ISLE OF CUBA IN HISTORY.
May Be- Divided Into Four Excitinjj
and Interestine KpocliH.
Since Cuba became known to the
\vorld 400 years ago her story is one of
romantic incidents and tragic' events
and may be divided into four epochs.
The first one can lie described as that
of discovery , colonisation and conquest.
For 200 years itvaz the spoil of foreign
foes. Columbus on his first voyage dis
covered the island , and by 1553 practi
cally the entire native population had
been exterminated by Spanish cruelty.
In 1534 and 1554 Havana was destroy
ed by the French ; in 1G24 it was taken
by the Dutch ; from 1G50 to 1700 it was
often ravaged by filibusters , and in 1702
it was taken by the English. At no time
prior to 1700 was the island safe from
attack by European governments or by
pirates. Then for 150 years or so en
sued an era of Comparative peace. Ex
cept for the single incident of English
occupation in 1702 , the island prospered
mightily In tobacco and the slave trade ,
of which it was the center for Spanish
America. It is said that in the sixty
halcyon years of this traffic no fewer
than 550,000 slaves were brought into
Cuba.
Along about 18-14 began that epoch of
Cuban history which ended only in the
expulsion of Spain in 1S9S.This might
be called the revolutionary period. More
than 10,000 negroes perished in the in
surrection of 1S4S. The uprisings of
1849 and 1S51 were led by American
adventurers. The Spanish revolution of
1SGS led to an effort for Cuban inde
pendence , which continued with vary
ing fortunes for twelve years. In 18SO
the insurrection was put down , but it
had saddled upon the island a debt of
$85,000,000. The revolutionary move
ment which ended in American occupa
tion may be said to date , in its more ac
tive manifestations , from about 1893.
When the Maine went down in Havana
harbor the bell .rang for the curtain
which was to fall for once and for all
qn four centuries of Spanish misrule.
The ensuing four years form an epoch
by themselves the period of American
occupation. While much of the work
done by our representatives there is for
all time , some of it is already in peril
from Cuban incompetence and unrest.
The island is accordingly entering upon
another stags of if < s
"Drkc Shore" Summer Tours.
Where are you going to spend this
year's vacation ? The Lake Shore Rail-
way's book of "Summer Tours to
Mountains , Lakes and Seashores" will
l elp you to decide. It will be sent
on application to C. P. Daly , Chief
Asst. Pass. Agt , Chicago.
HOLES IN THE AIR.
Invisible Pitfalls with Which Air
ships May Have to Contend.
Some very terrible accidents may be
expected to befall aerial navigators
should airships ever become suflicient-
ly perfected to make this species of
travel at aLl common , owing to the
. fact , well known to all aeronauts , that
there exist in the earth's atmosphere at
certain places and under certain con
ditions veritable holes or pits of vast
depth. An airship sailing unwittingly
into one of these aerial craters would
sink with far more certainty and far
greater swiftness than would a leaden
ship of the same size and shape iu an
ocean of water.
Accidents of this nature have ac
tually happened to aeronauts in the
past , but , of course , the ordinary bal
loon is not nearly so much affected by
the sudden descent as an airship would
Mc. Nevertheless , an experience of the
kind is sufficiently disconcerting even
to the stoutest hearts and strongest
nerves.
M. Tissandier , ballooning with two
friends above the town of Yincennes
some years ago , happened on one of
these invisible airholes , which proved
to be over a mile in depth , the balloon
falling that distance with such incredi
ble rapidity that the earth appeared to
-rushing up to meet them with the
speed of an express train , 'and the bags
of ballast thrown out by the alarmed
travelers fell not downward , as might
have been expected , but upward. Luck
ily a denser stratum of air , answering
to the bottom of the pit in question ,
\ was encountered when they were a
few hundred feet from the ground , and
the downward rush of the balloon was
checked as if by contact with a pneu
matic cushion. POP icon's Weekly.
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Le Roy , N. T.
New Use lor the Pulpit.
There are queer nooks and corners
in England yet.
A country parson lately went to
preach in an old remote parish one
Sunday. The aged sexton , in taking
him to the place , insinuatingly said :
"I hope your riv'ren"e won't mind
preachin' frqm the chancel. Ye ( see ,
this is a quiet place , and I've got a duck
sittin' on fourteen eggs in the pulpit. "
London Tid Bits.
I hare used Piso's Cure for Consump
tion with peed results. It is all right.
John W. Henry , Box 042 , Fostoria , Ohio ,
Oct. 4 , 1901.
The Way to Wealth.
Spendthrift I see nothing , before me
but poverty and disgrace. '
Friend How much have you left ?
