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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-12-28
CiekaweBEzeczY

prsedsiebiorstwa budowy .podmnot'r''
kisgo taneiu, pod cietnin4s Gibral'
tarsk4. Byloby to najwisksze' .przedt
siebiorstwo, jake kledykolwiek q
6wlecie zostalo dokonane. PROBE
ktodawca. iniynier, Jean Berliler,
sbadal g}ebine morska pod ciesni.
10 i utrsymuje, BE grunt jest
zupe}nie odpowiedni, DO twerzy
skalisty poklad. kt6ry wytrzyma
naiw,ekeze ~oisuienie morskie. Dlur
go66 tego tunelu ma wynosl6 254
mil i kosztowa6 a. miliony dola-
r6w. Tunnel urzadzony bedzie " ten
spos6b, 1e pocisgi kolei selsznej =
ludu europejskiego bedas przejez~
dtaly do Affyki, bee potrzeby
przesiadania sic. Doch6d z tunelu
mote rocznie przynosld IS. 600. 600,
. d.lby nieobliozone korzy6ci airy
kahskim koloniom francuzkim, .
g&6wnie Algerii.
-KLAMCA. - Praojeowie nasi
TAX sig brzydzili k}amstwem, ze
jelli jaki k}amoa usi.di do eto}u,
to rozcin.li pred MIN obrus. Kas-
dy wiedzia}, co to znacsy, a ozlek.
kt6ry rae sk}ama} JUL sic wstydzi} !
bal, ably mu tego gdzie PREY stole
ME zrobiono. Jesliby dis u mas
chciano tax postapic, ciekawokt
ileby obrus6w potrzeba rozcia6.
Kiedy dziecie ledwie Cd ziemi od~
rosie JUL k}ama6 poczyna, a rodzi'
&c go cd tego ME oduczaja.
N1EsZCZEsL1WA 1sToTA.
Gale zycie W kolebce spedzi}a Anna
Schumann, c6rka portyera kolejo-
wego W Storkerau. Nieszczesliwa
ia kobieta, urodzona pred % laty,
zostafa przez nature uposledzona W
ten spos6b, re gdy g6rna czs66 jej
eia}a by1a zupelnie' prawid}owa,
nogi ME rozwljafy sig wcale zaw"
SEE pozosta&y nogami niemowlecla.
Skutkiem tego Anna by}a zupe}nie
!bezwladna i Gale zycie przeleza}a W
kolebce, nadto, majac jezyk nie~
prawidfowo wielki, my6li swe wy
mienia6 mog}a tylko niezrozumla-
lynn be}kotem.> Pc 2s latach me"
e~zarni, smierc uwolnila ~nieszcze-
silva ofare cd dalszych ~meczarni.
LONDYN. Cesarz Wilhelm
PREY wyjezdzie z Angli1 ofarowa'
6 tvs. NIX. ola ION dzieci podof:
-cer6w pu}ku dragon6w, kt6regc
Jest honowym pu}kownikiem, I
kt6ry obecnie valley Z Transwaal.
,csykami W Afryce. lynn sposoben
.okazal swa sympatya ola arml an
gielskie1. Nar6d niemiecki W pre-
eiwienstwie sympatyzuje z Tran
swaalczykamll nawet urzedow'
sk}adki bywaja zblerane pr1ez cen
tralny Komitet Czerwonego krzyza
a odezwe podpisa} B. von der
Knesebeck, ochmistrz j szambe4a
.kr6lewski. - Takiemi to r6znen
drogami kroczy politykx!
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CZARNY DESZCZ. W Irlan
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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-12-28

