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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31
SAMPSON STRONG AFTER
MONEY.

Admiral Sampson may have been alb
sent when the Santiago battle was
fought, but he claimed the victory just
the same, and appealed to the Admin
istration for backing.
The Admiral might have been doing
other things than fighting. and it is not
recorded that he took any Spanish
ships. but he is still claiming, and this
time he asks the help OF the Supreme
Court OF the District of Columbia.
Sampson. with n "p." is great
claimer. What successful cormor-
ant; what n rapacious grabber after
all in sight, Is this noble example set
for young Naval officers to follow, and
the world to emulate and admire
He will doubtless be as successful in
convincing the people of the United
States of his right to money out of the
Treasury as he was in proving to them
that he won the battle OF Santiago, cat
which he was absent"
Sampson is a strong man-strong In
claiming that TO which he is not en-
titled. and which belongs TO another.
His right to have sent the UNANIMOUSLY
celebrated telegram, claiming all the
glory, has been already adjudicated by
the people, with the verdict against the
Strong Admiral. with a strong" pull
on the present Administration.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31
THE CONSUL AND THE OCTOPUS.

Considerable discussion has been
going on of late years as to the neces-
sitv and means for improving the con-
sular service of the United States. and
n variety of changes have been sug-
gested looking to that end. The present
administration has hit upon one that
had not hitherto found any champion
In public 1t has set our consuis to
studying industrial combinations as
they exist in other countries.
This has not been done. as the UNI
Initiated might suppose, to give the
consuls a Job or to make them earn
the enormous salaries. something be-
tween q third and fourth-class post
masters. for which our consulor ser
vice is famed wherever trade has fol
lowed the flag" This new departure
Conceals a distinct Interior motive
about its person. The consuls are en-
gagged In the very necessary work Of
accommodating campaign thunder for
the Republican party. and the facility
with which they are finding other coun-
tries honeycombed with trusts Is q
genuine tribute to American enterprise
and Imagination.
Our consuls, however do not stop at
finding out that these trusts exist
abroad: their efforts carry much fur
Their: they find that the people OF other
countries actually like them. When
new trust 10 formed the people light
bon fires. and ring bells, the local mill
ala parades in honor of the event and
the mayor makes q speech from the
portico of his house to the rejoicing
populace. The young octopus is petted
and coddled and provided with wet
nurse until he grows strong and lusty
and able to use his tentacles with ac-
curacy. force and dispatch 1t Is only
IN this carping country, say the con-
suls. that his beneficent mission is not
understood and appreciated. or that the
small 1.-THE he exacts Is regarded as
exorbitant.
Thus the consuls tell us that in the
matter of trusts we are far behind
England. Over there Octopuses are as
plentiful as cabs and horse-cars. and
can be seen trooping along the streets
by dozens on any sunshny morning
and nearly every citizen carries buns
and loaf sugar in his pockets for them.
If we may believe these consular re-
ports (and nobody dares doubt them)
the average Englishman would rather
&e spanked by Dom Paul Kruger than
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

certain corporations which will contrib
ute handsomely to q party Campaign
treasury!
to be sacrificed to the sordid uses OF a
political contest: If these innocent and
trustful people. who welcomed US with
open arms and conflded their destinies
to our honor and generosity. are TO be
inundated on the altar of q detestablc
and mean party emergency: II 1t be true
that the Republican Congress, backed
by the Republican Administration, de-
liberately intend to trade upon the mis-
cry and the helplessness of a people
who have thrown themselves upon our
mercy. then we say-and we believe
that the country will make haste to de-
nounce and to condemn and to rebuke
an infamy so monstrous and SO indie
fensible.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

If we may judge from the press re-
ports, the speech OF Congressman
Marsh, replying to Mr.. Lentz, was a
most remarkable performance. Though
Mr.. Lentz only called attention to the
fact that the military budget is now
one fifth Of the total national expendi-
lures. 1t appealed to Mr. Marsh as
being an attack upon his country. The
Republican office holder seems to be
the only individual who cannot distin-
guish between the United States and
the Republican Administration. or par
tY.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

That was a keen Kentucky Republi
can who consulted Griggs on the sub
ject of Federal interference. For find
ing anything you please in the Consti
tuition or the laws. Griggs Is the slick
est thing that ever happened.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

Children, clad in white, cast flowers
before the feet of General Miles and
his army as they entered San Juan,
Porto Rico. year and half ago.
Should General Hanna and his servile
army of followers essay to enter that
city to-day. children. clad in rags.
would be very apt to cast at their heads
things not quite so lovely and compli-
mentary as flowers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

Mr.. Fl. III. Hanna. chairman of the
indianapolis Sound Money Commits
sion," has been named as a Presiden-
tial elector by the Republicans. The
reward may be Il little slow in coming,
put the rest of the indianapolis aggre-
cation need not desnair.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

