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The herald., 1898-11-06

practically still working under the old
militia bill of 1895:
Extract from Act of Congress, APP
proved Feb. 2S, 1795.-Section 4. That
the militia employed in the service of
the United States shall be subject to
the same rules and articles of war as
the troops of the United States; and
that no officer, commissioned Off
Ger or private of the militia shall be
compelled to serve more than three
months after his arrival at the place of
rendezvous. in any one year, nor more
than in due rotation will every other
abled bodied man of the same rank in
the battalion to which he belongs.
" Section 164S, Revised Statutes of
the United States. Whenever the
President calls forth the militia of the
United States, to be employed in the
service of the United States, he may
specify in his call the period for which
such service will be required, not ex-
ceeding nine months, and the militia so
called shall be mustered in and con-
tinue to serve during the term so speci-
fled unless sooner discharged by COM
mand of the President.
Remarks: AS already stated, the
compilers evidently considered that
this Act repealed the Act of 1895. 1t is,
however, peculiarly worded. Prior to
this act, the law considered the militia
as the militia of the United States; this
Act uses the words Militia of the
States. 1t was not customary to mus
ter in the militia, when called into the
service of the United States, the call
being considered sufficient. This Act
contemplates a muster in"
The herald., 1898-11-06

must be an amendment to the constitu-
ton. In the militia bill introduced in
Congress last spring occurred the
words, can be ordered in or out of the
country The bill did not pass, but If
it had these words would have been un-
constitutional, would not have held,
and the situation would have been un-
changed. There would have been no
need to have called for volunteers in
the late war, the regiments could have
been ordered out as regiments if the
President had said TO repel INVASION
'Thus, so far as this goes, I see no
need of the reorganization of the Ma
tional Guard. AS it is now it is avail
able The President can use it when
he pleases. 1t should be remembered
that the militia is not intended, as a
general thing, to take the place of the
regular army. 1t is different body,
intended for home defence. Yet it is
meant to serve nationally upon cases
of necessity. Congress appropriates
about $45O000 year for it, distributed
among the various states. 1 see no oc-
casion for the national government to
have any more control over it than it
already has. The guard fulfls it's pur-
pose, and is ready to meet any emer-
gency.
ut will be interesting to make public
the following, which l had compiled
for me several months ago. We are
The herald., 1898-11-06
BY GEN. HOWARD.
The National Government
Should Help Support the
State Militia and Com
mission All the
Officers in 1t.

My opinion is that it will be neces-
sary to continue the militia about as
it is now constituted in order to pre-
serve proper popularity in the several
states; but if it be called the national
guard, it ought to receive help from the
nation and some consideration in re-
turn for'that help. I mean, help by ap-
preparation of money, and in return
that the President endorse the officers
appointed by the governor to make
them veritable officers in the national
guard. TO effect this 1 would consti-
tute boards of examination consisting
of three men in each state, these boards
to be composed of known military
men, one of whom at leost should be
an officer as high as the rank of field
officer. The duty of this board should
be to examine and pass upon the quail
fications of every commissioned officer
nominated for commission over the
state contingent of the national guard.
and commission. None, of course, re-
ceiving commission till they have
passed the said board.
This would answer for all except the
medical officers. Possibly for them it
would be better to increase my pro-
posed board to five members, two of
whom should be medical officers of
standing, and at least one from the
regular service.
Experience has shown that we must
have officers thoroughly qualified in the
national guard, and if the companies
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now Is "good enough" 1.-THE term ma
tional guard" General Roe goes on to
say, "is q misnomer. 1t should be
called, in reality, state guard In each
state there is the militia and the or
ganiZed militia This latter-which
does not, however, exist in every state
necessarily in full completeness, some
states having only single company.
being too poor to afford more-is known
as the national guard The militia
actually, by old enactments never re-
pealed, consists of every able bodied
man with certain exceptions) between
the ages of twenty-one and forty-five.
Nov any or all of these men can
be called out at any time by the Presi-
dent. They are under his direct con-
troll, thus under the direct control Of
the national government. They could
hardly be more so. The President, by
law, can order them where he pleases,
at any moment, except out of the
country, and he can even order them
out of the country upon one single
condition, which l will explain in a
moment.
'He Che President) does not even
need to call upon the governor of any
state for troops. He does this purely
as matter of courtesy, but he can or
der out each regiment directly. A case
of this sort came up during the Civil
War. The governor of New York state
refused to call out the Fourteenth of
Brooklyn. Their colonel telegraphed
to Washington. He got back from
President Lincoln orders to come on
When his command arrived at Wash
ington the governor wired him to state
upon whose order he had gone. He sent
back the message: by the order Of
the President of the United States
"Thus the very direct control of the
national government is to be seen. Now
the national guard is organized for
these three purposes, and these only:
Q TO repel invasion; (2) to suppress
insurrection; (3) to serve as a home
guard. The President may order these
men to repel invasion whenever he
pleases, he may order them to serve out
of the country, if-and this is the point
he states in his order that it is for
the purpose of repeliing invasion.
President Mckinley did not see fit to do
this. Without doing this he was power
less to order a single regiment out Of
the country. / tried to make this clear
in the spring. 1t is q simple point, but
people generally could not seem to I'M
derstand it. 1t is the plain law, how
ever.
Before this can be changed there
The herald., 1898-11-06
The Heart and Its Wonders.

