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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

Uniform Rank Asked to Contribute to the
 Rathbone Fund-Plume Tips.
 Major General Carnahan appeals to each brigade and regimental commander and to each staff officer to forward at least $1 Rs his individual contribution to the Rathbone monument fund. Allfunds thus contributed will be set aside anG Ln;,a n aa the uniform rank fund for the Ratnbone monument and will be religiously devoted to that purpose.
 Fraternity never casts 9 shadow on tine homo, never wounds a human heart or wrongs a human soul.
 The true and loyal Pythian is man in every sense of the word, manly man who would seorn trickery.
 Professor Charles Nelson of Oxford, O., having been expelled from the order for joining the I. O. K. P, has employed counsel and brought suit for s10,0O0 dam ages for having expelled him.
 B. s. Young has been elected grand chancellor of Ohio and ". Beatty grand keeper of records and seal.
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NATHAN cRARY.


 been very hard worker in the lodge from the first, giving 1t his best endeayor, and his promotion IS well deserved.
 Past Grand Master Workman SIiger says that the order is doing well in Ar kansas.
 The prime reason of the wonderful growth of the order in this country is the very reasonable cost of the benefits and privileges which its members enjoy. A. c. Howe is grand master workman of New York and N. J. Horton grand re- corder.
 The institution of degree of honor lodge in Providence, together with the fact that the grand chief of honor this year Is Rhode Island sister, is already accom- plishing great good for the parent order in the state.
 The report of Grand Recorder Lippin- 3ott of New Jersey shows D gain of 230 members for the past year; total member ship, 5,893
 The grand master workman of New York has been authorized to engage the services of three organizers-one for the eastern, one for the western and ono for the central division of the state
 Vigorous efforts are put forth in all jn risdiotions to win the $2, 900 prize offered by the supreme Iodge
 E. C. Stahl is now grand master work. man of New Jersey.
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ROYAL ARCANUM.
The Question of Medical Examination
 Council Clippings.

Council Clippings.
 The subject of the medical examination of applicants is a prolific one; hence there are always arising questions pro and cor regarding the relative importance of med. ical examinations and the thorough inves. tigation of the applicants standing by the proper committees. If thorough medical examination be absolutely necessary to the we'll being and stability of the order, then steps should be taken bs the supreme council to improve upon the present sys- Brooklyn Times.
 There is a strong sentiment in favor of the reelection of Grand Regent W. Holt Apgar of New Jersey
 Bernard MeHugh is now grand regent of Illinois and John Riley grand secretary.
 There are ], 1894 members of the order in Rhode Island,
 The total membership oe the order on March was 195, ,655.
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Trans-Misslssippi Exposition Oma- ha, Neb., June l to November l, 1898. From June l to October I5 the Iron Mountain Ky. will sell tickets to Omaha and return, good for return thirty days from date of sale for $25.40. In addition to the above we will also sell tickets to Omaha and return with final limit of November b, 1898 for $30.30. H.B. MlzELL.
 Agent
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H. B. Mizell. Agent

Meeting interstate merchants assn St. Louis, Mo, Aug IS to 9 and Sept to 12. For this occasion the I. M. &s S. Ky, will sell tickets to St. Lsuis and return at one and one third fare on the certificate plan. Further particulars at this office as to dates of sale, limits, etc.
 H. B. Mizell.
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Knights and Ladies of Honor.

