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    '6 Man Without
A Country
I 0 EcKuard Everett Hole
F RST INSTALLMENT.
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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- *
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1 «utj that very few casual
r. . : r- f I.- V V rfc Herald of
A — s-* s-rv.-l. In an obscure
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• • • • 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.