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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1902-04-01
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1902-04-01
Der Siea.

Ter Worgen 0es s. gtopember per.
bieB eillen idonen Gag. &ein 8olf-
den tribte ole &larbeit bes blalleu
Simmels. Sn aller Sriibe feierte Der
8ormeliter auf einem SelDoltar Die
heiliae Weiie. SIM Sageseuangeliilnl
- es ipar Die Sftape bon Maerbeili.
Gen - lebrte Der gottlihe grloier,
oaB man Dem Safer geben miiiie,
mas bes aaiiers, uno Soft, pds
8ottes lit. gs nor Elm ~erbabenes
uno feierliGes ShmlipieI. als bel
Der @anblltng Die Sm1ienOe BON
arieaeru ii6 bemiitbig in ben Stoub
neiaten uno nit Snbritnit uno Der
trauen Die Silfe oes "u1mIhtigen
2eufers Der SbIaften anrietcn.
9ie Srompeten i6metterten, Die
Srcmmeln mirbelten, uno elm Son.
nenitrabl perfldrte bus Intlis oes
8rieiters, tpelder bas Spfer Der Der.
iobnung utb bes Sriebens burbrahte.
Nad Der Meiie itieg Siap nit Dem
Baron BON StrafoniB 5u Eferoe, iInt,
bon elmer fleinen @sforte besleitez,
nohmals cine Hecpgnos5ierlmg Der
ieinolibeu Stellung por5mebmen.
Gle manoten iib eegen Die Moloall
un0 bielten BET einem 9orfe, binter
peldem ii6 cine peite gbene aus
breitete, Die i'm Siutergrunoe bon
ben iih ampbitbeatraliib aufbauen'
ben Siiseln bes weiBen 8erges be.
arenat NOR.
Ser Seino bot Die Bride freige,
aeben unb iGeint uns ein5ulooen,
biniiter an fommen", iagte StQp,
iein Bferb anbalteno. i
SD merbe Sbnen init @ereniger
folgen, General, perieste 2ltomig.
.9as piirbe mebr pie untlug
ieiu". entsegnete Giag; .uniere Geg
ner iacinen iit briiben gut einee.
niItet 5u babeu. Sdite man MIR
meiuem Tatbe gefolgt es Ddre ibnea
feline 3eit ba5u geblieben."
Sic bolten alio Die Boiition oes
Seinhes fiir iebr portbeilbaft."
sd famn es ni6t Ieugnen; oas
hin.er linen liegenbe gras oeds
ibren &id8us; ibren re6ten Sliisel
biloet Der Itart nit Snfanterie be.
ieste fGnieli6e 8arf, wdbreno Der
linfe lid an Den uneriteigbaren gere
lebnt. Us bleibt als eiH6ige mgre!f-
bore Steae MIR Die 8ront, uno weua
ipIr nod ldnger 5ogern, meroen lie
oIeie bur6 Sranfeen 0erart peritarft
bobeu, oaB aud bier Die Iusiitt an
grfolg fiir inns iebr oiirftig lit. &!r
miiiien baber inter alien umitunOen
berte nod anareiien."
Isle mir if)eint, miro ms apfI
Jest ifon Der Sieg redt idtper
iperoen."
,@ergeiien Gle nibt, je ibpercy
Der Sieg. oeito erSBer Der 9tibm Des
Siesers."
ssn oieiem Augenblide ertonte in
Der sSerne bereits 0as @efnotter Der
Wlisfeten, pomit Die @orpoiten iif
gegenleitig ben WorgengrilB 5u.
ianbten, uno Der fleine Reitertrupp
elite nod benz 2ager 5uriid, 100
Warimilm eben einen ariegsratb
periammelt bate. /,
gouGuoi, Der @nfiibrer Der faiier-
liden Sruppen, iopie iait i~Gmmtlid,t
iibriaen Generate paren Der Mniiht,
itatt Den Seino in ieiner g~eeenpdrti.
Gen itarfen Eoiition maugreifen, aui
DER entgeaengeieBten Seite Bran
Ielbit az beoroben. Sour Der SerSoa
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-04
CHAPTER III.
WRECKED IN MIDOCEAN.


