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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

ed that "a long Spanish Toledo be the prop
crest dress to dignity the Arch Master" The
secretary was provided with costume accord
ing to the dress Of Machavelli. the celebrated
Florentine secretary; the baot-box used at
elections was designed as though for the use OF
a college of cardinals, and there is bill in tho
society's archives rendered to "the HOnble. SO.
ciety Of DEFY tentos." in which Master Thomas
Adey charges a round sum for carving the top
of Bacchuss tomb with sculpture and orna-
ments OF fouidge," this receptacle for the books
having been devised in most gorgeous style.
There were other freakish details 1t was de-
cided that each member should deposit his por-
trait in the rooms of the society or pay IN
annual forfeit and in many cases he put on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

Dilettanti another resolution was passed stating
that it is the opinion OF this society that a
small Bacchus bestridng a tun with a silver
chain be by the Very High Steward" and
the bawble was significant The fact is that the
Society of Dilettanti was founded by men Of
position who desired to pose as the arbiters Of
taste, but at the same time were fond Of social
pleasures. and felt that in mixing them with
serious deliberations they were not doing harm
TO either the or the other. II Is a practice
which. in the present age. at any rate, should
excite no surprise. for it is still held in honor by
many a group of men concerned with lofty pur-
suits The only difference is that we have in
some things a better sense OF measure than our
forefathers possessed. The Diletianu often
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

walton which had distinguished the reign OF Ez-
abeth. The house of Hanover was less lucky
than the house of Tudor. however, III these mat
tiers. The genius Of the time was FAR less Gre
alive. Hence the young travellers were good
deal more selfconscous than their predecessors
their taste less q matter Of instinct than OF
studious discipline; hence. also, the establish
nnent az a society whose aim it was to supply
ready made the aesthetic standards which the
nation lacked. The members Of il ate and drank
together like the famous carousers at the Mer-
maid but none OF them had the old racy inspira-
ton; they imported instead the notions they
had picked up in Italy or in Greece, and gave
laws to art not as artists but as scholars. Ac-
cordngy they left no specific mark upon the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09
THE FOOTBALL.
ny MARGANET ARMOUR

BY MANiAliET ARMOUR
Their was a merry step within the garden.
When was little. and the world was new.
I ncVer dreamed that IL was Time, the warden,
And that 1t was for him the roses grew,
, And pansics blue. g..
Now on the common road with tramp Of thun-
der
A foot I hear thai does not turn or stay,
Ard after it. the tumult and the wonder
or hurrying folk that throng, by night ana
day.
The crowded way.
Soon | shall reach an ample inn and oden.
And lie at case upon quiet bed.
No foot shall! echo in the court withhodSn.
And Time shall steal away with souniieSS
tread
When [ am dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09
Gbe Nem'pork Grlbuae.

UI.USTRATEo SUPPLEMENT.
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1895.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

gaben, nit g~oliniOn's Sruppen in bet
Na9but. Der 8~ortpB erfolgte brisaben=
tpet5e in GtaffelfeGung.
9ur9 bas Mnrii6en beg Seinbes gu err
neuerter 8ampfesputb angefa9t, Iammel=
ten fi4 bic 0erpiI9e pisber, I'm benz Nnz
sriff gu bs9egnen. Sic ~ftiir5ten ft9 NIT
beinabe nod beftigerer @epalt als bor6er
auf General MacoOnatb's 8ataiqppe unD
Der @irbar fdidte Die erite bristi9e 8ri=
gabe auriit, Inn biefen frif9en Nngriff ob@
8uT9lagen, iebp4 srit, na9oem Der Mutb
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

