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THE Oar ATT A DAILY 15EE : WED'N JCSDAiT , OCTOBER 25 , 185)0. ) HEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES New Novels and New Translations of Foreign Works. BUSY TIME WITH ALL THE PUBLISHERS Holiday Itookn Avtf IMiUInK In nn An- vennim-p i.n the Slii'U ft , tt lloolc Heller * In I.iirgr Niniiliur-- Sew IMItluii * of Old AVorlcN , Sclma Lagcrlof , tlio gifted Swedish novel- 1st , has written n volume of fourteen stories which will ho welcomed by nit who admired ( ho story of "Oosta Berlins" anil Iho "Miracles ot Anil- Christ. The stories vary widely In the actual theme , but nrc nllkc In showing men and women bewildered by the very aim * pllclty of life nnd forced upon the way of destiny by causes na slight as might ncrvo a Greek dramatist. In some nil the action Is mental , In others a whole community lo shown In agitation over the suffering of a single man. In one an entire family , genera tion after generation , is governed by the Hhide of a departed Undo Reuben , who died in Infancy , and Is cited In season and out of season by surviving ciders as an cxnmi'lo or a deterrent as need may demand. The touch of comedy Is uniqueIn the volume , but some of the tales end happily , anil on * . "Mamsoll Prcdrlka , " eulogizes Frcilrlka Ilremcr. who gave freedom and InpplncsH to the Swedish old maids , before her time the most melancholy of women. In poetic feeling these stories are qulto equal to the host passages In "Tho Story of Gosta Her- ling , " end their very brevity makes their charm more evident to the casual reader. Sclma Lagerlof has enjoyed for some time back great popularity In her own country , where- the excellence of her work was at once recognbed and fully appreciated. It la little more than a year since American read ers were Introduced to her works through the medium of English translations , but her writings at once became popular , an evidenced by the large inlo of her books re ported by the publishers. The translation Is I by Mrs. Pauline Ilancrnft Flach , whoso former translations from Mlsi Lngerlof have met wltb so much fiver In America and England Llttlo , Drown & Co. , Bootou Cloth , $1.50. "Tbo Nameless Castle , " by Maurus Jokal , Is an admirable translation of a talc of the Hungarian army omplojcd against Napoleon , ln 1800 , from the pen of an author who Ins 7 well earned his titles of "The Modern Dumas" nnd "Tho Shakespeare of Hungary " This brilliant nnd passionate novel Is nn admirable cxnmplo of the great author's Btorlcs In which the Hungarians themselves can find no faults. The Illustrated Sunday Boo of a recent date contained a very good portrait of Mnuru Jokal , together with a Eketch of his career. Doubleday & McClure Co , New York. "Lnlly of the Brigade" Is the title of n ro mantic novel by L McManus , who Is already known to the public as the author of "Tho Silk of the Kino " The scene of the present romance. Is partly at the siege of Crlmona , held by the troops of Louis XIV. against the Austrian forces under 1'rlnco Eugene. Dur ing the flege the famous Irish Brigade ren ders valiant service , and the here a dashing young Irishman is in the thick of the fight ing Ho Is also able to give efficient service In unravelling a political Intrigue , In which also the love affairs of the hero aud the horolno nro Interwoven. Considerable his tory Is lntrodjjcc.l Into th.e.jiqt ) , as thQ siege of Crlmona "wan one of the noteworthy events In the wnr of the Spanish succession , when the armies of Louis XIV. and the Austrian emperor were contending for the possession of the Italian provinces. The Trench upheld the claim of the Ling's grandson , Philip while the Auetrlans supported Archduke Charles. For the benefit of these who miy bo Interested In the historical part of the story , there Is nn appendix , explaining the more important events In that stirring period. L C. Page & Co. , Boston. Cloth J1.25. "Tho Trail of the Sandhill Stag , " by \ Ernest Seton-Thompson , has been publlshcc In a particularly artistic edition that reflects credit upon the publishers In a most grati fying -way. The volume Is a square Svo , is well Illustrated In color and In black am whlto half-tones , by the author , and U is well printed and bound all of which mlgh liavo been done without attracting specla attention. But it is the manufactured part o the book which Is particularly noteworthy As a specimen of the printer's art it shows the striking tendency of the tlmea , whlcl are moro and raoro characterized by gooi literature presented In beautiful form , Aa was the case with hla "Wild Animals I Hare Known. " Mr. Seton-Thompson has given this book a unique individuality ot form bringing to Its embellishment many nave and original Ideas. And the story , which 1 the longest , as It Is the most noteworthy that the author has published , Is well do eurvlng of his pains , for never have tha glory and the joy of the ehnso been Interpreted proted so vividly , never the thoughts of the hunted animal BO surely read nnd pictured Charles Scrlbner's Sons , New York. Price $1,50. Mary Hartvvcll Catherwood has published K now volume of short storlos under the title of "Macklnao and Lake Stories. " The vol ume Includes Marlanaon , The Black Teather The Cobbler of the Devil's Kitchen , Tin Skeleton on Round Island , The Penitent o Cross Village , The King of Beaver , Beaver Lights. A British Islander , The Cursed Pa tois , The Mothers of Honoro and The Indian on the Trail. Headers who are fond of shor etorlea , and there are many such , will np predate this volume , AH might bo Inforrec from the tltlo ot the book , as well as fron the tltlo of some of the tales , the stories have much to do with llfo among the Frcncl Canadians. They breathe the spirit of the wooda nnd lakes and no lover of nature can fall to appreciate them. Harper & Bros. Now York. Cloth , $ UO. "Tho Nonscnso Almanack" for 1900 , by Clelctt Burgess , 1 ? both highly artistic anil a the eamo tlmo useful. The drawings nro original and very amusing , there belnh twelve full page ones besides smaller sketches. The cover design Is qulto unique The whole Is worthy the author of "The Pur- Poison - _ WWW W. K. NEWMAN. Staunton , Vn.sayB : | ' I wns afflicted with Contagious Blood Poison , nnd the best doctors did mo no good. Inact , I seemed to get worao nil tlw w hilo , I took almost every so- called blood remedy , but thev did not nsnoh the disenso. At the ndvico of n friend , I then took S , S. 8. , and begun to improve. 1 continued the medicine nnd it cured mo com pletely , and for ton years I hnvo never hnd u sign of the disease tote to return. " S.S.S.rTheBlood . . . ( Swift's Specific ) la the only remedy which can eradicate Contagious Blood Poison. It is guaranteed purely i epetable. Book on self-treatment mulled free b/ Swift Specific Company , Atlanta , G . pie Cow.1' Frederick A. Stockcs Co. , York. of VpriHp , "Poems by Keats and Shelley" la a charm- nsTlttle volume which Includes the follow- ng poems : Li Hello Dame sans Mcrcl ; Is- bclla , The nvo of St Agnes ; Lamia , The Cloud , To a Skylark , Ode to the West Wind ; The Sensitive Plant , The \Vltch of Atlas It s Illustrated by Edmund H Gnrrott , there > elnfi sixteen designs , and the book Itself la a work of art. It Is Juit the kind of n vol. umo one would bo led to select for n gift to a friend. Little , Urown & Co , Boston. Cloth $150. J. AV. Scholl has published a volume of pcctry under the title of "Tho Llsht-Ucircr ot Liberty" The author holds same views regarding the blblo and bible teaching which are not entirely In harmony with the Idea * ot the leaders In the evangelical churches , views which ho fully explains In his preface. The late Robert G. IngerBoll , Just before his death , wrote the author a very compllmcn- ary letter In commendation of his work. Kastern Publishing company , Boston. Cloth , 41. AVorUn of Pmi < . "A review of the Constitution of the United States" by Hon W. S. Dullltt Is a work that will prove of value to students of American law anil hlatory. H carefully and fully shows the great American prlncl- ) lcs , together with the events that led to heir adoption ns part of the federal sys- , em , discusses the power to lay and collect axea , to make final redemption money ; to cgulato commerce , particularly "among ho several states , " to admit now states ; the prohibition ngalnst admitting states remotely separated from the nation ns irlglnnlly established , which Is shown to ncludcd all of North America between Can- idn and Tlorlda , frotn tbo Atlantic to the i'aclflc occms ; the prohibition against buy- ng or selling the sovereign title to territory and Its Inhabitants , or holding as provinces , or otherwise , except for coaling station or naval use-s , It also shows the Incroachment on the safeguards Incorporated In the con stitution for the protection of life , liberty and property , by the Increasing jurisdiction of courts of equity and points out the dan ger of changing our republic Into nn em pire containing the entire sovereign power nnd the loss of that power by the people. The llobert Clarke Co. , Cincinnati. Cloth , $200. "Cuba and Porto Ulco" by A. D. Hall , Is a volume of moderate size , but one possessed of an abundance of ficta. It Is somewhat out of the line of usual history. In place of being composed of a mass of unintelligible statistics , it Is written In an easy nirntlvc style that carries the reader along as easily as though It were a novel. The essential fuels arc by no means omitted , however , only they are given to the reader In d pleasant and presentable manner , something like a sugar-coated pill. If one cares to know all about Cuba ant ) Porto nice this volume would bo Just the thing. Street & Smith New York. Cloth , $1.00. "Scarchllghte on Christian Science" Is the tltlo of a sjmposlum contributed by ton different writers which first appeared In the Standard of Chicago early In the year. While a certain divergence of feeling and opinion is noticeable , the articles may ba said to fairly represent the sentiment of evangelical denominations toward Christian Science. Homing H. Rev ell Co. , Chicago. Paper , 25c. Ono of the most valuable series of pub lications now being given to the public le CasseH'a National Library. It Is valu able because It "brings within the reach of even the most modest pocketbook the classics of the English language. The most recent additions to the library are "Selected Poems from Worda.vorth , " Shakespeare's "As You Like It" nnd "Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther. " These books are all printed on good piper , with clear type. Cassel & Co. , limited , Now York. Paper lOc. Mention of a cook book might nt flrst thought appear somewhat out of place In a column of literary reviews , but the cook book has really n most potent Influence upon the character of literature. The wrong kind of a cook book brings Indigestion and the tone and chiractcr of what moot men write Is Influenced to n great degree by the Htato of their digestion. "Mrs. Gillette's Cook Book" is supposed to bo the right kind , but It will bo some tlmo before the 1,000 recipes can nil bo approved by trial. The Werner Co. , Akron , O. Kor VOUIIK I'tMijile. By far the most attractive and pleasing child's book that has come to hand so far this season Is "Thn Golllwogg In War. " The Illustrations nro In colors and are by Florence K. Uptonwhile the dcsrclptlve verso Is by Bertha Upton. There nro thlrty- ono full-page plates and numerous Illus trations In the text. The best critics of a child's liook nro the children themselves , who nro very quick to show what pleisc-3 or Interests them. Two little Omaha chil dren , who were shown the "Golllwogg in War. " expressed their npproval in peals of laughter A3 they noted the amusing details of the Illustrations and listened to the read ing of the -verses. Longmans , Green & Co. , New York. Boards , (2.00. ( "Plantation Pagcnnts" is a continuation of Joel Chandler Harris' delightful Thimble * flngor stories , although Llttlo Mr. Thimble- finger docs not figure In It. But Sweetest Susan Is here , also Buster John and Dru- sllla and other characters well known to Thlmbleflnger readers Aaron , Big Sal , Jemlmy nnd Aunt Mlnervy Ann. The scene opens on the plantation Just nftcr General Sherman's nrmy has marched away on Us course to tha sea and tbo negroes are de clared free. lAunt Mlncrvy Ann -visits the plantation and tells the children a story of "Brer nnbblt and Goobers ; " n strange wag oner drives by with a baby christened Billy Biscuit ; the children meet Mr. Bobs , who blows n big bubble , Into which they enter and meet the fairies of dreams ; Aaron takes them to sco n fox of his acquaintance , named Scar-Face , and with him a fine fox hunt Is planned , Hounghton , Mlfllln & Co. , Bostou. Cloth , $2 00. "Jack , the Young Hanchman ; or a Boy's Adventures In the Hocklcs , " Is n new volume by George Bird Orlnnoll , author of Pawnee hero stories , Blackfoot lodge tale s , etc. Jack Danvers was n young New York boy whoso health wan not good , nnd who was sent by his family to spend some months on a west ern ranch. This was before the extermina tion of the Buffalo and tbo wild Indian , and when the cattle business was at Its best. On the ranch Jack met with many adven tures , learning to ride and ahoot , killing antelope , elk , etc. , riding a wild horne and finally returning to New York the proud possessor of n tame wolf. The story Is founded on fact , nnd Is an excellent , health ful book to put In the hands of a boy. With eight beautiful Illustrations , by B. W. Dem- Ing , the great delineator ot western life. Frederick A , Stokca Co , New York. Cloth , Iloukn Hi-i'clv t-tl. "The luseet World , " a reading book of entomology , by Clarance Moores Weed D. Appleton i Co. , New York. Cloth. 60c "The Heiress of the Season , " by Sir Wll- Ham Magnay. Town and County Library. D. Appleton & Co , New York. Cloth , II 00 , ' 'Letters ot Sidney LantuV , " selections from hla correspondence 1S66-1S81. Charles Scrlbuer'a Sons. New York. Cloth , | 2.00. 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"Amateur Photography , " n practical guide for the beginner , by W. t Lincoln Adtms. The Baker & Taj lor Co. , New York. Cloth , n.2u. "The Night Has n Thousand Ryes" and other poems , by F W Bourdlllon. Little , Brown & Co , Boston. Cloth , $100 "Tho Sewers , " by Henry Seton Mcrrlman Harper Brothers , New York Cloth , $1 50. EVENTS ON RUNNING TRACKS Anna Until CcMcrx I'Kr nnil a llnlf I'urloiiKN "t l.ntoula In liOTit-l. CINCINNATI , Oct. -Aftcr Anna Unin won the Covlngton Autumn stnkca for 5- year-olds nt Latonla today she was bid up from } 1,000 , to $1,300 by "Umbrella" Kill Mc- Gulgan. Mr. Maker , one of her owners , bid the lllly In at that price Tim high-class 2- ye.ar-olils contested for the stake nn l It was a grand race throughout Anna Bain won driving hard , with the next six horses be hind her In a clo e bunch As they crossed thci w'ru ' she covered the distance , llvo nnd one-halt furlongs , In 1OT , which Is the fastest time for the distance at the meetIng - Ing Jessie S captured the closing event nt a mlle nnd a. quarter from a 'big ' Held In 2 OT'4 Weather pleasant and track very fast Results : Firct race , six furlongs , selling' Abe Furst won , Decide second , Applejack third Time. 1 15'fc Second race , flvci nnd one-half furlongs. Stltes won , Profit second , Wood Trice third Time1.03' * Third race , one mile and seventy jaids , handicap. Illttick Jolly second T n * . .l.l lint. . ! . ! . ! won rtl. , . * . . ( Roger . / , JVUIIUIll XMlill LU.IU A111ILT. l.lif ? 