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New-York tribune., 1898-12-04
THE PROPOSED ORGANIZATION

The organization proposed for military bands
in The Army of the United States is. one band
master with rank pay and allowances Of a sec
ond lieutenant during first six years OF service
Of first lieutenant for the next ten years ana
captain after that. one assistant bandma*icf, 20
have rank pas cnd allowances as now gwen 10
chief mus icans. seven bandsmen of the hrst
class with rank and allowances of serseants.
pay to be so per month fourteen handsnen ol
the second class, with rank and allowances OF
corporals pay To- he $50 pcr month; twenty one
handsmen of the third class. pr!vatos. pay to
be SO Per month twelve boys allowed as SUI
dents in each band. to have clothing and ratiohs
only until able 10 play with the band. after that
to he pai! - per month if under eighteen years
Of age. and over eighteen the pay OF a private,
Thc Instruments to be adopted are flutes ana
piccolos. clarincts, fiat ard f. fat; saXophones,
alto. tenor and barytone: trumpets. cornets'
tromhoncs and saXhOrns soprano alto barry
tone bass in Il fiat deep bass in b fat, double
bass in BB 1aO.
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20

battle was fought, the negroes gaining
steadily. Midst of this, LecIerc died
and Pauline Bcnaparte returned to
France with his body. and Rochambeau
succeeded to the command of the
French. War recommended between
England and France, an English fleet
blockaded the island. Rochambeau
asked assistance of France, but as none
could be sent him, he was forced to
evacuate the island, and toward the
end Of November, 1903, all the French
troops left st. Domingo. AS Toussaint
had died eight months before in a
French prison Dessalines and Christie
pher were left the masters of Hayti
They proclaimed the independence of
the island sin the name of the blacks
and the people of COLOR"
On the 1st of January, 1904, at an
assembly of the generals and chiefs Of
the army, the independence of the ISL
and was again solemnly declared. At
this time to mark the formal renuncia.
tion of all connection with France, it
was resolved that the name of the ISL
and be changed from st. Domingo to
Hayti, the name given it by its original
Indian inhabitants.
Gen. Dessalines was appointed goVer-
nor-general for life, with the privilege
of naming his successor. On the Sth
of October, 1904, Dessalines assembled
the throne as James l, Emperor Of
Hayti. He was assassinated in Oct.
ober, two years later.
On the death of Dessalines, Christie
phe seized the government of the
northern part of the island, and Pc
tion, mulatto general, assumed the
government of the southern div ision.
For several years these rivals carried
OIL war for supremacy, but after
time each left the other undisturbed.
Each governed in the manner of
president Of republic and these men
we're the first presidents that free
Haytie knew. In 1911, Christophe con-
verted his territory into a kingdom,
which he ruled as an absolute mon
arch until 1920, when finding a revolt
in progress which he could not subdue,
he shot himself.
In 1878 Gen. Petion died. He was
succeeded by Gen. Boyer, who, on the
death of Christophe, became president
of the republic of HaYti, which, as the
Spanish portion of the island had come
under his sway, now included all of
Hayti.
1t was during Boyer's administration
that France recognized the indepen-
dence of Hayti. In 1912 a revolution
broke out and President Boyer fed to
Jamaica. In 1874 the inhabitants of
the Spanish portion revolted and formed
themselves into separate republic
under the name of Santo Domingo.
After various individuals had for
short time occupied the presidential
chair of Hayti, the election fell upon
Gen. Soulouque, who assembled the
throne under the titls of Emperor
Faustin I.
Since his fall Hayti has bsea gov
erned as a republic. But the admin
istration of its affairs, by its present
rulers, gives no guarantee either Of
future prosperity or peace, and it is
not unlikely that the first replblic in
the West Indies will some dIy come
under the sway of the first republic in
the world. PAUL KESTER.
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20
HOW to Look Good.

