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forced TO retire to Jamaica. but in January,
1917, he returned, established a government
at Angostura, a position which he succeeded
in making secure by December, 1919. when
the congress at Angostura elected him presi-
dent of Colombia, representing a new republic
embracing Venezuela and New Granada. On
June "a, 1921 the decisive victory of Bolivar
and Paez az Carabobo over the royalist army
practically ended the Spanish domination in
this part OF South America. In 1929 Venezue-
Ia under the influence of PaeZ seeded from
Colombia and constituted itself an independent
republic. The subsequent history of the coun-
try was uneventful until 1916, when an era
of insurrection and civil wars began between
the conservative and liberal factions, which
lasted with scarcely break down to 1870
In 1854 law for the abolition of slavery was
enacted. Realizing the hopelessness OF con-
tending with Great Britain in arms, the vene-
zuelan government decided to resort to public
opinion. An agent was sent to the United
States, who spread abroad pamphlets and
statements and interviewed newspaper men
and politicians. and in December 1894, Presi.
dent Cleveland recognized the widespread pub
lie interest in the dispute by an allusion TO it
in his annual message to congress- A year
later, the British government having notified
the United States that II had nothing to ar.
bitrate with Venezuela, a special message
sharp in its tone with regard to Great Britain
was sent by Cleveland to congress leading that
body to appropriate funds (s1O0,O00) for a
commission to investigate "the true divisional
line between Venezuela and British Guiana"
In November, 1896. before the commission had
reported, Great Britain yielded to the demand
of the United States for arbitration Eventu.
ally. in February, 1897. an agreement was
reached and treaty OF arbitration duly signed.
The arbitration tribunal made ita award ON Oc-
toDer 3. 1899.
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unuous. Though chirch and state are still
united In Venezuela, their relations were Sc
'ereiy strained several years ago and probably
never again will be quite cordial At the in
stigation of President Castro a national di-
vorce law was framed and introduced in con.
sress Instantly the archbishop and all the
lesser powers Of the church were up in arms
and a bitter ca.npaign against the proposed
law was begun. Castro was determined as
usual, and soon brought the church to terms
by having drafted a bill TO expel the religious
orders truce was effected and the divorce
law was passed; and IL is only fair to say
that up to the present time there has not been
a single instance of its abuse. Castro wants
a divorce law so that he can get rid of his
WIFE said the detractors of the president for
II is a notorious fact that the dove of domestic
peace is not among the scores of birds that
Sonora Castro feeds and fondles at Mirahores,
the presidential palace But no step ever
has been taken toward a legal separation OF
Gen and Mrs. Castro. They appear in public
together whenever occasion offers and she is
always proud, serene and self-possessed.
Gen. Castro is vain man, confident OF his
own powers, seemingly believing himself
child of destiny. Probably he does not fully
trust anyone but himself, and he seldom takes
the public into his complete confidence He
sits in his apartments in the yellow house
the administrative building-looks down on the
statue of Bolivar, which is the center of the
citys life and easily convinces himself that
his services TO Venezuela are second only to
those of the great Liberator He believes
Venezuela is to become the leading nation OF
South America, and he bitterly resents what
he considers the affronts which other nations
attempt to put upon II. II is the method in
which he expresses this resentment that
causes much trouble, for his disregard Of
diplomatic usages is most obnoxious to other
governments.
In private life Gen Castro does not present
an admirable figure but his faults are such
as are often found in strong characters. His
periods of relaxation are as strenuous in their
way as are his periods of work, and his recent
severe attacks OF illness probably are due
largely TO overindulgence in pleasures. When
no appears in public he is always dignihed-
until he begins to dance. when he becomes RI
diculous. At his home he retains many OF the
habits of his soldier days. His chamber at
Mirahores contains $4,000 bed, but he sleeps
an iron cot in a corridor. His marble bath
is fitted with everything the most fastidious
could desire, but he turns on tap In small
courtyard and stands under the cold stream.
