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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1899)
-tr r OUR COUNTY K Correspondents w .1.. ,. .. , Jacksonville Hews, T. Q Rosmes lias rolurnod from a short visit itt I'ortlund. Miss lUiHvio Nlokoll In tho guost of '&. Cameron mid family, at Union town. Postmaato" J. F. Mlllor wont to ColuHtln Monday, ruturnlng borne the same day. Chariot Nunixn loft for Oakland, Calif., Monday to resume his ttudlut aflnr a snort vnoation. Mn. Suslo Noll and ohildren wont to Aahland Friday for a ton day' visit with relative!. John Horborger, who has boon ailing for many month, it reported to be In a oritioul condition. Miss Botlio Muller, who ties been visiting her parents for four tnonlbi, loft for Ouklund, Calif., Saturday. Mrs. J. V. White and daughter, of Mod ford, were visiting In Jack aonvillo from Huturday to Tuesday. M. M. Taylor loft for Ooleatin Monday to reouperate his health, wbioh haa not been the beat for Home wooka, D. Montaguo, who haa been em- Cloyed at the Timea oflice alnce the eginning of tho yoar, loft for Port land Monday, aooompanled by bia wife. Geo. A. MoArthur, who reoently arrived in the valley from Wyoming, wae hero Saturday, aoonmpanied by hia slater, Mra. H. L. White, of Kook Point. Mra. Auguata Heliua on Monday reooived a oheok for 12000 from the grand recorder of the A. 0. U. W. lodge, of wbioh order her late hus band was a member. Meadainea A pplogate and Hinkle, aooompanled by their familiea, will leave thin week for Klk oreek, where they will lay in their winter'! sup ply of wild blsokbeme. J. H. Drown baa aold hia prop erty. known aa the Dllger plao' , in Jacksonville, to Mr. Eby, of Iowa, for ttOO. The aale was made through L. M. Minear, who baa property adjoining. Iaaao Menaor and bride, nee Miaa Liiiia Sohwarts, of San Francisco, are paying: Rogue river valley a visit. They were in Jacksonville Tuesday. They will go eaat in a lew daya to apend aeveral weeka in sight seeing. Central Point Heme. Holrooa Bros, are atoring a vast quantity of now wheat. Linooln Savage, of Woodvllle, pent Sunday in our oily. 0. W. Gilborson, of Hold Hill, wne trading here Tuesday. T. J. Kelsoe, of Big Butte, spent Sunday with M. Elliott's folks. . Misa Maude Downing spent last wcok with relatives at Gold Kill. Mr. Peck is building a fino resi dence on his farm, noar this place- Mra. Nanoy Hawk, who haa boon very ill for the past month, Is eoroe belter. Dr. Hinkle reonived a large as sortment of watohes and jewelry last week. Merrilt Owen bus boon ill the past woek. Dr. Kirohgeaaner h in attendance. Harris & Nelson are doing a rush ing business witn their now thresh ing machine. Little Clinton Purkeypiln, who baa been very ill wild typhoid lover, ia Improving. Loo Ingram and family left for the mountain! Tuesday for a few weeks' outing. J, S. Maroh and family attended the funeral of Homer Angle, at Me I ford, Monday. Miss Uooia Martin left for Myrtle Crevk Tuesday to apend the Bum- Bier with relativea. Dr. E. Kirohgesaner was called to Sums Valley Sunday tosoe John RoHgora, who is very ill. R. D. Hume and party, who have been at Elk oreek to look after the fish hatchery, relumed here on Monday. Misa Stella Stidham, who has harge of the school at Glendalo, came home Sunday for a month's Vacation. Mrs. Frances Baer, who has been Summer colds are noted for hanging on. They weaken your throat and lungs, and lead to serious trouble. Don't trifle with them. Take Scott's Emulsion at once. It soothes, heals, and cures. , SOc. an! SI. All dmiflali. spending a oouple of months with relatives at Portland, returned home lust weok. I). L. Nowton and family, of Aahland. and l II. Nowton, of Ibis pluce, loft for tho soda springs wounoadny, Lieut. A in oh Frieo arrived here will with from Portland Sunday and spend a oouplo of months home folks. NICKELL VS. CR01LL Tho lollewlea article appear! la theedltorlsl onlumasof the Daaooretlo Tlraea, of mwl dalei "Tilt supreme oourl hiw fives lbs attorneys r Jeokeoa Oouaty euollior month In whloh in aubralt their brief lo the null tnatttutod aalrjat II b lb O, O. and H. railroad oompaQlee. JudKO Urowall la bavin a book of eeverul vol umaa. aud ooulalnlnx over loui pag ae. printed at llio peoplo'a aauanw whlob ha oalle a "brlnf." Ibat