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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-01-08


they reaped harvests OF glo:y. Their
brilliant, though hopeless assaults on
our lines. excited the hearty applause Of
our officers and soldiers"
"To the Irish Brigade" says Moore,
in his "Record of the Rebellion"
"'commanded by Gen. Meagher, was
principally committed the desperate,
task of bursting ont of tho town OF
Fredericksburg, and forming. under the
whitening fire of the confederate bat
teries, to attack Marye's eHights, tow
ering Immediately in their front. Never
at Fontenoy, Afbuera, or at Waterloo
was more undaunted courage displayed
by the sons of Erin than during those
six frantic dashcs which they directed
against the almost impregnnble position
of their foe. After Witnessing their GAL
1antry and devotion exhibited by MS
troops, and viewing the hillsides for
acres strewn with their corpses thick ~;
autumnal leaves, the spectator can re-
member nothing but their desperate.
courage, and regret that it was not
exhibited in a holler cause. That any
mortal man could have carried the po-
sition before which they were wantonlv
sacrificed, defended as it was, 1t seems
to me idle for moment to believe.
But the bodies which lie in dense mass:
es within forty yards of the muzzles CT
the confederate guns are the best evil
dence what manner of men they were
who pressed on to death with the daunt-
glory on a thousand battleiields, and
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-05-28
MAJOR GENERAL Lee.

There are reasons why unusual interest
attaches TO the assignment Of General
Lee 10 an important command in the
force which 10 to invade Cuba. In the
first place comes up the matter OF his
service at Havana as consul general. BY
doing his whole duty there to his coun-
try he incurred the hatred Of the whole
Spanish outfit, says the Spoka ne Chron-
icle. The local press lampooned him,
and the town loaiers lied about him, and
his stay was attended with many annoy
ances and difficulties. But, though an
noyed, he was never for . moment dis
couraged, and held on his course, to his
own credit and the country's benefit, to
the end. At the hour OF his departure
for home he received personal affront
from Captain General Blanco in nature
OF deliberate snub. The Spanish Off.
Ger refused to see him when he called to
take official leave.
In the second place comes up General
Lees fine equipment for just such work
as lies before the invading army. He is a
trained soldier. q brave man and capi-
tai fighter. He distinguished himself in
the cavalry arm OF the confederate SER
vice, and in all the fighting likely to take
place in the driving back Of the Spaniards
on Havana, where it is expected they
will make their final stand, the cavalry
will cut highly important figure. With
the American cavalry in charge of Gen
Lee and Wheeler the Spaniards will BE-
kept pretty busy.
General Lee on Cuban soil as a soldier
will have opportunity, therefore, to serve
both himself and his country. In Ha-
vana again, and this time as a conquerer,
he will feel the satisfaction that will be
entirely natural in the emsmbrance OF
his former experience there, and as one
who is familiar with the city and it's
business and environment he will be OF
importance to the government in the
work Of bringing order out of the chaos
that the Spaniards will do their best to
leave as legacy to the yictors. General
Lee takes as aids on his staff grandson
OF General Grant and one Of his own
sons. These selections will please the
whole country. They will illustrate in
themselves how united north and south
are again. and how strong the spirit OF
comradeship is in all the Inen who are
marching beneath the flag.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-05-28

We have had a month of war and it
has cost Us several millions of dollars,
but results Of permanent and lasting
value have teen achieved. 1t is true,
Cuba might have been occupied before
this by our army Of invasion, yet this
would have been no great gain, as we
can take the island at any time. We
are establishing ourselves as a nation Of
naval fighters and good many centur-
les will pass before Dewey's victory
is forgotten by tie world. We have
learned that large navy is needed, that
more stores and equipment for arming
and fitting ont troops is demanded and
that many other changes must be had
to place US where we belong-at the
head Of the civilized world.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-05-28

IT is significant fact that ever since
Dewey's great naval victory at the Phil.
ippines became known most OF the Eu.
ropean nations express great friendship
tor the United States. England has
stuck to us from the first; Russia is anx
ious to prevent England appearing as
the only friend Of this country; Ger
many says we are right and will succeed:
France is anxious to let us know that
che never did entertain any but the
friendliest feeling toward US Lord Wol
sey says We can whip any nation on
earth, and so it goes. Dewey has opened
the eyes Of Europe and demonsl rated
our greatness in a manner that will com.
mand respect hereafter from the whole
world. That is worth all the whole war
will cost.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-05-28

