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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-12

A glance at the positions seized proves
that a superior soldierly instinct had
guided him in their selection and
seizure, the result obtained being the
practical Enlargement of the city,
fleet and harbor, and plainly indicates
the point where the American forces
should have landed, and the tactics
which obviously could not have failed
to give the Americans, with the least
possible loss of life, the possession OF
the enemy's feet or its certain destrue-
ten and the possession of the city also.
Gen. Garcia had sent 5000 men TO hold
in check the 10000 Spaniards stationed
at Holguin; he had placed 1000 men
across the path which the COCO Span
iards at Guantanamo would have to fol-
low in an effort TO reinforce Santiago.
He also sent 1000 men to execute sim
liar duty in the event that the 5000
Spaniards at ManZanillo should attempt
the same enterprise. The Cubans UNI
der Garcia participated in upwards OF
20 skirmishes with the approaching re-
erforcements%
Gen. Garcia was amazed when Shafter
refused to give him reenforceuents to
carry out his well laid plans. Shafter
said that he wanted all the Spariards in
the province TO get into Santiago so that
he might capture them all at once. That
was before the assault of July ], when
Shafter suffered serious repulse. Then
he directed Gen. Garcia to prev Mt fur.
Their Spanish accessions, but ii was too
late. Skaters principal blunder at
Santiago was his first blunder, in chang
ing Garcia's plans and taking the hard
est possible route for his soldiers.
Although Gen. Garcia communicated
his views with dignity, and received re-
| Dukes and contumely with suavity, he
knew that he was right, and that
| Shafter was wrong; but he obeyed or
ders just the same, and fought with his
men by night and by day until the city
was captured by the brute courage of
the soldiers themselves, without orders
| from the sick general who accompanied
the Fifth corps, and who telegraphed
his defeat on Sunday, July 3. At that
very time, Gen. Garcia and Gen. Wheel
er were on the firing line, declaring
that they would succeed. Gen. Garcia
and Gen. Wheeler were the real heroes
there in active command.
| Until the close of the campaign Gen.
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GAKCIA'S CAMPAIGN.
A New Account of the Cuban Lead
er's Rare Generalship.
Never Published Because Ii Would
Have Excited Hard Feeling
IL Made Public During
His Lifetime.
Especial washington letter.

