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Between her natural kindliness and her horror at receiving a new women into her home, Mrs. Curberry spent a restless evening. for they soon gathered that Hlelen hunted and fished and shot, and yet she spoke of mone of those things. but drew the dean into an ani- mated discussion on the Transvaal question at dunner. and told Mrs. Oar- berry of the latest things in chittons .nftea'ward. The dean could not heLp thinking he had not spent such a. lea- .nant evening for a. long time. and rs. Garberry would have agreed with him had it not been for the metal steed re- posng in this front hall. As it was she thought of the austere uchdeac~ on and his wife. of Mrs. Green, the doo- tor's wife. and others, and she sighed occasionally Mrs, Holroyd hastened to call next day. and cwme in with heightened col- ar. hang pamed the wheeled monster in the l. If the box next to him had not been a. wicker one the dean would have sat on it and gasped; as it was he gasped standing. ' " My dear. a bicycle." he Bald weakly. 5A bicycle in the innenmost circle of the select! A girl on a bicycle foilowiug the dean- ery carriage! 'Dhe dean gasped again, and. gave some hasty orders to the porâ€" ter. and Helen was bundled into the wagonetbe. her eyes looking somewhat angiously back at the plegsantrfiuvmber. Helen Adair caught the stony despair in Mrs. Carberry‘s eyes and saw the dean's flushed cheeks, and her eyes danced suddenly as she book in the situ- ation. “ Don't you ride one, either of on ?" she said sweetly. " Perhaps I'd tter ridp (pup; 1:1!) v9ry_ precious of it." A week later. The dean and Mrs. Carberry stepped nervously forwardas the mail thundered in from London and dimharged in: living freight on the Latform; then their eyes lit joyous- on a girl clad in the quietest of trav- eling costumes, who was evidently their guest. " You are Helen Adair Z” "Ah. yes. and on are Mrs. Carber- ry 2" The girl 11 d out her hand. dex- trously evading the affectionate peck which the elder lady would have be- stowed. on her. She was a. tall, slim girl, with big mischievous gray eyes am’l‘gecuiiarly dainty hands and feet, v~___-._, ..... I. “Would you see to my Lh’mgs for me, Mr. Deanl Here is the list." mud. able vanishod in the crowd. The. dean made his way to the luggage compart- ment, zmd had just finished his task when Helen's vmce sounded sweet and law at his elbow. “Everything3 there. I see. Would on get a special messenger to wheel is up, or shall I ride iL 2" She had her hand on a. smart Humber, which she was rolling tenderly through the crowd. Toâ€"day the dean was disturbed as he looked at the open letter on the table. The letter was from a. cousin who was obliged to go abroad for an indefinite time on business. And had written ask- ing the dean if he would give his only daughter a. home during his absence. “A bright, pleasant girl; I feel sure you would like her as a. companion to your own girl," and, if the dean con- senbed, she was to come in a week. How could he say no? He was to be liberal- ly paid for his guest, and her father was an old friend; he must write to say he should be delighted. be wais an equally tempered man. "Yes," he said, “it 15 an excellent, thng, {or then. if the girl is at allad- vanced, there will be time to get her into our ways before Cdssie returns." " I am glad." said Mrs. Carberry, ner- vously. “ that Cissie is away ; very glad. More tea, dear ?" and in sheer absence of mind she “filtered the teapot from the hot milk jug, and. handed a cup of the strange liquid to the dean. whb Eooked’ at it res}gne_dly and, rose. for The bishop and his fat merry wife had no children. and were given to laughing leniently,'et the vagaries of the new woman. So it fell on the arch- deamn and the dean to keep the seâ€" lect circle together, and. though there was a twinkle in the handsome dean's eye and a swing of his hroad shoulders whioh hinted he had sometimes played brighter games lhan croquet, that. as Rudyard Kipling would say. was " an- other story." and, so far. he and the archdeacotn had been equal to their task " You must put your foot down," “I do hope, my dear. that she is not one of those dreadful new women." " I trust not, indeed." The dean of Chirchester peppered his (3th with a thoughtful air. and Mrs. Cerberry poured out his tea. with a hand which absolutely shook with ap- prehension. C‘hitchester was a cathed- ral town which had not traveled apace with the rest of the world; they disapâ€" proved even of tennis. except when play- ed mildly on private grounds, and had, played croquet steadily when croquet was dead, with a lordly disregard of :heir guests’ amusement. Now that it and come in again they played it joy- ully. but still with