New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-08


OF some agreeable old friends.
We note with interest a formal contradiction
OF the recently published statement that the
late Ho~. George NJ. Fortescue had opened a
packet Of letters containing the secret Of Junius
and had for family reasons destroyed those 't-
tiers di.resarding Lord Grenvle's Instructions
tina, the name Of Junius should be publicly re-
vealed The son-in-law Of Mr.. Fortescue says
in Notes and Queries;
In the autumn OF 1864. soon after Lady Grcn-
ville's death. when Mr.. Fortescue came INTO
possession OF Dropmore. had the privilege OF
assisting him in looking through LORD GienViiie
papers preserved at Dropmore. an Interesting
but laborious task which remains uesn IN H'N
memory ! found IN n cabinet dispatch-hoN
large packet apparently Of papers closely sea!eu
with these words the cover. ITO be DESTROYED
on my death" in Lord Grcnville's handwriting
with his signature and sealed with his sea-,
There was no date Of any kind on the packet.
brought II 10 MIR Fortescue. who had never be-
fore seen it, lie said. after some dellberatlun
that he did not feel himself justified IN dis
obeving Lord Grenvilles explicit direction that
the papers should be destroyed on his death
though the packet had lain unnOtiCed since that
event some thirty years before. The packet was
then and there burnt unopened. Mr.. Fortescues
impression that the papers therein referred
10 private matters. II occurred TO him later
that they might have alluded 10 Junius. SO far
as | am aware this was the only sealed racket
found among the papers and destroyed have
heard Mr. Tortcscue allude 10 II on several
OCCASIONS.
How did "Stalky" that most daring Slave OF
the Lamp" get hts queer nickname? This MI
Kipling Will explain to us IN the December num-
Der Of "McClures Magazine" Some OF the other
new stories in which "Stalky" McTurk and the
Beetle are 10 appear entitled respectively
THE Morll Reformer" AN Unsavory Inter
mde The Little Prep and The Last Term"
amin vfO AZ mar
pers Magazine" is a vivid and picturesque ons
II is a running account OF the operations pre-
liminary to the surrender OF Santiago. and II Is
all the more effective for being somewhat dis
connected and desultory. He says OF one of the
notable events Of the war:
san Juan was taken by infantry and dis
mounted cavalry Of the United States Regular
Army without the aid OF artillery. 1t was the
most glorious feat OF arms ever heard Of CON
siderinC every condition 1t done without
grub. without reserves of either ammunition or
men under tropical conditions. II was storm
o. intrenched heights held by veteran troops
armed with modern guns supported by artillery
and other troops on earth would nave even
thought they could take San Juan heights, let
alone doing II.
followed on and UP the hill Our men sat
about J. 20 punches in the pea-green guinea
grass e>u cd. \ young officer of the 24th
who was Va. much excited threw his arms
about me-. and pointing to twenty-five big negro
infan,t men sitting near, said. That's aI-that
tears ran of his mustache.
again started to the hill. along with a
pack-train loaded with ammunition. mule
went down. and bullets and shells were coming
the hill aplenty. The wounded going 10
the rear Cheered tho ammunition. and when IL
was unpacked at the front the soldiers seized
st like gold. They lifted box in the air and
dropped it IN on one corner. which smashed II
open
sarlics-hey. SON. yelled happy cavaryman
10 a doughboy.
Won bet-un;i We starve to death
"Starve nothin'-we'll eat them gun-teans
We'll. WE'LL | said Il have no receipt for lick
ing the kind Of troops these boys represent
And Vel some OF the generals wanted TO retreat
Having had nothing TO eat this day thought
10 60 back to headquarters camp and rustic
something Besides. l VAS sick But beyond
the hill down the road. il very dangerous.
while on the hill we safe. Walt for a lull;
one will come soon." advised an old colder IL
is curious thing that battle firing comes ike
big wind. and has its lulls Now 1t was getting
dark. and during lull went back gave
wounded ride 10 the field hospital. but !
found was too weak myself 10 walk far. had
been in during the whole campaign. and latterly
had fever which. taken together with the heat.
sleeping 10 the mud marching, and insuflcient
food had done for me.
The sight Of that road wound my way
down it was something cannot describe The
rear Of battle. All the broken spirits, bloody
ho6ies hopeless helpless suffering which dragS
It's weary length to the rear. are so much more
appalling than anything else in the world that
words won't mean anything 10 one who has
not seen ~ Men half-naked men sitting down
on the roadside utterly spent, men hopping on
one foot with a rife FOR Crutch. men out OF
their minds from sunstroke. men dead. and men
diving Officers came by as white as this paper
carried on rude filters made by their devoted
soldiers. or borne on their backs. got some
food about 10 o'clock and lay down.
Mr. J J. Tissot has written for the holiday
number % THE Century a paper on Christ
mas Eve in Bethlehem." and has prepared for
the cover Of the number a water-color picture
Of The Worship Of the Magi"
A volume az monographs on famous British
soldiers Of the past is coming out In London.
Cromwell Marlborough. Wolfe and Give are
among those to whom these essays are devoted.
Various distinguished modern soldiers have con-
trihuted TO the volume
valuable contribution 70 The Atlantic con-
teins the confessions ~ three school super1n-
tendents wherein are enumerated many or the
notions which lead TO evil results in American
schools one Of these notions prevalent in the
South and West. II We may believe one or THESE
superintendents is to the effect that the school
room is very proper place TO pension indigent
Tentlewomen:
Teaching is regarded as a dignifed calling for
anybody in INDECENT circumstances who ia unaoie
% do any other work. This Is generally the
kind AZ Application one hears: Il have young
friend who has been through the hen S'hO"''
whose father is dead. and who is obliged to sup
mort her mother She IS a nice girl and GOOD
girl and | want YOU to help me get her
school" -
Has she any preparation for teaching? Has
she ever attended normal school. or studied
with reference TO teaching
"Oh no but think she will make you good
teacher. and | want YOU 70 give her a trial.
Such argument does not convince the SUI
perintendent but il is very persuasive with
kind-hearted members Of the Board Of Educa-
ton. So they supplement the request that the
young woman may have fair trial at the eX-
animation. BE easy on her for her father