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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13

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JOHN BULLS NEW EAVAL STATION
The Falkland Islands, Whence England Proposes
the Magellans and Cape Horn.
Copyright, 1885. BY Frank G Carpenter.

Copyright 1885 by Frank G. Carpenter
PORT STANLEY. Falkland Islands
oct Have come 10 the FaIkIs md ST.
ands because they promiee 10 be one
Of the news centers OF the world in the
j., ar future Their governor tells me
that 81 IS true that Great Britain W II
probably establish naval and coaling
staticn at Port Stanley. The necessary
surveys have been made. and within a
ie# years al the farthest John Bulls
grnboats viii command the passage
around Cape Horn ard the entrance 10
the strait Of Magellan. The distan G
between Cape Virgins the last point
We saw u the South American cont
rent, and the FallGiands. IS 300 miles.
OF less than a days steam for one Of
Eng lands fast war vessels The Falk-
iands lie even nearer the track Of the
fsHlhg ships about Cape Horn. so that
these great trade routes over which
hundreds Of millions or dollars worth
OF freight goes every year. VIII prac-
tically be at the mercy Of England
Outside Punta Arenas, which is mid
way through the Magellan. there is
no chance Tor cOaling stations within
tho usand miles OF Port : anley. Mon e
Video Is a thousand miles north. and
the Cape Of Good II pc 4 $50 miles away
20 the northeast. Punta Arenas be
longs 70 Chile. and by the neutrality
laws II could not furnish coal except IN
peace. and even then Il viii charge ex-
oibitant prices. as il did in the case OF
the Oregon. The establishment Il a
naval station here VIII bring a protest
from The Argentine Republic 1t has
for years claimed the Falklands a. a
pfrt Of It's territory. so that altogether
the prospect for trouble, diplomatic
and otherwise. Is refre shing.
! find the Falkands interesting
They are among the little known ISL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13

palm trees. This tussock grass grows
along the coast even down TO high
water mark. 1t is fast disappearing,
however, ns the sheep are so fond OF
IL that they eat it far down into the
roots.
Another curious plant crows in the
boys. This locks like a stone. 1t forms
in punches as hard as a rock and from
three 70 eight feet tall. It is SO hard
that you Cannot cut il with a sharp
knife. on not days a pale yellow gum
comes out on its surlbce and a rich
aromatic odor fills the surrounding air.
II Is known here as the balsam bog.
A DREARY LAND.
1t Is always cloudy in the Faiklaads
The air is moist and the ASPECT Of ma
ture is dreary in the extreme Imagine
dull, leaden sky hanging low over
reddish brown moors, out Of which here
and there jut the ragged teeth u white
rock masses, and you have a general
Idea Of the Falkland island landscape
The islands are gently rolling; the land
Is as black as your hat. full Of peat
ana here and there Streaked with lit
tie streams and spotted with t-ca.h-
erous boys, In which horses and E,en
are sometimes lost. The ground IS so
soggy, in fact, that wagons cannot be
used. There is not a four-wheeled We
hicle in the whole country. Carts can
be used only in Port Stanley. All travel
Is on horseback. and a stranger dare
not go from one sheep farm TO an
other without a guide. Such hauling
as IS done by the shepherds Is on
sledges dragged over the wet but
snowless ground by horses. All herd
ing Of sheep IS done upon horses and
with shepherd dogs. which are raised
and trained for the purpose.
notwithstanding all this. the islands
are excellent FOR cattle and sheep. Tie
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13

sSo month and furnishes his meat
and fuel The meat is mutton, which
ne can take from the flock. and tbs
fuei is peat, which he must dig out
himself. In addition TO this he has
garden patch, and with mutton ana
Yegetss..ssles be goes very vel. His -four
ana other things he must buy. His
nome is little cottage Of two rooiiiIs
and a lean-to rooted with corrugated
IRON one room serves as a kitchen and
nVlng room and in the other the family
sleeps. II there is an overflow or a
guest the loft or attic is also used as a
bedroom. The cooking is done in curl
GUS, oVeh-like pot, which is sheived
under CRATE set in the stone wall OF
a chimney or fireplace. The fuel is peat
and the hot ashes fall down upon tbs
pot and around il. The pot is tightly
closed ct the top, and II serves for boil
ing, baking and stewing. The shep-
herd has mutton as a steady diet. He
has mutton chops for breakfast. roast
mutton for dinner and a slice of cold
mutton for supper or lunch. The shep-
nerds seldom leave their farms and the
women almost never. l heard of one
woman who has not been TO town for
eighteen years. Her last visit was
when she came to Port Stanley to be
married. Think Of living away out on
NlAE Hi Ed4AEcl UIO1IldIl1- uIlOcf Ine
dreariest sky IN a tWo-roomed cottage
with 10 neighbor within fifteen miles
and Of coming into town only once in
eighteen years.
TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIPS.
You would think the children brought
up under such conditions would be
Wild and uneducated. They are not.
They are as intelligent and welI-man-
nered children as you would ind in
any country community. They have a
peculiar institution in the Falklands
known as the travelling scho0lmaster.
He is paid by the government, receiv-
ing about $500 a year, TO go from one
shepherd family 10 another and teach
the children. The time allotted to each
family is fortnight, and if three fam
lies can bring their children together
they thus get six weeks Of school The
schOolmaster lives two weeks with each
family and at the end OF the time,
having laid out a course of home study
for the children, is sent on horseback
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13

