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THE FLAG IN BATTLE
WHEN OR WHERE IT WAS FIRS!
BORNE HISTORY RECORDS NOT.
II. nTlmat Prom Ibi Flrat In
animal OH Carrlrd Aloft an a
SlaO Drar to the Hearla o( Fln-ht.
. rn la All AT and Nation..
' Where In (he whole world Is anottiet
thins meaningless In Itoclf that has slg
nlflcd so much or served so greatly ic
the drama of national life as the flagl
asks the London Globe. !
One tradition says the Saracens first
carried an orthodox standard Into bat
tic and thus cave the Idea, as they gav
to many others, to the crusaders. Hul
obviously the (las Is far older than this,
and It Is Interesting to note Its develop
ment from the first Inanimate objeel
borne aloft on a staff so as to be gener
ally visible down to the complicated
blazonry of a royal banner In our own
ages. Tho Egyptians tlrtis carried be
fore their hosts the figure of a sacred
animal on . spear, and the Assyrians,
as their carvings tell us. Inspired the
hopes and centered the attcntlous ot
their soldiers in tho same way. The
royal standard of the Persians fot
many centuries was a blacksmith's
apron, and It Is said a local prince In
passing a hermit's cell on the way to
battle one morning asked tho Inmate
for his blessing or something express
ive to put- on that artless cognizance.
Tho hermit, possibly a little touchy, as
even saints will bo when disturbed at
breakfast time, threw the chlcftalu the
Ant mmul mkit h was estlnr. which
was duly added to the apron; hence the
Tcrslan "sun." The Hon was an obvi
ous afterthought. The Turks used a
horse's tall, the rank ot a pasha being
known by tho number of tails be car
ried, and probably this suggested the
much bifurcated pennon of early west
ern chivalry familiar to every one who
Jias studied the Bnveux tapestry or ear
ly Illuminated missals.
In thf- mlddtc ages, devoted to dis
play and military arrogance, tho flag
stood In relationship to the great cap
tain's array as his personal armor
stood to himself; It Insured recognition
In the melee and supplied a rallying
point for tho fighters such as nothing
else could have done. This led to an
ctiquettb of flags which apportioned
shape aud size to every rank of tie
peerage, from the royal standard Itself
down through a varied array of ban
ners, gonfalons, pennons, ensigns and
other "bits of red rag," and kept the
heralds' college busy, besides supply
ing the poets with admirable local col
oring for their battle pieces. Does not
Scott tell us In some famous lines:
Then fell that spotless banner white.
Lord Howard's Hon fell:
But still Jjjrd Marmlon'a falcon flew
', tVlth wavering flight, while fiercer grew
I Around the battle yell.
' Here, It will be noted, the whole gist
nnfl nnlnf nf Hip flcht centers In the
pennons of the leaders, and of the same
.vital Importance of the flag there are
Innumerable Instances In medkeval lit
erature. When the Douglas unfurled
. his standard at Ottcrburn a flag, by
the way, welch Is still In existence be
declared, aim thought not without rea
son, that thf mere sight or that famous
cloth would put the English host to
rout. And even In comparatively mod
ern and profile times the belief that a
dreaded captain was beneath a certain
emblem has gutficed to turn the scales
of battle.
Thus in tho French war of 1707 the
French Bear Admiral Sarcy when cruis
ing with six frigates In the bay of Ball
came In sight of five or ,our Indlamen,
one of them the Woodford. Captain
Lennox. They were homeward bound
end all -richly Uden, nnd to all appear
ances they hart no chance of escape,
when Captain Lennox rescued them by
an act of great Judgment and presence
of mind. He first of all hoisted In his.
own ship a fla which the French admi
ral knew well, that of the British Admi
ral Italnier, blue, at the mlzzen, and be
made all the other ships In bis company
bolst pennant and ensigns to corre
spond. But h did more. He detached
two of the Indlamcn to chase aud rec
onnoiter the euemy, and as these ad
vanced toward the French reconnoiter
lag frigate, the Cylfele, the latter, com
pletely deceived, made all sail to Join
her consorts, oj which the French ad
miral, believing be was in the presence
of n powerful British squadron, made
off with his frigate under all sail, and
Captain Lennox: and his consorts com
pleted their voyage In safety.
