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New-York tribune., 1901-02-24

cal administration and industrial competition.
II any minor country in Europe has demon
strated its right TO be accounted a strong factor
in the problem Of modern civilization, it is robust
and sturdy little Holland. Meagre as are the
Dutch territories defended and reclaimed by
dikes from the sea. there is outlying empire
OF populous and valuable colonies. and there is
a foreign commerce OF large proportions. Queen
WlheImina has more colonial subjects under
her sway than any other European sovereign
except Edward VII When Dutch independence
was won under the House Of Orange. Spain had
"A world wide empire. That empire has been lost
through miSEovornment and administrative cor
ruption hut the possessions OF the despised Meth
erlands have been retained and enlarged and
eHvious and powerful nations have been forced
4 respect Dutch Independence and energy Hol-
land is still vigorous and euterprslns country
with colonies firmly governed and with com
merce whitening every sea. The assumption
that II would be a substantial gain for the
worlds progress II Holland were 10 become one
of the States OF the German Empire is a vagary
Of diplomatic pessimism
II was by some speclous theory OF this nature
that Benedettrs intrigue with Bismarck against
the liberties II the Low Countries was justified
As the Infamous plot was revealed early in 1870
Belgium 10 be Incorporated with France
and Holland with GERMANY. in defiance Of Eu-
ropean treaty law and without the consent OF the
smaller kingdoms This treaty Of partition came
Ike a bolt out Of blue sky and was a warning
which Dutchmen could not forget They had
plumed themselves upon being the best neutrals
iE the world, and upon having a special talent
for escaping observation abroad and keeping out
OF everything which did not concern them Sud
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their streets with artistic refinement and per-
fection OF taste. In every thoroughfare there
harmonious blendings Of the national
predominating tone OF orange was softened and
mellowed by a profuse use OF evergreens fes-
tooned along the street fronts and over the
roadways The bridal route from the palace
10 the church marked by white columns.
with graceful Iatticed sides, ornamented with
sprays of white roses and orange blossoms,
festOons connecting them above the roadway.
There was exquisite taste in the street decora-
tions without the inharmoniOus tumble of cOlors
and lack of ingenuity displayed on festive Occa-
sions in London. Having adorned their streets
for the wedding fete, the Queens subjects sum-
moned their musicians and choruses and sere-
after night there a rollickins carnival of
innocent gayety and good humor. Everything
done with unaffected simplicity and demo-
cratic heartiness; and If there were no efusive
displays of loyalty there practical evi-
dence that the people understood and loved their
Queen. and that their hearts were touched by
the happiness which had come TO her in her
marriage. The royal romance was the beautiful
idyi Of prOsaic and thrifty nation.
There was. moreover no lack OF either dignity
or stateliness in the Court functions. The Wed
horsed and handsomely liveried, moving between
military lines excellently ordered The spectacle
In the church full of splendors of color
which left nothing TO be desired and gratified
every artistic sense. 1t was stately. yet simple.
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TEN. and for the rehabilitation Of the foreign
credit and the nuhlic deht
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LITTLE DANGER Of INFECTION.
READERS NEED NOT FEAR DISEASE FROM BOOKS
IN LIBRARY. ONE LIBRARIAN SAYS.

