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The age-herald., 1898-07-16
The better part of vdlor is discretion.
 HENRY IV.
The Santiago Campaign.

It must be conceded that the Santiago hands of men who understood their busi- ness. Its very completeness demonstrates the wisdom of its conduct. Not man, not a ship, of the enemy escaped. Not one will take part in the one severe struggle remaining, namely, the capture of Havana and of Blancos army.
 This magnificent result was accomplished at the expense of a minimum of losses. The battle of La Quasina became a neees- sity. An army of invasion must expect to meet and whip the enemy somewhere. The severity of the struggle on that fateful Fri day-the stubbornness with which the Rough Riders and regulars met the fire of the Mauser rifles, and the gallantry of their final charge, convinced the Spaniards that they could not resist except behind their strongest entrenchments. They were driven in. They did, it is true, make one night at tack upon our improvised lines, but the ease with which it was repulsed, added to the lesson of Friday. After that it was story of defense on the part of the Spaniards, and of in vestment on the part of the Americans Perhaps we will never know how many difficulties were overcome by Shafter and his brave army in the course of the draw ing of a cordon about the city But the work was accomplished. Escape to the hills was rendered impossible. The incessant rains, the bottomless roads, the ping of the matic fevers-none of them or all of them stayed the cordon that Shafter and Wheeler and Lawton and Kent drew about the doomed city.
 Except the battle of La Quasina, the work they did was not of a nature that an artist or a poet can readily picture; but it was work that led up to the perfect result. It was work that demanded deal of heroism although it cuts a sorry figure in illustrations alongside the brilliant de- struction of the feet But when the story Is all told, and especially when it Is re- membered that it was Shafter aided by Blanco, who drove the Spanish fleet into the open sea, the people VII begin to ap- preciate the immense labors and sacrifices and achievements of Shafters splendid army. They deserve a resting spell. They have conquered a peace if the Spanish statesmen have a bit of sense left.
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have not understood the characters of the men in command of our battleships and cruisers.
 When the navy was reorganzed for ac- tive operations in Cuban waters Capt. W. T. Sampson was made acting rear adm- ral that he might represent the navy de- partment in the field. and he was given command of the fleet, taking in, in all, about 120 vessels. The different squadrons were commanded by Commodore Schley, Commodore Howell, Commodore Watson and Commodore Remey. Under the latest orders from the department Admiral Sampson commands the entire fleet, Com modore Howell the first squadron, Com modore Schley the second, Commodore Re mey the naval base at Key West and Commodore Watson the eastern squadron, taking in the Newark, Iowa, Oregon, Tan kee, Yosemite and other vessels.
 Rear Admiral George Dewey commands the Asiatic squadron Rear Admiral Jo- seph N. Miller the Pacific squadron on our own coast, and Rear Admiral Erben tho Atlantic coast defense fleet, with nineteen vessels in his squadron. This leaves the Harvard, Capt. c. S. Cotton; St. Louis Capt C. F. Goodrich; St. Paul, Capt C. D. Sigsbee, and Yale Capt. w. C. Wise, on special service.
 There are now 210 vessels in commission the greatest number in active service since lile CIVIL NdT Ol LII ItSulur navy u NtS- sels belong to the first class, IS to the second class, 43 to the third class and 6 to the fourth class 12 are tugs, 6 sailing vessels, and receiving ships. In addi- tion to this there are 114 vessels auxiliary to the navy, taking in 36 cruisers and yachts, g steamers and colliers, 9 tugs 15 revenue cutters and lighthouse ten ders.
 There are now on the active list of the navy 1.755 officers Of these 693 have been appointed for duty since the war with Spain was declared. Of the whole number of officers on the active list 7S1 are line officers 161 medical officers. III pay offi- cers, 209 engineers, A chaplains, Il pro- fessors, 9e constructors. 15 civil engineers. 19O warrant officers and sail-makers, and of the 2l6 cadets of the naval academy fully one-half are temporarily at sea- Since January 1 there have been sixteen retirements from the navy for age, among these Rear Admirals l.. A. Beardsley, T. O. Selfridge and w. A. Kirkland.
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Folk-Cures in Kansas

