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WORDS OF AN ORATOR AND PATRIOT, HON. WILLIAM H. THOMPSON DELIVERS A MEMORIAL ADDRESS WHICH IS A LITERARY GEM. BLUE AND GRAY NOW DRINK Patriotism -A Sentiment Stronjjor ' Banco and Dsspotlo Power and Liberty f (By lion. W. II. Thompson, Grand IbI nnd.) It was midnight, but steep hnd flown from fort and barracks, from camp, and from the shores of South Carolina. The boy was breathing forth ventre nncc; destruction nnd death could be read In the faces of those holding the "wngcr of war In their graBp. A little band of not more than 100 were guard ing the flag of the nation. Suddenly they heard the shot and shell striking the outer walls; thicker and faster, nnd more terrific became the roar of the cannon, and the flash of death. As the bright sun rose o'er tho waters, as if Jo Join with the right, Fort Sumter struck the first blow for the union, nnd Anderson with his comrades became Immortal. The fort on Are, their pow der and munitions of War aiding In their own destruction, without food or chance of assistance, without hope of eBcapo or further i'eslstancc, with nothing to guide them but duty, nothing to cheer them but the Sar Spangled banner, thrice they chose death before surren der. The stars and stripes were borno away, vanquished, but not defeated. As Anderson marched out that dny ho could hear the patriots singing, "We are coming from the hillsides, we're coming from the plains, shouting the battlecry of freedom." And how nobly they an swered. The second day after the cnll of the president, four regiments of mlll ,11a were ready for action In the state of Massachusetts, and other states ac cordingly. Thus acting ns all loynl men should act, after war Is once declared, nil de 'batc should cease; the time for talking nnd criticism has passed and the time 'for action has come. Party llneB should cease to exist, so far as the cause of the war Is concerned. As long ns you have an enemy In front you should not itolerate traitors and faultfinders in the rear. Victory nnd humanity should he 'tho only aim. This flag that marched down and out at Fort Sumter was with McClellan and the army of the Potomac, with Grant at Vlcksburg, Sherman In his (march to the sea, Sheridan down thfe Bhenandoah valley and Hancock at Get tysburg. It went with every mother's goodbye and followed every father's blessing; it lulled the soldier to sleep Jn his tent and ncrvcr him to action In time of battle; It had the plaudits Of 4,000,000 slaves, as their limbs were freed from their clanking chains; ,wavod over all of Columbia's sonp, north and south, at Appomattox, and gathered under Its folds a nation, the states ns "distinct ns tho billows, yet 'one as the ocean." It stands today the proud emblem of the grandest coun try of the great nations of the earth, honored on land nnd respected at sea. It has led In the wars of our coun try, but has never fought a battle through greed or avarice; It has waged no conquest: It haH not trod upon the Jweak or struck n blow at Innocence; it has walked In the fear of the god of battles, Its only aim the betterment of fnanktnd. It has cheered the down trodden, and has been n patriotic In spiration to the oppressed It Is liberty lighting the world. What It cost In home yenrning, In blood and human sacrifice, on the march, In the bivouac, EN EXPOSITION STORYETTE. (TBy Ernest A. Gerrard.) I first saw them as they were cross ing the viaduct from the Grand Plnza to the "Grand Court. They may have Just come out of one of the large via duct restaurants. She was tired, angry and put out. A hunted look In her lnrge brown eyes excited my sympathy and Interest In the couple. He looked hurt, but his eyes shone somewhnt angrily; tils Jaw was firmly set. He also was very tired. The opening exercises had begun. President Wattles was even then deliv ering the opening nddress. so the young 'couple moved nround behind him down ,the steps of the colonnde Into the hot the steps of the colonnade Into the hot Here they stopped und faced the or ator. Both were too angry to speak, too angry to hear what Wattles was say ing. They stood there, angry, silent. On and on ran Wattles with his ppeech. Now and ngaln he stopped, and mopped his perspiring forehead while the crowd cheered Then he proceeded with the effort of his life. The sun poured down continuously, the chorus girls In front of the colon nade directly under the speaker one after another put up blatlt pnrnsol until the space seemed filled with naught but large black mushrooms Ore by one they opened fans and began to ply them vigorously Below them the Marine band In their red suits grew ever warmer and warm er. They hud no parasols: they must grin nnd bear It All around the band and speaker, even to the sides of the Incurved colon nade, clrrlPd the