The Republican journal., 1898-04-21

passes you through the rebel lines,
We must not underrate the Spaniards too
much. They will fight desperately agai ist
the Americans, whom they blame for all their
troubles in Cuba; and while they don't en-.
gage,the insurgents very desperately they
would fight Americans with all the uesper
alton Of Greek or Spartan. Their flag thew
love. That emblem of blood and gold thew
never tire of extolling. We think their flag
represents the blood of martyrs shed bv in
qusitors and Alvas, while the gold renra.
sents the plumber of the Incas, Moutezumas
| and all whom they have come in contact
with. Their officers send false statements
to headquarters continually, and the writer
knows of cable sent from Havana to an
officer in the field in Santa Clara telling
him not to send in any more lies to tell
them the truth. The writer knows of a
cable sent to the General-in- Chief relating
the privations suffered by being three DAYS
in the field without salt, and that sent by a
Brigadier General!
The writer shifted ports going to Casilda,
the seaport Of Trinidad. The people are
starving to death there. They are confined
inside wire fence called trocha, and if
found outside of that they are deemed an
enemy of Spain. 1t has been described too
lucidly by committee of Congress and by
the press correspondents for me to comment
on it.
The writer attended game of base ball
one Sunday in Trinidad. The grounds were
laid out in the barrack enclosure and under
guard of a squad of soldiers. The colors
were blue on one side and red Oh the other
The blues We're mostly Cuban sympathzers
and they beat the reds-37 scores to g. The
demonstration in favor of the blues was so
marked that many felt it safer to get away
than to see it out. The guards We're strength
ened, however and the game passed off with
out trouble. This goes to show the tension
of affairs, J. O. HAYES
Belfast, April 10, 1898.
Spring humors, boils, pimples, eruptions,
sores may be completely cured by purifying
the blood with Hood Sarsaparila,
Timmy: pop, if there's a war, are you
going?" Pop: "No, sir. Your mother has
been the man of the house for the past
year" Life.
The Heart Must Not be Trified with
Where there are symptoms of heart weak
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the Heart; it's a magical remedy, gives re-
lief in thirty minutes, and there are thous-
and who testify that it cures permanently.
Mrs. w. I. Rumble, of Dundalk, Ont, says
Il was for years unable to attend to my
household duties. | used DR.. Agnew's Cure
for the Heart the result was wonderful, the
pain left me Immediately after the first
dose, and few bottles cured Ia. S I'D 10y
Il, A. Howes y Co.
1.-The only trouble with my profession, "
said eX-convict, sis that it is apt to be
rather a combining one Harper's Bazaar
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Headley. Dundee, n. Y.-14 Sold by a. A.
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Gus Borem. my father made a great
point of teaching us to leave the room grace
fully"
His Victim. "Oh, wish you d do it now.
should so like to see you" Harper's
Bazaar.
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"The wind is tempered to tn shorn lamb,
You know Yes that's where the shorn
hp Il It ha no
takes off his heavy tiannels too early in the
spring" [Chicago News,
What's the Trouble!-Is it Sick Head
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Llver?-ls your skin salow DO you feel
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Don't resort to strong drugs DIR. Agnew's
Liver Pills, 10 cents for 40 doses will work
wonders for you.-10. Sold by A. A, Howes
& Co.
Doctor-"I wish you would tell those deaf
mutes to stop talking; the noise disturbs
me- Attendant: why, how can they
make noise when they talk with their
tingers?" Doctor: "Wel, don't actions
| speak louder than words?' Chicago News.
Itch on human, mango on horses, dogs and
all stock, cured in 80 minutes by Wooford's
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by
A A. Howes Co., Druggists, Belfast, Me-
First Lady. 81 can't understand how it
happened that with all your love for music
you have never learned to play any instru-
ment."
Second Lady (simply) 81 was the young
est OF nine daughters [Harper's Bazaar.
Relief In Six Hours
Distressing Kidney and Bladder disease
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in male or female. Relieves retention of
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Sold by A. A. Howes and Co., Druggists,
Belfast, Me. ly28
Old Nancy Doane was noted for the strik-
ing originality of some of her expressions.
One day she was talking about the utter in
anty of another old woman in the neighbor-
hood, and she said
II never see her beat! She'll lop down in
a cheer, an there she'll set an set an set,
dom absolutely nothin' fer hours an hours
day after day! Pom my soul, l sh'd think
she'd mildew!' Harper's Bazaar.