Resting beneath the one-starred flag,
under whose folds for many years
he bravely and skillfully fought for
liberty and independence, l saw
the body of Gen. Calixto Gar
cha, the Cuban patriot soldier; and
on the following day accompanied
the procession to Arlington national
cemetery, where his mortal remains
were placed in the receiving vault.
BY command of Maj. Gen. Miles a
guard of honor was sent to his room as
soon as it became known that Gen. Gar
ella had passed away. The artillery
men stood guard there until the day
of the funeral, when full battalion
formed in procession, marched TO the
church and then to the cemetery, where
a salute was fired as the body was car
ried into the vault.
Maj Gen. Joseph Wheeler was there.
He said: "While there is no precedent
for thus honoring the commander of
the forces of a government which has
not received formal recognition in in
ternational law, we do right to form
this precedent, because we gave Gen
Garcia substantial recognition on the
battlefield, where we fought side by
side against SPANS armed forces. The
stars and stripes fioated beside the flag
of Cuba Libre when we surrounded San
tiago and captured the place. Gen.
Garcia was grand, good soldier, and
the people of Cuba would expect us 10
honor him, living and dead"
1t had been the intention of Presi-
dent Mckinley to appoint Gen. Garcia
governor-general of Cuba soon after
the completion of the evacuation by
the Spanish troops. That appointment
would have done more than all else
that could have been done to satisfy
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to make his proposed international
peace conference at least something of
a success.
Although Russian officialdom, from
the throne down to the rural police of
flee, has always denounced the press
as an agency of evil, yet it recognizes
its power, and the emperor has not
disdained to make confidant of VIII
liam #. Stead, the London editor who
few years ago achieved considerable
fame, or notoriety, for exposing the
vices of high British society.
To Mr.. Stead the car confded that
after studying nineteenth century civ
ilization, he has found it not entirely
good. He sees nations engaged in seiz-
ing, or trying to seize, all territory not
yet occupied by European powers, and,
looking at the results, discovers them
to be unsatisfactory.
For the native races what does i'm
perial expansion mean?' asks the
czar; and then answers his own ques-
ton as follows: TOO often opium, al
cohol and all manner of foul diseases;
a great gulf between the governed and
those who rule; and crushing taxation
upon the natives for the blessings of
this civilization. And for the nations
who seize it means a continual increase
of suspicion, jealousy and rivalry; the
keeping up of fleets and armies in or
der to take part in a scramble with the
world, with the result that the army
and navy are swallowing up more and
more millions that should be used for
the welfare of the people and the ad-
vancement of the world"
Speaking of the social effects of this
state of affairs, the czar is inclined to
think that ION top are a few rich and
comfortable. Down below, with an
ever-increasing pressure of taxes for
ornaments, is the great mass of poor
people whose position is not good.
There is an ever-increasing multitude
of those below, with their brooding dis
content ripening into socialism and de-
veloping into all kinds of anarchy. We
have at the present time arrived at the
stage when our best manhood is in the
army So much is this the case that
the whole of the troops in European
countries cannot be modified without
dislocating the whole social fabric.
Moreover, war has become so expensive
that no state can stand the strain of
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corn and COW peas, ten days; log Sierra.
della, beet balls, rye grasses, timothy,
tobacco, Lespedeza and other field and
vegetable seeds not named, IA days;
grass seeds are slow to start, ard for all
grasses except rye grass and timothy,
from 20 to rs days may be required.
Kentucky bluegrass and Bermuda grass
are very slow to start. The periods
recommended are those adopted by the
United States department of agricul-
ture in its seed tests. If the seeds are
good and fresh most of them will
sprout in less than half the time al
lowed for the test. 1t is essential, of
course, to see that there is never a
lack of moisture for the seeds and that
the cloths are never allowed to become
dry. 1t is also advisable TO soak the
seeds during the first ten hours by put
ing enough water in the pan 10 touch
the bottoms of the bags; this will has
ten the terminating process, but too
much wetting will tend to spoil the
seeds-Guy E, Mitchell, in Ohio
Farmer.
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NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.
Own a good comb bucket.


