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ment in, say, twelve pounds of oats and
hay, out for some reason the animals do
not thrive unless they the fodder in it's
natural state. All that can DE lone is to
compress the hay into a firm mass about
OLe-third its original bulk, and then this
cake can be crumbled just before it is to
be used, just as you would m a lit
tie block of plug tobacco.
The emergency ration for horses is
made in this way and consists of twelve
pounds of oats and the same amount Of
hay, compressed into a solid block, which
will remain in good condition for an in
definite period, and is always ready for
use if a supply of good fodder cannot be
obtained.
The cooking arrangements in camp ap-
pear to be primitive to the last degree;
yet it is surprising how well everything
fresh provisions are constantly brought
in.
ARMY COOKING RANGES.
The simplest form of cooking range is
a trench cut in the ground. 1t is about
six feet long, and eighteen inches deep
at one end, gradually sloping upwards to
fou inches A rough chimney about four
feet high, is built of sods, and then the
stove is complete. A wood fire is made in
the trench, and the big kettles are placed
over it in a row.
The raining Of the men in all depart
ments of the army service corps is un-
doubtedly magnificent. AS mentioned be-
fore, they are principally recruited from
those who have a practical knowledge Of
some trade; but, after entering the corps
they have still much to learn before they
are considered really proficient.
A wheelwright. for instance may be
a capable man in most branches of his
craft, but it will take time to teach him
to repair or duplicate any part of the
heavy, springless wagons used in the
army. 1t is one thing to repair a wheel
or axle in a weH-appointed workshop, but
quite another matter to work in the open
air with very few tools and no assistance.
The same NAV be said of all the men
who have learned their trades in civilian
workshops. Specialists are not wanted;
it is the "all-round," handy man that will
score in the field one who can turn his
hand to anything anu has pletny of re-
sourcefulness.
Experience must also be gained in pur-
chasing supplies, SO, when in barracks,
buyers are told off to obtain fodder from
the m in the district, and to bid
for cattle in open market. All purchases
are inspected at headquarters, and there
is no excuse for bad bargains. The buy
ers must take nothing for granted: they
must know every trick of the trade, and
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
KEEPING HOUSE IN THE ARMY.
An Important Service on the Battle
Field Upon Which Much Of the
Success Of a War Depends.

The Importance of the men of the
army service corps can hardly be over
estimated. Practically everything de-
ponds upon them, for without supplies
the finest fighting force In the world
would be helpless. It is these men and
the attachments told off to guard the
lines of communication that win battles
quite as much as those at the 'front.'
though they get but a small share of the
credit
TO begin with, the army service corps
is not composed of soldiers who have
been trained. to perform extra work. 1t
is the other way round; it is made UP Of
drivers, butchers, bakers, wheelwrights
soldiers. They are efficient before they
join the service, and they are kept up to
the mark by constant practice for at
home all the commissariat work for men
in barracks falls upon their shoulders.
They are considered non-combatants,
but they carry arms to defend the am
munition and provisions in their. charge,
and, as they have passed through the
usual course of training, they might, if
necessity compelled, become an efficient
fighting force, and would, if attacked, be
able to give a good account of them
selves. I@
An attempt to convey a comprehensive
idea of their gigantic task by quoting
mere facts and figures would be some
thing like trying to determine the gen.
eral contour of a country with a search
light. We could only throw a little patch
OF light here and there, and the general
impression would be but a confused mass
OF details that refuse to group them
selves in any sort of order. "
For instance, the mere statement that
thirty million pounds of provisions have
already been dealt with would convey no
particular meaning to you mind You
would not realize what the figures meant.
A better idea will be given by a general
sketch of she work. IT
FIRST ON THE FIELD. ~
The army service comps must, of
course, be first on the field, and all the
complicated arrangement made for
transporting supplies before the troops
can advance. u
The most valuable animal for trans
| port is the mule. He has infinitely more
pluck, or shall we say appreciation of
danger, han the horse, has a marvellous
amount of endurance, will keep up a good
pace hour after hour. and can live and
thrive ON six pounds of "mealies" a day.
1t has been mentioned that oxen are
being used for transport in the Philip
pines. 1t could not be otherwise, for they
are, in fact, the draught animals of the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
NAPOLEON AS A COUNTERFErTER

