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The Grenada sentinel., 1899-08-12
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giant peaks of the Cascade Eange'
which numbers snow-robed Mt. Hood,
Mt. Ad1nas, Mt. St. Helen among It's
mighty jewels. Precipices towering
above the clouds on one hand, and nuge
falls Of blue-green water roaring and
foamning on the other. Multnomah
Falls, $50 feet high. have been painted
and penciled and sung throughout the
world, but they are only one OF more
than twenty cataracts that tumble flash
ing and spleudedly iridescent, from the
mountain.tep~ along the route.
Latourelle and the Bridal Veil Falls,
/ though harncssed to work sawmlIls
and lumber.chutes, are scarcely less
lovely than Multnomah; and Wild weird
Onoenta Gorge looks like Mammoth
Cave, with all its vast halls and cham.
bers rent opeu by an earthquake, ana
tapestried with never fading moses,
ferns and flowers. Among the most
famous and marvellous crags along the
line are Rooster Rock, Cape Horn,
Gibraltar and Castle Rock, huge testl-
monials of the titanic struggle that
took place when the Columbia burst
through the glacier-crested Cascade
Range.
Co!. ". H. Hurlburt, the genera.
passenger agent Of the above road, dld
more than any other one man to MAKE
our trip 10 Oregon Il perfect one. he
met US at Huntin gton in hislprivate car
and accompanied the party to Port
land. He is genial, whoie-soUleC
gentleman. popular with everyone, and
known MS one Of the best railroad men
; in the west. He was untiring In MS
efforts which we're highly appreciated
His home is at Portland and any in
quiries regarding his road or th'
sections through which 1t runs Will h'
cheerfully answered by him.
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GRENADA, MISS, SATURDAY, AUGUST f.,

shifting sands. Here we came at last
TO the western side Of the mountains,
whose tops do not rob vegetation OF
ample moisture, and grateful change
is seen in the luxuriance OF growth
and beauty. The fr-aspecies OF the
pine-and other trees abound, and the
hillsiees were profusely covered with
wild syringa, mountain daisies. white
and yellow columbines and ferns.
On Tuesday we reached Portland,
the metropolis Of Oregon and OF the
northwest. The city Of Portland is, in
it's situation and in its wealth OF river
and mountain scenery, truly blessed.
From many Of its homes are always in
view of the beautiful rivers, the COL
umbia and Williamete, and the ave-
inspiring, suow-capped peaks of Mt.
Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens, Mt.
Rainier and Mt Jefferson.
Our train arrived at Portland on
the evening Of July 4th. In the clos"
ing hours Of a jubilant and successful
celebration Of the great natiousl holi-
dav. Some young men had scaled the
top OF Mt. Hood; fifty miles in the dis
tance, to illuminate the mountain with
red fire in honor Of the editorial visitors.
The compliment was appreciated when
it was called to our attention that
the young men had undergone peril
in climbing over 10000 feet, going over
1000 feet of snow near the top and re-
naming oil night 10 the cold. This
mountain is one Of the grsndest and
most inspiring sights upon which the
eye Of man can gaze and words SCENE
a. useless symbols when We attempt to
use them as y means to describe the
sublime grandeur Of this snow'capped
monument to the greatness Of God.
Portland has nearly hundred thous'
and Inhabitants, growing from = popu-
lation of 1850 10 1880. With the
greatest river on the Pacific coast o.
the United States, and a steadily In
creasing network Of railways; with 90
intelligent ,enterprisiug and prosperou
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river, one OF the largest tributaries Of
the Columbia river. Here we we're
met by reception committee from
Portland, and throughout the entire
trip across the state most royal hos
pi.ality was bestowed. It was a gen.
uine Southern welcome AMI made US
feel at home. There are many people
from the Southern states located all
through this section and they seem to be
happy and conteuted in their new sur
roundings. At Baker City a banquet
was rendered US and very fine mining
exhibit was shown. The gold mines In
this vicinity turned out over s4,ooo,oOo
in gold last year, and as yet the mines
are far from being fully developed. At
| La Grande we were in the beautiful
Grand Roude valley, the mountain>
walled Garden Of the Gods, in the heart
Of the Blue Mountains, stretching for
many miles and noted for Its fine
thoroughbred cattle and driving
horses. It is a great grain producing
valley, as we'll as growing the finest OF
fruit.
| We spent part Of a day at Walla
| lWalla, Wash, in one Of the most Ia
NOUS wheat raising valleys In the
world, Here they raise forty to fifty
bushels to the acre, harvesting 1t with
headers. This grain will stand uncu
for weeks after being ripe. Here VI
also saw some magnificent orchards o
cherry, apple, apricot, pear and prune
Speaking Of fruit, We had . grea
abundance Of Oregon strawberries an
cherries to surieit on. These we're pro
vided for US all along the line free Q
charge, until our capacity was ex
lceeded by the generous supply.
For the last two hundred miles be
fore reaching Portland We came alon
the south shore Of the majestic Col
+ Iumbia river, which drains with II
= tributaries mighty empire OF 5oo,N
square miles. Ito resistless floods pou
through an endless succession Of scene
including all that are wild, entranciu
and picturesque, mountain and vale
eem.like islands, rugged :.crags al
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A TRIP ON THE PACIFIC
COAST AND IN CANADA.
A Few Glimpses of the Great Pacific
Coast Region. Progressive Port.
land..seenes Along the Way.
THE sUBLIMITY OF MOUNT HOOD
Something About the Chinese Quarter
The Oregon Railroad and Navi-
cation Company.

