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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08

The entering wedge OF fatal complaint
ls often slight cold, which dose or two
OF Ayers Cherry Pastoral might have
cured at the commencement. Therefore
Il Is advisable to have this prompt ana
sure remedy always at hand to meet an
amargNnCV
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08
AGENTS WANTED.

Agents and canvassers 10 sell DR..
Kicks Pocket Nose Inhaler for catarrh.
asthma. and lung and throat diseases.
Sells easy for 81. Big pronts. Write FOR
sample and terms. DR.. Kllck Medical
Company. Cincinnati. o.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08
MORE MADRID RuMoRs.

Madrid, May IA private dispatch
from Gibraltar says 1t is rumorcd there
the Spanish and American squadrons have
had an engagement ON the Atlantic re.
sultlng In favor Of the Spanish fleet
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

The regular quarterly teachers exam
nation for Clatsop county will be held
In Astoria, beginning Wednesday, May
II, at o'clock. at the Mcclure school,
Applicants will present themselves
promptly at the beginning and remain
to the close of the examination. Appli-
cants for state diplomas will present
themselves at o'clock. Saturday morn
ing. May II,
H. s. LYMAN,
County Superintendent.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08

Though the round globe is deemed more
stylish than the silk shade, Il will be a
long time before the latiers becoming
ness is banished from the drawing rooms.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08

through mo Suoz canal through tho
Mediterranean 10 attack Bpaln'a coast
than that Spain would send ~ fleet 70
retako the PhllppiBes but either con.
llngonoy ho thought decidedly remote
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08
PRIZES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
UNDER H.
H. s. LYMAN,
County Superintendent.

We will distribute at our store free OF
charge to school children under II years
Of age on Friday. April ed, very hand
some pictorial drawing books, and Will
award first and second prize for the two
neatest drawing books filled out and re-
turned before May 1ith.
ROSS. HIGGINS & co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08
WHITE COLLAR LINE

Columbia River and Puget Sound Navi-
CATION Company.
Steamer Telephone leaves Astoria daily
except Sunday. Z p. m. Leaves Portland
daily. except Sunday a. m.
Telephone tickets good on steamer
Thompson.
T. ]. Potter.
T. J. Potter tickets good on Tele-
phone.
U. B. Scott. President.
c. W. Stone. Agent, Astoria.
Telephone n. II.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08
DEWEY's sA0AcITY.

Washington. May Admiral Dewey
etit the Manila c,bir himself, ana though
he offers no explanation Tor doing so'
u IN believed that his purpose sas not
ruly 10 prevent the spanish government
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08
Say
"BurlingtOn.'

when the ticket agent asks you what
line east OF Denver. Billings. or St. Paul
you want your ticket to read over.
The Burlington Is the shortest line
from Denver 10 all points east. 1t Is the
only direct line from Billings to Omaha,
Kansas City. and St. Louis. Its service
between St. Paul and Chicago is as fast
as. and absolutely better than. that OF
any other railroad between the points
named.
A. C. SHELDON.
General Agent. Portland, Ore
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-08

The woman whose sweetheart is away
Is great boon to the telegraph COM
nanies
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02
WANT TO PACK UP.
The Boys at Tybee Tired of Playing
Soldier

Soldier
News and Observer.
Tybee Island, Ga, August 26.-I see
it stated in an article in the Savannah
Morning News from ST. Simon's Is
land that many members of the Sec
Ond South Carolina regiment are kick
ing against the action of their officers
in rendering their services to the war
department for garrison duty without
consulting the enlisted men. The Off
GERS of the regiment at ST. Simon's
held a meeting some days ago and
denied that they wanted to remain in
the service. Colonel Cowles went to
Washington to ask that the Second
North Carolina be allowed to stay in
the service. The privates are displeas-
ed because they were not given a
voice in a matter which concerns them
equally as much as it does the officers.
The News correspondent states that
Colonel Burgwyn told him that he had
assurance from a reliable source that
the majority of the men would like
to stay in service" This may be true
in regard to the troops at ST. Simons,
but not at Tybee. Your correspondent
feels safe in saying that there are
not ter men in the two companies here
that wish to remain. IN the service.
They Joined the army to go to the
front and see active service. Now that
the war is at a. end their chief desire
is to return to their homes. Many of
the volunteers are young men who
are just starting out in life. Some of
them gave up good positions when they
Joined the army, and now that there
is no more fighting to do, - feel
that they should be mustered oua>so
that they "a return to their homes
and places of business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02
Schedule in Effect May /, 1898.