Good looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on healthy con-
dition of all the vital organs. If the liver
is inactive. you have bilious look: if your
stomach is disorded, you have a dyspeptie
look; if your kidneys are affected. you have
a pinched look. Secure good health, and
you will sureley have good looks. Electric
Bitters" is good Alternative and Tonic.
Acts directly on the stomach, liver and
kidneys, purifes the blood, cures pimples
blotches and boils, and gives good COM
plexion. Every bottle guaranteed. Sold
at Dr. H Vaughan's IS Drug Store. so cents
per bottle.
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20


successful close. 1t was one line OF
successes, without even a single set
back, from Dewey's victory in Manila
Bay to the acceptance of the terms of
peace by the French Ambassador, au-
thorized to act for Spain. Without de-
tracing in the slightest degree from
the Eonors grateful county are pay
ing he heroes who participated in the
fighting, it is we'll to call attention to
the fact that there is a man in Wash
ingtUn, to whose iron will and sleepless
energy more credit is due for the glori-
Gus results and ending of the war than
to any other single individual. That
man is William Mckinley, who has
shown himself worthy to be the Ch ief
Executive of the greatest and strongest
nation that the world has ever seen, By
gaining the admiration, love ard conf
dence vi oLi,w W PEE pie and the respect
of the entire civilized world. He has
raised the United States to a higher
position than it has ever occupied in the
eyes of the world, and yet, be is today
as unostentatious as he was when serv-
ing in the House, and has no pride
other than that which every man has
who consci entiously pei forms his duty.
Every American can point with pride
to President Mckinley and say to less
favored nations: This is the sort of
man that a free country can produce
at need.
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20

While there is no reason to believe
that the temporary peace will not be
permanent, no chances are to be taken.
Every vessel in our navy, that is where
it can be done. is to be thoroughly
overhauled and put in first class fight
ing condition as fast as the work can
be done.
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20
Washington
Letter

o OTHER coun-
try ever did, and it
is not likely that.
any country ever
will, in the short
space of three and
a half months,
fight such a re-
marksble war as
the United States
has just fought to
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20

. None of the volunteers are likely to
be mustered out of se;vice for some
time 10 come. This statement is made
upon Secretary Alger's authority.
While the matter has not 5een definitely
determined, the Secretary thinks that
the garrisOns that will have to be main
tained for an indefinite period in Cuba
and Porto Rico will be made up entirely
Of volunteers, divided as far as possible
between the troops of all the States, the
regulars being returned to the forts and
army posts from which they were
taken. As yet no one can do more
than guess at the number Of men we
shall have to send to Cuba when the
Spanish troops are withdrawn, and,
unless there is absolute necessity for
sending them before. the President
doesn't wish them to go until cool
weather.
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20

Gov. O.ero, of New Mexico, who is
visiting Washington, said: "Presid ent
McKinley's administration is immen-
sely popular with US. and right here I
want to say that New Mexico is as loyal
and patriotic as any state or territory
in the union. Because many Of our
people are Of Spanish decent, a lot of
foolish stuff has been written accusing
them of siding with Spain. A greater
slander was never perpetrated. Our
Territory raised five companies of
Rough Riders, three of which did mag
nificent service in the hard fighting in
front of Santiago. The captain of one
Of them, Max Luna of Spanish lineage,
especially distinguished himself in the
charge at San Juan. 1t was reported
that he was killed, but he is very much
alive, and it wouldn't be astonishing if
his Republican friends insisted upon
nominating and electing him to Con-
gress.
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20

TIE TRANson1rr, 500 per year.
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20

- Women Wanted fR1 fSr trsSsl posl
tion with old established firm. Permanet
paysiea month and ell expenses.
Middletown transcript., 1898-08-20

