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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
SPONGES AND CHANOIS.
IMPORTS OF THESE GOODS HANDLED BY NEW
YORK HOUSES.

IMPORTS OF THESE GOODS HANDLED BY NEW
YORK HOUSES
The importation Of sponges is carried on ex-
tensively in this city by number Of firms. who
sell these goods all over the country The
sponges are bought in the open markets Of
Batabana, Cuba Nassau, y P. and other
points the better grades coming principally
from Hydra. Greece. Tripoli STA. North Africa.
and various Mediterranean ports. The sponges
are bought in lots, Of all grades and qualities.
They are packed in bales and shipped to this
country and are here assorted in the store
rooms of the local firms. NewYork is the great
distributing point for the sponges used in Amer
lea, and the mportations amount annually TO
something like 81 800 900.
The animal from which the chamos skin de-
rives It's name is almost as extinct the buff
fao, and the ordinary channels skin OF COM
mcrcc is now made from the skin OF the lamb or
the sheep Deerskin is also used for the pur-
pose The Industry has been largely developed
in England and France but American manu-
facturers have recently come into the field, and
have succeeded In producing an article which IL
gradually superseding the foreign made goods
Tie process Of manufacture Is complicated and
full Of technical details but improved machinery
has been introduced so that the cost OF chamois
skins has been greatly reduced by American
methods The present indications point TO de-
cided decrease in the importation of chamois
skins az the American manufacturers claim TO
be able to produce the goods at a saving Of from
20 10 % per cent in the cost
The sales of channels skins in the United
States represent from $500 600 10 100000 a
year The concerns engaged in the trade in
New-York send their salesmen to all parts of
the country, and the two industries Of spOnges
and channels skins frequently allied. The
manufacture Of channels skins Is not carried
in this city. but the representatives Of the prin-
cpal manufacturers make their Headquarters
here and do extensive business from this
point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

tons OF mortar shipping IT to all parts Of the
country, 10 he used required
As result OF thi1 speculation. 100. the quality
OF mortar has been greatly improved. and the
article now produced by some OF these nrms
attans the highest degree OF durability.
The contracts for the one item OF mortar alone
for some Of the high buildings IN New YORK
run into thousands Of dollars. and the industry
is an important one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

not dressed and sold here? Americans have not
the machinery. and besides Europe is the natu-
raj market. There are many very rich people
in the great European cities. Some Of the
dressed skins do return to this continent, buy
they are comparatively few.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

through Tennessee and Alabama where the cot
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
built-up gun, while the 16-inch giants
require three years.
Late Suppers.

In the good old times our ancestors
were accustomed to dine at IL, to sup
between and 6, and to go to bed at 10.
1t is evident, therefore, that any argu-
ment in favor of supper founded upon
the healthy condition of our ancestors
is fallacious. BY supper in modern
times we understand a late meal Just
before bedtime, but as sleep is not ia
vorable to every stage of digestion, it
is very questionable whether retiring
to rest with a full stomach can under
any circumstances be salutary. Dur
ing the first part of the process of di-
gestion a person so situated may per-
haps sleep quietly, unless, indeed. the
morbid distention Of the stomach
should impede respiration and occasion
distress; but when the food has passed
out. of the stomach, the natural pro-
pensity of the body is for activity, and
the invalid awakes at this period and
remains in feverish state for some
time
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

cut into the interior of any Of Spain's
heavy men-of-war. The method of
making our great naval and coast de-
tense guns is most interesting and diff
fers but little from the methods used
by all the great nations. The illustra-
lions given here show in sectional view
the "built-up" gun as made by Arm
strong and as made at the Watervliet
arsenal. The American built-up guns
are made of the very best forged steel
and with the utmost care, insuring the
most durable and perfect gun possible.
They are composed Of main inner
tube, which is forged to the entire
length of the gun from muzzle to
breech. It forms the wall Of the bore
and the foundation, so to speak, Of
the gun, for upon it are superposed the
jacket and hoops Of the finished gun.
The number Of hoops varies in differ
ent guns. as does also their length.
It is the differences in the sizes of the
hoops which distinguishes in the main
the Armstrong gun from the Ameri-
can. The hoops of the American gun
ARE much longer than those in the Arm
strong gun, giving greater girder
Stre1gth to support them from bend
ing. The Jacket Is placed over the tube
at the breech end q tho gun, after be-
Ing planned down and made ready for
'4hrinkags. The interior diameter Of
s3aekets Isl made Just little less than
the exterior diameter Of the tube. over
which Il Is first to be expanded, and
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
BUSINESS WOMEN.
They Know the Trials of tho Bus,
Man.

