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Mrs. Thurston's sudden Death.

Washington. March 15.-Consul Gen
eral Lee has notified the state depart
ment of the death yesterday at Sagua
La Grande, Cuba, of the wife of Sena-
tor Thurston, of Nebraska, on board
the yacht Anita. She was a victim of
apoplexy. Senator and Mrs. Thurston
were members Of a congressional party
which left Fort Monroe March q Mrs
Thurston was in excellent health when
she started on the trip
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CHOCOLATE CREAMs-Two cups
white sugar, one-balf cup of water.
Cook rapidly Tor twenty minutes.
Turn out on platter and with a
large spoon stir until cold, when it
will cream. Butter the fingers and
work up into small balls, stick upon
large pin, and dip into chocolate
set over a steamer and melted. Lay
upon q creased platter to dry.
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San Francisco, March 1.-THE Even
ing Post announces the engagement of
William Sanger Pullman, son of the
fate George NJ Pullman, and Miss
Louise West, daughter of a pioneer
banker of this city. 1t is stated that
preparations are being made for a
quiet wedding at the Palace hote! this
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Life would be lot happier if the
average woman knew as much about
what temperature is best for the
family as she does what is best for
her cactus.-The Bachelor.
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Ready to Negotiate.

She-Ah, count, you don't know how
my love for you distresses my parents. /
heard my father say this morning that he
would give $780, 900 If could never see
you again.
The Counties your fazaire in hees Of
fees now, you sink?-Chicago News.
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Atlanta, Ga, March 1.-THE Popu-
list state convention adjourned shortly
before l o'clock this morning after
~ long and stormy session. Hon. Tom
j.. Watson was nominated for gov
ernor, and although he has repeatedly
ileclined to accept, 1t is believed that
. > will yet consent to make the race.
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Lowestoft, March II - The bark
British Princess, from Leith for Liver
pool. was towed in here yesterday with
her bows stove and her forepeak full
of water, having been in collision at
8 o'clock in the morning off Gabbard
1ightship with an unknown steamer.
The steamer sank Immediately, and it
is feared her crew was lost
her crew was lost
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What IS

Cas.cria is D1. Samuel Pitchers prescription for In
and Children. IT contains neither Opium Morphine
other Narcotic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
for Paregoric Drops Soothing Syrups and Castor OIL
Ii is Pleasant guarantee is thirty years. by
Millions Mothers Castora destroys Worms and allays
feverishness prevents vomiting Sour Curds
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
tecthng troubles. constipation and fatulency
assimatcs the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Casa
toria is Children's Panacea-the Nothers Friend.
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Applicant Ito matrimonial agent)-
Can't you show me the photograph of that
lady with $500, 600 who wants to get mar
ried2
Agent-Oh, now, with such dowry as
that you can imagine how she looks with
out photograph. Fliegende Blatter.
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MoLAssRs CANDY Six tablespoons
Of molasses, 6 tablespoons water, 4
tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons
butter. B ii until it will harden in
cold water.
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DO you know that your con-
founded dog barks at night,
eyes, | suppose be does. But
don't worry about him. He makes
up for it by sleeping all dsy.D-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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"Ah, good morning " said the
esrly bird to the worm. "Looking
tor a job?0
That's what. Anything l can
do for you ?"
Yes, you'll about I'll the bill, l
think. Bay City Chat.
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An old man in his second child
hood is never as idiotic as the young
father in bis first babyhocd.-Chi-
cago News.
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The wine cups of the Assyrians were
shaped like our saucers and were of agate,
other semiprecious stones, gold and silver.
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The Wife-Be careful, John, and
don't let the baby drop on the hard
floor.
The Husband-I will, my dear. 1
wouldn't wake him up for the world.
Town Topics.
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FLOODS sarsaparilla has over and
' over again proved by its cures,
when all other preparations failed, that
h is the One True BLOOD Purifier.
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Sensitive.
willie is SO sensitive. {"
M -, o..

