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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-06-24
Historic Belt Buckles.

Hardly of less historical interest than
the famous Liberty Bell of Philadel-
phia was the old clock bell which an
nounced the hour on July 4, 1875, when
the Declaration of Independence was
promulgated.
The bell had been used in earlier days
to call assemblages of the citizens of
the Quaker city, but after the revolu-
luton it was lost.
Recently the Philadelphia Press dis
covered that the relic had been destroy
ed. 1t had been bought for few hun
bred dollars by the Roman Catholic
church Of st. Augustine for its steeple.
The whole clock machinery was bought,
but the question is yet unanswered as
to whether the dials were sold or not.
The church was burned down in 1874.
Several of the firemen collected from
the mass of bell metal pieces broken
off by the fall of the tower and carried
them home as souvenirs. Several OF
the fire laddies had these nodded into
buckles of their organization, the HUI
name engine company, and one Of the
men promises to bequeath to some
museum of revolutionary relics his belt
and buckle, so that the country may
have another remembrance of the
browning point in our history.
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being able to carry 500 rifle cartridges.
However, they are very difficult to
break to fire.
The barbets are used chiefly to carry
messages, and during the French
maneuvers last year experiments were
made to ascertain the relative speed
with which cavalry, cyclists, pigeons
and dogs could deliver messages. The
whole five were given a message and
started off at the same time, but, alas,
the dogs came in last, the pigeons COM
ing in first with the greatest ease. 1t
may interest cyclists to know that the
horesmen and cyclists ran dead heat.
The Russian dogs are chiefly trained
to assist the medical corps in their
work, and to help in the humane task
of bringing aid as rapidly as possible
to the wounded soldier. Big, strong
dogs are selected for this purpose, st.
Bernards by preference, as being the
most intelligent when left to their own
devices, and also the most faithful.
Attached to the collar around their
necks is a small flask containing
brandy, or sometimes a strong, nour-
ishing broth. A little roll of bandages,
OF which the wounded may avail them
selves, is also tied around their necks.
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Beware Couard,s rhruu..