The members of the military COM
missions, that are to act with Spanish
commissioners, at San Juan, Porto
Rico, and Havana in arrang ng for
the evacuation of Porto Rico and
Cuba, by the Spanish troops, will be
selected this week, but there is no
special hurry about selecting the five
peace commissioners that are to negoti-
ate the formal treaty of peace between
the U. S. aud Spain, as the Commissi-
on will not meet until Oct. 1st, at
Paris, and the President wishes time to
select the very best men to be had.
All of the revenue cutters that were
trasfeIr red from the Treasury Depart
ment to the Navy Department at
the beginning of the war, have been
ordered back into the T. easury Service,
and they will, as fast as possible resume
their peaseful avocatiOn of watching
for vic laters of the tariff laws.
President Mckinley took occasion in
letter declining an invita- ion from
Gen. Breckenridge to review the troops
at Chickamauga Park, because of his in
anbillity to get away from Washington,
to say a few words that will do SO
much to soften the bitter dissapoint.
ment of the thousands of volunteers
who had no opportunity to do any fight
ing. These words were: 1.-THE highest
tribute that can be paid to The soldier
is determined by his government, and
wherever that chances TO be is the
place of honor. All have helped in
the great cause, whether in camp or
battle, and when peace comes all will
be alike entitled to the nations graft
tude."
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08
SKILL OF DOCTORS TESTED.
Fifteen Years Of Suffering.
81 thought should surely die"

Whsa the stomach begins to fail In
~ duties, other organs speedily become
e1sfted in sympathy, and HE Is simply
bsrden almost uubesrable. Indigestion
aaA dyspepsia are SO common that only
o. ssnerer from these diseases knows
th4 psssibiltties OF misery that inhere in
tAam. A typical example of the sufferings
q the victim OF indig estion is furnished
n the case OF John {. Pritchard. He went
q for hfteen years, from bad to worse.
veaker, and thought he would die. He
rot we'll, however, and thus relates his
Experience:
"Fcr fifteen years was a great sufferer
from indigestion in Its worst forms. l
tested the skill of many doctors, but grew
worse and worse, until became so weak
] eoald not walk fifty yards without having
10 sit down and rest. My stomach, liver.
and heart became affected, and thought
WOULD surely die. 1 tried DR.. J. c. Ayers
Pills and they helped me right away.
continued their use and am now entirely
we'll. I don't know of anything that win
% quickly relieve and cure the terrible
euderings of dyspepsia as Dr.. Ayers
1flls."-JoHs c. PRrrcHARD, Brodie, War
Ssa Co., N. c.
rAis case is not extraordinary. either In
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08
An Entcrprislnr Queen.

Queen Margherita of Italy is not only
one Of the most accomplished women
that ever have graced European
throne, but likewise is winning for her.
self the good will of the scientific
world by having constructed, at her
own expense, splendidly-equipped
observatory on the summit of Mount
Rosa, $1,000 feet above The level Of the
sea. When completed the observatory
in question will be the loftiest in the
universe. 1t will be devoted exclusive
ly to meteorological. physical and as
Economical studies. A special path,
available for mules will lead TO the OBJ
servatory, and Queen Margherita will
proceed by that path on the occasion of
her inaugurating the observatory in
August next, on the occasion Of her an
nual sojourn In the Alps. The Queen,
as every one knows, in spite of her en-
bonpoint, is especially fond Of Alpine
climbing, being quite as much of a
muntaineer as her husband, the King.
That this pretilection is not dying out
in the house of Savoy is proved by the
recent exploits of her nephew, the Duke
Of Abbruzzi, who enjoys the distinc
tion Of having been the first man to as
cend the summit of Mount Elias In
Alaska. -
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08
Maohln. to Record Thought.

savory dOdiardi, Frenchman, liv-
Ing in England, is the inventor of
machine that. he claims, will record
thought and emotion. The machine
consists OF metal disk. lying fiat, and
marked off, on its edge, with degrees.
Above tia needle, which looks some
thing like a hatchet, is delicately sus-
pended. The whole is under glass
bell. The experimenter wills the need
le to move. and 1t moves-whether as
result of the will power, or from caus
es best known to NJ. Odiardi. Var
ious emotions affect the needle in diff
ferent ways. Love. hatred. joy and
sorrow are registered on the little in
strument, which swings around the
disk. These things happen, and many
distinguished scientists have observed
the phenomena without being able to
detect any trickery.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08

