I E r»r*tfity and os
a'dung vitl
•Writ Itm ii> recently o:
n»d c»a* tv- a*jtii;iE2;n'»ii of on
lomTh if tb» rttaa etanding
»ra jr ;% ’U Mriicac frontlet
* r* relation to ail but
it- nay iinaitcd nuc-i.-- of p-o
P- - *tw t*»» W-t iii a position
to k«y :e touch with the nsi’i
tarr prcgreas rtf the nation du
ns* the past fra t-ars iaci
tfetta!}? . tfcla object icsaoe under
« it .*i aar riiittioiia has an
' ' » ’ a :* » :> crtil<!au» recently u_ade
» «* dan. e»iat»U*taB*at in
f>* * a oo«scr»f* intf-oil this bull rtai-r
-* t Triu dte-- anted to a great eitent. as
* < o '- the ttltf hug a-boo of the r-ren;
a-’••-.it- tteraacua -MSBoly tfc- a!!eg-<l handle a;
'J*'1 is :r* u«? f gf n* forces scattered
«
*.• *' *.i- • sopbrated mili
tary K»t*
» * '*sm smb.i «*. is. li# nw of it*
Amenta* amj ..»» tee* to **- .* agly pc: 10
<* ••-» t' ’t,. rui- k advance on the
Itjo le-ta-nde. is ■ c* ame attri>nt# above ail
or: "* *** **5b tor m:.i«ar. • ♦ pert* has*
>"*"*» •»-** b* ever at&cr -fae $ mush Atc n. it
**: '-* * *J**4 S'a’M »'td» a mobile
:,r • as does an «.< f na-iae on the
f "h* indeed. J* is abso.^'elj imperaTlve.
T:,- • i; ...» i:xa •* found. of course .n tte
-——• “*• e*ta*t» of the r»pai,h< and ocr far
**** 'r»sr ttor To protect so catena! ve a
i»»rcor> t»e£( as: armed for.-*- that can move
*1*1 • frets* ra}-ii'« iron plate to place The
*ar* -tjt* broad tr»au vpar*-* ua from the
hs'-on* :.a*. in ’he *im; of 'rouble, aotiid
jwte ocr moat formidable foes. presumably
-'** as reaat-tiif.ic warning of attempted
taraaoua bat tot atth this lees a y 1: needs
Sii-A aertr aoli.crr to rush at shoe nc'jce
t® a*? threees»d pots: of attach.
Tie- ctr* -msbar c«- tint the rust log of -roops
*» war soatbiTa boundary ieft the Atlantic
r:rtua2y a*pre- led u t* -g made as
*T..me*t for a larger regular army by tte
~<st ' » • o' »jch at. ot(n:a! ■« Hoc ever
' f 'ery expert:* t>a»e w< wa;:*-d jpon a
***** arm* is perfect a state of military pre
pa redaen
* t a’.ewer -r a*' '* of t: .* tj'jettinn of
a large sanding army the military experts
*'» a ' »ailed jpot. its solution They hare
t’Ji* r.gl-T ahead, be*din* erery energy to
• ahe a fort* of cnwslf erahdy tees than ItN'OOO
the* etjusl a emergency to a body of soldiery
severs. * mes as numerous To that end 1'nrle
'«■ * * « ery wrtf C ue at kaos iedg* inert of
-*-» mo6*ra modem y of specialisation. hare
ice* rendered a* »ersatl> as possible in the
*"* of aarfare And heat of all. there haa
bee* r.iuramd the fire alarm propensity to
-at and raa dor a scene of trouble at the
.*• rteet % arsing la their pan of The pre
aWMa. too. the administrative ofBrtals in
- cry branch of 'he artsy bare kept constaut
y tat *und this asm and purpose
Of a' the preparations for car shirh hare
cooe forward under a dear sky perhaps the
am wonderful have Lad to do • itt the trans
Ttau * trranr*-_ertt Our military experts
bar* asakened to the fart 'hat the In: ted
~-aie« U ’i - greatest railroad cour.try to the
*o' A and tha' ere* la the event of the most
serious c-«*»ct n is ut.likely that many of
- ese Uses mould be seriously
sterf»red w*h Why not then, make these
■anlrilr •(■»* of time and spare a military as
set Indeed it Is imperative to do so if the
army is to bo 'entered a mobile force, for no
"•ec st. r <aa ferre as the twentieth cen
• ury siibdriiidi for the forceJ marches of oth
■T 4*»s < obseQu. tblj Whereas European na
*i» w their • _m*-rr bed areas and per
