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TIRE PENINSULA RAILWAY.
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Troubled by Little Things.

The Quaker spirit, at It's best is the
spirit of truth, righteousness and all
embracing charity; but sometimes
Quakers, like other people, make too
much of little things, thereby becom-
ing, what they loathe, Journalists. The
Church Standard tells two anecdotes
illustrating this tendency. In the days
when Friends we're accustomed TO wear
cooked hats turned up at the sides, one
good Friend bought hat OF this de-
scription, without noticing that it was
looped up with button. He sat one
day in meeting, when he noticed some
looks Of curious displeasure. Taking
off his hat, he saw the reason for the
looks, and then rose and said, Friends,
il religion consists in a button,
wouldn't give a button for It," His
sermon was at least understood. A
somewhat similar story is told of an
influential Friend who, on his way to-
meeting, was caught in a drenching
rain. and borrowed a neighbor's coat.
He seated himself opposite to jacob
Lindley. who was so much disturbed
by the glittering buttons that mis-
meeting did him no good" When the
congregation rose to depart, ne felt
constrained to go up to the Friend who
had so much troubled him and inquire
whr he had so grievously departed
from the simplicity enjoined upon
members of their society The good
man looked down upon his garment,
and quietly replied, 81 borrowed the
coat because my own was wet; and in
deed. Jacob, l did not notice what but
tons were on it," Jacob shook his
hand warmly, and said, Thou art
better Christian than l am, and will
learn of thee" Jacob was right. He
had been paying too much attention
to the mint, anise and cummin" OF
Quaker tradition.
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the end, returned to Ravensmere. John
Blantyre's crime and suicide had sad
dened him ineXpressibly.
How wish that could live my life
over again." he thought would act
differently; but, as that is impossible.
l must make the most of the time that
remains"
He was more saddened and unhappy
than he ever remembered to have been
in his life before. He sought Sir Ra-
oul's room.
81 am quite out of spirits today he
said; "let me talk to you. Raoul. This
death of Blantyre has been a shock
to me that I shall never get over. |
feel as though l am to blame for it, all
through my negligence and want of
looking after people,"
you have been to blame" agreed
Sir Raoul. g! 90 not deny that. But
your indulgence ought not to have
made him thief"
The earl sat down; he laid his head
back with a tired, wearied expression.
How my life has changed, Raoulp'
he said. II seem suddenly to have
grown into man, wiser, sadder, than
1 had ever thought to be. One thing
above all others puzzles mellow could
l have been so blind or SO foolish as
thus to misjudge herr"
"Misjudge whom?" asked Sir Raoul.
Mildred Oh, forgot I did not tell
you that! You believed of course that
she had been sent for?"
Certainly did," replied Sir Raoul,
in amazement WAS it not sop
"No-that is the worst part of my
trouble. There is no truth in it.
sent her away myself
"You sent Hildred away! echoed Sir
Raoul, slowly. What do you mean.
Ulric?"
81 told her that she must never en-
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dred, Countess of Caraven. would ever
be brought before public tribunal and
tried for a crime of which she was
perfectly innocent? Her vivid ina
gination ran riot about 1t. She pic
tured herself in a dark cell. She wept
until from sheer exhaustion she slept
A knocking at the door aroused her.
"Hildred,' called Arley Ransome, Il
wish to see you
Papa" said the girl, 81 am tired Of
the world-tired of my life. Let me
die in peace"
Fearful of the attention OF his SER
wants, he went away, returning again
and again with the same entreaty, but
she would not see him. She refused
all food. she never attempted to go to
rest, and at last Arley Ransome grew
alarmed about her. He would not
force open the door-that would Gre
ate a scandal, and the notion Of scan
dial was as bitter as death to him. 1t
was with feeling of intense relief that
he saw Lord Caraven arrive.
This is terrible business he said.
my daughter must have been driven
to great extremes before she did this"
1T is all a foolish mistake!" cried
the earl. Where is she? l want to
see her."
"A mistake" cried the lawyer, with
dignity. Most men would give your
conduct another name, Lord Caraven.
People should be careful before they
make such mistakes"
Where is Hildred?" cried the earl
81 want to see her at once"
ITO be continued.l
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Now l find that

