The herald., April 27, 1883, Image 6

About The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890

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•LET NOBODY PASS.1
A few days ago. when reading a tale en
titled "Let Nobody Pass," the incidents
there related brought forcibly to my mind
three different aneclotts of real life illus
trating the same motto, and which, though
they arc not of a "thrilling" nature, may
still be interesting to some readers from
the mere fact of their being true.
One of these occurred in 1864 (I think)
when Lord Lawrence was governor gener
al of In-lia. His excellency had just re
turned from England to assume his on
erous duties, and was spending a short
time at (what might be called his country
seat) the Government house at Barrack
pore.
Any one who Knew Lord Lawrence will
remember his utter disregard of personal
appearance. Except on public occasions
he paid so little attention to his dress as
to Appear almost shabby, which seems
strange in a man who so well understood
the character of the natives, and who could
not have lived so many years in India
without knowing how much importance
they attach to pomp and show and, more
over, as representative of the Queen Em
press, and (iovernor of such a vast territory
was expected to appear with suitable cere
mony.
The day after his arrival at Barrackpore
he took a walk with some of his staff in the
beautiful park and
011
v
their return to the
Government house thev were refused ad
mittance by the sentry, a Punjab soldier,
who had not seen them go out. In vain the
staff officers explained, reasoned and insist
ed. The sentry would not listen to them.
His orders were peremptory. No one must
pass but those who had particular business
with his excellency, and could give a satis*
factory account of themselves. And he
wound up with what appeared to him an
unanswerable argument.
"The Lord Sahib would not wear such
shabby clothes, so it is no use to try to de
ceive me."
It was not until some official, known to
the sentry came out of the Government
house and assured him of his mistake, that
the poor man, who only wished to do his
duty, realized what he had done. He was
so
terrified at having refused admittance to
the "Lori Sahib" himself, that he fell down
in a fit, and was carried away to the hospi
tal. 1 believe he recovered, and, 110 doubt,
his convalescence was hastened by Lord
Lawrence s pardon, and ilit* ns^urance of
his excellency s satisfaction at having so
faithfully carried out his orders
II.
The second incident is of a totally differ
ent nature, though it, too, was consequent
on the advent of a new governor general.
I think it was on the occasion of Lord
Dalhousie's arrival that th* troops in South
alcutta were assembled to do him honor,
lining the whole length ol road from the
landing place to the Government house-
One part of this road leads directly to the
Cathedral, the graceful spire of which is a
conspicuous object for some distance round.
The orders had been issued that the road
was to be kip: perfectly clear, no convey
ance of any kind but the cortege of his
excellency being allowed to pass. All
were in readiness and full of expectation,
for the guns from the Sort had iired their
salute, announcing that the governor gen
eral had set foot on Indian soil, when
suddenly a closed carriage appeared on the
piece of road mentioned above, the driver
having very cleverly contrived to slip in
from a by-way.
The young officer ia charge of that par
ticular spot immediately gave chase, but
the coachman was driving fast, and he
had to ride some distance before he over
took him. Shouting to him to stop, he
repeated his order, and told him to turn
his horse's head at once.
The man, a native, chatted and gesticu
lated as only a native can, but the officer
wrs inexorable. The road must be kept
clear, and already clouds of dust in the
distance showed that his excellency's cav
alcade was fast approaching. At this criti
cal moment a lady's tremulous voice was
heard from within the conveyance, the
blinds of which had hitherto been closely
drawn, so that the occupants could not be
seen.
"O! piay let us pass on. I am going to
the cathedral to be married, and if we are
obliged to go the long way round I shall be
too late!"
Here was a dilemma! The bridegroom
was awaiting the bride, while she, poor la
dy, was letting "the tear doon fa/' though
from quite a different motive to that of
Jack
0' Hazeldean's betrothed. Her evident dis
tress moved the young officer to pity, and
though he dared not himself disobey his
orders, he did the best he could by repre
senting the case to his commandment,
who gallantly taking for his motto Place
aux dames and considering that if all
filings are fair in war, they are equally
bo in love, he gave the required permission,
having no doubt, made a mental calcula
tion as to the length of time that might
ela pse before that cloud of dust would de
velop itself into something more definite.
Let us hope that the lady being married
"livea happily ever after" (as the storj
books say,) and that she never had reason
to repent the hour when her tears were even
more powerful than the stern sense of duty
and discipline over the' heart of a British
soldier.
