The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-16
COssACK or UHLAN.


the German Cavalry.
Following is an extract from Lieutenant
Swift's prize essay in the Public Se,vice:
Although it has been customary to speak
OF all German cavalry as uhlans on account
OF their success in Prussian wars, these
cavalry, as well as those Of Austria, are
composed OF lancers, hussars, cuirassiers
and dragons. The Russian cavalry, with
the exception OF a few fancy regiments Of
the guard, may be said to have been COM
pletely transformed into dragons since
1852. The Germans preserve the traditions
OF the beau sdbre,lr, and affect the headlong
charge and the use of cold steel II they
nave conceded something to the fire-weapon
IN allowing some carbines and revolvers to
be carried, it has been under certain
amount OF protest. They do not propose to
use these weapons on horseback, ssexcept
as signal" They feel, however, that
sometime It may be necessary to dismount
to fight on foot, but for this our German
cavalier always feels bound to apologize.
The Russians, on the contrary, have dis
earded cold steel for hot lead. They are
armed principally with the carbines and
revolvers, which they use well on foot
and on horseback They are the first
AAuAoRSe1AA NAdClSCS W HChuOWl6ukol& GldU
cavalry can fight on foot without losing the
distinctive attributes of cavalry. They will
apply to the fullest extent the cavalry les
sons taught by Sheridan and Forrest in
this country, and will be the first to give to
Europe the idea Of a cavalry army moving
with celebrity, crossing rivers and mount
aims without base of supplies, attacking
infantry, cavalry, breastworks or gun
boats Jyhnr0uor
world may be prepared for new surprise
when the light h6rsemen Of Russia join
battle with the ponderous horsemen Of
Middle Europe.
The Russians can Immediately dispose 81
nearly quarter of million of horsemen
Outnumbering the cavalry Of Germany and
Austria combined by nearly q hundred
Thousand.
Imagine 100000 of such soldiers as Nez
Perce Joseph, and White Bird, and Ollicut,
Josephs brother, led across mountains and
through rivers for fifteen hundred miles,
batting ten times their number, in 1877
Drill them in advance OF modern tactics,
give them the confidence Of q powerful ma
ton, arms ms Of the latest model, artillery Of
tnelr own, and educate the chiefs in every
phase OF the modern trade Of war, and YOU
- coAAAS 4SAOth Glc C4VdlTY LOaU NOW
awaits the word of the Car along the West
ern. border Of Russia in Europe.
Tho True Man Hidden.
]. Love sees the virtues that are Of the soul,
hatred only the diseases Of the skin. s.Alls
men have their faults, and stealing was
Blu 81 said weeping widow over the
corpse Of a desperate, shot in attempted
burglary. And grotesque, ludicrous as the
expression may seem, she was right. She
knew that not in the robber, the law
breaker, the outcast, did the real man shine
forth, but in those rarer moods Of kindliness
and generosity when he was the true friend
and husband. Perhaps when two enemies,
who have refused to see any good in each
other on this earth, meet hereafter in
another world, free from the muddy vesture
OF decay which clogs their vision here, the
flrst thought of each will be: is this the
beautiful soul that ] naligned aud hated.',