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The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
why the Earth Goes Around.

One of the brightest young Porto
Ricans who figured in the late war is
Senior Miguel Sanchez, who is now in
this country In the interest of the Por-
to ltican public school system. He was
ut one time on the staff of General Co
mcz in Cuba, and he tells many Incl.
Tents concerning that doughty old
fighter.
Il was skimming one of the New
York Sunday newspapers while | was
In the generals headquarters in Gu
ba," said the senior the other day, land
1t was the first to reach us for several
months. | noticed an article on the
newly discovered movement of the
carth's surface. Now, you know the
general dislikcd to have any one do
anything without being invited him
self to take part. He liked to be con
sultcd-to be asked qucstions-nO mat
ter how uIimportant they might be, so
in reading the article | stopped and
asked:
NOW, general, how do you account
for the daily revolution Of the earth.
anyhow
"'That's easy to answer he replied
instantly, so long as Haiti, Porto Rico
and Cuba are parts of it, "-Philadel-
phia Post.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

"Have you anything to say before
the sentence of death is pronounccd!'
asked the judge.
"Ics, your honor" replied the con-
dcmncd murderer. Il desire to relate
an incident which was not brought out
on trial. The day before | killed this
man | was called to my telephone by a
violent ring. The instrument was in n
box, and the temperature inside was
1l3 in the shade. Wait there n mo-
mcnt,' said somebody over the wire.
"A gentleman wishes to ask you n very
important question: | waited, your
honor, while the perspiration rolled off
me in gurgling streams. | waited ID
minutes by the watch, and then this
wretch whose life l took asked me
from the other end of h line how |
would like to be the ice man."
There was profound silence in the
courtroom.
I'm consideration of e~Xtenuating cir
cumstances,' said the venerable judge,
his voice trembling with emotion, 1.-The
verdict is hereby set aside and h pris-
oner stands discharged. Call the next
case."-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
INTERIOR OF TIE osroFFlCE AT MANILA.

INTERIOR OF II P~OsrOFFlCE AT MANILA.
lishcd an American postoilicc in the
old capital of the Philippines. 1t Is re-
lated that they entered ut the walled
city an hour ahead of the United
States troops. Before the Spanish flag
had fairly been hauled down from the
governors palace the sign ~. s. l.. O.,
Manila" was hung out-if not actually,
1t was tigurativcly.
1t was the purpose of the new postal
authorities To first seize all the postage
stamps; but it VAS discovered that
there were none in the office to seize.
1t was found that under the Spanish
system all stamps were sold by an otii-
Ger corresponding TO u collector of in
tcrnal revenue, at n discount TO private
individuals. who In urn sold to the
public at face value. One of these con
tractors had a little booth in the rear
of the lobby of the p~ostottice, and when
his place was closed, rs 1t very fire.
Quently was, the would be purchaser
of stamps had to search for them in
the small shops.
The whole postal outfit was found to
be very crude. There was not such n
thing as n letter ease for distribution:
that is to say, cases with pigeon holes
similar to ~postotiice delivery boxes.
Letters were placed in large cup
boards on shelves and taken out when
dispatch was To be made and sorted on
n table. There We're four Of these cup
boards, each with folding doors, with
! ShnlNnS Ia l,lnl tN Shnur ~ hot ,,,oil tI,,,
contained.
The boxes for city delivery were ar,
ranged around three sides of n quad
rangular space, of which the fourth side
faced the lobby ana had two delivery
windows. Every boNholdcr had issued
To him a pastcboard receipt, and this
was presented by the party calling for
mail.
The general delivery ease, with its
many little boxes for separation OF
mail alphabetically, To expedite dcliv
cry, is an unknown quality in Manila
There was a carrier service In con
nection with the Manila postotiice, bu'
1t was of the crudest sort. The carrier,
were paid 10 salaries by the govern
ment, but depended for n living upon
the fees they collected from the re
clpients of the letters. The uSua
charge was . cents for n letter and
cent for n paper. There was al entire
Lack of system in the delivery, and |
is n marvel that any letters ever reach
ed their proper destination.
These We're some of the obstacle
the American postal officers had To en-
counter. There was the added com
plication OF conducting the office il
two languages. 1t was found adviSa
bile TO run two general delivery win
dowS, II for Spanish letters exclusive
ly, in charge of Spanish employees
and the other for all other classes, il
charge of a soldier.
Under the American regime grea
changes have been made, and the Ma
Mia p~ostotiice has been pretty thoI
oughly A~mericanized and brought N
} 10 date"
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
HE REDUCED THE BAIL

