7 THH ElS)!TS op fskjion. New York City (.Special). It is re marked that the children's clothing it decidedly dressy. Frocks in their waist ornamentation ore very ornate. FnOCK FOB A, CUILO. Little girls' dresses are not gener ally cut with skirts in shape. .This is done only when the skirt is entirely pleated in narrow, lingerie pleats, whioh are stitched down about one third of the skirt, and then allowed to Tall loose, giving the necessary ful ness to the lower part. Dresses are shorter than they were last season. There has been some attempt made to introduce trimmings Bt the extreme edge of the skirt, bnt sntiu is the material of this frock, tho skirt of which has n deep shaped flounce edged with chiffon frills and headed by several bauds of white lace insertions. The no-collar vogue appears in a third bridemaid frock model. This also displays the bolero, without whioh so few costumes of whatever sort are seen nowadays. The bolero is cream colored guipure embroidered in dead gold; the tinder-blouse, which, finished with the finest of frills at the throat, does away with the necessity of a col lar, is iu kilted lily gteon crepe de chine. A Pretty Willi frock. A pretty little wash frock for a littlo girl is striped watermelon pink and white, each stripo having a littlo figure upon it. Stripos lend them selves prettily to trimmings. This has a pleated rulllo around tho skirt, pleated so that the red stripe comes together solidly at intervals. Tho waist is pleated back and front so that tho rod is again together, aud tile same effect is given in tho short puffed sleeves. There is a laoo insertion lot in at all tho senilis of tho skirt of thin little frock, at the head of the pleated rullle, ami it outlines the pleats in tho front and back of the waist. Thia is made to wear with a gnimpe. rnlnr in tlm Slilrt. The effect of fulness intheskiit is to be soeu iu a woolen gown which is made with side pleats about an inch wide laid up to the waist all around the skirt and carried almost to the lower edge. Some of tho wash gowns ore also made in this way. Mauy of the gowns blouse consider ably in the front. In English separate waists the bolts have n decided incline down in the front. In some the belts are made with o decided point, others are full aud merely drawn down, and some little ribbons, while they ore drawn down a. little in front, oro fastened at one side with a small bow. lslnek l.nce on Tnratnlt. Women who hove plain white para- Pf f Jfii ? it Jr 13k ft" CAl'TUKliD )!Y HLiriflUS PERILS AND ESCAPE OF LIEUT. CILLWORE AND PARTY. FOR BRIDES AND IilUDEMAIDS. it has not been generally odopted. The deep hem or frill, with the trim ming iu the skirt above it still ob tains. Designers have at last suc ceeded in producing a pattern for a circular-cut skirt iu frock or ooat that does not sag iu the seams or haug uu eveuly. This model is universally shown. In cotton frocks seams are connect ed with insertion by lines of veiuhig. These stripes of insertion extend in some models to the extreme edge of the hem. In others they terminate where the additional ciroular is at tached. The Eton or bolero effect is noted quite as often for children as for "grown-ups," not only in wooleu frocks, but in cotton ones also. Frock For Wedding. Decided originality is shown by many of the frocks now in preparation for weddings. The first oue shown in the large out, reproduced from the New York Evening Sun, is a wedding gown in white satin. Its long tunio, reaching clear to the skirt hem, is out into a series of deep points finished 11 around with frill upon frill in white chiffon. A frilled and kilted under skirt in chiffon is revealed by the tunio's points. The corsage consists of an underblouBO in kilted ohiffon with a bolero of the satin edged with a chiffon frill. All-lace wedding gowns will be popu lar. Here is one fashioued in a fetch ing way that can scarcely be improved upon as a model for this sort of frock in thia sort of material. Its founda tion, of course, is white satin, over which is draped the lace. Iu this case, the lace is Brussels of the finest pattern. An edging of chiffon frills round the court train is effective. Chiffon frills also trim the corsage at throat and the sleeves at wrist. Aorots the draped front of tbi corsage runs a garland of .orange blossoms. The quaint touch imparted by tho fichu seems to be in high favor for brideinaid gowns. Here, for instance, is such a frock in white Liberty sutiu, with yoke in white "ilk guipure and a ilolm iu white ohihon frilled all round. At tho waist is a broad sash with long frilled ends iu lily green chiffou. Another model for u b.