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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09
CUTS NO ICE.
Yet Fills Hts Icehouse with n Solid Cake at
a Cost of Five Cents a Ton.
yet he free.
From IA, BOSTON Herald.

wv 49, ''''''
CLAREMoNr. y. H.. April IAN interesting
and novel process Of producing pure ice bv
natural methods has been nut In operation in
this town by a resident. A year ago he had a
building specially constructed for his use. The
experiment house is UNIQUE. 1t has no win
dows. but Is -four square. with a door in each
side. The owner says he can make ice faster
In a house with doors at the corners rather than
in til" middle az tho sides: still this ono docs
the business. Inside the house ia what might
he termsd another house "a crate water tight;
aud built 80 as TO avoid rightly u angles. and
20 allow OF the expansion of the water in freez-
ing. The expansion Ia ~Cne.twelfth,, 30 the
and OF the house proper Is easily determined.
In the early days Of eNperi .nents more than
one house was smashed BY the bullying pro-
pensities oil freezing water:
the main Of the Claremont water works. The
water is spring water. but an application is
It stands IN tanks after being drawn from the
source ri supply. 1t PUSHES first through a
rubber tube to Il tank sixty feot from the main
aud on the second floor OF the building. An
other tube. sixty feet long. takes IL 20 a second
'TaH; As " Il ru igns o. Fu # no moves tss H sI"wl % and md
more slowly. like clear, cold. crystalline mo-
asses still NOR" slowly.and stops. frozen.
ing anchor ice. rot a top film, and the end Is n
crate OF pure. solid ice Hi snrh Color az no one
primary ponds and rivers.
The tubes are arranged with respect to tho
openings in the building so as to get the max
iuin amount of cold wind blowing on them.
One days experiment illustrates the process
OF freezing. The water in the standpire was
at 40, was eighteen minutes passing
through the tubes. and its temperature as II
Issued upOu tho floor Of the crate was 30. or
two degrees below freezing. aud a total re-
duction OF Ia. The out-of-door temperature
was at about freezing.
II any one visIts the experiment house. to.
day tho owner will show him q crate full OF
ic.-one solid block Of about 300 tons weight
The erection OF houses OF the type required Is
easily accomplished anywhere, and the ice
can be manufactured At a cost OF about five
cents q ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09
MGaois ~ PORTO RICO.
The High Character OF the Colored Me-
chanics Described by DIR. Carroll.

DR.. II. X. Carroll Of Plainilcld. y. j., the Pres
ident's special commissioners to examine INTO
the political and social conditions IN Porto
Rico. was mach impressed by the high charac-
fer of the negro population there. The most
capable builders, carpenters. hricklayers, ma
sons, printers. plumbers and artisans genor-
ally are negroes. le said, They mingle with
the white workmen on terms OF perfect equal,
is' M" color line. When he held public hearings
in the different towns in the. islam 10 get ~
puulic sentiment, representatives ot the arti-
sans guilds or DrpmiOS came ltfort. MN
More than half OF The delegates selected by the
0rsnlios 10 meet him were negroes. lie, found
Them. he says. practical aud hard-headed
thinkers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09
santiago's Improving Health.

WASHINGTON. April S.-The Marine Hospital
reports from Santiago show a continued state
of good health In the city and environs. which
~Justifes amply the statement of Gen. Wood
that the place is as healthful as any Of the sea
coast. towns in the United States south Of
Maryland. The latest report from Passed As
sistant Surgeon Roscnau says that the number
OF deaths In the civil population during the last
ing malariaI levers. typhoid. and tuberculosis.
There was recently one case OF smallpox.
which Is now rOnValescing. Rigid inspection
harboT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09
Spring weather In Maine.
from ~, Daily Eastern Aro"..

From ne Ddtip EdSterl Argue.
BUC1FIELD. March n March goes out with
a winter record long 10 he menlbe red.
with many nights with zero. weather amt the
greater part OF the snowfall for the winter. OIs
the first day Of tho month We had about "igh-
teen inches of snow IN a level, and at this date
the farmers saw that nv actual mrasuramepi
there is strong four feet On a leNellu the ~oo''.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10

