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both sides were not much better than +he artillery employed in the Mexi- can war. It was easier to get siege guns to the front for use in cases of need, and our perrna- nent works were very we'll manned, but the long ranges of all arms were never much in use until breech-loading and magazine guns came in play. In the outset of the rebellion. the rifles in both armies were gathered from for eign quarters, mostly from Europe. Our old smoothbore small arms were altered over into percussion rifles. The calibers were so various that it was difficult for the ordnance and artillery to furnish the required ammunition.
 In the battle of Fair Oaks, my right arm received two wounds, the first by small, round Mississippi rifle bullet, the second by an elongated leaden pro- ]jectile, shaped like mimic. And this was the second year of the war.
 A year later at Gettysburg, both armies had sharpshooters who were armed and equipped with rifles with raised sights and could do effective work at thousand yards. Still, the range of our cannon, some of which were rifed, could not be depended on to do material injury beyond twelve hundred yards. Some dreadful acci- dents occurred by attempting longer ranges with parrot guns, the shot fall
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ing far short of the enemy and doing injury to our own men. In Lees sec ond expedition to Pennsylvania our forces were about equally matched in cannon and in armament.
 Gettysburg was great battle. We had already come to thin lines, our in- fantry and artillery extending over five miles with cavalry beyond. The confederate forces were stretched over an extent of eight miles, besides the ground covered by Stuart's horse on their Hanks. Considering the three days battle, the terrible cannonading of more than six hundred guns, the enormous charges and assaults, and the minor conflicts on the fanks it is wonderful that the losses were not greater. By actual wounds and death there were in the aggregate only killed, g, 1884; wounded, 30, 971. Notwithstanding the great improvement in arms which was giving us three shots per piece every two minutes, the aggregate losses were not greater than in the battle of Waterloo and the struggles introductory to it. In fact, when arms were of the simplest kinds, and men came in closer contact. as in ancient battles, like those of Cyrus and Alex ander, the relative loss of life to the number of engaged was greater than in most battles of our war
 Immediately after the close of our war, and doubtless in consequence of the lessons learned from it and from European nations, we adopted the breech-loading arms. Improvements have since gone on continuously until great ranges have been obtained - ranges of incredible extent. Some cannon shot with elongated projectiles are reported to have attained distances from six to thirteen miles, and pieces of the heaviest caliber, which few years before required from thirty-five to forty minutes for loading, can now be loaded and fired in less than two minutes.
 With reference to small arms, Gen. Merritt writes:l .sAt the present time all the great nations of the world are armed with breech-loading rifles pro- sided with sights graduated as high as
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K.NOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment whom rightly used. The many, who live bet- ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the worlds best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced In tho remedy. Syrup of Figs.
 It's excellence is duo to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleaS- ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of perfect lax atiye; effectnally cleansing tho system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because 1t acts on tho Kid- neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it ia perfectly free from every objectionable substance.
 Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man- ufactured by the California Fig Syrup O. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered.
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ans and August could lead the popu- lists. Thus all the brothers would be provided for.
 On the republican side of municipal politics Roosevelt certainly leads. Should the present excise conditions prove triumphant at the polls he will certainly have dominant influence and his well understood ambitions be afforded wide field. Thus ''Teddy and his teeth, to use the current yer nacular, are the lion of the situation, While another young man comes to the front on the opposite side in the per- son of Perry Belmont.
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doned to hired A LITTLE PLUToCRAT.
 attendants, seeing their parents very rarely, exposed to every form of neg 1ect and even personal peril, their lot is far from enviable. They are in the vast majority of cases acutely miser- able. They cannot play naturally or enjoy any sort of freedom. An in- stance of the experiences they undergo was afforded in Central park recently. A little girl of seven, the daughter of millionaire of national reputation. was throwing peanuts into the capa
 cious maw of one of the elephants. Her nurse had been flirting with a park policeman, but observing the childs antics she rushed forward, seized the little one and bestowed numerous vigorous blows upon her infantile frame. DAVID WECHsLER.
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have ruined the city. No troops can live in front of them when they are rapidly3discharging shrapnel, two hun dred bullets to the case; and they can defend themselves without infantry support, and can be captured only by surprise, or when their ammunition is exhausted.
 But, with reference to machine guns, such as the Gatling, which now down everything unobstructed before them, I saw that the Indians in the Neg Perce war of 1877 quickly comprehended their sweeping power and deadly work; and they managed to find just where they were located and kept most eare- fully beyond their range.
 The wars that have taken place since ours, such as the Austrian and Prussian, the Franco-Prussian the Turco- Russian and the recent struggle between China and Japan, do not fully sustain Gen. Lees thought; but they do, indeed, demonstrate the necessity of great in- telligence, not only on the part of the leaders and officers of rank, but of in- dividual men. In all modern cam paigns great preparation, great skill and new methods of organization will be required for either offensive or de- fensive operations.
 Yet, in spite of the increase of terrors, l fear that the war spirit will not be materially diminished simply by the great destruction of human life as result of the improvement of arms, be- cause those who bring on the war do not have to do the fighting; and, as rule, nation may meet nation with equal armament and comparatively equal forces; as the honnely proverb is: What is sauce for the goose IS also sauce for the gander." Sharp war, however exi pensive, will be as fair for one as for the other of hostile forces.
 The enterprise of Japan conquered China; but in time the enterprise of Chinese statesmen with their innumer- able hosts may yet overwhelm Japan and Russia, overrun India and con quer the world.
 1 think we shall have to look to other causes than improvement in arms to secure the best interests of mankind.
 O. c. HOWARD.
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amer1can ingenuity to 5no Rescue ID an
 Awkward Situation.
 A young American who has recently returned from abroad brings home a story of a strange sight he saw in one of the streets of Paris. He was sitting with his friend, Mir. N, at the win dow of cafe when heavy two- wheeled coal cart drawn by three horses tandem came rumbling up the street.
 Opposite the cafe it stopped, and the driver led his two leaders round to the side of the cart, that he might not take up more of the street than was necessary while he unloaded. But the load was so heavy and was heaped up so high in the back of the cart that when the two front horses no longer pulled, the shaft horse, though a tre- mendously heavy animal, was fairly raised aloft in the air, kicking and struggling, while the back of the cart gradually sank till it rested on the ground.
 At the sight of horse in the air a crowd collected instantly, chattering and gesticulating as only Frenchmen can. The driver was at a loss how to get the horse down. Everyone offered advice; one proposed to unharness the poor beast, but it is hard to unharness a horse five feet above the ground, and besides, it would hurt him when he dropped Another was for unloading; but that would take time, and the unfor- tunate animal was evidently in agony, though probably more from fear than from pain.
 It seemed for moment that nothing would be done; and the unwilling Peg asus might have continued his weary fight indefinitely had not unexpected succor arrived.
 It took an American to solve the prob- lem. Mir. N, who had joined the throng in the street. went up to the leader of the three horses without say ing word, and led him around in front of the cart. Of course the second horse followed. When the three horses were once more in line MT. N urped the leaders forward. The traces frightened, and as the strain be- came greater, the shaft horse began to descend from his exalted position. At last the poor beast felt himself back again on his native paving stones.
 Then MT. N, without waiting for thanks, retraced his steps and went back to his dejeuner in the cafe. The Frenchmen stared after him as if he had been inspired. How came he to think of doing that?-Youth's Com nanion.
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eASlC IS no more
 powerful politician in the democratic ranks. He is becoming dangerous even to William c. Whitney. Now the other brothers, August and Oliver H. r. have said that they propose to be statesmen, too. Perry, however, an nounces that one statesman in the family is enough. He achieved a bril- nant success as temporary chairman of the recent convention, and there can DO no doubt that the democrats will make him their gubernatorial candi- aate next year. But since Q. Il. T. and August have suddenly be- come clamorous for political honors. there is trouble. The ingenious intel ,ect of Timothy Dry Dollar Sullivan mas suggested that Perry could con- tanue in his leadership of the democ- tacy, 0. H. F. could lead tho republic
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Made tho Negro Pay.