ter my doors again. Now find that
1t Is all mistake"
Sir Raoul tried to be patient. but II
was very difficult. II
II do not in the least understand
what you mean, Uric. Why did you
send Hildred away, and what was
mistaken"
Il shrink from telling you Upon my
honor, am ashamed Of myself. DO
you know, positively believed Hi
bred had done this deed-I believed she
had shot Lady Hamilton"
An expression of deepest contempt
came over Sir Raoul's face.
II should never have imagined such
thought would enter your breast" he
said, Indignantly. Il speak plainly to
you, Uric, as I have never done before
your wife is wasted on you-she is
a thousand times too good for you.
She is one of the noblest, truest, purist
women under the sun. You'll you
could so misjudge her-are to be pitied.
Hildred capable of murder? Heaven
give me patience! l could not have
believed you would entertain such an
idea. l could not have imagined that
you were so utterly devoid Of reason
Listen, Raoul-do not judge me
quite so harshly. You do not know all.
Let me tell you my story" and with
out further discussion the earl related
the whole history.
Sir Raoul listened in silence.
what can / do?" asked the earl,
humbly, when he had told all.
whittier have you sent herr" was
the stern inquiry.
ITO her fathers house." replied the
earl.
Then will tell you what to do. Go
as fast as steam can take you, and ask
her pardon. She is a noble woman.
she may forgive; but" added the SOL
der, frankly, with flush on his hon
est face, Il declare that if were in her
place l never would"
The earl took the advice offered him 1
and went straight off to town.
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INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.
BY CHARLOTTE N. BRAEr1E.

am not all bad, and l was sorry wher
l saw her fall dead. l came home
but she followed me; she has stood
near me ever since-a woman with
dead eyes, awful to look upon-awfuI
to see!"
Tell me-" said the earl, quietly
how did you know that it was my
wife,?
An expression of cunning came over
the dying face.
Il knew her by the scarf-her silver
scarf-she wore it over her arms the
first time I saw her."
You tried to take terrible re-
venge," said Lord Caraven.
1T has been worse for me-" rejoined
the dying mana thousand times
worse for me. l went five times after
five different situations, and on each
occasion it was flung scornfully in my
face tudt l had been dismissed from
Ravensmere. When | found that l
was ruined, l swore that / would kill
her ladyship, and have done it,"
Thank heaven you have not" said
the earl, hastily. II am thankful to say
that your murderous shot never reach
ed my wife. The lady you have in
jured is stranger to you-Lady Ham
ilton; she had thrown Lady Caraven's
scarf over her houlders-hence the
(for mel fortunate mistake"
The look on the dying mans face
was terrible to see-the fiendish disap-
pointment, the bitter hatred.
Then l have not killed her after
ALL" he cried.
mo; you have wounded an innocent
lady, stranger to you-that is all; my
dear wife you have not injured
And I sent for you beneving that
she was dead, dreading lest an innocent
man should suffer for my deed, longing
also that you should know had taken
my revenge"
II can only thank heaven you have
failed" said the earl.
John Blantyre raised himself the
hatred the bad passions in the dying
face were terrible to see.
Tell her." he cried, II am sorry
did not kill her; tell her that she
ruined me and that | hate her for it:
tell her that l sent her my curse, and
that after l had cursed her l never
opened my lips again"
He fell back exhausted. and he
kept his word. Never again were his
lips opened in mortal speech. The
earl tried, Sir Raoul left his sick room
to try to soften and persuade him,
gentle, low voiced women knelt by his
side, grave minister pleaded with him
it was all in vain, after that one ter
rible curse his lips were mute and
dumb, whether so stricken by heaven
or whether the result Of his anger and
disappointment no one ever knew; he
died in obstinate, sullen silence.
When the last scene was over, the
earl, who had remained with him to
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CHAPTER XLIV.

AD4 GAhAN EN
had refused to see
anyone; she had
refused to quit her
apartment. The
horror OF the
C h arr e m a d q
against her over
powered her. Could
it be within the
bounds OF POSSIBLE
ity that she, Hill
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Reason.

Stumps-"How well you're looking
this mornin'. Boonew Boone-"Yes-
1 never looked better in my life. I'm
looking for a man who owes me Els"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-08
NEW MEDICAL DISCOVERY
A Positive Cure for Dyspepsia.

