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detrimental effects OF chemically
prepared beef, and since the late
war their testimony has been SO
overwhelmingly against its use
that no amount OF sophistry, re-
port OF whitewash commission, and
court Of inquiry can reiute it.
When the day Of successful ex-
tirpation Of the human stomach
arrives, and the substitution Of eff
cient india rubber stomachs has
proven feasible, then boric acid,
salicylic acid, iormalin, fiuo-sili-
cate of ammonium, anillne dyes
and other coal-tar products and
the dozen Of other secret chemi.
Gals now advertised, sold, and
used, may have a chance and be
appreciated. nay, even approved OF
and enjoyed, at the soldiers camp
FIRE banquets.
1t was famous soldier, We be-
lieve his name was Napoleon Bon
aparte, who said, "armies march
and fight on their stomachs." We
tremble for the warriors who shall
be compelled to do heroic service
Tor their country with only the
stomaehs they were born with
II filed with chemically preserved
foods, especially with such chem
icals rs are not in any sense COM
ponent part OF the human organ
ism.
The chemist, even If he be EN-
ployed by a packing house or
fruit, vegetable, and sauce canning
factory, or an editor of a drug
journal, ought to know this. Ifhe
doesen't, let him submit himself to
a disinterested jury OF experiment.
ers and become the subject oi the
dangerous experiments, and feel
the results himself before he i'm
peTils the health OF the public by
such mOnstrous allegations. II a
young person employed as a chem.
ist in a canning establishment pub
liclY intimates an opinion that SAL
icylic acid and boric acid as pre-
servatives are not hurtful to health,
he might grow wiser if he ate such
foods as a soldier, and lived to
grow older,
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Liberty ana Law.

BY way OF friendly admonitlon
il may be we'll to explain that re-
ligious liberty in this country does
not carry with it any exemption
from the penalties of violated law.
Under our system every man is
absolutely free 20 believe anything
he pleases and to teach any re-
ligious tenet that may seem good
in mis- eyes, but he must not vio-
late the criminal statutes. He may
worship Baal without let or hind
rance. He may bow before the
shrines of all the thirty thousand
gods OF Athens and no man will
say him nay, He may erect
temples to the great Panjandrum
himself and carry on a propaganda
in thar behalf, and still be within
his right so long as he does none
oi those things which the laws
call crime,
In brief, liberty Of action is lin.
itsd by the statutes. One may
freely preach Polygamy, but il he
practises it he viii be sent to
prison. One may believe in human
sacrihce, but the hangman's moose
awaits him if he attempts that rite.
In precisely the same way the
"Christian Scientist is free to be-
lieve that there is no such thing
as disease, but be must submit his
children to vaccination before
sending them to school. and he
must not practice the healing art
without license. These are facts
OF which the New York 1OHyNal
should not lose sight.
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The Things Dewey Has Not Done

The Things Dewey Has Not Done.
Elk President Benjamin Harri-
son said to a reDorter that "the
things which Dewey has done and
the things which he has left undone
since that memorable May day
have made him as great a diplomat
as he is fighter. He is the great
hero Of the Spanish American war,
and deserves all the praise which
the American people can give
him."
This is true, every word. The
things which Dewey has done are
history. The things which he has
left und one are equal evidence of
true greatness.
Dewey has not involved his
country In complications with
European powers. He has not
repudiated the doctrines oil our
Declaration OF Independence. He
has not denied the right OF the
Filipinos to liberty or their capa-
city for self government. He has
not favored their determination as
an alternative to non-surrender.
He has not sent home a bulletin
every week for the last six months
announcing that the insurrection
was on its last legs. He has not
developed the big head" He
has never stopped over"
Dewey'S don'ts are as memoir
able as Dewey's deeds
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TheEAto Of Finland.