'frt bighwajNi bate boes. experimenting with
m -ary a-tomobtles and other innovations our
war Ccpsrtment ofttais hate been wr< stling
wtrt the problems of ths make-up end fcaa
dtmg of troop trains, and designing special
kitchen cars sad hospital ears and the like
m* *— Fyosi of the pan* that have been
m the a . tg them post dozen yean ha* route
ta tbe aw of the rscent hgrned adrzneo to
Teaas
If a ctss'e rtsitor could hare bee* <* Wash
i-gtoc to the early days <d the Spanish war
asd then agai* «be« the recent hurry cJ! to
the Gulf const was gtren he could re* Tali to
be impressed with *be ■ cw.trast.—the turmoil
and eoafntftt* of lbf wi t the well-oikd pre
«tabs of the prese** caeewxiom of prearranged
plana That S» tWdi »*: c--uld be moved a dis
lance cd thousands of tci’rs along a score of
gtfcrwtt artenea of traffic without apparently
Mam Pvt H.**»***f tm beett* Terrier-*
^:k« anfl Ftn« M« With
the Docks
White the folio* is* Itttie tat* of a
teat la Ismflofl mmy not help one
•hit la that famous routrorrrsy rac
lac a* t* * br-lw-r tit* aclmaia reaaoc
or tea* aaiY their tarteru. pet the
laerJtt ate-.bod «t; ioy«*J by the
J
d * ringing
1s l b t
s 1 i g fa test
d- rree ir.e fj
ti r d : n ary I
routine at 1
'be war de- 1
part tnent
h e a dquar
ttrs in
Washington
is a tribute,
first of ail.
of coarse,
to the re
o r a anized
Finding the Lost Dog
w to be recommended to other masters
of docs strayed
You will say. perhaps, that your dog
reaacms. thinks things out, whatever
other peoples dogs do; so may I tell
you of an odd little experience which
1 have had with my Scotch terrier,
aged two. because it arises from com
ing to live "In town?"
High life in a flat is not altogether
to his taste, for one reason, because
UNITED^ STATES
ARMY »* ACTION /
artn> with its general staff or board of direc
• ’in even greater degree Is It evidence
of the va’.-.e of that comparatively new insti
t lit ion. the V. S Army War College. The news
p: t r-adtng public has been told repeatedly
tbesc past few years that it is the special prov
iso* of the officers detailed to duty in the great
red brick building overlooking the Potomac
Washington to have on hand and to keep
■ ius antiy up to date detailed plans of cam
puign r - use in the event of war with any
tfcer nation However, the present instance
affords the country a’ large its first real ex
am T’lflcat ion of the practical value of the in
formation that is kept under such close guard
in ’be plan vault and the map rooms of the
War College.
It wse shown by the rapidity with which or
ders were formulated and issued for this sud
den movemen- of the largest body of troops
that has been handled at any one time since
the Spanish war that the War College has de
pendable information as to just what can be
expected of the railroads in an emergency.
Th.s showed tod the wisdom of Uncle Sam's
pol y of keeping his war plans up to the min
ute by revising them every time there is a
charge of railroad schedules for. in this in
stance, most of the troops traveled by regular
trains instead of hg special trains and the lat
ter would presumably be resorted to only in
'.he case of extreme emergency.
might prove as invaluable in the mountains of
Mexico as they have under somewhat similar
conditions in the Philippines.
Similarly the conditions existing at the scene
of ihe present campaign are such as to empha
size the fact that there is yet a very important
sphere for the cavalry in the army.
