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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-25

WASHINGTON. June 24-Yesterday's
statement of the condition o: the
treasury showed: Available cash bal
ance sls7 ,525, 6l7; goid reserve. SI65.-
Ss3 .4S9.
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surpass, the little company struggled on
through the Rocky mountains, refusing all
offers of outside assistance and relying
upon their own resources, for the trip was
to be an important experimental one, and
the result was to show whether or not a
bicycle corps could travel unaided through
a difficult country.
When the little band got back to the post
after most interesting trip, Lieut.. Moss
made the following report, enthusiastical-
ly indorsing the bicycle as a military ad-
junct of the future:
"Our practice march fully demonstrated
the practicability of the bicycle for mil
itary purposes in a mountainous country.
The matter was most thoroughly tested
under all possible conditions. We made
and broke camp In the rain; we trave:ed
through mud, water and sand dust, over
rocks, ruts, etc; we crossed and recrossed
mountain ranges and forded streams, car
rying our rations, rifles, ammunition, texts,
blankets, extra underwear. medicines,
tools. repairing material, cooking utensils
and extra bicycle parts.
"Only when in gumbo mud did we find our
wheels to be hindrance. At other times,
when we could not ride, the wheel was a
great aid, as We could roll our loads on
cur bicycles a great deal easier than we
could carry them on our bodies.
Our best ride was made on September
3, when we covered seventy-two miles in
eight and three-quarter hours. avera ging
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found ourselves at the town of Manila, Oh
the Riffian coast. We were entertained by
the Spanish commander, who did the honors
finely. One morning we rode outside the
town and reached level stretch of sand
where there were number of Riffan horse
men. They were fine looking fellows with
cleaning faces of bronze, white teeth, and
attired In snow white burnouses. They
were mounted on small animals, slight, but
quick and wiry, of the thoroughbred Arab
barb type.
I'VE were amused some time by their
charges and evolutlons. They would throw
their swords and matchlocks in the air,
catching them by the hilts and stocks infal-
IDLY. Finally It was announced that some
thing OF unusual interest would be accom-
plished One of the men produced a needle
and piece of thread. possibly two or three
feet in length. They were both handed
around for inspection. suppose the needle
was cambria one, and the thread 50 or GO
fine. When we had duly inspected both, one
of the men signfied he would thread the
needle. He galloped his horse down the
sand about 400 yards or so. He finally wheeled
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Lieut. Moss says: "In addition to our RAJ
tons, we carried dripping pans with COW
ers, large tin case, 8 hatchets, bottle BIZ
cycle oil. stick lubricant, can rim cement.
two-gallon coffee pot, patented baker, 3
rubber blankets. screw driver, 3 sent
springs, extra tubes tire cement. under
wear, blankets, etc. Every soldier carried
in his knapsack summer undershirt, pair
summer drawers, 2 pair summer socks, 1
towel. handkerchefs. toilet paper, win
ter undershirt pair winter drawers, pair
winter socks, cake soap, blanket, tooth
brush and powder Every other soldier car
ried a comb. brush, candle and matches.
Every soldier carried one blanket and one
shelter tent, half-rolled on the knapsack,
and knife, fork, spoon and meat can in his
haversack The morning we left the heav-
lest bicycle, packed, weighed SO pounds and
the lightest 68 pounds, the average being
76.2 pounds. The heaviest wheel, with its
rider, tipped the scales at $50 pounds. and
the ightest at 209 pounds, the average be-
irg 232 pounds
Facing and gamely overcoming obstacles
that the Cuban chaparrall could hardly
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companies be equipped with bicycles and
motor wagons, and their utility thoroughly
demonstrated by actual warfare service.
There are more than 1900 officers and men
in the army who are able to use the bicycle
as a means Of transportation The officers
equipped should be carefully selected from
the most efficient and skillful in the use of
this modern appliance, and / recommend
that authority for such transfer be granted
with as little delay a. possible.
GENERAL NELSON A. MILES,
