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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-27

- above horses will be found at my
akahae on Railroad street, Mllbank,
aoOpo1ite elevators, each day in the week
duf1ng the season commencing March
1l1t 1891. All mares served by the
u sal,cyo named Stations, traded of or dis
s,cood OF before foaling time will be con-
ed In roal and price Of service vii
1 kS71ue aud PAYABLE at time Of such dis
will not he responsible for accl-
y y - to mares while breeding, however
1est care will be taken 70 prevent
For terms see A. ". Shono
n 1I1 = and manager, Ailbsnk s. Oak.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-27

Cluny Mcpherson No. Isl, Canadian
Deanrht Horse, Clydesdale, color bay,
4 1T 1900 lbs., a good traveller.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

consul at Newcastle, with the consum-
ing desire to become a journalist He
was SO good an Office boy and clerk
that influential friends interested
themselves in him and his ambition
and secured for him in 1871 the position
of editor of the Northern Echo. a half
penny paper published in Darlington.
He revolutionized the methods of the
Northern Echo, which were those of
the provincial press throughout Eng
land. Such was the ability he dis
played and the reputation he gained
that In 1880 he was invited by John
Morley to become assistant editor of
the Pail Mall Gazette. He succeeded
to the editorship three years later and
retained the position until 1889. AS
editor of the Pail Mall Gazette he in
troduced into English journalism the
American ''interview;" also the ''ex-
ira" He first became known in this
country through the articles published
in 1885 under the title THE Maiden
Tribute of Modern Babylon" During
the agitation these articles created he
conceived the idea of demonstrating
by practical test the truth of his allie
cations concerning the traffic in young
girls by actually negotiating through
a procuress for the purchase of one
For this he was imprisoned for three
months on the charge of aiding in the
abduction of a young girl. On his re-
lease he was given a monster welcome
and reception at Exeter hall It was
his interview with Chinese Gordon
which attracted attention to the evils
of the slave trade in the Soudan and
led to the disastrous mission to
Khartoum. In 1888 he went to Russia
and interviewed the czar. The next
year he interviewed Leo XIII. In 1890
he established the Review of Reviews
His latest exploits have been per-
formed in Chicago. There was the Cen
trail Music hall meeting, his Summing
tours, his affront to the women of Chi
cago at the woman's club meeting. and
his work with shovel and hoe, cleaning
the streets as one of the unemployed.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
MOST BEAUTIFUL BIRD.
a Rare Feathered Inhabitant of
Western Africa
Inc Widah Bird Of Paradise and Its
gorgeous Plumagc-It Inha an In
geoiousiy Woven Nest Divided in
. Two Compa rt mcnts.

Through the kindness of Mr.. w. Stoff-
regn, importer of bir',s. lew York
soity. the Scientific American was en-
beautiful bird. The widow bird of
paradise, or widah bird, as it is called
by the natives, is an inha bitant of
western Africa. being found through
out the districts of Senegal and An
Eols; and as il is of light and airy
disposition it gives lively aspect to
the trees among which it lives The
paradise widah bird is very gorgeously
clothed with softly tinted and grace
fully shaped plumage. The general
color of the male bird in his full dress
is deep black on the wings. tail and
back, with collar Of bright yellow.
The head and throat are also black.
the breast being of a rich reddish
brown just below the throat to center
of breast, where it softly melts into
the pale color of the abdomen and
the bird is most singularly formed.
Both webs of the two central feathers
are extremely broad for about three
inches, and then suddenly disappear,
leaving the bare, slender shaft to pro-
ject for about two inches The two next
feathers are equally elongated and
rather broadly webbed, being nearly
three-quarters of an inch wide They
are often more than eleven inches long.
and sweep in graceful curve from the
insertion of their quills to the extrem-
ity of their points. All the feathers of
the tail are set vertically, SO that the
profile is much more striking than the
full view.
This bird has been commonly called
the widow bird by many persons on ac.
count of its dark color and long train.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
GENUINE WAR DOGS.
Military CANNES Not the Creation
OF Poetic Fancy.
dow They Are Used in Europe-Trained
to Perform Duties as Scouts. Cour-
iers and Members of the
Ambulance Corps.

