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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
TO PROTECT GERMANS.

Three warships 1t or on the Way to the
Philippines.
LONDON. May S.-A German warship
has left Kiao Chou for Manila. This,
with tho Irene now on route from Nagas.
Ia, will make three German warshipa
in tho Philippines. The last official
statistics show about 100 Germans in
Manila.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
THREATENS COMMANDMENT

Dewey Demands Surrender Of All epau-
ish Vessels In the Archipelago.
MADRID. Nay Sci Liberal says
Commodore Dewey Of tho United
States squadron In the Philippines has
demanded tho surrender Of all Spanish
vessels in tho Archipelago, threatening
to lombard the ports il the demand ID
refused.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
LOSS OF AMERICANS.

Nipsts.p OF Our Sailors Are Reported
70 Have Bssn KILLED..
WASHINGTON, May 3.-At $50 p. m.
new was received at the Army and
Navy club here that Admiral Dewey
had sustained some losses. Tho re-
ports, which came from commercial
agencies in the Philippines, state that
10 American sailors who were wounded
dur. NJ the battle had died.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
FOUR HUNDRED DEAD.

This Il IN Estimate Made BY Spain Of
Her Loss.
PARIS. May S.-The Spanish losses
are estimated at 400 men killed, includ.
ing many natives.
No Spanish warship surrendered and
the majority Of the seamen persisted.
Two Spanish commanders were killed
while resisting to the last moment.
The American squadron attacked
furiously both the Spanish squadron
and Cavite. whore . it caused great
damage.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
is SAC, BUT. GLORIOUS.

That IL the way Spanish Newspapers
Comment On the Manila Battle.
MADRID, May 8.-Ths newspapers Of
this city commenting upon the utter
defeat Of the Spanish dest 1t the battle
of Manila. agree in saying that Sunday
was : ''sad but glorious day for Spain. "
They urge the people to BE- calm and to
allow nothing to shake their confidence
in future triulnphs Of the Spanish
arma. :'.-.|'''
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
.sPAlN's. SECOND FLEET.

Five Vessels Wi'l Sail From Cadis for
Cub. On May -.
LONDON, May Y.-Aocording to dis.
patch from Cadis to The Daily Chron-
icle, it is believed there that orders have
been given for / feet Of five vessels to
start for Cuba on May IL.
Three Spanish torpedo boats continue
cruising between Ceuta, Tarifa and
Al1eoriraa.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
Bv.ipsss District Bursed.

BO05n0o0 Utotfbct B0too0.
NoRrHPoRT, WASH, May 6.-The on.
tire business district Of Northpors was
burned at daylight. More than 20
buildings were destroyed Many peo'
pie are homeless. The total loss is
about 500. 900.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
Gsusr., woo<,ford sstls.

PARIS, May S.-General Stewart L
Woodford, former United States minis.
ter at Madrid, is a passenger on board
La Touraine which left Havre Sa,ur.
day Tor New York. .
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
The, Pope Frustrated.

RoxE, May 8.-The pope 10 pros
Erated by the news from Manila. He
expresses horror at the terrible loss Of
life and says he wishes he had died b.
fore seeing such war.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
Cru Q NJ In Gibraltar.

GIBRALTAR, May 8.-Spanish torpedo
boats ara still cruising III the straits Of
Gibraltar and adjacent waters.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-06
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RICHARD Bros.
The Peoples Store.

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venient to handle our extensive business, we q
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goods the largest ceanest and the
upodate to be found city of this size
prises everything prices
low to be the nightmare of competitors 1t would "a
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Observation-Disclosures
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14
An apec,1ote of tho Revolution.

