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The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21

rear way as did his predecessor, Andrade.
when Castro. ambitious and unconquered,
battered down the door and announced him
self
HIS IDEA OF GOVERNMENT.
There are two rooms in Mira Flores,
and these little compartments are like two
safe-deposit vaults.
Besides sheltering Castro in times of war
and revolution. 1t has also given him po-
etic name. through the effuson of Vene-
zuelan poet, who. having published deli
cate bit entitled The Clown of Mira
Flores" is now reaping his hard-earned no.
toriety in the Rotunda, the "Bastiie" of
| Caracas.
This name is not by any means a mis-
nomer Castro is said to be eccentric and
irritable, impatient, nervous and usually
easily excited.
His idea of government is the same as
that which rules among the bandits OF Cy-
prus-force.
He has but one law. universal and COM
plete. supreme and infallible.
1t is simply that Venezuela is Castro;
hence Castro is Venezuela. To offend him is
to break the law. and, as he is the law. any
kooish.
toward the Rotunda.
ESCAPED ON GUNBOAT
Castro succeeds line of dictators. each
red handed and terrible in his own pecu-
liar way. each Of which lived or reisned
over a wabbling. convulsive volcano. and
each Of which eventually was vigorously
and strenuously hoisted into private life in
foreign lands or into oblivion.
Gusman Blanco died wealthy in Paris.
Crespo was shot while battling his quarrel.
Andrade is now working for an honest liv
ing in Trinidad.
Andrade, whose life was made miserable
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21

The life and character of Nerezu"la's $
dictator, Cipriano Castro. is vividly and
lucidly expressed by the house in which he
lives.
1t is a steel house; it is bullet proof. 1t is
earthquake proof; it is small and easily
guarded; it is excellent in its defensive quail
jties.
The place is little more than one story In
height. and the walls are thick, the win
dows barred, the bits of surrounding gar
den strongly walled and topped with rails
of iron.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21

which nnchsak1d
has gradually m
volved tho iangs
in disease. 6uch .
cough huds N
cure In Dr.. Piefce's
Golden Medical
Discovery which
cures bronchtHs
Obstinate cougha
lung disease, hszu-
orrhage, and COZ
ditaons which,
If neglected or un-
ski1fuuy treated.
lead to eonsumpdon
sFor twelve yeesS I
was Q sufferer from
cataSYd and Waa tfpnf.
~ hv er.~ ~ thA haHt
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21
LETTER MAY SOLVE
OLD MURDER MYSTERY.
Sheriff Says He Has Information That
VIII Lead to the Conviction
of McFate's Slayer.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
I Franklin, Pa. Dec 0-After lapse of
thirty-eight years a murder mystery which
once stirred the oil countries to the center.
and was then forgotten as time sped on Is
nearing solution, and in fashion thus far
as mysterious as the beginning.
On the night of December 20. 1854, John
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21
Women Ran His Town

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New Brunswick N J., Dec. 20.-Silas
Dewey Drake, founder of Lincoln, the Jer-
sey town first governed by women. is
bankrupt
Zouave suits at Is each
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21
HACKING.

That word hacking l. expressive %
those who have experienced the agXsa-
waiting constant cough, which l. called q
hacking cough. Sometimes 1t Is tho
result Of a cold, or Of grip. and some-
times it is a consequence Of catagh,
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21

Became Insane In the Street.
New York, Dec 20-Joseph Bolovsky, S
years old. became suddenly insane in front
Of No. IS Rivington street, and was re-
moved to Bellevue Hospital
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21

the hold-up at Five Points and murdered
Boyvin.
He is much larger man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
SPURRING LITERARY FANCIES
Odd Ways Some Noted Authors Have
Had of Stimulating Their Mem
tai PrOductiveness.

