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New-York tribune., 1900-01-14

4 rumors were true, 70 be held over them more
than once.
The l-p0uud Maxim gun was the most effective
weapon used bg the Beers The five or six shots
fred one second while the gun rraversed
had more moral effect than the steady discharge OF
shrapueI from the ordinary l5-p0under al half
minute intervals. one ma1 not far from me had
both thighs blown OF as be sat by one OF these
little shells landing the ground between them,
but there IL 10 question that the moral effect
4 rue greater than The practical results. No
This new weapon. that vas usually clIristened
'bOng-DoEg-ooug- The patent ot which IN 1892
offered 10 and declined by our Government
OF the lessons 70 be- learned from Modder River
this correspondent says
Z VIII - impossible IN any future war FOR the
of1cers 70 retain their swords. and u viii be
while for TIE War offlce 40 construct some light
carhlne lIzr may 1e carried by them, instead OF
the weighry rife served out 70 the men
The scene after the hattie Is thus described by
tie same writer.
Most people VINO have stayed al kimberley know
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sliding sideways through the rush OF water over
the paddles along q TiCkety iron bar, one oy one,
cIilE1ng 10 the short supports IN fll view OF the
opposite shore was an acI OF reckless hetO-SHl
against which even the wary CronJe had mol pro-
vfded This however. IS hat actually done,
sr6 4 would difficult find parallel Tor the
nel Barter across the three hundred yards OF dam
and weir One by one some four hundred OF LheTn
nesrs showing row well they could take Lhelr part
n the forefront OF the fighting line, followed them;
after that some more Of the YORKSHIRE L-lght IN
taurry Little bE little 1Orce was collected Wllcfl
cleared several OF the nearest houses on the right
and effected occupation Of an irrigation patch,
from which they were never dislocgeo To ngtt Tor
thirteen hours Is an ordeal THAI any kind Of
fare would be a terrible strain but out on the
r-eeess sIa6eless veIdt. with the thermometer at
fzred bv our men great that in hundreds OF
cases men and officers alike slept as they lay IN
slrged over them To provide them with FOOD was
impossible 10 bring water cart on 70 the neld-
Es The ColdsLrsam Guards found BY bitter expert
enCe-was only tempting men 70 expose themselves
. death rushing for the water at all hazards, and
leaving the such as Il was. aTIordeo ny the
nine oT Ten inch growth OF miuOsa scrub.
FarIv in The afternoon the General was shot
through The thigh and FOR some time the Two
Hrfgades in the absence OF orders, were compelled
runicari0u being warning 70 the Ninth Brigade
or 10 fire upon the First, Of which there was some
danger
TIE magnificent manner in which the Beers had
rea lied and a-cuelted the strength Of the posi-
-50- -re success with which they had kept their
works and disposition secret until the crucial no
Of The entire artillery strength OF our Iorce
from their main position. and the astonishing &C
c1racy of their picked shots At the longest ranges
should all be reUeEn Derec 10 the crellI OF LnelL
generals. BIT Il IL the material which formed
he command0s that they failed They could not DO
more than they actually did with the men under
between The generals. The accused each other
o. cowardtce and the threat OF physical force had,
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cutting nut at stroke twenty Of any given part
OF garment.
With great coat cloth, of course. only some ten
thIcknesses can be pressed together Once cur
the cloth passes through three sets of women
workers-the sewer the machiuist ana the button
hole ulaker-which shows thar the subdivision OF
labor goes to far less length in Government work
shops than IN the great private tailoring factories
The Army Clothing Stores have been turning ont
khaki uniforms az the rate Of lleo OF 200 a week
Bur contractors IN the metropolis. the AIidiands
ana ireland have been equally busy
CuriousTy enough, the stalwarts OF the Household
Cavalry. VINO recently RODE through London al mid
nIgnt toward the enDarkatiol centre do nor raIv-
OIIether the stores the contractors 10 give them
their uniforms They get the material and havs
the garments made themselves
To guard against mlsfts, the army clothing stores
uniforms IN no less tnau thirTy-sfx differ
sizes. IT every tommy does not get a sma II
III their fault
.'Khakl" Is q DYED COTTON what Il Is dvas
with the Government themselves dpur know ana
very few others do The firm VINO discovered h
keeps the secret very much Itself ana pa do Sav
eral other firms succeeded IN geJtng az the
.-EA.
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gether or this a single contractor Is sending
Tins al the rate OF 500 600 each month. or con
densed milk the four months supplies represent
$50 G10 tins.
ParticuIarIy interesting IS the item Of jam. This
commodity first given 10 the British troops In
sha Goudan expedition of 1891 and lsS5. and was
sfrerward supplied TO the Ashanti expedition. It
was reported on very fayoTanly on each occasion
trooDs but X found 10 be a distinctly healthy
food
ore good thing. among others. for troops 10 dght
on aud the quantities 10 be kept in South Africa
as a four months reserve amount 10 no fewer than
450 900 pounds consigned in tins each containing q
single pound.
In regard the liquids. the list provides for So 800
gallons OF rum. 1900 bottles OF whskey * 00 bot
es Of mort vine nearly 5000 pounds weight OF lime
tuice a vast quantity OF "sparklets' for making
sod water ana eighty tons OF alum for purifying
spriug or river water OF which the quality may be
doubtful
Once FOR the four month Is 1890 pounds ttts. OF
course being quite independent of the amount
trItuted by private donors Il should be said how
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THE PROFESSION OF SPY.
HAZARDOUS BUT LUcRATrvE- woLsELET's
DIRECTIONS.


