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now that the literary men who are to pros per here must appeal to the women. TO that ability was attributed Ian Maclarens success, and it must have appeared to any body that without the support of the Wo- men his audiences would have been sim. On the last day he read here one or the largest rooms of the Astoria hotel was crowded with the same enthusiastic 1em- ininity that had attended all Of his reao- ings. and the last audience he had was in- deed the largest, but not more than hVe men were present. The experiences oi Conan Doyle who did not appeal parucu- larly to women, will be remembered here. On. his visit two years ago the interest taken in his readings and lectures was so slight that his tour was successful rom no point of view. The effect of such a visit on the success of an author was dis cussed the other day in one of the clubs at which Mir Hope had been seen ire quently while he was in New York, and the disposition was tae believe that his fu- ture novels might not sell so well.
 "Every woman who went to hear Hope read said one of the men, "felt @ Keen curiousty about his personality, and that was wholly satisfied by hearing him read his stories I am inclined to believe that such an experience instead of being an advertisement for author is in reality a disadvantage. In the future Hope novels will seem tame to the women who read them alone, and so long the au- thor is not to read them himself believe that the interest in them will be considera- bly, less. MT. Hope was a well bred man of agreeable manners, but there was very little about him to make woman's nero. He had just the sort of attractions that would recommend him to women during the short time that his readings continued. His personality was not marked strongly enough to lead women to buy his books merely because they had once heard and seen him think they were probably about satisfied then"
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They are panting and blowing like fat man fin summer. They crowd together so closely in the pens too that 1t makes It bad One individual sheep turned out in a blizzard without his coat would doubt less suffer, but the conditions here are different. Here we have all these thous- ands of sheep herded together and they are constantly crowding together, so that in these big, well protected barns there IS no danger of their suffering. In fact, 1t improves them greatly to remove their coats as experience has hown. They thrive better afterward. Now, these are S-months-old last spring lambs. From each one we will take about six pounds of wool and then turn the stock back here in the pens to feed. In a little while they wlli weigh more and bring more as mutton in the Chicago market than if they were slaughtered now, because they will fat fen as soon as they are sheared and turned in here to feed.
 Use Vast Quantity of Feed
 "There is no stated meal time for this stock You see how these bins work. These troughs are self-feeding, and the sheen can eat as much and as long as they want. This chopped feed flows down from the bins above as fast as they eat it from the troughs, and, by the way, they get away with over 100000 pounds of feed day. The owners of the stock control it all the time 1t is here. They know Just what we are doing with it, whether it is being sheared or dipped or fed. Is 1t reasonable to suppose they would allow us to do anything which would injure their property as these humane society people claim? Would they let their stock be sheared in winter if 1t was going to hurt the sheep? These animals represent g. lot of money, the capital of these sheep rais- CTS, and leaving the humane side of the question out of consideration, 1t is sensi- ble to claim that they. experts in the sheep business, would do anything which would hurt their sheep for the market? After being clipped the sheep thrive much better, they eat more and get fatter. They herd so closely in these big barns that they do not miss their coats. or if they do 1t must be great relief to them to get rid ofthe hot, close blankets which keep them un-
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THE PRAIRIE.

By John Hay. The skies are blue above my head. The prairie green below, And fiickering OCT the tufted grass The shifting shadows go, Vague sailing, where the feathery clouds Fleck white the tranquil skies, Black javelins darting where aloft
 The wlhirrdng pheasants flies. A glinm erdng plain in drowsy trance
 The dim horizon bounds, Where all the air Is resonant m With sleepy summer sounds.
 The lisping of the breeze, The hot cicala's sultry cry,
 The murmurous dream of bees The butterhy-a flying flower
 Wheels swift in flashing rings, And flrtters round his quiet kin,
 With brave, f1ame-mottled wings, The wild pinks burst in crimson fire,
 The phlox's bright cluster shine, And prairie cups are Swinging free
 To spill their airy wine. And lavishiy beneath the sun,
 In liberal splendor rolDed, The fennea fils the dipping plain And VI widely H weaves "a @ the iron iwd weed
 A Awoof of purple dyes, Where Autulnn's royal feet may tread
 When bankrupt Summer flies. In verdurous tumult far away
 The prairie pillows gleam; Upon their crests in blessing rests
 The noontide's gracious beam, Low. quiverdng vapoTs steaming dim
 Tue bevel splendors break Where languid Miles deck the rim
 Of some land-circled Jake. Far fin the East like iow-hung clouds
 The waving woodlands lie; Far in the West the slowing plain NO accert wounds the reverent air,
 No footprint dfntS the sod Lone in the light the prairie lies,
 Wrapt in a dream of God
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SHEEP ARE SHEARED BY MACHINERY
Clipping Bu Steam Power DiSpIdGeS th6 Ancient Method
 of Hand D6nuddtiOn in th6
Biz Burlington Plant Aurora Struggling Animal Relieved of Its Coat ing of Long Wool Bu This Automatic Process in ths
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acorner, awaiting the orders of the owner ofthe sheep from which it is taken
 Room For Thousands
 The great sheep barns of the establish ment are warm and comfortable and stored to the roof with feed for the stock. The pens just now contain SS,000 sheep, and there Is room for about 12 900 more. Some criticism has lately been made on the fact that the sheep are being sheared in winter and turned into the pens immediately with out their heavy coats. it being held that this was cruelty to animals. Superintend- ent Erickson says he will undertake to show anyone interested that it is a positive benefit to the animals to remove the hot and heavy coats which are intended by nature as a protection against the fierce storms of the mountains and prairfes and are a bit superfluous In well built barn with sufficiency of excellent food at hand.
 You can see for yourself" he said to a reporter for the Sunday Chronicle, That some of these sheep are actually suffer- ing with the heat from their heavy coats
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinins TablAtp. All druggists refu0d the money H H fei1o U cure. 26c. o-13-o1t
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Anthony Hope and the Womer

