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A Famous Sea Bnttls Song.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: May / enter q
gentle protest against the mangling by "E. NJ. s." in
to-day's Sun Of the song written by my great uncle
on the capture of the Guerriere? As quoted ny
'E, NJ. S." IL is rubbish. and without sense. As writ
ten. it read:
When Dacres came on board to deliver up his sword
He was loath TO part with it, it looked 80 handy. O;
You may keep it, says brave Hull; what InuieH
you look 30 dull !"
Cheer up and take a glass of good brandy. o."
This has the merit of good common sense. IL 1t lacks
poetic ~afiatus; but "E. Nj. SIS" version has neither.
II seems a pity that the war ballads OF 1872. written
by the "sahor!poet," Sylvester Rose. should neyeR
have been properly collected and preserved in print.
EDGAR HAIsEY.
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SPAIN HAS NO COLONIES"
The American Flag should Cover Every
Foot of spanish Pacific Territory.

The American FlRg should Cover Every
Foot Of spanish Pacific Territory.
FFora he Rochctier Democrat and 0roHieis.
1t Is a palpable misnomer to speak OF Cuba.
Porto Rico. tho Philippines, or other trans
oceanic possessions as Spanish colonies. They
are conQuests. tributary territory. island vie
Tins Of Spanish oppression, extortion. and cru-
city, and the individual history OF all shows
them to have been this and nothing else during
all the centuries Of Spanish domination.
1t is because of the native, inherent. and In
eradicable disposition and methods OF the
Latin race. rs exemplined by Spain for over
400 years, that Islands heretofore under Span
ish rule can become colonies only by transfer
from Latin to American or Anglo-Saxon control
and influence. as they now can and ought to be
transferred as the Just fruitage OF our war. for
the sake OF humanity. against Spain.
Such q transfer would lead to Anglo-Saxon
immigration that would take root and flourish
in their fertile soil. be identified In interests
with the native population. and thus each beau
tiful island become In the true sense OF the
term a colony. And in this transference and
transformation there is no good American
reason why the vast and p~opulous Philippine
Islands and every foot Of Spanish possessions
In the Pacific should not be included.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07
The Hope for the Future In National Ex-
pnnAion.

To THE EDITOR OF Tn suN-Sir: The first
duty Of all government is to keep the people
under 1t contented. For several years tho
American people had hard times In abundance.
Work was scarce. Workmen secured less for
labor and capital less for It's use than formerly.
and. In consequence. murmurings of discon-
tent began to be heard. and In some cases 1t
became acute and ripened into action. It said
the " rich were becoming richer and the poor
poorer" whereas the condition would have
been more accurately described by saying TINT
both the rich and the poor were becoming
poorer. To meet this discomfort a change Of
economic policy was suggested and tried with
the result OF checking rather than promoting
the national prosperity. Then came the propo-
sltion for currency expansion. 1t also was
voted a disturbing factor. A greater volume Of
currency or medium OF exchange was seen to
be equally incapable OF stopping the operation
OF the great organic law OF supply
and demand. Now we have colonial expansion
to think about. and 1t does affect supply and
demand. The meanest pessimist cannot denyit
II 1t be an axiom Of that trade
follows the nag" It Is an equally seli-evident
proposition that an increase of population and
area over which this reign Of law Of supply and
demand will bear sway must Increase the
natural units OF wealth production. The con-
sumlng power OF this e9pntry, will be greatly
uhR ~ tNNNN. NV W. uhl NsNNFbIObO flllDlnDA
TO our population, As proximity OF neighbOr-
hood gives opportunity 70 trade. our chances
100000 will be greatly bothered. and manufac-
turers Viii prosper and flourish and our work
RR" Sa E Suay Ss eTd co %Ges E9rk T Sna W WIi h 1sd r be
and save itselfthereby.
Russia. with n tremendous empire In extent
aud population, Ii seeking ports and pOsses-
sions; Germany, with her vast manufacturing
population, Is also seeking foreign. possessions
and commerce 20 keen down discomfort by
keeping her millions busy with, work. Great
era which IL 10 end with the New Zealander
sitting on the ruins OF London Bridge, had II
not been for her colonial expansion and eonRe-
quently increasing In this repuh-
lie also the hope OF the future is colonial ex-
pansion,
In setbling this question OF peace may he eyer
else the. same law et lie as was obeYed by the
eysrythlnH elsehSq could lay kts hAAds %.
y IAN A AA4fA -
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According to "a personal and political
friend" of the Hon. GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS.
that mar OF might will not be the Democratic
candidate for Governor OF Massachusetts unless
"the Quincy wins of the party sets out to pre-
vent him from running" 1t will impoyerish
the public stock OF harmless pleasure II the
immortal WILLIAMS is not a candidate, Tho
Quincy wing should Zap It's loudsst. But since
the Hon, JoaLAR OUNCE became leader Of the
Boston MpAiQlpa nrasS Rand. thirtY-eight
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Is not the United States In a position in which
she can appropriately leave out the future of the
philippine Islands 10 arbitration r BoItOa Herald.
There is nothing to arbitrate. The question
has already been settled by the fierce and flual
arbitrament Of war, This Mugwump might as
we'll ask for the reference to arbitration OF our
whole controversy with spain as to argue that
the results obtained by us in uninterruptedly
successful war should be left for the determi-
nation Of q peaceful tribune of outside States,
The suggestion is absurd. aud craven also.
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It is \ little unfortunate for n Nebraska
candidate for the Democratic nomination for
President that the Democratic party oil Ne
braska is only an unconsidered appendix oil the
Popullst party.
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VIII This War Cost u Billion DOllars2

