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crisis Correspondents of the Turco-
Greek war, if their dispatches were mu-
tilated by the censor, were Immediately
informed and tolls on the Cancelled
passages were promptly refunded. Not
so in Madrid, where there is peace. The
sender may be notified nine or ten
hours after the message was filed that
it was not passed by the censor, and
even then the money is not returned.
The government acknowledges the JUS
tice of the claim, but the correspond
ents in Madrid have been unable yet to
recover the substantial sums paid
week ago for kilograms that were never
sent. The government promises to pay,
some time, but refuses even to accept
unprepaid accounts in payment for
fresh kilograms.
The Spanish Way.
Moreover the senders are ignorant Of
what has been sent in the messages
which have been partially suppressed.
There is only too good reason to charge
an even grosser outrage, namely. the
alteration of the sense of kilograms for
government purposes. This fact raises
a certain suspicion regarding all dis
patches direct from Madrid. Delay on
telegrams permitted to pass varies
from three to fifteen hours. The point
has almost been reached where it is a
futile attempt to telegraph from Ma
drid. By sending across the frontier,
whence most of the New York Suns
dispatches now come, involves a delay
of from eighteen to thirty hours.
Rejoicing over the great victory in
the Soudan is universal in Great Brit
ain The fall of Khartoum is regarded
as assured and not to be long delayed.
The tardy avenging of Gordon has
stirred the patriotic pulse of the ma
ton, and has served TO reconcile public
opinion in a large measure to the par
tial compensation which has been Sc
cured for the serious decline of British
prestige in the far East.
1t is believed that the defeat of the
dervishes was so overwhelming that
the sudden collapse of the Khalifa's
rule is not improbable, in which case
the advance on Khartoum will be
prompt and almost unopposed.
Nr. GiadStone's Condition..
The latest news of the aged states
man slowly dying in Hawarden Castle
is sad indeed. The best medical opin-
ion is that the disease must reach d
fatal termination within seven or eight
weeks
In a younger man the final stage, as
the disease progressed inward toward
the brain, might be insanity, but this
result is improbable in the case of Mr..
Gladstone, whose vitality will not sur
vive to that point.
The report that Portugal Is coquet-
ting with Germany in connection with
Delagoa Bay, has been denied, but
there is sufficient truth to induce Eng
land to make inquiries at Lisbon as to
the reasons for Gov. Albuquerque's
presence at Berlin. Inquiries were in
stituted at the instance of Colonial Sec
retary Chamberlain. and elected the
satisfactory statement from the Portu-
guese government. Ever since the Kai-
ser's famous telegram to Kruger, Mr..
Chamberlain has entertained a strong
belief that Germany made the continu-
ance of the Transvaal's independence a
part of the German imperial policy. Ii
that be the case England and Ger
many may come into collision before
long.
1t is certain as British determination
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Yeatman that under no circumstances
would resolutions referring in any way 10
the Administration be allowed to leave
the University. The resolutions were then
tabled
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Take DR.. Henry'S Blood Tea.

The great Blood Purifier, Kid
ney, Liver and Bladder Regulator.
At all druggists. Price, 25c.
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Shrewd Politics.

