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Middletown transcript., 1898-04-23

Remember the miller of Hofb1u."
or and thither all over the floor and
into every corner of the room. And
Princess Osra cried, "Have you no
eyes?'' and then turned away, for her lip
was quivering, and she would not have
the miller see 1t. But she turned from
the miller only to face Gertrude, his
wife, and Gertrude's small eyes hright-
ened with sudden intelligence.
"Ah. you are the other girl, !" said
Gertrude, with much amusement. "And
was that your dowry? It is large. am
glad you did not come In time. But see,
I'll pick il up for you. Nay, don't take
ON. I dare say you'll find another hus-
band. = And she passed by Osra. pat
ting her on the shoulder kindly as she
went, and then fell on her knees and
began to pick up the crowns. crawling
after them all over the floor and hold
ing up her apron to receive the recover
cd treasure. And Princess Osra stood
looking at her.
faye, you'll find another husband, !"
nodded the priest encouragingly.
faye. you'll find another husband, =
assented the miller placidly, "and just
as one girl is pretty nearly rs good az
another if she is handy and sturdy, 90
one husband is as good as another If he
can keep house over you. =.
Princess Osra said nothing, but Ger
Atrude, having picked up the crowns,
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Spain eyacuate Cub. "Fighting, and
plenty Of it,hwas his pro- pt reply.
That represents the position of the ad
ninistration to a do. 1t proposes to
drive Spain out of Cuba, regardless OF
whether it has to fight Spain alone, or
the allied powers. This is very we'll
known to the European Ambassadors
and Ministers a, Washington, unof-
ficially, and they have only 20 give the
President an opportunity, by present.
ing a note either tlreaiing or annouh-
cling European intervention. tn he made
officially acquainted withlit.
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Senator Proctor, who recently visited
Cuba. gave description of what he saw,
which was SO narrowing altho it was told
in quiet and moderate way, that the
whole nation declared that the horrible suf-
fering in the Island must be brought to an
end. Some statistics, which more that bear
out Senator Proctor's statements, have been
given in "Harpers' Weekly" by Mr.. Martin,
careful investigator. It should be re-
membered that Weyler's order of concentra-
ton swelled the population of many towns
to more than twice their usual size. For.
example, Guines, having population of :
5000 had as result of the Weyler order
1900 reconcentrados added to it. Of these,
6,6S7 died in about eleven months. At jar
uco there were 500 reconcentrados;deaths,
in less than twelve months, 1875. st.
Nicholas had 1900 population and 1900
reconcentrados; of these 1,142 died in less
than eleven months. Madruga had 2,2S9
population and 5.833 reconcentrados; of
whom 2,75l died in ten months. There
were over 9,C00 reconcentrados in the prov
lice of Matanzas, of whom 1904 have died
from epidemic, inanition aud hunger. This
information all came from Spanish official
sources. The condition in other provinces
is declared to be even worse. The accounts
given in the consular reports are beyond
description horrible. In connection with
this Professor Worcester gives an account
of the Philippine Islands. He declares that
the whole administration of that group
sis rotten from skin to core" The Spanish
officials are, with rare exceptions, men who
have gone to the islands with the purpose
of fattening on the miseries Of the natives.
They are there for what they can get out
of the people. What with the annual per-
sonal tax, varying from dollar and half
to twenty-five dollars on. the credular per
sonal, there is tax on cocoanut-trees, on
beasts of burden, ON killing animals for food
on shopkeeping, .on mills or oil.presses, on
weights and measures, on cock-fghting, and
on almost every other conceivable object.
The health or welfare of the native is the
last consideration. Nothing is done to inn
prove or develop the country, but the sole
purpose seems to be to squeeze the life out
Of it for the benefit of Spanish officials
Spain's colonial policy is sn inhumanly
selfish one. and it is no wonder that even
the poor degraded natives of the Philippine
Islands should rise in rebellion,
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Robbed the G rave.

