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Marty, as they would thereby throw them
selves out of the pale of British protection,
The fact. therefore. of declaring herself neu-
trail was an admission that the Confederate
States were belligerents.
What is the meaning of the word lingo.
and where did IL originate? John i.
The word was originally applied to mcni-
Der of a section of the conservative or tory
party in Great Britain, which advocated a
spirited foreign policy Especially during the
Beaconsfcld (DisraelD administration of 1874
50. in reference to the Russo-Turkish war.
popuisr expressing the lingo spirit, and very
applicable to the moment.
Eve don't want to fight: tct. by lingo, IL
we DO,
We've got the ships, we've got the men. We've
get the money. too.
What is the provision for the extinction OF
slavery in Cuba7 And about how many lives
have been lost In Cuba during her last war
with Spain? WB.C.
" The Spanish government, ere the last rev.
olntion broke out, had made legislative pro-
vision for the extinction of African slavery In
Cuba, but Spanish ncapacity for reform pre-
vented any marked practical results from the
legislation, and even Africans who were NOM
inally freed were held on the plantations in n
condition not greatly different from that OF
slavery With regard to the loss OF life in
Cuba since the outbreak Of the present insur-
rection, there Is much difference OF opinion.
some placing the loss to the Spanish army
alone as high as 100000, while others claim
100, 900 as the limit 1t is impossible to learn
or even to estimate the number of hapless
country people who have been massacred by
the Spanish soldiery or driven into concentra-
ton camps to die Of starvation and disease.
A recent competent authority estimates that
at least 100000 persons have fallen victims to
Spanish barbarity in Cuba during the lust
two years.
Please let me know the number of square
miles in North America under British rule
and the United States? Alton
Tho area of Canada is 3,456,3sS square
miles; the area of the United States. in
Guiding Alaska, is 3,6O2,sso. North OF the Rio
Grande therefore, the continent is almost
equally divided between John Bull and Uncle
Sam.
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SONG OF AMERICA.

am queen OF the Western world!
/ am mighty and proud and freeI
Does Spain, the captive, think
She can triumph over me2
Does She the minion, dare
HnIl insults in nay face?
Shall the flag which my people honor
Be subject TO Der menace
Do her proud Castlllans dream
They can tranplc my sons in dust7
They shall find am strong as fate.
That my vengeance is swift aud Just.
am strong, yet ! SIT IN peace
with the nations love, not fear,
But will not brook insult
To the honor my sons revere.
DO they boast OF their Spanish bloodf
II Is tainted with crimes untold
They arc weak descendants OF kings
Whose passions were lust and gold!
But no inherited stain
TO my free-born children clings,
Tho my daughters are all born queens
And all Of my sons hre kings
The nations have slandered mo
And sat in silent scorn.
For am as proud In my majesty
AS the haughtiest monarch born!
Thor envy was naught to me-
was happy and satisfied;
ana Wneu tney spoke oi my iO"n~DVrh
race
] smiled---for knew they lied.
But one whom l despise
Has scorned the flag bear,
And slain the guests within her gates
The sons OF my love and care!
Shall the nntamed eagle fall
Before the unworthy foe?
My children make reply
"Ten thousand times No! Mol"
Marvin Luter Hill. In Nashville Amer
lean.
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SUMMARY OF SERMONS.

Following is a summary OF the principal
sermons recently delivered In the United
States and Canada by the leading clergy
men, priests, prelates, religious teac>ers
and professors of the Christian faith, In
every instance the text has been carefully
read aud abbreviated.
ST. PAUL.-St Paul was man with a
great history; three great civilizations
conferred IN MIN. He was by birth He
brew by education a Greek and by citi-
zenship Roman.-Rcv. Father Crapsy.
Catholic, Rochester, N. Y.
PROGRESS. ntellectually-almost I'M
consciously-the mind has advanced out
of the old narrow world into the vast
world of modern intelligence. into new
thoughts, wider purposes, vaster enter
prises.-Rev. G. w. Burns. Methodist
Boston, Mass.
SELF SACRIFICE The only way &c
save or help man is by self sacrifice. In
Christ God sets us example,-Rev. Frank
Crane, Methodist. Chicago, Ill.
PERSONAL CREED. Upon nu
stronger foundation can the Church oi
Christ rest than upon Jesus Christ /. il
not a doctrinaI creed, but a personal creed
ii is founded upon the personality OF
u
York City.
