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THROWS OFF THE MASK

The Iiepublican party at last liasAbandoned even tlie pretense of main ¬

taining that plank of the St Louisplatform which declared for bimetal-lism

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Senator Ilanna as Chairman ofthe Republican National CommitteeliasTegun serving notice upon the localleaders that nothing which evensquints toward bimetallism will be per-

mitted¬

--in the State platforms Andwhat Mr Hanna says goes in Repub-lican

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circlesIt is just as well that the Republican

party should take this action thoughIts hypocritical professions of solicitudefor bimetallism have deceived nobody

5GBut the new departure in favor of out-and-o-ut

gold monometallism merelyTarings out iu strong relief the badfaith and treachery which the Republi ¬

can party has manifested in dealingwith its bimetallist members It showsthat there was at no time an intentionto actrhonestly with them They havebeen cheated and deceived from firstto last

The bimetallic plank in the StLouisplatform was a humbug to begin withIt was framed with the hope of avert-ing

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the bolt of Teller and his followersIt failed of that purpose but it was re¬

tained in the platform though it wasrepudiated on the stump as a bait forxhe silver Republican vote of the West

The Wolcott commission was anotherhumbug not as regards the commis-sioners

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themselves but in the sensethat the administration and the Repub ¬

lican party hoped that it would fail andmeant it to fail From the moment ofthe departure of the commissioners forEurope until the time of their returntheir mission was jeered at derldei1and discredited by every Republicannewspaper in the country Europe wasnotified that the United States did notwant bimetallism that the St Louisdeclaration was for campaign purposesonly and that the commissioners hadbeen sent out on a wild goose chasemerely as a concession to the Republi-cans

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of the silver States Nor has therebeen any change in the attitude of theparty since that time The Republicanpress led by the recognized organs ofthe administration has kept up a con-

tinual¬

and vindictive warfare upon thevery proposition advocated in the StLouis platform Not alone the 16 to 1

theory but any suggestion of bimetal-lism

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In any ratio has been howled at asif it ivGit- - rank treason instead of be¬

ing an avowed doctrine of the Republi-can

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party enunciated in its nationalplatform Never in the politcal historyof the United States has a party dec-

laration¬

been so quickly and thoroughlydisavowed by the party leaders and theparty press

Mr Hanna evidently thinks that thetime has come to do away with the last

- shred of affectation and to avow openlythat the Republican party is not a bi-

metallist¬

party and that bimetallistsneed expect nothing from it He realizesthat the pretense has become ludicrous

- and is doing the party more harm thangood

He is right about it and he is to be- commended for even tardy action in

discarding humbug and hypocrisy andrevealing Republican we ortrue attitudo But this belated conces-sion

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1o common honesty will not changehistory It will nt alter the fact thatthe Republican party seeking for votesheld out the hand of fellowship to thebimetallists and then stabbed them inthe back and that it lied at St Louisand boasted of its mendacity while theImc TTwrstttr wet on its solemn declara-tion

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Mr Hanna would no doubt be glad tohave these matters forgotten but theywil be forgotten by no one least of allby the swindled and humbugged Re-

publicans¬

of the Western StatesRepubliran Consistency

An esteemed local contemporary esti-mates

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the cost of the war at 141000000 Another equally esteemed localcontemporary puts it at 943000000As both esteemed contemporaries areRepublican in politics and both pre¬

sumably have access to the official fig-ures

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the discrepancy is somewhat puz ¬

zling Inaccuracy in the matter of sta-tistics

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is notoriously a Republicanincontemporaries have at one time or an

other figured out that the Dingley billa surplus instead of a deficit

they will no doubt be able to patch upthis little difference of 800000000 Atrifle like that presents no difficulty to31 good Republican editor Chicago

