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in 1870. In 1872 he was elected 70
congress and was also presidential
elector. From 1877 until 1888 he filed
the office Of United States attorney for
the southern district Of New York.
Since leaving that Office he has been
engaged in the practice of law, in
which he mas become rich. Mr.. Wood
ford is an old friend of Senator Plat,
and the two have been on intimate
terms since they were colleagues in
congress a score of years ago. The
incident in the early eighties, when
Mr.. Woodford refused to support for
governor Judge Folger, late secretary
Of the treasury. saying he would not
support Republican nominated on a
forged telegram" put him at odds
with the Republicans Of the state for
some years. but he finally went back
into the fold. Senator Plat vigorously
urged him for cabinet position, try
ing to have him made secretary Of the
interior.
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clergyman who lived at
Mass. but preached in the adjoining
own Of North Sunderland. Inc lAtn
er's salary was $500 year. Inc son
aided in the support of the family Oy
working Saturdays and holidays IN q
mill. He also bent his energies anu
his back to the care of a garden patch
near the family residence. he hao
great fondness for reading from ms
earliest youth. He was sent 10 the
Powers Institute at Barnardston IN
1864 and remained two terms. he con-
tirued his education at the wesleyan
Academy at wilbraham, Mass. ana
laid the foundation for a notable Ca
reer leading up to his present position.
His rebuke by the trustees is result
of the late presidential campaign Dr.
Andrews wrote a book on the financial
question under he title Of AN Honest
Dollar" The silverites used some OF
his arguments, and an impression got
or: that he was a 16 to 1 free silver
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YOUNG GIRLS LIBRARY.
Best Ten American Books Selected Dy
Prominent Author.

Rest Ten American Books Selected oy
PROMINENT Author.
Thomas Wentworth Hlgginson, In an ar
ticIe in November Ladies' Home Journal
prints a list OF 100 books, by American au-
thOrs which he regards as the best NoLhs
for Young girls Of fifteen. He CONSUMERS LIE
attractiye and interesting features or pooks
In making uD his list. as he holds tnat nleL-
ary instruction should be presented IN rs
most palatabIe and inviting form 10 youth.
In naming the best ten books for young girls
Nr HigginsOn SAYS: At the head OF all
available books for American girls-whetner
10 create the love Of reading or 10 grauIy "
must be placed, Of course, Miss Aleotts
Little Women" The young glrs InenI
there Is really no objection TO De mace 20
this prominence, beyond some occasional III
stances of slang or siovenly expression
With II NAV be classed. though perhaps
written for somewhat younger readers, MISS
lane Andrews immortal The Seven Little
Sisters Who Live on the Hound Ba u tn 1aa
Floats In the Air." book which has Tor the
first time brought IL home 10 mulrtudes OF
Young people that they arc the citizens not
merely OF a nation but OF planet we may
then pass to four classic works. Dy classic
American authors: Hawthornes wonder
Book" IOngfellOw's "Evangeiine. Low
eIFs ''vlsiOn OF Sir LaunfaI' and Whittiers
perfect security we may add irving
'.Sketch Book" COoper's Last Of the No
hicans" and Mrs. Stoves "Uneie Tom
Cabin" the last two having this especiai
value. that they introduced two new races
into literature and won at once an interna-
ten. and DIR. Hale's Ten Times One IL
Ten" seems almost prOvidential as to the
fitness Of its title, and may rightfully md
its way in.
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THE USE OF THE MEoAPHoNE'
r. r.. m Invaluable Adjunct to Crew Train
ers and Others.

