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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05

REGULAR-ARMY 'CYCLER.
4within the past year or two has beer
lrecognized the world over by the grea
military generals and strategists as
lsupreme Importance in time of war. ID
limited States Military Wheclmen. repr
Isenting state militia and regnlar-arm
soldiers and officers the country owe
lis an organization that has been In exis
tcnce some time. AT its first national COZ
4yeption Major General Nelson A. Miles
head of the United States army, said tnis
lof the bicycle:
1--WE have seen enough to convince
many men that II will be one OF tn'
lnost useful appliances in war. l have
heard II said that you cannot manoeuvrr
large bodies of men on bicycles. l have
lheard men make that statement, but
thfre are some mer who couldn't ma
no5uvre large bodies OF men on morse,
foot, bicycle or any other way. Bicycles
can be used by men who believe In the
/ bicycle: who have confidence in II, am
i know that IL can be used for war pur'
poses. 1t can be used In some places
+ where a horse cannot be used The hors
< can be used In some places where tn
bicvcle cannot be used You cannot swim
( q river on a bicycle. But YOU can concsa
1T there for several days. fish II up, and
\ ride away, which you cannot do with a
4 horse. There are many uses and mean
4to which you can apply a bicycle wher'
II you cannot use a horse. and where 3
/ man cannot perform the same servlc
on foot think your association 20
Il a commendable one I do not think q
4 will lesson your interest in the Nationa
. Guard more than similar private ass
\ Citations of military men have lessene
their interest in the service"
WILL PERMIT OF LONG MARCHES
! In many Of the States there are bicyc
regiments and companies: there are b
cycle companies In the regular arm
and 1t is only question of short tim
when bicycles will become general in 3
military evolutlons. When these are
4 use. marches OF 100 miles or more Will
made in the light OF one day Force
ones of double length will easily be mac
I in twenty-four hours. The bicycle need
but little oil, and Is always ready.
! 1t Is also apparent to progressive mi
I tary men that with the advent OF III
bicycle must come the advent OF tn
horseless carriage In the army provision
train.
Another important bearing OF the com
pact road-motor upon modern warfar'
will be the possibility of hauling field
cannon without the aid of horses tn
feld-piece IN the clumsiest of all instru-
ments OF warfare TO manage during re-
treat. For this reason alone cannon are so
often deserted in the field to fall into
the hands of the enemy.
When good roads make the horseless
conveyance popular. we viii have TO pro-
pei our cannon at a rapid rate. on the
march. TO keep up with the rapid pace
of the bicycle cavalry and infantry. and
the provision-wagors. propelled by the
storage battery. naphths, gasoline. petro-
leum, and other motors.
MOVABLE FORTS. TOO.
II looks as II the army-muie was DOOM
cd to pass away like the car-horse Not
only will the army wagon and the gun
ca. he propelled by their own force
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05

movement may expose your weakness or
develop your strength. SO each player is
furnished with a rude, or. rather, paste
board form, which enables him TO Indicate
with mcneil the eyolutions OF his ship
either In a straight line or In curve,
from minute TO minute. Each minute
comprises one move Such guns are held
to have been fred az In each type OF mp
m ght have been brought TO bear upon
the other during each move. me reiatlVe
value OF such gun-hre is determined ac-
corling 10 "A carefully prepared table, ana
that ship wins which can be shown 70
nave done the greatest execution upon
the other at successive moves.
The table shows the angles at which
cum can fire. and how often and how
rapldlv each gun can be utilized the COM
parisons being based upon actual target
rhs next game. called Tactics" repre-
sonta a frht between two fleets. Inc
game is played upon tactical poaru.
This is n plain piece OF board about zen
Zoe, long and eight feet wide, perforated
with an infinite number OF pin-holes. Inc
Iocality OF the supposed tight Is selected
and bits OF pssteboard representing inc
shoals. the islands, and the neignborlhs
coast are fastened upon the board, "nlcn
is thus transformed INTO map Inc -
ships are then arranged as per written
description. Pieces Of lead three quaI.e's
OF an inch long represent THESE sn'pS.
They have pins on their bottoms, "n .,,n
are placed IN the pin-holes' so ina. eIe
ships may be moved on the Ooa'u i'o'''
pin-hole to pin-hoie. 49,,
rrha fight begins from the moment the
aeots are In sight OF one another. Ihere
are Two players and an umpire. as IN me
preceding game Each proceeds aceoru-
irr to rule until a certain limited NUMBER
OF moves are made or until the maj ue-
cislon of the umpire puts an end 10 the
game. Each move represents the as
70 noa the fleet vorld r1apo y fN' "'h d
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05

