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against other cavalry, and in this KIND
of fighting a sharp saber is handler
weapon than pistol, which would
probably be emptied in the charge
without hitting anything.
Lieut.. Col. James Parker. while In
command of the 9Th Cavalry. wrote an
interesting article in defense of the
retention of the saber, and which was
published in the Cavalry Journal OF
October. 1903 The charge in mass
was out of date against infantry. H.
said, but not against cavalry. He
pointed out that European military
men knew something about the art and
science of war, and their cavalry still
carried the lance or the saber
He answered the argument that dur
ing a charge and while advancing on
the enemy our cavalry would. with
pistol. overwhelm them with bullets ="
that before the shock of collision they
would lose SO heavily that they would
break Col. Parker made some refer
ence to cavalry pistol scores fired ar
a gallop. A line of men riding at
canter would begin shooting at line
of targets eighty yards away. and they
would fire the last shot as they passed
in between the targets. OF the five
shots fired only one. as a rule. found
the target, and that was fired as thu
man rode past the target. Shootin-
may be better in the cavalry than IL
Col. Parker's days with the 18th, but
the cavalryman clings to his saber for
close work against other cavalry
A running horse makes an unstable
platform for fine gun practice, and q
pistol is not always loaded, while the
point and edge of a saber are. Old
archers on horseback were nearly al
ways beaten by cavalry with swords
or spears. and in Europe today the
lance and saber glitter in spite of the
terrific force at which the rifle and
machine gun patter cut their load OF
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iaan III town named Jim Smith and
had resolved TO get him expeditiously
and effectively. He rode into town one
day and. in anticipation Of. the exer-
discs, took a little stimulant. Then he
took little more and little more,
and in a little while his grudge had
extended from the single individual to
the whole wide world.
He went forth to battle or to die
And the first person who happened to
cross his blazoned path was Hing Lee,
Chinese laundryman. In a moment
the cowboy had yanked out his young
cannon and let fly. Hing Lee subsided
to the roadway in a heap, uttering
shrill yapping sounds.
The report OF the revolver and the
fall of Hing Lee brought the cowboy
to himself.
Gosh" he said. regretfully, as he
gazed at the smoking pistol he held in
his hand. That was the bullet was
savin' particular for Jim Smith"
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the great salmon country, where thou
sands gain a living by catching the
fish. canning them and shipping all
over the world. 1t Is the habit of the
salmon to come in big runs every
four years. and these are flush times at
the canneries.
One day Falconer was standing on
the dock at Seattle when a friend. who
lived in Alaska. happened by and ask
ed him about things in general and
politics In particular.
Il hear you have the bull moose
party down here" remarked the
friend. but we can beat you up in
Alaska-we have the salmon partv IN
there"
THE salmon party? How's thatr,
asked Falconer with interest.
"oh." replied the Alaskan, "it's what
you folks down here call the demo-
cratic. Up there we have named 1t the
salmon because every four years they
make big run and then Re can thsm,.
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"A guide was taking a party Of tour
lists by coach through the mountains
west of Denver. AS they descended
the side of steep canyon he halted
the coach and ordered his party to
alight. Then. ranging them up along
the roadside. he spoke:
In this canyon, ladies and GENTLE
men, Is the most remarkable echo in
the state; indeed. probably the most
wonderful in the United States, and,
possibly, in the world. Now. listen.
Forming his hands like mega
phone. he shouted across the empty
void of the canyon:
'Hello-o-o-o-ov
"In few seconds there came from
the opposite side of the canyon In
tones like human voice the reply:
'Hello-o-o-o-o?
Wonderful! Marvelousr exclaimed
the members of the party. as a buzz of
admiration ran through the ranked
line.
Now, Just listen to this said the
guide, proud of his little show, and
again raising his hands to his mouth
he shouted:
"sWhat are y doing over there"
And from the tangled thicket that
clothed the opposite wall the echo an
ewered:
.;None q your businessrs .-.-.....,,..
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military observers who have publisned
their opinions and impressions OF the
Balkan-Turkish war have expressed
the view that the Turks, though SUI
flciently brave and stolid and obedient
as soldiers, lacked that nerve and elan
which wins magnificent and terrible
triumphs on the field of war. Many Oh
the European critics have written IN re-
ports published in professional military
Journals that the commissioned person
mel of the Turkish army was mediocre
The Ottoman armies lacked enterprise
and professional skill. and were num-
Der of times surprised.
