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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-01
DEATHS.

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BUSH-At Grassy Lick, Ky, March "a. 1898.
at the age of sixty-one years. Mrs. Sarah A.
Bush, mother of George F. Clifford
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-01

That Great Hosiery Sale.
SOC Stockings for 26c.
Hundreds of people have taken
advantage of our Hosiery Sale
this week. There are still re-
naming in the lot:
Womens Fancy and Plain Lsle Thread
Hosiery. Sea Island Cotton, Polka Dots and
Black Cotton, with unbleached soles Also
Children's Ribbed Lisle Thread and Fine Cot
ton, with unbleached soles, and Infants Cash
mere, with silktipped heels and toes. Your
choice till Saturday night
For 20 Cents a Pair.
Two Glove Specials.
Our new spring shipment of
one-stud Mocha Gloves, in all de-
sirable shades, just here.
500 pair Friday.
75c pair for heavy. Walking
Gloves-the Oxford.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
Salaries of European Rulers.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a
CROWN" yet some of the wearers of
crowns are fairly well paid for their I'M
easiness. The income of the emperor
Of Russia for one day is about So, 900;
that Of the sultan of Turkey, $4,000;
emperor of Austria, $4,000; emperor of
Germany, $4,000; king of Italy, Sc, 500;
queen of England, $4,000, and the king
OF Belgium, $4,000. The president of
the United States receives about $13O
~nr day.
l.. Vas village of Lubec," says the
Lewiston (AIe.) Journal, Lives Glenn
Wallis When he was a boy about
fifteen years of age he went out to
al fathers pasture to catch a frisky
oft. rs he was about to place halter
round his neck the colt kicked him in
he head. making d ragged wound.
Ihc wound healed, but it soon became
apparent that the man was slightly
.cncntad. and his hallucinatiOn took
,eculiar forms. He would travel up
ad down the bay on the steamboats,,
thinning the prOprietOrship of the lat
CT and refusing to pay fare. The
,eamG0Gt men humOred him, as he
AS considered daft, and he was the
jutt OF the small boys jokes and banter.
ic has lived in the village since, and is
low sixty years of age. About six
weeks ago the local physicians deter
mined to experiment on his case. They
found that portion of his skull had
5een forced into contact with the
Drain by the blow. and by a skillful
operation removed the pressure.
strange to say, the man has now re-
covered his reason, and the first ques-
ton he asked when he recovered from
the operation was: Did the colt get
away? Wallis is perfectly sane now,
but forty-five years of his life are a
nnrfect blank to him"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
ALLIGATOR SHARES HIS NAP.
Startling Experience OF n Soldier
During a Siesta Near
Tampa, Fla.

4 soldier belonging to the Twelfth
Infantry had an unusual and startling
cxDerience near Tampa, Fla, the other
morning.
The regiment is encamped near some
swamps about half a mile from the
Tampa Bay hotel. The soldier was TAX
ing an afternoon nap in the shade, and
lad been asleep for half an hour when
he was suddenly awakened by heavy
weight resting upon him. He arose
sleepily, and was Mortified to see an
immense alligator quietly lying across
his legs. The saurian made no attempt
to attack the terrified soldier, but was
seemingly contented to remain quietly
in his position.
With yells the soldier dragged him
self from beneath the alligator, ran
toward a number of comrades and ex-
citedly told them of his experience.
They at first accused him of suffering
from an overdose of Tampa whisky, but
at that moment they saw the alligator
going in the direction of the swamp and
started after him.
One hundred men were soon in pur-
suit. The alligator succeeded in reach
ing a swamp that had almost dried up,
and tried to bury himself in the mud,
but a rope was obtained and he was
dragged out. He is now fastened by a
chain to a stake. There is some discus
sion as to the advisability of retaining
him as q re9imental mascot, as mascOts
are now so much in vogue in the army.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
BURNING BRICK WITH OIL.
Much Cheaper Than Wood or Coal
and Easier to Handle.

