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New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

the New York Office. Palma was recognized the chief
American representative 81 the fcyuIu'onlHlS. he
lacked much OF the force ana initiative OF M'ft' Du, nc
had many influential friends IN thi, country. and It Was
considered that his personal popularity would prove oil
much advantage the cause His own COuntrymcn re-
garlci him as more oi IN American than a cuban, on
account Of his long residence here but they believed ne
would be more useful for that His devotion 70
Cuba was unqucstioncd, and he rWdIy honest IS
Marti, though not Of such a sell sacrificing nature.
THE discovery Of Marti's expedition which indicated
considerable financial backing and suggested a far
reaching organization put the Spauaris their guard
Representations made % President Cleveland and Sec
rclrv Of State Olncy by Dupuy dc Lone, the Spanish
Minister at Washington, resulted IN orders TO the
Revenue Cutter Service and To- al customs officers to
exert themselves 10 the utmost 10 prevent hbustcnng
expeditions from leaving this country for Cuba
In his efforts make II impossible for aid to reach
the Cubaus de- Lone engaged the Pinkcrton Detective
Agency, and also employed an army OF spies VIII" worked
independently Of each other, 10 watch everyone sua
pcccd of connection with the revolutionary movement
The Pnkcrton did legitimate detective work; but the
Spanish spies were always ready, and ANXIOUS, 10 use
foul means when they failed 10 accomplish their ends
through the shrcwdnc they were supposed To- possess
They did not hesitate even when II came To- arranging
for wholesale murder. They bnbcd men rght ana lett
10 give them information and commcrcazcd assassina
ton bv employing traitors 10 sink vessels carrying arms
to Cuba, in the hope Of tcrrorzng shpoWncr' ana I
busters. With the advance information thcy haa pur-
chased concerning the expeditions that were thus lost ut
sea the Spaniaris could easily have prevented their de-
parturc, or had them ovcrhaucd by revenue cutter
after they had sailed; but they believed 1t would pro-
ducc more deterrent influence to have them nys.
tcrouslv disappear well of shore, without any regard
10 the loss Of life that certain 20 cnsuc 1t was Il
course expected that the traitor who sank the ship
would take proper precautions to see that ne was one OF
those who were savcd but in instances their plans
miscarricd and the murdcrcrs went down with their
victims.
Another favoritc method Of the Spanards was to in
ducc the Captain Of ship that taking out an cX-
petition TO tell them in return for large sum OF money
Continued on page II
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

THIS is the second of a short series Of ad-
venture tales told in sequence by Dyna-
mite Johnny O'Brien to Horace Smith for
the purpose of compiling complete history
Of the ilibustcring expeditionshc conductedfor
the Cuban patriots fighting for their indcpcn-
dencc just before the Spanish-Amcrican War.
Our series will include only the most interesting
and most thrilling of these actual happenings.
Reasons will appear sufficiently plain through
out why Mr.. O Brien was obliged to keep his
secrets for a dozen years and more.
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Culled Fresh From the Farm

light application or twenty loads for u
heavy application. This amounts 10 n
load for each two to i've trees. Such
an application will not only 90 far to
ward supplying the necessary nitrogen,
~phoSphoric acid and potash. hut espc-
cialiy. Of course. will add humuS and
help to improve the physical condition
of the soil. Manure should Toe applied
in the fall after blowing or during the
winter, except on land that washes
badly. 1t should not be piled near the
trunk Of the tree. but should be spread
uniformly over the entire surface Of
the ground. 1t is particularly essential
to spread the manure under and be-
yond the farthest extent of the branch
es, as the most important feeding roots
penetrate this area.
Nitrogen produces strong wood
growth, which Is desirable on old trees
not growing vigorously. 1t Is easily
possible to overdo the use of nitrogen
and produce wood growth at the ex-
pense Of fruit buds and fruit. Potash
and phosphoric acid are found in larger
proportions In the leaves and fruit.
Good. vigorous twig growth, an album
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sFriend Of Good Crops."

According to Farm and Fireside.
the researches OF the bureau of soil
OF the department of agriculture are
throwing much light on the nature
and composition Of soil. For example,
one compound which has lately been
found in the soil and is a friend OF
good crops Is Known as creatinine-
All these discoveries lead to the belief
that when the researches Of soil
chemistry now going on are completed
the business Of applying fertilizers
will be revolutioniZed.
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HONE MERCHANT WOULD
FIND SYSTEM A GREAT AID.
a Proper Display Of Goods viii Often
Induce Skeptical Customers
to Purchase.