Tk Ia An Invaluable Ao1uncs " wv
ers and Others
r.n. rsoorts Of the rowing contests have
ali contained reference TO the megapnonGI'
sehrouoh which the various coaches eommn III
LTD with the crews. and accounts rom Ine
raining headquarters had similar retersnSe1s,
saXs fhe New York Tribune. Inc slmpis
fnstrumeut Is found to be 80 yaIuapie as q
,,,ssrs of communication that II rs now
looked upon as a part Of the necesSaIy pa1s-
nbernalia in a rowing contest 1nS mes e
pphone Is simply a large cone, from tnlIty "
Rorfy-eight inches long. made OF watsL-prooL
thsy or light metal The voice OF person
SDsaking into the small end Is earned easny
> distance OF a mile. while lQud can, Wnen
,aItber wind nor distractions Interfere, may
hs heard on the water, In open country OF
along the shore a distance OF two miles.
The Instrument Is often used as receiver
aIso. The small end Is placed az tne ear
and sound from a distance Wnlen Woulo
ofberwise be inaudible, can be nearo as
tinctIy. The instrument Is usually neia IN
the hands OF the person who uses ~, nae =
sneaking trumpet. bur Ii Is constructea -
mar m can be liked TO tripod or q sWlvei;
ard the person using IL may remain seatsu
and direct il to any point. BY means y, o. tne
meeaDhone the audiences at nearly an opSan-
air athletic meetings are Informed as 70 tne
winners and at those places, as wen as u
the rowing world, IL has become an ln'aL-
liable instrument
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The developments Of modern warfare
are not encouraging to skGlkers. Hid
ing behind a tree will be useless in the
next war, according to surgeon who
has been taking notes In Cuba. The
bullet from a Mauser rife goes through
O large tree with ease. II also is SAID
that q bullet often passes through the
human body without disabling q COM
blatant, the wound of exit not exceed
Ing in size that Of entrance. The other
firearms Of the Cubans are said to be
Ear more destructive than the modern
rifles Of the Spanish troops when they
strike q person, but they have not the
ability to bore through trocs to get at
their Tlctims.
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n has been demonstrated By q recent AZ
periment IN England that no war balloon
can be safe within zone OF at leas4 1000
Yards Of yel1-handied artillery. The ex-
pertinent was conducted at Shoeburyness D.
the war once In secret. Win the AID OF
neld glasses a newspaper correspondent vas
enabled to observe the rlnges. he eau
pear-shaped balloon some i,oOO reef u ne
air. II swayed with every gust OF VINO
Presently It remained steady. leaning Aae-
ways with the strain put upon ~ py Ine
hawser, which was held By nffy men So
nails were made By nag from tne palloon
holders to the sea wall battery.
A couple Of puts Of smoke from I've ~
teen-pounders, and one could hear tne snslLs
moaning past high above ones head I've
tets Of smoke below the balloon shoNe1
where the sharpnel had burst, ana proven
mat the gunners had got their range, Pc
tween LOO and 1000 yards, correctly
enough. Two more shells followed, one o.
them bursting below and the other In d.
reef line with the object, probably causing
some damage. The third and fourth pairs
~ sheiis were low. but both Of the nth
hurst above the balloon. Sun there was no
Dsn.hia sign az damage. and the Sig air vessel
vas SIN rotund. After the sixth saiyo enc
could detect signs Of collapse, when nnA "
". came when both OF the setenIn OI4sS Va
shells burst right on the balloon. :.
There was 4 sudden wavering; = sots y.
spa smOdic struggle. and then, npPea , HOL.
ton to bottom, the mass nuttereo sl0 ~. =
downward, Ike q wounded pneasanI-Ne"
York Press
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EducatIona /.

Attention OF the reader Is called to
the announcement Of Notre Dame uni
versity in another column Of this paper.
This noted institution Of learning en-
tiers upon its fifty-four:h year with the
next session, commencing Sept. z, 1897.
Parents and guardians contemplating
sending their boys and young men
away from home to school would do
well to write for particulars to the Uni
versity Of Notre Dame, Indiana, before
making arrangements for their educa-
ton elsewhere. Nowhere in this broad
land are there to be found better facil-
tiles for cultivating tho mind and heart
than are offered at Eotre Dame Uni
yersity.
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SECRET DRAWERS IN USE.

c.u for Them Before Failures
a.rhrrs Underground Exit.
II Il not alone in stories thai secres
drawers hiding places in furniture anu
nrivate passages beneath houses are u
he found nowadays, says the New YORK
prees They are to be found also IN
modern New York. According TO q cAo-
inetmaker, orders are frequentiy re-
ceiyed by him for pieces OF furnlture
made with hidden receptacles- He keeps
the designer, In fact, whose specia'
vork consists In contriving false bot
TOMS and secret drawers for oesAs'
chairs and tables.
"Rich women" he declared recent
". ''are the most frequent customers
for this sort Of work, and l nave no
doubt that 1t is because they cannot
trust their servants, or that, II honest,
their servants see too curious ABOUT
their mistresses' affairs" Interesting
condolences have come to his notice OF
the sudden failure in business OF tne
husband Of some woman who had JUST
received from his shop an ingenious
cabinet. The cabinetmaker mas no
doubt that valuable securities were
hidden therein from the creditors An
odd thing, too, in the furniture trade Is
the fact that most of 1.-The English cak
settees," chairs of the reign OF Anne
ETC., supposed to be antique, are manu-
featured in Grand Rapids AS for the
underground passages there are more
NJ them in New York than In a mediae-
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A Floral Clock.

