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absolute faith. and this faith was
proved by their hatred of all ideas in
consistent with their own.
Spain has been and is the victim of
superstition. The Spaniards expelled
the Jews. who at hat time represented
a good deal of wealth and considerable
intelligence. This expulsion was char
acterized by infinite brutality and by
cruelties that words N express.
They drove out the loo at last. Not
satisfied with this. they drovS out the
Moriscoes. These were Moors who had
been converted to Catholicism.
THE Spaniards. however. had no con-
fidenc in the honesty of the CONVEX
sion. and for the purpose of gaining
the good will OF their God they drove
them out. They had succeeded in get
ting rid of Jews, Moors and Moriscoes:
tina. is to say. of the intelligence and
industry of Spain. Nothing was left
but Spaniards: that is to say. Incidence,
pride. cruelty and infinite superstition.
So Spain destroyed all freedom of
thought through the inquisition. and
for many years the sky was livid with
the flames of the auto-da-fe; Spain
was busy carrying fagots to the feet
of philosophy, busy in burning people
for thinking. for investigation. for ex-
pressing one opinions. The result
was that a great darkness settled over
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would destroy superstition. and I think
IL would ~civilize ever Spain.
While my sympathies are all with
Cuba. and while I have been anxious
that the United States should acknowl-
edge the independence OF Cuba, still I
am willing to admit tina President Nc
Kinley knows more about this matter
than I do. and I think that probably
he has many facts I'm his possession of
which ] know nothing. Now / am sat
isfed that he is a brave and patriotic
man. am satisfied that he sympa-
thizes with all people struggling to be
free. and consequently I am willing to
wait. believing hat the end will JUS
tif1 his course. At the same time l re-
member. and l hope the administration
will not forget. that the people of
America are with Cuba"
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difficult indeed. is the problem that
the best torpedo system of to-day is
really a compromise between conflict
ing requirements. As obstacles i'm
shunting off a hostile squadron the use
of these mines Is imperative i'm modern
warfare. Beside the surface mine are
the submarine mines, subdivided into
I'D observation mines. fired by an cleo
trio current when the enemy appears
within the destructive area of the mine:
CD ele-ctro-contact mines, which. on
conclusion, explode by automatically
completing the electric circuit from
the battery ashore. and CD mechanical
mines, which. on collision, explode
through the action of a continuance
within them, INT which are in no way
connected with the shore. The aues-
ton as to whether a channel or harbor
shall be used for navigation determines
the choice of h system. But no sys-
tenn at present is alone sufficient for
a defense.
Experiment has determined that for
the generation of sufficient explosive
energy to crush the side of a warship
not less than a mean pressure of $500
pounds per SQUARE nch is necessary
To this end either CUR cotton or dyna-
mite must be used. One hundred
pounds of dynamite gives the required
pressure at a horizontal distance of lit
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ROBERT G.. lNGERS0LL.

