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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

press the dazzling glory of this color.
which is all things, deep and bright,
flaming like a luminous dye yet soft
with infinite depth, drenching the town
with its brilliance and only finding a
sister color when it looks upon the bay,
whose very spray is streaked with blue
as it frets the coast line of Matanzas.
Ricla street is always busy, but there
is no crowd and no hurry. The people
amble in single file along the narrow
pavements, which scarcely measure
more than yard in width, chance
American officer stepping to the gutter
when progress is barred and returning
to the sidewalk when he is ahead of
the procession.
It is after 9, SO all the shops are
open and busy. If you are out to buy a
book. look closely before entering. or
you may find yourself in butchers,
for they are all alike. There are no
windows in which to display goods.
There are merely open spaces under
the low. pot tiled roofs, each with a
big square Of canvas tapping before
it. blowing in or out. according to the
breeze.
In the shadowy interiors there is lit
tie dissimilarity. Coming out of the
sun, you wink hard to see what is on
the uniform lines of shelves and in the
glass cases standing at regular dis
tances on the brick or marble floors.
1t would not surprise you if Latin con
trariness to our usage put small diyi-
sions of the precious meat under the
glass and strung up hats and handker-
chiefs to be sold by the pound.
The shopkeepers are all Spaniards
who have emigrated to the island at
various times, and they, too, are be-
wilderingly alike, with full, forid
faces. a brush of coarse black hair
standing up from the forehead. with
corpulent bodies clothed in thin linen
trousers and blouse, the sleeves rolled
to the elbow and the neckband turned
in till decollete effect is gained. They
are nonchalant as to whether you buy
or go, and if you cannot wait until
perhaps the master leisurely finishes
his early cafe con Ieche, why. adios
ut is the custom of the country"
says the patient Cuban who does wait
and who smokes while he makes him
self comfortable against the shelves.
Shops are not designated by the pro-
prietor's name in Cuba. Each is given
title. AS you stroll along you see
upon the houses gay facades signs of
every hue. with fancy lettering, which
read:
"The Pearl of Cuba" 'sThe Favor
ite,'' 'eThe Novelty" ''The Grand"
'sThe Best of ALL" ''The Coffee House
of the Two Brothers" ''The Bookshop
of the Two Friends" etc.
The principal retail shops are in this
one important thoroughfare, if any
thing so sleepy deserves the name.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

BY this whimsical incident the Chi
cago News reminds MS that IN real life
as well as in the dictionary words have
more than one meaning:
pardon me- said the tourist as he
gazed at the country's first locomotive,
"but why is that lasso hanging under
the smokestackY
.,rhat," responded Amber Pete, act
ing engineer, sis the cowcateher- Thar
was an iron concern that came with
the engine but the boys didn't exactly
understand how it could catch COW,
so they unscrewed it and put on one
that they knew something about Its
the best cowcatcher this side Of Den
yer too"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09
4 c.,,I. Re,,roas.

"why is it that you people have so
many reyolutions?
s'My friend" replied the South Amer
lean, -you forget that each country
must have amusements suited to It's
temperament. You also overlook the
airy facility which practice gives.
Hence your misuse of language. Those
are not revolutions. They are merely
somersaults. - Washington Sta
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

A fly SO minute as to be almost in
visible ran three inches In half sec
ond and was calculated to make no
less than $40 steps in the time 4
healthy man would take to breathe
once. A man with proporfionate agili-
ty could run n miles ID a minute.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09
MS Present Fad.

