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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-11-07
.ro BE CoNT1NurD.l
GORGEOUS UNIFORMS.

Worn by Drum Major Jorgenson of tho
U. 8. Engineer Corps.
The drum majors uniform Is usually
the gayest in the regiment A striking
bit Of color, and aiguillettes, combine
with the bearskin hat to make him one
Of the most picturesque features of a
parade, especially If he has been
selectsdfor his height and his soldierly
bearing. Drum Major Ludwig Jorgen-
sen, Of the battalion Of engineers at
Willets Point, IL among the most
striking-loolking drum majors In the
regular army. With his bearslkin hat
he stands seven feet eight inches, or
within four inches of eight feet. He
carries heavy staff about four and a
half feet long, with a large head and
long ferrule. This staff is considerably
longer than the usual short bamboo
loaded In the center, and hence Is
better adapted for signaling commands
to the band and field music, though the
shorter stick is easier to twirl A
clever trick with these short sticks Is
for two drum majors to stand some
distance apart, twirl their sticks in
front of them, and then let go, each
drum major catching the others stick
and returning 1t to him In the same
way.
The drum majors uniform Is SO
gorgeous because his Imagination is
not fettered by the United States army
regulations, he being allowed to wear
any uniform which his colonel consid-
ers appropriate. He will usually have
three or four uniforms, changing them
according to his fancy. You see he Is
the artist of the regiment, and SO is
allowed some freedom in dress. The
drum major ranks as a sergeant, but
no regular sergeant in the United
States army could get himself up as
Drum Major Jorgensen does, with a
red breast-piece of Prussian Uhlan
Nancer) pattern, broad gold and
white band, gold epaulets, and
aiguillettes, to say nothing of the
towering bearslSin hat.-Gustav Kobbe,
In st. Nicholas.
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but the young man evidently knew his
business and held them In with firm
hand. The wagon was jogging along
where the road was very narrow, and
Bartlett kept his team stolidly in the
center Of the way.
Hello there, Bartlett" shouted the
young man in the buggy; half the
road, you hnow--half the road"
Take itr' cried Bartlett, over his
shoulder.
'Come, come, Bartlett, get out Of the
way, or I'll run you down."
You just try it." Bartlett either
had no sense Of humor or his resent
ment against his young neighbor
smothered it, since otherwise he would
have recognized that heavy wagon
was in no danger Of being run into by
a light and expensive buggy. The
young man kept his tongue admirably,
but he knew just where to touch the
elder on the raw. His sisters hand
was placed appealingly on his arm. He
smiled, and took no notice of her.
"Come, now, you move out, or I'll
have the law on YOU"
THE lawl" ragged Bartlett; you just
try It on"
"Should think you'd had enough Of
1t by this time"
"0hl don't, don't, Henry" protested
the girl, in distress.
"There amt no lawl" yelled Bartlett,
"that kin make a man with load move
out for anything"
'You haven't any load, unless it's in
that Jug"
Yates saw with CONSERVATION that
the Jug had been jolted out from under
its covering, but the happy consolation
came to him that the two in the buggy
would believe 1t belonged to Bartlett.
He thought, however, that this dog-in-
the-manger policy had gone far enough.
He stepped briskly forward and said to
Bartlett:
BETTER drive aside a little and let
them pass"
You tend to your own businessp'
cried the thoroughly enraged farmer.
| Twill, said Yates, shortly, striding
to the horses heads. He took them by
the bits, and in spite of Bartlett's male.
dictions and pulling at the lines he
drew them to one side so that the bug.
gy got by.
"Thank you'll" cried the young man.
The light and glittering carriage rap.
idly disappeared up the Ridge road.
Bartlett sat there for one moment
the picture of bafaed rage. Then he
threw the reins down on the backs Of
his patient horses and descended. "You
take my horses by the head, do you
you good-fur-nuthin' Yank? You do
eh? like your cheek. Touch my
horses an me a-holdin' the lines! Now
you hear me? Your traps comes right
off here on the road. You hear me?"
"0h, anybody within mile can heal
you"
| FrO nm rnNsryxsrr,,,,l
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-11-07
rha Admirnl,a WAC Replr.

