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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

A Washington Heisntlaf WIN utilins
Nlarars Fails FOR Crysiaiiiaing.
While Il has been possible for some
years 70 make diamonds BY using car
bon. those made have been TOO small 70
be Of any commercial value. Yet 4 Il
now asserted BY a scientist Of Wash
ingion that he has devised a plan by
which the precious stone can Be made
and Of any size wished. TO turn base
mtais into gold was the work OF
chemist who holds the wealth Of the
earth seemingly IN bis grasp. but TO
fashion diamonds IL 70 hold tho worlds
most valuable thing really within the
hollow OF his hand. And the riches Of
Midss. the wealth Of the crowned heads
OF she mlghtlest empires Of old VII
pale into lnsiEnincance before the one
who could command such a fabulous
mine Of gems The diamonds az pre-
Yloufly made we're fused By using I'M
pure carbon. that OF commerce.. such
as willow charcoal The gentleman
who proposed TO make the gems Of val
ne. DR.. b. II. tombstone. OF Waahing-
ton, discards such old-fashicned meth
DDS. and win use only the element
provided By nature-that r.. the pure
carbon found IN mines al over the
country. Real diamonds. that "a. those
dug In their natural state. are merely
the capitalization OF this pare carbon.
made BY a prosccs which Il supposed 70
have occupied many millions Of years.
The Impure carbon OF commerce viii
not make diamonds OF any size and
value; that fact has been abundantly
proven. But Dr.. tombstone. adopting
natures method. proposes to turn out
stones which will vie IN purity and
beauty with those Of thu fields Of South
Africa and which will compare In size
with the famous gems which glow IN
the crowns Of emperors. For this pur-
pose he Intends a. an early. date 70
90 10 Niagara Falls and furnish there
a laboratory In which he can utilize
the immense electric current given BY
the water power. lie win require 81
least ak thousand volts Of electricity
10 crystalline the carbon. and that Il a
power not easily gotten anywhere e.
cept Al Niagara The pure carton he
nnds In the coal and other mines about
the country. for u exists In large guam
titles and can 30 purchased cheaply.
With this carbon and this immense
power Of electricity AZ his hand Dr.
tombstone states that be can 20 crya-
tallizo the hzt that be can turn out
within a few days a stone that nature
could not fashion In millions Of years.
The diamonds which win come from
this laboratory VIII be OF great size.
for the doctor expects 10 make them
from the slIe OF a pea 10 the blgnesa
Of The great Kohinoor. the most famous
gem In the world. As the value In
creascs with the increase In size, the
fortune which lies IN the grasp Of the
maker Of such gems ls more easily i'm
agined than counted. Ten such dia-
monds a. the Kohluoor would make an
immense fortune Tor any man. and 10
be able 70 turn them out AZ pleasure
is thing almost beyond ne belief Of
the human mind. The doctor does no,
propose to make gems BY the whole
sale. That plan would overstock tho
marke. and bring down the price Of
the gem Instantly. He intends 70 make
ane. large stones and dispose Of then
one At a time. 20 that the market anl
price viii continue az now.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

A Russian physician, Doctor Deni-
sonko. has been experimenting with
the sap OF the "waitwort." a plant Of
the spurge family. az a possible cure
Tor cancer. In ST. Petersburg ned
teal Journal be gives particulars OF sew
en- cases in which he has applied the
treatment with apparent success Tho
sap OF the wartwort Is Of a poisonous
nature. and can be used only under
careful medical supervision.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

A French Inventor. NJ. Ernes, Bazin.
has recently launched a model Of a
steamship which, IN place Of an ordl.
nary hull, has elk large. hollow. wheel
shaped rollers on whose axlos the
framework Of the ships body rests.
A. the vessel Is drawn forward by a
screw. the floating wheels that sustain
Il rotate. and Monsieur naEln thinks
this rolling OF the wheels must result
IN decrease OF the resistance offered
by the water to the aivarse % the
ship. lie asserts that the saving In
motive power viii enable larg- steam.
ships constructed on the roller plan 20
travel thirty knots an hour. with a
consumption Of only 500 tons Of coal In
crossing the Atlantic, while the beat
ship now In existence consumes more
than 1900 tons OF coal during such a
voyage. and are able to 80 only twenty
two knots an hour
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