From the Journal of American Folklore. Some of these cures, which were collect d in Coffee county, were obtained from col ored people. The majority of the super stitions however, which were collected in Douglass county, were obtained from peo- pie who declared they knew no supersti- tions and believed none; namely, students in attendance at the University of Kansas. These students came from nearly every county in the State
 Warts can be transferred from one to another by the following methods, among others:
 Put into red calico bag "hearts'' from grains of corn; run down the road;" throw away the bag, not looking where it falls; run home again, and if any one picks up the bag your warts will go away.
 Rub the wart with seven pebbles; wrap the pebbles in a paper and throw them away; if the parcel is picked up the wart will go away.
 If you see any one asleep in church say to yourself: "When you awake, take there warts'
 If YOU have a wart and see man riding on horseback in the rain (or as another version runs, riding on gray hors9, say ''Take these along;" rub the wart and 1t will leave you.
 At ,Delphos, Kan, lives a young man who gallantly procured his sweetheart's warts by purchase.
 Steal a dishcloth, rub the wart with it.. and then bury the cloth under the caves oe the house. If you tell no one and no one finds your theft, your wart will so away.
 Write on the stove with a p'eca of chalk tbe number of your warts. When the number has burned eff the stove your warts wilul be gone.
 Tn order to cure the toothache cut your finger nails on Friday. Another sure cure is to wash behind your ears every morn ing.
 will cure rheumatism.
 The skin of a black cat worn in ones clothing will cure rheumatism.
 Carry g. potato in ones pocket 10 cure rheumatism
 The negro sometimes sleeps with young Hoo in order to transmit rheumatism to the dog. in one's hat the rattles of a rattlesnake.
 The skin of a snake worn around ones hat crown will cure the headache.
 A stv may be cured by rubbing 1t with n cold ring, a silver spoon, or ones finger moistened with saliva
 Wear A red string or red beads around the neck to prevent the nosepleeo.
 Wear a string of gold beads around your ,aolx and vour nose cannot bleed. Hold your hands above your head and your nose will cease bleeding.
 Hold a silver spoon against the back of the neck to stop the nosebleed:
 Tine blood of a black cat will cure shin- gles.
 and you will not have palsy
 Pore A hole in the wall the height of a childs head, when the child grows above the hole it will be cured of asthma
 You may always prevent cramps in the feet by turning your shoes upside down every night beside your bed
 GERTRUDE c. DAVENPORT.
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A HERDS SACRIFICE.

From the Detroit Free Press
 Talk about heroes" a southern man re marked in a club talk over the reunion of north and south. q know a man in New orleans who is what I call real hero He fought through the civil war and es- capped without being wounded. Since the war hls dearest possession has been the confederate uniform in which he battIed for the lost cause. This wor~-out suit !of clothes has been carefully kept packed away and it has long been his declared in. tention to be buried in it when he dies The other day old comrade dying by inches by some mortal malady sent for him, explained that his own confederate uniform had been stolen or destroyed by moths, and his last days were embittered by the fact that he could not be given a soldiers burial. He begged my friend to let him be buried in his suit of confederate gray; he did not seem to estimate properly the sacd!ffce he was asking. My hero- friend told me the story. and said it was the severest trial he had ever encountered in his lfe-the struggle over that dying mans request. He fought the fight out however, and sent the treasured suit of soldier clothes to the man who had asked the boon. He was buried in them My New Orleans s,friend will go to his grave no doubt, in civilians garb, but the great Captain, I know has already numbered him among His heroes"
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GETTING UP.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean,