General Roberts has promised his
troops that he will lead them personal
~ into Pretoria. President Kruger
says the British will never enter that
city. The situation reminds us of that
innocent old query: IF an irresistible
force meets an immovable obstacle
what happens?'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

Hon. John Young Brown did not get
elected Governor OF Kentucky. but he
got employed to defend the man
charged with hiring man to kill the
man who did get elected Even in poll
tics there are consolation prizes.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

Salisbury doesn't dare to Ego to the
country for an endorsement until he
has received AZ report from Roberts
written from Pretoria. In case this
shouldn't be forthcoming, Mckinley
could furnish him with several lend of
the war" specials from Otis with Ma
nila date line. 4
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

The permits Secretary Root has been
giving people to take gold out of the
sea-bed is causing him nearly as much
worry as a certain reverend gentle
mans process for extracting gold from
sea water brought to the investors in
that good thing"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

When Senator Hanna. in the Repub-
lican Senatorial caucus on the Porto
Rico bill, said that from party point
of view the tariff ought to remain" he
did not exhibit his wonted political sa
gacity. If this tariff remains. the Re-
publican party will not remain.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

Witness Golden, in the Goebel assas-
sination case. had to sit with his back
against the wall to keep the kindly and
law-abiding mountalneers from perfor-
ating that part of his anatomy while he
Is testifying. Republicans rule in Ken
lucky has its inconYeniencea.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

The newspaper that finally succeeds
in locating the Hon. Marcus Aurelius
Hanra's sensitiveness found it in close
proximity to this years campaign fund.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

There is not a vcstige of truth I'm the
rumor that Mr.. Hanna. has purchased
Rican mix-up) and has posted one on
each side of the fence to see that Mr..
Mckinley stays up on top, as he
obediently did in 1896.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

The English Governments attempt to
galvanize Irish loyalty into life only
served to call the worlds attention to
an unburicd corpse which, temporarily,
1T had almost forgotten.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

The Rev. Crane has discovered that
Charleston is a sink of iniquity. This
ought to go far toward rcconciling New
York to DR.. Parkhurst.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

When John Bull set out 10 wipe two
Republics off the may. he didn't expect
TO catch his thumb on something sharp
and leave a large splotch of his own
blood
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

The Atlanta Constitution thinks that
the Republican party in the South is
calculated to make the patriarchs of
the party shake their gray heads'
That may be so. but ordinarily it only
makes other people shake their sides
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

That Maryland editor who has start
ed out to run his newspaper las Cap
tain Kidd would do" doubtless has a
large number of subscribers in arrears.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

If the "peacemaker" in the Carnegie
Trick fight received. as is alleged, a
81 .000, 900 fee, he is eligible to the United
States Senate; and he had better hur-
~ up and get there, for Mr.. Hanna
needs his help badly.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

The corked-up gurglings of the Isev
erdge found RELIEF in the reverbera-
lions of political earthquake in In.
diana.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

Central Otis has just suppressed two
newspapers in Manila. The antipathy
of the Philippine vicc-regent to the
printing press is deep-seated and cas-
lily understood.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

There appears to be a growing need
OF somebody to expurgatc the Con-
gressional Record. or to censor the
speeches OF Congressman before they
are printed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

Those Cubans who want to run away
from the race question by way OF an
nexation are in for dose OF Sinbad's
experience.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

That Congressman who says that If
the Constitution stands in the road 1t
must give way" might offer the use
OF his thick skull as a battering ram.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31

Wars may come and wars may go,
but the bank cashier does not permit
them TO do all the going.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31
WHERE THE TEST COMES IN.
Courier Journal.)

1t is said that Debs has confided to n
few OF his friends that he is sure to be
elected. 1T is to be hoped that the
secret will not get out. Wharton Bar
fer would probably leave the track,
and walk are always uninterest-
ing.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31
HoYLE WILL BE WRONG.
Baltimore American)

Two opposing candidates in West
Virginia are named Flush and
S;reight. If the latter wins, then Hoylc
is n purvcyor of wrong information.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31
THE REALLY HAPPY MAN.
(Philadelnhia Times.)

philadelphia Times.)
In spite of the proverh ignorance
cannot be bliss. This world never saw
anybody happier than the follow who
knows it all
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-31
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The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

ing to injure the reputation of his
sylvan paradise, said: Yes, that is a
pretty fair sized milk snake, and or
dered it buried,
"But that snake had scarcely been
buried when man came in with six
more big Tattlcrs that had just been
killed And that was only the be
ginning. In IA few moments II was
discovered that the place was literally
alive with rattlesnakes. Most every
where you turned there was big rat
tier, and you can guess that the wom-
en- and children weren't long in get
ting out OF that. The fact was that
the picnic grounds were constructed
right over a den of rattlesnakes. The
major had spent nearly $500 in fixing
up the grounds, and had named the
place Paradise Glen but the people
Stunned il as a pestilence after that
and changed the name TO 'Rattlesnake
Gulch."
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
SNAKES ON PICNIC GROUND.
Pleasure Resort Wa. Laid out at
Great Expense Over a Den of
Reptiles.

