Voltaire on War
Voltaire's remark on war, written when he was in England, are worth quoting now:— "Our God, who has bidden as love our enemies and coffer evil without complaint…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1895
6 stories in Southern Highlands's papers
The Electric Light in War
The German military authorities are considering the advisability of equipping a large number of German soldiers with portable electric batteries weighing about half a pound;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Habits of a Wounded Bear
'One of the peculiar characteristics of bears,'said D. M. Bronson, is that when wounded their first impulse is to bite some thing. I have spent a good deal of time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sketcher. Killed and Wounded
It is remarkable that the more modern battle in Europe in which great numbers of men have been engaged— battles in which were need rifled cannon and small arms—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soldier and the Horse
A poor soldier was one day passing along a street in London. All at once he was seen to stop, and look for some time at a horse on the other side of the street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charley's Fiddle. a Story of the American Fratricidal War
IT is small matter to what army, North or South, this drummer-boy belonged…
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