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Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-26

we don't know much about them fellers
around here, but we did hev one here n few
weeks ago who got people worked up wer-
full like. / went to hear him one night and
l quit after he prayed He was big, power
full feller like yourself, parson, six feet tall
and nigh as big round. He had lungs that
made the mountain shake when he holered.
| listened to his sermon, or what he called
a sermon, and then heard him pray. lie
got sorter hysterical like, l reckon, and in
his prayer he kept yelin'. %, God, give us
power. Give us power. Give us power l
sed to Sue L reckon what that there feller
needs amt power but IDEAS" This fable
teaches that the intelligent critics are by no
means confined to the intelligent classes.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-26
Stories About Preachers

A London paper tells a new story Of
Father Stanton of London. Bishop Creigh-
ton not long ago visited his church, st.
Alban's, High Holborn. Immediately after
the service which he attended was over he
made several attempts to talk with him.
but the willy father talked so necessarily of
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-26

line of work. Careful attention is given to
plating and polishing gold, silver, nickel and
copper, and their specialties are in artistic
and fancy platings. Mr.. Slavln would be
glad to have you call and investigate his
work. Bee building, nth street entrance.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-26

WIFE OF SENATOR THURSTON.
there now. Governor Wise has opinions
about prominent men and live issues which
he never hesitates to express, relates the
Chicago Post. He does not like Lem"
Quigg, who is Senator Platt's lieutenant in
New York.
mo-" he said to a group of listeners, I
do not enjoy Quigg. He reminds me of
shaggy, awkward dog l once owned. He
was a cross between a spaniel and New
foundland. He was either always under foot
and in the way, or else jumping into the
water for the sake of shaking himself over
people,"
Governor Wise also has live stock figure
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

a venire for a jury grand or petit, as
fixed by law, falls upon a legal holiday
or upon the first day of January. such
venire shall be made returnable upon the
next succeeding day.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved February 9th, 1899.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

IS. II. NO. I.
AN ACT to appropriate money for the
expenses of the present session of the
legislature.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That the sum of one hun
dred and fifty thousand Q50,00O) dollars,
or SO much thereof as may be necessary.
be and the same is hereby appropria ted
from the general fund for the payment
of the per diem, mileage and other eX-
penses of the members and officers of
the legislature during the present session
thereof.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved January 5th, 1S99
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

CHAPTER 2S-S. F. NO. 19S
AN ACT to provide for the compensation
of county commissioners in certain
counties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
state having population of two hundred
thousand (20O 000) or more the county
commissioners of such counties shall re-
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

ceive as compensation twelve hundred
Q,2OC dollars per annum, payable in
monthly installments out of the county
treasures of such counties, upon war
rants OF the county auditors thereof, and
ices of such commissioners, including
service upon committees and as members
or the board Of equalization, as we'll as
all travelling expenses incurred within
said counties, while performing such serv-
ices as county commissioners
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage.
Approved February 25th 1899
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27


AN ACT to amend section one Q) Of
chapter three hundred and eight (30S)
of the general laws of the State of
dred and ninety-seven 0S90. relating to
and providing for changing the boun-
dary line between adjoining counties.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section one d of chap
ter three hundred eight (S0Sl of the gen.
eral laws of the State of Minnesota, for
the year eighteen hundred and ninety
seven Qs9D be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
The boundary line between adjoining
in the manner hereinafter set forth; pro-
vided the area of any county shall not
be reduced below two thousand (2,000)
square miles, including lakes and mean
dered streams nor more than two hum
dred and ninety $500 square miles of
area shall be taken from any county; pro-
vided that In all cases In this state where
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

CHAPTER 12-S. F. NO r.
AN ACT to fix the return day for juries
in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of. Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever the return day of
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

CHAPTER 22-H. F. NO. 35.
AN ACT to legalize the execution and
record of certain instruments authoriz-
Ing attorneys to foreclose mortgages by
advertisement
Be it enacted blythe Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That all instruments hereto
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

CHAPTER Hi. +. NJ. ZZ.
AN ACT to enable and authorize cities
having population Of ten thousand
10000 or less to Issue certificates of in
debtedness in certain cases.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever any bridge con-
structed within the corporate limits of
any city within this state having popu-
lat1on Of ten thousand 100000 or less
has been destroyed heretofore by wind
storm or flood or both, such city is en-
powered and authorized hereby to issue
It's certificates of Indebtedness for an
amount necessary to rebuild or replace
such bridge; such certificates of indebt-
edness shall not exceed, in aggregate
amount, five thousand 5000 dollars;
they shall be payable at a stated time or
at stated times not later than six (6)
years after the date thereof, and they
may provide for the payment of different
amounts; they shall bear interest at the
rate of not to exceed six CO. per cent per
annum, payable annually, and shall not
be negotiated for less than par; they
shall be signed by the mayor of such city
and attested by it's city clerk, and the
corporate seal of such city shall be af-
fixed thereto.
All said certificates of indebtedness
shall be issued pursuant to resolution or
resolutions of the city council of such
city, and said city council shall, in every
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
CHAPTER AH F No. les.

