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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13
Had N.r,r a. We'll q. weight.

In one of the newspaper com nnsiug
rooms in this city there is a typesetting
machine operator who is great lover
OF horse racing good share Of his
wages goes to the bookmakers at the
lucai tracks during the racing ssason.
aithuugh tor some reason he II sver ac
quired the poolroom habit and has nj
he wN there to see how the dogs rIu.
he IL fully six feet tail and weighs
about 900 pounds His size suggested a
joke to onp Of his friends during the
racing ssaSDn last summer
''Guiug to Shvepshead Bay todayr
the friend nsked.
81 d like To Int if | go ! won have
much lett 10 bat with
II can give you Jockeys badge
said the friend
"t'mme it, replied the printer ea
gerly never realizing the ridiculous
cunfrast brtween his size and that oi
even the heavyweight jockeys Armed
with the jockey badge. he presented
himself nj the race track gate and show.
ed his badge The ticket taker looked
at him in astunishment
Great Scott, he finally hlurted
out, ''wot do you ride-the elephant1
There's one entered in the fifth
race was the reply And his nerve 50
paralyzed the gatekeeper that he was
admitted New York SIM
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13
Ireland Called, Man, Nance,

Few countries have suffered so many
changes of name as ireland In the time
of PtolonIy the island was known as
Scotia Diodorus Siculus calls the island
lrs. or lrisi in the DE Mundo. cred
itcd by some scholars to Aristotle. il is
called lrenne; in the "Argonautica of
Orpheus it appears MS lrinus; Strabo
calls it Irene Caesar. Tacitus and Pliny
mention II MS Hibernis Mela called il
Juverna The native names in Celtic
are ir. Fri or Erin Plutarch mentions
II under the name of Ogygia The name
Ireland is no doubt derived from the
native lr or Fri, hut when it came into
general use is a question concerning
which scholars are nlUch at variance
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13
Rnrhrr. of An.trin.

Austrians are very methodical in
many things. and they take no chances
with their BARRIERS. The BARRIERS and
Wigmai;rrs union Of Nieuna sees to il
that only competent persons are adj
mitted to practice Barbers must. of
course, have a thorough knowledge of
the practical side of the subject and
they are questioned as To keeping razors,
brushes. etc clcun and the general
idea Of antIseptits must be well nnder-
stood by them When the BARRIERS APP
pear before the committee. they have
their razurs dulled ON pine plank and
they must then sharpen them and pro-
ceed Ia shave subject
These subjects are recruited from the
poor and from among those who are
fond of getting something for nothing
II the apprentice performs his work to
the salIo..ctinn of the judges, Il certili-
cate is isSuod to him. and be must serve
as an apprentice for two years before he
can open shop of his own Provision
is also made for women BARRIERS who de-
sire to carry on the business of their
husbands To do this the women have
to be enrolled as apprentices for three
years aud they must exhibit n great
proficiency before they are allowed to
open an es n blishment of their own
The barber business in Austria is not
particularly lucrative a' one can he
shaved for 3 cents and have one s hair
cut for about 3 cents. Scientific Amer
loan
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13

Sheep are used as beasts of burden in
India and Persia
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13
Both Helped.

Zimmerman, the eminent physician.
was sent from Hanover to attend Fred
erick the Great in his last illness One
day the king said to him. ''You have. |
presume sir helped many. u man into
another worhl ?
This was rather bitter pill for the
doctor but the dose he gave the king in
return was a jndicious mixture of truth
and tiattery
Not so ninny MS your majesty, nor
with so much honor to myself =
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13
Men Who wenr cor-.t..

