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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02
Not a Pleasant Nelghbor.

Before he turned his attention 10
navigation by steam, Robert Fulton
Invented a marine torpedo, which he
endeavored to dispose Of to the Uni.
ted States Government Succeeding In
interesting James Madison, then sec.
rotary Of state, In the matter, he OBJ
tanned small appropriation from the
Government for the purpose OF COLI
Quoting some public experiments. In
the summer OF 1906 he invited the high
dignitaries and q number Of proml.
nent citizens Of New York to Cover
nor's Island 10 see the torpedoes and
machinery with which his experiments
were to be made. While he was lee
turing on his blank torpedoes, which
were large, empty copper cylinders,
his numerous auditors crowded
around him. After while he turned
TO a copper case Of the same descrip'
ton. which was placed under the gate
way OF Old Castle william, and TO
which was attached clockwork
lock.
DTuWhk out H't, "soh oNt 'hS
clock In motion, and then he said In
solemn tones TO his attentive audience:
"Gentlemen, this is charged torpedo,
with which, precisely In Its present
state, I mean to blow up vessel; 1t
contains ITO pounds Of gunpowder, and
II were to suffer the clockwork to
run fifteen minutes, l have no doubt
that II would blow this fertilization u
atoms"
The circle of humanity which had
closed around the inventor began 10
spread out and grow thinner, and be-
fore five Of the fifteen minutes had
passed there were but two or three
persons remaining under the gateway.
Some, indeed, lost no time In getting
at the greatest possible distance from
the torpedo, and they did not again
appear on the ground until they were
assured that the engine Of destruction
was safely lodged In the magazine,
whence II had been taken.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02
Nothing New.

'T tell you, cried Nupop enthusiasts
tically, s'that baby Of mine is won
der. Think Of it, only eight months
old and can talkr
"Pshaw," remarked his friend care
lessly, 'T've known somo men that
cursed the day they were born. -
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02
Told by tho Sergeant.

From TIE DEMOCRAT. Grand Rapids, Mich.
At the Michigan Soldiers Homo. In Grand
Rapids. lives Sergeant Richard Dunn. hale
and hearty, although he carries the scars
Of several wounds sustained In some OF the
battles OF the Civil War. In recounting his
experience TO a reporter. Mr.. Dunn said:
about year and half ago began to
have trouble with my stomach. My suffer.
ing was 80 intense that tried different
medicines and doctored with several physt.
clans, but without permanent relief.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02
where Mahegssy Genes Pros.

Mahogany, the wood Of . tree known
to naturalist by the name Of Swsi.
tents Mshogsni, 10 found principally
on the coast Of Honduras, and around
the bay Of Campeschy. Cuba and
Can Domingo also, yield mahogany.
which 10 Of . finer quality than that
found in the first mentioned To-
calities. The former is usually called
bay wood, while the name Of Spanish
wood 10 applied to the latter.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02
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A Jalspa Funeral.

A funeral among the poor In Jalapa,
Mexico, Is a sight long to be remem-
bered First come the cofiin-bearcrs,
carrying the stained pine box on their
shoulders, for there isn't hearse or
even a carriage In the whole city Of
Jalapa. The coffin Is gaudily decorated
with long streamers Of black muslin,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02
Beauty Ii Mood Deep.

Clean blood means a clcan skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets. Candy Cathar'
tic clean your blood and keep IL clean, by
stirring up tho lazy liver and driving all i'm.
purites from the body; Begin, today to
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarots,--beauty for ten cents. AL drug.
gists. satisfaction guaranteed, loo, 25c, SOC.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and com pletely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering II through the mucous sur
cept on prescri ptlons from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do Ia ten fold 10
the good you can possibly derive from them.
Hnll's Catarrh Cure manufactured by y. j.
Cheney AZ Co. Toledo. o.. contains no mer-
curry, and II taken internally, acti ng directly
upon the blood aud mucou4 surfaces OF the
system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be
sure to get the genuine, II IL taken inter
nally. and il made In Toledo. Ohio, by y. j..
Cheney * Co. Testimonials free.
~ Sold by Druggists. price I5c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

Penman-I've been sending funny
articles to the paper for three weeks.
Popham--And have you received a
check YETI
Penman-Yes; got note from the
editor today telling me to quit.-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

~ read an
account OF Dr.
Williams Pink
Pills for Pale
People having
cured q case
IN u Oh like
mine, andI de-
cided 70 give
them a trial,
which ! did.
after TAX
Ing Ave boxes
! was cured. !
never felt bet
ter than I do
now, even In
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

