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The National tribune., 1903-10-29

MINISTER POWELL gave to the so-called
Republic Of Santo Domingo healthy ad
monition, which it will be to the advantage
of the riotous politicians of that country
to attentiveIy consider. He took the oc
casion Of the presentation Of an auto
graph letter from President Roosevelt to
inform the Dominicans that, If they wish
to retain the friendship of this country
they must live up to their obligations and
carry out their agreements. We arc quite
ready to protect them and would take
care of their territorial integrity, but they
must pay their debts and not expect to
hide themselves from their creditors behind
the strong arm Of the United States. The
President of the Republic said that he un'
derstood and would govern himself accord
ingly.
The National tribune., 1903-10-29
ILLNESS OF GEN. JOHN Q. BLACK.

Last week Commander-in- Chief John G.
Black was seized with an attack Of his old
enemy-rheumatism, superinduced by hi.
wOunds-and had to be taken to Garfield
Hospital, In this city. where he il at this
present writing and doing well. though hi.
convalescence from these attacks IL al
ways tedious. His devoted wife Is will
him. doing all that loving attention can tc
mitigate his sufferings. The affectionat.
sympathy of all the comrades goes out Il
him, with fervent hopes for his speedy
recovery, with strength sufficient to 60 OIL
with the splendid work he il doing fo'
them in the matter of the service pension
The National tribune., 1903-10-29

l YEARS ago we used to hear so much
Germany and France to those Of Eng am
and the United States in the matter %
temperance. 1t was pointed out corcl 'sive
ly that nobody ever saw drunken man IL
Germany. France. Italy. or even Spin
and there was None of the tragedies in life
aud lIome-wrrctsing TINT were in this
country, attributable 70 Intoxicating
liquors. Fuller knowledge OF the conhi
tons in these countries shows that alcohol
ism is doing an even more deadly work
there than in England or This country
Here the man who is determined To GO Ia
the deri! takes the alcohol rnnte and
makes a spectacular exhibition OF his pro
gress. Over there. while ne does nor be
come a demon kill his wife and children
burn up his bonse or COMMIT, some other
startling crime. he daily fill. his skin full
of alcohol In some shape or another. and
rapidly degenerates. The statistics show
that a very large proportion of the Frenci
pOpula ton ruin themselves with alcohol Ia
the country is even grenter than In the
English speaking Nations. While Eng
land and the United Sates have become
markedly more temperate each year. tn
consumption of alcohol has rapidly in
creased in France and Germany and its
ravaGrs have berome very much greater.
In 1890 the consumption per caritn of tn,
French people was six and three-quar ter-
litcrs-equivalent to II quarts-per head
In 1900 the amount had risen to TX Is lin
ers. or about 20 quarts a head This is
undermining the constitution of the French
people. and world of nervous and other
diseases are attributed by the physicians
to the consumption of alcohol in exces-
sive quantities.
The National tribune., 1903-10-29
Ex-sEcaErARY LONG AND THE PRESIDENT

Only those who do not like Mr.. ROOse
welt any way. and are anxious to find
something to blame him with. are paying
much attention to Ex-Serretary Longs
story about Mr.. Roosevelt's urgency to
have the Spanish fleet met and destroyed
before the actual declaration Of war. Mr.
Roosevelt was then Assistant Secretary q
the Navy, and strongly in earnest in dom"
whatever was best for the country in thu
tain to come. He proposed that the Span
iSb fleet, which rumor stated had beer
started for Cuba, shond be met on tn
ocean and destroyed. This was only com
mon military foresight. Every sensib's
man on both sides of the ocean then know
that war had to come and that the philan-
dering of the diplomats could on'y posi-
pOne the inevitable. Sending the fleet t.
American was in itself an act of war
and would have been So recogni-r''
relations existed between any two Fur"
pean powers as then existed herween III
United States and Spain. the advance %
an armed feet into the wnters Of either
power would have been r-ga rded a.
throwing down the gauntlet and cha J.
lenge to battle. Mr.. Roosevelt simpl,
proposed to take the Spaniaris at the ,
word and meet them at the outset. Th'N
was right, prudent and soidirr'y. and cri
icism against 1t comes. first. from class
of men who are determ:n.'h to blame NJ
Roosevelt on the slightest prrrexr: see
ond. from a class who pother in'erminahl'
upon unessential trifes shutting their eye
to unmstaknbie facts. They are the sam,
class that during the war OF the rehe i"r
protested that the President Of the Unife'
States had no right to send troops in'o II
Strte except upon the demaud Of the Gov
-rnor or the Legislature for tie prrsen .
of United States forces. Their sense g.,
aud noisy ciampr is, always very trying t
the patience Of plain. practical people.
who can see and recognize active facts.
facts.
The National tribune., 1903-10-29

