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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-27

brush. Later in the small hours he had
reached the fact that his will power
must be of particularly rare and pun
gent quality, a fact of which he had
certainly little inkling before, but no
certain assurance. The scare and per-
pleXity of his first discovery were now
qualified by pride in this evidence of
singularity and by vague intimations
of advantage. He became aware that
the church clock was striking 1, and as
it did not occur to him that his daily
duties at Gomshott's might be miracu-
lousy dispensed with he resumed I'M
dressing in order to get to bed without
further delay. AS he struggled to get
his shirt over his head he was struck
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-27

IT is doubtful whether
the gift was innate
For my own part, l
think it, came to him
suddenly. Indeed, un-
It'll The was 80 he was a
skeptic. and did not be-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
Parcel Trick Revived.

The old trick OF calling for a pack
age just delivered has made its annual
appearance in the residence districts
of New York City. Awell-known firm
has been informed that after one of
its wagons had delivered parcel at
the house of patron Yesterday, man
came hurriedly up to the door and
asked the maid to hand him back the
package, as mistake had been made.
The man was very persistent, and said
that the parcel Intended for her mis-
tress lad been delivered elsewhere,
and would be promptly called for
when this one was returned. The
maid, however, replied that she would
not give up the package without an
order. The man promised to bring
an order, out of course was not heard
from again.
With the hundreds of delivery
wagons running all over the city, it is
difficult to trap these swindlers. The
best way to avoid trouble is to caution
servants not to deliver any articles or
packages ON verbal orders. New York
Mail and Express.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

Every time one of the British noun
tain batteries goes into action in the
South African war attention is direct
ed to humble warrior from the
United States, the mule, that is doing
far more important work than he gets
credit for, and without which the
English would find it exceedingly diff
fcult to make the contemplated
changes on the map.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Score
tary of State for War, says that the
Government has bought 10, 900 mules.
to carry troops and supplies from the
coast to the scene of war. OF these
5000 or 5000 were bought in the
United States and several thousand OF
them are already in active service.
The rest are already on the way from
New Orleans and Charleston. The
remainder came from Italy and from
Spain, and thus we see the Spanish
and American mule laboring side by
side against common foe.
On general principles we may sup
pose that it was the Spanish variety
of mule which was directly response
BILE for the great calamity at Nichol-
sons Mex, causing the capture of 1900
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
She "snssed" Fer Well.

Some visitors to East Gloucester
last summer paid Il speci call upon
the woman said to be the original OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Wards
famous story, "a Madonna of the
Tubs Mrs. Phelps Wards summer
home, be t known, is in East Glou.
cester. The visitors found typical
New Englander with self-cvident
capacity of taking care of herself.
80 you are the Madonna of the
Tubs?" said the visitors.
81 am,'' said the New Englandor.
''Aud Mrs. Phelps Ward wrote a
beautiful story about you"
"She did
"Did you ever meet Mrs Ward?"
81 have After she'd wrote that
story she came round here one day
and hunted me up. She said as how
she wanted to see me for herself I"
''How inter esting!" murmured the
visitors, land what did you do?''
"Do?" repeated the Madonna os the
Tubs: "what did do? I sassed her
we'll for writin' such story MS that
about me. Such pack O. lies mover
read. Why, there wasn't one-half OF
it true. An she had the lace to come
and see me afierward! Oh, sassed
her well, l did"-Ncw Yoik EVENING
Sun.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
JUDAS IN ACTION.

animal. At last, however, he seemed
to realize that sooner or later he must
go, and he made virtue of neces-
sity, trotted quietly up the chute and
the other cattle followed rapidly after
him. Thus he ran until he had just
reached the door of the packing house.
Then, quick as wink, he turned and
galloped down side passage and
escaped, while the other cattle went
onward into the building
Judas had been so very clever that
the good natured cattlemen let him go
for that day, for genius is to be ap-
preciated in steer as we'll as in a
man. The next day, however, they
drove him up again with another
herd. This time he made not the
slightest objection, but trotted for
ward quietly, and the other steers,
having q confident leader, behaved
admirably. But justas Judas reached
the door of the building he lodged
again, so suddenly that the men
couldn't turn him, and escaped, as he
had done before, while the herd be-
hind him went careering into the kill
ing room.
Since then Judas has been a regular
employe of the cattle yards. Every
day he leads up herd of cattle and
every day he lodges just at the door
of the building. He has saved the
cattlemen no end of trouble and delay
with riotous herds since he began his
service. He has grown fat and sleek
on the good living of the yards, and
so highly are his services regarded
that the cattlemen provide him with u
white blanket on cold days to keep
him comfortable.
And thus he is living to a green
old age, but he bears the disrespect-
full name of Judas-the betrayer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

