs ct Telegram ira arigss
bepartementet, Iom urberretter BAN
pm, at begge gatuIjpnsr al NorosSas
trtos 8plpntsrer piI blipe talot til
San Tranciscp, antugelig for at pGrs
mso / ben Serafoeling, iom er bsitsmt
for Silippinsrne. s SeIegrammst
ipsraes Der ON, bDorptOt be TO gas
tolionsr tunoe titles rebe itrar for al
tase afiteo.
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5sIere asinueiotas u piontsrcr.

Sorleoen Dag organiIerebes ct npt
Spmponi @olontprer / 0jnona. Capt.
5rpit poIgte8 til Suptein, &. Smith
til PremierIpituont 90 q. 20. 9rene
til Setonolpitnant. Capt. 5roit boI,
Der pdu at ounne ct Regiment, til boilz
tet alersbe fIsre Sompunter sr Iumlet
omtrirg / ben ipoIige Del al Rinz
neIotd.
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9suOfomne ytummere al "GeO
Srsn" fan erbOlOeS tOr zoe
gtra.
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Stues. "Gr pu i Japsr al Sinsle
9ar?"
gpgnss. "Were eub bet. Seq bill,
al Der lite ital Dars nossu Ear at aQ."
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eseiI Rbeees talsr isrmu'tlct.

amerita, flyer ben mGrtelige
airitunsr GsciI R6obes, bsbspsr life
at brp iis en- Dit ON, bpao andre
matter, men boloe fat peO 5ilippi.
nerne. England 6sr sipe BET moralIt
Ststts. Oct bill boloe be andre Rdqs
ter / Stinost. amerita fan bolos Do
rem til 5ilippinsrns uaben for Gngs
lamb ps andre. iOm finaneislt bsbano.
Decorah-posten., 1898-05-17
Tiiferi % SGrmine.

8aurfitet poa Snofserne / Smegs
men at 5airmpnt er ppperli9t iaur,
itrtpes osrfra. Sumtioig berettes, at
SmuatOrnet / Murtin GpuntD ituor
looenoe, ligeicm 8eiret sr uI9opanlig
belbigt for M~aispprten. Gn Manb,
Tom peo. bpoo ban taller ON, flyer, at
ben isnere sios betpoeIige Prisitigz
ming / Speben bar fremlottst omtrsnt
10000 Suibels fra fine Stiuleiteosr
foruoen en- forbplosmGsiig Mansoe
al anbst 3prn.
Decorah-posten., 1898-05-17

Tarmbus ueobrRubt.

81. II Snsbog 6urmtoOu9 qObrso
Der Slb / ben spre Stage / patri6
EeomonoS 6urmbus. bsliggenbe 3
Wtl psitenfor 2ane5bOro. Sele Sufet
% alt, bpoo beri bar, br9nbte, ogs
iau en- minors Psn9efum. Gienbpmz
men bar asiureret for $500.
Decorah-posten., 1898-05-17

'triDnIngsn: Bern, Sage, Ais gboenir
Snllotn9 Indianapolis; u. 8rogluno,
$40 eeoar Npenue; albert 9ero, 2411
Street Soutb. Saaoanre, Tom
moatte snIte at lutte zig til Turner,
mes SOmpani, fan Iaoe ia inoItripe
hos hptItenipmbslit al be ire aomitss
meolemmer eler ! ben nprTte Surr.
1or'nln9s Sotale, 1909 BaIbington
Ipe. g., bpor Der er Msoe bper Sirs.
bag o9 5reo0g often, Mr. Sage, Der
tlen't9isr ION enrolling SecrsturD
TOR Hegimentet, iagbe for ncole 9aae
'ioen, at $50 trigsfpre Mpnb aIes
rsoe AaDbe itiuet fig piQige til at bore
meb.
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STANDARD 2umber Cos Sopebs
tporter / ct. peter bill i oisIe 0aas
bltoe forlagt til Winonu. 0ette me-
mere en- betru9telis 6orpgelie til 5ors
retnlnssrerelien / 8inpna, efteripm
nGpnte SrGluitirma eier % briper
II 2umber 9arbs / ipOlige Minnss
tota og tisber bet meite al i'm SrGlait
/ @inona.
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Col. 8rigsbp5 8apaasritropper bar
Snsous unber SnOmsnitrins / Siour
SAILS ps bill bore faroige for afsang
til Spoen, iuaInurt ct tilitrattelist
antal 9eite er tilpeiebrast, untagelis
Manbag eller Sirsbag.
Decorah-posten., 1898-05-17
Spp Eafpia paa Omaha itonininaen

