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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17
DAHLONECA.

Dahlonega, Aug. 16.-Mrs. Bert Long
and children, of Highland Center, were
Sunday guests at the home of her sis
ter. Mrs. j. A. Stearns.
Mrs. Jacob Lowenberg and Mrs. j.
c. Miller drove to Fremont the latter
part of the week and returned Sunday
evening.
Misses Hulda and Marie Muller. OF
Ottumwa, have been visiting :heir
grandmother, Mrs. ]. G. Kroegcr.
Rev. Custer, a member OF the faculty
at Central college, Pella, delivered i a
very good sermon at this alace last
Sunday. Rev. Custer is working in the
interest of Central college.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
A. Stearns is quite dangerously i'll.
Mrs. Mary E. McClung is home from
Hedrick and Highland. Center, where
she has been spending the past few
months.
Quite number of the neighbors at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Harriet
Webb, of Ottumwa, last Sunday. Mrs.
Webb was for years a resident Of Dab
lonega.
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LOVILlA,


Lovilia, Aug. 16.-Miss CARVE Glenn
ons returned home Thursday evening,
after a short visit with friends in Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Sessler, o. Oska-
loosa, visited Mr.. Sessler's sister, Mrs.
Otto Runyon, the latter part OF last
week.,
Mrs. A. G. Spencer and sou, Melvin,
called OF. Alba friends Friday.
Rev. j. w. Wilson visited with his
father at BirmiI CHAM the latter part
of last. week
Mrs. Ruby S,leeter, of Lincoln, Web,
returned to her home in that place
Friday morning, after visit with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. LevereauX.
The normal began last Monday in AL
bia. Those in attendants. from this
place are Misses Gertrude Swan, Dessa
Parsons. Ruth Writ, Gertie Forrest,
Lillian Johnson and i. L. johnson.
The many friends of Miss Clara For
ret will regret to learn of her serious
illness at her home, three miles east
of Lovilia.
Mrs. Jessie Bartlette and children. OF
Mt. Pleasant, are visit at the 7. B. Nc
Donald home.
Miss Anna Masters was visiting Lo-
villa friends Saturday and Sunday, re-
turning to Knoxville Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Runyon, of
Weller. visited last week with their
son, Otto Runyon.
Mrs. Jimmie Wilcox, of Lovilia, visit
ed in Abba last week, the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Henry Miller.
Miss Name Hardenbrook and sister,
from Kansas, are visiting with Mrs.
Miser.
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YAMPA.

Yampa, Aug. ia social and con-
cert will be given at the school house
next Tuesday evening, Aug. 90, under
the auspices of the literary society.
Prof. Rheem's choir will furnish the
lnusic.
Myrtle Reno is quite sick.
Vim. Drake has moved back to this
neighborhood from Eldon.
Misses Helen Beall and Clara Gallo
way are attending normal this week.
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BIRMINGHAM.

Birmingham, Aug. 17.-Camp meet
ing began last night and the people
came from every direction. During
these meetings, on Sunday, the crowds
are very large, as many us 5000 peo-
pie being present.
James Beswick sold off of one farm
1900 bushels of timothy seed.
Rev. Nellis, of Hutchinson, Kan, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Simmons.
Misses Fife and Nell Skinner return
ed home yesterday after six weeks
visit in Utah.
1t is reported that Birmingham has
a $500 law suit on hen hands. a man
applied for license to run pool room.
1t was rejected, hence the suit,
Walter Hope. of the real estate Arm
of Hope d Boies, left Tuesday even
ing for Kansas.
Rev. Ward called on Rev. Wilkins the
first of the week.
Miss Numa Ross is quite sick.
Chas. and Alb Fry returned to Fair
field oMnday to resume their business
on the road for the Louden Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z. Matthews spent
sMn a,sssSWs S RSiis ssa88'y visiting Mr.
The excavation for the new school
house was begun Monday.
Pro Ragsdale has resumed his place
in his fathers store after an absence
of several months.
Mrs. WIS. Allen spent a few days
this week in, Mt. Pleasant.
Rev. Chas, Wilson, of Lovilia, spent q
few days in town, the guest of his pa
rents.
FREMONT.
Fremont, Aug. 17.-Afrs. j. Z. Ken
mel was caller at Wright Saturday.
Mrs. Josie Higgason, OF Hedrick, Wis
tied with her mother, Mrs. Mary Dins-
more, Sunday
Messrs. S. II. Canon, B. Aldridge and
j. T.. Kennel attended the democratic
convention at Oskaloosa Saturday.
Miss Mollie Canon was an Oskaloosa
caller Friday.
Miss Esten Vaughn, of Highland
Center, was a business caller here
Wednesday,.
Erwin Ehrenhardt is able to be
about again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steffa and daughter,
Ora, are visiting at the home of b. r.
Sheets. "a
Mrs. Jud sIrlpieft is quite sick with
fever
Miss Bessie Robertson and brother,
Harry, of Missouri, are visiting at the
home of NJ. Z. Votaw, west of town.
Frank Klingler and family, OF the
Iowa Central, have gone to- their new
home at Algona, where he will be
agent at that place.
Dan Caves and family visited at the
parental Mcclure home at Oskaloosa
Sunday.
Mrs. Miller and children, of Ottum-
wa, returned home Monday after a few
days visit at the home of j. A. Gum.
Charlie Swayze and wife, of Rich
land, visited at the home of S. II. Ca
non last Friday.
Mrs. +. Q. White returned home Fri
day from an extended visit in Ottumwa
and Hi'teman.
Miss Erma Kront has gone to Dewitt
to visit with Miss Ruth Edmunson for
few days.
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ANIADOR.

