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'6 Man Without A Country I 0 EcKuard Everett Hole F RST INSTALLMENT. *«•«•««««««««««««««««««*«* • * Nc etc.me-: - actual Amer- * A can r story ec-sey* a mere * * power*. tut- o' wra. c.tizen- ♦ A sh p ' -ep-_ c mean; rc-e J * ae~ »e*t a ms-e tear'- -3 appeal * * re- X * 0 ta ef the Mar Without a * A CCu-t-y. ""re u-rappy creature * 5 : : * rj otatr ,t rj| -rawed * * uP-f* t-e mo '—cry cf mankind * a *41 c-' * * ;-re bom cf a wrt- J * •**» -ag-alien Yet. the ac- + A --"t 0* i patS’Cnate outburst J * arc c* - s C'eac'ul expiation * A «*■'» 're 3- 1 est scul. and will J * a w a • e— editor, n the minds * A sf reade-s c* general.ons yet un- { * bo'r Tr-re can oe no more ar- * A rest •; esac- for the d sloya! or J J the -eec *sj -c more inspiring f A appea to tre sp r t cf true Amer- * J oa- s— "ar this memorable J A w. < cf te'a-y art and h gh- * A .n | * ... 1 «utj that very few casual r. . : r- f I.- V V rfc Herald of A — s-* s-rv.-l. In an obscure **,r: ■' ’ • '!*•• "I»ea:li>.” the an auen> emettf: ri C a Cor • • • • U • Lat -• IX* * Look. lM* *- <* the lUh of May. Philip Nolan." 1 kaKeLd to observe it. because I »il -U .el at the .,||J Mission- | t • in M.. - ;m- '-va:ring for u Lake Superior »• earner »lu'i -lid not choose to • otn- an i ] w .is devouring, to the very , i the current literature I Co a. J g- i ho. 1 of. even down to the dea’ti- . . i .—:r...g-- ,n the "Herald." My r.. t'-r nuim-s and people is g ss. r--, ,-r w.ii see. as iie goes \ i it j L-. : reason enough to retie r Ph...p Nolan. Tlc-re are' hun'.r* of readers »h- would have I— a- . at that announcement, if the «3» *r ' fh Levant who reported it had eh< • —-a :n..ke a llius; "Wed, May lltlj -The Man without a Coun try.— for .t »a- as "Th»- Man with out a Country ■ that poor Philip .v . « had go;.-'rally ■ t|,own by the offi cer- ..ho had c.i’.i in ch.-.rge during — •:e- : :y year-, a- indeed, hv ail the tnen who h ! sailed under theta. 1 dar- _y .. . :aany a uian who hajt tak -a wine with him once a fort night i.i a three years' ■ ruisc. who ne% . .. - his name was "Nie *n ot nether the poor wretch had :iil m-me at all. i here .n n-a la- no possible harm ta •• .mg th.- |«or creature's story. 1-- 11 -T< been till now • -f -:.,ce M ciisou's adhiihistra tion vtrii' ..at ,n 1-1T. for very strict —-t* y. the erwry of honor itself. ■ -. hav. ha-: V mn in » . c« --.ve charge. And 'e:rta.ii.y it -j.-aks Weil for the e — |«ri: ; - j,- -A th-- profes-iou and the -cl - r t- .-Hitters, that to the j-r- -- •- in., n - story has been. Ic.Ny unknt -’n. hd. I think, to the Country at large also. I 1: ve reason t*. think, from some itiVes ii.-u-o.n- | made in tie* naval! urv-hives when I wa- attached to the j bureau -.f construction, that every of- ! ficial rej»irt r« luting to him was burned j when I-— burto-d tie- public buildings at Wad iig-.,n. «ce- of the Tuckers. or pOfcs.b:y one iff the \\ atsoiis. had jluluu la charge at tie- end of the war; and when. • -n r< turto irom his enji.se. u*- x• j***. 1 •'x is axiuugioii to one OI the tlr- i.ibxhlddi—who was in the navy •!• | ,rt. .< nt wlteti h»- came home —he found that the department ig nore-! ti.- it - !» buxine-*. Whether tie y r*a!.y tie m.tiling about it. or *fa« rto-r it was a ixoti mi ricordo, de teru.in.-d ..n ax a of jxdii-y. I (Jo • • I! it thix I <lo know, that ■ i is IT. . !el ). xsihiy before, no ■uvil "owr has ntioijel Nolan In hix report of a erulxe. ■*' I xoy. Ite-r. i> no m^-d for se er any longer. Ami bow the jxmr rr- ture i' tie* 1, it -♦••ms to me worth ■ 1 to till a little of hla story, by wa of -bowing young Americans of tie y what It is to be . MAN wmiofT A COCNTBY. x Slip N -Urn was ax fine a young officer »• th.-re was iii th*- “Ic-gb-n of the West," a* the western division of •*ur army was tbi-ii called. When A. -a l’.orr .1*- ! rxt dashing ex |s -..u -n . -an !•> Ne-.v iirl.-aiis in 1SP.T. ai fir; or somewhere above | on the rm-r. he laet, a- the devil I w- i 1 iv ... thix , dashing, iiriglit young t- ilow. at some dinner party, I think Burr marked liim. talked to h;:a. walked with him, lex him a day .€ lie. - . i i..- dalle ^xd in >sfa -rt, li.xeiu: t-x| him. I'nr tile next .r barr-; 'if-- ax very tame to |as>r N«>U.n I!-- occasionally availed of t!,. peri; x-e.n tie- great man had gtv.