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the- Emperor of China, "how's business
progressing in China?"
"ItnfTicr dull, lately," replied the im
perial secretary. "Wo had a llttlo spurt
In naval bases this morning, nnd parties
from EuroDo aro now looking over our
lino of spheres of lnflucnco, but business
generally Isn't near so active as It was
earlier In the season." Puck.
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Written for The Tribune.
In the following article I mav bo
allowed to state that the modern phys
ician, bo he homeopath, allopath, or
eclectic, hus Ions admitted that color,
heat and consistency of the palm, a
well as the shape and thickness of the
nail, are-cssontlnl points that he can
not afford to overlook when forming a
correct diagnosis of the patient's state
of health
In what I try to reveal about the
nails I have found to correspond with
most recognized medical works treating
upon the same subject.
Of course, in describing the size and
shape of the nail I simply lefer to
that portion of the nail which extends
from Its Inclplcncy to the tip of the
finger; the portion above that Is left
to the fancy of the individual, although
I have found and proved that finger
nails kept short by constant biting,
is an invariable liullratlun of an Irrit
able, worrying, nervous temperament,
at the edge, the possessor would be a
fit subject for paralysis,
Nail 6, it long, ribbed and fluted, In
dicates weak lungs, consumptive, even
If the subject does not actually suffer
from the lungs or chest, a little inquir
ing will soon disclose the fact that such
a tendency has been in the family
somewhere. It matters not how strong
the individual may appear, It 13 well
for such a person to tako great care in
(ill matters relating to pneumonia, cold,
etc.
Nail 7, when much curved both from
the top back toward the finger and
across the finger, indicates Bcrotula
and consumption, nnd to this day this
diagnosis ii accepted as correct.
Nail S, if long, Is a sign of a com
paratively weak physical nature, es
pecially so If thin. As regards tem
perament long-nailed peoplo are less
crltcal than those with the short nails;
also more even and gentle In temper.
Nail 0, if short and squaro in shape,
Cap Town, Africa, Dec. 1. It iz lernd
at a tnrrlbcl risk 2 yuro sp'cshul korro
spondent's life that Pretoria Iz lilted
with konstomashun & British troops.
Later A nativ runner haz Just anlved
In an xhawsted kondlshun & a breech
cloth with tho startling lnfermashun that
Pretoria ir. evackuwated by sum ov tho
British Troops & that General Konstcr
nashun Iz In full kommand. Az news lz
hard 2 get this report cant bo vcrlliuc,
but lz lmuortaut If tru.
Dclatd in transmlshun Tho nntlv run
ner died ov hart fallyuro at 6.59 p. m.
This Iz tho 1st deth so far In the Trans
valo War. Ho wilt bo berried with np
propreato nerimonlcs & hlz war clubs
just az tho son goes down Toosday. "War
Iz Hell." (That kwotashun iz Ant orlg
incl). ,Hlz last words war, "Tell the
cdltur I dun the best I cood." Ho used
Urrlbel crammer but he waz a hero.
Honey Nest Kloof, Transvalc, Dec. 1.
It waz roomerd last nlto that Lombards
kop waz 2 be remoovd rom tho force 1
caws, but there iz llttel or no trooth In
the statement. He waz on dooty lart
nlto, az usualL & when I wnko him up
kwegtshun him ho respllde, "Well, you
ran bet yer sweet ilfo that If thay try
2 clvo me tho razzel dazzel Ilo show up
every member ov both cownslls & dotit
you think I cant cither, see!" I assh'ir'd
him that there waznt tho slightest dowt
about It In my mind & wo purted fienda.
It will be perseevd by tho lntellgent
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and In many cases deceitful. I think
the habit is filthy, degrading and Just
a degree or so above morphlnomania.
Medical men all over the world, have
latel taken up this study of the nails
with great irttrest. During my visit
In San Francisco, two of the leading
physicians consulted me as to tho
study of tho nails, their shapes, forms,
characteristics, etc. I hold some very
flattering testimonies from them as to
tho practical value tl-ey gained from
tho study of this branch of chlrogno
my. Scientists of recognized capacity
hao often said that the nails are
nothing but the electric fluid within
us, hardened by exposure to the air,
thus becoming a kind of Intermediarv
substance between the fluid mentioned
above and the human skin and flesh.
