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    THE PEACE TREATY
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BRIEF OUTLINE OF ITS SEVEN
TEEN ARTICLES.
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Disposition of Cuba , Porto Rico am
the Philippines Commercial Treat ;
Will Not Be Jiffectcd Until the Peac
Agreement Ts/Ratified.
Extraordinary precautions were mair
lainecl by both the peace commissions t
preserve secrecy as to the contents of th
treaty. Each commission has two copies
but oven the commission attaches wer
npt permitted to peruse the documents
The Sta < e Department was advised tha
the text of the treaty is entirely too Ion ;
to send * by telegraph , so a copy will b
mailed or brought to Washington by th
American peacc commissioners. The dc
partment's advices are that the treat ;
consists of 000 typewritten pages , prob
ably the longest document of the kind ii
the world's history. The corresponden
of the Associated Press obtained from j
source usually reliable the following out
line of the treaty :
Article 1 provides for the relin-
quishmcnt of Cuba.
Article 2 provides for the cession
of Porto Rico.
Article 3 provides for the cession
of the Philippines.for $20,000,000 as
compensation.
Article 4 embraces the plans for
the cession of the Philippines , in
cluding the return of Spanish pris
oners in the han'ds of the Tagalos.
Article 5 deals with the cession of
barracks , war materials , arms ,
stores , buildings and all property
pertaining to the Spanish adminis
tration in the Philippines.
Article 0 is a renunciation by both
-j nations of their respective claims
against each other and the citizens
of each other.
Article 7 grants to Spanish trade
and shipping in the Philippines the
same treatment as American trade
nd shipping for a period of ten
years.
"Article 8 provides for the release
of all prisoners of war held by
Spain and of all prisoners held by
her for political offenses committed
in the colonies acquired by the Unit
ed States.
Article 9 guarantees the legal
rights of Spaniards remaining in
Cuba.
Article 10 establishes the relig
ious freedom of the Philippines and
guarantees to all churches equal
rights.
Article 11 provides for the compo
sition of courts and other tribunals
in Porto Rico and Cuba.
Article 12 provides for the admin
istration of justice in Porto Rico
aud Cuba.
Article 13 provides for the contin
uance for five years of Spanish
copyrights in the ceded territories ,
giving Spanish books admittance
free of duty.
Article 14 provides for the estab
lishment of consulates by Spain in
the ceded territories.
Article 15 grants to Spanish com
merce in Cuba , Porto Rico and the
Philippines the same treatment as
to American for ten years , Spanish
shipping to be treated as coasting
vessels.
Article 16 stipulates that the ob
ligations of the United States to
Spanish citizens and property in
Cuba shall terminate with the with
drawal of the United States author
ities from the island.
Article 17 provides that the treaty
must be ratified within six months
from the date of signing by the re
spective governments in order to be
binding.
For some time to come the United
States and Spain must get along without
any treaty to regulate commerce between
the two countries. An effort was made at
Paris to Becure an arrangement with the
Spanish commissioners looking to the re
vival ofthe old treaties until they could
be replaced by others , but this having
failed , no negotiations for new commer
cial treaties will be undertaken before
ratification of the peace treaty.
WALL'S SLAYER CAPTURED.
Was Beini ; HeTd on a Charge of Bur-
iriary at Spokane , Wash.
A prisoner in the county jail at Spo
kane , Wash. , awaiting trial on a charge
of burglary , and -nlio is also accused of
having shot ex-Alder
man Davidson while
in the act of highway
robbery committed in
I that city a month ago ,
has been positively
identified as being
Otto Mattias , a coal
miner , wanted at
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Staunton , 111. , for the
murder of H. W.
Wall , a wealthy citi-
OTTO MATTIAS. 2en of that placj OQ
Aug. 16 last. For this crime a reward of
$2,000 was offered for Mattias' arrest.
The prisoner , who gave his name as Fred
.Wood , was identified by Dr. P. A. Hox-
ey of Spokane , who was in Staunton
when the crime was committed , and who
knows the prisoner.
QUEEN LIL GIVES UP FIGHT.
Will Not Ask a Pension from the
United States.
