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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

Captain J. W. Pratt has told q
mighty military story that came to
him somehow from the big camp of
the United States volunteers at San
Francisco. An infantryman had over
stayed his liberty. Detection meant
a fine and perhaps some imprison-
ment, with the most disagreeable sort
of police duty. The infantry chap was
q genius. He pinned strips Of white
paper down the legs of his trousers.
Then he made officers shoulder straps
out Of banana skins. Then he boldly
walked right through the line, an
swered "officer," and accepted the
night honor of the sentry.-Pacifo
Commercial Advertiser.
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known.

The total losses by fire during the
past twenty-three years in the United
States aggregate 80, Asa, 692, 4sl, on
which there was insurance to the
amount Of 81, 43s, 9O2, 44s. At the be.
ginning of the period indicated, that
Is in 1876, the total annual loss aver
aged about sixty-fve millions. The
destruction Of property by fire has
therefore almost doubled since that
date. II is hardly necessary to state
that the increase of property during
the period, although very great, bears
no proportion to the loss.
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make wonderful speed, and that they
can lie closer to the wind than any
other sailing craft known.
Customs, superstitions, dress, re-
ligion, ETC., prove that the people Of
the Ladrones have . common origin
with the other races Of Polynesia, but
they have lived so long by themselves
thu they have distinct language.
Some writer's have argued that the
race IL Of American origin, while
others hold that they are an offshoot
Of the Japanese.
Gobien, the French writer, who
studies the people on the spot, says Of
them:
""The natives are not so dark as
those OF the Philippines, and areiarger
Of body than the average European.
They lived on roots, fish anu fruits,
and were extremely active and quick.
Many Of them lived over 100 years. +"
Another French writer says that he
saw them dive and swim so well that
they caught fish in their hands under
water.
In character the Ladrones are gay
and amiable, loving pleasure, and
spending much Of their time In out
door amusements.
The women are usually lighter in
color than the men, and many Of them
arc extremely beautiful, with luxuriant
hair reaching almost to the ground.
The Carolines are like the Ladrones,
only more extensive in number and
area. and densely populated. The
islands are widely scattered into three
great groups, the eastern, western and
central. Spain originally claimed all
the groups, but Germany recently
took the Marshall Islands. The Gen.
trsl or main group. now belonging 10
Spain, comprises forty-eight smaller
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19
THE LADRONES
AND CAROLINES.
Value and Beauty Of These Much-Discussed Islands
in the Pacific Ocean,
QUEER PEOPLE WITH QUEERER CUSTOMS.

Far out in tire Pacific. where the
map looks as il charge Of bird shot
had peppered spot no larger than
your thumb, the American flag IL
flying over the Ladrones. They are
but specks on the face Of the deep.
Yet there is On empire OF island wealth
amid the rarest scenery in the world.
An earthly paradise II is called.
The capture of the Ladrones by the
United States with q seizure Of the
Carolines just to the south Of, the
group makes them Of new interest to
Americans.
The Ladrones are q chain OF vol
canic islands extending north and
south from latitude thirteen degrees
twelve minutes north to latitude
twenty degrees thirty-two minutes
south and in longitude about lag east.
They were discovered by Magellan,
March 6, 1921, and named Ladrones
from the supposed stealing propensi-
ties Of the natives, Later, in 1868, the
islands were named Mariana, in honor
Of Maria Anne, Of Austria, the widow
Of Phillip w., King Of Spain. The
inhabited islands are Agrigan, Saipan,
Tinian, Rota and Guam. On the
other islands are volcanoes spouting
fire and steam. The mountains range
from 1000 to 5000 feet high, about
the altitude Of the biggest OF the
Catskills.
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life are cocosnuss. and bread fruit.

