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Show "''Vr-:t t',J i j-- 1 ! I 1 I fJ aldon Fawcett THE SOLDIERS OF THE : 3E C - M1' force leTointloaa. Raa IHunlngo: guarrt-yt.teConan! Rklnner la bla 11 plck and almral aud I relied upon to be able to throw up an lutreud.mcnt In tba quickest possible time, finally, be must know lu:w to seud signals by night or day, a elans of work which in the rcyulur Army la locked after by a epeelal eorpa of specially trained men. And olio are tbeae men who do ao many spec! mens uf thinya well! Pome of the American brain aud hntwu. It might hr answered, who wear I'ncle Pam' uniform. The marl nea are In very truth picked men. They are all between 18 ard 33 yean of agei aud nut oue la orer 3 feet 8 Itirhra In height. Their nomadic Ihe render! them prepared at all tluiea for tbe unexpected. They are ivady which carry thorn from one acme of trouble to number. To lie aure. they don't have anything to do with nariyatfuy tbeeblpur almlty and Urine the My yuna the era reel: attend to itieae but they do abarpalioutlny from tliluye peri-ne-e maita: they lilyh up on the yrt-a- t work the raplil-flre- . or luarlilue gnus. which Ore Hnndrcila of ehota pi'r minute; and If worat comes to wnrrt ard mm from au enemy' ship try to hoard their veaael they are upon to meet them soldiers of the Navy, that of the sea, hei lately Biuil bueiljr enraged la protecting TZrirtn lutereete lu pretty nenriy every zZjtrr at the globe. Lauded fromtothe war-Siprotect (ring I he Atari aud Btrlpenthe Isthmns la Korea: policing aintteriaya of war: Finina 'mid thethe Americana la tbt SieUliif from bona y,m- e frade drummer Into the heart and enforcing proper treatment Soar people by the Tnrh'a anruly subjects, liter-yi- d ail kedy of 1,000 Yankee fighters have la-- with bullet aud buyourt and tend them tumwares. bling hark lutq tie a However, aa haa been eald, the uvat arhlevmeuttuf tbeae ttght- - their baada full. kj sxr--- mmm m 1 $ Lcxrtflu' Rrrty f Hanna ' ttt ill that tbe republic! Wantan have, by rrasow of thdr happy tHalty hr arriving juat la the nick of time, in tha globe-trottin- g neeatty had tha ceutar of the stags iwarlt's meat Interesting drama. There are a auiptWagly large number of people here at baas whe have no ndeqnnto conception of Jest what those marines are and what they da. Many paraawe are wont to eonfuao then with tha aearaea, or Jackies, oa one trirahipa, from whom they are satire ly aepa-vand distinct. Indeed, ae a matter of ,hct, they route nearer being soldiers than MltarA tut partika of soma of tha gharaetar-Hl- a af tb men la aach service, ta mallty the aurlnt Is a aoldler afloat; ini regulation aoldler aa wa know them lm kid, bat a sort of military Jack of all ltnlea, aa Infantrymaa, engineer, dgnalmau u llgkt artilleryman all rolled Into one. At (Mle hears rasat about what tha ma Haas da aa ahara whea they are landed from ear warships to do things which aay bo aeaampllahad more quickly and satisfactorily with their (mall arms than by tbe big bark w oa the battleships; but it must not bo apposed that they lead a life of Idleness r lad eaaa when aboard the floating fnrtreaaea vitk Cdtbn1 oJ ( 1! 3 irttadUtall :.t r.ook or la leave at ahor! roller ere cnpulilv of lorucr of tbe earth, aud In ui.r eurruuiulluya aluftlng for themaolvea Iruui the froxeu waatea of i:.e polar to the tuuyled jungles or lie tropic. Not hi only can tbe uwrlue paii-i'i,u canoe lu the military or uaral ,i day world, hut h la ulaoacmatoniiHl i i.gl.tipg ehoul-cle- r to alioulder with tbe uu. t:,c mPlier of the regular Army or er.-i- , u.e u:llitJsu,aul and readily falla iuto their Haika.iecaalou way require. Mure wm.,;, ri'nl etill, tbeae teraattle warriors ran. on uccaaloiia. aucb aa tbe Boxer revolt !i, ci,)i..