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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1900-5-10, Page 3A Royalty ty on J i Active Service t, Reginald Maingay in The Royal, Not the first, but certainly the first famous royalty who went out in per- son at the head of her troops to fight England's battles, is Queen Boadicea. ;Hence her `place ofhonor at the head of this article. To -clay kings and queens have prac- tically :ceased.' from, leading their armies into the fray, the last of she ighting• sovereigns being the great Napoleon. Of course, the Emperor eteilliam I. of Germany, and Napoleon 11I. accompanied their :'respective ar- niies in the Franco-Prussian' war, to serve with the l3rittisli i rn1 ' ' fp Zululand. It was an awkward re- quest to accede to, and yet, uonsider- ing the friendly relations between the English Court and the exiled Bona - partes, impossible to refuse. The - Prince proved a greatburden to Lord Chelmsford and his officers, who had stringent injunctions to restrict his movements as much as possible, and never to allow him out of carnp, ex- cept under a strong escort. Then came the catastrophe. The Prince somehow got permission to make a reconnaissance unaccompanied by any superior officer. He foolishly die obeyed the instructionsgiven him at the outset, and, as a consequence, fell into an ambush of Zulus, and was speared to death before rescue could arrive. - The affair caused great consternation: in England, and the British officer in command of the de= tachment was court-martialled — ;a mere :°matter of form, as everyone knew that the responsibility for his own death lay with the victim. The.' melancholy death of Prince e0 698) 54.4 l NtO ft MAP OF AFRICA, 1800. (F 1) t,9°?l�Fq 0 o° in sP4Ip NOR Ott 0 i MFoO (114GIER5 eee 410 ,9 a44\ `oagt� f F/i',v//auo u - • 'SPA) D li 8 �yAN 49 9 Q1"'' p 9 N P but less as commanders than mere spectators; and equally, of course, the present Emperor William may do the sante thing, should Germany go to war again, though I very much doubt whether he would be content to remain a mere spectator—a role that scarcely seems to fit his char- acter. It was in the wars directly follow- ing on the. French Ilevolution, that the Duke of York, the Queen's uncle, especially distinguished himself. The Republican armies were already su- perbly successful in all parts of Eu- rope. But at the Troisville .Re- doubts, near Cambray, on the Bel- gian frontier, they met one of their severest repulses, the opposing hosts being commanded by the Duke of York, who, during the engagement, showed remarkable personal bravery. The Duke of Kent, the Queen's father ,and brother to the Duke of York, was a famous warrior in his day, courageous to a degree, and noted for the severiEy with which he maintained military discipline. He saw active service on more than one occasion, but especially distinguished himself in the expedition,' under Sir Charles Grey; against theFrenchin the West India Islands. The impetu- ous bravery with which he led the flank division against certain import- ant posts in Martinique became a by -word in the army. The Crimea war saw no less than three members of royal houses at the front—the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Saxe -Weimar, and Prince Na- poleon Bonaparte. The first success Of :flat terrible and misguided war —the battle of Alma—saw all three actively engaged. The 'Duke of Cam- bridge did splendid work in: the famous storming of the ; great re- doubt. At a critical stage of the battle he and Sir Colin Campbell re- ceived orders to take this difficult ,position. Success meant victory; failure spelt defeat. 2110 Guarcis and the Highlanders advanced in splendid order, and, cheered by their com- manders, dashed up the slopes reck- less :of shot and shell. They en- -countered the Russians, muzzle : to muzzle; scaled the redoubt; and, driv- ing all before them, Avon for. England one of the most splendid of - her vic- tories. Prince Napoleon also carried out an important and perilous move- ment of the battle; that of obtain- ing possession of the heights between the enemy and the sea.' The Duke of 'Connaught is another English prince of the present cen- tury who has gone out with his countrymen against the foe. It was rather at variance with the wishes, of his family thathe determined to accompany Sir Garnet, now Lord, Wolseley, on the expedition ,which came to so triumphant a close at Tel-el-Kebir. Though