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Thecs In avertisaOi tvTr of I Broa ofL 1 Ml lap i I UN l b - i pa HvbOl ly Tocr U D,Bf t'HAS. ll 1 B j s r aM "V t 23 - THE TALK OF THE TOWS. School hookf Htftiy rmcki-d sway, No;r forlifiitf vacation; Noisy urn. his, freed from tasks. Join in jubilatiou. No mora "lixnifc up" for school. Mother in a flurry ; No more lessons, hard t hum, I.fltie b-iis to worry. Naught to do 'tut eat and play While the daylight lingers ; M'schicf ready to entrap Ail the idle Rd?.tx. Ap(H-titt (ret hc-.ilihv Ihhuii, Hunger never cease., ; Kutinjn; twenty times a day ilark to botue for "pieces." Weary teachers get a rest. After months of tnitl ; Tlmt it's respite nohiy tamci There'll be no denial. No more dread of slill'.nj; air Tiuit so of! environ; No more buraa from hasly u- Vi I tic curling Irons. ' Wicked truant no more "round Kvery innivr'a p1 piii. Fearing tliut the pt-cial vp" On his ti-.l is kc pit! jf. Life Is now a titme nmiinp For this youtb of leisure ; Time haus heavy ou li:s hands With no "hookey" pleasure. Soon t!ie (Liys of rest will Jiass 'J b' U eoiiitu new eUilion ; Teiu-heis uia.l to gel to work After long vacation. Noisy urchins eHger. Un Ifcrk tu xcboul wKl harrj', liakin tteury mothers lad Afnr w-fkii of worry, Fltishurjj Chroiiielc-Telisraph. PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IX THE AMERICAN WAR FOE IN DEPENDENCE. 4 Paper Read Before the Harrisborj Chapter, D- A- R-, by Dr. Jane Kimaiel Garver. From the Harri-bury Daily Telrvmph. Iu dUcusfino; AiiHTioati rolitU-al iJeas, Mr. Fiske aud others, have pre dicted the ultimate triumph of these principles overall other political forms. The optimistic tendency of Americans is illustrated by a story of t'ts given at a Fourth of July dinner iu 1'urK ly a party of Americans daring our Civil War. "Here's to the United States," suid the lirst Fpx-aker, "Umuded on the north by 15ritis!i America, on thes.tith try the t.ulf of Mexic.t, on theea.stby the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean." "J Jut." sai I the second spicaker, "this is f.ir too limited a view of the subject; in assigniiii; our boundaries we must look to the irreat and glorious future which is prescribed for us by the mani fest destiny of the Anglo-Saxon race. Here's to the United .S'a'.es, bounded ou the north by the North 1'ole, on the south by the South Pole, ou the east by the rising, and on the west by the netting sun."' Emphatic applause greet ed the aspiring prophecy. JJut here arose the third speaker a very serious gentleman from the Far West, "If we are goiiig,"said this truly patriotic American, "to leave the historic past and present, and take our manifest detiuy into account, why restrict our selves to the narrow limits assigned by our fellow-countryman who has just sat down? I give you the United States Uiuudei? on the north by the Aurora liorealis, on the south by the precession of the equinoxes, on the east by the primeval chaos, and on the west by the Day of Judgment!' The principles for which the war of the American Involution was fought, aud upon which the Government of the United Stales is founded, did uot rise suddenly in ITT1!, nor did they be gin to live iu the teti or twelve hitler years preceding the war. That time was merely the culmination of long years, yes, centuries of preparation. It was the flowering time of a plant whose root had been set iu the earth many, many years before. Learned students of constitutional history trace the germ of our free in stitutions to the "village mark" of the ancient Teutons. Under the clouded sliics and by the cold waters of the IJaUio Sea lay the "little district of Augi Iu iu Sleswick." Here was the rude cradle of jvopular liberty. Iu the following lines one can see in fancy the wild home of the Northman, and hear the prophetic note of blessing to future generations, unconsciously uttered by the free as sembly of the people: "Dash hiiih, roarinc surf, in the iwk-lsiund coast of the North land! Knout in thy gleo, foaniii!; wave, Borne on in the clasp of the north wind! Thunder in echoing tones Through the cares of the guardian a clifls! Hut when thou dost lull thee to rest O list to the Angelus hlcst, Aud the chant which floats over the dsi." The "village mark" was an assembly of the clansmen of the tribe. 15y it land was allotted to individuals, and a portion marked otrfor public use, and other atl'airs of common inUr-et t!e ciJed. This primitive assembly of the r o p'.e for purposes of self government is be'ieved to 1 ave been the forsclmdowir g o.' the great development of free gov ernment which grew up gradually in E ..gland, and later on, iu iu re mark ed degree, in the United States of America "government of the peo- pie, by the people, and for tl e people."' These remote forefathers ot ours, who are familiar to us as Angles, Jutes, Sax ons, Danes, desa'ended upon lirilain and gradually appropriated the (tun try. So complete was the subju:t;onf aud almost extermination of the Brit ons, that the country fell entirely into tbe hands of the conquerors, and in doing so, the ancient customs of the