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Show lion o? thirty Vi'it "at Inree- each i member cif the sc' o I mus: be an ac-i ac-i tual rviiiM-rit of the cll-drl t from which j he is ai. -in:.-.! Ti.is .nur. fair and even p .i.e.- i t it!. in of the whols. ) country in the army. Our army r,sts ' on a democratic basis. Whet, the candidate presents himself at West . Point he i sub.) "ctcd to a rigid physical physi-cal eianln.ulon ami musi pass a searching mental cxamin.itl in also la reading, writing. s,el lug. arithmetic, elementary algebra, plane geometry, English giammur. c imposition and-literature. and-literature. geograt'hy. history and ele-! ele-! mentary physi 'oty. The examination ! question in themselves are not wry difficult, bul the tests, such a they are, are rigidly 1 I 'i"'- The gjvcrnment payi each cadet $.".40 i er year and has the right to exact the ttlctest compll- ance with Its requirements. Immediately Immedi-ately upon passing his examinMion.9 the candidate becomes a cid-'t. thai Is. a warrant officer of the army. He-ranks He-ranks above all sergeants ai d next bs-low bs-low officers commissoned by the president presi-dent The course of study extends over four years The Fourth Class (first Tear men I studv mathematics to jCAJiPH';'; :airiit:s. I GOOD SHORT STORICS FOR THE j VETERANS. I Interesting Infnrmtl ton ( i-rnlne We.1 folol wllltar; - I ojer lb. Uil A..rll..m t tl.e H.llmoBI wbrr of .!.: l ail. Out upon the f ur wl..d- b'o. Tell the world your ttoty: Thrice in h arts' blood J.pH before, j They called your name G:d 01 iry! Stream. Old Ol ry. bear imir stars High among th seven: Stream a watchtire on the dark. And make a sign In heaven. .Mighty harvest gild your plains. Mighty rivers hear them. Everywhere you fly you bid ! All the hungry share them: Jilooms the wilderness for you. j 1'lenty follows after. I nderneath your shadows go I Peace and love and laughter. j Include conic sections. French and English, and the theory of Infantry and artillery tactics and they are con-I con-I stantly drilled In the practical exercises exer-cises of these two arms. The Third Class terminals the mathematical course with calculus, studies French and Spanish, geometric and topographic topo-graphic drawing, the theory of Infantry, Infant-ry, cavalry and attlllery tactics and surveying, and Is exercised In riding, and the building of military bridges. The Second Class studies mechanics, astronomy and the physics of light nd onnri linrioe nno r,,l th. When from sky to sky yju float. Far in wide sivannas. Vast horizons Ion In light Answer your ho-annas. Symbol of unmasu:el power, I U!esed promise sealing. Ad your hills are hills of God. And all your founts are healing! Still to those the wronged of earth Sanctuary render; For hope and home and heaven they see Within your sacred splendor! Stream nt1 r.l,.r. - High among the seven; Stream a watchflre In the dark. And make a sipn In heaven! Harriet Prescott Spofford. IlkhuHlDi irwl Army. An lmporUnt event In the history of the tnlted States was the sailing . from Manila of the transport Kllpat-rlck Kllpat-rlck with the 33 offlcers and the 1.013 met of the Forty-third Regiment. United States Volunteer Infantry, hi physics of electricity and heat under another who also teaches chemistry, mineralogy and geology. This division divis-ion of studies Is an Inheritance from early days and must soon be superseded supersed-ed by a rational arrangement which will put all the physics in one department depart-ment leaving the chemistry and geology geol-ogy to another. Drawing Is continued In this year with s.Teclal applicuion to military subjects engineering, ordnance ord-nance and the like. Tactics Is contin- tlma to enable the war department to carry out the provisions of the law which railed for the mustering out of all volunteer troops by June 30. 1901. This was the last regiment to be disbanded. dis-banded. By act of March 2, 1899, the army was reorganized on the basis of 65 000 enlisted men and 33.000 volunteers, volun-teers, volunteer service being for a term of two yeara and four months, or until July l, 1901. There was no trouble In getting enough men. The ' enlistments showed whtt has been claimed by our sanest patriots, that i when the nation needs help It can ot- ! tain ail It wants for the asking. The ued In an three arms and practical military engineering and signalling is continued. The First Class studies comprise civil and military engineering, engineer-ing, military and International law, historic and historical geography, practical exercl-es In astronomy, ordnance ord-nance