Boiling honey will destroy its flavor.
Sell the comb honey first and then
the extracted
1t is seldom that if a colony is in
proper condition there is any danger of
robbing
If the swarms are to be wIntered on
their stands, use chaf hives as protec-
ton against cold.
A colony may be very weak but if it
possess Z laying queen and brood, it
will protect large surplus of honey.
Italian Lees adhere to the comb in a
very quiet condition. 1t is a rare thing
to find an Italian queen off the comb.
So far as can be done, bees should be
crowded up in small quarters, so as to
economic their natural heat during
the winter.
A cellar intended for wintering bees
should not be used for anything else
and care should be taken to see that
it is perfectly dry.
All empty sections and even those
partially filled should be removed be-
fore severe winter sets in. There is no
advantage in leaving them in.
Combs Of all descriptions should re-
main unmolested during cold weather.
They are at that time very brittle and
will not stand rough usage.-St. Louis
Republic.
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! protracted war without having to look
bankruptcy in the face, and we are so
perfecting our modern weapons of de-
| struction that no army can go into the
| field without losing so large proper
| ton of its officers that when the war
| is over, even if that army be victorious,
the war will have inflicted irreparable
loss on the country. What with discon-
nection caused by mobilizing; what
with an empty exchequer; what with
decimated ranks of leading and govern
ing men, l see nothing before any ma
ton but terrible heritage of revolu-
tionary anarchy"
The sermon which Emperor Nicholas
/ has given TO the world through Mr..
/ Stead is an able one, full of truth and
worthy of serious consideration.
/ Probably on account of the dignifed
wording of the imperial message it has
been received well in all the capitals
of Europe, but more especially in Paris
where the people are, momentarily,
peace mad" A statue symbolizing the
ezar's ideal of universal disarmament
| is being displayed in copy all over the
1 French metropolis through photo
graphs and plaster casts. Its title is
THE Future" and it is the creation of
Belloc, a rising sculptor. The statue rep
| .esents a robust artisan Transforming
| the weapons of war into the traditional
plowshare and pruning hook, the EN-
/ hlems of peace. Thousands of these
| statuettes have been sold-certainly
ho4 n :
| peace.
/ In Great Britain the czar's latest ut
/ terance was received with decent atten-
/ ton. but no steps have been taken to
put a stop to the military and naval
preparations which have been prose
cuted with great vigor ever since the
| Fashoda affair threatened to lead TO
/ hostilities. Evidently the British gov
eminent has but little confidence in
1 the good faith of the Russian emperor;
and this lack of trust is justified by the
events of the past year in Northern
1 Asia. where Russia has seized point
after point without consulting the
/ rights or interests of any other power.
England naturally expects that a pa
thetic appeal. for disarmament should
/ be preceded by al least an outward
show of respect for the rights of 9th
ers; and being an able hand at political
hypocrisy herself she has learned TO
distrust others. even though they APP
pear in sleeps clothing.
Germany has nothing but the kind
est words for the disarmament idea, and
expects 10 be ably represented at the
peace congress. In the interim, how
ever, Emperor William will increase
/ the standing army by the addition Of
40 900 men and make most formidable
additions to the navy; probably TO meet
recent additions to the Russian army
and 10 neutralize the vast grants made
for the building Of Russian ships.
The only so-called frst-class power
which is thoroughly and honestly in
sympathy with the peace proposition is
Italy Nothing viii rescue this poor
country from revolution and anarchy
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but a reduction Of taxation, and not
until army and navy expenses are scaled
down can the government hope for q
reasonably safe and protracted lease OF
power internal discomfort will com
pei Italy to forsake the triple alliance
and TO curtaii its army expenditures;
and unless all other nations conclude
to disarm the kingdom is destined, in
the near future, to become the leader
of second-class powers instead of re-
naming the weakest of first-class pow
ers.
The only European nation which will
not be officially represented at the
peace congress is Turkey. Abdul-Ham-
id is not a fool. He knows that Russia
has no love for the Ottoman realm, and
so declines to put his head in the
spring trap. If he is TO be strangled, he
would prefer bold fight to being
caught with a bit of trifiing bait. He
probably labors under the impression
and it is not an injudicious one,
either-that disarmament in his case
would mean humiliation. Nothing, in
fact, can prolong Turkish rule except
the maintenance of a strong army, and
as long as the present administration
reigns at Stamboul bearish peace pro-
posals will be received for what they
may be worth.
The people of the United States are
earnest advocates of universal disarma-
ment, and our government will add
its voice to the cars appeal for peace.
And SO win all the small countries of
Europe-Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Holland, Belgium, Spain and Portugal
whose safety depends upon treaties
made by and between their more pow
erful neighbors.
But in spite of this sympathetic feel
ing the st. Petersburg peace congress
is destined to be failure, simply be-
cause not one of the great powers will
take the initiative in the disarmament
movement. Had the car been truly
honest in his pacific desires he would
have reduced his own army instead of
increasing it and centralizing it in To-
calities where it must be viewed as a
menace by other nations.
Universal disarmament will not be
accomplished by congress of diplo-
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NOT GOOD AT QUOTATIONS.
He Was called Down for SpringIne
Something lie Didn't Know the
Authority OF.

