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Exeter Advocate, 1906-11-29, Page 2.•••=emetam••••••gp NOTES AND COMMENTS The V7,M3-13. who Brought for their rights" at the doors of the British par- liament a few dare age and were cer- tied atvay shrieking and struggling la the clutelies a policemen may well con- . eider their experiences (se contrasted wife the for•tunes of their more diplo- italic and More efileient sisters, When ect valiant a Briton as Dr, Maguire It/ - dares openly that England is a "petti- 'Cult ridden country" he evidently As not in mind the women who are seelitng the riglit of suffrage, but the more fav- ored of their sex who pull the string:: that eontrol the government. Much has been said at one time or a.uother in reference to the hand that rocks the cradle, and in all civilized nutions the influence of woman has been properly recoAgnized by orators and poets. But it, might be protested by the Englishwoman of this decade that while the England of Edward VII, is as with controlled by women as the England of' Charles IL or the France 41 LOUIS XV, there is still lacking that peculiarly agreeable distribution of fe- minine influence essential tp the Wel- fere of the nation. The form of pal- eoat government that Is confined to an oligarehy or one or Iwo pampered fay - melee does not represent the feminine idea of woman's sphere of usefulness, and, while the discomfited suffragists of England may learn something from the smbatie ways and methods of successful petticoat rule, they are not prepared to admit that this manner of running a government adds to the joy and ae- eancement of womanhood in general. A more creditable expotitlog of the power of woman's influence has been /wade recently in a Pennsylvania town NV here a certain politician set out -to ob- tain the posthmstership. So objection - Mae was he to the Iccal feminine thought that the women aeserted their domestic authority and el:repelled their Inisbands and sons to sign the petition of the man of their choice, whereupon the dis- comfited politician retired from the race. In this instance the union of wo- mcn easily and effectively accomplish- ed the object in view, though it is not 1.-0 be asserted •with confidence that in - every case the victory would be alai* so easily. So it would seem that women can draw both from England and Pennsyl- vania much solace for their wounded pride, and may content themselves for the moment with the reflection that we - 'man governs whether directly or In- directly. Eventually Women may ac- quire that larger liberty In all parts ol Europe and America that will assure Ls them general responsible • participa- tion in the affairs of state, but their pre- sent condition is not so hopeless ar helpless as to bring forth groans of de- spair. The weather man has a weather plant. Prof. Josef Nowack, Austrian scientist, has taken to England twenty-six cases of a plant which is said to have extra-, ordinary properties in the prediction el atmospheric and seismic disturbances. The total number of specimens which the professor has collected in Mexico and Cuba is 1,400. He intends to estab- lish' an instituie in England for the pre- diction of weather conditions and the fortensting of storms, earthquakes, vol- canic eruptions, etc., and accumulations of fire damp in mines. He says his sys- tem is based on the discovery of the weather plant, which has been found peculiarly sensitive to magnetic, influ- ences. When changes occur in the elec- tric and magnate threes of the atmos- phere its twigs and -leaves perform pe- culiar and abnormal movements, each movement having a definite significance. By iis aid earthquakes and other influ- ences can be predicted twenty-six days in advance. One thousand of the piants have been placed in the botanical gardens of New York. There are to be bureaus in San Francisco, Bombay, and Tokio, and one already exists in Vienna. Prof. Nowack says that he can issue daily forecasts, showing from two to seven 'days in advance the lists of rainy, leggy, and fine weather. One station, he says, will suffice for .an area of 3s 030 ,square miles, coverIng the whole of Europe, North America, and the north Atlantic ocean, BIBLE: MEASUREMENTS. - Often Mentioned Weights and Distances in Medea{ Figures. A, day's fourney was about twenty. three and one-flith A Sabbath day's journey was about. ari English mile, A otibi was nearly twenty-two inch, A hands breadth is equal to 3% inchee. A lingehe breadth is equel to one inch. A shekel of silver was about 50 cents. A ellekel. of gold was $8. A taloa Of Silver was $538,30. farthing was 3 cents, A mite was less Uwe a quarter of it COT11. A genii tvas t Cent. An epah or bath contains seven gat, Ione and flve pints. A bla was one Millen and two pints. A fintin was seven pints. An (Mice Was six pints, LIEN FAST A Dalliance with Sin Imperils the Whole Future Life "Behold, thou art made