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READING RAILROAD SYSTEM.
MI TABLE IN EFTEOT Nov. no. ls98.

Trains leave Shenandoah as follows:
For New York via Philadelphia, week days,
2.lO, 74s a. m. For New York via Mauch Chunk,
week days 72O a. m, 1928, $50 p. m.
For Reading and Philadelphia, week days,
2.l0, 525 T20, q. 1n. 1926, 25O, 5.55 p. m, Sun
day 2.l0, 74S a, M, 4.30 p. m
-, For For Harrisburg, week days, 2lO 40 =. m,
For Allentown, week days, 7,2O a. m, 1926,
2,50 p. N.
For Pottsville, week days, 21O 72O =. m,
1926 $50 b.b5 p. m. Sunday, 210, 74s q. M, 4.SO
For Tamaqua and Mahanoy City, week days,
2lO b25, l2O, a. M, 1925, 25O, 5.bb p. m. sun
day, 2.l0, 74S a. M, 42S p. m. Additional for
Mahanoy City, week days 90 p. m.
For Lancaster and Columbia, week days, 72O
q. M, 2.5O p. m.
week days, 325 40 ll.SO g. M, 1876 100 pm.
Sunday, 3.25 a. m, 305 p. m,
For Mahanoy Plane, week days, 80, 1926, 5.25,
p. n sunday, 2iO, 826, 7lS 3. m,, 8O5 4SOp. N,
For Girardville (Rappahannock Station),
%esk 5a q days so 2l9 az 525 z2O ilSO a. I T6
3,25 n. .48 q. m, 3.O5, 4.3O p. M.
For Ashland and Shamokin. week days, 8,25,
BPS 72O 1l.SO a. m, LBS, 100 9.35 D. M SUM
TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH:
Leave New York via Philadelphia, week days
300 a, m, l.30, 400, 7.3O p. m, 1915 night Sun
day, 500 p. M IL. 10 night.
Leave New York via Mauch Chunk, week days,
400 B.45 g. m, 100, 4.30 p. N. Sunday, 7l5 a. n,
Leave FhllaOelph1a, Market street station,
week days, 4l2, 835, 1000 a. m, and 400,
500 I.3O p. N. Sunday 400, 9O5 a. M, ll.3O
p. IN.
q. m, 5.55, 7.57 p. no Sunday, 1.35, 1913 q. N.
Leave Pottsville, week days, 2,40, 7,40 q. m.
1880, 6ll p. n Sunday, 2.4O, 200 M, 2Oo p. NJ.
Leave TamGqua, week days, 800 s.4s, il.23
M, i.2l, 715, 9.S p. m. Sunday, $40, 748 a. m,
ESQ p. m.
Leave Mahanoy City, week days, 845, SIS,
ll.47 a. m, Isl, 742, 9.54 p. m. Sunday 346, s.l2
.. NJ, 3.20 p. m.
Leave Mahanoy Plane, week ds Us, 2.4O, 400,
90 935 TO- 40 II Boa IL 55 O6, 20 81 1910
p. N. Sunday, 240, 400, s27 a. m, 3.37, sol p. m.
Leave Girardville, (Rappahannock Station,
weeks days 247, 407, 636, 9.4l 1916 a. m, 12.05,
2i2 LOl, 5.26, 6S2 8O3, iOt6 p. m. Sunday 2.47,
i07 833 a. m, 34l, 5.N p. M.
Leave WilliamSpOrt, week days, 800, 9.35, 100
a. m, 3.35, Ills p. m. Sunday, Ills p. m.
For Baltimore Washington and the West via
B. & o. L. R., through trains leave GiTard
Avenue station, Philadelphia, CP 4 r. r. r. at
3 80, 8,01, 1127 a. m 3.56, Sag, 7.t6 p. m. Sunday
3 50, S,02, ll.27 g. NJ, 3,55, 54&, 7.l6 p. m.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street wharf
and South street wharf, for Atlantic City
Weekdays - Express, 8 90, 800 10 40 a m,
Saturdays, 3O) 700, 3 90, 4 0O. 30, 5 Is M,
Excursion OOam. Accommodation, 10 m,
4 3O do p ~.
n and 4 30 m, Accomm odation, 90 m and
Returning leave Atlantic City depot, Atlantic
ana Arkansas avenues. Weekdays ys-EXpress
(Mondays only, 8 45) 40, Z 35, 30 m and l5,
8 10 a m and 30 p m. Excursion, from foot OF
Mississippi Avenue only, 8 OC p m.
Sunoays-Express, 3 30. 90, 800 8 90, 30,
90, 30, g co. 9 30 p m. Accommodation, Z 30 a
IA and O5 m.
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Heartless Robbers in West Virginia.