From The London Mail
The word spy has ugly sound. owing 70 its
many unpleasant assOCia items. yet IN war time
spies AFFORD army aid which is as valuable as Il
Is highly reTnunerated.
One of the maxims for commanding ot1esrs in a
book for their guidance written by Lo-d Woselsy.
IS that a successful spy must be pettcd and made
much Of The management OF spies IS very dlIn-
cult. out OF every employed BY the offlcer
commanding a district he is fortunate II one
gives MIN truthful information II IS a most I'M
p0rtant thing tEat spies should not be known TO
each other Great is generally taken oy
officers that each spy shall imagine that he Is the
only one who Is employed
II is very necessary that all bona 6de spies
should have about their persons some means or
proving themselves really TO be what trey repre-
tain date, Bible Cf a certain edition. Testament
with the seventh fifteenth leaf torn out are
generally employed
BY these means spy who was employed by an
officer in a neutral State. making his way 10 the
headquarters Of the army in the field. could thus az
once make himself known 70 the intelligence de-
partment there. In some instances II Is considered
that password sign should be employed, as Il
IS less COMPROMISING. The putting OF the right
hand to the and then 70 the left ear or some
such gesture. is generally employed.
The more extensive the ramiicatiOns OF the sys-
TEN the better are the chances Of escaping detec-
tiOa. II very necessary that officers % csls in
teIigence department should be provided with spe-
Ctsly pTepa red paper. upon which letters can De
written in ink that does not become visible until II
has been subjected 20 some chemical process. II is
also necessary that letter in ordinary ink should
invariably be written the same paper containing
the information that II is required to keep secret
Although SPY runs the great risk Of immediate
death If he IS detected, yet the service is not with
out glory at times and 1t IS certainly extremely
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corps forming the mounted infantry brigade
'Bethune's Buccaneers '.ThOrneyCrOft's Insects.
called from their righteousness, are among the
most aptly named Our latest arrival, the South
African Light Horse, who wore cocks feathers in
their smasher hats, have, OF course, been named
The CockyOlly Birds
From the Ladysmirh correspondent Of The Daily
Chronicle comes a grim touch Of besieged misery
Dishevelled women are peeriug out Of their dens
in the rocks and holes in the sand. They crawl
into the evening light shaking the dirt from their
petticOats and the sand from their back hair
They rub the chidren's faces round with the tails
Of their gowns They tempt scraps Of flames 70
take the chill Off the yellow water for the chill
drens tea. After sundown steady Scotch drizzle
settles down upon Us.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
STORIES OF THE WAR.
,,.rrnFNTs OF BATTLE AND SIEGE TOLD
ny THE LONDON PRESS COR
pESPONOENTS
RESPONDENTS.

London Jan s-5ri'ish var correspondents are
- a. bv means OF the mails columns OF de-
,.,,-s ~ The operations in South Africa Those
-s,a-tIv printed refer chiefly 10 the battles OF
-, 80 Noader River for il is yet too early
e - publication OF full accounts OF Buffers
-. - Cotenso The Tines correspondent at
.[sz- PC has written 8 graphic account Of the
- 49, hattie that takes its name from that
stream He says:
.hs Whole Of the day the Guards Brigade
-, ~ tSe ooen Teldt II q heat that was actually
- s---.e- F. -ha shade 81 midday. Meanwhile
l-s ell 1ed not been idle. and after the
L--ei ra1 personally led them 70 the summit Of
Ge1,ss8I. -see -rs- commanded the only possible
: 80 - crossing The river-ihe dam that mad been
Ise .s. = -7T-5 te Nodder River into an ornamental
olht - - -, ,5rnics Of the Kimberley excursion
-+sv moved in echelon toward the edge Of the
- be TX on the enemy extreme le1t-
ar IN could be attempted 10 cross the river
New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
4 BOON IN TOY SOLDIERS.
ENGLISH BOYS AND GIRLS KEEP THE MAKERS
BUsT.