THE SISTER OF CLARIFYING d.
yInest thing in the Catholic church Is the
convent, the nun, the Sister OF Charity.
she is the thought OF the tender. the low
ly, the compassionate. the sacred heart OF
Jesus. Rev. William Organ. Catholic
Denver Colo.
HOLY UNREST. The church must
never be satisfied with what it has al
ready accomplished. There is sucn d
thing as holy unrest that should peryaue
the church, REV. ]. w. Conley, Baptist
Chicago. Ill
SELF IMPROVEMENT There viii be
no self Improvement until we are con-
scious that we need improvement. II all
were satisfied with our present attain
ments this would be dead word.-Rev.
y. S. Milburn, Universalist. Cincinnati
Ohio.
THE TOUCH or CHRIST Since Chris
tianity Is OF and for Christ then the
touch OF Christianity should be as the
touch of Christ--one Of nearness. offering
sympathy to the sorrowing. help 10 the
fallen, courage 10 the weak light to the
blind and life to the dying. --Rev. A. r.
Iiigwin. Presbyterian, Milyille. N. j.
THE PROFESSION OF FAlTH.--Nc
public profession OF faith no baptism. nc
church membership. Is essential 10 good
character. but believe man INJURIES
his character by not publicly protesting
his faith II he has it.--Key. Lyman Abb
bott. congresatlonalst. Brooklyn. n. Y.
THE CHURCH AND SOCIETY. God
foybid that any one should say that jesus
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CUBA LinRE.

To the Editor OF The Post
BRENNAN, Texas. March l7,--Many OF
your readers will no doubt remember the
"Virginius affair" In 1874 or 1875, when a
number OF American citizens. n portion of
the crew of the Nirgiums, We're shot to
death mt Santiago de Cuba, by order of the
captain general. From my scrap book I
enclose poem by Francis l., Smith. pub
lished In n New York newspaper at that
time and which. In my opinion, is appli-
cable to present events. Yours truly
G. II. Herbst.
Fighting 'eainst tyranny, hatred and spite.
Fighting for liberty. fighting for right.
Fighting galnst despots and bloodthirsty
knaves.
Fighting to ransom legion of slaves;
Fighting gainst odds, independence to
gain,
Nerved by the blood of tho innocent slain.
Fighting to win, oh, fidelity, rare!
Year after year, with no sign OF despair.
oh. why does Columbia, insulted by Spain,
Outraged and derided. again and again,
Look on while her banner Is trailed in the
dust
BY the bloodthirsty monsters OF rapine and
lust?
oh, where is the spirit that guided our
sires,
And our vestals that watch'd over LIB
erty's fires?
The lights have gone out and the spirit
Ia dead.
And Freedom, bright Goddess. lies pros
trato and dead.
How long shall we treat with these butch
ers of Spain?
How long shall brave Cubans struggle In
vain?
How long shall the weak be cut down by
the atrongY
And their blood cry for vengeance, Just
Heaven, how long?
oh, had we Jackson TO lead us again.
How soon would be punished these insults
OF Spain!
Yes, "by the Eternal" their scourge he
would be
Till Tyranny perlshed and Cuba was free
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was the best man that ever lived. pity
the man or woman who has not known
souls as pure and beautiful as Jesus OF
Nazareth. Rev. w. y, Geoghohans Unita-
RAN. Berkeley, Cal.
PREJuDlCE,--No matter what your
prejudices may be against another form OF
worship than the ono which you have
chosen. you will find, II you search care
fully. that according to Gods ideas. onr
creed and church. no matter which. mas
inst as much license to live as your own
Rev. c. II. Eaton, Episcopalian. New York
City.
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de cou at the top OF the yoke. Long ends
of the chiffon fall from the front OF the
neck to quite a way below the bottom of
the cape. 1t is lined with pale green satin.
a cape made after the same model, with
different shades OF yellow employed i'm
stead of tie green, was exceedingly pretty.
The silk was pale primrose. The chiffon
frills were of deeper shade ana the velvet
yoke was orange colorad.
One notices Dame Fashions partiailty
to greens even in the wraps this spring.
Nina Goodwin
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OLD JONES' sOLlLO0Uy OVER Tim
WAR WITH SPAIN.


OLD JONES' s0LILo0Uy OVER rHt
WAR WTTH SPAIN.