A negro of Athens, Ga., recently got a einder in his ear which caused him considerable annoyance and pain. He went to a doctor and asked him to cure his ear, which was badly swollen. The doctor charged him s1, and the negro agreed to pay it. The doctor took the cinder out in a jiffy, and the negro re- fused to pay him. saying he hadn't done enough tc him to warrant the charge. The d,ztor put him back in the chair and P t the cinder back in his ear. The negro paid him the dollar before he got the cinder out again.
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nineteen hundred yards, using the cen ter primed metallic case cartridge and cylindro-ogival ball. These can be fired easily from five to seven times per minute with fatal effect up to range of mile or more. The elements that enter into this increase of range are reduction of caliber, increase of rela- tive length of bullet, increase of twist in the rifiing, and the increase of the charge of powder.
 Considering these plain statements, it is evident that the loss of life in the army and in the navy under cireum- stances equally favorable to the parties in contention should be great. At Gettysburg, such modern pieces of ord- nance as I have described, placed by the confederates on Oak Ridge to the west, and Benners Hill to the north, would have rendered our position un- tenable; yet the battle of Gettysburg could have been fought even then, had we possessed the new ordnance, and probably with not much greater loss of life. It would have been effected by rapid fortifying and by our seizing points on Oak Ridge and Benner's Hill, which would have been done the first day under cover of my reserve artillery had it been as long of range as that of to-day. With fires straight at the front, our knife-edge crest would have been as difficult for the enemy to have touched at a long range; and there was no fianzing position besides Benner's Hill for any ranges which could have displaced us. This suggests that bat ties may be practicable now as ever; but the conditions have SC changed that they must commence at greater distances asunder, and it will never do to expose infantry, artillery or cavalry as was our custom then in masses.
 The improvement in field cannon has kept pace with that in small arms It is doubtful whether troops can be held in column or mass formation within two miles of an enemy firing the pres ent modern breech-loading field guns. The extreme range of these 3.2 and 3.6 inch caliber field guns is over five miles, and when a suitable smolSeless powder is found, they may throw projectile eight miles. Had Mcclellan had these guns when his lines were five miles from Richmond, he could
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church and Wor- hNO"'
 ship God because such things have 8 favorable effect upon mans business prospects. We must marry well be- cause that helps business. We should be honest, for business reasons. Ethics have their foundation in business con alterations, according to this business like young man. The result is that Mir. Box is being rather coldly regard ed by the prelates and priests to whom he has forwarded complimentary copies of his lepidum novum hbellum.
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=. 911' n U F F S lA D VI1e1U this regalia falls into bad hands. Police uniforms have been put to very ques- tionable uses by New York crooks re- gently. On the other hand, the man. agess contend that they do not employ a very close imitation of the copper for stage purposes, and that the practice is tolerated in all great cities of the world. There is likely to be definite action on the subject by the police commission before the coming dramatic season is we'll under way.
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TERPIEoE. derbilt ia m ly are trife alarmed at the talent dis played by the young man for the stage, and by his undeniable penchant for a dramatic career. The lad was hurried away to his books at the first opportu- nlty. His achievements as an amateur actor include killing presentation of the skirt dance as executed by a parlor maid, and Mir. Alfred Vanderbilt brought down the house when he es- saved the role. The young fellow is very intelligent and agreeable, and great things are expected of him.
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Highest of all in Leavening Power-Lacs U. Report .!1)AI } 1!! Rskiiss': BRakiI,s
 ABSOLUTELY PURE