whole; sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee." - John v., 14. Wickedness never heals itself,but goes on from bad to worse -"till the last state is worse than the first." None of us intends to go on continu- ally in his besetting sin, nor to indulge in ?nee to the bitter end. Blindness end weakness say Usually, "Once more, jinst this once more," or "For the last: time - the last time." Captain A. remarked, when told that an old friend ef whom he had inquired was still drinking heavily, "Ah, never to. quit, never to quit," and spoke wisely; hut, no doubt, if his old friend had over- heard it he would have (Reputed the sad comment stoutly: Most of us would beheheeked if told 'Nye would never quit our evil coarse. If 000 should say to es to -day, "Twenty. live years from now you will be doing the smile thing or worse," or "You'll end a drug Matt in the asylum," r "You'll die drunk," Or "You'll continue a libertine and be devoured by loath- some disease," or "You're .geing right On in this crookedness till you end in crime, exposure and the river," we would be shocked and refuse to believe IL SIN GATHERS COMPANY. Yet it, is true that there is always deadly danger of aermanent entangle- ment in sin after it is:begun. As the taste which brought on dyspepsia con- tinues to cry for more sauces and sweets, so the passions and loves that led to the first deadly sin cease not te urge its repetition. Not, only so, but, evil being gregarious, a sin ,soon gathers a company "more evil than itself, and they enter in and dwell there." Escape from this stale is not in the pools and potions of the world, but in the healing of the Great Physician, whose restoration enables us to assert and herp ourselves, and whose safe- guard for the future is "sin no more." Grave mistakes deliberately repeated are inexeusable. "The first time was taken in, by that fellow it was his fault, but if he fools me again it will be my fault." So we might say of the devil after he has tripped us once, and eis tta burned child dreads the flre," every soul that has once 'escaped the clutch of ein shouldwisely dread and shun it, A govermnent inspector told ma that he once thrust his emitter in tlie face of a man who had grossly insulted him. Realizinghow near lie had come 10 killing his fellow man, he put his pistol away and determined never to .caries it Should a man do less with a dangerous associate or habit when he realizes what it may lead him to do I know a young man who would never return. to the race track after attending once with his father to see their own horses run becaese the wild excitement he felt that day warned him that ho could not , afford to take the risk of be; wining A RACE GAMBLER FOR LIFE. Such men are helping themselves, and evil flees front them. Playing fast and loose with the better way spells failure for many who start in it whose plans were noble and whose hopes were high. The dead inventer's eoIt full of half - finished models told the pitiful story of his inefficiency and explained his failure. "Go thy way,' from henceforth sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee." This is wisdom from on high. Let us strive sincerely with Llim fer 'the best things. die helps us to our feet and calts.us to toke up Our burden of responsibility and carry it through the world. Saving mankind and following with Him who heals and chantions it, let us go bravely on our way with high hearts and steadfast trust, so living out the rugged 'hours that at evening eith hard day will stand as a smiling pro- phecy of the ultimate triumph we shall achieve at the end of the life intrusted to us. Ihroelyn dheisiiiIrdpe sentence of death. which THE suNB.A.y solloov INTERNATIONAL LESSON, DEC. 2. Lesson LX. Jesus Before Pilate. Text: Luke 23. 4. Golden THE LESSON WORD STUDIES. Note. -The text of the Revised Version is used as a beets for these Word Studies. Pilate's Title and Office -The fact that our gospel nartatives- uniformly Speak of Pontius. Pilate as governor makes it proper for us to inquire what was the real position which he occupied, under the Born= government, ane what his power and 'lethality. In the times of the Roman Republic the highest two magistrates of the capital city 'itself were called consuls. These consuls were elected for one year only, but while in olTice they exercised a. poSeer and an authority almost equal to that of the kings whom they had supplanted. Under the later empire, however, the office of consul, while still maintained', became of much less importance, 'dwind- ling to the mere presidency of the senate, of public gamps,"tio. At the time of Christ the 'larger provinces of the Roman Empire were .governed by offi- cers called probonsuls, who exercised the authority of consuls in their respec- tive 'provinces. They were also called proprietors, or governors. Subordinate th these proconsuls, or provincial governors, again, were the procurators, who had charge of the imperial revenue, and administered