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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
CERvERA'S FUTILE ATTEMPT.
How Differently Our Navy Would
Have Acted II 1t Had Been
In His Place.

What deductions do naval officers
draw from the experience of Cervera's
tleet?"
The only two things which we can
be positive of are that there is great
lack of discipline in the Spanish navy
and a woeful ignorance of the use of
modern warship machinery. 1t is GER
tain that had four United States war
ships and two torpedo boat destroyers
gone out of a harbor to attack the
warships of Spain or any other nation
we would have made some trouble.
With the exhibitions OF nerve and cour-
age which have recently been dis
played by our men, it is safe to say
that not one American warship would
have been beached. Firing from our
guns would have been kept up as long
as there was a gun in working order
and ammunition enough to load it.
I'VE would never have run away. In
running away and sinking his own
ships Cervera not only saved us the
trouble of destroying his ships, but he
lost an abundant opportunity to sink
some of ours. We had more ships than
he had, and to that extent we present
ed greater target. The more ships of
ours in front of the harbor the greater
chance Cervera would have had of in
tiicting damage on us. You would not
have caught Dewey, Sampson, Watson
or Schley running away merely be-
cause there were few more of the
enemy's ships in sight. But in this case
the dispatches do not show that we
had any more ships at The scene of bat
tie than the Spaniards had The SUI
perior numbers of our feet. therefore,
did not of itself cause Cervera's flight,
although the fear that all our ships
might attack him at once might have
tended to brighten his men"
What do you think had the most
effect in making the Spanish ships run
away?"
The constant and damaging fire of
the American gunners. There is where
our target practice comes into play.
For years the United States has been
devoting more attention to target
practice on shipboard than any other
nation. Many Of the nations, and es-
pecially Spain, thought it was suffi-
cient to buy the latest guns with up to
date appliances. They did not think
it was very necessary that the men
should be constantly trained in hand
ling those modern appliances. But we
believed that it was just as useless to
have big guns without knowing how to
use them thoroughly as it would be to
have typewriting machine without
knowing how to manipulate the keys.
Napoleon used to say that it took
three months to make q soldier, but six
years to make a sailor. If that was
true in Napoleon's time, when sailing
ships were in general use. how much
more true is the comparison to-day.
when such complicated machinery is
used in warships, The men SHOULD
thoroughly understand how to manip-
ulate every part of the machinery
which they are required to handle in
a battle. Detroit Free Pre- :.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

store of gold, and certainly the ques.
tion is not without interest to the poll
tician. says the Nottingham Guardian.
A huge gold reserve implies that a
great war will not lack the necessary
sinews. Why should Russia, who al
ready possesses larger stock of gold
thar any other government, keep on
adding to her store of the precious
coin? 1t is two years since she began
Der accumulations, and apparently
she has no intention of stopping them.
for the lateSH arrival of gold from the
cape has been wholly purchased for
Russian account. Yet. with a stock on
hand already reckoned at C l2O, 900 900,
the rled for this purchase is nut very
apparent. A significant featur" of the
ca e 4 that whenever notice Ia called
to th}Se Russian gold Purchases they
cease 'or awhile, only to be resumed
rs so as public attention is turned
Anotl way.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The very finest brand of Havana
cigars fetches $500 a thousand in
Paris.
In Mexico the family of dead duelist
can claim support from the person
who shot him.
Chinese streets are supposed to be
the narrowest in the world. Some of
them are only eight feet wide.
A collection of 1876 letters written by
Charles Dickens to various corre-
spOndents was sold in London lately
for $745.
The Virginia Bar association has
recommended that judicial robes be
worn by the judges of the supreme
court of the state.
Philadelphia is to have an inspector
of gas meters, who will receive $4,000
year for his services in seeing that
the citizens are not overcharged.
The German army at present COM
prises 23,176 officers, 7S,2O7 noncom7
missioned officers, 479,229 privates,
2,1O3 surgeons and 9S,O58 horses.
The shovel fish is so called because it
uses its nose to turn over the mud Il
the bottom of the sea, in quest of the
worms and small shellfish on which it
feeds.
Russia has 6O,OOO,OOO sheep. of which
one-fOurth are merinos, averaging six
pounds of WOOL each and $50 wooden
mills of European Russia employ 10000
workmen and produce goods valued at
$4,000, 900 roubles.
1t is a common Asiatic custom for
the bridegroom to give chase to the
bride, either on foot, on horseback or
in a canoe. If the bridegroom catches
the fugitive he claims her as his wife,
otherwise the match is broken off.
At the sale of the Morrison canoes
in London Greek gold ring set with
an intaglio of Bacchus from Tarsus
was sold for $1,150, another ring with
figure of Bacchus for 1925, the signet
of Asander, king of the Bosporus, from
Kertch for $780, the Sessa ring for
1928, an da fine intaglio bust of Do
militia for $500
In the Roman hospital recently ex-
cavated at Baden in Switzerland MANY
medical instruments and utensils have
been found, among them probes, tubes,
pincers, cauterizing instruments, safe
" inns, medicine spoons of bone, silver
measuring vessels, jars and pots for
medicines, some containing traces of
ointment. There were IA rooms in. the
building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
WASHINGTON'S INFLUENCE.
commence in the First President
Preserved Harmony Among
the People.