It as though the crisis in this unexpected quar
ter were a providential answer to the argu
ments of those persons in and out of official
life who have been urging in recent years
ihat the foot-soldier should be practically the
whole thing in our military complement. It
must be apparent to everybody who Is even
casually conversant with geographical condi
tions that if t'ncle Sam is to keep peace "Prom
the Canal to Canada” he will have need of a
considerable cavalry force and a force pro
vided with the best possible class of mounts.
There are mountainous localities In the region
to the south of us where only cavalry could
operate successfully. Neither automobiles nor
yet aeroplanes would serve as a substitute.
And incidentally It may be noted that conditions
on the Mexican border have afforded an op
portunity much earlier than was anticipated to
test the practical military value of the airship.
The servicability of the sky craft for scouting
operations ought to be pretty well attested ere
the troops return to their home stations.
>o Better theater of war. real or mimic, than
the southwest could be chosen for demon
strating the progress made during the past few
years, both in the methods and equipment of
the IT. S. Signal corps. The general public,
with its craving for the spectacular, has heard
most regarding the introduction of the aero
plane as a utensil of warfare but as a matter
of fact the Signal Corps has recently intro
duced innovations far more important from a
military standpoint than the aerial scouts, and
these communicative utilities and novelties for
day and night signaling would obviously prove
especially valuable in rough country where
there are few existing telephone or telegraph
wires and where the erection of such lines
would be difficult and expensive. The Signal
Corps is fully abreast of the times (and of the
military establishment of any other nation) In
its experiments with wireless telegraphy and
wireless telephony and it has developed some
very ingenious expedients for the use of rap
idly moving forces in the field.—as for instance,
the auto-telegraph car or telephone and tele
graph station on wheels and the apparatus
which enables a mounted trooper to lay or reel
in a telephone wire automatically while his
horse is at full gallop, the rider meanwhile con
tinuing telephone conversation over this elastic
wire.
It Is expected that when the joint operations
of the army and navy in the south have passed
into history the record of operations will af
ford argument one way or another as to what
shall be done with the U. S. Marine Corps.
Our readers will recall that this force, the -sol
diers of the navy" has been for some time past
a bone of contention in service and official cir
cles. Many persons have contended for years
Another teature of the ptans for the army In
art ion for which the big trek to Texas has
pr' ren a most beneficial dress rehearsal is that
which contemplates reliance upon the tele
graph system of the country in the movement
of troops The use o* the network of wires
covering the continent, in the event of war,
has been the subject of study on the part of
the military experts that has gone hand in
hand with the investigation as to how the rail
road arrangements could be made to promote
the mobility of the military force This work
ed out just as anticipated the day orders were
iseued for the advance to Texas and there
poured into the department a continual stream
of telegrams that kept the officials advised In
detail as to the movement of every body of
troops beaded for the rendezvous in the Lone
Star State.
It may be a trifle early to talk about the les
sons to be drawn from this taste of war but
one Is already apparent. It emphasizes that
the field artillery yet has a very Important
plat e in our military paraphernalia. There has
betn a disposition on the part of some people,
of late years, to regard any considerable
amount of field artilery as not the most useful
equipment for the American army. Such advo
cates took the view that I'ccle Sam ought to
put his money into heavy coast defense guns
;u*t as he is concentrating his naval expendi
ture upon battleships of the heaviest class.
However, the unexpected call to Texas, empha
sizing as It did. vistas of trouble that had been
completely overlooked In contemplation of the
"yellow peril." called attention to the possible
sore need for ample field artillery under cer
he can see nothing that interests him
from the windows; for another, be
cause he cannot wander out into a
garden.
He has to be taken out. and from
one outing he did not return. Instead,
there caiQe the news that he was lost,
thanks to rash youthfulness on his
part, and to undue trustfulness on the
part of another.