the severity of the disease or the prompt
and perfect cure performed by Dr. Ayers
rus. similar results occur In every case
where DR.. Ayers Pills are used. 3They
heIped me right away" is the common
Expression of those who have used them,
here = smother testimony to the truth Of
this statement
formerly suffered from indire.tion
ana weakness Of the stomach, but since /
psgan the use Of DR.. J. c. Ayers Pills,
have the appetite OF the farmers boy. i
am - years of age, and recommend all
VINO wish to be free from dyspepsia 10
Mke one of DR.. Ayers Pills alter dinner
uii their digestive organs are in good
order."-WA. SrErNkE, Grant. Neb.
Dr.. Ayers Pills offer the surest and
swiftest relief from constipation and all
its attendant ills. They cure dizziness
nausea, heartburn. palpiiatiou, bad breath,
eonteo tongue. nervousness. sleeplessness,
bfiiousnesS, and 4 score of other affections
that are, after ALL only the signs of more
aesp rooted disease. You can find more
Information about DR.. Ayers Pills and the
diseases they have cured, in Ayers Cure
book, q story of cures told by the cured
This book of 100 pages is sent free, on
request by the J. c. Aver Co.. Lowell, Mass.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08

something so fugitive thar 1t was no.
n al! easy to get the handling of it.
IL appeared to be Inadequate and un-
controllable, and there were many
doubters as to its practical utility. The
problem of handling 1t at long dis
tances seemed insolvable. and the evo-
luton progressed but slowly. Then
some brilliant mind suggested the use
OF enormous water power to generate
the electric current. Millions of horse
power are created by the turning OF a
great river into the immense turbines
at these electric centers. From the
great power houses the electric cur
rent travels with inconceivable rapid
ity over miles of space, and furnishes
motive power where 1t would be i'm
possible to obtain 1t otherwise. No
matter how high the altitude or how
tnhospitable the face of the country,
Wherever the branching arms of the
electric wire poles reach out, they ex-
tend a welcome to the pioneer and tell
MIN that he is not only not shut out
fom civilization. but that he is in
touch with the great world, and has at
MS command that which will insure
him profitable occupation at a frac-
tion OF the cost of obtaining it from
other sources.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08
Congressional Library.

In his annual report John Russell Young.
the librarian, shows that the government Of
the United States owns In the city of Wash.
these about one-haif, or 787, 716, are In the
Congressional Library. The remainder are
scattered through the various executive de
partments the largest collections being In
the patent office. the Bureau Of Educat ation.
the Smithsonian Institution and the State.
War and Navy Departments, where the H.
braries are largely composed Of books on
special subjects
Another Interesting fact brought out In
Mr.. Young's report Is that the daily num-
Der Of readers In the Congressional Library
averages 1920. About 100 persons includ-
Ing the members Of both houses and high
odlcfal1 of the government. are entitled to
draw books and take them away from the
building and the average number loaned out
in such way Is 1,446. 1t 10 a favorable
commentary upon the honesty and care of
our public men that during period Of thir-
ty years the number Of books lost or not
returned was only five In 4 thousand.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08
TQAd.LOre.

Many legends have been connected
with these weird. unsightly little crea-
lures. and their habits and manners
are curiously interesting. The Thib-
etans. according to Able Hue. tell of
toad that dwells in the midst OF a
mountain range. and unless he is pro-
pitiated by travellers, filings ice and
avalanches down on those who pass in
the valleys. Toads have no teeth and
are dishgured by ugly warts, which
give out an acrid but not poisonous
juice. The motions Of their tongues
in catching unwary insects are as quick
as lightning. and they eat nothing that
is not in motion except their own
skias, which, when they cast OF, they
roll up and swallow. The old magi-
cia1s used them freely in various ways
and German peasants still have q way
Of Acrucifying" toads which must be
caught on Easter before sunrise: they
the bury them until Whit SUNDAY.
and wear the bones in a small bag
aboat the neck as a charm which
maAss the possessor always via IN
ssnss q chance.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08
E,,c.r,c,ty Instead of steam.

