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- THE PHILIPPINE WAR.
s
In Manila They Say it May Continue
for Years.
HOW THE WAR BEGAN.
Rainy Season Has Prevented Much
X Fighting, But it Will Begin Again
in the Fali-What the Fiiipl*
nos Think.
v
Manila, July 22, via San Francisco,
August 24.?In Manila talk of the
^ ending of the war deals no longer '
with weeks, but with months and (
even years. Among the mass of
^ people here, military men and for- !
. eign residents, there is but one
opinion. The whole effort of the
* insurgents was to hold off the Americans
until their ally, the rains came.
In this they have been as successful '
qo fKoir nmiM have honed. Unless
ao ??IV I ?
I
affairs take some unforseen turn the
Filipinos will resume the war this
'fall with fresh spirit and a replenished
stock of arms ard ammunition. 8
One ship load of arms, it is learned ^
on good authority, has reached them
within this week. Of money the 1
leaders of the insurrection have no
lack. They control the resources of
N a
a large and exceedingly rich coun- f
try, and even though no crops were
harvested for several years, they
could still obtain enough cash and ^
supplies by impressing to their use c
the treasures of the Church, the t
store houses, and farmers~and manu- j
v facturers, and funds of private individuals?a
system of levy which ^
* * ?
they have longeniorceu Wf uuhoiuoi- ^
able success. All the ships coming
and going into the ports recently tJ
v\ opened to trade pay heavy tribute to
the insurgents.
Much of the profits of this informal
sort of government are supposed to ^
go into the pockets of the leaders, ^
except Aguinaldo, who is generally w
Jr acquitted of enriching himself by c<
, the present war, but when the pub- P(
lie treasury becomes empty the p
politicians, who are exploiting 'E
Aguinaldo, may, if they see a possi- 111
bility of success, consider the war a n
good private investment. 01
Reports brought through the lines n<
to Spaniards and Filipinos in this P(
city are that the spirits of iusurrec- ^
> tionists are improving. 01
Americans, like the Spaniards, w
must defer to nature and rest on their ^
arms most of the time while the 4,1
country is a mud wallow. The gen- cl
erals are telling their followers that u*
American inaction during the past st
month is due to discouragement and ?'
' demoralization. The Filipino soldier8,
according to these informants, w
are tolerably contented. Although Vl
the paymaster seldom appears, they a*
living as comfortably as they
have been accustomed to, being 111
clothed and receiving rations which P*
an American soldier could not live
v on, chiefly rice, with only occasion- ^
ally & little fish or mefet. They are ai
fairly well housed, having taken at
1^.. possession of the dwellings, public ta
and church buildings in the towns in
I which they are quartered, amU they 111
add to thtir living by looting. f1
Through the American secret service
come different stories, that the
Filipino army Is becoming decimated
by desertion to the number of twenty
or thirty a day, and are fast losing is
heart and are on the verge of disrup- tl
tion. oi
Past experience with the secret ol
service justifies a suspicion that di
many of its- employees, most of tl
whom are natives or Spaniards, are tl
deeply interested in holding their ir
places "by seeming to earn their pay, b;
while the refugees who come through g>
the lines have been disposed to give ir
reports which they think will please al
T ' the authorities. Almost since the r*
beginning of the war they have pic- ir
tured the Filipino army as on its n
last legs and its collapse put a ques- o
tion of days. Gen. Otis caused the c<
place to be placarded with an offer of o
$30 for each insurgent rifle voluntar- e
r. ily surrendered. If the Filipino sol- b
diers were deserting by companies, b
tired of the war and converted to T
American rule, many of them might t<
be expected to bring their guns into a
. ? rr
the American lines ana receive mei i
reward. The entire harvest from I h
this offer, however, has been less a
. than one hundred. o
There was a time when Aguinal- if
do's biggest army hung in the bal- a
ance, when its destruction appeared p
Ineyitable. That was when Mac- e
Arthur had captured San Fernando, t
and Lawton was marching upon San
Isidro with the Filipinos scattering
before him. Lawton had made himself
a terror to the insurgents, be- "
cause no obstacles stopped him. c
With Lawton at San Isidro the
rebels feared he might sweep around c
upon Tarlac, where they had install- j
ed their nomadic capital, and catch t
them between two armies. All the t
archives, seals, gilt triangles and ^
treasure boxes were packed, ready
for shipment on the railroad at the ,
first word of Lawton's advance, j
Lawton asked to be allowed to do it
with the men and rations he had. i
But orders came to withdraw his
troops from San Isidro and return to '
Matoios, leaving small garrisons at '
some of the towns he had captured.
His retirement the Filipinos coin-. |
strued into a retreat, and from that
day the sinking hopes of the insurrection
seemed to rise. Luna and
Mascardo, who had retreated northward
from San Fernando toward
Tarlac, brought their armies hack,
and proceeded to construct a horse.shoe
line of entrenchments around
San Fernando, where, according to
reports, they led their followers to
believe they had MacArthur besieged.
