The Signal, 1900-04-12, Page 8JELD 'EQUiPMENT of :.
A BRITISH SQL 1ER
rthnct of Invisibility Has Been. Dilly Recognized
and Has Entered Into Designs
and P la ns
Geld equipment Of the British sol- .
la a very different Haug to day from
t It war tweet, years ago. willed ■
dent of the Loudon Times. Our
little wars, if they have not ■fford-
muck tralulug In g'neralehlp, have •t
taught us valuable lessees In the
Is,. Important art of catupaigniug.
our failures, unexpected yet natural
to surprise a mobile enemy ret •
age country, or to carry strung defen-
positions with relatively wnall ro-
cking forcer, we have rather overlooked
i aactess in matters almost as vital as
Meralship itself. 'Tiff uo- other nation
ted m expeditiously have despatched a
siderable army across 0,000 ell's of
may be takeu fur 'rented. lint It le
le probable that uu other natlou would
made such admirable arrangement,.
the provisioning of the troop. ''w twit
sent to the front or fur the treatment
the wounded after a battle, er bee
Ped Its soldiers so mrrslceably for
task of fighting and eampalcutng. nha
whole, ,,rihhe British 'soldier 1s very
l'iCheti is au ex".'llent fig htlug
Alfgralinost invisible stratum the ua-
ry battground of the South Af,kl.un
t at any distance over Sou mud.. 'The
ee fe a better reaching legging than
form of gaiter: It le a little ciuiney to
on, but it supporta the calf and never
tethered, melee aid aha linea, as. a
er gaiter does by prolonged Inrmerklml
water or mud. The flannel shirt cud
an vent which go under the khaki.
well as the greatcoat which goes over
would serve to keep the soldier want
almost any climate, and have certainly
ed sutelent In Booth Africa. Still
are various points with regard to
the experience of this. war goes to
that Improvements albeit well be et.
IMPORTANCE OF INVISIBILiTY.
great lessor taught by this war --a
fought with modern firearm•, and, as
le, on open ground -is the enormous
ante of Invisibility. At the distance
Width modern ride fire 1s effective •
precaution le quite •uMelent to make
almost Invisible to the naked eye ex -
when standing up against the sky line.
conditions of such Invisibility are de
ed by a few elementary optical
The general effect of • soldier's
rm sod equipment at long range
be neutral colored and as much as
blurred against the background.
ould tp vweot no bright gleaming spots
Metal Mich as pol'ahed buttons, hock -
w tiff
Wight metallic object however
fit!"
khaki uniform has become invisible.
production of • parr of aulmtnlum
gismo oat of their ease will provoke
end to is the historic red coat of the Brlt-
leh soldier. it Ie absurd that our ,oldie,.
and .volunteers should wear 'a uultorm
w filch le usele's's fur the purposes of war la
England or France Just as inure as la
Snurh Africa. At, the mine time the ell-
e :Lebo of recruiting for a voluntary army
1, mond sutuethlug wafter ' than plata
dingy khaki. That 'such smartness can to
.-.mbltt with a generally neutral colored
uuffw is .bowu 1.7 many of our volute.
leer rtsluleuts and by the . Australian
troops. There would not be the tenet dim -
sully la derides a large variety of smart
Whew* practically as invblhle as khaki
at any diMeli'e over :7110 yards. All that
Is necessary is that cerlaiu elementary
optical rules regarding the bleeding of col-
on should be ohserred, and that no aep.,
arate patch of bright rotor should rioted
u certain elle. The aatue thins will have
to apply to the kilt. No one wishes to no
away with the Highlander's kilt. It is •
drsi-rate uniform for marching, especially'
fee bill climbing, and Its thick folds round
rhe goody render it r warm ■n1 healthy
costume for .leeplug out at night. But to
wear the kilt in Ica present form Is simply
tit court denth. The dkrk patch It pre.
taints le catty visible at ranger; where
khaki trousere and puttees bare long ago
boom- indlslioguldhabie front the Reek -
g round. In this war the Richland regi.
Wei have been wearing tidlesikenetooa-
lug improvised ape ' ' ,'-lbaki,- befeet se
have been no protection to them when ly-
ing gat on their facer. But it is by no
lawn. um -emery I.kat in future all !digit-
ised rettltuents ab hl he reduced to wear -
lug khaki kilts. All that is wanted Is a
tartan with a somewhat lighter ground col-
or, whose general effect - •t • distance
should be that of khaki. It ought not le
be beyond the rapaelty of some authority
versed in tartan lore to devise a safe and
yet perfectly correct *erne* tartan, for
each Highland regiment. The old tartan
t ■
or cavi full dress
might he preserved
and parade uniform..
