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'18 THE SUNDAY OREGGIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 30, 1001. TR A&-J - r - - - CHINA AND THE ALLIES History of the Uprlslnjr. of the Box-era,- ly Henry SnvnRe, London Other Publications. Henry Savage Landor's new boolc. "China and the Allies" (Charles Scrlb ner's Sons. New York), Is In every sense a large performance. The author stud ied his subject at flrst hand with dili gence, discrimination and Impartiality. There are no second-hand facts or opin ions. Tho work Is In two noble volumes, with a total of 13G chapters and S76 pages. There are nearly 300 Illustrations. Five of these are .Chinese prints, reproduced In the full coloring of the originals, which show, among other things, a variety of tortures which the Boxers were preparing I f op captured foreigners. ' Tho work Is flrst of all a comprehensive .view of the Chinese uprising, tracing the anti-foreign movement to Its original sources and following the progress of the allies to Pekln. Mr. Landor was on ' tho scone long before hostilities began . nnd spent much time among the Chinese, I following up the threads of the gathering trouble. His knowledge of the Chinese language helped him to gain an Insight Into the earliest causes of the trouble, and to nresent In this book a picture 'cf China before the arrival of the allies. .He was enabled to lay bare the true nature of the Boxer movement, and he (fortifies his statement of facts by many 'original Boxer circulars and posters. The I nature of the uprising was religious as -well as political, and he gives a vivid picture of the part played by the Bud dhist priest, who, for years before, made use of all the tricks of hynotism and 'spiritualism to inflame the rage of the people aganlst the foreigners who threat ened their religion as well as Income. Mr. Landor was In Tien Tsin during the gathering of the alios. His description of this remarkable assemblage and of the subsequent siege and the military move ments preceding the march to Pekln are xrraphic and flooded with new light. The diary of the siege of Pekln presents much that Is new. He compares the allies in artlon and inaction in vigorous, upsparlng phrase. For the purposes of this book Mr. Landor might have been a man with out a country, so Impartial are his criti cisms of all concerned. Sir Claude Mac Donald's diplomacy comes In for a vig orous arraignment, and General Chaffee's military tactics are criticised. The com mon soldiers of each nation, their char- ' " -xcterlstlcs, personal as well as military, come in ior mucn enugnienmg as weu as interesting comment The relations of no. tionality to nationality are discussed. He handles the question of looting with per fect candor, giving both sides and rather favoring the practice under certain cir cumstances. His description of how loot ing affected the greed of the soldiers of different nationalities Is picturesque, and he does not exclude the American soldier from the comparison. The summing up of his impressions, is in the second volume in the chapter in "which the troops of the allies are com pared: i "The American soldier was the type, twlth some slight Improvements, of the soldier of the future. He was a general and a. tactician in himself. He had a great deal of dash and courage, and much unconscious perception and natural intel ligence. He did wonders In the Chinese campaign, and were he to possess a stronger physique and a healthier con stitution, both of which he does all he can to ruin, he would probably be the best soldier in the world." Mr. Landor adds that "the line officers too, were perfect gentlemen, and most business-like soldiers," a Tact we like to hear confirmed by a foreign critic. He also says that they "knew and did their work In a sensible, practical and excel lent way." That Mr. Landor Is unbiased Is proved by tho praise he bestows upon the soldiers of another nation, tho Japanese. "For marvelous neatness, exemplary conduct, and discipline, perfect transport and hos pital arrangements, and admirable cool ness in fighting under the heaviest lire, commend me to the Japanese. It was a pleasure to see them marching along, heavily-laden. In the most terrific heat, looking as neat as possible. The Japanese soldier lacked, perhaps, the physical strength of the Russian the only soldier. as we have seen, that bore the hardships of tho trying march to Pekln without flinching and many of the little fellows, after struggling with all their might be fore giving up, eventually collapsed under the heavy weight they were carrying. For actual fighting the Japanese were undoubtedly as good soldiers as any of the allies. If not, indeed, better than tho others." Many-' Instances of conspicuous Ameri can bravery are related, and here Is one that is Inspiring reading. It Is the story of the Battle of Yangtsun, on