Senator 1ate, OF Tennessee, tolj nc
an anecdoto of Colonel Tom Suipter
that have never seen in print. Sum-
ter was a great big giant of fellow,
with voice like foG-horn. 1t is
said his "holler" could be heard for
miles. On one occasion when he was
on foray, the Tories came and
captured his wife, Molly, and stripped
the plantation of everything. When
"Old Tom" came home and found
"Molly" gone, his rage knew no
bounds. Gathering together such
forces as he could he put after the
Tories. lie overlook them on the third
day and hung about until midnight.
Then he deployed his forces around
the camp and told them to await his
orders to fire. He was afraid of 'Mol-
ly" being shot .in the melee, so when
he got every thing ready he opened his
big mouth and let out ayell that fairly
made the earth tremblc: Lay down,
Molly! Lay down, Molly" and
Molly, recognizing these stentorian
tones, fell prone Oh her face, aud af-
ter the last clay down, Molly" came
the command fire and charge. Molly
was rccaptured without hurt.-From
Senator NIcLaurin's Fourth of July adj
dress at Spartanburg, S. G.
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under construction; and n system OF
wagon roads leading to all tho impor-
tant trailing centres that surpass any
thing of the sort seen in most parts of
Spain herself. The stretches Of rail-
road parallel with the coast are long
links in the line that is to make the en-
tie circuit of the island, with short
branches to ali the seaports and the
inland markets.
The mode OF life is very similar to
that of the European countries except
for some slight differences due to the
hot climate. Fashions for men and
women alike are introduced from
Spain, and especially from Paris and
London. The well to do in the prin-
cipal towns dress just like people in
European countries, men wearing wool
en- clothes ell tho year round. The
young women dress very elaborate
iy, and all wear hats, the Spanish
mantilla being worn only by elderly
women. In the small towns men dress
after the fashion of The cities, but wear
linen fabrics, as WOODEN clothes are
very uncomfortable, are considered a
luxury, and are worn on holy days and
Sundays only. Laborers and farm
hands do not wear coats or shoes.
They do not care to do so, and, if they
did, they could not afford to. as their
wages are very small.
Life ut San Juan and the other prln-
cipal towns is very monotonous, the
only amusemcnts being retreta or con-
cert by the military bands twice week
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14
Crystailizing Flowers.

Charming souvenirs of pleasant sum-
mcr outings are ferns and flowers pre-
served by crystallizing them. The
best method is to arrange some basket
form OF any desired pattern with plla-
bic copper wire and wrap them with
gauzc. Into these tic to the bottom
the flowers you wish to preserve
ferns, leaves, violets, i'll fact any
flowers of delicate character-do not
attempt full-blown roses-and sink
them in solution of alum of one
pound to gallon of water. Wait un-
til the solution has cooled, as the
colors will then be preserved in their
original beauty, and the crystallized
alum will hold them faster than when
formed in hot solution. When you
have q light covering of crystal that
completely envelopes the articles re-
move carefully and allow it to drip for
twelve hours. These baskets are very
beautiful and will long preserve their
freshness
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14
The Boundaries of the United States.


Henry Norman, of the editorial staff
of the London Chronicle, while on
his recent visit to this country told
the following story:
"I'm as heartily American as ever,
and believe more than ever in the
manifest destiny of the United States,
or perhaps I should say that the belief
have held firmly for twenty years
has been confirmed. My belief III
what my good friend, John Fiske, the
historian and author, said in one OF
his famous essays on American polltl-
cal ideas, establishes itself most CRATE
fully as the years pass by
"The story he told of the Paris din
ner illustrates the idea. Itwas dim
ner given by the American residents
of Paris, you remember, in honor OF
some achievement O. American dlpIo-
macy. The toast of the evening was
the United States OF America. The
first speaker said: Here's to the
United States, bounded on the north
by the Dominion Of Canada, on the
south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the
east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the
west by the Pacific. 1t was heartily
received.
"The next speaker said: Here's
to the United States, bounded on the
north by the north pole, on the south
by the south pole, ON the east by the
rising sun, and on the west by the
setting SUM- Tumultuous cheering
followed this description.
"When the third speaker rose ne
said he was loath to contine himself to
the restricted limits of his dIstln-
guished compatriot, and ventured to
give more scope to the boundaries in.
dicated by proposing that all present
should drain their glasses to the
United States, bounded on the north
by the aurora borealis, on the south
by the process of the equinozes, on
the east by primeval chaos, and on the
west by the day of judgment New
| York Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14