Man.
It has frequently been said that wo-
men in business employments do not
make as desirable wives as their sis
tiers who have lived only domestic
lives, but recent observer takes a
wholly different view Of the case, says
the Anaconda Standard. He holds
that the effect of the woman in busi-
ness is not so much to the advantage
of the woman as to the business man.
Such a woman has more respect for
him, more regard, more sympathy. She
is altogether less likely voluntarily to
impose upon him or involuntarily to
harass and worry him. She has been
there; she knows how it is herself,
and this personal experience and
knowledge make her more lenient and
considerate. Every woman wage-earn-
err worthy of the name learns first,
last and all the time that success is
attained by close attention and single
mindedness. The woman who realizes
this must also realize that the same
rule holds good of the business man. In
present capacity of daughter and Sis
ter, or in a future capacity as wife, she
is certain to show such keen considera-
ton for the business members of the
household as is undreamed of in the
philosophy of the other kind of women.
There is no danger of her husband
being besought to just stop on his way
downtown and attend some specially
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
hen shrunk with a certain required


then shrunk with a certain required
tension. The jacket is raised to q
dull, red heat, until 1t is expanded to
the most delicately measured diameter,
when it is slipped over the tube and
cooled down slowly and evenly. After
this the jacket is carefully prepared for
the first hoop, which is built on in
the same way as the Jacket. This
process is kept up until all the hoops
are in place. borough surface of the
gun is then planed down and brought
to its proper dimensions, and the gun
is ready for the rifling and the placing
of the breech mechanism. The vari-
GUS hoops are hooked together by
shoulders to hold them more securely
in place, and to prevent distortion from
the shock of discharge. The whole
process is most tedious and requires a
great deal Of time and skill. Six
months is allowed for the smallest
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
RICH BUT NOT HAPPY.
Mrs. Midas Thought She Had Everything
- She Wanted.

- She Wanted.
Kansas City Journal: eyes, have
everything want" sighed Mrs. Midas,
looking at her reflection in the mirror.
Very becoming were the costly furs,
the exquisite hat, and the French gown,
and as one footman carried her wraps
to her Victoria and another stood wait
ing to receive her commands, she felt
that she had, on the whole, done we'll
for herself, and that her lines were
laid in pleasant places, indeed. ut
would have been absolute madness to
have married Tom," she soliloquized,
as the man, took his place by the
coachman and her perfectly appointed
equipage, on it's rubber tires, sped up
the avenue. What struggle it would
have been! Fancy living in tiny fiat
with one maid and skimping and saw
ing and going without decent clothes!
We should both have been wretched
in year! Mr.. Midas is very kind,
and I really like him, only-it is a
little dull. 1 do not enjoy anything
much nowadays, one dinner is like an
other one, and one ball is like every
other one, and I get tired to death
driving in the park or making visits.
What fun it used to be in the old days
when Tom had a holiday and we used
to go off on spree! Nothing ex-
pensive. Sometimes it would be a
ferryboat, sometimes a hanson, or a
ride into the country on our bicycles,
but it was delicious. l wish could
do things now like that! Only Mr..
Midas couldn't ride wheel, and
shouldn't wish him to, poor thing, and
it would be ridiculous for us, of course,
to go off on such expeditions.
Just then her carriage entered the
park, and side by side with the more
pretentious vehicle wheeled "a bicycle
built for two." guided by manly-look-
ing young fellow with pretty girl in
front. Their traps showed they were
bound for long expedition, and both
looked as pleased as possible. Mrs. Mi
das touched her bell.
"You can go home, Thomas she
said to the footman, who sprang from
his seat at his mistress signal. "Tell
James have changed my mind. I will
not drive in the park to-day" And
when she reached her palatial man
sion the beautiful woman Of fashion
entered her bedroom and burst into
tears. How happy they seemed!" she
sobbed. "And how l envied them!
How lonely it felt to be out of all that
glad old time! Oh, Tom, Tom! What
have done; what have l done?"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

1nnumerable hooks are attached. He
catches boat loads of suckers. which he
sells to Cinnamon, and it is said makes
good living. He starts at one side of
the river and pulls up the wire cable as
he slowly moves across, and takes the
fsh on the hooks as he comes to them.
1t takes him long time to inspect the
line from one side of the river to the
other. He then returns, repeating the
operation, and so on all day. Some
times he makes big haul. He has
been seen to take as many as dozen
fish within ten feet. He has several
hundred hooks attached to the line.
and q sucker must be alert to escape
the totls.-Portland Oregonian.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
AZ IN. oPAnMoa

seductive Special SALE" or to leave his
office an hour or so earlier in order
tnat ne may bring her home lot of
samples" She has had practical and
personal proof that it is through this
sort OF thing that business interests
are made to suffer, and she does not
propose to let this knowledge play her
false. A woman's appreciation of busi-
ness ana business ways and means in
sures domestic comfort; If conditions
warrant 1t, it benefits the business man
even more than 1t benefits the business
woman herself.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
WORKS OF ART.
How : Business House Has Mads Il
Possible for Every One 70 Possess