In the Russo-Japanese war the island
armies were given credit by being the
most active, mobile and enterprising
the world had up to that time seen;
the professional skill of the officers
was high and the morale of the men
superb The Russian army, or that
small part of it which could be trans
ported to and provisioned so far from
base over an inadequate railroad. has
been criticised as slow. dull. heavy and
inept, though stalwartly valorous Be-
cause of these differences in the serv-
Ices the japanese shattered lines by
superiority of fire. put their infantry
close in digging themselves into cover
at times, which cover was taken ad-
vantage of and increased by the sup
port, and then at the proper moment
completing the victory with the bay
onet. In night surprises they scored
heavily against their antagonists. The
Russian army operating against Ger
many and Austria today is believed by
military men to be vastly different
fighting machine from that which
faced Japan in Manchuria.
The United States Army Jagged be-
hind In the matter of armament for
years, and the reason for this lays
outside the military establishment. 1t
is hard for the army today to get
what it needs and what the times de-
mands that 1t should have. 1t has all
ways been this way. The American
people normally are not interested in
their army. SO officers say. Congress
is usually Indifferent, and sometimes
hostile, it is claimed. The result is
that up-to-date equipment for the
army has been wrung from it with
much argument, pleading and delay.
American infantry was armed with the
venerable Springfield sfngle-shot rifle.
firing a 45-70-500 cartridge (.45-callber,
loaded with charcoal powder, while the
Infantry of Europe and some South
American republics. notably Chile, were
armed with the Mannlicher. Mauser,
Lebel and Lee-Metford rifles. which
were about as superior to the smoking.
kicking, shoulder -bruising Springfield
AS as that gun was superior to a bean
shooter.
But when at length the government
of the United States armed its mill
tary forces with the Krag-Jorgensen
the army caught up with the process
sion, and then by getting the money
to experiment with and build the
Springfield bolt magazine rifle IT got
ahead of the procession, and the latest
model of that weapon, light and beau
tiful, shoots straighter and farther to-
day than any other military rifle in
the world.
When this gun, together with ma
chine guns firing the same cartridge,
and field pieces that used fixed ammu-
milton, fired combination time and per-
cuss!on shrapnel nosed with q wonder
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TO America in 1888. following Roger VIII
liams, and this John Lipritt obtained
land in the original Providence planta-
tions the senator retaining some Of this
first grant in his family to this day The
Lippitts fought in all the American wars
Indian revolution, 1872, Mexican and
civil being thoroughly identified with
state and national affairs.
Lippitt's hobby is yacht racing. He is
n member OF the New York clubs which
indulge in this millionaire sport and
owns several winning boats. having once
captured the Astor cup. But his business
IN life is directing his immense cotton
mills the largest Of which is located at
Woonsocket When q young man he
studied the subject Of dyes, and was the
inventor of that color known over the
world as 'turkey-red." shade which
is not faded by either water or sun and
used SO extensively now in cotton fast
goods.
The Lippitt mills at Manville are very
chusetts and Rhody. One day man who
was interested in nanufa cturing called
on Lippitt and was shown through the
huge factory by the senator. For a long
time they tramped from room to room
until the man, almost exhausted, dropped
into seat.
81 would like TO ask you a question
senator? he remarked in a weak voice.
"All right replied Lippitt.
'sWell, j would like to know If we are
IN Massachusetts or still in Rhode Island
after our Walk""a
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Horse rapids. And that was where Key
Pittmans. northern fame began. Tor IN
the morning, needless Of fellow-travelers
who were making portage OF thelr
boats, the young lawyer and his partner
gayly showed off and headed for the
frothing death pool.
The roar of the water rushing into the
gorge effectually drowned the warning
cries. which were sent from the bank.
but both the young men caught the I'M
port of the yells.
"I'll tote no more outfits on land"'
young Pittman growled.
That's the way I feel about It!
Lashua replied. and then they were In
for it.
THE foam began to fly. 1t was soon so
thick / could not see the bow OF the
boat" Senator Pittman declares. Jim
would shout back directions to me. "A
little to right or hard left"" and
blindly obeying. working the steering
oar, blindly guided the barge.
