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a full grasp of the situation at the
front. Lawton, striking on the flank Of
San Juan ridge soon after midday,
might have made the battle master
piece.
Meanwhile the artillery had not been
idle in its efforts to help Kent and
Sumner reduce the San Juan strong
hold. Grimes battery had a perfect
view Of the blockhouse at 2,60O yards
and struck it at the third shot, say at
8 o'clock The Spaniards replied, and
at the fourth shot killed two gunners
and wounded four at one piece. Shaf-
ter's Adjutant General, Colonel Nc
Clernand, staid with the battery and
directed its firing. He had a telephone
wire to headquarters. Grimes once
caught sight of the flash of a Spanish
gun and, with that, sole guidance. the
Spanish using 1.smokeless powder,
pounded away for three hours with in
tervals The black powder of his own
guns hung like a cloud about them,
making a perfect target for the Span
ish artillerists Some of their fire was
from batteries in their second line, near
the city. The balloon trailed along his
line of fire and stopped action for a
time. Another rifle battery, under Cap
tain Parkhurst, got into position near
Grimes, ready to unite it's fire with his
at the supreme moment.
Parker, whose troubles in landing the
Gatling outfit have been mentioned,
found his way to the front blocked by
stationary volunteer regiment, which,
after opening ranks for the guns, cheer
ed wildly and drew fresh shower Of
Mausers and shrapnel. AT last he
reached San Juan River in time to
cross to the advanced cavalry position,
and from there, later, tried his guns on
the blockhouse. The Hotchkiss guns
also reached Kettle HILL" AT this
time, too, Kent's last brigade, under
Colonel Pearson was moving down the
San Juan beyond Hawkins and Wikoff
to strike for the green knoll on the left,
completing the line of battle 1000
strong at the base of the blockhouse
ridge. Thus, with the cavalry included,
about 1000 men, armed with Krag
Jorgensen rifles and carbines, stung to
desperation by the long hours of tor
ment, stood in leash for that grand he
roic rush which is to make history
glow with plaudits for the invincible
American arms.
GEORGE L. KILMER.
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Who lives at SIT Twelfth street, Sacra-
mento, says:
l was a great sufferer for a long while
from rheumatism, neuralgia and indi-
geStion, and was promptly cured at the
]. W. WARREN.
trouble with her left ear. 1t had been
discharging for many years. The dis
charge was very offensive and threatened
put her under treatment at the Neagle
Medical Institute and she was promptly
cured and is now perfectly well;
Rocklin, Cal
Myself, daughter and son have been
treated and cured at the Neagle Medical
MRS. AARON ROSS,
Proprietor of Ross Hotel Roseville, Cali
Several years ago had a severe spell
of sickness. which caused me to become
ing. I was treated at the Neagle Medi-
cal Institute and was completely cured,
and now l hear well. P. EVANS.
1 had been a long sufferer from rheu-
matism and neuralgia. / have been COM
pletely cured at the Neagle Medical In
and promptly cured at the same Institute.
1t is with great confidence that we rec
ommend all who are suffering from any
kind of sickness to go there and be
treated. MRS. S. DOWDIN.
Natoma, California.
Diseases of women and children given
special attention.
Nervous Diseases Nervous Prostration,
Nervous and General Debility made
speciality. Symptom blank No sent free.
Consultation, either at the Institute or
by mail, free and strictly confidential
Observation-Disclosures catarrhal troubles
and chronic diseases.
NEAGLE MEDICAL INSTITUTE OF
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. located
| permanently at 7241A K street, Sacra-
mento.
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together upon psychological influences
which, we'll enough in certain cases, are
as Intellectual in others as the panacea
of the charlatan."
1.-The power of faith is real, and in
connection with prayer works Won
ders,'' says the New York Christian
Intelligencer" Ref), 'Muller's orphan
asylums and missionary operations
stand forth as examples of what it can
achieve. But applied as in the so-call-
ed faith cure sight is lost of an essen
tial feature of faith. To truly pray the
issue must be left to the wisdom and
love of God. Not my will but Thine
be done, is an indispensable petition in
every prevalent prayer. Hence, no one
can ask unwayering faith either heal
ing or deliverance from death. More
over, Gods method of working is
through means, and the prayer of faith
is only one of these Granting its full
value it may not take the place of all
other remedial agencies. Much less
may the influence of the mind over the
body be exclusively relied upon to heal.
To trust in either faith cure or in Chris
tian science to cure disease without the
use of medicinal agents or of the skill
of the physician is pure fanaticism. and
when life is sacrificed to misguided
confidence in spiritual or mental infiu-
ences, it deserves to receive the atten-
t1on Of the courts, as it is
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manding the left center company, and
his Lieutenant, -Purdy; Lieutenant Tur-
many of Company F and one quarter
of my men were down in ten minutes
from the time the heavy fire of the
Spaniards commenced. Yet no one
blenched, and all kept steadily firing.
without any thought of stopping until
the order should come. This it now
became my reluctant duty TO give. l
saw that the force on the hill. in its
intrenched position, was entirely too
strong for mine. and that If we re-
mained another ten minutes the regi-
ment would be destroyed. therefore,
with my Adjutant. Lieutenant Bennett,
walked along the line and cautioned
the company commanders to move by
the flank quietly but rapidly to the
road again. which was done in ex-
cellent order, carrying our dead and
wounded along with us. AS soon as we
had bestowed these in safety under
the overhanging bank of the river we
resumed the fire from the ROAD.
In this plain language a soldier tells
the story of the first encounter with
the Spaniards at San Juan blockhouse.
The range was less than oUU yardS.
The Sixth lost the highest percentage
of any regiment at Santiago, and the
greater part of it was incurred IN thlS
attempt to reduce the Spanish flre by
answer in kind Colonel Egbert and
Captain w. H. H. CroweH, command
ing one battalion, were war veterans,
Egbert of the regular service and Crow
ell of the First Ohio Light Artillery.
With the Sixteenth as support the
Sixth held on The Cuban negro drifted
over to the Sixteenth, thinking perhaps
that it was about to lead fresh at
tack. Wikoff, with the Ninth, Thir-
teenth and Twenty-fourth regulars, was
then passing the San Juan at the trail
ford and proving that "Hell's Crossing
deserves it's CHASTITY name. The cav
airy at this hour still back behind the
fringe of trees, thought that the in
fantry had been repulsed in an attack
on the blockhouse Perhaps others took
the same view of it, for soon after that
the sick and pain racked leader on El
Poso Hill sent urgent orders to LaWton
to leave Ell Caney and move his posi-
ton as planned on Ell Caney road
nights north of San Juan ridge. Twice
Shafter sent this order, proof that in
spite Of bodily torture the brain had
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Women and Schools.

