The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-07-11
HOLLANDS MILITIA.

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Queer State Of Affairs in the Land
of Dykes and bitches.
How the Citizen Army II drilled as Rot
tcrdar,. Amsterdam and Other Cities
-Drou Effects Produced by tho
Ignorance of C0icers.
Holland is becoming exceedingly
fldgcty about her militia affairs, says
letter in the New York Tribune. Tho
national icfenscs arc in disorgaaized
condition. and tho putc,, would lie un-
ablc to offer lauch resistance to any In
vasion. Reform is tho cry on every
hand, and universal CONSUMPTION
is advocated on all sides; but
no ono seems to feel disposed to carry
the matter through. AS things now arc
no Dutcl.nsan need serve in tho regular
army il he can pay for q substitute.
Tho consequence Is that the rich arc OPP
posed to tho universal conscy:pticn. be-
cause they do not want to se:vc, and tho
roos arc ;::sail,st. 1t because they would
no logger r: ceivc the large SUMS which
'!!seiv children earn by acrving as sub
st;tuics. Every man, hnw;cvor. between
tho acc Of twenty-five and forty is forced
to belong TO th' ,,;!i,ia. or schuttory, as
1t is tlasirnatc;. III Holland. 'i'h:, la. tor
numbers ;.',out two per cent. Of t,lc cl,-
tiro1Mpnlatio1. Bat 1t Is quite harm
less, and partakes to ccrt.in extent of
the nature ct the opera co,uiquc.
Nothing ca3 be moro amusing than to
NM t<,h
late in tho afternoon of su,arlcr and
autur.n days. They can scarcely bc
Gcsc.i'';;s,i, IS; presenting martial ap-
pca-a,cc IL, t.ici: l,li> :.i.d rcl uniforms,
with tln'i;' .i.:;.l:".s Isc.s'lcd r.lsisllly on
one siae "f their hcai, .ll;, ."ain strap
barely Icaching ti:..a - ,li:, nose, q
cigar %: Y;,@ il tho, rl;,..;.., and an
antes,ili,: IN, OLD n,,i.:;...; carried
oyer ,'ic s.,oul,!cr. bat. c,ni =, w:.rl.
In winter when il rains or SHOWS tho
monthly drill at Rotterdam. An,ster-
dam ,:ll other important ci.ina. usually
takes placn under cover in the boursc
afts.r the business u .':n t,,:.y il; over.
Tho drill scrScaats. iln:cvo-. dislike
this: for it tsaublee timii' %cr,;, since
the sciiu.ts.y devote f..c ,nc.., ;:.an .is>n
to the figures of Tic aft ,yn.oa stccls
;:u-iati.a:.. still cl.aiilr.l u::Hn t!,a
bo;r.l. than 10 tho ii.strc:; cf .'y.ll.
'i'ho ot.:.;.r, of tha iai!:!;., ye.;i..a.,u:.;
are exceedingly gorgeous cr.':..'s.cs.
w;i:! their loa,.. ci.,nisi;:.: si.bcr=. t.:..;r
i'lun,ra hats :ns! t:srir ir"fn'ion oi :ro.:.
lac. TAni: 's.iow;!.l:u ct :':,%:. ,..li-
t:sry il l,a. cu: degree i:npr.: y. t.. ~.
ii ;'.r n,~n under t!ri: s,r ;..:;::. 81.
'!....: iiav,' bccn forced u ,'rii IL: ~:
l:on~; :: vcnl. dnri,ie . PR. v, q: Il:
weeks With IL r..,u!a- inns r-;;.-
IN M. uI.!cv orsii:ss..y ci.cui.s.an,..,.;
they rlanarc TO fnlG:; t..vi. dat.
af;cr q fashion. lut ,.a.;n:.- ~:
annual manaav:rs they are :.,i1,-
jct>d to great trials. A schut,cr ,;.;-
tail! Will hc standing i'll front OF Ia,
c'smrah.s. w!icn q corporal acting IL;
t..''ilT approaches with tho following;
message: Tho enemy 3 close q. lend.
The Colonel sends you his ycry best
compliments and wishes To know il you
would cali!sc hlm t,y leading your men
to attack. All at cnce the latent PIT
triotisnl and military art.cr Of The Cap
tain blaze forth. He draws his; sword.
ard calling on his soldiers to follow
him, r,,shcs to meet the Imaginary en-
cray. Suddenly his advance is checked
by 4: shallow ditch filled with muddy
water. This c:i,scs mis- licrccncss to
abatc. for lie would not for all t.,a worl.l
suil his uniform. He rausss fer few
"ccont!s. All at once a ha:,py thought
strikes him. "l'irc by vollay...s l.c cries
to his men. Immediately tho ran,rot,:;
arc heard to rattle in all inc enormous
barrels OF tho old muslscts. and 81 min
ute later the ha,nmors fall with
clicking noise of old li.ctal. Fer the
mili,ia-mcn arc not only forbidden tho
use Of ..nnpowdor, but arc even dn:iie.l
percussion caps. In tho E,i.lt!l. ,,f ;.ll
thi' tho Adjutant of the regiment. Who
Is Invariably an officer of the rs:.,il..r
array. d:;.hcs upon horseback and cx-
claims L.. frantic tones TO the Castaia:
Good heavens. man. don't you know
that III case of vcliay firing the officers
naust not stand right in front Of the ,nuz-
zlcs of their mems :,un.?s,'
Nowisc disconnected. The Captain
pulls hi; handbook Of military rcrula-
tions out of his pocket and. after c:.s,-
fully glanciIg over sevcra; pnrea. re-
plies in ronchalant manner: "Wcll,
don't sec any thing about ii in here.
The face Of the ;tdimt;.nt bccarlc:
scarlet, he g,:lrs down t.;s cr t.,rcc big
oatAs and finally calculates: "Ilorc,
give ne tho book. Sec there. 1t is
rasa forts-.ight." AID then. witt, u
look CT despair and q ,hrug of hi; .;:.,,oul-
dors. he dayhcs off to some other equally
wcll-infoyncd sclntter officer.
Meanwhile tho Captain has l..isnrcly
returned lis sword to ii, sca,,bard and
has i'lscrilnd in his; .not:.-bo,!, t.rr fol-
lowin. memorandum: "lr .,.sc of volle.s
firing it Is better for the ot.icrr To keep
to the rear of the fro:li, 80 as not to
conc into contact with the. m,zzlep 81
his mems gum;.'
The ,lainrs, the Lieutcnants an:; tho
Colencl:i of the ''sclluttcry" are all cut
out OF the :aElc cloth as the Captain
above portrayed; always reads to argue
the roi;t vita their superior officers,
and producing the d1ollcst effects by
their utter i:rn.-aiice OF military .;p,tic:.
There is cv",l 4 ''schutter' General who
l.; u rct:i:.taa racrchart. None of tho
officers o. men are acquainted with tho
mechanism, of a modcr, rife, and therc
are probably but few of them who would
venture to handle orc If they knew IL
was loaded.
A Scicnt;fi. C.n,,op.
y cannon, cvt n t!lou;i, u :;rnaN ona,
is not usually regarded as necessary
part of all explorers outfit, S,,,, Il