The boat swept to the rim of the
rapids 1t paused for an instant, shaking
as a dog shakes when he comes from
the water. Then 1t took the seven-foot
plunge over the first of the rapids like a
diver. My oar snapped. But by that
time we were well out Of danger. and for
the first time Observation-Disclosures
had run the rapids"
Walking back up the shore. Pittman and
his partner repeated the performance
half a doben times. bringing other boats
through at profit of about $75 for
each trip.
But in spite of the money he had made.
the young lawyer had only lonely ten
cent piece in addition to his half ton of
grub when long afterward he arrived in
Dawson City.
Drinks were a dollar apiece, too"
said the senator. recalling his plight.
That's poverty"
For the next two years young Pitt
man attended strictly to placer mining
after having gotten a start by chopping
wood at $50 a cord. His mining proved
successful. He staked many claims
which paid WELL and one Of them he sold
for $4,000.
But the joys of placer mining paled.
and he finally started for Nome. 200
miles away. over trails that would turn
the hearts of any man, there to resume
his long-neglected practice Of law.
When he reached Nome he picked out
as the Cite of his office a location on the
landward side of the beach. But the
military governor had given orders that
all buildings should be erected on the
seaward side Yet small things like gov
ornor's orders did not daunt the young
attorney.
Thereupon he constructed his shack on
the seaward side and, waiting his chance
one dark night, bodily moved the whole
building to the coveted landward side.
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~NE Of the prophecies made almost
v,iveraally when high-power
~ mapaz,ne rifles, machine guns
,,ioi airing cannon were adopted
by the armies of the world was tnat
the infantry bayonet and tne ca'a,.s
saber and lance were opsole.e'
reason for this belief was that inc
hand-to-hand struggle OF soldiers was
at an end. In the face OF machlhe III
and with a field not fogged with SMOKE
cheering, roaring lines OF hsh.iis iie''
could not come to grips.
Rut men do fight hand to hand even
though their lines and the grouno-
which they pass is swept by rlhe anu
htp-eun fire. Instances OF thls ciose-
in" fighting were numerous notaoie
and decisive in the Russo-Japanese
war. the Bulgars. Serbs ana ureehs
hayoneted Turks, and Greek ana 6ui-
gar bayoneted each other. AAreaoS
in this mighty war the cable mas
,,r,usht news of bayonet fighting De-
,,,een the soldiers of Europe. Wnae
,,.. tboueht to be impossible, and what
60 theoretically impossible, mas oeeh
done. is being done and Will pc oohe
,,.nv times before peace shall be once
more restored to this old red globe.
FROM these facts, however, the lay
man should not give heed to the iiipres.
sion that this close-in ngnting Is VI
Viii he the general order OF war. IN
stances of bayonet charges Will not pe
common, A successful charge with coiu
steel against an enemy alneu v;aa.
Quick. straight and hard shooting rines
argues a much superior morale IN the
attackinp force With the morale ana
numbers of the opposing troops equa!
or nearly 30 the bayonet charge gives
promise of little success. MUCH ol the
bayonet fighting of the Russo JaPahese
war and of the Balkan-Turklsh war was
under cover Of darkness.
Might attack by troops of high morale
and enterprise against troops already
shaken and perhaps dispirited lends
,tse,f to the bayonet. Against troops
that are alert, enterprising and steady
a bavonet charge must be desperate
and costly expedient. The object OF the
.ttackinr side, though, is to shake and
unnerye the lines assailed by superb
ority of fire and having done that 70
drive home the attack and complete
the victory with the cheer, the rush
and the bayonet. This may be done In
all the great battles OF TINS TINS wal WnI' ooin ou,
the question as to which side VIII gam
the ascendancy of fire Is question
that is on the knees Of the gods. Be-
tnra that ascendancy of fire Is obtained
the the bayonet charge will not be at,
tempted unless as reckless ana
T6e successful night attack with the
bayonet must have as one OF Its Inn
nortant elements the surprise of the
assaiied force. 1t is a military maxim
that to be surprised is inexcusable; and
rhe of1cership of the European armies
ia so accomplished and the soldiership
Of the ranks Is SO high that 1t is be-
lieved there will be few attacks that
surprise.
Nearly all. II not all the European
Evening star., 1914-08-23
Improving the Potato.

FRENCH agricultural experts have de-
cided that the potato. that standard
food Of the western hemisphere, needs
rejuvenation. The common practice in
raising new potatoes is to cut up old ones
and plant them. After a series of expert
ments the scientists have come to the
conclusion that the continual reproduc-
ton of the potato without the use os
seed has resulted in its deterioration, on
the same theory that the interbreedins
Of animals will result in their deteriora-
ton.