All in all, Gen. Castro. II he does not soon
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founded the city of Coro, which remained the
seat of government until 1867, when it was
transferred to Caracas About the time of the
establishment of Coro, Charles ", whose Eu.
ropean wars had obliged him to borrow ex.
tensively, agreed with the Augsburg banking
and merchant firm of the Welsers TO grant
them the entire province of Venezuela, in re-
turn for advances of money In 1928 Ambrose
Alfnger sailed for the colony with a force
of 400 adventures, representing the new rul-
ers. Disappointed in the expectation of finding
mines of gold to be exploited he and has sue
cessor, George Spira who brought over an.
other body of retainers in 1888, raided the
interior regions for produce, enslaving the ma
tves, and demsralizing the whole country, so
that in 1915 Charles V. rescinded the grant
The country was now intrusted to a governor
sent from Spain. The rest of the sixteenth
century was marked by exploring expeditions,
the founding of settlements and cities and
wars with the natives. Early in the seven
teenth century the Biscayan mere ant organi.
cation, Compania Guipuzcoana, secured the
right to control the Venezuelan trade on con-
dition that IL put an end to the Illicit trade
with Curacao and chance foreign ships For
so years this worked fairly we'll but eventu.
ally the Compania found 1t more profitable to
enter into arrangements of mutual advantage
with the Curacao merchants. This soon led
TO great popular opposition, threatening civil
war in l74S, but the Compania maintained its
hold until 177S The nominal government was
in the hands of a captain-general, subordinate
to the royal audencia at Santo Domingo, for
most of the time down to 1856. when an indie
pendent audiencia was established at Cara
cas-
The history of the war for independence
against Spain in Venezuela is to a great ex
tent the record of the careers OF Miranda and
Bolivar. After the failure of the expedition Of
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1906, Miranda went TO London, where
Bolivar found him and took him back
to Venezuela, to become the military
leader of the patriots. A popular
uprising gave the revolutionists COM
mand of the capital. and on April
10, 1910, the local council at Cara
cas- deposed the royal governor and
selected a junta or council to rule
during the regency in Spain. The
next year Bolivar led a popular dem
onstration which eliminated in
formal manifesto or declaration OF
independence and the proclamation
of a republican constitutional gov
ernment. Meanwhile, Don Domingo
Monteverde took command OF the
royalist forces and gradually gained
the upper hand over the patriots.
The fortress of Puerto Cabello was
betrayed to him, and Bolivar was
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return trip they are over
taken by other agents Of
the concession-hoiders, who
purchase the condemned
animals for paltry sums.
These soon hnd their way
to the meat stalls in the
city.
These are but instances
that mark a state OF affairs
which is sitting general
trade and industry. II
would seem that complaint
of Castro's internal policy
Is well founded.
Yet Castro undoubtedly
loves his country and seeks
It's welfare. He is laying
many plans for its better
ment, and some OF them will
be carried out. though ham
pered and delayed by his
oyermastering need of mon
ey. He is proud of Cara
cas- and is anxious to sec 1t
modernized.
The president makes peri
odical tours through the
various states of the fedora
tion and orders numerous
public improvements. The
capital and other cities Of
the country are garrisoned
by the army which, under
his administration, has
grown from a ragged lot of
poems In alpargatas and
motley garments. into a
well drilled, well armed and
well clothed body OF fight.
ers who are devoted to their
leader.
Peace is what the busi-
ness men OF the country
must have, and they believe
1t is better to pay tribute,
to Castro and prosper meas
urably under his firm rule
than to run the risk Of hav-
ing In the presidents chair
a man so weak that revolu-
tions would be almost con-
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Dandana handker-
chief which he then wound round one
hand and continued:
Il don't allow to have no trouble
with m neighbors, but"
wait a minute" said Editor Rich
ard Harding Dawson. reaching for his
pencil and pad. Wait a minute.
Uncle Zed."
Now I'll read as / write and when
you don't like it you say So"
"All right, Mr.. DAWSON" piously as
sented Uncle" Zed with due appre-
citation and qualification in his modp
lated voice.
Some low down miscreant," read
the editor, scribbling, whose heart is
about the size of a flea and whose
head must be shaped like tack, afro
ciously, maliciously and with malice
aforethought, shot that fine, big fam
lily dog"
Uncle" Zed's face fen and his lips
quivered as he interrupted
His name was 'Shep,' Mr.. Dawson.
'Shep' was his name"
"All right-that fine, big, family
dog Shep, owned by Uncle" Zed Hop
kins, Saturday night man that
would shoot dog like Shep is the
greenest scum of the earth and hang.
ing is too good for him.