What all dis talk ob wah wild spains
i CARDS her wild dc mos disdain---
She jes or temptin' fate
Ter git In Uncle Samel's way
She am dat little---l speck, one day,
He step on. her, den---sboom- de -ay!---
She at St Peters gate.
She sneak like fox an fab de train
Oh dem machines what sink de Maine.
An stroy mos de crew.
Ef all do nations stan aside.
On honest principles abide.
We knock dc socks from Spanish pride,
An paint doir noses blue
De English folks. dcy pose as fr'en's,
An say dey dent approob oh Spain's
Actions in de leas';
An coy do eagle Wild smile.
.Plaudin'ouh patience In fine style.
But dc lion tail wag all de while,
Tioipatin' oh d feas'.
Across de ocean. dar Japan.
Wave her little parah fam W
Her eye on de Philippines
An courage tghtin' ter begin,
An 'clar' fob Gawd, hit am a sin,
We take SO much OBJ Spanish chin,
# An heather monkey shines.
Dc Russian bar, he suck him paw,
An wise us stan no Spanish Jaw,
But smash en- inter cheese
Hit 'cordin' ter dc nachul law,
We eat dem Spanish tyrants raw
De while he sharpin' up his claw
Al prospect what he sees.
An all dis time dem starvin' Cubes"
Vote us q passed. oh jujnbes,
Dat nations twis' an squeeze.
Now Uncle sam, he hettah, quick.
Git up an straight dem Spanish HEX.
An enter his shirt bosom stick
De gem OBJ do Antilles
A. Clay,
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THE POSTS LETTER BOX.

his department Is intended to answer
questions that are of general interest It's
mail object is to supply out-of-t he-way facts
and curious information. Questions OF per-
sonal interest only will not be answered. No
business or personal addresses will be given.
All correspondence should be addressed TO
Inc Letter Box. care Houston Post. Owing
10 the large number of questions received,
answers can not always be given promptly
Has IN American whose family is noble OF
origin ana TITLED the RICH. to have himself
called ty said title in America without pref
udice to American law? Lord D.
There is no law against his calling himself
or being called anything he chooses. The
only legislation on the subject is article l.
section s. of the constitution of the United
States. viz: mo title of nobility shall be
granted by the United States. and no person
holding airy office of profit or trust shall,
without the oorsent of congress, accept any
present, emol,ment, office or title Of any
Find whatever from any king, foreign prince
or foreign state
There are two representatives in congress
for each State. Should one be appointed
speaker, in case Of tie vote can such
speaker vote as n representative of his State.
and in case of tie cast the deciding voto,
and therefore vote twice? James Arnold
No. He has only one vote.
Fleese tell me tho length and breadth of
the Island of Cuba. There are different opin-
ions anong us as to the size OF the island
and agreed to leave it to The Post.
elf p.
Its length, following curved line through
its center, is 7SO miles. and its average
breadth is so miles.
Please give the names, according to their
size, OF the five largest cities of Texas?
Oh.
Houston, San Antonio. Dallas. Galveston.
Fort Worth.
When was General Ftzhugh Lee goyernor
of Virginia? GL.E
From 1890 to 1894.
What population is necessary before Ter
'''''' R.oK
There is no set standard of population for
the admission of Territory to Statehood
The constitution says, simply that congress
may admit new States from time to time
The good old rule, pretty closely observed up
10 1860, was that Territory would not be adj
mitted as a State unless 1t had at least pop
uation enough to entitle 1t to one member OF
the house of representatives under the ex-
listing apportionment.
Where is the key OF the Bastile? COB
The key of the Bastie wg the key to the
outer door of the famous French prison.
When II was destroyed by the mob July "a.
1883, General Lafayette secured the key and
sent it to Washington as memento. saying
ut is a tribute which ] owe as son 10 my
adopted father as an aide-de- camp to my
eeneral and as missionary OF liberty to its
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WAR NOTES.

For TIVE Post.
Ho. natflo.a ard know that beyond the seaA
Come notes OF discofG waiting on the breeze:
sud ruinors Of war that Inweleome come
And move our hearts, thrilling like sixty-ore!
When brave hearts and true In dire alarms,
With ardent zeal, anxious, wild. rnah'd 10
arms.
Nor aid Of sacred muse now need 10 bring
Tragic scenes 10 mind or Of woes TO sing.
Once more rumors come--sad tidingS from
From Mars. who murmurs on the edge Of
war
But withhold thy wrath TIL your eountry's
claim
is known to be just. and her rights proclaim.