The assassination of Luna was ex
pected to bring the whole Filiplm
organization toppling down in civi
war, but while the usual stories o
dissensions are heard, its only result
so far as outward appearances go
was to leave Aguinaldo the undisputed
leadership.
The Filipinos are encouraged l\v
the handicap the rains impose upon
the Americans and the departure of
the volunteers. They read the
American newspapers and think the
home sentiment against the war is
growing.
Their policy after the rains will be
as it was before, a campaign for
gaining time and wearing out their
opponents.
They profess to imagine that ConrrPK?
willVtpelare against annexation.
[f Congress fails them they will try
;o prolong the struggle until the
Presidential campaign, with the expectation
that one of the political
parties will declare against imperialism
and hope thatrsuch a party
nay win. To whip them while they
ire pursuing such tactics an army
vill be needed that can move rapidly
tnd strike day after day, following
ip victory without having to wait
or rations and thus giving the eneny
time to reorganize. To capture
hem most of the generals here think
avalry will be necessary. Time
fter time the Americans have careully
planned movements which
eemed sure to result in the rounding
ip of 2,000 or 3,000 rebels in a trap,
ut every time the difficulties of the
ountry, the slowness of the wagon
rains and the superior agility of the
ight-movitig natives have conspired
gainst them and when these several
ivisions of the armv came together
[iey have found a handful of ob
equious brown men who announced
lemselves 'amigoes."
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amount of travel there is on it.
The cow beli as an advertising
medium is not much of a success.
Prolonged absence sometime*
makes the heart grow fonder of the
absence.
When a man is wrapped up ir
himself he uses the only envelope
nature provided.
It's poor policy for a business mat
to wait for the sheriff to attend t<
his advertising.
how the war began.
Duluth, Minn., August 24.?'The
Ion. George Gray, of Delaware,
>rmer Unitetl Stated Senator, and
ho was a member of th? peace
mimission to arrange the terms of
eace between this country and
pain, speaking to-day of the Phil>pine
question, said: "It was
laintained on all hands that we
mst drive Spain out and keep her
at. to do this it was absolutely
ecessary that we should maintain
Dssession of the islands provisionalr
at least. Before we could gather
irselves to see what should be done
e were attacked. The fight in the
hilippines, begun by Aguinaldo
Liring the armistice, which was deared
August 12, 1898, and continid
till the treaty was ratified, is
ill in progress. The Americans
^served the truco with Spain with
jemy, ana Aguinaiuo, wiidsb iurce?
ere armed largely with guns proid
ed by Dewey, opened hostilities
gainst the American troops while
la latter stood on their arms pendig
the ratification of the treaty of
jace. When we have maintained
le dignity and prestige of the
merican name in the Philippines,
id have successfully repelled this
;tack, it will be time enough to
ilk about the future government of
lose islands. I trust that a settleent
will be made that will be enrely
consistent with the highest
leals of American freedom."
Kentucky Democrats.
The political situation in Kentucky
attracting attention in all parts of
le country, and the campaign now
i in that State will be the liveliest
i the year. The Democrats are
iviaea apparently inucn worse man
iey were at the last election, and
len they lost the State. The split
i the Democratic ranks was caused
y the nomination of Mr. Goebel for
overnor. The opposition to Goebel
i his own party is based on person[
objections to him, on his political
icord and on charges that unfair
lethods were used in obtaining his
omination. Another element of
pposition comes from the railroad
cimpanies in the State, and still anther
ground of opposition is the
leetion law of which he is said to
e the author. He will be opposed
y many because he killed Col. Jno.
>. Sandford in the streets ofCoving>n
a few years ago. Goebel was
cquitted on the plea of self defense,
'he preachers oppose him because
e is not a prohibitionist. Goebel is
man of ability and a very shrewd
rganizer. Ex-Senator Blackburn
* his chief lieutenant in this fight,
,nd he like the other Goebel leaders
* ? ?vl A/M> A/Iaiwia 1 t\ t l?n
roiesses CUIU^ICIO t'niliuniur; m ,?e
lection of the regular Democratic
icket.
ANaturai Result.
Farmer Hayrick?A wild nephew
?' mine that was goin' to the High
>chool smoked ten packages o'
agarettes on a bet.
The Book Agent?I presume that
mred him of smoking?
Farmer Hayrick?Wa'al, I don't
enow for certain, but I'm kinder of
he opinion that he's smoking on a
hree-tined fork now.?New York
Tournal.
The first requisite of a bride is a
arge capacity to be foolish, and not
I > care if she is.
When you set a very bad example
it is very apt to hatch mischief.
The life work of the reformer
seems to be everywhere except at
home.
The man who succeeds in forging
his way to the front is in a position
to be trampled upon by the mob if he
fails.
It's no wonder the way of the
trsniscriessor is hard, considering the
) What's the Matter With Her?
1 Foreston's annual August sensa
f tion came off on schedule time las
, Thursday night. It will be remem
, bered, that our courts have had thi
- matter of investigating the chargt
of heinous crimes upon the person o
' a Mrs. George Richbourg, who livef
i a short distance from the peaceable
p town of Foreston; the result of these
i investigations were, that a negre
i was convicted and sent to the peni.
tentiary for a term of years, not upon
the evidence adduced, but because
the fellow was a trifHing chap, and
on general principles he went up.