prize He managed to get two OF tis
three into the pen. but the third set
him At defiance. and even turned
upon him and tried TO butt him. Then
the wonderful intelligence Of the dog
showed itself He placed himself be-
tween the sheep and the pen and at
every rush Of the sheep he backed
nearer and nearer 10 the entrance. 80
onticlng the sheep forward until at last
the dog actually allowed himself to be
butiod right into the pen. The sheep
followed him In. and as no did so the
dog sprang over his back and stood
triumphantly IN the entrance to pre-
vent his ro-exlt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Al 60 last annual meeting held In
New York the National Troitlng As
ISOLATION had 90 attention called 70
the frauds and Misrepresentation AZ
ioctlng the export trade In horses. and
as a result adopted the following or
der; whereas. The home and export
trade IN horses has suffered from false
and fraudulent representations and the
Suppression Of material facts by care
less or dishonest dealers. and as such
conduct d not only hurtful 70 trade.
bat tends to degrade the turf; Re-
solved, That this association win here
after decline 10 do business with par.
ties guilty Of such oiienses OF give its
approval 10 transactions connected
Herewith. Whenever Il shall appear
that q party has been guilty Of such
conduct. especially In dealing with for
elgn buyers. he shall be brought be-
fore the board with all ohlalnable evil
dcncc. for its Judgment" Secretary
Oooeher writes that earnest efforts viii
b made TO carry cut the order IN every
detail
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

twice MS size. He served up a h0i
one Al slngerly toward the close O.
the second fortnight meeting that WI
be told and reiold for some time "a
come. He has an animal which strug-
giles under the unfortunate name Of
Founding. which "a. hl2fever, a pref
~ fair sort Of a hos5 In It's class.
Founding had not been out for some
time. but. a. subsequent events prov
ed. Il had been pretty tendarly cared
Tor. About a half hour before the
time set for the race Patsy brought
Founding. swathod with cotton around
his knees and ankles and with a per-
eepiiblo limp. up 10 the judges stand.
and mildly requested Judge Martin TO
scratch him.
y could not think Of scratching
Founding" replied Mr. Martin. "Ho
win be a factor IN the betting"
Patsy appeared 10 be deeply dlsap-
pointed. and. to press hls petition.
called attention to the condition Of the
horse.
The Judge was obdura,e. "As much
as I would like to obllgc you, Mr. Mc.
Dermoit. l cannot" said he. Pound
llng. as I said before. win be a factor
In the betting. and my duty TO the
bookmakcrs and 20 the public inpels
me-yery reluctantly. to be sure-io
deny your request"
Patsy was seemingly deiec,ed. and
took Founding back 10 the stable,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
IeriIIlln. I'm IlrrlrldIlr.

AR Nlkola Tesla. the electrical e.
pert and Inventor. has recently sug-
gCstcd the possibility OF employing
electricity as a feFiilizing agent Tor the
soil. The currents produced BY per-
iocied electrical osclllaiom. he says,
are capable Of causing the chemical
combination Of the nitrogen with the
oxygen Of TIE atmosphere; II this CON-
hlnation we're carried on upon an in
dustrial scale. which he thinSs IL posi-
be. then the product could BE- used az
a fertilizer. and In hls opinion the bene-
ats to humanity would be incalculable.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14


A white deer IL one OF the rarest OF
freaks In sll the United States only
three have been killed within the last
70 years. and the accompanying picture.
irawn from a photograph. Il the firsi
ever printed Of the third o; this re-
markahle trio. which fell victim 20 a
hunters proves near the Little Can
ada Falls. on the pcnobscot river. In
Maine. Mr.. Elijah Lukens. who had
lourncysd an the way from Whining
ton. o.. Tor a hunt up The Maine woods
vas the fortunate man who shot and
brought down the rarcs; animal that
has been seen IN the Maine woods The
hunter who shot the animal said; "It's
appearance puzzled me. could not
make out what u was. Il seemed 20
be snow white. and rescmhlod sheep.
I thought. more than anything else
stlil ! realised that there could be no
sheep In that locality, and as u was
the custom to shoe, any animal rang.
Ing over the section where we were
hunting. fred az n. when I; had ad-
vanecd 10 within about co feet Of me
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

The shot took effect and &, fell to the
ground. Almost Immediately Il arose
and bounded into the woods. When
shot 4 !, was In the edge OF the water.
Then q ran perhaps a distance Of 50
yards and fell again.
Il hurried 10 where Il lay. and to my
great surprise. when I reached Il.
found had killed a white deer. The
shot had taken effect just back Of the
shoulder.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Mrs. Frugal-My husband Is 90 I'M.
reasonable. Frlond-why. dear Mrs.
Frugal-Ho told mo the other day that
a silver dollar Is only worth 30 cents;
90. when a kindly disposed gentleman
called yesterday and offered me Is
cents apiece for them ] nold him all we
had-iust twenty-ihree Then when I
told Harry abont the bargain he called
me a perfect fool. Philadelphia North
American.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
Dog Deserved the Prise.

