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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

It is no easy task 20 keep a firing
line supplied with water. for water is
even more difficult to handle than am
munition itself. Each company has its
water wagon. hauled by horses or
mules. and this wagon is brought up TO
the front just before an action. the ami
mails detached and the wheeled tank
left there. Privates are then marked on
to carry out and distribute the water
in the regulation army water bottles,
which are made OF leather. 1t viii be
remembered how. during the battle Of
the Modder river. detachment OF these
water carriers was decimated by Boer
sharpshooters while filling their bottles
with water for their fellows on the fir
ing line.
1t is also interesting to note how the
soldier in the field gets his letters from
home. Every division has its own post
Office and postoff1ce official. Letters for
a certain company are delivered in bulk
to the company commander and later
distributed to the men. Inadequately
addressed letters are held at headQuar-
ters and the army list consulted TO find
the proper location OF the person adj
dressed.
es OF the great army circus provide for
an unusually large number Of warrant
and noncommissioned off1cers-in fact,
one out Of every four men is an officer.
AS the quartermasters of the army
medical staff are selected from the war
rant officers of the same corps, there is
every chance for all worthy of 1t TO
advance to commissioned rank. The
army service corps as a rule is compos-
ed of artisans, clerks and tradesmen OF
almost every sort-strong, serviceable.
apt young fellows who must be able to
read and write and show certificates Of
good conduct. This arm of the service Is
made up mostly of little men, youths
with military aspirations, but without
the qualified number of inches. They
must be at least feet inches in
height and from IS to 25 years OF age.
The Boer side-shows Of war service
are not so pretentious and elaborate as
those prevailing in the British army,
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Some of the Men Who Are Nearly Always
Under Fire and Still Have No Opportu-
nifty to Win Undying Fame.

