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QUAINT LITTLE TOWN.
1t IL Situated in n Crater Floor Above
the Sea Not Far from
Porto Rico.

Now that we have possessions in the
West Indies, that region will become
far more interesting to American tour
lists. The prediction is frequently made
that Havana is destined to be one of the
most popular winter resorts in the
world; and not Il few of the smaller
islands, some of which are scarcely
known by name, will receive the pat
ronage of considerable part of the
travelling public for excellent reasons.
One of these little spots is the Dutch
island of Saba, which is only a short
sail from Porto Il co, and is one of the
most unique specks of rock in the
world. The day is coming when tour
list steamers visiting the Lesser Antilles
will, by unanimous demand,- have to
stop few hours at Saba.
The island is only five square miles
in extent. and is nothing but the conf
cal top of an extinct volcano rising
sharply 1880 feet above the level of the
sea. About 500 feet up the steep slope
of this mountain top is break in the
wall of rock. 1t is where crater was
once formed in the side of the noun
tain, and the only important settle
ment on the island stands on the floor
OF this ancient crater. Visitors to the
island land in rocky cove and ascend
the precipitous path consisting Of steps
cut in the rock, which the natives APP
propriately named ''the ladder" Near
ly 200 little houses adorn the rounded
bottom of this crater, and, owing to
the position of the town, it is known
as Bottom village. The site of the
pretty white houses amid the verdure
of the crater floor, with the mountain
mass towering high behind them, is
extremely unique and pleasing. Every
thing that the people of. Bottom pass
have haste be carried up to this height
on their heads. Much practice has
made the natives very expert in this
business and 100 pounds is not an I'M
usual load and seems hardly to impede
the advance Of the carrier up the long
stone steps. Over 1000 people, mostly
Dutch, white skinned, rosy-cheeked and
tow-headed folk. live in the settlement,
and are certainly among the very best
specimens of successful colonization
in the tropics. Seafaring and boat
building are their occupations. 1t is
said, they build the best fishing boats
in the Caribbees. They draw up the
lumber for the boats with ropes and
then lower the bouts down the noun
tain side. Saba is; lso exceptional from
the fact that scarcely any negroes are
TO be found in the place. On most of the
smaller West Indies the population is
overwhelmingly black-N. Y. Sun.
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When Making n New Home.

Calculate in advance not only the
cost of building the house, but the
added cost of furnishing it when fin
ished, and keep within your. means.
But if the error is made, don't double
it by furnishing temporarily in the
hope of some day doing it over again.
1t is much the better policy to start
with everything good, even if that
means to be short few pieces, for a
good start demands good continu-
ance; to fill a house with things one
doesn't like, on the plea of tempo
ral'y.' is to invite years-perhaps life
time-of living without that keenest
and most constant of all pleasures
beautiful home surroundings. a sug-
gesion worth following is to concen-
trate the family birthday and holiday
gifts on the furnishing of a room; in n
remarkably short time the seemingly
unattainable is attained, ard the dong
of it gives living interest not only 10
the room itself, but to the entire home
life.--A. Linn Murray, in Woman's
Home Companion.
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A COMPLICATED CALCULATION
But the Hcnrtless butcher
Wouldn't Let Her.