In Europe at the present time the dog
is trained to display rare skill as
courier, scout and member of the
relief corps, searching out and bring
ing succor to the wounded on the field
of battle.
The French were the first to realize
the military value of the dog when
fighting against the Kabvles in Tunis
and Algeria. Next the Russians fol-
lowed suit in the last eastern war, and
then the Austrians. who consider the
dog of the greatest use in discovering
an ambuscade. The Dutch employ the
animals for the same purpose in
Acheen, as dog will give immediate
warning of any foe concealed in the
jungle. In Tonkin the French find
dogs invaluable to prevent a surprise
from the natives. for without such
warning many solitary sentries and
even small detach1nents have fallen
victims to the hidden foe Even in
Switzerland large dogs are kept at
Fort Fondo del Bosco, defending the
st. Gcthard pass above Airolo, for the
purpose of accompanying sentries to
outlying posts The dogs are especial
ly useful for communication in noun
famous regions, as the Pyrenean
smugglers have long found out.
For many years past experiments
have been made frequently in various
European countries to test the train
ing of dogs for different services in the
aeld-such as keeping watch, giving
warning of ambuscades. carrying mes
sages and even conveying ammunition
during a battle. Germany, France
Austria, Russia and Italy, with Bosnia
and Herzegovina, are SO well satisfied
with the result as to permanently
adopt the use of such canine helpers
Sheep-dogs, especially the Scotch
breed, and short-haired sporting-dogs,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

as we'll asin consequence of its evident
ly disconsolate state when the beauti-
full tail feathers have fallen off after
the breeding season. Of late years the
widah bird has come into fashion in
England and France as an inha bitant
of the aviary. Some of the French
dealers have succeeded in breeding
these birds.
On account Of its peculiarly long tail
the widah bird requires very roomy
cage, with perches of considerable
height and SO arranged as not to inter-
fere with its movements. 1t is very
fond of bathing. and. like many other
birds. bursts into a cry Of gratitude
when supplied with water.
It's most is ingeniously woven from
vegetable tbers, said to be wholly
those of cotton down, and is divided
into two compartments. one being for
the use of the female and her eggs or
young and the other for a seat for the
male, whereupon he may perch him
self TO sing to his family. The broad
shafted widah bird Is about the size of
sparrow, measuring between five and
six inches exclusive of the elongated
tail feathers. After the breeding sea-
son the beautiful plumes fall out and
the whole coloring of the bird is
changed from the deep black and
orange into rusty brown and dull white
The proper name of this bird is widah
bird, title that was originally given
TO it by Portuguese, because the first
specimens brought to Europe came
from the kingdom of Widah. on the
eastern coast of Africa
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

privilege Of wearing the single star in
active service. The most recent ap-
pointment is that of Col. f. S. Otis. Of
the Twentieth infantry, to be brigadier
general in the place of Gen. w. S. Car
lin. recently retired This is the Sec
ond time that Col. Otis name has been
sent to the senate in nomination for
this Office.
In Mr.. Harrison's administration
Gen. Carr, an officer distinguished for
his services during the war, ard also
for work done on the frontier, was
promoted from a colonelcy to a briga-
dier generalship. Shortly afterwards
Gen. Carr was informed that he had
been promoted with the understanding
that when his forty years of service
had expired he would voluntarily re-
tire. According to the law, an officer,
after his length of service, even
though he be not sixty-four years
old, may retire or be retired.
Gen. Carr did not like this arrange
ment, to which he had not been party,
and therefore refused to retire. He
was peremptorily put on the retired
list by President Harrison, and the
name of Col. Otis sent to the senate in
nomination for the vacancy. The SEN
ate did not go into executive session
before adjournment, and therefore the
nomination was void.
When Mr.. Cleveland took office he
nominated Gen. Carlin for the vacancy,
and Col. Otis has had to wait almost
year before being obliged to buy a new
uniform. Col. Otis was gallant sol
der during the war, and won advance
ment, both honorary and actual, for
gallant and meritorious services in the
battles of Spottsylvania and Chapel
House. Though native of Maryland,
he was appointed to the army from
New York. and served as captain and
lieutenant colonel of the One Hun
dred and Fortieth New York infantry.
He was mustered out of the service in
1865, and then appointed lieutenant
colonel of the Twenty-second infantry.
With this he served till February, 1880,
when he became colonel Of the Twen-
tieth infantry During the labor riots
of 1877 he commanded his regiment in
Pennsylvania. Since then he has been
mostly in the northwest. though for
two years he was superintendent OF
the recruiting service in New York.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
ROMAN CHARITIES.
Almsgiving rs Practiced Toward the Lat
ter End of the Empire.


