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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

years Of age. There were only two
things he could really do well-drum
and drinll-so the junior lieutenant of
the battery, who was his good friend"
Ito use Dumpey's own words), dubbed
him D2.
There were a number of boys in the
garrison and we were all on intimate
terms with pumpey. To us, in spite of
his So years and the fact that he had
served through the four years of the
war, he seemed but boy. He was al
ways good-natured; ready for SWIM or
fish; ready to play ball, and some
times, when in a particularly anliable
mood, ready to give us a lesson on the
drum, which he considered the king
of instruments"
"Fiddles are all right" he said once
when the colonel's son ventured TO diff
fer with him, "iddles are all right,
but" with superior smile, mot for
soldiers. Did you ever hear tell Of a
fiddler of Chickamauga? Come, answer
me that" .
Of course we sided with Dumpey;
what real boy wouldn't?
l can see him now, with his drum
slung from his neck, his little figure
drawn up to it's full height proudly
showing us how to make the drum
stalk
This is what we played at Mission
Ridge" and then he would begin.
One heard the tramp of marching
feet, the thunder of cannon, the rattle
of musletry, the shouts and hurrahs
of the men, and, above all, the rub-a-
dub-dub, the rub-a-dub-dub of the drum.
II sent the cold shivers down our backs,
the blood jumping through our veins,
and our boyish hearts thumped and
thumped until we thought they must
surely burst; then he would change and
in an instant all was different.
The slow and solemn beat of the muf-
fed drum; the long, melancholy, al
most human roll, and we knew that the
battle was over, and that the dead were
being laid away to their last rest. The
tears were in our eyes, choking in
our threats, and then
They dressed me up in sojer clothes,
They treated me so kindly.
And yet never coulo forget
The girl l left behind me.
And we'd fall in and march behind
our friend until we reached the battery
quarters.
Sometimes when the grizzled first
sergeant of the battery was inclined to
be pleasant we would stay to dinner
with Dumpey; bean soup, pork, bread
-
(soldier) to wait on us, just as if we
Were full-fiedged battery men.
These were our happy times; there
were sad ones usually at pay day.
when poor Dumpey would fall from
grace and disappear from among US
for days at time. Sometimes he would
be in tie guard-house, sometimes in
the hospital. We neyc poke of it, and
when the fit was over he would be safe
for few more months.
]. was sad day for the battery, and
particularly for Dumpey, when the
Junior lieutenant left our post by trans
fer. The very next payday Dumpey
was in the guard-house with general
charges against him. Intercession
proved of no avail; the captain was
determined to make an example of him,
but the court was lenient, so after n
months confinement Dumpey came
back to rs, but an altered man. Not
that his manner had changed toward
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
Aspic Sauce.

Rub smooth the yolks of three hard
boiled eggs; add one ounce of salt,
gill of oil--by degrees-till it becomes
thick; then AID one tablespoonful of
nnchovy essence and two tablespoonfuls
of tarragon vinegar. Mix well and set
ON the ice.-Good Housekeeping.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
Mice with Pink Legs.

In the Missouri river, near Platts,
mouth, Neb., is an island which is over-
run with curious mice. They have
golden brown coat, while the lower
part of their bodies is pure white.
Their legs are pink and their eyes ara
let black. No such mice are found
anywhere else.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
One at n Tine.

lou seem 10 like dogs" he said, with
an envious glance at her pug.
81 do" she answered, and then she
added quickly, as she saw with WON.
ans intuition that he intended to pro-
pose, "but don't want more than oni
Ut q time."--Chicago Post
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

There is lime tree at Nuestadt.
Wurtemberg, which is said to I've the
largest iu Europe. 1t is over 1000 years
old.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
DUMPEY.
by LIEUT.. THOMAS III. WILSON, u. 8. A

q M p E Y was a
drummer in a foot
b a t t e ry of the
United States ar
tillery stationed at
one of the harbor
posts in the east.
His descriptive list
showed him five
feet one inch high,
sallow complexion,
brown hair. and SO
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

Edward III. was six feet three
inches in height, and hal i rough. shay
9y beard that reached to his girdle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
Canine Strategy.

