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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-17

Quotations: Fat sheep, S3.5Ulr3. IS; stock
sheep. $2.75Q3. rs; feeders, $350q4; fat
lambs, 81 25Q4.75; stock lambs. $3.5064 so;
buck lambs. So bucks, 81. 25Q275
Sheep receipts were light. although
about as heavy as the same day last
year. Good sheep were in fair demand,
with no quotable change in prices. Fat
lambs were possibly a shade weaker and
slow sale. Stock lambs sold strong Rep
resentatiVe sales:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13

"Unclc Dick" Oglesbv was honest
himself and he believed in making 9th.
er people be SC, Just 30 far as it lay
within his power, The principle of the
thing appealed to him. and false rule
he despised. In 1865, when be was gov
ernor for the first time, he ordered 10
cords of tirewood from q farmer, who
was to cord the wood up in the govern
or = yard. The governor watched until
three cords had been piled. Then he
could stand il no longer, and, walking
up to the farmer, he said:
lyon are piling that wood too loose.
~. BY the time you get il piled you Il
be giving me eight cords for 10 Now.
mind You, | went pay for it. "
The farmer. evidently disR7sted at
being told how to do his own work, an
swered that be guessed he knew how to
cord wood rs well as anybody, and chal-
lenged the governor to do il better If he
could. That "Cncle Dick wonld take
him at his word evidently never occur
red 10 him, hut il WASH I the first time
the good old gentleman had corded
wood, and governor or no governor,
out he went When the farmer had
brought the wood all in "Unclr Dick
corded every stick of it over again and
got il into eight cords, Then he made
the farmer bring in two cords more, 49,
Chicago Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
The Conscience Fund.

"God knows the donor and bis sin, "
was the line accompanying a ucte ad.
dressed 10 the treasurer of the United
States at Washington and containing
three crisp$l 900 bills The money was
turned into the conscience fund.
1t is not generally known that such
fund exists; vet, although Il is not
very important, il is regular source
for the government. II is supplied by Il
certain class of people aEncrmlllv hon.
est a man whose ideas of the niceties
Of conscience amount to insanity de-
cides that in some manner or other be
has detrauded Uncle Sam. He ilume-
diately inCloses the amount in an envel-
ope and sends it to the treasury The
excuses given and the manners of sign.
ing are humorous in the extreme Yet
ii il evident that the contributors are
in sober earnest.
1t has been calculated that If this
disease fhould become Epidemic the
amount Or hand in the treasury would
exceed the output by some -, 0O0, 600, =
000 per annum. A man who will do the
government full and exact justice is so
exceedingly scarce that the above mem
beers Of the conscience fund are looked
upon as little less than lunatics Gin
Cinnati Enuuirer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
TIE csAsE oF The eIE6ER6REko
NAN

C'nos, wie~ baker IN Fsiryvllls
Ess mhka1s cakes a. takers will
he mad. ard put ~ its,lf IL q Tan
A dear ht;as, Queer littlc, gingerbread man
~ and ~ whsn ihs cakes were brown,
he uTsned the OVEN. when niuhly down
BoTp=d tho queer little man and, blinking hl'
eyGs,
Called cat 10 the Jaker. Who stared IN sur
rrisss
Run. run. East % you ran
Cant rstch me, htils gingsrtrssd man
The tsFer rHr, his wife ran. iou
And russ Fturtod ur with brav' Meow
mC0w'
ola Rover ran With gruf "Bowwuv-''
Followed nv Brlndls, the staid ol6 oew.
The horse broke ont 81 ihs barn with Q -s,Fk
Pit he heard tho echo fro-a FAR away
"Run, run fact Won ran
Can't catch mt, little gingerbread MAJ
Man and woman. horss ana oow
Doc and cat. were after him now,
But none could run as fast ss he
And over biz shoulder he called N Gee;
"Sun. run. fast a. you csn'
Can catch me, little gingerbread wsr
Eut n wolf crept out of the wo1is - last.
And wolves. he knew, could run - fast,
Vet he hurried un and brav'ly cred.
.'ust a. the wolf bounded NJ ly his sids:
Run, run, fast a. ynu csn'
Can't catch nee, little gingerbread r1t~'"
The great gray wolf took bite, ius' che
The gingerbread man was ne-fourth gone
A s'cond bite took him Up 20 the waist
INST half was gone and twas only tas'e
Still another bite took him up 20 the throat.
And now three fourths was gone. you II note.
Then he swallowed the head, a. sway he ran,
And that was the last Of the gingerbread man
Ella ". white IN Ladies Home journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
DEWEY GAVE A BOY $40.
Great Crowds Turned Out and Cheer
ed Him mt Wilmington, Del.