More men wear eorsets than is gener.
ally believed a certain London corset
maker states that he makes hundreds
every year and recently had in hand
one pair Of pink satin decorated with
flower er-de-luce and another of nile green
satin adorned with lotus flowers. one of
these being for an officer in India.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13
TOWN TOPICS.
SOS F1nh Avenue, New York;

49, tE SALE OF 4 SOUL. By c. " s. Net.ilaa.
III tE COUSIN OF THE KING ByA S. Vanwe,trun
ltslx MONTHS IN HADeS ny Ci.de. Ciinghsm.
,'fnH SKIRTS OF chANeE. by Captain Alfred
"-AS thoNy kENr. BY Charles Stokes Wayne =,
n-.S nnSSLapst oh riRIuh. ny ohanpisa hsssn.' =
ts-AN pNsfEAkAnl-H SIREN. By Joha CilHat.
p-lhN pREADtuL WOMAN BY harold r. vyaas
~ DEAL IN DENVER. ny Cimer MekendIee-
Y-wiYi SAYS GLADYS. BY David christe Murray.
te-h NhRf REMARKABLE GIRL. BY l. besforA
si-A MARRIAGE FOR HArE. BY Hatold r Vynss-.
n-ouL OF rHE SULPHUR By 7. c. De Lsoa.
.-lhh WRONG MAN By Champion Bisseli.
s-IhH HUNT FOR HAPPINESS by Aaiia vivsss
--HsRs STRANGE EsrHRiMrsr. ByHneld R vs---
1-ON TIE ALTAR -'--- tnh-
~ kARTfR
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13
where the czar. Are Buried.

1t is not generally known that the
remains of all the czars of RUSSIA since
Peter the Great lie in n memorial chapel
built on one of the islands of the Neva
All the cenotaphs are exactly alike,
each being block of white marble
without any decoration whatever The
only distinction by which one is marked
is the name of the deceased emperor
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13
judicial I.~x,,,.

The police Justice. who had the repu-
tation Of being strictly upright and
honest officer of the law and had little
hnsiness in consequence. looked lugn-
brlously at the frayed edges of the judi
ciaI coat
u am sorry. he said. ..bu. | shall
have to bind you over Chicago Trib.
une.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13
Snrrx He Asked

Swell Why is it that every clown
has such a Stupid faces Is he Obliged
to look stupidY
Clown Certainly If | had your
tace. my salary would be doubled at
once Fun
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13
A Frightful Blunder

win often cause horrible burn, cut.
scald or bruise. Bncklens Arnira Salve.
the best in the world. wi Kill the
pam and promply heal it. Cures cd
sores, fever sores, ulcers, bois. felnns
corns, all skin erupti0ns. Best pile
cure ON earth. Only % cents box.
Cure guar nteed Sold by j ". Vel
ton. druggi t.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13

Tasmania has one of the most won.
derfnl tin mines in the world. called
the Mount Bischoff mine.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-04-13

The tree Spown as the grizzly giant"
OF California is 215 feet high and no
less than 93 feet in circumference.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations from Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