Balzac wrote in Iouls I.ambjrt.
"When one thinks that the lino sep
arating our llosh from the growing
nail contains the unexplained and In
visible mystery cf tho Incessant trans
formation of c. jr fluid Into horn, one
must admit that nothing Is Impossi
ble In the marvelous transformation
of the human constituting elements,"
Nails 1 and 2 it of moderate length,
falrlv broad and brittle. Indicate u
tendency to throat trouble, such as in
flamed thro.it, laryngitis, asthma, ca
tarrh and bronchial affections.
Nails 3, 4, 5, if triangular, thin, flat
and sunken Into tho flesh show nerve
diseases and a tendency for paralysis.
This samo nail If short, flat, shell
ehaped and incited to lift or curve out
a defective action of the heait, gen
erally heart trouble. If short, square
and pale, falsehood and cunning. Short
and wide with skin growlngyfar up,
pugnacity, domineering spirit, love of
order pushed to the extreme. Nail 10,
If narrow, curved and long, threatens
weakness of the back and, If very nar
row, spinal trouble.
Short nails In general denote perspic
acity, self-possession, quickness of in
tellect; the nail of the clover reporter
and the lawyer, ever ready with a wit
ty repartee : also the mocker whlta
spots on the nails I have found caused
from nenous strains, or worry, the
spots, however, only appear after a
strain or Illness. I have noticed them
in cases where a person had a sudden
demand upon his nervous force, for in
stance, to nppenr before the public, or
to fulfill some responsible position.
When the nails are covered all over
with white spots Is a sign that tho sys
tem has been run down through ner
vous worry and anxiety.
A "perfect nail" ought to bo natural
ly polished and white (needing little of
that odious manicuring), slightly pink
and not brittle, transparent but not
too thin; length normal. Nails shared
such indicate good spirit, correct tasta
and tact, and generally leflnement.
. Franklin Murtlnl,
209 Washington Ave.
Nothing but Remnants Left.
"Well." Inquired tho minister at tho
court of tho. most august ton of heaven,
Prices Reduced on
SILKS AND DRESS GOODS
For a Few Days Only.
$1.00 Black Crepons reduced to 75c
$1.50 Black Crepons reduced to $1.25
All of our highest grade Black Crepons reduced to. ..$1.75
These are all this season's goods and are very desir
able patterns.
65 pieces of Faucy Dress Goods, suitable for ladies' and
children's wear; most of them sold forj 50c. gr
Now for JZOC
Another assortment, iucluding many choice CAr
new fancies, 75c and $1.00 goods. Nowlor OvC
Fine assortment of bourettes, armures plaids, cheviots,
etc., all new goods. Reduced from $1.00 and "TCx-r
$1.25 to DC
Children's Cloakings Closing out of our entire
stock of Boucles and Bourettes, $1.50 and $1.75 APp
goods. Now for V5C
Ladies' Golf Cloakings Large assort- d fl j-
ment of $2.00 goods, now for PI0
Double faced plaid back Golf Skirtings,
$1.75 goods, now for
SILKS
China Silks, new bright colors for fancy work 25c
Bright Roman Stripe Satin, for linings 19c
125 pieces Fancy Silks for Waists Very best
quality, checks, plaids, broken stripes and HCr,
fancies OC
$1.25
All Black Spot and Brocade Taffeta Silks, Afy
fine goods, 24 inch wide will wear... UVC
20 inch Black Satin Duchesse, all silk, 8cc COrr
goods, now for OVC
27 inch Black Satin Duchesse, $1.25 goods, QZZr
now
HEARS & HAGEN,
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Lackawanna Aye.
reeder that politicks run on the Africkan
plan are not dlsslmller from those In
tho homo ov the free & tho land ov tho
Hrave.
I lntorvcwd the Prezldent ov the SelecUt
rowncll In lecard 2 the matter & ho re
pltdo most mfatlckly that Lombardskop
must go. "But," scz yure korrespondent.