vast throng. Some found shade, more stood in the hot sunshine. All seemed very weary, and all often shifted their weight from one leg to the other, seeking a brief ret Boys In red ran about crying "Program buy a program program, mister? All about the afternoon exercises " Still the couple were silent, listening they heard not; angry, they felt not the sun's burning rays Wattles had finished his oration and John L. Webster followed him. His oi ntory was energetic, enthusiastic, even pugilistic. He churged to this side and that. "Great American desert . . . blossom like a rose." and similar phrases floated far up the lagoon nn.l were thrown echoing back and forth by the great white buildings. Finally he, too, ended and the crowd shifted their positions, stretched, nnd crane 1 necks, for the event of the program was coming. The numerous black' mushrooms hav mysterlously dlsapeared, in their places appear the radiant, expectant faces if 'the singers. Prof Kimball has arisen; at a Flgn he chorus stands, the crowd Is silent Another sign, and with voice and horn .the chorus and band swing on In the ,"Song of Welcome." The audience I overcome, taken beyond Itself by tb swelling chorus. After the music died away the crowd was silent. Silent for a moment, th?n Tlieajed exclamations broke forth on all Eldea: "Wasn't It fine: wasn't It glcrl fous!" ' "Twas then that the couple realized Jhow hot It was. nnd he. forgetting him self for a moment, said: "Lat's try and find a spody plare." 1 They edged aiound the crowd to t" FROM THE SAME CANTEEN. than Looks and Chains-Hurls Arro. Down and Crowns Freedom King of All. and on the battlefield you have learned and too well know. All this was prompted, urged on and Inspired by a patriotic zeal as pure and noble ns that of our heroes who fired upon Hunker Hill nnd Lexington. The hlstorlnn nnd moral philosopher pause to ask why nnd the wherefore, and find the answer In the one word, "patriotism," n sentiment ns pure a the thought of a Christian. It aroso with the star of Bethlehem, withered through the dark ages, burst forth Into a light eternal In the declaration of independence. Call It sentiment if you will. Sentiment Is stronger than locks nnd chains. It bursts through preju dice and sweeps away superstition. It wipes out cast and drives nrroganco and power from the throne and crowns freedom nnd liberty king of all. It opens the heart of human kindness; kisses the babe at Its birth, and gently presses tho brow of old age; the sheet anchor of our safety and the hope of our future. As long as patriotism lives the old soldier will not be forgotten, or our nntlon be without defenders. It should not be circumscribed by nvnrlce or hlnJ dered by prejudice. If heretofore to us It has mennt n continental supremacy, today It demands more; n highway across every ocenn and a pathway through every Hea. Freedom of thought" nnd liberty of action circumscribed alone by the rights due unto other! countries, but bending the knee to no nation on earth. The debt owing you, the boys In blue who took part In the late civil con-, fllct, for our nbllity to take nnd main tain this position, can never be fully1 paid. With the republic divided "wo would each be a prey to foreign foo from without and continuous turmoil nnd strike from within, meaning oun early ruin nnd decay. But today tho blue and the gray drink from the snmo canteen, double their hopes nnd doublej their energy, breathing undying loyalty to the same flag, and with a determined will, march against a common foe, with! bread for the hungry and clothing for the naked, with good will to all man-! kind, they will plant under the stars nnd stripes the Cuban flag, the emblem, of an Infant republic, governed alone by tho consent of the governed. Wc who are younger have learned a' new lesson of late. We now know that the women of the relief corps had In the formation of tho great volunteer army nn Important part; that It takes brave mothers to make brave sons. 15er will must Join with that of the boy If the tender ties that bind heart to heart and love to love are to be severed another proof of the potency of patriot Ism. It was said by Madam de Stael what France then needed was mothers. What Frnnce then locked America has always had In every conflict, whether fighting n foreign foe or states against states. So long ns patriotism has a place nt every fireside the nntlon of such firesides needs fear no evil, but onward and upward Its march shall be, as eternal as the stars. "Thus, too, sail on. O ship of state! Sail on, O union strong and greatl Humanity with nil Its fears. With nil the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate." J lagoon, nnd there In the shnde of a wall on the steps running down to the wa ter's edge, sat down, again silent and moody. Both were remembering