THE political situation in this state il
not what the friends Of silver had ex
pected. A fusion of the three silver par.
ties was and ia desirable and might have
been easily accomplished had the Popu-
list party manipulators been more dis
Greet in the premises and consulted those
in the other parties who were seeking a
union for the sake Of silver. Instead Of
doing this they arbitrarily fixed time
and place for their state convention and
announced that the other parties must
come to them. It is not yet too late 10
mend matters and secure q union but
1t cannot be accomplished il the Popu-
lists persist in the selfish methods 90 iar
adopted. II they are sincere friends Of
silver they will make amends for past
plumbers and meet the Silver Republic
cans and Democrats half way in an ef-
fort for honorable and equitable union.
Otherwise they may be considered enc
mics Of silver and will meet with utter
defeat, resulting in the wreck of their
party. The Silver Republicans are will.
ing to lay other issues aside until the
question Of free silver coinage is settled !;
they are willing to unite with the Dem
ocrats and Populists for the purpose Of
bringing this one issue 10 successful
conclusion; but they are not willing to
SO bodily into the Populist party, with
al lts vagaries and impractical ,srns.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-05-28

Senator Mason's Washington resi-
denee was robbed by burglars. The SEN
ator, in an open letter to "the gentle
men who robbed my house." offers a
large sum in cash and promises not to
prosecute If watch and pin, the latter
having portrait of his dead son, is re-
turned.-Idaho Statesman.
The riots in italian towns had their
immediate provocAtion in the high price
and scarcity Of food, but these eruptions
are the liberation OF destructive forces
that have long been fermenting in the
kingdom. Excessive taxation, in obedi-
ence to an over-ambitious political and
military policy, with the reaction that
has followed speculation, has engendered
deep popular observation-disclosures
Standard.
The current war 10 furnishing some
powerful arguments in favor Of the build
ing OF the Nicaragua canal. Had that
canal been in use the Oregon would long
ago have been with Admiral Sampson's
squadron. With the canal we could
snap our fingers at the implied threat
from Madrid that strong feet will be
sent from Cadiz to pound the life out OF
ewey at Manila, for several OF our best
lighters could be detached from the
Caribbean squadron and sent through
the canal and the Pacific to Manila be-
fore the spaniards could reach there.
These facts, and others similarly based,
will be heard from in congress in behalf
OF the canal when the war shall have
been brought to an end.--Spokane
Chronicle.
Chauncey Depew calls attention to the
question Of trade with tue Philippines.
Most of the people out there are say
ages, and don't wear many clothes.
That kind Of trade expansion won't do
our cotton and wooden manufacturers
much good" This is more than an
empty generality. It is the hard fact OF
the case. Spain taxes exports as well as
imports; nevertheless exports from the
Philippines are double the imports.
They are a people who want little and
buy little, like all people living under
the equator, and their exports consist
mainly OF hemp, sugar and cigars.
What will our home market friends have
TO say to this-the Kentucky hemp
growers, the Nebraska beet sugar peo-
pie and the Connecticut valley tobacco
growers, for example? For as a colony
OF the United States the products Of the
Philippines come in free.-springfeld
Republican.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-05-28
cuRRHHr war COMMENT,

Spain sent feet across the Atlantic
to vindicate its honor and the very
first thing the feet did was to vim
dictate its Discretion Louis Globe
Democrat.
Most Of the countriesof the old world
are on the eve OF internal disruption. In
America its different. The longer we
Fight the more united we become. That's
the difference between republic and
monarchy. Montpelier Examiner.
At the battle in Manila bay our ships
took $50 wounded and drowning Span
iards from the water and are caring for
them. ANY civilized people would do
the same, but had those been American
sailors the Spaniards would have stood
by the rail and ieered the Yankee pigs"
rs they perished.-Kendrick Gazette.
Great praise is due the American gun.
ners on board our battle ships. While
the officers get most of the credit for
Daval victories, they are not entitled to
it. The gunners are the men who really
do the nice work. They have demon
strated their craftsmanship in action
already, and their skill at target prac-
tice is proySrbisl.-News-M Miner.
You are soldier, Mr.. President, and
know that the way to wage war is to go
after your enemy and fight him and de-
stroy him. Make an end Of those
boards OF strategy. Put away the quar-
reliDg and factionsl servants who can
not obey orders, but must give advice.
Take the conduct OF the war upon your
sell. General Grant never held but one
council OF war, and he refused to follow
the conclusions OF that one. That is the
way he won his Victories.-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
When the Eve battleships now build
ing are completed We shall have twenty
armored ships against sixty one for
France, thirty.one for Germany, eighty
six for Great Britain, twenty-five for
Italy and thirty-nine for Russia. Count
ing the old turret monitors as armored
ships we have only thirty-three, alto
gether carrying les guns in primary
batteries and SIS in secondary batteries.
Great Britain's sighty-six armored vsE
sells carry AS guns in primary batteries
and 2,122 in secondary batteries. We
have thirty-three unarmored ships,
against sixty-six for France, thirty-two
for Germany and l26 for Great Britain.
Inter Ocean.
The statement that the sympathies Of
the Venezuelans are with Spain in its
war with the United States is not i'm
portant. Such position looks like in
gratitude toward country which inter
posed 10 save the South American state
from encroachment on the part of Great
Britain, but our nation did this act not
with a view to putting Venezuela under
obligations to her. 1t sought to uphold
the Monroe doctrine in the interpreta-
tion placed upon it. Venezuela was but
an incident in this proceeding. 1t would
be rather curious symptom, however,
ii, at this early period following the Ven
ezuelan affair. England should be dis
posed to place herself upon our side in
this contest with Spain, lille Venezuela
took the reverse attitude. Perhaps, in
view of the Spanish decent OF the latter
people, there might be some reason to
recall that blood is thicker than water"
in both ms Standardization Herald.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-05-28
Deaf Tobacco syIl u.a smoL. rour mn. lv,,.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netie. fun OF life. nerve and ylgor, take Eo-To-
BAG. the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong All druggists, Soc or o.. Cure Quaran.
teed Booklet and snnpie free Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or Fez York
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
AWiCked Woman
A SERIAL STORY.
Continued from week to week until Completed.
nroof that she was an impostor