, Spain. pierced by no star and shone up
on by no rising sun.
AT n time Spain was the eat
of powers. owner of half the world, and
o she has only a few islands the
small change of her great fortune. the
few pennies in the almost empty purse,
souvenirs of departed wealth. OF van
ished greatness. Now Spain is bank
rupt. bankrupt not only i'm purse. but i'm
the higher faculties of the mind. a ma
ton without progress. without thought:
still devoted to bull fights and super
stition. still trying to alright conta-
gious diseases by religious professions.
Spain is a part of the medieval ages.
belongs to an ancient generation. 1t
really has no place i'm the nineteenth
century.
Spain has always been cruel. s. s.
Prentice. many years ago. speaking of
Spain. said: on the shore of discovery
ii leaped an armed robber. and sought
for gold even in the threats of its
victims The bloodiest pages In the
history of this world have been written
by Spain. Spain in Peru. in Mexico.
Spain in the Low Countries-al posi-
BILE cruelties come back to the mind
when we say Philip H.. when we say
the Duke of Alva. when we pronounce
the names of Ferdinand and Isabella.
Spain has inflicted every torture. has
practiced every cruelty. has been guilty
of every possible outrage. There has
been no break between Torquemada
and Weyler, between the Inquisition
and the infamies committed i'm Cuba.
When Columbus found Cuba, the
original inhabitants were the kindest
and gentlest OF people. They practiced
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Jews or heretics-reach an extreme hard
ly to be paralleled elsewhere. and they
persisted and intensified in an age of in
creasing enlightenment until the whole
civilized world stood aghast at them. And
while the horrors Of the Inquisition were
the inevitable outcome of Spanish his
tory and Spanish character. the system
continually reacted to foster the traits
that had given IL birth. So. while the
world advanced. Spain Jagged benind In
mediscvsl d~arkness-and she Ii still far
To the rear.
That h the trouble to-day. With Phoe-
nician cruelty. and C~arthaginisn dupiic-
ity. and Roman arrogance. and Vandai
sreed. and Moslem Intolerance. Spain be-
longs TO the dark ages-sn a~tsvistic sur
vival. We look upon her with amaxement
as she sits In the tawdry of
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dispatches and their melodramatic ro-
mances. Especially is this true of the ex-
travagant tales about Mexico and Peru
where the too credulous Prescott seems
To have relied with rather childlike faith
upon his authorities" Later inyestiga-
tors have been more cautious, and per-
haps there Is still room for the skeptic.
IL may well be doubted that Spain was
ever prosperous i'm any proper sense of
the word. In her best days the number
OF beggsrs In the country was appalling.
l hesitate To quote the figures-for they
are Spanish-but lS0.0o is the estimate.
During the SAND period there were
scarcely any manufactures. The exports
were In the main the products OF a soil
practically untitled. such as wool. hides.
minerals. raw silk. kermes and olives.
What does this signify? IL means that
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discovery of America she is entitled to
small credit: but the ingratitude with
which she requited those who had served
her and the greedy savagery with which
she seized and ruled and robbed the ter
ritory thus acquired are quite her own.
To this period. likewise. belongs the In
QUESTION. This, i'm the opinion of the pres
ent writer, is often seriously misunder-
stood. 1t was not the outcome of her
creed. but of her character: il was essen
TALLY Spanish. True. persecution was no
now thing: I'm a barbarous age men are
sure to give a barbarous Interpretation
to their religion-even though 1t be the
Gospel of Peace. But the abominati ons of
injustice and cruelty practiced in Spain
whether directed against inhdels or
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for "A time We're the Carthaginians in
S~pain-the accepted type of cleverness
and manhood. Few traces of their blood
probably remain: but il was a bad start.
The clay was still soft and their example
was potent. Like master. like man."
Then came the Romans. with a vet
more masterful dominion. that lasted for
centuries. Here there was no poison in
the blood. but again the example was
baneful. Rome's method OF dealing with
subject provinces. which Spain learned
by bitter experience. she seems to have
adopted as a model for all time. Every
school boy has read of the rapacity and
arrogance and inhumanity of the Roman
governors. who regarded proyincials as
merely "A source of revenue. with no
rights that "A lordly Roman need respect.
These notions seem TO have fallen on "A
singularly fertile soil. and unlucky Cubs
Is to-day reaping the fruits of SPANS
Roman training. No masters are so in
tolerable as those who have learned the
trick Of tyranny In the school of servi-
tude.
And still the corruption OF blood went
on: II Spain had been made the worlds
penal colony she could scarcely have
Jared worse. After the Romans came the
Nandals. whose name has become "a syno-
nyme for brutal destructiveness: and
close To their heels, the Visigoths. of
whom "a celebrated authority has de-
clared that To them may be traced all
the maxims of the modern Inquisition."
Even this was not enough. The dis
tracted country-as yet IL could hardly be
called a n~ation-was next overrun by a
horde of Moors from Africa. bringing an
alien and fanatic creed to be enforced by
the edge OF the sword. Under this regime
the Spanish Christians soon became even
more intolerant than their Moslem con-
querors. The ferocious racial and relig-
aAHa ~ A.
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Spain in her palmlest days was largely
occupied by mining camps and cattle
ranches. and this conclusion is I'm perfect
accord with Spanish characteristics.
The popular ideas about pastoral life
are diametrically wrong. Far from being
one of the most peaceful occupations, as
pictured by poets. It is one OF the rough
est and most savage. The real shepherd
goes about armed to the teeth. often fol-
lowed by "A pack of fierce dogs. ever
ready and often forced to fight for life
and property. What he becomes under
the most favorable conditions may BE-
seen in the modern cowboy. In earlier
times we simply find the knife and spear
in place of the revolver and rifle. and the
shepherd himself Is rather more like a
wild animal. Much the same may be said
of the miners. In such a state of society
laws are ineffective. b~rigandage uns
rampant. and lynching. as the only
means of restraining crime. becomes "A
system. All this is familiar to us in the
history of the wilder parts of our own
West: and all this. and worse, was the
condition of Spain for centuries-an-
other reason why the Spanish are not a
gentle race. In this connection Ii is rather
interesting to note that just as our cow
boys sometimes string up a horse thief
on the nearest tree and make him a tar
get for their revolvers, so the Spanish
lynching parties used to hoist their VIC
tim upon "a pole and shoot him full OF
arrows-so closely does history repeat
itself under similar conditions. We. how
ever. do not boast of the grandeur OF
40. nor of the cattle ranch.
That the ~Spaniard was also much ad-
dicted to a seafaring life did not tend to
soften his temper in days when
was largely a compound of smuggling
and piracy. Here again he worked up a
great reputation for ferocious cruelty
though IL must be admitted that the En-
glish for a time were close rivals in this
line. Ii is simply one more factor. The
horrible traffic in slaves is another. and
was at its worst under Spanish land Por-
tuguese) auspices. Like the Inquisition.
all these things are at once a manifesto
ton and a reacting cause of Spanish cru
city.
Much more might be adduced. but quite
enough has been cited to make IL evident
why the Spaniard is what he is. The
character OF a nation. as of its individ-
ual members. is largely the product of
heredity and environment: and i'm both
these particulars the Spaniard has been
p-henomenally unlucky. He is just what
his history has made him. and presuma-
bly, can be nothing else. We could pity
him were he not himself so pitless.
That he should excessively pride him.
self upon his lineage seems rather extra
ordinary in view of the facts: but II is
really nothing to wonder at. The worse
the stock the more insufferable the pride
of blood-as the pedigree of many a royal
house bears witness.
CHARLES KELSEY GAINES.
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How's This?