nearest dressing station" Here his
wound is attended to as quickly and as
adequately as possible, though the
treatment must obviously be only of
temporary nature. Stimulants are also
administered here. From the dressing
station" the wounded are taken to what
are called collecting stations" these
same stations being placed some dis
lance from the front, where more shell
ter is possible. After day or two here
the unhappy Tommy with a bullet in
his anatomy is usually removed to the
base hospital" or to one of the hos
pital ships either at Durham or at the
Cape, where his travels for the time
are ended. Here he receives the best
of care and attention, with good sur
geons, good things to eat and careful
nursing to bring him back to health.
The men who make up the different
regimental bearer companies are among
the bravest in the service. They are
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paratus, by the way, is secured in Pc
culiar manner. 1t is generated, in fact,
by a small dynamo driven by means Of
a tandem bicycle.
One of the strangest Of wars super
numeraries is the trained chiropodist,
who always accompanies the up to date
army. The English military author
tiles have recognized that good march
ing is a factor in infantry efficiency.
So Tommy Atkins pedal extremities
and their ailments are now attended to
by trained soldier chiropodists, and the
soldier boy with sore feet is at once
taken care of by the proper official.
The commissariat department of the
British army in South Africa is no in
significant thing. 1t has been the con-
slant endeavor of the British command
ers to have a four months stock of sup
plies on hand at the seat of war. Just
what a tremendous stomach John Bull
has to feed may be realized from the
fact that several months ago, when the
English army in the field was by no
means so large as it now is, the amount
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staff, the paymaster, the cook, the wa
ter carriers-all have to go along with
the firing line no matter in what part
Of the world the campaign may be TAX
ing place. The British army now in
South Africa affords an excellent ex-
ample of this inner organization Of a
great lighting force in the field.
Man, when at war or peace, has to be
fed. AN army marches on its stom-
ach," goes the old saying. The army
cook is a very important person, and
modern army cooking may be described
as an exact science. A few years ago
1t was slapdash, go as you please sort
Of thing: nowadays the nutritive values
of foods are determined by specialists,
the cost worked out to six decimal
points and the actual cooking and pre-
pairing done by carefully trained men
who have to pass an examination be-
fore they can claim the distinction of
operating before the army range. At
Aldershot, the great military center Of
England, there was founded and has
been in operation for some time an army
school of cooking. This institution has
huge kitchens, a complete equipment
and q full staff of cooking professors.
Here Tommy Atkins with aspirations
for the frying pan and the stew kettle
goes in training for four months. He
does not. of course, make a study of
fancy dishes. When he graduates, how
ever, he knows enough about cooking TO
feed half a thousand men.
A sergeant cook in the English army
receives on appointment extra pay OF
sixpence a day, and on the completion
Of nine years service ninepence a day
AT the beginning OF the South African
campaign the Aldershot school OF cook
cry was soon emptied of all its plum
duff scholars. who were at once shipped
off 10 the front 10 cook beef and bread
and coffee FOR their brother Tommy on
tho firing line. The strictest economy is
eXerted in feeding the soldier. and the
result is that his food in the field-and
good food il is, too-costs him only about
IL cents a day. From which the peace
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- SlAliat klNAnS ID
much more delicate. however. Your up
to date lover sends his inamorata a
bunch OF violets OF daintily bound book
Of verse or bonbons in heart shaped re-
ceptacles. A very pretty idea is 10 send
the lady a thermometer, the bulb OF
which is heart shaped. and the degrees
marked in succession from the depth OF
winters discomfort 10 happiness and so
on to absolute bliss.
The connection OF the original 81.
Valentine with the customs now COM
mon on Feb. IL is not exactly clear.
According To history he was a Roman
priest who was beaten 10 death with
clubs and then beheaded by order u
the Emperor Claudius in the year 27d
A. D. Several years later the church
declared him a martyr and issued a de-
cree appointing Feb. II day 10 be cell
ebrated in his honor.
According TO Isaac Disraeli and other
historians. many OF the chlldren's
games OF Italy, the tumblers and street
acrobats. the carnivals and speaking
pantomimes, were all once common ia
ancient Rome. The custom connected
with st. Valentines name may be trac-
ed 10 a practice common in the samS
city Festivals called the Lupercalia
were held during the month OF Febru-
airy in honor of Februata-Juno. one OF
the ceremonies consisted in placing in
a box with great pOmp and ceremony
a number of slips bearing the names Of
Young girls. After the box had been
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badge bearing the words Legislative
agent" or legislative counsel Tie
badges are q BE- provided b. the ser
Esant-at-arrz7s and must b eonspicB-
ousIy displayed b. the ysaFsr. TIE bin
il INTENDED 20 correct some q the evils
q lobbying.
congreE.rnan J. c Eee6harn q Cal
iforula began 20 collect postage stamps
when he Was = snail boz ard las never
given up his collection. which IL nog
ore q the best IN the United States
cosoEsi 2 r. F1s-niHs TIE clock aas-
ter q tbs treasury dspaEtEaeat n
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those OF young girls. Each youth was
supposed 10 initiate the example OF the
saint whose name he drew. The hea-
then rite took place on the 18th OF Feb
ruary, and that date was continued as
the tine for the new ceremony. That
day being st. Valentines. his name has
come down to US linked with the cua-
tom.
One old writer says: est. Valentine
was chosen to be the guardian Of lovers
not because lovers are more supersti-
tious than other people. but because
they have more Imagination"
Slight differences in the manner %
celebrating ST. Valentines day exist IN
different countries, but the same idea
runs through all the ceremonies. II Is
the day Of choosing ones mate. old
country tradition has II that all birds
Of the air choose their mates for tho
year on ST. Valentines day.
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pay--a sort Of pension for services 10y
ally rendered in the past a strike in
the establishment has not been known
in the three generations Of family man
agement
4 minister OF Asbury Park, y. j., eel
ebrstei his golden wedding. the fiftieth
anniversary Of his ordination and his
sevsnty-nIn,h birthday aH On the same
day.
Abraham Lincoln was q moderately
successful lawyer. but his son. Robert
T. has received in one case more than
his father ever had for legal and OIL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

latest one to claim that he has discover
ed the lost art Of hardening copper.
He says he can make il as tough as
steel so that II will hold and carry an
edge as keen as razor. His brother is
the man who made q cannon OF raw
hide.
IL is said that Governor Crane OF
Massachusetts is very popular among
the employees Of his paper min in Dali
ton, owing 20 his liberal treatment Of
them. There are severai aged men in
the town whose sole duty it is 10 walk
to the office OF the mills and draw their
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11
IN OUR OWN LAND.