"Exceedingly SO. When papa kicked
him down the steps the last time he didn't
call again for three weeks Cincinnati
Enquirer
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MASI.EEPln

s1t-t1AAE ~ rp
peals to q meth
er's heart as the
sight Of her baby
asleep. This is
,doubly true when
the white lips,
the fevered brow,
the blue lines
beneath the eyes
and the thin lit
tie hands tell the
pathetic story
that baby Is i'll.
To the child that
comes into the
world robust and
healthy, the ordi-
nary ills of child
hood are not g
serious menace
h..f tn fla ..,auly
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A well constructed brick house will out.
last one built of granite.
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Sc Warren ST., New York Gil

Since 1861 / have been great
sufferer from catarrh. | tried Ely's
Cream Balm aud to all appearances
am cured. Terrible headaches from
which l bad long suffered are gone.
W. j. Hitchcock, late Major U. S.
Vol and A. A. Gen., Buffalo, N. Y.
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The BEST SAEvE In the World for cuts.
bruises. sores, ulcer, salt rneum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, Chilblains
congestion, erupfions, and it positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box, at L. G..
Matthaei's drug store.
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Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appetite
is poor, you are bothered with Headache,
you are tidgetty, nervous and general GU
of sorts and want to BRACE up. Brace up
but not with stimulants, spring medicines
cheap, bad wEiskey, and which stimulate
you for an hour, and then leave you in
worse condition than before. What you
want is an Alternative that will purify our
blood, start healthy action OF Liver and
Kidneys, restore your vitality and give
cine you viii find in Electric Bitters and
only so cents bottle, at l.. G. Matthaei's
Drug Store.
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In China ships are punched SIDE
ways.
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1t is not remedy put up by any
Tom, Dick or Harry; it is COM
pounded by expert pharmacists.
Ely Bros. offer 10 cent trial size.
Ask your druggist. Full size
Cream Balm so cents. We mail it.
ELY BROTHERS
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IT YOU1 BaCK ACES.
or you afe al worn out, really good for moth
ing 1t is general debility. Try
RROHN'S IRON BITTERg.
) Will cure you, cleanse your Liver, and give
Z goM appetita
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DIRECTIONS
for using
CREAM BA L NJ.

Apply a particle
of the Balm up in
to the nostrils.
After a moment
dra w s t 20 n G
breath tn roug h
{ b o nose. Use
three times a day,
after meals pre-
ierred, and before
retiring.
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CATARRH
Colo Head

nE FINS sn CREAM AN COLD IN HEAD
cleanses the Nasal Passages, Al
lays pain and Inflammation, Heals the
Sores, Protects the membrane from Colds
Restores the Sense Of Taste and Smell.
The Balm is quickly absorbed and gives
relief at once. Price 90 cents at Druggists
or by mail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-20

tached by a wood screw TO he bottom
OF an enemy's vessel and fired by a
clockwork fuse. The first actual trial
of the invention was made In 1II6, when
the boat under the guid-nce OF Sergeant
Ezra Lee was placed under the sides OF
the Eagle, an English man-of-war lying
at anchor in New York bay. The SER
geant. however. found IL i"mpracticable
60 attach the torpedo. which was then
cut adrift and soon exploded without In
juring any one.
In III Captain Bushnell directed a
drifting percussion torpedo against the
frigate Cerberus. off New Haven. and II
destroyed Internationally a schooner
moored alongside. Similar torpedoes
were set floating in the Delaware river,
but effected no harm.
The name torpedo" was invented by
Robert Fulton. who about 1900 made
vigorous attempts TO bring the new
weapon into use. Unsuccessful in
| France, he went TO England In 1904 and
the next year was authorized to make
| an attempt TO destroy the French feet
| at Boulogne. which proved unsuccessful
| In the same year he blew up the bris
| Dorothea. assigned 20 his experiment
| trial in the harbor OF Deal.
Motives OF policy caroof vland u
reject rho e.. ,rr ny
! Oc-~H- - d.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-20