John D. Rockefeller, according to
report. is to have an extraordinary
floral novelty on the grounds Of his
country seat on the Hudson. near Tar
rytown-a clock made entirely OF
growing flowers, which will tell the
time of day with much accuracy.
The floral clock is the suggestion OF
Mrs. Rockefeller, with whom botany Is
more than a fad, for she has for many
years been an earnest student OF hori-
culture. 1t is said that before she was
married to Mr.. Rockefeller, and while
she was yet q bookkeeper, she was
teacher Of botany.
The first floral clock is said to have
been made by Carl Won Lime, the
botanist, in Sweden. OF late these
unique timepieces have been con-
structed in Paris, Berne and Vienna
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts and the
Duke of Westminster once delighted
their friends with the dainty play
things.
There are sixty-seven varieties OF
flowers that have certain hours for
opening and closing their petals. The
white lily opens at a. N. and closes
at 5 p. m, and in the country districts
is called the day lily"
The design for Mr.. Rockefeller's
clock, it is said, has just been COM
pleted by an Ohio landscape gardener,
who has selected the common yellow
dandelion to represent the hands.
These flowers open at $50 a m, and
close at about $50 p. m. For the p.
m. the Hawkseed has been suggested
as the best. as it closes at that hour
to the minute. The snow thistle, also
common TO the meadow, closes its lit
tie white flower at exactly p. m. The
best IL a. m. plant is from the pasture
and is called the COW thistle. 1t opens
aat 5 D. m, and begins to close at Il,
but is not completely closed before
noon.
From a distance the clock will have
the appearance of a flower bed, but no
one will on close inspection mistake 1t
for anything other than what it is.
One of the gardeners at Lincoln
Park, Chicago, furnished the following
table Of flowers, with common and
botanical names and the time their
petals open:
Opening
Plant. hour
Morning glory Qponoea Purpurea)
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. a N
Rutland Beauty (Calystegia Sc
pium) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. a. m
Oyster plant CTraugopogon Porri-
folium). ..........-.....4 a. N
Poppy Papaver Somniferum). IS a. m
Bitter sweet Oulcamar9. ......6 a. m
Water lily (Nymphaea 0dorata). z a. m
Scarlet pimpernal (Anagallis Ar
vensis). ............ a N
Field marigold (Calendula Arven-
siS) ...................9 a. %
Red Sandwort (Arenaroa Rubra)
.................... 10 a. n
Star Of Bethlehem (ornithogalum
Umbellatum). .............11 a. N
Passion flower Passifiora Caeru-
le2) ..................... N.
................... p. n
Feverfew Pyrethrum Parthenium)
.................... D. n
................ ..s...s.s..... y. n
> Marvel OF Peru (Mlrabilis Jalapa)
.................... D. n
viscid Catchy (Silene Noctiflora)
..................... 5 p. n
Evening primrose (oenothera BIZ
ennis) p. n
Lycus Vespertina .............7 p. y.
Night blooming cereus (Cereus
Grandihorus) .......... 9 p. q
] The general-purpose hen has a w
/, limited sphere of usefulness.
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An OVerHfRht-

We might as well make up our
minds to accommodate ourselves m
new conditions" said the Greek so,-
der thoughtfully. Our old ideas NJ
generalship are absolutely inerectual %
That's true" was the reply. EVERY
things done oy machinery nowadays
What we ought to have done was 10
forget our wooden-horse reputat,on
and get up a scheme to surprise the
Turks with a trolley car."-washins :.
ton Star.
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The best thing John Callicott, the
solored end-of-the-world prophet Of
Lafayette, Ind, can do now is to 90
out of the prophesyirg business with
out delay. Mr.. Callicott has been tell
ing us for fifteen years that the end
was coming at certain times, and every
time he has disappointed a whole lot
Of people. John is said TO be an ex-
sellent plasterer, and We would advise
him to stick to his business hereafter
and refrain from attempting 10 scare
Us to death.
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Mr.. Andrew Carnegie's announce
ment that he Is about to give away q
million dollars more to good objects,
leads the Boston Herald to say, in
words which we heartily indorse, that
his purpose shows that he Is sill Of
the opinion that the best time for q
rich man to spend his money In doing
good 70 his fellow men Is while he II
Jet alive. Il is a glorious idea, and
well worthy the imitation Of his fell
low-millionaires. The trouble Ia that
rich men think they are never going
20 die. and that there's time enough to
dispose Of their money anyway"
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The welcome reception Of the Har-
ward University crews coach at the
headquarters Of the Yale oars1en, and
the invitation extended to him to in
spect the Yale crew at their practice,
may be regarded as the final blow to
the system Of spying upon the secret
practice Of crews matched for compe-
tition. This time-honored feature OF
the training period has savored too
strongly Of professionalism to be q TT
adjunct OF college sport.
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A stove Thai Goods.

