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some of the most interesting facts
noted had to do with the varying stat
ure of recruits from different parts OF
the country. The biggest men came
from Kentucky, averaging a trifie over
5 feet 81 inches. Close behind was
Kansas, with Minnesota, Missouri, Cal
ifornia and Nevada following in the
order given. The men from all these
states averaged about S feet inches.
Maine, Illinois and Michigan fell two
tenths of an inch below that mark,
and next came Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Massachusetts and Connecticut were
at the foot of the list, the volunteers
from the latter states averaging only
5 feet 81 inches.
The ideal height for a soldier is 8
feet 1Ol inches. At that stature the
most perfect physical development
seems to be attained. The popular
notion that a man stops growing at
about 20 or 81 years of age is mis-
take; the truth is, that he keeps on
growing until he is 80 or even more,
and his chest increases in capacity up
to the same period. At about 50 the
men begin to lose height, and this loss
may amount to II inches in the next
20 years. This shrinkage is due chiefly
to a contraction of the cartilaginous
tissue between the vertebrae OF the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-21

backbone, but the bones themselves
get smaller actually. The fact is al
ready familiar that any human being
is taller in the morning than in the
evening, the body of the recumbent
person lengthening out during sleep.
Youth counts for much in a soldier.
Young men are most active and enthu-
siastic, full of vim and ready to endure
hardships. All things considered,
however, the fighting man is at his
best at 80 years of age; at 40 he is
more conservative, less capable of ex-
ertion, and not so much disposed to
take risks. During the Civil war the
average American volunteer had a
chest girth of about 35 inches, with
an expansion of 2.S inches. The men
from Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Indiana and West Virginia had
chest expansion of over 3 inches.
The chest expansion Of the average
Spanish soldier is only 2.6 inches. OF
course, the dark-haired and dark-eyed
Spaniards and other Latins are notably
inferior in size to the northern people
of Europe, being of wholly different
race and origin.
The individual soldier nowadays is
regarded as a machine. Not much
intelligence is required of him; he is
simply to act in obedience to direction,
like a piece of highly complicated
mechanism. Fuel, in the shape ol
food, is furnished for his consumption
and in return he is expected to pro
duce certain amount of energy fol
marching, fighting, etc.
He requires TO keep him going, ac
cording to scientific estimate, daily
allowance equivalent to Is ounces o.
bread, 90 ounces of meat and 10 oun
ces of vegetables in addition he has
coffee as stimulant. He needs 81
ounces of oxygen and II ounces O.
water per diem, but those necessarie:
are not supplied by the commissary.
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SHIPS RANGE OF ACTION.
Close Quarters "Business" as Pictured by
"Artists."


"The pictures in some of the burnt
orange newspapers of battleships in
action are about as funny as the Japa'
nese ideas of perspective" said nava
officer to a Washington Star man
"These pictures represent the opposing
ships blazing away at each other with
13.inch rifles at a range of about loo
feet, and the artists certainly work uE
the thing to make the thing look ter
rife enough in all conscience. It's
wonder to me they don't represent the
crews of the opposing ships in the act
of using graphing irons, as they did
in engagements in close quarters in the
days of 70-gun frigates. AS a matter
of fact, if either battleship in an en-
gagement between vessels of today
got within such a range of another, or
anything like it, it would simply be q
matter of the first shot. One big shell
delivered at such a range would leave
only the debris of the struck ship
floating on the surface of the water
Modern ships of war are not devised
TO get in any such range of each other
in action. The nearest that any oi
the opposing ships in the great naval
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aaliseellansous &eading.
UNCLE SANS SOLDIERS.
They Constitute the Finest Army on the
Earth.