We left our readers last week out or
the prairies, near North Platte, Neb'
This week we will journey on to Port
land, our mecca on the Pacific coast
giving a few impressions gathered on
the way.
At North Platte irrigation Is general,
the great bitches extending as far al
the eye can see, bringing the water In
from the rivers and distributing II
through the laterals and smaller leads
to every part Of the cultivated lands
The line between desert and rich pro-
ductiveness is drawn at the irrigation
line. Crossing into Wyoming we reach
the vast plains included in the original
great American DESERT" with sage
brush and cstcus the only growth, and
alkili abounding. These plains stretch
for hundreds Of miles and make q dry,
dreary and dusty journey. Aswe come
nearer the mountains great aocks ol
sheep abound, being found more hardy
and more profitable than the cattle
which they have superseded In many
localities. Rawlius, Wyo., is ono Of
the greatest wool markets and Is the
general headquarters for the sheep
and cattle interests Of that region.
We passed through portion Of Idaho
In the night, 90 we saw but very little
Of that state. We crossed from Idaho
into Oregon at noon on Monday, Jul,
Sd, at Huntington, crossing the Snake
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The handsome and clever J. L. Harris
horn. returned home Thursday, after
on absence Of "a month at Boston ana
other Eastern cities, combining both
pleasure and business,
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Try my mixed spices If yo'
want delicious pickles.
SEMMEs DRUG STORE.
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Mr.. f. J. Weyneth returned home
yesterday after spending Il week d
Castalian Springs.
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For Sale-Fancy Bred Jersey
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TO Be CURED.

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D. B. J, - UI6Qt V'oSS"6 " all of sickness among
%, o,aer neonle can be avoided Most elderly
Old People, II Gives Them Ell; $s:; :;:
Nav Blood and Life es asaefs the s!ni
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The National tribune., 1899-03-23

"Here," to n couple Of soldiers who came
up to get their furloughs extended; "don't
You know better than to come to Head
quarters looking as if your clothes had been
blowed on to you? How long've you bin in
the army? Hain't you learned yit that you
must come TO Headquarters in full dress
Go back and git your shoes blacked, put on
collars, button up your coats. and come up here
lookin' like soldiers, not teamsters on the
Tullyhomy mud march"
NO" very decisively, to big-waisted,
dark-bearded man; "you can't git no per-
NIT here to open no shebang in camp OF
anywheres near. Too many like you out there
now. We're goin' to root 'em all out soon.
They're all sellin' whisky on the sly, and
every last one of 'em orter he in Jail"
Certainly, madam" tenderly TO a poor
woman who had come to see if she could
learn something of her son, last heard from
as sict in hospital at Chattanooga. "Sit
Town. Take that chair-no, that one; it's
more comfortable Give me your sons name
and regiment. I'll see if we kin find out
anything about him. No use secin' the Gen
eral. I'il do jest as well, and II tend to ii
quicker"
No" to raw Captain. who strolled In,
smoking cheap cheroot. The Generals
not in to an officer who comes in here like as
if Headquarters was ward caucus. He'll
be in to you when you put on your sword
and button up your coat"
1t amused and pleased the General to see
Shorty take into his hands the administration
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landed
in Mr.
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db an
anda
and Other prominent public positions Mr. Sherman born in Mansfield o. May
and
furnished New England with Hl conspuou able His father
frOC and
begun promise when he suddenly
but getting academic
1913 and 1852 lie presided first Republican
Republican in
of the for
troubles
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in
Means lie
Ppsilen
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Sherman repeatedly candidate
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A GRAND PRIZE.
A Twe.ve!ume Unabridged
Dictionary Free.