Ceny targove
wINOBA
Pssen,ca w;osenna 6l- zimowa %
Mqka patent 90
Mako STANDARD $50
Maka Baker 90
Bran Sill tona
Middllnes $12 iona
ZYto 433
Kon,czyna 1900
Tymotka SOC.
Korn rs
OWES 20 -21
Ground Feed $l7 tona
Slano tvmotka $3.50
S,ano dzlkie $500
SWINE zYwe 500 wyprawne 4.6O
Wo}v zywe $50 - 400
Masto 90
Jaia 10 O. tuzln
Kartofle 20 9. buszel
Corn Meal $50
Pszenica No. l hard s.
" No. J Northern 81
No Q Northern 81
No, 8 Northern So
ST. Paul I Minneapolis.
! Pszenica ~ No. / hard 6
" No. I Northern 81
. No. 2 Northern 6s
SWINE $l.sO-4.25
Mote wo4y - 4.00-4.6O
Krowy - $3.50
Byd4o karmne 81. so-$4.25
Cleleta 81 OO-s6 100
Owce 1910
SkopY $4.65
Pszenica - &c
OWES % 9.
Korn So 80
SWINE 4.Oo-4. SO
Bvdio karmne IS .Oo-4.9O
Krowy chudsze 81 $500
Woly Mode cd $4.5o
The record., 1899-02-16
Southern Trade Progress

The more important of the new
industries reported by the Trades
man. Chattanooga, for the week
ending Feb. ! include a SIS, 600
chair factory in Arkansas; S25, 600
coal mining investment in eastern
Kentucky; construction company,
TO build iron bridges, etc. in Ala
bama; cotton compress in Georgia;
a SIoo, 900 cotton mill in Louisiana;
a cotton seed oil mill and fertilizer
works in North Carolina; an electric
light plant in Alabama; grain ele-
vator in West Virginia; an So, 900
Touring mill in Kentucky; fifty
barrel mill in South Carolina, and
three in Texas-two of fifty barrels
and 100 barrels capacity;a foundry
and machine shop in Louisiana; a
fifty ton ice factory and $40, 900
ice and cold storage company in
Arkansas, and one each in MisSisS-
Alpi and west Tennesse;a knitting mill
ann lumber company in North Car
olin4 = SIoc, 900 naval stores com
pany in Florida; an oil company in
Wesk Virginia; 4 SIS, 900 pulp and
paper mill in Florida; a $40. 900 rice
milliin Louisiana, and two saw mills,
one of IS, 900 feet daily capacity, in
the same State: a shingle mill in
Georgia; a stave factory in west Tenn
eSsee; a telephone company in Flori-
da, and two in West Virginia. and
a Woolen mill in the latter State.
The record., 1899-02-16
No Century Begins on Sun
daV.

There are some curious facts about
our calendar. No century can be-
gin on Wednesday, Friday or Sun
day. The same calendar can be used
every 20 years. October always be-
gins on the same day of the week as
January; April as July; September as
December. February, March and
November begin on the same days.
May, June and August always begin
on different days from each other
and every other month in the year.
The first and last days of the year
are always the same. These rules
do not apply to leap-ycar, when
comparison is made between days
before and after February s9.-
Chicago Evening Lamp.
The record., 1899-02-16
Half Way to Europe in Pull.
man Cars.

T. the Canadian government is
ISidering a plan for fast II ms
atlantic service via Newfoundland,
enabling Americans to journey half
way to Ireland by Pullman car, is a
suggestive piece of news. Most
persons, indeed, will be startled at
the thought that it is really possible
to travel by land. with two insignifi-
cant breaks, to a point 1900 miles
on the way to Europe.
1t is proposed to make Green
Bay, n. f., the terminal point for a
line of fast steamships, which would
leave only 1900 miles to run before
reaching the west coast of Ireland.
Ii needs little labor to complete a
route by which the man from Mon
treal, or the man from Chicago, or
the man from New York may be
whisked to Green Bay on Pullman
car without changing. Fifty miles
of railway must be constructed to
connect Green Bay with the Reid
railway system, and two car ferries
must be establishcd-one from Point
au Basque to Cape Breton, and the
other across the Strait of Canso.
Ones first impulse in contemplate
ing this proposal is to ask: "Why
has such a simple thing never yet been
accomplished" And the answer is
sufficiently obvious. 1t is: "Be-
cause Canada and Newfoundland are
not parts of the United Stctes, but
the possessions of an alien power.
If destiny were not sometimes SO
deliberate in its movements-if every
part of this continent had been united
all these years under the Stars and
Stripes-the Newfoundland route,
placing America within three days OF
Europe, would now be a common
place.-Ncw York Journal.
The record., 1899-02-16
FUNRVGRAPHS.