The third illustration of "Let Nobody
Pass" occurred during a certain cold season
in India, when a considerable force was col
lected at one of our large stations for a
Samp of exercise. The camp wss pitched
just outside the cantonments, from which it
Was separated by a road, and surrounded by
ditch communication being afforded by
temporary bridges, which were guardad at
either end by a sentry.
One evening the colonel commanding one
Of the regiments )who was better known for
his kindly disposition than for any special
military qualities) had been dining with a
friend in the station, and returning late, he
made his way to the bridge which was near
est his own tent. Unfortunately, he did
not know either the 'parole" or "counter
sign," but he trusted to the sentries know
ing him (although they were not hb own
men) an«! allowing him to pass,
He was so far right that the first man,
having recognized him, was satisfied with
his answer "Friend" to his challenge, and
let hiiu get on the bridge but the second
sentry was more particular and demanded
the countersign. Of course the colonel
could not give it, and though he explained
the situation and stated who he was, the
sentry stood firm. Seeing no other alterna
tive, the crestfallen field officer determined
to beat a retreat and return to cantonment3
for the nig'it.
But here a fresh difficulty arose, the firs'
sentry, who had previously allowed him
to pass, had by this time awakened to a
sense of his position, and- thinking no
doubt, with his companion at the other
end of the bridge, that th s opportunity
of keeping a superior officer was too good
to be lost, and a chance that might never
occur to him again-—retused to let him re
turn without his giving the "parole."
The position was a dreadful one. Im
agine an elderly field .Hi cer of irreproach
able character, and in command of a reg
iment, being thus kept under guard of two
sentries at an hour when all respectable
people should be In bed. But there was
no help for it, and for some little time
the gallant colonel had to submit to his
fate. And he might have remained there
until the small hours of the morning had
he not been rescued by the fortunate ar
rival of a friend who was also returning
to the camp from cantonments, and who,
giving him the information he required,
freed him from arrest.
Moral—A word from the mouth is worth
two in the Order-book.
THE ALIiEM AULll'S FATE.
How the Notorious Hcfoel Ram Was
Destroyed.
Daniel G. George having publicly ad
vertised himself as the man who ex
ploded the torpedo which sunk the rebel
ram Albemarle, the navy department,
at the request of Paymaster 1 raneis H.
Swan, gives to the public the official re
port of the late Commander Gushing of
the destruction of the Albemarle and an
extract from sworn testimony of his,
given in Washington in 1S7)J, nine years
later. The following is from the official
report:
I have the honor to report that the
rebel ironclad Alhetrarle is at the bot
tom of the Koanoke river. Oil the night
of the 27th, having prepared my steam
launch, I proceeded up toward Plymouth
with 13 officers and men, partly volun
teers from the squadron. The distance
from the mouth of the river to the rum
was about eight miles, the stream aver
aging in width some 200 yards and lined
with the enemy's pickets. A mile below
the town was the wreck of the South field
surrounded by some schooners, and it
was understood that a gun was mounted
there to command the bend. I there
fore took one of the Shamrock's cutter's
in tow, with orders to east oil and
board at the point if we were hailed.
Our boat succeeded in passing the pick
ets, and even the Southfield, within 20
yards, without discovery, and we were
not hailed until by the lookouts on the
ram. The cutter w*as then cast off'and
ordered below, while we made for our
enemy under a full head of steam.
The rebels sprung their rattle, rang
the bell and commenced firing, at the
same time repeating their hail and seem
ing much confuted. The light of a fire
ashore showed me the iron-ciad made
fast to the wharf, with a pen of logs
around her, about MO ieet from her side.
Passing her closely we made a complete
circle, so as to strike her fairly, and
went into her bows on. By this time
the enemy's fire was very severe, but a
dose of canister at short ran je served to
moderate their zeal and disturb their
aim. Paymaster Swan of the Otsego was
wounded near me but hjw many more
know not. Three bullets struck my
clothing and the air seemed full of
them.
In a moment we had struck the logs
just abreast of the quarterpost, breast
ing them 111 front, and our bows resting
on them. The torpedo-boom was then
lowered, and by a vigorous pull 1 suc
ceeded in driving the torpedo under the
overhangand exploding it at the same
time that the Albemarle's gun was fired.
A shot seemed to go crashing through
my boat, and a dense mass of water
rushed i:i from the torpedo, tilling the
launch and completely disabling her.
