The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-30

| OF the night, when the sentinel stars
have set their watch in the sky. How
great his anxiety! How great HIS respon-
slbility, Save the soldier and YOU save
an army. How devoted the doctor was
| TO his patient, and how his heart must
/ have been torn as hour after hour the
sands Of the soldiers life ran out and
| hope had plumed its wings for an eternal
| flight. How patient and obedlent was
| this giant OF war TO his physician. as he
| lay pale, wan. weak, and suffering on rie
! bed of death. How strong. courageous
and skllful the eminent surgeon hv his
side, as he counted the pulsatlons which
marked the GIBBS and flows OF n yresT
military life. Is 1t necessary to tell This
audience mat the great soldier was
StOnewall Jackson and that tho or.at
surgeon at his stde was Hunter McGnir@S
War In all OF It's aspects is indeed nor
rid> hut Its horrors, trials. trtnutat,ons
and sorrows at the necessity which EXISTS
OF man taking the life or n man. Il
greatly increased when the SWORD OF a
nero Is returned forever tohts scapbard.
CHANGES AND ADVANCEMENT
The young gentlemen here who re,o,ca
at this hour that their professional nav
Is dawning, Will see many changes before
their last professional night rolious.
Changes In medical science In arr IN
architecture. in tactics ana strategy OF
war. I'm astronomy. electricity. ana IN
everything above the earth and beneath
the sky. The world before you. young
gentlemen, is indeed wide, ana not
always pleasing.
Competition is great, ana only those
who are conscientious In their duties, dili-
gent in medical methods. honest In every
walk Of life, studious in their profession
can hope to rise above the Level or medi-
ocrity. Success is the reward or great
study. Suddenly, in later days especially
the world Is startled by some new dis-
coyery. whose blessings cannot be esti-
mated, but many hours OF hard study are
represented I'm that discovery. even when
the final knowledge IS accidentally OBJ
tanned Roentgen's discovery may not
only prove extremely benenciai IN itself.
but is dOubly valuable from the impetus
and activity IL has given scientific re-
search. Scientists all over the world are
now hard at work trying 10 unlock fur
Their mysteries with this wonderfully mys-
terious key. The graduation hour IN your
career marks an important period IN your
life. but YOU are only standing at the door
OF the temple OF your profession gazing
at the great hidden treasures which
Law beyond. and whose ultimate posses
sion depends upon your Industry, your
talents. and your constant ana unceasing
efforts.
Change after change follows in every
pursuit. with lighining-iike rapidly. ana
the man who does not keep step TO the
music of progress is left Tar IN the rear.
The range OF Napoleon's muskets was W
wards and that OF his small arms was
zoo. not half a century Afterwards stone
wall Jaokson's rifle cannon and MS IN
fanf,y rifles had range twice as great
Thir,v-three years have rolled around since
rsctson vas laid 70 rest under the shadow
az the blu,-breasted mountains OF ROCK
hridoa. and to-day rifle cannon carry their
,dorciless balls five miles and repeating
rifles three thousand yards.
Ybe var between the states IS over
today all sections have one nag. one
Government, one set OF laws one destiny
The lines Of the great American repuOll~
stretch from Ocean 10 ocean from ia.t
IN eulf and Il is the duty Of patriotic
cit,2e-s 10 do all in their power 10 main
tain its glory. 10 uphold its honor. We
of The south can tread our lines Of duty
Ia the republic to-day while revering the
r,Amorv OF our dead, assisting our desu-
tute living. preserving their great RECORD
for valor upon hard-fOught fields, ana
maintaining the truth Of history which
shall show the reasons which impelled
them to take UP arms in 1861
At this hour after thirty-one years OF
peace. there has been again state OF
unrest. An undercurrent or excitement
shakes the republic, and messages from
the Executive and responsive resolutions
in Congress, found an answering echo
I'm the hearts Of many OF the people. TO
those OF us who have rested upon the
Gintv couch Of war, and have seen men
tai in battle as the ripe fruit falls from
the shaken tree who have heard the
means Of the wounded. and the hoGrsc
shouts of combatants Var and rumOrs
of war are not Pleasant 20 contemplate.
WOULD BE READY.
Our ewes have seen enough of It's hor-
rors and our ears been nAcd too much
with its lamentations, and yet there Is
an Americanism about the southern sol
der which causes the heart TO throD VITA
patriotic emotion when Americas inter-
ests are at stake or Americas honor as
sailed. The policies ana purposes oil
united country would Doe defended by him
with the courage for which he was great
w DISTINGUISHED In the past, and should
a hostile bayonet, by land or sea, 0e
pointed at the countrys breast, aud g.
O00 900 men, II necessary, spring 10 arms !
and 10 victory, the southern, or reDel |
contingent, il you please OOr l rather Ike
the term, the sons and srandsons Of the
veterans OF to-day would he found bat
Ting in the foremost ranks, pouring out
their blood for the republic as freely ANA |
rs courageousy as their fathers fought |
TO make two republics grow on this con- |
tinent where but one grew before.
But, OH, how different viii be the war |
Of today from the wars of the past. |
Perchei high above the battle IN secure |
" anchored balloons will be the intelli- |
gent stan officer and the ever present, |
OmnipOtent hello central telephone girl. |
Connected with the balloon telephone by |
wire running down tie anchorlng chain |
and across the field VIII be the telephone |
OF the general commanding, whose or |
ders fOr movements or troops, IN conse- |
ouence OF balloon reports, Will be rapidly |
conveyed by field telegraphs. bicycle cou-
riers. and field telephones 10 all subordi-
nate commanders
The faithful but not fiery patient, but |
not placid quartermaster mule, will not /
bray I'm so large numbers as formerly at /
but cannon, caissons, transpor-
tation wagons. and medical ambulances
Will with storage motors roll TO their as
signed places. Air ships driven by screw
propencrs. operated by electric motors.
may be utilized. and projectiles flying |
with enormous velocity and great pre-
cislon. directed on merciless errands by
smokeless powder. Will everywhere deal
death and destruction. Imprgnahle. NOV
able forts filed with sharp-shooters will
appear on the skirmish and main battle
lines prepared 10 change position by the
touch OF Il button.
THE NEW WOMAN. TOO.
1t IS even predicted that the new woman
VIII bo o factor in this new military era,