KING GEO I E VISITS SOLDIERS.
Photo by American Press Association.
i England's ruler and Queen Mary are here shown Inspecting troops from India in camp at New ForesL
PRAYER BEFORE BATTLE.
When a Whole Army Knelt Before tht
Order to Attack.
During one of the numerous war
waged by France two centuries ago
strange scene took place near SaJuzz'
a disputed outpost, which well ill us
trates the religious snirit which ofte
prevailed among tht soldiers of earlie
times.
The French approached tne besieg
ers' lines, and both armies were at
ranged for a conflict. The sun shorn
from a cloudless sky; every detail on
each array in the field was visible to
the other and both were beheld ni
once from the citadel..
There were three French marshan
present, and it was Schomberg's tun.
to command. He drew up his 20.00(-
men in four lines, with skirmishers in
front, and the regular cavalry were
placed at stated intervals, ready to
charge.
, In this impressive order and in abso
lute silence the Fre;:ch advanced until
nearly within cannon shot, when at a
signal the army was halted and simul
taneousiy knelt dwwn to pray. Then
followed the order to attack, which
was silently and cheerfully obeyed.
The battle was not to be. however,
for Mazami. amid a volley of mils
ketry. suddenly ap[>eared, rode at a
gallop between the armies and stayed
the incipient tight by bringing accept
able terms of peace. - Washington Star.
LAWS OF WAR ON LAND. ,
Adopted to Save Conquered States
From Organized Pillage.
The Hague laws of war on land,
drawn up in 1599 and 1907 and adopt
ed by all nations, were designed to
check the rapacity of conquerors and
to save vanquished states from organ
ized opollation, says Case and Com
ment.
Pillage is formally forbidden. This
is a prohibition against the looting of
captured towns, against acquiring
booty nt the expense of private proper
ty, but does not, of course, forbid the
seizure of horses, arms or military sup
plies taken on the field of battle.
The laws further permit a militar>
occupant to levy. In addition to the or
dinary taxes, money contributions for
the needs of the army or of the admin
istration of the occupied territory. Con
tributions are to be required only on a
written order and on the responsibility
of a commander In chief.
Their collection is to be regulated by
the rules in force for the assessment of
taxes, and in every case a receipt is to
be given to the individual payer. Bui
this voucher, while evidence that mon
y, goods or service has been exacted,
implies in itself no promise to pay on
the part of the occupant. t
Getting at the Truth.
At twenty-three he thought fate was
making a special effort to keep his
down.
At thirty-five he thought he might
have done great things if his wife had
not been such a handicap.
At forty he believed he would have
been a gneut man if his children had
not made it necessary for him to cling
TRUTH.
Truth is so estimable a quality
that is will not permit of any tam
pering. Like a mirror, to breathe
upon it with cold falsehood only
makes it reflect a dim image of its
purity. An untruthful man is a man
always to be feared.
GERMAN OFFICERS IN CAMP.
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Laughed and Won,
When the British were storming
Badajoz the Duke of Wellington rode
up and. observing an artilleryman par
ticularly active, inquired the man's
name. He \Vas answered "Taylor."
"A very good name too." said the
duke. "Cheer up. my men! Our Tay
lor will soon make a pair of Ireadies
tn the walls!"
At this sally the men forgot their
danger, a burst of laughter broke from
them and the next charge carried the
fortress.—London Answers.
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A cow strayed between French and
German trenches, which were only 100
yards apart, and both sides agreed
that whoever hit a horn first would be
privileged to milk Bossy without mo
lestation. The first shot came from
the German lines and killed the cow.
A fat pig strayed into the Freilfh
lines, and the men of two different
batteries claimed it. It was tied to
the wheel of an ammunition wagon,
and although shrapnel began falling
all around, the argument over the
ownership did not abate until an offi
cer ordered the pig cut in two and di
vided between the batteries, so' the
men could return to their guns.
By order of the mayor of Brausberg.
East Prussia, the cats are being thin
ned out and the army helped at the
same time, the skins of the felines be
ing used for body belt 3 and mittens
for the soldiers, who believe cat skins
ward off rheumatism.
A carrier pigeon took news out of
the besieged city of Przemysl in Ga
licia to Vienna.
Marquis, dispatch dog of the Twen
ty-third Freuch infantry, has been men
tioned in the orders of the day. He
was sent with an Important dispatch
through a fire zone too hot for a mau
to attempt at the battle of Sarrebourg.
and delivered it, but he was so badly
wounded he dropped dead as he reach
ed his jouruey's end.
A Belgian farmer killed his last pig
just before the Germans reached his
farm. To save it he tucked the car
cass in his bed, placed lighted candles
near the sheeted form and was pray
ing when a German soldier entered.
Thinking they were in a chamber of
death, the Germans withdrew and the
farmer enjoyed his pork in peace.
Russia's Fisheries.
Russia ranks third among the fish
and deep sea food producing countries
of the world. The total yield of fish
is well over $8,000,000 worth a year,
but even this great supply is not equal
to the needs of the population.
Trouble Saved.*
"I thought you were to move to a
more expensive apartment."
"The landlord saved us the trouble,"
replied Mrs. Flimgilt. "He raised the
rent of the one we have been occupy
ing."—Washington Star.
Hand-me-downs.
"I have to wear father's old clothes.
I don't suppose you girls have any
troubles like those."
"Yes, we do," said the girl. "I have
to wear mother's old hair."—Kansas
City Journal.
BRIDGE DESTROYED IN FRANCE.
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Photos copyright, 1914, by American Press Association.
American contractors hare already been asked to figure c, , "©placing structures wrecked during the war.
Washington's Farewell Address.
