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The river press., 1904-10-12

MAJOR GENERAL o. o. HOWARD, COMMAND
Err OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR LEGION.
large" The question is answered in
the following extracts from the war
department regulations governing such
awards:
L In order that the congressional medal
Of honor may be deserved, service must
have been performed in action Of such
conspicuous character as to clearly dis
tinguish the man for gallantry and in
trepidity above his comrades, service that
involved extreme jeopardy Of life or the
performance Of extraordinarily hazardous
duty Recommendations for the decora-
ton will be judged by this standard of ex-
traordinary merit, and incontestible proof
of performance of the service will be
exacted. II. Soldiers of the Union have
ever displayed bravery in battle, else VIC
tories could not have been gained but as
courage and self sacrifice are the charac-
teristics of every true soldier such a
badge of distinction as the congressional
medal is not to be expected as the reward
Of conduct that does not clearly diStin-
guish the soldier above other men whose
bravery and gallantry have been proved
in battle.
Many officers Of the American army
and navy and veterans Of the civil
war whose names are widely known
belong to the Medal Of Honor legion.
The bulk of the membership is made
up, however, Of men whose names are
known only in the communities where
they reside, but whose bravery proved
of signal service to their country's
cause The order is made up Of pri-
Yates for the most part rather than
generals and colonels.
The design Of the congressional med
al was adopted by congress in the ear
ly sixties. Later, when the G. a. r.
was organized. it copied the shape Of
the medal, although the design Of its
badge and the ribbon attach. are diff
ferent AS it is somewhat .gifticult to
distinguish between the G. A. r. badge
and the congressional medal new
design for the latter has within the
past year been adopted, and congress
has made an appropriation sufficient
to strike new medals. These will be
issued to all who make application for
them, the holders surrendering their
old medals to the war department.
The Medal of Honor legion was or
ganized April %, 1890, at Washington.
The present commander is General o.
0. Howard of Vermont. The past COM
manders include Nj. A. Dillon of Wash
ington, Frank NJ. Brown Of Boston,
General James II. O'Beirne, General
Charles H. T. Coils, the late Hon.
Amos j. Cummings, Hon. George w.
Brush, Colonel Charles NJ. Belts, Ma
jor Moses Veale and General Daniel E.
Sickles Of New York" General Nelson
A. Miles Of Washington and General
Theodore S. Peck Of Vermont.
Major General O. o. Howard, COM
mander Of the legion, is a veteran Of
the Seminole war, the civil war and
many Indian campaigns. He became
4 major general Of the regular army
In 1886 and was retired in 1894.
The river press., 1904-10-12
TO KEEP OUR PETS WELL,
Benefits of Antitoxins Extended to
the Animal World.

Benefits of Ant1tOX1nS Extended to
the Animal World.
Domestic pets are now being inocu-
lated with antitoxin in hope Of ward
ing off various complaints to which
they are peculiarly subject. Some
laboratories are now putting up animal
antitoxins, and some men are making
money inoculating domestic favorites
brought to them by their owners.
The method used is to inject the
serum beneath the skin of the animal
by means of needle pointed syringe.
"Vaccination" in the case Of dog or
cat does not take" as it does with a
child. There is no eruption. The
serum is injected into the blood, and,
according to the advocates Of this
method Of treatment, renders the ami
NAL immune to the disease it Is in
tended to fend off.
The greatest demand is for dis
temper antitoXin. One dog doctor de-
clares that he caused a number OF
dogs which he had inoculated with the
serum as safeguard against distem-
per to be housed with dogs that were
not treated. A dog afflicted with dis
temper was then associated with the
animals, and, although five out of six
Of the noninoculated animals contract
ed the complaint, the four dogs treated
with the serum continued their canine
careers in serene indifference to the
presence Of danger and had not the
slightest trace Of the disease when re-
turned to their regular homes.
The complaints to which cats are
subject are much the same as those
that attack dogs, and antitoXin is used
for the feline family. Monkeys and
rabbits are also inoculateu as a safe
guard against various diseases pecul-
lar to the species.
More important than the incubation
Of the domestic animal for the purpose
Of warding Off diseases Of the common
variety is the series Of experiments
now being conducted to determine
whether or not there Is any means OF
eliminating rabies from the list of the
! terrors Of dogdom.
The river press., 1904-10-12
MEDALOF HONOR MEN
VALIANT SOLDIERS TO MEET AND
TALK THEIR BATTLES OVER.