In her agony the miserable wom-
an sent her hated rival by post a
can of corned beef containing arse
mic. The latter, being passionately
fond of food, partook of the beef.
Thereupon her complexion was
much bcautilicd. Here, again, we
have villainy confoundcd by what
some people are pleased to term
fortuitous circumstances. - Detroit
Journal.
II was elected by the votes of
eight different nationalities, Z"
declared an East Side Alderman
as he tucked his thumbs in the arm
holes of his vest and struck an atti-
tude. "That SD? What were they?"
"Irish, German, Polish, English,
Italian, French, and Greek. "
"That's only seven" "'What the
deuce was the other, now? There
were eight, sure" americans,
suggested a reporter. That's it.
Couldn't think of them to save me. "
Detroit Free Press.
y councillor of an English town
was present at meeting when the
subject of planting trees in the bor-
ough was under discussion. He OPP
lected to the scheme in these words:
IL will never vote for the granting
of the ratepayers' money toward
planting a revenue of trees in the
streets of this town" On another
occasion the same man was discus
sing the question of education with
a friend. when he made the remark
that he was going to give his daugh
ter good education, and should
send her to first-class cemetery to
be finished off.-Ncw York Tribune.
The record., 1899-02-16
&c. a week for The RECORD.
Tale With a Moral.

Once upon time a tramp was
sorely in need of something to eat
and approaching a farmhouse he
spake unto the farmer, saying" If
you will give me the wherewith to
satisfy the cravings of the inner man,
| will kill all the rats about the
place" "Agreed," said the tillcr
of the soil, and he ordered his good
wife to give the tramp a square
meal. After the tramp had devour-
ed everything in sight he went to the
wood-pilc and selected stout club,
then seating himself on the porch
he said to the farmer: "Now bring
on your rats"
Moral-Always have the details
specified in the contract.-Chicago
News.
The record., 1899-02-16

"Didn't you steal that hog?" asked
the rural justice in Georgia. "Well,
sub, Mister ledge, mus admit dat
| out run him" 'Wcll, sub, he did
run 'gainst de butt of the AK, en- got
his DEATH" "And you ate him, of
course" "Well, ledge, hit was this
away: De weather wuz mighty hot,
en- after he wuz dead hit look lax a
pity ter let him spile, SO DIES salted
him down and smoked him, en- dc fire
wuz SO hot dat fo' lcould tu'n 'roun d
he wuz cooked done; en- seein' him
in dat fix, dar wuz nuttin' to do but
ter cat him up. Hit wuz all done in
self-defcnse, Jedge-all in self
defense."- Constitution.
The record., 1899-02-16

speaking ofhandwriting, " said a

"Speaking ofhandwriting, said an
newspaDer man. .'fhe wo st in the
.,fess.,,a sii.~s the u iny m
was that of Colonel F. Barton.
The colonel was a Southern man; he
died in .Alabama in 81 and dozen
years ago he was famous throughout
the Middle West as an editorial wri-
ter of great power and versatility.
The queer thing about him was that
his normal penmanship looked almost
like copper plata beautiful flowing
script, but let him get excited or hur-
ried, and it double discounted the
chicken tracks on Cleopatra's need
lie.
There used to be 4 funny story
about him, current among printers,
and I'll tell it for what it is worth.
One night, according to the yarn, a
tramp printer drifted into a Western
Office where the colonel was in charge
and applied for job. The foreman
put him to work, and he pcgged along
all right until just before the hour
for going to press, when Barton sent
in hurry-up editorial based on a
late news telegram. Nearly all the
printers had left, SO the new man got
4 piece of the copy, page from
about the middle. He carried it to
his case, looked at it frowningly,
turned it upside down, looked at il
again, and finally put it in position
before him and began to scratch up
type. Read that in your sticks.
yelled the foreman, 'we amt got no
time for proofs" And when the new
man carried his matter over it was
dumped into the forms without
futher ceremony.
"What he had set up ran about
like this: The miscreant who wrote
the copy have before me is respon-
sible for my fate. No human be
ing can read it. He cannot read il
himself. Tonight shall jump a
freight, and, as | am somewhat ska-
Ky from recent jags, will probably
fall off and be killed. My blood be
on his head. This remarkable par
agraph appearing without rhyme oil
reason in the middle cf Barton's
brilliant editorial, astonishcd the
readers of the paper next morning,
When the colonel recovered him
self sufficiently TO get club anC
rush down to the office the tramp
printer had vanished. New Orle.
ans Times Democrat.
The record., 1899-02-16
CHURCH AND CLEROV.
The Epworth league has a mem
bership of 500. 900.

