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plans to subdue it. He had profited by
all the experiences OF others.
Game of War Began.
Before he could move to conquer the
Soudan he had to conquer the khedive.
He did. The khedive said something in
sulting about British officers. Kitchener
rode up close 10 him and-the khedivc
issued general order praising the army
and particularly its British officers.
Queen Victoria made Kitchener X. c..
VI. G. at that time.
Then began the game OF war. In
pressive. passionless. unconmunicative.
drillmaster, farrier, commissary. and
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Leaving the Train at Cape Town.

folk, and attained the grade of lieuten-
ant colonel in the army.
The boy grew up like all English boys
of his class One day he was sent
away from home to learn to be a royal
engineer. And an engineer he became
and an engineer he remained and an en-
gineer he is. great, steady, unfalter-
ing piston rod of man this-drivins
along in absolute consonance with the
throbbing of the vast machine of fate.
What Is there in engineering that pro-
duces so many fighting men? We have
had them here and England is full OF
them there.
Certainly there was little in Kitch-
ener's early surroundings to provoke
flehting blood. AS a royal engineer. he
was trot.ed around to various unending
" peaceable lands to view them through
the glass in his theodolite and measur,
them with n steel tape and otherwis,
disport himself So we see him doins
In the four years from 1874 to 1873. II
is hard TO conceive now that much of the
Typographical knowledge of the Holy
Land that is possessed by the world to-
day is owing TO the work Of the man
who since then has been depicted in
European prints as a hanger of men,
slayer of babes and a scourger OF wo-
men.
In 1878 England. IN the methodical
movement OF her red tape machine. sent
him to Cyprus. where he did something
or another" about the organization of
the land courts.
Then things began TO happen fast and
furious in Egypt. And then did GER
tain brick red. bcny. and almost un-
pleasantly silent youth rage in high
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Supreme Master of the Art of Organization and
the Embodiment of the Genius of Batt1e-Mar-
ve1ous Marches of His Army That Knew Neither
Delay Nor Defeat Until the Long and Exactly
Planned Victory Was Won ~ ~ y " *

was Just preparing to execute British
noon
Osman Digna's men who still are
alive remember him. for he took his
Egyptian 1evies into Handub one day.
The great bearded Emirs and the saw
age, hairy, fighting men laughed through
their teeth when they saw him come.
They had made the poor rice eaters of
Egypt run too often to dream of any
thing else except an easy slaughter. But
this time the men whom Kitchener had
found In the feIlaheen were behind
those brown skins, In which once there
had been room for nothing but quaking
hearts And the emirs and the hairy
lighting men snapped their teeth in the
dust in dying and spearmen fell to rise
no more.
The troops were beaten off at last,
but Kitchener, although defeated in
this, his first real battle. had broken
his Egyptian soldiery to fighting and
killing as sportsmen "blood" deer
hound He got bullet In the face as
souvenir of the occasion. a few
years ago, while he was eating at table,
the bullet suddenly worked its way out
and fell into his plate. He lifted it out
with fork, stared in disapproval at his
servant, who had too lively an express
sion of surprise on his face, and went on
eating without saying a word.
Within year after HANDFUL he led
brigade of Soudanese over the trenches
at Gemaizeh and incidentally over Os-
mans men who had incautiously occu-
pied them. In 1889 he again commanded
a brigade. All this time he was gazing
at the Soudan. studying It. laying his
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ganizations and office work in Cyprus,
where a man had to wear dress suit
at dinner every night, and do other
things equally futile. ---.-
Dress suits thereupon became things
of the past with Kitchener. After Tel
el-kebir saw the breaking of Arabfs
mad might. England had to take in hand
the reorganization of the Egyptian
army, so-called by courtesy. Sir Evelyn
Wood was appointed sirdar (comman-
der), He demanded twenty-five British
hopeless and unpleasant and improbable
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, Cd Save the King,