The enemy then continued his fire, at
fifteen feet range, and demanded our
surrender, which 1 twice refused, or
dering the men to save themselves, and,
removing my own coat and shoes,
springing into the river I swatn with
others into the middle of the stream, the
rebels failing to hit us. The most of our
party were captured, some were
drowned, and only one escaped besides
myself, and he in another direction.
Acting Master's Mate Woodman of the
Commodore Hull, I met in
the water, half a mile below
the town, and assisted him as best I
could, but failed to get him ashore. Com
pletely exhausted I managed to reach
shore, but was too weak to crawl out of
the water until just at daylight, when I
managed to creep into the swamp close
to the fort. While hiding a few feet from
the path two of the Albemarle's officers
passed, and I judged from their conver
sation that the ship was destroyed.
Some hour's traveling in the swamp
served to bring me out well below the
town, when I sent a negro in to gain in
fo-mation and found that the ram was
truly sunk. Proceeding through anoth
er swamp I came to a creek and cantured
a skiff belonging to a picket of the ene
my. and with this by 11 o'clock the next
night had made my way out to the Val
ley City.
The mail now ban,lied at the St. Paul av
erages between sixteen and eighteen hours
daily, while in August. 1381, the dailv aver
age was only between seven and ten 'tons—
a remarkable increase for nineteen months.
FARM AM) HOFSE.
Brief Farming Notes
If you are behind in your work, it is
better to hire additional bands and
rush things through than to remain be
hind all summer. Or do you prefer to
be behind?
Maine has forty-nine cheese factories,
with an average of 107 cows to each, six
ty being the lowest, 500 the highest
number. The total product of all these
factories during tIK-'last year was ~0S,
K.U pounds of cheese, the average price
received being 12 1-2 cents per pound.
President L. S. Collin, of the fotva
Improved Stock Breeders' Association,
bears this witness of effect of confer
ence for mutual good: "The great strides
made in the last decade, especially by
those engaged in the tine and extending
dtiav work of the west. are to a great ex
tent due to discussion and exhibition."
If salt is to be sown 011 wheat, spring
is the right time to apply it. The usual
application is about five bushels per acre.
The effects usually attributed^ to wilt
sown on wheat are that it stiffens the
straw, brightens the berry, tends to pre
vent rust and increases the yield about
four or five bushels per acre.
When the escape of milk is prevent
ed by an obstruction in the teat the op
ening should be freed by the use of a
tube, known as a milking tube, which is
carefully pushed into the teat and forces
a way through the obstruction. The
tube may be left in the duct and. closed
by a small plug, which is removed at
milking-time, or the tube itself is re
moved and the milk drawn in the usual
manner.
Good water lime or cement will make
as good a floor for your milk cellar as
any one could desire, and it will have
no effect upon the milk, as we know
from long experience, Put a good thick
ness of broken stone underneath, in or
der to have a solid foundation upon
which to lay the cement, ami you will
have a smooth and hard lioor that will
last a lifetime or longer.
An excellent coop for young chickens
is made as follows: Make a frame or
box of boards, 2 feet by 3, close on three
sides, and lathed up and down on one
side put on a sloping roof hinged at the
front over the laths, which should be
six inches higher than the hind part.
Hang a glazed sash in the Iront inches
from the ground to leave room for the
chicks to go in and out, and to prevent
beating in of rain or cold winds, and fit
a piece of board 0 inches wide below
tins to close up the coop at night and for
a feeding board by day. This coop can
be moved from [dace to place to furnish
clean ground for the floor the best floor
is the ground.
To prevent the hair from falling out,
try first wetting the hair at night with
salt and water. Mild sage tea is also ex
cellent. If these remedies do not effect
a speedy cure, try this: (Jet a little bot
tle of brandy, and put in all the salt that
that it will absorb wet the head with
this two or three times a day.
For the common sitting-room a table
spread made of Canton flannel will be
useful the border made of the figured
or brocaded Canton flannel, which is a
novelty in the stores just now or vou
may trim it simply with a strip of cre
tonne.
Dr. Robert H. Bakewell condemns the
common practice of keeping lights in
the bedrooms of children. lie says it
has an injurious effect upon their ner
vous system. Instead of the perfect
rest the optic nerves ought to have, and
which nature provides for by the dark
ness of the night, these nerves are per
petually stimulated, and, of course, the
brain and the rest of the nervous svs
tem suffer. Children thus brought up
are exceedingly timid for vears after on
going into the dark.