present at that brilliant engagement, the Duke was offeredno chance of peculiarly dis- tinguishing hitnself. Stationed with the rear -guard, he 'was forced to watch the battle from afar. .At the commencement of the present war it was widely believed that an import- ant command in South Africa would be given to the Duke. It was not to he; but when Lord Roberts was or- dered to the seat of war, the coni- maucleiship of the forces in Ireland was offered and accepted by the Duke. In 1879, when the French Empire had fallen to pieces. and the Dime. - or and Empress taken up their abode in England, the Prince Imperial as his adherents called him, asked leave 1 KHAKI'S INVENTOR. souse l , o the t 1L AboutNow So ) Shade Jura P'arhionahie—ltrlef -ketch qt' Colonel 1)uller. It is interesting• to know just, what the Persian word, khaki, means and how it was introduced into the world of fashion. There is a mistaken no- tion that prevails concerning ; the word applied to the dust colored un iforne that our soldiers adopted when ordered to the southern fields of bat- tle, which is that khaki refers to tex- COLONEL DUIIER.' Lure or material, when it':' is synony- mous of color only. Khaki signifies dust color. It is therefore quite proper to speak of khaki cotton, flannel, silk, house, dog, cow or khaki anything so long as it is khaki colored. Khaki is "dust color." It has absolutely no other meaning. The claimant of honor for invent- ing the khaki is a Belgian engineer, Col. Duller, who has spent many years in service with the'English army in Egypt. It was wholly by accident that he fell upon the use- fulness of the color. Far from home and a supply of cloth out of which the regular uniforms of the English army were made, all his wardrobe was stolen. The only cloth to he found on the spur of the necessity was khaki, but even that was good to find, and by the assistance of an Egyptian tailor a uniform was con- structed that attracted the attention of the officers under whom he was serving. Col. Dulier still has in his possess- ion the first khaki coat ever worn by a soldier. The fact that it is so nearly matched the color of the soil of Egypt was soon recognized and that it rendered ,its wearer Tess con- spicuous as a target for the enemy's bullets forced itself on the attention of the authorities, English chemists made many at- teeemer is ANnPy l5 goo MAP OF AFRICA, 1900. //,‘"," v� 9 s IfarP$ao.ep (SP.) C ST,THOMASO 9 (poor) e ' e p B) N,p A keePt) c t`4 ��7' • 7� f *to? `Q. WALf%SN.O:t tgnl The accompanying,mapa reproduced from the Dundee Courier,: shows what pro. g'ress civilization' has :made;in the Dark Continent in 100 years. In 1800 the interior of .Africa -was .entirely ..unknown to: elvillzed .races. Henry of Battenburg, is still fresh in the minds of'most people in this country. When: King Preznpeh of As- hanti became refractory, and an ex- pedition was about to be sent out for the purpose of bringing him •to order, Prince henry -: and Prince Christian'' Victor volunteered their services, and in due course arrived at, Cape Coast castle.: '' The march into the interior:began, -and soon the vicious, enervating climate began to tell on the$Prince's constitution. The expedition' was successful, without the loss of - a drop'of blood; but Prince Henry's health had been fatal- ly undermined. From Coomassie he was borne slowly back to Cape Coast castle, and arriving there, seemed once again to gather strength: A sudden relapse brought` about the end, and,; on the 20th of January, the 'Prince :died, the only victim of that little expedition. In the `present war in South Africa. no less than five princes are actively engaged; Prince-' 'Christian Victor, Princes Adolphus, Alexander, : and Francis of ''Peck and Count Gleichen. Most of them have been at the front err more than one occresion. .Prince. Ciiris+,ian se.ved in Ashanti, the :Sou Sou- dan, and other minor •campaigns Preece Alexander of Teck did good work in'Matabeleland, and his bro-' the$, Prince Francis, served as cap- tain in the Egyptian war of 1897-' 9S; while Count (tloich.en:had been l previously at ad in various expe- ditions in the Soudan., • In the Transvaal Princo 'Cliristia' was ap- pointed to' the staff of Captain Percy Scott, at Durban and hos made him- self useful by bringing despatches from the front to "NU rit zburi;• and Durban, Count Gleiehen is the Queen's nephow.n tempts at copying the color used by the, Persian