their wounds nnd both were nursing them. Here in the shade they sat nnd rested all during the long speech by Mr. Bald win. She leaned back against the wall with closed eyes, and enjoyed the far away hum of the voices, the gentle lnp-lap-plng of the water in the lagoon, her nerves grew quieter: her newly enten dinner gave her renewed strength: her cares were passing nway. He, too, sat there and enjoyed the quiet nnd the rest. Then he pulled out his little knife and began whittling at a stray pine splinter Finally he, too, grew drowsy nnd putting his knife In his pocket leaned back his head against the wall and closed his eyes In quietude. Neither saw the signal service man ns he waved his red nnd white pquare flag at the head of the lagoon nnd was nnswered nt the other end by the start ing of the exposition machinery. Nei ther henrd the spenkers nor saw the changes going on In front of them. They rested for a long half hour In the cool shnde by the lagoon The sudden cheer ing, followed by the expectant silence, cnused both to sit up and open their eyes More music as coming, and they were now rested. Strain after strain followed In the Fantasia by the Mnrlne band until there came that Joyful strain, "sweet sings the donkey." It was then she decided to make It all up. and she glnnced shyly at him. But. no nnd the little chin sits only the more firmly as she turns away, and the solemn change In the Fantasia confirmed her mood, Then the music chnnges to "Three Cheers for the Bed. White nnd Blue" The couple become interested and en thusiastic and clap their hands, and In her excitement s-he turns t him nnd says, jadlantly. "Isn't It line?" while the CMvd iheers nnd cheers Then she remembers their quarrel and blushes nnd looks down enitarasel. However. Yankee Oixnlle" Is plaving. the music and the cheering of the crowd make her forget herself again quickly. Suddenh the quick strain stops nnd after n few changes comes the sooth- . . ... ..... -v. .. ........ .1 C.. I ing meiouy, "ay unii i iun uie on. j wanee River" soft nnd sweet nn 1 dreamy and far away All earths rates I nnd trials seemed lulled away, far I nway with the musK and as her hand I softly steals In his and his folds about It she murmurs. "Hew foolish it was of us to get ancry and to quarrel." An 1 re snys, "Yes. dearest, we were both iso worn out and tired with the morn ing's tramping that we forgot we cared for one another." As the Mrfclr. changed to "The Old Kentucky Home" I knew by their eyes thRt tiny sung It In their souls "The New NebrnskR Home " I shall look for an engagement announcement soon, won't you? Double and triple skirts, skirls flounced, frilled ruched. slashed, slightly draped, lurkd accordton-platd. kilted and skirt? severely plain, all find place and favor In th brilliant mi mer procession ef fathlcn Ribbon n faille. Vatln, gauz. grenadine, molr and velvet, In row. olm. whvf. -hnux louns. FHw'nr-knots and -raamers Is used with lvih prodigal-ity. HOW ABOUT SPAIN'S FUTURE With Folded Hands Sho Sits Whllo Hor Possession bo One by One. Washington, D. C, June 7. With a romblned attack by the army and navy upon Santiago de Cuba within the next few days and an Immediate movement against Porto Illco, the present week promises to be nn eventful one. Utterly hopeless as Spain's position seems to be, there ure yet no slgnB beyond those born of hope that she will stop short of the annihilation of her fleet or that she will submit to the Inevitable and sue for peace even after Admiral Cervern'B fleet has been destroyed or captured nnd Santiago taken by the American troops. If the European powers are bringing, pressure to bear upon Spain, none of. ,the foreign representatives here have, been advised. All the diplomats with whom I talked considered It unlikely that Spain will make any move in this direction until there has been a battle at Santlngo. "A crushing blow there may bring the Madrid authorities to their senses," snld a well known diplomat to me. "It Is Spain's only chance for holding tho Philippines. If she does not act then the United States will at once toko forcible possession of Porto Hlco nnd tlniH deprive Spain of n chance for n trnde with the Philippines. "If an appenl for peace comes Imme diately after Santiago has fallen Spain jmlght, through some of the powers, nr. range for terms of peace on n basis in volving the withdrawal of her troops and flag from Cuba nnd Porto Itlco, (With the understanding that she be al lowed to continue in possession of the Philippines, Porto Rico to be considered In the nature of an exchange for the islands of the far east." The administration has no particular Jleslre to prolong the wnr, nor Is It (welded to the Idea prevalent In tho minds of some public men that It would ibe to the advantage of the United States to permanently