Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-28

The spirit ~ adventure aud a dcslre
10 see NOR. ~ the world have led many
Amcriran. Ia be 'ono participants. "
not headers. IN iorrign wars. and ihere
NJ" pruhahiy ~ "a . moment thousands
IT AMERICAN. Who's. hlood "a tlngIIng to
get uu' 30 China aud throw their
swords, and their lives II need 10. into
tho seal. ~ hattie against the s..allanis
III the elestials. 10 them hlRa must
b" booming from afar ~ the land oi
fortune And d.stlno,ion The lie, the
experience, and tho money What
would they nnt give ior the opportunity
of being within rrach ~ n miit ry
mandarin In 'An'on az rckin Ia pour
nut ~ him their aspirations to march
anN where - hlnesn mere nary ffun
the banks 81 the rakln Hlyef. u neces.
ssrV. to the mnst lnseccssihla limits of
the saug~a' Io DO che Celestial
justice. hs has never ieen slpw In ap-
pfrcla ing the hghting qualities af
'fors igB deViis' when hs feluirvd
them, aud many doliar be has paid to
American soldiers cor the loan - their
brains aud swortis. iiatiBg thu 1ssp-
lhg rvt.ilion. which IN istn threatened
to destroy tho retln t.oSernment, q
large uumbrr ~ American soldiers aud
sailors we're engaged against the rebel.
snd dld brilliant sefvire. irederiek
ownshend wari, ~ salem. Mass,
was appointed Admiral tiepefai in the
setSlec ~ the hihes. Empire, aud tho
gallant soldier sailor who fell, With
maay ~ his fellow countrymen. st
Ningpo In October. lsas. u s,ill re-.
memlercd a, petla with ss marh graft.
tide ne tho Chinese aFe capshie of feci.
ing ior foreigner who dld them soy.
wee
iiu, u not alone In fighting the hat
ties ~ thlna that the American saldler
Of fortune has distinguished himself A.
tho outbreak ~ the trimesn war
large number ~ American ersaustss
proceeded to the hlsck sea snd did val.
ushle medical service Tor a. Russian
army. tgypt Il stili muF~ eassplcws-
aus example II III. thirst f.r fsreign
adventure ~ tho American ssld,er ~
tortuns. No ssoner did the fofmor
khedive. lsmai tsshs. resolve to add
lnsier to his maine ssd broad klngsioms
TO his ."rri'ery by dsvelsp'ag 'Visor.
ous foreign polley" IN the Aosass and
Abyssinia than be sppiis'i for aud eb.
tanned the services es men seieag,sg 10
this country who have since made their
names ismops In two hemlsphsr~s. In
this connection such name. ~ Major.
General Mott Br.gadieF- s.snsFal Chsriws
Y. stone. Majors teiston sad i'seut,
and Generals i.oFlng. Dys and kibiey.
together with many osh.rs. naturally
suggest themselves.
ll'he.e m~n did gp.i seFvir-, not
oniy ~ soldiers. bat ss seisnsifse lnses.
tigstoss ~ countries of whlrk until their
tine ther- Was not much sseassteiy
known. Wbethsr sssssting n ssxse
gorgeous issiasis gotten upb the khe-
dive. In hrasing the Fsvisss 4 mouat-
ain ieF,resse. of Aby ssiais. o. espior-
INK ths isrrid wilderness of ksrlsfan.
they added iusser a. tho nams ~ On
American sbroad and on duty.
The fneiish have gained 80 naeh Ia.
fiueBee lhfoaghon, h.gypt that u hes
ceased ,e be . Geld ier The Aserissa
with q Tree sword 10 spsre. bus there Is
certain to be roosH Tor hsH In tks
Chinese fmplre. In tact. h h moro
than prohabls ths, tho thinese Mlu.s-
ter NJ Washington has already rsceised
numerous applications Cor appoint
ments from men here who are tiitsslag
f'sr sctlv. ser,lcs shfosd. Tlsssa will
no, he merely ornamental msnsvnsrses
4 thlss d"es mt want these she hns
enough ~ her o~n bai siil yfuve ~
stern chevaiiers of Eoai csa.s ~ any
Mir tsalshad, who hos.sed that HE geod
blade carsed the essstaes ~ meA and
his touch lance thF,lsied sure. Nor
will they be ef the metal II these old
fashioned chevallef. Who we're pleased
when
.l'ertsws saa navsvs ssli W ssewses
fass lightly Fsissa ffasa issssss bsads"
They viii simply he men esstsated
with eoid steel sad inss fef their sp-
rlsnse aud the gold ~ the Chinese ssd
the appreciation ~ thelv feIlsw e0ue-
tFymsa for their reward. --CAsesgs ~
tsr Uceaa.