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Harvey n. J0ne e.,

Mr.. Harvey y. Jones one Of the oldest and
best known oitizaus Of Bel Air. died very aud.
denly at the residence Of his daughter. Mrs.
George Lewis, In Philadelphia. on Tuesday
night Of heart trouble. aged 70 years. Mr..
Jones had conducted the business of black.
smith for many years at Forest Hill. Church.
Vile and other places. Re engaged in mer.
chandisingin Bel Airunti within year or two
when he sold his establishment He leaves q
widow and Ave admit daughters Mrs. B. r.
Jones, Mrs. lydia Rauer, Mrs. A. Lee Coale,
and Miss GeorgIe Jones. Of Rel Air. and Mrs.
George L"wis, Of Philadelphia. The funeral
will take place today, the burial heing made
at Centre NJ. z. Church. Forest Hill.
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A Severe Storm,

The central portion of the county was
visited on Friday by a severe rain storm
which was accompanied by terrific flashes Of
lighting. In Bel Air the down pour was an
unusually heavy one but no material damage
has been reported. The neighborhoods Of
Gibson and Hickory seem to have experienced
the full force Of the storm. The large barn
upon the farm Of Mr.. Emory Tucker, near
Gibson, was struck by lightning and totally
consumed together with its contents. consist
ing Of the wheat from II acres Of ground,
thirty tons Of hay, two buggies, new farm
wagon and the entire stock Of harness. The
barn was large structure, go feet long and
40 feet wide. The barn and contents were
Insured In the Hartford Mutual Company for
1900.
Mr.. John W. Peterson, of Hickory. had two
valuable cows, and Mrs. Rebecca Miller, Of
Loppa, fine horse killed by lightning. The
residences of Mrs. Fanny Boarman, near Bel
Air and DR.. Robert X. Robinson. near Sharon,
were struck aud slightly dsmaged The dam
age to the roads and outlying crops, especial
~ tomatoes, was very heavy. Two large trees
upon the premises Of Mr.. Thomas Carcaud,
near Hickory were struck. The summer OF
1900 has certainly broken the record for the
number and ferceness of its thunder storms.
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EdgewOOa Jottfnes.

lockwood, Sept 11.-Mr. and Mrs. Num-
bers have returned from Ocean City.
There has been q change made In Edge
wood school. Mrs. Russell, who has been
teaching for fifteen consecutive years 10 sue
cesded by Mr.. Strawbridge.
Miss Susie Smith, OF Dorchester county, is
the guest of Mrs. r. RemboId.
7. II. Osborn, the noted evangelist will
preach ut Edgewood M. z. Church for two
weeks beginning Tuesday September 18th.
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The Affairs of The Baltimore and Le-
high.

petition which Is numerously signed is
being circulated in Bel Air asking the grand
jury, which is now In session, to investigate
the running Of the Baltimore and Le-
high Railway. There is strong feel
ing that the manner in which trains are now
being run is, to say the least, very dangerous
to all patrons Of the road Not train leaves
Bel Air but 1t has on 1t some member of al
most every family in the vicinity, and the
alarm which has followed the last two acct
dents lie nothing more than natural. As long
as the trains were run q little late everyone
was satisfied that this was only necessary in
cident to the broad-gauging Of the road, and
while many experienced the Inconvenience,
the discomfort was borne without murmur.
What has aroused bitter feeling was milk
car getting off the track at Stony Run, near
the city, on Sunday. and yesterday the whole
train plunged into bank near the Almsbouse,
between Bel Air and Wstsrvsle. Had it gone
to the left instead Of the right, 80 odd persons
would have been plunged down a 30-foot en-
bankment and fatal results would most prob
ably have followed. AS It was no one was
hurt.
There Is little desire among the conservative
| element to unnecessarily embarrass the Off
| cials in the big undertaking they have en-
dea vored 70 accomplish of giving the residents
OF Hartford better railroad facilities On the
contrary, all were willing to lend a helping
band nv words OF encouragement, and the
management was pr T. ell for it's enterprise.
But there Is ointment, and strong one,
too, that II the lroper safeguards are O. be-
Ing eBpluyed to protect life ami prevent acct
Qeft TO graHd jury au9uld tp'sI!sEe and
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OthO BENNINGTON.

Mr.. Ohio Bennington. son ~ Mr John w..
Bennington, died at his home near Whiteford
on Monday, after long illnesa Of erilspsy.
aged about twenty a'x vAara. He was buried
on Tuesday at Slate Ridge Presbyterian GENE
tsry
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lust closed out the entire lot. about ~
81 pairs SUMMER CORSETs, all sizes. Every
pair worth SOC. Will sell them 99e. naiY
while they last at................ O00' pztI
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Midsummer Bargains
AT THE
Cash Store.

