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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25

tpenn Elm NrSt nod iagt Der rotbe Wein
ltarte mebr als Der meiBe. SD boffe,
meme Serrer. baB sic nit bieien Siu=
gen aufrdumen lueroen uno i9 nieoer=
bole: Sinber beOirfen ni9t oieier gr=
re9un9smittel, lie iino fir bieIelben
ihaolih, uno i9 bite in Sbrer drst=
liben Yraris b%eionosrs oarauf gu
ieben, &inoern feline seiltissu 8strdnte
81 9eben; oenn bic 9erapesu fur9tbars
Nerooiitit u~nierer 3eit berubt ia &c.
raoe auf oieiem iriibSeitisen @ltobplse-
nub. - v&atb. Wp1enblatt."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25

Wrs. Gobn (auf benz Seimiueae
bonn Sbeater), g is bod d S9auo'
baB mir miiiien 0eben beim 81 Sub.
Sein Jreuno &arOn &eOD bat ieiner
Srau pOriae WO4' sei6sntt q
gquipa9'.
DIR. 9obn: Sou. tusnn i'd bdtt 9ss
maht pleite lsBte 28Od' pie Der &spp.
bdtt' i'd Dir au4 Ssi5en.t d equi-
pag,
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25
Gin W"aturpbiluSopb.

SansiOr9: g9ie i6 beut' Moroen
ben &opf gum Seniter 'raus9efreft
bah llno ib 9'ieben bab'. oaB es ress
net. bah i4 9lei4 oentt: Seut' reg.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25

Den Bis gum llnius 9etrisbsnen
Sport nit benz .Osl" Der uniuerii-
tatsliin9lin9e perliflirt Die nNew YOrt
Sribilue" nit Der Mittbeiluna. Der
Sinoer9arten bon Buffalo babe jeBt
au9 ielnen DYea", nGnli9 wie fol8t:
by, a bay! By, bee;
Muzzer's precious kids ar we!
Eenie, meenie, mimic, mo!
kindergarten Buffalo.
rYufalO 8Oltsfreuno."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25

@ltobol9enuB Der &inbsr. Gin
tuubti9es 98Ort se9en ben AltObol.9e-
nuB Der &inoer bat Dor Sturgeon Der
beriibmte NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Or.
Notbna9el in gSien 9eiprodeu. IS 1T
cine ibwere Siinoe, ertlGrte er in
einem 0%Ortra9e Dor NerSten. tuenn
man Ginoern Shnaps. Bier Ooer
Wein su trinten 9ibt. bis gum IA.
Gebensjabre iOltc tein &ino Wein.
Bier, 3bee Ooer &aife gu trinfen be-
iommsn. Nll bies iiho Grre9un9ss
mittsl. bic fir oas &ino 9anslib ents
bebrli6 limb. Is lit Elm ysrbrsden
bonn 9lrste. 81 bebaupteu. Der WeiH
nabrs, uno Seraossu tinoii4 1T Is,
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25
Buffalo 9oltsfreunb.

Don goscO. Der gsfeierts Sussno=
ireuno NIB @rSieber in Surin. (9eltor.
ben 1881. bat 9e9en 200, 900 italies
niIbe Snaben. lauter perwabrlplte
&lnOer. 81 tii6tiaen 6arat:erieitsn
Weniden beran9ebiIoet. 5000 oaoon
wuroenPrieIter. observation-disclosures
mittel mar Die Oitere bl. Communion:
fait ale communicated ale Sonutaee,
iebr piele oreimal in Der @p9e, mante
td9lib. - ,Nurpra".
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25

