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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-11
STEEL BILLETS Up.
7a.a as High as S23. SO a Ton at
1h Cago National Steel Com
pany'S Product.

l.9aso, H. March 7-Steel billcts
,l today and sold as high az
>- prr ton. 1t IS announced that
a.a.y the entire product of the Ma
steel company will be acid BeS-
steel. 4 single exception being that
Buhl Steel company, who produce
upen hearth steel
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-11
LOWERS HER RECORD.
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse Makes a
Gain of an Hour.

New York. March The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. from Bremen. via Southampton
and CLerbourg. was sighted near the bar.
bound IL. ~ :03 q ~. She las low
cred her record BY probably an hou-.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-11
Born on a NinuniaIn.

Vienna cable says: Two men and 4
aan the latter Is years old, began the
INT of Rax. one of the SemmerinG
"a antaiuS, last Sunday. When they
taaod Il hut at the height OF 100
#-ters the woman was accouched of Il
The weather VAS intensely cold
.t mon built fire Ind one of them de
aIed the mountain and induced Il ply
an - visit the woman. \ heavy
..v storm i threatened. and it is proha
he party on the mountain VIII bc i'm
s.>an,l for long TIM.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-11
\ 80. 600 CIrreh for Fountain City

La Crosse, Wis. March - Special I
-CatholigS ot Fountain, City voted =
erect = SO coo church this season. l.,
Crosse acehjrcCrS and contractors WI! b.
asked % compete.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-11
S00o5as 99a39s33ssaa95a9a
3 SPORTING NEWS. !
oeeeeeGEESeGGe&seeeGeees

~ Inc monthly stag aud boNin.- show
OF the Illinois Cycling club. tbic;,r,.
thF"" SIN-rouHd glove fights were docid-
ed Young Dempsey was beaten hv
Martin Gl"ndon. Dempsey had much th,.
better Of the argument NJ To- the third
round, when he broke his ri.sht hand \f
ter that he could Ito but little YuI Tho
decision went To Glcudnu Ole Olson
VAS gwen The decision over nau CON
norS IN SiN rounds Of hard fighting Tho
Wlndup of the night was "a <iy-rnIiud
n9"t httween Frank Cranston and &. IL.
:. SmtnS pickaninny. II was Gran
Stoh night from the start.
The Milwaukee, Athletic club will rive
an athletic exhibition at tn" club gym
naSium the evening of March - or y
ne club VIII inaugurHtr a new poIicy at
the gymnasium that uf allowing ladies
[" attend the exhibitions IIrrrrororn
me ladies' have never been allowed lo at
tend the exhibitions, but at the next ,u-
tcrtainm"nt the fair ones will be .,iy,,,
an opportunity 10 watch the men rxcr-
else: There viii he class work, har
ing.
Woods. the champion wrestler of the
DIVERSITY Of Illinois, Went against
Farmer Burns in an exhibition match
at Champaign. Woods proved Il remark
ably clever man and was only downcd
after tn" tercc>t kind OF work
Manager Watkins Of I'itt~hurg has
turned Charley IIastin@, over 1" Kansas
City and h" will play next season lit the
town where h" both made and lest his
reputation aS Il pitcher Kansas CITY
crankS will remember tn" flll OF 1885.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-11

Kid Nicol has tn" nerve to tell some
of III" fans that he intends trying for the
position Of ~hnrt>t"p IN the spring. Me"
must hc joking ~ hr would have Il terri
bl" time getting the ball over 10 first base
IN tn" event of stopping it hrforr reach
in@ TIA" "utfrId. Just think If thu, left
Wig of Mics driving thc hail to- first
has" 50 fast that Bob Stafford would
hay" t" St""p for ii! Me- Me. stick 10
the ont tflnll
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-11

Secuted tea is very largely drunk IN
ANA This Is made by mixing orange
tassons with the Tea, and letting it re-
-4.4 tightly shut np Tor tUenty-four
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-03-11

There are 100000 total absta!aers
in the United Kingdom.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-03
B1SEBAE IL.
National League.

At Baltimore-Brooklyn f, Balti- more 8.
 At Boston-Boston ii, New York 5. Second game-Boston ,, New York g. At St. Louis-Pittsburg ', St. Louis 6.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-03
Palace Market.

