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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
FIREMAN's NARROW ESCAPE.
The Team Runs Away With q New
Disappointed Deliver

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA. March Peter Jorgensen, a
hfe engine driver appointed today after a
long legal battle. as a result of civil SER
vice complications. narrowly escaped death
tonight An alarm OF fire called out his
engine early this evening. The three horses
drawing Ii ran away and rushed wildly onto
the sidewalk at a prominent business cor
ner, and but for the best OF good luck would
have done serious damage. A broken wheel
on the fire engine and an injured horse are
all the damages reported excepting as 10
Jorgensen's reputation as a driver
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
INTEREST IN THE DISPUTE,
washington officials Are Tlo.eix
Watching the BOUNDARY


WASHINGTON. March 4-Tha hrss,,
's out anew ~ the controversy o,.er ~,
s,'nasry Inc between Alaska and prit-
=. Columbia created much jntc-.s.
$3.50 officials today. and calls atten-
- q 'ilo necessity for q Anal disposition
50. boundary Issue. Il IS pointed on.
~ maps and data. prepared with
sr'alest care ana precision hv me
80 and geodetie survey authorities
! '1ssaln IN every particular the positlon
1nrd oy iho United States with r.
'eect to rs domain
'4'Fe IS, however. an important ouss-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intellgencer
TACOMA. March 4-Early this evening
the police received a report of the robbery
OF the residence of A. Weinberg, in the
North end. Both Mr.. Weinberg and his
family are a. present out of the city. A
relative went TO the house this evening TO
see that all was Well, and found the place
ransacked and tumbled about from gar
yet to cellar.
A complete report OF the goods stolen
has not yet been made. and probably will
not be until the return of Mr.. Weinberg
and his wife.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
MURDERED, THEN CHEMATED.
Remains Of King Taken From the
Ruins of His Home.

OLYMPIA. March 4.-The charred re-
mains OF .. King found in the ruins OF
his own home near Yelm. were brought
here today. II is presumed King was muir
dered and his house burned TO hide the
crime. which was evidently committed
two weeks ago. but owing 20 the isolated
condition of the place the body was not
discovered until now.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
Caught in the Belting and Hurt

Special Dispatch to the Post Intelligence.
WHATCOM. March Jake Walters.
sawyer a. the Moulbr1v mill at Nooksack.
was caught in the betting this morning
and nearly killed. His clothes were torn
of and ne MAS very badly bruised He
was brought 70 the hospital in this city.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
Ladies' and Children'S
Underwear.

Ladies Atwood Sanitary Under
wear, vests and drawers. Boyd price
Sl.oo now Coo.
A line of Ladies' Jersey Ribbed ALI
Wool Underwear In broken lots. mostly
drawers. Boyd price sl.00. now Coz.
A full line OF Ladies' Jersey Ribbed
Lambs Wool Underwear. Boyd price
$50 now soc.
Ladies' Sanitary Heavy All-Wool
Underwear. fun line OF sizes; Boyd
price sl.J0. now sec.
Children's Louis Union Suits. sizes
and . Boyd prices S250 and s., IS. now
81 80 and $l.65.
Misses Uuion SHIFTS. sizes 5 and c:
BOYD prices sl.0o aud sl.25. now CO.
and 75c.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
Saturdays Specials Will Be


Mems Natural All-Wool Shirts and
Drawers. all sizes. Boyd price 81 u,
now sec.
odd lots IN DIR. Jaegers Underwear
and Sox a. half the Boyd price.
Mems Heavy Fleeced Cotton Shirts
and Drawers. Boyd price CSC. now 39c.
Wilson Bros Custom Made White
Shirts, Boyd prices Sl.95. sl.5o and
sl75. now nc soc and sl.10.
Three lines OF Unlaundered Shirts:
they're great value; Boyd prices soc,
soc and s5c now SIC. 45c and Doc
Mems Fancy Shirts. with or without
collars attached. at SOC, &C. Csc and
sl.l9. That's just about half the Boyd
price.
our entire stock OF Mems Neckwear
clearing out at one-half the Boyd
price; this line Includes Bows, Strings,
Tecks. Four-in-Hands and Puffs.
T.. * W. Collars at l5c.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
GLIB Demerra+


According % Jap2ns premier TIE people
OF thar cour trv are ''lncHned 20 yet fld q
merely politicians and e.ee1 really Tepre-
sentative men VINO understand the nssds
CO manufacturing Industries ard CON-
m4rce" The idea Is worth considering "a
ether parts OF the world.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