80 Kitchener Welcome Home!
~ II was not a brilliant sun
that broke over London on
the morning of July 70. Reluctantly
piercing a dull. gray sweep of sky, it
sought to twinkle weakly through the
bank of fog that enveloped the city. But
it was strong enough TO pick out from
thousand walls and set>in bold relief the
legends quoted.
In every thoroughfare the words flut
tered in the colors of the empire. From
the fronts of the big hotels they glitter
ed in tinted glass globes arranged in ar
tistic design. On more modest struc-
lures they were spelled on folded flags
or twined in flowers. Sometimes they
faunted merely on painted signs, for
the most part crude and tawdry.
There was new significance in those
simple inscriptions on that day.
For centuries the former legend had
been shouted, sung and waved over the
great British metropolis with loyalty
which is second nature to the British
Had a Special Significance.
But on that day there was a special
significance in the words. which was
added to and magnified by tie other en-
blem.
Barely three weeks before, England's
monarch had been stricken down almost
upon the very steps of his throne. which
an ancient prophecy declared he would
never ascend For a while after that
the empire had held its brath. scarce
daring to hope, yet refusing TO expect
the worst The King lay stricken unto
death; the sands of life were running
low. The course of destiny seemed al
most to pause to await the crisis.
And then it came and passed, and the
news was spread far END wide as fast
as telegraphic wires could carry the
momentous message.
The danger was passeT: the sovereign
would recover.
From that time on 4 loving empire
and an anxious world awaited the daily
.jdipgs of the ponarch's slow return to
health.
And on this twelfth day OF July Lon
don had again heard with satisfaction
that the King was still improving. rs
LOYALTY and thanksgiving was becoming
vocal.
Return of "K. of K"
But more than that. it was a gala
lav in tho history OF the nation. Lord
General Kitchener, *. of k as he is
fauiliarly referred to by a grateful pco-
ME vas 20 return 20 London from his
io:z and difficult campaign in South
Africa.
Kitchener. tho man who had spent
seven years in preparation for Ike
march up the Nile. who avenged General
Cordon's murder at Khartoum and re-
corqrercd The Egyptian soudan. had be-
come the idol OF tho empire.
not single Britisher lost sight of the
fact that under his generalship the
South African war, which had been sap
ping the strength OF the nation, haa
len brought TO a successful termina
tioa
And nov, on this twelfth day Of July
when all London was ringing with the
news CT the Kings improvement, Kitch-
aner was returning TO receive his laurels
COR ;riumphg and victories won. London
turned our - Gre soul TO bid hin vel
como bone.
Noon had changed from the countless
Jelfrics OF The capital. but short while
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The Typical Soldier.

The typical soldier In character-the
typical soldier in appearance, is Kitch-
ener His fifty years have passed light
ly over his iron frame. Mark him rs he
pursues his campaign in his cold. busi-
ness-like way. II is always the same
The walls and distrust from the unsol-
dierly-the silence OF the soldier Then.
the business done, and well done, the
extravagant plaudits OF all.
Like Lord Roberts, Kitchener is an
Irishman. having been born in County
Kerry of that country half a century ago
His father was an Englishman from Suf-
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was Just preparing to execute a British
soldier who had been caught that after
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The Sphinx of the War.

Kitchener Of Khartoum. *. of X. ="
as he is familiarly referred to by the
officers who have known him and served
under him, has been all along the sphinx
OF the South African campaign. He is
the man from whose lips nothing has
been heard-about whom little has been
known; his plans were secret, his move
ments mysterious. During the early
weeks that followed Lord Roberts ar
rival in South Africa with the English
army tx of X" was more or less of a
myth. He was talked about and criti-
cised he was complimented and COM
plained OF flor he upset a great many
arrangements. especially in regard to
the army transportation facilities; he
broke rules and remade them). He was
reported here one day and there the
next. and no one saw him, but his influ-
ence was felt none the less. and the
army moved at last. The man who had
spen. seven years in preparation for
the march up the Nile was called upon
20 make arrangements for the prolonged
invasion of an enemy's country. for the
feeding OF huge army miles from its
base. and with the probability of con-
tinued interruption OF the lines OF COM
munlcation. 1t was 1 task never before
ATTEMPTED on so grand a scale.
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railroad engineer by turns, the silent
man made plans and laid them to con-
verge on one point Many thousand in
struments. bent by his supreme will.
toiled blindly for him, not knowing
whether they were working for a hope
lessly stupid victim of dull red tape or
man with colossal scheme, and, what
is more. not daring to try to know.
A year passed by and still the army
drilled and the engineers planned. and
instead of gun firing and sword clashing
the blows Of pickaxes and the scraping
of spades made monotonous music day
after day. Foot by foot, mile by mile,
railroad began to crawl away from
camp into the dim desert, sacred till
then to Mahdist raids and retaliatory
expeditions by British soldiers that
were little more effective than raids.
There were to be no raids with Kitch-
ener.
His Slow But Irresistible March.
The march began. Day after day, week
after week. month after month, the
slow progress went on. Men worked all
day to move trains and barges; they
slept all night as securely as II they
were In the heart of friendly country.
To a world waiting for glorious deeds
this was gall and wormwood. Kitchener
became a by-word for something that
defed patience. This was not war. This
was shop-keeping. farming, land meas
uring. anything but war.
And one morning, on September 2. 1898,
something happened IN a far place CALI
ed Omdurman, where there were
gathered great hosts of brave emirs
and tall desert fighters and women OF
the harem and much treasure. And
when the something had done happened
the field was white with iibbah clad
corpses. like a meadow dotted with
snowdrifts."
Unmoved by Triumph.
And that night Sirdar Kitchener rode
through the camp and he looked
around him as he had looked around
him at drill many years before. In
that hard. unmoyed face was sign OF
nelJner triumph OT tldtlOH VI Itiicl
or weariness. His men cheered when
they saw him, but even as the cheers
rang out they would die away, for this
grim, changeless, passionless creature
was no one to arouse wild outbursts.
And SO he passed through the crowds
Of England when he returned home.
He had aged a bit. Twenty-Five years
in Egypt, beaten by sands that cut
the faces OF the pyramids. will mark
even the face of 4 Kitchener. But in
all else, in expression, in manner, in
attitude. he was the Kitchener who. as
subaltern, set forth to measure the
land of Canaan; and he received the
plaudits OF nation as he might have
received the terse perfunctory COM
mendation of the official to whom he
presented his maps OF survey.
What Next?
Now that grim visaged war hath
smoothed his wrinkied 'front.'" is there
anything left for Kitchener to do? Ac-
cording to a very considerable per-
centage of the English public. TX. OF
X" has still big work before him. and
this is nothing less than. in forceful
Anglo Saxon. Cleaning out the war Of
fee" This momentous job has proved
too much for ks immediate predeces-
sors-Viscount Wolseley and Earl Rob
erts. John Bull believes that he has
now found the boy who will tackle the
situation without fear or favor.
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His Respect for De Wet.