occupy the Phil ippines, thereby embarking a new colo nial policy. The attitude of the admin istration Is still nggrcsslve, but not op posed to reasonable nnd honorable terms of peace. It is for Spain to take the Initiative. The administration will proceed with the war without regard to what Spain will do. HERO HOBSON'S SCHOOL DAYS An Anecdote Showing His Charac ter Told by a Classmate. San Francisco, Cal., June 7. A naval fllllcer who was a classmate of Lleutcn. ant Hobson spoke of the young ofllcer as follows: ( When Hobson was In his fourth class year an order was issued that cadets 1nv authority should be careful In Jreportlng their own classmates ns In the performance of every other duty. Hobson was leader of a section and re ported some of the members for some breach of discipline. Thereupon the class put Hobson In "Coventry" that Is. he was ostracised, none of his class speaking to him or having anything to do with him. Hobson then buckled right down to (hls books nnd by the end of his second cjuan juui tviiB ui inu iieuu ui dim uiiias. Then they decided to revise their Judg-. ment, but Hobson said: "No, gentlemen, you have got on without me these three years, and I'll manage to worry on without you for the remaining year." And he did. For four yeurs this young man had not a social associate among any of the cadets. He never spoke to a cadet without addressing him as "Mr." and Insisted on the same treatment. In his first class year he was four striper, or the cadet in command of the battalion, and never before had there been a better drilled or more etllclent lot of cadets. He was a small man physically and the resort to personal violence to "get even" was denied those under him, ns endet sense of honor would not permit the appeal to nrms where the odds were so uneven. The olllcers knew of Hobson's courage, and this with the fnct that he Is now on Admiral Samp son's staff probably had much to do with his choice for the work he bo bravely accomplished. HEED NOT THE MEIKLEJOHN Neb. Boys will not go In Second Shipment. tYlerrltt Says No. San Francisco, Cal., June 7. The Ne braska boys are again In the dumps. Asslstnnt Secretary of Wor Melklejohn telegraphed General Merrltt n request that the First Nebraska be sent aboard the next transport to leave for the Phil ippines. Now General Merrltt's answer to the request Is mnde known. General Merrltt telegraphed to Melklejohn thnt the troops for the second expedition to the Philippines had already been as signed, but thnt Nebraska would go vlth the third fleet. Colonel Bratt said that he and friends .if the regiment had worked hard to Secure for it Manila rather than Chlck '.tmauga assignment nnd had refused to 'je sidetracked to. frontier posts In Arl nonn and New Mexico, to which they would have been detailed had they so desired. Said he: "Manila Is our Mecca nnd the sooner we go the better." Olllcers of Minnesota nnd the Seventh California regiments have taken their ue from Nebraskans and political wires are being energetically pulled to further the Interests of both regiments. The Nebraskans were vaccinated after inspection. Five days' rations were ls Mied. There Is no piesent complaint iibout food, for it is now- difficulties Ihnt have arisen In the commissariat ivere caused principally by waste and pot from Insufllclent food. Faults hnve been remedied and Nebraska's men are waxing fat. The Nebraska band gave a concert at Golden Gate park Sunday which was listened to by thousnnds. TEDDYS' RIDER'S ON PARADE. Oc from Tampa to Cuba Without Their Horses. Tampa, Fla., June 7. "Fit to do any thing, fit to go anywhere," was the universal sentiment evoked by the ap pearance on parade of the First regi ment of volunteer cavalry, better known as Roosevelt's Hough Riders, or Teddy's Terrors, just arrived from San Antonio. Never wns a more cosmopolitan corps than the First, with doctors, lawyers, students of Yale and Harvard, assim ilated by a common patriotism with ranchmen, cow punchers nnd packers. The horses look Just a little travel worn, but active nnd hardy. They con tentedly munched the stunted palmetto hopeful sign, should hay supplies run out in Cuba. The men will be shipped without horses to do duty as Infantry, the mounts being sent over later, should I occasion require It. Thus far the pres j ent foot drill will form the dnlly I routine. Several recruits to companies ! will arrive tomorrow. The mascot Is a j mountain lion cub, captured at Pies- ! cott, and a terrier called Cuba. Figured silk skirts which have been 'so much worn with shirt waists are no longer In style and must be laid aside by the fashionably dressed women. ARE MARCHING ON SANTIAGO U. S. REGULARS UNITE WITH GARCIA'S ARMY. Under Protection of Sampson' Quns They Land A Cow Path Made Into WasronTrall-The Flshj will be for Wood