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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02
SPANS NEW REBEL.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REVOLT
AGAINST HER IRON RULE.

Another Case of Taxation without Rep
sentation-lnteresting Features of the
IsIands-A Land of Lotus Eaters Where
Work ana Taxes Are Unpopular.
If the Spanish have any old saw cor
responding to lit never rains but it
pours, they are probably using it quite
freely now, for right in the midst Of
their frantic endeavor to retain their
grasp On Cuba comes the revolt in the
Philippines another farof possession
whose fertile isles have for more than
two centuries enriched the Golfers of the
Spanish crown. But Spain has used the
Philippines exactly as she has used
Cuba and her other colonies, merely as
sources of revenue, from which were
wrung the very last peseta that could
be squeezed out.
We seldom hear much about the
Philippine islands except when an I'M
usually severe earthquake occurs there
and kills some hundreds of natives. On
the average map the group is represented
by half dozen islands of varying size
and sprinkling of little dots which are
not named, but which give us to under
stand in an indefinite sort of way that
there are a lot of little islands there be-
sides. And there are lot of them
about 1900. TIE exact number is not
known. Even Spain does not know, for
the geographers have not taken the
trouble DO count them. They range III
size fryra Luzon, which is $50 miles
long and 130 miles wide, with an area
larger ttan that of #le state of Illinois
to little islets hardly big enough to ac-
commodato more than one native hut.
Only 400 OF these islands have per-
manent population, but these that are
inhabited aro so densely populated that
it is estimated that 5000, 600 persons
live ON them. Over all these Spain
holds nominal sway, but there are mil
lions of islanders who never heard of
Spain and know no king but the obscure
savage monarch who Gules over the par
ticular tribe to which they belong. Ia
the largc1 islands, where there is a cel-
tain sort of civilization, the power Of
Spain is felt, however. A governor gem
eral appointed IN Madrid and sent from
there rules for the boy king over the
group, alaG under hiIa are hundreds OF
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02
Purely Vegetable.

Books on blood and skin diseases
will be mailed free to any address, by
SWIFT SPEcIFIc Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02

Another Case of Taxation Without Rep
resentntion- Interesting Features of the
IsIands-A Land of Lotus Eaters Where
work ana Taxes Are Unpopular.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02

In many CT the souldings made by
Sir John Ross sen worms, or asnelids.
were brought up from depths varying
from ITO to 900 fatholns. At depth
of 500 fathoms his nets caught n boauti-
ful specimen of the Caput Mcdusa. The
specimen was preserved and is now in
the British museum in London. st
Louis Republic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02

Soothing, and not irritating,
strengthening, and not weakening,
small but efective-such are the quail
tiles OF DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
the little pills. J.. G Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02

Mr.. VI. p. Cook, of 80 Walker street,
/ Atlanta, Ga, suffered intensely from
catarrh. He says:
81 at first thought / had only bad
cold, and didn't give much atten-
ton to the distractions in my nose
and throat. This soon became notice
able, and began to so Inconvenience
me, that applied for treatment and
was given the usual local applications
| of sprays, washes, etc. The Immediate
effect of the treatment was TO relieve
me, but only for d short time after APP
plication, and could easily see that
the disease was growing worse stead
lily, and seemed to grow deeper toward
my lungs; my nose and throat were
constantly choked up, SO that / was
ali the time hawking and splitting, and
to add to it all, the disease became
very offensive. l was unable to obtain
much sleep, being compelled to get up
constantly during the night to clear
my throat and keep from choking.
II tried various treatments without
relief, as none Of the medicines seemed
to reach the disease. Finally, some
one recommended S. S. s., and before
/ had finished one bottle, felt better.
i continued the medicine, and it cured
me permanently. truly believe S.S.S.
is the only cure for catarrh, the most
abominable of all Diseases"
S. S. S. is unlike all other blood
remedies, because it is more than a
mere tonic, and goes directly to tho
seat of all blood diseases, and cures the
most aggravated cases of Cancer, Ca
tarrh, Rheumatism, Eczema, Scrofula,
Contagious Blood Poison, etc. S. S. S.
is the only blood remedy guaranteed
Purely Vegetable.
Books on blood and skin diseases
will be mailed free to any address, by
SWIFT SPEcIFIc Co., Atlanta, GA.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02

The first applicant for an invention or
device receives the patent in Great Brit
ain, whether he be the real inventor or
not.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02
Fault Flndera.