"You don't seem to be buying many
rare books nowadays" said Perkins t.
Jimpsonberry. "Got tired of collect
ing?"
"No,y replied Jimpsonberry "Chang-
ed my hobby, that's all. My boys have
grown some in the past seven or eight
years, and I've taken up the fad of col
lecting derby hats and trousers and
shoes and other things OF that kind
/ have a splendid collection of school
bills, too. I'd like to show you. Har-
per's Bazaar.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09
-. nf 1,hese socinIists

..No, my child, you cannot marry
Ravenswood Plunks."
"But, papa. what is your objection
to Ravie?"
my child, he is one of the most OBJ
tectionable socialists ever met.
"a socialist. papa? Surely you are
Mistaken
..No, I'm not He actually demand
ed to share my wealth with meg'
'.Ravie did that? Why. papa. what
did he say?'
~He said he wanted to be my son-in-
law Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

This is the billy end of Ricla street
Matanzas. The bright yellow and sky
blue length of low houses twists like q
gay striped ribbon to perspective
where an American flag flares in a
splash of green.
1t is a winter day. hot, dry and
breezy, the sun pouring from a dome Of
marvellous blue. No. not blue; we
cali the summer sky at home blue, sc
another word must be coined to ex-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09
We EXAMINE EYES EREEy


81 think my Uncle Jerry said Aunt
Mehitabel. "was the conuariest man
ever see. | remember of his pickin
up hot p'tater once when we was
eatin dinner, an there wasn't no COM
pany at the house. nuther. An what
do you spose he done with 1t r
sThrew it at somebody r eonjectured
one Of The listeners.
mo; he held it in his hand till Il
blistered him.
What did be do that for?1
Cause anybody else would a. drop
ped itr Youths Companion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

Drink GraIn-O.

after you have concluded that you ought not to
drink coffee Il is not q medicin4 but doctors
der it, because it is heathful inv igorating and
appetizing. It is made from pure grains and
has that rich seal brown color and tastes like the
finest grades OF coffee and costs about a IS
much. Children ike it and thrive on it because
it is a genuine food drink containing nothing
but nouFishment Ask your grocer for 6rain-O
the new food drink. Is and 25e.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

4In India only one woman in every
100 is able to read"
'.weH, 1 don't believe more than one
In every 160 of our own women IS able
to read anything besides the dry goods
ads" Chicago Times Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09
A Man Of Means.

Mamma" said little Ethel, papa
must be just awfully rich"
sWhy do you think that, my childY'
81 heard him tell grandma that he
was going to buy Boston and Albany
today. Brooklyn Life.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

Originally clocks had only the hour
hand, but the minute was added LATER
as ii became fashionable to make the
sila Is pe aerasafix8 as sossibla. =
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

In Henry WIS time a lamp was
found in a monastic tomb that had
been burning for 1900 years.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

sea wall There is a curious collec-
ton of yenders here-boys with live
quail, which are tied by the feet and
held with heads down, f1uttering, sigh
ing punches of feathers, victims Of
slow torture in the clutch of these I'M
imaginative owners; young and old
mulattoes. variousIy tattered, selling
small loaves with slices of guava
paste between; whole family in a
shady spot weaving the big, native hat
with grassy brim; negro boys, half
asleep, leaning on the sea wall like
caricatures in ebony of Raphaels
"Cherubs." pals of shrimps before
them; honey sellers with the Jumps Of
dripping comb like CONCEALED sun shin
ing between lettuce leaves.
AS you leave the Paseo to return to
the more crowded streets you see one
of the commonest sights in Cuba, horse
bearing its master as well as its own
rations, an enormous load of grass and
leaves. These Cuban ponies are some
times so small and the burden they car
ry so huge it often seems as they come
toward you that green hill has sup
piled itself with four slim legs.
The Plaza is the headquarters for the
coches of the town. These are ba-
rouches in every stage of decrepitude
with a horse to match and lolling
driver with ever ready whip.
You may not have any cochero you
select even if he has not fare. Per-
haps you want to go too far and 1t is
near his breakfast hour, or he objects
knowingly to a direction which forces
him to pay toll at a bridge, or his may
be horse which never goes up hill be-
cause he would very likely die after
he had reached the top. or he may be
asleep inside his coche. and among the
cocheros, as among all the work people
in Cuba. nap in the warm part Of the
day has charm far above that of any
peseta ever coined.
But after some exertion and wish
that your teacher had taught you some
profane Spanish that might apply par
ticularly to cocheros. you hire ba-
rouche for one hour for a Spanish dol
lar and drive around the town, getting
flashing impressions of the life and
the people
Cameron. Ills. is a town with 10 Wo-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