THERE is little news coming from the
Philippines. because there is little to send
This Is not because there is absolute peace
In the islands, but because the troubles
there are no longer considered worth men
tioning. OF course, We could not hope to
make over into peaceful, industrious citi
zens. people who have been for centuries
pirates and thieves, and who have been
encouraged in their professions BY the
misgovernment of the Spaniards. The
Ladrones in the islands formed quite a
large proportion of the population. They
have always lived by robbery and black
mail. and it is a ha I'd daily grind to eradi
cate this idea. There is almost daily "A
collision between bodies of Ladrones and
the constabulary or the troops. These al
ways result. however. In the Ladrones BE-
ing put TO flight There are frequently
some OF them killed and generally some
captured. All this is making way for the
complete pacitcation of the islands, and
the conviction In the minds of every na
tive that il is best for his happiness and
well being TO abandon as livelihood, rob
berry and butchery and put himself To
raising sugar or tobacco. The people are
also becoming more sure that the Ameri
cans intend to stay there and govern the
islands properly. They are becoming less
afraid of the Lndrones. less wiling to pa!
them blackmail. and more willing to CIV.
information and assist in hunting them
down
The National tribune., 1903-10-29

Yes, l know all about that" answered
ST. That's the way scurvy begins with
some. But that II come around all right,
now that you can get fresh vegetables and
proper medicine. How's Larry?'
You can't get anything out Of Larry
unless you bring him something to eat.
He's the hungriest mortal that ever lived.
The only thing that'll rouse him is the
smell of rations coming in. He walked up
when the door opened. but as soon as he
saw it wasn't the walters with trays of
-ictuals he dropped off again. Who are
those ladies out there
They're our wives" answered 81.
proudly, turning to Annabel.
For the Lords sake, bring them in and
let us see them. The sight of them will
do more good than grub, or bath. or clean
clothes. Larry! Larry! Wake up. Here
are some young ladies come to visit u.s."
The inextinguishable gallantry OF the
freshman at once asserted itself. Larry 5
hold black eyes opened with animation,
his thin hand passed over his shorn brow,
to arrange his once curling locks, and he
made an effort to rise.
The National tribune., 1903-10-29


ing Recruits In the Kenesav Mountains.
81 and Shorty walked slowly down the
line. looking with scrrowful eyes upon
frishtful reminders Of their stay in An.
Jacksonville. Though that awful place
seemed now centuries away in point OF
time. it all came back as fresh as yester-
day, as they looked upon the miserable
AIS. scantiiy-clnthed forms which hunger,
exposure, disease and suffering had dis
rortrd out of nearly all resemblance to
humanity. They stopped by the first
.tret,hcr. which contained some skin-cOv-
cred bones, showing through the clumsily-
patched remnants Of blue uniform and
frayed AID dirty wooden shirt. The face
was thin, drawn and pinched. and nearly
,oucealed under an immense shock of
dirty, curling black hair.
The eyes were closed, as IL in stupor,
and there WAS absolutely nothing to recall
he laughing. rosy-cheeked Irish boy whom
they had expected to find.
Didn't you say Larry Brannigan was
in the next stretcher, Wils?" 81 called GU,
to Holcomb.
The National tribune., 1903-10-29

WHEN it comes to ''flinging epitaphs.'
as Mrs. harrington would say, Senator
Hanna has shown himself master hand.
and the ''epitaphs" he flung at William
]. Bryan in response to long attack upon
him will stick. while Bryan's shafts have
fallen harmless.
The National tribune., 1903-10-29

ANOTHER whirligig in New York poll
tics, and harmony to the front with big
II. Whether Hugh Mclaughlin, the
Brooklyn boss. has been swallowed by the
Tammany tiger, or whether the Tammany
beside the Brooklyn lion remains to be
seen
The National tribune., 1903-10-29

THE Berlin Kreuz Zeitung says: "Tha
Americans are not a sea-faring people
and they will not become one very soon. "
Possibly stndy OF primary history
will help the Kreuz Zeitung to little
knowledge. While the Germans have not
fired real hostile shot in actual BATH,
on the waves. the Americans have beer
winning battles for over q century. We
won an astonishing series of victories over
the greatest scattering Nation the world
has ever seen. We attacked the Bar
barry Powers and beat them. while tn,
Euro..e:- Nations were still paying them
subservient tribute. and we deInelishef
the navy of Spain with a quickness and
completeness that struck the European
critics into dumb surprise. Not q sea
farins people indeed! Let the Kreu;
Zeitung wipe the CRIME off its spectacles
The National tribune., 1903-10-29

J. P. MORGAN. Charles II. Schwab.
Leroy Dresser. Lewis Nixon, ct al, have
proven themselves a number Of times more
effective trust busters than the who
caboodle Of windy spellbinders and legs
lators, yet the public does not seem
anxious to honor them.
The National tribune., 1903-10-29

Maj. Samuel P. Tufts. the Presldenr of
the Illinois Mexican Veterans Associa-
ton. and who served during the rebellion
as First Lieutenant Of the LIST Ill. Cav,
died at his home In Centralia, ILL.,. Oct p.
The National tribune., 1903-10-29
Total ......... 81. 123.

