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The Weekly orb., 1898-07-17

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The Weekly orb., 1898-07-17
From Saturdays Daily.

Yankee Subtraction. Three Spanish sauadrons Upon the ocean Blue, Dewey settled one of them, And that left two. Two Spanish squadrons Beneath the southern sun; Sampson sank Cervera, And that left one. One Spanish squadrun Upon fruitless run; Watson's going after it, And that'll leave none.
 NJ. FRAZIER.
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THE AUTHOR OF roUo VANS /.
English Writers.

In the Century Jeremiah cu,.,u :.
uu's.a'o, OF Quo yadls,v has ma,
per emitted IAN Acquaintance viii tn
, ,',enhie"lcz.' Mr.. Curtin says: sIer-
kie"icz expressed himself at so,.'o
length on English literature and srt
give his own words:
"of English novelists like n,o.o.a
best bis David Copperfeld' seems 20
me nearer genuine human natnre -
any other English production Of Tho
century Dickens derived immense
pleasure from the people whom he de-
scrioeu' ne had true and vivid an
probation Of unusual Characters In
literature Shakespeare stands anart t1ss
knowledge Of man seems to me almost
superhuman. | am amazed at his in.
sight and truthful vision. especaIIv
when ! compare him with other writ.
ers. Scott had a power of narration
that was really phenomenal, but there
Is much In his novels that is not true.
not infreqnently he ornamented in his
own way-beautified, as he thougbt
Ills account Of the chivalry and knight
hood OF the middle ages does not cor
respond at all with reality. Still he
was wonderful writer. Thackerav
was great novelist, but to me he has
Always seemed enthralled more or less
by society, mastered by it In a degree.
hence injured as an artist. Tepnyson
used beautiful language, but he was
artificial; he was the poet, not of bu-
mainly, but OF class, and devotion to
a class always enfeebles an author. or
recent Engllshmen, Kipling stands
alone as writer of short stories. Du
Maurier was very much of an artist
by nature. In 'Trilby' his description
OF Partisan artist life is fine; but the
book, though entertaining, Is too fam
tastic; the end especially is unreal be-
yond measure. as is, of course. the
hypnotism. Rider Haggard | know to
the extent of one novel, She which I
read In Eastern Africa. Though very
extensive, English literature is weak
In one kind of mental creation. In
Which 1t is not likely to be strengthen
ed-the fable. in this field the Rus
slams have surpassed all Europe, their
Kryloff is the greatest fabulist of mod.
crn times"
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lieutenant, proposed to the commander
of the fleet to put n crew on board n
Trlpolitan ketch that had just been
captured, enter the harbor Mt night. and
rescue or burn the Philadelphia. This
was done on Feb. 10, 1904. The tinv
Irlpolitan vessel stole quietly to the
side of the captured frlgate, and De-
catur and his men recaptured her In ten
minutes. But as 1t was impossible 10
move her, she was fred and Decatur
escaped into the open sea without the
loss Of a man.
The navy's part In the war OF 1912
was glorious one. At the outset of
that war Great Britain had 1.04s shins
carrying 27,S00 guns and 151.572 Off.
GERS and men. The United States on
the other hand. had but seventeen
ships, carrying 442 guns and 5.O25 off.
GERS and men, Yet at the end OF tho
struggle, which lasted less than three
years the little American navy had for
the time swept the British mercantile
marine from the seas, capturing nm
wards of 1000 vessels. on hoard .,
which We're more than 10000 British
seamen.
Ihls Is record without parallel and
II quiekens the pulse to read how an
It's making the frlgate Constitution
commanded In turn by Isaac Hull. VIM
lam cambridge and "Old Irons,desu
stewart captured the Guerricre and
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TIMES vAoARIEs