READERS NEED NOT FEAR DISEASE FROM BOOKS
IN LIBRARY. ONE LIBRARIAN SAYS
Il noticed the other day" said a well known
librarian yesterday. that DR. ". A Kunewski was
appointed chairman of a special committee by the
Public Library Commission of Chicago 10 consider
the advisability OF sterilizng the books OF that
library for the purpose Of preventing the spreading
O., disease. He has recommended that some system
be adopted for freeing the pages Of the volumes
from baciIli But there is way sterilize.
-Four hundred readers come here every day"
ne added handle the reference cards and turn
the pages Of perhaps thousand books The diff
Guilty OF the task OF effectively sterilizng such a
number OF volumes IS manifest A disnfecting
chamber is a valuable adjunct in libraries patron
tied By the poorer classes. Several such chambers
are in operation the lower East Side We have
nothing OF the kind here. and the new library at
Forty -second-st will be provided with an equip
nent OF this
Children are the carriers of disease germs N
libraries l can recall at least four investiga tions
made In England and in this country where scarlet
fever had been propagated by children who when
cOnvalescent after light or serious case OF scarlet
fever, have turned the pages OF a book and then
returned IL 20 the library.
Five years ago 7 read a paper in PhiladelDhia
and advocated the Of the vapor es forraa Inc
the trade OF a water solution OF formal which
readily destroys germs OF disease This vanOr serves
the purpose when disinfectant Is practica BILE
An ordinary fumigation will for a book
periodical and I'm different forms The public need
have no feeling OF alarm. The newspapers they read
have as much bsciih in them as have books"
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read in Paris Wednesday before the Academy
of Medicine by Or. Lucas ChampiOnniere which at
tempted 10 prove that one of the common causes
Of appendicitis is the grip Influenza
1t only goes TO show that every physician has
his hobby" the physician said "In my experience
the appearance of epidemic of grip with. or
closely followed by. appendicitis epidemic is
purely a coincidence In most cases one sickness
has been hastened by the weakness caused by the
other. | do think one directly brings on the
other. Neither do l believe that appendicitis Is a
lOcalizattOn Of the grip affecting the intsstines
Many operations within my knowledge have been
male simply suppOsition Appendicitis is not
nearly general s the majority OF people mag
Inc The statement that hundreds OF grip cases in
Philadelphia attended followed by more or
less serious attacks Of appendicitis is absurd"
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THE HAGUE WEDDING.
WITH A SYMPATHETIC WORD FOR SMALL
NATIONALITIES WHOSE DAY
HAS NOT PASSED.
The Hague. February s.

The Hague, February s.
II was one Of Mr.. Gladstones theories that
civilization was promoted by the development Of
small nationaIities. The trend of current
thought is in the contrary direction. and the
utility OF weak and defenceless countries like
Greece Servia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Denmark
Belgium and Holland is questioned with cool
cynicism It is urged by men in diplomacy that
the day for small countries has passed, and
that it Will be great gain for the worlds prog
ress when feeble nationalities are absorbed by
governments with superior resources for polti-
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THE PUBLIC DEBT.

TEN. and for the rehabilitation Of the foreign
credit and the public debt.
THE PUBLIC DEBT
This latter work has been most successfully
carried out From the earliest days OF inde-
pendence the public foreign debt has been
rruitful source Of embarrassment and shame for
the Mexicans- In 1s25 loans were effected in
London for t2oe0O0o, and only a few years
elapsed before the recurring revolutions forced
default in interest, and for years this debt re-
mained nominally Of value In 1851 the
creditors had 10 accept refunding, with loss OF
accrued interest and reduction Of the rate but
this proved only a temporary expedient New
foreign debts TO English, French and Spanish
subjects were increased only TO be soon de-
faulted or repudiated. This latter action
brought on the tripartite Intervention Of 1861,
which led 10 the Maximilian empire The situa-
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GRIP NOT RESPONSIBLE.

a PHYSICIAN SAYS THERE IS NO CONNECTION BE-
TWEEN INF-LUENZA AND APPENDICITIS.
prominent physician said yesterday that he did
sgree with opinions expressed in the - per
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UPON A SILVER BASIS.

In addition TO It's foreign loan, Mexico has
what is termed interior debt. payable in sill
Yer amounting 70 which II converted
into gold would represent approximately S62.-
ee1cro created by subsidies 70 railroads obliga-
tions tor public improvements etc. Thus the
entire Indebtedness OF the republic amounts 10
about slTI.l7s.oco II may be profitable 70
make a further comparison. This debt is borne
by a population Of 13510c9O Canada, ner more
northerly neighbor, has a debt OF S:i4j $50 900
with a population Of only S:s3 900 souls In
oJher words. Mexiso's Indebtedness is S13 per
inhabtant, while that OF Canada is ST1 per in
habtant
In connection with Government finances it
may be well 10 call attention the fact that
Mexico is upon -ilver basis. and that all busi-
ness transactions are conducted upon that basis
The prevailing opinion is that II is very ad-
vantageOus 70 the country. but there are some
OF its most intelligent people who contend that
the system is injurious. and that at no very
distant period Mexico Will adopt the gold stand
ard But no such change is considered by the
Government OF by the ruling financial interests
To complete the financial review of the coun-
try a notice must he included Of the banking
system. but this will have TO he deferred TO an
other letter JOHN ". FOSTER.
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GIRL WILL PROBABLY DIE FROM BURNS.
FAMILY ESCAPES BY RUSHING THROUGH A FIRE
IN SHOP

