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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
About Dolls.

thelT EIOTy-a VefltaDIe
fairyland. Dolls that sleep.
dolls that cry, dolls that
stand alone, dolls that are
Dratty and Some that ara
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Saved BY a Dog.

Persons who are incredulous about the
devotion of good dogs TO children should
be referred TO the true story of Rex Al
hngham.. the 4-year-old son of Mr.. Guy
Aliinghanl of Ely creek, Crook county.
Oregonian.
one Saturday afternoon at the end of
last March. after little lex had been seen
by his aunt playing in the yard with his
dog, trying TO drive the animal with a
string, ne and the dog were missed. Miss
Alilngham. the aunt. went out in search
OF the child AID followed his track for
nearly two miles: Then it was lost. and
she was compelled TO return home. II was
now dark and the weather was cold
search party of ms n with Ian n was
at once organized. They followed the
tracks of boy and dog along the trail
which leads from the Fly creek ranch
over the Matoles for some distance. Then
the tracks left the trail. WANDERING in
the woods in every direction. at one time
returning to within a mile OF the home
ranch. and then wandering off again
Up to o'clock in the morning this was
kept up. and then the track was lost SO
that 10 one could find 1t by the aid of
the lanterns 1t was now so cold that the
Searchers had TO build a fire and remain
by II till daybreak. they had lost all
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halfway position, can be counted only
as half 4 unit; and last in order is the
great mass of enlisted men, who range
from the chief petty officers TO APP
prentices.
The gunners, boatswains, sailmakers
and carpenters of the navy are neither
commissioned officers nor enlisted men.
They wear a uniform similar TO that
worn by the former, but have no share
in their social amuSementS, afloat or
ashore; no familiar intercourse with
them on board. and are barred by their
own pride Of class from seeking COM
panions among the enlisted part of the
crew.
They mess in a room set apart for
their common use. have separate state
rooms, Wear swords on duty and at
muster. but with il all they are neither
fish. flesh nor fowl" That this state
OF affairs is unpleasant to them and
antagonistic to their duty is evident.
1t is a relic of the OLD navy, when
ships were wooden and canvas the only
motive power; wheE the carpenters
adze and the sailnla&er's needle wera
badges of authority and thei:- use a
daily and important task.
OF the four grades, the gunner and
boatswain are still valuable in the
service, the latter as 4 go-between with
officers and men. and the former in di-
rect charge of the ordnance. In fact,
the Importance of the gunner as a fac
tor in the new navy is such that a spe-
cial school for the scientific training
of naval gunners has been maintained
by the government at Washington for
10 years.
ONLY RANK OPEN.
Warrant rank is the highest rung in
the ladder Of promotion for enlisted
men. Beyond that they cannot go, no
matter what education they have nor
what political influence they can bring
20 bear. In the army commissions are
open TO competent non-commissioned
officers. but in the navy the only door
to the quarterback is the Annapolis
Naval academy.
In the service today are men-prin-
cipally among the bOatsWaine, caTpen-
tiers and saiImakers-whow wore the roll
Ing collar and the jaunUy cap of the
Seaman for years an1 years before
some act # bravery or stroke of good
fortune sent their names to Washing
ten for reward. They were men picked
in the brine Of the harness caSk and
redOlent with the salty Oaths of the
fc-c-s-le. They cared more for
''swiDe" of salt-horse than all the pate
de-foie gras ever served in the whole
of Paris. and the Guilty pie with its
load of navy plug was sweeter than the
best perfecto ever turned out of a Ha-
Tana factory.
To these men came in the fullness of
time word from the department that
las a reward for q distinguished act of
bravery" or "in pursuance OF your ap-
plication and in consideration Of long
and faithful service" they had been
made boatswains or acting carpenters.
or acting something else, as the case
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moving awkwardness itself. From their
place amidship they looked aft with a
sense of awe they could not overcome,
and forward with "a yearning hard to
stifie.
II they made bold to assume a famil-
lar air with commissioned officer
even one as low as an ensign-they
were given what is known in the par
lance of the confidence man as the
frozen face" II they turned back to
an old shipmate who was still wearing
the blue jacket, they were reminded
b-usquely by the executive officer that
discipline in the service would not per
nit OF association between the enlisted
man and the officer They were then
driven, perforce, to seek confidence and
the pleasure of gossip among their own
settle solitary quartette of the ship.
An exact smile can be found in the
case Of the poor miner who finds wealth
in a sudden turn of the shovel, and
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was over" but the perfect breeding of
Mrs. Schuyler turns the troublesome
question into joke, and friendly rela-
tons were unbroken.
AS A PRISONER.
The prisoners of Saratoga are soon
sent on to Boston, and then in a few
weeks the baroness and her children
are lodged in one Of the best houses in
Cambridge. The officers were not per-
mitted to go to Boston, but General
Won Riedesel's wife goes, and is fire.
quently the guest of Mrs. Schuylers
daughter, Mrs. Carter, whom the Hes
sian woman admires as much as she
dislikes her intensely patriotic hus-
band. Indeed, she complains of the
BOSTON people as being 'outrageously
patriotic" AS winter drew on the pris-
oners were ordered to be transported
TO Virginia, but before they departed
the baroness contriVes to conceal the
colOrs of the Hessian regiment in a
mattress made by her order These col
ors, the Americans had supposed. were
burned in the battle of Saratoga, but
Nine. Won Riedesel knows better, and
the tokens of German pride are safely
carried TO New York by Captain O'Con-
mel, and, later, in Halifax. the intrepid
woman receives her own again.
ON THE LONG JOURNEY.
The journey southwark was over GOO
miles. through four states. and requir-
ed three months in which to complete
1t. The baroness Travelled in an English
coach and started in November, 1878.
Provisions were supposed TO follow
them, but. as there were frequent de
lays. and as her husband was in adj
vance OF her with the troops. many
times she and her children suffered for
the lack of food. Her journal records
some of her experiences with the Yam
