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La Junta tribune., 1898-06-18
on the march. the dogs are held by the
soldiers In a leash

on the march. the dogs are held by the
soldiers In leash.
Work Beat at Night
The dogs have been fouod by expert
ence to do their work In a much more
satisfactory manner at night than in
the daytime, when they will some
times play with other dogs. or chase
wild game II possible. 1t is great
temptation to the best behaved dog to
see a rabbit or wild fowl dash out from
somewhere end be unable to give chase
to 1t. The dogs run little risk Of being
captured. as. in addition to being very
swift. they are exceedingly ferocious.
AS regards their feeding, the dog that
does his work well gets good dinner
and kind treatment, but the unfortu-
nate brute that does otherwise gets
very little dinner. but plentiful dose
Of stick or strap.
In the French army the chief dogs
used are barbets and Pyrenean sheep
dogs. The former are used because OF
their great Intelligence. Their train
ing as a war dog commences when they
are eight months old. and 1t is nearly
a year before they are proficient.
The sheep dogs are chosen chiefly
because OF their strength. one Of them
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-18

The dogs are especially trained to seeR
out wounded men lying In out OF the
way places. where II Is possible they
may be overlooked by the regular stan
attached to the medical branch OF the
Russian army.
II they discover wounded men lying
In bitches or behind bushes. they al
low them to help themselves to the
brandy. and bark necessarily to attract
attention and bring help. They are
sometimes used to pull q small cart on
which a couple OF wounded men can be
carried OF the field OF battle.
These war dogs have been tried In
actual warfare. and the French. in
their wars in Tunis and Algiers, used
them to advantage. The soldiers Of the
Great White Gar also used them dur
ing the war between Turkey and Rus
sia- In savage warfare. too. they have
been found extremely useful in prevent
Ing the stealthy savages stealing up
and stabbing or shooting the sentry.
Without the dogs timely warning, the
enemy would have crept up close
enough to have silently murdered the
man. The Dutch used dogs for this
purpose in Acheen. Italy uses dogs
to accompany sentinels on the lonely
Alpine stations.
AS regards the kind OF dogs chosen
to undergo this warlike training. no
special breed is selected. Scotch col
lies are perhaps more widely used than
any other, because of their wonderful
intelligence. and in most cases cross
breeds are preferred. All the dogs go
through such an elaborate course that.
when their training is completed. they
carry out their duties almost auto
matically.
1t is admitted now that the best sort
OF employment for these dogs is out
post duty. conveying ammunition to
the fighting line, delivering messages
and searching for wounded soldiers in
battle. This has been recognized after
several years of practice with them.
and although they have efficiently car
ried out every other duty they have
been put to slow work. such as drawing
wagons. etc. Is not, as has been proved,
quite suitable.
The wagons in which wounded SOL
diers are conveyed on the field. and
which are drawn by the dogs. require
attendants, and 1t Is claimed with rea-
son that the attendants might Just as
we'll carry OF the wounded men them
selves.
In discovering the wounded on a
field OF battle the dogs are at their
best. The qualities required for this
work are inherent In the st. Bernard,
the breed mostly employed for this
special duty.
What better dog than a trained
bloodhound or bulldog, too. could a SOL
dier have to accompany him when on
duty at a lonely outpost. and to give
him timely warning OF the approach of
an enemy? Both breeds. properly
trained. as is well known. make the
best watch dogs in the world.
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-18

