Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, June 05, 1901, Image 1
f HE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA
L. C. HAYNE, Pres't. F. G. FORD, Cashier.
.Capital, ?250,000.
Undivided Pr..ills } SI 10,000.
Faculties of our magnificent New Vanlt
(containing 410 Safety-Lock Boxea Differ
ent Sizes are offered to our patrons and
tao i> . bile at 53.00 to 810.00 por annum. ~~
THB
PLANTERS
LOAN AND
SAVINGS
BANK.
AUGUSTA, GA,
f; Fay? Interest
ou Deposits.
Accounts
Solicited.
iL. C. Ila y nc,
.. President.
Chas, C. Howard,
Cashier.
THOS. J ADAMS PROPRIETOR.
EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 5. 1901.
Oar fall stock is now ready
Diamonds, Fine Jewelry,
SilTer Ware, Plated Ware,
(live ns a call when in the eily.
Keir York City.-ropnlnr and gener
ally becoming as the Eton jackets arc
they do not suit all figures and there is
n demand for the little cutaway that
WOMAN'S JACKET.
?es-bnt'doeVnot iap, and that
slightly below 'the waist line.
The admirable May Manton mod
illustrated is adapted to covert clot!
black or tan broadcloth, as vfell as 1
the black cheviot of which the origin
is made. As shown the revers ai
TE ASAN T WAIST i
faced with Louisine moire and 1
trimming is a simple black passem
terie, but simple stitching is sur?ch
or a band of stitched cloth or silk -
be used as n finish.
The fronts nie .fitted with sin
darts and are turned back to form
revers. The? back is seamed at
. centre, to ensure a curve at the W?
line, nnd Includes side-backs and
der-arm gores. The neck Is finis!
with a pointed Aiglon collar that
tends across the buck and fronts
meet the revers. The sleeves are
bishop style with straight band cu
To cut this jacket for a woman
medium size two and one eighth ya
of material forty-four inches wide
one and three-quarter yards ii
inches wida will be required.
A I effl
The princess skirt bas"
nlzed place among the styles tor
girls as well as those designed :
their elders. It is excellent for gov,
of all sorts but lends Itself to the o
skirt for wear with peasant and el1
waists, and to the bolero or Eton s
with singular success. All the 6
son's materials, silk, wool and lin
are appropriate, and are used, but
May. Manton original shown in
large drawing is made from Princ
crepe in soft pastel tau. and
trimmed with applique bands of I
sian embroidery In the duller "c
tones, and is worn with a peas
bodice of cream silk mull.
The skirt Is cut In five gores an(
fitted over,the hips by nieans of di
that run to the upper edge of the t
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for inspection. Watches, Jj?V
Cut Glass, Clocks, Sterling
Fancy Goods, Etc.
Write for our new Catalogue.
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Of f A?>HiON
ice portion. The fulness at the back
is laid in an inverted pleat that en
sures the snug fit essential to correct
slyle and' provides ample folds and
flare at the lower portion. At the
lower edge is a shaped circular flounce
that adds greatly to the effect, but
which can be omitted when the skirt
is desired plain. The bodice portion
is pointed back and front and includes
straps that are worn over the shoul
ders and serve to hold it in place.
To cut this skirt for a miss of four
teen years of age eight and one-eight
yards of material twenty-one inches
wide, seven and one-eight yards twen
ty-seven juches wide, six and one-eight
yards thirty-two inches wide or -f&r
and a half yards forty-four inches
wide will be required.
Popular Coiitnuic For Girls.
