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sand dollars to make such a gun. and
hundred and fifty dollars to IRE It
once. This was the method OF firing;
Two bags OF coarse canvas, each per-
haps thirty inches long and ten inches
in diameter, were trundled up TO the
gun and lifted to the platform at the
breech, ten feet above the ground Eaen
bag contained sixty-five pounds OF
smokeless powder.
Each grain OF powder Is q cylinder
two and a half inches long and nearly
an inch in diameter. perforated lengtn-
wise with seven holes. to give the
greatest possible combustion surface.
A pointed projectile three feet long
and weighing a thousand pounds was
placed in the gun, then two bags %
powder behind IL. The breecn-olOcA
was made fast. and spectators were es-
corted to a platform a hundred reef
away. The officer blew a shrill whlotie
and the men scurried out Of range. me
experienced placed their fingers IN tnelr
ears and the uninitiated initiated them.
The mIzzle Of the gun became q mass
Of flame. There was a crash OF sounu.
Half a mile seward a waterspouI
sprang into the air. Some SECONDS
later another waterspout appeared
mile nearer Spain. and third was seen
still later fully three miles out to sea
The smokeless powder was thus test
ed for the velocity of its projectIe anu
its pressure on the breech Of the gun.
The charge Of a hundred and thirty
pounds was found to have given We
locity OF two thousand one hundred
and forty ceet a second. about double
the speed e sound, and a pressure Oh
twenty-nine thousand eight hundred
pounds on each square inch oil the
breech.
For a second shot the ofncer wlsneu
to secure a velocity Of two thousand
two hundred and fifty feet second
and so accurate was his calculation
and so reliable the forces under MS
control that after the projectile hau
ricochetted its picturesque way lot
miles to sea, the record showed speed
of just three feet a second more tnan
had been planned.
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Grant and = KIssInK Girl

The kiss which Lieut.. Hobson hero
ically received from a St Louis laoy
at Long Beach recalls an incident IN
which the late General U. S. Grant ng-
ured. without. however, sharing the
blushing honor. Just after the close
of the civil war General Grant, WIZ
his family. went to the Union Hotter
at Saratoga Springs.
Major William w. Leland. the pro-
prietor Of the hotel, had been ehier
commissary on the generals stan. he
gave q banquet to General Grant and
his wife. Many officers who were from
the army OF the Tennessee were pres
emit, as we'll as several prominent citi-
Zens.
During the dinner the guests were
somewhat startled to see a Saratoga
belle advance, with gracious Greeian
bend, and ask permission OF the gen.
eral to kiss him. There was only one
there who received the generals salute.
To that high person he now deferred
Turning. he said: with Mrs. Grants
permission"
Mrs. Grant had, as everyone OBJ
served, a dropping lid. She was Obliged
therefore. to throw back her head to
get a good look at the audacious sup
plicant, who now had not only the eyes
of all the distinguished company on
her, but those OF the other guests of
the hotel as well.
After an embarrassing pause, in
which Mrs. Grant had time to con-
slider the offensive charge on her de-
fenseless spouse and fortify herself
against the fair enemy, she came to his
relief and declined to capitulate. Moth
ing daunted, however. and TO prove to
those present that the American girl
has nerve as we'll as mettle. the fair
heroine seized the generals hand and
said:
We'll, as you will not kiss me, will
shake your hand" and retired with all
the honors Of war-vanquished but not
subdued.-New York Mail and Express.
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The home is the most vital Of all in
stitutioas, as it IS the oldest. All In
stitutions have changed; governments
have changed their structure; religion
has changed its ereeds its forms Of
worship. its methods Of work; but the
home is today In all that is essential
to It what it was when Abraham and
Sarah kept house IN tent-one hus-
band, c1e wife and the children gath
cred at their knees. II would be better
that the United States should be sever
ed into as many separate nationaities
as there are separate states and every
state separated into as many communi-
ties as there are separate counties. ev-
cry county into as many separate or
eanizations as there are separate towns,
than that the home in America should
be destroyed; for let the nation live
ana the home be corrupted. and the ma
ton goes down into a death from
which there can be no resurrection; but
let the homes live in America, and oat
Of a dismembered and broken republic
a new nation would grow up. fed By
the home
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CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
FOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.
Two Incidents OF the Battle Of santiago
Gen. Grant and . kissing Girl
saratogA Jade from whom Mrs- Grant
Reseues Her Husband.
Porto Rico

