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Show BXBBBrssKnvisanaAmiaKi - . x.smi. ZZB emSSSUBm Oppnrlnnltr. This I beheld, or dreamed It In a dream There sprrnd a cloud of dust along a plain. And underneath tho cloud, or in is, raged A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords Shocked upon swords and shields A prince's banner Wavered, then staggerel backward, hemmed by foes A craven hung along the battle's edge, And thouglil, ' lltd I a sword ot keener teel That blue blade that the king a ton bear but this Illunt thing I" ho napt and flung It from hi hand. And lowering crept away, and left the Held. Then came the king's son, woundsu, sore bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hllt-burlcd In H Ar ni1 lroJllen sand, And ran and snatched It, nnd with bat- tie-shout Lifted afresh, ho hewed his enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. Hdward Holland 8111. A lllalorlr. Ilelk During tho light between the famous United States frlgato Constitution, 'Old Ironsides," and tho llrltlsh frlgato frl-gato Gucrrlere, a shot from tho (liter-Irlero (liter-Irlero carried away the Constitution's bell. After tho Guerrlero surrendered, and while her dltmuntled h'lll rolled heavily, her bell tolled .esponslvely to tho movements of the shattered craft, Th tome, remarkably clear and melodious, me-lodious, caught the attention ot tho mldthlpmni. of the Constitution's forecastle, fore-castle, who had Icon ordered to hold himself In readiness to go on board the vanquished vessel and superintend tbo transfer of prisoners. While th transfer waa going on and tbo battered hull rolled In tho long, deep Atlantic swells, tho bell continued to send forth musical tones, and so lbs midshipman mid-shipman did not forget It, Assisted by a carpenter's mate, ho bad It, with all lta fixtures, removed and placed In position on tho topgallant-forocnstle ot the Constitution Around this bell, about four Inches from the crown. It tbo following Inscription "Peter Be-cest, Be-cest, Amsterdam. Anno 12C3, me fecit," which Is to say that Peter Beccat msdo this bell In Amsterdam In tho yoar 1263, Tho flgurea carved on tho boll, together with other well-authcnllctcd facts, Indicate that It waa long used on a convent In England, nnd was sequestrated se-questrated during the Itetormatlon Just how It camo Into uso on a ahlp ot war Is not so plain Hut. once ao employed. It probably became wldoly known In the navy on account of Its remarkably fine tono and workmanship, workman-ship, and so It had doubtleas passed from vessel to vessel until It finally found a resting-place on the stout old timbers ot the American frigate. During Dur-ing ono of the many overhauling experienced ex-perienced by "Old Ironside" for tho frlgato la Ilk tho boy's Jack-knlfo, which had first new blades snd then a new handle tho bell was removed, mlsplsced snd forgotten Finally tho careless hsnds ot navy-yard employes sent It to tho scraphrap with a pllo of accumulated rubblth, which eventually eventual-ly camo under the Iiammor and was disposed of for the good ot tho public service. In this wsy tho sllvor-tonod bll passed to a purchaser who placed It over tho door of a large manufacturing manufac-turing establishment In n llhode island isl-and village. Tho venerable rello can lie recovered by tho government, and It ought to bo placed once more on tho forecastlo of 'Old Ironsides," where It would servo to promote the sentiment that Jealously guords and preserves national trophies a sentiment senti-ment closely akin to that which guards and preserves tho liberties of ths people peo-ple aud tho Independence of tho nation, na-tion, In connection with the old bell. It may not be amiss to mention a pleasing sequel to the famous tight between be-tween the Constitution nnd tbo Guerrlero. Guer-rlero. llefore abandoning Ills prlio, which was a hopeless wreck, the American captain, Hull, asked the British captain, Dacres, If there was anything In particular nn board tho Guerrlero which he wished to preserve. pre-serve. Dacres said ho much desired to save a large lllble, the gift of his mother, and Captain Hull sent an officer of-ficer for It Many years later, when Hull, then a commodore and In command com-mand of the Ohio, met Dacres, an admiral, at Gibraltar, the gallant Englishman Eng-lishman expretted the greatest pleaa-ur pleaa-ur at meeting bit old antagonist, II was constant In his courtesies and attentions, at-tentions, and at a dinner-party given on Voard his flsg ship he showed Mrs Hull the treasured lllble which her husband had saved for him from the dismantled wreck of tbo Ouorrlere Capt, It. D. Smith In Youth's Com-oaalon. Com-oaalon. Inunllr In Srmy tamps. Mental disease In military Ufa may he more common and more productive of evil than we think If an Insane j uinnnder a given such a position JJbvnbW that all subordinates cannot possibly Bk8S criticise or mako their suspicions HHH known for fenr of tho swift punish- B9 ment that follows lack of dlsclpllno jflHl Insidious nnd awful errors nnd wrongs IgMtl may