As tree IS known by its fruits, so
may a political policy be known from
the character of its supporters.
Shortly after the federal constitu-
ton had been adopted at Philadel-
phia, Francis Lightfoot Lee, signer
of the Declaration of Indenendence
was at the courthouse of Westmore-
land county, Va, and some one asked
his opinion of it.
81 do not" replied Mr.. Lee. "pre-
tend to be a Judge of an organic law
of such Importance, but one fact in
clines me to support it. Gen. Wash
ington is in favor of it, and John War
den is against it,"
Warden was a Scotch lawyer of the
county who had been speaking in pub
lie against the ratification of the new
constitution.
Mr.. Lees willing submission to Wash
ington's judgment was initiated all
through the country. Trust in Wash
ington brought about the adoption Of
the new constitution by Virginia; and
without the ratification by that state,
then the largest in the union, the con-
stitution would never have gone into
effect.
BE assured Washington's influence
carried this government" wrote Mon
roe to Jefferson, after the Virginia
convention had voted for the consti-
tuition. THE country was an instru-
ment with 10 strings, and the only
master who could bring out all their
harmonious thought was Washing
ton."-Youth's Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

should occupy different branches, and
should be separated by the trunk of
the tree-this, at any rate, is the usual
custom.
Spare the bite and spoil the child"
would probably be the South Sea island
mothers rendering of the wise man S
saying, for she knew nothing of the use
CT the rod as a means Ct correction.
Instead of furnishing her offspring
in ways known to European mothers.
she nulla.ls4sv ssnd- hitez some part of
Cts body, generally selecting the tieshy
part of its arm for the purpose. Thus
it happens that travellers note among
little South Sea islanders many bear
ing wounds or scars which have been
produced by the mothers teeth.
The mode of caress is as queer as
that of punishment. 1t is either to
gently take hold of the child's neck
with the teeth, or to pass the thumb
deftly over its eyebrow or cheek.
Russf0 HOardfux Gold.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
HE HAD CONFIDENCE.
His Conviction Became Settled Upon
VerificatiOn of the
Account,

1t was a country store, with trim
little miss behind the counter, who
would have been much more at home
In a city drawing room. She was
visiting in the little country town, and
more for amusement than anything
else she would assume the responsible,
tiles of keeping shop. An old negro
ambled into the store with a troubled
look on his face. He took a respect
full pull at his battered hat as he came
tc the counter and said:
"Mornin', Miss Catings. My Of oman
kinder had de expression dat dis we're
count of ourn don't zackly signify, an
I'm gwine to put you to de discon-
venience to sorter see by de book whar
Use been dom de figirin'"
The little miss looked frightened at
first, but as the old man laid his charge
book down on the counter her face
frightened.
"All right, uncle, we will compare
the books" she said.
The day book of the little store was
brought out, and as she called off tho
articles charged against the old negro
he checked them off in his book, from
time to time giving grunts of aston
ishment and satisfaction. This con.
tinued until the last item was called
out and duly checked, when the old
man picked up his book, and, with a
broad smile, said:
Miss Catings, I always told my ole
oman dat dis was de bes' place to DEAL
an when de books zackly petrify dat
proves tn. o. Times-Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
SOUTH SEA ISLAND CUSTOMS.
s0me Peculiarities of Love Making
and Marriage Among the Fill
Islanders and Others.

