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V 4' V I the; ... AJN KXCELLENV I . ADVERTISING MEDIUIL: Cfflciar Crgan cf Vashingtcn Gcinty. FIRST 0 ALI THE IffEWS, Circulates extensively la the CaunllM f Wishinsten, Martin, Tyrrell tnd Bimfcit Jcb Printing In ItsVarlsus Grasses. l.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE. "FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY, AND FOR TRUTH." SINGL.E COPY, 5 CENTS. VOL. IX. PLYMOUTH, -N. C, FHIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1898. NO. 52. SB Cf THE ROUGH RIDERS. Prom where th chaparrals uplift O'er Texan sea of grass; From Arizona cartoned ritt, And Colorado pass: From Boston elm and olassio shade, And Gotham masque and ball, VTe'vejrathered, by one motive swayefl Rough Elders are we all. We ken the ways of man and beast We've faced the prairie Death, We've watohed the buzzards at their feast, We've felt the Norther's breath; We know the realms of belles and beaut And Fashion's gay command Our view lies from Delmonioo's Clear to the Rio Grande. , ' j MY ESCAPE. i . AN ADVENTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES. 1 f 1 As "Semana Santa, " or Holy Week, fi cad arrived, with the prospect of sev eral holidays in succession, the Anglo American residents of Manila had de serted the city. They went out to live in the surrounding country, partly for pleasure and partly because no re ticle would be allowed in the streets iuring two days of the week, so that wyone remaining in town would be virtually a prisoner in his house or at the club. - Some of the migrants had gone up the Pasig river to the lake at its source and some to. explore the won nerfulcaves in the great southern vol- lyi ,camc range; but x, wnn uaii a aozen J others, had chartered a big steam- f launch, . loaded her with a camping i outfit and native servants and steamed ftcToas'tlie'bay and up the coast. . We V vfere going to the wild north country p&t Luzon in search of deer and wild cig- We landed with our paraphernalia , on the beach at our" destination; or ilered the launch to return on the fol lowing Monday and began to shift for ourselves in a country as wild as it was when Magellan and Bilboa cruised among the islands. It swarmed with 'ittle Negritos, or aboriginal natives whom the Spanish conquerors have .. vainly tried for three centuries to sub- iae and civilize. , ' These Negritos wander about the vast forests in small bands, sleeping K one night under a few propped-up h ugh and the next, perhaps, among tl r) limestone rooks and caves of the si) ore. Their language consists of a Jew bird-like chirps and .whistles. Their weapons are bows and arrows and queer swords or knives, which they can wield with terrible effect. They are cowardly and treacherous io the last degree; We had been es pecially warned against wandering ingly in the jungle, for a solitary hunter would be apt to find himself suddenly bristling with arrows, shot from behind every tree and rock around him. "This," said the grave ld half-breed -: huntsman, who had given us these particulars, "would be excessively disagreeable for your jrraces" and our graces ..agreed with the opinion. . , ..."'- We accordingly took exceeding good care to keep together during the first two qt three ' days, but as no signs of blacks appeared we became less careful and occasionally made in dividual" expeditions along the shore or into the forest in quest of jungle fowl or other small game. Now a species of huge lizard-the iguana inhabits' the rocks of the islands, and I was very anxious to se cure a specimen. So one- afternoon I started off with a rifle to stroll along the shore toward a mass of jagged rocks where the beach ended. There a great bluff rose gradually from the woods, terminating in a mighty jspur high in the air and far out at sea. I soon discovered that I was accom panied by Pete, a small fox-terrier, who belonged to one of the men and had been brought, .with- us for some un s wn reason, for so far he had been ingbetter than a general nuisance. ?er, as Pete and I were good X he trotted along beside me Ave arrived at the rocks. ', id little hope f finding an iguana fflnd was vondering whether it orth while". to-go any farther ..ou (Pete gav.i a. yelp and dashed lOrwartL . in a luomem mora a saw a lis iguana flash! :ig iu and out among V; rocks like lightning, with - Pete ;f Sibling and dipping in pursuit. , it was hopeless to try a shot while O i ha lizard was dodging about I ran nfter Pete, shouting tohim. j a 1 y.nt Pete, a perverse brute at all times, having now an exciting and unique aU ve . hire