A startling incident. of which Mr.. John
Oliver OF Philadelphia. was the subject, is
narrated by him as follows: II was in a
most dreadful condition. My skin was al
most yellow, eyes sunken. tongue coated,
pain continually in back and sides. no ap-
petite-gradualIy growing weaker day BY
day. Three physicians had given me up.
Fortunately, q friend advised trying 'Elec-
tric Bitters;' and to my great joy and sur
prise, the first bottle made decided i'm
provement. / continued their use for
three weeks, and am now we'll man.
know they saved my life, and robbed the
grave Of another yictiH." No one should
fail to try them. Only. so cts per bottle al
Or. H. Vaughan's Df1g Store,
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bOUt OF LHGm 1DeTG Ste6pTtv.
priest is here, ready to marry us. Oh,
Rudolf, am sorry for what ] haye
doner'
"Girls are always mighty sorry after
it is DONE" remarked the king "Wake
him up, Osra. -
At this moment the miller Of Hofbau
sat up in his chair and gave a great
sneeze, and by this sound the priest also
was awakened. Osra came forward and
stood between them. The miller looked
at her and tilted his red cap forward In
order that he might scratch his head.
Then he looked across to the priest and
said:
"It is she, father. She has come. "
The priest rubbed his hands together
and smiled uncomfortably.
1--WE waited two hours" said he,
glancing at the clock. "See, it 10
o'clock now"
II am sorry you waited 40 long,
said Osra, "but could not come be.
fore. And-and now that am come
cannot But here she paused In great
distress and confusion, not knowing
how to break her sad tidings to the mill
er of Hofbau.~
The miller drew his legs up under hi
chair and regarded Ora with grave
air.
"You should have been here at II, :
said he. "I went to the church at IL
and the priest was there, and my cous
in Hans to act as my groom, and MI
cousin Gertrude to be your maid. Ant
there we waited hard on two hours, ant
you did not come. /"
81 am very sorry" pleaded Princes
Qra, and the king laughed low to him
self behind the water butt, beinS mpcl
amused at her distress and her hum;lity
"And now that you are come. kur
sued the miller, scratching his *si
again, 81 do not know what we Nzk 4
do. /" And he looked again at the q
aaelrina counsel
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ro-Niebt and To-Morrow Night.

Tonight and To-MQrrow Night.
And each day and night during this week
you can get at any druggists Kemp's Balsam
for the Throat and Lungs. acknowledged
to be the most successful remedy ever sold
for Coughs, Group. Bronchitis, Asthma and
Consumption. Get bottle to-day and
keep il always in the house. so you can
check your cold at once. Price 25c. and soc.
Sample bottle free.
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OLD POINT COMFORT ONLY


Tickets to Old Point Comfort only, includ-
ing one and three-fourths days board at
that place, and good to return direct by
regular traius within six days, win be sold
in connection with this tour at rate of$16.00
from New York, $500 from Trenton, $1400
from Philadelphia, and proportionate rates
from other points. AT slight additional
expense tourists can extend the trip to Vir-
ginia Beach with Accommodations at the
Princess Anne Hotel.
For itineraries and full information apply
to ticket agents; Tourist Agent, 1l96 Broad
way, New York; 7s9 Broad Street, Newark,
N. J.; or Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
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IfYon xviah to ha syali.

You must fortify your system against the
attacks of disease. Your blood must be
kept pure, your stomach and digestive
organs in order.your appetite good. Hoods
Sarsaparilla Is the medicine TO build you up
purify and enrich your blood and give you
strength. Itcreates an appetite and gives
digestive power.
HOODS PILLS are the favorite family
cathartic. easy to take. easy to operate,
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Old Point Comfort and Washfn gtcn
The last of the present series of four day
tours to Old Point Comfort and Washing
ton under the Personally Conducted Tour
ist System of the Pennsylvania Railroad
will leave New York Saturday, April %.
The party will travel by the Cape Charles
Route to Old Point Comfort, where one day
will bespent; thence by boat up the Poto-'
mac River to Washington, spending two
days at that point. Round-trip rate includ
ing transportation, meals en- route, trans
fers, hotel accommodations, berth on stea-
mer and all necessary expenses, 5000 from
New York; $2l00 from Trenton; $3.50
from Philadelphia. Proportionate rates
from other points.
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:, ,,Yes?" stBut when she asks me for
dollar she won't take ninety cents"
"Does Miss Darlington play and sing
much when you call on her2'' "No;
I am beginning to believe that she
really loves me.n
Mistress-"Bridget, are there any
letters for me this morning2" Bridget
-"Only two postal cards. but there's
nothing of Importance in them."
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= a---T-s Eysf
Now" said the attorney for the defence
there is skull. CahIyou tell us TO what
species it Eelongs2" "It's the skull Of .
lawyer" replied the expert witness. How
can you tell2" by The check bones"
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Washington
!. Letter