soldiers, the »;results of which were never very successful. Al- though 'the desired shade' was very easily found, ` the, lasting qualities were not readily obtained. The shade was not "fast." ' Consequently the first visit of the garment to the go laundry invariably resulted in re- we ducing the garment to its ,original un- H bleached condition. This was very pa inconvenient, as it necessitated re- (tI dyeing after each laundering, 'a mat- for ter of considerable expense and great lie inconvenience. IIi As it is to be supposed, new experi- fou' nients were made from time to time, pl with more or (less satisfactory results Th ,il LESSON VIi, SECOND QUARTER, :INTER- NATIONAL SERIES, MAY 13. Text of the Lesson,: 1like v1I 8 1 '0 t50. Memory Verses, 44 -47 -Golden Text, Luke s,ii, DO--CommentaryI'repar- ed by true Rev.i3. Ill. Stearns., [Copyright, 1900, by A. 11:,Stesrnes, , l • 30. Jesus in a :Pharisee's hou •e dining with him, is the picture now before us. He never thrust Himself where He was not wanted, hut often went invited where He knew they"had-uo love for flim.: Verse 30' says that the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves. In Math, skill, 5, 2'S, we hearour Lord saying of the Phar- isees that all their, good works were seta ply to be seen of men; their'righteousness was only outward, while within they were full' of hypocrisy and iniquity.'. Our Lord Jesus, God manifest in the flesh, knowing what was in man, did not hesi- tate to come iu contact with such and was ready to give. them His righteous- ness. 37, 33. Here is one who is conscious that she is'unrighteous, conscious:_ also that others knew that she was one of the town's unhallowed sisterhood. She has a deep sense of her sinfulness and faith in Jesus as the Saviour of,siuiiei's. She had a quick ear for anything of Him, for when she knew where He was she quick- ly came. He made her forget all others, so that she did not hesitate to enter Si- mon's house. Her sorrow for her sin washed His feet; ber own hair, her glo- ry tl Cor. x) 15), ,she gladly used as a towel, while her kisses and her ointment soothed them. She was wholly occupied with Mini; He was to her "altogether lovely." If she Lead exceeded in' she also exceeds in her `affection Him. 39, 40. Simon, who saw only the'o ward and :judged others by hints thought in his heart that .Jesus could be a prophet,else He would have kno the character of this woman and, lcno ing it, would not' have suffered her touch Him; But lie did nut know t Lord Jesus; he did not know God; he not know' what was written ie the 1 about God -that He Is the Lord G merciful and gracious forgivinginiqui transgression and sin (Ex xxxiv, 0. Our Lord read Simnn`s thoughts, for knows everything that comes into 0 minds (Ezek. xi, n), and He told Sim that IIe had something to say to hi He who was frill of compassion m have been. grieved to see Looe 01 it His host. 41, 42. He told of two debtors, one whom owed ten times as much as t other, but they were both alike in this that neither of them had anything wi which to pay his debts. Under these `c cumstances the creditor frankly forge them both. and our Lord asks of Situp "Which of°' them will love him most We can 'see in the story Simou and ,t !ie siu, for ut elf not WIl w- to he did aw Id, ty, 7)- -le on m.: ust, in of he the ir- ve n, ?„ poor, sinful woman, not that Simon owed less than the woman, bnt he thought he did. In his own estimation he was a very small sinner, if a sinner at all, when compared with this womau. 43. Simon answered that he supposed. the one would love most who had been forgiven most, and the Saviour said, "Thou bast rightly judged," Simon did not speak from experience. Although'his conclusion was right, it was merely a cold calculation. He knew nothing of the love of God and the forgiveness of sins. He was like those who were present in the house when the man brought by four friends was healed. There were doctors of the law and other self righteous ones present, and the power of the Lord was present' to Ileal them, but they were' not healed, for they Colt no need of healing. 44-40."Seest thou this woman?" Wash- ing His feet with her tears, ceasing not to kiss them and anointing them with ointment, such were the outward mani- festations of a heart full of gratitude and devotion to her Lord. Jesus had ou come at Sin's invitation, but Simon had offered no water for His feet, no kiss of greeting, no oil for anointing. There was not even a cordial welcome'to leis home for his invited guest and no evi- dence whatever of love or gratitude or devotion. Simon did not know his guest, nor did he know himself, but his guest knew him and would hare blessed him if. he had been willing to be blessed. 