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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-15
THREE EMPIRES.
Monsrohiss That Practically eprans
Into BEING Overnight.

Monsrehiss That Practically spranG
Into Being Overnight.
Prior to Jan. IL. 1871. the German
empire. as We know Il today. had no
existence Instead II was a tumble
OF kingdoms, states, duchies. grand
duchles and principalities, all Joined
together by like language and CON-
mon political aspirations, Il Ia true. but
otherwise quite separate and distinct
Then came the historic ceremony In
the Hall OF Mirrors at Versailles Par
Ia had Just been captured by King
william OF Prussia, and It was held TO
be fltting time and place 10 proclaim
him the first German emperor. Never
since the dawn OF history was an en-
pire born more dramatically.
BY a strange irony OF fate. too. Its
birth took place amid the ruins Of the
French empire. itself tho creation OF n
day, or, rather, TO be strictly accurate,
Of night France went to bed on the
evening Of Dec. !. 1851. a republic.
When Il awoke next morning II was
an empire. During the hours OF dark
ness Paris had been occupied by
troops. and the prince president had
become Napoleon Ill.
Equally sudden and almost an sensa-
uonal in Its way was the birth OF ths
modern Greek empire. After the yoke
OF the Turks had been thrown or In
the war OF independence the country
became republic. But the people
soon tired OF that democratic form OF
government and promptly proceeded
to assassinate their nrst and only pres
ldent. Then they met together. elect
ed king and settled themselves down
to be ruled by him in a quite orderly
and contented fashion.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-15
Notice 10 Creditor.

Ia the County Court of the State OF ore.
Ron, for Ilnrney County.
In the matter of the estate OF r. G,
Croxton, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the under.
signed has been duly appointed admin.
istratrS Of the above entitled estate by
the Honorable Grant Thompson, judge
Of the aboye entitled court.
All persons having claims against said
estate are hereby notified to present said
claims duly verified as by law required,
within six months from the date Of the
FIRST publication Of this notice.
Dated at Burns, Oregon, this 3rd day
Of July, 1914,
The first publication Of this notice is
July ith, 1914.
tsigned) MARY cRoxTos,
Administrative OF the estate Of r. G.
Croxton, deceased.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-15
Special Hosiery Offer
Guaranteed Wear-Ever Hosiery For
Men and Women
4 .LI.aa sI..--f-I

Guaranteed Wear-Ever Hosiery Fol
Men and Women
Lrdies' Special Offer
For Limited Time Only
Six pair OF our finest soc value ladies'
guaranteed hose In black, tan or white
colors with written guarantee, for 81 .OO
and iOc for postage, etc.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR MEN
For limited time only. sIx pairs Of
our finest 3bc value Guaranteed HOSE any
color with written guarantee and pair
OF our we'll known Mems Paradise Gar.
tera Tor one dollar, aud 100 cents for
postage, etc.
You know these hose they stood the
test when oil others failed. They give
real foot comfort. They have no seams
to rip. They never become loose and
baggy rs the shape ls knit 10, not press-
cd in They are Guaranteed for iine.
ness Tor style. for superiority OF mater.
ial and workmanship. absolutely stain.
less and TO wear six months without
holes or new pair free.
Don't delay send In your order before
offer expires. Give correct size.
HOSIERY COMPANY
Dayton, Ohio
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-15
TAUGHT BY THE SWALLOWS.
How Railway TpnneI wss Built
Through a Sand Bank.