Marie HOerick. fifteen years old servant was
fatally burned at SIS O'Clock yesterday morning
by the explosion Of a can OF kerosene with which
she was attempting 10 light fire. The girl was
employed by Nathan Sherr. tailor the ground
floor of No. $50 Delancey-st She was lighting the
stove in the tailor shop The fire did not draw
we'll. and she poured kerosene on IT,
The girl was a flaming torch in a moment and
with agonized shrleks she ran to The street. Will
lam Kennedy. of No. q Mangin-st. a fireman who
passing. wrapped her in his overcoat and ex-
tinguished the flames. The girl taken TO Gou-
verneur Hospital in dying condition
Sherr, who In grabbed a child
in each arm and. pushing his wife in front OF him.
the street safely the four escaping a
few singed fingers and loss OF hair panic fol-
lowed among the other tenants.
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ton most deplora bic when Diaz came into
power. but the financial Improvement which he
inaugurated soon began 70 create confidence
among European capitalists and the rapidly
growing revenues finally enabled the Secretary
Of Finance TO re-establish the Government credit
abroad. BY the year 1855 he had succeeded in
consolidating all the discredited foreign indebt-
edness Of every character whose legitimacy
could be established. and issuing therefor new
gold bonds bearing 8 per cent interest. and from
that date the Treasury has not failed 10 pay
the interest promptly. This action with the
continued improvement Of the finances. placed
these bonds al premium Of 1929 In London.
and advances were uada 70 the Government by
leading foreign bankers 70 convert the foreign
gold bearing debt into a new loan at > per cent
interest and this transaction was consummated
last year. the bonds being taken by three reputa-
bile banking houses Of Berlin, London and New
York. The entire foreign Indebtedness Of Mex
leo is. therefore, represented by a single ;
per cent gold loan. with coupons payable in the
three cities just named. amounting 10 Sll5.-
1Isoo0
This was accepted a great triumph for Mr..
Limantour and highly creditable 10 this Gov
eminent. and justly so when We recall the depth
Of utter bankruptcy from which the country has
been reclaimed. Its credit is now equal 10 that
OF some Of the first Powers OF Europe and much
above that OF any other Of the Latin American
republics. Il take the three South American
countries which have been the most prosperous
and have always commanded the highest credit
in London, and compare them with Mexico tax
ing recent quotations Of their foreign loans of
the same date, We have this result:
London quotation
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
He Hadn't Lost a Burg.nr,

"John," she said, suddenly shaking
him, there is burglar in the house"
Are you sure?" he asked.
Positive" she replied. Don't you
hear him.
lie got up and began TO dress hastily,
but quietly.
"What are you going to do, John|
she inquired.
81 am going to sneak out the back
way and get q policeman" he an
swered
But If you go right down stairs
now" she said. you'll find him in the
dining room."
"Oh, I'll find him. will II he retort-
ed sarcastically. We'll, now you just
look me over carefully
YES john what of it?"
"Do look like man who has lost
burglar anywhere?"
No; of course not, but
do | have the reputation of being
an lmpertinent fellow who is always
interfering with other peoples bust
ness? Do In any way resemble the
lost and found department of a daily
newspaper
NO"
"Then why should I get tangled up
with other peoples property
You're afraid John
Afraid nothing he retorted indig-
nantly 4 am looking ut 1t from an
ethical polp1 of view This burglar I'M
doubtcdly ~ been lost by the police,
and If took charge of him they might
think | was trying to steal him and
make a lot of trouble for me. Besides,
I'm no searching party. You women
don't understand the ethics of business
at all"-Chicago Post.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
NOTICE OF force LOSURE.