result and may continue n long HMlH time before superior and fnrawny of- jtWwfl fleers suspect the true condition It XM is said that during n recent wnr a bil- Rcnfl loon was tent up which Instead ot do- R9 fining tho enemy's ponltlon, revealed BR that of tho general ordering the bal- QJgS loon, and nt his troops, to 100 gunners e9 who only awaited tho Indication to Hnl play hanc with their shells T.n iBI rommsnder. It Is further said, Is now tiiaWsl known to have been Insane, his father, jH mother and sisters having died In- jB sane. Suppose that chronic meningitis JHH should exist In a general Intrusted H with the conduct of a campaign far H from the seat of the central govern- ment and that ho should hate delu- slons ot grandeur, with other symp- VH turns of profound but not easily recog- fBH nixed morbid mentsl action Incal- BH culable mischief would ensue beforo H ho woud be suspected and before ho H could be recalled Tho application of H psychiatry to military life la a sug- gestlon of postlblo tremendous alg- H nlflcanco In view of the wnra existing H In all parts of tho world many thou- sands of miles away from the capitals of civilisation Philadelphia Medical HJ Mel Mobility. bHB James Searle, n South African, H prominent for his veldt lore and ablll- H ties as an nthlete, tells a story of Gen- oral Do Wet's mobility. Brarle Is a M lieutenant In one ot the aroutlng corps, HH and thrice during the last few months bad (alien Into Do Wet's hands and H twice escaped Ho says that on one occasion Do Wet nnd all his men and H cnttlo some six or seven hundred men and between two nnd thrco thou- fJHV sand oxen were peacefully encamped on tbo veldt having breakfast when H a lloor scout dashed up and delivered a messago to Do Wet Tbo Ilocr lead- IB er did not report the message, but evl- fJH I dently lta purport was that the llrltlsh H forces wero much nearer to tho re- M publican laager than had been sup- H posed At all events tho word waa H given to "Inspan" and trek, llcarlo H took bis watch out, and he says that In axactly eight minutes from the time IH that the alarm waa glvon Do Wet and H his men were on tho march. And their ,bbbJ endurance waa not less wondertui than their qutcknnta, for Bearle says JJbbbbVJ that lor luttwun. twantyilwojuicV. tH twenty-tbreo hours they kept up tho ' trek, with only a few minutes' rest every few hour, for the nko of the H oxen. H IUl ristlll'S lleeord. H The hero of the Asbantl campaign, H Blr James Wlllcocks, Is about to ro- turn to England for a brief rest, hav- Ing successfully accomplished the task pH set him In Atrial. Ho certainly do- M ten us a rest after his trying; work In M tho rough and dangerous country about the Prsh. This laat campaign fH haa brought Blr James rnptdly to the front, although he had already taken M a prominent part In several others H previously. Joining tho army In 1878, - when only 21, ho at once found active M service In the Afghan war Then In B 1881 ho went up with the Mahtud- Wail r I expedition, winning special M montlon lu dispatches. Four years later ho was In the Soudan affair, and M after that he was for over thrco years fH continuously lighting In Ilurmab, M where be won the D, B. O. In 1891 " H ho served with the force In Manlpur, whero he again won special mention, M and In 1897 he went out with tbo H Tochl force. This last affair lu Asbantl has shown what a capaldo and to- M sourceful leader this itulil soldier Is M when ho has full control In his own M bands. H alllllary rientant llorolnataa ItaMta, H The cxar depends upon the support M of tho dominant class, the military M aristocracy, and It Is to the will of the cxar, as modlflid by tho will of this Jfl class, that wo mutt look for nn ex- jH planatlon of ltusslan policy The prtdo of this class Is Intento nnd demands ( the up-building of ltussla, and that la best subserved by peace. Should this H need of peace for Russia ceoso, tho H powerful military machine that Is bo- J Ing organised, ulong with railroads, IH canals and ports, would be set In mo- M tlon and the cxar's benevolent dream bB would lose Its charm for Russia, OHleara Aailoua to Ilallra. OR J The adjutant-general's department B) has on fllo many applications for re- mj tlrement of ofllcors who havo served JE3 thirty yeara. Under existing law the 3V president can, at his discretion, retlro Mj such officers, but unless thero Is a jfli most excellent reason why an olllcor jm should not bo required to remain In IMS active servlco all such applications are lift being refused. It Is said to be tnrprls- Ifl Ing how many officers of thirty years' U acrvloe ore anxious to leavo the active D list fil O. A. IU I'oal Electa UOeata. j Phil Bherldan POBt, O. A. R., ot Oak Park, III., has elected the following: named officers for 1901: Commander, Albert Blblcy; senior vice commander, D. U McDanlsl, Junior vice commander, comman-der, D. h. Hall; quartermaster, Joseph Schlund; surgeon, Orln Peak; chaplain, chap-lain, IL F. Uodey; officer of th day, Z. P. Hotchklss; officer of the guard. W. R. Phelps. |