DEADYIMADRSHEETS made from Mohawk
IL Valley Muslin, size 9Ox8O, (2I< Coz naNh
yards square.) Bargain price,.
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DON,T forget to look at the LADIES BUT.
- TON or LACE DONGOLA SHOE at SLIGO
that we told you about last week. Every pair
of them worth from $500 to $3.50.
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DEADY MADE PILLOW CASES. made from
n Mohawk Valley Muslin, 45x36 Il 1AN
yard by ~ yards square. Bargain price If6S
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DEADY MADE BOLSTER CASES. made
IL from Mohawk Valley Muslin, size 4bx72,
q yards IN yards square. Bargain 2on
price. .....ss....'..'''' 6OUt
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Circuit Court.

The September term Of the Circuit Court
for Hartford county commenced on Monday,
there being present Hon. James d. Walters,
Judge; William =. Forwood, Jr., Clerk; James
W. McNsbb, States Attorney; Andrew Kin
hart, Sheriff; John Bauer, Crier; Bernard
Dunnigan and H. sapp Scarborough, Batliifs.
The roll of jurymen was called and the fol-
lowing excused: George L. Kroh, Of the first
district; g. Alfred Mitchell, Jarrett T. Bald
win and John NJ. Mitchell, of the second; Will
liam d. Bartleson, David J. Doyle and L. b.
Coleman Stump, of the third; j. Wesley Hen
derson, OF the fourth; David Z. Price and
James Little, of the fifth, and John A. Rus
sell, A. Hamlin Carver and Stephen J. Seneca,
of the sixth.
The following were drawn to fill the vacan-
cies: John w. Spencer, (D; Henry z. Silver,
(2); William q. STREET., (3); John e. Hanna,
49,; William l. Price, (3); George M. Cathcart,
~; William Durham, ~; William H. Grey,
~; Charles Parker, ~: Albert L. McCann,
(5); John B. Scarborough, Jr., (5); Martin
Ryan, (5), and William Il. Norris, ~.
The grand jury is composed as follows:
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Does Your
Baking Powder
Contain
Alum :?

Prof. Geo. F. Barker, MD, University Of
Penn. call the constituents Of alum remain
from alum baking powders in the bread, and
the alum itself is reproduced to all ntents and
purposes when the bread is dissolved by the
gastric juice in the process of Digestion re-
gard the use of alum as highly injurious"
DR.. Alonzo Clark: GA substance (alum
which can derange the stomach should not be
tolerated in baking POWDER
Prof w. g. Tucker, New York State
Chemist Ell believe it (alum) to be decidedly
injurious when used as constituent of food
articles
Prof S. w. Johnson, Yale College: 81
regard their alum and soluble alumina salts)
introduction into baking powders most dam
gerous to health.
In view of such testimony as this,
every care must be exercised by
The housewife to exclude the over
and over condemned cheap, alum
baking powders from the food.
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Elizabeth w. Allen,

Elizabeth Wilson. infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Edward NJ. Allen, Jr., died at the
home OF her parents near Stafford on Tues
day and was buried on Wednes lay In tho
DarlipGton cemeterv
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7 OF 1O1 and 397, EXTRA LONG and ME-
II DUN WAIST r & G C0RSErS, sold the
Ss9Rsg O Oyse at 81 oo pair our &c., Dak
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XTleILANT CORsETs, made at the RS
Y Factory, and the best Medium Corset on
the market today Bargain 49c. main
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Welding Renenainn