wlllronta Id uioelol ike voluminous evldanoa taken for the defenae at tbe trial or ine oaeo in ina oirotm court, it la eeld to be tbe oauao of tho delay In aettlni tbe mittor be fore tbe eupreinn oourt. However, there aeonia to bo no disposition upun the part of hia royal hlghnesa lo obtain a llnal doolalon aoon. al though he energed from the platform I Hat year that other! were usltitf dilator Uulloa. . An early edludloallon mliht lake tbe wind entirely out of hia aalla. Ho baa been very buey alnoo be aaaumod hia offloe In the attempt to build a roooru for blra-elf, that bo Dllhl turn to bla polltloal advantage; and uwleea. vlndlolivo and rspenelva lltleatloe baa been his mania. If lie were oklleed to foot Ike Mile bla teal for tbe publlo welfaro(f) would have died abernla." UK. OH 1WRLL. TO HH. NIOKKI.L. Mr. Crowsll submits the following open tot ter lo Mr. Nickelli Aug oat I, lew. To tbe Boa. Obarlaa Nlokell:-lt la quite a aurprlee to aee you airline: around lo the while robe of publle eoonomy and reform. Aaa newly made angel you abou Id have put at leaat one (era of truth in tbe forofolnf editorial, whloh you publlabed In your paper, lb "Detnooratlo Borne Tunes," and not print an article ao ab aurdly falae, aa to endanger your well known reputation for veraefly (I). Voa at leaat might have Uld your admire re that every eull whloh baa been broegblegalnel Jeokeoa Uounty alnee I became eouoty Judge. (for the eounty baa brought no aulle, but elm ply defended luolf when eued) waa laallgated la Jacksonville, aad enoouraged, aided and abetted to the fulleat eiunl by tae old polltloal puah of tbe oouaty eaat, and la every aall they arrayed tbamaelv ea egalnat Ike oouaty, a a part of their aehame to "dowa Crowell," who refuee to let Ikem kave their customary pap at lb eosaly'a eipenae. or Bloomer, yon knew Bloomer, didn't rout Bloomer waa no anok maa aa Crowell-end Bloomer fell, be- oauaeke dare net wltbeland the Jeeksoevllle push. Aad did yea, aa Hloomer-a boademaa, ever make good to Jaekaoa County aay of the thoeeaade whloh Bloomer'e fall added to the oouaty debit But Crowell maat be "downed" because he dared lo withstand the earn haa- try puah. Yoa are maklag that Uaae very plain to the people of Jaekaoa County aad 1 meekly aoeepl lb lease: for It la Ike esau old eaae of "Taieatera va. Taaparere.1 There la aot a laaeeler In the eounty who haa had the "etamog" knocked out of hia Inaaled bill agalaat Ibe oouaty. daring my Ume ae Judge, but la ahoutlag" Dowa Crowell: be la Ibe woret man who ever held the oeunly Judge ehlp." Tbe "Demooratlo Some Tlmea" labor eegerly In "downing Crowell" for the eame roeeoo. uuaatltned hunger for the publlo tlL The killing off of Crowell la mid one of the leading laauea by tbe railroad lo lla eull oape taxation, aa la abowo by lla pleadlnga aad tbe evltleuce It Introduced For all the gentry who want something for nothing, aeem to regard me aa a person nneafo to be trueted. But It palna me that a new re form angel, like Mi. Nlckell, oea'l eaat off bla old loavon of unrlghleouanoaa" long enough to truat me al loaat a ulckel'a worth. llui now about that long "brief" whloh yon aay I am having printed for my own glory, at the "pooplo a oinonao. Why, you dear old Horning Olory of Reform, la any of It printed al your eipenae' For you know that tbla bleaeed minute you ere owing Jaokaon County muny bundrcda of dollara of unpaid laiee, dat ing from way baok In your friend, Judgo Metre time, wblob tbeu you might have been com polled to pay but now you are tea proof and o realtor proof. If you would pay up your un paid baok tazee, tbe oounly oould pay Nov or irao for printing our great big brief and bave money left. When Judge Nell waa paying you thoae big bllla for "printing," did Itnoverooour lo either of you that you ought to pay your taieef But In your tbon fallen condition be fore Orowell had atarved you Into a "reformer" you probably aoted upon tho throry that It waa more bloaaed to get money, than to pay money." ae far aa your Iranaaetloaa with J auk eon County wore oonourned. Now, another word, dear eoonomlat, about that eaponatve brief. The membor of tbe oouaty board have oonfldenoe In the attorneya whom they have employed to defeud the oonnty In that li aull, aud we ahall not dlclata