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are nearer ard greater than they were
at the time these papers were written.
so the arguments the author so vigor-
ously presses appeal with greater
force. To quote from an article writ
ten in 1890: THE United States is wo-
fully unready, not only in fact but in
purpose, to assert in the Caribbean
and Central America a weight of in
fuence proportioned to the extent of
her interests. We have not the navy.
ana. what is worse, we are not willing
10 nave the navy, that will weigh Sc
riously in any disputes with those ma
tons whose. interests will conflict there
with our own. we have not, and we
are not anxious to provide the de-
tense OF the seabOard which Will leave
the navy free for its work at sea
| recognize, what few at least
say, That, despite its great surplus rev.
ehue, TINS country is poor in proportion
TO Its length Of seabOard and its ex
posed. points. That which I deplore
and which is assober, just and reason,
aeie= cause of deep national concern
IS -that the nation neither has nor cares
to have its sea frontier so defended
and its navy. of Such power as win s1If-
ice, with the advantages of our posi-
tlon' to weigh seriously when inevita-
Bile discussions. arise"
The creation of material for war
under modern conditions, REQUIRES a
length OF time (which does moi rerroit
the postponemept of it to the hour of
the impending hostilities." He ren7in5-
US that. to put into the water a firs+
class battleship, fully arrnored. witbi,,
a year after the laying of her keel is
CONSIDERED an extraordinary exhibition
OF natlon's resources in shipbui1dino
ana that even then the work is hardIV
begun; ard more difficult to procure is
the necessary complement of comna-
tent men, Take an entirely fresh
IN iildn' a nattieshlp can be built and put
IN commission before he becomes a
trained man-ofwar's man, and a tor
pedo-boat can be built and ready for
service before. to use the old sea
phrase, the hayseed is out of his
hair. III"
This article on the Preparedness for
NaVal war is one that will be widely
e e.enan ana "a quoted in the present emer-
sehcy capt. Mahan distinguishes
SHARPLY between preparation and pre-
pafedneSS-'t there may have been a
great deal of very necessary prepara-
ton for war without being prepared
In preparedness for war, he considers
the navy to be, in all probable causes
OF war for US, of paramount irnpor-
lance. "Of invasion. in any real sens
OF the word, we run no risk: and. if
we did, 1t must be by sea; and there.
at sea, must be met primarily, and
ought to be met decisively any at
tempt at invasion Of our Interests,
either in difTant1 lands or at home, by
blockades CT by shomhardment Yet the
force of men in thed navy is smaller.
by more than half, ethan that of the
army" nj D
Preparedness for War is preparation
for peace, he eSideptly regards as a
maxim. and this preparedness should
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A book of great present interest is
Capt. A. T. Mahan's 1.-THE Interest of
America in Sea Power, Present and
Future" At any time a series of pa
pers on naval topics from the author
of 'The Life of Nelson" would find
waiting a public as large as it is va
ried in its units; for the interest in
his subject has never been one of an
hour. The force of his style appeals
to all intelligent readers; the firm foun-
dation of his professional knowledge,
the strength of his logic and the con-
v;ncing simplicity of his conclusions
make the reading of anything from his
pen a matter of Importance.
Now, however, when all eyes are
turned on the navy, The Interest of
America in Sea Power" is very pres
ent indeed, and a work from so au-
thoritative a source, although written
and published before the late disaster
that has made war a much nearer pos
sibility than Capt Mahan thought of
considering in any of his papers, will
be read eagerly in the light of present
events.
Capt. Mahan's last book consists of
eight detached papers which have ap-
peared in the various leading maya
zines at intervals from December of
1890 to October of 1897. The papers are
printed in the order in which they
appeared-"The United States Looking
Outward 1890; Hawaii and Our Flu
ture Sea Power" 1893; The Isthmus
n
an Anglo-American Reunion" 1894;
1.-THE Future in Relation to American
Naval Power" 1895; preparedness for
Naval War 1897; ga Twentieth Cen
fury Outlook" 1897, and strategic
Features Of the Caribbean Sea and the
Gulf. of Mexico" 1897.
The articles. one and all. lead to
the same conclusion. the necessity for
navy adequate to our prospective
needs; and, as our prospective needs
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The Queens English.
Frnm fhe Nem 49,, 1I,o.1.1.

