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were their operations directed against the
Spaniards in Cuba alone, but in every part
OF the western world where the Spanish flag
foated.
1t was not untillate in the eighteenth and
early in the nineteenth centuries that the
people OF Cuba began to think seriously of
freedom, or rather of righting existing
wrongs, and forcing from the mother coun-
try a more liberal form of government.
England's colonies had thrown off the yoke
Of oppression, and the seed of freedom that
had sprouted on the ma inland had been car
RED to the island. A grievance that brought
with it armed resistance came in 1896 when
Spain withdrew the ship building yards
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AMERICAS FIGHT FOR CUBA.
We Have Done Battle Not Only with
the Sword But with the Scrub
bling Brush as We'll.

So fresh in the minds of the American
people are the events of the historic summer
of 1898 that they really need no recalling at
his time when the complete fruition of the
objects of the struggle between the United
states and Spain are now to be realized in
the establishment OF that independent gov,
eminent in Cuba which this government
guaranteed when it declared the welding Of
the sword for the islands independence to
be part OF our duty.
The destruction of our good ship Maine;
the declarations and appropriations voted
by congress; the modelling of armies and
fleets; the victory of Admiral Dewey at Ma
Mia; the dispatch of troops to Santiago; our
naval victory off that harbor; the fall of the
city; the capture of Porto Rico, and SPANS
Try for peace at almost any price, all these
incidents need but mention to recall them
to the minds OF the people of this country.
History was never made more rapidly than
it was made during that summer, and it was
history of which the country and the world
may well be proud in after years.
With the sword we drove Spain out of
Cuba, our soldiers and sailors reaped won
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| difficulty Spain suppressed this revolt, and
| punished In various ways ,346 of those con.
ylcted of participating In it, but the seed OF
| liberty then planted resulted in later years
| in the patriots who fought the long ten
years war, and again those who led to ulti.
| mate victory the forces of Cuba in the last
war.
The next Cuban revolution, started year
later, was led by an ex-officer in the Span
ish army, Narciso Lopez. He was unsuc-
cessful at the time, but his efforts led final
ly to the attempt of this government to
purchase Cuba from Spain in 1S4s. The
overtures made to the Spanish government
by President Polk were of no avail, however,
and Lopez continued his efforts at liberia
ton until he was finally captured by the
Spanish authorities on Cuban soil and exc
cuted in 1851.
In 1854 came both the attempt of Gen.
Quitman, of Mississippi, for the invasion of
Cuba, which resulted disasterously to the
leaders, they being captured and executed,
and the Ostend Manifesto which recon-
mended the purchase of Cuba for $40, COO,
600. But this, like the previous attempt at
purchase, came to naught, and the island
was left to drag along in comparative peace
until the breaking out of the 'ten years
war" in 1868.
1t was this long struggle that brought to
the fore such men as Gomez, Garcia, Palma
and many others destined to live in the his
tory of the new republic as the names of
Washington, Lee, Putnam and a score of
others live in our own history. They arethe
grandest names Cubans will ever know;
true patriots, who yet live to guide the young
republic through its first troubled waters
with the same courageous hands that taught
the Cuban soldiers to match Cuban strategy
and daring against the heavier forces of
Spain. To this list must be added that of
Maceo and the others who sacrificed their
lives in the last struggle for Cuban freedom,
but demanded of Spain dear price for the
sacrifice.
The story of the "ten years war" is
story of ten years of hardships and sacrifice
1t brought with it the first declaration of
Cuban independence, signed on October 10,
1868, and also the first election of Cuban
officers including president and vice presi-
dent and the appointment of cabinet Of
fcers.
1t was Carlos NJ de Cespedes, at the head
of 12S alarmed men, who started this con-
fict, and who issued the proclamation of
Cuban independence at Yara. Cespedes was
a lawyer of Bayamo at the beginning of the
war, but he was natural leader of men,
and soon had 10 900 men with which to op-
pose Spain. 1t was he who virtually wrote
the first Cuban constitution which was
at Guaimaro on April 10, 1862
For the first two years of the war success
attended almost every effort of the Cuban
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1erful victories in rapid succession, but
Spain left behind her harder struggle than
aer armies or her fleets had given us-it was
with dirt and disease
How we'll Gov Gen Wood has conquered
this foe is evidenced from the health reports
from Cuba. First at Santiago, and later
throughout all the island he has persistently
fought the battle for clean cities and good
sanitation until to-day Havana, instead of
being the breeding ground of all the various
types of malignant fever, is considered as
healthful as almost any city in the United
States. He has taught to the Cubans the ne
cessity of cleanliness, a lesson they are not
likely to soon forget.
He has done more than this. He has
opened the public schools, and has so ex-
tended the system that practically all the
children of school age have now offered
them the advantages ofan education, and has
instilled in the hearts of the people desire
for learning, desire which their own gov
eminent will now be in position to fulfill.
Gen. Wood, as the representative of the
American people, has builded government
of the people, for the people and by the
people of Cuba into whose hands our coun-
try can now safely place the reigns of con-
troll, and Gen. Woods name must be added
to the list of Cuban heroes whose memories
will long live in the hearts of the people Of
"the ever faithful isle"
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Weak and Sickly Children

