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are also his military enemes-is his in
His bluff honesty has
always made him the bette noire" Of the
pets of the war office This
trait honestly led him to oppose most
bitterly the scheme of his superior, Lord
Wolseley for the reorganization of the
imperial army on what was termed the
short service system. Roberts strug-
gled very long and strenuously for the
long service system. He advocated
merit as the means Of promotion. and
not birth or influence. This did not
elicit the unbounded affection of Wolse-
ley, who has always looked upon the
little Irish general with a jealous eye.
Energetic and untiring and aggressive
as is Little Bobs," he is as tender
hearted at times as a girl. He never
forgets the man OF the rank and file.
He always treats the native born with
velvet handed constituencies. In his
family circle he is the genjlest Of IA
theirs and husbands. Meandering about
Dublin on his bicycle. ne is the most
peaceful and quiet looking Of citizens.
Yet this is the man the hin tribes of
Afghanistan called the White Demon
and the sepoy mothers about Cawnpur
still tell Of to their babes when they
wall in the night.
Perhaps nothing viii give better
idea of the man than the story Of how
he won the Victoria cross L was in
the sweltering core Of the blood drench-
ed Indian mutiny. There had been a
short. sharp night on the ID of January.
1S5S, at a place called hhodagunJ. The
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Cling over the side. did enjoy himself
for some time. OF course. this proceed
ing was a breach Of discipline. Now.
though the wardroom officers were NJ
dinner, the mIdshipmen were not. II
vas not long before the youngsters saw
their chance for some fun. 4 council
was held. Two boys got into skin
and dropped under the stern 10 await
events. two others seized the gun levers
and hid behind the breech II the Z inch
gun-the muzzle was only a foot from
the smokers back Another boy wrig-
gled along the deck until he could reach
the tripper: then. at given signal ~
the rlngieader, the levers were slipped
the gun ran down the aIide. and before
the smoker could look round seven tons
weight in motion caught him In me
back md overheard he vent The skih
dashed alongside and picked him up.
After this Involuntary bath the smok-
er confined his smokes 20 the usual
smoking place Being IN thc main
kind hearted man. the story did nor
reach the captains ears-at all events
in an Official manner The midshipmen
never mentioned it-oh. no. they never
did!
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square, however. Of shoulder, and q
distinctly military carriage. his whole
aspect denoted aiertness and a why
endurance. He had the air Of quiet
command one sometimes discerns in
men who have seen much service when
as yet they have not attained high
leadership His face was almost ascetic
in its attenuation, hollow temples in
dented and narrow, the lofty forehead
that rose above the keen. quick eyes.
the lower section OF the face was long.
gaunt and sallow. ending in q chin ev
cry line and contour OF which betOksne5
force Of resolution
Since Forbes drew this pen picture
change has CyePt over the little Indian
fighter. Less ,trenGous home life. sue
cesslon TO his long delayed 'leadershsp''
ana some inal consciousness Il power
and appreciation have caused the Cd
soldiers face 70 lose it5 attenuation A
touch Of The portliness q Anglican old
age has FLIED out the hollow temples.
ruddiad the sali0w eheeks and sxsg-
Eerated Just q tSlas the shoTtness CT the
nervous little figure.
But great as Roberts Is as q fighter.
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he is something over and above a SOL
der. With all his aggressive energy
and blum honesty and outspokenness.
there is a touch of the Irish blarney
about him-just enough to make him
the ideal diplomat. Combined with the
experience OF the old soldier he has the
sagacity of the statesman This was
demonstrated when, in 1885, Lord Rob-
erts was taken from the command of
the Madras army and given the post OF
commander in chief in India. That
meant a good shaking up in Anglo-In-
dian military affairs, for no sooner did
Roberts step into his new office than
he set TO work with his indomitable en-
ergy and absolute thoroughness 10 car
~ out a complete plan of army reform.
Besides this. he did a thing even more
valuable. He saw that the northwest
frontier of the Indian empire was at
any time open TO an invasion on the
part OF the soldiers of the Great White
Car. So he built a series of fortresses.
a veritable chain OF Gibraltars. on this
frontier, which. if today are not impreg-
nable, would at least render an invasion
from the north a hopelesSly arduous
task.
Now, India swarms and teens with
diminutive kinglets, who have more
pride and arrogance TO the square inch
than any other stiff necked heathens in
this wide world. 1t was no easy matter
TO get along with these little handmade
monarchs. Yet Roberts knew how TO
handle them, and handle them he did;
suave when necessary, stern when
sternness was needed and complainant
when the occasion called for il. a
thorough knowledge of Hindustanee
has been great help TO him. This was
not picked up in a day. To learn that
most difficult tongue he shut himself
up with the best native teachers he
could secure and stuck TO il until he
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out from Cawnpur. Roberts has written
of one little incident in that long and
toilsome march: L was sent by Sir
Hope Grant TO select the ground for a
new camp While we were waiting and
talking 10 what appeared 10 be pill
grims. we were shot at, and on looking
round saw q considerable number Of the
enemy between Us and our force" It
was no sli-ht predicament. though Rob
erts spec IS Of Il as mere bagatelle.
They had 10 cut their way back 10 their
own line and in crossing a stream
Roberts horse was wounded and fell.
In The far the young officer was wound
ed in tire hand by his own sword. but
succeeded in making his escape
In the advance from the Aluro Oh 70
DHkoosha Roberts reconnoitered the
road ana had the honor Of leading the
army TO the relief Of the beleaguered
garrison al Dlkoosha- II was fore
taste OF Kimberley. just as Lucknow
had been. Il was here. In what Is now
known as The nesshouss incident, that
Roberts again distinguished himself and
surpassed al his previous cool feats OF
bravery. He himself tells CT the Incl
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has on every occasion been marked"
Wherever bullets were flying young
Roberts was sure TO be. He stood be-
side Neville Chamberlain when the lat
ter's arm was shattered with grape
shot, while a bullet lodged in the cap
pouch of Roberts himself. making
severe bruise near the spine. Had it
not been for the cap pouch he would
have been killed.
But Roberts seems always to have
borne charmed life. In fact before he
was % years old he had had five horses
shot under him. Even when wounded
he always quickly recovered from his
injuries. At the siege of Namur he had
a charger shot under him. AT Delhi he
had many thrilling escapes. On the
march to Cawnpur as staff officer with
Greathead he repeatedly distinguished
himself. In the action at Bol Indshur
he attached himself to the lancers, and
while passing through a gateway. fight
ing. as usual, in advance of the line, a
sepoy deliberately took aim at him.
Roberts escaped, but his horse fell I'M
der him.
Every one has heard of the relief of
Lucknow. Speaking in his modest way
Of how his avenging column started
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SHE runAsHED THE KAISER.