The reports Of the Treasury accountants
show the expenditures OF account Of the
army and navy since the report of the
Maine Board of Inquiry was rendered and
Consul General LEI was recalled from Ha.
vana, as they here follow:
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pieces, he has been 20 stuffed with harmony
that his friends fear TINT he will grow pigeon
livered and refuse to stir up the immortal q.
FRED WILLIAMS.
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We group these figures in a tentative
way, not to impress the public mind with
the idea that the war with Spain has cost
one dollar moro than it's permanent re-
suits are worth. but to enforce the plain
business proposition that, as the indemnity
Is to come in territory, not in cash, the in
demnity ought to be adequate.
That is business; that is common sense.
This war is going to cost us nearly a billion
dollars. We must have the Philippines.
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PARB-EiosQuo No. j.. near Grand Hotel. and
HoBque 40. 10, Boulevard des CapucineS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
JAPANESE FOR MEXICO.
Surplus Population OF tho Mtkad0's
Realm to Find Homes. H.

- N0SAAn 10 G1nO uOlO0es *.GE IL
H. Kawamura aud N. Kobayashi,
agents sof Count Enomotto, the wealthy
Japanese landowner and cx-minister OF
agriculture, recently reached San Fran
cisco Ell route to Mexico. Through q
treaty stipulation between Mexico and
japan last year Count Enomotto pnr'
chased 100000 acres of land from the
Mexican government for the purpose of
c0lonizing it with Japanese immigrants.
The land will be devoted to the culture
of coffee. 1t lies on the western coast of
tier.
Thirty-six families from Japan have
been located on the land, and the present
visit of Messrs. kawamura and kobaya-
Shi to the EnOmOttO concession is to make
arrangements for the settlement ON it in
the near future of 200 more families.
Mr.. Kobayashi, who is one of the ex'
ecutive officers of the Japanese Emigra'
ton society, in talking about the Emo,
motto colony project in Mexico, said last
1--WE have surplus population in
Japan. Count EnomottO believes he can
place in Mexico Oh good coffee land a
great many of our deserving poor fami-
lies. That is the reason why he OBJ
tanned 100000 acres of land from the
Mexican government last year. When
about trans-Pacific trade between the
mother country and the colony by the
port of Acapulco. Within four or five
years, railroad will give our colony
connection with Acapulco. When that il
accomplished we expect Sichiro Asanos
steamship line to give the colony a serv'
Ice to Japan by the way of this port
Mr.. Asano is having steamers built in
England to establish a steamer service
between San Francisco and the Orient
beginning next October. The Japanese
Emigration society has established pros
porous colonies in Queensland, New Gale
donia and the Fiji islands. 1t is in hearty
accord with Count Enomotto to make his
Mexican colony a big success"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
FOR YOUR NERVES.