Admiral Dewey passed through VII
mington, Del. at 1 80 o'clock the other
afternoon, and for a mile along the
tracks Of the Pennsylvania railroad
men, women and children were gather.
ed to see him and to cheer him on his
way. All the employees of the mills,
factories and shipyards in the vicinity
were given brief holiday. and they
gathered In groups by the side of the
track.
At the railroad station over 5000 per
sons were gathered. and the crowds
600, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Bells were rung, whistles blown, hats,
flags and handkerChiefs waved. The
train was run slowly, and the admiral
stood alone upon the rear platform,
wearing a heavy overcoat and holding
his hat in his hand. He bowed right
and left and smiled upon the enthusl-
astic crowds
Just as the train passed the station q
small boy lodged the police line and
grabbed the rear platform. A police
captain made dash for the lad. but
he was too slow. Dewey reached down,
shook the extended hand and left $40
goldpiece in the youngsters palm. A
block farther on the boy dropped safe
" to the track and became the envy Of
the crowd that learned of his sudden
wealth.
The crowds cheered and shouted
themselves hOarse.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13

ranged. Colonel Payne stood on the
bridge of his yacht. Just before the
signal TO start was given Harry Payne
Whitney called to his uncle from the
bridge Of the Josephine: Were going
TO beat you, uncle. III bet you $500 we
beat you"
Make II $1,000 and I'll accept"
called Colonel Payne through his mega
phone.
IN make it $1,000" was the answer.
"I'll make 1t $1,000" retorted Colonel
Payne.
Make it worth while. Let's say
5000" called out young Whitney.
Colonel Payne said $1,000 was
enough, and this amount was agreed
upon, and the yachts got away under n
full head of steam. For the first II
miles II was regular seesaw. First
one would go up half a length, then the
other. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed on board both yachts. Just aft
er the sixteenth mile the Amphitrlte
began TO crawl ahead, and the Jose
phine was unable TO catch her. When
off Governors island the Amphitrltc
was mile in the lead. She steamed
up the East river and anchored off the
New York Yacht clubs pier ut East
Twenty-slxth street. The Amphitrites
average speed was about II knots. The
Josephine came up short time later
and anchored near the Jersey shore OF
Thirty-fourth street.
The Corsair, j. Pierpont Morgan's
yacht, had a brush coming up with
John T. Duncan's yacht kanawha, the
Kanawhn winning by few lengths.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
Revivina Old OIL Wells,

The natural result of the advance
In the price Of petroleum is the reju-
venation Of old wells. The movement
has set in heavily in the district about
Bruin, says the Plttsburg dispatch
1t will soon spread throughout the old
er fields. From now until real winter
weather sets In the torpedo mans nj
troglycerin wagon will be overworked
Old sets of drilling tools which have
not hung In we'll for five or ten years
will he swinging, and not few aban.
doned holes will be retubed and set to
pumping, This sort of work will re-
suit In very slight increase of produc-
ton in individual cases, but the aggre-
gate may run to 5000 or 10000 barrels
n day-nO mean amount Mt $3.50 a
barrel. There will be more employ
mcnt for labor IN the oiltields than for
n long time, with better returns for
the small producer, condition Of
things that will contribute much to the
prosperity OF Butler. Armstrong. Cla-
rion, Venango, Warren and Mexican
counties.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
THEY ARE CITIZENS.
Pueblo Indians Can Vote on Election
Day If They Wish.

SiXty-five Pueblo Indians, beaded by
Chief Manuel Ortega. passed through
Fort Worth, Tex. the other day en-
route to Dallas, where they will occupy
the Indian village during the state fair.
The Indians came from Yslcta, Il little
town just this side of FL Paso.
For 800 years the Pueblo Indians
have lived on an island village in the
Rio Grandc. This was in centuries
past a city of refuge when defeated by
the early Spanish explorers. with
whom it is recorded that they fought
one war of so years duration Ysleta
means little island"
The Pueblos bear the distinction
among all the American aborigines Of
being citizens of the United States.
with the privilege Of voting, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. They are a his
toric people and. while welded to
many Of the traditions of their ances-
tors, In the matter Of religion they have
become Christianized. They speak
Spanish, but not the English language.
There are now about 600 of them In
their historic village Mt Ysleta.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13

II saw the Dewey reception here"
said George Barnard of Washington at
the Fifth Avenue hotel the other day
to reporter of the New York Tribune,
and also the one rendered the admiral
at the capital the other day. and the
one at Washington, think, was the
more interesting of the two. stood
within 20 feet of the admiral when the
sword WAS presented to him. and he
was so deeply affected that the tears
stood in his eyes and his voice chOked.
Then, too, the presence of the presI-
dent, his cabinet and the other high
government officials added to the inter
est. The beautiful park facing the
capitol was literally jammed with peo-
pie, and they were far more enthusiasts
tic than were the New York crowds.
To the admiral 1t was return home,
for the national capital has been his
place Of residence for many years. and
he Is also governor of the MetropolI-
tan club there, or was before he went
10 Manila"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
Your rsnerositr orerwbeIms me. :.