It is announced through her friends that
ex-Queen Liliuokalani will neither seei
* or accept a pension from the United
States Government. She is said to be
reconciled to the situation , and asks noth
ing in compensation for the loss of her
throne. She intends , it is said , to devote
ber energies to securing her claims to the
crown lands in order that she make ade
quate provision for her niece , Princess
Kainlani , and establish or endow institu
tions for the benefit of Hawaii and Ha-
jraiians.
I2TH U. S. GOES TO MANILA.
ZZegimcnt nt Jefferson Barracks Or
dered to Philippines.
Orders were Thursday issued by the
War Department to the Twelfth United
States infantry , at Jefferson barracks ,
Mo. , to proceed to San Francisco in time
to embark 011 the transport Scandia on
her nest trip to Manila. Upon the ar
rival of the Twelfth at Manila it is prob
able that one of the first volunteer regi
ments to arrive at the Philippines will
return to the United States on the Scan
dia.
PRESIDENT IN THE SOUTH.
if cad s tlic .Mounter Military and Clri
Jubilee Farade at Atlanta.
The second day of the Atlanta pea <
jubilee opened auspiciously. The crowc
were enormous , excursion trains arrivin
at short intervals from all directions. Tli
ovation given President McKinley at tli
capitol the previous day by the membei
of the Legislature was the greatest recej
lion ever given an American citizen i
Atlanta , and his speech having relatio
to the care of Confederate dead fired th
hearts of Southerners with admiratio
for the chief executive. The President i
uis speech said :
Sectional line.i no longer mar the map c
Vhe United States. The Union is once mor
the common atlas of our love and loyalty
our devotton and sacritico. The old fla
again w.'ives over us in peace , with nei
glories , yhich your sons and ours this yen
have adtfed to its sacred folds. The men
ory of tl e dead will be a precious legac
and the r-isnbled will be the nation's care.
A nation which cares for its disabled so
diers , as we have always done , will neve
lack defenders. The national cemeterie
for those who fell in battle are proof tha
the dead as well as the living have our love
What an army of silent § 2Jirf els we hav (
and with what lovl"- -4-.5tTieIr graves ar
kept ! Kvery soldier's grave made durln
our unforiuuatf civil war is a tribute t
American valor. And while when thos
graves were made we differed widely abou
the future of this Government , these diffei
cuces were-long ago settled by the arbitrs
in cut of arms : and the time has now come
in the evolution of sentiment and feelin
under the providence of Oed , when in th
spirit of fraternity we should share wit
you in the care of the graves of the Coufec
crate soldiers.
The cordial feeling now happily existiu
between the North and the South prompt
this gracious act , and if it needed furthe
justification it is found in the gallant loyal
ty to the Union and the Hag so conspicuous
ly shown in the year just passed by th
sons and grandson5 ! of these heroic dead
What a glorious future awaits us if united
ly , wisely * and bravely \ve face the nev
problems now pressing upon us , determine
to solve them for right nud humanity ! "
The feature of the second day of th
jubilee was the monster civic and militar ;
parade. Six thousand infantry , 10,00
school children , 400 carriages coutainiu )
1GOO people , 1.000 members of secret or
ders , 500 Confederate veterans , mide
command of Gen. Joe Wheeler , 1,000 la
boring men , 100 officers and marshals. V.
bauds. 100 Grand Army men , a squad o
policemen , 200 mounted police , member
bf the Young Men's Christian Associatioi
and Ministers' Evangelical Association
200 members of the Capital City Club am
Fulton Club , the Atlanta fire departmen
and representatives of 500 civic organiza
tions from all parts of the South took par
in the parade.
The President and other distinguishet
guests in carriages were at the head o :
the pageant. They were escorted by th <
Third New Jersey and Fifteenth Pennsyl
vania regiments , which came from theii
winter camp at Athens for the occasion
The President was compelled to bow al
most continuously to the cheers from tlu
crowded sidewalks and the windows ol
the buildings along the line of march. A
roar of welcome denoted the position ol
Gen. Joe Wheeler and his band of caval
rymen who followed him through the civil
war , and the wizened leader at times was
compelled to force his horse through
throngs of would-be worshipers whc
blocked his path.
V R3HIPS FOR THE PACIFIC.
Yosemite Will Join Dewey'a Fleet-
Badcer Goes to Hawaii.