The heart is simply a kind of muscle
and is similar in it's nature to the other
muscles of our bodies. 1t works as
they do, and the same force that moves
our legs in walking, or our fingers in
writing, circulates our blood. When
muscles act they contract or shorten
themselves. For example, when we
bend the forearm on the upper arm we
do so through the action of the biceps
Just as when we straighten the arm
it is the triceps muscle which performs
the action.
The biceps is enabled to bend the
forearm because it has one end-the
fixed extremity of the muscle-at-
tached to the shoulder. while the other
end-that which moves, is fastened tC
one of the forearm bones. Thus, if we
suppose the muscle to be at rest wher
the arm is straight we can readily i'm
The herald., 1898-11-06
PLANS FOR REORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL CUARD.I
Leading Military Authorities Both in the Regular Armv and
the State Militia Submit Ideas For More
Practical System.


be 100 each the Importance of thorough
ntness on the part of captains and
| lieutenants cannot be ignored.
l would be careful to have the entire
national guard armed and equipped as
the regulars are, and have correspond
ing organizations with three battalion
formation where it applies.
We already have United States in
spection, and it could be provided by
law that it should be the duty Of the
secretary of war or of the adjutant
general to see to it that every regiment
or the national guard should be not
only inspected. but properly organized,
equipped and drilled.
My object would be to secure by posi-
tive enactment in each state state
force under command of the governor
or the state, but that that force should
receive from the United States appro-
prlations for arms, equipment, etc, and
IN consideration of such help be able
to exercise sufficient authority over the
guard through the President of the
United States, so that in cooperation
with the governor the troops would be
properly officered and fitted for active
service in the state, out of the state or
O"N'7i"S VI ehV olilcu ptdleS, dCCOTulHS
as the necessities of the case should
demand.
/ am sure that all this can be Sc
cured by careful United States legis-
lation. to which the states would gladly
conform.
Your suggestion touching the field
officers, that they be graduates of the
military academy, I would not put into
law The old ipa1OIlsy uoI,11 cpr;,,e, I'm
in time and nothing would be secured
In fact, many of the institutions of
military character, like Norwich Uni
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Gus Seventh Regiment of New York
city has positive opinions on the sub
ject and they are along new lines.
"There cannot be a question of this
sort now," he says, "for we are all at
sea. What should the National Guard
be? That must be determined upon
before we can decide whether it should
be reorganized. Is it for defence here In
our cities, or is it to be made practic-
ally a part of the regular army? These
are the questions. No one seems to
know what the decision will be. We
are all waiting to find out. Until we
do we can not say whether or no the
guard should be reorganized. 1t all de-
pends upon what it is wanted for.
MEN of position and some financial
standing enter the regiments and drill.
They do so with the understanding that
they may be called out in emergency.
But they do not understand that they
are to be ordered out of the country at
moments notice, leaving the cities
for whose protection they enlisted un-
defended. There does not seem to be
to-day a clear idea of what national
guardsman really is. We are waiting
now, and drilling, hoping to find out.
1.-THE national guard and the regular
army seem to me two separate things.
1t would seem to me unwise to put the
guard under strict army discipline. The
men give enough of their time and
energy as it is. They must be handled
differently from the soldiers of the
regular army. They are not paid men
and they can not be treated as such.
That is, if the national guard is to be
success, and attract the best class of
young men. If the discipline is too
strict these will not join.
''It has always been supposed until
now that the national guard was for
the service of the state first of all, to
protect our lives and property. 1t was
never thought of putting it on level
with the regular army. Tommy Atkins
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agine that If the muscle grew shorter
1t would pull the forearm nearer to the
upper arm; or, in other words, bend
the arm. The power of shortening it
self forms the property known as con-
tractility, and the possession of it
characterizes all muscles.
The heart, in a similar way, has the
power of shortening it's muscular
fibers, and as a consequence limits the
size Of the hollows or compartments it
contains. In this way the blood in these
compartments is forced outward into
the great pipes or blood vessels which
lead from them. This is one action of
the heart. When the fibers relax and
the hollows of the heart expand once
again, fresh blood enters preparatory
to the next contraction. In a fully
grown person, the normal beat Of the
heart ranges from 70 to rs times per
minute In the case of child year
old it would be from lis to 1870 times
per minute.
A very correct estimate of the hearts
work has been made by the physi-
ologist. This estimate shows us an
amount of force and energy that is
little short of wonderful in it's magni-
tude. By accurate measurements of
the hearts force it has been calcuat-
ed that in twentyfour hours a mans
heart does an amount of work equal
to 124 foot tons. In other words, if the
whole force expended by the heart in
twenty-four hours was gathered into
one huge stroke, such a power would
raise 124 tons one foot off the ground.
A similar calculation has been made
respecting the amount of work execut-
ed by the muscles involved in breath
ing. In twenty-four hours the latter
are estimateA to do work equal to 21
foot tons.
The herald., 1898-11-06
OPPORTUNITIES IN PORTO RICO.
Gems. Miles and Gilmore, Cos Michler Allen and
Biddle Say That the Island Is Now Ready
For Enterprising Americans.