-idomaid's gown bus its tiohu iu white chiffon ulso, but edited with luce. Soft white sols which ore a little soiled are dress ing them up with black lace for use this summer. The laoe can be put on iu a variety of ways, according to the material ou hand ana the skill of the ueedlewoiuau. Hnlt For l.lttlo tili-L. MTiuy littlo girls' units are made with Eton jackets and skirts like those of their elders. They are made chietly iu the heavy wash materials, the liueus, ducks aud piques, and have plain little straight waists of heavy white wash muleriuls, lien ill i Till Mnuhe. Sashes arranged around the waist like a Swiss belt are fastened with a rosette, aud Huished at the ends with silk fringe. A llnvlval in Glove. Elbow sleeves have brought n ro vival of the becoming long monsque taire gloves. MMtle of Klnwarml Orifittlcllii. The big sister's summer wardrobe will contain a suubouuet, which she will wear whilo participating in tho most ancient and royal game of golf. It is a dainty affair, made of flowered organdie, beruftied ond beribboned, and the belle will indeed present a charming picture whon she sallies forth iu one of these olegaut uud TIIK Sl'MMBB Oinrrt KUNIIO.NNI'.T. elaborate editions of tho homely gingham and culipo prototype cf ohlou times. "Olllinom" Chalked on the Clin n They Were H nrrled er the Moun tain Country Mnile it Trail For the Ilea cuera Tim Lieutenant's Adventure. TC MONO the many adventures of the brave men in our army ,-Y ud nftvT during the Spanish (Z war and the insurrection in the Philippines, none perhaps is more thrilling than that which befell Lieu tenant James C. Oillmore, of the York town, and his boat's crew, who fell luto A Filipino ambush a year ago aud were either captured or killed. Tho tale is told most interestingly by Lieuten ant Oillmore himself in Collier's Weekly. It was on the morning of April 12, 181)!), that Lieutenaut Oillmore loft tho Yorktown iu the second cutter with a crew of fourteen men aud two passengers an officer aud a man near the town of Baler, where they were to try and discover tho position of a church in which it was said a purty of Hpouish were besieged by in surgents. The mou were landed safe ly, but Oillmoro's bout was discovered by the enemy a little later as he was going back to the mouth of the river which flows past Baler. To throw off suspicion as to the real purpose of his trip, Oillmore began making sound ings across the river, and sketches. Iu doing this tho boat was allowed to approach closo to tho loft bank of the river where there was u swamp cov ered with tall marsh grass. "As I was about to givo tho order to return," Lieutouuut Oillmore's narrative says, "we rouuded a bond aud came full upon an outpost who bulled us and firod a shot, lieforo I could answer the hail u volloy was fired at us at closo range about fifty yards. "Tho effect of this volley was terri ble Two men were killed instantly, tho brains of one being scattered over tho boat aud crew. Auothor man had the fingers cut off his left baud, but still kept bravely to his post at the starboard stroke oar. The starboard oars were riddled oud most of them shattered. The boat was pierced by the Remington balls and made water fast. As soon as possible after recov ering from the first shock we opeuod tiro with Colt and rifles. The ambush was so complote that we could not see at what to tire, not eveu the smoke. The second volley threw the Colt out of action by shattering the box aud cutting the loading tupe. The order was given to back oars, but as only very few could be used, the tide drifted us iu on a sank bank. Three of tho mou bravely jumped over to swim the boat out but did not succeed, the tide setting us in. "Tho volleys were now poured in on us from the left bauk iu quick suc cession, mortally wounding two meu nud seriously wouudiug three others, and myself slightly. At this time I was under tho impression thot most of the crew were either wounded or killed, as tho