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Union Veteranx Union.

The National Encampment of the Union
Veterans Union was held in Rock Island
ILL.,, Aug. II, with good attendance. Gen.
H. l.. Street, the retiring Commander. was
presented with commission from Presi-
dent Mckinley as Captain and Commits
sary in the United States Army. r. C..
Direnforth, of Washington, who presented
the commission, was chosen National
Commander. Other officers are:
Deputy Commanders, j. b. Morgan.
Davenport, Iowa; W. l.. French, Brockton.
Mass; Surg. Gen, DIR. j. W. Morgan,
Moline, ILL.,; Chap, Rev. Richard Haney,
Monmouth. Executive Committee. AZ
Large, George N. Meade, Michigan: De-
partment OF Potomac, W. A Whitney;
Ohio, Jacob A. Green; Pennsylvania.
Adam Miller; Michigan, Marvin Xix: New
York, Alfred ElwoOd; Massachusetts. Dan
w. Gould; Kentucky, James O'ConnelI:
Illinois, C. S. EastOn; Iowa, E. III. Coll
cord; Missouri, NJ. Holmes; Nebraska, w.
S. Shoemaker; South Dakota, G. a Lud-
low.
The Woman's Relief Union. Auxiliary.
elected as President Mrs. Ada B. john
son, Binghamton, N. Y; S. V. p, Mrs.
Belle S. Morgan, Moline; j. v. p, Mrs.
Kate Beck, Washington, ID. O.: Chap.
Mrs Livina Foy Akron O.
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BY PAUL p DE LA GIRONIERE,
Chevalier Of the Order Of the Legion of Honor.

that entirely depends upon the magma
ton, as may here be seen.
After returning from one of these grand
shooting excursions to the minor islands,
a young American informed me that his
friends and he himself were most DESTROYS
of tasting the iguana and the bat; so,
supposing them all to be of the same
mind, | ordered my maitre d'hOtel to pre-
pare for dinner curry OF i.uana and a
racout of bats.
The first dish served round at dinner
was the curry, upon which they one and
all partook with very good appetite; upon
which ventuTed to- say;
You see the flesh of the iguana is most
delicate"
At these words all my guests turned
pale, and they all, by sudden motion,
pushed their plates from before them, not
even being able to swallow what their
mouths contained. was therefore
obliged to order the removal OF the entree
of iguana and bats before we could pro-
coed with the repast.
PLENTY OF GAME.
When it was in my power, / would &C
| company my guests in their excursions
| and then the chase was abundant ano
! full of interest, because | ever took care te
| guide them towards places Astounding III
game and very picturesque. Sometimes
would take them to the Isle of Socolme
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CHAPTER VII.

Crossing to the south side of the Cana
dian we passed over Dry River, which APP
peared to be the only stream in the country
which afforded any water. On the banks
of this river we found a small growth OF
mesquit and blackberry bushes, and SO
Vanished were portion of the command
that they actually deyoured the dry mes
quit beans, which at that time of the
year are as hard as hickory wood, with
greatness. OF those who were ravenous
enough TO eat them | was one.
From the valley of Dry River we crossed
plain to a stream called White Fish
Creek, though why so called | am unable
TO divine, as | do not think there ever was
a member of the finny tribe within its
waters, if, indeed, it ever had water in 1T.
When we saw it, at least, it was perfectly
dry, the bottom being covered with fine
white sand.
On the banks of this creek we found
hackberries and Cheatham berries, of
which the rangers partooll literally; but as
the latter were not fit to eat, many OF the
men sickened. On the plain were oc-
casional groups of prickly pears, and on
some days we had all we could eat OF
them, but at other times they were not to
be had, and we were compelled to do en-
tirely without nourishment. Continuing
along White Fish Creek, we at length
reached Prairie-Dog Fork of Red River.
All along down the creek Irode on the ex
treme right of the fiankers; my compan-
kee Indian. I had frequently during the
day seen bands of savages watching us,
and had notified the Colonel of it through
my Cherokee friend, who acted as mes
senger When we encamped or the night
/ repeated to that officer what l had OBJ
served during the day, and also my sus-
picionS that | had seen an Indian camp,
though concerning this / was not willing
to make positive statement. The
Colonel affected to doubt it, and roundly
asserted that there was not a savage
within so miles of us. l. however, per-
sisted, and told him to prepare for fight
on that or the following night; but he Of
fered to bet we would not see an Indian
between White Fish Creek and Fort Belk
nap, and there the controversy en- ed
By this time the men had become per-
eectly careless regarding everything save
the procuring of subsistence; utterly dis
regarding al the usual precepts taken
under ordinary circumstances during a
campaign. Had the Indians attacked us
almost any day with a moderate force we
must have been exterminated and it is
therefore fortunate for us that they were
ignorant of our actual condition. We en-
camped that night on the north side of
the river, on the opposite bank of which
was a bluff at least co feet high, and
fairly sparkling with isinglass.
INDIANS CLOSE AT HAND.
took a field telescope and went over
on the bluff to have a view of the sandy
the westward. For it was in that direction
that / believed / had seen the Indian
camp to which / have adverted. 1t was
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-08-25
CHAPTER XIII.
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