1'ourth race , the Covlngton Autumn stakes , for i-y ear-olds , live ami one-half furlongs , % nlue $1 210. Anna Bain won. Un sightly second , John Yerkes third. Time. 1.07)4. Fifth rncti , one nnd one-quarter miles , selling : Jessie S won , Kodak second , IIlls- ln > i third Time : 2 07li. NLMV YORK. Oct. 21. Results : First race , live and one-half furlongs Waring won , Hello of Lexington second , Goldone third. Time : 1 OS Second race , one nnd one-sixteenth miles , soiling Scotch 1'lnld won , Leanclo second Time- 03 Third race , about seven furlongs , selling : Alvnrado II won , Uncle L.ewls second , Atha. mas third. Time : 1.271-5 Fourth race , one and one-slxteienth miles : AVnrronton won , Box second. Charentus third. Time : 1:192-5 Fifth race , one mlle and seventy yards : Emigre "won , Sister Fox second. Our Nellie third. Time : 1:472-3 : Sixth race , live furlongs : rieuron won , Cupidity s3COTd , Sunoll third. Time : 1.02 2-3 CHICAGO , Oct. 24 Wcath.i- clear and track fast. Results : First race , s'x furlongs : Creation won , Mission second , Antolnetta third. Tlmo : 1:10. : 1:10.Second race , one mile : Ed Tlpton won , Fantasy second , Sam Lazarus , Esq , third. Tlmo : 1:109 : . Third race , five and one-half furlongs : Harry Thoburn won , O'Connell second , Al- garett.a tihlrd. Timci : 1.07. Fourth race , one nnd one-sixteenth miles : Bonnevllle won , Tommy O'Brien second , Cnnaco third. Time : l:4S : % . Tlfth race , flvti and one-half furlongs : Allanto won , Lady Curzon second , Tom Gilmore - more third. Time : 1.0SV4 Sixth race , one and one-eighth miles : Lew Hopper won , Egbart sccond.I'lantaln third. Time : 1 53 i. 'SAN ' FRANCISCO , Oct. 21. Oakland re sults : First race , Futurity course selling : Bam- boulla won , The Echo second , Jolly Briton third. Tlmo : 1.12 % . Second race , seven-eighths of a mile , sellIng - Ing : Rio Ohlconon , Lothian second , Lou Rev third. Time : 1:29 % . Third race , one nnd onei-slxtcenth miles , soiling : Festoso. won , Oralbee second , Glenn Ann third. Time : 1.19. Fourth race , thlrteen-slxteenths of a mile , selling : Mv Gypsy won , Allcnna second , Anchored third. Time : l:22i. : . Fifth race , seven-eighths of a mile , sellIng - Ing : Mike Rico won , Donator &econd , Lost Girl third. Time : PACING AMJ TUOTT1NG KVKNTS. Frank IIoKiinli Hrl > on n. Mlle I'li In UiOl Plat nt Co I u in b u H. COLUMBUS. Oct. 24The track was very fast today nnd Frank Dogash was dilvcn u mile , unpaced , in 2 01 flat , lowering his rec ord one-quarter of a second. The great pacer is in better condition than nt any time during the season. Weather clear. Results. : First race. 2 20 pace , purse fCOO : Hnlvano won In straight heats. Time : 2 12V4 , 2 10li , -u. ctc-urgu Jiuou. Jiuu uigni , vv aiKcr Wllkes. Governor Hushncll , Sweet Tern , Florctta Wllkes , Star Hornet and JIurlo Wllkes also started. Second race , 2.12 trot , purse fCOO : Iris C won second , third nnd fourth heats anil race. Time : 2:13 : . 2.1511. 2:13'i. : Espy Hey won first bent. Time : 2:13H. : Hesperus , Aggie Medium. Humboldt Hold , Bertha Leo and Paul Pry also started. Third race , 2:20 : trot , purse JCOO ( un finished ) : Dakoma won first nnd third heats. Tlmo : 2.194 , 219W. ; Marie C won second bent. Tlmo : 2.1SH. "Wlienton Boy- won fourth bent. Tlmo. 2:19'/i fieorgo 11 Ray , Maud C , Santlcus , The Maine , Robert T , ritzhugh Leo and Miss Hucklns also started. Suitof Kmipy Hereford ClUtlo. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Oct. 21 Interest was renewed at the second day of the Na tional Hereford association's show. The sale of fancy stock opened this afternoon. The following are the pales over $250 ; Defiance , Imported bull , sold by John Sparks , Reno Nov. , to George Leigh , Aurora , 111. , $760 Granny , Imported cow , sold by K , B. Armour , Kansas City , to T. F. B. Sotham , Cbllllcothe , Mo , } COO. Tempter , sold by Stewart & Hutcheon , Greenwood , Mo. , to J. W. Lowell , Denver. 100. Belle Donald , sold by W. H Curtice , Eminence , Ky. , to A. R. Ohl & Son. Iowa City , In , 75 Royal Sir Bartle , sold by C A , Stan- nard , Clark , Mo . to A R. Ohl & Son , J355. Thelmn , sold by Morris Cook , Stewart , III , to W. S. VanNatta & Son , Fowler , Ind , * J30. Beau Laurel , sold by 1C. B. Armour to T F. B Sotham , $350 Benu Donald X , sold by IF D Martin , Eminence , Ky , to William Powell , Chan- nlng , Tex , $270. Chesterfield , sold by William Tibbies , Haddam , Kan. , to 8 B Packard , Marshall- town , la. , ! 2GO TlTn i.lrt unlfl liif flT TIntnnaa it * t lnI _ veHton. Ind , to Clem Graves , Hunker Hill , la . J250. Hos.i Donheur , sold by Morris Cook to Thomas Clark , Ucecher , la , $250 Victoria II , sold by O Unlnn , Italns , Mo , to Jones Bros. , ComlHkey , Tex. , 5250. New imirUrl-IloiiKlitnii M LONDON. Oct 21. At the openlntr Of the Newmarket-HouKhton meeting todav a trial plate was -non by Tovnros , ridden by Ij llelff Taroljnta , vvlth Sloin up. finished second The bottlnK was 10 to 1 against Tovaroa and 5 to J on Tarollnta. Aquascu- lum won the Old Nursery stake ? . Down- ham. ridden by Martin vvnu second ; Peaches , with Sloan up , was unplaced The betting was 11 to 2 against Dovvnbam Sl- boin , ridden by Sloan , won the Scarborough stakes , Boniface , vvlth b Itelff In the sad dle , was second The betting wan 7 to 2 etn