Llit soti4dle
Shrewd Politics
They have gone about their work under
the leadership of Mr.. AIdrich, who, as a
politician, has no superior in the Senate,
and the Rhode Island senator has been
ably seconded by Mr.. Platt of Connecti-
cut and Mr.. Hanna.
There is no denying the fact that the
arguments they have advanced have been
full OF strong points. The idea that this
Government would be responsible for the
Spanish war debt secured by the Cuban
revenues in the event We interviewed with
out recognizing the independence of the
republic is laughed at by these conserva-
tives. and their opinion on this impor-
tant subject is REINFORCED by the judg-
ment Of men eminent in international law
One of the senators in discussing this
question said:
Gen. Miles if he went there at the
head of the American Army after the re-
public was recognized. would be subject
TO the orders of Gomez just as Lafayette
was subject TO the orders of Gen. Wash
ington. The two cases would be par
allel. for France recognized the independ-
ence Of the colonies and came here to
our aid and assistance. The United States
does not in this case propose to pacify
Cuba and do it subject to the orders of
Gen Gomez. and it is the United States
that viii dictate the terms of settlement
when the time for a settlement comes"
The conservatives were just as busy
yesterday as at any time since the Ad-
ministration gave it out that it would
not recognize the independence of the ex-
listing government. and it is quite certain
that they have carried the day for the
Administration.
Declaration of Freedom.
If they have their way altogether they
viii simply pass a resolution directing the
President to intervene to stop the war
and to employ the land and naval forces
olution into effect, but 1t is probable that
there viii be more TO the resolution, but
nothing that will interfere with the chief
aim of the President. A declaration that
the people of the island are and of right
ought 10 be free will not be antagonized.
High Authority.
Messrs. Platt. Aldrich and Hanna said
last evening there was absolutely no doubt
about the sending of the message to Con-
gress on Monday. Each of these gentle
men expect the resolution Of the commit
tee to be reported TO the Senate and passed
the next day, an dthat they will pass the
House the following day, If, indeed, they
are not passed in that body late on the
same afternoon.
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recognition would be preferable The
conservatives of the committee has been
along these lines and how well they have
done their work is evidenced by this
right-about change of the sentiment of
the Senate.
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UNDERTAKERS.

j. "ILLIAM M LEE.
UNDERTAKEN,
S32 Pa Ave y. w.
Eirst-class service. Phone. 1888.
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ON THE QUI VIVE

Continued from First Page.)
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are plans of campaign now and plans
for raising the money to carry on the
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Senior De LONE secured every request he
eyer made at the State Department. Be
hind this armistice. therefore. there may
be some shrewd purpose Of which it
would be well for the Administration to
beware lest it fall into pitfau that has
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-11
Where Claws Lost All.

Carl Frederick, Scranton pack
peddler, few evenings ago was pass
ing through the woods near Sumner
vile, Penn. Hunger and natural
fear of losing his way made him push
on rapidly, when he was suddenly
brought to halt by the fall of heavy
object on his pack.
The shock was so sudden that the
peddler fell backward, but in going
down his head turned so that he could
see that the object was monster
wildcat. Man and cat scrambled to
their feet. The peddler stared and
the cat glared. Carl was desperately
frightened, but he was cornered and
had to defend himself. When he saw
the cat Jump for his throat he swung
the pack around in front of him, and
the cat came against it and held on
with his claws and teeth.
The peddler did not wait to see how
the cat was going to proceed, but
dropped the pack and quickly got n
club. When the cat disentangled its
claws and made its third attack the
club landed on its head, killing it.
Carl stuffed the carcass in his pack,
and the next day the County Com
missioners allowed him 81 for the
pelt.
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Petritieu Articles.

Warda and the surrounding country
are noted for petritied articles of vari-
GUS kinds. | have on exhibition q
petritied rock about two feet long and
one and half feet wide. 1t weighs
forty-fve pounds and is without Il
doubt a shoulder blade of a mastodon.
1t plainly shows the socket in which
the bone of the leg revolves. 1t was
found several years ago by a party
while SEEMING in the bed of the Colorado
river. Within three-quarters of n
mile from Warda there is a petritied
tree, supposed to have been II post
oak. 1t is about twenty feet long, and
at the thick end of the trunk it is
about two feet in diameter, while at
the top it is over foot in diameter.
When first observed, about eighteen
years ago, about half of it's diameter
was above ground, but owing to its
great weight it is slowly but constantly
sinking. All around in this part of
the country person can find speci-
mems of petritied wood of many vari-
cites.
One of the most curious and at the
same time one of the most perfect
specimens that the writer has observed
is what is supposed to be petrified
stomach. 1t plainly shows quantity
of petritied acOrns and other ingredi-
ents which cannot now be distinguish
ed. 1t is supposed to be the stomach of
hog or some other prehistoric herbiv-
orous animal. - Galveston (Texas)
News.
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Relies OF Spanish Domination,