Der farbigen 8atatfGone auf eine I4arfs
probe geiteGt tpar. Nuf bet gan8er 9inie
itanben Macbonalb's Sruppen feit uno be-
baupteten, obne gu t~panfen, bas 5elo, ielbit
a1s Der Nnfturm am beftigften mar.
4us Der 5erne betra9tet eri4ten Der
Geinb ME Elm LANCER 9iigel BON b~libenben
G9nertern, 10 bi9t paren Die Mafen Der
8epaffneten. 8pr ibnen ritten 5pet Bis
bret Sauienb NIT @peeren b~etpafFnetet
8rieger gu 9ferbe, tpetAe Die fdpar3e
5ront bor ibnen gu bur9bre4en un6 unIer
Seuer ab3ulenten fudten, UNI Der Snian=
terie bet OerniI6e eine 8reI4e 3t Offnen,
Sn ungeprOneten, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Srupps baber %galoppirenb, riidten tie ndz
ber unb nd6er an uniere Geiben beran unb
fir einen Augenblid 6erri6te cine bange
SobtenitiGe, inbem unfere Sruppen in
Hummer REMEMBERING Der tolti6nen Gez
tpegungen 6es 5etnbes buftanoen. pl0blta6
aber tpurbe bos S4tpeigen gebro9en. Die
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

feb1 bes Girbar's gum 8orriiden geseben
tpar, ftattfanb. 9iefes Regiment, bas
fri14 aus Snbien gefommen mar unb fi3
nod fetne straightforward berbient 4atte,
mar begierig, fi4 bic erfte @~elegenbit gu
NuBe gu MAIDEN, unb fii6rte feinen gntz
f9luB in tapferer Metfe Our4. @be Die
groBe S6ladt begdnn, batten bic 2anciers
oor Der 5ront, in engiter Siiblung NIT benz
5etnbe, 9ienit getban. g1a9 Der S4la9t
mar es lire Nufgabe, ben 5eriprenJten
Setn6 gu %berbinbern, na9 Smburman sus
riid5utebren. Sn Der grfiuung bie1er
gfli4t ftieBen ite p1Dbli9 auf Die 8eferbea
truppen bes 6einbes, Die etna 1000 damn
fart ndren, befen gendue StGrte jebo6
tpegen bes Serrains ni9t 3u ermitteln mar.
Die gapaQers mar um Gefe 3eit in
S9pabronenz GoGonnen formirt. Sic Bill
bette iebo6 fofort cine S4ld9tlinte unb
Ttiirmten ppr. M}it einem Mfale befanben
1e 1i9 auf 30 Yarbs elmer ueberma9t bes
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09
Die Beftet9une oes Rainier.
S9iIoerune elmer eefahrpoGGen Ser9tour in
Dem Gasoaoen=6 ebir9e.

Nls cine Der f90niten unb intereiIanz
teften Spuren, Die er tpGbrenb Ieines
Nufent6alts in ben Ser. Giodtcn inter
nd6m, be3ei9rste Der betantte englii4e Eetz
1enbe Sir 4rtbur Snterslep, Der fiir3li9
na9 2onbon auriidfebrte, Den Iuftieg auf
ben Berg Rainier i'm gascaoel: 9eblrge I'M
Staote @a1btngton, ben er III bergdngenen
sSuli mu9te. gr genoB, pie ct lugt, bpn
benz f9neeigen @ipfel bes 8srarisfen berab
etnen Nusblid auf bic berrli@fe @ehtrgsz
tunb19aft, bic er iemuls in Istnem 2e6en
aefeben, UNI Der Nufitieg ie!bIt mar reid
an aufregenben unb intereHanten Gptfpoen.
Qeiber toftete er einem ber G6eiIneEnter bas
2eben, tpd6renb Elm unberer NIT fndpper
Not6 einem G6nlt9en S9;dfal e%ntginq.
Ser Nuffties", 70 er3d11ts Snterslep,
vmurbe bon 2pngmire aus %begonnen. Nd4@
benz mir bic mil9peiBen @ema7er bes
9isquanpz GluRes 5uert alf elmer 8riide
unh etpas peiter binauf mittelit zines iiber
ben @trom getnorfenen Baum tqmmes iiberz
16ritten batten, famen mir na9 Garter
6aus unh fpdter na4 ben Iaraoez 5dlen,
po mir einen SmbtB e%innu9men. NlsbalO
erreihten mir bic in Der Spnne olibernoen
@6neefeloer, bo4 mar Der 8;pfeI Res Ser
ees bpQitGnbig in Nebel eebIlt.
Mm Mprgen bes 26. Suit erhoben mir
uns balb mad Sagesanbru3, I'm unIere
@9ube ein5uD1en, nit Ndgeln gu Derie1en
unb bic nDtbigen 8Drbereitungen fir bas
TgrtGimmen beg nGruter peat", bes
bD6ten punftes auf benz Wtount
Hainier, gu t~reffen. Man9e Don Der Reifez
eefeaI9uft, N3dnter pie Srauen, be-
f9mierten fire @eii4ter nit einem IdjeuB@
liben @smif9 BON 2ampenruB unb Bale
fine, unb ale trugen blaue ober raudgez
T6pdrste 8rirlen gum S4ub gegen
@9neeb1inbbeit.
Infer Weg fiibrte uns iiber S4neefe1>
Der, 1nb Dbno6l mir anfungs bispeilen
cine NIT 9ras bena9Iene unb nit Der,
~friippelten 8Gumen bebeds @rbobung pafz
1trten, lteBen mir bulb 9rus unb 8dume
6i1ter urs, unb fprtan bilbeten S6nee,
Sis unb groBe Steinbaufen bic ~eia5igen
8eftanotbeile Der 2anbf6aft. I'm 4 ubr
Radmittags errei4ten mir Camp Muir,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

