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HUERTA'S LAST NIGHT.
Interesting Story Of the Dictator's
Farewell to Mexico City.

Interesting Story Of the pictator's
Farewell to Mexico City.
Not unlike the great Napoleon after
he had met his defeat ut Waterloo.
when he passed the deck of the shin
that carried him to st. Helena, were
the last hours Of former President
Huerta in the palace grounds of Next
co City, according to Junius b. Wood~
a newspaper man Of Chicago, formerly
a Washington correspondent.
Mr.. Wood was sixteen weeks in Mex
leo covering the near war with that
nation.
1.-The story of Huerta's last night in
Mexico City was told to me by the
British admiral, who saw him safe out
OF the country" said Mr.. Wood ut the
willard. AFTER his dramatic resigna-
ton Huerta left the palace and stroll
Ell quietly down to his favorite cafe,
where he remained for some time talk
Ing with his friends. After a time he
mounted a table and, addressing the
crowd, told them that he had tried to
do what was best for the republic,
u that the people had opposed him
Inc he had quit. Then he walked
resolutely out Of the cafe and strolled
back to the palace. From 2 o'clock
that night until 8 in the morning HUI
erta paced up and down the palace
grounds and a few hours later board-
ed the train which carried him to
Puerto Mexico, where he departed for
Jamaica. His whole bearing was that
OF a soldier, and his last hours in the
palace, spent as they were, indicated
that he regretted to leave.
There is little excitement in Mexico.
Following Huerta's resignation there
were all sorts of epithets hurled at the
former president, and threats Of what
would happen to him were frequent,
u when he reached Puerto Mexico
he did not hesitate to show himself
and sat in his automobile in the prin-
cipal street for hours. There was no
attempt ut violence.
n one can tell the future of Next
co. AS l see it, there will not be m
more serious trouble for some time.
u there is no probability that peace
Will endure. The Inauguration of a
new government controlled by the Con.
s~titutionalists will mean, Of course,
that the Oficeholders under the old
will be retired, and then the de-
posed Mexicans, naturally perhaps
nursing their grievances, will grow in
numbers until they will reach the pro.
of a revolutionary element. I
am afraid when that time arrives. as
1t probably will, it will be the old story
over again."
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army are not so ignorant. dull and
wooden as they are sometimes as
sumed to be. Conscription, of course,
brings all sorts OF men and all kinds
of intellect into the service. but every
effort Is made by the officers of most
regiments In Asiatic Russia to de-
velop the intelligence of the rank and
| file.
The COssacks, Russia's horsemen
from the south of the European part
OF the empire. are numbered among
the famous cavalrymen Of the world.
They are splendid horsemen and good
fighters. but their a%menability to disci-
pine is doubted. The average "sotnia"
or troop Is more like a happy family
than n military organization. The Co.'S
sack can be led with ease, but he is
hard to drive. During the Boxer out
break in Manchuria this fact was dis
covered by Russian generals unfamiliar
with the handling Of these people only
after they had sustained some serious
reverses.
ut is n mistake to make the Cossack
a landed proprietor" said n Russian
officer. LAS he becomes more and more
prosperous he loses his military quail
ties because he naturally does not care
to leave his farm and perhaps never
see it again. A Cossack should be al
lowed to W nothing except his horse,
his saddle and his weapons"
Cars Men Good campaisners.
If there is one thing in which the
Russian army excels it is marching.
Lord Roberts famous march to Can
dahar has been equaled over md over
again by the cars troops in their Cen.
trail Asian campaigns. When Genera!
kouropatkin marched Il force Of Tur-
kestan troops to join Skobeleff in an
attack on the Turcomans he and his
men were swallowed up in an un-
known trackless desert for twenty-six
days. yet they covered owe forty miles
a day and marched in at the end of the
time in perfect military order without
a single maj sick or fallen out. 1t was
Il wonderful feat, but it was not re-
garded in Russian military circles as
being anything extraordinary.
Although the Russian soldier is said
to be brutal and has a tendency
to commit massacres like that Mt Bla-
govestchensk, in which thousands Of
defenseless Chinese n~eutrals, men,
women and children were brutally
slaughtered during the Boxer troubles,
he is nevertheless n good fellow, who
gets along admirably with the people
among whom he is campaigning or is
quartered. II he does not kill his en-
envy he makes n friend of him by his
rough camaraderie and OVERLOOKING
good nature.
In recent years; after the Russo-Jap.
anese war, the government has paid
close attention to the matter Of equip
ping the army for war.
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NAP0LE0N'S MAxlMS.
Sayings Of the Little Corporal" Arc
Particularly Timely Now.