All that is now visible in the city of
New Orleans that recalls the Spanish
domination in Louisiana is comprised
in the Chapel of the Ursulines on
Chartres street (built in 1855, the
st. Louis Cathedral completed about
1793-94) and the Cabildo and Presby-
terry buildings erected al few years al
ter the building of the cathedraD,
which flank the church on either side.
Similarly, only one relic CT the French
colonial days of Louisiana survives in
the city, and this is the old Ursuline
convent on Ursulines street near Char
tres, which is now the Oldest relic of
the presence of Europeans in the Miss
issippi Valley. Thus, by the compen-
sating whirligigs of the mighty wheel
of time. has the beautiful land of
Louisiana become almost entirely freed
from outward and material evidences
of the foreignism that for little while
was permitted to be its master.-New
Orleans Picayune.
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FIELDS OF ADVENTURE.
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND DARING
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.

Caught In u Typhoon-The Terrible Ex-
perience Of u British ships Crew in
the Indian Ocean-kilied II Jagunr
with u Machete-Gen. Miles In Battle.
Swinging snugly to her port anchor
in the Delaware River, just above
Kaighn's Point, Philadelphia. now
lies the trim British ship Aigburth,
Captain John Jones, which reached
port from Java, after terrible pas
sage, having passed througha typhoon
in the Indian Ocean, which swept
overheard into the sea Chief Officer
Evan Richards and John Miller, an
able bodied seaman. The vessels
decks were brushed fore aud aft by
the seas, the cargo was badly shifted,
and during the thick of the storm the
ships lee rail was ten feet under the
water, she having been knocked down
on her beam ends.
Captain Jones says that in life
time at sea he never passed through
such storm, and had it lasted much
longer none would have been spared
to tell the tale.
"We sailed" said he, "from Sam
arang, and our run until the day I
speak of was marked by no unusual
occurrence. On this day the wind
Mt sunrise was fresh, but we were
speeding along under topsails, with
everything favorable. Toward the
noon hour the sky had assumed n
darkenel hue, such as did not give
promise to further continuance of
good weather, but we did not antici-
pate any serious trouble until about 3
p. M, when the wind freshened up
with such velocity as to render it
necessary to shorten sail Hardly
had this task been accomplished when
the wind broke with terrific fury,
knocking down on deck such of the
men as had no opportunity to catch
hold of anything.
"The typhoon was now upon lis,
and the roaring of the sea sweeping
before its mighty force was deafening.
Before we knew anything the vessel
was hove down on her beam ends and
the seas We're making clean breach
over her. All was confusion, and as
best we could the ships head was
held up in the teeth of the wind She
was diving about furiously, and the
deck fittings were washed away and
cabins and deck houses were Quilted.
at was fight against terrible odds
and it looked as though we were con-
uuered. The men worked heroically,
and had it not been for this none of
us could have been saved. After four
hours battle with the typhoon it
passed away, but the sea remained as
high as ever We then made hasty
search of the damage done, and it was
only then that Chief Officer Richards
and Seaman Miller were missed. They
had been swept overheard by some
of the terrific combers that boarded
the vessel. Their CRIES for help were
never heard, such was the deafening
noise of the wind and sea. Six others
of the crew were badly injured, neces-
stating that the vessel put into the
Azores for fresh men with which to
continue the voyage"
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Saved Her Husbands Life.

