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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-20

= The fact that you lave cherished
a base thought for even a moment
ought to cause your check to- flush
with shame.
A torpid liver robs YOU of am bition and
ruins your health. DeWitt's Little Ear.
~ Risers cleanse the liver, sure conatipa-
ton and all stomach and liver troubles.
Evans Pharmacy.
= Why do girls kiss each other.
while boys do not? Because girls
have nothing better to kiss, and the
boys have.
The farmer, the mechanic and the bicy-
ole rider are liza Gle to unexpected outs and
bruises. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Ealye is
the best thing to keep on hand. It heals
quickly, and Is n we'll known CUT for
piles. Evans Pharmacy.
- There vas one lover once who
told the truth. reference is made to
Adam. Whenxhc told Eve s.you are
the first womanI ever loved, he was
not assembling.
NJ. L.gYocum, Cameron, Pa, SAYS: az
was q sufferer for ten years, trying most
all Kinds of pile remedies, but without
success. DeWitt's. Witch Hazel Saive
was recommended to me- 1 used one
poh. y haa erected permanent aure..'
AS permanent cure for piles DeWittA
Witch Hazel Saive has no EQUAL. Evans
Pharmacy.
The English language contains
'41 distinct sounds. sSa
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-20
NOTICE.

FGNHE management at the EquitaoF;
Il Assurance Society in this ter!loi
ntsirons ofsecuring the services Of .
rf character and AFFINITY To rep,es.s
Interest with Anderson as head1usl
The right man will be Thoroughly.
rated In the science of Lite InsuIspa|
The art Of successful soliciting. laSl
no business or profession not reqJj
capital winch IL more reinunerat've "
life agency conducted with entIs'i
ability. Correspondence with men
desire To secure permanent elnp.os1
and ars ambitious to attain promlnepI
thrprofessiOn is Invited.
w. J.sRODUEX,. MansSs'!
Rock Hill,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04
CITY In BRIEF.

Supreme court convenes this morn
ing.
Shelby Noble, Of Purcell, is in the
city.
Dan Edwards was jailed yesterday
for larceny.
One hundred bales OF cotton were
marketed in the city yesterday.
Warren Bennett is now night bag
gsk emAn at the Santa Fe station
Henry Simmons, OF CherryvAle,
Kan, is in the city, buying horses.
Many farmers are having their cot
ton fields picked for the third time.
The commissioners OF the different
counties Of the territory are in ses-
sion.
Plenty OF Weir City, McAllester and
Canon City ooal.-N. f. Cheadle,
phone No. G.
Ten carloads OF cattle were shipped
from the depot yesterday to Kansas
City markets.
Miss Mabel bowman assisted Misses
Flynn and Mulhall in receiving on
NEW rear Jay
The Logan county board Of commis-
sioners met yesterday and will be in
session several days.
Merchants lunch served from 1880
a, m. TO 2 D. m. for 90 cents at Ritz
haupts Vienna Bakery.
Call on NJ. Lanzl and have your shoes
repaired In an artistic mAuner; l2i
Oklahoma avenue, west
The G.. A. r. aud w. r. c. OF Seward
will install officers next Saturday
night. All are invited.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pAny has reset 500 new poles between
Arkansas City and Guthrie.
Ralph Robinson left yesterday for
| Wichita TO take position as assistant I
bill clerk at the Santa Fe depot.
The Leader tenders thanks TO
Messrs. Robert Black. Moses Wienber-
ger and A. Ruemesli for handsome holi-
day gifts.
There are hundreds of fields Of cot
| ton in eastern Logan county aud 81
Lincoln county which have not felt
the touch OF picker.
There will be meeting OF Guthrie
Lodge OF Perfection No. /, Thursday
night, Jan. Q, at p. m, for work BY
order OF L. 5. Donnelley, V. NJ.
Superintendent Dolau. Of the Santa
Fe, continues TO do good work on this
division OF the road. His efforts are
appreciated by the travelling and ship
ping public.
The new Santa Fe depot at Winfield
is the handsomest aud most su ubstan.
tial on this division Of the road Itls
TO be hoped that Guthrie will not have
to wait over ten years before having a
station something like the Winfield
structure.
A. o. FArquharson, one Of the eitY's
well.known business men, has pur-
chased the clothing stock Of II. l.. CO.
hen and will close out the stock at c.
hens stand The store Is now closed
and an inventory is being taken. Cohen
will devote his time 10 the merchant
tailoring business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04
PERSONA. MENTION.