Special Dispatch 20 ths post-Irte.ifg.~
TAt eAA Ma1ea t-Sta,e F.sh com
missioner Little Sho mas returned harr
font - oH7 week = TRIP along the chm, -
"a river has arraaEsd for the closing 81
tee state Gsh hatcherses Tor fhe nre<er I,
sGAssE. lie says tie Columbia river
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

>auand~rcd His Money In Debaue IA
and IL Dead in n pty-

LEWISTON. Idaho MarcA 4-Winari VI
He1Gius d.ed az 0'eloCk this morning II A
diva under mysterious circumstances. Red
ding cape asse week age tom the Sal
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

hatchery will be closed March 10 and the
Chinook hatchery a few days later. Mr.
Little reports the output from the hatch
cries as fully up TO expectations. and on
the whole the result OF the seasons work
quite satisfactory.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

TACOMA. March 1.-The steamer Ia
coma, which sails for Japan tomorrow.
will carry twentyn!ne ears OF cotton and
the first consignment OF 80 cars OF steel
rails which are now arriving from Chi
Cago.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
Ladies' and ChIIdren'S
Hosiery.

Ladies' Onyx Fast Black CLOSE.
spAced heel and soles. boyd price 3ec.
now &c.
Ladies Seamless Fast Black Hose.
Boyd price Ice. now &c.
Ladies' Fast Black Fleeced Cotton
Hose, Boyd price 2oc, now 15c.
Ladies' Ingram Fancy Ribbed I.isle
Hose. Boyd price s5c. now soc.
ChIldren's Hose. quadruple knee. re-
inforced heel. Boyd price SOC. now Csc.
ChIldreN's Ribbed Hose, German
heel. double knee. Boyd price 25c. now
1lc.
Boys and Girls Extra Long Cotton
Hose. high splieed heel. Boyd price
Pc. now I5c.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

An eccentric stat5aticlan calculates that
4 wofnam's tongue travels $50. On yards
before she s. n The wife 0f man de-
voted - suea Gums probably has 20 travel
GA 70 the wo8dplIe 10 keep up the Ares.
aad IL IS unfair 70 omit this from the CONF
p1estIcn.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

as intelligently as IL the work was In an
American state"
The terms by which the control OF tho
property and concessions OF the Maritime
Company pass into the hands OF the new
syndicate are not given out. Their ar
fangement was the work Of several months
before the trip TO Nicaragua was made.
Tho are back of the syndicate Is not
given cat by toe promoters. but Il Is
claimed that the contractors have been
satisfied Of It's financial stability. How
much government aid and in what shape
Il win be asked are also matters which
neither Mir. Cramin nor Mr.. Cooley give
out for publication at the present time
Mr.. Cramin and Mr.. Cooley are expected
q remain in New York about a week
longsS in the settlement ~ transfer OF ths
canal from the Maritime Company to tho
new syndicate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

no. o o TORE coRN OF SEC
B e tt los TIL s.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

WASHfNGTON. March IA resolution
was passed hy the senate today authoriz-
ing the printing Of 5000 copies of a pamph-
LEI rs Commodore q. w Melville on the
commercial. military and strategic advan-
tages 10 the United states OF tho Mica
raguan canal and Of the Hawaiian Islands.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

WASHINGTON. March THE navy de-
partmeut was tonight Informed OF the ar
rival or the gunboat Newport at Aspin-
wall today with the Nlcaraguan canal com
mission on board. The commission has
cen oiuded lis labors IN the field. and will
sail for tho United States on March 10.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

deal in Europe, and have almost the same
degree of polish Europeans, but the
bulk of them are utterly lacking in this
quality. Even the most enthusiastic for.
eign admirers Of America must agree that
this nation is. in superficial refinement, in
ferior to any in Europe. A foreigner COM
ing to the United States looks In vain for
the affability and readiness to give infor-
nation which one meets, for insance, in
France
Even if foreigner in America some
times finds amiabilty in a chance acquain-
tence, it is rough, so unpleasant, SO full
of gross familiarity that one can only ap-
ply to it the expression of a Polish noble
man: PLUS de confidence que de con-
nafssance -
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

The zebra had been gazing vainly at him.
self in pool Of water.
How do you think l look?' he asked
of the drome dairy, who was passing by.
Like toasted jackass." said the drome-
Diary, and the hyena laughed until he had
Mysteries.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

How did Jumbo happen to eat the hedge
hog?" asked the tapir of the rhinoceros.
He told me he mistook him for an over
grown chestnut" returned the rhinOcerOs.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

"Why did you call that flea Sherlock
Holiness" asked the lioness of her lord and
master.
Because it doesn't take him second
to get on to anything he takes an interest
in explained the lOn.-Harpers Bazaar.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
Read! Readl Read!
Are You Looking for a Book
on The Questions
of The Day?