to them wbetbor Iholr brier la abort or long. It ooaleaavciity conte a page lo print that brief, but for almllar aorvloee you bave oharged tbe oounly a dollar a pago, and you nevor once epoke ol "uconomy" thon, It seema you are never atruolc on ooonomy whenover you oan Inveigle anyone Into giving tbe Apostle Nlckell a Job of printing. I early fonnd out tbla little peculiarity ol yours after I beoamo oounly Judge, and I ahul off your wind for that reaeon, nod county ploklnga have been ellra for you ovor elnoo. I wonder If that haa anything to do with ttio "Dumocnulo Home-Ttmea" "ribbing' ho often aloul Crowoll. For youaro no llur. are you, Charllof Suppoao we rofer that qiioe. tlon to the public, along vlth the stuff you publlKh uRiili.at Crowollf Now thnt you are a reformer In full bloom. I want to call your attention to the caae of poor ! old Tom Htowurt, who died a ahort lima ago and wae hurled ai a pauper at the countj 'a ex penae. Old Tom, In hia laal lllneaa, said that vou had borrowed the last hundred dollara that ho had ou earth, and that you would not pay mm. Is It poaslhlo that a good man Ilka you, eagerly orltlolslng bad men like myaelf la It poaMble that you kept thta old man'e money, aud allowed him lo be burled In a pau per's grave, at tho poople'a expense? It would aocm as If noro wna another ontte at tho "pooplo's expenao" ohlch you aa an "economist" would hasten to llquldalo. Andl hopofortheoounty'a anko, thnt yon wlllnotbB"baok'ard"ln "oomln' for'anl" In tills mattor. There nro a number of cholco blta to be found among the records and legends of Jaokeoa County, which If printed In eold, unsympathetic type, would make soma of you fellowo looso a llttlo of your Interest In "downing" Crowell. But, dear Mr. Nlckell, the lax suit, and lla attendant questions of Just and equal taxation, will be louglit by tbe county court and the County's attorneys to a full aud complete fin ish. No ofi'.irt will be spared. No money will b i squandered, But all neseaaary expenses will bo mi. In the effort to bring tba tax aalt against Jnoltson County to a successful last for tho people, If possible. So yea, aad other Acts gently on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels aeANsES the System tr r r.v i umllt, HABmjAlCbHON . tr bnrirbisiM- iMEff5 V tt ,eNUIN(MAN'r"B) fty (AUIIATCfSYRVP v-:i"i- vzzn'if. -.tt eholoe birds of your feather, doing the dirty work of tbe railroad egalnat the taxpayers of your own county, may aa well abut up, for you will pot be able to stop our defenae to the rail road's harassing aad veiatloua ault, nor to eoere-off.wltb theory of "expanae" thoae offi cers to whom the taw baa confided the dofecae of the publlo'a rights and Interests, la tbat Im portant suit. I am not aeekiag to make a "reoord" for my self, for I have do pel I Ileal ambitions; but I have one little hope, that I may ao discharge my ofBelal dutlra as lo merit tbe oonadenoo ol my fellow eltlaena. even If aome of them do not give It to me. And I oan aaa are the tax payers of Jaekaoa Coaaty, that during my term of offloe as county Judge, that I wUI able to save enough mosey to pay aot only the ooal ofprtalleg that long brief but a very ooa alderable part of all the expenses of the tax suit, by keeping the greedy hands of the Hon. CharleaNlekelloatof lbs oouaty treasury lor four years. Aad bow. Brother Charles, may I hope that yoa will has tea to pay the hundreds of dollara of baek taxes whtoh yoa owe Jeokooo County, Oetlag from the time whea I- was 'aot county Judge, aad whea Balet Char lea Nlckell waa Ur "like ptga la clover" at the "people's ex. pease," his big bills pald-but hia taxes left unpaid. Tbe reaall of those good old times whea there was ao "Crewell to dowa" la seen la the magni tude of the county debt. The bark of the Ttmea Is bow la order. With beet wlebea, air. Nlekell, that you will not soil your wbtta wlage of eeoaomy and re form, I remain Blnoerely yoors, Wat. 9. Caowaix. A Moral Deadfall. Tho Albany Herald prints the follow lng aa applied to Albany, but the Her ald should have gone further and in eluded other towns. There are like condition in nearly every town and the reproduction of these few lines mny serve to place a more vigilant eve on Mod ford boys and girls : 'It la always a disagreeable