bodies of the men who were killed and mortally wounded had fallen ou the slighter meu in the boat. in the bottom of which they were struggling. Mlie boat was covered ith blood, presoutiug a fearful sicht. Tho cries of the mortally wounded. asking me to shoot them aud uot allow them to fall into tho hands of the savages, wero heartrending. At the same time there could be seen coining down tho right bank u baud of savuges nolo anil spear meu with a fow Remington rifles. I then gave the order to hoist the whito flag. This was done by one of the men, who re ceived a bull through the wrist aud dropped the Hag. "The firiug from the enemy now came faster, and I thought they in tended to massacro us, so continued our tiro. We were now haiUd iu Spauish from the left bank by uu ofli oer, saying that if wa did not cease firiug aud surrender he would murder us all. I then surrendered to him. Tho savages on the right bauk came up, took us out of the boat, robbed us, tied our arms behind our backs with bamboo thongs and liued us ui on the beach to be shot. I protested against being snot with my orms tied, aud this altercatiou, which lasted about five minutes, probably saved our lives. They loaded their rifles and were all ready, when a Tagalog olllcer came out of the brush and ordered otherwise. We were then sent aboard the boat, and after stop ping up the holes made by the rifio bulls aud pulling the boat out, pro ceeded up the river. Two of tho crew were dead, two mortally wouudedaud three seriously wounded. The boat was run ashore a littlo way up the river. Tho dead were left iu it, the mortally wouuded put iu the shade ashore aud then the rest of the party were started for Buter. There orders were reocived from Aguinaldo to bring them to the capital, San Isidro; and, leaving the seriously wounded behind, they be gau a long and weary march into the interior over a country broken with mountains aud uubridged streams aud over roads deep with mud. Their guards were bow-aud-arrow and spear men, commanded by a Tagulog cor poral. Lieutenaut Gilliroro tells the story of that inarch, stage by stage, reciting how at times the party camped in the open in rain storms and cold, or were met with threats and inhos pitality in towns, and howtoo, iu some towns they were well fed and well treated by order of the town presidentes. The party remained uiue days at nan isiuro, ana tuen as American forces wero pushing forward they were ordered to tue northward iu company with about one hundred Spanish prisoner. Oathoriug up more Hpaiuslt prisoners ou the way uutil there wero about seven hundred of them, the murchiug was continued with various features until the party arrived at Yigau ou June 0. "Here I was informed," writes Lieutenant Oillmore, "that Ocuornl Tino had intended to kill all Amorioan prisoners, but the prusideuto of the town interoodiug for us, the floneral had chuiigod his mind. He,, however, iHsiifd strict orders that no one should holy us, or communicate with us, oud hellion placed us luooniudioado tlio men belli;,' placed in one cell by them selves, ami I beiug placed iu tho up per ntnry of tha jail with the jailor's fujuily. Here, owiujj to the pour food, and our allowances being cut down to ten cents (Mexican money) for the mnn, and twenty cents for myself, nud want of exercise, most of lis became ill with the prevalent diseases of the country, some having to bo sent to the hospital. I wroto several letters to the presidenle and also to Ooneral Tino, to allow us exercise- in order to keep the men iu health. I also re quested them to allow me bonks, so that I could occupy myself iu some way. N'ouo of theso requests was granted." On September 5 they wero hurried off to Bengued, in the province of Abra, and they wero kept in strict confinement there for six weeks, but afterward they had tho liberty of the town as the Spaniards had until Oon eral Tino got there aud had thorn closely con lined again. After tho bat tle of San Qiientiu Pass on December 5, where Tino was defeated, they wero again hurried off to the north to be hidden iu the mountains. Then began mi exciting chase. Al though Oitlmoro and his men did not know of it, Colonel Hare and Lieutenant-Colonel Howze with 111) picked cavalrymou were hot in pursuit of tho party. Hoping, however, for res