A womans presence of mind and
quick and determined action in the
face of peril saved her husband from
death at the Corning farm on the river
road below Kenwood. n. Y, relates
the Albany Express.
4 prize BULL one of the finest of the
celebrated Corning stock. registered
as King Coffee W., an animal of ex-
cellent blood, but untamed qualities,
came near causing its keepers death.
James Kievet, who has charge of
the Corning stock, has only held his
position few days, and, therefore,
was not we'll acquainted with the pc
culiarities of the animals. He took
King Coffee vi. out for exercise. The
bull had ring in his nose, and at.
tached to the ring was pole to lead
him. After giving the animal several
runs up and down the large barnyard,
Keeper Kievet returned it to its stall
and incautiously removed the stick
before he had chained the bull. As
soon as the stick was removed the bull
reared and made plunge for Kievet,
landing his forefeet on him so as to
throw him to the floor of the stall.
The animal then gored the man as he
lay on the floor, intiicting several
gashes in the groin.
Mrs. Kievet happened to he in the
barnyard, and, hearing her husbands
screams rushed into the barn, seized
a pitchfork and began furiously to
prod the bull. The brave woman
finally drove the animal into corner
She then seized her husband and
dragged him from the barn. Just
then another farm hand came upon
the scene. He locked the door of the
barn and then carried the injured man
to the farmhouse, where he was at
tended by DIR. Edward Cox. The vic
tim suffers great pain, but his wounds
are not considered fatal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-11
pluckv Stage Driver.

Just at dawn few days ago an at
tempt was made to hold up the stage
running from Alturas to Redding,
Cal. When about three miles from
town the driver, William Connery,
became aware that some one was
climbing on his stage from behind.
As the driver turned the would-be
robber pointed pistol squarely in his
face and fired, the bullet passing
through his cheek, and carrying away
several teeth and part of the roof of
the mouth.
A hand-to-hand contest followed,
the driver using his heavy whip, while
the robber shot three times more at
his intended victim. A second bull
let grazed Connery's face, and the
powder from third shot burned his
neck. The fourth bullet flew wild.
Connery finally succeeded in forcing
the robber to the ground, and the stage
horses dashed away. carrying the
plucky driver out of harms reach.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-11
Animal Food.

A well-known authority writes:
"Animul food, being identical in COM
position with the structure of the body.
is, therefore, exceedingly we'll adapted
to minister to the growth aud nutrition
of the body; but little chemical alter
alton is required for it's assimilation,
consequently it is easier of digestion.
Animal food has the advantage of con-
centration, which frequently renders
it preferable to vegetable food by rea-
son of it's smaller bulk. 1t also has Il
more delicate shade of flavor, for which
many of the meats are so highly es-
teemed. New York Ledger.
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SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

More steel is used in the manufac-
ture of pens than in all the sword and
gun factories in the world.
Professor Dewar recently stated in
the course of lecture at the Royal
Institution of Great Britain that there
has been great development in the
application of liquid air as an analyti-
cal agent.
The Photographic action of light,
though not destroyed at very low tenn
peratures, is diminished by eighty per
cent, the loss being greatest in the
violet light which at ordinary tempera-
lures is the most effective.
The latest of the lofty outputs of
science to be established has recently
been put on the summit of Mount
Kosciusko, 1928 feet high, the most
elevated point in Australia. 1t is a
meteorological observatory.
Modern medicine says that goats
milk, contrary to the general impress.
sion, differs from cows milk not in
being more digestible, but in being
less digestible and less nutritious, al.
though it con tains larger amount Of
solid matter than cows milk. 1t is,
indeed, the most indigestible Of all
milk
An impact testing machine is being
designed for the engineering labora-
tory of the Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology. 1t will resemble pile
driver in general construction, and is
to have five hundred-pound hammer,
with drop OF about eight feet. 1t
can be used for both transverse and
longitudinal tests, 80 as to indicate the
effect of impact in cross breaking and
compression.
A paving brick, said to be the equal
to granite, while having the advantage
of regular shape, is now being made
in Eisleben, Thuringia, from copper
Stag. As sudden cooling of the ma.
terial forms brittle CLASSY mass, the
moulds are heated before the Stag is
run in from the smelling furnace, and
annealing is effected by thickly cover.
ing the filled moulds with sand and al.
lowing them to stand seventy-two
hours or more. The moulds are of
iron, each having a capacity Of thirty.
six bricks.
A remarkable development of taste
in birds is one quoted from The En-.
tomologist. The startling, which has
been newly introduced into New Zea-
land, has been observed catching
humble bees and killing them for their
young. Having by this means, ap.
parently, discovered the honey sacs
carried by the bees, they have &C.
quired taste for honey, which they
now seek in the fax flats among the
richly melliAuous flowers. Possibly
this was the origin also of the taste
for honey possessed by the tut, or
parson bird, member of the startling
family, which preys upon humble
bees.
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A emarkAble Case.