A man is as old as his arteries. If they are soft and compressible. the deteriorating effects of old age have not yet appeared. Distilled water is recommended as solvent to act upon the earth salts in the blood and expel them from the body. Apples, grapes and bananas are rich in nutritious ele- ments, and do not contain anything which causes the ossifying bloclSades In the system.
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The Chinese have for ages practiced an art of dwarfng trees, so that per feet pines, oaks, apple and cherry trees from six inches to two feet in height are grown and sold as curiosities. The secret of the process lies in cunning system of root pruning while the tree Is practically starved, being grown in soil which furnishes little nutriment.
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0 I naateflallSIn. His yolu m e
 s'Successwa I'd , in which he es- says in=the role of pedagogue to teach the young American busi- ness man the A.
 B, c oi.his call ing,is s pro- n o un ee d in shocking taste. Everything g, ae- cording.to Mir. Box is to be judged from the standp oint o # b u s mess. We m Il s t go t o
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Lowell has on one of her roadsides large urn, which is kept constantly filled with fresh flowers at the expense of wealthy lady, who resides in the vicinity, as u memorial to her pet poo dle, which was killed by the cars at that point
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derbilt's engage ment is over, the usual dismal pre- dietions as to the young lady's fu- ture are current. Yet, n ot W ith standing all that has been said to the c o n trary, t t Il e 8 e interna- tiona1 alliances generally prove happy. The last
 of the kind, that
 Of f h a oorl oF
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organ l z d | Ion s projected in New
 York. is a movementw which has received the indorsement of h m an itarians tllroughout. the metropolis, be- cause its so timely and so ur- g e n t. Alb am
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has just b c e n p a ce d by his father at a pre- paratory school to be educated for Fl a r va r d.
 The young man
 greatly d i s t in- guished himself by his a ctin g when the little c 0 In e d y was played at the Breakers a week or two ago. In truth the Van
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WILL MAN FIGHT No MoRE2
Maj. Gen. o. o. Howard Discusses
 Military Problems.
The Improvements in Armament-wH War Become So Destructive That Nations Must Be at Peace
 Gen. Howard Says "No."
COPYRIGHT. 1895.