AAANc-
Oh, the soft blue waves OF the southern
Are laughing beneath the stars.
Ana the moonlight whitens the shining
Tossed upon the coral bars.
BUT the sentry shivers with righteous
4 he stands in the frowning tower
Ana measures the time. as the hight
wears on.
With the wasting of Spanish power.
And the soft blue waves of the southern
sea
Laugh merrily as they feel
Inc throbbing caress OF a swift young
And the force OF its arms Of steel;
Dut the quivering form OF the sentry
sways
In the grip Of a mighty fear.
ana tne frowning granite grows ashen
As the hurrying morn draws near.
Oh the soft blue waves Of the southern
sea
Are flashing with glad. white stars
Ihat are dashing their luminous purity
Ger silver and crimson bars;
ana the sentry reads on the rising tide,
AS II lashes the grooming walls.
The message of angered Destiny,
Sondemning the pride that falls.
And the soft blue waves OF the southern
sea
Shall reach with their kind embrace
And wash from the ruins of tyranny
Forever each cruel trace
And the sentry-gone from his CHASTITY
watch
In penitent dreams shall see
The flowers OF freedom enwreathing the
isle
That is what II seems to be.
George Z. Bowen In Chicago Daily
News.
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Her Ready wit.

Though he had long adored her in
secret-worshiped, in fact. the ground
she pressed beneath the soles OF her
dainty little number threes-he had
never yet been able to screw up courage
to put his fate to the test. Poor fellow,
he was one OF those shy, modest, self
depreciating sort OF chaps that are
growing rapidly scarcer. or he would
have tumbled months ago to the fact
that he had only got to go in and win.
Gertrude Alica knew the state OF his
feelings right enough, but it had
pleased her hitherto to keep him dang
ling in attendance; at last, however,
she had made up her mind to land her
fish as soon as a favorable chance pre-
sented itself. And the opportunity
came at the Smythington's little soiree,
when the bashful swain, entering the
conservatory, discovered his inamorata
looking her loveliest amid the palms
and flowers. "Are-are you alone?'
he questioned, timidly. In a moment
the fair and ready-witted girl saw her
chance, and took it then and there. "A
loan, Hen-er-Mr. Finnikin," she
said. with lowered eyelids, "a loan, GER
tainly not-Pm a gift" And fifteen
minutes later, when they emerged from
their retreat, Henry was asking him
self how be could have been such a
Juggins as to postpone his happiness so
long.-Ally Sloper.
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mo man liveth unto himself.
Neither men nor women are able to
defy their fellows, or to reject their
friendship. or disregard the sympathies
OF their kind. We, all Of US, need
something with which we cannot sup
ply ourselves. We are dependent on
others for a thousand friendly ofices,
and it is well for us to acknowledge
our dependency and also to listen to
the counsels of those who advise US
for our good. pride goeth before de-
struction, and the spirit is lifted up be-
fore a fall" He who claims that he
can take care of himself is very likely
to be poorly cared for and to require
much more assistance than others who
are less self-confident and more will
ing to accept the counsels Of their
friends.
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Two Incidents.

Here are two incidents OF war times
which are full of meaning TO the
thoughtful American.
In the civil war companies OF col
ored troops on their way to the front
were forbidden to march through the
principal streets OF Philadelphia, lest
they should be stoned by the mob.
They were going to give their lives
for their country, but they were led
through alleys and obscure streets to
do It, so strong was the prejudice
against them in this northern city.
The Washington Star published the
other day an account Of a visit made
by one of its reporters to the wounded
soldiers at Washington barracks. Two
colored soldiers came up, both Of whom
were recovering from wounds. The
reporter spoke to one Of them. bright
faced mulatto, asking where he had
been shot.
an the charge up San Juan hill in
July" he answered. Il belong to Troop
e, Ninth cavalry. The ball entered my
cheek. The artery was cut and was
squirting blood. / managed to get
back Of the hring-line somehow, but
the doctor said he could do nothing
for me. Just then Rough Rider came
up. He put his thumb on my jugular
vein and held 1t there two hours. Two
hours-and me a negro! He saved my
life. Then the surgeon Of his troop
came up and sent q surgeon"
Both the American and English cor
respondents at Santiago bore tess.-
mony to the courage and endurance of
the eolored troops. "As soidiera. !"
wrote one. "the black men in that leat
ranked with the first"
The change OF feeling between cur
white and black defenders Is surely to-
ward the line Of good sense and Chris.
tianity.
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An extraordinary vegetable Product.

