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Show ,7 ,y i' i-t- - ' ClU -- L THE WORLD. AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, SATURDAY. AUGUST 20, VOL. V. HOT SPANISH BLOOD. THE SLIQHTE9T PROVOCATION. IT BOILS AT fh. ftMHt Troubl. Mwmi Chill Md Pirn th. Rult of Ulffcr.uoM Which Two Am.rU.nB Farmer WoalA HmI-ta- t. V to yuml About. Chill and Argentine are almost at war over a disputed boundary of the line fence variety. The line between the two nations Is the top ridge of the Cordilleras and relates to but small tracts of almost inaccessible mountain heights entirely Valueless for any hu man purpose. But as the people of the United Btates are Interested, and as the war With Spain figures in the case, a review of the facts may be timely. The dispute as to the right of ownership In these Andean summits and precipices has been of long duration. At frequent Intervals it has appeared to be almost Irreconcilable. But from time to time negotiations have been patched up with prospects of a peaceful result. What was supposed to be a fihal treaty of arbitration was concluded in 1896. President Cleveland was the arbitrator. It was agreed that If either country was dissatisfied with his award an appeal should be taken to his aunt" the queen of England. As the trial of arbitration proceeded there were almost open ruptures, and neither nation Is satisfied with the award. That part about the queen of the hated British was too much for the Castilians to stomach, and they cant be blamed very much. So neither side has become so exasperated as to appeal the ease. Tet each nation has consequently been constantly prepared for war. It was this state of affairs which prevented Chill from selling the fine armored cruiser OHlgglns to the United States before the outbreak of the war. Chill would not sell the OHlgglns unless Argentine would sell a vessel of equal power, leaving the relative naval .strength of the two nations unchanged. There la a large and powerful Spanish party In Argentine, under the Influence of which the government of that country refused to sell any of Its vessels to the United States. This broke oft the trade with Chill for the OHlgglns. A subsequent rumor that the vessel was to be sold to Spain proved unfounded. It is to be hoped that the two South American republics will not go to war. If tbe Monroe doctrine Is to be maintained It is essential that there should be peace between the nations which claim the shield of Its protection. Chill, which has been a gold country, recently suspended gold payments for thirty days, and the time Is likely to be extended. This was for the purpose of preventing gold exports, which usually begin when there Is a prospect of war. It is a measure of precaution and warning and may have some such an effect as demonstration of strength by sea or land when negotiations between powerful nations reach an acute stage. In such cases a powerful bluff often produces the best results. The llootblaek' Ready Wit. Theodore, the blind Bhoeblack, was shining a pair of shoes yesterday. He got to the stage where all that was wanted was a passing vehicle, so that he could call his customers attention to the reflection of the horse In tbe brilliantly polished leather, but no vehicle would come. He listened attentively and finally bad to give up all He was not bope of the reflection. going to let his patron escape, however, until there was some evidence tbat the Bhine was a good one. Suddenly he started back and clapped both bands over his sightless orbs. The customer, in alarm, asked: What's tbe The negro slowly matter, Theodore? withdrew his hands and said, Captn, dem shoes is so bright dey jes hurt my eyes." New Orleans Times-Demo-cr- at. Ill Cipcrltnre. Do you think abMrs. Younglove the heart grow makes sence really Mr. Younglove "I fonder, Harold? guess it does. At all events, you are about twice as dear to me when you're away at one of those high priced summer hotels as when you're at home." Chicago News. Suicide In Pnrla. THE COLLEGE GRADUATE. The sweet girl graduate and the eok are again In evidence In all their glory, but they have to be content with only a secondary place in :he public interests this year. The subject of war has thrown '.hem into temporary eclipse. This is rather hard1, too, since most of these graduates now stand upon a pinnacle of prominence which will never be reached again by them after they descend to the dead level of the great seething world In which the rest of their lives must be passed. The only