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The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

An English newspaper contains an
interesting parallel. discovered by a
classical scholar First comes transla-
ton from the original Greek of Anti
pater of Thessalonica;
Once upon time, when n ship was
shattered at sea, two men fell at strife,
fighting for one plank. Antagoras struck
away Pisistratus, One could not blame
him; it was for his life. But Justice
took cognizance The other swan
ashore; but him (Antagoras) a dogfish
seized. Surely. the avenger of the fates
rests not, even in the watery deep
Then an incident recorded in the Lon
don Chronicle serves to translate the
story into a modern event and to show
how life repeats itself
Two bluejackets, named Friday and
Painter. We're capsized from boat at
Weymouth. After a struggle to get into
the waterlogged boat Friday beat his
comrade Oft, and Painter swan ashore
Friday got into the boat and was drown
ed
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
ncKlNLEy's OPPORTUNITY.

The new era of prosperity has
only Just opened for the American
people, but it is likely soon to be
characterized by plethora of the
money market and the accompany
ing evils of speculation unless the
door of opportunity, now closed,
be unbarred and pushed back.
The mere ratification of the treaty
with Spain and its formal sigma
ture by President Mckinley can
not open up TO the country the
newly acquired islands. Before the
Legitimate industrial and CONNER
cial results can be enjoyed, capital
and enterprise, the two great agen-
cies of national prosperity, must
be assured beyond all doubt or
cavil that all thought of surrender
ing the new possessions, on any
pretext whatever, has been aban-
doned, and that the security to
persons and property which our
flag symbolizes is as fixed a guam
tity in our new possessions as in
any of the old ones.
On the very day that the presi-
dent signed the treaty he sent to
congress special message, urging
that immediate steps be taken to
secure as soon as practicable an
American cable across the Pacific,
by way of Hawaii and Guam, to
Manila. Whether such cable
should be a government or cor
porate enterprise is question
which he touched, but did not dis
cuss. His only point of insistence
was that it should be strictly
American cable. Such line of
communication is greatly needed,
and must be secured, but at best a
Pacific cable could not be con-
structed inside of two years. In
mercantile affairs that is long
period of time too long, in fact,
for the postponement of the open
ing of our Pacific islands to Amer
lean enterprise. Chicago litter
Ocean.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
Married by blood.

In the island of Banquey there is a
tribe of Dusuns differing widely in Ian
guage. religion and customs from other
tribes bearing that name Marriages
are performed in the forest in the pres
ence of two families There is no pub
lie gathering or feast.
The rite consists in transferring a
drop of blood from wooden knife in
the calf of the mans leg to similar
cut in the womans leg. After marriage
the man takes the bride to her home,
where he resides in future as a member
of the family
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
Farmer Sinclair.

John Sutherland Sinclair is farmer
in North Dakota. His farm is called
Berriedale farm. In the book Of the
peerage Mr., Sinclair is put down as Earl
of Caithness. Lord Berriedale and a
baronet of Nova Scotia. All the castles
and vast estates which his ancestors
owned have shrunk to the North Dakota
farm The earldom of Caithness once
embraced all the northern part of Scot.
land. from sea to sea, and the Sinclairs
were earls of Orkney too. milwaukee,
Wisconsin
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

A Mississippi planter named
Mangum has been experimenting
with monkeys for cotton pickers,
and during the entire fall of 1898
he had loot these animals working
in his fields. They were taught to
perform the work by New York
animal trainer, and Mr.. Maugum
is so well pleased with the results
that during the coming season he
expects to put 100 monkeys at
work ON his plantation.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

An ex-soldier who had lost a leg in
the war and was tired waiting for his
pension wrote to headquarters at Wash
ington
''Ef you won't send me my pension
won't You please send me wooden leg
SO S kin git aboutf The leg lost wuz
bowleg on the left side an bad three
corns ON the three little toes. So now.
you can't go wrong in maxim new
one. Atlanta Constitution
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