One would imagine that love making
in FIJI was very tame affair from tho
fact that marriages are often arranged
while those most nearly concerned are
still i'm their infancy. However, court
ship there is quite as interesting as
anywhere else, and it has some peculiar
features. says the Chicago Times Her
aid.
CuPSd's happy hunting ground is gen.
orally garden or a plantation. and on
a moonlight evening he is generally
pretty busy. At that time. high up in
the branches of the bread fruit trees,
those who have eyes to see may spy a
pair OF human love birds perched on
the branches 40 feet or so from the
ground. Fijian etiquette seems to de-
mand that the fair one and her lover
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

contentedly against the woodwork
of the bar and gurgled at the barten-
der, who remarked casually that that
was a damn smart-looking kid" The
father acquiesced in much the same
language, and few moments later
both men laughed uproariously when
they saw the kid" straining its neck
to get palmer view of the stage in
the main hall, whereon a number of
females disported themselves in skirt
less abandon. He's a chip of the
old block" said the bartender, with
a leer, and the father looked as though
he was proud to be the block which
would produce such promising chip.
1t would not require a very vivid
imagination to forecast the future of
child born of parents who subject
it to such influences. And the ques-
ton is, has not society the right to
guard itself against the results of the
operation of such influences? Many
of our German citizens believe that
they do their children no harm by per-
hitting them to drink beer freely.
hab 10 q duS SUM VI pm SlOlOSJ anu
should be viewed as a general thing
from that standpoint. But the point
involved in bringing up child in the
atmosphere of a saloon, and saloon
whose patrons are persons of low
morality, is quite a different one. So
far as Coney Island is concerned, it
is only fair tc say that its proprietors
of most of the concert halls and other
resorts have posted signs on their
premises forbidding admittance to
children unless accompanied by
their parents or guardians. And this
regulation is to be commended so far
as it goes. But there can be little
doubt in the mind of any thoughtful
person as to whether young children
ought to be admitted to such places
under any circumstances. And as for
the father who rerches the baby on
the bar while he gets drink, what
shall be said of him ?-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
FORTY PER CENT. A MONTH.
A Man Who Borrowed So In 1898 and
Has Since Paid Back
SS4.00.

One of the most remarkable suits
recently brought in Chatham county,
Ca, is now pending before Justice j..
r. Saussy, Jr, of the Fourth militia
district. 1t is suit for usury. the case
being one where a negro borrowed
$500 from a loan broker in 1898, and
has since paid him $500. and the
broker still claims a balance due of
$40,
The way in which this state of af-
fairs is brought about is remarkable
one, and yet simple, says the Savannah
News. 1t is done simply by charging
40 per cent. per month interest, or
whereabouts.
James Erwon borrowed $6.O6 from
Fl. L. Drake & Co. in 1898. AS matter
of fact, however, he received only FIVE
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
The sum of the Virtues.

"Tt is men-high-minded men-that
constitute state" So he who loves
his fellowmen most is the greatest pa
triot. Th-t great Teacher who lived
and taught in Galilee centuries ago,
has given us in one word the sum Of
all human virtues in all their length,
and breadth and depth. "To love thy
neighbor as myself" is all of mans
duty to man; this is all the virtues,
and without It there can be no virtue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

For our own part we say, and we say
it thoughtfully. we had rather see the
war close now, our armies and navies
called off. and let Spain keep Cuba and
the Philippines, and all she has got,
than for our camps to be infested with
liquor saloons and our noble soldier
boys seduced from sobriety and won
over to the. foul and ruinous habit of
drink. May God interpose and speedily
put an end to one or the other.-Bap-
fist Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
last year, and that is the amount he Is
now suing for.