task tor obo to point out weaknesses of other people, knowing full well that every mortal has faults, yet we 'think it our duty in this partioular instance to aay a few words. Albany boys and girls are like all other youngstera and all young people must learn the ways of tho world by oold experience. One fault we do sire to call to the attention of parents is ttio habit of permitting their girls to roam around the streets after night alone or In the company of others equally un able to take care of themselves. Girls from 14 to 16 years of age have no busi ness promenading the principal thor oughfares of the olty after dark without the company of their parents, members of their own family, or at least some- one Interested in their future. Young girls come down on the streets after supper and Htntue themselves while on the street by carrying on flirtations - with boys and oflentimen with men of mature years. Hurmloss flirtations, it tray be said, and porhapB true at first, but the result generally shocks the community and gives tho gossips (odder. Girls un thoughledlv cause themselves to be talked itboul by auoh actions and lower ' themselves in the estimation of other pooplo. Designing men tnke advantage of thoir inexporlonoe and their Uvea are ruined. If a girl has business up town after night, lei her attend to it and go home whoro tihe belongs. A ntreot is no place for modest maidens to prome nade without suitable escorts It al ways ends in sadness, ntlnory and heart- aohos." Quick delivery The Weekly .Oregonlan. A. Slover. the dravrr.tin. trot him to do your hauling. Householtl goods and heavy articles carefully and safely handled. Teams always handy and teamsters courteous. Advertised Letter List Following Is a list of letters remaining nn sailed for In the Modford poslofflce oa Aug. 3, ism Keels, J Kewonmb, Nlea Belts Roberts, O M (9) A charge ef one cent will be madn upon de livery of each of the above lettera Persons railing for any of tbe above lettorr will please say Advortlsed," M. rtjaora. f eetasester. TRAPDOOR 8PIDER8. Iweeols Oawalrwet. A curious apedaa of luaec't Is tbe trapdoor splilor, whoso uoat conslsta of tube extrnvatexl lo tho enrth to the tleptn of alx or elfbt luclioej, It In al ways llued with allk, and It la closed wltb ao Ingeulouely coustrnctod door. Out) sort of door closes Into tbe oust like a cork lo a bottle, another la aa thin a a pleco of paper. In all caaoa tbe door opena outward, and when tbe nest la placed, aa It usu ally la, oo a aloplog baok. It opena up ward, ao tbat there la oo far of Ita gaplne;. Tbe object of tbe trapdoor la to conceal tbe neat, aod consequently It la alwaya made to reaemblo tbe gen eral aurface f the (round. Houiotlmea, however, an onemy attempts to open tbe door, aud then tbe Inmate bracea Its legs against the aides of tbe neat and holds It aa faat aa possible. Btlll other spiders hare Inner doors besides outer, ao tbat If tbelr first de fenae be carrlod they may have anoth er behind wblcb to retreat. More curl one still la the Ingenuity of tbo branch trapdoor that Is to say, a door that opens from tbe main tunnel of the neat Into a aide branch, wblcb tbe stranger could discover, alnce there la nothing to distinguish It from any oth er part of the main newt Ho, then, If an enemy should effect an entrance tbe lawful occupant of tbe nest can quietly slip Into tbe aide branch, close the door and there remain In security while the Intruder wonders what has become of her. Our Animal Friends. About one month ago my ohlld. which is fifteen months old, bad an at tack of diarrhoea aooompanled by vomiting. I gave it such remedies as are usually given In auob oases, but as nothing gave relief, we sent for a phy sician and it was ui.dor bis care lor a weok. At this time the child bad been sick for about ten days and was having about twenty-five operations of the bowels every twelve hours, and we were convinced that unless it soon ob tained relief It would not live. Cham berlain's Oolio, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was recommended, and 1 de cided to try it. I scon notloed a ohaoge for the bettor; by its continued use a oompleto cure was brought about and It is now perieouy neattny. u. u. Uoggs, btumptowo, Ullmeruo., w. va. for sale by