The latest dog story comes from
North Wales. Every year there "a a
competition al Carnarvon. IN which a
prize ls offered for the most intelligent
sheep dog. A sheep fold a erected
with a very narrow entrance and each
dog q given three sheep. which he
must set into the fold. the prize going
% the dog which does his task Ia the
shortest time. There Il ona dog who
won the prise year after year. but at a
recent competition be was 20 severely
handicapped 10y the refractory nature
Of his three sheep that be lost ne
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Patsy McDeTmou IA a rather smooth
article. II Patsy wasn't smooth he
wouldn't be the proprietor OF a block Of
houses In Hartford, a steam yacht and
various other accessories that tend to
make life pass agrooahly away. Patsy
ls no bigger than bar Of soap shy
a weeks wash. but he knows more
about the tricks Of the trade than nine
tsntha Of the horse sharpa who are
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Tcuant-You don't mean 10 say yOu
are going TO charge me a. much rent
as you did two years agof
Agcnt--lt Il not too much. madam.
for a fully furnished house In this To-
cation.
Tenant-But tive yeau ago the fur
nlturo was practically new. Nov Il h
completely worn out--New York rrlb-
nnn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Thomas Hansard and Lewis Lynn
OF Lincoln county, Ky. we're returning
home from church. whea they began to
quarrel about a hog belonging 10 Ham
card which had trcspasssd upon I.ynns
property. some rude words were ox-
changed. and then Lynn ahoi his neigh.
Dor through the hart
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

A gentleman saw the following I'D.
vcrtisemeni IN a paper The road 60
wealth. Send twelve stamps 70 -"
The gentleman sent twelve niamps and
In roturn for hls outlay reoeived min
ate instructions how 10 SET TO the flank
Of england IRON any part q London.
--Tit-Blia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

contest was a public one between Lieu
tenant Barber and Duncan c. Ross,
who gave broadsword exhibitions at
The worlds fair. Both men we're mount
ed and wore shields for their own pro-
tectioa. but left their horses entirely
without protection. The horse ridden
BY Lieutenant Barber was badly cut
over the eye. Tho exhibition was Wit
messed by the prosecuting attorney.
who called the police. stopped the per-
Torrance. and caused Leutenant Bar
ber'a arrest II was stated BY the pros
ocutor In court that the contest vas rs
brutal rs a prize fight. With the differ
once that tho icfenseless horses had 10
take the punishment instead OF the
men. Though the performers claimed
that the contest was a scientific one
recognized among the Olmplan games,
the court held that Il was plain cruel
" 70 animals.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

shou,cr-Yoa have my symnath|,.
ctr. I have iult heard chat your uII.
has departed 70 that bourne from nh.oh
no traveller returns nouhlor-I aInI
80 SURF about that CIR. she mower oeaf
anywhere In her llie that oho dIinI
buy a return ticket Boston Courier.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
GENERAL SPORTING.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES OF
SPORTS AND FASTENED.
Mounted Broadsword Contests AdludEed
brutal by a Washington Judge-A
Great Mileage neeord-Luck Of an
Ohio Sportsman.

HE age Of chlvairy
haspassed. Lleuten-
ant william Barber
OF the U. 8. district
militia. a broad
swordsman. was
the other day fined
$40 IN the police
court at washing
ton Tor cruelty TO
animals IN a broad
sword contest The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
ON THEDARDANELIES
DESCRIPTION or THE FORTS
AND PERILoUs PASSAGE.

Not an Easy Key 20 Constantinopie--
Two H,ahdred Thousaad Armed aren
who WIN Fight for Abdul with Otto
man Obstlnaey.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
- bad name nparda-

lie name "Darda-
nelles," derived
from an ancient
Greek town. Oar
danes, situated on
the shores o Z
the II e1ies-
pont was orig
inally applied 1 o
four forls located
on both sides o (
these straits. which
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
In THE ODD CORNER.
SOME QUEER AND CURIOUS
FEATURES OF LIFE.