In that trial the testimony showed
that whoever molested Mrs. Richbourg,
is she was molested, did not
succeed in their horrible purpose,
and the most that could be made of
'i - o?, oOumnl to commit
tllO Case, nas an uv??M.r. ...
the crime. This is the case which
created considerable excitement,
and the one in which lynching was
threatened, and would have been
carried out, had it not been for the
doubt which existed among the good
people of the community where the
crime was alleged to have been committed.
One year later, the same woman,
was again in the court, as the victim
of an alleged outrage, but this time,
the evidence showed the crime had
been committed, and although ciroumstantial,
it was woven around
one Ed. Meyers, who recently died
in the State prison; he wasconvited,
I with a recommendation to mercy,
I and the judge sent him to the peni-1
tentiary for life. Notwithstand the
conviction was had, there must have
been a doubt, even in the jury room,
or no negro proven to have committed
such r distardly crim upon a
white woman, would have gotten uff
with a recommendation to mercy.
Now the month of August has
* * * 1 ^" h ic
^?me again and wun ic, uumea u?s
same Mrs. Richbourg with het
troubles; she creates a sensation
among the neighbors, with her annual
report of another attempt upon
her by a negro. This timtf her supposed
assailant, does not get any
nearersthan four steps of her and by
having a pistol handy she succeeds
in defending herself. The story as
given us is as follows: On last
Thursday night Mrs. George Richbourg
was standing'in her door, and
she saw a negro approaching, she
went back into the house, got a pistol
came out, and as tqe negro came
towards her she attempted to fire,
but the pistol snapped. Again she
fired on him when he was about four
steps away; this time she got her
gun off, and the fellow whirled hollered,
and fell; on seeing her wouldbe
assailant whe.e she oould handle
him, she went to the wopdpile to get
an ax to knock him in the head, but
when she returned, the fellow had
crawled off through some pea-vines,
leaving a trial of blood behind him
him,and by this cloodytrail he was
traced over a fence into a pasture,
where.he escaped. The vtlarm was
n.iH notion nrcnt over the
4)1 V eil auu iivo ??*-?.?. -- -? r
ground, but the dogs bad licked up
the blood on the ground, and the
hogs in the pasture feasted on the
blood there.
As it was with Mrs. Richbourg's
alleged former misfortunes, so it is
with th:s case, a feeling of doubt
exists as to whether any attempt to
harm this woman was made, because
here are three years in succession,
and in the month of August that she
claims to be the victim of a negro's
lust. It may be possible that she is
not laboring under some mental delusion,
but the frequency of her
troubles, create a suspicion of doubt.
?Manning Times.
Explaining The Game.
"Would you like to attend the base
ball game this afternoon?" asked the
city girl of her country cousin who
was visiting her.
"Iudeed I would," was the reply.
"I never saw a game in my life.
How is it played?"
"I'll explain'it to you," said the
fair hostess. "You see it is a game
in which grace and skill predominate.
The thrower?or pitcher ?a
dear little fellow, stands in the middle
of the block and throws a ball at
another, who stands on one come
with a huge cane in his hand. The
thrower tries to hit the cane and the
other young man tries to swing his
cane so that it will be impossible
for the thrower to hit it with the bali.
Some of the knockers can't get their
canes out of the way quick enough,
and when they get hit they have to
drop the cane and play tag around
the block; but most of the darlings
can stand there and never get thier
canes hit once. The handsome fellow
who wears a silver-plated toilet
mask and stands just behind the
knocker is called the catcher. He is
just too delightfully brave for anything.
We girls just dote on the
catcher; he's so awfully cute and heroic.?Chicago
News.
The Ologies.
The world is full of "Ologies" *
Of almost every kind;
So mauy that the knowledges
Of all the men in colleges
The end could scarcely find.
Vnn bnAvi' thprp in hinlnu-v.
l uu nnvif i
A science called symology;
Then there's teleology,
And better known theology.
We've heard of anthropology;
Have studied in mythology,
And tried to learn philology,
And, just a bit, pathology,
("Disease" is its analogy);
There's also physiology,
> And nature's mineralogy;
But 'twould be criminology
1 To write much more in "ology,"
* So. where we are,
By far too far,
j We'll close with rfKm apology.
?Philadelphia Bulletin
Jthe case of cabtef
t
Was Convicted Over a Year At>
i And is Still Free.
> MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE.