The day arrived which TO Sam was
the completest of the year. On Satur-
day afternoon at y o'clock he walked
abroad a free man There was some
1nisgiving mingled with his elation-a
feeling that perhaps after all it had
been better to stick it out" at the Of
fee, but the further he left the Office
behind the weaker grew that feeling.
and by the time he reached his board
ing house he could have whooped aloud
in sheer lightheartedness. 1t was done
now He had committed himself be-
yond recall. With Johnny he went up
to the museum of Art to take a fare
well look at the beauties of civiliza
ton before turning his back upon them
for long time. Everything in the
city took on new light to the boys
from the fact that they were going to
leave it, 1t was much more interest
ing a =slace to leave than live in they
both decided. Its blessings frightened
on taking flight.
Sunday was spent in visiting and
saying goodby to the few friends they
had in town-neither of them owning
a near relative, in town or out of it
and on Monday morning, at 10 o'clock,
the Judith, perfect in every equipment,
coy beyond words, cast off their lines
and filed out to open sea, with hearty
shouts of good luck" from the boat
man following her. 1t was one of
those perfect days in late August that
steal their beauties from all the year.
A brilliant, warm sun and a cool,
steady breeze. They swept out of the
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tions in and around the Maldive ISL
ands, in the Indian Ocean, off the
southern coast of Ceylon. On landing
in New York, DR.. Agassiz is reported
to have said that he had learned more
about corals in this single expedition
than in fifteen years of previous study
elsewhere, and he brings back with
him, to add to the remarkable coral
collections already gathered in the
Museum of Comparative Zoology, many
specimens of the greatest rarity, some
of which are altogether new to science.
DIR. Agassizs assistants in this expe-
dition were his son, Mr.. Macmillan
Agassiz, Dr. w. Mem. Woodwork, and
Mr.. H B. Bigelow. Besides the corals
themselves, a. large number of photo
graphs were secured, together with an
chronological collection of great interest
the larger port of which was obtained
through the friendliness of the Sultan
of the Maldives, to whom DR.. Agassiz
carried letters from the Royal Gov
ernor of Ceylon.
The general formation of coral ISL
ands, or atolls, is familiar from the de-
scriptions which the school Biographies
give. Most of them have, in a general
way, the shape of an extended crescent
so extended as nearly to make ring
/ enclosing a body of water which is
called the lagoon. Frequently the ring
is broken on one side, giving free pass
age to the sea, but in the course OF
time it tends to become completely
closed. The winds and the tides de-
post sand upon the top of the coral
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old office-that didn't go u-u-u-U-UP!
and then DO-o-o-o-wn, He felt that
he would be willing to return to it in
the humble capacity of doormat, if
necessary.
Johnnys poetic flight flew away at
the sight of those wretched faces.
IAN hands to the bicarbonate Of
soda, ahOy!" he shouted; dashed the
wheel and prepared two doses-half-
teaspoonful to a glass of water-and
administered them, despite the earnest
pieadngs of the other two that they
wanted nothing absolutely nothing
except a quick and peaceful death.
Down it, down it," said Johnny.
you'll feel better afterwardi" They
took it and retired. An hour later Pc
ter reappeared. Chastened in spirit
and mild of speech he was, but, with
the exception of an occasional drawing
down of the mouth, quite himself
again. Sam did not show. up until the
Judith cast anchor in one of the shall
low bays of the Jersey coast. He was
mortified beyond words that the West
erner had proved the better seaman.
To ease his feelings Peter explained
that a long experience in busting"
brOncos had to a certain extent pre-
pared him for the antics of the sea.
An explanation fully indorsed by John
ny, and received gratefully by Sam
BY the time supper was on the table,
and the lights were lit in the cabin,
Sans ideas of sea travelling were back
to the first point of view. The night
was beautifully clear; whistlings of
tree toads came across the marsh and
sand; from further away patches of
music from a hotel band were blown to
them by the puffy breeze. The bay
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he got in a bite on my leg to bring
the blood, but swinging my club around
my head and giving a cheer l brought
it down on him with such force that
he rolled over and lay on his side gasp
ing for breath. 1 could have easily
killed him now, but 1 was not blood
thirsty. All l wanted was for him to
know that 1 was master, and that it
would not be safe for him to run after
me again. When 1 saw that the bat
tie was over I turned and walked slow
ly away. There was a big rooster of
the Cochin China breed, and also an
old gander who boosted that he had
killed a buzzard in a fair fight. [
rather expected that one of them
would attack me, and had they done
so 1 might have lost my life in the
conflict, but 1 was permitted to climb
the fence without further trouble.
