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fealaeeeeeeeew V T X Bad Digesti..:, Bad' Heart. t'oor digestion often cjuhp Irregularity o the heart's action I'll It Irirsiitaritv m.iy t( mistaken for real, origin c heart ilueme Tin symptom aro imicli llu iiiiih There l liow "ier a uist dlltori'iice tu'twoeii the two ortntitt heart dMeaae Is often Incurable; apparent IimM diieiio Is citratile If kixhI iliuostlon ho restored A case In point Is quoteil from tho A'tu Kra of (SreunsliurK, Intl. Mrs. I'.lluti Coliom. New liolnt, lnd., a uoMi.in fnrt)tliri'o)c.'rs old, li.ul suflered for four jo.irs with dlstresslni! stomach troulilo. The KMsKi)iii'r:ilc(l uj ttio liiJiK't!n pressed on tho heart, ,itnl e.utcil ;m lru-Kiil.irlty -of Its action. Sliu had much p.ilu In her stomach and heart, and vassntiJecttofreiiuciit:indseeru -chukliiK spells nhlch weru most seieroat night. Doctors ore tried In vain, tho patlunt liecaino rworsu, despondent, and feared ImpcndlURdpjth. Li . A Can of Htarl Failure. She wa much frightened hut noticed that In Intenaleln nhlch her stomach did not annoy Iter, her heart's action became normal Measim iti2 correctly that her digestion was alone at fault Iib procured tho proper medicine to treat that truulile and with Immediate good results, Her appetite came back, tho choklim spells bet came less freuueut and Dually ceased. Her weight, which had been itnutly redueed win restoied and slie now weighs mote than for years. Jler blood vHui becamo pure and her cheeks rn-y. The case Is of general Intel est because tho lUeao Is a very common one That others may Tnow tho means of euro wo give tho name of tho jnediclnoused-I)r. Williams l'luk Tills for I'.iltl l'eople. Thee pills contain all the element1 necessary to give now life and richness to tho blood and restore shattered nerves. WOMEN OF THE ARMY. These are the times that try wotnen'a cauls as well as men's, and nowheru more sorely than In the regular army. Used at all times to Inconvenienced -which make their sisters in civil Ufa. stare with amuzement that they should, endure them, just now their life Is morn than ordinarily hard. For, of course, the regulars are' the' backbone of thij army und nre ordered hither anu thither as the wind bloweth, and thelit families nre not left safely behind in their own homes, but must vacate thosq quarters to the next comers. At almost every post In the country, In lieu of draperies and bric-a-brac, packing rases and burlap are the adorn ments of halls and rooms! and thu .housekeeper struggles along with an few dishes, pots and pans as she can so that the last day's packing may be. "as light as possible. Instances of tho philosophic way In which she accepts the inevitable are without number. Foq your true army womand regards wac and the discomforts It entnlls on her a:j n doctor's wife does his night calls o his Irregular hours or his visits to a patient with a contagious disease. Io is a sad part of his profession, but nj part, no matter how dire Its conse-i quences. So the army woman antj the Ideal Is probably the daughter oj one ofllcer and the wife of another-, packs away her pretty things and trleji to think only of the prizes war can bring not Its blanks. It Is told that the meeting of father, sons, sons-in-law and brothers ni Chlckamauga was the first occasion when all had been together. But thil pleasure of the meeting was marret) by the knowledge that wives antj daughters, mothers and sisters had been left behind to complete the packing. "Think of what that meant, ye women or the cities, when it is remembered thai the posts were removed from cities and, that all dependence for carpentering, .packing, etc., had up to that time been placed on the soldiers. When the troops were withdrawn the women had their own hammering to do, and who shal say how many crates were made by .hands that the satirist accuses of be-. 