proof that she was an impostor.
Viva listened with wonder and
amazement; when he had concluded,
she caught her husbands hands in her
own.
Morris" she cried eagerly, II be-
ieve l can help this poor girl, Lesley
Dinsmore. You look surprised. Let
me tell you. l happen to know some
hing concerning Lurline's wicked
plots; she confided in me, to an extent;
she wrote me that she had married
Barton Chadwicke, for she had desert
ed her husband, st. Cyr, and now be-
Iieves him dead; then she wrote me of
her disappointment in regard to the
will, and that when the time came
for her to act she knew what to do.
There are three letters. l have them
here. By these letters you will ascer-
tain her intention to perpetrate fraud
of some description. The strange part
to me is that woman of her worldly
wisdom and duplicity and wickedness
should have been so silly as to hint her
plans to any one else. A wise woman
never writes anything that she does
not wish the world to see. Here are
the letters, Norris
From the table drawer she took sew
eraI letters, tied with faded ribbon
and withdrawing three from the pack
ace, she laid them in DR.. Dudley's
hand. He recognized Lurline's chirog.
raphy at once and read them carefully
one by one, to the end. When he hat
finished he sprang to his feet.
Can you be ready to start. for Amer
lea tomorrow, Viva?" he cried :"
am going and you shall go with me
and all the world shall know the trutl
at last"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

"She gained strength rapidly. Soon she
was in perfect health.
"Since then have kept DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People in the house al
ways and have done much good with them.
"One example:
"There is young girl friend Of my
daughter who seemed almost transparent.
"She was white and very thin. We were
afraid she would fall dead in the street
when she went out.
~ begged her to take DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and finally induced
her to try them. They helped her won
derfully, probably saved her life and re-
stored her to perfect health. Now she Is
recommending them to other young women.
~ earnestly advise mothers with grow
ing daughters to keep DR.. Williams Pink
Pills always on hand as household remedy.
Many women's lives are miserable be-
cause such symptoms as Mrs. Tansey's
daughter showed were neglected while they
were developing into womanhood. During
that period Of rapid development the blood
needs the highest degree Of strength to re-
pair the tissues that ara rapidly wasted.
These needed elements are supplied by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
The vegetable ingredients of these pills act
like magic in restoring strength to the mus
cles and roses to the cheeks Of growing girls
or adults weakened by overwork.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. They cost so cents box,
six boxes $3.50.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
suggestion.

Many girls Of sixteen years seem to
have consumption, although they have it
not.
Their anxious parents and friends watch
them slowly fade away.
A death-like pallor, transparent COM
plexion and listlessness are signs OF this
condition.
The body lacks blood.
Mrs. John Tansey knows the nearing
Of these sym ptoms, and the cure.
She lives at 100 Baker Street, Detroit,
Mich.
Her advice to mothers has been Of great
valuc to her neighbors. She tells the story
to help others who are at distance.
She said:
"Wnen my daughter was sixteen years
old she began to waste away.
"Had not known there was no IA i OF
consumption in the family | woald Lave
believed her lungs were affected.
"She grew thinner and thinner every day.
She lacked only the hacking cough 10 snow
all the Outward signs Of consumption.
"Our doctor called the disease by az odd
name, which learned meant simply weak
blood.
"No treatment seemed to do Ter any GOOD.
"She was fading away before our eyes.
~ was induced to try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and the change they
made was almost magical.
"Before she had taken half box there
was great improvement IN her lock-, ap-
petite and weight
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
CHAPTER XVIII.
A Woman in the Case.