If the arnica with which bruised limbs
are bathed is heated, its good effects are
perceptible much earlier than if it is ap
plied while cold. If arnica is to be tak
en as a remedy, as so many nhysiciaug
recommend, in* cases of severe sprains,
it should be prepared with water in this
proportion: a teaspoonful of arnica in a
goblet two-thirds full of water and of
this a teaspoonful is to be taken once an
hour or once in two hours, as the severi
ty of the case determines.
Cooking forms part of the regular edu
cation of young ladies in Vienna, but
they do not earn the art at cooking
clubs, or at public lectures, as in Eng
land and this country, and thev are
rarely taught in their own kitchens. It
is the custom to go to some great
bouse—that of a princess, or somp very
rich banker, where there are famous
chefs, who give lessons in cookery.
When a chef engages to cook for a no
bleman he usually stipulates that he is
to have the pri iiege of teaching a cer
tain number of young ladies. These
young ladies need" not even know the
mistress ot the house, and they make
their arrangements with the cook only,
Vetrinary Notes.
Horses' hoofs become brittle because
they are too dry possibly from a dis
eased condition ofthe feet, or from the
use of grease or oil or tar, which re
moves the water for them. Horn should
contain about !0 per cent, of water when
in a healthful state. Tt is then elastic
and will not break. Cold water will
generally restore the hoofs when thev
become too dry. It may be applied by
means of wet bandages in the day-time
and in the stable by providing a puddle
of clav or wet muck for the horse to
stand in. All other remediee are in
jurious.
Calves are subject to a fatal disorder
known as anthrax fever, otherwise
black leg or black quarter. They are
taken very suddenly, become adverse
to moving, and slee py and stupid, and
die quickly. The best remedy is to irive
the calf one ounce of linseed-oil as soon
as it seems to be ailing after that give
a teaspoonful of sulphur ami one of
cream of tartar in a tabiespyojiful of
tnolasses. The dead calves should be
buried deeply and all the sick ones
kept separate frem the well ones, as thi
disease is contagious.
Moon-blindness or recurring ophthal
mia is not an uncommon disease
horses. It is constitutional, and us
ends in blindness. The first symptoms
are weaknessand inflammation,with run
ning at the eye. Then a cloud gathers,
which in time disappears. After a few
weeks it returns, and so on, worse at
each repetition until the eye is perma
nently clouded. The remedy is to give
the horse a pound nfepsom salts on the
first appearance of the tumble to bathe
the eve in cold water, in a pint of which
half a dram of sulphate of zinc has been
dissolved. Shade the eyes with a dark
green
cloth drawn over the blinders so
that the horse can see downward, Keep
tiie stable darkened and quite clean ami
free from strong odors. While tIn
trouble lasts blow into tho eye in the
evening a pinch of burned alum, and
give dailv one dram of saltpetre in tlie
feed. Tiie teeth have nothing to do
with it. It is constitutional.
Ahorse that is hide-bound will le re
lieved by a dose of one pint of linseed
oil and changing the feed, giving a brail
mash with a quart- of linseed-oil-meal in
it once a day. No corn should be given
for a time until the hair is shed health
fully.
Spring Halt.
Spring halt is an affection of
the nerves of the leg, or it may
be of tho-c- of the loins which control
the nerves of the limbs. If the animal
appears tender upon the loins, this may
be also due to the same cause as the ner
vous disorder, and that may very pos
sibly arise from disease of the spinal
meningitis. This may even cause uri
nary disturbances, because the vhole
nervous system of these organs will be
involved, as well as that of the digestive
organs and the limbs, by this disease, so
that the treatment in such a case should
be for the primary cause and not the lo
cal disorder. The treatment should be
to apply mustard plaster to the loins, to
purge freely by aloes, four drams, or
linseed-oil, one pint, repeated, ami to
give one-half ounce doses of bromide of
potassium daily. Swollen gums and pal
ate in a horse indicate bad health. The
treatment should be to give a dose or
two of physic. A pint of linseed oil, or
a pound epsom salts, and to wash the
month with solution of borax. Fee ling
loo much whole cord will sometimes pro
dim this trouble.
Kicking Cows.