There would not be half 80 many
grumblers in the world If people did not
think that fault finding was a proof of
superior intelligence Milwaukee Jour.
nal
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-02

Aman intimately acquainted with
the nature of things has seldom occasion
to be astonished. Henry Home
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
culture.

house entails upon the occupier. At
Gasrdsjo, which, being a farming
school, was, of course, large es-
Enlistment, 400 fathoms of firewood
were consumed yearly. It is true
the occupier got this for nothing
out of his forest, excepting the ex-.
pense of cutting. splitting and the Like,
which was no trifie. It was reckoned
that 1900 days work, at 18 cents per.
day, would be occupied during the year
IN providing frewood only. As soon
as the ground becomes frozen in the
autumn all the men living in a true
forest district betake themselves to the
WOODS, armed with their axes and ske-
GERS, and provided with meal, behring's,
cheese, horses, sledges and fodder. They
nave already dug some holes in the
ground about two feet deep, over which
they build cover, with an opening for
smoke. This sort of hut. is called a
kuJa, and here the woodsmen live
through the winter, and seek their
homes only on Sunday. Every morn
ing they go out into the woods to fell
the timber and drive it into heaps call
ed tunnar.'' As soon as the snow has
become set, and the ice on the lakes
frozen hard enough to bear, they draw
the timber from the forest to the near
est draught of water, or to some place
with high perpendicular bank, called
loop" down which they shoot the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28

Uneducated Mathematical Prodigies.
Zerah Colburn, born in Vermont il
1904, at the age of six was mathema.
tical prodigy, though he was without
even ordinary intelligence in other di.
rections, and was a degenerate. with
supernumerary digits on both hands
and feet. Tom Fuller, Virginia
lightning calculator Of the last CEN
tury, was an illiterate native African OF
prodigious power of calculation. Asked
how many seconds in a year and a half
he responded in two minutes, Al, 3O4, 900
how many seconds man had lived
who was 70 years IL days and 12 hours
old, he answered in a minute and a half
2,21O, SOC, 300. Dase, an otherwise ex-
tremely dull-witted German. was a
mathematical genius who, for ex-
ample, multiplied correctly in fifty-foul
seconds 79,532,s by 1853, 479.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
erhaps there is no tree more useful

perhaps there is no tree more useful
to the inhabitants Of the north. For
implements, building, and even for fur
3nlture, it is greatly in request, and the
outer bark, which is easily stripped of
IN the spring, is used for variety OF
purposes, from thatching houses down
TO the soling of shoes. No sole is SO
warm or stands better against the snow
Imam this. They are called ahafver,
and are sold in little punches OF 60
strips. They have one popularity, that
OF never rotting. The birch bark rolled
up, OF even oblong pieces of fir bark,
are much used for floating nets, instead
OF corks. No tree is so valuable in the
young fr paintings as the birch, for 1t
Is OF quick growth and serves to shield
and foster the more valuable trees that
grow in the same forest At the age Of
" years the birch is hard enough for
ire wood, and no forest tree answers SO
we'll for this purpose, containing, as it
does, SO much heat. At 80 years it can
be cut down as underwood, and at so
years it has attained its full growth.
AS the birch trees are cut down the
more valuable trees are left. The birch
thus pays for planting and preserving
the beautiful trees which fatten the
land, while the birch when planted
alone inpoverishes it. Sallow, willow
and mountain ash grow freely both
sides of the Tornea River, which di-
vldes Sweden from Russia, within the
polar circle. The alder is met with as
far north as SO degrees.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
A Cricket-Playin- Bishop.