1ng unable to hit a nail on the head? The haste with which the final orders came when they did come at last fotj mobilization was another hard feature 'for the army woman to face. One fyoung engineer gave up his bridal toun and carried off his day-old wife to his new post. That was no such hardship," however, as came to a young cavalry officer far away on the plains. His be trothed was visiting her sister on tho post when orders came at night fop the troops to march at daylight. The "young officer hurried over to the he use where she lived und besought her to nave him on the spot. As there was sure to be uncertainty If not danger ot death ahead qf them, she finally con sented, and her sister agreed that such a course of action would be for the best. By the time everything was ready It was midnight, and when the groom left the new wife discovered that she, had been married with ouly one slipper on. In her nervousness and ex citement she had not noticed the fact. Another young woman, whose wed ding occurred but little before tho Elaine disaster, disregarding all "signs of the times," came to her new home and settled down with all the pretty fixings and furniture of a bride. No sooner was she In order than the artll lery bill was passed, and her husband, was transferred to a new regiment. "They packed up all the fine furniture -which they had enjoyed so short a time and left for the new post. Since then but a month or so they have had two moves, and the bride plucklly observes that while she feels sure she'll never settle down again, she doesn't grieve, as much as one might think, because there can't possibly be much left of, ber household goods after all the trav eling they have gone through. i p SALT AND ITS PROPERTIES. A teaspoonful of salt in a lamp will make kerosene oil give a brighter light. Added to a bucket of water It forms a remarkably effective fire extinguisher. A handful of rock salt added to tha bath la the next best thing to an ocean dip. New calicoes soaked In a strong so lution of salt for an hour before wash ing will retain their colors better. As a dentifrice salt and water will not only cleanse, but- whiten the teeth, and will harden the gums. When broiling steak a pinch or two. of salt thrown on the fire will quench the flames arising from the dripping fat. A weak solution Is good for sore throat, to be used as a gargle, and this is still better If a few grains of red pep per are added. Ink stains may be removed by the use sf moistened salt. When It becomes discolored remove It and use a fresh supply until no-color rema!ns. HORRORS OF THE BULL RING Mrs. John A. Lounn Roports n Spanish Bull Fight. (Uy Mrs. John A. Loirnn ) A fenture of Holy Week in Havana and a climax of nil the ret monies If the extensive ptepariitlnn for the gieatest bull f'ght or the er, which occurs annually on Knster Sunday aft ernoon Scarcely hnve the sounds of tin church bells, ringing out the glad tl'. Ings thaLour Savior has ascended Into heaven, died out before the jlnglinc bells on the gnyly cnpnrlsuned drntiv'it mules used to dtng away the dead bulls nnd horses announce the opening of the bull ring. This vicious nntlonn sport the Spaniards hnve cart led to Cuba and nil their colonies. Wishing to see everything that Influ enced the masses when I was In Spain, I decided to see this spnctacle. It wus glorious afternoon when, with a guilty conscience, we ascended the steps that led to the seats In the amphitheater of the enormous bull ring of Seville. We had heard much of the science of the contest, the wonderful skill nnd courage of Garetta, the greatest living bull fighter, and we hoped In our henrts that there might be some redeeming quality displayed as a sort of pallia tion to our outraged conscience. As we took our seats we felt almost bewildered by the gay scene before us more than 50,000 people on seats ar ranged tier above tier of the great am. phltheater. ladles In their gorgeous cos. tumes, wearing their finest Jewels and delicate white or black lace mantlllat over their heads as If they were attend, lng the opera; princes, dukes and gen. tlemen ofl the highest ofilclal rank attending them, until the boxes looked like those of the Metropolitan opera house In New York on a gala night. In other sections were the wealthier citizens and their families down to In fants In arms, then the people of all classes and conditions In their besf attire, until every seat was occupied. We had hardly adjusted ourselves when the gates flew open, nnd like the beglnnlg of a circus the grand entrea was made by the matadors and toreas dors, the plcadores mounted on the poor old gayly bedecked nags that were soon to be gored to death. The mules with their tinkling sleigh' bells, their riders and drivers all tricked ut in the brightest colors of the rain, bow, the men wearing costumes richly embroidered In gold braid, with white, blue, yellow, red and bright colored stockings, their slippers and knee breeches covered with gold or silver spangles. I The matadors and toreadors wore round velvet