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northerly island, Is nearly As large As
all the six New England states togeth-
err. Mindanao. at the southeast angle
of the archipelago. is as large as YER
mont and New Hampshire, having an
area of 20,0 900 oua miles.
The group IL an intricate maze OF ir-
regular. mostly small, volcanic islands.
with a network of intervening bays,
CULTS, cliff bound fords. straits and
channels, through which the cntangled
ocean and tidal currents rush and
swirl in angry a to all navigators
except the most skilled local pilots.
The high volcano peaks of these ISL
ands. rising sometimes 5000 or 5000
feet above sea level, seem like the tops
OF a great partly submerged system of
mountain ranges that run from Bor-
neo and Celebes on the south on
through the Philippines, Formosa, the
Luchu group, toward the Japan islands
far to the northeast.
The climate OF the Philippines IL
tropical. though the temperature Is
eauable, reaching between the narrow
limits of 20 and SO degrees. The south
ern monsoon begins to blow about
| May LIST, Its coming heralded n ac-
! companied by terrific wind n cleo
trio storms. This monsoon blows for
five months, and during this season
as much as eight feet OF water falls
upon the western coast. From October
to April the northeastern
blows, and then the eastern coasts re-
ceive their floods of rainfall. Earth
quakes are frequent and are so severe
| that most houses are built Of wood or
light bamboo and seldom more than
one story high.
The warm climate and the copious
rains make a luxuriant vegetation.
Corn, cotton, tobacco. indigo n most
sub-tropical fruits grow I'm abundance.
The more elevated interior regions OF
the larger islands have a ~salubrious
and invigorating though sub-tropical
climate.
The Philippines were discovered by
Magellan in 1871. A spanish Meet IRON
Mexico in 1865 took possession of them
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by the English, the Americans, the
Germans and the Spanish. The annual
exports and imports. in about equal
parts. now reach something over $500
3OO.0 900. Cotton. indigo. Manila fabrics.
n tobacco in manufactured cigars and
cheroots, are the chief commodities OF
export. These island pay a tribute
revenue to Spain annually OF $l5. 0oo.O 600.
Excellent harbors. valua BILE minerals,
plentiful building and ship timber. a
luxuriant vegetation and n not insslu-
brious climate on the interior highlands,
would soon make these islands the home
Of a numerous, prosperous and happy
people II freed from the blasting eff
fects of Spanish rule.
II healthy young men should be sent
there as soldiers for occupation OF mill
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well known in the West as Roosevelt Is
in the East. He entered the army as a
surgeon. but he probably had much
more to do with the making of wounds
than their healing.
1t is said Of him that when he was
first assigned for duty to an Arizona
post he arrived at the post one, night at
Z o'clock. and the next morning at 1 a
in the field and at work. This was
during the Apache campaign in 1885,
and Surgeon Wood soon won for him.
self the name of the lighting doctor. He
was conspicuous In the famous Geroni-
mo outbreak, having command at vari-
Gus times Of the infantry n scouts
engaged in the chase after that willy
savage.
The method the leaders of the rough
riders have elaborated and will follow
out when the opportunity comes for its
application Is quite unique. They are
not to charge as an ordinary cavalry
regiment would. for their fighting will
be lone not with the saber but with the
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in the name OF the Spanish throne and
named them in honor of Philip ii.
The history of Spanish dominion in
the Philippines Is but an obscure coun-
terpart of that history In South Ameri-
ca. In Mexico and in Cuba. Cruelty
and rapine have been the significant
features here as there.
The operations OF the Spaniards have
been mostly confined to the island Of
Luzon. the largest OF the group Ma
Mia, the largest town and the capital
of all these colonies, Is situated on q
land-locked bay on the west side of
this island. Here is where the recent
naval battle was fought. The city was
founded In 1871. Its history Is substan-
TALLY the history OF the islands II has
at the present time q population Of
nearly 800. 900. Malayans. Negritos. Chi
nese and mixed breeds. with not more
than 10000 Europeans. The Chinese
people, who came to the Islands very
early. have often risen In revolt against
Spanish tyranny. n have generally
been subdued by an indiscriminate
slaughter. In 1908 20. 900 Of them were
thus massacred. and again in I14o 25,-
900 met a similar fate.
In 1852 an Engiish fleet under Sir
william Draper captured the town after
"A b-ombsrdment Of 10 hours. and levied
a heavy tribute upon the Inhabitants
The Notifications OF the town and of its
approaches are o very much stronger
thar they were lao years ago.: but Com
! modore Dewey's warships are CORE
spondingly better fighting engines thar
Draper's wooden sail craft OF the last
century.
The entire population Of the islands 1.
! estimated to be as much as 5000. 900
! mostly a low type OF South Sea island
ers. Chinese, mixed breeds and a
sprinkling Of Europeans as merchants
/ and officials. These last mostly reside
in a few Of the larger towns.
