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RM2AWJ719–Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . esuming them. But urgent calls to public duty drew himfrom them. The volunteer companies of his state sought hiscounsel, and oflered him the general leadership; and he wentfrom place to place, reviewing the assembled troops, andimparting wisdom which he had learned from his militaryexperience. Meanwhile, his old companions in arms camefrequently to Mount Yernon, for they snuiFed the smoke ofwar from afar. Among these. Doctors Hugh Mercer, of Fred-ricksburgh, and James Craik, of Alexandria, were the mostwelcome, for the
RM2ANFY27–All the western states and territories . hen he was, by President Jackson, made secretary ofwar. In the latter part of 1836, President Jackson appointed him minister toFrance, where he remained until 1842, when he requested his recall, and returnedto this country. In January, 1845, he was elected, by the legislature of Michigan,to the senate of the United States; which place he resigned on his nomination, inMay, 1S48, as a candidate for the presidency, by the political party to which hebelongs. After the election of his opponent (General Taylor) to that ofiice, thelegislature of his state, in
RM2AN2BFP–The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . rue hero, generous to a foe, and he gave himliberal terms. The Indians had been kept from ( fire-water by the wiseMontcalm, but they got it at the fort, and immediately began to plunderthe English ; fromthat they began to kill,the French officerstried to stop them, andsome were wounded inso doing. Montcalmbegged the Indians torespect the Englishwho were under his pro-tection as prisoners ofwar, but all who couldnot reach the Fr
RM2AX6J9E–The life and speeches of Thomas Williams orator, statesman and jurist, 1806-1872, a founder of the Whig and Republican parties . partments is substantially repealed bythe saving clause, which is in the following words: Provided. That the Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, ofWar, of the Navy, and of the Interior, the Postmaster General,and the .Attorney General, shall hold their offices respectively forand during the term of the President by whom they may have beenappointed, and for one month thereafter, subject to removal byand with the advice and consent of the Senate. This proviso was th
RM2AWN4F2–The last book of wonder . o that he might haverest, and told him how all Europe, and inparticular France, had terrible engines ofwar, both on land and sea; and how theSaracens had not these terrible engineseither on sea or land, and so could by nomeans cross the Mediterranean or escapedestruction on shore even though they 167 The Last Book of Wonder should come there. I alluded to the Euro-pean railways that could move armies nightand day faster than horses could gallop.And when as well as I could I had explainedall, he answered, In time all these thingspass away and then there will still be t
RM2AKFKXW–The Burton Holmes lectures; . ahaI)i)m:ii portlglhse palaces. THE MOORISH EMPIRE 291 By midday on the morrow we are beyond the reach ofharm. Makint^ a small present to the Beni-Hasan guards,we watched them disappear in the direction of the seat ofwar, where they will continue their life of skirmish and pil-lage until laid low by bullets from their hated Zimour neigh-bors. And as, some hours later, we approach the coast, ourcaravan plunges into a veritable ocean of freshness, where
RM2AJFWRF–Young people's history of the American Revolution . MONMOUTH AND NEWPORT 231 expedition in 1775, and had been sent to Montreal withthe understanding that they would all receive honourabletreatment, Prescott, who was in command at Montreal at thetime, had become so enraged when he learned that EthanAllen was the man who had taken Ticonderoga, that hethreatened to hang him, but after binding him hand andfoot he had placed him on board the Gaspee, a schooner ofwar, where a heavy bar of iron eight feet long was attachedto his shackles; and after handcuffing the other Americanshe thrust them in the
![. [Scientific lectures]. would groan under imaginary tyranny, they would reapthe reward. As agriculturists control the legislature, oughtthey not to take their best interests under consideration, anddo something for themselves ? Concerted action is the only way to combat insect foes, andthe law must protect this concerted action from the thriftlessignoramus that dont care for himself or neighbors. The factis, that the ravages of hostile insects represent a condition ofwar, and it is only by organization, and appropriate weapons,that they can be conquered. The proper subjects for considera-tion Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AG33GX/scientific-lectures-would-groan-under-imaginary-tyranny-they-would-reapthe-reward-as-agriculturists-control-the-legislature-oughtthey-not-to-take-their-best-interests-under-consideration-anddo-something-for-themselves-concerted-action-is-the-only-way-to-combat-insect-foes-andthe-law-must-protect-this-concerted-action-from-the-thriftlessignoramus-that-dont-care-for-himself-or-neighbors-the-factis-that-the-ravages-of-hostile-insects-represent-a-condition-ofwar-and-it-is-only-by-organization-and-appropriate-weaponsthat-they-can-be-conquered-the-proper-subjects-for-considera-tion-2AG33GX.jpg ". [Scientific lectures]. would groan under imaginary tyranny, they would reapthe reward. As agriculturists control the legislature, oughtthey not to take their best interests under consideration, anddo something for themselves ? Concerted action is the only way to combat insect foes, andthe law must protect this concerted action from the thriftlessignoramus that dont care for himself or neighbors. The factis, that the ravages of hostile insects represent a condition ofwar, and it is only by organization, and appropriate weapons,that they can be conquered. The proper subjects for considera-tion Stock Photo")
RM2AG33GX–. [Scientific lectures]. would groan under imaginary tyranny, they would reapthe reward. As agriculturists control the legislature, oughtthey not to take their best interests under consideration, anddo something for themselves ? Concerted action is the only way to combat insect foes, andthe law must protect this concerted action from the thriftlessignoramus that dont care for himself or neighbors. The factis, that the ravages of hostile insects represent a condition ofwar, and it is only by organization, and appropriate weapons,that they can be conquered. The proper subjects for considera-tion
RM2AXDJ7G–Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . y volunteers of the wanton ^ ickedness ofthe Mormons, and they were in a state of mindto believe the excited courier from the seat ofwar. Then followed a rout that Mr. Allphinsays left only ten men at their encampment, and.he adds, that if it hadnt been for his yoke ofoxen he would have taken to the timber himself.The most of men in the company had familiesat home, and their services to the State havingterminated, they felt that their first duty was toprotect their own firesides. The hasty departureof the volunteers left an overstocked commissarydepartment
RM2AFYCM7–. History of the wars of the French revolution, from the breaking out of the war, in 1792, to the restoration of a general peace, in 1815 : comprehending the civil history of Great Britain and France, during that period. uarantee the integrity of the Turkish territories in Europe ;and to recognise the principles of the treaty of Utrecht,which sanctions the favourite doctrine of the French Emperor—that neutral bottoms make neutral goods, and that the flagcovers and protects the merchandise, even though it be theproperty of a belligerent, provided it be not contraband ofwar. The treaty between F
