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CATHOLIC POLITICIANS.
An Article in the Catholic Senti-
mel" to the Point.

The following article from the Cath
Ole Sentinel refers 10 number of
gentlemen of the Mitchell push" who
are banking on their political influence
as Catholics. 1t is very much TO the
point:
We maintain that ability. fair -mind-
edness and political integrity are in
dependentIy OF any religious denomina-
tion, the requisite and aN-sulucing
qualification to recommend an Amer
lean citizen for any office in the g.ft
of the people, and we hold in unspeak-
able contempt the methods of the po-
litical candidate who should canvass
his coreligionists Of whatever persUa-
sion for the purpose Of gaining their
votes on the ground Of his member
ship IN the same church. We wish 10
call attention 20 the disgTaceful eN-
istence Of such politicians even among
Catholics. and to warn both the clergy
and the laity against these frauds and
their mean abuse Of American liberty
and q free ballot.
We know too many of these Cath
Ollie candidates for office. all the way
inclusively, from Portland, Or. 20
Washington, .. c., who are to be met
with on every grade of the political
stairway, from the low ward heeIer and
aspirant for the police force TO the
impudent schenler for the Supreme Jus
ticeship of the United States. and who
while hiding or disOwning their relig-
ION before the non-Catholic world, come
crInging and whining TO The parish
priest TO obtain the cheap favor of
his influence with his parishioners on
the plea that they are Catholics, and
that the position, il secured, will afford
them the opportunity OF aiding the
cause Of the church.
But we know also that, whereas the
non-Catholic politician is. for the most
part. even generous in aiding any cause
of religion and humanity, no matter by
what church IL Is presented. the sue
cessful Catholic" candidate. who owes
his position mainly 10 the votes OF his
Catholic dupes, looks proudly down
from his high estate and either refuses
point blank TO aid in any cause of the
struggling church, or, after allowing
ladies to plead till they are weary dis
misses them at length with q niggard-
ly dollarl
Now let all Catholics, both priests
and the laity. mark these Catholic
frauds and never again allow them
SELVES 10 bC IllAGiCQ NS tie ILtAc.lAt4
Catholicity and promised aid of such
candidates, who. in their lack of brains
and American manliuess, seek TO get
boosted into office by their nominal pro-
fession of the Catholic religion.
There are no serious Catholic interests
in danger from any political or civil
official in the Union. and if there We're,
our experience of such Catholic can
vassers should warn US from ever in
trusting any interest of the church 10
their cowardly policy.
These catholic" politicians are a dis
graceful travesty of true American
manhood and in reality are nothing
more than beggars at the doors of the
Catholic church, and the worst type Of
beggars-begging under false pre-
tenses-aga gainst whom cur doors should
and shall henceforth be kept shut
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This seems to be a clear and q sober
statement of what war was in Cuba
despite the verbose style of the writer,
and 1t would seem to be what we should
expect as a result of a war waged in
Cuba by inhabitants of the temperate
zone, who easily succumb TO the in
sidious diseases of the tropics. These
are the results of an invasion of the
island from the north by unacclimated
troops, under conditions which, SO far
as are known, We're normally healthy
From these horrible statistics we can
estimate what would be the losses that
would result from an invasion of the
island in force-of the fertile island
which has been converted by three
years of barbarous war into a place Of
pestilence, where even the acclimated
inhabitants are being wiped out of eX-
istence by three distinct plaques,
plaques which are usually passing epi-
demic, but which, owing to the sanitary
condition of the island. have become
endemic in Cuba, l mean the yellow fe-
YER, the smallpox and the still more
horrible hunger typhus
While no one can foretell the future
or draw aside the Veil with which q
merciful Providence keeps concealed
from us the things that are to come, yet
from the story of the Anglo American
expedition of 1853, and from a view of
the scattered and struggling battalons
which are all that remain above ground
in Cuba to-day of that great armada
which Spain, in her pride. sent to the
devoted isle. we can make a very fair
any troops which We might send 70 the
island when exposed to similar dangers
and the same diseases.-New York
Herald
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agree that a battalion of North Ameri-
cans bore prominent part, aiding TO
drive the first Spanish column to the
water, where $50 men We're drowned
The Moro was subsequently stormed,
and the Spanish commander, who re-
fused to retreat, was killed. By this
time the Spaniards We're evidently dis
couraged and the Anglo-American
storming party only suffered a loss of
two officers and thirty men, Without
counting the hundreds of the garrison
who endeavored to escape from the cas-
tie by swimming and We're for the most
part drowned, the Spaniards lost $50
men killed outright. Then the bat
teries of the fortress were turned upon
the city and Havana surrendered. the
terms of the surrender placing in the
hands of the English as much of the
island Of Cuba as extends $50 miles to
the west.
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III.