caps, the plcadores large, light-colored sombreros, with bright ribbon bands and feathers. They circled round and round the ring, and then out l at one of the entrances, all except tht mounted plcadores. The matadors and toreadors stationed themselves at the opposite sides from the gate at which the bull was to be let Into the ring. At a given signal the gate swung out ward, and the majestic looking dumb creature rushed In from the dungeon like stall where he had been confined without food or water for many hours 1 before. Once out In the light and sur 1 rounded by the gay spectacle which met his bewildered eyes, the poor brute held his head high In the air and. seemed so frightened that he was ready to dash a way In any direction to escape his surroundings. This was the opportunity for thu picador to ride, spear in hand, upon tho very horns of the animal, who, like a hunted beast at bay, naturally plunged his horns Into the hotse nnd hoisted him Into the air. the toreador repeating again and again the brutal assault. Each time the horse recoiled from the wounds mnde by the bull In self-defence until the poor, bleeding brute was sulll ciently exhausted for the dozen or more ' matadors to attack him right and left with barbed Javelins and decorated ban. derlllas. 1 They worried him continually untl, Garetta, red cloak and sword In hand, could approach the crealure closely enough to thrust his Toledo blade deep Into his neck. In the vital spot just be hind the horns. I Many times he approached and dex- terously tried to bury the sword to the 1 hilt, was often unsuccessful, but as often renewed the attuvk, while iha toreadors on foot kept up their perse cutions to divert the animal's attention, until at last Garetta made the fatal stroke and the suffering beast would drop, all the while displaying more, courage than the nobler animal who , had butchered him. J During the combat there were many times when the bull came near dls , patching his tormentors, and would j have done so but for their tleetness Of I foot In reaching and getting behind tha l barriers. From the first to the last our sympft- l thles were with the poor bulls, arid i though we pat for three hours a nd watched what was said to be the skilful killing by the greatest bull fighter In Spain of six magnificent bulls, the finest specimens of the peculiar species mat are raised on the best estates of dukes I and members of the royal families, who are given the exclusive privilege of raising them for the tights, which occun In some city In Spain every Sunday, we failed to see one single redeeming fea- i ture in the contest. When you consider that from twenty-five to thirty horses were gored to death and drugged from the ring, and that from twelve to fourteen men on foot and on horseback were constantly i torturing and dlstrnctnlg the bulls wa could not appreciate the moral courage or skilful thrusts of the great Garetta. Once the bull made for the lot, and in running for the barrier Garetta fell and the bull ran over him as he was making for one of the matadors. In passing over Garetta he planted his hind feet between Garetta's shoulders, uncom fortably near the base of his brain, which came well nigh ending the cham pion bull fighter's career. With difficulty he arose and made fo a barrier while the bull was horning 1 the one behind which some of his tor mentors had taken refuge. Luckl'j for him. Garetta had time to escape before the bull turned again Into the ring. Each time a bull was killed the shouts were deafening. Then men threw thlr hats Into the ring, crying, "Bravo! Bravo, Garetta!" No conquering hero could be more applauded by the whole, people than are their best bull fighters. Garetta's Income Is estimated to be, the largest of any Individual in Spain, It was reported, however, that he was so impressed by the accident that oci curred to him Easter Sunday, 1896, and feeling that it was a warning to htm, he gave a large sum to the church and left the ring forever. The demoralizing effect of these barT barous exhibitions on the Spanish peo pie the world over cannot be computed. It has made the people brutal, immoral and to the last degree degenerate. The rulers of Spain for long have been so weak and profligate that they hava yielded to the demands of the vicious until refinement and morality are tha exceptions, and vice and brutality are the rule. There Is a gleam of hope in the fact that the Queen Kegent will not allow the young king