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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06
WONDERS OF THE AMAZON.

white potato, still they are imported
and carried as far up the Maranon as
Yquitos and from there perhaps dis
tributed farther.
The Wilmington remained at Yquitos
three days, being Hospitality received
by the Peruvian officials, and then be-
gan her return trip, adding the while
to the collection of animals on board.
At Manaos the pilots were discharged,
and no sooner were they landed than
the governor Of the province recalled
their licenses simply because of their
faithful service to us. The governor
also declined to furnish the ship with
pilots for the Madeira river. which
Capt. Todd also purposed exploring as
far as San Antonio. Unable to pro-
cure the needful assistants, Capt. Todd
carried the ship straight down to Para.
and 1t Is said the ship represented
something like circus ship when she
arrived at that port With monkeys,
parrots, screaming macaws and noisy
cockatooes, not to mention IIamas,
goats and other large animals capable
OF occasional racket, 1t is safe to say
the vessel was the queerest man-of-
war that ever touched at any port and
certainly the most unique. for the
time being, of any of our active list
today.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06
PEOPLE OF TITLE.

The king of Belgium has presented
a Flemish painting and a superb piece
OF Brussels lace to an English bazaar.
The prince of Wales was so pleased
with his experience of motor cars dur
ing his recent visit to the Riviera that
he has ordered one to be sent to him
at Sandringham from a Partisan firm.
Prince Nicholas, the third son of
Prince George of Greece, spends his
leisure in writing poems and pieces
for the stage. In recent dramatic
competition a piece composed by the
prince was considered to be one of the
best submitted to the judges. One of
Prince Nicholas plays has been per-
formed by a theatrical company at
Athens, bat the author hid his identity
under an assumed name Prince
Nicholas has artistic as well as lit
erary talent, and at the present time
Athenians are admiring his picture at
the exhibition of fine arts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06
REGULARS AND ROUGH RIDERS
Theodore Roosevelt Writes or Some of
Their Qualities.

Though the regular regiments may
differ markedly among themselves,
yet the range of variation among them
is nothing like so wide as that among
the volunteer regiments, where at
first there is no common standard at
all. the very best being perhaps up to
the level of the regulars tas has recent
~ been shown at Manila), while the
very worst are no better than mobs.
and the great bulk come in between,
says Theodore Roosevelt in Scribner's.
The average regular regiment is supe
rior to the average volunteer regiment
in the physique of the enlisted men,
who have been very carefully selected
who know how to cook and take care
of themselves generally. Now, in all
these respects. and in others like them,
the rough riders were the equals of
the regulars. They were hardy, self
reliant, accustomed to shift for them
selves in the open under very adverse
circumstances. The two all-important
qualifications for a cavalryman are rid
ing and shooting modern cavalry
man being so often used dismOunted as
an infantryman. The average recruit
requires couple of years before he be-
comes proficient in Workmanship and
craftsmanship, but my men were al
ready good shots and frst-class riders
when they came into the regiment The
difference as regards officers and non
commissioned officers, between regu-
lars and volunteers, is usually very
great, but in my regiment excepting in
view the material we had to handle)
it was easy to develop non-commis-
stoned officers out Of the men who had
been round up foremen. ranch fore
men, mining bosses and the like These
men were intelligent and resolute:
they knew they mad a great deal TO
learn. and they set to work to learn
it, while they were already accustomed
to managing considerable interests, to
obeying orders, and to taking care of
others as well as themselves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