justice in cases. relat- ing thereto. In the smaller Provinces, which were, so te speok, appendages of the greater proconsular provinces, the procurators also sometimes discharged the functions of the governor or the pro- consul of the province. Judea was one of the smaller provinces whieti together constituted the proconsular province of Syria. Pontius Pilate held the position of procurator of Judea and was subject to the governor or proconsul of the larger province of Syria. Perhaps the reason for the fact that he is uniformly caned governor in our English Bible, is that the Greek word so translated, like itc English equivalent, is used in a broader sense, to desigruxto any pereon having, executive authority in a state or province. The Jewish historian, Jose- phus, however, is careful to speak of Pilate only by his proper title, procura- tor'and in the German and other trans- lallon,s of the Bible the title applied to Pilate also is one which more carefully distinguishes his office from that of his superior, the , governor 'of Syria, Two other Roman procurators spoken of in the New Testament under the title of governor are Felix (Acts 23. 24) and Fes - the (Acts 24. 27). Judean poocurat ors'. les a matter of fact exercised airmail higher aulhoHty than officers of the same rank in other; Boman provinces; in judicial matters 'their ty.ord was Supreme, except La cases .involving persons who were Boman citie.ens, where appeal was pee- edele L telte enlperer l Pgraei 400ce the remark of Aggrippa to Fesitis c'oncern- Ing Paul, "This nem miglit have been set at . liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar" (Ads e6. 32). Subordinate to the Boman prnecurater Pilate, the Sanhedrin was permitted lo exercise the functions of supreme' court, of the ta.- Ron, especially in all civil and religious affairs. in criminal CE1508, however{ fewer prerogatives were allowed' in the Sonliedrin, and the right to paes the sentence ef detah or to' execute the Seine was absolutely forbidden it. This face made it necesenry for the MWS to bring some formal charge against Jesus before the Boman procurator in order to Obtain Verse 13. Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people - Pilate's official residence was the palace of Herod at Caesarea and only at the time of the great Jewish feasts does he seem to have resided in Jerusa- lem, occupying during his stay in each case apartments in the palace of Herod inthat city. 14. And said unto them --His address to the people and the members of the Sanhedrin was a formal one delivered from his customary seat of judgment. The public examination of the prisoner which Pilate had just held liadconwinced the procurator of the innocenee of hitt whom the Jews had so vehemently ac- , cused. This feet he does not hesitate to 'state as he faces the company of Jesus's accusers with the words, "Behold 1, having examined him before you, found no fault i11 this man touching the things whereof ye accuse idyn.." 15. Nor yet Herod -Herod AnUpas. called in the New Testament, also Herod the tetrarch, the same who had put John the Baptist to death. He was the son of Herod the Great. The examine. - (ion of Jesus by Herod referred to in this verse was presumably only an in- formal one and one which constituted no . part of the regular trial. It is re- ferred to again in Acts 4. 27. A careful reading of Luke's entire gospel indicates that he apparently possessed special in- formation concerning the dynasty of Herod, and the facts which he records concerning that dynasty are apparently most accurate. o 16. I will therefore chastise him -A most cruel . and gratuitous punishment which he proposes to ,inflict by, way of conciliating the•men who were accusing the prisoner. This offer of Pilate throws much light upon the disgraceful illegal- ity and horrible brutality which Boman officers were Often guilty of. Wo note 'that the American Stondard Version of the Bible omits verse,17 •of this chapter. The fact that it is piinted in parentheses in the, Authorized or King James Version indicates that it is O clause thrown in by way of explana- tion. The same explanatory fact which is stated in this verse is found, how- ever, in two other passages: "Now at that feast the governor was wont to re- lease unto the -multitude one prisoner, whom they would" (Matt. 27. 15). Com- pare also Mark 15. 6). 18. Barabbas-All that we knew con- cerning this fellow -prisoner of jests is told hi the next verse, from which it is plain that he was a political agitator, and one actually guilty of the crime charged unjustly against Jesus. 20. Desiring to release Jesus - The manifest hypocrisy and vindictiveness of the Jews strengthened Pilate's cen- viction of the • prisoner's' innocence, ,21. Crucify. crucify him -Crucifixion Was the cu,stornary Roman method of punishment inflicted on persons of de- pendent nations not possessing Roman citizenship. 