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The age-herald., 1898-10-19

Prof. B. Guckenberger will again have charge. The solo members of the choir will be Cyrus B. Orr. tenor; Mrs. Chandler, so- prano; Mrs. Guckenberger, alto, and T. ". Boardman, bass.
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TYCOUNCIL
Will Hold Its Regular Semi-Monthly
 Meeting Tonight.

The city council will hold its regular semi-monthly meeting tonight.
 It is not likely that the city charter ques- tion will be discussed, although there may be some talk on the question of annexation.
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portion of the book has been cut to give room for specialties In many cases this is a great improvement. noticeably good feature was the singing, which without ex- ception was of a high standard
 In this production Stpart, who is billed as "the male Patti" is featured as Isa- bella, and he made a complete success of the part.
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a speech at Woodlawn, and did not at that time refer to the suburbanites as Indians. They were the choicest people in the coun- ty then.
 "They say the keynote of annexation is sewerage" he continued,". 'I admit that, even they acknowledge that they will have to wait to make thee improvements. If it took Birmingham such long time to get out to Jonesville, which is only a mile away, to make Improvements, 1t would take about ten year to get out to Wood lawn''
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St. Mary's Choir

The chorus choir of St. Marys church will be heard for the first time this season at the morning services next Sunday.
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Easily Accounted For.

The local spirit is perhaps nowhere
stronger than with the citizens cf the
charming old city of Marseilles, France,
which seems to have been abreast Of
every one Of the tWenty-four centuries
through which it has existed. An in
stance Of the Marseilles philosophy is
given by a French writer. A Mar
seillais and a northerner We're travel
ing in southern France, somewhere to
the northward Of Marseilles, when
they encountered the mistral or ter
rible MI "norther'' which sometimes
makes life in southern France a bur
den. The man from the north was out
Of patience with this biting and dusty
wind, and shivered and grumbled The
Marseillais, en- the contrary was placid
and apparently not displ pleased. Why
is il" finally exclaimed the man Of the
north 4 that you don appear to be
fighting angry with this wind ~ 2, his
mistral = said the other, with wide
open eyes, why, how can you blame
it? Just put yourself in its place it
lis simply in a natural hurry to get TO
Marseilles 55
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GRAND MARAs sAINNEsoTA SATURDAY. july % 1898:

supposed to amount to more than 10 900
to Is, 900. There are 10000 Chinese in
Manila alone and large numbers Of
Mestizos, cross between the Euro
peans and natives. The pure natives
who compose the bulk Of the population
are Malays, which are divided into two
great strains, the Tagals and Bisayans.
They inhabit the interior and arc agri-
cultural and half-civilized. Then there
are the Tingaranes Of. japanese origin,
the Tagaloe half breed descendants Of
the Malay rajahs and warriors who
ruled in Luzon before the coming Of
the Spaniards. Finally we have the
Gorrators, who are cross of the ma
tives and the followers Of the Chinese
pirate Limahon, who invaded Luzon in
1874, and on the failure of their attack
took refuge in the forests of the in
terror. There are also remains Of the
aboriginal Negritos,. a race of dwarfish
blacks, who are gradu1ly dying out.
In any scheme of invasion and oc-
cupation the idiosyncrasies and capac-
ity for offense and defense of all this
mass of people must be. considered, and
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es to deal with, such as the uncompro-
missing American spirit does not readily
adapt itself to- We shallsbe more alien
to the natives in some respects even
than the Spaniards, for in process of
time they have succeeded in convert
ing large numbers of the docile natives
to their religious views and the Span
ish priests, who have mastered the ma
tive. languages, are a powerful int1u-
ence, in spite of the animosities their
rule has aroused, and the results of
which are shown in seventeen consider
able rebeIlio ia the last sixty years.
IA 1875 the native iinsnrg gnts lost
5000 Of their best men. In 1882 several
thousand more. men and 600 Of their
leaders were beheaded and shot to
death in squads at the garrisons at Ca
vite. The present rebellion broke out
last June and was quelied for time
by Spanish troops. Last January 100
rebels were shot in the suburbs of Ma
nila. Suddenly. the rehc1llcn broke cut
again and now it seems to be the most
general revolt yet known in the is
lands. There are reported to be 10000
Spanish regulars on guard in the is
lands. The insurgents last fall num-
bered about $4,000, of whom 5000 were
armed with good guns.
Luzon, the largest island in the Phil
ippine archipelago, has population of
4,500,000 and the capital, Manila, situat-
ed thereon, had population in 1894
of 100000. The populations of the 9th
er greater islands are about as follows:
Panay, 277,0o0; Cibu, 100000; Leyte,
,226,000: Negros, 205,000; Mindanao,
100000; and samar, $4,000. The most
important island after Luzon is Panay,
which is divided into three provinces,
the greatest of which is Iloilo, with a
population of 41,000. L.. 4, = W
The purely European element of all
this-exclusive of the troops-is not
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He came ina little late, and paused a
moment in the corrid dor. Looking
across the room, he saw the object of
his dream, the Priscilla of long ago.
She was certainly lovely, but -------.
Accustomed as he was to read 5hu-
man nature, he saw in that face every
thing which he left out Of his ideal.
She had thrown him over for a rich
man. He. had thought that she had
been forced to it by her parents, and
had pitied her so much. III
She looked SO omplacent, SO self
satisfied, so worldly. Everything sne
did seemed to be for effect ..
What an idiot i have BEEN He
turned and walked to the piazza.
What, an artificial atmosphere! am
going back by the first train n. s5.
He turned to co. but before him
stood a magnificent woman. Was it
her expression or was it her face that
reminded him Of that one old masters
SO loved to portray?
Her regal head, her. beautiful face,
had the dignity Of a queen. AS she
smiled he thought of the running
streams in the mountains, the music
of the pines Of the beautiful Western
country of his adoption; then her
sweet, monotonous voice broke the 81
lence: .=#.
"Has the paleface forgotten the Rob
in of the springtime ~ u III
His lips could form no words. He
opened his arms and clasped her to his
heart.-Philadelph Item. go = - +
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in the end it may prove to be no more
substantial, though the presence of#a
victorious American squadron at Ma
Mia, the organization of an invading
force of $4,000 to 10000, or possibly
10000, gives an air Of reality to it which
is very captivating to the American
imagination. ~S&s = as@s 5a*
Let us consider the chara cteristics sof
this furthernost outpost of the Ameri-
can army which, having conquered in
the past a highway across our broad
continent to the Pacific, is now, !, with
the help Of oursnoble navy, to establish
itself some 90 miles stiill 4 farther TO
the west. n # 5# If 3l5#
" OF present greatness and with mag
rificent possibilities for the future, the
Philippine archipelago is not in all re-
spects desirable as a place of residence.
Among its prominent characteristics
are earthquakes and revolutions. The
earthquakes are indigenous to the To-
cslity and present record for a sir gle
year CT forty-one upheaTals, including
ore volcanic eruption. These earth
quakes were spread over a large area,
and no one locality had any large num-
Z Der in the year referred to. An earth
quake is due about once in ten days,
and sometimes there area dozen small
earthquakes a day for a week at a
time.s Two thousand persons were
killed on Luzon island in 1884 by fall
ing timbers and walls, and the loss Of
life in the great earthquake in 1860 in
Negros island was estimated at 1000.
Almost every structure was shaken
down and great gaps, yards wide and
miles long, were cracked across the is
land. - -. s<+3> :. Il
Hurricanes, too, are not uncommon
and the one of Jan. 80, 1875, prostrated
$500 houses in the southern part of
Luzon and killed $50 people. e
Revolutions may be considered indi-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-23
HAVE YOU A. PIAZZA?
With q Little Furnishing Tt Can =