1t is not necessary TO say just how
long ago this happened, for it might
suggest n name. a man who has since
gained fame and wealth Mt the Michi-
gan bar was then Judge 10y appoint
mcnt in one of the territories. lie had
not then settled down to the steady
gait he has since acquired and was
not troubled when the balance showed
up on the wrong side of his cash nc
count.
ON one occasion n notorious offender
was brought before him ana the time
for trial fixed for n few weeks ahead.
Bail was demanded, but tie authori-
ties knew that the prisoner had com.
mittcd much gravcr crimes elsewhere
and did not want him TO have n chance
10 escape. The bail was fixed ut ST.
600, which was high, considering the
nature of the case. and the lawyer for
the accused made n vigorous protest
that seemed to do no good. The bonds
man who offered was n widely known
gambler of the frontier, and when they
thought to d~islunlify him by swear
ing him to what he owned he quickly
frustrated their scheme.
"lll put up the coin" he interrupted,
"nnd I'll put 1t right in the Judges
own hands" n proceeding that no one
interfcrcd with. There were 500 in
notes and n piece of paper IN which
something vas written. The judge
glanced ut 1t and then said In his most
judicial tone: II don't know but the
bail asked is Il little oppressive. |
will reduce it to $500" He handed
some bills back to the gambler, who
had meanwhile been tearing the pa
per to bits in an discontinued way.
1t was the judges personal note for
$500. The accused never showed up
for trial, and the judge told the story
long aftcrward.-Dctroit Free Press.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
Freaks of Lightning,

During n recent thunderstorm in
Berlin most curious effects We're pro-
iuced by the lightning on the persons
who were struck. Some of the strange
freaks performed are described as fol-
lows: None of the wounded have ex-
tensiye burns; the wounds look as If
caused by n charge of grain shot. The
holes reach to the bone and are sur
rounded 10y a web of blue and brown
lines. Many of the injured have quite
a number of such wounds in their feet
and ankles, while others got off with
n skin covered with blue and brown
marks, as if beaten with n thick stick.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

Applications for patents prepared
and prosecuted by MS haye been allow
ed as follows: To r. ID. Taylor of
Strand, Ia, for a folding draw-bar for
harrows that can be readily adjusted
to pass through between trees and
gateways and folded upon the harrowS
10 economist space in packing and
shipping. To j. NJ. Christy of DeS
Moines for an apparatus for loading
coal upon box cars. The loader is run
by a steam engine and il deposits the
coal alternately at the opposite ends
of the cars as rapidly as the coal is
delivered from the mine elevator and
the cars are not injured by the falling
coal. To Messrs, Dodd and StrutherS
of Des Moines for a machine to pro-
duce static electricity that is adapted
for ~telegraphing without wires, for eX-
hibiting X-rays and for treating dis
ease thereapeutically. Two ~concentric
cylinders are used in place of disks, as
heretofore. The inner is stationary an l
the outer ~roJotable. A generator of
any given power car be thus con
structed more ~compactly than with
disks.
Consultation and advice free to in
yentors. THOMAS q. ORWlG,
j. RALPH ORWlG,
REUBEN G. ORWIG,
Registered Attorneys.
Des Moines, Iowa Sept. 20, 1899,
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
are interested in the claim