The use of blotting paper for clean
ing machinery is new idea, but II
has been tried in the German work
shops and found to answer well. says
the Engineering and Mining Journal
Tow, wooden refuse, sponge cloths
and lutte waste are the materials usu-
ally employed for the cleaning OF ma
chimes and parts of engines which are
soied by dust and lubricating sub
stances. The better varieties OF cot
ton waste are very good for securing
purposes. but the cheaper grades are
charged with dust, and in using them
a sponge cloth, specially manufactured
for the purpose, has to be resorted to.
In employing blotting paper for
securing purposes the use of cotton
waste is decreased. and the sponge
cloths are entirely dispensed with. On
an average the German workman re-
ceived under the former system two
hundred and fifty grams of cotton
waste, one new sponge cloth, and one
or two renovated ones every week.
Now he is supplied with one hundred
and fifty grams of cotton waste, and
about eight or ten sheets of plotting
paper. at cost OF two and half
cents. or one-th.rd the cost of the cot
ton waste.
The paper is not only cheaper, but
it does not soil the machinery with
fibers and dust. as do the wooden ref
use and the sponge cloths. 1t is also
less combustible than other cleaning
materials, and if Il should be caught in
the machinery while the engines in
motion are being cleaned it tears cas-
lily and the workmen run no risk OF
having their hands drawn into the ma
chinery
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

If South America should develop like
the United States, one can readily see
to what immense advantage this great
natural waterway might be turned
The character or form of the channel
is much like that of the letter u. the
river banks being precipitous,. while
the bottom is generally fiat and free
from distractions. The Amazon car
ries with it only the light clay sedi-
ment which forms the soil of the whole
valley, and the inducement for the
main stream to alter its course is.
therefore, very small, and long straight
reaches are the result Under these
circumstances the largest vessels can
ascend the river nearly to the foot of
the Andes, but the constantly chang
ing sand banks at the mouth of the
Amazon proper make this approach of
the river dangerous, and the State OF
Para Is, Cor obvious reasons, not over
anxious to have the deep channel prop
erly buoyed or surveyed. This forces
all the shipping to enter the Para river
and to pass the narrows if the Amazon
is the goal of the journey. In do
ing the latter the choice for large
ships lies between one of the channels
with bar where it joins the Tajipuru,
and a furo Ga channeD which has
plenty of water, but which winds about
in a serpentine fashion navigable only
for ships having twin screws, IL TO go
unassisted With proper markings.
Just as we have to observe on our own
Mississippi, and with competent pilots,
it is possible, says Capt. Todd. to take
a ship like our Oregon up as high as
the little Wilmington went. but for
selfish purposes, already explained and
acted upon by the governor of ANA
zonas, it is not the desire of the local
authorities to let foreigners reach the
markets directly farther up the river,
What more direct commercial inter
course may work is matter for spec
ulation. but Capt Todds reports show
how the town of Manaos has under
gone a material change through the
influence OF better means of rapid
transport, cable communication and
the widened application of electricity
Capt. Todd carried the Wilmington
quite up to Yquitos, 500 miles as the
crow flies from the Pacific ocean sida
of the continent, and but for lacking
coal he would have carried Old Glory
300 miles further westward. AS it
was. however, he served the purpose
of this government and carried our
flag on a man-of-war right up to the
back doors of three of South America 5
most influential republics and awak-
ened very kindly interest in two of
them among the people themselves,
aside from their governments, which
were also friendly in their intercourse.
So great is the benefit to commerce
expected from the little ships trip
that the navy department is taking
measures to publish the results of
Capt. Todd's photographic observa-
lions. BY his direction Lieut.. r. S.
Crater the navigating officer of the
ship, devoted his entire attention dur
ing the run esch day to taking full
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

The golden-crested wren is the
smallest. not only of British, but of all
European birds. Its average weight is
only about eighty grains troy. so that
it would take seventy-two OF the birds
to weigh one pound. The length in the
feathers is about three and a half
inches, and the stretch Of the wings
about five inches, but when the feath-
ers are taken off, the length of the
body does not exceed an inch. Fir
plantations are its favorite resort, and
there it may be seen hopping about the
branches, running round them, head
downwards. in search of the insects
hidden beneath the bark. It's note is
weak, but very pleasing and much re-
sembles that of the common wren. Inc
nest is an object of great beauty
usually placed on the under side of a
fir branch, sheltered by the oyerhang-
ing foliage, and often further protected
by large bunch of cones forming a
kind of roof.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