The Yosemite and the Badger have been
ordered to the Pacific , the former via
Suez canal and the latter via Cape Horn ,
rhe Yosemite will go directly to Manila
nid join Dewey's fleet. Its moderate
Iraught and great steaming radius espe
cially fit it for protracted cruises among
the islands. The Badger is destined for
luty as station ship at Hawaii , although
t may make frequent trips between those
slands and San Francisco and may bo
itilized to carry troops back and forth.
BIG DEMAND OF FILIPINOS.
Insurgents Ask Uncle gam $20,000-
OOO for Release of Prisoners.
There is great irritation at Madrid at
"he continued refusal of the Filipinos to
release the Spanish prisoners , who are
; aid to exceed 10,000 in number. The
usurgents are now demanding that Spain
> ay as a ransom for these prisoners the
20,000,000 which she is to receive ac
cording to the terms of the peace treaty
'rom the United States as compensation
'or money expended in the betterment of
: he Philippine Islands.
NEED FIFTY THOUSAND MEN.
Number Will JJe Required to
Maintain Order in Cuba.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin told the House Mili-
ary Committee that the Cuban cvacua-
ion commission , Gens. Wade and But-
er and Rear Admiral Sampson , stated
hat an army of 50,000 men was requisite
o maintain order in Cuba.
Maj. Gen. Miles appeared before the
Senate Appropriations Committee aud
vas questioned regarding important items
n the war deficiency bill.
CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON.
Staff Chief Arrested for
ing Arms Into Luzon.
The steamship Alamo-da , which arrived
t San Francisco Wednesday , brought
tews of the arrest at Manila of Col. L. M.
"ohnson , chief of Aguinaldo's staff and an
Id Honolulu resident , for high treason ,
le will be tried by United States court
nartial. Johnson is charged with smug-
ling 40,000 small arms aud four Krupp
uns into the island of Luzon , for the use
f the insurgents.
The army of occupation at Porto Rico
> expected to be reduced to 5,000 men.
The whole number of American troops
) be sent to Cuba will not exceed 25,000
len.
len.The
The guard around the imperial palace at
erlin has been doubled , and no one is al-
> wed to enter the court yard.
Colored Editor Mauley , who was coin-
elled to leave Wilmington , N.C. . , will
tiblish his paper in New York.
Mrs. Sampson , wife of the admiral , is
) be presented with an elegant loving cup
y the officers who served under her hus-
and.
The stockmen of Colorado and adjoin-
ig States have figured out that the
elves cat $100 worth of their property
pieoi ; each year.
John Grady , an employe of the Bald-
in Hotel at San Francisco , died from
eart failure.
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NATIONAL SOLON5
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings of Senate e-
House Bills Passed or Introduci
in Either Branch Questions of M
mcnt to the Country at Large.
The Legislative Grind.
When the Senate reassembled on Me
day Senator Vest made a speech in dpr
sition to teritorial expansion , and Senat
Morgan began the debate on the Nie.
agua Canal bill. The House spent t
larger part of the day ou District of C
lumbia affairs. The bill to relieve t
condition of American seamen was taki
up , but nothing was accomplished. T c
resentative Hepburn of Iowa introduc
a bill authorizing the President to acqui
by purchase from the State of Costa Ri
and Nicaragua full ownership , jurisdi
tioii and sovereignty of such land as mi
be desirable and necessary to constru
and defend a ship canal. The Preside
is also directed to construct such a can
and the bill appropriates § 140,000,000
complete it.
In the Senate on Tuesday the Nicar
gua Canal bill was discussed , Mr. Turp
making the principal speech in oppositio
declaring it is in the interest of the Mai
time Company , which he characterized ;
a fraud and bankrupt. 13e moved a pos
ponement until after the holiday reces
Mr. Morgan defended the bill and tl
Maritime Company and opposed the m
tion to postpone. Messrs. Berry ai
Rawlins both offered amendments m
terially affecting the bill. Mr. Morri
supported the bill authorizing the pu
chase of a site for a Supreme Court built
'ng , and this and several other bills wci
passed. In the House the District <
Columbia appropriation bill was pass <
without a single amendment. The bi
carries $6,359,950. The House also pas
2d the Senate bill to amend the laws r
lating to seamen. All the amendmeni
were rejected.