instance, a magazine explosion or drift
ing on to a rock or reef or a collision
with another vessel or a broken pro-
peller shaft.
But. uncomfortable as the torpedo
boat is under the conditions given, how
much worse is II when, in addition TO
everything else, old Neptune goes on a
rampage and kicks the sea up into
veritable mountainsl Then existence on
a torpedo boat Is as nearly unbearable
as human mind can conceive. These
craft are built for speed and are natu-
rally very sharp at the bows. Conse-
ouently when they plunge into a sea.
instead OF ironing out" the water. as
the tars express IL. they so right
through, and the waves break over
them and fall on to their decks In huge
volumes, which threaten imminent dis
aster to the little vessels. Every nan
is the unsafe unless he be dashed TO
the bulwarks or To- something else about
the stability OF which there can be no
doubt. Naturally. too, every one on
board Is thoroughly drenched, ami eve
after the storm a passed over, the
cramped quarters will not admit OF the
taking OF proper precautions TO guard
against colds and resultant pneumonia,
IL is pretty safe to assert that every
officer In the navy welcomes any pros
pect Of fighting, but IL IL equally true
that not more than n " trn
for IL IL 1t In to co.,
service on q tofItf. OLE
Another element OF danger ls 10 "
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what are practically ordinary steam
boat berths, and the sailors have only
contracted space in which to hang their
hammocks. one o the other. There
are never more than 10 or 20 men, In
Guiding officers. or n torpedo boat, n
apparently they have been allotted only
a few square feet each. TO be occupied.
according to the hour OF day or night.
as living or sleeping quarters. The at
tendant discomfort must be almost I'M
endurable.
in a cool climate OF In wintry wealth
or the torpedo boat would be regarded
"a barely At for habitation, but under
the tropical sun OF Cuban waters, with
the great boilers belching forth addi-
tional heat-and the fires are never ex-
tinguIshed when once the boat Is on
duty-the environments must approach
almost to a condition OF phyficai tor
| ture. on very warm nights IL is Inn
| possible TO remain below decks. and Of
| accrs and crew must find what oppor-
| tunity they can 10 get sleep or rest on
what may be termed the OUTSIDE but
| there are no accommodations there, and
| the picture O. a a dashed 10 a stan
| chion or davit TO prevent his rolling OF
being washed overheard as he sleeps u
not an i~nffequent sight.
The torpedo boat Is only an iron shell
with large boilers and engines to give
her the great propplsion required Il
enable her TO dash ahead with light
ming speed as she seeks the point o.
battle. These engines and boilers oc'
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bling and cleaning, to employ the men.
There can be some slight broadsword
drill. but that is seemingly unnecessary.
Exercise OF some kind would be a relax
alton, but the boats purpose is simply
to shoot torpedoes by air pressure from
the tubes or pneumatic guns, and the
men are there to feed the engines, to
steer and TO arrange for the discharge
OF the torpedo. There cannot be any
target practice, for torpedoes are ex-
pensive. costing from 81, 500 TO $4,000
each. and with the comparatively small
supply the boat has In her forward
compartments not one can be wasted
n II is possible to avoid the loss.
The seamen on the coasting vessels
and OF our Atlantic ports may
think their lot Is not an eDviable one.
The tar OF our merchant marine 80 or 40
years ago thought. as did nearly every
one else. that he led a dogs life. but
unless the ship was being driven by a
hurricane he had a comfortable spot TO
swing his hammock. and his nightly
rest was under os cheerful conditions
a. I'm his own cottage on land. He new
er had any conception Of the miserable
life on board a torpedo boat. where Off
GERS and men find night n day a con-
| slant effort TO escape from the artih-
| eial heat around them and beneath their
| feet. duly a~ccentuated during the day
by the burning rays Of a torrid sun.
When lying la port. h crew OF a tor
pedo boat are allowed 90 remain a
] larger portion OF the time on shore
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The Little Hornets Of the Navy Are as
Great a Menace to Those on Board
as 20 Those Whom 1t IS Their
Purpose TO Destroy.

