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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.
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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,
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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.
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