and Easier to Handle.
Experiments have been made recent
ly in burning brick with fuel oil instead
of wood or coal, and the results are said
to be economical. Fuel oil is product
left from the process of refining pc
troleum, and it has already found a
use for steam making and in furnaces.
The experiment of using it for brick
burning was tried in q New York state
brick yard. The oil was fed to burners
under the arches of brick from a pipe
which ran all around the brick stack,
and it was fed into the burners by the
use of forced draught, which also en-
abled the operators to drive the heat
wherever it was needed. The supply
OF oil was regulated by valves
1t is asserted that the cost of burn
ing the stack of bricks was greatly re-
duced by the use of the new fuel. The
same stack would have required the
attendance of IL men during every "a
hours, while with the fuel oil only two
men were needed, the kiln was COM
pletely burned in six days instead Of the
usual seven or eight days. and the fuel
cost but SO cents for each 1000 bricks.
where. at five dollars q cord for the
wood, that fuel would have cost so
cents a thousand, and coal 70 cents.
The entire control which the men had
over the fame of the new fuel also en-
evenly than is usually done.-N. Y. Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
THE OLD TUNE.

I'm mighty weak at singin' and there's
nothin' / can play,
And, if I've an ear fer music, it's def one
anyway,
I'd know "Old Hundred" from a Jig.
reckon, but l guess
The tunes that l could name amt more'n
Dozen maybe less,
But there is ore among 'em that'll make my
pulses chime.
You start up Yankee Doodle" and I'm
with yer every time.
There's somethin' in it's snappy dash that
seems ter be part
OF what there is a-beatin in a Yankee fel-
ler's heart.
There's somethin' in its life and go that
thrills yer through and through
And seems ter fit the colors of the old
Red, White and Blue"
Until yer want ter tell the flag a-Wavin'
there sublime:
1--WE harked to Yankee Doodle and I'm
with yer every time"
It's what they played at Yorktown when
CORVALLIS met his check,
It's what they sung in triumph on the
Constitution deck
1t timed the feet a-marchin' from Atlanta
to the Sea,
And rung at Appomattox round the famous
apple-tree;
And when a soldier heard it, in the battles
smoky CRIME,
His sword beat Yankee Doodle" on the
foeman every time.
And now they say they need US once ag'in
to take a stand
And make . Twin breastwork round the
shores Of Yankeeland
To drive the "childrens butcher from the
island in the sea
And sponge the bloody blotches off the
skirts of liberty;
And, if the country wants my help to make
the Spariard climb,
Jest play old Yankee Doodle and she'll
git it every time.
Joe Lincoln, in L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
Thousands are Trying Tt.

In order to prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. Y. City.
I suffered from catarrh of the worst kind
ever since boy, and I never hoped for
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do
even that. Many acquaintance have used
it with excellent results.-Oscar Ostruna.
40 Warren Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine.
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
50 cents. At druggists or by mail.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
tauquan
VALU= OF THE MAPLE TREE.
A Source of Great Profit to the Cana
dams.


dams.
There are more than sentimental rea-
sons why the maple tree should be held
in regard by Canadians. As a source
of comr7 orcial profit the ,a.ue C This
tree is NO Efficiently appreciated. Ac-
cording t. the census of 1891, the an
nuai prod of maple 81 a. III On
tario is to 1865, 796 pounds, which
means, at average market prices, al
most 100000. This industry is capa-
BILE of greater developments, and the
merchants of the country should be in
terested' in encoura cling farmers to
take it up more extensively. The sugar
bush at the Michigan Agricultural col
lege yields an annual return of 10 per
cent, valuing the woodland at $50 an
acre. A Simcoe county farmer esti-
mates that the yield of ten acres Of
maple trees when the sap is converted
into sirup and sugar, gives net return
of about $40 per acre. In addition,
there is to be considered the annual
growth Of wood suitable for fuel and
farm uses, which would amount to five
cords each year. In what industry can
the farmer obtain greater returns with
the expenditure of an equal amount
of labor and capital? The bulk of the
maple sugar produced in Canada is
consumed here. We have not mentioned
the usefulness of the wood of this tree
for cabinet-making purposes or for i'm
p,14
countries admire it and value it, if we
do not. Perhaps we are so far familiar
with it that we have ceased to consider
its worth in this aspect. Still, this is
another of the directions in which the
maple is of value.-Toronto Monetary
Times
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
THE WONDERS OF SCIECNE.
Lung Troubles and Consumption Can
he Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes a Free Offer to Our
Readers.

