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ming than fox, possessed OF a habit Of
surreptltiously keeping almost exclusively Ia
ambush the hrst year Of IT'S Invasion Of new
territory lt may he that uudrr these cir
cumstancea that II ~ now In winter quar-
tors unobserved and unknown IN from NJ
teen 10 twenty-five counties additional 10
those enumerated by Colonel Bowie, and
fully prepared 20 commence Its earnest
work OF Destruction the coming year
~
Under conditions Of so Rggrhvhting a
character as those herelnoefore related, and
"a view Of the success that has been
wrought by others ga the suppression Of
like undesirable yisItatious. it. certainly be-
hooyes us 10 net IN the matter without
more ruluous delay, and that action must
not be Of a pigmy type but square ~ TO
the requirements Of the great emergency
We have reached the point in cur youthful
existence as "A state when our present
valuation of properties that are subject 10
taxation are at the billion dollar mark, and
steadily enhancing. II the brains aud hus-
ness acumeu OF our people, notably those
that have been selected 10 represent Us IN
legislative capacity, are In line with these
conditions then aud under such circum-
stances there are grounds for hope and
reasons for believing the enemy Will soon
meet defeat
our legislature conyenes next month and
there Is no measure that promises 10 come
before it that concerns so many people
aud Interests. as this one, consequently an
appropriation should be made early after
~ cOuYeucs Of not less than SlOO,OOD or 80
much thereof as may be found necessary,
the same 10 be used under the direction
Of the department Of agriculture, history
and statistics. assisted boy the state epto
mologist, supplemented By o board OF from
seven to thirteen Of the most experienced,
Intelligent aud progressive farmers the
latter TO be appointed by the governor ana
confirmed 10y The senate or by both houses.
Additional TO this au act should be prompt
Us formulated, authorizing the payment by
tie State Of q reward Of S2J0OpO TO whose
ever fOrmuates plan or device that IS
decided 10 be practicable. economical anG
m ai respects serylceable, and sure In It's
work Of destroying and Buppresslng the
Such award to be made by the same lden
teal authority under whose auspices the
Sllo OOg herelnbefore named is TO be
handled BY and safegnarded, Ia view OF
the fact that our new governor, Colonel
Lanham r. fresh from a long extended In
tercourse With some Of the bralniest people
Of all the States aud Is possessed OF a
practical experience ia connection with
results growing out OF the manifold mis-
point OF Inadequate appropriations and the
ultimate waste IN So many eases Incident
10 such penny wise and pound foolish
course II IS for these considerations reason
able 20 hope that be Is capable az grasp
Ing the immensity Of the existing situa.
tlon and arising thereto by recommending
measures that viii prove adequate to meet
the crisis.
we hope so, and conhds this matter 70
his best and most thoughtful consider
alton, and recommendation 20 our .solons.
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million slaves TO the demon IN our country
dnre not tell their miyformnes TO their
dearest friends, lest they hecome ostra-
oized and their business ruined, Most OF
them are innocent victims, made so without
their knowledge or consent, by prescrip'
lions given to alleviate pain.
From want Of tunds the committee has
been unable 10 respond 10 many a heart
rending appeal which has reached them
from ais over the couptry from victims.
mgny Of whom have spent their last dollar
In vain effort to be cured. However. our
hearts have been gaddened by many happy
ueuycrauCes from the bondage OF unspeak-
anle suffering Language cnn not express
the gratitude 81 those redeemed The good
by your appeal done viii never be sIlown
uli 10 70 revealed Ia the clear light OF the
resurrection morning
Your publication Of this article demon
strares what fiiends Of your paper have
always known, that you are one Of the hrst
10 take mp anything that will help the un-
fortunate,
The most painful moments Of our lives
were when we had 10 turn away, for lack
OF funds, patients who had once stood III
the front ranks Of society, but who became
victims OF the drug habit through treat
ment during sickness, ana who were now SO
rcuuced In financial conditions that they
were selling their personal effects 10 pur-
chase the accursed drug. Physician after
physician has come 10 US, who had lost all
thelr practice disposed Of their books and
Instruments and who desired TO be cured
and 10 pay when restored TO practice. One
Of those was former vice president of a
state medical board. whose practice was
worth $4,000 n year Another was the
SON OF rector who had charge OF one
church for twenty,seven years. The latter
when Informed that we had no funds with
which To carry out our benevolent designs.
exclaimed, There seems 10 be cloud rest
ing over This drug habit" Yes, there Is
dark cloud resting over this curse. that was
forced upon China az the point of the
bayonet, and that is coming back upon US
az the point Of the hypodermic needle.
But as General Grant once said, Clouds
move aud when the public press Of this
country take up the subject, when legi3
Iators and courts Of justice take eognizanee
~ this growing evil, and Our citizens OF
means give their substance 10 save their
noighbor from life Of misery and future
of wee and preventive associations SUCH
as this he formed IN oil our large cities,
and those who have been filling our lana
with woe cease their deadly work, then
THE day VIII break and the shadows VII
The president OF this committee is Rev.
Y f. Sample, y, D. LII D., ex-mederator
of the general assembly, pastor emeritus o
the West rwenty-third Street Preshyterlan
church. Treastier IS w. W. WesterYelt'
attorney, BS Pine street, to whom al con
tributions are 70 be sent. secretary, heS'
W. ~ Richie, y, D., from whom az inIot-
nation may be obtained. i56. Fltth aVenue'
PTesby terian building, New fork
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GREAT or cAnRtEn