to be taken to the bull fights, and If she had the power she would suppress them. MILITARY COOKING. Something About tho Commissary Department. The commissary department Is by no means the least Important In modern warfare. The men must be well fed to endure the hnrdslps of the march nnd battle, so that they enn be most effective. A won It soldier Is pretty apt to be it poor one. and the proper pteparntlon of the food for the troops Is a leading element In the art or science of waging war. Germany points the wny by some, novel devices Just introduced Into her great army, by which food can be pre pared by the army cook In the field Just us well ns when In the, bnrt neks. In the fit st place, a special cooking tent has been devised, fixed with great firmness when pitched, bo that tho fiercest storm cannot Interfere with the cooking. In It Is a huge cruciform apparatus, with three large boilers In each "leg" of the cross. The fire Is built In the center, where the smokestack Is, flues carrying the heat under all of the boilers In which the food t cooked. This strange looking stove Is made of sheet iron nnd Is easily blocked up on wheels when It becomes necessary to move the camp. Around the tent In which this stove Is, on which food for a whole battalion cun be cooked at once, are big Iron hooks fot the quarters of beef and bins for tho vegetables, so that as soon as the tent Is pitched over the battalion's stove th cooks can set to work and have tin illnttnr ronilv In n nlinrt order. Another und smaller oven has been Introduced. It, too, Is of sheet Iron anA is so light that a number of men can easily lift It and put It on an ordinary flat bodied wagon for removal. It Is still large enough to permit the cook ing of a meal for thirty men at one time, Wood Is, of course, used for both of these "stoves," as most easily secured wherever a soldier happens tc camp. If, In addition to the smal stove on wheels, the cooks of the American army were provided with such convenient de vices as there they would find their work greatly simplified. Few persons know that the United States commis sary general of subsistence has lately Issued a manual for army cooks, with 300 pages of rules und recipes for tho guidance of the men who prepare tha food for the soldiers. With these Ger. man stoves they no longer hnve to try to Improvise an over by digging a hole In the ground. When they wunt to broil steaks or chops the "Manual" says: "Built a good log fire and let It burn down to a bed of coals, so that there will be no smoke. Cut your steaks or chops almost an inch thick and season with pepper and salt. Put your meat between the bars of your broiler and place on the redhot coals. If a little charted scrape with a knife. But steaks and shops are rnther In frequent luxuries when the army Is on the mnrch or In distant lands, und then corned beef and mess pork nre staple dishes Very naturally "cannon balls" and "bombshells" are In general de mand. The manual prescribes com pounding of cannon balls thus: "Take six pounds of flour, one and a half pounds of suet, three pints of mo lasses nnd one pint of water. Chop up suet, mix with the flour, mix the mo lasses with water, put flour Into It, mix ing with flour. Make Into balls of any Blze and boll from one hour and up ward, according to size." It is said that these cannon balls may be stacked up to keep Indefinitely with, out cold storage, being effective from one to two years after manufacture. "Bombshells" are compounded of "sixteen and a half pounds of meat to six pounds of flour, one pound, of onions, three, ounces df salt, one ounce of pep per, sweet herbs nnd water." These are chopped by the hour and then cast Into twelve or thirty-two pounders. The projectile is boiled, according to size, from one hour to two nnd a quarter hours A note In the manual states: "The appetite of men tnken from quarters and placed In the field In creases considerably for the first few days. Meats that would be Indigestible from toughness and simple dishes (such ns 'cannon balls' and 'bombshells') often neglected while In barracks, ure eaten with appetite." When the camp Is more or less per manentas at Tampa, for Instance thecook"s work Is tolerably easy, but when on the mnrch or In temporary camp which may be broken up at an hour's notice the portable stoves of the German army would be of Inestlm. able value. One of the most Interesting reclper In the army cook book is "mock oyster soup." prescribed