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wings of the night winds, and sounding singular and solemn on that vast natural stage, heretofore a stranger to the exultant notes of Freedom's sons. Night creeps on more stealthily than a spanish querrilla through the dense encircling foliage, until taps gives warning that the hour for sleep and silence has struck. Soon the entire command, with waning the exception of the watchful outpost, reclining on mother earth's broad bosom and canopeid by the starry heavens, is wrapped in merciful oblivion or beguiled by dream of distant loved ones. And, alas! many a noble fellow slumbering so peacefully there will, ere another sun has set, fall fighting into that sleep that knows no awakening, after re-cording in his own life-blood his name upon the scroll of his country's heroes.
The sharp rattle of the reveille arouses the camp to preparation for the onward march, and the scene closes with the advance of the army towards the stronghold of San Juan.
THE ROUCH RIDERS' IMMORTAL CHARGE.
The second scene reveals the regiments already named massed in the forks of the trail at the foot of San Juan Hill, a most exact and effective representation and reproduction of which is introduced, showing the blockhouse, the breastwork, the rifle pits, and the natural and apparently insurmountable difficulties our soldiers were obliged to encounter and over-come in final and victorious assault. From the fancied impregnability of their position the superior Spanish force is seen pouring an incessant torrent if shrapnel and Mauser- bullets unto our exposed ranks, which choke up the narrow traik beyond the hope of extrica-tion, and apparently beyond the possibility of escape. To add to the horros of the situation, the infernal Spanish guerrillas, concealed in the treetop and using smokeless powder, which renders it impossible to locate them, make targets of our wounded and the surgeons and wearers of the sacred Red Cross. It is an hour of supreme trial and agony, in a veritable hell-pit and snare. The situation renders divison and brigade commanders powerless and maneuvering impossible. Retreat they cannot; to remain is destruction, and to advance, according to all precedent and estimation, but speedier annihilation, But, casting theories, dictums and doubts to the winds, contemptuously fearless of consicuous exposure, with splendid interpidity, assuming and divining that what must be done can be done, a horse-
man, wearing the uniform if the Rough Riders, presses to the foot of the death-swept hill, and callling upon the men to follow him, rides straight up and at the fortressed foe. There is a frantic yell of admiration and approval as the soldiers- white, red and black--- spring from their cowering position of utter helplessness and follow Roosevelt and the flag. On and ever onward they leap, struggle and crawl, at first in small groups, but finally in a long thin line, which widens as it rushes, pants, wallows and creeps toward the flame-crowned summit Inch by inch, and foot by foot, it mounts, with a tenacity of purpose, the moral effect of which carries, first, misconecption; next, apprehension; and, finally, unreasoning fear into the enemy's works. The Spaniards connot belive that so small a force would dare an assault so forlorn of all hope. They erroneously infer that an army charging close behind it, and as it breathlessly comes closely on for a hand-to-hand death grapple, they pale, they flinch, and at last they turn and fly in panic. Their gold an crimson emblem of ruthless oppression is torn from the ramparts, and Old Glory streams on the breeze, triumphant in its place. Their defences are turned against themselves, and Santiago is doomed.
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MULE BATTERIES
Among the advanced warlike novelties for the first time introduced to peaceful public attention by Col. Cody in the great Wild West arena is a mountain battery, similar to those with which Uncle Sam has provided our armies in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines.
These guns, as their name indicates, are intended for use in rough, hilly country, which may be impassable for the heavier field-pieces.
Wherever a mule can go one of these mountain guns can be taken, for gun, carriage and equipments will be carried on the backs of the long-eared, humble animals thus put to heroic use. Mules are to employed, since they stand hardship better than horses, and, what is of still greater importance, they are more sure-footed. One mule carries the gun, a second the carriage and trail piece, and a third the ammunition. The manner of transport- ing and manipulating these guns will be illustrated just as in action.

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wings of the night winds, and sounding singular and solemn on that vast natural stage, heretofore a stranger to the exultant notes of Freedom's sons. Night creeps on more stealthily than a spanish querrilla through the dense encircling foliage, until taps gives warning that the hour for sleep and silence has struck. Soon the entire command, with waning the exception of the watchful outpost, reclining on mother earth's broad bosom and canopeid by the starry heavens, is wrapped in merciful oblivion or beguiled by dream of distant loved ones. And, alas! many a noble fellow slumbering so peacefully there will, ere another sun has set, fall fighting into that sleep that knows no awakening, after re-cording in his own life-blood his name upon the scroll of his country's heroes.
The sharp rattle of the reveille arouses the camp to preparation for the onward march, and the scene closes with the advance of the army towards the stronghold of San Juan.
THE ROUCH RIDERS' IMMORTAL CHARGE.
The second scene reveals the regiments already named massed in the forks of the trail at the foot of San Juan Hill, a most exact and effective representation and reproduction of which is introduced, showing the blockhouse, the breastwork, the rifle pits, and the natural and apparently insurmountable difficulties our soldiers were obliged to encounter and over-come in final and victorious assault. From the fancied impregnability of their position the superior Spanish force is seen pouring an incessant torrent if shrapnel and Mauser- bullets unto our exposed ranks, which choke up the narrow traik beyond the hope of extrica-tion, and apparently beyond the possibility of escape. To add to the horros of the situation, the infernal Spanish guerrillas, concealed in the treetop and using smokeless powder, which renders it impossible to locate them, make targets of our wounded and the surgeons and wearers of the sacred Red Cross. It is an hour of supreme trial and agony, in a veritable hell-pit and snare. The situation renders divison and brigade commanders powerless and maneuvering impossible. Retreat they cannot; to remain is destruction, and to advance, according to all precedent and estimation, but speedier annihilation, But, casting theories, dictums and doubts to the winds, contemptuously fearless of consicuous exposure, with splendid interpidity, assuming and divining that what must be done can be done, a horse-
man, wearing the uniform if the Rough Riders, presses to the foot of the death-swept hill, and callling upon the men to follow him, rides straight up and at the fortressed foe. There is a frantic yell of admiration and approval as the soldiers- white, red and black--- spring from their cowering position of utter helplessness and follow Roosevelt and the flag. On and ever onward they leap, struggle and crawl, at first in small groups, but finally in a long thin line, which widens as it rushes, pants, wallows and creeps toward the flame-crowned summit Inch by inch, and foot by foot, it mounts, with a tenacity of purpose, the moral effect of which carries, first, misconecption; next, apprehension; and, finally, unreasoning fear into the enemy's works. The Spaniards connot belive that so small a force would dare an assault so forlorn of all hope. They erroneously infer that an army charging close behind it, and as it breathlessly