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AND OHIO RAILROAD
ID TIME TABLE
IN EFFECT SUNDAY, MAY Is, 1898
Trains leave Martinsburg as follows

Trains leave Martinsburg as follows:
WEST BOUND.
No. ). Daily at 1 It p. m. for Pittsburg
and Chicago.
No. 50. Daily at SO p. m. for Cincin-
natl, indianapolis and Chicago. Connects
for Berkeley Springs and Romney except
sunday, and at Grafton for Wheeling
daily.
No. 7. Daily at 10 q p. m. for Wheeling,
Columbus and Chicago.
No l. Daily at 40 p. M. for Cincin-
natl, Louisville and st. Louis.
No. 8. Daily at . l5 a. m. for Cincin-
natl, Louisville and st. Louis.
No. o. Daily at I10sp...m. for Pittsburg.
No. IS. Daily except Sunday at 81 a.
m. for Cumberland and intermediate sta
tions. Connects for Berkeley Springs.
No. 10. Daily except. Sunday at II 80
p. m. Accommodation.
EAST BOUND.
No. 10. Daily at AS a. m. forlWash.
ington and Baltimore.
No. 4. Daily at 4 "a a. m. for Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York. Connects for Frederick
except Sunday.
No. A. Daily at $40 a. m. for
Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York. Stops at Vancleves-
vile, KearneysVille and Shenandoah
Junction.
No. s. Daily at 81 a. m. for Wash
ington, Baltimore end New York.
Connects for Frederick Sunday only
and for Lexington, Va, and informed
late stations except Sunday.
No.2. Daily at 10 Sc a. m. for Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York. Connects at Harper's
Ferry with Valley R. r. except Sun
day.
No 6. Daily at 2 As p. M, for Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York. Connects with Valley r.
r. at Harper's Ferry except Sundays.
No. 46. Daily at S46 p. NJ. for
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New Y ork.
No. Is. Daily except Sunday at II 30
for Frederick, Baltimore and inter-
mediate stations, via old line.
No. IA. Daily except Sunday at 6 IS
p. N. for Washington and Baltimore
and all intermediate stations.
No 14f. Sunday only at 6 IS p. m.
for Washington and Baltimore and all
intermediate stations.
Express trains all vestibuled and
Illuminated with Pintsch light.
VIM. NJ. GREENE, Gen1 Manager,
Baltimore, Md.
d. B. MARTIN, Mgr Pass. Traffic,
Baltimore, Md.
J. NJ. SCHRIVER, Gen. Pass. Agent,
Baltimore, Md.
G. w. SANTMAN, Ticket Agent,
Martinsburg, w. Va.
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Short but Fetching Testimonials.


We append a few testimonials
which may be of benefit TO proprie-
tors of patent medicines.
81 had been unable to walk with
out crutches for many years, but
after using your liniment ran for
office"
81 lost my cyesight four years
ago. | used a bottle of your eye
wash and ! saw wood.'
~ have been dumb ever since !
was married, but the day after u.s.
ing your remedy I had a speaking
likeness taken at the photograph
ere"
"Some time ago / lost the use oil
both of my arms. Shortly after
buyinga box Of your pills I struck
a man for ten dollars
"For six months both my wife
and myself were confined to the
house with rheumatism. I traded @
silverine watch for a bottle of your
Cure En- and my wife sold the
alarm clock and bought your pills
and now we are ont all our time"
81 am clothing cutter. I was
troubled with EPILEPSY. Took one
bottle of the Hula.Hula and havnt
had q fit since.n
II had a wart on the back Of my
neck and used ii for collar button
] took one box of your pills and
can now hang my coat on IT,
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The full intensity of living is
reached only by the perfectly healthy.
Sickness discounts the capacity for
enjoyment. This body is all out
of order and run down, he will not
be able to enjoy anything, no matter
how full of enjoyment it may be for
other people. If he is just little
bit out of order; if he sis not sick,
but doesn't feel just right" he will
only be able to enjoy things in q
half.hearted sort OF way. The
nearer he is being perfectly well,
the nearer will his capacity for en-
joyment be perfect.e If this condi-
tion doesn't exist, something ought
to be done. That means nine cases
out of ten the use of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t works
directly on the digestive organs, and
on the blood and. through these on
every tissue of the body. 1t makes
the appetite. good, digestion and
nutrition perfect and supplies rich,
red blood to all the tissues, building
up solid, healthfnl flesh.
Send 81 cents in one-cent stamps
to Worlds Dispensary Medical As.
ISOLATION, Buffalo, N. Y, and re-
ceive DR.. Pierce's 1908 page "Com.
mon Sense Medical Adviser" pro-
fnsely illustrated.
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Baltimore And Cumberland Valley Branch,

