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Dogs to Carry Ammunition.
From the National Review

In our English service the system adopted
for replenishing the ammunition of the
troops engaged has consisted i'm selecting a
certain number Of men to carry cartridges
from the rear up to the firing line, it hav-
ing been apparently supposed that it would
be possible for these men to move along
the line and to distribute ammunition to
those whose pouches were empty. We very
soon learned that such a system could not
be of any use under modern conditions The
men carrying up the ammunition would in
evitably be shot before reaching the front,
and the men In the firing line would be
left with empty pouches. So we must find
some other method of solving this impor-
tant problem. which has also to be con-
sidered in connection with the action of ar
tillery. We know that at Colenso 1t was
impossible to keep the guns. afterward
abandoned, supplied with ammunition, and
with the prospect that the rate of fire of
our guns will be considerably increased in
the near future, this problem bids fair to
be more acute than ever
In certain foreign armies the services of
specially trained dogs have been requis-
toned to get over the difficulty. These
dogs are fitted with sort of saddle which
will carry a quantity of rifle ammunition,
and are trained to race to the front and,
arrived there, to permit the soldiers to re-
lieve them of their burden. l think ii quite
possible that 1t may be found possible to
keep infantry supplied in this manner, but
some other means will have to be found
for replenishing the limbers of our artillery.
1t is very probable that We shall see dogs
utilized in many other ways in the fighting
of the future. For instance, they would be
very useful on outpost duty to give warn
ing of enemys approach, and IL dogs
were attached to our field hospitals they
would be Of the greatest assistance In
searching for the wounded after an ac-
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the dancers. Around about the American
ofncers and dancers the motley crowd of in
terested natives gather in circle, their gay
colors, queer clothing and stolid faces
touched dtmly by the lights which shine
brightly on the dancers. The musicians
complete the assembly, and when they
strike up, the dancers stepping on the mats,
begin their stealthy, catlike movements
stamping their bare feet, waving their
arms, turning their bodies, now suddenly
swift, then cautiously slow careful Of their
knives, for these are no mere stage proper
ties, but the genuine keen-edged articles
Through the din of the barbarian music
rises an occasional shout This music is
pounded out of various-toned gongs in ir-
regular measure A row of small gongs is
arranged on wooden strips, which are laid
ladder-like across two long bamboo poles
SO that their ring may be as clear as poss-
ble TWO large bass gongs of different
tones, suspended from a bamboo tripod.
BOOM out at short, irregular intervals ac-
companying the Ginning of the smaller
gongs.
This weird humping, banging and boom
ing is usually accompanied by beating with
the hands or sticks on the grass mats or
anything else which will give out sound
Upon the occasion at Bungao an empty
Kerosene can was found by one of the wo-
men musicians while on her tour of curiosf-
ty through camp, and the possibilities of
this can as new musical instrument APP
pealing to her delicate taste, she was al
lowed to use 1t, with startling effect as the
chief piece of the orchestra.
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fern BACK IN PORT
End of q Successful Cruise of the
Naval Reserves.
ROUGH WEATHER ON RETURN TRIP
Men Drilled at Target Practice at
Sea Thursday.
COMM lander HAMS PLEASED
HAMS PLEASED