With Little Furnishing 1T Can Be
Made an Ideal Summer Retreat. &
J. Harry Adams illustrates and de-
scribes in the Woman's Home Compan-
ion some very clever devices for fur
nishing the front piazza. while a
few chairs are the only necessary
pieces Of furniture for the comfortable
disposal Of the several members Of
the family, it is oftentimes pleasure
to convert the piazza or a portion of it,
into convenient lounging and read
| ing room. It will be very simple.
matter to arrange the few odd pieces
of furniture necessary to bring about
the change. A few chairs, a table,
divan, hammock and some stools, a
dinieres, if tastefully arranged, will
work a wonderful change in the ap-
pearance of any piazza; and if the sun
should shine on any part sufficient to
annoy the occupants, a few large bam-:
boo screens can be fastened in place
to shade it nicely and protect ones
eyes from the IN pleasant top light
X
for this purposeit should be we'll fas-
tened together with screws to insure
the strength and safety necessary;
then, having been sandpapered to re-
move rough places and old varnish,
two or three successive thin coats of
some desirable colored paint can be
applied until the appearance is salts
factory. Upholstered seats or backs
that are pretty we'll worn can be re-
covered with denim or other service
able and strong material, and fastened
in place with upholstery tacks with
| large oval heads. If the old furniture
that is found in the attic or cellar
| should not be available for piazza use,
it is possible to make some very good
pieces from some boxes, boards and
little upholstery goods. Furniture Of
this description will be found very SER
viceable on piazza, as it needs little
or no care, and if somewhat abused
regret will not follow, as in the abuse
of better grade that has been pur-
chased. Awnings about the upper part
of a piazza are oftentimes necessity
to keep the sunlight off, and. conse-
quently keep it cool, and in any event
they prove satisfactory shield to the
| eyes from the light above: Where they
are used the mild and subdued under
light that prevails is soft and pleasing,
particularly if a buff or straw-colore5
canvas is employed ! '5E.%< ~ ~
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-.
The outlet Of Bay lake is the River
Pasig, on which is situated Manila, with
its magnificent bay, 12O miles in cir
conference. On one bank OF the river
are the Spanish and military quarters,
bounded on the one side by the sea and
on the other by a great plain, where
the troops are exercised and which is
the resort of Manila fashion during the
cool of the evening. In the suburb Of
Badongo, across the river, are domi-
ciled the foreigners and the half-breeds.
some of whom are rich enough to find
entrance into the exclusive Spanish So
ciety. Travellers dwell upon the beau
ty OF the half-breed woman, and they
appear. to have made a complete con-
Quest of the sensitive hearts of the mid
dies of the navy who visited Manila a.
quarter of a century ago and whose ex-
periences were recorded by one of their
number in Scribner's Magazine for Au-
gust, 1875. This particular MILDLY tells
US Of his fascinating experiences in
making love in Spanish-experience
we fear, not likely to be repeated by
the officers of Admiral Dewey's squad
ron,. for the present, at least, though
certainly ''the brave deserve the fair. -
For an island lying so near to the
equator the climate Of Manila is very
temperate, the power OF the tropical sun
being in a measure moderated by the
moist atmosphere, the mountains and
the immense forests that cover, so large
portion of the island. Violent rains
are common from June to November
and disastrous inundations are the re-
suit. Sir John Browning records the
maximum fall of rain at Manila as ia
inches in 1858. The average of rainy
days recorded for the years 1881, 1882
and 1888 was 203. The temperature va
ries but slightly-its average in Luzon
is 81 degrees. On this island numer-
Gus limpid streams flow from the noun
tains through the plain into Bay lake,
refreshing the vegetation by the way
and furnishing luxurious pasturage for
great herds of cattle. Within Bay lake
is another circular lake a league in cir
cumference, surrounded by ring of
high land. In this smaller lake water
fowl abound. Boiling springs are found
at Los Banos at the foot of tall noun
tain.
The little gunboat Petrol, of Admiral
Dewey's squadron, is the pride of the
fleet. During the great naval fight at
Manila, in which the Spanish feet was
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-23
A DREAM r E LIKED.