The Epworth league has a mem
bership of 1900, 900.
The woman's branch of the New
York City Missions raised over S27-
600. last year for their work.
Fully one fourth of the IS, 900
German BaptiSts, says Canadian
paper, are said To be converts from
Romanism.
Mr.. Moody ON his way to PhG-
nix. Ariz.. held a public service at
Albuquerque. ProtestaDts and Cath
olics alike crowded to hear him.
The New York Observer states
that the chief stimulus of hatred to-
ward the Jews in France is the wide
spread distrust of them 5y the Cath
olic clergy.
Bishop Potter of New York, though
skillful horseman. prefers, when
in the city, to ride in Il street car
rather than to drive. He is, how
ever, a great walker.
One hundred and fifty churches
in Pittsburg, representing twelve de
nominations. have associated them
selves in federation for united ag-
gressivc work among the foreign
population and non-church goers.
Several new Christian Science
churches have been organized in the
immediate vicinity of Boston. y
new church was recently organized in
Roxbury with a membership of
200, and still, it is said. the "mOth-
er church" in Norway street is
crowded to its utmost capacity.
The most costly book in the Roy
al Library at Stockholm is a bible.
1t is said that 90 asses skins were
used for its parchment leaves. Each
page is only one inch short of 4
yard in length and twenty inches
wide. The covers are solid planks
four inches thick.
When the late Henry Drummond
was asked by Evangelist Moody to
come to this country to conduct re-
ligious meetings he was dissuaded
by this advice from friend: "Per-
haps YOU may have few years of
enthusiasm and blessing, then must
follow caTeIessncss. no study, no
spiritual fruits, probably a sad col
lapse.
The Southern Baptists have in
the past done an immense work in
Cuba. They bought a theater for
500, 900 and transformed it into
church which seated 1900. DIR.
Albert Diaz was the founder of this
work, and though it has been sadly
crippled by the late war, great re-
suits have followed it in Havana,
where, it is stated, he baptized with
his own hands more than 5000 con-
verts to Christianity. Banishcd
from Cuba, he has recently return ed
and resumed his work.
The record., 1899-02-16

New 90 Crescent Bicycles are on
display at Roark's and you arc invit-
cd to call and see them. The chain
less is the greatest wheel out, and
will have greatly increased sales this
season, on account of improvements
which make it perfect.
The record., 1899-02-16

See the new Standard drop-head
sewing machine on display at Roark's 5
furniture store. 1t is the best sew
ing machine made, is a neat piece
of furniture, and is sold at the right
price.
The record., 1899-02-16

We are taking subscriptions to THE
RECORD in blocks of five and six from
single persons. who are sending the
extra copies to friends at distance
This is not said to discourage the fell
low who only wants copy for six
months; that viii make us happy also.
The record., 1899-02-16
Josh Billings Definitions.