Schedule in Effect May /, 1898.
Train A-Leaves Wilmington $40 p. m.
arrives Lumberton 5:26 p. m.. Pembroke
5:4s p. m. Maxton 6:12 p. m. Laurinburg
Sill p. m. Monroe 9:12 p. m. Charlotte
1925 p. m. Connects at Hamlet with
train for Portsmouth, Richmond, Wash
ington and at Monroe with train for At
lanta-
Train 4-Leaves Portsmouth 900 a. m,
arrives Weldon 11:I a. m. Raleigh $3.50 p.
m, Sanford sos p. m, Hamlet 6:1 p. m.
Trail 4O3-Leaves Washington 4:10 p.
m. Richmond 1855 p. m, Portsmouth s:x
p. m Arrives Weldon 11:1o p. m. Raleigh
a. m, Rockingham 5:23 a. m, W~adesboro
5:54 a. m, Monroe 6:S a. m, Charlotte
7:50 a. m, Athens 3:45 a. M. and ATTAIN
train from Richmond and all Northern
points. Pullman sleeper, Portsmouth to
Nashville, a. m, Lincolnton l2;O a. m,
noon. Athens Ills p. m, Atlanta $50
Train 3s-Leaves Atlanta $50 p. n.
Leaves Charlotte $40 a. m, Monroe $50
a m, Wadesboro 7:11 a m. Hamlet s:15
a m. Raleigh u:0 a. m, Weldon 80
D.. m. arrives Portsmouth SIS p. m.
Train 3-Leaves Hamlet $40 a. m. Ar
rives Laurinburg s:4s a. M, Marion sos
a. m. Pembroke 9:31 a. IN. Lumberton
s:5 a. m Wilmington n:9 noon
4tdIh CD al A.S b. bi al
rives Athens 3:16 p. m, Monroe S:O p. m.
Leaves Rutherfordton ABS p. m, arrives
Shelby 6:55 p. H., Lncolnton $50 p. M.
Charlotte sis p. m, Monroe $40 p. m,
Wadesboro 1914 p. m. Rockingham IL.
p. m, Hamlet I:2o p m, Sanford Luz a.
m, Raleigh 2:16 a. m, Weldon 40 a m,
| Portsmouth TBS a. m. Richmond Sis a.
m, Washington D:31 noon
Train 1s-Leaves Hamlet us p. m. ar
rives Gibson $40 p. N. Returning, leaves
Gibson 700 a M, arrives Hamlet $50
J a. m.
-, Train 17-Leaves Hamlet $40 a. m, az
rives Cheraw 1000 a N. Returning leaves
Cheraw 500 p. m, arrives Hamlet GID
p. m
All trains daily except Nos. II and IS.
Trains make immediate connections al
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| Orleans, Texas, California, Mexico. hat
tanooga, Nashville, Memphis, Macon,
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For Tickets, Sleepers, Etc. apply to
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E. ST. JOHN,
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v. K. McBee, Gent Superintendent.
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! General Offices. Portsmouth. Va,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02
PILES. PILES! PILES +!

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has the
largest sale of any salve in the world.
This fact and it's merit has led dishon-
est people to attempt to counterfeit it.
Look out for the man who attempts
to deceive you when you call for De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve, the great
pile cure. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

More than twenty million free sam
pies of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
have been distributed by the manu-
facturers. What better proof of their
confidence in it's merits do you want?
1t cures piles, burns, scalds, sores, in
the shortest space Of time. r. r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02
SANDER of White Women by Negro Editor.

h statemen - nine-teoths OF dhe PoPstss voter, belong TO n Farming
hmen will pass nchaIIensed and Ii - Il 0e ciass referred TO n n follow.
n article copied from In Dali Record Of Ish, ubu.h In Whining
on. \. c by negroes n HI organ OF ne Repubnea n-Popunas Fusion political
crOw hi Is he way you new friend. regard yoursen md mnie
Every White - In he State. having any cg.rd for n purity Of his
determine m. noaorw. he will act n n White In should.
Poo white men are careless In tn matter of protecting heir women.
ESPECIALLY O THE FARMS. they are carele~s Of their conduct toward
n OUR EXPERIENCES AMONG POOH WHITE PEOPLE IN THE
COUNTRY TEACHES Us THAT WOMEN OF TIA RACE ARE NOT MORk
PARTICULAR IN H NATTER OF CLANDEsTINEM MEETINGS WITH COL
This KIM GO IN FOR SOME TIME UNTIL TIL wOMANrs INFATUATlON
or h mar bokdnes& bring enr to them,a AM TIT man Is Lnched for raP
Every g Iynehed is called a 'bs,b hurley. black brute'w In fact m
thO eWho hav u beer dealt with IN Whit men for netrthGher~ and
were o only no sblack, and "burIey' but were SUFFICIENTLY ATTRAC-
TivE 0 WHITE GIRLS o r CULTURE M REFINEMENT TO FALL IN
LOVE WIFE THEM . Is very well nown ito ALL"
The above h opinion of h editors of n Negro paper. ad endorsed by he
tn another place I'm North Carolina wherea pubneauo OGIh hi. charac-
Won b Low TO pass nou dand The tn q without prnf.hmeut
u country niend. are invited TO vi.iaour Nee to see The original copy Of ,hi.
dali beet
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

