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The age-herald., 1899-09-22
Killed in a Wreck.

Windom M.nn. September 1.-Two freight trains on the St. Paul and Omah road came into collision here last night Engineer Rasmussen, Fireman Stratton and John Roberts, a travelling man, We're killed. Three trainmen were injured. The wreck occurred on a bridge, which gavs way under the shock. Fire afterward de- stroYed the debris. Conductor Williams of one of the trains has disappeared after giv- ing conflicting stories as to the cause.
The age-herald., 1899-09-22
Tuxeda Park SaIes

The Sessions Land company yesterday sold the following lots in Tuxedo Park: George De Whiting, lots ,, 6. block H. $15O.
 R. M. Hunter, lots 19, 20, 21, 22, block F, sSl5.
 Miss Mary Hood, lot ?, block 6, s1O0.- Mrs. M. E. Fallon, lot 1, block 6, $l00. A Pelegrin, lots 2l p, block 13, sl60.
The age-herald., 1899-09-22
Races at Taunton

Taunton, Mass, September 21.-At the Bristol County Fair bicycle races today Watson Coleman won the mile professional in 2:23 with Major Taylor second. Cole man also won the mile handicap profess sonal with Frank Butler second. Time 2:11 3-5. Charles Mccarthy, St. Louis went two miles in 4:29 1-5 against time.
 In trial against time with motor pace Ben Monroe, of Memphis, Tenn, rode a mile in 1:56 2-5.
The age-herald., 1899-09-22
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The infant daughter of MT and Mrs. Robert Brown died yesterday afternoon. Funeral win occur at o'clock Friday af- ternoon at the residence of Dr. J. N. Boyd Friends are invited to attend.
The age-herald., 1899-09-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR SHERIFF.

 James A. Downey is a candidate for sher- fir of Jefferson county subject to the &C., tion of the democnatic party. 9-1S-tf Andrew ". Burgin, candidate for sheriff of Jefferson county, subject to action of democratic party.
The age-herald., 1899-09-22

James J. Odom. r. M. Stitz and D. J. Poncellor returned yesterday from a big hunt in the west. having spent several weeks bagglng game in the mountains of Colorado. The gentlemen were accompa- nied by their families. and report having had a splendid time. Tom O'Bryne who was a member of the party. is expected today.
The age-herald., 1899-09-22
PERSONAL.

J. T. Grover and Lee J. Marks, two prominent young members of the Birming- ham bar. have formed a partnership to practice law.
The age-herald., 1899-09-22
Great Two-Mile Match

were loudly hissed when they rode past the grand stand.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27
ing payment does not seem to bother them

ing payment does not seem to bother them
In the least.
A good-sized boy came into one OF the
Justices courts last week and brought suit
against his employer for halr a dollar. The
man had employed him at rs cents a day
and after he had worked several days dis
charged him. He told the boy that he had
not done his work properly, and refused to
pay him all he owed him, though as a mat
ter Of fact the boy had been doing a mans
work. The case has not been settled yet.
but the boy proposes to show the man how
not to save money.
A clearer case came up in another court
a few days later. A woman had hired a
small girl to work for a dollar a week. At
the end Of the first week she discharged the
girl and refused to pay her anything. She
gave no excuse, but simply told the girl to
get out" The girl and her mother went
to a lawyer, who drew up a bill of ~particu-
lars and filed 1t in court. The defendant,
when summoned, came in and paid the girl
a dollar, but that would not satisfy the
court, who assessed 1895 costs against her.
AT last accounts the employer Of frugal
habits was out trying to scrape up the
amount of the costs. 1t happens once in a
while that Justice doffs her leaden sandals
and gets into a pair of track shoes with
cleats on them.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27
CONNUBIALITIES,

