davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27
COLONEL AsTOR'SS;TI'iOlRi'Y
Personal Narrative Of His Elk
periences In Cuba.
he SAW mTHE CUBAN WAR

Americas Richest Volunteer Tells Of the
Fight He WA In ut Santiago and the
EEects u. the War ON the Countrywide
cards Cuba Better Than the Riviera ~ .
Winter Resort-wishes We Could Annex
All the West Indies-.It Was . Natural
Thing to Volunteer" He says-As IN
Ofacer He Wa Glad to Obey Orders
Lieutenant Colonel John Jacob Aston,
U. s. ", after having put in plenty Of
hard work and harder living for the
sake of the country Of his birth and the
honor Of the stars and stripes eve since
the war was declared, came back on
short leave Of absence the other even
ing, arriving in New York at 2 O'Clock.
Chow do you like being under orders
and having your movements regulated
by others?'' was asked. II like it," said
Colonel Astor. sit saves q lot of trou-
BILE to have ones plans made for one.
Iou know" "What made you go to the
The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27
Circumst.noes Alter Ca.a.,

g. -
Circumstances are still much in the
habit Of altering cases. 1t is said that a
Yorkshire socialist was explaining to a
friend the principles Of his belief, and
that he made the statement at the outset
that all possessions should be- shared
equally.
IF you had two horses, - said the
friend, "would you give me onep''
"Of course" said the socialist.
"And II you had two COWS, would
you do the samea"
"Of course I should"
Well, suppose now" said thefriend
slowly, Chat you had two pigs, would
you give me one Of them?'' az
"Eh.t tha's gettin over near home"
said the other slyly. "Tha knows I've
gotstwap igAsTYouth's Qompanion.,
The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27
STUMP PENCILS MAscoTs.
Of Gotham. stock Exchange So

Members of Gotham's Stock Exchange su.
perstitious About Lead Sticks.
:Talking about hoodoos and mas
cots, . said a member Of the Stock Ex-
change, ''the boys on the floor of the
exchange are al superstitious as a lot of
sailors. II you don'tbelieve it, you look
at the lead pencils they are using the
next time you are in the building.
"You won't find q man using q long
lead pencil. Why? Because a long PEN
oil is a 'hoodoo' of the worst kind.
They always cut a new pencil in half
before they sharpen it. Some Of these
pencils acquire the reputation Of being
lucky.
LESS than a week ago I came down
without my pencil, which, by the way,
is Q lucky one-every memorandum
made with that pencil results in q profit
for me-and I borrowed n from q
friend ON the floor. He handed me a
stump about an inch long and said,
'Yon car use that; it's a lucky pencil
"Sure enough, I made two deals in
the morning, and each Melted me a
handsome profit.
II was about to make a memoran-
dunn Of some stock 1 had bought when
my friend approached and said:
Here, take this pencil and let me
have mine again. I've lost on every
deal since I loaned it to- you.
"Sure enough, I lost on that deal, and
the luck went back to the owner of the
pencil.
When you get hold Of q lucky pen
Gil, you want to hang on to it.
"Some Of the boys have little lucky
pencils not more than an inch long, and
they guard them as they would their
lives.
"If you, through carelessness or acci.
dent, cause them to break the lead point
they lose whatever regard they have
for you and forever afterward regard
you as inimical. Some Of them wouldn't
take IS for a little piece Of pencil worth
considerably less than q cent."-New
York Press
The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27
+ STING o n e
Poisonous Properties That Lurk In Il
Honey Maker.

Poisonous Properties That Lurk In the
Honey Maker.
The chemical and toxic properties of
the poison Of the h~oneybee have been o
subject for long study by a German sol
enlist, DR.. Joseph Zanger. During his
investigation DR.. Zanger employed 49,
900 bees. HI found that the fresh poison
Is clear, like water, of an acid reaction,
bitter taste and of q fine aromatic odor.
falOn evaporating and, drying at q tenn,
p~erature of 100 degrees centigrade !(212
degrees F. q gummy residue is left. II
is soluble In water; with alcohol it
forms an emulsionlike mixture The
aromatic odor is due to a volatile SUBJ
stance, which disappears on evaporation
and is not poisonous. The poisonous
constituent is not destroyed by short
boiling nor by drying and heating the
residue to 2l2 degrees i. O by the di-
luted acids or alkalia. an .4
Dr.. Zanger has proved the existence
Of formic acid, but he has also proved
that that is not the poisonous principle.
The latter is an organic base, soluble,
with difficulty, in water, but kept in so.
luton by an acid. On the healthy akin
neither the bee poison nor a 2 per cent
solution Of the poisonous principle has
any effect, but they act as powerful IT.
ritants on the mucuous membranes.
His tests made on rabbits and other
animals show that when the poison ia
brought In contact with the eye there
follow laohryanation, hyperemia, che
mnsis and croupoua membrane OF con-
junctiys. The general condition is also
affected; the animals become melan.
choly, take no food, but are very thirsty,
and the urine shows small amounts q
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27
SAYS cuBANs ARE FIGHTERS

