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Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

Javkins- Erouse ne. Ton. bat cant
SEE rhv you live in such cheap lodging
surely 7ou can sFor0 better9
Hogr-B -Becsuse, ny boy. the landlaty
here is 800 poor ~ tkink of buying
plann. -MnnsaY-s NeeklT.
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23
no GRANDa0THERS
ch1aro4 sssss oaly k.s~ts4xe ~ ths
ss@@@ Aesx a~sexs4 - k4ss-
8s@esks@as l. DsTsseA
FE44a WAss Hksg a.4x.

Csn yc4 tEa4glas. IA t8sss siosing
6sFs y tks ys4r. sith Thanksgiving
close apea as. . ~aols izaa ~itEozs
gr4sd nethsrsf tazs seems a. 1aoss Ia.
efeel5ls Ia EAs long-sstlisd eora "a 1ai-
ties of tss EasE aa4 ss4ta, ~hsFa 30
f4aiAy reeaioa IS eouplste wIskout -
least oHs vehsf2els cE4rs. - familiar
azd - 1szr - a. In tA2t he1ssn
from ths days u ehllaaood's earliest
recolieetloR Yes between tue Roeky
mountains aa2 TIE Pzelhs coast there
sre hundreds ~ thousands 81 homes
where oalldren are growing sp without
= glimpss of their eva or 4ny other
eAi4s's gFznt 1osheE They ksos noth.
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

nsr as@ssi.g eas sfsa4flf zsssa = pop-
al&asF u shs ssa1Fy 1lsssic.s. al -
slaxis 3rass4ez 1As sesa sAa 1xaxss ~
lsslak ssa~sl u sAs szs1 sAiaa ~
sf "a k.s 4as4s& - Azam4Az speed
iats . ssss - sost ~ sG&sr Ia hess
- q ~agen "a falksos4 zsAz- shs ases-
s8et fsea4satlf Essalt4Ex ta sreksn
5.s1as sz4 sEsa zsesA - sous q SIS
zasrry sazksFs. Fsr ta4s raassa lossrs
- ssassias sal bs gid - kns4 tazt
sist aa-g asz shs fsosssssFiEz spg4xasas
81 tle zos1Aa-zaBasFa eesa - proved.
niss shas - last thsrs 49, ss~a sssissd
IA effective and pssfset ssaka ~arr4as-
sA - oEiag ais sled a. 4ay zlomsaG eSH~
EAe.alg aatsr sas eoatrel ~ tee opes-
asgE. En,ss red ael az 80 44aEaf ~ ss-st-
Tag o 9isiuaM Yes ezn Bay
asable-rsz zaers sta tos froaa fo2r -
Sra feet IN leagsa. an $50 feot-s.ses-
ting apparatus 4ad Bsfisetsd srske a.
t..e ass. a. ffom 1ss dollars ~ t~slFs
q sil@rs sseh. EAacy styles raa up -
aga a. eigh teen 1ellaes boYs doaeie-
runners. also vita safety bFAks attach
alehs sell - ave dollars and slx 1ell4rs
AoA AeAh A+1AA4@e % f&A+a'@e = @t@-Ar
as and sizes. tes tobszeGas or do4hle-
Fuahsrs. esa Be purchased ready made
a. irsls one dollar 70 seven dollars. IL
Foa want easaioAs made - order you
can 10 as aaea higasr ia Psles As yea
please.
The American club still holds is own
IA skates. ard no improvement this year
has been made ia them. They retail zt
Two 90 dye dollars pair. accorllng %
material and duish Good skates. how
ever. b be- used without straps, can be
purchased IS low as seventy i've cents =
EaiF, znd You can get = pair q nickel
plated skates for one dollar and htty
cents E1.ension d0ubie-runuer speed
skates. made o. 70 any foos and used by
loag-d stance racers. can be bought a.
from tWo aftY 20 five dollars The
lowest priced extension ruEners are one
dollar aud afty cents pair There Is
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

