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THE BATTLE or RIVOLI:
“ Napoleon Said That? His Life
Really Began There.
3’;
The Short Campaign Was
Point of the War, and Shaped the His-
tory of Europe for Twenty Years
—Ront of the Austrians. '
Prof. Sloane’s Life of Napoleon in the
Century describes the masterly Italian
campaign, in which Napoleon’s mili-
tary genius first won world—wide recog-
nition. Prof. Sloane thus describes the ,
battle of Rivoli:
At early dawn began the conflict
which was to settle the fate of Mantua.
The first fierce contest was between
the Austrian left and the French’ right
at St. Mark; but it quickly spread along
the whole line as far as Caprino. For
some time the Austrians had the ad-
vantage, and the result was in suspense,
since the French left, at Caprino,
yielded for an instant before the on-
slaught of the main Austrian army
made in accordance with Alvinczy’s
first plan, and, as he supposed, upon an
inferior force by one vastly superior in
numbers. Berthier, who by his calm
courage was fast rising high in his
commander’s favor, came to the rescue,
and Massena, following with a. judg-
ment which has inseparably linked his
name with that famous spot, finally re-
stored order to the French ranks.
Every successive charge of the Aus-
trians was repulsed with a violence
which threw their right and center
back toward Monte Baldo in ever-grow-
ing confusion.
The battle waged for nearly three
hours before Alvinczy understood that
it was not J oubert’s division, but Bona-
parte’s army, which was above him. In
his zeal he then pressed forward on
the plateau beneath the height to bring
more of his troops into action, and J on-
bert somewhat rashly advanced to
check the movement, leaving the road
to St. Mark unprotected. The Aus-
trians, prompt to take advantage of
his blunder, charged up the hill, and
seized the commanding position; but
simultaneously there rushed from the
opposite sides three French battalions,
clambering up to retrieve the mistake.
Their physical strength and nervous
activity brought them first to the top,
and again the storming columns were
thrown back in disorder.
A1: that instant appeared in Bona-
parte’s rear an Austrian corps estimated
by him as four thousand strong, which,
having come down the valley on the
left bank, had now crossed the river to
take the French right at Rivoli in its
rear. Had they arrived but a minute
sooner, the hill of Rivoli would have
been lost to the French. As it was, in-
stead of making an attack, they‘h'ad to
await one. Bonaparte directed a gall-
ing artillery fire against them, and
thus gained time fioth to reform his
ranks and to hold the newcomers in
check until his own reserve, coming in
from the next hamlet westward, cut
them entirely off from the retreating
columns of Alvinczy, and compelled
them to lay down their arms.
Thus ended 'the worst defeat and
most complete rout which the Austrian
arms had so far sustained. Such was
the utter demoralization of the flying
disintegrated columns that a young
French officer named Rene, who was in
command of fifty men at a hamlet on
Lake Garda, successfully imitated Bon-
aparte’s ruse at Louato, and displayed
such an imposing confidence to a flying
troop of fifteen hundred Austrians that
they surrendered to what they believed
to be a force superior to their own.
Next morning at dawn, Murat, who
had marched all night to gain the
point, appeared on the slopes of Monte
Baldo above the pass of Corona, and
united with Massena and Joubert to
drive the Austrians from their last foot-
hold. The pursuit was continued as
far as Trent. Thirteen thousand pris-
oners were captured in those two days.
This short campaign of Rivoli was
the turning point of the war, andmay
be said to have. shaped the history" of
Europe for twenty’years. Chroniclers
dwell upon those few moments at the
hill above the plateau of Rivoli, and
wonder what the result would have
been if the last Austrian corps had ar-
rived five minutes sooner. But an ac-
curate and dispassionate criticism
must decide that every step in Bone.-
parte’s success was won by careful fore-
thought, and the most effective dispo-
sition of the forces at his command. So
sure was he of success that even in the .~
crises when Massena seemed to save
the day on the left, and when the Aus-
trians seemed destined to wrest victory
from defeat ~at the last moment on the
right, he was self-reliant and cheerful.
