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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
THE PUERTO RICO QUESTION.


A correspondent asks Us to explain
"for the benefit Of those who have not
kent track of the matter the Puerto Rico
question. which is being so much dis
cusscd in congress and all the news
paper"
So much has been said and written on
this question that most people probably
understand it. but for the Information of
many who gave it little attention until
it suddenly became prominent we will
try to outline its history. 1t is in a
single line "Shall the products of
Puerto Rico he admitted to our markets
free of duty:'
The Puerto lticans number about three
fourths of million. Though far below
our standard of civilization they are the
best of the islanders who came to us
under the trf ATTY of Paris. Many of them
are intelligent. educated and fairly in
dustrious, and all of them are peaceable.
Spain doubtless robbed them and dcgTad-
ed them. as she did all her other
colonists, but they bore her rule without
much protest and did not revolt against
her as did Cuba and the Philippines.
While our war with Spain was in pro-
gress General Miles was sent with a
small army to capture the island. When
he landed he issued a proclamation
addressed to the people inviting them to
transfer their allegiance TO the United
States and promising them if they did
"all the rights, privileges and immuni-
ties" enjoyed by our own people. They
promptly took him at his word and, as
we remember, without firing a gun or
making Il protest of any kind accepted
his offer and have ever since been loval,
faithful. law-qbiding subj cts, accepting
our government and lending themselves
as far as possible TO the execution of our
purposes.
But hard fortune has followed them.
Spain. which had directly and Indirectly
furnished them with market for their
products, of course closed the door
against them when she coded to us all
her right and tide TO the island. Our
tariff laws were construed to apply TO
them and the duties were prohbitory.
Their sugar. tobacco and other crops
storehouses waiting for purchaser.
This alone was enough to paralyze an
agricultural population, but another
calamity bfell them. Last year a
hurricane swept over the island. devas-
tating large part of it and leaving the
inhabitants utterly destitute, and since
then tens of thousands of them have
been saved from starvation only by the
help dDlPd out to Them by oar govern
ment. A. the island was controlled by
our army Secretary Of War Root natur-
ally and properly made its condition the
subject uf his special study and having
obtained what information he could
treated the subject at length in his an
nua report 10 congress, in which he
said:
THE highest considerations of Justice
and good faith demand that we should
not dislppoint the confident expectation
of sharing in our prosperity with which
the people of Puerto Rico so gladly
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
FACTS AND OPINIONS GATHERED
FROM CONTEMPORARIES

WORSE AND WORSE FOR PORTO RICO
The last state of Porto Rico Is, in our
opinion. worse than the first. Ii is now
proposed, we understand, to give the
island free trade with a string to 1t. All
our products are to be taken in without
a cent of duty. The natives may have
our churns, sausages, moving machines,
baby carriages. washboards, mission
aries. etc, and not pay so much as the
fraction of a penny on any of them. Sc
far 1t is the perfection of allruism-may
we say benevolent sufiocatiOn? The
only thing is that Porto Rican products
the results of native enterprise and eff
fort and the basis upon which the peo-
pies prosperity must be founded-tbe
only thing is that these products are to
be taxed when they reach our ports. In
other words, the United States is free to
flood Porto Rico with its merchandise,
but Porto Rico must pay on everything
it sends to our markets. The situation
reminds us of a deal once made between
China and Great Britain, and of the re-
ply made by the English representative
when asked how the deal would operate.
"Heads win, taels you lose" said the
EnglIshman-an so it was. We are a
promising pupil of England. under pres
ent auspices. and England must look to
her laurels as a spolator if we ever get
ourselves really educated.
Seriously, however, we feel moved to
say that this new proposition is even
more iDexcusable than any yet advanced.
We are to Introduce our wares into
Porto Rico free of charge. and Porto
Rico is to be taxed on everything she
produces and sends to Us. Just how
congress can discuss this with straight
face, we do not pretend to say. Even
the Roman Augurs cOntented themselves
with winking at each other. They never
gave the game away to the ribald multi
tude. In this case. however the dullest
intellect can grasp the meaning Of the
situation. 1t is az plain as daylight that
the object is to enrich our produc rs and
merchants, while we industriouslv fleece
the Porto Ricans. We went into the
war against Spain sobbing with sorrow
for the downtrodden victims of Spain's
oppress sion. We girdcd up our pious
loins and sWore a great and righteous
oath that we would uplift the groaring
generation. How well do we recall the
passionate orsIions which fired The picus
heart and walked TO fine freuzy the
American zeal for noble works. TO this
day we thrill responsive to the hysteri-
cal appeals Of the great and good men
who made the halls of congress ring
with their denunciatons If Spanish
tyranny. And now we are told that
our scheme of rescue and oxsltation
consists in free trade for the United
States and taxation for Porto Rico,
Verify, it seems to u that this Is the
very carnival of humbug and hypocrisy
Washington Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23