RM2AFTC4Y–. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. on intervened with a protest, on the groundthat if McLeod had really done as he boasted he had,he had been a member of the organized and armedforces of the British crown and had acted under thedirection of superior officers. The British ForeignMinister, Lord Palmerston, intimated that McLeodsconviction and execution might prove to be a cause ofwar between Great Britain and the United States, andDaniel Webster, Secretary of State at Washington,argued that if McLeod was to be tried at all he shouldbe brought before a Federal and no
RM2AX24FY–Abraham Lincoln . es. There was much dissatisfaction with Mr. Cameron, Secretary ofWar. He had made extravagant contracts. The inactivity of thearmy was attributed partly to a lack of energy in the War Depart-ment. The time had come for a chano^e. His resiOTation was ac-cepted, and he was sent as Minister to Kussia, Whom should thePresident appoint in his stead? Those who knew what service EdwinM. Stanton had rendered the country when in Buchanans Cabinet—how true he had been to the Union; how he had confronted JohnB. Floyd, Jacob Thompson, Howell Cobb, and the other conspirators—presented his
RM2AWG32K–The American annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . mperor of Austria, their heirs andsuccessors, their states and subjects. The conditions stipulated at Cormons for the recip-rocal restitution of Austrian and Italian prisoners ofwar are maintained. The Emperor of the French having declared in theTreaty of Vienna, on the 24th of August, that so faras he is concerned Venetia is acquired for Italy, hismajesty the Emperor of Austria consents to the unionof Venetia with Italy in the form determined by theAustro-French Treaty of Vienna above mentioned.The frontiers of t
RM2AWPK92–Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . rightfully Over That Land.—Appeal to the Sympathy ofNations.—The Tale of Horror Borne Across the Atlantic.—Spontaneous Generosity of America.—AShip-ofWar Converted Into a Ship of Peace, and
RM2AM4C53–History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . on intervened with a protest, on the groundthat if McLeod had really done as he boasted he had,he had been a member of the organized and armedforces of the British crown and had acted under thedirection of superior officers. The British ForeignMinister, Lord Palmerston, intimated that McLeodsconviction and execution might prove to be a cause ofwar between Great Britain and the United States, andDaniel Webster, Secretary of State at Washington,argued that if McLeod was to be tried at all he shouldbe brought before a Federal and not
RM2AG6KCK–. The prisoner of war in Germany; the care and treatment of the prisoner of war with a history of the development of the principle of neutral inspection and control. andant in regard to practically all mattersof discipline, preparation of food, organization ofthe camp, etc. There were, however, certain gen-eral regulations issued by the Central Ministry ofWar which gave rise to much trouble, and wereresponsible for the flagrant violation of the rightsof the prisoners. The most important regula-tion in this respect or, to put it in a different way,the regulation most potent for trouble from the
RM2AJMK4Y–Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . To Arms! him. At the appointed time, the required numberrepaired to the rendezvous at Fayetteville, and underthe command of Colonel Hayne, inspector-general olthe department of the south, took up the line of marchfor Fort Scott, by the way of Fort Gaines. yi. •^ On the 16th of January, 1818, the secretary ofwar wrote to General Gaines, informing him that thehonour of the United States required that the warwith the Seminoles should be terminated speedily,and with exemplary punishment for hostilities so un-provoked ; and that orders were issued, directing thewa
RM2AG3TGR–. Review of reviews and world's work. ar. He notes that this is simply areturn to the original idea, since the inventionsof balloons was directly due to the exigencies ofwar: Lnpressed with the importance of captur-ing the fortress of Gibraltar, which Britishvalor was defiantly defending against the com-bined forces of France and Spain, Joseph Mont-golfier, in 1782, sought to advance by a novelmethod the success of this bloody siege, whichwas unexpectedly turning the scales of waragainst France and Spain. He said : I possess asuperhuman means of introducing our soldiersinto this impregnable fo
RM2AJ16RN–The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 15S was displeased, and wrote them, I wonder that you should have hesitatedso long to open the sibylline books, as if you had been consulting in aChristian church, and not in the temple of all the gods. He urged themto support his military operations in the field by abundant pagan rites athome, andoffered to bearall the costsof victims forthe sacrifices,and to send onprisoners ofwar, appar-ently to beslaughtered inthese ceremo-nies—a prac-tice nevermuc
RM2AM0HEJ–Pilot lore; from sail to steam . nd it became obligatory toconform to many necessary but embarrassing and confusing regula-tions. The expense of operation increased enormously with the gen-eral inflation of prices, while the earnings were still conditioned onthe statutory fees. Much confidential and unrequited but patriotic-work was done which can never be recognized formally and, throughall, the machinery of the organization and the splendid spirit of itspersonnel remained unimpaired and the return from conditions ofwar to those of peace was accomplished without friction. How-ever, the end is
RM2AKMP04–The Independent . THE MARKET PLACE A REVIEW OF FINANCE AND TRADE. INDUSTRIES,CROPSANDSTOCKSINAWARYEAR SINCE the beginning of the year, pricesof railroad shaves have declined, thenet losses for those best known in themarket ranging between 2 and 15 points.In most cases the downward movementdoes not appear to have been either accel-erated or checked by our declaration ofwar in the early days of April. On theother hand, the prices of a large majorityof the industrial stocks have advanced. Forthese there were gains before the wardeclaration, and additions were made afterit. Shares of motor compani
RM2AWFT9T–Cathedrals and churches of the Rhine . hichpeace allowed to flourish under the walls ofher fathers stronghold. But Roland lived in times when love wasbut the bright, transient episode of a life ofwar. The laws of chivalry forbade a trueknights neglect of duty, and, in the very weekin which he was to be wedded, the summonscame for him to take the field. The war was long, and it was three yearsbefore Roland left the camp. When hereached the home of his mistress, he receiveda frightful welcome. The castle was in ruins;its lord was slain; and Hilda, deceived byreports of Rolands death, had taken t
RM2AN3PH8–Friends of France; . war generally, and ofwar. From the standpoint of observation, indeed,—anddoubtless it is observation one should try to recordhere,—I believe we all felt the peculiar advantage ofour position to have been this, that we mingled withthe soldiers on something like equal terms. We werenot officers; we were not distinguished visitors dash-ing up in a staff-car for an hour of sight-seeing. Wewere rankers (so far as we were anything), and wewere permanent; and in the necessities of our work,we touched the life of the common fighting man atevery hour of the day and night, and under