One Minute Cough Cure surprises
people by it's quick cures and children
may take it in large quantities with
out the least danger. 1t has won for
itself the best reputation of any prep
aration used today for colds, Group
tickling in the throat or obstinate
conghs. R. R. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02
The State Normal and
Industrial College.

OFFERS THE YOUNG WOMEN OF
the State thorough professional, literary.
classical, scientific, and Industrial edu-
cation. Annual Expenses $50 to $3.50. Fac
ulty of 80 members. More a 400 regu-
lar Students. Has matriculated about
1900 students, representing every county
in the State except two. Practice and
Observation School OF about 200 pupils.
To secure board in dormitories, all free
tuition applications must be made be-
fore August LIST.
Correspondence invited from those de-
string competent trained teachers. For
Catalogue and other information, address
PRESIDENT McIVER,
Jun Is Greensboro ~ G.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

lhere is nothing enriching, nothing thrilling
about the tales OF sadness that he tells; the
trlte conclusions TO be drawn from such expe-
nences as he paints not turned in new
hight, strengthened and made poetic. The only
ground on which the current enthusiasm for this
poet can be explained is that amid the sac
charlne twitterings Of the minor poets to-day
tragic note wears something Of the air OF
novelty
Mr.. Phillips is not really novel. original. He
is only one more addition TO the crowded ranks
of those writer's who can turn out smooth
verses all the time, with once in while a lucky
set Of pretty musical rhymes. Compare him
as We have compared Mr.. Watson, with one OF
the masters. Here is the Vjrtrait OF THE
Woman with tn Dead Soul:
sober dress Of decent serge she wore
Uplfted nicely from the smirching floor;
And with a bunch Of grapes her hal was
crowned.
Which trembled together If she glanced around
Specklcss. arranged; and with no braid awry.
All smOOthed and cOmhed she scWed necessarily.
She turned her eyes on me; they had no ray.
But stared like windows in the peer OF day.
So cold her gaze that / bowed down my head
Trembling, il seemed 10 me that she was dead.
Follow this with passage from "Christabel'.
Beneath the lamp the lady bowed
And slowly rolled her eyes around;
Then drawing in her breath aloud.
Like one that shuddered she unbound
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
SIGyoR D'ANyrNzIO N PRIVATE LIFE.

The divorced wife II DAnnunzio occupies the
top floor Of an apartment-house in the most
fashionable quarter in Rome. near the FIhcio'
She is the daughter Of an Italian duke 10 "h""
the novelist and playwright was private secre
tary until h. elopcd with The eighteen-yea -oiu
daughter OF his ducal employer. To the credit
81 her sex and her own dignity and self-respect
the Young wife refused 20 accept DAnnunzio
exclamation for Ms unconventionahues. that ih
order T. write he must experience everything
..yop must. then. experience without me- was
the reply Of his wife who proceeded TO return To
the shelter Of he fathers home forthwith.
Al present she resides alone with her SON.
cbarmjngly pretty boy who plays with preco-
ciore talent upon the violin she herself Is
vopng very pretty. very chic, and wears very
French toilettes but lives in the strictest secIu-
s;o, ms, opposite that ideal bit OF decaying ar
chitecture the Claude Lorraine house. The rooi
-, h.- anartment is utilized. Roman fashion as
oarden where palms and the delicate tracery
>. h.rrhoo trees show IN laceke Silhouette
oa.ins, the turquoise Italian SKY a. one sa%es
,,ny.rd from the street below
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