Cbas. Strang, druggist, Medford; Dr. J. Hinkle, Oentrml Point. Bnrlng truoks for spring house- bold moving. Wells 4 Shearer. A materia Aata. The house I was then occupying waa a bungalow, and. as Is tbe case with many bungalows, the Inner walla were constructed of merely sod dned bricks. and In tbe recasses of one wall a col ony of white aula had eertabllaned al aest It was evening. I heard behind i a bunlng sound. I turned, and from a hole near the bottom of tbe wall I beheld a fountnln of young white ants ascending. They reached tbe cell ing, and then the descent commenced. Tbey alighted by thousands on tbe ta ble and there shook off their wings. In a few minutes the cloth, the p la tea, the glasses, even tbe lamp shades, were eovered with tm tittle white feeble crawling creatures. The fountain of ants continued to play for at leaat ten minutes. When, next morning, the floor was swept, the wings that the ants had shaken off filled a large bas ket. What became of tbe ants them selves I cannot aay. "Haunts and Hobblea of an Indian Official." Does Your Bad. Ache? In constant pain when on : vour feet T ' Is that dragging, pulling! sensation with you from morn till night 7 Why not trat the medicine exactly on the disease t Why knot apply the core ngnt voi : the spot itself I Yoa can do it with ir.Aucp's Immediately after the C -Plaster ia applied, yon feelA 'its wanning, soothing in-jl iHuence. Its healing remedies is I quickly penetrate down deep U I into the inflamed tissues. I rain is quieieu, soreness ia ir lieved and strength imparted. Ns plaatcr was ever aiass Ilk It. Ns alaiter ever acted as iskkly ssd leeroafhly. No plaster aver said sack complete coatrol ever all klasa al sols. .Placed over the chest it is A powerful aid to Ayers Cherry Pectoral; relieving congestion and drawing out all inflammation. - 0 voa sai.ii av am. naeeeMm ,1 0. w CO., lowail, Maaa. WW CONCERNING CLOTHES MOTHS. Soaae TaJaable laforaaatlea ae FroleotlBer rars aaa Weeloas from Their Uavaejee. The month of June Is that in which the depredations of tluy clothes moth, thnt most destructive of household pests, nre chlolly lo bo dreaded. Never safe from It, ill the steam heated utmos jihere of our city houses, tho warm, dump evcnliif; of the early summer, when furs unil woolens, though little used, are still kept out in caae of pos sible need, ure those In which it finds Ita greatest opportunities and works Ita moat appalling mischief, mischief of ten not discovered until months later, when the cherished garment Is found to be a ghaatly wreck. Entomologists tell us that this inno cent looking little silver gray insect, smaller than the ordinary house fly, lays 600 eggs; therefore It is no wonder that tbe progeny of a single moth miller Is sufllcient to deatroy a whole garment and a lurge one at that. Your costly fur cape ia lying on your lap in the carriage, as you take your drive, or toised down on a chair aa you come In. In amongst its silky hairs creeps Mme, Tinea Micrulepldoptera and deposits her eggs where her offspring will find comfortable quarters and abundant food. Nature has provided her with the means of fastening the Infinitesimal egga securely at the very root of the hairs. Therefore when you give your furs a cursory examination and. lay them away until fall, alaa and a-lack-a-day, when the fall comes the fur flies, and Icbabod ia written above your beau tiful wrap. So if you wish to escape such a cataatrophe, be careful. Pounds of tar and camphor will not preserve your garment if the moth eggs have al ready been deposited when they are laid away. 1'ractlcal experience proves that while the moth miller objects to strong odors of any sort, the worm which doea the mischief has apparently no olfactory organs, and will do ita deadly work in the midst of tar and camphor galore. If there are no moths in the garments when laid away, and you wrap them securely in newspapers moths, like other evil doera, object to printer's ink you may feel reasonably aecure that they are safe. The thing is to make aure that no motha are in them, and that none can get at them. A cedar chest ia a nice thing to have, more especially if you live in a flat and it takes the shape of a box lounge, but a good packing trunk, lined with two tbickneases of newspapers