The United States steamer Fern, having
on board the Naval Militia of the District
of Columbia, arrived in port this morning
at 10 o'clock. The cruise is not at end,
however, and will not be until o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. The official orders call
ed for the cruise from Saturday, Septem-
Der %, at 4 pm, until Saturday, September
%, at the same hour. At that time the
complement of nearly one hundred officers
and men Of the organization will be disem
barked. After roll call and general nspec-
ton, the men will be dismissed, and will
be allowed to depart for their respective
homes, to return to the ship at shutdown.
Immediately after arriving at the foot of
Water street southwest, the men were put
to work scrubbing down decks and putting
the ship in condition for inspection. The
men spent the morning hours polishing up
the brightwork and cleaning the ships bat
teries, slowing away the hammocks, mat
tresseS and blankets which were used on
the trip and cleaning their clothes, prior
to general muster and inspection. In the
afternoon a portion of the ships company
was given 'shore liberty
Commander Robert p. Hams upon
arriving reported to the adjutant general.
d. c. NJ, the arrival of his command
and announced that the ship was ready for
inspection. 1t is probable that Adjt. Gen.
Theodore Mosher and Gen. George H. Har-
ries, comma nding the District of Columbia
National Guard, will inspect the Fern some
time tomorrow.
Capt. Haips speaks highly Of the conduct
Of the men. and is well pleased at the
efforts of the officers and men under his
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You see these same grades selling else
where at IS. They are all hand-sewed
shoes-the most stylish lasts-of box calf,
velour calf, Russia calf, enamel calf and
patent leather calf; some are calf lined,
and others are lined with drill. and yOu
have the choice Of those with two or three
soleS
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we felt, prove fatal to our incisors, and con-
sidering the high fees charged by good dem
lists we could not afford to run any risks.
Another curious specimen, like small b,
with a projecting snout on top has abso-
lutely no sound whatever and Is defined as
a final mute" In spite of Tor perhaps on
account of its silence It Is greatly In evi,
complete withoutst. Its only purpose, apart
from that of an ornament, seems to be to
warn the reader that the preceding word
is In Russian. and that he must not try to
pronounce 1t according to western rules.
When a foreigner writes his name in
Russian, he invariably tacks this final
mute onto 1t. It is regarded as O subtle
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| six-pounder, Demar and Weiner at the
three-nch guns, and Hennessy and Parker
at the one-pounders Preparatory to the
firing with the full charge practice the
diameter of the circle was increased to / 500
and 1000 yards.
The men took great interest in the work
many of them never having before pulled
a lanyard, and under the circumstances the
practice was very creditable Two charges
were allowed per man in the heavy ammu-
milton and at different intervals changed
stations under entirely different conditions.
When secure was sounded the target was
picked up and the Fern headed up the Po-
tomac river.
Small Arm Practice.
In the afternoon the men were instructed
in pistol and small arm drill and target
practice. The work in all branches at the
targets was educating as well as novel, and
reminded a number of the boys of the cruise
last year on the L. S. S. Prairie, when a
number of them were given their first idea
of what actual warfare meant.
The work of the men was watched most
attentvely by Commander Hams and Lieut..
r. B. Brummett, executive officer, who
took charge of the deck and instructed the
men in the manipulation of the guns and
setting the sights for the different ranges
as the Fern was circling around the target
In maneuvering the Fern changed her
course to bring into action, alternately, her
port and starboard batteries. This is the
Hrst time the battery mas peen testeu Since
being installed on the Fern, and 1t Is the
intention of Lieutenant Brummett to have
the few slight defects remedied which
came to light during Thursdays exercises.
The old craft trembled as the guns of the
larger caliber were discharged, but with
stood the strain without the slightest de-
feet.
The ships routine has been carried out by
Commander Hams while the Fern was ly-
ing at anchor in the different ports and
will be strictly adhered to today and to-
morrow, until the end of the cruise, tomor-
row at O'clock.
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| launches no fewer than thirty-five on the
guilelcss foreigner.

Some of these, it Is true, have the same
form as Roman characters but as their
sound is usually entirely different this
similarity is rather an additional stumbling
block than help. Others. again, resemble
our letters turned upside down, or wrong
side about or otherwise contorted.
There is one letter for which We conceived
a profound respect, not unmixed with awe.
1t resembles the figure III on clock dial
and has the appalling sound of "chtch"
When We came across word containing
this letter we gazed upon 1t in silent admit
ration ANY attempt to pronounce 1t would,
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Preferred to Remain Outside.
From the Chicago Tribune

You can't be insensible to the honor of
marrying into the Smith family the ar
dent young lover said, partly in jest, but
more In earnest. TITS a great family.
There are 100000 of US in the world"
''Then there are enough already" re-
sponded the young woman, with decision.
And she refused to enter the family.
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1t Has Thirty-Five Letters and Some
other Eccentric VaEarics.
From Stray Stories.