AuADOkks
Amador. Aug. 17.-On; Wednesday
evening, Aug. o. Misses Nora and Err
ma Day gave an ice cream supper to
a plumber of their friends at their
home west of Amador, in honor Of
Miss Etfie Miller, of Leando. The
guests were Misses Bertha Bachman,
Amy Coonlbs, Mabel Hendrickson,
Glen and Grace Clearinghouse, Dolly
Cloyd, Maud Wellman, Nettie Spopsler,
Clara and Opal Berry and Fife Miller.
Messrs. Harve Berry, Bert Ross,
Ross Hendrickson, Alex Martin, Tom
Langhead, Lot Haning, Russell Well
man, Dewitt Sponsler.
John Day and daughter Erma were
Ottumwa callers Tuesday.
Miss Amy Coombs left Thursday for
a visit with relatives in Ottumwa.
Dana Ralston is. baling hay for John
.Sinsky this week.
I John Day marketed some hogs at
Blakesburg Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Larue and daughter
Maude, of Ottumwa, are visiting Mrs.
Bert Wilkinson this week.
Ira and Lot Haning were business
callers in Ottumwa Saturday.
Mrs. George Myers and children
spent Friday at the Draper home.
Mrs. w. H. Haning, of Belleyille,
Kan, is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Martin Myers visited Friday
with her mother. Mrs. VIM. Ralston.
Lot Haning was business caller in
Ottumwa Friday.
Miss Stella Bachman, of Belknap, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Baker.
Miss Effie Miller returned to her
home in Leando Thursday. She was
accompanied by her friend, Miss Nora
Day.
During the storm of last Tuesday
morning Bert Miller's kouse was
struck by lightning. Damage, $50.
Mrs. Emily Shields was pleasant
caller at the home of Mrs. Bert Will
kinson Friday.
i Mrs. John McFarling, from near
Ormanville, visited Saturday with her
mother, Mrs. John Schuartz. :
7 Some of the young people. of this vi
entity attended the ball at Blakesburg
Saturday night. ia
Messrs. Bert Ross, r.. f. Wellman,
DIR. G. N. Udell and Misses Nora Day
and Aimee Coombs will represent Rus
sell Chapel at the county convention
of Christian churches to be held ut
Bladensburg Sept. IA.
Bert Wilkinson left Sunday for
two weeks visit with relatives in Mis-
souri,.
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HOPEWEEL,

Hopewell, Aug. 17.-G. i. Roberts
and daughters. Ada and Elma, Mrs.
Sulvina Roberts and son, Charles, and
family, and Samuel Hunter, wife and
children, were visitors at Erastus
Hunters Sunday.
VIM. Simmons. of Missouri, is visit
ing relatives at this place.
Miss Stella Bolin, who has ben stay
ing with her sister, Mrs. Zeke DYE,
went to her home near OrmanviiIe,
Sunday.
zeke Dye visited few days last
week with his brother Levy, who is at
Mt. Pleasant.
]. L. Hamilton sold some timber last
week to Fred Zigler.
A. j. Black, wife and son Ross, David
Eakins and son Jesse and Mrs. John
Mort and son Charlie were business
callers in Ottumwa Monday.
Grandfather Allen is very i'll at this
writing.
Miss Ella Criss visited Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Lulu Or
man.
James Eakins and Hez Jones, OF
South Ottumwa, visited Sunday at the
formers home.
Quite number of people took din
ner at the Hamilton home Friday. AZ
ter dinner ice cream, cake and lem
ohade were served and all enjoyed u
pleasant time. Those present were
Itobt. l.. Hamilton, wife and son Har-
ry, OF Eldon; Thomas Hamilton, wife
and daughter Emma; Mrs. Isaac j. Nc
Reynolds and daughter Gertie and son
Victor; l.. Hamilton and wife, c. l..
and 7 r. Hamilton Misses Jihb;a Ham
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HILLSRORO.