u. N think of these poems7 M Phillips has
vivid imagination, which 49, however cohtroheo
by q curiously narrow and forbiddlng taste NJ
fingers lovingly over death and other more re-
voting horrors. The thoughts that come 70 MN
are infinitely painful. one recalls the TACT 'ha'
many poets In their youth, Tennyson among
Nv, have grown dithyrambc over the Grave
over Moral Night, over the Anguish OF hel''
mi, immature soIemnity has often been mis-
,a1sr ,or mower An image of baleful import
ran he constructed out OF pumpkin, cahoe
.,d sheet Some persona would call II
"Dantesoue." But picture OF the 4hlerii"'
regions has 10 be uncOmmOnly well palh'eu "
make reasonable being quail. MI rhi'ip'
strikes never a note Of pure gladness. we uo
not blame him for that alone. Despair ana p''-
terness do not in themselves condemn PoV"
o,so come great names would topple TO the dust
But Mr. Phillips has done nothing 10 eAcuse' I"
.-,,,ec,,,e his gloom. He tempers tin so far
&C ne tempers il at all-with certain ih'eiiill'-
ten, dignity Of sound, with rare touches OF YER
h.l grace with an occasional note ol NiiO
enontaneity. as in those stanzas beginning -
-, or, mt n many uses sweet For the
req, his sombre episodes are strangely oouhu'U
g. mi, i,nnort they present themselves IN faIr-
J., ,a,ei,le outlines to the reader without sus-
letting that ANYTHING ever flowed from them
We do not want the ends OF the story ea'he'eN
togstber and tied. but We do want lucas We
do want the imagination OF the poet 10 P'"!
round his melancholy figures and TO ehlaree oui
knowledge Of life at the same time 'ha' 4" III
creasee our store of poetic beauty MI. fhihp7
does not do these things. HIS pictures are
drawn terribly in the fiat You cannot vain
,onnd the figures you aware of no veritApie
nv breathing upon their woes. In THE w oman
With the Dead Soul" Mr. Phillips describes an
awful phenomenon hints al It's ofls'h' ou'
.omehov leaves the thing where he found H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

Of even the highest Of his moralizngs by con-
fronting them with such a stroke Of philosophy
as Keats flashes forth in his splendid
Beauty is truth, truth beauty,"-that is all
Ye know on earth and all ye need to know.
Most effectively of ALL we might expose the
threadbare dulness of his verse by seeking to
find in his new volume anything comparable in
poetic eloquence to such fragment this Of
Coleridge's:
The Suns rim dips: the stars rush out:
AT one stride comes the dark
But, after all. is it worth while to traverse the
details? Let the reader turn from THE Hope
OF the World and Other Poems" TO, say, the
ode on a Grecian Urn" or "Khubla Khan;
not with any feeling that he is subjecting Mr.
Watson to unjustly severe test. but with the
consciousness that ne is doing exactly what
every one, sooner or later is bound to do. We
have no illusions to the result
Mr. Phillips is bigger writer than Mr. Wat
son, his work is not without a certain hard
strength and. everybody knows he has just
received the cachet Of immortality in the shape
OF a check for one hundred guineas offered by
enterprising London publisher out Of the
sheer conviction that the new volume of this
writer contains the most important poetry of
up the publisher. Putting cant aside. what are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
STALLS IN THE CHAPEL OF KINGS COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE.

The cincture from beneath her breast
Her silken robe, and inner vest,
Dropt 10 her feet, and full In view,
Behold, her bosom and half her side
sight 70 dream OF, not 10 tell
O shield her, shield sweet Christabet
Is there nothing to choose between these two
fragments? The truth il that there is every
thing 10 choose. on the one side the magic OF
pure inspiration. on the other the craftsman
ship the art. if you choose to call IT, OF
clever but quite unimportant amateur Many are
called. but few are chosen. In poetry there IS
no middle course. There is great poetry ana
there is pretty verse. Only when the world has
the courage to acknowledge this fact do the
poets get their due.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

por,rRY OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLE
sHs nIS UF Fdited ~ Richard Garrett. c. b
~ n inc MUSES. Library) Duodecimo, PIP
= M Charles Scribners Sons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
FICTION.
THE PRETTY TRIFLINGS OF PIERRE
LOTT.

FIGURES EFT CHOOSES QUI PASsArENT Par
Pierre Lott De academic Francaisc. Duo
dccmo. PIP 332 Paris: Calmann Levy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
,ur NEW AND THE OLD.
porTRY OF THE POETS AND THE
vrRsEs OF THE vERSIFIERS.