in prospect, scrambled obsti- - - on, until he and the iguana " " 'leared in the low bushes covered the base of the ny way - through b.eart against and saw the ide of the Vy made O bad 'the But now, unchecked, the oattle whirl In headlong, wild stampede ; And Beauty's banner may unfurl In vain. We give no heed. We've changed the ranch and city charms For Cuban thatch and palm. The jarring roll of hostile arms Our pffiau is and psalm. In strangely differing clime and place Our names and paths appear. For many a college knows our face, And many a branded steer. But, Io! one blood you find us, when There sounds Columbia's call. We spring to answer it, like men Rough Riders are we all. Edwin L. Sabin, in Puck. 1 dog's neck, but restrained myself and after administering a cuff or two told him emphatically to go home. He only went back a few steps, then sat down defiantly and cocked one ear at me in a derisive and exasperating manner. When I went on again he came gaily trotting after, ready to dadh past me should more iguanas heave in sight. Then I threw a stick at him, which he promptly chased, captured and brought back to me. Finally I made a leash of my neck tie and handkerchief and thus re strained his ardor while I climbed up the rough and steep path. I was de termined to get the iguana if possible. We wound our way among big rocks and clumps of bushes and at last reached the top, a few yards from the great spur. Here the bluff was some twelve yards across. As it sloped gradually back toward the mainland it grew wider and was covered only with s'tiff, dry grass, till its base was lost in the forest. The iguana had made good use of his time and was not in sight, so I sat down on the summit to cool off and relieved my feelings by inventing approriate phrases and applying them to Pete. Then I. glanced around at the view, which was superb, with the sun setting in indescribable glory over the calm China sea. In the glow I could see a steamer, which I knew must be the mail-steamer, from Hongkong, probably bringing me letters and Easter remembrances from friends in far-away "America. Suddenly the dog jumped up and said "Woof 1" I muzzled him with one hand and reached for -the rifle with the other, with visions, of iguanas be fore me, but ; none appeared. Pete wriggled himself loose and "woofed" again, cocking his ears toward the for est at the base of the bluff. I turned my head and listened. , Now I could faintly hear the thump ing roll of galloping horses, mingled with the crashing of breaking bush. As I stood up and stared a pony ap peared, bursting out of the jungle, followed by another and still another. Almost before I realized what they were.full 20 of them had come tearing out of the woods and were charging up the slope toward me. In the forest wander hordes of these native ponies, discarded as old or use less by their owners, who, as a rule, are too indolent to dispose of them otherwise. We had enconntered them while hunting, but I had never seen so many together and was won dering what could have caused such a stampede when, just as the last one appeared,I saw a small,black,monkey like creature dash out after him, fol lowed by a score of others, driving the terrified animals up the hill with shrill whistles and shrieks. "Negritos!" I thought, remember ing what we had been told about their sometimes driving a crowd of these wandering ponies over some precipice to be killed on the rocks below and thus afford their pursuers an unctuous feast of horse-flesh for many days. This was evidently what the black men were doing now. I saw that the ponies would quickly arrive at the top and carry me over with them if something was not done promptly? so I seized Pete by the scruff of his neck aud ran for the head of the side path by which I had come up; but I was just too late; the fren zied mob of scarecrows was almost' upon me before I could get there. In desperation I waved the rifle aloft with one hand and poor Pete with the other, mingliDg a wild shout with Pete's expostulating yells. So strange an apparition, combined with the sounds from the dog,had the effect of causingmany of the drove of ponies to swerve past me, and I heard them go slidingand crashing down the other side of the bluff, while others turned sharply and ran down the path. One of these, however, lost his footing in turning eo suddenly and fell head long. He rolled over so quickly that I had no time to get out o, the way, and he struck me squarely on the ankles. Pete flew one way and the rifle another as I pitched forward on top of the kicking brute. .We fell just at