liddle. and conical at both ends. 1t Is
.hted interiall v q number or port
roles in the hull. which are alright. by
neans Of panes Of heavy glass. thirty
nilimetres In thickness AS II weighs
but ten tons, IL can easily be transported
on a rairoad-tru'k or between-decks or
a man-of-war or packet-boat.
RAPID-FIRE GUNS.
An idea Of the deadly powers OF one
OF the new rapid-hre guns can be gained
from the fact that the new Hotchkiss ma
chine-gun fires ten shots second, or
COO shots a minute. or 5000 shots an
hour.
Unlike most other machine-guns. this
new weapon has but one barrel and all
the bullets pass through H. and all the
explosions take place in che same pow
der-chamber. At first thought II would
seem impossible to operate such n gun
without causing the chamber and barrel
TO heat In q very shor, time 20 such A
degree as to render further firing impos-
sible but this trouble has been overcome
by an ingenious yet avtr"rno'c ~'~'~'r ar
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
PLAY GAMES OF WAR
ODD Work 10 the Newport haVal
College.
GIVES VALUABLE EXPERIENCE.
All Problems During the Past year
Were Based ON the Presumption
That England Had Declared


Should war actually be declared De-
tween the United States and Srea'
Britain, this country will rot DC IN 'he
helpless condition which foreign ana uo-
nestle cro1kers have pictured 1t. Wlthh
the past week some sneerins 'efiiis"
military authorities declared that ,he
yn.tca 'tates are where Germany was
IN the s., Zenith century, as far as the
lighting su sth CT its army ard navy
is concerned. II, .absurdity Of TINS
statement IS so apparent that e needs
no further comment, but it illustrates IN
an exaggerated way the foreign idea OF
Uncie sans ability. or inability, TO take
care of his interests.
Very little IS known, outside OF mill
tary and naval circles, OF en- institution
which would prove a most important
factor 10 the United Stsres should the
vva~ &c r'eoe "~-i- - '''o va w
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05

ships is settled by mutual consent An
Imp.re supervises the game. his decisions
being final.
Let w suppose. for example, that an
,nenys vessel OF the Iowa type Is APP
Iroachina ar American vessel Of the New
York type. The position OF these vessels
when they first sight each other. Is indl-
ated on the map. Now. II IL obvious
,hat upon the quickness OF each com
nander 10 take advantage OF ali the pos
s.bllities of his boat and OF all the weak
nesses OF his rival victory will depend
From minute to minute every turn or
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
"Thc Mrlancholy pays Have Como,

the saddest OF the year" not when au-
tumn has arrived. as Poet Bryant init
mates, but when fellow gets bilious
The "sere and yellow lear is In his COM
auspicious time. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters VIII soon discipline his rebellious
liver and regulate his bowels, besides
toning his stomach and BEAUTIFULLY stimu-
lating his Kidneys. Malaria. rheu~1at sm,
and nervousness are also relieved By the
Ritfera
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
MEN WITH TAILS LIKE MONKEYS.
a Tribe that Seems to Sustain the
Darwinian Theory.

a Tribe that Seems to Sustain the
Darwinian Theory.
There has been considerable discus
sion concerning the authenticity of the
story regarding the Moi having tails.
Here Is literal translation of that
portion of Paul d'Enjoy's article which
bears upon the matter. The article in
question Is entitled "Une Incursion
Chez les Moi" and appears in the num-
Der Of Revue Scientifique dated Dec. Z,
1895 This is one Of the most reliable
scientific publications in the world,
having been founded in 1863, and hav-
ing enjoyed ever since that time high
reputation for it's standing and the care
exercised in the selection of its contri-
buttons. NJ. d'Enjoy had captured
male Moi and describes him rs follows:
Tall, with fine figure, the limbs
strongly developed and the head held
high. he resembled bronze statue.
But he had tail like monkey! This
discovery stupefied me; | approached
him, and to be certain that | was not
the toy of an illusion touched the
caudal appendage of the savage. | dis
covered for Il fact that the vertebral
column of the Moi prolonged itself ex-
terror to the body some three or four
vertebrate, like the little tail of Il faun.
Surprised at my examination, the pris-
oner turned and said brusquely to me,
drawing long sigh, that formerly all
the Moi possessed this appendagc.
cit is the proof of the purity of race
~
Of unions contracted with strangers
have no tails. Alas! with each genera
ton the tails are more rare, our pride
less stable The decadencs of our race
dates from the day when our king,
whose tail was three elbOw-lengths
long, was driven out OF the rich plains
bathed with golden floods which our
ancestors cultivated The forests are
now untitled, but they are still inde-
pendent.-Boston Traveller.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
Wordsworth and Burns.