Never "a Time when There Is Not
Good Demand for the Deiicacy-
Gourmets in Eastern Cities Do
Net Care for the Cost-Talzes
Fortx Years 20 Fit Them for the
Table.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10

cold as ever. To come to the point, she
showed no signs of weakening until one
day letter arrived in a queer-looking,
dirty brown envelope. The letter itself
was scrubbed on a piece Of coarse wrap
ping paper, and the writer apologized by
saying that 1t was the only thing he could
find in the entire camp. When my cousin
received it her eyes lit up. Her magma
ton was touched. She began to realize
the horrors of war. The next letter was
written on the back Of an embalmed beef
label, and when she read it she shed tears
The next was two feet long and one inch
wide, being the margin cut off of an old
newspaper. 1t caused her to weep some
more, and when still another missive ar
rived, penned on the reverse side of a
dirty linen collar she openly surrendered
and announced to the househld that she
was engaged. They were married last
April, and are as loving a pair as turtle
doves. But 1t was all on account of that
eccentric stationery. If my cousin law
had provided himself with a box of
scented note paper he would still be sin
gle. Nothing like visible signs of priva-
ton to move a woman's heart
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
STOCKS WE'RE NARROW.
Some Evidence of Ffrmness Was
Shown in First Hour.

NEW YORK, Sept .9.-Stocks showed
some evidence Of firmness in the first
nour or the trading, and up to the time
OF the publication of the bank statement,
Inc movement in railroad stocks was ex-
ceeolngly narrow, and the selling move
Eleht' though not very pressing, was suf-
hclent TO bring the general level of prices
peloW those of last night. Tennessee
Coal confounded the bears again by soar
Ing an additional points up, and, after
reactlng 31a, recovered to within points
Oh the top. Colorado Fuel continued to
snow sympathy and rose over points be-
lore the late reaction and to these a
continued large demand for Manhattan
ana sympathetic strength in Metropolitan
ana Brooklyn Transit and good gains in
international Paper and Lackawanna
the points of extraordinary strength In
the market are about exhausted. The
Lcndon exchange was closed for a dav
ana the resultant depression from that
center was lacking Paris was looked to
Ior rehect1on of foreign sentiment. and
the view there seemed to be a cheerful
one.
In view of the pessmistic forecasts that
nave been heard all week regarding the
oank statement, the bears had a feeling
carry IN the session that a poor statement
had been more than discounted and were
showed loss In cash quite $2,OOO,O00 in
excess of the most unfavorable previous
estimates. The comparison In the aver
age total of cash for sixty days with
the average for the preceding six business
days AS the totals have been on g. de-
scend1ng scale the average understates
the actual total. The contraction of
S6,ol6.7Oo in loans reduced the reserve re-
quirements by about $1,50O, 0O0 Other
wise the surplus above legal requirements
would be below a million. It Is believed
the treasury would consent to leave on
deposit with New York banks the pay
ments for taxes next week. but this would
only partly relieve the decline, as the de-
mand from the South will continue, and
no increase is case reserves would result
iron, the measure itself 1t is evident,
therefore, the process Of loan contraction
is to continue for the immediate future.
The bond market has only been mod
erately active during the week and
prices have not yielded as sharply as In
stocks. United States old As coupons ad-
vanced u and the 5s declined n in the bid
price.
STOCKS.
The following were the fluctuations Of
the leading railway and industrial shares
furnished by G.. H F. Smith 6. Co. mem
bers Of the New York stock exchange and
Chicago board of trade:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
UNaaUE STATIONERY
The Soldier Wrote On Caused Her
Heart to Soften.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.

New Orleans TimeS-Democrat.
The recent marriage of an ex-soldler
from the First infantry, who conducted
his courtship by correspondence from the
front. set the conversational ball rolling
In a hotel lobby the other night, and one
of those present told a quaint story. L
have a pretty cousin" he said who
knew a chap in Roosevelts rough riders
He was South Carolina boy, and had
been counting her a good while without
the slightest encouragement. 1t was q
sort of DR.. Fell case; she had no reason,
but simply she didn't like him. Well, when
the regiment started for the front he be-
gan to write her letters. and tip-top let
tiers they were-bright, CHEEKY, full of
graphic description, and at the same time
gently pressing his suit, but they made no
special impression. My cousin used to
hand 'em round for the family to read,
which was the worst possible sign, and
while her answers were friendly, they
were certainly nothing more. Then came
the fighting, and after the storming OF
San Juan hill naturally supposed the
rough rider would have things all his
own way, but the girl was apparently as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
December $50. $40 8 221s SIS $50
January ...... 8 4735i 9 621aI 8 471al 521s
Lard
October ....... 5 Is SIS S 221hl 525
January ....... s 421a Jas s 421bt s 421A
Short Ribs
October ........ s 271h1 s 271hi $50 SIS
January ....... 4 971al 4 971b 495 4 971a