4 MARKET SCENE OUTSIDE THE WALLS
OF SAN JyAN

are the Town aaIl, the theatre, two
churches, the Charity and the Wcm-
ems Asylums, the barracks, he Cuban
House, and the market. The roal be-
tween the city and the seaside is a
beautiful promenade.
The main highway OF central Porto
Rico runs from Ponce to San Juan in
a northeasterly course through Juana
Diaz, Coamo and Aibonito, where it
goes almost eastward to Cayey, there
to take n winding course to the north
rs far as Caguas, where it turns west
10 Aguas Buenas. and then goes de-
ciledly north to San Juan through
Guaynabo aud Rio Picdras, making
in all distance of eighty-fve miles.
The distance from Ponce to San Juan
in straight line is only forty-Gre miles.
The eastern part Of the island is less
densely peopled than the western,
and as the east coast is on the wind
ward side and offers less protection
for shipping it is not so conveniently
situated for trade. Here all the
larger towns of the cast lie inland, or
at least some distance from the coast.
These towns are in the hilly region
amid rich coffee and extensive graz
lug lands.
Tho harl,or of San Juan, the capi-
tai, is deep enough to admit large
vessels, but its channel communicate
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14
POPULAR SCIENCE.

A process of plating aluminium with
copper by Welding method has 6een
invented in Germany.
Professor Nicholson, of the Nationa'
Academy of Sciences, Washington,
has invented q new form of spec-o.
scope, made by building up steps OF
equal thickness of optical glass.
Harvard University is the possesses
of the highest meteorological station
in the world, it being located at the.
summit of Ell N1isti, near the town OF
Arequipa, Peru. 1t is 19,2OO 1eet
above the sea level.
The long familiar laboratory method
of drying the air by means of mos
ture-absol bing agent has been bor-
rowed by a Frankfort Germany in
ventor for patented dry barrel or box
for preserving vegetables and other
substances. :,
The most powerful microscope OBJ
jective yet made is 1-10 inch mono
bromide of naphthaline immersion
lens, made by Zeiss. It's numerical
aperture is 1.6O, and it has resolved or
made visible detail only 1900, 600 OF
an inch in width.
DIR. A. Wroblewski finds from the
results of his experiments to ascertain
the effect of sterilization on the chief
constituents of milk, such as milk
sugar, albumen and casein, that milk
is so far altered by sterilization that
the milk sugar is partly caramelized.
A cheap method of duplicating con-
cave mirrors, for searchlight rehectors
and even telescopes, has been pro-
posed by an English engineer. A
weIl-made convex glass mould is
silvered, then the silver is backed with
copper in an electrolyte of copper sui
phate, and the mirror is separated
from the mould by gentle heat in
water-bath.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14

and theatrical performances three or
four evenings week, matinees being
given very seldom. The theatres are
owned by the cities and rented to Eu-
ropean companies travelling through
the island at so much IN evening.
San Juan, built on small island
connected with the mainland by the
San Antonio bridge. is quite beauti-
full city, with straight but narrow
streets aud many fine buildings. 1t
has several public institutions and col
leges, several churches and seven small
parks, among them the Plazuela de
Santiago, with very good statue of
Columbus. The city is lighted by gas
supplied by IN English company and
by electricity supplied by local cor
poration. There are eleven newspapers
of NIL kinds, the principal one being
La Correspondence, daily political
paper, with circulation OF about 1000
copies, which is equal to that of the
other papers combined. There is q
local telephone company, bHt no water
except that of the cisterns. \ reser-
voir YVES projected and the plan was
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14
COUNTESS wALDERsEE.