FTOn Ihe New York Weekly.
to EIngllshman-l say, ye knaw. what's the
Railroad Ticket CIerk-The vintage?
EngHshman-The bookage, We kuaw-the
tariff. What's tn tariff?
+,o Ticket Clerk haven't time to talk poll
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One Wnv


From the Boston Traveller.
Rev. Longnecker-I wish [ could thfnl, NJ
some way to make the congregation keen
their eyes on me during the sermon
Little Tommy-Pa, you want to put the
clock right behind the pulpit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

be part. of the wisely peace-loving
statesman's care. ct is the prepared
ness of the enemy, and not acquies-
cence in the existing state of things,
that now holds back the armies of
Europe" I'VE wisely quote Washing
toms warning against entangling alli-
ances,'' he says, but too readily forget
his teaching about preparation for
war"
('+The Interest of America in Sea Power,
Present and Future" by Capt. A. T. Mahan
Little, Brown & Co., Boston.)
HAMA" the title story Of a collec-
ton of short tales by the famous au-
thor of "Quo Vadis," is a story more
interesting in its way than the longer
novel Perhaps it is their length that
is in their favor, at all events the COM
position of all of Henryk Sienkiewiczs
sketches is more forceful and artistic
than the. composition of "Quo Vadis''
itself The first story of the present
collection introduces in the prologue a
distinctly drawn and amusing, charac-
ter, the old family servent, devoted to
the interest of the several generations
of Polish mobiles. In the story Of
HAMA" the granddaughter of this
faithful servitor is the heroine. and
Henryk, the young nobleman, tells the
story Of his love for her. The small
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
LITERARY NOTES.

II ever there was active powerful
brain, it was Ruskin's. No doubt he, worked
very hard but l doubt whether hard work
by itself can ever upset healthy brain 7
believe it rather strengthens than weakens
it, as exercise strengthens the muscles of our
BODY. His was, no doubt, very sensitive
nature, and an overweight constituencies is
much more likely to cause mischief than
steady intellectual effort And what a bean
tiful mind his was, and what lessons of beauty
ne has taught US all. At the same time he
could not bear anything unbeautiful: and
anything low or ignoble in men revolted him
and made him thoroughly unhappy. 7 re-
member once taking Emerson to lunch with
him in his rooms in Corpus Christi college
Emerson wac an cd friend of his and in
many respects a cognate soul. But some quite
Indifferent subject turned up a heated
discussion ensued and Ruskin was so upset
that he had to quit the room and leave us
a1one. Emerson was most unhappy, and did
all he could to make peace, but he had tn
leave without reconciliation" (From Prof
Max Muller's "Auld Lang Syne"-Svo. So
Charles Scribner's Sons.)
The first edition of 'sHeirlooms in Minia-
tures," Anne Hollingsworth Wharton's last
Colonial book, was exhausted before its issyc
and Christmas buyers were thus restricted to
a minimum of copies. A supplemental holt
day issue would have been made but for
the impossibility of securing the coIo1ed plate
in time. The second edition Is now an
nounced by the Lippincotts and many who
were deprived of copies are fastening to
order.
NJ lola Paris" Translated by Ernest AL
fred Vizetelly, will be published on March 1.
simultaneously in New York, Paris. London
and Toronto, by the Macmillan company.
"A Handbook of Nature Study" by D.
Lange. Of the Central high school st. Paul.
MINI, is announced fer publication early in
the spring by the Macmillan company.
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ON OUR BOOK TABLE.

From the Publishers:
New Amsterdam Book C mpany NV rk
old Lamps for New Ones by Char es
Dickens, 1.25; The Copy Maker" by Will
lam Farquhar Payson, 81.
Rand. McNal-y Co.. Chicago-''In the
Name OF Liberty" By Florence Marryat.
paper, % cents.
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LITERATURE OF TODAY
TIMELY PAPERS BY CAPTAIN a. Y.
MAHAN, U. S. n.