The butcher is one of those gentle
men who find it necessary to employ
their fingers as, an abacus in even the
simplest calculations. Mrs. Twitters
prides herself on her clear head and
readiness in mental figures, regardless
of accuracy. Consequently, when Mrs.
Twitters buys three and a half pounds
of steak at twenty-one and a half cents
pound there is apt to be some difficult
ty in agreeing upon the exact amount
due therefor.
''Let me see," says Mrs. Twtters,
"twenty-one and half times three is
siNtythree and half"
But it's twenty-one and a half times
three and half" objects the butcher.
busy with his fingers,
ooh, SO it is" apologies Mrs. Twit-
tiers. II forgot the other half. Well,
half of siNtythree and half is thirty
two and a quarter; that brings it to
min ETY. five and three-quarters. Ny!
isn't steak awfully high?"
"'Count of the war, num-" replies
the butcher, mechanically, and scowl-
ing at his fingers as though he would
like to use his cleaver on them.
Then he holds up his left hand,
spreads the fingers as wide apart as he
can and rapidly taps them with the
forefinger Of the right. His frown deep
ems, and he reverses the functions of
his hands. He is quite respondent by
now, and makes several unaWailing eff
forts to shake them both from his
wrists. Fortunately he sees CLEAN
of hope, and is really brisk and cheer
full until his unlucky little finger
sprays his progress and reduces him to
blank despair. Summoning up all his
fortitude, however. he makes few
more cahalistic gestures, glares wildly
at his offending fingers for second or
two, and bows to the inevitable and
growls gloomily: Its eighty-nine and
three-quarters cents, that makes it an
even ninety, num-"
"No, I'm sure was right" affirms
Mrs. Twitters. "But let me see again"
she says, indulgently. 'Twenty-one
times three is sixty-three."
"N'half," interjects the butcher.
"And q half of three is one and a
half" continues Mrs. Twitters, placid
ly. "And a half of q half is quarter.
That makes sixty-three plus one and a
half plus quarter, or sixty-four and
three-quarters, or an even sixty-fve."
"And there's another half, num-" in
sists the butcher, anxiously.
eyes. I'm coming to that" Mrs.
Twitters assures him. "And half
times sixty-fve is-no, it's half times
three and half-didn't do that be-
fore? OF course, Now it's three and a
half times sixty -five-or no, it must be
twenty-one and a half times siXty-fve.
No, that can't be right. 1t must be a
half times-times-wha is it half
times what? Dear me, 1 wish you
wouldn't interrupt me the way you
did!"
Here's your steak, andit's 80 cents,
num-" observes the butcher, stolidly.
ooh, very WELL" retorts Mrs. Twit-
ters, with sarcastic dignity IF you in
sist upon cheating yourself. it's moth
ing to men. Y. World.
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POOR ENGLISH ARMY BOOT.
This Account Says They Have Made
Tommy Atkins Feet His
e., Weakest Part.

It costs $3.50 to make an efficient SOL
der and another $3.50 year to. keep
him in good going condition. BY the
time Tommy Atkins is thoroughly
broken in he may be worth anything
up to $4,000. or $4,000 by the end of his
seven years service. Mr.. Atkins is,
therefore, one of his country's most
valuable assets. One man in so in the
army belongs to the medical service
and is devoted to keeping the rest
sound and we'll.
The weakest part of Thomas Atkins
is his feet.
And pretty we'll 90 per cent. of the
cases in which soldiers have had to fall
sick or fall out are due to the perennial
trouble between the army boot and, the
army foot. The Salisbury plain man
euvers set the seal on this fact and all
other measures having failed, the au-
thorities have now decided to make
Private Atkins his own chiropodist.
First of all, half dozen officers of
the army medical corps have been
trained at Aldershot in chiropody, and
they in their turn, will proceed to i'm
part the whole art and mystery of car
ing for the feet to IS or more sergeants
of infantry regiments, whose stay in
Aldershot with their battalions will
certainly exceed six months. The SER
geants next, having received 21 lectures
arranged by the medical staff at Alder
shot, and passed'an examination there
on, will be told off to exercise their
knowledge in their own regiments; in
other words, they will become RESPONSE
BILE for the treatment of all cases of
eject" in their regiments.
Each of the lectures will be accom-
panied by practical demonstrations by
a professional chiropodist. From in
teryiews with those in authority re-
porter was enabled TO obtain the main
points of Indictment against the pres
emit army boot as issued by the war Of
fee. 1t is machine-sewn article to all
infantry regiments except those of the
highland brigades, which are hand
sewn shoes, and the difference is most
marked. One great fault in the army
boot is that it is not straight enough
on the inner side. The toe of the boot
is decidedly pointed, and as a result the
mems toes are cramped, while there is
no give or spring in the boot; the soles
and uppers are far too stiff and tendons
of the foot are not used, consequently
the foot cramps and the man falls out.
or if he perseveres he does himself seri-
Gus injury.-London Leader.
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CONFRONTED BY DOUBTS. -
Two Instances Wherein Startling
ResembInnces Cause Much
Embarrassment.

