, 1870-09-04

II 1866, 'vhent le si1ed with Austsi.. Sincs
The formation Of the North German Confcd-
e.ation 10 has had eemrcand OF the Saxon
a1my Of $4,000 asc:-, forming tho T.olt,i,
Ecrth Gstrnan Army Corus.
mlxcaslaneoa* War Iscm*.
The libel witt, tile mana uf every soiliar,
which il attached to the coat of every German
soldier. Eo that ho NAV 10 recognized IL c.so
Of death, is Of tio, and not Of parchment,
which would soan ba destroyed bg pesspirs-
tiou. 81
fore tLs battle OF SaaEbruek, tla Peacs So
ciety Of Paris seut their deputies to Saarbeuck,
10 crlebunte N international least. held there
br the corresponding society II FEnasia. Il
was held 1t tie statiou-one Of tho frat placsa
in flames,
The French paptzs sre allied With Wonder
fui accounts Of this mysterious agencies Which
by the P1usasaus upon French soil Accord
ing to the Eatrie. .tAgsuts aud money were
sent to Africa, and = vessel vas also de-
spAtched laden with trras intauded to be dis
tf1huted to any ot tha natives vino seemed
willing to fight tho French. For short time
aud preached q holy wAr-"
-Eduund About, corresponding With the
Partisan journal, Le Soir, amid the sad de-
tatte or French dcfeat, chronicles one joke.
It appears that the Prua.ian soldiers use no
tents. To French fo1dieE somebody prof
teutst" TOTS arss dts seHtes. Now, The word
tsnta ia pronounced the same ~ the word
tante, which mcans al aunt. This similarity
prompts thr I.p]y Of the soldier, who Says,
or il made t' eay: Tantes {aunts), indeed !;
ii Is the uAcls We want" Such ia the hit of
the French soldier, or the Frauch journalist,
at tbs nephew Of hit nEcle.
Austria Las declared he1 neutrality, aud
IL SAID to have Withdrawn her army Of obset-
vatlou from the froptier- The Austrian army
urder the new organization would amount to
4co battalsona Of infant1y; 80 ea.fa1iuns sap
'gPalementa1y; 81 Of infantIy for the frontier
" Of Chssseurs; one regineat Of Tyro,aau
Chasteurs; Il regiments OF cavalry; Il regi-
menta OF artillery, each of Is batteries: IL
siege batteries, with 50 600 horses aud 1908
Guusi , regiments OF eugiueera-1u Ill Gs5,-
ss5 len, all told, and &C. 600 horses.
The cetuanda 0 the war aud deatth Of
fersge ctnsequent On the great summer
osoughts cau:s great distress among the As1i-
cultural population of France The Journal
Gfeit9 publishes circular TO farmers as to
the dlsposal Of their eead aaiuals, their use
for manure, snd for the extraction Of aniua1
oil, and eseu recommends the feeding Of hogs
ard fowls on the tieHh Of animals killed for
want Of ftod-rr the salting and curing Of the
better post1ous Of their caTrasee. Directions
arc also given Ii TO The plaosiog OF late crops
and the savirs Of faii forage, oven uf PEA and
bean vines and ha,llna. Horse beef is recon-
meuded As wholesome.
OF the rapid marching OF the Crown
P11nee's army toward Paris, the London
Times correspondent writes: .'There WIS I
company or two Of the Fitty-eighth Regiment
10 adsauco Of tho Crunn Princes stah, and in
rear Of his etcort Of iAncarn, inst to make all
safe agsinrt any eyil-dealiug from tha dense
woods which fanked onr route. The ua,1al
walking pace Of a good home il, We all know,
considerably faster than that Of a ordinary
march. The staff never checked that pace of
their hoEhes.- Milo after mile that hody Of in
fantty. carrying knapsaeks, coats. cooking
tine. Ac-, in the EerJ heaviest, and. to my
mind, most trying marching order, went on il
front OF the hotseH in that si1 hou1s' march,
t1osttF up series of asceRts, and they never
halted once, except for half al hour in tho
middle Of tbs dag. In al that march only i've
men fell out. and two Of these saw running
ranka- This is . company which lost al iss
officers: except aIieutcnsnt, It Weissenburg."
