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Show IN FUTURE BATTLES. SELLING WEDDING GIFTS. A Lively Trade WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN TWO MODERN ARMIES LINE UP. Ibie Will Be No More Cavalry Charges Opposing Artillery the First to Fight, Then the Infantry Will Close In. J fM- - T5 - HAT smokeless powder and firearms have almost entirerevolutionized ly the art of war is an saying, everyday says the New York World. Napoleon, greatest of modern generals, would be astounded were he to return to earth and see with what strides the science of war has advanced during his absence. No more could his heavy battle columns be successfully launched; no more could Murat, his magnificent cavalry leader, ride over an army with his daring horsemen. In place of the grand and picturesque bayonet charge we have thin skirmish lines,1 seeking to crush the enemy with their fire alone, and modern cavalry will probably never again charge on the battlefield. To jbegin with, it is assumed by military authorities at present that the occupation of territory by a hostile army will be such a crushing burden that we must prevent it at all hazards. The first and perhaps the decisive battle of the war will therefore take place as soon and as near the frontier as possible. Where this frontier, as in most European countries, is merely a line on the map, and is not a natural obstacle, the commander-in-chie- f will probably set his forces in motion for it as soon after the declaration of war as is poss sible. His army will bo preceded by great clouds of cavalry, pushed forward both to reconnoiter and to hold back the advanced bodies of the enemy. In addition to this, his screen of cavalry will serve to conceal the movements of his main body from the enemy. Skirmishes between the advanced cavalry of the two armies will be of frequent occurrence. At last one of the commanders, not wishing to advance further without accurate information and prevented from obtaining this by the enemys cavalry screen, will make arrangements for breaking through this screen. Concentrating his own cavalry, he will launch it at some weak point in' the enemys mounted advance guard. If the attack is kept secret it probably will succeed with ease; if the enemy is warned in time he, too, will concentrate and a great cavalry battle will result. The victor in the engagement will succeed in obtaining all the information he desires, while the defeated cavalry will fall back on their main Thus will end the body of infantry. first phase of a modern war. Every gun of his artillery will be brought to bear upon the guns of the defense, and until the concentrated artillery fire succeeds in silencing and crushing the defenders artillery the attacker will move forward with his infantry, for a rifled gun will now carry over five miles; its fire becomes decisive at 3,500 yards, and murderous at 2,000 yards, so that an infantry attack would be doomed to disasterat the outset unless the artillery of the defense were first silenced. At last the incessant pounding of the guns has done its work the opposing artillery has been silenced, and the artillery of the attack can rest for a time. . Now comes the chance for the infantry. Spread out into three thin lines firing lines, supports and reserves they move forward. The firing line, in open order, moves a quarter or a half-miin front of the supports, a like or greater interval separating these from the reserves, who may be in slightly denser order. The defense has probably improvised some way of hastily intrenching itself; all that we see is a. little ridge of earth stretching along i& front of us, and all we know is that somewhere behind that ridge lies the enemy. We cannot see them, for they are sheltered by the trenches; we cannot even see their position when they fire, for smokeless powder does not betray its user. A thousand yards away, and the firing line is losing heavily; the supports are closing Up on it, and at half a mile the supports have melted into the firing line. The advance is being made by rushes of twenty or thirty yards. Ever trifling depression or elevation in the ground is used as cover. At 300 yards the advance is checked for awhile the fire of the defense has become too bot. The commander fills The up the gaps with the reserves. line creeps forward again. Now the men are firing the spare cartridges in the magazines. A few seconds of this, and the fire of the defense slackens perceptibly. One rush and the attacking line is over the trenches. The defenders, what are left of them, retreat im-prov- ed A' ' i , A e' d n a n you attempt to throw any obstacles In my way. I dont want to be hard on you, as I said before; on the contrary, if you will give us ail the information you can respecting the child which your wife picked up, I will make it worth your while; if not Well, gentlemen, I suppose no one can have me up for my wifes fault at, this distance of time, , and the dead, poor soul! So, if it is made worth my CHAPTER XVI. (Continued). while Qh) Carmen! how can you talk sc? If you will give us the exact date and said Margaret, reprovingly. and circumstances connected with place, She Vas shocked, under the circum- the finding of the child, you shall have stances, at Carmens levity, but her twenty pounds down. friend was not aware how much she Is that a bargain, sir, honor bright? knew 4hout the apparition that had apIt is. peared in the library, and tried to cabry Then I can very soon earn it, for off matters with a high hand. But, Ive got all the dates and eh ceteras realityi Margaret knew as much writ down In case they was called for. Carmen did. Ruthven had thought He fumbled In an old case of leather right to see her before leaving Abbotts-vill-e, for awhile, until he produced some knd explain the cause of her fiiyiy documents