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Show which carry them from one mat of trouble to another. Tv Iv aure. they don't hare anything to do wrlrh navigating theililpor aiming and dr liig the big gvns ik sesineu attend to these llili.K Inn they do abarpaluKitliig from pen-hchigh up on the prrut manta; they , or work the machine gun, nbh-- Pro liiiudrcd of hnta per a nd If woraf rnuirs to wnrt ard men from an enriny'n ship try to hoard thrlr Trnscl they are relied upon to meet them with lnillet and bayonet and aead tbeta tumwarm. bling back Into the Houerer, a haa been aald, the' must mar voloua achlvrmeutfc of theae fight- - tbe Kavy. tbit g,ni'.- noldleeaof the sen, ha. lately fore poll.. UMi busily eugsged la protecting Srtma Interest la pretty nearly terry of the glolie. Lmdrd front the .jlnr thr Star minister In Korea: . Taonama 'ml! l muttering of war: Americana la that fnm barm tbr d revolution. Han (turnlngo: rapid-fire- mln-nt.- guard-raile- St'1' C"nhul Hklrmer In hi pll-J- J ( a trad drummer Into thr heart JlMra. and enforcing proper treatment 2 aar people by the Turk1 unruly subject. of 8.000 Tankre fighter bar literih bady their band full. had to leave at short roller f corner of thr rurth. and ll.t iu : sl.jflu.g for iheutiH-lrfrom the trcii-i- i w nates of II o the liiugiiil Jungles of plek and ahorel and I relied upon tv lie In the aide to llirou up an quickest pusulble time. Filially, hr must or know hi.w to send eignslt by night day, a class of work which III the rrgulur Army la lucked aftrr by a special corps of ap.i-ialltrained men. And who are these men who do eo ninny of thine well? Some of the beat American brain and brawn. It mlglii lie answered. who wear Uncle Sam' uniform. men. The nurlrsa are la eery truth pt.-krThey are all between 18 and 35 years of age. and not one la over 5 feet Inches In height. 1 btlr comaille I tie renders them prepared at all time for the uaexpecled. They are ready eau the marine tnlliiary or uaval and 1';. oni'l eken-lae- , ing. target pradii-as well as all military dut.e ai..l eereuiu-uh-s- . i miiIiI: !ii Hie ni!. but he la also accustomed ! ili-- r to shoulder with the sta of the regular Army or even .. and readily falls lino their n. any require. More wuudi-- i warriors can. on iim such as ibe biller revolt Ini I F.cUmlng the fashloa of the aruilea of the wcrld. the uiarluea now wear kuakl wheu is'casliiii but win'll In full dress I lr Liiir.'iui is perhaps the gsuiilesi worn by any of I'ucle bum's warriors. The csh ai.il conis are ot dark blue: tile trousers and o.crc.'ut-- . light Idi.e. uiuiiulngs being '1 he of musicians weur aearlei coots Tin's.' niusiciui.s, h) the way. form un ci.iupoi.ciit psil uf the Marine t'orps. F.olistcd in.-- of this sortie Make up the famous Mamie Itauil. which Is sta::iicd at Wsshfngioii, aud furulehea Inier.-stiii- n effectively aith the flgbtii,, nations. Wen who become members , of tbe navy enlist for a peri.il and uhereaa they only reccin-$3per month. It la by uo m a e aork, since Iuele Sam i:r. eloibliig. a uil, la t.c i. everrihlng necessary to uiaintaln tin- - n-- m, niter iu health aud happiness. klori over, tiie government makes so lilH-ra- l un a.i. u.incii ihat a careful aoldler eau iu his tin- jeur term save out of Ills apportlunii i net! algh Hurt, which will b pi.d ioeiotlilng him la cash at Ilia discharge. A t ' Ins regular nr salary, he ran save nearly ai: umi if gs I content alth simple an aud there an on record cases uf .m: r; iih who , innri--.