22. Why, what evil bath this man done -The judge condescends to argue the case with the plaintiff, a grave re- flection on the meatiness and indepen- dence of the former. One thing to be noted' in this connection, however it the Viet thet Piled° did actrioaly 'fake euecessive slops which Tie belied Would secure the consent of , the Jews te the prisoner's acquittal : (I) He publiely de- clared his innocence. (2) He supple - Melted his Own verdict by the publie anaouncentent Of that of Herod whieh coincided with his own. (3) Ile sought to release Jesus in compliance with an es- tablished custom. (4) kie proposed to the Jews toomake seetirging a substitute for the extreme penalty of death, (5) As a last resort he appealed to the comprise:lase of the accusers. 3. But they were urgent with loud Vole* asking that he might be Crucified --It is at. tills pOint in the narrative that Matthew adds the words, "So when Pi- late saw Itiol. he pre,vailed nothing, but rethee that a tumult Was ariehig, he took ,wider, and welshed his hands before the eieltituele, saying, I aro innocent el live bleed ofthis righteous men; see ye to it. And ell the people answered met said, 1118 blood be on us, and on our childree" (Melt, 27. 24, 25), 2 Gave 500(000 that 1 t it 4. e seaw 1e Y asked for should be done -It is clearly evident from the entire narrative that Pilate is deteemined not to saeritice the favor Of the people merely for the sake of rescuing from thee hands a person in whom be had no special intetest. 25. But Jesus he delivered, tip to their will-hiatthew records ilia fact that the scourging which Pilate had at first sug- gested as a substitute for the death pen- alty was inflicted before Jesus WaiS de- livered to the Jews to be crucified. 4.1441-1-11-11.44+11-1-kiratitit,* T 014 Fashion Hints. 444. -R,}44,4414 -1.4.44.-44,444-k FILMY LACES. Verily, this is a. lace season! , You may combine three or four differ. ent kinds upon the same gown, and rest content, foe you are in the fashion, If you possess a bit of Chantilly or. Spanish lace, which bas been stored (Way for generations, get it out -ale' t e- joice, foe now, is the time to wear et. •If you have no sueh heirlooms, tee modern maker can supply the went, for never in the history of lacemaking have more beautiful "antique patterns" been put on the market. ' Black is extremely popular, and one of the absolutely new offerings of the season is a black Irish crochet lace. A blouse made of black lace "allover" and lined- with chiffon is particularly charming when this filet effect is pre- sent. , Panel effects are worn more and more. A well-known actrees appeared, not long since in a very striking white gown, and from the shoulders was su- spended, stole -fashion, panels of black lace. The innovation met with the ap- proval of the feminine half of the au- dience, at any rate. Black over white is a French touch that is hiking on this side of the water. A Inindseme black gown trimmed with black lace, which has the black cut away from under ils most striking pat- terns, letting a white 'lining show through, gives something the appearance of medallions sot on, but is much newer. What is known as the filet or square effect is distinctly an. item 01 (1118 year's mode. It may be introduced into pan- els, galloons, medanione, ornaments, even into blouse patterns and •robes, and is always pretty. The lace allovers, bythe way, grow mote and more popular. They come in black, while, cream and ecru, and in themost exquisite designs. The hand- somest are really embroidery upon a net foundation, ancl. this combination of em- broidery upon lace is one of the fea- tures of the 1906 season. Beal laces; always dear to the fem- inine heart, are shown in the greatest profusion this season. • FANCY SILKS. - Messaline is a great favorite, parte -culdrly for weddings. For the bride there is the duchess messoline (softer than the duchess satin), in ivory white and cream. For, the bridesmaids, satin messaline, in all the delicate shades, though pale blue and pink are used more than the other tints. Crepe de chine is also making great headway. It is graceful, becoming and durable, all noteworthy advantages. Pompadour crepe de chines are.exqui- site. They are used fore waists and gowns, but more especially for the po- pular evening scarfs, which are becom- ing more and more a necessity in every woman's wardrobe. ' Pompadour silks, as was prophesied , early in the fall, are. being used as lin- ings. They make charming slips for gowns of chiffon ot mousseline, in plain colors. Big glaring plaids continue to be worn despite all forebodings, and a glimpse of plaid is apparent in most costumes. Still, sit can hardly be ,expected that a 01011100 so conspicuous.wilblast for long. However' you may have a pettieoat of the mostmarvelous plaid, or the most startling stripe, and feel that you are distinctly "in it." This suggestion of a figure, stripe cr plaid, in slips or pettideats is one very ncticeable feature in