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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

General Lawton is well satisfied with
the soldierly qualities displayed by his
men since they have been here, and all
reports from other places in the province
as to the behavior of the American
troops are equally satisfactory. There
has been very little drunkenness, which,
when one remembers that, as soldier
tersely put it, Drink is cheap and you
are always thirsty" is really remarka-
hla
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Business is in a state OF stagnation.
People are afraid that in spirit of re-
prisal the Cuban officials viii go in for
wholesale contisration and heavy fines.
Until this question has been definitely
settled the industries of that part Of
Cuba will remain at a standstill.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

There is remedy for this suffering
quite apart from the charity of the
United States government and that
would be the resumption of operations
by the sugar planters. They, however,
will do nothing until a stable form of
government is firmly established. With
in a radius of % miles there are invested
$4,000, 600 in sugar estates. Some Of
these estates have machinery worth
over Sl,0O0,00O, yet nearly all are idle,
though ii is time for planting and farm
work. The planters say that if they
had a guarantee even for two years
from the American government of the
nOn-interference Of the Cubans they
would start up and put nearly ~. 600 men
to work. The trouble is that many prom
inent Cubans have threatened that
these properties will be Contiscaied on
account of the sympathy shown by the
proprietors toward the Spanish govern
ment; and until American protection is
guaranteed no more money Will be
spent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Manzanllo. oct. 1.-THE sufferings
of the Cubans in and around Guanta-
namo have been very great. over 1000
rations per day are issued to them, but
many who are in the direst need are
unable to go to the city to receive relief,
owing to their being entirely without
clothing. a supply of the latter was
received a short time sinCe-some LOO
pairs of drawers and 200 undershirts-
but this scarcely fills the bill.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

officers of all grades and enlisted men
are receiving by every mail letters from
people in the United States asking in
formation as to the possibilities of in
vestment in this part of Cuba. In the
early future there ought to be numerous
openings, but at present General Wood
advises investors not to come if they in
tend their investments to take the form
of land purchase, as the records and ar
chives have been left in shocking state
by the Spanish authorities, presumably
with the intention of making additional
difficulties for their successors. A man
with little capital would do we'll here
with steam laundry, an American
bakery, or small store with good gro
ceries Such enterprises could be made
to pay at the very outset. October is the
last of the rainy season here, but from all
accounts it must be the worst of the lot.
There is a Cuban proverb which runs
thus: "A thousand showers in April fill
a bucket, but one in October is an ocean"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Washington, Oct. 11.-Surgeon-G Gen
eral Wyman of the marine hospital ser
vice and Acting Secretary of the Treas
ury Spalding had conference yester-
day concerning the yellow fever situa-
tion in the south, with special reference
to the appeal of the governor of Missis-
sippi for aid. 1t was decided that the
government could not undertake to ex-
tend aid in the form of subsistence and
nurses to individual families in which
there were cases of fever. In the de-
tention camps, however physicians.
nurses and supplies will be supplied as
a measure to prevent the spread of the
disease. Guards will be furnished for
the same purpose. Physicians of the
marine hospital service are under in
structions to do all in their power for
people suffering from the fever. The
government will leave nothing undone
that could be done properly to prevent
the further spread of the disease, or to
aid those who were victims of it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Sec. 3-No minister of the church shall
solemnize the marriage of either party
to a divorce during the lifetime of the
other party.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

At the afternoon session the commit
tee examined Major Hugh j. Gallagher.
He had served as depot commissary at
Siboney, San Juan and Santiago, and
recently occupied this position at Mon
tauk Point, having been made chief
commissary of General Skaters corps.
The rations, he said, We're forwarded al
most as rapidly as they were landed
Only very small quantities could be ac-
cumulated, yet the commissary, during
his stay at Siboney, had been able to
meet all acquisitions made for rations by
the troops. He heard no complaint of
lack of ratiOns at the front. At first they
We're able to forward about 80 900 rations
per day. From SibOney the depot was
moved to Ell Poso, seven miles distant
and at this point there were never
enough rations on hand for even day
ahead, and it was impossible to fill all
the acquisitions. There was shortage
in coffee and sugar, which continued for
two or three days. 1t was due to the diff
ficulty in landing supplies because OF
the high surf at Sboney. All the rations
were good. but in some cases the hard
bread would be injured by sudden show
ers. When this happened the bread was
thrown aside and not issued. After El
Poso was reached the officers were sup
piled with the same rations that were
given the men. This was against the
law. as rations are not supplied to Off
GERS, but the emergency made the dis
tribution to them necessary.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