Brewers are interested in the cisim
that LIQUID air may be used instead .,
ice In the manufacture OF beer aug
that one gallon of 1t, costing een.,
will do the work Of eighty-hve pounue
of ice. Consumers Of the beverage are
concerned lest with such a process
lne froth will be greater than ever;
THE boys who fought at home;
being members of the First PennSy,,
vania reserves, who were engaged VI
Little Roundtop during the battle OIL
July. 1863, held a reunion at uet,ys,
burg on Monday, September II. Inc
homes of many of these soldiers weIo
in plain view from the spot where they
fought.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
Deafness Cannot he Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach tne
diseas ed portion OF the ear There Is only one
way to cure deafness, and that Is by consul
tutlonal remedies. Deafness is caused by an
condition of the mucus lining OF tne
EustaChinn Tube. when this tube Is unnamed
YOU have n rumbling sound or imperfect hear
Ing. and when 1t Is entirely closed DEAFNESS is
the result, and unless the inflammation can DC
taken out aud this tube restored to It's normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by %catarrh,
which is nothing but an intiamed condition or
the mucus surfaces.
we will give one Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness caused by Catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. send FOR
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, i5c.
Hnll's Family PMS are the best
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

After six unsuccessful attempts to
place the curtain in position he paused
on his chair for breath. His wife
watched the perSpiration rolling down
and said:
would that you were q cur
what? Woman
She side tracked the cyclone OF
wrath.
Eyes. John; would that you were q
curtain hanger by trade
Without a word he continued his Ia
bors.-Chicago News.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
Made IL His business.

In a western town the other day a
little boy was tried before the police
justice for using improper language.
After discharging the youngster be-
cause of his tender years the magiS-
trate asked the boys father:
"Do YOU send that child TO Sunday
school?"
What's that to you?" responded the
father.
Five dollars for contempt OF court"
said his honor, and the old man had 10
pay IL.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
sound Transmission.

Water is a very good transmitter Of
sound. A scientist Of the name of Cal
ladoa made some experiments on Lake
Geneva, Switzerland, to demonstrate
the power of sound to travel a long way
in water. A clock was made 10 strike
under the water and was heard TO a
distance of II miles, In a second ex-
pertinent the striking of a clock was
heard TO a distance of 81 miles.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

Algy Onuch agitated) - Gwacious!
Have you heard that the twouble be-
tween Caneby and Checkerton resulted
in a duel?
Jack-By George, no!
Algy-Yaas; you should have seen
them face each other, pale, but in
twepid. Lots were drawn, and Cane
by, poor fellow, must wear a turn
down collar for the next six MONTHS
Tit-Bits.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
when She Understood.

"Can you understand all those golf
terms that your husband uses, Mrs.
Farwell?"
NO. The only ones | can understand
are those that he uses when his ball
goes behind one of the mounds or into
a sand hole or when he tears up the
sod with his club,"-Chicago Times
Herald.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
e Defined.

"What is social prcstigeT
"Social prestige consists in getting
anywhere first and having a chance to
pick out a conspicuous seat."-Chicago
Record.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
He Got Mt It.

Irate Woman-Ilave you located the
source of that base Islander against me?
Her H~usband-No; you see it origi-
mated from the jaw of old Tellall, and |
diSlocated it.-Cleveland Leader.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

1t is a very difficult matter to make
a church the right size. Every II we
ever saw was too small for weddings
and too large for prayer meetings.
Atchison Globe.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

1t is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease, II powder to be shaken Into
the shoes. AT all Druggists and shoe
Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmstcd, Leroy, N. 7.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
"What makes you think SOP"

''Thrce of their girls have got mar
ried, and they haven't gone around COM
planning hat n single one of them
chose a husband who was beneath
her."-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

Shake into your shoes Aliens root
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot ana
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists ana
Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, n. \.
Wisdom is an excellent thing in its
place. butts place is not IN a love let
ter If YOU would make 1t interesting.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

"Who are these peopleT' asked Agui-
naldo iercely as the captives We're
brought before him.
According to their confession, they
are bandits"
Bandits. of with their heads!
There is getting to be altogether too
much competition in this business
Washington Star.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

FITS Permanently Cured. No nts or nervousness sftel
mt days use Of nr. klinc's Great Nerve Rcstorer
Send tor FREE a 90 trial bottle and treatise
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

