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SENSATIONS IN BATTLE.
Scenes From the Varied Experiences
of a War Correspondent.

Scenes From the Varied Experiences
of War Correspondent.
Julian Ralph, in the London Express.
At Kimberley they tell story of
soldier and civilian who were walk
ing beyond the houses of the town to-
ward some hills where the Beers were
picketed. 1t was raining very hard,
and the pelting of the drops upon the
umbrella which sheltered both drown
ed the lesser noises. The men and UNI
brella made a conspicuous target, and
the Beers began shooting before the
two men got within range.
The soldier saw where the Mauser
balls struck the earth and each sent
up its little fountain-like jet of the
red dust of the veldt. He quickened his
pace, in order to reach the place of
shelter to which both were bound; and
presently the little jets of sand began
to spout up in front of his and his
companions feet. In another two min
utes bullets were flying over their
heads and striking the ground I'M
aware of this. He heard only the rain,
and the sand jess ecaped his observa-
ton.
bullets" the soldier remarked.
81 shouldn't like to be hit by one"
said the civilian.
Were you ever under fire before?"
II never was under fire." the civilian
replied; but what do you mean by
before? Are we in any danger Of be-
ing shot at?"
"Are WEI the soldier exclaimed;
"why, man alive, don't you know that
you are under fire now? Don't you see
the bullets kicking up the dirt all
around US? Don't you hear them
singing?"
The civilian stopped still, looRed at
his companion, watched the ground,
saw a bullet bed itself at his feet-and
then turned and ran back to Kimber-
leyNiith the speed of a deer, though he
was middle aged and portly.
can appreciate that story, because
the first time L was under fire in the
Boer war l did not find 1t out till aft
erward 1t was at Lord Methuen's
first battle-Belmont. The British had
cleared one kopje, and then gone
around it to dislodge the Beers from
another position. My son, Lester, and
1 climbed to the top of a kopje which
faced one on which the Beers had
field gun. We were silhouetted black
and white against the sky, but our po-
sition seemed secure as the two forces
were engaged in a fierce fight far be-
low and before us.
We did not then know that it was
the custom of the Beers to detail
crack" shots to work as sharp
shooters, and to pick out individuals
as their targets while the comrades
were engaging the British with vol
Ieys. AS we looked on, we heard oc-
casional faint sounds IN the air, just
before us, and each of us saw little
snurts of dirt rise and disappear-as
one sees the mist of a whales spout at
a great distance at sea.
The Beers retreated, the British
swept ahead, and we ran down the
kopie to catch up to the troops. 1t
was not until we were in the next
hattIe. and had a closer acquaintance
with the sounds and habits of flying
Mauser bullets, that we realized to
certainty that at Belmont we had been
potted at for ten or fifteen minutes
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horse holding the reins and sketching.
Suddenly the Beers opened every sort
of fire upon a bunch of horses lust be-
hind him. Shells screamed and burst
above and behind him, bullets sang
their high-keyed, insistent notes be-
side his ears, and pom-pom shells
screamed and burst closer than any
one would care to have them--alI
without a moments warning, when he
had fancied himself quite apart from
the battle that had been raging in
another part of the field.
There came to him such a rush of
impulses that he was staggered First
he was frightened, and next he had to
put away his pencil, close and strap
his notebook calm his horse, get its
bride over its head, mount it, and be
Off. For fifteen seconds he could do
nothing; but the spasm of alarm and
confusion passed, and presently he was
dashing away with lead and steel
dropping and screeching all around
him.
Would you imagine that, IL you were
thus surprised, you could leap up and
run with peal of laughter, precisely
as you would do If some one at home
suddenly turned a hose or flower stray
upon you? 1 have seen it done and
l have done it-been surprised by a
downpour of bullets from behind, when
some Beers were Unexpectedly making
charge, and have leaped up and run