A statement which certainly ought
to be true, whether is so under all
circumstances or not, is said to have
been made on one occasion by Admiral
Foote. When in Siam the admiral In
vited the royal dignitaries to dinner
on his vessel. AS soon as the guests
were seated ct the table, he, as was his
invariable custsm, asked a blessing
upon the food. The king, in surprise,
said he thought only missionaries asked
blessings. ''Truc, replied the admiral,
quietlyr but, every Christian Is mis-
sionary.n
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-11-07

''0ur conveyance" ne began, '1s not
as comfortable as it might be, yet |
shall be very happy II you will accept
It's hospitalities.
The young woman flashed brief
glance at him from her dark eyes, and
for q moment Yates feared that his
language had been rather too choice
for her rural understanding, but be-
fore he could amend his phrase she am
swered, briefly:
''Thank you. prefer to walk"
swell, l don't know that I blame
you. Might ask If you have come all
the way from the villageP"
"Yes."
"That is long distance, and you
must be very tired" There was no re-
ply; so Yates continued; SAT least /
thought tia long distance, but perhaps
that was because was riding on Bart
letts hay-rack. There is no 'downy
bed Of ease about his vehicle"
AS he spoke of the wagon he looked
at it, and, striding forward to its side.
said in husky whisper to the pro
fessor:
"say, Silly, cover up that Jug with
a flap of the tent"
"Cover it up yourself" briefly replied
the other; ut isn't mine"
Yates reached across and In sort Of
accidental way threw the flap Of the
tent over the too conspicuous jar. AS
an excuse for his action he took up his
walking cane and turned toward his
new acquaintance. he was fattered
to see that she was lettering some dis
tance behind the wagon, and he speedi-
ly rejoined her. The girl, looking
straight ahead, now quickened her
pace, and rapidly shortened the dis
tance between herself and the vehicle.
Yates, with the quickness characteris-
tic of him, made up his mind that this
was case of country difidence which
was best to be met by the bringing
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-11-07
NoWILAY ME DOWN ro sLEEp.

The FIRE upon the hearth Is low,
ana there Is stiffness everywhere;
Like troubled spirits, here and there
me freight shadows fiuttering 20,
And as the shadows round me creep,
a childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from farther room
Comes; Now lay me down to Sleep"
And, somehow, with that little prayer
And that sweet treble In my ears,
My thought goes back to distant years
And fingers with dear one there;
And, as hear the child's amen,
My mothers faith comes back to me,
Crouched at her side seem to be,
And mother holds my hands again.
Ol for an hour In that dear placel
Oi for the peace Of that dear timel
o. for that childish trust subllmei
o. for glimpse Of mothers face
Yet, as the shadows round me creep,
do not seem to be alone
Sweet magic OF that treble tone
And now lay me down to sleep"
Eugene Field, In Chicago News
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-30
Cutting Un a Whale.

When a fish, as the whalers will for
ever call it, is taken, the ship gets
alongside, and the creature is fixed
head and tail in curious and ancient
fashion, so that by slackening or tight
ening the ropes, each part of the vast
body can be brought uppermost. A
whole boat may be seen inside the
giant mouth, the men hacking with
axes, TO slice away the tent foot screens
OF bone, others, with sharp spades
upon the back, are cutting off the
deep great-coat of fat in which kindly
nature has wrapped up this most over
grown of her children.
In few hours all is slowed awav in
the tanks, and a red lslet, with white
projecting bones, lies alongside and
sinks like stone when the ropes are
loosed. Some years ago a nan, still
lingering on the back, had. the misfor-
tune to have his foot caught between
the creatures ribs, at the instant when
the tackle was undone Some eons
hence those two skeletons, the one
hanging by the foot from the other,
may grace the museum of sub -tropi-
cal Greenland, orastonish the students
of the Spitzbergen Institute Of Anat-
omy. II McClnre's Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-30
When UnexpeetedIy Called rpon.

At the Scotch Irish dinner both Sen.
ator Hawley and Congressman Bur
rows let the cat out of the bag as to
how public men prime for speeches.
Both started out by saying they had
been assured when they were invited
that they would not be called upon
to speak, but before they got through
both admitted they had read up on
Scotch-Irlsh history before they came.
Mr. Burrows referred to having con
suited Ramsey on Scotch wit and
stories and other books in the Con-
gressional Library, and Senator Haw-
ley went so far as to explain that he
had followed the usual plan of Con
gressmen and sent over to Mr.. Spof-
ford, the librarian, with memoran.
DUN of the subject "Scotch- Irish. "
and, according to usage, received in
return collection of the best books
on that subject. - Philadelphia Times
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-30
Red Indians as Archers,