Considerable INNER IL carried on
with the Philippines. mostly At Manila
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Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt's regi-
ment, which figures on the army rec
ords as the First Regiment of Rifle
Rangers" but which the general public
has from the first preferred to call
''Roosevelt's Rough Riders or more
simply still, "Teddy's Terrors." is made
up almost entirely of cowboys, with a
small sprinkling Of society men who
have both a fondness and an aptitude
for ho~rsemanship. which heretofore has
found no other outlet than that offered
by the hunting field n the polo
ground.
The men enrolled. however, whether
cowboy or millionaire, were carefully
selected with a view TO their physical
fitness for the work they must perform
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strong Man who Plays with Toys and
Acts Like q Baby.

A strong Man who Plays with Toys and
Acts Like . Baby.
From the New York Herald.
in the bed in the Cleveland general
hospital is a strong man reduced to
the mental condition of an infant six
months old. The man is in the prime
of life. He appears to be about 80
years old
He was taken from q Nickel Plate
train. His actions while on the train
made the passengers and employees
think him crazy.
At the hospital II was found that
the man Is not insane. he Is reduced
to an absolute state of infancy. One
CLEAN. and one only. of intelligence
has lighted up the mans face since
he has been an inmate OF the hospital.
and that was when he upright In
bed and asked concerning his where
abouts. The hospital attendants rushed
to his bedside and learned something
of his story.
He said he was william Murray Of
Erie, Pa, and that he had been hurt
on the head He said that he had
been confined in a hospital, but had
wandered away. hen the patient
lapsed into a state resembling uncon-
seriousness. and when he was restored
had become as a child. Immense In
terest centers in this case for all med
ical men and students. who are watch
ing Murray closely.
Murray's body trembles constantly
and when he attempts to speak MS
chin quivers as IL he were about to
cry. He frequently leaps out of bed
and sits playing on the foor exactly
like a child when 1t Is not yet strong
enough to walk. He has a fancy FOL
toys and plays with them for hours
at a time.
When a watch was handed to Muir
ray he laughed and crowed in an ecs'
tasy of baby Joy and o the watci
like a rattlebox. The next minute m
placed the watch in his mouth. a rat
tlebox is one of his prime favorites
One OF the pastimes in which Murra!
INDUCES o~ftenest is TO sit on the foo
and play with his toes.
He eats and drinks like a baby AM
tries to put everything he gets hol'
of in his mouth. Every phase OF in
FAINT life is depicted in his acts.
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Murray Ia a fine looking man and has
evidently been a person of refinement.
He is strongly built. weighs about 200
pounds and has dark hair n a dark
brown mustache.
He evidently has been a shorthand
writer. The attendants at various
times have given him pencil and paper
with which to amuse himself. and he
invariably makes shorthand charac-
tiers, instead Of h meaningless marks
of a child.
Some Of the physicians who have
seen Murray have a theory hat he
was confined in a hospital as the re-
suit of an injury to his head and that
he escaped while slightly convalescent
The motion of the train, they think.
aeitated n brain n brought on
Murray's strange condition. His re-
turn to infancy is an unprecedented
mental phenomenon.
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tary posts. they would soon become &C
climated, and would suffer far less than
English soldiers and civilians suffer in
the Jungle regions Of India. The sa-
lubrious and comparatively cool regions
of the elevated interior of any n Of
these Islands are always within easy
reach OF the coasts.
Even American emigrants. especially
from the Southern states. would soon
find residence in the Philippines by no
means unpleasant. using the volcanic
interiors for country seats.
For agricultural and mineral re-
sources the Islands are o%pulently en-
dowed. Nearly every useful food plant
known In the world grows there with
marvellous luxuriance. and beds of all
useful minerals. from coal TO gold, are
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ued on the second sheet just as II the
FIRST sheet had remained. Five times
was this trick repeated. the NTH sheet
showing only h signature Of p
at the bottom. But when he had
signed this NTH sheet he took II up in
his hand and read on Its blank sur
face the letter he had written. He
also made corrections in the words he
supposed he saw, and these correc-
tion> occupied the places of the words
which required e~mendation in the
missing sheets.
This case IL very instructive. for IL
teaches us that. as a result of injury.
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and this promises to be hazardous
enough, as the regiment will be used
principally in scouting and service OF a
similar sort. with an occasional dash
into the enemy's lines. Indeed. there Is
every indication that the Rough
Riders will have all the hard riding
and hard fighting they long for.
In organization the regiment Is not
widely different from the famous Texas
but the uniform Is the same
as that of the cavalrymen of the regu-
lar army, slightly modified. Its per-
sonnel-with the exception of the mill
ionaire members-is about the same,
however, as hat of the Rangers. 1t In
cludes men from almost every state in
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Protection for soldiers.