cupy all the center part of the vessel,
extending fore and aft OF amidships,
leaving but a cramped space for living
quarters in the stern. In the bow are
the torpedo tubes, two 10 four In num-
Der. and a small stool Of torpedoes that
fiji nearly all the available space for
ward. The upper deck is so thin that
in some instances IL produces the m
preston OF giving way beneath the feet
as one walks on Ii. The torpedo boat is
not heavily built. No thick plates OF
armor protect her sides. except slightly
about the machinery, and h is OF such
delicate construction that a rife bullet
can penetrate her, possibly disarrang-
ing the machinery or injuring the steer
ing gear. Without her torpedoes she Is
almost absolutely defenseless, and the
men on board "carry their lives In their
hands"
The hot sun during the day, rejecting
on the metal casing. adds 10 the inten-
sity of excessively high temperature
and nver the little hornet INTO a
plague of misery, while at night the
fires OF her engines prevent any cooling
of the interior when tired men would
there seek repose II must be virtually
a life ION deck" for the entire ships
crew. Then there Is nothing more than
a dull routine Of ordinary duties. swab-
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with her engines turning as they had
never turned before. had put such a
distance between her and her emil
on the shore that she could not De seen
and was soon nesting under the pro-
tecting wing of one Of the large cruisers
OF our fleet.
These are the experiences which try
mems souls-and courage. There Is no
hope of glory, no possibility of victory,
not ever the excitement Of battle. and
yet the officers assigned to these minia-
ture deathtraps go abou their duty as
cheerfully as'though in command OF the
finest warship hat ever barred her
bosom 70 the embrace OF the sea.
And verify this Is the day of the tor
pcdo. -
There Is really nothing new In the
use OF the wicked missile as an agent
OF warfare, although II did not fully
begin its career and work of destruc-
ton till our civil war, and the torpedo
BOAT has been constructed solely for
the purpose Of supplying the base of
action, the embattlement from which
the torpedo Ia fired.
A b%attleship or a cruiser or even a
cunboat has ample accommodations for
the officers and crew. On the larger
men-of-war there Is frequently much
luxury I'm the arrangements OK the
wardrooms, and the captains or com
modore's or admirai's cabin Is a cor
reous stateroom. with every accessor,
OF the mort completely Arranged hotel
There are hot and cold water a snowe'
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ON A TORPEDO

found In the missiles Of death which
these boats CARR. Feared as they are
by the foe, they are likewise a constant
menace to those whom they are design
ed to serve. An unlucky shot. the burst
ing OF q piece OF steam machinery or
any one OF a hundred commonplace ac-
cidents would be sufficient TO send all
hands into eternity In a trice. There
are several tOrpedoes In general use.
One Of the best known is the lowell
devised by Commodore John A. Howell.
II is a favorite one in the United states
navy. AZ the end, is a propeller which
goes churning about as the torpedo flies
under or at the surface of the water.
and It's movements are naturally more
erratic than those OF the usual fish tor
pedo.
The Whitehead torpedo. with its won
derful Obry gear. Is the only automobile
torpedo which has ever been used IN
war. The United States was the last
leading nation to adopt it. the navy
department delaying action with the
hope that some inventive American
genius would devise one equal IL not
| superior to il, but the hope was vain,
and a few years & Imperative need
| compelled the selection of the White
head.
The germ of the device Is to be found
in floating powder vessels, which were
| first used at the siege of Antwerp in
1856 and received their latest applica-
ton In Havana harbor or Feb. Is, 1898.
David Bushnell, an American captain
| of engineers during the Revolution,
made the first practical application OF
the idea by originating a submarine
boat to carry a torpedo charged with loo
pounds of gunpowder. which was at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-20

