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Mappimg the GSroymd Over Which Battles May BE Fought

innumerabie soldiers whose lines e.
tend for leagues throughout burot"
have enabled them TO know as thoug
they were present the positions OF th"l
troops aud, in some measure, of th'
enemy.
The same thoroughues& % pr"para p
tion which is l.li.NcJ Ia have l,err going
Oh for wears hy luropcaI N tionS for IN
Co,IfiIlScncl of 9ar is supposed Ia hak
extended 10 iii" making of tA.s'r nllitr
maps. The nearly wcirc eAsctItud. WITH
which artillery OF Very long range. CNeu
aheu not directed by aeropIanes. Was
operated against certain defenses is prob
ably result of the up-to-the- second mill
tarv map.
The military map must be accurate al
the minute it is used. II is constantly
being revised. 1t must always show "a
tual conditions. II is not history OF th'
past, but a picture of today, so far d
land is concerned.
While the progressive military map Is
closely guarded. it is thought that thu
increasing interest In il OH the part of
the public as we'll rs of the army may
lead to larger funds being provided foi
work upon il. Up to the present the
making of the progressive military MAP
has afforded valuable training for nu-
nerous officers who thus have gotten
practical experience which would he
sentially useful in war. What il is eX-
pected the War Department will strv-
even harder for. however, will he meats
and its possessions over seas in Il xat
that would enhance this nations pow
for defense in case of attack by a foreign
no
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chine screws. etc. All these parts are
standardized and interchangeable, so
that the boy may add to his building z
outfit as he develops his constructive
ability.
This game trains the mind, stirs the
ambition, develops the imagination
and cultivates the inventive faculties
of the boy. He builds big things on a
small scale. His hand and mind work
together constructing working models
Of derricks. bridges, travelling cranes.
aeroplanes. engines, aerial swings.
fire ladders, auto trucks and battle
ships He builds and learns while at
play
Furth, i'll Bavaria, IA beautiful citv
across the road from NunrnberE, has
long been the German game center.
Now America has three of the
biggest game plants in the world, one
at the historic old seaport of Salem.
Mass. another i'll Springfield, Mass,
famed for Indian lore, aItd the other
in New York. A big feature of these
new games this year is the military
class. 1t is expected that war games
Will be the biggest sellers. Jig-saw
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Diamond Cut Diamond.