-n him t" »r f« to liim. Long, high worded. stilled i- ii.-rs the poor boy wrote and is-rno- and copied. But never a line did in- have in reply from the gay deivivcr. The other boys in Lbe garrison *u --iiii at him, because! he saeriiietd III this unrequited affec tion l«*r a potitieinn Mie time which lltey devot»-d to M'-n- igaheia. sledge. uwi high-low -Jack. I tourism, euchre, and poker were still unknown. But i one day Nolan kn<I In- revenge. This time Burr aunts down tin- river, not as en attorney s,-,-fcing a place for his office, but ns a iHugnisoi conqueror. |jf. luxd ih-feate*| I know not how tunny district attorney*: he had dined at I know not how many public dinners; he had te . il heralded in 1 know not how c.ov Weekly Argu --s; and it was ru mored that i had an army behind him «rf M ta**™ before him. It wax a gr-.t day M- arrival—to poor Nolan. Burr had not been at the fort an hour ■ ix. sent for him. That evening h-.- u»-ed Nolan to take him <>ut in his -klff. t" show him a cane-brake or a ■” :.wo -l tr.-e. as he said, really to --duce him; and by the time the sail over. Nolan was enlisted body and ~'Ul. From that time, though he did r • know- it. he lived as “A Man without a Country.” U * t Burr meant to do I know no r- you. dear reader. It is none f o r business just now. only, when '?••• --rand catastrophe came, and Jef - n and the House of Virginia of that da;, undertook to break on the • he.-l : 1 tin i issib 1 e Clarences of the th.-ti II ;s. of York, by the great •rea~ n trial at Richmond, some of the -- fry .:, that distant Mississippi valo-y which was farther from us titan I’uget Sound is today, introduced the like novelty on th.-ir provincial stage. '■» h.de away tie monotony of •I:*- summer at Fort Adams, got up. for a string of court-martials a the officers there. One and anoth er of the cdoneis ami majors were • • tin out the list, little No on - lt.st whom, heaven knows, 'here was evidence enough, that he ■ - - -k of the »-Tvice, had been will ing to be false to it. and would have •.ev.s] any order to march anvwhither ■ n anyone vho would follow him. . 1 the order only been signed, ‘‘By command of His Esc. A. Burr." The courts draggi'l on. The hig tlies es •■nj>ed. righ- v for all 1 know. Nolan ' prov.-d guilty enough, as I say; yet you and I would never have heard of him. reader, but that, when the pre-ab-nt ■ f the court asked him at the cl wh.-th.-r h>- vvishi-d to say any i- og to show that he had always been f: ehfi;l to the United States, he cried out. in a fit of frenzy: T>-n the United States! I wish I may never hear of the United States again!" I suppose he did not know how the word- shocked old Colonel Morgan, who was holding the court. Half the offieers who sat in it had servid through tic- Revolution, and their lives, not to say their necks, had been ri-m-d for the very idea which he so cavalierly cursed in his madness. He, on his part, find grown up in the West of thus, days in the midst of "Spanish plot." “Orleans plot." and all the rest. His education, such as it was, had "I Wish 1 May Never Hear of the United States Again!" been perfected in commercial expedi tions to Vera t'ruz. and I think lie told uie his father once hired :.n English man to be a private tutor for a winter on tiie plantation. He had spent half hi' youth with an older brother, hunt ing horses in Texas; mid. in a word, to him “United States” was scarcely a reality. Yet lie had been fed by “Unit 'll States” for- all the years since he had been in the army. He had sworn on his faitli as a Christian to be true to "United States.” It was “United States” which gave him the uniform he wore, and the sword by his side. Nay, my j»'"r Nolan, it was only because “United States" had picked you out ' first as one of her own confidential men of honor, that “A. Burr” cared for you a straw more than for the flat- ! boat men who sailed his ark for him. I «!' lee excuse Nolan; I only explain to tin- reader why he damned his coun try. and wished he might never hear her name again. He never did hear her name hut once again. I'rom that moment, Septem- j her “3. 