Kitchener has great respect for the
prowess CT General De Wet. TX. Z:
X" is reported to have said: "GiTe me
cne man like De Wet and | Will sen.
home cne-third Of the army" And he
Wet is quoted as having spoken as fol-
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Entering Pretoria.

lows: 81 will give Lord Roberts three
years to catch me. l will give Kitch-
ener three months. and Lord Methueu
all his life"
An associate of Kitchener thus char
acterizes the remarkable man:
He is very brave and very strong, and
he fights the struggles Of his life quite
alone. He Is careless of his personal
appearance. as are those who do not
come into daily contact with women; and
believe that the untruthful, boastful
words which the Emperor Napoleon once
used In speaking OF himself are really
true of Kitchener: Not all the fairest
women in the world could combine to
make me sacrifice one hour of the work
1 have at heart "
The Secret Spring of His Life.
All manner of speculations have been
INDUCED in concerning TX. Of KS" sil-
ent and reticent manner. his unbending
sternness that frequently amounts to
positive hardness. and hts obvious
dislike of the society OF women. Many
assert tIluI ne WAS disappointed III love
when young, and, probably being at hat
tiI.e a man of very affectionate nature,
the affair turned the entire course of his
life into channels which gradually
nodded him stern being almost with
out the ordinary characteristics and
feelings OF the men about him.
But what the real secret of This
strange mans life-and there surely
must be a secret back of his unben!ing
manner and immovable counter me,
with its piercing eyes-really is. prob
ably no one this side of the grave but
Kitchener himself can tell. And il IS
hardly probable that he will ever care
to share It with the world.
Now comes the question, How Will the
brouzed hero beir the hOnOrs bestowed
upon him? VII, he rest content in the
bosom of peace, or long again for the
sterner life of tho warrior-the life that
finds its only solnce by the light of the
twinkling campfire? 1t is certainly one
of those decisions which time alone can
render.
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Man Of Mystery Welcomed Home by His Mor.arch
and His Nation With P1audfts That Would
Have Pleased Cod, But That Moved Not the
Lnmutab1e Conqueror of Egypt and the Beers.
In Full Dress Uniform.

