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ever. we're glad enough to get .he papers
with maps those days. for they gave in
formation about the invasion of the south
ern states that they could &c, in other
way, and 1t was rare in the Army of the
Potomac to ever see the inside of an army
tent where ore or more OF these newspaper
maps were not hung up. Today the papers
print so many fine maps that the ordinary
tent cannot hold even those printed in the
issues of one day. To an invading army
nothing is so valuable as a map and it
matters not how much confidence a soldier
has in the judgment of his officers, he feels
better If he can see it on the map himself.
sailor cares nothing for a map, for all
waters are nothing but water to him. but
with soldier map means a wonderful
amount"
tine card system has been put in opera
ton in the upper departments. explained
War Department official to The Star re-
porter. land 1t has been found to work
very successfully in every way, both In
Fastening the matter of putting things on
record. recording answers and making the
index more accessible and satisfactory. In
the early days everything was entered in
large books, which were handled with the
greatest difficulty. There was a great deal
of delay necessarily in this method. for
only enc clerk could get at the book at
time, and 1t was not unusual sight
to see half dozen clerks waiting to get
look into the book. By the card system
the book is practically turned into so many
sheets. and clerks can get at the various
pages without interfering with each other.
1t is difficult to make any brief expiana
ton of the merits of the card system, for
there are so many features in its favor
that unless he the way 1t is worked an
outsider can secure only an imperfect idea
of it. Every time new case comes in it
Is entered on new card, each card. by an
automatic numbering machine, receiving a
number of its own. After that every paper
that comes in connection with that case Is
given new inclosure number. OF course.
Ii gets larger and larger each day a week.
and this is provided for by pasting a new
sheet on the card, so that many cards be-
come. to all irtents and purposes, u book
of itself. having no connection with the
thousand of other books. AS each card has
its own number. it is filed away in boxes,
each box holding from one hundred to five
hundred cards. AS each entry IS made on a
card 1t is left in basket for the index
clerks. who index and cross-index every
entry daily. In ordinary cases the index
Is Kept close up to the work, though in case
or an unusual run of matters. as there is
now In the Navy and War departments. the
index Is frequently a couple of days back
card is indexed in some instances in a
half dozen ways, SO that the subject matter
can be reached very quickly. As the papers
are acted upon, letters written, press cop
les of which are placed with the papers or
circulars of Information sent out they are
roted on the card and filed away being
given the file number of the card as well
as the inclosure number of each particular
paper. Take the adjutant generals office
OF the War Department for instance
Every paper that comes in and every let
teT that goes out or action of any kind
taken on the subject of enlistment, a very
active subject these recent days has the.
same file number but different inclosure
number. Were it not for the card system
the business of the adjutant generals Of
nee, in view of the extraordinary amount
or papers that have come in that office in
the past two months, would b.. in a help-
less tangle. AS it is, it is practically out
Of the woods at the close of each day IL
matters not what amount of papers come
in."
Dun-colored horses are not the pref
test by any means, but my experience has
BEEN" said Col VIM. F. Cody. Buffalo
PHI, when here recently, to a Star re-
porter that they are the toughest of the
morse Kingdom. An ordinary dun horse will
wear out three other horses. Put as much
work on him as you may. he never looks as
well or as tidy in appearance as a bay.
chestnut black. gray or white. but as
Tar as service Is concerned he will run the
others to standstill- This is my expe-
rlence On the plains. in the cavalry service,
and Is my experience In the show business.
where have nearly 500 horses. Dun horses
are somewhat rare, but when they can be
picked up l would advise that they bs
bought especially when the question of wear
and tear Is considered. They are, as said
before. not strong as far as looks are in
vowed but for cavalrymen looks have to
f6a Of MI
cavalrymen. who are soon, l hope to ride
over Cuba. will find that my Endorsement of
dun horses is of some value"
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There are some things in thu, matter of
ladies carrying bundles that are past nv
understanding volunteered a merchant to
a Star reporter recently. They are per-
Iectiy willing to carry bundle as long IS
IL Is tied up In brown paper, or store paper
as many call it. But if any other paper is
used they will surely object Some weeks
since my stock of wrapping paper ran out.
ana until 1 could get another supply had
10 use white paper which 1 had had on
nand Tor long time. Just as quick as our
iemale customers would see the bundles
being tied up they would ask that they be
sent to their homes. The result was that
our delivery service had twice as much
work TO do as If we Rad brown paper. /
lost no time in securing It."
Prince Henry of '.The Mailed Fish,
Prince Henry, "the mailed fist" ssems
to have made most favorable impressi On
on the Engiishmen in Hong Kong. He is
described as big, handsome hearty and
good-natured chap, a fine athlete and a
strong man at the bottls. His explanation
OF the mailed fist" speech is that at that
row famous dinner the speeches came very
late In the evening. after much wine had
Deen drunk Since that time he has stead
lastly refused to make speeches OF any
kind