-i-. ,.u oimraie with tbe meu effiHtirtly Ugbuug of ether nai.'im. who become members r n,, eoldiery of the uavy enllat for a pcrl-- d ,,f fire yearn, and whereaa they only from (18 to fc! per mouth. It la by uo lu.aur uuprofltable nurk. alum I'ncle Bam fumlsbea food, clothing, medh'lura and, in everything ueceaaary to mnlutalu the aoldler lu benlth and happiness. ' Her over, tbe gov. ermuent makea au liberal an allunanre that a careynl aoldler ran in h.e terra aave out of bl it for well nigh (10(1. which will be paid ioclothing bln lu raib at hie discharge; A fur his regular aulary, be can aatre nearly of that If be la content .with simple uuivcuu-nts- , and there are ou record rum if iparlpea who have retired after dee year1 rrlor with a nest egg .of sevorpl thoUMiud dollars with which to start n biielM. Tbe privates of the Marine rrpg are not enl down tvtbenoolnshlpvimillafterthey have formed a pivtty tlin,ugli acquaint-luc- e with their neir work armte or another of the training schools inn int.lined at Washi , 'Vawi ( a itre-yea- r ington, Anuapullis Brooklyn, Norfolk, Bouton, Piirtauioulb mid League Inland. Tbe recipe for the making of a marine al ene of there Institutions ealla fur the drills of tne aoldler (company and battalion), skirmish spoke of a wheel. The Intervals on shipboard are In many lnstaueea virtual v scat lot, a far the marines, a hr a compared to the slreuuuua, nerve-rackin- g police duly which idles falls to their lot when as hum lu futvifu laud. While maria Is auiioed to know somethin; of the sea, be la unt prtauuied to lie a good aea-maaud la never railed upuw to help coal tha ship or perform other more or less tasks that are the bugbears of tba Jerkies." In fact, almost ilia sola oero-patin- a of marines afloat are such light tasks ing, target practice and bayonet exercise, a. well aa all military dunes aud oawrtnv-ulc- a following the faabtoa of tbe armlet of the world, the marine now wear kbabl when occasion warrants, but when la full lrcas their uniform la perhaps the gaudiest worn by any of I'ncle earn s warriors. The cal aud cos i a are of dark blue; the trousers aud evercuaia, light blue, trimmings being of scarlet. Tba mualrlans wear scarlet rusts. These mustclaus, by the nay, form an luteresilug rouipuaeat part of the Marine t'uria. Enlisted men of this acre Ice make up the famous Marine Band, which Is stationed at Washington, and furnishes music fur tha great receptions at the White llinise aud ell the Important public functions at the batloual capital, w hereaa druua-tucr- a and buglers are to be found ow all I'nited 8tatra naval vessels carry lug detach meet a of marines. These "music boys," a they are termed, are laila ranging from 14 to 21 years of age, and they are prepared fur their duties liy a year's training at tha school tot dru tamers and governmental buglers at Washington. lu tbe matter of rumfort Ihe marines usually fare lietter afloat than asbura. for uaa thing, their food when on board ship la the regulation bluejacket ration, which la the of SO reuis per day, but oa allure equIraU-u- t they receive ouly the army ratios, which I cos a but IT cents per man per day. Uu shipboard, too. they have a pretty uouifortabla w bereaa ou shore quarters arc place lo , likely to be somewhat crowded, dnr to tbe fart that lu order to (ravel In light marching order, tha mart net arc not allowed ta Indulge themselves In the Inxury of regulation army tents, but must be content with canvas houses. Into each of round trprr-likwhich Id mm rrowd, sleeping with their heads together at tha center pole and their bodies reaching out la all directions Ilka I ho rapiJly growing navy (lie enllstm it some lime allow 20 foreigners to 1 Juicriran, and It la buplug fur loo much lo expect a act if foreign senior lo be true 1 the flag under all circumstance. Mora than one uaval officer has confess'd I hat it the rn of a crisis be slept more soundly kkowlna that he bad lu the murine t,n his ship a My of loyal, thoroughbred Atierleana, upon whom he couiil deiicnd to ml k by tba ship and the flag through thick aid thin. The oflicera of the Marine Corps g re ou the same footing aa to rank aud privileges aa 1 Gun. era are performed on