as follows: "Mnsh one quart of canned toma toes through a colander and boll them twenty minutes. Season well with cay enne pepper and salt. While the to matoes are boiling add a half tea spoonful of fine bicarbonate of soda and let it ferment. Pour In a quart of milk and add two crackers rolled fine and two ounces 'of butter. Let It boll and serve." If you don't find any oysters In tha soup It's not the cook's fault. The writer of the manual seems to expect the soldiers to have a large var iety of food to enjoy, telling the cooks how to prepare St. Patrick's soup, baked and planked shad (cooking by nailing the fish to a plank close to an open fire), little plj;s In blankets (oysters wrapped In slices of bacon), beefsteaks smothered In onions, stuffed egg plant. French artichokes, aspara gus on toast, stewed cranberries, artil lery fire (bread, suet, apples and sug ar). Ice cream, wine Jelly and lemon ade. When the soldiers of Uncle -Sam reach Cuba they will doubtless look eagerly forward to their lemonade, madu according to this careful re cipe: "or a quart of water take the Juice of three lemons, using the find of one of them. Peel the rind very thin, getting Just the yellow outside; cut Into pieces and put with the Juice and powdered sugar, of which use two ounces to the quart. In a Jar with a cover. When the hot water la Just at the tea point pour it over the lemon and sugar, cover at once and let it get cold," The author has for gotten, however, the very Important Item of the "stick" in it. After a long day's march or the hot pursuit of fleeing Spaniards Just Imagine the "boys" drinking "army" lemonade! The Germans have also Introduced some valuable devices for field hospi tals. One Is a rolling titter, or stretcher, provided with pneumatic rubber tires, used for bringing the wounded to the hospital tent with as little Jarring as possible. And In that tent, b'.-sldes the trim iron beds, fold ing up for transport. Is a bathtub and shower, . with a stove attached for heating the water, contributing not a little to the health and comfort of the wounded or 111 soldiers. The number of prizes captured In the war of the rebellion was about 1,300, the most valuable being the Ironclad Tennessee, taken by Admiral Farragut In the battle of Mobile bay, and valued at $595,000. ARRESTED DEWEY. Story of tho Famous Admiral In HI Younger Days. To George P Plnlntcri, nn old nnd highly respected tes.drtit of York, Mf. belongs the unique distinction of belli the only man who ever placed Ren Admit nl Geoig Pey under arrest An absuidty Inner-unit- and mlslwidlnii statement bs to how th' came uboul tins beeu going the tnumls of the prfMS but the facts me set forth tersely nnd Intel estlngly In n letter as follows "The story of my fining Llcutctinnt lVwey for nsnult some thlty yenr ago, which has appeared In many news papers of late, was not authorized by me, and Is Incorrect In Its essential pnrts. In the published story It wus said that Lieutenant Dewey thrashed a United States marine nt the Klttery navy yn.rd, and that Justice Plulsted heard the complaint and fined Dewey $25. The fine, so ran the htory, wa promptly paid, the lieutenant remark Inc with a chuckle, ns ho paid ovet the money, that It was worth $25 to have had the pleasure of thrashing such a dlsgtace to the united states navy. "Now the law of Maine gives a trial Justice Jurisdiction only to the extent of a J10 line. In the next place, 11 Lleutennnt Dewey had assaulted n United States marine he would have been cnurtmartlaled If tried at all, nnd no civil authority would have had Juris diction. Thirdly, I never was a trial Justice. "The facts, however, are these: 1 was at that time n deputy sheriff In and for the county of York, nnd as bucIi arrested Lieutenant, now Hear Admiral, George Dewey for nn alleged assault. He objected to my making the arrest as he was a United States ofllcer, nnd claimed that I had no authority In the premises. I did arrest him, however, and, bb you will see by the photograph of my sheriff's docket, he was fined J5 and costs of court, the costs amount ing to JS.80, a total fine of $1X80. "Lieutenant Dewey wns then a younn man and felt quite grand with hi) stripes. He has. doubtless learned u grent deal since then. "He looked upon me with disdain, and thought a country deputy sheriff wasn't anybody. He wns not satisfied that I could legally arrest him, so at his suggectlon we repnlred to the com modore's office to have that point set tied. "The commodore listened while Lieu, tennnt Dewey stated his side of the case. He then asked me If I was nn officer, and t so what kind. I told him. He asked for the warrant. 