Acoal mine i'll Scotland which caught
fire over so years ago, and has been
burning ever since, has at last burned
itself out, The mine is on the Dali
quharran estate. Daily. 1t was set Oh
fir. by the engines which worked the
fans, and although many costly at
tempts have been made to extinguish
Il they have been unsuccessful.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
A DimcuIt Problem.

First Tramp ION foraging expedi-
tom gee! What are we goinfi
ter do about de dog?
Second Tramp dunno. l don't
b'long to no board of strategy!-Puck,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

Connecticut claims a parrot ils
years old. 1t has been for 100 years In
one family, having descended from ia
Their to son through two OF three gen.
erations
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
A Night Errnnd.

Teacher-Tommy, what is a knight
errant?
Tommy-Puttin' out the cat.-Inp
diAnapolis Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

Spain has more sunshine than any
other country in Europe, the yearly
average being 5000 hourA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

FOR SALE-My half interest in the Crys-
tai Steam Laundry. Topeka. c. II.
Matthews. Topeka. Kansas. l0i-tf
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LOST.
PROPOSALS

~O0-0O~~NO0O00O0N0ON0O0O
Sunday, gold fountain pen
Address or leave same at this office.
1n4-2tN
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Globe Iron Works

Manufacture engines and boilers, and all
kinds Of iron AID brass castings Dealers
IN boiler tubes. steam pipes. brass go06G
gyn and hemp packing etc
A. FLAGG. Prop. Wichita. Ka
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EOR EXCHANGE.
~-0-0-N-0~N~0-N-N
EDR SAIE-HOE SES.

FOR SALE-HOCSES
FOR SALE-To move, large frame store
building, 60xlo0 feet. Can on {. l. Da-
wilson. al Kansas National Bank 10l
FOR SALE
Good house. Wen located. s rooms, mod
ern arrangements. very cheap. s.. So
Good house. with % rooms and barn.
well located; Will sell for S,oo).
Large building. TO move. VIII make a
splendid frame hotel, or could be con-
verted into three dwelling houses. with
eish; or ten rooms each. {. l. David
son. al Kansas National Bank. lpl
FOR SALE-A property that cost & 30
Tor $50 blocks north Douglas. one-half
mile east OF Main. Come quick Il YOU
want 4 snap. Hartford Investment Co.
Us +. First. Idiot
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PROPOSALS for Water and Sewer Sys-
tem.-United States Indian Service. Chey-
enne and Arap3hOe Agency, Darlington,
Oklahoma, August - 1898.
Sealed proposals. Endorsed: Proposal
for Water and Sewer System" and ad-
dressed to the undersigned at Darlington.
Q. T. will be received at this Agency
until one o'clock p. N. OF Monday. Sep
TENDER I9, 1895. for furnishing the
necessary materials and labor required 70
construct and complete water and sewer
system for the Cantonment school, at the
Cantonment Sub-Agency- 0. T, in strict
accordance with plans and specifications
which may be examined al this Agency.
the Offices Of the journal" of Kansas
city. No. the Eagle" OF Wichita. Kan
sas. and the "El Reno Evening star" OF
e Reno. Q. T. and az the Indian Office.
Washington. n. {. For further infOrma-
ton apply &c Major a. L. WoodsOn.
Acting l. :. Indian Agent so-2lt
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UNLIMITED FUNDS 10 loan On coolce
farm property n Kansas ana Okla bona
4ei-403-4oo SedgNiok olSSk- Whine s
Winnie. 1a-1
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MONEY TO LOAN-We have money 10
loan or Wichita property, OF good farms.
Rates reasonable Smith s Dorsey. 10
East Douglas 2-sf
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100 doors, 2.6X6b. 1X1.6, panel.
100 windows, 10x12, s light
STAR A, STAR SHINGLES.
231. 500 shingles.
Nails. assorted. $3.50 pounds.
100 locks, door.
200 butts, door.
Bidders will state clearly in their bids
the proposed price Of each article.
All articles delivered under contract will
be subject TO rigid inspection.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids. or any part Of any bid, if deemed
for the best interests of the service.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check or draft upon some United
States depository or solvent national bank
in the vicinity of the residence OF the bid
der, made payable to the order of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, for at
least five per cent of the amount Of the
proposal. which check or draft will be
forfeited to the United States in case any
bidder or bidders receiving an award shall
fail to promptly execute a contract with
good ana sufficient sureties. otherwise to
be returned to the bidder
Bids accompanied by cash IN lieu OF a
certified check will not be considered.
For further information apply to VIM.
T Walker, L. S. Indian Agent
eS-3w
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TIE WEEKLY EAGLE
ts'ss hSn Her as3
gives fhs ss~s
ss< bsys 50 szssess
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rival for
Simplicity. accuracy, qulckness. dur
ability. convenience, range OF styles
and fashion. Perfectness Of FIT On
every form without change or altera-
ton.
The Standard is the latest improved
Tailor System OF Dress Cutting in the
world. and embodies all of>the very best
principles known to the Dress Cutting art
Ladies interested are invited to visit
our Academy at 135 North Market street
and examine the System and see the work
being done by our pupils. We especially
invite you to make our Parlors your head
quarters during the State Fair.
ACADEMY 135 ". MARKET STREET.
WICHITA, KAN.
Mrs. Naud Pyle, Miss Emma Sanderson.
Managers.
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FINANCIAL.