1t would be a great mistake to sup
pose that pagan Rome did not know or
did not practice almsgiving. Under
the republic large sums We're often dis
bursed to secure popularity and infu.
ence: but toward it's close philosophy
promoted a truly philanthrepic, instead
of an ostentatious and selfish, expen-
diture-to succor widows and orphans.
to redeem captives. and to bury the
dead. From the beginning of the sec
ond century, state aid was bestowed
monthly on the children of the poor
families.
When Antoninus lost his beloved
tina. he founded in her honor char
liable institution for poor girls, who
were termed puellae Faustipae. Ths
example thus given was followed bv
private individuals. and Pliny made
MANY noble gift during his life.
known to us through his not possess
ing the specially Christian virtue of
concealing his own good deeds.
A lady of TarracinA gave eight thou
sand pounds to found an institution
for poor children, and chari:a BILE
legao:es were not uncommon and
epitaphs were sometimes written
which represented dead man con.
graduating himself on having been
merciful and friend to the poor. A
society largely animated by SO beneve-
lent a spirit was one prepared TO ap.
preciate Christian charity. Mine
teenth Century.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The famous strike Of the LAWYERS.
corporation of the city of Rom, in
huvcrgne, France, is ended One of
these fnwvers, ar advocates, having
been improperly treated by a judge.
his colleagues sided with him. and for
Eve months they have refused to plead
before the court which was practically
closed At last due satisfaction has
been given TO the lawyers corpora
ton by NJ. oudoui, the president Of the
court district of Riom. and the advo-
Gates have resolved. in a meeting, to
resume again their avocation and
pleadings in that court.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

The attaches Of the white house re-
port that a popularity of the women
visitoys TO the white house is the de-
sire of one and all to see the babies
Capt Dahois. who is in charge of the
white house attendants. says: There
is not one in a hundred of the lady WIS.,
ifors who oome here who does not ask
To see the little ones as soon, almost.
rs she enters the house. have had
them tell me they would sooner see the
baby than the president himself. No
matter how much they are told that
the presidents family is not on exhi-
cition, they continue to beg and plead
tor just oae look, and seem to feel ag-
grl>ved when the refusal becomes
Percmptory. All women love babies,
Of course, SO l suppose it's only nat
ur1l -
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
An CafseItnH Husband.

A. the recent banquet of the Com
mercial exchange, Mayor Cewherd told
a story which no one seemed to have
heard before. During the recent
financial panic" he said. "A certain
man, like many others, found one nigh,
that his real estate was unstable. his
firm bankrupt and his money locked
ap IN suspended bank. In deepest
dependency he walked slowly home
and greeted the companion of his ioys
and sorrow Mary, he said. Pm dat
busted. Sos the bank Sos the frn
We lost my money, and nav house and
everything - everything Ne. mo-
.john, cried the loving wife As She cast
herself upon his breast-no. every
thing. You haven't lost me. That.
sa' mary SAID the anteeEng brute
that SO. never reckoneG that any
OF the liabilities would gs, away. 80
Kansas City TimeA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
PRINCESS ELIZABETH.

twenty-four. The young couple met
at court ball and fell in love at first
sight: and separation, threats and
remoDstrances failed to move them.
At last the emperor interfered il
favor Of his granddaughter, and prip
cess and squire are now in their honey
moon, having been married at Genoa q
few weeks ago. The emperor hss be-
slowed large fortune upon his grand
daughter. besides giving her as we'd
ding present the beautiful castle and
estate Of Petersburg, in the Tyrol.
Tho young baron, who belongs to an
ancient but impoverished noble fam.
lily, is a remarkably handsome man. a
good soldier and very popular in his
rerirent
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

