Newspaper Page Text
THE FKENCH SOLDIER
-
SOME-OF TH EBRUTALITIES TO WHICH
HE IS SUBJECTED.
« *
Hazings and Other Punishments
Which Sometimes End In the Vic
tim’s Death That Are Winked at, if
Jfot Ordered, hy the Officers.
Soldiers in the French army are not
■ subjected by law to corporal punish
ment any more than..it has been a part
of the regulations governing the Mili
tary academy at West Point that ca
dets should “brace” or “qualify” on
molasses and’ prunes! Nevertheless
the ’French soldier is put through a
hazing process which is most severe
and several times has caused death.
The French soldier is known as Picton
or Dumanet, just as the English soldier
is known as Tommy Atkins. Dumanet
finds when he joins the colors that life
is'not all skittles for a soldier.
The thing which distinguishes the
hazing in the French army from the
hazing in American colleges and uni
versities is that it is suggested and al
most ordered by the commissioned offi
cers. An officer will say to a corporal
or a sergeant, “You have a man here
who has done so and so,” naming some
trivial offense, more than likely to be
some neglect of the deference due to
the officer. “It would do him good If
he were tossed in a blanket,”
The officer turns on his heel and
walks away, while the unfortunate sol
dier is placed' in a blanket, with’saber,
spurs, jack boots, bayonets, and such
pleasant bedfellows, and the combina
tion is tossed until the hazers are too
tired to continue. This is great sport
for the man’s, comrades, especially if
they are half cfrunk, which they are
likely to be. This diversion has rather
gone out of favor just now, because
several soldiers who have been fbssed.
had the bad taste to die after the disci
pline. .
In some of the French barracks a
favorite method of punishment is to
hang the offending soldier up by his
heels and then to spank him with a
sword bayonet. In Algiers, where the
men are far removed In the outlying
garrisons from the central authority
and at the mercy of their tormentors,
they are subjected to many forms of
hazing at the suggestion of the officers.
At one time the “vilo” was much m-
favOr among the hazers in the Algerian
army of occupation. It consisted in
putting a man in a deep hole made in
the shape of a reversed funnel dug by
the Arabs in the ground as a place for
the storage of corn. The unfortunate
man was left there Sometimes for days,
with hardly anything to eat or drink'
. and exposed all the time to the heat of
the sun, while at night the place was
cold. Many died from hunger, thirst
or cold, while many others became in
sane.
'-The military authorities when-they
became aware of these tortures issued
an order prohibiting such a punish
ment, but it is still practiced in isolated
parts of Algiers where no eye caji see
of which the Officers are afraid.
U.Jr’Se 1 veral years ago Prince Piguatelli
d’Aragon, a young Spanish noble, ran
away from his home and went to Al
giers to join the foreign legion, the.
refuge for men “with a past.” His
friends, announced to the French mili
tary authorities that the prince had
gone to join the legion, but the authori
ties were able to get no word of his
arrival. At last «a soldier suggested
that perhaps a stranger who wandered
into camp and had considerable diffi
culty 1 irf speaking French might be the
prince. The sergeant to whom the
prince had spoken was drunk at the
time and became annoyed at the Span
iard’s broken French, so he ordered
that the stranger be placed in the
“vilo” without more ado. Here the
miserable young man remained fpr two
days without eating or drinking, and
then a good' matured sentry broke the
rules and gave him food. As. soon as
he was rescued from the “vilo” the
young man started for Spain, having
most thoroughly reconsidered his de
termination to enter the celebrated
foreign legion.
Another form of punishment 'which,
used to be popular in Algiers was the
A Wild Ride,
“When I was younger than I will
ever, be again,-” said- the professor with,
a three, story head and. eyeglasses of
the telescopic order, “I was the victim
of such intense mental abstraction
that I removed myself entirely from
the world of practical affairs. I was in
the boundless realms of--thought and
paid-but fleeting attention to'the-actlve
field of human.action, It., was. neces
sary to notify me when ! should attend
my classes, eat my meals and' even
when I should retire. .