One thing which always will be rec
ognized 10y future generations MS being
closely identified with the life of the
twentieth century is system. system
attic operation of business enterprises
has reached the very height of perfcc.
ton Thousands of dollars are saved
and concerns made rich by cultivating
an attention to details. The small
things are Il reflection Of the large.
When one Of the biggest corporations
in the world inaugurated system into
its organization it focused its attention
first on such items as pencils. ink, rub
berS, paper, pens. etc. Pencils natu-
rally are furnished to every employee
who has neeC for them during bust
ness hours, but n new pencil cannot
now he obtained until the stump Of the
old II has been returned within Il
reasonable length of time. This con
Germ through this operation saves over
$1,000 yearly. OF course, as mention
ed before. this is one of the largest
concerns in the world and consequent
ly uses large quantities of pencils for
its numerous employees.
Right in your w town you will find
system among the assets of some Of
your n%eighbors. Perhaps they haven't
been as thorough in their small way
as the big corporation just spoken of.
but e a little works toward an i'm
provement of conditions.
If home merchants adopted system
in the running of their businesses
at present. Perhaps a saving of time
could be made in the deliveries of or
ders or in the making Of change by a
more convenient arrangement than
now in use. BY some simple device
you yourself would benefit and you
would please customers by your thor
ough businesslike method.
System should invariably be incorpo-
rated into the dressing of a window,
for variety in the display of goods at
certainperiods each day or at least three
times a week should be utilized in the
decoration Of your show windows.
Then a careful study for effect
should be made, especially If you are
holding a sale on some one article, the
price of which should be conspicuous
ly shown. The stores of the big cities
spend hundreds Of thousands yearly in
window display. Each day they rear
range the goods they offer in such a
that it is a delight merely to
gaze into the window in passing. The
seasons should always be taken into
consideration. The coming of fall,
winter, summer or spring should be
anticipated by a few weeks by a dis
play Of seasonal goods.
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Ferreting Out a Crime
By WALTER MORGAN DANA