but Contentmcnt in this world. mar
wouldn't be any more of 4 success.
than an anglewom is.
Silence is 4 still noise.
BashfulnesS is ignorance afraid.
Sarcasm is an undertaken in tears
Conscience is our private secretary
Poverty is the step-mother of geni
us.
Economy is a first mortgage OF
wealth.
An aristocrat is democrat with
his pockets filed.
Fastidiousncss is merely the ignor-
ancc of propriety.
Honest men are scarce, and arc
going to be scarCer.
Prudery is nothing more than CO.
quctry gone to seed.
Pleasure is like hornet general
ly ends with sting.
Hope is hen that lays more eggs
than she can hatch.
Success is a coqucttc. and a bash
full lover never wins her.
Gallantry may possibly be defined
as the politeness of Aattery.
Flattcry is like Cologne water-to
be Smclt of. not swallowed.
Bliss is happiness boiling over and
running down both sides of the pot.
The clam is a bulbous plant and
resides on the under side of the wat
er.
Conccited people arc like eggs-
too full of themselves to hold any
thing else.
The cross man goes through life
like a sore headed dog followed by
flies.
Laughing is the sensation of feeling
good all over and showing it in one
spot.
\ gentleman about town" is one
who pays for everything except his
debts
psmor IS .,l,c a swarm Of bees-the
more ,oG hs... EN- the less you get
rid of them.
Marriage is an altar on which man
LAYS his pocketbook and woman her
love letters.
Honesty is like money;you have got
to work hard to get it, and then work
harder to keep it.
Genuine praise consists IN naming
mans faults to his face and his
good qualities to his back.
Anxiety is milking kicking heif-
cr with one hand and holding her
tail with the other.
Incredulity is the wisdom of a fool;
it is only wise man who can afford
to be credulous.
Envy is an insult to 4 mans sgood
sense, for envy is the pain we feel at
the cxccllcncies of others.
The positive man bets his last dol
lar on a card and loses, and then
tells you he knew he shouldn't win.
Envy is the disease original with
Cain. but which his brother Abel
caught, and died suddenly of.
The monkey is human being a
little understood, covered with hair,
hitched to tail, and filled with the
devil.
Curiosity is the germ of all enter
prise-men dig for woodchucks more
for curiosity than they do for wood
chucks.
The interviewer is human ostrich,
feeding on anything he can find, and
digesting easily anything he can
swallow.
Fortune is the aggregate of possi-
bilities-a goddess whom towards
court by stealth, but whom brave men
take by storm.
Kiss--The only way to define a kiss
is to take one and then sit down, all
alone out of the draught, and smack
your lips.
Friendship is like earthenware-
if it is broken it can be mended but
love is like a mirror-once broken,
that ends it.
Adversely is poultice which re-
duces our vanity aud strengthens our
virtuc-even boy never feels half
So good as when he has just been
spanked and set away to cool.
The record., 1899-02-16

]. X. Morgan, South Carrollton,
wants your chickens, butter, eggs
and all other marketable produce at
highest prices.
The record., 1899-02-16
OUR "CHALLENGE" PRESS.

The above representation Of Challenge Country CYL
nder Press is manufactured by the Challenge Machinery
Co.. in Chicago claimed be the largest Of the kind IN this
country It's great improvement other country cylinder
presses the market and in line with the hgh1grade equip
ment of office throughout The Crescent Type Foundry
Chicago the agents through whom purchase made
The record., 1899-02-16

We have just received an envoice
of Acorn stoves and Ranges. Call
and see them. RoARH.
The record., 1899-02-16

This is a county newspaper, and
wants the county news from every
section. a good correspondent is
wanted in each community, and
will be secured to report regularly.
But any one who has an item of
interest will greatly aid US by telling
us about it, and the favor will be
highly appreciated.
The record., 1899-02-16
TWO OF a KIND.

There was young fellow named Tate,
Who dined with his girl nj s.tR;
Bat since Tate did not state,
cRunot relate
What Tate, at his tetc-a-tetc, ate at s.Is.
4 tutor who footed the flute,
Tried tn teach two yOung tootcrs Ia tOot;
said the two to the tutor,
lis it harder to toOt or
To tutor two tooters io tooty"
L. \. W. Bulletin.
The record., 1899-02-16

Nearly everyone reads the papers
these days. And great number who
read the papers, read the advertise
mcnts. And they trade with the adj
yertiscrs.
The record., 1899-02-16

Gallant.-"A man is as old as he
feels, said a gentleman of the old
school, "and a womaIl as old as
she says she is. indianapolis
Journal.
The record., 1899-02-16
Mark Twain's Letter.