So much interest has been manifested in
our two Gift contests for the extra premium
to largest club-raisers, that we have decided
to announce another, 10 close March 80.
The prizes will be the same to each sue
sDul club-raiser.
In addition to all other premiums we will
Iive set of books worth S26, to each of the
three persons who will send rs the largest
number Of yearly subscribers betweed Feb.
16 and March 80. These volumes comprize
an illustrated unabridged dictionary bound
in full morocco. 1t is the most complete
work of the kind ever published, and is up
TO date in every particular. 1t contains over
1000 royal octave pages with several thou
sand illustrations in the text and many full
page coloTed plates
Let all try for it. A small club will get
one Of the sets.
The National tribune., 1899-03-23
PHILIPPINE STRATEGY.

People who fear that we shall have in
the Philippines the troubles that we had
in running down the Indians, forget the
advantages that the small islands will
give us. Out West we had to chase
Indians over an almost limitless country.
The last chase after Geronimo extended
fully 2,40O miles, and over a stretch of
country as difficult as could be found in
the world. The largest island in the
Philippine Archipelago, that of Luzon, is
but $50 miles long, at its longest, and but
130 miles wide, at its widest. 1t is gener-
ally much shorter and narrower, and
everywhere the coast is cut by deep in
dentations, which give opportunities for
heading off a hostile force, or striking it
on its flank. There is no point in Luzon
more than 60 miles from the sea, and near
ly everywhere it is but 4 few miles from
the water to the center of the island. At
one place the island is nearly cut in two
by bays, which leave peninsula but
10 miles wide between them. This will
greatly aid in penning up the hostiles,
and bringing them to terms, and pre-
serving peace in the rest of the island.
The next largest island is Mindanao.
1t has a length Of about 500 miles, but
is very irregularly shaped, and deeply
cut into by numerous bays and gulfs.
At one place Iligan and 1llano Bays
nearly cut it in two. The other islands are
small and narrow. Thus it will be easy
to localize any disturbance, and have
the disturbers within reach and where
they cannot get away.
Gen. Otis's strategy seems to be to
drive the Tagals, that he does not kill or
capture, southwark beyond the 1O-mile
peninsula before mentioned, between
Tayabas and Alabat Bays. This will
clear the larger and more fertile part of
the island of them, and confne them to
a long. narrow strip, in which there are
no towns, and no part of which is
more than 20 miles from salt water
BY holding the peninsula, which he can
do without trouble. he can easily starve
them into submission, by aid of light
draft gunboats, or he can send men by
vessels to any point that they may
and strike them at close
range. With entire control of the sea, the
country could not be moro favorably
arranged for offensive operations.
The National tribune., 1899-03-23
THE VETERANS AND THE CENSUS.