The total membership in Missouri on Jan. was CHS. This grand jurisdiction has the smallest social mem borship of all grand jurisdictions, only 265. The ladies outnumber tho male members by 500.
 Supreme Secretary Harvey has issued a handbook of the order which is handy work and ono of the most complete and comprehensive of the kind ever issued
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manly selves. Either they live childiess lives, or for brief spell are the mothers of pufy sick1y children that bring them only pain, and leave them only sorrow.
 The woman who suffers from weakness and disease of the distinctly feminine or gans is certain to become an invalid. No woman can suffer in this way and be a healthy, happy, amiable wife and compe- tent mother. Troubles of this nature sap the strength, rack the nerves, paint lines of suffering upon the face, destroy the temper, make the once bright eyes dull and the once active brain sluggish, and transform viva cious woman into weak, siekly, invalid.
 This is all wrong. It is all unnecessary. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is mar vicious medicine for ailing women. It acts directly on the delicate and important organs that bear the burdens of matern. ity and makes them strong and healthy. It aliays inflammation, heals alteration, soothes pain and tones and builds up the nerves. It banishes the diseonforts of the expectant months and makes baby's com ing easy and almost painless. 1t Itguarantees the little newcomers health and an ample supply of neurishment Thousands of women have testified to its marvellous mer- its. An honest dealer will not endeavor to substitute some inferior preparation for the sake of an extra little selfish profit
 1T took Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription previous to confinement" writes Mrs Corda Gulpepper, of Tanks Cottie Co.,, Texas, and never did so well ill my life. It is only two weeks and am able to do my work"
 In most healthy families you will find Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad- wiser For a paper-covered copy send 2I one-ceut stamps, 10 copef- nG1lGnP onLY. Cloth bound 3I stamps. Address Dr. R. V PisTce, Buffalo. N. K
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Meeings of National Associati on of Merchants and Travellers, Chica- go Ills, Aug. 10-17, Sept. 1421, Nov. 2-9. For these occasions the Iron Mountain By, will sell tickets to chicago and return on the certificate plan one and one-third fare. Full particulars as to dates of sale ana limit at the Iron Mountain office.
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ST, LOUIS IRON MOUNTAIN ( 50
CHEAP RATES.

National Enc. ampment G. A. R. Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 5-10. For this occasion the Iron Mountain Ky. will sell tickets to Cincinnati and return lor the exceeding low rate of $15.35. Date of sale Sept. ?. and 1. Limit for return Oct. 2nd by extension. Open to all.
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 Golden Eagle,

Great preparations are being made for the magnificent demonstration in honos of the annual session of the grand castle of Pennsy lyania at Scranton May 10.
 Major Ellis B. Mover of Reading has been appointed chairman and chief mar shal of the K. q. l. division of the sesqui- centennial parade at Reading June 6.
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Annual National Encampment of Sons ot Veterans U. s. A.. Omaha. Ned, Sep. 12th to 16th. For this occa- sion the Iron Nth. Rwy will sell to Omaha and return at fare $2l. .05 for round trip, Dates of sale Sep. 10th and 1lth. Final limit for return Sep 2lst 1898.
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Grand Encampment Knights 0 Pythias, Aug. 22nd to 29th. Su preme Grand Lodge Session, Aug. Both to Sept. 10th, Indianapolis, Ind. For this occasion the Iron Moun- tain Ky. will sell round trip tickets at fare of $1460. Dates of sale Aug. l9, 20 and 2I. Limit by extension, Sept. 10th.
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Sovetign Grand Lodge. I 0. 0. F Boston. Mass, Sept. 1920, 1898 For this occasion the Iron Noun tain Ky, will sell tickets to Boston and return at one fare $34.s 80. Dates of sale Sept 15. 16. and IT. Good re- turning to leave Boston, not later than Sept, 30.
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Meeting National Association of Merchants and Traders, Chicago, III. Aug. 10 to F, Sep. IA to 2l, Nov. 2 to 1898. The Cotton Belt Railway will sell self round trip tickets for this occasion for one and one third fares on tha certificate plan, Tickets on sale Aug. 9th to l2 inclusive with return limit Aug. 20th 1898, Sep. 10 to 15 inclusive, Return limit Sep. 24th 1898. Oct. 29th to Nov. inclusive, Return limit Nov. 18th 1909.
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 Order of the Iroauois.