A similar application of melee rules
will be nee oeaary in the case of cotters'
uniforms. This war had lasted but a
eery few days before our commanders re-
alised that, unless they wished to lose all
their nen In the ant few engagements
of the ca pnign, it was essential that they
should discard swords, cross belts, and In
fact everything that could distinguish them
from the common soldier. But, lmpertant
though it I. that the °Mcers should do
everything to avoid being picked off un-
necessarilyssaby the een�eim�y''�s, sharpshootetr....
re—little mai ptto ireiOig� . • o rt*4
a9At sem sb' ,. so Amo.
� - to tat oo Cha m.teb •k�arof thee
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t•ftrr • tile. It } goad
times that the Imperial epaaary Grp to
wear, not tonics, but Norfolk Jackets. The
soldier: baggage has been the matter of
ea math expert study and experiment that
It would be rash to offer much criticism.
Put to the ordinary Igwsu It wouldviseem
' N-eas sr y' •t a -n1the 'meth[
mpllfed A t,.wprehensive Rucksack
like that carried by Swiss guides, and
hong well In the awall of the back, ought
to carryall the impedimenta of an infan-
try soer except lila greatcoat. The hav-
ersack should be dune away seta, and suck
rations •s a soldier would want to take
wires going out to salon in light kit with-
out kis Rucksack he "Meat very well stuff
tato his pockets if the haversack le kept,
however, It should be made stronger.
There have bees frequent complaints of
haversacks belag unequal to the strain
which Tommy Miklos puts upon them.
The q ..tin of °Beers' uniform has al-
ready noes teethed on. Of course the et -
ten risk attaching to oMc rs can never be
done away with by similarity of equip-
ment. Au ousw has to stay a little be-
hind the Snug line to keep control of ,his
men, and be le, obliged to move out of
cover more T uently for the sante rea-
son. But the risk can be greatly minlm-
lred. The most striking revolution in of.
armee' equipment due to this eV Is the
abolition of the. 'sword. Its utter useless-
ness in modern Infantry lightly ought to
have hero realised longgo. but then
was no military reformer bold euougb to
carry our Its aholition Into practice. Now,
Lnw'ever, It la to be hoped the sword will
disappear for good and all, even from the
parade ground, to Join the halberd. niece,
hart le ate. and °Hier prtmlttve weapons.
The °Meer of the future will carry • ride
Ilke the private, and will have to he a
creek shot. In addition to his rifle he
'
will also hare the bayonet. and perhaps a
revolver. The most Important weapon of
the °Seer, however, is his deed glees
Every nmeer. and not only every °Meer
but every serreast and corporal, should
have a good Meir of field -glasses. Artillery
°Meer... and at least one ogler In every
Infantry company or cavalry troop, should
Lave a telescope as well.
flame of the ahem UenerMaia-ms7 -we i
'r-" -awotuttoaary tee -.k___ a._:,o.,&,1t
to the conservative ways of the British
army. They are not half •s revolutionary
a. the changes In the whole education.
spirit, sad system of that army which will
have to be carried out to make It ade-
quate to meet the requirements of the fu-
ture.
'ri'gHi�r .'SiMer ■th n my un rtwaloty se
to the whereabouts of their Others. But.
If it Is Impossible to distinguish the of -
neer by his accoutrement' there le no res.
BUSINESS WOMAN'S FIITIIIIE.
The Retirement of Women from
Business Is a Cause for Con-
gratulation -
Edward Apt writes In Marct Ladles'.Homs
Journal that women, having proven them-
selves Incapable of meeting the demands
of modern business. aro rapidly being re-
placed by men "Naturally, the question
arises In the rend. What will bacons. of
these women' The answer is that they
•
b tle
SC°e - as •dom•>ea„--'-Aima=..�AI>l.�t,,w,4kn
'tinct cause for eongratulatloo. It means
the withdrawal of a rant number of women
from duties for which they were never In-
tended, aad from a commercial atmosphere
ORIHTT� AFHlCA
Au the dean 1a the alttldor were still
rimert
bele-a li �aa OUawe Agit. Mg Bae,
mettle', bad imbed her oaths but Bob
had not thane las had Meth like a top.