1t Is one OF the most wonderful places
ever visited by man. Stretched out
before us was broad tableland, prob
ably three miles in extent, and utterly
devoid OF vegetation. For the most
part 1t was as smooth and fat as II
leveled by the hand OF man. and upon
1t we're strewn masses Of wonderful
ruins In all stages of decay. Here were
the remains OF buildings that had prob
ably once been well-formed structures,
and the last crumbling remains OF
walls OF which only a few feet now re-
main standing. Far In the distance
rose hugh pile that crowned the ex-
treme edge OF the plateau and looked
majestically out over a deep volcanic
rayine that extended for hundreds OF
feet below. Around this on all aides
could be seen the ruins OF structures
In the last crumbling stages Of decay.
The natives took us around to the side
OF a mountain, where they said the
workshops OF this long-dead .people
had been located. This side OF the
mountain was Of hard volcanic rock.
which rose In series Of ledges OF from
ten to fifteen yards each to peak sew
eral thousand feet high. Upon each
ledge was q number Of gigantic stone
heads. Some were cut on at the neck.
while in others the whole bust was
shown. They ranged in size from ian
to thirty feet high. and were hewn out
Of solid volcanic rock. Some Of these
images were thrown down upon curf-
ous platforms, that looked a. Il thew
had been specially constructed to hold
them, And upon which they probably
had once stood. Others. again were
broken. and some had tottered 20 far
over that they seemed ready to crash
down upon those below. All the faces
bore striking resemblance, and the
expression was most sinister. In each
case the head was long. with protrud-
ing chin and expanded nostrils. md ali
Of them appeared to be the faces Of
men. The wholS place Is full OF the
most rewarkals archaeological ~
MAINS"
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-18
THE DOGS OF VAR.
dow European Military Men Propose to Use
Them in Field Operations. Dogs for
Ambulance Service.

At the time Shakespeare penned
that immortal line. Let slip the dogs
OF war" he could have had no idea that
his words would one day be used lit
orally. Yet such will be the case, for
there Is little doubt that In the next
great European war the words written
so many years ago by the great poet
and dramatist will be the very ones
sused by the officer in charge OF the
war dogs to set hir pack OF ferocious
CANNES on the enemy.
In the armies OF almost every Euro
pean country. except Great Britain.
says writer in the Rambler. dogs are
Strained either as spies. messengers. or
to render help and assistance to the
wounded. Germany. France. Russia,
Austria and Italy. all have their bands
Of trained dogs. although 1t is in the
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-18

able to make the dogs march without
frisking about and to avoid barking.
II strangers are near the dogs give no.
uce o. their approach by low growl.
or by pointing.
The aversion which the dogs feel for
certain uniforms is inculcated into
them by some German soldier putting
on French or Russian uniforms. They
thea tease or maltreat the dog. while
the other men caress and pet him. In
this manner the dog very soon learns
TO distinguish between friend and foe.
So intense is this hatred in some OF
the dogs for men habited In any uni
form other than that of the regiment
to which they belong. that they will
attack postman. In order. however.
that they shall not do any injury when
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-18
nrst named country that they are made

usst named country tnat they are ma0e
the most use of.
Since 1888 Prussia hns employed va
rious kinds of dogs for this purpose.
including short-haired German point
ers. spaniels, and sheep dogs. Two
dogs are appointed to each company,
each being under the command of
sergeant. while a lieutenant has the
command OF the whole Of the ''aan-
dlers."
Almost the whole of the time OF
Sthese men is given up to the training
of the dogs under their care. They
teach them to carry dispatches and de-
liver cartridges to the fighting line. TO
search for wounded or fallen soldiers.
and. when they have found them. to
bark until assistance arrives.
II they cannot attract any attention
by barking they carry back the wound
ed mans cap or tear of a piece of his
clothing and carry It to the hospital.
when the attendants return with them
ITO the wounded soldier and convey him
: to the hospital.
(slvc the AIarm.
Another clever trick Of theirs is to
give an alarm at the approach Of an
enemy. German being dressed up in
the clothes of foreign soldier for the
purpose. In the early part OF their
education they are taken out with an
old dog who thoroughly understands
the work. The young dog is first Of
all taugh; to find lost articles, this con-
stituting the beginning OF the delivery
OF dispatches.
One OF the handlers, as the soldiers
who train and look after the dogs are
called. takes the young dog away, puts
dummy dispatch into the small leath-
er pocket In the dogs collar, and
: starts him OF to find his master. Most
OF the dogs are exceedingly fond of this
kind OF work. which can be readily un-
derstood by all who possess dogs and
have noted the eagerness they display
to carry home a walking stick or
basket, or take 1t to any particular per-
\ son ordered by its master.
Another important part of the work
Of war dog is bringing up ammuni-
tion during a fight. When the battle
has commenced, tho handler takes up
o stand near the ammunition wagon
with the dog. AS soon as he sees am
munition is wanted, he loads the ami
NAL with $50 cartridges. carried In
double saddle bag. half of the cart
ridges on either side.
Thus loaded, the intelligent beast
does his best to reach the line Of sharp
shooters. and. II successful. returns
Immediately. and so continues the
work until the battle is over, or, as
would be certain to happen sometimes,
he himself is killed. II has been proved
that II dog is wounded while carry
ing out his duties, he can seldom be
induced to again venture near the
place where he has been shot.
However. the faithfulness Of the dogs
as rule is wonderful, and, when load
ded with ammunition they will never
asallow the cartridges to be taken from
them by soldiers of another battalion.
and sometimes only by those of their
own company, 10 well are the dogs
taught to know the division to which
they belong. s
The Germans hnd that the best
trainers for the dogs are the men OF
the lager regiments. These men are
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-18
A REMARkABLE FIND.