the road to Pekln: At about 1600 yards the line began to deploy I with no very grvat opposition and In compara tive safety, as there was fair cover from trees, undulations In the ground and stray houses; ibut when only at 1)00 yards the advance be- 'came very slow, and was made under a tcr- I rifle fire, with no cover at all. The wedge formed by the embankment of the road and that of the railway becomes gradually narrow- 'er. and eventually forms a point at Its north ern portion. It was at this point that the First Sikhs and the Twenty-fourth Punjab In fantry xverp forced forward in close formation, with K and M comtanles of the Fourteenth "United States Infantry by their side. Tho First Sikhs advanced -well until they found themselves In a narrow depression whore they got penned In and were exposed to very heavy flre. They held fast to their position, while the Americans came along In skirmishing order. The Fourteenth, which was ahead, when coming round the bend in the road, came under the flre of the gun which the Chinese had placed on the embankment near the wa ter tower, and also from the rifles of the Chi nese Infantrymen in houses and behind trees. The Chinese, furthermore, were lining the whole parapet of the station platform, whence they kept up a hot fusillade. Their force- con sisted of Imperial troops in the center and well-armed Boxers at the sides. The Russians, advancing from the same direction, fired vol ley after volley Into the Chinese, and. having brought up their artillery, shelled the enemy with great effect. The Sikhs were for one moment under such ,heavy flre that they could not advance. Those few of tho Americans w ho were not exhausted by fatigue and the terrible heat, were ordered "by Colonel Daggett, when at 800 yards, and urder a withering fire from front and flank. Ito rush the Chinese position. A handful of them, led ;by brace Lieutenant Murphy, of the Fourteenth, and .a handful of plucky Sikhs, with Major Soott at tholr head, stormed the embankment, the Chinese running for dear life OOK5H1 at their approach. Lieutenant Murphy was the first to reach the position where the Chi nese gun had been; then, a second later, came Scott with six Sikhs. Captain Martin, with six men of Company M (United States In fantry) and one man of Company I, arrived next. The Chinese were very smart, and dragged away their battery when the enemy was only 200 yards off. It was very gratify ing o hear Captain Martin speak In most glowing terms of tho behavior of tho Sikhs on this occasion, and one cannot And words suffi cient to express one's admiration for such men as Lieutenant Murphy, Captain Martin and Major Scott, whose feat on that occasion spoke for itself. So narrow was the wedge when the Amer icans passed the Sikhs that they actually . formed two single lines. When double time was ordered the Americans were so much ex hausted from the long march In the morning the attack began at 11 A. M. and hunger and thirst, that many dropped on all sides and be came delirious, or went clean out of their minds. It was understood that, although wells had been passed, the American General had given strict orders that the men must not be allowed drink. Some of the fellows suffered agonies from the unbearable heat and dust and the broiling sun; one soldier particularly, who had become a raving lunatic, with his tongue parched and frightfully distorted fea tures, was making gestures to his companions to shoot him, because he could bear the pain no longer. Once the enemy dislodged from the high embankment, the victor' became easy. Cap tain Taylor, of Company I, Fourteenth United States Infantry, was the first of the allies to enter the village to the left, and Colonel Dag gett reached the platform Just In time to see the Chinese withdraw In good order up the river. In their rear to tho north the Chinese had one line of trenches on the road, one line at the bank of the river, and two lines across the plain. When the allies had seized the top of the embankment, the Chinese infantry, hav ing occupied their flrst line of trenches almost parallel with the erobankrrient, and about 800 varus from it, opened flre principally from their left, to protect the retreat of their artil lery. They leisurely withdrew, gaily flying their standards. The American Ninth, on tho right flank, had a splendid opportunity of fir ing Into them at short range, and working g at havoc; but as the Chinese were dressed In blue, and flew white, red and blue flags, they were mistaken for Frenchmen and so escaped. Later, the Frenchmen mistook the Americans for Chinese, and flred Into theml Fortunately, they did not hit anybody. "When the first error was discovered it was too late to pursue tho enemy. A worse mistake happened. Either the Rus sian or the British gunners (nobody seemed to know for certain) ent a few shells among E Company