An Extraordinary Vegetable Product.
We ind in a Canadian medical jour
nal a description Of the laughing plant
and its effect upon man. 1t grows In
Arabia and derives its name from the
effects produced by eating its seeds.
The plant is OF moderate size, with
bright yellow flowers and soft velvety
seed-pOds, each Of which contains two
or three seeds resembling small black
beans. The natives Of the district
where the plant grows dry these seeds
and reduce them to powder. A small
dose Of this powder has curious effects.
It causes the soberest person to dance.
shout and laugh with the boisterous ex-
element Of q mailman, and 20 rush
about cutting the most ridiculous ca
pers for nearly an hour. At the ex-
piration Of this time exhaustion sets In
and the excited person falls asleep. to
wake after several hours with no rec
election Of his antics.
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rlr,nr n Big Gun.

The Spectator" Of the Outlook tells
how he went to Sandy Hook and saw
the testing Of smokeless powder from
one of Uncle Sans big guns. a gun
thirty-fve feet long. Weighing sixty
five tons.
Its Bowder charge Is one hundred and
thirty sounds. more or les. Its pro-
sectile weighs a thousand pounds.
and Will do execution at eight
niles Il eest- over sixty thou
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It Il said tina: Spain deeply deplores
her failure to add large number Of
ships to her navy instead OF applying
half of the appropriations TO her army.
The reason for this grief Is not very
forcible II SPANS navy had been
larger her whipping would have been
that much the worse. The wisest man
yet developed in Spain by the war was
the member of the cabinet who at the
beginning OF hostilities expressed his
sorrow that Spain had single man
of-War.
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No other city in the United States
has so large a proportion Of its people
receiving an education. Chicago has
a right to brag. Fifty years ago a
rough and Insignificant frontier town,
Chicago Is now one of the worlds great
and splendid cities, one Of the most
important centers of trade. one Of the
greatest manufacturing cities, and one
Of those who are doing most for the
cause Of education.
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Since the Methodist Episcopal
church was organized. in 1s74. II has
had forty-four bsshops. Twenty-six
~ these have died. their average age
bainr more than sixty-seven years.
me average age Of eighteen surviving
hirhops Is more than sixty-fve years
II woald be quite possible to base upon
Fhls one fact Of longevity an argument
shrt n elevatlng these men the church
$780, wisely. Weak men break down
vnder responsibility. but to strong msn
80 havs learned how 70 work and
so-~nflea how to worry. It b the very
hrsath q VIE
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The condition Of affairs In France
Is a sad commentary upon militarism.
The government which is founded up
on force and vanity instead Of justice
and common sense is an awful warn
Ing. and. as the United States are In a
very receptive frame Of mind the
warning will not be lost.
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You may as well have the devil TO
preach TO a congregation as a man
who Is afraid to declare the whole
truth.
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KILLING SAURIANS.
FIERCE BATTLE WITH ALLIoA-
TORS IN PANAMA.
Hendricks or sne Reptiles slain By Party
OF EngIishmea--ssvage Attack of the
creAtures-Huntsrs save Their Lives
BY Desperate Rightiag.