The case oi the Firms is one that
appeals with peculiar ioree to
American sympathies. Here is a
little nation that for 1900 years
has enjoyed its own government,
its religion, its own literature and
its own language, now about to
have all ruthlesslY torn from them
by the cruel decree OF the Russian
Government.
1t was in 1914 that Russia took
possession Of Finland, but by a
solemn treaty that Finland should
forever enjoy her own autonomy,
This treaty so far has been faith
fully kept. All the Russian Cars
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have confirmed it, as Grand Dukes
of Finland, in their coronation
oaths, and when the present Gar
was crowned, a few years ago, he
solemnly repeated the oath, and
yet suddenly as thunderbolts from
a clear sky takes away from that
people all their privileges.
Hitherto the young Gar has
given the best promise OF becom-
ing a liberal and conscientious
sovereign. How such a man
should have been moved to break
his oath so shortly after taking it
is one of the most remarkable prob
lens OF psychology. The only
possible explanation is, what the
world has long known, that the
autocratic Car OF all the Russias
is really controlled by the colos-
sal system that surrounds him.
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Daily MsAOs-London, MAY 4.

Lord ROseberY's protest against seven
day papers was mainly founded, as the
occasion required, on the case of the
newsyendors. The trade is attached to
the Free Sunday, and views with alarm
the present entertainments on it, The
great wholesale houses-such as Smith
& Son-might be strong enough to hold
out against seven day papers. But II
was OF the little retail men that Lord
Rosebery was thinking, and their case is
very different. II the demand for Sunday
papers grows, the newsvendors
forced by stress Of competition &c
it. But though Lord Rosebery
case Of the newsvendors in the for
OF his argument, he made no Sc,
his objection to seven day papers.
world, and its mirror, the press.
much with US, Lord Rosebery see
think already. In the last years th
OF newspapers, he pointed out
nearly doubled, and the readery
not satisfied with these crowdeds
on six days in seven must be insa
indeed.
Lord RoseberY did not say any
about the men who wrote lhe -
papers. Few. however, will deny that
the strain of Journalism is constantly
increasing, and that in no profession is
the one days rest in seven more urgently
needed for health both OF body and of
mind. Lord Rosebery mentioned that
he enjoyed the friendship Of the propri-
etors Of the two papers concerned in the
present venture, and he hazarded the
opinion that if the secrets of all hearts
were revealed neither Of his friends
would be found to be very keen in the
matter We do not know what authority
he had for this statement, But we know
that the journalistic profession, with a
lew exceptions, would be devoutly
thankful il his suggestion we're adopted
and "a truce Of God" declared in the
matter Of the seventh day issue OF six
day papers,
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about a dozen other tribes inhab.
iting Northern and Southeastern
Luzon who acknowledge neither
Aguinaldo nor any other master
but their own chiefs, and with
whom we have yet to reckon. In
the central and southern portions
OF the Philippine Archipelago are
some two dozen more tribes speak
ing different languages, some Of
them of Malay origin. like the
Tagals-as. for example, the partly
civilized and partly Christianized
Visayans, estimated at Several mil
lions, and the non Malayan saVa-
ages scattered throughout the
groups.
Most formidable of all are the
Mohammedan MalaYs, found in
ihe Island OF Mindanao, itself nearly
as large as Luzon, and in the
neighboring Jo'o. or Sulu Archi-
pelago. These are "the pirates,
indomitable fighters. daring sea-
rovers," who brought MOhamme-
danism to the archipelago about
the middle OF the sixteenth cen.
tury, when the Spaniards were
bringing Christianity. at was a
renewal in the Far East" says the
writer in HayPeY'S Weekly. "of the
old strife OF the Crescent against
the Cross, which had then but
recently come to an end in Spain
itself by the expulsion of the last
OF the Moors. Accordingly the
Spanish adventurers in the Philip
pines dubbed the Mohammedan
MalaYs 'MOros'-that is. Moors-
and 'Moros' or Moors they are
called to this day." "Grim Mos
lem warriors" Prot. Dean Worces-
ter calls them, who visited both
Mindanao and the capital Of the
Sultan of Jolo some two or three
years ago.
All of these interesting people
are included in Mr.. McKinley's
purchase from Spain of the Philip
pine Islands and their inhabitants
for Sac, 200, 900. Professor Wor-
eester can give to his colleagues,
President Schurman and the others
on the Philippine commission,
some instructive particulars as to
the kind OF reception they are
likely to meet with from the fierce
and ianatical "MoTos" when, after
racilying Aguinaldo and his Fill
pinos, they go to preach TO the
turbaned followers Of the Prophet
the duty oil unconditional SUBJ
mission" and benevolent assimi-
lation" propounded by Brother
Mckinley. In war which has
PROMISING material in it to last for
the next two or three centuries it
is we'll every now and then to take
a rest, such as General Otis is
apparently enjoying now. The
climate, fortunately, affords an
excellent excuse for taking such
a rest annually, a sort OF annual
"stay of execution" so to speak,
and from the President down to
the most loot. sore and fever
stricken soldier all have reason to
be thankful for it.
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EmbAImed Beef.