of the Fourteenth United States In fantry, killing eight and wounding nine. The flrst Chlneee trench was taken by a regiment of supports, and the others were evacuated. Two squadrons, one being Hlnde's, of the First Bengal Lancers, went in pursuit of the enemy In the evening, and succeeded In kill ing GO. One of General Ma's flags was cap tured and Ave standards, and so was a trum pet, with the trumpeter. Two lancers were wounded and one horse wa shot. Tho Americans and British, who had borne the brunt of the fighting, had a heavy list of casualties American: 21 killed and 54 dan gerously wounded. British: 40 killed and wounded. The American funeral was a most Impressive sight. Preceded by the brass band (the American was the only force among the allies which had a band on the march to Pekln), the killed were brought up to a large grave, whore a touching service was read, and then the bodies were laid to rest side by side until they could be conveyed, at the expense of the state, back to America. Of course, Mr. Landor has more or less to say on the missionary question and some of his criticisms will not be read with pleasure by the missionary boards of this country. There are In China, he says, good missionaries and bad ones. The bad ones generally seem to escape unhurt. There is plenty of good work to be done in China by sensible, practical mission aries, not so much by Christianizing the natives as In teaching them what Is of the utmost consequence in our civilization, science, art, industries, medicine and ag riculture. The popular idea, that anybody Is good enough to spread the Gospel among the heathen has resulted In sending out young, inexperienced women with sub urban ideas and education Into lonely and almost Inaccessible places In China, where, Ignorant of the language, cutoms and ways of the people, they are objects of contempt and ridicule, and sometimes of violence. A brain sufficient for tho reading of family prayers and fhe organi zation of village charity bazars Is not all that Is required of an effective mis. slonary. If only practicable men with big brains, with a common-sense view of things, could, be sent out "the shocking outrages such as have occurred in the Boxer trouble would be- prevented or greatly minimized: huge sums of money, now absolutely wasted, could be spared to do ggood at home, where it Is more need ed than In China, and much unnecessary friction could be prevented, making the relations of heathen and foreign devils infinitely pleasanter." Dreyfns' Story of Hi Imprisonment Five Years of My Life. 1804-1S09. By Alfred Dreyfus, ex-Captain of Artillery In tho French Army. McClure. Phillips & Co., New York. Seven years ago the tragedy and mys tery of the Dreyfus case aroused the world, convulsed France, and held French officialdom up to shame In the eyes of civ ilization. Black chapter was added to black chapter In that drama of political and racial hatred and persecution; for gery, perjury, disgrace and suicide fol lowed one after another, until none knew whom the lightning might blast next, and through It all the central figure, helpless on his rock In mid-ocean, kept an en forced silence. Now France has tacitly confessed her error and Dreyfus, free once more has given his own account of the trial, condemnation and release. After his liberation Dreyfus retired to Cologny, a village In Switzerland, near Geneva. There, surrounded by his wife and children, he sought to regain, in a measure, the health and strength which his banishment had cost him. And with his returning physical powers he took up the writing of his autobiography, com pleting it last February. This he has ded icated to his children. When Dreyfus was safely landed on Devil's Island he was given numbered sheets of paper, that he might write to his wife. Thus he was able to begin, April 14. 1895, what he called in the flrst entry "the diary of a sad and tragic life." This diary is a revelation of tr.ie character of the man. Such extraordinary pluck and grit, such bull-dog purpose to prove Inno cence, such determination to live, when to die would have been far easier, are not contained In any other record of human suffering. The diary was continued until September 10, 1S96, when disease and tor ture drove him to conclude it with an ap peal to the President of the French Re public Dreyfus thought that death was near, and he requested that the diary be given to his wife, by her to be published after his death. It was seized with his papers later In the year, and was never 1 given to his wife. He recovered It at the Rennes trial, and the diary Is published for the flrst time in the autobiography. Dreyfus tells us how, on Mon day, T)ctober 14, 1894 .after having said good-bye to his wife and his little daugh ter Jeanne, he was accompanied to the door by Pierre, his son 34 years old. It .was somo five years before