We oher One Hundred Dollars Reward for an,
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Catarrh Cure.
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Halls Family Pills are the best.
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tcntcu Wl1e, and
reaches its glorious noontide in the happy
mother. Happy motherhood is a true wo-
mans loftiest ambition. Her highest pride
is in her fitness to fulfill this grand and
sacred destiny. Nothing so clouds and
darkens her existence as to be incapaci-
tated for this nobiest of womanly functions
by weakness or disease.
Awonian who suffers from any ailment OF
the delicate special organism of her sex,
feels something more than pain and physi-
cal wretchedness. She is mortiked with q
sense of womanly incompleteness.
But no woman need remain under this
cloud of misery and dissatisfaction: DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription positively
cures all diseased conditions and weak.
nesses, and restores complete health and
strength TO the feminine organs.
II is the only medicine of its kind devised
for this one purpose by an educated and eS.
perienced physician. and eminent specialist
in this particular field of practice.
II is the only medicine which can be relied
upon to make the ordeal of motherhood
absolutely safe and almost painless.
II cannot say too much for Or. Pierce's favor.
lite Prescription" writes Miss Clara baird, OF
bridgeport. Montgomery Co. Penn'a- Il feel II
my duty to say to all women who may be sudcr.
ing from any disease of the womb that II Is the
best medicine on earth for them to use. I CANNOT
praise il too highly for the good Il did me. IL
any one doubts this give them my name and
address"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate the
stomach. liver and bowels. or all medicine
dealers
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hat the Phoenicians-perhaps the
most atrociously cruel of the races of
antiquity-gained a foothold in Spain i'm
almost prehistoric times may be passed
by with mere mention. These are the peo-
pie who gave its name to Cadiz. and who
In the height of their alleged civilization
fed Moloch with human sacrifices. We
know too little of the extent of their in
huence-probably quite limited-to at
tempt to Measure it. but whatever IL
amounted TO IL was morally pernicious.
That intercourse with the Phoenicians
did. after all. have considerable effect on
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the face of the globe. Say. rather. she
was twice so. First as a center of learn
ing and science under the Saracenic rule.
when the city of Cordova had a mile OF
gas lit streets and fountains of quick
silver played I'm the palace yard of the ca
liph. Second. when she was the greatest
military power i'm Europe. But Spain
could not stand the march of modern in
vention. She has steadily shrunk and
shriveled and lost her possessions. until
now all she has left worth speaking of il
Cuba. The Philippines are insignificant
possessions.
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WHY SPAN|ARDS ARE CRUEL
Starting With Bad Blood From Several Sources, They
Are Not to Pitied Because They Are Ptess.

: That the Spaniards are. as a race. ex-
c~eptsonally and VIGOROUSLY cruel l shall
take for ant IL is an opinion almost
universally received. and with most peo-
pie argument would be superfluous. The
question of real interest is. what has
made them so? For nature is never ar
bftrary; not even the seemingly wilful
perversities of men are without cause.
In the case of Spain some of the causes
date very far back: they began their
work almost before the dawn of history
-as We might expect from the dogged
persistency OF the traits developed. 1t is
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For some time / have suffered with
rheumatism n tried every imagin-
able remedy. without effect. MIR. F.
O.. $. Wells advised me to try Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. telling me that IL had
cured many cases of long standing like
mine. 7 have used four bottles and feel
sure that n more bottle will make my
cure complete.-A. p. Kontz. Claremore,
Ark. Sold by druggists.
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the impressionable Iberisn character. IL
strongly suggested by the ease with
which the C~arthaginians subsequently
attained a dominant influence in Spain.
This was practically the same thing, for
these new invaders were an onshoo of
the same evp stock. They were about as
merciful as our American I~ndians-every
one Is familiar with the story of poor
R~egulus-aiid "Punic faith" was a by
word These Carthaginians overran most
of the codntry. and We know that their
generals encouraged intermarriages be-
tween soldiers a natives. Very popular
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Has Been n Great Nation Twice.
Spain was nee the greatest nation on
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Love is the sun of
woman's life. Its
is the
inaiden's d
sentiment; it bright
ems into the steady
affection of the con-
Evening star., 1898-12-16

