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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
rAaANIuLA SHEDS ITS SKIN.
Insect Increases i'm Size Each Time She
Molts.

noitrs
From the Country Gentleman.
An event of more than ordinary In
terest occurred in my office yesterday
noon. A large female tarantula shed
its skin for the second time since ii has
been in captivity. Those familiar with
insects, spiders and related creatures
are aware that they are incased by a
hard, unyielding integument. Increase
of size Is permissible only when the
old skin is she'd and n that has been
newly formed beneath expands to the
requisite degree. This Is a process con-
stantly occurring in nature, and ever
excites interest in the beholder. When
a large spider three inches long throws
off the old integument 1t is a thrilling
sight.
In the present case the tarantula had
evidently been feeling unwell for some
days, a condition frequently preceding
this process among insects, and yes
terday morning she was found lying on
her back and apparently dead, but
moved a little upon being disturbed.
She lay thus until about 12:15, when the
rustling her movements made excited
attention. The old skin had then rup-
tured around the thorax in such a man.
ner that the top could be removed en-
| tire, and through this opening the giant
spider was literally working out of her
old skin. This was accomplished by
the aid of her eight legs and two leg
| like palpi. At the end of an hour the
change had been effected. The spider
lay upon her back. beside the perfect
skim, resting from the severe exertion.
This tarantula was unusually large
before she molted, and is now of still
greater size. She came North in a
bunch Of bananas about two and a
half years ago, and until last January
was the pet of DIR. J. NJ. Bigelow. While
under his care one skin was shed and
Is now in my possession. An idea of
the increase In size attendant upon
melting may be gained by comparing
the dimensions OF the dorsal piece of
the kin she'd about the latter part of
1896, when under the care of DIR. Bige-
low, and the one shed yesterday. The
first measures one inch and the second
measures one and a quarter inches.
Therefore, the present dorsal piece will
probably be proportionately larger
when fully expanded.
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railroads to supply. her power Of mo-
bi1ixation II limited by an insufficient
stock Of horses. With about l50.VVV
horses constantly I'm service in peace
times she would need no less thar $50
goo animals for cavalry. artis,Iery,
elaborate system of registration the au-
thorities keep account OF every draft
riding and other horse In the republic,
but lack Of horses II the weak point
OF her colossal military system- Sne
has not n cannot get enough m
The introduction of motor carriages
and bicycles tends to reduce her re-
sources of this kind still more.
TRANSPORTATION is a serious military
problem. even in a country OF sooo
roads.
When the mobilization is complete a
French army corps Is composed OF tne
following elements:
Two divisions. each containing W
Infantry brigades. each OF two regi-
ments; of three battalions OF four COM
panies, Tin future four battalions in
stead of three.)
Six field batteries. Tin two groups.)
one company engineers. one squadron
cavalry.
One rife regiment.
One brigade Of cavalry OF two regi-
ments of four squadrons each.
Six field batteries.
Two horse artillery batteries.
Six artillery ammunition columns.
One company engineers.
One brigade troop.
The corps contains In the present sys-
tenn about 80. 900 men. but with the
additional infantry battalions provided
for by the law of 1891 its strength will
be about g, 1000 men in future.
Whatever may be said Of the French
staff, anent the Dreyfus incident, all
agree in describing the
French army. as a whole, as in an EN-
cient condition. The improvement since
the days of Napoleon III. over the en-
pire has been marvellous and t~estffies to
great industry and ability on the part
of those responsible for the work OF re-
organization. 1t is an army OF the ma
ton, and the mixture of social ranks
and the total disregard of social dis-
tinction are among its notable features.
The necessity for universal military
service is generally recognized. and the
burdens 1t imposes are. on the whole.
cheerfully accepted. The influence or
this service upon the national charac-
ter and the national development Is a
complete refutation OF the pessimisuc
American theories concerning the de-
moralization of military life. One VINO
has served in the ranks. Hilaire Belloc.
in an article published in the Contsm-
porary Review three years ago, said:
I'm the France of to-day IL is a matter
OF history that the private soldier when
he returns to his civilian life strength
ems the republic; and it is an experience
OF the present writer. in which he is
sure that all those who have shared
in the life of the French barrack room
will zeal him out. that the value OF his
people. and the peculiar strength of
those qualities which lie at the root OF
their character are never more appar-
ent than in those long n hard months
of ordeal which each man puts with
out question upon himself. and which in
the mass have remade the nation"
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into h field maneuvers. In 1897 there
were 265. 900 men Of the reserve OF the
active army called out for these man.
uvers and 2ss. 900 men Of the territorial
army. numbers which show how per-
sistently the French authorities require
active service even from the class that
In most free.
The theoretical strength Of foreign
armies is much In excess OF forces
that win be actually called upon, even
In the extremity OF the most bitter
war. A modern army rarely exceeds
GOO. 900 and the command OF even 100 900
men IL beyond' the strength of most SOL
diers of high command. In their war
with Germany the French had. II IL
u 200. 00o men under arms-a total
exceeding even the host or our civil
war-but. like us. they had this
number under arms at any one time.
When their actual army vas swept
away they raised with great rapidity
other forces. which represented armies.
bus In FAC were great masses OF un-
drilled or half drilled men. With the
large orces she has In reserve now,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
M~iLlIoN-ooLLAa BATH.
A New York PIutocrat who Has a Fad
for Keeping Clean.