}. A. Baker is here from shawnee.
S. Mitch is down from Ponca City
W. 5 Darling is up from Oklahoma
City.
W, E Merydith is over from Chan.
dler
George winans is here from Nor
man.
Senator d. P. Marum is here from
Woodward
l.. g. Niblack returned yesterday
from Wichita.
w. Risling. the mineral king Of Jop-
lin, is in the city
Deputy Ned Sisson came in yester
day from a man-hunt
l. L Kimball has returned from a
business trip to Chicago
Charlie Laux is now a member Of
the paid ere department.
R. w. Southard, J. A. Moore and A.
r. Musseller are down from Perry.
Judges Bierer and McAtee arrived
last night to attend supreme court.
E. s. D)nnelly will arrive home
Thursday from Russell Gulch, Colo
Attorney. General Harper s. Cum
ningham returned from Wichita yes
terdRy.
Miss Mabel Bowman has returned TO
Newkirk, after visit with Mrs. j. o..
Severns.
Prof. w. Dalzsll was married Friday
at FL Reno to Miss Edith May, Of Lex
ington, Okla.
George Whitmore, from Richmond,
Ia, is in the city and expects to make
this his future home.
b Foutts came in from Carney yes.
terday with seventy bales OF cotton.
E. E. Friend accompanied him.
Mrs. Frank WILDER and little son
Phil returned to Ardmore yesterday
after weeks visit with friends.
Will Ingham resigned his position
as city ticket agent OF the Frisco at
Wichita and will return to Guthrie.
Dick Plunkett, the Celtic boquet-
hurler, is down from Perry with a
/ pocketful OF all kinds Of endorsements.
Hon. A. Biddison, one OF Pawnee
county's able lawyers arrived in the
city yesterday from Pawnee to attend
supreme court.
Major A. f. Woodson, sgent at Oar.
lingtou, passed through the city yes
terdAy enroute home from Wichita,
where he attended the interstate cake
walk.
Judge and Mrs. R. b. Forrest came
over from El Reno yesterday, the
judge TO attend supreme court and
Mrs. #. to visit her daughter, Mrs
Mann.
Bill Hoenscheidt has returned from q
trip over the territory in the interest
Of Sons of Herman lodges. He has re
Gently organized lodges IN Enid and
Kinghsher
VIII Hench, accountant at the Bank
OF Indian Territory, will leave fol
ArkausRs City in few days to take q
position in the railroad shops there.
Will is clever and industrious young
man and skilled artisan.
DR.. John Threadgill, OF the oklsho
ma Sanitarium, and wife came NJ
from Norman last evening. The doe
tor reports the sanitRrium in good
shape, and says many patients have
been sent home during the past six
months, completely cured.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04
CicKLE or FOHIs.