On Wednesday Mr.Danford ( Ohio
chairman of the Immigration Commi
tee , tried to secure consideration of tl
Lodge immigration bill , but the Hoiu
ilecliued , 100 to 103 , to take it up. M
Do Armond ( Mo. ) make a speech on tl
ilecadencc of the privilege of debate i
the House , and held Speaker Reed n
sponsible. The Speaker replied with
sarcastic speech , in which he referred 1
the complaints of John Randolph in tl
? arly days of the century to show tlu
: he same remonstrances were made the
.hat were being heard to-day. In th
Senate the Nicaragua ! ! Caual bill hel
ts place as the principal subject. Speed
> s were made by Messrs. Harris , Mono :
Stewart and Morgan. An agreement wa
cached to take a vote on the Turpi
) Qstponement motion on Thursday. Otl
ir questions before the Senate were : Th
fovernment's pension policy and the bi
egardiug registry of foreign built vessel
vrecked on the American coast.
On Thursday the House surpassed a
ecords in the expedition with which i
assed the pension appropriation bil
Jsually one of the most fruitful theme
if acrimonious partisan debate , it wa
lasscd in twenty minutes without crit :
ism , although carrying $145,233,830 , $4
' 00,000 more than the act for the cnrreu
ear. The House then began considers
ion of the bill to incorporate the Interim
ional American Bank. This project wa
ecommcnded by the Pan-American Con
ress in 1SS9. An agreement was effecte
or a vote at 3 o'clock Friday. It wa
upported in- debate by Messrs. Brosiu
Rep. , Pa. ) , Adams ( Rep. . Pa. ) , Lace
Rep. , Iowa ) , and AValker ( Rep. , Mass. ]
.nil opposed by Mr. Cox ( Dem. , Tonn. ]
enkins ( Rep. . Wis. ) , Driggs ( Dem. . IS
r. ) , and Bartlett ( Dem. , Ga. ) . In th
lenatc the urgent deficiency appropria
ion bill making provision for the arm ;
nd navy for the next six months dis
laced the Nicaragua canal bill , prevent
ng even the taking of a vote on the ques
ion of the postponement of the latte
measure until after the holidays , as ha <
teen intended. The deficiency bill wa
assed after a spirited discussion , tiirninj
irincipally on the point of keeping th
oluuteer soldiers in the service. Th' '
lenate adjourned until Monday.
Notes of Current Events.
The Archbishop of Manila will be re
ailed to Rome on account of his opposi
ion lo American rule in the Philippines.
Mrs. Petrulia Durham has won a ver
id for § 105.000 in Chicago , and says sin
rill give § 75.000 to the Salvation army.
The- first cargo to reach Philadelphi ;
rom Spain since the outbreak of the wa
rrived on the Norwegian steamer Kings
; oed last Wednesday.
Rev. T. S. Simrall , pastor oC the Pros
yteriau Church of Sweet Springs. Mo.
ras found dead in bed by his wife. wh <
rent in to wake him for the morninj
leal.
Judge Schuchmau of New York has
uled that the plaintiff in a breach o :
remise suit must prove that her charac
H * has been damaged to the aniouni
laimed.
Abaci * Ledford , H Georgian , whp wen
3 the mines in Colorado at the close o
lie war , was found alone dead in bed it
is cabin at Cripple Creek. Colo. , fron
eart disease.
At Palestine. Texas. ex-Policeman Sus
loore fatally shot Jesus Salazar. a ta
jale vender , who was once a captain it
lie Mexican army guarding the cattle o-
! hepul tepee.
The acquisition of the Philippines. Per
) Rico and other outlying territory prom-
; cs to develop new phases of the faboi
ml immigration problems for the cousid
ration and action of Congress.
Detective George Bryant shot and fa
illy wounded John Russell , a 14-year-oltJ
egro thief , at Kansas City. Mo. Bryanl
ad arrested him and found stolen good *
i his pot\ -ion. The buy made a break
> r liberty.
The steamer t'ulgon has sailed from
ydney , Australia , with a cargo of pro-
isions for Admiral Downy "s fleet at Ma-
ila. The cargo consisted of 5.000 car-
isses of mutton , 250 lambs , 125 tons ol
atatoes. 81 tons of onions and 22 tons
[ carrots.