Heights. Cape Hnytien, June 7. The Invest ment of Santiago by the American troops has begun. The latest dlspatchei from tho sorely beset capital of East, em Cuba told of the landing of 5,001 soldiers of the United States army at Punta Cabrera, six miles to the west, ward of Santiago harbor, nnd the massing of General Linares'" arm U oppose them. The Americans have united with General Cnllxto Gnrcla's 3,000 Cuban patriots, as arranged for by Lieutenant Rowan nnd other American scouts. The nominal force of the Spaniard? in the city of Santiago de Cuba la 25,000 men. Of these, only 9,000 are regulars. Five thousand nre volun, teers, like our national guard, nnd thd rest are the Spaniards of the city given arms and pressed Into service. Admiral Cervern's fleet brought ovai 18,000 Mauser rifles to arm these raw recruits. Other Spanish troops nre be lng hurried from Gunntnnamo, Hoi guln and Manznnlllo to reinforce Lin ares' army. The reinforcements will be harassed by the Cubans, who have been marching Into Orlente ns fast aa they can be armed with rifles furnished them by the United States government. More United States soldiers nre com ing daily. Their landing is perfectly protected by the guns of the Amer ican fleet. The transport Resolute, formerly the Yorktown, with 800 men, field artillery and ammunition, was at Mole St. Nicholas today. She is con Voyed by the torpedo boat destroyer Mayflower. Commander Mackenzie ot 'the Mayflower refused to tell whither he was bound, and nobody from the troop ship wns allowed to go on shore! The obvious destination Is Santiago. Among Garcla'a Cubans nre the 400 men under General LaCret, recently sent over In the Florida, Carl Decker, Evangellna Cisneros' rescuer, nnd See ley, who won fame by the Little Egypt dinner In New York, are with LaCret. There are no roads In Eastern Cuba, but there is a good horse trail from Punta Cabrera through a pass In thi! mountains to a valley, by which access may be gained to Mount Pablo, that overlooks the city of Santlngo, and other heights that command the harbor forts. The Cubans have accomplished won, ders In the way of building a road for the American artillery. They were dU rected by ofllcers of the United States engineer corps, and what with bridges, slides and corduroy roads of palm trunks, the American cannon are prob-1 ably already rolling Into position over the rough country. The Santiago forts were built with reference to sea attack alone, so the heights that command them from the land side were left entirely unguarded. The guns of Morro and Socapa only point out to sea. If the Americans can only seize these hills and plant bat-' teries there, the forts can be mode un tenable. With the fleet at the same time pounding away from the ocean, they will not last any time. Since the attack on Santiago became, a known design, General Linares has thrown up earthworks on these heights nnd built blockhouses. These hnsty de fenses are all surrounded with barbed wire and ditches. On these high points; the fiercest fighting will be done. It will take a gallant charge to carry them, for the Spaniards fight well be hind walls. Linares sent troops to Cabrera to oppose the landing of the Americans, but the fleet shelled the woods nnd tho Spaniards fell back to make their de fense out of range of Sampson's guns. The heights west of Santiago are all ablaze every night with the signal fires of the Insurgents. The Spaniards are making no attempt to dislodge them. MORE TROOPS FOR SANTIAGO Government Officials Rest Easy Over the Outlook. Washington, D. C, June 7. At least 16,000 American troops are afloat and the moral certainty exists that offen sive operations have commenced In Santiago province. The rest the war and navy depart ment enjoys Is unquestionably the re suit of known activity among the trans ports and the fleets of Schley and Sampson. With a const clear ever since the official announcement of Cervern's bottling In Santiago it wns possible to appoint a rendezvous for the nans ports at the eastern end of Cuba. This opportunity for active operations will he utilized and confirmation seems to be found In the report of fighting nt Santiago. These reports, vague and unofficial, allege that Sampson Immedi ately after the blockading of the San tlago channel, moved for the work of landing troops from irant-ports. It can be readily seen that with the major patt of both Pchley and, Sampson's squadrons released from blockading duty before Snntlago, it was possible to make a landing at two or more points on the const. The war department's confidential information Is that there nre about 10 000 fairly well disciplined Spanish troopt, In the province of Snntlago de Cuba. A landing at one point In the face of such a foe would be extremely hazardous A much more sensible couise would be the