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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-06-30
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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-06-30

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-11
SPAiN'S ISLAND TRADE.
She Win Not Give Up Colonial Conn
merce without a Struggle.

merce without a Struggle.
Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines
afforded n market for over SIC, ZOO, 900
worth Of Spanish goods per annum. ac-
cording TO n statement OF the British
consul ut Barcelona, just received by
the treasury bureau OF statistics at
Washington. About three-fourths of
this amount was in manufactured
goods, and considerably more than one
half of this market was that of Cuba
alone.
According to the statement which
Consul Roberts sends to the British
foreign Office. dated June 1S, 1899. the
exports of Spain to Cuba In 1896
amounted to 1874, ,461, ,6T5 pesetas; to
Porto Rico. $4,000. 500 pesetas and to
the Philippines 3s.S57,T57, making q
total of 210,4S0,241 pesetas; and. ac-
cepdng the value of the peseta Mt 20
cents, this makes total of S42, ,096,.
04S.
Consul Roberts expresses the opinion
that Spanish manufacturers and deal
ers are not going to give up the mar.
kets of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines without a struggle. He also in
Inmates that other nationalities have
in the past participated in the so called
Spanish trade with these islands by lo-
eating in Spain and thus getting the
advantage Of low tariff rates into the
islands which was originally given to
commerce originating in Spain.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-11
Improvement Notes.

Improve your town until there is
nothing small about it-not even q
microbe. e.--Galveston News.
The best method in which town
can pave its way to success is to pave
its streets and improve the highways
leading herefrom.-Oregon Reporter.
The man who stirs things up Is to be
welcomed. especially If he have wis
dom and persistence to match his in
augural industry.-Sprlngtield (MassD
Republican.
Nothing destroys the appearance Of
a city so completely as to see on every
hand the billboards with their glaring
posters, most unsightly at best.-St
Joseph Herald.
There is no more justice In borrow.
Ing mouey for street Improvements
than there is in charging up the cost
of some public entertainment to the
future. Each generation has to make
such Improvements, and 1t Is a poor
public morality that seeks to shift the
burden of cost from one generation to
another.-lndlanapolis Sentinel.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-11
A NOVEL WAGER.
Kel1ar Claims He Can Dance Three
Hours without stopping.


Hours without stopping.
A novel bet was made In Flock's
barber shop in Sterling, Ills. the other
day, the result Of which promises to-
give q lot Of fun to large number Of
people. Herman Kellar made the as,
sertion that he could dance three
hours without stopping. John PrestinI
took up the statement and asked Mr..
Kellar If he had any money to back
up the statement. Mr.. Kellar replied
that he had, and produced $40 bill
as evidence of the truth Of his words,
Mr.. Prestin covered the bill, and the
money was placed In the hands Of a
stakeholder.
The dance will come off at the
Maennerchor hall some time within
q few days, says the Sterling Qlls.)
Standard Mr.. Prestin Is to furnish
the music. using two orchestras, the!
one to relieve the other, and Mr.. Kel-i
lar Is to be allowed as many partners
as he chooses, the stipulation being
that he must not stop while change
Is being made. Both men are conf
dent of winning their bet, and the af-I
fair is already attracting a great deal
of interest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-11
Saved by the Parrot.

A gasoline stove exploded In David
Goldstein's home in Chicago the other
morning. Smoke poured from the front
windows, and a parrot swinging in a
cage on the opposite side Of the street
set up cry. A crowd collected about
the cage and noticed the smoke. An
alarm Of fire was turned in, and when
the firemen arrived the entire base
ment was in flames, says the Chicago
Chronicle. Policeman Kelly Of the
Maxwell street station congratulated
the bird. You ought to be on the fire
department, polly" said officer Kelly.
"You betw answered polly. The loss
was slight. Fireman Jerry Brown re-
ceived u cut on his left hand by the
breaking of window.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-11
NEW WAY TO SAVE FRUIT.
Kentuckian's Plan to Keep Apples
Sound For Yenra.

Mr.. e. 81. Daniel of Princeton, Ky.,,
has number Of perfectly sound np-,
pies which he has kept over from last
year. Mr.. Daniels process is good
one and may be regarded as something
new in the way Of preserving fruit,
He has cellar which Is kept at the
same temperature all the year, and he
has discovered that by putting apples
In 1t in such way that they will not
touch each other they may be kept
sound for months and possibly years.
He also has method by which he
will, in the future. buy eggs at the
times of the year when they are cheap
and keep them for months, when he
can receive a handsome price for
them, says the Princeon CKy) Repub-
lican. He finds that by permitting
pure, fresh water to run over eggs con-
stantly they may be kept sound for
months. He will likely try the ex-t
pertinent this season, as he has a sys-I
tenn Of waterworks by which he can
easily keep large supply Of them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-11
A Million For n Patent.