. The new system of field operations had
a triumphant vindication at the hands
of its author.
The conquering general meted out
unstintcd praise to his invincible squad-
rons and their leaders, but said noth-
ing of himself, leaving the world to
judge whether this was man or demon,
who, still a youth, and within a pub-
lic career of but one season, had humili-
ated the proudest empire on the conti-
nent, had subdued Italy, and on her
soil had erected states unknowno be-
fore, without the consent of any great
power, not excepting his own. It is
not wonderful that this personage
should sometimes have said of himself:
“Say that my life began at Rivoli,” as
at other times he dated his military
career from Toulon..
Forgeries That Never Come to Light.
“I believe,”said a country banker,
“that at least five per cent. of all notes
that go through our banks are forger-
ies. There is a curiously loose notion
as to the crime of forgery, and again
and againI have had men propose to
sign to a note the name of a, neighbor
who was at an inconvenient distance.
In such cases it was well known that
the man Whose name was to be forged
was willing to go upon the note, but I
have no doubt that wealthy men’s
names are constantly used upon notes
that they never saw. The notes are
taken up by the payee and nothing is
heard of the forgery. For every such
forgery detected there are many that
never come to light.” ’
the Turning .
.. ing only), to World‘s Dispenser;
Pressure and Politeness.
A German lover of figures has made
the following curious calculations, says
the Berliner Abend Post: A man smok-
ing a pipe of medium size blows out of
his mouth for every time he fills the
pipe 700 smoke clouds. If he smokes
four pipes a day for twenty years he
blows out 20,440,000 smoke clouds.
If two lovers spend four hours to-
gether and the lover takes or receives
200 kisses—low calculation—and each
kiss lasts ten seconds,-in five. years’ time
the lover would have 365,000 kisses,
and their lips would have been united
for the space of forty-six days and six
hours. .. '
. If the entire population is considered
to be 1,400,000,000 the brains of this 4
number of human beings would weigh
1,922,712 tens, or as much as ninety—six
ironclads of the ordinary size.
The air pressure on a person of ordi-
nary size is thirteen and a half tons.
A man of fifty years of age has in or-
dinary cases undressed himself 18,350
times, and, of course, dressed himself
just as many times.
When a person on the street raises
his hat, makes a bow, the work of a
second, he is carried by the movement
of the earth 500 meters round with the
planet, three miles round the sun, and
nearly a mile forward with the sun.
FUNERALS HIS HOBBY.
——
United States Treasury Has a. Man Who'
Enjoys Them Exceedingly.
In one of the bureaus of the treasury
department is a man who has a chronic
desire to help bury people and attend
funerals. The other day, says the
Washington Post, he was transferred
to a new division. The first day he
asked his chief for leave of absence dur-
ing the afternoon.
. “What for?” asked the chief.
“I want to attend the funeral of Capt.
Smith.” '
The chief had hardly got acquainted
with the man and sent him upstairs to
his former chief to ask if he had been
permanently transferred to his divi-
sion. The man came back with the
announcement that he had been trans-
ferred, and he was excused for the
afternoon. The same day this chief
met the chief of the division where he
had formerly been employed.
“Why did you send the man to me to
inquire if he had been transferred?”
“He asked for leave of absence, and
I wanted to find out whether I had any
authority over him,” was the reply.
“Did he want to attend a funeral?”
‘tYes.” , ,
“I knew it,” said the other. “It’s a‘
regular thing with him—a disease. He
has a mania for attending funerals.”
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The {Difference In Days.
: A “solar day” is measured by the ro~
tation of the earth upon its axis, and is
of different lengths, owing to the ellip-
ticity of the earth’s orbit, and other
causes. An “astronomical day” com-
mences at noon and is countcdfrom the
first to the twenty-four hours. A, “civil
day” commences at midnight and. is
counted from the first to the twelfth
hour, and then again from the first hour
of the day till the twelfth at night. The
‘ ‘nautical day” used by ship captains,
explorers and some- few others is
counted as a “civil day,” only that the
reckoning is begun at noon, as with the
“astronomical day.”
