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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-09
CFrom the sac Lake Herald.

(FrOm the salt Lake Herald.)
The Transvaal republic has no regu-
lar standing army, nor has it any en-
forced system of military training, but
the burghers are liable to be called
upon for active service in the field at
very short notice. The country is oil
vided into districts, over each Of Whlch
a field cornet presides, his official func-
lions being somewhat similar to those
of our justices of the peace. His judi
cial capacity is not severely taxed
though, as it is seldom brought into
reQusition except in trivial cases, such
as INSTRUMENTATION of native servants
and impounding of cattle, and as these
cases are comparatively rare. ms POSI-
ton is somewhat of a Sinecure ullleSS
the Transvaal government IS making
war on some of the neighboring haf1lr
tribes. Then the field cornet becomes
q particularly busy man. His duty un-
der those circumstances is to ride from
farm to farm within his jurisdiction and
notify the head of the house to meet
his fellow burghers at some given point.
Should the Boer. apprised IN TINS Illah-
ner, have a valid excuse Tor not ac-
cepting service at that time, the held
cornet may Commander" his horse,
rife or ammunition. If the farmer
happen to be a rich man he may be re-
ouired to give several horses to the
common cause, in addition TO his own
services
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-09

considered this the finest example OF
high art in the, whole wide; wide world fd,l5
plating it that his pipe would
sometimes go out The arrange
ment and style of the fur
Certainly if - effect w was what my re-
spected uncle was driving at he had hit
the bulls eye first shot. The poorer
Beers for fifty miles round would come
and cape at that house, and then go
home wondering when they would D. be
rich enough to live in such a paradlse'
1 would have prolonged my stay with
one of the girls Volunteered to give me
a specimen Of her boarding school pol
ish. She accompanied herself on II the b,
piano and sang-did say sang? wen,
we'll let it pass then-'Far Away.
That reminded me that had other du,,
ties to perform and despite my good
old uncle's cordial invitation to spend
the night at his house L was soon far
away myself
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-09
SMOKE, sMoKE, sMoKE

Blue Point is the best cigar made,
try them, sold everywhere; so West
Second South street, Salt Lake City.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-09
Habits of Boer.

ii cover the culprit and knock him on
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-09

The Zulu dynasty was founded by
Chaka. who came with his followers
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-09

Should the Boer, apprised in this man
uer. have a valid excuse Tor not &C
cepting service at that time, the hel(
cornet may commander his morse
rifle or ammunition. If the 1arnlel
happen to be a rich man he may be re
ouired to give several horses to the
common cause, in addition to his OWL
services.
Boer Loves Horse.
On one occasion was making a snoi'
stay at a Transvaal Beers mouse Whlle
convaIeScing from an attack OF na1dr :
ial fever and happened 10 possess an
English horse. whose splendid proper
TONS made him conspicuous among the
smaller animals raised by the Dutch-
men. Tire Beers were preparing 10
suDpress a native instruction on the
Transvaal border and the field conet
in going his rounds noticed my horse
standing in the stable of the Boer whose
hospitality l was then enjoying. NO
man in the world has a keener eye .1or
a gopd horse or OK thanEa Boer; IL is
one of the very few things he KNOWS
perfectly well, and he prides himself
on it. My horse, 1 repeat, attracting
the attention of the field cornet, that
official instantly Communicated me for
active service. | explained to the gen
tIeman that I was, in the first place
an invalid and unfit for the field, and
that secondly and principally, | was
not a. Transvaal burgher and therefore
exempt. He, of course, knew this, but
was determined to have my steed with
or without its owner. He argued that
the head of a house, in which another
man was living. became responsible for
that mans actions; that he took the
Mace of his father; that, to all intents
and purposes. he was his father for the
time being, and therefore the visitor
should be considered as a son; this
axiom being established. it followed
that l would have to let my horse go,
for my worthy host would expect his
real son to do the same. This little
piece of Boer sophistry didn't work,
however. l valued my horse too highly
to part with him on any such terms,
and threatened to take the matter into
the courts if the field cornet insisted on
communicating the animal. After vast
ing q good deal of valuable eloquence
my friend eventually receded from his
original position, and then endeavored
to swap horses with me. In this he
was thoroughly at home, and stuck to
me like leech-a. horse sleech. He dis
covered more ills in my unfortunate
steed than 1 ever dreamt that mortal
horsefesh was heir to. while hiz-~3wn
animal, Whlcn ne desired 10 exchange,
rose momentarily in value. My horse
was, according to, his deliberate opin-
ion, becoming wall-eyed. was on the
high road to blind staggers, if he was
not already suffering from bolts he had
good grounds for a libel suit against his
personal appearance, he was broken
winded, knock-kneed and double joint
ed: he was, in short, a caricature of a
horse. The only reason my friend, the
field cornet, had for desiring him was
that he had horse at home which
just matched mine in color and size.
Much to the Beers disgust remained
unconvineed and he had to journey on
without my Rozinante.
Ready For War.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-09

