The herald., 1898-06-19
HOPES AND FEARS CENTER ROUND THIS MAMMOTH GLOBE

even Cuba were mere words, now take .
vital interest in every detail that can BE-
learned about them. The reason Is that they
have sons, brothers, sweethearts or at
least countrymen bound for these far
shores, bearing with them the stars ana
stripes which shall replace the blood ana
yellow flag of Spain, and by the valor Of
American soldiers and sailors, proclaim
these prosecuted provinces free forever
more.
But the aged mother who anxiously
scans this globe map, and with unaocus-
toned fingers traces out the path from
San Francisco to Hawaii, and then half
way around the sphere, finally locates those
much talked-a about islands, the Philip
pines, is not considering the glory Of the
conquest, nor the freedom which this war
will bring to millions Of miserable slaves.
She realizes only, with Tightening at the
heart and a rising Of tears to her eyes, that
her darling has gone from her. farther than
she can fully appreciate. Heretofore China
has been to her symbol of the most re-
mote and heathenish land on the globe.
With panied surprise, then, she notes that
Hongkong is the nearest continental port
to the Philippines. Whereas the expedition
to Cuba seemed fearfuly long before, she
door compared to Manila.
But the enthusiastic youngster who Is
consumed with envy Of his fortunate elder
brother, points out to his fearful mother
that Jack will be right near Borneo, where
the wild men come from, and Java, where
he can get some genuine coffee, while gay
Japan and "India's coral strand" duly cell
ebrated In the old missionary hymn. are not
70 OF nd he i1ato h. ot,o
acteristics and products of those countries,
newly learned from his geography with a
personal interest never before experienced,
because, as he proudly tells his school,
mates, my brother Jack is going to helm
Dewey chase the Spaniards out of Manila"
But like the mother, the sweetheart or
bride of the young soldier Is not able to see
the bright side of the picture. In addition
to the terrible distance which divides her
from her lover, she is not quite certain
that "absence makes the heart grow fond
err OF course she is sure about herself,
but she remembers another old saying
that "a sailor has q sweetheart in every
port" and she wonders If Jack may not
acquire this elastic affection. She has
read somewhere that the women of Manila
are very beautiful, and they wear shock
ingly few clothes, and their raven hair
a-hanging down their backs" She has
also heard that these Malayas smoke cher
oots and dance and play ON some queer mu-
steal Instruments, and Immediately the
green monster Of the Imagination seixss
upon her, and she regrets that she ever leo
tured Jack for smoking or refused tt dance
with him and scorned his awkward efforts
upon the guitar. Perhaps he may hnd
some moro complaisant sweetheart in AA-
nila and never come back at all.
Small wonder, then, that with ali these
anxious folk pondering over 1t daily, the
big globe is already marked with pencil
scratches and sundry blistered spots which
suggest that it has been bedewed with the
tears of women. But such Is war
For men must work and women must
weep,
Though the harbor bar be moaninR."A