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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-11-17
SOLDIER LIFE AT MANILA,
Not - Bed - Painted by the Roe1,
Mounfain News. Bat the Boys
Would 0Iadly be Home
for Christmas.

Mountain News, But the Boys
Would 0ladly be Home
for Christmas.
Following is another Of those intef
esting letters from the Philippint
islands. 1t was written by GeorFE
Fowler to his relatives in this city,
but win be read with pleasure by Y
the young mans friends in COLORADO
The cheerful vein in which it is direct
ed is q great relief from the disnk
wailings being indulged in by tlie
Rocky Mountain News, and is . strik-
ing contrast.
MANILA,Sept. 29.-This is an ext
cool day for Manila and is relied,
for the sun comes down something
like ton of feathers. +
The company is out on oul-posi
duty today and as that is not par4
Of my duty l can be alcne, so | 81
stealing room on the officers desk an1
also a part of their ink. The con
pany is on outpost duty every weel
and l always take this chance ID
writing letters, either to you, Well
Fargo boys or my other friends I
received seven letters yesterda5
from Colorado friends, and it makef
fellow feel good to hear from homd
The hospital has had my name on II
roll several times, but not for sicki
ness. Mosquitoes fairly eat one ups
and combined with heat, drives perl
son crazy, and l carelessly scratched
some of the bites that were on my
lower limbs and feet until claret
came, then was careless and les
them 60 until they were awful bad
and to keep from going to the doc;
tor, went to a native druggist, an1
by means of q few Spanish words {
knew, made him understand that T
wanted some medicine, with which 1
treated the bites myself, but had to'
give up the notion of staying away
any longer. and went to the hospital
The doctor nut a bandaee around t.
bites and thew are coming ont O. ri
Now. .. for getting sick l don't -
lieve in that kind of business.
often fslt sick vhen ve were frhtii
because ve were lsyine IN vstSd
mud and rain ali the time. Ouca
"a nv shoeo o6 inst two lorl1
three dsys and the water and mud
vas in them all the time. Our M
trenchments were always full Of water
and more than once | stood in the
trench waist deep in water with nv
head lust above the bank looking
through the bushes for Spaniards and
At night looking for the fash of a
gun 20 could take shot at the SPOT.
Our orders were not to fire unless
we were sure we could get one of
them. because when one of these old
Springfelds expIodes it makes very
loud report and a light which can be
seen for five miles: while the Spanish
gums make yery little report and their
smokeless powder makes very little
lipht 40 thew had the best of it.
When | would take a shot at one of
their sbarpshooters about five thou
sand shots would be returned at me.
or sny soldier they could hit. The
tune of a bullet is. There's a soldier
gone to rest But am getting clear
avay from the questions YOU asked.
As for the first | can truthfully say |
am as well as ever. and if any soldier
comes home alive. will be with him.
ABour THE EATING PART OF IT.
have often mentioned hardtack,
but this time will not because hard
tack ia hard to mention. The COM
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-11-17
year consists Of the following men:

=. w
John 4. Weaver
1t has been some time since we
have had quite 80 interesting . term
of court as this one. Canon isn't at
all used to murder trials. but this time
we have two. The first one on the
calendar is that of Scott, the man
who killed his wife near Florence in
the summer. The question Of his
sanity will enter prominently in this
case. Scott's trial will occur Nov.
22nd.
The other murder trial is that Of
Heiman. charged with the murder Of
VIM. Jones in the timber near Howard
in the late summer. This case comes
up for trial Nov. 18th. There are
several other criminal csses Of lesser
note, such - assault, larcent, obtain
ing goods under false pretenses. and
adultery.
Messrs. Hirsch & Enricht, the Chi
cago railroad magnatss, are hsre and
will answer 70 . criminal charge con-
ing out of their sections when here
building the Canon City & Cripple
Creek railroad. Their attorneys have
been given week to file . motion
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-11-17

ana burton.
Dec. 6.-Hiller vs. D. & r. C. r.
r. Co.
Dec s.-Sterns Rogers Mfg. Co.
vs.. London & c. c. Reduction Co.
Dec. s.--Sterns Rogers Mfg. Co
VS.. London & C. c. Reduction Co.
Dec. 9.-Conard VI. Colo. Fuel 4
Iron Co.
Dec. l5.-Macon va. City Of Canon
City.
Dec. l6.-Florence Pipe 4 Tank
Line Co. vs. Santa Fe Ry. Co.
Dec. l9.--Florenoe OH 4 Refining
Co. W. Metallic Extraction Co.
Dec. l9.--E. l.. Gamar ". Metallic
Extraction Co.
Dec. 10. W.T.. Bridwell ". Metallic
Extraction Co.
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Eng,.nd'. Conquest Of Cuba.