5 The Administration at the Bottom of it
* if) raws His Pay Though
He is a Thief.
i t
? Washington, | August 25.?Eacl
! day interest in the Oberlin M. Car
' ter case becomes more piouounced
and the denunciation of the Ad
ministration's persistent efforts t<
riolnv if nnt.itn nnllifv. the (lecisiot
' "vwrw ?
of the Court-marrial rendered mon
than fifteen months ago, is becoming
more vehement. It is looked upor
by self-respecting army officers, pub
lie men and private citizens alike as
the most flagiant miscarriage of jus
tice ever recorded in ?the history ol
the country. On April 20, 1808
Oberlin M. Carter, captain of engineers,
lT. S. A., was convicted by a
Court-martial of stealing $1,700,00C
from the Federal Government, while
in charge of the improvement ol
Savannah harbor; gross neglect of
duty, and of conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman. The sentence
imposed was dismissal from
the army and to payja fine of $10,000.
On May 1, 1899, the records in the
case reached the Secretary of War,
who immediately transmitted them,
according to the usual custom, to
the judge advocate general for review.
The ease was carefully examined
by Judge Advocate General
Lieber, the findings of the Courtmartial
approved and the case resubmitted
to the Secretary of War
on July 3, 1898. Gen. Alger, then
Secretary of War, forwarded the
findings to the President on July 10,
1899, and from that date to the present
time it has been suspended in the
air either at the White House or the
department of justice. Five thousand
dollars of the people's money
was paid former United States Senator
Edmunds to review the case and
renaer a legai opinion, which wu&
d? ne, with the result that Mr. Edmunds
was unable t> find a Haw in
the decision of the Court-martial.
The case was then sent to the Attorney
General for an opinion on technicalities
raised by Mr. Wayne
McVengh, employed by the defendant,
and it has since remained at
the Atttoriiey General's office pending
consideration of some technicalities
raised by able and astute attorneys
employed by the defence,
and the absence in Europe of Mr.
McVeagh, who desired to submit
further briefs for the defence, wholly
for the purpose of delay so that the
statute of the limitations may bar
criminal prosecution of his client
and others implicated. Mr. McVeagh
will not return from Europe
until the middle of September or the
1st of October, and in the meantime
the case is held in abeyance, justice
thwarted, and one of the most notorious
criminals is allowed to roam
at large, drawing the pay of a captain,
disgracing the uniform he wears
and becoming a stench to the nostrils
of self-respecting men.
The Carter case is without a
parallel in the history of the country,
considering the enormity of the
crime committed and the amount of
money embezzled. A comparison,
however, with other cases which
have arisen in the past twenty years,
where officers have embezzled
money from the Government and
the punishment meted out to them
by Court-martial, the findings of
which were promptly approved by
former Presidents of the Uni.hd
States, is interesting in view of the
unprecedented delays in the final
disposition of this now famous case.
On May 24, 1883. Major James R.
Wasson, paymaster at San Antonio,
Texas, was charged with the embezzlement
of $20,000 while stationed at
Galveston, Texas. A Court-martial
was ordered, which found Maj:>r
Wasson guilty and he was sentenced
to dismissal from the service and to
be confined at hard labor in such
penitentiary as the proper authorities
might designate for a period of
eighteen months, and that the crime,
punishment, name and place of
abode of the accused be published in
the newspapers of the State from
which he came and in the newspapers
of the place where he was
stationed. The findings of the
Court-martial were promptly approved
by the Judge Advocate General,
the Secretary of War and lastly
by President Arthur, on June 28,
1883, just one month and four days
after the decision was first rendered.
The State penitentiary at Lansing.
Mich., was designated as the place
of confinement.
On October 4, 1880, Major Jatnee
H. Nelson, paymaster, stationed al
i . . ...
New lork city, was convicted by b
Court-martial of the embezzlemeni
of $10,319.11, and was sentenced to bt
dismissed from the anny, to pay i
fine of $2,500 and to be imprisoned a
hard labor in'a Federal penitentiary
for two years, and until such fin*
was paid, providing the entire im
prisonment did not exceed five years
A determined effort was made to se
cure Executive clemency by Majo
Nelson's friends in New York
which resulted in a delay of nearly
three months, but after a thnrougl
examination of the case Presiden
Hayes approved the full sentence 01
January 21, 188!.
Another case of embezzlement oc
curred on October 17, 1890, at For
Clark, Texas, where First Lieul
George L. Turner, of the 18th infan
try, was convicted by Court-martia
\ of disobedience of orders and of em
bezzlement of the regimental baiv
. funds, amounting to $643.13. Hewa
} sentenced to be dismissed from the
|t service and to be confined until he
restored the band funds, for not more
q than three years. Friends of the
lieutenant vigorously protested
against the sentence of the Courtmartial
and tried to induce President
Harrison to disapprove the findings.
After a careful examination of the
.. case President Harrison refused to
interfere, whereupon friends of the
officer paid the amount embezzled
and he was dishonorably dismissed
i from the service.
Another similar case was that of
, Capt. George T. Olmsted, U. S. A.,
- who embezzled while an officer in
) charge of certain military telegraph
. in tho Oonftt-rment of Arizona,
3 nearly $2,000. He was tried by
r Court-martial at Fort Leavenworth,
j Kansas, July 9, 1884, and sentenced
. to dismissal from the service and
j the payment of a fine of $2,000, the
- amount embezzed. The fine imposed
f was promptly paid and President
, Arthur approved the sentence of dis
missal October 6, 1884.