He came home in bad temper
jane he gruiiy asked, have we such a
thing as the constitution oil the United
States on the premises
Why, yes, William" she checrfully an
swered I'll get ii for you
She came back presently with thin vol
unme and handed 1t TO HIM
He took it up, glanced at it, and flung it to
the floor
There you 60, too, he snarled. That.
the declaration OF Independence, BY Jovc!
he bitterly added, here 1 came home to
study up the constitution, and the wife OF
my bosom tries to palm of the declaration
OF independence on mel
What gone wrong, William" she asked
"Why, this very morning, he angrily
cried Il was quoting at length from the
constitution, as supposed, when a fellow
yelled out: That amt tn constitution.
This took me aback, hut rallied and cried:
i mean the declaration Of independence.
'Tain't that, neither, be roared. What is
it, them? ! howled It's the Bible' he
shrieked Say, Jane, have we got Bible in
the house? Cleveland PLAIN Dealer.
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The Advocate of India furnishes Us
with some instructive details as to mar
riage customs in Siam. No bachelor
women" are permitted to exist there.
This is how il is managed. \ Samese
girl who has arrived at a certain age
without being chosen as a bride, is
ticketed and labeled and placed under
the special care of the king. who binds
himself to find her a husband. His
majesty fulhlls his obligation by con
yerting his male prisoners into bride
grooms. In order to get ont of Jail n
man has merely TO agree TO marry one
Of the kings proteges, and he is at once
pardoned and released. 1t matters not
in Siam whether he is previously
married or not.
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| Garcia continued to advance until his
right rested upon the bay, and he also
sent out strong detachments to cover
roads leading from Holguin and other
Spanish garrisons to Santiago. Upon
the surrender of the city of Santiago,
Gen. Garcia, commanding the Cuban
| forces, was debarred from entrance
into the city, and from any participa-
ton in the enjoyment of the honors
or fruits of the victory.
| Thereupon Gen. Garcia withdrew
from association with Shafter, because
| his own services and the services of the
men under his command were, as he
thought, rewarded with lack of appre-
citation. Being a courtly gentleman
| himself, he could not brook dis
courtesy, neither would he quarrel
with soldier who represented the
American people. SMITH d. FRY.
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1t is not natural for the horse to %
long without a drink Of water His
stomach is suia!l and cannot hold a wa
ter supply for long time. Watering
morning, noon and night when a work
in summer time is none too often II
the work is very heavy two tablespoon
fuls OF oatmeal stirred in the pail will
make the horse drink better, and will
also prevent so much cold water from
injuriug his stomach. 1t is a mistake
10 suppose that a horse or any other
domestic animal prefers to drink water
only a few degrees above the freezing
temperature If ii is lukewarm the
horse viii drink more freely and thu
water will be less apt to injure him.
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A lecturer was invited to speak at {
local gathering, and, being nobody il
particular, he was placed last on the
list of speakers. The chairman ais,
introduced several speakers whose
names were not on the list, and the au
Producing the lecturer:
"Mr Bones will now give us his adj
dress"
"My address," said Mr. Bones, ris
ing, SIS 551 Park Villas, S. W, and
wish you all good night. "-Tit-Bits.
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MUSCULAR EXERCISE.
1t Is Absolutely Necessary to the
Proper and Even Development
of Body and Brain.

That physical exercise is necessary
for the development and well being of
the body is recognized by most persons
of intelligence, but that it is also neces-
sary for the proper development of the
brain will be news to many.
DIR. Luther Gulick, an eminent scien-
list and close observer, makes the latter
point in an article entitled Physical
Aspects of Muscular Exercise" in the
Popular Science Monthly.
He further says that, in order that
mans brain may be fully developed by
exercise, his instinct to play as child
must be INDUCED in without restraint
To deprive a boy of liberty or oppor-
tunity to play is to deprive him of
chance to become a sane or intelligent
man.
DR.. Gulick analyses the play instinct
of man from infancy to early manhood.
He finds that during this period man
lives over the life history of the race.
Up TO seven he merely plays games that
involve muscular activity, but no skill
or competition.
This represents the life of the most
primitive man. From seven to twelve
our boys play games involving competi-
ton, but not much skill. This brings
them to about the period of the stone
age in human history. From II to II
they indulge in highly organized sports,
such as baseball and football. From II
TO % they are devoted to the same
sports, but with a passionate earnest
ness, devotion and skill which they
rarely surpass in the serious business of
after life.
In this stage they represent the
highest type of savage, such as the
American Indian or the South Sea is
lander, who lives only for fighting,
hunting, fishing and other sports,
In order that a child may start on the
business Ct civilized life properly
equipped his brain and body must have
been built up in this way. If we fail
to provide school children with proper
Fairgrounds. we shall wreck the race.
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mats or doctrinaires. But it is bound
to be the logical outcome of the next
greatwar when, to use the cars words,
"even the victor viii have learned that
it has inflicted irreparable loss on his
country"
Truth sometimes has to be pounded
into nations as well as individuals, and
in the matter of universal disarmament
the rod will prove a more effective
preacher than imperial platitudes.
G w. WEIPPIERT
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CAR WANTS PEACE.
Still Hammering Away at His Dis
armament Proposal.
Editor stead Is the Autocrnt's Chosen
Mouthpiece-why the Proposed
Congress VIII Not Achieve
Anything Tangible.
[sneclal Correspondence. ]