An amendment was mada at tho recent supreme lodge session which provides that a member who changes his occupation from that of preferred to tliat of haz- ardouse will cancel his benefit certificate by so doing
 The order is Nut , years old and is al ready saceess.
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HATED six miles Springs mil station Hot railroad will find
 t destined to be of the popular both for X I pleasure seekers, America !n little valley,
 east and west by mountains of dense forest growth the Sphur Springs gushing little ryulet
 hotel proper has forty bedrooms with large office. dining hile additional cot with The tatefuy laid the blue nterpesed with beautiful fountain pleasing
 to the heavily tmbered either side The hotel
 aatons good (whether in search of health
 or es will not regret months vacation at Potash
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UNITED WORKMEN

FEoIhlheht NIember Of the Order In Nov
 England Chips From the Workshop.
 A jealous worker for the order is Nathan Crary of Chicopee. grand foreman of New England United Workmen. He was born In New York 3s years ago. Mir. Crary joined the order as a charter member of Mount Pleasant lodge, in which he held office tor several years, At the grand lodgo session in 1895 he was made a member of the committee on credentials and was at the same session appointed grand outside watchman by Grand Master Workman Higgins. A year later he was elected grand guide and in 1897 grand overseer. He has
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Soath Arkansas Teachers Associ- ation. Camden. Ark, August 3l. For this occasion the Cotton Belt will sell round trip tickets at $2T5. Tickets on sale Aug. 30 and 3l, Re turn limit Sept. 3, 1898.
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word Mother- ! hood. '' A wo- ! man g greatest
 happiness, her greatest duty and
 her greatest priv ilege is to become the mother of a healthy, h appy c h il d. Untold thousands of wo- men fall short of
 this because of
 weakness and dis ease of their wo-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-09
THE STOKER'S PART.
HIS LOT IN A NAVAL BATTLE IS TO
WORK BliNDLY ON.

He Knows Nothing of Victory Until It
Is All Over and Reads Defeat Only In
the Face of Death-No Chance Of Is
cape For Him.
When you read Of naval battle
glory winning courage is shown, don't
forget the faithful stoker who kept the
fires hot and did his duty just as calmly
as If the fact that each shovelfal might
be the last never occurred to him.
Up Oh deck where the fighting is done
each man knows just how the battle is
going. He is cheored when a shot strikes
the enemy and knows that il his own
ship goes to the bottom he will ut least
have chance to keep afoat until he
can be picked up.
But the stoker goes into battle under
different conditions. Down in the
steaming, dusty, gloomy stokehole he
sees or hears nothing that will give him
an inkling of how the fight is going.
Stripped to the waist, gasping for
breath and sweating rivers, he throws
the coal into the fiery NAV Of the fur
mace and trusts blindly to luck.
However the conflict above him may
rage, the stoker hears only its distant
murmur ami feels only the shock of the
shells impact themselves against the
steel sides and the great guns recoil
from the thousand pounds Of steel and
powder hurled at the enemy. Perhaps a
chance shot may pierce the ten inches
Of armor that guards the engines and
boilers, and the rushing waters may
drown him as he vainly seeks to escape.
Perhaps the 90 tons of explosives in the
magazines may be reached by projec
tile from the enemy's guns and he may
be blown to pieces III the steel cell
where he is at work.
at any time the crisis may come, and
small chance Is there for him to catch
on the floating spar Or wreckage. In
such cases the stokehole always proves
the coffin Of the men who feed the fur
naces and lend the initial assistance to-
ward making the war vessel thing of
life.
The stokehole in battleship is stu
ated far below the water line at a point
almost amidships. A long, grimy room
/ it is. hemmed il by steel walls and coal
buukers, with a score Of fiery furnace
doors that send out cleaning rays Of
light into the apartment. the only light
that the room ever receives. 1t has no
windows and few doors. In the ceiling
above great ventilators pierce the steel.
Currents Of cool air take the place Of
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soldiers that they would rather go short
on food than to go without their tobac-
CO. Moreover, those habituated to its
use suffer acutely when deprived Of it.
Hence the tobacco was added. The man
who does not use tobacco would find no
trouble in swapping off, his tobacco
to some other man who did use ii for
an equal amount of something to eat.
Experience during the civil war proved
this point fully.
During the past Summer several prac
tice marches We're made by regular
| troops throughout the country, on which
marches the command lived for five
| days on this ration, and, while the men
would not choose this form of food, ex-
perience proved that men can stand a
great deal of hard work living OIL it.
When Charlie has subsisted on this sort
of food for two or three days, however,
| he will heartily wish for something diff
| ferent.
There is bound to be more or less ex-
perimenting done, too by the men who
have charge of the feeding of Uncle
Sans fighters. Already dozens of pat
ent food preparations have been submit
ted and some of them are to be given a
trial They will be tried on Charlie
Ten to one he will not like it, but he
will have to submit.
4 firm in Kansas City has perfected
a system of sterilizing meat by heat
ing process, SO that it can be kept a
| = So u
process is secret one but it's success
has been demonstrated by the British
army, which is using large quantities
prepared by the Kansas City firm in its
Sudan campaign.
1t is understood that a contract for a
large quantity of this meat will be let
Immediately. 1t is put up in large tin
cases after sterilization and heraetical.
ly sealed.
Another entirely new scheme which
will be Of great service TO the army if
compelled to remain long south is a
method OF putting up in one pound cans
good quality of coffee, all prepared
with milk and sugar in proper quaint
ties for drinking. All the soldier has to
do is to heat as much as he wants and
his coffee IS ready. One can contains ton
rations for soldier and has the great
advantage Of being capable of preserva-
ton any length Of time The fact that
it is easily transported and contains
the sugar and milk, often difficult to
obtain at all, makes this preparation OF
additional value. This also will un.
doubtedly be purchased in large guam
titles. 1t is to be hoped that Charlie
will take kindly to it.
CYRUS SYLVESTER.
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munication with the base Of supplies.

