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fir i Congress Notified of the Conditions in Cuba. THOROUGH REVIEW OF FACTS. timr ogntt I f Ih PrwMtMl fSowramcnl in ( wtm I 0int-ii MmIm IHiMMtm Mmmsm lii;it i.i i ii Cm Not Protect N r u I i a ) In llltui W :.! Washington, April It. The. prewldent t daj anal a ntessage to the congress of the United Stuten, substantially as folic I us "Tl. pram nl revolution is b it the soceemtor of oth-r Ktmilar Insurrections which Iih occurred in tTtlbl against tin1 iloinifiiori r Spain, extending over a i"-riol of nearly halt' .1 century, i-ah of which, itin:i 1 1 proKress, baa subjected the ITnited States in srtal effort snU cxpeiiso i rn forcing ;s neutrality laws. iuusel enormous loaues to the American trad.? aii.i commerce, caused irritation, annoynee and disturbanec among our rltiseiut, ami t' Ilm ext reise of cruel, barbarous ainl tineiviliae! practices of warfare, shocked the nenslbtlitieM and offended Iha biimiiu sympathies of on?- p.-ople. "'. - bare found otirselves 1 onst ra Ined, in th- ssaervantce of that strict neutral' iij si nicti out !u enjoin and which the iau .t nations commands, to poUce our ow 1 water ami watch our own seaports in prevention of any unlawful act in aid 't the t'uhan. Oui trade has Buffered, the cm pital Invested by our rittaena in "ula lias been largely lost, and the tetnP i ami forhearame of our people hae ., sorely lriel h. to beget a perilous unresi among out own ritixens, 'It. April, IV.. the evils from which our count r suSeted through the Cuban war became so etiemtis thai my ntedei eaaor made an effort lo bring almut a peace through the id I alios of this gorernment in way thai Blight tend to an hntiorabl adjustment of the contest between Spain and her revolted colony, on tm has-s of some effective st-heno- of selfgovernroenl for Cuba under the Rag ami ovvretanty of Spain, it failed, through the refusal of the Spanish trover n ment then 1. power to ronslder any form of meiMation, fir Indeed any plan of settle men I which . 1 i 1 not begin with tin- act 11al ubmisskn of the insurgents to the mot birr country , und then onlj on u-!i terms a- Spain herself might see tit to gram The war continued unabated. The resistance t the msurgentM was in no wise diminished. "The policy of devastation anil eoneentrai ion, Inaugurated by the captain-general" bando of Oct, Si, ixt;, in thx provin. - ol Pin, del Rio, was afterward tended to embrace all of tin- islam! to Which the at wer of tin- Spanish arms was ai-ir reo h iy occupation r by military operations. The peasantry, including a,! dwelling in tin- aptCulturfcJ interior, wer- ilrtven into the garrison town or Isolated places hekl by tin" troops The raising an.! movement of provisions of all kind were Interdicted. Th. Uelde were hi hi waste, dwellings unroofed ami Bred, mffbt destroyed, ami. in short, every! bins, that rould desolate the laml a- .! nn. hi it unfit for human habitation or support was cofwmanded by one or the other of tin- contending parti - and executed by all the powers at their disposal. Th.- agricultural population, i" th.- estimaie I number of jst.se9 or more, was herded within be towns and their Immediate vicinage, deprived of the means, .t support, rendered deati tute of shi lti-r. left poorly clad, ami exposed t t)i,- rno-t unsanitary conditions. "A the scarcity of food Increased with the devastation of the depopulated areas of production, destitution ami wain became misery and starvation. Month by month the death rate increased in an alarming ratio. By March, ivc according t. conservative estimates from sfheia! Spanish Kenn., rh. mortality among the reeoneentradon from siarxaiion ami the disease thereto incident, exceeded so per rentam of their total number. So practical relief was accorded le tin- .j.-s-t it tin. The Un fort una tCS, Being for the mast part women ami ehililren. with a'l and h-lpless men. enfoehled by disease ami hunger, ceatld not till the soil, without tools, seed or Shelter, for their own uwri or inr i ne supply of I h cities. RecofM .-titration adopted avowerllv as a wat measure in order to rat off the rsour.es of th. insurgenta worked Its pre,;, stined result Vs I saiil in mv mesare of last lieeemher. It was not civiliz. .1 warfare; it was extermination. The onl) p.a.' it could liefet was that of the wilderness anil the grave. M'arwhile the military situation in t'ie bmad had undergone a noticeable changi Th extraordinary activity that charm t-rlz-l the second year of the war. when the bmurg tiits Invaded vea the hitherto unharmed fletda of Ptnar del Rio and carried havM- and destitut on up to the walls of the ;itv of Havana itself, had r'-lapsed into a dodged siruKgle in the eentral and eastern provimes. The Spanish arms regained a measure of control in Pinar del Rio and parts nf Havana, but. under the existing ronditionfl of the rural country, without Immediate improvemwut of their prodactive siiuation. Been : m partially restricted the revotut ion ;st s held their own. and their SUbmissioa, put forward by Spain as the esaentml ami sole basis of peace, seemed a- far .iisiant as at the outset. In this state of affairs, my a.lminist ration foasM itself esmfronted with the urav. problem of its duly. .My rii.