division of thct American troops Into at least twi) forces and sending them ashore nf different points If landings have been effected on the north coast of Cuba nt Point de Panes, or on the south const to the. cist or west of Snntlago. It can well be Imagined that the reported fighting' might have been Inferred from the en gagement of the fortifications by tho American ships, as n distracting In fluence of the clenring of the beach oft Spanlnrds by the convoys. Point de Banes could have been reached by Schley and Sampson yesterday. It 1 also evident thnt the attacks would, be commenced nt dnyllght. so that as many men as possible could be landed before nightfall. St. Petersburg, June 7. The Novostl., commenting on the supposed Intention of the Spanish government to appeal to the powers to Intervene, snys- "It Is full time to end a senseless nnd criminal wnr. Spain's appeal Is a sort of capitulation, but on the other hand America must voluntarily submit her pretensions to a tribunal of the powers "America cannot avoid doing this as her position, with two long and ex. posed coast lines. Is not such as could withstand the combined fleets of two or three European powers. Let Europe raise her mighty voice and restore that peace to which mankind looks for the only peaceful expansion nnd for the triumphs of civilization." FAT MAN FIQHTS M'KINLEY. He Would Annex Hawaii, But Czar Reed Says No. Washington, D. C, June 7. One of the most bitter fights ever waged be .ween a president and a speaker of the house Is now going on between Mc. KJnley and Reed. The contest Is over the resolution pro viding for the annexntlon of Hawaii. t Is intensified by the knowledge that he only reason for Reed's opposition .s his desire to embarrass the president and to hamper the development of his policy. Kevenge for McKlnley defentlng him for the presidential nomination is what actuates Mr. Reed In this matter. At the snme time Speaker Reed has never missed an opportunity to ex press his contempt for the president personally. Many instnnces of this nave been reported at the White house hnd to members of the cabinet. , The gnuntlet thus thrown down by the speaker has been nccepted by the nd-, ministration, nnd every resource of tha president, every power that can be ex erted by virtue of his office, Is belnu used to defeat Mr. Iteed nnd to secure! !he adoption of the Hawaiian nnnexa. Ion resolution. It Is pointed out that Hawaii, becausq of her manifest friendliness to thu United Stntes In this war, is rendering herself liable to attack by any Spnnlsh yesscl that might be sent to the Pa clflc. For giving our ships coal Hono lulu might be burned to the ground oi forced to pay a heavy Indemnity. Again, neutrality might be forced upon Hawaii by European powers. lj permnny, France, Hussin, etc., were to declare that Hawaii was neutral and (.hat they would protect her neutrality we would not be nble to get coal there. There Is a fear that action in this di rection may be taken nnd that gun boats belonging to the powers may b l',ent to enforce this neutrality. PEACE MAY COME. Peace with profit to the United States nnd nlso permitting Spain to save the fragments of her national honor may come nt any time. The Spanish government has enjoyed all the trouble It enres for nnd Is nlrendy ndlrectly negotiating for a cessation of hostilities. A senator Is authority tor this statement. He is not one of the stntesmen who syndicated to head off war, and Just now his chief sentl knent seems to be one of fear that hos tilities may! be terminated before this country has time to conquer sufficient territory to recoup Itself for the ex penses of the combat. "The Spanish ambassador at London, Count de Rascon, has made overtures for peace negotiations to the American umbnssador," asserted a member of a foreign legation to a correspondent for the Journal. "I might be more correct," he con tinued. "Count de Rnscon is endeavor ing to ascertnln through the American embnssy what the official feeling In this country Is on the subject of settle ment. De Rnscon, of course, could make no direct propositions to Mr. Hay nor could the latter make official re sponse. De Rascon's evident Instruc tions nre to get some Idea of what terms his government can make. I have heard also that Mr. Hay has in formed the state department of the (Spanish ambassador's desire to gain Information. At the state department It was said that Ambassador Hay hnd made no re port on the Spnnlsh frame of mind or pouching the count's pursuit of knowl edge. WANTS PORTO RICO. From one very close to President Mc Klnley, and who has conversed with Iiim on the subject within forty-eight lours. It Is learned Mint the admin istration Is extremely anxious to oc cupy Porto Rico before the Spanish have time to make any direct proposi tions looking toward