1 showed It tp him. Then, after prodding Hie" with a few more questions, the com modore turned to Lieutenant Dewey nnd said: 'Lieutenant, the young man Is right, and you hud better prepare for trial.' M- "i " "That rather took the wind out of Dewey's sails, and In due time he was tried with the result shown on the docket. "Garland, the complalnnnt, was a prl vate citizen, nnd Lieutenant Dewey had hit him a lively crack on the head with a speaking trumpet. "Thirty years have elapsed since 1 became acquainted with Lleutennnt Dewey, and but for his unpnralleled victory over the Spanish fleet at Manila I probably would never have been re minded of the episode of ho long ago which led up to that acquaintance. "GEORGE P. PLAISTED." The town of York, in which Mr. Plulsted lives, adJolnB that of Klttery, In' which the so-called Portmouth navy yard Is located. The old time assault case, which Mr. PJalsted now recalls, nnd ns to the disposition of which hla sheriff's docket is a silent but post tlve witness, took place In Kltteiy, near the navy yard. The defense was that the assault was Justifiable. From the point of view of a high spirited young officer who had no use for a loafer and would not take back talk from a fresh civilian it doubtless was: not so, how ever, In the eye of the law, The sheriff of thirty yearB ago Is now, by the way, one of the busiest men In York, and vigorous for one of his years. Besides editing and publish ing the York Courant "a bright, lively local newspaper, devoted to the best Interests of York nnd surrounding towns" he practices law. writes insur ance, deals In genernl merchandise and acts as notnry public. Money could not buy the old docket, which shows that Its owner once placed the great admiral under nrrest and made him step Into court nnd toe the mark. It Is likely that the valued relic will be kept In the Plalsted family and be handed down from generation to generation. There Is but one other pos. plble disposition of It. TUe former sher iff may present It to Rear Admiral Dewey, when, nt the first opportunity, he calls upon him to renew the ncqualn. tunce of thirty years ago. As n re minder of the days when he was o smart feeling young lieutenant and sniffed the salty air of the Piscataquis meadows the telltale sheriff's docket would doubtless please the Hear Ad miral mightily. Matrimony. In some countries the bride la crownd by the matrons with a gar land of prickles, and so delivered unto her husband that he might known ht hath tied himself to a thorny pleasure. In the sixteenth century Sir Johc Davis wrote of matrimony: Wedlock, Indeed, hath oft compare? been To public feats where meet a public route, "Where those that are without would fain go in, And those that are within would fain go out. "When the pope heard of the marriage of Father Hyachlnth.he exclalmed:"The taints be praised! the renegade bus taken his punishment into his own hands. Truly, the ways of Providence are Inscutable." Cicero tells us that one day Palen tlnus, calling his neighbors around him, burst Into tears and exclaimed that lie had now growing in his garden a tree on which three of his wives had In succession hanged themselves, and asked if he had not good reason to weep. Whereupon his neighbors all begged a sprout from the tree, and ever after It was the most sought after of anything on his estate. It Sucoedad. He stayed to late. He often came, But every time it was the same. She hinted In each word she said When It was time to go to bed, But still he stayed. E'en at the dooi He'd linger for a half hour more, And, blind to all her angry sorrow, He'd say good night tlll.lt waa morrow, One night he came. The clock struck eleven: She yawned and wished be was In heaven. An Idea roused her all awake; She from the pantry brought some cake, "Eat this," she said with fell design; " 'Twas made by these fair hands of mine." He looked at her with rapture dumb; He ate that cake yes, every crumb. She smiling saw him to the door. lie went but came again no more. WHAT THE SOLDIER BOYS EAT In nil the rmy thene days there Is no busier npmtinrnt thnn that of the cominlssnty It would not seem so vn Its fa e. for the wheels of mtitiiie "Ver fBll to i tin smoothly, even when they are weighted down with duuMi Biid triple tusks, yet