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The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-15
In Regard to Coffee !

Let us say have all the leading brands, of
which carried exclusively by and we know we can
please the particular coffee drinkers from our stock
Our latest additions are:-Porto Rico Martin L. Halls
"Preerred Stock" the "Ua" and Thos. Woods famous
Mocha and Java handsome Autograph decorated cans.
For the Finest Teas and Coffees come to us and let
us prove to you the Truth of the above.
Skowhegan Cash Grocery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
New Way 10 KIN Mosquitoes.

The Mexican Central Railway COM
pany is engaged in new experiment.
which, IL IL is all that Is claimed for H..
will be of inestimable value. To show
how earnest they are i'm the matter
they have created a new office--that Of
mosquito commissioner-and the port
folio was awarded 10 Captain George c.
sperry. superintendent of telegraphs for
the company.
Experiments in different parts OF the
United States, and In New Jersey in
particular. have demonstrated the fact
that the determination of the mosquito
can be accomplished.
An exchange. in discussing the mat
ter. said: scientific investigation has
disclosed the fact that a few grains Of
permanganate OF potash will destroy all
the embryo mosquitoes in n large area
OF mosquito swamp. Al cents an acre
all the mosquitoes can be killed of for a
space of 30 days. and as the breeding
time is but two months 4 cents will In
sure protection for the entire year. This
places II within the possibility OF n
state. and certainly a city, 10 entirely
rid itself OF n great nuisance"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
SLANG USED
BY SAILORS.

In the vast amount of narrative
which has of late been read regarding
ships and the sea few persons have
stopped To think To what an extent the
English language has been enriched by
sea terms. For instance in. response TO
the everyday query. How are your
many will answer First rate. thanks"
The latter speaker has no idea that he
is perpetuating the remembrance OF tho
old line OF battleship, first rate. The
navy in past days had six rates." or
classes. of vessels. Sea proverbs are
also met i'm daily use. For example.
THE devil to pay and no pitch hot"
One never thinks why devil" or pay
should be mentioned. The saying orig
mates in the mystery of calking the
seams of n ships deck. The outside
seam, called by sailors the waterway
seam, obtained among calkers the term
of "the devil' through the difficulty OF
callSing il. To pay" is To run hot pitch
along the calked seams. We say OF a
man who is wrong. He Is on the wrong
tack" sometimes i'm error using the
word track. 4 vessel on the wrong
tack may drive ashore. or IL in a hurri-
cane be engulfed in the heart Of the
storm.
Suppose some one spins you a yarn"
He may tell you Of the unlucky fellow
who is among the breakers" OF the
villain sailing under false colors;" the
heroine showing signals of DISTRESS"
the hero striving bravely against the
wind and tide" yet true to his love as
the needle to the pole" presently the
two are waited" by "favoring gale"
safely Into port" In politics the ship
of state" blunders on with Lord Tom
ssat hn DSin "a "
! some high official is thrown over
| board" by his party.
Colloquially we,growl at an interrupt
| er for~shoving in his oar" we speak
| of two scoundrels as "tarred with the
same brush" we advise our friend to
| 'go with the current" and we speak of
| him to others as all fair and above
| board" Jack is a bit 'rakish" and
sometimes half seas over" If he does
not reform he will some day find him.
, self high and dry" and laid up" for
| good
| Such terms as in good trim" snug
BERTH" TO carry on" at CLOSE quar-
| ters." to eft out" and so on, are ia
mliar to ALL Here are the derivations
| OF three OF the last mentioned: 'Rak-
| ish"-in the old war days privateers.
| pirates and such gentry depended upon
| the speed of their vessels: these had
| their masts "raking," or slanting: such
a vessel was said to be ''rakish"-that
is. a fast and doubtful customSf. TO
| carry on" is to keep sail set longer than
very prudent man would do; reckless
| ness. CLOSE quarters"-the modern
| meaning is we'll understood; the deriva-
ton is curious Close quarters" were
strong wooden barriers stretched across
the deck and used for retreat and shell
ter when the ship was boarded. The old
| slaveships were thus fitted in case OF
the slaves getting loose In the old ma
| val wars the term meant two ships In
action, with their sides touching, as
| was often the case.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07