It has often been wondered that Yankee
ingenuity has not long since discovered q
way to modify the heat OF our houses in
summer. Some one has recently invented a
stove with which, by means OF salt. a small
quantity Of ice, and q patent chemical, be
cold. The stove can be cooled so that II q
hand be placed upon IL the skin will In
stantly be stripped as N contact with hot
iron. It Is claimed that with this stove the
temperature OF a room, In hottest weather:
can be run down to any point desired II
this apparatus proves g success, and some
suitable non-eonductlng material found for
bottllng liqusfed air. IL seems probable that
King Sol will soon be deprived OF his power
to terroriZe us In our hcmes.-Chicago Inter
Ocean
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ST. Petersburg's population is 1851
o23, according to the Russian census
taken this spring: that Of Moscow IL
ess, $40, Of Warsaw 614,752, and OF
Odessa 4O4, 651. Out of a total Rus
sian population of 129 ,211. 900 there are
CASIO, $50 men. An unexpected discoV-
cry is that Of an increase In the popu-
lation Of the new provinces In central
Asia
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As bearing upon the present i'm
proved methods of gold mining the
statement in the annual report OF one
OF the largest mines in Colorado
showing that since the organization OF
the company the average cost OF pro-
ducing 81 worth of gold has been 81
cents, is interesting. The extent to
which new methods can be applied to
old mines even is Just coming TO be
realized.
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-,,n,on was fought out, an old .no
osS..hI,sbed institution only yesterday
eensured its head because. iolso9
he had the courage to think 70. Mn =.
al. = and. sim worse. to speak what ne
thonSbt This censure. ordered 70 q
ADMINISTERED by q committee OF tIus.
tee, s Is a blot upon the history OF ina.
horored college which ? century -
prosperity win not wipe out
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The official Austrian crop estimates,
according to Beerbohm, are 100000
r. $4,000. 900 metric hundred weights Of
wheat, against SS.OOO,OOO metric hun
dredweights in 1896. The rye crop Is
estimated at II, OOO, 900 to 1900. 900 me-
trio hundredweights, against 1900, 900
metric hundredweights in 1896. Bar
lev. 10 900 900 to Il, 900, 900 metric hun
dredweights, against 100000 me-
trio hundredweights in 1896. II fav-
orable weather continues these esti-
mates may be largely improved.
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COULD NOT EAT

The AffIietion Which eefeII q Fort
Scott Lady.
FORT SCOTT, KANT have taken
Hoods sarsaparillA for dyspepsia and
to purity my blood, With sxcellentr results
was 50 that could not eat anything
without distress, brt Eince taking re"
bottles Of Hoods Sarsaparilla my 1000
does no. distress ne. and have felt bette.
in every way. believe it to be the oes,
Of blood medicinesa;ld gladly recomEnsn0
It to Others" EVA CRAIG.
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FOUNDER" Bradley has popularizeo
Asbury park by erecting what nc
calls a trysting tower for lovers. here
Cupid viii hold high carnival, and q
generation Of young men and maldens
will rise up to call the name OF Brad
ley blessed. This fills long-felt want
in almost every thicxly settled COM
munity.
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lis baccalaureate sermon at the uni
versity Of Chicago President Harper
condemned the trustees of Brown. In
discussing the right to think he said
Of the Brown University incident:
Even the sacred circle of the univer-
sity. where. II anywhere. there should
be opportunity to think and express
ones thoughts, not infrequently is felt
the iron hand Of authority. moved by
suspicion and self-interest. In free
and fair New England. the ground on
which the struggle for freedom Of
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munity

Rev. William H. Noyes has resigned
as a missionary in japan OF the Amer
lean board, on the ground that he IS
uncertain whether he believes some OF
the doctrines inculcated by the board.
II was his avowal Of belief In prooa-
ton after death that brought ABOUT
the famous controversy over that Ques-
ton In the board some years ago.
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Enterprises of Great Pith and Moment