From the San Francisco Argonaut:
We are not of those who look upon the
Spaniards as foemen to be despised.
They have had navy for 400 years
and an army for centuries longer.
While victory has not often rested up
on their arms during these later years.
they have, none the less. been stern
foemen. They are not only brave,
but they are crafty; they are treacher-
GUS.
We have already experienced disas-
ter AS yet there has been no harm
done to Spain, but an American battle
ship has been destroyed, and major
ity of her crew lie in foul and muddy
grave. The Spaniards are treacherous
foemen, and we may experience yet
other disasters, although in the end
Spain must inevitably be defeated. We
hope that such disasters may not come,
but it must be remembered that SPANS
treachery is to be feared.
In the old days Of the duello profess
sional braves taught secret thrusts
known variously as the coup deloyal."
the coup de Jarnac," the towards
thrust" and the stab under the guard"
We have already had one disloyal blow.
Let us look to it that we do not re-
ceive the towards thrust.
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The dogs are especially trained TO seek
out wounded men lying in out Of the
way places, where it is possible they
may be overlooked by the regular staff
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 small cart on
which a couple of wounded men can be
carried off 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 Car also used them dur
ing the war between Turkey and Rus
STA. 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 Off the field, and
which are drawn by the dogs, require
attendants, and it is claimed with rea-
son that the attendants might just as
we'll carry off the wounded men them
selves.
In discovering the wounded on
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 trained
bloodhound or bulldog, too, could SOL
der 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
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wheat four would be quite as effective
as far as warding off the yellow jack
goes, and would do very much less
harm in the boots Of an infantryman.
Any woman knows, or ought to know,
that the best part Of . warriors strength
lies in his feet. Long, rapid marches
have won almost as many battles as
steady courage and good marksman-
ship. Therefore it behooveE sweet
hearts and wives to frown on the sui
phur superstition, and before sending
their country's defenders to the front
take some of the following precau-
tons: Just suggest to your brave,
good man to buy his boots close IN
the heel and broad in the toe. II his
feet are IN state of tender irritation,
as the feet Of city jewellers are apt to
become just at the advent OF spring,
persuade him 10 let you poultice the
particular sensitive spots for couple
Of nights in succession. A little max
seed meal into which boiling water and
bit of sweet cream is stirred makes
the proper poultice. 1t must be TIED
on to the foot while quite warm and
kept there all night. The way IL
draws Inflammation out of tender red
dened joints is a wonder. This Is the
proper treatment for soft corns and
bunions. but not for hard corns, until
after they have been skillfully cut.
Then IL any soreness is left poultlce
will quiet the pain in short order. 10
harden and purify the skin OF a pair
Of feet that are not accustomed to
much walking, institute night and
morning foot baths OF cold water well
impregnated with listerine. II there
Is any ignorance on this point, show
the prospective soldier how to cut the
nails straight across, never down IN
the corners. The nail should be cut
to level with the top Of the toe, and
il the corners are left untouched they
will not grow in, unless the shoe Is
worn entirely too short. At the drug
gists order little box Of salve, put
up in tiny porcelain jar with
screw top. Cold cream, worked up
with witch hazel, are the proper in
gradients, and drop this into the SOL
der boys baggage, with instructions
for its use on feet that are sore and
strained from unusual walking. Show
the recipient of this gift how, when
he strips of his socks, to rub the I'M
guent quickly into the skin, and SOL
EMMY warn him never to march in
ragged hosiery. Do not send a de-
fender Of his country off to the war In
colored socks-unbleache balbriggan
is the proper clothing, and looking
over his socks see to it that every pair
is whole and good. That one that
shows the tiniest darn must be cast out,
for on a march 1t can easily rub a.
sore and a raw heel will as effectually.
dampen a mans fighting ardor as a
raging toothache under the hot sum-
mer sun of the southern states and OF
Cuba. Shoes that are creased, en-
ameled or treated with any but the
thinnest dressing are intolerably warm
and tend to make the feet swell. The
Indians knew what they were about
when they invented the moccasin, and
If a pair of slippers is packed in a
soldiers kit. he will get more COM
fort out of these pliable, cool foot
bags of soft leather than arg gear OF
civilized make.
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THE DOGS OF VAR.
How European Military Men Propose to Use
Them in Field Operations. Dogs for
Ambulance Service.

able to make the dogs march without
frisking about and TO avoid barking.
If strangers are near the dogs give no
tice of 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
then 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 a postman. In order, however.
that they shall not do any injury when
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-06-24

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
used by the officer in charge of the
war dogs to set his pack of ferocious
CANNES on the enemy.
In the armies Of almost every Euro
pean country, except Great Britain,
says a writer in the Rambler, dogs are
trained either as spies, messengers, or
to render help and assistance to the
wounded. Germany, France, Russia,
Austria and Italy, all have their bands
a trained dogs, although it is in the
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Breakfast" the Battle Cry.