Tor keeping cream.
A million dollars is the amount which.
by a careful estimate. a New York man
paid for a bath taken In October Of
this year.
The gentleman. who is. of course.
many times a millionaire, or he could
not be so reckless with a million. owns
a handsome house on Fifth avenue,
New York city. In this house there
are ten bath rooms, fitted up at an
average expense OF IS. 900 each. The
Individual bath of the master OF the
house, who has a fad hat way. far ex-
ceeds that amount. 1t has a floor OF
finest Carrara marble. The walls are
Carrara up Z a height OF i've feet.
Above that line are plate glass mirrors.
The tub Is an imported one OF porcelain
and Ell the fittings are of sterling sill
yer. Even the elaborate framework OF
the shower bath is of silver.
In the Newport house or the same
gentleman there are eight baths. all
elegantly fitted up. One has a very in
tricate Arrangement by which salt
water can be dashed into a great SWIM
ming bath. like waves Of the ocean
The owner OF all this watery luxury
was abroad with his family all the
spring and summer n the Newport
house was closed. He returned in De-
tober. spent one night in New York,
and started Immediately upon a yacht
ing tour to las until spring.
once in a twelvemonth he has pat
ronized one Of the eighteen costly bath
ing rooms with which his New York
and Newport homes are supplied
Counting the constant care OF these, II
was a million for a bath.
A certain famous sculptor reoelleo
at being asked to chisel a Juno holdins
a Jug from which flowed a stream Int
the tub. on the ground that IL tended
TO lower his art, but after thinking !
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over and noting the price. he considered
that IL was no such a lowering after
all.
The finest bathroom in New York IL
that of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Ii is the
Vanderbilt house Of Is bathrooms In the
Vanderbilt house. at Fifth avenue and
Fifty-seventh street. The room itself
Ia about II by Is feet. and Is absolutely
perfect In appointment. This tub II
about 8 feet in length and In cut from
q solid piece OF pure white Carrara
marble. The interior In beautifully pol
ished and h exterior deliberately
carved.
Whitelaw Reds bathroom at Ophir
Farm attracted a great deal OF atten-
ton at n time. because OF its silver
plated plumbing. which was put in be-
fore such . trimming had become COM
mon.
The Claus s~preckles house in San
Francisco was also a nine days won
der. for IL had gold faucets.
AS for the cost of a fine bathroom.
n plumber said hat the finest one
he had put in cost $50. 900. 1t was sunk
en- in the fioor and was hewn from a
single slab of marble.
Sarah Bernhardt. who boasts that
she il different" from the people. in
every respect. over which a human be-
ing has control, battles upon the roof, II
Is said. all the year around
Madame Bernhardt claims thai she
gets youth and vigor from the root bath
because II is in n open air. 1t Is doubt
full IL all the indoor bathing In the
world could make this wonderful wom-
an look old. Still. she may perhaps owe
some of her beauty to the outdoor treat
ment. A visitor t. her home who drew
a picture Of her as she was mounting to
the roof with the aid OF her maid. says
the roof bath is a portable one. lifted
high above most of the city housetops.
Madame battles in a sea suit and
energies brisk and smiling. Then she
gets warm by vigorous exercise.
This bath is somec1ing that has
never occurred to the beauties of soci-
ETY., who will thus learn through this
column a new possibility for beauty.
1t is certainly cheaper than the 5000
bathtub.
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FOOLED ev couMreaFerr MONEY
Deceived Its Happy Finders. but Not the
Wise Bartender.