This may read as though we were
putting 1t little strong because it is
generally thought by the majority of
people that Dyspepsia in its chronic
form Is incurable, or practically so.
But we have long since shown that
Dyspepsia is durable, nor is 1t such
a difficult matter as it first appears.
The trouble with Dyspeptics is that
they are continually dieting, starving
themselves, or going to opposite ex-
tremes or else deluging the already
over burdened stomach with "bitters,'
latter dinner pills. ETC., which invar
ably increase the difficulty even If in
some cases they do give slight tenn
porary relief Such treatment Of the
stomach simply makes matters worse.
What the stomach wants Is rest. Now
how can the stomach become rested,
recuperated and at the same time the
body nourished and sustained?
This is the great secret and this is
also the secret Of the uniform success
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. This is
a comparatively new remedy, but it's
success and popularity leave no doubt
as to it's merits.
The tablets will digest the food any
way, regardless of condition Of stomach.
The sufferer from dyspepsia accord
ing to directions is to eat an abundance
of good, wholesome food and use the
tablets before and after each meal and
the result will be that the food will be
digested no matter how bad your dys-
pepsia may be, because as before stat
ed, the tablets will digest the food
even If the stomach is wholly inactive.
To illustrate our meaning plainly, If
you take 1900 grains of meat, eggs or
ordinary food and place 1T in tenn
perature Of SO degrees, and put with 1t
one Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets it
will digest the meat or eggs almost as
perfectly as If the meat was enclosed
within the stomach.
The stomach may be ever so weak
yet these tablets will perform the work
of digestion and the body and brain
will be properly nourished and at the
same time a radical, lasting cure of
dyspepsia will be made because the
much abused stomach will be given,
to some extent, much needed rest.
Your druggist will tell you that of the
many remedies advertised to cure dys-
pepsia none Of them has given so
complete and general satisfaction as
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and not
least in Importance in these hard times
Is the fact that they are also the
cheapest and give the most good for
the least money.
A little book on cause and cure of
stomach trouble sent free by addressing
Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-08
QUESADA WAS CALLED IN
HEAD OF THE JUNTA BEFORE
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Full Statement Submitted as to the
Government Maintained by the
Insurgents-Its Character and
the Amount of Territory Over
Which Its Authority Is Recog-
nized-Point of Policy Raised.

WASHINGTON. April THE house
committee ON foreign affairs had Mr..
Quesada, of the Cuban junta, before
them for an hour today. Mr.. Quesada
said when he came out that the COM
mittee had enjoined secrecy upon him.
Mr.. Quesada was asked as to the
government of the republic of Cuba
which the United States is asked to
recognize, and members say he gave
full and satisfactory statement.
He described the territory in posses
sion Of the insurgents, the government
In Puerto Principe and Santiago pro-
vinces. In the former province, he said
there were 100000 people who acknowl-
edged allegiance to the Cuban govern
ment. -Four hundred thousand dollars
he said, had been collected in taxes.
The capital of the republic, he said,
mad been twice diSlodged, but it was
in working order.
He explained the functions of the
government If the United States
should intervene without recognizing
the Independence of the republic, he
of war against the insurgents as we'll
as the Spaniards. MT. Quesada did not
finish his statement He will appear
before the committee again tomorrow
Mr.. Quesada denied emphatically
that the Cuban republic had issued
$50,OOO,O0O Of bonds. Only $1,000, 900 of
the bonds, he said, had ever been is
sued, and less than $100, 900 of these had
been sold.
Mr.. Quesada said a declaration of
war against Spain by the United States
would be a declaration against all
Spain's subjects, and, if not coupled
with the recognition Of Cuba or recog-
milton of belligerent rights, would in
clude the insurgents, now regarded as
subjects of Spain, in such declaration,
which would be against Spain and all
her colonies, Mr.. Quesada thought this
feature Of the case needed careful
scrutiny.
Senior Quesada, when asked today to
state the position that he now main
tains in regard to affairs on the island,
made the following statement:
Our position has been so often expressed
that the American people cannot m;sin-
terpret it Anything which means the
perpetuation Of Spanish sovereignty in the
islands, whatever be its apparent liberal
form and come from whom it may, will not
be accepted by the Cuban patriots. We OPP
pose any Intervention which does not have
for Its declared object the independence Of
the island.
The republic Of Cuba has civil govern
ment and an army which have forced Spain
to admit its inability to re-establish it's
control in what was the colony of Cuba.
The people of the United States want the
independence of Cuba recognized.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-08

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Better put the cough out.
That is, better go deeper
and smother the fires of in
hammation. Troches can
not do this. Neither can
plain cod-liver oil.
But SCOTS Emulsion can.
The glycerine soothes and
makes comfortable; the by
pophosphites give power and
stability to the nerves; and
the oil feeds and strengthens
the weakened tissues.
soc. and $Ioo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-08
AT THE BOILING POINT.
The Excitement High in Spain, but
no Outbreak Reported.

no outbreak Reported.
MADRID. April e p. m.).-An ex-
traordinary cabinet council has bee-,
summoned to meet Immediately. The
session has created more pessimistic
Impressions The ministers refuse to
furnish any explanation.
The excitement in Spain has reached
the boiling point, but there are no dem
constructions recorded anywhere yet.
All the steamship firms of Valencia
have offered all their vessels as priya-
teers, and a number Of ship captains
have called upon the naval commander
at Barcelona asking for letters of
marque. Similar requests have been re-
ce1Ved from abroad, especially from
France The offers of money from the
provinces toward the fund to increase
the strength of thu navy are said to be
encouraging the government. It is said
that Biscay alone has offered over rs
100000 pesetas.
SPANS laconic minister of war, Gen.
Correro, has at last broken his silence.
In an interview the general has given
an interesting account Of the situation.
saying:
War Is the better of two evils. IT ia
better to fight foreigners than to fight
Spaniards rising in indignation if their
honor and rights are trampled under
foot"
yesterday believed Spain would accent
the proposed armistice, and that orders
to that effect would be immediately
promulgated in the Official Gazette.
Other diplomats also expected a salts
factory solution Of the crisis, but at the
moment when the cabinet council was
commencing the minister of foreign af
fairs, Senior Gullon, received the fol-
lowing letter from the United States
minister:
Having fruitlessly awaited since noon yes
terday for the decision of the Spanish GOV
eminent, it is my duty to announce to YOU
that will still wait until midnight / beg
of you to kindly communicate this de.
cision before midnight, and that this de-
cision may be couched In terms which nav
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-08
BIG GUNS TESTED.
me Eight-Inch Rifles on Board the
Flagship BROOKLYN Fired.