When l reached home and told my
story my mother was both alarmed
and pleased, and scarcely had father
entered the door as evening came
when she called out:
"Yoko behold your son Nigni! AL
though he is no bigger than a pint of
cider he has the heart and courage of
a man. Let me tell you that he
fought the Bantam rooster to-day and
won a great victory. If he keeps on
as he has begun he will soon drive that
ugly peacock before him and be able
to scare the cats off the back fence"
my son, I am glad to hear of your
bravery" said my father as he took
me in his arms and kissed me, but
1 must also warn you to be prudent.
One bite from a big rooster would
prove your death, and should, a gan
der strike you with his wings he would
break every bone in your little body"
That evening some of our neighbors
came in to gossip and of course my
proud mother had to tell the story
of my battle and victory over again.
1t was declared to be a wonderful feat
for such little fellow as 1 was, and
they praised me so much that I fin
ally ran away and hid in one of faith
er's boots. When it was bedtime they
looked about and called to me, but
had gone to sleep and did not hear
If father had not started to draw on
his boots and look for me they would
not have found me before morning.
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formation, and vegetation-even trees
of good size-gradually takes root.
Some of the atoils art composite
atollS within atolls as it were-the
outer ring being generally detached
reefs which stand about the main
structure in a roughly outlined circle.
Prof. Agassiz says that the lagoons
of the Maldives were richer in their
contributions to the study of coral than
any others he ever visited. The ex-
petition started from this country last
October. and covered some 1000 miles
after it reached the Maldives. The
steamer Amra was chartered from the
British India Navigation Company,
and equipped with a sounding ma
chine built specially for the purposes
of deep-sea investigation, a second
sounding machine for more moderate
depths of water in the lagoons within
the coral reefs, and with a steam winch
and drum for sea towing and dredging
Interesting information regarding the
topography of the bottom of the ocean
in the vicinity of the Maldive atolls
was obtained from the soundings made
possible by this apparatus-the general
conclusion being that the atolls rose
from a broad level plateau which
forms the bed of the sea in this local
ity. The greatest depths of the la
goons of the composite coral atolls
were found to be not much more than
40 fathomS. In some places the varia-
lions of the floor of the ocean were
very abrupt, the depth of the water:
above them changing from eight to
over 20 fathoms in short distances. But
in the center of the channel between
two of the islands 769 fathoms of wa
ter was found, and in a wide chan
mel elsewhere the SOundiner reached
1922 fathoms-the latter depths repre-
senting. apparently, the normal depth
of the plateau.
The smaller atolls vary in size, DR..
Agassix found, from a couple of hun
dred feet in diameter to seven miles
in length. Numerous nascent atolls
were observed, many of which exist
as flats. bars or mere rings which do
not rise more than five or six fathoms
from the top of the plateau, others
coming within from three to seven
fathoms of the surface of the sea, 9th
ers again which form rings or bars
just awash or with a foot or two of
sea over the rim, and, finally, some
rings that are partially awash. but
with little sandbanks projecting a few
inches above the surface The shape
of these islands is not necessarily cir
cular; it varies greatly and is in
directly affected by the topography of
the sea bottom. Some are elliptical.
crescent, or pear-shaped, while in 9TH
crs the lagoons have been formed by
the growth of coral patches-rising at
a short distance parallel with the outer
reef-which have become Joined.
The strength of the winds that pre-
vail among the Maldives has much to
do, DR.. Agassiz says, with the shape
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bay at a spanking gait, everything
ter most sweetly.
Sam and Peter. summed themselves
upon the cabin roof in blissful re-
pose.
20. don't know" warbled the Sc
date Samuel This amt so bad.