Something cleaning in the clay at
tracted h attention Of laborers m
ployed in repairing the street car tracks
in North State street. near Erie. Five
men made a jump for 1t and long and
lively was the struggle for IL. The shin
ing object turned out to be a quarter.
Peace was only declared and the money
intrusted to the keeping of n of the
men with the understanding that IL
should be invested in five large glasses
of beer at the noon hour. Them five
mouths watered for the coming of h a
time. At noon five men threw down
their picks and shovels. Four Of them
surrounded the man with h treasure
and marched him to the nearest saloon.
give us five big beers for that" said
the treasurer, throwing the piece on the
bar.
Its ring attracted the attention of the
'barkeep." He examined the piece
closely. handed IL back and said:
Come again with right coin or no
beer. That quarters bum-counterfei'
no good"
1t was made of glass n lead. and
five men crawled. depressed and htris-
ty, back to their work
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HOW FRANCES GREAT ARMY IS Modified

account of the difficulty OF providing
horses.
each man Of the reserve army is not
only thoroughly trained as a soldier,
but he knows the exact place he Is 10
fall into when the organization OF
which he forms a part takes the heid.
The headquarters to which. he Is TO re-
port. the officers who will muster him
in and those who will command are all
known to him.. The reserve soldiers
have taken their several places re-
peatedly in time OF peace. have fol-
lowed each step they must take when
war comes Inc are already ready 10
spring to their arms with a promp-
titude that justines the use of that
significant term.
T~Mo-thIrds OF a million OF men OF thls
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Wonderfully Perfect System by Which Three
Million. raine Soldiers Can Be Put in +,
the Field in Twenty-Four Hours.

Yates IN h new organization has not
been indicated. This addition viii be
made gradually and II may be Ave
years before IL can be completed. IL
will increase the peace establishment
of France by about $4,000 men.
In the is military regions and Algeria.
which forms n nineteenth. are 1853 regi-
ments, las Of which are composed OF
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PEACE STRENGTH.
About.

IL will be seen that the increase Is
greatest In the infantry. which Is dou-
bled in strength: the batteries gain
about 40 men each. As there are IL
companies In an infantry regiment. its
peace strength Is about l.5l2 men.
which rises TO 3.0l2 in war time. besides
the o~fficers. BY a law passed in 1897
the French authorities decided to add
a new battalion OF our companies to
each regiment. an increase. probably. Of
one-third. though the number Of pri-
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h question Is not how many soldiers
Franc can call 10 arms. but how many
Of her generals can command with sue
cess.
II n remarkable that while France
has men far I'm excess Of the ability OF
even the most brilliant general 10 COM
mand and beyond the power OF her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-16

er Hanlon. eff you Washington boys con-
tinue to play the kind of ball you have
played against u.s. and do not lose your
ginger you will surprise lot of people
on this trip and cop off number of
games. Baltimore Sun.
The brilliant work of Anderson in the
Baltimore Washington series just ended,
recalls the fact that Manager Hanlon tried
off and on for the larger part of two or
three seasons, to get Anderson for Ba!ti-
more. and was still after him when Wash
ington got him some weeks ago. Mr.. Han
Ion, from time to time, tried to tempt
Brooklyn into deal. but always failed.
Finally some weeks ago he received re-
quest from Brooklyn to waive claim to
Anderson. Barnie did not think much of
him and was going to send him to a minor
league club. All the clubs waived claim"
Ghe same old farce except Baltimore.
Manager Hanlon went to see Barnie and
tried in every way to get Anderson. but as
soon as it was known Hanlon wanted him.
Ebbits and Barnie put prohibitive price
on him. They would have gotten about
$500 for Anderson from a minor league
club, but they tried to squeeze nearly ten
times that much out of Mr.. Hanlon or
make him give Corbett up. He was COM
PEELED reluctantly to give up the idea of
getting Anderson. On the way back home
Hanlon met Wagner on the train and
spoke Of Anderson's ability. Wagner took
the tip and bought him for probably one
fourth or less of the price demanded from
Hanlon. 1t was a great deal for Wagner.
Anderson Will-win many game and
therefore put many a dollar in Mr.. Wag-
ners pocket He is a great ballplayer'-
Baltimore Sun. u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-16
HOPE ABANDONED,
Serious Condition of Boy Assaulted
by William Webster