BLUEFIELD, w Va, Dec civilian
N. Bishop, wealthy cattle raiser, made
a sale Of stock and upon his return home
placed the money in "A safe in the dining
room. About dusk, while Mr.. Bishop and
his wife, who has been an invalid for
months, were sitting near the safe before
the fire three men wearing masks entered
the room, and demanded that Mr. Bishop
open his safe and hand out the money.
Mrs Bishop tainted, and her husband
turned his attention to her While stoop-
ing over her three of them held him and
took the keys from his pocket, and open
ing the safe secured the $500 it contained.
The robbers made good their escape. Mrs.
Bishops condition is critical
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-09

GOVERNOR MCKINLEY has decided
to have no fuss and feathers in connec-
ton with the opening of his second
term. His plan is simply to walk into
the Senate take the 9th Of Office and
then return at once to the executive
chamber. This may not be Jefferson
ian simplicity, but it is certainly q
sensible thing to do.
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COLUMBIA, S. c.. Dec. 9.-The new dis
pensary law was introduced i'm the senate
last night. IT. is quite different from the
old law, and its provisions are very strict
Railroads are prohibited from hauling
liquor TO individuals, and the latter are
punishable for receiving any such liquor,
even for individual use. Dispensers can
sell beer in glasses or other quantities,
and wine growers can sell their product
through the dispensary by paying a small
commissions
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New YORK Dec 9-The New York
Herald's correspondent at Rio writes of
an interview with Admiral Mello, in
which the insurgent leader says: at
never was my intention to restore the
monarchy. The majority of Braziiaus are
opposed to it, My sole object Is to rid
Brazil of the military despotism which
now threatens to prevail Floriana Peix-
oto is a man of stubborn nature, greedy
for power and money, cruel and revenge
full"
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a, W, NoNNEMACBER, Asst, 6. +, e., 20
South RarhIaUaru "a
DENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
4 gOHUYLKILL DIVISION,