"Just fifty dollars. "
"That's plenty. "
"Plenty ? "
"A superfluity. Buy a paste-pot and
shears. Then go over to London and
start a coinic paper. "
Ulrs , Tnnsl < ms Boorsmo amur for Children
te thitig ; soften * tba gnma , radneea inflammaUon.il
lur paio. cures wind colic. 22 cents a botUc.
There are 100 canals and pumping sta
tions in Texas ind Louisiana each capa
ble of flooding 1,000 acres of rice.
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Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
Unfitted for Citizenship.
WO men appeared in the Circuit Court in Chicago
cage as applicants for naturalization papers.
Neither of them could speak English except
very brokenly , though one claimed a residence
of fifteen years in this country. Neither of
them knew how the State and Federal Gov
ernments are organized or how they are con
ducted. They couTd not tell how Presidents are chosen nor
what the duties of Congress are. They could not even give
the name of the President now in office.
Judge M. W. Thompson , of Danville , who is sitting
In the Circuit Court of Cook County , properly denied their
application for naturalization papers. His decision and
his reasons upon which it was based merit the consideration
of all judges who may be called upon to grant the privi
leges of citizenship to aliens unfitted for it "This nation
of ours , " declared Judge Thompson , "has got past the
point where we can safely admit all comers to citizenship.
Do you think we can allow you to come over here and
without any preparation give you all the powers and Privi
leges we have as citizens ? I have lived here always and
have studied our national needs. You know nothing of
them. Yet you ask me to let you have all the powers and
rights I and others have. "
The danger of admitting to full citizenship men who
have no knowledge of American institutions and no con
ception of the responsibilities which citizenship imposes is
patent The fact that applications for naturalization are
now frequently made by aliens wholly destitute of these
qualifications Indicates the dangerous lengths to which the
practice already has been carried. The time has come
to adopt the principle that , no matter how freely aliens
may be welcomed to this-country , they shall not be per
mitted to exercise the suffrage until a long residence and a
full understanding of American institutions have made
them fit for citizenship. The sooner the naturalization laws
are changed to conform to this principle the better it will
be for the nation. Chicago Daily News.
Young Men and the Church.
DITOR BOK is after the preachers again.
Nine years ago , says Mr. Bok , in the Outlook ,
he wrote an article declaringthat the lack of
vital preaching was the cause for the absence
of young men from the city churches. To use
a ball phrase , he was "batted all over the lot"
by the preachers for saying so.
In returning to the lists , the editor who has been gath
ering statistics all the time , says the percentage of attend
ance of young men is 8 per cent less than it was nine
years ago. It was only 39 per cent at that time. What's
the trouble ? he asks. Five years ago the ministers said it
was the bicycle. For the past three years they have said
"golf. " A few say Sunday papers. The bicycle has dis
appeared from Sunday amusements. The Sunday news
papers are more numerous and larger. That leaves only
golf , says Bok. But he takes up thirty-one churches in
different cities where Sunday golf is prohibited and shows
that out of a possible 1,040 young iifen only 427 attend
church.
So he returns to the old attack. He has interviewed
hundreds of young men and the majority say : "Nothing togo
for. " "Don't out of the " " '
go get enough sermons. "It's
all words , words , words no vital message. " Then he tells
how the churches of Gtinsaulus of Chicago and Rainsford
and Lorimer of New York where the big note of spiritual
ity is sounded are crowded with young men. True , he
quotes many young men who say they are too tired when
Sunday comes and allows for hard conditions and the
money madness of the times , but he sticks pretty close to
his text : Lack of vital sermons. Des Moines News.
British and Japanese interests.
T has been lightly assumed that British Inter
ests and Japanese interests are convertible
terms. AYe have our doubts whether this the
ory has received adequate proof. For several
generations dread of Russia has been a deop-
seated element in the formation of British
opinion. It has determined our policy both in
the Near East and upon the Northwest frontier of India.
But Lord Salisbury was one of those who considered that
this prejudice led us to put our money on the wrong horse ,
and the effects of that error in the Near East have been
appalling. Let us suppose , however , that Russia receives
BRITISH SPEAKER'S POSITION.
A Personage of Hijjjh Official
and Social Consideration.