A friend writes us from England: We
visited the simple tomb of William
Wordsworth In Grasmere churchyard.
The old church stood near 1t. among
the ancient trees. The rapid ROtha
passed the graves and the grand hills
lifted their green domes in the cl0udless
sky.
We had ridden past the poet-tnned
lakes of Windermere and Grasmere
with memories of Coleridge, De Quin-
cey, christopher North" Mrs. Hemans
and Harriet Martineau, and had rested
by Rydal Water I'm the shadows Of Ry-
dial Mount.
wordsworth" said one of our party.
calling to mind the author Of the Eek
cursion," "seems to be the soul of all
these scenes. He made himself the
ever-prcvailIng spirit OF the English
Lakes"
"Burns was his teacher" said an
other.
''How was thatT we asked.
There under the grand trees lifting
their solemn tops to the sun, our friend
repeated a single verse from Words
worth's poem on the death of Burns:
I mourned with thousands, but as one
More deeply grieved, for he was gone
Whose light hailed when first Il shone
And showed my youth
How verse may build princely throne
On humble truth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20

stone I'm the United States. For thirty
miles as the traveller sails up the waters
of Puget Sound. the towering dome will
be visible. The winged victory perched
on top of the dome will he. 200 feet
above the foundations of the building
or 220 feet above the city Of Olympia.
When Washington was admitted as
State the United States Government
presented it with $4,000 acres of pub.
lie lands, the proceeds from the sale of
which were to be used in building a
capitol. Two years ago the State be,
gan issuing warrants" for the land, q
warrant being equivalent to a deed,
and asked architects to present plans
for the new capitol. There were 1SS
plans presented, and those sent by En-
nest Flagg. of New York, We're accept.
ed. 1t was found that to raise money
by warrants issued from time to time
of the legality Of disposing Of the land
to the amount Of 81 100000, the amount
proposed To spend on the building, at
one fell swoop." The other day the
Supreme Court decided that such a
proceeding would be legal, and forth.
with the warrants were issued and
have sold readily.
The new building will be i'm renais.
sance style of architecture, and will be
300 feet long and 100 feet deep. The
stone dome will be so feet in diameter.
Around it will be IL sitting statues.
Over the main entrance will be three
historic bronze groups. The center of
the building will be occupied by the
great rotunda under the stone dome,
and by the Senate Chamber and House
Of Representatives.
The Senate and the House will be In
the interior of the building, lighted
from above and surrounded by the Off
ces Of the State officials. The quarries
from which the stone for the building
is being taken are not far from the
site of the capitol. When 1t is finished
the building will be worthy gift from
the United States to the State of Wash.
ingtOn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
WARM FEET.
They Arc Essential to Health-PrOper
Covering for the Feet.

They Arc Essential to Health-PrOper
80. Covering for the Feet.
You will never be In good health and
never do your best work IL your feet
are constantly cold. Grave diseases of
the throat and lungs are caused by
cold feet alone, and these troubles are
always aggravated by n frigid condi-
ton Of the lower extremities. If prop
err footwear does not give relief, consult
Il physician, for the chances are the
system Is run down." and radical
measures are necessary. In nine cases
out of ten, however, the foot covering
is to blame either because of its shape
or its material. Save in warm weather,
and for low-cut shoes, leather, as or
dinarily prepared, has serious Objec
tons. 1t lacks two prime qualities
porOsity and capacity for absorption
being In this respect too much like
rubber. No foot can remain either
comfortable or healthy IL kept in per-
petual bath Of its own emanations and
excretions. Leather, especially that Of
the more porous varieties, may be toll
Grated for the outside, but for cold
weather 1t should always be lined with
wooden cloth, or, better, with wool felt
In fact, for all cold climates, and for
winter wear in all climates where
there Is any winter, fOotgear made
from all wool felt approaches the ideal
According to modern notions, any Ill
ness in one part Of the body may be
occasioned by some irritating cause far
removed from the seat OF the trouble.
Just how this Is cannot always be clear
ly explained, but that such connection
does sometimes exist Is beyond dis
pute. In the matter under discussion,
II the nerves or the whole body are irri-
tated by tight shoe. or the extreme
coldness of the extremities makes extra
demand upon the blood supply, there Is
neither nerve force nor blood enough
left for other functions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20