NON Il NJ E4IN lSLut 1875.
Trains viii leave Shenandoah after the above
date for Wiggan's, GnbertOn, Frackville, New
Castle, st. Clair, POttsville, Hamburg, Reading
Pottstownt PhueniXvillo, Norristown and PM.
adelphia (Broad street staJlOn) at 500 and II AS
a. N. and 4;l5 p. NJ. on week days For Potts.
vile and intermediate stations $40 o, m.
SUNDAYS.
For Wiggan'5, GnbertOn, F'rackyille, New
Castle ST. Clair, Pottsville at 500, e;aO a. N.
and 3:lU p. IN, For Hamburg, Reading, Potts.
town, PhWnizvtlle, Norristown, PhladelphiR
al $500, 9:4O o. m, $40 p. m,
Trains leave Frackville for Shenandoah a.
lO.4O a. M. and 1914, 5O4, 7:42 and 1927 p. N.
Sundays, ll:lS a, m. and 5:4O p, n,
ll:3S o. m and 4;4O, 7:l5 ana 1000 p. m Sundays
at l0:4O o. Ia. and 6:l6 p no,
Leave Philadelphia BROAD street station) for
Pottsville and Shenandoah at b 81 ana 30 a NJ,
10 and z II p N week days, On Sundays leave
81 so N. For POttsWlle, % N.
For New York Express, week days,
II IA m, u 90 noon, l2 "A p, m, Nimited Ell.
press l 06 and 4 so p m. dining cars.l 40,
280, $50, 400, 800, 600, $50, 725, s12,
l5, 12, so II O5 II 85, M, i2 A, 4O 50, %
glmited ON H. 8 20 6 3d. z 25 and sl2 N and
For Sea Girt. Long Brancn ana intermediate
stations, $40, II IA m, ana co. p 10
For Baltimore ana Washing ton 50, 7 20, 81,
10, 10 20, II Is IN, IL 10, (2 35 limited dining
carr SOr 3 46, Al, Is 10 Congressional Limited
Pullman PaTlor Cars ara Dining Carl, ~
. %, 40 and Ii So p. M, week days. Sun
days, s 50, 7 20, 10, II Is m, V 10, A. Al, = So
IL IS and 40 p m.
For Richmond. 90 n, u 10 and II 80 a.
daily, ana 30 p N. week days,
Trains will leave Harrisburg for PittsbuE
ana the West every day az I 20, 10 m, @ q
p m limitedJ so, 30, Al So p M every cay
Way for Altoona aJ 8 Is D IA ana 90 IN every
any For FttsburR and Altoona Of II 20 3 n
every 0ay,
Trains win leave Sunbury for WnlismspOrt
ElmirG, CUualg6'FuE. Rochester. Buffalo and
Niagara Falls gt l35, IS 8 Ui ana l5 p u ga5s
days. For Llmlra atb a. pa week days, Fol
Hrle enc iaIatnelIato points 81 MS a W uallv
pOr lOcs EaVcu ai b l8 anu b8 a 10 daily, S.
and o. u week cay5 For Remove 90 rs
n 4 So and A p m week days, and l8b u nv
Sundays only. FOR Kane at b 10 n, daily
! 81 n week days.
8. NJ. PROVOST, j.. Il, WOOD,
Genl Hans6ar Genl PRss'g'r Az
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SUBSCRIPTION RATEsl


AWAY back in the 6O's, when an in
come tax was proposed, to help raise
the vast sums needed to carry on tn
war, the Democrats shouted that it was
unconstitutional Now half of them
are eager to have one imposed.
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Unrequited Love and Suicide.

BRENNAN, Tex, Dec. "a tale of love
and suicide comes from Carmiue William
Collette has been desperately in love with
Miss Wygand, neighbours daughter.
Last night he called and found rival in
the parlor talking to her Collette, draw
ing knife, stabbed himself several times
in the breast and fell dead just as he
reached the front door.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-09

ROME Dec. 9.-lb is reported that Signor
Crispi has been charged by King Hum
bert with the formation of cabinet.
Signor Crispi will probably succeed in
forming a ministry, with Signor Saracco
and Signor Sonnino as his chief advisers.
The return of Signor Crispi to the head Of
the government is viewed with satisfac-
ton throughout the country.
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st. Louis Threatened with Water Famine

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-This city is facing a
water famine Unprecedented in its history
The Mississippi, from which the supply is
drawn, is the lowest ever known at this
season of the year A fall of a single foot
will shut off the city's supply from the
river entirely. The cause is the blocking
of the Missouri at Hermann, Mo. and the
Mississippi at Alton, His, with ice
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-09

EUROPEAN comment on the Wilson
bill is uniformly of approval, because
il means a wider market here for their
manufactures, and more work for
their laboring class. But, per contra,
it means less work and lower wages
for American wOrkingmen.
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PAwTUCKET, r. l., Dec. 9-The big
betting establishment aud taunery of
James Davis, employing 300 hands, was
totally destroyed by fire late yesterday af-
ternoou, causing loss OF Sl25, 900 The
workmen were forced to make their escape
by means Of the windows
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,lood,s pills Cure Liver us, zoe.


ROME, Dec. 9.-The pope tomorrow will
lelebate mass at St Peters cathedral in
the presence of the members of the Cath
slic society in Rome, who number 10000
About 5000 invitations to attend the ser
rices have been issued to persons outside
lf the society.
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ALBANY Dec. 9.-Goyeruor Flower has
appointed Henry w. Bentley, of Oneida,
as commissioner to examine into the
charges preferred against Sheriff Beck by
citizens of Buffalo, connecting him with
election frauds in that city
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Loined the RevoIntionists.