Those who suppose that the work
of authorship is easy may be interest
ed to learn some of the expedients re-
sorted to by eminent men of letters,
as set forth by DR.. Regnault in the
Revue Universelle. With strong and
vigorous men like Victor Hugo and
Catulle Mendes a walk is sufficient to
stimulate ideas; the weak, on the con-
trary, like Descartes and LeibnitZ. find
their inspiration lying down. Cuias
usually wrote lying on his stomach.
Rossini and Ambrose Thomas were
inspired only when in bed.
Chateaubriand used to dictate to his
secretary while walking barefooted
up and down his chamber. Bossuet
wrapped his head in warm linen Bal
FAC wore a monks cowl and Gautier
red dressing gown. 1t is said that
without his scaSlet jacket NJ. Fran
co.'s Coppee could not write. Lord
Derby when writing filled his mouth
with cherry brandy. Fenimore Cooper
sucked gum and Pierre Lott has re-
course to perfumes.
DR.. Regnault, says the London
Chronicle, strangely enough, says
nothing in this article about the infiu-
ence of tobacco on authorship. Has
it any?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
CULTIvATTEGTHE BURBERRY
Experiment of the Agricultural De-
partment with the Fruit at the
Maine Station,

Efforts are being made by the de-
partment of agriculture to improve the
BURBERRY, which, having been regard
ed hitherto as merely a wild fruit, is
now to be brought under cultivati ton.
Selected plants from the blue berry
barrens" have been transferred to the
gardens of the experiment station at
Orono, Me-, and exceptional berries
have been gathered for the purpose of
sowing the seeds from them, the seed
lings produced being eventually trans
ferred from nursery rows to the field,
reports the Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post.
Excellent as is the wild BURBERRY,
there is no question but that it can be
much improved by culture. Occasional
bushes have borne fruits half IN inch
in diameter, and single plant has
been known to yield ~ quarts in sea-
son. 1t is the belief of those best
informed on the subject that the blue
berry can be made to furnish a profit
able crop over vast areas of otherwise
worthless land in this country, incl
dentally giving employment to thou
sa"ds of persons during the canning
season.
In the southeastern part of Maine is
great tract of 1900 acres, known a S
the "blueberry barrens," which is
burned over at frequent intervals to
get rid of the scrub and to facilitate
the harvesting of blueberries. The
land is leased for half cent a quart,
paid to the owner, for all blueberries
picked, and part of the crop is shipped
fresh to Portland and Boston. Most
of the berries, however, go to the can
neries, one of which has a daily capac-
ity of 600 bushels and an average an
nual output of $500 cases of two dozen
cans each. The yearly product of this
one cannery is not far from 5000
worth of blue berries.
Before the days of canning the bar
rens were considered common prop
erty, and people came so or even 100
miles for a weeks cutting, to gat her
blueberries for their own use and for
sale to merchants of neighboring cities
and villages. Now, however, the col
lecting of the crop is done mainly by
companies which employ large num-
bers of pickers, and about $780, 10000 is
paid to these pickers each year. Dur
ing the picking season from 1000 to
1000 women and children are thus en-
gagged.
From the figures here given it will
be seen that the wild BURBERRY is a
much more valuable fruit than is pop
ularly supposed, representing as it
does an industry of no small impor-
lance. The total canned product of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13

Monsieur Goubet, the French invent
or of submarine boats, has devised a
model of a boat intended to run under
water and to convey passengers be-
tween France aud England by means of
a cable stretched across the Channel.
Perhaps his strongest argument for
an underwater passage is that the
steadiness of motion would prevent
seasickness, the traditional terror of
the English channel. The submarine
boat Fulton lately lay undisturbed on
the bottom off the Long Island coast
while a tempest overhead sent many
vessels to destruction, a fact which is
in accordance with former experience
that the disturbances produced by
storm waves do not reach very deep
Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
WAR COLLEGE PLAN.
Secretary Roots Pet Idea to Be
Carried Into Effect.
Training School at Washington, ID.
C., to Educate Officers in the
Practical Handling of Troops
During a Campaign.

One of the best fruits of the Span
ish-American war is the foundation of
the great war college at Washington
barracks. A decisive step toward the
consummation of the plans of Secre-
tary Root was taken recently when
Representative Hull, chairman of the
house committee on military affairs,
introduced bill providing for the
establishment of such an institution
and the reorganization of the general
staff along modern lines.
The secretary of war, Hon. Elihu
Root, in his plans for the proposed
war college has taken comprehensive
grasp of the situation. At the launch
ing of his idea he says: at should be
kept constantly in mind that the OBJ
ject and ultimate aim of all this pre-
paratory work is to train officers to
command men in war. Theory must
not, therefore, be allowed to displace
practical application"
The principal advantages which it is
designed to secure are:
l. The bringing of all the different
branches of military education into
one system under the direct supervi-
sion of a body of officers whose bust
ness it will be to make every part of
the system effective.
.. The establishment of definite re-
quired courses of instruction in the Of
ficers' schools which will be the founda-
tion Of tho whole SvCfan
3. TIE establishment of the general
service and staff college upon the
foundation of the infantry and cav
airy school at Fort Leavenworth, so
that every officer who displays superb
or qualities in the lower schools may
be instructed there in every branch
of military service.
f. The completion of the series of in
structions by the war college, which
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
THE VENDETTA
THAT DID NOT DIE
By GUY DE MAUPASSANT.