Who, perhaps, have inherited a weak
digestion, continually subject to stomach
troubles, loss of flesh and general weakness,
can be made healthy and strong by the uss
of Vogeler's Curative Compound. Every
doctor who is at all up to date will say that
Vogeler's Curative Compound will make the
blood pure and rich, bring colour to the
cheeks, and put on flesh where health de-
mands it. Children who have been weak
and sickly since birth should be treated with
small doses of Vogeler's Curative Compound.
from two to five drops, twice daily, most
satisfactory results will follow. 1t is the best
of all medicines, because it is made from the
formula of great living physician.
Sample bottle free application to the propre;ors
St. Jacobs Oil. Ltd. Baltimore. Md.
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This applies to St. Jacobs Oil used 70,
fifty years. 1t contains ingredients thai
are unknown to any one but the manu-
facturers and their trusted employees. It's
pain killing properties are marvellous, az
testified to by the thousands of once crippled
human beings now made well and free from
pain by its use. St. Jacobs Oil has record
of cures greater than all other medicines.
Its sales are larger than those of any other
proprietary medicine and ten times create,
than all other embrocations, oils and lini.
nfents combined, simply because it has been
proved to be the best.
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from Havana to reestablish them at her
home ports. The industry had existed in
the island from l726, and the closing of them
was bitterly resented. But Cuba at that
time demanded only her rights as loyal
colony, and not the absolute freedom for
which she has since fought
During her earlier history the develop
ment of Cuba's great agricultural resources
progressed but slowly. Her ports were
closed to the commerce of all the world save
Spain, and it was not until after circum-
stances which Spain had opposed for years
but which finally overcame her, that the
Cuban planters began to really realize the
narrowness of Spanish rule. The change
that began to be apparent in the colonial
policies of other European nations early in
the last century was not shared by Spain,
who but attempted to draw the lines
tighter.
This fact is evidenced by the issuance of
the royal decree of May %, 1925, defining the
functions of the captain generals of Cuba,
decree which invested them with prac-
tically the powers of oriental despots, and
this decree remained in force until Spain
had been driven from the island.
Even before the issuing of this decree
had come the first attempt to break the rule
of Spain. Secret political societies had be-
gun organizing as early as 1920 under the
name of "Soles de Bolivar" and in 1923
these societies made an attempt at open re-
volt. But the attempt was fruitless of re-
suits other than the arrest and punishment
of the leaders.
The next revolution came in 1926, and was
planned by Cuban refugees in Mexico and
Colombia. The scheme included the lead
ership OF the great liberator, Simon Bolivar,
but it resulted in nothing tangible through
lack of adequate support. The same lead
ers attempted to organize another campaign
for the freeing of Cuba during the years 1897
%, this time including among their support
ers many persons in the United States, but
this plan was frustrated through the infiu-
ence of the slave interests in both this coun-
try and Mexico.
Another revolution came In 1884 in which
the princiI ais were the slaves on the sugar
plantations about Mantanxas. With some
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RHEUMATISM CURED AT LAST.

Lake Sarah, Mimi, May 12th.-Thou.
sands will read with pleasure that
cure for Rheumatism has at last been
found.
A Mrs. Hildebrandt, of this place, aft
er trying very many medicines, has re.
Gently found a successful remedy for
this painful disease.
This woman suffered so with the
Rheumatism in her arms that sleep or
rest became impossible.
She heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills, but
having little faith in nything, was very
reluctant to spend any more money for
medicine.
However, she decided to try one box,
and this helped her so much that she
continued to use the Pills. Now she
says:
'T am real well, and I don't know
how can express my thanks to Dodd's
Kidney Pills for what they have done
for me-"
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Greatest of ocean Cables.

Before the end of the present year
The work Of laying the trans-Pacific
cable to connect Canada with
Australia and New Zealand will be
begun by the British government.
A new cable-laying steamer, the
largest vessel of the kind afoat, is
under construction. The longest
span Of the new cable will be $3.50
miles, between Vancouver island and
Tanning island in Pacific just
north Of the equator. The total
length will be 5000 miles.
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Last summer. Hare.