Behind Helen's house there stood
some beautiful tall pines, and in
among them there was an old gravel
hole.
No gravel was taken from it now,
and the bottom of it was covered with
thick soft moss and trailing plants
buti in one place there was nice bank
of sand where Helen liked to play.
One cold day in November she was
out in the gravel hole. She had been
picking checkerberres, and had put
some of them in the pocket OF her
dress to carry home to her mamma.
She was walking by the sand bank
when she caught sight of something
that made her stop and look more
closely.
"Why, wonder what made that
little hole in the sand?" she said.
She poked the sand away with her
finger and found that the hole went
in and in. So then she found little
stick and dug into the bank, following
the hole carefully.
At last she came to something dark
and soft. She took it out and found
that it was little ball of oak leaves
and pine needles.
"What can it be?" she said
She picked it open, and then she
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

as members of mounted batteries.
either, for there are two mule COM
panies that have been accustomed for
wears to act as flesh -and-blood gun
carriages at the Cape. These last ami
mails served their apprenticeship at
the Government barracks at Newport
and have become used to the smell OF
powder, and are entirely blase about
having small cannons on their backs.
The composition of mountain bat
terry and the accoutrements of mule
on march may prove of interest.
There are six guns in a mountain
battery called screw guns. They fire
proiectile weighing about eight
pounds and of various descriptions,
viz, ring shell, shrapnel, star and
case shot. The charge is one pound
and ten ounces of powder.
Batteries are composed of British
gunners and are commanded by Ma
jor of the Royal Artillery. They are
divided into three sections, called
right. centre and left, each commanded
by subaltern, and containing two
divisions commanded by sergeant.
A sub division is gun with all its at
tendant men, mules and equipment.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

work for tae gunners to load, espec-
tally on hillside.
The mule has many advantages
over the horse in the present cam
paign in South Africa especially, be-
cause he has the reputation OF being
able to hang on to precipitous path
way by his ears where horse could
not be made to venture with any
amovnt of urging. Except in noun
tain climbing, he carries ordinarily
about about 100 pounds, although, if
we'll fed, he sometimes can take 800
pounds. He not only is much freer
from disease than the horse, but his
skin is so much thicker that the pes
tiferous tropical bug cannot make life
so much of burden for him. Be-
sides, he isn't half so fussy as horse
about what he eats or drinks. His
usual rations in South Africa are ten
pounds of grain or twenty pounds OF
oat hay, with half an ounce of rock
salt; that, however, is when times
are good, and if he has to work along
on short rations he is as cheerful and
contented about it as possible. Put
blinkers on him, and have white
mare to lead the procession, and he
will go anywhere.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
JUDAS THE BETRAYER.
The Decoy steer OF the Chicago Stock
Yards and His Work.

The Decoy steer OF the Chicago Stock
Yards and His Work.
One of the sights of the great cattle
yards of Chicago is an old white OK
named Judas. An OK may rise to
eminence by his cunning and wisdom
as we'll as man, and Judas has risen.
He came to the yards good many
years ago, while he was yet frisky
steer and he was Immediately pur-
chased by one of the great packing
houses and driven from the train
which brought him from his Iowa
home to distant yard.
The life of most animals at the
cattle yards is very short--a week at
the very most. A few days after the
arrival of Judas the herd of cattle
which occupied the pen with him was
selected for killing. The way to the
packing house led down long alley
way with high fences on each side,
then up a narrow chute and into the
building. For some reason the cattle
seem to know what is coming, for
they always object to being driven up
the chute. Judas was no exception.
He plunged madly.about among the
herd and the cattlemen had more
trouble with him than with any other
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
Caused Them to Hastily Retreat.