WANTED-To make farm loans on Kan
eas and Oklahoma properties +el-40S-tos
SeGewick block. Hlca.ta. Kan W.nns
& Wine lo4-tf
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FOR SALE-Good guitar and mandolin
5ISi2 y. Main I05-2tN
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WANTED-Cash paid for peach pits at
Nurseries north Of city lO4-tf
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FOR SALE-Sw u, IS, n, lie, adjoins
city. $500; only $1,000 cash. Worth
s, 900. Dean Gordon. l03-4t
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FOR SALE-Twelve cabinet photos for
$40, also L stamp photos l5c. al Sin
ciair's Gallery. 2o5 :. Main. City.
le5-6IN-s2-Su- thu-fri-Sa-Su
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FOR SALE-MISCELLAN
FOR SALE-A Mckenzie phaeton; been
used some and Will be sold AZ d bar
gain. Inquire at VI. a. Mckenzie's
lu5-SrN
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TAKEN UP-Parties leaving sorrel mare
white in forehead, weight about LOO
pounds, will please call, pay charges
and take same. Star Dairy, Thirteenth
street and Frisco railroad. 104-3tx
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WANTED-To invest small capital in
paying business in Wichita. Address
y. +. H" Eagle Office l04-2tx
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
Soc
$3.50

EVERYTHING N STOCK WILL eE BRAN NEW 70 SELECT FROM
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-31
SOME rosrscRrrrs.

newly discovered srot on the sun,
visible now. Is said to be 10000 miles n,
diameter.
American forests have produced dur
ing the past sixty years ss4 600, 0oe, 900 feet
OF lumber. valued at sa5,oc0 oo0. 900.
Aceordlons were invented in 1929 nv
Mr.. Damain of vicnns. and a single Ger.
man firm now manufactures over IL 900
year.
In Vineland, ~ j.. Is poet with rad
zeal yiews ON the subject OF taxation WIN
has gone to jail rather than nay his no
tax, amounting to $780,
New York man recently Went TO mn
uhdertaker's. chose coffin, bargained for
us lowest price. purchased it, Then r
turned home and committed suicide.
Sweden and Norway iind the Unite
States a good customer OF cod liver oil ana
matches, those articles being the prluclpaI
terms OF export 10 this country.
The biggest rope ever used for haulaze
purposes has Just BEEN made for district
SUBWAY IN Glasgow scotland, II be.nq
seven miles long four and half inch Is
IN circumference and weighs nearly SIKH
tons. ''
a new Kind OF cloth Is being mad, In
Lyons from the down OF hens. ducss and
geese, Seven hundred and fifty grains n,
feathers make rather more than a sousr,
yard OF light waterproof cloth
There Is Que par, OF the world al has.
where bicycles do not meet with approy Il
TINS Is Morocco. where the grand yixie,
has steadfastly tabooed the use OF ..useh
aangerow Instruments"