RM2AJE0Y5–Lives of the presidents of the United States of America, from Washington to the present time .. . withsome of the prominent citizens, by whom he afterwards felt thathe had been deceived, and his confidence betrayed. From thistrip he returned to Washington, to consecrate his energies tothe reconstruction of the nation after these fearful shocks ofwar. Mr. Lincoln was a very frank man. He did nothing by guile.No one was left in doubt in respect to his views. The greatquestion of reconstruction now engrossed every thinking mind.In a letter to Gen. Wadsworth, he had written,— You desire to know, i
RM2AN58PP–Larned's history of the world : or, seventy centuries of the life of mankind . n monarchy, which had been restored bythe allies, fell at his approach. The king, LouisXVIII., fled. Napoleon recovered his throne andoccupied it for a few weeks; but the allies whohad expelled him from it refused to permit hisrecovery of power. The question was settledfinally at Waterloo, on the 18th of June, when aBritish army under Wellington and a Prussianarmy under BLucher won a victory which left thebeaten emperor without hope. He surrenderedhimself to the commander of a British vessel ofwar, and was sent to c
RM2AFX5NA–. European history : an outline of its development. and the Protestantreformation was just beginning. On the map of Europe the dominions of Charles V. seemedlike a reconstruction of the Roman Empire, but their realwas far less than their apparent strength. They werewidely separated from one another, and it was not easy tomaintain secure communication between them in time ofwar. Germany was sharply divided into two hostile partiesand constantly on the verge of civil war. The title of Em-peror was a great dignity, but Charles V. would have beenstronger against his enemies if he had possessed the
RM2AWKFF8–The horse in the stable and the field : his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc. . of nearly all the horses of the Nile basin during the period ofwar, famine, and brigandage, from 1885 to 1896. Every suitable foal, horse, and mare lias been seized by the Baggararaiders, and frequently had its miserable existence terminated by beingridden to death or allowed to die of thirst in the desert. In the recent forced march by Osman Digna, in the spring of 1896, fromKassala to Suakin and back to the Atbara, more than half his animals andprobably most of his cavalry hor
RM2ANET0F–Cathedrals and churches of the Rhine . ichpeace allowed to flourish under the walls ofher fathers stronghold. But Roland lived in times when love wasbut the bright, transient episode of a life ofwar. The laws of chivalry forbade a trueknights neglect of duty, and, in the very weekin which he was to be wedded, the summonscame for him to take the field. The war was long, and it was three yearsbefore Roland left the camp. When hereached the home of his mistress, he receiveda frightful welcome. The castle was in ruins;its lord was slain; and Hilda, deceived byreports of Rolands death, had taken th
RM2ANG125–The life of Florence Nightingale . n stopped, could I have laid myhand at once on such nourishment as I knew theyought to have had. It is necessary to be as near the scene ofwar as we are, to know the horrors which we haveseen and heard of. I know not which sight is mostheartrending—to witness fine strong men andyouths worn down by exhaustion and sinking underit, or others coming in fearfully wounded. *The whole of yesterday was spent, first Insewing the mens mattresses together, and thenin washing them, and assisting the surgeons, whenwe could, in dressing their ghastly wounds, andseeing the
RM2AM6C35–Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . their own hands. At the end of 1805 the camp at Boulogne was broken upand the scare was over. But the feeling of bitterness remained,and was increased when, in 1806, by the Berlin decrees, allBritish subjects wherever found Avere declared prisoners ofwar. As an act of retaliation against the English seizure ofprizes before the open declaration of war, Napoleon hadplaced under arrest all English travellers an
RM2AN9WY4–The centenary celebration of the battle of Lundy's Lane, July twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and fourteen . LUNDYS LANE—THE DAY BEFORE.. INTERNATIONAL ARCH AT THE ENTRANCE TO LUNDYS LANE. PLANS AND GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS 25 the final battle of the final campaign was fought at LundysLane almost precisely two years from the declaration ofwar. The physical features of the boundary between the twocountries brought the Niagara Peninsula into prominenceduring the whole of the war. The first invasion of Can-adian territory took place at Detroit, but the first fightingwas done at Niagara; General Brock
RM2AJGGPP–The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . bands of refugees, and Argyle with the regiment which bore hisname, and which, as it began to be faintly rumoured, had last winterdone something strange and horrible in a wild countr of rocks and snow,never yet explored by any Englishman. On the twenty-sixth of July the troops were all on board. Thetransports sailed, and in a few hours joined the naval armament in theneighbourhood of Portland. On the twenty-eighth a general council ofwar was held. All the naval commanders, with Russell at their head,declared that it would be mad
RM2AFN91G–. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... Britain,whether naturalized American citizens ornot. When found on American vesselsthese persons were removed by force andcompelled to serve on board English ships ofwar. The British officers did not confinethese impressments to deserters, butseized and forced into their service greatnumbers of native-born Americans, whowere thus torn from their homes and con-signed to a slavery which was bitter andcruel to them. The government of the United Statesaddressed
RM2AN908X–The Survey October 1917-March 1918 . cmw. UPS AND DOWNS OF HEALTHINSURANCE GOV. SAMUEL W. McCALL,whose forceful recommendationof health insurance to the Massachu-setts legislature of, 1916 encouraged thefriends of social insurance throughoutthe country, renewed his recommenda-tion this year, despite the presence ofwar. In fact, declared the governor,measures for the promotion of healthare of special importance during war,and health insurance, which relates di-rectly to the health of women, childrenand industrial workers, should receiveespecial consideration at this period. But the Massachusett
RM2AJDJE1–The story of the great war . and itsgeneral staff less competent. The British had possible reservesof man power, the French had none; if the British were beaten,the French would be compelled to surrender. The latter hadborne the brunt of at least two of the three and a half years ofwar and had carried no inconsiderable share of the remainder.They could not continue the war alone. To beat the Britishwould be to win the war. Ludendorff decided to throw an overwhelming force againstthe right wing of the British army at the junction of the Britishand French armies. He would force his way through t
RM2AJ6K7Y–The world: historical and actual . in time ofwar British subjects found on board. In retaliationthe French claimed the same right. Our govern-ment protested, and at last declared war againstEngland in support of the protest. That war wasnot actually begun until June, 1812, near the closeof Madisons first term as President, but it had beenimminent, almost certain, ever since the Republicanscame into power upon the overthrow of the Feder-alists. When it finally came, the Federalists bitterlyresisted it. It never ceased to be somewhat of adivision line between the parties, although it is awell-es