The president Of large telephone
system has offered to pay $1,000,000
for a telephone repeater which would
be as efficient in telephony as the tele-
graph repeater is in telegraphy, says
the New York World. A telephone
repeater is a machine for reproducing
sound. From the earliest days Of the
telephone inventors have sought to
make such repeaters, and as early as
1878 it was thought that the problem
had been solved.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-11

Several saloon keepers in Manches-
ter, near West Union. o.. have adopted
n novel method to keep loafers away
from the front Of their places of bust
ness on Sunday. Early every Sunday
morning, says the Cincinnati Tribune,
the window sills and doorsteps are
treated to fresh coat Of paint. This
prevents the loafers from dropping
Into an easy posture, and they move on
to n more inviting resting place.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-11
A nOld Adyerfiaer.

Sir Thomas Lipton's latest estimate
If the entire expense Of his effort to
Min the Americas cup is 100000. He
$ playing for great stake. If he gets
the coveted trophy, he may make sew
eral times that sum. says the Cleve-
land Leader. All Britain might fairly
be expected to go on Upton tea de-
bauch that would last for years.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

Two small boys were playing choo-
choo in back yard in Chicago the
other lay, when one of them swallowed
MS whistle. 1t was a very little one
.or - cent, but he missed it just the
same, and meant to have it back. So
ne began to cough very hard. "Where's
30 whistler" asked Willie's playmate.
! thollowed it," said Willie, and as he
took y long breath the whistle, away
lown in his throat, gave long toot.
Willie and the other boy laughed; it
was 50 funny to be able TO blow n
whistle without trying. SO Willie ran
about footing, until his mother, who
happened out, asked what all the fun
was about. When she learned that he
had swallowed his whistle, she did not
seem 20 think it so much fun, for she
hurried him of to the doctor, who
thrust long wire down his throat and
pulled the whistle out. And now when
Willie wants to toot on his whistle he
has to blow it,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10
In an eastern train the other da,

In IN eastern train the other day
sat queer old Quakeress. She wore
a silver gray dress, snowy collar, and
such a sweet gray hat. She was big,
handsome woman, and her large Ma
donna face beamed with benevolence
and love. \ ruby or diamond orna-
ment would have marred her beauty.
Two smart commercial travellers
stepped into the same carriage with
the old lady. After they had discussed
the spirit and tobacco trade awhile,
they looked at each other, smiled, and
one remarked in an undertone: BILLY,
| guess the old lady is inflated with
Quaker yeast" Without lifting her
eyes, the old lady remarked so low
that the passengers could not hear IL:
IF thy father aDI mother lad con-
sumed more sweet Quaker yeast and
less had beer and tobacco, thee would
have been better raised and better
bred" Then it was so still that you
could near the engine pump.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

Such a point has been reached. says
a kentucky exchange. that 1t seems as
ifit wereimpossible to obtain any more
pure homemade sugar. James Linney,
q Harrodsburg merchant. purchased
several pounds of what was represented
to him as pure article the other day.
An old lady cam: in and purchased two
cakes. She took about half one In
her mouth and began to chew until she
could chew no more. The merchant
and those standing about In the store,
seeing she could not open her mouth,
became alarmed. thinking the elderly
woman had severe attack OF lCck.
jaw. But, to the chagrin of the obliging
merchant, he soon discovered he had
been imposed upon by some unscrupu'
lous person, who had made the sugar
of some kind of glue. 1t was necessary
to hent kettle of water and melt the
stuff before the old lady could open
her mouth. However, she hadn't for
gotten how to use It when the glue
had been removed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

The duke of ARGOS, the new Spanish
minister, and his American wife were
passengers on the steamer Kaiser Will
helm, which arrived in New York a
few days ago. They will have hearty
welcome in Washington. The duke of
Arcos was Il very popular member of
society there when he was known as
Jack Drunetti and was an attache of
the Spanish legation. AS Virginia
Lowery the duchess was u recognized
belle, and her friends say she once jilt-
cd Admiral Dewey. But in an inter-
view she denied this, saying she and the
admiral were and are good friends. 1t
was @ happy idea of the Spanish gov
ernment to select the duke of ARGOS
to reopen diplomatic relations between
the two countries, and he and the
duchess will be conspicuous figures in
Washington society next winter. They
are not expected to take house this
summer, but will stop in hotel until
they go to Newport or some other of
the New England resorts with the rest
of the diplomatic corps in June.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