Pres ltiy the tray dawn grew pink, and
little abaft• of nom crept tMagh the
Vewaaa bands, picking oat the Monne'
on the wells, the mirror of the wardrobe,
and the melon Ogura of Bob hhasdf o0
the uwutafplece, Ithotogasthild In toil tarl-
furm.
Mother's vigil was ended. Ate rose ugft-
1,, slipped MI her dreading gown and
per, and slob along the oxalate to Bob
room.
hub lay, six foot of British
yellow baited, etraldst itmbed, deep ehetrt-
ed, some Weep.
The few dream. that bed vetted the
hod been dreamt to the heart of a soldier.
Not a shadow of fear bad disturbed his
slumbers. He had been ar "-tRIg In klBmg
the mesuty by shrapnel, rile said beyond
hi thousands, and now they lay around him
like conn after the sickle, and Bob smiled
and awote, and saw miner etarens look -
lug down upon Wm. !t was uo unusual
sight to ser her -there; yet today •uttsettlng
stirred In hie bream, and Bob put up his
arum ami drew herr bead down to his
breast.
"My .baby -my boy!" mother murmured.
Op, my da.rliug!"
Bob are it with admirable goer, but he
did not like it -not a little bit: and as soon
as be could Le reveled himself free ana
asked the time.
Thecae was time and to spare, and mother
Mid, If he did not mind. she wooed tike
to read ane of the morning Perms to him;
It would romfort bet, the end. And Bob
s.o uaent d. like the gentlemen be was. and
lay ..till while she read. thlnklne whet
pretty heir tate had -It fell In a lung plait
rtttht bwlnw her wsdiet. Thee the ranee
him again, and test; and were he was
Quite sure he Todd count on krdrehn Bok
got up and wanticvvd among the Otter of
uniform eases and portmanteaus stat key
about the floor. Them he took uoQ� hat flees -
"eery, and putting it on, regarded tda tr
8et'tino 1n the mhror with complacency.
And the pride mum be excused, for be was
■ newly -fledged anteater* of twenty years,
recalled tram leave to rejoin his battalion,
whet salted on the marrow far the seat
of war.
Hadhg adjusted the cap at Emory eoe-
rednble angle. he replaced it sad cartllnued
Ala toilet. Hee cheeks were perfectly to -
recent ere bears. and twenty teetotal saw
him folly atrtre. lrososetlete kr a brand
new ant. and rite stiffest and blithest of
shiny white stars.
Jiro ae tide moment a knock came at
the door, sal Ills deter, his jnnlor by thewe
Years. entered the remsn. It was seas- to
see the bad been weeping, but Bee ex-
pected as moth, and la his tweet did not
resent W. He pat bh}, ai'n resod her Inlet
red timed her.
"Nearly time to he ed," be cried, with
almost brutal nhevrfnjneen end Monied to
setprp�_bis partum esu, wh ttill$<-a martial
,ee°{{YgqV�yY1�Ty:ess 11LffilliF't* ' `«1gs of tts.t.i -hod
`fMfslt phi.` 80.set
tT v rB0b. Ile
w wa very of hon. Ile
was • dear nem: hut K only tie were were
over and he tack again, crowned with
glory! Other rdrle' Mothers bed genre,
and -webs, the would out let herself think.
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patches of color differing ms.rkedly
me fortn ran» ound no lees or fdr ngerroes. the at of
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greatcoat shows Very plainly on the
s Ie dun when '�uisiblg e wDfor n him
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no shoe..
t shnM. StHI more fatal bee been
rt green kilt, whin' proved such an
t forget to the Rome at F.InnAs-
and llereerfonteln. keen email
or bnuAa. If of a different nieteTtal
the rest of the millirem and reflect
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pollgg�■hed leather of In u' sotoMrrri" Aare
belt er the Meek strap of rine
ea, attract attention at ron.iSernitl.
In fart. It le en open gne.tinn
leather bad not better be misted
her from the rldler'o equipment In
of mare er material for belts. esrtridge ponehe'. i •
•etherM
ex,s ,.pender, heavy. end. when Asea
anti 4r1esi mini... stiff and ttncnm.
Whether pnlls'w-d ni prier.-inv.A,
Ilre• a lot of attention to keep em'srt,
by at erne becomes dangeroes.
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by different,. of pattern nr nrrengement
of color. In hie uniform, unnntleenble bo-
ynnd that ranee.