Bella M. Hughes OF Atchison. Kan. re-
Gently celebrated the fftieth anniversary of
her second marriage.
II sounds paradoxical to say so, but the
New York woman who paid $1,000 for a
husband was certainly hard w.
That Kansas girl who has forfeited $50. 900
in marrying one OF Funston's Rough Swim
mers evidently doesn't care for anything
but pure and unadulterated glory.
Rev. w. L. Meese OF Auburn, Ind, who
has performed the marriage ceremony for
1000 couples that he has record of, be-
sides a considerable number In addition.
held a matrimonial reunion August II and
Is, to which were invited all the couples
he has united.
A remarkable twin story comes from the
mountains Of Kentucky. At Caney, Nor
gan county, there are two merchants known
under the firm name of Caudle Bros. They
are twins and SO much alike that they can
hardly be distinguished. They married win
sisters and they each have twin girr ba-
bies, which SO much resemble each other
that there is danger OF getting the children
mixed almost daily.
Thirty years ago two brothers named
Sites started in the real estate business
In Wichita, Kan, and still carry 1t on.
There is nothing remarkable in this, but
the same can hardly be said OF the fact
that they are twin brothers, 81 years old,
and look SO much alike that only mi
mate friends can tell them apart. They
married twin sisters. the Misses Alice and
Carrie Worth. and the two families five
together in the same house.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
Paris has a dogs cemetery.

fdTls mas a Dog cemetery.
Paris has many petroleum drinkers.
In Porto Rico ten oranges cost a cent.
In Porto Rico coffee costs s Cents a
pound.
The German army includes more than
10000 military musicians.
Adrian, Mich, enjoys Scent street car
tickets. The management has long sold
100 tickets for SO. Single fares are a nickel
And the company makes money by ii. for
people ride five times where they would
once were the tickets 8 cents.
Woman, as a rule, holds the household
together, and this Is strangely exempliied
by an elderly maiden woman who died a few
weeks ago in Athlone, Ireland. She left a
fortune OF $lSO, 900, TO be spent In the cree
ton OF a church, provided that her body
should be converted into ashes and used
In making the mortar for building the
edifice.
Complaints were made in Seattle, Wash
recently that the fire alarm system of the
city was working very badly. Investigation
of the boxes showed that yellow Jackets"
had clogged many Of them by deposits OF
clay. which had hardened. The wasps had
crawled through the keyholes and built
their fire proof houses.
A Cincinnati policeman's bees swarmed
In a tree in his absence on duty the other
day, but the policeman's wife was a re-
woman. She summoned her neigh
bors, donned a suit of her husbands
clothes, covered her face with a yelr and
her hands with thick gloves and then
climbed the tree and. while the other
women beat tin pans at its foot, she car.
tured the bees In a market basket. When
her husband returned home he found the
bees attending TO business in a heretofore
hive.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27
MORE ROOM FOR THE PUPILS
board of Education Asked to Add n
Piece to the Saratoga school
Site.

There is a proposition before the Board
OF Education for the purchase by the board
or a strip OF ground on the north side
or the Saratoga school site. the use of
which would be to allow the enlargement.
OF the building on the north side. The pa
irons OF the school are urging the board
to add an eighth grade to the school and
say that the building can be enlarged only
on the north side, They insist that 1t
should be enlarged and additional grades es-
tablished. as the neighborhood is being rap
idly bullt up, ten houses having been built
close to the school this summer The Pc
tltlon for an eighth grade is in the hands
or a committee of the board.
A special meeting of the board has been
called for Monday night, primarily for the
purpose Of considering bids on the supply OF
coal for the coming year. The Saratoga
school matter will probably be called up
during the evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET
Receive Grading Bids, Set Justice
kinkead's Hearing and Transact
Various Routine Business.

The complaint of Ed Morearty in regard
to alleged unprofessional conduct of Justice
of the Peace Kinkead was taken up by the
Board OF County Commissioner at its reg
ular meeting and the hearing was set at
10 o'clock September 16.
Bids were received for 5000 yards of
grading on l. street from South Omaha TO
a point one and one-half miles west of the
city limits, as follows: Thomas Ryan, 1lh
cents per yard; ], A, Beverly company, l7la
cents. and John Jaekman, 10 2-5 cents. The
bids We're referred to the committee on
roads.
The hoard accepted the invitation of the
Central Labor union TO march In a body in
the Labor day parade and passed the usual
grist Of bills and claims.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

author OF a number OF we'll known text
books on rhetoric, composition and medical
Jurisprudence. One of his recent works on
Moral Principles and Medical Prac.
tlce' Is now being translated into French
ana German and will soon be issued in
Vnose languages by the Benziger Bros,
VINO nave offered the reverend author quite
a handsome ROYALTY on the publication.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

k~earsnrge abour Ready for Trial.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Aug. 26.-The trial
trip OF the battleship Kearsarge will take
place between September 5 and October 10.
The ship Is now within about 4 per cent OF
completion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27
BATCH OF SHORT STORIES.