The custom of putting the schools,
which so largely shape the child's life,
into the hands of men and the grasp
of politics. out of reach of the influence
of mothers, is a survival Of an unlet-
tered age When public schools were
first opened in New England, the Con-
necticut law declaring that "al1 chill
dren' were to be taught, was interpret
ed to mean all boys. We had college
for boys one hundred and fifty years
before the public schools were opened
to girls for full time, and for instruc-
tion in all the branches taught. Now,
after a generation Of the higher educa-
tion Of women, the phrase, all citi-
zens,'' is still interpreted to mean all
men. It is an anachronism which has
been corrected in some States, and
which will, in years to come, be regard
ed with the same compassionate smile
which now meets a statement of our
ancestors Interpretation of the phrase,
.sall children" 1t is the quickened and
educated mother love which, more than
any other one motive, is taking women
into new lines of activity in the world
to-day. The appointment of woman
to the office of City Inspector of Street
Cleaning has caused wide comment. It
may not be generally known that her
interest in this sanitary work dates
from the death of her child of diphthe-
ria caused by the infection Of a garbage
laden alley.-Mary Clark Barnes in
North American Review.
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els hair, French broadcloth and other
fine costume fabrics, and also in bro
cades, satins and velvets in superb
shades, showing much crimson in the
coloring; and likewise in satin-finishsd
failles of extra widths and extra price.
In corded silks and velvets or velours
this color is greatly Used by French and
English tailors for costumes trimme d
with silk cord appliques and dark fur,
for princesse dresses relieved with Dis
cult or tan-cloth accessories, covered
with arabesque designs in braidwork,
and for Louis coats and fancy, elabor-
ately trimmed capes and pelerines for
special wear.
French ateliers are making derni-
trained princesse dresses with odd
draperies that show the skirt of the
princesse all the way up the back, the
drapery parting there from belt to hem.
This overdress is then cut away very
much on both hips, either cireling on
a curve or pointing down and again
showing the handsome underskirt over
the entire hips. The drapery arches UP
again after it's low curve to a point in
the underskirt.
Fashionable modistes are now clos
ing many of their dress skirts at the
back, or else they place the placket on
the left side of the front breadth under
a trimmed tab a passementerie device,
or other decoration that conceals the
means of egress and ingress. If the
form is large, the effect is not satisfac-
tory where the skirt is cut in sheath
shape; but on smaller, slender figures
the new fastening of the skirt is GER
tainly an Improvement and a relief, as
the belt at the back of the waist can be
permanently sewed to the skirt, thus
doing away with the unhandy coupling
of the two with belt pins, clasps, hooks,
buttons and other troublesome extras
every time the dress is donned.
One of the very popular winter skirt
models is formed with five cores,
sheath shaped at the top. and a deep
circular lower part, edged at the hem
with two narrow ruff1es. Another style
with seven cores flares very much on
the lower half, and all it's fullness at
the back is under-plaited, leaving a per-
fectly smooth outer surface much like
a riding habit skirt The opening there
is laced together with silk cord and tiny
tailor buttons.
A noted modiste has just finished a
very recherche-looking tailor costume
of heliotrope cloth figured with snail
white dots in shaggy camel's hair. The
Jacket, of plain heliotrope cloth, turns
back with revers of olive-green velver,
showing a blouse vest of white cloth
braided in green soutache with narrow
belt to match. The close coat-sleeves
are trimmed in corresponding fashion.
The gown itself is very simple in style.
the skirt and bodice being trimmed
with straps of cloth in a deeper shade,
piped with white cloth and decorated
with very small white buttons.
Among the novelties in winter waists
is a Norfolk cutaway with deep yoke
front.
The display of separate waists by
our leading importers is very beautiful
and tempting. The novel and artistic
union Of fabrics, the delicate materials,
the dainty color schemes, the elaborate
beauty or Frenchy simplicity which this
most-familiar Of all garments presents
anew to feminine taste is simply ire
sistible.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO-DAY.