That every man has his double is
proved by the following incident: For
weeks young lawyer of Chicago would
meet almost every day in his regular
routine work bright-faced youth who
would cry cheerily: Hello, Max" as
he passed by. The lawyers name was
Jim, but he always replied and one day
stopped the youth with the remark:
"You may know who you are talking to-,
but don't"
"l'm talking to Max JONES'" was the
reply, ''and if you don't know me you
ought to-"
mo, you are talking to Jim Smith,
the lawyer said, and explained that it
was case of mistaken indentity. The
youth said that he was dead ringer
for Max, apologized and said next time
he spoke he would say "NIr. Smith,
But he did not, for the resemblance was
so great that he continued to call Jim
MAX" every time they met, and once
paused long enough to tell the story OF
how he had mistaken fellow named
Smith for him.
Another case was of a young girl
who promised to meet her cousin in one
of the large stores and eat luncheon
with him. She got there five minutes
too soon and supposed she would have
to wait, when, glancng through the
crowd, she thought she saw him coming
toward her. She stood still and waited
and when he was opposite her she
grabbed his hand with little laugh
and cried: I'm awfully glad to see
YOU"
The man returned her cordially with
the surprised glance of the polite stran-
ger. 81 beg your pardon" said he, "but
have you not made a mistaken"
The girls cousin is noted tease, SC
the young woman merely laughed and
taking him by the ARM started to walk
away with him.
Really" said the man, II may seem
rude, but don't know YOU"
"Well, I know you," she retorted
"You needn't think because you have
on new topcoat that your red hair
crooked mouth and cousinly manners
are unacceptable"
Just then the cousin came along and
the young man recognized his over.
coat. The men stared at seeing each
other as if suddendly confronted by a
mirror. The matter was explained, the
two men shook hands and parted and
the episode was Chicago
Chronicle.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-01
PRORATE NOTICE.

PROBATE NOTICE.
State of Minnesota, County of uennepin.
Probate Court.
In the Matter Of Proving the Alleged Last
VIII and Testament of Bridget Kelly, De-
ceased.
Whereas, Francis Louis Kelly, of the
county of Franklin and state of Ohio has
delivered to the probate court of the coun-
ty Of Hennepin, an instrument in writing
purporting to be the last will and testa-
ment OF Bridget Kelly, late of Hennepin
county, Minn:,. deceased, and filed there
with his petition to said probate court
praying that the said instrument may be
proved and admitted to Probate, and that
letters testamentary be granted thereon to
said petitioner.
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard
and the proofs of said alleged will be taken
at a special term of this court, to be held
at the court house, in the city of Mime
apolis, in said county, on Monday, the 10th
day Of April, $780, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon. when all persons interested may APP
pear for or contest the probate of it; and
that notice of such hearing be given to all
persons interested, by publishing this or
der once in each week for three successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing, in the
Irish Standard, a newspaper printed and
published in said county.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 10th day of
March, 1899.
BY the Court,
+. C. HARVEY,
Judge of Probate.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-01
- Honey Candy,

