Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1898 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A Prophecy of the War. Poor Cuba had suffered at the very threshold of this great and free country for more than a century before any active intervention was undertaken by the United States. Outrage after outrage bad been piled upon American eitiaens who resided there or undertook to trade at her ports. The present war ought to have been fought fifty years ago, and it is a long, sad commentary on the too peaceful conservatism of the past that the first man killed in front of Santiago in June, 184)8, was the grandson and namesake of the Secretary of State who held back the hand of justice in 1870 when the Virglnius affair stirred the American people to indignation. It seems ha prove that, whether the war was deferred or not, it must come in spite of the conserve- . tism—in spite of the cost of life and money. • The thought that it would come was present in the minds of many, and in one; instance at least seems to have been developed into a basis for action. Many, residents of our city have noted ih thf street yars among the fltlvdVt islng signs which are so prominently displayed a series of cards which refer to naval and military lines, and which have a double interest at the present hour. Although they were placed iu the cars over a year ago, before the Spanish War Was thought of, their text in not a few points seems to foretell with accuracy some pf the relations of the war, Fortiiywith Is there not a certain prophetic touch In the suggestion, “A clean nation has ever been a strong nation,” with the further humorous advice to “fortify with backed by a picture of Uncle Sam marching up and down behind a rampart formed of cakes of that well-known article? Truly civilization and soap seem to go together, and the clean, well-tubbed, nicely housed AngloSaxon seems to have in that regard a great advantage over his soap-avoiding enemy from the peninsula of Spain. We realize the dread realities of war when these cards suggest to -us thajt.the proper ammunition with which tare&ist T -7%, . AMMUNITION r with which to resist dirt, is , SAPOLIO dirt is Sapolio. The campaign iu Cuba lias resulted iu a loss of life on the battle-field of about one hundred and fifty, while every evidence points to the probability that double that number of deaths will result from the yellow fever scourge, which largely originates from the Spanish lack of cleanliness. No less a statesman than James G. Blaine stated publicly that one hundred mill- , lons would be a cheap price to pay for Cuba if by proper sanitary mbasiireS we could prevent the annual scare of yellow fever along, oi!V/,Cbast: j ■ The adtanra of cfvilfzatfon is" marked hytffcjlglUg Iff thereof dltrULlU If, as these active advertisers assert, the advance of civilization is marked by the use of Sapolio, there should be a good market for fdlelr useful article in the Spanish possessions which have lately fallen under our control. Whether they were prophesy!fig of net;*their'uH- > nouncements are brisk mid-timely, and the advice they give is—like the American arms—irresistible. , . * , - ■<*»?.< .-.-I . Music. Consid^ri^ftj^fi. antiquity of tjue trumpet and the drum, aftd Tkeir obvious adaptability to sounding signals,- . it would seem as if field music must have originated simultaneously with these instruments. That soldiers marched and fought to their martial strains in the most ancient times wc know from passages iu the Bible and the classics. But there is a difference between military and field music. The former is played by the regimental bands, and consists chiefly of marches and insiprlng airs, the latter, is played on the field of battle, to fire the soldier's heart. Field music is “sounded” by the bugle, th<> trumpet, the drum, or the drum and* fife, and consists of a system of signals by which, instead of by word of mouth, commands are conveyed to the troops. It IS impossible to. discover when the first system of this kind originated. Probably it developed gradually. The fact that trumpet or a drum can be beard much more distinctly on the battle-field than an officer’s voice, which might at the most important moment be lost In the din, Is so obvious that signals for the most usual commands, “charge” and “retreat,'* must have come into use with the Instruments capable of sounding them, other signals being gradually added.—Century. Longed to Be a Heathen. Little Johnny Thlckneck (after casting his penny into the fund for the Bamalam Islanders) —I wish I was a heathen! Sabbath School Teacher—Oh, Johnny! Why do you wish such an awful thing as that? Little Johnny—The heathen don’t never have to give nothin’ —they are always gittin’ somethin’. —Harper's Bazar. George Eliot was *ouce asked what, was the chief lesson she had learned in life's experience, and her prompt answer was, “Tolerance.” It might have been expected from a woman who opce said that she regarded life as a game of cards In which she watched each move with the deepest interest and turned as far as possible to her own advantage. A Montrose man who was at the battle ot Atbara writes home that the Dervishes took thirteen years to make their stronghold at Atbara, and lost it ill | three-quarters of un hour-.