Your generosity OyeTwheims me.
And now tO our reconciliation.
drink once more ~ the life giving
wine aid she smiling in her sedue-
tive way and Cling the architects cup,
Il drink, be raid. 'to the Pom
peiiau Venus, 20 beauty and TO grace
drink 10 the divine, the lovely Nsvoleia
Tyobs''
He qussed his cup, and on bis brow
be felt the soft touch of the fair ones
Hps
40 dayhreak the first rays Of the sun
fell upon Louis asleep with his head On
the table Beside him on THE floor lay
the remains Of broken amphora Of an
tique share
Waking from his sturur, be passed
his hand across his brow and looked
around him an1iously. as if seeking
the presence Of another person. But he
was alone with broken jar, u which
at that moment be remembered nothing.
Tho cool breeze reused him further
as tine landlord opened the door.
He looked qnestioninsly at his guest.
"Have ! been asleep herei' said
Louis in confusion
1T was your wish 10 sleep here,
signor.
what wine was that you gave me,
padrone?"
"A famous one and rare.
Say rather magic philtre. Ny
brain is still confused.
Il did not know that il was 30
heady. signor.
why. it was like drinking liquid
fire. "
"Well, just think, signor! Wine o.
20, the year of the eruption Prom
the French For Short Stories
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
AUTOMATIC CAR HEATER.
Gcorgian's Invention For Heating
Railway Cars With ELECTRICITY

Or. +. W. Alexander Of TiftoH. IA.
car axle by which electricity is grnrr-
ated for heating. lighting and vcntilat-
ing the car, patented about a year ago,
received so much attention, has Just
perfected an improvement OH this pat
ent that is perfect in every way.
The machine. as improved. is sim
2liClty itself. containing only about ono
dozen pieces, and together with n stor-
age battery can be placed underneath
the car in a box only three feet long.
The parts exposed are impervious to
dust, and the weight of the whole ma
chine, or the motive power required
for its operation, will not exceed the
power required to carry one man in the
car The mechanism is 50 arranged
that no matter how fast or slow the
car goes the speed of the machine is
not increased or decreased. Il speed OF
Is or 20 miles on hour being sufficient
TO produce enough electricity TO light
and ventilate or heat car.
ut tIeClilC StbGNtNcI plO1JStS 40
furnish, from friction caused by the
turning of the axle of the car, enough
electricity to light the car. run electric
faus or hent by electricity. \ storage
battery provides sufficient supply
while the car Is running to keep lights
or fans running for several hours after
it Is stopped The machine is entirely
automatic, runs alike whether car is
going backward or forward and main
tains a uniform speed whether car is
going fast or slow.
1t seems, as improved. to be a tri
umph Of inventive genius, and likely to
produce a revolution in railway travel.
as well as adding greatly to its comfort
and safety. Dr. Alexander will lose 10
time in placing the merits of his in
vention before prominent railway men
of the north and east, where its cheap.
ness, simplicity and utility will doubt
less win for it prompt recognition.
Atlanta Constitution.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
STEAM YACHTS RACED HOME
uavry Fnynt Uhitn-s Lost $1,000 "a
His UEefe. Colonel PAYNE


His JEeie, Colonel Payne.
Returning 20 New York city from the
yacht race tie other afternoon there
was spirited race between Colonel
Oliver II. Payuos steam yacht Ampbi-
trite and +. \. Il. widsners Josephine.
The race stained of the buoy which
marks the finish Of the international
contest. says the New York Times. on
board the Amphitrite with Colonel
Payne were some ~ friends. His yacht
was commanded by Captain Charles
Scott. With Mr.. Widener were ~ or
more friends. Including Harry Payne
Whitney. Colonel Payne's nephew.
Captain :. G. Chase commanded the
Josephine.
The race started about O'Clock
The boats were right alongside Of each
other while the contest was being ar
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13

The earliest pottery with printed
designs OF American subjects was
made nj Liverpool at the end of the
eighteenth century.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
NJ. SPvRIO CONS.
ANN. DCCCXXxI. A. v. c,
CECVBVM.