-ssa of last lecember reviewed tin- situation and detailed the steps taken with a view of relic ring its acutenesM and nprnlag the way to some form of bonoraldi settlemenf. The aaaaajilnatipg of the prime ministei. Panarai. led to a change of government in Spain. The former administration, pledged la subjugation without on.-ession. gave plaeo to that .if a more liberal party, casasattted Ion in advance to a prllcy of reform Involving the wi.ler prim ipies of homo ruhj tor Cubs and PartO Pi. o. The overtures of tis gavtrnment. made Ihrmigli its new envoy. Gea. Woodford, and looklnu to an Immedktte and effective amelioration of tin- 1 omlMkm of the adand, although not accepted to the extent af adaritled medlation in any shape, wem met by assurances that home rale. 1, an advanced phase, v.. mi. 1 I' forthwith offered to Cuba without wailing for the war to end. aad that aaare aaaaaaa metfcoda should theivefortb prevail in the conduct of hosti'.itiis "While those negotiations were in progress. th Increasiiu,' destitution of the unfortunate r.- on. 1 nt railos ami the alrming mortality among I hem claimed earnest attention. The saceem which ba.i attended the limited measure of relief 1 . teaCed to the suffering American r It liana :' 1 them by the judicious expenditure thro'igh th .-onsular aggawfea f 1 he money appropriateil expressly by the joint lution. approved May 1'4. IV.. prompti the lllim SIHI extension of a similar at heme of aid to the gnat body of sufferers. A suggestion lo this end was acquiesced p( f,y the Spanish authorities. On t he 24th of December last I caused to be issue, I an appeal to the American people, 'inviting1 contributions In money or in kind for the un-cor of the starving sufferers in Cuba, following this on the Sth of January by a similar public announcement of the formation of a central Cuban relief committee, with bead-

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quarters in New York city, composed of three members representing the American National Red Crosc and th religious ami business elements of the community. The efforts of that committee have been untiring an. 1 accomplished much. Nearly Cos. tun in money and supplies has air. aly reached the sufferers, ami more is forthcoming. Thousands of lives have already beeii Raved. Tin necessity for a change is recogniard by the BJankdt government. Within a few days past the ord. rs of !en. Weyler ha" been revoked. the reconcentrados are. it is sniil. o be permitted to return to their homes, and aided to resume the self-supporting pursuits of pea..-; public works have been ordered to give them employment, and a sum of aont.eM has been apppropriated for their relief. "T!n- war in Cuba is of su h a nature that shoe! of suhjugrntion or extermination, a final military victory for either side seem impracticable. The alternative lies in the physical exhaustion of the one or tin- other party, 01 perhaps of both a eondition which in effect ended the ten years" war by the truce of SSanJon. The aroapeci of such a protraction ami conclusion of the present strife is a contingency hardly to I... contemplated with 11. unity by the ciVllHted world, and hast of all by the United States, affected ami Injured as we ate. deeply and intimately, by its very existence. "Realising this, it appeared to be my duty, in a spirit of true friendliness, no less 0 Si ain than to the Cuhana, who have so much 10 iu.. by the Promulgation of the struggle, t. seek : bring ai t an Immediate termination of the war. To this end I submitted, on the T ultimo., as a result of much representation and eorresfondence through the ITnlted state minister ai Madrid, propositions t the Spanish government looking to an armistice until Oct. i, for the negotiation of peaee with the good offices of the president . "The reply of th' Spanis'' authorities wae received on th" night of the Xlst ultimo, it offers, as tic- meant to bring ghoul peace in Cuba, to confide the preparaikm 1 hereof to the insular department. Inasmuch ns the concurrence of that body