interior, we have decreed, not three or four
times, but many times, that the local Off
cials must protect them; that the gentry
and people of all the provinces must SYM
pathize with our desire for mutual benevo-
lence; that they must treat them truth
fully and honestly, without dislike sus-
picion, with the hope of lasting peaceful
relations.
Recently there have been disturbances
in the provinces which it has been impossi-
BILE to avoid. There have been several cases
Of riot in Szechuan, which have not been
settled. The stupid and ignorant people
who circulate run1ors and stir up strife,
proceeding from light to grave differences,
hand, the officials, who have not been able
at convenient seasons to properly instruct
the people and prevent disturbances can
not be excused from censure
I'VE now especially decree again that all
high provincial officials, wherever there are
Evening star., 1898-12-16
READY FOR CHRISTMAS.
Places Where Presents Can Be Found
in Abundance.

in Abundance.
Business men who record their business
require ledgers, and when the book is
properly ruled the work Of keeping it is
made easy. Hodges, at 511 9th street, does
this work In a satisfactory manner and at
prices to suit.
The apparel doth oft proclaim the man, -
Is certainly true saying, for no one can
put suit of clothes made at Keen's,
No. 1910 F street, and then not look like a
man. Garments made at this old estab-
ushed house speak for themselves, both as
to fit and style. Strangers who come here
have to remain only long enough to get
one of Keen's suits before they are able to
present a more stylish appearance.
New and tasteful effects are given in sta
tionery printed for the coming year by
Elliott, at 5u6 10th street. He is making a
specially of office stationery just now, ana
IS turning out big supplies of CARDS, letter
heads and other maIerIal necessary for
office or business use. Certainly no more
appropriate a present than stationery can
be given.
There is perhaps nobody in the wide
world who does not want to see everything
there is to be seen, and oftenumes the use
of a glass necessary. This renders fieiu
glasses esentlai, and H. H. Brown, 1910 +
street. is offering fine line of them. The
famous Stereo gIaSs is the leader, and for
it is claimed clearer magnifying power than
the best old-style glasses.
1t is not too soon to start your printer on
your work for 1899, and let one of your
resolutions be good printed matter for the
year. In the matter of printing Byron S.
Adams, 512 11th street, will suit you both
in quality and price. His facilities are first
CLASS and the work turned out is clear and
ATTRACTIVE. Consult hun before giving your
order and YOU will not regret it.
The Tile Shop" 520-22 18th street. offers
port of refuge for those who are puzzled
over what to give. 1t is just around the
corner from F street, and not far from
Pennsylvania avenue. Myriads of quaint
and curious things are kept in stock, and
the inexpensive prices bring them within
reach of all.
Pretty Christmas cards and calendars are
acceptable to both Old and young, given
either alone or with something else. Ger
tainly no child's Christmas is complete
without them. At John c. Parker's store,
No. 617 7th street, the artistic beauty of the
display distinguishes the stock from ex-
hibits in some other stores.
One of the most attractive street win
dows is at the jeweiry store of S. Desio, No.
1912 opposite the Boston House. The store
is open evenings, and its superb stock
makes fine showing under the lights.
Evening star., 1898-12-16

churches, shall distinctly instruct the local
of1cials to most respectfully obey our sew
eral DEGREES, to recognize and protect the
foreign missionaries as they go to and fro,
and to treat them with all courtesy.
IF lawsuits arise between Chinese and
native Christians they must be conducted
with justice and speedily concluded Mors-
over, they must command and instruct the
gentry and people to fulfill their duties
that there may be no Quarrels or Disagree
ments.
Wherever there are foreigners TRAVELLING
from place to place they must surely be
protected and the extreme limit of our hos
pitality extended.
After the issue OF this decree II there
Is any lack of preparation and DISTURB
ances should arise, the officials of that lo-
cality will be severely dealt with; whether
they be viceroys or governors or others
they shall be punished, and II will not avail
to say We have not informed you"
Evening star., 1898-12-16
FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.

Decree by the Empress Dowager EE-
joining Proper Treatment.
Minister Conger sends from Pekin trans
lation of decree by the empress dowage-
in regard to the treatment of foreigners.
especially missionaries, residing in China,
as follows:
From the opening of ports to foreign
trade to the present time foreigners and
Chinese have been as one family, with un-
divided interests, and since missionaries
from foreign countries are living In the