RM2AG93HD–. Review of reviews and world's work. ars, although theactual warfare may not last longer than twoyears. The raison detre of the declaration ofwar on the part of Japan, he asserts, is directlythe maintenance of peace in the far East, and,indirectly, in the world at large. Accusing thebelligerent conservatives of Russia of being theleading disturbers of the worlds peace, he says : Except for the antiquated conservatives&f the lius-sijin Empire, there is no instrumentality that assists indisturbing the peace of the far East. The traditionalpolicy of England and America in the East is to promotet
RM2AX04NJ–A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits of General George Washington . gained much credit in the war of Cuba, whence hehad lately returned with Lawrence Washington, helearnt to go through the manual exercise with greatdexterity. By the help of good treatises on the art ofwar, which were put into his hands by the same gentle-man, he soon acquired very clear ideas of the evolu-tions and movements of troops. And from Mons.Vanbraam, who afterwards accompanied him as in-terpreter to Venango, he acquired the art of fencing,at which, it is said, he was extremely expert. Apassion, so unc
RM2AG5J0C–. The Great war. Moral Factors in Belgium, France, Italy 85 If this hope is disappointed, the Belgian Governmentis firmly resolved to repel, by all the means in its power,every attack upon its rights. This was a somewhat less drastic, but certainly no lessheroic, manner of response than that of the Spartans tothe heralds of the Great King who came demandingearth and water in sign of submission to the Persianyoke, and were thrown into a pit and told to find thesymbols there. At ten oclock on the morning of the 3d, as no act ofwar had been committed by Germany, the Belgian Cabinetdecided that it
RM2AX0F3G–Foot-prints of travel; or, Journeyings in many lands . forthe blind, and several public hospitals. We find here somebeautiful specimens of glass manufacture, for which Bo-hemia has long been celebrated, though she is now rivalledin this line by both England and America. Prague has had more than its share of the calamities ofwar, having been besieged and taken six times before theyear 1249. I^ ^^^ ^^^^ of the Hussites it was taken,burned, plundered, and sacked with barbarous ferocity.The Thirty Years War began and ended within its walls,and during its progress the city was three times in posses
RM2AN6YJH–Moving Picture Age (1920) . , advantage and provisionsof permanent United States government insurance for service men,that the film Uncle Sam—Insurance Agent has been prepared tosupply the needed information to five million service men andtheir dependents. The instruction has been cleverly sandwiched in betweennumerous interesting exterior and interior views of the Bureau ofWar Risk Insurance, and the matter will be so arranged as toassure the attention from the general public, whether interesteddirectly or indirectly in insurance. During the war the seventeenthousand employees carried on the
RM2AN003X–Helping France; the Red cross in the devastated area . physi-cians add their quota of testimony to thecharacter of the people they were privilegedto help. Though large families in this sectionare the rule and though the able-bodied andthe bread winners were absent, there was nothought of putting the waifs and strays ofwar into institutions. Individual families in Direct Intervention 107 the communes took the orphans into theiralready crowded hovels, fed and clothed andcared for them. The war, which had leveledtheir homes, had leveled them in a commonmisfortune. And as one wonders how the oldfa
RM2AM866N–Historical sketches and reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana . that prisoners taken by this tribe in times ofwar were brought before this chief for trial, and were forcedto run the gauntlet, and traces of the same could be very easilyobserved by the early settlers near Greens wigwam. Another chief was Killbuck, who is said to have been aDelaware. His lodge was on the north side of Killbuck creek.He is spoken of as a wise chief and one friendlj to the whites.His remains occupy an unknown site in the woods north ofthe dam across Killbuck creek, on the Sparks farm. niSTOKV OF .MADISON COUNTY,
RM2AKYT1R–The Independent . ent, held at Lakewood. The winner, Percy Piatt, is sinking his putt on the eleventh hole will be made. Loans to Belgium, Serbiaand others of the Allies are also underconsideration, altho the risk is greaterin loaning money to nations whose re-sources are relatively slight and whosefuture independence is uncertain. Nomatter which of the Allies share in theloan, most of it will be spent in theUnited States for the necessities ofwar, and thus the whole immense finan-cial transaction involved in raising theliberty loan and in lending it againto our Allies will consist essentially
RM2AJ3B3A–Maryland medical journal . jjlHeptia EFFERVISCEHTSALINE COMMOTION Laxative ft EUmihaht I Samples on rfeque<*1 BRISTOL-MYERS CO NEW YORK. d MARYLAND MEDICAL JOURNAL Baltimore dependents. The tremendous rates charged by private insurancecompanies to protect them against the extra-hazardous risks ofwar put insurance entirely beyond the reach of the conscriptedsoldier. Military necessity has, therefore, subjected the most fit subjectsfor insurance to an insurmountable discrimination unless theGovernment itself supplies insurance at cost and upon a peacebasis. It would, in fact, be dastardly and
RM2AJBG42–The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . t a negative reply from Serbia will befollowed on Austrias part by an immediate declaration ofwar and military operations. Any adjournment of militaryoperations would be considered here as very dangerous onaccount of intervention by other powers. Austria in thisdispatch was counseled with the greatest insistence to passimmediately to action and thus put the world in face ofan accomplished fact. The second dispatch, marked 82 AUSTRIA AND SERBIA strictly
RM2AFT11W–. Review of reviews and world's work. ,000,000 to meet the financial burdenof the Mexican polio up to the end of theyear. This reversal of plan was announcedas having full Administration approval. Ithas always been customar)- to meet extra ex-penditures due to the making of war byborrowing money. The Pershing expeditioninto Mexico was invasion on a bold scale,and would have been regarded as an act ofwar if there had been any government inMexico able to act. As matters stand, theCarranza government has so asserted itselfas to compel the northward movement of thePershing army. In view of the mob