Enterprises of Great Pith and Moment
Have, ere now. had their currents "turned
awry," as Hamlet says by an attack OF
dyspepsia. Napoleon fNiled to improve his
advantage at Austerllts In consequence. Il
Is said, OF indigestion brought on by some
indiscretion in eating. In order to avoid
dyspepsia, abstain from oyerindulgence:
and precede the meal by a wtneglassful or
than any dIetetic In improving the tone OF
the stomach Liver complaint, chills and
fever, and rheumatism are annihilated by
the Bitters-
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It may be correct to speak OF tne
Turk as the sick man Of the east
hut the unfortunate Greeks have rea-
son to know that he is not 30 consump-
tive as he looks.
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R. z. B enja n l n
Andrews, president
of Brown Univer-
sity. who has been
warned by tn e
trustees to sup
press his views In
favor Of free silver
and protection, Is
a man OF great
learning. He is the
SON OF a Baptist
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The treasury department figures In
dicates a decrease Of one hundred thou
sand in the immigration OF the year:
Not a tear will be shedo over this loss.
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ST saw Miss links last night, and her fea.
lures were crushed beyond recognition.
ssHeavensi What was the aecidentr "NO
accident; she was just looking over the
shoulder OF a man who was dragging her
around In q two-step waltz"
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A PuddIn.

The French embassy in Lonou,
whose yearly salary is $4,000 Il sSs
best paid ambassador in the world
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In England and wales the death rate from
typhoid fever has declined from 2II per MIL
lion In 1SI6-So TO rs In 1S91-94.
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Educate Your Bowels with Cascarees
Candy Cathartic, ccro constipation forever
ioc- II c. G. G. fail, druggists refund money.
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BROWNS PRESIDENT.
oz. z BENJAMIN ANDREWS =
oEEAT SCHOLAR.

r-. Lately Been censured By the
t... for HIS Views ON Ee0nOmie
s,h,.et.-Eeho OF the Late Prs'idsn-
tlai Campaign.
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Hoods Pills ss.. ta Fl S:ssE Rs e; e
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Entered at POstOnce as second-elnss matter.
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The general-purpose hen has a IUY
limited sphere OF usefulness.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-25
Terms of Subscription.
MEAGHER COUNTY's DEBT.

BY the courtesy of G. w. Hill.
clerk and recorder Of Meagher coun-
ty we have received a statement of
the financial standing of that county
at the close of business Nov. 30,
1897. 1t is signed by Mr., Hill and
by G. f. Dancer, chairman. All in
all it is the healthiest report we ever
saw emanating from board of
county commissioners. The debt of
the county Dec, 1, 1896, was $780,
602.39. Nov. 30, 1897, the debt is
$S9,O70.S5 showing a reduction in
the debt for the year of $77,53l.54.
Did anybody ever see such re-
duction in a single year? OF course
the bulk of this is assumed by Cas-
cade, Broadwater and Lewis &
Clarke counties, and really repre-
sents reduction Of wealth, of prop
erty ValuatlOn-a reduction OF do
main.
But there is still a credit to the
economy, honesty and integrity of
the old board amounting to at least
$4,000. The only explanation as
to the source Of the great gain is
that the commissioners must have
stolen it. And while it is common
ly charged that commissioners are
noted for stealing, we recommend
that hereafter they emulate the ex-
ample of old Meagher, and steal for,
and not from, the county.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-25
NEIHART MONTANA, DECEMBER 25 1897
WORLDS NAVIES.

The nations do not act as though
they expected reign of peace right
away. For 1893 England has pro.
vided for the building of 4 battle.
ships, 4 armored cruisers, 3 third
class cruisers, 6 gun boats, 6 torpe.
o-boat destroyers and a royal yacht
for the Queen. She has already
under construction more tonnage ol
warsh hips than the entire navy of the
United States amounts to.
Japan is to build next year 4 bat
tle-ships, 4 armored cruisers, 6 pro-
tected cruisers and Is torpedo boats
and destroyers.
France will have under construct
ion 7 battle-ships, 4 armored cruis-
ers, 10 protected cruisers, 6 gun
boats, 5 torpedo-b destroyers, 19
torpedo boats and l submarine boat.
Germany's complement is 3 bat
tie ships, l armored cruisers, pro-
tected cruisers, 2 gunboats and 9
torpedo boats and destroyers.
Russia is building 6 battle ships,
l coast-defense ship, 4 cruisers, 20
torpedo boats and destroyers and l
torpedo dispatch vessel.
Italy is building 2 battle-ships, 7
cruisers and Ii torpedo boats.
Spain is having built 16 cruisers
and torpedo boats.
Our Secretary of the Navy wants
only l battle-ship and $48,000,000
for coast-defense improvements.
The nations are all distrustful of
each other, and are quietly appeal
ing to the old law of might to make
right for themselves.-Salt Lake
Tribune.