Anent the recent articles in GER
tain drug journals, that boric acid,
borax, salicylic acid, ETC., are not
injurious TO health when used as
preserVatiyes in beef, and the al.
legged experiments on a number OF
woodchoppers with foods so pre-
served, It only proves. il it proves
anything, says the Me6icaI Record.
that woodchoppers are hard to
kill. The chemical manufacturer,
drug dealer, or editor Of a drug
journal IS not generally considered
by practising physicians good au-
thoritY in matters which pertain to
clinical therapeutics or phYsiolog
ical effects from the use oi chemi-
Gals as foods, or in the use OF chsm-
ieals in preservation oil foods, and
there arises possible suspicion Ia
the minds OF the practising physi-
clan, logically the only competent
observer, tat opinions furnished
from the pharmaceutical journals
on these matters may be colored
by a too partial interest in their
advertising drug customers.
Practising physicians and sur
geons, especially army surgeons
are the proper ones to judge Of the
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The Proper Answer to Merriam.

General Merriam, in his insolent
attempt to crush the labor unions
Of Idaho, has collided with the
State authorizes Of Montana, as
well as with the public opinion Of
the country. The State officials Of
Idaho have apparently co. operated
with the General in all his high
handed invasions OF personal
rights, but since he has been send
ing his soldiers across the State
line to make summary arrests of
miners there the Governor OF Mon
tana has objected. Governor
Smith declares that these arrests
must stop at once, and that the
laws OF the State must be observed,
even by soldiers.
1t is well that somebody has
been found to teach this audaci-
Gus commander a lesson in the
rights of American citizenship.
His notification to the mine-owners
Of the Coeur d'Alene region that
their mines would be shut down by
military force il they Ventured to
employ any members of labor
union seems to have )een accepted
not oRly with meekness, but with
enthusiasm by the authorities Of
Idaho, but in Montana it has met
with the indignant repudiation
which such an outrageous viola
ton OF individual liberty deserves.
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A Poverty Stricken Man

Cleveland's boom for 1900 is
heard in its earlier mutterings.
The ste ry was first launched that
he had been drowned, and then OF
course denied. Again another tale
goes the round OF the press that
the ex- President is bitten of pow
ertY and worth only poor Saoo,-
600. These be cad views. What
has Cleveland done with the rest1
When he pulled his wicked freight,
following the coming of Mckinley.
he was owner, costly and easily, Of
aTound $1,000 900. What winps
did il take when it flew away1 Did
he lose it on the stock board, or
give il to a church, Was it de.
voured as margins" or was it COB
bled up by the ravening man Of the
contribution box1 What bosh is
this Of Cleveland's poverty He
has millions-money enough 90 fill
a straw tickl The old Tory is out
Tor the White House; and 1t has
occurred to him that the way to be
popular is to seem to be poor. The
rule might serve in sor,e insta noes,
but not in this. Cleveland should
reflect. 1t will take more than the
poverty Of Lazarus to overcome
his past and make him again a pop
ular idol.
Washington sentinel., 1899-05-20

THE Loyal Legion has driven
Eagan in disgrace from its ranks,
but its action carries no sorrow to
the chief BLACKBOARD oil the Nc
Kinley Administration. He has
sailed from San Francisco, on a
pleasure jaunt TO Honolulu. His
salary Of Ss,s 500 a year provided
by the Presidents generous favor,
will continue In his absence.
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Lynch Law on a Large Scale.
Gazeft