One of the most vivid accounts of the
suffering and the disease that ravaged
the allies is given by Mante. histo-
rian, who published an account of the
siege in London in the year 1712. In
the course of his interesting narrative
he says:
In the acquisition of the Havana were
combined all the advantages that could
be procured in war 1t was a military
victory of the first magnitude: it vas
equal to the greatest naval victory by
its effects on the marine of the Span
iards, who lost on that occasion
whole fleet. The vast quantity of to-
bacco and sugar collected at the Ha-
vana on the Spanish monarchs ac-
count sold on the spot, exclusive of
the ships and merchandise sent TO and
sold in England, for fI00 600. which
was divided among the conquerors.
Though a great part of the provisions
brought from England had been
spoiled by the heat of the climate. the
most distressing circumstances Of the
campaign was the scarcity of water. OF
the vast catalogue of human ills thirst
is the most intolerable. On this oc-
casion it soon caused the tongue to
swell, extend itself without the lips and
become black as in a state of morti-
fication; then the whole frame became
a prey to the most excruciating ago
nies, till death at length intervened and
gave the unhappy sufferer relief. In
this way hundreds resigned themselves
to eternity. greater number fell vic
TINS to a putrid fever. From the ap-
pearance of perfect health, three or four
short hours robbed them of existence
Many there were who endured a loath-
some disease for days, nay weeks to-
gether, living in a state of putrefac-
ton, their bodies full of vermin, and
almost eaten away before the spark
Of life was extinguished. The carrion
crows of the country kept constantly
lowering over the graves which rather
hid than buried the dead, and frequent
ly scratched away the scanty earth.
leaving in every mangled corpse a spec
tacle of unspeakable loathsomeness
and terror to those who, by being en-
gagged in the same enterprise, were ex-
posed to the same fate. Hundreds of
carcasses were seen floating on the
ocean.
The Earl of Albemarle being express
ly ordered when the Havana service
should be over to return the same num-
Der of troops to North America that
he might receive from thence, he en-
barked the Fifth Brigade for that con-
tinent, but most of them died on the
passage or in the hospitals Immediate
ly on their arrival and the artillery
sent with them was entirely lost at sea-
The troops which remained We're not
much more fortunate, being by this
time so reduced by sickness that even
700 could not be mustered in a condition
to do duty.
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illustrations; Metropolitan Schools of
Art: Harrow School 2 Notable Experi-
ment," by N. H. Spielmann, with fif-
teen illustrations; THE Queens Treas
ures of Art; Decorative Art at Wind
sor Castle-Boullework, by Frederick
S. Robinson, with five Illustrations;
Sketches Of Greek Landscape and An
cient Greek Architecture" by Alfred
Higgins. with seven Illustrations; The
Art Movement-Jugend, Some Decora-
tions and Moral by Gleeson White,
with thirteen illustrations; Stencil
Decoration" by AymerVallance, with
four Illustrations; The Chronicle of
Art" with five Illustrations; "Sir John
Gilbert. r. A, P. r. w. S., a Memorial
Sketch by the editor, with sixteen il
lustrations.
"Appleton's Popular Science Month
ly'' for December (New York; is at
hand with these papers, besides the
scientific departments and editorial:
THE Racial Geography of Europe
the British Isles" by Professor William
Z. Ripley, illustrated; Are There Plan
cts Among the Stars?" by Garrett p.
Serviss: animated Pictures by J..
Miller Barr, illustrated; Processes of
Change III Pronunciation" by Professor
Michel Breal; Principles of Taxation -
by Hon. David A. Wells: Pacific Coast
Gulls," by Harry l. Graham, illus
trated: our Liquor. as Seen by the
Committee of Fifty by Frederick A.
Fernaid; AN Early American Evolu-
ZIONIST" by DR.. c. NJ. Blackfcrd. Jr.,
Illustrated; Excursions of the Recent
International Geological Congress- by
Professor Daniel S. Martin. "The Fear
of Death" by Guglielmo Ferrero; 1.-The
Symbolism of Salt" by Marie Gold
smith West, THE Teaching of APP
piled Science" by Charles Lauth; THE
Life History of Scientific Ideas" by
Gustaye LIE Bon; sketch of Joseph
PrestWich, with portrait.
The record-union., 1897-12-07