getting the water out of her lungs
We're: Il am cured; l could not laugh
ROW II l were to Try" Her parents
end friends were greatly rejoiced when
they found after some hours that she
had really recovered from her peculiar
aHilcuon, and they were wondering
as to the efficacy of a cold water bath
as remedy for laughing when the
crowd OF young men who had followed
the gYpsies returned with story that
added new feature to the girls sud
den recovery. They had found the Old
clone, and upon questioning her they
hecame convinced that she had put
spell on the girl, and two OF their
number stood the men Oft with Win
chestels while one of the others brought
a rawhide quirt down over the old
crone's shoulders
Take the spell off of her or 1 viii
whip YOU to DEATH" he shouted At
ter few strokes the old woman threw
up her hands and implored him to snare
her. She is well now" she exclaim-
ed; praise the flowing waters" One
Of the young men happened to notice
his watch, and he says it was just 10
o'clock when the old crone declared
that the girl was well. One of the
women at Mr.. Hollins' house says that
being anxious for fear that Mr. HOllin4
and his daughter would miss the train,
she looked at the clock and it was
striking 10 when she saw the boys
plunging into the river to rescue thu
sick girl.
And now, more Is the mystery. Miss
Sallie says that she feels no desire
whatever to laugh, and that she would
not even smile for a deed TO a gold
mine, but she does not know whether
to attribute her sudden recovery to the,
cold water of the San Joaquin or the
lash that was applied 20 the old gypsy
wOman's shoulders. Taken altogether,
it is certainly very remarkable case.
The young lady says that She could not
have endured the awful agony or
laughing many hours longer. and sh.
insists that when she was struggling
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13

In the water and thought that she was
drowning she plainly saw the face
or the hideous old gypsy as certainly
as ever She saw anything In her life.
This, taken in connection with the OLD
crone's strange words with reference
to the flowing waters" which could
not have been accidental, makes even
the most skepticaI regard the case In
wonder and amaZement. -BraZos.
The New Hoffman House Broadway and
Madison Square. New York, Is conducted On
the European plan only. Rooms from 81
per day. It's cuisine, service and appoint
ments equal that Of any hotel IN the world
II is most centrally located, and has new
roof garden.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13
THERESA.

'ther very much, and as they dress alike at.
tract great deal OF attention from strangers
In Mendoza when seen together on the street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13
JOSEPHINE.

There are many pretty women in Mendoza
but none IL more attractive than any one Of
the Lawton triplsts. They resemble one an
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13

These three young women are sisters and
OF the same age. They were born In Mendoza
where they now 1--we. seventeen yesrs ago.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20
PROPER TIES OF HIGH xpIOsvve
Some lnterestinx IacEs Concerning
dynamite and Gun Cotton.

At the present time, when the
consideration of effective war engines
brings SO prominently before the
world the aynam'tc gun. of which so
much Is expected, by the officers of
the Vesuvius and Nitcheroy, the two
dynamite cruisers of the United
States navy, it might not be amiss
to consider the general subject of
dynamite and othey high explosives
and tel sutucthing of their appear
ance and proportions. Taking first,
the best known, let us consider the
properties of dynamite.
Dynamite, or giant powder, the
invention of Alfred Nobel, of Sweden,
can be made into cakes, or it NAV
be converted into a sticky paste.
called ''explosive gum or cnyeIoped
in cases ofpaper, pastehoard or metal
to form cartridges. 1t is desiccat.
cd m,xtare ofthree liquid ingredients
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20
A Very Bad i,estal hits.