KEGS, upon whom she wastes no affec-
ton, as she never could understand
their intense and bitter feeling against
the Dutch butchers"
One day her coach stopped before a
house where some fresh meat was dis
played. and she tried to purchase some.
- have quoth the landlady. several
sorts of meat, beef, mutton and lamb
| said let me have some; l will nay
you literally. But. swapping her fling
ers, she replied, You shall not have a
morsel of it; why have you left your
country to slay us and rob us of our
property? Now that you IRE prisoners.
it is our turn to vex you Entreaties
failed, though at last the sight of the
children's tears procured a small por-
ton. At another time the sight of q
small package of tea proved alone to be
strong enough to overcome the scruDles
of another patriotic woman, who had
refused her supplies.
One night she stopped at the house of
a Colonel Howe, and in response to her
question as to whether he was "A rela-
tive of the English general, she is sur
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a view of the diverse side in that des-
perate struggle.
The young baroness, for she was only
81 at the time, followed her husband
I across the ocean in 1777, and so intense
was her devotion that she took her
three little daughters with her. For
brief time she was with the general in
Canada, and then, unable to endure the
separation which again ensued. fol-
lowed him, still accompanied by her
little girls, to Fort Edward. and was
an active participant in Burgoyne's
campaign. remaining as one of the few
women in the Hessian and British
camps.
On Oct. Burgoyne. Phillips. Frazer
and Won Riedesel were to dine with her.
She noticed that morning that the In
dams about the camp were excited and
restless. and to her inquiry as to the
meaning of it, received the one reply:
War War;" The hour for the dinner
came. but no guests appeared. The
sound of guns and the roar of artillery
are heard on every side. At 4 o'clock
General Frazer, indeed, comes to her
house but it is a wounded, dying man,
not rs a diner-out. The guests table
is removed to make room for bed for
the suffering man. Lady Ackland,
whose tent was near, receives word
that her husband is wounded and
prisoner. A message from Won Ried-
esel informs his wife that she is to
pack up at once and be ready to de-
part at a moments warning. What a
change from a dinner party it all isl
Worn with anxiety for her husband,
busted with collecting her belongings,
ministering to the wounded General
Frazer. who died in the early morning,
she is at last compelled, with her chill
dren. to seek safety in the cellar from
the increasing cannonading.
All day long the battle continues. The
wounded are brought in for her care
and in the afternoon the house in in
flames.
AFTER THE SURRENDER.
On the 18th the struggle is over. and
British and Hessian are prisoners of
war AT last" her journal records,
my husbands groom brought me
message to join him with the children.
l once more seated myself in my dear
caleche, and while driving through the
American camp was gratified to OBJ
serve that nobody looked at US with
disrespect. When I drew near the tents
a fine looking man advanced toward
me, helped the children from the
caleche and kissed and caressed them.
He then ushered me into the tent of
General Gates whom | found engaged
in friendly conversation with Generals
Burgoyne and Phillips. All the gene
rails remained TO dine with the Ameri-
can commander.
The gentleman who had received me
with so much kindness came and said
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hope OF finding the child alive. The ex-
posture. they felt sure, must have ended
his life.
With daylight they resumed their mel
anchoiy march. and after time the trail
of the boy and the dog was again found
They followed il now very carefully, and
K was not lost again.
At $ o'clock in the morning the men
saw the dog at little distance ahead
and soon they caught sight of a child's
motionless and PROSTATE body curled be-
side it, They hardly dared approach. but
presently they aid so. and We're over
ioyed to find thar the child was little
Rex. and that he was not dead but was
sleeping profoundly. well envelOped in
the cog s warm fur.
The little boy must have walked u or
Is miles and was thoroughly exhausted.
But for the deg he must have persisted in
the cold.
Two facts are remarkable about the
dogs conduct; He stuck by the child and
did not start for home. as most dogs
would have done. when the child in his
wander;ngs approached nearest TO IT, and
ne had intelligence enough to cuddie close
10 the boy 10 keep him warm. and not
circle about. as many dogs. even Of the
most devoted kind. would have done.
Rex was taken home. and with rest and
care recovered from his exposure and eN-
haustion.
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cotton cloth. Through this the dogs
could not set their teeth, but they could
spring easily as high as a warriors
throat, run in among the men. and. by
butting vigorously. cause them to fall,
or. more horrible stin, they were en-
couraged to prOwl over the battlehelds
and tear to pieces any wretched wound
ed Indian who showed the least sign of
life.
There were many among these brute
fighters who rose. by dint of hard SER
vice. high in the Spanish ranks, and
the names and deeds Of some of them
come down to us in history. In the is and
of san Juan-nOw Puerto RicO-was a
remarkable dog. so large that he went
by the name OF BercerrillO-litue calf.
This renowned man-eater destroyed the
lives of so many Indians that he was
promoted to a military grade. receiving
the pay of a sergeant of the horse, and
q prOportionate share of prize money
and spells.
He was dreaded by the natives. and
regarded by them as a creature posses
sirg human intelligence. Even Span
ish recorders of the time give him high
credit, saying that ten men with Ber-
ctrrillO were worth 100 men without.
After long life of fighting. he perish
ed on the battlefield like a grim old
warrior.
II Is JOld o. BerCerrlllO tnat ne easily
cCmpTehended all that was said to him,
and the value of any object On one &C
cation. when the governor of san Juan
wished To send a written message. he
gave it into the hands of an Indian
woman to deliver. Unfortunately her
way led past a church. where a group
of Spanish soldiers were lOunging,
waiting for mass 10 begin. BerCerrillo
was with them. and in a spirit of idle
lrtt a thaxr rarDnnGad IN dog
on the woman. BercerrillO needed hut
small encOura cement. He rushed at the
poor creature. who fell on her knees.
the governors message in her hand.
crying: My lord dog. thy servant is
sent with this to the Christian lords
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WAR DOGS USED BY SPAIN.