We wandered By the river side.
The maiden fair and I:
Ny arm about her waist was tied,
Her looks were coy and shy.
The moon on high In brightest sheen
Looked down with face benign
Ny years they numbered just sixteen,
While she was twenty mine.
We talked In lovers tcnd'rcst strain,
That maiden fair and I;
Ny blighted state was my refrain.
She gave me sigh for sigh.
And sweet words, too. which she did
mean,
Were melted out TO mine
My years they numbered just sixteen,
While sho was twenty mine.
But cruel interruption came
Betwixt that maid and me,
And was hurried OF to claim
A fortune Ger tho sea.
l thought OF her, my fnlry queen
And for while did pine
For wns only Just sixteen,
While she was twenty nine.
Now. thirteen years hive come and gone
Since we met by the shore,
And I've come back from torrid zone,
And we have met once more.
But whnt In thIs--lt beats me clean
Explain IL. orb divincl
The lady now Is Just sixteen,
And am twenty -nincl
Life.
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taIns as John Paul Jones and Essex
Hopkins made the patriot cause re-
1oubtable upon the seas, naval affairs
were intrusted to a marine committee.
The few public cruisers which remain
ed after that costly conflict were sold,
aud when the Dey Of Algiers began TO
prey upon American commerce, the In
FAINT nation was, for the moment, pow
erless to protect Its own. This led
Washington to urge the creation OF a
naval force; Congress In 1884 voted
money to build six frigates, the Consti-
tuition, President, United States. Chcs-
apeake, Constellation and Congress,
and on April 80, 1888. the present de
partment was formally created.
From the first the navy confirmed
the wisdom Of its creators. Early In
1909, the Constellation-we then had a
little misunderstanding with France
fought and captured the Insurgent In
West Indian waters, and late In 1903
squadron Of four vessels was sent to
protect American rights and honor IN
the Mediterranean. The frigate Phila-
delphla, under Capt Balnbrldge, cap
tured q Moorish prlvatecr, but ran
aground In the harbor of Tripoli, and
the officers were made prisoners of
war. Stephen Decatur, then n young
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SPANISH PUNCTILIO.
Amusing Phase of Castiiian Character
Exhibited by a Cabinet Crisis.


The Cabinet crisis which took place
In Spian in 1888 exhibits an amusing
phase of Spanish character The minis
ter1al crisis had existed almost year.
when the resignation of the Cabinet
took place as the result of a trivial
question Of military etiquette. The
Queen had left Madrid for an excursion
to Valencia, which the Minister Of JUS
tice Insisted on her making, according
to the published arrangement, lest the
postponcment should be construed as
sign Of fear Of the Zorillist republic
cans, who had convoked mass meet
Ing In the same city. The Infanta Is;l-
bel, who was left to represent her, de-
cided to take n journey also, and In
formed General Martinez Campo5 that
her sister the Infanta Eulalie would
give out the military watchword. The
military governor of Madrid replied
that the married infanta was not legal
ly competent to perform that office, and
that It was impossible, according 70
military rules, for him to receive the
parole from her husband, Prince An
tonic, Due de Montpensier, who was
only a captain in rank. The Minister
Of War, who was not on good terms
with the captain general, sent brusque
telegram ordering him TO receive the
password from the Princess Eulalie,
whereupon General Campos offered his
resignation. All attempts to settle the
quarrel failed, and. as a majority OF the
Cabinet sided with the captain general
General Cassola and the ministers who
had supported his view resigned their
portfolios. Senior Sagasta handed ID
the resignation of the entire Cabinet TO
the Queen Regent, but subsequently,
upon the later's request. formed new
ministry.
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Easter Bull Fights at sewn,

We are returning from the social
function OF the week; for. alasl even
gay and lazy Seville has It's social
functions which must bc borne with.
II Is the tabalado. or inspection OF the
black bulls which. with great pomp
and ceremony aud at the cost OF a
kings ransom, are to be killed to-mor-
row by the most celebrated matadors In
the Kingdom. While there Is a great
lack Of money In Seville TO buy bread,
there Is always enough money forth
coming, even from the pauper's treas
ury, TO pay the way into the bull-rlng:
and every one In Seville who is a good
Christian win attend the Easter bull
fight. even II, as not seldom happens.
he has to pawn his household gods and
sacred Images to do so.-Century.
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two I Rp,t,aa fought the Esscr ae,,r..
Two ,'., British vessels for two bon ss''ns !
s,., nall and only surrendered wbs, a y,
i a, was burning under him ~" inc !,
aan a aow when the British sbs, ran
e 90 pns 'ne chesapeake. at the mor,s
Oh Boston harbor. James Law rOu.n
sno american frigafe's liop-b.sr.s
con'niander died at his post shon,' ,eu
s "a'v" us last breath. ont give Nm ,hs
a 81 ,o u Is a chronicle that wifi n , ,1
written. - "'ncn It Is
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-09
A Tart Inscription.