The helmet Ie In every respect Inferior
to the felt hat worn by the Boer, end be
msny of our colonial ruutingenln. It le et -
!mutely vlslble. In many Inatenrrs In re-
eenl engagements our men, after haring
their hclmbu shot through several Omen,
home taken them off and preferred running
the risk of ennetroke Inrtrfred by lying
jar hours under an African ono. Then,
again, the projecting fon peak of the hel-
met prevent* the moldier from lybtt.reallt-
rat, ar•lo 'serge to when Is low, and
forest him to ale. hl. neck In trying to
get a view of the enemy. The felt hat
eau be .imply pn7trd on to the lunch of
the heed and Ilea there fiat and perfectly
Invisible. while at the oegue time It pro -
torte the neck front the ann. It Is also
lighter, more romfertwhle end Moeller?.
V. ith regard to other detntl• of the apt
dive's dreary everything mimed be es.,
fisting, for comfort and sot ter show. The
old notions of ,.:nnnneae and etlffeem, de
mired from dtt• when men stood or nA-
rr,nr'ed ehn,ldr to ahnnlder like a stone
wail. the dare of Montes°y and Waterloo,
mast Ore *Ay to modern notIona of util-
ity. The mo,le•rn aoldler'o uniform must
h e the one le wee% be can moteirev be
.511, walk, ran. or Mine.,
end ems wear with least discomfort day and
night- for a week or mere do end. If mend
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which, In reality, is dietaotett to the sensl-
t.ve feminine mind and One womanly tem-
perament. It ran he most definitely stated
that the Twat malnrlty of women In absolutelybusiness
to-day have no taste for It. They
Sr. then. simply beaus* neeeally drove
them to It. They have done themselves
Otos goad: and let It be sold In all omissible
kln.lnesa they bay, done business eve lees le
good. With here and there an eteeptin
women have seldom risen above subordinate
Positions, and argue the question es ins will.
the .twndare of wages has uu.,uwtlonablr
been perreptlbly lowered. Thu eons has
beet numberless young men from rn•rrtags.
a,p1n.km../i kcertainly dons the health -et -women no good on the enntrary, it has
Mite our res: -rare., sanitariums and hospl-
teM to the doors. It bag been an unnatural
eonditlon of affairs. But, like a
Mll move -
meat., It s worked Ha good upon the
home. !'pan that It has had a most salutary
effect, and It s Impfmalble to overestimate
Its trier...r ling and beneficial internee In
that respect. As In all other things in Ufk
we mom. n a elrele, and we generally return
to rhe point whines we stetted': back to are
Orl .clples.--
A 'loiter In the London ('broolde, steles
gbffie lernonsmemories emories of Mr. Rs
I•ekore,
author of "Lorna Doane," says he could
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not Mr with patience any prase of that
book. All the world has sea told that Doors""Lorna oDoors"M his greatest work the
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work In which e fame will Hee, tet.'
neck. The nprlght collar ehmslil certainly says the writer. 'Minnie to pay, in as hr
Lr n •hellehe'dIin n fere, N of w hose rnH enl se hl. gentle natter,. ins• menhir. of Irrlta•
Inv, n'hi -a. .mnrl nnlfm m. of 'Ali, A,' :.rennet reeen:rt the mere menti.in
the u. lI•t arms. can 1b. r, utbined 1,7 of- of elm trunk. mace I I ugolee,l of Ica ut was
gars with I white cellar In time. of ,..are. � then really • Jan Hldd'r 'oh, yew' be said,
,x E,� , tilling hie pipe anew. 'And was h• the
PIMNTT SW gterinn. Asap bei . made tat to be he "tar
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,.Idler's clotlNs should herr plena as Draeger' • 'Certsdnty set,' olid Mt, sleet
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She v-Mued rhe bad leen kinder M Bob In
the day. gumc by. Now the utile un-
dermine -of °tonsi.4mM wo0141 to sours eo
llama ler creta, It nee till 'he Waal hurt agate.
She would like to have told Bob the wait
wiry, bel .ee tutor be wewlwl laugh et her
for a tittle gs.uee: wed Melds.. It wined
look .A rf sae fart tris wen tndeed good-
bye: at, eat, choked beet the Inmp In her
throat mrd mit with brave eyes etNrNly
watching Hoa., Who stood In the window
examining 'kis revolver.
lite, strive an site would, the could not
cheek to ttw.ltphtw that the ere* brought
to her mind. holo with a e'erurrve, In W
hood- yes. lett. tea away Ja deve-awINT'bf
the Att, mewl ,mnkr ..f Isitle. surmunu?ed
by the foe: .Latwtle'en, wounded, bloody -
dying -dying! With a Mee my sew• rase
'ester feet.