THE VETERANS AND THE CENSUS.
The development of the policy of the
Director of the Census toward the en-
ployment of the veterans will be anxious
Iy awaited. The law provides for 800
Supervisors, who must be confirmed by
the Senate; for 5000 clerks for the
office in Washington, and for some
10000 enumerators. Altogether, the
Director will have at least $4,000 ap-
pointments to make. The law gives
him the most absolute discretion as to
these, without interference by the Civil
Service Commission or any official supe-
rior, even the President of the United
States. 1t reads:
The Chief Clerk and Statistician provided
for in Section 4 of this act, and all other
employees authorized by this act below the
Assistant Director of the Census, shall be
appointed by the Director of the Census, sub
iect to such examination as said Director may
prescribe; provided that no examination
shall be required in the case of enumerators,
or Special Agents, nor of employees below
the grade of skilled laborers at $50 per
annum.
Thus the whole matter is in his hands
to an extent not enjoyed by any official
of the Government for very many years.
Whether this has been given him with
a view of partially repairing the in
Justice done old soldiers and their
widows by Cleveland's perversions of
the Civil Service law is question of
burning interest. 1t may be that it is in
lieu of the Civil Service order, which
President Mckinley promised so long,
and which now seems lost in the shuttle.
With the $4,000 appointments at his
absolute disposal, Mr.. Merriam has an
unsurpassed opportunity to carry out the
wishes of the country, and the intent
and spirit of the laws by giving prefer
ence in employment to veterans and
their widows. Will he do it?
The only expression that he has thus
far made is as follows:
"While the impression has gone abroad that
the census is to be a refuge for incompetency,
the truth and actual facts are that all appli-
cants will be subjected 10 an examination be-
fore appointment, which will be as rigid as
the examination before the Civil Service
Commission. No political influence will be
sufficient TO put an employee on the census
pay roll of whose competency TO do the work
assigned him the Director is not satisfied in
advance And, Furthermore, if any en-
pioyee is found to be incompetent on trial,
such employee will be discharged, regardless
of his or her political backing. The cx-
aminations OF employees will be directed
not so much for the testing Of their general
information and capacity, as it will be to
their fitness for the work TO be done"
That is all right as general state
ment. The rub will come in its appli-
cation. No veteran wants anyone ap-
pointed to any position who is incapable
of performing its duties to the highest
satisfaction, nor does anyone desire the
retention in place of man or woman
whose unftness has been demonstrated.
We do not object to the rigidity of any
The National tribune., 1899-03-23
SOLELY A TRIBAL WAR.

sOLGLt a TRIBAL WAN.
All the information supports the be-
lief that the trouble in the Philippines
is the work of part of one tribe-the
Tagals, in whose veins runs the blood of
the pirates who for centuries scourged the
Oriental seas. They form but small
proportion of the entire population of
the archipelago, and it is in tine highest
degree misleading to consider them rep
resentative Filipinos. They are no more
representative than Sitting Bulls bands
of young bucks were representative of
the entire tribe of Dakotas. Like
them, they are merely the restless, fight
ing, plunder-loving fraction. 1t is idle
to think of them forming 4 Government.
of any sort. If they were allowed
to usurp power over the peaceable por-
tions of their tribe, over the civilized
people in the cities and towns, and over
the other tribes, they would, after rob-
bing everybody, fall back to their old
condition of incessant fighting among
themselves, making that fair portion OF
the earth a pandemonium Of war and
devastation.
The suggestion Of protectorate is an
absurdity. A protectorate can only
exist where there are rudimentary ideas
of Government in the minds Of the
people, and they merely need strong
guiding hand to work out their destiny.
But the Filipinos must be ruled-be
ruled from start to finish, just like the
British rule the Hindus, or the Maoris.
There cannot be even such semblance
of selfgovernment as England gives
the Egyptians, for the Egyptians are
much farther advanced in civilization.
The first thing is to relentlessly break
the power of the recalcitrant Agui-
naldoites. Then all the other peoples
in the island can be given fair start
for development of the very best there
is in them. This they would not have
even if the Aguinaldoites were capable
of setting up Government. But
under the firm rule of the United
States, guaranteeing to all,-Tagals,
Mestizos, Bisayas, Apayaos, Tinguianes,
Calanas, Guianaanes, Gadanes, Igor
rottes, Ifugaos, Ilongotes, Cimarrones,
Subanos, Manobos, AIandayas, Bilans,
Samars, Guiangas, Bagoboz, Chinese,
and Negritos, Protestant, Roman Catho-
lie, Mahometan, and Pagan,-peace,
absolute justice. protection to life
and property, and liberty of speech
and conscience, giving them schools,
missionaries, and the good example of
the Americans, who will migrate thither
to develop the resources of the islands,
they will soon rise to condition that
will be just cause of National pride
and congratulation.
The National tribune., 1899-03-23
TRIBUHETS.
IN TIE PHILIPPINES.