Whereas Frank Atwood of Concord Somer-
set County State OF Maize by his mortgage
deed dated October 18th 1880 and recorded in
somerset registry OF deeds Book l67 page 3os
conveyed to Lydia Thompson then of Concord
said County and State now deceased the fol-
lowing described real estate situated in said
Concord it being part of the north half of lot
No. two in the third range and piece in lot
No. two in the fourth range of lots lying east
from the mill stream so called which the
buildings stand also a piece in the eastern
half Of lot No. five in the fifth range bounded
and described as follows: On the south by
land occupied hy Nathan T. Danils on the
west by land Of Daniel Berry on the north by
land occupied by Pbileme Higgins and on the
east by LAND occupied by o. Vittum the
whole containing eighty.fye acres more or
less. And whereas Lyman c. Jewett admins
traitor de bonis non with the will annexed of
the said Lydia Thompson by his assignment
dated the 26 day OF Sept. 1855 and recorded in
Somerset registry OF deeds Book No 326 page
500 conveyed the above described premises TO
me, and whereas the. conditions of the said
mortgage have been broken now therefore by
reason OF the breach OF the condition thereof
claim force losure Of the said mortgage.
&Dsted at Scion this twenty seventh day OF
May 1901. 3w2S
LUEILA s. JEWETT
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A Cat. Extraordinary Lean.

In the latter part of 1880, at time
when the Washington monument had
reached height of 160 feet, an adven-
turous and patriotic cat ascended the
interior Of the shaft by means Of the
ropes and tubing. When the workmen
arrived at the upper landing the next
morning and began to prepare for the
days work, pussy took fright and.
springing to the outer edge, took
header" of 100 feet to the hard earth
below. In the descent. which was
watched closely by twoscore Of men,
the cat spread herself out Ike flying
squirrel and alighted on all tours. Aft
er turning over on the soil few times
In a dazed manner she prepared 10
leave the grounds.
She had got almost beyond the shad-
ow of the monument when a dog be-
longing to one of the workmen bounced
upon her and killed her, she, Of course,
not being in her best running trim after
performing such an extraordinary feat.
One of the men procured the body Of
the dead feline, smoothed out her silky
coat and turned the remains over to a
representative of the Smithsonian In
stitution, who mounted the skin and
placed it under a glass case. The label
on the case tells this wonderful story
In few words This cat on Sept %,
1880, jumped from the top of Washing
tons monument and lived"
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Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased port. of the ear There is
only one way to care Deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies Deafness
is caused by an intlamed condition of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachan Tube.
When the tnbe gets inhamed you have a
rumbling sound of imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy.
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing bu,
an infamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars fo
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh]
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
II Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
NOTICE. 0E FORECLOSURE.

Whereas, Henry c. Rice by his mortgage
deed dated the day of June, 4. d. 1899
and recorded in Somerset Registry of Deeds
In Book 245, page 25, conveyed to Willis W.
WAshburn. a certain parcel Of real estate
situated in Fairfield in the county OF Somer-
set and state Of Maine, and bounded as fol-
lows: beginning at the point OF intersection
OF the west line of High street in Fairfield
village with the north line of new street
running westerly from High Street TO the mes
county road from Fairfield to Waterviile
thence westerly on the north line Of said new
street ninety 80 feet to the southeast corner
OF land now or formerly owned or occupied by
Peter Romeo; thence northerly on said ROuco's
east line seventy 90 feet to south line OF land
of George Wyman, thence easterly on said
Wyman's south line one hundred twenty five
Q25) feet to said west line Of said High street;
thence southerly by the west line Of said II Ugh
street five - rods To the place 81 beginning
And whereas the condition OF said mortgage
has been broken, now therefore. by reason OF
the breach OF the condition thereof, claim a
foreclosure OF said mortgage,
NAV 29. 1901. 3w23
WILLIS ". WASHBURN,
By CHARLES f. JOHNSON, his Atty.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
Knew All Their Tricks.