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 The Duke of Wellington slept on an iron camp bedstead eighteen inches wide, and argued that ''when man wants to turn over it is time to turn out" Edward Ev- erett Hale quotes this remark of the Duke in the Ten Times OneRecord." and takes s issue with him. "The principle is well enough" says Dr. Hale, "but I think the detail is wrong. Sleep is far too important to be made uncomfortable" Dr. Hale goes on to tell of various ingenious devices for automatically waking a sleeper. A friend of his fixed his alarm so that at the fore ordained moment the bedclothes were dragged from the bed. The same gentle man found another contriyance which worked better. "The alarm struck a match, which lighted the lamp which boiled the water for Rosster's shaving. If Rossiter stayed in bed too long the wa ter boiled over upon his razor, and clean shirt, and the prayer book his mother gave him, and Colerdge's autograph and his open pocketbook, and all the other preci- ous things he could put in a basin under meath when he went to bed so he had to get up before that moment came"
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The Value of Cotton Seed.

When the price of cotton fell from 10 cents to half that price, the culture of cot ton was not affected in the least. On the other hand the steady tendency of success sive crops has been towards higher figures, and that tendency still exists. The Trades man thus explains the situation:
 One grand reason why cotton planters now do quite as well at , cents pound as they did years ago at double the money lies in the utilization of the seed. That material was once a nuisance It could not be burned; the planters didn't know it was good stock feed; they had not learned to use it for fertilization. So it lay about in great ugly heaps that required years to rot, and in the process of decay the virtue of the stuff as fertilizer was wasted. A little was fed another little was used as manure but the vast bulk. millions of tons, was wasted. But in the cottonseed oil trade of last year no less than 1000 900 tons were crushed The value of the total products was $120,000 900. Even the hulls are now converted into splendid feed, that sells at from s to $10 a ton. And as yet little more than half of the seed is crushed by the mills.
 One feature of the modern utilization of the seed consists in the fact that the ex-
 
 least it's feeding or it's fertilization value It is said to increase both. It certainly does render it more readily available in both respects. The oil is therefore clear gain in the south where the seed is grown, and where it must be crushed and handled Very little of the profits connected with cotton seed oil goes elsewhere. It is the one great industry monopolized by this section of the country.
 If people would consent to substitute the clean vegetable oil for the unclean animal fats, every bushel of seed would be needed in the oil mills in order to meet the de- mands for the chief product. Every county would then have it's oil mill, almost every cotton-growing beat. Many people believe that cotton seed oil will yet supplant lard It does enter into it now, and also into oleomargerine. It should be openly ac- cepted, and the fats, that may come from healthy animals and then again may not, should be wholly discarded.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Time hangs heavy on the hands of clock.
 Uncle sam's boys will make excellent Havana filters.
 Love may not be blind, but it seldom sees it's finish.
 A man always imagines he wants the earth until he gets sick.
 Only the best of everything comes to the man who waits on himself.
 Some men are too lazy to acquire door from which to keep the wolf
 A woman always believes a statement until she hears contradictory one.
 By the time some people make up their minds what to do it's too late to do it.
 Lovers may refuse to say good-by for ever and yet put in two or three hours at it.
 But few men decline a nomination for office if they think there is any show of being elected.
 When young man is in love he should press his own suit instead of employing a tailor to do it for him.
 The man who prefers praise to mony Is the man who is happiest when he is work ing for the good of others.
 It's hoping against hope when a woman pulls down a folding bed and then looks under it for the sAaditional man.
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IF I WERE YOU.