Hillsboro, Aug. 15.Mrs. Belle Pope
and daughter, Harriet left Wednesday
for their home in st. Louis, after
spending the past few weeks with
friends here.
Rev. Paul McBeth returned home
from Davenport Friday, where he
spent few days in camp with the
Uniform Rank K. of p.
Miss Dolly Alton spent Monday with
friends at Fort Madison.
&obt. Pratt. Of Stockport, called on
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MYSTIC.

A Mystic. Aug. 16.-Uncle Wesley Ste
tvens died at his home in the south
part of town Sunday, Aug. 10.
Manly Ensign, who has been in, one
of the hospitals at Kansas City several
months taking treatment for injuries
received while working in the mines,
has returned home very much improv-
ed.
On Wednesday, Aug. Q, little son
was born to Mr.. ard Mrs. Geo. Fryoff.
Sunday was the first service held
by the Catholics in their church which
they bought in the west part of town
and have remodeled and painted.
Ed. Ougton and Miss Josie Mcintosh
were married at Marceline, Mo-, Aug.
4. They will make Mystic their fu-
ture home.
Quite a crowd from this place took
advantage of the excursion to Kansas
City Sunday.
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j. W. Ballew received telegram
yesterday that told of the death Of his
cousin. Elva Ballew, at Princeton, Mo.
Owing to the way trains run Mr.. Bal
lew and his family were unable to be
present at the funeral, s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-15

chief he pressed to his lips was stained
with his life blood. 1885,. r.
Tom hastily summoned the captain,
but the old miner sank into an uncon-
scious state, and before morning Tom
was the only living occupant of the lit
tie stateroom. -. .> e.3
But behind the thin partition which
separated it from the mates room sat
that worthy himself with look of tri-
umph on his evil face
''There were no witnesses, and what
is to prevent my being Mr.. Tom Scott
and becoming mine owner" he NUT
tered to himself. II must have that pa
per if I have to kill him to getitl"
On the following day the remains of
the old miner were consigned to the
deep, and as Tom saw the weighted
canvas disappear beneath the blue wa
ters, his grief outweighed every other
sentiment and drove all thoughts of his
inheritance from his head. He had
grown to love the rugged old man like
brother, and it was the first time he
had been brought face to face with
death
That night as he was about to retire,
he remembered the slip Of paper given
him by his dying friend, and which he
had not yet examined. He had placed
it in the belt and tossed the latter. into
his chest at the time, and a huge lump
sWelled in his throat now as he lifted
the lid and RI row, ~ %o,.<b
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CHAPTER III.
II GIVE MY SHARE TO YOU"