No summer fabric known is daintier
or launders more successfully than
Persian lawn. Thc-?channing little
May Manton costume shown illus
trates the material trimmed with
cream Valenciennes insertion and with
yoke of all-over inserted tucking and
?K essentially smart as well as child
like and simple. All white is held in
high favor and is always lovely in or*
gandy, batiste, Swiss muslin and the
like, ns well as the lawn, but figured
and colored materials are equally well
suited to the design as are simple silk
wool materials
e waist is inaH?TJnj?Ty style, ant
s full at the edge, of the yoke ant
again at the waist line, while th?
graceful frill, forming a bertha, out
lines the low round neck. As showi
the full portion is made over a bodj
lining which is cut away under tin
yoke, but such details must bc varlet
YND PRINCESS SKIRT.
to suit the material and the occasio:
The sleeves are in elbow length ar
terminate in graceful frills. The cc
lar ls of moderate depth and, like tl
yoke, is unlined.
The skirt is finished with a de(
COSTUME FOR A GIBI<.
frill nt the lower edge *hnd Is laid
tucks at the belt to give the fashlc
able yoke effect.
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JACK'S
BT ii AUB A jj :
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jack Turner looked gloomily out of
the window, his handsome face disfig
ured by a scowl.
"Ifs always so. Just as sure as I
have a chance for a good time, some
obstacle arises to prevent it. Howard
has a pass for me, and my trip south
wouldn't cost me a cent, if only I
had something decent to wear."
Mrs. Turner dropped her work and
sighed.
"It does seem hard, Jack, but I real
ly don't see how to help it. If we
should buy you a summer suit now
you'd have to wear your old suit again
next winter? you know," she said plain
tively.
"Oh, I known that well enough,
mother, so it isn't worth while talk
ing about lt. It seems to me I've
heard of nothing but poverty all my
life. We're so poor, Job's turkey
wouldn't associate with us," he said,
savagely, then stalked from the room
with the air of a martyr.
His sister Doris went on darning
steadily for awhile.
"I'm ever so sorry for poor Jack,"
she said at last, a c*;spicion of tears
in her voice. "I wish I could help
him some way, but I'm afraid I can't
manufacture a suit of clothes for him.
I really do believe I could make him
a coat and vest, though, if only I had
the material. You know I am an ex
pert maker of pockets and buttonholes,
and you often say my pressing is
equal to a tailor's."
Mrs. Turner's face brightened.
"Yes, you are splendid at that kind
of thing, Doris. ? think it is a gift;
or perhaps it is only a delicate touch,
a true eye, and unlimited patience.
Whatever the quality may be, 1 "know
I do not possess it. Jack would never
wear a coat made by his mother," and
she laughed softly at the idea.
"Suppose he had a coat and vest,
mother, has he any trousers fit to
wear south?" asked Doris.
"Ye3; those dark gray ones could
be sponged and pressed till they'd
look as good as new."
Doris put down her darning, ran up
stairs and returned in a moment with
the full skirt of a black gown on her
arm. Her face was radiant.
"Jack can go, mother. I can get a
coat and vest out of this gown, with
careful cutting. The material is love
ly, silk and wool, even finer tha"n ls
ordinarily used for gentlemen. My
big brother will be quite a swell in
it," she said, merrily.
"Why, Doris, you surely don't intend
to,use that good gown in that way?
JLt ls the only /,or,otit ont* r^u" ^""^'??-J
, ri<svi paje,- refflonsTraTSd Mrs. Tur
ncr.
"Indeed I do. mother. I can wea:
my old brilliantine by freshening it u]
with a new facing and ribbons, an<
dear old Jack shall have his outing."
"But Jack will not allow you t
sacrifice your best dress for him, Do
ris."
"Jack will know nothing about it
I can easily find out his measures, am
I know where I can get good patterns
If he asks questions, I'll evade then
so skilfully he'll think we've had ?
sudden streak of good luck," the gir
said, gay ly.
! "But it doesn't seem fair, Doris. I
. Jack would give up smoking, he coull
I soon save money enough to buy hi
. clothes himself," Mrs. Turner protest
; ed.
