President Polk offered $100.000,00, for ...

President Polk offered $100.000,00, for Cnba. Cuba will now oost more tban tbat, bnt witb her oorues Porto Kioo and the Phillipines. The Spanish Cnban debt the flrst of tbisyear amonnted to 1522,020,000. Ia 1868 it was only $20,000,000, an enormons increase in the past 30 years. Bnt Coba will never have to pay it. Maj.-U-en. Merritt on his way to San Francisco, to embark for the Phillipines, stopped off in Chicago and beoame engaged to a pretty yonng girl who was bom 17 years af ter the general had gradnated at West Point. May the general be as siiooessfnl in war as in love. _____ Add the Pbillipines, Hawaii, Porto Kico and Cnba to onr domain. But let the government remeinber that Spain also owns the Caroline Islands abont 1,500 miles east of the Phillipines and in the direction of Hawaii. Let them be taken also so as to complete onr chain of islands from San Francisco to Manila. In this time of war it wonld be well for each of onr readers to remember that next Monday is Memorial Day, sacred to those who gave up tbeir lives in defense of their oonntry, and to assist in making the day this year one which will be memorable in the history of memorial days. It will be observed in the villages and cities throughout this country under tbe auppices of the grand army posts. Let the people show their real interest by turning out en rnasse on this day in tbeir respective looalities. Let the flres of patriotism be fanned by the proper and appropriate observance of Memorial Day.