The press reports tell u that 10 Cham.
berlan has ''warned" the presdPn of
the Transvaal republic not to destroy
the mines and the -Eckstein- Rhodes,
etc , property at Johannesburg. Thai
was to have been expected. Since the
war upon the Dutch republics was pre-
ciptated by Chamberlain. at the instiga-
ton and IN the interests of his pawn
broker associates, it is easy TO under
stand that he regards with horror ard
alarm any menace to those excellent
commercial assets. Chamberlain would
be paving only part of his debt TO the
cotere if he failed to plead for the safety
and perpetuation of their .monev. The
question is whether Paul Kruger. head
ing a struggle for liberty and represent
ing the heroes and martyrs Of his race,
will be deferred by the warning" of
this Brummagem parvenu and mounte-
bank. In our opinion he swill pay no
more attention to it than the Gar of
Russia ought to pay to The growli ling of
the British lion over Persia. We shall
see. however.
Meanwhile. this utterancc Of Chamber
lain throws fresh, but quite unneces-
sarv light upon the attitude of England
toward the rest Of the world. England
Is free, Of course. to set up any propO-
sition of superiority; to cover any
scheme of aggression with the claim of
virtue and philanthropy: to excuse any
act Of spoliatiOn by pleading plous mo-
tive; to account for the extinction Of
hn &
peoples and the absorption Of territories
by advancing The dogma Of irrepres BILE
civilization. Operating under this hypO-
critical and mpudent disguise, England
has ravaged the world for the past 500
years. Ruthless and insatiate, she now
plots the extinction of the South African
repubhcs-not because they have threat.
ened her, but simply because they have
developed wealth for which she thirsts
a. her pirates of the Spanish Main
thrsted for the argosies and galleOns Of
that time. OF course, Chamberlain
warns Kruger not to touch the "com
mercial assets" of the Ecksteins, and the
Belts, and the othschilds-assets which
will enrich England and pay tribute Il
her treasury. OF course, he winces a
the prospect of any serious shrinkage il
the plumber he expects his friends Il
share. But what effect will this sordiC
buster have upon Paul Kruger? VIVA
effect should it have upon people fight
ing for their political honor-their yer,
existence? No doubt, the Duke of Alva
speaking for the "COurt of Blood,
warned" the Dutch heroes against cut
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
BLOOD WILL TELL.
And if it is Bad Blood it Will Tell
in a Disastrous Way.

"rhe blood is the life" and if the
blood il bad and poor, tainted with filth
and flowing sluggshly through the
veins. life is likely to be a burden. Poor
blood will cause an outbreak of some
kind. The poison must come to the
surface. ErysipelaS, eczema, scrOfula.
bOils. tumOrs, may be the form it takes.
The first itching or pimple is but the
vanguard of the great army of diseases
that will surely follow unless routed at
the beginning. rheumatism, too, comes
from bad blood. for uric acid causes
rhepmatism. The tendency to lack of
exercise in cold weather, to close con-
finement in overheated rooms. breathing
bad air, is always productive of bad
blood. You may not notice it at first,
but 1t is there. and when Spring comes
with its changes in atmosphere, the
humor comes to the surface. The way
to avoid "spring fever" and the Ills
usually attributed to the changing season
is to prepare in time by cleansing and
purifying the blood-not only the blood.
but the entire system. For this purpose
there are many preparations, but the one
great medicine is Calcura Solvent, the
wonderful preparation discovered in 1898
by David Kennedy, Physician and Sur
geOn OF Kennedy Row, Kingston, y. Y.
Calcura Solvent will purify and enrich
the blood thoroughly, because it will
cleanse the whole system, so that the
conditions that are the cause of bad
blood will be corrected. 1t gives the
necessary strength and tone to each one
of the great internal organs, which are
all sure to be in bad condition as the
result of bad blood. Because of this
general tonic and cleansing effect, Cal,
cura Solvent Is so much better than any
mere blood purifier.
Cut this ad. out and show it to your
druggist. Then you will be sure to get
! Calcura Solvent.
FREE AT YOUR HOME.
Send your address to David Kennedy
Physician and Surgeon, Kennedy Row
Kingston, n. Y, mentioning this paper
and free sample bottle of Calcur,
Solvent Will be mailed to you. BE SURF
to add Kennedy Row to the address, a.
above. If your druggist does not sci
Calcura Solvent, send 81 to the abov,
address, and a full size bottle will b.
sent you by express, all charges paid
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