E.Fhe Interest Of the United States in
Sea Power, Present and Future"
ia History of MethoaisTa,'' by
DIR. james Nj. BuckIey-ShOrt
Stories by Henrylk Sienkiewicz.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

Use the Long Distance Telephone to Mime
sofa. No. and So. Dakota cities and towns.
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a ork-for
By
aIoute
tribe
in
10 any subect-or of
Of
SET composed OF eight
histories
woman in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27
SOME LAST YEARS. BOOKS
LIE GALLIENNE AND HIS "oMAR
KHAYYANI, POPULAR.

Unknown Authors Who Outrank the
known Ones in Success-Riche-
bourg's ~Death-MOses Colt Ty-
Ier's American HistOries--2o-
las "Paris--WaIton's "AngIer."
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Out To 1 s R9se OF reasons it's hard to convey by telling
aoWdged to be advanced
every other mark of merit gained claimed. " with
simply
ing TO compare it With history has
cover such
10 her e-I,aIfas
worlds $1,000 80 1' '''7"D" ldctS OF the
Cother history
MANKIND from the beginning down day-n fact there
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

M. zola's Paris" Translated by Ernest AL
fred Vizetelly, will be published on March 1.
simultaneously in New York, Paris, London
and Toronto, by the Macmillan company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

(+%The Interest of America in Sea Power,
Present and Future" by Capt. A. T. Mahan
Little, Brown & Co., Boston.)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-27

A Handbook of Nature Study" by D.
LANCE. Of the Central high school, ST. Paul
MINI, is announced fer publication early in
the spring by the Macmillan company.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-16

There isn't one man in fifty thousand who
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much out of place in sick-room as bull
must in a china store His heart may be
ever so full of sympathy, but his feet are
heavy and his fingers clumsy.
In most cases when a wot1an's general
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Husbands should know that Dr. Pierce's
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and stops facilitating drains. It soothes
and tones the nerves. Found at all medi-
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Pierce's Favorite Prescription for six months
and soon found that was completely cured. I
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No family should be without Dr. Pierce's
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The Portland daily press., 1898-07-16
AN ATTACK ON SEBASTOPOL.
(From Good Words.)

From where was stationed could see
the dense masses of the attacking col
umns advance up the slope; then the tor
rents of grape which met them would OBJ
scure their ranks for moment, and
hardly man would be seen to remain. I
at one time saw body of men many
hundreds strong SO completely swept
away by one discharge that only few of
the rear rank remained when the iron
storm went past The dead and dying
could be clearly distinguished lying in
piles on the hillside, and over their pros
trate bodies fresh troops Gro wded on to
met the same fate. Many manly heart
and nervous arm went down in the dead
ly struggle on that green hillside. No
valor ayailed; the cannon's force was
greater than the strength of man.
How many ardent hopes were extin-
guished, how many home circles destroyed
and lives rendered miserable by the
havoc of that hour none can tell, no
more than they can imagine the bodily
agony or the grief for home and friends
which was there endured. What would
be the value of what is called "glory'' if
weighed on the field of battle and anon
the dead?
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-16
NAMES WOOD INDUSTRIES.
The Manufacture of Wheel Rims. Tooth
Picks and Minor Things,

The manufacture of "wood novelties
in Maine, according to the Industrial
Journal" has become one of the i'm
portant industries of the state. The
growth of the industry covers period
extending back as far as 1857, and it has
now assumed very large proportions. In
the term s'wood novelties is included a
large variety of small articles turned
from wood. Closely allied to the wood
novelty industry. and often included
under that head, is the production of fruit
boxes and veneers. The average annual
output of wood novelties in Maine, in
Guiding these allied industries has value
of over million dollars, and the number
OF firms in the state engaged in the bust
ness proper is II, in orange box making,
4, and in veneer manufacture, l.
One of the most interesting branches
Of the industry is the manufacture of
wood rims for bicycles. The Maine plant
is one of but three factories of this kind
in the country. The average daily out.
put is about 1,S00 rims, and the value of
the yearly product is about $4,000. The
rims are made of rock maple, and each is
composed of three pieces, glued and
pressed together with such force and
nicely that the rim appears like one piece,
and only the most searching examination
can detect the joints.
The toothpick industry in the state was
established In 1857. There are two plants
now in operation, one producing 525. 000,
O00 toothpicks per year, and the other
about six billion. The annual product
of these two mills has an average value of
about $40, 900. Another mill is to be
built soon and operated by a newly
formed company in Androscoggin county.
A large plant in South Paris is devoted
to the manufacture Of children's carts,
wagons and wheelbarrows, school desks,
,sleds, swings and similar articles. The
name ''wood novelty is, in short, very
inclusive term, and the articles embrace
are practically without end. Almost all
kinds of wood found in the state are util-
lied in these plants in one way or another.
In the orange box factories yellow birch,
maple and beechwoods are used.
The real benefit of the Woodworking in
dustries in Maine can be appreciated when
it is remembered that before spool and
wood veneer manufacture were introduced
into the state the raw material they now
utilize WAS considered worthless, except
as fuel. This wood has now become q
product of great value, and the sale of the
articles manufactured in these mills
brings into the state each year q large
amount of money.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-16