The author, young surgeon, while on
a voyage, disembarks and resides tempo
rarily at Manila. The ship by accident
sails without him. He makes great rep
utation by curing Spanish Captain Don
ParraS, Of blindness, and falls in love with
and marres Madame de Las Salinas, a
beautiful widow. His wife s fortune, wi ich
was to come from Mexico, is st. They
repair to Tierra-Alta, a garden-spot of the
islands, where the author cares for his
sick wife until she is well. He buys a
country seat at Jala-Jala, where he makes
friends with the native leaders and enlists
them and some of their followers as his
guard. A village is established. La
Gironiere commands all the local gen.
darmerie of the province. His brother
Henry arrives to manage the plantations.
The author graphically relates the numer-
Gus adventures he experiences.
Jala-Jala was most fourishing; i'm
mense fields of rice, sugar-cane and
coffee had taken the place of woods and
forests unproductive in themselves. Rich
pasture grounds were covered with numer-
Gus focks; and a fine Indian village
stood in the center of the laboring ground
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the satisfaction of hearing three shots in
reply, and l knew the Colonel had heard
me. Feeling assured that the command
would come up as rapidly as possible,
commenced exploring the stream to find
out where the sweet water came from, and
discovered that it flowed from a spring a
mile and half above. Here we again
discharged our pieces and again received
a reply, but it was a great way off.
l at once filled all the canteens with
us and sent John back on his horse to- re-
lieve the command, and on his arrival the
precious treasure was distributed sparing-
ly among those who suffered most, or sent
back to those who had fallen out exhaust
ed on the trail.
MUTINY.
As had nothing to do during John s
absence l lay down and took sound
nap, and was only awakened by the
sound of hoofs when he returned to the
spring, which he did as speedily as pos
sibie.
From him learned that during the
morning an open mutiny had occurred in
camp, and that it would have proved sue
cessful but for the eloquent words OF
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The skin of the nose is cut off above the
eyes, while that of the neck and hump
hangs down the back, the whole being
softly dressed with the hair on, and as an
additional ornament it is often artistically
beaded. The faces of the savages were
painted in the most hideous style-black,
red, yellow and white being the prevailing
colors.
Part OF the time our struggle was hand
to-hand fight, and the savages succeeded
IN carrying off seven of our men, and all
their own killed and wounded, so that it
was impossible for us to ascertain their
loss, though it must have been severe,
Notwithstanding it was a night struggle
and the moon was low. We Judged from
appearances that there were about 100
Indians altogether, and this was per-
haps rather below than above the truth.
AN UNHEALTHY LOCALITY.
Our loss in the fight was seven men, 40
horses and seven pack-muIes. 1t would
have been useless for us to have at
tempted to follow up the savages in the
dark as soon as the fight had closed, and
by morning the marauders were far away,
and long before We could overtaks them
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Q long and tiresome walk, and about
half way up the mountain | reached q
level bench or steppe, where i found
about 500 small brush shelters that had
been used by a large party OF warriors.
So recently had they been erected that
the leaves were not yet withered. Indeed,
they were SO fresh that they appeared to
have been cut on that very day. This
sign at once aroused me, and admonish-
ed me TO look out for stragglers, but l saw
none.
1t was Just sunset when i reached the
desired point, and from it / had a good
view of the region around me. The last
rays of the sun lit up the country SPLEEN
didly in the direction l believed the In
dians TO be, and on arranging my glasses
the whole OF a large village lay in full
view. Near them, and grazing, was a
large number of horses. with some cattle
md sheep.
The camp was at the base OF a mount
ain, and very extensive; careful esti-
mate placing the number Of men, wOn1en
and children at 500 or more. This dis
covery did not appear much to improve
the desperate position in which We found
ourselves, and Fastening back reported
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Daughters OF Veterans Convention.
The Daughters Of Veterans will hold
their National Convention at Cincinnati
during the 32d Annual Encampment OF
/ the Grand Army Sessions will be in Odd
Fellows Temple, corner Seventh and Elm
streets, Thursday and Friday, Sept. and
8. Council meeting will be held Wednes-
day at room 112, Palace Hotel. Head
quarters will be at Room 113 Palace Hotel.
most cordial invitation is extended to all
members of patriotic orders and others
who Will visit Cincinnati to call at Head
quarters, where Committee will be in at
tendance TO welcome ALL
The Ladies of the G. A. r. and Daughters
OF Veterans will hold their reception to-
gether Tuesday evening, in Parlor 1O4,
Grand Hotel. All are invited to attend.
The official route will be the Big Four.
Miss Julia A. Croft, National President,
Cleveland, o.; Miss Minnie Prescott,
National Secretary, and other distinguish
ed members of the Order leave Monday
over this road. Members of the Daughters
of Veterans and others are invited to &C
company them, as arrangements have
been made for a pleasant trip.
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Brig.-Gen. Rosser