47. "Her sins which are many,•are for- given, for she loved much." One has said that the essence of her heart was distilled to bathe His feet, the glory of her head was unbound to furnish Him with towel- She would have given kingdoms if she had them. but she did her best, 'and ,HIe accepted. We are not forgiven 'because of our love or because of -anything in us, 'but we love because we are forgiven. God, who is 'rich in mercy. loved us t',800 when we were dead in sins, and we love because He first loved us (Eph. ii, 4. 5; i John iv, 19). Salvation is to him that worketh'-not, believed' 00 Him that justified' the un- godly. The : only jeetii cation is that •which is freely by Hiti i,r;ce.tlirough the redemption that, is in Christ Jesus (Rom. iv, 5; iii, 24). 48. "And He said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven." What a', burden is forever ne! ' \Vhat an eternal'joy is begun when know that our sins are forgiven! When e said these words to the sick,of the' Iv, He added, "Son. he of good cheer" ath. ix, 2). But can we know our sins 'given when we cannot see Him: nor ar Him tell us? Though we` cannot see m, we certainly can hear Him tell us, in His'word He speaks to'us as ainly as I -Ie spoke to this woman. rough Jesus Christ is preached the for- eness of sins, and by flim all who be- lieve are justified from all things (Acts , 38,, 39). All wlio truly receive Him, ting their trust in His precious blood, is become children of God;(John i, 12). 9. "Who is this that forgivetb sins; o?" When the sick of the palsy was led,,' the serihes said, "Who can for- give sins but God only?" (Mic. ii, 7.) Oh. 1f they had only valet frons the heart, "This`Llan must he God -God r come to earth, a0 He prntnit)(l"'(Ise.'sxv, 9; Sl, 9, 10), what blessing they might have re- ceived. Ibn's ,rux heart say truly, "1, believe that Jcsu0 ('halt is' God, the ct ley' God. the c e:Nem; ether, the. loo of Ponce (lea. ix, b, 7), God, wile e ulnl',elf for I ltl ?" "Thy faith 111101 saved thee, Goin ce." With the tis: (11000 of the fdr- ness of sins and diet. she rise➢ 'how but in every case two or three appli- gri cations of coinmon washing soda had the effect o1' restoring the 'mater- am had to its original color, But at put last the mystery of the secret by the the desired tint `couId be "i 4 ed" was discovered by a Manchester lies doer. hes Like all industrial discoveries, this one was only accomplished after much expenditure of 'Lime anti energy. Af- ter many fruitless attempts the chemist had a1tnnst given up in ties- pair, when in sheer desperation he tried a cbtupo;,iLion which it seemed mig would have to add another failure to Prit the already long' list of its predcces gas sots. Contrary to all expectation,1 n0 the result proved the crowning sec- pea cess of his ef`tforts. • The tint produc- give A CONCRETE SILO. NorvalIRaCur, of Weiland COUnt y,Oat* . Gives Some Vs)uable EXpi Wit Direct - tions For Its Construction. Take for example an octagon one, 16 feet in diameter, inside measure- went, and 25 feet high, walls 16 inches thick at bottom and 10 inches at top, and I shall endeavor to give the process of leaking the concrete, ,the form of building, its cost, incl the amount of silage it will contain, in starting; to build a concrete silo, it is ncessary to excavate ;be- low frost, which should be 2 feet deet) and one foot wider than the outside diameter of, silo, so as to al- io \v l-low for footing course. 13y, excavat- ing' all the ground out of the inter- ior of silo, the floor can be .put down to the bottom of footing, which will save building the walls so: high, 1.n making concrete, lay down some straight -edge boards on the ground, and drive stakes on each side to keep them from spreading, 'i'iiis platform 'should be 12 feet square, : with no sides to it. Now nialce a box without any bottom just two feet square, inside- meas- ure, and 8 inches deep, which will Bold just two paper sacks of cement. Till this with -gravel as aften as you wish your concrete ganged for walls: it is usually 5 of gravel to one of cement, After the gravel is meas- ured, spread the cement on top and shovel over twice dry. By letting every shovelful