AS@OSAsSD9
Possible for Every One 70 Possess
Thorn.
Probably at no time in the worlds
history has SO much attention been
paid to the interior decoration OF
homes as at present. No home. no
matter how humble, is without it,
handiwork that helps to beautify the
apartments and make the surround
angs more cheerful. The taste Of the
American people has kept pace With
the age. and almost every day brings
forth something new in the way OF .
picture. q draping, . piece Of furniture
or some form Of mural decoration.
One Of the latest Of these has beeH
given to the world by the celebrated
artist. Muville, in series Of four
handsome porcelain game plaques.
Not for years has anything as hand
some in this line been seen. The sub
3ects represented by these plaques are
american Wil1 Ducks. American
Sntpe. They are handsome paintings
ing on dining-room walls. though
their richness and beauty entities them
to q place in the parlor Of any home.
These original plaques have been pur-
chased at cost Of $4,000 by j. G.
Hubinger Bros. Co., manufacturers Of
the celebrated Elastic Starch, and in
order to enable their numerous GUS
toners to become possessors Of these
handsome works of art they have had
then reproduced by special process
IN all the rich colors and beauty If
the original. They are finished On
heavy cardboard, pressed and en-
bossed In the shape of a plaque AID
trimmed with heavy band of gold.
They measure forty inches in cream
ference and contain no reading matter
or advertisement whatever.
Until October Messrs. ]. G. Hubin-
ger Bros. Co. propose to distribute
tlese plaques free to their customers.
Every purchaser Of three ten-cent
packages Of Elastic Starch. Gat-iron
brand. manufactured by j. G. Hubin-
ger Bros. Co., is entitled to receive
one of these handsome plaques free
from their grocer. Old and new GUS
toners alike are entitled to the bene-
fits Of this offer. These plaques will
not be sent through the mail. the only
way to obtain them being from your
grocer. Every grocery store in the
country has Elastic Starch for sale. It
is the Oldest and best laundry starch
on the market. and Is the most perfect
cold process starch ever invented. It
is the only starch made by men who
thoroughly understand the laundry
business, and the only starch that will
not injure the finest fabric. 1t has been
the standard for quarter of a CEN
fury, and as an evidence of how good
1t is twenty-five million packages were
Acl tn
show you the plaques and tell you
about Elastic Starch. Accept no sub
stitute. Bear in mind that this offer
holds good a short time only. and
should be taken advantage Of without
de1av
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
IRoNlcAL IFS.

II man has once failed he knows
how to enjoy subsequent success.
If fat man is anxious to lose flesh
all he has to do ts shave himself.
II woman's face is her fortune old
age is pretty suse to bankrupt her.
II q woman is ever devoid Of mercy
It's when. she gets a mouse In a:trap.
II you are ambitious to become 4
prominent citisens locate in,sa: country
town.-Chicago News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
Fishes from a Cable.

For some time the actions of a man
In a small boat below the steel bridge
have attracted attention. He has been
out in the river even on the stormiest
days. apparently pulling something up
from the river. The mystery has been
solved. The man is simply fishing.
He has wire cable stretched from one
side of the river to the other, to which
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
Swallowed a Needle and Died.

Swallowed a Needle and Died.
A tailor accidentally swallowed q
needle and died as result of the in
fammation. Little things frequently
have great power, as is seen in q few
doses Of the famous Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters; which, however, have an
entirely different effect. The Bitters
make nervous, weak and sickly per-
sons strong and we'll again.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
Costly B.ttleship.

Costly Battleship.
The new British battleship Implaca-
BILE is to cost over $4,000, 900, the larg-
est sum ever spent in the building Of
man Of war. The armor plates alone
will cost $4,000 and the guns nearly
as much. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
The Novel.

The Novel.
According to the Publishers Circu-
lar, the output Of novels in Great Brit
ain during the last year was 2,677.
which is considered more than that Of
1896. q
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
Quit Work.