@anSenpulper fir bic 81. 9. a."
SD battle ni4t piel ODER gar nibts auf
Die @Onteite Inn YOpularitdt, neil lie
mir Elm MaBitab iein tDnnten, luenn
feline PeriOn mebr als Cine Stimme
abaegen tOnnte. Sb oies in borlis9en=
Dem Soa itattfano, weiB ib nidt.
Sine goiton'er 3eitung ieBte elnen iOls
den GOntelt I'm ben beliebteiten Yaitor
in Der Staot in S3ene. Sin tatbOlis
i9er Yrieitsr, Der 9liifIiderpeiie ni6t
%9enannt wiro. gewann nit 600, 600
Stimmen. Sein Opponent, Der prote=
ituntii6e PatOr, lam als 3ueiter, e
gible turS; er erOberte 3l6 Stimmen.
Gntpeoer 9ibt's in Bolton nur penige
81. g. st., ooer lie baltsn bic 8spu-
tation ibrer Yriebtiber teines Widels
tusrtb. Bottom piro tsine "Blue
Laws" mebr erlaiien. - rSepp" in
Der galt. n&atb. YOlts5ta."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25

Sir ben pl0blib ausgebrobensn
neuen GubasS Spectacle lit trOB allen
Su1ens tein b~altbarsr 8runo eriino=
lid - auBer Dem einer. oaB bic res
publitanJi6en Sarteiiiibrer uno par=
teior8alle oas Yeoiirfnib fiiblen. bon
ibrer unaliifIeli9en Sarifbill Die Oi.
fentliGe @uimertiamteit mOQltli1 abSr=
~lenteu, idreibt Der. rQnSei8er oes &es
tens".-yGOlumbia".
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25

Sn @aibin0ton, 8. g., mar lebte
WOde oas Supreme Council Der III.
9. o." in SiBung. @ie bic nWaib=
in9ton Shines" beri6tet. Toll Die Mar-
Quette Stutue i'm Capitol piele Der BEE
iu6er iebr intereilirt baben. -
rSbioem".
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25

Oscar @iloe. Der am 25. WarS 1895
tueaen pdoeratie 81 Swei Sabren 8e-
fdnoniB Derurtbeilt murbe, bat feline
Strafe ab9eieNsn uno befinoet ii6 wie-
Der auf freien 5iiBen. oSas Grlte
mas er that, ais er b~eraustam - ia9t
bic ,YaQ WaQ 8aSette" - mar. oaB
er tNuienO Pfuno sterling ausidlu9.
bic ibm Elm 8erle9er iiir einen Yono
,@eidnaniB.GrlebniNe" anbDt." @enn
oas wabr lit, bari man annsbmer. DaB
er auf Dem 98ege mOraliiAer Yeieruns
lit Nmerita."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25

gei ben dob Gellops" bapert's
aud, tpeun man 3eitunasberi9ten
9lauben Tam. Yielsi6t itsllt ss lib
nod bsraus. oaB jene &atbOliten, Wels
DE auf ben gefebl oes papites bic
.Pptbias Sitter" uno bic .SOnosrbus
rem yriiOer" perlaiien baben. oieien
S6ritt aud bonn rein Seitli9en Stanos
puntte nidt 81 bsrsusn brau6sn. -
.Sbioem".
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-05-25
&atbpliI6er &~irben=&alenoer.

@enn Der SrDiter tommen tplro. -
Sob. Is. 26.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31
Chair for Piazza Work.