st. Paul. June Dc. - Wheat - No. 1
Northern, q, a 74c; No. , Northern,
Il 1-4M72c Corn-No. 3 yellow, 30 IL
M31c; No. .. 3O03O lie. Oats-No. )
white, 26@oG 1-2c; No. g. 25M25 1-2c:
Barley and Rye Sample barley, 81
@tOc: No. 2 rye, SEC; No. 3 rye, 55c.
Duluth. June 26.-Wheat-Cash. No.
/ hard, Il 3-Sc: No. 1 Northern, a 1-Sc;
No. 3 Northern. 7O3-Sc; No. 3 spring,
81 7-Sc; to arrive. No. / hard, II l-2c;
No. Northern, 775c; July. No. 1 hard,
Il Loo: No. 1 Northern, 75c; Septem-
Der. No. 1 Northern, 75c. Oats, p IL
a 2Sc; rye. 55Sc: barley. SIC: flax, to
arrive. $1.O6; September, 97c; corn,
sc 5-Sc.
Minneapolis. June 2G.-Wheat-June
closed at y 1-oc; July opened at 73c
and closed at - 1-2c; September
opened at nc and closed at y 3-Sc. On
track-No. 1 hard ID Ice: No. North
ern - 1-2c; No. . Northern, 20 1-2c.
Milwaukee. Wis, June 2G-Flour is
steady. Wheat steady; No. l Northern.
7G@77c; No. . Northern, 5000 lie.
Oats steady at % 1-4@29c. Rye firm;
No. !, Gle. Barley firm; No. 2, Al 1-2c;
sample, 3S041c. Corn firm at 80 1-2@
35c.
Chicago, June 26. - Wheat = No. 2
red, 1916 1-2c; No. 3, 73@75 lie; No.
2 hard winter. 70 7-Sc; No. 3, II 100
y 7-Sc; No. 1 Northern spring, Is $40
IS Ice; No. 3. II 1-4M72c. Corn-No.
2, "a 1-2c; No. 3, SO 3-4@34c. Oats-No.
2, 26 Lac; No. 3, % 3-4c.
Chicago, June 26. - Hogs - Mixed
and butchers, $3.7O@3.so; good heavy.
$3.70td3S7 10; rough heavy. S3.55
G3.7O; light, $3.65@3.90. Cattle -
-Beeves, S4.50@5.50; cows and heifers,
S2M5.10; Texas steers, $4@4.5O; stock
ers and feeders. $3.75@5.15. Sheep
Natives, S3M5.25; lambs, $425M6.75.
Sioux City. Iowa, June 25.-Cattle-
Market about steady; beeves, $4,000
40; cows. bulls and mixed, $3.5O@
81; Stockers and feeders, $3.50 M4.5O;
calves and yearlings, $4@5.25. Hogs
Market lower. selling at $3.55@3G Go,
bulk. s.. 81 1-2M3.6O.
South ST. Paul, June 26. - Hogs -
S33.2oai3.7o. Cattle = Cows, S.25(14;
calves, S5.3OM5.S5; bulls, $3M3.5O;
steers, So. 77350I4.Sj: heifers, $'.73u3.9O.
Sheep, $3.G50l4 so; lambs, $5.25.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29

Manila, June %. Aguinaldo does
not seem to be satisfied with the at
tempt of the insurgents to retake San
Fernando, and he has taken command
of Gen. Luna's army and has massed
the largest rebel force yet modified,
bringing 1000 men from the Antipolo
region. He is exceedingly trouble
some. Last night his men wounded
two members of the Seventeenth reg
iment.
Gen. MacArthur's men are con-
stantly on the alert to repel any at
tacks by the rebels, sleeping upon
their arms. The general sincerely
hopes that the Filipinos will give him
another chance for a battle, for the
soldiers really enjoy an opportunity
to fight them when they can do so
without wading through swamps to
catch them. Railway trains between
Manila and San Fernando have been
stopped for several days while perma-
nent repairs we're being made to the
bridges along the route, but to-day
traffic was resumed.
The transport Centennial, which has
arrived here, had an exciting expert
ence while rounding Point Engano, on
the Northern coast of Luzon, ON her
way to this port. She struck a rock
on Wednesday and remained fast for
several hours, during which time she
was surrounded by swarms of natives
in canoes, who became menacing.
Capt Eagle, who commanded the
transport, was compelled to throw
overheard a hundred tons of supplies
in order to tighten the ship sufficiently
to get her atioat. Before this was ef-
fected the Filipinos had lowed the
cases ashore and We're fighting over
the spoils, The cruiser Baltimore re-
Gently grounded at the same place, but
the natives feared to approach her.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29
Accidental Happenings.