Through q Sand Bank.
A colony Of bank swallows taught {
young but observing engineer how tt
build n tunnel that his more learned
superiors had refused TO undertake.
North OF Burlington. VI, lies q
broad aand plain high above the Level
OF Lake Champl0ln, through which the
Central railroad was TO be carried by
a tunnel Tho sand, destitute Of moist
ure, would not cohere. but crumbled
away Ms soon ns an excavation was
made. After several costly trials the
engineers decided that the tunnel was
lmpracticable.
A young man IN the engineers ONCE
said he could tunnel the sand bank &C
Il small cost, lie said he could build
the tunnel for no many dollars n run
ming foot, but that he couldn't expect
the railway people to act upon his
opinion when 80 many American ana
European engineers had declared the
project lmpractlcnble.
The managers. however. gave him a
contract 10 build fifty feet OF the tun.
mel. on the face OF the sand bank he
marked the line OF an arch larger than
tho proposed tunnel and on this line
drove sharpencd tlmbers into the bank.
Then he removed SIX feet OF the sand
and drove In another arch OF twelve
foot tlmbers, removing SIX feet more
OF sand. This process he repeated un.
III he had space enough TO begin the
masonry. As fast as the masonry was
completed the space above II was
fiiicd, leaving the tlmbers IN place
He pierced the hank with the cheap.
est tunnel ever built. which now
stands as Arm NJ ON the day II was
finished
He was asked whether there was
any suggestion Of the structure adopt.
ed by him 10 he found In the books on
engineering
"No." he said III came 20 me In this
way; was driving by the place
where the attempts were made and
saw that colony OF swallows had
made their homes In the bank. II oc-
cured TO me that these little engineers
had dlsproved the assertion that the
sand had no cohesion. As every avail
lows home II n self sustaining tunnel
without masonry. thought that by
extending their method ! could con-
struct larger tunnel. The bank swal-
low is the inventor: ain simply bis
imita Boston Post
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-15
East Afriea's sIa Game.

Big game OF British East Africa, out.
side Of the three preserves OF the col.
ony. is rapidly vanishing and, accord.
Ing to w. I. Hornaday. 'is absolutely
certain 10 disappear 10 about one.
fourth the time that II took South Az.
rica to accomplish the same result"
Mr. Hornaday points out that the pres.
ent legal bag limit IL ruinously extray.
agant For $3.50 any man may buy the
right TO kill 800 head OF hoofed and
horned animals OF forty -four species,
not counting carniyorous animals that
may also be killed. Thus the richest
big game fauna Of any one spot In the
world, which nature has been several
million years In developing and placing
there, seems likely 10 be wiped out by
man within the next fifteen years.
Chicago News.
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Remarkable Cure Of Dyssn,.ry.

Il was attacked with dysentery
about July 18th, and used the
doctors medicine and other
remedies with no relief, only get
ting worse all the time. was
unable to do anything and my
weight dropped from las to 125
pounds. ! suffered for about
two months when ! was advised
to use Chamberlain's Collie. Cho-
lera and Diarrhoea Remedy. l
used two bottles of 1t and 1t gave
me permanent relief" writes B.
W. Hill of Snow Hill. N. C. For
sale by all dealers.
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Sincerity and truth are the basis .
every ylrtiie.-COnfucius.
NO SLUMS IN NEW YORK.
Verdict Of an Expert After q Search
Through the CITY,

shrouoh the City.
have made an amazing discovery
II Is the result OF three days and
nights OF going TO and fro in New
York-sometimes alone and sometimes
with a wise but not cynical detective.
And the amazing and dlsconcerlng dis
eoyery Is this: There are no slums In
New York.
You can find crime and criminals;
you can ind vice, poverty. drunken
ness, disease, but you cannot find a
slum-such slums as blacken and
tester In Antwerp, Genoa, Naples,
Paris, London and many another old
world city. The reason Is that you
cannot have slum without filth, and
New York Is a clean city. Neither
crime nor poverty nor crowds make a
slum. You must have filth as well,
and that IL what New York hasn't got
looked for IL east and. west and
north, from river front 10 river front.
Everywhere, anywhere, were crime,
vice, mean poverty. Everywhere
thieves, rogues, outcasts, men and wo-
men isolated from their kind by sin or
mere suffering, but no slums.
Dirt, OF course. II relative h,. t.o
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-15
A Wonderful Word.