Ihave found Plso's Cure for Consumption
an unfailing medicine.-F X. LOTz, 1896 scott
St., Covington, Ky, 0ct. !, 1891.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, euro cons,i patton forever.
ioc, $50. Ire. c. Q. fail, druggists refund money.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

Police court statistics show that Cornwall
II the best behaved county In England.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

Kentucky claims 10 have more water power
than any other state In the union.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

The finest shops In Chinese city are those
devoted TO the sale of collins.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

The EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

No rson In Norway may spend more than
IN ree pence at one visit ~ public house.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

vxrANrED-.Cass OF bad health that n irANs
w wiIinot benefit spnd cts. 20 kipans Chemical
Co.. NewYork for 10 samples and 1000 testinonials:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-14
DIR. GEORGE N. srERNBERG.

Canned goods, potatoes, dried fish,
crackers and such simple food as he has
seen upon his own table every day at
home are the only one which he must
venture upon.
The matter Of clothing is important.
Thin garments are essential, but the
army blanket should be used at night.
Shoes trouble the soldier shortly after
his arrival. He finds that his feet are
swollen and that his shoes are painful.
He has not been accustomed to being
on his feet SO much nor is he used to
the dampness and mud Of the wet
ground. To use his shoes let him soak
them in cold water until they are thor
oughly wet, then let him put them on
and march in them until they dry upon
his feet. He will not take cold on the
march. When the shoes have dried,
they will have formed themselves to
the feet and will be comfortable.
Water is something the soldier must
not drink. This he must put down in
his notebook as an absolute rule. If he
drinks water, he will die of Cuban fever.
He can be positive of this, for not orvo
water drinker out of so has ever escaped
the fever in Cuba during the rainy sesa-
son unless he be a native.
Instead Of plain water a medica ed
water must be taken. This is boiled va
ter with a drop of acid in it. Bois the
water, let it cool and squeeze in a lash
Of lemon, orange or other tart fruiG 1t
is not necessary to add over three srops,
only just enough to give aoidity 20 the
water. At first this warm water will be
unbearable, but in a few days ct will
taste as good as ice water.
No soldier during the rainy sesson in
Cuba can eat a heavy breakfast and
march after it. He must eat ligIsfly and
often. It will also be necessary TO take
a siesta after lunch. Even the rough
and tumble insurgents do this. and they
are men who fight to the death. They
find it necessary to sleep two hours in
the afternoon even though they march
at night. GEORGE EDWARDS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-14
CLOTHING THE ARMY
MAKING ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND UNIFORMS.

! Heavy garments More Dangerous Than
Spanish BulIets-TropIcal Suite Of White
Duck Superior to the Celebrated Khaki
Cloth Of the Orient.
Clothing the army is a gigantic task
at any time and under any cireum-
stances. The invasion of tropical Cuba,
however, added a new element to the
undertaking and much delay and dis
comfort have been encountered. For
the last two months talk about summer
uniforms suitable for troops in a trop-
zeal climate has been going on. News
papers have printed drawings, illustrat-
ing how the solder al Uncle Sam will
look in his tropical suit. Some have
shown him with the panama straw hat
with haring brim in front. Others have
! pictured him in the cork helmet and the
neat, white duck suit Of tho English
| soldier in the Sudan. In the meantime
the thermometer gradually has been
registering higher daily, and the men
have been sweltering in clothing en-
tirely unsuited to the tropics.
The regular army uniform is the same
for summer and winter. The soldier
eases up as much as possible by discard
ing his overcoat and may do away with
a flannel undershirt in summer but the
heavy cloth blouse, the double turreted
trousers, the f~iannels and the socks of
medium weight are the same. While
the civilian lightens himself to q mimi
mum, swelters and drops dead the sol
der carries his winter clothing, a gun,
a cartridge belt, his knapsack, blankets
and poncho and marches.
To long service men in the regular
army this is a hardship in the summer
that they dread even when camped and
drilling only twice a day. Atthe south
ern camps the men are drilled from four
to five hours a day in the uniforms pro-
vided by their states when mustered in.
! To get men into fighting trim while
thus equipped is almost an impossible
ty. It cannot be accomplished without
unnecessary loss.
The deaths from pneumonia in all the
camps are due to this one thing, accord
ing to physicians. The weather is warm
enough to prevent a man from catching
pneumonia with proper care. The dis
ease is caused by the overheating of the
men and the lack Of facilities fer their
proper care after they have become ex-
hausted from hard drills, from which
they retire dripping with perspiration.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-14