SOME QUEER AND CURIOUS
FEATURES OF LIFE.
The stings IN Little Things Meaieo's
jumping beans - Gamblers Freak
calf-waHted Trout. but Got an
Otter--A Wise caaine.
NVfc-,,K EcALL him strong
MI NM who stands un-
| MUkN moved
u &J~AAWAkf Calm OF some
/ JsLkSlVlllV tempest-beat-
N -TpGtlSANl en- rock
4 ThN pTNs When some great
RtE "a trouble hurls
~ ~ iis shock;
NV ~ We Gay Of him his
No., strength Is
proved;
But when the spent storm folds ~
wings.
How bears he then lIfe's little thing1'
About his brow we twine our wreath
Who seeks the battles thlekelt
smoke.
Braves flashing gun and aabrc-stroke.
and SCOTS at danger. laughs AZ death;
We praise him TN the whole land
rings;
But Is he brave In little thlngsi
We call him great who does some deed
That echo bears from shore TO
shore
Does that. and then does nothing
more;
Yet would bis work earn richer need,
When brought before the King OF
kings.
Were he but great In little things.
We closely guard our garden gates
When great temptations loudly
knock,
Draw every bolt. eilnch every lock.
And siernly fold our bars and gates;
Yet some small door vide opoa
swings
AZ the ely touch Of little thlngA
can forgive-'ils worth my while
The trcacherous blow. the cruel
thrust:
Can bless my Zoe. as Christians must.
While patience smiles her royal smile;
Yet fierce resentment quickly slings
Its shots OF Ire AZ little thinga
And can tread beneath my feet
The hills Of PASSIONS heaving sea.
When wind-tolsed waves roll storm
ny;
Yet scarce rcals, the siren sweet
That AZ my hearts door softly sings.
Forget. forget llfo's little thlngs."
but what Is ihIs' Drops make the
sea.
And petty cares and small events
Small causes and small consequents.
Make up the sum Tor you and me.
Then. "a. Tor strength 10 meet the
sting
That arm the points OF little things
Selected.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Inc stlngs In Little Things Mezieo's
jumping beans - Gamblers Freak
Calf Wanted a Trout, but Got an
Otter--A Wise caaine.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-10
PERSONALS.

Joseph Fl. Cholte, Of New York. is
said to have made $2,0O0,OO0 practic!ng
law
John l.. Sullivan says a man can be
a pugili$t and a gentleman at the same
time.
Mime. Blanc thinks that the young
men Of America are the most chival-
rous In the world.
Captain William c. Fox. for many
Years a conductor OF the Richmond.
fredericksburg and Potomac railroad.
died Of typhoid feve. at his home in
Ashland, Wednesday.
MIS-. Mckinley presented 10 each ~
the young ladies in her party who at
tended the inauGuration ban a hand
some fan ana lace handkerchief as 4
souVeni" and token Of her love
Guy Fou;z. the ia-year-old son Of Mrs.
Lizzie Foutz, OF Salem. who va: i few
days ago suddenly HilIc1cd With ST. vi
tus dance on account Of Excessive cigar
cite smoking. dicd Al his home Monday
night.
Lord Grove, OF England. is pronounc-
OF by good many women who ar.
supposed To know % he the most beat
tiiil earl in the world, with "thc eve.
OF a seIaph and the manners OF an
arch angel
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-10
DEMOCRATS FEs:L CHEERFUL.

The recent Democratic victories on
West have given new hope to the party
and have increased the desire of Demo
Gratis to set together that n solid from
may be presented to the enemy In tn,
fall elections for the legislature
Upon reading the returns from In,
West day or SO ago Chairman Truman
of the Democratic State Committee. O
New York said:
The results of the election arc
very encouraging. They show that
the Democrats will continue to gain
unless the Republicans succeed in
bringing about better times The
people are plainly disappointed that
nothing but the tariff is now heard
or. whereas the campaign was wng-
ed wholly on the currency issue.
The people thing that something
ought to be done to relieve condi-
TONS
simon =. Shcein OF Indiana. for
merly Il member. of the Democratic
National Committee, said:
DclleVe that we ought to get
back TO our original principles and
night along that line. The Demo
cratic party is not dead by any
means The Republicans seem to
nave lost sight of the real issue.
The only thing mentioned in Wash
TON is the tariff. and yet it PLAYED no
part at all in the campaign. don't
know that we ought 10 complain
about the tariff, though; it will make
II easier for us to win in the flu
ture.''
The fact is, the news from the Yves
mas made the Democrats Throughout
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-10
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