won HI necessary to reach a final result, it bei:..; however, understood that the power reserved by that Constitution ;o Mo- cent ml government are mu lessened or diminished As the Cuban parliament does t...t meet until the fourth of May next, tin- Spanish government would not object, tot its pari, to accepl at once a suspension of hostilities, if asked for by tit.- insurgent from the general-in-chlef, io whom it would Mrtatn, in such case. it determine t he duration and cm. .tit ions of 1 h- armistice. Krom lien. Wood ford fl exp!aimtor reports of preliminary lisi usIons preceiHug tin Una I conference it is understood that the Span is h government stands ready to give the insular eongrcsg full 1 towers to settle the terms f peace witii ib.- Insurgents, whether v direct negotiations or Indirectly by un a . of legIsla t Ion does not appear, "WMIi 1 he last overture in the direction 01 immediate peace and its disappointing reception by Spain, the executive was brought 1. I he end of his effort. "In my annual messagf) of December last 1 said: a 1" in,- untried measure there remain: Recognition of the insurgent, as IsHllger tits, recognition of th independence of t"nho. neutral intervention to end the war by Imposing a rational compromise between 1 he contestants and Intervention in lav.it of one ot the otht r party. I speak not uf forcible annexation, for that can not be I bought of. That, by our code of mc.raijty. would be criminal aggression. 'Then upon I reviewed these alternatives, in the Hghl .-I' I 'resident Qraat'S measured wot. is. uttered in 187a. when aft. r s, veil years of sanguinary, destructive and cruel barbarities in Cuba be reached the conclusion that the recognition of the independence of Cuba was Impracticable and Indefensible, and that the recognition of beiiigerence was not warram.. 1 by the facts according to the tests of pnbtlc law. 1 commented especially upon the latter aspect of the question, pointing out the Inconvenlemes, ami positive l. limits 01" a r.-cognition of belligerency which, while adding to the already onerous burdens ,,f neutrality within our own Jurisdiction, cool. I not in any way extend out influence or effective oJRca in the territory of hostilities. Kolbing !as since occurred to , hana- my view in this regard ami 1 recognise as fully now as then thai the issuance of proclamation of neutrality, b which proeeae the po-catted recognition of belligerence is published. could, ot itself and unattended by other action, accomplish nothing toward the MM end for which we labor, the instant pactheation of Cuba ami the cessation of the misery that atllicts the island. "Turning to the question of recognition at this time 01 the Independence of the present insurgent government in Cuba, we find safe precedents in our history from an early day. They arc well summed up in President Jackson mcsaue to congress, Dee Zt, MSf on the subject of the recognition of the Independence of Texas. He said: The uniform policy and practice of the foiled States is to avoid all interference in disputes which merely relate to the internal government of other nation. and eventual! J t recogntoe the authority of the prevailing party without reference to our particular Interests and views, or to the merits of the original controversy. "'Mut on this, as on every other trying occasion, safety is to be found in a rigid adherence to principle. By pursuing it. are are but carrying out the long-estab-liahtd policy of our government, a jKilicy which has secured to us reaped and influence abroad and inspired confidence at home." The President continnee: l do not think it WOUM be wfaU! or prudent for this government to recognize at tin- present time the Independence of th.; so called I'nban republic To commit this country now to the recognition of any par ticular government in Cuba might subject us embarrassing conditions of international obligation toward the organization so recognised. When it shall appear hereafter that there is within the island a government capable of performing the duties and discharging the functions of a separate nation, and having, as a matter of fact. Hie proper forms and attributes of nationality, such government can be promptly and readily recog timed, and the relations and interests of the United Slab s with sm h nation adjusted. "There remain the alternative forms of intervention to end the war. either as an impartial neutral by imposing a rational compromise between il OntesiaBtS, or as the active ally of the 011c party or the Ot her. The forcible intervention of the United States as a neutral, to stop the war. according to the large dictates of humanity, ami following by many historical pre . dents whi te neighboring states hat interfered to check the hop. iCSS HacrifJcX of life by Internecine conflicts beyond their borders, is Justifiable on rational grounds. It involves, however, hostile constrain! upon iKdh parties iu I he contest as well to enforce a truce as to guide the eventual set I lenient. 'The grounds for -in h intervention may 1." briefly nitn martaed as follows: "In Hie cause uf humanity and to put an end lo the barbarities, bloodshed starvation, am) horrible miseries now existing there, and which the parties th,. conflict are either unable or unwilling to stoji in mitbjate. '"The nght to intervene may he justified by the very serious injury to the commerce, trade ami business of our people and by the wanton destruction of proper ly sod devastation of the island. " I have already tra smitted to congress the report of the naval court of Inquiry on the destruction of the battleship Maine in the harbor of Havana during the night of the 15th of February. The destruction of that noble vessel has filled the national heart with Inexpressible horror. Two hundred and fifty-eight brave sailors and