-a- m as guard or aentry dnly and aervlea as mall urdnrllcs" or oinelal uieieiigrra ship and shore, a class nf work, by tbe aay, wlih-l- i enables the fori tillin'- - meu who are assigned lo II to turn many aantra penny hy nmklng parchases or eieriillng eomnilwlons fur Ihe and (lie less Ineky msrluea whee duties will nut permit I hem lo leave the ship. The marines have one unique and Interesting function whleh would suggest Itself lo very few persons. They eoustllute the grealest aufeguard against mutiny wbh-the o Ulcers of tbe Culled Htotea Navy have tn rely upon. II may appear like straining a point to talk about mutiny ou one of I'nc.'e Kara's warships la this age, lint It mutt lie remembered that In seeking men fnr nor e cornea for doing. lie xre Jlcurarno-- s Is provided w!1h tN'dy ef thoniiihlrt' lit) :il, Ainerleaui iipnu w 1111111 he euiihl depnid in si irk hr tli liin and ihe flmr ihreeifh tliirlt ami Ihln Tbu u!lhera of the &lann Corpaarcoufh Ntto fooling m iu rank and privilege a alur. thoii-o.i- era are performed on lard, sometimes with tbe menacing guns of powerful uieu-o- f war to I rack (hem up. hat often with only their grit to fcnld la cheek tbe unfriendly people of a atrauge land. Ou alum duty tbe marines eon form to army regulations, and to tbr casual oliserver might splicer to be just ordinary auidlcrs. Mut such soldiers; why they nmel know bow to do three or four times aa many things a the arernge flgbler la blue or khaki. The rraaon la apparent. Cncle Hum's regular soldiers, is a rule, form part of a great army orgaulaaliou. In which there Is one body of men to do this elrsa cf work, another to do that, and so on au organisation of specialists, as It were, No such luck, however, for the Marine Corps hoys. In tlielr aork each detachment uiayhap of only IthJ men must lio a complete little army rnflk-ien- t unto itself In all respect, and so It comes ahriiit that It ta not enough that thr marine shall kuow how to shoot straight with his Krug rifle. la addition, he must he prepared lo act a an artillery horse la helping to drag a rapld-flrgun, and he must know how to manipulate this weapon when the time rnpldljr arowlna niirj tlir rulintiarpt show forriUHTri to 1 Ai:iirkn il U fur luu uuieh tn rxpi-cMUilurN lo be ir$U to llo tin; Ml uf ii:hW Mil ilri'uiiiMlttiu'eit. M(r$ (Lmii uuv inirMl oili er hn that on th uf m oritiiK tin kIpi-more souiully knowlif that he had Jr tlie niHnntw on hU ship tiUieji Min! s Liusie for Ilie (leal at lb.- - Whit lli'..rt and all ilie Import ant public fuue-iioi- is at Ilie natloual capital, whereas drummer sud buglers s re to lie found ou all Fulled Kini-- s naval vessels carrying detachments of martuea. These music boys," as they are are lads ranging from 14 to 31 yenra uf age, and they are prepared tln-lduiles for by a year's training at tbr school for druiuiuera aud governim-nlabuglers at Washington. In tin mailer uf comfort thr marines For usually fare boner afloat than one thing, their food when ou board ship is tbe regiilailou ration, wth-l- i 1 thr uf 30 c.m Is per day, but ou (Imre mulish-il- l they only the array ration, which rows but IT reals per uo.li per day. nuslilp-Inianl- , tln-bare a pretly ronifoilahtr loo, place lo aleep, whereas on shore qiiurleru are likely to le somewhat crowded, due to the fuel Hint III order lo travel In light marching order, the marines are not showed to ludulge .beinsi Ires In the Insure of regulation army tents, but must be ci.nient with round ti'pee-llk- e rsnrus bounce, inlo each of which Id men rrowd. sleeping with tlielr heads toeilu-- r at tin- - center pole and tlielr bcdlci reaching nut lo all dlreelloui like the hsve retired after live year' e atlb a nest egg of screral l dol;a:a with which to start Iu linlnos The pill ate of tlie Murine r. ar not sent down to the sea In ships mull i.f er they bare formed a pretty tknri.Tii.li with their new work ht nu or another of the training schools liutli.i.ni.i d h: Washington. AiiiiaHills, lirookl) n. flu. Isl.nul. The Inn, iiirisiiiuuib and t one of recipe for thr ranking of a tin1 luslliulious ralia far ibi- dill's of me soldier (company and ballullon), skirmish hr all that the rrpohllr'i glnhe-trultln- g aarrtora have, by