the husband and father returned to his home and those he loved. This is the "real tragedy" of the Dreyfus case. It is unfolded with ab solute simplicity In the autobiography; It Is told in the diary, and it is revealed In the letters of Madame Dreyfus to her hus band. These letters were wrtten rlghC from the heart. They disclose a beauty of soul and a lofty heroism such as few wom en have ever shown. To turn to them from the so-called love-letters of the day to the real from fhe unreal is to turn from ephemeral literature to the literature that has some enduring qualities. The whole dreary business recalls the worst phases of the Middle Ages, rather than the closing years of fhe 19th century. And yet, Dreyfus Is not bitter. In his greatest agony he preserved his faith in justice, and final exoneration, and his de votion to France is unshaken. The Army nnd Knvy "Woman. The "Ways of tho Service. By Frederick Palmer. Charles Scrlbner's Sons, New York. We have always had an Army and a Navy and consequently we have always had the Army and Navj woman. Some how, however, she has heretofore es caped the eye of the novelist. It re mained for recent wars to bring the nov elist and the Army and Navy woman to gether, and that Is how Frederick Palmer came to discover her. Once discovered, he studied her, and now he has made her a heroine. His Mrs. Gerllson crystallizes his conception of this delightful dlocov ery, but there are other women of the service, beside Mrs. Gerllson, In his pages, who live very real lives. The wife of an Army or Navy officer cannot be kept away from his station. General Otis tried it, and failed. The fair enemy only laughed at him nnd told him that their husbands only were under his or ders. One wife, coming by the, first mer chant steamer that could bring her from Hong Kong, was housekeeping In Manila two weeks after the American occupa tion. There are many more American women in the Philippines now than there ever were Spanish women "That Is why our officers arr more confident than the Spaniards," Mrs. Gerllson told General Otis. Scores of women are making homes for their husbands In remote garrison towns which as vet have none of the comforte of India. Many of them have been under flre; not a few have seen their husbands brought in dead or wound ed after the engagement which they had watched In helpless anxjety. The stories are concerned with Army and Nnvy life in the Philippines. They are worth reading for the picturesque view they give of the conditions which sur round the men who are fighting for American supremacy in the new posses sions. Reconstruction In the South. Henry Bourland: Tho Passing of the Cavalier. By Albert Elmer Hancock. The Macmlllan Company, New York. The interest Is fixed not so much by a rapidly moving series of adventures as by the characters, who with their loves, joys, sorrows and tragedies, symbolize the human forces at play In a critical period of American history the recon struction period in the South. The biog raphy of Henry Burland typifies the Southern cavalier whose social ideal was suppressed after the war by the progress of evolution In American politics. He en lists in the Confederate Army, Is In Pick ett's charge at Gettysburg, and at the surrender of Appomattox. He returns home, still unbeaten in spirit, with the hope of restoring' the prestige and for tunes of his house. He is a Bourbon, representing the old Ideals face to face with the new i regime of reconstruction; the regime of the leveling process, of negro domination, of readjustment. The writer emphasizes a fact not yet suffi ciently recognized; that the lite sectional bitterness was due not so much to the war as to the drastic method of recon- I structlon. The point of view gives a dls-, 1 tlnct Individuality, to the book, it Is writ- HENRY SAVAGE LANDOR. ten by a Northerner who has put hlmse'f In the position and atmosphere of the Southern planter. Among the incidents and descriptions are the firing oh Fort Sumter, the battle of Gettysburg, Lee at Appomattox, the leveling process and Its consequences, a carpet bag Legislature In session, the operations of the Ku Klux, the suppression of negro domination, the return of the Bourbons, the political fac tors, of the new South, the eviction of the cavalier. Political Intrigue and three love stories give Interest to the narrative. Storlc of the Klondike. The God of His Fathers. By Jack London. McClure, Phillips & Co., Now York. Those familiar with Mr. London's work will be glad to get back Into his world again, to feel the great white silence settling over them, to catch the creak of runners, the snarling of the dogs, the cracking of the Ice along the Yukon, the meetings of elemental loves and hates, the lust of gain, the grimmest of humors and the bleakest of deaths. To those who now for the flrst time cross into the circle under the