Bond and Industrial Slavery. BY n A.
Seven Financial c;onspiiracies: By s. y.
Ten Men Of Money island. By 8. F: :
government Ownership OF Railroads. :
President John Smith. by +. U. Adams !
Story OF the Buttons, by Prof. A. !.
Chittenden..... ."............. =
Peril Of the Republic BY Clark Erwin. !
Stockwells Bad Boy. e. ........... :,
The Dogs und the Fleas............ 1
Scientific Money, by Jas. Taylor Rogers .
Breakers Ahead, b.. Edward Irvlng.... :.
Points for Thinkers. by L. A. Slockwcll :.
Rachers Pit,ful History. by Mrs. Mar
iun Todd. I.
Si!,l the Word Goes On, by S. +. Nor
ten...... ..:. 49,. 800 ...'.......... "
Melrie Ens!an1' y biatchlerd. i.
Condition Of the American Farmer. The
BY H. E. Taubeneck NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. i
Referendum Principle. BY +. J. Eddy. !
Direct Legislation. BY J. w. Sullivan. 4
Caesars Column NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. i
Dr. Huguet BY Ignatius Donnelly...... &
American Peoples Money. BY Igna-
Battle Of the Standards. The. Henry
na M: Tsle the D sas; Il by Arnold Clark
Brices Financial Ca,echism. BY Brice. e
Bondholders and Breadwinners BY S.
Golden n Bottle. BY i9natius Donneiiy:.. :. :
Coins Financial School. BY W. H. Har-
Coid Facts. BY Casca 81. j5nn Cole. i
Concentration of Wealth. The. BY Edw.
The Gigantic Conspiracy. by !. w.
Schuckers .............. Experimentation. Z
He'll Up to Date. BY Art. Young. Is
An Indiana Man. BY Leroy Armstrong. z
Little Statesman. BY Armstrong. 800. 2
A New Monetary System. BY H. L.
Our Money Wars BY Sam Ieayitt. i
wealth. BY w. H. Mueller. M. D.... i
Platforms Of All Parties. BY -..... 2
The Railroad Question. BY Larrabee. -. S
Railways OF Europe ana America. By
shylsck's Daughter. BY Bates ......:.. =
The Science of Legal Robbery. BY
f TSis Of Two Nations. By W. H. Z
A Tramp in Society. Robt. II. Cow Cow: =
uac Is sam Wealth and Money. BY C. =
whittier Are We Drifting? ry Wiley. i. &
Wealth Against Commonwealth. BY
pi I'M Ia MDno By Wharton Barker - 3
Archbishop Walsh ........ ............ z
Bimetallism. By Paul Vandervoort... i
The Bankers Dream BY Thos. H.
Warner Money Chart by Hon. Marvin
The People VS.. the Gold Bugs, by Hon. -
sixteen to One, by Richard Lowry .... IS
The Effects Of he Gold Standard. by w.
LABOR ExcHANGE LirERAr ;j; 20
Labor Exchange Solutions ........... j
Progressive Hand Book ................. 2
Trials and Triumphs of Labor. Is
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

With the initiative and referendum
the people get any reform a majority
will vote for. Now we get any law the
millionaires will pay for. Read Bond
and Industrial Slavery" Price 25 cents.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

For effective campaign and education
al work in clubs and school districts
no combination equals Seven Financial
Conspiracies, Ten Men of Money Is
land" Bond and Industrial Slavery"
and president John Smith These four
splendid books for 80 CENTS
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
Her Grievance.

He had tact at ALL said the old lad,
to her bachelor who IS such comfort be-
couse he listens to all she has to say and shows
ar interest in all that interests her. Il must
really talk him. for he and 1 ole
friends
20, it's that Robert Demer He paid me-
a good deal of attention once, but ! dis
covered that he did not understand women. You
know he has second wife. She is a rea
sweet, pretty little creature one Of the clingina
vine sort, IL that reaches you bachelor compre-
htnson. l took dinner with them yesterda Y
and I'm positive that Robert is rapidly dis
illusoniZing her.
No
Yes. he Is. We were only on the first course
whom he mentioned in very NATTER fact
way that he had Mrs. Blor down town in
hat that work Of art. perfect dream.
He stopped right there and went to telling Of
man that had been held up in the Western
part Of the city. Think of it. and her beauti-
full stylish and sensitive young wife.
1t brutal
II knew you would agree with me. She
was too proud to say anything. but understood
her longing and interrupted Robert to ask Just
what kind OF hat Mrs. Blom wore. l pitied
the young wife as he unconsciously founder
ed stabbing her curiosity with every sentence
1t was big medium sized hat, possibly a
little smaller than that. 1t was lavender, hello
trope, pink grass green in color. he didn't
remember just which. He hadn't paid special
attention to the shape because the general effect
was what has impressed him. He positively
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

In writing to advertisers In this
paper our patrons VIII confer . favor
by saying that they saw the aavole
tisement In the Representative.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
JUNGLE PERSIFLAGE.
Things That the Animals Might Sa!
One to Another.