FORT MONROE, Va, April THE
Brooklyn, flagship of the flying squad
ron, tried her eight-inch guns in
order to test the new elevating ap-
paratus, designed to give them greater
range. The test was not made solely
TO demonstrate the utility Of the ap-
Faratus, but also to see if the turrets.
after being so materially changed
would stand the shock to which they
are subjected. The test, which was un-
der the direction of Commodore SchIey
ana Capt. Cook, was of a most salts
FACTORY nature, and Commodore Schley
said that the Brooklyn was in the best
of fighting trim.
AT o'clock in the afternoon the order
clear ship for action" was given, an6
in thirty-five minutes every railing. ey.
cry rope, capstan, anchor, small boats
and loose hamper of every kind had
been removed, and the big cruiser
stood out grim and defiant in the sun
light. The guns used were the for.
ward eight-inch pair
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-08
SPANS LIMIT OF CONCESSION.
Madrid Will Grant Nothing More to
the United States.

LONDON, April S.-The morning pa
pers on the Cuban situation are all
pessimistic, at the most only hoping
that the delay until Monday will en-
able some peaceful influence to work.
A special dispatch from Madrid saws
that the ambassadors of France, Ger
many, Russia and Italy waited togeth-
er this evening upon Senior Gullon, the
foreign minister, and presented a joint
note in the interests of peace
Senior Gullon, replying, declared, ac-
cording to the dispatch, that the mem
bers of the Spanish cabinet were unan-
imous in considering that Spain had
reached the limit of International pol
Icy in the direction Of conceding the de-
mands and allowing the pretensions of
the United States
The Madrid correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: 1T Is announced IN
official circles that the queen regent
will sign tomorrow Friday) some i'm
portant DEGREES in relation to war.
Navy department officials, who are gen
orally well informed, declare their
strong suspicion that there is some
thing very important behind the cur
tain, and that this something may be
an eleventh hour solution"
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prevent the sad consequences that / should
greatly regret, but which I believe inevi-
table, If things continue in their present
state.
The guards around the United States
legation were trebled today. Gen.
Woodford was at his desk at an early
hour, and many Americans called to
ask about the arrangements made for
their protection. The general said he
would remain here until directed to ap-
ply for his passports, or until they were
handed to him. He added that when
he leaves the British flag will he hoist
ed over the United States legation.
Still Hoping Peace.
In spite Of the alarming situation,
and the general belief that the end
is about reached, several of the d1pio-
mats still hope for peace.
The Heraldo's leading article will
applaud the governments conduct in
replying to Gen. Woodford, whose pro-
ceedings, the article says, are consid-
cred extraordinarily brusque and
blameable.
Briefly summed up, the Heraldo's
Information points to the fact that war
attaches great Importance to the ac-
ton of the ministers Of the powers
at Washington.
The Liberal says 1t considers the
rupture between Spain and the United
States an accomplished fact, as a con-
sequence Of the Spanish cabinets de-
cision Of last evening, and adds: 1.-The
government has done it's duty. When
it arrived at the conviction 1t could
not proceed in any other way with the
United States, the response of the gov
eminent to President McKinley's COM
minatory note was confOrmable with
the honor Of the nation
The impartial also applauds the de-
cision Of the government, and the
Globo says the government will do it's
utmost to maintain peace without
impairing the national honor"
Today being Holy Thursday all
traffic is suspended. The streets are
crowded with ladies, many wearing
the national colors in their hair, going
from one church to another. The spec
tators are so numerous In the princi-
pal streets that all have to proceed
at the very slowest walk.
While the crowd was thickest, Gen.
Woodford, the United States minister,
United States legation to their resi-
dence. They were recognized by many,
put their promenade was not marked
by any special incident.
BERLIN, April THE Madrid cor
respondent of the Cologne Gazette
says: THE papers of the American
consulate have already been entrusted
to the care Of the British consulate.
Al Midnight the pope made fresh con-
mental representations to the Span
ism government, and second cabinet
council was then held. But the reply
was to the effect that the popes in
prevention had come too late, as a de-
clslon had already been arrived att