reason of thrlr trappy healty for arriving just In tbe ulck of time, Uie nerntly bad the center of I he slage In are drama. There mrld's most lurei-estlni surprisingly large aumlirr of people here g home who have no adequate conception d Just what there marine are aud what dry do. Many prraona are wont to confuse flM with the aeamea. or "Jackie,' on ear tnshliw. from whom they are entirely arpa-n- tt and distinet. indeed, at w nitttrr of (set, they mme Bearer bring auldlrea than HUM. bat partake of aoint of tbe charactar-hd- a if thr mra In each service, la reality the rrarine la a aoldler afloat; M a irgnlatloa aoldler as we know then bat a sort of military Jack of all tniMi ta Infantryman, engineer, atgaalnin id light artilleryman all rolled inlo one. Ik public heare most about what the manses da on ahore when they are landed from mt warships lo do things which may be more pewaplhked quickly and satisfactorily rttk their small arras than by the hlg Irark-m thr battleship: hut it moat not be Mypoaed that they lead a life of idleness raw when elinsed the floating forrmwe pula of a Itirt. i lif luii'rvBi on sI:ii1m :iM are tn uiuuf (.Itittlirvta Vlrii.aJ fur 111'1 WLt'U ruluj'Ni' t Iu ltiu tal tiUUUNs urrvi-rai-L- lii iMis'ti ilut jr whirl! ofirit ta in in ; heir iii t wheu utfkioni iu fon-iWhile n huiriuv ui:ppuU iu know Muietltlus uf liir ihw hr In iml rwiiniet to he a mk1 kvj iiimu, hii4 iu novi-- ruilwl upon t$ lirlp riuil ilie vhii or perform other imr or Icm mt. thnl am the liMKhittra uf ilie plenum Jtp'klt1.1 In fft. aliihwl the Mil (mtv uf luarlnrs nJJoat nn kUtU ilUt ukn putlon 1 Fall Drzss t similar grades In the army. Of late a baa been Inaugurated (n give them I aiid lechuleal of knowledge, higher degree I be young man who aspires to au ullleer'a poHltbin In the mrpe must now spend a year, or mnre In a school which haa lately been established at Annapnlla for tba instruct loa of commissioned uWeera of marine. Cacla gam 1a also liiilleatlng In other way hit nppreelslUiu uf the Importance of Ibla magulileeut flghllng farce, and whereat the highest officer nf the marines ennld. a few year since, have an higher rank than colonel, r.eneral Klllutt. Ilie new commandant who lias been In command of all Ihe American forces at Manama, rejoices la tbe rank uf brigadier general. WAMIOX FAWrXTT niovw-men- tn im BT WALDON FAWCETT. .5. Wat popular, and one anaust aay ualrrraal, mode of eater-lUi- f at the national capital, la other h kneplialltle take a wide range of fnrais, iacladlng card panic, bal.a. ittpilona and mnsleaiet, without anyone m mif masplcuuuely predominant In fablon-- t hvor, but at Washlpgtoa all other fnuc-3Make but a pour coin pari sob la number 1H lBp.riance beside ihe dinner, great aud wnll, which are of nightly occurrence from nd of the official season to the ether. Here are several reasons for thl general Werraee for feasting a a social vehicle. FV one thing, the very air it t.usr Ham's ind )B1 ni uf government Is full of polillrs, pHtlr. alike to diplomacy end statecraft, be niy d!rnss d to the best advantage Cr wsad a Inard. Then among the lord. r persona In Warhlugton Ugg W nny nlplomals who have been arrut-IMlu "dining out" pretty eontliyionuly at i la 3( Enmp-an caplial. and. In ronsequenre. ynikr io accept those Invitations which five hint nf aa appealing mean. Finally. ract th Fmiilent ard Mr. Roosevelt have set h fihl"n la dinner giving. Prsetlciliy Jwy president who hat occupied the White we has given a greater or less nnmbrrof MMjnet. but none of his predecessors could "para with Prerideat Roosevelt In lavUh-af entertaining. A While House dinner may be divided alone, and he eeldom dart. Tbe White Hook cooks lead a etreaoons existence, for often they do not know 15 minutes In advance of the time fur serving the first course how many guests will sit down to table. On ordinary occasions 