The Prussian railway minister, Herr
Won Thirlen, has decided next year 20
substitute electricity for steam on the
railway between Berlin and Potsdam
in order to test the adaptability of the
electrical locomotive for general rail-
way trafdc. The engineers maintain
that traffic conducted by electricity will
be both cheaper and faster than the
present system. The line between
between Berlin and Potsdam on lc-
count of Its many suburban stations,
is one of the busiest in the whole of
Germany.-New York Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08
4 Machine That Print. Phone.leally.

q Machine That Prints Phoneticaliy.
An instrument weighing only one
md one-half pounds, and occupying a
space Of only six inches square, has
been invented to take the place of or
dInary shorthand writing. There are
sixteen keys, which lie next to one
another, within the four outer keys.
On these are all the letters and char
acters that are to be printed. The VOW
els and consonants are marked, and can
be brought forward as desired. The
sixteen keys are so arranged that they
can be operated in pairs so that one
finger can press down either one or
both keys Of each pair. Those operat-
ing the machine have written at the
rate of one hundred words minute.
and the writing can be read easier than
shorthand.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08
Ch.pr.. In N...r rox.r.

In the early history of the country
the natural fall Of water furnished al
most the only available power, except
human muscle. Gradually water pow
er was superseded by steam. It was
a great day when the boiler furnished
the motive power for turning the great
wheels Of the mill. The people fAncied
that they had achieved the summit Of
success. but after q time steam was too
slow; thsn came electricity. which At
Arst was doubtful expsrimsst, and
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08
EHerYhndY SaYa So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic. the most wonder.
full medical discovery OF the age, pleasant and
refreshing to the taste act gently and positively
on the kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the
entire system. dispel colds, cure headache,
fever habitual constipation and biltousness
Please buy and try box OF c. c. G. to-day; TO-
e5. so cent. Sold and guaranteed TO cure by all
druggists.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08
The TeleAcriptor.

A new device for registering mes
sages received over the telephone from
any distance was shown in Berlin re-
Gently. 1t is an electrical writing ma
chine called "telescripteur." the inven-
tion Of an Austrian engineer named
Hoffman, and 1t has aroused great
deal Of interest in electrical circles. In
its general appearance the telescrip-
teur is like typewriter. The machine
is connected with the telephone In some
manner not yet revealed, but without
the use of special wire. The letters
of the message are printed upon the
the writer using the instrument, and
the wonderful part of the invention Is
the fact that If similar machine Is
attached to the receiving end of the
telephone, it Immediately prints the
message simultaneously with Its COM
position on the sender's machine. As
soon as the central telephone office
makes the connection the machines be-
gin to work, and the receiver continues
to grind out messages as long as they
are sent. Theoretically, the machine is
expected to work perfectly at any dis
tance, and for officials, institutions, fac
tories, offices, newspapers and all
places where large number Of tele-
grams are received, the machine is
bound to be a great boon. as by means
of 1t messages can be sent directly In
to the office or home for which they are
destined. At the test the two machines
which were placed in different corners
of a room, worked admirably.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-08

or when put away in the ice box. A
large sized piece of paper will absorb
half of the juice of good steak If 1t
has the opportunity. and thus destroy
the most delicate ana relishable por-
ton of it. One housekeeper has
covered china dish that she sends to
the market. and in this the meats are
placed. When she requires large
amount she often sends the porcelain
lined preserving kettle with rack IN
the bottom and piece of ice under
meath. OF course this is not necessary
in very cold weather, but during fall
and spring people do not realize that
meats deteriorate very rapidly upon
exposure to the air. The temperature
is so much cooler for them that they
forget that chemical changes take place
rapidly even in moderately cool wealth
er. A market basket fitted with an
agate tray or basin is excellent for
meats. An ordinary cover may be
used and In this way the steaks ana
joints will come to the table in much
better state than as though they had
been allowed to give up their substance
to bit of manila. The custom OF
sending home butter in wooden trays
is severely criticised. The wood Is
almost certain to impart a disagree
able flavor to the butter. 1t may not
develop Immediately, but the butter
will not keep as long, and is quite sure
to become Objectionable before 1t Is
used. Paper is quite as bad. and
when one reflects on the material OF
htoh1 1rl ;e 1n hn vV-
gestion is scarcely calculated to prove
an appetizer. OF course very high
degree of heat and powerful chemicals
are great cleansers, but all the same
fastidious taste prefers the purity that
comes of contact with nothing bni
surfaces known to be perfectly clean.