Her particular ambition was to
marry her grand niece by her first
marriage, Princess Augusta Victoria
of Schleswig- -Holstcin, to Prince Will
lam of Prussia, tho present Emperor
of Germany. The mother OF the
prince raised great objections, but the
Princess Won Noer was persistent and
tactful and planning, and the wedding
was celebrated. Prince William and
his bride were both devoted to the
one who helped along the rough way
of their courtship, and their gratitude
has been unceasing. When Princess
Augusta Victoria became Empress
she was more than ever under the
sway of her American aunt. Princess
Won Noer's present desire Is to bring
about the most cordial relationship
between the country Of her birth and
her adopted land. Her influence over
the Kaiser is as strong as in the days
when she made opportunities for him
to meet his pretty little German
sw eetheart.
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Come Of the interesting things about

Some Of the interesting things about
Porto Rico arc not generally known:
In size it talks only MS the fourth OF
the Greater Antilles, but in point OF
density Of population and general
prosperity it takes the first place. 1T
is one of the few countries in tropical
America where the whites outnumber
the other races. The best harbor IN
the islaudis Guanica, the most western
port O, the south coast. Yellow fever
never scourses Porto Rico as it does
parts of Cuba, and although most OF
it is low-lying, and may be said to be
very hilly rather than mountainous,
it is one of the most healthful of tropi-
cal islands. =.
Though the harbor of Guanica,
where our troops landed, is the best
in the island, it is not visited by much
shipping. The district Immediately
around it is low and swampy, and,
unless improvements have been made
within the past two or three years,
the roads are not equal in quality 70
the main roads marked on the map.
Guanica is the outlet for the produce
of San German, Sabaua Grade, and to
to some extent of Yauco, which is on
the railroad. Porto Rican "rebelsp
have been particularly numerous "a
the western and southwestern dis
tricts, and many thousands of people
there welcomed the day Of General
Miles's coming as the greatest in their
lives. y
The largest city and the commercial
capital of the island is Ponce, which
lies three miles north Of the port Of
Ponce, on rich plain surrounded by
gardens and plantations. There are
hot springs in the neighborhood,
which are highly appreciated by in:
valids. Along the playa or beach in
front of the port are extensive depotss
in which the produce of the interiors
forwarded through Ponce, the trading
centre, is stored for shipment. AT
the last enumeration Ponce had q
population of 81, ,545, while San Juan,
the capital on the north coast, had
only %, Al inhabitants. Ponce has 9
number of fine buildings, among which
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14

ing with the sen is winding and diff
cult and calr be navigated safely only
with the aia of pilot.
One of the leading seaports of the
island is Aguadilla on the west coast,
which has the advantage of q spacious
bay sheltered from the trade winds.
Here are shipped the sugar and coffee
of the northwest part of the island.
There are seven OF eight ports of les
ser importance.
Over 500, 900 people live in Porto
Rico, and about two-thirds of them
are white. Cuba is thirteen times
larger than Porto Rico, and its popu-
lation was not double that of the
smaller island even before Weyler ex-
terminated third of the native
Cubans. Besides Ponce and San
Juan, the largest towns on the island
are Arecibo (30,0 inhabitants),
Utua,lo (31, ,OOOl, Mayaguez 2S,OOOl,
San German O,000l, Yauco Us, ,0OO),
Juana Diaz (21, 1,000), and there are
about ten other towns with a popula-
ton of Is, 600 OF over.
In the past fifty years about half
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14
CERMANY'S ''WcMAN BISMARCK"
Countess Waldsrsec, an American Girl,
Has n Remarkable Influence With
Emperor William.