Bob, who had been tahing rstvfnl aim at
thegr Orbe. turned at Mae emend. "Het -
Ion!" err esudaimed, 'what's up Nell you
loth loas if you had semi a stem.. Then bis
eyes followed her pee. ' Ihetle towers!"
be red tnwingly. I he'lan. yen got
fdnky at the eight °f Ms revolver."
Nell Mapped chert eel her way to the
doer, them eke gave a mime tntue ends.
"Well, emirate I dill." .le W.I. end went
gnlcbiy from Me noon.
Hob wen, I.tc-ii nod fafohed Ills packing;
then he Penchi up ins pertmantesn and hel-
met case and went .downeteirs.
In the hall Perkins, the man servant, met
elm, and harried forward cauls a .eared
fare. 'all, sir," hor rebid reprmscMnlly,
"you shouldn't, really, sir ! f wouldn't have
bad It happen for world., aur." be geld pa-
aoically, as he tont the rami and poet-
sanless from India bund..
"Oh. It is all right. Perklnn." Bob sae-
Winned. with 'q,lendld roma cen.lon;
whereupon one of the henoemalds, who was
a witsw of the sees., hurried off to the
kitchen below,
'N.'. dews," it. eeriness! ltewthleswy.
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THE OLD iVfP►Nr.... t,t
CHARLEY TUPPER—abs I want to draw your attention to the fact Mr. Bull
'that the preferential tariff favor you get from Canada is utterly worthless ana'
visionary."
GEORGE FOSTER -1j And to remind you that you should grant us a sub-
stantial favor in return for it." -
•• e• ♦•+Hr • e e��M
Allinthrlilldertherse
looking as handsome and cheerful ter all
the world as if be was a-golag to be mar -
tied, instead of off to the war."
"Poor dear I" said cook, as she turned the
chops; "poor innocent dear !"
Perkin hurried dorsi at this moment.
'To think." he cried tragically, "aa he's
strapped ins own traps and canted down
his own portmanteau, and le off to the
war : I'd have lost a whole month's wage
sooner than this 'ere should Wye happened.
Suppcatng he's killed, sad I've got to re-
member that he waited on hbself the last
morning '
Ain't he cheerful I" said Mary, die
botaemald. "He don't look en if he wrath
to be killed."
"Oh ' theynone of 'em mean to be killed.
but that n't make bullets blank cart-
ridges," . Partin• answered (Minty.
In the meantime mother had deemed. fibs
bad borne up bravely throughout.. Owe,
though, her lips had tremb,ed; that was
when the rend of Bob's gay whistling
bad reseed her ears. But even then Us-
her pride had flashed into her eyes and
choked down snow. Her boy was brave
-trace and true; and duty, abe knew hit
well, would and Wm a hero.
She wondered if father, who was to the
dreaming -room. cold beer the mend. rhe
would tete to have called to rim, only she
was just a little hurt at his,apparent un-
concern at his ma's departure. But, after
an, Ate thought he warn only a wan; be
could not know a mother'a beset; his breast
bad not piliowed the Ilttle sunny head in
the years gone by; be bad not cried with
Joy when the little feet bad taken tbttr
gat unsteady steps across the floor. How
well the remembered that day, and bow
proud she bad felt of her son ! He was inch
a floe big aby. She had placed blur
against • chair, and be had looted up at
her with round eyes of wonder; then, when
her meaning cense to flak he had sot heal -
toted a moment, be had thrown back his
little head, and, WIti a scream of delight,
walked bravely forward right Into her lov-
ing, wetting arms. And sow -now=. She
bruAtM aside her tern, for she beard fa-
ther coming.
Father entered the room quickly, bat
paused on the threshold. To tell the truth.
-he had thought mother downstairs. He
bad been trying to remember, that day
when slob had ridden the new pony for
the first thine so pluckily, whether tat lad
bad been breeched or not. He knew the
picture was on mother's dressing -table, and
he had tome In to look at it, end there
stood mother with the photograph in her
bend.
Hsmpb t" tatl•Imed father, "so you
have not gone downy" and his voice was
Sot conciliatory, for be felt that everyone
that morning. himself Included. was wear-
ing Its heart em hie sleeve, end a tense of
Met dignity was Irtit•tbg ilm.