the outfit of the up-to-date bride. Velvet forget-me-nots in delicate tints and waved, sillc ribbon foliage form a lovely decoration on a narrow white silk braid, with a wavy'edge. Exquisite appliques on white net have ttvo-sized 'scallops embroidered in floral designs in natural colors, combined with heavily padded gold dashes. Less gaudy white net -shaped trim- mings have white embroidered flowers with occasional gold and Silver bugles, paillettes, or white .flowers outlined in black and gray silk with silver bugle centres. A unique buckle, suitable for a dressy afternoon gown, was a large oval of graceful gold filigree border surrouncl- ing and half eel -Meeting an O'val stone like a huge opal. Dublin's main drainage scheme, which eost x600,000, was opened on the 241h ult. The detailed annual report of the flegietrat-General for Ireland shows that daring the year 1905 the marriages reg- istered numbered 23,078, the births 102,- 832, a,nd the deaths /5,014. It appears from that the natural increase of popu- lation, or excess' of birthe over deaths, was 27,761. 'rho loss by ereigration amounted to 30,676. A decrease of 3,- 616 in the population would thus appear Icei.,* token plate during the yeti -' bet nolinet tine decrease there is n set off in immigration, of which rio °Mole] re- cord hag been obtained. The estimated youlation in the middle of the year utis 4,301,565. BATTLE WITH A BRIGAND 11101IT IN tONI;ILY KIT ON SUMMIT Or' MONT ifIDA. Notorious Origami After, A Reign 01 TerrOr Fails Into Hands of Law. The notorious brigand, GuiSePhe Croatia, who has long. been the terror of the valley hetween the Lepontine Alps and Lake Maggiore, Switzerland, has been captured in his hut in •the snow on the summit of Mont Zeda, after a long and desperate fight with a party of soldiers. A year ago Creates built a hut oli Mont Zecla, 6,680 feet high. He plun- clered.and terrorized the valley,' and then retreated through the forals and snowy heights to his mountain fastness, The local authorities made many attempts to Catch him, but 1110 elusive Creates only laughed .at them,. and when they thought they were close on his tracks in the woods, he was making love to a farmer's daughter, while ke carefully noted the position of her father's house- hold goods. .TWELVE TO ONE. - At last the local police appealed to the Italian authorities , and a dozen Special men were sent to capture Crea- lin, They were dressed as guides, but each man carried a rifle and a revolver, They divided up into pairs and pro- ceeded cautiously through the forest. There they caught sight of the nimble Crealin, but he wasloo quick for them and effectively stopped them by setting fire to the belt of dry wood that barred their progress for some time, while ft gave hirri an opportunity to disappear in the smoke. large tract of the forest was burn- ed,but the soldiers continued the ascent ley different routes to the summit. Six hundred yards from the top Cecelia ohallenged them by firing a shot over their heads. He had loopholed his hut and was evidently prepared to withstand a siege. The soldiers took cover and opened fire on the hut. Create) replied with great spirit and She soldiers closedin round him very cautiously, for he was sending shots in all directions.: AT LAST. The attack began in the late afternoon, and at, sunset the reports of the shots were still echoing along the mountain. The attacking party was thinking of mak- ing a retreat for they recognized that if they couldnothcapture the hut they would have to spend the night on the mountain top, and probably be frozen lc death. Their hands, too, were almost numb, and their firing was erratic. -After Crealin had poured out a very brisleefusilade the firing etopped. The 'soldiers suspected a ruse and waited. Then they. imide a rush for the door and battered it in, to find Crealin un- censcious on the floor. A bullet had struck hiin above the temple and knecked him out, without injuring him seriously. A large sum of money and jewellery, and a great stock of provisions were found on the premises, as well as a number of love letters from his various sweethearts in the valley. When he recovered consciousness Crealin said, "Well, Messieurs, I think I have given you a good long chase all these months, and a stiff fight at the end of it." Crealin, who is a tall,. handsome man about forty, will probably be taken to Milan for trial. At a.sitting of the Royal Commission on Congestion in Ireland it was statell that continual emigration was leading to the deterieration of the Irish race in many districts. The following doubtful compliment is a fragment from a love -letter: "How I wish, my darling Adelaide, my engage- ments would permit me to leave town and cent and see youl It worild be like visiting, some old ruin, hallowed by time and fraught with a thousand recol- lections.' Constable John Finley, who for the past Ilficen years. has been the consta- bulary official on duty