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The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18
yAaeoh OF THE STAGE.
English Obscure as the Lingo Of the
AmeRiSaa BassbalI Field.

Pretty nearly every profession bcnsts
vocabulary Of its own, and the theat.
rical profession is not the least boaxtful
In this matter. There Ia a neatness and
directncss about the vocabulary Of the
stage which does not characterize that Of
any other institution.
Whnt for instance. could be more d.
rcctly impressive Of the volume Of an
evenings audience or the receipts to ac-
cirle thercfrom than the phrase OF ''play-
ing to the gasp II Is used In the general
sense In reference to small audiences. but
strictly il means that nm audience was
only large enough to render receipts suf-
ficient to pny the bill for the evenings
lighting. 1fal IL.
An actor would infinitely rather play
to house full VI paper" The latter
phrase means nm audience admitted
mostly by free passes.
1--WE got shop in a fine crowd" ex-
cIaims Miss Tottic Twofeet to friend.
"All the fat of the book. three curtains
and the ting. We open on Tuesday. and
I'm awfully fluffy. Jessie's walking on"
To any one inexperienced In the slang
Of the stage the above speech would not
convey much Translated into common
or garden" language. Miss Tottie's mean
ing is that she has obtained an engage
ment in a fine company. that she has to
deliver the most telling speeches in the
play, that the performance commences
on Tuesday and that she il not sure Of
her lines, aE
Jessie-evidently her dearest friend
has part which she cannot net.
1t must be admitted that Miss Twofeet
Is concise. She might add that except
for n shop Ipart or engagemcnt) in
.'ht up Ia company travelling with it's own
scenery she has been resting" which
Is neat way Of saying she has been out
OF pn engagemont.-I.ondon Mnil.
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worth witnessing.

Mrs. Peck Yes; they missed some
thing from the counter where had been
making some purchases. and as was
leaving the shop detective stopped me
and led me back to the Office. wharc they
told me that was suspected ~ being a
shopliftcr
Mr. Peck Well. that was awkward. to
say the least. -
Mrs. Pcck-Awkward7 For about a
minute ] was simply spcechess with In.
dignation.
Mr.. Peck 'resrclfully,--oh. l wish
had been there.
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fsnts, which, occur during the supnnssr
months. may Be induced By the ~ Of
idilk and artificial foods which CON
ta'n salfcylic acid. he stated that the
drug had an enormous and Increasing
saie and that several forms are being
put upon the market. Speaking Of the
ARTIFICIAL form used By brewers ln the
preparation Of bottled beer. be thought
u poisonous and that its sale should be
prohibited By lav. In Trenton recent.
". salirylic acid In milk caused the
death Of several childrcn.-MedicaI
Times.
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FoR NE fAHl!lEs.
Rassi.s usssss ~ taSs1 ,0ss sag3ps
atsnts a staSaie1t HeeSls u
lissss--saIasyiao AeA1, IS.

Besides rnistns horsee ~ Me5al9e J
might be wise for bresdefS y SsGsiess
the right kind Of horss = salss ~ ~
farmer. says 3, P. Saith u ~ Des1en
Cultivator. There are han1ss6s -
thousands Of horses ussd oAstAs 6nsno
Of this coantry. and this numbss Duss
Be renewed IN part svsfy yeaf 1he
farmer Il resliy she Grsatset facete y
the horse market today. ahd . 'ltttll
consideration Of his needs y nlesary,
In the past. old wornodf. sofs tocfse
car horses have gone 70 the farms aaA
because OF their chsap priee nany
farmers bought them. Bpt tlefa ~
no more car horses to pick ~. sheaA
and farmers are looking for eoeds sasv-
iceable horses peculiarly adapte4 -
their work. sk3<s
Strength IL not the sole ,reQuisiep T.,
a farm horse. G'he true farrner4s herse
Is one equally serviceable In dragging
the plow and trotting to market with .
light wagon. The farm horss should
thus be cross between the draft ard:
road horse. Courage. determinatiea
and quickness in taking hold of Loads
are very important qualities In this
kind Of horse. An animal weighing
1,10O pounds with these good qualities
will often be more serviceable than ths
team that weighs hundreds Of pounds
more. A quick. steady walker y ysRy
essential. Did ron ever stop to com
pute how many days work ron could
save In plowing neid with . quick
walking horse7 The animal that gets
over the ground rapidly saves tins and
money to the owner. A slow walker
Is poorer for farm work than slow
trotter. and the time lost thereby y
much greater.
Farm horses should have good lung
power and good feet and legs. the lat
ter In spite Of the old idea that sore
footed car horses would do for he
farm. II Is foolish to think that sore
feet are not very great disadvantags.
The horse must have q soft, yielding
purchase In the soil. and sore fest WIN
reduce his pulling powers considerably.
Inherited sore feet are worse than
those acquired. for no amount Of care
will then cure them. The Morgan
horses posseas the qualities that are
desirable for good farm teams, bst
there are others that answer the pur-
pose very we'll The sarmer. whs st-
tempts to raise colts for his use shouid
be careful to select good ,hreeding
horses that will produce progeny Of .
desirable nature. very often the farn-
or can raise his own horses better lthaa
some profe~sional breeder. unless ths
latter gires special attention 70 tAs
needs Of the farmer. a5
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cAsav,no MONEY.
Some OF the Curious ways sene rec,
PIE Have Of Doing Il.