The time-worn vices of morphomania
and alcoholism have been to some de-
greecsuperseded by "petrolism." which
is described by physicians who have
city, almost without parallel" The
treated patients for it as "a grim nov.
taste for petroleum, it is said, grows
upon the tippler until it develops into
an irresistible passion. Physicians who
devote themselves to the various forms
of dipsomania have not yet had oppor.
tunity to study the full effects of pc
trolism, and their views as to its cure
and future are somewhat divergent.
But thc consensus of opinion is that
he victim of the new habit is sad and
melancholy. The mineral oil does not
temporarily stimulate and encourage
hke alcohol or morphine.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

A recent report says that a giant pri-
vate from Montana out in the Philip
pines, when he was fired on at a dis
tance of about ten yards and missed,
caught the enemy, took his gun away
from him, and then laid him across his
knees. After he had vigorously applied
piece of bamboo, he seized the enemy
by the seat Of the trousers and threw
him toward the rear. "There," he said.
"Don't you let me catch you playing
with firearms again."
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

A queer case has just been decided in
the New York state supreme court.
Louis Dietz. who died in 1897 as the re-
suit of an accident, held an accidental
insurance policy. He had been twice
married. In making out the policy he
had made it payable to his first wife,
who was dead, he then having married
his second wife, who has survived
him. The widow brought suit against
the administrators, claiming that Dietz
meant her to be beneficiary, but in fit
of absence of mind had inserted the
first wife's name in the policy. The
jury took the same view and gave her q
verdict.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

A St. Louis goat was the prime cause
of delay in n swell wedding a few
days ago. lie ate the license. A wild
over was to wed a charming widow.
The widow has u son and that son has
n goat. When the time arrived for
the ceremony it was found that the ami
nal had been browsing about the far
ing pocket of n coat hung over q chair
in which was the document. He cap
tured the document just as member
of the family appeared, but too late to
anticipate the goat There was strug-
gle, but the goat had too much Of the
paper in his mouth. 1t was soon mas
ticated, and the ceremony had to be
postponed until another permit could
be secured.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

Kate Upson Clark tells OF woman
who, competing for n prize. wrote upon
the best way for n woman to spend
500 in charity. Mrs. Clark's woman
gave pathetic description of how she
would expend the money to educate a
young girl who was mill hand, who
wanted to go to school, but was Obliged
to work to help support sick mother
Reading this, q man at once sent Mrs
Clark's woman 500, and five Others OF
fercd TO send each a Ike amount II
the girls address was given. The WON,
an was obliged to say that there was nc
such girl. She had invented the story;
was simply romnncing to win the ed
itor's prize
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10
Women the More Generous.

I. il an interesting and significant
fact that Of the money contributed last
year to educational institutions and
other purposes Of education. $a.446.ooo
was contributed by women. The larg-
est single contribution was that OF Cora
j. Flood, of San Francisco, to the Uni.
versity Of California-s2.l2s,o0o Mrs.
N. p. O'Connor, Of San Jose, gave $780,
OOO to the California State Normal
school: Elizabeth II. Bates, OF Portches-
ter, N. Y, s135,oOO to the University Of
Michigan; Caroline Craft, Of Boston,
100000 to Harvard university; Annie
G. Patton, 100000 to Princeton; Sarah
Underwood Of Saratoga. s15o,ooO to the
American university; Elizabeth Smith.
Of Lancaster, Pa, $75,OOO for library;
Elizabeth Kelly, Of Chicago, $4,000 to
the university Of that city; Helen Gould.
Of New York, $4,000 to various institu-
tions, the rest of the grand total being
made up of smaller sums. II Is also
worthy Of note that the largest amount
donated so far this year is 100000
for female industry college in Boston.
AS indicating what our rich women are
doing with their money, and also how
far the cause of higher education for
women is progressing in this country.
these facts make very interesting read
ing
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

The scheme which started in Wash
ington to raise fund to buy n house
for Admiral Dewey seems not as yet
to, have taken full possession of the
public mind, writes L. S. Martin in
Harper's Weekly. There is no ques-
ton about the enormous popularity of
the admiral, and it cannot be doubted
that, if the people Of the country are
stirred to give pecuniary expression of
their sentiments toward him, great
deal of money will be paid in. If the
money does not come, it will be be-
cause the admiral's admirers have their
doubts whether this form Of apprecia-
ton will be agreeable to him..
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

In old New England farmhouses, in
addition to the regular front entrance,
it was the custom to have second out
side door opening directly into the
front parlor. A knock on this door
usually meant that a bashful young
man was outside who wanted to call
on the daughter Of the family. Now
that there are no more bashful young
men sofa or q chair Is usually rolled
against the beau door and callers run
the gauntlet OF the family entrance.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10
The Hero Was There.