BON 200 garbs nit @brapne1s nno gez
n0bnGi9en @ranuten Seuer >auf fie. Inter
einem fiir9terliben &agelregen riidten iie
peiter bor, Biz ite ft9 auf 1900 Yaros gez
nGbert batten, tporuuf ite einen Stnrm auf
bic 8atterien berfu9ten. Sebt iebo4 tamcn
1ie in bic @9uBlinte Der Snfanterie, uno Bis
auf cine GntFernm1ng bon 300 Ourbs fd;aen
1ie an bic britii6en 8rigdben beran. Ils tie
faben, baB Elm tpeiteres 8orriiden unm0gli9
fei, 19pentte Der 9auptzS ruppentbea 3er=
UNI urb iibrtieB es ben S4iiben, ii9 eilte
0edung 5u fu9en, aus tpel9er ite bas 5euer
erlptbern fonnten. Capt. Galbecott DON ben
Nartpidfbires tpar elmer Der Grften, Die bon
ibren 8ugeln fielen, unb Sol. 5ranf R9obsS
purbe herpunbet. Oos f9tpar5e 9anner
bes aalifen tpurbe in elmer @%ntferrung BON
tpeniger als 1000 Oarbs bon Der britiT@en
@9la9tltnie uufgepflan5t uno bilbete ben
Mittelpunft zines Sdmmelplubes fir Die fdz
natifden &rieger, bic Dergebens perIu9ten,
benz 6agel bon <geln unb 9ranaten unb
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

81. 0as Sod bes gIenbs. @on S.
90. 9dblmanr.
%. Seemannsz Nbenttuer. 9on
S. 90. 9ublmann.
%. . erberIorene Gomerao. Bon
Sans 6Opfen.
"a. 0r. 3ernoniB. 8on 6. Sutroa
S9ueding.
%. IIIss 8erqebGi6 unb onbere
@ei9i6ten. Bon &uoolpb 2iabau.
26. Sim Cummings. Bon q. s..
ginferton.
27. Serr unb Srau 8eiprr. Bon
gaul 2inbau.
%. &Ieiber MAIDEN 2eute. Bon
8ottfrieb &e1er.
Der 8ilOsrDOrrotb umfoBt pie f%OIgsnben
Rummern:
80. b. Gnpribi, grzaun3ter bes Geutz
i4sn @si4ss. Sin po9lJetrOTfsnes Bib.
@tabliti9.
80. 8aifer Mt1berm +. auf be m
@terbebstte. Sin Oelbrudbilb in
Der @rDBe BON 2Ox3O 3cn. sir jeben
9eutf9en tpirb bieies 8ilo Elm rertb>
bo1es 9ebent6latt an ben De1itorbenen
5elbentaiIer iein.
81. Safer Mi1beIm II. unb Sai l.
ferin Q9ufta 8ictorta. 3pei
e~inoelne 8ilber.
80. S il + It 8tsmdrd.
33. Graf MpItfe.
"a. Bupf Seq XIII.
35. Oas NbenbmabL. Gin Selbrud
mad benz b~eriibmten @emdlbe bon 9eoz
narbp bd 0tnct.
So. @brt # us &rfn5e.
81. NapoGeon's &ad3us BON
Wosfau. Sin Selbrud na9 Meifoz
nter'S Meiiterpert.
38. Sefus gbri | II Z. SsGbrud.
80. pie 9ei1tqe Mar;u. OelDrud.
Die 9uittung fir pingei61ttts Gelb err
folgt auf benz fleinen gelben 3ettel bur9
8erdnberung bes Monats unit Ser Sabresz
gail.
Dieter s3etteG 5eigt iebem 2efer, Big 3u
tpel3em Datum er ge3a9lt bat, unb mag
idnmige 3abfer glei33eitig an tbre 8ers
pfGt9tung erinnern.
8riefe unb @elber abr.Htrs man:
ILLINOIS STAATSzEITUNG CO.,
CHI ICAGO.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