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
STEADY; winter patents, s350Q3.60;
straights, $3.10@3. 80; spring specials, $42O;
spring patents, s3.40@37O; straights, 81. SO
@3.2O; bakers, $2.20@260. Wheat-No. 3,
spring, 65@6Sc; No. red, nc. Corn-No
z, 3111o. Oats-No. 2, 21A@22c; No. 2
white, 2314@23hc; No. 8 white, 225s@2S1hc.
Rye-No, 2, 66A@561ac. Barley-No. 2,
3G12Q42c. Seed-No. l fax, Sill; North
west, $1.12Q1.13 prime timothy, $3.50
2.2712c. Pork-Mess, per Dbl, $725@S. O5.
1ard-Per 100 lbs, $5.05@5SO Ribs-Short
sides Qoose), $5.1595.55. Shoulders-Dry
sailed (boxed). 57s@5Ac. Sides-Short
clear (boxed), $565@5.70. Whisky-Distil-
fers' finished goods, per gal, s1.22 Sugar
Cut loaf, $3.50; granulated, $751; Re-
cetpts-Flour, 5000 bbls; wheat, 126, 600
81 nu Go corn, 74S00O Blu; oats, 10000 bu rye,
1900 bu; barley, $1,000 bu. Shipments
Flour, 10000 bbls; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn,
200 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, 1000 blu !;
barley, 1000 bu. On the produce exchange
today the butter market was firm; cream
cry, 16920c; diaries, 13@17c Cheese firm:
N%91l14c Eggs firm; fresh, 14al4]ac.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
Jews fn Russia.

An interesting decision of the Russian
senate has been made public. When Gen.
Gresser was governor of st. Petersburg,
in 1888, he ordered that the Jewish trades
shops and workshops not only their full
names, but the names Of their fathers.
The object Of this was to make 1t clear
to all persons that they were Jews. After
has now declared that the order was
Illegal. The decision has naturally been
the cause Of much rejoicing among Rus
sian Jews.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10


The time of Information usually lasts
about six months, beginning with ap-
preaching frosty weather in the fall and
continuing until warm spring weather.
They burroW a few inches In the mud
and leave at the spot where they disap-
pear mound, in the middle of which
hole can be discerned. The males in
variably bed in the marshes and among
the rushes of very shallow ponds, only
Venturing in cold water during the sum-
mer and Warmest spring and fall months.
In which time they lead a migratory life
In search of food, consisting principally
of small shellfsh and soft shell crabs
There being an abundance of these In the
bay the few remaing terrapin have no
difficulty in finding all the food they wish
and have plenty Of time for lazing in the
grass and mud.
AT this season of the year terrapins are
caught occasionally in dredges and drag
nets, but most of them are found In the
marshes and sand. They are easily track
ed, and, their market values being so
high, the shores are always dotted with
hunters, and 1t is mainly from these that
MI. La Valette buys
lew OF the hunters employ dogs in
hunting them, but a dog trained to track
terrapin is seldom suited for any other
purpose, and the result Is that but few
dogs are utilized In this way. Years ago
nearly every resident Of the eastern shore
had his terrapin dog. When dog tracks
and finds terrapin he places his fore
feet on the terrapin's back and holds him
until the hunter comes the hunter being
notified of the tree" by the barking of
the dog. A man might follow a terrapin
track whoch had been made several deya
but a dog knows at once by the scent
whether it Is an old or fresh track. Dogs
also locate the nests Of terrapin and hunt
ers take the eggs, but going far toward
Fastening the determination Of the terra
pin.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Sept s-Tbe 70.
cetpts at the Union stock yards TODAY
were: Cattle, 8O3; calves, 100; hogs. asa:
sheep, 2035; cars q. AN' WV
- The total receipts from Jan. i, 1899,
10 10 uate, compared with the same period
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10

Among the shippers on the market were
the following: Bergman & Co.. st. James.
CATTLE and hogs: p H. Brannon. New
Hampton. hogs: I. T. Nelson. Norman.
hogs; Babcock & Co, Vernon Center,
sheep: G. Schurbrck, New Tim. hogs
First National Bank, New Salem. N. D..
cattle and sheep; d. Lafrantz. Chinook.
Mont. sheep: Walter King. White Earth.
N. D.. sheep. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