8upernsr See bar unoerrettet
Sransmisiisiippis llbitilinestomiteen
/ glact 9iQs ON, at en- u~bitiainsss
iamling fra Spos9 atota MI er en-
faitilauet Gag. af 70 Counter bar
63 alerepe siort eler pil sisre SepiIss
ninger fra fine 8eneralfpnb.
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Ter bet ligeiaa penItabeliqt. % faoe
benz fds ben famine abgang til De
filipptnite Gers Wart,ber, Tom pet
ielp npoer. Slut en- Sosrsnstomit
meo Nrsritu. % ben bill blipe 8sepns
belIen til en- BAIT mefem ansslid,sa
srns | belle gerosn. CT iligt SunoelSs
iamtOem ca en- fig FEDERATION oil
bliOe al ben itsrIts g,tDbning.
The age-herald., 1898-10-16

about all sorts of indiffrent subjects.
 At last she asked him, Been getting any more lectures on superstition, FredF
 "No," he said demurely. "I have met her since then. She seemed to be half asham- ed. She asked me to come and see her again."
 And you are going?"
 "Of course. You know, Georgiana IS really very entertaining girl when she likes"
 ''I3ut not when a young man asks her things she doesn't like. Are you going to try again, Fred?'
 Fred hesitated, and Mamie suddenly jumped up and went to the piano, where she sat playing with all her might for three-quarters of an hour.
 After that Fred knew that his luck was good. He only needed patience and few months waiting to land@it. Finally he did make sure of it. It was Mamie Spalding, and he told her so.
 In announcing his engagement to Miss Georgiana he said, "I have a great deal to thank you for But you are mistaken about those cross stones It's one of those things nobody understands. Mamie says her cross stone brought her me, and I needn't tell you that mine brought me her. It did, didn't it?''
 Of course Miss Georgiana could not ques- ton this.
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island knocked down." to be put together in local shops. Sweetmeats, "dulces" and chocolates are made in great quantities, the manufacture of the chocolate beginning with the bean in it's state and contin- uing in the same factory, through every process, until the cakes are ready for ship ment in the form we know at home.
 Unskilled labor in the cities such as San Juan and Ponce is paid at the rate of 50 or 60 centaves a day, but for special work, such as the harbor improvements which have been in progress in the capital and the coaling of vessels in the harbor, the rate runs even as high as 1 to pesos day. Timers get from 1 to 1A pesos. Car penters average 50 centaves more for their days wages. Shoemakers get about the same as carpenters, while brick and stone masons get from IF to 8 pesos a day. En- gineers are paid from 40 to 50 pesos a month.
 Laborers live chiefly on rice, salt fish, jerked beef and bananas or plantains. the poorer ones having meat but once a day. They occupy the ground floor of the house where they live, which may be one of the better residences of the city and for it they pay rent ranging from 2h to pesos a month. according to the number of rooms It seems a strange system of ten antry that all the people of means live on the second floors, while the ground floor is assigned to the poorer people The divis- ion is by strata instead of by districts though it is true there are distinct divis- ions here, as in other cities, as to which are the choicer streets.
 Here in the capital, which is the fine city of the island, the division does not seem logical. The city is built on an island, with the big hill which forms 1t arching Into the harbor on the south and the Atlantic ocean on the north. As one goes up the hill from the harbor front the streets are all considered desirable for three blocks, when they become less and less choice as one climbs the slope. At the summit, where one overlooks both sea and harbor. with the benefit of every breeze that blows. to cool the house and drive away any impurities in the air, are found the poorest houses and the poorest people An American would consider that the choicest location and hold it at the highest price. It is certain that the American in- Aux will not be long in changing this con-
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
The Editor Was Prepared