aTHE villagers OF Duufermiin-. "
said Philadelphia edito .
,esSed Andrew Carnegie's bronze
statue because they thought he hAn
come out in the k.iisers defense.
But all that has been rectiiied now
The grand old man of Dunfermltn-
has explained himself. 10y cable llou4
9TH avenue. to his Scottish fellow
villagers. The dull brown crust Of sr-,
has been washed carefully and Ie-
pentantiy from the bronze
Mr. Carnegie. disc, sing tins .p4-
sode with me, said il saS du. to a.
norance about his interviews Til,
Dunfermline people were az ienot:ut
about his interviews on the hais.l IT,,
the Two old farmhands were iguora.4H
of time telling.
These two old hands met during 'hc
holidays in the general store. Ein had
received a Christmas gift of II stlv.
watch from his boss, and jack. helu-
Jealous. and desiring TO show ur Etll.
said to him before the crowd:
q" What time have We got Billy
''Bill flushed darkly Then q good
idea came to him. and he took out his
new watch and held its face tow-ar4
his friend.
There she be" he said
Jack flushed darkiy in his turn.
Then he, too, made an effort
Blamed if she amt" said he"
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Indiana delegation and much frequent
ed by people from that state. AS In
diana Is Belgium in being the DO
lltical battle-ground of the country, so
the hotel is the scene of many skir-
mishes and also the graveyard of many
hopes In the lobby are frequently
found at one time many of the coming
men of the state
One evening last winter Cline entered
the lobby after dinner and called out
in a loud voice: Governor. come over
here, l want to talk !; little politics
with you
Immediately SIX Indiana members
rose and started for Cline. among them
being Adair, Barnhart. Moss and DIX
on. This was decidedly embarrassing
to the "oarson." who was unable to
show any preference, so the confer
cncc numbered six prospective gov
ernors instead of one.
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perhaps more UNFORTUNATELY even thar
the farmer or the miner 1heS mus
know what piece of ground IN Il 'dlles
for example, is firmly enough 20 serve
as a base of heavy artillery. 1heE heeo
know what part OF - rocky hillside e'l
be dug into for the maxi ing or trehSaeH
There is almost nothing, in fact: mat
III. military inrn do not y ish 10 KNOW
For their aid they haze ia" haps oi
the geological and soil surveys. iheN
have the so-ctLlIcd political maps
which show the location ANA bouilht-
ries of various political entitles--s'a'es
counties cities. toWns-ahd tiie seHett
loc,tion of mountains and rivers. and
they have local surveys sueh as "i
made by county surveyors
All of those maps afford much val
uable information. and it is to supple
ment them that the army officers work.
AS stated, they are helped greatly by
other government agents. The war
Department itself is doing all 1t can
10 further the work. but naturally.
with no sufficiency of men or money TO
put upon the job, the labor rs long ana
slow.
Under present plans of the Var De
partmenr officers are sent INTO va
rious sections of the country whenever
il is possible to assign them TO TINS
work While the department mas hau
the work under way for fifteen years,
army officers are accustomed TO speak
of il as "insienificant." because 1t Is
SO small in relation to the vast area
of the United States to be mapped. 1he
work has had = splendid educational
value, military experts believe. ana as
far as the mapping has gone 1t has
been finely done. it is said.
Like other intimate military informa-
tion, the maps are kept secret: SO
t:tr as can be learned they are all still
reproduced by engraving and printing
They are kept. it is generally under
stood. in the War College. II is be
lieyed that if it became necessary 10
print copies of them, the work could
be done very eXpeditiously. several ou-
reaus of the government printing
maps
Completed portions of the progress
siye military map of the United states
are regarded quite equal to the 'illil-
tary maps of Europe, with wh'fh
United States arm officers have beeh
United States army officers have heeh
full precision. The scenes OF the hat
ties in Belgium, on the Freuch ana
Russian and Austrian frontiers. have
been almost yisu.tlized through the
use of the military maps. 1T has pceh
possible for the army men on thiS siGe
of the water to learn with renarkapic
accuracy not only the relative positions
of points TO or from which divisions
of soldiers moved. bat the "haract"f
Of the ground over which they nihrched-
The superiority of the European maps
in completeuess Is regarded as due
principally to the larger expenditures
of money and time they have been able
to make for the work of mapping. The
maps in use by the commanders OF the
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their works. His repeated TRADES
finally wearied his employer and the
latter decided to call halt. SO, one
day, after Sato had delivered hinseit
of an unusually bitter TRADE, his EN-
ploycr questioned him:
why don't you go back home and
fight if you feel that way about it?
he asked.
For a moment Sato was aStounded.
Me Mclean Citizen he replied at
length His voice showed a sense of
injured dignity
You confounded rascal roared his
employer How dare you tell me such
a rroposterous thing as that!'
The Japanese bowed low.
'Japanese in time Of peace. he cy.
planned politely. But Mclean in time of
war
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MAKING Doll s ENT1RLlY
Or bA.ssWOOD .ExcEPr
HAIR -ANDEIES ~