In fighting the Boer has. to start
with, UNNECESSARILY the advantage over
the native, by possessing repeating
firearms, which he is a master of. The
only natives in South Africa who cam
use the rife effectively are the Basu-
tos. and they are by far the most in
telligent and advanced negroes living
in that country. The "assegai' (spear1
and stabbing knife are the South Afri-
can natives weapon. Usually they are
combined, the Kaffir, at close quarters
swapping the handle of his assegai
about a foot from the blade. thus
transforming il into a dagger. The ma
tive, when he gets as close as this. is
by no means an enemy to be despised,
nor is he to be condemned when fur
Their off. Trained from infancy to the
use of the assegai he becomes when
matured, singuiarly adept | have Of
ten seen, when passing through native
''lSraals" (villages1 in Africa. little
ebony tots 3 or 4 years old throwing
their little sticks at an object in imi-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-09
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BOERS AS FIGHTERS.

j. WILLIAM EDMUNDs.
The state herald., 1899-09-15
RULER OF THE W NNEBAooEs.
An Iri>hman WIN Succeed niack Tawk as
chief Of the Indian Tribe

Chicago. So. I. Ill b mas II, Roddy.
nm lrishman OF this city. VIII succeed
Black Hawk ms chief OF the Whine
bngo tribe OF Indians. The old chief.
tain died few days ngo. at the nd.
vanccd nge Of 10 years. In the
winter OF 1897. realizing his approach.
Ing end, he asked the tribe 10 name
his successor. aud Indicated ms his
choice. Roddy. who had been born
among the Wlnncbngocs. reared IN
their midst. and who spoke their Ian.
sunge nnd tllnt OF the nelghboring
Chippewns and pottawntom There
was general consent TO the success.
sion going TO the white man. who had
been the constant friend of the tribes.
men during his mature years, hut
Green Cloud nnd n few of his faction.
lists who opposed the selection aud
failed To turn their trlbesmcn from
their Intention secured n delay of the
mnftcr under the spcclous plea TINT
thc oiI Indian who FOR morc than n
mans ordinary span OF life had ruled
over the tribe ought not to he permit,
ted 10 nbdicntr. Black Hawks ~.
quest was moi acied upon 10y the roun.
ell until after his death. Inst week.
when tile council registered his de.
sire 10y declaring In favor of Roddy.
The new chief. whose name will be-
white Buffalo," is forty years VI nvc.
lie u the son NJ mn Irish trader. who
settled nmong the Wisconsin Indians
NJ Black river hnlf n century ago. nnd
by honest methods won the esteem of
his red.fnccd customers. His hoy
grew NJ viii, the youngsters In the
indian village. mud acquired the hnblis
nnd woodcrnfi of his aboriginal nsso.
rintcr. His education In later yrnr~
~ the Institutions of learning FOR white
boys never turned his thoughts nwny
from his native companions. The tribe
over which he win preside IL n fair
simple of The civilized Indian. mud
numbers l.5o0 persons. II maintains
n sort of irlbnl form OF government.
sufficient To emphasize Its, native char.
nctor
The state herald., 1899-09-15
DEWEY SAILS FROM GIBRALTAR
II WIN Probably Take Two Weeks to Cro..
the Ocean.

Washington, Sept. Naval Off.
GERS say that, running at her economi.
cnl speed, the Olympia can scarcely
consume more than fourteen DAYS IN
making the passage from Gibraltar To
New York, and they are Specializing
where the admiral intends to spend
the other three days. II Is believed 10
be possible that he VIII touch nt the
Azores. or perhaps al Bermuda com.
Ing across.
New York, Sept. i2-General Roe.
who has charge of the land parade OF
the Dewey celebration ceremonies.
said to-day that at least ;0.DU mi.
formed men will take part IN the IA
rndc. General Roe has received word
from Colonel James T.. Barnett that
the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment.
which has lust returned from the phil.
lppincs, viii take part In the parade.
The division OF the q. a. II. viii IN.
eludc twenty representatives from
each OF the fifiy.six q. A. II. posts IN
this city. General u. u. Howard " OK.
pccicd 10 command III. veterans aud
General Roger A. Pryor win he IN com.
mand of the division OF Confederate
veterans OF Greater New York.
Major II. l.. Davidson Of the North.
western Military Academy. Chicago.
hns written that he win Join the IN.
rndc with his motor run battery. nnd
III" Association OF Congressional Med.
nj OF Honor Veterans OF New York
have also nskcd for n place Ia III. line.
The state herald., 1899-09-15
EFFECT OF DREyFus VERDICT.
Paris Quiet just Now but Riots May Come
Mt Any Time.