Editor National Tribune: Thanks for
your comment upon RoSser in the issue
of June 80. His appointment was q
mystery to a large number of the people
of the country who are familiar with the
mans career; those who followed Sheri-
dan are especially chagrined and wonder
what influences were brought to make
such an appointment.-W. w. Wilson.
PHILADELPHIA Pa
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Patriotic Son. of a yeter,n.

George W. Weldon, Johnston, r. L..
writes My youngest son., Geo. W.
Weldon, ir., aged % years, enlisted in Co.
K, list N. Y. He gave up very paying
position to enter the service Ny oldest
son would have gone in the list r. l., but
could not leave his parents. With a record
of four years and four months service, /
am now drawing pension of S12, after
fighting for it since 1882, and at last being
compelled to apply under act of June q.
1890. Both my son. and myself are sub.
scribers to The National Tribune, and
think no other paper equals it,
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He Feels Proud.

Editor National Tribune: The picture
on the new two-cent postage stamp is
one / took in North Dakota, six miles
north of Casselton, on Chaffee's farm-15
gang plows with four or five horses on q
pillow, about Is horses altogether. j feel
proud and highly honored by the Govern
ment.-J. r. Hamlin. Co. X. 5th Minn.,
Arizola, Ariz.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-08-25
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

Young Pike, printer, in 1859 leaves
Missouri for Kansas, but is persuaded to
go to Texas by n Dallas man. who wants
aid in transporting horses. After several
adventures he reaches Dallas, and Indian
depredations beginning, finds play fer his
adventurous inclinations III the ranks OF
the Rangers. Fierce fights with the saw
ages take place, about which the author
tells most Interestingly. One of the cam
paigns he engages in is against Comanches
and kiowaS. On the march there is much
suffering from hunger AMI thirst.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-08-25
Protests Against Advanced Prices

Editor National Tribune: have lust "a.
ceived notice from the Citizens COMMITTEES
OF the 32d Encampment at Cincinnati that
there will be no lodging accommodations
during the Encampment for less than 81
per night outside of the free quarters.
inns we feel Is a sad disappointment to
the comrades, as many of them expected
to take their families, but are unable to
pay such prices. Therefore they will
have to remain at home or be forced to ac-
cept the free quarters, which is not de-
sired by those who are accompanied by
their wives and daughters. Word having
been sent out that there would be no adj
vance in prices, we deem it justifiabIe to
protest through the columns of The
National Tribune against such undue ad.
vantage.-N. HI. Harms, Adjutant, Post
622, Euphemia, o.
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tie Be csntinued.)