The following case was printed originally
In The Monitor, u newspaper published at
Meaford, Ontario. Doubts were raised AS
to its truthluluess, consequently a close
watch was kept on the case Tor two years
and the original statement has now been
completely verified.
Mr., Petch had been a hopeless .paralytic
for live years. His case has had wide at
tentiou. He was confined to his bed, was
bloated almost beyond recognition. and
could not take solid food. Doctors called
tho disease spin, sclerosis, and all said he
could not live. The Canadian Mutual Life
Association after u thorough examination,
paid him his total disability claim of
q $50. regarding him as forever incurable.
For tnren Nenrs he lingeren in this con.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-11
A Puncture-PrOOf Tire.

Among the many efforts that have
been made to secure tire that would
not be disabled by slight puncture
is the cork cushion that has recently
been perfected. This invention con-
sists of series of corks, having the
effect of being threaded upon II slender
rod. This rod is closed at the ends
and binds the sections of cork firmly
together and the groove of the rim.
A rubber coating is placed on the ont
side and fits snugly. 1t is claimed
that the cork gives su lcient resiiancy
to make riding easy. 1t is, however,
practically out of the question to make
a cushion tire on any known lines
that will be as pleasant for the rider
as the pneumatic. New York Ledger.
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IL,
until at last the blood began to course
freely and vigorously through his body.
Soon he was restored to his old time henlt h
A reporter for The Monitor. recently
called on Mr.. Petch again and was told:
You may say there is no doubt as to my
cure being permanent. / am In better
health than when gave you the first in
terview and certainly attribute my cure to
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
ITO these pills owe my release from the
living death, and | shall always bless the
day l was induced to take them
Such is the history OF one Of the most re-
markable cases In modern times. In the
face of such testimony, can anyone say
that DR.. Williams Pink Pills are not en-
titled to the careful consideration OF every
sufferer-man, woman or child? Is not the
cnse, in truth, a miracle Of modern medi-
cine?
These pills are sold by all druggists and
are considered by them to be one of the
most valuable remedial agents known to
science.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-11
A WOman's Fight with n Wildcat.

Miss Anna Harrington, teacher in
Grove County, is the heroine of CEN
trail Kansas. The other day she bat
tied with ferOcious wildcat, finally
killing the animal, although suffering
from painful wounds received in the
encounter. Miss Harrington saw the
wildcat attack a calf in her fathers
herd. When she approached the Wild
cat sought protection in its den in a
cliff near by. Determ ined to capture
the animal, she built a fire in the
mouth of the den, and then, arming
herself with club, awaited until the
smoke drove the cat out.
The desperate beast suddenly darted
out through the fire and sprang upon
Miss Harrington. The young woman
received severe wounds. Blood
streamed from her face, which was
torn by the claws of the animal. She
finally, with her club, killed the wild
cat. The animals skin will be con-
verified into rug and kept by Miss
Harrington as souvenir.
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Deer premelitated this act. Heprob-
ably reasoned that. having been cap
tured. he was certain to be killed any
how, aud that since he was sure of u
journey to the happy hunting grounds,
he might as we'll take white chief
along with him. OF course, Lame
Deer was wrong about this. We had
no intention OF executing him, and it
had heen explained by my Indian
scout that he would not be harmed il
he SURRENDERED then rnd there. He
did not trust us, however, and quite
naturally, for he would not have kept
his word under similar circumstances.
Lame Deer WAS afterward killed in u
fight. New York Press.