Paris, Sept. H. Except for slight
street disturbances tonight Paris has
remained unexpectedly quiet, but this
condition of affairs is not likely to
continue. The long heavy rain yester-
day. combined with the fact that the
leaders of the opposing parties were all
at Renncs, preventing any organized
demonstration. Then. too. the general
public We're delighted with the verdict
as confirming the chose jugcc. Now.
however, they are beginning to see the
want of logic In conccding "cxtcnu-
traitor. II concession which eNcitcs
against Drcyfus.
Moreover. public opinion is being sob
cred by reading the comments OF the
world at large. and by the prospect.
however remote, that the exhibition
will be boycotted. which would mean
a loss OF millions To the country.
There is little doub, that the trial of
the Derouledists next Monday. ut
which II Is asserted sensational evil
dence will he developed, and the re.
opening Of the Chamber of Deputies
will be signals for fresh troubles. Al
pressHt botu I'artlts are tnklHg brcutn.
but the latent animosity is undimin-
ishcd.
II is estimated that the last years
proceedings have cost the Drcyfus
party at least 100000 francs. They do
not intend TO let matters rest, and
rumors are revived OF the impending
arrest of General Mercier. lie declares
that he does not care what happens.
being quite satisfied that he has done
his duty.
IL Is understood also that President
I.oubet opposes such an extreme course
as prosecuting Mcrcier or the other
generals. He is rather inclined to n
conciliatory policy, extending even To
a pardon for Drcyfus.
NJ. Demnnge has been blamed for
conceding so many points In his speech.
but II appears that he did 10 In the
hope OF winning another wavcrcr
among the Judges, who, however.
finally Joined the majority on condition
that the verdict would be accompanied
with the proviso ms to extcnuatlng cir.
cumstanccs.
The state herald., 1899-09-15

ties were In the field almost continu.
ously from October, 1893, to August
Of this year, and have effected an ex-
traordinary amount of important work
not only bearing ON the future Of his
own expedition, but adding much to
the geographical knowledge Of the
coast line and the interior Of Elles-
mere Land, the southern portion Of
Grinnel Land. His sledging journey
aggregated more than 1000 miles, not
Including several trips repeated over
portions of the track.
AS soon as the young Ice could bear
n sledge, Lieutenant Peary made n
careful reconnaissance of the coast line
southwest Of Altman bay, and careful
ly defined the lands and water be-
tween that point and Cape Sabine. The
coast line OF Princess Marie Bay and
Buchanan Straits, heretofore unknown,
was accurately defined, and Hayes
sound was demonstrated to be q myth.
This work completed, Lieutenant
Peary next made several successful
hunting trips and laid in an ample sup
ply of fresh meat, including musk
oxen, seals and birds. for the winter.
Utilizing the December moon, he sledg-
ed along the Ice for twenty-five miles
north, over almost impossible ice, TO
Fort COnger the headquarters Of the
Greely expedition. He had the mis-
fortune to have both feet frost-bitten,
which necessitated six weeks delay
and confinement until he could make
the return trip. Lashed to n sledge.
he was hauled all the way to Wind
ward, where several toes were ampu-
tated. Complete recovery followed rap
idly and he now walks as well ms ever.
Lieutenant Peary found Fort Con
ger exactly as Greely left 1t. The ta-
BILE was standing from the last meal
and all the other appointments had re-
malned undlsturbed for sixteen years.
The buildings We're in fair condition,
though some of them would not he SER
viceable much longer. He took possess
sion of the property. real and person
al, in the name OF the United States
government and posted notices TO that
effect. He brought away, and is send
ing home, the original Grcely records,
the seXtant OF Lieutenant Beaumont,
X. N, of the Hares- Markham expedl-
tion of 1868. recovered by Lieutcn-
ant Lockwood, and many private let
tiers and papers of members of the
Greely party, all Of which are to he
forwarded to the Peary Arctic Club OF
New York. A considerable quantity
of provisions We're also found and pro-
tected for future expeditions.
The state herald., 1899-09-15
LAYING BRIDGE CABLE.
Dangerous Work for which Men Need
. steady Head and Firm Hand.