There was a shortage of lighters, but
the major was not able to say why this
was so. Speaking of the facilities for
landing the men in Cuba, he expressed
the opinion that if the war were to be
fought over again large supply of
lighters should be furnished. In addi-
ton TO the American army the refugees
were also fed. No effort was made to
give the full ration, but articles were
sent to them as could be spared from our
own troops He thought enough was
given to supply 1000 men. After his
depot was located at Santiago there was
no shortage. While at this point the
Spanish prisoners We're also supplied
from the general depot, as were some Of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Major Gallagher said there was one
instance when the canned roast beef
spoiled. and it was destroyed. Some
potatoes. onions and tomatoes were also
thrown away at Santiago for the same
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-14

Mr.. DENLY told him thena was COM
plant of deficiency covering a months
time. but Major Gallagher said he knew
nothing OF it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS HOPE.
Relieve that Some Day Turkey vii
Belong to the Gar.

Relieve that Some Day Turkey VIII
Belong to the Gear.
All the wars that have been waged
bv Russia against the Turks have, SO
far as the soldiers of the Russian army
were concerned, had religious insp-
ration, says Harper's Round Table.
The idea that the cross will again take
the place of the crescent on the summit
of the dome of the great mosque of St
Sophia at Constantinople is firmly i'm
planted in the mind of every Russian
And just as firmly he believes that 1t
is the mission of Russia 10 plant It
there. Every Russian regards 1t as the
manifest destiny of his country, and.
though the day when Russian hands
will tear away the crescent and substi
tute the cross may be delayed. he il
convinced that 1t Is only a question Of
time when the voice of the muezzin
from the minaret calling the faithful
prayer will be heard for the last time.
When the Russian army under the
command of the Grand Duke Nicholas.
the brother of the Emperor Alexander
H.. arrived before Constantinople In
the spring of 1878, he sent two tele-
grams to St Petersburg. one reporting
the state of the army. the other some
what in the following language: MY
army is in sight of the minarets Of st.
Sophia we can take the city with the
loss of 1000 men,
TO the first he received the usual ac-
acknowledgement; to the second there
came no reply. 1t was by this under.
stood that the Emperor did not sane
ton the enterprise, for it would have
been a breach Of his pledge to Europe.
In the army there was great disap-
pointment, and more than one OF the
Russian generals, Skobelof at their
head expressed their anger so forcibly
that the Russian army was withdrawn
and put beyond the reach of tempta-
ton. But the feeling remained In ev-
cry mans mind that the next time
Russian army came to Constantinople
it would be to stay.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09

of that torrent of hair she was power
less. Doles beard is splendid. 1t is
silken and brown, slightly tinged with
gray, and pours over his breast in
masses.
With all of his personality, however,
his reposeful manner and suggestion of
latent force one cannot talk to the Ha-
waiian President without realizing that
lie was not, is not and can never be the
real leader of the revolution and the
forces which maintain the present form
of government. He has the judicial,
not the active mind. He can plan, but
Is not the kind which executes. All of
his previous life had untitled him to be
the man to strike the decisive blow.
He was the son of a school teacher and
was educated in this country, where n
respect for the established order Of
things was ground Into him. He was
a lawyer until called to the bench, and
was ON the bench until short time
previous to Liluokalani's overthrow.
He was made President because of his
lifelong reputation for an unswervable
rectitude. No man could say aught
against him. He was a representative
of the purer and better life of Hololulu
He was known also to possess some ad-
ministratlve ability. He was, in the
vernacular of politics in this country, n
safe man." Therefore he was honored
and made famous.
Mr.. Dole was not elected President as
many suppose. He was proclaimed
President and the proclamation was
ratified by the American party" BY
the Hawaiian constitution he holds of
flee for six years. His term expires ut
u O'Clock midnight December 81. 1900
If annexation fails, Thurston, it is
thought, will be the next President of
the islands.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09
Suspicious.