at nee,. front . of the Belfast terminus of the Belfast and County Down Railway, is about to re - lire from the lervice on pension, after over 25 years' creditable connection with the force. • A shocking accident, which terminated fatally, occuri'ed at Curragh, near Col- eraine, the victim being Miss McKee, aged about 40 years. It appears the de- ceased Was assisting a servant man in unyoking a mare, and the animal, push ing against the shafts of the cart, crush- ed the deceased against the wall, break- ing five of her ribs and injuring the heart. INDIANS AREINCKASIRO ACCORDING TO STATISTICS OLP 'Aug' UNITED STATES. Figures Show Race is Not Vanishing - Increase of 14,000 in Lest Decade. It seems that after all the United' States have neither pillaged nor destroy - el a noble race Of men. The adting Indian Commissioner has published fig tires which show that Mere are more Indians in the United States to -day than there were when Columbus landed, Says the Louisville Courier-Journal. That the redmen who have survived,' as the loaves and fishes survived,' three or four centuries of war with a! eivilized race are better off in this world's goods than were their ances- tor's goes without saying. The Indians,' as numerous as they 'are, awn ample, real estate to provide for their eeeds. The Osage are the richest nation • f, s the eerth, and the KioWas; Comanches,( Sioux and the hundred other tribes ,,sn' and off reservations in the west are well provided for and manage to get along without work, while their con- querors have to get up with the chick- ens and hustle- for a living mn the land they have wrenched from the redmen, VIGOROUS BAC. Sentimentalists always picture the Indians as a vaeLshing race. But eold statistics .show that there are 284,000, Indians row living, end that there has been an increase of 14,000 in the last decade. It is estimated that there were but 80,000 in what is 110W the United States when this country was discovered. Indians whose forefathers, •albeit they{ enjoyed larger game presents .slept up- on the ground, and often went hungry, ere now living in goad houses, riding in automobiles, buying pianos, sewing machines and phonographs and sending their sons and daughters to college. DON'T WORRY. All of this prosperity they enjoy with- out toil and without worry. Although the, white man has appro- priated nearly the entire continent, and although he has plugged • away at the Indian with every weapon that has been in popular Use froni the time r f the blunderbuss to that of the Maeser rifle and the rapid-flre gun, the Indian' has worried along without suffering a decrease in his numerical strength to find himself a landlord and a. capital- ist after a connuercial race has striven for several Centuries to get the best ef him. The statistics compel admiration for thc Indian as a, fighting man if not as a financier, and if he still cherishes the lerdly contempt for the paleface the results of the longest war of history seem to warrant it. It. is consoling, however, to know that the white man has converted a wilderness into the greatest country oL the world without 'robbing or destreying the original •tere ant. FIGHTING THE HEREROS. German Officers in Africa Picked Off by the Native Marksmen. Some oddities (if campaigning againse the Hereros in German Southwest Africa me detailed by Col. Bayer of the generel Anil in some sketches which he has been publishing from his personal ex- periences in the fle1(1.- One point that particularly impressed him was the readiness with which the Hereros and Hottentots singled mit the officers at long range. "It wouldn't, have been strange," said he, "if we had worn brilliant uniforms, sashes or other insimnia of rank. But we didn't. In the presence of the enemy. we used exactly the same uniform and equipment as our tfoops--suits of khaki and cork hairnets, with blue border. We carried no swords. "Every officer carried a rifle. and a cartridge belt with 120 rounds of -.am- munition in it, 'exactly like the men. MInly also wore bayonets. . Hands, faces, hair, uniforms, weapons, every- thing came to. be of the „same variety color. We often couldn't recognize one another and all sorte of. funny. Nun; ders took place. "In spite of this outward' similarity the natives seemed never at loss to pick out the officers. Their extraordinary power of vision enabled them to detect the slightest sign -a gesture 0( 1110 halal • to control the advance of the firing line, the use of a field glass, the re- ception of a report was enough to indi- cate rank. "In one case I remember, an officer addressed by his superior turned to him and instinctively raised hie .hand to eis helmet in salute. Instantly the fire cf the natives was concentrated on them and the superior -was killed." DIDN'T DELI ME IN SIGNS. "flaw many times have I told you, Lena, that you .should elteast, stands at the left of your guest in serving?" 'ter', Mum, PM not so SUperstiti oust"