“I-was at one time requested to lec
ture in a New England village and
agreed to do so. The 7 theme was one
that-had received my best thoughts,
and tM mere prospect of delivering it
was a physical pleasure. When I ar
rived at the depot- my thoughts were
concentrated upon the prepared ad
dress. I realized that my train was an
hour late and that I must hurry, but
beyond the mere fact of hurrying I did
not grasp a detail.
“ ‘Drive fast!’ I shouted to the driver
of a dingy looking vehicle as I sprang
in and handed him a $5 bill ‘Spare
neither horse nor whip.’
“Away we went with a plunge. The
carriage rolled like a ship in the trough
of the sea. Street lights seemed a
torchlight procession moving rapidly
by the other way. Constables shouted,
dogs barked, small boys chased, us and
business ceased that people might stand
, on the sidewalks and. gaze. Up one
street aqd down another we dashed
madly. We took corners on two wheels,
grazed telegraph poles and knocked
over such movables as ash barrels and
dry goods boxes.
“After half an hour of this bewilder
ing experience I stuck my head out of
the window and shouted, ‘Are we near
ly there?’
“ ‘Where did yez want to go, sir?’
came the edifying answer.”—Washing
ton Star.
‘carcan.” A piece of wood, usually
the trunk of a tree, was used. Thu
man was laid on it, usually bound so
that the middle of his back would be
m
feet were tied to an iron bar and his
. handk to another, and, left lying face
upward, he was exposed for hours to
the terrible heat of the sun. Some men
have survived 12 hours of this torture.
A form of punishment still popular
among, the French colonial troops—that
is, popular with those who’-inflict it and
not with those who suffer ifc-is the
“crapadine.” It consists of throwing
the man face downward and tying his
wrists and ankles behind his back so
that his wrists and ankles are brought
together.—New York Press. :
He Was Superstitions.
k He was a big, hearty workingman,
and when a spare, thin little man en
tered the tram car, stumbled and sat
upon him he said in reply to the little
man’s apologies:
“Don’t trouble, sir; it’s all right
There’s no ’arm done.”
When we saw the big man a week
later, we were shocked at the change
in him. He seemed to have shrunk to
half his former bulk.
“Why, whatever’s the matter?” we
exclaimed.
”You remember that little man wot
sat on me in the train last week, sir?”
“Yes.”
“Well, it’s all through ’im I’m wastin
away like this!”
“Preserve us!” we cried. “How?
Why?”
The shrunken giant wrung his hands
in despair. '
“I found out next day,” he groaned,
“that ’e was the coroner. An ’e sat on
me! I’m shuperstishus, an it’s lookin
ahead I am. Oh, Lor’!”—London MaiL
•lollniiy Suspects His Pa.
“Pa,” said, johnny, looking up from
his book, “what is the meaning of ‘me
tempsychosis?’”
A look of confusion suddenly over
spread pa’s countenance, but it was
only for a moment.
“ ‘Metempsychosis,’ Johnny, means—
it means—but if I should tell you you
would very soon forget the meaning.
Look in the dictionary for it yourself,
and then you will be more likely to re
member. Information that comes with
out effort seldom lingers in the mem
ory.” -
Half an . hour or; so later Johnny
sought the dictionary in the library.
When he got there he found pa With
the dictionary open' at “Met.” Doubt
less it was merely a coincidence, but
John Ay could not help thinking that his
pa was something of a fraud,—Boston
Transcript.
Respecting the Sabbath.
One Sunday I. called at a cottage in
the south of Midlothian and requested
a measure of milk, which was prompt
ly handed to me. I offered the woman
who attended to my wants a few cop
pers, 8 but she curtly responded, ‘T
canna tak siller on a Sawbath!”
,1 thanked her, and was turning away
when she’ whispered: “Mon, ye .can
dfhp the bawbees in that tub wi’ the
graitb (soap suds) in’t. I’ll get them
dot the morn!’’—London Chronicle.
Triumph of Thrllt,
- - “The old man seems mighty please.d
with himself,” said Mr. Grindner’s
coachman.
“Sure,” said the cook. “He’s been
saving all his burned matches for six
Grows on Her,
Inexperienced Parent—I do think a
little girl baby is the dearest thing in
the world!