Il feel as if I had wheels in my
head" groaned the man. 1T must Dc
the truck you ate for dinner reJolned
his wife, innocently enough.-Detroit
Journal.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

Truth printed on the page is not so
potent as truth produced in person.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

OF the 40, 900 inhabitants of Jerus.
alem, $4,000 are Jews.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

Don't Go Broke When You Bet.
Send for my invaluable system. Geo H.
Richmond, nm Dearborn 81, Chicago.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

"When my daughter plays on the
piano, the neighbors practice physical
culture"
Flows that?"
"Why, they all get up and bang down
their WindowS."-DetrOit Free Press.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
Days.

Sing n song O. sunshine
Blazin overhead!
Peaches ripe and rosy,
An apples turnin red.
Sing n o o. sunshine
Let il burn an blaze!
All the world is happy
In the watermelon days.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
Vision.

a suppose a mOnocle aids vision?"
Eyes; it helps people to see through
the man who wears it."-Detroit Jour-
nnl
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
HINTS.

standardization is ample proof that
there is no accounting for tastes.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
Are You Using Allen. Foot Ea.cV

The performance of the amateur
musician Is often n music rack.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

His satanical majesty always de
mands more than his due.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

There is an industry In this conn-
try says the Jasper (Fla) News,
that but little liz known about IL
liz the alligator hide business. During
the season from June | TO September
1 O. A. Worloy, of this place, bought
757 hides. for which he paid the sum
Of Sl67. Doubtless our most timid
citizen never thought that 7h7 gators
could he found in this lovely county 5
creek, swnmps and mudholes In the
short space of three months times
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

1t is said hat some of the sheep
farms in Australia are as large as
the whole of England.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

Cured After Repeated Failures with Othcrs
will inform addicted "a Morphine, Laudsnum,
Opium, Cocaine, nt neNcr.tall'nR, harmless, homo,
cure. Mrs. NJ. II. baldwin, Box lgl2, Chicago, III.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best
OF all cough cures.-George w. Lott
Fabucher, La, August 70, 1875.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

No man can count the cost of a
useless life.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12
Remarkable.

"Those Bubbletons seem to be who'll
lv devoid Of family pride"
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

Some people are Hike circus hills'
a very little money causes them To DC
stuck up.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

"A member of the force being X mined.
Inspector: "Of course you are a ware you'll have a lot of night work
His Grandmother: "Thatn be all right, sir. His ole grandmothers
going round with him he first W or three nights until he gets used to it."
Punch.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

VUTV NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Co, Albion, Mich.
Ajax Manufacturing Co., Cleveland,
Ohio.
Fruit, Flowers and Vegetable Evapo-
rating Co., of New Jersey.
Liquid Air Power and Automobile
Co. of West Virginia.
Union Boiler Tube Cleaner Co, Pitts
burg, Pa.
Ideal Buckle Manufacturing Co, New
haven, Conn.
Electric Scale Co., Kittery. Me.
Parties desiring to introduce or sell
inventions should address Sues a Co,
lawyers and solicitors, Bee building
Omaha, Neb,, for free literature.
One way to reduce rents is to sew
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

During the past week % per CEN
of the inventors who had patents is
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

aesIre 10 parucipa,v AZ ..s.-.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

sued 10 tnem succeed
in selling either the
whole ar part Of their
inventions. Amongst
the 100 prominent
firms who bought
patents the past week
urnra tha fnllnu,Inn.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-12

One way to reduce rents is to sew
them up,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-24
ROGERS & ROGERS,
Live Stock Commission Merchants,
SOUTH ST. PAUL.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
South ST. Paul. Mimi, July %, 1899.