There's other jobs-that's worse than
this!''
Right you are, old boss" assented
Peter in prose. Il wisht they had boats
on the prairie-that's the only thing
she lacks-not that I'm going back on
horse flesh. but this kind of travelling
is as smooth as slippery ellum."
Yes" jeered Johnny. wait till
you hit the swell outside-then I'll have
a chance to see what you hardy sa.'s
are made of"
81 hope it won't be as bad as that"
murmured Sam. Which called out a
laugh. 1t doesn't take much to do that
on a beautiful day, with Office work
rapidly dimming in the distance, and
a little ship slipping over the glinting
waves like a fairy.
There's a craft that knows what
hard weather is all right" called john
ny. pointing.
whats that?" asked the others, sit
ting up.
pilot boat-looks as if they were
going on cruise too. Must have been
bought by other parties-theyr sew
ing a piece of canvas over her num-
ber-see?"
A couple of hundred yards away lay
a sturdy schooner. On her decks the
men We're working. taking in stores
from a small boat. AS Johnny said,
one man was sewing a patch of can
vas over the number on the main
sail.
people that bought her, bought a
good boat, all right" continued john
ny, airing his special knowledge. NO
better boats float than those pilot
boats"
''Sayl announced Sam. "I'll bet l
know what she is; that's the boat
they spoke of in the papers this
morning. It's supposed she's fitting
out for a flibustering expedition-the
government may stop her"
"Fily- busterine2" said Peter. I've
done some of that-what do you
mean?"
"They're a crowd going down to
fight in Cuba-outsiders taking a hand
in"
Il wonder If that is her game?''
asked Peter.
Il doubt IT," replied Johnny.
Shrewdly. 1t seems TO me that they've
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tie will do-and to the under part Of
the cork attach a bent pin. To the
pin tie piece of thread long enough
to reach three-fourths of the way down
the inside of the bottle, and to the low
er end of the thread fasten any small
object. say a shoe-hutton, to make the
thread hang taut.
Insert the cork and seal it with wax,
and say to the company that you are
going to cut the thread in two with
out opening the bottle-in fact, with
out touching the thread.
To accomplish this, you need a read
ing glass, or sun-glass. and access to
a window where the sun is shining
clear and bright. The feat is more
mystifying if you perform this part
of it in private; so you go to the win
dow hold up your sun-glass so that
you can focus the rays from the glass
directly on the thread through the side
Of the bottle and in a short time the
heat from the focused rays will burn
the thread into two pieces. the end with
the button attached falling to the bot
tom OF the bottle. Then go back to
the company with the bottle, and they
viii see that the cork has not been
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CLEANED like mirror. Bacon and eggs,
coffee and stewed tomatoes were a
feast for a king, and, as they sat on
the deck afterward, Peter playing the
mouth organ to the accompaniment of
Johnny's banjo, enthusiasm swelled
SANS breast once more.
I'm going to work you fellows into
it gradually" explained Johnny.
''We'll take the inside course down
the coast, through BaSnegat. and so
on. I've got charts. anAwe don't draw
enough water to make it very difficult
anyhow. The amount of outside sail
ing We'll have to do will grow your
sealegs almost without your knowing
it; but by-and-by Wen have to cut out
the shore sailing and the shore food
and get down to hardpan. We're likely
to get jouncing off the capes, so we
must prepare ourselves. Tomorrow
the class in navigation will be held
You must pitch in and help me out all
you can, because honestly, it's risky
doing what we're going to do with only
one man knowing anything about a
boat There's no denying it, we're like
ly to have stiff work ahead of us, and
we can't begin to get ready for it too
soon. Let's make a start now, and
turn in
The extension boards We're drawn out
and covered with blankets. The first
rapid-fire talk died away, and soon the
coy cabin was the abode of sleep.
Bright and early the next morning
the Judith's crew awoke. The sun was
only an hour high. when she rippled
through the still bay. All that day her
amateurs had the elements of sailing
pounded into them, and likewise the
next and the next, and for many sue
ceeding daye. Not a thing did Johnny
miss, as far as chance helped him. He
explained and he eXpounded, until he
felt with pride that the boys were pre-
pared for almost any contingency Ev-
erything that could be done about a
boat was done over and over again.
from reefing to splicing a rope-and af-
ter all this, Johnny found the sheet
rope tied in a hard knot one afternoon.
sam, the guilty one, explained that ne
forgot and Johnny told him what he
thought of a sailorman who fixed his
sheets like that in a manner which was
likely 10 make Sam pause before he
forgot IN the future.