![A history of the United States . lvania, Secretary ofWar; Gideon P. Welles of Connecticut, Secretary of theNavy. In his inaugural address, the President spoke with apathetic sense of his responsibility, but with great clearnessof conviction as to the nature of his duty. He declared thathe had no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with theinstitution of slavery in the states where it existed, and thatthere would be no bloodshed or violence unless it were 1 See Letters from the Confederate Archives, given in Nicolay and HaysLife of Lincoln, Vol. XL, pp. 316-327. §452] OPENING OP HOSTILI Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AXCG9R/a-history-of-the-united-states-lvania-secretary-ofwar-gideon-p-welles-of-connecticut-secretary-of-thenavy-in-his-inaugural-address-the-president-spoke-with-apathetic-sense-of-his-responsibility-but-with-great-clearnessof-conviction-as-to-the-nature-of-his-duty-he-declared-thathe-had-no-purpose-directly-or-indirectly-to-interfere-with-theinstitution-of-slavery-in-the-states-where-it-existed-and-thatthere-would-be-no-bloodshed-or-violence-unless-it-were-1-see-letters-from-the-confederate-archives-given-in-nicolay-and-hayslife-of-lincoln-vol-xl-pp-316-327-452-opening-op-hostili-2AXCG9R.jpg "A history of the United States . lvania, Secretary ofWar; Gideon P. Welles of Connecticut, Secretary of theNavy. In his inaugural address, the President spoke with apathetic sense of his responsibility, but with great clearnessof conviction as to the nature of his duty. He declared thathe had no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with theinstitution of slavery in the states where it existed, and thatthere would be no bloodshed or violence unless it were 1 See Letters from the Confederate Archives, given in Nicolay and HaysLife of Lincoln, Vol. XL, pp. 316-327. §452] OPENING OP HOSTILI Stock Photo")
RM2AXCG9R–A history of the United States . lvania, Secretary ofWar; Gideon P. Welles of Connecticut, Secretary of theNavy. In his inaugural address, the President spoke with apathetic sense of his responsibility, but with great clearnessof conviction as to the nature of his duty. He declared thathe had no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with theinstitution of slavery in the states where it existed, and thatthere would be no bloodshed or violence unless it were 1 See Letters from the Confederate Archives, given in Nicolay and HaysLife of Lincoln, Vol. XL, pp. 316-327. §452] OPENING OP HOSTILI
RM2AG3NC7–. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. eneralship much was done toward the rapid advancement whichhas marked Yucatan within the past decade. He has borne his great dignity with intelligence and discrimina-tion and is regarded as a wiseadministrator. Sehor Cosio, the Minister ofWar and Marine, was born in theState of Zacatecas, and, besideshaving occupied the position ofgovernor of that State and thatof congressman and senator, hedisplayed great ability as mayorof the City of Mexico. He is oneof the most popular men of theCabinet. There is quite a romantic epi
RM2AJBG9B–Britain's civilian volunteers; . ere, throughout the country, and there is nodoubt but that the county of Devon may be prop-erly proud of having been one of the richest**veins which existed in England before the warbroke out. The preparations before the war were so wellthought out that few changes of any kind had tobe made. Some months before the outbreak ofwar a test mobilization was held on a large scalein order to see exactly what would happen in theunlikely event of England being invaded. Theplans which were utilised that day have requiredlittle or no modification for the war work whichhas
RM2AGBDKF–. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. eve thewasted fields and exhaustedresources of the theatre ofwar in Virginia, and sub-sist our armies upon the ! WMSlS^ Wh MW^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ newly cap- tured territory. Besides,there was the politicalaspect of such a victory.The peace party North,on account of the failureof the Federal Governmentto bring the war to a suc-cessful close, was rapidlygrowing into poAver, andevery defeat for the Unionbrought fresh allies to theircause; and it was reason-able to conclude that acrushing defeat, such asthis days fight mightbri
RM2AN55EA–The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . colonies by military force. The kings army inthe colonies was increased, and a fleet ofwar ships was sent to American waters. In Massachusetts the royal government had been practically set aside. The people had refused to accept the changes made by the Parliament in their ancient charter. They had forced the resignation of the councilors appointed by the king and had closed the kings courts. The General Court, or assembly of the colony, having been dissolved by the kings orders, the members formed a Provincial Congress, Avhi
RM2AKJMCF–English humorists of the eighteenth century : Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison, Laurence Sterne, Oliver Goldsmith . advices that a party oftwenty thousand Austrians, having attacked a much superior bodyof Prussians, put them all to flight, and took the rest prisoners ofwar. Berlin. — We have received certain advices that a party oftwenty thousand Prussians, having attacked a much superiorbody of Austrians, put them to flight, and took a great number ofprisoners, with their military chest, cannon, and baggage. Though we have not succeeded this campaign to our wishes, yet,when we think of him
RM2AJHD5K–The literary digest . UUiJU tiniJL mUL UjJL ?. X hrough all the ups and downs ofwar—through any ups and downsin days to come—mild Robt. Burnsholds to the same high quality. It ismade with the same full Havanafiller—the same selected Sumatrawrapper. The three shapes differonly in size. The three national sizes of Robt. Burns are priced from 10cto 15c. Little Bobbie, a small cigar, but very high in quality,sells at 6c. Robt. Burns Laddies, still smaller, come 10 in apackage—price 30c. uhd^(^bm rw
RM2AN4CBN–The acme magazine . whopay the taxes, who bear the brunt ofwar and supply the wherewith for thesupport of armies and navies and thebuilding of forts and arsenals. They seekto spread the spirit of internationalism—a realization of the fact that racial dis-tinctions are more or less superficial, andinternational boundary lines wholly arbi-trary ; that men are all children of thesame Father: that humanity is all tend-ing towards the same goal, and that com- mon interests, common hopes and com-mon ideals should inspire co-operation,not conflict. The question of peace or war is pre-eminently a ques
RM2AM47WF–A history of the American people . ers, of Englands place and power in the world,dominated them whether they would or no. KingWilliams War was but the forerunner «>! many more, olthe same meaning and portent. Wars vexed and dis-13 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ciplined them for halfa century, and theirseparate interests hadoften to stand neglect-ed for 3rears togetherin order that theircommon interests andthe interests of Eng-lish empire in Amer-ica might be guarded.And yet those whowere thoughtful didnot lose sight of thegreat, though subtle,gain which came withthe vexing losses ofwar, to
RM2AKFKKH–The Burton Holmes lectures; . THE MOORISH EMPIRE 291 By midday on the morrow we are beyond the reach ofharm. Makint^ a small present to the Beni-Hasan guards,we watched them disappear in the direction of the seat ofwar, where they will continue their life of skirmish and pil-lage until laid low by bullets from their hated Zimour neigh-bors. And as, some hours later, we approach the coast, ourcaravan plunges into a veritable ocean of freshness, where. THE WORTHLESS I.NHAHITANTS the wild daisies are so tall that our animals appear to belying down, while in reality they are toiling on as best the
RM2AG4FXM–. The Great war. Italian cavalry in training. Italian Alpine Chasseurs. The Armies of Serbia, Belgium, and Italy 365 held one-month courses in the school of fire for artillery-officers. The Italian riding school is famous. It trainedofficers of the cavalry, of the militia, police, field artillery,and pioneers, as well as non-commissioned officers of themounted service. The horseshoers for the cavalry andartillery were trained at the same school. The School ofWar in Turin trained officers for the General Staff andwas modelled closely after the Krtegs-Akademie in Berlin.There are schools for off