| that it is weakness to tamper with
human frailties, and to shield young
Byrnes would be to my own dishonor.
l knew a way to prove his guilt.
Nine times in ten in placing a sheet
Of folded paper In an envelope n will
| put in the folded edge first because
the letter will go in hat way easier.
l asked the merchant to write a let
ter to one Of his correspondents to
whom he was used to sending money.
He did so. l put it in the envelope
with the folded edge down and, seal
ing it. told him to send it to the post
office at a certain hour by Robert
Byrnes. He promised to do so, and l
left him.
The longest interval l have ever
known in my life was that between
writing and receiving that letter. 1
was in a private office at the postoffce
when n Of the clerks handed 1t to
me l held it in my hand fully ten
minutes before I had the courage to
open it. If the envelope had been
opened there were line chances in ten
that the letter would be found revers-
ed. Finally l tore off the cover.
It was as l had placed it.
Though l was much relieved, l was
not convinced and determined to make
the experiment again and again till I
was sure. But my suspicion, induced
by the boys mothers information. was
disturbed. and I concluded to look else
where. After investigation l discov-
cred that whenever Robert desired to
leave the office earlier than usual he
would confide the mail to another
clerk named Hethrington. Hethring-
ton had occupied his position for many
years and had his employers perfect
confidence. | asked the merchant to
send me a letter by Hethrington SINH
lar to the II he had already sent me
and placed in the envelope the same
way. He at first refused to do so. say
ing he knew all about Hethrington. and
intimated that he would find another
man to do the work who could do it
better. But he finally consented. and
the letter was sent.
confess | had no faith in making a
discovery. Judge. then. of my surprise
and delight, ! admit-when | drew
the letter from the envelope In n re-
versed position.
| lost no time In confessing TO the
widow that my duty as postotfice in
spector had forced me To apply tests
that had resulted In establishing her
sons innocence. The matter was kert
Il secret between Us, and neither Rob
ert nor any one else exc knew that !
had stood ready 10 expose him II he
were found guilty. have since Mt
trihnied To that secret my success I'm
winning my position In the family ~
which | form. Halter myself. no In
considerable part. Aud feel n con
tiaent thnt they NIL love me as thni !
love them all. l31 Al
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tLdL AADol IN ! hCdfy ldOCA, dAo i
will give you rest.-Matt. II, %
Verses 2O-24.-The penalty Of indif-
| ference.
Our lesson deals with some Of the
reflections Of Jesus at the close Of his
extensive mission and that of his disci-
plies throughout Galilee. There Is a
note of disappointment with the re-
suits achieved. "Upbraid." There was
no bitterness in the reproaches, but
more a sense OF the sorrow Of love.
Most of his mighty works." His
very numerous mighty works (Moul-
tom. The refer1pce is chiefly to the
miracles, but we can think OF his en-
tire ministry. "Repented not" No i'm
preston had been made such as would
induce the people to turn from the err
ror Of their ways. "ChoraZin." There
is no other mention Of this place in
the gospels. 1t is the modern keraZeh,
about one hours Journey north from
Tell Hum, supposed by many to be Ca
%pcinauln. 'Bethsaida." known also
as Bethsaida Julias, situated on the
north OF the sea of Galilee and on the
west side of the Jordan. We know
nothing of what was done at Chorazin
and very little Of the ministry of Beth
saida. They were centers Of much
commercial activity and doubtless shar-
ed with Capernaum in receiving more
particular attention from Jesus than
other places. Tyre and Sidon" were
frequently condemned by the prophets
for their iniquity Osa. xiii: Yer. Xvii;
Eek. XVIII. In sackcloth and ash
es'-a sign OF mourning. More tot
ernble." The PROSPECTS of the heather
cities would be brighter than these
towns which had the privilege or SO en-
Tightening "A ministry. "~Capernaum"
had been the headquarters Of Jesus
and had been nnsually favored. but It's
people had failed To appreciate and to
take advantage ot their opportunities.
Heaven" hell heaven" "bade~"
''~sNmhailHr the height of glory lnd the
depth NJ shame" lisa. xiv. II lal Such
Judgment WAS Ia be visited on them
because If their sheer indifference.
VERSES ~ - The nsstrtn., ~ priv
ilrgt
This prayer ~ Jesus u placed hy
Luke immediately after his report ~
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the return Of the seventy Chapter I,
21-24, while Matthew inserts 1t after
the woes on the ~unrepentant cities.
Whatever the occasion, 1t expresses
the mind Of Jesus, which was in hearty
accord with hat Of the Father, con-
corning the method Of the divine rev.
elation. wise and prudent" in mat
tiers pertaining to the world, and 20
having a measure OF self conceit and
self complacency. The scribes and
Pharisees belonged to his class.
Babes" niwisdom and understanding.
like the simple fishermen and tax
gatherers who were among his disci-
pies. Jesus is not here placing a pre-
MUM on ignorance and d~iscounting
knowledge. Patti, the scholar. and Pc
ter, the unlearnei, We're acceptable not
because Of their mental qualifications
or disqualiications. but because they
were willing to surrender to the will
OF God. "Seeineth good in thy sight"
1t is the contrite spirit which is open
to conviction that receives the fayors
OF God dsa. Xvi, .. "AIl things are
delivered unto me" This verse Is nm
eNho VI teaching louHG III the SOSpcl or
John. But the claims Of Jesus To an
exceptional knowledge of the will OF
God and to "A unique relationship TO
God are more than supported by the
character Of Jesus as made known in
Matthews gospel as we'll rs the others
Bat the Father" Jesus may be re-
1"cted by the p%oDulous cities. but he
has the approval OF God. and he has
been divinely commissioned to reyeol
God. lie Is thus the mediator bet ween
God and man q Tim. ii, -.
Verses - $50. The offer OF rest
The revelation or God was. hoveyer
10 h" made not Ia Il chosen few IN upy
spirit OF favoritism aud partial!ty. II
- offered 10 ali who have n sense az
need. Labor and are heavy Indian"
SUFFERING from the strain Of roil and
i've WEAKNESS Of exhaustion .s.
Meek ana loWlN" without self III.
sertlon aud without thai kind NJ self
felianse thni b born Of cancelt "lind
resi- me PROMISE Is To those any
who VIII inter upun the auasl ~ IA.
SPIRIT ~ the Master All others u,lI
u. disappointed Woke l. ensym m
Ike the hnrsll rule ~ the scrihes Man
ssh H. that ~ Jesus Is kindly ana
~erlnsiderAt". because his yoke il .linea
With love" 80
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RENOVATlNG AN ORCHARD
By MANURlkG IN FALL.
Apply After Flowing or In Winter Elk
eept on Land That Washes Bad
ly-Watch Growth Of Trees.

