Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-12-18
BISMARCK ON wAR soAREs. :

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"Why grant this enormous peace
strength?" asked bismarck while talk
ing with n London Times correspon-
dent recently. WHO viii DO the CON
qucror in the future? lie who can win
the first two or three battles, and those
battles will no more DO fought by mill
lions of armed men than they have
hitherto been, but by some two or thrco
hundred thousand men ut most, Largo
masses cannot be directed by n single
general, not even with the help of n
balloon. The chief things, Us hitherto,
will be good leadership md superior
tactics, and for these IN enormous in
crease in the army affords no kind of
guarantee. With our present forces we
can perfectly well operate on two fronts
il we have the right kind Of leadership.
Count Caprivi himself spoke not so long
ago with conviction against ia ragedes
nombrcs.' Why Is he all Of n sudden
converted to n belief in numbers, and
mere numbers? 81
Again, we are told that the danger
of war is greater. !, for my part, can
not sec 1t. On the contrary, / believe
that war cannot break out for the next
two or three. years. Franco is incom-
parably moro peaceful and less ready
TO strike out than she was in 1885.
Then Boulargcr had to but press the
button and his dynasty was founded.
Now my form Of monarchy Is moro
dangerous to the maintenance OF peace
with Germany than the republic. A
monarchy would find it much easier to
conclude alliances with monarchical
etnkn- ncnapiD l1y ,,;N1, D,,aes,
THAT the present rulers on the banks
of the Seine arc not thinking of war Is
shown by the pupal blessing they have
asked and obtained for the republic.
The pope has done u6 no harm in grant
ing it, for its effect was to lay tho
spirit of internal strife in France, to
satisfy the great and universal and sim
ccrc desire of the French people for
peace and % make things smoother and
easier for those in power. The latter,
moreover, know quito well that tho
first thing n victorious French general
would do would be to sweep them away
with q dictator's broom. As for Rus
sia, it is the fashion to describe her au
painting for wnr with Germany. But
who wants var in Russian Not the
car. lie is a cautious gentleman, who
nslis for nothing beyond peace and
quiet at home so long Us he cnn get it.
: Tho vast majority of the Russian peo-
! pie do not wan war The only wnrlike
clements in Russia arc the press, the
Poles and the Jews"
AFRICAN YOUNGSTERS.
Artistic workmen Sometimes Found In
tho Heart OF tho Dark Continent.
The Dalubaus, rs the natives Of the
Muansanyomma district Of central
Africn arc styled, enjoy an excellent
local reputation as i~runworhurs. They
find their crude material in the form OF
bog iron orc on the surface of the hand.
II rarely happens that digging to any
apprccinble depth is necessary. The
smelling furnaces, which arc construct
cd Of clay, are described by London
Iron Is from six to ten feet high, from
forty to sixty inches in diameter ut tht
base and conical in shape. The ore !:
tipped into the furnace from above; tn,
charcoal, o. the other hand, Is intro
duccd into basin-liic side openings
which also receive n continuous oil
blast, while the iron and Stag arc re
moved from the bottom of the furnac,
about every eight or twelve hours, &c
cording to the degree of heat obtained
The forge Is n circular building, som,
sixteen feet in diameter, with q pointct
roof and open side. At n distance /
might be taken for n park band stand
In the center of this hut is the fire
which is maintained in constant activ
ity by c Of n unique pair of bel
lows, which merit = special description
They consist of n block Of wood, gcncr
ally twenty inches long, followed on
and fitted with O funnel head made ou
Of clay. At tho lower end are tw,
o%riiiccs, Over which skins arc stretched
Motion Is impaired to the instrumcu
by the action of two small rods. TIL
hammer is of solid iron; tho tongs dr
marvcls of simplicity-to.wit: a ben
palm branch. An iron wedge driver
into n timber hole serves as an anvil.
The rccollcctions of the Dalubnn
carry them back to tho time when the,
wrought metals with stone tools. Som
OF the natives nrc comparatively nrtisti
workers. Very inc axes, tastefully IN
laid with copper, arc produced. Strike
among these 5warthy nrtilccrs, 1
should be noted, are Of comparativel,
rare occurrence, probably owing TO tn
fact TINT the malcontcnts invariably
have their heads Topped off and thci
sl;inS placed OH one side for patching
or in cusc Of need entirely racovcrin
tho aforesaid curious bellows.