.ESIDENT Nc
KinIey did no
fretting because
Congress took a
whole week to
act upon his mes
sage on armed
Intervention in
Cuba. while the
general expecta-
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Our WOman's
Column
NEW SHIRT Waists.

lE woman VINO Is
congratu la tin g
herself that she
has a creditable
assor TIM ent OF
shirt W a / st 8
hoarded d from
last summer may
as well give her
treasures to the
maid for all the
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tion was that the business would be
done in two days at the outside; he
knows what responsibility is. That
the delay has been beneficial to this
government may be seen from the fol-
lowing language, used by member Of
the Cabinet to an impatient friend who
was repeating the argument used on
all sides against the apparent tardiness
both of Congress and the President:
stNobody has the rsmotest idea how
unprepared we were when Congress
made the appropriation of $50, 600, 600.
As matter of fact. there were not
Eve rounds of ammunition in forti-
fed place in the country. and the ships
did not have ammunition enough to
Sight anything. We were simply ready
in an ameteurish manner. The Presi-
dent was shocked when be learned the
full facts. A knowledge of these facts
had as much ~ d. with making him
cautious as desire to avoid war. Had
this country been forced into war three
weeks ago, we might have gotten the
worst OF things for awhile. l think
we are now about ready and can give
an account of ourselves. These words
should be considered by the hair-trigger
individuals who blame the President
for not rushing into war weeks ago.
just when hostilitiss wi II begin is
still matter of some doubt, although
il must necessarily be soon. The
House is to-day considering the inter-
vention resolution adopted by the Sen.
ate, which recognizes the independence
of the present government of Cuba
and otherwise differs from that adopted
by the House. 1t is expected that an
an agreement will be reached some.
tin to day or tomorrow at the out
side and the resolution be sent to the
President, although there is some talk
OF the possibility of deadlock between
the House and Senate. Nothing official
hao been said about the program that
will be followed after the resolution
reaches the President but the state
ment is made upon good authority
that the President will make .
demand upon Spain to evscuate Cuba
and will grant one or two days for
thu answer. This will be largely FOL
form sake, as it is already practically
certain that Spain will refuse. and will
probably accompany the refusal with 9
message OF defiance. Then the nava
forces of the country will be put il
motion and the first steps taken to.
wards driving the Spaniards out OF
Cuba, while the troops now being hur
ried AS fast as steam can carry them
towards convenient points Of embarka
tion will be got In shape to be rushed
over to Cuba just as soon as the feet
has captured q desirable location OF
the island for them to be landed. Once
landed the ar will be pushed to 8
speedy and victorious end both on lani
and on water.
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Chumpleigh-"Does yonr father object to
my coming here2" Miss Flippe-s.No,
only to your staying"
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Naval officials smile at sensational
predictions OF damage that will be
done to our commerce by Spanish pri-
vateers. Instead of having any fears
on that score, they think hat We shall
have so many fast and formiable aux
iiiary cruisers on the seas that any
Spanish privateer that gets far from
home will be extremely fortunate il it
escapes destruction or capture by some
of them. The Spanish are not ignor-
ant of our preparation in this line, and
they are not likely to go as extensively
into the privateering business In reality
as our sensationalists have made them
60 In imagination.
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The massing of practically three
fourths of the regular army-ab0ut
$4,000 men at Chickamauga Park,
New Orleans, Mobile, Tampa. is the
FIRST open move towards the military
occupation of Cuba. The plan Of CAM
paign is all made out, but so we'll has
the secret been kept that no person, n OF
an official, can positively say whether
these regulars will have militia assist
ance in their invasion of Cuba or not.
The general impression is, however.
that they will, and that a call for vol
unteers from the militia will be issued
by President Mckinley within 48 hours
of the moment his signature is attach
ed to the joint resolution authorizing
forcible Intervention in Cuba. It Is
understood, but not oficia lily, that the
President has decided to adopt the plan
of calling for volunteer militia men
rather than one calling upon each state
to furnish its quota Of the nun Der OF
men desired ,and that the organizations
which volunteer first are to be accepted
regardless OF the states from which
they come. According to estimates
made by War Department officials, more
than 1900, 600 volunteers have been Of
fered to the government, which ID
about twenty times more men than
anyone expects to be needed.
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&&
ELASTIC SHOE STRINGS.