"he Intimated 2 mo that If ho waz fired
ho wood prezent a Black Art show at
which sevr.il htdeyus skeletons wood
Hmcrgo from tho clcsct ov both branches
ov tho cownsll."
"Did ho?" rcjillde. tho Prezldent in an
Intensly Interested tone.
"Ho certny dum so," I repllde.
"Oh, well," sez tho Prez, "if ho Iz
going 2 get mad abowt It I suppozo wo
kin eleckt him 4 another term."
Later Lombardskop waz found at an
early our this a. m. stabd in ato places
between the curbstone & tho hltchln
post. The woond iz ncscessarlly (juito
Hcrius. War Iz Hell & Politicks iz sum
times Jest as fatll. (This Improvement
on the former kwotashun, 1 am happj 2
say, lz orlsincl).
Later Still Lombardekop dlde from hlz
woonds. This Iz a strange koinsldents.
"In tho midst ov llfo wo nro bumtimes
stabd 2 deth." awlso. "There iz moro
ways 2 drink whiskey than out ov a bot
til," llkcwizo "Thero Iz sevral ways 2
remove kops from tho force"
Mnfcklng, Dec. 1 -Lady Smith gave a
Pink Tea yesterday 2 her soshul peers.
Peter Maritzburg, who took tickets at
tho dore, refuzed 2 admit Oom Pawl with
tho xcuse tha he needed a shave, but It
Iz lernd from a trusty sorse, whozo Iden
tity I dassent divulge, that tho abuv
reezon waz a bare faced subterfuge &
that tho reel reezon laid in tho fackt
that Mr. Kruger wcro no dress soot.
Oom Pawl left In a rage & a barrosh
foaming at the mouth.
Lady Smith iz proBtrated, In fackt she
lz so ill that It haznt bin lernd, az yet,
wether she Is indisposed with greet or
joy, but tho British Army officers nro
laying odds ov 100 too CO that it iz the
latter with few takers.
Tho town iz In an uproar & a dcthly
stillness pervades. The feeling lz In
tents In spots. Sum claim It Iz tho
camm be 4 the storm.
Unless tho greatest cawshun Iz used by
tho diplomats there lz libel 2 bo blood
shed.
Later Oom Pawl haz challengd Peter
Marltzburg 2 a dule Peter anserd him,
saying, "Go git a reputashun."
Tho Tea given by Lady Smith waz not
a Pink 1 but a vellow 1.
Swlnkspan. Dec. 1. Awltho I havent
seen him pcrsrally I understand that
Boomer sez Oom Pawl & Genrals Clecry
Jubert, Suyman, Mcthoon, EJstcort &
Crongeo are. missing. Tho town iz up
in arms & the wildest xcltement lz ram
pant No trace ov the missing men can
bo lernd & I have worn out 3 pear ov
shoos running down false stories.
Diamonds hav cone up 1$ & 8 cts. a
quart & the water lz still rlzing. Mcnny
bridges hav bin swept away & awl tho
churches are being prest in 2 servls az
temporary hospitals.
Ham sandwltches nro 35 fennlgs each &
you cant buy custard pi 4 luv nor munny.
A famln iz ferrd & the nativs aro eating
crackers oft tho ends ov whips.
Later Oom Pawl & tho rest ov tho
bunch hav returnd, having bin playing
poker on tho banks ov the Mool far away.
Later (Delald in transmlshun) Mr.
Kruger denize that ho waz playing poker
& sez that the game waz penuckle. Ho
awlso brings grave charges ngenst the
British Genrals, claiming that thay rang
in frappayed cards (cold dex). If he can
prove the charge It will undowtcdly be
cum an Interesting kontroversy.
Peepll well up in tlctax say that the
event is unprescdented In Internashnal
warfare & the outcum iz awaited In
brethless sllents.
From the abuv it will bo rcddlly gath
crd that the prlnslpal loss waz sustained
on the Boor side. Hence the hub-bub.
Hllands Stashun, Dec. 1. Tho town Iz
filled with lestlcss & unsetteld roomcrb.
This wood be a grato town 4 Humhuddy
2 start a lodging house & cotrul tho
roomers. Yures, on tho Jump.