for all l was worth laughing aloud
at the Righteousness of my own I'M
dignified haste. I may say that with
out appearing to boast, for / am no
more fond of danger than any other
ordinary man.
So various and peculiar are mems
emotions on the field of battle that 1t
would not rnceih1a hof
lola, Hugo, Dumas and Stephen Crane
in the book he wrote before he had
seen real War-could have hit upon
any phase of them that would be un-
true. Yet what these writer's dwelt
most upon is the one thing never saw
or heard of in actual war-the one
thing that all with whom 1 have talked
agreed In saying was far. far from
realism and the truth. That thing is
the consciousness Of danger and the
mental preparation for death.
The men whom I have known in war
go into battle believing, as rule, that
they will come out Of it all right. They
advance of lie down and direct an at
tack, saying to themselves or their
neighbors: There's Billy down. He's
hit, think. Our fellows on the right
are falling like leaves. BY Jove! this
is a hot fight. / would not mind shar-
Ai46 tAlebt HSdP OIL IOIhS Win CndTblG
Calvert. If we get a chance we will
run over there where he is" Some
times men get excited, and throw away
all concern whether they are hit or
not Then, again, you can always get
volunteers to make dash into what
seems to you certain DEATH but 1t
does not seem SO to them, for they be-
lieve in what they call their lucky
stars" and the more often they risk
death and escape it the more they be-
lieve themselves what George Wash
ington was said to be-the bearer of
charmed life.
In the first war 1 reported said to
myself; Courage is not at all an ex-
traordinary thing. Nine fellows in
every ten have got 1t. But / think 1t
must all ooze out of a man after he is
hit The men who have been often
wounded, like Lord Roberts, and who
stick to the profession, must be made
of an uncommon clay" / know better
than that now.
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a-week Philo with Vocabulary of SO
Words started out to win the Fair One
with just one passionate Whirlwind
that would carry her off her Feet.
He moved alongside, got Split In
finitive crossed with a defective Advert
and died on everything except the Hug.
Inasmuch as she never stood for any
Strong-Arm Plays until after the
Fourth Call she decided that she had
been Insulted. She said that her
Father would kill him. He took a short
cut across the Lawn and escaped into
the Alley back of the Engine House.
Fortunately she had other Callers that
Evening and became so Interested that
she forgot to speak to Father.
Philo began to weaken on the Sys-
TENS. Yet he knew that there was
some certain Way of going at it for he
could see what was being pulled off all
around him. Every Night when he was
out scanning the Hammocks and Front
Porches in order to spot his Destiny,
he saw Whole Bunches of them snug
gled together in the Twilight He won
dered how they managed to Last.
AS for him, the Girl Proposition
had him down and out.
Ii he kept quiet, he was Stick. If
he talked against time, he made
Breaks.
If he complimented other Girls. he
lost his Number. If he roasted other
Girls, he insulted her Dearest Friends.
If he tried to Coddle, she called for
Help. If he didn't. she would begin to
Yawn about $50.
He had tried all known Methods that
the supposed to be Winners and he was
still thousand miles from the Cosey
Corner.
One day he struck upon the Explana-
ton of the whole sad State of Affairs.
He decided that he was a Shell-Fish.
MORAL: Never play a SYSTEM
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MIN a Liner which he would Muff.
linen for the next five Minutes he
would be trying to rub the Varnish off
the Chair, using himself for that Pur-
pose.
Or perchance when he showed up
with his Lassoo hidden under the
Coat and his Soul steeled to Deter
Inihation, he would find two or three
otner Beaux on the Premises, all or
canned to. block him off. Some twenty
Allnutes later. Philo would be up stage
reading a Magazine.
>, Alter being Frosted from Head to
Foot, our Young Friend decided that
ohe who would induce a Timid Girl to
move over and be Chummy, must not
20 after her, but compel her to follow
me Trail. Philo read in Book cost
4us Sl.lS at a Department Store that
me blase Man of the World who treat