guidance of this clear vlsloned wanderer. It will be an awesome experience, for a time overwhelmingly impressive. New or old to Mr. London's magic, they will wake with a start at tne book's close to the common luxuries abbut them, wake with distaste or relish as the temperament may be, and stare In wondering surprise at food and warnith In plenty, at the green of tree and field, and the easy, open trails. For It Is a bar ren white country they have tracked with the men of the Northland "a practi cal breed, with a wholesome disregard for theories and a firm grip on facts" where the days are made up of vain struggles with pitiless forces, dreary spaces of frost and famine, harsh contact with primeval things; and yet Illuming so bleak an existence' are many of tho things that make life endurable comradeship, self-forgetfulness and sacrifice, the sur passing love of women and the loyalty of men. The stories are drawn from a mot ley crowd of French-Canadians, Indians, Swedes and half-breeds stranded In the Klondike country. They are clean, swift and virile and full of healthful optim ism. Novel on Nerr Yorlc Society. A Victim of Clrcumstanceo. By Miss Geraldlne Anthony. Harper & Bros., New York. This Is the fourth of the 12 American novels to be published this year by the Harpers. The members of a certain fash ionable set In New York society find in Its pages much that reminds them of their own doings, and some of their number have good reason to believe thit they can see themselves reflected In the traits of certain of Miss Anthony's characters, If not as full-length portraits. Among the latter, however, one has not to go far to find tho originals of Maturin Townshend, the courtly beau of the old school, with his Collection of miniatures and rare books; Madame Trevor, of Fortmount house on the Hudson, the determined and veteran old grandmamma; Bobby Floyd, the Irrepressible and flippant youth who never opens his mouth but to fall Into trouble, and to get everybody Into mis chief; and Mrs. Acres, the gay young ma tron whose characteristic, remark gives her away: "I have some cousins wno crdss themEelvea whenever my name Is men tioned" the sort of woman who always sings, as the severe Miss Harcourt ob served once with asperity. Sprlggy Har court herself is not unfamiliar to .those who know her set, and Flip or Miss Tre vor, to be more respectful Is a portrait that many women no .doubt would like to sit for. Cnrrcnt History. Current History. Current History Publishing Co., Boston. The 'June number opens with a very able and pithy, critical estimate, of the life work of Lord Salisbury, "the proud est aristocrat in England," written from an opponent's point of view. The writer makes the remarkable statement that "the English are not a democratic peo ple. They have less of the 'democratic Instinct than any other nation In Christ endom." The article pn Lord Salisbury Is probably the las? from the peri of the famous English journalist, Wllllim Clarke, as the writer died suddenly short ly afterwards, while on a tour In Herze govina. The other contents of the num ber embrace the usual comprehensive but Concise and clear-headed review of the chief news of the world during the pre ceding month,' serving to -(fix In the read er's memory a clear Idea of many things that the dally pipers tend to render con fusing. The leading topics of the month are the "Situation In China," the "Night mare In South Africa," "Russo-Japanese Relations," "Cuban Question," "Suffrage - Question." "Pan-American Exposition," "Opening of New Ontario." the "British Budget," the "Invisible Spectrum," and the "Pros and Cons of Trusts." The American Hnslmnd In Pnrlst. The American Husband In Paris. By Anna Bowman Dodd. Little, Brown & Co., Bos ' ton. The author of "Three Normandy Inns" and "Cathedral Days" has essayed a new role and given us a sparkling little story in the form of a play, full of clever char acter drawing and dialogue, with here and there ,a vein of satire. Mrs. George Nash, the wife of a New York railway magnate, had spent several masons In Paris, and she prides herself that she knows the city and in touch with Its best society. Nash goes to Paris for rest from wasting labor, and his wife becomes his guide. Sho introduces him to the exclu sive set, and -drags him from dinner to dinner and reception :to reception. The pan of business makes a poor showing in the drwfns-rooms, but at tap Am bassador's ball he is surrounded by the representatives of the .great powers and paid the deference which his standing In the financial world entitles him. It ls then that Mrtv. Nash begins to re-Lzs that stupid, matter-of-fact George is really somebody. Then be falls ill because he has been run almost to death by her flit ting from one function to another, and she nurses him with perfect devotion. Some of the types are not altogether agreeable, but