Weak nerves indicate deficient blood.
Nervous people find relief by purifying
and enriching their blood with Hoods
Sarsaparilla, the great nerve tonic.
Hoods Pills are the only pills 10 take
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Cure all
liver ills
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A Question

First Statesman hear that there
are some fellows going around offer
ing bribes.
Second Statesman-That is something
that ought to be taken in hand as soon
as possible.
''Which-the fellows or the money ?''-
Indianapolis Journal.
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His Poser.

First tramp-Dere's no use talkin'
free silver ter me. Deres one point 1
can't STAN
Second tramp-What's dat?''
First tramp-S' posin' prices riz so as
a nickel wouldn't buy glass O. beer?-
Puck.
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In this appalling situation every man
who could WELD saw or a hammer
was employed in making RATS from
spars, planks and the scanty and scat
tered materials that came to hand. In
this way a part of the men were land
ed at the great risk of being drifted far
out into the sea. After a few of the
men had been safely disembarked, ropes
were lashed to the RATS, and those
who had thus gained the shore aided in
pulling their companions to the beach
Such was the address and caution ex-
ercised by Putnam in this most criti-
cal of all conditions that not man
was lost. Colonel Putnam now pitched
his camp and remained several days
within twenty-four miles of the enemy
at Carthagena. AT last the storm
abated, and the convoy soon after took
them aboard and carried them to Ha-
vana
These reinforeements put new heart
into the British and rrespondingly
discouraged the Spaniards. The siege
was prosecuted with renewed yigor
and on August 18th Havana surren-
dered--not, however, until there had
been a week of very fierce fighting. The
English fleet attempted to support the
siege Of the Moro, but were roughly
received by the Spaniards and lost 1S2
men. besides being greatly damaged in
hull. mast and rigging. SO that they
were forced to abandon the conflict
The Spaniards. who fought throughout.
with great valor and tenacity, made one
desperate sally, and had it succeeded
the siege would have been abandoned
but they were beaten back with heavy
loss. and in this action the historians
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and worse than distracted, for coming
to this place: but still ran along the
Tents. here a Number recruited Some
what-and there Cry is home, home
when shall we go aboard when shall
We go home,
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Brazil is now the principal coffee pro-
ducing country of the world In 1898
the crop was estimated at 100000
bags.
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FORGOTTEN HISTORY.
HOW THE ANGLO-AMERICA
CAPTURED CUBA.
Graphic Description Of the Taking
of Havana and the Suffering
That Followed.

In the forgotten past is the story of
how we once captured Havana and
conquered Cuba. Israel Putnam was
the American hero of that exploit,
which was participated in by the gall
liant soldiers of Connecticut. Stephen
Bonsal here tells a graphic story of it,
and points out few lessons.
So entirely forgotten is one chapter
of our colonial history that ninety out
Of every hundred readers whose eyes
fall upon the foregoing headlines will
imagine, not that he is about to read
a Veracious chapter of our history, but
a sketch of pure imagination like the
battle of Dorking, in which some mill
tary seer tells the story of how John
Bull, John Sherman and John Hay COM
bined together and made war upon
the dons in Cuba
Such is not the case The Anglo
American conquest of Cuba, which I
am about to relate is the account of a
long forgotten expedition of English
troops and an American contingent
requisitioned from the then loyal colo
nists by the home government of the
day. This interesting episode of the
last century phase of the Cuban ques-
ton took place in the summer of 1I62.
To avoid the possibility of any mis-
apprehension on the part of my read
ers, L would like to say that l was not
present during this campaign, and that
the details of the narrative which fol-
low, unless expressly credited to other
sources, are drawn from the colonial
histories of Trumbull and Hollister.
From this terrible lesson of past ex-
perience we should draw wisdom by
which we may profit in the near future.
No American Government should ever
permit the landing of a single Ameri-
can sailor or soldier upon Cuban SOIL
Whether the season was wet or dry,
the mortality from disease among the
troops landed would be terrible Should
it ever become necessary for this Gov
ernment to intervene in the Cuban war.
it should confine itself to a rigid block
ade of the Cuban coast All Spanish
supplies of food as we'll as munitions
of war, are received from abroad, and
they would be in a starving condition
within a month and compelled to con-
sent TO eVacuate the island
The record-union., 1897-12-07