The curiously named and huge o!l.aarry.
Ing steamer, Stlverlip, launched this week
on the Tyne, and chustened In the old.
fashioned style by the lady mayoress Of
London wife OF Sir Marcus samuel. the
founder and head Of the Shell Transport
and Trading company is considerably
larger than the Pima and the CarIlum ar
present running In the Texas oil trade
Externally 1t should be stated, she WA!
make a very different picture at sen: IN.
IKE the older steamers. she shows quite a
forest OF decks and other deck equipment
Tor the quick loading and dlscAafging OF
general cargo The Siyerlip and the Pee
tan trecently launchedj are the first OF four
steamers which make a record for size
amongst the tank steamers Of the world
II is not unlikely that one or more OF these
leYiathaus viii be placed by the Shell com.
pany II the Texas oil trade. She is de-.
signed to fultll the somewhat ouegous re-.
qulIements Of the company which Sir Mar
Gus samuel has called Into existence ana
over which he so ably preSi1eS. The Shell
company owes It's formation entirely TO Sir
Marcus Sdmue.s foresight ana energy. It's
early history Is a record Of great aud alp.
parently overwhelming difficulties overcome
by the indomitaole courage aud pers!stency
Of the presiding genius. Today 1t stands
In the proud position Of being twentieth
on the list Of the largest ship.ownug com.
panies In the whole world. while the feet
of thlrty-nine oil carriers, aEgregat,ug
abou, $4,000 tons register, is the greatest
of it's class.
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eehled that petroleum was N nastv small.
s sits thlng, and explained that N was nos
49, W ulscharge q bulk oil steamer and
soa5a her nj Tor the carriage Of perishable
fbis or Marcus Samuel, responding to
80 ls toast mentioned that the pectRn
s ,..,er Shell liner had lust started on a
b Ne III trlp 70 America; she had gore there.
bs sMp' With cargo OF coal ana would
'"eA 70 THIS country cargo Of Oil
EXPERIMENTS WITH OIL FUEL
SIR Andrew Noble then proposed the
Ieaiths Of the lord mayor and sherins OF
Eonuon' He said Sir Marcus had done
I.O,e' perhaps than any man In England
~ bringing forward oils as fuel for mari.
'He purposes OIL fuel reduced the num-
yer OF hands. In favorable weather Il
'ooA eattleship about twelve hours TO
Soa4, whereas she could take LIQUID fuel
90 BOARD In about three-quarters Of an
nouf' Being strongly impressed with the
1alue OF oil as fuel for men-of.war. his
nfm had ordered extensive experiments to
~ qaaue, and be believed they would lead
70 important results. The She'll steamer
nfnt,Ilo y had arrived home in Liverpool
from bombay on oil fuel When hred
WIN coal she used twenty-five tons a dav
Holns little better than nine aud hair
Auols: She had made the voyage on this
uggcaslon on fourteen and q half tons OF
NJ anu ueI ool!ers IN excellent condition.
, Ihat was another triumph FOR the lord
ne lord mayor responded and said he
misnea 70 thank Sir Andrew for the ex.
neu,g ElldueSs and attention shown dur.
,ls thelr much too brief stay on Tyneslde
=. was, be thought most fortunate that
tle supplies of liquid fuel were in TIE
lands OF British company They were
right OF presumption, and Il would not be
tHe Iault of those owning the supplies
lhe government allowed the right 10
pass oy He thanked them for the warm
Many other speeches were delivered. and
me ceremony brought out In quite a re.
marAGble way some Of the warmest ex-
pIesslons Of confidence In the future OF
tne great liquid fuel movement that have
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pointed Paraaraphs.