"How's that, Uncle Zed?'
Good, mighty good!" testified the
patriarch, rubbing his hands gleefully
and squirming in the creaking chair,
but amt ye goin' to mention no
names?"
why, yes, I might, Mr.. Hopkins;
that is If you desire it,"
We'll. l amt insistin none, but I've
took yer paper long time, Mr.. Dav-
fson, long timel"
1t is our painful duty in this con-
nection,'" resumed the editor, Ito
announce we have among us family
so lost to common deceney and the
mandates of society as to kill an in
nocent and unassuming dog"
by lingo, that's great" interposed
Uncle Zed with Joy in his voice;
"that'H make 'om cringe some, I
guess. Go ahead, editor, go ahead!i
"'As to kill an innocent and unas-
suming dog. and, to make long story
short, the name is Higgins.'"
Uncle" Zed brought his cane to the
floor with an enthusiastic clatter:
"Hurrah! Say, editor, you're a
trump. You're a man with tn cour-
age o. his convictions. You're a.
what's that? Sign it! Sign it!!"
Uncle" Zed arose hastily from his
chair, his surprise paramount.
me sign IT'LL"
you certainly don't want me TO as.
sumo responsibility for it, Mr.. Hop.
kns. My dog hasn't been killed." ex.
postulated the editor with a smile in
his eye that Uncle" Zed did not
see.
Thunder in the winter time. Great
horn spoons and little fishes. OF all
the fool editors | ever see you are the
wust!" shouted Uncle" Zed, waving
his cane, his bandana and his whisk-
ers all at one and the same time, as
he stumped away. ~
And the next day Editor RlchaR. 4
Harding Dawson was notified by mail
TO stop Uncle Zed's paper.
But he didn't do it, A country edi-
tor knows thing or two about hui
man nature. Uncle" Zed would have
been really angry had the editor COM
piled with the order.
Q @ @
He Wilted.
WIT thou take her for thy 'pard" for
petter or worse; TO have. to hold, to
tondly guard, till hauled off in the
hearsev wilt thou let her have her way.
consult her many wishes. make the
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iPRIANo CASTRO, constitution.
al president and self.styled "re-
storer" OF Venezuela, hated
though not despised by most of
the governments of Europe, re-
garded as an embarrassing nui.
sance by the United States and
looked at askance by his South
American neighbors, ls in Eu-
rope, supposedly for the sole
purpose OF receiving treatment
for a malady which has given
him much suffering.
Would he ever return to
Venezuela?
That query was put to gov
y ~ m t.t.
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die or become a hopeless invalid,
is a force to be reckoned with.
And how to deal with him is
difficult question. England got
the best of him for a time by
blockade and bombardment. The
United States sent him several ul-
timatums which he refused to
consider. France made great
buster when he seized the prop
erty of the French Cable Com
pany, and did nothing. Holland
was almost ready to blockade the
ports of Venezuela, but Holland
admitted her minister to Caracas
deserved to be ousted, and knows,
as does everyone, that Caracas
has long been the headquarters Of
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OF HE
GANUIllA

forced to retire
to La Guaira. Mi
randa, unable to
maintain an ar
my in the field,
concluded a peace.
July 20, 1912, and
joined Bolivar, by
whom he was ar
rested and hand
ed over to the
Spanish COM
mander. Bolivar
took refuge in
Cartagena, raisal
an army, and In
August, 1913, re-
entered Caracas
in triumph. In
1S15 he was
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tuIO0lClSg W u J
pouring over a
list of delinquent
subscribers and
wondering IL the
ghost could posi-.
bly, have spirit
enough to waH
Saturday nigh
when "Uncle'4
Hopkins came n.
1t was plain to
b e S e e n { h a I
Uncle" Zed was
mad. He seated
himself in b 9
S pare sanctum
chair, s ct his
doughty elm cane
upright between
his knees, built a
meeting house"
Of his fingers and
b e g an deliber.
ately:
Editor Dawson,
I've took tn
Chronicle nj g b
onto ten year, an
| amt asst many
favors Of ye, but
I've come now to
have ye wallop
those Higginsk
that killed my dog
Shepi"
At this juncture
Uncle" Zed wiped
his eyes on a red
bandana handker.