In 1912 M. Pasquied, Partisan project Of
police, as he relates in his memoirs, dis
covered a secret printing Office where
skilled workmen were engaged at night.
The house was barricaded, but the police
broke in, arrested the men and seized
a lot of counterfeit Austrian and Russian
bank notes. Soon after Savary, the min
lister of police. descended upon his sub
ordinate with a sharp r%eprimand. He ex-
planned that the notes were being print
ed by the order of Napoleon himself, who
designed them for use in the Russian
campaign. Napoleon had no intention of
wasting good money in buying supplies
in an enemy's country.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
TROOPS LOCATED BY SONGS.

Gen. Kryanowsky has tried the original
experiment during the recent Austrian
maneuvers of using thesinging of songs
as "a means of ascertaining the where
abouts of the different companies of a
corps d'armeee. He commanded each
battalion of a division to learn a certain
song of war and to sing it when attacked.
In This way he was enabled to discover
when some distance off which battalion
was being attacked by the enemy. The
songs consisted of Did folks songs fami-
liar ITO the men. To each battalion were
attached a few musicians and drummers,
who assisted the singing soldiers.-Lon-
don Daily Mail.
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eight-hour day in the great government
ARSENAL of MoolNinh

eight-hour day in the great government
arsenal of WoolWich.
The experiment proved to be a COM
plete success, and, though it has not been
followed up, the eight-hour day for the
whole English engineering trade is not,
l think, a distant development.
Probably, however, the immediate
struggle of the future will arise over the
question of overtime. The habitual work.
ing of overtime not only destroys the
virtues of a regular working day, but it
tends to depress the rate of wages
Trade unions, therefore, are more and
more hardening their hearts against 1t,
and endeavoring to eliminate it from
b contracts which they are able to
control.
The demand for more leisure on the
part of the workman is after all moth
ing more than a demand for a larger
share in the benefits of civilized life. The
state has recognized this claim and has
made large n effectual concessions
to it..
Enlightened employers, moreover, are
Inclined more and more freely to CO.
operate with enlightened law.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
ElGHT-HOUR LABOR.
By n. W. Massingham, England's
Greatest Authority on Labor
Questions.

The eight-hour day may fairly be de-
scribed as the present ideal of the
Anglo-Saxon worker. He has doubtless
been inspired by the example of Aus
tralia, where labor has succeeded in
establishing and living up to the in
dustrial rule that the laboring day shall
consist of eight hours.
What is the actual position today?
While the nine-hour day applies to
mar trades, the miners are approach
Ing the eight-hour rule. And here has
arisen an interesting renewal of the
old conflict between the laissezfaire
~Dpinionsboth of our politicians and OF our
workmen and the new collectivlst view,
which is on the whole steadily gaining
the upper hand with all these classes.
To my mind it is inevitable that
sooner or later an eight-hOur bill for
miners and possibly some selected trades,
will be carried, for it is impossible n
longer to maintain the fiction that parlia-
ment can ave nothing to do with the
regulation of adult labor. Mr.. Glad
stones last government did, indeed, pass
q brief and not very conclusive law to
amend the hours of labor for railway
servants. Under this act the Board OF
Trade can intervene between a railway
company and it's %ervants when it is
represented to them that the hours of
labor are excessive or do not provide
long enough periods of rest between duty
or fail to allow sufficient Sunday rest.
The board may then Ofdef the COM
pany to submit to them a schedule of
time such as would in their opinion
bring the hours of work within reason
able limits. If the company disobeys
such an order there is an appeal to the
railway commissioners, and if their in
tervention fails the is liable
to a fine Of $500 for every day of it's de-
fault.
The language of this act is vague
enc 'gh and I cannot say that it's effect
has been great, but it is another thin
end of the wedge;" and reform in Eng
land, though it may proceed in curves,
does not as a rule lose it's direction.
The sphere of actual law is not, how
ever, the only direction in which the
state is able to act for the protection of
labor There is the second great sphere
of administration. The state may not
only enforce it's rules on private en-
ployers, but may also set an example to
them. In other words, the state itself
should be the nod employer-the anti
sweater par excellence.
This view was strongly pressed upon
the government of 1892 and not without
result. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
then the minister of wal and now the
leader of the opposition in thes house OF
commons, determined to initiate the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
SAND SPOILS SOUND.