the 01d light mal- ets and wide hoops of their youth. The mothers of C‘hirchester read the new vbrary books with horror-stricken nke and little trickles of guilty en- oyment. Cricket hunting, and the new " biking." were things their daugh- ters might not do; riding gently along the roads was ladylike and permissable, but the archdeaoon‘s Wife actually (flushed when a. thoughtless person ask- ed her what safety habit her daughter wore. for Louisa. Hblroyd's pretty fig- ure was hidden in an ample garment made by the loch tailor. the skirt of which came well below her deepest grievance. her tiny buttoned boots. The archdeaoon's wife was the sternest and most unbending of the "select," as the country people dubbed the church cir- ole. Fall of the Elcca "What a splendid |ball!" exclaimed the two mm and Helen clamored for .‘ber- more, "for ractlce." Tlhe dean laughed dex- ermphan y. Then Hielen suddenly peck exclaimed: “Let‘s have a match, Uncle » beâ€" Joe, Church versus State; I’m sure we slim could beat these two." and before the eyes dean knew Where he was they‘ had boss- feet, ed for going in, and found himself ‘ for bowling vigorously at Captain Elton. mud who, armed with a rake handle, was at dean j Uhe wickets. .‘ And the dean went in. A rake han- l dls is not the best of bats, butlthe dean . made a. mighty smite, caught the ball on the half volley. and away Lt. Went ‘over all their heads into a. olump of bushes. Once, twice. thrice did the dean fly to the stink and. backâ€"his ‘breath was game, his two was scarlet I â€"£our times. “It is very lmt,” he gasped, and, look- umg round gqutily, he quickly flung his coat Gin-the grass and flew toeatch a ] ball 'Wh'lch Captain Elton had returned ' ho mm. Them. he Bhood appalled for the 1 bxsmqp's voice came to his ears. and I turmng, he saw the bishop and his wife ‘ standing close behind 1mm. "Oricket !" 'l‘lh-e bishop's pale, intallmtual face was fwll‘of hug‘llgber as he saw thq dean. “Run onl” cried the bishop's wife "01:, do hurry." "You muatl"â€"Helen had Set her heart on winning. "Once more and we win; run, Uncle Jae. run!" But the delay was almost fatal. for. as the dean burned to run back Captain Elton flung in the ball. "I can't go again," he gasped, pite- 01191!- “Now. Mr. Dean," flue bisho '5 wife called out impatiently, as t) e dean stood. hesitattng‘ly, “go in; there's no one also to see." By dint of what Helm} called poking, Uha two soldian had made fifteen runs, and then Helen bod]; her place at the wicket. Slhe was tea.th a. fair lady cricketer, and. as flamers were scarce she ran. up the score to «haven in afew minutes. retiring with a cry of disgust as Captain Ezlton caught her out cleverâ€" by..y‘:ivh Qi§ leit hand; "Oh. my lord, come and umpire; we want one badly." called out Helen. quite unabashed. and the dean, who had smod still, horrorâ€"stricken, icked up the ball again when he saw t, e lenient expression on the episcopal face, apd saw the bishop move in to umpire, while Mrs. Howard sat down onanenoh and absolutely shock with merriment. Orwket in. the dean’s garden. it was tog amusing. ooatless ma breathless. flying for the ball. “ I thought this was strwtly for- hmddetm" The dean’s fingers closed mechanical- Ly on the leather-covered ball, which Cgptain Elton handed to him. The trim lawn faded away. and hb heard again the triumphth yells of his side at; Oxford, when. with the victory ap- parently a. certainty for the others. he had bowled three men for three balls and Lift his side viobor by two runs. Hie. stepped careny up to the walk- ing stick which marked the second wicket, flourished his arm omee or twice, and bowled. It was a. nast . sLow ball, breaking in. and Helen's o f st??? went down with a‘ crash. "No. I haven't. I say, Uncle Joe. she had long a 0 said Mr. De,an was too formal, bow me a. ball; they can't get me out,“ modding contemptuously at the officers. A distinctly ungrateful speech, considering they had only been bogfigrazteiul to Leave her in. “Cricket, Ebb-111'” he exclaimed. laughing. "If Mrs. Holroyd saw you! Have you seen a. palâ€"3.301 anywhere? Old Lady Damer smut me to look for hers; Lt's all real lace. and she's anxious about it." HbIeJn was delighted, and in a. mom- out walking sticks and an umbnalla rgpx‘esented. the wickets. and Helen was muting distinctly easy balls in all dxrectxons. The dean's porny figure ap- peared at the end of the walk. He stood stLU. amazed. "011. lots of the country girl do. Look here, Icame on from a cricket. racLice. I've bats anda. ball stuck'in t trees over them; Let's have up these hoops, any} ‘1'11 bowl to you." ‘ _ v w . u . v w _, u. was...” "Yes. isn't it?" said Helen, "and." re- gretfully. "What a. lovely cricket ground Lt would make. I haven't played for