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The age-herald., 1898-05-07

the pen of MT. s. A. Ellis. of Warrior, Ala.  The Texas cowboys that Lieutenant Colo nel Roosevelt is enlisting are said to be fever-proof, fre-proof and bullet-proof. They are immunes from Immuneville. The east is a pig sure enough. It has monopolized the modern sea fights-the fight in Manila harbor the Yalu battle, and the bombardment of Alexandria. The ships of the Flying Squadron are get ting down to business. Their target prac- tice calls for the hitting of a target eight feet square, three miles away. There is a chance for those who cannot get on General Joe Wheeler's staff-at Mo bile. A few can still be accommodated at Camp Louis " Clark.
 It is suspected that the Cape Verde big four have gone into the guerilla business. That kind of warfare is adapted to Spain s present condition.
 Next to America. Mother England is en- toying most the victory in Manila harbor. It recalls the days of Drake, and also of Nelson.
  Commodore Dewey fortunately is beyond the range of the puns upon his name. They are more deadly than the current war poetry.
  The country does not know which it loves the more, Vice-Admiral George Dewey or Major-General Fitzhugh Lee. It's toss up.
 Buy your bunting before the rush begins. The rush will be fully due when Havana falls, and the boys come marching home.
 
 The war does not release any citizen from his duty to his neighbor. namely, to keep his backyard microbe-proof Surely the parents and brothers and sweethearts of the boys will fling out the flag that they are fighting for.  After all, the chances are that the Cape Verde fleet is preparing to take the canar- ies. The Dutch took Holland. When the Cape Verde fleet is once found the fur that Governor Bob Taylor men, tioned will begin to fly.
 The losses of life on the American fleet alas! they have not been considered in the common rejoicing.
 Commodore Deweys coal pile at Manila is said to contain 600O0 tons. It will fill many bunkers.
 Russia will have two American-built warships. They are quite the fashion at present.
 The country is antonished at the persist ent stiffness of Mark Hanna. and David B. Hill.
 Manila has been silenced, but Weyler's typewriters are as vociferous as ever. The finding of Spanish fleet is the difd- culty of the war. The rest is "easy." The Spaniards begin to think the Ameri- can pigs are not altogether harmless. The bulletin boards score more scoops than the newspapers. President Norton, of Harvard university spoke too quickly.
 The explosions at Manila were chiefly from the inside.
 Commodore Dewey refused to anchor al buoy No. 4. sezf s The entire country Is one great geography class.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

Captain Sbee writing letter his wife in the cabin when the
explosion the Maine All the lights were
baa thrown out William Anthony who despite
h sbek proan flames bursting Shells stood enon gavey
saluted and said in voice: :,
% have to inform you the ship has been blown and is
sinking"
Then he waited for orders
The Anthony Sylvester sovel when spoken to about his
conduct
ooh, that's nothing; any Yankee marine would do it,
Anthony the and for twenty
four years.
no the sailors voices shriekns
the scar
Anthony with courage bold and es
Straight and olason shrinking
orderly salutod in steady tones no said: .
. Ihaves ships blown and sinkng'
Then for the shells crashed overhead
In h fury q tho and thunder
And nena are nghtng acts OF bravery
ostands Mt his ship asund
Was he OF courage Bill Anthony, marine
In terof the her0esw who
on the rolof Bill Anthony place;
md when urth eme 8 O
when death stared him the face
I N A.Jen World
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

