ADMIRAL CERVERA, Commander of Spanish Flest Now in Cuban Waters. SAILED AT DUSK. The Fleets of Sampson and Schley Leave Key West. The Belief Prevails that the Hie Squadron liupt to Ciive Ifattle to the Spanish Squadron that Slipped Into lite Harbor of Santi ago tie Cuba. Key West, May 21. —The prologue has been spoken and the curtain is about to rise on the first act of the drama. This is the opinion of naval men here. Dewey's brilliant achieve ment at Manila is regarded as a sepa rate episode. San Juan is already a memory, and the sporadic encounters along the Cuban coast are accepted as ! merely preliminary skirmishes, tenta tive rather than decisive. The meet ing of two great hostile fleets is the pivot upon which the situation turns, and that a few days, perhaps hours, will bring them together is the uni versal view here. This view is confirmed by the news that Admiral Cervera's squadron has reached Santiago de Cuba. When the intelligence came activity among our ships was perceptibly heightened and the work of coaling and provisioning those in the harbor was rushed with more than usual haste. Sampson's and Schley's ships were creeping toward the open sea as the day waned and the ranks of naval men ashore were constantly thinning, until at dusk there was scarcely one to be seen. The newspapar dispatch boats have nearly all departed, with par ticular care not to lose sight of the United States warships. The center of interest again shifts away from Key West; but whither is the question none can answer. Madrid, May 21.—1n the senate yes terday Count Penaramiro proposed the senate's congratulations to Admiral Cervera on his arriving safely at Santi ago de Cuba and "cleverly dodging the American squadrons." Aunon. minister of marine, respond ed in the name of the navy, highly ex tolling Admiral Cervera. In so doing he said the arrival of the Spanish squadron in Cuban waters would "ce ment the friendship of the Cubans with Spain and will prove to the world that Spain will never abandon Cuba while the mother country retains her vitality." The congratulations were voted unanimously. It was asserted here last night that Admiral Cervera's squadron has left Santiago de Cuba. Admiral Cervera says in a cable dis patch from Santiago de Cuba that he did not sight any American ships dur ing the voyage. He announces that the crews of his ships are in perfect health and enthusiastic. TO TAKE AND TO HOLD. Public Announcement of the Intention to Occupy the Philippines Is Matl.- hy the War Department. Washington, May 20.—The regular troops which are to accompany the expedition to the Philippines were de termined upon at the war department yesterday and orders for them to pro ceed promptly to the coast will be is sued. These with the volunteers from California, Colorado, Kansas, Minne sota. Montana, Nebraska. Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, North and South Dakota and Idaho will make up the sum total from which are to be taken the troops who are to be sent to rein force Admiral Dewey and enable him to take and hold Manila. The public admission that the occu pation of the islands is intended was made known in an order of the depart ment detailing several officers for duty in that connection. The four ships that have been chartered for the trans- Pacific trip should be ready to sail in side of ten days. Patriotic Swedes and Itritons. Chicago. May 21.-—Four hundred and sixty Swedish Americans will march !i a" body to the headquarters of the Blue and Oray Legion to-day and offer their services to that organization. United witli the Blue and Gray Legion arc 400 British-Americans who have Been active service in the British army. Insurgents Menace Havana and Santiago- New York, May 21.—A copyrighted special from Port au Prince to the Evening World says that information has reached that place that (Jen. Oo mez. at the head of an army of 15,000 insurgents, is closing in on Havana. His advance guard had a skirmish with and put to flight 800 Spanish troops. Santiago de Cuba, according to this re port. is menaced by 5,000 insurgents un der Calixto (Jarcia. The dispatch also reports that Spanish warships have been sighted tiff Yucatan, convoying transports carrying troops and provis ions for Havana. NAVAL EXPERTS BOAST. They Claim that Out* Monitor Could Ip the Spanish Fleet it I Santiago tie (ulia Army Ottlcers IJcmand Convoys foi Troop Ship*. Washington, May 21.