o. M. Metcalf assignee, TO ); itart
ct al. 100 TT It's 13 and IA, DIX To- nm
Robert & Randalfs add. .SI',oCo
E. Noel to Villaume Box ana LUMBER
Company 1t IL, blk 1e3, Robertson ~.
add to West St Paul. 1900
T. Ref ct ux 10 c. F. Johnson, 1t 3, 49,.
blk a. White Bear ................;: 4oo
D. Murphy ct ux. to T. Cincera, It
g. Stinson's subj blk 8, s., b. & r. ,Eo
af Kim ct al. to &. M. Drum it 5,
blk ID, and 1t T. blk II. Bald Eagle. 2oo
n L, Weber ct ux to Eleanor Slim
son. It's IL and 10, Scheffer & Mar o.,
J. IA A. swenson ct ux. to Florence NJ
Whidden, Its Is and 16, blk 2, Hazel oo-
National German-American Bank to
J. Rothbauer IS TT 1t 8, blk IL, o=o
Terrace Park 1,Soe
w. n Sanborn ct ux. to Susannah
Dietz, 1t T. blk 2, Nininger & Don 7oo
nellys add No
r K. Stone Jr.. executor, to 0. Sae
ward. 1t l, Millers rearr part DIX o-o
20 West St. Paul ............:........ 1850
Franklin Building Society to ]. Jack
son, X 1t "a, blk 8, E. Rice's First con
D. af a. Michaud ct ux: to E. W. Net
Teton. 1t 9, blk l. Nininser & Don 400
G. s. Benson ct al, referees, to y.
Hallam, Its q, q, g. "a and 20, blk I'm
49, A. V. Browns subd: g., b. T. SUI
O. Hallam ct TX. to Caroline NJ
Poetzl. It's 81 and %, blk 10, A. V. .-o
Browns subd s., b. u R........ 4oo
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
Total sales, 241, 230 shares.
BONDS.

u S, Is reg .... 1897 M; K; & T, IDS TX TX
DO IS, coup .:.1es7A \. J. Cen; lists 1 1I9
DO DO new g. couDlS + gen. Sa1se
do old old s,co1p. ISL Nor Pac. IS ....11s
DO S., reg .....111k do gen s. ....' , Ss3s
D. DO Of g T. oSV ggs ME- y RFisf t. 1
Ala, class A ..1osA N. & w. con. As s51a
DO DO class class 1s Or 40 S SsR lists 1is
eS Ss95sHsy is 1sg 90 tx
Can, Sou. Eds 100 Reading gen As. S7as
C. DO Sc O. 4ss IS s. BE- " nj lsfs III ia
C. y con s IS ia; 14s ST. g. %, s doa H.
Chi Term n As Ss1z stP C. & P'1sts1 u
E q IS & aists ISL Soy s r X ( + E IS nos
FrS gen e IL Ten Tenn n fsc set Ist s. e
do IDS lids Wabash lists lib
II. & T. Cent. 5s111 do Eds ....:.. .10oh
Iowa a9 ce Gent ts ists.i16 Wis Cen. lists 7s
La. new con. As. 1o6 do deferred -. 5
L. & N. uni. As. 99as Col. Sou. As 49,. 86N
NEW YORK MONEY-New York, Sept.
9.-Money on call easier, SQ4c last eoan'
&c; prime mercantile paper, 4A3Q5c. ster-
lin ling exchange steady with business In
bankers bills at s4.S6AQ4 .86M for deman9
and $4S3@483A for sixty days; posted
rates, s4S4 and s4s71z; comercial bills, bills
s4S2. Silver certificates, 59Ac; bar silver,
&c; Mexican bills 471ac. State bonds in.
active Railroad bonds weak.
TREASURY STATEMENT. w ashing-
ton. Sept. 9.-Todays statement Of the
condition of the treasury shows; avail
able cash balance, s2S1, 1851, 042. Cold re-
serve, $253, 900, SOL
BANK CLEARINGS.
St. Paul-s715, 961.SS.
Minneapolis-$1,9 1854, 265.
Chicago-$19,9 0S, 1888.
New York-s1S4. 327, 43i
WETKI'Y BANK sTATEMENT-Now
York, Sept e.-Ths weekly bank state se
men shows the following changes: Sur
plus reserve, decrease. S. 7S2,325 loans,
decrease s specie aaere asere s. s.
dennnsits. decrease, sis, 345, 70o; circulation.
ncrease The II th banks 1ssa1 n9 Tso hqed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10

Trains marked run daily except Sunday, others
daily. The 81 p. train Great Western Limited"
10 the hest and most complete train to Chicago. Has
free reclining chair cars, new compartment and
stag ard sleeping cars and now buff etlibrsry car
The l12O p. train mo. G." is the Only trein to
Chicago after $40 p. m. by any line Free chair
oars, bufetsleeping cara, and makes all afternoon
connections in Chicago Trains from Union Depot.
City Ticket Office. 5th & Robert SITS, ST. PeuI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
POTATO Bread for Horses

In Germany potato bread Is used by the
natives Of Thuringia to feed their horses,
especially when they are worked hard in
very cold weather.: The animals thrive
on it and their health ard strength are
excellent. @nois 5amo9 .1Ie3 a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
Long Enhancement.