The summer is with us again and
The water IS ready for bathing. In
spite of the winds that sometimes blow
cold the hardest of the young women
are already dancing in the surf and
others are getting their water gowns
ready.
The old standby serge is coming
rapidly to the fore as the best mate
rial for bathing dresses. Serge comes
IN forest green and all the new coors
which make it so admirable; then. too
1t does not hug the figure as closely as
flannel.
Forest green is an admirable color
for the water especially combined with
geranium. 1t is so extremely sensitive
to the rays of the sun. the least
sparkle Of sunshine sending il forth in
brilliancy.
All the new shades Of red are worn
even to Savoy that color something
like beet, though more intense. which
is dying out of favor. 1t is becoming
only to snch fautless compilations.
Mohar is a surf favorte in the Light
er grades. There comes a mohair as
soft as silk yet much more durable
and this is made up into the most
charming bathing suits
blouse of gray mohair was en-
broidered in a darker shade of gray
The embroidery was done by hand and
was Of a coarse but very effective kind
Embroidery IS largely used upon water
suits as it is not heavy, and is war
ranted to keep its shape
Braidng is also seen. a suit of Scot
fish check, worn by one of the first
bathers of the season, was trimmed
with very narrow bands of musketeer
braid Care must be taken that the
braid is waterproof. warranted not to
run. This can only be ascertained by
sewing a sample of the braid upon the
goods and soaking both in a basin of
salt water. If it stands the test alter
being dried in the sun, then it is a good
bathing material.
China and India silks, the materials
which were worn so much last year for
bathing suits, are not popular. lLcy
CLING " tue HSuIt, Uut lutA maze du-
mirable beach suits. Many bathers IKE
TO don beach suit and sit in the sand
for sun bath for an hour a day For
them there is nothing as good as India
silk, for it is light and allows the sun
and air to play upon the body. In the
water il is too clinging.
The devices for making the skirts of
bathing suits stand out are many; one
Of the latest being a stiffened lining.
A serge suit of light weight was lined
with a light weight buekram both ma
terials being by nature stiff. The skirt
was laid in plaits, few in front but
numerous at the back, and was hung
precisely as accurately as though it
were to be wore in the street And the
result. when worn the first bathing
day. was delightful. 1t stood out even
when dripping with water and the
young women. all of whom were dis
porting in the waves with lined skirts,
were proud of their couturiere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

From the London Daily News:
Among the melancholy application for
leave to presume death in the Stella
disaster was one touching in its revela-
ton of deed of heroism. The appli-
cant was a Miss Baker, whose father. a
major. had gone down with the vessel
Both were about to perish. when the
father made a piteous appeal to boat
load of passengers who were leaving
the side to find room for his daughter.
One man, of whose identity there is alb
solutely no trace. instantly stepped
back to the ship and allowed the lady
to take his place As the boat cleared
the side the vessel went down, carrying
with it the girls father and her I'M
known rescuer How beautiful. How
unutterably sad! His anonymity seems
somehow to enhance the heroic gran
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

She interrupts and goes on talking
in the low, inaudible tones. 1t is I'M
necessary to hear what she saws. The
whole sad story is told in pantomime-
timidity made bold by urgent need:
stubborn persistence born of despair;
hope that will not take no for an an
swer, but grasps like a drowning per-
son for some straw of promise or hint
or weakening. He attempts to speak.
but she knows what he will say; the
verdict is written in his face, and she
leans forward eagerly, presenting some
new phase of her appeal. He, too.
knows what she will say, has heard it
a hundred times, and his lips become
more firmly set and his eyes settle on
the far corner of the room. He taps
his pencil impatiently on his knee.
When the woman pauses again and
once more searches his face with that
hungry look. his voice is little louder
and more unfeelingly decisive than be-
lore But he says something about
coming to see him again-say, in about
month, when he shall have returned
from the trip which he is about to
take At the same time he picks up
some papers and turns toward the ste
nographer. The woman tries again
to renew the interview, but he turns
away with a quick repetition of his re-
mark about coming in again. She
arises, stands hesitating a moment. and
then moves YEARLY toward the door.
How many times a week and day
is that little tragedy enacted?' asked
when she had disappeared. The chief
OF the great government department
looked up with an expression of com
plete despair. so many, many times
that | fell as if | were red Indian,"
he replied. 1T is so often, so pathetic.
so miserable, and there is nothing to
be done. 1t is the hardest part of all
my duties
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