The flag Indeed preserved Us glamour
long after the time when It was the
cynosure of conflict, the emblazoned
meteor of victory, as Milton calls It
Napoleon'a officers, retreating from
Moscow, burned their standards and in
the excess ot their bitter affection
mixed the ashes with wine and drank
them so. The sanvs was done at Metz
and Sedan, and even today there is
probably no soldier In the world who
would not do a little more for bis colors
than for anything' else within his mar
tial horizon. Tho Idea has penetrated
Into all ranks of society. To nail one's
colors to the mast ! the last expression
it desperate resolve, Just as to haul
them down indicates the abyss ot hu
miliation. " CLOSE OBSERVERS. "
llTMtt Nate Tblasre ta Which Ctrl
Itaed Eye. Ara Dllnd.
Savages are supposed to have keener
senses, especially a keener senso of
tight, than civilized races. The author
cf "Idle Days In ratagonta" does nol
accept this theory. He believes that
savages have no keener senses, hut
that they pay closer attention to what
comes within the range of their percep
tion. As an Instance of quick response
to tin Impression ho tells the following
story:
' Oil Mnrch 12, 1801, a company of
hunters were camping beside a grove
of willows in Patagonia. About U
o'clock that evening, while they were
seated round the flro roasting their os
trich meat, Soso. suddenly sprang to his
feet and held his open hand high above
his head for some moments.
There la not a breath of wind blow
ing," ho exclaimed, "yet the leaves of
the trees are trembling. What can this
.'.."l!!...,. .rnrl at the trees, but
could eee no motion, and they began to
laugh at him, rrescnuy u " """"
T vi. ihe trembling
had ceased, but during ; the , . oT the
evening he was vevy .-ii.Th.t
his mind " -marked reneatedlT ttlSl
sucn a tning uau never happened in ins
experience before,- for, he said, he could
feel a breath of wind before the leaves
felt It. and there had been no wind. He
feared that It was a warning of some
disaster about to overtake their party.
The disaster was not for them. On
that evening occurred the earthquake
which destroyed the distant city of
Mcndoza and crushed 12,000 people to
death beneath tho ruins. That tho sub
terranean wave extended east to the
Plata and southward Into Patagonia
was afterward known, for In the cities
of Ilosarlo and Hucnos Ayres clocks
stopped, and a slight shock was also
experienced In the Carmen on the Ulo
Negro.
PEOPLE WHO APPEAR OLD.
Haw Thar Mar rreaerva tha Dr
aaer aad Fr.ahn.aa af Yaath.
lnl trim annear old must expect
to tie considered so, and, It they apply
for positions wltn every appearance
that senility has struck them and that
4hv havo pnno tn vd. ttlCV CnnilOt
expect favorable consideration. If gray
haired applicants for positions would
only appreciate the value of appear
ances and would "brace up" when they
seek situations go "well groomed"
nnd well dressed, with clastic steps,
showing that they still possess tire,
force and enthusiasm they would
eliminate an obstacle greater than
their gray hairs.
We think ourselvos Into Incapacity
by looking for signs of age and dwell
ing on them, and the body follows the
thought We should, therefore, avoid
v.a .nnMrnitn. of nro In every possl-
' ble way by dress, carriage, conversa
tion and especially by our nuiiuae to
ward people and things. It Is not dim
cult to preserve the buoyancy nnd
freshness ot youth, but It must be done
by constant effort nnd practice. A mu
sician who expects to make only one of
two important appearances a year
must keep up his practice. Youthful
ness cannot be put on for a day If old
age has had a grip on you for months.