I "Now. mother dear, don't you fre
: about your daughter. I'll have sue
! jolly times, and chatter and beam an
i smile upon people so broadly tha
j they'll forget to notice my shabby at
tire. Of course, Jack ought to b
j ashamed of himself for wasting mone
1 on such an expensive and filthy habit
I but I hope yet to some day coax hil
to stop it." And full of her generou
purpose, Doris tripped up stairs t
begin her loving work.
Soon afterward. Mrs. Turner wen
into the kitchen to see about dinne:
utterly unconscious that her gues1
Howard Halliday, was lying upon th
couch in the parlor, where he had gon
an hour before with a severe heac
ache. He certainly had not Intende
listening; but it had happened s
quickly he had not had time to mak
his presence known. He, was not ver
penitent. He felt ther? could be u
harm In reading another page in
sweet, unselfish life.
He had begun his acquaintance wit
Doris by being amused at her quain
old-fashioned sincerity; and he ha
not been in the house six hours I
Jack's guest, before the young lad
gave his a surprise that mH.e hil
very nearly angry.
It was just after tea, and they ha
adjourned to the broad porch to enjc
the lovely sunset. He had pulled 01
his cigar case, and with an air of eas
assurance turned to Doris
"You have no objection to my smol
ing?"
"Indeed I have. I hate tobacc
smoke, and even if I did not I shoul
object on principle."
For once in his life Howard's gra<
of manner forsook him, and he thru
his cigar back into its case as awl
wardly as a schoolboy, his face crin
son.
Doris sat demurely swaying ba(
and forth in her light rocker, 01
pretty, rounded arm upraised, toyli
with a spray of honeysuckle. Appa
ently unconscious that she had ea
or done anything out of the ordin?r
she smiled in a friendly manner in
the gentleman's clouded face.
"You are the first young lady I ev
met who objected to the odor of a fi'
cigar," he sala, half rebukingly.
"I am the only one who has bei
courageous enough to tell you so; (
perhaps it would please you better
say I am the only one selfish' enouj
to deprive you of such pleasure. B
I'll warrant many a lady has be
forced to tell you a polite lie rath
than make herself disagreeable
telling the truth," she said good n
turedly. I
v. "So you do not tell untruths f
thXj'ake of being pleasant, it seems
Mr.\laHiday said, interrogatively,
tinge of sarcasm in his voice.
COAT.
RITTENHOUSK;
"Not when a principle is involved.
I claim that the use of toba'cco in any ?
form is unwholesome, unclean, selfish;,
and extravagant, so of course I can-,i|
not sanction smoking, even though the j|
cigars may be of the finest."
"Oh, I see you are one of the ad
vanced thinkers, or 'reform' women;
who are slashing right and left at th? {
small vices of the sterner sex. You
wish men to be little less than angels,
lacking physical force and manly in-,
dependence," he replied hotly.
"1 belong to the class who believe!
men should be as free from vices as
women, good, pure and true; . of the
finest physical development, and brav?
enough to resist temptation, no matter
in what guise it may come," she said:'
quietly.
A rather heated argument followed;
In which Mr. Halliday felt himself de-?
cidedly worsted. To cover his defeat;
he gladly accepted Jack's invitation;
to call on his "best girl."
That'tilt of words was by no means j
the last, nor was it the last in which:.
Mr. Halliday left the battlefield inglo
riously. It must be confessed his self
approbation was often hurt, and that
in thinking over their discussions af
terward Howard frequently assured
himself that be barely escaped dis
liking his friend's sister. That wo-,
men should hold "opinions' at all
seemed unwomanly to him; and to be \
defeated by one was almost unpardon
able.
Yet, aside from this unpleasant
feature, little Doris seemed one of the
most unselfish and lovable girls he
had ever met. He felt sure his stately
mother would approve of her, and the
thought sent a queer little spasm of
pleasure through his hitherto invul
nerable heart. It was just like her to
sacrifice her best dress to give Jack
on outing. He hadnt much faith in
the result, though, and he laughed to
himself as he though of stylish Jack
in a badly fitting, badly made coat.