BARGAINS IN POULTRY MEATS AND
 VEGETABLES.
 Special This Week-Loin and Porterhouse Steak 14c lh, 3 ibs Hamburger Steak for 25c. legs Lamb 1oc ID. Chickens 10c ID, Tur- keys Pc ID. Roast Beef S-10c lb. Sparerib 1Oc b Butter, Cheese and Eggs; Canned Goods of all kinds; lbs Coffee for 25c, the famous Old Hermitage brand 25c lb. Prompt delivery. Phone 120.
 E. SCHOENBERGER & SONS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-03
To Cure "a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If 1t falls to cure ID. ". Groves signature is on each box. 2oc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14

across the top and the denominations in
CentaYO de Peso across the bottom.
There is an erroneous idea abroad that
tho regular United States stamps have
been used in Cuba since the evacuation
Of January lst As a matter of fact. the
postal service I'm Cuba Is as distinctly its
own az Is that OF the United States. and
u letter mailed I'm any post-Ofiice on the
island with the regular 2-cent stamp
thereon would be treated the same as II
mailed without postage, and would go TO
the dead-letter office in Habana, unless
Il was a soldiers or sailors letter en-
dorsed by the proper officer, when II
would be forwarded and postage collect
ed at the place OF delivery.
Many letters arrive in Cuba with only
2 cents postage prepaid. In these cases
double rates are charged for the amount
remaining unpaid. which causes consider
able complaint from the recipients. but
this is the fault Of the sender, who should
learn that the postage from The United
States to Cuba Is ) cents per ounce, or
fraction thereof
In Porto Rico the stamps in use are the
ordinary United States stamps. with the
words Porto Rico" and the value, print
ed in Spanish across the face of the
stamp. There Is no intention at present
OF making a. new issue OF stamps for
Porto Rico so that for the time being,
at least, cuba will enjoy this great dis
tinctiOn alone. G. f. w. NELLY,
Chief OF Bureau OF Finance,
Department OF Posts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
Effect of Public Holidays.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please inform me if a deed or trust
written. dated, and acknowledged ON
national holiday, is a legal instrument
~ writing OLD SUBSCRIBER.
Yes; II is a legal and valid instrument.
We know no provision of the Virginia
law to the contrary.
There is a distinction between Sundays
and other holidays. The American and
English Law Encyclopedia defines the
latter term to be "a secular day upon
which the usual obligations OF labor. at
tendance upon courts, and attention 10
notices and service, and service in legal
proceedings, are, by law, RENTED. In
q sense. Sunday is a holiday, but, as the
word is usually employed, it does not In
clude Sundays; thus Sundays and hon'
DAYS is a common and correct express
SION
The matter of holidays is usually regu-
lated by statutes, or local usage.
OF course. provision is made by the ne
gotiable-instrument law for paper which
falls due on Sundays and holidays, but
that Is not within the scope of your in
quiry.
While space does not permit full dis
cussion of this subject, we would ac-
wise our friends TO be careful not to enter
into any contracts on the Sabbath, for,
aside from the moral aspects of the case.
such contracts might be invalidated. The
same rule would hardly apply to con-
tracts made on other holidays, unless,
indeed, some statute specifically nulli-
fed them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
CUBA P0STAGE STAN
THE DESIGNS APPROVED by THE
POsTMAsTER-GEN
DESCRIBED BY CHIEF NEELY.
First Time I'm Its History That the
POst-Ohice Has Prepared stamps
Sale This Month.
Correspondence of the DIspatch)