they are part of the make up of society. TJndcrTrorld'fi Poll With Officialdom The World of Graft. By Joslah Flynt. Mc Clure. Phillips & Co., New York. . Joslah Flynt has made a National repu tation for his fearless attacks on the barefaced collusion between the criminals and police of the large American- cities. He speaks with candor, for he Is sure of his facts, which he gained in personal, even intimate, contact with the thieves and tramps whose damaging ttotlmony respecting the protection given them by the police he lays bare with boldness and vigor. Chicago is designated as "Chi An Honest City," because its officials keep faith with the underworld. -New York is "York A Dishonest City," because its of ficers make promises to graftdom but have not the backbone to keep them In the face of the demands of reformers for the suppression of vice. Boston is known as "A Plain-Clothes Man's Town," because a grafter has to be careful In ex changes confidences. In every city he must exercise some caution, but In Bos ton he must execlse a good deal, as he never can .tell when some amateur detec tive, representing the reformers, may be put on his track. A Real Journey to Nature. A Journey -to Nature. By J. P. Mowbray. Doubleday, Page & Co.. New Tork. The author of this charming philosophi cal outdoor book has spent much of his life in the wilds of Mlnncoata with the surveyor's chain, where the loon and the gray wolf were often his Intimates. The papers, which originally appeared In a New York Piper, sketch the experiences of a Wall-Street man whose physician or ders him to give up work and go to the "recuperative wilderness" for his health. It Is a long fly from the luxury of urban life to Nature, but the conversion of the author Is eventually very genuine. Mr. Mowbray writes like a true eon of the soil. In this time of innumerable nature books by persons who spend a few days In the woods gathering wild flowers and measuring the girth of trees, this simple, forward tale Is welcome for Its freshnefcu and Individuality. Romance of Colonial 3Inrylnnd. The Tower of "Wye. By "William Henry Bab cock. Henry T. Coates & Co.. Philadelphia. This Is a story of early Maryland co lonial life, full of Incident and interest. It tells how Richard Smith and Ratcllffe Warren were sent out from London by the Arm of cfoberry & Co., to Claiborne's now colony on Chesapeake Bay. The scene Is laid principally on Kent Island and Wye Island, where the tower Is still remembered In local tradition. The trials and tribulations of Smith and Warren arc due to the quarrels between Claiborne and Lord Baltimore's men. The legend ary figure of the lost Virginia Dare flits in and out of the story with picturesque effect, and love tales alternate with the clash of battle. Romance of the Second Punic War. The Lion's Brood. By Duffleld Osborne. Doubltday, Page & Co., New York. For this healthful, vigorous 3tory of love and war in the days of ancient Rome, Mr. Osborne finds material in the famous Italian campaign of Hannibal. The title Is taken from the term applied to the sons of Hamllcar, the old Car thagenian General, iall of whom particu larly Hannibal, one of the greatest sol diers of all time, appear In the novel. Hannibal's victories it Thrnsymene and Cannae play Important parts In the story. There Is a splendid love story, with Ser glus, a Roman patrician, and Mavcla, a Roman maiden, as the principals. DRESS REFORMERS JUBILANT Help to Enllat Snglnnd'H Rnler In Their Crunade. American dress reformers see a bright, new light dawning in the East, says the Chicago Tribune. Reports from English dress reformers, It continues, are to the effect that King Edward secretly favors the movement, and that he may at any time publicly put the stamp of his ap proval on the garments which the Healthy and Artistic Dress Union of England re cently exhibited at Birmingham. The Healthy and Artistic Dress Union are crying down with the high hat the full dress evening suit and the present styles of women's dresses. Tho dress union claims that King Ed ward has but to approve a single one of the Innovations proposed by the dress re formero to make It Immediately popular and brings It Into general use. The dross reformers have the greatest hopes for the King, for they say he has always stood for beauty and suitability in clothing, as opposed to mere fashion and convention ality. He, It Is declared, has always hated the high hat, and the dress reformers con fidently assert that he will soon adopt some of the various styles of hats pro posed by the Artistic Dress Union and thus deliver the death blow both to the tall silk plug and the opera hat. Reform in Evening; Dress. The dress reformers also declare that the knell of the present style of evening dress can be heard tolling dismally. Hero again they declare they have every rea son to count on the assistance