ca them with cold and smiling 1ndif-
ference, simply got them all worked
The games plays out as follows:
CYNICAL Ike with the dark, piercing
eyes and the lines of a Great Sor-
low marked on his Handsome Face
oTAs Dora that all Women are alike.
~ 1hls Talk goes best with a Turkish
cigarette. Dora tells him that he is
IN She says that there are Women
IA the World capable of Stead-fast
love. Ike springs a pensive Sigh and
" vcys All, If he could believe it.. There
II a 1t is up to her to prove it or
Use use the Argument, and that's the
80 90 Philo went around telling every
Dle Who would listen to him that Wo-
Ecu are tickle ever. When he called he
~, as FAR down in the Chair as he
~ alq get and said cruel Things about
va ae World of Fashion. He wanted to
NJ NJ away from all the vain Pretendings
Marry. "o"iu ~
ct ne worked this along the entire
lam in or Boarding Houses and no one
ss qseu MIN to change his Mind. Some
HI 'o mat Philo had been given the
an 0 ms and was Sore. In the Books
rs+ ule swell Lockers are supposed to
bnt out and chase the Woman Halter
res5daapp IN the 9Th Ward, where Philo
Aueu, the Recipe was no good.
ma NTDrdlngly he switched The sec
n,rea book that fell into his Hands pic
'u the Young Fellow who simply
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are so applicable to the fiction form
that 1t seems pity more good authors
do not get their ideas for stories In this
way. A few days ago there was print
ed copy of a letter from Mr. Andrew
Carnegie to some one in Maine who had
sent him photograph Of the ship In
which he came to this country over
fifty years ago. Mr. Carnegie recalled
a sailor on board who was a great fa.-
vorite. Bergman by name. and wrote
that IL he could find this sailor he
should like to be of service.
Surprising" says New York news.
paper. that Bergman is living; what
plot there is here for q latter-day
Dumas! The poor little Scotch boy
with whom the good natured seaman
played upon the deck of the wiscasset
has become one of the richest men In
the world--a veritable Count Of Monte
Cristo. At his will, IL he choose, thou
sand Wisassets would spread their
sails, and he. IL he could only find Ber-
ryman. would like to be "of service"
Stewart Edward White. author of
1.-THE Westerners" and 1.-THE Blazed
TRAIL" Is at work on another novel
which will be published next spring.
His third book is already completed
and will be out this fall. Every sum
mer Mr.. White goes up north in Michi-
gan or the Hudson Bay country for
his vacation. This year he has gone
into the wlds of Canada and has taken
Thomas Fogarty, the artist, with him
in order that the illustrations Of his
next novel may be made at first hand
Mr.. White writes back that they are
living on what they can shoot and fish,
and relates an experience with a
muskalouge on Georgian Bay. They
were fortunate the very first day--a
big muskalounge struck the trolling
spoon.
AFTER he had towed the boat around
for half an hour" writes Mr.. White, "I
got him alongside-about four feet of
him. He took one look at Fogarty, bit
the brass smell in two and left us La
menting."
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keeps at the Girl and snoops around
and plays House Dog until her Wo-
mans Heart is touched by his Slavish
Devotion. Philo began to camp out at
the Home of a Brunette. At the end
og six days she shivered at the Sight
of him. After he had been given the
Headache Answer three times in one
Week he pulled down his Entry Money
and coppered the whole Scheme
Once he attempted the Impetuous
Line of Business. 1t always works out
on the Stage. The Object is to nail
the Girl without giving her a Chance
to become acquainted and Investigate.
First or second meeting and then
Speech about having loved her for Years
before he saw her-Arm around Waist
before there is time to jump-Bing!
One Moonlit Evening it was that SIP
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There are times again and again in
camp and in and out-of-doors dens
that boys love to have, when a place
to 'roost' while reading or a place to
'snooze' through a day of drizzlins
rain is in great demand. Generally
Just when one most wants Il the for
est branches and twigs are too wet
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LEE DUPONT LOSES STORE.