Trains leave Hagerstown for Waynes-
bore, Johannesburg. Shippensburg and In
termediate Stations 6.35 and l1.10a. m, and
TOO p. M, and leave Shippensburg for
HagerstOwn and intermediate Stations at
900 a. m. Leave Chambersburg for Hag-
erstown at las and $50 p. m.
Leave Chambersburg for Shippensburg
and intermediate points 7.15 and HOO a.
M, and 80 p. M, and leave Shippensburg
Tor Chambersburg and intermediate points
at $50 a. M, and 1.25 and $50 P. m.
Additional trains leave Baltimore for
Union Bridge and intermediate Stations
at 1917 a. m. and 81 p. M, and leave I'm
ion Bridge for Baltimore at 6.05 a. M,
and 1880 p. m. daily, except Sunday.
SUNDAY ONLY.-Leave Baltimore for
Union Bridge and intermediate Stations
$50 a. m. and 2.35 p. M, and leave Union
Bridge for Baltimore and intermediate
Stations at 4.05 p. m.
Trains for Frederick leave Bruceville at
S.38, 9.35 and 1910 a. m. and 5.3S and $50 p.
m. Trains for Littlestown and fancy
town, leave Brucetown at 9.47 a. m. and
3.46 p. m.
Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmittsburg at
e.2d and 1910 a, m. and 3.31 and 6. "a p. m,
Leave Emmittsbufg for Rocky Ridge at
7,50 and 1000 a. m. and 2.55 and 4.50 p. m.
DAILY. Others daily except Sunday.
tStop only to land passengers from Bal
timore.
M. HOOD, Pres. ard Gen'l Manager.
B. ii, GRISWOLD Gen1. Pass Agent.
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What is Blood Povertyr

Diood-poverty is want Of red cor
puscles in tie blood, due to defective
nourishment of the blood, brought
about BY imperfect or bad digestion.
A positive cure for this ailmens is Dir.
John W Bulls Pills, q surprising di-
gestiTe tonic and an excellent blood
maker. Dr.. Bulls Pills come sixty ia
box; cost but IS cents; trial box, 10
cents, sold by all dealers, or by mail.
A. c. Meyer s. Co., Baltimore, Md.
Accept only Dr.. John w. Bulls Pills.
For sale by n. a. snodgrass, U N. Queen
street.
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THE HEAVENLY MEETING.

Tell, oh tell me, Book Of Visions, bright
with promise, sweet with prayer,
Shall | know the angel faces that are
waiting over there?
Shall find my childreni win my gentle
mother lay
Her dear hand upon my forehead In the
old, earth-loying way:
Father, keep them as loved themi-- II
changed to other guise,
May the Heavenly transformation dawn
but slowly on mine eyes.
Let me take them tony bosom, once, upon
that shining shore,
As saw them when we parted, In the
loyelit days of yore.
James Buckham, In Ladies' Home
Journal
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CARAMEL CAKE.

Whites Of four eggs, two cups
sugar, one cup water, one-half cup
butter, four cups -four, three tea
spoons baking powder; bake in lay
ers. Filling, two cups brown sugar,
butter size of an egg, four table
spoons chocolate powdered, one half
cup sweet milk; boil until it strings.
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II has been fully demons.

II has been fully demons.
trated that Ely's Cream Balm is q
specific for Nasal Catarrh and Cold
in the Head. This distinction has
been achieved onlya s the result Of
continued successful use. A morbid
condition of the membrane In the
nasal passages can be cured by this
purifying and healing treatment.
Sold by druggists or It will be mail
ed for so cents by. Ely Brothers, IS
Warren Street, New York. It
spreads over the membrane, is alb
sorbed and relief Is immediate.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
1 TIME TABLE