cue, Oillmnro and his sailors left signs behind thoin and Hare's men found now and then, chalked on a cliff or the face of a rock, snoh mes sages as "Oillmore" or "Oillmore aud party" to guide thorn. "We travulod at night," writes Oillmore, "by torchlight, through water-grass up to our waists, through jungles whore wo had to cut our paths at times, mid canyons, with very littlo to cut but rice and at times a small quantity of pork. At this time we wero allowed pack-horses to carry the effects of the party, and I was allowed a pony, which I used to ford the different mountain streams. The country, however, became so rough that we could uot drive our horses further eveu the Tagalog Liouteuaut in ehargo of the party had to abaudou his. We then killed the horses for food, as we had not had meat to eat for several days. "Then we started for tho real climb ing of the mountains, which ore any where from threo to five thousand feet iu this portion of tho island. Aftor having gone over two or three mountain ranges, we came to the source of a large river, aud, being rafted across, camped lor the night about three miles below the mouth. Here the Tagalog Lieutenant came to me, and, through an interpreter, informed me that he had orders from Oeneral Tino to execute us. After hesitating for about a minute, he told me that his conscience would not per mit him to do so, but that bo would abaudou us iu tho mountains. As we were then among the savage tribes of the island, whoso hand is against every man s, I told him that it would bo better for him to execute ns rather than leavo us to be killed by the sav ages or to starve to death, as we had beon starving for four days at that time. Ho said ho could not do so. 1 then requested him to givo me two rifles and ammunition, by means of which wo could protect tho party from tho savages. Ho refused, aud went oil' with his men, leaving us alone ou the river's bauk. "We thou kept strict, ffunrd thai night in our camp against tho savages nnd iu the moruing followed the trail of our former guard down the river for about throe milos. When wo ar rived ou tho bank of the river we saw iu the distance tho savages with their war bonnets and thoir shields. There was 'a big open space hero, covered with lurge stoues very muoh like cobble stouos, aud bore we camped, judging that if wo had to fight tho savages we would fight them with these stones, try to disarm thorn, aud thou light them with thoir own woapous. I divided tho party into halves, sending tea men aoross the river to get bamboo to make rafts, as it was my intention to raft the party down tho rivor. "Tho suvagos, ou finding that we did uot intend to tight, them, allowed three of their number to come, without arms, toward us. Wo inado frionds with them and they assisted us in build ing seven rafts. We ueedod threo more aud the savages assured us that they would come around early iu tho morn ing aud build them for us. However, the uext morning they showed warlike signs and wo wero expecting to bo at tacked that day, when, to our joy nnd surprise, Colonel Hare and his party rescued us. This was in the early morning of December 18." I.unvli Counter In n School. A lunch counter which has been established iu the basement of tho high school building in Sioux City, Iowa, by the Board of Education for the use of the pupils aud tor the pur pose of suviug them the trip to their homes for luucheon aud the unhealth f ix I necessity of gulping their food iu a hurry is proving a grunt success. It was put iu operation with the following bill of faro: r.oef soup, three cents, with crackers, live cents; cold meat, ouo cent; baked bouus, five oouts; ham sandwiches, three cents; cookies, oue coat each. On the sec ond duy cold, hard-boiled eggs und doughnuts wero added. Mauy of the pupils brought part of a luncheon and bought a bowl ot soup to warm them aud stimulate their thinkers. Advice to a Son, An old lawyer was giving alviee to his son, who was just entoiiug upou the practice of hia father's profession. "My son, said ho, "if you have a case where the law is clearly on your side, but justice seoms to be clearly against you, urge upou tho jury tha vast importance of Biistaiuiug tho law. If, ou the other baud, you are iu doubt about the law, but your oliout's case is founded ou