The New York Tribune says the late Seth
L. Milliken of Maine was fond OF telling the
following story: At a time when prohibition
was particularly strict in Maine a large party
of ministers made an excursion to Cranberry
Island, near Bar Harbor. AS the members
Of the party possessed considerable political
influence. both Mr.. Milliken and Senator
Hale accompanied them. In the course Of
the trip one of the ministers came to Mr..
Milliken, saying:
II have been told that some member of
this party has yielded to the temptation of
the serpent, and has a bottle of whisky with
him Do you know anything OF this?'
Mr.. Milliken denied all knowledge Of the
%iniquity, and referred the clefic to Senator
Hale. The senator listened patiently to the
clergyman's tale, and then, looking up with
a twinkle in his eye, quietly asked:
you didn't happen to hear whether it was
good or not, did you?"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

There are men and women in this town
mean enough to cheat an office boy or a girl
who washes dishes In the kitchen out Of half
a dollar whenever 1t can be done. They
look upon the transaction as a praise
economical step and the fact that they do
not have the shadow OF an excuse for avoid
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

Two girls, vending their way along a
winding road, homeward- bound from a
Syndicate park picnic, were startled by some
one yelling: Get out of the way! Here
comes a horseless carriage!" The girls
jumped to one side, and turning round they
saw, l~eisurely approaching, a mule team
hauling a lumber wagon. The driver, enjoy
ing the joke on the girls, invited them to
ride with him. They declined the invita-
ton, one of them remarking: That's a
horse on U.s."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27
same Old Platte.

That the characteristics OF this river have
not materially changed is indicated by Mr..
Jones' description, He says: Its mouth
now exhibited a great extent of naked sand
bars. The water, which was transparent and
or a greenish color, flowed almost unseen
Through a number OF small channels.
Masses OF sand accumulate at the mouth OF
the Platte, rendering the navigation of The
Missouri at that point extremely difficult.
The Platte, during it's flood. pours into the
Missouri a volume of water considerably
exceeding In magnitude that of the latter
river occasioning a refux of the water for
many miles. From the Platte upward the
annual range from high to low water In the
missouri may be rated at about eighteen
feet"
Two days later the steamer reached what
was then known as Fort Lisa. a trading
station operated by the Missouri Fur COM
pany, which was located just above the
present site OF Omaha. Here the explorers
began TO cast about for a suitable location
for a camp In which to spend the winter.
and this was found two days later at a
point about half a mile above Fort Lisa, or
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

Two men met In the office of a down.
town hotel the other day and after exchang-
ing a few curious glances approached one
another and shook hands.
Seems to me your face is familiar said
the younger
Yes, / think / know you, too replied
the other. Then they discovered that they
were from the same section Of the country
and that each knew a lot of the others
acquaintance. After they had chatted a
few moments the younger man said:
Lets see, seems 10 mt you married my
sister, didn't your"
The bystanders suddenly became inter-
ested. There seemed to be a case of dis
a long lost relative going on be-
fore them, especially as the second man
In the Affirmative.
But as the conversation progressed it
became apparent hat the man who had
the sister was either a justice OF
the peace or a priest and had simply off,
eiated at the ceremony.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

In the flood OF convention anecdotes and
stories occasioned by the late state con-
v%entions one from the populist county
convention should not be lost sight of. In
one of the worst mix-ups achieved by that
body one of the delegates arose and in a
loud tone of voice demanded recognition on
a point of order. He was told by the chair
to state his point and said:
"The gentleman is talking SANDER about
another gentleman"
'Tha makes no difference" replied the
chair. Islander is always in order in a
populist convention"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
A QUAKER WEDDING.
Quaint Nuptial Ceremony Witnessed
by a Chicagoan Visiting in
81 M ay the East.