W
Il TIME TABLE,
On and after May Is, 1896, trains will
leave Harrisburg -
For PHILADELPHIA AND NEW York,
Express, ITO, 215, 3.45. $40, 9.35,
I1.40 a. M, 1.40 tlimitedl, ESQ, and S.25
p. M, weekdays: l 10, 2.l5, 3,45. 9.35
a. M, LAO (limited.) 2 80, and 3.25 pm.
Sundays. Accommodation, z. Is a. M,
4.50 and 7.30 p. M, weekdays, and 7.30
p. m. Sundays.
For PITTsBURG AND THE WEST.
1.202. M, daily Southwestern Express
for Cincinnati and st. Louis.
$40 a. m, daily, Pacific Express for
Chicago via Pan Handle Route and
Cleveland.
500 a. M. daily, Way Passenger for
Pittsburg.
1866 a. M. daily, Mail train for Pitts
burg.
IL As a. M, daily, Pittsburg Express
for PittSburg and the West.
300 p. M, daily. Pennsylvania Limit
ed, for Chicago. Cincinnati and st.
Louis.
$50 p. M. daily. Fast Line for Cleye-
land and st. Louis.
500 p. m. daily, Altoona Accommo-
dalton
7.30 p. m. daily Chicago and st. Louis
Express connects:for Cincinnati.
1920 p. ln., weekdays, Express for
Pittsburg.
11.55 p. m. Western Express for Chi
cago and Cleveland.
For THE NORTH.
1901 a. M, Western Express for Will
Transport, Rochester and Buffalo.
$50 a. M, daily, Northern Express
for Williamsport, Erie, Rochester and
Buffalo.
sos q. m. daily, News Express for
Lock Haven.
11.35 a. M, weekdays, Niagara Ex-
press for New York, Rochester and
Buffalo.
3:65, p. M, weekdays. Fast Line for
Williamsport, Remove and Elmira.
$50 p. m, weekdays. Lykeus Valley
Accommodation.
7.55 p. M, daily, Williamsport Elk
press.
s. M. PROVOST, J. r.. WOOD,
General Mdnu0ey. Gen. Pass. Aoe9at.
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WHERE TOWN AND COUNTRY MEET.

Away, where stretches that hazy line,
Where the town and country meet
That line where the city's confines lie,
Aad begin the meadow SO sweet,
1t seems to me that mystic spell
Possesses my heart and brain,
When cross the boundary and enter
awhile
To walk in Natures domain
feel, as catch the first sweet breath
OF clover-scented air,
That a higher power my whole soul
claims,
And pause for moment there,
And wonder if waiting at Heavens gate,
With all life's battles complete,
l shall not feel as l do when stand
Where the town and the country meet.
Ladies' Home Journal.
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Newspapers Endorse.

Educators are certainly the great
est benefactors of the race, and after
reading DR.. Franklin Miles popular
works, cannot help declaring him to
be among the most entertaining and
educating authors. "--New York
Daily. He is not a stranger to our
readers. as his advertisements appear
in our columns in every issue, calling
attention to the fact that his elegant
work on Nervous and Heart Dis
eases is distributed free by our en-
terprising druggist A. NJ. Gilbert.
Trial bottles of DR.. Niles Nersine
are given away, also Book of Testi-
monials showing that it is unequalled
for Nervous Prostitution, Headache,
Poor Memory, Dizziness, Sleepless-
ness, Neuralgia, Hysterie, Pits, Epi-
epsy.
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DEAN SWIFT AND HIS GUESTS.


One of The letters of Popo has the
following anecdote Of this celebrat--
ed but eccentric man:
''Dean Swift has an odd, blunt
way, that is mistaken by strangers
for Ill nature. It is so odd that
there is no describing it but by
facts. Here Is one instance.
One evening Gay. and / went to
see him. We were all intimate ac-
quaintances. On our coming In,
'Hayday gentlemen says The doctor,
Whats the meaning OF this visit 7
How came you 10 leave all the great
lords that you are so fond Of, to
come hither to see poor dean p
Because we would rather see You
than any of Them 'Ay, any one
that did not know you SO we'll as I
do might believe you. Supped al
readyg That's impossible; why, it
1t is not eight O'Clock yet. That's
very strange. But ii you had not
supped, must have got something
for you. Let me see; what should
I have had? A couple of HOLSTERS.
Ay, that would haye done very well
two shillings; tarts one shilling.
But you will drink a glass OF wine
with me, though you supped so
much before your usual time only to
spare my pocket9 No, we had
rather talk with you than drink
with you.' But IL you had supped
with me, as in all reason you ought
to have done,. you must then have
drank with me a bottle OF wine---two
shillings. Two and two arc four
and one is FIVE; just two and sixpence
. piece. There, Pope, there's half
q crown for you; and there's another
for you. sir; for / won't save any.
thing by you, am determined.
'This was all said and done with
his usual seriousness on such occa--
sions, and in spite of every protes-
tstion, he actually obliged US to
take the money"
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lt Day Save Your Lie.