7310 o'clock ta the dinner hour at the White House, but atate banquets are not served until 8 o'clock. The Fresideut. energetic as be la. duet ant believe la hurrying at ineal time, and It Is seldom that lie rises from the lnb:e la less than 45 minutes, whereas the formal banquet sometimes consume upward of two hours, even when there Is uo re' ponse tn toast', tpon ordinary occasions themealaoit thr White House are prepared by the regular cook Gcrimn women or colored rooks are usually employed in thl rapacity and are served by regular employes of the White House domestic rstiibllshment; hut Mr. Unoseveit, In the matter of stale dinners, did uot follow the example of many of her predecessor, but Inaugurated the plan of hiving these big repast prepared and served by d.t-at- 7r n SDiighi-aftc- to two general clatees. caterers. Within the part few years Washington hostesses geuertlly have come to rely upon the men who make s business of furnishing line dinner ready to baud. Many women of wealth who hare mansluni equipped with every culinary adjunct and who could hart the entire work of preparation performed at home Just as we.1 a not, now make a pracof calling la the profewhiasl caterer, tice litr-aOIt save so much time and worry ud bother. Yonr expert purveyor of dlu-uetakes entire charge. Hr even brings ill lira own china and silver and other table appointments, K that mlrady'a treasure are uot subjected lo the wear and tear of handling by eervauls of whom she has no knowledge, nor are her rb.ua closet made tn appear a barren waste, si wou.d otherwise be the case. caterer doe not even use The hit client' kitchen te any considerable ex- - One ta made up of 'to le dlunera which tbe Chief Magla- -' tote and the First Lady of the Land tender (rh ynr to the Csblnet, tbe diplomatic "to the Supreme Court and other brooches d tKriaidum. 'The other claas embrace the Finir dlaavrs at thr Prcsldeatlal Mansion. the Itoosevelt j there- - have fw evenings whenregime guest hive not bidden to break bread with the IYI-"t- . T More thsa that there arc usual y breakfast aad Inaeheon, as wiR. JJto w Prealdent dlailkes to alt dowa to meal dlshea are, tn be nre, prepared ing officials are spared some 'of ihetrlx.aof lhal ticfa'l aiauy of ibclr sisown men and under bla own dia surprising proportion of tbe but qnlle as serious. rection, ters, they have other of official prede.leaeles are concocted at hi ova mlillh-au-u- t One of these is the I and brought to ll.e bouse ready to the giest bugbear of offcedence. which serve ind piping of the nation. Il Of icial course, hot. If need me. society at the capllsi the rnterrr attend, to providing the proper may be a trifle diffieull fnr ilie average per-au- u number nf waiters to serve tbe dinner, and to understand how Fuele Ham ei.uld he he even order th flower and attend, to the Involved In serious froul'i" with a previously entire denira-loof the dlant-- r tab and the friendly nation Just b' cause Mrs. Jones, a dining apartmi nt, naira tbe hosiers In private clilarn of the republic, allowed tbe enme p"chl Ideas of her ova which she minister from Kwl:aer.and to walk out to wishes to carry out herelf. dinner ahead of the ambassador from Italy, srho 1 mlgiit be but that Is what woaid be very llke.y to hapexpected, these servitor lilt woi ry f rum tbchqnTii-- r of ihefeailn.ae pen. Indeed, It lias happened pa mure than a one oeetilon. and high efllclals ot two powers lenders of social lad oflietai life charge over the Intbeti palu- -. A tnteh:iiiuet have held grave pretty penny hostess. at the While House, at which fr.nn 70 to UO nocent dinner nf tome -t l t from The Ktale nn-it sum are present. ent thr kind.y Irani eacu month a little book who h Mill jierturbcd di-a$5110 tn ll.fgn. notwithstanding the fuir that of he b:i, Eo ontloy foollower, or iunle. Im-.glvers who prr-c- r de w ho, and who