Island in tho Pacific Full Of Wonderful
Archaeological Remains.
Prof. Alleson. OF the Berlin Geo.
graphical Society, in describing his re-
markabie discoveries in Dawson's
Island, lone island in the Pacific, says
La Junta tribune., 1898-06-18

There shall be levied, collected and
paid upon ten. when imported from
tirs with tie act.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26
DANGER Turks IN TT.
WeARERs OF CELLULOlD HAIR COMBS
EXPOSED TO ACCIDENTS.

One which Caught Fire From Hot
Curling Iron Emitted Dense Fumes Pro-
ducing Severe Burns and Destroying the
Hair-Celluloid is Combustable.
Many, indeed most of the combs and
hairpins worn by women of the present
day are Of celluloid. Indeed so excel
lent an imitation is it of shell that in
the finer grades the only infallible test
is that of fire, test injurious to shell
and destructive to celluloid.
The London Lancet, that staid and
sober journal which has never been ac-
cused of sensationalism, warns its
readers Of the dangers of a new comb
which has recently been patented in
London and New York 1t is double,
being two combs which are joined by
hinge, and which, when closed, hold
the hair tightly in position A physi-
clan, writing to the Lancet, reports a
case in which the comb, when fastened
in the hair, came in contact with the
hot curling iron with which the hair
was being waved. and caught fire, emit
ting dense fumes, producing severe
burns and practically destroying the
hair
The explosive and conclusive prop
critics of celluloid are undoubted, and it
would be well that women should bear
them in mind The heat of a curling
iron at the point requisite to curl the
hair is quite sufficient to ignite cellu-
loid, and the Lancet asserts that the
material burns much more readily in
hair than when out of it, as was proven
by experiments with a wig.
Severe conclusion is also sufficient to
produce combustion, and an instance is
given where a blow on the head by
violent contact with an open door ig
nited an ornamental comb, which, how
ever, was easily detached, so that the
results were not very serious.
Some years since a bride, who las
on her wedding tour, arriving at a ho-
trousseau practically destroyed by fire,
the only possible source of which must
have been the explosion of a set of eel
luloid brushes and combs. 1t was con-
joctured that the explosion was caused
by the rough handling which the trunk
received from the baggagemen en-
route
Under ordinary circumstances cellu-
loid may be used with safety, but care
should be taken to keep it, like other
iufammable substances. at safe dis
lance from fire. and also from concus-
sion, while ladies who make use Of
curl!us irons must be careful not to
brias tAem i'm contact with celluloid
hairpins or combs.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26
THE MORGAN REGISTER.