A. Kidder.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm Cures Oth
ers, Why Not "fcouP
My wife has been using Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, with good results, for
a lamo shoulder that has pained her
continually for nine years. We tried
all kinds of medicines and doctors
without receiving anv hennnt . ..
of them. One day we saw an advertise
ment or mis meaicino and thought of
trying It, which we did with the best
of satisfaction. She has used only one
bottlo and her shoulder is almost well.
Adolph Ii. Mlllett, Manchester, N.
II, For sale by all druggists. Matthew
Bros., wholesale and retail aeents,
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1000 pairs will' go on sale. They are the regular
one dollar quality and may be had in all the new
shades, black and white. The quality is excellent.
The styles are all this season's two clasps to be
sold today for just half price. All sizes' and
enough for all comers -----
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Misses' jackets
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All of these are very high class garments. The prices we
have made (or this special sale are no more than you would
have to pay for the cheapest kind of goods. All of these are
special reductions.
$8 misses' JncketH tit $5. OS made of tau covert ? rO
cloth, corded scams and velvet collar, special reduced price.. P O
$10 misses' jackets at $7.08 made of brown or blue kersey,
lined throughout with silk nud trimmed with pearl buttons; d Q
special reduced price... - P J J O
$1 misses' j-ickots at $9. OS made of kersey or covert cloth,
some of these lined with Skinner satin, trimmed with pearl buttons,
others are applique in black; real value $ 14.00. Special re- lLf xQ
duccd price - - pilj 0
$15 misses' jnckcts Jit $11.08 made of navy blue kersey
with storm collar and trimmed with Persian lamb; or another lot at the
6arnc price, made of black cheviot, vtith velvet collar. - AQ
Special reduced price PIJUlJO
Special Saturday sale of fine furs
Every price quoted here is by far less than you are likely
to pay anywhere else. Our showing of furs this season is far
in advance of anything to be found in this city.
$3 electric seal collarettes, reduced price $ 1.98
$5 electric seal and Persian lamb collarettes, reduced
price 3.98
$5 imitation stone marten scarf, reduced price 3.98
$6 electric seal and chinchilla collarctres, reduced price. . 3.75
6 electric seal and Persian lamb, with marten tails, re
duced price 3.98
$6 imitation stone marten scarf, reduced price 3.98
$10 electric seal collarettes, reduced price 5.98
$10 electric seal and Persian lamb collarettes, reduced
price 6.98
612 electric seal collarettes, the new "Zaza," reduced
price 6.98
$12 marten collarettes, the new "Zaza," reduced price.. 9.98
$14 electric seal and Persian lamb collarettes, reduced
price 10.98
$20 Persian lamb and sable collarettes, with marten tails,
reduced price 12.98
$20 electric seal and Persian lamb collarettes, with stole
front of electric seal and twelve marten tails; re
duced price 14.98
Saturday's sale of cloth jackets
Special reduced prices will prevail throughout this depart
ment on Saturday on all our high-class jackets. This is an
opportunity you cannot equal anywhere else. All alterations
arc made tree of charge, and a satisfactory price is in every in
stance guaranteed.
Ladies' jackets in colors.
$12 jacket reduced to $7.45 made of tan covert cloth; trimmed
with fnncy stitching, real value $12, formerly marked $9.98 (JJ . ,.
as a special bargain, now reduced to p J ,4L S
$14 Jackets reduced to $9.98 made of light castor kersey, lined
with Skinner Manufacturing Co. satin, lining warranted to wear two
years or new lining will be given; price formerly was $12.93, (t Q
reduced to .. pp.pO
$18 Jackets reduced to $12.98 made of light tan kersey, lined
with fine taffeta silk and trimmed with faucy stitching, " o
real value $18, reduced to PI2S.OO
$20 Jackets reduced to $14.98 made of castor kersey, scalloped
around bottom, lined throughout with fancy silk and trim- . o
uicd elaborately with stitching, real value $ 20, reduced to pIj..(0
$38 Jackets reduced to $29.50 made of navy blue kersey, very
fiue quality, trimmed with soutache braid and real Persian fi tr.
lamb. Special price - P-55v
Ladies' jackets in black.