History of the Legion Commanded by
General o. o. Howard-How the Pre-
cfous Medals Are Awarded-Mainly
In the Possession of Privates.
The Medal Of Honor legion, which
meets in annual convention at Atlantic
City, N. J., Sept p and %, is So
ciety composed Of men who have re-
ceived medals from congress in recog-
milton Of deeds Of bravery on the bat
tlefeld. This medal conveys an honor
upon it's recipient similar to that of the
Victoria cross Of England, the iron
cross of the German empire and the
ribbon of the Legion of Honor Of
France. The badge always signifies
that the wearer has performed some
signal deed of courage. The nature Of
this deed and the date Of its perform
ance are inscribed upon the medal. 1t
Is not conferred simply on the ground
Of general meritorious behavior. The
only exception to this rule which has
occurred arose during the civil war;
when quite number Of medals were
awarded to the Twenty seventh Maine
infantry and to the soldiers who acted
as the escort at the obsequies of Pres
ident Lincoln. These medals were not
issued in accordance with either the
letter or spirit Of the law and are
known as blank medals.
Nearly 100000 men were enrolled
IN the Union army and navy during
the civil war, and less than 1000 med
ais, duly and lawfully awarded, We're
conferred in consequence Of deeds of
bravery done in the course Of that war
Some 225,O0O men were enlisted in the
army and navy during the Spanish
war, and but twenty medals were
awarded to participants in that con-
test. The question may be asked,
'Why should so few medals be given
when the number of brave men was SO
The river press., 1904-10-12

looked down, but Mr.. BoWser had
something on his mind and wanted to
get it off. He therefore sacrificed pride
to remark:
IF you can refrain from sarcasm for
a moment will explain. The nerves
at the back Of my neck and across my
shoulders are affected from too much
brain work. and l have exhausted all
ordinary remedies without avail"
The cat, which had been sitting be-
tween them and watching the moon
through half open eyes, walked down
the steps aud out on the grass to laugh
| to himself, and Mrs. BoWser couldn't
help but smile as she said:
'Too much brain work is bad
thing. You shouldn't have applied your
self SO closely. So this specialist says
| it has affected your nervesW
'He does. If nothing is done I shall
soon lose control Of my head. That is,
it will wabble about on my shoulders
! as l walk, and l shall bend over like
a hoop. His explanations were very
| full and complete, and the fact that he
made no charge whatever proves that
he is not quack."
Gle must be a good Samaritan in
deed. What did he recommend you
to try?"
"a new idea-one just brought out
in Germany in the last year. You
know that what is called the sun cure
works wonders in certain cases. don't
your
II have heard so." was her cautious
reply.
'"Then why shouldn't there be Il
moon cure as well, and why shouldn't
it have it's benefits? We all know that
the moon influences the tides, vegeta-
tion and other things. The idea oc-
Cured to a German savant, and he has
proved that the moon has far more in
fluence over the nerves Of the human
body than the SUM-"
"And you have decided to take the
moon cure?'
Eyes. Yes, l am going to try it. It
is my duty to cure myself if can, and
though you may call it fad, we all
know that fads sometimes work won
ders. There's no great trouble in try
ing the experiment. All have to do
is to sit in the back yard for an hour
and let the moon shine full on my bare
shoulders. Now look at this thing in a
wifely, reasonable way. 1 don't want
you to think Pm half fool"
II can see no possible objection to
your trying it," replied Mrs. Bowser,
"and surely hope 1t will effect cure
Now that l come to think of 1t have
noticed your head wabbling and your
shoulders humping up as you walk, and
you certainly ought to do something
before it is too late"
Mr.. Bowser had had several back
yard experiences, and he didn't pro
pose to repeat them. He waited unit!
II o'clock, and then, as the town had
grown quiet and every small boy seem
ed sound asleep, he prepared himself
The river press., 1904-10-12

