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HOW LONC WILL IT LAST? What Gherardi and Sickles Think About the Duration of the War. Widely dissimilar views as to the war's probable duration are expressed by Admiral Bancroft (iherardi and Gen. Daniel E Sick les. The former does not look for a cessation of hostilities in less than three years. k-lt is a great mistake," he tolu a recent inter viewer, "to suppose that the Spanish are not lighters. They have some very good ships. Our own are much better h andled than it is possible for them to handle theirs, but still they know how to light their vessels, and we lack tremendously in tfie line oftorpe do boat destroyers, of which Spain lias several excellent examples.'' Of course, the Admiral has no doubts as to the ultimate result. "We were not prepared for such a condition ot alfaiis as now exists," he said, "but with our resources we can remedy the defects in our navy in a remarkably short space of time." The ex-minister to Spain fixed a year as the limit ot the conflict, ?*nu he saw but one end to it. "The truth about sea power," he declared in explanation of his opinion, "is that you must be able not only to build ships and to make big {tuns?anyone can do that?but you must fisht your ships, and there are onlv two Powers in the world to day that can win on the water? England and America." When questioned as to the chance lhat Cuba will some day become a part of the Cnited States, Gen. Sickles evaded the point with some ingenuity, and propounded a decidedly curious theory as to why we joined to our declaration of war an explicit disavowal of the intention to nnex the island, j "Europe," he declared, "took this j to mean a desire to placate her;: it was, in reality, only for the re assurance of our own people, whose policy has been wholly op posed to colonial conquest." There is enough in lhat view of the case to make it worth, the careful consideration of our Con tinental enemies--ami perhaps to decrease tueir estimate of our regard for their opinions. New l.ork Tribune. I m Editors to The Front. A gentleman called the atten tion of a reporter for 1 he.News Courier lo^he following editorial in the Ashville Citizen Monday: "One editor has gone to the front count him; one and per'mps there are more to follow. X. | G. Gonzales, of the Columbia; State, is now with Gen. Nunez, the Cuban officer, and both expect to be in at the death of IIa- j vana. Mr. G uizales will certainly be a success in the field if he is as pood a fighter as he has been editor. If we mistake not, his; father was a notable ligure in the Cuban Ten Years' War. "That is correct so far as it goes," he said, "but there are others." In the first place two of Mr. Gonzales's brothers are in the army, and South Carolina has furnished two editors, Editor Louis J Bristow, of the Kingstree Record, and editor Parrott of the llorrv Republic. Both are good men. Wanted 18000 Brick. n: j. r 11 t- . . ? j r_ _ .1 1: r>ius win ue reeeiveu lor uen\ ery on lot south of Dr. Scott's res idenee near depot, to be delivered within 90 days from date. Cash on delivery of whole lot. W. II. Kennedy. May 25. How 'Tis Pronounced. Brave Dewey in the dead of night Sailed past the fortrws- of Cavite. And when ! e reached Manilla Bay, Beyond the guns of Cavite. lie s ink the boasted Spanish licet. And then he silenced Fort Cavite. The situation is one of gravity, Unless he take* and holds Fort Cavite. Chicago Tribune. J ^ j ' tc Fifty Years Ago. ii president Polk in the White House chair, U While in Lowell was Doctor Ayer; Both were busy for human weal i g, Oue to govern and one to heal. 4nd, as a president's power of will Sometimes depends on a liver-pill, SI Mr. I'olk took Aver's Pills I trow ( t< For his liver, 50 years ago. f( Ayer's Cathartic Pills [a a, were designed to supply a 11] model purgative to people who had so long injured themselves witlt griping medicines. Being ^ carefully prepared and their in- f(, gredients adjusted to the exact g( necessities of the bowels and liver, their popularity was in- tj Rt.n.ri+.a'npnncj Thaf. f.Viic nnnn. larity has been maintained is well marked in the medal H awarded these pills at the e( World's Fair 1893. ; ti 50 Years of Cures. ai o Concerning the War. o; May. 18: The President today c< nominated John (i. Evans ol g South Carolina, to be inspector( ireneral with the rank of major. a The Senate to-day confirmed the c< ! following appointments: Ambrose : E. Gonzales; South Carolina, as- j g) sisiant quarter-master, with" the I rank of captain; John II. Earle, | ! South Carolina, commissary of i w | subsistence, with the rank ol r( | Captain. lis Mar 20: The report of the arri- ^ tl val of Cervera's fleet at Santiago tj de Cuba has been confirmed, and . . . . . . ... i ii naval authorities claim that it will 01 he an easy matter to bottle up his j ^ fleet in that harbor. It is said, that 200.000 pairs of shoes haw | It been ordered for the volunteers in t lie arinv. j li j May 20: The time allowed for n the companies at Columbia to u' jv complete their quota of men ex- ] ptred today. Some of the com- \V paniesare still short, so the time;t\ has been extended. It seems to; ^ i he a good deal of trouble