1807, till the Jay he died, May 11. lsigi. li ■ never heard her name I again. For that half century and ■ more he was a man without a court- ! try. < fld Morgan, as I said, was terribly! shocked. If Nolan had compared \ George Washington ‘n Benedict Ar nold. or had crick “God stive King George.” Morgan would not have felt worse. He called the court into liis, private room, and returned in fifteen minutes, with a face like a sheet, to say: ‘Trisonor, hear the sentence of the court. The court decides, subject to the approval of the president, that you never hear the name of the United States again.” Nolan laughed. Rut nobody else laughed. Old Morgan was too solemn, and the whole room was hushed dead as night for n minute. Even Nolan lost his swagger In a mo ment. Then Morgan added: “Mr. Marshal, take the prisoner to Orleans in an armed boat, und deliver him to the naval commander there.” The marshal gave his orders, nnd the prisoner was taken out of court. "Mr. Marshal.” continued old Mor gan, “sec that no one mentions the United States to the prisoner. Mr. Marshal, make my respects to Lieu j tenant Mitchell at Orleans, and re quest him to order that no one shall mention the United States to the pris oner while he is on hoard ship. You will receive your written orders from the officer on duty here this evening. The court is adjourned without day.” 1 have always supposed that Colonel Morgan himself took the proceedings of the court to Washington City, and ‘ expiated them to Mr. Jefferson. Cer tain it is that the president approved them, certain, that is. if I may believe the men who say they have seen his signature. The plan then adopted was sub stantially the same which was neces sarily followed ever after. I’erhaps it was suggested by the necessity of sending him by water from Fort Adams and Orleans. The secretary of the navy was requested to put Nolan on board a government vessel bound on a long cruise, and to direct that he should in- only so far confined there as to make it certain that he never saw or heard of the country. We had few long cruises then, ami the pavy was very much out of favor; r. jd as almost all of this story is frac tional, as I have explained, I do not know- cer tainly what -i... first cruise was. Rut the commander to whom lie was in trusted- perhaps it was Tingcy or Shaw, though I think it was one of the younger men—we are all old enough now—regulated the etiquette and the precautions of the affair, and according to his scheme they were carried out. I suppose, till Nolan died. When I was second officer of the In trepid some thirty years after. I saw the original paper of instructions. 1 have been -orry ever since that I di.l not copy the whole of it. It ran. how ever. much in tills way: “Washington," (with the date, which must have been late in 1V>7). Mr—lnu will receive imm Lieu tenant Neale the person of Philip No lan. late a lieutenant in the United States army. “This person on his trial by court martial expressed with mi oath the wish that lie might never hear of the United States again. "Tiie court sentenced him to have his wish fulfilled. “For the present, the execution of the order is intrusted by the president of this department. “You will take the prisoner on board your ship, and keep him there with such precautions as shall prevent his escape. "You will provide him with such quarters, rations, and clothing as would be projier for an officer of his late rank, if he were a passenger oo your vessel on the business of bis gov ernment. “The gentlemen on Naird will rnak.j any arrangements agreeable to them selves regarding his society. He is to he exposed to no indignity of any kind nor is he ever unnecessarily to be ro minded that he is a prisoner. “Hut under no circumstances is ever to hear of his country or to sea any information regarding it; and yon will esjiecially caution all the officers under your command to take care thar in the various indulgences which may be granted, this rule, in which his pun ishment is involved, shall not l>« broken. "It is the intention of the govern ment that he shall never again see the country which he has disowned. Before the end of your cruise you will receive orders which will give effect to this intention. “Respectfully yours. “W. SOUTHARD, “for the Secretary of the Navy." (TO BE CONTINUED.) WAS A MAGNANIMOUS PAGAN Saladin. Conquerer of Jerusalem, Did Not Shed Drop of Christian Blood When City Fell. It was in 11!