An extraordinary accident occurred
to trolley car at Sing Sing, N. Y,
recently, which recalls Robert Louis
Stevenson's "Dynamiter," In which a
man carrying a box of dynamite is
jostled by woman SO as to cause the
explosive to fall, though it does not
explode. In the present instance a
ton of dynamite was on a wagon when
it was struck by trolle.- car. A wheel
was taken off the wagon and the
vehicle was turned over. The driver
of the wagon fell back in half faint,
and he knew it would be useless to
run, even if he had not been paralyzed
with fear. The motorman was also SO
frightened for moment that he could
not back away from the wreck. One
of the passengers yelled, "Dyna-
mite!' and they all beat a precipitate
retreat, and there was little curiosity
evinced when a new wagon was OBJ
tanned and the dynamite was trans
ferred.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

A medical officer of the Imperial
Medical Service is attached to each
battery.
The gunner establishment consists
of one sergeant major, one quarter
master sergeant, six gun sergeants,
six corporals and eighty eight gun
ners, with two trumpeters. In the
driver establishment there are three
driver se:geants, six driver corporals,
one hundred and thirty eight drivers
with twelve extra men enlisted for
service), one farrier and one shoeing
smith. There are five ponies for Of
ficers and trumpeters and one hundred
and thirty eight gun mules-that is,
twenty three for each subdivision
five to carry the gun and five to re-
lieve them; one pioneer in right sub
divisions and one artifcer's mule in
the left section; six ammunition mules
with one relief; one wheel and axle
mule, and the remaining four spare,
or barebacks, as they are called. They
are generally young mules and are to
replace the sick or killed, and they
have no harness of their own. The
first line consists of the pioneers, first
gun line and first and second ammuni-
tion mules; the remainder are the re-
lief line.
Besides these, there are seventy
two baggage mules always with the
battery (made up to one hundred and
thirty eight for service). with an es-
tablishment of three minor officers
aud twenty-six muleteers, and, in ad-
dition to oil, the usual followers of o
corps, with carpenters, smiths and
saddlers thrown in.
The pioneer mule generally leads
the battery over difficult ground, ac-
companied by any spare gunners
there may be, who clear any obstacles
which would impede the progress OF
the battery. His load is about 32C
pounds. The wheel follows him,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
He Sings to the Fish.

An eccentric hermit named William
Schueller. who lives at Franklin,
Mich, is said to be one of the most
successful fishermen in his part of the
country, and he claims to call the fish
to him by singing cold Hundred. "
He goes out in his boat and takes a
station in fairly deep water. Then he
sings, at the same time keeping his
eyes on the water in search of fish.
Gradually the fish crowd about his
boat, he claims, and when enough are
gathered together the willy fisherman
casts net and catches dozens at a
single hand. The old gentleman has
famous voice, and his neighbors are
inclined to believe his strange story.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

are given in round numbers, and in
clude every strap.
The mules to carry these loads are
necessarily fine animals, and cost
about $3.50 each. They are ofvarious
breeds, country bred chiefly, but
italian, Persian, Afghan and Cape
mules are found in nearly every bat.
terry. They should be about thirteen
hands high, or little over, and their
girth must always be good; this is far
more important than heig ht for bat
terry mule. Tue big mules are often
not so useful, and always cause more
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
Giving Pussy n Bath.

Most pussies wash themselves so
much that they very seldom need other
people to wash them. But most of
them want bath occasionally. The
best plan is to have some one to talk
to and pet pussy while another does
the actual washing.
Make nice lather with water of
about 9S degrees and soap and stand
very gently in this. Wash her in
this, using your hand instead Of a
sponge. When her fur is quite clean,
rinse her in clean water of the same
temperature, lifting her from one to
the other very gently, so as not to
frighten her.
Then wrap her in a blanket or n
nice warm towel and dry her before
the fire with well warmed towels, and
don't let her run OFF on her own ac-
count till she is thoroughly dry, or
the chances are that she will make
herself as dirty in ten minutes as she
was before, and your labor will be
thrown away, because her fur, when
damp. will catch The dirt more quickly
than when dry.
You must remember to be very
gentle always. Pussy won't enjoy her
Tubing, pr piobably, but don't make hen
hate it.-Trenton n. J.) American.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
British troops and the death of sew