manipulating instructions against
American control whenever revenge or
political advantage can be gained by IT.
The task set for itself by this country
is the quelling OF disorder in Cuba.
In the matter of putting down or sup
pressing political uprisings either active
or incipient, the army commander has
the powers OF a dictator and may even
expel persons who are dangerous TO the
peace of the island.
In a practical way the military occu-
patton will put to the supreme test the
professions OF the Cubans that their de-
sires are purely patriotic and that they
rebelled in order to secure civil liberty
and domestic quiet. These they may
have by cooperation with n power am
ply able TO secure those blessings
Another test of less significance to
the world. but of vital moment i'm view
OF Americas destiny. Is the question Of
health in the tropics for men Of north
ern habit. There is no frost in Cuba TO
kill the fever. and an epidemic may
rage all winter. The army under lie
Clerque, which Napoleon sent TO Santo
Domingo, suffered throughout the whole
period and was reduced by disease from
30 600 to a mere handful. A similar ex-
perience befell the army under Laveaux
on a previous expedition to Haiti.
The army now on the way TO Cuba
has much i'm its favor-the season. past
experience and little prospect OF hard
campaigning. Still, its exposure for a
long period will demonstrate whether
the superior physique. intelligence and
hvCienic discipline of the American SOL
dier will make him proof against the
dread demon which annually blasts the
fair Pearl OF the Antilles and never yet
spared man nor woman. black nor
white. lord nor underling. Perhaps for
all a conaucror Is to appear In the per-
son OF the versatile man behind the
gun.
During n casual conversation with
General Miles on his arrival In New
York recently elected the following IN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
Richcst Cluh ON Earth.

The richest and most exclusive club
i'm the world is the Diamond club OF
London. 1t Is also one of the most curl.
GUS The members are the great dia-
mond merchants of London.
The qualifications for membership are
not those which find favor in the swell
west end clubs of London. Birth counts
for nothing and dress for less. In fact,
were one of the members OF the Dla-
mond club seen disporting himself In
the raiment affected by the young
hoods of Mayfair it is safe 10 say that
his fellow members would regard MIN
with the greatest suspicion.
Every candidate for admission is ex-
amined by a committee on admissions,
who inquire minutely into his past. and
no man has ever been admitted whose
career or reputation has been smirched
in the smallest degree. For this reason
the members have the utmost conf
dence in each other, and all are friends.
AS few members have offices the club
is not only place of refreshment, but
of business as well. A gentleman at
tired in clothes perhaps not worth
sovereign, but worth his GlOO,OOO for all
that, is discussing his dinner. There
enters to him another shabby genteel
gentleman, who whispers something in
| his ear whereupon the diner hands the
! newcomer a paper bag, which, on being
| emptied on a table near the window at
| the other end of the room, proves to
contain diamonds of exceeding size and
| luster.
That the committee are able to delve
| into a mans past is shown by the utter
! uneeneern OF the owner. His diamonds
are being passed round the room. Moth
| ing would be easier than for some one
| to secrete a stone worth perhaps $500.
vet the diner proceeds with his dinner
| as IL he were the least Interested party
| in the room. for he knows that his
| stones are safe.
The club meets daily at the luncheon
| hour in the dingy little cafe in Hatton
Garden, occupying a private room. The
expenses are so slight that the mem
bers. to. get rid of their profits, expend
| them on the cuisine. Diamond dealers
may not care about dress, but they
| know what a good dinner should be
| like. Taken altogether, the l o'clock
repast of the Diamond club may be
pronounced on the score OF quality to
be the finest in the world for the
| money.
All disputes are settled by the COM
mittee. A board OF arbitration" is
formed which hears evidence and gives
the verdict, which the loser abides by.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
The Gambling Lieutenant. &.