the head of the path, blocking the way for the last threa or four ponies, who lhalted trembling and snorting, As I scramble.! up I caiya Glimpse of the Negritos, had "'ojned at tie sight of me ami were Am ipmeiit. caning to eacu short, sharp whistles. Their great heads, covered with masses of frizzly hair, out of all proportion to their'dwarfed, naked bodies, gave them a most uncanny aspect, like a orowd of gnomes. I felt as if I were the hero of some fairy tale in the power of goblins, and for an instant I experienced the same horrid, creeping sensation that one feels at the first shudder of an earthquake. Every moment I expected a cloud of arrows to come whizzing about me, and I remember wondering whether they would be barbed 6r smooth; but the fierce little black men seemed too astonished to do anything but stand like statues and whistle. Yet it was certain that they would soon let fly their deadly arrows. By some instinct I grasped the pony's short,rough mane as he struggled to his feet and fol lowed alongside the animal as he headed down the path, keeping his shoulders and forelega between my self and the blacks. Pete had picked himself up and was close at my heels. As we disappeared a perfect storm of whistles pierced the air. . The ponies behind, frightened afresh, came crowding against my protector, who lashed out- viciously and started to run down the narrow path. Seeing there was danger of being crowded over the edge, I swung on his back, holding tight to his mane, and let him take his own course. ; Fortunately for me the little beast, although abnormally bony and mangy in appearance, had retained his eye sight .and ttoe wonderful sure-footed-ness that all Philippine ponies pos sess. He was evidently accustomed to a rider, for he picked his way down the rough passage at a sliding sort of trotj closely followed by the other ponies and Pete, who must have been having a precarious time of it among equine legs and hoofs. Far ahead I could hear the clatter ing of the ponies that had gone down first, while over all else were the 'weird squeaks and piping of the savages. They must have been in close pursuit, but unable either to pass the rear ponies or to get a shot at me on ac count of the windings of the path. I. crouched low and held on with all my might, expecting at every step to feel the blow of some barbarous missile.' Before I realized where we were I found the pony crashing through the bushes at the base, and we came on the rocks where I had first sighted the iguana. The rocks proved too much for my gallant but ancient steed, for wheu half-way across he slipped and pitched me off. I rose, uninjured, just in time to grasp his mane afresh and run along beside hiint The leading ponies were well ahead, and as they went pounding and thuu dering by the camp I saw the fellows who were lying about on the beach jump up and get out of the way. Wild was their amazement to see me tearing along the beach with ten-foot strides, hanging on to the mane of a bony and terrified horse, followed by several more "caballos" equally spec tral in appearance. The villainous fox-terrier scudded along in rear of the procession, telling everybody what jolly fun he had been having. I let go the pony and tumbled into the crowd, answering their frantic de mands for an explanation by pointing to the bluff and gasping "Negritos!" The boys jumped for their guns, but there.was no need of warlike prepara- i tion, for the savages had stopped just outside of the bushes on seeing the group. After gazing a moment they turned and disappeared 'one by one, while the last of the ponies plunged into the woods at the other end of the beach and was lost to sight. - All that night we heard the little black men signaling to each other around the camp, but saw them no more. The next day we climbed the bluff in a body and foundmy rifle safe and sound. On the way back, . by great good luck, I shot an iguana four feet long, which I had stuffed in Manila and af terward sent home by a sailing vessel. Its delivery, some four months later, by a horrified expressman at iay fam ily's home in a peaceful Boston sub urb created a scene of consternation fully justified by its appearance. Charles B. Howard, in youth's Com- panion. How Lincoln Saved Thirty Dollar. Still another story of Lincoln, illus trating his respect for his wife's judg ment: While Lincoln was practising law in Springfield, the fire-hose com pany, desiring to buy some new appa ratus, sent out subscription papers, and our youthful collector called upon J the future president. Me was closely examine J on the purpose of the sub scription, aud finally Lincoln agreed to subscribe in this fashion; "Well, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll go home to supper Mrs. Lincoln is generally good-natured after supper and then I'll tell her I've been think ing of giving' $30 to the brigade, and she'll say: 'dbe, you will never have any sense V' Twenty dollars is quite enough.' So tomorro iv, my boy. you come arou.