A thoughtful Virginian OF mature
years undertook yesterday to explain to
me why southern people living in the
north revert so often TO the old fash
toned cooking THE beauty of the
southern family dinner lay in the sea
soning Of the food to suit the taste Of
all the members of the household. in
dividually and collectively. Old Amt
Dinah. or Aunt Sarah. or Aunt Chloe.
the cook knew exactly from years 81
practice what each of the children liked,
what the father submitted to and what
the mistress demanded. and she could
please all
Take, for example, rice pudding.
one of the familiar stand bys. In the
mixing of the ingredients Aunt Chloe
would mutter to herself Mars Willie
e like plenty o. cinnamon. III les put
in mother little piece o cinnamon for
Mars Willie. Miss Tavy she like all
spice. IN jet put in little mo all
spice for Miss Tavy Mars Habersham
e like plenty o cloves. / must please
Mars Habby wild little mo cloves
Miss Julia she fond o nutmeg Oars Il
little mo nutmeg for Miss Julia Mar.
ster e all right If dey's plenty o rice
an ole missus eat all de egg an milk
Dey all fond O. reesins. an dey all likes
sugar plenty; so dar dey goes an de
puddin = ready for de uben.
"She has been stirring all the time
for dear life and. having looked ont
for each Inember of the family the dish
is bound to To success New York
Press
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
Washingtonian Dinner.

The ladies' aid society of the
NJ. f. church will give dinner
aud supper on Feb. %, from noon
to $ p, m; come and appease youl
hunger, In We olden times OF
Martha and George, the. elite sur.
surrounded the festive board and
enjoyed the same viands which the
ladies will serve you on this occa-
sion. Read the
MENU:
Turkey, Chicken, Loin of Pork,
a la Cranberry sauce.
Vans, Turnips,
Cold Slaw and Olives.
Pumpkin and Mince Pie,
Crullers,
Tea and Coffee.
p cents per plate.
Ice Cream and Cake, II cents extra.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
Collecting Railway Taxes.

County commissioners of Weld
county called on the commission
ers OF this county yesterday to as.
certain what action would be taken
regarding the extension on the tax
roll of the 10 per cent reduction
on railroad property as orderd by
the state board of equaliza ton.
The state board acted on Septem-
Der 90, nine days after the legal
time for action had expired. The
tax roll of several of the counties
including Arapahoe, had been COM
pleted by the assessors and could
not be altered. County Treasurer
Wheeler has asked the opinion of
County Attorney Mckinley in the
matter, Treasurer Wheeler saws
he will accept from the railroad 80
per cent of the taxes as levied by
the assessor provided they accept
in return conditional receipt
which will hold them liable to the
additional 10 per cent He will
proceed against the railroads if
they fail to comply no matter what
decision may be made. He cannot
collect by distraint, and suit is
very lengthy work, but he will
stand upon the latter course if
necessary.
The Weld county commissioners
do not desire to make the fight.
but will follow the treasurer of
this county in his action.
For fine job printing be sure to
90 III 81 thn fnntn,.>-,-
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
AT THE FREMONT.

J. Henry Winters, f. o. Pres
ton, A. NJ. Cutting, r, d. Hall, A.
b. Leaman, w. A. McGrew, NJ. V.
B. Benson, A. B. McGrew, Herbert
+ Atchison, George Steinmentz,
Denver; W. n, Beach, R. c. Stout,
M. l.. Chase, Chicago; II. c. Kirk
patrick, San Francisco; ]. Forch,
Victor; Q. g. Seeleye, Pueblo.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

You can buy bunch of violets on a
London street corner for 4 cents 1t
costs sixpence to have silk hat ironed
When it comes TO the mere making of
personal front on small income, no
other city can offer such advantages as
London. Chicago Record
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

The author of Pages From Private
Diary gives some whimsical advertise
ments. as. for instance, Respectable
girls, about is, wanted for bottling.
And from a booksellers catalogue
"Clergymen. A fine collection of 900
clergymen. consisting of Protestant
ministers, Roman Catholics, Wesleyan
Methodists, Unitarians and Presbyteri-
ans. nice clean lot-5 shillings.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
Fitgerrell's Rent List

2 room frame on Fourth street
2 room frame West Main street
4 room frame Green street.
2 room frame at Cyanide.
2 room frame Z. Seventh st.
Business room Main ST.
6 room brick E. Fourth ST.
2 room frame Fifth st.
4 room frame Frazier Lane
2 room frame E. Second st.
2 room frame Alabaster Ave.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
Mem. Dress In London.