The German emperor has been sound
Iv thraghed once and once only. and. 20
his lasting ehagrin. his sssallant was
a little girl. When he was boy ~ 10.
he and his brother Henry spent some
months with their tutors az CasssL Taa
Young princes soon attracted crowd
of fiayfuates. among whom waa lttle
French girl One day the German chill
dren. superior IN numbers fell on The
little french girl. the representative x
4 hated race. and. tying her % tree.
amused Themselves by Deiting her with
pine cones and any harmless missile
they could End. Zach successful shet
was emphasized by the eEy. Don't for
get Sedan
The only spectator II this cruel spost
vas q Hungarian riri. whose lnoiRna-
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-HERE is one man in whom the
British army believes. That man
y is Lord Roberts OF Kandahar,
otherwise known as General
Bobs." "Bobs Bahadur'' or simply
"Bobs"
According to Tommy Atkins, you can
take this same General Bobs, the
captor of General Piet A. Cronje, and
stand him on his head and spill a quart
of lead out of him, so many years has
he been accommodating battlefield SOU
venirs.
See that little red faced man,
That's Bobs;
Rides the tallest hOss he can,
Does Bobs;
II II. bucks an kicks an rears,
e VIII sit for twenty years
With smile round both lis ears,
viii Bobs.
ia mari .erIs lost is place,
d. ess by Bobs;
If a gun a slipped its trace
'O6k- on Bobs. a.
'E's eyes all up lis coat
An a bugle in lis throat,
An you win Ot play the goat
Under -9obs.
So sang Kipling of the id.olized little
field marshal This is the man who is
relied upon by the masses OF the BTU
ishers to retrieve the honor of England
in South Africa. This is the man whom
the English soldier WorshipIs next to
his God.
When the London war office sent Lord
Roberts to Africa, his escutcheon was
q stainless one. Defeat was word I'M
known in his vocabulary. His career
had been marked by almost half CEN
fury of military successes. More than
once he had upheld the honor of the en-
pire when the psychological moment
arrived. It was no wonder when some
one had Numbered" that he suddenly
became the man of the hour once more,
and on him England hung her hopes.
Lord Roberts is a sort of Irish terrier.
His personality is an interesting one.
He is man who does things In the
army they call him Chain Lightning.
When he stepped ashore at Cape Town,
General Butler was pounding away at
the back door of the South African sit
uation. "Bobs' sized up the matter in
about two days. He saw that that back
door was useless. There before him lay
the way to the front door OF Pretoria.
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Personality of the Military Leader Who Is Con-
Quoting the British Operations Against
the Beers In South Africa.

