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WHAT is BEHIND LONGS TALK.

Buffalo Courier
Secretary Longs injudicious remark
about the elimination of any official
participation by the Spanish govern
ment in the Maine disaster was a great
blunder, especially in view OF the strict
orders given to naval officers not to
discuss the matter. If Secretary Long
based his opinion on the statement Of
MI Du Bose, that no submarine de
lenses exist in Havana harbor, he is
more gullible than was generally sup
posed We are inclined to think that
Secretary Longs wish is father to his
thought and that he has unwittingly
revealed the do-nothing policy Of the
President himself.
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case. he will now deliver the
most stirring and impassioned sermon
Of his life-subject, THE Eighth Com
mandment.
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CHARLES II. TANEY, GENERAL MANAGER
Delivered by Carriers.

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The REGISTER. embracing it's several
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NEW ApvERTlsEMEA,ra


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1896, and seem Indifferent at times as
to what may take place in 1900
TILDEN'S FORESIGHT,

Indianapolis News.
At the present time when the prepa-
ration Of the country for offensive and
defensive warfare is uppermost in the
minds OF the public it is worth while
for the American people to reflect that
what preparation we nave is chiefly due
to the foresight of one of Americas
most talented and most mistreated
statesmen. Samuel j. Tilden. Under
date of December /, 1885, he wrote to
Mr.. Carlisle, the prospective Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives his
letter on the necessity of greater at
tention to our sea coast defenses
which startled the country from its
indifference on this subject and brought
about the work thatrhas since been
accomplished in that Zine.
LEGISLATION FOR DESERTERS.
Washington Post
The introduction of bills for the re-
moval OF the charge OF desertion from
men who enlisted IN the armies of our
Union in the great war, and who
failed to put in an appearance when
their commands were mustered out,
has been going on for third of CEN
fury 1t is the general opinion of hon
orably discharged soldiers that this
thing has gone far enough. They as
sert. and they know something about
the matter, that most Of these desert
ers are men who enlisted for bounties
and got out at the first opportunity.
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
An adequate representation at Paris
two years hence will be a signal adyan-
tage in displaying the concrete proofs
Of American energy and ingenuity be-
fore the multitudes of the continent.
There is no time to be lost in making
preparations AT the last previous
French exposition our exhibit was alto
gether unworthy Of our position and
capabilities as a nation. The import
ance Of repairing the mistake we then
made and demonstrating the ability
and enterprise Of our producers before
the world is indisputable.
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RIPLEY. W. VA March B The well
just completed on the Appiin farm nine
miles southeast Of this place, is causing
big sensation. The we'll is about half
way between Ripley and Spencer. and is
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HOW TO BECOME LAwFT-T- IT.. ~
pharmacists. dentists or G1c naEs (. ms
Box 1876, Chicago. Lo.k
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The new Kabo Dollar Corsets, for
three days only, at 59c, at
THE BON TON
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INSURANCE AGENCIES.
WANTED.

WANTED-Lady book keeper. one that
can speak German preferred Address L \.
care of this Office mh6erdq
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Spain has practically received a slap
in the face from Uncle Sam. But wait.
till your Uncle Sam lets go his right.
Evening star., 1898-07-16
Long Distance Mails.
From the New York Times.


A letter sent from New York to Bangkok.
Siam, travels overland to San Francisco
and thence by water, reaching its destina-
ton in about forty-three days, having been
carried nearly 13. 900 miles. A letter mailed
here for Adelaide, Australia, also goes via
NSan Francisco, travels Il, ,S45 miles, and is
delivered usually within thirty-five days.
New York mail destined for Calcutta goes
by way of London, travelling II ,120 miles In
twenty mine days, while mail sent from this
city to Cape Town, South Africa, goes 125
miles further in two days less time.
Mail communication between New York
and Hong Kong ordinarily consumes one
month of time; the letters go by way of
San Francisco, and cover 10, 500 miles of
distance To reach Melbourne Australia,
from this city letter will travel IL, 265
miles in about thirty-two days, and to
reach Sydney a letter will travel 11,b7O
miles in thirty-one days. The mail
Sam Francisco, Is 7,34S miles long, and
about twenty-five days are consumed in
transit. To go to Honolulu from this city
a letter travels 6,645 miles in thirteen days
Leaving New York on steamer days, mail
matter Is scheduled to reach Rome in about
ten days, Madrid in ten days, London and
Liverpool In eight days, Rotterdam in nine
In nine days. Paris in eight days. Berlin IN
nine days and Athens and Alexandria in
fourteen days. Communication with South
American ports Is much slower 1t takes
twenty-fou days for a letter to 70 from
New York to Rio Janeiro, which is only
about fifty miles further from this city than
Is Alexandria. Mail matter going from
New York to Buenos Ayres, which Is s.o4a
miles distant, consumes twenty-nina or
thirty days.
Evening star., 1898-07-16
Tangled by Marriage.