there la a ii-w proposition before the American d dler of this generation, nnd those un rerned In food supplies quite reailz.' their responsibility. In place of feel ing 25,000 men, neatly all In garrison, the problem Is now to feed If.O.OOi), per. haps moie, mnny of them In nn enemy h country and on the march. A very few days Is likely to bring about precisely this condition of nffnlrs and quietly, but no less effectively, the commissary department of the United Stntes ntmy has set Its grent mnchln ery In motion. Wero It merely to put before enrh fighting nnd samp of occupation soldier the ration he would get If he were In tho mllltnrv service of one of the con tinental countries, tho tnsk would bo sufficiently difficult. But Uncle Sam, army chief, feeds the men who war for him on altogether different lines. Even In th Held, In the midst of the hard est sort of campaign, he provides them with a bill of fare that Is very much better, more varied, more full and more palatable. OUH BOYS BETTER FED. No continental soldier gets anything like the nmount of inent the United StnteB troopn do, nnd nowhere else Is the dally rntton so complete, Russia doles out, It Is true, more bread per day to her soldiers than wo do, but It Is black bread, nnd the Russian army'B quota of meat 1b fnr less. I In truth. In comparison with the army diet of the civil war. or even with the Franco-Prussian conflict, tho mod ern Boldler Is luxurously fed. Refriger ator cars nnd swift supply bonts, equip ped with refrigerator compartments, bring him fresh beef nnd mutton, even when he Is nctunlly on the bnttle field Salt pork and the like nre nowadays dernier resorts, and are hardly likely to be heard of In the Invasion of Cuba, much less nctunlly furnished In his pocket the modem army man, even the prlvnte. carries tablets of sac charine and capsules of !ea. one of these cnpsules being sufficient for very nearly a qunrt, A powder like aytbstnnce pea mcnl needB only wntur mixed with It and a little hasty cooking to form n very excellent nnd nutritious soup It Is more than excellent and nutritious. Indeed, It Is abundantly satisfying, anil the most exhausted nnd footsore sotdler after a lunch or dinner off this can go Imme diately Into conflict. SOLDIER'S STOMACH FIRST. Modern army science. It Is especially to be noted.conslders the soldier's Htim nch first of all, It ranks Its cnmmls hnry train ns fnr ahead of its ami-mnl-lion truln In Importance and eitalllshes ns Its flrBt prln-lple that men ennnot PAINT -WALLS, CEILINGS, MURAL0 WATER' COLOR PAINTS FOB pECOMTINQ WALLS AND CEILINGS fS'BBISSPS MURALO paint denier end do rour own deoorallng. Thl; material la n IIAItU fl.MHIl to bn applied with n bruah and become u bard M Cement. Milled lu Iweot.four Hole and woike wiuallr well with cold nr hot water tw-er:.i) run siMiM.R rnt.nu iaimi local dealer let ut know ead we will put joa In tbe war ot obtaining it. THE MURALO CO.. NEW BRIGHTON. 8. I.. NEW YORK. ilght well without ample food. Before li battle Invariably If possible the men aie fed, nnd, their appetites satisfied, they march forth flerr-e and rejoicing Nor does It answer to feed men these Umes mathematically and bclentlflcally with so mnny ounres of nutriment. As the old army olllcers put It, the men inust "feel their stomachs full." It was n faulty commissariat, army nnnals decline, that made Napoleon's tampalgn In Russia a failure, and many another campaign tins ended In com parative disaster because of the bad feeding of Its troops. All the United states army, there fore, up with the tin es und experience Vif other nntlonB, is alive to the im portance of this question, and It Is likely that the American troops of 189S will bo fed ns never were troops be fore. MODERN SUPPLY SYSTEM. Outside of the number of men, the sudden Increase In the national forces and the speed with which new machln. ery has to be put Into operation, the question of food Is not going to be such a mighty one, after nil, for the trained men who will handle It. The camps down south are readily reached by rail, and even nn Invading army In Cuba can be supplied without extreme dlfllculty. The Islnnd Is nar row, and no army at the furthest will bz very distant from the coast. Cuban bases of supplies can be shifted along lie shore at need ns the army moves on, nnd these can be replenished by swift ships on commissary duties. Pro bably In no case will It be necessary for an Invading column to carry more than