enemy were falling back in confusion
after the battle of Cawnpur, retreating
sullenly on Futtegurh, with Hope Grant
hanging on their heels and pressing
them hard. A little red faced. young
lieutenant of artillery, feet 8 of
nerve and grit, acting as a deputy as
sistant quartermaster general, was in
Hope Grants division. He had been
posted for six long years with the
mountain battery of the Bengal artil-
lery at Peshawur, and he was looking
for blood. He got it. Coming up with
the enemy at Khodagunj, he caught
sight of two tall sepoys making off
with a British regimental standard.
This did not suit the young lieutenant.
He clapped spurs to his horse, went
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up section OF railway and throwing
the rails into stream-the usual B0er
method OF destroying a line What
they now do Is 10 heat the center OF d
section 70 white heat and carry the
rail By its two cool ends 70 the nearest
tree or telegraph pole. round which
they twist il in such a way that II IS
absolutely Impossible TO use il again
Cor railway purposes.
Lord Archibald Campbell. who has
designed q reversible cloth for the kits
Of the highland regiments. with the
tartan on oae side and the plain nsg-
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3ons ~ THE Other SIZE. however. fhs
soldiers fsn 20 Sc ths fogcs u &sr.
sf4asE arguments
TBS Massaer buiisf makes clean pe.-
fcEztsoa q bone ard rasS1ie. s.aiGgeys
s6os Through b1ih cheek bouss have
lost the sense = smell and taste. Tax
aze ofhsrEise quite sell Most 4 he
ssoansa are in f1s hsnas ard arms.
Lord Msfhsen, AZ hs COUNTY hrFzs
az CorKhasn. - knoNn as an erthusl-
astse syrllsf. and The story l. sol1 thzt
O. ere oec@siou. ~hea attending sgrue
military r2a2SsTsFs. BE ExElFs1 81 "a
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iment in India, marching over the
ghauts on its return from maneuvers
at Chinchwud. was thrown into tempe
rary confusion by the boiling of a cou-
pie OF pack oxen laden with cooking
pots.
II is said that Colonel David Harris,
who is in command Of the Kimberley
garrison, was at one time choir boy
in London Jewish synagogue.
a small contingent Of Beers has real
lied the uselessness OF merely tearing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
HIS INVOLUNTARY HATH.