From Stray Stories.
At the very threshold of the Russian
language you are confronted by the alpha
bet and a most formidable obstacle 1t is to
linguistic study. Cadmus, with prophetic
sympathy for the modern school boy, stop
ped short at twentyfour letters when he
invented Greek. but Cadmuskoffovitchsky
(as his Russian prototype is called
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Gas Explained All.

From the Syracuse Herald.
New Guest-"I hear you had quite a blow.
out here yesterday"
Hotel Clerk-"YeS. One of our country
friends visited u.s.
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compliment to the Russian nation. and
doubtless has due weight with the secret
police.
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Relief From an Unexpected Quarter.
/ From, tho Chicapn Trhuno

From the Chicago Tribune.
Some day." the sea serpent said to hime
self, .'Tll let one of these amateur photogs
raphers get near enough to me to take q
snap shot-but he'll never be heard Of after4
ward
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23

from town, Mrs. Greenswslt's foot
caught under DO ard which her hus-
band accidentally raised by stepping on
the other end and she was thrown heav-
lily TO the ground. The bruise which
she received was not serious but it
might have been much more so. Some
of Piymouth's walks are in pretty bad
condition and they certainly are not
such as city could be proud of.
One of the peculiar things connected
with the recent expulsion of Roberts
from the house of representatives on
the ground Of bis past polygsmous
conduct and belief, is the fact that
upon the list of petitioners against him,
one person had been married and
divorced under the laws of the United
States nine times, one had been divorced
eight times, four had been divorced six
times, ninety-two had been divorced
FIVE times, one hundred and thirty seven
had been divorced three times and over
Que luOuSduu udu Deeu ulVOTCeu once.
The Peoples Drug store has splen-
did assortment of everything in the
drug line as we'll as fancy stationery
and toilet articles. The proprietor of
this popular store has spared no pains
to provide the trade with the choicest
assortment of fancy goods and in con-
sequence has merited the excellent
patronage which his efforts have won.
In staple drugs, the Peoples Drug store
carries every thing that the public de-
mands and has confidence in. If you
have never visited this store, you will
please yourself by making your next
purchase there. 4w
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23
for all stomach disorders. 1t is known
as Knox Stomach Tablets.

for all stomach disorders. 1t is known
as Knox Stomach Tablets.
This remedy is sarsapsrilla in a tab
let form, which not only Immediately
reli ewes Indigestion, but acts on the
stomach, liver and bowels and places
each organ in a natural, healthy c)ndi-
ton, purifying the blood, aud making
strong healthy men and women ont of
Invalids.
Knox Stomach Tablets is the only
remedy that goes direct to the seat of
the disease, and not only gives relief to
the sufferer from chronic dyspepsia, but
permanently removes the trouble.
This famous remedy can be found at
all tirst-class drug stores Avoid all
limitations and sO-called dyspepsia RENE
dies, that contain pepsin and other in
jurious ingredients that stimulate the
stomach and make it dependent on a
drug.
If your druggist does not sell Knox
Stomach Tablets, do not let him pa
off something else on you. Send 80
cents to the Knox Chemical Co., Battle
Creek, Mich, and a full sized box will
be sent postpaid.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23

ations. The oldest of the qusrtette is
nearly 100 years of age, and the
orhers are respectfully his SOD, grand.
son and greatgrandson.
The two living ex-presidents of the
United States are both enjoying them
selves now shooting ducks. Gen. Har-
rison is on the lower Ksnkakee marshes
and Mr.. Cleveland is down in the
swsmps of Georgia.
The Catholic Benevolent association,
of Indiana, Incorporated, Saturday. 1t
is fraternal organization, and is a Sc
cession from the Catholic Benevolent
League, a national organization. A dis
agreement occurred last fall over as
sessments and the Indiana department
seeded. The chief Offices will be in
Fort Wayne.
The National Educational associs-
ton through the National Council of
Education, has offered 1900 in prizes
for the best essays on seating, lighting
heating and ventllsting public school
buildings-S200 as first prize and 500
as second prize for essays on each of
the four subjects named. Competition
is open to the world
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23

PESTS OF THE POULTRY YART
MUST GO.
American Lice Destroyer Kills More
Mites, Lice and other Nermin ina
Day Than All Other Rene
dies Combined.