pie Have Of Doins Il.
Few clnsses of men have 4 better
chance to soc the queer ways people have
Of carr3 ing their money. than bartcnders.
A Fifth street man tells a number of
good stories along this line. 1t wauIl ap-
pear that frequcnters of such resorts nre
innately avcrse to carrying their coin
after nny manner known to the balance
OF mankind. That man who just left
here Is entitled 70 a premium" said the
mixologist In question a few dnys ago
Ordered glass Of npollinaris and drank
II ms II he was thirsty. Then he reached
down on the inside OF his vest and pulled
ont whnt looked to be a big roll of news
paper. Around the roll was wrapped a
long piece OF twine.
Il thought ] was going to be made the
victim Of bunko game until the man
bcgnn to unwrap the roll He took of at
lenst six newspapers before he got down
to what he was after. This proved to be
n 81 bill. He pulled 1t ont of the bunch
Of newspapers and laid II on the counter.
! took ont 5 cents and minded back the
change Carefully counting It, the man
slowly and deliberately wrapped the coin
up in the newspaper again and went ont.
haven't seen him SINCE. and don't
want to. Life is too short tn wait for bis
unwrapping process. Another instance,
almost as nggrnvating. WINS that Of a
young fellow who happened in the other
day. He had several friends with him
and ordered round.
Il served 1t. and when the time came
for paying the young fellow went
through his pockets vigorously. Then
his face grew scarlet.
'Humph" he exclaimed. 4 had some
money. Oh. know where II Is now
Sitting down on chair. he pulled Oh
one of his shoes nnd from the bottom
thereof fished out a IS bill. The crowd
that was with him laughed loudly, and
the little episode cost him another round.
Lots Of people come In here who carry
their money in one Of the upper pockets
Of their vests. md still others who think
the inside band of their hats affords the
best pIace to carry their bank bills. And
so II goes. Some day expect to have
mnn order drink and pull the money out
of his mouth with which to pay for Il. II
he does, I won't let on but that It is the
regular thing."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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stinuia.t r=rtsii..rr,...i !

The materials used ms atimuIant fes.
tilizers are lime. salt and plaster. TIE
real object In lining soils Is to correct
some physical condition. says The Ma
tionnl Stockmafl and Farmer. II land
Is too ieavy.sa dose of about 40 bushels
per acre OF Stacked lime will tighten II.
II too light, similar application tends
to make It more compact. II sour. a. .
result Of turning under green crops, Of
from other causes. the action Of tho atr
Stacked lime will be to sweeten the
soil. A dose Of lime about once In every
i've or six years will be sufiicient.
Piaster Ia form of lime often used,
though its action in Tightening the sotl,
making 1t more compact. or swee<ening
It is less powerful than that Of Stacked
lime. Hence the value Of plaster lies
principally In Its property Of making
available some other plant food. not
ably potash. which may already exist
In the soil. 1t Is therefore not AZ eco
nomlcal as Stacked lime. because the
latter will serve both purposes enumer-
ated. 49,
The continued use Of stimulant fertil.
izers will eventually exhaust the soil OF
it's natural fertility; hence It In poor
economy to apply them continuously.
1t has been said that stimulant
manures enrich the father. but inn
poverish the son." This is literally
true. as has been demonstrated In the
case Of clovers. Clovors will appro-
PIRATE all the potash and phosphoric
acid which may be liberated to them
by lime or plaster. Continued cultiva-
tion on these lines has been known to
exhaust the two ingredients mentioned
and to make the lands clover sick.
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Counts uE

my dear" he said in u mildly re-
proachful tone, ~ have no doubt at aIl
that you are good bargain hunter and
that yon always get really excellent bar
gains. but you get too many Of them."-
Chicago Post.
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Sc. !. sheep.