Two fishing smacks We're capsized
off Rrest, France, and twelve persons
drowned
A sword lost by Joe Major of Eure
ka. ILL.,. during the battle of kenes:w
Mountain. GA. June %, 1864, has been
found on the field and returned to him
The Gauchaland pit, in Ayrshire
Scotland. was suddenly flooded while
number of men We're below. Fifteen
OF them are still missing.
c. j. Matthews & Co.'S morocco
factory at New York. a two-story
brick building, was destroyed by fire
of unknown origin. Loss, 500, 600; in
Sured.
Joseph c. Myers, prominent mer-
chant died ut Lyons. n. Y, from in
iuries received in fire on June &. He
was at one time prelate of the supreme
tent of Maccabees.
Blase Patrie, a Cleveland railroad
section hand. was fatally injured While
trying to save Mrs. Jennie Price from
being run over. The woman was also
seriously injured.
In Michigan four people lost theil
lives by drowning on Sunday. They
We're Harvey and Bird Stearns, Lucy
Burdick. Harvey Olivet and Willie
Detwiler.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29
Warrington Talk.

Every man attached to the Olympia,
Boston, Baltimore, Concord, Raleigh,
Petrol and McCulloch during the battle
of Manila harbor will receive medal
of honor.
Commander ]. ]. Hunker has been
ordered to take charge of the naval
training station at Newport. relieving
Commander MCGOWAN. ordered to the
ASiatic station to command the Con-
cord.
Gen. Leonard Wood. military gov
ernor of Santiago province, has been
offered the presidency of the Washing
ton Traction and Electric company of
Washington. He has the matter ILL.,
der advisement
Secretary Hitchcock has certified to
the treasury that the annual payments
of 5000 each to all the states ano
territories except Alaska for encour.
aging the state agricultural colleges
under the Morrill, act, are now due,
The payments will be made shortly.
1t is stated at the war department
that no action can be taken in the mat
ter of the California regiment. offered
by Senators Perkins and White. The
question of calling for volunteers has
not been determined. besides it is not
intended to organize state troops if vol
unteerS are called for.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29

Chicago, June 25.-Nearly 800 men
joined the ranks of the stock yards
strikers yesterday. making the force
YER is apparently on the increase. The
first establishment to be affected yes
terday was Armour & Sos pork pack
ing house. The men who Shackle the
hogs in the killing department went
out 8 o'clock, and after that hour
rot Il hog was killed in the house.
With the ''shacklers" Went the
"shovers." The "shacSlers" demand
S2.75 Il day and the showers $3.50.
being an increase of % cents in each
department.
At Swift & Co.'s it was said that
about 100 men had joined the strike
and had been given their time. Lip
ton 4 Co. lost 80 more and 100 men in
the sausage trimming department OF
the International Packing company
left their places. Some of these men
were taken back at the insrease de-
mandcd but the raise was not given to
ALL In the afternoon the hay men
employed by Nelson, Morris \ co.
made a demand for a 2o-cent raise by
this morning
AS IA result of the strike four riot
calls were sent to the stock yards po-
lice station during the day. Two or
the strikers were locked up charged
With aSsaulting one Of Nelson. Morris
e. Co.'S watchmen. Early in the day
crowd of strikers gathered near Nel-
son. Morris e. Co.'s packing house ana
assaulted two colored men who had
been employed since the trouble pc
gan. One of the negroes received
severe beating before he was rescued
by the police. When the news OF the
clash reached the other colored men
they decided not to go to work.
Supt. Miller, of the international
Packing company, said he expected 10
see general strike in the yards grow
ing out of the present trouble. Every
where the men have been discussing
the situation, and they are practlcaiiy
agreed on demanding an increase Ill
wages. They say their wages were
cut 10 per cent in 1893 Win promise
that the old rate would be lestoieu.
Some of the packers say they are Will
ing TO restore the old rate now. Dut
that an increase of - cents DAY
wonld he more than 10 per cent III
most cases. ,.>oo, --...<,,<,
II is estimated that 100000 persons
arc emnloyed in the yards and old
timers predict repetition OIL 'lle us
strike of 1856 and 1884.
The closing down OF Armour X 20,
hacking house left 5000 hogs III tiie
wards last night and caused coiisieei~
able of a furry in the market.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29