POstoflce Building at Dupont Burn
ed Yesterday Morning.
Waycross, Ga, July 1.-THE post
office and store of Lee Dupont, at Du-
pont, burned early this morning. The
fire was discovered by the telegraph
operator when the building was nearly
consumed. The citizens of the little
town quickly arose, but nothing was
saved from either postoffice or store.
The blaze started inside the store, but
its origin Is unknown. Loss $1,000 or
So, 500; insured.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-13

rope (clothesllne is good through the
holes. This can be accomplished easily
by noting the method of lacing in fig
ure ABB The stay-blacks G and D
should be twelve inches long. The
hammock can be made entirely COM
Portable by placing upon IL several
couch pillows and covering them with
a shawl,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-13

to use for bed, and. beside. 1t is too
much trouble.
Now here is a way to make really
practical hammock that will just fill
the bill. Get several barrels, break
them up and remove all the nails
from the slaves. Bore a three-quar-
ter-inch hole in each end OF each stave
with heated poker. Then lace Thin
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CLEMENCY CAME TOO LATE.
Robert Hunter Died ON Day His Par
don Was Signed.

Atlanta, July 12.-In one Of the cases
in which Gov. Gambler recently grant
ed pardons, executive clemency came
too late. Robert Hunter, who was serv-
ing a fifteen-year sentence for burglary
at Lookout Mountain camp, died yes
terday at noon just about the time the
Governor was signing his pardon Hun
ter went UP from Fulton county. His
death was due to consumption.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-13

imagination rather than on actual eA-
periences of life.
1t has always been puzzle to many
readers of the publishers announce
ments to understand how editions are
figured. That there is any set number
of volumes printed for an edition Is no
longer suspected by even the most
credulous Certainly the problem must
be battling to one who reads, Now
Ready. Third Edition; Fourth Edition
in Press" At just what point did the
publisher decide to stop the third edi-
tion? A first edition may be 100 copies,
or it may be 100000. In the case
of a popular. novel brought out last
year the first edition was 10000
copies. One of the best selling books
of the present season has had thus far
but one edition. and some 10000 copies
of that are still stored in the publish
er's shipping room. The same firm
and the condition is characteristic
had a best selling book last season
which went into eight editions, but
the total number OF copies sold was
less than the first edition of their best
book this year. A possible explanation
of the matter is that the publishers
make the first edition of a book equal
to the number which they think they
can SELL This estimate is often based
on the advance orders, more often on
the fame of the author and the record
of his previous sales, and sometimes
on the basis Of speculation. This lat
ter plan seems to have obtained in the
case of many of the new writer's who
have been doomed to popularity, and
big sales by the patent medicine and
soap methods of advertising. When a
book goes into its fourth and fifth edi-
lions 1t may be guessed that it is
selling better than the publishers be-
lieved 1t would. There are, however,
some publishers to whom the number
of editions would appeal to so strong
ly that they would divide an ordinary
edition into several printings. 1t seems
to the public that a book which has
gone through a number of editions
must be in great demand.
Robert Edeson, the actor, once re-
marked that there was the basis of a
good American play in almost every
issue of a daily paper. He might have
said with equal truth that the basis of
several stories could be found in the
same manner. Now and then there APP
pears items in the daily press which
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-13
RAINS IN PUTNAM.
Crops Much Benefited by Refreshing
Showers.

Eatonton, Ga, July 1.-THE fear
fully dry and hot spell that has pre-
vailed here for the last two or three
weeks has been broken by general
rains. Yesterday afternoon a rain fell
that apparently covered the county,
and to-day the showers are still COM
ing. Crops of all kinds have suffered
greatly from the effects of the hot
spell, and the production of corn. es-
pecially, will be materially curtailed.
Cotton still has time, with propitious
seasons, to recuperate and make a
good yield. The melon crops have
specially suffered from the extreme
heat and the yield will be reduced.
The peach crop is not as good as was
promised short while ago. Shipments
from this point will be light this sea-
son.
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criminal will be suspected to be the
work of Mr.. Waterloo himself. 1t is
the theory of some novelists that a
cultivated Imagination is all that is
required for successful writing. and IL
the suspicion that Mr.. Waterloo is the
real author Of the autobiography" 1t
must be assumed that he drew on his
Imagination rather than on actual ex-
periences of life.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-13

An Interesting story of Gorky--sup-
posed Biography OF a Convict.
Figuring Book EditiOns-Carnesie
as a Monte Cristo-Stewart Ed
ward Whites Fish story.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-25
ELOPERS AXE CAUGHT.
BoecObel Man and Young Girl Brought
Back and Former held for Trial.

Myron Eggleston, one OF Bosco-
bells bilious blatherskites and a man
devoid of principle with years
enough to know better, eloped last
week with Elva Dixon, sixteen
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Dixon who reside in that
city. A warrant for their appre-
hension was issued by Justice Rich
ardson and Constable Amos Devoe
started in search Of the guilty pair
Cards were printed and sent broad
cast, giving description of them
and efforts of the authorities were
successful, the man and girl having
been detained at Austin, MINI.
Constable Devoe went to Austin
and arrested them, returning with
his prisoners to Boscobel, where the
girl was delivered to her parents
and Eggleston held for hearing on
charge of abduction. He was
brought to county jail for a few
days pending preliminary trial
which was held before the Boscobel
justice above mentioned on Monday.
Atty w. E. Howe appeared on be-
half of the state. After hearing
the evidence in the case the court
ruled that defendant be bound over
to trial in circuit court and fixed
bale at $500. Being unable to furn-
ISL sureties, Eggleston was brought
back here to jail.
The girl in the case is not overly
bright-she could not have been
and taken the course she did, for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-25
RALPH BARNETT WEEDS.
Former Lancaster Boy Takes Bride Al
Sumner, Ia.