Hlbola Dark David won the rorelham wel terweight handicap Sloan rode Mjakki unplaced I'oulton , ridden by J RfJIT. and Hlenn ran n dead heat for n * HIiiK plate. The betting was 10 to 1 against I'oulton The dead heat \vas subsequently run off and resulted In a victory for I'oulton. rid den by Martin Skopos , ridden hi J H Iff finished II rat for the Limekiln Makes. Sol itaire was second nnd Sweet Mnrjorle with Martin IIP was iblrd The betting vvun 11 to 4 against Sk.npo& and 5 to 2 against Sweet Marjorle Sloan rode Old Hucls in the race for the Criterion stakes and lln- Ishecl second St Nydla took tirst place The betting was S to 1 against Old Duck. Informal Luncheon lo llil < iu. , NIJW VOIIK. Oct 24An Informal luncheon In honor of Sir Thomas L1 ; > ton , owner of Shamrock , wns given today In the rooms of the Transportation club In the Manhattan hotel A number of rrllw iy and steamboat transportation otllcera were present. Senator C'lmuncey M , Depevv , president or the club , retched the BUMI , IN PEACE PREPARE FOR WAR Phantasm of Militarism Conjured Up by Erf an Easily Eiplnineil Away. MANDERSON ON NATION'S ' NEEDED DEFENSE Oiilj MOHIIIH It ) Wlilcli DonieMlu Trnn- fliillllt ) din lit * liiMin-il I * tinS - S iiiiir ( of n ntlleli'nt Armed I'nrets. The following correspondence will prove ot Interest and value at this time when the republican party Is sought to bo chirged with militarism Al'KOUA. Neb . Opt 11. 1WC. . P Man- lor-son , ! > < i , Omaha Neb Hear Sir There Is some disturbance of the nubile mind at ! > re enl arising from the speeches ) f lion \Vllllnm Jennlng * Hryan , In which 10 expresses a tlreail that this country Is to suffer from militarism nnd depicts n ter rible condition to arise from the Increase ot tlio regular nrm\ 1 recall that some jcnrs ago jou inndo a. speech In the senate of the t'nltod States ooklng tn an Increase of the clllclencv ( if i : ho Infantrv arm of the scrMce. My tecol- ectlon Is that In It you treated upon this subleet of militarism \VI11 jou refer me to the speech , .ami I would beery glad to have jou give mo jour views on the subject arising out of tlio ircsent condition of the country , nnd based upon > our four > cnrs oC service In the mny and twelve years on the committee * of military affairs of the vcnitv Yours truly , K J HAINUU. Hciilj ofSciintitr Tliiii l TNtiii , OMAHA , Neb , Oct 20 , 1SD1 lion K .1 Unlner , Aurora , Neb . My Dc.ir Sir The speech referred to by you wns made by mo 11 the United States senate January 11 , l&Mi , upon the bill "to Increase the clllclcncy ot the Infantry briineli of the army " The purpose of the bill , which passed the senate three times , but failed In the house ttecauso It added expense to the appropria tions for the army , wns to change from the single battalion organlrntion for In fantry to the tbrcc-bittnllon formation Our nrmv up to the time of the lilto Span ish-American war hail the old line nf battle , u--L'd during our civil war The only nations that held to that obsolete forma tion for the last twenty J oars were the t'nlted StatcH , Chlii.i and 1'ersl i The tlirce-b.iUallon organUitloil was nn cs en- tlnl. because of the change of llrearms from the slow-llrlnK , muzzle-loading mus- Kct of the dajs of the rebellion to the rapid-lire , bre.och-loatUng illlo The In- cieise ot the effective r.ingc lor the two arms wns IIH live to one The murzlc- loadcr was death-dealing at - 100nrds , while the brtcch-lo.idor will kill at 2000 jnrds Under the > -e.1 conditions , and with the powerful machine guns now \ised , such as the Galling nnd Hnuhklss , the rate of death to the old closed files of double rank would bo terribly Increased , nnd the .dnglo- bntt.illnn , doublo-rank formation would bo n suicidal one , belonging to the pist "as completely ns the Macedonian phalanx , and the Kcncinl who would use It would simply Invite the murder of his arms ami sicrllice the cause oC his country on the altar of Imbccllo Conservatism " CiiMl > 'IllnlilKj nf CoiiprcNH. ; Notwithstanding thcbc lncontro\ertlblo facts the timidity ot congress was such that the thrcc-bittallon bill did not p.iss until our war with Spain had commenced , entailing much confusion and great post. In commenting1 upon this 1)111 I addressed the senate upon the duty of congress to maintain an elllclent army and an adequate nnvv. The congress of the Unltou states HT tno great power , vested In It by the constitu tion , to declare war , which Is the hlghesi prerogative of sovereignty. Incident to this power Is the dutj- , rather than the right , to provide for and support the only means by which domestic tranquillity can be In sured the common defense prov Ided for and the rights of the nation maintained. The armed force thus to be Kupported must beef of number sufliclcnt. with equipment com mensurate , with guns. Implements nnd ships of war enough to accomplish the pur poses for which it ! designed. Us discipline should be perfect and its training exact. It must be prepared in times of peace to meet the dread orde-il of war , and fre quently war is prevented by the fact of such preparation nnd readiness It need not be , and should not be , ot a number suf liclcnt for war purposcVUIiVlts establish ment during peace must bo such as to form the efficient. Instructive nucleus about which the volunteer and militia organiza tions shall g.Uher when h9stilltles begin. Reference to the granted powers of the constitution will show how careful its framers wcro to give all that are needed for waging successful war to the national legislature , and that the republic might have the support of its full lighting force It was provided that "the right of the people ple to keep nnd bear arms should not bo Infringed , a , well regulated mlllti.i being- necessary to the security ot a free state. More U'lmlilHj Than AVlNilom. Like jourself , I have noted that there are those who being possessed of more timidity than wisdom , fear a standing army. 