r A recent Chicago visitor to the east
writes thus descriptively Of Quaker
nuptial ceremony he had the privilege
of attending:
CAT Il Quaker wedding last week,
where there We're no display, decora-
tons, maids or groomsmen, the air
seemed charged with Joy. After ST.
lence OF several minutes the guests
arose, and the bridegroom, taking the
hand of the bride, said: In the Divine
presence and before this assembly /
take Patience b to be my wife.
promising to be to her Il faithful and
affectionate husband until death shall
separate u.s. The bride responded: I
take thee, John j, to be my hus-
band, promising to be faithful and af-
fectionate wife until death Shall sep
arate us A prayer was made, the bride
groom kissed the bride, and after con-
CALCULATIONS had been said nll re-
paired to the dining-room, where the
breakfast was spread. The table was
set with the family silver and china,
which had come from England with the
great-grandfather Of the bride, and
there was single rose at each corner
After the breakfast the entire party
accompanied the happy pair across the
meadow to their new home and were
shown the gifts of loving friends. One
of the guests was heard to say as he
started homeward: WHAT'S the use of
all the fuss and worry attendant upon
even a moderately elaborate wedding,
when one can have such sweet time as
that gaS 1yitbo1,t +1,o,,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
JAPANESE COOKS LETTER

a letter was recently received by the
officers Of the receiving ship New
Hampshire. which puzzled them a good
deal, says the New York Mail and Ex-
press. 1t was from the ward rooom
cook, whose English is not as good as
his cooking, as will be seen in a perusal
Of the letter, which is as follows:
Excuse me. Honorable Offers.
II am always thanking you for your
kindness that I could not forget per
petually.
Last night 1 signed for my work,
therefore I have duty to do make me
responsible for year, but for the
shake of I could not understand Eng
lish language. I could not give you
even a satisfaction. and, moreover I
would often trouble my friends, by this,
In have many sorrow.
IF ! must bear with patience this
work for year. I must take a sick
surely, I have to do much for my IA
tive country.
Though you will refuse my wish, I
will never free away because I believe
a God and I have many honor But
my honorable offers please excuse me
my work and give me a free"
The cook is little japanese. The Of
ficers studied the letter carefully to
catch it's meaning. They failed. how
ever and only learned when he helped
them to interpret it that he desired an
honorable discharge in order to join
the Japanese navy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
A Seaside Laboratory.

In the American Naturalist Mr.. Kel-
logg gives a sketch Of the Hopkins
Seaside Laboratory of the Leland Stan
ford, Jr., University" in the bay Of
Monterey. The marine fauna there is
abundant, being mixture OF northern
and subtropical forms. Many of the
molluscs, sea-urchins and cepha]opods
are collected by the Chinese fishermen,
then canned, and sent to China, where
they are used as food. "The Chinese
boats go out by night with nets and
pitchpine torches, which are hung over
the boats side to lure the squid. The
squids are dried and shipped to China
to be used as food and also as fertilizer.
The duty on fertilizer in China is low,
the duty on salt high. BY mixing lit
tie dried squid with a great deal Of salt
and calling it fertilizer a considerable
amount of salt finds it's way into the
celestial kingdom at a low duty rate"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
JEWELERS. IN MANILA.
They Are All Women and Are Poa-
sessed OF Marvellous Skin
in Their Work ~

One OF the odd features of the Philip
pines is the jewellers, whose skill is mar
Vicious. They are all women, and it is
strange that in other lands women have
not gone into this, the daintiest and
most. esthetic Of employment. The
shops are small and gloomy and the
stock displayed is meager and unsatis-
factory. But if one wants to buy the
jewelers. will exhibit such treasures
that any pocketbool1 is too lean to buy
all the pretty things desired.
Necklaces of pale pink coral, statu
cites OF the coral, rosaries with beads
exquisite in shape and tint; pendants
and chains of pearls, white and pink
and yellow-all these are to be seen.
There are Overwhelmingly varied lot
OF garnets shown, blood, orange and
yellow, the latter set in silver; silver
11hgree work is popular and small bowls
OF mother-of-pearl. Gold is worked up
IN pattern like lace. The women buy
the crude gold, make their own allows,
draw out the Wire thread and beat it
with hammers. They are equally skill
1ul with silver and do delicate fiiligree
work, very original and striking.
One woman showed a necklace of blue
enameled gold, set with gray pearls.
that was harmony of tints. There are
pins and stickpins of blood rubies, hat
pins, belts and brooches, but few rings.
Inc rings are mostly enameled gold.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
QUEER BARGAIN COUNTER.
Where Live Frogs Are Sold by t.e
Dozen 20 Anglers for
RaIk