A dose or two OF Foley's Honey
and Tar will prevent an attack OF
pneumonia, grip or severe cold II
taken In time. Cures coughs. colds,
LaGrippe, hoarseness, din cult
breathing, whooping cough, incip-
lent consumption, asthma OF brou-
chiiis. Gives positive relief in adj.
vanced stages of consumption, astll-,
ma or bronchitis. Guaranteed. For
sale by r. G. Williams.
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First Lawyer-You are q shysterl
His Opponent-And you are 8
blackguardl
The Court-Now, gentlemen, let
us take up the disputed points in
the case.-Philsdelphia North
American.
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OYSTER cRoouErrEs.

Oysters chopped fine. equal quan-
tity of mashed potatoes to one
pound add two ounces butter, one
teaspoon salt, one-haif teaspoon pep.
per, one-half cup milk. Make in
finger rolls, egg and crumb and fry
in deep fat.
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HAMBURG STEAKS.

One pound round steak chopped,
one teaspoon onion, one-half tea
spoon salt, pepper and sweet mario
ram to taste. Take two tablespoons
of the mixture and form with the
hands, wetted, into fat cakes. Fry
in hot fat.
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swEErBREAD pArr1Es, AS REQUESTED

swEETBREAD PArrIEs, AS REQUESTED.
One pair sweetbreads boiled and
chopped; remove all fat and men,
brane; make sauce with one table
spoon each Of butter and flour, one
cup water in which sweetbreads
were cooked, salt and pepper to
taste. Mix thoroughly, put in cases
and bake. Serve with quartered
lemons.
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INV ENGLAND PSALM SINGERS.

How strange is 1t that those who
cannot write prose always imagine
they can produce poetry. Some
thing Is made to jingle, and they
take 1t for granted that it must be
the music of the heart. Here is the
motto OF book called "Tha New
England Psalm Singer, or American
chorister, by VIM. Billings, native
Of Boston In New England" pub.
lished in ITO. We hope It was bet
ter than his rhymes
o, praise the Lord with one consent,
And In this grateful design,
Let Britain and the Colonies
Unanimously john
The historian wickedly adds,
"This opened a new era for the his.
tory Of Psalmody in the colonies. =
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RICE PUDDING.

One half cup rice. one-half pint
water; soak over night. Put in
earthen baking dish, add one.half
pint water, one pint milk. one-half
cup each brown sugar and raisins.
Bake slowly one hour.
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THE MAGMA cuARTA.

Sir Robert Cotton one day, at his
tailor's discovered that the man was
holding In his hand, ready to cut up
for measures, an original Magma
Charta, with ell its appendages of
seals and signatures. He bought the
singular curiosity for a triae, and
recovered in this manner what had
long been given up for lost.
This anecdote is told by Colo
mias, who long resided in Great
Britain and died there. The origi-
nal Magma Chsrta is preserved in
the Cotonian Library. 1t exhibits
marks OF dilapidation; but whether
from the invisible Scythe OF time, or
the humble scissors of tailor, we
leave to archaeological inquiry.
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rAPIocA PUDDING.

Soak over night one cup tapioca
and one pint water; put in double
boiler, add one and one bali pints
milk, one cup brown sugar; cook I'M
til clear; eat cold.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.
LEMON PIE.

One egg, one lemon, one cup each
sugar and bread crumbs, one-half
cup milk; mix and bake on crust with
icing.
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A doctor is up against stubborn
case when the patient comes OF
long-iiyed family.
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CHOCOLATES CAKES.

One egg, one-halt cup butter,
three quarters cup grated chocolate,
two cups brown sugar, -four to roll.
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Spring humors eruptions, hives,
boils, pimples, scars, are perfectly
and permanently cured By Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which purifes, eDriches
and vitalizes the blood.
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UYEsTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD
wv TIME TABLE,
Connecting with P. s. R. r. at Shippens
burg and Gettysburg ; N. 81 W. r. L. at
Hagerstown /; B. & o. r. r. at Hagers-
willie, and T. w. & B., N. C. and B. s. p.
Railroads at Union Station, Balto., Md.
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Man was made to mourn and some
men seem to think thai they must
put in all their time at it.
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Hoods Pills act easily and promp-
tly on the liver and bowels. Cures
sick headache
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OHIO RIVER RAILROAD
" TIME TABLE,

" TIME TABLE,
On and after Monday, December 10, 1895
asseDgeT trains will run as follows
NoTICE-Please take notice that trans
the Ohio River r. r. run by Eastern
tandard Time.
*Daily. fDaily except unday.
eastern TIME.)
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DIR. J. S. BOAK,
Resident Dentist.
j. NELSON WISNER,
ATTCRN EX.