stroy President Warfield, who was at
first Professor Stephens best friend. He
cut the ivy that covered various college
buildings. then damaged the chapel or
gan, an instrument he had himself in
duced O manufacturer to present to the
college. He stole all the ~hymnbooks
the day before the day of prayer for
colleges and threw them in a. cistern.
In May last he put tar on the benches,
on the carpet, on the organ, pulpit and
Bible, causing d great loss.
Subsequently Stephens entered the
chapel to smear it with bad eggs. He
put the basket down and went to the
organ, intending to destroy it, but there
was a watchman back of the organ. He
attacked Stephens and wounded him
with a club, but Stephens escaped. His
purpose was to prevent the use of the
chapel the next day, baccalaureate Sun
day. He had entered by using a key.
This key was recognized as the one
which had been given to him while he
was connected with the college. He
had not returned it. This led to his ar
rest.
1t was believed that Stephens had set
fire to Pardee hall. which was destroy
ed last year, and he was asked about
that. He uttered a groan and then adj.
mitted his guilt. He said that to get
v G with Professor Davidson, whom he
disliked, he went to his classroom in
Pardee hall, piled mattings, chairs and
other articles in a heap, set them afre
and then went out to gloat V the
burning of the building. He said he
took unlimited satisfaction in all he did
and the next day walked about the ruins
with glee in his heart.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-14
BLACK DIAMeND EXPRESS

arrives Buffalo s.55 P. NJ, Pullman vestihuia
Day Coaches and Parlor Cars Dining Car Ser
vice. Meals a Ia carte. Connects at Buffalo
with through ~sleepers to Detroit and Chicago.
CHUNK, WILKE SBARRE, SCRANTON,
PITTSTON and Coal Branches. Chair
Car to Mauch Chunk.
AZ p. NJ. daily, exert Sunday, for WILKES
BARRE. PITTSTON. SCRANTON and princi-
pal Intermediate stations. Connects for all
points in cecil regions Pullman Buffet Parlox
Car to Wilkesbarfe.
CHUNK and intermediate stations. Chair Car
to Easton-
5.2e P. NJ. Sundays only. for Mauch Chunk
and intermediate stations.
CPS P. NJ. daily, except Sunday, for EAETON
and principal intermediate stations.
FALLS and all points West. Pullman Sleeper
vestIbule Train. New York to Chicago. Sleep
ers TO Buffalo and Toronto Dining Car New
York to Easton.
Sl4 7. n, daily. except Sunday. srogping
GENEVA. ROCHESTER,. BATAVIA, Bur
FALo and TORONTO. Pullman Sleeper for
Buffalo. None bat Sleeping Car passengers
carried. No baggage carried.
Sg5 p. NJ. daily for HAC
ROCHESTER,, BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS
and all points West. Pullman Sleeper TO Ith-
Additional local trains daily. except Sunday.
for SOUTH PLATNF1ELD BOUND BROOK
and Intermediate points. leave as foiiows:-
S.45. 1880 Sundays only. 11-os A. NJ. Ala.
5.34 and a.42 P. M
Tickets and Pullman accommodation at Penn
syivania Railroad Depot.
n. Y Transfer Co will call for and check
baggage from hotel or residence through to
destination
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-14

everything that q soldier needs to have
and omc things which the temperance
peoplo say he does net need. No profit
is made by the canteen. The commas
sary department buys all the goods in
the cheapest market in the country and
sells to the soldiers at cost. Uncle Sam
carries on really a losing game as a
~sforekeeper, for he is tout" every year
lust what it cost him to transport the
goods from the cheapest market to the
different canteens. He pockets this loss,
however, with his accustomed good ma
ture, charging it up TO the account Of
what is known as equalization of pay.
This equalization is an interesting mat
ter. 1t grows out of the variations in
prices between different parts of the
country. For example, an allowance is
made to an officer of a certain amount a
month for fuel, but in some parts of the
country q cord of wood would cost 81,
while in others it might be had for So.
To adjust this Uncle Sam has fixed
up what is known as an equalization.
He makes a unit Of one cord at So all
over the country, which is declared to
be the equal Of l, roo pounds of anthra-
cite coal on 1000 pounds of soft coal.
Thus each officer can take his fuel al
lowance in coal or wood or its equal in
money in any part of the country, and
II he desires in any month to exceed his
allowance for fuel he can buy from the
government at cost price.
Thus by means of the canteen the
soldier is the best buyer in the country,
for he buys through the government in
enormous quantities and in absolutely
the cheapest market. A glass of beer in
the canteen costs only 2 cents. And
here is where the temperance folks en-
ter their protest. This governmental
policy Of selling a glass of beer at such
a price not only sets the prohibitionists
by the ears, but it hits the high license
men a hard blow.
A list of articles has been approved
by the secretary of war, which will be
kept for sale to officers and men by the
subsistence department.. These articles
comprise many SO called delicacies,
which are calculated to be especially ac-
ceptable for the use of soldiers in the
field. In the list are included canned
apples, peaches and pears, canned meats
not included in the regular field r~ations,
cheese, chocolate, canned green corn,
canned milk, oatmeal, soups of various
kinds, sugars, jams, %jellies, sirups,
canned peas and cranberry sauce. The
commissary with each corps and divi-
sion of the army will also be able to
supply smoking tobacco and chewing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-14
FACING THE FEVER.
HOW TO KEEP WELL IN THE CAMPS
or TROPICAL CUBA.