'Iho loading alarmist , who strikes the kejnote for his followers. Is , as jon suggest , Colonel Hrjan. Prosperity ha\inK overcome the vagaries of the free silver argument and all prophecies of evil arising from the failure of the country to meet his views on matters financial having failed of fuinilmont , some new Issues must be created to catch the votes of the unthinking It being Imporal- blo to pour calamity out of the mouth of a cornucopia , and a change from the pres ent commercial condition not being dcslru- ble , the charge of Imperialism nnd mili tarism must be brought against the party In rawer The republican parts' doc- * not stand for either As a republican and I believe I fairly rellcct the views ot the ma jority of our political organizations , I am neither expansionist or Imperialist. As to the Philippines , and I care not whether they came to us by conquest or purchase , or both. I am a dutylst , realizing that by the fortune of a war forred upon the administration by public hontimuit , coming overwhelmingly from both dem ocrats nnd republicans , the sovereignty of these Asiatic possessions Is ours and must be acknowledged by those who , by interna tional law nnd the decisions of our supreme court , owe allegiance to this republic , which violates no right in compelling their recog nition of our sovereign power. Wo owe the duty to ourselves , to the world and to the people of the Philippines that we- should quell the Insurrection In tho"e Island ? . The question of the character of government that shall there exerlcso control comes after the revolt to our lawful authority Is put down. MllltnrlHiii 11 I'MRiire of biruw. Nor Is any republican In favor of mili tarism , and the figure of straw Bet up by blatant politicians is In evidence simply an n scarecrow to keep the voter from the rich crop of prosperity that has matured under republican control Uxcept the United States nnd Spain the whole world has boon at peace for many 3cars , and today the only places where theie Is armed conflict nro South Africa nnd the Philippine islands Doth of thebo wars , that of this country against the In surgent Tagals and of England ngalnst the JJoerH , are to bo deplored , and overv lover of mankind must wish for n cessation of hostilities It is blnccrely to be hoped that the evolution of perpetual peace , of which the conference nt The Haunt ; in the har binger , may hpeedlly como , but It Is yet In the future , and Is still the hoped for and not the existing It Is as true today ns it was In the tlmo of that close observer , Do Tocquevlllo : "War Is nn occurrence to which all na tions are HUbJoct , democratic nations as wcu JIH nil ( nuurn IVIIUIUYIT lasiu uicy may have for peace , they must hold them selves In readiness to repel ussresslon " A conH ( > r\ntive estimate of the population of the United Statcf , confining It to this continent , nnd not including any Island possebHlons , is that there are 82,000000 people ple Its area within the wuno limits la 3,003,000 square miles An army being a necessity nnd absolutely required by the constitution , what la n fair number to "In sure domestic tranqulllty and provide for the common defence ? " When It Is consid ered that the olllcers who graduate from the United States Military academy nro taken from the bodv of the people , our own bovs , selected one from each congressional dlhtrlrt by the representative in congress , and that the rank and tlio Is made ui of citizens of the United States who volun tarily enlist for not exceeding llvo > enrs , what Is the number that would make u standing army sulllclont to nffright even a tlmlil soul , anil make It fear for the liber ties of the people and bow all the coming of militarism' Would one man to the 1000 people be dangerous7 That run hardlv be claimed even by the most uffilhto < l alarmist Yet that would mean 82,000 soldiers Would onu soldier to everj twenty-live square miles of area bo some thing to fear ? Yet that would moan about 143 OuO armed msn The republican party which has been In power during most of the years since Iho creat war has nev < r maintained during peace nn nrmv of over 30,000 , nnd most of the time It has been but 3,000 , the number being Ilxcd by arbitrary law \Viir CuiiifM Wllliiint AVurnliiir. Had the congr ss of the United States always performed Its duty as enjoined by the constitution In th's behalf many of the darkest pages of our history would ne\er have been written Whni war has come It Is alwav ; * thy unexpected that 1ms hap When It docs come , fortunate the nation