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the superior numbers, discipline, and (often) 
weapons of the British troops. 
A large army of citizens who can shoot 
straight at long range understand the ele¬ 
mentary tactics of skirmishing, and can be 
mobilized without delay or extraordinary efTort, 
would be the mainstay and safeguard of the 
country in event of emergency, while others 
equally willing and patriotic, unacquainted with 
the use of the modern rifle, and needing pre¬ 
liminary tuition, would only be food for the 
enemy’s powder and a source of danger and 
weakness to their own side. The necessity of 
such a system of training is acknowledged by 
military men, and has the cordial support of 
prominent citizens, while the New York Public 
Schools Athletic Association, under the presi¬ 
dency of Gen. G. W. Wingate, has assisted in 
the formation of voluntary rifle clubs in some 
of the public clubs of Brooklyn. 
The importance of the matter makes it a na¬ 
tional one, and while the difficulties arising from 
the question of State control are so great as to 
impose a barrier to its adoption as a Federal 
subject, they do not appear to be insurmount¬ 
able. A national cadet system under the control 
of and indirectly attached to the regular army, 
though at present visionary, is not beyond the 
possibilities.—New York Post. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Continued from page 266. 
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series of tests on various engines, and have 
recommended the Mietz & Weiss system. The 
Commission purchased the 22 horsepower Mietz 
& Weiss marine engine which they had under 
test.—Nautical Gazette. 
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York. 
The steel steam yacht for Mr. Peter R. Rouss, 
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C., is in frame. This yacht is 64ft. on the water¬ 
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The steam yacht Virginia, owned by Mr. Isaac 
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