As q little girl Mary Esther Lea
played among the flour barrels and
currant boxes of her fathers grocery
store on Front street in New York
City. But that was many years ago:
Now the little girl is white haired
and regal lady, with the title OF
princess. More than that, she it is
who is the power behind the German
throne, who is known as the "female
Bismarck" and who, it is believed,
brought about the Kaiser's marriage:
Her title is Princess Won Noer, and
she is powerful influence in the
great palace at Berlin.
Her history is most interesting and
unusual. Her father left Connecticut
in 1910 and began small grocery hlsi,
ness in New York City. Though he
was financially successful, when he
died, in 1858, he left but very small
fortune to his family. Mrs. Lea, I'M
able to afford the expensive living in
New York, bundled up her little fam
lily and went to Stuttgart. Here the
eldest daughter married Baron Won
Waechter. He soon became Ambas.
sador from Wurtenberg to Paris, and
in due course of time Mrs. Lea and
her ether daughters found themselves
in the social set of the great French
capital. Other important marriages
came about. Mary Esther, the
youngest girl, found fast and affec-
tionatc friend in Princess Louise oi
Schleswig- -Holstcin. Through her she
formed the acquaintance of the father
of the princess, an old widower, who
Immediately fell desperately in love
with the beautiful and bright little
American girl. >. To compensate fol
marrying the daughter Of & grocer the
Prince gave up his titlo and accepted
the simpler designation of Count Vol
Noer, which was given to him by the
Austrian Emperor. The groom was
sixty-four years old, the bride twenty
four. Six months later the venerable
husband died and his rich and youth
ful widow settled down in Vienna
There she won the esteem OF the
Austrian Emperor, and he created hel
Princess of Noer in her own right.
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approved by the Government some
fifty years ago, but owing to the man-
ana system it has not been finished
yet.
The history of tie Spanish admins
tration in the island is one of cruelty
and corruption. The Spaniards began
by exterminating the native Indian
population, which some historians
place Us large as 100000, in less than
a century. Every branch OF the ad-
ministration of the island has been
conducted under system of corrup-
ton, the law was constantly violated
by the Spaniards and the natives were
deprived of their rights. At elections
the Spanish or Conservative party al
ways won, Notwithstanding the fact
that it was in large minority.
The liberty of the press was un-
known. Articles printed in the Mad
rid or other Spanish papers attacking
tho Government could not be repro
duced by any Porto Rican paper with
out the editors being punished, even
if the article in question had not been
considered ground for prosecution by
the authorities in Spain.
No moro than nineteen persons were
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ginger, rice and oranges are also cl,l'

ginger, rice and oranges are also cul'
tlvated.
Under the Spanish rule the vast
forests were never turned to profit.
Hardwood is abundant. Fancy cabl-
net woods and beautiful grained woods
resembling marble are among the
products almost entirely Porto Rico's
own. Like Cuba, the island hes ex-
tensive mines and quarries. The
principal deposits are iron, gold, cop
per, zinc, coal and salt. Salt is the
only one worked to any extent.
Again, as in Cuba, there are
scarcely any railways, and the few are
short and disconnected. The wagon
ways are good, outside the cities as
we'll as in them. Water works are
needed everywhere, and the drainage
in all the cities except Ponce is bad.
In Ponce only are there underground
sewers. These flow into the harbor,
whose outlet should be widened, not
only to allow the escape of the drain
age, but to afford easier and less per-
ilouS access.
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Colonel nooscvelt,s Naval Foresight.

Among the things not specifically
referred to by the President in his
Thanksgiving proclamation as those to
be especially :. ilkful for the fore
most, in naval estimation, is that Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt was Assistant
Secretary of the Navy just before the
war-cloud broke. Not because he was
50 full of fight and willing to see the
war come. Better than that. He had
foresight, for which Admiral Dewey
will render thanks when he hears Of
the Presidents proclamation. When
Dewey was almost out of ammunition,
and it was not expected by anybody
at the Navy Department that the
Asiatic Squadron would need any,
Roosevelt insisted that large supply
should be sent out to Dewey. He had
to use some argument to impress his
ideas upon the department, but to get
rid of him and accept the safe propo-
sition, supply of ammunition was
forwarded long bAfc-" -'- ~ -