country. After the box or barrel was
packed the next thing was to roll it down
to the steamer No care was taken to
carry it gingerly. If BARREL it was
rolled down the gang plank and thrown
into the hold of the INsFsel. II a box it was
carried down, if that way of getting it
there was the easier, and then dropped on
Top OF the Others.
ihe inevitable result of all this rough
treatment was that the fruit had become
iotten Tor the most part when it arrived
IN america. and half of it was wasted.
IL Is not to be supposed that this sort of
tnlng could continue. American planters
uecioeu That they could beat the Cubans
Cubans speedily found that there was no
longer market for their bruised and rot
ting oranges and pineapples. AS said
before, the market will be Cuba's again,
when Americans have taught them how
to handle the fruit SO that it will reac h
the trader in good condition"
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-16
GUAM, THE FORBIDDEN.
Port in the South Sea for Which Many
Ships Clear, But Never Arrive.
(From the Memphis Appeal. }

(From the Memphis Appeal
If the developments of war bring into
the possession of the United States the
Spanish islands of the Ladrones, just to
the eastward of the Philippines, the end
will arrive for maritime fiction long
held in honor in all ports of Asia and
Australia. Every year thousands of YES
sells clear at custom houses for Guam, yet
none ever goes there-none in fact, ever
meant to go there. Guam has always
seemed such a legal fiction that few have
ever taken thought that there is such
place, and fewer yet have investigated
the reason why it is maritime Tom It'd
dler's ground.
When ship clears for certain place
it must go to that place by the shortes t
route of sailing, gale and wreck excepted,
and any failure calls for an explanation.
Yet there often arise cases where it Is of
advantage not to declare the port of DIES.
tination; it may be thus skipper may
avoid being bothered with mail, or it
may be that business rivalry seeks to
conceal some point of good trade In
such cases the vessel clears for Guam and
sails away to it's secret destination. AL
though there is a Guam upon the charts,
Llle VESSELS WHICH nave Cl6arcu lof III u9Ver
lay a course in it's direction, and the law
is none the less satisfied. How it is pos
sible that Guam can be such port is
basod on the old traditions of Spanish ex-
clusiveness in the Indies, both East and
West. 1t has only been as result of su-
perior force that the Spaniards have
opened the Indies to trade, and this cen.
fury was we'll advanced before the last of
the old restrictions was removed. By
ohpv, +IC T.,Ir -
cluded, and iE accordance with the laws
of the Indies every vessel calling there
without Spanish leave is forfeited. The
penalty of the law has rot been exacted
for many years, but the existence of the
law has made possible the legal fiction of
clearing for Guam. As soon as the
American forces take possession of this
archipelago the laws of the Indies will
cease to have effect, and Guam will lose
its peculiar distinction.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-16
REPORT OF DEATHS AND CONTAG.
IOUS DISEASES.