A grist mill at Watortown , Mass.is
nown to have been in use as far back as
835 , when it is believed to have been i
) wn institution. It is now the propertj
f the Waltham Savings Bank , and stil
jntinues to grind corn by means of tin
pper and nether millstones , using wate * .
s a motive power.
DQQLEY
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Territorial Expansion.
"Well , " said Mr. Dooley , "we've g <
'em. "
" " Mr. with
"Again ? said Hennessy ,
faint attempt at a joke.
"Niver mind , " said Mr. Dooley. "We'v
got th' Ph'lippeens. Th' Spanyards witl
dhrew to th' anti-room an' says war
'Let's get through. ' Says another : 'I sa
so , too. If I et another dinner I'd bus
What do they want ? ' "Th * Ph'lippeens
'Will they take thim ? ' 'We'll thry ai
see. ' An' they come out , an' says th
chairman , Senyor Monte Rice , he says
'Oh , creel an' avaricious foe , ' he sayi
'wretched vampires , ' he says , 'that wu
suck th' las' dhrop iv blood fr'm th' falle
form iv poor Spain , ' he says. 'W.e hav
no other recoorse , ' he says.We nuts
aurrinder to ye , ' he says , 'th' brightes
llower in th' diadem iv lovely but buste
Hispynolio , ' he says , 'th' Peril iv th
Pass-ific is yours , ' he says. 'Take it , ' h
says , 'onless , ' he says , 'ye're such mor
sthers iv croolty that ye'd rayfuse , ' h
says. An' we've got th' Ph'lippeens , Hir
nissy ; we've got thim th' way Casey go
the bulldog be th' teeth.
"What're we goin' to do with thim , say
ye ? That shows , Hinnissy , ye're a muj
wump. A mugwump's a man that alway
wants to know what's goin' to happe
nex' , an' hopes it won't. What d'ye thin
we're goin' to do with thim ? Sthrin
thim an' wear thim f'r beads ? Hinuissj
if all th' people in this couuthry was lik
th' likes iv ye , they'd be on'y enough iv y
to hold a rayform meelin' an' ye'd be livii
in a baleen off th' coast iv Maine.
"As Hogan an' McKinley both says
' ' ' ' ' th' Lord an'l
'Th' nation's in th''hands iv ,
give him what assistance it can spare f r'r
its other jooties. ' Th' first thing to b
done is to appint a sthrong ar-rmy iv ofS
cials that we can't find annything f'r i :
this counthry. An' ye think they'se n
wan fit to conthrol a popylation iv. nay
gurs. I tell ye , anny man that's sthron ;
enough to even think he can get a job tur
ruin' a bridge in this couuthry has fore
enough to be king iv th' Ph'lippeens i :
wan year ! 'Tis so. Well , some iv thes
la-ads ' 11 be kilt an' some'll come home au
thin wan day a la-ad that's been bumpei
again in th' sthreet car'll sthretch himsil
an' say : 'Glory be , but this is a smal
counthry afther all , ' an' he'll sail away an
he won't have anny job to eat off an' he'l
have to make a livin * be lickin' th' poor
benighted haythcns that we've got to lif
up , an' others like him'll go along afthe
him an' whin th' party con-vintion meet ;
Aguinaldo O'Brien an' Perforated Doi
Carlos Cassidy ' 11 be contistin' which ' 1
cast th' vote iv th' imperyal state r
Ph'lippeens.
"That's what'll happen , Hinnissy. 'Ti
not th' la-ads th' govniint'll sind out , bu
th' la-ads that go out on their own hook
an' have to fight to eat. Be hivins , Hin
nissy , they'll be great doin's down then
whin wan iv thim opprissed an' torture (
people that f'r hundhreds iv years hav <
been undher th' ir'n heel iv th' tyrant get ;
gay with a la-ad that's r-rtin a Bohemyai
prim-ry in this couuthry. 'Twill be lik <
th' foolish German man that escaped fr'n
jail be jumpiu' frim th' roof onto a picke :
fence. We're a gr-reat civilizin' agent
Hinnissy , an' as Father Kelly says , 'so'f
th' steam roller. ' An' beiu' a quite man
I'd rather be behind thin in fr-ront whir
th' sthreet has to be improved. "
" 'Twill cost a power of money , " saic
Mr. Hennessy , the prudent.