1t has been discovered that the acous.
tic effect in theaters and music halls are
in~juriously affected by the admixture of
sand in the plastering. The sand spoils
the reverberation OF musical tones.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.

Lightning is believed to be visible at
a distance of $50 miles. Opinions differ
as to how far away thunder can be
heard. A French astronomer, who has
made observations, declares that thun-
der cannot be heard at a greater dis
lance than 10 miles. An English meteor
ologist has counted up to 100 seconds
between the flash and the thunder, which
would give a distance of q miles from
the place where the lightning occurred.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06

four pints of soup and an equal quantity
of cocoa, but if it is impossible O build
fires for heating the water, it can be
eaten dry. It is said that, if taken prop
erly, in small quantities., this ration will
support a man for thirty six hours.
The attention of inventors has for
r1any years been directed to the problem
Of producing satisfactory compressed
fodder for horses, but so far without sue
cess. 1t is, of course, possible to make
small cakes that contain all the nutri-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06

country. Their gait is particularly leis-
urely, but they manage to haul big loads
over country that would break the spirit
of any other animal.
OF late years a considerable amount of
attention has been given to compressed
rations for use in the field, and the pres
ent war is likely to prove their value.
Perhaps the best is an English ration,
which consists of meal and vegetables
properly cooked. 1t weighs one pound
n the tin can be made to serve as a
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06

saucepan if there is nothing else handy
COMMISSARIAT WORK.
3 Every man who goes to the front is
supplied with an emergency ration, which
he is not allowed to open except all 9TH
ers fail. 1t is contained in a small oval
tin made in two parts, Theoretically seal
ed. One compartment contains four
ounces of pemmican (dried meat pound
ed until the fiibres have been separated,
and then compressed), and the other five
ounces Of cocoa paste. This will make
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
IT SPOILS THE MOUTH,

If girls only knew % they d~isfigure
themselves by continually biting their
lips they would make an effort to break
themselves of the habit.
An ugly mouth is often the result of
a habit which has it's rise in the pos
session of a dimple.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
ENGINE KILLS WEEDS.

The section nan sees his job growing
daily more unstable. The Missouri Pa
cifc is using a weed killer on its Kan
sas lines that is attched to the locomo-
tive and does a hundred miles of work a
day..
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know how to trip up the contractor who
is trying to "hedge" after putting in a
low estimate. The result of the training
will be seen when immense quantities of
all kinds of provisions nave to be pur-
chased in other countries, when enter
prising contractors, who look upon a war
as the chance of a lifetime are trying to
sell off dubious stocksat famine prices,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
SHOPS At AMERICAS
LARGEST ON SYSTEM
Vast Amount of Work is Being Done
Here Now.
LARGEST OWNED BY sEABOARD
The Great Enterprise Fixture Here.
No Danger of Removal. Americas
Shops Not Surpassed in Complete
ness in Entire South.

