Show THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION E M MAU A PASSANT describing an officer said that look just to at him made maae one feel mar a he did not say warlike or bellicose the idea he wished to bo convey was much more subtle in the presence presen ce orthis of this officer one assumed the military attitude ot of mind and body this Is a phenomenon that escapes the tha attention of most people women however observe it practically every nonmilitary man at the sight bight of a well set up fully soldier instinctively assumes something of 0 a military bearing and when the drums roll and a marching column of soldiers flashes into view the civilian involuntarily throws back his shoulders in and steps ifer s out with a tense measured tread and as with civilians so with soldiers the ordinary regiment becomes more military in the presence ot of the crack regiment the crack regiment itself gains something more when hi n proximity to a detachment ot of troops of heroic almost legendary tame fame such as the foreign legion orbe fihe legionaries Legion aries handle campaigns ot of their own and probably no do body ot of troops has ever done such coni constant tant and arduous campaigning but france over and over again has used them also as leaven among other troops they stiffen the mass and men emulate their actions the legion was sent out to the crimea and got no special credit for covering itself with glory as that had bad been expected ot of it but did reflect great credit on the judgment judgie D t ot of those who had bad sent it out to help to inspire a whole army the queen ot of spain 80 years ago was in a hard bard fix with a civil war on her hands the Car carlista Carlls lists ts thorn she was fighting were just as grod good soldiers as her own it if not a shade better then the tha queens gerle generals rals had an inspiration ot of genius it they could only get the french foreign legion into their army they felt elt the shade ot of advantage would move over to their side so the queen bought the foreign legion from the then king of france and for or four years the legion belonged to spain in the present war part ot of the french legion has been sent to tho the trenches of france and flanders flande rs and alsace and to the dardanelles Darda nelles part of 0 it remains in africa its normal habitt babaut t doing some mighty vigorous campaigning in the moroccan part ot of frances wonderful new african empire the americans and other foreigners who are enrolled as volunteers in the french army aie are put in contact with the legionaries Legion aries and this while giving them scope tor for their fighting qualities and assuring them an opportunity for or genuine campaigning Is the highest measure of 0 protection for them it gua guarantees M 11 thorn them against foolish rashness as well as against being led into traps or losing their head bead in critical moments fighting to Is routine work with the legionary just as sailing a yacht Is to the expert mariner the winds walnda may be different on each trip and the craft is never handled twice in the same way but the expert knowledge of the technique of his trade makes the legionary and the skipper each ac acquit quit himself ot of his task in finished fashion I 1 officially the foreign Legi onla composed of eight 0 thousand men in reality it is understood it ha has 11 nearly double that number and the legion becomes readily a whole army corps with the addition 0 or some of frances col colonial antal troops france tor for hundreds of 0 had of years regiments german english irish scotch swiss italians italian a a and 13 d other foreigners enrolled in her armies but the present foreign legion may be considered as dating from 1831 one brief rule in its constitution says that the enlisting colonel may accept a man even though he does not present a birth certificate or id identification papers wherefore the names of tho the english and american legionaries Legion aries have been smith brown and jones of germans german a muller schwartz S C and of the italians rossi and grossi ot of the tha french legrand ani leclarce Le clarc and so BO on the recruiting officer reads the candidate a warning lecture dont you know what the legion is monsieur surely there Is something better you can do severe campaigning in africa or in china for or a sou a day or a few sous BOUS as aa you begin to advance Is no bed of roses you had better think it over a day or two no you already are aware vm very well mon cher enfant and ills his tone changes as aa he now speaks as aa a colonel to his soldier there la Is a glorious career down there tor for the right kind it you are a good and faithful soldier you may go far ar good luck the recruiting colonel can generally tell at a glance what army the candidate has served in and i it he be has been a sergeant or an officer in the latter case he Is discreetly questioned on the paint point and tt it to 8 suggested for his own benefit that he confidentially inform his colonel when he arrives at the training quarters in africa one who has been an officer in a european army is usually taken into the corporals class and may be advanced within a couple of years to be a sergeant 0 of o the legion the turning of new leaves good resolutions have almost gone out 0 of fashion on the tha last night ot of the year we no lodger sit down to review our past lives and resolve to bo b 0 better and wiser than we have been in the past it Is of no use making resolutions I 1 never can keep them Is the plea that Is usually pr proffered of this is a mistake however it la Is commendable to resolve an alarm clock helping one to get up halt half an hour earlier than usual in the morning even though it results as alas it too often does in one getting up halt half an hour later it is what one aspires to be that counts it people could live more in the present it would help them enormously in the keeping ol of good resolutions so many people persist in being just a little ahead all the time tomorrow they say we will reform but the tomorrow of 0 their imaginings never dawns ancient and modern philosophers have agreed as to the dangers of 0 procrastination such widely diverse people as horace the latin poet who nourished flourished in 65 B C and persons who flourish exceedingly at the present day join issue in thas particular who begins possesses halt the deed says saye H horace orace dari dare to be wise make a commencement do it now Is the curt command of the modern apostle of hustle again horace sa says ys it if you are ignorant how to live bright aright give pa place a cc to those who have barnd the lesson get on or get out says a manikin fol following lowin 8 in more concentrated it ess courteous language the same line of thought on a somewhat lower plane the one was concerned with the tha things of the soul and the spirit the other with worldly world ay advancement there are some who contend that the two cannot go together but it if as has been contended by many men ot of wisdom what a Is Is ot of more Import importance anc e than what he has man it Is well to make ma ke spiritual advancement as tho the years year go by it if we have not made progress we have gone back the soul never stands still time has no terror tor for those who have learned wisdom M pass thou wild heart wild heart ot of youth that still hast halt half a mind to stay I 1 grow too old a comrade let us part pass thou away some people drag the tollies follies and Im maturities of youth into old age there Is wisdom in adjusting oneself to time to profit by past experiences and to acquire that sense of 0 proportion which refuses to magnify trifles into tragedies and to worry over the inevitable |