BUGLE IN MODERN WARFARE 'Something of an Analogy Between That instrument and the Trumpets Sounded at Jerloho. A glass bar set vibrating Igngthwise --?by a sound will smash to pieces if the sound rise to a high enough key-that is, if the number of vibrations becomes great entough. And the hardest metals, such as Iron and steel, will break like glass under the rhythmic shock of oft repeated feeble blows. For this rea son when regiments march across a nietal bridge they are always ordered to break stel), in order that the impnet of their feet may not set up rhythmile vibrations in the structure. Ma ny persons who have a mania for explli i ir iIn i t aterialistle wfay all the wiolldei's rehatel In tile 1ih1le 'lve Conjectured that Nwhent the wallI Is of .Jerilho fell utler Ihe tiruipet hIsts' of .Toslt n's arm'ttly Ilese were keyed to Set up1 inl the waoll precisely the iba tions tiit wol( sluiter thet. And it t.I y bo s:bl Ilint this explant In is by no1) llienn" cinfitteil to mant er'ialists, for this very opfinion1 \waIs held also by the old Jewish rahhis, as well as by St. Augustinte, St. Tieroine a nd St. Am brose. Bitt lather Atlutimsius Kir cher. S. .T.. in his learned treatisv. "Mu surgia universal Is" (look IX). showed the insitlcietny of slich a physient ex planation anil conlctded that only it mirn'le cobtil have produced that ef feet. Nicolas Flainel. wriitin Ig in La Natuare on the ncoistles of spelaing trumpets. cites tle abioveint i ned authors atid niuetions the lbly interest I nti fact that a gret Freneh'i slitist showeil the officers of1 tho tiroops that retn-1. tured the fort of Da uniont a year ago a way to usi' th le bugle. Until theni ndil ever sinc th l ierinans dug th i selves in aftoer thoelr dlefen t on thi Mlarne the buh "' h:dlheen silent, as they Could ho la.trd equally vell inl lilt eienty's trenchies. M. lhim tael adds that this scientist has since tlien initi I gfAt improvetnietit s in the use of the bugle it the front, but military exigen. cles forbid going into details. Seaman Worthy of His Uniform. A cry for help never goes unheeded when there is at man of the Unitedi States navy standing by. No matter where-on land, it sea, in cain ot storm, daylight or (dark-he is quick to respond and '(I(dy to take the chance that imikes a rescue possible. An instance of this is reported front Newport, R. -1.. where th bravery of Robertson Me(Iregor, tireian, third class, attielted to the naval trtininigi schiool at that place, has just heen rewarded by i letter of coniiidttion fromn Secret ary Daiiels. It was nih and 1unuisially dark when le (Iregait heiard the cry of help conting t'rIIm lt bay. Rtishinigz to thlt water. ' loente: tile soull, and withbout titny t'urtrlI besitation juupeil overinaard an lIII: swamn inl the ilre'tiotn of tie' cry There w'e' tno iioria cries. )it. sils Ing his diitcliti. lie tii'enti lelpt fim! I ll~t ill l ilhf'tin II Il ' e:t1t':Ti. ' aa bal 1~11111 laaiitrt li il it, (-:1 lv :1 !( . .i it 14aa It was msnpprn- Sonl heonia'e Iunt si I ts iii I in hin :9iuh t ffir lifo. A lith l h sti Vit rin i fl oth.Z for birn ihihii so"fk' ly toat the T hor ii "10111 .aa \a a flnt Ift II'I(, This ni'm only 'enlist'd int th.. navyi v -s AI:Iiy, tviI-Ic I'A -I a' II- i ' I i I A:1. ln1 ty N. V. I I ai t aIIth r. Mr M.za r .!' ther sigt ut n thels s torig atl Ii a t oyiatgirlsttil ii'a't School.mi' Tiuhe inaiAst ru tlsinit i- wa rdec-hati Ih at' t hei. o sil w r upin when taa ha es lni l ia ' n- l h litt'i wta k ,a tii' s Ii t l 'iltha wrirk.x rglri fx "on 't[yiu xx'ar ini'n this aihlf ias fhtor thi gn l s. akatl tine taaliie ai:' "Yr esiua wt ti'hi'ard t t -i bu at l'a l!. f ili'alfe n ti \\' wu t tato l iean to aw Tht'k-nialh er~as weein n