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it was found that the Muscoyite infantry.

1T was found that the MuscoYlte 1niantis
man wears no stockings, but lnstedo {,
strip of cloth which is adeXterously "ouiiu
about the foot and SO turned over ehe
heel and around the ankle as to prevent
all looseness and slipping. me fussiai ~
soldier has no buttons upon ms coat, Il
being fastened with hooks and eyes Ihere
IS no metal to be kept bright ana sltter-
ing on his uniform or accoutre1nents-
Everything is as plain and inconsplcuous
as can be when he is in the held. WIN
him 1t is keep his legs going all DAY ana
complete rest when night comes "ililou'
q care to rob him of a moment steep.
On a long march he is as near Hldciiiiiet
as it is possible to imagine hunianlt! ~
become. The Cobb desert with us ei5n.
hundred miles of {ireary waste "ouiu
have no esnecia, terror for him. Water
might prove a serious question, the mort
so of any arising in the contemplation OF
carrying a body of troops over snch an
arid eXpanse. There are WellS' put l4o1
originally in number or supply eQudl "
an extraordinary demand hut the Nus
SLAMS have on several notable Occasions casioli,
risen to emergencies of this nature allo
the solving Of problems as to water sup
ply can hardly be said TO be ne" 'hlils
to them.
PENETRATING MONGOLIA.
High military autilOIil! al 49, 1-tN1
clared the penetrating OF Mongolia by a
force OF numerical Importance an impos-
siblity. But the most conspicuous rank
is NOT always accompanied by lntaHlple
Judgment. To reach conclusions on pure
Nv geographical basis, and ignore cohdl-
tons through a want of personal coshlz-
ance as to how far the latter may operate
in mitigating the former, is merely tneoriz-
ing when the practical is WITHIN com
mand The caravan route through MOI
golia has been in operation Tor many
years and its maintenance experienced anu
systematic To draw upon its resources
would be the natural recourse OF the Rus-
sian authorities AS the equipment, for
its kind. is extensive and owned by Rus
slams the value of the cooperation and
the LOYALTY of its inspiration would be be-
yond question. There is but one place or
prominence on the route-Ourga, the capt.
tai of Mongolia. 1t is also the sacred city,
the seat of the Grand Lamate of the
Buddhists. and in sanctity to those OF that
faith in the North. ranks next TO Ihassa,
the capital of Tibet. AT Ourga the reign
ing dynasty at Pekin had a Manchurian
t2overnor-General who, with a Monaghan
Prince. were supposed to have run things
politically But the real power for de-
cades has been the Russian Consul. Mat
ters progressed pretty much as ne &c
tated This is true not only as to Ourga,
but of the entire country tributary to the
caravan route. Russian influence mas gov
erned throughout such a period that ITS
recognition is tatamount to allegiance. IN
so far as the Mongols themselves regard
things, the coming of Russian troops TO
take full possession would be hardly, II
anything, more than a mere matter or
course The larger the number the more
convincing the impression, and where a
people are SO susceptible to the theatre
as the Mongols, the chances are the NUS
covite would not lose they opportunity OF
making the most Of this idiosyncra sy-
Simultaneously with the occupation OF
Mongolia. it may be that the RUSSIAN
plans embrace similar action as REGARDS
Kashgar. Yarkand and Khotan In Ease
Turkestan. Troops from Central ASA
could readily be employed in such an &C
complshment. while ali along the Slner-
ian-Mongolian frontier its crossing and lhs
occupation of the principal points W vr.,laIi
consummate the general purpose. men
would come the development Of the Where-
abouts of the Russian troops, concerhiHs
which there has for so long been an APP
pa CIV MAJOR PANGBoRN.