Chicago News.
Big guns are the emily things served on
armor plstes
douhle-barreled shotgun u the WORST
type Of the deadly parallel.
when man has q peck Of trouble ne u
satisfied with short measure,
some men go to law, but the law anas
it necessary 10 20 after others
AS a physical sxeFclser the oia-rasnienea
woodpile never had an equal'
II tesms quear that 50 many crooked peo-
pie should ma themselves 10 straitened Or
cumstanees.
In accord with the doctrine Of the sur
viral N the attest the last wonlae on earth
will be q dressmakeF,
a r4d nose may not be conclusive evi-
dence Of inehriety, but Il imposes upon lite
possessor the burden OF proof.
The average manais unable TO understand
Why be Is not appreciated or why he Il
expected 70 appreciate other men.
Patience formerly reosted on A monument.
hut 81 tbe present wnting 4 y 81 the
tslsphnns waiting for the kirl At the "a
change to answer.
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from Catholic institution 10 Detroit
Mich. reads as follows;
Or, s.. p. Hortman, Columbus, o.:
Dear Sir: 1.-The goung girl obo
used fbePerund t1aS suffering from
lGrgngitS and loss of Hoice. 66s
result Of the treatment naS meSf
satiSfGcforp. She found great re.
lief. and after farther use Of me
medicine Ie rope 10 be able 10 sag
she Is entirely cured. Sisters Of
Cbari g.
This Young girl was under the care OF
the sisters Of Charity aud used Peruna
for cafbrrh OF the throat with good re
suits, as the above letter testihes
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A Prominent Mother Superior
Saws:

can testify from experience 70 the
efficiency OF Peruua as one OF the very
best medicines aud it gives me pleasure
20 add my praise TO that Of thousands who
have used Il For years suffered WITH
cdtarrh ~ the stomach All remedies prov
lng NalugleSs lef Eellet Last spring
Went e Colorado; hoping % be benefited
hy @ change Of climate and while there
friend advised me 20 nv Peruna After
using two bottles found myself verv
much improved The remains Of my old
disease being now so slight. I consider my
self cured, vet for a while intend 70 con
tinue the use 81 Peruna ! am now treating
another patient With your medicine She
has been sick with malaria and troubled
with cucorrh8ea. | have no doubt that q
cure VIII he speedily Elected
Obese are samples Of letters re.
oefSed by Or. HartmGn from TIE
SGrious orders Of CatbeHc Sisters
throughout me United States.
The names and addresses TO these letters
have been withheld from respect 10 the
Sisters. but will he furnished on request.
One-haf OF the diseases which aullct
mankind are due 20 some catarrhal lie.
raugement Of the mucous membrane lining
some organ or passage OF the body.
remedy that would act immediately
upon he cnngcsted mucous membrane re
storing Il % its normal state would con
6equently cure all these diseases. Catarrn
80 catarrh wherever located, whether II be
10 the head, throat, lungs, stomach, kid::
noys or pelvic organs. a remedy that will
cure it IN one location will cure It In all
locations
" you do rot derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Perune,
write at once TO Dr. Hartman, giving a full
statement q your case, and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis
Hartman sanltarium, Columbus. Ohio.
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SISTERS OF CHARITY
RELY ON PE-RU-NA TO FIGHT IL
Catarrh, Coughs, Colds and Grip.

From q CotboHc Institution In
Cenfroi Obfo comes TIE fonoocfnx
recommend from re Sister Supe.
rfcY:
Son1s years ago friend OF our in.ti
guuon recommended to MS Dr. Hartman's
faeanna as an excellent remedy for the ia
ngenza, Of which we then had several eases
acter. NN'1 NN"i
We began TO use Il aud experienced
tuch wonderful results that since then Pc
fnna has become our favorite medicine Tor
chitis"
Another recommend from Cat6-
Ole institution Of one Of the Central
StofsS. ecTiffen By RE sister Supe.
Ffoy, reads as foHcUS:
number Of years ago our attention
was called 70 Dr. Hartman's peruna, and
since then we have used t with wonder.
tul results for grip, coughs. colds and ca
tarrnal diseases ot the head and stomach
=. For grip and winter cntarrh especially
" has been Of great service 10 the Inmates
Of this Institution
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A PETROL MOTOR.