An Indian boy begins to handle a
light bow when he toddles; that means
at the age of four or five years. His
bow Is taller than himself. He has a
habit of practising at anything around
his wigwam. By the time he attains
the age of twelve he is permitted to
use sharp arrows. Such boy must
be strong at eighteen to use a mans
bow. A white man, when he takes an
Indian bow for the first time, has all
he can do to bend it. 1t takes strong
man to do it, but there is also a large
amount of knack required. An In
iian bow is made straight; the cord,
even when in tension, almost touches
the bow. 1t is thick, and it some four
and half to five feet in length-the
hunting bow is now spoken of-and
the same has an extra stiffening by
having sinews pasted on it. We-shess-
has-ka, member of the Ogala Sioux
tribe-his name implies 'The Long
Man." he stands nearly seven feet
high, and is not unworthy his sobri-
quet-has been known to kill an ante
lope at 1876 measured yards.
The bow used in warfare is trihe
shorter, and, perhaps, is stifer. The
arrow is not drawn to the eye, but
catch aim is taken, as when rifle shoot
ing, is done from the hip. Such shoot
ing, in perfection, is only acquired by
long practice. The string is drawn
by the clutch of the whole Of the
fingers, though some tribes "a. -
\ ..i.,93llslls w aDGlthrea fngars Re
snoorng fs often PERFORMED
Sious, though nothing that will COM
pare with the somewhat legendary
performances Of Robin Hood.
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Growing Land

Enterpriang men have a way of
growing and along the marshy shores
of Delaware Bay. The plan is to cut
the dikes and let the tide rise and fall
for course of years over a consider
able area including some upland. 1t
is found alter while that the dikes
may be removed considerably out tow
ard the low tide line, and many acres
of arabic land have been gained at
small cost Marsh companies usually
exist for the purpose of cooperation
in such work, and there are many
quarrcls over the land of men
that refuse to join the company
IN making temporary sacri-
flee OF reclaiming submerged marsh.
The land thus reclaimed is extremely
fertile but it usually yields crop of
malariaI levers when first brought IN,
der cultivation. Il CHICAGO Herald
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-30

was very cold and lonely" ansv cred
Margaret.
Barry Lawrence smiled.
"Y 1u,ll do" he said sententiousIy.
The junior partner rubbed his
hands
"Father will have to be coAvinced
with his own eyes, for he'll not be-
lieve even me, so we will do nothing
further until | have seen him.
A few nights later the senior part
ner WIS fully convinced, and in a very
quiet manner sent for his forelady TO
come to his private office, where he
plainly preferred his charges and dis
missed her.
At first she appeared very indignant
and stoutly denied it, but when she
learned that he was witness she
broke down and confessed all. II Short
Stories.
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when Pianf Gel Gut of Sorts.

Sometimes piano gets sick said
an expert tuif fr. This Buffalo
weather seems give them the grip.
Pianos, you kntw, have feelings same
as anybody. Didn't You know that?
Well they have This piano have
lust doctored whs .let So much ont Of
tune as it was f'mn down. It had
caught cold from changes Of tempera-
ture. There has been sort Of cpl
demic lately and ever so many pianos
have had to take treatment. There
are two other complaints common with
pianos. One is lack Of exercise and
the other is oyerwork
"About how much exercise should
a piano get?a
'.In most case from one to two
hours day, to keep it in the best Of
health. More than two hours deu
slowly saps piano Of its vital energy.
Another thing about piano is that it
has to breathe. This fashion Of smoth-
ering a piano in clothes-I mean
draperies and such things hanging
down their backs-isn't any better for
it than to jam 4 op against a wall. A
piano should stand two or three inches
out from a wall, so that it can get
plenty of air. How can a piano be
expected to be reasonable, Id like to
know, if it isn't treated like one of the
family; and if it isn't attended to
when it complains
"Why isn't piano-tuning just the
business for women, this music ply
sician was asked.
"Well, he replied thoughtfully, $50
far as the hours and the physical labor
are concerned. the business is just the
thing for women, but, although they
have the ear, somehow they don't
catch the science Of it or the spirit
of it,
"They don't seem to get into SYM
pathy with 2 piano. | suppose it may
be a good deal like the difference IN
doctors. Some Of EN- understand you
and you think you are going to get
well, and you do get WE'LL while others
who have just as good pills can't help
you a bit Buffalo Express.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-30
A SOnphouse for Cats.