follow s which are furnished at the exp ne of I'ncle who among the foreign diplomat at Washn ex-r Katn. and tile private dlnner-glvemay ington, but tills docs ii'd solve all ilie troubles hy any means, fr.ra hostess must know nd anywhere from $1 tn $25 per p.nte. with gn or'y mien fie ehn racier of the where to sit Ihe foreign d gnltarliw olDcm who mean ltelf, bnt nim Ihe tirsr:dof wine, to prominent dia-pln-y 1' due res flersl the with versa, served, the prelenlloniiie-- rf may b present, and 1 person and other incidental consideration. gard for the rank aud snity of every he Aftrr ill, however, when the terrors nf rhe concerned. Moreover, s hostess need notnrau If. upon lavlr.ng prominent represent day servant pmlileni are taken Into surprised a receives she to lie her at dinner, It It a question whether the quest for aguest consideration. list of the nili-- r guest who sre to caterer's service il not well wonh the pi lee h pretegf, nor I It on y ihe tilled stranger : siqirov-lnfor tbe woman who can afford It. Just as aa within our gates who tirn Insist upon ere they the personnel of d'vner psrty Illustration of rbebenrfltaof tbe n- - w system, ihe feast. come in consent to will it may be pointed oat that the fashionable It Is because uf tbi sc piltall in dinner-givincaterers at the capital ran. I.y offering conthat the social see:cisr y thrives la WsU-Ingto- n tinuous evening employment, secure as as la uo other c.ty la the country. waiten government clerk, cui.cge Iiots and oilier white heip whleh would he quite bewomsa, perhape suddenly The perp'.esd yond tbe leach of the Individual hoMcsa deher busbsnd's I Uf- - J officii lute thrust . Tti-npendent open the employment ig ndcs of appointive -- fllce. who atands ton. they hsve musicians ngu.srly oa tlielr payrolls, aud a boatesa Is not appnlh-- at tbe aghast at the prospect if being comp. lied ta last minute by a prospect of ulitk wlihont i'uierlala all th-- se b.g'i sad mighty folk of remusic. casl'.y ruffled dignity, turns with a sigh of HoweTer, If the wives of the nation's lead lief io the yeaug w omen ho make a Laalstss ti at. Home his there by fr P,rrrr? Prv tn. HQn. JbjTkrjayfe? j ihe drrlons Is and oats of Wash-togU- u the society, and who will do all Ihst estcrer doca nut du. from sending out Invitations lo sestlLg guesia at is h.e. Many of these social secretaries serve many mistress. For Instance. Miss Isabelle Itagner, Who I, socially, Mrs. Roosevelt's first lleutea- nt, performs a similar service for Mrs. Tlmmus N'ebna Page, wife of the author, aud o:h-- r pruuiluent women. The manta fur dinner-givinat the world mot beautiful city his broaght about on peculiar coDilltloa which cannot be foand in any other American community namely, (be practice of Inviting to dinner prominent men whom the busies! and, perhaps, amut ail her guests, know only liy reputation. Not only du ee.T'briiha III Washington receive dinner Inritailona from aorla.ly ambitious 'p:. whom tli y never saw nr heard of. Iiut iu a surprlelugiy large number of cuc they accept them. The yonrger dipomsts are " la the prises la ibis l d'liaeraarvollrrcd as (salt. lh-rwhich tuoii,g m A- 'iilil'ii M ;'!! - M'jl1 - are under secretaries of euibasslc lad Irga-tloa- s at the American eipltnlyoang uk-- of g'-- 'd addreaa aud versatile who scarce pay for their dinner from one etd of (he seiaoi to the other. Usually, Indeed, they hare more Invitations than they ran accept, la raost Instances an return Is experted or given far this hospitality, but a mach-frtediplomat will his aiost geaeroas hostesses with lnrltsilnas lo a theater party. There hive been bachelor Congressmen who have been almost as successful as the diplomats la winning dinners by tbeli wit. In Washington Home nf the dinner-givin- g It virtually tb.Igatory. For Instance, custom bta decreed Ihat each member of the Cabinet aud his