Some important changes have been
made in the Maintenance of Way de-
partment of the Baltimore and Ohio
lines east of the Ohio river by Assist
ant General Manager Willard There
will hereafter be four division en-
gineers instead of six, with territory
and headquarters as follows: b. 1.
Fendall, all lines between Philadel-
phia and Brunswick, Md, with head
quarters at Baltimore. 9. b. owen,
the main line and branches between
Brunswick. Md, and Grafton, w. Va,
including Brunswick yard, with head
quarters at Cumberland, Md. ]. F..
Cassell, the main line from Parkers-
burg to Wheeling, including both
terminals and the Belington branch,
with headquarters at Grafton, w. Va.
C. t. Manning, the main line and
branches from Wheeling to Cumbel.-
land by way of Pittsburg, with ha2d-
quarters at Pittsburg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06
ARTILLERY neFoRE SANTIAGO
Our Men Were Quick to Realize Its
Defects.

Our Men Were Quick to Realize Its
Defects.
Our artillery made one or two eff
forts to come into action on the fir
ing line of the infantry, but the black
powder rendered each attempt fruit
less, says Col Theodore Roosevelt in
Scribner's. The Spanish guns used
smokeless powder, so that ii was diff
cult to place them In this respect
they were on a par with their own in
fantry and with our regular infantry
and dismounted cavalry. but our only
two volunteer infantry regiments, the
Second Massachusetts and the Seventy
first New York, and our artillery. all
had black powder. This rendered the
two volunteer regiments, which were
armed with the antiquated Springfield.
almost useless In the battle, and did
practically the same thing for our ar
tillery wherever Il was formed within
rifle range. When one of the guns
was discharged a thick cloud OF smoke
SnOt out ana nuHg over the pace,
making an ideal target, and in half
a minute every Spanish gun and rifle
within range was directed at the par
ticular spot thus indicated; the conse-
quence was that after more or less
lengthy stand the gun was silenced
or driven off. We got no appreciate
help from our guns on July !. Our
men were quick to realize the defects
of cur artillery, but they were entire
ly philosophic about it. not showing
the least concern at its failure. On the
whenever they heard our ar
tillery open they would grin as they
looked at each other. and remark
There go the guns again; wonder
how soon they'll be shut up, and shut
up they were sure to be. The light bat
terry of Hotchkiss one-pounders, under
Lieut.. ]. B. Hughes of the Tenth cav
airy, was handled with conspicuous
gallantry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06
TRAGEDY IN WASHINGTON LIFE

A thin-faced little woman in widows
weeds is talking earnestly to a mid
dle-aged man sitting at a wide, fiat
desk strewn with papers. The man
has firm chin, and the brusque man
ner of busy man of affairs. A ste
nographer sits at his side with ready
tab and pencil, and wearing an in
different expression. The woman
leans forward with an eager, hungry
expression in her eyes, The man
shakes his head and looks every
where except in the woman's face His
glance finally reverts to the pile of
opened letters before him. His voice
has a tone of finality as he looks over
her head and says something about
there being so many" and it being
impossible just at present"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06
Poor Return for Courtee

The London Daily News 5 that
the Russian man-of-war &c Edin-
burkskij, whose officers and men were
recently the recipients of Swedish
courtesy at Kariskrona, reciprocated
by secretly taking soundings under
cover of darkness until they were dis
covered by the governor of the for
tress. Kariskrona is the chief naval
station of Sweden; its approaches are
well fortified by modern naval de-
lenses, and it has also a ship channel
which is difficult of navigation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06
One Umbrella Less.