All ANIMALS to be registered in Volume
I'd of American Morgan Register must
be forwarded at once.
Any animal in any of the following
classes is eligible to registry in the
American Morgan Register:
l. Any merltorious stallion or mare
that traces in direct male line TO Justin
Morgan and has at least one siXty-fourth
of his blood. Provided the dam and the
sire's dam be of approved speed or road
ster blood
,. Any meritorious animal having one
thirty-second or more of the blood of
Justin Morgan. Provided the dam and
the sire's sire and dam be of approved
speed or roadster blood.
3. The produce Of Sire and dam
both regi' tered in the Morgan Register.
The fee for registering stations one
year old and over will be 81 each, and
mares, geldings ard colts under one
year, 81 each. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Middlebury, Vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26


Every woman who is dissatisfied
with herself should remember that She
is better looking than most kinds Of
lookine-glasses bid her believe. A mir
ror. il is contended, cannot natter a
face that is in its natural state-that
is, not "made-up" Even the very best
plate glass has pale green tinge,
which reflects a color a trife less clear
than the original; hair also has always
a more glossy sheen than the glass
shows If it is wavy, the glass never
soWs the best of the waves. and if it is
straight the glass accentuates all the
stra.ghtness. More important, and
still better to be remembered and care
fully treasured, 10 one ever looks at
the face so closely or so critically as
the owner of it looks at the reflection
in the glass. Blemishes that are a
grief to a non-conceited girl may pass
quite unnoticed by her friends. The
two or tAree gray hairs that appear I'M
fairly soon on the head of a girl who
oyerworks her brain, simply have the
effect of high lights in a picture and
pass for extra gloss. The figure that
looks heavy when seen only as far
as the waist in a glass, may be abso-
lutely in graceful proportion when seen
with the rest of the figure
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26
Spirit Of the Dress
- ~ q 13r1c q
ADMIRAL DEWEY.

e
When after that cloud sabbath" i'm
Manila bay Commodo e De Vey was
raised to the rank OF ieal-a imiral his
profession and the whole country ap.
plauded the promotion. Today the feel
ing is beginning to manifest itself that he
has earned higher title and that dis
used grade i'm the naval service ought to
be revived for his benefit. BY every
successive message from the commander
of our Asiatic squadron and every par
ticle Of intelligence concerning him his
reputation has been enhanced. until it
may fairly be said that absolute conf
dence in his ability to convert obstacles
into opportunities and utilize them all for
the advantage and credit of the United
States pervades the land. Under condi-
tons of extraordinary diflicuty-the full
measure of their difficulty being yet I'M
knOwn-Admiral Dewey has preserved a
perfect mastery of a complicated situa-
ton Patient, tranquil, resolute, far
seeing, he has gathered for his country
all the legitimate fruits of his superb
achievement. So far as it is possible to
Judge. he has not committed the smallest
fault of judgement or married his fame
by the slightest iufelicity of speech or
demeanor.
All this is universally recognized; but
there is one element in the case which
may not be so often thought of. Before
the battle of Manila those responsible in
greater or less degree for the character
of the navy believed that they knew
what it was capable of doing and would
do when it was called upon. But nobody
could be absolutely certain. A great
majority of its officers had never heard a
hostile gun: its ships had never been in
action estimates of its efficiency were of
necessity speculative. When Admiral
Dewey began his great fight he was deal
ing with unknown forces. 1t suddenly
devolved on him to put them to the final
test. And the test was conclusive. At
ter that there was no doubt. The moral
value of such q demonstration was in
estimable. Dewey not only proclaimed
the standard and set the pace. but proved
the theory of fitness for any task. Since
then every commander Of lighting ship
has known what he could depend on. and
every subordinate has shared his conf
dence The discipline and spirit were
the same, the material resources were in
general better and the result was assur-
E ed.
This is one of the pre-emnent services
rendered by Admiral Dewey which set
him in class by himself There would
seem to be ample warrant for giving him
a rank by himself We believe that his
brother officers would approve of such a
I promotion. and there is no doubt what
soever that the people would hail it with
delight.-New York Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26
yo MAINTAIN IntercoI r.e with Cubans.