Things That the Animals Might Say
One to Another.
"Bosh." said the wise Anaconda to the
Chameleon You think you know it all.
when as a matter of fact you're a regular
child as far as knowledge is concerned
"Oh, 1 don't know" retorted the Cham
leon. turning pink; I'm not as green as
L was.
Papa" said the baby elephant to his
father II don't think baby elephants is
strong enough to carry trunks like you big
ones
What on earth would you have instead?'
demanded the father.
"A dress suit case giggled the baby.
TT is a wonderful dispensaton Of ma
ture," said the hairless dog from Mexico,
chow we are always adapted to the climate
in which we live. It's awfully hot In
Mexico, and as you see, l am hairless"
with u.s. said the Polar bear, who
had wandered in, 1T is the climate that is
adapted not ourselves. If it wasn't for the
ice in the polar regions l should simply
melt with all this fur on
Il wish 1 could get my name out Of
tangle." sighed the lion
why don't you ask the fox and the
rooster to help your suggested the mouse.
Borrow the brush from the fox, and a
What is this weed at the foot Of this
tree here?' asked the rabbit of the gil
raffe.
Il really can't say replied the giraffe.
"All my Investigations in botany have been
in the higher branches. Shall I throw you
down a date?''
you ought to go to Paris" said the ana
conda to the boa constructor You'd be
quite swell there
"Oh, l don't know said the boa con-
strictor. They don't cultivate serpents at
Paris, do they?'
Il suppose they do said the anaconda.
II saw in one of the French papers that
boas were quite fashionable there this win
ter"
The zebra had been gazing vainy at HIM
self in a pool Of water.
How do you think l look?' he asked
of the dromei dairy, who was passing by.
Like a toasted jackass.' said the drome-
Diary, and the hyena laughed until he had
Mysteries.
How did Jumbo happen to eat the hedge
hog?'' asked the tapir of the rhinoceros.
He told me he mistook him for an over
grown chestnut" returned the rhinoceros.
why did you call that flea Sherlock
Holmes?'' asked the lioness of her lord and
master.
Because it doesn't take him a second
to get on to anything he takes an interest
in" explained the lion.-Harpers Bazaar.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

knew more about that hat than If he had
never seen 1t
Its awful
Indeed 1t is, and l shall certainly have to talk
with Robert. detroit Free Press
Initiative and referendum will side
track silver in 1900. Read Bond and
Industrial Slavery"
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Don, q -, IN .. this rate is not good for old
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-30
MACDONALD AT ONDtRniN.
Put FORWARD ~ LONDON PAPER As TIE
REAL HERO OF THE uATTIE

PUT FORWARD ~ LONDON PAPER AS TIE
real. HERO OF THE uATTLE.
From Tho Daily Telegraph.
Ey IA. the finest feature OF that morning OF
battles was the action fought by Coipnei MaC
donald with his brigade. The DervlSh IOr 80
that sought to crush him numbered fuzzy ZoVVo
mon To oppose them he had four battaons'
or in ali ,rss than 5000 SOudanese ana hgyP-
ian .oijicrs But chief Of all was Mac
donald Going hther and ;hither and issIihg
his orders as if on parade. with a sharp snap
10 each command STEADY as sldni.toi. ~ A.
what to some Of us looked like inevitable as
astcr staring him in the face. Colonei Macuon-
AID fought his brigade for all IT was worth
h quickly moYed upon the DeSt aVaiIa"'e
ground, formed up wheeled about, ana S'oou
I, die or win. He won. practically unaldcd ior
tho pinch was all but over when the Gamer
1orDs hurrving up. formed upon his right as
he faced about to receive Shcikh Ed DIN on
slaucht The Linc1lns. who arrived there later
on helped II hasten the hiSht OF Inc enemy.
whose repulse effected ere they or any OK
Wauchope, brigade were within twelve hun
drcd Yards Of VI icdonald. Lewa's brigade was
not even able to assist much. ana Such OUT
side help a came in time to be OF use was
from the guns Of Major Williams and anOther
battery and NaXimS upon the left. near surg
ham hurri-! forward by the Sirdar himself, as
saw. General Hunter came over TO the mead
quarters stam GaliOping to get assistance. ana
rode back with Wauchopc's brigade. when
doubled for = considerable" distance, so serious
was The situation and nervous the tension or
that thrilling ten minutes. Had the brilliant,
the splendid deed Of arms wrought by Macdon-
all been done under the eyes of the sovereign.
or in some Othcr armies. he would nave been
are in search Of the hero OF the battle Of ON
durham. there he IS. ready made-one who COM
mittcl no blunder to he redeemed by cou-
iagcOus conduct aftcrVard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-30
4 LIGHT NUT CROP.
THE COUNTRY'S PRODUCT Is RATHER LESS
THAN USUAL, THIS FALL