Nothing. 1 suppose, could be more
bopeiess than to plunge into the traf
fic and roar of mid-London in search
for a dog that baa not mastered his
=®5*ft2F5i ' v<cT JUtSeKT _
\ s&e7zr£Z£jey jw
ito, G£ j*E£0^jn=iec£*
tain condi
tions. And
incidently it
c o n v eyed
the hint
that the
m o u n tain
batteries, in
■which guns
and ammu
nition are
"packed" on
mule back
locality and will certainly not find his
way back.
But off 1 went at once, to be sure,
and 1 said to myself: “I wonder just
what 1 should be doing, where 1 should
have got to. if I were that dog?"
"Put yourself in his place," I said
to myself; and I recollect that the
previous day I had taken him to St.
James park, where he felt a deeper
ate interest in the ducks and geese.
"Well," 1 argued, "if 1 were that do*,
at the moment indifferent to home
ties, later unable to get back to them.
Arz>)
past that this body of sea soldiers who are pre
sumably no longer needed on our warships as
they were in the days when most of the sailors
were foreigners, should be transferred to the
army. Some time ago all the marines were ta
ken ofT the warships, but later by order of con
gress they had to be restored. Now that hun
dreds of the marines are scheduled to partici
pate in extensive land operations.—either inde
pendently or in conjunction with the soldiery of
the regular army—it is hoped that evidence will
be forthcoming as to whether or not they would
render better service if actually enrolled on the
army roster.
The “team work" of the army and navy which
is a consistent policy with l ucle Sam is being
followed along with other up-to-date ideas in the
operations on the Gulf coast. Co-operation be
tween military and naval forces is. of course, an
axiom with all the great powers of the world,
but many of the European nations which have
no very extensive sea coasts have not given the
attention to this that has been bestowed in the
I'nited States. It will be remembered that in
most recent war games on the Atlantic coast
there was joint responsibility between the two
arms of the service. However many persons had
little expectation that such concerted action
would be advisable when planning operations not
in reference to a foe from overseas, but rela
tive to possible disturbance in a neighbor repub
lic on our own continent. In this respect the
present activity has proven something of a rev
elation. But it has been realized that not only
can the warships render a service by a patrol of
the Gulf coast but are also a factor in that they
can land for shore service thousands of seamen,
trained by regular small arms practice for serv
ice as infantrymen and light artillerymen.
One of the marvels of the recent quick work
In the southwest is found in the very creditable
manner in which the commissary department
has met the responsibilities suddenly thrust up
on It. Here again there has been most gratify
ing contrast to the conditions of the Spanish
war period, but it must be remembered that
Tncle Sam has made very tangible progress
these past few years in the very Tital problems
of subsisting troops in the field. The army has
made most advantageous use of flreless cooking
by means of flreless cookers on wheels, designed
to cook the food while the military force tc
which the equipment is attached is on the march
and to have the meal, piping hot and ready to
serve the minute the force halts for the noon
day respite or to pitch camp at night.
tThere has been plenty of work too. for the en
gineer corps of the army in this “Texas cam
paign" fo£ there have been big camps to lay
out and to lay out such sites In various sizes up
to a divisional camp covering S00 acres means
an Immense amount of work for the surveying
corps and the map makers in the field. The en
gineers are also likely to find some opportunity
for their searchlight work,—Including that with
their new portable searchlights conveyed by au
tomobile trucks and ere the “war game" is con
cluded they are likely tc have more or less prac
tice in bridge building. And finally the opera
tions of 20.000 soldiers in the field cannot fail
to afford its share of work for the hospital corps
—the more so by reason of the effect upon the
health of many of the officers and men of so
sudden a change from a cold to a warm climate.
And the best part of all this practical try-out
of our military preparedness is that not only
will the rank and file get experience but the
nigher officers of the service from Gen. Leonard
Wood. down, will personally direct or observe
the important movements, thereby learning at
first hand the tactical and strategic lessons In
volved.
with nothing to direct my steps any
where in particular, why, I should
think of the ducks, and revisit them."
Doggy philosophy, but it was bet
ter than nothing, and to the lake in
St. James park I went and there, be
lieve me, sitting with his back to
Buckingham palace—although he is a
loyal and mannerly beast—and his fact,
to the ducks, was my Scotsman.