Anthony Hope and the Women. From the New York Sun.
 Anthony Hope Hawkins Is another Eng fish celebrity who lectured profitably here. end the principle aeeans to hs eathblished
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acorner, awaiting the orders of the owner ofthe sheep from which it is taken
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The Macmillan company have announced a series of volumes under the general title of "Stories From American History" The volumes now in preparation are: Spanish Discovery and Conquest" by Miss Grace King; "The War of 1s12" by MT. James Barnes; "Calfornia History and Explora- tions," by Mr. Charles H. Shinn; Stories of American Pirates" by MT. Frank R. Stockton; "Tales of the Enchanted Isles of America" by Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and "The Active Life of a
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--e.-.szs-t- f4aa,|,ai. Q Pretty polflng GWendolen.
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Colonel Richard Malcolm Johnston's 8 "Old Times in Middle Georgia" seems to be pleasing English readers and is attract ing considerable notice in their reviews. A second edition has just been announced by the publishers. and the Macmillan com pany also are now putting a second Amer ican edition through the press.
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snain.s Hnstr announcement.

Spain's' announcement, that If demand
should be made upon her for the loss of
the Maine She would Indignantly refuse
to comply with it. is rather premature, to
say the least of it. The United States have
not inhmatcd that they would make de-
mand upon her of that kind. They have
said nothing whatever from which Spain
could draw the inference that they intend
to hold her responsible for the loss of the
Maine. Citizens of the United States have
said that a demand would be made if 1t
should be shown that the destruction of
the Maine was due to an outside explosion.
but Spain is under no obligation to take
notice of what they have said or may say.
This hasty announcement by Spain
would seem to indicate that she believes
that the American Board of Inquiry will
report that the Maine was destroyed by
design, and that she has some grounds for
that belief. Notwithstanding the fact that
the Spanish Court of Inquiry has arrived
at the conclusion that the warship's des-
truction was am accident. If Spain were
confident that the conclusion of her Court
of Inquiry was correct she would have
waited quietly, and with dignity not only
for the report of her own Court of In
quiry, but also that of the Board Of In
quiry of the United States before announc-
ing that she would not accept the report
of the American Court of Inquiry if it
should be against her. Her haste in maxi
ing her announcement shows her nervous
ness and uneasiness.
All the reports respecting the work of
the Spanish Court of Inquiry which have
appeared in the American newspapers are
to the effect that it was of the most super
fetal character. Consequently its report
will hardly be accompanied by such data
as will satisfy disinterested parties that it's
conclusion is correct. Nobody knows yet
what the report of the American Board of
Inquiry will be, but whatever 1t is, it will
be substantiated with facts and arguments.
1t will be so complete that it will carry
conviction not only to the minds of the
American people, but also to the people of
Europe outside of Spain. Therefore, Spain's
hasty statements that the destruction of
the Maine, was the result of an accident
and that under no circumstances will she
pay an indemnity will do her no good from
any standpoint from which it may be
viewed 1t certainly will not cause the
American Board of Inquiry to modify it's
finding nor will it influence the President
to adopt a less aggressive policy in regard
to Spain.
The President is going to avoid war If it
can be avoided with honor and without
injury to American interests, but he isn't
going to let the Maine affair pass without
further notice of it, if it shall be shown
that Spain was either directly or indirect
~ concerned In the blowing UP of the
battleship.
If indemnity should be demanded 1t
would be collected. There is not much
doubt about that. The United States gov
eminent will make demand which it
doesn't mean TO enforce. 1t is very much
in earnest, as Spain will discover before
many more days have passed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-19