One of the essentials for piazza work
Is a comfortable chair with just the
right slope to the back, which must be
high enough to afford a rest for the
head when one feels inclined to medi-
tate or repose. The ordinary piazza
chairs, with split seat and back of white
wood ~shellacked or vanished, are just
the thing for 4 foundation, being inex-
pepsive and firmly made. Select one
without rockers, but with broad arms.
Get a carpenter to make a shelf about
IL inches wide, and have this secured
firmly to the right arm. This will serve
as q small table. either asa resting place
for books or for sewing materials. Be-
low this, against the rounds of the
chair. attach with strong cord or wire
a wicker basket of good size, with ample
accommodation for the weekly mend
ing. fancy work, crochet and knitting
work. or papers. magazines,writins tab
lets, etc.-Househo!d.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Rev. DR.. r. E. Jones, of New York
city, who has been chosen for the
presidency of Hobart college, is a scien-
fist of some note, and has been con
nected with Maj. Powell, United States
geologist, in several expeditions.
AT the queens jubilee the duke of
Norfolk provided refreshments for no
less han $4,000 school children and
1,SOO teachers, and each child received
a commemorative medal. The teach
ers were entertained the following day
at the dukes farm. A tea vas also
given at the farm to 5000 persons over
60 years of age.
-Muzio Clement, the father of the
English school of p~ianoforte players,
the teacher of Field, Cramer and Of
Memberships master, Berger, lies bur-
led in the cloisters of Westminster abb
hey. The slab over his tomb is so worn
hat the inscription can hardly be de-
ciphered, and piano players are asked
to renew it. His 'Gradus ad Parnas-
sum-" published over a century ago, is
still in use as a text book.
Oxford university has received an
offer of $4,000 from the Diapers COM
pany of London for a new building for
the Radcliffe library, which will make
it possible to use the old building for
the medical school. 1t marks striking
ly the contrast between the American
and English ways of dealing with uni
7ersity endowment, that the sum eX-
cites much comment in England, as be-
ing the largest which either of the
great universities has received in many
years from a private benefactor.
The Congregationalist says: ALAS
ka is to be congratulated upon its new
governor. Rev. j. G. Brady, who, like
Sheldon Jackson, began his career in
the territory as a home missionary.
Failing to secure recognition and sup
port from the Presbyterian home mis-
sion board for plans of industrial train
ing which he found necessary for the
development of his work among the
Indians, he organized a business enter
prise for himself, which has grown to
large proportions, and contributed to
the success of training among the In
dams, as well as to his own prosperity
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31
Edited by Madmen.

In several English lunatic asyluns
Journalism has been introduced among
the inmates as a curative measure, and
the innovation has been attended with
excellent results. Some physicians de-
clare they are indebted to their patients
for hints as to the best manner of treat
ing them. One demented person re-
fused food and as obstinately declined
to furnish any reason for his action.
In a newspaper article, however, he
wrote: 81 desire to be buried as quick
" as possible. It is . monstrous scandal
that 1 should be compelled to drag
about all over this house a dead and
putrefying corpse" AS soon as the bent
of his weak-mindedness was discovered
he received appropriate treatment and
eventually recovered. DR.. Andrew Wyn-
ter in 1857 wrote of lunatics that 'they
are nothing if not critical" and spoke
of a journal conducted at Murray's
royal asylum at Perth. 1t is said that
in perusing some of their papers a
reader would fail to discover a 'bee in
the bonnet" of the writers.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31
A Delicious Apricot Pudding.

Soak half a pound of "evaporated"
California ~apricots. Cook them slowly
for three or four hours until the liquid
around them is nearly absorbed. Make
a batter of two tablespoonfuls of but
ter, melted with a cup of hot milk. Stir
in a heaping cupful of -four wher the
milk boils, and continue stirring two
minutes, or until the batter ''cleaves
from" the side of the pan. Add to this
batter three yolks of eggs, beating them
each in carefully. Finally stir in a large
tablespoonful of sugar, half a cupful of
cold milk, and when this is mixed in
add the whites of three eggs beaten to
a very stiff froth. Fold in the whites
of the eggs carefully, so as not to break
them down. Put first a layer Of this
batter in a rather high buttered and
sugared tin mold and then q layer of
stewed a~pricots. Continue, making the
last layer one of batter. Steam the
pudding two hours and serve it with
a nice liquid sauce. Soft custard also
makes a good sauce. The pudding will
cook quicker if steamed in small tin
cups holding about two gills each-N
Z. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31