a Man Who Was on Maceo's STAR Gays
They Have Been Misjudgsd.
Ira Farley, who was on the staff Of
General Maceo In the Cuban army and
who served there for q year, returning,
to the United States broken IN health,
says that the Cuban soldiers have bean
smiMepresented. MI. Farley declares
: brave and generous, and that
II they have q chance will make ideal
soldiers. He says they are good guides,
and that the Americans could never
have entered Santiago without their as
sistance. Farley said:
when I first went down to Cuba, I
thought the people there were the
LATEST on the face Of the globe. That's
the general opinion at first, but when .
man has been theressix months or 20 be
will find that the LATEST native u .
hustler compared TO himself
The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27
The Grit of the Cubans.

Allowance must be made for men
who have been hungry for three years
and who havo been fighting like guer-
,rillas from the bush, with poor arms
and almost entirely unclothed. Such
men may not be Of q very high type Of
soldiers as compared with those who
are we'll fed and we'll armed, but it is
impossible not to admire the grit Of
people. who have kept the field and
fought the best they couldfor independ-
eeance under such adverse conditions
Baltimore American.
The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27
BREAD or u NATIONS.
nov tAs sssr q Iias q lGsAesAnsas
Various Peoples.

~ ~ 0~4 VA AA2OS sA~WVCA0O08
Various Peoples
Il Is q curious and interesting study
10 compare the various materials which
serve the different nations 81 the world
rs the basis Of their bread. In this
country, where good bread. made from
spring and fall wheat -four, is within
Aach Of all, rarely a thought is given
to the fact that, after all, the inhabit-
ants Of only o small Portion Of the
earth's surface enjoy such food. In the
remoter part Of Sweden the poor make
and bake their rye bread twice a year
and store the leaves away, 80 that even
tually they are as hard as bricks.
Farther north still bread is made
from barley and oats. In Lapland oats,
with the inner bark of the pine, are used.
The two together, we'll ground and
mixed, are made into large, fiat cakes,
cooked in a pan over q fire. In dreary
Kamchatka pine o. birch bark by
itself, we'll macerated, pounded and
baked, frequently constitutes the whole
Of the native bread food. The Icelander
scrapes the ICELAND moss" Of the rocks
and grinds it into -four, which serves
both for bread and for puddinge.
In some parts Of Siberia, China and
other eastern countries a fairly palata-
BILE bread is made from buckwheat. In,
parts of Italy chestnuts IRE cooked,
ground into meal and used for making
bread. Durra, q variety Of the millet, is
much used in the countries of India,
Egypt, Arabia and Asia Minor for MAX
ing bread. Rice bread is the staple food
Of the Chinese, Japanese and a large
portion of the inhabitants of India.
In Persia the bread is made from rice,
-four and milk; it is called ''lawash."
The Persian oven is built in the ground,
about the size of q barrel. The sides are
smooth mason work. The fire is built at
the bottom and kept burning until the
walls or sides Of the oven are thorough
ly heated. Enough dough to form a
sheet about one foot wide and about
two feet long is thrown on the bench
and rolled until about as thin as sole
leather, then 1t is taken up and tossed
and rolled from n arm to the other
and flung on the board and slapped ON,
the side of the oven. It takes only q few
moments to bake and when baked it is
spread out to cool. This bread is cheap
Il cent a sheet it is sweet and nour-
fishing.
A specimen of the "hunger bread''
from Armenia is made of clover seed,
lax or linseed meal, mixed with edible
grass. In the sMolucca islands, the
starchy pith of the sage palm furnishes
white, foury meal. This is made up
into fiat, oblong loaves, which are baked
in curious little ovens, each being di-
vided into oblong cells to receive the
loaves. t'f@< @%s"'8
Bread is also made Of roots in some
parts of Africa and South America. It
is made from manioo tubers. These
roots are a deadly poison II eaten in the
raw state, but make a good food if
properly prepared. To prepare it for
bread the roots are soaked for several
days in water, thus washing out the
poison. The fibers are picked out, dried
and ground into flour. This is mixed
with milk, if obtainable; il not, water
is used. The dough is formed into lit
tie round leaves and baked in hot ashes
or dried in the sun.-Sanitary Record.
The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27
~ Hauniian Problsm.