Aperreado is a Spanish word. which.
in the days when Spain was busy with
the conquest of the West Indies and
Central America, struck cold terror to
the hearts of the Indians. The word
means given TO the dogs" or to trans
late it yet more distinctly, it means
death by bloodhOunds. Now there is
no better, more intelligent and courag
eous fighter of men known than a we'll
trained bloodhound.
In Spain magnificent specimens of
this canine race have always been bred.
and when Columbus set out on his first
voyage a few fine blOodhounds consti-
tuted part of his fighting equipment.
Not knowing with what enemies he
might have to contend, he took the
hounds along to aid his men, but Co
!umbus was one of the few invaders
coming from Spain who treated the
Indians humanely. and not until after
he had gone back to Europe. broken
and disgraced. were the hounds used
to torture the poor savages.
On all the dogs as we'll as the horses
the Spaniards brought over with them
the Indians looked with fear and rev.
erence. The West Indian savages had
not only never seen animals SO large,
but the fact that both dogs and horses
performed tasks and obeyed masters
filled the natives with respectful
amazement. Their interest in these
new brutes was soon, however. turned
to detestatiOn and dismay. when the
horses iron shOd hoOfs struck down
women and children and the dogs were
employed in battle. So ferOcious and
effective were these canine warriors,
as taught by their Christian masters.
that in Cuba one dog was more feared
than a hundred armed men.
1t is on record that the first massacre
of the inhabitants of Hayti was pre-
cipitated by a bloodhound. which
Spanish soldier in wantOn cruelty. en-
cOuraged to attack a group Of peaceful
natives, who were loading a ship. Ter
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rified and enraged by the unexpected
onslaught of the DOG. the defenseless,
naked savages fled into the hills, re-
turned to take Il revenge and were
slaughtered by their white cOnquerOrs,
who never seemed to know the mean
ing of either justice or mercy.
When taken into engagements the
Spaniards taught their dogs to wear a
light armor. as protection against the
arrows and spears OF the enemy. and
to either butt down the Indians or hop
up and fasten their powerful fangs in
the unclad stomach of the poorly
equipped natives.
When Cortez took his famous first ex-
petition into new Spain, now called
Mexico a fine pack of bloodhOunds was
among his most highly valued fighters.
Pizarro also took hounds into Peru. but
on the continent the native warriors
wore a sort of armOr made of padded
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BY EVERETT T. ToML1NsoN.