The latest Maine charity is 'soup,
house" for tramp-cats, started and
operated by kind-hearted Hallowell
merchant. Every morning half-a,
dozen hungry felines appear at the
back door of his store and wait for
their breakfast, which is always forth
coming. The man who attends tc
their wants is getting considerable sat
isfaction an watehing their lean and
hungry looks give place to comfort
able fatness. 1t would be hard on him
II the grateful beasts should trv to
show their appreciation of his kind
ness by serenade. Detroit Free
Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-30
sworn Never 10 Write

Among the New York clubs recently
formed IS the Parole Coterie, made
up Of about twenty men-about-tovn.
who nave 'aken an oath never to write
letters to anybody but men. 1t is a
sort Of mutual protective society. and
each memoer pledges himself to act as
far as he Is able as verbal messenger
for the other The club has no note
papef' and member who writes a
plN''' i0''er TO woman is liable 20
expulsion. {, 1t must not be supposed
that these men are woman.b aters
TChicago Herald.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-30

| AhE hCFil Has a LiUA AlEdEC Ou tfpA9
boy who smokes.
PRAISE and doubt cannot both live
in the same heart.
GROWTH in knowledge is the only
cure for self-conceit.
tTHE rest Of Christ is only for those
ue@ are tired Of sin
HYPOCRISY is the DEVILS admission
that virtue is fact.
Ir isn't the biggest horn that
makes the best music.
STARTING for Heaven on a grave
stone is risky business
A MATCH looks harmless, but it has
often taken a child's life.
THERE is as much kill in a selfish
heart as there is in musket
If you wear religion as cloak
your soul may freeze to death
WHEN God measures men he brings
them all to the same standard.
To BEHOLD who is truly great on
earth, we shall have to be in Heaven
to look.
THE moment a Christian looks back
he begins to make crooked paths with
his feet.
A FLOWER will have something
sweet to say to you, no matter where
you put it.
IT takes more than philosophy to
make a man smile when he has the
toothache.
BUILD fence anywhere and the
first boy who comes along will want
to climb it.
THE man who is not satisfied with
Christ is always finding fault with
somebody else.
EVERY Christian ought TO be CON
stant reminder to some worldling
that God is good.
PEOPLE have to be living in a high
state of grace to enjoy the own
faults pointed out
MAKE pure thsaghts welcome in
your mind, and God Will be sure TO
come into your life.
MANY people claim to trust God
who nnd that they we're mistaken
| Nfe-tt a@AAA< IA tNlNH.
! Va. .. sy,ss ~ -; q 4
whose name was Hope. f
If there is any OF his work that
the devil is well satisfied within
must be the drunkard's home. =
MANY man will open the front
door for discomfort who tries his best
to keep burglars out Of his house.
TIE devil never keeps out of
home simply because there is
handsome Bible on the parlor table.
The man who never speaks of his
religion in public is not getting very
much enjoyment out of it in private.
ABOUT all some people ever under.
take to do to help the Lord, is to try
to tell the preacher how he ought to
preach.
The devil cannot make an unholy
pleasure bright enough to get the
second look from one who is satisfied
with Christ
IT won't do any good to pray for
the SouCb Sea Islander as long as you
won't speak TO the man who lives in
the next house.
THERE are parents who let their
children read books about pirates and
cutthr0ats, and then wonder why
they will not Join the church
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the flesh otanimals and birds and call
ing upon humanity to turn to oatmeal
and potatoes.
OF late, however, the vegetarians
have branched into a regular crusade
of missionary work, and announce
through their journalistic organ the
conversion of a large number of per-
sons who we're formerly victims of the
mutton chop and ruffied grouse habit,
but who, since becoming aware of the
evil of their ways, have taken to mush
and milk,
The converts boasted by the vegeta-
tarians include some well-known per
sons, and the crusade has ,undeniablv
aroused a great deal of interest. New
societies have recently been formed.
and the work Of depriving Mr.. John
Bull of his traditional rare roast beef
is being pushed with such enthusiasm
that after while We may expect to
hear that the cauhhower or the onion
has been adopted as national dish.
The vegetarian movement is I'M
Notwithstanding unusual attention.
hut it will be scarcely more than fad.
1t Is having great run now, though,
and NAY cause the butchers a great
deal Of concern before it dies out
st Lom, Republic.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-30

HE pious whine
was invented in
the pit
! lT is the joy of
truth to be look
ed in the face.
A GENIUS is
never taken to
be one by his
looks
A FOOL some
times builds his
house of books.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-30

Up 20 within little more than half
acea'uiy ago Charleston, S. O., had 8
larger commerce than New York.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-30
NO. o.
RAMS HORN BLASTS

warning Notes Calling the wicked to ne-
pentanee.
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What Time Is IT.