Another Blow to DincleyismIt is the great high exponent of

Pennsylvania protection the Phila ¬

delphia Manufacturer which now in¬

quires whether the Dingley act mightnot well be modified in the interests oflarger trade with Canada It can evencontemplate a of the dutieson lumber wood pulp and the like with ¬

out shivering for the fate of the nationImperialist blow is serving pne goodpurpose It is revealing to all the utterabsurdity of the enactmentSpringfipld Mass Republican

Need of MarketsWhat is the use of shutting out im¬

portations when producing capacit-y- is twice our consumption We are

do one of two things runon half time or find new markets Theinterest of producers in this lastplan has grown wonderfully in ayears but the development of marketsdoes not keep pace with the need ofthem This explains also the reason

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for the complaint that there s not busi-ness

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enough to employ the idle moneyIn the country The limit of produc-tion

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at least in many lines has beenreached unless we can increase con-

sumption¬

by new marketsLouisville Courier Journal

- The Dingley FraudAnd that Is the situation In which we

find ourselves to day We have reliedupon Idol Dingley to fill our pocketsWe have gone ahead and made exten-sive

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outlays confident that he wouldcome to the rescue at the critical mo¬

ment with the promised benefactionsHe has disappointed us Either hecannot- - or he will not fulfill his con-

tract¬

We are worse off than we werebefore we ever heard of him and yethe sits in his shrine cross legged selfcomplacent shining with the palm oilhe obtained from us under false pre-tenses

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and still insists that we shouldfall down and worship him Shall wecontinue to do it Shall we keep on lav ¬

ishing homage and gifts upon this bra-zen

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old idol who has shown himself tobe a pretender an impostor and ashameless humbug Shall we notrather knock him off his perch throwhim on the rubbish heap with his fel-

lows¬

and worshiping no idols at allrely upon our own exertions for ourown prosperity May we not in thiscase at least profit by the example ofour friends the PapuansChronicle

Encroachments of MonopolyPick up a newspaper of any date and

the advancing strength of monopolywill appear Yesterday it was thewall paper trust completed and launch-ed

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with the announcement that priceswould be raised 23 to 50 per cent atonce and that there would be a profitof G000000 for the company nextyear The wall paper trust was yes-terdays

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contribution to monopolyWhat to morrows may be no one canguess Everything fom beef to coffinsfrom rubber overshoes to collars is al-

ready¬

a trust We pay to monopoly forindividual profit the heavy taxes whicha few decades ago were considered in-

tolerable¬

when paid to the nationNew York Journal

Politics and Public ServiceNothing could be more humiliating

to the country than the talk of a Con-gressional

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investigation of the war de¬

partment but scandals may be expect-ed

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wherever politics is permitted to in-

fluence¬

the public service When thePresident gave the war portfolio to aman peculiarly unfitted for its manage-ment

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in payment of a campaign debtand by way of promoting party inter-ests

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he prepared the way for the ex-

ceedingly¬

unpieasant developmentswhich have marred the satisfaction at-

tending¬

the victories of the army andwhich will subject the government tounwelcome comments by foreign pow-ers

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Kansas City Star

Democracy and the New QuestonsOpportunity coldly and carelessly

enough has cast at our feet the wrecksand hulks of oppression They are fullof people human beings like ourselvesthough they are aliens and strangers

the party in its j Shall set them adrift shall we

our

our

summon our boasted democracy to atest That Is the essence of the newacquisitions We are very sure in-

deed¬

that the great party of Jeffersonwill not shirk or postpone the issueIt must be met and disposed of nowto the end that other important issuesmay- - not be obscured Atlanta Constitution

He lijjht Command a Lumber CampCannot President McKinley find some

place north or south of the equator tolocate Secretary Alger and renew con-fidence

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in the capacity and integrityof the War Department by the selection of some one who has the qualities

Sae thety much tne same reasons Mr Lincolnnamed Simon Cameron to dischargeobligations and pledges incurred in thenominating convention PittsburgPost

Worth Its CostFrom every standpoint the war is

destined to be a blessinsr to tin nnHnnweakness but as both our esteemed It will pay in patriotism in industry

produces

Chronicle

reduction

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opening

Chicago

labor and in national greatness Itsdeeds of valor have shed glory on theAmerican name and crowned the re-public