Taken as A whole. the nut crop of thr coun-
try this fall is rather light" said II. X. Dayy a
Fulton-st nut dealer tho other day. There is
not an actual shortage. but IN III" case Of most
Of The different kinds # nuts smaller quantities
than The average arr coming into market Ihe
only notable exception 10 this Is in the case OF
chcst,uts. They are abundant and very good.
Most our ches;ruts now come from this state
and PENNSYLVANIA we used to get 4 good many
from the South hut. though these were a little
larger. they did not keep as well rs The Northern
nuts. 'he cause of the fine chestnut crop this
year has been the great amount Of lamp
weather that wc have had The burrs absorb
The moisture and it develops the nuts better
than anything Csc could.
"Now. with hickory nuts it is just the OPP
pasite way The same reasons that have MADE
the chestnuts good this year have hurt the
hickory nuts - that he crop u them Is cor
siierably smaller than usual. They need dry
weather - grow well We Sel them from Ne"
York. Nv jersey ana Pennsylvania ana
from points in about the SAN" l1titud
further West-Ohio. Indiana etc Pee an
nuts. which grow ali along th" Blue Rag
Mountain range from the CatsHiils /" Georgia
are Of the same family Is hickory nuts. ana
consequently have suffered also from the wet
summer weather The shipments Of them VIII
30 co,nparatiye'y light. Ba k |alnuts and but
ternuts are coming in in just about average
ouantitics-not moro than that at any rate.
The walnuts grow largely in Northern "e"
York and IN New England Nearly all the put
terruts get come from Vermont You notice
that though the two are about the same Kind
Of nut the walnuts are sent to market without
tn. outside husk on while the butternuts are
shipped lust az they are picked from the tree
That is because the butternuts dry out quickly
and become poor if the outer covering Is re-
moved while the walnuts DO not seem 10 be al
fecipd that way OF course. 1t Is more con
venient to ship nuts IN As small ana ,'nliac' d
form as possible Peanuts are good ms IAN
We have been getting large quantities from VII
cinja where most Of them are raised.
"That accounts for the most important KINDS
Of what are usually regarded as the domestic
nuts though really almonds and the so-cailed
English walnuts ought u be ranked as Ameri-
can products row. since California raises both
- beautifully They have not begun to come IN
much vet. but we expect them in about couple
If weeks | haven't had any certain informa-
ton in regard 10 The crop. but think from
,cba; | have heard that the California almonds
and English walnuts viii. like 50 many Of the
other nuts this fail. he fewer than usual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-30
nj HORS or BlLihLiVI.
From The Cornhill Magazine.
From Tho Daily Telegraph.

From The C0rnhill Magazine.
OF that mad but heroic charge a hundred Incl
dents are preserved thrilling humorous shock
ing 4 man OF The 18th Lancers. for example.
was heard to shout just as they raced In upon
the guns a quotation from Shakespeare. Who
is there her. would ask more men from Eng
lard?' Tn. regimental butcher of the lith
LanCers was engaged in killing sheep when ne
heard the trumpcts sound for the charge. He
.aped on a horse. ir shirt-sleeves with bare arms
and pipe in mouth. he rode through the whole
charge, slew. ii is said, six men with his own
hand and came back again. pipe still in mouth,
A private OF the 1lth was under arrest for
drunkenness when the charge began; but he
broke out followed his troop on a spare horse,
picked Up o sword as he rode and shared in the
rapture and pcrilS Of the charge. The charge
lasted twenty minutes. and was ever before
such daring or such suffering packed into
space go brief. The squadrons rode into the
fcht numbering GII horsemen; their mounted
strength when the fight was over was exactly
t9J.