Ises to keep the British press and public
guessing for an indefinite length Of
time. Had any other Englishman made
the speech he would have been set
down at once as fiippant trlfier with
very important affairs. This, In fact,
seems to be the attitude of part OF the
British press now, although most OF
that sedate and profound body Is as yet
too dazcd and stunned to have any
definite opinion at all. In the course
of his after-dinner address the Premier
swung around pretty nearly the entire
circle of Great Britain's pending for.
eign issues, but the two items which
have sent his fellow-countrymen into
gasping establishment are the declara.
lions respecting the Monroe doctrine
and the Armenian question. 1t cap
hardly he said that his admission re,
specting the Monroe doctrine is very
satisfactory. He declares himself and
his ministry to be centre advocates OF
the Monroe doctrine" but adds that
this means "the Monroe doctrine rs
President Monroe understood it,
Which Is II polite intimation that what
President Monroe understood Is to be
determined In Great Britain. Still,
whenever in the future there shall arise
n complication plainly threatening the
entire doctrine both in letter and spirit,
the words of Lord Salisbury can be
used to strengthen this country's con-
tention. But IL this equivocai declara-
ton on an important issue Is disap-
pointing, the Premier's words respect
ing Armenia are still more so. They
mark what Is virtually Il complete and
humiliating retirement from Great
Britain's claim to a right to compel
civilized conduct on the part of the
Sultan. Salisbury makes the assertion
that nothing in the Berlin treaty gives
his Government any power to interfere
save in the way of watching over the
execution of certain reforms" How
ever just or satisfactory this may be,
when regarded from the side of strict
technical accuracy, it is ut open de-
fiance not only with the interests Of
civilized humanity but with England's
whole past attitude of responsibility
for reforms in the Sultans domain.
The nation which but n few weeks ago
deemed itself authorized to demand
measures of redress and threaten the
Dardanelles with gunboats now an
nounces through its official head and
governor that it can have nothing to
do with the matter, one reason being
that England does not possess the
power of military usurpatiOn' Mt so
great distance rs Turkey. Thanks TO
the latest utterance of Lord Salisbury,
the prospects for suppressing the Ar
mcnian outrages are darker than ever.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20

The young Czarina fatty refuses to
conform to certain Russian customs
smoking for instance. She has request
ed her ladies-in waiting not to approach
her if there Is an odOr of tobacco on
their clothes. All the Russian grand
duchesses smoke like chimneys, includ-
ing the Czarina's sister, the Grand
Duchess Sergius. On entering room,
one day, where several of these ladies
were enjoying cigarettes, her imperial
majesty looked reprovingly round, and
said: 81 consider a cigarette in wo-
mans mouth Is as bad as an oath in a
rnon'ev
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
John Hays Hammond. the America

John Hays Hammond. the American
mining engineer held as n prisoner In
the Transvaal. went to the South Afri-
can mines for salary of 100000 year.
If Mr.. Hammond had stuck to business
instead of taking part in the insurrec-
ton he would not now he calling on the
United States to help him out of trou-
BILE. An American citizen going to n
foreign country for pleasure or bust
ness should be prepared to obey It's
laws. II the country where he settles
has hard and oppressive laws he can
leave, or he need not have gone there.
Any citizen or subject of n country
going into a foreign country does 80
with his eyes open. If he makes war
or disobeys the laws 1t is at his peril,
and he has no right to claim American
protection, except as matter Of comfy
and international good nature.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20

hair, violet eyes, such n woman is
Dorothy Dene, whom Frederic Leigh
ton made famous In many of his best
known paintings. She was his favor
lite model. With all her charms of
person, Dorothy Dene is as simple as
a child, modest and retiring. Her nat
uralness as much as anything endeared
her to the great artist, who was de-
voted to her for many years.
Rumor has woven a romance In his
life, in which his model figures. 1t says
he loved her, but that circumstance
over which he had no control pre-
vented him from marrying her. She
is one of five sisters. They all live
in London, where they have a coy lit
tie apartment in South Kensington, the
art center of the British capital. 1t Is
one of the most artistic flats i'm Lon
don, and one In which more beaux
esprits, painters, musicians and litter
ateurs gather, when she is ut home
two Sundays in each month. than in
any other in the big city.--New York
Journal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20