NeetptbVu.
Following the marriage OF Miss Abbie Vir-
ginia Hopkins and Mr.. James W. McGaw In
Grove Presbyterian Church last Thursday
evening at O'Clock. was delightful recep.
tion giver at the home Of the bride by her
mother, Mrs. Amanda W Hopkins Of this
town. The house throughout was decorated
With pink asters, white hydrangeas and ever
green.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. James
W. Mclaw the parents Of the groom and their
daughters Misses Helen and Bessie McGaw,
OF this place, Mr.. and Mrs. John Roberts,
Miss Sarah Roberts. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rubican, Miss Norma Rubican, of Camden.
N. j.; Miss Agnie Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. P.
Hayward Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. McOwen
and Mr.. George johnson, OF Philadelphia;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ridgely and Mrs. Nc
Adow, Jerusalem Mills; Mrs E. Hopkins,
Mrs. Riley, Mr.. e. q. Riley, Of Williansport;
Rev. and Mrs. David Jsmison, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Reasin, Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Courtney, Mr.. and Mrs. K. T. Hanway, Mr..
and Mrs. William E. Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs.
I. L. Hanway, Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Mitchell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas P. Mitchell, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Mitchell, Mrs. Rose Mitchell, Mrs K. Frank
Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Rogers, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry z. Silver, Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher Raymond, Mr.. and Mrs. C. s. Court
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs.
g. A. Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Raymond,
Mrs. Martha Michael, Mr.. and Mrs. e. W.
Baker, Mrs. William Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. W. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Mitchell
and Misses Flora Nelson. Mary c. Silver,
Sadie Hughes. Susie Osborn, Mamie E. Court
ney, Virgie Courtney, Annie and Emily
Gallup, Maud and Amanda Raymond, Sadie
Jamison Minnie Gallup, Alline Raymond,
Ethel Kennedy, Florence and Theodore
Morgan, Fannie Walker, Lilly Keen, Virginia
Harris, Bertha. Jessie and Nettie Baker, Lille
Holloway, Lihbie Mitchell, OF this county,
Miss Dot Bredin, of Washington, D. C.;
Misses Mary Bell and Hattie MORGAN, of
Baltimore, aud Messrs. John 7. Mason, B.
Silver Mitchell, j. Howard Richardson,
Aubrey Mitchell, y. NJ. and T. C. Hanway, s.
G. Morgan, Murray Lyon, Dickey Jamison,
Albert, William and Cecil Courtney, Howard
Mitchell. Lawson Cooley, Arthur Nelson,
Harry Raymond and Roy James.
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T OF l21 EXTRA LONG WAIST r & g COR
IL SETS, regular price the coun- Cor NaiP
try over 75o. our bargain price. U0Gs pau
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A MOTHER NEW LINZ of 1Sc.
a a r!eUAhD DlHlr les 12ac. yard
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Baking powders made from cream of tartar, which
highly refined grape acid are promotive OF health,
and more efficient. No other kind should be used
in leaveniig food Royal Baking Powder is the
highest example of pure cream of tartar powder.
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Road Checks Issued-John T. Ernest,
$l2 10; W. Writ Clarke & son, $5s.77; Frank
Dalton, 1854; C. Smith, 81 90; John W.
Knight, Sll; Glenn K. Greenland $2s IS; James
q. GALLON, $2s; John Ward, $50 40; Edward
J. Celgan, SIS; Charles Walter, SIS So; j. W.
Waters, 81; Lee & Finney, $l2 20; John P.
Grier, $87; Thomas Few, S.; A. J. Street,,
$500; J. Duncan Almony, $3O.75; John d.
STREET., $1l, J. q. Brookhart, $35; Isaac Amos,
s5767; George W. Norris. $1s; N. w. Heaps,
$3.50; H. T. Heaps, S11 10; Joseph Adams,
$1s 10; Joshua Dick, $5s.25; James 8. Davis
SIS 93;Charles Mckee, $52 so; W. 8. Lavender,
S33.61; w. A. Wheeler $2l IS; Henry C. Amos,
$4.62; W. E. Gallon, $ll3 90; Darlington Road
League, $214.O5; Parker Cunningham, $l5.s7
Orders on County Treasurer.-Gilbert 3.
Hawkins, magistrates accounts %. 80; II. K.
McComas, coffin account, IS; John C. Salik,
constable's account, 81; Egis and Intelhgcncer,
printing for sheriff aud supervisors Of election,
S.; j. H. Brookhart, constRble's account, s.;
Henry Reckord Manufacturing Company,
aimshouse account, $54 Is; same, coal, $497;
J. W. Hoffecksr, constable's account, $40 IS;
James T. Pritehard, magistrates account,
S1440; J. W. Wilgis, jail account, $40 20; K.
e. Morgan, bailiff, $l2; c. Lowndes Bennett,
hospital account, $3.50; e. F. Guillot, consta-
ble's account, $s.75; W. T. Price, taxes paid
in error, $29l.
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Five minutes telephoning over . Long DIS
IGpes Tkl<PaofA viii often ave 2 dsy's t5svsltpe
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OBITUARY,
MRS. Rebecca Chanueli.

Mrs. Kebecca CHANNEL died at her home
near Fawn GROVE, on August 30, after long
illness, aged 65 years. She was buried in
FaWn Grove VI p oemetery
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Personal MentfO ms.