—A1l the aews that was given out Friday at the navy department was comprised in one short bulletin stating that the depart ment had information, believed to be authentic, that Admiral Cervera with his Spanish flying squadron was at Santiago de Cuba. This went to con firm the newspaper reports and aisc the Madrid cablegram published Fri day morning, the latter a rather un usual circumstance, for the Spanish bulletins have been notably deceptive ever since the flying squadron left Cadiz. On looking over the charts of Santiago harbor the experts discovered that the place would be a veritable rat trap for the Spaniards with its narrow entrance, in which a single American monitor could bottle up the whole Spanish fleet. rda Protection from Film In Sun nier HDII Can He Moved to the I'eedloK Yard In %%'luter. A. D. S. asks me to give a plan for • portable shed that can be used tot fchade and a protection from flies it summer and be moved to the feeding yard in the winter. Take two two by eight pieces, any length desired —we use 1C feet. Bevel one edge at both ends so that it can be moved in either direction. Two or three feet from either end, depending upon length of sills, spike an upright post, one three feet high, the other four, so as to give slope to the roof. Place posts of similar lengths u)«)U the other sill. The posts on either sill may be tied together by a fencing board or shingling lath, as no weight will be thrown upon them. Next girt the two parts together by pieces cor responding to plates. These should be FRAME OF PORTABLE SHED. not less than two by six or two by eight inch, if the shed is made 16 feet wide. Spike these to the posts so that the weight of the roof falls upon them edge wise. A brace from the plates to the foot of each post makes it ready for the roof. I'ine boards make a very satisfac tory' roof. If the shed is to be used in the winter the boards should be lapped at least two inches at either edge and nailed tightly, the nails being clinched below. Where such a shtd is to be tised for summer shade only, the boards need not be lapped. It may be in closed to suit one's fancy. I leave it open. For summer proteciion from flies it is important that the roof be very low, as the gadfly is shy of such a shield. I think it highly advisable to replace shade trees in fields that are some times plowed, with such sheds as this. By moving- them every week or ten days very rich spots will be made during a summer. Then there is not the danger from lightning. They may well be used in the winter also. Where there is no accumulation of manure under foot and good circula tion of air, as there always may be un der such a shed, sheep may be crowded very closely for short periods during storms. Such a shed 1C feet square may well accommodate 50 sheep luring a rainstorm. Kept upon a tough sod, the flock might always have a clean place. During many winters in this latitude, or farther south, this would make an entirely satisfactory provision for wintering sheep, provided spring or well water was convenient. It would not require as much time and labor to move such a shed as it would to haul and scatter the manure if the sheep were confined to a barn stable, and there would be no loss, which is un avoidable under any other system. I notice that I have neglected to say that the roof boards should be as long as the sills, or even longer. Use such length that they will extend three feel beyond the plates. The roof will not then sag at the middle so badly. The accompanying cut will make the con struction plain.--11. P. Miller, in Ohio Farmer. AMONG THE POULTRY, The hen should never be frightened. Don't feed much, if any, corn in hot weather. If you overfeed you will have fat, hens and fewer eggs. Hens divided into small colonies lay more eggs than when crowded to gether. The object now is to hatch as many chickens as possible as early as pos sible. Properly fed and cared for, goslings will grow faster than any ot'her kind of fowl. A dunghill will eat as much as a pure bred and forget to give a good account >f it. Island Poultry has found equal parts of coal oil and olive oil a cure for swol len eyes. Feed chicks at first about every three hours, and less frequently as they rrow older. First prevent disease if possible; sec ond keep it from spreading if it breaks out in the flock. It may be advisable once more to rec ommend occasional washing of roosts with kerosene. Fill empty egg shells with mustard .nd cayenne and leave tliem about the yard for egg-eating bens to indulge in it. It often eures the habit.—Western Plowman. More Interest In ll»r*ed. There is no question about the re vival of interst in horse breeding, and it is safe to say that more mares will be bred this year than for any year since 1693. .Nor is the reason for this state of affairs obscure. Horses are getting scarce good ores, especially—and again bring prices that pay for their oats. The prices in the country have advanced more than in the market as a 'ule, and it is hard to pick up horses and make any money shipping them where they could be had very cheap two cr three years ago. —National Stock tnaa. CAkAMELS. The Sweet Mill Infliction n Woman Kinds in Conquering Mn»cu llne Hearts. "And do you ever have euch moments?" ■he asked. "Yes," he replied, "many of them." "You are young, you have genius, you have many friends who expect great things of you. Why should you ever have a dreary moment?" lie turned an earnest look upon her. and *he permitted her long curling laehea to brush her cheeks. "Need I tell you why?" he asked, in trembling tones. She did not answer. "If I had been permitted to know—some one, before it was too late,"he went on, "life could have held no dreary moments for me. If I dared now to ask for the love of—some one who lias given herself to an other, Heaven would open to me. If I dared —if I dared —" He hesitated. She arose and smiled sadly as they parted. That night she sat alone nnd held her mirror in her hands for a long, long time. And there was a feeling of satisfaction in her heart as she contemplated her beauty.