is the best soldier in the world. but
you cannot make Tommy Atkinses out
of men unpaid for that sort of work,
who only give a portion OF their time
to it. AS l said before, when we find
out what the national guardsman
should be nowadays we will decide
whether or not the force should be re-
organized. In New York state the ma
tional guard practically does not exist
to-day"
COPYRIGHT, 1893, BY THE INTERNATIONAL LITERARY
AND NEWS SERvICE.l
The herald., 1898-11-06

versity of this state, already furnish
good officers for military service. 1t is
good thing for any regiment of the
national guard to have a regular army
officer of ability and experience as
field officer. Sometimes these regular
officers are as well trained whether
they come from our academy or from
military experience outside of it. The
academy is too important to risk any
thing that looks like favoritism to the
institution. o. o. HOWARD,
Major General, U. S. A., Retired.
The herald., 1898-11-06
BY GEN. c. F. ROE.
BY Stating That 1t Is to Repel
Invasion the President Can
Order Out Any National
Guard Regiment.

Major General Charles F. Roe. once
colonel of Squadron A, that famous
cavalry organization of New York City,
says that the national guard as it is
The herald., 1898-11-06

1t is estimated that Of the whole pop
ulation of the globe about 10000 die
every day.
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Charlotte woIter,. Voice.

When Charlotte Wolter, the great
German actress, who died recently in
Vienna. began her stage career. her
voice was disagreeable. harsh. hesitat-
ing and girlish. From that same throat
proceeded few years later voice such
as has never before or since been heard
on the German snge. metallic and full
so charming, so intensely affecting.
Now the listeners ear reveled in the
sweetness CT her tones. now II was car
ried away by their irresistible force.
The "Wolter-schrei" (Wolter cry) is q
new German word. coined expressly TO
designate the expression of the utmost
horror. terrible cry. piercing to the
very marrow in ones bones. which she
uttered in Goethe's "Goetz Won Ber-
lichingen. st. Louis Globe-Demo-
GRAFT
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/ had been reading and Cecil lingering
the keys of the piano when Willard
came in.
His face was very grave, but he spoke
cordially to Cecil. who answered briefly
and neutrality-suspicious. accusing him
of concealing the will. For one second
the dark eyes fiashedangrily. but before
he spoke Willard wore his calm, self
possessed face again.
You are unjust, Cecil" he said; "all
my influence was exerted in your be-
half"
1T looks sol" was the sneering reply.
''Your uncle thought mis- business
should be left in competent and expert
cnced hands. Have yours proved to be
500"
NO. am not bargaining trades
man. Uncle Harry trained me for gen.
tleman."
The sneering emphasis brought a
dusky red for a moment on Wizards
dark cheek. He spoke with stern en-
phasis:
BE content, then. to leave the cares
Of trade to me. Your income and pros
poets win give you sufficient for idle
case"
His prospects, looked up then, so
puzzled that Willard said:
rs it possible You have not told
Marian ?"
~You have doubtless done so"
NO, it was not my duty-certainly
not my pleasure
told me what?- l cried, with'a dizzy
feeling and choking Of my breath.
Mrs. Stone answered;
your uncle's letter from Mr.. Hay an
nounced Mr.. Cecil Wellfora's engage
ment to Miss Rose Hay
''You may as well add said Cecil.
that we were privately married the day
left. No one knows that as yet, but
shall claim my bride when l return to
New Orleans.
! staggered toward the door. but
would have fallen had not a strong arm
held me up as I reeled forward. The
same kind support led me to the library
and placed me in a deep armchair. !
must have been white and looked faint.
for a moment later a glass of vine was
held TO my lips, and Willard said. very
tenderly:
Drink this. Marian. Ny poor child.