CHAPTER III F. NO. 70.
AN ACT to appropriate money to defray
the expenses of the Minnesota exhibit
at the Mississippi and Interna-
tionaf exposition held at Omaha, Ne
braska, fil 1898, and to reimburse the
persons who advanced the funds neces-
sary to make said exhibit
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section !. The sum of twenty-four
thousand five hundred (24,500) dollars or
so much thereof as may be necessary for
the purpose hereinafter specified, is here
by appropriated out of any moneys Of
defray the expenses of the Minnesota ex-
hibit at the ns-Mississippi and Inter-
national exposition held at Omaha, Ne
braska, in eighteen hundred ninety-eight
$685. and to reimburse the persons who
advanced the funds for said exhibit
Sec. q. The appropriation hereby made
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
NEW SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL.
All of the Steamers and Railways in
Russia Are Using AstatI1i
Oil for Fuel.

In appearance aStatki, a product of
the oil wells of Baliu. is dark, viscuous
fluid, not more infammable than vege-
table oil and less SO than coal. AS a
steam producer it has no rival and the
demand for this purpose is constantly
on the increase. Nothing else is burned
on railways in central Asia, the eau
casus and southern Russia, on the
Black sea, Caspian and river steamers,
and in the innumerable industrial
works which are springing into exist
ence on the Azov littoral.
On the railways which employ this
substitute for coal locomotive tenders
are not piled high with black diamonds,
but carry a sheet-iron astatki tank.
which is filled by pumping or the force
of gravity. Numerous are the systems
of feeding furnaces with astatki and,
indeed, every engineer has his own pet
apparatus. The principle of all is that
of the Roots blower. A current of
steam, or preferably air, carrying ". til
it the fuel in minute subdivisions, is
forced at high pressure through
nozzle, called ''pulverizer," into the
tubular interior OF the boiler to be
heated.
The result is an intensely white, roar
ing flame, and in pulverizers of the
latest type the value of astati as com
pared with coal on a steam raiser is as
2Ha to l. The former sells at Baku at
$3.50 per ton, and when the pipe line
connecting that place with Batoum is
complete astatki will be delivered at
the steamers side at something like
four dollars. At the latter price coal
will clearly be unable to compete with
its youthful rival. Nor do the advan-
tages of astatki end with its cheapness.
Engines burning it require no army of
stokers. for all that is necessary in the
largest is a man to regulate the supply
oy taps. There is no smoke, litter or
dust. Many a passenger by ocean
steamer will bless the day when as
tatki shall supplant coal, and the stok-
ers who are roasted alive in tropical
waters will have still greater reason to
be thankful for the revolution.-Pall
Mall Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
THE CHINESE EAR-CLEANER.
He Is One of the Strange Profession
ais to be Met with in
Manila Streets.

In this city of strange and unusual
sights there is probably nothing that
appears so strange at first sight to the
American as the Chinese ear cleaner
pursuing his Calling on the street cor
ners. The Chinaman so engaged is pro-
vided with stool and small bamboo
case, in which are inclosed his instru-
ments.
The Filipino is just as sure of having
his ears cleaned on Sunday as an Amer
lean is of having shave, and in the
bye streets and alleyways they line
up for all the world like barber shop
on Sunday morning, the only difference
being the ChinamaH can't say ''neXti"
First of all the Chino takes razor
which looks more like propeller blade
than anything else, and, wiping the vic
TINS face with a wet rag, proceeds to
mop the dirt therefrom. While watch
ing this part of the proceedings l was
surprised at the fleXibility of the native
nose as demonstrated by the skillful
fingers of the operator. TO windward,
to leeward, on its stern, beam and bow
the natives nose is rapidly twisted to
avoid the aforesaid razor. Having re-
moved the real estate from the natives
face, the Chinaman turns to the more
difficult task of ear cleaning. The
smallest spot of dirt and the tiniest
fleshworm is removed before the OPP
Grafton is complete, and from the
"heavenly expression" one would mag
inc that the operation was anything but
pleasant-Manila Freedom.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