The war is on The days of lice and
vermin that have done so much to make
the life of the pOultryman miserable,
and his business Improbable are over.
American Lice Destroyer is the proper
ammunition to use This preparation
is wonderful in It's power. and vermin
cannot exist twenty-four hours after 1t
Is applied to the coop or fowls. Every
poultryman needs il. 1t is cheap reliable
and effective, one package being suffi-
cieat to protect $50 fowls from mites
and lice for one year. When this De-
stroyer is used, profits at once increase.
Lice and vermln do more to kill profits
than all other causes combined You
know it. Don't go on losing money
every week, but try American Lice De-
stroyer. You may have tried other
things without success, but if this fails
you can have your money back. We
are in this fight to stay, and will back
Destroyer against any number of mites
or lice you may have. Don't fool away
money with recipes" or homemade
makeshifts. Use scientific means. The
American Lice Destroyer has been
used by thousands of poultrymen; 1t has
been on the market several years and
has been tested thousands of times.
We know it is all right, and if it doesn't
do the work remember you get your
money back. What more can You ask
If your druggist don't sell American
Lice Destroyer, he's behind the age. In
that case send for a S1.OO box at once.
Made only Dy American Mfg. Co,
Terre Haute, Ind. 3
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23

Prof. Arthur McGiffert, the ia
nous theologian, who has been un-
der a charge of heresy by the Pres
byterian church for more than a
year past, has withdrawn from that
denomination. This action settles
an expected church trial and relieves
the Presbyterian denomination from
an action that would have been COM
pick and probably embarrassing
This will not affect his position at
the Union Theological seminary.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS
Furnished Special Attendants by the
Pennsylvania system.

Furnished Special Attendants by the
Pennsylvania system.
The bureau of attendants for trans
Atlantic travellers established in Jersey
City and New York CITY twenty years
ago by the Pennsylvania system, has
proven great convenience to persons
making European trips and to tourists
arriving In America at that port. 1t
will be particularly convenient for Wis
itors to the Paris exposition because the
departure docks of most of the Atlantic
steamship lines are convenient to the
new Jersey City passenger station of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company.
This bureau consists of experienced
agents whose duties are to meet passen-
gers arriving in Jersey City and New
York over the Pennsylvania lines and
assist them in arranging for trsns-At-
lsntic trips via any of the steamship
lines by conducting them to steamships
and aiding in preparations for trip
abroad.
These agents will provide cabs opera
ted by the Pennsylvania system and aid
passengers with their baggage. They
are fully posted on matters pertaining
to steamships leaving New York, and
arrangements can be made through
them for procuring steamship tickets in
advance.
They also meet incoming steamships
to aid travellers in shaping details for
continuing journeys from New York
over the Pennsylvania lines by furnish
ing tickets, arranging for the transfer
of baggage from steamship docks after
it has been passed by customs inspect
ors, and having the same checked
through to destination. They will re-
serve sleeping car accommodations and
relieve persons of the foregoing details,
making themselves useful as attend
ants and guides free of charge.
Further information on the subject
may be obtained by addressing the near
est Pennsylvania ticket agent, or c. L..
Kimball, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Cleveland, Ohio. Al
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23