A stout and elderly officer on board
British ironclad lying in the bay Of
Naples very much objected TO the prac-
tice OF sitting long at wine on guest
nights or any other nights. He there
fore made a point of escaping directly
the queens health had been honored,
The ship was an old fashioned one. with
large gun ports on the main deck.
When the guns are run In, as II the
custom at evening quarters. the ports
make nice. large. airy seats. Knowing
that while the officers were at dinner
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arts wlfh That's fof EsgsHaf-' A.
this gu1ctufs. hDTeFer. sfsH futerE hg-
pared. and TIE prince aEss released
he Hsauel - thlg story 81 sataFesflnz.
and vent - 1--we iu Erxisr8. Whsz
the emperor isst vlsit~s Britain. ttss
lazy to9 re sSgrT q th1n rssusers It's
hght = member q hia sgif. whs re-
peatfd = - bis imperial master ~Toa
don's mean q HaT thzf Tiger - : r8rg u
hsTs D. fsla- = really NEST go
hef IbsT reFsr usst. kewessr. sn1
its emperor cannos sfT2ce Ias rasmorI
@ '1ala che thgaasiux
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gfeun4 81 = AlcYeis Jest fa.sk after
~ aaseains.'' sald ths general - = ssi.
der On egfy at fhs srtranrr as - 80.
rsagants4- Ths u.an. nst rs-sr,.sss...,
3SsF3 Afsfsnfn. repns8 ulth sesra
Asff-e tEs eaeofnsz thing p urseif. ia
Dot heTs - sttsn1 - tIksa
Are1r2l1g - fns ks4zer,x n-@ laval
pfszsf arms. CsFszsng ssa hzse s. l.ss.
h's7asasssF ~ 1910 instraa - the I5 en- aas
S2N. = cruisers sastes4 - 81 e. email
= sassFs ard gznb1asn la.sseas ~ - 80
IS tefpss23 hats lasfsz1 - - a. ~
gzess.E.
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soldier g wiz lodge In the legs. = shots
VIII lodge IN the srTns. p strike BE-
tween neck and waist. / In tire neck
and II shots some part % the soldiers
heads.
suffering british soldier vas cured
Of us impairment ~ q &a8ser ballet
passing through a1s fhrozt- TINS hap
penea recently IN q Eght 18th The BosFE-
Several thousand cops@s - William
T. stead's psrnph!s;. SHAH Si4T NJ
Brother Boer7- have been dsstT. hufs4
among The British tTo1FA IN south AZ
EseA- As ihs Staying has lz<zssy essa
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trail tint on the other. has always been
q great champion 81 the highland dress
Two years ago the Beers had in their
pay Is German officers. 80 French and
70 Russians.
The Blble Society CT England gave
$ GO copies q the New Testament and
the Psaitsr 10 South African troops
TIE German wzr authorities have
duplicates Of all The bridges IL Frsacs-
II, IL case Of war. any q these bridges
were destroyed. they could be replaced
IN six hours
o. every ies shots wklch stEIks sozns
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could converse easily with the humblest
dhooley bearer in his lines. In fact, this
strange little man likes nothing better
than putting on plain clothes and going
unrecOgnized among his men. passing
the time Of day with them. finding out
their likes and dislikes and ascertainiug
just how they are treated by their off,
GERS. This cOnsiderat ton for the man q
/ the rank and file Is one Of the secrets Of
why Tommy Atkins regards Bobs' as
a demigod. Men have . weakneFs for
a general who viii not sit down 20 his
dinner in his mess tent until he knows
his hungry men are being fed
Roberts attitude toward his men Is
revealed In an appreciation Of General
Ulysses s. Grant which the British gen
eraI once peDned: General Grants IN
wearied consideration for his men de-
serves the highest praise II is IN
doubleday true that when ar important
object W. 10 be gained he was not
spaTlng ~ their lives. but b never
wasted them nesdiessiy. and the ar
rangements for the well being = his
troops were so carefully thought out
that they never wanted for supplies.
rs sick and wounded were bis constant
care. although their necessities vers
never allowed 70 stand ia the way q
vigorous action"
Grants care about supplies NEST have
particularly appealed r. Lord Roberts
Tor the great part Il his early military
career was passed IN nnasteTluF the de-
tails q departmental administrator.
TIE knowledge which he Ealns3 ia this
work IN his early years has proved
great source IL strength 20 hir1 IN bis
later operations IN the fed Like Lord
Kitchener. be j. pTlrasT1iy an orgsolzsr
and an adrnlnis;rasor- y vas no sasy
Thing 10 those early days q Iosk AFTER
TIE affairs q an In6laD army. And -
hln3 the velvet glove had slways q
Turk the ir1n hand
TEenty-fsxo years azo. Ter Instance.
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taft- IS
broke bound s.
Rushing ht
Prince william.
Ia FlHg atisr
nf the aasnsl-
ante ehe relied
him on tEs
ground ara be-
Ean 60 Dumfnai
q - uumsreifai.
- acrnma any
Ing each blaw
= a. re- Efste
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WARS AND WARRIORS.

The engines Of the new British battle
ship Montague are TO be the most pow
erf0l ever placed in a man-of-war.
They are 10 develop lS.o00 indicated
horsepower. There viii be two sets OF
triple expansion engines and 80 Belle
willie boilers. which will cost SIS. coo.
The total cost Of the vessel VIII be over
fl.eoe.ooo.
AL armies are liable TO night scares.
wh.Fe at times almost amount TO a
-@nie- On one occasion a British reg
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no one would
be likely to dis
turb him, the
stout and elder
y enc. wishing
10 enjoy the
fire S n evening
air. as well as
The lovely seem
cry OF the bay
Of Naples. climb
ed into a gun
port. and. with
pipe in mouth
and iqrG dan
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A SINCERE FRIEND OF TOMMY ATKINS

ways be the Wellington of your little
Waterloo.
There is just one thing in all this
earth that Lord Roberts is afraid of,
and that is a cat A black cat in partic-
ular he cannot abide. Such feline,
Sir Edwin Arnold has said, Roberts
would go five miles to avoid.
The trait in the character of Roberts
that lifts him head and shoulders above
his military agues-many of whom
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-01
Important Change of Time on the Nickel
Plate Road.