His first impulse was to tell Jack in
time to prevent the worse than use-^J
less sacrifice; but that would be be
traying a secret not intended for his
ears, so he could only be silent and
await developments.
For the next three or four days Do
ris was scarcely visible, exceptatmeal
time. Jack stormed because she did.l
not give more time to. their guest It
was "just like a girl's vanity," he said,
"to care more for stitching away onv
an old machine, making finery, than
to care for the comfort and happiness
of two forlorn men." And. Howard,'!
watching tho sensitive face flushing ]
under the Un just, accusations, thought.j
p'-.' " 'j-' .
men.
At last, one afternoon, as Jack kn
f Howard were lounging on the porcl
f Doris came tripping demurely up th
J street, carrying a neat package. He
eyes shone with a light that fairly da;
zled Mr. Halliday, and in a momei
he comprehended her plan. He aros
as she came up, and offered her a chai:
but she shook her head playfully, an
i I passed on into the sitting room. Pres
ently she called Jack.
He got up lazily and went in. Hov
ard longed to follow, but dared no
1 I He expected every moment to hes
Jack's voice In angry derision. Ii
f stead that young man soon appeare
\ with a beaming face, his fine flgui
s adorned with a well fitted and beaut
fully made coat.
"I tell you, Howard, there's nothin
t like having the right kind of wome
n folks. Mine have trigged me out i
d these handsome new duds, and I'l
t happier than the winning captain of
football team. I can go home r.o
? with you. I only refused? before bi
cause I hadn't anything fit to wej
in your warm climate, and I was tc
poor to buy anything. Uncle Walt
only allows mc income enough to bar
ly squeeze through college, and Dori
teaching scarcely furnishes mother ar
herself with tue necessities."
Jack paused, and Howard, feelii
r' like a hypocrite, cudgelled his bra;
' for something to say.
e "Doris and mother are wonderf
c women, anyhow. Doris has a knai
of making the commonest things loc
dainty and artistic, and mother-wi
0 mother can easily evolve somethii
e out of nothing. I'm sure now th<
y must have pinched themselves awfu
0 ly to buy these nice things, unie
a Doris has sold one of her pretty wat
colors, as she does somatimes.
h must be that, for Doris declares si
hasn't taken a dollar from the fami
d treasury. Its just like her, bless h
13 generous heart! Anyhow, I'll not wc
y ry her asking-questions, for I kne
n she's as happy over it as I am. Ha
a cigar?" extending a finely flavor
d one to Mr. Halliday,
.y That gentleman declined, aime
it rudely.
?y "I've concluded not to smoke ai
more. Your sister is right. The use
c- tobacco makes a man blind and se'
ish."
:o He was half angry with Jack for a
ld cepting so unquestioningly the saci
flee Doris had made, and he ke
;e thinking how soon Jack might ha
st saved money enough to buy his o\
lf_ clothes, had he been half as self-den
a. ing as his sister. Jack looked at hi
in astonishment
.jj "Will wonders never cease. To thli
' of your giving up smoking is a stu
lg ner! Next thing you'll sign the toi
_ abstinence pledge, and flt yourself f
a church deacon. Doris will be C
lighted," he said, between puffs.
? "Don't tell her; I want to tell b
myself. And, Jack, if you were hi
er the man you ought to be, you'd st
smoking yourself and save your mon
to buy the things you need. I swe
?Q I'd be ashamed to let a little, dellcs
girl help clothe me," Howard said i
' dignantly.
Jack's sunburned face took on
1 bright red.
"You're confoundedly polite in ye
en way of putting things," he said, glvi
er his cigar a petulant fling that land
"y it in the rosebed, "and you've gro'
a" virtuous very suddenly, it seems
me."
or Then there was a long Bilonce, brc
en by Jack,
a "Thank you. Howard. You're rig
I've been a selfish beast to let motl
and Doris spoil me so. And Ii you,
! -who can so Well afford It, can quit
smoking, I will, too?"