Two thousand American provincial
troops in 1862 assisted 14C0O British
troops under Lord Albemarle to cap
ture Havana. Israel Putnam. afterward
famous as "Old Put, commanded one of
the American regiments. The army
landed in June. Moro castle was
stormed July 80, and Havana surren-
dered August II. Thirty thousand
Spanish soldiers and sailors took part
in the defense, but were completely
overpowcred by an army half as large.
Twelve Spanish line-of battle ships
were in the harbor. three of which were
sunk to block the entrance. The Brit
ish captured property worth $4,000
900. At one time during the siege an
immense number of the British were
sick. England made a great mistake
when year later it traded Havana back
to Spain.-St. Louis sGlobe-Democrat.
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BENTON. LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1885,
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Verdi will hereafter live in Milan,
where his wife and children are buried.
Lord Wolseley is splendid artist
lie paints very we'll indeed. and make,
pen-and-ink or pencil sketches which
are described as being of very high
ORDER of merit
Arthur j. Balfour, first lord of the
British treasury and Lord Salisbury'S
right-hand man. has a deep-rooted OBJ
lection to reading newspapers.
The Danish poet. Peter Nansen. re-
latcs in recent article in German
magazine that Ibsen is becoming mucl,
more affable and communicative than
he used to be.
Iwoof the most famous living Scotch
men are cripples-Lord Kelvin. who is
the greatest living Scotch scientist, anG
DR.. James Macgregor, of Edinburgh.
who is said to be the greatest living
Scottish preacher.
Mr.. Ayle, an American ph:atelist. is
said to have invested f12.OOO in collect
ing stamps. His album is the most
splendid private one in the world. The
duke of York and the duke of SaN-Co-
burg and Gotha are ardent collectors
too.
Emperor Franz Josef of Austria. in
CONNIE emoration of the fif1ieth ami
verSarv of his accession 10 the throne
will confer medal on all the officers
and men who, during his reign, have
served in the Austro-Hungarian army
or navy. &
Prince Ferdinand of ulgaria is little
renowned for anything save his hug
collection of dressing gowns. He has
a perfect mania for this kind of gar.
ment, and has paid as much as JOG
gulEeas for an embroidered robe mad,
for him in Paris.
A hitherto unknown portrai; of Kant
the great German philosopher, has beer
discovered. 1t was found in second
hand dealers shop. The picture has
been bought by the mayor of Koeniys
berg, the city where Kant lived and
taught all his life. and where he wrote
his 'Critique of Pure Reason"
An old and faithful servant of tn.
| dean and chapter of Wells. by name
Charles Caldwell, born April 9, 1913
| died on March Is, 1898. Fo1
IS years he had daily rung the ca
thedra bell for mathis and evensonr
and during this time he had tolled tn.
parting knell of three English kings, o
five bishops of the diocese, and of sin
deans of the cathedral church.
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Dye,ns and Cleaning Fcather..


TO dye feathers black, first wash
them in pint of boiling water in which
half teaspoonfu' of soda has been dis
solved: then rinse and put in the dis
solved dye as prepared for silk, holding
by the tips of the stems and moving in
the boiling water. Rinse in cold water.
dry between soft cloths and over stove
where they may be waved in the warm
air. If the feathers come out too light
black add more dye. Curl with the
back of knife drawn under two or
three tlues of feather at a time after
heating the knife slightly over a warm
iron, which makes it curl quicker
While feathers may be gently soused in
warm sOapsuds until clean, rinSed in
clean water. and dried and curlsd ac-
cor,lingto the plan given for dyed
feathers. Black straw hats may be
given new lease of life by revarnish-
ing them, which really takes the place
of dyeing. using some black sealing
wax pounded into small pieces. and over
which enough methy lated spirits to dis
solve Il has been poured; then mix thor
oughIy and apply with a sof, brush to
the hat, covering every crevice of the
straw. Blue straw hats may be fresh
ened in the same manner. using blue
sealing wax.-Ladies' TICme journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-08-11
A LEAF FROM HISTORY.
One ReaHOn Why the British Despisc
Spain and Rejoice Mt Amer
lean Victories.