Confidence! What wonderful word
II is! How much It does to make a de-
spondent man or woman feel betterl
How often II has lifted business man
out Of the deepest dependency and
given him another chance! Say a help
ful word whenever you can, whether
1t be to a child with tear dlmmed face
or to workman who has lost his Job
or TO business man who faces serious
embarrassments. 1t Will pay.-Leslie's.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-15
CDCE Londss eTaugee Necklace
tALL Evelyn Thaw" Bracelet

These two beautiful pieces Of pupulai
jswslry are the craze among society
women In New York aud the largest
cities. They sie neat and elegant gold
Anished articles that will eladen the
neart Of every girl or woman, no matter
how young or old. Very siylioh and at
tractive.
Our Free offer. We are advertising
spearmint Chewing Gum and desire TO
place n big box Of this Ane, healthful
gum Into every home. II sweetens the
broath-whitens the teeth and aids di.
gestion. II is refreshing and pleasing
10 all. To everyone sending us but 50c
and 10 cents 10 cover shipping costs We
will ships big boz Of 20 regular Sc pack.
ages OF the spearmint Gum and include
the elegant,
''Tatgo" necklace and Evelyn Thaw"
bracelet absolutely fee.
This offer IL for q short time only.
Not more than 2 orders TO one party.
Dealers not allowed 10 accept this.
UNITED SALES COMPANY
Dayton, ohio p. o. Box l01
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just an Ovsralaht.

II was o o'clock In the morning In an
English town, and the roads were
blocked with snow. The maid. who
had been given weeks notice, was
facing the last day OF her sojourn In
the house. She handed the usual cup
OF tea 10 her mistress In bed and then
said sweetiy. "oh. ma'am, when ye
asked mo yesterday II we had every.
thing In for tonight's party forgot 10
tell ye we are out " coal and the fur
mace Is goin' out"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-15
SWIFT FLYING STARS.
Vastnsss OF the Universe Indicated by
Their Long travels.

vastnsss OF the Universe Indicated by
Their Long Travels.
The almost Incredible distances OF
the heavenly bodies are well illustrated
by Camille Fiammnrlon's comments
to the Socicte Astrononlque de France
on the study by V. NJ. Slipher OF the
Lowell observatory on the speed Of the
nebula In Andromela. which is 900 HI.
lometers second Flnmmarion re-
marks thnt II this speed has been
maintained since the days OF Hippar-
chus, twenty centuries ago. tho nebula
has Travelled IN that time 1900 co.,
600 kilometers Iilpparchus made
catalogue OF the visible stars. and this
nebula N not found In his list. although
II can now be seen with the naked eye.
Had II been ns brilliant 1900 years
ago as Il Is today. Hipparchus. living
under the clear sky OF Alexandria.
could not well have overlooked Il.
'Must we then conclude" asks Fiam.
marion. that its twenty centuries Of
approach To us have been enough 10
Increase It's brlllIancyf The parallax
OF the nebula In OF second. which
corresponds 20 u distance OF $4,000.
600. 100000 kilometers u takes light
nineteen years 10 travel that distance.
SO In 1000 years its distance would
have diminished by about one tenth"
But then. no one knows that II has
this terrific speed through
out the centuries. II may have moved
more slowly or more rapidly at any
time. All II conjecture except the
actual figures for Its present speed and
distance.
The fact that bodies moving at such
speeds arc not seen TO move brings
home TO us the vastness Of the uni
verse. New York World.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-15
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the under.
sighed has been duly appointed executor
OF the Last viii and Testament, and oi
the estate Of William c. Byrd. deceased,
by the County coart of the State OF
Oregon, Tor Harney County. All per.
sons having claims against said estate
are hereby notified to present them, duly
verified as by law required. to Julian q.
Byrd. executor, at his. office in Burns,
Harney County, Oregon, or at the Office
of J. $. Cook his attorney. in Burns. Or
egon. within six months from the date
of this notice.
Dated this ist day of July. i0is.
Julian Q. byrd, cxeeuror.
]. S Cook, attorney.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

uSirED STATES LAsp oPFice,
bufns, Oregon, July \. Igit
Notice 10 hereby given that John 4. oard, Of
lswen oregon. who, on November "a 1903
mAde DessIt.land EntFy. No. 0tpts, for isaNtE
section ~, Township ~ h., Range ~ X William
cite Meridian. has nled notice OF intention 10
make unh proof. To establish claim 10 the
iAnd above dcsofibsd, before RrElstsf aud Re
ceivcr, At Burma, oregon. ON the i7th day of
August. isit.
Claimant names as witnesses
Adam y. y. George, oi Lawen, Oregon char
lee u. Ausnus, Of Hartman, Oregon. Charles
oatd and Ralph J. Wilson bath OF LaWen. ore.
ron.
wv. fAhHE. RsEiHlof.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED sTATks LAND ntflct,