whenever l read anything about
this Spanish war;" remarked New
York man, Il think of those Spanish
carabineros at Santander and wonder
II the rest of the Spanish army are any
thing like them. The steamer stopped
Ger came on board with those four
carabineros. The carabineros had real
carbines. 1t was their duty to see that
nothing left the ship without the per-
mission of the custom house official.
Zone of our passengers was Wilbor,
the secretary of the United States le-
cation at Lisbon. He was going to
Lisbon, and had intended to go all the
way by steamer. But while the steam
er waited in the harbor of Santander
something's dispatch from his chief
or something of that sort-made him
change his mind. So he showed MS
credentials to the custom house man,
and being member of the legation, he
received verbal permission to take
his traps ashore. Two of the carabin-
eros were keeping watch and ward on
the upper deck. One Of them was
leaning in an easy attitude against the
taffrail of the gangway, cuddling the
muzzle of his carbine in the crook Of
his elbow while the butt rested on the
deck, and solemnly rolling a cigarette.
Wilbor and stewart with the baggage
came out of the companionway and
made for the gangway. The carabin-
ero completed his cigarette with an
alert jerk, and grabbed his carbine
when he caught sight of that baggage.
/ suppose the soldier was technically
right in refusing to let WHbor land
without written authority from the
custom house man, and l forget why
the hitch occurred, but there was
hitch and an argument-American dip
lomat against Spanish soldier. This
particular American diplomat was
veteran, know, and the carabinero
had to call his comrade from pacing
up and down on the other side of the
deck to come and help him out. So
there were two Spaniards to one Am
erican, which made the controversy last
longer.
1T must have been going on for ten
minutes when a ships boy came up
and called out something about break
fast to the carabineros, and immediate
ly the Jealous guardian of the gang
way dropped the dispute. He evident
ly thought he had enough argument
on an empty stomach. There were two
fresh carabineros lounging about who
had not even done a turn OF guard
duty since they came aboard, and the
sentry who had first tried to stop vii
Dor had become suddenly deaf to every
word except the Spanish for breakfast
bawled for his idle comrades to come
and carry on the argument with the OBJ
stinate American, and the two spent
warriors went below and sought re-
freshment. So Wilbor had to begin
his story OF the verbal permission Of
the custom house official, the privileges
of the diplomat, the need of catching
the train, and so on, which he did in
Spanish. But / think ne swore inter-
jectionally in American. That is why
it seems to me that the Spanish for
breakfast might make an effective
battle cry for our troops in Cuba. es-
pecially after the lean times Blanco's |
men have been having there lately"
New York Sun.
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SENDING TRAINED DOG TO THE FRONT WITH AMMUNITION.
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 Best 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 if possible. 1t is great
temptation to the best behaved dog to
see rabbit or wild fowl dash out from
somewhere and be unable to give chase
to it. 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 we'll 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 war dog commences when they
are eight months old, and it is nearly
a year before they are proficient.
The sheep dogs are chosen chiefly
because of their strength, one of them
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-06-24
Charge of the Light Brigade.

Ta,c a league, half league,
Half league onward,
All in the valley of death,
Rode the six hundred.
Forward. the Light Brigade,
Charge for the guns" he said;
IAto the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Forward the Light Brigade,"
\ as there man dismayeG?
Not though the soldier knew
Some one had Numbered
Theirs not to make reply.
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die;
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to the right of them.
Cannon to the left of them,
Cannon in front OF them,
Volleyed and Numbered.
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well;
Into the jaws of Death;
Into the mouth of He'll.
Rode the six hundred.
Flashed all their sabers bare.
FLASHED as they turned In air,
Sabering the gunners there,
Charging an army while
All the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery of smoke.
Right through the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reeled from the saber-stroke,
Shattered and sundered.
Then they rode back; but not
Not the six hundred.
Cannon to the right of them,
Cannon to the left of them,
Cannon behind them,
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell
While horse and hero fell,
They who had fought so we'll
Came through the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of He'll.
All that was left of them
Left of six hundred
When can their glory fade?
o the wild charge they made.
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they mads
Honor the Light Brigade
Noble six hundred.
Alfred Tennyson.
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supplies GEE br One Fleet.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 19.-Three
large cargoes of supplies are known to
have run the blockade already, and
great quantities of food are struggled
to Havana by way of the Isle Of
Pines, Genfuegos and other ports on
the southeast coast having direct COM
munication with the capital. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that nothing reaches
Santiago from any of those points.
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first named country that they are made