"a Paris letter says; "The women in
France arc 2s enthusiastic 81 the men, and il
il eaid that in tue ranks OF the francs tirrprS
along the frontier are to be found several of
the lair sex, who hAra adopted a. i uniform
jsckes and knlcferbockers Of black velvet,
fastened at the kDee, over woollen stockings
striped black aud scarlet, black ank1e-bootb.
rid fannel shirts, a b1aek velFet cap with two
crowned plunes, and cartridge box Of tho
model worn by oficets Of artillery, There
weie nulneEouE examples Of women volunteer-
ing during the wars Of tho first empire, aud
the mother Of the p7eEent Hing Of PRUSSIA
gave signal proofs Of courage during the
ran.paigu Which terminated with tho battle
of jena, where she was present via the
"A curious and somewhat irregular eontri-
lution to the exigenriea Of tie war hAs Just
been n1ade br certain adEeaturous gentlemen
at Torgau, on the Elbe- It appears there was
= Tradition in that neiEhborhood that in 1918 a
Trench detachment, while tet1eating before
tile rlustians, had snnk its mopey-chest in
tho river. The stoxy had long d"iadled down
to tho uncertaip ou.lines Of mere Legendary
tale, and Waa regarded Is o1a OF the u1uy iu-
teteetips anecdotes with which imagination
has en]ivened tho hittory OF those memorable
times, Somehow Or other, however, some
Iergzuers, reminded OF it BIZ current events,
determined 10 inat1,ute search. which, won-
derful 10 relate, resulted in the discovery Of
! tue treasure trove. The whole Of the money,
amounting to several thousand thalera, las
leeu halced over to the government, and will
| now fnrnirh amn,unitiop against The sraua-
sons ot its former owuerH-
| "A high French authority. the Reuue ttes
| Dtftt 4honde~. in auswer to the etuIuity, !" N1.t
| il the real question at issue9 ?" s1ys: II The
! eitnntion ard power OF Prussia are perua-
| nent met scs to France; anu il Prussia really
|
J tie grca' est danger OF all-she did not sec
! that 1t svas pieca OF offensive rashuets to
| throw one dctiat,cu more into q situation.
| which, Of Itself, is continued provocation.
| In itself, certainly, the Hohenzollern incident
| would have amounted TO nothing. or, At worst,
| it rou}d have passed Away Qaickly Rita lit
tie slus, and noise. II is tho entire situation
Of Prussia. which, for four years past, has
+ teen challenge to France
/ <>F sa >4A
| gart in the matter Of persona! apparel. His
valet recently gavo him hint by substituting
| ! metz <oat fer oas uLie3. he la3 wtorn tTo OF
three years longer than he ought. and was
theseupon summoned to the royal presence.
NTH it, jean :" n bel,oye an ssing TO ssil
IT." How much do you think you will get
for IL" ! be1iere slal1 get ab,us dollar
poctethook from the table, opened it. aud
handed JeAh dollar. Hers 10 your dollar,
Jean,~ said he. "That coat is 70 comtorts-
Lie; bring !. bacE to me: waas it ses.''
"A letter from saverne, Aug. II, to tho
London Times, says: Thursday is our suar-
the ne,sbborhood crowd ths streets, with
fruits, vegetables, butter, cheese. fowls and
eggs. To-day. 10 feed 5000 people, We hare
Lad nothing hrough. in but two pxnniefs oil
cucumber4. Thu people are afraid OF teqai-
sitione- ! told you OF tho first req 1uiaition
hero is 1'.t 1f the tecond: 10.o9u leaves
Gu oxen, slaughtered; 5000 h1oSr.nmes oi
rice: 1850 Nlogratnunes Of roasted cofYea
73n k,lo5rammee OF salt. 500 l.logramrnes ol
tobacco, or 1so.0o0 cigars TOR the splaiers
5000 superior ciezre for the officers; 1000:
Lures OF wine fur the soldiers 3.oM DO. supe
nor ned, fer the officers; 1000 do. Burgundy
zoo bottlea Of champagne: 100 kllosramme!
nf sugar; Is li.oEt1G2l0es OF tablets OF bout
:: - - ] r,033 Ei1o
i Ss-4-A.ra ~. .u1. i.Ss ,.23 ,-:tJ1pa
nicd b. notification that it tic articles wsss
not forthcoming ut the appointed tine, besia
ntug the first dsr, its equivalent ia Ealue, viii
Is per cent aupe-added, would be required
and levied. II need be, BY military force
Upon it, being represented that the oldest Ia
llah!t ant could not remember the tinns Whel
saverue contained 1000 bottles OF Bordeaux
or 2.0G0 OF Burcurdy. the Intand4nt struck ot
an from each lumber, The 200 bottles o
, champagne they gave ut altogether On hear
J / ing that it could only be Procured At Chs
. loi4s>
IN 1914, tie working classes Of Paris Her
. cisn,orous in their de.i:e. to resist the Al
yarcing rrussians and Aastr,aps, o1pressin,
their determination 10 convert their CITY ias
!. ! second Setagossa, Srd to perish beneath IL
1ufns rather than czpitulate. Animated b
: their eothueizsm. the garr-on fongt1t hrave1
| when the comhic ed attack Hse ma.le, losip
: upward Of 1900 in killed and wounded, Hhil
| tie alice. who had to storm well-defende
: bs1tcries, Yedorbss, an1 instenchmonts, Ios
> about lWite that number. Ku. the weatthe
I citizens OF Paris were n..u1a1l
!. ! p1oSests from the l1thless fury Of the bafb,
: eikf, hcrY?e4 u hir1& hf &te<-ri fhNm