VIM. Orr, Newark, o., says, "We never
feel safe without One Minute Cough Cure
in the house. 1t saved my little boys
life when he had the pneumonia. We
think it is the best medicine made" 1t
cures coughs and all lung diseases.
Pleasant to take, harmless and gives I'M
mediate results. |. Storms, Mlddlebury;
Day Bros, East Middlebury; c. w.
Cornwall; b, Fl Bennett, Bridport; G. B.
Kendall, Shoreham; F. C. Dyer, West
Salisbury; w. B. French, Orwell.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
THE SENATE AND THE WAR UPON THE
REPUBLICS.

It will be interesting to see how the
senators will vote upon Senator Mason's
motion to discharge the committee on
foreign relations from consideration OF
the resolution of sympathy for the
South African struggle for liberty. That
vote will be in reality vote upon the
resolution itself. Isn't it about time TO
show the civilized world in some such
frank yet unprovocative way that
Messrs. Chamberlain, Mckinley and
Hay are incorporating the real feel
ings of the American people as to this
war upon two republics and upon liber-
tv:-New York World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

Chamberlain will affect them no more
than the barking of vagrapt cur.
The Beers will destroy Johannesburg.
WHY not? The act will be justified by
military necessity, as well as by morals
and by righteousness. They do not
want the accursed gold which has been
the cause of all their woes. They do not
want anything but their freedom and
their political integrity. What matters
Chamberlain ange" when everything
they love is lost Washington Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
WHAT Do THE CHILDREN DRlNKq

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? 1t is delicious and nourish-
ing and takes the place of coffee. The
more Graln-O you give the children the
more health You distribute through their
systems. Gram-O IS made of pure
grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee but
costs about as much. All grocers sell
it. l5c. and 25c.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

Three hundred thousand bushels of
potatoes will be ground in Wisconsin
starch factories this year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

does Iris moro certainly
thar any other sssessiCines
IT ksas been doing IL for
thirty years. II is "a wO-
mans medicine for wO-
mans Ills. II has done
much for the health of
American women. Read
the grateful Eeff8rs from
women constantly aP-
pearing I'm this paper.
Mrs. Pink(I1asss 00unscES
women free of charge.
Her address is Lynn
Mass
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

When woman doesn't take any
interest in her housework-
When the least exertion tires her
When her back aches constantly
her head troubles her-limbs pain,
and she feels generally miserable, it's
pretty sure indication that her kid
neys are not doing their duty.
That backache is simply kidney
ache
The poison the kidneys should take
| out of the bloolis lett in, and is breed
ing all sorts of dire Diseases
II -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
6 aG>MacheS
of
W. omen

are wearyifig beyond DIES
cs'ipEf0s and they Indicate
real trouble somewhere.
Efforts to bear the Gull
pain are heroic, but they
40 not overcome IL and
the backacfeS continue
until Ire cause is re-
moved
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

Coal has been selling for SIPS ton in
the neighbOrhoOd of Dawson.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23


II. w. Goodrich of Poultney, Vermont,
was caller at the Rural Spirit Office
this week. Mr.. Goodrich handles all of
the horses bred on Mr.. c. Y. Larrabee's
Brook Nook farm and is out on visit,
and to get sniil of our climate that
produces such high class horses. Mr..
Goodrich says the horse market in the
horse shows there have educated the
people up to a high class horse, and
these are the ones that brings the money
in the big markets. \ horse must have
quality, be well educated and in good
flesh and condition to bring big money
in the east. Speed is good and will
bring high prices if the horse has an
Goodrich sold Mary Fisher, full sister to
Pearl Fisher, 2:lSi, that Mr.. Larrabee
bought here in Oregon, to A. S. Biglow,
Boston millionaire, who is driving her
with Prince Chairman, first prize win
ner at the New York show. Mr.. Good
rich, like Mr. Larrabee, is great adj
mirer of the Morgan horse, and lie says
Mr.. Larrabee has some of the best and
greatest selections Morgan bred
horses in America. The Montana climate
seems to improve this breed of horses
also, as Mr.. Larrabee is sending to market
better individual than the original
stock.-North Pacific Rural Spirit.
Boise City can talk over the telephone
with San Francisco, 1000 miles away
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