1t may again be stated as a positive
fact that the recent consolidation of
the Georgia & Alabama with the Sea-
board System will in nowise change
the present status of the company's
great shops in Americus, unless it be
that the working forces are increased
as occasion may require.
This great industry will ever remain
permanent fixture here.
Since the consolidation the matter of
probable removal has been discussed
|, by few here, but there is no reason
whatever to believe that any change
will be made or was ever contemplated.
The Americas shops are the largest
owned by the Greater Seaboard, con-
trolling 2, 100 miles of road, and are
larger and better equipped than are the
main shops at Portsmouth. In fact,
the shops in Americas are the largest
and most complete of any in the South
ern states.
A strong statement, perhaps, but one
backed by the facts.
In future all work on the entire
Fourth division, comprising eight
hundred miles of roadway, will be done
here. This includes the G. & A. line
and the former Florida Central.
The company is building repair
shops at Savannah which will cost,
completed, $50, 600 This is a neces-
sity, as three lines Of the system con-
verge there and hurry work can be
greatly expedited Repair shops will
likewise be maintained at Montgomery
and at other points as well
But the Americus sho ps will remain
headquarters for this division.
When the chief officers of the Sea-
board were here two weeks ago they
thoroughly inspected the shops and
expressed the greatest pleasure and
satisfaction in owning such fine
plant.
The liberality and enterprise of the
people of Americas in contributing the
land and large buildings was favorably
commented upon as we'll. 1t is an ins
stitution of which the city is justly
proud. Some $50 men find employ
ment there, and this large force may
be increased in time
1t is indeed a great enterprise, and
will always remain here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
THEIR WEDDING A PRETTY ONE.
Marriage of Miss Mae Page and Mr.
Collins Yesterday.

At the residence of the brides par
ents on Rees Park, Miss Mae Page,
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. l..
Page, was welded to Mr.. @. w. Collins
of Arlington, Ca, yesterday morning
at II o'clock in the presence of quite O
large assemblage of relatives and
friends, Rev. I, f, Griffith, of The
Plains, officiating.
And a prettier home wedding has
rarely been witnessed here.
To the ever inspiring strains of Men
delssohn's wedding march, rendered
by Miss Alice Clarke, the young couple
entered the prettily decorated parIors
and stood beneath an arch artistically
wrought in smilax. The color scheme
was green and white, a bank of ferns
and palms forming apretty background
near the floral arch.
Miss Mamie Mcdonald was maid of
honor, while Mr.. Walter Page, brother
of the pretty bride, was best man of the
occasion.
The bride wore a handsome and
stylish travelling suit of tan crepe de
chine and carried bouquet of exquisite
bride roses. Miss Mcdonald wore
white organdy, her flowers being
beautiful white carnations.
Many and sincere were the congrat-
ulations showered upon the young
couple after the impressive service was
ended,
In the spacious dining room, where
tempting wedding dinner was served
at II o'clock, the color scheme Of green
and white was carried ont. At the
brides table, daintily arranged, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins, Misses Mamie
Mcdonald, Alice Clarke, Kate Poole
and Mr.. Walter Page.
MIR. and Mrs. Collins were the recip-
tents of many very beautiful and costly
gifts. The young couple left at p.
m. for Arlington, where reception
was rendered them last evening.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
TO START BUSINESS IN AUGUST.
Another Drygoods Store Will be
Opened Here Then.

We desire to inform the people of
Sumter and surrounding counties that
we will be ready for business on We'd
nesday, August LIST with a complete
line of drygoods, clothing, notions,
domestics, shoes, hats and everything
carried in an up-to-date store of this
kind, We have been identified with
the trade here for number of years
and the people know us. As in the
past we shall serve you to the best of
our ability, promising good goods, low
prices and fair treatment. We cordi-
ally INVITE the trading public to call
upon us at our new store, 305 Cotton
avenue, next to Buchanan Bros.
EUGENE e. GILMORE,
JAMES w. GUERRY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel
the results in loss of appetite, poisons
in the blood, backaohe, nervousness,
headache and tired, listless, rundown
feeling. But there's no need to feel
like that. Listen to j. w. Gardner,
Idaville, Ind. ae says: Electric Bit
ters are just the thing for man when
he is all run down and don't care wheth-
or he lives or dies. 1t did more to give
me new strength and good appetite
than anything could take. can now
eat anything and have new lease on
lite" Only so cents, at DIR. Eldridge's
drug stores. Every bottle guaranteed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
TALES OF THE TOWN
TOLD IN FEW LINES.
Short Items of Local News Boiled
Down
FOR CONVENIENCE OF READERS.
Some of the Stories Heard Yesterday
and Briefly Retold. What Was
Said and Done in the Town in
Day