laid between the clothing at every layer, is just oa efficacious for the preservation of the goods. Indeed, if you like, you may keep your ruga on the floor all summer and your wraps in the wardrobe, and if you beat and brush them regularly twice a week they are aa safe oa though packed away. I once aaked a well-known farrier what moth preventive he preferred. His answer waa: "A man with a stick." Then he went on to explain that all the garments in hia shop were kept hang ing In cedar-lined close ta, and once a week, all the year round, were taken out and well beaten and examined. This proceeding rendered them per fectly safe, nowadaya tbe large bouaea use cold storage, and your costly furs which tbey insure for the summer are kept in rooms where the air ia aa dry aa a bone and many degrees below freezing. Any venturous moth who should gain access to the safety deposit chamber would be at once frozen stiff. Thia ia also good for the furs, since warm weather is injurious to their beauty. A month's wear in warm weather ia harder on fine furs than years of use with the mercury at freez ing. As the moth miller has a supersensi tive nose, it rarely attacks any fur with a scent, however faint. Sealskin is com paratively safe from their ravages, and the beautiful skunk fur, which, how ever carefully deodorized, atill retains a slight scent, is never molested. But in laying away your sealskins be care ful to see that every hair is in its correct position. Carelessness in this regard is certain to produce a rough and rubbed effect which can only be rem edied by a visit to the furrier and ex pensive treatment at his hands. Chi cago Timea-Herald. Cap PaddlaaT. One heaping cupful of flour, one tea spoonful of baking powder, one pinch of salt, one piece of lard the size of an egg; stir the above ingredients with milk to make a dough. Put one-fourth or more of a cupful of fruit, either plums, cherries or berries, and plenty of juice, in each teacup, and nearly fill with the dough described above. Steam an hour in these cups, without lifting the covor. Then put in saucers and serve with the following dressing. The juice of the fruit ought to run over the pudding when it is turned out: Dress ing. One-half teacupful of sugar, one tcaspoonful of flour, butter the size of nn egg, salt. Beat sugar and flour, then stir in tho butter and pour over it boil ing water. Flavor with vanilla or lem on. Philadelphia Press. A Caiirleloae lafaaf. Mrs. Newlywcd So baby cried while I waa out, and you didn't know what he .wanted? Uncle Bourbon (from Kentucky) I Exactly, niece; and 1 don't believe he ; knows himself. I tried him on ten- year-old whisky, three-star brandy and I some applejack that I put up myself, ; but I m darned If he seemed to know just what he did want. Judge. I Belf-Preelnded from DIsparaareaneBf, The attorney for the plaintiff in an 'action for killing a dog said: "Oentlo- ' men of the jury, he was a good dog, a fine-appearing dog, a valuable tlog, and it docs not lie In the mouth of the de fendant to say he was a worthless cur, because It Is in evidence before you that on one occasion he offered five dollars for one of his pups." Case and Comment. ARMY OF PENSIONERS The Rolls Are Lengthening as Ysars Roll By. Aa a Basalt ( aa War wittt 11 ,000 Arplloatleas Have BMalalerea Taraaeats Mi the Civil War. It la not probable that a Utorotaffe idea of the coat to tbe government aa dollara and cents growing out of tlas recent war with Spain and the I atruggle In the Philippines will I Itself upon the people of the country for aome time to come. When the Unit ed States waa drawing upon its ovary re source more than a year ago, get ting ready for the anticipated etrvjr gle with flpain, the expense of war waa discussed, but there were but few waa viewed the subject In all ita phases. Little or no attention waa paid to thai if termath. The question of penaloninsr the men who in the ordinary course ol war would be disabled either by sieav ness or wounds, or tbe widows of soS diers who would be killed in battle or die oa the result of disease contracted while in the service, waa scarcely touched upon. Yet In the years aa come this particular phase of the shore but sharp contest will present itaelf with force to the sta teamen whose duty t will be to provide for the current es ! lenses of the government. The experi ence of the pension bureau has taught that the great majority of men wtto have served in the various wars of the .'ountry since the foundation of the gov-. 