Sayings Of the Little Corporal" Arc
Particularly Timely Now.
The following are some of Napoleon's
maxims, taken. fror' H. A. L. Fishers
"Napoleon:"
Unity Of command is a first neces.
sity Of war"
Love Is the occupation of the idle
man. the distraction of the warrior, the
stumbling block Of the sovereign"
THE first quality Of a commander
in chief is a cool head"
He lies too much. One nav very
well lie sometimes, but always Is too
much"
"A great captain ought to say to
himself several times a day, If the
enemy appear on my front, my right
or my left what should l do?' If he
finds himself embarrassed he is i'll
posted"
when a king is said to be a kind
man the reign is a failure"
Heart! How the devil do you know
what your heart is? 1t is a bit of you
crossed by a big vein in which the
blood goes quicker when you run"
THE heart Of a statesman should be
in his head" .
High tragedy is the school of great
men. 1t Is the duty Of sovereigns to
encourage and spread It. Tragedy
warns the soul, raises the heart, can
and ought to create heroes"
Bleeding enters into the combina.
tons of political medicine"
1.-The vice Of our modern institu.
lions is that they have nothing which
appeals to the imaginations. Men can
only be governed through Imagination.
Without 1t he is a BRUTE"
Transcription is the eternal root of
a nation, purifying its morality and
framing all its habits"
II regard myself as probably the
most daring man in war who has ever
existed"
Love Of country is the first virtue
Of civilized man."
There are only two nations-eost
and west"
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A MILITARY SECRET.
Do You Know What a Piaeot 10? No.
Then Read.

Do You Know What a Pieeot Is7 No
Then Read.
The plebe, sitting on the monument
beside the first class man. looked
across the river from West Point to
Constitution island. The plebe was
inquisitive. He wanted to know what
the government intended to use Con.
%stitution island for. The first class
man coughed discreetly. blushed and
looked around him carefully for caves.
choppers.
1T isn't generally known" he said,
''but you're a cadet now. II the sig.
nal corps experiments 90 through sue.
cessfully they'll use it as an aviary."
His voice dropped m%ysteriously.
"FOr birds, eh?" said the plehe.
"Carrier ~pigeOns?"
mot exactly" answered the KNOWING
one. "TheyM be pigeots, as they call
between a carrier pigeon
and a parrot-to carry verbal mes.
sages. you know. Don't tell"
And the plebe didn't.-New York
Post.
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its inhabitants were indebted to him
tor many favors. Here was truly a
congenial atmosphere, but he was CON-
PEELED TO leave at the call of duty.
What preparation did Jesus make to
enter the city Of Jerusalem? How was
he greeted by the pilgrim? What did
the religious leaders have to say about
the excited jubilation of the people?
I.esson W 1.-THE barren fig tree was
a forcible symbol Of people who make
empty professions and who are satis-
fed with appearances. The parable
Of "the wicked husbandmen" was a
keen analysis Of the religious life of
the times. The privileges that had
been conferred on the people Of Israel
were really wasted on them. They
did not realize that such signal favors
Of God implied a prompt recognition
of responsibility. How is their ire
sponsibility brought out in this para
BILE? What punishment was meted out
to the insolent farmers, and what
teaching is found in it concerning the
desolation of the disobedient? (Les-
vi vAA.J II ACluI1OX VI llOIullly UIlU
religion was enforced in a memorable
way by Jesus when he told the scribe
what were the supreme duties Of life.
How comprehensive Is the command
ment to love God? What is the logi-
cal sequel to this? (Lesson ~
The Peril Of Negligence.-This dan.
ger Is wildly set forth in three strik-
ing parallels, and we cannot get away
from the force of the teaching. "The
wedding FEAST was not attended by
those who had been invited. Provision
was therefore made to have the guests
who were extemporaneously invited
properly clad. as beftted such an occa.
sion. The neglect Of one man to wear
the wedding garment was inexcusable.
How did those who were hidden treat
the kings messengers? What happen.
ed to the man who disregarded the
laws of proper behavior? (Lesson
WHY A wedding is again the back
ground Of the parable Of 1.-THE ten vir-
gins" 1t taught that those who are
thoughtless must pay a severe penalty.
In what respect did the Ave brides
maids show that they were Indifferent
to any emergency call? Why were the
five wise not able to help their unfor-
tunate sisters? Uesson MY 1.-THE
judgment of the nations" like several
Of the other parallels which we have
studied. has n twofold teaching. The
diligent are commended in the highest
terms. What was said to them? How
were the negligent addressed by the
king who sat in judgment? On what
principles vas Judgment executed?
How should u faith be practical?
lesson KILL -
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Sporting Notes
Richie on English Fighting.
BY SQUARE DEAL.