There was at least thrilling entertain
ment in hearing literary Detroiter
cauterizing the French because of their
professed inability to understand why
the English should be hostile to Spain.
Don't these Frenchmen, who boast
their intelligence and refinement, know
Tennyson?" he began, indignantly. "If
they haven't read The Revenge from
his pen, let them do so. 1t will throw an
immense illumination upon the situa-
tior. l suppose that they think, be-
cause England and Spain are both mon
arches. they should be allies through
sympathy. But they should have
gumption enough to know that England
is one kind of a monarchy and Spain a
very different kind. the distinction be-
ing as marked as that between day and
night.
"iou know the story told in The Re-
venge.'
AT Flores in the Azores, Sir Richard
Grenville lay.
And a pinnace. like futtered bird, came
flying from far away:
Spanish ships of war at sea, We have
SlsHteu
1T was then that Lord Howard de-
clared it suicide for six ships of the line
to make stand against the whole Span
ish fleet. vowirg that fore God he was
no coward. but that he would not stay
TO fight. But the lionhearted Grenville
had 90 of his men sick on shore and
said:
"I should count myself the coward II !
left them. my Lord Howard
To these inquistion dogs and the devildoms
Of SPAIN
''Eritish blood still bois at the story
told after Lord Howard sailed away and
left the Revenge. The gallant old tar
brought his sick from shore and laid
them on the ballast down below. Then
for "a hours the Spanish feet hammered
away at the grizzled hero and his hand
full of men. and still the flag of England.
was at the masthead. Wounded to
death. Sir Richard still staggered amid
his crew and urged the fight. At last
there was not ray of hope,
"'But Sir Richard cried in ais English >ride
I'VE have fought such fight for day and
night
AS may never be fought again
We have won great glory, my men,
And a day less or more,
At sea or ashore,
We die-does it matter when?
Sink me the ship, Master Gunner-sink her
Split her in twain
Fall into the hands of God, not into the
hands of Spain "
The literary man did not tell the en-
tire story of the Revenge. but he did nd
in it moving cause for England's antip
athy to Spain and for her rejoicing a,
American triumphs on the sea.-Detroi,
Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-08-11
IrFttatinU n.

NO" said her father. sternly. II
do not like the young man. ] have not
liked him since l heard him singing
the ether night
"But you surely cannot be prejudiced
against him because of his music
at wasn't the music. 1t was the
words. The way he sang about stand
ing on :he bridge at midnight filed NE
with such a desire to take him by the
heels and heaye him over the railing
that it made me positively nervous
Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-08-11
Cottage Cheese Balls.

Press half pint Of cottage cheese
through sieve: add half a teaspoonfu'
of salt. onefourth teaspoonful of white
or dash of red pepper. and drop of
green col6ring; add tablespoonful. Of
CAREFUL y-melred butter and mix thor
oughly. Form into balls about the size
Of English walnuts and stand away un-
til perfectly cool. This may be placed
in lettuce ard French dressing.-l
dies Home Journal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-08-11
Green Butter.

This. which looks most attractive
spread on sandwiches. is prepared of
two ounces of anehovies, two ounces OF
butter and two ounces of parsley. Strip
the last from its stalks, chop it very
small and boil for two minutes in a
little water. Drain and dry in a cloth
Soak the anchoves in water for few
minutes and rub them through a sieve.
To the butter. which must be absolutely
fresh and free from salt. add the pars-
icy, anchovy and small quantity OF
pepper and beat them all up together
Boston Globe
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-08-11
NO. "a.
WILLIE HAS TO WORK.
He Will Not he Very Eager to Take
That Girl Out On a Tandem
Again.