Therefore we find that every man who
enlisted in the United States service for
| the war, and served three years, made an
| actual donation of at least S1.126.75 for
the privilege and honor of serving it in
| a hard and dangerous occupation. If We
multiply this by the War Department q
| statement of 100000. serving an aver
| age OF three years, we get the astonishing
| aggregate of more than $2.612 800, 900 as
the sum actually donated to the Govern
ment by the men who fought its battles
by land and sea In the four years of its
great rebellion.
Now let us take the other side Of the
case, that of the men who lent out money
at exorbitant rates of interest. instead Of
exposing themselves to the danger of the
battlefield.
In all. the Government borrowed upon
these bonds s2.3Sl $50. 294-that is, it sold
its bonds and received in payment green
backs which steadily deprecated. The
greenbacks with which the bonds were
bought In 1862 had an average price
ranging from 81 cents at the beginning
of the year to about Is cents at its close.
In 1868 the greenbacks began at a valua-
ton of GS cents and fell to GO at its close
At the beginning Of 1864 the greenbncks
were worth Ga cents and fell to SO In
July. to rise to II cents after the capture
of Atlanta and the decisive victories at
Nashville and in the Shenandoah Valley.
The first of 1865 opened with them worth
46 cents on the dollar. No matter. how
ever. how low the greenbacks went, the
Government paid the interest In gold, and
this was exorbitantly high. even for n gold
valuation. For example: On about one
eighth of the debt il was per cent, OIL
about one-half, six per cent. and on about
one-third. 1.3 per cent. Nearly 81 1000
| 100000 of this debt was incurred in the
last part of 1864 and the beginning of
| 1860, when the greenback was worth
usually much less than 90 cents. If we
call the average purchase price of the
| greenbacks which paid for United States
bonds 80 cents We shall find that In gold
value the bond-holders lent the Govern
ment only $l.190,7 56.147, or much less
! IMAM cne-hHil tne aggregate value OF the
donations to the Government by the men
who served in the army and navy. The
interest they received in gold ranged n,
times from 12 to Il per cent per annum
upon their lendings. and for years after
the war. when the country had been i'm
poverished by the struggle. and the Soutl.
was absolutely prostrate-when the whole
burden of taxation rested upon the people
living in loyal States. the country sweat
blood at every pore to pay the bond -hold
ers as high as $150,0O0,OO0 a year in in.
terest, besides principa! and premium.
The million and a half veterans who came
back from the war and formed the great
body of the producing class In the coun-
try, bore their share of this enormous bur.
den as heroically as they had done their
duty In the field. They were always on
the side of National honesty and honor
and threw their weight as q body against
all suggestions Of repudiating or scaling
the debt. They said no matter how hard
bargain Uncle Sam had driven with the
money lenders In his time of need, he was
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Chinese Anatomy.

Chinese physicians have some curious
notions in regard to human anatomy.
The truth is they know nothing about
anatomy as that word is understood by
American physicians, their principal
authority on the subject being q work
entitled Netting" OK which Huang
III, who lived from 2G97 to 2597 B. c.,
is said to be the author. u.
According to Chinese physicians, the
human heart occupies almost the same
position as Is assigned by European
and American physicians to the stom'
ach, and bile, they maintain, has its
origin in the back Of the head. They
also claim that human being has S6o
bones, which correspond to the 800
days of the year; that a man has
twelve ribs and woman fourteen and
that mans skull Is composed OF eight
and a woman's six pieces.
Moreover, they say that in every hu'
man body there are twenty-five parts
which are important and fifty-six
which are unimportant, and they lay
great stress on the necessity OF taking
'.nnd care of the important parts.
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II st
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Makes a Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing a
thing thoroughly. Of all the salves
you ever heard of, Bucklen's Arnica
salve Is the best. 1t sweeps away
and cures, burns, sores, bruises,
cuts, boiis, ulcers, skin eruptions
and piles. It's only CSC and guar
anteed to give satisfaction by D. A.
Henderson,, druggist.
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stupid Husband of n Noted Singer.

Catalani's husband, handsome
Frenchman, was even more uniatellec'
tual than his wife-he was stupid
Once, having found the pitch Of the
piano too high, she said after the re
hearSal to her husband: THE piano is
too high. Will you see that it is maze
lower hcfore the concert:'
When the evening came, Catalan
was annoyed to find that the piano had
not been altered. Her husband sent fol
the carpenter. who declared that be
had sawed off two inches from eacf
lee. as he had been ordered to do
Surely it can't be too high now, my
dear" said the stupid husband sooth
ingly.
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A Thoughtful Man.