drop in the same spot the pile will form a cone shape, and the concrete ,will mix by rolling clown the sides of the, pile. After the concrete is mixed dry, level it off. about shovel deep and make a hole in the centre, and pour in about two pails of water, and work the con- crete to centre, and to finish wetting it if a rose sprinkler is used it will distribute the water more evenly. Shovel this over twice, the same as it was done when mixed dry, and it is ready for use. The concrete should not be wetter than to resemble` moist earth. By taking it up in the' hand it will pact., but not leave any moisture on the hand. After the concrete is prepared, spread about 'two inches of it on the ground; then place in stone and ham- mer them down well. and fill in be- TACeO tARY FRAMEWORK FOR OCTAGONA SILO. tween with concrete until the height of. footing is attained,, which should be 10 inches or 1 foot. After the footing is put in, the form for build- ing the walls should be put up. I have used uprights and wedges, but would prefer bolts. to hold the planks to their place. The drawing I send will show this: Take 8 pieces, 2 by 4 in. by 14 ft. long, and stand them on end for the inside angles' and by nailing 1 by 6 in. by 16 ft, boards on top of these 2 by 4 in, pieces and letting them cross one another in centre of silo and nailing then together, it will keep 'the uprights the right distance apart. By talking a 2 by 4 in. scantling and standing it up in cen- tro of silo under these boards, it will keep them from sagging. By taking a small strip and nailing it from top to top of these uprights it will keep them the same distance apart, and a few braces nailed crossways will keep this form solid and plumb. Now take Ss more pieces, 2 by 4 in. by 14 ft. long, and stand them on end (according to plan) for the outside turners, and 16 in. at bottom and 10 in. at top from inside uprights, wire these together at bottom and nail strips on them every 4 or 5 feet, high to keep thein to ,their place. When these strips are in the way of raising the plank, talce them 'Off 'and put a wire in their place and 'build it into the 'walls so that the 2 by 4 in. scantling cannot spread. This form is stationary and is not moved until the height is reached. By building a wire through the wall, about two feet from the top of wall, the uprights can be held to their place at the bottom when raised the second time by twisting these wires tight around them. In putting in the plank first saw notches in the bottom edge, 11A in. deep, to allow room for eye -in. bolts;. then place 'the inside plank on edge between the upright and flush with the inside of it. - The outside plank should butt against the 2 by 4 at one end and pass, by the 2 by 4 at the other. :This saves the sawing of the : outside plank every time it is raised, as the batter is on the out- side of silo, Put in the bolts in these notches and tighten the sluts and nail strips across the top of plank to ' keep them from spreading. Now put in about two inches of concrete, then add the stone the same as in tho footing and ram the con•.' crate gently, but firmly around them. Never let the stone come nearer than, 11,4 Inches from plank and from each .other. When between these planks is filled with concrete, take off the top strips,'' loosen the nuts and lift the plank off, draw out the bolts and place them on; top of wall, and place the plant: on the same ns' lie e n w bolts, In putting in the doors they should e on top of each other and 1 tont r, 16 inches n.'irirt, and between very cloor et inanchors Prado out f 7 or 8 streti''s of common fence vire twisted 1,o'el:r,er, ant;. put it all round Iho silo in nenlre of Well; this will)1e1Y) i:oep the wells from sl L hey ore, and repeat until well is finish - d. Ae the wall is built it becotnes arrower. 'By taking ahort bits of by 4 and boring holes them can be usedfor washers 'on ed defied the sto-ere tests to which Peace with Godi sin' Thiele go in the eon-. it was subjected. -A larg'e cotton sciousness of that eenee to do whateyer b with, and many thoileands of yhords had sin'ed her, A mind' staid on Lim, manufa,cterer was COItItTitilliCated her hands might lo do ror Erin) were promPtler dyS'il fast .dltl. With 'bothing. between, will ['nye petfect geg eee miles teddto Him itiul left with Him, the peacte of etatitt cotton to inako into clothe Of God, which misseth ell tinderetanding, " Ing fer the seldiees. will keep otir homes and minds throtigh Chrleileine (Pfeil. 