Hufhs, UFoEoh, JuIy II, IDIFI
Notice 10 hereby given that Daniel y. Jordan,
of Burns. Oregon, who, on August 3, 1907, made
Homestead kntry, No, 0Jtpa. for HEl., section
!, Township ~ H., Range 81 r., Willamette
Meridian. has died notice OF Intention to
make hnal hvoyear proof. Ia establish claim
10 The land above described. before Register
and Receiver, al Burns, oregon. on the 18th
day VI August, IVA
Claimant names a. witnesses
Albert Wood, otto oasch. Ciaud N. Salisbury.
Nelson fardee, all Of Burns, oregon,
wa. .FAREE. Register
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED HrATEs LAsD OfFfcK,
Burns. Oregon, July "a. iglti
/ Notice % hereby given that Arthur A. saun-
defs, OF Lawen, Oregon, who. ON July s. 1914,
made holpeatead Entry, No. Ooa2s, Tor swt.,
section ~, Township ~ South, Range sslS y.
Wiiamete Meridian, has nled notice OF inieu.
ton 10 make Final three year proof 60 establish
claim 10 the land above desc Tibed, before Reg
ister and kecaiser at Burns, Oregon ON the
9Th day OF September. lBi4
Claimant names as witnesses.
George Bryning, ArihntA whitney. Allison
y. hayerat and Fred g. Timm. all OF LHwen
Oregon.
wv, fAHhH, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES LAND OPHIOE, !
Burns. Oregon. August .. 1914 !
Notice IL hereby given that william HiTseh,
oi Riley. oregon, who, ON August ~, 1909, made
liomehtead Entry, No, 096sl, for ElfBW1<,
hWHsW q, swIzkWl<. Section ~, Township 10
H., Range 20 E., Willamette Meridian has died
notice Of intention 20 make Final three year
Proof. 10 establish claim 70 the land above de-
scribed, before Register and Receiver, Al
1914
Claimant names ~ witnesses,
ID, X, Thorn, II. j, Williams, II. A, Dlbble
d. H. Mote, all OF Riley, Oregon.
WIN. PARRx. Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND oFfioE,
Hurnn. Oregon. July ~, 1914

UNITED STATES LAND oFfICE,
Burns. oregon, July 81 1914,
Notice 10 hereby given that Fred q, Timm, OF
Lawen, oregon, who, ON septemherp, 1910, made
Homestead Entry, No. ub0ai, for NWil, Section
10, Tornship ~ r., Range 12,k H., Willamette
Meridian, has nled notice OF Intention 10 make
final thfee-ysar Proof, to establish claim 10 the
land above described, before Register aud Rc-
oeiver, at burns. oregon, on tie tih day 0f
septeihber, lpit.
Claimant namea ~ witnesses;
oeofee Hryning, Arthur A. saunders, E v.
Carter, a. N, Edwards, all Of LRwen, oregon,
Wh. fAnRK, kegiHtcr.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
oG,asD na,p. stsrss nsrsa,, ,.Anp n,S o,,ivs

uairED srArKs t.AND orrtcE, 4
Burus, Oregon, July n, iyil !
Notice 10 hereby that Fred u, Kellicut, OF
Riley, Oregon, who, On June ), l9Ot made
liomtstesd kntfy No. adib, serial No. 0lddi. for
aWtN section 4, Township ~ south. Range
ID East, Willamette Meridian, has nlud
notice OF intention To make nnal fiye-year
Proof 10 establish claim 10 tho iaud above do
scribed, before Register and Receiver, nj
huIut, Oregon. on the nth day OF August, lpii.
Clsiinant names ~ witnesses,
Hen Mutter. w. y, Best, borden Brooks, J, ~.
sou,heriand, all OF Riley, Oregon
Nn. fAnRE. Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