RM2AJ6XTJ–Cleopatra, being an account of the fall and vengeance of Harmachis, the royal Egyptian, as set forth by his own hand . e lasthappy hours I ever was to know, we sat hand in hand uponthe deck and heard the waters lap the vessels side, andwatched the soft footfall of the moon as she trod the depthsof Nile. There we sat and talked of love, talked of ourmarriage and all that we would do. Also I drew up plans ofwar and of defence against the Koman, which now we hadthe means to carry out; and she approved them, sweetlysaying that what seemed good to me was good to her. Andso the time passed all too s
RM2AWDN30–Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . for the Ottoman power, and against holdingout hopes of support to that power in case ofwar. The Duke of Westminster and the Earlof Shaftesbury presided; the two chairmen, Mr.Gladstone and Canon Liddon, the Rev. Bald-win Brown, Sir F. Fowell Buxton, M. P., Prof.Fawcett, M. P., and numerous other men ofdistinction, spoke. An association was formedfor the purpose of watching events, of givingfurther expression to public opinion, and ofspreading correct information upon the subjectthroughout the country. A select commit
RM2AG94WH–. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. stones, olive-oil, corn, wine, and honey,and last, but not least, long trains of prisoners ofwar, whom he set to work in the mines, or elsein building the enormous temples which allEgyptian kings liked to raise. All these thingsyou could read about, even now, if you under-stood the hieroglyphic language of Egypt; forKing Tehuti-mes caused the story of his cam-paigns to be carved on the solid rock of the wallsof the Great Temple of Karnak, and there it is,even to this day. If you should go to Egypt, youcould see the mumm
RM2AFPRKB–. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... Thisletter was intercepted by Mont-calm, who was on the point ofraising the siege, and he for-warded it to Monroe, with arenewed demand for his sur-render. The brave veteran heldout, however, until nearly all hisguns were disabled and his am-munition nearly exhausted. Hethen hung out a flag of truce,and Montcalm, who was too truea hero not to appreciate valor ina foe, granted him liberal terms.The garrison were allowed tomarch out with the honors ofwar upon
RM2AFRPGG–. Tales of old New York ... JStuyvesants Town House, Erected in 1658Afterward called The White Hall had later sailed on their way to Manhattan. A meet-ing of the Burgomasters was called, and it was decidedthat all the citizens should help at strengthening thefort, that all the soldiers should parade every day, andthat everything possible should be done to protect thecity. It was an anxious time. Soon the big ships ofwar bearing the red flag of England appeared in the PETER STUYYESANT, 1647-1664 75 bay. Then came a boat with a flag of truce and a letterfrom Colonel Nicolls, commander of the exp
RM2AMYCP6–Typical tales of fancy, romance, and history from Shakespeare's plays; in narrative form, largely in Shakespeare's words, with dialogue passages in the original dramatic text . X.. Act V. ^ROM Sardis the armies of Brutus and Cassius marched toPhilippi. On one side of the plains of Philippi were encampedthe armies of Octavius and Antony; the camp of Cassius wasopposite Antonys, and that of Brutus was opposite the youngCaesars. The hostile forces were nearly equal in numbers. Brutus was anxious for immediate battle, that he mightfree his country, and put an end to the toils and expenses ofwar; b
RM2ANFYME–An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . CRnlSH OF THB BSSHX.. after, the arrival of the news of peace arrested all further pio-ceedincrs. HE maritirr.e events of 1814 were as stirringand important as those of the pre-ceding year. In February, Conr)- modore Rodo-ers, after a cruise of seventy-five days, durino-which hecaptured many of the enemys ves-5 sels, fell in with three vessels ofwar, to one of which, the Phintag
RM2AM6PEH–Wyo . the wrg- University Band. [HF, University Band is a voluntary organization and was organized forthe purpose of being useful to student activities. Not a bad motto isit? Many a time it has given up its prepa»ation for a concert to getready to play for some athletic game or rally. Although affairs looked rather discouraging at the declaration ofwar, yet through the efforts of the band committee, the membership isstill up to the twenty-five mark. This consists of two faculty membersof the band. These are appointed by the President of the University. The third mem-ber of the committee is ele
RM2AJJ8R3–International studio . canthe war be rendered, as a subject for art,if not in the spirit of Goya, who has givenus some of the most convincing pictures ofwar ever done, and who himself was agreat artist of the grotesque i 0 a And yet, among modern artists, veryfew have ventured to make use of thepractically inexhaustible resources of cari- 194 cature, of grotesque invention; despitethe fact that this particular branch of arthas attracted, at various times, many of thegreat masters, for example, Giotto, Leo-nardo da Vinci, Dtirer, Holbein, Breughel,Callot, Hokusai, and others. The Ieasonwhy the
RM2AX2D0K–Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, B.C301: with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . e as a rule commanded alter-nately, for a given period, — often but aday, — by one of several leaders, elected bythe people, who jointly made a council ofwar, and who were apt to be under the con-trol of other non-military officials sent by thegovernment to watch them. This systemvery naturally arose from the history andtendencies towards liberty of the variousstates, but was coupled with very difficultproblems,
RM2AJC8RT–Heroes of the dawn . and 246 HEROES OF THE DAWN thunder of a mighty wave its warning willbe, and the sound of it will awaken fear inthe hearts of the enemy. Culain and Luclitine carried the woodaway, and after some days they returned toManannan, bringing a very perfect shield withthem. The centre shone like the moon, andthe frame, with its white bronze points, waslike a circle of stars surrounding it. Manannanthen took it, and put a powerful enchantmenton it, so that to the hero who carried theshield it should be a silver cloud of protection,but to his enemies it should be a red mist ofwar. Wh
RM2AM3XW5–Christian Cynosure . certain BoysBrigades as being juvenile armies of the Lord.But Lord Wolseley, with more honesty, plainlyde(;lares their chief purpose and effect to be asfeeders for the army, and as purveyors of food forcarrion, as he declared in a speech in presentinga set of colors to a Boys Brigade at a London Presbyterian church. There can, perhaps, be nogreater wrong done, both to our American youthand to our nation, than the training of boys inthe arts of war. Not only does it create a mili-tary spirit and love of the pomp and display ofwar, but it tends to blunt the moral sensibiliti
RM2AN2RW0–The Independent . tary training campsare located; industrial canteens; or-ganizations providing motor drivers forthe army; teachers for army cookingschools; cooks for hospitals; and organ-izations utilizing the services of girlsand women in business, executives, ste-nographers, filing clerks, record clerks,telegraph operators, switchboard oper-ators, etc., anxious to do their bit ofwar work outside of business hours;also organizations, both governmentaland private, dealing with the tremen-dous industrial and agricultural needsof the country. After two years of experience, dur-ing which time ma