The Importance of avoiding the very
appearance Of evil Is shown by the fol-
lowing anecdote: A man living in a
country town recently became con-
scious that his neighbor and acquaint-
ances cast very suspicious glances at
him. Then he became aware that his
footsteps were logged. A constable
was occasionally seen watching his
house, and subsequently stranger,
who turned out to be a detective, ap-
peared. Tortured and troubled, the
gentleman at last asked friend the
meaning of 1t all. -
Don't you know" said his friend
"They suspect you Of murder"
'Of murder?" cried the Mortified man.
what do you meany'
you received a postal card last
week?'
Every likely received Dozen"
But on this one was written these
words-'Be sure and save the son, but
kill the father and the postmaster
read"
But at this hearty laugh broke In
upon the dialogue. The card In ques'
ton had come from a well-known the
atrlcal manager, for whom the gentle
man had written play, which the
manager wanted amended In certalp
particulars.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09
HE LOVED THE SEA.
rennyson Used to Study 1t From the
Downs of the Isle of Wight.

rennyson Used to Study 1t From the
Downs of the Isle of wight.
Tennyson said, Somehow water Is
the element love best of all four, but
in the recent memoir ne is also credited
with saying that he never cared great
ly for the sea on the south coast. 1t Is
not grand sea, only an angry, curt sea. -
Probably that was a view expressed
before he became familiar with the To-
rality, for though the Atlantic does not
plunge against the isle of Wight as
against Cornwall and the west OF Ire
land he himself has proved how much
power and enohantment the sea reveals
from the downs. Let the weather DO
fair or foul, nature is never dull from
the vantage ground of those convexities
which seem like the rind of the earth
md give an illusion of vastness and
openness beyond their actual area. Men
striding OH ridges and etched against
the sky indeed seem las trees walking
The wind rustling III the ear, the sheep
bleating, the sea ohurning among the
powders, the occasional believing of "a
steamer for pilot, the swallows crying
in their low flights and the gulls scream
ing give the only sounds. When the
mist closes over the scene, strange
sense of being disembodied possesses us,
we are lost in the impenetrable vapor,
and the gulls pass over our heads, VS.
ible but for an instant as they float from
obscurity into obscurity. In times OF
storm one seems to be at the seat OF the
elements and witness to all their
processes. The clouds roll and break
against the cliffs like another sea, and
sunbursts flashing from them leave
silver swath over the yexed and SOM
Der pillows. On sultry days a water
spout, whirling like :. dervish is no I'M
common sight, and he who makes the
downs his observatory becomes wise IN
all the phenomena of sea and air. Climb
ing them at night gives one the feeling
of scaling the walls of heaven itself.
They slope like the sides of a pyramid,
and the apex Of the pyramid impales
the stars On sunny days the sea below
is purple, and every shade of blue aud
green that can be thought of, even Ito
use one of Tennyson s own descriptions
like peacock S neck. /"
Rarely was there visitor at Earring
ford that he was not brought up to the
beacon and shown all these wonders and
beauties. Except in his closing years
the poet was found upon them in all
weathers and at all seasons, and from
them and the surrounding scenery he
drew many of the landscapes of his
poems. North American Review.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09
ALMOST CAME TO BLOWS.
An Incident Illustrative of Chicago Ian
guago and Theatrical Tempers.

