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by his excellency, Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador:
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TRAINS LEAVE boswell, VA.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
TIE ARMY AS 1T STANDS TODAY.

retain In the service, including the reg
ular army major generals, one major
general for every $4,000 enlisted men.
and, including the regular brigadicrs,
one brigadier for every 1000 enlisted
men. No additional regular army stan
officers are provided for, but there Is
provision for volunteer staff officers IL
needed.
In short, what is by misnomer called
the reorganization Of the army" is
merely an act to continue for two
years longer the establishment raised
for the Spanish war, namely, until July
l. 1901. AS before. the regular army is
to consist Of three major generals and
six brigadiers for the field and eleven
staff brigadiers, at the head of the ad-
Jutant generals. the inspector gen.
erals, the Judge advocate generals.
the Quartermaster generals. the sur
geon generals, the commissary gem
erals. the paymaster generals and
ordnance departments, the corps Of en-
gineers and signal corps respectively.
The same number of cavalry. artil-
lery and infantry regiments are con-
tinued. In other words, the regular
army provided for IN the Cockrell-
German compromise is exactly the reg
ular army Of the Spanish war. which
will continue until July l, 1901. when
1t will be superseded by the condition
described in the opening paragraph OF
this article. unless, meanwhile, Con-
gress takes hold OF the matter and ac-
tually reorganizes the entire concern.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
. Organization Of Our Fighting Forces in
and Out of Action.

Previous to the outbreak Of the
Spanish war the permanent military
establishment Of the United States was
comprised In ten regiments of cavalry,
hve regiments Of artillery and twenty
I'VE regiments Of infantry, with their
necessary adjuncts of the stan bureaus.
altogether aggregating 2.164 officers
and 25.000 enlisted men. BY law its en-
listed strength was limited to $4,000
men. not including some hundreds OF
general service clerks, hospital attend
ants. etc. So that. with slight fuctua-
tions In the official personnel and these
subsidiary corps, the aggregate
strength of the army had ranged for a
number Of years around $4,000. In 1898
in the forty regiments Of the line there
were $3.50 enlisted men, or an aver
age Of 61O in the cavalry regiments. $40
In the artillery regiments and 521 in
the infantry regiments.
On April %. 1893. Congress passed
an act to provide for temporarily in
creasing the military establishments OF
the country in time Of war. Three days
later an act declaring war against
Spain was passed. reciting that war
The state herald., 1899-06-16
ANIMALS
Hsve Steadily Decreased In Sire Sine
Prehistorir Times.

Hsve ste,ailiy Decreased In Sire Since
Prehistoric Times.
Most Of the gigantic animals OF ge-
illogical eras belonged to species which
have completely vanished. and OF those
which have living representatives II
Ia difhcult to say whether they have
undergone n true change Of size or
whether the modern examples are
merely survivals OF smaller contempo-
rary varieties. The larger animals
have a tendency to disappear first In
a partial failure OF food supply. Gi-
gantic armadllloes closely resembling
those OF the present day were for
merly abundant In South America.
The remains OF huge sloths are found
In Cuba and North America. Sharks
attaining a length OF more than 100
feet are found in comparatively recent
fossil deposits. Another fish which
represents a larger prehistoric species
Is the American bony pike. which Ia
one OF the few surviyals OF the cnor-
nous ganolds OF the secondary strata.
The tiny nautilus OF the present day
had kindred 10 or IL feet long In early
times. Another small shell nsh. the
ptcropod. whose delicately complex
structure Is packed In an inch OF shell.
In found In fossil remains TO have
reached the respectable length OF a
couple OF feet
The state herald., 1899-06-16
SOUTH AFRICAN HORSES.