The Hawaiian alphabet has hut -
letters, and now we've got to 60 70
work and teach them IA more. That Ii
one Of the drawbacks we encounter BY
taking them in.-Montgomery Adyer.
tiSes. ~
The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27
TRADE WITH HAVANA
MAJOR HOWARD ON FUTURE oosail
MERGE WITH TIE CITY.


tanning Cuba the public has turned IL
attention 70, the island ~ . place 1or
yestmenti Of !cxpitaL People goingSto
Cuba to establish themselves in business
must remember one thing, - said Major
J. w. Howard, a civil engineer. who
has spent some years in Ouba. "Asstat
Bile form Of government there isimraea-
tive. Il seems unnecessary to caution
investors TO wait to get a stable govern
ment before they risk their money. But
In the ardor Of American energy men
will be carried there regardless, and, II
too soon, to failure.
'tThose who understand the situation
will not-ruah in precipitately. Aifarge
part Of the American public, ignorant
Of this detail, should be informed. In
other words, as soon a. the strong hand
Of acapable government can map out .
definite policy toward industry then
business men can safely 60 to Cuba.
''The opportunities for investment
win be boundless. The war has done .
deal to reduce dreary places to their
primitive state. Bridges and railways
in some localities have been demolish-
ed; many other places have never been
developed; the up building will b4$like
the development Of new country.
Even agricultural Implements have
been destroyed. tools 70 work with are
q scarcity, and all these must bessup'
piled either through imports OF BY man
ufaoture within its borders
GAS to the railways, what Cuba
needs is . road straight across her
'back'-that is, from Santiago OH the
east through the interior to the west
ern cities of the island. Other short iso.
lated roads. separate and distinct from.
the other lines, must be connected into.
a single system. The opening up Of the
island will neoesEitate this in time, and
why shonld the contracts not go to the.
United States? Then, again, country
roads must be bpilt, and these alone
will require enormous outlay and will
furnish work. for Thousands Havana,
on, the other hand, has we'll paved
streets. Theyare, Of cut stone. carefully
and evenly laid.
Now, as regards the cities, they
on.Ao.
ous an 0Hses 20 sneir aoyalsag s
age. The drainage is open. The sewers.
are Of what is called the box type. made
Of fagstones, and in size about four feet
square and two feet deep, and are most
unhealthful. These must be replaced by
. sanitary system at great. expense.
me questlon sne hasufal =.
5ources OF tne county are ALSO s q s1eas
importance. me sou Is the most pro
ouct've ~ tne Wor!o ana P1aceAcaiiy ~,
na9stlD VI 4atet ne spaniaros trlea
70 ges 100 muon ont OF me soil Wisnoas
!egaso TOT sne ,utute ana workeo " 70
oeatn. principles must % m
stltutea IN me proanctlon 81 sugas, COL
zee ana otner oommodites by me
9 2 use A'.! q = iertilizers the soil can DO
worked year IN and year out with as
The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27

uO 8OO0, GnOQ&n ! TOOK
their treatment faith.
fully. In fact, I seemed
to get worse all the
while. I took almost
every so
remedy, but they Ndnot
seem to reach the dis
ease. and had no eject
whatever. Twas dis
heartened, forat seemed
that I would never be
i. cured. At tho advice Of
. friend I then tool
g. 8. g., and began toim.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
Hats.
4 large stock Of LATEST STYLES
of soft and stiff hats, in any color
desired, just received at at the
Ely Clothing Co.

Judge Ensign has allowed the bill
of G. o. Baldwin for s524.75 which
the county commissioners refused To
pay. The services for which the
money was demanded was for prose-
cutting the cases against ex-Register Of
Deeds Borgstrom and the county
commissioners.
John Glode, this week purchased Of
Ed. Cram the Exchange Hotel proper
ty. Mr.. Glode has for the past two
years had charge of the hotel and
has given entire satisfaction and
made himself a popular landlord. In
time the hotel will be enlarged by the
addition Of several more rooms.
Register next Tuesday II you wish
to vote.
A large party Of young and Older
people surprised Capt. Frank Thomas
and family Monday evening at the
Thomas residence on Camp Street.
4 jolly good evening was spent all
leaving at an early hour Rruesdayl
and wishing the Capt. and son
Francis a pleasant and prosperous
trip to the Western states.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