It Is Important to preserve the fire of
youth as long as possible, to carry
freshness nnd vigor Into old age by
keeping up a hearty Interest In every
thing that Interests youth. Many of
us seem to think that youthful sports
and pastimes are foolish, and before
we know It we get entirely out of sym
pathy with all young life, nnd conse
quently really old. whatever our years.
We must think youthful thoughts, as
sociate with young people and Interest
them. When n person ceases to Inter
est the young he may be sure that he
is showing signs or old jgc. oukbs.
TRUCK DRIVER AND HORSE.
lion- a Frl.ndlr I'ndereiandtn- De
veloped nclneea Them.
The friendly relations which often
exist between truck drivers nnd their
horses Is shown In the story of Cblef
I tain, one of tho tales In "Horses Nine,"
I by Sewell Ford. Tim Doyle, the driv
er, having been left alone In the wotia,
takes up lodgings in the stable. The
story runs thus: So for three years or
more Chieftain had always bad a good
night pat on the flank from Tim, and
In the morning, after the currying and
rubbing, they had n little friendly ban
ter In the way of love slaps from Tim
and good natured nosings from Chief
tain. Perhaps many of Tim's confi
dences were given half in Jest, and per
haps Chieftain sometimes thought that
Tim was a bit slow 'in perception; but,
all In all, each understood the other
even better than either realized.
Of course Chieftain could not tell
Tim of all tbone vague longings which
bad to do with new grass and springy
turf, nor could he know that Tim bad
similar longings. These thoughts each
kept to himself. But If Chieftain was
of Norman blood, a horse whose noble
sires had ranged pasture and paddock
free from rein or trace, Tim was a
Doyle whose father and grandfather
had lived close to the good green sod
and had done their toll In the open,
with the cool and calm of the country
to soothe and revive them.
Of such delights as these both Chief
tain and Tim had tasted scantily, hur
riedly. In youth, and for them In the
lapses of the dally grind both yearned
each after his own fashion.
And, each In his way, Tlm'and Chief
tain were philosophers, As the years
had como and gone, toll filled and
uneventful, the character of the man
had ripened and mellowed, the dlsposl
tlon of tho horso bad settled and sweet
ened. In his earlier days Tim bad been
ready to smash a wheel or lose one, to
demand right of way with profane
unction nnd to back his word with
whip,' fist or bale book. But he had
learned to yield an inch on occasion
and to use the soft word.
Chieftain, toa, in his first years be
tween the poles bad sometimes been
Impatient with the untrained mates
who from time to time Joined tue team.
He bad taken part In mane biting aud
trace kicking, especially on days whin
the loads were heavy and the flies
thick, conditions which try the best of
horse tempera. But be had steadied
down koto a pole borso who could set
an example that was worth more than
all the six foot lashes ever tied to a
wblpstock.
naldneaa Canaed by Pear.
Several carefully observed cases of
falling hair from emotion have been
recorded, but the following Is probably
one of the most curious: A normally
healthy farmer, thirty-eight years of
age, saw his child thrown out of a cart
and trampled upon by a mule, ne sup
posed it killed and experienced In 'his
fright and tension a sensation of chill
iness and tension In the head aud
face. The child escaped with a few
bruises, but the father's hair, beard
nnd eyebrows commenced to drop out
the next day, aud by tho end of tho
week he was entirely bald. A new
growth of hair appeared In time, but
much finer, London Answers.
Carina? a, gaaka nlte.
This la how the Indians of Central
America euro a snako bite: They pin
tho unlucky patlint to tho ground and
wind strong creepers above and below
tho bite until they cut Into tho flesh.
Then they apply a live coal to tho
wound to cauterize It and follow that
up by rubbing In a mixture ot chewed
tobacco and crushed garlic By this
time the victim Is nearly mad with
naln and ready to kill everybody In
sight, especially when be finds, as he
often does, that tho snake was not
venomous.
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