Special Attention to Trial of Cases.
Practices in Federal and State Courts.
Collections and settlements promptly
attended to. Deeds, Trusts, Bills of Sale,
wills, &C., carefully and satisfactorily
prepared. Money obtained on good secur-
ity, and extension of time on credits Sc
cured for debtors. If.
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Professional Cards.
DR. s. N. MYERS,
Office and Residence on the corner of
Martin and College streets.
April 4, 1874, year.
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nR. G.. B. HEDGES,
~ Physician and Surgeon.
Office and Residence On the corner Of
Burke and College streets.
July 1880, year.
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TIME TABLES.

Conue.;ts for allC. V. r. r. stations.
Il. a. Riddle, IF. Boyd, Supt.
General p ASS. At.
The commonwealth., 1898-11-04
WHAT z44T 1 CENT WILL T444T4 %

! cent will buy a postal a postal will
bring you the Commonwealth, the
Commonwealth will give you all the
news and tell you where to buy your
goods. These advertisements will
save you cents BY saving these dol
lars are made, and from dollars arise
fortunes
So drop a postal for the paper and II
you live in Greenwood or Leaore
county ana Will say on the postal that
you viii pay us for the paper by No
vember we will send it to You ask
for 1t the following week and It viii
be there We want every registered
voter Of the county to take our paper
go we make this liberal offer.
The commonwealth., 1898-11-04

fIFiN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-11-02
The kIOndike PARTY.

w. b. Dean, formerly treasurer of
the Davidson theatre, who last Nav
accompanied a party of Milwaukeeans
to the Klondike, returned to the city
yesterday and will spend some time
here before he returns to the gold re-
glOns. He brings back the news that
all the Milwaukee men in the party
are IN good health, except A. R.
Flanders, a former newspaper man,
who Is seriously i'll in a hotel in
Seattle.
"The past season has been fully as
successful as we anticipated, y said Mr..
Dean last night. eve made some
money and while we did not get rich.
we are pleased with the outcome.
We did not leave here until May L.
and did not get away from Seattle
with our boat and dredge until June
26. By the time we reached the north
it was late in the ummer and con
sequently we could not get our dredge
up in time to do any dredging for gold.
We used our boat for hauling freight
and passengers from St. Michaels to
Dawson City and did a profitable bust
ness. Next year we will begin to
dredge for gold and we are sure of
getting a good deal of the yellow
metal because we have secured some
good claims.
''There has been considerable sick
ness AMONG the men, but they are now
all right. Our boat has been laid up
in winter quarters at St. Michaels and
our dredge is lying in winter quarters
at Anvik. The boat at present is in
charge of Charles Barth, who has with
him on the vessel Charles Zautner,
Paul Melhorn, Otto Lonstorf, Frank
Noyes, Jr., August Gerbing, Edward
Busch and John Groehner. Some OF
these are going to prospect this winter
in the Golavin Bay district, about So
miles from ST. Michaels. DR.. F. j..
Toussaint, L. j. Toussaint and Ray
TOussaint are nov on their way home
and are going around by way of Cali
fornia. They will bring some dust
with them. l.. j. Toussaint is treas
urer of the company. Quite a few of
Jul lIICh hoNC III IOIiG uuIluA UllG
past few days, among them Ernst Mel
horn, George Williams and Frank
Lewis. Those who are on the dredge
are Sim Robinson, w. G. Greenway,
who has charge of it, William Phipps,
Philip Kessler and Joseph Neumann.
The men on the dredge and the boat
will chop wood for the summer bust
ness.-Saturday's Milwaukee Sentinel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-11-02
SMALL PATRIOTS.
The Feeling Against Spain Is Kin
died in Even the Smallest
of Americans.

He was a very little boy, only four
years old, and even the present enthusi-
astic state of patriotism in which the
country is existing had not penetrated
his small mind, says the New York
Times. He did not know what it was to
be a patriot, but he does now. On the
day that he learned he was playing out
doors with some other small boys whose
e~ducations in certainrespects were more
advanced than mis-. So, moved by the
spirit of the times, the other small boys
asked this very small boy whether he
was a Spaniard or an American. That
was a momentOus question, but how
should a small boy who had never heard
either word before to his knowledge
know that? And unfortunately the
word Spaniard was either easier for
him to pronounce or it appealed more
to his imagination, SO that he prompt
ly returned that he was a Spaniard.
That was enough; he was a traitor to
his country and the other small boys
promptly took vengeance and turned in
and pummeled him.
But why didn't you say you were an
Americana" queried m when he
came to her in tears a little later. But
that was, oh, a great many days ago,
and now there is no more stanch little
American on the block than the small
f~our-year-old who was taught so forci-
ply what it meant to be a Spaniard.