before. when the train bearing the
hour rolled slowly into the long. low
station. Lord Kitchener was met by the
Duke of Connaught. the Prince of Wales,
and other distinguished officials. From
there he was escorted to the palace,
where the sick chamber Of the King was
thrown open to him. and the monarch
pinned the medal of the Order OF Merit
upon his breast. AS he passed through
the streets. cheer upon cheer greeted
him, and rolled upward in a mighty roar.
The multitudes fairly worshiped him,
believing out their shouts of welcome
and praise in deafening volumes.
Kitchener the Man.
The enthusiastic crowds found little
or no change in General Lord Kitchen
er as man. They had all seen him
before or were familiar with the pic
lures of him. The bold, fearless eyes.
the short nose. the aggressiveness and
determination of his expression. leave
a strong impression. In his pictures he
appears to be handsome-a hero-look-
ing soldier.
To the person who has studied bis
picture. and then sees him for the first
time. the revelation is bit startling
He is tall. about six feet two or three:
his figure ungainly, and his shoulders
sloped; he slouches somewhat in his
gait as he walks In long. knee-bending
strides. He is much older man than
his pictures make him appear to be.
His face-immovable as the Egyptian
sphinx-is brick red. 1t is full of little
lines. and his prominent steelgray eyes
have peculiar expression, one OF them
has habit Of rowing by itself, while the
other transfxes you with a cold and
piercing glare. To certain extent the
eyes are characteristic of the man. for
Kitchener is known 10 be able to see
things nearby and things far off at the
same time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-13
He Didn't Like Cartersyillc.

CARTERSVILLE, VA, December IL
Especial. )-Last evening about O'Clock
the Palmore House, in this place, was
visited by q man answering to the name
of Smith, who claimed to be from Ohio.
He was tolerably well dressed. and car
ried two packages. lie stated that at one
time he was proprietor OF one of the best
paying hotels in Toledo. O., and that when
he sold out he was the posessor of 4 snug
little fortune which he had since suuan-
dered in riotous living. lie is man about
so years old, about feet inches tall.
of dark complexion. and wears heavy
iron-gray moustache. He will weigh
about $50 pounds. The stranger was taken
in ana kindly treated. When he first
stopped he was particular to inquire the
terms Of the proprietor. which were given
him This morning early it was noticed
that ore of the front doors of the hotel
was opened, and upon investigation, it
was found that the room occupied by
Smith was empty. and that the bird
had flown without paying his hotel bill
The hunting party from Finlay, O., COM
posed OF Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamlin. and Mr.. Oates and son. who
have been camping on the farm Of the
Ohio Land and Lumber Company
for the last two weeks broke camp
yesterday and left on the afternoon train
for Richmond. Newport News, Norfolk
and Washington, .. c.
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ScCttS-iIIe Gossip.

SCo1'TSvIILE. VA, December -
tSpecalD-A gentleman of Scottsvile as
serts that On Wednesday afternoon a fly
ing machine passed over the town in the
direction OF Fi3vanna. He says il was
shaped Ike a cigar ana gave out a click
ing sound in its passage Flor want Of
witnesses, there are some who so so far
as to doubt this story.
Little A. G. Bell, Jr., has been quite
sick for several days.
Miss Nora Dillard is visiting her broth
TT. Or. Is l.. billiard. al North Garden.
Dr. Alfred Pinllerton. who has been a
g,lest at Chester" returned TO Coyes-
gilte this week.
ri ISIS Matte Jones has been sick, but is
oul agnin
il. L. Lane. Esmont: William Dorrier,
city: D. i. Grove, Lynchhurg; r. G. Paul,
Il X. Wright, Maryland;' Z. Turner.
Charlie ttcsville; j.. l.. ferguson. Gooch-
,and; e. A. Spence. IT, Richmond, have
necn 4, the Home Hotel this week.
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4 Matter of News Gossip.

The recent articles in The Dispatch con-
corning the criticism of StateEntomolo-
gist ". 3. Atwood at the meeting of the
State Horticultural Society in LyNchburg.
was not prepared at the office of the Com
missioner Of Agriculture, nor was it in
spircd by that o.&cial. It was printed
in connection with certain information
secured at the office of the commissioner
relating to the fruit industry of the State
and the existence of the San Jose scale.
and the inference was drawn by Professor
Atwood. as is stated in his commUnica ton
to The Dispatch, that the criticisms came
from Commissioner Koiner. There were a
number of gentlemen at the meeting of
the society. and as matter Of news Cos
sip. in which the State Entomologist was
concerned the alleged criticisms were
printed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-13
Dnnxillc Red Men.

DANEILLE, VA, December 12.-(Spe-
ciall-A new tribe OF Red Men, to be
known as Poquoson Tribe. No. 124. was
organized last night. Deputy Organizer
]. a. Haden. of this city. perfected the
organization. The tribe was instituted
by Great Chief of Records c. S. Wells,
OF Manchester.
The following officers were elected and
duly installed: E. r Drumrisht prophet;
E. B. Crawley, sachem; H. Lloyd senior
sycamore. W. c. Abbott, junior saga
more: P. c. Page. chief Of records, and
George Forbes. keeper Of wampun.
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sA1LaoAD sCnr JULES.
HAILaOAD sCHT oULES. 5a
an SOUTHERN
c>k RAIL WAY
Schedule In Effect, Dec, IL, 1902.
lie in Eject, Dec, II, 1902.
Trains Leave nnd Arrive 14th-street
Station.
TRAINS LEAva RICHMOND, VA.