justice, insist on tho necessity of doing justice, though tho heavens full." ".But," asked tho son, "how sh'iil I uianago a case whom law nad justico are dead agaiust mo?" "Iu that case," repliad the old man, "what yon havo to do is to talk round it." Tit-Kits. Tho Tallin of '-.. A politician says: "When a man leaves our sido and goes to tue other sulo he is a traitor, uud wo always feel that there is a subt'o something wrong about him. But when a man loaves tho other hide and comes over to us, ho is a niuti of i;ro,it moral cour age, uud wo always teel that he has bUrliug btuii' in hiui," CLEVER MORMON ELDERS THEIR SUCCESS IN MAKING SERVANT CIRL CONVERTS. Kvlitonrn That Many Domestic From J'roteptanr Kurnpe Hare llecoine Proe vlyte Srnrrlty.of I .Servant Attributed to Till Cnimr ,klll ot the Mlinnarie FOR the past three years the largo cities of tho East have been the scene of the labor of 6 Mormon elders, who have sought converts to Mormonism iu kitchens and at basement entrances. Oreat numbors of paoaphlets have beeu distributed by these elders among tho women who are included in the army of domestic help. A careful investi gation has been made among the agencies, and particularly amoug those which act for women that come to this country from I'rotestaut Europe. Tho result seems clearly to establish the fact long known to many housekeep ers, that many Swedish, Norwegian, Dauish, Oerraan and English women have deserted housework and gouo to Utah. Tho exact number of pros elytes cannot be given, of course, but those who have been in n position to study the matter, declare that a very large proportion of tho unmarried Protestant female domestic servants have been converted to Mormonism and taken out West. Recently such an exodus of this kiud occurred iu Chicago that the newspapers of that city declared that there was a famine of houso servants and no relief could be obtained. Vari ous reasons were assigned and mime of them wero plausible enough, but what is believed, to be the real one was not mentioned. The elders of the Mormou Church might have ex plained the matter, for scores of young womeu went out to Utah from Chicago at one time. The conversion of these servants has gone on quietly and been managed with skill. In fact, no generals of modern times have carried on campaigns in the field with greater ability, tact ond energy than have these elders who havo gath ered their recruits from the kitchens of the land, ond left the country with them secretly and silently. Occasionally a mistress has come upon a pamphlet relating to religious matters, generally printed on poor paper, in poorer type and rarely cleau or attractive, iu make-up. The major ity of these pamphlets have had such titles as "A Friendly Discussion upou Religious Subjects," the seeming harmlessness of which has not tempt ed investigation somotimos tracts entitled "A Voico of Warning and In struction to all People," has beeu seen in the hands of servants, bnt be yond an occasional discovery of this kind, people generally have been in utter ignqrauoe of tho work being done in the cities among servant girls by agents of the Mormou Church. Oue observing woman who successively hired three Swedes, and received from all the same explanation, that they were about to be married, was amazed to notice that the same man proved to be the admirer of two of her cooks. The fact dawned upon her when he was seen in conversation with tho third servant. He passed as a brother to the third, but succeeded iu inducing her to givo up hor place. Unconscious, aud concerned more for tho comfort of her family than the welfare of the help she engaged, she did not investigate the reasons given her for their leaviug, nor did she seek to dissuade a girl from marrying if this reason was made the pretext for departure. Oue clever woman who happened to bo in the basement of her house alone oue afternoon answered a summons to the street door aud there saw a young man whose appearauce was that of a countryman, and whose manner showed a restraint born of inex perience in his business. The wom an's kitchen apron led him to con clude that be was talkiug with the cook, and be whisperiugly asked her if she would read a little book he would lend her, and let him oome aud talk with her about it sometime? Thereupon he