An !usinuation.-"I forgot to wind
my watch when l left home.p EFF?
Are you living at the pawnbroker's?'' --
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
She-"Didn't you feel like clapping
your hands while she was singihg?"
He-"Yes; clapping my hands over my
ears. "-Yonkers Statesman.
He-"rve bought bicycle for two
She-"Oh, Jack, this is so suddenln He
(continuing)- for two dollars less
than my last one cost" -Philadelphia
Record.
Fuddy-"You speak about Triggers
friends. Why, he hasn't friend in the
world" Duddy-"My, but isn't that
awful? Who does he get to borrow
money from him?' -Boston Transcript.
''Now, on this question of the trust"
said the frayed wayfarer with an in
terest in public affairs. mo, SIR" said
the bartender, stolidly but Significant
", ''we don't trust. "-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
Ferdy-"I love you bettaw than my
aw-life! Weally I-aw-dolN Ethel
--"Ah, Ferdy! But how do know but
that you are one of those Ho5son or
Funston sort of men, who value their
lives at naught? "-Puck.
His Training-"Are you the man who
advertised for track walkes he
asked, as he put his head-fn me PC ?
of the railroad office. Yes said the
man at the desk; what qualifications"
Been an actor three years. '-Yonkers
Statesman.
a teacher in a north of England board
school was recently examining class
of small boys in mental arithmetic. She
said: IF your father gave your mother
80 shillings to-day and two pounds to-
morrow. what would she have?" And
a small boy near the bottom of the
class replied: 'She would have a fit"
Spare Moments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
Character Not Good.

In some rural districts of England
there are held annually hiring fairs,
where farmers and others attend to en-
gage servants. 1T one held in Glouces-
tershire last autumn a farmer opened
negotiations with a lad who seemed
suitable for his purpose. Various ques-
tons having been asked and answered,
the farmer inquired at last:
'elast got character from thy last
place."
NO" replied the boy, but my old
gatfer be about somewhere, and | can
get he to write one
Very WELL" was the reply; thee
get it and meet l here again at four
O'clock"
The time came, and so did the farmer
and the boy.
Hast got thy character" was the
query. The answer came, short and
sharp:
mo; but | ha' got thine, and bean't
a-coming. Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
THE PASSING OF THE HORSE.

1 drove my old horse Dobbin, full slowly
toward the town,
One beautiful spring morning. The rising
sun looked down
And saw US slowly jogging and drinking in
the balm
Of honeyed breath of clover fields. We
heard in Natures calm
The chirping squirrel. whistling bird, the
robin and the wren;
The sound of life and love and peace came
Ger the field again.
a tandem bike,
A ped-ling long to beat the wind; l never
saw the like.
They started blythe road was wide, old
Dobbin feeling good
The quiet calmness of the morn had liv-
ened up his mood,
And stretching out adown the road chased
those cyclers two
And Dobbin in his younger days was dis
tanced by but few.
We sped along about a mile, it was
merry chase,
But Dobbin gave it up at last and, drop
ping from the race,
He looked at me, as if to say: "Old man,
I'm in disgrace.
The horse is surely passing by, the bike
has got his place"
And all that day while in the town, old
Dobbins spirits fell
His stout old pride was shaken sure; the
reason | could tell.
But when that night we trotted back from
town, below the hill
We met two weary cyclers who waved at
us a bill
That had a big v on it, and said it would
be mine
If I would let them ride with us and put
their bike behind,
And so L whisued softly, and Dobbin
winked at me:
81 guess the horse will stay, old man; he's
puncture proof-you see?"
Harness Gazette
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
Lucid.
a-conIing.

A German, who had taken great in
terest in the completion of the Saenger-
fest building, and who watched the
tearing out of the false work in the in
side last Wednesday evening, went to
his home, near the big building, ate a
hasty supper, and then returned. Wish
ing to know if ali the false work had
been removed, he approached Lieut..
Hall and asked: ''Vell. ees all of dot
insite on dot outsite, yet ?''-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

"It's funny / can't trust you with
baby for short half hour without your
doing something ridiculous. What in
earth did you carry him up in the attic
for?"
Just for a high bawl, my love-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
Was, the Hand of Fate.

at must have been the hand of fate"
the Kentucky editor explained to his
readers, that threw its octopus arm
around our compositor and made him
say Kentucky's colonies were loyal to
the corn, when we had written it loyal
to the core. '-Indianapolis Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

"No, it will be several Sundays before
I care to hear Gev. Mr.. Dakter preach"
"Why so?'
He has just returned from fishing
trip, and it will take him that long to
get back to his veracity."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

THE patience of Job" was so great in lis
way
That our stock of forbearance seems
small,
For although he was all over boils, so they
say,
Yet he never boiled over al all.
L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
Ii They Only We're.