n AOLO SANORINI'S widow lived
with her son, alone, in poor
little house on the ramparts of Boni-
facio. The village, built on the jut-
ting-out side of mountain, actually
in places overhung the sea. 1t looked
across a narrow sandbar upon the
lower coast of Sardinia. At its feet,
on the other side, the sea had cut
out a place in the cliff, which looked
like a gigantic corridor, and served
as the port. The water reached al
most to the houses of the town, car
rying upon it the little Italian and
Sandman fishing boats, and every
Is days the old sidewheeler which
went to and from Ajaccio.
Clusters of little white houses
showed white even upon the white
sides of the chalky mountain. They
looked like birds nests stuck into
the crevices of the malignant cliffs,
which hung over the horrible water
way, where ships dared not go. Re
lentlessly the wind harries the sea,
and wears against the naked faces
of the rock, wherein few blades of
grass could cling. Pale foam tiecks
scattered upon the thousands of
rock edges which pierce into the sea,
looking like rags of white linen,
floating and palpitating upon the
surface of the water.
The Widow Savorini's house, placed
upon the extreme edge of the pas
sageway, opened it's three windows
upon this savage and desolate no.
rizon.
She lived there alone with her son
Antoine, and their dog Semillant, a
big, emaciated, ragged-haired shep-
herd dog. She was the young mans
hunting dog.
One night, after quarrel, Antoine
was murdered oy Nicolas Ravollati
with poniard, who that same night
escaped to Sardinia.
When the old mother saw her sons
body brought in to her by the neigh
bors, she did not cry, but remained a
long time mute, looking at him fixed
"; then, stretching her wrinkled
nand over Ine corpse, sne pronlseu
it vendetta. She did not want the
people to stay with her, and she
shut herself in alone with her dead
and the dog, which howled grievous-
ly. The dog howled steadily, erect
at the foot of the bed, her head
stretched towards her master and
her tail wrapped tightly through her
legs. She was as still as the wom-
an, who bent over the corpse and
wept big, silent tears from her I'M
winking eyes, looking at him.
The young man on his back,
dressed in cheaply woven cloth,
which was cut widely at the breast,
seemed to sleep. But there was
blood everywhere; on his shirt, torn
away in the first efforts to stop the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13

MRS. JENNIE f. 0'DONNELL,
President of Oakland Woman's Riding Club.
the wonderful curative value of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. For eight years had female
trouble, falling of the womb and other
complications. During that time / was
more or less of an invalid and not much
good for anything, until one day 1
found book in my hall telling of
the cures you could perform. l became
interested; bought bottle of Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was helped; L continued its
use and in seven months was cured, and
since that time 1 have had perfect
health Thanks, dear Mrs. Pinkham
again, for the health 1 now enjoy."-
Mrs. JENNIE O'DoNNELL, 27s East 31st
St., Chicago, Ill. - $4,000 forfeit if aboUe
testimonial is not genuine.
Women suffering from any
form of female ills can be cured
by Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. That's sure.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wO-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13

BURBERRY barrens in. 1899 was about
100000 cases, worth 1920 a case; so
that the value of the output for this
section alone was more than 100000.
Northern Michigan produces great
quantities of blueberries, and immense
tracts in other parts of the country are
well adapted for the production of the
fruit There are several recognized
varieties, the high bush" BURBERRY
being distinguished not only by the
size and quality of its fruit but also
by the beauty of its flowers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13