Opening or ne t,n,,a, ErhBH,on OF ne
Poultry association.
The Oklahoma State Poultry and
Pet Stock association opened it's fourth
annual exhibit yesterday morning in
the building on the corner OF okla
homa avenue and Division. Notwith-
standing the spacious floor space, the
room is already crowded and last uight
more than J, O0O birds we're on exhibi-
ton This years exhibit shows a
marked improvement over all previous
shows, in point OF standard fowls and
improved coops and cages Texas,
Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indian
Territory are represented, and the
rare exhibits made by Oklahoma show
plainly that poultry fanciers have
profted by Instructions received at
shows held in the past President J.
j. Wallace and Secretary LAverty are
elated over the prospects for big
meeting, and both declare that this
years show will eclipse any ever held
IN Oklahoma or Kansas The beauty
and variety Of the birds already on ex.
hibition amazes even the old showmen.
Among the prominent exhibitors are
w l.. Powell, OF Arkansas City; L.
Obriet6r. Of Edmond; II Stuart, of
X rkansBs City; Mrs. Ed NJ. Stringer
and Mrs. r. G. Brown. Mr.. Powell
has on exhibition two ducks that will
certainly be easy prlze winners Mr..
Obrietcr also has coop Of Texas fair
prize ducks
He has $50 fne chickens. Judge
Savage will arrive today from Bolton,
Texas, and will at once begin making
awards. Judge M. S Fite, Of oklaho-
ma City will assist him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04


OBIahomo Colorcd Srsu Wins first uoneg
90 Interstate Cai, Hoih
Walter GRAY, champion cake walRer
OF the west, and wife, nee Pauline
skinner, arrived home from Wichita
yesterday covered with black and
glory Among a fcld OF twenty-five
couples who participated In the inter
state cake walk at Wichita on Satur
day night, GRAY was voted by judges
and audience the 'swellest colored
man in the bunch" and as result he
was awarded s25 in cash and mons
ter cake, which was brought homo.
Gray made his winning on courtliness,
polish and excruciat ngly cofnical side
wake, wherein he enacted melo.
drama, beginning with Irritation and
concluding with engagement There
we're a dozen other clever fellows in
the walk, but Walters spiral antics
aud swell dress did the work lie WAS
attired in silk tile, dress suit and
white CATERS, two cyclopian diamonds
and Zamagunda smile. The shirt he
wore was so loud that ct times the up
roai GUS applause Of the audience could
not be heard above its din. The judges
consumed haf an hour voting on a
decision. the fevnri,es being Pink
Wood, Gray and Silvers.
The entertainment was perhaps the
most unique ever held in the west.
Oyer ? 200 people, including the cream
1of Wichita society, witnessed the event
and the auditorium was iammed to
the doors The managers, Messrs,
Eaton, Delaney, Fitch, Porter, Smythe
and Niles, after paying all bills will
turn the proceeds over to charity.
Champion Gray has been challenged
70 meet and walk against Champion
Davies, OF Kansas City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04


dissertation, OF Lcgoi jght, 10 Weei n b,-
3"tai session.
The annual address before the Ter
ritorial Bar association will be deliv.
cred by Hon Edgar A. bancroft, Of
Chicago, at the X. of Z. hall IN this
city Tuesday evening, January J. Mr..
Bancroft ranks among the greatest
lawyers OF the country, and as an or
ator is excelled by none. The associa-
tion is to be congratulated upon secur-
ing his presence on this occasion A
cordial invitation is extended TO the
public to the extent OF the seating ca
pacity OF the hall Admission is free
but on account Of the limited capacity
OF the hall tickets will be required
which may be obtained, while they
last, from the Off sers Of the associa-
tion.
The following is the program:
JANUARY 4, Ham
Annual address By the president
John w Shartel, Guthrie.
Miscellaneous business
JANUARY &, . r NJ
Papers Suggestions fof the forma.
ton OF state constitution. II. II
Howard, oklahoma City; Robert Low
Reno Followed by general discus
sion
JANUARY q, 7;30 NJ
Address Of welcome. Gov. Barnes,
Guthrie.
Annual address: "The Lawyer and
the State" Hon. Edward A. Bancroft,
Chicago.
JANUARY 9, 1890 An
Paper-Needful notifications OF the
jurisdiction Of the courts. f l. Boyn-
tor, Kingdsher.
Paper-Humors OF the practice. u.
Il. Payne, Chandler.
Paper-Changes in the collection
law. r Il Wood, shawnee
Discussion, John II CotteraL Guth.
rie
JANUARY ., 2 =
Discussion and recommendation TO
the legislative authority Of suggested
changes in the laws.
Miscellaneous business.
Election OF officers
JANUARY 3, sP N.
Annual banquet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04