Our English cousins. says the New
York Mail and Express, have added Q
great convenience to the toilet in the
form of elastic shoe strings, elastics
co, set Iaces and other similar articles.
They are far superior to The old styles
of elastic cords, which are made both
there and here. They are remarkably
streng and durable, and give q play TO
the muscles and joints, which prevents
stiffness and discomfort. For low
shoes they are simply delightful, as
they enable one to have laced shoe.
which lie the Hsatest and trimlnest Of
all footwear, and at the same time to
have The give and yielding quality
which is the chief charm OF Elastic
gailers.
ssMy wife has q mania for bargains, =
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METALLIC CLOTHES wRINaER.

~-@>~ ~N~~@~AS
Rubber as q material for construct
ing the under rollers OF wringing ma
chimes is by NO means an ideal sub
stance, owing to its incapacity to with
stand the perpetual wear and tear Of
everyday use and Its susceptibility to
injury from chemical soaps and wash
ing powders. and even hot water is
apt to take the elasticity out Of It.
Recognizing these drawbacks, an En-
glish inventor has patented q metallic
under roller, which. whilst giving vir-
tuaIly all the good results of rubber,
possesses indefinite durability and can
be supplied at q small extra cost. These
rolls are designed so as to be fitted TO
any OF the standard machines on the
market.
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Just after meeting Of the Cabinet,
ut which the probability Of the mater-
iaIization Of the forcible European in
tervention upon which Spgin relies to
savei II from q terrible thfasbing was
referred to in a discussion, . member
was asked win would be the probable
result Of AZ attempt On the part OF The
ak great European powers to force The
u. S. to Withdraw lis demand that
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Whoever sits down 10 wait for trade TO
come his way win need thick cushion on
his seat.
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THn TRANSCRIPT. 500 psr year.
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Ny wife has . mania for bargains. Z ]
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-02
Too Much Sermon,

The new minister just called to "a rural
parish WAS a young man of exemplary
character and pleasing personality. There
families under his charge as to which
should have the privilege of boarding
him The honor ii was at length decid-
ed should tail to IL couple of spiIsters old
enough to be the young man : mother and
devoted to the church and its interests
The minister Was duly installed under
their roof and tor several weeks the coun-
tcnanccs OF the spinters reflected the de-
light they tclt at their good fortune.
Then there came IA change Either the
delight Was less or the spinetcrs showed it
less What was more they became irreg-
ular in their attendance ut church
Toward spring the minister announced
his engagement to the prcttcst girl In the
parish and il WASH t long before he took
up his abode in his own house The spin
sters, unlike Calypso, were not inconsol-
able at his departure, They really seemed
to revive after he had gone, while their at
tendance at church became more regular
Somebody one day automatically asked
them if they didn't miss the minister
Well yes, said the elder spinster, we
do, but ] tell you what-t a great relief
to be able to go to church and not know
Just exactly what the sermon gong To be
Now, III fond of sermons but listening
to them for the first time from the pulpit $
one thing and having them talked ut YOU
during breakfast, dinner and supper for a
full week beforehand another New
York SIM
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-02
KlT'TERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Last Wednesday the store OF d. E.
knight, at Garland, was burned with
most OF the contents. The loss is be-
tween $1,000 and 5000, with partial
| insurance.
John Colby Thorne, one OF the best
known horse dealers of New England,
died at Waterville Friday, after a short
illness of pleurisy, superinduced by hic-
coughs. His age was sixty-two years.
| In Harrington one evening recently, a
party of sixty, not one of whom was less
than fifty years old, enjoyed a so-called
old folks ball and supper. The grand
march was led by Luther p. Wass, no
has seen seventy nine summers.
One of Names remarkable cats is
owned by Mrs. Howard Haggett, Ar
roWsie. She goes to the shore, sits on an
ice foe, aud when fish comes in sight
will dive, catch the fish every time and
take the prize to the house for inspection.
The Ocean Bluff house, one Of the
largest hotels at Kennebunkport, was
burned Sunday entaIling a loss of $75, 900.
For he past ten years the hotel has been
under the control Of Gibson q Shevereli,
OF Haverhill, Mass. The building and its
furnishings were insured for $50 900.
The Calais Daily News suspended pub
LEGATION Saturday, after an existence of
about six weeks. In notice which APP
pears in the last issue of the paper, the
publisher says the reason for discontinue
ing the paper il that the present arrange
ments for carrying on the work are far
from satisfactory to either the publisher
or the readers.
Every lighthouse along the Maine
coast is OF interest to the summer tour
list, but that at Llbby's island, near Luz
bee, has special claims to distinction,
according to the Luhec Herald in hat
its lens came from a lighthouse down
i'll Galveston, Texas. 1t was stolen by
the confedeiHtes during the war and
buried in the sand at that place. After
the war it was taken no and put in the
Maine lighthouse. The scars can still
be seen on it.
Charles S. Mason, for many years
mechanical superini endent of the Ban
gor Friday night. After the lease of the
B. & P. by the Bangor q Aroostook, Mr..
Mason was made mechanical superintend-
ent of that road and held the position
until 1875, when he resigned. He was
well known to railroad men OF this
section, and had n great number OF
friends in eastern Name. The cause of
death was consumption. His aye WAS
sixty-two years.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-02
Mfoieal.
DRY BRONCHITIS.
From DR.. Hunters Lectures on the Pro-
gress of Medical science in Lung