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with luster as the proud posses-sor

¬of such sons Denver News

A Sympathetic StonnchThe kind of sympathy which some

people have with human suffering asympathy which concerns itself withthe effect of the spectacle of that suffer ¬

ing on themselves rather than with thefeelings and relief of the sufferers isneatly satirized in this story

Mr Coddle returning to his officeafter a trip outside drew a long face

Oh dear he said I saw such adreadful looking beggar on the streetHe was the very picture of the demonof starvation and the sight of him hadsuch a curious effect on me

What effect he was askedIt actually made me hungry to look

at himAnd what did you doI went and got my dinner though it

was hardly 12 oclock Youths Com-panion

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Longevity of Orange TreesAn orange tree will bear fruit till 15C

years old and there are recorded in-stances

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of orange trees -- bearing when500 years old

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MUTILATING DEAD BODIES

Mexicans Wore Good at This and theSpaniards Can Go One Better

The men we fought then were of thesame stripe as those Uncle Sams sol ¬

diers are lighting now said a veteranof the Mexican war recently They arelike savages and mutilated the bodiesof our dead soldiers in the isost horri ¬

ble manner imaginable After a battlewith them we would hjry the bodies ofthe slain Including tose of our ene ¬

mies but after we were gone thosedevils would sneak up to the buryingground and take up the bodies- - of ouidead soldiers These they mutilatedtoo horribly to relate and then prop ¬

ped them ua naked along a road whichthey knew we would travel Thejwould arrange the bodies in all kindaof horrible attitudes propping them upwith stones or sticks driven throughthe flesh and into the ground so thatthey could not fall down Why it wasawful and even now the remembranceof those terrible scenes makes my bloodran cold There is one particular occa ¬

sion which I will never forget I waswith the Fifth Company of Louisianasoldiers which was what is now calledcavalry but was then known as themounted men They did all the toughwork and one day we were sent up totake the National Bridge which is onthe road between Vera Cruz and theCity of Mexico It was guarded by twoforts on high hills and it was necessarythat we should hold it When we ar¬

rived near the bridge a party of twentyone men were sent ahead to scout andthey were cut off fronrus by a companyof the enemy

Several nights later however theymade a bold dash and rejoined us buiseveral were killed The next morningthe main body started to take the forteand I was in the front ranks As w3reached the bridge we saw the body ofone of the poorellows who had beenkilled the night before It was nakeland mutilated In a manner almost toD

terrible to imagine None of us sailanything but we registered a silemtvow that we woidd not take any pris ¬

oners alive if we could help it Thesight of that poor soldiers body had aneffect on our men terrible for the Mexi ¬

cans and we none of us forgot it durLug the fighit that followed Yes wecaptured the forts and bridge and heldthe town

He Won the BetAn uncouth old ranger from the San

Joaquin Valley was making his week-ly

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trip to Stockton the other day andchanced to be sitting with an imperti ¬

nent drummer in the smoking car Thoold man helped himself to the matchesfrom the railroad box and tried tostrike one and then another

You have to scratch them on the boxuncle remarked the drummer

Oh I guess I kin strike a matchreplied the rancher as he ripped oneacross a varnished panel of the car andbroke off ihe head The drummerlaughed at his failure and gave himsome more iformation

The only way to light those matchesis to strike them on the box said he

Oh I guess I kin scratch em mostanjwheres and the old man tried oneon the sole of his shoe another on thearm of the seat and still another on thecar floor while the drummer onlylaughed

I tell you they are made so thatthey wont light unless you scratchthem on the box

Bet you they willIll bet you 1 they wontBet you 20 they willIll take it

The wager was made the old mantook one of the matches stood up andhitching his trousers up so as to makea smooth surface over his broad thighgave the match a deliberate scratch and

up Then he deliberatelylighted his pipe and drew down thestakes

The smart drummer does not knowthat the innoce old rancherexpenico eTc trip On that trick for hehas a side of a matchbox sewed in histrousers beneath the tail of his longshiny coat