, In marked contrast, however, with
I the Carter ease was that of First
! Lieut. John M. Neall, 4th United
f States cavalry, who was tried by
' Court-martiul March 24, 1899, iu
California, for failure to render an
account of post exchange funds of
Troop B, 4th cavalry. Before the
trial occurred, however, his friends
paid the amount of his embezzlement,
and after a hearing of the case
he was found guilty by the Courtmartial
and sentenced to dismissal
from the service. An effort was
made to secure the reversal of the
decision of the Courtmartial, but on
July 5, 1899, President McKinley approved
his sentence.
Another case of particular interest
at this time is that of Capt. Leonard '
A. Levering, who was tried,by Courtmartial
at Fort Sheridan, III.,
November 4, 1897, charged with conduct
prejudicial to good order and
military discipline in cruel treatment
of Private Charles Hammond, Com- 1
pany G, 21st infantry. He was 1
found guilty and sentenced to be
reprimanded by the reviewing J
authorities, the punishment being
made thus light on account of the '
previous had character and repeated
acts of insubordination of Private
Hammond. The sentence was ap- 1
proved by President McKinley
December 6, 1897, who expressed regret
that "an offence so grave should 1
have been visited with a penalty so
light."
On August 18 and 24, 1897, Second |
Lieut. Wm. H. Morford, 3d United i
States infantry, was charged with '
conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman, in Violation of the 6lst <
article of war, for obtaining money I
under false pretences. He was found (
guilty by Court-martial and sentenc- :
ed to be dismissed from the service ,
of the United States, October 8, 1897. i
The sentence was promptly approved
by President McKinley.
In every case where embezzlements
have occurred in the past (
twenty years and the officer has been f
found guilty, he has dismissed from I
the service, and either sentenced to
a term in the penitentiary, or com- (
pelled to make good the amount of i
the embezzlement, and in some I
cases a sentence of both flue and ?
imprisonment has been imposed. |
Only in cases of insubordination, j
where the officer was absent without '
ii'ivo nr w?fl drunk, or failed to !
promptly carry out the orders of his \
superiors, have Presidents commuted '
the sentences imposed. So strict is >
military discipline that an officer '
who drinks or borrows money with (
enlisted men, lays himself liable to i
Court-martial.
On June 9, 1893, Capt. L. Bailey,
of the 4th United States cavalry, <
was tried by Court-martial at Boise
barracks, Iowa, charged with bor- '
rowing money from a non-conomis- j
sioned officer and failing to pay the
same, and also with borrowing money
from the servant girl of another
officer and failing to pay her. He
was found guilty and sentenced to be
dismissed from the service, which
was promptly approved by President
Cleveland.
Chaplain H. V. Plummer, 9th
cavalry, was charged with conduct
unbecomingan officer and gentleman
at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, August
17, 1894, in drinking with enlisted
men of the 9th cavalry. He was
found guilty by a Court-martial and
sentenced to be dismissed from the
service, which sentence was promptly
approved by President Cleveland.
Another case illustrative of the
discipline of the army is that of
Capt. Charles G. Ayres, of the 10th
| United States cavalry, who was tried
by Court-martial at Fort Keogh,
Montana, for conduct unbecoming
| an officer in making charges against
Capt. William Davis, Jr., of the 10th
cavalry, and with disrespect to his
J commanding officer in continuing to
^ forward letters to the adjutant gen1
eral after he had been informed by
t his commanding officer that the case
J was closed. He was duly tried by
1 Court-martial and upon his own adt
mission that he had forwarded
7 letters to the adjutant general wlth'
out first consulting his superior
offieer, he was found guilty and sen*
tenced to dismissal from the service.
President Cleveland, however, inter1
vened and set aside the findings of
' the Court-martial on October 28,189G,
^ stating as his reason that they "were
1 too severe."
1 It thus appears from an exhaustive
' examination of the records of the
war department that the Admiuis
tration's action in the Carter case
t stands unique and alone in the history
of the country. Never before
" has a case of such gigantic proporiions
occurred and never before has
a President of the United States end
deavored by every means to thwart
,3 the findings of a Court-martial and
to save a convicted thief, as to whose
guilt there never has been any
doubt, from the penitentiary.?New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
PUFFS OF TOBACCO SMOKE. ,
What Is said by Scientific Sharps on an
Interesting Subject.
Science has calculated that an <
average puff of cigar smoke sets free ,
over 2,000,000,0000 tiny particles, a (
whiff from a pipe liberates oyer ,
1,800,000,1X10 of these particles and <
one from a cigarette starts 2,900,000,- ,
000 of them flying through the surrounding
atmosphere. t
A very curious fact concerning to- r
bacco smoke is the remarkable ^
change in color which it undergoes t
after entering the mouth. From the c
burning end of a cigar the smoke q
issues in deep blue threads, while Q
thot wliinh ia oYnpllpri frnm the u
mouth is of a decidedly brownish ^
tint. f
The difference is to be accounted f
for by the fact that the minutest par- t|
tides have an intense affinity for t|
moisture. When tobacco smoke is t(
drawn into the mouth its smallest n
particles are immediately detached t(
from the rest of the presence of moist j,
surfaces, to which they fly and f,
lodge.