life are cocosnuts. and bread fruit.
They grow spontaneously everywhere.
II Is said that one cocoanut tree will
feed man. Agrove Of the fruit trees
TO the islander is what herd Of cows
Is TO the Pennsylvania farmer.
These, With the tons Of fish In the
lagoons, which are natural Ash ponds.
are responsible for the profound in
dolence Of the natives. They can
support life without laboring. Some
OF tho bread fruit trees are ten OF
twelve feet in diameter. A single
tree is considered equal in life-sup-
porting capacity to two acres Of
wheat. Then there are other pro-
ducts--guava, corn, ordinary wheat,
bananas, hgs and arrovroot.
The islands forming the Ladroues,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

As far as the imports and exports OF
merchandise can be compared the
total foreign commerce Of the United
States for last year shows q remarka!
bio increase. In fact, this year end
ing with June, has been the banner
year in American foreign trade, which
represents Q larger aggregate volume
than in any previous similar period Of
dur commercial history. Figures
show that the exports Of the products
and manufactures Of the United States
represent total value Of 81, 200, 000,.
900, while the imports will be but Lit.
tle more than half that sum. This
gives trade balance Of nearly $780,.
900, 900, or 100 per cent. in our favor
for the year. While our imports are
less in value than in any year since
1886, our exports are the largest ever
recorded. While the greatest gain in
our exports has naturally been in the
products OF our farms. IL is very graft.
tying to know that there has been NO
falling Of in the foreign demand for
American manufactures, which, for
the year just ended. constituted TWEEN.
ty-Ave per cent. Of our total export
trade. At the same time there has
been q diminution in our purchases
from forty-one per cent. Of all imports
ayear ago down 10 thirty-seven per
can't for the year that terminated yes.
terday. Our combined import and
export trade. now aggregating 81, $780,.
600. 900. places us in the second com.
0ercial position Of the world, We hav'
ing now passed both Germany and
france. and following very close "a
~ United KipRdOm. -
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

The present population sre de-
scribed as wanting in energy, OF m
different moral character, and miser-
ably poor" They are descended in
part from the original inhabitants,
called Chamonos, and from the Mesti-
sos, q mixed race formed BY the union
Of Spsniards with these natives.
On tho island called Suypan colony
from the Caroline Islands, which lie TO
the south Of the Ladrones. was estab-
lished some years ego. These people
are the most active and enterprising
inhabitants Of the Ladrones.
Spain has derived no revenue from
these islands, and has done little 70
civilizs the people. At one time .
few small schools were started, but
they were soon abandoned.
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Near Briancon, France, is the AL.
pine Glacier du Casset, which Is now
being regularly worked as an ice
quarry, tho product being shipped by
rail TO Paris. The ice vein is about
ono hundred feet wide and twenty five
thick, and IL is found that II can be
worked at q profit, making the first
commercial use Of the glacier so for
known.
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the people that they live in about the
same primitive fashion as character
lied them when Europeans first visited
them.
In one thing the people Of the La
drones excel all the natives Of the
Polynesian islands--this is their
faculty for building and sailing won
derful water craft with q lateen sail.
Sailors Of all nations for over 800 years
have admired their skill with these
vessels.
They are built entirely without
metal. and the largest Of them will
carry about seven men.
The boat has an outrigger which 10
carried on the lee side to prevent up
setting. It is said that these boats
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

beginning at the northernmost, are
Farallon de Pajaras, an active volcano
1000 feet in height; group of three
rocky islets known as the Urracas;
Assumption, partially active vol
canic peak 2S48 feet in height; Agri-
gan, seven miles in length. mountain
Gus, and the northernmost inhabited
island; Pagan, having three active
cones, and peopled by few natives;
the uninhabited islands OF Alamagan,
Guguan, Sariguan, Anataxan and
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Official tests OF the eyesight of Ba