Death Turks In the streams and Lakes,
and Fruits and Nuts Must Not BE
Eaten by New acknowledgements
For the Preservation of Health.
While the authorities are taking ev-
cry possible precaution to preserve the
health of our soldiers in Cuba there is
no disposition to bel;ttle the actual dan
gers that exist. Surgeon General George
NJ. Sternberg calls attention to the fact
that in the last week Of April last year
there were II deaths and 10 new cases
of yellow fever in the city of Havana.
Now, suppose that WI had a similar
number of cases at the same season in
New Orleans and that 20, 900 strangers
from the north should go there to spend
the summer. What would be the result?
All past experience supports the belief
that a majority of them would have
yellow fever and that from 20 to 40 per
cent of those taken sick would die.
III, : says DIR. Sternberg, "our troops
could be encamped upon high land in
the interior and circumstances were such
as to enable them to comply with all
the ~exactions Of modern sanitary science.
/ am of the opinion that our loss from
yellow fever would not be serious, but
in time of war military commanders
are expected to take their troops to the
points occupied by the enemy, and a
picnic in the interior, with frequent
changes of camp, etc, is perhaps not
exactly what we may expect. am not
an alarmist, but / believe in looking
facts fairly in the face"
Cleanliness is absolutely essential to
health and life in Cuba, but all baths
must be indicated. A plunge in the
fresh water Of Cuba means sure sick
ness to the person who takes it. The
water is polluted with all the malaria
of the soil, and typhoid and cholera are
in every drop, not to mention typhus
and other harmful influences. The proper
drugs for the medication of baths are
put up in tablet form and are supplied
to the army free of cost.
In the matter of eating inability tc
resist temptation means death. Cuba
abounds in fruits ana nuts, but they
must not be eaten at first. The first day
on the island the soldier must abstain
from everything except coffee and bread
if he is going to keep his health. The
bread is the hard army bread, and the
coffee may be only a supply of the
ships coffee, but he must be contented
with it; otherwise he will certainly be
i'll. The second day he a look around
and take a further chance, but let him
only eat that to which he is accustomed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-14

trict court, therefore, decided that the
state did not have concurrent jurisdic-
ton with the United States on lands
which had been coded Internationally
by the state to the general government.
Colonel Clous, now judge advocate
Of the army, department. of the east,
who was one of the representatives of
the war department in the Fort Robin
son case, argued the matter on the sole
question of how complete the act of
cession was and did not touch another
point, which he believes would have
been held to be good law, that the post
exchange is an instrumentality of the
general government and therefore is not
subject in any way to the supervision
of any state authority.
AS an instrument of the general gov
eminent the state could not touch it.
But this view would not hold in all of
the states, for by act of congress APP
proved June IS, 1890, it is provided
that no alcoholic liquors shall be sold or
supplied to any enlisted man in any
camp or garrison or military post in any
state or territory in which the sale of
alcoholic liquors, beer or wine is pro-
hibited by law. This, of course, does
not bar officers from running a post ex-
change for themselves in a prohibition
state. There are four such states
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and
Kansas. There is no army post in New
Hampshire. In Maine there is Fort Pre-
BILE; in Vermont, Fort Ethan Allen; in
Kansas, Fort Riley and Fort Leaven-
worth. Colonel Clous says he under
stands that no liquor is sold to enlisted
men at either of the last two posts.
Besides these prohibition states, there
are several southern states in which the
principle of local option by counties
prevails, and if any of the present vol
unteer camps are established in these
local option counties the federal law
quoted evidently applies to them.
Even in the regular army canteens
nothing in the way of intoxicating
liquors, except beer and light wines, is
sold, and this, no doubt, would be the
rule in canteens in volunteer camps. In
the regular army the proceeds of the
canteen, which at some posts are cal
siderable, are devoted entirely to buy
ing additional provender for the sol
| diers, delicacies which the unyielding
army ration does not supply. Thus
whatever profit there is goes entirely to
the soldiers from whom the profit has
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