aggsâ€"no one does here." Mrs. Cnrberry was "at home” bathe surround'mg country and town;.cro- quot was beiimg played on the tnmly kwfyt lawn, amhnry, bowls, even Aunt 83. ly in a faraway corner, whereabouts of wnsegmly laughter were smothered by sumumiing shrubs. Everyone had comm the day was cloudless. and Mrs. Cnrberry felt it was all a tremendous success. NearLy everyone had gone in to tea onlxy Helen and two flannelvclad men “(are on the croquet lawn, aimlessly mttimg the balls about. They hm Vob- ed. 7th» tea moan too hot to bear. "Stupid gams’isn'i Re" ’séii‘lih’e of meta. as he missed a. hoop and hit tlhlgvbalk away in disgust. an inkling that her last sentence was slightly overdrawn, she withdrew, leav- ing Helen to laugh muchly at her anti- quated ideas. And cowardly Mrs. Car- berry forgot to defend her. There gradually came. a rift from that time amelan the select; the girls murmured openly because they were not allowed to ride bicycles; they groaned enviously when they saw Hel- en's numerous tennis prizes. And Lou- isa. Eolroyd was said to have wept bit- terly when she saw Hlelen riding in a. smart covert coating habit, and caught a. glimpse at the neat “tops” which just showed below the skirt. The eld- era, to quell the rebellion, were strict- er evon than usual to their daughters, and prided themselves more than ever on their customs not being as other men's. Mrs. Holroyd rose slowly; she could only show how shocked she was by withdrawing her stately presence. "No, thank you, Mrs. Carberry.” she said. "I cannot stay for tea this evening. Good afternoon, Miss Adair. Icannot under- stand what your father must have be. thinking of to allow you even to hear that book's Wino." And, not; without with a clatter. thatâ€"book,” she word out slowly. “Oh. yes,” Helen smiled. “It is a. very ordinary book, you know,” Irath- er_ ggreg yvibhAthe authoxjessfli said. sternly. drownmg some Weak de- fense of Mrs. Carberry as to everyone riding now. " Remember, my dear, no gal? measures; She must not use it ere." Eben Helen came in, and matters might have run smoothly bad they not Mrs. quroyd dropped _her glasges )hen Helen came in, and matters ght have run smoothly bad they not gun to discuss with bated breath one the newest books, and Helen joined carelessly. "It's rather clever," she buâ€"haveâ€"3 L. dropping Charles Darwin's statue in bronze has been ‘set up in! his native town; Shrews- "And so it has come about that the average modern, or so-called “up-to- date” woman regards herself as a. law unto herself. Whatever she does is right because she does it. Her most firmly rooted idea. is that she was sent into this world to get a. 'good time out of it, and that man was made to help her get it. From her point of view, therefore. when she marries one, it is perfectly right and proper that he should work like a. slave through the hottest part of the year that she may enjoy herself in the coolest spot that she can find. “The trubh is,” the writer in ques- tion avers. “that the women 013 to-duy are more selfish than their mothers used to be, because they have been spoiled by too much flattery. The so- cial atmosphere is surcharged with it. Every newspaper has its woman’s page, filled with fulsome adulation of the sex; every city has its score on more of clubs, where there is much eloâ€" quent discussion of women’s rights. but moonsideration of woman's duties. The moral superiority of woman over man is assumed by all Women who conâ€" descend to make comparison between the sexes, and the man who has the temerity to dispute the assumption is regarded as a brute, to argue with whom would be like casting pearls be- fore swine.’ ' They are entirely free from any oom- punction of conscience as to the recti- tude of their conduct. Apparently they have all partaken of some opiate which has lulled to sleep that invisible men- tor which is supposed to discriminate between right and wrong. The faint- est suggestion that they should stay at home and strive to make a. . life, of toil in torrid weather a. little easier [or their husbands is met with a scornful toss of the head or wideâ€"eyed astonishment that an idea so grotesque and absurd should be seriously enter- tained for a. moment, ‘There are a. mumber of pessimists who insist that Women are growing sel- fishâ€"that they are more concerned with their own pleasures, their own caprices than they are for the! welfare and comfort of their husbands and chil- dren, says an exchange. How far such opinions are justified by the fact each person must determine for himself or herself. Some have gone so far as to designate womankind generally as "the selfish sex,” and. not, perhaps, without reason. A writer in an East- ern publication takes the ground that a. majority