for South ( Carolina to gel together 1G00 light-! tl< ing men. w May22: The cruiser Charleston | left to day for Manila with re-in- r< forcenients and supplies for Ad- w 1)1 iniral Dewev. ; ai Mav 22: It is said that the1 I 1 Spanish lleel has orders not to risk > " an engagement with our ships: hut cl to "monkey" around, and in that Bl i .i. ... a. i ! i. way prolong me war ui me nupc ; in that the powers will interlere. r' May 2d: A train loaded with q soldiers came into collisdon with i tl a freight train nearl>unorghs,Ga Ci Two soldiers were kiiled. a c ? , ri [YourI [ | Knows) r Your doctor knows all about \ e< 1 foods and medicines. / p / The next time you see him, \ i ?, P just ask him what he thinks f X V II ) Scott's Emulsion $ > I of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypo- 1 tl % phosphites. We are willing V \ to trust in his answer. \ ii / For twenty-five years doc- X 1 tors have prescribed our / / Emulsion for paleness, weak- V n } ness, nervous exhaustion, and / ii J for all diseases that cause \ li \ loss in flesh. jt / Its creamy color and its X 1 pleasant taste make it es- / / pecially useful for thin and I i delicate children. / J No other preparation of cod-\ n X liver oil is like it. Don't lose f tj / time and risk your health by X \ toWntr cnmAthincr unknown / ?] / and untried. Keep in mind \ ? that SCOTT'S EMULSION / a; ? has stood the test, for a \ e \ quarter of a century. f ' r 50c. and $100; all druggists. \ | SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York, f I . ' " * bbii iw HOOKING A BIG SHARK. xperi price of Two Fishcrmci. Who Battled With a >lo:i?.t?T Fish. It was a pitch dark night, with a cavy swell coming up from the in- | 3t. We sat on the pier of theshanty, moking and listening to the conase<l sounds of wind and sea, wlnlo ow and then a big wave would be- ; ome visible as it broke near the ; iier. It was about half flood tide, he very time for schools of big tish d run in, as they did at night, to ;ed. Whenever we wanted to go shing in the night, we used to lis?n for the sounds made by the feodig fish as they splashed and leaped r* fltO Clivfil / ? On this night wo located a big ?hool by this method and, seizing ur rods and tackle, jumped into a mailer boat than we would had wo ikeu time to chose. The lish proved ) be farther out than wo thought, nd the light in the shanty was a die and a half a way before we ropped anchor. But we had manged to gtt into the very middle of :ie school, and for a time we had plendid sport with big bluefisb. Suddenly the tish stopped biting 1 ) the queerest way. 1 let out foot Iter foot of line, thinking that the diool had moved only a short dis ince anu ma: my nan nngnt striae lem. But fur a long while there as no sign of fish. Then at once jniething struck the bait and sturt3 off with such a burst of speed lat the reel line (rut and burned my niuib. Tho rod whipped the water, ud the sudden pull dragged mo to ne side before 1 realized that I had fish. "What have you got, in the namo f all that's wonderful?" asked my jm pan ion. "What in thunder have I got?" I sked in turn. I couldn't tell. It was going like locomotive, and I knew that I Duldn't check the thing, whatever was, if 1 had a hawser attached to j . Tiie ten ounce uetuuoara anume :rong bass line might as well have eon a twig anil a piece of thread. Both of us sat peering into the lack vagueness astern, and my reel as simply screaming, while the jd was bent into a semicircle. At ist almost all the line had gone, 'hen at cnco the strain relaxed and je line slackened so suddenly that le rod straightened out like a whip. "Reel in quick!" whispered John. It's coming this way." And sure uough it was coming. Four bunred feet astern the black water was token into phosphorescence by it. : came along as swiftly as it had one in the other direction a few linutes ago, and it lett a wake of ght behind as it came. We could ot see just what it was, but we did 1 * i..* i ? i i)i ueuu IU ^];cv:uic(iu iuut^, iui mlost instantly the big fish was longside, and then wo saw that it as a shark, and a big one. He visted his tail violently as ho again lit tho strain of tho line which I ad by this time reeled in. For a loment lie showed his full length s he turned on his side, and then e saw that he was as long as the oat Without wasting timo, I let the ?el go and gave him all the line he anted, hoping he would take it and a off, but the big fish was angry d didn't intend to be off. Tho phosphorescence which fol>wed him showed up his motions learly. He swerved eff, swam .viftly in a big semicircle, headed :raiglit ior tne uoai wim a great ishing of the water and, with tertic speed and force, struck his head gainst the side of the small craft, nly by throwing all our weight on ie gunwale did we escape being ipsized. As it was, we shipped half boatful of water. The fish dried off again and made another iuh at the boat. This time I had lie line twisted around my hand and innaged by sheer strength to guide jo dangerous fellow round the bow E the boat. Tho strain snapped the ne, and the shark sank slowly be c /u.: jw me suriuce. vmieagu xiiiui : cean. Straight Tip. 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