-1ECLdTHT1d GdEeEe.
The volunteers sent to Cuba, Porto
Rico aud the Philippines we're all
ellisted for the war with Spain, and it
was stipulated expressly by the Govern
ment that when the war with Spain
should close they were to be discharged.
The volunteers now in the Philippines
were enlisted under the same law as
those sent to Cuba. What right has the
President to make any distinction
between the twop Is he above the laws7
Is he not sworn to obey the Constitution
and to execute lhe laws OF the United
States9 1.-The can, In defiance oi the law.
hold men from Colorado and Dakota in
service in the Philippines and send them
on a campaign oi conquest and imp rial
ism, in order 10 coerce an unwilling
people why has he not a right to seize
upon citizens in Oregon, California and
Washington and use them for the same
puTpose9 Roth are infractiOns OF the
law Of Congress, and both. according to
his logic, constitute criminal aggres-
sion" Whv did he not call Congress
together in March and allow that body
to decide the great question whether
there should be peace or war in the
Philippines2 Well does Mr.. Hear saw
that the Presidents policy is lynch la ~
on large scale. The difference, how
ever, is that the Filipinos had committed
no crime save that Of desiring to be free
thus following the lesson taught by
our own history, example and orators
for many generations. For every life
lost IN battle or disease in this needless
war, the President is responsible before
God aud man, The praise OF the Londor
newspapers wall not wipe the blooC
off his hands.
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LORD RosKB cry ON SRVRN DAY
NEWSPAPERS

Lord Rosebery. presiding at the
annual dinner of the Newsvendors'
Benevolent and Provident Institution,
held at Stationers' Hall said the question
whether seven day newspapers should
be countenanced and encouraged was a
thorny one. He believed there was
something to be said an behalf OF the
newsvendor, who endeavored to obtain
a free Sunday and saw the prospect Of
obtaining none. The question was not
entirely one Of demand and supply. In
the rivalry Of trade and the fierce
competition ofiournalism it was found
necessary to press on further and
further. He suggested that those jour.
nails which had engaged IN the new
departure might agree to a self denying
ordinance which would relieve them OF
the incubus OF the seventh day produc.
tion.
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AAgEmsuye ZfilS1T (Visana }

Russia gets a perfectly free hand in
Manchurla, which, within a measurable
period, will be added to her Asiaiic
possessions. On the other hand. the
YanRtsze Basin is lett TO the exclusive
influence OF Great Britain. that is TO say,
one OF the most fertile, richest and most
densely populated parts OF China. ~
which French railway cOncessionares
have been very active, is abandoned by
frances predominant partner lo the
rival Of France in these regions. Will
the impression on the French or again
having been tTicked by their Ally be
marked' 1t will, we think, have still
greater effect on the Gsrmsns 10 learn
that their China policy, which was mainly
based on the antagouism between Eng
land and Russia,in Eastern Asia, is now
| played out They may be clever enough
to conceal their displessure, but it IS
nevertheless true that the Anglo Russian
understanding must unquestionably be
received in Germany with mixed ieel-
ings
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THE ANGLO RUSSIAN AGREEMENT.
7fmsS--London, May a.

A natural desire foriniormation about
the agreement concluded between this
country and Russia found expression
yest' rday in both houses OF Parliament
Lord Salisbury was not in position to
enter into details, and for the present
we must be content to know the general
effect Of the agreement. Lord Salisbury
describes it as a railway agreement
concerning our fields of operation IN
China, whereby England agrees not to
undertake or encourage any railway by
English persons or by others north OF
the Great Wall while Russia, on her
part, agrees in precisely similar terms
not to undertake or promote railways in
the Yangtsze basin. II is the obvious
meaning OF Lord Salisbury's words that
Russia agrees neither TO undertake nor
to encourage any railway by Russian
persons or Others in the Yangt ze
Valley.
Lord Salisbury. looking beyond merely
official relations, hopes from the present
agreement better understanding
between the English and the Russian
| peoples. At present the Russian people
has so little voice in affairs and so few
means Of making its sentiments felt, that
we cannot be too sanguine about such
a desirable understanding. Yet there
IS public opinion even in Russia, and
when It is understood that the two
governments have called a truce in
China. and that even N official circles it
is no longer thought necessary to
thwart English policy when no Russian
interest is menaced, we may expect
more cordial feelings towards this coun-
try. II re. il is not too much to say
whatever hostility may be felt towards
Russia is due not 10 the persistence with
which she pursueS her own ends. for that
is considered to be lairly within her
rights, but to the frequency with which
she has gone out Of her way TO Obstruct
English policy in matters with which
she has no direct concern.
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TERMS
RArKs OF ADvER Using;

"a per wear Tor single copy sent by
mai TO subscribers, payable in advance.
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"Fun" for Soldiers.