of wives pay little heed to the wishes or interests of their hus- bands, particularly when it comes to selecting the places where they will enjoy their outings, and the manner in which they will conduct themselves when away from the society of their husbands. “It isn't merely the seek- ing of enjoyment; in which he cannot‘ share that makes it reprehensible." the writer says. "It is the fact that by so doing she makes the conditions of life so much harder for him, for to a man of domestic tastes what is home with- out a. wife but a more or less luxuri- ous prison cell. in which he is condemn- ed to endure solitary confinement? And yet year by year the number of women who thus selfisth desert their hus- bands when they most stand in need of their ministering care is steadily in- creasing. Day after day in the list of new arrivals one reads the names of scores of married women whose hus- bands are not with them because they have to stay in the city and earn the ,money which their wives are spend- Lug. The £8.11 of the selextt was complete for they inked sides and played more cricket gzatfiztme afternoon. minus the dean. - ,rs. Hdlroyd :1de her de- feat and was silernt. even when Alicia. HUltbyd amnbnmcad orpenly that she must. come up to try a. ride on Helen's bicycle. Only Louisa Holroyd sat away and spoke no rebellious words. but Mme was deciding What color her new {habit would be and whether she would buy brown bop boots or blank. “Never mind. my dear." said the old lady, laughing, "you must coma out and play cricket with my grandchil- dren. We'll get up a matdh. Mrs. Car- berry, as you don't object to cricket now; Let me 5%, shall we say next Wekâ€"JI‘RLursuiay?h And Mrs. Can-berry said "Yes." Luwuo AM. "My parasol, Mr. Dean?" said Lady Damer. smiling, "you appear to have forgotten it.” "I am so sorry.” stammered the dean "It wasn't here. and 1â€"" Lady Damer put up her p'mce nez doubtedly. “I really believe," shesaid. "yes, indeedâ€"why, you were using it; as a wicket," and film fish-ed the middle ‘ stump which was adorned with lace.‘ out of the ground. ‘ Mrs. Carberry growled audibly. . "It was my fault." exclaimed Helenz; "I never looked for it." 1 “W. The dean hurriedly picked up his coat and hid as much of his breathâ€" less person inside it as was possible. The bishop had decided he was fair- ly in. so his trilump-h enabled him to face without flinching the glare in the eyes of his circle and his wife's pitegus face. .n n _4rnl _-:,l 1'an "0h. us; in!” saild Helen. The dean had no breath to argue with. "In or out, my lord?" the rivals ap- pealed both together to the bishop, who was holdimg his sides as he laughed. But, then. what a. sight met their eyes as they turned. The whole of the dean‘s large party stood looking on, on the edge of the ground, led by Mrs. Holroyd, and what had they seen as they (38de up? The dean, their dean, flying coat- less and hatless, up and down, playing cricket in the sacred precincts of the deanery, and theflbishop cheering him and laugh.‘ . How could theselect ever hold up their heads egairn, and before all the country, booâ€"the country which they had so often lectured on its led- Vanced ways? Mrs. Holroyd looked round instony despair; words that were too ’bitter to utter trembled on! her: lipi- ‘Outl" 0‘ walking 'Oh. no; IS WOMAN SELFISH? cried Mir. Ely. hanging down ‘ 7 It is always interesting to turn back to records of the past and note the wild, chimerical schemes that have been associated with the birth of nearly ev- ery great invention or discovery. In connection with that of steam power and railroads. imagination soared to 'iunusually giddy heights; engines it “was said, should be made to employ their superfluous power in impregnat- ing the earth with carbonic acid and other gases, so that vegetation might be forced forward despite all the or- dinary vicissitudes of the weather and corn be made to grow at railway spat/d- Argain. (cu-ting an the theory that no great invention could long remain without making its influence felt on war and warfare at large. crackâ€"brain- ed military enthusiasts came forward fliwith schemes for huge steam PlOWSv . emitting noxious vapors, and with SCY‘ wthes affixed to their wheels after the lPattern of Boadicea’s chariots. These Wwere to take the place of cavalry _ in future campaigns, where driven at high [Speed they might crash through the BANKS 0F OPPOSING ARMIES. ' Suffocating thnse whom they did not mince up. As time went on calmer suggestions ‘ prevailed. The enormous ilnpormnce railroads for the rapid transit of troops 1be£ame fully recognized, and the idea of utilizing the iron road as a Ema-“5 l for the establishment of armored trains ‘or a. species of flying martello towors. to patrol our coast