nern urtb benz Rriegsruf: rNGobzuzNfb6ar"
(9ott tit Der 9D3ite) unb nRaful Nqa5 Ell
Maboi" (0er Mabbi 1T @ottes prophet)
auf ben 2tppen. 3peimal pdbrenh oes
Sages tpanbten tie bieie' einfa9e, a6sr oer=
bdngniBboae Sottit an, inbem iie, mad ben
Nusfagen bon Grgen5eugen, tpte f9aumgez
trOnte Meerespelen gum Nngriff herc1z
itiirmten, nit einem Settle, pie bas elmer
ihlrmgepeiti@ten Meeresbrunbung.
NlS mir nm 81 l1br Mor9ens bic Der
pif3e gum Nngriff tommen faben, %erDffne=
ten unfere 8utterien aus elmer gntfernlbne
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

ben ununterbro9enen 9ef9ibIaIbsn, bic
gauge 8atailone niebermGbten, 9tanb gu
balten.
Ils Der Sirbar fab, baB btefer erite Mnz
griff abgef4lagen mar, CAB er 8efebl gum
Gorriiden gegen bic Gtabt. Nuf benz lin
fen Tliigel, in Der NGbe bes 61uTes, be-
fanb i6 2pttelton's Brigade, NIT General
Wou9ope's 8rigabe als 9sdung; banr
folgten Marpen's, 2etpis' urb mae=
bonalb's iubanetf4en uab sgppti19en gri=
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

nG6iten feinbliden Setter tparen Bis auf
200 Norbs an uns berangefommen nno
iebt er0ffnete cine 4btbeilung BON Ntae<
bonalb's 8rigabe Jeuer. 3pet Der 9ag@
garas pantten unb fielen aus benz @aitel
Sin reiterlo5es gferb fam auf unfere 2inie
gu getrabt. Np9 INNER riidten bic 9teiter
unerttpeqt bor, ais abermals cine 8epehrz
falpe unter ibnen aufrdumte unb Elm
DuBenb 8oggard's in ben Sanb f~tiir5isn.
Sin 5attel mad Dem anberen tpurbe lesr
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

Seinbes, ber binter Dem biigeligen Serrain
perborgen gepeien mar, gegeniber unb
muBten fi9 nut unter einem forttpdbrsnz
ben beftigen Snfantertefeuer hur9 bic
feinbli4en Sruppen ben Riidpsg ta6nen,
tpobei bel onoers bic 2. S9pabron arg ms
@ebrdnge Befommen mar.
Die transafrifanii9e Gifenbabn.
Sn Qni4lnB an Die S6ilberung biefes
sroBen grfolges Der britifdsn Maffen i'm
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

unb ni9t eber b0rte bus @epebrfeuer anf,
dGs bis Der lebte Der 6einbe, ber ii9 uns
Bis auf breiBis garbs eendbert, ie:nen
Weutb nit benz Sobe beaablt bate. Die
GaodGerie Der 9erpif9e mar Derniatet,
bas S9la9tfslb NIT 2eiben beoedt, reben
benen man9e Der pferbe in uGer Gu9'
grafton,
Sine Der OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mpffena
tbaten I'M 8erlarf Der S4la9t mar oer
Mn3turm Der 81. 2anciers, Der pd6renb bes
eriten Nngriffs Der 9ertpil9e, ebe Der gez
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