Miss Margaret Crogan, of Baltimore, is q
guest of Miss Dora Whistler, OF Fountain
Green.
Mrs. Theodore Steigler and family, of
visit to her parents, MIR. and Mrs. George
Stiegler, of Benson.
Professor F. W. Miller, Of Baltimore, is q
guest of Mr.. George suegler, Benson.
Miss Kate Taylor, Of Havre de Grace, ID
visiting her sister, Mrs. B. ID. Newell, q,
PIainield, New Jersey.
Mrs. E. c. Wells, of Havre de Grace, is Wis.
iting relatives In Dover, Delaware.
Miss Hattie Hughes, of the fifth district, ID
visiting friends In New York city.
Mr.. Thomas Foster has returned to bis
home in Trenton, New jersey, from visit to
relatives in Hartford county.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Welsh who have
been visiting Mrs. Welsh's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Alex. Gordon, of Norrisville, have re
turned to their home in Baltimore.
Mr.. Frank Pearce, Of Cooptown, is under
treatment at a Baltimore Hospital for kidney
trouble.
Mr. Der jamin Norris of Cooptown, has los
| his sight.
Mr.. abraham Durham, Of Cooptown, is III
with dropsr.
Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, Mrs. Johanna Lodge
and their brother, Mr.. jeremiah Lynch, all Of
| Providence, Rhode Island, are visiting re
latiyes in Hartford county.
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and other nations with vast military es-
adjustments. to prove that colonization
and administration over lands held as
possessions and dependencies result in the
supremacy Of the soldiery over the COM
mon people, I answer that the examples
do not sustain, but destroy the PROPOSE
tion- Consider Germany. Her standing
army in times of peace Is $50. 900 men.
Does colonization cause or require them?
No; because she maintained that mighty
multitude before the present emperor and
his counsellors developed Germany's pro-
gressfye colonial and administrative pol
icy. No again, because, of Germany's
standing army of 5s2, 600 men, less than
1000 are in her possessions, the remainder
OF her mighty host being stationed within
the empire itself. No again: because
Austria, with no colonies at all. has a
standing army in times of peace of over
$1,000 men. none of whom are employed
in the care of possessions No again;
because France, a republic has a stand
ing army in times of peace of $4,000 men,
of which less than 10000 are employed
Algeria and Tunis, which are considered
an immediate part OF France. No again;
because Italy, with hardly a colonial
possession. maintains a standing army in
times Of peace OF nearly 325 600 men. No
again: because Spain, the worlds second
largest holder of possessions before we
won them. maintained a standing army
of less than 10000 men. of whom less
than 10000 were kept In her misruied and
oppressed possessions. No again. because
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the greatest colonial power than the world
has ever seen. the empire of Great Brit
ain. has smaller standing army IN times
OF peace than any power OF kurope-less
than half as many as Germany, almost
two-thirds less than the soldiers or
France. nearly one-third less than the
army of Italy. one-third less than the
soldiers maintained by Austria, an abb
solute non-colonizing power. Great Brit
aims entire standing army of English,
Scotch. Welsh and Irish soldiers through
out the entire empire is only 2Sl 5sl of
which ceylon, with population of $500
600, has only one battalion OF English
infantry and two companies of English
Ssa a, b msyp Vim Enr near GcsTs AND
men; and india. with @awo,~p popuia-
ton. has less than I5,r0 English soldiers.
The other soldiers unfolding the Eng
fish flag throughout England's possess
sions are native soldiers. And no native
soldiers ever yet aidod the oppression Of
their own countrymen for any length OF
time.
Real Cause of Miiitarism.
What In II that establishes militarism
In Germany? on the west. the immedi-
ate proximity to France, her hereditary
foe. determined on Germany's destruc-
ton on the east. the immediate prox-
unity OF Russia, her hereditary foe; on
the south the immediate proximity of an
Heterogeneous empire, destined to dtsmem-
herment In the swiftly approaching flu
ture What Il II that establishes milf
tarism in FranceP The immediate prox-
unity of Germany on tho east. her hered-
itary fee. against whom she has sworn a
national vendetta. the Immediate proxim-
ity OF England on the north. an enemy
at whose hands centuries OF defeat has
loaded frances blood with tho poison ~
hatred the immediate proximity OF Italy
on the south. the third OF the anti-F'rench
dreibund These are the things which es-
tablish militariam IN Europe-not coloni-
xation, not possessions. not obedience 20
the great natural law Of EXPANSION and
growth No, the contrary Is true. II
France, Germany, Italy, Austria. would
devote themselves ga the worlds great
work Of resruing the wilderness, 81 plant
ing civilization, u extending their instl-
buttons 90 England has done. na Ger
many Is beginning 20 do. az the American
republic. Nnaer God. Is going 90 lead the
world IN doing the Hrmamenfs Of these
European military powers would neccs-