Official tests OF the eyesight of Bal
timore school children-tests ordinar-
lily used by oculists-to the number Of
b3,067 show some interesting and sug-
gestive results. More than 5000
pupils were found TO have such de-
tects in these organs as to make school
york unsafe, while fifty.three per
cent. Of the children were found not
10 be in the enjoyment of normal
vision. Curiously enough, this per-
sentage OF defective eyesight steadily
decreased with the sge Of the pupils.
The percentage Of normal vision was
found to be as follows: First grade,
%; second, Al; third, At; fourth, 40;
9TH, 4s; sixth, 4s; seventh, 81;
eighth, Sc. No explanation is offered
Tor this Improvement in eyesight with
age and the use of the eyes under
school conditions. II was found,
however, that many blackboards and
maps in the schools were not placed
In the proper light, and the report Of
the oculists recommends yearly ex!
sminations hereafter of the pupils
eyesight; also the adoption of uni
form system of adjustable seats and
desks adapted TO the heights Of the
children.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

New sodth waies Lssing Its Population.
The population Of New South Wales
continues to decline, the inhabitants
on March 81 last being LILO, 1874,
against 1.l76,24 1t the beginning Of
the year. There was thus loss Of
53l4, though the natural increase was
2292. The loss was mainly attribut-
able to emigration, 1906 more per-
sons having left the colony than
entsred it. The majority Of those
who left were men.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

A prominent bacteriologist states
chat scarcely one dog in 10000 sup.
posed to be mad in the sense that his bite
will communicate hydrophobia is real
ly so. A knowledge of this fact will
cause q comparative feeling Of secur-
ATTY, but then close lookout should be
kept against the one dog.
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| groups, mixing o total Of four or sve
| hundred ISLANDS.
Amoag the products Of Che country
are rice, corn, wheat, sugar, cotton,
tobacco, indigo, bread fruit, castor
oil and Kindred necessarieg OF life.
Among the curious natural features
are the palm trees, that produce vege-
table ivory; banyan trees Tina grow
downward, the seeds being planted
by birds high up in other trees, de-
posted in bark and crevices, sending
down rootlets TO gather sustenance
and moisture from the soil.
Another tree bears fruit so ofyen-
sive in odor that no man not in prac-
tice can endure II, but once in a
mouth the fruit tastes So deliciously
that no cannot stop eating until il is
devoured.
~ The women OF the Carolines are neat
and attractive at home or among their
cocoanus trees. The men are indus
trious-sverywhere displaying ingen-
uity and gentle thrift.
The Caroline Archipelago consists
of thirty-six minor groups, Of which
the nine following are the principals:
Tho Palaos or Pelews, zap, Uluthi,
Uleai, Namonuito, Hogolen or Ruk,
the East and West Mortlocks, Bonabe
or Ponape, aud Kusaie, otherwise
called ITALIAN or Strong's Island.
The Pelew group contains some 200
islands and islets. The principal ISL
and Ia Babel haob, which in, area is
equal to oil the rest put together. The
most important Of the others are Kor.
ror, Uruk, lapel, Malk, Peleleu and
Angaur. The population Of the Pc
LEWIS is estimated at some 8000, but is
probably much more. The language
is a very peculiar and bizarre Malayan
dialect, somewhat akin TO that Of Sulu
Archipelago. The principal products
are turtle shell. coprs and beche de
mer (Holothuria), which in the Chin
ese markets brings as much as S400
gold per ton.
There is always civil war going on
in. the group between. the various
tribes, and firm hand is needed to
keep things in order there. Captain
Butran, of the Velasco Qately sunk at
Manila) who visited the group in 1885.
gives these natives good name. Cap
tain O'Keefe, however, wealthy
trader of zap. gives them a doubtful
reputation, putting them down as
folk Of piratical and turbulent charac-
ter.
The enormous quartz wheels, the
famous and curious stone money of
zap in this group, were quarried in the
Island Of Kokial. In olden time there
was great commercial activity here,
and the zap and Pelew folks went on
extended voyages Of trading and con-
quest. Babel Thaob is rich in good
timber. Great quantities of yams,
bread-fruits and cocoanuts are grown.
Alligators are found in some Of the
creeks, and O peculiar kind Of q horned
frog, There are two kinds Of snakes.
which the natives called Bersoiok and
Nguus, both somewhat venomous.
There Is abundance Of good pasture
for horses and cattle. Goats are plen-
tiful, probably introduced by the early
Malayan settlers.
The Spanish have done next to moth
ing to show their occupation, and
everything goes on much as before.
There is no Spanish garrison. The
country is we'll worth opening up to
honest and energetic trade.
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test months, and the rainfall in tho
summer months is very heavy.
Agana, the capital, is we'll built OF
timber, and many Of the houses have
tiled roofs. There are twenty small
villages on the islands.
So little has been done 10 eivilize
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-15
No Developments,