@iben ieien mod eintge 4uf1Gti1e iiber
ras ~9emaltige 9roieft Der Gngldnber, cine
Gife1ba6n bur9 bic gauge 2Gnge ppn
4frita, bon Cairo Bis Cape Soipn, 9egez
BEN, Elm Proieft, bas ben eigenflt4en Gtiz
mulus bes fubuneif4en Selo3uge5 bilOet
limb 6eIen @ermirfli9ung inasrba16 bes
rd4ften Sd9r3ebntes Der britif9e Colonial
miniiter ~@bamberlain gu arop9e3eien gez
pdgt 6at. SIM Siiben be3 f9parSen Melt=
tbeils 1T bereits cine 8a6n bur9 8uluz
paDo, Matabelelanh uno bic &aptolonie
boaenbet nnb i'm NOrben folgen Die giienz
ba9nzSneenieure ben ndb 5iioen bprriiden=
ben Sruppen uuf benz 6nBe unb es merben
fi9 bort feline uuBergetp06nli4en g9piez
rtqtGten bieten, Bis 5u benz aaf briti19en
@ebtet liegenben Mlbert gbnarbz See porz
8ubrin9en, fobalb Die fdmmtli6en dg9pz
tif9en probin3en 5rriiderobert finh.
SIM @iben erftredt fth 6us britif4e Sc
biet ununterbro6en BPM Sap NgulbaS ober
Nubelcap Big gum @ongoz5reiitaat uno
9eut19zOtafrita, ober 6ts gum fubli6en
Gnbe bes SanganDitdz Sees, Der bic Gjren3e
5nii4en ben beiben lebteren 8eiibungen Bill
bet. Sn Der Gapz@Dlonie 1T bergtfen5a6n=
bau in Dem lebten 8ierteliabrbunbert err
Eebli9 bprgeI9rttten, benin mdbrenb i'm
Sabre 1873 erft So Mei1cn gebaut naren,
belief fi4 bic 2dnge Der &egierungsz8abz
nen i'm leBten Sanuar 6ereit5 auf 2253
Meilen, tpd6renb 965 MsiIen i'm 8au be-
griffen unb 254a i'm 8eiiB uon pr:batpsr=
Ipnen tparen. Die 8ubn bon Iape Sppn
trurhe bor nenigen Wonaten nOrbli9 Big
8uh1tpdbp berldngert unb ibrer Nusoe6rung
Els gum Sanganpifaz9es fteben, ME gez
Idgt, feline politif9en @9pierigteiten I'M
Mege. .3iebt man nun Dus 3runsportre4t
Der 8riten uuf benz %genannten See unb
auf benz Nlbert @oparb : See in 8ez
tra9t, 10 ergiebt it9, buB eigentli9 nur
mod cine Strede BON 200 Meiten, Die
nDrblt9 bonn Sanganpitd bur4 ben Congo
ftaat fi6rt, an Der @o1enblng Des Wegez
re9ts Bis gu benz engli19en @ebiet an ben
Nilquellen fe6lt, unb bic grIangung bee
Megere9ts auf biefer @trede lit eS, inpruuI
England felt LANCER 3eit Iein @ugenmerl
oeri9tet fat. gs bate berett5 i'm Sabre
1894 auf elmer gonferen3 ron 8ertreterr
Der beiben Staten in 8riiHeG einen Der
trug nit benz @ongoitaut a6gei6lo1e1, tpoz
na9 bie1er an Gnglanb eincn Gtretfeu
2arb BON Is Meilen 8reits niet6Speiie ubz
treten polte, nogegen Der Gongoitddt Die
Grntro1e iiber bic 1iblt9fte dg9ptii4e proz
hing 8a9r Ell @6a3eG erbulten lonte, Adeir
bic Sadie 19eiterte an benz proteTt 0eutf4z
lambs, Neuerbings itnO nun uber 5pif4er
9eutf9lanb unb England freanoldaft=
li6ere 8e3iebuneen ein0etreten ltnh 2ebz
teres 6offt iebt 0eutf4lanb nu3gie6i9 81
itin1men. @oGte bas proiett Der Srans=
afritunif6en 8abn ipirtli4 ausgefii6rt mer=
ben, 10 pirb bieieGbe betm 4l6ertzSee in
Gritti6@O 1tafrifa NIT Der iebt in 8au be-
grifferen 8abn BON Mombalu an Der ST
tuite na9 port 8ictoriu, ooa Der l9on 12C
Meilen fertig iinb,% berbmnben, urb Bic leBtere
8abn I'm bas n0rblide l1fer bes 8ictoria=
Sees berum Bis Men9o, Der 9dupttabt
1ganba's, berldngert perben.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