land, sometimes with the menacing gun of powerful men-o- f war to hick them up, hut often with only their the uufrlendly people ol grit to hold In check ... a atrange land. Ou shore duly lbn marines conform to army regulatbuia, and to the casual nlwcrver might apyiear to he Juat ordinary auldlera. But sock soldiers; why they must know hew to do three or four times as many things aa tha average lighter lu Mur or kiinki. The reason is apparent. Uncle flam's regular aoldlera. aa a rule, form part of a grett army organisation. In which there men to do this clnas of work, mother to do thit, and ao on an organisation of specialIt were. No aurh luck, however, for ists, the Marine Corps hoy. In (heir work each detachment mayhap of only luOmen ninat baa complete little army cudlrlent nulo Itself In all respects, and ao It vomea about that It la lot enough that tha marine shall know bow to shout straight with his Krag rifle, lu addition, he most he prepared to act as au artillery horse In helping to drag a raiud-flr- e gun, and be ninet know how to manipulate this weapon wben the lime comes foe doing. He la provided with a laone-hodyo- t V'S K5;z .ll.t S', r yB : . v4f guard or sentry duty and service a mall orderlies" or official messenger between ship and shore, a class af work. M Ike nay, uhlrk enables the furinnate meu are assigned te II to turn rnauy an extra Pesay by making purchasca or rxemtlng commission fur the seamen and tba less lucky u srlnes whose duties will not permit them to leave tbe ship. Tba marines hare one unique and Interesting function which would suggest Itself to very few person. They eou.tltutn Ihe greatest safeguard against mutiny which tha officers of the I'ulti-- Mtates Nary have tu rely upon. It niey appear like alralnlng a point to talk about mutiny on oar nf Lurie Sani'n warships In thin age, but It must be remembered that In arching men for our .. j.:. Aurui FccJl irv similar grndiw In tha army. Of late mwv mrul bus lieuu Inaugurated to give then, a higher degree of technical knowledge, and the young man who aspire to an officer's position lu the eorpa must now apeud a year or more In a school which has lately hern established at Annapolis for the Instraetloa of roaitulnslnned oflicera of marines. L'nela ham I also Indicating lu oilier ways hla Increasing appreciation of tbe Importance el thin niNgnlflccnt lighting force, and whareai tbe highest officer of the marines could, a few yearn since, hive no higher rank thai colonel, General Elliott, the new command-nn- l who haa been la command of all tbe Amerleeu forces it 1enama, rejoices in tha rank of brigadier general. WAl.linW FAWfETT. i BY WALDON FAWCETT. fluthf to fke popnlan and Mint alaott say nhlvarnal, mode' of one enter-IS?1- ? 11 nwtlonsl capIteL In other take a wide mhge of dif-Mtfctmo, Including eard pari Ira, bsl-s- . lemptiona nad mnalcales, wlcboot anyone oousp leu on sly predominant la (Magfkvur, but at Washington all other f make hut poor comparison In number iBpnrtauee beside the dinner great and which are of lightly occurrence from i .all, ene eid of the official aeaaoo te the other. Ytore am several reasons for this general (referred tor feasting as social vehicle. . For one thing, the very air at unde flama eat of govenment la fall of politics, (olltle alike to diplomsey and statecraft, nay be dlscwseed to thw heat advaatige rooad a well-ledcboard. Then among the it eonfht-afte- r persons In Washington ore many diplomats who have been ncen-toneto "dining on! pretty continuously at -- tho Kumpcaa capitals, and. la eon sequence, lam prone to accept thooe Invitations which 'live hint of as appealing mean. Finally, tike President and Mrs. Bonarvelt have set the fa Chios la dinner giving. Praetleetiy every president who baa occupied the White Bonae haa given greater or less nnmberof could banquets, bnt none nf hi predi-eeasor- s eon pa re with Provident Uoonevelt la lavbh-litt- s Htlee koepltalltles t i t I at entertaining. The White nones dinners