me CcRtret section Departs.
Captain S. S. Hsssler, the genial,
sunnY-souled, Aristocratic and cham
pion llround social heavyweight from
the west side returned yesterday TO
his native heath. The captain has
been spending his holidays in Guthrie
TO the delight of host of new-made
acquaintances and friends. There are
many 10 remember his ''merry gibes"
which were won't 10 set the tables in q
roar, and his keen appreciation OF the
hospitality of the city III the admin
istration knew what good fellow he
is they would let him hold office tor
ever
Il like the capital overly much, re-
marked the captain on leAve-takiDg. 81
list 10 the hum OF the busy wheels OF
commerce and the jingle Of the coin. /
shall visit your city again soon. 1t de-
serves TO be frequently visited. The
whir OF traffic aud the whimpering
gurgle OF the pellueid Cottonwood hres
my blood. and I'm never at white heat
except when my blood takes the shape
Of 3 holocaust"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04

Refarns From ne uoud, of ne KG,r Rose
ofr - m Fccihtg.

RefarHs From me Mouth 81 me Ka,r Rose
ofe HiH Fc,fntg.
Judge John Tarsney arrived in the
city yesterday from Kansas City whore
he aud Mrs. rarsney have been so
journing several weeks. Mrs. TarsneY
will remain In Kansas City several
days yet The judge looks hale and
hearty and is inclined TO grumble at
nothing save the wear and tear Of
railroad travel "Oklahoma IS on
every body'a tongue remarked the
genial iurist kansas CityRns feel
kindly toward the territory aud mar
vel al our th'ift aud growing import
spce Judge Tarsney 10 constitution
ally opposed TO politics and statehood,
but says nsthing when the subj jsets
are placed on his sawbuck. Just now
be IS busy studying the spring fancies
in Norwegian caps.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04

Make these long evenings pleasant
for the family at home by supplying
them with good reading matter, See
this list; Ladies' Home Journal lOc,
Munsey's Magazine l0a Demorest
Magazine Toe, McClure's Magazine l0c,
Illustrated America l0c, Godey's iee,
Carriers Monthly i0c. Puck l0e, Judge
Toe. Life l0c. Truth sc, Black Cat Sc,
Niekle Magazine SC. Thf~ Owl Sc We
have on sale at all f,ha "a the leading
zines and take sJ 6 for them
10 be delivered bis With e. or at our
store or news site constipatiooffice. p.
H. Lille q Co. '1sN'''ais'ui
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04

is superb and the organiza alton scored
q hit last evening. "a Southern Rose
Is weak drama, but the company
managed to mount it cleverly and
please the audience Tonight the bill
will be IAN unequal Match" and q
good audience will no doubt witness
the rendi6ion. There are several fro
zen sticks in the company, but the
principals are talented and carry their
parts we'll Miss Matte Choate Is an
emotional actress OF merit, while
Harry choate, Z E Wright and Q. N.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04

the matter 90 over. Under date of
December 2s Mr. Paine was advised
that time would be given to file reply
to HAiner. The letter says: THE mo-
tion brief is not vet fled and the solic-
itor has promised us copies at the ear
hest opportunity. As a matter Of
fact, the stipulation TO set the case for
January 3 has not been hled, and is
sti!l in the hands of the solicitor gen
eral, who wrote to Mr. Hainer, eX'
planning that because OF the delay in
getting his motion and brief printed
aud filed, the stipulation fixing Janu-
airy 3 as date for submitting the Ran
som Paine case would not hold good. ="
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04

Pursuant TO authority invested in
me. as chairman OF the Free Silver
party of Logan county, l hereby call
a mass meeting OF the Free Silver
voters OF Logan county. To meet at
the district court room on Saturday.
January sth, 1895, a. o'clock D. m. /,
for the purpose OF selecting eighteen
deleg Ates, TO attend the statehood
convention, TO be held at Kingfsher,
on January 18th, 1858
IL. Ii. HAGAE,
Chairman.
NJ w AfrKN 9a..iv
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AfENT
cHUBoH IND sTfrE
Ciy Council Searching FOR HoIe ThrougI
Uhich 10 Escape.