ENGLISH BOYS AND GIRLS KEEP THE MAKERS
BUSY.
From The London Graphic.
One Of the results Of the war in South Africa has
diers at home Young England has caught the
war fever, and in this case the SYMPTOMS are
morning, noon and night. In the course Of q little
ley Of RegenlsfPthere are pTobabIy nearly as
many toy soldiers in Mr. Hamley's establishment
estns facts came to light L %pPeaEs that the
shiniest most highly h1ished-are made In Ger
many. There is manufacturer OF toy soldiers in
1p our ~ rs rs,+or,- sTa 1ot o11i+s so er1s-t as
bs ~ ou ~ ms rs tCI[y are i ,l IaCe 50 g arr 5 =
ably IS 1Ee TO the faM that the industry is only
few years old as far as England is concerned.
whereas toy soldiers have been made IN Germany
almost ever since toy soldiers existed
However. the English made soldiers have one de-
cfded advantage over the other kind they about
lar with papas and mamnas Just now To satisfy
the cravings caused by the war fever various regi
febIs t5 t5e 1IIrsarv The cams ~ aT+a-v r1niss
horses soldiers flags gums. are all what theatrical
people call practical" You unload a mule
aGd load him up again without disabling him for
put on again without losing portions Of their uni.
the chargers. You can have quick firing gun
J5at Will shoot one hundred peas minute with 5 IN
every care is taken 20 make the uniforms absolutely
80 1r17TiTay7+ T resT 944re-s IN the -7-a7sTaai
Some Of the soldiers heads come right on. and
this little device serves three purposes. In time
Of peace the soldiers be mads 10 look straight
IN front OF them 10 the right to the left In
time Of war the same solfiers-disabled- on the
nursery table without their heads. and when the
same soldiers come back 70 England 20 receive
pIaudics OF the multitude-wtth their heads on,
Of course-is II not only natural that they should
their heads turned by the enthusiastic greet
ing they receive? They face the cheering crowd
then
At present the supply OF Boer toy soldiers Is
nothing ike sufficient to meet the demand; indeed,
the supply Of all toy soldiers is rapidly running
out. but refnfOrcements are daily being expected.
and it is hoped that all regiments viii have their
full strength by Christmas At present the Boer
soldiers have not been made so that their head
come off. but it is stated that in future they
VIII be made that their heads viii come on
quite easily. II IS hinted that IN many cases
the injuries the toy Boer soldiers will receive
from the quick firing pea shooting guns viii be so
great that will be impossible 70 put their heads
again
New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
4 HISTORY OF KoREoxrsx.
VALUABLE GIFT 10 THE PUBLIC LIBRARY sT nuzs
HELM n GOULD.

VALUABLE GIFT TO THE PCBLsrC LIBRARY 81 NrzS
HELEN " GOULD
IN view OF the Roberts case the interest OF tf-,a
liness Is ad Ted the value OF The recent acolss
ton OF books Mormonisn BY the New-Yo-r
Public Library This important special coIlerrfor
presented 20 the library by Mss Helen N Could
was begun by Charles l. woodward nd eontfu,lAd
by William Berrtan. business man of Nsw-Yo-a
city Il comprises dOctrtnal works The Rool -
Mormon IN various editions. pro and Norman
pamphlets, historical and descriptive works On
Utah speeches. reports and other matter On ~
political relations between Utah and the T-uftsa
states, ana a remarkable collection OF Morron
periodicals. such TullidEe's Quarterly Mar7-
zlne ana newspapers The latter include issues
or the press n Kirkland. Warsaw Na11v0o C,ar-
tlaes. ,es. EoEee SAT- lake CITY and other places
among LleSe me Tribune. The Weekly TrlS-
une, The DesereL News o." The Pony Tfsoat~r's
am The Herald" OF Salt Lake Ci.v. The war
saw Bulletin. The Warsaw Signal The Aurf-
mormon Standard The NauvoO NeiEhbCr sH7-ha
New Citizen and Rustler.' The Hancock EAGLE
resented. some by complete files
Among the rarities OF The collection are a queer
little lie OF solomon Mack. the Erandfarhsr %
Joseph smith; The Book OF C0mmandnenrsF'
Zion, 1850, never completed. the rare book ra-
lating 10 the Mormon disturbances and giving rha
and Others before Judge A A King Noveru Der II
lSss tFayerte. No Ls&lk and the passed BY ths
Assembly IN 1884. ordering that laws. decisions
OF the Ike OF any other State shah be adopted a.
precedent IN the Territory Of Ctah- some scrau-
books form another noteworthy feature.
found Of the MoTmoa question in its various
phases.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
FOUR MONTHS FooD FOR THE ARMY.