+Ae Senate hs:s passed the Post
'ihoe appropriation bill with all its
errors and blunders.
Tillman's S amendment forbids more
than four mail deliveries a day even
in the greatest commercial cities.
This puts us back to the status Of
about 1870. 1t will cripple COM
merce in a degree wholly 'inconceiv-
able to Senators from non CONNER
cial parts of the country.
Another amendment cuts off more
than a million dollars from the ap-
preparation for free delivery. This
will involve the discharge in New
York alone of about thousand hard
worked and underpaid letter carriers,
and in other cities there must be a
like reduction.
The one amendment that looked
to real reform was defeated. That one
was to cut down the excessive axac-
tions of the railroad by about Sc, 600,
OUU year.
Another feature of the bill is ex-
cessively bad. 1t provides for doub-
ling the weight Of free matter sent
under Congressional franks. This
free matter is the curse of the system.
1t not only burdens the mails and
creates an annual deficit where there
should be none, but it is the convcn
lent instrument by which the mails
are padded at weighing time, the de-.
vice by which the railroads establish
robber rate of unearned pay for
the next four years after weighing.
The house should stand out against
these iniquities. To that end every
commercial body and every inhuen-
tial citizen should bring all possible
influence to bear in Congress.
York Wcrld.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20
ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
'Worth the Cost of War Saws Mr..
Chamberlaine.

! London, May l3.-The Right
Hon. Joseph Ch m b erlain e,
secretary of State for the colonies,
made an important speech On public
affairs at Birmingham this evening.
MIR. Chamberlaine, after deprecat.
ing the constant assertions in certain
quarters that Lord Salisbury was
"discredited," and the Government
weak and vacillating," SAID: eff
foreign countries believe and act upon
these statements, they will find them
selves much mistaken, and that
courteous diplomacy and graceful
concessions are not incompatible with
firm maintenance of the country's
honor and interests"
Then, declaring that he intended
to make "plain statement of facts,
unfettered by the mysterious and
reticence of the diplomacy of half a |
century ago, which, without reveal
ing secret negotiations, should be
"understanded" of the people.
MIR. Chamberlaine said he would
accept the judgement of the people
as willingly as that of the wisest dip
iomatist in the world. Referring
e the policy of strict isolation that
s9lapd bad purchased since the
TINY ro5 lsnn<xemarked that
buE he added, "the nihS e.sa.,,
when Great Britain may be confront
ed by combination of Powers, and
our first duty, therefore. is to draw
all parts of the empire into close
unity, and our next to maintain che
bonds of permanent unity with our
tlnsmen across the Atlantic" loud
,heers.)
"There is powerful and generous
latlon, said Mr.. Chamberlain,
speaking our language, bred of our
ace, and having interests identical
With ours. l would go so far as to
ay that, terrible as war NAV be,
ven war itself would be cheaply ,
urchased if in great and noble
ause the Stars and Stripes and the
)nion Jack should va2e together
yer an Anglo:saxop alliance"
cheers r
esults of Lord -osiastu satisfactory
hat at the present time these two1
reat nations understand each other :
etter than they have ever done since,
yer century ago, they we're sepa-
lted by the biunder of a British !
News andCourier.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20

by powerful. M II -
ganpowder, but y
inmate, as in the case I
it il: detonates with tfsmei; Is
This sympathetic quaSsS
to explain. Il cannot bes66
used as an agent for the proj
OF projectiles and will never
perfect substitute for gunpowd
military operation. There is
gun cotton, for which much is cll j
manufactured in Wolyerhamb b,
iEnglang, whose composition, isSS.
known. 1t is called "gadoxv3 .
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20

A little boy asked for bottle of "get
up in the morning as fast as you can, :"
the druggist recognized a household name
for DeWitt's Little Early Risers, and
gave him bottle of those famous little
pills for constipation, sick headache, and
liver and stomach troubles Sold by +.
G.. Duke and Lockhart Mills.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20

lone Minute Cough Cure is the best
preparation have ever sold or used and
! cant say too much in its praise" l..
NJ; kennon, merchant, Odell, Ga. For
sale ny r. C.. Duke and Lockhart Mil.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20
SPANISH SHIPS. CAPTURE