Fifty-siN were drowned by the founder
ing OF ships and 80 were lost overheard.
No lives were lost on any Of the regular
lines.
Congressman William A. Jones Of
Virginia served during the civil war in
the defense Of Richmond and earned a
nickname which stin clings 10 him He
was born in Warsaw. Va. and his fight
ing qualities earned for him the title of
'ThRddeus Of Warsaw"
Ephraim Latulip. the inventor, is the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11
INDISPENSABLE, YET UNKNOWN.

full householder may draw several les
sons.
The question Of cooks and supplies
naturally leads to that of transporta-
ton. When one remembers that an
army corps at the front requires every
day no less than 300 tons Of stores and
supplies, it is easy to appreciate the
value of the transport and supply serv-
ice. Each battalion of 1000 men and
officers has, as a rule, at least in the
present case, 16 wagons, So draft horses,
3 pack mules and 80 drivers. Railways,
of course, have been made use Of, but
their capacity is limited and their posi-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

A MODERN army is like a watch.
~ Behind the open face of the fight
ing mass is the complicated ma
chinery which keeps that mass in ac-
ton. The general public knows little
of this machinery and it's workings, Of
the men behind 1.-The man behind the
gum" but these unknown actors in the
drama of war, these supernumeraries Of
the battlefield, are as essential to the
carrying on of a campaign as is the
fighting man himself.
The commissariat department, the
ambulance corps, the buryiug detail,
the ammunition corps, the medical
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

Professor Todd Of Amherst college
and Percival Lowell Of Boston are max
ing preparations for a trip to Africa to
observe The eclipse OF the sun in May
next. MIR. Lowers interest in astron-
omy began in an amateur way six OF
seven years ago. he founded the Low
ell observatory AT Flagstaff, A r. in
1884. and since then has made some i'm
portant observations. E
Nearly loo persons lost their, lives on
the great lakes during the past season.
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ciaI services during his whole lfe. In
the matter q the Pullman estate he
pocketed over f4Z5. go.
H NJ Moore. the president q the
trustees Of Mortified (Masz) seminary.
says that not dollar received from the
hyrnnbooks has ever been used ~ NJ.
Moody CT Mr. Ssnksy for bis oEn per-
sonsI use.
James r. Carey % the Massachusetts,
legislature has introduced into that
body q bill uhich provides thai 70 agent
shall bz permitted 70 enter the prem
isss os the stAtshoaS< unless Re wear q
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

we'll shaken up
the young men
each drew a slip
and thus OBJ
tanned what we
should call a
valentine.
The leaders Of
the early Chris
tian church OBJ
jected 10 what
I h Q Y called
heather rites
and substituted
the names Of
saints instead OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

Washtngtoa. has over - clocks IL ia
care. His frtsuds cal hla ~Fafhsr
Tine" he starts winding his llftie
army q ssEht Cay clocks on moaa1y
ard gets around 70 taa last enc on sat
uT5aY night
ASehbifhep Patrick J. Fsehan q CIT
eNxo cNns esrpiets 80 of ths rars
hrst editions - Sswman's works ca
ihs ~ isaf - ssrh volume q whira So
pears the cardinals HusaxraEh.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

A Berlin physician has written ar ar
tieie On the fzrEgra resulting from
shat are considered snslznlfeart
wounds. For instance. n ~ xouaas -
the thumb permanent disability foEoB
81 n - pr cszt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11
The New and
Old Valentines.

Opinions differ very much as to
whether the observance OF st. Valen-
tines day is decreasing or not. Soms
people say that not nearly so many
tender sentiments and comic messages
are exchanged on the 18th OF February
nowadays as used to be the custom.
The truth OF the matter probably IS
that about a certain number are sent
through the mails every year. varying
somewhat with the condition OF BUSH
ness year by year.
In days gone by the time henored
custom was TO send either a very elab-
crate arrow-pierced heart 20 ones lady
fair, accompanied with a suitable vers.
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describing the
rending OF ones
feelings in the
most sentiment
I 81 m an n er.
Comic valen-
tines are a mod
ern invention
and are planned
with the inten-
ton of making
{ he recipient
mad.
The newest
fashions in val
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The sha6Sock. cifras. cranr~ nn6
lsnsoa are improvements q VIA aEzs
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-22