munication with the base Of supplies.
About two years ago board OF army
officers was ordered to convene i'll WASH
ington to get up an emergency ration
for the army. After many months OF
hard work the present ration was adopt
ed. The first point the board had to de-
eide was what constituted the 'elnef-
gency,' and it was decided that an
emergency was such an occasion that
required the troops to subslst Gu tooa
carried on their persons. After deciding
this point the next point was what
foods were the most nutritious ana
could at the same time be put up INTO
the smallest form.
After many experiments the follow
ing ration was decided upon: Bacon, ~
ounces; hard bread Is ounces; pea
meal, 4 ounces, or an equivalent III APP
proved material for making soup; cof-
fee roasted and ground, , ounces, or
tea, half ounce; saccharin. 4 grains;
salt. .6.l ounce; pepper, .O4 ounce; to-
bacco, half ounce
The total of the weight for five days
is little over ten pounds. This ration
is never issued for over five days, the
beard having decided that such time
was the minimum time for which men
could live on the ration, still keep up
their physical strength and be in good
fighting condition.
This ration is kept in the commissary
stcrehouses at all military posts ready
for immediate use. 1t is put up in small
packages The bacon. cut into piece
weighing 90 ounces. is wrapped up III
paper prepared for the purpose and
kept in stock. The pea meal comes
wrapped and resembles a thick, short
roman candle. \ man would carry five,
one for each days ration. The hard
bread is not the proverbial "hard tack
of olden times. 1t comes III the shape
of small oyster crackers, one pound to a
| box.
Small cotton bags are issued i'll which
! to carry the roasted and ground coffee
and the salt a small brown paper box,
like pill box, contains the pepper.
while the ten saccharin tablets extra
! strong) are carried in another small pill
| box. Each tablet contains two grains,
| the box holding ten, two for each day
| These tablets are SO strong that small
! piece will sweeten large cup of coffee
or tea.
| Zach man carries in his haverSack "A
| folding meat can, with "a handle that
admits of its use rs kind Of saucepan.
With this and the bacon aud pea meal
fairly good soup can be- made, coffee or
tea being made III the tin cup. 1t may
seem strange to find tobacco include d.
! The board OF officers fully considered
this matter, and while it is not. ot
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nuality, as is good for him. Not that
Uncle Sam entertalns any special regard
ior Charlie, but because he knows that
the better soldier is fed the better
lighting he can do.
If Charlie is aboard train some
where as one Of the units in grand
mobilization scheme. he is lucky to
have any dinner at all. More than like
| jy he is munching crackers and drinking
lukewarm coffee. Troops in course Of
transportation are hard to reach, espe-
cially as they most frequently travel on
| special trains which are run on no stat
ed schedule. Charlie may be laid off on
some siding 60 or 80 miles from any
agent of the QuarterDaster general or
he may lie On a troop transport with
many miles of water between him and
dinner.
Should Charlie be fortunate enough
to have reached a regularly established
army camp he is sure of square meal
:hat will taste as good as home cooking.
In case be is on the march the meal
will be less elaborate, but Charlie will
rot b8 particular He will have an APP
petite that will transform the simplest
fare into dainty viands
This problem CT feeding an army is a
big and intricate one 1t has all been
studied out, however, by men who have
made science Of it, and we have only
to look on and wonder at how it is
done. When an army is to be moved III
Al,
GERS are let into the secret and immedi
ately make their preparations for the
necessary three meals day. The first
thing to De done is to establish base
Of supplies. This must be far enough in
tie rear to be safe from the enemy and
yet near enough to tho front to be daily
available
III the case Of the present mobilization
of troops Gu our southern Atlantic sea-
board Tampa was selected as the base
Of supplies. At that point immense
quantities Of staples such as soldiers
need have been collected. Hard bread,
bacon, beans, potatoes and coffee are the
chief of these staples, and they make
up the larger part of Charities bill OF
fare.
Uncle Sam has figured that it costs
just Is cents a day to feed soldier.
Sometimes, though, it costs an equal
amount to get his food to him. The to-
tai rations for 1000 men for one day
weigh 3, 1907 pounds. One thousand men
every "A hours consume $50 pounds Of
bacon, 1000 pounds Of hard bread, 1910
pounds Of beans, 200 pounds of pota-
toes, SO pounds Of roasted and ground
coffee, $50 pounds of sugar, 20 gallons
Of molasses, 10 gallons Of vinegar, &C
! pounds of salt, 40 pounds Of soap, ID
pounds Of candles and ~ pounds OF
black pepper.
These are field rations. They do no;
eat the candles, be it understood-at
all events, not unless an extreme emer.
gency should arise
Most of the cooking during the cam.
palgn Is done i'll portable ovens, which
are folded up when not in use, inclos
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FROM SHIP TO SHORE.
CARRIER PIGEONS AND THEIR USE IN
TIE NAVY.