n treaty of peace "The reason for holding Sampson and Pchley back from an assault on Santi ago de Cuba," said the Journal's In formant, "Is because tho president does not wish to set an army of occupation ashore in Cuba nt this time. He wants the first available troops for Porto Rico. "After taking that island the nttack can be made nnd Santlngo de Cuba or nny port desired can be taken. The reason of this Is plain. The war Is really based on Spain's refusal to with draw troops from Cuba and cease op pressing the people. Suppose thnt the ld capital of the Island were stormed and taken, It would give the people of Spain the object lesson they need and (would give the Spnnlsh ministry the opportunity they desire nbove all things to abandon the Island and demand peace. Then the conditions precedent laid down by McKlnley would be com piled with, nnd If our forces were not Jn possession of Porto Rico, we would Jiave no right, except that of strength. to insist upon us cession to us. 'ine Spanish government, you must under stand, was sick of this war before it .went Into It. If It could hnve evaded the Issue by giving up Cubn without a devolution nt home It would hnve done yo. It was forced to take It on by pub lic opinion, nnd when the struggling Spanish masses are satisfied that their rase is hopeless the ministry will los no time In winding It up by almost any any sacrifice. "The president hns developed a strong notion of ncqulrlng West Indian prop erty lately, and I do not look for nny decisive blow nt Spanish supremacy In Cuba until we hnve run the American brand on everything Iberian this sido Of the Atlantic ocean. The president hopes to accomplish this without copl ously shedding blood. He Is sur rounded by persons whose advice and exhortations are against carnage, and lis own natural Inclinations nre hu mane and philanthropic. But don't fear hat he will sacrifice national self-respect or abate nny proper demand that j.ve should Insist upon. I ennnot com mend him too highly for the pntlerce lie has shown in tills affair. He has been criticised ns being spineless. My Judgment Is that it required much ba'k bone to withstand nil the feverish de mands that hnve been made in the last month for an Immediate attack of Ha vana, Matanzs, Porto Rico, or nny other place that came up in the public mind. He waited until he was ready. Bear this In mind nlso. Every day finds us stronger nnd Spain weaker. We are losing nothing by accumulating sufll clent weight and strength to crush nt one blow." "What of the Philippines?" "It need surprise no one If we do not retain them. The old objection of be coming Involved In European politics to our disaster Is again being urged." At the capltol a marked change of view Is to be noted. Several of those who were for pence are now for con quest. Senator Elkins Is an exnmple and claims he Is wholly consistent. He Is quoted as saying that he was for peace on business grounds. Peace be ing Impossible, and war on, he Is for conquering and annexing all outlying Spanish domain for the same business reasons which moved him to counsel peace. Mrs, Upjohn Doesn't your husband ever resent the way In which you man age him? Mrs. Hlghup 'Shi He never suspects that I manage him. HOME HELPS. The sombrero hat of the western plains is all the fashion In New Tork. It is the favorite outlnc hat f tho Fifth avenue girl. And also of her brother. Whether he has tone oft to the war with Colonel Theodore Roose velt's band of rough riders or whether ho plans to be among the chosen few at the summer resorts. Fashion hns Bnnctloned the sombrero, hence the most up-to-date young per sons In town nre wearing It. It Is big and dashing and western like, but not becoming until the mod ern girl has given It an Indefinable touch all her own. Then It Is the most picturesque thing In town. The sombrero Is carrying oft all tho laurels as the correct hat for outdoor sports. The bicycle hat, the golf cap and the long popular soft Alpine are losing their popularity. And then the Fifth avenue hat Is trimmed In Its own Individual way. Aj bnnd of finely striped ribbon encircled the crown, generally In the Romnri shades. At the left side a single quill, is caught with a silver buckle, and the stem of the quill to be absolutely correct must not only be thrust through the buckle, but the end of It must be bent up. Dandruff Is a common trouble and can easily be cured. A wash of three drachms of rescorcln, two ounces ofi rectified spirits and enough water to make eight ounces will do this. Severe acids, sweets, which frequently! form acids In the stomach, and fried foods are certnlnly poison to weak stomachs, and one thing should be con- Bldered; thnt which Is unfit for a weak) stomach will certainly, if persisted In; ruin even the robust. All fruits, whether cooked