Steady Head and Firm Hand.
The workmen on the cables follow
closely after the builders of the Iron
roadway. These men are engaged In
more perilous employment, IL anything,
than the former, says n writer In Co.
dey's Magazine. They climb nimbly
up to the very summit of the huge tow
ers, and then, without flinching, pro-
ceed to descend the inclined cables. 1t
makes the spectators below tremble
for them, so dangerous is the resent,
but the wOrkmen have no fear, else
they would be untitled for the duty
required of them. After sliding down
the cable n dozen feet they stop and
turn around and face the towers. The
men working the derrick slowly swing
out to them the end of a cable about
three inches In diameter. Another man
carries out to them by means of
small hand pulley and rope red-hot
band OF steel, which the cable-workers
seize with their pinchers. and clasp
around the large cable Oh which they
are resting. Then while the steel is
still hot and malleable, the small Gu
BILE, with Its end secured in n thick bolt
of steel, is brought into position and
the end welded into the redhot steel
band encircling the main cable.
, The workmen pound and forge away,
hammering, twisting and bending the
metal before 1t coOls of. The welding
must be done rapidly, and the work
men have no time to stop and think of
the dangerous position in which they
are placed. Probably the only sup
port they have comes from their legs.
which they wind tightly around the ca
ble, us they swing their arms and up
per part of the body with violent ex-
ertion.
When this cable Is forged into It's
place the wOrkmen take II few mo-
ments of rest and then slide down to
the next joint. where the same opera
tiOn Is repeated. Cable after cable is
attached in this way, until there Is n
regular triangle of steel work and
dangling cables, looking for all the
world like n spiders web. But there IL
order to this colossal spidcrweb such
as never existed In the homes of the
insect that weaves the web III our
homes and woods. Gradually one part
of the bridge after another is finished.
and when the false work" of scaf-
folds Is removed the structure stands
out In all the beauty of its finished
state.
The bridge builders must not only
be skilled in their work. but they must
have the lardihOod and daring OF the
sailor. for most of their work Is per-
formed at an altitude higher than the
topmast of any sailing vessel. They
labor In all kinds Of weather-when the
sun Is pouring down Its torrld rays In
midsummer. or when the mercury reg
listers zero In winter.
The state herald., 1899-09-15
EXPORT EXPOSITION.
Opening of an Important Enterprise at
phII. el

Opening of nm Importaut Enterprise mt
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Sept. little Nation
al Export Exposition will he opened at
noon Thursday next and remain open.
Sundays excepted, until November 80.
Less than five months ago the first
spade full OF dirt was turned up for
the foundation of the superb buildings
which have since been completed nj a
cost of more than million dollars.
This splendid exhibition Of American
enterprise and quickness il in itself an
indication of the scope and character
OF the exposition. and the vast audi
torium in which the opening ceremo-
nies will be held is "A striking illustra-
tion Of the largcness of the undertak.
ing. Although magnificent music
hall, with an amphitheater large
enough to accommodate an audience
OF 6.000 people. il forms but Il part OF
the enormous main buildings Of the
exposition.
The conception of the Idea OF an eN-
hibition TO Illustrate the astonishing
growth of the export trade OF the Unit
ed States In recent years was the out
growth OF the tour Of the representa-
tives of various foreign governments
who came here To study our Industries
In 1897. The result was thus inaugur
ated In an exhibition OF American
trade movement and mechanical and
art enterprises OF most surprising
and Interesting character.
The display OF manufactured prod
ucts which have n present or contem-
plated foreign market II complete and
the methods of manufacture showing
the progress In the making and com
pleiion OF needle or a cun button. or
a giant locomotive, or a great bridge.
VIII he ever before the eyes In varied
and almost endless succession. The
beauty and extent of the buildings
themselves compare with the best prod
ucts Of the Centennial Exposition or
the Chicago Worlds Fair.
The government. In addition to n
large appropriation towards the build
ings themselves. has expended $4,000
In the selection of samples from
abroad OF wares, business data and
samples, which form an exhibit not
only OF value 10 the business man but
OF absorbing interest To the mere curl.
ous OF the general public.
The state herald., 1899-09-15