tory Katia's mother finishes" at home
articles known TO trade as boys pants
at three cents a pair, whereby she con-
~triyes, heaven and her fellow toilers
only know how, TO lodge, feed and
clothe herself and her little daughter.
As need scarce be mentioned, they
do not fare sumptuously every day."
nor any day. For wcll-nigh a week just
previous to the time of Halls beeisteak
adventure their sole subsistence had
been BUTTERFLIES bread, potatoes and a
muddy, lack-favor beverage euphemis-
tically termed coffee. 10 wonder that.
after trudging two miles under her
pack, little Katia was fain 10 rest a
bit before setting out upon the two
mile trudge homeward.
1t was a mellow, ~quiet-colored Indian
summer day; even in town one seemed
to catch whiffs from Already, faint
echoes of the pipings of Pan; such a day
as lures the free country lover to the
open and brings before the inward
eye" of the city-bound visions of wide,
warm landscapes lying stepped in violet
haze.
Something of the charm of the wealth
er. penetrating even the murk and hub
bub of the sordid street, declared itself
10 the droll scrap of "supertluous popu-
latior" sitting there with her feet in
the gutter; for the little Polish maid,
born and bred deep in the dingy town,
having hardly so much as heard of
woods and fields, is yet, herself all un-
aware, a native of Already.
An exquisite sense of well-being
gradually possessed her; she felt as one
fancies a violin must feel under the
touch of a master who plays upon it
some lovely andante. Into her day
dream, like a stone pumped into a quiet
little pool, dropped a voice:
Little girl, would you like a thick,
tender, juicy beefsteak-rare"
The child, coming out of her ~reverie
with a twitch, looked up in speeches.
amaze at the tall stranger holding a
newspaper parcel.
Would you like" repeated Hal, sol.
EMMY, "a thick, tender, juicy beef.
steak-rare?" Katia continued to stare
upon him in silent stupefaction.
Would you?n
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31
DOLLY MADISON.
Saved the Declaration of Indepead-
ence from British Hands.

ence from British lands
The capture, invasion and burning Of
our national capital by British forces
under Admiral Cockburn are graphical
ly recalled by Clifford Howard. Mr..
Howard lucidIy tells of the incidents
leading up to the invasion, and
pictures the terror and excitement
of the people of Washington, who
fled, shouting, screaming, jostling
one another under foot, into Vir-
ginia as the enemy approached.
President Madison had gone to the
front, andhis wife was a~nXiously await
ing his return, in fear for his safety.
The white house attaches had nearly
all deserted their posts, but Mrs. Madi-
son had packed all her husbands papers
and records, and as she was about to
abandon the house bethought herself
of Gen. Washington's portrait. The
heavy frame inclosing it vas broken
by a servant with an ak, and she re-
moved the canvas with her own hands,
keeping it from falling into the hands
of the enemy.
III WIS lueH, NIllcS VI 1IS"dAds
"just as she was in the act of hurry-
ing away, that Dolly Madison was seized
with an inspiration that will ever u
her name to live in the heart of every
true American. She stopped to think.
What if the white house should be
burnedr Did it contain anything of
value to the government that she had
neglected? The declaration of in
dependence? In a fash she called to
mind this most precious of all docu-
ments. Carefully treasured in a case
apart from other papers it had been
overlooked in the worriment and con-
fusion. It must be saved at all hazards!
Without a moments hesitation she
turned and rushed back into the house.
Stop! for heavens sake, stop!' cried her
friends, vainly endeavoring to intercept
her. Regardless of their commands,
regardless of her danger, the brave
woman sped TO the room containing the
treasure for which she was willing to
sacrifice her life. Without attempting
to open the glazed door of the cas- she
shattered the glass with her clenched
hand, snatchedthe priceless parchment,
and, waing it e~xultantly above her head,
hurried to the door, where she entered
her carriage and was rapidly driven
away in the direction of Georgetown
Ladies' Home Journal,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31
A SINGER OF THE GLEN.