Which doubtless meant. being inter
preted, that under the consulate of Mar
Gus Spurius, the eight hundred and
thirty-first year of the Roman era and
the year 70 Of the Christian era-that
ie, the very year Of the dread eruption
which entombed Pompeii, wine Of
Cecuba, wondrous product. sung by
every poet, had been inclosed in this
amphora.
Wine Of Cecuba, co-eval with the
Empero Titus
What WAS perhaps most noticeable
and peculiar was the seal, in the i'm
preston Of which on the crushed wax
could be traced, beneath two outspread
wings of graceful design, the Greek
word, "Zoe" Oife). Perhaps a tribute
to the wines revivifying qualities, per.
haps only superstitious emblem.
The amphora appeared to be genuine.
and the seal was intact.
Where does this come from -
From the wine cellar Of the edile
Panea, a connoisseur. "
lit is really very curioue discov-
cry.
"Rarer yet in this. 1t is still full. "
=
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13

Then TO the lip OF this poor oarthen urn
| leaned, the secret Of my life TO learn.
And, lip to lip, II murmured, while you live
Drink, for once dead, you never shall ~
turn"
Rvboirat ~ nr,,, vbnr-,r,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
DeWev Just Arrived

so has on, large new line of Fall and w
good also just arrived and we are nowr
to show tn people OF Island Pond and vicl
tn mast co.. p.e,c new stock of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
WE ARE WINNERS

because and ~'a&s right Don, think nc,, tb
prices 'T" 10" me- ting s a"o'o'r it is Hing t'n
Remember that f.. our
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-01
MANY KANsANs DEAD.
Several Members of the Twentieth
Fail Victims to Smallpox
at Manila.

N Nlan1l0s
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-The war de-
partment has received cablegram from
General Otis. at Manila. in which he re-
ports the following deaths since his last
report:
January s-Edward A. Rothmeyer. pri-
vate. A. Twentieth Kansas, smallpox.
January 9Powhattan T.. Hackett, pri-
vate. F, Twentieth Kansas, smallpox; Eu-
gene Merwin. corporal, NJ, First California,
cirrhosis Of the liver; Lewis R. Badger,
private, F, Twentieth Kansas. smallpox.
January la. Brent McClain, private.
G. First Tennessee. smallpox; William n
Bell. private, {. First Colorado. smallpox
smallpox.
January 14-Benjamin W. Squires pri-
vate, L, Twentieth Kansas. smallpox.
January 1S-John D. Young, private, A,
twentieth Kansas, smallpox; Frank Brain,
private. c. Tenth Pennsylvania, smallpox.
Twentieth Kansas smallpox.
January 19-Harry c. Falkenburg. prin-
cipai musician, First Colorado. smallpox
David l. Campbell. private, F. Twentieth
January s-Arthur W. Tilden, private, K,
Fourteenth infantry, smallpox.
January 1e-Allen F. Carlyle. private. I,
HHaEthorne. private. e, Second Oregon. seas
January 2s-John A: Meyers. private. H,
First Tennessee. smallpox: Earl A. Jeans.
January 2I.otto J. Berg. private, E. First
South Dakota, diphtheria.
TOPEkA, Jan. a.-tSpecial.) Edward A.
Victims was from WsterVi1le' va aha He HfmaiiRes %as
about % years Of age. Squires enlisted at
Junction City; Hackett at Topeka, giving
Fort Scott as his residence: Hand at abb
lene. The other Kansas victims cannot be
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-01
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
House Committee VIII Probably BE
Ready to Take Final Action
b. Next Friday.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-Such progress
made by the house committee on COM
merce to-day that 1t is expected final ac-
ton will be aken at the next meeting of
the committed on Friday. The discussion
to-day was Chairman Hepburn's bill.
and numerous amendments were proposed
with view % perfecting this bill and
making 1t the ne to be finally reported.
An amendment agreed on strikes out the
word "sovereignty" in referring to the
route which theS president is to acquire
from Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The pur-
pose of this amendment is to overcome
the objections that 1he constitution Of
Nicaragua will not. permit a relinquish-
Other propositions weSe submitted as to
the authority to be giveh the president in
acquiring the canal route. One. by Mr..
Sherman, Of New York; Is as follows:
That authority Is hereby given the pres
idsnt % to nesStiste: by commission or other
with any individual corporation or corpo-
rations for the putchase or use OF any
lands, waters, rigb.ts. privileges. contracts,
eonssss q s1iant 1tSrr p{Fops,Tty dee deemed
mediate construction OF an inter-oceanic
canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Another form proposed by Mr. Adamson,
OF Georgia authorizes the president to ac-
Guire by purchase from Nicaragua and
Costa Rica the territory necessary ito
excavate, construct. control and defend !"
etc. These propositions went over and the
exact phraseology will be determined IL is
expected, by next Friday. Members of the
committee expressed the opinion that there
except possibly from Mr.. Fletcher. OF Min
neSota.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-01
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
Chairman Stone, of Coinage Commit.
tee, Reports on Hill BiII-Some
Conservative Changes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Representative
Charles w. Stone, of Pennsylvania, sub
mitted to the house to-day his report to
accompany the Hill bill, recently reported
from the committee on coinage. weights
b and measures, of which Mr.. Stone is chair
man. The Hill bill, the report says. con-
tains an affirmative declaration Tor the
gold standard; a provision for the inter-
changeability of all forms of money; II
separation of the note Issue from the fis-
cal branch of the treasury department: the
retirement of the greenbacks and the es-
tablishment of branch national banks:
,s conseTvatiye in purpose and provision. :
"It seeks" he says, Ito strengthen, solid
ify and fortify our present system, rather
than build new. 1t specially seeks to
aIlay at home and abroad all doubt as to
the present and permanent quality of cur
money and to make and keep the credit Of
the nation above the reach of successful
attack or well grounded apprehension"
\ II this bin becomes a law says the re-
. port, "it will be of no possible consequence
In what particular kind of dollar of the
United States debt is payable, as any one
will be as good as any other. and every
one exchangeable for any other. and the
kind Of money to be paid and received
would be merely matter OF convenience
and not OF profit or loss
A considerable part of the report is de-
voted to the subject of branch banks.
the establishment OF which is permitted by
arising from the branch bank system
would be the transfer in an effective man.
ner Of loanable capital from points where
1t is abundant to points where 1t Is scarce.
The minority report. which also was sub
mitted to-day, says the bill will make radi-
cal changes in our whole currency system.
and work serious, and 1t is believed. dis
astrous contraction Of our money volume
ana destroy the whole Of the silver COIN
age The bill. says the report. fixed abso,
standard upon the country.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-01
AS A GERMAN SAW 1T.
Commander of Cruiser Geier Com.
ments on War Operations
in West Indies.