"If you come down to facts, ? guess
it is as Doris says; we can none of U3
afford it, not even If our pocketbooks
are overflowing. We cannot afford to
risk the many evil physical result3
likely to follow, and to be repeated in
future generations, to say nothing of
poisoning the air for others who detest
the odpr," Howard said, gravely.
"You talk as if Doris were dictat
ing," said Jack, lightly.
"As sue ls, in a measure. Tiri such
an egotistical prig that I have lacked
the courage and grace to acknowledge
how miich her arguments have affect
ed me. I think I shall be brave enough
to tell her before I go," Mr. Halliday
continued, frankly.
Jack was silent. Brotherly intui
tion had suddenly opened his eyes.
"And if you think there is the least
hope for me, I've something else to
tell her before I meet my mother. I
know I'm not half good enough foi
her, but I intend to grow better, and"
.-Howard stopped abruptly, nervous
fness making his voice husky.
Jack grasped his hand and squeezed
it till it ached.
$ "No, you're not good enough for her,
Ibid fellow, no man is; but if she lores
you as well as I do, she'll take you."
That evening Doris and Mr. Halli
day sat on the porch in the starlight,
?having reached a perfect understand
ing.
"I think I commenced loving you be
cause you were so frank and outspok
en, so unlike the conventional society
.girls I had grown so tired or; but the
thing that showed rae my heart ls
nothing else could have done was
Jack's coat."
"Jack's coat!" Doris exclaimed, in
astonishment. ' "Whoever heard of
anything so absurd?"
. Then she turned upon him quickly.
"Howard-you didn't-you don't
iknow-! "
: "Yes, I do, too. I heard you talking
it over with your mother, you dear,
generous little girl!"
"Aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
she asked, trying to disengage her
hand.
V;^'Not a bit. It was the last little
link to fetter my heart to yours for
fg?er," holding the struggling hands
irmly upon his breast.
' ."You won't tell Jack? Please do
njjt It would spoil his whole trip
south to know he was wearing his sis
ter's dress."
,rJJ'l promise not to tell till the day he
starts home. He'll be a better man
for knowing it then. Your unselfish
act will make it easier for him to re
sist small vices and extravagances in
college next year. Besides, my own
character has been improved, and my
life made one of perfect happiness by
reading yt?ur beautiful soul through
the medium of Jack's coat."-Waverley
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QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
An owl was shot 400 miles out at se
by the captain of the British steamshi
Ethelreda, No other case is on recor
bf a land bird having flown so far froi
shore.
? wonderful cavern, rivaling in beat
ty and natural phenomena, if not i
size, the famous Mammoth cave c
Kentucky, has just been discovere
across the Juniata river from Maple
ton, Pa.
During the trial before a French coui
between two partners of an importai
corset firm the debate revealed thi
one of the principal branches of the:
manufactures was men's corsets. Th
judge, having demanded an explani
tion.Mt was sworn that more tba
18,000 corsets were made yearly it
Frechmeu and 3000 were shipped t
England, principally for army officer
German officers created also quite a di
mand till a rival Berlin firm offered
cheaper article.
Mrs. Archibald Rankin, aged (
years, living near Sharon, Pa., was r<
cently paralyzed by a bolt of lightnin
So many times has she been injured i
this.manner that she is known as tl
"human magnet" Several years ai
she was struck by lightning and ev?
since then her wliole system has bee
charged like a galvanic battery. SI
is so sensitive to electrical disturl
anees that she sleeps in a bcd upon tl
legs of which are glass insulators." SI
also sits in an insulated chair. Wh<
the air is heavily charged with ele
tricky her flesh tir.gles and gives hi
great distress. Lightning strikir
within a half mile of the house invar
ably shocks her.