\ woman who has made n study of the
nervous ailments of her sex gives the fol-
lowing terse bits of advice to young wom-
en- who seek instruction upon the preser-
walton of health and beauty:
Take Il wholesome delight in physical
exercise and outdoor sports. The pale,
delicate girl is no longer Interestingly
Have freedom and comfort in dress at
all times.
Decide upon definite aim in life. and
choose one that is worthy of an immortal
soul.
BE superior to envy, jealousy and ur-
charta bleueSS.
Control Your temper for the sake of
your good looks as we'll as for your
hea tn. 1t is not enough. either. merely
to Keep from giving anger its outward cx-
PRECISION. \ Smouldering fire is far more
dangerous to health than that which
comes to the surface and is quickly ex-
tlnguiShtA. \ disposition which continu-
ally "h"ilS within. often finds physical
expression in boils and ulcers. Wrath
has Il natural tendency to curdle the
blood, and the continually curtlled condi-
sooner or later. 1t is an old story that
anger interfercS with the digestion, Il fact
which is nevertheless frequently disrc-
CARRIED as more than one irrascible dys-
peptic can testify.
Live above worry, care. fear and all
other corroding and inharmoniouS
thoughts.
Finally. cultivate a sweety serene
frame of mind under all circumstances.
DO not allow yourself to be creature
of moods. in depths of gloom and de-
preston one day and on the heights of
hilarlty and mirth the next.-Philadelphia
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
GO TO SLAVERY WILLINGLY.
To Enter Harem II the Height Of q Ct
cassian Girls A,nb itjon.

To Enter a Harem Is the Height Of a Cir.
cassian Girls A nbition.
Far from dreading their sale the girls of
Circassia look forward to it as the great,
est opportunity of their lives. They go to
seek it as conscious jewel might start
i'll search of costly setting. They show
no more reluctance than Esther manifest
ed when Mordecai delivered her over as
one of the fair young virgins gathered
from far and near to adorn the palace of
Ahasrerus. Indeed, the history of Esther
reveals the motives which probably ami
mate each of the many maidens of Cir
Biblical story. Each believes that it is
she who may find grace and favor in the
royal crown, and thus control at will the
rise or fall of the royal scepter.
But even if not chosen by royalty those
who purchase the beautiful damsels of
Circassa are the wealthy and titled, and
not the slightest social degradation is at
t t. to their position even if taken to
harems wherein Il Turkish wife may be
installed as head of the household. The
common dependence of all the inmates of
harem upon the favor of lord who
may at any time elevate Circassian
slave to the position of a lady fosters a
spirit of equality, of pure, practical de-
mocracy. that would be inconceivable
uhueI any Otner circumstances, and III
our Southern slave relation to nominal
mistress was totally undreamed of. As a
Turkish lady explained to an astonished
English visitor, "A slave may become a
lady any day, and in treating her as one
beforehand we take off much of the awk.
Wardness which ;; would else ensue.' -
When we consider that all the children
of slaves are acknowledged as the legiti-
mate children of their father we must
confess in Justice to the Turk that theirs
is Il condition in which the evils of sla
very to the slave are reduced to mini.
mum.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
Our Dilapidated Naval Academy.

The Naval academy at Annapolis is Oh
the verge of falling to pieces. In build
ings now ramshackle through age-build-
lngs put up in the '4Os, sos and '6Os, new
er intended to be used more than few
years. with plaster dropping from the
ceilings at times, just grazing some Gu
diets head, and with host of incon
v!enlenccs, such as cramped accommodate.
tons and some Of the recitation rooms I'M
Ill garrets-future naval officers are now
receiving their training. That the pro
fessors, with an armory whose walls are
80 battered that they have to be propped
up and penthouse too small by half for
the drills as they are now given, can work
out the naval curriculum satisfactorily is
high tribute to their ability.
The condition of the famous old acad-
envy has long been growing worse, the cur
rent appropriations not affOrling enough
money for mere necessary patching.
There winters ago matters We're so serious
that Congress was implorcd to come to
the rescue. Detailed recommendations
were made, showing that hardly n build
ing on the grounds was fit to stand. and y
complete new academy was suggested, to
be built gradually--piece by piece. if Con
gress so willed. But some new building.
were Immediately and imperatively neces-
sary-this was the unanimous cry of the
officials, who dwelt on the bad sanitation.
danger to professors and students, and the
disgraceful appearance of the old, gray,
tOttering structures.
Three years have come and gone since
then, and the academy, on the finest site
a sea-school of instruction ever had, still
waits for repairs-bare repairs-let alone
improvements, let alone a group of new
buildings, with proper working space for
the busy cadets, such as the American
navy should certainly have. Why this
has not already come, why those that can
bring it about lag and delay, is mystery.
sea power" is generally acknowledged
to be the trend of the Twentieth century,
when, as seems almost certain, the great
battles will be waged by warships and
commanders, not by armies on land.-
Golfers Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
Life in q Channel Island.