British troops and the death of sew
eral gallant officers. The thing never
would have happened if tn. mules had
not stampeded and run away with the
ammunition. In private letter an
infantry officer wrote from Ladysmith
some days previous to this disaster
that lot of unbroken mules had just
been received, and he predicted that
they would stampede the first time
they got into s.ction.
Up to date the British War Office
has bought and paid for mules worth
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

about $1,5OO,OO0. The latest mule
quotation is $1OO beast. The mar
ket is firm and no difficulty whatever
has been found by the Government in
getting all the mule help they want.
In buying the American mules the
British officers have been careful, as
far as possible, to get those that have
been trained. This word trained"
suggests q possible mule curriculum,
but it means merely those who have
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

carrying also the elevating gear be-
tween the wheels on top of the saddle.
The load is about $50 pounds. Then
the axle, with case shot box and
small store box; the load is about 313
pounds. Following him the three top
loads, carriage, breech and chase, each
load being about 900 pounds. Being
top loads they necessitate tight girth-
ing. Behind them come the first and
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

been in harness and done bit of
knocking about already.
These new mules are to be used
only for transportation purposes
that is, for hauling the long "Cape
wagons" ten or twelve mules to each
and none OF them is destined to
carry packs. the former function of
the mule in war. None of the new
recruits will be pressed into service
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Mother Goose to Date.

Mother Goose to Date.
Sing song OF Christmas,
Stockings full OF toys
Jumping-jacks and dollies
For tho girls and boys;
When they all were opened
The dolls began to sing,
The jumping-jacks were jumping
Oh, what funny thing!
Papa in the bedroom,
Sleeping very sound;
Mamma up and dressing,
Hurrying around;
Posie running down the stairs
Buttoning his clothes
When up jumped a iumping-jack
And snapped off his nose.
Chicago Record.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
Boers' Monument of independence.

The sturdy Dutchmen OF the Trans
vaal have erected in the environs of
johannesburg this pillar of stone and
dedicated it as the fetch of their free
life. If the British army succeeds in
reaching johannesburg the first thing
they will do will be to demolish this
monument, for the effect on the super
stitious Beers will be as bad as the
loss of an important battle in the open
field
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
An Acorn.

Norma had been sick long while,
and she was so tired of lying in bed
that all the family tried to amuse her.
Papa brought her little musical box,
md mamma gave her picture books;
Tom bought a new game for her, and
Dotty bunch of grapes; even baby
offered her an acorn which he picked
mp under the great oak-tree.
What beautiful little thing it was,
fitting neatly in its tiny saucer, and
what dainty saucer, too, with row
after row of wee brown scales folded
so prettilv over each other.
Mamma tied string around the
acorn, hung it over glass of water,
and told Norma that now she could
see it grow.
''But how can it find its way to the
water, mammal" asked Norma.
Watch and see," said mamma,
smiling.
The next day Norma thought the
acorn looked little larger, but soon
after that, oh, dear! there was a dread
full crack all along its side.
''It is spoiled, mamma" sighed
Norma. 'It will never grow now.
watch and see, said mamma
again.
Norma did watch. At last she saw
something white and something green
coming out of the crack. The white
shoot grew down into the water and
made root, but the green shoot grew
upward and made two little leaves.
And so the acorn turned into baby
oak.
And Norma SO enjoyed watching it
all that she forgot she was sick. and
was almost as happy as if she had been
outdoors in the sunshine.
Your little girl is much better, -
said the doctor to mamma. ''She is
we'll enough to play in the yard This
new medicine has helped her.
And nobody knew that the little
acorn had helped her as much as the
medicine. - Youths Companion.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
PILLAR OF FREEDOM AT JOHANNESBURG

In the Transvaal superstition ex-
lists that the liberties of the people
are assured as long as this pillar nf
stone endures. 1t may be that the
British will regard it as a wise act to
commit an act of vandalism, just as
they were forced to become barbarous
in India and blow Sepoys from the
guns to destroy their caste.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
Paris preparing For the Iuflux.

