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the dizzy felt Of the hat. the plow-
shocs, and the row Of buttons from
waist 20 chin, Compared with the re-
cruit IN his new uniform. the ordinary
footman is an aristOCrat
The next thing that happens 10 the
recruit is the breakinE-iu. The army S
routine method OF Transforming him
into a seasoned veteran is that of tax
ing his physical endurance 10 the limit
a. the outset. and keeping IL so taxed
until he gets TO the point where Moth
ing matters II is the method Of the
horse-trainer who thrusts a tortIrinE
DIT Into the colts mouth, fastens a
heavy saddle on his back with
'cinch' girth. then runs the colt ar fun
speed until he is exhausted after
which he runs him back with spur and
whip This is said 10 be an admirable
method for colt-brea king-but what Is
the effect on the young recruit Here
IL is in the concrete.
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By EDGAR ALLEN FORBES:

N the last annual report of the
Secretary of War are three
paragraphs that should have
= been printed in red ink.
The first gives the number
f enliStmentS during the fiscal
year--4,O83-and adds that S,849
of this number were re-enIstments.
That means that Of the men added
to the nations fighting force, two
of every three were "freSh fish,
unframed, unSeaSOned men.
The second item is this:
Notwithstanding most indefati-
gable efforts on the part of recruit
ing officers, the needs for recruits
during the past fiscal year could not
be fully met, and the difficulty in
creased rather than abated, as COM
pa; ! with the year be1Ore."
The third paragraph should have
been printed in bold-faced type,
thus:
"The relative number of deser-
tons in the army has continued to
increase. the number for the past
fiscal year being "A per cent of
the whole number of enlisted men
in service during that year, as
against 6.S per cent during the
preceding year. The average for
the three years 1902-1904 was 81
per cent, and for the ten years
1s95-1904 the average was 40 per
cent OF the total number of enlisted
men In the service"
Expressed in units of men rather
in percentages, this means that
within a year 6,25S men of the reg
ular army deserted its ranks
Enough to make eight whole regi-
mentSl
This shame is not the shame of
the army alone. 1t comes home to
the entire nation, for nine out of
every ten deserters were of native
birth.
~ ~
Is Anything Wrong Higher Opt
What is the matter with the army
that its seasoned men viii not re-
enlist; that suitable recruits cannot
be found in numbers sufficiently large
and that soldiers enough to make
eight regiments were so sick OF the
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Evils Easy to Remedy.

Il IS unnecessary to speak. ons BY
one, OF even the most serious evils %
the service. the cause OF the wide
spread disanection OF the army. The
general stan knows how 70 find them
il Il ever comes 70 the point where
such Is the departments desire II
would be a great day for the army
II the general stsf-which Is cutting
away so much red tape-should be-
come interested n the man behind the
gun. But when the desertion OF SIS
men in a single year is passed over
by the department as a mere incident,
what is 10 be expected Perhaps the
general stan overlooks the disgrace IN
view OF the fact that most or many,
OF these deserters will be caught and
made 10 serve long terms at hard labor
in military prisons. But no kind OF
prison has much OF terror for
recruit serving his first year IN the
army
II may be that the commonplace sub
ieCr Of the army ration needs the de-
partments attention / an not quail
fed 10 speak Of the bill-of-fare al the
army post. but know that the quality
and quantity OF the food often served
in camp and field left US with little
courage to take Up the soldiers bur
den Eating. drinking. and shooting
crapsr-these are the three amuEo-
ments Of the sOldier-Rnd the greatest
Of these is eating.
This is where the canteen question
also hobs I'D. What is the army can
teen anyway To the civilian. II is
cauvss-Covered flask flied with water,
prasumably To the Prohibition
specialist the canteen is a gilded gate
way leading the tender. unsuspecting
soldier down an inclined plane into
debauchery. To the soldier himself II
is life-savinC device, a branch OF
the commissary where he can buy
social glass O. beer and forget that he
is a slave. Soldiers do not get drunk
az the canteens. but at the saloons out
side.
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REFUGE UNDER THE SHELTER
TENTS.

try. eventually some OF Us Tsra
mounted on cavalry horses and sent up
the pig-trails that led over the noun
tains OF strange land But the only
dluerence the experience with other
branches or the service made in our
little song was IN the last word. At
the end we were singing IL this way
II you want 20 90 to he'll. Just Join
the Army
When the campaign was over and
these men lined UP 10 sign the last
payroll. the ginger was all gone
Their faces were brOuZed. their hands
and feet were hardened. their muscles
were frm-but somewhere between
home and the West Indies their enthu-
slasm for the service had all Oozed out
4ue urst real reform In the army
Hiust begin at West Point. When the
cadet graduates and gets from the
tailor his lieutenant's Uniform he
should be given a brief pOst-gradu-
ate course IN the Humanities " That
IS. "a gray-headed officer should take
the new iieutenant's head in both his
hands and beat u vigorously againsf
one OF the stone buildings, while re
citing 10 him Burns poem containing
the lines
The rank Is but the guinea's stamp.
The Mans the gowd for a that"
or. II that particular article q war
which makes It a cri,re for an enlist
ed man 10 strike an nffcer were abol-
ished. one calling abuse OF the serv-
Ice would correct itself II a man in
the ranks could resent Injustice and IN
suit Dy knocking an officer down Occa-
sionally-in other words. ~ a soldier
were allowed 10 defend his self-respecs
like any other Mantle in the army
would be endurable
The young officers coming out OF
the academy with the idea that they
are a superior order Of creation are
the most despicabls n their personal
attitude toward the enlisted men. By
the time they rise 70 the rank Of GEN
eraL they have learned that II trEes
more than gold braid and q sWorf 10
make a real officer At, least. such
has been my own eE1erie zee with the
older officers.
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Canteen a Temperance Factor.