,o.-o,,,,
gan anu other states are ue,eloPlhs
!i.ii uiactuil ing Piahs 70 pioFiue play
thihgs lor young america. .
,o',d s s, .'el,'iaHs, nas peen me
~ o. ~ u,vai 10y
au t 20 =. !, .iin. ,op, 1,, 80. a., ~
snr,ngs .,Id III. go, ~ ~ =. ~
gra., .Ian,,;i 0i. -! le a. 80 -
Iargsst a1aot;,, niy,, 80 - oi'L ~ o'S
10 Ioc..od th rr;,, ~ ~
sou,res ,nd .ni,,io,,fy.. -, ~ -non
ncrson. t7 -iO' i'
This trade is seriously Threatened Inv
J-n;,ad S.,.,., ,,
a. .a, -: t - i''
Aii-9te'i iii''ioh Toys mace III lay
Ton. ONO, That Will propel themselves
either on level surface or will climb
an incline, are bis, features of this sea-
sons trade These are ,nada ", ,imou-
s1nes tourinp cars ,,.,r,.eJ ,ost nniio
ton cars. tire trucks ma u..tar .ou,a,..
street cars md y,.r au,os -; go
eyervthinr th,1 tI,o ,n, ~, i"t -
see 90 ~
All necb,nic., ,na .1..+ric,, .;,
arc mad. h,t. 80 VI ali' '',
tban in carro.,i NV ~"
nj one 80 of ~. h,,y,s az '',e ne saa.e,nsnl h,
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man who Will speak to you as freely
as the southern farmer distributes the
stun that makes the grass grow"
representative Collier, equal to the
occasion. arose and told the following
story, which he said reminded him d
GOOD deal of the POSTMASTER:
The family doctor received a hurried
sick call. saying that the father of the
family was very sick. When the doctor
reached his patient he found him in d
serious condition.
He said TO his patient, ! have at
tended you for ten weeks and now I
am afraid that you are going to die Is
there any wish YOU would like to
make"
"Nes.' replied the sick man. 4 wish
that ! had gotten another DOCTOR"
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plan of compila tion the military maj y
is much the same. There are, as a rule,
three stages of map making. First,
there is the triangulation. by which the
area to be surveyed is plotted in gen
cra1 relation to its most prominent ma =
ural and artificial features. such as
trees cliffS. nindnri1is and church stcr-
pics Th" second survey provides data
.ls TO distances. directions. attitudes.
decllvlties and relative positions,
third survey usually s'ur1ices to afford
amy other needed information, such as
the location of minor opjects, the char
;.cter OF the ground, roads and paths
and other minute details.
But from the military point OF view
much data appears important and nee
essary that is superfuous in the MAX
ing of any other maps Under the
present plans for the progressive mill
tary map" of the United States this
it is possible for them TO make the sur
Veys necessary, and by the field men
of the geological survey i'll the Interior
Department when II is possible for
them to aid their uniformed fellows in
Uncle Sans service
For example. neither the geological
survey nor the soil survey would need
to know the strength If bridge,
though the maps of the two surveys
might show its position very accurate
ly. But the military map should show
he strength of the bridge because the
very making of the military map con-
templates the possible use of the nrid.,e
by great armed forces, with numbering
masses of artillery and con family jolt
ing supply trains. perhaps miles long.
In the same way, the military map
shows the character of tho roads and
byroads for the soldier must know not
only their position and direction, but
their capacity TO endure the tremendous
load put upon them by moving armies
How important is such knowledge of
roads and bridges is proven in the his
transport arms and supplies on wheels.
In the present European war. the roads
in the country fought over, regarded as
nearly if not quite the finest highways
III the world. are reported to have been
so cut by the passing of some of the
heavy guns as TO be at times out of
use. knowledge of the exact character
of the roads makes il possible, also. for
commanders to estimate the capacity of
roads III every kind of weather
In the same way the military maps
Identification of objects and obstacles of
use IN defense is virtually descriptive
\ stone wall. fence, ditch or hedge are
objects Of this kind 1t is equally useful
TO know whether fields are fallow or
under cultivation: whether copsos. thick
cts and groves are dense or sparse how
deep. bosSy lands and swamps are, and
whether springs and streams have con-
stant flow or subject to wide yaria-
tons of flood and drought
The geological and soil survey
maps tend to give much of one Kind
of Information the military men
nced-infornation as to the soil. This
information the military men require
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A Hearty Response.

fe y / eSeu1atiVt
Cyrus Cline of Iu-
diana is cor,mon-
ly known among
his fellow mem :
bers of Congress
as "Parson" Cline
on account of his
ministerial frocll
coat and white :ie
his usual cos
tune.
Cline lives at Il
hostelry which is
also the head :
- g,,, - AN
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Playing 1t Safe.

A satire on those
belligerent "neu-
tral" citizens who
fight out the Eu-
ropean war in the
United States -
furnished In a
story told by Rep
resentative Gard
ner of Boston.
a certain man.
about-town had
in his employ a
small and fiery
Japanese valet who
never grew tlfeo
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k'1UNDER dHE2B B& WHITE DOMEET &
His Eulogy.

