The Greeks are not cowards by any means, but without good officers to lead them, the bravest men are of little use. King George seems fully to understand that his son cannot lead the troops, and is willing to meet the wishes of the people. As far as known at the present moment, he has recalled the staff of officers who advised the Crown Prince, and has sent in their place men who are thought to be better soldiers. The loss of Larissa is declared to be solely due to the bad generalship of the Crown Prince. The people of Athens were very much enraged when they heard the mistakes that had been made by the army, and the foolish way that several of the battles had been lost. They insisted that the trouble was due to the King's interference in military matters; they declared that the men he had sent with Prince Constantine to command the army were not soldiers, but merely favorites at court. The Greek fleet and the troops in Epirus may yet do a good deal to offset the mischief that has been done in Thessaly, but the fate of Greece seems to depend upon the result of the next few days. It must not be forgotten that many armies that have met with defeat at first, have gathered courage, and gained victories that have changed the whole course of events. With the memories of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis in their hearts, the Greeks need never despair. We told you of these celebrated battles in No. 25--in the story of Ancient Greece. Miss Yonge in her stories of Greek History has written a very complete and interesting account of them also. * * * * * There has been quite a stir in the Senate, caused by the new Senator from Illinois, Mr. Mason. This gentleman has introduced a resolution asking that the Senate provide some rule for closing debate, and bringing to a vote questions before that body. Although there is a rule in the House of Representatives by which discussion of any question may be stopped, it has been the custom in the Senate to allow unlimited discussion, and in some cases this right has been used to "kill" certain measures. This was attempted a few years ago when the bill to repeal the "Sherman law" was before the Senate and some of the Senators think that it is now being employed to kill Mr. Morgan's Cuban Bill and the Arbitration Treaty. To prevent this Mr. Mason wishes a rule of cloture (or closure, as it is called in England) adopted. This is a French word, meaning, to bring to an ending, or close. Such a rule was introduced in the English House of Commons by Mr. Gladstone in 1882, when the debates on the Irish question threatened to be endless, and the whole business of Parliament was stopped by a few members exercising their right to speak as long as they chose.