An interesting case Of the ruling
passion strong in death" is described
by the Torento Mail. A humorist in
Japan who jested all his LIE told his
friends when he was dying that his
body v<as not TO be washed after death.
but was to be taken at once to the
family temple 70 be crere.cd. When
he died his instructions were followed,
and the chief priest t-ook the body TO
the cremation ground A. coon as it
vas set on fre the Eourners we're as
tonished By several loud explosions
AT first they were inclined TO take 10
their heels, but curiosity &c. the better
OF fear, end careful inspection showed
that ne hunorf>s had slowed away q
large number Of Srec-ackers about his
person before his death
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

appear most suitable, while the French
also use poodles and terriers. The
Germans like the gray Pomeranians,
which learn their work rapidly and
are enormously strong; while the Aus
trians incline to the Scotch collie.
where many of the points required In
a war-dog are almost hereditary AL
together the animals are easily trained
for their duties, owing to their intelli-
gence, keen scent and remarkable ca
ipacity for finding their way about, to
say nothing of their perseverance.
fidelity and attachment, not only to
their special master, but to a whole
regiment.
The trainer teaches the dog to reco9-
nize the uniform of all probable oppo-
nents and to warn his master Of an APP
preaching danger by pointing, never
by barking. except in dire necessity
The process employed by the soldiers
of the kaiser to instill into the canine
mind the fact that all German soldiers
are his friends and all persons wearing
the French and Russian uniform his
natural enemies, as described by
writer In the London Graphic. is inter
esting. At the training quarters some
of the soldiers put on French and Rus
sian uniforms to represent the enemy.
This arrangement, by the bye, sug-
gests the idea that the Germans have
quite made up their mind whom they
are going to fight when the great war
u.
Russian then do all in their power to
arouse the dogs dislike by beating and
ill-treatinG the animals. and shouting
loudly at them in the two hostile
languages. When the dogs tempers
are thoroughly excited against their
fictitious adversaries the German SOL
diers come to the front to pet and
caress the angry animals and reward
them with meat or somc other canine
delicacy-a sure road to their favor.
Thus the distinction is speedily
learned
In the ambulance service the dog Is
only playing different version of the
part performed by the famous ST.
Bernard dogs from time immemorial
the pass. So that the ambulance work
is perhaps the easiest lesson the dog
learns. and it has been brought to a
very perfect condition by the Russian
JAEGER regiments. Wolf hounds and
sheep dogs are best for the service, be- |
ing especially valuable in rocky and |
wooded districts, where wounded |
man lying among underwood OF stones
is not easily seen by members of the
a 10 bulance corps.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
NEW ERIGADiER GENERAL.
Col. E. S. Otis Will Replace Gen. ". &.
Carlin. Retired.

Col. E. S. Otis Will Replace Gen. ". 8.
Carlin Retired.
A person not well acquainted with
the size of our regular army might jump
to the conclusion. from the frequency
with which new brigadier generals
are made, that the military branch of
the public service is very large. But
the frequency of new appointments.
says Harper's Weekly, is due to the
compulsory retirement law, which
shelves an officer, whether he will or
not, when he has reached the age of
sixty-four years. And as the men who
won high rank in the battles of the re-
bellion are generally well along in life,
it is not often that one OF them has the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
a FAITHFUL PRINCESS.
The Romantic Marriage of Elizabeth Of
Bavaria.

Elijah of Bavaria, the young
granddaughter of the emperor of Aus
tria, whose portrait appears below, is
the only princess of the period whose
marriage recalls the royal romances of
rledieval times. She loved "a squire
of low degree"-or, at least, one of
degree lower than her own-and by
force of faithfulness, sorrow and
obstinacy has conquered her relatives
and married him. The princess is only
nineteen. and her husband. Heut
Baron Seefried Won Buttenheim, is
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
Relics o. Mound Builders.

Interesting relics of mound builders
or Indian. have been found at Shebov-
gan. Wis. Search has revealed guam
titles of hunan bones and all sorts of
curious copper utensils and ornaments,
including spears, hatchets, battle axes
and neck ornaments
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
HON. c. A. RoUnLLE, NAME.

he was. at his own request. honorahi ,
discharged from the navy. After hAv-
ing been engaged in business In New
York for few years, he returned 70
Maine and became EDITOR OF the Rac-
gor VhiP and Courier. In htsc he was
elected 10 represent the Fourth Maine
district IN congress That his constit-
uents were not disappointed IN their
expectations Of his ability is best
proved by the simple statement that
he still represents them a: Weshing
ton. Mr.. Boutelle is nise looking
gentleman whose face does rot bet-a-
his Gfty-Gye rearS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
PenDy-in.the.Slot Gaa,