Besides particles, smoke contains p
several gases and vapors. Though u
Sir Walter Raleigh won his famous
wager with Queen, Elizabeth, he tj
took no account of these when he b
attempted to show her the weight of a
his smoke by subtracting the weight b
of the final ashes from that of the g
nnburnt cigar, and his demonstra- b
tion would not hold good with*any w
scientist to-day. fr
It has often been, quoted that a s,
grain of nicotine, administered all at |j
once, would kill the strongest dog, ej
and from this have been argued its tt
terrific effects on the body of a hu- tc
man being. While this statement is
undoubtedly true, it is somewhat p,
misleading. In order to commit sui- f,
cide by smoking the dog would have ai
to consume 400 strong cigars, one w
right after the other. He could put c|
himself out of the world much more p|
easily by eating the boxes. d
Whatever the ill effects of tobacco qi
when used to excess, in moderation bi
it acts on an adult as a milc^ seda- jr
tive, It is claimed that after the jr
thirtieth year its use prolongs life se
ind preserves the mind by lessening p,
the bodily functions of waste and re- s?
pair. _
Experts say that for smoking tobacco
is one of the least injurious
substances known. Compared with
other well-known vegetable substances
used for the same pnrpose p<
iobacco is very mild. Opium, with- ??]
out doubt, is most fearful in its ef- ,
fects, for the drunkenness it proluces
ultimately, unbalances the tl
inind. Next to opium in power are tr
certain kinds of. grasses, notable ^
among which is hemp, wh&h causes
Intoxicatiou and a<inesthesk,. e(
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Industry of Brain Workers. ai
"People who work* with their n<
bands, especially farmers, are apt to k
think that professional men have an tr
oasy time of of it,11 said a lawyer of
this city. "It's an amusing mistake.
The farmer stop* at sundown and u
the laborer works ten hours at the
outside. The average professional |Q
man works from twelve to fourteen
hours day iu and day out, all the t
pear around. Often, at a pinch, he ef
will work from sixteen to twenty w
hours for several days in succession, h,
?nd He will work} when he is sick or
suffering severe physical pain? "
something the manual toiler won't 'b
dream of. Of course he takes short tj
intervals of rest, like everybody else. f
The human engine isn't capable of
absolutely sustained endeavor for *c
over an hour at a stretch. Watch a si
clay laborer, who seems to be plodding
along like a machine, and you'll
find that he really rests more than
half the lime.. He looks at some te
well-dressed doctor, lawyer, broker al
or man of affairs and says to himself: e,
/%L eaoAol If T7AI1 Atl.
"LMI, you uu^uueu i octal, 11 J VI.
ly had to work like me!" The truth ?>
is that the chap he envies is putting
an amount of concentration and con- ;j
tinued energy into his daily toil that ^
would kill the man who works with
his hands alone iu less than a week. jg
I don't mean this as a reflection on
the laborer, who is also, no doubt, ul
doing his level best. I simply mean
that the demands on brain production
are a third again as severe as
the demands on muscle production.
For sheer staying qualities there is 8j
nothing in the world that equals the
nervous, high-strung, frail looking
modern professional man." tt
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Sanitation In The Schoolroom. ct
The agitation of problems touching
sanitation in the school room is rather
happily hit off by the following
dialogue, which we clip from an exchange:
y*
Teacher (to applicant for admission):
"Susie, have vou got a certifl- cj
cate of vaccination for smallpox?"
"Yes, sir."
"Have you been inoculated for ^
croup?" u
"Yes, sir." b
"Been treated with diphtheria se- p
rum?" P
"Yes, sir." [j
"Had your arm scratched with e
cholera bacilli?" tl
"Yes, sir." t(
"Have you a written guarantee ^
that you are proof against whooping
cough, measles, mumps, scarlet fev- S
er and old age?"
"Yes, sir." . v
' Have you your private drinking s
cup?" ii
"Yes, sir." 1
o
"Do you promise not to exchange t
sponges with the boy next to you, t
and never to use any but your own n
pencil?" 1
i "Yes, sir." P
j "Will you agree to have your p
hooks fumiguted with sulphur and '
sprinkle your clothes wiin chloride ?
of lime once a week?" r
"Yes, sir."
"Susie, you have met the first requirement
of the modern, sanitarians s
and may now climb over yonder c
rail, occupy an isolated aluminum J
seat, and begin making P's and Q's *
as your first lesson." ]
WHITE SUPREMACY.
A Northerner Admits It Must be Maintained.
Washington, Aug. 20.?Col. Newcombe
Clark, former speaker of the
Michigan legislature, is in the city.
He is a resident of Mississippi, having
lived for some years at Ocean
Springs, on the Gulf coast of that
state. His doctor told him he would
iie if he did not migiate to a
warmer climate, and he liked the
south well enough to abide permanently.