One of the eloquent statesmen of the
House, who thrilled the galleries when the
$50,0O0,000 for national defense was author
lied, is frequently reminded these DAYS of
a little joke which was perperrated upon
him that morning, says the Washington
Post Just before the House assembled.
ne approached group of members, one Of
whom remarked:
i am informed that you're going to en-
list for war against Spain, and that you
have volunteered to the war department.
wishing Gen. Wheeler to be your com
mander."
1T is news to me-" replied the new
conner, taking the joke seriously
But it's been published in the news
papers," replied the first speaker.
without terminating the conversation
the group dispersed for the interestinp
proceedings in the House.
Later in the afternoon the eloouent
western statesman, having secured recog-
milton, said: Mr. Speaker, as | entered
this hall was informed by one of NV col
leagues that I had volunteered TO enlist
under the command of Gen Wheeler of
Alabama, who has already rendered his
services to the Secretary of War. Thai
statement was premature, but I wish ia
say that heartily support this appropria-
ton for the national defense, and am ready
TO vote $500,0O0,0o0 if necessary 10 yanoufsh
any Spanish enemy"
IS Ills voice was drowned In applause from
the galleries., which was most heartily.
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spain's Brutal Cuban Policy.

1t is a fair conclusion that Senator
Proctor would not have made the state
ment in the Senate respecting the condi-
ton of the people of Cuba who have been
forced into the towns from their homes In
the eountry-the reconcentrados-if it were
not the purpose of the administration to
take steps towards bringing the war in
Cuba to a close. He is in close touch with
the administration and il is now evident
that he went to Cuba at the request of the
President for the purpose OF finding out
whether or not the suffering of the people
was as great as it was represented in the
newspaper and consular reports to be. 1t
has been stated several times that the
consular reports have been held back by
the President because he could not bring
himself TO believe that Spain could be
guilty of such cruelty 10 inoffensive people
as they indicated. Now that the state
ments in the reports have been fully con-
frmed the reports VIII no doubt be sent
to Congress.
When the administration asked for $780,
600 coo for national defenses it had in mind
something more than the Maine disaster.
1t gave to that incident the full measure of
its Importance bur it realized that while
affairs in respect 20 the Maine disaster
which diplomacy could deal with success
fully, Spain's policy OF starving the Gu
bans into submission presented question
which called foi Intervention in the Cuban
war. 1t believed that just as soon as the
people fully appreciated the enormity of
the crime which SPAN was committing
against humanity the demand for action
in behalf OF Cuba would be so great that
Congress would yield to it and adopt meas
ures which would provoke Spain to an act
of war
Those who think that the United States
have nothing to do with Spain's policy in
Cuba differ with the sentiment OF the
whole civilized world. Christians In this
and other countries bitterly condemned
Great Britlin "a not Interfering wi.A TuT
keys brutal policy in dealing vita the
Armenians and tliis government is bein.;
condemned at hon.o and abroad for not
saying 10 Spain that she must change her
policy in respect to the reconcenttados
The war pref aTations seems to mcuu
that the administrators Cuban policy is
to be more vigoroIs and aggreAsive-that
the Maine incident will be dealt with very
;irmly am, that S:ain will be tod that the
policy which CONDEMNS peaceable .cllze,ls
of Cuba to lingering death must be
abandoned. The administration may not
move hastily along this line, but it will
aim to leave the people no room to criti-
else and COMPLAIN
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win Not come Una,varer.

Those timid persons who go to bed at
night in alarm lest they wake in the morn
ing with horrid war shrieking about their
ears, are unnecessarily torturing their
nerves. Probably many of them have be-
come possessed of the idea, from reading
yellow journals that war can be declared
in the newspaper offices, and that 1t would
spread all over the country with the ra-
pidity of fire in dry broom sedge. But
such is not the case. The saffron hued
journals may rant and rage, but they can
not declare war. Indeed, not even the
President of the United States has that
power. He can recommend such declar-
alton, just as he can recommend the pass
age of any other sort of an act of Con-
gress, but that is as far as his power goes.
He could no more declare war than he
could declare brand new tariff. without
congressional action. To say whether or
not there shall be war is the prerogative
of Congress, especially designated by the
constitution.
In the history of our country the Presi-
dent has twice advised a declaration of
,
instance Congress agreed with him. In the
present instance it is quite certain that
similar recommendation would be ac-
guessed in. But it would not be snap
shot affair. Everybody, including the pros
pective enemy, would have full notice of
it. The matter would be debated in open
Congress. There is no telling, of course,
~
should be borne in mind that William Vim
cent Allen, the long-distance orator; Mat
thew Stanley Quay. the champion speech
reader, and William NJ. Stewart of mex
haustible talking abilities, are still in the
Senate. They might feel constrained to
duplicate some of their performances of
previous occasions, which would put the
actual declaration of war in the uncertain
future. That, however, is merely posi-
bility; on the other hand. the debate
might last only a few days. But there
would be debate, and the whole world
would know what was being said.
And should there be a declaration of war
against Spain, there would not follow the
blowing up by the Spaniards of the Mont
ships of the United States might chance
to be in the harbor of Havana at the time:
nor would there be demonstrations of hos
tility toward Spanish individuals in this
country The unwritlen laws of civilza-
ton demand that undue advantage shall
not be taken in such eases Even the
Turks in the recent war in the Orient,
gave the Greeks thirty days in which 70
get out of Turkish territory after the dec
laration of war AS between the United
States and Spain, it would be incumbent
upon each to give the ships of the other
safe conduct out of any close quarters in
which they might be found, through
friendly intercourse at the decara ton of
hostliues. The official representatives of
each country in the territory OF the other
would be given due notice and plenty of
time TO get out and away from danger. II
is possible, of course, for war to begin
without any declaration from either party
The destruction OF the Maine, IL il was the
result Of the treachery Of the Spanish
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THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, MARCH 49, 1898
Defending the Pope From Bores.