island were overlaid by the customs of the newcomers. Here, then, was the spot here tbe seed of lilierty, brought from its rough uorthi rn home, was destiued to grow into mujestic proortions. Britain L.r came the land of the Angles Augl land, aud finally England. j In England more than any otl country overrun by the German raw the "Teutonic ideas of governiuen had a chance to grow. On the continent of Europe, as Gaul, for instance, the obliteration1! the native population was not so near ly complete as iu England and theco querors became fused with the peop of the country, gradually adoptin their customs. Another great moulding force lay I SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, the fact that Gaul and other conti nental countries were constantly open to hostile incursions from their neigh bors. Consequently everything was made to bend to the necessity of mil itary strength and organization. In this way the Teutonic ideas cf govern ment were gradually lost In France, and that country tjecame the greatest desiKJtisrn in Europe. Every province or department was managed by an ageut appointed by the King, and dim-ted by a central bureau. There was no local self-government in France at all. In order to under stand the difference between the meth ods of Franc and England, it is worth while to glance at the condition of Canada before the fall of the French power in America. Canada was ruled by offleers appoint ed by the King. Nothing could be done by any one except by ierniission of the oflicer. "A man could not even build his own house, or rear his own cattle, or sow his own seed, or reap his own grain, save under the supervision of prefects acting under instruction from the home government,'' He could transact no business what ever except by permission of the same officer. There was uo such thing as public assemblies of the people to dis cuss allairs of government, nor was there any means for expression of opinion. Huguenots were not ermit tedtoset foot in the colony. At the same time Canada was "loaded with louuti," "fostered," and "protected" u every way. Iu this condition of arlairs weakness and imbecility took the place of energy and self-reliance. When Frapce and England joined in adesiierate struggle for supremacy in the New World the Canadians could not withstand; the vigorous onslaught of their neighbors in the English colo nies. The French defeat was complete aud final. With its fall the march of Anglo- Saxon ideas lieeame irresistibly, and the major part of North America to-day is ruled by English-speaking people. England escaped many of the evils of despotism by reason of her geo graphical position, which made her' .ess accessible to invaders than conti nental countries were. The wild bil- ows cf the Atlantic environed Eng land and kept away her foes, at.d dash ed at times "invincible armadas" on th"? riKks, so it wf.t possible for the arts f peace to flourish, and wealth to ae- uu'jiulate. Therewith naturally grew up laws for the protection of person and property. The ancient "Teutonic Mark" l- catne in Englaud the "rolls Mote." Later ou when claus united in what we would now call a federation, that territory composed of an aggregate of marks, was called a shire. As the body of citizens grew larger and scattered over a great amount of territory, it became inconvenient for everybody to attend the shire meeting. Therefore, to protect their interests, each township sent the "town reeve," or sheriff, aud four of their best men to represeut them. This representa tive meeting was called the meeting of the wise men, or Witanagemote. Ab besses belonged to this assembly. When Alfred the Great collected and arranged laws for his kingdom he sub mitted them to the "Witan," or wise men. The apjKintmeut of representatives by the small primary assemblies to sit in a general council, was a great step. It was "the beginning of the system of representative assemblies now seen in most civilized countries." It is by such a system that the United States became possible forty-five sov ereign States, each with local self government, fully established, yet unit d under a general government for all purposes alfectiug the nation at large. By these various means which I have necessarily niost briefly alluded to "free government in varying degree was maintained perpetually in England." To be sure, civil and religious dissen sion, the fury of war, the despotism of kings and nobles, often delayed and hindered the development of the prin ciples of human rights. However, there was gradually built up a code of laws securing more and more the rights of the people, and at last the tyrannic of King Johu roused the jeople to force' from his unwilling hands the great historical document known as "Magna Charta." "So comprehensive were the provisions of this document," says Stubbs, ''that the whole of the Constitutional History of England i9 little more than a commentary on it." At the risk of being tedious I venture to piote the following passage from 111 lain. "Of this great documeut the essential clauses are those which pro tect the personal lilierty and property of all