An Incident Illustrative of Chicago Ian
guago and Theatrical Tempers.
The other morning there dropped in
to the gallery Of a photographer who
has 5ng made speciality of taking the
pictures of theatrical celebrities II big
strnpping western man who came to see
his friend, the photographer. The young
woman behind the counter, who knew
the caller, had just been reading i'll a
newspaper savage roast of his ma
tive city Of Chicago. She handed the
paper to the westerner to read, expect
ing to get some amusement ont of his
comments. The Chicagoan was in the
midst Of his reading, bristling with
wrath, when the husband of we'll
known actress entered the room. a
framed portrait of the actress, taken
teveral years ago, stood on an easel i'll n
corner. The husband walked up to the
picture, and after contemplating it for
a few minutes said:
"My wife is certainly remarkable
woman. That picture was taken all of
five years ago, yet she is younger look
ing and handsomer today than it is. I"
just then the westerner finished the
Chicago story.
"Well. don't think he exclaimed
loudly and emphatieally, throwing the
paper down upon the counter.
What right have you. sir, to think
anything about it?' demanded the ac-
tress' husband angrily.
slWhn eava va,, nva, ,nu
thinker" retorted the astonished west
erner.
'Think what you please TO yourself,
but YOU shnn't insult my wife, sir, :"
shouted the husband.
Your wife? Where is she? Are you
lunatic?"
"No, sir, but you are big bully"
cried the husband, dancing with wrath.
The little woman behind the counter,
who had been conyulsed with laughter,
tried to explain the mistake, but the in
dignant husband refused to listen.
Nothing but an apology would satisfy
him, and he made a dramatic exit from
the gallery, saying that the westerner
would "hear from him again" He
went home and wrote letter TO the
photographer saying that no had been
insulted and threatening to withdraw
his wifo's custom if the apology was
not forthcoming. The photographer was
obliged to write several letters before
he could calm the troubled waters
Meantime the Chicagoan went home.
firm i'll the conviction that he had mar
rowly escaped hitting crazy man.
New York Sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09

The visit to this country of Sanford
Il. Dole, President of the Hawaiian
republic. centers attention on this re-
markable man and in the Chicago
Times Herald II. $. Garfield discusses
In very entertaining manner some OF
his characteristics. The first thing
about him, says Mr.. Garfield, Is his
size. The President OF the Hawaiian
republic Is six feet two Inches Ill
height. He is about go years OF age,
but he has not taken on flesh. He Is as
trim as Il man of 30. He is admirably
Observation-Disclosures d-shouldered, deep
chested, thin-fanked and long os limb.
One cannot help thinking in looking at
him that such bone and slnew were
wasted on the supreme bench. a weak
man can sit still and think as well as
another. Dole would have made an
ideal head for boarding party. Prop
erly trained, he could have attained in
ternational reputation in the prize ring
He is, or rather has been, a giant of a
man. Twenty years ago his strength
must have been enormous. So far as
physiques go, he Is not the largest
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09

living President, he is the biggest Pres
ident the world ever saw. Spare of
flesh as he Is, he weighs more than POO
pounds.
Those who knew him as boy, youth
and man tell many tales Of his PROV
ess. The Kanakas of undiluted race
are finely proportional and well grown,
but Dole was swifter of foot than any
man on the islands. He handled with
out effort weights that others could
not stir. As a mountain climber he was
unsurpassed. Like the natives of the
little group that lies lonely but smiling
in the heart of the Pacific, he was as
much at home in the water as on the
land. As a swimmer, diver and shark
fighter he held his own with the best
of them. His skill in aQuatics made
him remembered at Williams College,
Massachusetts, for many years. He
was supreme judge of the Hawaiian
ISLANDS, but his former college mates
and those who came after him thought
of him only as mighty swimmer, rum
ner. climber, walker and fighter.
The old Puritans bred big raw oned,
hardy men, and Dole Is of Puritan
stock undefiled. His ancestors lived
down New Bedford way, where they
believe In Medford rum and true re-
ligion. He possesses the more salient
characteristics of the Puritan stock.
modified by long life spent in an
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09