Wlngcu MGbseHkCAbp AIaihcN 1pH ocA''~S
on Uncle Sans Fighting Ships. VIII
Carry the News Of Battles Fought Far
Out at Sea.
The use Of carrier pigeons as messen-
gers for both army and navy operations
is entirely practical. Naval men espe-
cially have come to put high value on
the service Of these birds The United
States navy has pigeon cot at Key
West and an officer in charge Of big
flock of trained pigeons. With those
which have been offered to tho govern
ment by private owners more than 900
winged carriers are ready for war duty.
The organization of a carrier pigeon
service for use in time of war was begun
by Professor Marion of the Naval acad-
emv. Lieutenant Harlow, u. S. N, also
began active experiments with the birds
some years ago, and to these two gem
tlemen is due the credit which now at
taches itself to the pigeon service Of the
navy.
The first practical use to which the
birds were put was on the training ships
of the Naval academy off the coast.
They carried out with them carrier pi-
geons which were released and sent to
the navy department. In this way the
boats at sea kept the navy department
at Washington and the Naval academy
informed of their movements. Professor
Marion, who had charge Of the birds at
the Naval academy, soon demonstrated
the value Of their service.
For two years the most active train
ing has been going on. The cot at Key
West was established and Lieutenant
Harlow was placed i'll command Of it.
Not long ago the navy department made
inquiries about the pigeon service and
found that large number Of rapid, ac-
curate pigeons could DO placed at Its dis
pasai. The birds were taken to Key
! West, which is only 80 miles from Ha-
yana, and located in lieutenant Har-
low 5 cot there. They have beeu taken
out from this cot 10 SEA and released time
ard again within the last few weeks,
and always with the greatest success
Scarcely ever has q pigeon failed to re-
turn to its home.
The value Of the pigeons i'll time Of
blockade Is great, as the naval depart