A daily Il hour through service
has been inaugurated between Chi
cago and New York, leaving the Van
Buren, st. passenger station, Chi
cago, at $3.50 p. m, arriving at New
York 1928 p. IN, the following day.
Standard New York and Boston Ex-
press leaves Chicago at 1926 p. M,
arriving at New York at 1925 p. m.>
following day. Standard New York
and Boston Express leaves Chicago
at 1895 q. m. daily, instead OF 1920
a. M, as formerly, with through
cars to New York and Boston arriv-
ing at either city early the following
afternoon. Night express leaves Chi
cago daily at 1890 p. m. for New
York and Boston, arriving at either
city early the second morning.
Courteous colored porters are i'm
charge OF day coaches, to look after
the comfort OF passengers, especially
ladies travelling alone. Dining car
on all day trains from Chicago on
which the service is unexcelled and
at popular prices. Mr.. J. Y. Gala
han, general agent, Ill Adams St.,
Chicago. will have pleasure in giving,
all detailed information as to rates.
and trains. Chicago passenger sta
ton Van Buren, st. and Pacific ave.
on the Elevated Loop. City ticket
offices, Ill Adams ST., Telephone
2O57 Central and Union ticket Office,
auditorium annex, telephone 2OS
Harrison.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-01

decorating the top. They are not sener-
ally useful, being difficult to close, and
are only suited for special occasions.
Parasols Of liberty satin will be used
for the country: White and very light
colors will predominant. -.
Jeweled effects are seen on parasol
handles and also for the tip Of the stem.
A picture is given of tailor made, cos
tune of beige cloth. The skirt is plain
in front and laid in plaits at the side, the
back forming double vatican plait.
The bolero jacket has front heightened
in a round tab and basque short at the
back and sides. The jacket is bordered
and trimmed with bands of lighter beige
silk covered with lines of stitching, and
the revers and cuffs are of stitched silk.
Groups Of small dull gold buttons deco
rate the front. The lining is Of pearl
gray broche silk. The accompanying
toque is entirely of blue forgetmenots
and roses, with tall black satin bow
and putting of black satin at the back.
JUDO CHoLLET.
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
On
THE PIONEER LIMITED.

Nothing richer nas ever been ~ ID n "a
by any other railroads.&c.. Paul ki~aeer
Press.
"1t's world beater.' - st. Paul Globe.
1.-THE best thing the the railroad world
can produce."-st. Paul Dispatch.
prominent and disc minimizing people-
marvel at the creation Of elegance and
comfort wrought by modern 90, build
ers."-Minneapolis Tribune.
THE PIONEER LIMITED stauds tot,aH
perfect in construction, gorgeous in finieh
and the acme of luxury and comfor4.r.-
Minneapolis Journal.
1.-THE closest inspection bewilders AND
axes the breath awey. for thetmaRpjR
cence and beauty OF It all is simply tre-,
mendous." Minneapolis Times.
TIE PIONEER LIMITED leaves Minne>-
apolis at 7:8O ansi st. Paul at $40 every
evening in the year for Milwaukee and
Chicago. via Chicago. Milwaukee & st..
Paul Railway. NO extra charge on this
train) Z
For tickets. berths y. Information, apply
10 any ticket.ager- OF address, ~ :
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-01
More Copies of "a Message to Gar.
Cia.O

More Copies of "a Message to Gar
cia."
Five hundred thousand more copies
of the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad company's booklet, "A
Message to Garcia" have just been
issued, says the New York Tribune.
Five previous editions of 100000 copies
each have been distributed. The book
let is illustrated and contains, in addi-
ton to the message to Garcia, which
was written by Gilbert Hubbard, q
sketch Of the life Of Lieutenant Colonel
Rowan, who carried the message to
Garcia; portrait Of Lieutenant Colo
mel Rowan, made from photograph
taken the day before he sailed for Ma
Mia to rejoin his regiment; a portrait
Of General Calixto Garcia, to whom the
message wAs sent, and sketch Of his
life, and a portrait of Mr.. Hubbard,
with short sketch of his life. It is
said that this message to Garcia has
been printed more than 1900, 600
times and has been translated into
Japanese, German and other languages.