Defending the Pope From Bores.
The Pope's private audiences have been
reduced in number, says The London Daily
Mail. The individuals who have been ac-
corded this honor have been requested by
the pontificial chamberlains to cooperate
in causing as little fatigue as possible to
His Holiness. The Pope himself good
humoredly submits 10 the prescriptions.
Latterly a French Bishop, on his visit
ad limina. on receiving notice of his audi
ence, was requested not TO protract the
same beyond given number of minutes.
on the morning of the reception the do
nestle prelate warned the Bishop that
he would give him signal, when it would
be time for him to request the apostolic
benediction and take his departure. The
Bishop was led to the throne room and
the audience commenced.
The minutes quickly passed and the do
nestle prelate at length gave the signal
for the Bishop to retire. His lordship,
however, thought he had not yet had a
The prelate, after a few minutes, re-
peated the signal, but perceiving that his
efforts were unavailing, walked quietly to
side door, and in moment returned at
the head of four chamberlains, who had
with them two red poles. Fastening these
to the sides of The throne, they calmly
raised it and carried the Pope bodily from
the reception room.
The French Bishop remained mute with
establishment. Then he rose from his
knees and took his departure, not without
gesticulating.
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A Wall street broker, after finishing the
writing of letter one day last week. says
the New York Sun, biotted it three times
with the blotter. sealed it, and then pat
ted down the gummed edges of the en-
velope with three little pats, and, when
he put the stamp on it he said softly TO
himself, "One, two, three, stamp"
What on earth did you count three for
when you stamped that envelope?" asked
man who had watched the broker.
Did l? Well, didn't know it," was the
reply. You see in me a confirmed vic
tim of the one-two-three habit, and when
it is once acquired I know of no way of
breaking it. The game was taught to me
when had safe under my control in
a bank by an old victim. II was neces-
sary that this safe should be properly lock-
ed every night, and one night neglected
carelessly TO do so. This man told me
that good precaution was to count one.
two, three whenever I locked It, l got
into the habit of doing so, and following
his lead, I applied the one-two-three pre-
caution to every important action that 1
did. When I signed a check I read my
signature over three times If had a de-
cision to make. l counted three before
making it,aand always when turned off
the gas 1 would hold the cock closed and
count three to make sure of 1t. The habit
mas so grown on me that do everything
by 1t now. I'm not the only victim I
know a score of one-two-three men among
my acquaintances, and the disease, if it is
a disease, is spreading. Try it yourself
for day or two, and you will find your
self confirmed one-two-three man. II
has saved me from making several serious
mistakes but at times it is an awkward
habit"
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The New York papers say that there is
no ground for apprehending that hostile
feet could injure that city-that the city
is as impregnable as Gibraltar Now
that New York is thoroughly protected,
the government should hasten the work on
the defenses on less important places. Sa-
vannah is pretty wen protected by way
of the Savannah river, but a good-sized
warship could approach Savannah by way
of Warsaw sound and do her great deal
of damage.
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The noted French writer, Piron, was a
wit whose reputation for brilnancy of
speech was unrivaled, says an exchange.
lie was famous for his flashing retorts,
but even the best of US sometimes have
to bow to superiority. though 1t be only
temporarily. A lady once thoughtlesslv
asked Piron in company whether he could
tell her the difference between a woman
and a mirror.
1t is, madam" said Pfron instantly.
that mirror reflects without speaking.
and woman speaks without rejecting .
very Wen, M. Piron," she replied, out
can you tell me the difference between a
mirror and man?"
No" answered the poet.
oh" was the reply, ut is this M. Pr
ron; mirror is always polished, but a
man is not always So"