Here was a proven logician, like no
many Scotsmen, and perhaps he had
argued that I should know what he
would do. and was waiting for me.
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BAKING POWDER
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Wonderful in its raising
powers — its uniformity,
its never failing results, its
purity.
• Wonderful in its economy.
/ It costs less than the high-price
/ trust brands, but it is worth as
' much. It costs a trifle more than
the cheap and big can kinds
it is worth more. But proves its
real economy in the baking.
Use CALUMET—the Modern
Baking Powder.
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sera
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World's Pore
Food
Etpoeitirm
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fcCkc be handled Terr eerily. The rick are cored, and all others !■
a same »&ab>. no rra-.ter how “exposed.” kept from ha^.a^ the din
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^the tongoaor In feed. Acte on the blood and expels »r«rms of
all forms or distemper. Best remedy ewer kacwu for tuaree Ln f «L
C*ne bottle wearer,teed to cure one case. Me an<* *1 a bottle; tl and
ofdragslair—* ' w/t * *— —
I HOdosen of drags*:? and harness dealers, or sent express paid by
' macnfacrareca Cut shows bow to poultice throats. Our frse
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AS HE UNDERSTOOD THEM
Apprentice Carried Out Orders of His
Employer, but the Result
Was Sad.
“Now, William,” the old farmer said
to his new apprentice. "I want thee to
mind what I do say to thee, to be I
sharp and attentive and to delay not
in carrying out my instructions.”
“Ay, ay, zur." replied William.
‘First, now, I want thee to take
out the old white mare and have her
shod.”
“Ay, ay, zur,” said William, and de
parted.
He returned two hours later and the !
old farmer questioned him.
‘Thee hast not been quick, lad,"
he said, reprovingly, “but if thee hast .
done thy work as 1 ordered thee thou
shall be forgiven. Didst thee have
the mare shod, as I telled thee?”
“Ay, ay, zur!” replied William,
beaming. “Didst thou not hear the
gun? 1 shot her myself and I've just
buried her "—l.ondon Answers.
BASEBALL.
“Oout at first." so the umpire decided.
This decision the runner derided.
And these words at him were cast.
"Not at first, hut at last—"
Then the runner and umpire collided!
ALL RUN DOWN.
A Typical Case of Kidney Tiouble and
How It Was Cured.
A. J. Adams, 242 Rose St., Rosebur^
Ore., says: "My back ached fiercely
fcr hours and then eased up only to
leave me so weak I could hardly move.
SCRATCHED TILL BLOOD RAN
"When my boy -was about three
months old his head broke out with a
rash which was very itchy and ran a
watery fluid. We tried everything we
could but he got worse all the time,
till it spread to his arms, legs and
then to his entire body. He got so
bad that he came near dying. The I
rash would itch so that he would
scratch till the blood ran, and a thin
yellowish stuff would be all over his
pillow in the morning. I had to put
mittens on his hands to prevent him
tearing his skin. He was so weak
and run down that he took fainting
spells as if he were dying. He was
almost a skeleton and his little hands
were thin like claws.
“He was bad about eight months
when we tried Cuticura Remedies. 1 ,
had not laid him down in his cradle
in the daytime for a long while. 1
washed him with Cuticura Soap and
put on one application of Cuticura I
Ointment and he was so soothed that
he could sleep. You don't know how
glad 1 was he felt better. It took one
box of Cuticura Ointment and pretty !
. near one cake of Cuticura Soap to
cure him. I think our boy would have
died but for the Cuticura Remedies ;
and I shall always remain a firm
friend of them. There has been po
return of the trouble. I shall be glad
to have you publish this true state
ment of his cure." (Signed! Mrs. M.
C. Maitland, Jasper, Ontario, May 27,
I 1910.
Like Home Touch.
Tired and dusty, a party were re
turning by rail from a holiday trip.
Slmkins, a little bald mac. seated him
self to read, but dropped off to sleep.