gu peI9er 90be bic 9runbeigenz
tbumspretfe i'm Screen Der
9tabtRep 3 If geftiegen iinb, benefit
bic SAutfade, baB fir bic ate 2potbefe an
Der Gde bon 8roabnan unb WaGitrest fo>
eben $4,000 per 6rOntfuB ober $400 fir
ben QuuOratfuB dusgei4lagen iporben iinb.
Ser 904fte borber fir Sem Oorfer Grunbs
eigentbum beaa9Gte preis mar Dor 5tpei
eSabren, mo Elm tletnes @runbftiif BON TT
9uabratfuB an 8roab unh WaG 5traBe
$348.67 per 0uabrutfuB bru4te. Der
@runb, auf pelaem bus equitable 9ife
Sniurance @ebdube febt, toitete $3.50 per
QuubratfuB. Wtan fiebt baruus, baB
9runbeigentbum in groBem Stdbtea INNER
nod cine 3utunft bat, unb 10 6rau4t gAi.
cage ni4t gu ber5agen.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-11-09

9rdfibent SeGtr Suure fo1 angelo
Gt9 an feinen MemDiren f9reiben =
ober pielme6r fe i'm tpalbumrauI9ten
&amboutGet feinem pei6Gi9sn %9brp{an6er,
fetner SCOOTER 2ucie, bittiren. Hatirfid
tperoen fie erif eri9einen, penn ST.. Gaure,
unb iebr LANCE fam bas ia nibt bauerr,
einmal ni6t mebr pr6ibent Icin tpirb.
8Die 2erte bebaupten, buB Oieie Memoiren
ii9 auf ni9ts dnberes be5ieben tpsrben, dfs
auf feline ,Reiie nab petersburg unb ben
9egenbefuA bes g5aren.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-05
BARRED WIRE.

Many accounts of the operations near
Santiago and other places in Cuba
show that barbed wire plays an im>
portant part in the defense of the ISL
ands. 1t has been known ever since
the revolution began in Cuba that the
Spanish trocha or dead line was marked
with barbed wire, out until the United
States troops reached the island there
were only indistinct ideas as to how
the wire was used and to what ex-
tent it became an impeachment to an
invading or opposing force.
1t was believed by many that these
barbed wire abatis were simply wire
fences of from -four to eight feet high.
but it has been found that they are
not built on the fence plan. The wire
Is stretched from tree to tree at irregu,
lar heights. Sometimes a strand will
oe fastened to a stump, and from there
to q height of eight or ten feet on a
tree, then down again to the next tree
to a height Of three or our feet from
the ground. In this way hedges with
six or eight strands Of barbed wire are
run along for miles, the construction
being so irregular that one never knows
where to look for the individual
strands. The whole forms q formidable
barrier.
This style of abatis Is popular in all
countries, n has been used
wherever there has been a war since
barbed wire became q commercial COM
modify. The only thing like a barbed
wire hedge used in the civil war was a
telegraph wire hedge at the siege Of
Knoxville.
1t has been said by the Cubans and
South American leaders that the barbed
wire is superior to wood abatis made
from limbs of trees because the wood
car be torn to pieces by artillery fire,
through the breach. 1t can also be set
on fire. The barbed wire abatis cannot
be destroyed in that way and Thomas
A. Edison has suggested that a dynamo
might make the collection of wire
strands exceedingly lard to handle. But
1t does not appear hat the scientific
methods have been employed by the
Spaniards, n their wire hedges were
simply irregular, obstinate and most
uncomfortable things, which yielded,
however, to the nippers with which the
troops were supplied.
The large manufacturers of barbed
wire say that while great quantities
of their product were sent to Cuba
during the last two years they have
no means Of knowing how much of it
was used in building defensive works.
They discredit the report that the
American expedition to Manila carried
many tons of barbed wire to be used
in building hedges similar to those used
in Cuba. They believe that much wire
has been sent there, but they say that
it will be used for purposes of peace
and not for war.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-05
Home Made Filter.