From the Syracuse Herald.
 The office boy came suddenly into the sanctum.
 "say.'' said he. "dere's a young man out side wat sez he jus out O college and wants a job"
 College man, eh?" unused the editor "All right, send him in" It was getting dull. The college graduate entered with a calm, assuring smile.
 q presume,'' he started, q have the pleasure of greeting the editor?"
 q am he," said the editor, as he laid down a copy of Aristotle, with evident an- noyance And what may your pleasure be, sir?"
 'I desire to become a member of your staff I am just out of Yalvard college, and am well up in all the branches of news paper work. While at college was one of the editors of Pamloon. I am quite confi- dent that I am the man you have been look ing for"
 '.Hum!' unused the editor. Let me see. You, of course, understand the formula used in accomplishing euthansy?o
 .'Why-''
 q suppose" continued the editor, appar- ently unmindful of the college mans he's ltancy, 'InaL IL WOulu De edSy lor you to interview an eXarch on which has the supe- rior excogitation, the Christian or the heathen?"
 'Er-you-see-
 Undoubtedly you have sufficient power over your mandible to ambuscade local politician and still have the acuteness to escape his maranatha!
 twill you"
 'And you are not too proud to go over to the police station and make an elaborate manuscript on the difference between those who imbibe red and white poison, bringing back each trip article that would not suffer dissection by the mazarine pencil?"
 'I am not"
 'EIa! not up in these? Hum Perhaps you can write fiuently on pathology and woman's rights?"
 If you will only"
 "Then you are meteorically inclined? So much the better. Our readers enjoy as- tronomy."
 "I-er-have another engagement-er- will call again-er and the young man waited away in very vague summer air. The editor threw Aristotle into a corner and picked up the latest by Archibald c. Gun ter and began reading with absorbed inter- est,
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
LABOR IN
 PORTO RIGA

Trumbull White in the Chicago Record.
 Wages of the unskilled laborers employed fin the cane-fields of Puerto Rico-unskilled at any rate except for the knack of handling the machete and doing the simple work of the field-have been from 50 to 63 centavos a day. varying with the demand for labor. the strength of the laborep/ and the location of the plantation. MT. Marr, the Scotch manager of the Central de Cano- vas, tells me that wages never have huc- tuated with the fluctuations of the rate Of foreign exchange, nor has the manner or living practiced on the plantations varied from the same cause. The exception to this has been only in the cost of rice, which is
The age-herald., 1898-10-16

a staple food of the laborers and largely imported. As exchange became higher the price of rice rose and the ability of the la borer to purchase 1t diminished. Just about enough corn is raised for the local demands, some years producing enough for export to Cuba This staple food therefore has fluc- tuated but little. The cotton goods from which the plantation laborers make their clothes have to be imported, and vary slightly in cost with the fluctuations of ex- change. But they do not wear many clothes, and if cotton becomes too expen- sive it is not a great hardship in this cli- mate for these people to economize rigidly in it's use.
 The regular wage day on the plantations is at the end of the week, but laborers are permitted to draw their earnings daily if they choose. They are improvident in the extreme and often have to obtain advance orders on the stores when they come to work in the morning in order to get food for the same days breakfast--breakfast meaning here, as In other Spanish coun- tries. the meal just before midday The early cup of coffee answers till that time. The work day is only seven or eight hours long, and measured by the energy Of the man, faithfulness with which he skips day whenever one of the multitudinous holidays and church days gives him chance, the rate of wages is probably enough. Cheap labor really is not cheap, according to its productiveness, any more than It Is in other countries where similar conditions exist, Mexico for instance.
 Mir Marr has some ideas on the local labor problem which may sound strange at Nome
 'Thc Puerto Ricans could make more riorey," he says, 'if the whole family would work In the field. That is the prac- tice of Inc English islands in the West Indies, among negro and coolie labor alike. Father and mother and son and daughte, work side by side on the plantations. But
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
A GOOD TIME.
People Going on Porto Rico Excursion
 Will Enjoy It.

The West Indian Excursion company. who have arranged for an excursion to Porto Rico and other points in the West Indies, have selected Brunsw. ok, Ga, as the sail ing point. The excursion will leave that place about November 10 and will be gone from three to four weeks. The price of the round trip on this excursion. inciud- ing all necessary expenses, Is said to be very low This announcement W Il be of much interest, especially to those who wish to visit Porto Rico and the West Indies at this time
 This will be the first excursion since the close of the war. A fine ocean-going steamer has been chartered and those who make the trip may have the assurance that every attention will be given them, and that they will have royal good time However if you want to know all about it. the exact price, when the excursion will leave etc, send 10 cents to the West In- dian Excursion company, 609 Temple court Atlanta Ga, and the company W Il take pleasure in answering your questions and send you a map of Porto Rico. **s
The age-herald., 1898-10-16