handed to her a volume of 200 pages, pocket size, and bound iu vivid red cloth. It looked harmless enough, as did the begrimed pamphlet he also gave her. The mau eagerly inquired when he might call, and was told to oome back one week later. He did so, aud was met before reaching the basement bell by a member of the household who warned him to leave aud return no more. Even after an examination of the book, whioh proved to be oue ou the faith und doctrine of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, she did not realize that her caller was a Mormon elder, nor did she suspect that one of his denomination might have converted her last cook, who was a young and strong woman, not long from Sweden. Another housekeeper discovered in the mail box a circular advising the reader to send to a certain address for books, tracts aud sermons, and asking the reader to get the book of Mormon, which could bo had for a uominal sum, at ail address given. Handing the circular to her servant see noticed that tho latter recognized the subject aud hastily put it not into the fire but into tho coal box. Sub sequently this same womau found an other printed document in her kitchen, Kiviug a glowing description of the Salt Lake Temple, aud of Salt Lake City. A poor illustration of the temple adorned the circular. Countless complaints have been made by housekeepers of the preseuoe in their kitoheus of "followers," aud endless have been the disoussions as how best to get rid of them without losiug their servuuts. And, when notes have been compared by neigh bors, it baa been found that many servants have left their places on pre texts that were so trivial as to bear tllJ stamp of untruthfulness, aud that offers of increased wuges did not avail to keep them. Tho problem of domestio help, dif ficult enough in tho past to all but the very rich, has bocouie doubly so siuoe this new faotor bus beon iutroduced into it. Against tho influence of the preaching of tho elders aud thoir bright piotures of un independent homo for their converts iu the West, where good, honest farmer aro de clared to be iu waiting for wives to come tg them, nothing avails. The newcomer among servuuts is, perhaps, easiest wou over to the Mormon faith, but all grades have representatives ttuiou.' the cunverU And iu justice to tho prosolytizors, it may be said that thoy try to convert old and young alike, although they do not encourage othors than the young, and to some extent tha middle aged, to go to tha West. Those whoso attentions have been callod to the activity of the elders among the servant girls and who have investigated the matter find that while their success is more marked among servant girls thau any other class ol working women they do not confine themselves to this one class. They frequent the small stores where young women ore employed and seok to know women who earn their own livings, particularly the pooror paid wage earners. Their quiet persistency, aud uuvoryiugly patient attitude toward womeu, are aids to thoir success, and thoy prosolytize continuously. Somo of the elders hive had 'the courage to band their pamphlets to womon iu the streets, oarofully seloctiug the women they accost. Tiie demand for house servants is universal, end oil over tho country complaints ore heard of the dearth that exists. Tho Mormon elders huvo worked ho successfully that, it is as sorted, they are to be credited with the changed conditions iu domestic service; and they havo worked so shrewdly that their pronolyti.iug was uot noticed uutil it had uiudu groat headway. From England come fewer domes tics every season, and the work of tho Mormons iu Engluud is said to bo the cause. Many English oonvcrts to the Mormou Church pass through Now York ou their way to Utah, unt it is becoming more difficult every day to hire English servants. New York Suu, CURIOUS FACTS. Last year the Winnebago Indians, ou tho reservation near Sioux City, Iowa,, fenstod on 301 dogs obtained froia the dog pound iu that city, at a cost of about U vo cents a dog. Within tho last year an auciout grave was discovered near Rome and opened. Iu it was found the skeleton of a woman with a complete set of false teeth, displaying admirable workmanship oud wrought out of solid gold. Iu China, twelve aud one-half miles from the village