LONDON, Dec. "a dispatch from Rio
states that the entire medical staff of the
navy, which has hitherto maintained a
neutral attitude, has joined the insurgent
Admiral Cana at Enichidas Island.
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For Hoods sarsaparilla- During the war
contracted tyPhoid fever, and fever ana
ague, leaving me with nRInrfui and merou-
curini potBening from which have suffered
ever since, In neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous
prSBcrRt5on and general debility. Since /
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla l have not
lost a days work In three months, weigh 40 Ibs.
moro than for years and am in better health
than any time since the war" j. II. STILLMA,J,
Cheltenham, Pa HODD'A CUHE3s
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SCRANTON, Pa, Dee. 9. - Galusha A.
Grow, ex speaker of the house of represent
atives, has annOuuded himself candidate
for congressman-at-large, to succeed Cen
eral LillY.
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"o1d Hntcho Rohs un sersnolx.

CHICAGO, Dec 9-The noted board Of
Tade operator, B. p. Hutchinson, "Old
Hutch, will again embark in business on
The board. He will open an office Monday
20 deal in grain, provisions, stocks, land
all other merchandise.n
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A Clergyman Sentenced to Death.

alProtestant clergyman named Grifiiths
was found guilty Of numbering his mother
for the sake of robbery, and was sentenced
to be hanged
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec 9-While nine men
from New Orleans We're endeavoring to
cross the Mississippi at College Point tn 2ir
IkifT was capsized. Four were drowned.
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Q. g. HANCOCK, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Philadelphia PI
LERIGH VALLEY RAIL ROAD,