Put pint of honey with half cup
full of granulated sugar into porce-
lain-lined kettle; when it begins to boil
add two tablespoonfuls each of butter
and vinegar and continue to boil until
it becomes brittle when dropped into
cold water. Rub a level teaspoonful of
baking soda until perfectly smooth and
sift it into the boiling candy. Pour it
at once into shallow creased pans.
When nearly cold cut it in squares or
it may be pulled the same as molasses
:affy.-Good Housekeeping.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-01

sHERIEEs SALE OF REAL ESTATE
CLOSURE.
Stats # bc co Fo14i 9 r Hfnn Hs
John l.. Smith, as Receiver for the Henne-
pin County Catholic Building and Loan
Association, Il Corporation Plaintiff,
Helen NJ: Foley, unmarried, Defendant.
virtue of a judgment and decree entered in
third day Of February, 1889, certified
me, I, the undersigned. Sheriff of said Hen
nepin county @, viii sell at public AUCTION.
day. III. the seVenteenth day of Apr III isss at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the main
front entrance, on Fourth street, Of the
and real estate described in said judgment
and decree, to wit: All that tract or par
county, of Hennepin. and state Of Mime
sofa; described as follows, to wit: The
north forty.one. and one-half t41!$) feet Of
depth Of eighty-three (Ss) feet on Fifth av-
enue. northeast, town, of St. Anthony. &C.
in f the cs Of me Of
in and for said Hennepin county. described
as follows: Commencing at the north
o.. town of St. Anthony now Minneapo:
lis, and running thence westerly, on said
Fifth avenue eighty-three (S3) feet; thence
at right angles to said Fifth avenue, SOUTH
erly forty-one and one-half (411@) feet to
land of Roger; thence at right angles and
parallel to said Fifth avenue. to Fourth
street northeast: thence at right angles
northerly along Fourth street to the place
of beginning.
Dated March 4. 1899.
PHIL T. MEGAARDEN.
Sheriff of Hennepin County. MINI.
c. S. JELLEY, Attorney for Plaintiff John
T.. Smith. as Receiver for the Hennepin
County Catholic Building and Loan Assoc
citation.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-01
Starting in Right.

Discerning Child (who has heard
some remarks by his father)-Are you
our new nurse?
Nurseries, dear.
"Well, then, l am one of those bows
who can only be managed by kindness,
so you had better get some cake and
candy."-Illustratcd American.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-01
A s.rnctou. clair~oyant.

- Hicks-They tell me that Hinson's
wife consultedoa clairvoyant the other
day, and she says the woman's powers
Of seeing into the past and future are
truly wonderful.
Wicks-Yes, she told Hinson's wife
that she was 80, and everybody knows
that Mrs. Hinson will never see 40
again.-Boston Transcript.
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nlOur.

Hicks-I wonder what Grogan could
see in Miss McMidas?
Wicks-They say she is worth half
q million in her own right.
although, as was about to say,
she is by no means bad-lool.ing girl.
and everybody must admit that she
has very engaging way with her.
Boston Transcript.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-01
Baked EgEs.

Break the eggs carefully into we'll
butte,ed dish; season with salt and
pepper; pour over them gravy, allow
ing a. small cupful to each half dozen
eggs. Bake until the white, becomes
firm; then serve at once on buttered
Enquirer.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-01
Policy.

shopke eper-Come here, Fido! Fine
animal. that. Your dog, sir?
Customer-My dog? l hope not
Would not be followed around by such
u cur as that.
"Get out. you brute. hate dogs.
Boston Transcript.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-01
PROBATE NOTICE
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
County OF Hennepin.
In the Matter of the Estate of lula Hand

County of Hennepin.
Deceased.
II, On reading and filing the petition of James
Hand, OF Minneapolis. Hennepin County, Min
nesota, representing that Julia Hand has lately
died ntestate, resident and inhabitant of the
County OF Hennepin and State Of Minnesota,
leaving goods, cha,tels and estate within this
s Goanty H. and Rpf;ayng that administration Of her
1T is ORDERED That said petition he
l,s;1 at Special term of this Court to be
a,polis. in said County, on Monday, the 18th
day OF April, 1899, at 10 O'Clock in the fore.
noon: and that notice of such hearing be given
to all persons interested. by publishing this
order at least once in each week for three sue.
ccssive weeks prior to said day of hearing, in
the Irish Standard, newspaper printed and
published in said County
Dated at Minneapolis this Goth day of
March. 1899.
By the Court,
F. C. HARVEY,
Judge of Probate.
JOHN H. STEELE,
7O9-711 Phoenix Building,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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PROBATE NOTICE.
State of Minnesota. County of Hennepin. y