Spectators a: the cyclorama OF the
battle Of Manila in Chicago the othe,
afternoon saw climax Of q pretty little
romance involving soldier OF the
Twentieth Kansas infantry and his
sweetheart who had supposed him
killed in the fighting before Manila. and
who had come to Chicago In answer to
an advertisement for girls to go OH
the stage. The soldiers name is George
Dixon. Of company G, and the young
lady is Miss Ethel Hardin, of Holden,
Kan. Miss Hardin arrived in Chicago
o day or two ago. The other afternoon
the manager Of the agency. whose ad'
vertisement the girl had answered. took
her, ut her request, to the cyclorama.
Miss Hardin and her companion soon
became involved in quarrel over Miss
Hardin's statement that she had
changed her mind about going on the
stage. Seizing the girl by the wrist,
the man started to drag the girl toward
the door, when in an instant q revolver
was thrust in his face, and Dixon, who
Is on his way home on sick leave, and
who had been attracted by the quar-
rel, invited the theatrical agent to va
cate, which the latter lost no time in
doing. Explanations followed between
Dixon and Miss Hardin. and Dixon took
his sweetheart back to their home in
Holden, Kan.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

A singular circumstance is related in
connection with the death of Lieut.. Al
ford, of the Twentieth Kansas resl-
ment, who was killed in battle the other
day. Indentification badges with num-
bers on them were given out to the
Kansas troops. The man who got num-
Der l3 made such strong objection to
the unlucky number that Lieut.. Afford
exchanged with him, and the lieutenant
had it on his person when he was killed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

Philadelphia has Vacant Lots asso.
citation, which has just made its second
annual report. Last year sufficient lanl
was secured within the city limits Ior
lG2 gardens, cultivated by lao poor fam
lies, numbering no persons. The total
yield was $1,000, an average of 500 per
garden. The outlay of the association
was S2,266 for seed, tools, superintend.
cnce and incidentals. 1t is stated in the
report that a thousand deserving fam
lilies are ready to cultivate gardens on
this plan if the land can be obtained.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

A man in modest position with
mail salary has one great consolation
he is not constantly surrounded and
menaced by cranks and curious people
who want to strike him down or blow
him up.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

The remaining regiments of volun-
teers are returning rapidly to civil life.
Soon the host of 1898 will have been
mustered out, but its achievements are
marked broadly upon the history of the
times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

An eastern exchange reports that a
full-grown hog owned by farmer near
Tomgsville, \. y, was attacked in its
pen byrnts during the night and killed
The farmer discovered it half devoured
IN the morning.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

a Chicago man was fined S25 by a JUS
lice of the peace for telling lie. Any
ching that seems TO be a slur upon the
memory Of the late George Washington
is sat down upon in that city as though
it were an icy pavement
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

"Do YOU believe men show character
in the way they carry their umbrellas?"
No; but they show lack of character
in the way they carry other peoples
umbrellas. Chicago Record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

Judge White, of Pittsburgh, few
dayg ago refused to allow girl to tes-
tify against ner mothers character,
saying that it would be a violation of
the commandment to "honor thy father
and thy mother"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

In Cowles county, Kan, the other day
.he officials held sale of judgments,
rs provided for in the new law. The
sale brought 5000, and the bill for adver-
tising was s1,45o, leaving the taxpayers
out of pocket just $3.50.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

Damages of $1,000 have been assessed
on telegraph company in North
Carolina suit for mental anguish" for
nondelivery Of telegram announcing
\ death.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

Last years output of coal was the
greatest in the history of the United
States, amounting to 159,000,00O net
tons of soft coal and 46,SO0,000 tons of
anthracite. This places the United
second in the coal producing countries
of the world.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

> In recent competition to define the
word honeymoon" the following was
ythe best: "a railway journey witho,
q book"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-10

"Mun wants but little here below"
remarked the !andlady.
"And here is the place to get It," con-
tinucd the facetious boarder.-N. Y.
Journal.