Passenger trains leave Shenandoah for
Penn Haven Junction, Mauch Chunk, Le'
highton, Slatington, White Hall, Catasauqua
Allentown, Bethlehem, E0ston, Philadelphia
hazleton, Weatherly, Delano and Mahanoy
City at 6.C4, 3S. 9 Is = n l24S, 2.5T p. m.
For New York. 6O4, 7.3s a. m, I2.43, 2.57
For Quakake, Switchback, Gerhards and Hud.
sondale, 6.O4, 8 Is a. N and 25T p. m.
For HazletOn, Wilkes-BGrre, White Haven
Pittston, LaceyVille, Towanda, Sayre, Waverly
and Elmira, 6.O4, 9.15 a. M. 257, sos p. M.
For Rochester. Bunalo, Niagara Falls and
the West 6O4, 9'l5 a, m. IL AZ ana S.OS p. m,
For Belvidere, Delaware Water Gap and
Stroudsburg, 6O4 a. NJ, 257 p. m.
For Lambertville and Trenton 9,l5 a, m.
For Tunkhannock, 6.04, elsa M 2,57, 0S p. 10
For Ithaca and Geneva 6.0l, 9.l5 a. IN. sos
p. m
For Auburn 9l5 a. m. a.Os p. N.
For Jeanesville, Lewiston and Beaver Meadow
738 d, M, 5,27, SOS p. m.
For Audenried Hazleton, Stockton and Lum-
Der Yard 6,O4, 738, 9l5, q. m, l24S, 25T
For Scranton, 6O4, 0I5, a. m, u 4o. 257
For Hazlebrook Jeddo. Drifton and Freelano,
6,O4, 739, 3, Is, a. m. 70 43, 2.57, 527 =. II.
For Ashland, Girardville and Lost Creek, 452,
7.5l, S52 1920 a. M 100, lao 41O, 6S5, s22, els
For Raven Run, Centralia, Mount Carmel and
Shamokin, 7O6, $780, ll.Os a. M, Us, 44O s.22
For Yatesville Park Place, Mahanoy City and
Delano, 6.O4, 73S 9.l5, ll.05 a m, l243, E57,
8 q, S.OS, 1888, 1928 p. N.
Trains will leave shamolzin at 6,45, s.15, I,45
D. ltli Lou sou . oV p LIZ dlu arrive al outLLdL-
dosh ct 49, 9.l5 m, i2 43, 257 5.27, li.l5 p. m
Leave Shenandoah for PottsV1lle, 65U, 3S
pOS 9.15, llO5 IL 30 a. m 243 257, 4lO 5.27, SOS
p. N.
Leave PottsviIe for Shenandoah, 800, 785,
9O5 lOl5 ll.4S a. m, 1882, 300, $50, 7l5, 75f,
1000 o. m
Leave Shenandoah for Hszleton, 6.O4, 7.3s9.15
8. M, II. .43, 2.57, 5.27, 8.O8 p. N.
Leave HazletOn for Shenandoah, 7 3d. lOO0,
ll.O6 q. m, 12 10, 2.55, $50, 7.25, 75G p. N.
SUNDAY TRAINS,
Trains leave for Ashland, GirardVille and LOsl
Creek, 7.29, $40 a. M, 1890, 2.45 p. IN,
For Yatesville, Park Place, Mahsnoy City,
Delano, HazleJon, Black Creek Junction, Penn
Haven Junction, Mauch Chunk, Allentown,
Bethlehem, Easton ana New York, $40 5 N,
| 1890, 2.55 p. n.
| For Philadelphia 1880. 2.55 p. N.
| For Yatesville, Park Place, Mahanoy City and
Delano $40, II ,35 a. m, 1880, 255, 440 SOB o. u.
Leave Hazleton for Shenandoah, s.SU, l.5O
| a. NJ. 1.54, $50 p. m.
Leave Shenandoah for PottsVllle, $50, $40,
| $50 a. m, 245 p m
Leave Pottsville for Shenandoah, $50 IO.4C
| am, i 85, Sis p. m.
r. H. WILBUR, Genl. Supt, Eastern Div
South Bethlehem, Pa.
| CHAS. s. LEE, Genl. Pass. Agt.
| Philadelphia.
| A, ", EONNEMACBER, Asst, O. +. r.,
South Bethlenem Pa,
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ATHENS Dec 9.--Cholera has assumed
dangerous proportions at Constantinople.
The Greek residents there complain bit
5erly of the iuhumanity of the Turkish
1pptnpg
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with the Poor Law authorities, might make a
similar experiment. His final conclusion is as
follows: 1t seems, therefore. on consideration
of previous experience. that though it is impOssi-
BILE to find any means of permanent occupation,
or independent establishment of the unemployed
upon the land in this country. yet it would be
possible to provide rough landed work, by doing
which men could be maintained without depend
ence upon charity. Further, it would appear
that such work and the general industries pro-
vided would afford useful training and expert
ence. especially to those who wish to be estab-
lished upon land abroad a course which is finan-
cially practicable. "-Rerielc of RerieaUs.
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For a Colony of Drunkards,

The bill that was introduced in the
Senate, for the selection of tract of
ground to establish colony for drunk
ards, is heartily Endorsed by number
of physicians of New York State. The
subject was discussed at the meeting of
the State Medical Association that was
held in New York last November. and
one of the papers, prepared and read by
DIR. III. Ernest Schmid of White Plains
on some personal observations and re-
Elections upon alcoholism, was warmly
commended. He said: ut is to be de-
plOred that the State has not created
special laws for the legal commitment
of drunkardS and erected suitable insti-
buttons in which these unfortunates
could be confined, treated, and kept,
not only until we'll of debauch, but
until their will-power had been re-es-
tablished. The only institution near
New York for the treatment of drunk
ards is not calculated to do all this.
There they are simply helped over a
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Mans Life is What He Makes it.

A mans life is largely what he makes
it, virtuous or vicious: his death is large
ly what he makes it, that of the right
eous or of the unrighteous; his eternity
is largely what he makes Of it: that of un-
interrupted bliss or of unmitigated woe.
In other words, man is, to great eX-
tent, the architect of his own character,
and his character determines his landing
place in eternity. The poet may sing
There's divinity that shapes our ends,''
but on the ground of mans free agency.
it is also to be maintained that there
is a Humanity that shapes our end.
"WOrkers together with God expresses
the highest distinction ever conferred
on man. The thought is, God and man
tremendously cooperating in the build
ing up of character, or in shaping in
dividual lives and human life in the
mass after the perfect pattern of Divine
holiness and Righteousness. For each
man there is particular line of duty
indicated to him by the times in which
he lives and the circumstances in which
he is placed or, as it has been Familiarity
and tersely put, "GOd has His plan for
every man." and it is every mans bust
ness to discover Gods plan for him and
to work up to it, or shape his life after
it.-Ba1tinO7'e Commercial Gazette.
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The Anarchists of 1886.