From the Chicago Tribune If were you I'd see my path of duty So plain and straight without curve or
 bend,
 From life's beginning straightway to it's
 end. I'd be so strong, so faithful, and SO true; would, if I were you. If were you I'd live upon pittance, ; And save up money for a rainy day, . And never buy a pretty gown or jewel. Or take a bit of pleasure by the way; And then I'd be so cheerful-never blue; I would, if I were you. If I were you, and friends that knew you
 longest
 Would hurt and wound, advice unasked
 would give; I'd still forbear and cherish all their
 virtues,
 And ever with them in contentment live; I'd be so faithful, constant through and
 through; I would, if I were you. If I were you, and found some gentle wo- Who gave you sweetness, trust, and syn-
 pathy T would not turn to them for consolation, But seek alone the barren friendship tree; Nor try to find a broader mental view; An, no, would not, if were you. And if a man should help you with his lik-
 ing,
 To stronger purpose, to braver deed, I'd do without his presence and incentive. Lest all the .gossps' tongues thereby
 should speed; Although it take from life its pleasures
 few, I would if were you. If were you I'd stay in old inclosures And be consistent all the way along, No matter what the stress and strain of
 life is
 Temptations, trials, sorrows, loss among; All this and more I'd do; I would, if I were you. But for myself, as am just woman, I'll take what help and gladness l can
 find, Nor make a pledge to absolute perfect on And all my way to hard heroics bind: :. Content to think with kindly deeds of heaven, And so, withal, at last may not rde [ Not doing as-I would If I Wfse you.
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OUR NAVY AS IF IS.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 The attempt to create friction in the na- wy has fallen fiat. Commodore Schley has rebuked- all those inclined to drag him in- to any controversy as to the credit for the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago. Admiral Sampson in his report states frankly that the flagship was not in the battle until near the close, and that the Brooklyn, on which Commodore schley went into the engagement, was the leader in the destruction of the Spanish vessels Those who have made such efforts to cre- ate rivalry in the navy have not under stood the situation. More than that, they
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SUBMARINE.

From the St. Louis Republic.
 Spain is greatly elated over her new submarine torpedo boat Peral. We would respectfully call her attention to the fact that Dewey and Sampson have presented her with two ''submarine' fleets, includ- ing two torpedo boats, and if Watson comes in sight of Camara a third "subma- rine" fleet will be added Possibly Ger many would like to go in the Submarine hIlsiness along with Spain.
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SENATOR MORGAN AS A COMMISSIONER

From the Houston Post.
 The appointment of Senator Morgan as one of the new Hawaiian commissioners was a deserved recognition of eminent fit- ness for the work in hand The comm,s- sioners are to frame the new code of law, practically, for our new possessions and determine the character of political and social status they shall occupy in the union Senator Morgan is a ripe scholar and practical statesman. and was an en- thusaStic anneXationiSt
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The word imperialism" has become tired and overworked, soaring nobody. Ex-Attorney-General Harmon of the es- teemed MT. Cleveland s cabinet has there fore invented a new wword-"elephantiasi sis The imperialists are elephants, in short In patriotism and justice in war, certainly they are.
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The percentage of loss in that battle of Friday before Santiago was 13 which was lower than the loss of the federal army at Spottsylvania, the Wilderness or Fred ful, after all.
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A Mistaken Impression

From the Washington Star
 'That'' said Maud, as the distinguished stranger entered the room, lis the Vioto- ria Cross."
 "Is it?' inquired Mamie in tone of great interest. .'How many century runs must you make to get one?"
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A survey of the Philippines has been or dcred by the government. Prof. George r. Becher of the United States geological survey will make an inventory of Uncle SaIns recent conquest.
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An Immediate Necessity

From the Indianapolis Journal. Mrs. Watts-What is on that button? Watts-"Remember the Maine" Mrs. Watts-It would do more immedi- ate good if you would get button with Don't Forget the Groceries'' on it.
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Of No Further Interest

From the Detroit Free Press.
 stMy dear,' asked the mother of the eld- est daughter, who was reading war news aloud, "why don't you finish that account of the battle as given by Captain Evans?"
 'When he said that every man on his ship was engaged I ceased to be interest ed.''
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Under the Harrison treaty the late queen of Hawaii would have received a handsome income; under the annexation resolutions she gets nothing, except a chronic claim before congress.
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every opportunity. There was no jealousy, no friction of any kind, between army and fleet during the entire course of the opera tions against Santiago.
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Still in Doubt