frienily harbor, have hnen hurled to death, grief and want brought to their homes, and sorrow to the nation. " The naval court of Inquiry, which, it is needless to say. commands the unqualifled confidence of the government, was unanimous in its conclusion that the destruction of the Maim- was caused by an exterior explosion, that of a submarine mine, it did not assume to place the responsibility. That remain to be fixed, "In any event lie- destruction of the Maine, by whatever exterior cause, is a patent ami Impressive proof of a state of things in i'uba that is intolerable. That condition is thus shown to be such that the Spanish government can not assure safety ami security to a vessel of the American ravy iu the harbor of Havana on a mission of peace an! rightfully there. "As an answer to the diversity of views between t le report of the American ami Spanish boards as to the destruction of the Maine. Spain proposes that the fact be ascertained by an impartial investigation by experts, which decision Spainaccepts in advance. To this 1 have made no reply. The proiäftBl fpioros his 1 u-ssase to congress. December last as follows: " Sure of the right, keeping free from all offense ourselves, actuated only by Uprlahl and patriotic considerations, moved neither by passion nor aelfishm ss, th" govern neeni will continue its watchful care over the rights and property of American 1 Itiaens, and will abate none it' it- efforts to bring about by peaceful aaencles a peace which snail ! honoraide and enduring, if it shall hereafter appear '0 he a duty Imposed by our obligations to ourselves, 10 civlttxation and humanity to intervene with force, it shall be without fault on our part, and only because I he necessity for such action will be so dear as to command the support and approval of the civilized world.' The message concludes: "The ;.rg trial has prnv. .1 that the nbje, 1 for which Spain bns waged the war can not be attained. The firs, nf insurtecfion may flame or may smolder wiih varying seasons, but it has not been and ii is plain that it can not be extinguished by present methods. The only hope of relief and repose from a condition which can no; longer be endured is tin- enforced pacification of Cuba, in the name of humanity, in the name of rivillxation, in behalf of endangered American interests whi. h give tisSthe right and the duly to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop. "In view of these facts and these considerations, I ask t he congress to authorize and empower the president to lake measures to secure a full ami speedy let initiation of hostilities between the government of Spain and the people (.f Cuba and to secure in the island the eslanlishmenl of a stable government capable of maintaining order and obsering its in- ? rnational obi tgat tone, insuring peace and tranquillity and the security of its citizens, ae well as our own. and to use the military ami naval forces of th.- United statis as may be accessary for these purposes. ".And in the interest of humatfity and : in preserving the lives of the starving people of the Island, I recommend that th.- distribution of food ami supplies be continued, and that an appropriation be made out of the public treasury to supplement the charity of our citizens "The issue is now with t lie congress-. Tt i- a solemn responsibility. I have exhausted . very effort 10 relieve the Intolerable condition of affairs which is at ur doors. Prepared to execute every obligation Imposed upon me by tin- constitution and thy law. 1 await your action. "Yesterday, and since the preparation of the foregoing m-ssage, official Information was received by me that the latest decree of the yu.-en Regent of Spain directs OenefgJ Blanco, in order to prepare and facilitate peace, to proclaim a suspension f hostilities, the duration and detail of which have not yet been communicated 10 me. This fact, with every oihr pertinent consideration, will. 1 am sure, have your just ami careful attention In the solemn deliberations upon whidi you are about to enter, if this measure at