EDITORIAL NoTE.-The story of nm "A.
venturous trip through the wonderful grosto
OF San Mateo, place Of many natural
phenomena and dangers, is told in the next
lnstallment. Some of the curious doinss Of
natives of the Philippines, cayman and boa
constructor hunting, are told of in highly
interesting fashion in other installments.
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EDITORIAL NoTE.-Carporal Pike relates
in the next installment, how the Rangers at
last reached safety and plenty. Also he will
introduce the reader to the Knights of the
Golden Circle i" and their mysterious doings,
and tell of the Secession movement.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-08-25

The weather Is always doing something. Sc
. Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t cures daily.
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Naturally.
PittsbiirQ Chronicle.

Mr.. Hillan9-I wonder how Chinese
mandarin feels when he loses his yellow
jacket.
Mr.. Halket-It makes him as mad as a
hOIneL
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AN EXCITING MOMENT.

! was steering, and / exerted myself to
the utmost to get away from the danger
and to escape to the shore. But the am
phibiOus beast was approaching so fast
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-09-23

but is not considered as bad as
"bloody." All this is very strange and
requires native to explain it, especial
ly as bloody is merely the contrac-
tion of the oath ''by our Lady" which
was more or less commonly used in the
ancient days when this was a Roman
Catholic country.
The people who try to swear without
swearing-who in o, country say
"hully Chez and "by cripes," all use
the word "bloomingr over here. 81
can't very bloomin we'll make you buy
this bloomin thing, but I'll ave a
bloomin try at it, is what / heard a
street fakir say to a crowd the other
day There is no harm in that at all,
and it is much more typically English
than the word bloody" besides being
decent.
1t is funny what mistakes nations
make about one another. Over here the
very smart thing in reporting the speech
of Us Americans is TO make Us all and
always call ourselves "Amurricans. 1t
may be true of us. This whole nation
believes it. But never heard an Amer
lean so pronounce the name of our coun-
try, and yet I've got quick linguistic
ear, which is thing the English utter
~ lack.-Julian Ralph in Providence
Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-09-23

Mrs. HOmeseeker-You certainly
don't expect anybody to take this house?
Why, the floors all run down hill.
Agent Ga smart man)-It was built
In that way on purpose, mum, to keep
peace in the family. Greatest invention
Of the age, mum.
Mrs. Homeseeker-Keep peace in the
family? What do you mean?
Agent-It's all right, mum; nothing
like it. Whenever your husband drops
ms collar button, they'll roll down to
that wall, and he'll always know where
% find 'em.-London Tit Bits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-09-23
THE ENGLISH NOT PROFANE.
Little Bad Language In London Outside
of Petticoat Lane.

Little Bad Language In London Outside
of Petticoat Lane.
Little rough or rude language is used
by the English. They even fight with
out swearing and get very drunk and
noisy without employing strong Ian
guage. They love to chaff and guy each
other, and the crowds and the street
people who drive horses and peddle
goods and hang about the corners are
great deal wittier than most Of Us give
them credit for being. but they seldom
resort TO bad language. L never heard
much of it until went to Petticoat
lane, and / know woman who has
lived here two years and been constant
ly about town who tells me that in that
time she has only heard one oath from
an EngliShman' lips. The worst word
/ heard in Petticoat lane was bloody. 4"
That, however, is the worst word I
could have heard-in English opinion
it is the foulest wsrd there is. 1 have
only heard one man use it and he did
not speak it. He was very angry, and
he spelled it.
am telling you this because know
that at home in America we associate
it with the English and put it in Eng
Iishmen's mouths in our anecdotes. as
if it were a matter of course that it
should be used to give a 1ocgu color to
an English story. Americans come here
and make use of the word for the comic
value that they attach to it, and yet l
assure nv readers that if thev tried TO
think Of any really disgusting term they
had ever heard and made use of instead
they could not more startle or shock
these English ears.
English sailors have brought the
word bloody" TO our shores-sailors
and prizefghters and stablemen, and
only such persons cling to it here.
What we consider very much fouler
word has a vastly wider circulation,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-09-23
THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS.
Professor Drapers Sister Sat Thirty Min
utes For Her Portrait.