that finds iteelf pnr.xired for the dreadful trial nnd Its ndversim lacking In knowledge of the wisdom that in pence prepares for war To the disgrace of the American republic It Is to be said that no d olnrntlon of wnr with it foreign power ami no rcbell'on ' to be grappled nt home has ever found It pre paid ! for the conflict The same lamcnt- ablv dufensle s condition that exists tc-dnj- his usuallj exlstc-d nnd nothing except i dread disaster nnd criminal acrllko of blood and treasure his ever seemc-d to' ' nrou e us from our lethnrgj Wi lum- then been saved , not through the wKlom of the law-making power , but because of abundant resources that the enrlv los hor- rlblp ns It was could onlv umporar l > em barrass and because of the eiulurance , skill mid clf-aorltlclng patriotism of the iJU- zen soldiers of the countrv It Is also an historic fact that manv of the civil leaders of the past ba\c pirmlttrd this unfor tunate cond'tlon ' of affairs under a preten e of virtue and have plcndivl that their ac t'on wns a proper ami commendable economy The fal ti economists of this coun try have been Its greatest curse They have i-aved In "Illthy dross ' at the sacrifice of the best blood of the nation Mr. Cal- noun well cixprcsses It when ho says "liconomj Is certainly aerv high politi cal \lrtue. Int'mntelj ' connected with the power nnd public v.rtue of the community In military operations , which under the best minngemimt are so expensive , H Is of the utmost Importance , but bv no propriety of language can that arrangement ho called economical which , In order that our m'll- tnry establishment In pence should bo lather loss expensive , would , regardless of the purposes for which It ought to be main tained , rendtir It unlit to meet the dangers Incident to a state of war " Tutu ! UcNtilt of OKret. ! Dear with me for a few moments while 1 recall some of the disgrace nnd loss re sulting from the false economy that d'd not permit us ( o keep apace with the times In matters military In 1512 we suffered Insult after Insult to the ling , ship aftoi ship was eearchul upon the high seas and the declaration of war , that meant the maintenance of our national honor , wns s-o long delayed , because of our being whollv unprepared for war that the blush of shame mnntlwl the cheek of manv a patriot of that < Iny The war came nt last , but how bitter the recollection of Hull s sur render , the capture ot the eipltol by a force of but 3f > 00 men and the burning of the public buildings Disasters continued , save upon the high seas , thanks to our bold prlvntecrsmen , and at last a peace was patched up thit left the light of search nn open question The onlv bright spot In tlm history was the \lctory nt New Orleans , won after the terms of poaee had been made U would h.ne gone haul with us If tlm great Napoleon had not boon gving Mother England so much to do that sht did not have the time to look nftei us very closely Says a secretary of w ir of the United States , commenting some yenis uftir the war of 1S12- "Tho disadvantage of Inexpcilonco In the ofllccrs anil men without the moans of Im mediate Instruction was the fatal error at the commencement of the latu war that cost us so much trensuie and blood The peace establishment which pieceikd It was very Imperfectly organized , nnd did not admit of the ncccssaij augmentation" Millennium Still Afnr on. Wo are told International disputes mo to bo settled hereafter not by the aiblti.ainent of arms , but by pence congresses God speed the time when this shall be so. but It will not bo In our day or corn-ration I do not believe , with Ilobbos , tint war Is the natural stale of man. or , with Von Moltke , that the world would stagnate without It , but I do believe that while bo manv domestic Ills nro breeding discontent with tlio existing , w hllo Amorlcin citizens' rights alnoncl are trampled upon , while our inlcicsts , political and commorclil. con tinue to clash with these of the other na tions of the earth that support largo armies , grlm-vlnagcd war Is a necessity Hint must nnd will rnmo Tn ntlntn from n Migaclous observer , who'o able article upon the military- necessities of the United States is olio of the best contributions to our stock of practical know lodge : "The epoch of peace and prosperity with which our land Is now blessed cannot last forever. Until liumr.n nature bhnll rlso above its present weaknesses the hellish ag gressions of ofie people will occasionally clash against the interests of another ; the policies of different nations will como Into collision and the sword will be used to cut the knot diplomacy cannot untie However peaceable and non-aggresslvo a nation maybe bo circumstances nnv probont It with the choice of several evils , of which war will bo the least. " Ueutenant Arthur YJ. Wag ner , U. S A. , In prize essay of 1SS4 StriuiKC Apathy of C'onKrrc N , The apathy of congress upon the grave questions of Increasing the cflleiency of the army and navy nnd the bettering , or rather the creating , of seacnast defenses. Is to mo Inexplicable. Itcpcntod and oft-repcnterl recommendations from the presidents of the United States , from experienced secre taries of war nnd navv , nnd warning words from the veterans who led our hosts to