Cify Council Searching for HoIe Through
Hhici 10 Escape.
The city council at its next meeting
will consider plans and specifications
for turning over municipal affairs TO
the ministers Of the city. The fact IS
developed that the members OF the
council do not pay taxes and are neg
leeting their respective private busi-
ness enterprises at the expense OF the
citY's Golfers BullY apprecisting their
inability TO mix politics with private
affairs the councilmen, very properly,
are seeking way out, before being
forced out by Democratic admins
tration. The public trusts, however,
that while endeayoring TO adopt a
feasible plan for graceful retirement,
the self.eonfessed incompetents will
not find IL necessary TO memorize the
Connecticut blue laws.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04
SOUTHERN ROsE

Girea Credifabie Presentation ny Head a
HcsfiGnd's Players.
Head & Westland's players opened a
weeks engagement at the McRennon
opera house last night with ereditA
ble presentation of "A Southern
Rose The company travels in it's
own car, and is equipped with an ex-
good band and orchestra.
The Instrumentation OF the orchestra
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04
DIDN'r PHisE HILvER.

PdiHe C0se tony way on. nat ne tdy A.
foyi,cJ Hcpf Fast. inst The Same.
From Mr.. Veder b Paine The
Leader learns that under date Of De.
cember "a he received word from his
Washington attorney that the Ransom
Paine case would not be heard by the
supreme court on January 3 1t seems
that on account Of failure OF local
counsel 10 prepare his brief rs he
agreed to do, the solicitor general let
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04
CASE DIsuIsSED.

.igai,st 4. y. smith and .TaB,es Kaydc,idaH
-ChGrged Hih PERJURY.
The case Of the United States against
I. p. Smith and James Kuydendall,
charged with perjury in the United
States land Office, was up before United
States Commissioner Buckner yester.
day. After full hearing OF the testi-
mony-the case was dismissed by the
United States attorney. J j. Merrick
represented the defense and Assistant
United States Attorney Hoffman the
prosecution
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04

To BE Obscrred il LocaI Ui,ioH Meetings o.
The Program.

n Nf f"NfNHs
Following is the program for the
week OF prayer to be observed in union
meetings held at the various churches
in the following order at 7;30 each
evening:
Monday t-COngregational; j. d NJ
Buckner, leader. Subject, THANKSGIVING
and Confession.
Tuesday night-Baptist; VIM. l.. Dibble
leader. Subject, The Church Universal. '
Wednesday night-Christian; Rev. Miles
leader Subject Nations and TheiI
Rnles.n
Thursday night-M r., South; W. a. Hum
phrey, leader Subject, Families and
Schools "
Friday night First NJ. f.; L. II. Holt lead
er. Subject Foreign Missions"
Saturday niRht-Presbyterian Rev. Chen
weth, leader. Subject, Home Missions
There should be enough people pres
ent each night to fill the house Come
and bring your bibles.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04

Scrofula is the ad vertisement OF foul
blood. 1t may be entirely driven from
the system by the faithful use of
Hoods sarsspArills, which thoroughly
purites the blood.
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Guthrie Markets
Farns Wanted

A good farm wanted within Eve
miles OF Guthrie. IA exchange for a
good farm in Arkansas For particu.
lars call on Geo + Blllingsley, at Cap
ital National Bank
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Something worth Looking After.

want good man with IS 900 cash
that is willing to go TO st. Joe with
me January l2 and hustle. No graft
or probable chance but positive
chance to make SIS per month.
IL. S MUNDY,
Over Merton's Commission Co., okla
homa avenue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04