Richie on English Fighting.
when Freddie Welsh put that little
joker In his set of conditions insisting
that I should make 1873 pounds ring
side If l wanted a return match he
gave the real tip Off on his ideas of
getting into the ring with me again."
Such was the declaration Of Willie
Richie, former lightweight champion,
when the question of another match
was put up to him shortly after his re-
turn from Europe. Richie would ask
nothing better than a match with Welsh
in America, IL war conditions in Europe
would permit it, he declared, adding
that a repetition Of his work against
the Englishman ut Olympia would gain
him the decision from any referee or
set of newspaper men in America.
"Over here" said Richie, "a boxer
who makes the fight get some credit for
his aggressiveness, anG the man who
runs away has to do a lot Of damage
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fast that which thou hast, that no
n take thy crown (Rev. iii, III.
The Need Of Diligence.-Peter was
the spokesman of the apostles, and he
was not slow to question the Master
whenever he was in any doubt. The
parable of "the laborers" teaches that
all good work is spoiled by a bad spir-
it. 1t was spoken in reply to Peters
inquiry as to the benefits Of renuncia-
ton. How many gangs of workmen
were employed? What did the en-
'ployer say to the Pathfinder? U4esson
H. The patience Of Jesus with his
apostles was most surprising. Their
ignorance as to the purpose OF his mis-
sion was startling, after he had so fire.
quently made it clear to them. His
mind was full of the crisis of the cross,
but their thoughts were of honor and
glory. How was their shallowness
shown by John and James? What ef-
feet did this interview have on the ten?
How did Jesus use the incident to
their advantage? Q.esson II.) The
parable. of 'the pounds" taught that
those who neglect their opportunities
will meet with disaster. but it also
made evident the benefits tina: are en-
joyed by those who are faithful and
diligent in the use of their gifts. What
honor was conferred on the first and
second servants? What is the COM
pensation of those who are whole
hearted in the discharge Of their
duties Lesson IV.) Those who tried
to confuse Jesus in controversy made
Il sorry business Of it and probably
wished they had kept away. Jesus
did not hesitate to point out the errors
and failures OF the times. but he did
so in Il courteous and dignified man.
ner without eXnggerating the situation.
The religious leaders We're in a ter
rible plight. and what added to the
tragedy was the fact that they were
obstinate. What were the three re-
lisious parties and hoy We're they re-
lated to each other? How did Jesus
deal with their question about taxes?
Why were they so surprised: Lesson
IN
The Importance Of Readiness.-We
find this truth in several of our studies
during this quarter. 4 concrete case
is that of "Bartimaeus." who was
prompt In Selling the splendid oppor-
tunity to get in touch with his gracious
healer. Where did this event take
place? How was Rartimaeus" insist.
ence rewarded? (Lesson ILL During
his brief stay in Bethany Jesus was
treated with heartfelt hospitality by
the people Of that village. Several Of
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No Waste In Coal Mines,

Waste in coal has practically been
eliminated. Even the waste from the
culm bank washers is now being uti-
lized, for it is flushed into the mines
and partly fills old workings. where it
cements together and furnishes sup
port to the roof when the coal previous
~ left for pillars is removed.
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0HOSE who are not familiar with
things Russian and have not
been close readers of dispatch