Western woman inventor. who devised
the freproof helmet for firemen. urges
the government to adopt a small skull
cap and a b~reastplate. arm piece and
thigh pieces of aluminium. painted In the
same color as the uniform. The weight
Is inconsiderable. and when properly
made IL will turn q rife bullet up to q
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found. The industries of these tropical
islands are almost undeveioped. A Ut
tie influx of Anglo-Saxon enterprsse.
and a little Anglo-Saxon liberality -
government, would soon increase the
production and the Of the Isl
ands nftyfold.
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IL has been calculated that The whole
coal supply of our planet would barely
suffice to produce heat equal to that
which the sun dissipates in one-tenth Of .
second.
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was afflicted with a terrible blood disease,
which Was in spots at first, but afterwards
speead ell over my body. These soon broke
cut into sores, and it is easy to imagine the
suffering I endured. Before became con-
vinced that the doctors could do no good, had
spent Q hundred dollars, which was really
thrown swsy. 1 then tried various patent med
icines, but they did not reach The disease.
When I he'd finished my first bottle Of 8. 8. s.
was greatly improved and wa. delighted with
the result. The large red e~plotches on my chest
long disappeared entirely. I reeained my lost
weight, became stronger, and my appetite
greatly improved. / was soon entirely well,
and my skin - clear - . piece OF glass.
II. I. MYlna. 100 Mulbefry st., NeNArk. NJ.
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Dustless roads are made possible ~ =
new material composed Of nne earthly
or mineral matter charged with heavy oil.
roads.
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Real
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Remedy.

bones at the same time. gradually consuming the vitality:
With this wreck of the system comes falling of the hair
and eyebrows, loss of hnger-nals, and decay of the bones-a'
condition most horrible.
But there is a cure for Contagious Blood Poison. Swifts
Specific (S. S. S. has been curing it for fifty years, and
is the only remedy which will have the slightest effect upon
it. 1t forces the poison from the system, and removes all
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skill of medical scientists, and, being unable
to cure the disease, the doctors direct their
efforts towards covering up its symptoms.
There is but one effect to be obtained from
the universal potash and mercurial treat
ment-it bottles up the poison and dries it
up in the system-but it must be remem-
bcred that it dries up the marrow in the
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rife-the weapon they can use with
most certainty. One man will hold the
horses of three of his comrades while
they dismount n engage the enemy.
In this way not more than three
fourths of the regimen. will be in bat
tie at any one time. but it is expected
that this arrangement will d so much
to the effectiveness of those who are TO
fight that it will more than compensate
for what amounts practically to the
withdrawal of one-fourth of their num-
Der. They are armed with the Krag-
Jorgensen carbine and revolvers, with
out which no cowboy would be conf
plete even in time of peace. And instead
of the regular cavalry sword, which is a
rather unwieldy instrument except in
the hands of men trained to its use, the
rough riders have adopted the Cuban
machete, which yer inexpertence can
use successfully; but Ii Is not intended
that they shall be swordsmen; their re-
lance will be on the rifle and revolver.
The machete is carried merely as a pos
sible dependence should ammunition
fail, or a hand to hand encounter with
the cavalry Of the enemy occur. In the
development of this plan of action II
can be seen thai Colonel Wood and
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt in the tao
tics they propose to employ will follow
closely that used by the mounted rifle
men of the revolution. II was q Dand
of this sort that after q ride of so miles
the last day met and utterly routed the
English under Colonel Ferguson.
A strange Case of Antomatism.
Sergeant F. wac wounded at Ba-
| zeilIes by q ball, which fractured his
skull. After his recover periodical
disturbances began to be represented
in his existence. the abnormal periods
lasting from Is to 80 hours. while the
intervals between them-those of nat
ural l~ife-varied from Is to 80 days.
In the abnormal phases F. was es-
sentially an automaton. He felt moth
ing, smelt nothing. and ate anything.
however nauseous it's taste. His sight
was apparently affected. for he had TO
feel for objects against which he STUN
| bled. This man. in his automatic con-
dition, began to write q letter to his
general. and while in the act OF writ
ing, DR.. Mesnet interposed q screen
! between F-'s Eyes and his hands.
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For centuries the human race has batted with a disease
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we may find cases Of automatism
which parallel the natural variety of
that condition we call somnambulism.
From Some Byways of the Brain"
by Andrew Wilson. NJ. D.. in Harper's
Magazine for May.
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After suffering twain
years from Contagious
Blood Poison, being treat
ed by several Of the esSt phystcisns. my CO.
declared incurabls. I he'd sps0t two hunass1
dollars with the doctors and was . great dsl
worse than at first, and gave up al hops g
recovery. I stewards took many patent msd-
icines but they he'd no eject Whatsoever. A
its good effect from the first. The improve
ment continued and, after taking twenty
bottles, 1 was CURED sound and ven, end for
eight years have had no sign Of the disease.