Gulbranson Bros have taken a con-
tract to strip about 100000 yards of
dirt from the Sparta mine at Sparta.
About go men viii be employed.
Mckinley promises to be one of the
best towns on the Mesaba the coming
season. A large amount OF work is
being done in its immediate vicinity
and a great many men are employed.
H. B. Sturtevant was elected Sat-
urday in Duluth, a delegate to the
Minneapolis convention of Republi-
can Legue clubs which convened there
yesterday.
The Good Templars hold social in
the Kinney building Thursday even
ing to which all are invited. Ice
cream, cake, coffee and dOughnuts
will be served,
a young winter made its appearance
during the night of Monday and yes
terday morning about two inches OF
snow covered the ground. The log
gers feel little better.
VIM. II. Doyle. a newspaper man OF
varied experiences who was the pub
Usher of the Mesaba Range News
published in Duluth during the early
Mesaba boom, died in Milwaukee a
few days ago.
The Knox mill at Winton closed
its seasons run Saturday and viii re-
main idle for few weeks while the
changes are being made. The double
mill will in all probability be run
ming full blast sometime next month
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
Fresh bread at John Grants 5.

Tuesday March %, is the last day OF
registration. Be sure and register.
Briton Prout returned home from
England Thursday accompanied by his
bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Prout are visit
ing relatives in this city before going
to Eyeleth where they will make their
home. The many friends of Brit
wish him success in his new venture.
Tuesday March %. is the last Cay Of
registration. Be sure and register.
Virginia is in financial straits there
being something like 10000 in city
orders outstanding against OR
Mesaba neighbor. II is proposed TO
bond at the Indebtedness 10 take up
the outstanding orders. Considering
the fire in 1893 and several other hard
streaks it is Il wonder she is not more
'ia the hole" The valuation. Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

G. r. Stone, of the State survey Of
the Duluth & Iron Range land grant
case has completed the work as far as
COLI, and it now remains to be seen
how many miles the railroad could
have saved in going from Two Har-
bors to Tower.
Fred HERMAN returned Thursday
evening from his extended visit in the
south. Fred says that the war excite
ment is very great in the southern
states and that in every town OF any
size companies OF men are being form
ed to defend the honor OF this coun-
try.
The Franklin mine at Virginia
resumed operations last week with Il
small force of men which will be in
creased as fast as room can be made
for them. The franklin is the main
stay OF Virginia and tie starting OF
the mine bodies we'll for the city on
the Mesaba.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

r. S. Miller was a Duluth visitor
Monday morning.
7. T. Bearinger went to Duluth
yesterday morning for few days
trip.
Register next Tuesday If you wish
to vote.
The local freight now runs through
to Ely from Duluth.
J.H. Winterfeld, of Duluth, was in
the city over Sunday.
John G. Brown was up from Duluth
few days last week.
Mrs. II. Van Blarcom is recovering
from her recent severe illness.
Considerable green was worn in
honor of st. Patrick Thursday.
Tuesday March 90, is the last day of
registration. Be sure and register.
John Glode returned Wednesday
evening from few days trip in Du-
luth.
L. N Hoffman, the tailor man Of
Green Bay, was in the city few days
| this week.
Capt. Harry Thomas has just re-
covered from serious attack OF
erysipilas.
Mrs. NJ. O'Keefe is up from Tower
for few days visiting with Mr- and
Mrs. J. 81. Brown.
Mrs. Bagley, CT West Duluth, is in
the city visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. L. [. Cowen
Otto Brownell has had quite seige
of illness the past few weeks but is
now recovering rapidly.
Register next Tuesday il you wish
TO vote.
For fresh roasted peanuts go TO Sam.
Kapson's. He has q bran new roast
er and can serve with nice delicious
nuts.
Miss Maggie Morton is up from
Soudan for Il few days visiting at the
home of Capt. VIM. Cowling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
Ely Clothing Co.

Everyone seems to be affected at
present with an affection Of sore
throat which seems to be going
around.
Miss Addie Flynn, OF White Bear,
spent Sunday in this city having
come up with her sister Mrs. Geo.
Cornell.
Clerk of the Court John Owens has
been elected chairman OF a committee
of Duluthians to encourage industries
in that city.
Mrs. Geo. Cornell, Of Duluth, &C.
companied her husband, Conductor
Cornell. to this city and spent Sunday
among friends.
Register next Tuesday if you wish
to vote.
VIM. Chapel is Offering his resi-
dence property in this city for sale.
The property is in pleasant location
and is u rare bargain.
j. Z. Dacey. Of the Gogehic Boiler
works, Duluth, was in the city a few
days last week superin tending to
some boiler work at the Zenith.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
Dated, Ely, Minnesota, March Is, 1898.
PETER SCHAEFER, City Clerk.
Virginia warrants the bond issue.