III = AL 011A1G ~ 1OO.''' r
Good luck and fair winds followed
our adventures until they reached the
stormy Gulf of California, where an ac-
cident occurred which greatly affected
Toms future plans. .-..sG +
It was an hour before sunset and the
two passengers were leaning over the
stern watching the water fly swiftly
under the counter, when loud shout
from aloft attracted their attention.
Looking quickly up they had barely
time to spring aside when a heavy block
struck the deck beside them with ter
rife force. A rope attached to it hit
Toms companion across the chest,
sending him backwards. His heels met
the wheel ropes and the next instant he
struck the water astern and disap-
peared from Toms sight.
It had all happened so quickly that he
hardly realized what had occurred IN til
the sailor aloft shouted:
"Man overheard! Man overboard!"
With the promptitude Of sailor the
man at the wheel sprang to the rail and
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lof an instant, and when Ubed rider
arose to his feet he held the belt con-
tanning the precious documents in his
hands.
Slipping It quickly into his pocket he.
gave q hasty glance about him. All was
still and once more he knelt by Toms
side, painting
is he dead? must be sure!''
In one hand he grasped his weapon
and the other he placed over the young
mans heart.
AT first he detected no pulsation,
then there was feeble, futter and
moment later Tom groaned family.
He's alive!''
The words were Kissed forth in a.
murderous manner and as he spoke
Rider raised his weapon.
But the blow did not fall, for even as
he nerved himself for the stroke the
mate had q new though which arrested
his arm. He must have money and had
no time to lose. If he robbed Tom of
both money and papers the victim.
even if he recovered, was powerless to
pursue, his journey further Who
would believe his story of the gold
mine?
All this flashed through his brain in
much less time than it takes to write it,
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you know. I'm off for the gold mine.
in the Klondike if can get there. =
The last word acted like magic upon
Tom. q.
'The Klondike!" he repeated. Yes,
lremember It all comes to me now.
forgot where I was. remember now
was attacked on the street! Some
body came up behind and struck mel"
That's it. Then / came along and
found you. You've got an ugly cut on
the head, but don't think it will
amount to anything after you rest
awhile. There is no doctor round here
that know Of, and I'll just put bit
Of plaster on it for you if you don't
mind. You can get it looked at to-mor-
row. if you want to. .
The third man held the light while
this was done and then left the second
mate with his patient who asked:
"Who was that?'
Il hire this room of him." was the
reply. 'He helped me bring you in
from the street."
"You are very good" said Tom. "but
it's late and I'm keeping you out of your
bed"
AS he spoke he tried to rise, but the
other restrained him.
You are not well enough yet" he
said, kindly. Better rest awhile. Did
you lose anything when you were
struck? Have you watch or money"
| Tom interrupted him with a hoarse
cry and sat bolt upright.
my belt!" he painted, wildly.
His hands went to his waist and:
then the full force of his loss burst upon
him. 49,
It was gone!
The unfortunate young man looked
stupidity at the sailor moment, then
he broke into meaningless laughter and
fell back upon the bed. The blow had
robbed him of his scattered senses and
he tainted.
When the doctor reached his side a
few hours later, Tom was suffering
from brain fever and could not be
moved. The second mate had sum-
moned Capt. Coffin and now turned to
him, saying:
1--WE can't leave him alone and with
out cent. was going to try my luck
up north in the mines. but hang me if
I'll leave him this way. I'm going to
stay alongside the poor chap till he gets
well or dies, if it takes every red I've
got!"
''Put it there!" roared the bluff old
skipper, holding out his hard fist.
you're man, you are. But there's
plenty of money belonging to him in
my safe, and you needn't use cent of
yours. See he has the best care and
call on me for the pay when you need
it,"
That afternoon the northern train
included Obed Rider among its passen-
gers, while Tom Scott tossed uneasily
from side to side, rambling on about
secret trails and gold mines until the
stout sailor by his side shook his head
sorro wfully as he glanced at the burn
ing cheeks and growled:
I'm afraid the poor fellow has got
his discharge
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CHAPTER v,
RIDER GETS A SURPRISE.

RIDER GETS A SURPRISE.
Obed Rider was far from easy in his
mind as the train sped on, leaving San
Francisco behind. He had slept On
board the vessel the previous night I'M
til the noise of the second mate arous-
ing the captain had awakened him.
They did not call him, knowing the en-
nifty that had existed between himself
and Tom, but he overheard enough to
tell him that Tom was alive, although
badly hurt and out of his head with
fever.
+ He knew Tom was in utter ignorance
Of the identity of his assailant, but had
he been aware of the loss of the belt?
Would the skipper remember the time
he had seen the mate coming out Of
Toms room and place any new sig
nifcance on the incident?
A guilty conscience made him mag
inc all sorts of dangers to himself, and
he trembled each time the train stopped
at station lest an officer should be
in wait for him.
But nothing of the kind happened,
and in due time he reached Seattle.
Here things seemed more encouraging,
for he was fortunate enough to find
man who had engaged a passage on a
steamer for Skaguay and Dyea, which
sailed the same day. The man had re-
ceived telegram announcing the dan
gerous illness of his wife and was eager
to leave Seattle by the next train.
The mate happened to be the first
man he met, and the latter soon came
to terms with him, and hurried on board
to secure his quarters. He kept HIM
self out of sight as much as possible.
but when the lines were cast off the
following day and the City of Seattle
steamed out of the harbor be drew a
long breath of relief, and said, half
aloud: ~.
Were off at last, and I'm safe now"
. He found that his ticket entitled him
to stateroom, and that the trip from
Seattle to Dyea usually occupied about
five days. All his fellow passengers
were wild with Impotence to reach the
land of gold, and now that he felt safe
from pursuit he eagerly listened to the
stories of wonderful wealth found by
lucky miners, for each one made it
more probable that the papers he had
secreted about him were genuine evil
dence, a fact which at times he was in
clined to doubt
He had paid, the returning miner $500
for his ticket and outfit, the latter in
Guiding three horses and good supply
CT provisions, while the former includ-
ed their transportation to Dyea free of
cost. He must, however, land them
himself, the company declining all re-
sponsibility for this part of the work.
A short stop was made at Juneau, and
two days later he found himself on the =
beach at Dyea with his belongings and
feeling utterly alta loss how to proceed.
How to handle this formidable outfit
was a puzzle. On board vessel he was
at home, but a horse was an animal of
which he knew very little and here
were three Of them besides the heap
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-14
Driving Accident .