"I lake but little interest," said he
;o a reporter, "in local politics, but
ny long stay in Mississippi has convinced
me that white supremacy is a
hing to be maintained in order that
ivilization itself shall be preserved.
The negro problem is a very serious
ne in the states that have a heavy
ilack population, and I confess that I
lo not see how serious trouble in the
uture is to be averted. Exclusion
rom the ballot does not seem to settle
he matter, for in our ^ate very few of
he colored men goto the polls. In my
own there are at least ninety black
len who could vote ii they wanted
o, but the majority of them appear
^different 'to the exercise of the
"anchise. , r
"Under our new constitution the
aytnent of taxes is essential to the
seofthe ballot, and there is also
isfranchisement of illiteracy. Both
lese conditions bear down upon the
lack race heavily, and it is true that
good many poor whites are apt to
e denied suffrage on the same ,
rounds. Still, a great many more
lacks than whites are barred, which
as, of course, the intent of the .
amers of the constitution. The reilt
has been that the negroes take
ttle or no interest in politics, and
ight out of ten of them will not pay (
id"poll tax, which is a pre-requisite ,
> voting. M
"My honest belief is that the white (
eople of the North would not be as ]
?rbearing with the colored element
3 are the white men of the South,
ho better understand the negro .
laracter. At t he same time I de- (
lore and condemn the lawless conuct
of the inobs which, by their freruonrt
tn lvni?h lftW. hftV6
UUIIfc I COVI V ??# 9 J (IV. ?? Y _
rought disgrace upon the South. '
ven as a deterring agency, lynchig
is a signal failure, and it only
irves to make the outside world <
at the entii'e citizenship of the
outh irf the category of barbarians. I
Columbia Record. i
An Editor's Appeal.
A Mississipi editor makes this ap- <
?al to delinquent subscribers: ]
Fish down into your pocket, and i
ig up dust; the editor is hungry and <
le pap?r 'bout to bust. We've 1
usted you for several months, and <
id it with a smile, so just return the I
>mpliment and trust us for a while. <
ur wife she needs some stockings, i
nd baby needs a dress; Jimmy i
E?ed8 some breeches, and so does
[ate and Bess. Bud is on ffte pig [
ain and Peggy sick with grief, and i
?od gosh almighty, can't you give a I
lan relief? Shell out those nickels ]
id turn loose the dimes; turn 'em I
>ose and whistle and we'l have bet- I
ir times; there will be fewer patch- i
i on the bosom of our pants, and i
e'd make the paper better if we I
ad,a half a chance. Don't give us (
tat old story, long gone to seed, i
out takinsr more family papers than '
le family want to read; but help to i
ed the printer, and he'll help the i
>wn to grow, and thus escape the s
ilpher iu the regions down below." \
Pat and the Speaking Tube. I
A soleman looking Irishman en>red
a business house the other day
ud walking up to one of the men' 1
nployed on the lower floor, asked: i
"Is dhere any chanst fer a mon ,
get a job of wur-rk here?" j
"I don't know," answered the .
ian addressed; "you'll have to see
Ir. Hobart.
"An' 'pfwere is he?" asked the Irhtnan.
*
"Up on the second floor," was the 1
nswer.
"Shall Oi walk up 'an talk t' him?" <
neried the seeker for employment. {
"No need of that," replied the man, (
Just whistle in that tube and he'll 1
)eak to vou," pointing at the same ,
me to a speaking tube.
The old Irishman walked over to
16 tube and blew a mighty blast in j
. Mr. Hobart heard the whistle, i
ime to the tube, and inquired:
"What's wantecLdown there?"
"Tie Oi, Paddy Flynn!" answered
le Irishman. "Ar' you the boss?*
"I am", replied Mr. Hobart. ,
"Well thin," yelled Flynn, "sthlck <
er head out av tl?' second story win- ,
ow whoil Oi sthep out on th' soid- '
alk;Oiwant to talk t' ye!"?C'in- |
innati Inquirer.
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Tillman's Candor. j
Whatever may be said against j
enatorTillman, we cannot help ad
liring his political courage and his i
lunt frankness in dealing with
olitical issues. Tillman calls {
itchfork and spares not. He is quo id
as having said in a recent speech i
bat the dispensary was not intendd
to be moral, but simply to give
be people plenty of good liquor and
i give the profits of the liquor busiess
to the State instead of the bar
eepers.
This is the literal truth. The
late of South Carolina is engaged
it the liquor business for the pioflt
hat there is in it, Or perhaps we
rould be nearer to the truth if we
hould say that the Tillman parry
naugurated the dispensary system
or the good that they could get out
f it. Now that Tillman has told
he truth, let us hear no more about
he dispensary system as a movement
in the interest of temperance,
t is a movement in the interest of
>oiitics, and while it has been of
>rofit to politicians and possibly of
irofit to the State government, it
ias heen a disgrace to the people of
South Carolina and a source of uo
nd of strife and scandal.?Richnond
(Va.) Times.
A CUKE FUR XEURALO'A,
I wan for some time a sufferer from Neuralgia.