— Cleveland Leader. Devious Definition*. Monkey— The possible key to man's origin. Tears —The ram of woman's sorrows and joys. Wind—Something that makes a bicycle pneumatically tired. Pity—A fellow-feeling that is too often substituted for charity. Trouble-—Something that can be borrowed without security or interest. Egotist—A man who imagines the world can't get along without him. Liberty—The police court judge's equiva lent for ¥lO or ten days. Intoxicology—The science that treats of very slow hut sure poisons. Indifference—A man's regard for to-mor row's breakfast just after eating to-day's dinner.—Chicago Evening News. MAYOR OF COLUMBUS. The Executive of the Capital City of Ohio Speaks. HON SAMUEL. I* BLACK. . City of Columbus. I Executive Department, ( To Whom It May Concern: I can most cheerfully recommend Pe-ru-na as of the very greatest possible benefit in cases of catarrh and other diseases of the mucous membrane. This remedy has es tablished itself in the minds of the people as of the greatest possible worth and genuine ness. I have known Dr. llartman for a num of years and am pleased to say that he is one of the leading citizens of this citv, a man of the very highest standing and character in the community. Respectfully, SAMUET. T,. BLACK. The old saying that "a prophet is not with out honor save in his own country," does not hold true of Dr. Ilartman's great catarrh remedy—Pe-ru-na. Pe-ru-na is in great repute, not only in the city of Columbus, where it is made, but in the county and the state. The city officials, county officials, state officials of Ohio have given Pe-ru-na the highest endorsements that words could con vey. It is the greatest known catarrh rem edy. It cures catarrh wherever located. Send for a free copy of the National Witness, which is filled with home testimony concern ing Pe-ru-na as a catnrrh remedy. " Address The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio. An Easy Victory.—"Ah," the fond mother sighed, "you say you love my daughter now, but will you loy* her when she is old?" Steadily looking her in the eyes he replied: "She will never get old. Anyone can see at a glance that she takes after you.'-—Chica go Daily News. Fits stopped tree and permanently cured No fits after first day's use of I)r. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Eree $2 trial bottle A, treatise. Dr. Kline. 933 Arch st.. Phila., Pa. Bilmhle Knoiiich. "Do you think you could dodge bullets?" "1 think so; I've been dodging bicycles for about five years."—Detroit Free Press. I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure for Consumption.—Mrs. Frank Mobbs, '215 W. 22d St., New York, Oct. 29, 1894. Ella—"Where was it George proposed to you last week?" Essie—"At a hop." Ella —"And you accepted him?" Ess:e —"At s jump."—N. O. Times-Democrat. Ready for Eventualities. —Dick "Why are you thus armed to the teeth? Are you going to interview a Spaniard?" Ned — No —a janitor."—Town Topics. Little Snooks (nervously, to livery-stable keeper)—"Have you a very quiet horse? It must be like a lamb, neither kicking nor shy, and not go too fast!" Livery-Stable Keep er (eying him contemptuously)—" Certai nly, guv'nor. Whieh'll yer have—a clothes 'orse or a rockin'-'orse?"—Tit-Bits. Teacher (to a scholar with a very dirty face) —"Jimmy, I think you are just aliout as dirty as any boy in the city." Jimmy— "You'd ought to see my brother." Teacher —"Does your brother have a dirty face oftencr than you do?" Jinunv "Well, mot her says she don't believe he's washed his face since he got it."—Truth. Fuddy—"Let's go and hear Mareow; he is getting off some of his best jokes to those Englishmen." Duddy—"How do you know? You can't hear what he is talking about." Fuddy—"But I can see how solemn the Eng lishmen look."—Boston Transcript. Two Sides.—Mrs. Call—"lt's too bad of you, Ethel, to worry your mamma so." Ethel (aged five, tearfully)—"Oh, well, Mrs. Call, if you'd lived with mamma as long as I have you'd know which of us was to blame." —Judge. Reverse Action.—The Elder Matron— "You shouldn't mind the baby crying a lit tle. It strengthens his lungs." The Young er Matron— Oil, no doubt: hut it weakens his father's religion."