freemen by giving security from arbitrary spoliation." "No freeman shall be taken or im prisoned, or d isseized of his freehold, or liberties, or free customs, or lie out 1 iwed or exiled, or any otherwise de stroyed; nor will we pass upon him, nor send upon, but by lawful judg ment of bis peers, or by the law of the laud." "We" will sell to uo man, we will not deny or delay to any inau justice or right." "It is obvious," continues Hallam, "that these words interpreted by any honest court of law, convey an ample s-curity for the two main rights of civil society." "Clause by clause the rights of the j commons are provided for as well as the rights of the nobles. The knight is protected against the compulsory ex action of bis services, aud the horse t nd cart of the freeman against the ir regular requisition even of ihe sheriff." The Englishmen who several centu ries later colonized America were the most independent and adventurous of the descendant of the Northmen. Ac customed to the ideas of civil .ights embodied in Magna Charta, tbey yet found something to long for. Largely religious enthusiasts, they sought in the new world greater freedom than the old a'Torded. Mr. DouglasH Camp bell has pointed out that the Pilgrims and Puritans gained a considerable portion of their political Inspiration ftrai Holland. The Netherlands were then much more important political f rce in Eu rope than they are now, aud their gov- erset ESTABLISHED - J eminent was the most enlightened and progressive and the most liberal in all Europe. Many Englishmen went to the Low - Countries and assisted in fighting the battle that Holland waged so long against the power that would have en bjaved her. The English Dissenters, we know, were obliged to fly from England on account of the persecution of the estab lished church. Many of them lived in Holland ten or twelve years, and some sailed from thence to America, It is claimed that numerous laws and customs which were established by the Pilgrini9 aud Puritans in New England aud by the Dutch in New York, were unknown in England, and were a di rect importation from Holland. "cuaer tne oia jjutcti rule." says Campbell, "the doctrine was first laid down by a legislative assembly that the people are the source of political authority. Here (in New York) was first established permanent religious freedom and the freedom of the press." "Here one finds some of the institu tions which give America its distinct ive character, while, what is more re markable, no trace of many of these same institutions can lie found in Eng land." There is apparently good reason to lielieve that we owe much to the Dutch Jlepublic. The successful termination of their long war for freedom, "extend ing over a jieriod of eighty years," was of incalculable benefit to the world at large, as well as themselves. The colonists, theu, who had not only the English traditions of govern ment, but had likewise drunk at the fouuUin of liberty iu Holland, estab lished self-government at once, "Ile fore the Pilgrims landed from the May llower they formed themselves into a political body, a government of the people, with just and equal laws." Hither came from time to lime more adventurous people from England, Ire land, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Hol land, France, (the Huguenots) aud Sweden. In further proof of the cos mopolitan character of our ancestors, Mr. Campbell quotes from "the narra tive of a Ilev. Mr Buruaby, an Eng lishman, who in 17-1'j visited America." "Of the colonies in geueral he said that they are composed of dilferent re ligions and different languages. In Pennsylvania he found the most euter prisiug Tieople of the continent. These he noticed consisted of several nations who spoke several language." "Nine men prominent in tbe early history of New York and the Union, represent the same number of nation nlities. Schuyler was of Holland, Her kimer of German, Jay of French, Liv. ingUvie f Stf;, Clinton of Irish, Morris of Welsh, and Hoffman of Swe dish descent. Hamilton was born in one of the West . India islands, and Baroir Steulien, who became a citizen of New York after the llevolutiouary War, was a Prussian." In a paper on American colonial his tory, Mr. Hale says that we do not ap preciate what we owe in this country to peace. So comparatively few men have been withdrawn from industrial pursuits that the growth in wealth and population has been phenomenal. "These people came untrammeled by feudal institutions, most of them with an eager desire to serve God, and they had white paper to write ou. If a man wanted to live to God's glory he must not be wastiug bis time, as was the vassal of a baron in Germany, or in England, when that baron did not hap pen to think of anything for the vassal to do." Freedom was in the very air of the new clime. Alter a few generations, the habits of industry, activity and sclf-reliani-e in which they lived, made the colonists a "superior people." By their indomitable labor the desolate wilds were made to bloom with fruitful plants. The homes of freedom rose in the midst of cultivated fields. Ship brought from the sea