The century dwelling on the article
by Judge Gary on the trial and con-
demnation of the Chicago Anarchists,
in 1856. says:
We believe that a better knowledge of that
mOmentOus event will be beneficial to civilization
and conducive to good order throughout the
world The solemn statement of Judge Gary is
prepared not only for the profession of the law;
it is submitted not merely to the judgment of
experts, but to the opinion of mankind-and, as
Lowell says. ''All free governments. whatever
their name. are in reality governments by public
opinion, and it is on the quality of this public
opinion that their prosperity depends
Judge Gary makes his appeal to the
Workingmen everywhere in this wise:
Brought up myself to manual labor. it never
ceases to seem strange to me that there are not
virtue and strength enough vested anywhere to
protect from mob violence and assault humble
peaceable citizen. obedent to all law and blame
less in his life. in his efforts to earn for himself
and those dependent upon him livelihood by
honest industry; or if he be wrOnged through
loophoe in that protection, to avenge his wrongs
| spent the summer of 1910 at a carpenter bench
by day and singing campaign songs by night
though not yet voter and think now that
wouldsaS readily have fought for the right to do
the one as the other. Hopeless as it may be to
write the warning, yet it should be made so clear
that nobody could be ignorant that the law is
that if men enter into combination which con-
templates. for the success of its purpose, the
exercise of unlawful force against the property
OF the persons of other men. and killing is done
by any of the men in the combination, i'm pllr-
suance of the plan upon which, and in effecting
the purpose for which, the combination was
formed, then murder by the hand of one is muir
der by all. This is the law. though the cOmbna-
ton was entered into not with the intention Of
killing anybody, but only to assault and beat or
mob. or destroy property.
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Gibraltar Overestimated.

A hundred years ago Burke spoke of Gibraltar
with eXulatiOn as "a post OF power, post OF
superiority, of connection, of cOmmerce-One
which makes us invaluable to our friends and
formidable to our enemies, and the feeling has
survived to this day. Not an EngliShman passes
through the straits whose heart does not swell
within him to see the flag of his country floating
from the top of the rock, from which, as he be-
lieveS, the whole world cannot tear it down.
Every true BritOn would look upon the lowering
of that flag as the abdicatiOn of imperial power.
Yet is not this an OvereStmate of the value of
Gibraltar to England? asks Henry nj. Fields in
Gibraltar" Is it worth all it costs to England:
Would it weigh much in the balance in great
contest of nations for the mastery of the world?
The object of this rock fortress is to command
the passage down the Mediterranean. The arms
of Gibraltar are castle and key, to signify
that it holds the key of the straits, but the door
is too wide to be locked. The 10O-tOn guns of
Gibraltar, even if aimed directly seward, could
not destroy or stop a passing fleet. / know that
this is not the limit of construction in modern
ordnance Guns have been wrought weighing 100
TONS which throw ball weighing a ton over ten
miles Such gun mounted at Tarifa might in
deed hurl its tremendous bolt across the Mediter-
ranean into Africa. Tarfa, however. is in Spain.
while opposite Gibraltar it is fourteen miles to
Ceuta, a point not to be reached by any ordnance
in existence, even if the last product of modern
warfare were mounted on the height of O'Hara s
tower. so that fleet of ironclads, hugging the
African coast, would be quite safe from the Eng
ish fire. which could not prevent the entrance of
French or German or Italian fleet into the
Mediterranean if it was strong enough to en-
counter the English fleet. The reliance must.
therefore, be on the fleet and not ON the fortress
OF course the latter would be refuge in case of
disaster, where the English ships could find pro-
lection under the guns of the fort. But the fort
ress alone would not bar the passage into the
Mediterranean.-St Paul Pioneer Press