Correspondence of the Dlspatch)
HABANA, May 1.-THE first step to-
ward the separation of Cuba from all
been taken by the preparation of a new
and special set of postage stamps for the
island, the designs for which have been
approved by the Postmaster-General II
is expected that the new stamps will be
on sale by the end of May.
The stamps decided upon are Of the de-
nominations Of /, 2, 3, ), and 10 centavos,
although two of larger denominations, to-
gether with a special delivery stamp, are
under consideration. The 1-centayo stamp
will be printed in green, and the picture
Will consist in part Of the statue OF Co
lumbus, which is situated in the court
yard Of the Captain-General's palace.
Across the top OF the stamp will be print
ed the word CUBA" while AT the bot
tom will be the word "centavo." with the
figure Il" in each of the lower corners.
The stamp of the centayo denOmina-
ton is u pretty design, portraying scene
from sugar plantation In the ceotrs.
tavos' at the bottom
In the plaza OF Habana there has stood
for years an allegOrical figure OF Cuba
a typical senOrita seated upon a throne.
This has been selected for the central
design Of the centayo stamp. On either
side Of the enthroned senorita will be the
figure ''3' with the word "centavo" run
ming across the bottom.
The merchant arfuQ IL rannembpreI In
the 5-centavo stamp, which has centre
composed Of a steamer at full speed.
Royal palms. typical representatives OF
the tropical vegetation, grace the sides,
together with other foliage. Across the
top is the word Cuba" and on the lower
side IS centavos."
The 10-centayo stamp Is dedicated TO the
agricultural class. The design consists
OF a primitive pillow. with long, upright
stock, drawn by two oxen. the yoke being
hung about the horns instead OF the neck.
Cuba" appears at the top with TO- on
either side and "centavOs' at the bottom
An interesting fact 10 be noted In con-
nection with this new Issue OF postage
stamps for Cuba is that II is the first time
I'm the zstory OF the Post-Office Depart
ment, at Washington, that call has
been made 10 furnish stamps for any
other country Desldcs the thlteu states
The plates for the new stamps will be
prepared, and the stamps printed at the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing,
Washington, and their cost charged 10
the Cuban revenues. They will be used
on the island until Cuba is declared free,
when the Cuban Government will be at
liberty 10 continue their use or not as IL
sees At. Until the new stamps are issued
those in use since January LIST will con-
tlnue 10 be sold. These are the regular
United States stamps. marked cuba"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
Pnstmasters as NOtnries.
litor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor OF the Dlspatcn'
Please inform me If there is any law
prohibiting notaries public from being
postmasters of the United States OF
America.
Is there any provision made for the
benefit of old southern soldiers?
crab Neck. Va. SUBSCRIBER.
Section l6S of the Code of Virginia spe-
cifes the disabilities of certain persons
holding positions under the United states
Government to hold State offices, and
then section 16i, as amended by the acts
of 1928. page ass. qualities the preceding
section.
Section le4 Is as follows: 'The pre-
ceding section Qs0 shall not be con-
strued to prevent members OF Congress
from acting as justices. visitors of the
University and Virginia Military Insti-
tute or from holding offices in the mill
tia. or to exclude from office under this
state on account of a pension from the
limited States a person 10 whom such
pension has been granted in consequence
of q wound received in war or to exclude
from such Office or post militia officers or
soldiers on account OF the recompense
they may receive from the United States
when called out into actual duty. or be
construed TO prevent fourth-eiass post
masters from acting as notaries or school
trustee, or to prevent any person hold
ing an office or post of profit. trust. or
emolument. civil. legislative, executive,
or judicial. under the Government OF the
United states from being a member or
the militia or OF holding office therein"
Thus 1t will be seen that tourth-ciass
postmasters can be notaries.
We suppose your second query relates
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
Notice to Correspondents.

No notice will be taken Of anonymous
communications.
In answering queries our nrst attention
will be given to the letters OF those cor
respondents who ask but one question
each.
We canrot publish copyrighted songs
and poems without the permission OF the
owner OF the copyrights.
This column is not an advertising me-
dunn. No query will receive attention
the answer to which would necessitats
the advertising OF any PERSONS business
or wares.
Nor will any attention be given to Ions
strings" of questions. Every week mum
bers OF correspondents ignore this rule OF
ours, and afterwards wonder why Their
queries are not answered.
Many queries are not answered because
similar ones have been recently answer
cd.
We are overwhelmed with enquiries as
10 the addresses Of millionaire phllanthro-
pists. and cannot undertake to answer
them.
We cannot undertake 10 ascertain tie
value OF old coins. For thai information
write TO some dealer I'm them.
We cannot undertake TO answer queries
by mail: we can only answer them
through this column.
We are frequently called upon 10 re-
publish poems and songs. but we will not
undertake TO do so. except where the pro-
| duction called for has some historical or
peculiar literary merit. and is not of easy
access to the average reader.
Address Query Editor, Dispatch Office,
Richmond. Va"
N B.-We do not read unsigned letters.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
"ELY TIME is HERE.v