Hence they have. with the aid of .
certain fungus. begun the planting Of a
crop which has so far shown itself prac-
tically immune from potato diseases. Ii
was at first thought that the potato crop
could be improved If raised from seed.
This process. however. proved too long
and weary.
The new fungus process will probably
be adopted by other countries
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IA11Es Wic1<1ls sAAr1, Now DELEeArR
Teo11 ALASKA cJr1sT OFF 1iG 1rA1L

where the military sentry, glad Of the
shelter 1t afforded him. concluded that
his orders prohibited anybody from build
Ing there. but did not command him to
tear down anything which was built.
and so the shack remained.
He soon became we'll known as a legal
light. and he was frequently called upon
to defend prisoners whose innocense was
matter Of great doubt. Such an one
was Red Ben. hanger-on of ore Of the
big gambling emporiums.
The story Is told that one day q man
who is now a famous author rushed
into Pittman's little office.
They've got Benz he announced.
Whats he charged WITH"
Stealing ten sacks of COAL" Attorney
Pittman. who was about that time almost
down to hard pan" financially, was
told.
Can you prove he's not guiltyT' Pitt
man asked automatically.
Sure: plenty of Witnesses" was the
instant reply.
well. I'll take the case, only some
hody's got to come across with money
this time" the attorney decided.
WELL" returned the author We've
got no money; but we'll give you half
the COAL
Not long after that Key Pittman start
ed the movement for government by
consent and. in the role Of the young dis
trict attorney. he appears In that novel
Of early Nome days. 1.-THE Spoilers"
1t was not long after the establishment
of territorial government that Key Pitt
man returned to the United States. fol-
lowed the gold rush into Nevada end
from that state was sent to the Senate.
Gold fever is the laconic Justification
which Representative White gives for his
peregrinations in the land where "the
livid tundras keep their tryst with the
tranquil SHOWS" and after two years and
a half among the rigors Of Dawson City's
early days. he came back to the states
with good sized poke of gold as well as
parallel to Senator Pittman's shooting
of the White Horse Rapids. for the young
Ohioan also established precedent. He
and his partner. E. E. Andrews. of Del
avan, N. Y. were the first to take barn.
yard animal over dread Chilcoot Pass.
In at the death of that ignobility of
Sakgway's early history "Soapy George
Mr. White, then but twenty-six years old,
coon after started over the Chilcoot.
Not even a sheep could go unassisted
over the Chilcoot in those days" Mr..
White said. But that didn't deter An
drews from conceiving the wild notion
that the only way we could hope for
heaven or reward was through the pur-
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chase of decrepit OK. one OF the only
two in Skagway.
THE little intimate details of chamber
maiding that old bovine reprobate over
the trail makes me weep even yet. When
he'd break his moorings and upset sew
eral of the Mushers and their packs. An
drews and l would be Just about as popu-
lar as measle microbes in an orphan
asylum.
But we finally got old Pay Dirt over
the divide. and just in time. at that. to
escape the snowslde from which We
aterward took half hundred bodies.
"Once nthe other side. though, Pay
Dirt became a bonanza all In himself.
By loading him down-and he could haul
as much as he could start-we sometimes
made $50 or $50 day out of him.
"On the shore Of Lake Bennett, where
we made our barge. l revolted at my
duties of chambermaid to the old fellow.
But Andrews wouldn't hear of butchering
him. He's made US a lot of money, and
he's more than velvet" to US. He'll be
still more valuable in Dawson City,"
by that time the half ton of moldy
hay which we had acquired with the old
fellow had been exhausted. And, to
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full machine-set fuse, and recoiling on
guide rails and going back into bat
shaking down the wheels, tearing up
the ground and belching out cloud
of smoke, great many men SAID
goodbye to the bayonet.
1t was said that no men could ever
get across a zone of fire again. Then
there began professional discussion
among army men as to whether, IN
the light of all these inventions of
the devil. the bayonet ought not to be
thrown on the scrap heap or hung up
in museums. with pixies, helbards and
claymores. There was good deal of
warmth in the discussion, but the
weight of opinion was that the Ameri-
can infantryman should keep his
bayonet.