line, first made its appearance. There have been many claimants for the honor of this practi- cal but strangely neglected suggestion- Captain Fisher's armor-clad train during the first stages of the campaign against Arabi Pasha in Egypt was the first practical example of railways be- ing put to such a use. Tlhis train was constructed at Alexandria by aparty of bluejackets spoiling for the want of aggressive occupation. It was com- Posed of a locomotive and a. number of trucks protected by iron rails, iron plates and sandbags. The engine was placed in the middle of the train, while a Nordenfelt was placed on the first yprotected truck. and a 40â€"pounder on ‘the next. The latter, by means of a small crane carried with the train. could be quickly remonnted and disâ€" mounted. one minute sufficing for the halting of the train to remount and fire the gun. An empty truck or two was run in front of the working por- tion of the train, so as to minimize any danger that might 'arise from the ex- ‘plosion of any mines laid in the per- lmanent way by the enemy. Dufing the mgneuvnrg of 1895 inthe southeastern mihmry district the Sus- Again by an ingenious arrangement! of cross girders, which can be run out and supported on blocks, a. broad base can be obtained for the truck when the gun is fired at ri ht angles to the ermanent way, whi e to in- crease t at stability the truck can be connected with the metals b strong; clips. acting upon the princip e of the ordinary railway couplings, and capa- ble of being screwed up to any degree of ugh-megs. a circular racer, and two third~class carriages, rendered bulletâ€"proof with; iron plating, for conveying the men, the Iimber and the projectiles. When working the gun, the gun detachment is protected by a. plating some six feet. high around three sides of the turn- table, and the gun is fired through an aperture. 7 The main problem involved was the mastering of the recoil so as to prevent the truck capsizing bodily when the gun had to be fired crosswise to the railway line, and also to prevent the rails being torn up or damaged by the SHOCK OF THE FIRING. These difficulties were successfully overcome by the addition of a. hydrauâ€" lic brake, and by rising slides on which} the gun wheels rest, causing the gun to return automatically to the firing position after the exhaustion of the recoil. The scheme was no sooner broached than it “as well backed up by private capital. and the train's construction folloxs'edl The train consists of an or- dinary locomotive, a truck specially. constructed for the gun, that is, the gun and its carriage are mounted upâ€" on aturntable platformpivoted on the oentgr of the track and revquipg om Unfortunately, Captain Fisher did not have many opportunities given him to proving its mettle. In one slight skirmish only did it have areal chance, and then this strange assort- ment at rolling stocks ACQUITED ITSELF RIGHT WELL. Coming noon the scene at acritical moment and creating a great effect by its unexpected fire. Since them however, both France and Germany have awakened to the value of armored trains as a properly recognized unit of a nation’s fighting equipment. borne five years ago Captain. now Major, Stone, R. A., when acting as Brigade Major, R..A., in the sautheasâ€" tern District of England, found that if ever it became necessary to mobilize the First Sufi x Artillery Volunteers there would be with the corps some 300 men to whom, under the mobilization scheme, no specnal duties were allotted; and. further, that at d-horeham there was with the corps a. forty-pounder brewhâ€"loading gun not destined to any particular embrasure or position. He then conceived the idea of utilizing both men and gun on an armored train. Rralistlc Proofs of “’qu («um be Accomp» “shell ,ln Warâ€"Ingenious Exporlmcnls Made lly (‘nplaiu Slonc In Englandâ€" I’racticnl Ditficulfles overcome and (hail Showing Made In an Imaginary Encounter Near London. ARMORED COACHES PREPARED TO MEET THE ENEMY. TRAINS FUR DEADLY WORK quickly put the latter to flight. Trhell‘. retreat was followed up, and a runnlng fight ensued at a range 91 about 2,000 yards. but the enemy dld gnot have a chance in this unequal con- ifllct. Finally the armored train came {gnto touch with the main body of the invaders, and then the gun truck was unmupled and the gun slowed round for evrtion, broadside on. At this uno- gture the “ceaseâ€"fire" sounded. an @110 train returned to Canterbury, haVlnE idonn‘e a. good day's work. May we havn the pleasure of your utmkjlpad ny, this evening. Colonel? she as e . The colonel drew himself up haught- 'le and replied: with every ("finance of mended dignity unmanuucu uc mun. u, no wuulus A {or assure ou. My man asks the cook a kmuc 1e bone. which be cleans and than bakes. Aftar rubbing the heath- er wibh cream. be than frotes them as hard as he can with the bone. Ubur ally my boots last me Lhree yearl." PRESERVING HIS BOOTS. A new wrinkle may be learned from am English soldier. who was noted for keeping his boots in better condition aInd making them last.