Mr.. Spinks-Why under heaven die
you give Ellington that cotton umbrel-
la? He'll never bring it back Mrs
Spinks-The only other one in the rack
was silk. You should have given hin
thai" 'Humph. If he wouldn't return
the cotton one. why should he return
the silk one? Tell me that, Mr.. Spinks.
Mr. Spinks-The cotton one was his
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

Congressman Amos J. Cummings.
Cuba, and l always have a bottle in
reserve. Since my return / have not
suffered from catarrh. but if / do |
shall use Pe-ru-na again. Meantime
you might send me another bottle.
Yours, Amos j. Cummings, NJ c.
Summer catarrh assumes various
forms. 1t produces dyspepsia and
bowel complaint. 1t causes biliousness
and diseases of the liver. 1t deranges
the kidneys and bladder. Summer ca
tarrh may derange the whole nervous
system, when it is known to the med
zeal profession as systemic catarrh. Pc
ru-na is a specific for all these forms
of catarrh. Pe-ru-na never disap-
points. Address DR.. Hartman, Column
bus, Ohio, for free book on summer
catarrh.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06
Some Valuable Results Of the Wilmington's
Visit-Captain Todds Description Of
the Wonderful Waterway.

photographic notes. This precluded
his assignment to watch at night, and
ii was necessary for Capt. Todd and
the executive officer, assisted by the
two junior watch officers, to keep the
lookout through the night. A careful
time because of the large quantities
of driftwood brought down by the
continents of the river during the sea-
son now in progress, making naviga-
tion rather a ticklish matter with the
propellers to be guarded against in
jury.
The Wilmington started on her
cruise inland on the 18th of March, on
which day she left Para Upon the
arrival of the gunboat at Para, the
officers and men had been received
with the greatest courtesy and were
treated with cordial consideration. but
when 1t was learned that the ship was
going on a cruise up the river the
cordiality changed-much to the sur
prise OF the officers on board Jealousy
of any attempt to develop the com
merce of the up-country ports was the
reason and We have seen how it Gull
minated at Manaos There however,
Notwithstanding the governors dis
courtesy, Capt Todd succeeded in OBJ
tanning two experienced men from an
Italian vessel, just arrived, and away
he went triumphantly.
No charts exist of the waters be-
tween Manaos and Yquitos. At Ma
naos Capt Todd secured some rough
plans showing the tracks of steamers,
but they contained no photographic
information and were soon found to
be valueless. Capt. Todd says that
charts issued three months after be-
ing made are OF little value in many
portions of these waters, owing to the
very rapid changes in the channels.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

so you regard this idea of preserv-
ing beef with chemicals as an exploded
fallacy." 81 do" answered the army
officer, "and there's no telling just yet
how many people have been hurt by
the explosion. Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

wonderful waterway, the superior in
many respects OF the Mississippi.
which constitutes the only practical
commercial route into the very heart
Of South America.
Some comparative figures will show
more plainly what this great system of
water courccs really is:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06

Brazil and the United States Ire
how exchanging diplomatic notes as a
result of the temerity of the little gum
boat Wilmington in making her Won
derful voyage up the Amazon river and
well nigh across the whole continent
of South America. But for want of
coal the tidy little craft could have
gone right up to the very foot of the
mighty Andes and fguratiyely speak
Ing have carried the stars and stripes
within stones throw OF the Pacific
coast.
Whlle the government of Brazil is
friendly enough to the United States
the people of that portion of it which
Is not in sympathy with the present
brazilian regime is raising a pretty to
do over the intrusive conduct Of the
American government in sending one
OF It's men of war into the interior of
sister republic unlimited. And the
United States is angry because of the
insults offered the Wilmington by the
governor of the Amazonas proyince
who deliberately risked the safety of
an American naval vessel by refusing
TO supply her with pilots, and who
promptly punished the two pilots that
did navigate the little shin bevond
Manaos because of that service. Both
governments are dealing with the ques-
ton in a conciliatory spirit. and it is
confidently expected that Brazil will
disavow any unfriendliness. and. as a
token Of friendship remove the Offend
ing governor.
This is one Of the results of the Will
mington's visit. The others are more
agreeable and of interest to the world
at large. Official reports have been
received at the navy department from
Commander Todd which deal with his
cruise of 200 miles up the Amazon
and its tributaries. They describe this
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-06
The True word and the Joke

Il used to buy neckties for my wife, y
he said, but | had to quit it. Those |
bought for her never suited her." $50
she buys them herself now, does she?''
mo; she takes those buy for myself.
They always seem to suit her. "-Chica-
go Post.