An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes a Free Offer to Our
Readers.
The distinguished chemist, T. A. Slocum, of
New York city, demonstrating his discovery of
reliabIe cure Tor Consumption pulmonary
tuberculosis bronchial, LUG and chest trOub-
les. Stubborn coughs. catarrhal affections, gen.
eral decline and weakness, loss of flesh, and
all CONDITIONS of wasting away, will send
THREE FREE BOTTLES (all differently of his
New Discoveries to any afflicted reader of this
paper writing for them.
lis New Scientific Treatment has cured
thousands permanently by its timely use, and
he considers it "A simple professional duty to
suffering humanity to donate trial of his in
fallible cure.
Science daily develops new wonders. and this
great chemist, patiently experimenting for
Years has produced results beneficial to HUI
mainly as can be claimed by any md err ge MUS.
His assertion that lung troubles and cOnsump-
ton are durable in any climate is proven by
heartfelt letters OF gratitude" filed in his Am
erican and European laboratories in thousands
from those cured in all parts of the world
The dread Consumption, uninterrupted, means
speedy and certain death.
Simply write to II. A. SlOcum. NJ. G., 9S Pine
street, New York, giving postoffice and express
address and the free medicine will be promptly
sent direct from his laboratory.
sufferers should take instant advantage of his
generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that you saw this in tho
lot RN
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
Sweetest Love Story in Literature.

S"CCtCSt kIOsc HI JlKPFStUTo.
Wherever Mrs. Browning trod. what
ever she touched. became endowed with
the sacredness Of her presence When
Mr.. Browning returned with her on a
visit to England, after an absence of
several years, he repaired to the little
church in which they had been married.
and there, at the entrance. he reverentlv
kneeled and kissed the paving stones
upon which she, the light of his being,
had stepped. And in after years, when
the light had gone from his life, he
sought this sacred spot on the twelfth
Of each September, and in the dusk of
the evening shadows passers-by might
have seen a white-haired man kneeling
for moment as if in prayer before the
doorway of the dark and silent church.
Yet little would they have thought to
recognize in this man the poet Brown
ing: he whose mystical writings had
led the world to regard him as man of
austere nature.-Clifford Howard, in
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
fauS.C AMONG THE NEGROES
In Some Instance 1t Is of a Hie

order.
One of the chief features of every
negro gathering of a social character
is the singing. A musical people they
undoubtedly are. Not a few have eX-
hibited & oh degree of talent III this
respect; 81. for example, Bind Tom,
whose performances on the piano have
delighted 50 many cultured audiences.
The darky fiddler, once so prominent
feature of social ,~atherings, is still
sought after in some communities.
The popularity of so-called Jubilee"
singers and negro MINISTRIES seems to
increase with time. Many of the most
popular songs in this country, such as
"Old Kentucky Home" THE Fatal
Wedding" and Listen to the Mocking
Bird" were composed by negroes.
For the origin of most of their songs
we must go back to the days of slavery.
Just as the laboring classes of England
during the seventeenth tIry found
expression for their struggles and suf-
ferings il the popular ballads of the
time, so the American slave gave vent
to his affections and hearta. Sc eng.
He sang of his griefs-ard hey were
many--of hardships and oppression, OF
loss Of home, of separation from friends
and relatives. In these songs one can
rot fail to perceive certain. p,aintive
melody that seems to breathe forth
centuries of patient suffering. But the
songs of the negro were not all dictated
by the tragic muse. Even in slavery
there wee ;ght, sun-kiss epenings
in the clouds of sorrow that darkened
his life; and there is no better evil
dence of the natural cheerfu,ress and
gaiety Of his character than the comic
and festive songs with which he was
wont to celebrate these interspaces in
his grief-W. T. HewetSon, in Chau-
tauQuan
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-29
EyerYbo " Saws So