victorv during the late war , all fall un heeded upon ears usually quick to hear tint which mnv prove advantageous to the country we love The pirting words of the last general of the army before he passed into retirement wcro : "I cannot help plead to my countrymen at every opportunity to cherish all that Is manly and noble * In the military profes sion , because pcaco Is enervating and no man is wlso enough to foretell when sol diers may be In demand again " General Sherman Much more might be said In reply toour letter , but additional and weighty argu ments will naturally suggest themselves to any man who will give the subject the con sideration It so richly deserves Sulllco It to say that the Joars of Colonel Hrvan and his supporters arc groundless , nnd never under republican domination will this re public degenerate into militarism. Very truly yours , CHARLES F MAND13RSON. sAVAr.r.s w vv TUUI A nvvn. l'rolial > lllt > nf ttir UlnoKn ( if South Africa ItHiifc Involved ItiVtir. . Ulspjitchrs from the sent of war in South Africa make frequent mention of discontent among the tribes of blacks occupy Ing ter ritory adjoining the Dutch nnd llrltlsh ro3- sessions The native African * far cxeml In number both the Dutch and IlrltlHi , nnd haveto their sorrow felt the "malic 1 fltt" of both In numerous wars The present war affords nn opportunity for rexotiRO on both combatants , and It Is not Improbable they will be Involvcxl In the war be fora Ions What tide they may take In a mailer of BOilous concern to Hrlton nnd Uoer. Cape Colony now has a population of about 2000,000 , of which about 400,000 are white-1 , mostly of Dutch descent. Natal , which Inclmlcj Zululnnd , has a population ot 829,000 , of which 61,000 aie white' . Nearly all the natives In this colony nre Zulus i Ucchuanaliiod , which lies Immediately j north of Cape Colony nnd bounds the South ( African republic and the Orange Kree Slnto on the west , has n population of about 250- 000 , 2000 of which are whites As a rule , the natives are ai rlculturlsts and grarcrs North of Hcchmnaland lies Hhodesln , with n pop ulation of more than 1.000.000. of which about 0,000 nro whiles Sllll farther north Is Drltlfh Crntrnl Africa with n population of 830,000 native ? and COO whites llasulo- land , which lies on the southeastern border of the Orange Tree Slate , contains about 250,000 natives and BOO whites The Oran u l"roo State , whlh Is the older of the two Iloer republics , coalnlns about 110.000 blacks and 77,71C whites , while there aio about 750.000 natives nnd 31,1,397 nhlks In the South African Republic. Most of the na tives are In the northern part ot the re public Geographically the Dutch allies arc sur- loumlcd on thrco sides by the llrltlsh , The 1'ortuguoso sphere , the Zulus nominally Hrltlsh and the sea wall In thn coat. Actually on the north and west the Boers are bordered by tribes of savage blacks , who can nnd will light nt the first favorable op portunity ; of wreaking veneganco on the men who drove them back into the hills. North of the Transvaal , In territory nominally under llrltlsh rule , nro the Mataboles These huge waniors are desperate fighters , nro as cunning as any American Indian , and In their unequal contests have tlmo and again demonstrated that skill In woodcraft , over whelming numbers and desperate bravery are almost equal lo the bctt armed ami best drilled troops any power can send against them. West of the allies In land extending clown to the Gilquas and Capo Colony are the Ucchuanas The conquest of the land Is to > recent to need present discussion The Swarls are roilly within the borders of the Transvaal to the cast , the savage and skill ful Xuli's nre cast and south , 1ho Pomlos , Tobjas and Hasutos nestle In the bad lands along the coaht or adjoining the Orange Krco State. These trlbc.s are of those commonly known as Kalllrs To these must be added the Hottentots and llusJunen who Inhabit the land known as Capo Colony. Britain has tilled the Kafllr tribes for from twenty to seventy years and has ever domi nated them ns absolute masters When thn land was first invaded the Kaffirs fought , but the "tubes which spoke" drove them back partly from sheer Inability to fight such weapons nnd partly from superstitious fear. But years of contact with the white man nnd familiarity with his weapons ha\o robbed the tribes of their buperetltlon , taught them the use of the white man's weapons nnd also taught them the lesson "of patient waiting. Many a Zulu who ten years ago depended upon his ax , his knob lierrle or epcar and shield as , hla only weapons of offense and defense has leaincd the same lesson the painted savages of North America learned. There can be no doubt that the same methods have been employed In South Africa which were used In this country. Savages needed guns and ammunition and adventurers needed the things the blacks had to sell. Governmental prohibition ot the sale ot modern weapons to savage tribes has never succeeded. In fact , the more rigid the law the more eager adventurers have always been to show their contempt for It. Already the Baeutos are restless and It Is affirmed that they ha\o declared In favor of . the Dutchmen. 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