Experienced Parent—You’ll find she
comes a good deal dearer when she’s
about 20.—Chicago Tribune.
Every man has his chain and 'dog,
only it is looser and lighter to one than
to another, and he is more at ease who
takes it up and carries it than he who
drags it.—Seneca.
The Turks like melody and are par
ticularly devoted to flutes^. They have
seven different kinds of this musical
instrument. s -
months, and this morning he found he Thi3 signature is on every box of the genuine
had enough for me to start the kitchen LJXJtlVC BrOfilO^QuifllflC Tablets
fire with.”—Indianapolis Press. tho remedy that cures a cold In one day
Some Nice Royal Jobs.
“One of the most desirable posts at
Windsor castle,” says a correspondent
of the Chicago Record, “is that of ‘the
king’s limner,’ who in ancient times
decorated books and manuscripts with
initial* letters and, who now prepares
the parchment commissions when his
majesty is pleased to confer knight
hood or some other honor upon one of
his subjects. The man who now fills
the post has* extraordinary skill with
the pen and brush, and his diplomas
and certificates were greatly admired
for their exquisite taste and skillful
execution. He receives a salary of
$2,500 a year. The clockmaker at
Windsor castle receives the same com
pensation, and it is his business to keep
all the timepieces in repair. The his
toriographer, who is supposed to keep
a .record of events, holds a hereditary
office, with a salary of $2,500 a year.
The master of music receives $1,500
and arranges concerts for his majesty’s
diversion. The surveyor of pictures is
paid $1,500, the librarian receives $2,-
500, the examiner of plays $1,600, the
keeper of the swans is paid $300, and
the bargemaster, who looks after the
boats used by the royal family at
Windsor, has a similar compensation.”
TRIAL TREATMENT B.B.B. FREE.
Cures Blood Poison, Scrofula, Eczema,
Rheumatism and All Blood Troubles.
Something Wbicli He Learned.
A soft answer has not only the effect
of turning away wrath. It may serve to
avenge an injury. Years ago the Rev.
J. H. Jones was making a visit in Bos
ton and attended a biweekly confer
ence at Divinity hall. Just at that
time he was out of sorts with the east,
and his address reflected an acrid
mood. Especially did he insist that
“They didn’t lmow everything down in Judee
or even in Cambridge.”
When he sat down! there was a mo 1
mentary hush, and then the late Dean
Everett slowly rose. He began in his
usual soft and hesitating tone, “There
are doubtless a great many things
which Mr. Jones knows and we do not
know, but there are also a few things'
which we know and he does not.” N
Then followed a pause, during which
each man held his breath, for the dean
was known to carry on his lips a dag
ger which sometimes found its unerr
ing way to the hearts of men and
things, but after due pause he contin
ued gently:
“And chief among them is how glad
we always are to see him.”—Youth’s
Companion.
The Echo a,t Work.
When we had climbed to the top of
the mountain, we observed an old man
sitting on a rock with a pair of field-
glasses in his hands. Every now and
then he would look earnestly through
them and then whoop continuously for
a time with a vigor astonishing, con
sidering his age. For a time we ob
served him from a respectful distance
tiH finally, being naturally curious, I
went up to him. “Why,” I asked, “do
you rubber that way and then yell x so
loud?” \
He turned and eyed me calmly, with
a dignity which could have been horn
of nothing but a great responsibility.
“If you talk to me,” he said gravely,
“you’ll take my attention, and I’ll lose
my job. I, sir, am the echo at the
Mountain House down yonder.”
At this point it became necessary for
him to howl again, and I retired much
impressed.—Princeton Tiger.
The Botanic Blood Balm (B.B.B.) treat
ment for impure blood and skin diseases
is now recognized as a sure and certain
cure for the most advanced stages of can
cer, eating sores, eczema, itchh g, skin
humors; scabs of scales, syphilitic blood
poison, scrofula, ulcers, persistent erup
tions, pimples, boils, aches and pains in
bones, joints or back, swolen glands, ris
ings and bumps on the skin, rheumatism
or catarrh, or any form of skin or blood
diseases. Men, women and children are
being cured in every state by Botanic
Blood Balm for purifying the blood, and
expelling the germs and humors from
the entire system, leaving the skin free
from eruptions; and rosy with evidence
of pure, rich blood. No sufferer need
longer despair,—help is at hand,—no
matter how many discouragements you
may ha T e met with, Botanic Blood Balm
(B,B.B.) cures permanently and quickly.