|. The manager Of the Seacliff Hotel
rubbed his hands together, and
smiled ingratiatingly at the couple
before him; Mr.. Thompson, stout,
prosperous and middle-aged; Anne,
slender, blonde and lovely, with
"bride" written large all over her at
tire, from the picture hat, the fawn
travelling cloak lined with white satin,
and the watch bracelet set in tur-
quoises, down to her new patent
leather shoes.
"Will you go upstairs and wait, my
dear?" he said, turning to her.
ooh, no! this will do" she said,
indifferently; and pushing open the
door Of the writing room, she walked
in.
Away from her husbands eyes she
drew her breath hard, her gray eyes
had the look Of child rudely awak-
ened, she clasped her hands together
with o gesture. of nervous dread. A
man, the solitary occupant of the
room, turned his head at the soft rus
tie of her silk lined skirts, and as
their eyes met both uttered cry.
! "Chsrlie! You here2"
Came! My God, is it you? I'm
not too late!-say I'm mott" he cried.
II was married this morning. We
we are on our honeymoon; but what
has that to do with you?" said she, a.
most fleroely. "You-you broke off
our engagement. would have been
true to you in spite of everyone.
'Then there has been foul play! I
was sure of it. Look, Anne, 1 had
such faith in you that, when there
was no answer to my letters, I knew
they must be tampering with you.
And then came the news of your en-
gagement-my sister wrote to me; she
always was jealous Of you-and I got
leave somehow. It was the Colonel
who managed it for me, and I have
Travelled day and night to be in time
! haven't slept or eaten since; and l
mestyou here, married"
He was close to her now, his hand
some face flushed and quivering, his
strong hands clenched in masculine
impotence Of suffering.
Anne shrank away from him, white
and trembling. She could hear her
husbands voice speaking to a waiter
outside.
"Anne, haven't you word for me ?
Tell me why You have done this hid
eous thing! Was it his money!" he
demanded.
ellis money? No, no; I never
heard from you. was so lonely and
miserable" she faltered. ooh! Char
lie, Charlie! What shall we do?"
She held out her hands to him with
Q little gesture of appeal, but he did
not take them. He was beginning to
see that it had been better for them
both if they had never met again.
!, II don't know--God help us!" he
said brokenly. "To meet you like
this! Is he-does your husband--?"
! The door swung open-Mr. Thomp-
son was entering
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

It was such a stale device by which
they had been parted that it seems al
most impossible Anne could have
been taken in by it! But, after all, a
well-brought-up girl does not lightly
suspect her mother Of such an extreme
measure as suppressing letters from
an ineligible lover; and Mrs. Carruth-
ers' daughters were eminently we'll
brought up, so, when Charlie Dacre's
letters suddenly ceased, she began to
believe that the popular opinion as to
his Inconsistency was we'll founded.
She suffered good deal uuder the
belief; her wrists grew so slender that
her bangles were too big; the roses
faded out Of her cheeks, and the once
ready smile came and went infre-
quently, and Mrs. Carruthers was
genuinely sorry for her child. She
supported herself, however, by the re-
Election that it was all for Anne's ulti-
mate good.
Mr.. Thompson was obviously only
too ready to marry her, and endow her
with his twenty thousand year, his
big country house, his moor in Scot
land, and his share in the business of
Thompson, Goodrich & Co.; and Mrs.
Carruthers was sure that Anne would
be happier in the long run as his wife
than to q young man with nothing but
his pay and good looks. Mr.. Thomp-
son was forty-fve, rather bald; but
personal experience had taught her
that after a few years a husbands
banking account is of infinitely more
Importance than his looks, so she felt
justified on high moral grounds in
putting stop to one engagement, and
doing her best to bring on another.
At first Anne resolutely avoided Mr..
Thompson; but by degrees the kindh-
ness Of his manner and the sense that
other women would gladly have had
his attentions grati6ed her; and then
q feeble longing to be revenged on
Charlie, to show him she was not wear
ing the willow for his sake, grew upon
her. Moreover, she was of an affec-
Tomato nature, and the disgrace in
which sho had felt herself with her
mother during the time she had held
herself bound to Charlie had weighed
on her heavily, and she turned eagerly
to the approval which graciousness to
Mr.. Thompson brought her.
So it is not to be wondered at that
less than year after Charlie had gone
West with his regiment, Anne found
herself awaking on the day of her we'd
ding to Mr.. Thompson.
She lay on her little white bed look
ing dreamily around the room, lit
tered with all the paraphernalia of
packing. Her going-away dress was
stretched across two chairs, huge
trunk, gaping open, gave a glimpse Of
dainty cambria and lace, and across
the passage she knew her wedding
gown was displayed on the spare room
bed; but her imagination refused to
realize that she was indeed going to
be married, though the previous night
she had seen the drawing room
blocked up with costly presents, such
or Mr.. Thompson's wife was likely to
have, and the dining room already laid
for the breakfast. Smart clothes,
diamonds, and excitement are some.
times very effectual in dragging tho
mind, and for the past week Anne had
refused to let herself think, so she
was not going to give way to it now.
! She spsang ont q bed end dEelssa
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09
Paupers Go on Strike,

The guardians of the poorhouse in
Oldham, England, recently discon.
tinued the daily allowance of half q
pint of beer to each inmate, whereupo1
most Of them went on stride, leaving
the institution
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09

T is very unfortun-
ate. I really don't
know how it can
have h appene d.
Nos. 20 and % are
both engaged. If
you would step into
the drawing room q
moment / will in
quire.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1898-11-23
COLONIAL CORN FESTIVALS.
rles of Thanksgiving Day Mer-
rymnkinE on the Farm.