$i4 Jackets reduced to $9. 98 made of very fine kersey, black or
castor, strap seams, lined with Skinner satin, warranted to jlf-v rtO
wear two years, real value $14; special reduction to Py y C5
$10 jackets reduced to $12.08 made of very fine quality ker
sey, black and several shades of castor, lined with plaid tf. -O
taffeta silk, and stitched elaborately all over; reduced price P 1 2. UO
$20 jackets reduced to $14.08 made of London kersey, lined
with plaid taffeta silk, strap scams trimmed with stitching, (J? . Q
in black and several shades of tan and castor; reduced price PI4,0
$25 jackets reduced to $18.08 made tight fitting of Oxford
grey Montaiguac, with velvet collar, lined with silk and CwQ ftO
trimmed with pearl buttons; special reduced price PAOjJO
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REPORT OF THE
SECRETARY OF WAR
Concluded from Page 1.
power may be known and placed In
positions Involving responsibility and
authority.
"Without some such process In tlmo
of peace the selection has to be made
after war lias commenced, at the ex
pense always of treasure and of life,
and sometimes of temporary failure
and humiliation. Such a process of se
lection will necesarlly at the same tlmo
afford an Incentive to exertion nnd a
reward for professional attainments
and effective service, while stimulating
the development of the capable officer
and bringing to the front the men best
able to bear responsibility and perform
tho difficult duties to be confronted In
actual hostilities.
Fourth The exercise and training of
the officers and men of the army in
the movements of large bodlesof troops
by brlcade, division and corps under
conditions npproachlng as nearly as
possible those to be anticipated In exe
cuting the plans devised for their ac
tion In war.
Officers who have never seen a corps,
division, or brigade organized and on
tho march can not be expected to per
form perfectly the duties required of
them when war comes. The collection
of largo bodies of men presents, not tho
same difficulties presented by a small
body, multiplied or Increased In degree,
but entirely new difficulties which only
experience can qualify men to meet.
The sanitation, the care, the discipline,
nnd many of the duties are new to the
man who has dealt only with a com
pany or a regiment. The highest effic
iency under these conditions can bo at
tained only by giving exuerienco ap
proximating ns nearly as possible to
thut which will bo encountered when
tho war machinery Is required to do Its
proper work.
Recommendations.
I think the following steps may be
taken to advantage:
(1) That an army war college should
be established, which shall be composed
of the heads of the staff deoartments,
properly so called, and a number of the
ablest und most competent officers of
high rank In the army (Including, of
course, tho major general command
ing), these officers to be detailed for
service In tho college for limited
periods, so that while the college shall
bo continuous In records, character,
and performance, It shall continually
and gradually change In Its personal
elements. It should be the duty of this
body of officers to direct tho Instruc
tion and Intellectual exercise of tho
army, to acqulro the Information, de
vise tho plans, and study tho subjects
above Indicated, and to advise the com
mander In chief upon all questions of
plans, armament, transportation, inn
blllzatlon.and military preparation ami
movement.
This college should have combined
with It, reinforced and enlarged In Its
scope and effectiveness, the present
division of military Information of the
adjutant general's office, where Its rec
ords and Us conclusions should bo pre
served. It should not supersede, but
should Incorporate, continue, and bring
under the same general management
tho present service schools, supplement
ing where It Is necessary their courses,
which now, so far ns Instruction Is con
cerned, largely cover tho ground, Its
Instruction would, at the outset and
perhaps permanently, bo given through
these schools, but It should clye unity,
Influence, authority, and effectiveness
In military affairs to the work and the
thought developed In thtm, aside from
mere Instruction, and a weight and
utility to their records of the efficiency
and merit of their pupils not hitherto
accorded to them In proportion to the
Jilch character of the work they have
done.