doubtless rests upon his discovery. in
collaboration with Lord Rayleigh, Of
argon, until then al unknown ele-
ment Of the atmosphere. The two sci
entists noted that the nitrogen Of the
atmosphere was heavier than the same
gas prepared in the chemical labora-
tory. They concluded that this was
due to the pressure Of some gas in air
heavier than nitrogen, and they finally
succeeded in isolating argon.
Sir William later discovered neon, an
other gas, and xenon, only one part Of
which is to be found in TO- 100000 parts Of
air, a fraction so small that the whole
quantity Sir William has been able to
secure during all his experiments
would only fill lady's thimble. Kryp-
ton is another of his discoveries, and
recently his investigations concerning
the transmutation Of metals have at
tracted wide attention. Among other
things he has demonstrated that ra-
dium is constantly changing into he
lum, an entirely different substance
1t is said that no one man has ever
identified so many new elements as Sir
William.
His visit to America is for the pur-
pose Of attending series of important
international conferences, and he heads
large British delegation Of scientists.
He Is a Scotchman, president of the
Society of Chemical Industry and pro-
fessor Of chemistry at the University
college at Bristol, England. He be-
lieves that other great discoveries in
chemistry will soon be announced to
khe world.
The river press., 1904-10-12

last year, with their full sleeves,
bloused jackets and lace wrist ruftles.
In their place has come return to the
strictly English tailored lines. Plain
strapped skirts, tight about the hips
and flaring around the feet, and the
long, closely fitting coat with mannish
collar, reyers and plain, tight sleeves
are much in evidence.
These gowns are made up in tweeds,
cheviots and faced cloth in browns, a
variety of different blues, myrtle
green and several shades Of plum and
dahlia.
The smart walking costume illustrat-
ed is fashioned from mixed green
and blue cheviot. The skirt is the reg
ulation plain affair and the coat a
jaunty modernized Norfolk jacket. The
small turned down collar is Of black
velvet.
The river press., 1904-10-12
Mr.. BoWser's
Moon Cure
The Philosopher Tries New Remedy
For the Nerves and Then Mysteri-
ously Disappears - Too Much
Brain Work, the Doctor Said,
Had Been Done by Him.

copyright, 1904, by T. c. McClure.l
THAT Mr.. Bowser was going to
spring something new on her
Mrs. Bowser felt assured long
enough before he got around
to open his mouth about it. He was
furtive, perturbed and uneasy, and he
let a dozen different mosquitoes bite
him as they sat on the front steps in
the early evening without making any
special complaint. At length the full
moon arose, and his opportunity had
come.
Mrs. Bowser," he began, II don't
want to alarm you unnecessarily, but
I think it is my duty to tell you what
the doctor says Of my case"
"What doctor?" she asked.
"a specialist whom l consulted to-
day."
"And what is your case? If you
have a case you have been keeping
wonderfully quiet about it,"
"Yes; l have kept fairly quiet. 1t is
not my nature to 60 shouting such
things all over town. have said moth
ing to you because l hoped it would
soon pass away. but the time has come
when l must tell you what looked
upon as tritle may turn out very
serious thing"
"Well, let us hear about it. I pre-
sumo you have let some quack doctor
make you believe that you have swal
lowed a young alligator"
"You may stop right there, Mrs
Bowser, and l will too. If was to di'
a dozen times over you'd not get an
other word from me-"
There was silence for two or thre'
minutes. while the big white moor
The river press., 1904-10-12
TAILORED WALKING GOWN.

A Necessity In the Wardrobe of Well
Dressed Women.
The tailored walking gown is ne
cessity in the wardrobe of every well
dressed woman, and the fall frock Of
this description is particularly impor-
tant consideration at this time Of the
year.
These costumes have changed in ev-
cry detail from the tailored dresses Of
The river press., 1904-10-12
How He Puzzled Him.