A slight cold. if neglected, often at
tacks the lungs. Browns Bronchial
Troches" give immediate and effeetual
relief
The record-union., 1897-12-07

A girl may love man from the bot
tom Of her heart, but there's always
room at the top
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To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug
gists refund the money If il fails to cure 25c Th,
genuine has L. b. Q. on each tablet.
The record-union., 1897-12-07

The Anglo American conquest of
Cuba took place 135 years ago, and
fourteen years before the declaration
of our independence. Lord Albemarle
sailed for Cuba with a great squadron
nineteen ships of the line, six frigates
and nearly two hundred transports and
slave ships-and landed about a mile
from Havana on June II, 1852. The
city was Immediately besieged, but the
resistance of the Spaniards was we'll
maintained, and the mortality among
the British troops, who had all been
serving in cold countries. was terrible.
Toward the end of JULY indeed, eight
thousand British soldiers and sailors
were in the hospitals, and hundreds.
and, indeed, thousands, had been buried
in the trenches of what is now the
Cabana Fortress. When in Havana.
with the aid of several local historians
antiquarians, and documents Of the mu
ndcipality relating to this epoch in Ha-
vana history, endeavored to locate the
exact burying place of our colonial
troops, but was unsuccessful. 1t can.
however be said with certainty that
they are sleeping in unmarked graves
in one Of the lower trenches of this
fortress.
So little headway was being made in
the siege that at one time it was Sc
riously considered to give it up and to
withdraw. About this time, however.
very welcome reinforcements reached
the besieging army in the shape of
three thousand men from the loyal COL
onies, and the siege was prosecuted
W h
troops, or American contingent, were
apparently under the command of Gen
eral Lyman of Connecticut, and one
third of the troops came from that
State. In the list of the officers and
men we read the familiar names Of
the Lymans the Writings the Parsons.
the Dyers, the Spencers, the Humans
the Colts, the Fftches, the Durkees. the
Woosters and the WoIcotts. Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Putnam, who became
known in the Revolution as "Old Put"
was Colonel of the Connecticut regi-
meut
AS the Connecticut contingent ap-
preached the Cuban coast a terrible
storm arose, and the transport that
bore Putnam, with five hundred of his
men, was driven upon a rift of craggy
rocks and wrecked.
Thus separated from the rest of the
fleet, SO that he could hope for no aid
from any external source, the surf roll
ing mountain high and dashing against
the sides of the ship with such force
that she threatened to part her timbers
at every stroke of the sea, this brave
officer. looking calmly in the face of
death, maintained, above the noise of
the waves, a discipline that enabled him
to issue all his orders without inter
ruption. and secured an obedience TO
them as perfect as if the bold hearted
men whom he commanded had stood
upon the ridges of their own corn fields
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With q charming special cover, re-
productions of some historic Madonnas.
and pictures by F. f Chur" h, Charles
Dana Gibson, Ernest c. Piexotto, c. X.
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THE Bookman" (Dodd. Mead & Co..
New York; is al hand for December 1t
is freely illustrated and overflowing
with good examples Of book reviewing.
poetry, London and Partisan literary
correspondence, chronicle. and com
ment. etc 1t is a great leader and a
safe adviser for book lovers.
The record-union., 1897-12-07

"Ev'ry Month" for November tNew
York; is richly Illustrated. The cover
has a portrait of a young American Wo-
man that is about as lovely face as
cne might wish to look upon. The music
sheets, the fashions, stories, Thanks-
giving notes and recipes, the theatrlcai
rews and literature, make 1t an at
tractiVe number.
The record-union., 1897-12-07