State, of Minnesota, County of Hennepin. !
Probate Court.
f. Frost, ST., Deceased.
On reading and filing the final account
of the administrator Of the estate Of said
deceased, and his petition praying for the
allowance of said account and for de-
cree assigning the residue of said estate
to the persons by law entitled to the same;
1t is ordered, the said petition be heard
at the court house in the city Of Min ne
the forenoon; and that notice Of such II hear r.,
publishing this order once in each week
for three successive weeks prior to IS said
day of hearing in the Irish Standard, a
newspaper printed and published in said
county.
March, 1899.
By the Court,
Judge of Probate.
w. II. II. PILGRAM,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Sis and 500 Temple Court.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-01

]. F. Mccarthy, we'll contractor. Es-
Inmates furnished on application. 200
Central avenue.
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NOTICE or EXPIRATION or REDEMPTION
No. 6O56.
In whose
name assessed.
Jennie ,
Whitc0mh
To Jennie Whitcomb:

O
$ Ss$ III
$$ o. on s this 49," s~ sa"s 1897
u.p ss$S5 ,$ns ss
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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF REDEMPTION.
No. 6053.
In whose
name assessed.

To nsar AL on""oo0f9 sHH1SS SSsr Minnesota
= @ @ $s$ @ i;
s~ PERI 'S$ $$S6s$a
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-20
CLAIMS TITLE
To Two Acres Of Coventry
Real Estate.
Peculiar Story Told by U. H. Buchte
Of Plymouth, Ind.

OF Plymouth, Ind.
Mr.. U. II. Buchtel, we'll known in
Akron, but who has been living with
his children in Plymouth, Ind, has
purchased two acres of land of Sam
uel B. Haynes, two miles south OF
the city and will reside here. The
land is situated opposite the salt
works, across the Ohio canal and is
separated from the remainder of Mr..
Haynes farm by the Erie, G. A. & C.
and b. & o. railroads.
Mr.. Buchtel was in the city Tues
day and told the officials at the
Union depot that the land in ques-
tion is supposed to be owned by the
railroad companies but that in real
ity they have no claim upon 1t. Mr..
Buchtel claims that 4S years ago
when the @. A. & @. was first built
that the surrounding territory was
swamp land. The company bought,
as they supposed, all the land be-
tween the tracks and the canal off of
the property now owned by David
King. Mr.. Buchtel alleges that two
acres really belonged to the farm
now owned by Mr.. Haynes and that
the latter has paid taxes thereon all
these years.
Mr.. Buchtel now expects to sell
the parcel of land to the railroad
companies. The wreck December 10,
occurred upon this property.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-20
Prosecution Was Result
of Malice.
Expects to Practice Law After
Serving Time.
Will be Taken to Columbus Tonight
Light Sentence.