Mother'. heart swelled at the tone; the
put Aeon the pbotr.greph and lonke.l up at
fetter with a look in which reproach and
enrrow mingled ,and then nuedenly she
turned aside, and her heels busted them•
selves among the brushes end trays on the
demotes table, for her quirk ere had de-
terted trot father woe wearing odd toots -
a Nut.rgeg gpd a laced-ep one. 'Ib think
of.u.! He, the Noel of preelteon, to thus be-
tray himself. lism-there V. slatreetlon
stood confessed. And oh, hthir mother lov-
ed him for It ! A bad been snob a stoic,
too. Well, there was no accounting for
nun's way!, but th•tkbhe had pot on
odd hoota that morning. e no longer felt
lonely In her grief. Re cared, too: his
heart was sNMng alas for their eon's de-
parture. f)h, threw Mewled odd boots !
t 1
Y
But she knew his nature, end stood file
n moment wondering how beet to tell him
of bis mielnke without annoying him. And
presently mother. rat her way downstairs,
lapped at the dresstni room miter doer
"One of your laboots." oke meld. "I
lam
etnmhled oxer It; I have put It down rent
-
side ." Then she welted nntll she hen V
farther swearing atiftly to himself- Thom
e he knew matters would right themselves
and went downetnlrs.
At breakfast somehow had amok
fiv'dr!e. 111th wlttt.l in telt, test felt that
her roe topic --his lurk at hestmt to
d
the front - would and be ease' otrgrtt NI
to his Sateaers. Jen he refrained, and
ate a hearty breakfast.
It. world carry the memory of his last
meal away with him to the far nit load.
The tender fate of mother, smelinr1gg irate
ly from behind the bubbling, ■teemint1gg urn;
the dainty spread tehle, the plessaet. Mx.
twine. mom, with IS, handsome picture;
the hand twrw window, from whits he
mold ser the deer old ,.Men sheep he
bad played es a childthe loving eyes of
hell beaming upon hs nerve01 the table.
Yee, home was home, altheaghh he wan
Inc Irtotlest sah.ltern In the pen ice.
Ry and by the trap moa at the doer,
and the servant. rethoreel is the hall to
wish tins lend kook and Ood-speed. Sob
shook hands with them all and thanked
them. and then he hood well mother In
the p.w.h -cleavees meld net a.e her
fare Alstlr'tly for the mist arts his Mea,
and the nett moment he and father were
walking gnlekly doww the drive shag
which the Aorrnrt was rete? .Inwly for
ward to await Them at the ate. heynsd.
Father remarked that she dew g•mMeep.r
mss giving satisfaction, and that there
a•a #eery pr,apwrt M the covers ylMdhsg
WNW
W'the
� satsuma.., G bugles
r:: .' 4 out 0..
Someeneememeivitemememe
ososTotow-ir.,
this. my boy he said.
Batter, dr!" answered Bob; "we shall
not take long es settle this little af-
fair."
At the bodge the gamekeeper's four boys
were standing In • row, They bad three
corseted paper hats on their beads, and
wooden swords In their Landa and they
greeted Bob wltb sundry salutes and bur-
raps- And Bob btsgbed, mid gave them
• pew each. "You brut keep op you
erulesg." be Bald. "We shall be wanting
new remelts le the regiment by end by.
And than the gate was opened, and Bob
climbed eo the back seat of the cart. ynr
•way at the house something guttered
white from a window, and Bob took out
his bamithetcblef and signalled batt agata.
Then the boys cheered afresh, and the
trap turned into the One. sad home 'was
already • thing of the past.
As they drove through the village there
was sot • doorway that bad not someone
standing on the threshold to bid him God-
▪ -rt, the Totem score off to the war,"
they cried one to the otber, and the meet's
eyee gashed and 'their voices rose: but
the women's eyes filled with tears as they
saw him drive past. "God keep him."
they said. "and comfort his mother's
heart!" For theyknew that the en
✓ ave willingly the'm
r Itres for their coun-
try, but that the gift of the women was
something dearer than life.
Aad all the while Bob's heart was stut-
ter to him: he did Dot know that the song
aad come doers to him from the lease age
time when the Bea Klaga had gose forth
with their battle songs to be the terror
and conquerors of distant lands. He did
not know. but so It was, and 'twos ■ red.
heritage, of which Bob In his joy and
ImpatHsmce reeked little.