Notwithstanding her discontinue,
Lurline determined to hold reception.
The cards had already been issued, and
all the fashionable and aristocratic So
ciety which had virtually ignored her
existence, were invited. She had man
aged to convey the impression that she
had received information regarding the
late John Ardsley, and public curiosity
was excited just enough to induce those
invited to accept. For John Ardsley's
strange death had been a topic OF uni
yersal interest, which the fact of his
secret marriage to Lesley had increas-
ed tenfold Everybody liked tire young
man. and so, at length, nearly all had
decided to attend the grand reception
at Chadwick Hall, after which it was
generally agreed to drop its very name
from the visiting lists as long as Lur-
line should be it's mistress.
The night of the reception arrived
The mansion was blaze of light and
beauty. Strains of sweet music float
ed through the sumptuous rooms anC
the house was filled with rare flowers
The guests were exquisitely attired
I but freezingly cold and polite to de
gree quite arctic.
Mrs. Chadwick herself was dressed
/ in lovely robe of white lace, like
/ frostwork, and glittering with dia
monds. There was no woman presen
so beautiful.
The guests gathered in the grea
drawing-room, and waited with ill-con
cealed Impotence for their hostess t
introduce the subject of John Ardsley
The time came at last.
She stood in the very center of tn
room-a picture never to be forgotten
She raised her beautiful, pansy-blu
eyes with a strange smile, and sal
slowly and distinctly:
II feel that it is my duty to expose
as far as am able, the true characte
OF this man who has been lately take
from our midst; for there are thos
foolish enough to mourn him, but VIII
would soon dry their tears had the
known his real character
For shame, to speak against tn
dead." cried an indignant voice.
Mrs. Chadwick turned in the diret
ton of the speaker.
True" she returned gently, "and L
one regrets more than | the truth
this matter. But this man Ardsle
was an impostor, living here under a
assumed name. He had no right
the name he bore. | have pap
here"-and she raised one pe7rly haT
which held foldef paper-"w hich wi
prove the truth my assertion, al
make Miss Dinsmdre repent her in
nSudent folly to the end of her day
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Rubinstefn.

The Italian tenor, Marconi, once
made a visit to Rubinstein, during
which the latter's little son came trip
ping eagerly into the MUSHROOM and
said:
"This is my birthday, papa, and
want a present"
Every well, my son. What shall 1t
be?"
"a waltz, papa new waltz, all for
myself, and now"
What an impatient little son it is,
exclaimed the great musician; "but Of
course you shall have your gift! Here
it is-listen! And for you," Cunning
to the distinguished tenor) II will play
my Nero"
at seems almost incredible" says
Marconi, but then and there witness
ed and heard a most remarkable phe-
nomenon-the maestro improvised and
played a charming waltz with his left
hand, giving me at the same time, with
his right, the splendid overture"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
CYCLONE REFUGE.
Novel Disappearing "Wind Retreat" the
Invention of a Kansas Man.

SoSOA DAr"Ppo"AAh6 wan" @soSAo'sSt
Invention of a Kansas Man.
R. F. Bond, Of Erie, Kan, has in.
vented and patented novelty in cy-
clone retreats which Is attracting con-
siderable attention. He calls 1t a
disappearing stormhouse," and it con-
ssts Of a water-tight casing about nine
feet deep and six feet square, having
bevelled stills around the top and post
standing in the center, the casing be-
ing into the ground, so that the bev-
elled stills come even with the surface.
A cage, or elevator car, is made to
move up and down in this casing, a
hole being in the floor of this cage to
allow the center post to pass through.
The roof projects over the sides of the
cage about five inches, which, when
sunk into the ground, fits snugly over
the bevelled stills Of the casing, thus
making it impossible for water or
wind to enter.
The cage when not in use stands
constantly above ground, and is held
In position by four bolts, which are To-
Gated under the cage floor and con-
trolled by lever, one movement OF
which moves all four of the bolts.
When the floor of the cage is even
with the surface of the ground, by
moving the lever the bolts are thrust
out into mortises made in the sill at
top Of casing, thus locking the cage
The cage remains in this position
when not in use. When it is wanted
for use it is only necessary to enter
the cage, move the bolt lever, and the
cage, being equipped with a governor
pit.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Young Girls
Fading Away.

SYMPTOMS that seem like consumption; lack Of
blood; friends feared one girl 7eOuld fall dead on the
street; restored TO heath by sensible z0oman's
succession