son has not raced In three weeks, and
that he Is going 70 run on Saturday
against horses prepared In actual con-
tests. II has. therefore. been necessary
to give him some stlft preparation, l
believe Lieutenant Gibson win 50 TO
the post thoroughly fit on Saturday"
The hackers OF other horses are ng-
urng on weight and distance, together
with a high class OF competitive speed,
stopping the favorlte before the mile
and half has been covered,
"There Is one IN there that win make
him stop In the hrst part OF the race,
say these. That one Is Yellow TAN,
All horsemen know that Yellow Tail
Is one Of the fastest horses IN the world,
but he is being given little eonsldera'
tlon In the derby because It is not
thought he can 20 the mile and a half
yellow Tail has been at Washington
Park fer several weeks and has been
quietly and thoroughly prepared, The
fact that Advance Guard seemed 60
show decided superiority over Yellow
Tail at San Francisco, over a distance
OF ground, Is mainly responsible for the
price OF 80 70 one now offered against
Mellow Tail for the Derby,
]. w. Schorr's derby candidate. Sam
Phillips, was given a trial over the full
distance at Washington Park yester-
day, that horsemen consider almost,
IL not quite, as merl,orious as Lieu.
tenant Gibson's work the day before.
With stable boy named Poat in the
saddle. the Memphis colt covered the
mile and half in s;S7is. running well
within himself and finishing fresh and
strong and seemingly none the worse
for his trial.
w. NJ. Bsrlck has arrived from the
East, bringing with him his derby colt.
James.
Responsible bookmakers have been
taking many bets on the derby. The
prevailing odds are;
Lieutenant Gibson, Ave 10 one; Ad-
vance Guard, four to one; sam Phil
lips. five to one; James. six 20 )ne;
Norris entry, six to one; All Gold. ten
TO one; Sidney Lucas. hfteen to one;
Highland Lad. twenty to one yellow
Tail and Barrack, so TO /.
While there will be no betting ring"
with criers posting odds and soliciting
bets from lines Of booths. hand book"
men will. II is said. pass among the
crowds and accept wagers on the
horses at the Washington Park Club
on Derby day. This is the position TAX
en- by the officials Of .he South Side
Racing Club in acknowledging Mayor
Harrison's edict to Chief Ripley that
"all gambling at Washington Park
must be suppressed"
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FOR his stand on the question of annex.
alton.
III Is true numbers Of the natives
have formed an independent organiza-
ton. Such organization. In my opinion,
Is preliminary TO most OF the natives
In II coming over TO the democratic
party. I. together with many Of the
natives. in fact most Of them, believe
that the democratic party can be relied
upon to secure for Us. as well es other
citizens. all possible benefits and priv
ileges from the national government.
We DO not want heavy taxation or the
restriction Of jury rights OF the ma
tlves. on the other hand, we want
more education, better Industrial con-
ditions and n large commerce. |
think the democratic party can be
trusted to aid US In these and other
ways far more than the republicans"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-22
JUSTICE sHIRAs TALKS.
Transvaal and China Destined to Be
Absorbed For Their Own and
the Worlds Betterment.