Dogs are allowed to roam at large in
Madagascar, and in their frequent ex.
cursions they have constantly to pass
over the streams of this swampy
island. Here they are waylsid by those
horrid alligators, which regard a dog
as dainty morsel. This is how the
canine quadrupeds contrive TO dodge
the "cocandrilles," as the French lines
men call them. They will assemble in
a pack of half a dozen or more near the
bank Of the river, and commence bark
ing with all their might. whereupon
shoals of alligators are seen converg-
ing to the spot In eager expectation Of
copious feast When all the alligators
OF the neighborhood are got together.
the dogs start off at q gallop and cross
the river in safety 200 or 300 yards up
stream. A remarkable proof this of the
instinct and intelligence Of animals.--
Revue Anecdotique.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
FOREIGN.

The large Touring mills and grain
elevators of the Allianza Manufacture
ing company at Torreon, Mexico. were
burned, the loss being S150,000.
The car of Russia reached his 2sth
birthday, and the anniversary was fit
tingly celebrated in all the cities of the
empire.
Archduke Charles Louis. brother Of
Emperor Francis Joseph, died in VIZ
emma, aged GO years.
The executive council at Pretoria de-
cided that the punishment of Col. Fran
els Rhodes, Lionel Phillips, George Far
rar and John Hays Hammond. the lead
ers of the Transvaal reformers who were
sentenced to death, shall be Is years
imprisonment
In collision in China between tho
IndoChina line steamer Onwo and the
coasting vessel New Chwang 252 lives
were lost.
TON" Linton, n Welshman. beat the
bicycle record from the fifth mile up
ward in Paris, covering 80 miles within
an hour.
The car and cz-rina made their tri-
umphal entry into Moscow amid q
grand display of imperial pomp and
splendor.
Another bomb was exploded near tho
palace in Madrid.
At bull fight in Monterey, Mexico. =
picador, Jose Mata, WINS gored to death
and four other performers were fatally
wounded and six horses were killed, ali
by one bull.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
RAILROAD YARD TERRoRS.

Even Train Men Cannot Cross the Tracks
ut Night without Being Confused.
"It's hard for the ordinary traveller
to realize the terrors of the average
railroad yard" said an old and expert
cnced trainman at one of the big Jersey
city terminals TO a Sun reporter. THE
commuter who scans the yards daily
as he is smoothly riding through them.
naturally enough fails TO appreciate
the mass Of detail in the duties of the
men who are employed to switch him
safely into the station. OF course, the
routine work we do, fraught with re-
sponsibility and danger as it is, becomes
mechanical enough to us in time, but
there is one thing that i have never
been able to do with GOODNESS in all the
years / have been employed here, and
that is to cross this network of tracks
at night The experience of Thomas
Baker, the freight clerk at the Lehigh
Valley station, in Communipaw, is proof
that l am not the only hardened rail-
roader afflicted in that way. Baker was
run down by an engine because he got
bewildered in the maze of tracks.
don't blame him. Why, it's enough to
give q man heart disease to attempt to
cross such an aggregation of rails, with
lot of headlights moving all around
him and scores Of bells ringing and
whistles ringing in his ears.
Every time that am compelled to
make such trip-and I only do so now
adays when I am compelled to- get
the lay of the land we'll in my mind,
and note which engines are moving and
which are not; but it is of no use. BY
the time I'm in the middle Of the yard
my head Is in a whirl, the headlights
are dancing all around me, and 1 skip
and dodge around frantically until I
get safely on the other side. Usually
most of the locomotives are standing
still in the trainshed, but it's hard to
believe IL when you are in front of
them. Some commuters who work In
Jersey City have trick of walking into
the station from the yard to save the
trouble Of going around by the regular
way, but when / can 1 always warn
them of the danger of doing Sony.
Sun
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
The QueenS Mistress.

tbs said that the one woman of whom
Queen Victoria stands in respectful
awe is Mrs. Mussens, the housekeeper of
halmoral castle She has held her posi-
Ton Of power for many years, and rules
everybody who comes within her do
main with rod of iron, even 10 the
queen herself. Her majesty on one oc-
casion took a fancy to a certain house
maid and requested that the care of
her own apartments should be given to
the girl. Mrs. Mussens, however,
thought differently. and Informed her
ioa1esty that such mark of preference
would only turn the young woman's
head and utterly spoil her. The queen
Of Great Britain and Ireland and en-
press of India listened in silence and
meekly acquiesced in her housekeeper's
cecision.-Detr,it Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30

Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin
alone OF all the British universities TO
fuse to grant degrees to women
Durham university has granted the
honorary degree Of doctor of divinity
| to Rev. Sulius Baronian, archpriest of
the Armenians - England.
Camille Mazzella, and his twin
brother, Mgr. Ernesto Mazzella, arch
bishop of Bari, are 50 years old. The
archbishop's coadjutor 10 his nephew.
Mgr. Orazio Mazzella, who is only So.
AT st. Georges Episcopal church.
New York, on Easter Sunday the choir
of vested women walked down the
aisles In procession, with the vested
choir of men and boys singing the beau
tiful Easter anthems.
England Is once more afflicted with
bogus diplomas, purporting to be is
sued by American universities. The
latest of these frauds calls itself the
National University of illinois, (Uni-
versitas Nationals nlinoiensis). It's
offices are in London.
Germany is now the best educated
nation on the continent, yet only 100
years ago German teachers in many
parts of the country were so poorly paid
that they used to sing in front of houses
in order to add to their income by odd
pence.
There were 1906 students in at
tendance at Russian universities at the
beginning of the year, divided as fol-
lows: Moscow, 3,sss; st. Petersburg,
2,625; Kieve, 2,244; Helsingfors in Fin
land, 1878; Dorpat in Livonia, 1854;
Warsaw, 1885; Kharkev, 1900; Kezan,
s25; Odessa, SIS, and Tomsk in Siberia,
405.
I'm the private chapel at Windsor
castle, which is octagonal in shape, with
a lantern roof, the queens pew is in the
gallery, in the division next to the organ
loft. The household sit below, the
women on one side and the men on the
other. There Is choir of three men
and two boys, drawn from ST. Georges
chapel.
III. Laroche, the new resident-geh-
eral in Madagascar, has asked the SUI
perior of the Trappists in Algeria to send
Catholic missionaries to Madagascar.
promising land grants, free passage and
and the special protection of the gov
eminent. The compliment to theTrap-
pists is the greatest in that NJ. Laroche
is probably the last person who has
been communicated by the Catholic
church, owing to his evicting the re-
ligious orders ut Montpelier and that he
has lately turned Protestant.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
COSTLY BELGIAN GUN BARRELS.


TAsy Are Made By Hand and BY cen-
| plicated Process
The United States consul In Liege de
scribes, In q recent report, the manu-.
facture of and trade In damascus gun
barrels, wholly hand made, in the val
ley of the Yesdre, In Liege province.
These barrels are for sporting guns,
and the industry is many years old,
the workmen in the villages in the val
ley being almost all gun-barrel makers,
and the trade descending from father
TO son.
The best barrels are q combination
Of the best primary substances, welded
and forged by the martelage froid
process; the steel comes from West
phalia, the iron is manufactured at
Couvin, in Belgium; the coal, which is
specially suited for the work, from the
Herve highlands, in Belgium, while
the motive power Of the factories Ia
obtained from the River Vesdre. The
industry has increased greatly in re-
cent years. These armes de luxe, as
they are called, are made by men work.
ing in pairs, each pair in its own little
factory, quite independent of all others.
They are paid by the piece, the wages
being good, and about 1000 men are
engaged on the work in the valley.
Medium quality barrels are made of
coke iron and steel, while the superior
quality, which are produced in the
Vesdre valley, are made of charcoal
iron and steel. An ingenious mar
riage" of these metals gives compost
ton which, when manufactured, guar
antees the required solidity and resist
ance.
The improvement In these damascus
barrels dates from the introduction of
percussion caps in the place of the old
flint lock. Formerly iron barrels alone
were produced; now, to manufacture
the curled damascus, the ingot is COM
posed of 30 sheets of iron and steel.
each having thickness of four milli-
meters, which are enveloped in sheet
iron box. placed in an oven, and welded
together at the lowest possible temper
ature. Each barrel receives $50 weld
ing beats while being forged, and IL
n single one of these is unsuccessful
the barrel may be failure, either by
alteration of the damascened work or
an imperfection in the welding.
There is no official test of these armes
de luxe, but they are thoroughly tested
by the manufacturers before delivery.
The annual production of damascus
barrels in the Vesdrc valley is about
100000 pairs, of value of about $780,
900 francs. OF this the wages alone
for all the guns are hand made-amount
10 about 100000 francs. The princi-
pal markets are Great Britain and the
United States. About half the barrels
made In the Vesdre valley are sold to
of arms in Liege to be
Y. Times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
LATER.