John Overton sat alone smoking his
pipe. He could hear the men as they
laughed and joked around the camp
fire, but he could not join in their
merry making. 5.. s5s h .5s 3s5
s Five, years ago he had left his east
ern home to endure the privations Of
a mining engineer in a new country.
IA scheme carried out successfully
placed his name prominently before
the scientific world. He felt elated
that night, vet his thoughts would turn
to her. In the years that had gone
by much of the bitterness Of that quar-
rel had passed away. After all, she
!. was only a girl then, sweet Priscilla
Grey. ~ s.,s3 w
His mother had dreaded to see him
go away so far She had enough for
both, but when he and Priscilla quar-
relied the course of his life seeme1
changed. &.# CO.
His mother had died SINCE and he
had come into her fortune. Yet still
he tarried. He had grown to love the
West. 81 tss% -.
Why is the paleface brother sad 3
"Why, you naughty little girl, why
did you stray so far from home at this
timer" Oyerton exclaimed, as he look
ed upon the dark sweet face so near
his own. .5.
: Father came to see you and came,
too. am going away, Overton. Tie
heart Of Rohin aches within her. She
+ho r+o;~ c1 hor
father, she loves Overton. When he is
sad she is sad. When he is gone the
winds sigh more deeply in the pines;
the brook, as it leaps over the stones,
is not 50 gay. Even the sun shines
not so brightly when Oyerton is not
here" IL Ia. i, =. -
AS her sweet, monotonous tones
ceased Overton looked into her face.
Her mother had been the daughter Of
a noble chief of a tribe of Indians,
and her father was an officer at the
fort. She was, perhaps, Is, and carried
herself with the dignity of her race.
= She had her fathers classic features,
but the sadness Of her mothers people
shone in her great black eyes.
When Overton came to the north
west country he had some work to do
at the fort where she lived. He had
killed huge snake one day. An in
slant later and it would have been
upon her. Since then she had loved
him with the unreasoning affection OF
an animal. Her father joined them as
they sat there. Taking Robins hand,
he drew her to him. .ss
Poor la eone goin 6 to send
her East, Overton.' Z 8sS
# 5 No better plan could suggest itse,,f
You should have sent her some Tins
ago. Be a good little girl, Robin
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annihilated by the American warships.
the little Petrol, which, compared to
the Olympia and Boston, looks like
tug boat, took one Of the most active
parts. Although the Petrol had no spe-
cial assignment in the engagement, she
made a record of which her officers are
very proud. Throughout the entire en-.
gagement the little Petrol darted here
and there, pouring a steady stream of
shots from her rapid-fire guns and then
darting olt of the way of the big guns
of the foe. Owing to her light draught,
she ventured much nearer the enemy
than her heavier companions, and fre-
quently at 1000 yards range she was
seen firing on the heavy Spanish war
Ships. -
When the Spanish flag on the arsenal
staff was hauled down, Admiral Dewey
signaled the Petrol to enter the inner
harbor and destroy the Spanish war
vessels there. She did her work quick
ly and efficiently. In a few moments
the Don Juan de Austria, the Marquis
del Duero, the Isla de Cuba and the
Correo were in flames. The crew that
accomplished this work was under the
/ command Of Lieutenant Hughes.
5 52 The officers Of the Petrol are Lieu
tenant Commander 3. p. Wood, Lieu
tenant 81 a. Fiske, Passed Assistant
Surgeon C.ssDe W. BrownelI, Lieater-
ant g. Plunkett, Lieutenant and
Executive Officer 3. NJ. Hughes, Chief
Engineer Reynold II. Hall of Mer-
chantyille, Lieutenant A. M. Wood,
Assistant Paymaster G. seibels and
Ensign w S. Mont gomery.
Chief Engineer Reynold I. Hall halls
/ from Mere rchantville, N. f. where his
parents now reside, his father being
Edward S.sHal1, vice president of the.
New jersey Trust Company, Of Cam
den. Hall received his early education
at the Episcopal Academy in Philadel-
phia. He entered the navy in "a pril,
1880, and passed his examinations for
the office he now holds on March 9 of
the present year.
It would be wonder II wonders
-
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friends" 5 &}r1
Il shall never forget. ard turning
quickly she glided away. Y: ~
Unusually bright, her constant com
ranionship with Fer father had deep
( ened her intellect. They learled to
love her in the school. WitKIcareful
treatment her skin grew ine-grained
and fairer. Her hands were small, soft
and dimpled. She did not. look like
an alien, and few could guess that IN
dian blood ran in her veins.
" Her habitual sadness never left her.
but her smiles were ready and often.
She combined the best of the two
races from which she sprung, and a
more charming woman was never in
troduced into the gay world than ROB
3 in, daughter OF Captain Strathmore. II
. OVerton had made rapid strides IN
his profession. The years seemingly
Y left no impression on his handsome
face. To his heart he still clasped his
dream, of Priscilla. 5#SI55 y5j Z
She had been married and was now
IA widow, still as lovely and fair as
in her sweet girlhood, SO .rumor had 81.
For the first time in many years he
decided to go home, back to the old
haunts the cid friends and Priscilla.
Alas! He found hem changed. The
old house was the same, but his moth.
4 er had gone away. Atethe club new
faces greeted him. Selfish narrow.
aimless men stagnated I'M the little
town. He felt then and there like TAX.
ing the next train back where he could
breathe the pure, sweet air and feel
the freedom and ambition Of the
plains
A relative was to entertain that eve
ming, and he was the guest Of honor
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N Wesley Merritt ruling in the Philip
pines as a sort Of yice-royal representta- ia
'tiveSof the sovereignty of the American
people, holding sway over a territery
exceeding in extent the combined area
of the New England states, New York,
New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware,
and having authority over a motley
population OF from 100000 to 10 ,0o0,-
900! Does not this read like a tale
from the Arabian Nights? Possibly
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MODERN FAIRY STORY.
Information and Characteristics Showing
What Our Capture Of the Philippine
Islands Means.