YOU WILL NOT BE TROUBLED IF
you will let US fit your house with our
Wire Doors and Windows. Keep out
flies" mosquitoes" and dust"
Fly Wire. l0c. yard; Poultry Wire. Sc.
yard.
Luxury Hammocks." soc. to g.
"Clean-Cut Lawn Mower is here at
s275-a grass shaver.
Bicycle Tires. warranted. $50.
Steel Foot Pumps, &c.; Hard Pumps,
10c.
Saddles. 75c.; Sposes. &C.; Cement SC.
See our Bargain Counter OF Spring
Hardware at 8. 10. and 25c.
Right prices at
HARRIS HARDWARE COMPANIES,
400 east Broad street, Richmond, Va.
(mV It-1D
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
AdrIft.

written for the Dlspatch)
We're sailors each upon lifes sea,
Adrift toward eternity:
The ripples made upon its shore
VIII circle all its waters DER;
The star that guides our bark at morn,
How apt its evening TO adorn.
Bleak winds may toss our quiyerlng bark
our fondest hopes grow strangely dark,
But night anon VIII yield to-day,
As In the dawn breaks far away
A gentle CLEAN; the toughest tide
May dash awhile, but must subside.
Unfuri your sails along the mast,
Look on the waves; the storm has past,
And neer did cloud 0erspread the sky
But I'm the calm that followed nigh
There was a hush Of gentle sweet
Where Heavens blue HES currents meet.
Just out from where lifc's breakers roll
Shines forth the Lighthouse OF the Soul
To light our way; keep true the helm,
There is within that blissful realm
beyond day OF rest, OF peace
Where perils OF life's voyage cease.
Seek we the gllded hayen--Famer
Not Glory writes the faTest name;
Who wipes the tears from Sorrows fac<
Has won by far nobler place;
IT'S he who helps the fallen rise
Who'll tread the paths beyond the skies.
Whose is the heart that gains relief
by giving 10 comrade griefy
Let's throw a rope 10 such as be
Adrift upon LIES angry sea,
write Charity upon our mast
And Love upon the sails We cast.
The bravest captain OF lies clan
Should know that he Is but man
I,pheld by God and not by Chance,
We breast the waves Of circumstance
Nor need we fear II He but be
The Light that guides our bark At sea.
]. ROY MIDWfNTER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
"Cbange Not Old Friends" Etc.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
VIII you please tell me the exact words
OF the quotation which begins something
like this: ,
"Change not the old friends for the new
Who Is the authorE hhAD1I''
1t may be that Reader refers 10
Ecclesiasticus, ninth chapter, fourteenth
verse, which Is as follows: "Forsake not
an old friend; for the new VIII not be
like to him.. The fifteenth verse adds:
"a new friend is as new wine; 1t shall
grow old, and thou shalt drink 1t with
pleasure"
If these are not the lines referred to,
we must ask some of our friends TO
send us a correct answer TO the query.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
THE GOVERNORS UNQUALIFIED EN-
DORsEMENT.
state OF Georgia,
Executive Office,

state OF Georgia,
Executive Office,
Atlanta, May \, 1899.
Have for fifteen years used =. =. y.
ms N remedy for rheumatism and as
n tonic. 1t is Internationally II good
blood purifier, and I am sure the
best tonic I ever used. For many
years my digestion was bad, but the
occasional use of n bottle of =. =. =.
has entirely cured me of this
maIady, and I now eat with perfect
imDunity anything set before me.
A. ID. GAMBLER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
Percentage and Fractions.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
VIII you kindly solve the following
problems and give the rule for working
each?
/. The total amount of duty on two In
voices was worth s4O950. The rate Of duty
on the first invoice was % per cent. ana
on the second Is per cent. Had the rate
of duty on the second been also % per
cent. the total duty on the two invoices
would have been $3.50. What was the value
Of each invoice?
. At the rate of Is cents per square
ward and 30 per cent. al valorcm, what
is the amount of duty on thrty-eight
pieces of goods, each piece "a yards long
and 45 inches wide, costing two-ffths Of
q pound sterling. per linear yard? K.
% of first and % of second = $3.50.
% of first and IS of second = S400.50.
Sub.racting or of second - SS0.50.
Second - $1150.
% of first and % of second
or of both = $3.50.
Both - $1,000.
Second - $3.50.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14

TWO PROBLEMS AFFECTING PER-
CExTAGE AND FRACTIONS.
DEEDS GIVEN ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
Are They Legal and valid Instru-
Observation-Disclosures Of the Madison
Pnpers-Origin of Phrase "Change
Not Old Friends for the New"