When on station. away from foes. they
use the boats in landing on shore where
some of them may camp for the night.
Fortunately for the health n reason
OF them all. torpedo boats require fire.
quent repairs, and hen they return to
Tampa or Key West. giving the men a
welcome vacation for a few days at
least from the confines OF the metal
caloriher.
The brave fellows on board our large
battleships and cruisers. even with their
special awnings OF duck swung over the
main OF upper deck. their large quarters
Of open space, ventiiating apparatus,
air tunnels n all the conveniences for
minimizing the discomfort of heat. at
times still find the great steel and iron
hull uncomfortable, but i'm the torpedo
boat, with not one OF these facilities for
remedying extremely distressing sur
~roundings that become actual misery.
the life of men attached to the wicked,
vicious, %sneaking hornets of the sea a
only be described as ~deplorable.
II is well known that In time of bat
tie there is no more eminent post or
danger than on the torpedo boat. I'm
less ordinarily II car approach within
800 yards OF its destined victim its work
will not be accompanied with a great
prospect OF success, and at that dis
lance from a warship. IL discovered. Ii
requires only one well aimed shot from
a rifed gun TO push it's shattered hulk
| down beneath the waves, probably
drowning every man. Misery while
quiet, almost certain death in the hour
OF conflict, is the attendant penalty OF
being a member of its crew. Again.
while there is no doubt of their eff
cheney end of their powerful capability
! TO sink the largest warship afioat, so
far torpedo boats have not proved 10
be of great Importance as factors in
battle in this war or in preceding
strifes between nations. Circumstances
perhaps have prevented them from full
ly exhibiting their prowess. but they
are nevertheless only regarded by the
commanders of the battleships and
cruisers as a possible accident-Iike. for
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the fleets OF Its opponents. There
have been spasmodic attempts only,
and every nation seems TO have been
too buslly engaged with the usual
means Of attack and defense to make
earnest use, of the torpedo. No parallel
exists to the destruction OF the Maine.
whether there be considered the cir
cumstances. the type of warship or the
fact whether the destruction was
wrought from within or without. The
first torpedoes In position were discov-
cred in Mud river, near Fort Pulaski,
I'm February, 1862. The Federal gunboat
Commodore Jones. 5l2 tons and SIX
guns. which was blown up in the James
river in 1864, furnished possibly the
most fearful spectacle Of the power oil
the torpedo. Lieutenant Commander
Barnes gave this succinct account oil
the explosion:
suddenly and without any apparent
cause she appeared 70 be lifted bodily
her wheels rapidly revolving In midair
Persons declared they could see inc
green sedge OF the banks beneath he
keel. Then through her shot to a gree
height an immense fountain of foamin
water, followed by a denser colun'
thick with mud. She absolutely crum'
bled ~ riaces-dissoived. as II were. In
A.ag 90 ay
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copyright. 1881

~(Copyrignt, l6so.I
Our navy is full of heroes whose
names are seldom heard and are GER
tainly not familiar TO n one OUTSIDE
Of official circles. The newspapers are
given up to the achievements OF the
Dcwcys. Schleys and Simpsons OF the
navy, but the commanders OF the little
hornets or ''spitfires" with the CUBAN
blockading squadron are rarely men
toned. and yet these men are charged
with the most perilous work that can
possibly fall to any n on board any
sort OF q warship. On their little cookie
shells existence is well nigh purgatory,
and yet, besides the they
suffer under normal conditions. they are
required to ascertain for the IN
crs of the large n stately vessels
which do most Of the fighting and In
cidentally get all OF the glory just
the enemy is about. Scarcely a night
masses that the torpedo boats of the
b~lockading fleet are not sent upon dan
rerous "Reminiscences into the very
mouth of Havana harbor. With the big
searchlights on the Moro sweeping the
sea in every direction for the express
Of spying out these little in
truders and with hidden mines beneath
them their mission Is one which re-
ouires the very highest order of cour-
age.
Sometimes indeed they are detect
ed. and then there is q run for 1t. The
Ericsson recently was seen by the look
out on MORO. and the powerful search
light was turned full upon her as a
praparatory step to a welcome of steel,
but before the sleepy Spanish gunners
couya GET n their posts the fleet little
Ericsson, lying low In the water and