, When the duchy of Baden was occu-
pied by PrussanN troops after the in
surrection of IS49. the officers were
warned against playing at Baden
Baden. One summer evening King
(then Prince) Wilhelm strolled into the
gambling rooms and noticed an officer
in civilians clothes sitting at play. He
had won twice ON the red and was
about to pick up his money when he
caught sight of the prince watching
him. Terror stricken, he sat quiet, not
daring to reach out for his winnings.
The red turned up third and then a
fourth time. AS the maximum was
quickly reached the prince touched the
officer on the shoulder and said gently:
Take up your money and go, lest one
Of your chiefs finds you here"
OF course the soldier got out imme-
diately.
Two days later there was a review.
during which Prince Wilhelm sighted
the culprit and sent for him.
Lieutenant -" he said, after you
went away the red turned up four
times more. / prevented you from win
ming four times the maximum. which
you would certainly have staked. You
will draw on me for that amount. But
take my advice. do not gamble again
The memoirs of an old German gen.
eral who lived to see his last victory at
Sedan have stated as follows: 1T was
the kindness of the lesson that cured
me of gambling. For me IL was better
than a years imprisonment
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07

Second and Seventh corps to move their
troops to the chief strategic points in
Cuba and establish garrisons In winter
quarters. The stations named are Ha-
vana, Matanzas, Mariel, Nuevitas and
Cardenas on the north coast and Glen
fuegos on the south coast, with posts at
pinar del Rio Puerto Principe. Santa
Clara. Sancti Espiritus and other inte-
rior towns. These places have all been
tho scenes of important operations by
the insurgents Of the several uprisings
for freedom, either as points OF at
tack. landings for filibusters or places
OF refuge for patriot armies. Four VI
the seven divisions ordered TO Cuba will
go 20 Havana. two OF the Second corps
and two OF the Seventh. Two light bat
teries will be included in the force to
garrison Havana. The Havana garri-
son will not be quartered in the perma-
nent buildings OF the city. but will go
into camp at Mariana. eight miles dis
tant upon n plateau 200 feet above the
level OF the sea. This site was selected
by the military board sent TO Cuba by
the war department for the purpose of
locating the garrisons. The board rec
ommends that only a small garrison be
retained in the city OF Havana proper
for fear of infection i'm case the soldiers
we're quartered in the old buildings The
administration has decided 10 have new
and clean quarters for the soldiers while
in Cuba.
At Mariana the camp will be divided
into two sections. some distance apart.
The water supply will be taken from
the Havana saueduct. A new dock is
being built to facilitate the quick land.
ING Of troops. rations and e1ylpase.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07

camps in Minnesota and also In Arizo-
ma. 1000 feet above the sea. Since there
will be no danger of an attack upon the
American troops, there will be no ne
cessty for crowding them together in
large camps. 1 would favor putting
the men i'm temporary wooden barracks
with regard TO the volunteers. whose
sanitary habits have been severely
criticised. I believe that they have been
long enough IN service to have learned
better than TO be careless i'm this mat
ter. 1t Is now six months since they
were recruited, and the experience of
the various camps Will not be forgot
ten.
Smallpox makes headway in Cuba
once IL gets a hold, because the Cubans
do not vaccinate. All OF our soldiers.
whether regulars or volunteers. are
vaccinated upon enlistment and as fire.
quently thereafter as may be deemed
necessary. Vaccination is compulsory
in the army. and II can be made so
among the people OF Cuba. IL was nat
ural that intense excitement resulted
from the condition OF the Fifth corps at
Santiago, but our experience there is
not a parallel 90 alarm tho. country
at present. At least 75 per cent of the
command with me had been down with
the malarial fever. from which they re-
covered very slowly, before the attack
OF yellow fever and other complaints
came on toward the end OF July, and
really what put my command In the
terrible condition in which II was AZ
the time the generals united in asking
that ~ be removed was the 20 days os
campaign when they had nothing but
nsat, bread and coffee, without change
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
CUBA.