sarilY dissolve because there would De- no
longer occasion Tor them. and because an
their energies would be- required in the
nohicr work &c which they would thus
set their hands. To produce ,he same uaif-
itarism IN America that curses Europe. 70
would be necessary Tor Canada on the
north 20 be an equal power with u.s. hos
tho with present rivalry and centuries
~ inheritea hatred. and Tor Mexico 10 ha
the Same thtuE an The south Md even
then We should have only haif the con
ditinne that uruiprr mliifafisnn IN nnV
EurnpeAu nation. Separate government 81
Cuba u She oaiy proposed strp that Gre
Rtes conditions n wiisterlFm IN America
MAitaTism iu extending American author
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ity, No! No! The wider the dominion
of the Stars and Stripes. the broader the
reign of peace.
Our Institutions Follow Our Flag.
II we do our duty In the Philippines. II
is admitted that we ought not to govern
the Filipnos as fellow citizens of the
republic The platform of the opposition
to the government says that Ito make
the Filipinos citizens would endanger our
civilization" To force upon Malays, who
three hundred years ago We're savages,
and who since that time have been school
ed only in oppression, that form of self
government exercised by the citizens OF
the United States. would be to clothe an
infant in the apparel of a giant and re-
quire of 1t a giants strength and tasks.
If we govern them, we must govern them
with common sense. They must first be
made familiar with the simplest princi-
pies of liberty-equal obedience to equal
laws. impartial justice by unpurchasable
courts, protection of property and of the
right to labor and all the substance of
liberty which civilized government VIII
establish among them. The Filipinos must
begin at the beginning and grow in the
knowledge of free Institutions. and. If pos
sible, into the ultimate practice of free
government by observing the operation OF
those institutions among them and ex-
periencing their benefits They have ex
perienced unjust, unequal and arbitrary
taxation: this Is the result OF the insti-
buttons OF tyranny They must expert
ence equal, Just and scientific taxation;
this is the result of free Institutions They
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American people, and that he would
maintain that nationality by arms; and
those mistaken ones were sincere who
sought to divide the American people
and on the field of battle poured ont
their blood fighting for their faith. But
their sincerity did not make them right.
Their earnestness. ability. courage could
not give them victory. They were strug-
Cling against the fates They were re-
sisting the onward forces which were
making OF the American people the mas
ter nation OF the worid-the forces that
esta hlished us first as a separate political
body. then welded us into national unit.
indivisahle; then extended our dominion
from ocean 10 ocean over unexplored
wildernesses: and now In the ripeness OF
time fling our authority and unfurl our
nag almost all around the globe. IL =
the divine event" OF American sover-
eighty among the governments of men
for which these forces have been work
ing since the pilgrims landed on the red
mans soil. Men--patriotic, brave and
wise-have sought to stay that tremend-
Gus purpose of destiny, but their opposi.
ton was as the finger of babe against
the resistless pour Of the Gulf streams
mighty current. For Gods hand was in
II all. His plans were working out their
glorious results. And Just as futile is
resistance to the continuance today of
the eternal movement OF the American
people toward the mastery of the world.
This Is a destiny neither vague nor un-
desirable. IT Is definite. splendid and
holy. When nations shall war no more
without the consent OF the American re-
public; what American heart thrills not
with pride at that prospect And yet our
interests are weaving themselves so rap
idly around the world that that time is
almost here. When governments stay the
slaughter of human beings because the
American republic demands It: what
American heart thrills not with pride at
that prospect? And vet tonight there sits
In Constantinople a sovereign who knows
that that time is nearly here When the
commerce OF the world on which the
worlds peace hangs travelling every
ocean highway of EARTH shall PASS be-
meath the guns of the great republic:
what American heart thrills not at that
prospect Yet that time VIII he here
before the second administration OF the
last American president of the nineteenth
century and the first president
OF the twentieth century, William Me-
Kinley. When any changing of the map
of earth requires conference of the
powers, and when. at any congress of
the nations. the American republic will
preside as the most powerful of powers
and most righteous OF judges: what
American heart thrills not at that pros
pect? And yet, that prospect Is at hand,
even as / speak. 1t IL the high and
holy destiny of the American people. and
from that destiny the American buges
will never sound retreat. WESTWARD the
star OF empire takes Its way