"a few years ago, said Mr.Kepp,
OF PunSsutawuey, Pa. to Chicago
Inter Ocean reporter, "a friend of
mine, Maj Powell, who was superin.
tendent= of a little railroad, built at
considerable expense fine picnic
ground out among the rocks and trees
of Bradford county. lie thought it
would help the road to have a fine
rustic and romantic resort, where peo-
pie could go TO hold picnies, aud an
ticipated that there would be one or
two excursions every week to this cool
sylvan retreat. And it was mighty
pretty place. When il was all fixed up
and about 900 people, the majority of
them children, went there have
their first picnic, Maj Powell was
there in all his glory to Witness the
opening of what was TO be the most
popular resort in bradford county
Presently some body saw big rattle
snake., which wasZduly dispatched
Mr. Powell looked at it, and not wish
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

mother wanted the name TO be Vii.
lam. just before starting 10 church
the nurse ran upstairs to the father.
who was laid up with the gout. 10 tell
him they were of. What be they GO.
ing to call On, nDrse?' Mlssus tays
It's to be William. vas the reply.
William be blowed. said the Invalid.
call un plain BIZ In accordance
with these Iac0nic Instructions the
nurse gave the name 20 the clergy.
man. and the infant WIS cbrlstened
accordingly" Ono Tiiehiner. u Peek.
ham. was named under the following
circumstances: On arriving at the
church his name was not settled upon.
and when the clergy man said: Name
this child" one Of the friends fBid
John and another said: 'ob. no.
meaning pot John. and ~ no ore elss
spoke the clergyman thought that
uaa his name. ard baptized him Ono.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
DIVORCE IS TOO COMMON.
The Court. of England Are erantinn
Them More Than Ever
nefare.

Official figures show that the di-
vorce court in England was not near
ly so busy in #1S9S as il had been in
Is. In the latter year 5sa aud in
1S9s a. marriages were dissolved 1t
is worthy of note that over 65 pee
cent of the petitions presented to
the divorce court had reference TO
marriages of from five TO twenty
years standing, majority of all
the petitions presented were from
husbands. hut#of those relating To
marriages of 20 and more years dura-
ton the larger number from
wives. An interesting feature of the
figures of the English divorce court
indicates the auspices under which
the marriages it was in lsas asked to
annul were celebrated. About 20 per
cent. are To he credited To the estab-
lished church, about eight per cent.
TO other denominations and about 20
per cent, to the registry offices, The
fact that two-ffths of all the mar.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
Cn.t Of the Mnr.

Ten months OF war IN South Africa
will cost Great Britain $4,000. .cd0. OF
about So. .ooo, 900 per month. a rum far
in excess OF the estimate made who's
hostilities began, and there will stih
be a heavy expeHse incurred In the
wtrk OF pacificatiou. But the people
out OF whose pockets this money must
come DO not appear to Be dissatisfied.
and have evidently no intention Of o.
ferirg a rebuke al the polls 10 those
who have been intrusfed with the cor
Guct OF the campaign. Pew Of them.
however. know in what way this vast
sum has been expended, and how .'a-
pendous has been the amount of ma
terial required for bringing the con-
fiict to a successful issue. We In Can
ada know that in senefng 1000 men ou-
outlay was 100000. bat for their
maintenance after they reached the
theater Of the war We con4ribsted al,
most nothiBge-Toronto Mall ane tx.
press.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
GOOD BAPTISMAL STORIES.
One of the Twins Died and the Sur
Vtvor Got Both OF the
Names.

A minister was baptizing a boy OF
six years, says the London Telegraph.
The names given were Benjamin Jo-
seph. After the ceremony he said TO
the boy: "Nou have two very good
names and you ought TO he "A good
boy; how did yon come by them ?"
Please, sir" said the boy, EVE was
twins. and the other died" Another
correspondent says; AT Ramsbury
manor there once resided poultorer's
family OF the name of Duck. The
third son was TO be christencd and the
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

denblatt. Russia defrays the expense
OF the alliance var out Of the pock-
cts Of the allies The cotton goods
Of England and Germany. the jewels
and the wine Of France. the prod
ucts Of America. italy and Austria
must make 1t possible for Russia
TO aght aide to side with England.
Germany. France. America, Italy and
Austria. Perhaps the high duties
will still remain when the last Boxer
has welded TO the international
forces. So Russia viii be a winner,
ANYWAY. Wise Mr. Wltte.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

riages dissolved were childless leads
to the reflection that absence OF chill
dren from the freside tends TO the
dissolution of the marriage tie.
There is no doubt that the presence
of children is source of strength to
the matrimonial bond. because it
adds unspeakably TO the happiness OF
the married couple.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
Two onnnI. nInhina AtInntIc.