of Liou Chok, there is a mountaiu of alum, whioh, in addi tion to being a natural curiosity, is a source of wealth for tho inhabitants of the country, who dig from it yearly tons of alum. The "sleep" of plants is by no means analogous evon to that of ani mals. It is a popular name given to tho phenomena of sensitiveness to light, humidity ond heat. When leaves go to sleep, they reduco sail to meet conditions, they exposo as little os possible of thoir surface to radia tion. With flowers, sleop or closing usually has reference to polleu pro tection. Lord Beauohamp, tho Governor of New South Wales, has had a uovel ex perience. Whilo ou a visit to tho collier ies of Newcastle he was entertained at a banquet iu a coal tniuoljOOfoet below the surface of the earth. Iu a cham ber uiuety feot long, fifteen foet wide aud nino fot high seventy guests sat down to dinner. The novel dining room showed no signs of what it bud been, for electric lights, flags, ever greens and carpets had transformed it into an elegant apartment. A curious case cf historic ancestry has just been discovered in Gascony. There lives iu a village of the old pro vince a peasant named Augusta do Noyers, who is a lineal descendant of Miles de Noyers, marshal of France in tho reign of Philip the Fair. This noble was one of the most powerful vassals of the monarchy, uud was iu high command at the battlo of Crocy. His humble descendant goes daily to work in tho vineyards, and is little affected by the fallen fortunes of his family. W, W. Pefley, ou Idaho volunteer iu the Spanish war, is probably the first mau who has had five inches added to his height by law. When ho was enlisted for service in the Philip pines his height was put down iu the records of the War Department as 5 feet 5 inches, when, as a matter of fact, it was 0 feet 101 inchos. In order to make the records correct, several affidavits made by his offices wero sent to Wushiugton, and Senator Shoup of Idaho introduced a bill into the Senate, which was passed, offi cially declaring that private Petloy's height was 10; inches. Tolitol'- Heme or Honor. The family of Count Tolstoi has n large circle of acquaintances, und hardly au evening passes but there are guests. At one music party a lady's singing displeased Count Tolstoi's boys and thoy adjourned to another room and made a noise. Their father lost patience and went after them, and a characteristic admonition ensued: "Are you making a noise on pur pose?" ho asked. After some hesitation came an an swer in the affirmative: "Y-y-yes." "Doos not her singing please von?" "Well.no. Why does she howl?" declared oue of the boys, with vexa tion. "So you wish to protest against her singing?" asked Tolstoi iu u serious tone. "Yes." "Then go out and say so, or stand in the middle of the room aud tell every one present. That would bo rude, but upright and honest. Rut you have got together and are sq-ieul-iug like grasshoppers iu u corner. I will uot eudure suoh protests." New castle (Eug.) Chrpuiule. A Flitht Within a FIBht. During tho fight at Colouso thore occurred a truly Irish incident. The gallant Dublius, in an attack on the enemy' s loft flunk, paused at a spot for cover and also iu order to regain their breath. Hero two of tho soldiers had a dispute, and before oue could say Jack Robinson thoy wero on their feet banging their fists iuto oaoh other's fuoes with tremendous vehem ence, whilo bullets whistled by their ears ami kicked up the dust at tho feet. When the best mau had wou tho Dublius left thoir cover aud weut for tho Ropvs London Oloba CHANCES IN CAVALRY MJ The Small Man My V(,t irHM Nol,";;; The improvement nf iil;i and other death-deali,,,, done away almost entircl. lv to-hond fighting. Tller7;tf in warfnrn m "'en on horses, nrmnd with i 1' to tho opposiug f()1(,e niul i r. -'U hiui pn. i'-i: V.' " , "v "ecr force. For such exploit, Z horsos and largo men Wpr five. With modern llm chine guns cavalry 0ur' fashioned sort is practicnll. . uuostion. but tli in flu,.. the cavalry has become ol,,!! simply Lave to bo nindo to cm the changed Pomlitions. r rect frontal attack i,npr ! mitlirnllw Ann. K ........, .