Dover, Del, Aug. 14-Nothing has been
developed here TO throw any light upon
the deaths of Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Dun
ming, the daughters of ex-Congressman
remington, who were poisoned by eat
ing candy received in a package sent by
mail from San Francisco by some nm
known person. The fate OF the two wom-
en- has excited widespread interest and
the deepest commiseration for the
family of the victims. The funeral will
take place tomorrow. A cablegram has
been received from ]. Z. Dunning, hus-
of one of the victims. who is in
Porto Rico, stating that he would arrive
in New York next Thursday. but not to
delay the funeral. as Il might REQUIRE a
longer time to reach New York.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-15

yellow fever. Twenty-four sick. nom OF
q serious nature, are aboard the 81. Louis.
The N~igilancia has ee men of the 6th
and 18th regular infantry. and the condi-
ton OF the boys Is excellent. Twenty-one
sick are under treatment. but there is no
fever. General Ames II on board the
Miami. which came up slowly and an
chored In the quarantine grounds late to-
day.. She was not boarded. Colonel The
odore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders
are on the Miami. The Mattewan has not
been inspected.
The work Of disinfecting the st. Louis
was begun this afternoon. The sick on
board were attended by the hospital
corps, and the soldiers were given baths
and provided with clean clothing. They
will be allowed to land tomorrow morn
ing when they will be marched to the
detention camp.
The work of disinfecting the other ships
and landing the men viii be carried on as
rapidly as possible.
The soldiers who arrived by the Gate
City Saturday night were landed to-day.
They were a worn looking lot of men. but
appeared to be in high spirits. They were
TO the detention camp, where
at once went into quarters.
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SHORT SPANlARDS.
,ne'r sfstesmen Responsible for Their
Losses I'm the West Iudies.

ine'r Statesmen Responsible for Their
Losses I'm the West Iudies.
City OF Mexico. Aug. 1.-THE press
variously on the terms of
peace between the United States and
Spain.
The Mexico HeraIdo says: Spain
may thank the shortsightedness of her
statesmen for the loss of Porto Rico.
Before the American people lies the per-
picking Cuban question. The islands
VIII nave to be held as England holds
Egypt, and. in our opinion, IL is ex-
tremely unlikely ever to enjoy absolute
lndependence-perhaps II is not desir-
able"
FL Naccional. moderate liberal, y
The war waged in Cub by the Ameri-
cans mas not been a savage and bar
barous struggle. but civilized as far as
warfare can be civilized. AS to Spain,
we all looked for such conduct, but not
in regard to the United States, and. 1t
u not necessary to confess, whether we
IKE IL or not. hat the American army
IN cuba both inland and sea forces.
nave made good it's claim TO be consid-
cred courageous, disciplined and civil
lzed. III will not do in the future to
disdain the American army"
FL T1empo, the organ of the clerical
n reactionary party, n opposed to
the government, says: THE protocol
makes no mention Of the enormous pc
cuniary indemnity which IT was said
the Yankees intended TO demand of
Spain. Will they. with their accustomed
bad faith. hold that custom in reserve
TO bring II up at Paris at the last mo-
ment and obtain further advantages?
This might happen. n II would not
any one IL IL would. We can't
into further comments on the ia
tai announcement. for we are over
with reflection. in which Mex
leo and her future ppears to our imag-
ination In so sad a light that we cannot
put our thoughts into order"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-15
On Their WAY East,