fourteen days' rations. Here in this city, In the nrmy build, lng, In 'Whltehnll street, Is one of the greatest purchasing stations of the American commissary. For very nearly everything except fresh meat which Is contracted for In Chicago and Kansas City, as a general rule New Yotk is the chief market. ' In one of the rooms of the army build ing Colonel Woodruff, the commissary nt Governor's Island, especially detailed now to this work of getting together the food for the new nrmy, sits at a high desk with bundles of facts, figures, telegrams and comparative tables be. fore hlm.AP. this provlslonlng.lt must be understood, is done by method, rote and rule, and a commissary must be t mathematician who has gone almost as far as differential calculus, as well as versed himself In the rule of three. SIMPLE MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM Each man Is daily entitled while In the service to so many ounces of beef or mutton, so many of flour, so many of beans, coffee or potatoes. There are so many men to be provided for at a certain point at a given time. Multiply ounces by men. get ounces and trans late It Into pounds. A book of com-partlve- tables does this calculating from 1 to 100,000 rations, this word "rations" meaning one day's supply. Thus 100, 000 rations stands for one day's food for an army of 100,000 men, five days' food for 20,000. One pound four ounces of beef or mutton which Is each soldier's dally allowance becomes 125.000 pounds one day's rations for 100,000 men and one pound two ounces of bread 112.300 pounds by the same figuring. In a general way regarding food sup. plies for the boys that are soon to go Into active service Colonel Woodruff chatted entertainingly, and made It plain by anecdotes and detail how a modern American army Is fed First he touched upon the rations, giving the, army bill of fare. HOW OKI She LOOKS Poor clothes cannot mike you look old. Even pale cheeks won't do it. Your household cares may be heavy and disappoint ments may be deep, but they cannot make you look old. One thing does it and never fails. It is impossible to look young with the color of seventy years In your hair. Ayers vigor permanently postpones the tell-tale signs of age. Used according to directions it gradually brings back the color of youth. At fifty your hair may look as it did at fifteen. It thickens the hair also; stops it from falling out; and cleanses the scalp from dandruff. Shall we send you our book on the Hair and its Diseases? Tha Bott AtJvlCB Fr; If ynu do not obtain Ml the ben- nti tou ezpnetad from tlie uioof tlia vlifnr, writ the doctor about It. 'ft0' Prubabljr thero U tome dimcullT with roiir crenert eyttftn wldih bljr th jour i a aatlli mar be aaillr remoYKl, AunreK, 1HU. , J, O, A.YZK, Lowell, Mui, .,i ir ... ...... ....... ... ..... . For Teachers and others. Why not ko West this summer? There (b as much to boo, as much to jjratify tho oye nnd occupy the mind in Colorado, Yellowstone Park, and the Black Hills, as nt the resorts along tho Atlantic seaboard. The exponBo is not gneat, and the , (acuities lor travel nre unequaled. Bummer tourist rate? take effect ' June 1st. Ask ubout them. J. Francis, (Jeueral I'jjjonger Agent, Omaha. Neb. 1. S. If vim no wet tliroimll tunnlm. vmt i can stop oil uuJ sue tlie TrauvMlislssfmil Exposition. ? VSS The whale's nose Is on the top of the head, at least his nostrils are situated there, through which he expels the columns of water known as "spouting." Whulea only spout when they nre feed ing. m m i In Arizona there is a town where, because of the aridity of the region and the dryness of the climate, water Is ped dled In the streets like milk and car ried from house to house In canvas sacks on the back of burros or pack mules. As regards architecture, It may be said that as a fine art It did not exist In Great Britain till the Normnna brought It, and to them England owes some of the finest of existing buildings and the models In which the others are built. M, E. A. Route to Wnsblogtea from the West and Northwest will bo through Chicago thence over the Penn HYlranta Short Lines. No chango from Chicago to the National Capital. Bend for guide to Washington containing- in teresting information about that attrac tive city. Address II. It Derino, A. G. P. Agt., 213 South Ciark St., Chicago. O. P. Co., Omaha, No. 25. 1808 I.IIR.i WHtUf All I Beat Cough Bjrup. T&atea UooO. In time. Bold br dniKgttt. tTeI g tie I ft I ZM af lil iM