try TO think he IS not worthy Of your
regret
That nerTed me I drank the wine
and said: I an not grieving, an
glad-9iad.-
Andthen Ibroke into hysterical weep
ing. I was hut 3 girl. and had been
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what i. vsrtues

Emperor Sigismund. in conversation
with Theodore. archbiship OF Cologne
asked the primaie how he ought to act
so as to obtain happiness.
I'VE cannot. sire, expect ii in this
world"
what. then. is the way to gain hap
piness hereafter?-
You must live virtuously."
"What do you mean by that EXPIRES
sion ." -,,fs- \ .'..s.s -. 49,
Il mean answered the archbishop.
Athat you should always pursue that
plan Of conduct which you promise TO
follow when laboring under a fit Of
govt or indigestion. --Goiden DAYS.
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There Is q home IN Minneapolis which
Is very happy just now because double
affection Of dreadful diseases has been re-
moved. The father, 6. N. Bensel, had
scrofula; his daughter had ST. Vitus' dance.
Both these terrible diseases, one Of the
blood, the other Of the nerves, were cured
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People.
The facts are so marvellous, OF such over
whelming importance to Like sufferers that
they have caused endless talk in the city,
and they are reported here exactly as they
occurred, to benefit those at distance.
MIR. Bensel Is decorator and painter.
For years his home at 303 Hennepin Ave
noe, was Swallowed by disease. Now II
enjoys the sunshine Of health. Mr.. Ben
sci tells Of the change;
"For nearly twelve years suffered with
scrofula," he said. This blood disease
attacked me IN severe form. Running
sores formed continually on the back Of my
neck, extending up into the hair.
These eruptions gave out matter and
vile humors Of the blood. They were
very painful and very offensive.
u tried many remedies but none gave
the slightest relief until was persuaded to
try DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
AYou may imagine my JOY when found
these pills really had power over these
malignant sores.
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A new anecdote Of Queen Victoria is
quite interesting. Lord Melbourne
who was prime minister when Vic
toria was contemplating marriage
with Prince Albert. said 70 her when
she was urging him to hase parliament
confer the title OF king consort~ on
the prince: For Gods sake. num-
let's hear 20 more Of it II you once
get the English into the way of making
kings. you viii get them into the way
Of unmaking hem The queen saw
the logic Of her bluff premier's re-
marks and Prince Albert was not made
kinr-Trov Times.
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My general health beam, w., ,,,' w
bust. The sores became WIN 'as
day, merely scars on tne sI;a "a, y, y
where they had been. 4 1r>
These scars do not even ~
entirely healthy. lam cur,ss va
Mr.. Bensel then told Il, ,,,..
daughters recovery, as follow,
"For two years my dauss,.
that nervous state called ST. Vias 1.
"Shs is now fourteen wear, II III 81
disease untitled her for work. oI,v.s
IAN the treatment we co,,Is ~
her did no good till we bs0sa -. a.
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Psts.|
Then she began to mend al ooe,
She has taken iour bo1u M
nearly well that II is only o n 4
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The blood and nerves M, h n
body. A medicine such Is d. WI
Pink Pills for Pale People th,t !. j
scrofula, one Of the severest blos AZ
and St Vitus' dance, a dsec-roo,'s !.
ous trouble, has almost unimtss $.
over such diseases as rheumali,r 4
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, xi,lIa /,
ralgia, nervous headache, palpaatosII
heart nervous debility and al jor'
weakness IN either male or fsmak'
All druggists sell Dr.. waliams \
Pills for Pale People. One b, &
cents, or SIX boxes for $50.
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JIM AND JOE AND l.