They had unusual fortune Twice
they got aground with no more incon-
venience than being obliged to wait for
the tide TO float them off again. They
were only In jeopardy once. when in
rounding a sharp promontory. Peter.
who was at the wheel, got caught in a
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-04
NIGNI, THE DWARF.
The Adventures of "A Little Man, as
Written by Himself.

nc adventures Oh n MAN, as
Written by Himself.
NO. "A FIGHT WITH A ROOSTER.
My adventure with the grasshoppers
taught me confidence and gave me
courage, and after that was far more
trouble to my mother. 1 sought for
other adventures. and hardly a week
passed that I was not in hot water.
While my father kept no fowls about
the place, the neighbor on our left had
about 100 chickens, and part of them
belonged to the breed known as Ban
tam. Among them was a rooster no
larger than a crow, and from the first
day he got sight of me through the
fence he appeared to be anxious for a
fight. AS l was so small he perhaps
took me for one of his own breed. I
was very much afraid of him until
after my battle, and then 1 determined
to have it out with him. l said as
much to my mother one day, and she
replied:
"Nigni. there is no question about
your being brave, and no monkey could
jump about more lively, but you must
beware of that rooster. He is a born
fighter. and should he get you down
your life would be pecked out in no
NAAAAC' W at iii yO0 oAS bNO VI Iii &C
years older"
But 1 did not wait. I went into the
garden one morning and cut me a club
about three feet long, and as large
around as a woman's thumb, and arm
ed with that 1 boldly climbed the fence
and dared the bantam to fight me to
the death. He was very much sur
prised at my defiance, but pretty soon
his comb got blood red with anger,
he scratched at the dirt under his
feet, and almost before 1 knew it he
was rushing for me. 1t was well that
1 was on my guard. That rooster
meant to knock me over the first thing,
but 1 slipped aside and gave him a
blow on the head that made him stag
ger All the other fowls gathered
around to see the battle, and they were
all friends of the rooster except a lame
duck. She looked at me in a sorrow
full way, and 1 knew she thought I
would get the worst of it. The ban
tam was more careful when he at
tackled again, but l was ready and
watchful and gave him a blow which
took all the fight out of him for a time.
1 think he would have been glad to
quit now, but the hens, ducks and geese
urged him on, and encouraged him to
believe that would soon run for home.
When he came at me the third time
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-04

called attention to themselves too
much to be on that lay"
You fellers haven't any idee of
joining the Cubans, have yer?" ask
ed Peter, suddenly.
Il hadn't thought of doing anything
of the kind, and I guess Sam hasn't
either" replid Johnny. NO, we just
wanted to go down and see what all
the trouble was about"
I'm glad to hear that" said Peter.
for if you had that in your mind
you'd have to count me out"
''What?" they cried in one breath.
That the redouhtable Peter should
have an aversioISlo war was unbelev-
able. You wouldn't join. Pete?"
Nor sir!" answered Pete emphati-
cally. mo war in mine. My dad fit all
the way from Bull Run to Lees sur
render. He used to say that he lead
er the first Bull Run, and that he was
the most relieved man in the army on
the day of the surrender. However,
his record shows he didn't bring up
the rear all the time. But you never
see anybody so sore on war as dad
was. Pete he says to me, TN tell
you straight Three quarters of us fell
lers didn't known what the fuss was
about and most of the other quarter
didn't care a durn. AS for dying to
set men free" as they sing about. 1
for one, didn't have the least notion
of the kind, and there was other mem
beers of a comp'ny felt the same way.
Wars a rotten rough and tumble
scrap Pete says he. where every
thing goes from kicking to pulling
hair-don't you never get no it.
When you have a difficulty with a
gentleman, and really know what
you're fighting about | naturally ex-
pect you'll use the gun-handling your