Cameron. Ills. is a town with 10 wo-
men in it who can sit together for
three consecutive hours and not say z
single word This seems incredible,
but reliable witnesses of the phenome-
non vow that not even whisper came
from the 10 pairs of lips. They are
members of a silent sewing society,
and their rules impose a fine of 10 cents
for each word uttered during the ses-
sion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09
JOHN II. CARPENTER
PLAN AND ARTISTIC PAPER HANGER

Calls attention OF al who need work in HIS line
mail or otherwise. and guarantee satisfaction.
WINDOW SHADES of all kinds on hand and
hall decoration neatly executed. A trial respect
fully solicited. Popular prices Estimates rem.
kefsd, Z. d. box zzs once, Is Delaware street.
Residences. g pak street. North woodbury..
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09
CHAMP QARK.S LETTER
Disgraceful Treaty With
Sultan of Sulu.
AN AMAZING TRANSACTION.
Americans Taxed to Support an
Eastern Harem.
AN AMAZING TRANSACTION.
soHURMAN Defends PoLYGAMY.

Describes slavery as "MiId Type of
FeudnI Bondages-An Example of
the Eniauity of Trusts = Making
Merchandise of Sunlight = Reeds
Farewell to His constituents-sen-
ator Vest as IA Orator-Tribute to
Vice President Hobart.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

All lovers of honesty and all admir-
ers Of brains viii be glad to know that
Senator George Graham Vest is great
" improved in health.
Vest is one of the few orators in the
senate. Yon can count them on the
fingers of one hand and not use sin
gle finger the second time. In the prop
er acceptation of the words, most Of
them rarely speak at all. They take it
out In reading dreary essays, and per-
haps the senate can boast, If 1t Is a
matter for pride, the worst set Of read
ers within the confines of the republic.
The dignity Of the upper house, as II
Is sometimes enormously called. Is 50
overpowering that Id some way II
brushes the spirit IT orasory ont Of .
man and reduces him to q mere mouth-
er of words am aware that there Is
4 widespread belief, laborlously cnltls
waited and propagated BY every pubic
man who cannot make 1 fetehlng
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09

than presidents. 1t must be dreary
work waiting for another mans shoes.
Usually the waiting is of no avail, but
when the vice president succeeds to the
higher office he generally finds that the
political Jordan is hard row to travel,
as John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, An
drew johnson and Chester A. Arthur
Rnllld all testify
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-09
ANINDIAN DETECTIVE
A SIOUX SCOUT WHO WAS A GENIUS
IN GROUND READING.

This Human sIeuth Exercised Ex-
traordinary skill In Trailing Fu-
gitive-He Had Instinct and a Pair
of Eyes That Were Unerring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11

month, the poor country school teacher
has only $50 left for dress and all other
purposes. Were it not for the fact that
the great majority of them reside with
their parents during the vacation, it
would be an inpossibility to get teach
ers But the harships of those who are
wholly dependent upon themselves can
not be covered up. They are plain and
uncomfortable facts.
We go on boasting of our public
school system, freely give it credit for
molding the minds, directing the aspir-
ations and casting the morals of the
rising generation and then pay our
country teachers starvation wages.
Some classes of public officials, nota-
bly, mere clerks, copyists and typewrit-
ers, are paid more than they could earn
in private life for corresponding ser
vices But our public school teachers,
in the country, at least, are VIGOROUSLY
and unjustly underpaid. 1t is a good
suggestion that the legislature which
piles up burdens on the shoulders of the
teachers should take turn at raising
their salaries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11

could not fill, and the News Tribune
says that the lumber trade there has
enjoyed prosperity the past season be-
yond all expectation or belief. 1t fur
Their says. Instead of going into the
season with 100, 100000 to 5O,OO0,00o
feet of unsold lumber on their docks
manufacturers here began saving with
practically no unsold stock and with
several months cut sold ahead of the
saw"
While the tariff has helped the lum
Der interests, the general improvement
in business everywhere has also given
it general impetus, and helped almost
entirely in the large demand which has
been created, which has eaten up the
large stocks on hand and hence caused
the general advance in price, as is
always the case in all lines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
Over at Redwood Falls there has