Gentlemen" said Frederick the
Great. Il am entirely {. atis1ied with
the cavalry. The reg ITS are com
pletely out of hand; re is no ac-
cuacy, no order the laen ride like
tailors | beg that this may not occur
again and that each of you will pay
more attention TO his duty, but | know
how things go ON. You think l am not
up to your lodges, but l know them all
and will recapitnlate them.
when the season for riding drill
comes on, the captain sends for the
sergeant major and says: 1 have an
appointment this morning at --. Tell
the first lieutenant To take the rides.
SO the sergeant major goes to the
senior subaltern and gives him the
message and the latter says: What!
The captain will be away? Then | am
off hunting. Tell the second lieutenant
to take the men And the second lieu
tenant, who is probably still in bed,
says: What. both of them away? Then
| will stay where | am. | was up till
this morning at n dance. Tell the
cornet | am Ill and he must take the
rides Finally the cornet remarks;
Look here. sergeant major, what is
the good of my standing out there in
the cold? You know all about it much
better than do. You go and take
them, and SO It goes, and what must
be the end of il ALL What can hope
to do with such cavalry before the en-
envy History of Frederick the
Great"
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one there was In one place or another
a little smear of gliding transferred to
the paper from the carefully prepared
knob Of the door marked Private"
When the story had been accepted
with laughter, by his listeners. some
body is sure to ask How about the
one catalogue that was undecorated"
To this query the picture dealer has
one inyariable answer.
1T was the catalogue carried by the
young woman who afterWard became
my wife. She told me that the other
women turned the knob merely to see
If the door was locked. but she knew
that sort of gliding rubbed off, and she
had on light gloves" YOUTHS Com
panion.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas James D. Robinson of Kingsbury
in the County OF Piscatsquis, State OF Maine,
on the 9Th day OF September A. d. 1899 by his
mortgage deed o that date which is recorded
in Somerset Registry of Deeds vol. PAS page
400, conveyed to me- John 5. Williams OF Gull
ford, in said County of Piscatsquis. as Execut-
or of the last will and testament OF Rhoda
Flanders OF Sangerville, in said County OF
Pscatsquis. deceased, the following described
real estate situate in Mayfeld said County
OF Somerset. and described as follows, viz:
being he north part OF lot No. One in the sth
Range in said May6eld, County OF Somerset,
containing one hundred acres, and being the
same premises conveyed to Albion NJ. Kelly
by Sylvanus A. Kelly by his deed dated August
l4th 1885 and recorded in said Somerset Regis
try OF Deeds vol go, page 540, and same con-
veyed by said Albion VI. Kelly to said Robin.
son by deed dated July eth 1898; and whereas
the condition OF said mortgage has been and
now remains broken, now therefore by reason
OF said breach of condition | claim a foreclos-
ure OF the said mortgage and give this notice
OF my intention.
Guilford, Maine. May 18th, \. D 1901. 3w23
JOHN $. WILLIAMS,
Executor OF the last will and testament OF
RhOda Z, Flanders.
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Testing the schooImaster.

In the town records of the city of
Boston there is a curious passage
which records how schoolmaster was
examined aud what happened. The
manner in which the visit of inspection
is recorded makes one incline to the
view that the unlucky schoolmaster
may not have had fair play, although
If he was really inefficient he may be
said to have been judged by his peers.
In the record for the ODD of May,
1922 1t is set forth that:
Coll Pen Townsend. jeremiah AL
len Esqr, & John Edwards together
with the Select men, Nissitted the
wrighting School at the Southerly End
of Boston ON Thursday the oath apll
1722 and Examined the Scholars I'M
der mr. Ames Anglers tuition as TO their
proficiency In Reading writing Soy
phering X the masters ability of teach
ing X lnstructing youth his rules &
methods therefore And are of Opinion
That ii will be no Service to the Town
to Continue, mr. anger In that Employ"
Whereupon 1t was voted that the
said Mr. Ames Anger should not con-
tinue master of the said South
school,"
1t is true that nothing is said of the
methods of spelling ineulcated at the
"wrightng School," and il is also pos
sible that clerk rather than the COM
mittee was responsible for the errors
of the record but there is certainly
something absurd in the passage as 1t
stands
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
The Young Lobster.

From the eggs of the lobster are
Matched creatures not in the least re-
sembling their parents-lttle fellows
that swim with featherlike locomotive
organs near the surface of the water.
At the end of six weeks they develop
legs. unless, as is highly probable, they
have previously been deyoured by fish
es or other enemies. becoming thereup-
on small Holsters of familiar shape,
Having reached this stage of growth,
the young Holsters become walking ami
mails, and. sinking TO the bottom, imme-
diately seek hiding places to protect
them from their foes.