Underneath the pussy-willows
Where the pool is deep;
Where the sinners and the perch
And the turtles sleep;
Where the water, nice and COOL
Dimpled to the sky;
There we used to go and swim,
Jim and Joe and l.
Down the valley in the glen
Was a dam that we
Built when we were little men,
Happy, gay and free;
There we camped week or SO.
Sleeping in tent;
There we had waterfall
And Q wheel that went
Down among the alder brush.
Hidden half away.
Was the sawmill by the stream
Where we used to play;
There we used to launch our ships
Chips upon the tide,
Loaded down with sawdust, and
Dreams, perhaps. beside.
Wonder where the boys are gomez
Jolly Jim and joe
Chaps who used to play with me
Years and years ago?
Dam and mill and waterfall
All have passed away;
And there's nothing left but dreams.
Dreams that come 10 stay.
@A. s. Keller. In Chicago Post
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think no more about him. It Devil
dered mel OF course did not expec
wedding to follow a funeral at once
but why was Cecil to be treated like
one in disgrace? The new will may
have given him Wizards place ant
property. He evidently thought so.
He came in after an hour or two, in
which he had walked off the worst Of
his rage, but there was a look in his
eyes that was worse than hot anger
and he said:
That will must be foundl"
"There was thorough search made
for it'll" Mrs. Stone said, coldly.
eyes, by interested partiesl" was the
sneering reply. "The house is yours,
Marian, no Wizards. 1 ask your per-
mission to look for the will"
Igave it and then escaped to my own
room. He would look for the will, per
haps find it, and Willard would lose his
inheritance. And I was not gladl A
horrible weight oppressed me as
thought of Cecil master in Wexford
Place-master of the factory-my hus-
band!
At the last thought the scales fell at
hst from my girlish eyes, and ! knew
that my love for Cecil was but the mat
ural affection of a child for life COM
panion, exalted to an ideal perfection by
youthful imagination. And when the
idol had fallen there rose in its place a
grave face with large, soft, black eyes,
and covered my own face TO hide hot
bushes; for never had Willard spoken
one word of love to Cecil's betrothed-
never given me other than the gentle
courtesy due to his stepfather's niece
and his short-time ward.
He was king amongst men,. and ]
knew it. For years ! had known of
Uncle Harry's affection and trust in his
Paris agent and since he had been at
home / had not wondered at either.
The factory hands fairly worshiped him,
for he was strict in rule, just in every
dealing, stern to rebuke fault, and yet
in trouble or illness he was generous as
a prince and gentle as woman.
And while thought of all this could
hear Cecil in the room so lately solem.
nized by the presence of death, tossing
about the furniture. rummaging every
where, to disinherit Willard. Icould not
bear it. At least he should know the
danger menacing himl
slipped downstairs and over to the
village, nearly two miles away, sending
from there telegram TO New York
only few words to
Willard Dennison. M Hotel. New
York:
"You are needed at Wexford Place i'm
nediately. MARIAN"
Then ! sped homeward, already re-
ieved. AT least he would come back
and know of Cecil's return. 1t was
evening when we heard him in the hall.
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-p,n.repce IN DurabiIity.

1T isn't at all safe TO judge by aP-
pearances," said the restless boys Ia
Their.
"Yes." replied the mother. people
are very deceptive"
''And so are inanimate objects. You'd
never think. merely judging from ex-
ternal indications, that the heavy pair
of shoes I bought that boy was only
going to wear for six weeks, while his
fragile-looking Latin grammar viii last
him a lifetime. "-Washington Star.