:oo A. NJ. No. 7. daily for. Danville,
Charlotte. and all local stations
south connecting at Danvills tor
B. and ". railway IVA FOR Martins
vile and stations on that line AZ
Greensboro for all stations east
and west thereof.
'V NJ. No. 10, limited train daily.
points; Havana. Nassau. etc Con
meets at Moseley with Farmviile
and a. Powha tan railroad: st
m apd Wf1 for Durham R IA nz!E; l.
with No. s.. Unite, states fast
n mail. solid train daily. foe New
o1Ieans and points South which
coIu lfS slesDesS to New New f 3rlsans
Hi i. Drawing-Room Buffet Sleeper
ii.lchmond to Atlanta and Birmins-
nam. Through coach for Chase
City. Oxford and Durham: Through
,,IIaln, with Sleeper. Salisbury to
r1.o- Me1nphls. Dning-Car service.
~" r. r A.. No. II. Southern Express,
sa,ly for Atlanta. Augusta, Jack
ssonVl!le. and points South. Sleeper
tor Oanville. Greensboro. sails
oury; and Charlotte. open at Rich
Nem v 9;aH F. NJ Connection VIII "a
ssouthwestern Limited. which car
res .throrg'' cleerers to Augusta,
Savanr 4, Jacksonville. Tampa.
Nashville Memphis. Atlanta. New
S serte;. etc; Complete Dinins.Cars
service. Also. Pullman Tourist
sleeper Mondays Wednesdays. and
irldays Washington to San Fran
ttiisco, without change. with connec-
IONS for all points in 1>Exas, MeXi-
co. and Californ'
o:oo ?. NJ. No. II. daily. except
sunday. for he and interme-
dat. points.
TRAINS ARRIVE N RICHMOND.
G:5o a. NJ
W" P ND Fro,h Atlanta. Augusta.
Jacksonville. Asheville. and all
points South
10 A. NJ. from Keysville and local
stations
NJ from Durham. Charlotte.
Danville. and intermediate stations
LOCAL FREIGHT.
Nos. 81 and 60. between Manchester and
NeapOlis
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DR.. Runin. of Norfolk, is expected soon

DR. Ru7in. of Norfolk, is expected soon
at Chester
Sergeant Marcellus Sutherland, after a
visit to his home near North Garden. re-
turned TO Scottsville on Wednesday.
Mr. James White. Of Red Hill, is here
CD business.
Lieutenant c. P. Shaw, wife and daugh-
Ter, have left for Washington to spend
the winter
Rev. Robert Carter and family will re-
turn home this week, accompanied by
Mrs Cartec's mother. Mrs. j. Q. Lewis.
who will spend the winter with her
daughters family at Davis, w. Va.
Mr.. Tyler Goodwin and wife have re
turned from visit TO Louisa.
The library committee, consisting OF Mrs.
J. V. Pereira, Miss Marietta Powers. and
Miss n. NJ. Hi. for the purpose Of stimu-
lating interest in the organization. will
give a reception and tea on Friday, De-
ce!lber 2Gth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-13
Church Hill! Santa CInEs.

The Church Hill Santa Claus Club is
meeting with great success this year in
their undertakings. They have given sew
eral social entertainments. which nave
been a great source Of pleasure to all
these who attended. as we'll as to the
club. who have realized a goodly amount
towards their funds for the poor children
in that section OF the city.
All wishing to contribute to this worthy
cause may do SO by communicating with
the following Archie w. Duke, No. $500
East Marshall; Miss Annie Otey, No. 4o3
North Twenty-sev.nth Street; Miss Julia
Eicl1ers. No $40 North Twenty-seven
street
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Sss4. II lRGINIA NAVIGATION CO.,
~ JAMES RIVER
W. DAY LINE.

Stea..1er Pocahontas caves e.ery MON
DAY. WEDNkSDAI. and FRIDAY 1t
I A Nj for Nortolk. Portsmouth Old
Point Newport News Ciare.aout. and
taues-rirer landings. and connecting 1t
Old Point ana Norfolk for Washington.
baltiIrore. and the North.
Statc-roonas reserved for the night IL
moderate prices.
Elec,ric-carS direct to the wharf Eara
only sl.51 and 81 10 Norfolk Music by
Grand Orchestrion.
Freight received Cor above-narsd places
and all points in Eastern Virginia and
North Carolina. IRWIN WEISft:ER.
General Manager.
E. A. Barber. Jr. Secretary. ts3