me4sE fssIass II tAe fass - kFEsss
eysEsass zstax eess4e1z4 Ns hass
onsg - Asek fs~wars So ye4rs - 49,
thsz p~1esfsl siaaly, iesisg 2As Aen-
ose4 ssAn1A9sosrs Tksas t4zss&- 81
lhs tsE wess oe a. lass ~ fsA Passss-
sien - sax - sAs srs2sess tlssslzxs -
elYiliz4slsa tAst A4z rkes fAs sesA as-
aisa 80 ses.
Tbaszs<i isiaz eatkost gF2Hauothsrs
a 1re4fy ia1ssA; b4t t1s Aestsxa
gr4u&ehlitren fsrg<t tesa neA fhs
gran4 seekers in tss Eat. n t2r s~ay
Nss EBxlzGa aa& IL fae sostAerE laaa.
may rest assures ssat tas heaFts q
thsir Wsstern Kraa2eailaren g. eat -
Ehsm - teassriy a. II taey a@S kEc~n
them ana besa roeksd ~ taesn ia tas
cradle. IL Is ana q aeseri spot Ia
ehtllren lives aos % h4Fs seen
Frgn8msshsr and fslt Aeg tsa1sF e.
resseS
The birtbplace OF some o. those
earlier grandchildren was n plonser
days ~ toe Tar West IA tie old
freight Wagons and prairie sehooners.
Ga the Oregon, CAiforai4 snd F<s's
Peak trails, many baby wEs born in
an old capYas-coyerca wagon, au4 al
honor t. the mothers % tAe Aetion.
who centuries ago breyed tae dangers
o. almost unknoWn seas 70 establish
American homes from the Aew England
coast % the Georgia shore. Then over
the Allexh4nios they cane and then
across tho Mississippi river Bat
American women stopped h3t there.
They. TOO, brayed the wilderness OF
plain ani desert. and dangers OF an
known mountain passes The children
whose hrst sight OF the world Was from
q canvas WAGON train and who are now
grown - manhood and wOmanhOod.
can not look back 20 a mansion og =
Nine-clad cottage as their birthplace.
There is no such sacred home for tosm
20 meet in for the happy reunion on
ThanksZl But they are proud
OF their birthplace on the heeting trails
OF Western empire AZ time when brave
men wero blazing a pathway for new
commemorative 10 the Pacific, and still
more heroic wives went with them.
Sometimes this story was a sad one.
A grave Was dug; 4 coiin was made
from few pine boards torn from the
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23
ruASKseIvING ON THE PLAINS.

wagon bed. Her sisters-for at such
times all women re sisters-made what
preparations they could; mother and
child were buried in the same grave,
and the caravan moved on. Neither
minister nor priest was there; tho
board, with the name rudely carved
thereon, has rotted away. and the
drifting sands have long since obliter-
ated what else could have marked tho
spot.
No wonder, then. children born amid
such surroundings have grown up into
strong, self-reliant and courageous men
and women. Their hearts go out in
this Thanksgiving season to the grand
mothers Of the East and South. TO whom
they claim kinship. Who among the
children of the far West would not love
10 see one dear and venerable face in
the old homestead on ThanlIsg living
day? WILL C. EKRRII-
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

A rich society lady tod her servant:
~ wish | could be as strong, healthy
and full of life as you are" The les
son is plain. The girl had plenty of
exercise and constitutional health and
contentment. Riches will not buy
health always, but brokel-down women
can find sure relief IN DR.. Pierce's Fav-
Orite Prescription. 1t is a powerful,
invlgorating, restorative tonic and neT-
vine, and imparts strength to the whole
system in general, and to the uterine
organs and sppendagss IN particular
For rundown" deblltated and feeble
women generally it is the greatest
earthly boon.
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