of King Ed ward, who has several times shown his displeasure of the funereal garments that a man is compelled to wear when he goes out In the evening. When the dress reformers get their Ideas popularized, there will be a great task before the tailors, for not one vestige of the present fashion Is to tie retained. Men will appear at evening parties and at the theater clad in velvet coat, with knicker bockers and long silk stockings and lace collars and great lace ruffles, Instead of the starched shirt bosom of today. Deep lace ruffles will also supplant the white linen cuff, and a soft hat, perhaps three cornered, like the kind George Washing ton wore, will take the place of the tall silk hat. The Healthy and Artistic Dress Union and Its American devotees propose to steer clear of the rocks on which previous dress reform movements have been wrecked. The members of the union de clare that the mistake made by the aver age dress reformers Is the utter sacrifice of beauty. The new movement devotees take as their models the Turkish and Jap anese women, who gown themselves ex quisitely, and yet whose garments are not only charming to the eye, but easy and comfortable as well. Ease of DrcHs Desired. The disciples of the new dres3 reform make a special point of ease In costumes and enthusiastically condemn the long skirt Fashion allocates to her smart femi nine devotees. The garments exhibited by the Artistic Dress Union at Birmingham were calcu lated to aid those who are Ignorant on the subject of hygienic and artistic fashions and to strengthen others who are resolved not to bo tyrannized over by their tailors and dressmakers in their desire to wear clothing which Is at the same time beauti ful and comfortable. AH the dresses shown were made In one piece, so that the weight fell from the shoulders, and not from the waist, and thus enabled their wearers to walk freely. The union says It does not wish to popu larize the knlckerbocker costume among Its women members, except for exercise in gymnasiums, and then the costumes are always to bo worn with a tunlo HARNESSING THE SUN SOLAR MOTOR- POIPS WATER FOR IRRIGATION. Machine nt PnndenaN Which Prom ises to De of Great Benefit to Fruitgrowers. Considerable attention has been direct ed ot late by the press to the perform ance of a new solar motor which has been erected at South Pasadena. Cal., and the Engineering News gives the follow ing terse md Interesting description of the machine and Its operation: The present machine Is the result of a series of expensive experiments extend ing through several years. It was built In Boston, where the company controlling It Is located, and was snipped to Pasa dena some months ago to give the pro moters the benefit of the perpetual sun shine of the Southern California summers In which to finish their work. j Tho present degree of perfection of the appiratus has been attained, not so much by any Inventions, as by painstaking at tention to all the details and the Im proved application of principles which have been made use of In former unsuc cessful solar motors. The two principal features of the mach ine are the reflector and the boiler. The reflector takes the form of a truncated right circular cone. The greatest diam eter Is about S3 feet, the smallest diam eter 16 feet. The surface of the reflector Is made up of 17SS plane mirrors whose reflecting sides form the Inner surface of the cone. These mirrors are of glass, of the thickness of ordinary window glass, and are covered on the bick with three coats of pure sliver, and over this is a preparation to render them weather proof. It will be seen that if the axis of the cone is In line with the sun, all rays in cident upon the mirrors will come to focus on the axis. The reflector is put In this position In the morning, and Is automat ically kept in focus by an escapement de vice which is operated electrically by a clock every 20 seconds. The reflector Is thus put In perfect focus every 20 seconds throughout the day. The whole machine Is suspended In two trolley-ways by two heavy cables. The rollers arc pivoted on top of cither tower, nnd the tracks are double and curved, so that the entire reflector may be revolved on the rollers to secure the proper declina tion. The photograph was taken In the Winter, when the sun was far south; and shows the reflector tipped well up on edge. The structural work Is entirely of Iron, and Is designed to resist a wind velocity of 100 miles an hour. Tho boiler Is, of course, In the focus of the rays at the axis of the reflector. It Is. 13 feet 6 Inches In length, and has a capacity of 100 gallons of water, with an additional space of eight cubic feet for steam. The shell of the boiler Is a large, straight steel tube, with a steam dome at tho upper end. . The Interior construction of the boiler I3 of a special design, as is at once seen to be