Two Young men of Leeiown drove 10
this CITY ia 4 hired team Saturday night
and asthe result OF their reckless driving
they didn't get home until Sunday morn
ing. They were driving on the Tuscarora
pike between eleven and twelve O'Clock,
when they ran into the team Of John BAR
rett, who had been III attending market
and who with his wife, was going home.
The young men were coming in al a
pretty swift gait. The front wheel Of
their carriage caught the front wheel Of
Barrett's wagon and smashed it into
splinters and bent the rear axle. When
the team collided the horse hitched tothe
carriage broke loose and started down
King street. but was caught before he had
gone far. The cross piece on the shafts
OF the carriage was broken and the har-
ness was torn TO pieces. They patched
up their broken team and drove on to Lee
town
Barrett was enragcd at the reckless
ness of the young men and hunted up an
officer. The officers couldn't do any
thing for il was only an accident and they
considered that they bad no right to make
arrests in such case.
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Land Value.

Charleston, w. Va, Oct. o. The audit
ors Office has prepared the following
statement of the average valuations in
1893 OF land in West Virginia.
Barbour. So 47;Berkelty,$ISo3; Boone
S7.7o Braxton, 81, 50; Brooke, $34.7I; Ca,
bell. 1873; Calhoun, 1888; Clay, $500
Doddridge, 81. 80; Fayctte, $685., Hamp.
shire. S4.74; Hancock, S26I9; Hardy
$4.S2; Harrison, $I775: Jackson, S8.I3
Jefferson. S3I %; kanawha. $685.; Lewis
$o.o3; Lincoln, So. So Logan, S2.o6;Mari-
on, $1,000; Marshall, $i7.35; Mason, 1872
o4 Mercer, S5.I4, Mineral, $40
Mingo, Sa.o7: Monongalia, $I3.95
Monroe, SOL; Morgan, S4.48; Mcdowell
S3.4o; Nicholas, S3.II; Ohio, $3oo5; Pleas
ants, So. 20; Pendleton. S2.3 Pocahontas,
1914; Preston, $500; Putnam, S7.3I, RAJ
leigh. 1881; Randolph, $500; Richie,
So.S8; Roane, $4.3S; Summers, $500;
Taylor, $I4. f;.Tucker, $50; Tyler, 1915;
Upshur, $7.o2 Wayne, $5.oS; Webster,
$500; Wetsel, So. s.; Writ, S7.I7: Wood,
SI3.6I; Wyoming, $45.
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Enlarging.

The Martinsburg Worsted and CASH
mere Mill, which started operations this
summer, has been so successful and SO
rushed with orders that the company has
decided to enlarge the factory building.
Work is now being pushed on new
brick addition TO the plant and it is ex-
pected that it will be completed in about
ten days or two weeks.
The building is being extended back
twenty-five feet to the rear and two stor-
les high. When the factory was erected
it was all built of brick, except the rear,
which was OF weather boards, SO that the
building could be enlarged whenever it
was desired to do so. The company did
not expect to extend it so soon, but the
rush OF orders for their goods are coming
in so rapidly that something had to be
done so that they could fill them. The
rear will again be closed with weather.
boarding so that if necessary another ex-
tension can be built.
AS soon as the new addition is COM
pleted eight new looms will be placed in
position and about ten more hands em-
plOved.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way 10 cure Deafness. and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an innamed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets intiamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when 1t is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inhamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness caused by eatarrh) thai
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars free.
f. j. CHENEY < CO.,
Toledo, O.
n Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Drum Horses.

In the army of Great Britain the
bands Of cavalry are mounted, and the
honorary position in these musical
cavalcades is that of the bearer OF the
kettledrums. The horse selected for
this high position is often piebald, but
this particular coloring is not essen
tial to the office; the animal may be
pure white. At any rate his appear
ance must be consistent with the slow
piece he is in the band. His educa-
ton is severe and persistent, bringing
him at last up TO that point where his
pride and intelligence makes him a
dignified and graceful bearer of the
handsome trappings that surround his
high calling. His nerves are severely
tried by the booming of the enormous
drums he Is destined to bear, but III
time he becomes as Indifferent to the
Ioise as do his brothers to the singing
bullets. In the parade his rider has
Lie hands full in the use Of the sticks.
He controls the steed by use or the
reins which IRE fastened to the stirruo
stra, near the foot