Great Barrington's free public library
appears to be under obligations to one
Of her summer residents In the person
Of Justice Gaynor of Brooklyn. II mas
received a copy Of the Bible with the
following inscription on the hy-lear'
signed by Judge Gaynor: II have VS.
tied many Libraries which lacked many
books. but only one library which lack
ed The Book and to that one l send
this"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-09

Tour other British men-of-war: how -
the battle of Lake Erie Oliver porr,
compelled the surrender. for tha s s
e'lne IN history. Of an entire British
squadron and Thomas McDonorSs
Won victory not less decisive ON a.. =
ohamplain; how captains Ike Josh.'e
Barney and Richard Dale cana o",
S s"ssess'ul from a dozen hard fought
oa'ues' or David Porter, In the harh bo.
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This II laxative age. and we ARE
a laxative people; but we get many
reminders that quality outrnnks guam.
tlty. Ton mon speak yolubly IN ad.
vocncy Of proposition; then one man.
who knows more about the matter
Than All the ten. utters fcw rcnson-
able words In good temper. and carries
the meeting with him. FnIr.mlndcd
iuigcs say, "rhc others had the weight
OF The discussion. but he had the weight
OF the argument" Moral: Re master
OF the subject, ana you win he mnater
OF The audience.
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Feminine fashion as an effective Gle
mont In warfare Is one OF the UNIQUE
issues that have come TO the front in
these Disappointing days. The WON
an Of Washington. Il seems. have re-
solved themselves Into patriotic league
for the purpose OF inducing their fair
fashionable friends all over the country
not TO buy French millinery. This belli.
cose boycott OF the much .adored Paris.
Inn bonnet Is Intended as International
retaliation. innsmuch as Franco nssuin.
ed a friendly attitude toward Spain IN
the present unpleasantncss. IL Will
mean. say these self sacrificing sisters
an annual loss OF S5O,OoO,OoO to French
importers. But thcy-the women-lovo
their country more than the coveted
pieces OF headgear, aud SO this odd I'm.
dcrtaklng of the fair patriots pro.
grasses with long list OF prcstlgcd
patronesscs In the national capital. NJ
matter how this return charge of IN,
fair 100 may end. this Is not the frsi
time feminine headgear has played q
part In history. Not only the big hal
hnsbeena vexatlon 10 the modern thea
tergOer and the insplrcr OF new munici
pal laws Tor It's suppression but as far
back rs 500 years ago It was constant
worry to the mandate-making sternel
sex. One conspicuous Instance IL tn,
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royal decree Of Louis XII. who exclud.
ed the monstrous hat Of fair faddists
from both church and court. Woman's
headgear is, without doubt powerful
piece Of human ingenuity, and this ne
otcric movement, MS an interesting dem
onstration OF the relative influence OF
the bonnet and the bullet, may COM
mend Itself to the lIbcrty-loving Indies
OF the land.
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GyfEsa. sJeRsES

Statistics recently published by the
Interior Department show that the
Government still has over COO. GOO. 900
acres unoccupied. This is enough TO
give each OF the 73.0O0.OOO people
In the country a homestead of eight
acres and still have 100000 acres
left. The land Is distributed among
twenty-six States and Territories. The
largest amount is located In Alaska.
where there are 369.529, 600 acres. Most
OF tails land will never be available for
homestead purposes, OF course, but its
mineral value may be more than II the
whole vast tract was available FOR
grazing and farming purposes. The re-
malnder OF the land lies In productive
States. but much OF 1t is barren and
arid or mountainous.
There are i.io3 postofficcs In the
State OF Maine, and although many of
them, especially In the Southern and
more thickly populated portions OF the
State, bear plain. simple, short and
easily pronounced American names.
there are a considerable number in
what may be called the backwoods."
or the Interior, which bear names OF
Indian origin. In Aroostook County
there are Wytopitlock. Mattawamkeag.
Oxbow. Mooseluck. Meduxnekeag and
Macwahoctown. In Piscataquis Coun-
" there are Mattagomonsis. spurdna-
bunk. Unsumtalrm. Nahmakanta, Al
laguash and Pamedecook In Somer-
set County, Observation-Disclosures, eau
quomgomoc. Maskampbunk and Sc
boomook. In Franklin County, Moose
lookmeguntic. In oxford. Malehunke-
munk. Parmachene and Umbagog.
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81 suppose you are very glad that
your husband is entirely cured Of his
rheumatism said doctor recently 10
n fashionable lady of Germantown
"Yes suppose I ought to be-" an
swered the lady, but from now on we
will hive TO guess at the weather or
buy barometer If his bones quit aen-
ing before a damp spell. "-Philadelphia
Call.
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A Chicago woman has patented
hnirbrush that cnrrles with It a strong
electric shock. Was Il necessary thus
TO nccenuatc the terrors which this
useful toilet article already possesses
for tho youthful eva doerf
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Proud father My daughter strikes .
and Is reaching for G. Frlend-Oh, ou'
Won can't really complain until she De
gins to strike you for VS. and reach i0i
X's.-Judge.
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An Oklahoma minister married
twelve couples Ia sixty minutes the
other day. Twelve knots an hour may
not be- able 20 hold a tullow dip TO
ocean greyhound speed. but II Is pretty
good time ON The troubled matrimonial
Ech.
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The first troops were landed IN Cubn
20 band music which announced that
''Ih"rc'll Re a Hot Time IN the Old
Town To night" That bondmaster
evidently graspod the situation.
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Tho vesuyius acts like lightning IN
some ways. II didn't strike twice In
the snmc spot; chiefly for the reason
that the spot wasn't there.
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CENTENNIAL OF OUR NAVY.
From the Fret It's History Hns seer
One of Bril1iancy.