The condition of James Shoemaker the
ten-year-old son of George. W. Shoemaker
10 Taylor street, Anacostia, who 1t is al
legged, received internal injuries from a
kick in the groin administered by William
webster, Waterman at a lawn party held
IN Anacostia the night of May 30 remains
exceedingly critical, and reasonable hope
OF the chlld's recovery has been abandoned
1t Is said that at times his sufferings are
intense. -
Webster, the alleged assaiiant, has been
committed to await the result of the lads
injuries. The, greatest sympathy is ex-
pressed in Anacostia for both the Shoo-
maker family and Webster. Even the
members of the afflicted family, it is said
have no illfeeling toward Webster. The
accused man had his left arm amputated
about ten years ago by reason of it's being
crushed in the machinery IN a city bakery.
Since that time ne has been a hard drinker
1t Is claimed he was intoxicated when he
made the alleged assault.
There has been some criticism expressed
against those who employed Webster as
Waterman on the night in question, but it
IS pointed out that it was done in charity
to one who had endeavored to reform sew
eral times without success. Webster has
a wife and one child.
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BADLY BEATEN BY THE ORIOLES
Wrigey Had an Off Day and
Donovan Was Wild.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES
Record of the Clubs.

Yesterday was an open date, and WASH
ington and Baltimore took advantage of it
to play off a postponed game at Union
Park, Baltimore.
The Birds seemed to be quite different
aggregation on their own stamping grounds
from what they were for the past few days
while playing in the national capital, says
the Baltimore Herald. Yesterday they put
up really clipper and confident game, and
played rings around the Senators.
AL Maui was in the box for Baltimore and
pitched beautifully heady game. He had
the Senators at his mercy at all stages, and
toyed with them as he pleased Only five
hits We're made off his delivery III eight in
nings. After the game Jim MCGUIRE,
MauPs old backstop, said: Il don't see but
that Maui is just good as ever he was.
He has everything that he ever had. You
can't time his ball, and you simply pop 1t
up into the air. The boys played an adj
mirably sharp game behind their twirler
and backed him up in fine shape.
Donovan pitched for Washington. Dono-
van is "a youngster who has reputation
for wildness. He has put two or three men
out of business already, and it is said that
only on overruling Providence knows where
the sphere Is going to land when it leaves
his hand. His difficulty about coating the
plate was Donovan's serious trouble yester
gay, especially in the early part of the
game. In the first inning he gave three
bases on balls. and each of them resulted
in a run. Besides being wild he was hit
with considerable freedom, and could hard
ly be said to have achieved a success from
any point of view. Nine hits were made off
his delivery in seven innings. The Senators
hardly played sharp a game they
have been putting up of late on their own
ground. Doyle was absent from the game
on account of sickness, and Anderson play
ed first base, Mercer going to center field.
Baltimore scored three runs in the first
tN,,fr Ir,t Inn fnn pir.1S rad
five runs and cinched the game on two err
rors by v rigley and successive hits
Washington scored it's only run in the
third. SeiDach hit to center, stole second
and on Robbie's sad throw went to third.
Anderson beat out a slow one to second,
scoring Setback.
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Base Ball Notes.
In Boston today.
NUaybiDp will mitch