At time when the brightest dia-
mond looks pallid alongside the sir
loin steak and rubies are as nothing
compared to rib roast value, what
has become of the Belgian hare that
was to feed the nation on q meat
more nourishing than beans or peas
and more delicate than chicken?
The original recipe asked for nothing
except half dozen dry goods boxes
in your back yard, a half dozen Bel
gian hares and the natural increase
would supply everybody with fresh
meat at a nominal cost.
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.eThe Ever Faithful 1.1e.-

Cuba has been known the world over a
'The Ever Faithful Isle" name it re-
seived at the time the Spanish. Bourbons
were deposed by Napoleon in 1908. At that
time each member of the provincial Cuban
council took an oath to preserve the island
for its legitimate sovereign. The island con-
tributed voluntarily $4,000, 900 to the Span
ing treasury during the Napoleonic wars,
and declared war against France for depos-
ing the Spanish sovereign. For such fidelity
the Cuban people were rewarded by having
taken away from them the rights of their
provincial council, and imposing upon them
line of captain generals whose despotic
rule continued down to the day this country
wrested the colony from the hands of the
Dops.
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OUR NATIONAL WEALTH.

The building and loan associations OF
the country have total assets of $751;
1861
1t is an interesting fact that the to-
tai deposits in the savings banks in
the United States (s2, 1897, o94 $500 rep
resents a sum trife more than the
total money in the country, and
fourth larger than the national debt
In Is different states there have
grown up what are known as school
savings banks. The total number of
pupils having deposits in such banks is
63,576, and the total net deposits to
their credit amounts to nearly a third
of q million dollars.
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Coming Back to HI. own.

The number of horses raised in
this country is increasing at an I'M
precedented rate, and breeders are
quoted as counting confidently on a
continued increase of exports with
out respect to the Boer war. With
ALI our improvement in the means
and methods of locomotion, it APP
pears that the need of the horse in
creases. 1t is the history of every
Invention, for improved methods in
crease production and this increases
consumption. The whole mass of
mankind has greater wants.
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summer of 1898, when, with the assistance
of the United States, the patriots banished
their oppressors from the island forever.
Almost from the day of the Spaniards'
first landing in Cuba until the signing of the
peace protocol that put stop to the war
of 1898 the Dons had found it necessary to
meet opposition to their reign by the use
of armed force. This opposition was not at
all times of sufficient vigor to be dignified
by the name of revolution, but it was con-
slant For many years it was more of
sea fight than land fight and was carried
on by the buccaneers whose object was to
drive Spain from the western seas, not be-
cause they were friendly to the native
Cubans, but from motives of revenge against
the mother country, and as allies of other
European nations at war with Spain. Nor
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all
rather the soldiers
is
in a
a
than that the military dictator and his
to him
utionsts
in
him
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Oocised. Horses Can't Stand Fatigu.

british cavalry officers and mem
bers OF the veterinary stats express
the opinion, based upon their expert
ences during the South African war,
that locked horses cannot stand
fatigue as well as those which have
not been locked. Advocates of the
practice have usually fallen back
upon the negative claim that it "does
no harm"-senseless and cruel mutt
iation though it is; but the South
African report deprives them of even
that poor defense.
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MONEY MAKING SPECIALITY.
Huge Profits for Men and Women whs
VIII Sell Soaps to Their
Friends,

You may have wondered who really
makes those "removers of everything OBJ
noxious" from the human skin and our sur
roundings, those beautifiers and purifiers
and dandruff cures, ETC., in liquid, jelly or
sale distributors make so much money. Our
name, of course, is not mentioned in those
advertisements you see all over of private
brands of our soapy specialties, but you only
need to, send US IS cents in stamps to pay
for packing and postage, and We will send
we are the originators and manufacturers
Of many of the most popular toilet prepare
tions.
Regular canvassers, men as we'll as wom-
en- and storekeepers and farmers, can easily
make extra money selling these specialties.
To the proper party we will sell at factory
prices. Send IS cents for samples to-day to
Phoenix Soap Works Established 1871 800
North Ave. Chicago.
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This Is HOW 1t La.

Dairymen hate thunder. It turns
their milk sour in a few hours. The
reason is that electricity changes the
sugar in milk to Tactic acid. The
caseine, or cheesy part of the milk,
being insoluble in presence of an
acid, is then precipitated into curds
and so the milk sours.
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Hayana Twice Burned.

The city of Havana has twice been de-
stroyed by fire set by French privateers.
The first destruction occurred in 1888, soon
after the, city was founded, and to prevent a
repetition of the disaster Fernando de Soto.
then governor of the island, built the first
of the fortresses intended for the defense of
the city, the Castillo de la Fuerza, but this
proved Ineffective, for the city was again de-
stroyed by the French in 1854 After this
the Punta and MoTEs fortresses were built.
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Small Economics Necessary.