Cat II a. M. and 7:30 p. M, except 9TH
erwise stately
Presbyterian, Westminster-Sixth and
L streets.
byterian-Fourteenth o and P;
Sunday school, 1915
Methodist (South)-Seventh, ] and
K Sunday-s school, 9:45
Methodist CA. NJ. E.)-Seventh, G and
H
Methodist-Sixth, K and L streets,
1c:45 and 7:45.
Methodist-Centyal, Eleventh. H and
l; Sunday-school. 1915.
Methodist-Oak Park: Sunday-school
at Io a. m. Epworth League, 6:45 p. m.
Scandinavian Methodist - Pythian
Castle, Ninth and 1.
United Brethren-Fourteenth and K;
Sunday-schooi, 9:45
Christian Science-Pommer's Hall,
300 street; Wednesday evening at
S061a street.
Baptist, First-Ninth, L and NJ; Sun
day-school, 1915.
Baptist, Calvary-I, Twelfth and
Thirteenth: Sunday-school, 9:45.
Baptist, Emmanuel = Twenty-6fth
and N; Sunday-school, 1c:15.
Baptist, Oak Park-Cypre3s and Thir-
ty-third; Sunday-school, 10 a. m.
Baptist, Mount Zion-Sixth and P;
Sunday-sch 1890.
Christian, First-Sixteenth and l.;
Sunday-sc school, 10.
German Evangelical-Tenth. O and
P; Sunday-school, 10.
Lutheran, English-Sixteenth, J and
K; Sunday-school, 9:45 a. m.
Lutheran. German-Twelfth and K.
Episcopal, st. Paul's-Eighth, I and
j; Sunday-school, 9:45.
Episcopal. ST. Andrew's-Twenty-
third and K, 7:30; Sunday-school, $3.50
p. m.
Catholic, st. Francis-Twenty-si sixth
and K. Sermon in English only at g.
s and 1O:30 At 9 a. m. mass and SER
mon for German Catholics. Sunday
school, 10 a. M
Catholic, Cathedral-Eleventh, j and
K, $3.50, S, 1890 and 7:30.
Congregat I and J.
Latter-Day Saints-Pioneer Hall,
Seventh, between ] and K: IL and 7:45
Latter-Day Saints. Reorganized-
Twenty-fourth and K.
Adventists-1S16 G., services z o'clock.
Marguerite Sunday-schoo1 (Congrega-
tionaD-Twenty-thi and K streets.
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The Professor in the Highlands.