easier cline and amid an easier people.
He Is direct. positive, earnest. person
ally abstemlous, grave of demeanor,
with little sense of humor. with tend
ency to estimate observance above the
thing observed; very straightforward.
very moral. very honest and very rev.
erent. He has lost the Puritan desire
to force Others to his way of thinking.
lie is not in any sense missionary. o.
an evangelist, or an eXhorter
He is II handsome man even now.
Understood cynics say that avoirdupois
is always more potent with the othey
sex than brain. and there may be some
thing in It, Dole had both the size and
the BRAIN His features are regular
and we'll nodded. his head is rather
long, but well shaped; his eyes are a
lustrous dark brown. They are much
too soft for man. Dole could never
have been the loving and Mechanically
remorseful Lancelot. or the merrily
TESTING Gawaine. or Tristan of the fiery
heart and constituencies desire; but he
could have been Arthur. who was hand
some and good. and, with 1t all, some
thing of a prig 1t is Charles Reade
who in one of his lesser stories, The
Jilt. makes his heroine faithless.
charmed from her equipoise by mag.
niticent heard which belonged to man
who should not have won her When
she came within the sphere of influence
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09
TATTOOlNG DYING OUT.
Missionaries Responsible for Decline
ot This Custom.

Missionaries Responsible for Decline
Ot This Custom.
Tattooing is not nearly as common
among sayages as it was before the
influence of missionaries began to be-
felt Many of the natives Of the South
Pacific Islands, however, still keep ur
the practice.
Every native boy when he reaches
the age of years must submit to the
needle. 1t is a peculiar fact that all
Samoans are tattooed alike. Devices
representing animals are never used.
The tattoo marks run from the waist
to the knees In intersecting lines re-
sembling the small checks sometimes
seen in cloth fabrics.
The lines are so close together that
at distance a nude native appears to
be clad in a pair of close-fitting blue
knickerbockers. The operation is in,
tensely painful, but the natives have
nerves of steel and even the small
boys do not whimper when it Is being
performed.
AS an illustration of the capacity of
the Samoan to endure pain the follow
ing incident will suffice:
A boy, IS years old, named Mua, in
jured his foot on jagged piece Of
coral Gangrene set in and he realized
that his leg would have to be cut Off
to save his life. No surgeon was at
hand and the boy decided to perform
the operation Of amputation himself.
He tied string tightly around his
leg above the knee, and, seating him
self on the ground, severed the mem
Der at the knee with an ordinary sail
or's jacknife. The rude flaps of flesh
We're bound together, covered with
healing leaves, and strange to say, the
lad recovered.
Samoans regard any exhibition OF
the consciousness of pain as an evi4
dence of weakness.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09
WON A WIFE WITH AN EGG.
Oklahoma Farmer Made Happy by a
Random Love Message.

Ross Williams, of Enid, O. T., wrote
IA lovelorn message on an egg ready for
shipment several weeks ago, and as a
result he won himself bride.
What the young man said on the egg
was this ION a farm in the Cherokee
strip sit a sad and lonesome bachelor,
thinking sadly over my fate, and would
love to come off the nest and join my
life with that of some comely young
lady of not too many summers growth.
Should the message ON this egg meet
with the eye of fair one who is matri
monially inclined ON short acquaint
ance, and who thinks she could enjoy
a prairie life with student of natures
beauty, address Ross Williams, Enid,
o. r."
In due course of time this reply came:
Dear Mr.. Williams-From the quiet
precincts of my boudolr l write thee. |
am lonely, too, and have often longed
to quit city life and go West, where the
tall wild grass sways in the wind as If
listening to the sweet songs of the
chinch bugs. After chopping wood to
kindle the kitchen fire and after the
fire was ready for business and the
pan was sizzling in the sparkling fat,
was about to break an egg into the pan.
when, behold. your message meets my
gaze. 1t seemed like dream of lost,
unknown love- | am comedy, but not
fair Age, %. no money, but plenty of
grit. Let US exchange photographs. 1t
may all end in another American
union, long to be preserved Methinks
l know you now.
BESSIE CARROLL"
Further correspondence resulted, and
a few days later the young people were
married-New York Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09

morse and grief so overwhelmed him
that he mixed up doze of paris green
and took large quantity. He was
hurried to doctor. who gave emetics
freely and the boy was soon declared
nnt of danger.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09
A Chinese Passport.

The lines of no two human hands arc
alike. When a traveller In China de-
sires passport the palm of the hand Is
covered with fine oil paint, and an I'M
preston Is taken on the damp paper
This paper, officially signed, Is the pass
mort
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-09

rendered
The inhabitants the
1S4l
the
bought by the
shortage
in fuela in oil