-d and get your 20." . ; l,4n liagnosI. J-"1 .l4s vermi VjDg " all i, quite Weal; J-5a B1'V1: my it oiu "; useless, i' Poet. so fa j--" OUR PRISONERS OF WAR. CAPTURED SPANIARDS ALLOWED UNUSUAL LIBERTIES. What the Practice of Nations Indicate Is Proper In Case of Captive Belliger ents Cervera's Men Granted Every Reasonable Concession Asked For. It would seem, despite the com plaints made concerning the treat ment of some of the prisoners of war captured on the prize ships early in the present conflict, that the govern ment is doing fully as much, u . not more, than, the usage of civilized na tions demands in this connection. The practice of nations does not contem plate luxurious appointments and fare for an enemy's : forces that may be captured. When one recalls that, even under the rules of modern war, the entire' people of a vanquished town, state or nation are still con sidered the absolute property of the victor, anything short of death would seem to be a concession to humanitar ian instincts. As a matter of fact, however, this sweeping conception of the rights of the victor has not been insisted upon in recent wars. .Levying contribu tions of money, provisions and the like marks the limit of a victor's in sistence on his authority over the con quered. All such, however, are not strictly prisoners of war, and are not gener-1 ally so treated unless they have joined in the insurrection in a partly con quered territory. Yet prisoners of war are not confined strictly to com batants. Correspondents, sutlers, contractors and the scores of others that make up the train in the wake of fiverj army, may also be detained as prisoners of war if desired by the vic tors. Under the rules observed in the American service, however, chaplains, members of the enemy's medical staff, hospital nurses and servants are not held as prisoners of war unless for some special reason the commander may deem it necessary. All valuables, such as money, jew els, extra clothing and the like are considered under the American prac tice the private property of the indi vidual and are respected as such. Yet, in apparent contradiction of, this rule, the writers on this subject state that if any great sums were found on a prisoner the surplus above what was necessary for his maintenance would be turned over to the government. Any considerable sum distributed among the members of a prisoner's train in the hope of secreting ' it would be liable to confiscation. The generally accepted rules gov erning the treatment of prisoners of war prescribe that they shall be sub ject only to such confinement as is deemed necessary to safety. They cannot be put at any penal labor, but still may be compelled to work for their captors according to their rela tive rank and condition. Their fare meanwhile is expected to be plain but wholesome. In case prisoners of war are caught in the act of escaping they may b'e shot. But neither death nor any other punishment can afterwards be inflict ed upon them because of such attempt to regain their liberty. Any general plot, however, looking to bringing about a rebellion or a gen eral escape of prisoners may be most rigorously punished, even to the point of death. If a person who has given no pledge escapes and is captured fighting with the erjemy, he can still be treated only as a simple prisoner of war. Among the amenities of the gentle art of treating prisoners is the prac tice of allowing an enemy to retain his side arms. Such an act simply in dicates an appreciation of the bravery orpther meritorious qualities of an enemy and is purely a mere formality as the hospitable Spaniard's stock an nouncement that his house , is yours. The prisoner retaining his side arms is not permitted to wear them as loug as he is in captivity. Paroles are auother form that the amenities are permitted : to take. A parole, which simply amounts to giv ing a prisoner certain liberties on con dition that he does not take up arms against the power granting the lib erty,' may take various forms. It may simply give the prisoner liberty within certain limits, while on the other hand it may even permit him to return to his own country. Under, the latter condition the