A shepherd in a Highland inn was
once recounting to a companion his
experiences with one of those mad
Englishmen," who proved to be a cele-
brated Professor then collecting speci-
mems in the neighborhood.
There was one of them,' he said,
"Who asked me to carry his bag by a
short cut across the hills to his inn,
while he went by the road. When he
was out of sight stopped to look into
1t, for it was unco' heavy: and would
you believe it. man, it was full of
stones-nothing but stones!"
"Stones!' repeated his companion.
Stones! And did you carry them?"
mot 1. I just emptied the bag there,
and filled it up from the cairn near the
inn; and 1 gave him good measure for
his money, I'll warrant ye.' Spare
Moments.
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JUSTIN HUNTLEY MCCARTHY.
A Young Man Destined to Win Re-
nown on His Own Account.

brilliance of his father, but Justin
Huntley Mccarthy is a young mani des-
tined to win renown on his own ac-
count. He is at present on lecturing
tour in the United States and will visit
the West as we'll IS the East. His
lecturing, however, is of secondary i'm
portance, since he is bent on accumu-
lating material for a history of the
United States, for English readers, but
by no means writer from an English
standpoint.
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THE pITILESS MAUSERS.
KENTS SOLDIERS IN FRONT OF
THE BLOCKHoUsE.
Too Hot to Live, They Say-Heavy
Attack Ordered on the San Juan
StroEghold-Eata1 Delay at the
Fords-Hawkins, With Two
Regiments, Opened the Battle
Goodness of the Sixth Regulars.
Copyright, 1898, by the Author.)

ENT'S infantry
got the blopdiest
end Of it in the
encounter with
smokeless pow
der, b ! ! n d
trenches and
MauSers ON San
Juan Ridge. 1t
started very early
in the morning
on July 1st from
its bivouac near
FL Poso, but af-
ter a short march
had to give the
cavalry the right
of way. This re-
suited in bring
ing the leading
re e ments abreaSi a
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HONOR TO WHOM HONOR is DUE.
A Glowing Tribute From a Citi-
zen of Sacramento.
The Plain Truth Truthfully Told
Should Carry Conviction to the
Heart of the Skeptic and JOY and
Sunshine to the Home of the Sick
and Afflicted.

Speaking for ourselves, it is no exag-
geration to say that the NEAGLE MEDI-
CAL INSTITUTE at 72412 K street, Sac
ramenJo, which has had such great sue
cess in treating and curing thousands of
patients during its existence here for the
last six years, now stands the peer of
any like INSTITUTION in the GREAT
WEST
NOW READ WHAT OTHERS SAY.
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Battersea's veStry has decided to put
up a refreshments booth in its cemetery.
The French newspapers look on this as
proof that the English take their pleas
ureS sadly
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Not to believe in the power of
prayer" says the New York "Exami-
ner" Bapt), would be irrational. in
view of the evidences of it's efficacy
that have been continuous all through
the centuries. Much of history. indeed.
is prayer realized. But its realizations
have always followed upon the adop-
ton of means whereby the purpose of
prayer and the divine intention were
Immediately carried into effect. In
deed, if the cure of diseases that aff1ict
US may, in every instance, be effected
by prayer alone, then we see no good
reason why man who, through no
faur of his own, is poor and unable to
buy bread, should not also subsist in
definitely on prayer alone. It is
proposition that cannot be successfully
assailed that, since God has provided
appropriate natural remedies for the
cure of disease, he intends that man
shall exercise his intelligence in search
ing out and applying them. The error
of the Christian Scientists consists in
the fact that they practically ignore the
divine bounty, displayed in nature. the
product of Gods hand. and depend al
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Experiments made in Paris show
that an electric wagon costs AZ per
cent. less to run than a horse wagon
and 81 per cent. less than a petroleum
motor.
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standpoint

He is a young man of careful educa-
ton and he could not have had better
educational facilities than the asso-
citation with his father, who was a
finished student, famous journalist.
historian and politician. Young Nc
Carthy lectures on 1.-The Glory of the
Victorian Era THE Grandeur of the
French Revolution and .'The Charm
of Omar Khayyam." three subjects on
which he should be familiar if he has
taken advantage of his fathers study
of them.
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Try McMorry's 45c tea. 531 M.
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Especially noteworthy are the dam
son dyes Of the winter which appear
among some of the most elegant and
desirable weaves in silk and wool, cam
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-29
ARKANSAS STATE NEH5.
The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Said To Be After the Little Rock 6
 Memphis Railroad.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN THE IRDlAH TERRITORY
Camp of Juvenile Soldiers Causes Much Anxiety in Little Rock suburb - Tragic suicide of a Young Washington County Farmer Rainfall For June Brief Mention.
The Little Rock X Memphis.