There are no points In Europe whe
the cold record:? of America a
eclipsed, but in Asia our lowest re
ords are thrown completely in tl
shade. Siberia has the coldest weatb
known anywhere in the world, J
Werchojansk, Siberia. 90.4 degrees b
low zero was observed in Januar
1888, which gets away below anythli
ever known in tho world before
since. At that point the average ter
perature for January is nearly 64 d
grees below. This town is situated
an elevation of 330 feet above the lev
of the sea and during the entire wint
the weather is nearly always cal
and clear. Perhaps the majority
people suppose that the coldest weath
in the world is at the North Pole, b
reliable observations made by explc
ers disprove this theory completely.
Hon VP M lu Pie imin: Qua I er.*.
The purpose of the National Zc
logical park at Washington is to pi
serve examples of North Amerlc;
animals, especially those threaten
with extinction. To this end effoi
have been made to secure a good c
ony of beavers, animals once so plc
tiful" and characteristic of this con
nent. A paddock was assigned
them in Rock Creek, which ru
through the grounds. Here they ha
developed wonderfully. They ha
built several dams, at least four f(
high, as well as a number of housi
After working up all available wo
they proceeded to destroy the wi
fence with their powerful teeth, a
then to cut down trees in the vlcini
In order to prevent these depredatio
a strong steel fence had to be c<
struct?d.
No pins were made until 1811-J]
icr ? IRner
A FORTUNATE KICK.
tfaeereifloiiinuftly On?:od Kraut Train, lt
Made TIIIB Hun Wealthy*
buring a recent conclave of rail
road magnates in New Orleans some
thing reminded ft well known general
manager of a whimsical story, says
the Times-Democrat of that city. "I
am afraid there is no particular moral
to this yarn," he said; "but it happens
to be true, and I'll give it to you for j
what the newspaper boys call 'human
Interest.' Not long ago the million
aire president of a big manufacturing
concern up in Ohio made a speech at
a banquet, and to illustrate how seem
ing misfortunes may prove blessings
in disguise he said mat he got his start
in life through being kicked off of an
accommodation train in the dead of
winter, it was during the hard times 1
of the '80s, he went on to relate, and j
although a skilful mechanic and some- j
thing of an engineer, he found it im
possible to procure work of any kind,
even manual labor. Things went from
bad to worse, and at last he found
himself stranded somewhere in south
ern Ohio. He was stone broke and
desperate, and wanted to get to Day
ton, where he had heard vaguely there
was something doing in his trade. So
one bitter cold evening he slipped on
board an accommodation train, hop
ing to be able to talk the conductor
into carrying him, but he failed igno
miniously. He begged and pleaded,
and told his story with all the elo
quence of despair; but t..e ticket punch
er refused to melt. On the contrary,
he pulled the beli rope when they came
to the next station, grabbed the un
happy young mechanic and propelled
him off the car with a series of swift
kicks. He landed in a snow bank aud
slept in a freight shed, but next day
his chance came. A span suddenly
gave way in a n:w Iron bridge over a
big creek at the edge of the town, and
the whole structure threatened to go
down before experts could arrive from
the builders' foundry. At that critical
juncture the stranger jumped into the
breach, built a temporary supporting
trestle out of logs and crossties, and
sav?d something like $20,000 worth of
work. Of course the bridge people
were delighted, and when they saw
what a really scientific job he had done
they offered the shabby engineer a
handsome position In their establish
ment. From that on his rise was rap
id, and. In concluding the little tale,
he laid special stress on the apparent
hopelessness of his position the night
he wa3 ejected from the train and I
made the point that one should never i
give way to despair. "If that con- j
ductor had carried me on instead of ,
kicking me off," he said, "I would have j
missed the great chance of my life,
and might bc working now at the
bench. I am really indebted to him
for my start in the world, and I have
often wished that I could meet him
Way? People Get Sick.
Different persons have differei
ways of knowing when an attack i
illness ls coming on them. Two me
who are just getting over the gr:
were dbcussing this yesterday.