| La Fontaine, Kan, village of 200
souls, was almost DESTROYED by a
lcyclone, and score of farmhonses
north, east and west were destroyed.
Aaron Edwards, a farmer. was killed
and many others were severely hurt.
| "Uncle" Daniel Frederick, aged 107
years, died at Vincennes. Ind. He was
the Oldest citizen of the state.
| Gen. Lucius Fairchild. who was gov
ernor of Wisconsin from 1865 to 1871,
ex-minister to Spain and ex-commander
in chief of the G. A. r.. died at his home
in Madison, aged 65 years.
| 4 cyclone struck Palaria. Ia, Is miles
north of Des Moines, killing nine people
and injuring a number.
| The schooner Mary Sprague collided
near Boston with an unknown schooner
and sank her and nine men and one
woman were drowned.
Loren Fletcher was renominated for
congress by Fifth Minnesota district
republicans.
The percentage of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the cath were as follows:
Cleveland, OCT; Cincinnati, Gas; Bos-
ton, .621; Pitteburg. SOB; Baltimore,
.Ss2; Chicago. .54s; Philadelphia. SIT;
Washington, .4s3; Brooklyn, .414; New
York, .379; st. Louis, 1867; Louisville,
.233.
| In railway collision near Ely, Mimi,
Engineer George Weaver and Fireman
Wallace Moulton were killed.
A flue in the boiler of the steamer
Rhoda Stewart exploded off Presque
Isle, Mich, and Henry Kesten, second
engineer, Robert McNorton, fireman
and Court Schader, deckhand. were
fatally injured.
Lieut.. Luther B. Baker, the capturer
Of j. Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln's
assassin, died in Lansing, Mich.
Washington, May 25.-Saturday in
the senate was consumed by the "filIed
cheese" bill and the second installment
OF the speech by Senator Allen (pop.,
Ncb) on the Butler bill to prohibit the
issue of bonds without the authority
of congress. On the ground that the
filled cheese bill was revenue measure
several amendments to raise revenue
were offered, but all failed. The caIeu-
dar was cleared Of all the private pen
sion bills. In the house the conference
reports on the river and harbor bill and
the executive, Legislative and judicial
bill were also adopted. Mr.. Howard
(pop, Ala.) failed in an attempt to -
cure consideration Of q resolution TO i'm.
peach President Cleveland on eight
counts.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
AMERICAN AND BRITISH HuMoR.
Radical Differences Which Each Race
Finds Dimculty In Reconoiiing.

Radical Differences Which Each RAGS
Finds Dimculty In Reconoiling.
Beyond questio IN there Is distinct
difference between American and Brit
ish humor. To most Americans London
Punch is indescrinably dreary. yet to
the average Britain IL Is the funniest
paper published. Per contra, tn. Eng
hshman seldom enjoys an American
joke, and our comic papers are as n rule
senseless TO him. As an illustration Of
these national characteristics Charles
W. Brooke, prominent lawyer. recalls
the experience of Charles w. Browne.
better known as Artemus Ward. one of
the first of Amer can humorists. 1T
was a singular thing that Ward, while
nc captured the british public in his
first lecture, made q complete failure
when he became q member of the staff
OF London Punch, he being, believe,
the only American who was ever en-
p'oyed upon that publication He be-
gan his first lecture in the British cap
ita, by praising wsrmly the hospitality
Ct the people of London. In glowing
terms he described the picture which
fnd been drawn for him In America of
the warmth of the greeting which
would he extended to him when he had
crossed the Atlantic. But he added,
the realization has far exceeded the an
ticipation. Stree have been In London
! have been amazed beyond measure at
the Inequalities Of which 1 have been
the recipient Why, assure you that
even every time have left a cab hand
has been extended to me-for shil-
ling The newspapers at that time re-
lated that first there were few smiles
upon the faces in the London audience,
then some one Uttered, after that few
people laughed, and in about half min
ute the entire audience was in roar.
From that time a laugh followed every
thing he said. His work on Punch,
however, the British people were in
capable Of approaching; even his de-
lightful description of his visit TO the
tower of London, in which, in remin-
iscent mood, he spoke about his puri-
tan ancestors and told how they had
travelled 10 bleak and foreign shore,
where they could worship God accord
Ing to the dictates of their own con-
sciences and prevent every other man
from worshiping according to the die
tates of his. That sort of real humor
was too subtle for the Londoner."-
Philadelphia Times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
pERsoNAL AND POLITICAL.