To satisfy the doubters, we Will give to
any sufferer a trial treatment absolutely
free that they may test this wonderful
remedy. B.B.B. (Botanic Blo’od Balm)
is sold by all drug stores, with complete
directions for home treatment, for $51.00
per large bottle. For free trial treat
ment, address Blood Balm Co., 8 Mitch
ell Street, Atlanta, Ga., and Trial Treat
ment will be sent at once. Write to-day.
Describe trouble, and free medical ad
vice given. Over 3,000 voluntary testi
monials of cures by using Blood Balm.
Thoroughly tested for 50 years.
$500 REWARD?
We will pay the above reward for any
case of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick
Headache, Indigestion, Constipation or
Costiveness we cannot cure with Liveri-
ta, the up-to-date Little Liver Pill, when
the directions are strictly complied with.
They are puiely Vegetable and never fail
to give satisfaction. 25c. boxes contain
100 PiHs, 30c. boxes contain 40 Pills, 5c
boxes contain 15 Pills. Beware of sub
stitutions and imitations. Sent by mail.
Stamps taken. Nervita Medical Co.,
Cor. Clintoh and Jackson sts.,Chicago,111.
For sale by H. M. Holtzelaw, Druggist, Perry,Ga
Digests what you eat.
It-artificially digests the food andaids
Nature in strengthening and recon*
structing the exhausted digestive or*
gans. It is the latest discovered digest-
ant and tonic. No other preparation
can approach it in efficiency. It in-
Dyspepsia,
Flatulence,
To produce the best results
in fruit, vegetable or grain, the
fertilizer used must contain
enough: Potash. For partic
ulars see our pamphlets. We
send them free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York.
I, T T VT TT.TVVT.T'.TTTTTT.ttt
K DESIGNS
TRADE-MARKS
AND COPYRIGHTS
_0BTAiNED
- ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY
- Notice in “Inventive Age ”
t to obtain Paten
1
UblAINfcU
FREE
- Book “Howto obtain Patents”
' Charges moderate. No fee tiU patent is secured.'
* T ntznnfTrr nftnfidQTiLol Addroeo '
Service.
The Direct Route
Between All
Principal Points
IS
Indigestion, Heartburn,
Sour Stomach, Nausea, |
Alabama and Georgia.
PENETRATING THE
Sick Headache, Gastralgia,Cramps and I |T S n P'pirSI
all other results of imperfect digestion. ■
Agricultural,
Price 50c. and $1. Large size contains 254 timqs
small size. Book all about dyspepsia mailedfree
Prepared by E. C. OeWITT & CO., Chicago.
Poaching In London Parks.
Nearly all the London parks are well
stocked with eatable birds, and it is
tbe easiest thing in the world for the
loafers to kill them, clean them and
carry them off to the nearest hot plate
for roasting. A story is told by Lon
doners of ' a couple of impecunious
Scotch black and white artists who
took a garret in Lincoln’s Inn Fields
and lived for a week on Law court pi
geons, which are plump, lively, plenti
ful and tame and would doubtless
make a good meal. In addition to
poaching in the parks, there is also
good reason to believe that many of
the rare birds sold to shady bird deal
ers are snared there—Glasgow News.
PENNSYLVANIA PURE RYE,
EIGHT YEARS OLD.
OLD SHARPE WILLIAMS.
Four ful Quarts of this Fine Old, Pnre
RYE WHISKEY,
$3.50
EXPRESS
PAID-
We ship on approval in plain, sealed boxes,
with no marks to indicate contents. When iyou
reeeive itand test it, if it is' not satisfactory,
return it at our expense and we wil return your
§3.50. We guarantee this brand to be
Encouraging Her Cousin.