Il have discovered another clew,"
said the detective.
What a godsend it would be-" re-
turned the man who had employed him,
''if clews were criminals" - Chicago
Poet
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

DR.. ii. S. Gabbett comes to the de-
Tense of germs, which are not all
microbes of disease and death, but for
the most part Indispensable to life and
health. A soil sterilized to bacteria
would be sterile in every other sense
Nineteenth Century.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

Cumso-The theory that diet molds
the character is completely upset by
statistics from Paris.
Cawker-What statistics are you
thinking about?
Cumso-Parisians eat 100000 pounds
of snails daily, and yet the people of
Paris are. considered fast.-Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

Imperial Rome" began the profess
sor, sat on her seven hills and ruled
the world until-until when?'
"Until," replied the thorough stu
dent, 1.-The rest of the world sat on i'm
periaI Rome"-N. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
Not Very Much,

Miss Oldgirl-Do you think, Mr.. Sniff
llins is sincere when he writes that he
loves me more than tongue can tell?
Miss Peachblow-l dare say. He's
tongue-tied, you know.-Kansas Cit
Independent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
What Hurt.

Young-I heard that you were run
down by bicyclist this morning.
Oldboy-So | was.
Young-Were you hurt?
Oldboy-Not until one of the bystand-
ers said that it was a shame to see ali
Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
Strong Woman's Fighter.

is she very strong in her woman'S
rights ideas?"
you can judge for yourself She in
sists that that sliding lump in her hus-
bands throat is an Ewes apple instead
of an Adams apple. Detroit Free
Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

She-Are you sure you will like mar
ried life as well as you do your club?
He-Oh, yes!
She--And are you so awfully fond of
your club?
He-NOt very!-The Rival.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

Mrs. Proudman-I believe Arthur
will be a minister. He's always asking
me about the pearly gates and things
like that.
Mr.. Proudman-Perhaps he'll be a
jeweler.-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
What the BOY Heard.

"Grandpa, do you ever eat CLASP
Eat glass! Why, no. What put
such notion in your head?'
Il heard papa say that you were al
ways making spectacles of yourself"
Brooklyn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

Uncle Abner-Jud Tompkins traded
BOSSES three times in one day last
week.
Uncle Silas-So? An yet some folks
say times are no better than they was
a few years ago!-N. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
In the Contracting Line.

Flim-What's your business?
Flam-ContraCtor.
Flim-What line?
Flam-Debts.-Town Topics.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

Shelf | were to die you would never
get another wife like me.
He-What makes you think I'd ever
want another like yuu?-Tit-Bits
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
Benevolent Partv-Mv man. don't YOU

Benevolent Party-My man, don't you
think fishing is cruel sport?
Fisherman-Cruel? Well, 1 should
say so. | have sat here six hours and
have not had bite, been nearly eat up
by mosquitoes and the sun has par
boiled the back of my neck.-Harlem
Life
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

Down with the trus ts' and then he'll
fill
The air with speeches glowing.
The trusts meanwhile are keeping still.
They're very busy growing.
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
His Waterloo.

He was a great composer
And operas he could write,
But he couldn't compose his youngest
When he walked him round at night.
Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
strategy.

Gracious, what is Percy Perkins
wearing long hair at golf for?"
1T gives him chance 10 say that
football is really his game. Chicago
Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
Fraught with Meaning.

Henry Peck-Bertha, was your
mother at the jewelers. to-day?
Bertha-Yes, papa. But why do you
ask?
Henry Peck--I heard her singing
''In the Sweet Buy and Buy as | came
Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

She may dress up in silks and satin,
She may know how to smile and to sigh;
She may fiuently talk Greek and Latin,
But she's no good if she can't make pie,
Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
The Sun MOrShiner.

No fireside joys Tor me-ah. no;
For days like these my heart will glow;
In summer heat is my content
1t does not cost me one red cent.
Detroit Free Press,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

Unto the maiden of my heart
By mail did propose;
Then waited for what might TURF up
Alas, it was her nose.
Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

Mamma-Bobby, if you saw a man
starving would you give him piece OF
your pie?
Bobby-No'm. You said person
shouldn't eat pie on an empty stomach.
N. y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

Browne-What kind of shoes would
you advise me to buy for my baby?
Towne-Kid shoes, of course.-N. Y.
World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
Covering the whole Question

Briggs-Say, old man, what are you
doing for that cold?
Griggs-Coughing.-darlem Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

The trouble with self-made men get
ting into our best society is that they
are mostly made in this country
Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24
Her Little Joke.

Prospective Maid-Shure, mum,
Olive came in t'tell yez Oh wasn't comm
to-morrer loike Oh promised yez.
Mistress Elect-Why, what's the mat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

Prospective Maid (soothingly)-Oh,
Wis, mum, Oh am. OF just wanted to see
your oies bug out-N. Y. World.