"Watch me puzzle that WAITER" said
Smartellick. "Waiter, will you please
bring me beer sandwich"
The waiter went away and returned
few minutes later carrying Il tray
containing two whiskies, with a glass
Of beer between them.
"That will be 10 cents, ST." he said.
Chicago Tribune.
The river press., 1904-10-12
SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY.
The Worlds Greatest Chemist, Who
Is Visiting America.

Is Visiting America.
When Sir William Ramsay is asked
what will come from the recent discov-
cries concerning radium, helium, thori-
um, etc, he makes this sententious re-
ply: "Oh, what use is baby? Let it
grow up and see"
In other words, the new light the
world has gained concerning these ele-
ments merely shows that science is in
its infancy thus far, but years of un-
ceasing, conscientious study may de-
velop an adult well worth knowing.
Sir Williams principal claim to the
profound admiration of scientific men
The river press., 1904-10-12
A SINGULAR Lack of Fear.

"I'm afraid l made a fool of myself
on that occasion"
"Mercy, you don't mean to say that's
the only time you've been afraid?'-
Boston Herald.
The river press., 1904-10-12
TELEPHONE TUBE.
Increases the Radius of Action of
the Talking Wire.

the Talking Wire.
While the telephone is one of the
most useful Of the many inventions
which have been introduced to save
time for the hurried business man, it
still labors under one disadvantage in
Its tixity of location, sometimes neces-
stating the holding of the phone open
until the person summoned can be call
ed from some other portion of the
building. In the larger establishments
this has been overcome by installing
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-06-09
COUNTY, THURSDAY, JUNE g. 1904
eaIIzes that the day Is lost to his

realizes that the day Is lost to his
cause.
The baron is game. Hs battles dcs'
perately to save himself. Mr.. Grimes
notes the sallow hue that has crept
over the mans face, and he knows
the duel is already decided. For the
first time perhaps in his life, the Rus
sian feels the cold clutch Of fear at
his heart. Once man allows TINS
feeling to come over him in duel, his
chances are gone. At the same time
over-contidencc is just about as fatal
to success. The only safe course is
line between, cautious and wide
awake, ready to do his best and leave
the rest.
1t becomes apparent that the baron
wcakens. His defense is no longer
the marvellous one he put up while
Mynheer Joe continued the right-hand
movement. These flashes from the
uncouth side dazzle him. He has
never been drilled to meet the attack
of a left handed swordsman, and finds
his brain unable to successfully cope
with the new problems thus sudden
ly presented for solution.
The baron is lost.
lie might still save himself by
springing back and sullenly refusing
10 continu" the engagement with a
man who has such a wonderful ad'
vantage over him. in that his left arm
is rs dextcrouS as his right,
Perhaps such n thought flashes into
the mind of the Russian; he is human,
and life is sweet to him; but he does
not take advantage OF the idea. Pride
rises against it. He comes from a
race that would meet death rather
than appear a coward.
So he battles on. doing his best to
meet thc attacks of his foe. He ne
longer hopes to assault in turn-his
arm is too tired for that. He suffers
rXcruciating pain every time he makes
n move. More than once can Mynheci
Joe. if h" chooses. drive his blade
through the body of his foe. He lets
the chances slip by; perhaps TN" time
may come when he will regret this
mercy, but he does moi like to have tho
blood of white man on his hands.
At last the opportunity he looks fol
comes: there is Il quick movement. a
sudden cry. and the sword of the
American protrulrs through III" right
arm of III" baron at III" shoulder.
Lord CArmorgan has been avenged
with the weapon h" handled in vain!
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Cane Crowds Beet Sugar.