WASHINGTON. July 26-(Special Cor
respondence to The Herald.) So far, the
bicycle has had no place in the war. In the
tangled thickets around Santiago and on
the improvised roads through the desolate
wilderness leading from the landing stage
to the Spanish trenches ii was hard work
for our troops to force their way on foot,
so that bicycle riding was an impossibilty.
There is almost sure to come d time, how
ever, before the fighting is ended when the
bicycle will be used for a practical pur-
pose for the first time in great war. Gen.
method of locomotion for troops, and when
the army strikes roads that will admit Of
il. our military wheelmen will be given an
opportunity to show what they can do.
The first bicycle corps to be established in
this country in accordance with the rec
ommendaton of Gen. Miles. quoted above
was organized at Fort Missoula, Mont The
corps al first consisted of one sergeant one
one musician and five privates.
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ride of forty-fve miles In less than one day.
but that anything over this would make us
feel tired al night. it's true we.were pretty
well hardened by this time, but such would
be the normal condition of soldiers in time
Of actual warfare. At no time on the trip
was anyone made sick or In any way dis
abled from riding.
I'VE found it best to carry everything,
IL possible, on the bicycle itself and nothing
on cur bodies. If placed on the body. In
addition to carrying the actual weight Of
the object, the soldier would also expert
ence some physical exhaustion from the
weight resting on his body. Besides this.
one falling from a wheel with much weight
secured to the body is much more likely TO
get hurt than one whose limbs and body
are entirely free and unhampered."
Since the eventful trip described the
United States military authorities have
made an especial study of the subject of the
bicycles use in war. and at any minute are
prepared to put In the field thoroughly
equipped and trained corps for use against
the Spanish troops. Military bicycle tao
tics have been formulated. The military
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one occasion. Turner Ashby had ridden I'D
to an opposing cavalryman, seized him
around the waist, lifted him out of the sad
die as If he had been child, and taken him
back on his own horse into the Confederate
lines. 1t was agreed that this was more Of
a feat Of strength and display of courage
than horsemanship.
II have seen Cossacks snatch baby from
its mothers arms at full galop, toss 1t into
the air, catch 1t and repeat the performance
said Captain Rathbone. II once saw an
Indian rider in the far west spring from his
pony's bare back while the animal was
moving at full gallon, pick up an arrow and
remount instantly in a standing posture.
have seen other performances all over the
world, but for neat, clever, clean-cut feat
this Riffian exceeded them all, think.
Several Of US had been at Gibraltar and
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wheelmen are drilled to form in line, with
the wheels in front, making barrier that
could be relied upon to effectually keep off
cavalry, for horses would be demoralZed
and go down If they charged into the
midst of tangled mass Of spooks and ham
die bars, while infantry charging the
wheelmen would find it no easy matter to
surmount the obstacle presented by heap
of bicycles in all manner of confusing po-
sitions. Any bicyclist who has been thrown
from his wheel and tangled up in the
spokes will bear witness to the truth OF
this.
The formation of this bicycle auxiliary
to the army forces has established the mill
tary wheemen in our army. Punch years
ago printed picture that was regarded at
the time as very humorous 1t depicted
corps of soldiers mounted on bicycles
charging an enemy Punch's joke, like
many similar ideas that appear hare
Drained at the time. has ceased to be hui
niorous, as the Spanish soldiers will prob
ably learn before the war is over.
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dar, founder of the eclectic religious So
ciety of India, known as the Brahmo
Somaj, writes in the New World:
There is an unseen and unfelt Christ
ianity, unfelt even by those who spread
It, In the presence of England in India.
We have always maintained that the Brit
ish government In India Is an undoubted
dispensation of God. It's influences are
Christian influences, which penetrate us
most deeply. and trace the effect thereof
not only in our higher religious and moral