person paroled is hardly restricted at all. He could even bear arms, so long as he was not arrayed against the government grant ing the parole. Although the person paroled is on his honor only, a violation of the con ditions of a parole is considered so infamous that such things are rare in deed. Severe and summary punish ment would nevertheless be permissi ble under the rules of war if a paroled prisoner were captured again fighting against the power he had promised for the time being not to bear arms against " .From vbe foregoing "it would seem that at the worst the treatment that the United States is giving its prison ers of war is pt least fully up to the reopiirementu.of civilized nations. With CeivA-a's n,.;!. r- hmisi'd "and fed and otherwise caved I n- at L'oits mouth, they t . 0 letter off than the American troops who are still facing yellow fever and mauser bullets and the task of establishing a Cuban republic. Add to this the fact that the gov ernment Is gratuitously answering the inquiries of relatives in Spain con cerning the safety of all captured and that Cervera and the officers under him were taken to Annapolis, and it would seem that the United States is doing as much toward making its prisoners of war comfortable as the rules of war contemplate. AN APACHE'S ENGLISH TALK. Sent Out to Make a Treaty, With the Cho rus of a Hymn for a Vocabulary. Just at present the men most talked about in Cincinnati are the officers of the Sixth infantry who went down before the awful rain of Spanish bul lets at Santiago, and to many of their friends who were accustomed to meet them at the Gibson House, which was the headquarters of the officers, it seems hard to realize that several of the best ones are dead. Lieutenant Ord's death has occasioned particular regret. He was the son of General Ord of the regular army and wished to adopt the profession of arms,' but was unable to get an appointment to West Point. He enlisted in the ranks and won his commission in that way. As a calvaryman he had a great many adventures, serving in a number of Indian campaigns. It was when he was a sergeant and was with General Miles in the cam paign against Geronimo that he was detailed to carry despatches from Miles to one of the officers commanding a body of troops that had been stationed miles away to head off the Indians' retreat. The assignment meant that he must ride miles and miles across the desert and run a chance of being caught by Apaches, but he seemed delighted when he was selected. Just as sundown' came ; he mounted his horse and started on his dangerous mission. On, on, on he rode until midnight over the seemingly endless, arid track. Suddenly he heard what he thought was a human voice; then he thought it was only the crunching of the sand as his horse's hoofs sank into it. Then he rode on a little fur ther, and still he thought he could hear the voice. Stopping his horse, he dismounted and listened. Sure enough it was a voice. Taking off the blue flannel army Bhirt that he wore he tore it into strips, with which he wrapped the hoofs of his horse in order that the sand would not crunch when the animal walked and started cautiously toward the sound, which was barely audible and nearly a mile away. Leading his horse and with his carbine ready for instant action, he started ahead, and as he came neaver he could understand that the owner of the voice was singing. Working nearer and nearer he was able to distinguish the words, and fancy his surprise when his ear caught the words of "Oh, - how I love Jesus." Out in the middle of the desert, miles and miles from any white man, the words of the song floated to him clear and strong. At first he thought that he had the fever that eomes to men when they ride too far without rest over the sand, but there could be no mistaking the song; it was nodelusion; it was raal. Ord at once suspected some Apache ruse and, hobbling his horse, started to crawl toward the spot where the song came from. Throwing himself flat on his stomach he worked his way along behind cac tus and other bushes until he was within a short distance of the spot. All that he sang were the few words of the chorus, "Oh, how I love Jesus," continually repeating them. After crawling for more than an hour Ord came to where he could see that'the singer was an Apache, sitting in the middle of soma cactus bushes. For a long time Ord watched him, and all the time the Indian kept repeating at the top of his voice, "Oh, how I love Jesus." Finally when he became . satisfied that the Indian was alone Ord covered him with his carbine and rushed at