M. M. Austin. of Winchester,
Ind, knew what to do In the hour of
need His wife had such an uu.
usual case of stomach and liver
troubles, physicians could not help
her. He thought of and tried DR..
Kings New Life Pills and she got
relief at once and was finally cured.
Only IS cents at D. A. Hender-
shots drug store.
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what Boro-Carbol saIve is For.

1t cures, eczema, letter and al,
skin diseases and is an infallible
cure for blind, bleeding or itching
piles. Dissolves the hard callous
skin on corns. It cures scald head
and salt rheum. It increases the
growth of moustache Il inch pei
month, restores gray hair to Its
original color and penetrates the
roots of the hair making 1t soft and
silky. The above are all solo
facts. Get box at D. A. Hender
shots drug store and you will never
be without 1t. Price csc.
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LaGrippe Cam Be Cured.

By prompt and fearless use of Bun
sens Pine Tar Cough Honey, 1t
Is a never falling remedy for la
grippe, coughs. colds, whooping
cough and all lung affections.
kvery one enjoys the pleasant taste
and soothing effects of Bunsen's
Pine Tar Cough Honey. For sale
nv D. A. Henderson,.
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A Rpa Tor TennysOn.

When Alfred TC"HyS@2 appcar"f in
thc Oxford Ihca:;T To rrcv.,r his - &.
l.. degree. i; * said tina; his GiS!,rve.,h
hair and G'i.r:lIly n""li=,l.i >;:>;, y.
voked the under -.;.,!i:;.;> -: -:.'.'sti.-
him with Tho INJURY - y,r:r rloih-
,r c*:l V, 49,. 49, y. ~: -gsSsSs
fred. deari' :
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En-nrihnI Note.

\ fern in Il jardinicle and two little
sprouts in tin cans If put e. window
are sufficient 20 give the. woman who
,wns them the right TO use the word
-fernery "-htchiSon Globe.
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Jumping 1t.

"My coffee is not quite sweet
enough" remarked the new boarder,
"Well, if you don't like it you can
lun,p it." rctortcd the cheerful idiot.
pushing the loaf sugar his way.-N"W
York Times.
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Notice to Water Consumers.

Notice Is hereby given that
water rents for the quarter COM
mencing April Ist are past due and
should be paid at once. Office
hours 9 to II, 2 to 4 and $50 10 s
o'clock.
G. 0. CUTLER,
~ at Com.
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Local News

We're In the swim.
Wednesday cloudy.
Rather cool again this morning,
Butler Evans, of VanCamp, Is in
the city.
Ell Loug, of Wick Is register.
ed at the Mercer.
Friendly Is afflicted with an cpl
demic of measles.
G. B. Slemaker went to Parkers-
burg this morning.
J B. Duff left on the afternoon
train for Marietta.
Attorn y c. R. Martin, of Mid
dlebourne, Is In the city.
]. H. Plerpoint, of Next, was a
business caller In the city today.
J, H. Wagner, of Shiloh, was
transacting business in the city to-
day.
a. HiIliard went TO Mo1ndsville
this morning on a short business
trip.
s. A. Aggas arrived home from
Parkersburg this afternoon.
more.
f.. V. Cribs, of the Carter Oh
company, left for Jacksonburg last
week.
Joseph Witt ten, of Witten, Ohio,
was business visitor In the city
today,
Mrs. William Norris, of Bari st.
speut the day, the guest of Friendly
friends.
Mrs. Ida Ruttencutter, Of St.
Marys Is the guest of her mother
Mrs. Ida Walton.
John Beighle, a we'll known drill
Ter, left the city last evening for the
Garner oil field.
Mrs. Sarah Kelly. of Adonis, Is
visiting her sister Mrs. Debolt, Of
Mccoy Heights.
S. A. Baldow, prominent busl-
ness man of Springfield, Ohio, was
In the city today.
Willis Vlckers, of Belmont, o. =,
Is visiting his sister Mrs L Vickers,
OF the South side:
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Strickiing,
of Middlebourne, are calling on
friends In the city.
Attorney F. D.Young was called
to New Martinsville this morning
on legal business.
w E. May zelda popular attache
of the Sun Oil company, Is busi-
ness caller in the city.
Walter Cutler, assistant p:stmas.
ter, was a New Martinsville busi-
ness caller this morning.
Ernest Jemlson and sister Miss
Lizzie, of Middlebourne, spent the
day with friends In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Mcconnell. of
Matamoras, spent yesterday after
noon with friends In the city.
Mrs. R. A. Russell, of Parkers-
burg, Is the guest Of her son
Charles, of south Water street.
The Ad'ms Express company
have a2u1A to their Office here a
handsome new truck. 1t Is about
as large as the Gates Transfer
compsny's moving van.