THOsE who are not familiar with
things Russian and have not
been close readers of dispatch
es coming from the European
war ION have wondered what kept
the cars army from entering the
struggle with the same rapidness as
the other armies involved. Gathering
the million or more men who had to
respond to the first call to arms has
backward and undeveloped as Russia.
From every orner Of the vast empire
men were called in to their regimental
centers and from there rushed to the
western border. Considering the un-
usually bad roads and poor Transport
tation facilities throughout the coun-.
try, this became a gigantic undertake
Ing and Is Eel now at this late date
continuing, all news reports to the con-
trary. 1t was this weak point in Rus
sta's army which France has always
deplOred and tried to have rectified, in
asrhuch as the two countries were OBJ
ligated to help each other.
Unquestionably greater in numbers
than any other army Of ancient or mod.
ern times, the Russian army is n Of
the greatest Of the worlds fighting
machines. Over 100000 men follow
the colors in time Of war.
Individually the Russian soldier is
not. ranked as high in intelligence and
adaptability as the soldier Of Ger
many or France, but his devotion to
his fatherland brings out his fighting
qualities.
Russian Generals Idea Of. Soldier.
Sincere and unaffected love for his
monarch, profound religious piety in
timately united. with the idea of the
car and Of the fatherland, attachment
to the %fatherland, unlimited confidence
In his Chiefs, strong esprit de corps
and a faculty Of enduring gayly and
naturally the greatest p%rivations-
such are the most marked c%haracteris-
tics Of the Russian soldier" says a
Russian general. ~.
ITO, these traits must be added re-
markable bravery and a rare contempt
of death, combined with naive kind
heartedness and a gentle and indul.
gent disposition. The Russian soldier
Is distinguished by a good humor that
never abandons him even in the most
didicult moments, by his brotherly un-
Outstanding with his comrades and by
his gay and contented way of facing
all the DEGREES of fate. Obedience is
40 deeply rooted in the mind of the
Russian soldier that during my thirty
years experience in the army l do not
remember to have witnessed one sin,
gle case of INSTRUMENTATION. either in
times Of peace or in times of war.
'"The Russian soldier dies ut his post.
I have een him in winter on sentry
duty on the heights Of Shipka die stand.
ing. surrounded with snow, and trans.
formed literally into a statue Of ice: l
have zee him die On the march. strid-
Ing over the sandy desert and yielding
up his last breath with his last step; !
have een him die Of his wounds on
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the battlefield or in the hospital, at a
distance of 5000 miles from his native
village. and in those supreme moments
l have always found the Russian SOL
der sublime.
although a child Of the plain, where
his eye rarely describes the most modest
hill, we see him boldly scale the top
most SUBMITS Of the Caucasus and
climb the rocks and glaciers Of the
Thianshan, fighting all the time. He
feels at home everywhere. whether in
the steppes of the fatherland. in the
tundras Of Siberia or the mountains
and deserts of central Asia. He has
an exceptional faculty of putting him.
self at his ease wherever he may be.
even In places where others would die
OF hunger and thirst.
The Peaceful Warrior.
II have seen the Russian soldier at
home in time of peace or during truces
in the enemy's country, rocking the
PEASANTS child in the village where he
was stationed; l have seer him
b~ivouacking in the desert, with his
tongue parched and burning. receive
his rations Of 4 quarter liter of salt wa
ter; l have seen him in heat and in
cold, in hunger and in thirst, in peace
and in war, and l have always found
in him the same desire to oblige, the
same abnegation Of self for the safety
ana the good of others. These special
characteristics Of the Russian soldier
his self denial, his simple and natural
self sa~crifice-give him peculiar DOW.
erS as q warrior"
SO much for the individual soldier Of
the car. AS to his numbers the fol-
lowing figures are accepted us correct:
The Russian army numbers 10000
on a peace footing and $500 600 on Il
war footing. This includes possible
lighters OF all classes. The first line
army numbers 1,S5O.OOO men. Russia
leads the world in point Of numbers.
There are a total of thirty-seven
army corps in Russia, each of which
In time of peace numbers a little more
than 10000 men. but which is more
h doubled in wal times. Each corps
consists Of eight regiments of infan-
try.
Eight thousand men In each corps
are divided among cavalry, artillery
and engineers.
Twenty Army Corps.
The European division of the Rus
sian army consists of twenty-seven
army corps. In addition to these there
are fifteen line divisions of cavalry
anu two mixed divisions of cavalry
composed of COssacks and dragons,
1here are also some rifle brigades not
connected with the army corps.