But when dark clouds OF war menace your
Then man your guns and bid your thunden
rise
Follow tie stars that on your banners shine.
And prove by ynlorous deeds your cause d.
vine;
TIL Peace, returning, wings her homeward
And assumes hor throne and her gentle sway,
When grateful justice shall your lahors
crown
with rswarding glory and lasting renowa.
League CITY, Texas.
Consumption cured at your home No
pay I'LL cured. Guaranteed Consumption
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Consrmpiion eured a. your nome, No
Cure Company San Antonio. Texas.
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SOME POEMS OF THE HOUR.

Original poetry contributed to The Post
during the past week, all bearing upon tho
Maine disaster. Cuban independence or
SPANS pcfhdy.D
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THE GOOD MAN.--In this our every day
life on this world the good man is the
saved man. He has The respect OF the
community and the love of his friends. =,
Rev. w. $. Grove, universalist, New York
CITY, =Hs
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THE CHURCH AND soCIETY.--God
foybid that any one should say that jesus
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PROGRESS Acknowledgements un.
consciously-the mind has advanced GU
of the old narrow world into the vas
world of modern intelligence. into new
thoughts, wider purposes, vaster enter
plises.-Rcv. q. w. Burns, Methodist
Boston, Mass.
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SELF SACRIFICE. The only way to
save or help man is by self sacrifice. In
Christ God sets us example. Rev. Frank
Crane, Methodist. Chicago, III.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02

of June Tn the China Sea and the vicinity or the Philippine Islands frequent. rain ;squalis and thunder storms may be expected Squaily wea ther onay be expected in the vicinity oI the Hawaiian Islands and thunder storms ..on the coasts, of Mexico and Central America
 Occasional spiral circulations. : viz, the cyclonic (against the sunJ, with low. barometer and anti-cycIonfc (with the sun)s with high barometer, will be found moving in a general in front of the cyclonc area, or the low, the weather is damp with thermometer rising ana barometer falling, while in front Of the antl- cyclonic circulation. or the high, 1t is dry,' cooler sand. the pbarometer rises The average storm track traced on the chart shows the average path of the centers of these lows.
 The average low over Asia will have .ad-. yanced. toward the coast and deepened, and the southwest monsoon may be expected to- blow steadily accompanied by hot sultry weather. :
 fyphoons may be expected. during this month the eastward or the northeastward of 2 the Philippine Islands The paths of a few typical typhoons that have occurred during July in. previous years are shown on the chart.
 After crossing the line coming norths vessels bound for the west coast of America may. ex- pect heavy rain squalls and thunder storms, and also occasional wind squalls in passing through the region of the doldrums. 5''.s es
 Fog and heavy mist will be prevalent along the American coast particularly So north of B degrees North of the thirty-fifth parallel, from the American to the Asiatfc coast occa- sional. fog may be expected. This is shown on the chart where data are sufficient to Justify it. Above the belt shown on. the chart fog, probably one-third of the time may be ex- pected. CHAS. E. " 1S': ELStt' . Ensign (retfred9, U. s. N, in charge.
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DUN's REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, July 1.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade will say tomorrow: The second quarter of the year closes with more encouraging returns. Failures have been a little larger than in the first quarter of the year. whereas a decrease of 62 per cent might have been expected from experience of the past ten years but with that allowance difference of only 8, 300, 900 can be charged to war and fears of war, whereas solvent payments through clearing houses for the quarter were over $15, 600 GOO, ,0O0. In the very best years de- faults range from eighth to fifth of l per cent of such payments, and in bad times from q third to a han of l per cent more, but this year the proportion Is less than fifth The quarterly statement given to-day shows aggregate of S34 49S, 075, which is smaller than in the second quarter of any year since 1890, except one, and the average of liabilities, de- fault to firms in business and to exchanges through clearing houses Is also smaller than in any year except one of the past years. The exports of wheat continue extraordinary. During the week they have been, flour in- cluded. ,890 bushels from Atlantic ports, against 2o64, 173 bushels last year. and Pacific ports, 416, 56S bushels, against 210000 bushels last year. This makes for the crop year, with minor ports yet to hear from, 217, ,S71. .960 bushels exports of wheat, four included, against 265 665, SIP bushels in 1892 the year of largest exports but at the same time 2tl 452, 253 bushels of corn have gone out, against 76 602- 2S5 bushels In that year and ITS, ,S17 AT bushels last year, which was much the largest record. The market has been little weaker, as Is natural with abundant evidence of an enormo>s yield, notwithstanding all reports of injuE', but cash wheat has advanced to S5c.