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BOZ WAR


taking several months trip TO cover" his
story. Castro feted Mr.. Pickard as he would
n personal friend and thus the author OF tho
accompanying feature learned ever charac-
terfs'tc Of this strange ruler He saw the
good, the bad. the reasonable and unreason-
able policies Of Castro lie saw Castro at
home and in his capacity as president lie
ls the oniy American writer who ever turned
the spotlight full upon CastrO.-Edltors Note
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S III u & & r s
whose busi-
ness II was to
evade the Gus
toms laws OF
V G II e Zu g ] a.
Therefore Hol-
land hesitated
to act. To put
II briefly I'm
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international matters Castro usu-
ally does the right thing in the
wrong way.
Venezuela's history is checkered
from its beginning.
The coast of Venezuela was first
sighted by Columbus during his
voyage OF 1898, and a year later
Ojeda and Vespucius examined it
more carefully, giving to it the
name of Little Venice" on ac-
count of some Indian villages
which they observed built upon
piles or stakes in Lake Maracaibo.
In 1927 Juan Ampues, who was
sent from Santo Domingo to set
tie some differences between the
Indians and a email Cpapich COLONY
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Uncle Zed's Dog.

Richard Harding Dawson. editor
and proprietor of the Croix County
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He WiIted.

wit thou take her for thy "pard" for
petter or worse; to have. to hold, to
iondly guard, till hauled OFF in the
hearse? Wilt thou let her have her way,
consult her many wishes. make the
hres up every day. and help her with
the dishes? wilt thou give her all tho
stun' her little purse will pack, buy
her monkey, boa and mum. little
seal skin sacque? Wilt thou comfort and
support her father, mother. Aunt Je-
NINA, Uncle John, thirteen sisters and a
orotherY And his face grew pale and
blank, II was too late to jilt; as through
the chapel floor he sank he sadly said
wiit"-Anderson (Okla.) Globe.
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Eagerly scanning each face At the
exposition grounds yesterday, u. W
Anderson Of London. England, spent
weary day In an effort 10 find
his wife and children. whom be has
not seen since the earthquake at
San rancisoo.
Anderson. while In london
learned that Mira Anderson and The
children we're ia Seattle and that
hts wife expected 10 be employed
al one 6f tho fair eDncesaipna
Working his way from London 10
Seattle. Anderson arrived here yen
tsrday and Immediately went To the
exposition grounds. An aliday
search proved Ruthless. but Ander'
son has not given up hope.
Los, In San francisco.
When his home at San Franeiseo
was destroyed on that eyeniful
morning In April. 1906. Anderson
became separated from his wife and
children. He thought they had
persisted in the fire which followed
the succession Of temblora. aud II
was only a few months ago that he
learned that bis wife and children
we're alive. Anderson will stay In
Seattle until further trace OF Mrs
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CHICAGO. Jnne Alt you are
seated on the sofa IN a eozy paflor.
With the gas turned down. vi,h
the oniy siri- beside you. there Is
no sense IN talking
c. JlnaraIadaa. Of Colombo. Coy
iou. told WHY endearing love en-.
pressions should not BE- used on
such occasions. II A lecture given
In the whitney theatre. before the
TheosophicAl society
Now. Mr.. c. Ilnaraiadaa. Of Co
lombo. ccyion. has pictures Of all
kinds Of mental thought tones. Or
bombs. as he more generally calls
them. which. according 10 the lee
turer. pass oui oi one person and
actually bump Up AGAINST othern,
70 that II the sutton has an ever
lasting affection the bombs u love
will inyoiantarily pass TO the only
zirl." and thore Il no neceassty for
common everyday words She
can't help understanding. G. lma-
raiadsa says.
Mr. Iinarajadsas address, vas en-
titled what Thoughts l>ook Like
illustrated"
Come Of the thoughts portrayed
resambled white tablocioths on
which a bottle u ink had been
spilled
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LOVE BOMBS BEAT
TALK, SAYS SWAIN

This though, waA "uadylns
hate"
Then there xaA a picture Of a
pure white serpent This vas a
clalrvolaut photograph u jealousy
Thea there vas spiaiter Of
iight blue on the curtain, This
was a picture Of devotion. found Ia
churches during religious services
Nov look here. Al this next.
continued the lecturer. and thcfc
was a big blot Of rud thrown on the
screen with all kind Of teniaelca
sticking ou, This vas the portrait
Of tho tough" tones o. man
who vas jusi entering a saloon.