genous to all Spanish colonies and with
our milder sway we may be able. to
prevent these, if, indeed, we do not re-
peat our experience Of civilian attempts
to control the American Indians. Some
of the inhabitants of these tropical is
lands are as wild as we can well i'm
agine; other would be peaceable enough
under an intelligent administration,
though we shall have an abundance of
superstitious beliefs and class prejudic.
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which Manila is situated, has an ex-
tent of 400 miles from north to south
and varies in width from Is to $50
miles. In the southern part of Luzon
is the great lake of Bay and north of
this. extend two mountain ranges, one
following the east coast and the other
the west coast. Between these hills
flows the swift current of the great
River Tajo. H..s-.@-... - j..
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it should be we'll understood that al
though a large part of it is semi-civil-
lied it has been too long in contact
with the white race not to understand
its own inherent physical power. A
very, considerable proportion of it is
half-breed or with a good infusion of
European blood, and from it has been
drawn the insurgent forces. Luzon, in
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Il would be : wonder If wonders
ceased.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-28
SAN JOAQUIN GRAIN
 RATES LOWER YET REDUCTIONS FROM POINTS ON THE VALLEY ROAD.
Improvements That the Road Is Now Making in Grading and
 Dredging.

The new grain rates of the Valley Rah- road were announced yesterday. They show a reduction of at least 10 to 15 per cent on the former rates of the Southern Pacific to those points. There are two sets of rates, one applying to Stockton and warehouses within Stockton city limits; the other to San Francisco, Crock ett, Benicia, Port Costa and South Val lejo From Hanford, S2 35, S2 S5; Odessa 8 10, s2 90; Guernsey, s2 40. $2 go; Stella $2 45, S2 95; Corcoran Junction, 2 45, $2 go; Turnvell, S2 45, g 95; Angiola, S2 45, g 95; Kernell, $2 50, $3 10; Elmo, g 50. B 10; Dewey. $2 50, s 10; Shafter. S2 50, B 15; Rosedale, s2 75, s 9; Jastro, $2 75, s9 25; Bakersfield, $2 75, s 25. These rates are for the ton of 2000 pounds.
 Two contracts have been let for the grading of the land on the east and wee, Sides of the Valley Railroad tunnel in Contra Costa County. Charles Erickson has charge of the grading on the east side. He has put 200 men at work and the land will be graded for seven miles east of the tunnel. Buckman and Kelso have the contract to grade the land seven miles west of the western end of the tunnel.
 An embankment is being thrown up on the marsh line of the road. Three dredg- CTS are at work daily. The embankment will be ten feet high. sixteen feet at the top and 100 feet at the base.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-28
GROOM IS BLACKLISTED. Eastern Pugilists Will Not Fight Under the Auspices of the
 National Club

Manager Groom of the National Ath- letic Club seems to be in very bad odor with the pugilists who reside on the eastern side of the big mountains.
 After the contest between Mcconnell and McKeever the senior manager of the National Club, who is supposed to be a diplomat in his own peculiar way, en- deavored to, arrange meeting between the winner and clever Tom Tracey, which contest should attract more than ordinary attention.
 Alex Greggains, who is looking after the interests of Mcconnell, did not give much attention to the nicely worded promises of MT Groom, but on the contrary he sought Billy Kennedy of the Olympic Club and asked if contest between Mcconnell and Tom Tracey could be held under the auspices of the Olympic. Kennedy replied that if he could make arrangements with Tracey or his manager, Al Smith, a bout might possibly be consummated.
 Smith, on being interviewed, telegraphed to Tracey at Chicago and received the following reply:
 Having heard from my friend, Tom Ryan, that Groom Is such a good and fair-minded man in every respect, I pre- fer to fight in some other club where less soft soap is used on pugilists. If you can arrange a match for me in any. club out side of the National l will gladly consent