A Napoleon (Ohio) couple were mar
ried a few days ago, after an engagement
which extended unbroken over a period
Of sixty years. The man is eighty and
the woman seventy-two years old.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-21
PERSONAL.

Captain Samuel w. Bartlett of the steamer
Diana, which carries the Peary relief expedition
is one of a large family OF widely known sea cap
tains who have figured prominently In Arctic ex-
ploration work. One of his brothers, John. is
captain Of the Windward now somewhere in
Greenland. Another Is Henry. who was commander
of the Falcon. lost between Philadelphia and st.
Johns, N F., in 1894, after bringing home most
of the members OF the Peary expedition of the year
Panther which rescued the Tyson party, of the
Poars expedition in 1873. from doe OF ice on
which they had foated for nine months In Melville
Bay and of the coast OF Labrador
Or. August Ravog the Italian Consul at Cincin-
natl, has been knighed by his sovereign King
Humbert. In recognition of his eminent services In
the profession Of medicine. DR.. Ravogl was grad
uated in Rome. and subsequently received another
diploma from the Royal College of Medicine OF
Vienna He came to this country eighteen years
ago, and has been Italian Consul at Cincinnati for
about half that time. He Is accredited being one
of the foremost dermatologists in America. He has
held the professorship OF dermatology in Miami
College and the Cincinnati College Of Medicine and
Surgery. and holds the chair OF that branch Of
medical science in the medical department OF the
university to-day. He is member OF the Academy
of Medicine, Of the Original Research Society OF
DeTmatoiosical Branch Of the American Medical
Association. and of the State Board Of Medical
wife are at present sojourning in Rome and will
return to this country in September
Professor Hezekiah r. Geiger Ph. D. who died
In Springfield. Ohio, Tuesday night, was ono
of the original faculty of Wittenberg College. and
remained with that institution in charge Of the
department OF natural science and physics until
1882. Later he became connected with the United
States Geological Survey of the Blue Ridge Range
in Maryland Virginia and West Virginia rendering
valuable service. proving the true character Of the
geological formation against opinions previously
advanced by authorities, his work being accepted
generally to-day. In 1874 Professor Geiger accom-
mai led ROOkWalter
Sandwich Islands. assisting Mr.. Bookwalter in the
preparation OF his book on Hawaii.
The Rev. Thomas C. Warner. past chaplain-in-
chief Of the Grand Army Of the Republic, whose
death at Knoxville. Tenn, has just been reported,
served two years in the 4th Ohio Volunteers.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-21
FURTHER CONCESSIONS AT PRETORIA

The firm attitude assumed by Mr.. Chamber
lain and Sir Alfred Milner appears to be having
its effect. The scheme Of franchise reform put
forward by Mr.. Kruger ten days ago has been
materially modified, until it is now probably In
an acceptable shape, which it certainly was not
in when first proposed. Fuller details Of the
original scheme show that 1t was not nearly as
good as it appeared to be in the brief cabled
summaries. In some particulars 1t was absurdly
illogical For example, 1t provided that Out
landers settled in the Transvaal in 1897 should
receive the franchise In 1904, but those settled
In 1893 not until 1907; those settled In the
spring of 1899 should get it in 1908, while those
settled six months later, in the fall of the same
year. should get it two years earlier, in 1906
Anything more ridiculous than that would be
difficult to imagine. The later proposals, which
seem to have been adopted abolish those
absurd features and give the franchise after
seven years residence, which may be reckoned
retrospectvely. Thus all who have been settled
In the country since 1892 will receive the fran
chise at once all since 1893 next year, and so on
Sir Alfred Miners proposal was for a five
years term and Mr. Krtgers was for n nine
years term. The seven year proposal Is thus
splitting Of the difference, which, other things
being satisfactory, Is not DAD form or com
promise.
OF Importance second only to that OF the
franchise itself Is the question Of redistribution
Of seats, and concerning that the Pretoria Gov
ernment does not appear yet to have made any
offer of adequate action. How monstrously un-
just the present distribution is few figures will
show. There are % members Of the Voksraad
elected from 20 districts. OF these members 10
come from 13 rural and exclusively Boer dis
trlcts, with a male population Of $4,000 and a
voting roll Of 1900. Three more come from
three mixed districts, with n male population Of
1900 and a voting roll of 1000. Five more
come from three districts where there is a slight