Writing on the old-time corn-husk-
ing festival, as a form of Thanksgiving
merriment. in the Woman's Home
Companion, Hezeknh Butterworth
says:
~, one Of these corn festivals
given for a local charity in a New Eng
land city. day was allotted TO the
husking and the Thanksgiving stories
of colonial days. and | was asked TO
present some account of old huskings
and TO arrange some of the old legends
en- tableau, in the spirit and coloring
of the past. My mind turned to set.
ties, chimuey-corners, red ears o,
corn. pumpkins, great barns and cribs,
frosty airs and the full hunters moon.
l can seem to see those harvest seasons
now a l used TO know them with their
melcwing splendors and joyous farm
life. and il is always a pleasure to re-
peat the husking tales as they come
back to me, as well is I can; but no one
can tell them as did the old-time
natural story-tellcrs. To one who
lived on a farm in his boyhood the
memory of the huskiug must ever be
pleasing picture. How full of joy
GUS life those harvests were. The mel
low days OF September passed; the
cranberry meadows grew red, She
fringed gentians bloomed; the witch
hazel lowered amid the falling of gold
and russell leaves; there was cidery
odor in the orchards where the ground
was covered with apples; the product
Of the corn-felds was drawn away by
oxen and piled into heap, usually in
some sheltered meadow"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1898-11-23

fellow we had talked about had en-.
trely disappeared"
"And in his stead?" he questioned,
eagerly.
And Mary smiled; though she only
said: yourself"
lackwell carried away with him the
contamination Of the most thorough
ly unbusiness-like business transac-
ton of his life-but, with it, the mem
DRY cf the loveliest girls face that he
had ever seen, transfgured now with
happiness and gratitude. And be also
carried with him the firm determine
tion-which, in years time. was hap
PLY carried out--of utterly effacing
that miserable first impression from
eve. Susan's unelastic mind. and Of
winning sweet Mary North 10 be his
wife. - Judith Spencer, in Ladies'
World, New York.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1898-11-23
OUR THANKSGIVING DAY.
liEiOusIy Kept Since Its InstItu-
tiOn by the Pilgrim Fathers.

There is no country in the world
thai celebrates Thanksgiving day as
our own.
From the time the Pilgrim fathers
landed and instituted this festival, it
has been religiously kept. In their
poverty and hard labor, when cultivat-
ing the sterile soil of New England,
they felt a deep sense of gratitude
when the season for gathering the
crops arrived, and a day for thanking
the Giver OF all good was set aside.
Even the ancient Hebrews went up
to Jerusalem at the harvest season to
worship in the holy temple--a once-a-
year festival, and one to correspond
with our Thanksgiving.
The most beautiful feature Of the
Gay apart from the real meaning is the
recognition of family ties-a holiday
for the home coming, the greeting of
the Children and grandchildren all I'M
der the patcrnal roof, the social chat.
the exchanging of experiences, the
games Of children-all combine to
make it a day of social pleasure.
Then let memory linger around the
Thanksgiving table laden with good
things-the turkey, ducks, chicken
pies, to say nothing of the plum pud-
dings, mince pies. nuts, fruit, etc.
Many and sweet are the recollections
of such occasions, and bright and
strong stands out the moving factor
of ii all-the mother, loved and hon
ored-she il is who loves to gather to-
gethcr her Cwn around her and thinks
no labor toe great TO give them pleas
uva. The home blessed by a good
mother has cause to keep a grand
Thanksgiving, not only to praise God
for al. His bounty 10 the body, but for
a still greater blessing a mother who
ministers to both body and soul.
Would that all Of our readers could
gather around them on this Thanks
giving day all their loved ones. and
unite with grateful hearts in giving
thanks for all the blessings which are
theiTs.-Atlanta Constitution.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1898-11-23
pITH AND POINT.