will ultimately be in effect a post
graduate course for the study of the
greater problems of military science
and national defense.
5. The establishment of record in
the war department upon which shall
appear the names of officers who have
exhibited special capacity, in. order
that they may be known by the COM
mander in chief and by the country
whenever special service is required.
6. The throwing open of the schools
to the officers of the national guard,
of the former volunteers and the grad
yates of military colleges and schools
for instruction by and with the officers
of the regular army.
To accomplish this purpose Secre-
tary Root has ordered the foundation
at every military post of officers
schools for elementary instruction in
theory and practice and special serv-
Gated at the artillery school at Fort
ress Monroe, Va, the engineers school
of application, which is located at the
Washington barracks, where the new
war college will also be housed; the
schools of submarine defense at Fort
Totten, N. Y, the schoolof application
for cavalry and field artillery at Fort
Riley, Kan, and the army medical
school, which is also situated at
Washington. A general service and
staff college is recommended at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, and the war col
lege for the most advanced instruction
will be located at the Washington bar
racks.
1t is estimated that the additional
expense for the fitting of these schools
with buildings and apparatus will be
about 100000 year.
Gen. S. NJ. B. Young has been select
ed as the president of the war college.
His assistants or advisory board have
been tentatively selected as follows:
Gen. J. F. Bell, now on service in the
Philippines, as commander of the
school at Fort Leavenworth, Kan;
Gen. G. L. Gillespie, chief of engineers;
Gen. w. F. Randolph, chief of artillery,
and Col. A. L. Mills, superintendent of
the military academy at West Point.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13

MORNING.
bleeding; on his vest, on his trous-
ers, on his face, on his hands. Clots
of blood had stiffened in his beard
and in his hair.
His old mother began to talk to
him. At the sound of her voice the
dog was stilled.
va, va, you shall be revenged, my
little one, my boy, my poor child.
Sleep, sleep, you shall be revenged,
do you hear? 1t is your mother who
promises you, and she always keeps
her word-your mother. You know
that we'll"
Slowly she leaned toward him,
pressing her cold lips upon the dead
lips.
Then Semillant began to howl
again. She gave long, wearying
shrieks, heart-tearing, horrible.
They staid there, those two, the
woman and the dog, until morning.
Antoine Savorini was buried in the
morning, and soon was no longer
spoken of in Bonifacio.
He left no brothers and no near
cousins There was no man there to
carry on the vendetta. The mother
alone thought of it.
On the other side of the strait she
saw from morning till night a white
spot on the cliffs. 1t was little Sar-
dinian village, Longosardo, the refuge
of Corsican banditti who were hunted
too closely. They made up nearly the
entire population of this hamlet,
which faces the shores of their home
land, and they waited there until they
might return. She knew Nicolas Ra-
vollati was in this village.
All alone, all day long, sitting at
her window, she looked across, think
ing of the revenge. What could she
do without anyone, feeble and near to
death? But she had promised, she
had sworn upon the corpse. She could
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
MRS. ]. E. 0'DONNELL
Was Sick Eight Years with
Female Trouble and Finally
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

"DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM have
never in my life given a testimonial
before, but you have done so much for
me that l feel called upon to give you
this unsolicited acknowledgement of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
Black Farm in England.

A black farm is kept by Honorable
Lilah Cavendish, the seventeen-year-
old daughter of Lord Gresham. 1t is
located in Buckinghamshire, England,
and every living thing on it is black ex-
cept her dairymaids. She has black
cattle, black horses, black sheep, black
goats, black dogs, black cats, black
chickens, etc. One night a fox cleared
the hencoop, and since then she has
kept no chickens.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
Beer Drinking in Europe.

The workmen of Germany are rot
the greatest European beer drinkers.
Their average consumption per day
is two quarts per head, while in Eng
land the average among the same class
is slightly larger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13

Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How
/ wonder what you are!" and the
Chicago Tribune adds: "I'm a win
dow, way up high, in scraper of
the sky"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
BY LADY JEUNE,
The Accepted Arbiter of London Society.