Professor Draper's Sister Sat Thirty Min
utes For Her Portrait.
Elizabeth Flint Wade has an illus
trated paper on 'Photography-Its Mar
vels'' in st. Nicholas. The author says:
The first accounts of this great dis
covery are very entertaining reading.
Professor Morse, the inventor of the
TELEGRAPH was in Paris when the news
was published, and at once went TO see
Daguerre's wonderful pictures. In de-
scribing them afterward he said that
moving objects made no impression on
the plate, for a picture taken of
crowded boulevard showed it as if en-
tirely deserted, with the exception of a
man having his shoes polished. The
mans feet, he said, were we'll defined,
because they were kept stationary, but
he was without head or body, for these
were in motion.
To America belongs the honor Of
making the first Photographic portrait,
the artist being Professor John Draper,
a professor and afterward the president
of the University Of New York. His
victim was his sister, Miss Catherine
Draper. He powdered her face, that the
likeness might be more quickly i'm
pressed on the sensitive plate, and for
80 minutes Miss Draper sat-or, at
least, tried to sit-as immovable as
statue.
The first class in photography was
formed in Boston in tie spring Of 1S4O
by Daguerre's agent, Gourad Of Paris.
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale, then a
student in Harvard, became an enthusi-
astic member of the class. In his diary,
under date Of April 1, 1910, is this en-
try: "On my way home L stopped at the
shop and got my daguerreotype ther-
mometer. There seems to be great de-
mand; there were three or four others
there"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-09-23
A Mean Trick.

Smith-You say you write dunning
letters to yourself and sign them with
fictitious names. What do you do that
for?
Jones-You see. my wife is always
after me fol money, and when she reads
those letters she becomes discouraged.
London Fun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-09-23
Chinese Taxes Very Light.

The Chinese are perhaps the most
lightly taxed people in the world. In
China all the land belongs TO the state,
and trifling sum per acre-never alter
ed through long centuries-is paid as
rent. This is tho only tax Ill the coun-
try, and it amounts 20 about half a crown
per head yearly. News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-09-23
Something In 1t.

Miss Wellwood-Do you believe there
is anything in love at first sight?
Mr.. Hardaere-Oh, yes About nine
times out of ten there's q divorce in il.
Exchange.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-10
GILLETT HAS DISAPPEARED.
Cattle Plunger Gave De-
tectives the Sin.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. "a dis
patch to the Journal from Chihuahua,
Mex. states that Grant G. Gillett, the
fugitive Kansas cattleman, has dis
appeared from the vicinity of Chihua-
hua and is now believed to be either
in the City of Mexico or at Mazatlan
on the Pacific coast, or en- route to
South America.
For ten days previous to his disap-
pearance, the dispatch says; Gillett
found refuge on the ranch of j. Nj.
Fisher, sixty miles south of Durango.
Fisher is a former Kansan, whose
career in Kansas was not unlike that
of Gillett. He failed in the banking
business at Abilene in 1889, and the
bank has since paid only per cent on
deposits amounting to $500, 600.
Gillett and his companion, the Texas
lawyer named TroXel, disappeared
when they learned that detectives from
Kansas City were close upon their trail.
The dispatch states that CA. Shaefer,
the Kansas City commiss' a man who
went south with the detectives, sue
succeeded in attaching several thou
sand dollars Gillett had deposited in a
Mexica.- bank, at Torreon, Mexico, and
that he also attached trunks that Gill
/ lett had checked at Durango. The
amount OF money which Mr. Shaeffer
tied up cannot be learned but it is be-
lieved to be only q few thousand dol
| lars