The United States navy completed us
'arst hundred years Of existence on sat
nrday, April 30, 1893. and II Is a colnc'-
dence worthy OF remark that the cen
tury ended MS 1t began, with country
facing a foreign war.
As matter Of fact II was the pros
pcct OF trouble with an allen people
that called the navy into being. Dur
Ing the revolution, In which such cap
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-09

A fellow who shot OF bis thumb TO
escape going TO war has turned up.
The usual number continue 10 merely
shoot on their mouths.
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The cable Informs us that "Bjorno
ljornson. BJornstjernc Bjornson's
son, has been appointed director OF n
new fhenter nt Chrstlanla." Good
hloyf
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The St Louis Globe Democrat paws
n glowing tribute 10 the American vol
unteers, but every word OF It's eulogy
In deserved. "1hc military officers who
have come from abroad to witness the
operations OF the army and navy" says
the Globe Democrat. ''arc more sur
priscd by the volunteer system than
10y anything else they see" They won
der at the confidence that we repose In
such plan for raising armies. II con-
trasts very strilxingly with the CON
script system OF continental Europe.
In few weeks our army Of $1,000 men
has been raised 10 strength OF 27O..
600. And all OF these volunteers. not n
man of them being In the service
against hls VIII. The foreign officer,
the Globc-Dcmocrnt says, admits that
'in numbers the volunteers are undo.
niably ample. But he doubts their
value for speedy service. lie calls
them raw levles The phrase I'm Amer
lea has meaning different from that
attached TO II In Europe. The Ameri-
cnn volunteer Is fighter effective after
very short training. A hundred
years of history attest this fact" All
that Is true. and there Is equal truth
IN much more that the Globe Democrat
says In praise OF our volunteers and In
noting their superiority over the Euro
pcan conscrlpts. The American volun-
teer can be transformed from farmer.
mechanic. laborer, clerk. student. ldler.
or any other Of the varied designations
Of classes or calllngs, into an effective
fighter with comparatively little train
ing. For this reason, among others.
we do not need large standing army.
But some training Is nccdcd-ls actu-
ally Indispensable. The mllltla-or so
much OF II MS would enable us to put
an army OF 100000 TO 100000 of or
ganizcd. armed equipped. and dIsclp-
lined men Into the flcld-shouid re-
ccivc the judlcious and unrcmitting
care OF Congress. With such "A reserve
We may safely dispense with a large
force OF professional soldiers. The vol.
untcers may always be relied upon TO
defend the honor OF the flag. but n
none OF them are properly organized.
armed. equipped. and disciplined when
an emergency comes we shah have to
repeat our very expensive experience
and may have stlll more costly les.
son
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Nobody win wonder at the bitterness
OF Agulnaldo and his Philippine lnsur-
gents after reading the report made by
Consul Williams regarding the Spanish
methods OF taxation IN the Philippines.
Secretary Gage. al President McKin.
lcy's request, has drawn up n tentative
plan OF taxation under American meth
DDS aud he calculates that under a lust
system the Philippines win pay an an.
nunl revenue OF 100000. Place this
side by side with the fact that Spain
has wrnng an annual revenue Of 500.
100000 from these Islands. and there Is
no longer any cause TO wonder nj tho
hcrccncss OF the present revolt. The
wonder II, rather. that the natives ala
not rise up long ago on massc. The
Spanlards have maintained one tax
collector for every forty Inhabitants. A
poll tax of from 81 20 SO on every man.
and from $3.50 10 Si4 on every woman
was assessed annually. Then every.
thing inside and outside their huts was
taxed. A man was taxed for permits.
Sion 70 plant his crops. and hc was tax
al for the privilege Of picking even Tho
cocoanuts from the trcos In bis door
yard.
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The worst town on earth" has been
discovered In Italy, IN which per cent.
OF the deaths are murders.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-09