ustrnp STATES LAsD OrricE
burna. Oregon. July II. 1914
Notice 10 hereby given that Ralph h Peabody.
q Burns. OREGON, who, on May 4, 1909. made
Homestead kntfy, No O1I6i. for hEt.swi. soe
~. =. 20 r.. n. 81 X, Lots 1, 2. s. Awt NM,
section Q, Township ~ H., Range u q, VII
lamstte Meridian, has died notice Of Intention
claim 20 the land above described, beiorr
the hagislef and Receiver, al Hurns. Oregon
on the 18th day OF August, ipia.
Claimant names a. Witnesses
Frank whiting, George whiting, George
McLaren, William AoLaten, all OF Hufns. ofo
gon.
wa, fAHHg. Register
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IhIs Earthly staas.

''rhe SUM-" remarked the kindly clti-
zen. "shines fOr ALL"
"And that's what worries some
people" ayerred tho eRustic citizen.
They seem to think the sun ought 10
be handled as a spot iight."-Loulssills
Courisr-J Journal.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED sTATRs LAND oFrIcg. /

UNTTFH HTATFN land UFFINf. I
hurns Oregon. July 10. lyt
Notice 10 hereby given that George N. VII.
llAms, Of Princeton, oregon. who OF June n.
isoe. made Hon estcad katy No aG5I Hsrial
No. o76si, Tor Ht.swh.. sWl .Bwl., ssc AS. n A.
=, ~ ", and Lot 4. Section 4. Township "a \ ,
Range - T., wilisme,ts Mendian. has hled
noucc OF iatention 10 make nhal nye.yrar
proof. 10 establish claim 10 the land above de
.cribeds before Register aud Receiver, at Bufns
orsson, ON the nth day of August, iVit
Claimant names as Witnesses
Thomas stevens Fred ~, Peters. John Ten.
pie, Michael Hesiy, all OF Princeton. Oregon.
WV, fAHsr. Register
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Ancestors Burned

Bacon-lIe says his ancestors wers
all cremnted. Egbert-why. thought
cremation was n method OF recent
years.
ut Is. His picture gallery. though
was burned up only month ago.
Yonkers Statesman.
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Prosperous ex-German ION visit to
fatherland)-Donner und biitzen. what
are you givin' usi Forty pfennig for
this sausage! When went away q
few years ago ] used to pay only 20
pfennig,
The Waiter-They was different
sausages.
The p. ex-G.-Precisely the same.
The Waiter-No. you're wrong there.
The old ones was bigger. York
Post.
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John-so. that's your new tie, eb 7
Why on earth did you select such q
loud pattern? Joel didn't select IT,
My brother did, and he's slightly deaf.
Judge.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UsITKD eTATEs LAND oyPIcE,
Burns, Oregon, July2 ~, 1914

UNITED sTATKs LAND oyPIcE,
Burns. Oregon, July29. l9i% !
Notice IL hereby given that Henry E. Diiimsn
0i Farrowh. oregon, who, ON July !, 1911, m sds
Homestead entry, No. o6620, for Lots / and a
Meridian, has hied notice Oh Intention
tQ make final tbree-year proof, 10 establiak
claim TO the land above described, before Reg
lister and Receiver. A. Burns, Oregon, on the
7tb day Of september, 1914,
Claimant names as Witnesses,
Charley u, Dillman, Chester Keown, Charley
Backhaus and Henderson Elliott, all OF Mar
rows, Oregon,
WM. FARRg. Register.
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tib95l Burns " Lat No
FOR PUBLICATION