scribbled in pencil. alarm, urging her, at. the same time, My wife found that ere child in a to keep her own counsel. But he said ditch, on Tuesday, the 4th day of July, nothing of his contemplated journey 18 , he said, reading it out. to London, at which Margaret was as The very day she was lost! exmuch surprised as Carmen. claimed Sir clutching at his Meahile Sir Frederic and Ruih-ve- n companions Frederic, arm. were not idle. The first place (to On the right-han- d side of a wood which they went was, of course, the near Tufton, in Surrey workhpuse where Margaret had been Seven miles to thev north of Abbott-ville- ? reared Ruthven had been able to exinterposed the baronet again. tract no information of consequence And it had on a night-gowand from tte officials there before; but he flannel, and cap, trimmed with lace, returned. and marked with the letter F. Ive got J'Begj your pardon, sir, touching his them clothes by me still, gentlemen. cap, "but aint you the same gentleman Let me have them, and here are the as came here some two or three years notes, . cried Sir Frederic, hurriedly, hack to make inquiries about a girl as he drew out his purse. called peg Reilly? The discolored baby-line- n was placed I atn; and Ive come on the safiie before him In exchange. He examined crrandagain. in silence. it Then Ive got news for you, sir. My wifes own work, Ruthven, he Weve ound her father. Hes been here said, after a pause. She put every after her several times. stitch into these things herself, whilst Ifound her father! , I sat by and watched her. Oh! my Theiintelligence came upon the my child! . but Ruthven child, men like a thunder-bol- t, As soon as they were outside the felt it pauch the more severely of the costermongers door, Ruthven turned two. to Sir Frederic with the question: he ejaculated. Impossible! Where shall we go next? "Ohj no, sir, it aint; and hes a most Home, Mr. Ruthven. Let me go respectable man as never came in the home without delay, and embrace my parish! jhimseif nor wished his wife to child my Florence who is heiress to he aramp; and hes willing to take Abbottsville and all that surrounds it! the girl! home and provide for her. How strange it seems! too good and Who is he? Where is he? wonderful to be true; and yet I had Hii name is Dan OReilly, and I put an from the first day I saw the down his address for you, sir, in case dearinkling, girl, that we should be drawn toyou should be calling this way again, in some wonderful manner. Did and require it. Is the gal living, sir, gether I tell you she was baptised Florence? asking your pardon? She appeared delicate at birth, and the Oht yes, shes alive and well. doctor advised her immediate baptism, "The old gentleman only lives in and she received her mothers name. poor way naturally, sir, being a cos And how like she is to her in voice, termonger, and he wants his daughter and and feature! My heart recogto go and look after his home for him, nizedstyle, at once. Ah, Ruthven, I am her and keep things a bit straight, and too happy! I feel as though I had hell b4 really glad to hear where she nothing more to live for in this world. is, I know. On the contrary, you have your be true, said Ruthven, this cant to live for, and have but just ' daughter Sir Frederic, aside. "Her hair,, her commenced life anew. eyes, the color of her face all so lik They traveled back to Abbottsville those of my poor wife, she must be as fast as they could. Sir Frederics mine thankfulness and' joy overflowing at Hush, my dear sir! Dont agitate every step of the way. But Ruthven yourself. I do not believe her to bej a did not appear to sympathize as heartcostermongers daughter any more ily as he might have done in the good than you do; but we must have pa- fortune of his friend. In truth, his hontience, and search the matter to the est heart was sore. bottom.! Give me OReillys address, Sir Frederic was toohappy and imhe continued to the official, and here patient to allow his daughter to be preis, something for your trouble. pared for the great change awaiting They! found OReilly to be a small, her. He ran into the drawing-rooas wizened fellow, looking more like a as a boy, and blurted out tailol than a costermonger, and resid- impetuously them all. And then he before truth the ing in one of the lowest parts of Lonat rushed Margaret as though to emdon. brace her, and found, to his great disWhat may you please to want, sir? that she had slipped through his he said, lifting his eyes from off his may, and flown to the shlter . of work hs the gentlemen entered his fingers Ruthvens arms instead. dingy abode. Tell me, she gasped, is it true? Ruthyen had determined to take the Its all true, my darling, he anhull by the horns. swered, in a voice that slightly tremYour name is Daniel OReilly? he bled; we have proved beyond doubt commenced, in an authoritative manthat you are Sir Frederics daughter ner, as if he knew everything about and Miss Flowers cousin, and you axe him beforehand. very glad of it are you not? "At your service, sir. If you will stay with me yes! she And some years back you had in his ear. wife called Nan, who tramped the couh-tr- y whispered Florence! will you not speak to with lucifer matches? your father? exclaimed the baronet. Against my will, gentlemen; against You do .not know how I have meurned my will. She was always a wild un, loss during these seventeen years was poor Nan, and never kept at hum; your of doubt and loneliness. hut there wasnt no real harm in her, d She went to her parent What made her pass off the child and with many but very timidly, then, she cartied about as her own, then? Hamilton while a backward glance, At these words the old man seemed and Carmen, as yet hardly able to beparalyzed. lieve the truth, conversed upon it apart Why it was her own, wasnt it? Ruthven. he inquired, with