They Constitute the Finest Army on the
Earth.
st. Louis-Globe Democrat.
The Yankee is a much bigger man
than the Spaniard, and that is an i'm
portant advantage for the American
in this war. With all his pride of
race the naughty Don is little fel-
low in stature he is least among the
Europeans, averaging only 50 inches
over 5 feet. The soldier who fights
under the stars and stripes averages 5
feet u inches in his stocking feet; he
weighs 10 pounds more than the Span.
lard, and his chest girth is nearly 2
inches greater. These are points that
count on the field of battle.
Of course, size is not everything in
a soldier. Never in history has it
counted for so little as it does today,
inasmuch as modern warfare is conduc-
ted chiefly by machinery, battles are
fought at long ranges, and hand-to-
hand encounters are rare. The Jap
anese are smaller than the Spaniards,
yet there are no fiercer fighters; the
American Indians, on the other hand,
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FLOATING HOSPITAL.
Arrangements For the Care of Uncle Sans
Wounded Sailors.


Wounded Sailors.
1t looks like stern business when the
hospital corps is sent to the front, says
a Key West correspondent of the AS
sociated Press under date of May Is.
The first of those who will atte nd the
wounded on board ship reached Key
West on Wednesday last in the United
States ambulance ship Solace. The
Solace has been at anchor for several
weeks at Hampton Roads. Her Off
GERS, surgeons and others were anxious
to get to work, if there was work to
be done.
The ambulance ship has been boun-
tifully supplied by the women of Amer
ica with the good things that are gem
orally lacking at sea and in the field.
She is stanch and fast, and 200 or more
wounded sailors can be accommodated
on board this floating hospital. While
the battle RACES the Solace will occupy
a position similar to that of the hospi-
tai tents ashore, and after the battle
her boats will be sent to the ships and
the wounded will be removed. Then,
as soon as possible, she will carry her
patients to the hospitals at some port
of safety.
She is divided into wards, with
hunks narrow, but each separated
from the other by passageways. The
operating room is finely equipped with
surgical instruments, and there is a
tiled bath room with an appliance for
heating or cooling the water.
The Solace carries coffins in Sec
ton of the boat set aside for the care
of the dead. No one, known or un-
known, need be buried at sea or be
placed away in desolate corner on the
Cuban coast. Arrangements have been
made for the embalming of bodies,
after which they may be deposited in
metal-lined boxes, number of which
are stored away on the Solace.
The officers of the Solace believe she
will prove model boat of her class.
Those who have been taught "the first
aid to the injured" on board the Solace
have been led step further in the last
few weeks. They have been taught
best how to carry the wounded by
hand or hammocks through the mar
row passage of the hospital ships where
stretchers would fail to pass.
The Solace has a displacement of
5000 tons and an average speed OF 1t
knots. She is $40 feet over all, and is
sharp.nosed boat of fine lines. A
dark strip runs around her white sides,
and, and with the Red Cross flag flying,
she will be protected by the articles
of the Geneva convention.
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WHERE BLANCO GETS The NEWS.
United States Government Decides That
Cables Must Be Cut.

United States Government Decides That
Cables Must Be Cut.
From the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 18.-The
complete isolation of General Blanco
from the outside world is now looked
upon by leading military and naval
authorities as an essential move to he
executed at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The pressing need of this has
become more evident within the last
few days since General Blanco is
known to have been in constant cable
communication with the admiral of the
Spanish squadron and also with Mad,
rid. He has thus been an intermediary
between the government and the ad-
miral informing them of his own needs
and advising them on matters of policy.
The authorities here feel the need OF
bringing this communication to an
end, and official inquiry has developed
that there will be little difficulty in
isolating Captain General Blanco il
the necessary steps are quickly taken
and energetically.
Havana's communication with the
outside world is carried OH by means
or five distinct cable lines. Two of
these run to the United States, and
are, of course, closed against General
Blanco. The remaining three cables
exits from Havana are by way of San
tiago, on the south coast of Cuba.
Havana is connected by two land lines
with Santiago, and also by one shore
cable with Santiago. The actual de-
parture of the cables from Cuba &C.
ours at Santiago, two of the lines run
ming thence to Jamaica, and one to
Hayti. When a message has once left
Cuba by one of the three lines still
Open, it has DO less than six different
cable routes it can adopt after leaving
Jamaica or Hayti.
From Jamaica one route goes to
Colon, Pernambuco, Cape Verde Is.
lands, and thence to Spain ; second
route goes to Bermuda, Hayti, and
thence to Spain third route goes to
Venezuela, Pernambuco, Cape Verde
and thence to Spain fourth route
goes to the Windward Islands,
Deutsch Guiana, Pernambuco, Cape
Verde and Spain.
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(, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1998