here the women will hardly go into the fields at all A laborers wife does hardly anything but her household duties, and she teaches her daughter the same thing. and even the sons do not go to work till they are almost grown. As rule, the blacker the man the better the laborer. This is true except as to the English ne- groes who are here from Demerara and the Caribbees, they being just about the worst labor we have. But there Is no doubt that plantation labor needs the black infus- ion in it to be effective. What the fact would be if we had to deal with white labor of some other race than Spanish I am unable to say, for there is none such here. But we don't care for much white Spanish blood in our laborers."
 Plantation laborers on the sugar. estates do not have barracks or houses furnished them on the place, but live wherever they like. Sometimes the owner of an estate sets aside bit of land where the laborer may build house and plant a little garden patch. The house always belongs to the laborer however, even though he may evacuate it and move to the next planta-
 
 to worry about. as the houses under such circumstances are usually frame of poles with a thatch and walls of wattle. When a man builds better house sugar estate he is considered one of the faithful retainers and fixture.
 There are but few manufactories in Por- to Rico, and consequently few skilled la borers except in the mechanical trades. Manufactories include match factories, dis tileries, breweries and soap factories, with cigar factories far in the lead. Saddlery wares are manufactured to considerable extent, but the leather work does not com pare with that of Mexico. Shoes are made, but they of such poor quality that the trade will be destroyed soon as Ameri can shoes are introduced. As in all trop- ical countries, the houses are furnished with light chairs and sofas made of bent wood and seated with cane of the usual sort. Some of these are shipped into the
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
BIDS WANTED.

Bids will be received at tho. office of the Steel Works, Ens- ley. Ala, for five days for building twenty-five tene- ment houses, contractors to furnish all material. For plans and specifications see w. N. Sawyer, Suppl, Ensley, Ala.
 Tennessee Coal, Iron & Rail-
 road Company.
 sa-1a-a4 .,. l
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
MONUMENTS.

If you want a nice monu- ment or tablet gotten up in artistic style at very low fig ures do not fail to come to corner lst ave. and 18th st.
 su-tf Jager & Stockmax.
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
 A Big Load of Cotton

Montgomery Journal: wagon with six mules attached, loaded with fifteen bales or cotton, and another one with four mules loaded with eight bales, attracted great deal of attention on Court Square last week. The first belonged to MT. Vaughn, and came over nine miles of chert road.
The age-herald., 1898-10-16

Philadelphia experience of her saying that after suffering husband who had heard Rpan very highly for suffering from lack of appetite complicated roube strongly her y them seemed cold and she had had little appetite many She determined the Tabus and follow directions had little faith that complications that to have taken possession her hardly possible that package of Rpans when doctors bill of $50 had failed Bu she added joyu they dd and my appetite improved immediately truly that my general health better tconhfnn
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
c AP Ol 10 LIKE A GOOD oTEMPER SHEDS BRIGHTNESS EVERYWHERE.

dition, and the splendid residence sites looking out to sea from the crest of the hill and its northern slope will soon rise in value. Then the sums will have to move to place where the rents are cheaper.
 Most houses and business buildings in San Juan are rented on a basis of 1 per cent. of the investment monthly. Resi- dences range from 30 to 100 pesos a month. according to size, location and the other conditions which regulate house rent else- where But this figure includes only the floors above the street, unless a stipulation be made to the contrary, under the system which rents the ground floor for cheap tenements.
 Stores bring rentals ranging from 40 to 100 pesos a month. The finest store in town, in what I think the best location, occupies the lower floor of a new three- story building. The entire building repre- sents an investment in the lot and the construction of about 60,000 pesos At pres ent the family of the owner. who is also the merchant, occupies the upper floors for residence. But understand that the en- tire building has been offered for rent at 400 pesos a month. It is excellently built, and only one year old.
 Few of the buildings in San Juan are in- sured against loss by fire. They are all of masonry and destructive fire would be impossible. But in Sancturci. popular suburb where the residences are almost all of wood and of the villa style, every thing is insured. The business is all con- troled by English and German companies, whose signs are seen in the offices of the private bankers and exporting firms in the city American companies have not en- tered the field.
 In all financial items I have used the words "peso" and 'centavo" instead of dollar" and "cent' in order to keep the distinction perfectly clear, although they represent corresponding coins As long as they are not at par, or their relative value to one another f1uctuates, it would not con- vey an accurate idea of conditions to name island prices in dollars. All the local trans actions are in pesos. wages are paid in pesos and the expense of household is measured in pesos. The poor know no other system.
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
NERVOUS WOM FIN

Do you feel like screaming just before and during the monthly sick nesss Are you easily irritateda Do you get the blues and wish some times you were deadf
 If your answer Is "Yes" to any of these questions, you should lose no time in taking
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The age-herald., 1898-10-16
Notice of Final Settlement.