Willie Evergreen had always fought
little shy Of physical labor-rather
passed it by on the other side of the
street, as it were-so when the peopl.
on his boarding house porch saw him
pushing tandem up Woodward av-
enue the other evening they almost fell
over the railing in their amaZement.
who'd have believed IT," exclaimed
Evans. "Wilie Evergreen running
tandem"
Nobody" all the others answered.
And until nine o'clock they marveled
upon Willie's changed proclivites in the
matter of work.
They were about to go into the house
when Willie drove up TO the gate. He
wrisgled the front wheel of the tandem
few minutes trying to make a good
landing on the curb. then finally dis
mounted in the street.
For heavens sake, how did you
manage to get up the energy" asked
Evans as Willie came up the steps.
Willie sank into chair and moppeG
his forehead. "Jll never do it again.
y
''Why not?'
And then he told them.
Il got the machine to take Young
woman out riding" he said. "Shc told
me about week ago that she just loved
to spin along on a tandem. and as |
wanted to do something to please her
l rented the machine-it weighs about
a ton-and pushed it up to her house
tonight. Well. she boarded It and We
started. She suggested tina: we go
round the boulevard. We did. 1t
seemed 10 me the thing was runnin.
pretty hard, bu, l didn't say anything.
BY and by my collar began to wilt, and
then felt little rivulets of perspiratiou
flowing down my spinal column. But
set my teeth and said to myself thar
Id go round that boulevard if it killed
| me. And ] did. When we got back to
her house l was nearly dead. | dis
| mounted and held the wheel for her
| to get off. She said the ride had been
perfectly lovely. Ard then what d.
you suppose she added. 1t was that
she had her feet on the rests all the
time. She didn't want TO bother me to
| fix the saddle and make it lover. She
said it was just the lovelest ride she
had ever had. What do you think of
that? Say, you could have knocked me
| down with feather. Talk about nerve,
Why. that was the greatest that ever
grew. Again? You couldn't get III.
on tandem again with a derrick"
| And Willie went to his room, leaving
the machine standing against the house
| all night.
The next morning the iveryman
| charged him two dollars extra because
the saddle post had rusted.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-08-11
Greater Vienna.

The Austrian government has en-
larged the boundaries of Vienna to such
an extent that the metropolitan area is
noushalf as large isk London. twice as
targe as Paris, and three times as lsrg.
IS Berlin.
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He Can't Be SHARED.

Mrs. Highfy-Has your husband gone
to the war?
Mrs. stroneminde-No, can't afford
70 hire nurse for the child-en.-Ihi-
cago Eyenirg~Nerk
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The congregation of church a: Han
ford, Cal, have agreed to equip their
pastor for a trip to the klondiEe. The
understanding is, that if he makes
-:cc strike he is tc gay 81 the .hrren ,
csbt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19

out from here that the Raven Mining
company had sent a force of men to
Cotton and from there they are to pro-
ceed to the elaterite lands on the Uin-
tab reservation to begin work, build
wagon roads, ETC., is the purest moon
shine.
The facts are that ]. T. Mcconnell,
the manager; ]. H. Green, the attorney
of the company and a deputy United
States mineral surveyor left here yes
terday for Cotton and Willow Creek.
and from the latter place will go to the
reservation and stake out the claims.
that. as the lease provides, can be pros
pected for two years. No force of men
has been engaged. nor will they, until
all these locations have been made,
after which it will be too late to begin
work, on account of the SHOWS, until
next spring.
Some laborers will be picked up from
among the Indians on the reservation
to do chain work for the surveyors.
Under the terms of the lease, prefer
ence must be given the Indians. There
are Just three men, as above named,
in the party reported to have gone to
Cotton. announced under glaring head
lines in the Tribune this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19

the church by leading members OF the
congregation, who escorted him to
pew reserved for him. AS he entered,
the congregation arose and remained
standing until he had taken his seat.
The sermon was by Rev. John A
ence to the distinguished presence dur
ing the service, beyond an invocation
by the preacher for divine guidance
for the president during the crisis
which now confronts the country.
Secretary AIger and General Shafter
attended the First Presbyterian church
and after the service held an informal
levee in the aisles, many persons
croWding around them to shake hands
and bid them welcome.
General Joseph Wheeler and Secre-
tary Wilson worshiped at the First
Baptist church. After the service they
shook hands with several hundred per-
sons.
Secretary Long attended st. Johns
Episcopal church and Secretary Smith
the Independent Presbyterian They
also were greeted by many members
of the congregations.
After dinner the president visited the
Georgia agricultural and medical coll
| leee (colored), where ne delivered an
/ address. The route to the college took
! the president through the camp of the
| Seventh army corps, and, going and
coming. he stopped at the camp for a
( brief inspection and to speak words of
| appreciation and encouragement to the
men. Secretary Alger and General Shaf-
| ter also visited the camps. Secretary
! Alger paid more attention to the camp
/ than any other member of the party. He
went through several of the regimental
villages, from headquarters to kit
cflens, and made a critical eXamina-
/ ton. He also visited the hospital of the
First division. where he spoke kindly to
the sick men and made inquiries into
! their wants and how they We're sup
piled After his trip he expressed him
self as very much gTatified with the
camp and the work of the hospital
corps.
Postmaster General Smith, General
Shafter and the newspaper correspond
ents with the presidential party were
the guests Of the officers of the Third
battalion. Third Georgia regiment, at
the camp this afternoon, and an oyster
dinner was served. Postmaster GeS-
eral Smith made a short address, dur
ing the course of which he paid a high
tribute to the press for its integrity.
General Shafter made an impromptu
conversational talk to the men assem-
bled. which was full of sUggestiveness
and at once placed the general in touch
WIN OIL Va iiis iiSS"4 90 - -
the party made an inspection of the
camps. Without exception, the visitor:
pronounced the arrangements excellent
The members of the visiting party
spent the evening in the parlors of the
hotel until the time came for them Il
depart for Macon, for which place theil
train left at midnight On the way t.
the depot the president was greeted
with hearty cheers. as. indeed. he ha,
been every time he has come within
sight during his visit here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19
GENERAL SKATERS VIEWS
ON CUBA AND THE CUBANS
No More Fit For Selfgovernment Than GunpOwder Is Fit
For He'll