,opr OF THE WORLD AND OTHER
rAE ms ms nv william Watson. Duodecmo. Pr.
8 John Lane
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

.,rvs BY stephen Phillips. Duodecimo' PIP VII
"a John Lane
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-07
Mr.. Brewster's Reply.

The late Benjamin H. Brewster,
PresidenO Arthur's Attorney General.
whose face was terribly dis6gured by
scars, was once engaged in a case as
attorney for the Pennsylvania Rail
road, and the opposing counsel, in his
closing speech, made most brutal
attack on him. ''The dealings Of the
railroad" he said, "are as tortuous
and twisted as the features of the man
who represented it.. !" Mr.. Brewster
gave no outward sign that he felt this
cruel blow until he had finished his
argument. Then he said: "For the
first time in my life the personal de-
feet from which | suffer has been the
subject of public remark. I will tell
you how I came by it. When | was 8
years of age I was one day playing
with younger sister, when she fell
into an open CRATE where a fire was
burning. | sprang to her assistance,
dragging her from danger, and in doing
so fell myself, with my face upon
the burning Goals. When | was pick
ed up my face was as black'-and his
finger trans6xed his antagonist--"as
that man heart.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-07
savages in the Philippines.

The interiors of many Of the Phil
ippine Islands are filled with aboligin-
al savages who not only have never
recognized Spanish rule, but have
never heard Of it, and who know moth
ing of this turmoil Of white races on
the edges of their archipelago. The
great island Of Mindanao has never as
whole been under Spanish rule. and
although the port town has for num-
ber of years been held by the Spanish,
the large proportion Of the fne-spirit-
ed handsome Moros Of Mindanao are
as Independent of all allegiance to the
whites as King Philip was when our
ancestors here found him so 10th to
give up his right to the lands OF his
fathers. Boston Transcript.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-07
NOTICE.

VyHE management Of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society in this territory is
desirous of securing the services Of man
of character and ability to represent its
interest with Anderson as headquarters.
The right man will be thoroughly edu-
Gated in the science of Life Insurance and
the art of successful soliciting. There is
no business or profession not requiring
capital which is more remunerative than
life agency conducted with energy and
ability. Correspondence with men who
desire to secure permanent employment
and are ambitious to attain prominence in
the profession is invited.
w. J. RODDEY, Manager,
Rock Hill, S. G.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-07

If you eat without appetite you
need Prickley Ash Bitters. It
promptly removes impurities that clog
and impede the action Of the digestive
organs, creates good appetite and
digestion, strength Of body and activ-
ity of brain. For sale by Evans Phar-
macy.
Concessions to the English syn
dicate in China include rights to the
greatest coal and iron deposits OF
the world.
Chicago's new directory claims
for the city a population Of 1888, 900
which is an increased of $4,000 over
the figures of 1897.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-07
ICE-C0LD ICE ICE.

MY customers and the general public
Nx will take notice that Elias Single
ton is no longer in my employment. i
have employed reliable man to sell Fish
for me. so please give him your orders.
I have been in the fish business for nine
years and have always tried to give salts
faction, and will appreciate continuance
of your patronage. I handle all kinds Of
Florida Vegetables and Fruits in and out
of season. Also q full line Of Fancy
Groceries, Tobacco and Cigars, Oranges,
Bananas, &C., at wholesale.
J. F. FAINT,
Florida Fish and Fruis Store.
April 20. 1898 43 3m
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-07
The Breaking Up Of an Empire.

One effect of the war with Spain
has been to cast glaring searchlight
upon the decadence of that proud
nation, and to acquaint general read
ers with the history Of her gradual
decline during the past 200 years.
Philip lis empire was the most ex-
tensive in the world at the commence
ment of his reign; but during his
lifetime the seeds Of disintegration
began to develop, and Spain lost more
Of her north African possessions, and
in the next reign Sicily, Naples, Bur-
gundy and Milan. The following list
of losses, taken from condensed his
tory, will exhibit the rapid and ex-
tensive decadence of Spain:
The Netherlands in 1909. Malacca,
Ceylon, Java and other islands in
1923. Portugal in 164O. Holland,
Brabant and parts Of Flanders in
1648. Flanders finally in 1872. Gil
braltar in 1904. The Nootka settle
ments in 1891. St. Domingo in 1894.
Louisiana in 1900. Trinidad in 1902.
Florida in 1919. Mexico, Venezuela,
Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia,
Chill, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay,
Patagonia, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, San Salvador, Hayti and
many smaller islands from 1910 to
1921. Cuba, Porto Rico, one of the
Ladroncs and the Philippines CD in
1898