JAM TAKES PERMANENT PLACE as a BASIS
FOR FIGHTING.
From The London Times.
The question Of provisioning our army in South
Africa is not the least important Of the problems
deai.
The basis OF the arrangement Is that there shall
be four months supplies always available al the
seat Of war for ll6OO0 troops and native transport
helpers and 81 900 horses and mules. Al the present
moment there are only three months supplies
hand in South Africa, but the additions necessary
bring the totals up TO the four months limit are
being dispatched with speed, and that limit, once
reached VIII De maintained as long as may be
thought necessary
The enormous quantities OF food which go 70
make up four months supply for this number Of
men and animals may be gathered from the fol-
lowing figures: Preserved meat alone stands az
COO 900 pounds and of biscuits there IS the same
quantity Coffee stands az 10000 pounds, tea at
900 600 pounds. sugar at 100000 pounds compressed
vegetables al 10000 pounds and salt at 100000
pounds
One article Of diet which has been found par
ticuarly suitable for troops on active service Is a
preparation OF meat and vegetables cooked to-
New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
CBTEF CROKER's DENIAL.
SAYS he Has HAD NO CONTROVERSY WITH CHEZ
DEVERT.

Fire Chief Croker yesterday made an enpAsNic
denial OF the report 10 the effect that he had had
q tilr with Chief Of Police Devery- In the report
II was alleged that Chief Croker charged the police
with neglect OF duty and demanded an explanation
and that Chief Devery asserted there had been no
neglect and that the police were in no wise 20
blame for the recent fatalities at some OF the big
fires
The main incident mentioned in the report was
the FIRE at One-hundred-and-second and Third
ave recently. in which several lives were lost and
at which II was asserted. no policemen appeared
until after the third alarm had been sent in In re-
gard TO the story Chief Croker yesterday said
The report Is unfoUnded- have no criticism 10
make OF the Police Department. and have mace
ways been the warmest personal friends. and are
so now There has been no controversy Whatever
between Us and working together harmOnE-
ousIy for the best interests OF the public There
have been fatalities Of the recent nres.
but do not consider that the blame IS 20 be at
taChed TO the Police Department
New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
DOG SEIZED. But yOT By 4 POLICEMAN.

In a small city near New-York there Is a pubns
park 20 which dogs are not admitted. Just across
the street lives a girl OF i've years who has soma
mischievous big brothers On her last btrrhdav
she received large toy cog Cp 20 that tine her
favOrite playground had been the park but her
brothers assured her that II she took the dog into
the park the nrst policeman who saw Il would
grab Il and send II 70 the pound as she had seen
them do 70 other dogs. The chlld remained away
from the park Tor many days. because she could
not bear 70 be separated moment from her lovely
toy One afternoon she entered the house crying
bitterly IL turned that she had been unable -
withstand any longer the attractions OF her park
and had gone IN. hrsI tying her beloved dog the
man would seize Il for rrespassins BIT when she
came our some one had stolen the dog. When her
wicked brothers counted the cost OF buying her a
new they decided thai the joks vas on thsna
after al
New-York tribune., 1900-01-14

ever. that the troops have to paw for the tobacco
supplied by the War once doing so at the rate O
one shilling a pound. that doubt they VIII De
coubly pleased 20 get free gifts from the British
public
New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
THE MAKING OF KHAKI.
w0MEN's WORK AT THE ENGL1sB ARMY STORES
AT PINGLICO.

AT PlMI4lCD
From The London Leader.
The ewes OF the public are naturally rrvetSsd
on the marching and counter marching, the siege
and conflicts Of armed men in Africa but those
who so wish can get interesting peep behind
the scenes at the Army Clothing Stores IN Pirnfco
Into this establishment troop every morning az
$50 o'clock 100 women, and here they remain
TIL nearly in the evening, beSting and sewing
the khaki in which Tommy goes campaigning 70
Table Bay.
some Of them are mere girls OF sixteen others
women Of sixty; but all hard az IL even 20 the
extent occasionally OF several hours overtime.
Khaki is thin stuff, and some twenty stretches
NAV be pressed one on top Of the other, alf upon
these the razor-Iike stean-drtven blades q cend,
New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
NEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY JANUARY ia 1900