amplincation Of certain statements in
his Official report.
The general said that his recommen-
dation Of a force OF l0,0 900 immunes from
the States and $4,000 natives was TO pro-
vide for the contingencies OF invasion
ard protracted campaigning in Cuba
during the heated, rainy and sickly sea-
son. While that crisis Is now passed
the danger season will begin again in
six months. he said. and II the present
plans are carried out we may then be
maintaining In tropical countries the
largest colonial army comqosed OF home
troops Of any nation in the world. The
force getting ready 20 garrison Cuba
numbers about 5o.0e0 men.
Disease turks in Cuba at all times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07

OF clothes. without any shelter what
ever and during a very stormy period
/ said at that time that fresh troops
reaching Santiago the middle OF Au-
gust, with good camps, good water and
abundance Of tentage, would not have
been in serious danger.
1t should be remembered that all
military expeditions which have gone
into the tropics in summer have had
bitter experience in the matter OF sick
ness. The sufferings OF the English
troops at Havana in 1862 and the ca
lamity which practically destroyed Ma
poleon's army in Santo Domingo early
In this century are cases in point. In
cuba yellow fever is TO be expected in
the summer, and men who have never
had il will get II.
THE regular army should be increas-
ed, and, in my opinion, II will be in
creased this winter in order TO be pre-
pared for Earrisoning our new posses
sious. The country will then not be
dependent upon volunteers. AS 10 vol
unteer officers resigning II sent to the
tropics. Il Is optional with the govern
ment whether they accept the resigna-
tions or rot. ! believe the volunteer
officers viii stay with their commands
wherever they may be ordered 20 go"
The war department order referred n
directs the commanders of the First
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07

Colonel Warnings report Of The SANTA
ry condition OF Havana and his death
following so soon after his dlscomasing
report, have thrown the people or al
the cities on the island into a panic
from which they will be slow 20 recover.
Vigorous measures and even force may
be necessary to compel the citizens 10
obey the laws of health, and n an epi-
denic of yellow fever and of smallpox
as threatened in Havana and at GiDara,
north OF Santiago. IS 10 be added 10
Cuba's woes. reign of terror may be
inaugurated by the desperate and law
less elements which only an army can
quell.
The military occupation of Cuba
by the United states army has but
one precedent i'm the history OF the
country. in the Mexican war the Amer
lean forces occupied the enemy's terri
tory after hostilities ceased, pending the
settlement Of peace. In Mexico proper
q republican government was set up
with the aid of American troops.
When Santiago was surrendered.
President Mckinley issued a proclama-
tion which forms q code Of instructions
for the army commanders and serves
as a bill OF rights for the citizens OF the
territory unuef American sway hhN
proclamation opens with the following
sweeping statement:
"rhe first effect of the military occu-
patton OF the enemys territory is the
severance OF the former political rela-
tions OF the inhabitants and the estab-
lishment OF new political power. Un-
der this changed condition the inhabit-
ants. so long as they perform their du-
ties, are entitled TO security in their
persons and property and in all their
private rights and relations. 1t is my
desire that the inhabitants of Cuba
/ should be made acquainted with the
purpose of the United States to dis
charge 10 the fullest extent its obliga-
tions in this regard.
"It will therefore be the duty of the
commander Of the army of occupation
TO announce and proclaim in the most
| pubic manner that we come not To
make war upon the inhabitants of Cuba
| nor upon any party or faction among
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
Venice Getting Dry.

Venice without its waters would he
far less picturesque place than II actu-
ally is. And such state Of affairs we
are led to believe. may eventually come
about. The regular increase in the delta
Of the river Po has been studied by FRO
fessor Marineili. Comparison OF the
Austrian map OF about 1923 with the
records OF surveys mads i'm 1898 shows
that the mean annual increase during
those 20 years has been about three
tenths OF square mile. and from all
known data IL appears that the total
increase during six centuries has been
l9s square miles. The increase IL
continuing, and the gulf or venice Is
doomed I'm time to disappear. No i'm
mediate alarm need, however, be excit-
ed for Professor Marinelli calculates
that between leo and 100 centuries Will
elapse before the entire northern Adri-
attic will have become dry land.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
VANGUARD OF THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION THE TO
Copyright, 1898!