What Time Is II!
What time Is it2
Time to do we'll
Time TO live better;
Give up that grudge;
Answer that letter
Speaking that kind word to sweeten a sorrow,
Do TINT good deed you would leave till to-
morrow.
What time is it?
Times to be earnest,
Laying up treasure;
Time to be thoughtful,
Choosing true pleasure:
Loving stern iustice-of truth being fond
Making your word just as good as your bond.
New York Observer.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-10-05

We take this method of returning
our thanks to our KeytesviIIefrie
for their kind attention to our be
loved sister, the late Mrs. Annie E.
Egbert, in her brief illness, and who
so kindly attended and assisted at
her funeral obsequies.
MRs. MARTHA j. CAGE.
MRS. FANNIE MooRMAN.
Mrs. b. F. MooRMAN.
Mrs. ALICE HENDERSON.
r. r. STANDS.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-10-05

c. c. Clifton, OF the vicinity of Mike
in Charlton county, came down to
see his old friends here a few days
this week. He says that there is on
ly one Republican in his part OF the
county, so far as he knows, and be
lives over on the other side of the
creek; that there is one former Dem
ocrat who talks some of voting the
Populist ticket, but he doubtless will
come around all right before cleo
ton time. As for himself he voted
the Democratic ticket first in 1874,
he says, and from that day to this
he voted the Democratic ticket at
every presidential, congressional,
state, county and township election.
and never scratched the ticket but
once in his life and then the man
scratched was a notorious gambler
and he did not believe it was right
to vote for such man.-Brunswick-
or
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-10-05

We call attention to an advertise
ment OF q stock sale on the asricult.
ual college iarm, at Columbia, next
Tuesday the 18th inst. This would
be q good time to go to Col
umbia for the purposs Of purshss-
ing bargains In stock, ofjh1f6ndtng
the good roads convention, and
visiting the university. Our people
will never take the interest they
ought in our state institutions till
they know more of them. "Seeing
is believing" in many instances.
1t would be difficult for q parent
having children to educate to visit
our great educational institutions.
at Columbia, without becoming DOS
sessed OF q desire, or perhaps q de-
termination, to avail himself OF the
educational advantages found there.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-10-05

III any one thinks wheat is not a
good food for hogs let him inquire
of DR.. Dewey, who has hog little
over one year old that weighs 450
pounds. Since harvest the diet of
this hog has been wheat, given in
whole grains well moistened. with
water just before feeding time. We
believe ii to be very bad policy to
sell wheat at 40 cents per bushel,
when the seller has any kind Of stock
or fouls that will eat it. Especially
is this the case when corn is so cents
per bushel.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-10-05
81. C. MSTER.

DIR. L. R. Perkins and"Uncle Pow
Agee spent Tuesday and "Wednesday
IN st. Louis. The doctor is under
treatment OF DR.. Michel for eye
troubles and is improving rapidly.
"UncIe Pow" who has been troubled
with his eyes for some time. had bis
optics examined by DR.. Wilson while
IN the city. when It was discovered
that he had cataract in both eyes
which 1t will require an operation to
remove. The cataracts, however, are
not yet ready for the operation, but
probably will be within the next few
months.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-10-05

Having received information that
the Populist party. OF Charlton
county, have done ma the honor oi
naming me a. the candidate OF that
party for the Office OF probate judge
/ desire to say publicly and explicit
IL that such nomination was made
without consulting me. and that
while Iappreciate the confidence and
esteem-of my fellow-citizens regard
Les OF party afiliations, yet 1 can
not accept q nomination from any
other than the Democratic party.
nor am 1 willing even by silence to
give apparent sanction to the nee OF
NJ name ss . candidate on any
other ticket. am . Democrat and
nsk nothing better than to share the
Iste Of the other nominees OF my
ii. C. MSTER.