The singular lack of patriotism dis
played by the vast majority of Chinese
IS not confined to the common people
but vitiates all official circles. A Chi
lese naval officer recently returning Il
China after three years study in Ger
many at the expense of the Chinese
government, was asked whether hi
would serve his country in case wal
arose, or join some other nation. Hi!
prompt reply was. wait and see which
ZONES out BEST
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29
81 :sa,vsx NEWS IN BRIEF. V
Overflow From the Wires - n Con.
lenSeal Form,

Overflow From the Wires - Con-
densed Form.
The Hamburgerisch Correspondence
of Berlin declares that officials OF the
foreign office are negotiating with
British firms for the laying OF the pro-
posed German-American cable.
Eastern and Northern Finland. ac-
cording to dispatch from st. Peters
burg to the London Times, are threat
ened for famine and tiaads. Inc
drouth has ruined the rye crops.
At the next encampment of the g. A.
r. a resolution will be introduced to
take into it the veterans of the navy.
1t will be proposed to change the name
to 1.-The Grand Army and Navy OF the
Republic
Acting Secretary Mciklejohn an
nounccd that the receipts from all
sources at the port of Manila for the
month amounted to S456.9S4; for the
port of Iloilo. $45.;134; for the port OF
Cebu. $3O.75S. Total from all sources
for the month, $533,21G
Lieut.. Winston Leonard Spencer
Churchill, eldest son of the late LORD
Randolph Churchill, who married Miss
Jennie Jerome of New York. has been
selected as parliamentary candidate
for Oldham. in the Conservative i'll
terest. to replace the late Mr.. Robert
AScrOft
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29
People Talked About.

Judge j. b. Marshall. an old and re-
spected resident of Reno, New. died
of heart disease. Judge Marshall was
at one time resident attorney for the
Southern Pacific company.
c. G.. Foster. former federal Judge
for the district of Kansas, died ut To-
Pela. aged SiXtytwo. Judge Foster
was appointed by President Grant in
1874. and served until March of this
year. when he retired.
Hon. Hiram E. Allen. a leading law
Yer of Spokane and a member of the
state legislature. died at the Fannie
Paddock hospital in Tacoma. Wash,
from an operation for appendicitis.
He was a brother of eX-United States
Senator John r. Allen.
William Yer Bryck. a we'll known
portrait painter died at his home in
Milwaukee,, Wis. aged seventy-siX
years after an illness of several weeks.
He was born in New York and was a
brother of Cornelius Yer Bryck. most
promising artist Of his time who died
in 1914.
The trustees of Williams college at
Williamstown, Mass, have made
known the name of the donor of the
new $4,000 students building He is
Morris X. Jessup of New York, who
received an honorary degree from
Williams in 1891. The building will
be known as JeSsup hall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29

There is no surer safeguard against
Ill degrees of mental unsoundness than
i habit of self-control AS men OF
quick blood may fall dead in moments
Of high excitement, so may lesser dis
turbances, oft repeated, unsettle the
rational faculties. Machinery that is
loosely set tends to jar itself to pieces
and the agitations of ungoverned emo.
ton may gradually produce an "un-
stable equilibrium" of the nervous sys-
.em, and predispose the brightest man
or woman to be entirely upset by a
sudden crisis of passion, alarm, loss, OF
ecstasy. For joy, like grief, anger,
fear or appetite, requires the gentle
restraint of reason. The asylums are
full of admonitory cases. Wanted. for
each individual, good internal gov.
eminent, we'll administered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29
PRACTICALLY SETTLED.
Strike at Cleveland Patched Up by
Mutual Concessions.

Cleveland Ohio, June %. = The
strike among the employees OF the Big
Consolidated Street Railway is in a
fair way to be settled at a meeting OF
the council peace committee this morn
ing. On Thursday the officers of the
Big Consolidated issued what they
STYLED their ultimatum. 1t was to the
effect that the company was willing to
take back all but 100 men. which
would mean that so per cent OF the
striking employees would be reinstated.
In the matter of other grievances the
company made no changes. but its con-
cessions have recently been agreeable
to the strikers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29

Kent county, Maryland, has the dis
inction of having what State Ento
monster peach tree of the United
States. The big tree is at Napley, the
inc estate of Alan Harris. in the ten.
ancy of Robert Wickes The trunk il
q inches in circumference, % inches
Il diameter or about the size of the
ordinary kerosene barrel Three of the
limbs are % inches, 20 inches and &c
inches in circumference, respectively
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29
Criminal Record.