tains a successful result, th.-n our aspirations a-- a Christfan. peace-loving ieople wDl be realized If it fails, p will be only another Justification lor our contemplated adion. "WIT.l.TAM M' K I N'l.KV. "Executive Mansion, April 11, MM. Referred Without Debate. Washington, April ll. The message was referred by both senate and house to committees on foreign relations without debate. CreWX f the Warships strike. Portland, Eng.. April 11. The new United states cruiser (formerly Diogenes, in command of Lieut. John J. Knapp, and the torpedo boat Somer.s, Bnsiga C. w. Hasleton commanding, which were en route for the intted states, put in here Sunday. After clearing Portland such a heavy sea was encountered that the Some IS was almost buried, ami Lieut. Knapp deemed it safer to return. About thirty of the Topekas crew- refused to sail in her. necessitating tue shipping of others to till their places. The Somers. ii is found, sprung a ieak. hut her ofticem do not regard the injury as serious. Her Crew, however, became frightened and struck. They were not enlisted men. Lieut. Knapp is endeavoring to seen re a fri'sh. crew. Ocrmaaj arm Neutral. Washington, April 1!. The Herman ambassador has recpived official notice of the settlement of the Cannamabrg elafm against Spain for the destruction by the insurgents of a plantation in Cubs belonging to a German subject by the payment of 450,000 pesetas, or '..- (Mid. which BhOWfl that William the Sudden knows how to collect his bills. Bui nevertheless at the same time the embassy is informed officially that the German government has notified Spain that in case of a war with the 1'nhed Sta'os it will remain absolutely neutral. Tbl Raehi Long Fond. Cot tU la. Tex.. April 11. A feud of long standing culminated in p fatal meeting between Henry May ami .1. tin-. Smith, duns were used by both. May was killed and Smith will hardly recover. Both are young men. highly connected socially and financially. Mi Int. in (Slven Money. Lansing. Mich.. April 11. CJovernot Plngree Saturday sent lo the house a very able and patriotic state paper, recommending the authorization of an atergancy war loan of 1690,640, which was passed by thai body by uuanlnioiiH vote. Awaits ittr Order to Strike. Wong Kong, April 11.- The American squadron has completed its arrangements for putting to sea. The vessels have steam up. and are ready to leave at a moment's notice.

I SAMUEL WASHINGTON

HISTORIC OLD HOUSE NEAR CH ARLESTOWN. Hieb tri rMtrintlc Memories "II,ireTooif i I. it tie Known, lint l)e.erins f a High Place Among Washington Association President Madison .M.irriaye. (Special Letter.) 0T t&r from the vi!lag.e of Ca.arle.stown, w. a. stands an old ii' neatead, whirh. from an historical point of view, is pronoun ced the most Interesting in that whole section of ( ountfy. Harew oiid,; s it s , a'.led. Wag owned by C-or;e Washington's oldest full brother. Samuel, and was planned and built under the personal superintendence of Ceneril Washington himself. According to his suggestion, it is said, the house was modeled afcer the early home of the Washingtons in Salgrave, Northamptonshire, England. Ceneral Washington not only took much interest in the erection of his brother s h ime, but was a frequent visitor thei At a later date, sixteen ft ars bef-jre he was made president of the United States. James Madison was married in the parlors of Harewood to the dashing Widow Todd, and under that same hospitable roof were entertained Louis Philippe and his two brothers, the Duke de Montpensier and Count Beailjolais during their sojourn in tills country. Harewood is tilled wi:h patriotic associations, it is a square, two-storied pdifice. built of gray stone, which seems almost 10 doty time. A substantia air 0! comfort pervades the place pud nio.e than ru( ona. ers. s the lack of architectural beauty. The interior is (harming, with rooms filled with quaint old-fashioned furniture of carved mahogany, and wainscoted walls hung with numbers of splenuid paintings. The narrow windows have the deep seats and tiny panes of g'as which remind one (,f a day long past. The ball is broad and lofty, and servealso as a sitting room. On its walls lang many well-known family portraits of the Wash ingtons, among which are conspicuous the only in igin-

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al portraits in existpni e of Col. Samuel Washington ami bia eon, (Jeorge Stepto Washington. The lower rooms contain black marble mantels, which porseFi Individual interest, as they were sent as gifts to Colonel Washington by the Marquis of Lafayette a: the same time that he presented the mantels at Oak Hill to President Monroe. Samuel Washington entered the revolutionary army wiih the rank of colonel, and gained gr?at distinction for bravery and sound judgment. Twelve autograph letters are extant from General Washington to him. da'ed between 177j and 1781, some from Mt. Vernon and others written on the fbbi of battle. All of these letters express the utmost intimacy, anil In several of them C.eneral Washington gives proof of the confidence he felt iu his brother by divulging his private views