CATARRH.-Tais dreadful disease,
only slight congestion 90 Soc mucous
memlsrsne of the nose al FIRST, Increases
with each cold until it spreads through
out the whole mucous system. affecting
the throat, ears, bronchial tubes, ftom-
ach, etc, cauang deafness, long dis-
eases, dyspepsia and many other dis-
tressIng and dangerous CON plants A
full account of your present condition
and the treatment Won require. wil hn
gwen you free Of charge by pr. r Clay
TODD, g NOnrOe-st., Room q, Grand
Rapids, Mich
If you are nervous. restless. Irg gtaiie,
sleepless OF wake after h0rr3 dreams,
tired mornings. with a dull heaaachc,
bad taste in the mouth, -omctmcs o a.
charges. and e. abort vCur employ
ment without life. energy and ambition.
desire e. ~ alone. 2 loomy iorrboo.ngs.
a disposition q wofrY an0 fret about
trogbie ahead that never comes. spell
Of feeling AFRAID ~ uncertain. some
tnes l0W spIfts. you arc sufcrnr frpm
nervous debility and C1baufLIen "a
nerve power. which may cn8 u uiior
prostratOn. insanity I'D death
II You have great sensc uf weakness
and weariuefs. with red mbs nUmb-
ness, trembling. prick s senssDore. cold
feet aud legs. you are advancing g. tnat
most serious disease, paralysis.
II your bead aches, feels numb and
tired with strange sous8h0ut. joss 0f
memory. sDo you fniuk witt cifIcuIfv,
or y0a are sieeplces ~ night. with drcv-
snest and duilness during toe dav. thc
nerve snd brsin iafeee may soou run
into insanity o. deHtn
II you have ans ~ these feelings DO
not neglect them of thsyw w. eud n par
aiysis. inssnitY, prgst-atcu or death
As YOU value your liie ao uof Degiert
thee warnings. Times ard experience
have shown. and hundreds ~ start ~
and narvei fo0F cures asfe proved. N1st
these diseases srs perfectly enc com
pipfslv cured ~ Df. n. Gay 1odd No.
~ MCnroe-st.. room 4. Grand EsuSs
Tndef the uss a Dr e Clay Todd'F
remarkable reuee a.. 81 tnese evmn.
toms ylsld ss II ~ rnsgir anf strength
4 If nerves FfFor RI brain Vtaifv 0f
/ b.oo8 snd health 81 BODY are soon g.
stored
Us RENEE zee sTf purely vegetable
srd hsr10lsss. suo car only 30 obiainel
81 re Office.
~. TODD compounds hIs rresrfffi-
tone iefure earh Isteut in bee uffice
CetErrh. deafness, fhFunist .sra. usf-
vrrs det, t.. lfnuDfrnce and a. dis
eases resulting from early red -scrrti0as
srd ercesses # manhood. al q .ssssfs of
fte urlnsry organs. psrtsi Iiafs ysis,
varlosceils. rupfures fum0rs. scrofuls.
cd sores cr0sFy. sEIn clseases, liver
sna ksenfF oplsfnis. nfeft 6 .seasns.
shyTtress - rreefh. fefs Gf bead
Eulaii - faf r. ETC.. uc u5 re- = tensile
coEppls ris ard chrome 1sseaaaf cured
cBtck 81 sro permanently.
In TODD's cfies IS ~ a. Monroe st..
roorn q Crane Rau1s. Hnh.
lie riee. 'rIr1eF agree vill tae stomach
snf vou csn esf e1vt1Iug vDe ca0,.sf.
Re r hls cfhos tron 9 II ire nl0rn-
irG urt 1 Tee ever ~. every dn~
tEUf >Hfdsvs
Cs8. sveryioay. tfrFusIY tslE VII
f oosf you cotruE
/ BOw Charges Eaule Cures
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23


a cheap strong skate for boys. not all at
ill-looking, which sells At twenty-five
and afty cents a pair. Ladies' and
misses skates, all clamps and half.
clamps, come in sizes and STYLES the
same as last year at prices from one
dollar and Atty cents up. It is sug-
gested that ladies' who wish TO skate
provide themselves for that purpose
vita shoes known as the common
sense, as skates can not be comfortably
or properly adjusted 10 the French high
heels
Snow-shoeing will be popular out of
town IL the winter is q severe one. 1t
will. ia any event hold its own with
other winter amusemeRts along the
border. both in the Northeast and the
Northwest Snow-shOss nowadays are
msrvels OF ightness and elegant con-
struction- They have not been used
much In and around New York since the
time OF the great blizzard. On that oo-
casion every owner Of pair in the
suburbs astonished his snow-bound
neighbors for miles around by paying
sociable visits 70 them, travelling oter
unbrOken roads and high drifts impsss-
able 20 his neighbOrs. Snow-shoes cost
from four 70 seven dollars q pair. The
best OF racing snow-shoes can be OBJ
tained FOR five dollars pair.
Curling stones appeal 20 the heart OF
every native OF Aud Scotia" and IN
what community in the United States
Is be now a stranger7 Tho great Scot
tish ice game has already become popu-
lar in sous sections OF this country,
and it is spreading in popularity wher-
ever the weather conditions for its ex-
lstencs are favorable.
W. II. CURTIS. JR-
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