In commenting upon talk of NOM
mating Hon. George Ford for con-
gress the Laporte Argus says. at
is doubtful if Mr.. Ford will listen
to such a proposition for he volun-
tarily retired from congress in the
old district when his chances for a
denomination were certain and his
election equally probable. He did
not like congressional life and had
no taste for the intrigues of selfish
politicians. But he made an excel
lent representative and was an honor
to the district. That he would do
even better now with his greater
experience the new district no doubt
believes, and we hope to hear he
will accept the nomination.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23

in opposition to The Telegraph, has
suspended publication and is merged
INTO The Morning Gazette. Ii is
stated that about $4,000 were sunk
in the effort to put The News on a
business men hold that two daily
papers only can live in town of its
size, and that all attempts at main
tanning more must result in financial
loss. Under the competition forced
by The News, none of the kalama-
700 papers have earned any money
during the past five or six years.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23

An indianapolis preacher deliv-
cred himself of the following from
his pulpit Sunday: "Our national
congress, with our President Nc
Kinley at the head, is now wrestling
with the problem of placing bonds
on a starving people whom we claim
to have freed from Spanish slavery,
and at the same time make it look
fair to a Disguised constituency.
Their Spanish oppressors gave them
free trade. Our congress seems de-
termined not to let them continue
with such boon, though claiming
to be their liberators. The men
who are our so-called law makers
say the rank and file at home do not
understand the issue. Wait little,
senators and congressman, until the
next election and possibly you will
think we have mastered the situation,
The truth is our president and our
national congress are slaves. They
are slaves to party. They will agree
to this or that, no matter which, fol
the sake of the party. May God
have mercy on the starving Porto
Ricans, who are now part of us,
but not of us. All party leaders
are slaves and cannot call their lives
their own for a day. They are
slaves of a people who are slaves
themselves"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23
WALLACE CRITICISES MCKINLEY.

Gen. Lew Wallace is doing some
pretty emphatic talking at present
against the presidents imperialistic
ideas. He says: "President Nc
kinley wants to convert the Philip
pines and Porto Rico into colonies,
and govern them personally, and,
though they (the senator's, know
as we'll as the president that there is
no grant of power in the constitu-
ton to establish a colonial system
they are determined to help him to
his wish. This obliquity of vision,
obsequiousness, or whatever it may
be called, is strange; and | confess
not being far enough advanced in
the course of instruction submitted
to me, in common with the people
generally, to decide whether it is
due to the patronage which the
president always skillfully keeps in
sight and smell of congressional Wis
itors, or to the Casarian meat they
are in the habit of eating at their S
o'clock dinners. "They Republican
senators) know there is party
booming the annexation of Cuba
they know the administration is ne
gotiating with Denmark for the pur-
chase of the St. Thomas and ST.
Croix islands, just east of Porto
Rico, for which there is a willing
ness to give $4,000, 900; they know
it is in serious proposal to annex
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, the ar
gument being that those revolution
airy worthless are in some way essen
tial to the canal, which Secretary
Hay would have us build for the
accommodation of the world, mean
ing Great Britain: they know that
ever since Gen. Grants day presi-
dents have had itching palms for
Santo Domingo, and they ought to
know, if they do not, that the ex-
pansion fever is in the blood of the
present executive, making 1t reason
ably sure that there will be no stop
in the business until, if only to
round out and increase the splendor
of the American colonial system,
now in incipiency, the whole of the
West Indies are ours. Where we
cannot conquer we can buy. Yet,
withal, they seem incapable of an
ticipation-incapable of even form
ulating a civil government for Porto
Rico. Military government is So
simple, SO easy, so economical of
their lordly labor, so agreeable to
the president"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23

Eight of the nine republican con-
gressmen from Indiana voted for
the Porto Rlcan tariff bill. After
keeping Ill the dark and keeping
mum for couple weeks, both sem
ators have taken a stand in opposi-
ton to the bill. Beveridge made
his views known first and Fair.
banks followed suit. The republi-
can papers and the people in gen.
ersl denounce the measure and the
Indiana senators wanted to go with
the crowd. Almost to a man the
democrats in both branches of the
national congress are opposed to the
measure.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-23

The South Bend Tribune has dis
covered that all republicans who OPP
pose the Porto Rican tariff bill are
disappointed office seekers and sore
heads. That is a remarkable revela-
ton and its author is worthy leather
medal Laporte Republican.