life. but in our educational and public
life."
Thus we are to go forth to the oppressed
and ignorant and guarantee them good
government, remove oppressive taxes and
teach the people to make internal improve
ments. To quote Chauncey Depew, 1--WE
would certainly never give any colonies
back to Spain. Transferring them or any
Of them to European power would lead
to European war in sixty days. 1t looks
as If we would have to paint our white
elephant brown and teach him to work"
Joyously we will give them government
and commercial opportunity. And l be-
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leve we will teach Them too, the right
eousness and beauty of the Lord Jesus
Christ. We will redeem them from the
bondage of sin and error. We will minis
ter unto their eternal needs This is the
church's opportunity The church will not
fail the nation now. There must be a
victory Of peace and good will Naturally
our friends will copy our vices. Painstak-
ing and heroic men and women must go
and live among them. They must live for
them and die for them If necessary till
the Sun of Righteousness arises with heal
ing on his wings.
So shall Christian Columbia put her pro-
tecting loving arms around distressed
Cuba and benighted Philippines and God S
crown of light shall be planted on all their
brows in the presence of the centuries.
Amen.
G. A. BURGESS, d. D.,
Pastor Congregational Church. Toledo.
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80 miles per hour. That night asked the
men if they were very tired. Every one
of them answered they were feeling tired,
but not one-half as much as they had often
felt after an ordinary twenty-five-nile
forced march,
mo one but person who has had ex-
perience with troops on the march can
fully appreciate the significance of a
squad of nine men travelling through a
mountainous country at the rate of SO
miles an hour for seventy-two miles. car
rying their rations, rifles, ammunition,
blankets, tents etc.
81 do not hesitate to make the statement
that we could have kept this up for five
days, the weather ard conditions of road
permitting.
After being out about week found
that we would not feel the effects of q
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they carried her to the grave a few days
ago the villagers thought they had a right
to demand public attention both for the
deceased and themselves. She had been
proclaimed far and wide as the oldest
woman smoker in Germany. and 1t is added
that the village authorities used to allow
her daily. las is right" the necessary
quantity Of tobacco that she had always
been accustomed to-" Katherine Norman
can now be cited by statisticians all over
the world as being a woman smoker who,
Notwithstanding that she smoked her daily
pipe, lived for twenty-nine years longer
than the limit prescribed by the psalmist,
and, above all, enjoyed her tobacco by the
grace of her fellow creatures up to the
very last-for she was utterly unable to
provide it out of her own pocket.--Loudon
Daily Telegraph.
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1t was called the Twenty-1ifth United
States infantry bicycle corps, and was
commanded by Lieut.. James A. Moss. Az
ter the formation an experimental trip of
400 miles was made over some of the wors.
roads in the United States. The little corps
of military bicyclists Travelled through sand
mud. water and rain, carrying rations
rifles, ammunition, blankets, tents, cook
ing utensils, etc. The following ration;
were taken along: One jar Armour's ex-
tract of beef, 4 pounds; 7 cans beans, IL
pounds; pounds salt, pounds prunes, 6
pounds sugar, can condensed milk, !
pound; 20 pounds bacon cans deviled ham,
2 pounds; ounces pepper; . pounds coffee,
So pounds flour, cans corn, ~ pounds: l
can syrup, u pounds pounds lard; total.
1870 pounds.
In describing the equipment of his men.
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his horse and remained stationary, facing us.
The one who held the needle and thread
waved them in his hand and rode toward the
other When he had covered about two
thirds of the distance he halted and waved
his hand to the further one. Immediately
the latter spurred his horse into a gallop anu
came toward us at full speed. AS he passed
the other he took the needle and thread from
his companion, bent over for a moment and
pulled up when he reached our party, hold
ing the threaded needle triumphantly over
his head.--New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-07-31