AT Burr Oaks, Mich. j. L. Holmes, Il
banker, made several attempts to Kill!
himself, and finally succeeded. using
poison. Domestic trouble was the in
citing cause.
Jane j., Wife of Rev. 4. +. Sheriff.,
of Park Ridge ILL.,. committed suicide
at the insane hospital. by hanging.
She had been in the institution since
February.
Mrs. Lou Holding hanged herself in
the county Jail at Wichita. kas. Her
body was seen by people on the out
side who We're passing. She was cut
down before life was extinct. but ply
sicians say she cannot live. RI
A duel between boys of nineteen re-
sulting in the death of both. took place
at Wygale's bridge. west Of Pulaski,
Va. John RaineS and Madison Pratt
We're bathing and got into quarrel.
The duel followed.
James Marks was sentences at Port
Huron. Mich, to the state prison for
life. His crime was the murder of his
siXteen-year-old wife to whom he had
been married but a few days. Jennie
Musmann. who is alleged to have been
with Marks the night of the murder. is
held in custody.
Julius Mackenroth. % years Old, a
waiter. was shot and killed by Henry
]. Dessrocher, 80 years old, q carpen-
ter. in a hotel room at New York. DeSs-
rocher. when arrested. said he had
never seen Mackenroth before. This
was all the prisoner would say.
Baron and Baroness Edgar De Bara
who We're recently found guilty at Chi
cago of using the United States mails
to conduct a fraudulent business. ro-
cc:ved sentences after a motion for a
new trial had been denied. The baron
Was sentenced to three years at Joliet
while the baroness will go to the Dll-
page county Jail at Wheaton for one
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29
Trusts md Combines.

All the whisky and alcohol concerns
of the country are combined under one
management
Articles of incorporation of the Fed
cral Printing Ink company We're filed
at the state department at Trenton n.
j. The company is formed for the
purpose of manufacturing printing ink
and has an authorized capital of 500
100000. 100000 being preferred
stock with per cent cumulative divi-
lend.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29
KEEPS THE PEACE.
Dutch Government Illuminating I'm
nlcnSnntncss at The Hague.

The Hague June 2o.-rrouble con-
corning the Young Turkey agitation
having broken out. learn that the
Turkish delegates threatened to with
draw and return to ConStantlnople ii
Achwel liza and the other agitators
were not expelled. Il measure which
the Dutch government shrank from
taking on account of its unpopularity
in liberal, hospitable Holland. Achmel
TIA and the Armenian Peter Ammeg-
hegian leave The Hague to-day for
Paris without fighting a duel. They
have been prevailed upon by the Dutch
government to leave and avoid further
trouble
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-29
Foreign.

Dispatches at London report that
Turks and -Albanians are plundering
and burning Servian posts.
In the rechstag the Anglo German
treaty was referred to a committee of
tWenty-One members.
Lawrence Townsend, the new United
States minister to Belgium. was re-
ceived recently by King Leopold.
News has been received at London
Of the grounding Of an unknown steam
er near Villa Consticion. Her second
hold is full of water.
The strike of the Grand Trunk rail-
road brakemen ut Montreal. which has
been on for month, ended with a
compromise.
Gen. De la Rogue, director of ar
tillery in the ministry of marine. has
been placed under rigorous arrest at
Paris. His offense has not vet been
made public.
The London Daily Telegraph says
that it understands in the event of
war with the Transvaal Cen Sir Red
vers Bulwer will be the commander
of the British forces in South Africa.
Chris Butler, who has been in Gus
tody under charge of completely in
the recent alleged conspiracy at 10
hannesburg to promote rebellious
outbreak has been discharged