The land Of Jersey is in the hands of
frugal and industrious people, worthy de-
scentants of the rural populations of Nor
mandy and Brittany. Not square inch
or ground that does not produce potato
or Il cabbage. Prosperity reigns on all
sides. Not one diapidatel house. In
this beehive of an island everything
speaks of cleanliness. comfort and even
of riches. to those who can understand
that real wealth does not consist in the
Quantity of the things we possess, but in
those we can do without. if need be- Jer-
sey Is Kitchen garden of about seventy
square miles. picturesque. healthy. fertile,
StreWn with cottages that are wrapped
in roses. and when l have told you that
the cultivation of the potato alone brings
IN from 12,oOO,O0O to 14.OOO.OOO francs
annually. that is to say. about X3. 900. 900,
shall have no trouble in convincing you
that poverty is practically unknown in
Jersey. Happy Jersey! add to that, with
pay Il light duty. all kinds of merchandise
enter Jersey untaNed; that living is con-
seQuently very cheap; that the income
tax collector is unknown: that a crowd
of tourists visit the isle during four
months of the year; that activity reigns
everywhere, not that feverish activity of
the Americans, but the regular, uniform,
Intelligent activity of the French; that
the soil is so fertile that the flowers and
fruits seem to spring from it as by en-
chantment; that the landscape is most
picturesque and varied: that the climate is
delicious: and you will conclude that .Jer-
sey is probably the Eldorado of the world.
and the Jersey folk, as 1 said before,
the richest and happiest people on the sur
face of the globe.-Max O'Rell in North
American Review,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
A BOON FOR SUFFERERS.
a Remedy Which Has Cured Moro
than 100000 People, ~

70 Drops" Is the name of Il powerful
remedy which is guaranteed to cure
rheumatism. neuralgia, catarrh, asth-
ma, Ia grippe and kindred ailments
Sliic company is entirely safe in making
the guarantee, because every month
they receive thousands Of grateful let
ters: from those who were sufferers,
put have never received one complaint.
The effect Of Is Drops" is felt at once.
James Williams Of Regent, ILL.,, writes
on Nov. II, 1897: my wife has been
SUFFERING two years with rheumatism.
she used about one bottle Of . Drops
ana can now go without her crutclies."
10 more extensively advertise the mer-
IT'S OF this remedy the producers will
Tor the next thirty days send out 1OO,-
600 of their sample bottles of this posi-
tive cure for rs cents a bottle by mail
prepaid. Large bottle, 800 doses, 81
flor thirty days bottles $3.50. Those
suffering should write to the Swanson
Rheumatic Cure Company, 1G7-163
Dearborn street, Chicago, ILL.,, and take
advantage of this generous offer. This
company is reliable and promptly fill
every order.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
Eight-Year- Old Michigan Lad Struck l
Rich in tho Klondjke.

Eight-Year- Old Michigan Lad Struck 1t
Rich in tho Klondjke.
According to late advices from Daw-
son City an S-year-old boy made strike
on side hill of Bonanza creek and
caused q stampede from Dawson, which
did not end until all the contiguous coun-
try had been staked.
The lucky lad was Harry Cavlland,
whose father, Michigan man, is work
ing Bonanza claim. Little Harry did
not like being shut in all day with his
mother. and he would slip out and peek
down in the hole where the men were
The father roughly ordered him to leave
and find a claim of his own. He got his
mothers pie plate, and after n long
wrestle with the frozen ground back Of
the cabin he brought about a pint of
earth in the tin plate to his father. The
man washed it and found about half
dollar in dust.
'Of course, the mother has played
trick on the boy to keep him quiet"
thought the man, and SO to get rid of
him told him to go and get some more.
The second time the little pie plate had
nearly 50. Then the man took the child
and went hastily to his cabin. The moth
er knew nothing about it. At once a
claim was staked for the lad.
Then the story got out and spread to
Dawson. The boy has washed hole
about as big and deep as a dishpan and
has 500 to show for it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
AFTERNOON.