rom 'ue lopekA otnte JouFnal.
few weeks ago a rather peculiar mar
rfage took place at Dillsboro, Ind, David
Gray marrying his granddaughter by a for
mer marriage. 1t would appear that the
Grays believe in peculiar marriages, for
Gray's father married his stspsister whose
mother was the aunt OF his present wife.
The people at that point have dropped the
war question and are endeavoring to solve
the relationship OF Gray to his wifa, and of
his wife to him. An Ohio county genius
saw the announcement. read It, pondered
ever it, set to thinking and here is the out
growth of his fertile Imagination:
Il married a widow who had srown-up
daughter My father visitsd the house very
often. fell In love with my stepdaugfter
and married her. So my father became my
son-tn-law, and my stepdaughter my mo-
ther, because she was my fathers wife.
Soms time afterward my wife had son:
he was my fathers brother-in-Iaw and INV
uncle, for he was the brother of my STEM
mother. Ny fathers wife-that Is, my stem
daughter = had also son; he was. Of
course. my brother, and in the meantime
my grandchild. for he was ths son of INV
daughter. My wife was my mothers mo-
ther. was my wife's husband and grand
child at the same time. And, as the hus-
band OF q persons grandmother Is his
grandfather. was my own srandfather.s
Evening star., 1898-07-16

at the Riga, the canal follows the course OF
the river Duna as far as DunaburG. ami
from there an excavation is to carry IL
from Lepel to the Beresina. along this wa
tercourse to the Dneiper and then down
this river to the Baltic sea-over total
length of 1,0S0 miles. BY using the rivers.
the artificial construction has been reduced
to some 125 miles At the ends If this
canal are the cities of Riga on the north
and Cherson on the south. The latter is to
become great naval arsenal Active ope-
rations along the route were to be begun
ocrlng the last week Of June and II - eN-
pected the canal will be completed and
oren to traffic in four years. at an expense
OF S9f 100000. The canal is to have n depth
throughout its whole extent sufficient to
take the largest battleships. and the con-
struction VIII be of such a character that a
speed of six knots an hour can be obtained
without eroding the banks by the wash OF
the steamers. 1t is estimated that a vessel
can pass through the canal in less than a
week, and this time may even be decreased.
as much higher speed can be maintained
in that part of the canal which follows the
natural watercourses. Along its entire
length the canal will be lighted by electric
lamps so as to permit of trav,l by day or
night.
Strategically this canal will be Of the
greatest Importance to Russia. as IL will
enable the combined Black sea fleet, which
now has no outlet, ii is forbidden to
pass through the DardaneIles, to be united
with the fleets of the Baltic sea without
passing through foreign territory. Russia
has now ten armored and nine unarmored
ships in her Black sea fleet, which in war
time could reinforce the ships in the Baltic
sea: so that In less than seven days her
entire fleet could be concentrates in either
sea without being exposed at any time to
the warships of the enemy.
The com mencement of this great stra-
tegic canal again brings to notice the neces-
sity for the Nicaragua canal The recent
feat of the Oregon in making the long trip
from San Francisco to Key West rs re-
markable, and it is a powerful object les
son and brief for the construction of a
great interoceanic canal under the control
o. the United States of America which
would bring our Atlantic and Pacific coasts
within about one-third of the distance each
of the other that they are now. Admiral
Walker promises the report of the Mica
ragua canal CON mission in the near future.
His statement that the project is feasible
and that the cost will be about $125.o'ouao
will help prepare the public mind for the
report, which will find American citizens
more interested in an isthmian canal than
ever before.
Evening star., 1898-07-16
HEROISM IN COAL MINING,
The Worker Under the Earth Lives in
Constant Peril.