"Expand , ixpind , " said Mr. Dooley ,
"That's a joke , an' I med it. "
Copyright , 1898 , by the Chicago Journal.
NEW YORK IN GLOOM.
Bursting of BIR Gas Tank Brings
Death and Ruin.
By the bursting of a huge gas reservoir
in New York seven persons were killed
and at least twenty were injured. The
gas tank , one of the largest in the world
and 200 feet in diameter , was new. Ten
workmen were testing it , and for that
purpose had filled it with water. When
almost full the great steel structure burst
and an avalanche of water overtook the
workmen , crushed the adjoining build
ings , one of them a tenement , and deluged
the streets with torrents of water waist
deep. Iron and steel beams , bands and
plates were thrown great distances , and
in the flood and debris men and women
and children struggled for life.
Immediately the explosion was reported
: he gas was shut off from the mains in
that part of the city lo prevent explo
sions and the mains from filling with
water. Streets were in darkness as well
as homes and stores. No one has an ex
planation to offer for the catastrophe. The
contractor and his chief engineer ; were
: aken into custody by the police , to be
icld until the responsibility for the acci
dent should be determined.They pro
fessed ignorance of the accident.
WARSHIPS GO TO HAVANA ,
Sent to Protect American Interests
and Preserve Order.
In consequence of the danger of serious
rouble in Havana between Spaniards and
Cubans , the administration decided to
send warships to Havana to protect the
lives and property of Americans , and to
assist in preserving order should occasion
demand the interference of this Govern
ment before Spanish sovereignty hi Cuba
ceases. Orders were issued by the Navy
Department directing the armored cruiser
Brooklyn. Captain Cook ; the battleship
Texas , Captain Sigsbee. and the gunboat
Castine , Commander Berry , to proceed to
Havana. The armored cruiser New York ,
Captain Chadwiek , and the cruiser Topeka -
peka , Commander Cowles , are already a-
Havana.
While the recent affrays in the 6nban
capital had much to do with the decision
of the administration to send the Brook
lyn , Texas and Castine to the Cuban cap
ital , there was another reason why the
President and his advisers believed that
a. strong naval force should be assembled
The open disregard which the Spanish
authorities are showing for the agree-
tneutn between the American and Spanish
evacuation commissioners concerning
Government property that shall not be
removed from Cuba , doubtless bad a
great deal to do with the determination
to order the three vessels to Havana.
CHARACTER IN v HANPWRITINC
Easy Way to 3Iake Accurate Analys
of a Person's Disposition.
For a little Impromptu fun wLTen
few friends happen to drop in ask eac
oue to write any quotation that poi
Into his or her head and carefully"sig
name iu full. Pen 'ami ink are ltU
than pencil , but the latter will answc
in a pinch. If the writing is dark tbi
shows a loaning towards athletics an
a love for outdoor life and sports. ]
the letters are slender and faint tl :
writer is reserved ami rarely show
yinotiou or becomes confidential. Sloj
iug letters indicate a very sensitlv
disposition , whereas , those that ai
straight up and down evince ability t
face the world and throw off tli
"slings aud arrows of outrageous foi
tune. "
Curls and loops are out of fashio
nowadays , but any inclination to ornal
pcumauship is a sure indication of
leaning toward the romantic and sent
mental , while the least desire to shad
a letter shows imagination and a tei
dency to idealize common things. 1
the some letter is formed differently b
the same person this shows love o
chauge. Long loops or cudiugs to th
letters indicate that the writer "wear
his heart upou his.sleeve , " or , in othe
words , is trusting , uou-secretive , an
very fond of company. If the "y" ha
a specially long finish , this shows ai
fectation , but if the same persou is als
careless about crossing the "ts , " th
combination is au uuhappy one , as i
points to fickleness in work aud affe <
tation. A curved cross to the "t , " o
the incurving of the first letters of
word shows an affectiouate and good
natured disposition if taken separate
ly ; but if the two are indulged iu b
the same writer it is a sign of jea
ousy.
Writing that is rather small points t
cleverness , quick intuitions , a likin
for one's own way , , brilliant intellect
and fine powers of penetration. Round
jolly , comfortable-looking letters bete
ken a disposition to correspond.
With these hints in mind it will b
surprising to find how many caps ma ,
be found to fit ourselves and ou
friends.
