The Nome nugget., 1902-10-22
"A MESSAGE TO GARCIA"

| ne following NeaCnhcnJ IS not new, TOT It WAS first published in the Philistnc Magazine for March, 1899 But though more than three years have elapsed since it first given the world, the truths which it enunciatcs will never grow old. and IHE NutoEr publishesit today in full That it will be read with in terest and fully understood goes without saying It has for its the act of braye who carried the ''message" unhcsitatingy and without quctions The preachment follows;
 'In all this Cuban business there is one man stands out on the horizon Of my memory like Mars at perhelion. When war broke out between Spain and the United States, it was very necessary o commun cate quickly with the leader of the Insurgents. Gar cia was somewhere in the mountain fastnesses of Cuba-no one knew where No mail telegraph message could reach him. The president must secure his cooperation, and quickly.
 What to dol
 "someone said to the prcsoent, There's fellow by the name of Rowan will find Garcia for you if anybody can.'
 'Rowan was sent for anu given letter to be de- livered to Garcia How the fellow by the name, of Rowan took the letter, sealed it up in an oilskn pouch strapped it over his heart in four days landed by night off the coast of Cuba from an open boat, disappeared into the jungle and in three weeks out the other side of the island having traversed hostile country on foot, and delivered his letter to Garcia, things have special desire to tell in detail
 "The point I wish to make is this: Mckinley gave Rowan letter to be delivered to Garcia; Rowan took the letter and did ask, Where is he at ?? By the Eternal there is Il man whose form should be cast in deathess bronze and the placed in every col lege of the land. It is not bookearning young men need instruction about this and that but stiff ening of the vertebrae which will them to he loyal to trust to act promptly, concentrate their energies; do the thing-'carry message Garcia "
 General Garcia is dead now, but there are other Garcias.
 ''No man, who has cndeavored to carry out an enterprise where many hands needed, but has been we'll nigh appalled, times by the imbecity of the average man-the inability unWillingncss to concentrate on thing and do it. Slip-shod assist ance foolish nattention dowdy indifference, and half hearted work seem the rule; and succeeds unless by hook or crook, threat he forces brbes other men to assist him; ma fhap, God in His good ness performs \ miracle, and sends him an angel o light for an assistant You, reader put this matter to test: You sitting in your once-siN clerks are within call. Summon any one and make this teqest: Please look in the encyclopedia anC z make brief memorandum for concerning the lift .- of Correggo.'
 "WilL the clerk quietly say, Yes sir and go t the task :?
 "On your life he will not. He will look at you ou 4 of fshy eye, and ask or more of the following questions
 "Who was he?
 (Which encyclopedia?
 "Where is the encyclopedia
 "Was hired for that?
 "Don't you mean Bismarck?
 "What is the matter with Charlie doing it ?
 "Is he dead ?
 "Is there any hurry?
 "Shan't bring you the book and let you look up yourself?
 "What do you want to know for :?
 "And l will lay you ten to one that after yo have answered the questions, and explained how [ find the information, and why you want it, the cler will go off and get of the other clerks to help hin try 10 find Garcia-anl then come back and tell vol there is no such man. Oi course may lose my bet but according to the law of average will not. =, ''Now if you are wise you will not bother to ex