WASHINGTON, Jan. G.-During tho re-
cent war the German protected cruiser
Geier, Commander Jacobsen, was permit
ted to pass in and out of the blockaded
ports. The commander OF the Geier has
recently embodied his observations in a
series of sketches. A complete translation
is embodied in the latest pamphlet of the
bureau of naval intelligence.
Commander Jacobsen makes some inter-
esting comments upon the American vol
unteer army and attributes a large part
Of its physical excellence to the preva-
leEce of athletic sports in American schools
and colleges. He speaks in decided praise
d OF the american navy. especially It's Pc, per
with which the American merchant marine
was converted into a formidable fleet Of
auxiliary cruisers sa He s says this is well
The German commander was present at
San Juan, Porto Rico, soon after its first
bombardment by Admiral Sampson. and
bombardment of the city without the prev
iouS notice customary in civilized warfare.
Il In his, his comments upon Santiago he call calls
ment in the land batteries, where many OF
the cannon in actual service were muzzle
loading fsaan bronze % guns Referring to the de-
lively that the total number Of troops in
the Santiago trenches. including marines
from the Cervera fleet. was less than 5000.
leaving this line SO scantily garrisoned when
many troops were concentrated at the
MORO. where they could do no good. He
praises the Spaniards. however. for their
stubborn defense Of their land lines. and
concludes with this statement:
Officers and men fell in great numbers,
with that courage which has ever dis
tinguished Spanish soldiers. When the
Americans finally succeeded In the assault,
they found the trenches of San Juan filled
with dead. and they buried these brave
Spanish soldiers where they had fallen
by simply filling the trenches with earth"
Commander Jacobsen puts the Spanish
loss during the attacks on Ell Caney and
the city at "a killed. 12O missing and 3'3
wounded.
The writer, being naval man, devotes
considerable attention to the various bonn
bardments of defenses of Santiago. and
lays great stress upon the enormous
amount of ammunition expended by the
Americans. and the small results obtained.
He declares that the final result of the
numerous commandments was that but one
gun was put out Of action in the Moro. and
one in the Socapa battery. The loss Of
life, he says, was triflfnR.