“Ah, yes!” sighed the lovelorn youth,
“i’m passionately iu love with Miss
Van Fickel. 1 wonder if I will ever
succeed in winning her affections?”
“Why not?” replied his Cousin Hel
en. “I know at least half a dozen other
men who have.”—Philadelphia Press.
From Manila to Australia is “like go
ing down a river, for. one is out of sight
of land only two days.” The voyage
lasts 21 days, but the eourse is through
the south sea islands, which accounts
for its resemblance to river navigation.
Something useful or entertaining: or, if you
already have an invention get a
PATENT.
There is abundant profit in good patented
inventions. Send for our interesting Illus
trated Patent Hand-Book— free; gives more
information than any other. "We obtain Pat
ents that protect. Terms lowest possible for
service. OUR FEES REFUNDED IF WE
bestM
FAIL TO SECURE PATENT. No charges for
examination and opinion as to patentability.
Promptness guaranteed. Best of references.
Over 31 years experience. Address
R. S. & A. B. LACEY, Patent Solicitors,
Washington, D. C.
Mention this -paper when you write.
EIGHT YEARS OLD.
Eight bottles for §6 50, express prepaid:
12 bottfes for §0 50 express prepaid.
No charge for boxing.
We handle all the leading brands of Rye and
Bourbon Whiskies and will save you
50 Per Gent, on Your Purchases:
Kentucky Star Bourbon § 35
Quart, Gallon.
Elkridge Bourbon
Coon Hollow Bourbon
Melwood Pure Bye
Monogram Bye .
McBrayer Rye....... ;..
Baker’s A AAA....
O. O. P. (Old Oscar Pepper) .’.
Old Crow.......1........
40
45
50
55
00
65
65
75
75
90
100
§125
150
160
190
2 00
225
240
240
250
250
300
350
400
Timber, and
Mineral Lands
IN
™LSOUTH.
THROUGH RATE8 AND TICKETS
FURNISHED UPQN APPLI
CATION TO ALL POINTS
South,
% Wemt a
Central of Ceorgia Railway,
Ocean Steamship Co.
FAST FREIGHT
AND LUXURIOUS
PASSENGER ROUTE
ToffeMf York?
Boston
AND
THE
Complete Information, Rates, Schedules of
Trains and Sailing Dates of Steamers Cheer
fully Furnished by any Agent of the Company.
THRO. D. KLINE, E. H. HINTON,
General Supt. Traflc Manager.
J. C. HAILE, Gen’l Pass. Agt.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
50 YEARS’
EXPERIENCE
Fincher’s Golden Wedding
Hoffman House Rye."
Mount Yernon, 8 years old...
Old Dillinger Rye, 10 years old,.... 125
The above are only,a few brands.
Send for a catalogue.
AH other goods by the gallon, such as Com
Whiskey, Peach and Apple Brandies, etc., sold
equally as low, from §125 a gallon and upward.
We make a speciasty of the Jug Trade,
and aH orders by Mail or Telgeraph will
have our prompt attention: Special
inducements offered.
Mail Orders shipped same day of the
receipt of order.
Tlie Altmayer &. Elateau
Liquor Company,
606, 508, 510, 512 Fourth Street, near
Union Passenger Hepot.
MACON, GEORGIA.
CASTORIA.
Bears the pie Kind You Have Always Bouglfc
Signature
at
m mm
-
i iiilti m j
Trade Marks
Designs
Copyrights &c.
Anyone sending a sketch and description may
ree whether an
quickly ascertain our opinion free 1
invention is probably patentable. Commuiiica-
tionsstrictly confidential. Handbook on Patents
sent free. Oldest agency for secnrtag patents.
Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive
Special notice, without charge, in the
Scientific American.
a. handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir
culation of any scientific journal. Terms, $3 a
year; four months, £L Sold by all newsdealers.
MUNN & Co. 3G,Bro,dM f-New York
Branch Office. 625 F St^ Washington, D. C.
M3
I To PATENT Good
may be secured by
our aid. Address,
THE PATENT RECORD,
Baltimore, Md.
Subscriptions to The Patent Record $1.00 per annum.
m 1 - £