abundant store of fish for food, and sailed the world over employed in useful trade. Manufac tures gradually became established, and, while the colonists engaged in all these pursuits, the necessities of defense against Indians trained them to mili tary service. Later, this experience was augmented by participation in the struggle between France and England, which resulted in the annihilation of the French power in America." Above all, tbey organized States with well pl inued governments, executing all necessary functions. From a handful of pioneers dotting the wilderness in two or three places, and trembling ou the verge of destruction, they bad grown iuto thirteen sturdy republics impatient of interference with their lilierties, aud able to raise armies in their defense. Respect for the rights of individuals aud love of the public weal were thor oughly rooted iu the minds of the peo ple. The town meeting, "particularly iu New England," was the most prom inent and powerful means of local self government. "It was the most perfect democracy the world has ever seen. Tueni ting seems to resemble in all essential par ticulars the village assembly or mark mote of the early Teutons." Historians and philosophers have at tached the greatest importance to the influence of the town meeting ou Am erican political ideas, ana tne nnal triumph of the principles contained therein. The colonists had been accustomed to consider themselves subject of the English t rown, and it was long before the id;.a of separation t xik shape iu the public mind. The man who perhaps did more than any other to form opinion on that sub ject was Samuel Adams. He was "trained in the Boston town meeting from boyhood." No other man was so strikingly well qualified to lead in tbe assembly of his fellow-citizens. He was adroit and skillful in management and full of sagacity in speech. His whole life was given to the service of the people, in whom he had the utmost faith and confidence. He believed in the "natural right" of the people to goveru themselves and in their ability to do so, aud was impatient of every thing which threatened to interfere with popular sovereignty. While the mass of the people were 1827. JUNE 1 5. 2 898. j slow in accepting the idea of nepara- tion from Er gland, Samuel Adams saw its necessity lonjr before the event. made his plans and used all opportuni ties to put this thought before bis coun trymen. A very considerable number of Americans of that day failed t see that prerogative aud divine right of kings were passing away. They clung to their idols and in the stonu that fol lowed were driven from the country. It is needless to follow the history of the harsh laws made by England for the American colonies, the interference with shipping and manufactures, the imposition and forcible collection of burdensome and outrageous taxes. These taxes were not bud by their own representatives, aud the colouies de clared that "taxation without repre sentation is tyranny." Everything was done by England to make the colonies tributary to the English Crown, Par liament and Exchequer. America was looked upon as a mine to be worked for the benefit of England. Manufac tures and commerce were prohibited. Everything, it was demanded, should be bought in England, or carried on Euglish ships. When the unjust laws were put to the point of violent execution the spirit of liberty raised itself throughout the land aud asserted independence. The sentiment of the country was crystal ized iuto words in the declaration "All men are created equal; are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, lib erty aud the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." Whereupon followed the articles of confederation. In the federation of the States lay great difficulties, one of which was that the people were so much afraid (and justly sol of a cen tral power interfering with the rights of individual States. It was a matter of long debate and careful considera tion. The Constitution, as finally ac cepted, was full of compromises to dif ferent sections of the cjuutry. Nobody was quite satisfied with it, yet in i:s practical working it has proved a mar vel of wisdom. The successful issue of the work of the founders of this Re public opened up a new era of progress aud new hopes for all mankind. The jieople inheriting and carrying forward the ideas of free government have spread over a mighty cautinent ar.d become a giant among nations. But here we need to pause a moment and consider whether no danger threats ens the precious fabric of the people's rights. We have lived so long iu peace aud prosperity under the government erected by our fathers that we have ceased to realize that encroachment upon its fundamental principles are possible?. We forget that "eternal vig' ilance is the price of liberty." The system of representation may be so debauched as to misrepresent aud betray the interests ot the people. Laws may be made giving unfair ad vantage to one class of citizens over others. The central government may acquire undue power power which will pro duce gove'ament by the will of a few to the exclusion