Savannah, OF
shafter interesting things
General shafter that great have
ourselves We shall in all probability hear
good ddeamo Of he
How about f-governmen
segovernment
fors self-government
United States
time
the territory military
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19
CRUISER ON A ROCK.
Cincinnati Hard and Fast In Santa
go Harbor.

Cincinnati Hard and Fast In Santa
go Harbor.
Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 1S.-While the
United States cruiser Cincinnati was
leaving port. about sunset yesterday,
she ran full speed upon a rock clearly
defined in the charts. but not buoyed.
Last September General Leonard
Wood, considering that the absence OF
a buoy there might lead to some acct-
dent. anchored a small one, the first
ever placed there, but the Bessie. on
entering the harbor one night, carrled
it away, and since then there has been
no buoy to mark the location of the
rock.
The Cincinnati probably is not seri-
ously damaged, as she is not making
water For the last twenty-fOur hourS
the government collier Southery and
the Mayfiower have been engaged IN
an effort to pull her Off Thus far tney
have been unsuccessful, but it is hoped
they viii have better luck tonlsn. i. J. d. d.
high tide. The principal risk now is or
tearing a hole in the cruisers bottom
while pulling her OFF
CaDtain C. NJ Chester, the cruisers
commander, insists that the landmarks
are in the wrong places and have not
been altered in any way since the
American occupation. Pilots are not
compulsory upon the entrance OF war
ships. but the Santiago harbor is dlfh-
cult and a warship should invariably
take one. Hereafter large buoy VIII
mark the rock upon which the Cincin-
natl struck.
Tt now. turns out that the man who
was shot here Friday morning by a
! Cuban. after landing from schooner
| hailing from BaracOa, was not, as At
first supposed. Celeste ROdrigues, the
guerilla, but a merchant from Bara-
Goa. who had come here to purchase
supplies. The assumption is that the
crime was committed for the sake OF
robbery.
From Firrnesa. a town which is vlr-
( tually the property Of the Jurasua iron
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19
PROVO BOY SHOT accidentally
JOHN eAMMoN's MARROW Es-
CAPE FROM SUDDEN DEATH.
Another Youths Gun Exploded
While the Boys Were Returning
From a Hunt.
fsnecial to The Herald.>

Provo, Dec. 1S.-John Cannon, the
15-year-old son of w. H. Cannon, who
lives Just north of Provo. today re-
ceived bullet wound in the center of
the right thigh The boy, in company
with two other youths. Archie Clyde
and Dan Rushton. went down to the
lake this morning, skating and hunting,
each having a gun. They were all on
horseback, and after the hunt were re-
turning home. riding one behind the
other, when as the trio We're some dis
tance from Gammon's ranch a shot
rang out on the still afternoon air and
young Cannon cried out, I'm shot, T"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19
TELEGRAPHIc BRIEFS.

Colonel Carlos Garcia. eldest son Of the
late Calixto Garcia, arrived at New York
King oscar II of Sweden and Norway
has been suddenly taken i'll and is con-
fined to his bed
A papal bull containing the appointment
of Father John w. Shanahan of Phila-
delphia as bishop of Harrisburg, is on
its way to this country from Rome.
Former Police Captain John J. Mount of
New York died suddenly of heart failure
aged so years. Captain Mount was ap-
pointed to the municipal police force in
1850 became a captain in 1861. and dis
tinguished himself in the draft riots of
war times.