RM2AM02N9–The art of taming and educating the horse : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing, and the practical treatment for sickness, lameness, etc: with a large number of recipes . Fig. 63.—Second Form ofWar Bridle. But if a cold-blooded fellow that shows considerable resist-ance, and stands sullenly in defiance of the pulling, afterpulling a few times go to theopposite side and repeat in thesame manner. This will helpto disconcert him, and weaken
RM2AG1DKJ–. A century of American diplomacy : being a brief review of the foreign relations of the United States, 1776-1876. Polk. There was everyreason to believe that Mexico was in earnest in itsnotice that the annexation would be held as an act ofwar, and a portion of the federal army under GeneralTaylor was ordered to occupy part of the territoryclaimed by Texas adjoining Mexico. Texas never hav-ing been recognized as an independent state by Mexico,no boundary line had been fixed and it was a subjectof dispute. Texan settlements had not extended be-yond the Nueces River, and between that river and t
RM2AKWNFP–Historical calendar, 21st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Eastern OntarioRegiment), Belgium - France - Germany, 1915-1919 . mmanding Officer was in pre-war daysassociated with the 14th Regiment (Princess of WalessOwn Rifles), of Kingston, Ontario. At the outbreak ofwar he was commanding the unit. General (then Lieut.-Colonel) Hughes was appointed to mobilize and commandthe 2ist Canadian Battalion in November, 1914, and con-tinued in such capacity until he assumed command ofthe loth Canadian Infantry Brigade, in France, on the14th of July, IQ16, and was promoted to the rank ofBrigadier-General. He
RM2AJM4F8–A venture in 1777 . IN 1777 A VENTURE mother, whispered Tom. Theylike town too well.Hush! she said, but smiled at himaffectionately. Amid the stress ofwar, the talk at table, and hismothers anxiety, the lad had be-come thoughtful beyond his years.What a terrible night! said Mrs.Markham, as the wind roaredaround the house and the casementsrattled. Her mind was on the campat Valley Forge, whence came, fromthe Quaker farmers, now and then,tales of starvation, misery and de-sertion very encouraging to SirWilliam Howe, who felt that therewas small need to assist the weatherin fighting his battles.S
RM2AG4F1F–. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. 12 IN MEM OR!AM.. educated in France ; B.A., University of Nancy,1904; studied Divinity at Montauban Seminary,where he qualified for<wmm the ministry, and atAberdeen University(Divinity, 1909-10) ;appointed by the ParisEvangelical MissionarySociety to Barotseland,North Rhodesia. On the outbreak ofwar he immediately re-turned to France andjoined his regiment, thenth Infantry. He waswounded in action butas soon as he recovered, requested to be sentback to the Front. He was promoted Corporalin the 31st Battalion of Sharpshooters, and on25 Septembe
RM2AJ30TX–Community civics and rural life . s it may seem, while we weredevoting our national energies to the work of destructionNation- incident to war, we as a nation made astonishing building in progress in many ways other than in the art ofwar — in what we might call nation-building.In some ways we made progress in a year or two that underordinary circumstances might have required a generation. Astriking illustration of this is in the development of a greatfleet of merchant ships at a rate that would have been impos- OUR NATIONAL COMMUNITY 75 sible before the war. Beginning with almost nothing when
RM2AG5F63–. The mikado's empire. in answer to questions about greatmen, I took occasion to explain that the reverence of the Americanpeople for Washington was for his pure and high moral character asa man, and not as a military hero. He was not as Jimmu (Spirit ofWar). Some Japanese imagine that the Americans worship Wash-ington as a god. This, I showed, was a mistake. Several of the peo-ple here have his picture in their houses.* * Three separate translations of Irvings Life of Washington, one a scholar-ly production, have been made into Japanese, and several sketches of his life. TEE LAST YEAR OF FEUD
RM2AG80PC–. Review of reviews and world's work. of view of the efficient use of our navyfor the defense of both coastswe ought to be able in time ofwar to exclude our enemy fromthe use of a Nicaragua passage—provided, of course, the pas-sage belongs to us. The govern-ors essay on Cromwell andhis times, appearing serially inSc7-ibners, is an admirable pieceof fresh and direct discussion. The Vice-Presidency,etc. NEW YORK AWAKENING TO THE COMMERCIAL SITUATION, From the Tribune (New York). Secretary Root andGovernor Rooseveltbeing removed fromthe list of Vice-Presidential pos-sibilities, the name of the li
RM2AN438J–Types of mental defectives . de rapidprogress in drawing and carpentry. He continued to improve, andwhen twenty-seven years of age made an excellent model of a Man ofWar, and one representing England as the Ship of State. In twoyears he built a wonderfully accurate model of the Great Eastern.He learned to make beautiful picture frames and to carve ivory in themost delicate and intricate designs. He could copy an engraving soaccurately, line for line and shadow for shadow, that it could be disting-uished from the original only with a powerful glass. Like all artists, he has to be catered to and
RM2AMY2GW–Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . )risoners ofwar, some of the officers pushed on over the ferry into Boston;but their hopes of comfortable quarters and good cheer werespeedUy dashed, for they were all peremptorily ordered back tothe prisoners camps at Union, Winter, and Prospect Hills,where barracks liad been prepared for them. Burgoyne him-self had tlu! privilege of entree iiitu the town, whii-li he im- 2U4 LAXD.MAKKS OF BOSTON.. THE MATHER TOMB. proved as we have seen, thougli times were changed since hestood on Copps Hill and saw his comrades-in-arms advance upthe hillside
RM2AXG4NK–Romola . witnesses, for Ispoke not in a corner. Ye are my witnesses, thatfour years ago, when there were yet no signs ofwar and tribulation, I preached the coming of thescourge. I lifted up my voice as a trumpet to theprelates and princes and people of Italy, and said,The cup of your iniquity is full. Behold, thethunder of the Lord is gathering, and it shall falland break the cup, and your iniquity, which seemsto you as pleasant wine, shall be poured out uponyou, and shall be as molten lead. And you, Opriests, who say, Ha, ha! there is no Presence in thesanctuary — the Shechinah is naught — th
RM2AX8J4C–Joseph Pennell's pictures of war work in England, reproductions of a series of drawings and lithographs of the munition works made by him with the permission and authority of the British government . XXXVIIBUILDING THE GREAT TURRET XXXVII BUILDING THE GREAT TURRET STORY above story, all glass and iron, rises theshop where the great turrets are built, and belowthe floor in deep pits their bases stand. This is theother end of the shop in the previous picture. Theopen part of the turret made a design—the Pediment ofWar and Labour. Here was the Greek idea carried outby British workmen, and no Brit