Their Endurance Il Remarkabis-sorry
Naxa to Look At.
One OF the first things that strike
the wanderer In the great expanses OF
the southern hemisphere Is the
strength and endurance OF the horses,
says South Africa. He notes that.
though to look at they are the sorri-
est scrags he ever set eyes on. yet tfey
appear to be possessed OF a power OF
getting over the ground that Is little
short OF miraculous, and SO astonish-
ing In Its persistence as to seem auto
matte. A striking instance came un-
der my notice only few days after
landing In Cape Town, In 1868. was
sitting one Saturday afternoon on the
stoop OF Parks hotel. which occupied
the corner Of Adderley and Strand
streets, when dust-covered horseman
stopped and dIsmounted. His horse
was taken to the stables. and In the
course OF conversation In the bar i
learned that he was member OF the
legislative assembly for an up-country
district. There was no railway COM
days. and he had ridden In from his
home, at Colesbcrg. In less than six
days. having started the previous Mon
day. Now. Coicsberg IL more than 800
miles from Cape Town. and the coun-
try Is very rough going. much OF II
being heavy and other parts very
mountainous. No English-brcd horse.
fed according to English methods.
could have accomplished such ride
m this. more especially when we con-
slider the temperature OF the Cape Col
ony. went 20 look at the animal on
which the journey had been performed
and found II to be n little roam schlm-
mel. barely fourteen hands. and APP
parcntly as fresh as paint. Another
very remarkable ride that came under
my notice was performed by n Bocr
who lived a few miles from Grcytown.
In Natal. His wife was taken III. ana
particular medicine. not TO be OBJ
taIncd In Grcytown. was imperative.
So In tho early hours OF the night he
started for Mnritzburg. flfty-nve miles
distant. through nm extremely billy
country. and was back on his farm In
sixteen hours. The remarkable thing
In this Instance was that the Docr
weighed over seventeen stone. In my
own experience many Instances OF tho
wonderful staying powers OF African
horses have occurred. To mention one;
IN 1866 had been appointed bonorn-
bic secretary for the FIRST athletic
sports held In the umbo,i country OF
Natal. They were TO be held In Grey
town on boxing day. which fell on
Monday. All preparations. entries, etc.
were concluded early In December,
when received an urgent request 10
go to the Transyanl TO look after
friend who was lying very III In his
wagon with no attendants but n couple
OF raw KniIlra. I rode ~ hard "a |
sould. and found him among the KEEP
les Of the Drakenborg, between Lydcn-
The state herald., 1899-06-16
A Story Of Sterility,
SUFFERING AND RELIEF.
ILIrrr, TO xl.. rIxIHAx no. 6o.,ssl

"DEAn MRs. PINKHAM-Two years
ago began having such dull, heavy
dragging pains in my back, menses
were profuse and painful, and was
troubled was leucorrh9a- took
patent medicines and consulted a ply
sician, but received no benefit and
could not become pregnant. Seeing
one of your books, wrote to you tell
ing you my troubles and asking for
advice. You answered my letter
promptly and followed the directions
faithfully, and derived 30 much benefit
that I cannot praise Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound enough.
now find myself pregnant and have
begun its use again. cannot praise
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MANIsTEE, MIcu.
The state herald., 1899-06-16

over 1t knew that large bodies Of
troops would be required to preserve
order in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines, yet the law compelled a
reduction of the army. Subsequently
the outbreak of the Filipinos added to
the gravity of the situation. The plan
adopted was to muster out the volun-
teers gradually. and depend in future
solely upon the regular army. which
the military authorities proposed to
Congress to have permanently In
creased to 100000 men.
To this there was strong opposition.
but what was known as the Hull re-
organization bill was passed by the
house in the last days of January.
Although 1t was called the Hull reor-
ganization bill 1t carried no changes
of moment in the organization Of the
army. 1t simply provided for its per-
manent increase to 98,763 officers and
enlisted men, for an increase Of three
major generals and six brigadiers, five
regiments of infantry and two of cav
airy, and for "a corps Of artillery"
dropping the regimental organization
in that arm. 1t also provided for q
The state herald., 1899-06-16
or,x,, Of IN. Word News.

II In popular to say that tho word
news" Ia derived from the initial let
tcrs OF the four points of the compass.
arranged In device In the form OF n
cross. and placed at the top OF some
OF the earliest news sheets TO Indicate
that their contents were derived from
nil quarters. but I, IL easy TO show that
this Ia purely faneIful. Tho earliest
English newspaper dates from 1869.
yet we fnd tho word news" exactly
In Its modern sense In Shakespeare.
who died ffty years earller-nnmely.
In 1915. Thus we have In Macbeth" :"
How now7 What news7" In win
tor's Tale" "But lot times news bo
brought" In king John" Even at
that news he dies" This list. which
might bc much prolonged. cfeetualiy
dleposcs OF tho popular theory.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
had existed from April 21. 1898. and d.
recting and empowering the President

had existed from April 81. 1898, and d.
recting and empowering the President
to use the entire land and naval forces
OF the United States in the prosecu-
tion Of the war. and to call out the
militia of the several states to the ex-
tent necessary ito carry this act into
effect" and the following day a bill
was passed "for the better organiza-
tion Of the line of the army of the
United States" which authorized an
increase Of the regular army in time
Of war to about $4,000 officers and men.
but provided that when the war was
over the permanent establishment
should be reduced to peace basis. and
that nothing contained in this act
shall be construed as authorizing a
permanent increase of the commits
stoned or enlisted forces of the regular
army" beyond what It was before war
was declared.
When peace with Spain was restored
the administration was In something
Of dilemma. Although the war was
The state herald., 1899-06-16
| large increase in line and stan Off.