and gunnery and practical and theoretical Instruction In tactics and the military service of security and Information-New Tork Sun. Betwy. Th. International Can. Although the concert of th. power has thown almost as many phases as eom.er i ine oest treated. Ihe best paid, the best fed of any fighters fight-ers the world has ever known. The consequence Is a higher standard of Intelligence, conduct and efficiency than In any other army. Whatever may be the fears of other peoples the Vnlted States Is able to take care of lt.elf, for It has been calculated by j political economists that If necessity should arise this country could arm. j equip and keep n the field Irt.oon.rsK) j soldiers The volunteer force of 8., Ouo. I which Is now no more, was nearly 10.0--0 larger than the whole American army before the outbreak of the war with Spain, and many of the men have enlisted In the regular establishment and will continue to serve their country coun-try for years to come. It Is decidedly dangerous to make comparison ho. : ""'"i". pernaps no comblna- t on. outvied -Betsey, the International Internation-al Gun. or "The Concerted Bucket , Brigade.' within the legation compound, com-pound, during the IVkin siege. An Italian one-pound cannon had been the defender.' largest gun. and the American gunner was far from con-ter,L con-ter,L One day some friendly Chinese dragged in an old three-pound cannon made In England half , century ago which had been used by "Chinese -' Oonion-a troops. . , nre , in a Junk-shop. The American gunner and an English armorer furbished It up. mounted It on a pair of Italian wheels. )oa(lMl wltQ Chlnese sh. - i" h h br"" h-1"i Russian sn..ia Bled down and fitted with a fuse and rustv nail, ... tween volunteers and regulars, but there Is glory enough for all. This I was Illustrated In the operations I awslnst Santiago from June 22 to July I 1 7.1 sf'S. for It was only three years aeo when our men of the Fifth Corps were winning the fiht with Spain. In the Corps w.-re M': o(Hc..rs and 17.3U) men and the casualties In all the en-rnrcrnnts en-rnrcrnnts numbered 1 ,r,s. of whbh 1.4!7 were among the 13 277 regulars and 271 among the 4911 volunteers rresenf for rft. i-. - " lu.-iuuuuuian man- "facture. Betsey. su,ld(.n outburst disconcerted the besi, K,.rs, and con-tritiuted con-tritiuted niatcnaIly to tne nf the b.se,.,i. although, a, one of them remarked. Iu,e,-. Sis,,1.&!" condition render-d her destructive I-owers uncertain. A more "Concert- nfo T I,rS:"IC" han Lat 0f Pt-kl probably never fought fire. "If they were not missionaries and ambassador, ambassa-dor, and women." commented a Chinese, Chi-nese, "what a splendid fire denart- I TosL I . j rnterln Wet I'nlnt AetarieniT. j Every one knows in a general wav ! what kind of a school the Cnited Sti'et j Ml!,'ary Acac'emy at West It la j It Is a special sehfKd for war e-t.ib- lished by the government in 1S"2 fir I the tialnlng of can.li la es for c mm s-s!on. s-s!on. In the army. At ,hl. b-rn in-j in-j there were ten cadet,. Aft-r the In-, In-, glorious war of HI2. In which the ! no,1 of trained offl.-ers was sor.dy , felt, rongreg, reorpariized the M.li-tary M.li-tary academy and a maximum of -".o cadet, .a, authorized. Since 1M.1 th cadets have b.-en app,dntel one from each congress dis-rl t. rn from each territory, one f :n n.strlct of Columbia .nd ten " t !,- In 0) a. a conseqn,.e of ,hf. Ew rJ ments of the country the acidemy wis enlarged and now consist, of one cade, from each roncr.s, district appoint on the recommendation of th- con gressrran. one from each trr'to-v from the District nf c du-bl , ' " ,wr) from each state at large. pp !in.ed on tne recomrnendatlor.s rf it. Iw0 aenators. and thirty f om the Fnited State, "at large - fnr!er th. u,( ; portlonment the maximum numb-r of I cadet, is thus 511. W.-h the exewp. 1 em ,oev would make- Greek and Hrlt.sh and American missionaries member, of ev,ry ,,...aoni u,.,.cate reared women. Chinese of all classes Passed the buckeu. And what bu(.ket3; Kerosene-cans, wau-r-pitcherg. .lop. Jar, , foot-bath, and a grand array ot king-uten-ilsan thing that would Wot, a'lr W4S f"1 lnto R"vice. W h such utensil, the gallant International Inter-national brigade again and again n..e.iched fierce fir,s kln,lle bur- then, out Trf no t1 .net TUy lo K've unity to life and effort-Youths- Companion. A. r.pen.,.. Armj dJ it.nmy f tY" rr,it-d Sta wi-7' wi-7' ' the mostex- -tement .."maTa, EfT-T. Cost of l ,. , lu. . r" soldier I't'T ," a year '-rmany 5... i-i l't.M I'.'ll4 , , . . 'l ."I Vnited 8tat"ea':';;jJ t vS 175 " 1.0116 .nd y,ey ?, tl of "'"ana |