RM2AN4EA1–Abraham Lincoln's cabinet . December iy—The centenary of thebirth of Edwin M. Stanton, the famouswar secretary of Lincolns administra-tion, wliowas born at Steubenville,Ohio. Lincoln himself said that hewould undertake no important stepwithout first consulting- his Secretary ofWar,, whose systematized industry andcomprehension of every phase of thatcrisis in its political, military and in-ternational aspects, made him the hopeof his country during this period of un-rest. I W — t 8 I ^4^ He remafned Secretary of War afterLincoln was succeeded by Johnson, butthe latter removed him. And it was b
RM2AWWTYY–America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . terward acted in drawing up an agreementon this subject. The instructions make twenty-four pages of print, and coveralmost every conceivable feature of military conduct and usage in time ofwar, and a definition of many of the terms used. Martial law is explained as simply military authority exercised inaccordance with the laws and usages of war. A place, district, or countryoccupied by an enemy stands, in consequence
RM2AX1DK7–Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . waging war as have been adopted by those great(Jenerals who are known as eminent in their profes-sion. It is evident then that an intimate connectionexists between military history and the science ofwar. Napoleon said, AU-xander made eight cam-paigns; Hannibal, seventeen, one in Spain, fifteen inItaly, and one in Africa; Casar. thirteen, of whicheight were against the Gauls and five against the le-gions of Pompey ; (Justavus Adolphus, three ; Tii-reune, eighteen ; Prince Eugene of Savoy, thirteen ;Frederick, eleven, in Bohem
RM2AGEEG1–. Progressive men and women of Kosciusko County, Indiana : to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography ... eralgovernment, and as the capture of NewOrleans had been resolved upon, Farragutwas chosen to command the expedition.His force consisted of the West Gulf block-ading squadron and Porters mortar flotilla.In January, 1862, he hoisted his pennant atthe mizzen peak of the Hartford atHampton roads, set sail from thence on the3rd of February and reached Ship Island onthe 20th of the same month. A council ofwar was held on the 20th of April, in whichit was decided that
RM2ANCA19–The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . under the government. For instance, Dr.Fang Chin, chief of the medical department of the Board ofWar; Dr. Tang Erh Ho, the dean of the Peking MedicalCollege established under the auspices of the Board of Edu-cation. To the above should be added the senior graduatesof the missionary, Dr. Mackenzie (founder of the Govern-ment Medical College at Tientsin), who have done consid-erable work in forwarding medical science within recentyears. These include Dr. W. T. Watt (formerly director ofthe Sanitary Department, Tientsin, and physician to the latePresident Yuan
RM2AKPF1W–Nineteen years in Polynesia: missionary life, travels, and researches in the islands of the Pacific . d to have swam to Samoa from Feejee, and, ontheir reaching these islands, commenced singing— Tatoo the men, but not the women ;Tatoo the men, but not the women. The custom is thus traced to Taema and Tilafainga;and they were worshipped by the tatooers as thepresiding deities of their craft. The instrument used in the operation is an ob-long piece of human bone(os ilium), about an inchand a half broad and twoinches long. A time ofwar and slaughter was aharvest for the tatooers toget a supply of
RM2AN9BP7–United States Coast guard . ents, dating back to 1848, having fortheir purpose the saving of life and property from shipwreck along thecoasts of the United States. In 1871 a definite life-saving system wasinaugurated and administered in conjunction with the Revenue-CutterService. On June 18, 1878, the Life-Saving Service was established as aseparate organization by Congress. ORGANIZATION. The Coast Guard is organized as a military service. Its vessels arearmed; its officers and men are trained for the acts and circumstance ofwar, as well as schooled in the methods and inured to the hardships o
RM2AWK3XR–The wild turkey and its hunting . e thevicinity. The gladiators then begin a tug ofwar, and after a few blows and jams with wingsand spurs, one seizes another by the loose skinof the head, which is very limp, affording an ex-cellent hold; then No. 2 gets his opponent by thenape of the neck, and they pull, push, and shove,standing on tiptoes, prancing and hauling away,each endeavoring to stretch his neck as high aspossible, as if determined to pull the others headoff, while both necks are twisted around eachother, their wattles aglow with the red sign ofanger, while their hazel eyes sparkle wit
RM2AFK3AN–. King's handbook of Boston harbor. know the extent of its popularity, and the deep hold it took upon thesoldiers heart. It spread from regiment to regiment like wildfire. Nosong gained so firm a hold upon the troops; and it is safe to say that it was ICINGS HANDBOOK OF BOSTON HARBOR. 205 sung by every regiment — cavalry, infantry, and artillery — of the Army ofthe Potomac. A few months after the war broke out, the dreaded rebels began to pourinto the fort by hundreds, — not in storming-parties, but as prisoners ofwar, tributes to the prowess of the Northern infantry. Many Confederateofficers
RM2ANFCAG–United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present day.. . lds wife, and now held the post of adju-tant-general in the British army. He wentto the conference, not as a spy, but wearingfull uniform; and it was agreed that themeeting should be held outside of the Ameri-can lines. About midnight of the 21st hewent ashore from the Vulture, a sloop ofwar, and met Arnold in a thicket on thewest bank of the river, two miles belowHaverstraw. Daydawn approached, andthe conspirators were obliged to hidethemselves.
RM2AX13W4–International studio . s in time ofwar and in periods of peace—how in time of warthe hair was ruffled and tossed ; in peace, smoothand straight. If the analogy would hold good. SirGeorge Reids men are out for war, all their vigourand potential force are summoned to the front.They are men in a world of action, not in a worldof dreams. When he paintedyo/w; Stuart Blackiefor the Scottish National Collections, he presentedhim not as the thoughtful scholar of the study, butas the man of fire of the public platform hurlingepigrammatic thunderbolts at his southern neigh-bours. He did not pause to inq
RM2AX5E45–A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . ey were surroundedand intersected by numerous Slavic tribes which extended them-selves at their expense. On the other hand, Charlemagnes success against the Moslemsremained but slight. In the last years of his reign the fortune ofwar varied very much ; and as the scale turned this way or that, thepossessions of each party in Spain increased or diminished. In 810 CIIARLEMAdXE AXI) TUE SARACENS. t t the Franks obtained permanent control of the important city of l>ar-cclona, which had once before temporari
RM2AFKN40–. The New England magazine. no fireplace, it issaid, nor heating apparatusof any kind, only one otherhouse in the country like it,that of General Knox atThomaston, Maine,—Gen-eral Knox, the Secretary ofWar of President Washing-tons first Cabinet, and whosehouse in Philadelphia was afavorite resort of the Dukede La Rochefoucauld andthe French refugees, anintimate friend of Colonel 68 MARIE ANTOINETTE HOUSES. Stone. One room was called theMarie Antoinette room, the bed-stead of which is in possession of thedescendants of Colonel Swan to-day,and known as the Marie Antoinettebedstead. There are th
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