of various Important public matters Put the suceess of the gallant colonel in war and politics was as aaughl compared with his triumphs on the held of matrimony! He evidently approved the eld saving that "It is not good for man 10 lire al n" fur. th ingh he died at the early ;g- of 47. lie bad v. t managed in thai limited space of time t0 lead no less than five fa r brides to the altar. The names of hla numerous wivs were, in their order, .lane Champs, Mildred Thornton. Lucy Chapman, Anne Steptoe and Susannah Perrine. Mrs. Samuel Washington No. 4 was the mother of Oeorge Ste:loe Washington, one of the five aephBWI appointed by Oeorge Washington as his executors, and to whom, according to their age, he left the choice of his swords, with the oft-quoted injunction "not to unsheath them for the purpose of shedding blood except ii be in self defense or in the defense of their country or Its lights, and In the latter case to keep them unsheathed and to prefer falling with them in their hands to the relinquishment thereof." Colonel Washington bequeathed Harewood lo bti son, Geoige teptoe Washington, who also became, in his turn, a colonel in the United States army, but died while veiy young in Augusta, (ia.. where he was buried mlth military honors. His marriage was a most romantic one. When only 18 he went for a time to Philadelphia, where he proceeded forthwith to

fall hes,d-over-hee!s in love with a coquettish damsel of the tender age of ö. In a quaint little letter to General Washington, carefully treasured now by members of the Wa.-hin,tou family, he exp'ains the state of affairs, dilating most earnestly on the impression the "virtues and truly am able qualities of the beautiful Miss Lucy Payne of Pni'adelphia"' had made upon his heart, and naively begs hla "beloved uncle" not to be displeased, but to award his sanction and approbation. General Washington signified his approval: the marriage of the youthful pair took place- soon afterwards, and they proceeded at once to take up their residence a: Harmvood. The "beautiful Miss LöCV Payne oT Philadelphia." referred 10 in the letter, was the younger 1 ster of Mrs. President Madison, the famous Dolly, whom she is said to have rivaled in Wit and vivacity.

FOR VICTORIA'S NURSE. (London Letter.) The-e has just been erected in Ken- ' sal Green cemetery, over the grave of THE MONUMENT. Mrs. Thutston. a beautiful memorial, ; by order of Qtuen Victoria. Mrs. ; Thurston was nurse in her majesty's service from 1843 to 1867. The monn- , ment is the work of Princess Loui.-;e. mar; hione.-s of Ixirne, and is a wheel cross in gray marble, bearing in basrelief of pure white a repiesntation ' of a nurse shielding in the fold of her cloak two young children. The n- , script ion is signed with the nanus of 1 the queen and oil her children. ' . . mm XkP . - - FOUND HIS WAY HOME. A Laaely Dag Travel Over Five Hundred Mile. "Did you ever hear of a dog traveling from Mississippi to Kentucky.'" said a gentleman from Houstoavitle recently to a .New York Telegram reporter, "without, companion0 Well, I heard Col. Tee Carpenter tell of a wonderful hound of iiis. He says that some years ago he sold a hound to a gentleman of Corinth. Miss. The dog broke away from the expressman of the train when in northern Mississippi and was not heard of for some time. The Mississippi gentleman wrote to Carpenter and asked what was the reason the dog had not been sent. Carpenter looked the matter up and found that the dog had jumped out of the express car while the train was running at full speed. About six weeks afterward the hound showed up at Carpenti rs house in Lincoln county. He had come homo alone, being guided by that peculiar instinct with which dumb animals are Rifted. He iKui traveled fully aOQ miles. The dog was never of any value thereafter and he was completely prostrated by the trip. He looked like a skeleton when lie got back to Kentucky and could never afterward run fast enough to keep up with Carpenter's other fox hounds." The Saaaltlveaeea of Tahneee Planta. Experts have been computing the acreage and peculiarities of tobacco plants. It is found that they are extremely sensitive to meteorolgical Infineness; so much so. indeed, that they will not grow in certain localities on the island or in the immediate vicinity of the ocean. The most careful research has failed to detect a cause for this, and as all plans and methods have been tried to give them strength and vitality, the conclusion is reached that there are laws and forces operating here that battle our understanding. The acreage of tobacco has. however, been largely increased within the past ten years, ami as a crop it has become enormously valuahle. Wo me Than (Ihoit Storle. Smith- Young Wederly U continually relating creepy stories. Jones About ghosts. I suppose. Smith-No. About that precocious infant of hia.