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most Won
derfuI medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biiiousness. Please buy and try a box
of e. G. G.. to-day; 10, 25, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The National tribune., 1898-06-23

oowi and cover, creamer, one bowl, one
dozen teacups one dozen saucers to match,
one bread-plate, and one cake-plate. We have
also a dinner and tea set combined, consisting
OF "a pieces. This dinner set comprises 12
dinner-plates, II plates, IL cups. ~ saucers
to match, IL fruit-saucers, II individual
butter plates, two cake-plates one teapot and
cover, one sugar-bowl and cover, one creamer,
one bowl, one large meat-platter, one large,
stylish gravy-bOat, and one large vegetable
dish and cover, making in all a complete
dinner set of 81 pieces
We will send the 81 piece tea set to any Of
our friends who will send ne q club of 10
yearly subscribers to THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE at 81 each, and 81 additional money to
hetp pay the expense of packing and ship
ping
We win send the sf-piece set to any one
who VIII send us a club of 10 yearly sub-
scrIbers to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE at 81
each, and only s. additional money to help
meet the extraordinary expenses connected
with this offer These handsome sets Of
china are securely packed in barrels, and
viii be sent by freight, the receiver paying
charges
Ihe freight expense will be very trifing-
seldom exceeding 80 cents-as we shall have
them shipped from the pottery, which is
located in the center of the country.
The National tribune., 1898-06-23
The 9th w. Va.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The 9th
W. Va, of which / was member, was
raised in the first year of the war, in various
Counties of the State The company to
which | belonged (E) was raised at Mason
City, by Capt. John NJ. Phelps, of Point
Pleasant.
We were mustered into service in March,
1862, at Guyandotte. Our first Colonel was
pamed Skinner. In September, 1862, Col
Skinner resigned his Office, and was succeeded
by Isaac II. Duval, formerly Major in the lst
". Va.
Der regiment was in active service through
out the rebellion, and engaged in many
bloody conflicts, including OpequOn, Cedar
Creek, Fishers Hill, and Winchester.
On May 8, 1864, we cot into one of the
fercest little battles we ever engaged in. Il
was at Clovd Mountain, Va, where we found
the 9th W. Va. ensconced behind breast
works.
We charged them. and after hot fight of
about 80 minutes they reJreated. Our Col
onel atterward said that it was the hottest
short engagement in which he. had been in
volved. Our regiment was mustered out of
the service at Wheeling in July, 1865.
Wake up, old comrades of the 9th, and let
US hear from you through the columns of the
soldiers best friend, THE NATIONAL TRIB-
uNE.-JAMEs r. HENKLE, Clifton, w. Va.
The National tribune., 1898-06-23

Spicer, First Lieut.. W. C. Neville and
Second Lieut.. NJ. j. Shaw, of CO. ID, with
so marines and Is Cubans, made up the
second party. First Lieut.. j. E. Mahoney,
OF Co. E. and Second Lieut.. l.. j. Magill. of
Co. A, with so men and 10 CubanS, formed
the third party; while the fourth party
comprised First Lieut.. c. l.. lngate, OF Co.
B, 50 marines and a Cuban guide.
Their objective was the Spanish head
quarters lying behind the ranges of hills
between the camp and the sea on the
other side of the peninsula. Each of the
columns was sent in a different direction
To converge upon one another and attack
the SpaniardS from all sides. Some hight
vessels were sent around TO the other side
TO fire upon the enemy retreating in that
direction. The plan was carried out with
entire success.
Behind the first hills Lieut. Magill
found hehogTaph station, guarded by a
company of Spaniards. After Is minutes
firing the SpaniardS ran, and the hello
graph was captured CaptS Spicer'S and
Elliot's detachments came up, and at the
top of the next hill the Americans came
in sight of the Spanish camps, the quar-
terS of the officers being in q large house
and those of the men in rude huts.
There was a large windmill and a tank to
supply water.
The Spanish were taken by surprise,
but gathered and made noisy resistance.
They were soon routed, but in their flght
encountered fire from other detachmentS
and from the small vessels. The camp, with
windmill, tank, etc, was burned, the
heliograph apparatus brought into camp,
and Lieutenant and IL men captured.
The bush was beaten in all directions for
the enemy.
How many were killed and wounded is
not known. The Spanish Lieutenant SAID
68 killed and 200 wounded, but probably
his information was not very reliable. We
lost one Cnban killed and one wounded.
Several of the marines had slight injuries.
About 100 rifles and 10000 rounds of
ammunition were captured. The terribly
exhausted but in bilant marines got back
to camp about 10 p. M, and $50 blue
jackets were sent ashore to guard their
camp while they had the first nights rest
they had had for several days.
The Lieutenant said that PrivateS Nc
Colgan and Dunphy, who were found dead
on Sunday, were killed by a Spanish
Sergeant and two privates. The men
were doing sentry duty, and the Spaniards
sneaked up on them without being heard
McCOlgan was shot in the head II times
and Dunphy IA. The prisoner added that
the men who did the killing were all
killed Tuesday by the marines.
THE PHILIPPINES.
The Spanish Minister of War has re-
celved the following from the Captain
General of the Philippines:
The situation in Manila is still very
grave. The enemy has completely sur
rounded the capital. / have been com
PEELED to double the forces concentrated
on the line of defense and to increase the
garrisons in the blOckhOuses. Trenches
The National tribune., 1898-06-23
About Cuba,