may be divided let two general claseei. One Is made np of jtU state dinners which the Chief Magii-Itiil- e and ihe First Lady of the Lead tender tch year to the Ceblnet, the diplomatic wps, the Hupremc Cenrt and other branches f officialdom. The other class embraces the (rltsie dinners it the Presidential Mansion, bsriiig the Boosrvelt regime there here wen few ermines when guests have sot . men bidden to break bread with thq Presides:. Mure than that them are usually rI" t breakfast and luncheon, a weft, ha President dlmikee to all down to a meal lone, and he leldom does. The White Home cook Iced a etrrnnoui exlslrace, for often they do not know 16 mluutre la advance of Ihe time fur earring the flrst coarse how many guests will alt down to table. Oa ordinary orraaionaTurTdOo' clock li the dinner hour at the White Honse, but dele banquets are not armed until 8 o'clock. The President, energetic a he is, does sot believe la hurrying at meal time, and It Is ecidomthst he rlsM from tho table In less than 43 minute, whereas the fnrmtl bonqnets sometimes consume upward of two hours, even when there Is ao response to to at. Upon ordinary occasions the meals at the White Hunts am prepared by the rrgnlar cooks Gerais women or colored rooks are nsuiliy employed In thla capacity and am nerved by rcgnlar employes of the Whitt House domestic establishment: but Mr. Kooserelt, la the matter of state dinners, did not follow the example nf many of her predecessors, bnt Inaugurated (hr plan of having three hlg repnats prepared aud servgd by profestional caterers. Wllhln the past few years Washington hostesses generally have route to rely upon these men who make a 'business of furnishing flue dinners reedy to hand. Many women of wealth who have nuuialons equipped with aver cuiluary adjunct aud who could have the entire work of preparation performed at home Just as wol avnql, sow make a practice of calling la the professional merer, because It saves so much time end worry and t-- her. Your espvrt purveyor of dinners take entire charge. He even brings all hi ewt china and nllvcr and other table aptreasure are 't pointments. totothat wear and tear of hod-llu- g the unt subjected whom ha ao kiuwl-edx- e, the of by servant nor are her china closet mule to ip-pea baerna watte,' aa would otlierwlta ha the cam caterer does not even nse Tbe hie clleut'a kitchen to any coaiiderabia ex tent. Home fllrtei ere, (o be sure, prepared ing offlrlali ire spared tome of the trials of dlnaer-glvio-g there by hie own men and under bis own di that befall many of Ibelr as seriuoi. rection, but a surprising proportion of tbe they hive other worn quite s are conroeted at hi own establish One of these Is tbe nhsemnee of nlllelsl prement and brought to the house ready to cedence, whlrh is the great bugbear nf serve and piping hot. If seed me. Of course. sr the rspllsl of the nation. It Ihe caterer attends to providing the proper aiay society be a trifle difficult for the everage per- number of waiters to serve the dinner, and son to audentaiid buw Uncle flam coni be he even orders the flowers and attends to tbe Involved In serious tpmble with a previously entire decoration of the dinner tales and the friendly astlon jnst because Mrs. Joues, a bn dining apartment, unless (be boats ellleen of the republic, allowed tbe seme special Ideas of her own which she private minister from Bwltxerlind to walk oat to wishes to carry ont herself. dinner ahead of tlie embassador from Italy, A might be expected, these eervltors who but that Is what woa.d he very Ilkeiy to haplift worry from tbe shoulder of the feminine pen. Indeed, It' has happened oa mote tbaa one occasion, sad high officials of two powers leaders of soelsl and official life charges pretty penny for their paint. A slate banquet have held grave correspondence over the hostess. at the White House, at which from TO to P0 dialer of tome Tbe flute Ucpuriniet klnd.y Issues eacu neraons are present, cost the I'rea'dctit from month