Clergymen who enter into general
athletic sports always run the risk Of
encouraging familiar and impertinent
relations on the part Of those with
whom they play. AS an instance of the
way in which this may take place, a
story told of the late bishop of Roch-
ester by an English paper may be quot
ed. This good bishop was so fond Of
cricket that he used to play the game
with an expert local team. One day
when he was batting in match the
bowler pitched very wide, and the bish-
op exclaimed sharply:
Please keep the ball in the parish i"
The next ball which the bowler sent
knocked out the bishops mid stump .
whereupon the bowler remarked loud
enough for some of the spectators to
hear:
7 think that's somewhere about the
diocese, my ludH
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
LET THE NEWe WOMAN GO,

Rather Than Have N, More Comforta-
BILE, Fat Old Ladies.
4 When all has been said and done.
when the new woman has become an
established parsonage among us, and
has advanced in years as well as in
wisdom and honor, there will still be
one thing for the world to regret and
sigh fors-we shall have no more fat
old ladies, bless 'em! says Scribner's
{; For OF course the new woman.
trained from her youth in the most
approved and effective methods OF
physical culture, with all her superior
knowledge of how to control bodily
conditions, to put off flesh and take
it on at will, will never, even in her old
age, commit the error Of growing stout
So that, when the present generation
OF old ladies, our mistaken-some
might say misshapen-au nts ano
grandmothers, are laid to rest, there
will be nobody left to fill their wide
armchairs by the freside (the new
grandmothers will probably be in the
gymnasium and the world will know.
want which no superiority Of the
new woman can satisfy. This loss will
not be felt at once; it will steal gradu-
ally upon us as the shadow steals over
the lawn, and there may even be some
in those progressive days so thin anu
long and slim of mind" as not to rec
ognize it as a loss at all. But these.
persons will be the ones who never.
knew in childhood-for it is upon the
children that the loss will fall heaviest.
the blessedness of having stout
aunt or grandmother within whose
radiance of serenity and good nature
they crept as into the sunlight when
the world suddenly turned bleak and
cherries face upon their souls.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
Flower Reds.

It is perhaps little early to talk OF
spring planting; but it is not out Of
place now to consider what you intend
to do, and lay your plans, so there will
be no delay when the time comes,
says an exchange. There is no invest
ment you can make that will bring a
larger proportionate return of pleasure
than a small sum devoted to flower
seed. 1t is good time now, while the
men have leisure, to prepare the beds.
II the ground is poor and the subsoil
compact it will pay to dig it out at
least two spades deep and fill in good
soil. When it is done once it is done
forever, and an occasional top dressing
is all it will need while you live. The
men and teams have leisure now; this
work can be done wherever the ground
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
TREE-ToP FISHERY.
Pleasant Place from which to Fish or
ss...a q Midsummer Day. ].

Pleasant Place from Which to Fish on
Midsummer Day.
John, JohnY' shouted the rosy lit
lie wife of my host in central Florida,
rom the honeysuckle porch. John,
q you're going to have fish for supper
It's time to go up the tree" relates
he Philadelphia Inquirer.
Well, now, I've fshed for all sorts
y fish and in some odd places, but
hus far never climbed into tree
% get them, but I didn't ask any fool
sh questions. John simply replied
'Ver his shoulder, All right Y and we
continued our walk through the frost
olackened orange trees, which were just
beginning to recover, those that were
alive at all, from the havoc of the pre-
seding winter.
We passed beyond the plantation and
through the cool shadows of ham
mock, where cypress and palmetto
trees were matted together and a wind
ing creek was bridged with single
log. Somewhere along the path John
picked up his rod and a can of bait.
Then We came out upon the edge of the
bayou Laze alligators foated at a lit
tie distance or stuck their noses out
from their mud beds in the rushes,
and having satisfied themselves that
neither John nor the stranger had a
gun they went on DOING serenely. A
heron Mapped away and rested himself
n convenient tree A moccasin
snake rolled from dry log into the
water. None of these incidents dis
surbed my friend, who led the way se-
renely to the foot of big tree over
hanging the still waters of the bayou.
Up this tree we walked by regular
series of board steps, and at the top
we crept upon a Well-fastened plat
form f thoroughly shaded by the thick
drapery OF moss pendant from the
framework branches; and, thus en-
sconced, John proceeded to business,
and IN half an hour we had the finny
WhereWithal for a delicious supper.
John enjoyed and I suppose still en-
JOYS practical monopoly of fishing
IN that lake, for no one Whereabouts
owns boat, and, anyhow, the alliga-
tors don't approve of boats, the shores
are too sedgy and water too shallow
for casting, and fishing trees" are not
found in any considerable number
thereabouts. So I borrowed Johns
primitive tackle and thus earned the
right to boast that had fished, among
other methods piscatorial, from tree
top.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
OLD MOORISH PLOW.