7j. they should be Flustered on insida, and not more tim11 1/e of an fulif thick and. the fiooz- 2 inches thick: ,A 'silo as just deser'i.)ed would re- quire 60 barrels cement,' 10 yarns stone and 40 yards gravel, 46 days' labor for one man or 9 dad's' for S nien, and will hold about 96 tons of: corn ensilage. -Norval B. Ilagar is London Farmers' Advocate. EFFECTIVE SKUNK TRAP. Easy to Construct and Will Do Ali Thai Cane De Expected of ft.Slcu.nlcs are a nuisance about ei farmhouse or barnyard, and where they get into the'habit of raiding hechicken yards, must be ,gotten rid of. at any cost.. Often they are "a1loeved to make and occupy nests in the vi- cinity of the barn or house and re- main undisturbed on account of Lilo disagreeable consequences an inter- ference would bring about. The av- erage .man would rather beard the lion in his den than risk an encounter with a skunk. A pair of these :ani - mala made their abode beneath the TRAP READY FOn THE SKUNK. door of a neighbor's summer ki- chen, and as the floor was not tight got into the habit of, coming into the room above. The farmer captur- ed them by use of the trap shown in the illustration. A small sized dry goods box, not so large but it can be easily carried, Is fixed with a trap door, which is. attached to a lever connected with a trigger in such a manner that when sprung the door will drop. The box c,an be carried with its captive to a safe distance, and the prisone.r shot ' or dispatched by a trusty dog. The illustration shows the trap. ready set. The trap door, a, is at- tached to a lever, b, which rests on a fulcrum at c. The other end of the, lever is fastened eo the trigger, d. The trigger passes through the top of the box, the notch, f, catching ma' the edge of the hole in the box, which should be lqrge enough to give plenty of play. The trigger stick-. should be long enough to reach with- in an inch of the bottom of the box, where the bait, e, is fastened. A, hing-ed door in the side of the box - makes the last act easy -that of dis- patching the entrapped animal. If the box is carried carefully, there iw no danger of the skunk opening hos-- tilities until immediate danger threatens him. HANDY LAND LEVELLER. Just the Thing for Farmers Whose Rouc Fields itegnire Grading. The cut shows a handy', homemade: contrivance for gra,ding, about ene'S premises, or for leveling rough fields., that are to be laid down to grass. It is very important that grass fields be as smooth as possible, to make machine work in haying as easy as possible. This leveler is a plank :I 2 feet long, mounted on two shoes inches wide, to keep the plank from cutting down into the soil with its thin edge. A single horse should pull this leveler without difficulty, brit, of course, one longer rind ,heav-. ier could be constructed which would require a two -horse team, doing fastc RANDY LAN() LEVELLER. er and heavier work. Two old plow or cultivator handles can be utilize& for this leveler while the shoes can be made from two pla,nks from a wornout drag or stone boat. A tri- angular piece of plank nailed into the angle between the plank leveler and 'the 'shoe at either end keeps all the Parts 'united and 'in their proper plare. Th's "dead furrows." that leave la ',field iso unsightly and, incon- venient 'to mow, can be leveled out by „letting one end run ahead of the other, using a longer chain in one ring. RACK FOR MILK CANS. Will Tat 'Vogul& Toward the Seat •eit Keep Thelou Free Front Germs. In driving through a dairy region one sees everywhere the milk cans turned upside dovvu out of doors to 44.01:11,r, 7 BACK you MILK. OANS. dry an'd air. The cans are izeuelly each inverted on a rod or stake, a row of these being. provided for the purpose. A can upeide doevn is net in the best condition to be a,irecl. Nor can it get any sunshine into its interior in this poeition, which is specially unfortunate, as the 01111 helps destroy all eernis. Make a rece like that shown in the mit, that will tile ths cans towerd the sun, aild they vvill be niudh sweeter and purer. TO Get Rid of Pests. 'A handful of sawdust, sprinkled with 'carbolic aced, and thrown into "a beet box, will prevent vertele. It saaeduet so treated Is scattered le the stalle and on thti floors of stables, flies and insects of all kinds be less troublesome. oCeede petroleum drill be found excellent Its a liniment for sterol and will eleier keep vermlie away.