In London the female make up has
no significance whatever All kinds of
men ranking anywhere above lower
class however, have their frock coats
and tall hats A tailor made frock coat
is not luxury in London.
Take it in the United States and a
man wishes to attire himself in the ex-
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

The heart of a vegetarian beats
on an average 50 to the minute;
that of the meat eater u. This
represents a difference of 10000
beats in "a hours.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

THE state land board has been
fully organized. DIR. c. n. Chip
ley of Pueblo, is register; l.. G..
Paddock of Boulder. is appraiser;
Miss Marion is chief clerk, and
Mrs. Dora Phelps Buell. is lease
clerk.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

FRANCE has paid its last pension
to Napolean Is soldiers. In 1869
a law was passed granting $50 n
year to all noncommissioned otfi-
GERS and privates who had served
ten years in the armies of the first
republic or of the first empire, and
had received a wound. For the
first year the payments amounted
to s6oo,0oo; last year the sum was
$50, and the last recipient is now
dead at the age of los years.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

The farmers boy looks with scorn at
the city boy. who doesn't know which
the off horse and which the nigh horse
is. -Somerville Journal
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

SOME idea of the educational in
tiuence of the British museum can
be gathered from the fact that over
100000 persons visited it the
last year,
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

PLEASE excuse William from school
today. wrote the boys mother to the
teacher. las he sat up late last night
studying his lessons and is too sleepy &c
come today. Philadelphis North
American.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

Many man loses a job trying to sup
port the dignity he thinks ought to go
with it. Chicago Journal
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
WEDDING
INVITATIONS

or Announcements. Correct styles. Ice
elegantly prilted, including two envel-
opes with each, for $500. 30 for s2.75.
Also calling cards, latest style and beau.
tiful type effects. Address,
THE TRIBUNE Florence.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

Entered at the postoifice at Florence, Colora-
dc, for transmission through the mails ms matter
OF the second class.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

treme Of what the British call after
noon wear, must be willing TO spend
money Compare the prices of sun
day outfit
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
HOTEL ARRIVALS

Ice Cream and Cake, Is cents extra.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

last year.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16

Office, opposite D. 4 R. G. depot.
Telephone, No. 10.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-25

The following article from the
CHARLES ci+v ri+izo,, NOV nossih,u IN
-, le' v oiCl..,i inay po''iny NC
READ 'Wlth proht" by people doing
business" in Cresco:
A merchant of this CITY the other
day Complained to the editor of the
Citizen because a resident had sent to
Minneapolis. and purchased an article
which this merchant would have sold
for a little less than the nnrchaser
paid in MINNEAPOLIS. This seemed
Strange to the Citizen scribe and ex-
planation was SOUGHT n was die.
covered that the nan who sent fo
Minneapolis did so because. as he said.
81 saw the articles advertised and the
price given. and I naturally thought
the price was low or the dealer world
not advertise If. so i sent right off
without further Investigation" The
balance of the story IS Main. and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-25
Small Business for a Large Nation

Whatever may have been the adj
ministration's object in ordering the
mastering out of the volunteer regi-
mentS, now returning from Manila, at
San Francisco instead of in their
home states, itsmacks strongly of a
llttleness, or meaness, many degrees
beneath what might reasonably be
expected of a great nation.
Some say the order was designed as
a sort of punishment for the volun-
teers on account of their refusal to
re-enlist, while Others contend that
the mastering out of the men at San
Francisco was to sprevent their
coming East and telling the truth to
the people about conditions in the
Philippines.
Whatever may have been the I'M
worthy motives of the administration
in issuing the order, it cannot dim
the glory, or prevent the return of the
volunteer regiments to their homes.
The people of the several states will
do what the Federal Government
should have done, they will bring
their regiments home by special trains
from San Francisco, and, in addition,
see that they are given a royal
welcome all along the route.-luan-
chester Democrat
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-25
IOWA BOYS SHOT.
Col. Lopez, of the Fifty-FIrst Reei-
ment, Tells of Recent Casualties
in Battle Near ManiIa,