cob, sweet" she said, "that afternoon,
The smile Of God on land and sea-
And sweet through many a vanished June
Comes back, like a remembered tune,
The silence of the shore to me.
Oh, sweet the moment was! the scene!
The flashing Of the shingles wet.
1.-The scent Of clover and Of bean,
Warm fragrance of the fields that met
The salt fresh breezes Of the sea!
The white sails dropping out Of sight
Were klndled into tawny flame,
And all the moor lay stepped in light
The way way he came, the way he camcm
Ion. sweet" she said. "the warm. we
reach
OF glittering sand! the tide that woke
In tumult all along the beach,
Yet made the very calm it broke!
Blue was the heaven that DER us bent;
The sheep upon Il sunward slope
quiet to the landscape lent;
Aud all things gave a widening scope
To thoughts Of peace and calm content,
AMI all things seemed In league with hop,
The way we went the way we VENT"
Dora Greenwich in Good Words.
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no good. They said my trouble was rheu-
matism resulting in disease of the heart,
and that there was no cure for it. Never
theless l had lived and fought the disease
for thirty years, and did not intend to die,
simply because they said l must, so |
hunted up some remedies for myself, and
finally HAPPENED Oh DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. l asked some of
my neighbors about the medicine, for it
had been used by several persons in the
community, and they recommended it
very highly. l procured box. The pills
helped me right away, and continued
taking them. commenced taking them
last fall, and finished the sixth box few
months ago. l am not bothered with the
rheumatism now-the medicine has cured
me. I can most certainly recommend Dr.
Williams Pills.
These pills are not only good for rheu-
matism, but are valuable for any disease
that arises from impoverished, or bad
blood. They do not act on the bowels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
THE PRICE OF SHOES.
why Is 1t So Low Compared with tho Cost
of PRODUCING Theme


of Producing Theme
The problem we find the most difficult
to wrestle with is: What can be the
reason why shoes are so low compared
with the cost Of producing them, and
why does not leather bring enough to
yield any profit on the labor Of manuf0c-
turing it, at the lowest rates at which
hides can be bought? All this would
be readily comprehensive if it were true
that the stocks of shoes were excessive,
but the weight of evidence supports the
proposition that such is not the case
That there will he shoes enough to ac-
commodate the demand may be taken
for granted. There are extensive fac
tories in which to make them and ample
material to make them of. But that
there Will be 50 many more than enough
as to render the production of them as
unrcmunerative as it is now for any
great length Of time. we consider highly
Improbable. We entertain the belief that
the surplus holdings of vendors and CON.
sumers are essentially reduced, that they
have been using up their reserves to such
an extent that they will require addition
al supplies in sufficient quantities to es-
tablish values which will admit of Salts
factory profits to producers
Our conviction in this respect is
strengthened by the undisputed fact that
Ni>'9 "A\ uiLloSt uSkiuS tAHl the
shoes they have bought or are buying
should be dispatched to them with the
least possible delay. The natural infer
ence is that they withheld their orders
as long as they could, and longer than
they have been accustomed to; that they
are accordingly running short, and find
1t necessary to replenish quickly. This
applies. of course. chiefly to shoes that
are worn by the masses and sold at low
nEurpS. but of these there coSt oman.
titles consumed, and when the stocks of
them i'll second and third hands fall be-
low the average. a great many are need
ed to make up the deficiency. especially
ut time of the year when the want Of
shoes is most pressing OF the more ex-
penslve kinds. of which fewer are worn.
prices are less. and perhaps not at all
inade1uate. But we have the idea that
the rates alike of the low and the high
priced will be equally adjusted presently.
to the advantage equally of sellers and
buyerN-Shoe and Leather Reporter.