The story Of Dr. Boverton Redwood, the
petroleum expert, and his hrst motor is
an interesting one. DR. Redwood, who is
prominent member OF the Automobile
club, was one Of the FIRST in this country
ample driving power, aud In 1897, when
an engine Of 4ishorse power was eonsid.
cred adequate for the propulsion Of a large
vehicle the Daimler Motor company very
reluctantly accepted an order from him
for a fourcyllnuer 12.hcrse power car.
In these days when cars OF 4o.horse power
are commonly used for tour ng, IL is anus
ing to learn that Dr Redwood aud his
son, who Is also an autOmobOlist, found IL
necessary TO appear before the board OF
the Daimler company at Coventry 10 order
TO lnuuce the company 70 construct for
him what the directors regarded us a We
Alcle OF u dangerous character on account
TO attain. Dr. Redwood relates that the
chairman asked him what be Intended to do
with sucn machine when he got II, and
expressed the opinion that mausaughter
or suicide. or both, would De the probable
result Of It's use. Dr. Nedwood's arguments
prevailed, and the cur was built, kut then
the difficulty was 60 nud anyone in the
factory willing TO test st. brave man
was al length found, aud the derry steod
being shown 20 be under perfect control,
the manufacturers were SO well satisfied
that before the car was delivered 70 the
owner It's comfort and efficiency were prdc-
t.cally demonstrated 70 the then prince OF
Wales. who was visiting WarWiCk castle.
Or Redwood considers that lust as we
purposely waste a large amount eff artificial
light 10y the Use OF shades iu order TO pro-
uuce q pleasing cuect, SO 10 like manner
TO enjoy autOmob Ism with @ petroleum
engine. we must have power In large ex-
cess, and throttle It by means Of an eff
Client controlling mechanism
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PETROLEUM PARAGRAPHS.

Mr. Montague C. Buck aud Mr. II F.
Russell Rowland two Of the managing d.
rectors Of the Fuel oil company, limited,
are still Ia Texas on business connected
with their firm In London Nr Frampton,
their colleague here, is pushing ON with
the London business
The British Petroleum company, Of which
Lord Duuluore is chairman, has received
SAT- sfactory reports from Nj humphrey
who is Ia Texas arranging for q legal nX
ing up Of O number of important deals,
The company will issue a prospectus early
next year. ]. d Henry.
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on ToR NAVAL SHIPS.

An important item of naval intelligence
is that the British admiralty has decided
10 equip the Prince George and Mars,
two of the newest and most powerful bat.
ueships Tor the consumption Of liquid
tuei. This Is indeed lead for tha
Aut}-G"umg nations Of the world. Hith-
crio tle tests hJve been confined to small
cruisers and torpedo boat desrroyers What
lakes place on the Prince George aud Mars
should have ana important bearing on the
OIL fuel movement II the tests are sue
cess they VIII certainly count as q seton
against the recent pessimlstic observations
az Rear Admiral Melville, who, while al
voc4Lng the use Of the new fuel on ordi-
nary tIele4ters, has questioned its ETH.
cheney WIN subjected TO tests on board
bau!esAips The naval authorities here are
net disposed 70 look lightly on the claims
Of liqu ID fuel! They are stu engaged In
conducting secret tests at keyham, and
the lessons learned there may At any time
be put into practice on q scale that will
surprise the naval authorities Of other coun-
tries,
MORE MONEY IN RUSSIAN OIL.
More money is wanted for Russian oil.
Already financed up to more than a million
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Or. s. B. Hartman. Columbus,
Dear Sir:I Of
could
Sisters Of
cdtdrrb that IL SISTER BE.dTRIX.
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SISTERS OF CHARITY
All Over the United States Use
Pe-ru-na for Catarrh.

recommend recently received from
Catholic institution IN the Southwest reads
as follows
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SOME INTERESTING DETAILS.