Against the Insidious wiles of foreign
influence. I conjure you to believe me.
fellow citizens, the jealousy of a free
people ought to constantly awake, since
history and experience prove that for
eign influence is one of the most bane
ful foes of republican government Eu
rope has a set of primary interests
which to us have none or a remote re
lation. Hence she must be engaged in
frequent controversies, the causes of
which are essentially foreign to our
concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be
unwise in us to Implicate ourselves by"
artificial ties in the ordinary vicissi
tudes of her politics or the ordinary
combinations and collusions of her
friendships or enmities.
Woman's Weapons.
A number of married men were re
cently dining together at their clqb.
The question was asked, "What trait
In your wife do you consider the most
expensive one?" The answers were
as numerous as the men in the party.
With one it was vanity, another re
ligion or charity or love of dress. The
last man to whom the question was
put answered oracularly, "Her tears."
The Mystic Canine.
A barrister once opened his cross
examination of a handwriting expert
by asking, "Where is the dog?**
"What dog?" said the astonished wit
ness.
"The dog," replied the tormentor,
"which the judge at the last assizes
said he would not hang ©a your avi
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"Do yer love me. "Erb?"
"Love yer. "Liza! I should jest think
I does Why, if yer ever gives me up
I'll murder yer! I can't say inore'ii
that, can IV"—London I'unch.
Talk about moving things with a
derrick the mo<t powerful thing
known to move man is a woman's
eves Florida Time* < nion.
Relics of the Past.
"I'd like to see a one hoss shay," re
marked the city visitor.
"Out of date," said his country host.
"The nearest we can come to it now
is a one cylinder car."—Pittsburgh
Post
Another "meanest man" has been
found. He lives in the city and con
ducts a thriving business. The other
day a seedy individual approached him
and said: "Say, mister. I'm hungry and
would like to get a nickel to get a cup
of coffee and a roll. I have four pen
nies and only need one more. Please
give me a penny."
The man after searching himself
said: "I haven't got a penny. All I
have is a nickel. Give rae your four
cents in change, and I will give you
the nickel."
The beggar requests that his name
be not mentioned in connection with
the Item. —Cincinnati Enquirer.
WORRY.
Do not worry; eat three square
meals a day; say your prayers; be
courteous to your creditors; keep
your digestion good; exercise; go
slow and go easy. Maybe there
are other things that your special
case requires to make you happy,
but, my friend, these I reckon will
give you a good lift. —Abraham
Lincoln.
GOOD HABITS.
Good habits bring a personal
freedom that it i 3 impossible to ob
tain otherwise. The man who has
the habit of doing anything that
he ought to do With clocklike reg
ularity is saved from a ga-ung
bondage of uncertainty, hesitation,
energy wasting debate with him
self, renewed day after day and
growing more of a burden as life
advances.
Strenuous Love.
Very Moving.
Got All He Asked For.
GERMAN RED CROSS COIRPS ON FQSUX
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Wt'OD CUKK N OS ii OF U. S. COURT
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Si
i a, a. Ly appointed clerk of the
■ti act i Ui ■iu iused by the death of Col.
is : • is cm the s. known Democrats of In
d n - voiUiit i sacriti in a number of forlorn cam
) oiatin a>p xars t>g •' • much general satisfaction, as he
ii iLeads in a.I partic who ate members of the bar in every
. e i est.! :: Pi aiisy.vani.i u
Bullet Wounds. I
The entrance wound caused by tin
modern small arm bullet is not a
grewsome spectacle. It Is small, ami
Its appearance has been compared t<
that produced by tbe bite of a certau
parasite insect. Often there Is Iml
little external bleeding, but this is no<
to be taken as a danger signal, ui
might be popularly supposed.—Londoi
Telegraph.
A Curious Superstition.
Many Greeks firmly believe to this
day in a curious heathen notion, which
holds that the fate of every child is
controlled entirely by three mysterious
spirits, who are spoken of collectively
as the "moral." These three "fates"
are supposed to be invisible women,
who come on a visit of inspection
shortly after the birth of each child.
They always come after sundown, says
the superstition, and the Greek parents
when a newly born baby is In the
house and a visit from the "moral" is
ixpected carefully leave the door open
snd lay a feast and money offerings
all ready for the "fates" when they
should arrive.
Different.
Seedy Chap (stopping pedestrian)—
Pardon me, sir, but you look very much
like a man I know.
Pedestrian—lndeed! Well, you look
like a man 1 don't want to know. Good
day!— Boston Transcript.
Of Course.
"Can you tell me which class of peo
ple live the longest?" "Why, centena
rians. I believe."—Dallas News.
Madison and the Constitution.
It la generally understood that James
Madison was the chief author of the
constitution of the United States. Be
yond a doubt the great instrument was
the joint product of the entire con
vention, but from the best accounts
Madison was the man who put It Into
shape as we have it today.—New York
American.
Capitals and Armies.
Twice the United States has lost Its
capital to a foreign *foe, but neither
time dkl It produce much effect upon
the war. The first tline was when
Howe's redcoats swept Into Philadel
phia after the battle of Brandywine.
The other occasion was when anoth
er British army seized and burned
Washington. What Howe needed to
end the war in 1777 was not Philadel
phia, but Washington's army, and that
he didn't get A country's army is
worth a dozen capitals. The British
captured America's three largest cit
ies, Boston. New Y'ork and Philadel
phia, but that availed them little in tho
long run.—Philadelphia Ledger.
The Hourglass.
Instead of being obsolete and simply
an interesting relic, the hourglass in
various forms is a century
necessity. A machinist authority
points out that for such purposes as
timing hardening and tempering heats
in twist drill manufacture, where sec
onds or minutes must be gauged accu
rately, nothing serves like the hour
glass with the right amount of sand.
Accuracy to fractions of a second can
be had much more easily than by
watching the hands of a watch.
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