4
list of ships captured by the Ameri
cans and the Spanish during the wa
will be interesting. This list wa
made up on May 8, and as the cap
ture of the Rita was not officially re
!, ported at that time the name of tha
vessel does not appear omit; 4.
April az, stsaimer 3 ns 1ntura
] .669 tons, value 81 81, OH sturec
Z Ami lumber Fod Ssierrs
tons, value $l55, J o7e
New York, provisions, fSss fSred 10 h.
goula to Rotterdam. Dy
April 2s, schooner Mathia aS0a
$4,000, captured by Porx xer, b..
from Antwerp to Pensacola.
April "a, steamer Miguel[ dover
1891 tons, value $4OO, 900, eabtsred
by Helena, cotton, from New Orleans
to Barcelona.
April "a, steamer Catalina, {. .5y1
tons, value 100000, captured by
Detroit, slaves, from New Orleans to
Barcelona.
April "A, steamer Saturnalia, (re-
leased,) 2,SOS tons, value S425,O0O.
captured by Winona, lumber, from
Sagua to Pensacola. =
April "a, schooner Sofia, 234 tons,
soasteS' sa1ss $4,000 captured ''t' byPDrtsF
Aprri ~, schooner saco, csapturcd
by Terror, sugar, coaster.
April "a, schooner Canelaa, value
soss,eg' s.'Sen' captured by Wilmington,
capAta8FE5!d . schooner e!.sss Tres HEsrmanas,
denay to Havana. :. -':e H'''T''"N-
april Is, steamer Panama, 2,Os5
tons, captured by Mangrove, prom
visions, from New York to Havana.
April 2G, sloop Paquete, captured
by Newort, coaster
April 26, schooner Septembre,
captured by Helena, fish, coaster,
April %, schcore,, Fireneo,, cap
tured ~ Newport, coaster. ''''
sApril27, steamer Bolivar, captured
by Terror, bananas, from Port I.imep
to Havana; i"
tons APSi1, P3a,.s. " .sS s'ssns. Guido, 1000
y. sS"s' value ~rvv,ooo, captured by
.error, provisions, from Corunna to
Havana.
April %, sloop Engracias, cap
tured by Newport, fish, coaster.
April %, schooner Lola, captured
by Dolphin, fish, coaster, to Havana.
April 90, steamer Argonauta, $50
tons, captured by Nashville, was sup.
plies, from Batabono to Cienfugos.
May 1, schooner Mascrato, cap
tured by Foote, fruit, coaster, to Ha-
vana.
May ,, schooner Paco, captured
by Newport, fish, coaster, to HaYana.
May 5, schooner Oriente, captured
by Helena, fish, coaster, to Havana.
May 5, schooner Suartez, captured
by Uncas, fish, coaster.
May 6, brigantine Fransquito, 40
tons, captured by Montgomery, beef,
from Montevideo to Havana.
May 6, bark Lorenzo, captured by
Montgomery, beef, from Barcelona
to Havana.
May Z, schooner Espano, 100 tons,
captured by Newport, fish, from Ha
vana.
May Z, schooner Padre de Dios,
60 tons, captured by Newport, fish.
May 8, schooner Santiago Apos-.
tai, 100 tons, captured by MayAower,
fish, from Yucatan to Havana.
May 9, schooner Fernandito cap
tured by Vicksburg, fish, from Yu-
catan to Havana.
May 0, schooner Scverito, cap
tured by Dolphin.
AMERICAN VESSELS TAKEN.
April 27, bark Saranac, 1927
tons, value 100000, captured by FL
Cana, coal, from Newcastle to N. S.
w. 1loilo.
April 30, schooner Lockwood,
from Gonalvcs to Chester.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20

Dogs are addicted to short pants OH Il
hCt day, but Eloomers-never.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20

Ooo sm;n wG cotton mills uotal capacity 1oo
SoutS3 tIS3'nalesCone nan mill the largest in ,I tho
one hr;cI Ine & OH mill, one knitting mill iuo
five sah. D,,ck plant, two banks, ten ch,,rchas' '
I'VE schools. artesian water 'oA 'ii''rches,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-06

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-06


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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-28

wero served 81 ten o'clock. All enjoyed :
very pleasant evening.
Misses Nettie Kepler and Cora Dyer.
Messrs, Arthur Sharp and Ernest Will
hanson spent Wednesday at Mineral
Wells, W. va
The Ohio River railroad depot was
broken into and burglarized Thursday
night Entrance was effected through
window. The company's safe was blown
open, and five dollars in cash and two
raxors were taken 1t is supposed tnat
there were at least two, if not more. IN
the party of thieves. A railroad pick and
two spikes were found on the floor. ABOUT
one o'clock in the morning, the watcn-
man of the Mountain State Manufactur-
ing Company heard the report Of the ex-
plosion, but paid no attention TO H.
thinking something had fallen The Work
of blowing the safe was a good job. A
drill had been used on the safe door. near
the lock. but the handle was finally
broken off, leaving a hole in the door
through which the explosive was insert
ed There is no clue to the identity OF
the burglars, though two suspicious char-
acters were seen coming up the rail-
road track after o'clock Friday morn
ing.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-28