When that volunteer shot Blanco low
In the leg. he may have thought his
heart was IN his boots.
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That now Spanish explosive Is called
toxpyre. and about the only thing II
can't shattcr Is general Incredulity con-
corning n.
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AIRS fair In love and war. II a ships
Of the fcmnle gender why shouldn't 3
man OF war have q stout armor round
her waistf
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Dogs kept exclusively for guiding
blind persons, or for tending sheep or
cattle on n farm, or for shepherds. are
exempt from taxation In Great Brit
ain.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-09

Faith Cure Doctors Called shama.
Judge Wright, Of Baltimore, recently
decided In a suit 30 recover pay for at
tendance on patients by two faith cure
doctors that they were not entitled to
any remuneration whatever and that
their services were virtually q sham.
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I,.,,ans and Military Service.

Out of every 100 young men called
out for military service in Italy in 1870
80 were refused for physical uniitneSs
or other reasons.
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Many man who has nerve enough
hasn't money enough
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"Aftcrcnrc" Is phrase which came
into use M the last International Con
florence of Charities II was used to
express the need OF following up with
due attention class OF persons dls.
charged as cured from tho hospitals
for the insane. but whose mental
eonndness II not nrmly established so
that there "a sim danger OF relapse. As
similar need exists IN the case OF
many convnlcsccnts, reformed pcraons,
discharged prisoners. religious con.
Ner'S ana growing children. we are
likely to nnd this phrase "nfter-care"
very convenient us well M suggestive
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10 IL now about five years since Lord
R0wt0n, who was once Lord Beacons.
fields private secretary, undertook to
demonstrate that judlcious philan-
thropy pays" He did II by opening
Rowton House, great hotel for the
London homeless, In which a man can
lodge AT the cost OF sixpence n day.
Handsomely equipped and generously
managed. the house returned 8 per
cent on the capital Invested. The re-
suit warranted other houses. The
third was opened few weeks ago, and
two moro are building. In New York
the same plan has been successfully ap-
piled OF late by Mr.. d. Ogden Mills.
Tho R0wton Houses offer home com.
forts and something like club luxuries
10 the poor man who has known moth
Ing better than the cheap lodging house
and the saloon. His sleeping-room Is all
his own; he has a right to the kitchen,
the bathroom and the library; he can
smoke and talk. write or read. The
price he pays IL within his mems, but
the fact that he does pay preserves him
from the feeling OF pauperism. He is
proud that be has a home In the house.
We quote the London. rather than the
New York. experience. for the reason
that the Rowton Houses have had time
20 establish record. Results show that
the toughest men grew tame In decorous
surroundings; and that the most hope
less gain courage from an environment
OF comfort Naturally. the Rowton
Houses have elevated the neIghbor
hoods In which they are located.
"Chcap lodgings" are not so dirty or 30
crowded ms they once were. Saloons
that used TO be 'thc poor mans club"
--as the apologize phrase gocs-attract
fewer loungers. The strcet-corners arc
almost bare OF idle and miscellaneous
men. In short. two thousand persons
directly, and many thousands Indirect
ly. have been helped by the Rowton
Houses TO help thomselves-and have
willingly paid for the help. We com
mcnd the facts to the people who feel
that the very poor are beyond relief;
TO others, who wish to know whit may
be the next step In common-scnse phil
anthropy; above all, to persons who,
when they Invest morcy. like to consid-
or not only the present personal inter
EST, but the future general good.
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It's easy for the man who has nc
credit 10 keep out OF debt.