—lndianapolis Jour i nal. i Whytye—"Life is very uncertain. In the midst of life we are in death. Everybody should be prepared for the summons to ap pear before tfie great tribunal on high." Slight ley—".May I ask of what church you are the pastor, sir?" Whytye—"Certainly, sir. I represent no creed and preach from no pulpit. I am a traveling agent of the Iniquitable Life Assurance society."—Town Topics. Some horses can go pretty fast, but a broken five-dollar bill goe» faster.—Chi cago Daily News. TRIALS OF SALESWOMEN. Mrs. Pinkham Says Standing StiU Is One of ST~ Woman's Most Trying Tasks. p nave you ever thought why it is that no many women or girls rather walk for than stand still for ten minutes? It is because most women suffer from some derangement of their delicate organism, the discomfort from which is less trying when VHV they are in motion than when standing. So serious are these troubles and so dangerous to health that the laws in some states com pel employers to provide resting places for 1 their female employees. Hut no amount of law can regulate - the bard tasks of these women. Cus tomers are exacting, and expect the Jg*;.: saleslady to be always cheerful and pleasant. How can a girl be cheerful when her back is aching,whensheisas sailed by lassitude and bearing- ~~ [j US-J p- down pains? No mat ter how sweet tempered she is ' naturally, her nerves give way under the pain after awhile. Employers, however, don't want cross and snappy salcswo MI men. Cheerfulness is very important capital, and no one can be | ' amiable when racked with pain. If you are ill or suffering, write without delay to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass., and tell her all about yourself. Your story will not be new to her; she has heard it many thousand times and will know just what you need. Without doubt, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will help you, it lias done such wonderful things for suffering women. Do not hesitate to write her all the little things that make you feel miserable. Your letter will not be seen by any man, and Mrs. Pinkham's advice will cost you nothing. Read this letter from Mrs. MABGAKET ANDERSON, 403 Lisbon St., Lewis toii. Me. " DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: —For years I had suffered with painful menstruation every month. At the beginning of menstruation it was impossible for me to stand up for more than five minutes, I felt so miserable. One day a little book of Mrs. Pinkham's was thrown into my house, and I sat right down and read it. I then got some of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. " I can heartily say that to-day I feel like a new woman; my monthly suffering is a thing of the past. 1 shall always praise the Vegetable Compound for what it has done for me." Ask Mrs. Pinkham's Advice—A Woman Best Understands a Woman's Ills THE LAW IN THE CASE. It Was So I'laln mid Simple That There Wuii 9io Need o f cn Appeal. The man in the southwest had stolen the horse beyond the neradventure of a doubt, foi he had been taken with the horse under him and the owner's name was on the blanket. Under the circumstances he should have been thankful that he had Seen granted even so much as a trial by a judge on a soap box, because many such of fenders, with lar less evidence of guilt, had been swung up to the nearest telegraph pole on sight. But this one had had a trial and the verdict had been duly announced. "Gents," remarked the judge, who was at tired in a red flannel shirt and sand-colored pantaloons, "take the prisoner." The eager crowd made a rush for him, when a lawyer from the effete east, who was pres ent by the merest accident, shouted to the judge: "Stop this business. You are acting con trary to the law." The judge, being a good-natured fellow and a gentleman by instinct, stopped it as re quested. "What's that the gent says?" he asked. "This procedure is contrary to the law," replied the lawyer. 'What law?" said the judge, in surprise. "The accepted law of the land." "I reckon not," smiled the judge. "Hut I tell you it is," persisted the law yer. . "Aw, go jangle yourself," exclaimed the judge. "Don't T know law? Law is a rule of action prescribing what is right and pro hibiting what is wrong. Now, mister," and he continued in a less friendly tone, "if you air ready to tell these here gents that it is wrong to hang a man fer hoss stealin' you have got the permission of the court to do it, but the court ain't goin' to be responsible fer what happens to a man with them sen terments." The crowd assented to this proposition with a shout of admiration for the judge, and the legal luminary from the east with drew with more or less precipitance.