first named country that they are made
the most use of.
Since 1888 Prussia has 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 a
sergeant, while a lieutenant has the
command Of the whole of the han
dlers."
Almost the whole OF the time OF
these 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, 10
search for wounded or fallen soldiers,
and, when they have found them, to
bark until assistance arrives.
If they cannot attract any attention
by barking they carry back the wound
ed mans cap or tear off piece Of his
clothing and carry it to the hospital,
when the attendants return with them
to the wounded soldier and convey him
to the hospital.
Give the Alarm.
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 taught to find lost articles, this con-
shutting 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 off 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 walking stick or
basket, or take it to any particular per-
son ordered by its master.
Another important part Of the work
of war dog is bringing up ammuni-
ton during a fight. When the battle
has commenced, the handler takes up
a 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, If 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. 1t has been proved
that If 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.
4 However, the faithfulness Of the dogs
Jas rule is wonderful, and, when load
ded with ammunition they will never
allow the cartridges to be taken from
them by soldiers of another battalion,
and sometimes only by those of their
own company, so we'll are the dogs
taught to know the division to which
they belong.
The Germans find that the best
trainers for the dogs are the men OF
the jaeger regiments. These men are
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-06-24
MAYOR KILLS CITY MARSHAL.
Sensational Murder Involving PrOminene
officials of brunswick Mo.

BRUNSWICK, Mo-, June Getty Mar
shall r. II. Ashby was shot and in
stantly killed by j. II. Heisel, mayor
of this city, last evening at o o'clock.
The shooting took place in Finche's
saloon. Ashby shot Heisel twice. Hell
sci may die.
Ashby is alleged to have fred two
shots at Heisel first. One shot pene-
trated Heisels abdomen; the other
passed through his lung and came out
at the back 1t is alleged that Heisel
and Ashby quarreled on back street
yesterday, from some unknown cause,
and the difficulty eliminated in the
tragedy last night.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-06-24
HAS ISSUED A PROCLAMATION.
Days of Metropolitan Police System in
Kansas Numbered.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 20 In cot
pliance with the demand made by the
Populist state convention, Governor
Leedy yesterday issued proclamation
which seals the doom of the metropol-
itan police system in Kansas and gives
to the six first class cities in the state
home rule" The proclamation reads;
BY authority of law, conferred upon
me By paragraph 81, chapter "a, of tue
Compiled Statutes of 1897, proclama-
ton is hereby made that the operation
of the metropolitan police law will De
suspended at Il o'clock, noon, on the
1st day of July, A. D. 1898. And L
also revoke the appointments of the
boards of police commissioners in all
cities of the first class in the state Of
Kansas, to take effect at the hour and
date before mentioned.
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The Soldier Shot a Woman Barber.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June 20. =
Emma Oakland, a woman barber in
this city. was shot and seriously
wounded by John Knott, private in
Company D, Seventh Illinois infantry.
The shooting had been planned and
Knott travelled 1900 miles from Camp
Alger to accomplish his purpose. Knott
says that he become engaged to the
girl in Chicago, but after he went to
Camp Alger she wrote him letter,
breaking the engagement.
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Carr Of Soldiers Feet.

From the Cleveland Leader: A good
many soldier boys who are fitting
themselves for experiences in Cuba
have been induced by their well-mean-
ing but ignorant friends to purchase
a lot OF refined sulphur for wear in
their boots by way of a preventive
against yellow fever. Good. clean
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NOW It's an OYSTER rrust

CHICAGO, June COW. Vernon Booth
of the A. Booth Packing company af-
firms reports to the effect that the fish
cry interests of the Great Lakes region
and the allied canning trade viii be
combined in a gigantic corporation
sustained by English capitalists. The
association viii embrace nearly all ths
fisheries of the United States.
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A REMARKABLE FIND.

Archaeological Remains.
Prof. Alleson, of the Berlin Geo
graphical Society, in describing his re-
markable discoveries in Dawson's
Island, lone island in the Pacific, says
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He Used a Pencil.

well, my boy" said the visitor
patronizingly to the small boy, "can
you write your lessons legibly?"
mo. sir" replied the urchin. I'VE
write them With a slate pencil here"
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LINCOLN, Neb., June 1s.--W. J.
Bryan returned late last evening from
a short speech-malxing tour in Kansas,
the last, he said, in all probability, he
would make until war was ended.
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CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.

A Suggestion for Producing Insta Mt and
Irreparable Confusion in Poorly
Fed Army-what the Yell breakfast"
Would Do.