Virginia warrants the bond issue.
The Junior Nine" band was ont
Sunday and helped To make things
lively for short time with a few
choice selections. The boys do we'll
and should be encouraged to keep the
organization up. Those comprising
tile band are John and JOS Serapiine,.
the latter leader, Leslie Brovnell. Ed
Thomas. viii Griffin, Willie LaBeaI,
Richard Hodge. Carl Slctten, Elmer
GlassfoTd and Osc:;.E Hesssbefg.
Counting Girl is like starting Il
newspaper, " says an exchange. TT
starts out il weekly. then becomes .
tri-weeisly. then II nlergos i9ioa daily
and II it has any enterprise comes cut
with IN extra abous once year.
Tuesday March 70, is the last day Gf
registration. BE s,.re ard register
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

Rev. S. A. Jameson occupied the
pulpit at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning and evening.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the NJ. E.
church are making preparations for
serving supper on Good Friday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
Shirts.

Our display OF Mems fine out
side shirts would be credit to
any city, just so with our stock
Of Mems and Boys Suits.
Ely Clothing Co.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

Ladies' Dress Goods and Elan
neis of all kinds in larger var
iety and cheaper than anywhere
is to be had of the
Ely Clothing Co.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
NOTICE DETECTION.

and the several wards of said city, will be held
APRIL 9Th, 1898,
and for the election of the following officers,
viz:
MAYOR, CITY CLERK, TREASURER, AS
SCISSOR, MUNICIPAL JUDGE, SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL JUDGE aIsoTWO ALDERMEN
and ONE CONSTABLE for each ward of the
City of Ely.
The place of holding said election for the
several wards will be as follows:
FIRST WARD-The Kinney Building on Lot
z, Block IS, Ely, on Chapman Street, in said
ward.
SECOND WARD-The Finn Temperance
Hall on Camp Street in said ward.
THIRD WARD=The Pioneer Hotel office on
Lot 5, Block s, Whtesdes Addition to Ely,
lon Sheridan Street in said ward.
The Polls will open at Nine o'clock in the
forenoon and close at Five o'clock in the after
moon of said day.
The legal voters are further notified that
pursuant to Resolutions adopted by the City
Council of said city at regular meetng of said
council held March lst, 1898, the following
propositions for bonding theCity o. Ely, will
be submitted to to the voters to be voted on
at the election to be held at the time stated
above, viz:
RESOLVED that the City of Ely, County State
Minnesota hereby makes application the State of Minnesota for
loan Thousand Dollars to be used for the erection
suitable building in the City Ely for the Of said for
City Officers City Prison. Freans Rooms Public Library
that the bonds of the said City of Ely bearing interest the
the Five Thousand
issued therefore payable as follows, viz:
One bond for One Thousand Dollars payable July
bond for One Thousand Dollars payable July
One bond for One Thousand Dollars payable July
One bond for One Thousand Dollars payable July
One bond for One Thousand Dollars payable July 1t 1903
[ NO H.
RESOLVED That the City of Ely, County of ST. Louis State Of
Minnesota hereby makes application the State of Minnesota for
Three Thousand Dollars be used helping the
outstanding bonded Indebtedness of the city of Ely being the Light
Water Bonds due and payable April h $685. with the
payable thereon and that the bonds the Ely bearing
the of -Four per the of Tires
Thousand Dollars be issued therefore payable follows
for One Thousand Dollars payable July
bond for One Thousand Dollars payable July 1st
bond for One Thousand Dollars payable July
NO. III.
RESOLVED That the City of Ely County Of ST. Louis State Of
Minnesota hereby makes application the State of Minnesota for
loan Dollars paying the
the of Ely and for the completion of the and the
that the bonds of the of Ely
-Four the of Two Thousand
Dollars be issued therefore payable as follows viz;
Thousand Dollars PAYABLE July 1st, 1903
One Thousand Dollars payable July
Dated, Ely, Minnesota, March Is, 1898.
~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-28
John Smith 1ndulged in too Many
 Violations of the Law.

John Smith (coD was on trial be- fore Justice Niven this morning on 8 charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He had borrowed $10 from a negro woman, who after wards became convinced that he never intended to repay the money.
 Smith has also been arrested for impersonating an officer and carry ing a pistol. He obtained an offers badge and was making himself generally obnoxious. He was ar rested Tuesday.