Cuba is 760 miles in length by 135 miles
in width. Only 10 per cent. of her area is
under cultivation, and yet farm of 80 acres
will produce thousands of pounds of sugar,
coffee, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, bananas,
etc.
In her forests are the finest varieties oil
timber, and she is rich in minerals-gold,
copper, silver, lead, etc. People everywhere
are greatly interested in the geography and
history of Cuba and the Philippines and a
correct knowledge of their resources at this
time. may mean a fortune. TWENTY CEN
TURIEs OF THE WORLD, a new geographical
and historical work of over 600 pages, gives
the best information of all the different coun-
tries and islands. 1t and our Cuban War
Book are having large sale. Every pur-
chaser of either secures membership in the
TWENTIETH CENTURY COMPANY. Nearly
everyone takes advantage of, this offer. One
man made over 200 sales in single town.
For terms, etc, address j. l.. Davis & Co.,
Publishers, No. 81 Plymouth Place, Chicago,
The National tribune., 1898-06-23

posed as to interrupt Spanish reinforce
ment. He left 3 1000 men at Hoiguin tc
prevent the Spaniards there effecting a
junction with Gen. Toral at Santiago.
The Spanish troops at Guantanamo, un-
der Gen. AlaSso, are also cut OFF from Gen.
Toral, and are badly pinched for food.
They wildly appealed for provisions and
veinforcemcnts, but the only reply they
got was that both were impossible. Gen.
Masso said his men were even then at
hall rat'onS, and that the supply was
only sufficient to last during the present
month.
Gen. Garcia is very enthusiastic. He
says the Spaniards are starving, and can
not hold out long, ana that the war in the
island will end in q few months.
AT MADRID.
The Madrid newspapers say that the
Cabinet at its meeting yesterday dis
cussed the peace tendencies observable
in the United States and in certain per-
sonages in Spain," but add that Spain
Will unanimously repudiate unworthy
conditions holding that peace is only
possible, eff the conditions are honorable
and include the retention of the colonies. -
THE PHILIPPINES.
News from Manila June II says that
Captain General Augusti telegraphs that
he has gone into the walled city and that
nc VIII be unable To communicate further
with the Government
The insurgents-rfare unable to take
Manila, owing to their lack Oh field guns.
They could not take it even il Admiral
Dewey permitted, which he will not.
The report that the United States trans
ports from San Trapcisco had been sighted
is not correct. THEY are expected on
June 20.
The National tribune., 1898-06-23
Comfort Bags for Sick Sailors.

The New Orleans Seamen's Bethel has es-
tablished a branch at Key West, Fla. The
Chaplain appeals to the kind-hearted women
of our land for reading matter, delicacies (for
the wounded), and Comfort Bags for the
sailors of our navy who may be stationed at
that point
The Comfort Bag is well-made cloth bag
with embroidery on the outside, containing
needles, thread (black and white), wax, mans
thimble, buttons, pens, pen-holder a Bible
or Testament, and kind, sympathetic Chris
tian letter, such as mother or sister would
write to loved son or brother The supply
Of these cannot be too large. Those desiring
to aid in this worthy cause should prepay
charges and direct packages by express to
REV. II. E. STEELE, Chaplain,
Key West, Fla