In report to the Department o
Commerce and Labor Consul lIossfelt
at Trieste, Austria, says that thos'
who hoped that among the beneficial
effects of the Brussels convention
would be a large decrease in the pro
duction and correspoul ling advance /:
the price OF sugar have been disap
pointed
Mr. Hossield says the production o
beet sugar has decreased about I3 pc!
cent. during the last two years, while
cane sugar has increased about 9 II
per cent. The Consul says the ten
dencv OF prices for sugar is agait
decidedly downward and chang,
for the better need not be looked fo'
as long as the worlds surplus
100000 tons remain unabsorbed.
He adds that foreign market must
be found for surplus OF more thar
100000 tons oi Europe'S production
and that within two years the world:
production Ot cane sugar has increased
from 100000 tons to about 4,45S,oot
tons. The increasing production .
cane sugar, the Consul says, has warn
ed the manufacturers OF beet suga'
that they must be prepared to meet ar
increasingly critical condition OF the
market.
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PRISONER SHOT DEAD.
Tried to Throw Captor Into River and Was
Killed.

Minneapolis, Mnn. - Especial I--
Two military prisoners at Fort Smell
ing made an attempt to escape and
one OF them, Tony WlNch, wa, shot
dead by Private Kennedy. Private
Reilly. who managed to set to cover,
was rctaker later.
The men had escaped from the
sentiucls while at work and had
crossed ON the bridge leading to St.
Paul. Reilly was retakcn and led the
way to saloon where Nisch was
found. The party started back across
the bridge to the fort, and when III
the middle the prisoners tried TO
throw Kennedy over the run INTO the
river below, Kennedy thereupon shot
Wisch, who lived only two minutes.
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Foreign.

\ young married woman named Jan
crOt caused sensation III cate al
Asnicres, France, by throwing vitrio
over her husband and another womat
a widow. The burning fluid flew ove'
10 persons, all of whom were more o!
less injured. The widow was blinded
Oracle Grahame, a music-hall singc'
in London, attempted to comm,
suicide because she could not preveu
Katie Lawrence from singing fam
Gus song. She herself was forbidden
to sing the song at BriXton and Croy
don.
King Oscar of Sweden and mem
bers of his suite were held up a
Lausanne for travelling on the Swis
Federal Railroad without tickets
The United States Fisheries Durea,
has stocked Argentina waters witt
several varieties of game fish.
1t is reported in Paris that France
would view unfavorably the with
drawal of some of the American war.
ships now at Tangier. 1t is claimed
that in the event OF local agitation
American, Italian and British ships
might land forces, which would IN
volve serious responsibilities upon the
United States,
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To Save China Whole.

No matter how the war i'll the Fa,
East may eventually result, the
United States government intends
to insist upon the integrity OF the
Chinese Empire,
This fact was learned from the
best OF official authority.
For some time there has been
feeling in official circles that Euro
pean powers were planning to seize
parts of China at the termination OF
the war between Russia and Japan,
and that no matter which won, plans
were being laid by outside countries
to take slices OF China, as was the
case of the end OF the Japan China
war. All OF the now powerful inf
cnce of the United States will be
used to prevent such a grasping pol
icy. and there is every reason to be-
licvc that if Japan is victorious she
will work in harmony with the
United States to save China.
Should Russia be victorious the sit
uation would be more complicated
but even so, the State Department
would hope to save China, with the
possible exception of being forced t.
recognize the. special Russian inter
ests and domination in Manchuria.
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Get.Fat.Quick Scheme.

Chicago (SpeciaD,-The "get-tat-
quick" contests were abolished by
the Chicago Civil Service Commis-
sion. Three candidates for positions
in the city fire department who have
been dieting and exercising for week
in an effort to reach 40 pounds. the
standard required by the civil service
rules. failed to accomplish the task.
One candidate succeeded. increasing
his weight seven and a halt pounds:
Instead OF following the example OF
his fellows the successful candidate
tried what he termed the rest cure"
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A Cure Tor MIX peyef.

The successful treatment of milk
fever i'll cows by the injection of FL.
tered atmospheric air into the uddet
is announced in a bulletin issued by
the Department of Agriculture.
The air treatment described is sim.
pie, and the experiments have been
successful in every instance. Milk
fever. heretofore, has been fatal
malady, inflicting great havoc in all
large dairy districts, The treatment,
according to the bulletin, has reduced
the mortality from the disease to al
most zero