Experiments In controlling the sex
among sheep have reached such q stare
In France that the experimenters have
reached the conclusion that this can b.
done to an appreciabie extent. The rule
seems to be that to produce the most
males In dock the ewes must be bred
to rams over 4 years old, the average
OF observance In such cases teiug -
maies to 81 females. Whes yAarling
rams were uSed with ewes rnHging
from 2 to 4 years. the averngr was but
~ males to ~ females. Yearilng rams.
It has also been found In exprrimsnts
cnrried on In this country. bnt without
the careful observation exercised In
France. nearly always produce an OF.
cess Of females. and the older rama.
particularly those above years. a.
cxcess Of males.-Philadclphia Times.
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SEEE:: SSEEEE::} EagH Tho .aader IN Its Class.

\ TWiNE made by ourselves Is the best The work.
foT Catalogue OF write div
0A. DE6RIHC & CO. chicaGo. il
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A cynical bachelor says that ideas are
like bcnrds-men never have them until
they grow up. and women don't have
them ut all.-Chicaso News.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18

Shipped 10 anyone,
anywhere, OH 10
days free trial,
III your ow Il
hom c, without
asking one ceut
i'll advance.
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Salieylic Acid In Milk.
DR.. Henry Lehman Of Philadelphia,
a prominent chemist Of that city. re-
Gently stated that many digeases Of In
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A DESPERATE CRIMINAL.
Alabama Officials Take Thrasher
Meade Into Custody.

MERIDIAN (Miss.), Jan. 12.-The
Postoffice safe at Enterprise, Miss, was
blown open with dynamite Monday
night and the perpetrator escaped after
obtaining a considerable sum of stamps,
money orders and cash.
1t is now supposed that the robbery
was committed by Thrasher Meade, one
Of the most desperate criminals in the
country. Meade was arrested in Mo-
bile and brought to Enterprise, but not
until after a desperate fight with the
officers. A large quantity of postage
stamps, blank money orders and $l,loS
in cash was stolen from the safe at
Enterprise.
Meade has criminal record that is
hardly second to Rube Burrows. For
nearly ten years he has infested the
railroads of Mississippi and Alabama,
and is known to have been intimately
connected, with band of negro robbers
in Chicago. Meade broke into the Post
Office at McKerron, Miss, in the latter
part Of 1896, and was arrested and
taken to the Jail at Aberdeen. He
sawed his way out in December, 1886,
and was next heard of in Chicago. In
1857 he was arrested at Jacksonville,
Fla, and taken to Kosciusko, Miss.
While there he formed a conspiracy
with TRUSTEES in the prison, and they
cverpowered the Sheriff and escaped.
Meade is known to have been impli-
Gated in five train robberies, and the
Southern Express Company has proof
that he blew open safes in their office
at Aberdeen and Durango, Miss, during
the past year. He has escaped from
twenty one jails and once from the Ala
bama Penitentiary since he began his
criminal career. The Postoffice Depart
raent and the express companies offer
large rewards for his arrest, and the
officers who effected his capture will
receive several thousand dollars.
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IN CONGRESS.
The House Passes the Diplomatic
Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE House
to-day passed the diplomatic and consul
lar appropriation bill without an
amendment. During the general debate
two speeches were made against imper-
ialism by Carmack and Gaines of Ten
nessee.
The diplomatic and consular bill is
the sixth of the regular appropriation
bills to pass the House. Seven budgets
yet remain to be acted upon. The bill
as passed, carries 81, 705, 533.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Little busi-
ness was transacted by the Senate in
open session to-day sixteen bi1fs on
the private pension calendar We're pass
ed, and a joint resolution extending the
thanks of Congress to Miss Clara Bar
ton and other officials of the Red Cross
Society for their benefcent work in
Armenia and Cuba were adopted.
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Judged by the trimming excitement and
manifold tendencies to unrest due to a
vast political and moral appeal, nor by
the acts OF q few cunning marauders,
who, avail themselves of exceptional
circumstances to wreak their vengeance
or to continue In the barbarous instinct
from factional differences, but remem-
Der that they have cities, towns. VIII
lagos and are not waste land, as were
California and New Mexico in 1S4S
They are highly civilized, have thous-
sands of educated men, able lawyers,
excellent doctors and several merchants
and manufacturers whose establish
ments aggregate many millions of an
Eual output"
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A shoplifter Under Arrest.