1T rinleyville on Wednesday. He was
brought to the hospital at this plaoce.
Criminal Court has been In session dur
ing the past week and many cases have
been disposed Of
Robert Burr Stedman is spending few
days with Bridgeport friends.
There are now thirty-three prisoners in
the county Jail at this place, three OF
whom are charged with murder in the
first degree
The Washington hospital. opened three
months ago. is proving a great success,
over thirty patients having been treated
during that time.
J. W. Warrell, of Brownsville, was 4
Washington visitor Thursday.
George NJ. Swingle, of this place, was.
on last Monday, nominated by the Demo-
cratic convention for Sheriff Mr.. Swingle
is one of the most prominent and hard
working Democrats of the county, and
will make a splendid run. He is well quail
flied TO nil the office, and if the Demo-
cratic party stands together he Will be
the next Sheriff of Washington county.
Mrs. Hugh Stocking has returned homa
from a visit with her parents in Wis
consin.
Samuel Hazlett. Jr., has returned from
visit to friends in Ohio.
George Campsey. OF Claysville, was in
town on business Thursday.
Robert McGiffen. of Wheeling, was Wis.,
iting here this week.
washington's public schools will open
for the fall term two weeks from Mon
day.
Senator Arthur Kennedy, of Pit,shurg.
was at this place on Thursday, looking
after his interests in the street railway.
Miss Sadie Burns, OF Pijtsburg, is a
guest of Miss Hattie Carter.
Rev. Matthew Rutherford. pastor of the
Third Presbyterian church, is visiting at
Steubenville.
Major e. L. Christman and wife have
returned from a visit in New York
Mrs. d. NJ Donehoo, of North Main
street, is visiting relatives at Fort Wayne,
Indiana.
Harry Bartlett and sister. Miss Nettie.
have returned from ten days trip to
the sea shore.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-28
ST, CLAlRSVILlE.

Miss Nellie Anderson has returned
home from visit with friends at
CadiZ.
Mrs. Jesse Bewley, Of Cadiz, is WIS.,
ting relatives and friends in town.
Willie Howard, of Waynesburg, Pa.'
is visiting his aunt, Mrs. VIM. Hum
phrey. .,od
Friday from Epworth Park, where
thew have been spending the summer.
J. Treasurer-elect Bergunthal and lam
..- ..ricitad relatives at PoWhatan shis
week.
Miss Edna Judkins, OF GAINESVILLE,
and Miss Lucinda Dove, Of Wilton,
Iowa. visited friends in town over
Sunday.
Sheriff Doyle, OF Marshall county,
W Va. was calling on friends in town
Tuesday.
Miss Bert Robinson, OF Columbus,
who has been visiting friends in town,
returned home Sunday.
st. Clairsville Fair Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday. Good races
each day
Miss Bright West returned Thurs
day from a visit with the family Of
her brother, S. B. West, at McMechen,
w. Va.
Miss Annie Myers is visiting rela-
tives near Columbus.
Miss Laura Douglas, of Nottingham
Church, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M.
J. West.
Misses Jessie Bulger and Mamie
CUP are visiting friends at Empire.
DR.. Beetham and Joe Cooper, Of
Bellaire. were calling on friends In
town Sunday.
John Butcher, of Canton, was here
this week to attend the funeral of his
brother-in-law, Ira Sutton.
John C. Nichols was at Sstersville,
w. Va, this week.
Mrs. Will Thomson, of Chicago, who
has been visiting her father, Mr.. Thos.
Butcher, returned home Wednesday.
Rev. Chandler will preach his fare
well sermon at the NJ. E. Church Sum-
day. Rev. Chandler and family ex-
pect to leave for their future home at
Ann Arbor, Mich, on Tuesday.
Ira Sutton, who has been lying i'll
at his home east of town for several
weeks, died Sunday night. Mr.. SUIT
ton and family returned from Kansas
in the spring and have made their
home with Mrs. Sutton's father, Mr..
Thompson Butcher. A wife and two
children survive. The funeral took
place Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Lnterment at Union cemetery.
Marriage licenses: Albert Nicely
and Maud NJ Henderson,; Clinton B.
Davis and Laura 3. Tacker; Edward
". Shafer and Elma E. Porter.