The r-rust remarkable counter in any
department. store lately closed it's bust
ness after summer of astonishing
prosperity. It is located in the sporting
goods department of one of the largest
OF the retail establishments Of the city,
in the corner devoted to fishing tackle.
The stock in trade of this counter is
frogs, not dressed ready for the table,
but very much alive and kicking, and
covered With the slime Of their native
marshes The frogs are small, too-iust
right for bait for the greedy black bass
and pickerei Of the streams and lakes
around Chicago. They are sold to
anglers at Is cents dozen, and the de
mand is immense.
On the day before the Fourth of july
this counter disposed of 500 dozen live
frogs. Three attendants were kept
busy all day catching them and hand
ing them out. Many other days showed
sales as high as 800 to 500 dozen. With
tie close Of good fishing weather in a
week or two the counter will be shut up
for the winter
The frogs are kept in the store in &
large wire-netting cage, covering six or
eight feet of the counter top. \ shallow
painful of water and weeds afford them
congenial surroundings, in which they
appear to thrive. They are fed regular
~. At night, the employees of the store
say, the frogs hold most musical soirees.
Patrons are served their frogs in small
cotton bags, filled with kicks and
squirms. The stock is replenished
daily by new frogs, caught in the
marshes few miles from Chicago. The
novelty has proved such success that
it will likely be adopted by all Of the
large retail establishments next sum
mer.-Chicago Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
Diamonds, HQ|cheS, JeNe|Iy'
0Id Si|VeTWQe.

Largest stock, best selection, lowest
prices. Sterling silver brushes, combs,
and mirrors, sterling silver knives.
spoons and forks sterling silver berry
bowls. solid bowls and dishes.
Fine CUT GLASS bowls, dishes,
plates and pitchers. prices from $500
to $4,000.
The handsomest line of FINE UNI
BlsEIN.AS, silver and gold mounted,
ever shown in Norfolk.
tF>FNE 1J!IATEE+R GOODS, pocket
books. card cases and desk pads.
QuADltt1PLE, PLATED WARE, only
finest quality, new designs, five piece
sets. SIS and up
CLOCKS and BRONZES, elegant as
sortment. Our $500 month clock, eight
day cathedral gong-a leader.
OUR OPTICAL, DlNPLA I,TlMENT is in
charge Of an EMINENT Eye Special
ist-l graduate in optics. DIR. II. w.
SHELLEY. W. @. Examination free
moderate prices for glasses.
When in Norfolk, call in and see our
stock and get our prices. Fine goods
right prices.
CF!lIAPA1AiN & JAK E,AllAN. leading
Jewelers. corner Main and Bank street
norfolk, va. 11-26-Su&W1n7
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-26
MANY PUZZLERS.
In DecipherinE Them the London
Postal Department Has Ac-
Quilted Itself Favorably.

AS corollary to the recently issued re-
port of the postmaster general, where
the item of insuficiently or obscurely
addressed letters is dealt with, it may
be noted that the department had had
many tough tasks to deal with, and has
acquitted itself triumphantly, says the
London Telegraph. Once an envelope
Entrusted to it on which was inscribed
"Grofredevi, London''-sent from
ltaly-wa.s delivered to the eminent sci
enlist, Sir Humphrey Davy.
But perhaps St. Martins most sur
passeditsef on points Of cuteness, when
recently letter reached the authorities
which had been posted at Inverness,
bearing the rude scrawl: .Tuelmor.
pipe, Colstraly." Every person was
puzzled. Then it was decided, consid-
ering the quarter whence the missive
was sent, to call in the services Of an
ex-soldier Of Highland regiment, a
Gaelic speaker, who was employed as a
mail cart driver. This authority thus
read the inscriptions: "Dugal More,
piper, Gold, Australia" Then the gold
rush to Australia was in full swing.
and Dugal More, it was surmised, was
one OF the miners Months afterward
intelligence reached the department TO
the effect that the addressee had been
discovered. The letter, which was from
his brother, was delivered to Dugal,
While he was delighting his CALIFORNIAN
comrades on the gold fields BY slzirling
on the bagpipes.