ing of ~ IL Rtger as recreation ground only think
1s h - II IN tact, much London regards Maiden
iiftie t ,teser has Il been anything frivolous
-t lsatcii Ia the heart OF the veldt The Dunfsh-
-r LOT us glddiness has been sudden and ex-
may Inc place IS deserted the walls and
aI1 pners ed Ike colander. the water churned
sLl0 peAouied by lo0O0 animals rolls over and over
me ne qe5a Ihat We're hurredly thrown into its eddy
- lloloNs with weight attached that mas in
HlsAas Casss proved insufficient. The bridge lies
OF! lls rUIaed piers a twisted length OF scrao iron
alo me dead horses hH every nook in tbs river
stGe WOODS The chapel with It's U+tfe yvoodar
sl0ss near the river. stood in the thick ~ ~
nghL ana now lies a crumbling mass Of adobe
NaLs; with its shattered earthen altar and the
-alls oi It's sea I There is square rood within
this extinct paradise that does NOT hear witness
10 the Tearrul effect Of modern weapons
THE MARINES AT GRAs PAN.
The conduct Of the marines Of the Naval Br,-
gaoe at Gras Pan is a source OF unending praise
rom al correspondents The Tines represent
Rtive at that battle writes:
The Naval Brigade advanced in extended order
t p1L IN converg1ng upon the position TO be taken
they unconscious4y found themselves closed IN and
n that formation attempted the ascent The fire
qlrected upon them was terrible and distinguished
ny thslr SWORDS, the officers were the first o faTI
OonlIaanoer hsthelstan m0rtaIIy wounded fftv
ESios from the nrst slope, and by one the --st
Iei' as they 2dVanced many with two or three hui
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ne & that " hlte men could misuse the white flag and
mock the sacred purpose Of the Geneva Cross The
1000 the dirt and the extraordinary profusion OF
cartridges ana cartridge wrappings were all mixed
together, but the earth and disorder were not so
ouensive as the grlmy. heastly condition Of the
dead II / could write steadily for a week faud 7
there were no Such strict censorship ferters mel
could not exhaust the list Of pecuarties. eccen-
tr1clties anomalies and novelties OF this waged
against Us by an undisciplined force rebels who
are soldiers by instinct and farmers cattle rats
ers for livelihood. But could all that week
state a more astonishing fact than that some
OF these battles the better class Of Beers have
come TO battle in their carriages like gentlemen
driving TO the Derby at horne and having done
their best have retired in the same Wav leaVin-
their vassals 70 cover their retreat
LIFE AT FRERE CAMP
IN a lighter strain The Pail Mail Gazette's'
correspondent at Frere Camp under date OF De-
cember g. described camp life
The tedium OF camp life here has been relieved
by surprise visits paid various Dutch farms
whose have been suspected Of compIicity
in the rising. No looting allowed. the orders
being very strict on this point Despite, however.
the strictness with which these most necessary
orders have been carried out. the return Of some
raiding parties rather resembed a border f0ray Of
the olden time. The verb Ito commander covers
a multitude Of petty larCenies. The camp umor-
lists have already nicknamed the various gular
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-28

In an editorial last week refer.
ring the question of county road
commissioner, TIE TINES uncov.
cred its ignorance of the new road
law which was passed by the last
legislature. This state Of dark.
ness has been abundantly relieved,
first by perusal of the act itself
which appeared last week in the
Cross County News, then by our
friend, Capt. Merwin, deputy clerk,
and latterly by the Hon. S. NJ.
Blalock, who kindly wrote US
from Colt, and whose letter we
print elsewhere. The fact that we
had overlooked or forgotten the
legislative act, however, does not
weaken our argument for better
roads. The question now IS:
Have we a competent man for the
place? The position is one of the
utmost importance, and unless
filled by thoroughly competent
officer will soon bring the Office
into disrepute and the law into
the long list of nonenities. We
think tho following from the Ark
ansas Democrat very timely and
sensible suggestion. "In every
county where majority of the
electors have voted for the road
tax the county lcvying court must
see 10 it that such q tax is levied.
We should like to suggest at this
tlme that if this tax were applied
in making substantial roads, for
instance macadamized turnpikcs,
the benefits would be Of greater
duration. In every county two
or three good turnpikes of con-
siderable length could be built
each year and finally In two or
three years good roads would
thread the entire state. Build
the roads of substantial charac-
ter and they will last long enough
to give those who contribute to-
ward their building proper bene.
fits Tor the amounts expended.