Constant Peril.
From the Kanawha Gazette.
Every miner is a hero, for his life Is
hourly beset by peril. The world is now
ringing with praise of the feat performed
by the crew of the Merrimac In the Santi-
ago channel, and had Lieut. Hobson lost
his life in that daring act, a monument
would have been erected to his memory,
and his grave kept green by an admfring
people. Him, we are proud Of, and rightly.
too; but he was fred by the enthusiasm of
war, while there are hundreds of coal
miners in the kanawha Valley whose daily
aVocation leads them into positions equally
as dangerous. and to them we only offer
contempt-the one feat is performed for the
pride Of nation, while the other is con-
tributed to ITS necessity; the one peril is
only momentary, while the other is a con-
tnuous monotonous drag.
Each day the coal miner takes his life in
MS hand, and each morning as the thinly
clad housewife places the frugal meal in
the battered tin pail there is tear glistens
on her eyelash, for she does not know
when 1t will be the last time. And as she
moves about performing her humble house
hold duties, she Is continually haunted by
a foreboding of evil. A rap at the door
startles her, for she Is in constant expec-
tation of the messenger whose mission is to
inform her that she is widow conf,-
not at what hour the crushed, lifeless re-
mains of her once kind better half may be
conveyed bleeding mass to her humble
home.
The coal miner is the most charitable per-
son in the world. for there Is a sympathetic
chord which binds him to the unfortunate,
ana when comrade has been injured in
the mine, no matter how scant his larder,
or how meager his pay, penny is provid-
ed for the support Of that comrades family
until he is able to resume work The sight
Of the blind always brings to his mind the
possibility of premature explosion, which
may place him in the same fix, and to the
blind his purse Is always open. The poor
beggar child never leaves him empty-hand-
ed, Tor he don't know at what hour his own
children may be left dependent upon a
cruel world.
The coal miners work Is harder than any
other class Of labor, for he is only paid for
what he does, and II a minute is lost dur
ing the day it tells terribly against him.
he Is the poorest paid of any laborer, for
II he Is idle for a week, he must go through
that period on half rations for fear of ex-
hausting his credit at the office
Evening star., 1898-07-16
Amber Bowls for Pipes,
From the Tobacco Gazette.

Amber pipes are the newest and the most
beautiful. The amber pipe bowl, may be
permitted to explain, is merely the outer
envelope, SO to speak, in which the real
tobacco receptacle, which is Of meer-
schaum, reposes. But one smoking such a
pipe seems. to an onlooker. to be inhal-
ing his smoke from tobacco actually burn
ing IN amber.
Tho theory that our ancestors of one
hundred and more years ago were alto
gether more luxurious in their smoking
and snuffing utensils Is one which writer's
on such subjects appear to be fond of cir
culating. These gentlemen tell marvellous
tales OF snuff boxes presented by kings and
queens to ambassadors, papaI nuncioS and
other high and mighty personages with
whom is was their temporary interest to
stand we'll l have seen some OF the finest
OF these historic snuff boxes, and they
never impressed me as being either very
costly or too highly artistic. However, let
that be as 1t may. maintain that the rich
tobacco lovers Of our own time are far
more extravagant than their forefathers
Several jewelers. shops on Broadway and
5th avenue have windows in which there
Is always liberal display of gold mounted
pipes. cigar and cigarette casss many of
which are adorned with diamonds, rubies
emeralds and sapphires. There must be
q steady market for these high-priced
goods else the jewellers wouldn't make
them
Evening star., 1898-07-16
RUssIA,s STRATEGIC CANAL.