TheA College Pun

class was reading Cicero atneeded Alger was appointed for pret-- autnor wuo tutor in charge

opportunity to indulge in little homilies often drawn from far fetchedtexts On this occasion it was justafter a victory at baseball had beentraditionally celebrated the tutor puton his gravest expression and in solemnest tones inquired of the studentwho was reciting

Mr Smith which of these twewords contemnere or despicerewould you apply to young mentso self-ishly

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oblivious to the proprieties andthe rights of their neighbors as to lightbonfires in dangerous proximity-- tobuildings on the college campus

Quick as thought the student repliedI should sir use contemnere to

make light ofNeedless to add the clever pun

brought down the house and that tutorshowed that he was human by joiningin the laugh He afterward said thatit was the only occasion in six years ofservice in that college where he gave astudent the maximum mark for per-fection

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in recitation

The Tallest VolunteerPrivate Henry Jackson of Companj

K Second New Jersey Regimentclaims to be and probably is the tallesisoldier in the volunteer army He isG feet 6 inches In height but he findsconsolation in the thought that even ifhe were sixty feec high the Spanishmarksman couldnt hit him

No Electricity ior the TurkThe Turkish Government is the least

enterprising of any in the matter ofelectricity Enormous sums of moneyhave been offered for electric lightingand telephone privileges but they haveall been refused

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The torpedo field and fort gun used in the army and navy consists of a cylin¬

drical tube forming the main body which is separated from the part containingthe breech The gun is supported by a steel framework the rear end of which car¬

ries the breech portion and the front forms the forward half of the muzzle ball¬

bearings the other half consisting of a ring shrunk upon the tube near the muzzleSince the bore is perfectly concentric with the breech cavity the gun can beloaded without absolutely bringing the main tube to rest In this type of weaponthe gun is rotated by means of gear and sprocket wheels similar to those on abicycle for increasing speed and transmitting power The speed is thus so mul-tiplied

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that the velocity of 1200 revolutions per minute is imparted to the gun Inthe larger types used for fortifications and on board ship the side frame whichforms the trunnion of the breech is replaced by cylindrical casing which carriesthe trunnions at its forward end The heaviest rocket fired from the Howell gunwill contain 300 pounds of gun cotton or dynamite and will carry about 3000 yardsThe dynamite is incased in a thin metal tube

WEALTH NOT IN THE WATER

The Gold-froin-Sea-Wa- ter Man GoesAbroad for His Health

Last November there was consider-able

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newspaper talk about a New Eng ¬

land Baptist clergyman Jernegan bynanfe who on a voyage for his healthwas reported to have discovered amethod of treating sea water chemical-ly

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thus extratcing the large percent-age

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of pure gold which the waters ofthe great deep were said to containThis man was supposed to be an expertrcheinist and mineralogist and wassaid to have spent months in experi-menting

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on the theory The processwas a close secret With the gentlemenwhom he had taken into his confidenceMr Jerneganinstituted a plant on asmall scale onNarragansett Bay Theidea was so unique and the promised

REV P F JEBJfEGAN

Returns so enormous that it was onlyn few days till the reverend gentlemanbad the general public interested andhot only so but several men of moneythought it worth their while to lookInto the matter In order that if itshould turn out to be a good thing theywould not be too late for a chance totake stock in the extensive plant it wasproposed to set up

A derrick was built in the bay sev-eral

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hundred yards from the shoreLeading out to it was a long bridgeOut here the pxrrrc were ner- -