Waterfall, waterfall. there is laughter in
your brawl,
Where echoes mock the music of your caro-
and your call,
While grim rocks responsive ring to the
merry songs you sing,
Though so stern they frown above you,
rugged giants strong and tall.
Through your ripples as you flow silver
shuttles come and go,
a with goldthreads weave lace patterns
shimmering softly to and fro;
Your gold tresses like a girls decked with
rubies, diamonds, pearls,
And the countless flashing gems which
only water naiads know.
Sweet the flowers which nod and drink at
your cool and messy brink,
And the silver chains you make and
wreathe around you link by link:
Sweet the shadows shy which play meath
your spangled wells of spray,
And the silver ingots falling in your pool
with CHEEKY clink.
When a care-free, laughing boy I partook
of all your joy,
And my merriment was free as yours from
evil or alloy;
In this peaceful rocky glade you and I to-
gether played,
When the stern old rocks relaxed to hear
the music that we made.
As 1 see you in my dreams, you no older,
graver seem,
Your priceless shower of jewels just as
bright and joyous CLEAN,
Each a mirror brings to me scenes M
eyes yet love 10 see,
AND these later years are gladdened by the
light that used to be.
l. EDGAR JONES.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31
HUMOROUS

-She-"Are Mrs. Singers daughters
ut a manageable age?" He-"Not
now."-Puck.
Miss Highsee is a beautiful singer,
isn't she?' Very. That was all that
made her singing endurable."-Wash.
ington Times.
-Waiter-"Gent at third table wants
hot roll" Cook-"Hot roll? He must
think we have money to burn-"-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
When a tandem couple quarrel in
Chicago they go into court and sue for
separate wheels and maintenance
New Orleans Picayune.
Getting around It-"Your wife
bought these cigars, didn't she? "Yes;
how did you guess it," They're in
such a pretty box."@ugend.
Not Coming Their Way. - 'New
York people were Disguised with the
earthquake" "Why?" 1T moved from
east to west."-Chicago Record.
81 don't believe Jagway will ever
go on another yacht cruise" "Why
uot?" HE says he has lost all desire
since he took the Kelley
lyn Life.
Just the Thing.-Author-"T have
a dialect story 1 want to sell you" Ed
itor-"In what dialectisit?" Author
II don't know" Editor-"Tn take It."
Truth.
-Bass-"Was that baby talk your
wife was talking as I came n?" Fogg
THAT was mother talk; no baby I
ever saw INDUCED in such gibberish."-
Boston Transcript.
How the dickens did you happen
tospeak of the bottle ship Kentucky|"
asked the unwelcome visitor. "Asso-
citation of ideas, I guess" said the ed,
itor.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31

There has been turbulent scenes in
ihe Austrian reichsrath or parliament,
occasioned by bitter race animosities
between the Germans and the Czech,
or Bohemian element. The Bohemians
are sensitive regarding their position
in the empire; and it is in Difference to
this feeling that arrangements have
been made for browning Franz josef
king of Bohemia next year. For the
ame reason a decree has been issued
establishing the Czech language as the
official language of Bohemia. The Ger
man irritation at this proceeding broke
all bounds of parliamentary decorum,
and occasioned violent scenes in the
reichsrath. Blows were struck and
missiles thrown. In consequence Of
the disturbances the emperor closed the
session of the reichsrath-Youth's Com
panion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31