CHICAGO, June 21.-Justice George
Shiras. jr.. OF the United States SUI
preme court. together with Mrs. shiras.
stopped in this city on their way to
Marquette, Mich.
In speaking Of the Chinese situation,
he said;
THE present outbreak in China
seems to be one OF those rea ,tions
against the inroads Of civilization with
which the history Of the world is oiled.
Dismemberment seems to be the fate
OF that empire. and | am inclined to
think it is for the best. II united China.
with its teeming millions OF people,
were to thoroughly assimllate western
methods OF warfare and manufactur-
ing, it would certainly constitute a
menace to the rest Of the world. How
ever, there is a want of nomogenity
among the people, and this fact is now
a potent factor in preparing the way
for dismemberment.
Russia viii. in all probability. alb
sorb those northern portions Of the en-
pire contiguous to its Siberian posses
sions, while England. France. Germany
and possibly other of the European
powers will absorb other parts Of the
empire. in this way the great empire
win become divided up into practically
several nations, with good results l
believe, both to the people themselves
and the world at large.
This same process Of absorption is
now taking place in Africa, and in The
'uture this dark continent is destined.
l believe, to form the theatre OF great
development and activities. 1t Is Won
derfuIly rich in natural resources, and
the surplus population Of ovsrcrowded
Europe will in time convert II into
great and prosperous states.
THE present war in South Africa is
in line with this spirit Of development.
England's supremacy is not going TO
bring with 1t the evil results to the
Beers which they as well as some peo
pie in this country seem to believe. 1t
win, on the other hand, prove to be a
blessing to them. because Of the better
general condition OF affairs, which IS
certain to come from the government
which it will institute. Neither do l
regard the result Of the war as blow
to the independence Of those people.
Il am rather inclined to believe that,
even as dependency Of England, such
as Canada or Australia, they would in
reality enjoy larger measure Of popu-
lar government than they have under
their so-called Republic, which in real
ity has been an ollgarchy. Eventually,
am Of the opinion they will succeed to
their independence"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-22
BUSINESS woMANs CLUB.
Formal Opening OF Rooms In New
York.


NEW YORK. June si.--"Never think
OF marriage until you are able to sup.
port husband"
This was the advice Of Thomas q.
Shearman to the members OF the New
York council OF the Business woman's
National Association last night, The
commodious clubrooms on Fulton
street held 900 guests, Mr., shearman
was one OF the two men speakers, II
am glad you call yourselves women"
said he. Il have the greatest respect
for the saleswoman. but do not
think anything ot the salesady.
Il am the father OF the feminine
typewriter" he continued, and then he
told how he had been the FIRST TO en-
ploy and train woman to operate a
typewriter In a business office "As a
cold business proposition" he conelud-
ed, Il prefer woman typewriter she
never sells Information on Wall
street Women have the faculty OF
Immediately forgetting everything they
do in the office, and carry no uneom.
Portable secrets about with them"
Miss Matae b, Cleveland Of Chicago,
president OF the Retail Association,
said:
Business women need midday rest
and social relaxation as relief from
the intensity OF llre. That is what
they will find In these rooms"
President Mckinley sent congrat-
ulatory telegram.
DR.. John Balcom Shaw put In
warning against the growing n1deli,y
among women. He spoke especially OF
college women and attributed II to
growing tendency TO pedantry.
The club quarters include dining.
reception and dressing-rooms. kitchen
and servlng.room and offices, Table
d'hote and a la carte luncheons win be
served daily. An employment ex-
change win be conducted 10 assist bust
ness women In getting positions. The
rooms for the first month will be open
to all business women; after that to
club members only.
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RECRUITS RUSHING IN.


Hundreds NJ Men Enlisting In the East
With Hope OF Going TO China,
NEW YORK. June 21,--Recrults are
being rushed to Fort sloeum in Long
Island sound, which is the general rem
devious for men enlisted at stations
east Of the Mississippi river, In addi-
ton to the regular garrison OF the
fort consisting Of battery l., Seventh
United States artillery. there are about
500 new men now at the fort. and at
least 2O09 more are expected by Sep
tember. In order to facilitate drilling
and transportation. the recruits win be
formed into one or more provisional
regiments.
The men have been enlisting for serv-
ice in the Philippines. and, because OF
the report that the lighting there is a;
an end. there have been many deser-
tions. The spirits OF the recruits, how
ever. have picked up since there is
prospect Of their being sent to China.
The desertions now are fewer than at
any time within year.
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bad as they are supposed 10 be, never
acted so meanly as your government
has acted toward up. The former
kept MS apart from all other eonviets
and treated Us as political prisoners.
The latter has forced US 20 mix with
the scum Of Europe, They kept US
close In q prison house, TO the detrl-
ment OF our health ana strength, And
what crime have We committed against
the United states governmOntg Why,
we and all Irish natlonallsts don't love
and reverence Erin more than We do
the land OF the stars and stripes, and
we always have considered the two
nations as one, Why should We notg
Have not the blood and brains OF our
race helped In special manner TO build
up your great notlons Another thing
complain OF; We have not had the
chance to hear mass since We have
been In prison here, This Is another
matter In which your nation Is far
behind the British"