The Great Waterway to Connect the
Black and Baltic Seas.
From the Scientific American.
The expenditure for naval work In many
countries is far greater than ever hefore.
and the effect of this Is shown not only IN
the laying down of new ships and the
building OF ordnance, but also In the cre-
alton Of naval stations at home and naval
bases Of supply and repair abroad, and the
field Of activity Las even been enlarged SO
as to admit Of the construction Of extensive
engineering works in the shape Of canals
for the purpose Of rapid concentration of
fleets of war vessels. The most extensive
work in this direction is that to be con-
Quoted In Russia for connecting the waters
Of the Baltic and Black seas. The canal
will have length OF over 600 miles, AMI
the primary object is for strategic pur-
poees but at the same time 1t viii be of
great commercial Importance. Beginning
Evening star., 1898-07-16
Largest MeteOrite Known,
rom the Indeuepdeut.


A meteorite. described as half the size
of st. Paul's Cathedral, London, is said to
have fallen at Port Alfred, South Africa.
1t made a hole in the ground SO feet deep,
12O feet long and 90 feet wide. which would
make 1t the largest known meteorite on
record. Being a single piece, apparently,
it was probably solid iron, like other me-
teorites known. some of which have weigh
ed a number of tons, but none of this size
is recorded. And yet there is no reason to
believe that multitudes very much larger
may not be travelling in the celestial spaces;
and it Is only good luck that prevents our
falling in with them There is no inherent
impossibility that meteorite or little as
teroid as large as some of the multitude
that revolvs between Mars and Jupiter
might come within the sphere Of the earth's
attraction large enough to cover an entire
state. They may be even moving in the
tracks of comets. although We know per-
fectly we'll that the bulk of the material
OF comets is very inconsiderable, and the
earth has more than once passed through
the tail of a comet without any more effect
than a shower of falling stars. What the
effect would be of striking the head Of q
comet We do not yet know.
Evening star., 1898-07-16
The Death OF Cb,Iabood.

Editn hutter In the Pail Mall Magazine.
Loves pain is childhood's DEATH
iW1 NJ waik through the lonely orchard-1and
,r, nern eseches tapp'd and the grass grew hgh
lnv G, twiilght hush seem d to understand
1hat love and giadness were passing BY
Inc clover lifted their creamy crowns
,, Anq LEFT sweet incense upon her dress;
Inc outtereups shook their golden gowns
AND tapp'd her shoes with bright caress
gbes
ne e,, ssio: The kfn2sgps have lit your hairJ
I'M, Ahe 1oxgloves pink on, your sweet mouth lies,
ine e19uds have fashion'd the robe you wearl
ana Eden openn Within your eyes,
Gark race peep'd through the laughing leavesf
6,oWn eyes grew dim with a binding dreadl
ana look crept in' that spring receives
"nsn all Its budsi aud It's birds are dead
He said: 70. fingers aeafnst my face,
Io rest IN mine ana to bless mo so!''
Ano 9he g1ri smiled In hss1 resting place,
AND one girl sobbq a. She turn'd to 20.
bird few past, and its Wings were shot
WIN all the colors that sunset knowst
Inc SKY grew pale With forget-me not,
And stretch'd away int6imaize and rose.
fhs deep. soft calm thatssfhe shadows weave.
swept widely over the orchard lawn;
bul ch1id heart diea that summer eve,
As woman's Angular d, love was borh.
Evening star., 1898-07-16
A PoNDEROUs FLOWER.
The Blossom Weighs Fifteen Pounds
and Ii a Yard Wide.

