The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-13
REX's MARCH.
The Warfare of ALI Ages.
Raw Man Has Been Strengthening Hls
FelIow Man for Sixty Centuries.

rsiB fell sadly, monotonously all day long the
10y clung thick TO otir city, The very light as
Humed grey and sober hue; egg-nogg could
not cheer, nor punch bring forth single feeble
SMILE and, az every body ''forebodingly thought
Of the morrow" and what the coming week might
hr4ns forth, oil fun and aughter were postponed,
aid aside. for some more ft oceasion--Mardi
hsras. ....
Ror one whole year all mtrriment and smiles
hare been forgotten, laid aside. We have not
had single holiday, an hour OF recess In all this
lsng very long, twelve months, uftil ii really be-
ran to look as II fun was quite extinct
nisrdi aras Ia the only day left to bring 1t out;
tho day upon which monarch enters his CAPT
hi nity. lie has visited lis half dozen times
already with his army; he comes again to-day, to
rive tie Joy and merriment.
This year he comes TO teach az we'll 90 10
ssease; to tell in pictures, not TO be fsrgotten
El,e story of sixty centuries OF warfare-the first
aas learned by man, to kill his fellow man, and
81 .ho ingenuity he has displayed in discovering
We most effective and rapid means for killing
large bodies OF men nj the smallest cost.
Wrist comes
Rex's Gelden Galley,
Ealing upon the stormy sea the pavement
makes. The galley carries HeS's ooat of aims. his
sBsutcheon--the csp and bells, the crown and
MASK, emblems OF the mystery, the fun and rev.
airy this monarch ever brings with him. It
Gears also his seeptrs and The court dress in
asaish he ID 30 receive the ladies' at his royal
sslaoe tonight. This dress IL Of rich ermine
aaa red elk, covered with gold braid. gold lace
Ia Ia sad and ip 10
worked In jewels.
Prehistoric warfare.
In pfimeval forest In Europe are our distant
sasiesters The cave .dwellers they are fresh from
snvHe wsrlike expedition, and bear upon their
sRas wooden spears the trophies OF their sue
ssea, The skulls of the entmes they have slain.
WA, ssvage-looking men are they, with little
rskShiug, and with their shaggy hair falling in
ssmg tresses over their shoulders Their faces
Awe brutal, half-humsn look, a. they laugh
~esriy over the ratling skulls, the trophies OF
sAais prowess War is to them savage, brutal
pleasure; they fight not for glory, but simply
Eas animals, for the pleasure and excitement 10
sfres.
Egypt-R. q. 1900.
The pyramids are young Troy 10 unborn. the
nernai City . thing # the dim far distant fu-
Mws. Forth from the land OF magic, Egypt
smarohes sesostris, the first and purest type OF
warrior The world has ever known, caring little TO
Asid In bondage and subsection the nations and
Essple he overthrows; for, satisfied with monu-
#antal pillar, he marches onward searching for
ssw worlds to conquer.
The Egyptian conqueror Is standing on an
wserhanA ing cliff, cutlass in hand, the same cut
has In every form and feature that for forty CEN
anE.es has cut its way through Asia, has brought
Nssh history and built up empires. Before him,
awo standard. bearers bear slost the religious
symbols with which the armies Of Egypt march to
seatle--no vain, tattered rag. but the Sun of
aasiris, the winged horse. foot soldier, clad Ia
Egyptian armor, helmet and shield, awaits the
usaers OF the Coptio Napoleon.
Israel, ID. G. hoo.
We ford The Red Sea, in Moses wake. into the
-ury brunt OF war Of races and religions A
diminishing party tf Phistines armed with bow, |
spssr and javelins 10 preparing for an excursion
into Israel; but band Of Israelites await their
aoming on neighboring height; and the two
sDstile bodies brapdish their weapons and defy
@aah other, az from the Jewish ranks the t!
gss unknown David steps forth sltng in hand,
zna offers TO do battle with the Phiistine Giant.
Persia. ID. q. 500.
Darius has ut last assembled that army. to |
gssspse organization he has devoted lifetime
sFpery province of his Empire has sent dstach.
wasn't for that great Grecan invasion that is to
awsep the petty States OF Greece from his PATH
and open Europe to him.
The Persian Emperor is mounted on an ele
Hhant richly csparisoned. Around him, as
EHar4s, are the representatives of The two great |
sness that founded hs Empire. Medos and Per-
saas, armed some with loug, straight scimitars.
sAAsrs with bows and javelins, others again with
Rssnge halherd like pike and carrying ia their
En7les, she ha'f-tomahewk, half-hammer, with
whieh the ancient Persian warriors oooy
sasshed out the brains OF such enemies as they
assnd helpless and wounded on the field OF battle.
Greece, ID. g. 500.
TIE Crock are equally prepared; the news has
sms forth through every city that the con OF
fnsrins il marching against them. In war
aanriot drawn by pair of Thracian steeds,
asaeian warrior riding for the field where Hellss
IA 30 meet tho invader. He is clad in complete |
Sxnzsor; high.orested helmet, short breast plate,
xRaves for his leg and sfoudelets for his arms.
Beside tho warrior, the chariot contains his
sassvpr, to whom he RESIGNS all care of the steeds
aams he may have nothing to do but to fight and
mag.
I'm either side Of the chariot ia . Hoplite, or
ssas sodier, clad in full armor, and carrying the
ssas spear that scattered tho Perssns at Mara
aspn and Arbela.
Britain, Id. G. So.
an ocean ia crossed We land with Caesar under |
saha shadows of Dovers white cliffs. Through |
@asst and fen. the news has gone that an invader |
lsas set foot on the sacred soil of Britain, and
srssy petty oheftain has summoned his clan to
m,sad their land with their ruee arms and savage
uulpr.
The chief, high mounted on q Druidical crum-