large increase in line and stan off,
GERS.
When the Hull bill reached the SEN
ate 1t was strongly antagonized by the
opposition on the old ground of dis
like and fear of large standing army.
A compromise measure was forced up
on the administration In spite of
threats Of calling an extra session. A
bill known as the Cockrell-Gorman
substitute was adopted. and was sub
sequently passed by the house and ap-
proved by the President. Neither was
this reorganization bill.
1t provides for the muster out OF the
volunteer army. In accordance with the
original act OF 1888. and permits the
President to retain In service the
present regular army at a strength not
exceeding $1,000 men. and. In addition.
to raise new force Of $4,000 volun-
teers. to be recruited from the country
at large or in the new colonies, as pre-
ferred by the military authorities. It
authorizes the President to appoint or
The state herald., 1899-06-16
puNKHoRsr A MAMMOTH.
Record of the Bo,er who WIN Fight
at Athens.

at Athens.
Since the days when Joe McAulIffo
came out OF the west to win fame In
the prize ring there never was n boxer
Of note who possessed the same gem
erous proportions claimed by Ed
Dunkhorst. who meets Joe Butler at
Athens tomorrow evening. Dunk
horst Is six feet high. and weighs. in
condition. 225 pounds. IIc has been
nicknamed the ''Mastodon." and II Is
well earned. But Dunkhorst Is diner.
cnt from most OF the big fellows In
that he Ia fast as a feathcr-weight.
Those who witnessed his terrific nght
with Peter Maher ut the Arena need
no further vcrincation OF that state
mcnt. Fast ns Maher was. Dunkhorst
was equally so. and. although Mahcr
won. he did not get on scot free by
any means. while n. comparatively
newcomer In the ring. Dunkhorrts
dozen battles have already demon
strated the possibilities OF his huge
peculiarly Of Dunkhorst's In that he
seems TO be Immune from the blows
eoporifc. which 10 many boxers sue
cumb TO. Up to the present time he
has never been knocked out. and II
looks MS though he never will be. Al
though he was In no condition for
contest when he me, Mahcr at the
Arena. and tho iriah champion landed
again and again on his Jaw tho pun.
melting he received did not seem to NJ.
feet Dunk" IIc took II all good nn-
turcdly. and Maher. who always be-
lievcd his good right hand was irwin.
eiblc. was dumfoundcd. Dunkhorst
has declared that had he been In
shape he would have beaten Mahcr
that night. and many good judges
agree with him. when Gus Rubin
was at his best and Dunkhorst only
novice II took thu former twenty-five
rounds 10 win from the Syracuse man
at the Greater New York Athletic club
Tho experience he gained there did
DunkhofHt good. for he went right up
10 Toronto and beat Charley strong
10 badly that the referee stopped the
bout IN the fourth round Frank
chlldH. the colored giant. met "Dnnk"
at Detroit for eight rounds. and the
Cadillac Athletic club witnessed the
fealcat lighting ever seen Ia that sec-
tlon.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
seven nj u iiirti,,

Tho greatest number OF children
born nj a birth was hcycn. This ease
~ well authenticated, II occurred IN
Ilamclln. Germany. In 1900, and In n
house which Ia yet standing and bears
tho following inscriptions Here re.
sided citizen. l,oemor by name. his
spouse. Anna lireeroa. well known IN
the town. when they wrote the year
1900. ON January 9TH. In tho morning
at three. bare two boys aud fyo maid.
ems nt the onr time. They having re-
ccived holy baptism. died blessed
death ON tho goth of the same month
ut twelve o'clock May God grant them
that blessedneas which ls prepared for
all believers"
The state herald., 1899-06-16

berg and Wakkersthoom,v very bad with
fever. which he had contracted some
where in the low country to the north
west. tended him for some days. un-
I'll he was clearly out OF danger. and
then suddenly remembered that had
to be In Greytown on Monday morn
Ing. was then sitting on the wagon
box. drinking my morning coffee. at 8
a. m. Saturday morning. Grewtown
was 220 miles away. but was at my
post there at 10 n. m. and In addition
took second prize. both in the run
ming and jumping competitions.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
.w, and o., Tour Eeo,.m,e.'

Is the title OF very charming and
entortsiningly written story which
has just been issued In book form by
the passenger department Of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern ny. The
intending summer tourist will find u
not only Interesting but Instructive. II
will be sent free To any address on
application TO r. NJ. byron. u. w. A..
Chicago, or A. J. Smith, q. y. A..
Cleveland.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
The Color of IN.

Hubby-I feel Ill this morning. I'm
AFRAID those Holsters / ate last nigh,
didn't agree with me.
Wifey-I was afraid they wouldn't
They were green when l bought them,
and l told the fish man l didn't think
they were ripe. and he said they al
ways come thn. way.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
Mrs. Mckee Rankin.

would be in my grave now II It had
not been for your God-sent remedy.
Pe-ru-na. was q broken down wom-
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II Ia now seven years past that used
Pe-ru-na and can eat anything
Mrs. Eliza Wike.
Every woman should have q copy
OF DR.. Hartman's book entitled
Health and Beauty" This book con-
tains many facts of especial interest to
women. DR.. Hartman has treated
more ailments peculiar to women than
any other physician in the world. This
book gives in brief his long and varied
experience.
Send for free books on catarrh. Ad-
dress DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
Its.L.d h, it.pnIaiInn,

The Union Pacific has added new. mod.
rrn equipment to itH service both rnHt
nnd wrHi from Denver. and gives even
better Subtraction 60 iia patrons than Ia
the past u stands without a rival as tho
quickest ana most elegant route, with
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.Your M.dIoin. worked wonder.