We are never undersold. That's why
you'll always find this shoe store a
busy one SCHUMPERT SHOE Co.
A colored philosopher is reported to
have said 1.-THE life of farmer, my
breddern, am mostly made up in hop
ing and prayin' fur rain an den wishin'
it would cPar off
Mr.. w. H. Statham was summoned
to Dawson this morning by telegram
announcing the very critical condition
of his mother, who has been i'll with
fever for several days.
Miss Emma Dodson is still very Sc
rlously i'll with fever. Her condition
yesterday was changed but slightly,
though it is hoped that she will soon
be upon the road to recovery.
Americus may miss the 5000 mark in
population little bit, but at the same
time she will show as healthy increase
as any other city of like size. Just
stick pin there, if you please.
Workmen are still engaged enlarg-
ing ChambIiss & Co.'S store on Lamar
street. AS previously stated, this firm
will put in a stock of staple goods and
supplies in time for the fall trade.
Shelton Bros, bicycle dealers, have
removed their stock to the store in the
Windsor Hotel block, formerly occu-
pied by John Kay, where they are now
prepared to make the wheels go
round
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
GEO D. WHEATLEY. GEO. D. WHEATLEY.


THAT majority of our buying public have implicit
faith IN our advertisements is daily proved by re-
suits That there people in this community who
do not believe In the truth of any printed goes
without saying They to blame for this perhaps
however, "a burn child breads fire. you know. So oft
humbugged buyer shy of being mbugged again. This
ore reaches out tor the doubling and desires prove
to them that in all it's Advertising tacs-ony
plain pure and simple.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
Wash Goods.

The wash goods stock mas all been thrown out the
counters offered at prices which looks like giving
them away. They all go for &c. Be- &c, 1oc, 12c yd
Never in your life have you such price cutting OF
desirable merchandise There item in this lot of
wash goods which sold for less than to cent more
than they are priced. We have gone through the
stock again and thrown out piles of goods to
repenish each Come quick and what you can
buy here little money Very little of what you saw
last week IS here this will show you values that will
make you open your eyes in wonder Getting rid OF them
is sole idea
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
Nice Rooms For Rent.

Four nice rooms, furnished or I'M
furnished, to rent young men or a
small family desiring to do light
housekeeping. Finest location in the
city, Convenient to business. Select
boarding houses near. Possession
Sept. 1st, Call quick. d. M. BoRUM.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
Working Night and Day

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever wasmade is Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-cOated
globule of health. that changes weak
ness into strength, listlessness into en-
ergy, brain-fag into mental power.
They're ouderful in building up he
health. Only 25c per box. Sold by r.
j. Eldridge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
in
DOn1estiCS
Wen just give you
the bare facts. Com
pare the prices with
T1,,sIs ,,y.E-l lJ
those else where,
r--4=

those eIsewhere. YOU'LL quickly decide
for yourself.
The best Prints, dress styles, 1-2c yd
The best Homespun Plaids, SC, yd,
The best Ginghams, apron styles, &C. yd.
The best yard-wide sheeung, 1-2c yd.
The best Standard Sea Islands, &C. yd
The best yard-wide> Bleaching. &c. yd.
The best Mattrass Ticks, SC. yd
The best "a e A" Feather Ticks, u 1-2c. yd.
The best 8ounee standard Duck, l-2c, yd
The best Hickory Shirting, &c. yd,
The best 1o-4 Sheehng, bleached, p i-2c yd
The best IO4 Sheeung, brown, &c yd.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-26
Lightweight We always did
Clothing. lead ~o f nle@ yan WIN in

fine CIotbing. Good reason for if, too.
We sell the best, the VERY BEST Cloth
ing made. 1t fits, wears well, and we
sell it cheap.
Hamburger Bros double breasted blue
serge, any size 30 to ~, extra coats enough
said-at 50 so each.
Hamburger Bros daoble breasted Fancy
Flannel unlihed Outing Suits, coat and pants
only, any size 80 to 40, at S 90 per suit
Hamburger Bros. darb blue half lined
Serge Suits. The indispensable, indestructi-
BILE, 'nOn-COmbustibe'' sort that fadeth not
away; any size from 81 to 4G, at $40 per suit.