It is doubtless because the position
of Speaker is so onerous that the re
wards attached to it are great He is
originally a member of parliament like
the rest , and is selected by the leader
of the house , who is not necessarily
the prime minister , from among his
own followers for his personal charac
ter and dignity and his knowledge of
parliamentary procedure. He is usual
ly elected unanimously by vote of the
house , and from that moment he
ceases to be a party man , and his con
stituency is divided in its feelings be
tween the honor of returning the
Speaker and the disadvantage of being ,
for all practical purposes , unrepresent
ed in parliament
The Speaker of the House of Com
mons is a personage enjoying the
greatest official dignity and social con
sideration. He is the first commoner
In the realm ; his invitations to dinner
are almost equivalent to a royal com
mand ; court dress is worn by members
who dine with him officially. In the
house he is treated with extreme defer
ence , and he receives a salary of 5,000
and the use of a magnificent house ,
which forms part of the palace of
Westminster. He retains office "though
the politics of the ministry may change ,
through successive administrations un
til his health fails or he deems him
self to have earned retirement Then
the sovereign bestows a peerage upon
him , and the country a munificent pen
sion.
sion.The
The House of Commons has been
singularly fortunate in securing for
Speakers men of great dignity , unfail
ing judgment , and unquestioned impar
tiality , and never more so than at pres
ent in the person of the Right Hon.
Court Gully , member for
her drubbing. What then ? Are we serious in imagining
that Japan is fighting the battle of the Anglo-Saxon ? If
so , there awaits us a rude surprise. The goal of Japanese
statesmanship is the liberation of Asia from European
control , and Asia includes India. When we back Japan
we virtually indorse the cry , "Asia for the Asiatics , " wtolch
is quite the reverse of the watchword , "An Open Door for
Great Britain. " Russian statesmen realize what an
awakening of the yellow races means for humanity asa
whole. We approve that awakening , but must also realize
its consequences. The resurrection of the Middle East led
to the invasion of Spain by the Moors and to battles be
tween Cross and Crescent at the gates of Vienna itsdf.
Christendom was there confronted by Oriental invaders ,
who possessed arms equal to her own. The same phenom
enon is developing at the Far East Neither China nor
Japan has bowed before the ideals upon which our religion
is based. But Japan has adopted , and China is in process
of adopting , the weapons of modern warfare , and when
the yellow races have acquired our methods of destruction ,
it is possible that we may learn too late how wise it would
have been to allow Russia to remain as a counterpoise. *
London Daily News. . - , - - . * . ,
Don't Stop ; Keep On.
HE head of a pumping engine company was
recently asked whether school trained men or
shop trained men -are better equipped for work
in his factory. He answered :
"The practical man is likely to know more
than the technical school man aboutactual shop
work , but he is also likely to stop knowing
when he should go on knowing. "
Right here is the point where the young man of broad
school education excels the young man of equal natural albil-
ity but only shop education. He goes on knowing.
The boy apprenticed to a skilled trade will learn to do
his particular work more deftly than the boy who puts in
tiie equivalent years in school. But the properly schooled
boy , if he has learned less how to do , has learned better
how to learn to do.
And what is' wanted In every industry and in every profession -
fession is not so much men who can do well the particular
task of the day as men who can readily pass on to some
other and more difficult tasks men who can keep on learn
ing while they work.
The mind , like the muscles , ceases to grow if it be not
exercised. The ordinary boy , set early at a trade , may
learn that , but in learning it he is in danger of closing his
mind , for lack of all round exercise , to learning anything
else. And the subdivision of labor in modern industry has
increased this danger. From that danger the properly
schooled boy is delivered. The soil of his mind is so broken
up that it cannot become incrusted against new ideas. He
keeps on learning while he works.
That is what broad education does , and that Is why
the protests of certain exceptional and successful men
against broad education beat vainly against the daily ob
servation of common sense Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Craze for Money.
T the bottom of all the too prevalent corrup
tion , commercial and political , is the prevailing
idea that success consists in the gaining of
money. Joseph R. Burton , of Kansas , the first
United States Senator to be convicted of crime
while in office , testified that he used his official
influence in consideration of a salary of $500
a month from the Rialto Grain and Securities Companies of
St. Louis , because he needed the money. Those convicted
of fraud in the Postoffice Department at Washington , " per
petrated the frauds in order to make money. Almost e ery
act of corruption in office is done to get money ; and the
money that is paid to induce official corruption is paid to
obtain wrongful opportunities to make more money. All
Nthe dishonest bargains between business men and corpora
tions are merely attempts to make money. People who
have no need of more money keep on trying to make money ,
because that is their only ideal of success. Those wlio have
more money than they can count or use in any way , try
to add to it because they are lured onrjby the idea which has
been burned into their minds that making money is suc
cess and nothing else is success. Corruption thrives on this
false ideal , and will cease only when this false idol is
thrown down from the high pedestal on which it stands
before the minds of the American people. Boston Watch
man.