« tliat Saladin died in Damascus, leaving behind him a repu tation for magnanimity unique in that age, and only exceeded by his fame as a warrior. It was only six years before tii« death that Saladin defeated Guy dt Lusignan. the Christian king of Jeru salem. ami obtained possession of the sacred city, which hud been captured by the Crusaders S.S years before. Th* golden cross was (lulled down anq dragged through the streets of the city, and the Mosque of Omar, which had been consecrated to Christ, was re stored to the worship of Mohammed, i But not a drop of Christian blood was. j shed after the capitulation. Instead ot butchering thousands of the inhabl- j tauts. as the Christians had done after conquering the city. Saladin orderea i that none should lie harmed. Thq i weeping queen was treated with great j consideration, and Saladin was so j moved by her misery that he is said to j have shed tears of sympathy. Later during the third crusade, the Cliri.-x j tians under Richard Coeur de Lion lie. headed in cold blood 5.000 Saracc^ hostages, and Saladin reVenged himselr I upon Christians in his power, tin :he i whole, however, he was vastly better j than most of the rulers of his time. Whales. Whales are able to attain such at* ; enormous size because their bodies are . supported by the water in which they ! live. A bird is limited to the weight which its wings can bear up in the air. A land animal, if it becomes too large, cannot hold its body off the ground or readily move about, and is doomed to certain destruction. But a whale has to face none of these problems and can grow without restraint. Because whales live in a supporting medium their young are of enormous size at birth, in some instances the calf being almost half the length of its mother. I once took a 25-foot baby which weighed about eight tons front an 85-foot blue whale.—Exchange. Not Very Religously. Physician—“Did your husband fol low my directions, taking his medicine religiously?” Wife—“I fear not, doe tor. He swore every time I gave him u dose.”—Puck. Stick in's. When a boy asks his mother If it is wrong to play marbles for keeps. It is a safe bet that he has come home more than he started out with — I . TYPES OF R H Roof Construction Helps to Give This Dwelling Very Distinc tive Look. INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT GOOD Second Floor Has Three Bedrooms With Ample Closet Space for Each —Some Advice About the Wall Finishing. Mr William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the reader, of this paper On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is. without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 1S27 Prairie avenue. Chicago. 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. The appearance of a frame house Is largely dependent upon the type of siding material used and also in the color and character of its treatment, whether paint or stain. Certain of the house types commonly used call for a definite scheme of wall finish, at least as far as the width of expo sure of the si-: ng tx iards or courses is concerned. An example of this is found in the I'utch Colonial and other Colonial typ* s on which structures the wide exposure, whether siding boards or shingles are useu. has come to be practically universal. Combinations of the different widths of exposure, the rough and the smooth clapboards and shingles finished with a harmonizing color s.-heme—all parts i not being of the same color of ne cessity although there is danger in j using more th n two colors on the ex terior of the house—have a definite place on structures not havng the I style of siding established by preee- j dent. The h use shown in the illus I front and rear gables, places the roof in somewhat of a different class from the ordinary pitch roof. The house is a sensible one as re gards the plan. It is of such a shape j that desirable sizes and shapes are easily attainable in the rooms. On i entering the recej.ticn hall from the front porch, the eve is immediately i o«ught by the s*-at with windows | above and the bookcases built on either side. A clo-o-t in the back of this hall provides a han !v place for coats and a hall-tre-- is unnecessary. The living room and dir ng room are pleasant, well-lighted r .ms. fused openings are used : th*- forward part of the hoij'-e. a handy entrance is provided by means of a small porch i at