of the will of the people, Should the day ever come when the central government can dictate in the domestic concerns of the States, or the States to the counties, we lose all that our government has hitherto stood for. A country so vast iu area and so varied in interests can not be held together by a too rigid central power. It is the elasticity of our bonds which makes them practicable. Danger to our furure lies iu too much central iz itiou of power. As the daughters of those who fought to establish this Ilfpublic, we Lave an inspiration to the study of its princi ples, and to the upholding of the same by all the influence we possess. An Elephant's Teeth, Whoever has looked inside an ele phant's mouth has seen a strange sight. Elephants have no front Ueth, and they never eat flesh, or any food that requires tearing apart. Eight teeth are all they have, two above and two bjlow on each side, huge yellow mo lars as wide as a man's hand, and about two inches thick. Over the? hay or fodder is shifted by tbe queerest, ugliest t jngue in the whole animal kingdom, a tongue that is literally hung at both ends, having no power or movement except in the middle, where it shifts back and forth from side to side, arch ing up against the roof of the big mouth like au immense wrinkled pink serpent. There is nothing stranger thau the working of an elephant's tongue, un less it be the working of his breathing apparatus when he sleeps. Elephants, like human beings, have two sets of teeth tbe milk teeth, which are small er than the permament molars, fail out when the animals are about 14 years old. Thesj baby teeth, which are, nevertheliss, enormous, are occasional ly picked up by circus men among the fodder and preserved as curiosities. Beats the Klondike. Mr. A, C. Thomas, of Marysville, Tex., has found a more valuable dis covery thau has yet been made in the Klondike. For years he suffered un told agony from consumption accom panied by hemorrhages; aud was abso lutely cured by Dr. King's New Discov ery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. He declares that gold is of little value in comparison with this marvelous cure; would have it, even if it cost a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma, Bronchitis and all throat aud luug affections are positively cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for C msump- tion. Trial bottles free at J. N. Sny der's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. Regular size -Ji eta. $100. Guar anteed to cure or price refuuded. The first and sixth days of January, the 29th of September and the 2'jtb of March, have been celebrated as Christ mas dav: and and it was not until the middle of the fourth century that the ' cVireh rsouncil fixed the date as at esent 7T D1 ji THE VICTORY AT MA3TILA. Graphic Descri? tion by Men Who Saw the Fight. San Francis. t), June ".Among the passengers who arrived on the Bel gie to-day from Hong Kong were four men who participated in the fight of Manila bay on May 1. They are Pay master G. A. Loud, of the dispatch boat McCullough ; Dr. Charles P. Kin dleberger, surgeon of the Olympia; Ralph Phelps, secretary to the captain of the McCulloch, and J. C. Evans, gunner of the Boston. They left Ma nila on May 5. They say that the Spaniards fought bravely even a.'ter the lasi vestige of hope bad gone and stayed by their guns as long as they could be used. Dr. Kindleberger gives a graphic account of the terrific tight. He was on the Olympia through it all. In the first assault the flagship took the lead, the other vessels following iu her wake at four ships-lengths, fae Spanish fleet was approached by laps, each tu--n bringiug the contestants nearer togeth er. By this plan the American vessels frequently poured broadsides iuto the eaeiny, bat were themselves more ex posed to tire. At oue time the smoke became so dense that it was necessary to draw aside, allowing the cloud to lift. The vessels were examined, and it was found they had sustained no damage. Breakfast was served to the men, aud iu a few minutes they re-enterul the tight with the greatest enthusiasm. The second fight was even iu ire tierce thau th first. It was in that that the Baltimore was struck. Djrins; the first fiht the Spmi!i admiral's ship put bravely out of the line to meet the Olympia. The entire American fleet concentrated fire on her and she was. so badly injured that she turned around to put back. At this juncture the Olympia let fly au H-iuch shell, which struck her stern and pierced through almost her entire length, exploding fiually in tiie engine room, wrecking her machinery. This shell killed the captain an 1 til men and set the vessel ou fire. In the heat of the fight the two torpedo boats mov ed out to attack the fleet They were allowed to come within b'iO yards, when a fusilade from the Olympia sent one to the bottom with all on board aud riddled the other. The second Uat was later found on the beach and covered with blood. Iu the second fight the P.altimne was sent to silence the fort at Cavite. She plunged into a cloud of smoke ami opened all her batteries on the forti cations. In a