Marvels of the Infinitely Small.
The human mind is as powerless t
grasp the infinitely little as the infinite
ly great , says the Family Doctor. Th
molecules contained in a space equa
in size to a pin-head are so uurnerou
that , taking the world's population a
1,500,000,000 , and assuming that each o
these millions of inhabitants were t
count these molecules at the rate of on
a second , or 80,400 a day , no less thai
1,633 years must elapse before the las
molecule is reached. The tiniest objec
visible by the keenest human eye meas
ures one hundred-thousandth of ai
Inch ; and yet this infinitely tiny objec
may contain nearly as many molecule
as there are people on the earth.
If we take a cubic inch of gas and di
vid it into a hundred parts , each him
dredrh part contains from 19,000,000 ,
000,000,000,000 to 0,000,000,000,000,000 ,
000,000 molecules. To gain some con
ception of the vastness of these mini
bers , let us suppose that every man
woman and child living commences t <
count the molecules contained in th <
smaller number , at the rate of one pel
second , day and night ; their stupend
ous task would not be complete unti
the middle of the year 2301. If they thei
proceed to count the larger number ol
molecules , the task will occupy them
no less than 127,6-44 years , or a perioc
equal to nearly twenty-two times the
age of the earth according to Biblical
chronology. Aud yet these molecules
are all contained iu the hundredth parl
of a cubic inch of gas. Is it not marvel
ous ?
Ihe Lord's Prayer Written in a Dou
A machine has been invented which
is composed of most exquisitely gradu
ated wheels rubbing a tiny diamond
[ ) oinr , at the end of an almost equally
Liny arm , whereby one is able lo write ,
itpou glass , the whole of the Lord's
> rayer within a space which meas-
.ires the two hundred and ninety-fourth
) art of an inch in length by the four
mudred and fortieth part of an inch
u breadth , or about the measurement
) f the dot over the letter "i" in com-
non print. With this machine any
me who understood operating it could
wile the whole 3,507,480 letters of the
3ible eight times over in the space of
in inch a square inch. A specimen
> f this marvelous microscopic writing
vas enlarged by photography , and
very letter and point was perfect and
jould be read with case. Saturday
Evening Post.
Prima Facie IDvidence.
Old things often take on new impres-
ious under a new definition.
A certain learned judge , famous for
lis brogue and his wit , was asked by
. juryman what was prima facie evi-
lence. The judge replied in his broad-
st Hibernian :
"Supposin' , me good man , you were
: oiu' along a road an' 3011 saw a man
omin' out of a public house an' sup-
osin'yousaw him dhrawiii' the shleeve
f his coat across his mouth , that's
rima facie ovidius that he was after
avin' a dhrink. " Youth's Companion.
Perilous Feat of a Cossack.
A perilous feat was performed by a
! os.sack in a menagerie at Moscow ,
[ e was directed to clean the cages
f some of the tame animals and
pouge the brutes. By mistake he en-
n-ed the cage of a savage tiger with
bucket of water and coolly pro-
2eded to wash the animal. The tiger
ked the novel sensation and quietly
iibmitted , delightedly turning every
art of its body to the Cossack.
The revolts of intelligence are mere
angerous than the insurrections of Ig-
orance.
Solomon was the wisest man in his
ay , but then , of corn's that was long
ie ore youv time.
\
Many letters and telogntnis are be5n ; |
received by Senators and members oil
Congress inquiring when the bodies of the ?
dead soldiers who lost their lives in battle
in Cuba , or as the result of diseases will
be sent to their lae homes. It is the
intention of the War Department to > bring
home the body of every American soldier ,
including those who- died of yellow feveq
and other contagious diseases. Cermet- ?
ically sealed caskets are being contrstcted )
for and sent to Cuba as rapidly as"podsij
ble , but the bodies will not be disinterred ;
when5t Li
until some time in February ,
considered they can be brought here with
perfect safety. The bodies of the soldiers
having relatives will be turned over to >
them , but in instances where there are
none the body will be interred at Arling
ton , the national cemetery , a few miles
west of Washington , and the graves will
be appropriately marked.
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The Morgan bill for the construction of
the Nicaragua canal is a measure which ,
will be pushed through Congress this ses
sion if it can be done. It provides for
$100,000,000 backing for the enterprise.