In Boston today.
weighing will pitch.
AL Maui was at his best.
Donovan may yet prove good pitcher
Anderson, as usual, was there with the
stick.
Mercer made two of the six hits secur-
ed off Maul's delivery.
Reitz played another perfect game, get
ting five assists and two put-outs and also
made single.
The rooters went after Wrigley and rat
tied the sailor boy considerably.
Little Willie Keller made another
wonderful catch yesterday, and is coming
around all right, his health having been
bad all spring.
Boston goes into second place, through
Clevelands defeat and it looks as If the
two clubs now heading the procession
will stay there throughout the season.
Grand Old Man Arson Is apparently do
ing no better with the New Yorks than
did Billy Joyce. The team would be
stronger with Arson on first and he will
probably be there in a day or two
One of the Baltimore papers intimates
that little DeMontreville put the Balti-
more rooters on to Wrigley yesterday. as
there is no love lost between the two
short stops. DeMont's reception in WASH
ington wasn't of the best and he may have
felt a little sore:
I'm getting discouraged" said DIR. Nc
James after Tuesdays game. 1T seems
to me that lose, no matter how hard l
work" The doctor has cause to feel dis
couraged. He has pitched great ball all
the season and should have won every
game except one in Boston, but his sup
port in a number of games was weak as
to batting and miserable as to fielding.
Amole. the stocky little southpaw whom
Mr.. Hanlon traded to Washington last
winter in the Doyle-Reitz-Amole-Mc James-
Observation-Disclosures deal, pitched for
Buffalo against Springfield and lost his
game. the score was to 2. Only eight
hits were made on Amole, but Korwan,
who used to pitch for Chicago, held Buff
falo Down to five and won.
According to the Cincinnati papers,
Brush has decided to reduce the number
of his players in Cincinnati to fourteen
four pitchers, two catchers, seven regu.
lar fielders and substitute. Ewing is
need not keep as many players as other
clubs. because he always has his Indian
apolis team to draw FROM
YES" said Manager-Captain Jack DOYLE
yesterday in answer to a question IT
naturally feel proud Of our teams success
in beating the Baltimore team three
straight. Our boys are playing good fast
ball now don't you think so, Hanlou pr
addressing the Baltimore manager) "I
learned a great deal about ball playing
while 1 was in Baltimore. and am try
ing to make our team play the kind of ball
that wins. OF course, don't expect
Washington to win the championship but
we are going to fight to reach the first
division. 1t seems to me we have better
team than q lot of clubs that are rated
higher. and we may surprise them
Il can tell you one thing" said Manag-
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Commissioned n Lieutenant.

Mr.. Henry Leonard of this city, having
successfully passed the required examina-
ton, has been commissioned a second lieu
tenant in the U. S. Marine Corps Lieut.
Leonard some years ago was captain and
lieutenant colonel. respectively, of the High
School Regiment, and since his graduation
from that school, has taken the degree of
master-of-laws at Columbian University,
having also been connected with the law
office Of Messrs. Birney & Woodland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-16

Earned runs-Baltimore, 8. Two base hits-Mc
Gam, DeMontreyille. Anderson. Stolen bases
McGraw Keller DeMont ievills. Holiness Salbach.
Double play-Jennings AMI Robinson. First base
bdlls-of Maui /; Off Donoyan. s. Hit by
pitch ID ball-McGraw. Struck out-By Maui. i;
ly Donovan. 5. Passed bali-McGrire. Wild
pitches-Donovan 3. Left on basss-Baltlmore. 9:
Washington, 6. First base Ois-Baltimore, 3;
Washington. /. Tiine-1.i5. Umpires- Cushman
and Heytler
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boston, IL; PhfIndelphia,6 q.

Hamilton and Long were out of the game
yesterday at Boston, but the home team
easily defeated the Phillies by II to 6.
SWEETS played short and did well, besides
hammering out three hits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-16
Brooklyn, 9; New York, L.

The New Workers. journeyed to Brooklyn
yesterday and lost a game to the Bride
grooms by 9 to 1. Yeager pitched a splen-
did game for the home club, while Rusie
was touched up rather lively.
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Fittsburg, 4, Cleveland, ,.

The Pittsburg boys made it three
straight at Cleveland yesterday, winning
from the Indians by 4 to 3. The smoky
city lads punched their hits in theseventh
inning, making four runs, winning the
game.
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WHAT DO TME CHILDREN
MRAMM Q

Don't give them tea or cones. Have you trieA
the new food drink called GRAIN-Of Il il d..
iieous and nourish!ng and takes the place Of cof-
more health you distribute through their systens
Gran-O Is made Of pure grains. and when properly
prepared tastes lka the choice grades OF coffee but
costs about Y a. much. All srocers sell il. IT,
ana Ne. 5alS-em-S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-16

The Cincinnatis captured another game
at Louisville yesterday, by 5 to !, the
Colonies finding Breitenstein extremely
hard to locate. The fielding of McPhee
and Cochran were the features of the
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-16

Clark Griffith was at his best yesterday,
consequently the Chicagos on their own
grounds shut the St. Louis out by to o.
The fielding of the Orphans we perfect.