The Indiana bureau OF statistics has
completed its compilation of returns on
agriculture from the 1,0l+ townships in
the state. The report shows that there
were 3,i27,577 acres of wheat sown last
fall and of this, 7,6ii acres were
plowed up this year on account OF the
hard winter conditions. This left
3,O39, 1888 acres standing for the harvest
AS to the minor crops, it may be men
toned that there are l2,93s acres in
rye. 12,75S in barley, 1888 in fax. 1924
in buckwheat. 1880 In tobacco and
1920 in sorghum. The average in tim
othy meadow is l,l22,9O9 and in clover
l24OgSS
The state herald., 1899-09-15
WELCOMED AT SALT LAKE.
Colorado BOY. Could Only Stop = sho,
Time.

Colorado Boys Could Only Stop . Short
Time.
Salt Lake, Utah, Sept. 12.-The first
section of the Colorado soldier train
reached here at $40 last evening, just
about twelve hours late, according to
the schedule made The other sections
have been from three to four hours
behind the first all day long and did
not stop here. The Southern Pncific
promised TO bring the regiment to Og-
den In thlrty-six hours, but took forty
nine hours to make the run.
Salt Lake City had prepared n fine
reception. which included short pa
rade through the city. n concert Mt
the Tabernacle and lunch for the Off
GERS and ladies' at the club. 1t was
discovered early in the morning that II
would be impossible to arrive In SAT-
Lake before dark and Colonel Mccoy
wired Governor Wells that the regi-
ment would be obliged to forego the
proposed parade and would stop IN
hour to shake hands. When the train
pulled into the Rio Grande depot they
We're met by crowd numbering into
the thousands, who cheered loudly for
the Colorado boys, while n brass band
added to the din.
Governor Wells and his stan ana
nearly all the officers and men of the
Utah battery, who We're comrades OF
the First Colorado in Manila, and the
officers and ladies' We're bundled into
carriages and given n ride around the
city. The men were told they had an
hour and there seemed to be two or
three escorts for each soldier.
The Colorado band played couple
of times. including Hot Time" which
kept the crowd yelling frantlcally, led
by the Utah battery boys, who had
heard the same band play the same
tune on the 18th Of August, 1898, when
the Colorado regiment charged through
the water TO take Fort San Antonio.
Salt Lake is greatly disappointed ut
not being able TO carry out their plans.
but owing to the fact that but part
of the regiment could he here at
time, the parade was abandoned.
The state herald., 1899-09-15
Locomotive Runs.

During the past few months. tho
Baltimore and Ohio railroad has ma
terially extended the runs Of the pas
sengcr locomotives on through trains.
Formerly engines were changed on an
average every 100 or l50 miles. II was
thought that the mountain grades OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad would
prevent an extension Of the runs. How
ever. the experiment was made. II has
proved successful and reduced the
number OF locomotives formerly re-
Quired by twenty-four, which can be
used in other branches CT the service
and save the purchase OF more motive
power. Under the new plan. locomo-
tives are double crewed and make from
1000 to 5000 miles month. as against
$500 to 1000 under the former method.
The state herald., 1899-09-15
Jndges lfge NIrmnI,.,

iscnncs, Sep, ii.--Thc judges ~ the
Dr,yfns conrt'mnrtlnl to-day by inu.
tunl agreement expressed 10 the pr,sl.
dent "f the republic. through Gcncrnl
Lucas, the commander Of the army
corps NJ licnner. their slnrer. desire
that Dr"yfus should hot he submitted
to n fresh degradation. and later tli,
court'mnriinl signed formal recon.
mcnintlon for mercy Its object Is 10
eliminate the degradation frniurc of
the puni-hmoni. The Recommendation
VIII hc minded 10 General tu,nH FOR
President Lonhci.
When VI. Lnbotl'a secretary. IN.
formed Dr"yfns NJ this action he wa.
rrrniiy affected nni -nli; II siiil have
hopes"
The state herald., 1899-09-15

Culture" Is pet word in fashion
able society. Cultivation" is also used
by the select and exclusive ones who
neither toll nor spin-that Is.lhose who
do not toll Us We toll and spin as we
spin. They all work in way-at use
ful tasks or In the celseless search fol
satlsfaetlons OF thousand kinds. But
do they know that they borrow their
choice words from the farm? Do the
few know that they speak the speech o'
the many7 They love the words which
drag their meaning from the brown
earth and the toll OF those who make
It yield bread and wine; but do they
care for the people whose calling and
industry give them what ID best in
life9