a little book nbiehtel.i perturbed din 8300 to 81.000. notwithstanding the fact that be has to outlay tor flowers or music, liotb of Jer glvcri who who, and who follows which are famished at the expense of Uurle who among the foreign diploma is st Washa exsolve sh the titranot bnt this d'x may ington, flam, and the private dlnner-alve- r ble by any means, for a hostess must know pend anywhere from 81 in (23 per plate, derefpendent not only npnn the ehnmeter of the where to sit the foreign dignltarlrs with erence to promluMit American official who mem Itself, but npon Ihe brandsof wine reserved, tbe pretentiunmess of the floral dismay he present, and vice versa, with dne play and other Incidental consideration. gard for the rank and dignity of every person he After all, however, when the lerrora of the concerned. Moreover, a hostess need notmnn prominent present-daservant problem ars taken Into surprised If, nponat Inviting ashe rea receive dinner, to lie her guest consideration, It Is n question whether the quest for a list of the other gnests who are io eatenr service is not well worth the price be preeeat, aor Is If only the tilled strangers for the woman who can afford It. Jut! at aa within our gates who thus Insist upon approvere they ing the personnel of a dinner party Ulastrillnn of tbe bearflisof Ihe new system. will consent to come to tbe It mtr be pointed out that the fs.li tunable It In because of th se pitfall In caterers at the capital ran. by offering consecure as tinuous evening employment, that tha social secretary thrives In Washwaiters government clerk, college bora and ington as la so other elty la tbe eonntry. other white be.p which would be quite beTbe perplexed perhaps suddenly yond the reach of the Individual hostess dethrust Into official life by her husband's acpandent npon the employment agencies Then, too. they have musician regu.arly ,lB their ceptance of appnin'ire office, whe stands payrolls, and a hostess Is nut appalled at tbe at the prospect of being compelled to last miauls by a prospect of mirth without aghast entertain n.l these high and mighty folk af music. turns with a sigh of reeasily ruffled dignity, However, if the wive of tbe nation' lead lief to tba yuug w utuen who make a buslnns nlo-te- dCili-ncle- ofll-cl- il fi - D a dinner-givin- C Vajhin Efejidang Pirvr Penjw in. ft knowing re under secret a rtea of ettbeaalee and legn-tlna- a at tb American capital young men nr good nddnat and versatile eonvenatloDtiUtf who pay far their dinner from one art of tbe eeeaon to tbe other. Uiually, Indeed, they have mare larltetloas tbaa they raa accept, la moat Initiate na return Is expected or glree for thla hospitality, but a mnrh-felediplomat will repay his moat geaaroa bostessea with lavltattona ta a theater party. There have been bachelor ul Ooegreesmea who have here a most a as the diplomats la winning dinners the devious la end Mil of Wash-"Vltthe society, and who will da all that Invlla-tioa- t. i esierer does not da, fram sending ant in seating gusts at tabic. Many of these soria! aerve many aeeremrie treasea. For Inataaee. Mlaa lubelle Hagner, wbcla,aoclally, Mrs. K'oaevalft drat lieutenant. perform a similar aervUv for Mr. Tbomaa Kelson wife of the author, and other prominent Pip. women. The manta for at the world' must beietlful city ha brought about one peculiar condition which cannot bo found lu by tbeli wit. any other A merle community namely, Rome of tbe In Washington (he practice of Inviting lo dtaotr prominent cusmen whom the hostess end, perbapa, almost Is virtually eb.lgttoty. For Instance, decreed that eaeh member of tba tom has til her goealt. know only by reputation. Not Cabinet and his wife, or the lady whe preonly do1 eelcbrltie In Wseblngtna receive dinner Invitations from socially ambltloui sides over his hoasehold, shall cnee e.eh sea-o- a eaterlaia at dinner tbe ITraident and the people wbm they sever saw or beard of, but in a surprisingly large cumber of rnaen they member