tive Spain is in the war with the Unit
ed States. The Latins know this, and
that general race war will be carefully
Stunned by them. 81 am going to
establish a great Latin empire on the
America continent to act as counter
poise to the Saxon dominion which has
planted itself in that hemisphere" "
said Napoleon III, when he deluded
Macmillan into that fatal attempt to
overthrow the Mexican government a
third of century ago, and create in
its. place a kingdom under French
protectorate. Maximilian's fate is
hardly likely to tempt France into any
similar folly in the future.
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SENSE OF ToUCH.-Between the
shoulder blades, over the region of the
spine, the skin is almost insensible to
touch. The edges of the eyelids dis,
play great sensibility, owing to which
they close at the slightest touch, thus
protecting the organs they cover.
Where the skin is stretched, as over
the knee or elbow, the sense of touch
is slight but on the palmar surfaces OF
the hands, feet, or fingers, it is most
delicate. The tip of the tongue is cap
able of distinguishing the two points
of a pair of compasses when only
1894 inches apart.
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are superior in stature to the Yankees.
But, other things being equal, the big
ger man has an advantage. The Yam
kee is the tallest of civilized men; in
Europe, only the Norwegian approach
es him nearly in this respect, and the
Englishman is full inch shorter.
Recruits for the war with Spain have
been subjected to physical examina-
tions of unparalleled severity, 20 and
even 25 per cent. of many companies
being thrown out on account of de-
fects. The supply of men is so much
greater than the demand that require
ments have been raised proportionate-
ly, and the soldiers gathered for this
conflict on the American side will
average higher in respect to bodily
development and health than any
armv ever before assembled by any
nation. Hedging youths, such as
were enlisted so numerously in the
Civil war, will be conspicuous by their
absence. There will be no drummer
boys of nursery age, and fat men and
bow-legged men will be turned down.
The average volunteer rejected on
his "physical' these days is very
much astonished person. He has been
accustomed to consider himself as
representing, pretty nearly, at all
events, the beau ideal of manhood,
and his surprise is great when cold
eyed military surgeon picks out flaws
all over him. He is too tall, perhaps.
Not that feet and bit over is an
Objectionable stature, but very tall
men are apt to lack depth of chest,
which is a quality indispensable in a
soldier. Depth of chest means lung
capacity, which implies endurance,
marching ability, etc.
The surgeon inspects the teeth of the
would-be recruit, as if he were a horse,
and turns him down if they are bad.
Good teeth are required for the proper
chewing of food; defective ones mean
dyspepsia. If be true that an army
"travels on its stomach" the individ.
ual fighting man is handicapped by
trouble with his digestive apparatus
Maybe the volunteer is too short, OF
too fat. Plumpness is we'll enough
but the war department wants no fal
men, because they lack strength, en-
durance and activity. Besides, fat is
a symptom of physical degeneracy
and is apt to mean weakness of the
heart.
The volunteer, oft" in other re
spects, is likely to be amazed at finding
himself rejected because his feet are
excessively fiat; yet the requirements
are carried to such an extreme as this
1t seems that a very flat-footed soldier
does not make a satisfactory infantry
man. because he can not march well
Negroes, of course, are extremely fiat
footed, but data is lacking to show how
their marching powers compare will
those of whites. During the Civil wa
thew did some pretty good marching
certainly. Necessarily, the recrui
must have proper feet, and even hi
toes must answer to certain specifica
tions. An ingrowing nail, or even
corn. will count seriously against him
Bow.legged and knock-kneed men ar
Objectionable, partly because they d.
not look we'll. The military art ha
its aesthetic side.
During the present war much atten
tion will be paid to the gathering o
statistics of all sorts relating to th'
soldiers. This was done to some ex
tent during the Civil conflict, ane
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When the cables at Santiago will be
cut is not disclosed, but there is de-
termination to have the work done
Immediately, for until it is done Gen.
eral Blanco maintains his communica-
tons and is thus enabled to embarrass
the operations of our military and ma
val forces.
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pa" Altogether, Turkey contains 22S
foreign missionaries, and 1904 native
pastors and workers. Since 1891
America has sent to Turkey $50 mis-
sionares. American missionary prop
erty is valued at $2,5OO,000, and we
send Turkey every year $225,0O0.
America has spent on Turkey from the
beginning of. our missions there until
now at least $10,000,0O0.
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aSr Only about two minutes are re-
uuired for the blood to course through
the heart, thence to the lungs, back to
the heart, and then through toe en-
tire body, and return to the heart.
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Spanish fleet Cadiz in readiness
Philippines expedition of H. 600 soldiers The fleet is to be
The Spanish source however,
much dependence is to be placed in it.
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THE BATTLESFiIP OREGON.