The blossom Weighs Fifteen Pounds
and Ii n Yard Wide.
From the Providence Jour1aI
Among the marvellous plants that the la at
century has made known none Is more re-
markable than the huge parasite Raff1esfa
1t derives its name from Sir Stamford Raj
fles. who, in 1918, was governor of Beneo-
leen, in Sumatra. He was at one time on
tour of the island accompanied by Lady
Rafiies, DR.. Arnold and quite a party of
Europeans and natives. Suddenly they
alighted upon a flower Of prodigious size
and repulsive odor, more than a yard
across, and weighing fifteen pounds. Its
color was light orange, mottled with yell
loW1Sh white, the whole thing livid and
visited by carrion insects. Later tnvesti-
cations showed the plant to consist of
Hover alone, directly parasitic on species
of cissus 1t never has stem or leaves be-
It's own. The famous Robert Brown be-
slowed the name on the plant Rafiesta Ar
noldi, commemorating thus the titles of
both discoveries. Several species are now
known, differing much in size, but little in
essentials. Their entire growth occupies
but few months. They first appear as
knob-like protuberances protruding from
the bark Of various species Of cssus. The
flowers remain expanded only a few days,
tion. As in the similar case of one we'll
known carrton flower. the insects, attracted
by the odor. also assist in the pollinatfon
These parasites flower at different time
from the host plants, thus making their
own blossoms more prominent. They have
been cultivated In various botanic gard
ems, especially in the east
This plant is among the giant flowers
ranking in size with the great water iiIy
of the Amazons, and with some Of the huge
tropical aroids. A peaffower in Trinidad is
said to be several feet in length, its BAN
ner or upper petal being alone one foot
long. The range from these titans to the
almost invisible flower of water star-wort
is tremendous, but the little is fashioned
as carefully as the great. Nature leaves.
no corner unfinished for the reason that 1t
is minute.
Evening star., 1898-07-16
RANDOM VERSE.

Written for The Eyening Star.
Rob. ESanx. ChcvalIer.
Rob. Evans, wd,IhaveJheard of you.
They call you ,'Fighting Bob
We know you never sought the name.
Because you are moi snob
But still, when fights were passing round,
And each man at bis station.
We've known you stretch point or two,
To draw double ration.
And sometmesgrwe have heard it said.
In rather caretess Moods
You mix up ancient Bible words
In ways to shock the prudes
We've heard about, recent fight, 4.
In which. to save your men,
You held the ships mile apart
And pitched In shot like rain
But when your foe lay wrapped IN flames.
And helpless the water.
Her decks piled up with mangied men.
And red with human slaughter,
You quite forgot or never thought,
These men In sore travail
Had fought against yoa and your flag.
And fed you iron hail.
They say the smoke got in your eyes.
In gazing on the scene;
And so you could not see the flames
Creep toward the, magazine
You wiped your eyes. and laid your ship
Close to that burning wreck:
And held her there till every man
Was safe upon your deck
Her chief, bowed down with weight of grief.
His sword to yield essayed;
But dfmness in your eyesight, Bob,
Concealed the offered blade
Bob, should you live hundred years.
As every brave man prays,
And every year be rich In fame,
As you grow old in days,
You'll never do braver deed
And men viii never hear
OF nobier thing. than when you gave
Your vanquished foe tear
W. A B.
Evening star., 1898-07-16

ritten for The Evening Star by Mabel Haught
Brown.
The Yankee Volunteer.
Ito the Boys of '9s.l
Aye, boast, old England, If You will
or valor fierce and Wild
And faunt the emblem CT your king
On whom the War God smiled.
With You, we take the goblet up.
Ard toss it off with cheer
You name your nrcnareh-glass to glass.
We name Our Volunteer!
All hail! Nations proud applause
Shall spur him to his goal -
The blood of patriots is his.
Ard freedom thrills his soul
No drafted braggart he to turn.
Or feel eoward's fear
The pillar Of our Nations strength
Is he-Our Volunteer!
wherever dark oppression rules
Ills there he takes his stand
And Liberty or DEATH mis- cry.
Has rung from land to land.
Proud England, take your goblet IN.
Your monarch loud we cheer:
Now, drink with Us Il double health
1he Yankee 7VuluateerI"
Evening star., 1898-07-16
The Echo IN the Heart.

Ine Echo In the Heart
Henry Van Dyke in the Outlook
It's little can tell
About the birds In booksf
And yet know them we'll
BY their music and their looks
When May oomes down the lane,
her airy lovers thropg
To welcome her with song,
And follow in her traipi
Each minstrel weaves his part
In that wild -fowery strain,
And know them all again
BY their echo in my heart.
It's little that care
About my darling's placs
In books Of beauty rare.
Or heraldries OF race
For when she steps In view
Il matters not 10 me-
What her sweet type may Be,
ssse OF woman. old or new.
can't explain the art;
But know her for my own,
BecAnss her Hxhtest tone
Wakes an echo In my heart.