Lydia E. Pinkham's vesctble Compound
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

Boise City can talk over the telephone
with San Francisco, 1000 miles away
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

speak, and Mrs. May Wright
Sewall was, perhaps, the only
representative of American wOm-
anhood whom American women
would have been satisfied with.
The reason, so it is said, was
simply that the organizers were
PrOtestants, the Catholics held
aloof.
The jury on ceramics yesterday
made an excursion to the SevreS
factory and witnessed the taking
from the kiln superb vase fully
five feet high, decorated pro
fusely and surmOunted by an
American eagle. The workmen
of the factory were addressed by
the president of the jury and
each one received a souvenir in
money, while each iuryman was
given a porcelain medallion as Il
mOmento of the occasion. The
President of the French Republic
is a hard working man, and he
faithfully puts i'll all available
time at the exposition and visits
the official pavilions first of one
country and then of another,
avoiding with the incest care any
show of partiality.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
Orphans Court.

Inventory of persanal property
Of Jacob l.. HOke, deceased, filed.
Letters of administratio on es.
tate of Lewis p. Doub, deceased.
granted to John Lemuel DOub,
administrator.
Inventories of personal prop
erty and stocks and bonds of
Susan Il. BOnsall, deceased.
Sales of real estate of Dennis
Ramsburg, deceased. ratified.
Letters of administration on
estate of John Bishop Norris, de-
ceased. granted to Ariana Lee
Erb, Administrative.
Second account of Robert F.,
Daniel W., and David G. Zentz,
administrators of Abraham S.
Zentz, deceased, filed.
Inventories of current money
and debts due John L. JamiSOn,
deceased, filed.
Courts order to sell real estate
of Mary G. Baldner, deceased,
granted to George w. CARRIER and
S. ID. Senseny, administrators
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
NIAGARA FALLS EXCUR-
SIONS.
Low Rate Vacation Trips via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has selected the follow
ing dates for its popular ten day
excursions to Niagara Falls from
Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington; July 26, August 8
and %, September 6 and 90, and
] October land Is. On these dates
the special train will leave Wash.
ington at 500 a. M, Baltimore
9.05 a. m.
This year the excursions from
Philadelphia will be run 10y two
routes. Those on July 26, Au.
gust 8. September 6. October /
and Is, going via Harrisburg and
the picturesque valley of the Sus
quehama aS heretofore, special
train leaving Philadelphia at
80 a. m: excursions of August
Is and September 20 running via
Trenton. Manunka Chunk, and
the Delaware Valley, leaving
Philadelphia on special train at
500 a. m.
Excursion tickets. good for re-
turn passage en- any regular train,
exclusive of limited express
trains, within ten days, will be
sold at $1,000 from Philadelphia.
Baltimore, Washington and all
points on the Delaware Divisions;
Sl1.25 from Atlantic City; 80. 60
from Lancaster; $3.50 from AL
toona and Harrisburg; 80 60 from
Sunbury and Wilkesbarre; So. 70
from Williamsport; and at pro-
pOrtionate rates from other
points, including Trenton, Mt.
Holly, Palmyra, New Brunswick,
and principal intermediate sta
tiOns. a stop over will be allow
ed at Buffalo, Rochester, Canaan
daigua, and Watkins within the
limit returning, on the excursions
of July 2G, August 8, September
6, October and Is.
For the excursions of August
% and September 20, stop over
will be allowed at Buffalo Oh re-
turn trip within limit of ticket.
The special trains of Pullman
parlor cars and day coaches will
be run with each excursion run
ming through to Niagara Falls.
An extra charge will be made for
| parlOr car seats.
An experienced tourist agent
and chaperon will accompany
each excursion.
For descriptive pamphlet, time
of connecting trains, and further
information apply to nearest
ticket agent, or address George
w. Boyd, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent. Broad Street Sta
ton, Philadelphia.
july 6 1T.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
Advertised Letters