This amount will be paid for the stock of
a canal company , the subscription being :
taken at par. The Government will re
tain $70,000,000 of the stock , the remain
der being distributed to tin * Central Amer
ican governments and to the Maritime
Canal Company to reimburse it for money
it has actually expended for prosecution
of work on the canal. The Government
will , therefore , be the controlling stock
holder in the corporation. It wilj escape
the technical responsibility of direct con
struction , while the terms of the conces
sion , which stipulate that its right and
privileges shall not be transferred to a
Government or nation , will not be vie
lated.
The funeral of Gen. Garcia was an im
posing pageant. Among the participants
were high officers of the Government ,
both civil and military , and the minister
ing clergymen were eminent prelates of
the Catholic Church , Archbishop Ireland ,
Bishop O'Gorman of the diocese of Da
kota and others. The President was rep
resented at the funeral. Mrs. McKinley
sent a floral tribute ; a military escort was
provided by the Secretary of War , and
every possible evidence of respect and
demonstration of honor was made by the
United States to the hero of the Cuban
revolution. The remains will be sent to
Cuba on a man-of-war , with full military
honors , to impress the Cubans and the
Spaniards with the respect and confidence
which the United States Government felt
for Gen. Garcia.
If there is any one question which is
asked more than any other in Washington r
it is , "What hour does the legislative dajv"
of March 3 end ? ' ' This question is pro
pounded because the life of a Congress ex
pires at that hour once every two years.
That question was settled forty-seven
years ago , and this was the way it hap
pened : March 3 , 1851 , at midnight. Sen
ator Mason of Virginia , whoc term ex
pired that day and whose credentials for
another term were on file , asked to have
the oath administered to him , upon the
ground that his right to sit under his old
credentials expired at that hour. The
Senate refused to allow his request and by
resolution declared that the session did
not expire until 12 o'clock meridian the
1th.
The A'ice-President says he i.s a direct
, 'ainer financially by the late war and the
eason he gives is a decidedly novel one.
From his coining to Washington up to the
) utbreak of the war an average of 100
mbies a month were named after him , or
it least their fond parents so informed
lini by letter. In this particular direction
lis value has fallen oft considerably , for
: he youngsters nowadays whose parents'
vant to start them off under the halo'of
iomebody else's name are christened
Dewey , Schley. Roosevelt , Hobson and all
he rest of the recent heroes of land and
ea. - : : -
A little girl who had to leave the Senate
; allery the other day cried bitterly. Af-
er the big doors were closed the guardian
if the star-chamber secrets asked her
i-hy she was so opposed to leaving. * * Be-
ause , " she stammered between sobs , "be-
ause Christmas is coming and Santa
Jlaus was in ihere , and I wanted him to
ee me. " She had been looking at Sen-
_ , , . - % - >
tor Stewart of Nevada. l -a > M
Veterans of the civil ' '
war enter .coin-
laint that the army bill which is being
ramed in the House discriminate *
gainst them. They grumble loudest at
he age limitations fixed in the bill andrew
row indignant when they talk about the
isposition on the part of the new genera-
ion of Congressmen to crowd the old he-
oes into the background to make way
or younger men.
Senator Proctor introduced a resolution
roviding for the appointment of a select
oinmittee , to consist of five Senators ,
rhich will visit the West Indies at the
spetise of the Government to inquire into
ie military requirements , and another
; mketing party is in prospect which will
i all probability spend the winter months
i Cuba and Porto Rico.
The most appropriate way td celebrate
le capital centennial would be to erect a
ew residence for the President , for the
rhite House is now so crowded that
even clerks and typewriters are engaged
a single room , and when a state dinner
i served the tables have to be spread in
main corridor.
An interesting ceremony occurred in - lt *
I'hite House in the presentation to Prcs.-
lent McKinley for deposit in the Natioa-
I Museum of the flag of the
tates frigate Bon Homme Richard
resentatiou was made by Mrs.
: . r.'Stafford of Cottage City ,
There are symptoms of a long tjoba e in
ic Senate , the general topiQ io > je > Q
nusiou and constitutional liro'itationa
oneermtig colonies. The oulj ? good -re-
ult of such debates U to
onntry , because they . chaj A
otes in the Senate. "