ger to the waiter, lowering discreetly
in the background, and murmured q
direction.
The man, nonp!ISsed, gazed from
cashier TO customer. Hal, his eyes upon
space, was deliberately fitting ON a
glove.
Hurry, please" said he.
81 thought the dude was jollyin', for
sure" the waiter would afterward OBJ
serve in telling the story, as he long
continued to do. But blamed if he
was! Blamed if 1 didn't have L chase
back after that beefsteak!"
Precisely what had prompted Halls
freak, he himself could not hare told.
Probably the chief elements in his mo-
tive were a sense that, payment for the
half-pound of flesh being eXacted, it
would be POLITICALLY just for him to
insist upon the letter of the law; an
obscure notion of making it impossible
for the establishment to profit further
from that particular "order;" and more
than all else, a youthful prediction
for a prank.
The much-enduring steak - or its
contemporaries at length produced.
Our absurd young man gravely thrust
a fork into it, held it, dripping, aloft
for n few seconds, then drew a news
paper from his pocket, wrapped up his
property, grasped the remarkable par
eel in a gloved hand, and pausing by the
way to pay his scot and to make the
waiter his friend for life, strobe out of
the place.
Now shortly after Halls going into
the restaurant, a grotesque little figure
had come along and seated itself on the
a slip of a girl, perhaps ten years old.
She wore a woman's jacket, the sleeves
whereof had been cut off ut her wrists
that is, at about their elbows-but
which had had no further remodeling.
Being of stiff material, it kept some
thing like its pristine shape, with gen.
erous, feminine curves, well-marked
waist line and modish, fluted back. The
waist line came only a bit above the
knees of its child wearer, and the skirt
hung well-nigh to her shoetops.
Over the small maiden's head and
pinned beneath her chin was a woollen
kerchief whose original ~colors, what
ever these may have been, were mel
lowed by time and CRIME TO a soft,
witty maroon, like ashes of damask
roses, and in the lowered border ito
lovely, subtle pinks and greens and vel
lows.
This delectable headgear framed n
sallow, wizened, but not unhappy. little
face, lighted, paradoxical though the
assertion sound, by a pair of dark eyes.
The child's name, and it please you,
was, and is, Katarzyna Radzcswski!
Only a Slay a pronounce that, though
any person in the article of sneezing
violently may come very near it. We,
however, like the most of her a%cquaint-
ances, will call her "Katia."
Across Katia's lap, as she sat there,
lay some folded pieces of dingy cotton
print. the previous wrapping of a big
bundle she had just left at a clothing
factory round the corner. For this fac
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-31
HUNTING FROM ELEPHANTS.
A Recently Tanned Beast That Would
Stand Any Charge.

A Recently Tanned Beast That Would
stand Any Charge.
One of the first things the maharaja
did after Jul arrival was to hand to
each guest a slip of paper on which was
written the name of the elephant al
lotted to him for shooting purposes,
which bore on its back the structure
known Is n "howdah," to carry the
shooter and his guns. As these ele-
plants were necessarily large, and the
howdah is high, the oscillation was
much greater than if one were seated
upon a plain pad upon the elephants
back, or on one of the smaller ele-
plants, which have a smoother gait.
We usually, therefore, went to the
cover, or jungle, upon n of the "beat-
ing or pad" elephants, which after
ward during the operations of the day
were employed in a long line to force
the rhinoceroses and other animals out
of the dense thickets in which they
live.
The howdah-elephant which the
maharaja allotted to me was named
"Secunder." Three years previously
it was al uncaptured wild elephant
ranging at liberty the jungles of Ben
gal. 1t was a fine female, between nine
and ten feet in height at the shoulder,
with short but perfect "tushes" pro-
jecting a few inches beyond the upper
lip. There are other elephants in the
m~aharaja's stud which have been tanned
more recently still. 1t was very gentle
and ~obedient, and perfectly fearless,
and, therefore, very valuable as a shoot
ing elephant; as, for example, on sew
eral occasions during the following
three weeks it stood without 1inching
the charge of wounded buffalo, tiger
and rhinoceros, thus enabling me to
take a steady shot. Almost all ele,
plants show great fear of the Indian
~rhinoceros; there are few that will not
turn tail when they scent their enemy,
and fewer still that will stand the
crash and short snorts that precede the
charge.
About breakfast time each morning
the elephant told off for each guest was
brought to the neighborhood of his
tent, and the howdah placed upon it,
resting upon a saddle composed OF two
cushions of strong sacking about six
feet by two. which rested in turn upon
a large cloth covering the whole of the
elephants back. The howdahs for
shooting are lightly built Of wood and
canework, and contain two seats, and
racks to hold six guns or rifles, three on
each side. All this is dashed on by
ropes passing under the elephants
neck, belly and tail. The weight which
an elephant is able to carry upon its
back exceeds a ton; for short distances
they have been known to carry as much
as 1900 pounds, but for long marches
half a on is considered the limit. Many
Of the m~aharaja's elephants had fine
tusks, but most tusks are cut at regular
intervals to prevent them from injur-
ing n another. One or two Of the
fighting elephants, however, had point
ed tusks.-H. ". Seton Kari, in Cen.
tury.
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