The democrats Of the Seventh Ohic
district nominated James johnson. Jr-
Of Springfield. for congress.
At Columbia, s. c., the democratic
state convention declared for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at q
ratio of 1G to and the delegates Ia
Chicago were instructed to vote for
Senator Tillman for president
The New Hampshire democratic con-
vention at Concord elected delegates at
large to the national convention and de-
clared for the gold standard.
The populists of the Second Tennes-
see district nominated William G. OH
yer for congress on q free-silver plat
form.
In the democratic state convention
at Aberdeen, S. D., resolutions were
adopted indorsing the administration
and declaring for the present money
standard. Delegates to the national
convention were chosen.
The republicans of the Eighth In
diana district renominated Charles II.
Henry for congress.
John Baum, aged 90, and Emeline
Hendricks, aged 60, were married at
Valparaiso, Ind.
The democrats of Iowa in convention
at Dubuque declared for free silver at
a ratio of sixteen to one and instructed
&c delegates to Chicago to present the
name of Horace Boies as a candidate
for the presidential nomination on
free-silver platform
The Wyoming democrats in conven-
ton at Laramie elected free silver dele
gates to the national convention.
Ex-United States Senator William A.
Wallace, of Pennsylvania. died in New
York. aged 60 years. He was senator
from 1878 to 1881.
Mrs. Margaret Kelley, of Carroll, Ia.
celebrated her 1o6th birthday anniver.
sary.
Mrs. Eureka Camille Storey, widow Of
the famous editor. Wilbur F. Storey,
died at her home in Chicago, aged 81
years.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
A rhouxhtfui Cre.llter.

RESPONSIBILITIES, you remember that
fifty loaned you two years ago
Wilkes--You are not going to press a
friend for payment, are you.
Hobson-Certainly not Take your
time. I only wish to borrow IL for
swhile.-Bay City Chat
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
An Earnest Omc,al.

We got the earnestest prosecutor in
our county on earth" said Rubberneek
Bill to the wondering tourist
Earnest" said the tourist
"You bet. Every time he don't hang
. Teller he is prosecutin' he takes II a.
. PERSONAL insult and shoots the Teller
anyhow."-Indianapolis journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
All About Western Farm Lands

The "Corn Belt" is the name Of an illr.
trated monthly newspaper published by M
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy r. r n
aims to give information in an interesting
way about the farm lands Of the west, Send
Is cents In postage stamps to the Corn Belt
200 Adams St, Chicago, and the paper will
be sent to your address for one year.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
when the Summer Br.e,s

Blows through the trees, most of us who
cross the Atlantic. Whether It is bus swer
or pleasure calls one from home. Hos,ss
ter's Stomach Bitters 10 the beat acc"ss
paniment OF voyage or an outing. YacSt.-
men, sea captains, commercial travelar.
and emigrants concur In this opinion TN
Bitters Is unrivalled for bilious, malaria ~
dyspeptic or liver disorder.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30

There were 2s7 business failures In
the United States Il the seven days
ended on the 29d, against 224 the week
previous and 2o7 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
Piano and organ Axents.

WANTED-Reliable men to take the agency
for our pianos and organs In every county
not already represented. Money can be made
Only men Of good habits who can give frst.
class references need apply. Address EsrEr
& CAMP, No. 23S State ST., Chicago, Ill.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
Choice Farming Lands In South DaL...

Choice Farming Lands In South Dakot.
Along the line Of the Chicago, Milwaukee .
st. Paul Railway can now be had ,non
reasonable terms. The crop prospects wera
never better and glorious harvest for I this
year is already assured. Thousands Of acres
OF unoccupied lands In over twenty countiss
are now open for settlement For furths.
information address H. f. HUNTER, limit
grafton Agent for South Dakota, No aaS
Dearborn street. Chicago, Ill.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30

MONEY II q handmaiden, II thou knowest
to useit; mistress, II thou knowest not
Horace
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30

OK EVEN TERNs.-"Why do you ALWAYS
select poor partner at whistm $50 that
we can understand each others mishaps.n
Detroit Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30

WHEN we put our picture in the magazine
or newspaper, we always select the photo
that was taken good while ago.-Indsn.
apolis News