Following is the report .of deaths and
contagious diseases in the city for the
four weeks ending Saturday, July 9, is
sued by Secretary Edwin L. Dyer of the
board of health:
There were 81 deaths from the follow
ing causes:
Phthisis, 6; heart disease, apoplexy and
tuberculosis, 8 each; cancer, exhaustion,
gastrit!s, meningitis, nephritis. paralysis,
peritonitis and typhoid fever, 2 each;
pelvic abscess, accidental drowning, cere-
bro-spinal meningitis, disease of the
brain, commissions, diphtheria, endocar-
ditis, hemorrhage at labor, hamilton, dis.
ease of the liver, congestion of the liver,
carcinoma Of the liver, congestion of the
lungs, pneumonia, rheumatism, senility,
Potts disease of the spine, sunstroke,
surgical shock and whooping cough,
each.
d Population. Al 500; annual rate per
600, 1886.
For corresponding period last year:
~ deaths; annual rate per 1000, 1859,
not including still births.
Deaths at Maine General hospital, Z;
Eye and Ear intirmary, 3.
Deaths by wards: Ward ], 8; Ward Q.
g.: Ward 3,s9; Ward 4, S; Ward &. s.:
Ward 6. 8; Ward Z, 10.
Places of burial-Evergreen cemetery.
70; Calvary cemetery, II; Eastern oeme-
terry and tomb, 3; Forest City, g.; Western
cemetery, /; Peaks Island, i. Taken
away for burial, 81; still births, a:
brought here for burial. 90. .csl.
Ages-Under year, 6; years and un.
der 10 years, /; 10 years and under 20
years l; 20 yearsSand under 80 years, s.:
30 and under 40 years, ~: 40 and under 81
years. 6; 90 and under go years, 4; 60 and
under " years, 6; 10 and under 50 years,
9; 80 and under 90 years, 3.
Cases of contagious diseases reported
for thespariod; Scarlet fever: Ward q /.
phoid fever: Ward 3, /; Ward 4, 2; Ward
S, 1; Ward z, 2.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-16
E. CONVENTION PHOTOGRA
PIERS CLUB,

The photographer Club of New Eng
land will hold their annual convention
in Copley Hall, Boston, July a7th, 28th
and 29th. The following programme will
be observed.
Wednesday forenoon, Demonstrations
afternoon, business meeting and talks
z 80 p. M, lantern exhibitions.
Thursday forenoon, School of Photop-
raphy, II a. m., formal opening by the
governor; p. m, demonstration ut
some studio, followed by a coach ride
given by the New England photograph
dealers and manufacturers; afternoon
and evening, exhibition open to the pub
lie.
Friday forenoon, business meeting and
lecture; evening, banquet.
The Portland daily press., 1898-07-16
rasto~, Services at 1880 a. m. and $50 p. m.
IN nLn.. ut /

rasto-. Services at 1890 a. H. and $50 p. N.
Suiva schcol at II III.
SFCoND ADVENT CHURCH Congress Place.
Few +. 7. Woodward, pastor. sunday school
nd Bible classes at 100 p. m. Preaching by
AT p. m. Subject. The Spanish-Amtrican
10 the Comiqg Universal War" Social ana pray
III citing at 7.3o D. m Seats free All are H.
I'D.
TRINITY CHURCH, Woodfords, (Episcopal.l
Morning service at 1890 Evening prayer and
Sunday school at p. m. Rev. ChaS. L. Ogden
THE FIRST SPIRITUAL SOCIETY, Mystic
Hall. Rev. A. j. Weaver, pastor. At $50 p.
IN. services for the study OF the Bible under
the light reflected upon its pages by Spirit
by the pastor. Seats free All invited tt
VEsTRY HALL. Pleasantdae. Preaching at
Sp. m. by W. l. Houston of the Church of
Christ Bible study 4 p. n. All are welcome.
WooDFoRDs CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev. L. + Wilson. pastor Morning service at
1850. sunday school at close OF morning err
wee Evening service at p. M. cordial
Welcome to ali. If
WooDFoRD's UNIvERsALIsT Society,", Rev.
r. 1. Neiso., pastor. Sunday school at -.
ffeachlng at p. m. by Rev. II. Z. Forbes, ID.
A.. OF Lawrence University.
WEST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Rev. LIE
roy s. Bean, pastor. Preaching at 1890 a. NJ.
aEd $50 p. m. by the pastor Sunday school at
IL m
WEST END METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Ghev II. Z. Dunnack, pastor residence 80
Frederic street. At 1890 a. m sermon. Subject,
philanthropy" Sunday school Ii 80. At $50
Fnvorth League. At7.30 sermon. Subject,
"Eliments OF a True Life" All are welcome.
Seats free.
WILLIsroN CHURCH. corner Thomas and
Carroll streets. Preaching at 1890 a. m. and
7.3O p. m. by Rev. Ward Beecher Pickard of
Cleveland, Ohio. Sunday school at IL IN.