try, the Mormons ia Utah. snd the oc-
casional home OF the earlier trspper in
the no1r. aims, or sandman in Cali
fornia, the civilization is 100 young for
native born grsndmothers.
II was oRly forty years ago that the
great rush was made 70 the gold fields
Of California and not until ten years
later did The tide OF immigration start
for Pixies Peak. Possibly. California
may produce few very youthful grand
mothers. about say. forty years Of age;
but You could scarcely and nstive-born
grandmother Of even that early age in
Colorado Nevertheless the state has a
population % nearly Two millions. Ne
brsska TOO. has hardly grsndmother
20 the manor born Those two states
were = waste Of prairie and plain thirty
six years ago. shs home of ths buffalo
and the Indian. where tie face of a
white man vas hardly knowR- In the
elder new West" consisting Of Min
resosA. Iowa. Missouri. Arkansas, Lonis-
isaaana TsEas. they have zraaamOthers
Of their oru-
Bat vou can look upoa al that vAss
rsvioa west % the ststes bordering i'm
usaissely on sas West side q the Nis-
sissippi river. and TeUas ss having
scarcely nstivs-horn American grand
mother anouz millions 81 people That
region includes mere thsa oae-hslf -
the land over waich the Tag - the Re-
public will sozs on Thta<sxi vinz lar.
yes aattva graaauother osn sesrcel '
g. souna n sae fsr West ear - 20
mueh in building ar swPare ~issoas
r-an5motsars. rhat vii it act d. -aen
fthss TraaSua mothers sf IS eFn. snd sssir
knaIr iasaeacs fsr 900 . sverT ~hsrs
falti No Better zossers 80 "a fouad
ln the rhole oosatrT sAss 80 ~otasrs
oi aka Was~ AAzF q k1sw asrs Resssa
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23
Kaer Haokt.

View Comsr-I see that the coming
campaign viii be an active one. Who
is your choice FOR the State LeCislsture9
Kanssn-Mr. Hooksi tie would make
the best Legislator OF any man in the
county.
New Conner - Hooksf I've heard q
great deaf about him. You are the frss
person have beard say word in his "a
vor How does this happen?
Kansan-Weu. yoa see, I'm Hooks
Munsey's Weekly.
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

r-sirnsnt Maides-sir. H von atssnaps
a. Kiss rs Til cal 7r nlether-
independent Tesnz Nsn If 20 eall
Tarr mother Tll kiss her. too.
Maiden mo eager ind ~nantl--f 7 oa
rill. shs Well s-u't zee thiuk - can
Tst alouT riehoas asrf-IsxAe sifangS
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

Stranger lin Desroitl--Is the whole
population Of this city near-sighted7
Citisan Oh. no.
Ssranger-Thsn Why are Tou all wear
ing eyorl sssss2
Cidrau-It = immodsst 10 see with
fhe naked ave jewellery Ciroular.
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

tAds s1ssn fAaalliar xisA aalafss gro-
raetle slzas. Units EAls fau IA sssmis-
iAg 30 ns q waite einser. hard xintcr
4hd iaaz Nialsa Eae4saat nsWs
tha - - tho thousands 81
lovers ~ aben air sports GA ice
eat saoF Hao t1r Eeo se4soas past
have suloYed very i.ls real Niatry
sesgheE L1ss Caglstmzs laen tsunls
wss the prlaeinai sport engaged in ia
fao rural district surrounding New
York. Tor Sac d4y eas like one ia later
Aa7 or svea e4rly Jane. and SKATES,
to1oggans 4nd slelFhs usss Sill bid
eea from ylsu. NeN Years day would
sarsiy 1riaE tasm oaa their owners
ss-1. bal New Xears DAY came and
passcd the Nhols elnter eans and
passed -and the skates. toborgans aud
fielxhs oi lass year a-s stlll awaiting
In aoss sessions OF ths country their
hrss airiag.
That - one reason, said the head
% large sporting goods house not FAR
from the citv haL why. there are
ABSOLUTELY &c winter novelties this sea
son. For Two winters ws hage been. in
this reglea. without enough Of either
for any tyBical Ninser sports 70 % -
gagged IN That as -syulsed In two
thlnyk First the people who we're
freshly equipped for outdoor sports in
Wiaser two years ago have hAd no op-
portanitg % wear out any OF the articles
theg owned then. and precious Little
need they Will have nov % pay visit
70 "a Ia she second place, manufactur-
ers and dealers Who stocked up heavily
svo years ago. and again last year. in
anticipation os bard winter. have all
mat stock "a hand ssill, and want 70
dispose Of t. There u no reason, as
y0u can see, Why they should encourage
1nvontors OF essentially winter articles.
TIE uniortuaate inventors. have. IN
fact been bottled up. As for tobcy-
ganiog. is - dead. lt was merely the
raze sor few seasons and has run its
course"
Bat other dealers say that toborvan-
Ing has been simply seotched. nos killed.
And shas It's present lack Of popularity
4 due % tas fact that during recent
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