Most general farm orchards have
been left in sod for many years and
are in % AT present. Many are crop
ped in the regular rotation and the
crops removed from the land. In most
cases no effort has been made to feed
the trees or to keep up the fertility Of
the soil. says a bulletin of the United
states department of agriculture.
Apples are as much a crop as any
thing grown on the farm and should be
so regarded. If the trees are not taken
care of Il farmer has no reason to eX-
poet that they will give good yields.
When more than n crop is grown on
the same land without extra care, fer
tiliZation. etc. good yields of both may
not Justly be expected. When this
practice has been in vogue on a farm
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w FOR FARM WORK.
How Many Horsepower Are Needeo 70
Perform Certain Operations.


The use of farm power Is much as
cussed. but often the farmer has niue
idea of the power required for the Nari
Gus purposes he would use it.
Six horsepower will run a feed mil
grinding twenty bushels of corn an
hour.
Five horsepower grinds twenty five
to forty bushels of feed or ten TO twelve
bushels of ear corn an hour.
Seven horsepower drives an eighteen
inch separator burr mill and corncob
crusher and corn shelter. grinding from
twelve to fifteen bushels Of good fine
meal.
Six horsepower runs a heavy apple
CRATER. grinding and pressing Q to 700
bushels Of apples an hour.
Five horsepower will drive a thirty
inch circular saw, saving from fifty to
seventy-tive cords of stove wood and
from hard oak in ten hours.
Twelve horsepower will drive a fifty
inch circular saw, saving 1000 feet or
oak or 5000 feet Of poplar in a day.
Ten horsepower will run a sixteen
inch cutter and blower and elevate the
silage into a silo thirty feet high at the
rate OF seven tons per hour.
One horsepower Will pump water
from a well of ordinary depth in suf-
fcient quantity to supply an ordinary
farmhouse and all the buildings with
water for all ordinary uses.-kapsas
Farmer.
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Insect Powder For Fowls.

Here Is a recipe for an insect pow
der, and 1t can be made a great deal
cheaper than 1t can be bought:
Take one pint Of crude carboiic acid
and three pints Of gasoline. Mix In an
earthen crock or graniteware dish
Sprinkle In plaster of paris and thor
oughly stir so that every particle OF It
will be wet. Use enough plaster OF
paris to absorb all the liquid Spread
out on a paper for extra gasoline to
evaporate, then run through a sieve
and the powder Is ready for use.-
Farm Progress
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AM a p~ostofice inspector and have
had Il good deal to do with fer
reting out crime in the extraction
Of money from letters. l worE
on certain principles that l have evolv
ed by long experience, and it is usually
Il very easy matter for me to hunt
down a culprit. This is because wheI
a man begins to steal he continues his
thefts. They are not committed by va.
rious people. All n has to Go is to
find that one person. Besides, there are
various traps we set for him which he
is not likely to suspect.
| once had a case where | got some
information in advance which seemed
to facilitate any Investigations | might
make. John Crawlins, a merchant,
complained to me that his letters were
being robbed in passing through the
p~ostotfiee. l asked him If any one in
his employ had access to his mail. and
he told me that it was received and
taken to the postoffice by a clerk named
Robert Byrnes.
Incognito | made the young mans &C.
quaintance, or, rather. the acquaint-
ance Of the family Of which he was a
part. He was the idol of his mother,
a widow: two younger sisters and a
sweetheart, Marion Swift. saw that
something was troubling the mother
and set about winning her confidence,
suspecting the cause Of her worry to
be her son. He was a gay. free hand
ed young fellow, and whatever was on
face. His mother finally told me that
her boys generous nature was likely to
prove his ruin. He made both her, his
sisters aud Marion Swift presents that
she was sure he could pot afford. She
had heard OF the extraction Of money
from his employers mail and was in
great distress for fear her sou was the
This was a pretty direct clew. New
ertheless there WAS one thing that
prevented me from following it with
proper persistence-sympathy. Mrs.
Byrnes was Il lovely woman, Marion
Swift was IN attractive and innocent
girl. while Robert was IA boy whom
one loved. TO confess h whole
| hadn't known Mrs. Byrnes
m hour before had made up my
mind that she WAS the woman ! was
for for IA wife.
! never occupied SO much time in
u detective predetermined that |
couldn't solve H.. but because ! didn't
wish II solved. II looked Ia me like
Of those cases where a young
mans heart runs away with his hon.
.sty and have known n numi,cr 1T
hem. II liked the crime upon him |
souid wound myself through not only
lis mother. hut his leirothed ANA his
listers. aged respectively itfInen md
we've. all ~ whom | had nm 10
ave.
However. | have always believed
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Too Much Glass,