We have been accustomed send the young girl whose father
pechanCe baron duke dinner the
OF thrice her because orsooh equal rank
when by the order of things she should be accompanied by
of the hmby born great her age
whose genius rather than his BIRTH has given him place in the
world.
The English nobility ready for just such change this
They longer themselves the naughty overbearng which
Thackeray Such would be tolerated No. HE
IS A MAN OF DEMOCRATIC IDEAS WHO ACCEPTS GEN
JUS AT IT'S TRUE WORTH AND VALUES THE COMPAN-
IONSHIP OF MEN FOR WHAT THEY HAVE MADE THEM
SELVES MORE THAN FOR WHAT THEY WERE BORN
Men of talent longer kick their heels
but Often indeed command larger income than their
patrons, the attitude of towards the
perceptibly altered successful author painter longer
devil in of guinea but gentleman with shooting
in Scotland house and villa the Rivera HE IS ABLE
TO ENTERTAIN THE MARQUIS, THE DUKE OR THE
COUNT ON THEIR OWN TERMS
For these high time the rules of social
in England changed suit the changed conditions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-17
/ RI ROOSEVELT is
Up AGAINST The REAL THlNG
The Beet Sugar Senators are Standing Like otoe v al
and the President on Verge OF a Regular BACK
down in Regard to His Cuban Message

tors last night, after which they let it
he understood that the Presidents mes
sag. had in nowise affected their attl-
.,,de on the question There were thirteen
Senators present and five proxies, anc
they found that not one OF their mum
Der was weakening.
Their position is simply this: They are.
fighting for their political lives. Tor It
,hcy allow legislation to pass that vii!
ri.i;, the beet sugar industry tt.tr con-
st.tuencies will leave no stoze unturned
TO accomplish the defeat Gf Snnatcrs and
r REPRESENTATIVES, also MoFeGrer. it has.
heen an open secret ali along ihat few
if any Of the Senators VINO weregap apnar-
entity acting with the administration
really cared anything for the passage of
the twenty per cent reduction measure.
bit were only doing it to jolly Roose-
Welt along.
,chey are not and never have heen anx-
{ious to stir up enmity among the Sena-
tors of their party, and it is more than
srrol able that they have given Roosevelt
to understand that it would be wise for
him to refrain from pressing Cuban tariff
any further at this session, so
the matter viii doubtless be droprcd and
5not acted upon this session.
This will be complete back down for
Foosevelt the first of the Kind he has
ever been known to be guilty of. and 1t
will probably prove the initial4ons of q
number of Instances IN which he Will
succun1b to the stubbornness of the SEN
ate. which august body has ever resented
being driven by the Executive.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-17
Body of Miss Lawrence, Buried
Yesterday, Revealed None.
SHE WAS REPORTED MISSING
The Important Witness Was Said to
Have Been Lost Sight Of, but His
Father Says He Will be Pro-
duced and that Develop.
ments May be
Expected.
fBr Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, June 16.-Thcmas A. Dis>
brow. father .of Louis A. Disbrow tha
young man whom the Suffolk county.
Long Island. authorities say can throw
light on the mystery surrounding the
drowning of Sarah Lawrence and Ciar-
ence Foster. is credited tonight with
knowing the wherea abouts of Louis. and
with being ready to produce him alive
If necessary. The Press tomorrow will
quote Mr.. Disbrow as saying:
''Since o'clock this fNIonday) even-
ing I have received information which
iustifies me in making the statement that
there will be important developments In
the case within twenty-four hours
Bright lights Illuminated the Dishrow
cottage tonight. The atmosphere OF
gloom and Dependency which surrounded
everything on Sunday had Disappeared
WAS REPORTED TO BE MISSING.
NEW YORK. June 16.-Louis Disbrow,
who. the authorities believe, can clear up
a good portion Of the mystery which sur
rounds the drowning of Miss Sarah Law
renee and Clarence Foster. in Shinnecocs
Bay, has not been heard from. The girl
was buried to-day al River Head. L. L..
and an examination of the body before it
was placed in the grave did not reveal
any marks of violence.
Coroner Nugent and District Attorney
Smith. of Suffolk county decided to-day.
after conference, to take up the case
Wednesday at Good Ground. Z" T. They
will examine several people and then de-
eide as to what further steps to take
to discover If the drowning was other
than accidental
Thomas Disbrow. of Richmond HILL L.
l.. father of Louis Disbrow. was asked
to-day whether he thought it was his son
that jumped from the Brooklyn bridge
yesterday Mr.. Disbrow said that the
description given of the man who COM.
mitted suicide answered in some respects.
to that of his son, but that he knew OF
no reason why he should have desired to
end his life. 1t was possible he thought.
that his sons mind had become unbal-
anced on account OF the notoriety brought
upon him by his connection with the
tragedy at Good Ground.
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