Aguinaldo, before arms were
put into his hands and he was
landed at Cavite to raise an army
to cooperate with our navy against
the Spaniards, promised Admiral
Dewey that no savagerY should be
practiced, that hostilIties should
be waged in conformity with the
recognized rules OF war, and what
ever else may have been said
against him, Aguinaldo has been
charged, neither by our own men
nor by the Spanish prisoners in
his possession who may have re-
gained their liberty, with cruelty
or bloodthirstiness. When we
read of such doings as are detailed
in the subjoined extract from
letter written by Burr Ellis, who
is now serving in the Philippines,
to his brother, John R. Ellis, Of
Frazier's Valley, Cal, with the in
troductory remark that it will no
doubt be OF interest 10 a number
of the soldiers friends" we can
only regret that Aguinaldo did
not exact a similar pledge from
Admiral Dewey on the part OF the
American soldiers. The extract
follows;
They did not commence fighting over
mere lCaviteI for several DAYS after the
war commenced. Dewey gave them
until 9 o'clock one day to surrender, and
that night they all left but few out TO
their trenches, and those that thev left
burned up the town, and when the town
commenced burning the troops were
ordered in as far as possible and said
Kill all we could find ranoH from the
hospital and went ahead with the scouts.
And, you bet. l did not cross the ocean
for the fun there was in il, so the first
one found, he was in house, down on
his knees, tanning a FIRE, trying to burn
the house, and | pulled my old Long
Tom to my shoulder aud left him to
burn with the FIRE, VIII ch he did. Ieot
his knife, and another jumped out OF the
window and ran, and brought him to
the ground like a jack rabbit. IkflEed
SeUsD that I kzoW Of and Oss
more that I am almost Snye or
| shot ten shots at hIm running and
knocked him down, and that eve ming
the boys out in front ofour trenches now
found one with his arm shot off at the
shoulder and dead as h. Ikad lots Of
fun that morning There were five
jumped out of the brush and cut one of
the Iowa band boys, and we kiIled every
one OF them, and | was sent back to
quarters in the hurry. Came very near
getting court martial, but the Colonel
sad he had heard that had done
excellent work, and he laughed and
said There's good stu in that man."
and told me not to leave any more
without orders. Well, John, there will
always be trouble here with the natives
unless they annihilate all OF them as fast
as they come to them"
The New York EveAtag Pest,
which has given to this letter the
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0UR FOREIGN NEW

Tra1SkG ted and Selected from lsadSaR
hSrctSGHbGpSySJov TIE SENTINEL.
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''rhe zest Of the sport which some
soldiers have in 'nigger killing has not
been so teelingly portrayed by any other
participant as by Burr Ellis, when he
tells his brother John how i had lots OF
fun that morning. having killed seven
that | know OF, aSd one more | am
almost sure Of Our correspondent
thinks that this letter ought to be pub
lished in every paper in the land, and
copy sent to our President. We fear,
however, that ITS publication will only
cause fresh're0rets' at the White House
as to the i'll effect upon the public OF
the appearance of such letters"
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Obituary.


Died, at her home near Navarro,
Kas., Nov. 22, 1899, Mrs. Leonard
Schwendener. Buried in the Luth-
eran cemetery southwest Of Woodbine.
The deceased was born in Germany
Oct. 20, 1882. She came to the
United States and located in Wiscon.
sin in 1858. In 1859 she married
Henry Catch and came with OK teams
from Wisconsin and located on Carry
creek, this county, where the family
have since resided. In 1865 her hus-
band, Henry Catch, enlisted in the
war OF the Rebellion and died there.
In 1867 Mrs. Catch married Leonard
Schwendener who survives her. The
children from the first marriage were
Louise, Henry and Della and from
the second marriage Frank and Mary,
all Of whom are now residing in this
county.
The deceased when in Germany
was a member Of the Lutheran church
but when she came to the United
States joined the Methodist and was
for many years member of the
Lyona congregation. W.