From the Chicago Record. 'I spent one hundred dollars on my silver wedding present to my wife"
 ''What is it?''
 'T don't know; she hasn't got through exchanging it yet"
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The Santiago campaign stands unpar- alleled in point of brevity and thorough ness. In two short weeks everything in sight, both ships and men, had been baggcd or beachcd.
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Rapid-Promotion Route

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Bliffkin's boy has been made major. "I didn't know that he ever saw an! service"
 ''He didn't. He saw the president"
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TEe Egkhth congressional district has a direct interest in the happy outcome of the Santiago campaign The strategy of that campaign will soon bring upon the home scene the busiest of all the strate- oiStS
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soon send Lieutenant Hobson may go out in the hold as freight. They will keep him busy until the robins nest again at least
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Helpi, ,Th m Out

From the Chicago Record.
 'The Thompsons can't decide what to name their twins"
 ''Well, if the twins resemble their other children they should call one Vesuvius and the other Terror"
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The Boston nerves have been braced up to the point of consent in the matter Of the removal of the mine fields, which ves- sels have to cross and re-cross daily.
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The Springfield Republican is fighting a hopeless battle fo- the retention of the Springfield rifle, ca,ib.c a5.
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Stevenson Reader for school use at tests the rapidity of the novelist's rise to the ranks of the classics.
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The Rough Riders were the only volun- teer troops in the first line at Santiago. They are veterans now.
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MT. Grover Cleveland will not be pres ent at Admiral Mller's flag raising at Honolulu.
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The Clevelandites will please excuse al expansion of lungs over recent events.
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Annexation will not be complete until Honolulu joins baseball league
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The citizen of Birmingham who forgets the amendment strikes a blow at the city's public schools.
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A Pertinent Query
From Life.

From Life.
 He-Lct's get engaged. hSo--very well. but who will you get en- ga Sed to?'
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EX-senator Peffer has a rival in Citizen Dole The rivalry touches his strongest point.
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Spain will not be inclined to peace until Watson is laundering at her sea-gates, | so to speak
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Weyler's American campaign seems to have fallen into a condition of innocuoas desuetude.
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Shafter and his men are good at both lighting and strategy.
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General Pando is among the lost, stray cd or stolen.
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The p-ess clippings that a bureau will
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soon send Lieutenant dObSon may go Out in the hold as freight. They will keep him busy until the robins nest again at least.
 The Boston nerves have been braced up to the point of consent in the matter of the removal of the mine fields, which ves- sels have to cross and re-cross daily.
  The Rough Riders were the only volun- teer troops in the first line at Santiago, They are veterans now.
  A stevenson Reader for school use at tests the rapidity of the novelist's rise to the ranks of the classics.  The citizen of Birmingham who forgets the amendment strikes blow at the city's public schools.
  Spain will not be inclined to peace until Watson is laundering at her sea-gates, so to speak.
 Weyler's American campaign seems to have fallen into condition of innocuoas desuetude.
 EX-Senator Peffer has rival in Citizen Dole. The rivalry touches his strongest point.
 MT. Grover Cleveland will not be pres ent at Admiral Mller's flag raising at Honolulu.
 The Clevelandites will please excuse an expansion of lungs over recent events Annexation will not be complete until Honolulu joins baseball league Shafter and his men are good at both fighting and strategy. General Pando is among the lost, stray cd or stolen
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Tn time of peace Bob Evans Is a great sportsman. He has often gqone duck hunt ing with Grover Cleveland. He is "dead shot' with a breech-loader, and a member of the Alibi club of Washington, an organi- zation of proficient marksmen. He is equal ly famous as an angler and is fond of horse races He seldom misses opportunity to back his judgment of speed whenever he fingers at the track and watches the flyers dash around the circle of chance.
 Captain Evans is fond of his family. He married Miss Taylor, the daughter of Frank Taylor G Washington bookdealer, and has three children-two daughters and a son. The boy was by his fathers side at the battle of Santiago to receive heritage of patriotism and a baptism of fire.