the dining roo: i. A sjw>cial fea ture of the interior is -he small den Seccnd-Floor Pian. at the rear of the dining room. This r<M»u is fitted with a closet, and is therefore suitable for a number of uses. It may i e used as a bedroom, sewing room or nursery, if not re quired as a den. The kitchen and pantry are eon venient. and tln-re is a sufficient sepa ration of these rooms from the re- ; mainder of the house so that the odor of cooking is hardly liable to perme ate the living rooms. The pantry is 1 tration has been finished with three types of siding material. The lower part of the first floor walls is sided with rough-surface clapboards having a wide exposure to the weather. The central belt is sided with narrow bev eled siding. The second floor walls' are sided with shingles. The trim throughout is given prominence, the effect attained being to brighten the otherwise dark wuil surfaces—it being a part of the scheme to stain the rough surface siding and shingles a dark tint, this being the treatment (aside from pure white, now attainable in a satisfactory white stain) most widely used on such surfaces. It is then nec essary to counteract the effect of this First-F-oor Plan. expanse of dark-tinted wall surface with the lighter color, preferably white, of the trim. Since there are a large number of windows, the wide cornices, the roof brackets, the porch ceiiings, the cop ings and the girdles between the dif ferent types, of aiding available for painting white, the ensemble effect is far from dark and uninteresting. One of the noticeable features of the ex terior, which aids materially in giving this house Its distinctive appearance, i Is the roof construction. While the roof used on this house is of the sim ple pitch type, the use of the roof brackets and exposed rafter ends, to gether with the attic overhang In the fitted out in the most modern manner with cupboards, shelves and work shelf. The refrigerator is filled f-om the outside, a feature which every housewife will appreciate. The hall, from which the stair to thA second floor begins, is centrally located and can be pntered directly from the re ception hall, dining room or kitchen. The second floor is arranged so that three bedrooms are provided, each having a commodious closet. The front and side bedrooms have throe windows and the back bedroom has two. assuring effective ventilation and lighting. In order that the greatest good may be obtained from the large front porch of this house, it would probably be de sirable to build the porch with a screen inclosure. So fitted, it may eas ily be inclosed with storm sash dur ing the winter months, making the house easier to heat, especially in case prevailing winds strike the house on the porch side. The cost of this in stallation is considered by most home owners to be fully repaid in the pleas ure and enjoyment which it makes possible. The size of the house is 2G feet by 3S feet, exclusive of the porches. It is desirable that a house of this type lie given plenty of room on the lot. if it is to show up to the best advan tage. Because of the balanced char acter of the roof, the structure is seen at its best when viewed from an angle, which is, of course, impossible if there are houses built closely in at the sides. Assuming that a lot having a width of at least 40 feet is provided, the house is sure to attract favorable comment from passers-by. A characteristic quality which is evident in the house exterior is the rustic appearance which is mainly de pendent upon the wall finish. It is largely this which lends to the design its air of distinction. Rarely is this element found in a two-story house of this architectural type. It is the ele meut associated with the bungalow anil the cottage. It is the element which makes the house possess the inherent qualities of the home and leaves with even a casual observer the feeling that within there is cozl ness and comfort. His Use n’hl»t play has a rooster in it," “What part can he pl»y?r “I suppose they use hhu to spur the °D Whe“ they barnstorm . I SELF HELFS for the | NEW^SO^DIEFv i By *. United Stntei Army Officer Jff • ♦' • • •- •—•- *- m ♦-Q (Copyright, 1S17, by the Wheeler Syadicate, Inc.) THE SOLDIER'S STEP AND ITS IMPORTANCE. ___ _ _ As soon as the young soldier has learned to stand correctly he must