- lunger than any of his brother officers. When. asked What he did be them to prevent the leather from cracking and keeping in soft and smooth his reply was “MJub torn bone." When an explanation was demanded he said: “It is nothing, I The cost of such trains is not teat) artillery officers have reported avora a.ny upon their efficiency, and now1 that the old martello towers have: beyome hopelessly obsolete their placd mlght be filled by flying prototypes. which would be quite capable of offer< mg serious and unexpected resistance to predatory gunboats or small land- lng parties. ANOTHER, AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM. During the last two years. Victoria. Australian-has successfully dealt with‘ the labor question by the formation of labor colonies and village settlements for the unemployed. The colonists re- ceived governmental help in raising their first crops. This came in the shape of loans at low rates of interest. and secured on the amps. The village set- tlements were made near swamp lands” the reclaiming of which provided amâ€" p‘le labor and support for all able to work. Thus. while aiding the settlers to support themselves, the government has realized large profits from the en- hanced value of the lands In this way 2.500 famldiezs have been provided for and are now permanently settled on these. once waste lands. of metal; while for heavier ordinauce larger trucks mounted upon b0ng could_be provided) VVhlen in action the pins of these bogies could be seâ€" curely bolted, curbing their lateral Play. additional clips constructed to catch the sleepers, and the strain fur- t-ber distributed by rigidly connecting the various trucks and carriages formâ€" lngfl the armored train. < Consxdering the successful issues of the numerous trials and experiments fro whmh the Sussex train has been sub- Jected, the feasibility of mounting more uP-to~dar,e w_eapons on similarl con- structed trams seems apparenl 'l‘he 4.7â€"1nch quick-firing gun, and even guns of so'me considerable nnwnr, such‘ guns of so'me consid‘érable power, such as the six-inch B. L” would be an m- terestmgexperiment. Objectio‘nis tiar- ken to their weight; but this is a. mis- take. Artillery experts are of opinion that the gun truck would safely carry the 47â€"inch gun were the formerrcoun- tgr weighted with five to ten tons The objection; raised against the practicability of armored trains in refill warfare are as follows: First, there. 15 the suggestion that the enemy, With a. few men carrying SMALL PARCELS 0F DYNAMITE Could easin destroy the permanent “Bryn DWMless they could do 50.11 the defender’s cavalry stood idle WhfiG they advanced for this purpose; while. again, if the enemy pushed forward any oonmderable force with that object he would be obliged to advance With a. considerable front. the defending force naturally possessing a. broad front in proportion. ports to be pushed. they must he pull< «ad-the train's special duties were clearly exemplified. ‘ A screen of cavalry scouts havingro- ported the line all clear, the train ad« vanced. and emerging from a cutting caught sight of a. battery of the enâ€" emy's artillery in the disadvantageous position of being in the act of limber- ing up some 2,00Q yards way. in a. trifle over five minutes five shots,dis- charging five imaginary fortyâ€"poulnd shells had been dropped among them. and the gun was speeding back before a. shot could be fired in return. On the return journey the train had to run the gauntlet of a heavy musketry fire directed from a bridge above. but the defenders were presumably safe in‘ their Again, in the military maneuVers held in the Southeastern district last autumn the armored train gave fur- ther proof of its peculiar qualities for unexpected attack“ Blepbemlnr 15 the general idea. of the maneuvers on that day was to the ef- fy:t that an invadin army, having landed at Rye, was a vancing on Lon- don. To meet the enemy, the defend- ing form had been moved from Dover to M'ingham. and while the first o_b- ject of the invader was to cut the arml- Way line between Canterbury and Fo-lkestone line where the armored h'O-lkestone line where the ar'mored train was standing, shunned on 8. Sid- iqg, but ready to steam off and harass hm retreat. and a le Madam. I'éonimand I. regiment: BULLET-PROOF COACHES A RANK OFFENSE aden ball from mt. mswaa or be- d of Trade regula- ted in mimic war. 10 not allow trans. they must be pun. Jiai were