Frederick Charlotte Louisa, the
daughter Of Massoe. the Prussian min
lister of state, and the wife of General
Won Riedesel. the commander of the
Brunswick forces in the war of the
American revolution. passed the years
between 1777 and 1888 with the Hessian
army in America. She was a large and
beautiful woman, tender-hearted as a
child; and more than one of the early
writer's records the feelings of the SOL
diers when they saw her blue eyes dim
with tears at the sight of their suffer-
ings. She was a keen observer of the
strange sights in the midst of which
she was placed. and. as she kept a
careful record of her observations. her
words have a special value as affording
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HFSSIAN WOflAN'S ADVENTURES.
Baroness Redeses Experiences In British Camps and
AS Prisoner

to me: You may find it embarrassing
to be the only lady in so large a COM
pany OF gentlemen. VIII you come,
with your children. 70 my tent and par
take of a frugal dinner, offered with
the best WHIP You show me so much
Kindness replied ], cannot but be-
lieve that you are a husband and a
father He informed me that he was
General Schuyler
The baroness then describes the din
ner of smoked tongue, beefsteak. pota-
toes. fresh butter and bread. Later, on
the advice of her husband, she accepts
the invitation of the Schuylers to be-
come their guest, and forms an intense
friendship for them both One of her
children creates a. scene one day by in
nocently inquiring at the table
whether this was not TO be the home
they were TO have had when the war
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may be. and that they would serve as
such until experience had proved their
capabilities. with the acting rank
came The privilege Of wearing a uni
fern differing from that of the COM
miSsioned officer only by the insignia
worn on coat lapel and cap front.
DIsCOMFORTS OF DIGNITY.
The promotion also brought new
quarters, a new field and new dignity.
The quarters and the field of action did
rot weigh heavily, but the uniform and
the dignity We're Ike the golden sandals
TO the child Of the desert These men
Who were accustomed TO the freedom
II the forward deck. and the reckless,
levil-may- charms of cOmradeship.
found themselves perched upon an emil
hence where resting was hard and
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WARRANT RANK IN THE NAVY
Peculiar Grade In the Service to Which Enlisted Men
Can Rise.

The announcement that the men who
accompanied Lieutenant Hoijs9n into
Santiago harbor On board the Merrimac
are to be made warrant officers. calls
fresh attention 20 peculiar grade in
the naval service. the only grade to
which enlisted men can rise.
There are two and u half degrees in
the social scale Of the navy. First
come the commissioned officers Of the
!ine ana stafI-thc admirais, captains,
Heutenants. ensigns. surgeons. D4vnnas-
tiers, engineers, marine officers and
chaplains, who constitute one degree:
then next n the scale are the warrant
oiiicers-the boatswains, gunners. car
penters ana sailmakers, who, by virtue
OF their small complement and their
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down yonder-see. here it is Do me no
harm, dog. my lord"
Shifting at her graciOuSly. the sagac-
ious creature let her pass unframed.
LobO was another dog who struck
fear. mingled with admiration. 10 the
hearts of the MeXicans, and his end
was the most tragic. perhaps, that ever
befell one of his race. Overcome by
successful diplomacy. LObO was at last
yielded by his owner to a Mexican
prince. and SO hated and dreaded was
ne by this ruler and his people that
they sacrificed him as tremendously
and with as great re5OicinSs as though
he had been the blOOdthirsty invader
Cortez himself. With a knife of Obsidian
his neck was severed. his heart cut out,
exhibited to the sun and burnt on
stone. His body was cast into the city
square filed with Indians who hacked
it into bits. with shouts of triumph.
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who is compelled to forsake the accus-
toned joys Of the mining camp for the
painful atmosphere Of eastern civiliza-
ton.
These men, these carpenters and sail
makers and boatswains. remain in the
service because they have spent the
best years Of their life IN it. They do
not care to relinquish the increased pay
nor incur the I told you sos of their
former mates by resigning their war
rants, but they would be. much happier
swinging in the old 14-inch space on the
berth deck and messing with Jack and
Bill and the rest of the fellows.
GUNNER'S GRADE.
The same can hardly be said of the
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Whitman On Logic.

"Once," said the dean of a great uni
versity to a writer in the Conservator. 4
called on Walt Whitman with a number
OF my fellow professors. The old man re-
ceived Us with that gentle courtesy which
was characteristics. and among other
things he asked me kindly: And what do
you do? ! said that l held the chair of
metaphysics and logics at my university
The old poet gave a reassurlng smile as
one who encourages a child and an
swered: Logic and metaphysics. ah, yes,
suppose we have TO have people to look
after these things even if they don't ex-
list
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Liable

For a bad Complexion, take one
of Gray's Laxative Pellets every
night. These little pellets will
make the skin beautifully clear.
Try them and see how much better
your health will be.
AT ALL DRUG STORES