II. M. Rpoisrnn, Arcot, N. q.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25

Notes of the Day .

Bv this time the battleship Maine
should have the MoTro Castle and the
city of Havana under her guns The
Administration has said everything ii
could on the subject Of the ''niendly
visit" short Of swearing that the
Maine was only sent 10 Havana after
Dupuy de Lone had threatened 10 de-
clare war unless it should be done in
stanter. Seriously. the attempts If
the State Department TO throw dust
in the public eye regarding this mat
ter. do not have the rich and iruity
diplomatic favor that Judge Day i'm
AGNES them to; but SAVIOR rather OF The
lies some schoolboys tell to escape a
whipping Only a few days ago DGpuy
de Lone declared that Spain would
resent the presence Of an American
Warship at Havana. Now he af'irms
his entire contentment with the whole
business. Judge Day asserts that it
only means the resumption Of friendly
relations with Spain. AS a bit % eX-
ira dry-rotted humor this may pass.
but il seems To place the de facto Sec
rotary Of State i'm a position requiring
explanation. If friendly relations are
about to be resumed, perhaps he viii
tells us when they We're ruptured. AS
far as the Administration is concerned
the country thinks that its Spanish re-
latiOns have been noy only anicablc,
but dishonorably and UNANIMOUSLY so.
The use Of the American Navy as a
Spanish police patrol and blockading
fleet against the patriots, The tnlcra-
tion Of the torture and butchery of
American citizens without protest. The
refusal TO allow a warskip to General
Lee for his protection, until now. and
then only on his direct demand upon
the President and notice that he would
leave the island unless il were imme-
diately compiled with All these things
are evidence that the close relations of
common sympathy and alliance which
they disclose have not been severed
and. therefore. do not need TO b. :e-
established.
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he demands our hand I'm marriage. In
other words England wants us TO en-
ter into an alliance with her against
Russia. As usual the British argument
is pious and specious. All Lord Sails
bury wants is free ports in China, and
NJ favored nations" lie regards with
viituous horror the attempt of Russia
to do in Manchuria exactly what Great
Britain has done i'm India, South Afri-
ca and Egypt, and, not being strong
enough to stop il, wants this country
TO mix itself up i'm Asia to help IL
out. There are several good reasons
why this amicable proposition should
be examined under a microscope, chem
ically analysed and its microbes
grown IN pots for a season, to find out
exactly what is inside of it. On gen.
eral principles there is some doubt as
to our duty TO go much out of our
way to oblige a government which
snubs US in the seal fisheries question.
tries TO steal big slice of our Alas
kan possessions through the establish
ment of a fraudulent boundary, and
does its level best. through Influence"
and corruption, to beat US out of Ha-
wall.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
POSTAL BANKS.
A Missouri Doctors Ideas OH This
sub jeCt.

DIR. W. II. II. Cundiff. Of Pleasant
ton for some time. has interested him
self in postal savings banks and has
had number of conferences with
Postmaster General Gary ON the Sub
ject. He has submitted plan TO the
Postmaster General for the establish
ment of postal savings banks Its "a
hent features are as follows:
The system could afford accOmmoia-
tlon and security To persons Of limited
means. The Government should De
protected against loss and the expense
incident TO carrying out the law. The
system should be SO framed that il
would not incur the hOstiIities Of the
banking system in vogue in the United
States. The system should have d
bank of deposit and not of issue.
sums of IS. $40, SIS. $50, and s2J
should be loaned at a time. Offices
should be Of first. second third and
fourth classes, or 500, SIS. $50. and S2J.
respectively. A person should be a
depositor in but one office at a time.
and that his legal post office, the same
having been his office for three months
previously. Deposits should not be re-
eeived for less than SIX months. In
terest should not be paid for less than
g one-year deposit.
Deposstors should surrender their n
terest on deposits as compensation 20
the Government for expenses incurred
in affording convenience and security
TO depositOrs. The law should be
framed on a concise and small scale
at first, that is, as regards amounts
and interest, so that the system you'll
not TO be too large and costly for the
Government To handle with success 10
itself and security to the people. IL
should purchase bonds to advantage.
thereby saving interest and sending
money back into circulation.
A well-devised plan on the foregoing
basis will give the following advdn-
tages:
l. Affording security 10 persons If
limited means who do not deposit mon
ey in banks.
2. Reducing robbery and murder for
money of small holders who have their
savings in stockings.
3. Enabling the GOvernemnt to re-
deem portions of its bonds and pre-
venting forced sale of them. thus sIv-
ing interest.
4. Keeping money in circulation.
>. Promoting trade and the b5uking
business.