1t is asserted that the future win see two
canals binding the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean The value Of such connection cannot
be too highly estimated II will brlng added
prosperity 10 the nation. as surely as Hos.
letters Stomach Bttters brings health TO the
dysptptic. Ii You cannot set rid OF your in
digestion, constipation. dyspepsia or bilious
ness try the Bittcrs, and never accept any
thing in place of IL II you wish to get well,
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
DON'T BEGIN.

oon,t oegin to grumbie;
pon't begin to fret;
wbtrgs. maybe, are tiresome.
They'll be brighter yet!
non't begin to fancy
Yours a grievous load;
Tbere's a bigger burden
Just across the road.
mont begin to worry
over what they say;
Take your task and do II,
That's the better way.
pon't begin to envy;
Jealousy is blind;
Kaep the smiles before you,
Fold the scowls behind.
Don't begin TO wander
From the narrow road;
Those alone are happy
Who can walk with God.
nownward, ever downward
Falls the slope OF SIM
Stopping is not easy;
Therefore don't begin.
London s. s. Times.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

Van Tell dined with old Newriehs
,ast evening ard II was really pitifal 70
watch him and bis butler.
Van PelI-Was the Old fellow 80
afraid o. him?
sSo. indeed; but the butler was 80
en- rt,arrsszrd .s-Pnek.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
Hest for the bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache TO a
cancer. you will never get well until your,
bowels are put right. Cascarcts help nature.
cure you without grippe or pam, produce
easy natural movements. cost YOU Just 10
cents to start getting your health back
Cascarets Candy Cathartic the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has G. G. q.
stamped on IT, Beware of limitations.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

hopeless little quaver in his voice. Il can't
understand It, Why do the women have
their skirts made ten inches too long, and
hold them ten inches too Highly
For he had not yet learned the folly Of at
tempting to understand the eternal frmi
nine Baltimore American.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

Russia's Way of Raising Money.
The recent increase in Russia of
all duties on imported goods il des-
tined TO pay for the Chinese eXpe-
dition. Thus, says the Vienna Frem-
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

Oysters cannot live in the Baltic
sea. The reason is that IL IL not
salty enough. They can only live
in water that contains ut least 81
parts Of salt In every 1000 parts Of
water.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
Tn. Nomrnsou. s~hsme.

"Aren't you deeply interested in ;hs
burning question Of the hour?'
"Do you mean the presidential elee
tion or the shirt-waisz man?'-Is5iAD
Apolis Journal
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
Snfr There.

Goodheart-I think You libeled that
friend Of yours from Chicago. took him
out to lunch to-day, aud he didn't eat with
his knife at all
Snecrwell- That's strange. What did you
have 10 eat2
Oyster stew."-Pbladclphia Press.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
I.Isteaers.

Listeners seldom expect 10 hear any
rood Of themselves. bat they are
usually satisfied II they hear sorne-
thing bad Of othsrA-CAiszgo Daily
NsNn
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

"Pa. what is the gage Of war; The
gage Of wary Well It is the first chunk
Of mud you throw at that little Jones boy
that You say is always picking fuss with
you. indianapolis journal.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
Rnrc nIIIIA Lnh.

Magistrate What is your businessH
Witness Matrimonial agent for my
eight grown.up daughters FliegendC
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

Ida-"lsn't she bare faced soubrcttcr
May-"No, dear, her face ,s covered viii
paint"-k q. Times Democrat.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

II il a mystery 10 US where all the bad
cigars were smoked before the days Of the
open trolley cars.-Detroit Journal.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

The wise man. under the impulse Of re-.
morse, kickcth himself, but the fool soak
eth himself Puck.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
~ cough curC.--J, W Dl]rien, 30 Third
Ave, n, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. q, 1900.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

Don't drink too much water when cycling
Adams Tutu Frutti In an excellent Hubsu.
tute.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

Each package % PUTNAM PADDLES pYEi
colors either silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly
Sold by all druggists.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29

The trouble with the collar button is that
It il such an upstart-lt won't keen ~ iL'
place Puck.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
Observation-Disclosures,

Buinham's ilasty Jellycon makes delicious
desserts You have nothing 10 do bot dis
solve II IN bot water aud aet 1t away 10 coDli
Il makes delicious transparent and dsllght.
fol Jelly dessert flaygrs orange, lemon,
strawberry, raspberry, peach, Wild cherry
and uniiavoftd "CHlislont' Tor making
wine aud coiies jellies. Get a package ~
day at your Rt0cefh.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-29
To Cure n Geld In one Day

TO Nurr NpIU III WWF EVHF
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fitfails 10 cure Doc.