So the station was reached and the last
good-bye spokes): and father grasped Bob'.
band. 'los will -do your duty,' father
said: "I am sure of It
And Bob's fare flushed "Thank yon.
sir," he answered, In ■ hasty vote: "aril
-my love- to mother." -Clifford Mills, In
The Pall Mall Magazine.
MUCH MORE TO BE DONE
In whoat ex weeks, the date of opening
the Parte EdUh tion will have srrlvni,
and nada then, the wart of tartan dajk
should, aeo'oe'dbg M iltgto.-ahg, to com-
pressed into every twenty-four hems, If
anything like co.mplciemerm Is to reign on
the ('hemp de Mart erre its edjeeent and
remote extewsieos. What Is ba endwt to he
oar of the clots of the Exltlbit tan, se was
the Eiffel Tow err b iMn.(a the mrmamentel
entrance to the tiahflittion, the gigantic
portal through width • large
of the millions anti all of the roy1 an
to enter the prerinct•t. lbw structure is
ulttewated In restermeng. end oar con-
tewapoury waters that It wtli some the peer -
woe admirably of dealing with the mat
crowd* premising few edw er.m : and will
e at theater wavers from the ren. Bat
U wet srareely seine any either needed per•
pose ; and in the minim of many, it will
he ■ chemo dant note in the aeluakabe har-
mony of the Pinee de la C nu't de, one of
the noblest, if not tete mese needs, sites
In "bony... The randy hew of the ter-
nmphal posh ria thaw ea.ranesl7 with
the .e'essty of the Place, ire nwmemeets.
and Its anrronding hose► The lofty
mtravete that flank the a'sr��h�1 hr'"l�WWI�et w
MIK M day, and Teethatewmaosg 1•
by nine, e.rsobrast with IM dteatk, and
to Mehr • i1 M•edvwot•ge. The statue,
and mwmtmivee esf the past, will seem tart
of place with tete moth Genre of Pee. that
Is to mmtnreant the dome of rho mufti-a
Parka " erf the fact Ansa of the rinetseudh
**tottery. TIMety thermand pMtnd• s, se -
writhe to Engineering. the evot °f thfw
greet gateway at the ntmerse mutt of the
EtateWLm amwtods, en era* It Mads the
thither nowhere le premie a', mem* for
Ute very hewwlff'$l rasetees, and the Met%
to the rwnenisat n•ear•rw }tae Art Meld -
Imre. weber Ureasr.lv'm me ter fawn Ike
Mame M M. Thermo* portal is a meat
edttttewtee plows of sawJwvwd. 'wins .Ma
be ilthte beneath *Wow plWe, gel/ end
todw, en as tat convey at Mee of pennon -
sore mot ethdit.y mitred, fientlims The
grew emersion the. le olan Cl., Own of
.w egniaterei seemly, with the Annie ten.
noted : each elite of the triangle le formed
try a greet •roawey, wed (sweTaew hie thane
MAW., white tem .e.4, 06 12 feet wile
sed an 1 2 feet htieh. neer, a etn-itar .'entre,
Width forma the bas. of • d.tt.nM Mew
that "ones the apsr* eaeloaesi meth the
tsisnda 'Ti. awn IM.ewi Imps, WM* er-
Mud on emit aide of the central ay- w111
e ars,. M .11.14. (he seethes es of ,tedfnrs, ts-
teettetg then h. 11h�gg vmrMa pay Met• se -
reared le • rent lwrle t foate' of e•b
swan en meth wade Of its .eewwl M esiluis
nee ren ,hove store .teen - soh foam ne
peof or • rev -Ie. w/rl a nn.et it,. ,rete eft
trews Web two taaeaeem see law then UA
feet h�ell►.� Ties* wW ti usefwnwsied by
mrlmellig les emeaora•ag a Mee the I•ees-
tlw of ase .Masses. The i.asg M lits
Mame es sr* die at Oa 11.1 f w1P ea
•
32 feet P !whss, and its Wight a 1 2 feet ;
the aub,eet with white et w1N be coverall
I; I en rwtee a procession of the isdsanAA.
As to the turnstii. atvwngemssta, It is M-
utated that 40,000 persons can be pawed
through the graaads peg hoar.
IF I W=B.s A MAX.
What Some Women Say They Would
Do and Be—Woman Sava the
Best of It.
A number of women who haws Made a
n ame' for themselves bare Leen salted in
say In a few words what they world do If
Mey were roes. rya an Meths paper. Hese
are some of their repiles:
WOMEN HAVE THE BEN, fiF IT.