The following cablegram from Col.
j. G. Lopez, commanding the Fifty
first Iowa regiment, was received in
Des Moines and tells of recent battle:
THE Fifty-first Iowa saw some of the
hardest fighting 1t has encountered during
the present campaign. Our forces advanced
several miles from San Fernando, wading
through deep mud and fighting almost con-
stantly, the Filipinos retiring in consider
able confusion, but maintaining a steady
fire.
The engagement was general, 5000 of
the enemy being engaged, while Gen. Mac
Arthur had, in addition to our regiment,
the Ninth and Twelfth regiments and the
new Thirty-sixth, part of the Seventeenth
and cavalry troop. Our advance was as
sisted by the artillery, Is guns being en-
ployed. One battalion of the Fifty-first ac-
companied the artillery in a successful
movement in the direction of Mexico the
regiment advancing with the main body of
troops toward Angeles. The American loss
was severe, several killed and about rs
wounded. Our casualties were as follows:
Harry P. Brenholts, private, company
M, Mount Pleasant, shot in leg; severe
Lamont Williams, second lieutenant,
company E, Shenandoah, shot in both
thighs; moderate.
Peter Harriff, private, company C, Hem
derson. Mills county, shot in chest; severe.
"A. M. Staten, private, company A, shot
in leg; moderate.
James F. Stuffit, private, company e,
Clarinda, member of band; shot in side;
slight"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-25
Interview With Admiral Dewey

London, Aug. p The Naples CORE
spondent of the Daily Nears telegraphs
the substance of an interview he had
with Admiral Dewey there during the
admiral 'srecent visit. Admiral Dew
ey said he believed the PHILIPPINE ques-
tion would shortly be solved. In his
Judgment the inhabitants were capable
OF self-government and the only way to
settle the instruction and to insure
prosperity was to concede it to them.
He declared that he neverwas in favor
of violence toward the Filipinos, and
remarked that after autonomy had
been conceded annexation might be
talked of.
When asked whether conflict be-
tween Germany and the United States
over the Philippines were possible
Admiral Dewey replied according to
the correspondent: "Jt is impossible to
forsee the unforeseeable.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-25

The Chicago Times Herald is advising
all laborerS that n orth Dakota farmers
are paying from $3.50 to 5000 a day for
common labor, the latter for engineers
for threshing machines. The men are
charged half fare on the trip as far as
st. Paul and told that they will be
taken from there free to the wheat
fields of North Dakota where from two
to three months work at those figures
can be had. The employment agents
get $l.00 from each man for telling him
about the job. OF course, when the
men get here and find that no such
wages prevail they can do nothing but
realize that they have again been duped
by the city papers and employment
agencies or go to work for the prevail
ing scale Of wages.
With the crops short and prices low
no farmer can afford to pay such wages
as the Times Herald says are paid
Grand Forks Plain Dealer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-25
FEARS HIS OWN MEN.
Iowa Captains Alleged Cownrdice Is
Explained by His Friends In
Des MOines.

y The charges of cowardice which have
been made against Capt. A. F. Burton,
of company B, Fifty-frst Iowa, prom
ises sensational developments. Bur-
tons company is from Villisca, and he
has been its commander since it went
into service. He has been very unpop-
ular with the men and recently reports
came that he was charged with cow
ardice; that he deserted the company in
action and was found by regimental
officers lying in ditch far in the rear
and that this kind of conduct was re-
peated several times.
Advices from Manila say that Burton
was in fear of his life at the hands of
his own company. The men had re-
peatedly threatened that Burton would
not last through many brushes because
IF the Philippines did not get him
somebody else would" Burton was in
terror lest some of his own men should
shoot him. The matter will be fully
investigated by the state authorities, if
the regular army officers do not look
into it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-25
DEFEATED AND DRIVEN BACK.
Government Forces of Snnto Dom In.
go Meet with Reverses at
Monte Christi.