The Oregon displacement 2ss TONS she
Her consists OF 4 men, fo
nc eight and 80 smaller compose her
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-19
STILL ALIVE.

Miss Marian Grace Perkins Returned
Home in Time for Her Own Funeral.
The supposed victim OF the Bridge
port Connecticut murder, Miss Ma
rian -Grace Perkins, arrived at her
home Saturday afternoon in the best
of health, to the great joy OF her fam
lily and the .unbounded astonishment
OF the whole community.
Her father was not in town at the
time of his daughters iarTival, as he
went on his way back to Bridgeport,
with the grusome remains which he
had Identified as those Of Grace, and
for which funeral arrangements, in
cluding the digging of grave, had
already been completed
Miss Perkins came from Province,
II. L., and was accompanied by her
lover, Charles Bourne, aud at first 1t
vas stated that the couple had been
married, This was afterwards de-
MED by young Bourne.
Just across the street from the Per-
kins house Is little cemetery, and
this morning, In response to request
OF the family of Miss Perkins, a
grave had been dug by the sexton in
the family lot, Half an hour after
Miss Perkins arrived home, the local
undertaker's wagon drove up to the
house, and In it was a cOtlln which
had been or0ered by the family.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-19

candidate to correctl y measure hi:
strength.
Fl. W. Corbett, the weliknowu
banker Of Portland, who was ap-
pointed by Governor Lord, after the
deadlock OF the last session, but was
refused admission TO the senate, is
undoubtedly In the lead at the pres
ent time. He will no doubt have the
support OF the IA members from Multi
nomah county, which is good nu-
cleus to build up from. Corbett has
been at work eyer since he was re.
fused admission by the senate and it
is khcwn that he has pledges from a
number OF members from the interior
counties.
e. W. Fulton, of Astoria. who is a
state senator, would not object TO the
higher honor, but his following is
small.
Ex- Congressman Binger Hermann,
commissioner OF the general land Of
fee, it is understood has a number Of
followers, but his former position on
the money question will undoubtedly
keep him out OF the senate. The
present legislature was elected on a
gold platform and the man who goes
to the senate must be pre- nounced in
favor Of that policy.
Congressman Thomas II. Tongue Of
the First district would be satisfac-
tory on the money question and in
case OF deadlock the mantle might
fall on his shoulders.
Governor Lord, it is understood, is
out OF the race. The report here is
that at the expiration Of his term in
January, he will take up his residence
In Portland and become a member of
the law firm Of DOlph, Mallory &
Simon.
State Senator Joseph Simon, it is
said, has hopes Of becoming a COM
promise candidate in the event that
Corbett cannot be elected. Simon
engineered the state campaign In
June and it is known that he has a
lumber of warm personal friends in
the legislature who would like TO see
him 20 to the United State senate.
T. II. Geer, governor-elect. is pop
ular man, as was shown by the vote
In June, and he probably has fewer
enemies than any Of the other candi-
dates mentioned, Many believe the
will be successful candidate, owing
chiefly to the fact tnat he has not
taken part 10 the factional quarrels of
the republican party during the two
years past. Should Geer be elected
senator, he would not qualify as gov
ernor, which would leave Governor
Lord two years longer to serve, as the
governors term does not expire until
his successor is elected and qualified.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-19
S,oo Reward SIoo.