1 tried nearly everything I could hear
>f, but nothing did me any good until I purhased
a box of Ramon's River Rills &. Tonc
Pellets aud began to use them. They reieved
ine at once. That was over a 'year
igo, and I have had no return of it since.?
drs. Willie Reed, Gurley. Ala. For sale by
3r. A. J. China.
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STRUCK A SNAG.
Lake City Disappointed Again in Her
Hopes.
The Charleston Evening. Poet's
Washington correspondent says:
Washington, August 22.?There
appears to be another hitch in regard
to the settlement of the matter
of the Lake City postofflce. A decision
lias not yet beeni reached, and
| the office may not be reopened as
hoped by many persons interested in
the subject. Postmaster General
Smith has just returned from a visit
to Lake Champlain and it is said
that during his visit there the situation
in regard to the Lake City postoffice
was discussed with the President.
No final decision, however,
has been arrived at. Another factor
in the case which may operate
against the re-opening of the office
as early as was expected is the fact
that, as reported, an adverse report
has been made by an inspector, who
has been investigating the situation',
against the re-establishment of the
office. It was stated a week or so
ago that a lady, said to be highly
endorsed, might be appointed postmaster
at Lake City. Her uame is
Mrs. C. W. McLam, and papers relating
to her are 011 file among other
papers in the office of the Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General, and* ;
have been considered by the officials. ,
It was hoped by many that her selection
might be a solution of the
difficulty, and it is st)U thought that
it may be, although it has not as yet
been determined.
At the postoffice department it
was stated the other day that noth-.
ing could be done until the return oI
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow. who is now away on hfs
vacation and has been for the past /
two weeks. The papers relating to
the office are locked up in the aafe - ^
in his office and when he left the
city he gave the information that
noihing would be done in the matter
until his return.
It is not probable that anything
further will be doBe in the matter
for some time.
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A FAMILY OF GOVERNORS.
rhe Remarkable Career of the Richardson*
of South Carolina.
Columbia, August 28.?The record
of Governors furnished by the Richardson
family of South Carolina
probably surpasses that of any family
in any State. The facts are recalled
by the recent death of John
Peter Richardson, the last Governor
af the uojd regime." He was a nephew
of Elizabeth Peyre Manning, ?
nee Richardson, the only woman who
was the wife of a Governor, the sister
of a Governor, the niece of a Governor,
the mother of a Governor and
the aunt and foster mother ofaOovernor.
She was also the half ^rat cousin
of her husband, Governbr Richmi
I. Manning.
Gen. James B. Richardson, the
grandfather, was Governor from 1882
to 1804; John Peter Richardson, the
father, from 1810 to 1812, and John
Peter Richardson, the sou, from 1886 %
to 1890. Gen. Richardson was also / tha
irrAndfAthAr nf Rinhurd I. Mc?n
ling, Governor, 1862-64. And if there
is such a thing as being ancestor-inaw,
there are two more Gover&ors : ^
:o be added to his family tree both
illustrious?George McDuffie and
Wade Hampton. McDuffie married i
great granddaughter of Gen. Bfeh-'
irdson, while Governor HamptotTs
second wife, McDuffie's daughter,
vas a great-great granddaughter.
There is a coincidence in that the
ate .Governor John Peter Richardson
and his father bore the tame
lame, were Governors of the same
state and both succeeded Governors
vho were not elected to that office,
)ut were filling out unexpired terms.
-New York Sun.
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Hall'a Family Pilla are the best.
Two Chance Meetings.
Five years ago two travellers met
it the entrance into Jerusalem?a
jignified Fngiishm&n and a genial
young American missionary. They ' Vwere
strangers to each other aiid informally
entered Into conversation. ~WPPassing
the wall which surrounds
the hallowed spot, the American
flung himself from his donkey, and,
snatching some leaves frqggi a vine
which clambered alopg the base of
the wall, said a glowing face:
"See! I have some sacred hys- v
sop." * f,
"Sorry to undeceive you," said
the iniperturable Englishman, "but
that is old-fashioned chick weed."
In another hour they parted, goodnaturedly
and, as they hud met,
strangers. - '
Early in April, 1899, two men stood
side by side gazing into the crypt
where lies the body of Grant. Neither
had noticed the other until the
incidental remark of one, "undoubtedly
a great man!" uttered iu tones
of unmistakable sincerity, caused
the other to raise his head. A look of
mutual recognition was the result.
"Well! well! Old hyssop-on-thswall,'
said the speaker.
"Say, friend," said the missionary,
"I arrived in New York from Japan
last night. There's a thousand doi- lars
on deposit for me in the?fianV,. .
but not a soul here knows me and I
need the money. Will you identify
me?" / .
"Or course 1 win," saiu me
lishmuu heartily, "and be glad to do
it. What's your name?"?The New
Voice.
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to attacks of chills nuil fever and ""I'lfttl
troubles, when by the timely oae of Ramon'* % .
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Chili Tonic tbey can so feUMtteir . systems
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one knows these famous remedies- J M
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