The State of Alabama. Jefferson County, Probate Court, 1st day of October, 1S9S. Estate of Mrs M. F. Wilson, who was non compos mentis.
 This day came Henry Barnard, Guardian of the estate of Mrs. M. F. Wilson, who was non compos mentis and filed his &C., count, vouchers, evidences and statement for final settlement of the same. It is ordered that the 25th day of October, 1898, be appointed a day for making such settlement at which time all parties in in- terest can appear and contest the same if they think proper.
 M. T. PORTER, 10-2-sun-3t Judge of Probate.
The age-herald., 1898-10-16
Why He Liked It

From the Boston Transcript.
 She-Are you fond of canoeing?
 He-Immense You don't have to take off your clothes when you bathe.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-03

tfOuLies when hos In here, fumbling
around among the fire sale stuff, and
when he hits real fat bargain, why, he
gives "a little chuckle of warwhoop just
like CoInanche baby in long clothes.
Funniest thing In the world. What is his
particular fad? Well, he runs mostly to
ladies' shirt waists and mems socks.
Heaven knows what he does with all those
waists, unless he has ten sisters or lot of
other fellows sisters to put 'em on. He's
up to snuff too You can't sugar coat any
old shelf goods pills for him. And socks!
Gracious, he must have enough to stretch
from here to Bostonl Once and awhile he
strays off to the handkerchief and under
wear counters when the bargains are in
full bloom, and he always gets the boss
thing In sight.
"Then there's another curious man buy
err, but he's different from Dollie. He
never comes on bargain days. Generally
he wants to buy or match some piece Of
dress goods, and he's holy terror. Most
men, you know, leave those things to the
girls-snap up the first thing handed them
and bolt out. But this man-he's about
5O-buys just like a mechanics wife with
~ children and q short purse. The girls
would rather tackle half dozen pesky and
growing women than this one man."
New York Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-03
Three O'Clock p. Nj.

Three O'Clock p. NJ.
HAYrEN June 3No received up to II m today
from Santiago.
WASHINGTON June Bloomington, Honolulu, has been
ordered to join Dewey's fleet.
PARIS June 3-The Madrid correspondence of the Gauo
that Admiral Cervera fleet approaching the Philippine Island
He has orders destroy Dewey fleet and then intercept the
Charleston and vessels conveying troops Dewey and also
saws that Cervera is due at Manila on Sunday.
WASHINGTON May 3-Schleys official report OF the Santiago
fight read meeting says there reasonable doubt
but that Cerveras fleet inside the harbo His firing to de-
veope enemys batteries and satisfactory Nine OF his
vessels were hit, but casualties on our side.
MADRID June St rumored in Paris that the American
fleet had forced the harbor OF Santiago but the
rumor is discredited here.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-03
Flirting Dangerous In Sicily.

In Sicily young men who are eligible
parts have to exercise extreme care In
their demeanor toward young unmarried
ladies. To dance with them so often as TO
be remarked, to attempt to talk to them
alone Is, to use the ingenious expression
of an Italian friend of mine, to BIO expected
TO make you their future-in-law. In tho
lower classes vendetta results If u man
pays attention to an unmarried girl with
out marrying her. Vendettas are quito
prevalent still. l heard characteristic
and rather amusing story about Cuo the
other day. A ecntleman's coachn;aa CID
his part In vendetta and WIS s;N. 10
rTison for n tcrm.-taere t'riue - cagi'al
punishment in Sicily. is i.ira,,t went
20 visit him In pri Oh ANA ,.s.Sea Al i.e co..d
do anything for him. Yes, signor; IL
you will pay half franc "a day for me, l
can have better room and better food
and u shave Ho attached most impor-
tanco to the shave. If man sees his
brother being murdered, not more than
any one else I'm the crowd will he do any
thing to bring the offender to justice. He
may not even interfere but he will take 1t
upon himself as sacred duty TO kill the
murderer whenever he has him at his
mercy. London Queen.