of the Cabinet, fugriher with ibelr accept them. The younger diplomats are wires. At certain of tbe foreign emueskiee an unwritten In w that the envoy shall in th especial prlaei in thla there which good dinners am offered is bait. Then enlertnin tbe members of hi staff it stated dinner-givin- dinner-givin- lit g 1 High Price of Pearls. fi Intervals, as, for Instance, once each week. The ranking hasten of the army circle and her husband enlertnin the Secretary of Wer end other high military officials ht dlnaer at least once each year, sad there are hospitalities In the navy set--" Tba wives of senators, as. for Instaaee. Mrs. Alger and Mrs. Falrhnnki, both .of whom are faraons dinner givers, follow the ruatom of oeesslonal,y Inviting to dinner the entire congressional delegations from tb sister whlrh their husltands represent. Where tbe two senators from (tele are os friendly terms, ns not always happens, the wife of one sometimes gives a dinner ta kosot of the lady who preside over the household of her husband's colleague, flueh was th dinner which Senator and Mrs. Cbsunrey J1 t I- 'll. i i.. Mi II 1 l , lir it BlJ. O'- Mv r honor of Senbfc bride, am ator whirs was the means of disclosing a socle fend, owing to the declination to attend ot the part of several prouiluent women who h sti been invited. WALIiON FAWCETT. xj rti sr to get them to match well enough tw form a perfect ceeklece. Tbe skie of a i much the tame ae that of aa onion, and will perl In tbe same way. Yearn ara sumrt lines spent by a Jeweller getting a enliar, neeklsee or rope of pearls collected. This is surety oue tblug that cannot be hurried. A nerkiece may wall several years, no at least a month or two. very often for Just the right pearl to be found for l!o comte-tionWhen ths cost is so great the Jewel is expected to be as nearly perfect aa It ta possible to get it. rS- - give sometime since In Platt, of New York, and it :l aud made Into necklace. By Hie flow each Any one who poseesnee a geanlne whole the hcarclty prlnccsi wn prevented at her grandmothers pearl ran prise It bigb.'y. of tbe gems daring the last few years has drawing room aba bad her pearl rumple!. The giving of the peerit was beput bj the market value of tk'tt tremendously. 8uim dialers sey that tke price hase gun axeb time os the flrn birthday of tho cUid. The very gradual gathering and coltweuty-fivIt wts ran up to tea times wbat peart lecting of rare pearl his pursued by years ego. flo the posstssor of a tress-ura nuny personige of royalty, aotah.y tbs past hssn tet trinket of a now tea times the vain it lKwnqer Queea of Italy, tbe Tearltaa of Uuasla. Margaret, "tbe Pihrl of flavoy." to It. owner. Fabulous price have base paid daring ard Queea A.exaadra. la tbe way Jast the last few years for pearls Inpsrlieu.srly Oue fabulous price asked for a of West Austarge aid beautiful. One found Lonpearls exhibited by a London Jeweller at tralia long ay Is now vtined by a conwas the It Paris Exposition don Jeweller at FftCOO. (DM forty 3 re pearls. Bur b a price as this Tbe fact of the tyeedlngty h!ih prleeof tained la of course set of the vrd.nsry. but It ta as favorites them made these grip hs not anusus! for single string of of Knrope. aif among the roja: to sed any n here Tanged la reckoner daughters of There is a atoiy told of thrA!es-,dlh.il from 82.DW lo (3fl.fr Kin; Kdwara and :'r. a tb'ce pear.e cnV,- -. and (wliij Ilf to tin- sh:ipe they nre csrii tit's 'p,it s Pas fkli y ;runr pisr!, It an esrk blrthdar TLcv- - wcre f ,& . in: fi,:-r- l ; wasor-gmab- str-n- it t . 2SrJTirtarsJe SfcValtftlJfha V Ofenator Pzjjsv . e .tte,, ' ' , ii-v-" Ccr. TUv'i'ilAIIcr . r n I - e.,:i-i:- c9.- POINTS. mea-tloae- ,' i 1 a , ' L' - Porcelain ta being used for water pipe. There ara hat fllty flour mills la ad Mexico There are about 11,000,000 Catholics 'a tha United Biatem Traveling baths on one of the Knastaa railways are the Intent prevlMnn for It ei'Ulfcrl In ibe uutlvtiie districts. V Hi - e v. k-- : IT |