Attorney w. A. Norris will be
taken to Columbus tonight. He was
sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tiary, Wednesday morning by Judge
Kohler. Norris made no statement
in court.
To reporter for the DEMOCRAT he
said, although I am not guilty OF
forgery, the odds were against me-
The state had witnesses who were
determined I should be convicted. ]
decided to take my medicine like a
man. 1 hope to get place in
the bookkeeping department. My
prosecution was the result of malice
on the part Of local attorney. AT
ter I have finished by sentence ex-
pect to practice law again, not in
Ohio, however, as my conviction
disbars me here"
1t is not generally known that
Norris had u chance to escape. For
over year, from Oct. 10, 1898, until
Nov. IL, 1900, he was not in this city
and was under no bond. He said
that he was urged to leave but re-
fused to do so.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Minor j.. Allen is in Chicago on
business.
Hon. @. P. Humphrey is in Chica-
go this week.
The Colonial pedro club will meet
next Friday evening at the home of
Augusta ,Jahant, 8O7 w. Center st.
B. g., Work went to st. Louis
Tuesday on business.
@. A. Winterringer, G.P.A. of the
Pennsylvania and c., A. & G. lines
was in the city Wednesday,.
Samuel Sherman Of the w. & l..
E. Ry. was in Akron Wednesday.
w. r. Hawkins of Barberton left
Wednesday for New York.
Mrs. Frank o. Weary of 9l5 East
Market st. is visiting friends in Chi
cago. t-.-s
George Phillips has returned from
South Dakota for the holidays.
First Of Series.
One hundred couples couples at
tended the dance given at Militant
hall Tuesday night by the LaVander
club. The dance was the first of a
series of six to be given by the club.
Music was furnished by Barron's
orchestra. Committee on arrange
ments, Frank Herbst, Edward Roam,
Chas. Gheen, Ray Poptius and
Walter Young.
L. 0. T. M. Dance.
Busy Bee Hive, L.O.T.M gave a
very pleasant dance at Mcpherson
hall Tuesday evening. Tho event
was we'll attended. Music was furn-
ished by Mustill's orchestra. Com
mittee on arrangements, Mrs. Aggic
McMillen, chairman; Mrs. w. s.
Mcfarland, Mrs. M. X. Martin, Mrs.
Inez Keifer, Mrs. Elizabeth Refs,
Mrs. Fred F. Aungst, Mrs. John
Hoy, Mrs. Mary Eberhard, Mrs.
Dorothy Fritz and Mrs. Josephine
Tyler. Besides dancing, progressive
whist was a prominent feature.
First prize, bottle Of perfume, was
awarded Miss Lulu NJ. Strock and
consolation prize to Lawrence John
son,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-20
Card OF Thanks.

To the members of Court Akron,
No. AZ, Foresters of America, and Of
the Royal Arcarnum, to the pastors
of the Main Street M .E. and the Ger
man M. r. churches, and to the
singers and friends who so kindly as
sisted during the illness and death OF
my beloved husband, 1 wish to ex-
tend my most graceful thanks.
MRS. FREDERICK HAUCK,
BIG East Exchange st.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-20
JOIN T
Installation will Be Held - Masons
Elect Officers.

Akron Masonic Lodge 1877, elected
officers Tuesday night as follows:-
w. e. Langdon, worshipful master;
It. F. Waters, senior warden; r.. B
Wilson, junior warden; w. A. Nc
Clellan, treasurer; A. E. Roach, Sec
retary; J. w. Gully, senior deacon
@. s. Eddy, junior deacon; j.. j.
Hunsicker, tyler. A joint installa-
ton will be held December 81 with
Adoniram Lodge and Washington
Chapter.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-20
Attention, G. A. R.

The members of Buckley Post will
assemble at Grand Army hall on
Friday, 2lst inst, at l 80 pm, to at
tend the funeral of our late comrade,
George w. Smetts, at his late resi-
dence, 80716 Bowery st. BY order of
Newton Chalker,
Frank G. Stipe, Commender.
Adjutant.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-20
Hand Car Found.

The hand car with which the
thieves VIII burglarized Shanafelt's
store at Greentown Monday night,
hauled away their booty, was found
In the creek at Middleburg Tuesday
evening. Nothing has yet ben heard
Of the thieves.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-20
DEATHS.

RHopEs-Mrs. Sarah Rhodes aged
"a years, IL months and days, died
Tuesday at her home, BIG Miami st.
Death was due to dropsy. Deceased
had lived in Akron % years. The
funeral will be held Thursday at 80
pm. at the South Main at. M. E..
church. Interment In Glendale
cemetery. ..4.r3t9