There are three army corps in the
caucasus division. with two rifle bri-
gades. three divisions of cavalry. three
divisions Of Cossacks. one line division
anu one regiment of Mussulmaus in
addition.
In the Siberian division there oro
ten army corps besides eleven brigade.
OK Siberian rifles. Connected with
each Of these are six batteries Of oiyht
guns each.
Inc Russian army officer is usu,,,v
a well educated man and widely ro,d
IN his profession. but the limited cir.
Gle from which he is drawn necessor,.
~ brings down the average of t,,.nt
In view Of the number Of officers 70.
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quired for so vast IN army. A cadet
in the Russian service must come from
a noble family, from an official fami-
ly or from a wealthy and influential
commercial family whose head has
never kept an open store"
Officers Well Trained.
The instruction given in the Military
academy and Cadets school at st.
Petersburg is considered by military
experts to be as good as any in the
world. except possibly that of West
Point and that Of the Military acade-
my ut Santiago, Chile. which are sup
posed to be unquestionably the best.
Great attention is paid to physical
culture and to the education Of the
cadets in the military ideals of honor
and loyalty.
After they pass out of the training
institutions, If they are keen and en-
terprising young fellows, they contrive
to be sent to one Of the Turkestan
regiments or to some lonely outpost in
the Caucasus, in Siberia or in Man.
chur1a, where they may reasonably
lCok forward to Il chance Of active
service. In these regions they get the
finest training for actual warfare that
any officer could receive, for they IRE
always hunting down brigands, sup
pressing small instructions, fighting in
little wars or at least hunting big
game. There are NO keener sports
men than the Russian officers in ST.
IBERIA and central Asia. Their quar-
ters are always adorned by such spells
OF the chase as tiger skins, bears
heads, bison tusks and wolf skins. 1t
is these men who will bear the brunt
of the Russian campaign in the neal
east. and nearly every distinguished
officer In the Russian service has gone
through this stern training.
Officers Tire Of Army Life.
If. Oh the other hand, the cadet be-
comes attached to a regiment in st.
Petersburg, Moscow Or one of the other
numerous garrison towns in European
Russia he may receive Il good theoret-
ical education In military science, but
his environment is the worst possible
considered as Il preparation for the
practical business Of war. In Russian
garrison towns social life nearly al.
ways takes precedence Of military
duty, and the officers are glad enough
to delegate to noncommissioned otti.
GERS the tiresome work OF drilling and
looking after their men. While disci.
pline is rigidly maintained. there is a
general atmosphere Of tiredness which
astonishes the foreign visitor. Nobody
seems keen for duty. The officers AN.
pear to take little interest in the gen.
eral welfare of the men or in the ef-
ficiency Of the regiment. They SPEND
most OF their timt paying calls, at.
tending other social functions and max.
ing merry ut their mess.
The m0notony Of the life is intense
IN small towns. where the social circle
Is limited. Sooner or later it i~neyito.
bly, tells on an officers spirit. 4. for.
mer captain Of the Russian army told
me of n friend Of his who lived for
years in one of these small towns and
was then ordered away to st. Peters.
burg. In less than six months he re.
ceived Il command to return and
promptly blew his brains out.
The Enlisted Men.
The enlisted men IL the ltuss,on
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Bill M, Sets New Record.

Bill NJ, called the Indiana Thunder
bolt. furnished a sensation Mt the
Rockport track in the Lake Erie cir
cult races by Keeling off three half
mile heats in the average time Of
1:O1A. thereby setting a record in the
harness sport for the fastest three heat
races over Il mile track,
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to offset his lack of aggressiveness.
Over there to make the other fellow
miss seems to count as much as clean
hitting. ven If n boxer has to back
step all the time to make his opponent
miss. l did all the forcing and Fred.
die back pedaled."
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Similar.

Similar.
Il say, why are juries like revolv.
ers?"
1T IL because they 60 off when they
are charged. Baltimore American. -
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Its Millions of Men Gathered From
Great Distances Were Handi-
capped by Poor Roads and Bad
Transportation, Which Delayed
Mobilization - Officers Come
- = s-.'
,. From Special Families Rank
and File Are a Heterogeneous
Mass, Often Brutal to Enemy,
and Have Great Power of En-
durance.
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The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAN.

Golden Text.-I come quickly; hold
fast that which thou hast, that no
n take thy crown (Rev. iii, 11).