~ had been sick ever since my mar
riage, seven years ago; have given
birth to four children, and had two
miscarriages. had falling Of womb,
lcucorrhnn, pnins in back and legs;
dyspepsia and u nervous trembling of
the stomach. Now have none Of these
troubles ind can enjoy my life. Your
medicine has worked wonders for
me. ."-MBs. 8. BABNuART, New CASTLE,
PA.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
A stimulus To War.

Does your son feel that his heart is
In this war with the Philippines, Mrs.
SMITH"
Il should say 80. lie writes that ev-
cry time he fires Mt n Filipino he re
members that he owes him n grudgc
for making him miss the cherry season
nj home"
The state herald., 1899-06-16
Jacks Triumph.

jacks Triumph.
He told her she was sweeter than the
petals of the rose,
He told her she was fairer than tho
lily;
She pouted md pretended to turn up
her pretty nose,
And she answered: Jack. l pray you,
don't be silly"
Another who was richer and who knew
much more than Jack
Came wooing the sweet maiden who
had pouted;
He looked upon her fondly. but she only
turned her back
The love that he bestowed on her she
fouted.
The man who had the riches and tho
brains forgot to say
That she was like rose or like lily;
Jack came again and hattercd her in his
old. foolish way.
And she took him, still protesting
Don't bo silly"
Chicago News.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
Tho Absolute Truth.

The best edited and most readable week.
ly review paper published In the West Is
unquestionably 'vieorge's Weekly" Dem
Yer, Colo. formerly The Road. 1t Is
still published by Herbert George and Is
red-hot. Send sI00 and get 1t every week
for one whole year Its hobby now ~
Direct Legislation.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
Ar. You u.,.r Allen. roo,.r...,

Arc You Csing ALIENS Eoot.Eassf
1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-E Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. CSC. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen 8. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Z,
The state herald., 1899-06-16
Matter of Dixrstlon

On. that l had the wings Of a bird
she sighed. with infinite sadness.
Tonight. for dinner. she mad eaten
pork chops. picked olives and Ice
cream.
Was II. then. that she needed the giz.
zard rather than the wings Of a bird
In order that she might be happy,
The state herald., 1899-06-16
something In ~. Tone.

"That boy OF mine" said the angry
father. "ls Just natural born fool. -
"of courBc." returned the nelrhbor.
and there was that In hia ,one that
made the father want 10 climb tho
fence and go after him.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
A Book That Should i, :. the
Hands of Every !. yma.

Mrs. Mckee Rankin, one of the fore
most and best known character &C.
tresses and stage artists Of this genera
tion. In speaking Of Pe-ru-na, says:
mo woman should be without a bot
tie Of Pe-ru-na in reserve."-Mrs. Nc
Kee Rankin. Mrs. Eliza Wike, 120
Iron street. Akron, Ohio. says: II
The state herald., 1899-06-16
VIII Expand Now,

How does 1t happen that your
brother BIZ has quit talking against
expansion"
He has been promised n Job on the
police force. and. OF course. he's got to
be consistent"
The state herald., 1899-06-16
A nond Of FsllaMship.

Women who wear eyeglasses or
spectacles are always congeniai."
"Yes: they uko to tell each other
how they had put them on long-long
before age had anything TO do with it,
The state herald., 1899-06-16
Possibly.

The tragedian laughed bitterly rs h,
stalked along the railroad track.
This Is what comes Of going ou,
with a stalk company" he exclaimed
and laughed again. something less bit.
terly. mayhap.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
do Your Zee, A,.. and u,,,,

Shake into your Sboen. Aliens Foot
tlght or New Shoes feel Easy, Cures
corna. Bunlonn, Swollen. Hot and
Sweating Feet A. all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, CSC. Sample hent FREE.
Address Allen 4. Olnstod. Lritoy. N. Y.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
I'M. Int,hIr rrn.m.n,.

Mr. soppy seems TO me to be very
selnsh. lie lives entirely within him
self"
"oh. we'll. you know. some ot our
hcst people live In fiats."
The state herald., 1899-06-16
IIalfA Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

Rodney Jones If awfully In love with
Alice Wiggins.' How do you know?'
He sat behind her at the theater and
heard him tell her there wasn't anything
IN the stage half 30 beautiful and inter-
,sting to him as the back of her hat"