/ them. but to protect them In their
homes. in their employment and in their
personal and religious rights. All per-
sons who, either by active aid or SUD
mission, cooperate with the United
States in its efforts TO give effect TO this
beneficent purpose will receive the re-
ward of it's support and protection. our
occupation should be as free from se-
verify as possible.
since the proclamation went into ef-
feet in the province OF Santiago under
General Skaters rule the government
has demanded the evacuation OF tbs
whole island by the Spaniards, and as
result the army will garrison the
chief centers of population expressly
10 protect the property and personal
and religious rights OF the people until
a new power is created TO secure the
same ends.
Absolute and supreme powers are
claimed for the occupying belligerents.
still. local and municipal laws are con-
tinued I'm force unless necessity COM
peIs the military governor TO set them
aside in the interests OF justice and orr
der. The police and constabulary, the
Judges and other officials are continued
I'm Office during good behavior and the
people allowed Co continue in their
usual occupations.
In stating that he would not expect
trouble from the Spanish element cen
eral Shafter intended 20 restrict his
words TO the Spanish citizens having
property interests at stake in Cuba
The Spanish soldiery. however. form a
distinct element without the patri-
otto spirit OF the civilians whose for
tunes are bound up In the fate OF the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07

The accumulated filth Of centuries has
been deposited in the soil and harbors.
One cannot ply pair of oars in Havana
harbor without bringing TO the surface
the germs of disease. IL soldiers not
immune to these conditions go there,
they must suffer. Our garrison troops
must come into contact with all the
people, since they are to act in meas
ure as a police and constabulary force.
Great concentration of troops may not
be necessary, the general thinks, be-
cause he does not anticipate local dis
turbances. When asked IL he could out
line any original or extraordinary meas
ures to safeguard the American soldiers
against disaster like that so narrowly
escaped at Santiago, he said that he
knew of none beyond the methods that
will be suggested to every enlightened
person from the very nature of the
case. "a hand thrust into the fire will
surely get burned"
GEORGE l.. KILMER.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07
THE OCCUPATIONS O.
- / =
XHrD rrrrr~fYrTR

island. The leopard has not changed
his spots, and ali history shows that the
Spanish official. sch0Oled in the morals
OF Madrid. is a man OF duplicity. Ii has
already been charged that Blanco is pre-
pairing Co stir the disaffected element
into resistance y American rule. This
particular method Of double dealing IS
not new 10 Spanish rule in Cuba. The
ten years insurrection was ended by
bribery OF the insurgent leaders, and the
Spanish government long fed the
wretches who betrayed their cause at
the public crib the while they pretend
ed among natives To be plotting for
renewal OF the fight for liberty. with
gold at command the shrewd eS-ofliciaIs
OF Spain Will have little difficulty IN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-07

sent 10 Santiago In excess OF the needs
OF the army there was perfectly whole
>some after IL reached the north at the
end OF many weeks.
AS 10 the trouble 10 be encountered
from the people in Cuba, feel certain
that the Spaniards will not make any
trouble. The Cubans ought 10 be on
good terms with Americans, because
they have everything 10 gain by IL. or
course In country that has been at
war for a number OF years, a lawless
element springs up. Such an element
exists in Cuba and will be disposed TO
make come disturbances. but IL can be
controlled with the greatest ease.
Naturally the Cubans themselves arc
suspicious toward every one on account
OF the manner In which they have been
treated by the Spaniards. IL is difficult
f'r them to trust In the good intentions
cf the United States. Personally be-
i'eve the solution Of the question II an
nexation. All men having interests on
tie island. Cubans and others, heartily
q sire this TO be the eventual result
II apprehend that there is very little
nroscect OF any more fighting in Cuba
The troops which the government IL Il
eead there will number 10000 10 $500
men Or more.
~ called upon 20 take an army "a
~uba at this time Of the year. would
wy TO get IL upon high ground. with the
camps as far as possible from the
towns ! would not have the camps
large. and would have them well po-
Iced, and believe I'm this way a large
sick list can be avoided, at least for
this winter. What may happen next
summer we cannot tell. The matter Of