To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
VIII you kindly name the publishers OF
the Journal Of the constitutional conVen-
ton containing the Madison Papers?
notice that you speak OF II as re-
cent publication In an issue OF the Dig
patch OF few days ago. A. ..
We are informed that this work was
Issued in 1894, In two volumes. by Chi
cago firm. We cannot obtain the name
Of the publisher. but think 1t Is Scott"
The same house, also. published a. recent
edition of the Federalist, in two volumes.
The oldest edition of the Madison Pa
pers" is. we think. in three volumes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14

now be eliminated, and this
causes a struggle, which
usually results i'll a break
down. A few bottles of $.
S. just now will thoroughly
purify the blood, improve
the appetite, and give tone
and strength to the whole
system. Most important of
all, S. S. S. will so perfectly
remove all impurities as to
fortify the system for sue
cessfully resisting the many
dangerous form of sickness
SO prevalent during summer.
Everybody recognizes the
necessity of taking a tho
rough curse of spring
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
Constitutional Inquiries.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
I. Has the United States Congress the
right "a change any one article OF inc
Constitution of the United states?
2. Can one State elect United STATES
senator by the direct vote OF the peopIe
and another State by the state Iegisia-
ton? -, 20 ,ho
3. In order to change an article OF tne
Constitution, will 1t have TO be suDmil.eo
10 the direct vote OF the people Oh INC
United States? o,,
BY answering the above questions you
will greatly oblige W.
We answer no to each OF these three
questions.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14

TO revise the rules and regulations gov
cruing the officers and employees Of the
almshouse. Considerable progress was
made with the revision.
The following municipal committees will
meet tomorrow: Streets. 8 +. NJ; Poor,
$50 y. NJ, at the almshouse 10 give out
contracts; Light, 7 p. NJ. and Fist Mar
ket, Pm.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
Property Transfers.

Richmond. Hugh Blair and wife to NJ.
T UhsI,r. 60 feet on Hospital street,
southwest corner OF Seventh, $2SS.
Alfred J.. Brown and wife TO John A.
15.i.l.r. q. feet on y street, northwest
corner of Tuenty-eighth. $500.
Annie r. md Thomas r.. Hannigan TO
1,.-.- ID Iioee. Jr. SO feet on west side
ar Brook avenue. Sc 81 feet south of Mum
t0rd street, N.50O.
Cassie o. Lyme to J. a. Heisler % "a
feet ou south side of Franklin street, be
tween Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth'
sNl
Henrico: Robert Atkinson's trustees 70
George -. Pearman 90 feet on Williams
street. northwest corner Of Baker, Sl0O.
Wallace f. Barker and wife to Louisa
j. Wightman. 80 feet on north side OF
lloyd street, % feet east OF Cedar' $-'0'o'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14

/ consider II not only pleasure. but
duty owe 70 my neighbour 10 tell about
the wonderful cure effected IN my case
by the timely use OF Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera. and Diarrhoea Remedy. was
taken very badly with fiux and procured
a bottle OF this remedy A few doses or
II effected a permanent cure. take
pleasure In recommending II to others
suffering from that dreadful disease.
W. LYNCH, Dorr. W. Va. This remedy
Is sold by all druggists.
my low, Sa&Su
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
Interesting Items.

The empire Of Japan comprises to-day
about 1900 rocky islands.
Germany publishes one periodical per
902 of the population Austria has one
paper TO every 1920 persons.
At the. sale OF the Pratt collection in
Boston the other day, Hennepin's De
scription de la Louisiana" Paris. 1852
brought $40.
Many poor Chinese spend from 20 to o
per cent. of their income in idol WORKSHOP
which practically eats away their capt.
tai.
Khartoum will be reached by the rail-
road in November next. barring accidents
The railroad is now fifty miles south OF
AtbaTa river
The Lancet. in statement OF the num-
her OF doctors in Great Britain holding
British degrees. gives a total of prac-
titioners as 1854.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14

to legislation In this state: II so. We adj
wise you to write to Colonel Morton
Marye, First Auditor OF Virginia. who
Will give you all necessary information
about Virginia pension laws and the way
to make application for pensions.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14

Cards. BlIl-Heads. Statements. letter.
Heads. Note. Heads. Circulars. Handbllls.
Dodgers. &C. printed by the Dispatch
Company at low prices. VIII give You
good work at the same prices you pay los
inferior work. Send Us your orders a7G
We Will guaraptee satisfaction u syss1
particular.