Over at Redwood Falls there has been
organized what is known as the Red
wood Falls Recreation association,
which takes a somewhat new field for
its work, This is to provide place of
recreation for the hundreds of young
men who go into that vicinity to seek
work during the harvest and threshing
period, which extends from the first of
August to the middle of November. On
rainy days, Sundays and other times
when it is impossible for them to work
they congregate in large numbers in the
city. 1t is the purpose of the associa-
ton to rent suitable place, fix it up
with various forms of amusement, with
writing and lounging rooms, wash
rooms, sleeping rooms, etc., which will
be placed at the disposal of the men
while in the city, small fee being
charged for the use of the sleeping
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
CONDITION UNCHANGED.
Mr.. Cain May Live for Several Days
Left Side ParaIyzed.

The condition of Chas. C. Cain, who
attempted to commit suicide yesterday
morning remains about the same as
yesterday The fever has gone down
some, and he is likely to live for some
days, although the chances are decided
ly against his recovery. In case he
should happen to recover, the bullet In
his brain will remain there, as it would
be unsafe to probe for it. Should it
remain there, it would do no harm.
Cases of this kind have been known in
surgical practice.
Mr.. Gains mind was rather clear to-
day and he conversed little with his
wife and others. He told Mrs. Cain
that he tried to commit suicide because
he could no longer stand the pain in his
head. He told Dr. Andrews that he
did not know that he had shot himself
The pain in his head may have been
caused by diseased condition OF the
brain. which would account for the at
tempt at self destruction. DR.. Andrews
is of the opinion that there was pres
sure on the brain from some cause.
Mr.. Gains left side is partly para.
lyzed, owing to the hemorrhage caus-
ing pressure on the brain. In case he
RECEIVERS, the paralysis will be over
come, although Mr.. Cain will always
be rather weak.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
TEACHERS SALARIES.

The Litchfield Review, speaking of
the state summer schools, says the re-
ports received by the state superinten-
dent of public instruction shows fall
ing off in attendance from last year,
and adds that the reports of last year
show falling off from those of the year
preceding, and so on through the years
in which training schools were conduct
ed to the first and second years when
the attendance was the largest. And
continuing its comments the Review
says:
Either the institute is falling in pop.
ularity, or county, superintendent are
holding themein such close succession
that they have become a burden on the
teacher, probably both. The average
wages paid a country teacher are SO
small, less than $50 a month; in some
counties not S25, for seven months in
the year that she can hardly afford.
first to educate herself to become a
teacher, second to keep herself from
growing back number by regular at
tendance upon training schools. After
teacher has paid her board at $500 to
$1,000 month, purchased dress or
two, and a few luxuries the larger por-
tion of the salary is gone and the re-
mainder is insufficient to pay her for
the energy expended in the School room,
Add to the ordinary expense the cost of
four weeks attendance upon an in
stitute and her hard earned salary will
be practically gone. Perhaps the legis-
lature which biennially adds to the quail
iications required of teachers will
sometime enact scale of wages to suit
the various schools that will adequately
compensate teachers for their services
1t ought to. ava
The Minneapolis Journal in comment
ing upon the above says:
A little figuring shows that after pay
ing hoard for twelve months at $40 per
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
WELLS POSTMASTERSHIP.
1t is Settled by the Recommendation Of
Justin e. Stiles.