South St. Paul, Mimi, July u, lS9s.
Dean Sir:
CATTLE-The receipts of cattlo have
been light and the market has shown
more strength, especially on the better
grades of stock cattle. Butcher stuff sold
about steady with last week and not
enough coming to supply the demands.
We could sell many more fat steers than
are coming. Several cars of Iowa steers
were here that sold at $475Q5 that would
not have brought any more in Chicago.
Shippers who have fat stuff to market
need not be afraid to come this way with
1t.
We quote: Good to choice fat steers,
81 u to S.. 40; fair to good, $4.25 to *; rough
f1eshy steers, $3.75 to $4.15; good to choice
fat cows and heifers, S3.75 TO $3.50; fair to
good, 1928 to 81; grassy and half fat cows,
$275 to $3.25; Gamers, $1.o0 to $3.50; stock
cows, $3.50 to So; bologna bulls. $3.50 to s.;
stock bulls, $3.50 to $40; fair to good
stocker and feeder steers 600 to LOU
pounds), $3.50 to "a; common to fair, So to
s.. sc; tailings, $3.50 to So; fair to good
steer calves, "a to $3.50; common to falr
So Is to 81; taIlings, $3.50 to So; hetfers,
S275 to 1855, depending upon quality.
Mich cows steady, $40 to $40. Veal calves,
81 to $5.75.
HOGS-Hogs closed the week with an
advance of about 25c over last week. The
market has tiuctuated considerably and
there is a wide difference between rough
and grassy hogs and the best butcher
weights The range is SOC to &c, and
shippers should govern themselves &C
cOrGingly.
Bulk of the best mixed and butcher
hogs selling today Saturday at $4.40 to
$445; rough packers, 1878 to 81.
The market will depend entirely upon
the receipts for the next sixty days. We
think receipts will be light and the mar
ket looks as if it would work higher.
SHEEP-The sheep market was little
stronger the past week, owing to lighter
receipts. Best fat lambs, IS to $3.50; me-
dunn, $425 to $4.75; thin lambs, 1925 to
$3.50; best mutton sheep, 81 to $3.50; me-
dunn, 1915 to 81; thin ewes, $2.75 to 1925.
Yours very truly,
ROGERS & ROGERS.
Market conditions furnished daily on
application.
Write or wire US whenever you want
special quotations.
VS. give prompt and careful attention
to all mail orders.
We solicit at least a share of your
patronage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-24
WOMEN DIVERS.
In Korea They Senrch for the Pearl
Oyster-Swim Like Fish.

In Korea They Search for the Pearl
Oyster-Swim Like Fish.
New York Sun
A Brooklyn man received last week q
letter from a friend in Seoul, the capital
OF Korea, describing a visit the writer
mad recently paid to the large island of
|9uelpaert just south of Korea, and a
part OF that country. 1t appears that
one of the main lines of business is div
ing for the pearl oyster, and that the
diving operations are wholly monopoIized
by women. Here is an extract from the
letter:
think the most unique sight I ever
saw was the women divers at Quelpaert.
Perhaps you may have heard that ONLY
women divers are engaged in the pearl
oyster fisheries there. Every day l was
there l saw lot of them going out to
thelr work or returning with the fruits of
thelr quest under the sea. They are not
very handsome crowd, but thew have
line, supple fingers, and can swim as we'll
as any fish of the deep. Each wears a
very scanty bathing dress that looks as
though 1t might be made of gunny sack.
1led to string around their waists is a
gourd with stopper in the neck of it to
keep the water out. Tied to the gourd
is little bag. The third and last article
OF the equipment is a sickle which is also
fastened to the waist and rests on the
back till the women get out to the
fishing grounds
You might think that boats would he
Kept to carry these women out to their
toll but no, they work their passage. and
1t Is lesson in the art of swimming to
see them They wade out a few wards
ana then breast the waves, moving sea
ward with long, quick strokes, and cut
ting the water like a racing shell Tba,,
swim out about half a mile NV fa1,ori+o
amusement was watching as much as 7
could see of their subsequent operations
through glass. They would take off
the gourd and little bag and leave them
hoatlng around on the surface Then.
sickle in hand, down they would go, head
frst, and 1 was told that they had to
SINK forty or fifty feet to the bottom.
ABOUT the time I made up my mind
they would never be seen again aii1,o