For time he was contend at st. Augustine
Fla. Edwin Moore is the high jumper OF
the group, who distinguished himself at the
Fourth Of July games. Healy Wolf, an
other Indian is little chap who came from
Alaska, and he is very proud of the fact that
he served Captain Pratt, the director of tho
Indian school, as orderly. The names of
some of the other Indians are: Edward
Peters, George Musco, John Garrick, Ed
ward Rogers and Jos. Shoulder, and while
their appearance as walters does not suggest
the ultimate solutionn of the Indian problem,
it does indicate the surroundings at sum-
mer hotel, and that Is something that many
q white man finds difficult.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-07-31
BICYCLES THEY'LL RIDE
MILES IDEA OF A REGIMENT OF
MILITARY WHEELMEN
TACTICS OF BICYCLE CORPS
How the New Style Cavalry Will Fight
Entrenched Behind the Hundreds
of Piled Wheels

"As very great progress is being made in
European countries in the use Of the bicy-
Gle and motor wagons, and as both have
tent in case of war, l recommend that a
force equal to one full regiment of twelve
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A RIFFIAN HORSEMAN
The Feat Of Threading Needle While
Going at a Gallon

1.-THE greatest feat of craftsmanship ever
saw performed was by a Riffian IRE gular
cavalryman." said Captain ]. L. Rathbone,
of Los Angeles, Cal This was in reply to
story by an eX-Confederate, who had served
with General ]. f. B. Stuart in the valley of
Virginia. The latter told how, on more than
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Ger1nany's Oldest Woman Smoker

Notwithstanding Normann. an old ma
tron of 49, who served as farm girl in 1913,
when the French were In the country has
just departed this life. She had hitherto
played no distinguished part in the his
tory of her village-Buer, in the district
of Munster-where she has been for some
time in receipt of outdoor relief, but. as
The herald., 1898-07-31

Humming birds are dUmesticated by
placing in their cages a number of paper
flowers OF tubular form containing a small
quantity of sugar and water, which must
be frequently renewed. OF this liquid
the birds partakc and quickly become ap-
The herald., 1898-07-31

A Prince of Wales is OF age from his
birth. and chair is placed for Kim on the
right Of the throne in the house Of lords.
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WAR DISPATCHES COST
CABLE TOLLS OF ASSOCIATED
PRESS $4,000 A DAY
COAL THE BIG EXPENSE ITEM
A Syndicate That Has Illustrators At
the Front Pays as Much as Forty
Dollars for Picture

Here is a surprise for the public. At
least, an eye-opener for those who imagined
that the war had filled the Golfers Of the
newspaper proprietors with golden shekp
els because of increased circulation. The
war has been a source of great extra ex-
pense. as the following interviews demon
strate. The press associations are sup
incident is the cost of the war illustrations
to the only Sunday syndicate with war ar
lists at the front
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

city aro OF short life? 1t Is generally hhowr
ihnt trees In n city grow With low brancncs.
There are people who 10 rot like them ana
hiive lnrRo limbs cut on. Those limbs are
CONNECTED with tho heart OF the tree. and n
cut is not protected With Gil the tree VIII
soon bcrone rotten. Whenever green iiinb
OF II tree Is cut OF, the dainnntss VIII affect
this cut ami will start 20 rot In n snort time,
mud from thnrp 1t VIII penetrate into the
heart of the tree. Whenever the green limbs
nf tors OF "A tree are cut the sores should BIZ
wei Oiled several times, no that the bark can
grow over those places
! have been asked many times why It Is
thai fteos do well In n forest The reason is
thae n tree standing IN n fnresi Is not moiest.
e1 b, people. mud Whenever limb of tree
dies the wood OF II toward the trunk becomes
50 hard that no duinpncss has an effect upon
the tee. N takes Il tree OF which green limbs
arc cut off and the sores not oiled about two
or three years before the result can he seen.
Aftrr thlB time the tree loses its healthy np-l
pArarcc, the limbs commence dying mud mis-
tleoe can be seen growing on the top of the
tree. Whenever those mistlct0es take posBes-
fion Of u tree II certainly will die.
Al soon root ib cut II should be we'll
niiun, 20 that no dampncss can penetratc
through those cuts into the heart OF the tree
a root ~ full OF iiie holes, and after II Is cut
ana not vol protected by some oily substance
this cut piece Will rot and affect the sound
ones. II viii take only n short while before
tho tiec becomes rotten, and q dead one In .
few years. Charles AlbrelLl
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