NO bird can ny backward without
turning. The dragon fly. however car
accomplish this feat and outstrip the
swallow.
The fire loss in the United States dur
ing 1896 aggregated something over
$lli,GO0.DC0. and the Insurance loss is al
most $73O00OO0
II have seen better dsy,s.'' began the
mendicant. $50 have T." said the ap-
preached, hastily ''I3ut I don't think
this rain will last long
Andrew Jackson fcposes under 4 mas
SlNe granite monument amid Il grave OF
maErolias in 4 corner OF the Hermit
age near Nashville. Tenn.
Up TO 1876 the number of patents is-
sued relating to bicycles amounted To
about three hundred. Since then over
1000 bicycle patents have been issued.
She: do YOU love me so much?"
lie: Dearest. der day ven l shall put
my property in your name 7 will be
der happ:est man in all der vorld"-
Puck.
Twelve veterans Of the war OF 1912
are yet living. with ages running from
30 to 10i years. The government is
about 10 increase their pensions from
$l2 to $50 Il month each
y ball will be given by the Bcncher,
Of Gray's Inn in the great hall of the
inn to celebrate Queen Victories ami
Ve!Eary The last ball held there wa:
900 years ago, when Queen Elizabeth
danced
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-10
WANTS TO ENEERNISATI, ryy,.
CUBAN People.

the Havana correspondent of tba
London Times, who has been on IN.
island Tor two years, sends the New
York World a full description oc tba
conditions in Cuba. and among Other
things he declares that General Wv
ler's policy is to eXterminatc the C,,ha,
people-to kill every peaceful male in
haDitant and to drive the women ana
children into the towns to die of hunsrn,
ihe Provinces of Pinar del Rio ana
Havana he says "and also. portions If
santa Clara ana Matanzas, are one s,or-
Ing mass Of cinders. Destruction and
determination meet the eye at every
point: ruin in the present-faminc. dis
ease and death in the future. are al
the Cubans can hope for while Cuba re-
mains under Spanish rule
The writer is an old and tried CORE
spondent, named Askers, whose state.
mcnts can be relied upon. and a man
who has had every opportunity TO know
whereof he speaks. lie has this 10 say
OF Wcyer:
rs for the foreigners resident in
Cuba. they have but one feeling with
regard 20 Wcyle"'s methods OF con-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-10
As no WOOL.

In view of the fact that u heavy ia,
Is likely to be put on wool, the Charles
ton News and Courier gives this advice
to the farmers:
The increased price being thus
practically assured, for a number Of
years 1T least. Southern farmers
would do well to take advantage of it
Dy raising sheep wherever the condi-
tons are favorable for the Industry.
IT is about the only opportunity they
Will have to share in the benefits
OF the tariff, Of which they eXDe-
rience all the i'll effects. and they
should make the most of it while
il lasts. The prospect is for four
years of high prices for wool They
should grow wool accordingly 1t is
u simple matter Of business. and
they should require no urging to
induce them to act in their own in
tereSt."
This is good advice and the farmer!
who follow 1t will make no mistake.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-10
rI..t1SEIs ia y2UglE,.

Iialslr glamour, a low voice thrilled
IJure qu un instant. The fountain stillcd
It's noisy spray tha; she might sing
me nIghi-moth lowered on singtG
wing
over the lamps, ana the music filled
~ twisting maze Love had helped 10
build.
The lute-sirings lcapcd with 4 sharper
ring
Plaisr d'amor
Chagrin d'amour, a sad voice shril!ed.
Dure tontc lie vte-when love is killed.
InouSh deep 10 my soul may lis soI-
rows sting,
l i've FOR n moment If Fate but bring
TO be mine for The moment what love
has Wilicd--
Plaisir l'irmour
ETH FL MOORE in the Bookman.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-10

Quoting the military operations.
They consider Weylcl and his ac-
tiunS rs 4 reflex of the worst bar
barities Of the middle age-far more
brutal. indeed, than many Of the
most severe means employed by the
inquisition to attain It's ends.
and can they be blamed for
passing such Judgment on this ficnd
incarnatc in human shape? Is there
any precept advocated by God or
man that iustlties the wholesale
slaughter OF innocent men, women
and children. on no other pretcXt
than that'they refuse to leave their
homes and willingly submit to die
slowly of starvation in such places
as Wcyler may order.
The object of Wey,er's present
policy is to eXterminate the Cuban
peop!c--a people composed Of some
100000 whites and 800, 900 negroes
or Of mixed blood. TO XIII every
peaceful male inhabitant of the
country is one of Wcyler's methods,
and to drive the women and children
into the towns to die OF hunger is
another
No one who Is at all familiar with tn,
-actics employed by this Spaniard vii
believe that the correspondents state
ncnts are overdrawn, and yet. it SEEM
hat he is to be permitted to continue
he work If determination withou
Some OF these days
erriblc indictment may be drawn
against the American people for ihcl
allure to call Il halt In this matter.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-10

IS wise 1T VIII Insist upon such amends
10 the Dill as will meet the require
ments OF the country without quilting
anybody and without bringing upon the
country troubles from abroad through
measure not of Its own making