Cards were received here this
week announcing the marriage at
Sumner, Ia, last evening of Mr..
Ralph Bushnell Barnett and Miss
Irma Eugenia McMeekin, at the
home of the brides parents in that
city.
The groom is a prosperous jewele1
and a son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Barnett of this city. His many
Lancaster friends will enjoy the OPP
portunity of congratulating the hap
Ply couple this week, as they include
stop here on their honeymoon
journey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Barnett and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred P. Barnett of
Lancaster were present at the we'd
ding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-25
THE TOWN CAUCUS.
Thos. Mcdonald Carried Delegation Over
Henry Irish.

Republicans of the town of Ian
caster assembled at the City hall
Saturday afternoon for purpose of
choosing eight delegates to represent
said town in the county convention.
w. A. Johnson acted as chairman
and Geo. E. Budd secretary.
The contest was between Thos.
Mcdonald and Henry Irish, rival
candidates for sheriff, each desiring
the delegation for his personal ben
eft. The total vote cast was 155, of
which Mr.. Irish received ~ and Mr..
Mcdonald 10S.
Delegates named were V. FL. Kin
ney, Geo. NARROW, Chas. Case, Her
man Roth, j. S. Bonham, Robt
Bailie, Fl. M. Griswold and John
Tuck wood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-25
MAN WITH LONG NAME.
Michael Yokohlshey, Inmate of County
Home, Becomes Demented.

Whether or not the daily task OF
carrying about SO long a name is
the cause of Michael Yokohlshey
losing his mind is question for
scientists to ponder over-but that
he is demented was ascertained
here Saturday by Drs. Hassell and
Godfrey who examined him.
Michael had been an inmate of the
county home for some time past,
and on Thursday of last week babe
adieu to this hospitable retreat and
departed for old familiar haunts
near Castle Rock. where he former
ly resided. He left without know
ledge of Supt. Anderson and very
likely intended to phone for his
name to be forwarded on a fiat
car upon arrival at his destination.
Marshal Henry of Boscobel gathered
in Michael on the following day upon
his arrival there and notified officers
here of his detention, whereupon
Under-Sheriff Mcmahon went after
the refugee Friday and brought him
back. AS stated, he was given an
examination and the opinion Of the
physicians was believed to be 0. K.
by Judge Goodsell who ordered the
unfortunate man to be transferred
to quarters in the asylum wards.
Michael can handle his long name
with grace if he is off" He states
that he has relatives in nearly every
country on the globe and evidently
everyone got whack at his name.
He throws out one syllable and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-25
her male companion is neither &C
complished nor pretty.
BLOOMINGTON FAIR.
Good Weather, Large Crowd and Grand
Success All Around.

The Bloomington fair was a sue
cess both in point of attendance and
entertainment. Thursdays crowd
was as usual light, but on Friday
there were between 5000 and $500
people on the grounds, with LOCO
in the amphitheatre during the
races
The athletic sports were lively
and produced more than the usual
amount of interest-especially the
relay race which was won by the
Glen Haven team, with Lancaster a
close second.
The exhibits in all departments
were much larger than usual, es-
peclally in live stock.
The weather was ideal on both
days, and with a few more years OF
such luck the society will be on the
high-road to prosperity.
Following is the result of the
races:
THURSDAY.
2:24 TRoT OR PACE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-25

An evening of innocent fun
at Gilhooley's Reception.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-25
Baptist Announcements.

Regular services next Sunday at the
Baptist church as follows: S. S. $50
a. m. followed by preaching and Lords
Supper Y. P. S. G. E. at $50 p. m.
Topic, Missionary heroes.
There will be a missionary supper at
the church next Tuesday evening. You
are invited to take tea with them.
Hours, $50 to TOO p. m.
Preaching at Dyer school house at
800 p. m. next Sunday and at Liberty
Ridge school house at 7:3O p. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-09-25

losses it over his shoulder, then out
with another and wraps it around
his neck, and after tying it in sever
al bow knots he drops the ends to
the ground and has a full grown
name. The act is a counterpart to
the manner in which snake
charmer handles big snakes.