Cape Haytien, Aug. Fl. = The reen-
forcements of troops sent to the front
by the government of Santo Domingo in
the efforts to suppress the revolution.
have been defeated and driven back at
Monte Christi.
Port Au Prince, Hayti, Aug. s1.-A
revolutionary group which assembled
between Cupey and Esterovasa, in San
to Domingo, has dispersed without
fighting and reentered Haytian terri
tory.
A thousand men commanded by Min
lister Cordero are guarding Fort Belair
and watching the frontier while war
vessels are patroling the coast in or
der to prevent landing of Jiminez,
who aspires to the presidency of the
Santo Domingo republic.
Havana, Aug. 21-In view of the
fact that Col. Bacallao, chief of the
secret police, persisted in his declara-
ton that Gen. Juan Isidro Jiminez, the
aspirant to the presidency of San Do.
mingo, was in Havana, either not hav.
ing left OF having returned, the mill.
tary authorities telegraphed to Glen.
fuegos instructing Capt. Stamper, col.
lector of customs there, to ascertain
whether Jiminez was on the Mendenez
steamer, and to take him under arrest
If that should be the case. Just as the
steamer was about leaving Cienfuegos.
Capt. Stamper located Jiminez and ar.
rested him. Jiminez denounced his ar.
rest as an outrage. He said he had
broken no law, and would not yield
except to force. Capt. Stamper replied
that he was readyto use force if neces.
sary, and Jiminez then yielded remark.
ing that he did so only because he could
not help himself Gen. Jiminez will
be kept under police charge until fur.
Their advices are received from the
governor general.
Washington, Aug. 81. - 1t was stated
at the war department that nothing
had been heard from Gen Brooke re.
garding the arrest of Jiminez. Gen
Brooke, 1t was said, had been instruct.
ed some time ago to prevent filibuster.
ing expeditions, and he would no doubt
deal with the matter in any way he
saw hit 1t was suggested that he
probably would investigate the arrest
and inform Jiminez of the decision OF
the government that no filibusterine
expeditions would be allowed to leave
Cuba, and then release him.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-25
IOWA STATE NEWS
SOLDIERS LETTERS.
A Philadelphia Lady Presents a Fine
Collection to the State His
toricnI Society.

The state historical department is in
receipt of the collection of soldier let
tiers which has been the property of
Mrs. Anna Wittenmeyer, of Philadel-
Phia, and which she has presented to
the department. There are several
thousand of these letters, received from
as many soldiers and civilians during
the war. They are from Iowa CORE
spondents largely, but include letters
from others. The letters fill six large
letter files. They are to be bound in
permanent form and will be of vast
value to the people who are interested
in study of the true record of the war.
They contain a history in correspond
ence of the Iowa troops and their part
in the civil war. Mrs. Wittenmeyer also
sent several of her own books and publ
cations for addition to the historical de-
partment.
Mrs. Wittenmeyer will visit Des
Moines this fall. She is one of the most
prominent women in the country. Her
name will be foremost among those
who have eXerted an influence on the
nations history. She was the first pres
fdent of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union In 1890 she allied her
self with the nonpartisan branch of
that organization and became its presi-
dent. She is an Iowa woman. 1t was
she who founded the soldiers orphans
home at Davenport. She helped organ
ize the Woman's Relief corps. To her is
due much of the credit for the passage
of the army pension bill. She is now
about 10 years of age.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-25
Prices and Prosperity

A late commercial agency reportcon
graduates the country on the signs of
increasing prosperity on every hand,
said 'signs' consisting of increased
prices for a yastnumber ofarticleS du-
ring the week covered by the repeat.
In looking over the list of articles adj
vanced in price it was noticed that
every one of them was truSt-controll-
ed article At the tail end of the re-
port it was admitted that wheat fell
off two cents during the week." that
corn was weak, seattle lower" and
''hogs off ten cents" The logic of all
this is that the country is proven to be
in state ofunparalleled prosperity by
the fact that the primary and founda-
ton industry of the country is COM
PEELED by despotic combines to pay
more money for its supplies and to take
less for its products! And, what is
most strange, a majority of our people
and probably our farmers themselves,
are satisfied with and applaud the logic
Advancing prices are now regarded as
evidences of universal prosperity by
the same men who in '96 were tireless
in preaching the doctrine that higher
prices would be disastrous to all wage
earners-and wage earners constitute
large majority of our people-because
wages are the last thing to raise!"
But the wind must be very agile if it
can change more quickly or easily than
the men referred to.-Farm, Stock and
and Home.