logs upon the ice. Among these work
men are a better class, called timber
markers, who superintend the whole
work and set the owners name upon
each log. The horses stand through
each winter by the side of the huts,
without any shelter, nor do they appear
in the least to mind it. All liquors and
quarreiing among the men are strictly
forbidden. Mr.. Thomas Meehan of
Philadelphia, when in Sweden one sum-
mer, remarked the curious custom prev
alent there of styling all trees except the
pine and fir tribes as leaf trees" in
stead of deciduous trees. This arises
no doubt from the fact that the pines
and frs are intellectually more abundant
than others, and that in vast area
hardly any leaf-bearing tree is seen,
save the birch or salix tribes. The pine
requires more air and light than the
fir, consequently if the trees stand close
together the stem is always free from
branches, which then, as it were, form
a crown on the top. The pine reaches
a greater age than the fir, and comes
to maturity later the further north it
grows. In Wermland they are full
grown at the age Of 180 years, in Dalai
roe at 30 years, but in some northerly
tracts they do not acquire maturity un-
I til they are at least 800 years old. For
fire wood the pine which is found here
is much better than the fir, as it burns
much brighter and leaves better glow.
For good ire wood the natives cut the
trees down in winter, when all the sap
is in the stem, split it in the spring, dry
in the summer, and bring home for
burning in the following autumn. The
birch is the most northerly of all the
European forest trees. It grows higher
up than any other tree, and even In 60
degrees north latitude it is found at an
elevation of 1000 feet above the sea.
Where no other tree can grow the birch
reaches the height of man, and even
at $500 feet elevation some few bushes
are met with, though after that 1t grad
ually dWindles to creeper. The cloud
berry ripens at this elevation, bat no
higher. After this all bushes cease to
grow, and the ground is covered only
with a brown fell vegetation Of lichen
and moss The only berry that can RI
pen among the lichen is the crow berry
The Laps of North Sweden never pitch
their tents higher than about 300 feet
below the perpetual snow region. To
say nothing of the beauty which the
clear green leaves in summer, and the
silvery stem Of the birch in winter,
add to the northern forest landscape,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
Honey a Cure for SMALLPOX,

Experiments made with smallpox pa
tients in Oaxaca, Mexico, show that BY
administering honey diluted in water
to smallpox patients the pustules Of the
worst variety disappear and the fever
is Immediately diminished. The mat
ter attracts much attention. The rem
edy was accidentally discovered by a
young girl who was down with the
disease, who secretly refreshed herself
with honey and water, with astonishing
curative results, and it was then tried
on soldiers sick with the disease.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
Paper Cannons.

To add to the number Of astonishing
things that are made Of paper, Krupp.
the great German manufacturer of can,
mons, has lately completed number OF
paper field pieces for the use Of the
German infantry. Their caliber is Eve
seentimetres, or a little less than two
inches; and the pieces are so light that
one soldier can easily carry one. But
the resistance is greater than that OF
q field piece Of steel Of the same caliber
It is not expected that these paper guns
will replace those of steel. They are
intended for use in situations where
the movement of the field artil,ery
would be impracticable.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28

John browns Daughter In want..
Mrs. Annie Brown Adams, last sur
,yiving child of John Brown, is living.
in direst want in northern California,
Contributions for her relief are aske6.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
FARM AND GARDEN
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO.
AGRIcULTURISTS
Some Up-to-date Hints About Cultiva-
& ton Of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture. yiticulture ana Flori-
culture.

SWEDISH corr e.
spondent Of the Al
bany Cultivator has
this. to say about
trees in Sweden:
We can have little
idea of what an
immense e Z pense
and trouble keep
ing up the fires in a
S W e dis h gentle
mans c3Olnt "
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
Those Curves.