From DIR. Hunters Lectures on the Pro-
gress OF Medical science In Lung
Diseases.
There is another form, called dry bron-
chitis, in which the matter expectorated is
neither profuse nor watery nor puruient.
1t is a glutinous kind OF stuff of BLUSH
white or pearly gray color. The chronic
Inflammation which causes it thickens the
mucous membran thereby narrowing the
tubes through which breathe, and
shortening and expressing the breath
Often tubes of considera bic size become
completely clogged by this tough phlegm,
causing great dIiiculy in breathing.
OF all the forms OF bronchitis this is the
most common. I'm France" says Laen
nee, fully one-half OF the people are
found, on careful examination. to have
thickening of some portion OF the mucous
lining of the lungs, caused by dry bron-
chitis' 1t is the most insidious of lung
complaints. Those suffering from it have
at first only a slight cough; it may be
only a trifiing coughing spell in the morn
ing; they have chilly sensation in the
forenoon. and toward evening are feverlsh.
There is always feeling OF more or less
tightness and oppression in the chest,
which Ii relieved from time to time by
coughing up a quantity of the tough,
jeiiy-like matter before described. Some
times the cough comes on in paroNysms,
attended by great oppression and distress.
affected if he has any lung trouble, he
will almost certainly answer No, and yet
during your conversation will perhaps
hack and raise this jelly-like mucus half
a dozen times.
Here we have lung disease which di
rectly tends to consumption, and has most
of the symptoms of that disease, and yet
is not consumption at all When it ends
fatally as it often does, an examination
OF the lungs reveals neither tubercles, ul-
ceration. nor the bacilIi of tuberculosis
In such cases death generally results
from suffocation caused by a sudden at
tack of congestion, which, supervening
on the chronic disease fills the lungs with
yiscid mucus that the patient, in his
weakened condition, is unable to raise.
Bronchitis is not generally treated with
success, because the proper remedies are
not applied to the diseased tubes within
the lungs had the good fortune some
wears ago to discover and successfully APP
ply local treatment for this and other
hing COMPLAINTS | made the air which
the patient breathes the carrier of the
remedies which are necessary Tor his cure.
Instead of sending them on roundabout
way through the stomach and general
system, | Introduce them directly into
the air tubes and cells of the lungs, where
the disease and all the danger lie, and
know by ample experience that this treat
ment is the only hope there Is for the cure
of any form of bronchial or lung disease.
ITO be continued.)
lSigned) ROBERT HUNTER, NJ. ID.
Specialist in Lung Cases,
No. III West 45th ST., New York.
Xote-Readers of THE AMERICAN who
are interested in DR.. Hunters work will
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