The president of widely-known
corporation says that small econo-
mics are as necessary to-day as they
ever were, but they must be scientific
economies. "The days of saving
wrapping-twine are gone; the time
Is here for seeing that not a penny
weight more iron than is necessary
should go out in Stag"
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tually no resistance from the natives save
from one chief, Hatuey, refugee from His
PAMELA, or Hayti as now called, where he
had witnessed the barbarities of the new
corners and resented their invasion of his
new home, as he, unlike the others, knew
from terrible experience what such Q COM
ingmeantto the native people. But Hatuey
like many others who came after him in
later years, was unsuccessful in opposing the
will of the Dons, and paid for his desire for
freedom with his life, being burned at the
stake as fugitive slave.
Spanish oppression and Spanish cruelty
reigned in Cuba from that day until in the
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Couldn't Recall One Enemy.

Edward Everett Hale said at the
celebration of his eightieth birthday
last month: II never had but one
enemy, and last week, when 1 was
trying to think of his name, I found
| had forgotten who he was" This
Is better than keeping him in mind
by making plans every day for "get.
Ting even.'
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Train Ran $50 Mile. in 80 Minutes.

Springfield, III, April l6.-The Con-
tinental Limited on the Wabash Railroad
Granite City, making $50 miles in $50 min.
utes. This was with five stops-three sta
ton stops, one to change engines and one
to take on coal. The actual running time
was was two hours and thirty-eight minutes.
The run from Danville to Decatur, TIC
miles, was made in 20 minutes, including
stops at Tolono and Bement.-St Louis Re
public, April 18th, 1902
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Would Strain the TREASURY

King Edwards cook is said to draw
= salary about equal to that of
lieutenant general in the British
army, or an admiral of the feet. Too
many such cooks would spoil the
financial broth, even were there the
treasury of a mighty kingdom to
draw upon.
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Not So Bad by Itself.

The treasury department reports
bSs,oo0,Oo0 outstanding in gold certifi-
Gates of the denomination Of $4,000
and one $4,000 "grenback." That
toiitary note ought to be of interest
to collectors. In fact, it would not
make such bad collection all by it.
elf
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We promise that should you use PUT.
NAM FADELESS DYES and be dissatis-
fed from any cause whatever, to refund
l0c. for every package.
Monroe Drug Co, Unionville, Mo.
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FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
The Long, Desperate Struggle That
Brought Cuban independence.
1t Began Almost with the First Set
Element of the Spaniards in the Is
handsome Men Whose Names
and Deeds VIII Live In
Cuban History.

UBA'S fight for freedom from
Spanish rule may be said to have
begun almost before the Dons
became masters of the island.
When, in 1911, the son of Co.
lumbus determined to take pos.
session of Cuba in the name of
Spain he selected Diego Velas-
quez to command an advance
guard, as it were, of some 800
men. This force met with viz
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Captured by aforran

The buccaneer Morgan captured and
plundered Havana in 1869, just previous to
his exploits at Panama and along the Pa
cific coast of Central and South America.
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CAUGHT.

Joakley-Budds, the florist, has big in.
quisitive plant on exhibition.
Coakley-What's an inquisitive plant?
Rubber" Philadelphia Press.
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Most men are short on gold and long on
brass-Chicago Daily News
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The First Boarding-House I'm His
tory.

is the basis for a unique little story in The
Four-track News for May. 1t is entitled
ly illus trated, and contains information that
every farmers wife in New York and New
England should have. The Four Track News
will be mailed free to subscribers in the
United States for so cents year; single
copies, 8 cents. Address Geo. H. Daniels,
Publisher, Grand Central Station, New York.
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Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
as cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 800 Third
Ave, n. Minneapolis. MINI. Jan. 6, 1900.
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A Great Cuban Disaster.

One of the greatest disasters in Cuban his
tory was the hurricane of October IA, 1870,
in which some 2,0C0 lives were lost.
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Merchants talk about "tn horn Clerks
clerks who blow great deal, and are of lit
tie account.-Atchison Globe
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Men are continually going up against
schemes. that look like more money and
less worklChicago Daily News.
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Sl~kh never arrived at the attainment Of
a good wish.-Cervantes
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Our best friends are those most successful
IN seeing things our way.-Indianapoli
News
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Stops the Cough ana Works on
the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c.
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Ask To-Day for Aliens F6ot-Ease.
1t cures swollen, aching, tired feet. At all
Druggists and Shoe stores, Csc. Sample sent
FIRE. Address A. s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N Y.
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them, and what Spain at first believed to Be
but the beginning of negro riot that coulx
be suppressed within short time proved to
be the final conflict for Cuban freedom, a
conflict that has waged on sea and land for
more than century.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.