Too much Importance cannot be at
tached to the matter of securing postal
savings banks for the people. That
would mean that anybody could deposit
money at any point where there was II
postoflice and whether the amount be
small or great no depositor would have
any doubt about getting his money
whenever it was called for. No defal-
cations, embellishments, bad invest
,ncnts or crookedness of any kind could
affect the stability of Uncle Sans
bank. with branches at every cross
roads
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20

deep in American life, and his personal
character made a distinct impression
on the century.
school prepared model for the Wool
sey statue several years ago. 1t cost
him two years Of work and study, and
it was modelled from life, when Presi-
dent Woolsey was in his prime. Near
ly $4,000 has been raised to defray
the expense of casting and erecting the
statue. A few weeks ago the com
pleted plaster cast of the statue was
shipped from New Haven to New York
to be cast. The bronze figure will be
about ten feet high and will rest on a
pedestal of polished red granite, eleven
or twelve feet high
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
PILOT MEDIUM.
The Dead Sta1lion's Fame Perpctuated
by o. Racing Descendants.

by o. Racing Descendants.
Pilot Medium is dead. This potent
sire of trOtters breathed his last at
he has made famous; cared for in his
final hours by the man he has made
rich. Greater sires have lived and
died, but the annals OF trotting history
reveal few instances wherein fame
has been acquired against such heavy
odds as those encountered and over
come by this good son of Pilot Jr. and
Jackey.
AS colt he met with misfortune,
which not only disfigured him for the
time. but also made him useless for
track purposes for life. At this time
Walter Clark was n struggling young
lawyer in the Michigan town, which
Is still his home. An ardent horse
man and ambitious to become a breed
er, he began casting about for II young
stallion that combined the essentials
Of Il successful sire and the necessary
cheapness. Almost discouraged i'm his
search he CHANGED upon the trotter,
then weanling on the farm of Alex
ander Davidson. of Williamsport, Pa
"You don't want that one," advised
the Pennsylvania breeder. Hes Grip
pied. you see, and Il regular scrub"
I'll give you hundred and seventy
five dollars for him." was the reply
and shortly after the prescribed young
ster was limping about the pastures
of Battle Greek.
Years went by, and finally the gray
gelding Jack. by Pilot Medium. dam
Il little runt of mare by Magma
Charta, flashed into prominence, and
Pilot Medium stock went up in the
market.
Jack finally took a record of 2:1113,
and was still prominent trotter last
season. 1t was through him that pub
lie attention was first attracted to his
sire, but this boom was soon sup
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20

domestic life, spent the greater part of
his life in pOverty-a fact which did not,
however weigh heavily upon him. He
always spoke Of his poverty rs II 1t
were good and welcome thing.
An acquaintance, Mr.. John ID. Barry,
tells story of meeting Field once at "A
very we'll supplied table in hOspitable
house where both were guests. Some
delicious strawberries were passed
around. They were out of season, and
Field looked ut them with admiration
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
winfield 8. stratton, the owner OF I

Winfield 8. Stratton, the owner OF the
famous Independence Mine, of Cripple
Greek, who was poor carpenter three
or four years ago, is now worth 500
O00, 900, and he could get $12,0OO.OO0
for his mine any day. When asked
recently why he did not sell. he re-
piled: what could do with such
money? could not manage such a
large sum in one bunch; l would GER
tainly lose 1t. l have enough trouble
with 100000 income per month now.
! can't find any investment for it, Mr..
Stratton will have no partners In any
81 his mining ventures. He owns out
right ten mines. and also quarter OF
all the stock Of the Portland Mining
Company, which is Incorporated for
:}sO00.000 shares. selling on the market
today at 81 per share, besides the
controlling interest In two other COM
NAMES.