This pleasing story about our fa-
nous humOrist is going the rounds
of the press: Some years ago Mark
Twain appeared at the consulate of
the United States at Frankfort. Ger
many, and found Captaia Mason,
the consul-gcneral, pac Sing up his
books, papers and all Of his personal
belongings.
whats up?" he asked.
"My time is up" returned Mason
chcerfully. "Wc have Democrat
ic President, and as am Repub-
lican have to get OF and give my
place to good Dem, rat, soon to
be appointed to this : st"
That's blessed shame" ex-
claimed Mr.. Clemens d he start
ed for the hotel, Wig wrote this
letter To Ruth Clevel then only
about a year old;
"MN DEAR RUTH belong To
the Mugwumps, and orc Qf Inc most
sacred rules of our order prevents
us from asking favors for oncials or
recommending men T. office. but
there is no harm in writing "a friend
ly letter to you and telling you that
an Internal outrage is about to be
committed by your father in turning
out of office the best COZ sui know
(and ! know great many), just be
cause he is a Republican, and a Dem
ocrat wants his place. "
And Mr.. Clemens related what he
knew of Captain Mason and his Off
cial record. and continued;
Il can't send any message to the
President, but the next rimc you
have talk with him concerning such
matters, | wish you woul tell him
about Captain Mason and what |
think of a Government that SO treats
its efficient officials. "
Three or four week later Mr..
Clemens received a little envelope.
postmarkcd Washington. which
was a note, written in Mr. Cleve-
lands own hand, that Tea
Miss Ruth Cleveland hegs to ac-
knowledge the receipt oi Ass. Twain's
letter, and to say chat She Nto Shc
liberty of reading il to
dent, who desires
IwaIs. a.
say to him that Captain son viii
not be disturbed in the Frankfort
consulate. The President also de-
sircs Miss Cleveland to say that if
Mr. Twain knows of am other cases
of this kind he will be greatly oblig
ed if he will write him concerning
them at his earliest convenience.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-05-11
Obituary.

Pascal G. Husbrook died at his
home 10 Haughton, May Q, 1899, of
softeDing of the brain.
He was born in Tennessee in 1843,
hence was Sc years old.
About three years ago be became
obedient to the Lord, and was bap-
tised into the Church of Christ by
Elder Morrow, of Timpson, Texas.
He was buried at the Fillmore
burrying grounds, Elder Weaver, of
Texas, conducting the funeral SER
vices in an impressive manner in the
presence of large crowd, who at
tested their high regard for the de-
ceased.
He leaves a lonely wife to battle
with the stern realities of life.
May the Lord. sanctify this sad
sad bereavement to the good of the
lone widow, and may she press on 10
humble submission to the will of
Him who doetl all things we'll, that
she may be permitted to meet with
her loved companion in that world
where sorrow never comes.
''Oh how sweet it will be, in that beautiful
land,
So free from all sorrow aud pain,
With songs On our lips, and with harps in our
hands,
To meet one another again. II.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-05-11

NEWS CONES HIaH.-An estimate
OF what the news costs big news
paper and how it travels may be de-
rived from the telegraphic tolls
charged for transmission, says the
ST. Louis Republic. The expense OF
telegraphing war news from Manila
is at the rate OF $2.35 word.
From Manila to New York the
cable route is: Manila to Hong
Kong, thence to Saigon in Anam,
Singapore, the Straits Settlements
and Penang, on the Malay peninsula,
to Madras, India; from Madras to
Bombay by land lines; thence by
Eastern Telegraph cable to Alden in
Arabia, to Port Said and Alexandria
in Egypt; Malta, Gibraltar, Lisbon
and Plymouth, England; from Plym-
outh by Commercial cable to Water.
vile, Irsland, and Canso, NOVA SEQ.
tia, to New York.