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formed ls alue men ui 7jvited and came bringing with them asupply of quicksilver at the request ofthe minister This was placed in alead lined box The box was loweredand an elctric current passed throughthe quicksilver the result being thatthe precious metal was extracted fromthe sea water After a certain time thebox was raised and its contents turnedover to an assayer who reported thatthe return of gold was not only purebut that the deposit was very heavyThe money men were pleased and MrJernegan might have any reasonableamount to establish a plant He gotseveral thousand on the strength ofthe experiment but the plant cameslowly One excuse after another wasinvented and the men of capital grewsuspicious He found out there wasdanger so he packed his grip and sailedfor France The scheme was certainlya unique one What really happenedwhile the box was under water wasthis A diver went down at some pointnear by and unknown to the capital-ists

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put in whatever gold was in thebox when it came up

Worlds Laziest PeopleThe laziest and dirtiest people in the

world have recently been discoveredin the Caucasus- - They live in an in-

accessible¬

mountain range between theBlack Sea and the Caspian Sea and asthey were 2500 years ago so they areto day Seen from without there is acertain picturesqueness about a Svanctian village although it merely consistsof miserable stone hovels without anyattempt at form or adornment

Within the houses they are inconceiv ¬

ably dirty They are filled with ragsvermin and dirt of every descriptionThey possess no fireplaces or chimneyAll the cooking in fact is done over ahole scooped out in the middle of thefloor In these houses men women andchildren are huddled together Duringthe long winter months they are shutin for days at a time the cattle oftensharing their quarters Every aper l

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ture has to be closed on account of thecold

This long imprisonment is perhapsthe cause of the degradation of the peo-ple

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Horrible diseases result from itwhich are aggravated by abnormalconsumption of arrack the strong dis-

tilled¬

drink of the AsiaticsBesides this It is an invariable rule

to make four days a week holidayswith saints days as extras Since theyhave adopted the holidays of jlery oth-er

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country with which they ave beenIn contact it is not surprising that thomen find little time for work Farm-ing

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bee culture and cattle breeding arethe only industries of these peoplewhile throughout their territory thereis not a single manufactured articleNew York Ledger

ABDUL HAMID

Simple and Arduous Life of the Reign- -ing Sultan of Turkey

It is said that hardly one of the Sul-tans

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of Turkey has died a naturaldeath and it may be added with equaltruth that comparatively few of themhave led a natural life The reigningSultan is however one of the excep-tions

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and the following extract fromThe Sultan and His Subjects is a

faithful picture of his simple and ardu-ous

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lifeHe rises at G oclock and works with

his secretaries till noon when he break-fasts

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After this he takes a drive or arow on the lake within his vast parkWhen he returns he gives audiences tothe Grand Vizier the Sheik-ul-Isla- m

and other officialsAt 8 oclock he dines sometimes

alonenot unfrequently in the companyof one of the ambassadors Occasion-ally

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his Majesty entertains the wivesand daughters of the ambassadorswith other Pera notabilities at dinnerThe meal usually a very silent one isserved in gorgeous style a la francaiseon the finest of plate and the most ex¬

quisite of porcelainIn the evening Abdul Hamid often

plays duets on the piano with hisyounger children He is very fond oflight musfc

fie awsjM jusgag orr7 mmgentleman always wearing a rrtfckcoat the breast of which on greatcasions is richly embroidered andblazes with decorations The presentSultan is the first who has done awayAvith the diamond aigrets formerly at-tached

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to the imperial turban or fezThe President of the United States is

no more informal than the Sultan in hismanner of receiving guests He placeshis visitor beside him on the sofa andhimself lights the cigarette he offershim He is himself an inveterate smok-er

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the cigarette is never out of his fin-gers

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As the Sultan is supposed to speakno languages but Turkish and Arabichis Majesty though a good Frenchscholar carries on conversation througha dragoman

Quite recently a very great lady hadthe honor of dining with his Majestythe first Turkish sovereign by the waywho has ever admitted a Christianwoman to his table After dinner thelady noticed a mouse trap which hadbeen forgotten on one of the chairs

Oh said the Sultan that is an ex-cellent

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trap It was sent to me fromEngland and I have caught ten micein it to day