T the very break ing out of our war in 1861, small riff e s had att tained consider able efficiency at a range of six hundred to eight hundred yards,
 but the cannon 1n o xx,h01a n1,
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T h e s e t h r e e a D le popular and influential brothers cannot agree upon the one " h o shall wear the polit- teal laurels of the family. Perry 5 e I'm on t has heretofore been the statesman of the house and thara ,r
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aters may legal ly introduce men in the character of policemen in- to their perform a n ce ST h e s e characters are, of course, pro vided with uni f O rm S a nd
 badges, an d it
 not infrequently
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Craven and Miss Bradley-Martin, has resulted in undeniable matrimonial happiness. Even the present Lady Beresford was not unhappy as the duchess of Marlborough, and there is Countess Castellane, who is happy wife.
 The engagement, by the way, sug> gests the extraordinary number of plu- tocratic weddings scheduled for this autumn. Here is a partial list:
 Gertrude Vanderbilt to Moses Taylor.
 Consuelo Vanderbilt to Marlborough.
 Pauline Whitney to A1mani Pajet.
 Miss Rockefeller to Mr Mccormick.
 G. M. Pullman, Jr., to Felicite 0gles- by.
 Moreover there are various impend- ing announcements of engagements fully as interesting, including that of Miss Rockefeller's sister. It is an en- couraging fact that marriages among the American plutocracy usually result happily even if there have been ex- captions here and there.
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THE ONE THING IMPOSSIBLE Reginald "Oh, If there was only something could do to prove the depth of my affections P Edith "There is Don't talk nonsense, pleasen
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A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. -" That's a very blurred picture you carry in your watchlh "Yes, it's q composite photograph of my summer engagements. Life.
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CUsToMER--"What has become of your as- slstanti' Barber. Started for himself. He Is tired of working by the day, sup pose.o Customer-'sI thought you paid him so much thousand words. Life.
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WHEN you see banana peel resting on the sidewalk and fat man unconsciously ap preaching it, the indications point to an early fall.-Texas Siftings.
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No, MAuDE, dear, the tailor would scarce Iy make good matrimonial agent although he does press other peoples suits for them. Philadelphia Record.
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How TO tic a knot-It shouldn't be hard for maiden to tic knot with the young man whom she can twist round her finger. Household.
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EVERY man Is an original and solitary character. None can either understand oi feel the book of his own life like hlmself.- Cecil.
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"OHl you're too fly" remarked the wind to the kite. eWell, notice you always give me good send-off,n retorted tho kite.-- Philadelphia Record
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Prso's Cure is the medicine to break up children's Coughs and Colds.-- Mrs. M G, Blunt, Sprague, Wash, March 8, ,Q4.
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A MOTE in the eye will put tho whole world out of joint.-Ram's Horn.
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THE WIFB-sslt must be bedtime.v Tho Husband-eH Hardly. The baby hasn't woke up yet."-TiteBits.
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Children of the Rich.

A society for the protection of the children of the rich is one of the latest
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Police on the Stage

It is beginning to be questioned if the stage managers of New York the
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WE carry our worst enemies with us. Sturgeon.
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"KEEP yoh tempah,n said Uncle Eben ssvvhen yoh let's dat go you's li'ble ter gil yohse'f away long wid it."-W Washington Star.
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..TH1s is no laughing matter,n said tho editor to tho author as he handed him back his jol1es.-Texas Siftings.
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CoRnupTED freemen arc the worst of
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THAT man Is stranger to himself wh reads no boolss.--Ram's Horn.
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The Rising Star.

Society will greatly miss young Al fred Vanderbilt, son of Cornelius, who
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Relmnnt,s RattIine.

Political matters are decidedly com pllcated by the battle of the Belmonts.
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Or plain, sound sense life's current coin Ia made.-Young.
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THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
The Belmont Brothers Are Quar-
 reling About Politics.
Happiness and the Duke-A Youthful van- derbilt Who Has a Desire to to on the Stage and Try
 Acting.
COPYRIGHT, 1895.

Now that the first sensation of the of Miss Gonsuelo Van
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COLOR BLIND.-W .-Waiter-sBrown bread or white, siran He-'Tt makes no difference to me; I'm color blind. Judge.
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Bok's BiIiousness.

Mir Box is getting into trouble with the clergy for preaching the philosophy
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Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally Price Too.
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AN INVOLUNTARY PEGASUS.

American Ingenuity to the Rescue in an
 Awkward Situation.