very few minutes a shell struck in the ammunition and the fort blew uj with a deafening roar. The work of the Baltimore was glorious. After the principal ships had been de stroyed the Concord, Raleigh aud Pe trel, being of light draft, were sent close to handle the remaining vessels of the fleet. They made quick work of them. In tak:ng possession of the land forts several hundred wounded Spaniards fell into the hands of the Americans aud nearly 200 dead were accounted for ou th spot. Holes in which numbers had been hastily buried were found. The dead were returned to relatives, so far as this could be done, and wounded were cared for in the best manner by American surgeons. The Spanish loss fKted up ilK) killed, K wounded and a property loss of anywhere from 000,0)0 to f 10,000,000. The day of the fight was clear and hot Not a breath of air was stirring. After the first battle the Americans were greatly fagged by heat, and the rest and breakfast allowed them by the Commodore was of inestimable benefit. While the men were l breakfast a con ference of all officers was held on board the Olympia, when the plan of the seond battle was made known by the Commodore, teveral shots struck the Olympia and she was pierced a numlier of times. One shell struck the side of the ship against the hospital ward. Thechaplaiu and nurses were watching the fight through a port a few inches away aud were stunned by the concus sion. Experts have figured out that the fighting volume of the guiis of the ; respective sides of the battle was three for the Americans against seven for the Spanish. It is clear that the superior ity was in the men aud ships the men having the experience and nerve. Gunner Evans, of the Boston, -as one of the men who sent the Spanish ships down. He directed the fire of oue of the big guns on the cruiser. He was at times greatly expwed, but did not receive a shot. Not a niau ou tha Boston received a scratch. Paymaster Loud, who was ou the McCulloch during the battle, was a witness of events ou both sides. "For two hours," said Mr. Loud, "the steady thunder of caanoa was kept up. The roar was something terrible. At oue time I really thought we would be beat en. Tnis was attijr tnu nrj n i l beeu kept up au hour. It looked like every gun on the Spanish ships had turned loose ou us altogether and the shoreline was a veritable blaze of fire from the batteries. The din was simply inde scribable, Tous upn tons of shot fell over our ships. Tnere was steel euough to have sunk our entire fleet Our sal vation was iu the bad marksmanship of the Spaniards.- Tuey handled their pieces like boys. Nearly all of their shots went wide of the mirk. Most were high, flying over the tleetand fall ing into the bay beyond. Some of the batteries, however, were better trained. Several guns maintained a raking fire on the 11 Jet Nearly all of o jr ships were struck by both large and small shot, but no damage of consequence was done." Do Ton Read What people are saying about Hood's Sarsaparilla? It is curing the worst cases of scrofula, dyspepsia, rheuma tism and all forms of blood disease, eruptious, sores, boils and pimples. It is giving strength to weak and tired women. Why should you hesitate to take it wheu it is doing so much for others? Hood's Pilla are the best family ca thartic and liver tonic. Gentle, relia ble, sure. 11 1 o WHOLE NO. 2 MG. The War to be Earnest It has leeu contended by many Eu ropean and a few American pajiers that the United States in this war has not vet shown that it was in earnest. This criticism, whatever semblance of truth may have appeared in it heretofore, is no longer applicable. The new call for troops shows that the warlsgoiugto be pushed with vigor hereafter, all along the line. Dewey is going to have all the troops he wants to enable him to finish up the conquest of the Philippines which he glorifcusly began more than three weeks ago. All the men who will possibly be needed under any circumsta-ices to drive the Span iards out of Cuba, and then to hold Cuba until a stable civil government is set up in that quarter, will be had Whatever number of mn is required to take and hold Porto Rico will soon be under arms. Possibly there may be ot),er on.juesU before the war ends, j i,ut foP these, too, if there should be any, the United States will lie prepared. There will be no complaints here after of any lack of earnestness on the part of thi United States, It is nat ural, of course, for a powerful and rap idly growing nation like the United States to lielittle a feeble and decaying country like Spain, and this circum stance has detracted somewhat from the gravity of the war on the Ameri can side. Americans have regarded Spain with a good deal of contempt, and thus have not takeu the war quite as seriously as some foreigu observers thought they should. The disparity iu strength a"d general resources between the two countries is so great that intel ligent tiersons all over the world have foreseen that Spain would be ultimately crushed. The sense of this disparity is greater h re than it is abroad, aud for this reiison the war to Us has not had the grave