Said one: "Ordinarily I am vei
fond of coffee, while tea is decided
repugnant to me. But there occasio
ally comes a time when coffee los?
its charm and flavor. It tastes bitti
in my mouth, and my stomach revol
at the thought of it. It ls then that
take to tea, which ordinarily 1 despis
That tells me I am going to be sic
I feel lt in my bones, and the sym
toms have never failed me."
"That seems queer," said the oth<
man. "Now, in my case, when I fe
run down I have an inordinate cravii
for chocolate-not as a beverage, b
to chew. When I find myself lookh
around for slot machines and dropph
pennies in them for cakes of choc?la
I make up my mind that I am in for
spell of sickness, and sooner or lat
I have to knuckle under." A thii
man had been listening-a young rai
with yellow fingers. "I know I'm g
ing to be sick." he said, "when ciga
ettes don't taste good to me." Tl
others laughed him tn scorn. "Ye
ought to be sick all the time," th?
said.-Philadelphia Record.
SI ?slit and Might Not.
It was consoling to a well knov
East End resident a short time ai
when he called a physician to go in
consultation with the family doct
and diagnose a case. A little son w
seriously ill, and the father want
everything done that was known
materia medica. After the two phys
cians had been in consultation f
some time the father asked of the co
suiting physician what they thought
the case.
"Well." said the physician who hi
been called, "your son may get wi
and he may not."
"Can that be possible?" Bald t
father. "I ought to have called a m
torman. I've made a mistake"
"About what?" asked the physicia
"In calling you. A motorman con
have told me the same thing, and
knew my little boy would either g
well or he wouldn't before I sent f
you"
Now the physician wants the fath
to pay $5 consultation fee, and t
father swears he never will. The chi
recovered.-Louisville (Ky.) Comme
cial.
Kcyond Hi* Ability.
A faultlessly attired woman walk
along Charles street the other morni:
with a small black dog, which ?
peared to take a delight in darti:
from one side of the sidewalk to t
other. Several pedestrians narrow
averted a collision with the dog
most amusing (to others) and ungra?
ful athletic exhibitions. Finally, t
heavy foot of a young man, hurryi:
in the opposite direction, came in v
lent contact* with the dog's ribs a:
the little animal was sent howling in
the #utter. The woman shrieked a:
gathered her pet in her arms, prei
ing her fair cheek against it a
murmuring words of pity. ie you:
man blushed, made an awkward bc
and stammered:
"I beg your pardon. Miss. Plea
excuse my awkwardness. If I ha
killed your dog I'll replace lt."
In tone-s that fairly liquefied the si
oundlng air the woman retorted: "]
iced, you flatter yourself."-Daltlinc
Sun.
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greatest army how existing. The pres
ent recruiting laws permit of mobiliz
ing, in case of war, twenty-two classes
of seven hundred and fifty thousand
soldiers each, or, allowing a consid
erable margin, at least thirteen mil
lions. This immense army must not
be considered, however, as an instruct
ed and mobilizable corps: It may be
admitted thar abone four million sol
diers ready for the campaign could, if
necessary, respond lb the call of the
Czar. The Emperor is thc supreme
chief of the army, and no parliamen
tary assembly has the right to ques
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DIAGRAM SHOWING HOW THE lt
PARES IN NUMBER WIT
tion his acts. Usually, the Minister of
War acts as intermediary between the
Emperor and the troops, and in such
capacity his authority is of the great
est. To the Ministry of War are at
tached the higher Council of War, the
Supreme Court of Military Justice, and
the Military Cabinet of tho Emperor;
the War Department is divided into a
Chancellery and eight grand divisions:
Etat Major general, Intendance, artil
lery, engineering corps, health, mili
tary schools, Cossack troops and mili
tary justice. The military territory Is
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divided into twelve grand departmen
at the head of which are the office
bearing the title of commander-!