Tho hooks on tho teniAeien show
that he Ia COINS into the thirst.
qucnchinF emporium 10 get a
trink.
Love bombs arc shaped some
thing like eera with n ycllo~ cover
Ing and a blue Interior Hate Is
represented by black darts. the
meaner the more pointed.
Red and yellow MIXED together
show explosive anger.
Ambition is a Kind Of peculiarly
shaped bomb. colored yellow
Curiosity tones are yellow snakes,
Blue and white represent love,
black hate. brown dislike. blue de
yo,ion. and pink affection, such as
a mother holds for her child
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DIES CRUSHED BY A
HEAP OF FALSEH00DS

ployed BY the Metealf company.
sllycrsmlths He got $40 a week
He had been keeping company with
Miss Clara Sander, daughter Of
Henry Sander. brooklyn, for three
years the pair hustaled about
getting married because Of hls small
pay. A friend Of pewin told him
he could easily pass the esamlnA'
ton for a Junior clerk In the Gus.
toms house. where be would start
At t12 a week Dewin studied for
tho examination aud spent much
time over his books
About 10 weeks ago he took the
examination and failed He gave
up his poaltion with the Molcalf
company. iitted ap an apartment In
Queens, and married the Girl hs
loved. He told her he had passed
aud was getting ta7 a week In the
custom house uniil ha ended hla
ilte he kept up the deceit
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WASHINGTON, d, O.. June D
What do / think Of the TARIFF"
Senator I4aEollplto looked AZ his
qucatlnnor and WIS silent Then he
looked about the faom-hla ntudg-
piled with open books. Uttered with
pamphlets. atnown with corded .up
manuscript and tynowrlttan copy.
"Thara what you Think" WA
suggested "V0lumeHl"
liz nodded
"rhe Aldrlch bin -
"llad"
Why In what respect more
than anotheff"
u can't at tho mnmout think OF
any respect in which ID isn't bad
which way docs it reyian-up OF
DOWN
Upward | have tho figures.
shall make Il matter nf mathemat.
teal demonstration before this bnsl.
meas 10 over"
"lan't that what tho people
wantf'
DO the people want the burden
Of taxation laid more heavily on
their backaf
hut tho people asked revision
OF the tariff. and tho republican
party promised that
Revision downward. That Is
what tho people asked Aud that
ID what the platform makers pre-
tended they were plcdglng Aud
that IL what wan-in iaot=pledked
BY every candidate and party man
who made a speech on this sub.
iect Il ia nonsense to pretend
that this Ia not true"
Then somebody ia guilty Of bad
falth~
Every man who supports tho
Alirieh bin Ia guilty Of bad faith q
HIT, they say the bill will bo i'm
proved In conference"
4 have seen bills improved Ia
conference before remember
how Mf Aidrieh sont the emer.
grney currency act to conference
with five improvements which had
boen added In the senate And
remember how Il came back
stripped Of all OF them. including
that for strengthening bank 70.
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NEW YORK, June g.-To I'd
himself Of the crushing weight Of a
mountain Of falsshood that he had
piled upon himself, Herman pcwln,
- years old. killed himself 10 his
home at ?s2 Elm as., Glendale.
Queens
One Of the lies on which llght
was thrown Wsa that he was a
clerk IN the customs house. The
tuth vas that he had taken civil
service examinations several times
but always failed.
Instead Of conte-sinE TO his wife,
he kept up the deceit. From time
to time he told her he was going TO
take more examinations and on
every occasion reported that he had
passed aud that hla salary would be
raised.
Sir mon,ha ago DOWN was en-.
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OUSTED OFFICIALS
WILL NOT DUST

dor Of the court 10 give the recorder
the Records
johnson vas recently eustsd BY
Mayor Heyiman, but Judge Camp
bell after reviewing the case, ruled
against the city executive and ruled
that the pialnliff should b. restored
TO bic office sincc then. tho rs-
eorsisr Informs the court Heylmsn
and the councilmen have held his
books Nayor-elcot Reed and the
five o1unellmen WIN wcre elected at
tho recall election have not been
able, 20 far, to take their ssata They
have carried the trouble into the
courts for a docision.