DENVER, Jan. 12.-Nellie Dalton,
alias May Murray, alias Big May"
was arrested here this morning. The
police say she is wanted il Chicago and
New York to answer charges of shop
lifting. In her rooms were found 81
500 worth of goods, including a number
OF diamonds. George Dalton, w. T.
Hall. Frank Scherer, Tom Cady and
Rene Day, who were with Nellie Dali
ton, were also arrested. George Rob-
erts, hotel man, accused Nellie Dali
ton of having stolen 5000 from him in a
restaurant
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MAJOR GENERAL SKATER.
The Commander Of the Department
of California En- Route West.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Major Cen
eral Shafter left here to-day for San
Francisco via New Orleans to relieve
Major General Merriam of command of
the Department of California and the
Department Of Columbia. On being re-
lieved General Merriam will assume
command of the Department Of Colora-
do, relieving Brigadier General Sumner,
who will then be transferred to Omoha,
Nebraska, to exercise command of the
Department of the Missouri.
General Shafter will have only tenn
porary command of the Department of
Columbia, as it is the purpose of the
War Department to assign an officer to
that duty in short time. His assign
nent to the Department of California
will hold, however, until his retirement
for age.
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Burglars 1t Stockton.

STOCKTON, Jan. 12.-Early this
morning burglars made an attempt to
blow open the safe OF Oullahan &
Adams, real estate agents, who have
an Office in the Office of the Postal Tele-
graph Company. The door was sprung
and some Of. the rivets Eoosened, but
the burglars failed to get the safe open.
The only thing taken from the place
was a pair of cuff buttons. The police
are at work ON the case.
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8 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE in
junction suit of the Southern Pacific
Railway Company against the State
Railroad Commissioners to restrain that
body from interfering with the rail-
roads grain rates was put over until
the March term in the United States
Circuit Court to-day. Attorney Gen
eral Tirey L. Ford for the Commission
ers and the attorneys of the railroad
company joined in the request to Judge
Morrow to allow the case to go over.
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Rich Gold Discoveries.

vERNAL a(Utah), JAM 12.-Consider-
able excitement has been created by
rich gold discoveries twenty-five miles
east of this place in the Blue Noun
tains, near the Colorado line. The dis
covery was made by Doc" Mcdonald,
a veterinary surgeon of the Ninth Cav
airy. He served in the Spanish war,
and while in New York recovering
from fever met man named Johnson,
who had formerly lived in Eastern
Utah, and who told him that he had
found a rich float, describing the loca-
ton. When the Ninth Cavalry return
ed to Fort Duchesne, Mcdonald COM
menced to search for the vein.
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TRABuco CANYON FOREST.
Sixty Thousand Acres to be Added
to the Reservation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Commis-
sioner Hermann Of the General Land
Office has recommended to the Secre-
tary of the Interior that $4,000 acres
additional be included in the Trabuco
Canyon forest reserve, in Southern CAL
ifol mia, and adjoining said reservation
on the south. This is in accordance
with numerously signed petition by
citizens of California residing in the vi
cinity of the reservation.
I he Superintendent of Forests in Cali
forria also recommends that the proc
lamation be issued.
Another area of about 10000 acres in
additions to the $4,000 tract also has
been recommended for this purpose,
making an aggregate Of 10000 acres
for this reservation.
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PROMOTIONS IN THE NAVY.
Action on Their Confirmation by
the Senate POSTPONED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The Sen
ate devoted a few minutes of its execu-
tive session to-day to the consideration
of the promotions of Rear Admirals
Sampson. Schley and other naval Off
GERS out of their regular order.
Senator Hale made an effort to have
the nominations confirmed
Mr.. Chandler suggested that while the
hcnors conferred were the result of a
lauGable desire to reward gallantry, the
Senate should proceed cautiously, SO as
to make sure Of not doing injustice to
other meritorious officers who did not
have the same opportunities for distin-
gushing themselves as these officers,
whose names had been sent to the SEN
ate.
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Another Storm appears to be advanc-
ing from the ocean off the coast of
Washington and Oregon. Already the
barometer has begun to fall along that
coast, and the winds have become
southerly to easterly. AS yet it is too
far to forecast it's extent or direction.
The weather is cloudy over the north
ern portion of the Pacific slope and in
Arizona. 1t is showing in the northern
portion Of Arizona
Light rain fell in the extreme south
ern portion of California and Southern
Arizona to-day. There was but slight
change in the temperature
Conditions are becoming more threat
ening, and rains is probable in north
western California Friday evening.
PASTURE LAND FLOODED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12-The
storm on Wednesday afternoon caused
an unusually high tide in the bay and
did considerable damage along the
shores of Marin County Pasture land
was flooded in many places and the cat
tie We're rescued with great difficulty.
Tubbs Island, near the mouth of Peta-
luna Slough, was completely flooded,
but fortunately the cattle were saved.
which protects the pasture land gave
way and water poured over the island.
The sheep were driven across the bridge
to the mainland and the larger cattle
found shelter ON the island.
MUCH DAMAGE ON WHITNEY ISL
AND.
FETALUMA, Jan. 12.-News was re-
ceived here to-day of great damage
from the storm at Whitney Island,
south of this city. Crops on the island
are entirely destroyed warehouses
blown down and the levee surrounding
the island broken in several places. A
large barn owned by Andrew Quicker
vas also blown down, fifteen sheep were
killed and some machinery destroyed.
FARMERS REJOICING.
SAN MIGUEL, Jan. 12.-Never was
rain more welcomed than the recent
storm, which has brought the seasons
precipitation up to 1866 inches, as
against "a of an inch to the same date
last year. The deliverance from
draught was celebrated by the explo-
sion Of giant powder and other violent
manifestations of joy.
The greatest change has taken place
between San Lucas and Bradley. What
we've dry, sunbaked plains forty-eight
hours ago are now great fields of water,
with all Of the water courses over
flowing their banks. At a point a few
miles south of San Lucas the railroad
track was partially submerged, and the
foundation of a cattle guard so badly
washed out that trains were delayed.
The grass has begun to show above
ground but it is yet too cold to make
rapid growth. Farmers and shop
keepers in this vicinity who were pre-
pairing to move out Of the country a
few days ago have now abandoned the
idea of an exodus.
PAIN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12.-It rained hard
here again last night and throughout
the county, being 80 of an inch fall in
the city and up to over an inch at Guy
amaca- The total rainfall for the sea-
son here is 3.43 inches, the average
rainfall to this date for the last twen-
ty-seven years is 1886 inches. The total
rainfall in the city for this storm is
LIZ inches and at Cuyamaca it reached
4.6 inches.
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Boy KILLED by E1ectrio Car.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.-George
Mock, a six-year-old boy, was struck by
an electric car on the new Boyle Nights
division Of the traction road this after
noon and killed. The wheels passed
over his body at the watst. The lad
was running across the track, and Slip
ped and fell in front of the car.
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The Colorado Road.