—Wash ington A FRIEND'S ADVICE. And what it led to. It Is not a common occurence that a friendly word should be the means of giv ing nearly forty years ol happiness and health to the person heeding the advice it carried. This was the case with Mary Lingard. At twenty-five she was dragging out her days in misery. At sixty-one she finds herself so active and strong she can do work that would shame many a younger woman, and looks back on thirty-six happy, healthful years of industry. But let her tell her story: "Thirty-six years ago I had great trouble with my liver. The doctors allowed that there were tumors growing on it, and they blistered my side in an effort to give me relief. I was at that time earning my living as a tailoress, but for five vears, between the pain in my side an'd the blisters I was in constant misery, and work was a drag to me, with no prospect of relief; fortunately for me, however, a friend advised me to take Dr. Ayer's Sar saparilla, and finally persuaded me to take a regular course of it. When I first com menced taking the Sarsaparilla my side was so painful that I could not fasten my dress, and for a time I did not get any relief, but my friend advised me to per severe and relief was sure to come, and cone it did. This happened, as I say, thirty-six years ago. 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I DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS SCIENCE IN NEATNESS 1 BE WISE AND USE | SAPOLIO _ jHf < [f you are troubled with any lorm of UYSTEI'SIA. ■ ALLOP'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS as a Digestive. 25c unit 50c lx>xes, bv mail on receipt of price, fin receipt of one 2 cent postage stamp I will send a Six ilaj »' trial |iackuKi< _!?■ T1 M TT? |,y mail. Address XJ. ii. CIAXILXJI', DA. JO., MARSHAIJII, MICH. Sliot the Wny tlie UIIK Came. The other day Ole Hanson had trouble with a bellicose dog that belonged to bin neighbor, a Russian by the name of Havva Drenkovitskey. The Swede shot the dog as soon as he discovered that he was not friendly to him, and the sequel found lodg ing in a justice's court. When Ole was pro pounded inerrogatories by the attorney for 1 the prosecution he evidenced a sense of jus tice in framing replies that is rarely wit nessed. "What sort of a gun did you have, Mr. Hanson?" inquired the attorney. "Ks var two-hole shotgun." " Double-barrel ?" "Yas, das et." "Well, don't you think you could have scared him away?" "Aye might ef aye had not bane scare so lak deckens maesal." "Why didn't you take the ot'her end of the gun and scare him away?" "Val, master lawyer, vy dedn't de ,dng com for mae oder end first ef hae vant to do l det vay?" I The lawyer is still wondering if there wasn't extenuating circumstances connected with the shooting.—Denver Times. Slinke Into Yoar Shoe* Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. Tt cures painful, swollen, nervous, smarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen's Foot-Ease make# tight or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ech ing feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggist* and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package p BEE. Address Allen S. Olmsled, Le Roy, N. Y. SynonyiuouM. Smith—Yes, Jones; I'm going fishing. Won't you go along? Jones —No; thanks, old fellow. I ain't drinkin' now. —Judge. Columbus claims the honor of placing tli* 1 first war envelopes on the market. L. C. ! Collins, the news dealer, placed t.hem on sale | yesterday. The design is his own, and the I envelopes, representing the American eagle, j American flag and Cuba Libre in two colors, j were turned out by a large lithograph firm ' in the east. —Columbus (O.) Dispatch. many a younger woman. Ever since my recovery 1 have taken a couple of bottles of Dr. Ayer's Sarsapa.illa each spiing.and am quite satisfied that I owe my good health to this treatment. I give this testi monial purely in the hope that it may meet the eye of some poor sufferer.'*— Maky L.INGAKD, Woodstock, Ont. Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla has won its way to every corner ot the world by the praise of its friends ; those who have tried it and who know thy were cured by the use of ' the remedy. There is nothing so strong as this personal testimony. It throws all theories and fancies to the winds and stands solidly upon the rock of experi ence challi ging every skeptic with a positive "J know." Ayer's Sarsaparilla with its purifying and vitalizing action on the blood is a radical remedy lor every form of disease that begins in tainted or impure blood. Hence tumors, sores, ulcers, boils, eruptions and similar dis eases yield promptly to this medicine. Some cases are more stubborn than others, but persistence with I)r. Ayer's Sarsapa rilla usually results ill a complete cure. Mary Ungard began with a bottle, and! went onto a course of Dr. Ayer's Sarsapa rilla. When she was cured she realized that a medicine that could cure disease could also prevent it. So she took n couple of bottles each spring and kept in perlcct health. There are thousands of similar cases on record. Some ot these are fathered into Dr. Ayer's Curebook, a little ook of ioo pages which is sent free by the J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. Write lor it. 7