The Magazine of Art" for Decem-
Der (Cassell Publishing Company, New
York and London) is at hand beauti-
fully embellished with choice engrav-
ings. The leading features of this fine
quartz are: "A Cup of Tea" from the
painting by +. Andreotti, photogravure:
The Offering from the water color
by Sir Edward J. Poynter, p. r. A;
The Building Up of Picture" by the
late Lord Leighton, p. r. A.; Robert
Fowler, Artist" by E. Rimbault Dib-
din. with portrait of Robert Fowler
(by r. Z. Morrfson) and eight illustra-
tions of his work; The New Decoration
OF st. Paul's by Sir w. B. Richmond,
r. A." by Alfred Lys Baldry, with ten
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How to Live Hundred ears
forms the title of a short but interest,"
ing article in the December hunioei
of what to Eat" Minneapolis Min.
What Shakespeare has to say apou'
kissing for dyspepsia is told py Ira
Gale Tompkins in a capital way "hile
James Courtney Challis supplements
the article by very funny poem, en-
TITLED THE Bridger Cure" all fttingly
illustrated. The cover is beautiful, ana
the center page is a patriotic gem taat
ali old soldiers and their friends should
see and preserve.
The record-union., 1897-12-07

"Casselfs Family Magazine" for De-
cember (CaSsen Publishing Company.
New York and Bondop) Is up to the
fine standard attained by this superior
family journal. 1t is fully illustrated
Leading features are: The Gatherer."
consisting of notes and illustrations of
late naval inventions and devices, a
paper on heroic deeds, one on Hall
Caine, the novelist; another cycling in
the Caucasus; another on day among
English lawyers. and one on THE
Gentle Art Of Dufiing." that is imi-
tating antiques and curios.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-27
FORDIiAM.

A French academy has been formed for advanced
students. meeting every Wednesday evening at $50
for reading and conversation in French. The Rev
Louis Weber S. j.. Is the director.
The Rev George a. Petit S. J.. vice-presden,
aud the Rev. Michael J. Hughes. s j.. librarian OF
the Students Library have appointed the following
TO assist IN the library for this term: Peter A
Mcagher. of IIobokcn y. j.. Charles Won. OF New
York city. Paul Dolan OF Pousvlllc Penn: Miguel
A. Xuricaiday. OF New-York CITY, and Ambrose p
Dunniran. OF brooklyn. y. !.
The following division officers were elected last
Tuesday: Pool and billiard paror-Prcsident. John
j. Toohey: Vice-president. Joan j. Joyce; CORE
spending secretary. Charles Wade; recording sccre-
Reading -room-Iresdent. John Mc,ioWan vice
president. christopher J. Ilagan librarian. Carlton
H. Dunlcvy: corresponding secretary. Ambrose l..
Dunnigan; recording secretary Maurice OGorman.
and treasurer. James a. Tracey.
OWNS TO the splendid material here this year. II
has been decided to reorganiZe football team
At meeting Of the candidates, held last Sunday.
George V. Granger was unanimously chosen cap
whom are now in active training and tho outlook
for a victorious team could not be brighter. Man.
rico O'Gorman. Theodore lie Launc. Captain Grain
ger and Gerald Barry Will probably take charge
ter OF speculation. There is great competition for
the diff rent positions. John ]. Dunno, Edwin G.
Fassett. Charles Wade and Martin T. Walsh are
trying for ends. and Jere v: Dunlevy. William
right and left tackle. The guards will probably be
he hardest places TO MI, as there are so many
looking FOR them. The field will probably dwndle
Gown to competition between W. L. Tierney.
for guards Centre will be- tilied by An1rcas Crosas
The schedule f. completed. but the following
colleges under consideration: NewYork Uni
vorsiiy. ST. Peters; Boston College. Columbia. Man
Il. ran md
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-27
Union THEOLOGICAL. SEMINARY

This summer the seminary has been the scene of
numerous changes. large room IN the north
wing has been set apart and furnished for tho use
Of the students, with the hope OF Increasing soc!a-
bllity among them. The room Is draped In terra
reading chairs. window-seats a piano and every
thing necessary to make 1t model receptlon-room
In the presidents house. No. F East Seyentie,h-
st, immediate connections have been made with the
seminary 10 make the house part Of the
seminary buildings. Space has been arranged in
room so as to permit OF an extensive library
DR.. Hall Is doing all he can possibly do TO come in
close touch with every student and he says,
become part and parcel Of the institution"
The Adams Chapel has been deliberately deco
rated and rearranged at n considerable expense.