necessary, since It must be turned with the reflector through nearly ISO deg. every day In order to follow the sun. A special device prevents water from si phoning over Into the engine as the boiler Is tipped back and forth. The managers do not wish to describe this fea ture of the apparatus at present. The boiler Is, of course, furnished with a safety valve and water guage. It works nt a pressure of 150 pounds, which Is at tained In one hour after the reflector is placed In focus. The boiler Is covered with a preparation containing lamp black. A pipe covered with asbestos conducts the steam to the engine. The engine now used Is of the compound condensing type, and of 11 horse-power. The engine Is belted to a centrifugal pump which raises 1400 gallons per minute from an artificial well 1G feet deep. The net lift appeared to be about seven feet. The most obvious application of solar power Is to pump water from the thou sands of wells which are used for Irri gation In vaRt regions of Southern Cali fornia, Nevada, New Mexico and Ari zona. The day? in those localities are almost absolutely cloudless from April to October, and the heat In many places Is Intense. The chief obstacles to the development of large portions of these lands are scarc ity of water and the high cost of fuel. If the solar motor succeeds In providing the former, while avoiding the cost of the latter, all the more desirable parts of the Great American Desert can be brought to a fair degree of productiveness. It Is thought that it will not be found advisable to Increase the size of the ma chine over the one now In operatlop. This one now furnishes fully 10 horse-power, and improvements now under way will probably Increase this to 15 horse-power. Where large power Is required several reflectors and boilers may be used to furnish steam to one large engine. Speaking of this machine the Imperial Farmer remarks: "The old saying. 'Make hay while the sun shines.' Is now to be practically Il lustrated In another way from the orig inal thought. After the solar motor Is used to pump water to Irrigate alfalfa no diagram will be necessary to Illustrate this new application of an old adage. "If continued experiment demonstrates the practicability of the Invention, It Is destined to work a revolutnon In the mat ter of motive power. "If the rays of the sun can by means of this motor be converted Into electricity and stored up during the day for use at night, It will be possible for small towns and villages to do their own light ing at small expense. With the Improve ment In the storage battery, there Is scarcely a limit to be placed upon the pos sibilities of this Invention. It 1b already used for pumping water, but Its capabili ties are so nearly Infinite that It is at tracting widespread attention." HOW TO PACK A TRUNK. Vnlunble Hints for Those Who Arc About to Travel. In packing a trunk all the heaviest ar ticles you have to carry go at the bottom of the box. with the spaces between filled up with stockings, vests and other small articles of underwear. Remember that If you arc going to take a long Journey the tighter you pack the better the arti cles will come out at the end. It Is loose packing that makes creases and break ages. The secret of good packing Is to keep everything In layers. A firm layer of undergarments should go at the bot tom, upon which the dresses can rest. Put In the thickest skirts flrst, having folded them as nearly as possible In the lines they take when in wear, and as you place the skirts In the trunk see that each Is laid In the opposite direction to the one last put In. If the waistband of one skirt comes at the left side of the trunk, see that the waistband of the next comes at the right side. Attention to thla- keeps the level In the box, for naturally the hem end of a skirt Is its most bulky part. Cover the heavy skirts with a towel: then place the light ones, with another towel to protect them. Next pnek the heavy bodices, with a special covering also, and, lastly, pack away the light bod Ices and blouses. If both skirts and bod. Ices be folded as far as can be in the natural lines they take upon tho figure. If you have boots and shoes requiring special stockings to match them, force these Inside the foot part. They practi cally serve as trees, and you know where to And them at a moment's notice. If y'ou are not taking a dressing bag, pack the toilet articles, such as eau de cologne, tooth powder, soap, toilet powder, etc., In a cardboard box by themselves, and fill up with handkerchiefs, etc. Cared for In this way, bottles will rarely break. THE PALATIAL (Bill BUILBI1 gwj Xot n dnrk ofP.cc In tlie ltulldlnpt aliHiilutely ilreprnof; electric llKlit uutl arlexlnn wnterj perfect sanita tion and thorough ventilation. Kle vutora run day and t-.iuht. Room 1. AINKLIE DR. 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