or raw, should be used without sugar. It must be remembered that sugar In no way neutralizes an acid; for this an alkali must be used. Sugar sprinkled over an acid fruit masks the objectionable and severe acid until It slips by the "guard keeper," the palate. Once In the stom ach, however, It regains Its own position, nnd grants the same to the Irritating acid. Shell two quarts of fresh green peas, wash the shells and cover them with a quart of water; boll five minutes, drain. Add to this water the peas; cook until tender and press through a colan der; add two teaspoonfuls of sugar. Add a pint df milk, two tablespoonfuls of butter and two of flour; add salt and pepper, and serve at once. This Is one of the very palatable and, sightly green soups. Pick the leaves from two quarts of spinach; wash; throw them Into a hot kettle, and shak and toss for five minutes. Drain them saving the very small amount of water; which has been formed In the kettle, Chop the lenves very fine, and press; them through a sieve; return them to the kettle: add n tablespoonful of grated onion and one quart of milk. Rub together two tablespoonfuls of but-1 ter and two of flour: add them to tht? soup, stirring constantly until smooth, and thick. Press this again through a sieve; add a teaspoonful of salt, aj dash of white pepper, and serve with small squares of toasted bread. Ten ounces of bread with a pint of skim milk hns a great nutritive value aa a breakfast consisting of soup, eight; ounces: beef, two ounces; potatoes, two ounces; turnip, one ouncj; bread,1 four ounces; butter, one-half ounce; coffee, with milk and sugar, one and one-half ounce. The bread and mllkj would cost less than 4 cents, the break-, fast 15. Milk Is more easily digested if it has been first boiled. tTn.n In n -nnlna trtvi .1 .t-nV l-ttlVl la I1C1C in iV 1VV.IIC iir, .1 ..us., ,. ..... .a for promoting the growth of the hair: Pilocarpine hydrochlorate. ',fc drachm. Tincture of cantharldes. five drachms Tincture of red pepper, live drachms. Tincture of nux vomica, five drachms. Castor oil. V4 ounce. Add rectified spirits sufficient to mako eight ounces. This Is the favorite prescription of Dr. George T. Jackson, who Is one of the best known physicians In New York making a specialty of afflictions of thj skin and hair. When a scalp Is bald and shiny thq prescription cannot posslgly do any-, thing for it. If the hair is very thin In the last stage preceding absolute baldness It Is not likely to do much good, but there Is no harm In trying It, The hair is a vegetable growth. Wheq the root or follicle Is dead It is of nq more use to try to revive it than td try to revive a dead tree. (Dr. R. C. Flower in Family Messenger.) "Now," 1 said, "madam, one thought! If you hnve a dozen things nround you( nny one of which Is calculated to makd you happy and one thing has come Into your life calculated to make you un happy, If you keep thinking and worry ing and talking about the one tiling you do not like Instead of thinking and talking about the twelve things you do like, you will soon become continu ously unhappy, as much so as if you did not have in your life one thing that you liked. When, on the other hand, if a dozen things hnve come into your life that you do not like, and only one little thing that you do like. If you keep thinking and talking about ono thing you do like Instead of thinking and talking about the twelve things you do not like, you will soon lift yourself Into a mental condition and into mental atmosphere where you will be continually happy." At a crowded dance In Washington a very lovely girl who was enjoying hev first ball suddenly paused In the midst of a waltz and exclaimed In a tone of dismay to her partner: "Oh. look nt my pretty gown! The ribbons are all hang ing down and 1 cannot get to the dress, ing room. I don't want to lose this de licious wnltz. Haven't you a pin?" Her escort had not. But Just then a sweet voice behind her said- "Stand still Just where you are, my dear, and I will nrrange your ribbons." And In a moment the voice continued: "Now you are all right. Go ahead, dear, and fin, ish your waltz." And, turning around to thank her friend In need, the girl was fairly struck dumb with amazement upon makind the discovery thnt it was Mrs. Cleve land who had stooped down on hep knees, nt the risk of soiling her own dress, to help a girl whom she had never seen before. Ladles' Home Jour, nal. A youngster of 8 was taken to a ser. vice In a Roman Catholic churoh, hav ing previously been warned to leave all his playthings at home and be very quiet while in church. As they left the building he said, In an injured tone: "Mamma, you told me I mustn't play in church. What was that lady next to me doing with her marbles, then? She had a whole string of white alleyB." A i x. r i y m