aspec which wars generally present to the countries eugsged in them. This consideration has furnish ed the basis for the assumption that the Americans have as yet only half real ized that they are participating iu a war with a nation which has tilled a large p'.ac in history. The United States now, however, is getting into a somewhat serious mood. While the contempt for Spain as a foe has uot been entirely dissipated, and will not be, the country will take all the precautions which may be neces sary to make the coutet.t short and de cisive. To show that there has not been the faintest doubt in this country or in any of the leading European na tions as to the outcome of the war, it is only necessary to ioiut to the fact that businer-s here has uot lieen checked, and American securities aud American credit in Europe's money markets re main at a high figure. If therefore, Americans have occasionally seemed to forget that a war was under way their excuse was obvious. But the en largement of their army shows that the war is taking on a more serious aspect. They are as little doubtful of results as they were a month ago, but they want the conflict pushed vigorously and ended early. The new call for troops makes this purpose clear to the world. It will also show the world that the United States, the most peaceful of all the great nations, can turn its haud to war readily and effectively when prov ocation fronfauy quarter arises. Saint Louis Globe-Democrat. Tree PilU. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen it Co., Chicago, aud get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guarauted to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance aud to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly Invig orate the system. Regular size c per box. Sold at J. N. Snyder's Drug tore, Simerset, Pa , and G. W. Bral- lier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. , , , Sulphurous Journalism. ibis unpleasant aud hardly credible story is from the B wtoa Herald : When the Maine was blown up, so the story goes, the wife of Lieuteuant Command er Wainwright was at her home in Washington. She had beard nothing of the news, when she was awakened about 4 o'clock in the morning by a violent knocking at the door of her house. Finally Mrs. Wainwright arose and linked out of the window, asking wb at was the nutter. A voice called out. "Are you the wife of Lieutenant Commander Wainwright'.'" "Yes; what do you want? ' "The Maine has been totally destroyed. We are reporters and wish for some information about Mr. Wainwright." Ooly this and nothing more. The shock caused the poor lady to fall in a dead faint, from which she did uot rally for several hours, and fortunately for her, it was then knowu that her husband was uot among the lost Trees for Xoist Soils. The common cotton wood isone of the least useful trees for waste planting on the farm, because it succeeds well only in fresh m ist soils, says C. A. K-'ff r, iu Montana Fruit Grower. Iu the far West it is a.useful tree for planting in seepage spots, and it can be well grown in all moist soils. It is neither durable nor strong, so that its principal value is in its rapid growth, giving an early supply of fuel. Of the willows tbe leading one is the common white wil low, which is especially useful as a wind break, but the willow also likes a moi-t sil, unfitting it for most waste planting. No one would ever be bothered with constipation if everyone knew how naturally acd quickly Burdock Blood Bitters regulates "the stomach and bowels. In this country of divorces the na tional bird is the eagle that choose its mate for life and never repents its choice. A niauy years ago I was a small boy living on the farm of my father. who was Western pioneer. In the State of Wisconsin. When I was about 11 years old I wis hired by a neighbor to work at a Job of plowing, and for it I was to receive two dollars 5u mosey and a pi'jrif geese. The oxen I was to hive t-harire of H-ere 4-year- old steers and Mr. Melaury, ruy em ployer, thought great deal of them. Mr. McLaury worked tt bis garden, while I managed the oxeu and plowed a ten-acre lot. I was instructed not to whip the ox?a, but to al'ow them their own gait; ami this they soon found out, and it mai'e my journeys behind the plow very easy. At night the animals were left in the stable, and we always fed them carefully and groomed them as if they had been torses. In one end of the stable there was a bin of barley. My instructions were to see that the cattle were see-urely tied iu their stalls at night, and I was to give each of them two quarts of barley and plenty of hay. One morning I found that one of the oxeu had slipped his halter during the night and was comfortably lying near the barley -bin, I put him back in his stall, and gave them both their usual rations. Wheu it was time to yoke up for the day, Mr. McLaury went with me to the stable, as I was not large enough to put the yoke ou the oxeu. He noticed that oue of the steers had not ea'en the barley iu bis feed-box, aud suggested that perhaps he was not feeling well. So he told me to drive slowly, and