Prophet Without HonorThe reputation of a certain well

known prophet in London who butlately announced positively the end ofthe world in 1900 has been seriouslyimpaired by the fact that a fortnightago it was discovered that he had sincepaid a high premium to secure thelease of business premises for fifteenyears

Natural Color ol SealskinsSealskins aboriginally of a light

drab color bat as found in the marketare alway-- dyed

Linenpants are always too long ortoo short no man ever wore a pair justright fs to length

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yAll sbxae women talk about Is welliyabout eighteen hours dauj

A Prophecy of tho WarPoor Cuba bad suffered at the verj

threshold of this great and free countryfor more than a century before any ac¬

tive intervention was undertaken -- bythe United States Outrage after out¬

rage had been piled upon American citi-zens

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who resided there or undertook totrade at her ports The present warought to have been fought fifty yearsago and it is a long sad jommentaryon the too peaceful conservatism of thepast that the first man killed In frontof Santiago in June 1898 was thegrandson and namesake of the Secre-tary

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of State who held back the hand ofjustice in 1870 when the Virglnlus af¬

fair stirred the American people to in ¬

dignation It seems to prove thatwhether the war was- - deferred or notit must come in spite of the conserv-atismin

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spite of the cost of life andmoney

The thought that It would come waspresent in the minds of many and inone instance at least seems to havebeen developed Into a basis for actionMany residents of our city have notedin the street cars among the advertisingsigns which are so prominently dis-played

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a series of cards which refer tonaval and military lines and whichhave a double interest at the presenthour Although they were placed In thecars over a year ago before the Spanishwar was thought of their text in nota few points seems to foretell with ac-

curacy¬

some of the relations of the war

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laflHStrong nationFortify with- -

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SAP0LI0Is there not a certain prophetic touchIn the suggestion A clean nation hasever been a strong nation with thefurther humorous advice to fortifywith Sapolio backed by a picture ofUncle Sam marching up and down be¬

hind a rampart formed of cakes of thatwell known article Truly civilizationand soap seem to go together and theclean well tubbed nicely housed AngloSaxon seems to have in that regard agreat advantage over his soap avoidingenemy from the peninsula of Spain

We realize the dread realities of warwhen these cards suggest to us that theproper ammunition with which to resist

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AMMUNITIONwith which to resist dirt to

SAPOLIOtirt is Sapolio The campaign in Cubahas resulted in a loss of life on thebattle field of about one hundred andfifty while every evidence points to theprobability that double that number ofdeaths will result from the yellow feverscourge which largely originates fromthe Spanish lack of cleanliness No lessa statesman than James G Blainestated publicly that one hundred mill ¬

ions would be a cheap price to pay fopCuba if by proper sanitary measuresAve could prevent the annual scare ofyellow fever along our coast

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If as these active advertisers assertthe advance of civilization is markedby the use of Sapolio there should bei good market for their useful articleIn the Spanish possessions which havelately fallen under our control Whetherthey were prophesying or not theic an-nouncements

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are brisk and timely andthe advice they give is like the Amerlcan arms Irresistible

Knew He Was GermanA German and Frenchman sat oppo-

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each other at table dhote in acertain hotel in Switzerland You area Frenchman 1 suppose inquired theGerman at the commencement of themeal Yes was the reply but hovdo you manage to find that out Because you eat so much bread saidthe German There was a long pauseWhen the dinner was over the French ¬

man in turn questioned his vis-a-vi- s

You are a German I presume Tqbe sure but tell me pray how youmade that discovery Because youeat so much of everything was thadry retort London Figaro

A Cordial InvitationI trust Mr Borum said Miss Cut

ting as the young man was about tdepart that you will spend one inonevening with us before we moveintcour new house

Delighted I assure you Miss Cut¬

ting replied Borum By the waywhen do you expect to move

Im not positive as to the exactdate she answered but the workmenbegan excavating for the cellar yesterday and papa expects the house to hifinished in about eighteen montns- -

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