(2) That every officer of the army be
low the rank of a field officer, and not
already a graduate of one of the ser
vice schools, should be detailed for
some fixed peilod during his service to
receive Instruction at this college In
the science of war, including the duties
of the staff, and In all matters pertain
ing to the application of military bcI
ence to national defense; that provis
ion should be made for the continuance
of such Instruction by correspondence
after tho expiration of the period of
each officer's detail, and that all offi
cers should be Invited and entitled to
present, by written papers and reports,
ns a part of the regular course and for
credit upon their efficiency records, the
results of their Investigations, explor
ations, reflections, and professional and
scientific work, and upon such special
subjects as may be prescribed by the
college.
(3) That all staff appointments should
hereafter be made from the line of the
army for a fixed period of, say, four
or five yeats, the holder to return to
the line at the end of the period, and
not to be eligible to reappointment
until after at least one year's service
In the line, and that after the expira
tion of a reasonable period the selec
tion of statf nppolntments should bo
made on the basis of proficiency and
lltness, as shown in the War college (or
heretofore In the service schools), In
cluding as elements for consideration
both tho work done during the period
of detail, a'nd the post-graduate work.
Excepting, however, that such appoint
ments should nlso be"permltted for gal
lant and meritorious conduct in tho
Held, shown by recommendations of
commanding officers for brevet promo
tion made during the progress of a war,
and excepting that for the technical
and scientific branches of engineering,
ordnance, and signal service examina
tions should bo contlued; that all pro
motions in the staff itself be upon the
basis prescribed for original appoint
ment, combined with efficiency of ser
vice in the staff,
(4) That tho present system of pro
motion by seniority should be modified
as to all officers now or hereafter be
low field rank, by making a specific
proportion of tho promotions to each
grade for seniority, and a specific pro
portion on tho basis either of efficiency
records in the war college, or hereto
fore In the service schools, including
both elements of work done during ac
tual attendance nnd subsequent there
to, or for gallantry In tho field during
war, or both, accompanied In each case
by evidence of faithful performance of
the ordinary duties of tho Hue.
(E) That all selections of candidates
for staff appointments and for staff
promotions and for line promotions,
other than those mado for seniority,
should bo mado by boards of officers
appointed for that purpose, upon an
examination and estimate of the effic
iency records exhibiting the grounds
for appointment or promotion above
stuUd. Nothing can be more import
art than that the officers of the army
shall feel that their rise In rank de
pends upon what they do; that ability,
Intellectual activity, faithful perform
ance of duty, and gallant conduct are
more cot tain claims to preferment than
social or political Influence. A system
of promotions which Is divorced from
tho efficiency record Is not merely un
just, but it destroys ambition and
checks the effort of the army, Tho way
to prevent the separation Is by a sys
tematic provision to enable every offi
cer to show what there Is In him, and
to preserve a full record of what he
does, by providing a competent and
disinterested body to pass Judgment on
the record, and by a law making the
judgment thus reached on this basis
the Imperative and sole ground of se
lection for promotion.
These provisions will go far toward
accomplishing results which are pro
vided for in the organization of every
considerable army In the world, and
which under our organization aro not
tho business of anybody In particular,
and for the most part can not be ac
complished by anyone whomsoever;
and If congress will then make the ap
propriations necessary for periodical
mobilization and manoeuvres the four
requisites of preparation of war above
stated can be substantially attained.
The only element in these recommen
dations which does not result necessar
ily from a statement of the require
ments Is the limitation on the period
of staff duty and the periodical return
to the line. I think this will be bene
ficial to tho staff.and will do away with
the feeling quite prevalent In the line
that tho staff Is a privileged class, di
vorced from its old associates, and a
tendency toward unfriendly criticism
which seems to me' to be prejudicial to
good, discipline and effective eervlco.
Another function which Is now per
formed to a very slight degree, and
which Is of very great Importance",
should be performed by the proposed
war college acting In co-oporatlon with
the existing naval war college, that is,
the union of the army and the navy In
the collection and utilization of Infor
mation, studying and formulating plans
for defense and attack, and the testing
and selection of material of war. Com
munication, conference.and Interchange
of Instructors between the two Institu
tions could not fall to be of great value
to both services, and to make easier
and more certain that perfect co-operation
which Is so essential both In
forming and executing the plans which
involve tho operations of both forces.
Special Changes.