really fortunate students are those few who have enlisted and are able to come back in their uniforms to be graduated with their classes. These are the heroes of the hour. Tbe valedictorian snd the prize winner are comwen people compared with these fortunate. lege honor man It Is not fair that all the glory should go to those few who have been able to don uniforms and go to the front A nations strength lies with the sturdy and industrious patriots who stay at home and do their duty there quite as much as with those who go u battle. Those young men who have found it to be their duty to complete their college work and enter business or pro- fessional lines in which they can repay the debts Incurred in getting their education may serve their countryna less than the other brave fellows who lave enlisted. The girls and young women now about to receive their diplomas from high schools and colleges, In so far as these parchments are testimonials to their fitness for taking useful places In the nations homes and offices and schoolrooms, deserve all the transient glory that can be shed upon their commencement exercises. NO. 39. 181)8. WOMEN IN WARTIME. NEARLY ALL THE GOOD ONES STAY AT HOME. rnehiit for Notoriety I Xe Attraction for tho Brat Tlioro Are Horae Motile pitcher Greatly Exception Honored The Hanoi. 8 If You were Acquainted with Our System Could Understand Why The Mt As the spectacle of war becomes common to a nation much of the picturesqueness and sentiment associated with It dies out,1 and hard, practical common sense takes their plaee, the want that is provided for making no claim on the sympathy of the Already tbe question of volunteer nursing has been disposed of, and the woman whose heart goes out to the soldier (whither lick or well, hut especially when he is well) must content herself by staying at home In enforced inactivity, for, even the making of bandages and scraping of lint have been established in a commercial jvay by the mustard plaster warehouse. An edict has also gone forth from army headquarters to the' effect that women will not be sent to th seat of war as nurses. And It Is a wise measure, foi there should be found;, la tbe ranks ol the unemployed male assistants to enforce tbe orders of the'itrained doctor, who can do everything for the sick and wounded that a woman can do. To tell the truth the front is no place for women, and few good ones ever go non-combat- -- - You km ' WE SELL THE BEST Mens Shoes, Ladies Shoes, Childrens Shoes. Cheaper than any House in the World. EVERT CONCEIVABLE STYLE AND SHAPE. there. Frantic pictures of Annie Ether- RUBBERS FOR YOUNG AND idge, riding a dashing-- ' cavalry horse and waving a flag' are found among EVERYTHING IN pictorial histories of tbe. war, but as a a nor fact Annie neither carried a flag musket, although she bid s pair of arFor the moment, however, action and my revolvers in her bolsters, and not learning is in the ascendant Brave would have used .tljem. too, had she deeds have always counted for more needed their help. 4pe did ride a cathan wise words in the worlds history, valry horse, and dossed la the unir and it Is not strange that book lore form of a daughter, of thq regiment, is for the time cast Into the shade. Both military cap and iadkef,. f 1th short have their places; In fact, learning blue sbiil Her presence was so refinand thought are the forerunners of ing, that she was named, ihe Angel-o' ' ' .itF '. great deeds. It Lieut Hobson had not the Regiment" and 'benuA Annie, by , been a thorough student and a skilled the soldiers.'1 LA-PIE- S As a fitting sequence to her army mechanic he could never have conceived or executed the gallant deed service, Annie was given a permanent that will perpetuate his name. If Ad- position in the government departmiral Dewey had not had a third of a ments at Washington, where her career century of training he could never have closed amid the monotonous avocawon so brilliant a victory at Manila. tions of peace. i If our American sailors were not men Another, and very different characof Intelligence and mechanical skill ter, was that "Daughter of the RegiMolly Pitcher, who was famthey would be as helpless on their ment great battleships as the Spaniards ous for her bravery in the days' of the have been. Thus, though the glorious colonial wars, and whose grave on deeds are apt to eclipse the years of the grounds of the private estate of a humdrum schooling as the flower wealthy Americans summer home on eclipses the bud, the school years and the Hudson is known to a few interestyou want to save money, send tor the bud are none the less valuable for ed individuals. There was no sham all that. and hypocrisy about her.