Tho readers Of this lpaper vii iooot ~
nleased to learn that there Is aoo aC igSss bsS
pne dreaded disease that science ma uui
Hoe 6oen able to cure in all its stages, ,iro anu
thai thai is catarrh. Halls CatarIn CuIe the
is 18th The only positive cure known tS,S, 10 Lle :
Medical s fraternity. Catarrh oeine neni a
cnnstitutional disease, requires ouI
St'tIl stitI'tional treatment Hairs CatatrI
cure is taken internally, acting III IL
Si rectiy upon the blood aud mucous, y, SUI SUI,
feCs' faces of The system, thereby Destroy ~
ipS @ the foundation of the disease, ,1,d anu
inc M m the Constitution and Ass, ASSISTING
nature in doing its work: Ihe pro
nqietors 1q.T,T have so much faith IN oIS ltS
cnratiye powers, that they o1er one ie
Hnndred Dollars for any case UnaC ~
fails to cure. Send for list OF IeS''-
monials. crv g, IN.
Auui9s'' Toledo, y.
mSold by druggists, 75c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-19
MURDERED AT PENDLETON.
c. c. Cunningham Runs Amuck and
Kills a Railroad Man.

C. c. Cunningham Runs Amuck and
Kills Railroad Man.
q. g. Cunning ham, of Milton, Una.
tilla county, shot and killed o. Young,
and seriously wounded Mrs. julius J..
Worcester. at the o. II. & N. depot.
Cunningham with cooked revolver,
chased Miss. Efiie Worcester for a
block, firing three shots at her, but
the young woman ran into saloon
and eluded the murderer, He ran
through the saloon into the Great
Eastern hotel, where he snapped his
revolver twice at Mrs. Johnson, the
proprietor's wife.
Young. who lsan employe OF the O..
II. Il N, Co., was talkiug with Mrs.
Worcester and her daughter Ellie, at
the o. r, & N. depot, when Cunning
ham, crazed by drink. drew out his
revolver and began firing at the group.
Young was shot through the heart
and died almost instantly. The tiend
turned on Mrs. Worcester and shot
her In the small OF the back, inflict-
ing very dangerous wounds.
Miss Worchester started 10 run up
Main street, when Cunningham fired
three shots at her, pursuing Aer
closely. When opposite the Last
Chance saloon she went In and hid
beneath the billiard table. Gun
nlngham entered the saloon and
brandished his weapon In the faces
OF the men gathered there. who feared
To gapple with hIm. lie went out OF
the back door aud into the Great
Eastern hotel bv the rear entrance,
rushed up To Mrs. JOhnson, the wife
of tie proprietor, pressed his pistol
against her breast and snapped the
trigger twice. She rushed screaming
out OF the door, when several men
entered aud secured the murderer.
He has been "a troublesome figure In
the courts here for several years, often
being arrested foi selling liquor with
out license.
The feeling throughout the city
against CunIlngham Is intense aud
the officers fear violence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-19

should take to heart Too many mothers
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all unmindful that beneheent providence
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Women who expect TO be mothers do
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Pierce's FavoTite Prescription in every
delicate condition OF the organs pertain
ing 70 maternity.
This special organism Is directly strength.
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cures every form of female weakness and
disease. II Is the only medicine in exist
ence devised for this particular purpose by
an educated, skilled physician OF thirty
years experience In this special field OF
practice. A full account Of its marvellous
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The Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
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