Congressman McCleary today settled
the contest over the postmastershlp at
Wells by sending in the recommends
ton of Justin E Stiles. The latter has
had several years experience In the
railway postal service, and is the mem
her of the congressional committee for
Faribault county. He was the can
didate of the younger element in the
Republican ranks.
Mr.. McCleary has also recommended
Henry A Huney to be postmaster at
Confrey, Brown county, and Chas'
King to be postmaster at Org, Mobiles
county.
Mr.. McCleary has received notice OF
the allowance of rhe following pensions
Erastus G. Cross, of Amboy, increase
to s12 a month with about $500 back
pension; Mrs. Henrietta Paulsen, OF
New Ulm, widows pension of IS a
month; Geo. L. Plummer, OF Monte
video, Sc a month and about S4OO back
pension.
CONGRESSMAN McCleary has received
the following invitation from Chicago:
HON. JAMES T. MCCLEARY-
Greeting: The people of Chicago re-
quest the honor of your presence to as
sist the president in the ceremonies OF
LAYING the cornerstone of the United
States government building in that
city on Monday, Oct. 9th, 1899.
JOHN R. TANNER. Governor of Illinois.
CARTER II. HARRISON, Mayor of
Chicago.
CHAs. U. GORDON, Chm. General Com.
VIM. P. WILLIAMS, Sec'y General Com.
PETER STENGER GRossCUP, Chm. In
vitation Com.
THos. C. MCMILLAN, Sec'y Invitation
CON-"
Mr.. McCleary will probably accept
the invitation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
THE LUMBER TRADE.

The fusion press which is inclined to
free trade. takes great comfort in re-
ferring to the fact that the advance in
the price of lumber is caused by the
tariff put upon it by the Dingley law.
That in their estimation is the sole
cause for the advance But it seems as
is usually the case there is another rea-
son therefor, and that is the scarcity of
lumber. The Duluth News-Tribune
quotes lumber shipper of that city as
saying: Three years ago there were
$50, 600. 900 feet of lumber for sale in
the Duluth lumber market Today
there are 2, 200, OO0." The same shipper
further declared that he had on hand
orders for 25,OOO.OOO feet, which he
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11

The North Mankato school board held
a meeting last night and elected Lee
Randall janitor,
Frank r. Born, son of Daniel Born,
died at 4:20 p. m. Monday OF con-
sumption, aged twenty years. He was
raised in this city and was a barber by
trade, and expected to be married soon.
The funeral occurred from the house
at No 1927 North Fourth street, and
from the German Lutheran church at
two o'clock.
w. A. Funk has commenced an
action in the district court in Jackson
county for the trustee of the r Robertson
Land Co. of Milwaukee against James
Hamilton, of Jackson county, to re-
cover $500 on land contract.
Thirteen Sisters of the Sorrowful
Mother have been engaged at the
Tourtellotte and st. Joseph hospitals
and two more arrived yesterday. The
number of patients is increasing and
the nurses are hard worked. The pop
ularity of these two benefcent institu-
tions is growing.
The racing under electric lights,
every night, will be one of the taking
novelties of the next state fair There
will not only be hipprodrome races,
guideless wonders and general assort-
ment of specialties. but there will be
regular running races on the new half
mile track, for which regular entries
are made the same as in the afternoon
program. These night races are likely
to prove sensation.
The grain is now all cut and stacking
has been begun. Owing to the threat
ening weather, many of the farmers
worked at their stacking after supper
last evening until dark.
Health Officer Holbrooks July report
shows eighteen births and fifteen
deaths. OF the births, one-half were
males and one half females, and of the
deaths thirteen were males and two
females.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
MANY APPLICATIONS.

The teachers examination at Lake
Crystal Monday and Tuesday was at
tended by seventy three applicants for
certificates, the examination in this
city was attended by forty-eight, and
the one at Mapleton by seventeen.
County Supt. Freeman had charge of
the Lake Crystal examination, A. B.
Hughes the Mankato one, and VIM.
Pusch the one at Mapleton.
Approximately, nine of the appli-
cants wanted first grade certificates,
ninety wanted second grade uniform
certificates, and thirty wanted second
grade limited certificates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-11
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