- - She went Sent Free for the to the front for business, and not for explain everything. It Is necessary to strike a balance sentimental adventure- and a chance to once In a while between thought and get a soldier husband near to the action. This Is what the country is grave. And though more than a hun- OLD. THE SHOE LINE. Ladies' Oxford Ties and Slippers for Dress arid Comfort. f V-'- . V : ,v--- B1XB ZLCEOSrS . t . BIZE SHOES. Mens and (jhildrenp If ipperp. our booklet, it will Asking. - doing Just now. We had drifted into a state where almost all the energies of the nation were being turned Inward. Such a state is not permanently healthful, and a reaction was bound to come some time. Like the reaction against Introspective novels, seen In the recent vogue of swashbuckling romances, the present martial spirit of the nation is natural and healthful. For the moment It may be a little disconcerting to the students and graduates who find themselves robbed of the public eclat which they had a right to expect,- but their turn will come later In the enlarged opportunities tbat will belong to them as citizens in an enlarged and glorified nation. - Then give the college graduate all honor that can be spared from the brave boys at tbe front, and tell him that his book lore Is of use only In so far as it can be made to blossom henceforth Into deeds. Whether the deeds be martial ones, or commercial or professional, they may be equally patriotic and honorable. But the special meed of glory will still be reserved for the soldier, and It is well that It is so. It will be a sorry day for the nation when its pulses fail to thrill to th sound of the martial bugle Ex. .he Often the lint Hour re. Difficulty, adversity and suffering are aot all evil, but often the best source of strength and virtue. Some men only require a great difficulty to set In their way to exhibit the force of their character, and difficulty, once conquered breomes one of the greatest Incentives to tlielr progress. It Is not prosperlt) so much as adversity, not wealth so much as poverty, that stimulates th perseverance of strong snd healthy n& In Paris, where In 1836 seven or sight suicides were recorded per year, the number now reaches from three hundred to three hundred and fifty, turs bout one dall' dred years have passed her name shines Molly brightly In history's pages. Pitcher was the wife of a soldier, and she attached herself to the command She in which he served as gunner. earned the name of Pitcher from her occupation that of carrying water to the soldiers, over whom she exercised the influence of a martinet She wore a dress, consisting of a blue skirt, a red coat and a cocked hat She rated the men for coward ice, and if their accoutrements were not in order they feared Capt Molly more than they did their own officers. She manned a gun at the capture of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton when word was received that tbe Hes stand were advancing rapidly, and a panic would have ensued, but Molly mounted the ramparts and shouted: Come on, Hqssians or redcoats, and well give ye a supper of bullets tha will fix ye for life. When urged to run and save her own life she retorted: Dlvll a shstep will I run till tliot semi-regiment- al DAVIS SHOE COMPANY shoeists ALT LAKE CITYT. MONEY back: PROVO MARBLE WORKS A 8- - Frifiby Manager, OF AND DEALERS IX and Headstones Monuments, and kinds workmanshi Material of cemetery work- for designs and prices And she touched off the last cannon guaranteed or money refunded. Send that was discharged In Fort Clinton WIST OT TAYLGix BROS, FCBXITURI 00. while the enemy was pouring over the ramparts. Gen. Washington was attracted to ward Molly at Monmouth, where her husband was killed, and she asked for bis place as gunner, where she held --o 0 the position for a whole day, loading Maniifachtrers of and firing, her husband's dead body lashed to the cannon beside her. When Molly retired from the army Seadstraei, Tableti. Curbing, Ete. st tbe close of tbe war she was put on tbe pay roll for life, being made NEW DESIGNS AND IllGIi GRADE WORK A SPECIALTY. captain by brevet. She spent the rest tftoh - Provo, of ber days at West Point, among whose archives her history is record American Fol guns fired. Aepediilivifi.il Beesley Marble Works Marble and Granite Monuments, ed. JohnPeters, Agent, - - k, Utah. |