a feeble attempt At with Mr. Ruthven, said Sir Frwderie, bravado. my child says she owes you more than It was not her own, and you know and I echo the words. Nothing it It was a stolen child, and you had life, world can afford could have Put your foot nicely in it by aiding and that this given me such pure, heartfelt joy as abetting her in a felonious act. the recovery of my daughter. And to Oh, no, sir; she never stole it! She and you, who have found, and nurtured, found the poor I- thrown in a ditch, educated can thing what say her for me, aud she picked it up for charitys sake, world this may whatever that and nurtured it to her bosom as if jit except in rehad been her own. The law cant hate hold for me is at your disposal,if it is turn. Name the reward, and, up for doing a work of charity, sir, is to yours to give, it in my power hard as it is upon the poor. It can prosecute you for obtaining take. There is but one reward I can acmctiey under false pretenses. Why did cept, Sir Frederic. u go to the where workhouse parish What is it? Jour wife died, and demand that child Let Pearl tell you. If it is not in her as J cur daughter? heart to give it me, I would not take it we Yfll, had kept and led her for even at your hands. lY a year, and there was nothing But it is in my heart! cried the cre natural than she should come girl, as she advanced toward him. 'Ui my house now that I want a Ruthven, dear dear Ruthven! to aI tidy up things a bit. Im whom I belonged before I knew that I ting very old, too, and my hands is had a father, if I am not yours, I will crplcd with the rheumatism, and the be no ones. would never have known but Still he did not dare to fold her in his I was her father. , arms until he saw the look of assent facew Other people know it, however, to that beamed upon Sir Frederics co;t. Now, look here, Mr. OReilly, (The end.) c,at want to Le hard upon you Punishment of the knout is to fca (Are you a magistrate, than, s'r ? soon fir--1 cut wtw.t I am, if done away with in Russia. I , ! i 1 n, ollar til. ( d ha? to a iori tries , il ur i j iey . I nor m j ! I DX S3 new-foun- -- ford i this proPo:r f 1 3 in cs att?. afd. 'ar. Kr-c-p -- le firing. But the battle is not yet over. The commander of the defense has held back a reserve for just such a crisis as this, and a counter attack is threatened. The men fall to entrenching themselves in their hard-wo- n position. Fresh troops are hurried up to help them hold it against the counter attack and the day is won. Now the victorious commander gives the leader of his cavalry full swing. On every road, in rear of the retreating enemy, he pushes the cavalry and horse artillery, cutting off the stragglers, preventing the defeated troops from making another stand, turning the retreat into a rout. At last, under the guns cf a fortified town, the debated troops obtain a respite. To moke the standard cf Cirietiaa lift hrw. la to Mllttlt Christ -- Carried on by a London Silversmith. It la really remarkable the numbers of persons who come here aul ask us to buy back what they call duplicate redding presents, said a West End silversmith and cutler to a London reporter. Of course the articles have been bought here originaLy and have our name marked on them in some way, but the fact and I dont think I am making an exaggerated statement when I say it that 30 per cent, of the goods we sell for wedding presents come back into our bands again In this manner is certainly surprising. $ The only explanation I can think of Is that the recipients of the gifts become In need of a little cash in hand after, perhaps, an expensive honeymoon, and think they cannot do better than part with those wedding presents which they do not require. I dare say you have noticed that in the 0 lists of wedding presents at different weddings there are often as many as four or five articles of the same kind. A gentleman came to us not long ago and requested us to buy back or exchange a salad $ bowl of our own make, and he explained that he and his wife had been presented with no fewer than seven r of them on their marriage a little while be$ fore. As he said, two would have been all right, but seven salad bowls was more than the heart of a man could desire. Oh, yes, we are always pleased to buy $ back our own goods in this way, but, of course, we do not pay for them the same price that we sold them for, but generally aa little under cost price; and we do quite little business like this. You would believe It, but I can assure you It is ahardly ago we fact, that some time common sold a black-coffe- e set not at all a ,0 wedding present which we had previously come sold four times, and each time it had back to us. At last It became quite a standing joke with us, and we are half expecting to see it turn up again some day. However, It has been away some nine months now, so perhaps we have seen the last of it. are the Yes, youre quite right; teapots articles which come back to us the most are frequently, owing to the fact that they one very commonly given as presents. On occasion we bought back three silver teapots from a lady who had been presented with five on her marriage. They were all three, of our own make, which is somewhat r niGQ PRICE FOR POTATOES. The John A. Salzerj Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., pay high prices for new things. They recently paid $300 for a yellow rind watermelon, $1,000 for 30 bu. new oats, $300 for 100 lbs. of potatoes, etc., etc.! Well, prices for potatoes will be high next fall. Plant a plenty, Mr. Wideawake! Youll make money. Salzer's Earliest are fit to eat in 28 days after planting. His Champion of the World is the greatest yielder on earth and we challenge you to pro- s 0 . y ' : '"jOL, LtVwVl, Some are al- persons K ( ways taking iron. 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