Jones-T married my wife month
after she accepted me-" Brown-"And
I married mine three days after she re,
fused me.'-Puck.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Marie-They say bathing suits are TO
be longer this season.
Francisco, don't care. don't in.
tend to go to the seashore, anyway
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. L. Baker 1928
Regent So. Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 8, '95.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

For a perfect complexion and a clear
healthy skin, use COSMO BUTTERMILK
SOAP. Sold everywhere.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums, reduces In.
dammation, aays pain. cures wind collie. Csc bottle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Why don't Cupid use . bean shooter
when he soes cunning fof Boston
maids1
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Money often wins the first battle. but .e
dom the second.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
nead the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better IL you will get into the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study, and
will put you in the way Of getting some
excellent bargains. Our advertisers are
reliable; they send what they adver-
tise.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Any man who imagines he could keep house
better than his wife is foolish if he ever men
tions it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Only heightened girl can sing every note ii
the scale.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Candy Cathartic cure constipation forever
i0c, 2oc. If G. c. c. fell. druggists refund money
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

All geniuses are more or dess eccentric. A
few have even been known to pay their debts
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

No-To-Bao for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

prose.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

A bath with COsMo BUTTERMILK
SOAP, exquisitely scented, is soothing and
beneficial Sold everywhere
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Some girls change color because the first BIO
10 unsatisfactory.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

''Death is the base deserters fate.
The Spanish soldier paused to sing,
''Rut IL the leaders of our state
Are seized with fear and abdicate,
OF course, that's quite a different
thing"
Washington Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Tho man who il welded to art should have
ba model wife.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

A woman's idea Of strategy is 70 spend Q
dime in an effort to save nickel.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16
HEROES OF WAR.
From the CHICAGO Tyme,.Hsra,A.

Tho feeling Of admiration Tor heroes Of
war seems to be innate in the hnman heart,
and Is brought to the surface as the oppor.
tuntty and object, for such hero worship
presents itself.
Among those who proved their heroism
during our Civil War was A. Schiffeneder
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your LIE Away. -
TO quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag.
netic, full OF life nerve and vigor take No-To.
Bac, the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong. An druggists, SOC. or 81. Cure guaran-
teed: Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New Yorb.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

To borrow is human; to forget all about t is
still more So
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Usually the more a man is wrapped I'D in
himself the colder he is.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

When a man has TO faith in humanity hui
manity has no faith In him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

the Twenty sixth Wisconsin Volunteers
In the Army of the Potomac our hero saw
much lighting, campaigning in the Shen-
In the first days fighting at the battle Of
Gettysburg, Schiffeneder received wound
In the right side, which afterward caused
him much trouble. With portion Of his
regiment he was captured and imprisoned
at Bell Island and Andersonville, and after
ward exchanged He returned to his regi-
iment, which was transferred to the army
of General Sherman, and marched with
him through Georgia to the sea.
In this campaign Mr.. Schiffeneder's old
wound began to trouble him and he was
sent to the hospital and then home He
had also contracted catarrh of the stomach
and found no relief for years.
~ happened to read an account of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People about
a year ago." he said, "and thought that
they might be good for my trouble con
cluded to try them. bought one box and
began to take them according to directions.
They gave me great relief. After finishing
that box bought another, and when had
taken the pills felt that was cured. l
recovered my appetite and ate heartily. I
can testify to the good the pills did me-"
Mr.. Schiffeneder is prominent Grand
Army man in Chicago, whittier he moved
some years ago with his family.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-16

Of Isl sedg-
wick Street,
Chicago. He il
an Australian
BY birth, came
to America at
the age Of
tw 9 MY, and
soon became
an American
citizen. He was!
living at Mil
waukee whom
the cauforvol-
unteers came.
carly in 1862,
and heprompt-
ly enlisted in
A "a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-16
VIII Fight to "a Finish.

Madrid, June 13.-Political circles de-
clare no suggestions for peace have
been received, that such suggestions
would be declined and that Spain has
decided TO pursue the war to the bitter
end. Several Spanish generals are
quoted as saying that Spain can con-
tinue the war in Cuba for two years
and that it is useless to talk of peace
unless on the basis of status quo ante
bellum. The campaign inaugurated
by some of the foreign newspapers in
favor of peace between Spain and the
United States is not approved here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-16
Murder in ohio

Springfield, o., June 13.-Otway Luz
cas-. a wealthy farmer residing at South
Scion, town IS miles south of here,
was shot down and killed in cold blood
Sunday night by Charles Seller, aged %
years. The murderer Is still at large,
although armed men have been search
ing for him. What caused The crime is
not known, but it is said that an old
feud is responsible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-16
A Splendid GIFT.

Oshkosh, Wis, June 13.-EN-Senator
Sawyer presented $25 900 to the CITY
Saturday to aid in establishing a pub
lie library. Marshall Harris, pioneer
lumberman of this city, bequeathed his
estate, valued at $4,000, to the city for
a library fund, provided the city raised
a like amount. The city raised $4,000
and Mr.. Sawyer made up the amount
necessary, putting up $4,000, thus ere
ating public library fund of S16o 900.