There are two special changes which,
I am clear, the samo principles require.
One Is that the artillery branch of the
service should havo a head. Tho pres
ent guns, carriages, projectiles, ex
plosives, and all the complicated and
delicate machinery which belong with
them are made and delivered ovor to
the artillery branch, and there Is no
one to represent or speak for the men
who nro to work with tlie tools thus
furnished. There are seven roloncls of
artillery, and It Is not tho business of
any one of them more than another to
speak for his branch of tho service.
Tho valuable results of experience in
tho use of the ordnance machinery are
not utilized because It Is not the busi
ness of anyone in particular to Insist
upon It. Llttlo complaints against the
ordnance or engineers, which could
easily bo set right If It were somebody's
business to attend to It, remain as
cause of Irritation. The use of modern
ordnanco is a highly specialized and
scientific business, nnd theie ought to
bo an expert chnrged with the duty
and the responsibility of seeing that
the officers and men of tho corps under
stand their business and are properly
trained In It. This officer should be. a
member of the war college, nnd might
well be on the staff of the major gen
eral commanding. He should not be
the head of an additional bureau.
The other changes referred to Is tho
Increase of the number of Inspectors
general, so that the entire work of tho
army may be adequately Inspected.
Among these should be a sufficient
number of Inspectors general for tho
sanitary, artillery, ordnance, and en
gineering inspection, selected for their
special qualifications In those several
branches nnd specifically assigned to
those duties. Thorough Inspection Is
essential to thorough work, but no In
spector can be expected to know every
thing, and Inspection of these matters
which require special training made by
a man who haH not received the train
ing Is necessarily perfunctory and of
little value.
Volunteers.
The second proposition which I stated
ns underlying tho consideration of this
subject that the regular establish
ment Is not the whole machine with
which a war will ever be fought has
been too signally Illustrated both In the
Civil war nnd In tho war with Spain
and tho Philippine war to require
further demonstration. Our method Is,
and always will be, Immediately upon
the outbreak of a war, to crpate an
army of which the regular army on It
peace footing forms but a part, and
usually but a small part, and the great
body of which is composed of volun
teers. That tho relations between the regu
lars and volunteers in this new forco
shall be such that it constitutes a
homogeneous body, using the samo
arms, familiar with the Bame 'drill,
answering to the same Ideas of dlscj
pllne, Inspired by tho same spirit, and
capable of equal and even performance,
and that tho preparation of the regular
army In time of peace for the event of
war shall to the greatest possible ex
tent inure to the benefit of the whole
army, both regular and volunteer, nnd
make it easy to put that body In a
state of preparation, is an end tow aid
which the best military thought of the
country may well be nddrossed.
It should be a special subject of con
sideration by the war college, and upon
it that body should invite the confer
ence and co-operation of the mill tm y
authorities of tho several states. As
one step toward attaining the end,
courses of Instruction In the coliego
should be open to officers of the Na
tional Guard of the states, and the
efficiency records of such officers In the
college, and by written papers and re
ports after their terms of instruction
have ended, should be made a part of
tho records of the War department h,i
the authorized and accepted basis at
appointments to office In any volunteer
force which may be raised.
Permanent Plan Needed.
Following these lines and worklnp
through the methods which I have de
scribed, a permanent plan ought to be
wrought out with the concurrence of
the military authorities of tho several
states, and enacted by congress, for the
creation of a war army composed of
both regulars and volunteers whenever
such an army Is required. The part .to
be taken by the regular army In the
new organization and tho part to bo
taken by the volunteers should be pre
scribed, and the parts should be so as
signed that the new organization shall
have the fullest posslblo benefit of toe
preparation of the regular army.'
The form and the machinery for tlie
organization of the new army and tlto
part to be taken In the raising of the
army by tho military authorities and
organizations of the several statei
should be Indicated, so that whenever
war threatens, and long-before It Is de.
clared, the multitude of men who aro
to do the work of organization may
know, without waiting for an act or
congress, what will bo required of them
when the hour strikes, nnd may be en
gaged in the quiet and dellbertt prep
aration so necessary in advance Of ac
tlon to prevent confusion and mistake.
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