Washington, D. c. August 24-The
statement made by General Wheeler
that much of the t ouble in Cuba is
chargeable to the LACK of understand
ing on the part of tie insurgents, has
convinced the President of the neces-
sity of maintaining intercourse with
the Cuban leaders. Military commits
sinners will exercise extreme care in
giving assurances tl.at the independ.
enre of the island is to be established.
except only on the hssis of the rule of
the majority. The provisional govern
mFnt of Jose Marti admittedly in a
minority, cannot anss will not be rec
OgniZed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26
GOLD FROM THE YUKON.
Three Steamers Arrive with 81. 800, 900 OF
the Yellow Metal

Seattle, Aug. 24--One hundred and
twenty-five men have arrived here
from Dawson on the steamers Rival
aud Discovery with treasure amount
ius to $200000 The Danube has ar
rived at Victoria with large passen.
ggr list from Dawson, eighty Of whom
VIII he transferred to Seattle with
$500 eco to deposit mt the Seattle Coy
crumcnt Assay office. -Four SWedcs
who came out on the Monarch to St
Michael are credited with 100000.
The Danube brings the largest
amount Of gold dust ~ any vessel that
has arrived from the north this month";
estimated at S1000000
The stampede from Alaska towns
still continues to the new discoveries
ON Pine Creek. Yukon miners are
leaving Dawson in large numbers
daily for the new discoveries near
Eagle Creek, ON the American side.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26

Toronto, Ont, August "A. Canada's
wheat crop for this year will certainly
bc 10y long odds one of the greatest in
TIA, history Of the Dominion The on
tasio Government Bullctin, shows that
ths fall wheat crop will be $4,000 eco,
Or 100000 more than last year and
the spring wheat crGp will be 800 900,
or 100000 more than last year Har-
voSt operations are now in full swing
in Manitoba, and the wheat crop there
VIII be about 100000 more than last
year, estimates this gear ranging from
forty TO fifty million bushels The
never better and the crop will grade
very hirh
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26

men were killed by the single catastrophe
of the destruction of the Maine as have
fallen throughout the entire war. one of
whose purposes vas to aveuge them,
from the attack on Cardenas on May H.,
where Ensign Baglev and his four COM
rades died. to mis- final onslaught of
Aug. ID on Manila Ia these three
stirring months the United States navy
has had one officer and eighteen men
killed and three officers aud forty men
wounded. The United States army has
had % officers and 23G men killed, and
ST officers and 14OG men wounded. The
total American loss in both services has
been , officers and Psi men killed and
80 Ulcers and iIG men wounded.
10 this list, OF course. must be added
the brave men who persisted of disease
in camp or on shipboard. No full re-
turn has yet been made, but the medical
officers declare that the number has not
exceeded 250 Before the war began the
Spaniards boosted and many of our
people believed that the pestilence would
slaV ten men where bullets slew one,
and that the full roll call of our dead
would run far up into the thousands.
How slight the record of our losses
in this war appears in contrast with the
grim roll of the Rebellion. From 1861
to 1866. 4l42 officers and g GIG men of
the Union army were Killed in action;
apps officers and 40,7S9 men died of
wounds 2,795 officers and 22l,79l men
died from disease. Deaths from other
causes brought the awful total up to
359. ops, or hundred thousand more
than the total number of officers and
men enrolled ashore and adoat in the
United States service in this war with
SPAIN Boston Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26
GIVE THE CHILDREN A DRINK

called Grain-O. 1t is a delicious appe-
tizing, nourishing food drink to take the
place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and
liked by all who have used it because
when properly prepared it tastes like the
finest coffee, but is free from all its in
furious properties. Grain-O aids diges-
ton and strengthens the nerves. 1t is
not a stimulant but health builder, and
children, as well as adults, can drink 1t
with great benefit. Costs about one
quarter as much as coffee. Fifteen and
25 cents. II