learn how to step and to walk. If he does not learn how to walk, he will not know how to march. If he does not know how to march, he is of no more use to a military organization than an actual “tin soldier.” A soldier mn=t learn how to step— that is, to walk—for two reasons: he must learn how best to utilize and con serve his muscles, and how to conform to group movements. Ail a soldier's work is figured on a basis of the normal man's capacity. The normal man's capacity is likewise figured on the possibilities of the nat ural—and normal—use of the muscles. It is not founded upon the subnormal or abnormal use of the muscles. The readiest way to fit on-self to become a Sf Idier, therefore, is to teach the mus cles to function correctly. The normal s*ep of the soldier is thirty inches. That fact must be kept in the mind until it grows there. Prac tice in marching will extend the step of some to that length and reduce that of others. If this standardization did not take place—did not become habit •—the step of the iong-legfp 1 s would invariably walk away from the short-legged soldiers and pull the whole line out of shape. This is what always takes place with gr-en troops. The tail man strikes out at a swing which keeps the short man on a trot. And not only is the united endurance reduced according to the proportion of short men in the company, but the tall men cannot hold out with their equip ment to nearly the same extent that they could if they adopted the com pany stride. Uniform motion is con tagious. and the stimulus imparted to all helps to carry those for whom the longpr step might at first be an exer tion. A man must not walk on his heels. This throws his whole physique out of gear. It renders more difficult the thirty-inch step. A man must walk on the balls of bis feet. He must bear the weight of the body easily with him —not drag it along behind him. The length of the step, thirty inches, is measured from heel to heel and is tak en at the rate of 120 a minute. Thirty inches—remember! Xo good soldier ever steps, or marches, other wise unless specifically commanded to do so. Furthermore, the good soldier, while marching in this the soldier s basic, or normal step. is. except for the swing of the legs and arms, in the po sition of attention—described in a pre ceding article as the fundamental po sition of the soldier. HOW AND WHY, THE SOLDIER CHANGES STEP AND DIREC TION. The 30-ineh step—known as “quick time”—is the basis of all military movement. Nevertheless, a soldier should be no more absolutely confined to this step than a baseball player is to. say. base-running. Otherwise, a soldier could not charge. For this reason “double time” is pro vided. The “double time” step, (there is no “double-quick”) is 36 inches. It is executed at a cadence of ISO steps , i minute. There is. in addition, the “rout step.” for the march, whereby each man can take the step which suits him best; vet after long training in the “quick time.” he will find that his rout step Bill approximate that measure. There Is also the “half step.” 15 inches in ijuiek time. IS in double time. At the command of “charge!” either from standing position, the quick step, or double time, the soldier breaks Into a full run, in which the step is governed only by the reach of his legs. For the same reasons that all mili tary movements cannot be reduced to a single cadence, it is no more prac ticable to limit a soldier to a single direction of advance. For this, the sol dier is taught the side step and the back step, the “left face,” “right face" I and “about face.” The side step, under the command ' “right step,” consists of carrying the right 15 inches to the right and bring- j Ing the left foot up beside it until com manded to “halt!” “Left step” is, of course, the reverse pf 'Tight step.” The back step is ex ecuted hy taking steps 15 inches to rear at the command, “Backward, march!” and continuing until brought to a halt. The side step and the back step are almost invariably confined to short distances, and employed for the purpose of dressing a line. All steps, excegt “right step,” begin with the left foot. The facings “right,” “left,” and “about” are executed from the posi tion of attention. In “right face,” raise the left heel and the right toe slight ly; face to the right, turning on the' right