When some people are not hungry
they are sleepy.-Atchison Globe
A man seldom forgets his place--if
he has a good one.--Chicago Daily
News.
The Limit.-Foreigner- 'Parvenui /
will pull your nose!" Maybe my nose.
count; but never my leg!"-PhiladeI
phia North American.
81 see you've got your old Office boy"
Yes" Improves with age, does he2
well, he seems to be getting fresheB
every y."-Philadelphia Record.
One Woman's Wisdom.-Bleeker--
Where on earth did you ever discover
such homely typewriter?" Meeker--
'Oh, that's one of my wife's discov-
eries."-Chicago Daily News.
From a Novel.-"Adolar was be-
witched. Never before had the countess
seemed to him so beautiful as at this
moment, when, in her dumb grief, she
hid her face."-Fliegende Blaetter.
Willis-"A pin factory in Jersey
turns out 1000, 900 pins day. wonder
what becomes of them ALP" Hills-'I
guess that sooner or later my baby
swallows the most of them Town
Topics.
"Did you find the snakes pretty thick
down there?" Not very thick, but
some Of them were pretty long" "oh,
you know what mean! Were there
many round?" Cylindrical would
be a better word. Boston Transcript
Mrs. Hicks-''I told you Mrs. Dix was
envious of our new dining-room furni-
ture, and you don't believe it." Hicks
Has she been here and told you sop
Mrs. Hicks-"No; but she sent over
box of boys tools to-day to Dick
Odds and Ends.
Nisitor-''Johnny, how are you get
ting along with your geography in
school?" Small Boy-"Teacher says
I'm dom great" Visitor-''Tell me,
what is the capital of New York state? '
Small Boy don't know, sir, but Ha-
vana is the capital of Cuba.'-Roxbury
Gazette.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1898-11-23
FIGHTING INDIAN FASHION.
Individual Firing While Watching
the Movements of the
Leader.

The Indian method of fighting, az
shown at Leech lake, is a unique type
Of warfare, and as such is subject Of
great interest to foreign military men.
The United States regular soldier ia
an expert at it, and has learned to
fight the Indian as the Indian fights
him. Military attaches sent by for
eign governments TO observe the Span
ish-American war asked many ques-
tions from American officers on this
topic, and considered the veteran In
dian fighter, represented by such men
as Gems. ChafIee and Kent, as one OF
the best types of soldiers.
Individual fighting is the Indian
style. 1t was so in the days before the
revolution. and century has not
changed it, The Indian has adopted
many innovations taught him by the
white man. He usually wears ''store
clothes" in these days and lives in .
house. even if it is only log hut. But
he fights as his forefathers did, seeking
to gain an advantage over his foe by
ambush or some other form of STACEY.
The Indian who can hide behind a rock
or tree and shoot down an unsuspect-
ing foe who is passing is considered
much more of hero than one who will
fight in the open and die bravely fac
ing the enemy.
Indians on the war path are com
handed by chiefs, VINO are generally
elected at a council fire. These chiefs
are usually the heads of large families
and command squads of from 20 to 100
men. composed of their brothers, sons.
cousins and other relatives. One of
the chiefs is known as the great
chief" and is usually given this rank
for prowess in war or hunting. He oc-
cupies something like the same rela-
ton to the forces under him that a
general or colonel has in the United
States army, but his authority is much
more restricted, and is exercised only
In rare cases.
The usual method in fight such as
that at Leech lake is for the chief to
advance and his men to follow him.
keeping near enough to see his move
ments and acting in conformity with
them. When the foe approaches with
III range SSucIdl hllilS USSlios OhC VI
the chiefs usually setting the example.
When his men see him fire they fire
too, and so the rattle of the guns be-
comes general.
1t is seldom that an order is given to
an Indian in battle. He follows his
chief, picking out individual foes and
fighting individually. His commissary
and quartermaster's arrangements
are attended to by squaws.
The United States regular when
fighting Indians adopts their tactics
only when the Indians are near. The
skirmish formation is then used and
the men dodge behind trees or rocks.
but they listen for and quickly obey
the orders of their officers. If hard
pressed they usually assemble and
throw up hasty intrenchments, where
they can pour a collective fire into any
foe that may attack them.-Baltimore
Sun
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1898-11-23

Him" said the doctor, and went
on writing at the Strangers dictation.
The signature was also surprise
to the doctor willard BLACKWELL!
why, then, you are the head of the
firm yourself!"
81 am--is there anything strange
about that?"
"Oh. mol" said the doctor; but in
voluntarily he sighed, and to him
self he added: Poor things, poor
things!"
Another telegram was written to
Mr.. Blackwell's friends, to explain his
enforced absence from their dinner
party on the morrow, and Their the
doctor left him, and Blackwell set
tied himself in grim endurance OF the
evils from which he could not es-
cape.
BY and by the door was softly
opened, and, through his half-closed
eyes, he saw a pretty girl looking in
upon him.
flush, he's asleep-I'm glad OF
that" she said; and, from her pleas
ant voice he knew her to be, Mary
North. Then she drew back, and the
door was quietly closed.
But the next moment he heard her
voice again, and so plainly that he
thought she must be in the room, al
though he had certainly seen the door
close upon her. lie opened his eyes
and looked about him curiously; aud
at last he saw that the room he was
in was connected with the one adjoin-
ing it--where the speakers were-by
an uncovered stovepipe hole.
The voice of Susan spoke up sharp
ly: Here's another thing to be thank
full for! TO think of it being Willard
Blackwel!-of all persons in .he world
If l had known that, he might have
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1898-11-23