BriggsI had to stand all the wav
coming up to the cable car. but we
rushed along at racing speed.
Griggs-HoW many laps to the mi1es
New York Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
Wounded in Rattla

There is but one monarch of Fnrona
who can show the scar Of a wound 70 ,-.
celved in war. It is King Humbert.
who received severe saber cut at the
battle of Custozza.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28

Management OF Brood sows.-A man
bought brood SOW and put her where
the manure was kept. She dug a hole
in the manure for the little pigs, then
lay down and crushed every one to
death. A few days before the SOW was
due to farrow she should have been
removed to a pen with solid floor.
covered with suitable material. "A
rail should have been put around in
side OF the pen eight inches to foot
from the floor. and about foot from
the sides Of the pen, which prevents
the SOW from lying snug against the
sides Of the pen, and perhaps crushing
her little ones. We must take all the
precautions we know Of in order to
save the little pigs, as our chances for
success will then be much improved.
Let us remember and profit by this and
other mistakes, not only our own. but
those made by others as well. Mis-
takes are costly, SO why suffer loss bv
repeating one we know Of? Better keen
arecord of all heard of and commit them
to memory, then the thoughtful farm
er will steer clear Of them. Better
still, send them to this department. and
they may help some one else. -Pracfi-
cal Farm Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28
TALMAGE;S SERMON.
sTORMING THE HEIGHTS OF
LEAGUED OPPRESSION.
From the Text, "Who Art Thou, o
Great Mountain? Before zerubbabe1
Thou Shalt Become Plain Zech-
aria, Chapter 4, Verse :.
ERUBBABEL!Who
ou,rad %ho4 as@o,14

EnObbAbELi w no
owned that difficult
name, in which
three times the let
ter 3b" occurs, dis
posing most peo-
pie to stammer in
the pronunciation?
Zerubbabel was
the splendid man
called to rebuild
the destroyed Tenn
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28

is not frozen. If the soil is fairly good
throw out spade deep, and then take
out another spade deep and haul it
away, replacing with good surface soil
from the woods or fields, mixing in
some sand, if needed. and some old
manure, or chip dirt from wood pile.
a bed prepared in this way if the wa
ter does not stand in it, viii produce
a vigorous growth and abundant bloom
in most garden flowers, and well repay
the labor. Some few kinds do best in
poor soil, or in special locations, but
the great majority thrive best in deep,
rich, moist, but not wet. loan. When
such bed is once prepared it needs
only an occasional top dressing to keen
it in fine condition forever.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28

Capacity of Soil. toughest and
poorest soils we have possess certain
natural capacity, and by proper tillage
and the proper application of manures
can be made to produce good crops
and yet, the strongest may be brought
down to a point where production Is
unremunerative.
six per cent Of the sheep il Ohio
are returned as pure bred and grade
Cotswolds.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-28


western hemisphere The highest,
mountain is the Mountain of Crime,
and is it possible that this mountain.
before our Zerubbabel, can ever be
made a plain?
There is also the Mountain of War,
the most volcanic of all mountains,
the Vesuvius which, not content, like
the Vesuvius of Italy, with whelming
two cities, Herculaneum and Pompeii,
has covered with its fiery scoria thou
sands OF cities and would like to whelm
all the cities of both hemispheres.
Give this mountain full utterance, and
it would cover up Washington and New
York and London as easily as a house.
holder. with his shovel, at ten o'clock
at night banks CRATE fire with ashes.
This mountain is a pile of fortresses.
barricades. and armories, the worlds
artillery heaped, wheels above wheels,
columbiads above columbiads, seventy
four Founders above seventy four
Founders, wrecked nations above
wrecked nations. This Mountain of
War is not only loaded to cannonade
the earth, but it is also cemetery,
holding the corpses of thirty million
slain in the wars of Alexander and
Cyrus, sixty million slain in Roman
wars, one hundred and eighty million
slain in war with Turks and Saracens,
and holding about thirty-fye billion
corpses, not million but billion.
What kissing, believing, tumb-
ling, soaring force is Kilauea! Lake Of
unquenehable fire: convolutions and