wife, or (be lady who presides over bla household, ibsil once eerh season entertain at dinner the President aad the uimben of the Csblnet. together with ib lr wires. At rcrtsls ot the foreign embassies I so tins rti ten law that th-- re tbeusoy son. I entertain th members of bis staff at alstiil iii i m High Price of Pearls. Ar.j i or tU ai put i. fi'f : v- " -: 'r- -' I AV I $ ' - j' . ' .iysgfjgr "xir.lair-bcrrsj- vr 'tJsdgyvi DaupKTer-'-y- e . A?rencii lotudutursi : ' r Yjis f V :i. r i: - ' .. .1 ri Jzpr f . I v .'hi ha tJ ln 'WJv.Vd U .' rLfr Jar;i;jj: Birkt tcticUr til xsx'w baa dcn'cM ffly stat twaoir-f:i- f timiM wUaf it inn up la a ari f KliiP y ?. fci i a ! La t uiisfcto 0f o liiLtk tlie is. ip it wiori-BJ"ur,- i.ow .0 l( UK lit r paid tiuriiiA KsjlM.nu prln Iist fur pan part u.aririi Iii !hp: f anil Miitifni. nc f.Md 'i iVnf Im imw Ta1 tMLa 88 ti.D JfW8.lv? ai I"11"1 vt The fn- -t of the ear edit. I tlsi as hi- - inudc tiifui fav-rlt- es g-' tfUflf. PiJf A ffB'il who pufcjK-naM-i tta pr n u i.iyu.f, & v 1 .ilV j wsiZJ- nt i -i V'JSSi "'A- - a stary ill- nuinig ; : : "1 nf It- - rtHiiglners of s Tb-n Airisoi.ra ihat King IXsrara and Qu two i tnrn penr th-- v giv-- n were dim J sirong Th- -r oo b birthday r- w- -e ea-- -h ld and made nto necklaces. By the tint ei-- h was presetted at hergraalmolber'a prine-- s drawing room she bad her pearl neck ice eompiete. The giving uf the pesr.s was betime ea the first birthday of the gun cLlid. Tb- - very gradual giihtringnad of rare pearli haa been pursued by many per "Hines ot royalty, totab.y lb of Italy, tbe Tsr!ts ot llus-l- a. of 8srny.' the r-a- rl Margaret, ard Queen A.exindri, la thr way Jim i - tv -- Vwhi as. for lrstanre, once esch weea. The ranking bust-s- s of the army circle end lie husband entertain the HeeretHry of War and other high military officials at dinner st and there are correonce each sponding hospitalities lu the navy set." The wires ot sriisiors, as, for Instance, Mrs. Alger arid Mrs. Fairbanks, both of whom are famuna dinner giver, follow the custom of ucrasluniiiy Inviting to dinner th entire congressional deiegstlun from tb st ate i which their hnsbandi represent. Where tbe two senator from a stale are on friendly terms, as aut alwsya happens, the wife of one sometime gives a dinner la honor of the lady who pris.d-- s over in household of her husband's mi.rsgue. Ku-- h was the dinner which Henator and Mrs. rbsnnci-- M. Irepew gave sometime since Iii liunor of York, and liis bride, snd Platt, of which was tb means of disclosing a social d oa feud, owing to the declination the part of several prooiincnt wouieu a be had beeu Invited. Irterval. - N-- oit-u- WALHOX FAWCETT. art te get them to mt-- h well enough to form a perfect The skin ef a pc si Is mnek the same is that of aa enlt-a- , and will pee! In the anaie way. Years urs sometimes spent by a getting a eol:r,la necklace or rope of pear's Thii surely on thing that c.raLot be hurried. A aerkiaee may wait teverai years, or at least a mouth or two. very often for Just the tight pearl to be found f4r Us complethe Jewel tion. Wb-- u tb cost Is 0 I expected to be it nearly perfect aa It ! possible to get It. neck-si-e- . gri-ii- t Qaa One ra bn ions price hsted for a 11101 of peuris exhibited by a London Jeweller at tb- - Parle . It coaLxposltioa wo ts ii.t-- forty-lir- e pearls. Hu-- h a price aa this is of course out of the ordinary, hut It It I'.OI nnusus! fnr sing!- - tirirra of pearls la ne-- k tc sci'- anywhere froit. S3.CSSI to $30.01 D. iwlng tn th shape, coi.ir. 1ntrt and It 11 anuielbing 0 flaa tkii " of POINTS. Porcelain ta being need for water pipes. There its hut fifty flour mills la Ad Mexico. There are ahont 11,000,000 Catholic la the United Klati-aTravellug hatha oa on of the Russ'ia railways are the latest provision fur If samplers .' comfort la the outlying district. - |