bad humor this morning. AS you
could plainly see had been-well--
upset. And thank you for your kind
ness in loaning me these things. Could
] ask another favor of you naw?"
Blackwell spoke with curious,
anxious difiidence. at occms 20 me
that these-these kind ladies may not
be entirely prepared for my sudden
descent upon thcm-and, tomorrow
being Thanksgiving, you know-well,
] thought that perhaps they might al
low me to supply the table, for one
thing while | am with them - and
would you mind explaining TO them
that ! would like to do so? And then.
Is there any place in the village from
where you could send them in 20 cd,
fat turkey, and plenty of fruit and
vegetables, and anything else you think
they might like? I'd be no end
obliged and grateful to you-and you
don't think they'd be offended, do you2
I'm such a duffer, and I've made such
bad impression to start with, that
must depend on you to nelp me out"
The doctor had looked at him In ut
ter amazement; but, as their eyes met
he nodded and smiled; and, muttering
his thanks, Blackwell thrust a -oll
of bank notes into his hand.
Hes not a bad fellow, after ALL"
the doctor said, triumphantly, TO him
self; and presently the matter was all
arranged and the good doctor went re-
joicing on his way.
But as soon as Blackwell was clone
again, strange and discomforting fan
cies swarmed through his mind. Would
not this seem to his hostess merely a
selfish man of the worlds discourte-
Gus protest against the frugal fare
which was all that they had been
4 BILE to set before him? And he seemed
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1898-11-23

Nor,h said, sadly.
"Oh, no, it WON'T" her sister Susan
rejoined, sarcastically. "Let me emu
merate all that we've had to be thank
full fer during this past year. To begin
with. our stepfather died-and left US
large legacy of debts"
"0E, now, Susan, don't!"
"AId, then, we found that he had
not only mortgaged our dear old home,
but had failed to pay the interest on it
all these years, and that nOw-because
we can't raise the money TO pay it
the mortgage is to be foreclosed at
once, and we will be turned out--for
the town to take care of, | suppose,
since mother is about helpless with
rheumatism and it. takes all my time
to care for her. and to keep us with
clothes on our backs, And now that
the Grosvenors have suddenly decided
to go south, and no longer want you
for nursery governess-the cup of our
thankfulnesG is full, should say-and
full 10 running over, tool"
'oh, don't, Susan, please don't!"
Mary had been pleading. 1T is all so
dreadfully sad and hard for us; but
still it might be even worse"
"Worse!" calculated Susan.
"Yes, worse" repeated Mary. "Why,
suppose-just suppose il had been
mother who died" her sweet voice
trembled piteously. "Or, suppose, now
that che is so helpless, you and were
not so perfectly strong and well. And,
then, If she can keep so bright and
cheerful with all that she is suffering.
I'm sure we ought to keep up bravely
If only for her sake. And, Susan, it's
a foolish thought maybe, but l can't
help thinking that now-when every
thing looks so dark and hopeless to
us-daylight must be at hand. Per-
haps I shall get something else TO do
very soon-and mother may get bet
ter. 20 that she can be around again
aud. anyway, God hasn't forgotten us
In our trouble-and I'm sure, He will
not let us suffer needlessly."
you're a queer girl" Susan said.
shortly. I'm not made on the thank
ful-things-are-no-worse plan, myself
"Well, I'm glad am" said Mary,
quite brightly, now. II seem to be
constructed after the dear old Mother
Goose fashion. You know she says:
"'For every evil under the sun
There Is a remedy or there Is none.
II there be one, try and find IT
II there be none, never mind itr
And, now, must run along; and I'm
going to speak quite frankly to Mrs.
Grosvenor to-day, for II she knows just
how we are situated perhaps she will
interest herself to find me another
place. I'll do anything. go anywhere,
~ only can earn enough to keep
mother and you comfortable - even
though the dear old home must CO."
Mary was now wrapped In her shah
by cloak, and was pulling on her nit
tens