A Liverpool hotel has put in soma
penny-in-the-slot gas fires The sys-
tenn is applied TO the gas supply SO that
fire in the CRATE can bs turned on
when needed. The experiment has
been tried in one bedroom for twelve
months, and the machines are now to
be put into every bedroom in the hotel.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
EDITOR AND REFORMER.
Romarkable Career Of william T. Stead,
tho English journalist.

tho English journalist.
William Thomas Stead. journalist
and reformer, was born in Northum-
berland forty-four years ago. His an
cestral stock was Puritan, his father
a Congregational preacher. his fam
lily poor. His early education was
narrow, but it inbued him with
knowledge of the Bible and a rugged
Anglo-Saxon style of speech and writ
ing. This popularity of quality has,
perhaps, more than anything else. held
to him the support Of the noncontorm-
ist element in England. When four.
teen years old he was a clerk or Office
boy in the Office of the Russian vice
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20
DISCIPLE OF BLAINE,
Hon. &. A. Eoutelle, Names Best Known
ConDresSInan.

Congressman.
Hon. Charles Addison Boutelle, of Ban
gor, who represents the Fourth Maine
district in the lower house of con-
gress, is one of the leaders ofthe repub-
lican party. He has been heard often,
lately, and has announced himself as
the most uncompromising enemy Of
President Cleveland's foreign policy.
Mr.. Boutelle served in the civil war as
acting master in the United States
navy. but was later promoted 10 lieu
tenant for gallant conduct in the en-
gagenent with the confederate iron
clad Albemarle, May 8, 1864 In 1864
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

''Do you believe" he said. as he ten
derly stroked her hair. do you be-
lieve that a deep, abiding love like
ours can ever die out?'
Not now, George. l don't" she re-
sponded. But it always did in my
previous engagements. IS. s."-Chicago REQ
ord
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

4 Paris bcggar has been living very
comfortably by hanging himself He
would choose txee wAere Young chill
d-en were PLAYING, string himself mp
and .-roSn TO att-ac. sttcn tieo. 80 .a1t
they would run for help he w.uld be
cut down and restored. and letter in
his pocize, would explain his attempted
suicide by q statements Of ki1 aestitu-
ton Re knew how to sttach tns
moose 50 as 70 avoid stran1ula ton
There's No sueh GirL
We don't rcrnern nber ever meeting .
girl whose shoe was not mile too big
Tor ker.-Atchison Globe
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

How about the new neighbers: do
you think much Of them Wen. I
should say we do; they have three dogs
and piano; hew can we forget them
for q minute@ Ocean
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

A4c A<sas Ae" E<-t-e 0~fIoF FIn~ncc lpr
children is shaving. An eiTht-year-old
girl, daughter OF the champion shaver
OF the world, who gives exhibitions of
rapid work at the London Aquarium.
had been shaving thirteen men in ten
minutes every night until the law stop
ped her to invas.iGa.A
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-20

When Baby was sick, We gave her Casto-ia.
When she was 4 Child, she cried for Csstoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Csstoria.
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AN OLD wOMAN's PETS.
Misery Mrs. Levan's House Full of
Trained Rats.

Mrs. Levan Is an old woman who lives
on Larkin street, near Turk. and whose
existence is IA puzzle to her neighbours
says the San Francisco Call. She al
ways pleads poverty. yet her larder Is
always fun. She goes about In rags.
and has "a trunk fun of silks and satins.
She Is about seventy years of age.
but has the strength of a much younger
person, and can talk for hours at n
time.
since she had been living in the house
she has made friends with the rats, and
Her room IL 1T home for rats and Is
never cleaned. The paper ia all off the
walls and they are dirty and cracked.
a more abiect scene of poverty would
be hard to find.
Just how Mrs. Levan trained the rats
Is secret she keeps to herself, but the
work has been SO perfectly done that all
OF them will do as she says She has
such control over several of them that
they Will come out while strangers are
in thc room.
when she is at her meals all the rats
In the place Will sit around on the table
an eat the crumbs she throws to them.
II she wishes, they will climb over her
without showing the least signs OF fear.
/ All of the rats are plump and we'll fed
and do not show any OF the signs OF
| poverty their mistress complains of.
| Just what she intends to do with the
| rats, or what pleasure II can give her
To have them about. Is something beyond
comprehension. But she has them, and
/ at times Will declare they are her only
| friends She says they understand her.