if. the cx showed symtoms of illness to let him know. On the way to the field we had to cross the creek, where I was accustom ed to stop aud let the team of oxen drink all water they wanted. I noticed that this ox hurried, and almost pulled his mate iuto the creek in his eager ness to drink, and I could hardly whip him away from the water after he had been drinking with all his might for at least fifteeu minutes. Finally, I got him across the creek, and started to plow, and then I noticed that the ox was beginning to swell. He swelled aud swelled, until he was more thau double his normal girth, and presently he crowded his niateout of the furrow, aud Mr. McLaury saw it and came running iuto the field. I was frightened, and was almost in ch net 1 to "cut" for home; for I knew that the ox must have bevu feasting as the barley-bin, and that I had done wrong iu not telliug Mr. McLaury of my suspicious wheu I fouud the ani mal free from its halter in the morn ing. I knew very well bow much Mr. McLaury loved the first and the only team of oxen be had ever bad. He asked me imm'Hliately if the ox was loose in the barn when I went out iu the morning. I said yes, expee-ting to lie k linked down, for he seemed to be aquick-tempered man. But he was very geutle and spoke kindly, saying: "My boy, you should have told me he was ls we. Theu I could have kept him away from the water, and might have saved him. Now my beautiful steer is lost." , My heart was broken. I believed I would have given my life to save thst ox; but he died right there, aud we took his mate home aud turned Mm out to graze. I was set toXMipping"" wood, and my employer ail I his wife went away for the afternoon. V Soon all the neigh boorhood knew that Mr. Mc Laury 's ox was dead, and I felt as though they all thought that I was the cause of it. St Nicholas. The Pennsylvania Railroad's New Doable-Track Line to Atlantic City. With the new schedule of early sum mer trains in elFeot M ly ":h, the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad practi cally opens to travel its new double track line from Camden and Broad Street Station to Atlantic City. During the Winter and Spring the line from Camden to Atlantic City has been actually rebuilt The old light rails have been replaced by new steel rails weighing one hundred pounds to the yard, and an entirely new road has been constructed by the grading neces sary for the double tracks. The grade crossing over the tracks of the Jersey Suitheru IUilway at Wins low has beu eliminated by the build ing of an elevated roadway high above the intersecting tracks, ami thus ena bling the fastest trains to pas this point without slackening speed. An absolutely new roadbed has been con structed acrosis the meadows. Upon the magnificent foundation of tfie old Camden & Atlantic roadbed, which has lieen building by the accumulated work of forty years, thousands of carloads of gravel and and have been placed to the depth of six feet from the surface up, so that the tracks are elevated above the height of the storm tides. In order that the elevated tracks may the better withstand the action of storm tides, canals have been opened at intervals to carry the accumulated water beneath the roadway, and the exposed sides of the embankment have been thickly coated with the heavy and adhesive soil dug from the meadows. The new track is as firm as the old ever was, and withe these protections and reinforce ments it will stand firmly the brunt of any ordinary storm. The new road way has been coated with an appliba tion of oil so as to free it from the dust naturally incident to the new grading. Under these improved conditions the West Jersey and Seashore's doubie t racked lines to Atlantic City form the fiuest aud best Hue of railroad to any Summer resort in America. Thespeed of trains both from Broad Street Sta tion aud Camden will be materially ac celerated aud the time of transit pro portionately reduced. The rolling stock aud equipment will be fully up to the high standard maintained by the Penn sylvania Railroad. The Summer traveler to Atlantic City by this popular route will enjoy the finest facilities offered by any railroad iu the world. How To Apply Fertilizers. Should fertilizer be applied in the hills or broadcast? It may not be a mistake to apply very little over each hill as a "starter," but it is better to broadcast All fertilizer must be dis solved before it can be utilized, aud the greater tha surface over which it is spread the more water it will receive. Tne roots of nearly all plants spread and grow near the surface, aud have as great feeding capacity off from the plants as near them. To apply fertili ser in the hills is to concentrate it, and much of it will be unused or lost The best results are obtained when it is dis tributed over the surface and harrowed in to be carried down by the rains. The surface of the sea is estimate.! at IjO.OOO.OOO square miles, taking the whole surface of the globe at 137,000,000, and its greatest depth supposedly eq uals the height of the highest mountain, or four miles. i TT
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