The professional men talked a good
deal about the moral effect OF the
bayonet. and finally concluded that,
even though hand-to-hand fighting was
not to be as common in the future as
it had been in the past. the bayonet
might often be handy and that at close
quarters a gun with bright ana cruel
bayonet on 1t was better than gun
with us still. European military eX-
perts went through the same discus
sion and the bayonet bristles in Europe
today.
"
net and its weight has been the subject
of deep thought, speculation ana ex-
pertinent, and the bayonet of today is
u very different weapon from the long
triangular bayonet of other times. The
present bayonet is short sword. sharp
pointed, and with cutting edge that
will cut, and 1t weighs only one
pound. The soldier does not fix bayo-
appears fair. 1t swings at his side IN
a scabbard. 1t is a useful thing. He
can handle it like bolo or machete
in making a path through jungle, ana
although it is not OF high account as
an intrenching tool, soldier can org
himself into the ground with IL IL no
has to.
At the same time men began TO taik
of turning the bayonet into junk GER
tain officers were also busy In puttmls
the cavalry saber into the discard. Inc
argument was quite animated Some
officers. though not many of them. were
thought that all the arms
a trooper needed were his carpine anu
his pistol 1t was said that In a charge
the pistol was as good as lance d
hundred yards long.
1t was admitted. and this seems porn
out by the probabilities, that the time
has gone by for the cavalry shocK
against infantry. Never again VIII
troopers boot-to-boot ride down ranks
of infantry or charge quick-nr
battery. sabering the gunners, who are
now sheltered behind the main shield
and the top shield Of the gun, the
apron of the gun and caisson and the
raised chest door of the caisson. all
steel and bullet proof. Besides, If the
sabers should ride in among the guns
the cannoneers would use automatic
pistols. and pistol in the hands OF a
man on his feet, If he has any cart
ridges in 1T. is better than a saber IN
the hand of a man trying to control
a warhorse with one hand.
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The Salmon Party.
r e p resentative

R e p resentative
]. A. Falconer of
w a 5 h / n gton is
about to enter the
race for senator
from his state,
though he is now
just serving his
first term in the
House. He is a
Canadian by birth.
his parents COM
ing from Ontario
to this country
when he was but
four years Of age.
Falconer Is from
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Axes to Grind.

CIR GEORGE PAISH the English econ
- omist. said to New York reporter:
There are world wide prospects of good
times. They who bewail bad times have
no rhyme or reason to do SO. except that
they've got an ak to grind.
They remind me. of the ragged urchin
crying in the slums.
"'What are you crying for?' the rich
lady visitor asked.
Dunno he replied. .Wotcher gotT !"
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Saving His Bullet.

Senator AShurst.
himself an ex-
cowboy, is filled
to ver flowing
with good cow
boy yarns. and
among his friends
is fire "a u Q n t ly
called upon to
tell what they
call the wild
west" stories.
One of his stories
rehearses the ex-
periences of a
cowboy who had
a 0rui0a wifh a
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A Wonderful Echo.

Senator Charles
3. Thomas Of Col
orado delights to
tell this Joke on
his own beloved
Rocky mountains:
We have the
most wonderful
scenery In the
world out in Colo
rado," enthuses
the senator, "and
our canyons and
gorges are mar.
vels Of natures
h a n diwork. As
for our echoes
listen to this.
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Twice Representative White narrowly
missed death in the wilds, once soon aft
er arriving at Dawson, when he was
thrown into the swollen river from
broken log raft, to be dragged out un-
conscious; and again when, the follow
ing inter, he went on a stampede to the
Dominion Divide, became separated from
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Little Rh0dy."

Senator Henry +.
Lippitt OF Rhode
Island. though COM
ing from the small
est state, has prob
ably the largest
purse in the Senate,
his rating being
SIS. 900. 600, enough
to keep the wolf
from the door for
several weeks. LIP
pitts family is one
of the oldest in the
country. his first
ancestor having cCme
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keep him from starving, We began to d.
vide our baked beans with him. Before
we had reached Dawson City he'd
MUNICH baked navies or rice Just the same
as we did.
ting out across the lakes with toll
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grown ancient member OF the Auroch
family as a shipmate, but Andrews stuck
to his stand and had to agree, with the
result that after a voyage that Pay
Dirt very successfully kept from being
monotonous. we reached Dawson City and
butchered him. He brought us $1,25O in
dust"