The following is list of the
advertised letters remaining in
the Frederick City post-oflice.
To obtain any Of these letters, the
applicants must call for advertised
letters. If not called for within
two weeks they will be sent to the
dead letter office:
Gentlemen's List.-James II.
Best, Joseph Charity, VIM. Doug.
ley, Samuel Lawrence, W. Mitch.
ell, Charles B. Manusell, Caleb
Seacord, Robert Witter, Mr..
waste.
Ladies' List. : Miss Mary
Bender, Miss Ethel Cookery,
Miss Grace James, Miss Mary
Keefer, Mrs. Mary Moler, Miss
BERTHE Summers, Miss Matte
Sier.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
Very truly yours,
II. w. SYLVESTER.
President Md. Agricultural Col.
More Troops Needed to Sub
due Filipinos.

MANILA. June 12-"More sol
dierS" is the demand which is
coming to Gen. Macarthur from
every part of the islands. Recent
events nave worked to vindicate
General Lawton's judgment that
100, 600 troops would be needed
to establish American sovereign.
ty over the Philippines.
Until they attempted to hold
provinces of two or three hundred
thousand hostile people with a
regiment or two the American
commanders hardly realized the
size of the Philippine Islands.
Officers best acquainted with
conditions in Mindanao and the
Sulu Islands tell the Associated
Press correspondent that they con-
slider serious fighting there inevi-
table.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

The Baltimore & Ohio r. r
has arranged series of Popular
Seashore Excursions, to be run
on Thursdays, June %, July y
and 26, August 8 and %, to At
lantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle
City and Ocean City, N. j..
Ocean City, Marylad, and Reho,
both Beach, Del, Tickets will
be good sixteen (16) days, includ.
ing date of sale
StOp-Overs will be allowed on
the return trip at Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Washington ON
tickets sold to New Jersey resorts.
and at Baltimore and Washington
on tickets sold to Ocean City, Md,
and RehOboth Beach, Del.
For tickets, time of trains.
sleeping and parlor car accommo,
dations, call on or address nearest
ticket agent Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for full information.
june 22-aug. II.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
DR.. VIM. G. Boteler.

Practice limited to diseases of the
Eye, Ear, and Throat. Spectacles adj
justed for all forms of defective sight.
Spectacle examinations free. Office. %
North Market street; residence, east
city limits, Frederick, Md. Office
hours A. NJ. to p. M. except Sun
day ex-ian. 27-19OI. 1vr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
B, & o. RAILROAD.
Popular Excursions to Niagara
Falls, Thursdays, July 10,
Aug. 2, Aug. 16, Aug. 80,
Sept. 13, Sept, q and Oct. II.

y Ten (lO) Day Tour to Mag
ara Falls, Americas Greatest
Natural Wonder, via b. g. O.
Royal Blue Line and the Lehigh
Valley Route, through the Lehigh
and Wyoming Valleys, the Swift
zerland of America. Special train
of elegant day coaches and parlor
cars will be run on above dates,
leaving
Washington, ID. Co... $50 a. m.
Baltimore, Md. Cam
den StatiOn) ......... 9.l9 a. m.
Round trip tickets for this ex-
cursiOn will be placed on sale at
the following stations at the rate
annexed:
Brunswick, Md................S11.5 80
Hagerstown, Md .............. 11.50
Frederick, Md................. los
KeedySville, Md.............. 11.5O
Harper's Ferry, w. Va...... 11.5O
Stop,overs allowed on return
trip at Buffalo, Rochester, Gene
va, Watkins Glen and Mauch
Chunk.
Only S1.OO Niagara Falls to
Toronto and return.
Side trip to Thousand Islands
from Rochester only $3.50 round
trip. Tickets good five days, but
within return limit of Niagara
Falls ticket.
Special arrangements for dinner
and supper en- route at very reas-
enable rates. Call on ticket
agents Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road for full particulars.
july 13-oct. II.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAIL
ROAD.

Excursions to Atlantic City,
Cape May, Sea Isle City and
Ocean City, N. J., Ocean
City, Md, and Rehoboth
Beach, Del, at Very Low
Rates, Thursdays, June %,
July IL and 20, August 9
and %.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-27

possible to make them believe
that the favored trusts which have
protited so largely 10y Hanna leg
iSlation, will allow the Hanna
Committee to lack money to buy
another election.