At Manila, when the morning beamed,
With nagging foes the thickets teemed,
And every shrub an ambush seemed
For vicious, spitcful musketry.
But DER their works our soldiers sprang.
wicked song their rifles sang
OF swift destruction to the gang
OF wild Tagal bAnditti.
D, there were gatlne-gun and Saber stroke,
Fierce flames and binding smoke,
And swiftly ran the wild-eyed moke,
Scared from his savage deviltry.
The day grew hot, but hotter still
Went on the chase from swamp to hill,
By nervy men. who shot to kill,
And piled their guns assiduously.
o, sadly does the TagaI know.
That now he's met Il different foe,
Who when attacked will only go
For his meat rclentlcssly.
ALAS" says he, mo Dago crowd
Is Ibis, bv swarminG numbers cowed,
And running sent by vollies loud,
But hot old Yankee soldiery."
A halter who had gotten out new ha.
that he named after Admiral Dewey wrote
to the Admiral proposing TO send him one,
and asking what size he wore. The Ad-
miIal wrote back: Same size did befora
May /. $685."
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DON'T YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO COME
horse, which deInolishes the wagon. A COM
pany OF Union cavalry relieves the Deacon of
the horse and gives him a COW, which is
claimed rs Gen. Rosccrans's. The General
recognizes Mr.. Klegg and consents to let 81
and Shorty 20 home with him, which they
do. Shorty gets letter from a sweetheart
he has never seen. The letter is read before
the family, and makes Shorty so ashamed
that he leaves secretly to return TO his regi-
mcnt, and wakes up at JeffersonviIle, Ind.
The National tribune., 1899-03-23
GEN. A. ". KAUTZ,
Some More Articles from His
Pen.

Fen.
In the past there was no more enter,
tanning contributor to the columns Of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE than the
late Brevet Maj.-Gen. A. V. Kautz, of
the Regular Army. Among his papers
were found several articles, evidently
prepared for the reading of his old
comrades, and we shall take pleasure in
presenting these at an early date. They
are:
1. Two Failures to Capture Peters
burg.
2. The Cavalry Division of the
Army of the James.
8. The Wilson Raid.
4. Winning Brevet.
5. Some Thoughts on Brevets.
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examination which directly bears upon
this fitness. But we have most vigor-
cusly objected to examinations which
have made the memorizing of some unim-
portant fact in astronomy, geography,
or history a controlling feature in ex-
aminations, and left out of consideration
the higher qualities of character. gen.
eral intelligence, fidelity and lifelong
experience.
Take as an illustration one Civil Serv-
ice question that occurs to us at this
moment:
The hands of clock are together at IL.
When will they be next together?
Some boy fresh from his arithmetic
might quickly answer this, while some
veteran who had forgotten more than
ehc boy would ever know would proba-
bly, stumble over it. Yet the veteran
might have had lifelong drill in
thoroughness, accuracy, fidelity, and
other really-valuable clerical qualities,
which would make him an inconceiv-
ably better servant of the Government
than the glib boy who could answer a
"catch question"
We can assure Director Merriam,
with the utmost positiveness, that he can
find in the ranks of the veterans and
their widows, men and women capable
of filling every one of the $4,000
places under him to his entire satisfac-
ton. They will pass any real practical
examination in way that will convince
a man of his reputation for executive
ability of their entire competence in
assisting him to fulfill his promise to the
country to give thoroughly business
character to the Twelfth Census. He can
even find among them persons capable
of taking up any special line of inquiry
that he may desire. If he will inquire
among those in Washington who have
had the greatest experience in Govern
mental work, he will be informed that,
taken as whole, the veterans of the
rebellion make the most satisfactory
clerks and employees to be found any
where. Their army service gave them
discipline and sense of responsibility
which it is difficult to instill into other
men, and to some impossible.
He will serve himself and the coun-
try best by giving the veterans prefer
ence everywhere, and he will be GER
tainly fulfilling the pledges Of the coun-
try and the intent of the laws.
The National tribune., 1899-03-23

Remember that only one week more
remains of the chance for subscribers Of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE to gel
Greeley's American Conflict for only
81 additional. After March 80 the
price will be advanced to 80. Greeley's
Is incomparably the greatest history of
the rebellion ever written, and every
family should have one, not only for
entertainment of the present generation,
but for sound instruction of the rising
one.
The National tribune., 1899-03-23

AGUINALDo seems to have different
ideas about "the consent of the GOV.
erned." He promptly cuts off the heads
of those who don't want to be governed
his way.
The National tribune., 1899-03-23

WE seem to have found something
definite at last. That bad roast beef
bore the label of Swift, Little & Co., Of
Chicago. Now let them be put on the
rack.
The National tribune., 1899-03-23

IT begins to look as if Commissary-
General Eagan ought to be given an
ether engagement with a court-martial.
The National tribune., 1899-03-23

THE Civil Service Commission mod
estly remarks that if it is allowed to
fill the offices in the islands our Colonial
policy will prove a success. There's
like confidence in ones own
infallibility.