Gorernor Burjc oHd Captain Mdfd,cirs Gire
q Nc,r Years Feast.
Governor Andrew Burke, govern
ment inspector, and Captain 5. Ii.
Mathews, special agent, both of the
interidr department, gave a sumptuous
sourse dfaner at Ritzhaup's Sunday to
n number N their friends Both gem
tlemen are sNourninR in the city, and
have made hosts OF warm friends.
Those present were; S. S. Mathews,
agent Of the general land office, Cap.
tain j. j, \ Hassler OF Enid A H.
Classen, Oklahoma City; Charles c.
Kneislv, J. r. Saunders, }. w. McNeal,
f. H. Greer, Roy Hoffman, NJ L. Tur-
ner, Charles Filson. Paul Jundt, j. n.
Curl, John Golobie. The menu was
Us follows:
MENU
Blue Point Oysters
90 -ollyeA Celery.
Consomme Royal
Red snapper Sauce Tartar.
Houte santerne.
Pickles Vol au Vent a la burke.
Veal Ragout with Macaroni
Roast
Spring Chicken with Imperial salad.
Steamed Marble Pudding Cardinal Sauce.
Assorted Cakes.
lockwood Chocolates
Coffee. Cocoa Tea.
Rookfurth Cheese. Mumms Extra Dry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04

Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy
to operate. Cure indigestion, bilious
ness csc.
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~%4Ae4~&N~ses4~44%~&

Wishing you many with compliments of the season.
Thanking for favors and soliciting liberal share of
your future patronage yours for the New Year.
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Breckenridge aequis themselves with


ErGci Dcgree oJ Precipitation Ior Ere,y
Month During Ninety SereIs.
Observer 8 G. Baxter has prepared
for The Leader the following table
showing the total rainfall for Guthrie
and vicinity for the year 1897 The
temperature was taken at G an.
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Tr,nltyauiId.

The Trinity club will meet at the
home OF Mr.. Grissell tonight, BY or
der OF the president.
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TO CURE A GOLD IN ONE DAY

TO CUhE a UULD IN UNH DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money IL 1t
fails 10 cure. Csc. The genuine has
L. B. O. on each tablet
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5, ,e smith. the bill distributor.

The $3.50 train Is she through Colorado
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See Smith, the bill distributor.
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NJ. ". AILEs. see'y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11

There was fighting all day Wed
nesday at Santiago, American
troops or marines being disembark
ed at the Manganese Company,
wharf, > few miles from Moro
Castle, where junction was mad,
with the Cubans.
Sampson bombarded the Estrells
batteries and Punta Gorda, and 3
hitherto masked battery near Nor.
70 Castle and silenced them.
Caimanera, in the Bay of Guam.
tanamo, thirty miles west Of San.
tiago, was bombarded Tuesday
morning by Eve American vessels
and the Spaniards forced to aban.
don their position. Orders have
been issued to burn the town, II
necessary, to prevent it falling into
the hands of the Americans.
The monitor Monadnock, on the
way to the Philippines, will, it is
reported, annex Hawaii to the
United States.
The expedition to Havana awlll
consist of 100000 men, and will
start in . month.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11

T'hes best material of which to
make fighting soldiers is fonnd in
boys from l6 to 81. This is the
expression of old commanders.
There were many captains IN the
civil war who were under 90 years
of age. There were brigadler-
generals only 81 years old. Gen
eral Grant was under 40 when he
entered the war. Stonewall Jack.
son had won immortal fame at 80
and died at 80. General Sheridan
was a general at 80. Fitzhugh
Lee was a major general At 80.
Alexander had conquered the
world beforehe was 50. Napoleon
become master of Egypt, crossed
the Alps and fought the battle of
Marengo at 80. Young men make
the best soldiers. The civil war
was fought by young men and boys.
There are living veterans of that
war who are only so years Of age;
yet that war began thirty-seven
years ago.