One tropical day, when a fierce sun
was beating down upon the picturesque
city Of Panama. two young men were
lounging In wicker chairs under the
spreading branches OF a guava tree in
the cool, inviting patio Of the Hotel
Inglaterra- The young men were sci
ons OF the British nobility, named Har-
~ Forbes and Frank Winters. The
commodious suits of the young men
concealed splendid physiques, hard
ened by roaming dispositions. which
led them into all quarters OF the globe
In search Of adventure and sport that
could not be found within the confines
OF the tight little island. They had
come to the isthmus simply for the pur-
pose OF assisting in the determination
OF the alligators. with which the rivers
or that narrow neck of land TEEN. Be
tween puffs at their indispensa-
BILE pipes, they laid out a gen.
eral outline of the plans of an
alligator hunt which they intend
ed to follow on the succeeding
day. They had secured the services
Of a haIf-dozen stalwart poems Injured
to the threatening dangers OF the
swamps that line the rivers. The poems
were Trustworthy fellows and could be
depended upon in an emergency reQuir-
ing nerve and quick wit. They were to
be useful in polling the cumbersome
canoe up the rivers and branches, in
which capacity they cannot be excelled.
The next morning, bright and early,
the young Adventures repaired to the
Nachina wharf. where they found the
canoe and the poems waiting. The lat
ter had carried down the necessary par
aphernalia for the hunt. Both men
were armed with Winchester repeaters
Of As caliber, a gun which is most ef-
fective in ending the existence OF a
grinning gator. The sail was run up
and the canoe skinned lightly over
the whitecaps to an island about three
miles distant from Panama. The air
was clear. cool and sweet. and the
exuberant vegetation of the coast on
the left fairly sparkled with radiant
brilliance and extended its luxuriance
right to the edge Of the blue and crys-
tai water.
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We now have chainless wheels.
Aorseless carriages, cowless milk wag-
ons and brainless dudes, but, alas! no
smokeless cigarettes.
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There Is nothing wrong about Spains
wanting coaling stations, but she ought
to get some ships to coal first.
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Battered at RostOnc. a. secoDd-cl... nats..

Man was made to mourn, and some
men seem to think they must put in all
their time at 1t.
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The hope OF amending is. after all.
our very best and brightest hope; o..
amending works as well as ourselves.
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And now the season is at hand when
papa's pocketbook should go into train
Ing for fall openings.
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As q recompense for soldiers who
have been wounded In battle and dis
charged on this account. Spain allows
such men to beg in the public streetA
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In nine cases out Of ten the father
in-laW Of the man who claims to b
seIf-made q responsible for the joL
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Denver Directory.
HARNESS.

The best go dou'
BILE Concord Har'
ness in COlOrade
for SIS. wiz
breeding. SEQ =
double team bar
ness. with breeze
ing. SIS: IS stes.1
horn stock sadds
for SIS; SIS sing ]
buggy harness io1
s.. 80. Do not "a
deceived by WORT
less limitations. ol
order direct fron
Us and get
lowest wholess
prices. Catalogg,s
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That curfew day doesn't work to sp,,
me-" whats the matter?' 1T SCARF
Johnny to bed at night and makes hin
afraid to get UP in the morning."
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Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
God send to me.-Wm; b. Mcclellan. Chester
Florida Sept IL. 1895
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ct don't think much of kindergarten,
L can teach my little boy to read =,
home" "Yes: but in kindergartens theT
teach children to behave"
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martha. eight parts OF human bod,,
are water" Horrors! And II hasn't
been boiled!'
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No-A'o-Bae for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weal
~ ISronR blood pure Soc. 81. All druRKtSt.
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Moods pills cure a. Liver Ills. Is eep,
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EpED MUEL-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-17
PROBABILITIES IN CONGRESS.
senate VIII Continue to Talk Hawaii
House Likely To Re Warm,

washington. Jan. 1.-THE Hawaiian
annexation treaty will this week again
occupy the major portion Of the time of
the senate. There is a unanimous
agreement to vote upon the immjxra-
lion bill today, and it is altogether prob.
able that this vote will be preceded by
nome discussion Of the merits of the bill.
which will postpone Hawaii for a day.
Wolcott has given notice Of his inten-
ton to address the senate today, when
ne will make a report Of the transac-
tfons OF the recent international bime.
taluc commission. When the senate re.
suines consideration of the Hawaiian
treaty Morgan will take the floor. There
is no hope that the discussion will be
concluded during the week.
The house is likely to become the arena
for general discussion Of our foreixn
RELATIONSHIP connection with the consid-
GRAFTON of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill during the present
week. The Cuban situation, the annex
alton Of Hawaii, and the designs of the
European powers toward China will, Of
course, be the principal topic to at
tract attention. The house managers
do not want an extended debate on
Cuba precipitated at this time, but the
minority is determined to press the
question during the consideration of this
bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-17
JOINT CONFERENCE IT CHICAGO.
Four Hundred Coal Owners and Dealer
Are Represented from Four States.