chief; these have the command of t
troops statioued in the region, ibo
belonging to the territory nml thc
of tho various establishments,
several of the regions, in Finland,
Wilna, Warsaw, Moscow, Kleff, lu t
Caucasus, in Turkestan, in Sibev
and the Amour district, the commai
ers-in-ehief are invested with a high
political authority, and take the ti
of Governor-General. The distributi
of the Russian troops by army cor
ls not uniformly established, as
some other countries of Europe,
may be admitted, however, that
European Russian fifty-two divisio
of Infantry, fifty-two groups of mom
ed artillery, twenty-three divisions
cavalry and forty-four batteries
mounted artillery constitute twen
five army corps, of which two are
the Caucasus region. Beyond t
Ural, in Siberia, in Turkestan and t
Amour region, and. at present,
Manchuria, the organization is var
hie, and depends upon clrcumstanc
The corps of Russiau officers is
cruited in a great part from tho Lo
er Military Schools, of which there i
seven for the infantry, those of ?
zan. Odessa, St. Petersburg, Teh<
gouiev, Tiflis, Wilna and Irkout:
two for the cavalry. Elisabethgrad a
Orenburg. The remainder of the
fleers come from the Body of Pages
the Emperor and the Military Scho(
These latter schools are open, in pr
clple, to young men of all classes
society, Including the under-offlct
and private soldiers; they are locai
at St. Petersburg and Moscow. 1
preparatory instruction for thi
schools is obtained at twenty-f<
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cadet schools and three pr?par?t
schools. For the higher military
?traction four Military Academies
established, the Nicolas Academy
tlio Etal Major, Hie Michel Artillery
Academy, the Nicolas Engineering
Academy, and the Academy of Mill*
OFFICERS OF BTTSSIAN INFANTRY REGI
MENT (131ST) NOW IN CHINA.
tory Law. The Russian army on a
war footing is composed of ?ve con
tingents of the active army, thirteen
contingents of reserve and four of
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CSSIA? FORCE IN , CHINA COM
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militia of the first class; all these
troops have received the necessary In
struction and have been grouped by
the officers of the active army and the
officers of reserve. The militia of the
second class has received no military
instruction. The Cossack troops,
which form a unique feature of the
Russian army, are recruited in a spe
cial manner, and are clothed, equipped
nud mounted at their own expense;
the State furnishes only the arms and
ammunition. The effectiveness of thc
i - H11UUU6? ill Chifla"
brings to the front the name of Major
General Kouropatkin, the Russian
Minister of War. He is one of the
most important personages In his
country and one of the very few self
made men who have attained to a high
place iu the councils of state in Rus
sia, where opportunities are anything
but within the reach of the majority
of the people. Risiug step by step
he became Chief of Staff to General
Skobeleff, the hero of the Russo-Turk
ish war of 1S77-1S7?). During this
conflict Kouropatkin was ouce left for
dead at the Shipka Pass. After the
war he attracted some attention by
a book which he published describing
and commenting upon some of the in
cidents of the engagements in which
he had taken part and upon the im
portant operations of the war general
ly. Although Skobeleff's right-hand
man lie held ihe rauk of captain only,
but soou after the war was over he
obtained the command of the light
troops in Turkestan.
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BAYONET EXERCISE WITH OSCILLATING
DUMMIES TS THE RUSSIAN ABMY.
ways of training soldiers. One is the
bayonet exercise with dummies.
Oscillating dummies are placed on
the top of intreuchments, which thc
soldiers seale. After the men have
delivered their blows they go down
the other side, at the bottom of which
another row of similar dummies bas
been placed. There the attack is re
peated, and the soldiers, going through
the ranks of their silent victims,
place themselves in skirmishing order.
A Profitable London Industry.
Cat feeding ha's become a profitable
L GUARD, ST. PETERSBURG REGI
MENT.
ory industry in London. Quite a manioc:
in- of people earn good livings by provid
are lug and delivering meals for the fe*
of une? at giveu points. _r",-_-,~J??