Another of those
"meanest man In
town" stories has
been given out by
S e n tor Hollis.
The story goes
something lik Q
this:
There was an
old farmer who
was widely known
as the crossest,
closest and most
ge n e T ally nom
) likable citizen in
the whole state.
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NWlI to the very square inch almost.
of all that part of Europe IN
which the nations are warning have
taken the place of the picturesque
reconnoitcrins of battleticlds by COM
manding generals. No lonsersdo great
cheftains ride forth III the waning
day Oh their prancing chargers to tN-
anime the field upon which they pur-
pose to engage the enemy on the NOR
row. In the vast armies whose battle
fronts extend for scores of miles, over
hill and down dale, in Europe, the
commanders at the best can Whiz in
armored motors from one far point to
another. They get but glimpses of the
country that stretches out before their
mighty hosts.
But in the tents at headquarters are
the marvelously made laps which
show what character of ground their
troops stand and must charge over
or retreat through, which show Oh
what kind of ground the enemy is To-
Gated. Not only every hill and valley
are indicated with height and depth
and per cent of slope. not only the
roads and their strength, but every
natural and artificial aid or hindrance
is shown-trees, bitches, plowed and
f:illoW fields, forests, copseS, SwampS,
bypaths and neighborhood roads known
only to the peaSantry thereabou viii
lages, churches. mills. homes and even
barns and outhouses. Here. in fact.
practically every square inch of the
arena of the impending conflict is ac-
counted for.
At
Not every one who reads, of course
can understand these maps: they are
tar from being photogra phs. but per-
haps in all the realm of written things
there is nothing that tells so much as
the war Typographical maps of Europe
There are similarly constructed MAPS
of some parts of the United States
safely guarded in the Army War Col
lege in Washington. So far as they
go they are perhaps fully as good as
those of Europe.
But where the European nations have
lars in constructing and constantly re-
visiug their maps, our army officers,
with practically no funds for the pur-
pieceneal and at such times as could
be spared from other duties. The name
progressive military map of the
United States is therefore not Il mere
desi ignation. hut almost Il description
Little by little army officers have been
endeayoring to chart out the whole
country, one section after another be-
ing taken up i'll progression.
The general scheme of military map
ma king is not essentially different from
that of other map-making. A great
deal oil informa ton required for COM
plete military maps is not desirable for
political or other maps. But in the
Evening star., 1914-12-20
His Last Wish.

r e esentative
James Will a m
Collier of Missis-
sippi was the
principal speaker
at a banquet In
w a. S h j n & t o II.
When the toast
master arose to
Introduce Repre-
sentative Collier,
he said, in part:
II shall now in
troduce to you a
d In 6 u j shed
southern gentle
Evening star., 1914-12-20
TCrMAKERs PREPARING
TOI1 The CHR1STNAS RUSH

demand and gone the Germans
one better by having the soldier on a
little base that is Il Yankee invention.
u is 50 hinged that the soldier can
be shot doWn with miniature guns, and
this base is removable, so that it can
be used just as the imported manikins
if desired.
With big assortment to choose from
this year the boy can have whole
armies of German. Hessian, French,
Russian. English and American troops
to muster at will. all III the regulation
uniform of their respective nations.
Chiidren's tea sets used to come from
Japan and Germany exclusively. While
many other toys are coming from Ja-
pan. within the last two or three years
America has been building up a tea
set industry in connection with the
plants that produce the regulation
sized adult sets. Among the factories
that make these little sets are those at
East Liverpool, Ohio, and at Trenton.
N J.
Play suits have grown in popularity
as an ali-the-year feature of children 8
of goods is in Syracuse, \. Y
Another war feature for the boy is an
improved aero rapid fire gun. Its range
can be adjusted to aim at airships di-
rectly overhead, to throw "a projectile
across the English channel or for
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duced something better. The American
boy is patriotic and prefers to play
with soldiers dressed to conform to
the uniforms he is accustomed to see
in his school histories or when the
fighting force of the nation is on pa
rade. American plants have met this
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maps of Mexico and Europe that are
keeping pace with the daily news dis
patches are new and instructive games.
Soldier sets are shown in large va
rieties. Dresden has been famed as the
chief producer of the best lead SOL
diers This year America has pro-
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Tie t;eriuaH I.gs4cter by with fis
1!Sque head. human hair. sleeping eyes.
-setN and moving tongue has not yet
been duplicated by the American manu-
facttu'-r. Besides the careful and fine
texture of its flush. it has an irresist
ib,e appeal for the little girl. because
i caIl:; Mamma" An American manu-
facturer. however. has brought out this
YEAR the Yer: newest thing in tins
t.tlking baby. II has small. inde-
struotible head. and in exact imitation
of baby tones cries for Mamma. In
the quality of the head and its iIfelike-
ness, this doll is not equal to the Ger
man product, it is declared. but the tone
quality and voice Iaimicry have been at
tanned, and dealers expect to see this
dey.loped A great deal during the next
few years.
Germany which has heretofore taught
the world the toy business, has main
tanned a striking feature of this manu-
featuring activity: the several 1ocali
ties are in no respect rivals in their
products. Each locality devotes itself
10 one line OF industry, and perfects its
output by continued application, hand
ing down the trade and it's secrets from
father to son as a birthright-
Leipzig famed as the seat of music
and literature, has become the country
seat of the toy industry. There is held
annually the big toy fair. known as
The Messe.' where there are more
than 1000 exhibitors. and where every
industry of Germany IS represented
This fair is held in March and is visit
ed by buyers from all over the world.
1t is a vast exposition of goods for the
children. and one of the most wide
spread sources OK iheohe III inc Hef-
man empire.
More than $4,000 buyers attend this
toy exposition each year, ana there
are more than 5000 manufacturers. rep
resenting all Industries of the country,
who show their wares i'll this mart at
the annual toy fete. feature of this
show is parade of the larger toys.
with decorated floats of the smaller
wares, and ali sorts of freak amuse-
ments in imitation of circus parade
1t is one of the great annual events in
Germany. and Leipzig is a veritable
Inard' gras during the two weeks 1t is
in progress.
I;
To-, ,,.nuf.c,ur. in tho r-,i,ed st.t.s
~ 80 W. ~ ~
IL spreau out III an eiilirely inherent
manner While there are big toy fac
tories in practically every state in the
Union. MANY of the loca lities dun,icste
the varieties of goods ana are rivals
for trade Here are wbat some of The
New York city-DoIls and dolls ar.
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Philadelphia aAG baltlnioic. but eNea
these get their raw material from Ger
many and merely assemble them here
as 4 mechanic would :. watch or auto
mobile. Americans have never essayea
10 rival germany III the production %
artiIci:sl Christmas trees.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-30