hira, ordering him to sur render. The Apache threw up both hands and made the sign of peace, continuing to .sing "Oh, how I love Jesus." The lieutenant took the Indian back to General Miles' camp, where it was learned through the interpreter that he had been sent out by one of tbe Apache chiefs to say that the Indians were ready to treat for pace. He was the only Indian in the party, who could speak a word of English, and all that he could say was "Oh, how l love Jesus," which he had learned from a missionary. Hence he was sent out to meet the white men and sitting himself in the desert growled forth the few words he knew until Ord came along. An Automatic I5etaurant A French journal announces' the inventive genius of the .A,v " has produced an automatic r The food is all spread oiy courses, aud the custom a forteftJp which, w moves him Nlongr course. r The Judge (stern f son b" iuU'iTuptm will bo eipc-lled iro! The pi is oer (e Hooray. i'ltck. f HE DID HIS BEST. One O'Neal, fy next-door neighbor, Irish born, but Yankee bred, Has the TJ- B. ever in him From hl3 shoe soles to bis head. And though barred from fighting, being Crippled by an accident, To exoess of patriot ardor He unceasingly is bent. 1 He has cheered our Cuban struggle With enthusiastio vim, ' . Not a hero nas arisen But has won a shout from him; On bis heart he has recorded Name of every gallant son That in cause of dear Old Glory 'Has the crowa of valor woo. Dally he would sound their praises To the ever-listening wind, 'Till a chance to make his homage More enduring be did find; , Destiny a son did bring him, Him he named with ardent zeal Dewey Lee Schley Hobson Sampson Bagley Capron Blue-O'Neal. Richmond (Va.) Dispatch. HUMOROUS. Bings That girl has a beauty spot n her face. Bungs Sort of oasis, Wt it? Fosdick Tenspot thinks that be is ue of the big guns. Eeedick He is one of the smooth bores. , He If I should embrace you would rou call for help? She If you real y thought you needed it. tl . w Prospective Litigant You give le- !;al advice here, don't you? Lawyer, absent-mindedly) No, we sell it. ;'.? He (indignantly) I hope I know . ny own mind. She (sweetly) Yesl -' Ifou surely ought to know asjtnuch as lhat! "Who was the best advertised 'sea japtain?" "Why, Noah. His meth od of advertising flooded the, coun try." . ' . Bill Did you 'ever try any ' of 3mall's twenty-five cent dinners? Jill ' Yes ; I ate three of them today at aoon. "Does your husband say grace at Ihe table?" , "No; he returns thanks (or safe preservation from the last , meal." Sergeant The enemy flies! Cap iasThat won't do them any good; &ur army is mostly made up of expert iviug-shots. Lodginghouse Clerk Bed with Kath, fifteen cents. Watkins I guess I'd rather pay a little more an' not lake the bath. Little Barbara, on seeing a dish of emon jelly placed on " the table, ex jlaimed: "Oh, mamma, see how ner- fous that jelly is!" "Doctor, why do you advise me to lo so much walking in hot weather?" !,I thought if you saved car fare you might pay it on my bills. " v Friend Are you superstitious? Do you believe in signs? , Successfnl Merchant No; newspaper advertise ments are better and cheaper. . "Of course," observed the thin cyclist, "water won't run up hill." "Well," replied the fat cyclist, wh& was still puffing and blowing, "I don't blame it. " She I like this place immensely lince they have had the new French ;hef. He (weak in his French but generous to a fault) Waitah, bring hei for two. . . Amiable Professor (to his servant) For three weeks I have reminded you every day to buy me a notebook.. Henceforth I shall remind you of it only once a week. Miss DeFashion You are wanted tt the telephone. Mrs. DeFashion Oh, dear! I presume it's Mrs. De Style to return uiy telephone, call. I hope she won't talk long. Junior Partner Do you think the aew office-boy is trustworthy? Senior Partner I'm sure of it. I've noticed that when he hasn't anything to do he never pretends to be busy. "This check is wrong. My beef is iown for fifty cents, when the bill ot fare says forty. " "You ordered it bare, sir." "Well, what if I did?" "You've got to pay for rarefies, sir." Jill You puckered up your lips then that'I thought you were goiif to kiss me. Jack No, I got so; sand in my mouth. Jill Well, j heaven's sake swallow it! You v it in your system. ' J Miss Cordelia Summers (npj entation of some flowers br pupils) Yes, children, v birthday. You see I any"' very, very old! Cb astically) Yes, ma" "That," said Y guished strand "is the ic quired if terest.y niusK "A
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