The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26

rNolsaD AND DHolAs roaors
How ThHif Strength can Bo speedily On.
rIrnffd.t hu Regulars q ThoIr
weapons Good Iirhtrra
Nh.n Well OmrtrrG

APP "a nave MS attention arTt ted bl
the superb appearance OF o cnrfniu elias
uf tho natives, Proud ana ,r.et, ola,
in tho "muup Of the country, viii
lowing muslin robos, aud gigantic tur
bans rakishly porchad on thoir honds
with emerald ANA diamond pendants Al
their ears, hereditary ad0rumOnta, bo
/ quaathod from iHther 10 son tor centu.
/ rles) and exc, perchanc0, jpwcled studs
/ Ia thc,r noses, fierce WbiSl;ers and
| mOustHches, aud, above an, no caste
/ marks on choir fOTcheRds, those men
luoyu among their Compalyiots with
/ Tie naughty ul0n Of 4 war-like Uristoc.
I racy, These gTG the British aaEuvs;
/ they are, as a rule, very handsome men,
I with Caucasian features, and thick
mchCd eyebrows meeting Gypr their
/ noses, and their heads arc shaved, ieNv-
ing tUpkuot. The regular cavalry uni
FORM II = l"sstr costume gf Ftarch
gray and silver, with liltl- red urbyn,
porHhed on ,treo hare, aud I. troop,
RS. VINO are mainly M4.g.- Wg8r
their hu'C long, curling Uuwsa' 10 Tho
1ape Of thoir necE9 ike The Cocsacks,
iuiy ihoy t'kU moro care ufi.. comb II
win IN" Sol.ci'uGo II % Nng"H. I'm
Htlle, md utYer u"!'H 70 with
rrols', n shines brilliantly enough
~ reason Cti's own animal =, Bril-
WARRIOR OF iuGia. Igl'r TOOTH ..u. hos
of split cnne gra perpetually IN roquisi-
lion. Tire fatigue uniform is n White
-Noll JACKIE, simply. Tie body Guards
of the yiccrOy and the governors OF Ma.
dra3 and Bombay arc similarly uni
iurmnI, bu. In sGurl1t sud rnld fOr the
vicurov and blue and gold fort minor
representatives OF tho empress ST India,
VIII very peculiar hG ID, q, Insteae
d. aT,asH 4
liarl OF hIsket.wUTk, covered wilr %. III
md sheliacked, Of light pattern sim
liar TO thai worn by the Assyriang of old
and the digdems OF the sovereign prin-
cess of INDIA to-day. II Is something
like reversed pitcher, with an incip,
lent bishops mitre on the hottom-or
top, rather.
THE ,so'cALLEp IRREGULAR CAVALRY,
which are probably the best, gr9 uni.
formed moro in native fashion, with
large turbanP aud tuuics of scarlet for
parade, and Bahkee, or cotton dyed Of |
butternut hue, tor snrvice, with lack
boots and cotton pantalOons thrust into |
the tops of them, The regular GhGorka |
regiments of Bengal are dressed in scar |
let like tho. rest OF tho infantry, but are |
equipped, in addition to musllets and |
bayonels, with their national knives, |
affairs two leet long, curved, very |
inside.
IL ia q popularity with all Indian sol
digrs that their hands are very llouder
and lady like. Tine hits of their knives
and sabro3 will scarcely admit Of the
grasp OF moro than three fingers OF the
average European bend. The irregular
cavalry are armed with native tulwars,
~ sabres, which they carry IN velvet
shea,hs lined with sandal wood which
Keeps D., m very sharp, and they arc
sharp. ned like rgZOrs. They ars worn
In frogs, close 10 tho hip, instead OF
sings, and as their horses are tro-
lueutly slod with felt, the charge ct
such troopers is marked by the absauco
]I the Gaaieuiug rattle and chatter at
ending rapid moyomauts ofJbo cavalry
# Europe. They also carry Carbines
aud pistols and, in addition, usually
auces, with broad leat-shapod hcads,and
.hc lO-'Oot tavc7 o. The malo bamboo,
Shich is very tough aud light, although
lot hollow, aud with tho joints closer
ogethor than tho female ba boo, which
We lind usually employed in walking
ticks, Chinese chairs, otc. The regular
avary and infantry are armed like
except that muzze loading
are used as n rue instead
j rifles or brCcc2-i0aders, though some
few regiments have been Of la'o fur {
liShed with the latter. Tbs ShuJ0lo- !
y
orps, chiefly used, where fold telegra-
by is unstEGinable, az Conriers some
1 them on fast dOmedarieS making !
most extraordinary marches on OCca- !
ions, while q portion carry mountain 2
owitze!s, ana form
N EFFICIENT SPECIES OF FILMING AR. !
TlLLEEY.
England has officers enough for Goo G
10 native troops, and she can put OOO,- J.
~ INTO the field in no time. The roSu- j.
n army, including Europeans, is uGder
10000, but cen be expanded at runG
nth recruits who know the use OF
'eapons rs well as the mea actually i
18th the colors. Vast numbera +
natives OF Iudia belong 10 war-like !
aissess, who viii not do anything use n
IL, They VIII not dig or sell goods, n
icy dare not steal, FOR they have a q
holesOme horror Of the police and the
islands, and, moreover, some
them are too proud to steal, But
icy are inveterate oflico-seokers. As
luprasslcs and poems or messengers, j
5ery indigo or coffee planter or NOR n
iant has numbers Of them in his en- II
10y; as messengers and guards when o
sveilug, every Sopoy has several of ri
,,em living as pensioners on
hat no can spare of his munif-
mt pay of 50 so a month. The natives
lndla are very generous to their rela- az
YES, and, indeed, very liberal and =,
lristianlike in benevolent deeds to q,
rfect strangers of any race. Every II
ltlve gentleman has body guard Of
,hting men as necessary appendage
his rank, just as an English lady of W
'ositlon" must have two six-foot foot pr
EN- with big calves. Some of these ma u
70 gentlemen maintain largo armies ..
+ their greater glorifcation, Differed,
rtiy to Keep them in order, and partly
provide for the officers, by details
I'M the British establishments, Nearly
well drilled and disciplined as the m
iglish. The rest sre more like Fal- ST
ifs army, though they are more rich re-
dressed and know how to fight, and ia
fight admirably when they get the as
ance, which, poor fellows, theylseldom fl,
ENGLISH RULE hi,
; spoiled the fun they used 10 have, br
zen gentleman in search of n little SCI
reation used to burn out his nearest ca
ghbor, loot his pos SESSIONS, cspture mi
wives, and slaughter aad torture flu
Try one he coulo lay his hands on of on
masculine persuasion. 1t is very co,
'bable that, in despair of fighting the hin
glish with success, they would be Sin
y happy to fight the Russians or he
body else, II England chose to raise mf
O,O00 or 10000 600 of them, and pay br,
IN All $3.50 month each. The 10 Tin
OOo M ohammedan population, which guj
he idlest and most useless Of ali, is bu
ectly interested in the present quer. nu
Islam, and could be relied ON TO Of
nish formidable contingent. see
he best of the irrepujar Mogul and his
ldustan troops are the Silla0ar cav. out
y com posed OF wealthy men, who de,
their arms and eq .ipments, their Tn
slincent ARABIAN or stud-b bred pul
rgers, with wardrohes OF q medieval ha,
,ndOr- whisn 81, l.