At the foreclosure sale of the Little Rock x Memphis, set for October 9, 1t is proposed to acquire the road in the interest of the Choctaw, Oklahoma &5 Gulf railroad. The plan is to reorgan- ize the road as the Choetaw < Memphis with a capitalization of sl.750. coo each of preferred and capital stock, and an authorized bond issue at the rate of $l2,5 mile. The eastern terminus of the Choctaw road will be extended to Little Rock, should the plan be car ried out, giving that company q through line to Memphis. Messrs. Francis l. Gowen, president of the Gboctaw & Gulf road, C. E, Ingersoll, stock holder, and Henry Wood, general man ager, spent last week in Little Rock conferring witE leading citizens and discussing plans for the extension of their road to that point 1t is under stood arrangements for the purchase of the Memphis road by the Choetaw & Gulf have been practically completed, the purchase price agreed upon being Sl,200,000 in first mortgage bonds of the reorganzed Choetaw X Memphis road. Little Rock Is expected to donate $10o, 00O, which has been guaranteed by leading capitalists of that city. Col. Peter IIotze, of New York, in letter to Col. John c. Fletcher of Little Rock, confirms the above. He says:
 "The Little Rock X Memphis road has at last been disposed of to the Oklahoma. Ghoc- taw Gulf Railroad Co. The road is ta be sold in October (pro formal The arrangement IS to build to Little Rock aud connect there MT simon Borg left for Europe, and said the negotiations between the Little Rock X Mem phis bondbelders and the Oklahoma, Choetaw & Gulf have been completed"
 Mr Borg is one of the largest bond holders of the Memphis road, and this expression from him gives assurance that Arkansas Is to have another i'm portant line of railway.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-29
MUCH-NEEDED ADJUNCT.
A Floating Dry Dock Purchased by tn Navy Department for Docking
 the Lighter Vessels.

WASHINGTON, July 99-chief Endi- 4eott, of the bureau of wards and docks, has just returned 10 the navy depart- iment from New York, where he sue tceeded in arranging for the purchase, by the government, of a floating dry dock, a naval adjunct very much needed at this time The dock is capable of lifting vessels up to 2,2oG tons dispIace- .ment, which will bring within it's 'scope most of tine gunbeats of Samp- tsons fleet and large number of the auxiliary vessels. This dock is not sectional, but in one piece so that it may be easily lowed to the point most available for naval Use. The ffst journey will be to key West, where the navy department has found suitable site with plenty of water, in what is known as Quarter masters cove, not far distant from the town. The dock will be started on it's way at the earliest possible moment
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-29
JUST FROM THE KLONDIKE.
Representative of New York Syndicate Regards the klondike as the Richest
 Mining Region in the World.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26. .-C. II. Kines, who represents New York syndicate, has returned from the k londiIlc, which he regards as the richest mining region i'll the world He said in an inter- view; What greatly impressed me is the wealth and great extent of the bench claims. As an instance I saw a claim on the ninth tier in French guIch which appeared to be ,ooo feet above the creek bed, which was turning out Sl GOO per day. What extent of terri tory this class of ground covers, no man knows, and the development of the diggings will probably occupy years. As to quartz lodges, after care. ful investigation, l am strongly in- clined to the belief that they no longer exist in that region. As to the future possibilities l would say that they are apparently immense.
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-29
MIDSUMMER EXCURSION.
Galveston and Return For Six Dollars yis Iron Mountain EOute-Fort smith, Lit
 tie Rock and Intermediate Points.

Leaving Fort smith at 7:25 a. m on August 10, the Iron Mountain will sell tickets to Galveston for S6, the same fare applying from all points between Fort Sm; T and Little Rock and be- tween Little Rock and Texarkana. Tickets will be good returning five days from date of sale Round trip tickets will be sold from Hot Springs also, the fare being S7
 Passengers from the Fort Smith and Hot Springs roads will connect with train leaving Little Rock at 2:45 D. m. and arrive at Galveston the following day.
 Galveston is the largest city border ing on the Gulf of Mexico, and is de- lightful place to visit at this time of year on account of the cool sea breezes and serf bathing The beach at Gal weston is one of the finest in America, and the city is protected by strong fortifcations which are particularly well worth seeing at this time
 Further particulars in reference to this excursion can be obtained from any local agent of the Iron Mountain route
The Monticellonian., 1898-07-29
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A SHIP.
An InferHal Machine Found on Board the Refrigerating and supply ship
 Port Victor.

NEW YORK, July 96.-In letter writ ten to prominent officer here and re- eeiyed by Capt Wm. C. Bracllfey ot the refrigerating and supply ship Port Victor, says that an attempt was made to blow Up the ship wheu he was three days out lie said that box con taining B pounds of dynamite and gun cotton Was found. without any ad- dress, on the main deck of the steamer. \ eloct-Iike mechanism had been arr ranged by which tAe explosives were to be set off. Inc box aud explosives were thrown into the sea. The Port Victor left New York July Il.