3rnment have not filed their claim for wnslons until years after the war la which they were engaged had hee brought to a close. As a reeult of the war with Spalar there have been about 11,000 appllaa tions for pensions, either from the mesa who were incapacitated in the aerviee, ir by the widows of men who died while with their commanda in camp or in flaM. Seventy-five penaiona have bean al lowed, the greater number of them sat ing to widows, who are granted $1S a month. Already the amount paid out la pea iiona aa a reeult of the Spanish war amounts to more than f 11.000 a year,, and when favorable action ia taken oat the claims now pending thia amouart will without doubt be Increased tarts) the millions. There can be no dowbt that claims will continue to be reeeivaal at the penaion bureau. Indeed, If pasrt experienee count for anything they have scarcely commenced. The num ber of men killed in battle during the war with Spain waa 279, while 1.SSS were wounded. These numbers rpf sent but a very small portion of tber ones who are entitled to penaiona. Taker vaat amount of aickneas in the variowat military camps in different parts of ttvs country haa made many invalid tor life, who have a juat claim for aupport by the government. There are thou sands of others who contracted diaeaaea in the service, which, while they do not bave the immediate effect of disabling; the victim will in a few years result In permanent disability and afford good grounds for application for a peaaioa. There is no way of determining the ex act number of these cases, but it is thought that they will number many thousands. The war in the Philippines promisee to add thousands of names to the list of those eligible to receive govern men t aid. The number of deaths in action is already considerable, and a greater number have died of wounds received. The nnhealthful conditions under which the troops in the Philippine have exiated have been responsible for many death from sickness and for a ' still greater number of partial or total disabilities. From present indication many more will be killed or wounded before the Insurrection is crushed. The advent of the summer season in the Philippines will, no doubt prove soma- , what disastrous to the American sol diers, who are-accustomed to the north ern and more temperate climate of the United States. The records of the pension office show that more than $2,250,000,000 have been paid out In penaiona result ing from the civil war. The cost of the active operations of that war that la. . the cost of maintaining the various armies in the field was somewhat more then $1,000,000,000. Thus far the penaion money for the civil war haa been more than twice that paid out for the cost of actual operations. Nor is the end in sight. The amount of pen sion money paia om aunng ine nscas year 1898 was $4,000,000 more than that ; of the previous year. There is every reason to believe that it will be fully IS years before the amount of money -needed for the payment of pensions of the civil war will be materially de creased nnd fully 60 years before the last claimant has passed away. Wash ington Times. Stale Cake with Daaaaai, Slice broken coke into small pieces, and put it in a glass dish with alter nate layers of banana sliced. Hoke the) following sauce: Cook in a double boiler a mixture of half a cup of milk; half a cup of water, one even teaspoon ful of sugar, half a teaspoonful of Salt and a heaping teaspoonful of corn starch diluted in cold water. When done, pour It over the cake and banhnas, . and when it is cool, cover the top with whipped cream, or the beaten, white of an eggaweetened a little. Housewife, Leaae of Six laeaee of Smm4., A lease of six Inches of ground at lit 'Franklin street; Chicago, for Bl years and one month, from May 1, 18W, ' recorded the other day. It rune 'from. George 1. Barber to Hiram B. Peabody, and la for nn annual rental of $tS. The) property has a depth of 81 feet, and comprises the party wall between 11T ' and 115 Franklin street. Chicago .Times-Herald. 1 1