On the rack was a ferocious crab in a j
bucket, and when Slmkins went to
sleep the crab woke up. and finding ;
things dull in the bucket started ex- i
ploring. By careful investigation Mr. j
Crab reached the edge of the rack. :
Down it fell, alighting on Simkln's
shoulder, where it grabbed the man's !
ear to study itself. The passengers !
held their breath and waited for de
velopments. but Slmkins only shook
his head and said: “Leggo, Sarah: I
tell you I've been at tho office all
the evening!”
A Herford Bon Mot.
Oliver Herford and a friend were
strolling through a section of town
that was plentifully strung with pul
ley lines on which many a family
“wash'' was waving in the wind. Mr.
Hcrford's companion called attention
to the manner in which these gar
ments shut out the sky and otherwise
disfigured the landscape. Mr. Herford
: gated at them thoughtfully and then
! gently murmured: “The short and
: and simple flannels of the poor.”
1
I
Kidney secretions con
tained heavy sediment
and burned awfully in
passage. Everything
seemed to be gradu
ally giving way; my
limbs ached, sight be
came poor and blood
circulation was so im
paired that I reeled
and had to clutch something to keep
from failing. I grew worse and for
weeks was unable to work. One thing
after another I tried without relief
and then I began with Doan's Kidney
Pills. I new feel like a different per
son.”
Remember the name—Doan’s.
For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Not a Singer.
"Johnny,” the teacher said, “here is
a book. Mow, stand up straight and
sing like a little man.”
The song was “Nearer, My God.”
No sooner had the school commenced
to sing than a little girl waved her
hand frantically. Stopping the sing
ing. the teacher inquired the cause.
“Please, teacher, l think Johnny
will get nearer if be whistles.”
Her Way.
Mrs. Woggs—So you keep your hus
band home evenings? I suppose you
put his slippers where he can find
'em?
Mrs. Boggs—No; I put his over
shoes where he can't.—Puck.
Met His Match.
Alkali Iks—They have just taken
Roaring Bill to the hospital.
Pistol Pete—What happened t*
him?
Alkali Ike—He tried to break up >
suffragist meeting.—Judge.
Love never clogs a man's memory
He is scarcely off with the old until
he is on with the new.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothins Syrup for Chlldrei
teeitaisc. softens the earns, reduces inflamma
tion, allays pain. cure* wind colic, 25c a bottle
Little wits are often great talkers
—De la Roche.
Lewis’ Single Binder 5e cigar equals ir
I quality most 10c cigars.
Ambition is a longing that makes
i some men near-great.
ARE YOU FREE
—FROM—
Headaches, Colds, Indigestion,
Pains. Constipation, Sour Stomach,
Dizziness? If you are not, the most
effective, prompt and pleasant
method of getting rid of them is tc
take, now and then, a desertspoon
ful of die ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy—Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of Sana. It is
well Known throughout the world
as the best of family laxative reme
dies, because it ads so gently and
strengthens naturally without xrri
| fating the system in any way.
i To get its beneficial effects it h
always ne.essary to buy die genu
ine, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co, betting the name
of die Company, plainly printed on
the front of every package.
Not Juct What He Meant.
She (at the masquerade)—Do you
think my costume becoming?
He (with enthusiasm)—Yes, indeed;
but you would be lovely in an dis
guise.
rSK ALLECS rOOT-KASK
'he Antiseptic powder to he shaken into the shoes
tor tired, achinc feet. It takee the sting out of corns
and bunions and makes walking a delight. Sold
everywhere. Be. Refuse nUstitshi. For FR1I
trial package, address A- S. Olmsted, Le Boy, N.T.
On Occasion.
"Pop, is it X that is an unknown
quantity?"
“I have always found it so, my son,
whenever I tried to borrow one.”
Dr. Pierce’s Pellets, small, sugar-coated
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig
orate stomach, liver and bowels and cure :
constipation.
The alleviation of suffering is on* I
of the means by which the advance
ment of our race is secured.—Sir
James Criebton-Browne.
It's easier for a shiftless man to
make friends than to make good.