directions to Buford, which showed
to fight, General Reynolds again
mounted his horse and rode away to
meet the head of his column. The
woods at this time were full of Con-
federate sharpshooters who were pick
ing off men here and there. When
General Reynolds. accompanied by his
aids, Captains Mitchell and Baird, and
Orderly Charles H. Veil, rode up one
of the Union regiments was approach
ing the woods. Reynolds exclaimed,
Forward, men; forward, for Gods
sake. and drive those fellows out of
the woods!' He turned to look for
his supports and to hurry them on,
but before he could speak again the
bullet of sharpshooter had penetrat-
ed his brain and he fell forward. dying,
upon his horse. His fall was not no
ticed by the troops. who swept on and
compelled Archer's brigade to sur.
render. General Reynolds horse car.
ried the body a short distance, when
it was borne to the rear in blanket
just as Archer himself was being
brought in a prisoner" The death of
General Reynolds was a severe blow
to the Union forces, and no casualty
of the war brought more widespread
mourning. His monument is one OF
the finest on the field today.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-30

from their solutions. Then put both
mixtures together and beat to
froth. When well mixed, add the fol.
lowing slowly: One cupful politics
with extreme care, or it may curdle),
One quart milk of human kindness.
(The genuine article is extremely rare,
but substitute recommended by many
public men, and closely resembling
the pure variety, may be obtained any
where. Use the condensed form.)
Tincture of religion-a small quantity,
to taste. One-half cupful premonitions
of national disaster. One and one-third
cupfuls hope. One sprig sage lad
vice). If in danger of becoming heavy
and falling fiat, add quickly pinch OF
gunpowder. Three drops each of pa
thos and wit. These are scarce and
hard to procure; but very little, well
diluted, you will find will go a long
way. Laurel and bay leaves may be
substituted for pathos. if necessary.
Stir the whole until thoroughly tired,
then place in a cold oven and let
warm up gradually. When done
brown garnish with firecrackers and
flowers of rhetoric, and serve hot, on
a large American flag.
HENRY ROWLAND.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-30

answered the final roll call, when taps
will have been sounded over the last
gallant defender of the Union.
However, there is little to fear be-
cause of the possibility that Memorial
day will be permitted to die, that the
memories of that mighty host will not
be preserved. Another and younger
generation of patriots is filling in the
gap occasioned by the passing of the
G. A. r. The Spanish War Veterans,
the stalwart line of brown, the khaki
clad young heroes who emulated the
example of their fathers and went
forth to fight for the freedom of an
oppressed race, are the coming main
stay of Memorial day. Memories of
later but no less glorious struggle,
even II on less extensive scale, are
awakened in them by the day, IL
whose observance they unite with
their elders.