 The demand for wool has been almost wholly confined to needs for orders in hand and yet there is good reason to look for better demand for goods as soon as the new has opened. while, with contracts, more than the usual proportion of machinery is employed at this dull season. Sales of wool have been only 3,oll200 pounds for the week at the
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DEc1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Peaches are doing better under decreased stocks. Apricots and Plums are steady Cher- res are steadily diminishing and are dull: Figs plentiful and: cheap, Pears very scarce and nominal Three crates of Fontainebleau Grapes came. in from Vacavile, but green as grass. and hard as bullets and were not sold. Shippers should not send in such stock.
 Fresh Mexican Lines are on the market at sG0pE per box. 70:
 4 of Watermelons is expected from Fresno Monday
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Strawberries, si 5oq3 per chest for large and s4G1G for small.
 Black Cherries ,25a5oc: Royal .Annes 2a65oc; loose Cherries, 11AQ31Sc per lb for black. and '1IE6219c for Royal Anne.
 Figs, 25@40c per box for single and 55Q65c for double layers.
 seedless Whtte Grapes. from Yuma. s1 25 per crate; Black Grapes. S1 50
 Blackberries, $2 50D3 50 per chest
 Currants, s2Q3 per chest.
 Plums. 5Oq75c per crate and 25Gl6oc per box t Apricots 40dS6c per box and 65QS5c per crate and s3oG50 per ton In bulk. . . Peaches, 40@60c per box, 30Q40c per basket .Raspberres, $516 per chest.
 New Apples, 25050c per small and 50cG$1 25 per large box and. 20G40c per basket
 Green Pears; nominal. Bartletts,. S1- 25G1' 50 per box.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, $1 5od2 5o; Seedlings, 50cds1; Lemons. $1 .2502 for com mon" and g 50Gi3 50 for. good. to choice Mexi- can Lines, SCOT; Bananas, S1 25Q2 per bunch: Pneapples, s3q4 per dozen.
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EASTERN. MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, July 1.--The course. of today s stock market: was one. of. aiIness drifting until near the close. when some: appearance of: ami nation: and strength developed throughout the list This was. doubtless in: large part lue to the covering: demand by 'ibelated. shortSx who did not care to leave tpeir contracts open yer the three. days holiday. The buying at the close lifted prices: to the top level: net gain extending to over a point in: exceptional. cases During the: earlier part of the day the. market was almost. stagnaflt,. many active stocks: show ing not. a. single; quotation. : It. looked@ vary much as. though even the closing of contracts incident. to the eve: of a: three days suspen- sion of trading. had all: been conipleted .yester- day, and there was. no: disposition; to: venture upon: fresh commitments on. account of the conflicting possibilities. in the. outlook, On the part of the bears: there was to e:feared the effect of the probable fall of Santiago or the occupation of Manila. The possibility of seri harm to. the crops at this critical stage de- tered operators: from ,enga gements on the long side There. is still some doubt felt as to. how the money market will: come. through the talk ing upaof the. GoVernnent loan. The ahnounce- ment from Washington that subscriptions f3r small .amQunts already accepted: foos up S49, 000 00l Indicates thatfthe future strain oI the money. market will be 'eased by the touch. It is confidently: believed that the small volume of subscriptions by. savings bank dep0sTtdrs who have held. off. to secure .their half-yedrly interest will be~largely augmented between now and July II. .. Among the special movements to- day are to be noted advances in ali the. local traction stocks in. anticipation of good traffic returns for the approaching holiday. The 4 rice of Great Northern preferred, shorn of it's cash dividend and it's new stock privilege, was fixed to-day at 125. This is the equivalent of about five points advance: over yesterday's high record price of '1s0 with dividend privileges on.. The movement sin: : Pullman which was quite cratic within a range of five points, reflected hopes and fears: over the expected surplus dis tribution. - ..> e
 The only. feature. of the bond market was the advance of .h in Wisconsin Central first trust receipts Total sales;. s1, ,42o, 900.
 The total sales. of stocks to-day were 14O 900 shares, including: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. 5725;. Manhattan, 13,4Ol; Rock Island, 35ST; American Tobacco, 65S0; Peoples Gas, 7S0O; Pullman Palace, 6943; Sugar 29, $50.
 =: CLOSING. STOCKS