y vsnt this tramp arrested
''TThss ferf"
"Hs ssele a soren -ggs sut % NJ
kis.1en
Sc-rr. raRrn. hat Pcaehinz eggs
sis'ta .rirus. -Munsev's Weekly.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-23
Hints to Housekeepsrs.

QLoTHEsPINs boiled a few minutes
and quickly dried once or twice month
become more durable.
AN excellent way Of cooking eggs is
to break them in boiling milk without
beating; cook slowly, stirring now and
then. When done soft, pour into dish
and add little pepper, salt and butter.
SHRUNKEN, half-worn bed blankets or
comforts, past using on bed, make
good pads to put under o stair carpet.
They will answer the purpose just as
we'll as the boughten pads, and be q
great saving in the wear of the stair car
pet.
PAINTING the kitchen walls enables
one to wash them off, and in general
tends to neat appearance. The paint
shouldbe good oil paint, applied as for
outdoor work, first sizing the surface to
be coated with solution of one-half
pounds of glue to o gallon of water.
WITH little care every part of stale
bread can be utilized. All the odds and
ends of crusts should be spread evenly
on pan, and allowed to dry in a warm
oven. When quite dry, put them in
small bag made of ticking or canvas,
and pound them fine with matlet. Sift
them, and put them in empty fruit cans.
They will keep for months, and can be
used for breading meats, fish, cro-
quettes, omelettes and making dressing
for fowls.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-23
THE DAIRY.
Money in Dairyine.

A speaker at Western Farmers In
stitute took the r. lowing way of i'm
pressing some wit he reason they do
not succeed in dairying.
Don't use land-plaster on the stable
floors, as it keeps them dry and clean
and adds to the comfort and health of
the cow. Don't be annoyed if your wife
tells you it is time to milk the COWS, as
neglect will cause them to dry up. Let
them go dry; that is what you want. 1t
don't pay to milk in winter when butter
is only thirty cents pound; besides,
women do not understand BUSINESS any
way. If you follow your wife's advice
you may get ahead in the world and
that is not what you desire. Feed the
calves cold SKINNED milk; it is less
trouble than to warm it, and if they
grow they may have to add TO the num-
Der of poor dumb brutes to curse you
next winter for your inbuman treatment,
and if they die you can attribute it to
bad luck. Don't waste time taking extra
care of the milk, carding the cows or
brushing dirt off their udders. Let the
dirt fall into the milk; it will strain out;
and if it don't it will only add flavor to
the butter, which is highly essential.
Set the milk in pans on an open shelf
In the kitchen, where the fumes from
cooking cabbage, onions and bacon can
add to the favor already obtained from
the stable. Don't skim the milk until
mold appears on the cream, then put
the cream In stone jar which has been
used for pickles or sauer kraut; let it
stand several days until it emits a
strong odoi and the milk settles to the
bottom in variegated colors, then churn
it. Test the temperature of the cream
with your fingers; it is correct enough
and costs less than thermometer.
Churn until tho butter is in solid
mass, then remove it to wooden bowl
that has been used to chop hash in.
Wash the butter but slightly; too much
washing might remove the buttermilk
and some of the stable and onion odors.
Salt with barrel salt, it is cheaper than
dairy salt, and the cheapest is always
the best. Work the butter until it has q
beautiful salyy appearance; then make
it into rolls and drop them in pieces Of
/ cloth. Be sure each cloth has button
hole in corner, as the buyer will then
know it has been washed This butter
can only be sold at the corner grocery,
where it will bring from eight to ten
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-23