Beggary Preferable to Slavery“
Henry Fisher, the earliest licensed
pilot in Delaware, was a man of sub-
stance when the war for independence
broke out, and besides serving as a
major in the continental army he
freely gave his wealth to aid the cause.
When about to part with his savings
he was interrupted by his wife, who
said, according to tradition: “Henry
Fisher, will you make beggars of your
children?” and the pilot’s answer was:
“Better be beggars than slaves.”
In a Fleh’s Stomach.
An extraordinary discovery was made
in -the stomach of a. fish of the ling
species at Liverpool wholesale market
the other day. The fish weighed fifteen
pounds, and in its stomach were two
smooth cobblestones weighing over five
pounds. which had evidently been used
as sinkers for a deep sea fishing line.
The fish, so far as could be seen, did
not appear to have suffered from the
presence of such a weight in itsstom-
E911!
The skeleton in
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mother, or of the
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Happiness is de-
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sickness that may
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death among the
most luxurious
homes. The most
terrible thing about
this condition of af-
fairs is that it is entirely needless.
no reason in the world why every woman
in the world should not be strong and health-
ful and capable of fulfilling her whole duty
as a wife and mother. Many women go on
month after month. and year afier year, be-
coming weaker and weaker, because of a
very natural hesitancy they feel in consult-
ing a physician. They know that if they go
to a doctor for treatment, the first thing 11!
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“ local treatment.” This must of course be
distasteful to every modest woman. They
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OF NEW YORK. .
Assets,
Liabilities .' .' :
Surplus . . .
Total Income . . .
Total Paid Policy-holders in 1895,
Insurance and' Annuities in force,
Net gain in 1895.
actually issued and paid for in cash ls Included.
parison with the assets of the Company.
therein are in possession of the Company.
general transacted.
H. C. Von Post,
Charles R. Henderson,
James C. Holden,
ISAAC r. LLOYD, Second Vice-President,
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary,
FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer.
IOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier
JOHN TATLOCK, J 3., Asst. Actuary.
MEDICAL Drnuorons
GUSTAVUS ‘3. WINSTON, M. D. ELIAS, J. MARSH,'M. D.
LocaIH Agent.
I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct.
CHARLES
INSURANCE CO.
RICHARDA. 'MCCURDY President. _. 4
. 3mg" eYeal ndinglleu.31. 1895. .
“$221,213,721 33
194,347,157 58
$26,866,563 75
$48,597,430 51
323,126,72845
$899,074,453 78
$61,647,645 36
EleNOTE—Jnsurance merely written, Is dlscarded from this Statement as wholly mlsleadlng. and only insurance
A. PRELLER,Audit01-.
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual.
= Report of the Examining Committee.
Office of the Mutual Life Insurance company of New You,
February 11,1896. '
At a meeting of theBoard of Trustees of this Company, held on the 18t b day of
December last, theundersigned were appointed a Committee to examine the annual
Statement for the year ending December 31st, 1895, and to verify the same by com-
The Committee have carefully performed the duty assigned to them, and hereby
certify that the Statement is in all particulars correct and that the assets specified
1 In making this certificate the Committee bear testimony to the high character of
the investments of the Company and express their approval of the system, order and
accuracy with which the accounts and vouchers have been kept, and the business in
Robert Olyphant,
Wm. P. Dixon, Committee
J. H. Herrick.
ROBERT A. GRANNIS, Vice-President.
WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. .
HENRY E. DUNCAN. Jr., Cor. Eecy.
ALBERT KLAMROTH, Asst. Seoy.
JAMES TIMPSON, 2d Asst. Tress
EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Asst. Cashier
EMORY MoCLINTOGK LL.D., F. I. A.,Actuary.
' WM. W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor, HENRY S. BROWN, Asst. Comp.
JOHN C. ELLIOTT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies,
EDWARD LYMAN SHORT. Gen. Solicitor.
GRANVILLE M. WHITE. M. D...
Jenn w. Nicholas."
New Haven, General Agt. for State of Connecticut.
Norwalk Chronicler