European and American military experts who have witnessed artillery
maneuvers In the Japanese army have been loud in their praises of the rapid
ity and precision with which the little brown gunners handle themselves. In ,
modern warfare .the tendency is to fight at longer range than formerly , so that
the artillery is constantly becoming a more important arm of the service.
One difficulty with securing good gunners among the Japs is said to be the
poor eyesight that is.a national characteristic. This obstacle has been over
come in a measure by choosing for artillerymen only those with the keenest
vision. The Japanese fieldpiece is the Arisaka twelve pounder , invented by
General Arisaka , the master of ordnance.
Leamington , a Liberal before he was
raised above * , ! ! party ties. It is a
splendid position , and though its in
tellectual demands are unceasing and
its merely physical demands exhaust
ing , it is splendidly rewarded.
The position is as exhausting as it is
distinguished. During a large part of
the session the Speaker must be in
the choir from 2 p. m. till after mid
night , except during the dinner hour ,
from half-past seven to nine ; and even
when the house is in committee , and
the chairman of committees is presid
ing , he must be in official dress in his
house , which communicates directly
with the lobby behind his chair , ready.
to appear at a moment's notice if sum
moned. He must , of course , know ev
ery member by sight and be able to re
call his name instantly. It is astound
ing sometimes when from a back
bench there rises some member who Is
utterly unknown by sight to his fellow
members , who seldom attends and
hardly ever speaks , and has nothing
whatever distinctive in his manner or
appearance , to hear the Speaker say
"Mr. Blank , " as readily as if he were
accustomed to address him every day.
Century.
Ignorance is not a crime. There are
men in office to-day who can't tell you
the name of the ehamDton prlz *
fighter.
Young women may avoid much sick-
ness and pain , says Miss Alma Pratt , ff
they * will only have faith * n the use of
Lydia E , Pinfcham's Vegetable Compound.
MRS. PINK-HAM : I feel ifc my duty to tell all young women
how much Lydia E. Pinkliam's wonderful Vegetable Compound has
done for me. I was completely run down , unable to attend school , and
did not care for any kind of society , but now I feel like a new person ,
and have gained seven pounds of flesh in three months.
" I recommend it to all young women who suffer from female weak
ness. " Miss AL IA PRATT , Holly , Mich.
FKEE IHEDICAL ADVICE TO YOUNG GIKLS.
All young girls at this period of lifb are earnestly invited to
write Mrs. Pinkham for advice ; she has guided in a motherlyway
hundreds of young -women ; her advice is freely and cheerfully
given , and her address is Lynn , Mass.
Judging from the letters she is receiving from so manv young girls Mrs.
Pinkham believes that our girls are often pushed altogether too near the
limit of their endurance nowadays in our public schools and seminaries.
Nothing is allowed to interfere'with studies , the girl must be pushed to
the front and graduated with honor ; often physical collapse follows , and it
takes years to recover the lost vitality , often it is never recovered.
A Young Chicago Girl Saved from Despair.
, " DEAB MRS. PINKHAM : I wish to thank you for the help and ben
efit I have received through the use of Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vege
table Compound and liver Pills. When I was about seventeen
years old I suddenly seemed to lose my usual good
health and vitality. Father said I studied too
hard , but the doctor thought different and
prescribed tonics , which I took by the
quart without relief. Reading ofce day in
the paper of Mrs. Pinkham's great cures ,
and finding the symptoms described an
swered mine , I decided I would give Lydia
E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound a
trial. I did not say a word to the doctor ;
I bought it myself , and took it according
to directions regularly for two months ,
and I found that I gradually unproved ,
and that all * pains left me , and I was my
old self once more. LTLLEE E. SINCLAIR ,
17 E. 22d St. , Chicago 111. "
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the one sure rem
edy to be relied upon at this important period in a young girl's
life ; with it she can go through with courage and safety the work
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FORFEIT If "wo cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures oi
above testimonials , which will prove cheir absolute genuineness.
Lydiu 22. Pinkham Medivlno Co. , Lynn ,
Counterfeiters' Profits on Small Coins
That counterfeiters make big profits
in producing spurious coins of small
denominations is shown1 by reports
from the United States treasury. Of
the 42,000,000 pennies received by the
minor coin division of the United
States subtreasury in New York in
1901 , over 117,000 were counterfeit , and
the $2,020,000 received in minor coins
nickels , three-cent bits , coppers and
pennies $1,331 was in counterfeit
pieces.
New Tork has for years been a fa
vorite manufacturing center for spu
rious coin , though the activity of the
secret service bureau has greatly de
creased its production in the city.
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