The beginning of 1899, contrary to
all predictions made year or more
ago, sees all the nations of the world
at peace. Russia, which once led
the aggressive war powers OF the
European continent, is going around
seeking proselytes for the peace
policy advocated by the ear, the au-
tocrat himself leaving nothing undone
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A New York merchant recently adver
tsed for an office boy The first lad that
went to try for the position was asked what
his motto in life was.
The same as yours, sir" answered the
lad
Glow do you know my motto?" asked the
manager.
at tells you on the door. sir; it says
push"
The boy was employed at once.-Cinciu
natl Enquirer.
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Incompatible.

Mrs Fitzkipton-I saw your friend
Morgley last evening. There was a
lady with him They had SO much to
say to each other that | didn't get a
chance to bow to him.
Mr.. Fitzkipton-There, Maria, don't
gossip.
Mrs. Fitzkipton-Don't gossip?
What do you mean? The woman was
his wife, | suppose.
Mr.. Fitzkipton-Iou suppose moth
ing of the kind. Maria. Didn't you say
they had lot to say to each other?--
Boston Transcript.
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Would Hurt His Business.

LET us hope" said the good man.
chat the time will soon come when
everyone will live at peace with his
ncighbor and even the trivial disagree
ments of ordinary life will be UNI
known"
a man was seen Indignantly leaving the
church
Il regret" said the good man as he
watched the retreating figure, that l
did not know before that there was a
LAWYER present. Chicago Post.
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A sure Sign.

Ellen. has George come home from
school yet?" called Mrs. Snaggs to hcE
servant.
Yes. ma am" came back the answer
Where is he -
Il haven't seen HIM"
How do YOU know. then, that he 5
home?"
Because the cats a-hidin' under the
dresser. Philadelphia Inquirer.
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somewhat of an EpIcure.

Mrs. Hayfed-How strange TowseI
did not run al you. He generally seems
TO divine in some way that you fellows
get the food reserved for him.
latter de MaIion-You wrong de
faithful ANNA AZ sagasserty, mum. DE
evidently deduced from me genteel ap
pearance dat l WIZ not after dat class
Nv food. mum.-Judge.
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Mrs Fatpurse You paint pictures to or
der, don't you?
Great Artist-Yes, madam.
"Well, ! want a landscape with lots of
deer and bucks, and quail, and partridges,
and pheasants, and cattle, and sheep, and
pigs. and so on, you know; and put lake
and an ocean in--fresh and salt water, you
know; and be sure to have plenty of fish
swimming around, because it's for the din
ing room. '--l}oston Globe
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scientIfic Crop Rotation.

The New Jersey experiment stations
practice crop rotation, and six of the
principal systems are as follows. corn
being planted the first year in all OF
them: Second year, oats; third year
wheat or rye; fourth year, clover
Second year, potatoes: third year
wheat or rye; fourth year, clover. Sec
ond year. wheat or rye; third year
clover; fourth year, timothy. Second
year, potatoes; third year. clover. Sec
ond year, potatoes; third year, pota-
toes: fourth year, melons. Second year.
potatoes; third year, tomatoes; fourth
year, clover.