New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27

Gnard. can send message, with his cars and nose
wlggilne h. ear, for the dots AID dashe' and his
| nose for the .pacc-.7
Colonel Frederick P~tercr has the ordercS 80 well
trained thai bee can stand three II them up In row.
and by calling ont "dot.7 DASH space send a
message to any one who I, in sight Of the men.
CAPTAIN shepherd the secretary Of the National
Rife Associations has lug,icd with rifle 50 long that
he can balance one the point Of the baNonet ana
| make 1t gracefully tip over To the right, left or
front. and back IN place again. 10 represent The
| different characters used ia signalling
General Porter should have been mentioned first
but the writer hc,i'atcd before telling state secret
concerning 50 high a dlguary until he had pract'cd
hi, inf4nv on lesser lights. II" ha> become somewhat
hardened at this stag Of the exposure however, ana
viii say that eusp.clous-loohns red nag ana large
looking glass were taken into the General tent uc
other day, ana there is fumor to the Thect mat
General Porter made inquire, A. to where com
plctc learners outfit for tclc-raphng couid be- Oh
tanned
Colonel story has hi pet pigeons all trained 30
that when he calls out DOT" II them flies up
fcw feet in the air and aght, again and one OF the
Others doe, the same thing when either dash or
| space" IS called
army and know, all about signalling So lie calmly
looks
The most remarkable story Of all IS tod concerning
coonel ucGrath The writer will not vouch fr the au
,,,tc, of tlc tale Those who know the Assistant IN
,tur General must Judge for Themselves lie Is croH
d ,,t1 having stood before tent which was perfectly
:. uoIicedp and saying "DJt,' whercupon the COT "'
or tbn right side raised up from the floor ana di'P"
,,cl I'm il. place again and likewise with the one Oh
,bc left side when he said " Dash At Inc "o"
..,,,,..e the wooden pail standing IN the centre
raised up and dropped back again.
I,yis WindhOlz makes 40 prctcns!Oh OF p''"h I"
military mail stl tho power 81 association l. u'""
Grated Iy tine fact that every evening he maISaI7 's
dorl,y waitcr-, his German cooks ana inc nv" ,no'
an, hack of TIE hall for practice IN siRiaii""E'
t. u,e,l,rd shows even more military spirit thah any
-, ,hc others The darics all ranged III me Oh
one side the Germans the other, ana the hc"SDos
in the centre ,, -, t
~Dot,o cries the caterer, and the daIhles all urn
sOucr-aults Al once. -,
"Dash!7 be cries again, ana ca'h H''' NUN NV
rathcrland raise, a glass Of beer To his lip'''
.oplcci 20 once more he calls out ana cich hc"'p"S
.,,n.r popcr and gives the cry which is peculiar to
r,n STATE Camp: "Today's NcwNork papers with
,nc accent on oday'sJ, all the latest news for five
ccnt,!7
General windho!z's method takes a little longer than
the others, but stu II makes up III P'"Ic''"cHcS i"'
what II lacks in celebrity
A. hcfor, observed the method Of signalling with
eags and torchc, Is really quito simple. This fact
probably explains why IL Is 80 htr'""''' oo'""'o "
can Le understood so readily.
In fine Morse alphabet there arc two character
a dot and "dash"-and d certain amount OF time
hich = allowed 70 eapse between the dots In some
,t,ors * called a space Consequently, In making
,h .inhabet three distinct motions are all that are
,ac.'sirv 'rhesc arc made with nag or a loren.
as shown In the cuts-tle signal being IN an upright