Four Hundred Coal Owners and Dealers
Are Represented from -Four States.
Chicago, Jan. l1.-More than 400 own
ers Of coal mines throughout the coun-
try and representatives OF large dealers
and operators in black diamonds met
la convention in the auditorium room
Of thefYoung Mems Christian associa-
ton this morning to consider a new
wage scale and to taken other meas
ures tending TO prevent a recurrence OF
the strikes Of last SUMMER The oper-
atcrs arr. alarmed at the outlook ari
have ccnie TO the conclusion that some
thing must be done immediately or the
same old battles will have to be fought
over again next summer. The principal
states represented are Illinois. indiana,
Ohio and Pennsylvania. West Virginia
d.i not send deleyatcs, owing to the
action VI che,ynine owners of that state
during the last strike. II is said tina:
several West Virginia operators realized
large fortunes by refusing to side with
the mine owners Of other states.
Several Of the largest operators OF the
east are now in favor OF granting the
scale for which the men struck last
year. This viii be an advance OF IS
cents over the present scale. Some OF
the western operators. however, are OPP
posed TO granting 50 large a concession.
and IL Is possible the convention may
split on that point. II the raise IN
wages is agreed upen II will result
In a corresponding raise In prices. The
prospect for an agreement between en-
ployers and men is dubious. 1t Is said
the miners unions are preparing to
make demands even greater than they
did last summer. and will not be con-
tent with mild concessions. The friend
ly operators will exert every effort to
adopt some course Of action that will
prove acceptable to all. Whatever &C.
ton Is taken will be binding on all
the corporations represented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-17
ABBREVIATED TeleoRAMS

Ex-Alderman John Hepburn. Of Chi
cago. formerly Of Rockford, Ills, died
at San Francisco Saturday.
Gray Gables. ex-President Clevcland's
summer home. has been looted cf every
thing ~ value by burglars.
Whitecapping IL invading Great Brit
ain. y couple 81 adulterers were ducked
and flogges In Rodnarshire.
There were eight negroes killed In one
fight In blind pig saloon on Sandy
Fork. Leslie county. Ky. Friday.
Thc~plant 81 the Bartlett Milling COM
pany Al Rockford. 'lis.. burned Satur-
day. Less. scoroo; insurance. $lo2co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Persons. cf
Whitewater. ~ Ia; week celebrated
their si>.y fourth wedding anniversary.
Up to this time onty eighteen Of the
Sieo counterfeit gTv,. certificates have
been repor.ed at Washington fro:n all
sources.
The old Edison homestead at Por,
Hurun. Mich. was destroyed by fire. In
ventor Thomas A. Edison's father lived
there for years.
\ canvass = the Republicans Of the
national house shows that Il 20 there
are about thirty.majority for change In
the civil seryicc law.
Prince Bismarck is steadily fmNrov-
irs In tealih ne - again good -hurored
aad has expressed approval OF me seiz-
ure q Siso-Cfou hsy.
Ex-Governor Drake bade goodbye to
DIS Noires saturday ard lei; .or his
home st ,",,crvill-. previous TO- return
ins n Excelsior Springs. Mo.
Fire ~ Crlad Rapids. Mich. sairr-
day hight rarity Destroyed a four-stcry
bioyk eryner ot r0dis and Car rau
stree;s fsass>s,i.soo: insured.
Frank Kinssberg. aged Is. and Carl
BsCSr-ar. GSci -. ycsrs. w,Tc kiIled by
an f'i'nois central rasseneer'trsin on q
crsNsirg esst q Rockford. Ills.
There has been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Herry Biochherger. Of Lima. O.. a baby
weighing oriy SIXTEEN ounces. II Is per-
fectiy formed asd apparently healthy.
one ~ orern vIctoria's servants was
fred at Windsor for leading an unmuz-
sisd doc Through thu street In violation
81 the ordinance. The queen paid the
anr