The omnibus company of Paris, on
the occasion of the Exposition, will
have ninety.two lines and 1900 We
hicles, performing $4,000 journeys
day, aud capable of transporting L.
0S2, 900 passengers.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
Overworked There.

The only place where tramp was
ever known to be overworked is in
the funny papers. rs.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

There are 1900 species of plants
used for comm ercial purposes. OF
these, 420 are used for perfume.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-01
Tenta en- ltIIGa subagta

LcdO. don Juan X. Ramos VeIes, Pre-
sidente del Tribunal dc DistritO dc
San Jt0N.
En- los autos de juicio declarativo de ma
yor cuantia seguidos pOr dofa Eva GeOrgi
ma Acosta de Palacios con don Jose Bal
mes Pruner don Juan DIVA y Pruner,
Sc ha dispuesto por ell Tribunal en- provi.
dencia de esta dia sacar pdblica subasSa
la casa numerO de la calle lie San JustO
de esta Ciudad, justipreciada en- la snma de
veinre ocho mil pesos moneda provincial.
Ell acto de la subasta tendra efecto ell dia
seis del entrante mes de Febrero y bora
las tres de su tarde en- la Sala audiencia de
este Tribunal. siendo de advertir que no So
admitiran proposiciones que no cubran Ell
total importe selalado; que para tOmar
parte en- la subasta debera consignarse pre-
viamente ell diez por ciento del justiprecio y
que los tftulOs de prOpiedad aparecen en- la
Recommendation de los autos que Sc encuen-
tran de manifesto en- Secretarfa y los cua-
les Sc ampliaran 81 fuese necesario.
Dado en- San Juan de Puerto Rico IL
de EnerO de IyO0.-Juan r. Ramos.-An-
te mi. Ramon Falcon. 15-1O .
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-01
PREOCUPAc'0NES

Sc asegura que ell Almirantazgo
ingles presta gran atenci6n al senti-
miento de hostilidad que reina en-
las naciones extranjeras con respec-
to q la Gran aBretaTa, fundado en-
la relativa escasez de tropas dispo-
nibles hoy en- Inglaterra.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-01
1900 BAyAs

Noticias de Londres dicen que
durante ell movimiento efectuado
por las fuerzas del general Butler
con ell proposito de atacar ell flanco
derecho de los beers, las p6rdfdas de
los ingleses, entire muertos, heridos
Y desaparecidos, Sc hacen ascender
q 1900 hombres.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-01
UIdHlDS Cah|cglanaS
EnviadOs directamente
POR IA ASSOCIATED PRESS
Al"BOletin MerCantil"
NueVa York, t. De FebrvO
NuoVa York, t. De FebrerO
MAS SoBRE PUERTO RICO

DespacLos de Washington dicen
que domino la impression de que ell
Congreso fijard un 25 por ciento de
derechos de entrada para los pro-
ductos puertorriquenos, con arreglo
q la tarifa de Dingley, que es la Vi
gente en- los Estados Unidos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-01
La DEFENSA De Ia NACION

FL Gobierno de Londres, con mo
two de aquellos sentimientos hosti-
les, hace grandes esfuerzos para
completar la defensa de la naci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-01
TAReETAS POSTALeS

Con preciosas vistas del Moro, la Marina
vista general de San Juan y otras vistas de
Catalo, vista general de Aguadilla, vista
general de Mayaguez, Aduana de Maya
guez, Plaza de Mayaguex, boca del rio va
giiez y vista de HOrmigueros.
De yenta en- ell BOLETIN MERGANTIL,
al preciO de 5 centavos una y 4 pesos ell 1OO'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-01
NOTICIA5 DEL OLA

Ell Uomit6 de construcciones navales de
los Estados Unidos ha encargadO a los as
tilleros de la Union tres nuevos cruceros
blindados de 1850 toneladas, tres cruceros
protegidos de 5000 toneladas, seis cafione-
Tos de 1000 seis torpederos de 500.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-01
SITUACION MUY CRITICA

La situaci6n Sc considera suma-
mente crftica y es pdblica la preo-
cupaci6l del gobierno ingles.