The homemade filter consists SIM
ply of an ordinary d%ecanter. a lamp
glass, sue al can be purchased any
for a few cents, by way of a
funnel. and a piece of sponge or cotton
wool. Some people prefer cotton wool
because it can be thrown away after
q time and renewed at a nominal cost.
If a sponge is chosen it ought to be
taken out often. LEANED in hot salt
water and afterward rinsed in cold.
The sponge or cotton wool Is placed
for the distance Of an nch in the lamp
shade. This is then covered with a
layer Of fine white sand, which has
been washed very clean, and placed
in a fine lawn bag. This must be
packed through the top of the glass,
and spread out to fit across by the
aid of a long pencil or skewer.
On top of the sand must be placed
a layer Of animal charcoal which has
been previously washed by putting it
in an earthen vessel and pouring boil
ing water upon it. This layer should be
at least an inch deep and should be
well pressed down Upon the layer of
sand. The filter is now ready for use.
Water is poured into the lamp glass
and allowed to percolate slowly thro'
to the decanter beneath. After a time
the charcoal will get clogged and a
little must be taken from the top and
boiled for a few minutes and then
spread out before the fire. 1t will then
be as good as ever and can be thus
cleaned indefinitely.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-05

An amusing thing happened to a very
smart welding not far from London the
other day. The brides parents sent to
some fashionable city florists to decor
ate the chancel Of the parish church,
but when the bridal party arrived not a
flower was visible, and the place was as
bare as a barn Indignation and sur
prise consumed all concerned, and vio-
lent inquiries were sen by wire to the
fashionable florists to learn why they
had failed to obey instructions. The
answer came in due time with the bill,
and on inquiry it was discovered that
the smart 2 o'clock nuptials had been
preceded by another earlier wedding.
The florists had arrived just before
and profusely adorned the church, but
as soon as the ceremony was over. sup
posing it to be "the" wedding for which
they were engaged, they carefully re.
moved all the decorations and bundled
them off to town. The moral Of which
is: Don't leave bride arrangements to
hirelings, and send the best man or
a bridemaid to inspect the parish
church before the bride starts off FOR
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-05

Russia is experimenting with giant
searchlights mounted in balloons and
containing electric burners connected
with dynamos on the ground. It is
also introducing tall observation towers
put together out Of sections distributed
among the men while on the march.
In their drills with these a squad Of
sixty men a erect complete struc-
lures in twenty minutes, thus enabling
the officers in command to survey q
much wider extent of territory than
would be possible without these de-
vices. The Prussians already have an
excellent system of army balloons with
Photographic and other equipments,
and in this particular take the lead of
all the European nations.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-05
An Afflicted Mother.
From the Times, Pau Pau, III.

A resident of this town who has lost two chill
dren during the past six years b, violent deaths,
seriously sick as a result Of it. one child laged
y was killed by q cyclone In 30 while Mt school;
another, three years later was run over by y
Burlington Il. r. train. That griefs and mis-
fortunes may so prey on the mind as to lead to
serious physical disorders has been well demon.
strated in this case. As a result Of them, her
health wa shattered and she has been = con-
has been neuralgia Of the stomach which was
very painful, and exhibited all the symptoms of
ordinary neuralgia, nervUuSn-s IS andindigeStiOn.
discouraged and abandoned all hope of getting
we'll. Finally, however, a certain well known
Pill was recommended CDR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People).
She supplied herself with a quantity of them
and had not taken them two weeks when she
noticed a marked improvement in her condition.