A certain novelist says she dos not be-
lieve that any woman shoed ever wash to
be • man. "What on earth world any
woman want to be a meg tat" else ex-
claims. "She has twist the power, the
>aapt teem, tit ease. If ■ soothe hat am
radon, she does half the oec'seear, wort,
and her charms do the rest. ilbe L ghee
more praise for les talent. She is eaam-
pboord by mew, consequently the reaps the
reward of bee own work sod their efforts
as •n offering of prowess to her beetle. If
the la IaiM.mt, luxury -losing. she osis get
nu rrlrA and let the man take all the re
■ponettdtky, .5011E abe taken • o' alienable
arm -chats. It le a pity that women don't
e pprees.te the Inrk they were both to.
The world wr made for wombs -la was
• THIRST FOR POWUR.
• society leader lays that the would he
ambitions. "If I were ■ Imo I should De
ambitious. What le Ufe wiaboot smithies?
Nothing at all. Watt is amgtltioa! It Is
a wish to rise above every moor mss.
The is the •' ay and wavy, business, a
proforma, and statesmasemlp. t should
wish to carve out • repotathm for myself
that I maid not lose except by my own
slip. My ambition would deans to sway
other men, to feel my own power. The
Beseech". dors this, so does the mateamea.
h ut it in the statesman Who derlve, the
most eminent sod eager pismire tram It.
Fina!ly, If I were a man, I would week to
win the heart of a good woman, aad then.
hieing Data a wows. I would *Me* bow
to keep It. For we wase, owe to knew
that, tirrngh ■ we may lave wavy hearts
he has only one love.'
LATHER BE ANT WOMAJl MAN MOST
MEN.
Another lady tents adapt ere
well as they are. "A particular tie
says, "b stamped. este its greet eiameter
Roth- by Iota Iles. They, is teen, sae mice
by It. women. Woman In the Milled be-
hind tb. oMsel. The gutdlog bead is that.
The womanly women accepts Oslo prltles
tbknkfolly. Moe nay say -the Mar'we1St.
-abe would rather be a math but eat would
recoil hefore the ah,rdelsrlsg padsaNMq ie-
■ ehot�oo I would Whet be spy tl♦'we
than tlsoet enol. t would riowerbds*g►
tern am than any man that nein The
more of a woman a wanes Is,the`mees
✓ arely would ale be a taller*. as I ' meth
the ob•reeteristicw ase Laanpsttile. Na.
tore baa bleated wawa; sae hes entry bene
kind to mats.
Bat If women meld be men temp would
mall, no ndetatte. at load, In their •Rer'-
tleer. The neer., of alao spas wrtrald
tilde them wnewigly slang tie 6evteww
heart pads of nmerdlnit . They tewelA
(biose a great love, and 1 M the fight.
now would be Monroe& he lemese. sod
n ever betray their trota They would
Means. their Meech They weed in,,
Iktle cbllren. And the" wed& baethIlle 1•0111111 Whole e�gfhew
to Ioeei one. ergD epee W dogged
daily_
fit
dtweet',
tree
WHAT AN Am'IVIEes WOOLY, DO..
Anti this is wet an actress laps! 'Ther,
ate a few things I wouldn't Go; bet Aiwa.
maybe, I weed It I bad the
setbwtk. Ince thing 1 ea Wore et -
net pen my trtomes op so es Je tea
Ipperppes of ugly ankle, with the ■ all
ertthktmd. every Mme I eat bows is as
oetnlbws." SW1, sae billets that b•i g
a Dan remit' mean a great laving of time.
i have always Urwrabt 1 threold bate bed
■ rowel deal mews fns If I had been esu .
The time I spend "1s petting up m; ba*,
sewing fresh gibbose and sew on things,
and Awning my atns'bing I Amid tare
kgs far -wen. Tea 11
56.
The I.eed•a Mas ing( Lauder rise
draws to show die dltatslIM Mitring
cake, eep•e4uy Is Betrib Melee. s
Mee "MK meal M raUa it sags ,tttrrefNhNNNe�dddddleeeerlrltrrrmsss
IOM teethe of sheet nn tesalegs deet, sad
tie baggage di trains ewe. )f r. army
mine of NAM mea end 10.0115 �(ag resin
. day ns twin premonitory S. s harts or eel,
Mt a siege, It ears op all proovidose prete"••
able is a pie.•. of Ads eatery a ogles
bat and eve miler wile. • Reid* teles,
about 10,000 ass. es the man* All
gamut seeM M miler+• p
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