terest gathers most The mos, exquisite
underwear has been prepared and the for
tunate bride has been fitted out with MANY
beauties in dress not accorded 10 others
Miss Duer, although the daughter OF par
ents of moderate wealth, Is having any
amount OF money spent upon her. But
by Tar the greatest number OF novelties has
been contributed by Mrs. Mackay herself
VINO Is treating Miss Duer as though she
were ner own daughter and Is showering
giits upon her BY the Wholesale.
by way OK gossip, although 1t has moth
ing to do with the trousseau 1t may be
said that the groom is the only chnd Of
Mr. and Mrs. Mackay. The Princess Co,
lonna is a niece OF Mrs. Mackay and her
daughter only by adoption The other son
OF the Mackays was killed year ago in a
most horrible manner on a hunting trip
and Mrs. Mackay has only this one son
on whom TO shower her wealth.
She has given her daughter-in- law to be
almost her entire casket or family jewels
and she begged at once for the privilege
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u Is very long and narrow aud is 10 be
drawn around the trimming Of the hat.
One OF the features OF this veil Is tho
Fastening which IS upon the side. The
ven Is tied before IL is put o. one end Is
put on in knot with embroidered ends
hsnsing below tho knot The veil is fas-
tened on with fancy pins IN back ana
front. After the ven Is put on the knot
y caught with a hook and the other end
Of II is Fastened up so "a to hnvc the ape
pcaiance OF being fastened on the side.
me going away hat Is gray trimmed
With rarme viclets, at tho back there
stand eight long wings and tips backed by
violet coiored flowers, gray cape With
high standing collar is 10 be worn.
THE WEDDING CAKE,
The wedding cake is to be monogramed
and encascd in small silver boxes, with
ribbons across the top OF the mat OF white
satin and can he carried away as a SOU
yenr.
II is estimated that the trousseau viii
cost NJ least si0o,e0o. which is very little
for the bride Of the son OF bonanaaa
king 49,
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buttons and without stitching

buttons and without stitching. But 1t is
with the evening or dress gloves that we
lDgsr longest.
These are very long. coming almost 10
the shoulder. But they are entirely dill
feisnt from most shoulder gloves. One
Pair IN particular, is very Pale parme.
I his, in the pale shade. Is q violet so iight
as to be almost lavender. In the deep
shade 1t Is quite blue. II Is stitched IN white
and Is in glace Kid almost 10 the elbow.
above the elbow Il Is in suede oyeriaid by
very fine Lace. which Is lifted 10 the glove
and made 10 fail over H. After the glove
is on the arm. O. little ribbon Is tied
around The top to hold IT in place,
Another pair CT gloves 10 Ia precisely
this style only in white. and sin another
pair Is In lemon color.
The uaYeling gloves are light castor
beaver which comes IN all colors They
have very largo buttons and very short
wrists. All gloves which come for street
dress are short wristed out Of Difference to
the long sleeves Of tine season. II may
be stated also that gloves are Io0ser fitting
than they were last year SO that the hands
close easily in them
The going away ven 10 one of the most
novel and beautiful features Of tee gong
away toilette II is fine gray net en-
broldered around the mouth In deep gray.
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Irosseau Of Miss Catherine Duer.


New York. April 2.-You have read in
The Post how the bride OF Easter will 60
TO the altar In a white ivory satin Of new
design, and will carry in her hand a prayer
book.
But perhaps you would like few other
facts about this elegant creature and would
like to read description of some OF the
new and exquisite things that are being
made for her.
1t Is claimed that all tho new and beau
tifui creations for Easter brides were orig
lnally designed for the wedding of Miss
Catherine Duer-that marvellous AFFAIR
which is now set down for May IA How
ever that may be, there are certainly new
things in bridal toilettes that were not
dreamed Of year ago.
Most all of the wedding things made for
Miss Duer were executed in this country,
although designed abroad. There Is some
thing so chic about French creations that
American manufacturers are glad TO boz
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row them. Mrs. Mackay sent over great
many designs, some of which were made
with her own hands and others were sub
mitted by foreign dressmakers who We're
glad to contribute something to this, the
greatest rCusseau of the year.
1t is almost needless to say that thou
sands OF dollars are now being spent on
this trousseau. In fact the engagement
was announced month sooner than was
intended in order that the dressmahers
might be at work upon the gowns. The
nrst week after the announcement was
given out, 800 orders We're given for gowns.
including shoes, hats and gloves, and this
order has been doubled since. The trous-
seau of the little Duchess of Marlborough
was nothing TO be compared with Miss
Duer's outfit.
THE BRIDAL OUTFIT.
But it is around the wedding gown and
the apparel Of the wedding day that in