! A.S"'4A~ A%N II a. 70 1 t-N1 ~ 4 y A-Ds
! This fine new steamer is OF the following
dimensions. Ienrth asa foat breadth ev
-
creme 90 'eel q lucles' uepIl mo'ueu %.
feet. She Is capable Of carrying q total
dead weight of 10 100 TONS of ,revos on
w UlHrsH' VI wafer o. - Iee' o '11-'s'
and Is htted with powerful triple expansion
machinery which should easily propei her
ar snaed NJ al.vsr rr,,. u,,an f,lr,
- -''''
'udueu' 4 ne Eesse1 is designed 10 curry
out lne uiIucult requirements OF the sAeI!
company, WEether ensdstd IN the ltNas
OF any otAtl tIaue IL Is easy TO uhutE'
staAu lAat 10 cleanse petroleum snip 80
thoroughly as Ia make her li LOT carrying
dudi cuFsoes presents a dltncult pfoulem'
1uJ tAIs mas heen successfully solved ~
Slf Marcus samuel ana ms c1ileusQes' Ine
lAolough ventilation OF the 1eJs Is or
paramount Importance ana llis mas Oeen
"utpS PROVIDED IoE ny Iut u.uns vt p1"
into the tanks to exhaust u from them as
i r'Iy pe Lounu most uestLlots, tne PI ,i
cafeots are very compIete. ana consist Of
no less than five separate pumps two or
especially Large large size, capable OF a.seA4r5-
RE mac pechiDery 81 oS t9a ne t,jule etnansldn
type suplied with steam OF $50 pounds
pressure by six single-ended steel boilers.
as teaatFs OF me Iost hn2"' 'i 49, ,r
42eniiei nIS ~! 49, s,.u,ir IN
nlI'u LUZ 70 We IuNsIre' ga 40 '1P - 90
SSu"t anu ri; ;taS n"ue ouI 81 w! bt+fa-t,
~, 80 NV" tt-E t.s me-.
ltott9 70 nc ~ vSs'",ie t-
t1ntvu t ~ '~Ais LII, III ,,,,r,as onere
nHp' tGei, - ,tS ~, c,.-5,s,,n
10 y easlI@ ootalueu ouI WIZ ne ,.'s- -
ana aeVeiopments OF Ihe aAeil lla'sPIls
Snu lfduihg GoiH on ir's g'' AVA at
IL 81 w - ~ Ii,{r,lge and mere
Ss NO dnIIht tbot Ills form of incl ia des.
tinaS w ,Isy On en ,,nnortsnI mart in he im
n,a5ioto b Sis8 ~ he v.orid both In the
lneuluSe h'SloIS a. lHe I,a ma
H,,ttsr az az s,Ir,rii, boro dcvoted con.
sIEarSiI. ti,,ia and attsptfon IN The oues.
tion, and are now bringing 10 a ,- closy t, a
fet st Oh ,rbiob n con ne snnlied to
pest FORM IN Wuleu II C1u uJ al ~, ,'C,,.srs
boilers Of SHIPS Of war WheIe 1gn pewei1
boilers.
LONFELLoW AND THE sILYERLlR
After brilliant launching ceremony in
when Lazy samuel graeelu"1 pi''
part there was a luneheon' al'eAoeu ~
Sir Marcus and Lady Samuel AMI sherius
- go, q, t,, r,oast lot where the
OF LoHuou' III iHo NIUE 'o'"
old fellowship in craftsmanship oI h'nu""
and Newcastle the clty where most II the
d, $3.50, =. .,... ,,..rr5 borc been
OIL carrying vessels OF lhe Woua ul' ,S,,ii
DuAI was G!spiaseu KY LuAl e.n Jus .5s me
hultlus ana uetlGsa' lue IoiHpeEs ,9st5er
most representative every ptulsut tose..t,,,,
at the launching Of petroleum .t,,,, ,t
vessel. The menu. artisucally 3 'lulnru
OF marine pictorial art showed on V''
Side, the Silvertp being lauhcltu lnlo ~
natural element. and on the other sue W.
same vessel steamiug into O heaVy'head
sea On the menu were LongfellON S ap
propriate words.
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toa sREAKlNa MoRpHINE RoNps.
Users Of the Drug Say The Posi- Aided
Them.

To the Editor Of The Post.
New York, December Isl send you
herewith the sentiments Of the committee
Of which ! am secretary, relative Ia the
good work your paper has done ia aiding
our cause. William n. Richie, n. D
Presbyterian Building. New York.
The committee formed for the purpose Of
suppressing the drug habit, desires TO re
turn thanks 10 your paper for the gratuit-
Gus article which you published calling at,
tention to their work, the only work Of the
Kind 10 existence, There are societies and
Institutions for the smelioration and cure
Of nearly every evil under the sun, but the
drug curse Is practically untouched. It Is
10 difficult 70 enlist the eympathies Of
enmmnnity IN the suppression Of 81 syiis
tho effects Of which are concealed. The