Chicago. Aug. 14.-Battery A. Colo
RADIO light artillery. passed through
Chicago to-day IN the way to Fort
Hancock, New York. THE troops ar
rived over the Santa Fe road Just too
late to make connection with an east
bound train. They were delayed by an
accident. A washout occurred near
Memo. Ill. and to the speed of the
train the men owe their lives. AS the
last tourist passed over a small cowpit
the roadbed collapsed and the car
plunged from the rails. Every man on
the train was awakened. but before IL
came to a stop a guard rail caught the
rear truck of the sleeper and threw II
on the track. The a~rtillerymen spent
two hours seeing the Chicago sights
and left at 1856 p. m.
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BUTTE News.
SIlVtRS IS HEARD FROM
Indignantly Resents the Charges
Made by the Troopers.
MAKES AN EXPLANATION
The Corporals Were Reduced to the
n FOR Incompetency-He Was
No lacked" Up-The Butte
Troops Complimented.

Captain D'Gay Stivers of the Rough
Riders. now stationed at Camp George
II. Thomas. Chickamauga park, indig-
nantly resents the charges made by
members Of his troop in letters to
friends in this city to the effect that he
had reduced four corporals to the ranks
without just cause or provocation, and
denies other statements made by COM
planning members Of his troop.
Captain Stivers does not write for pub
lication. but in a letter to a friend in
this city he mentions the charges made
by the indictments. which were pub
lished in the Standard 10 days ago, and
says:
1t is true there are a great many in
the regiment sick. mostly Of malaria.
Instead of 500 cases Of typhoid fever
there have been less than 10 all told. AS
TO the four corporals reduced to the
ranks, IL was done on account Of their
incompetency. and this action was
agreed on by Lieutenants Wedekind,
Haskins and myself. All of them ex-
cept Wrath had been guilty of conduct
(which would ave subjected them to a
general court martial. Wrath was sim
ply - Npu0E anu lUtN DtTltnCeu 10
hold the position, otherwise he was a
good man.
Section POI of the army regulations
gives a troop commander power TO re-
duce a corporal or sergeant at will. and
not necessarily for bad conduct. other
troop commanders have done the same
thing here. 1t would be simply mar
Velous If 16 non-commissloned officers,
appointed at the muster of a green
troop, should all turn out To be fit for
their positions.
Neither Colonel Lloyd nor anyone
else lacked me up, but on the con-
sirary eomplimented the Butte troop for
drill. appearance and discipline. The
statement that seven-tenths Of the men
had signed a request for investigation
and exoneration is a falsehood. Post,
Bryant and Walker alone signed IL.
Walker and Bryant, on the day they
were reduced, absented themselves
leave and have been in the
guard house ever since. Would you call
them model corporals-men TO command
others?
THE only favoritism | have been
charged with has been in the case of
Boyce. He was absent without leave
four days. i preferred charges against
him and there my jurisdiction and my
ended. The court martial fined him
$40 and now those ignorant of martial
aw and custom blame me because he
was not reduced.
The last paragraph of the article
n boys are anxious TO be relnstated
so they may resign'-is grossly ignorant
n misleading. They cannot be rein
stated by any power. They cannot re-
sign either as corporals or privates and
they are at liberty To transfer at any
time merely by making written applica-
As a matter Of fact. the Butte troop
stands well in the regiment and away
at the top In drill and craftsmanship.
only one troop is better and that only
Of one per cent. Considering
he fact that the men are sore at not
setting TO the front. they are remark
IDLY conented. II is also disheartening
o see so many men sick with malaria,
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