cents a pound, while your neighbor's
butter brings from twenty-five to thirty
cents. But he uses the modern appli-
ances, feeds his cows we'll, and goes to
lots OF trouble, which costs lots of
money. II your wife wants cans aud a
tank for settling the milk. don't get
them, as they will cause her less work
and improve the flavor of the butter.
She may think the old DASH churn too
much of a back-breaker, but don't mind
that; women are unreasonable creatures
at best; your grandmother and mother
used dash-churn, and what was good
enough for them is good enough for
your wife; there will be plenty of
women after she is dead, and some of
them may be foolish enough to marry
just such man as you are. Don't be
annoyed If your neighbor gets twice as
much for his butter as you get for
yours; it is not because it is any better
than yours; il is only matter Of preju-
dice on the part Of the consumer, and
you should let the world know that you
will not cater to anybody's taste for If
teen cents pound extra on butter. Az
you don't believe in winter dairying you
won't need to use butter color. Let the
COWS go mile or so to some creek or
slough to drink in winter, it gives them
exercise and makes them hardy, and
what you want is regular rustler.
Avoid the use of all modern methods in
the dairy, for such things increase the
fortunes of all who use them. Keep
right on in the old rut and don't thank
any man for offering to help you into
better methods. Don't improve or beau
tify your home. Let the boys and girls
go from home for that comfort and
pleasure which you have always denied
them. As the years go by and the farm
is sold to pay the mortgage, you may sit
by a desolate hearth with your gray
haired wife and say, well, ma, this is
hard luck"
But there is better way for the
dairyman. 1t is the broad road of
progress. The first step is, read the
best dairy papers. You will soon be-
come acquainted with the best dairy
breeds, and the methods of men who
have been successful. You will see
that his cows have warm barns, that
they are kept warm, clean and comfort
able; that the corn is cut and carefully
saved in shock or silo, and judiciously
fed, well mixed with oats, bran and oil
meal. And that good pasture, pure
water and good hay are regarded by
such men as necessity, that the best
dairy utensils are used, and that no old
fogy notions are followed. You will
observe that the methods of their an
cestors cuts no figure with them.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-23

enough to the front so that could
hear the sound of the firing. found q
wagon-train moving off. The rear
wagon was loaded with fixed ammuni-
tion for rifles; could see the pine
boxes piled up behind as I looked.
There was a guard marching on each
side aud behind the train.
who is in charger" 1 asked Of one
of them.
captain George B. Wilson," was
the answer.
You may imagine that gladdened me,
for he was the quartermaster of my
regiment, then on a detail. He rode
back while 1 stood there, and quickly
and earnestly stated the case to him.
"You can't have any cartridges, /" was
his reply.
"But our regiment is fighting out
there almost alone" I said. "You can
hear the firing now, if you listen. Two
boxes will do"
"You can't have one. am under the
most positive orders from General
- to get this train away with all
haste, and not to break bulk for any
body. The orders are so peremptory
that I have no choice"
~But General - did not know
our situation out there in front-out of
cartridges, trying to hold part of the
line. If he were here, I'm sure he
would give us the cartridges"
81 can't, because 1 am ordered not
to-"
anyhow, you can take your guard
off from the rear of this train. You
needn't see me take anything, and the
guard needn't"
II can't do that, either"
The train went on, bearing all that
precious ammunition away from the
soldiers, who were being beaten and
driven for need of it; there was an
officer and other soldiers with muskets
to prevent my taking up to the front
SO much as box of it Strange war,
indeed!
I went back with the men who had
accompanied me. The regimerit-w
there was left of twas falling back /;
there was only a scattering shot here
and there from it.
I found the Colonel and told him my
story. The tears of indignation stood
in his eyes.
ave have got to be destroyed, then,
for red-tape and Ignorant orders" he
said.
We withdrew from that unfortunate
field as other commands did, getting
off in the night, but not doing it as
well as though we had been able to
punish the enemy as we retired.
Incidents like this were not of un-
common occurrence in the war. Some
times, as in this case, stubborn
obedience to orders wrought serious
loss and disaster; at other times the
subordinate was bold enough and dis
eliminating enough to act upon his
own Judgment, which was the better
way. In SO doing, he had to take re-
sponsibility, but the result usually
justified and protected him. The rule
applies to the largest of military oper-
ations. Had Dessaix waited for or
ders to march his division to Marengo,
the career of Napoleon would have
ended there. Because Grouchy did
wait for orders to march his corps to
Waterloo, the career of the Emperor
ended there. Chicago Ledger.