DENVER, Jan. 12.-At midnight last
night the Union Pacific, Denver and
Gulf and the South Park lines passed
out. of the receivers hand and became
"The Colorado Road" being officially
designated the Colorado and Southern
Railway. The company will operate
1880 miles of road in Colorado. Wyom-
ing. New Mexico and Texas. President
Trumbull will continue to act as re-
ceiver of the Julesburg branch until it's
transfer to the Union Pacific is made
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The Report Contradicted.

NEW YORK, Jan. pa dispatch to
the World from Rome says: The
report that Monsignor Ireland, the
Archbishop Of st. Paul, is to be nomi-
mated papal nuncio in the Philippines is
absolutely contradicted at the Vatican.
There is no intention of instituting a
nuncio there in the Philippines.
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Depew Nominated for Senator.

ALBANY IN. Y. Jan. 12-Chauncey
M. Depew was unanimously chosen as
the candidate of the Republican party.
for United States Senator at a joint
caucus held in the Assembly chamber
tonight. There was a very nearly full
attendance of members of both houses.
The election will be held in both houses
next Tuesday. and on Wednesday both
houses will meet in joint session to de-
clare the result
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Seventy. Buildings Burned.

HALIFAX IN. s., Jan. 12-Fire to-
day destroyed half Of Bridgewater, a
prosperous shipping and mill town on
La Have River, entailing loss Of
$3.50, 000 OF fifty-eignt stores on Main
street only two remain. Seventy build
ings were burned
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Presidency Of Yale COLLAGE.

MORGANTOWN CIV. Va.), Jan. 49,
Private advices from Lexington, Va,
say that William L. Wilson, ex-Con-
gresham and President of the Wash
ington and Lee University at Lexing-
ton, has been offered the Presidency of
Yale College, and that he will accept
the position.
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Thousands Of Destitxte Cuban..

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.+-A letter re-
ceived by Stephen q. Barton, Chairman
of the Cuban Relief Committee, from
Mr.. Warner, recently sent to the Sancti
Spiritus district in Cuba, Says there are
7,o3l destitute women and children in
the town, with 1892 men to provide
for them, more than half of whom are
too sick and weak to even help them
selves. ''The condition Of the people in
the little villages and Eof,1fry," he
says. "is even worse than the city,