We see many remedies for curing a
cow of kicking while being milked. The
best remedy is prevention. This can
only be applied by handling the heifer
while young, teaching her by gentleness
and kindness that man is her friend and
does not wish to harm her but 'is this is
not always possible, it is well to know
how to pi-even* kicking after a cow has
reached mature yeats. We have noticed
the following remedy many times: "I
tied the cow up by the head
1 not legs 1, procured a good switch 1 not
club), and proceeded to milk, and for
every kick 1 returned one good smart
blow with the switch on the offending
leg. A few kicks and blows sufficed for
that time. At the next milking only
three or four blows was required and at
the third milking one kick and one blow
was sufficient, and ever after the cow
was as gentle as need be." Three im
portant points are to be observed in the
above treatment: First, uniform kind
miss and genlleiiessjsecond, never strike
a cow for kicking when loose in the
yard, or she will learn to run from you
ihird,oniv one blow for each kick. With
the right kind of person and the right
kind of cow, we have no doubt that the
above remedy will be efficient, but there
are few persons who will stand "a few
kicks." and still be uniformly kind and
gentle.—Breeders' Live Stock .Journal.
CHILDREN AT SCHOOL,
Some Sensible Ailvico to Parents.
From aOircu ar Issued by N. Y. Hoard ol
Health.
To the Parent or Guardian: -See to it
that the child goes to school in a proper
condition. This means, first ofall cleanli
ness all over. A child not washed al!
over, is not tit for school. Some need u
bath oftener. Children need to wash the
face and hands and to comb and brush
out the hair at night as well as morning
Let the mouth be rin-ed with water,
morning ami evening, or the teeth be
brushed, to as to have a pure breath.
Have clean, thin flannel for clothing,
next to the skin, with such additional
outside garments as may be
necessary for warmth, and shoes and
stockings that will protect the feet from
dampness. A dry pair of socks and a
clean handkerchief are not amiss in the
satchel. Let 110 child start for school
with damp clothing. When active, we
can bear dampness awhile but to sit in
wet clothing is always a risk. Tell the
chlid if he is damp 01 chilly to let the
teacher know it.
A good, plain, unhurried breakfast is
always important to the school child,
l'he young are better off' without coffee
or tea but some may need a warm
drink for breakfast 111 cold weather
such as sweetened water, sugar an*, milk,
and water or milk flavored with cocoa.
If the child will not be at home and at
dinner within five hours after the close
of breakfast, have him to carry a s-mall
and easily-digested lunch to eat at re
cess or at an appointed time in school.
It should be light bread and butter,
with fruit or jelly and not overlarge il
there is to be a meal at home by 2 o'clock.
Have the child chew before swallowing,
as it cannot chew after swallowing, as
cows do. Let every boy know that to
bacco in any form, is so injurious to
growth and vigor as to make its use by
•.im a breach of school laws and good
sense. See that the child gets plenty ol
good sleep in a well-aired room, ami
does not go to bed just from the book,
so as to be anxious about a lesson.
When a child is really unwell, do nol
send him to school, just for the nameol
beintr nunctual. The narenta. should'
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suit iront tlie
awakened at th
lad who has got
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counting, note-K
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the frequency
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stroving us than thf
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praiseworthy ai 'i
money to chiMre:
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faces 011 which
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dently his wife, a deati
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lish, eked outwl,l
Lieut. W«j*b'Tiduit 'm
haunted, and Ceurilj^,f
in it he and his
in the station. jy t"
lieutenant,
!rt
.,ev8-
do with ghosts, Mtdidi
Sergeant Austin.
a
and accompany'
8ar
and the eldest 'that
family, proceeded''
ien8it
sooner had the par
an
house than a smells,
bustle were hea^- tV'
the lantern had I'^ neigl
was dark a shnei
sion wont throughT-,
"There it w- Lton
si^r-rit:'' sbnoked
af 8ylvj
son and heir, a* "e.
trembling 011 the 9
"I've often v*a' pose
ghost," said one off}'ybu:
eye to business,
of the opportunity^,
quickly closed the
The Sergeant w pg
rived,
&
ll"
\iiVibai
the room, while t\ e
$2}(
stood on end,
11
"'j i eat
developments.
ghost proved to 0 ,m{j
nificant black puPl
v,0rtl
ing in a corner-o
ng
Commercial t'a/^«-tbou
England's total
about IL'1',000
1 U
ftre not far from