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FOR BARGAINS IN Acn m ii 11 FOR SÄLE CH TRADE. No 1 80 acres in Center township, miles south of Plymouth. T scree im proved, 5 room house, iiarn iMxlil. waon fhed nnd coru cri'ue. a good orchard of ell kinds of fruits; pi ice $37.50. No 2 SO Rcrea in West township, 4 mile weat of Plymouth. 70 acres improved, balance in timber. House n ueerly new, with 7 rooms, outside cellar, 'air barn, two good orchards, all kinds jf frnit. Will trade for gcod reaideooe property in Plymouth. No 3 02 acree in Weet township, 4J? ojilee from Plymouth. 52 acres in cultivation, balance in timber, a good house nd barn, a tine orchard, black walnut and; price $2,000. No 4120 acres 5 miles weet of Argos acrea improved, good bouss with 7 raome, barn 22x50, other out buildings if.jd good orchard; will trade for smallat farm ana give long time on difference. No 5110 acres 3 miles from Donaldson. 79 acres improved, balance in meadow and timber, fair bouse and s 2ood barn, with other out buildings; will dell for S21.50 per acre or trade for cit? property. NoO 100 acres 7 miles west of Pljmouth. 85 acres in cultivation, balanoa in timber, 1 mile from Donaldson; will ell cheap or trade for busineaa property No 7 80 acres 4 '.j miles weet of Plymouth. 70 acres in cultivation, balance m timber, gcod honee and barn, good or :hard and wind mill; will trade for 40 acrea or town property; price $40 per acre. No 8 100 acre9 3 miles from Plymouth with tine improvements, fruit of all kinds, heavy timber land; will sell cheap if sold soon. Anyone wanting a farm 2heap oan get it b" calling at oace. Nc9 A 14,000 stock of general mar 3baodise in a village near Plymouth, doing a good business; will trade for ac improved farm. No. 10 A fine farm of 135 acres mile from Donelson, Ind. 7s miles f rem Plymouth, with fine large house, two bitr barns and all other outbuildings needed on a farm, with a big orchard of all kinde of fr iits, wind mill, stone milk house, etc together with horse, cattle, hogs, poultry implements and grain. Will sell cheap 31500 cash, balance on time to suit purchaser or will trade for Chicago improved property. No. 11 50 acres on Michigan road be tween Plymouth and Argos. Well improved. Will sell oheap or tr&ds foe lown property. No. 12 00 acres la West township near Donelson, with good improvements. Will ell on terms to snit buver. Cheap. No. 1380 acre) in Polk township near school house, with good improvements. Good and. Will trade for 120 acrs and poy cash difference. Must be within 3 or 4 oiiies of Plymouth. No, 14 -217 1 2 acres near ligo in west CowLSuip. A good two-story hout-e good barn ami other outbuildings. Will treJe for smaller farm or town property. No. 15 I have a new house on West Qarro street, new barn, a comer lot; will sell cheap and on monthly payments. No. 10 Li use and two lots on Walnut rtreet near o.ort bouse and school. For ale ut a bargain if taken soon No. A Gna honse near the new school building on south side of river. Will trade for 40. 60 or 80 acra farm and aa snme incumbrance from 1,0U0 to 11,500 Now is your chance, Tt you want to buv a farm, trade fr a farm, sell a farm, or buy or sell town property, I can suit you, having property of all kinds in any part of town, or anywhere in or o Jt of the state. We will try to swat you if given a chance. Yours for business, S H. JOSEPH.

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