-."j-cueu a resort in gio methods. To accompli,, " maneuvering speed i , p.;' tial and cavalry or mo,mw, must bo employed. present method of nrmi,,, ' ,....r..MJ .,( 1f horso being used primarily,, ; of transportation. This disuso of theoU-M, . olry methods changes the rcimj,... for tho mounted servico f that thcro arc likely to l,.j to-houd encounters will men particularly available ftt , of the military service. 8im'; can bo carried long ib'tanp..' much loss fatigue to tho linrsuj. which is important when it j, ered that in many countries tl , diers will have to be lu.miiWo-. native horses. The h,)rse, , tropics and of countries like tUt 1 van!, New Mexico mid Arizoii;, food and water cudurauce ranch cess of the heavy horses of tea zonos, oud tho fact that these r ore generally small adds to l Biraoiuty ot small men for m, service. A soeeiol orado Springs reports that a tru of Colorado "bronchos" is mt suippeil to South Africa for tbe the Uritish arm v. this L-in.l ni bavins been fmiml i,,-nf.i.i. "broncho" is able to carry a pr 300 pounds a long distance wit food or water, but it cannot i rapidly with its maximum loa! the extent which the load in rei the efficiency of the animal is inci and the mobility and cllectiven the mounted sorviee augmented. Apparently there is a fiuechaiu tho small inau to become the mo sirable sort of soldier. Hitlien has escaped military service, espe. for the infantry. ' Perhaps in future the small man niil timl hi eligible to military service, if not ally preferred for some branche? Chicago Record'. Sir Churlo Warren' Hath, There is something extromeljr lish in tho story of Sir Cbarlei ren "doing trimbics," as Bonnti oresseil ir. in t he nmn nir nti battlefield of Vunl Krauz. KirCii.J it appeurs, is a strung heliev I hydropathy, aud under no ciri stances intermits his nioruinj li On tho occasion of lluller's last e to relievo Lndysmith, Kir Cli found it impossible to loai'e bis t so whon dny broke on the hatllfl he ordered bin servant to briu; bath with sponge and towel, ami' and then, in the nntoi nir. Kir Cli Warreu, commanding the Fifth vision, proceeded to tuko bn 1 sublimely indifferent to tlm tiro oi enemy. A humorous addition 1 1 iucideut relates how Sir Heavers ler, wishing to consult with Charles, sent his orderly to iuu him. lint uot even an oidor from commaudor-iii chief could intci this matutinal function, and Kir vers was obliged to ride to tbe lia'.l aud then an important couver.-i was held betweeu tho two genera tho one on horseback andtheotli his till). Diogenes himself never formed a feat of cooler indifferent tho conventionalities thau Kir Chi on this occasou. London Re'. A llrave Man'l tientlene". Tho Army and Navy Journal f a touching incident, which shows gentle a nature may exist beneat i sternness which at times reckons the life of men while iu the paw viotory. The late Commander Jiiwe' " lin was iu command of the aod; at Apiu, Samoa, during the ter storm of March 1(1. lNK'.l. One evening, some Years after' on retiring to his room while vi' his sister, he found a mouse n" fallen into a basin of water, auJ nt.rii0-n.liiim fni liis life. "There was agony aud defiant that little fellow's eye," '" Commander, speaking of it tue (lay. "As I gazeil ou iua. little creature I thought of that i ble night ou the Vaudalia, 8"d . . D - . r ..I HUH1' to tne open wiuuow, i K"uiv ; tha nn,.l.l. n( tha Ill'SiU, ' " dry him with my towel, hut I ' his life," the Coinniauiier m. in Ami"1'- Alia v. n 1 1 o " . mil. li.:. .!... '1'i-Miiek '' 1 IHlllfl AlUUUinuw' lv" . n.jl of Westminster he dolotw t.j Cureton to preach at the A"ULJ On suoh days the boys of " 1 Bter School attended service, an'' I servioo had the rest oi holiday. Whilo Mr. Cureton, morning o.' tho duy he waste om was looKing over - . i . ureuKiuNt luuie, 111 tone vibrating with auxicty: "Father, is yours a long w"10" day?" t ,. "No, Jimmy, not very. "But how long? rieaaet l .iitr.ii -i i ...ntv auuulC! ,vm., .. ,' BUoultl say. uui wuj j- . - 1 ...DM "Because, father, tbe boy"J will thrash me awfully ilyoU ar" than half ou hour." Av.rna. tut. tt- It is calculated that ofl P,ii; utters betweeu 7001) aud iu the course of au hour s rupted spoakiug; many rll" thau usual rapid utteruuee w 8000, aud oven DODO, hit i- f , a minute, or 7(500 au le verage. .- Th. U.onfTsbl. jjjjj Table etiquette wa ,,., poople oouldu't be comfort" to cut too iwuoh. -" 101
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