ukIIgD STATES Land OFFICR,
bnrnp. Oregon. July II, i9iii
Notice 10 hereby given thpt the Northern
Feeino Railway Company, whose post once
addtsss 70 ~ Paul, Minnesota has this 18th
day Of July 1914, 1le In this once lie Hp,
piicAtion 10 select under the provisions Of the
act OF Congress, approved July l, 1875 $50 Stat /,
wa, 6eol a. extended by tho Act of Congress
approved May ~, 1906
EEIl lswIl see, q. y. sos, II. 81 East, MEL.
NkL. Bee ~ T. 30lk South. D. "a EaIt, and
NwEewg@ Sec 81 T's0 II. II. NJ East, W, H.
Serial No. 07G22
Any and all persons claiming adyersely the
lsnds described. or desiring 70 object because
of the mineral character Of the land, or any
Vther reason 20 this disposal to applicant should
Ole their endayits Of protest in this once, ON
OF before the 9Th day oi september, 1914,
wh. fARAE. Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
usIrsp Stairs LAM oyrior

UNITED htATkn LAND OffiCE,
Iakeviow. Oregon, July 8fd. 1914. \
NOT COAL LANDS
Notice In hereby given that Adolf Hansen, OF
Fife, Oregon. who, on June 10th, 1910 made
~. section IL ii. fcwnssip " South, kanse" Y
kast, willamette Meridian, has nied notice OF
Intention 20 make final thfoe-year proof. 10
establish claim 70 the land above draoribed.
Al Fife, Oregon, ON the 20th day OF August 1914.
Claimant names A. witnesses;
Ronald conklinE. John Mckaohin. Geo. A.
Paddock, Peter Wyse, all Of Fife, Oregon
Jas y. BuR0rss, Register
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No. ! Makes good connection
with O.-W. r. & N. No. 10 leav-
ing Portland TOO p. M. and No.
IL from east arriving Baker $50
A. M.
No 2 Connects with La Grande
local TOO to La Grande, and No.
8 fast MaiD picks up sleeper
there arriving in Portland ZOO
A. M. Also with No. Is at
l0:45 p. M. for points East.
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Picture show tonight.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-23

Llamaban Ia atenci6n, cuando Ia ale
gria de la bienvenida les hacfa reir las
hileras de dientes blancos de los SOL
dados, limpios y bien vestidos. Y aho-
ra sonaban con su vieja m1sica, evoca-
dora Gle epopeyas antiguas, las corna-
musas de un regimiento. Y luego, las
fiautas de otros decian sus canciones
guerreras de antaiio, las batallas de la
Peninsula, cllando los granaderos lle-
vaban atlas sorras de pieles y las no
vlclas de los conventos de Espana Sc
morian de amor por los tenientes de
Wellington. Y un POGO mas tarde. una
voz gritaba, cstent6rea:
Are we down-hearted? (iSomos
nosotros cobardes?)
Gle un extremo q otro del regimen
to, otra voz, hecha de tres mil voces
unanimes, sonaba:
i No-o-o-o o-o-o!!
Shall We win? (sHemos de salir
VICLOIIOSOS
-Ye-e-e-e-e-e-s-s-s!!!
luego las compai1ias en- vez de
cantar, silbaban la Marsellesa, imitan-
do la m1sica de sus propias flautas. Y
"eces sonaban esas canciones que han
recorrido los caminos de la India. esas
canclones de los soldados que tanto
anna Rudyard Kipling:
It long way to Tipperay
it's long way to go. !.
(El cam.no a Tipperay
es muy largo para ir. 81;
tan simples, Y tan evocadoras tan
llenas Gle emocion com las baladas del
pueblo.
Ell muelle tranquilo, donde a veces
hemos embarcado para yenir 4 Lon
dres, estaba ocupado por los carros re-
glmentales, por los canones inm6viles.
apuntando al cielo; por las caias de
munlclones y de sanidad Y en- las
mlsmas aguas donde La malograda flo
ta napole0nica Sc hab1a reunido ha I'm
slglo para Ia invasion de la "perfida
Albion reposaban ahora los cruceros
~ los transportes, Ell 10 alto de cuyos
mastlles fameaba la vieia gloriosa
bandera de lnglaterra