The barn without windows Is not tho
right kind of a barn, and OF late years
this is conceded by all. So with the
poultry house. One without windows
has been denounced and with so much
vigor mat the pendulum swung the
other way. SO to speak, and too much
glass has been used in many cases.
This warns up the inside so much that
it holds moisture, which Is necessarily
condensed at night, making the air
both cold and wet Better use cloth
for part Of the windows or eve chick
en- wire.-Iowa Homestead.
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1t may be expected that the orchard
will be lacking in fertility. The growth
Of the trees will usually indicate the
fact. If the tree looks scrawny and
stunted and if examination shows Ell
Their that no growth or but a few inch
es Of annual growth are being made, it
is certain that fertilization is one Of
the requisites for regeneration.
The necessary plant food is best sup
piled by barnyard n applied at
the rate OF ten loads per acre for a
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Survey of the Worlds News

convention Will take place on the 18th
of September.
The candidates for local officers aud
the delegates 10 the state convention
may be nominated In two different
w~ays-firSt, by the party committee on
the unit OF representation ana, second
~. by 4 petition of enrolled electors,
which must be , per cent of the total
enrolment and not less than I per cent
of the vote east for governor in 1910 on
the unit OF representation.
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SiIo Paws For Itself,

You would surely build a silo II you
knew that it would pay for itself every
year over and over again. Ten tons Of
feed to the acre! That is what you
can save by putting a portion of your
corn into a silo. A barn that will hold
a hundred tons Of hay would cost a
thousand dollars. A silo that will hold
a hundred tons Of ensilage will cost
but a quarter as much.-Farm Press.
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Professor knestner Of the Bonn OBJ
servatory ut Bonn. Germany. has es-
tablished the presence Of urinium and
radium In the recently discovered new
star Of the constellation Gcmini. Fur
Their study along the lines OF his OBJ
scryations may prove the discovery one
OF tremendous importance rs throw
Ing II new light upon the constitution
Of the sun and the fixed stars. which
are themselves the suns of faroff
worlds,
Tie new star I'm G,emini Is marked
by the fact that It's light varies from
periods of great dimness to bril,iancy.
The finding OF rndium In the anal
ysis of lis spectrum may. In view OF
what IL already known of the light and
heut giving properties OF that element.
be the first step toward comprehension
of the development Of the solar system
and Of the nndiminishins heat and
light Of the sun. according 10 Professor
knestner.
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dance Of large dark green leaves and
fruit Of good size are the most salts
factory proof Of sufficient fertility.
Manure will usually supply the need
ed elements in sufficient quantity IL a
medium to heavy application can be
made, but If it canno be obtained COM
mercial fertilizers may be resorted to.
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Preventing Trouble,

When blackleg gets started In a herd
OF young cattle there is but one thing
to do-vaccinate. In this case proven
ton Is better than a cure, and 1t Is
best to vaccinate before there Is any
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JAPAN NEW EMPEROR

While the death of the Emperor Mutt
suhito of Japan caused profound. wide
spread grief throughout Japan, there
tons.
The new emperor, Yoshihito. the son
OF the late ruler. is the third son of
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VETERANS AT ANTlETAM

Veterans OF the civil war will gather
at Antietam battlefield, Maryland, on
Sept. y to celebrate the semicentenary
of the historic conflict.
Plains for an extensive memorial
meeting have been made, and a parade
and review during the day, with a
campfire and entertainment at night,
are expected to form the basis of an
interesting program of events.