heel, assisted by a slight pres sure on the ball of the left foot; place the left foot by the side of the right. The “left face” is the converse of this movement. “Right (left' half face” Is executed similarly to i.a angle of 45 degrees. “About face” consists in carrying the toe of the right foot a half-foot length to the rear and slightly to the left of the left heel without changing the po sition of the left foot; face to the rear, turning to the right on the left heel and right toe; place the right heel by the side of the left. 1 I HE SALUTE AND rS Sig, ' CANCE. As soon as the new s. to take his eyes off his f.. •step, he sees that he is with other soldiers. He — belongs to an organize- !• that he has a definite j organization. The m re that he can be remind--.; ? in the organization, the m Iy will he fill it. That is. tL equately will he fill it if he is intelligent Ai -rican soldier. The strucr.r. 0f the org: when a unit is irawn up ticn. is instilled in h;< mind t .' military honors a:. . irtesi. s. is epitomized in ti.- 7 lute is not a sy 111! . . ,r ■ is a simple reminder - - . place in the scheme • tion. It is a reminder < : to which he must at all t « . .. ject, if there is to be d_~ it is a recognition of ti that authority.' The soldier salutes cor • Seers—from second lieute;. . - eral. He does not salu*- l sioned officers—corpor:. geants. But he gran's ti.-::, ence and obedience, never liu-oed degree, which k- • authority intact. The salute not only is r inferiority, hut is a privileg. soldier in good standing i> salute his officers and to r officers' acknowledgment ir. soldier under arrest cant The salute is perform with the right hand only, ment must be executed \ lagging, ragged suiute is : tary courtesy. It is near- - front. For it is neither c< . - military. The right hand. re, AK The Salute. is raised “smartly." until the tip • '.■» forefinger touches the hrim . ■: or cap—at least the lower [ : - the headdress—or the fur.-!, the right eye. thumb and t:; _ - tended and joined, palm sli.-i. clined to the left. The forear: dined afc an angle <>f about 4-' with the hand and wrist stn _ \ v the same time the soldier m .st toward the officer saluted, and - at attention, except for th* raised in salute. When his - been acknowledged, he drop- ! “smartly” to his side. Salutes are exchanged bet" • r. cers and enlisted men as t y - each other, except when they military formation, or at drill. . - playing games, or at mc>-.. A: times, only, it is not neces* . change salutes. If. however, cer speaks to a soldier at d: work, or the man speaks to the . ■ he gives the prescribed salur* weapon he carries, or. if un:.r: his right hand as above ties The new soldier should been- - - > ficient in the salute and the r -v- .: ter a few earnest efforts; tf. y r among the simplest mov-- . nts r quired of the soldier. When a soldier is at atten* n. tv position may be relaxed by the « - mand “at rest” or “at ease.” On r ceiving the former command, the - dier keeps one foot in place, but is i • mltted to move the rest of his t at will and talk, until he r ■ ■ iv. - command “attention.” At the comm; I “at ease,” the soldier may do - ■■ he receives the command “at r- - the exception that he mu-: i silence. From these two j - must spring Instantly to at command. Parade rest is a cer* • tion of rest, and in the > category as the salute. ^ ^ ! „,1 properly, tne mw > pier's body and his head ar the position of attention. Sting Is Bee’s Defensive. The sting of the bee is not only not as dangerous as it is genera j considered, but it literally makes bee keeping possible. A stingless bee is not to be desired, for its colonies would have to be closely guarded, while the stinging bee Is his own home defense. Beekeepers are won’t to place colonies several miles from their homes on bits of waste land which they can rent from farmers for a few pounds of honey. They visit them perhaps once a week. There are thieves who will climb irto story window despite the fa. t t. a revolver may he waiting for th- m -1 S Who spec.au-in - dogs, but the successful bee-lute bur glar has yet to appear. That Is a Saving. Mrs. Holdtite—Electric fans in the house are very nice, but they must cost you a great deal. Mrs. Stlngey-Yes, they do. you’d be surprised to know ho a box of matches lasts us.