The command. Thou shalt not
drink IS visited upon men in 1ails.
in asylums. In penitentia-ies. and Ia
the army. The first three classes
obey. because they can't get out; the
soldier disObeys and gets ingioriously
drunk because he can't tell when he
viii get into town again. The Tegi-
ment without canteen drinks
whisky. the regiment with a canteen
drinks beer.
such a humiliating lesson as Eng
land learned IN South Africa may be
ia waiting for US down tbs road II
gives US a pleasant sensation to feel
that we have the finest fighting force
the sun has shone upon since Alex.
ander's day But-EnglSnd enjoyed
the same thrill when tho transports
sailed away for the Cape; and Russia
was afraid the japanese war would
end before its favor1te sons could set
TO the fire zone, II Is <Ect worthy
OF remembrance that the United
never fought real men except in
small detachments. The 5uptsh gen
orally ran Ike frightened Gneep; The
thought Of standing SIN p the face OF
vous disorder. calling Tor an imme-
date change Of RtmosShere.
But one OF these dsTs-&n tbe Philip
pines, in Porto Rico. OF A3opg our
flung. with men back Of r. Who tight
for the Joy OF lighting ana who know
now 20 finish IN stJ5A" When that.
day dawns. II the present tendencies
in the army be not Checked, 6hc voice
OF the commandsr~tD-chte4 will be
heard, calling for volunteers to save
the wreck Of an UNIT army and wipe
out a stain far WOO Sc than that Of de-
feat For II such lighters as the Cor
don Hignlanders or the little brown
men that went through the hell Of
Port Arthur should come pouring over
our borders, arr frank 10 say that
there are few Am srican regiments IN
the service today behind which
should feel myself 70 be good risk
for an Insurance company.
Copyright, 1907 by Doubleday. Pags 4 Col
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like 2oo,0o0 ex-soldiers of the Spanish
and Philippine campaigns are scatter
81 over the coUntry-and that these
men usually have heartfelt heart talks
an inclination toward a military ca
ropr
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sert the service within the first six
months.
II the Secretary of War seek the
cause Ct tire increased dicultv I'm
getting recruits. perhaps IL may
be found in the fact that something
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-05
been printed in red ink

Is Anything Wrong Higher Upi
What is the matter with the army
that its seasoned men Will not re-
enlist; that suitable recruits cannot
be found in numbers sufficiently large,
and that soldiers enough to make
eight regiments were so sick OF the
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23

w. e. WHITE
Does y Gen-rai Commissioo Businsss.
..Has for Sale.
Some Good Grain Ranches.
Three OF the bsst Cattle Ranches
in the Valley.
Cattle, Hogs cod Sheep.
Some good Payer bearing 10 psr
cent interest and secured by
mortgages on rsel estate.
Loans and colisstsoos sttsadsd ~ u
intrust~d to ~. CoUs sod ~ me u
you want to Do businsss.
Once in rear q 0oo,Idios drug stoss.
Moots Visa. Colo
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23

An Independent ticket was filed
Monday afternoon with the clerk
and recorder. just wha' the is
sue is we are unable ,o learn.
The Citizens -partizan con
vention. held Inst week. appears 10
have nominated n ticke, composed
largely Of Republicans. while the
Independent ticket is made up
with Democrats in the majority.
Hence the issue may bc intended
10 be partizan. II is said the
liquor question will cut some
figure in the election.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23

The National Banking Law pro-
vided for the Union. in the stress
OF = great conflict for Free Labor
NJ the basis of American institu-
tons, channel through which
the savings of the people might be
converted into the sinews of war.
The National Homecroft bill. IN
the stress of an equally great con.
tlict,-thst between the forces Of
Concentration, Greed and Mon
opoly on the one hand, and those
contending for ditYused wealth and
opportunity on the other-will. il
made n law, afford channel
through which the savings of the
people may be used to reinforce
the peoples side in the conflict.
Msxwell's Talismxn.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23
Nstice Il Adjustoest Day.

Estate Of Eama ". stnrm deceased.
The und-r.isne-i. having hssa appointed Ad.
nini-traLor with will snn.sed of the s.tate Of
Emma ". sturm. late Of the County of Rio
Grand- ia the State Of Colorado. deceased,
hereby gives notice that he uili appear hsfors
the County Court of said Rio 0rande County.
at ih, Court Hou-s in Dei Norss, IL said
County, On Monday. the 9Th day os March. A.
D. isJ' at the hour of ioo'elart 4. Y. of said day
At which time all per-on- having ciais,s against
aid estate are notified and requested u stssed
Tor the purpose Of having the .aHe adjusted.
All persons ibdebt~d to said estats arc re-
lu-.t-d to make immediate eayu.nt to the un.
d-r-i4n-d.
Dated at D-l Nor,-, Colorado, thi. 18th day
of February. 4. ID. lxG.
LorIs ". WGyAnp.
Administrator with will anasssd of the s.sat
OF Emma ", starm. decsas~
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23
saved her Se.,s Life.

The hsppiest mother IN the little town
OF Ava, Mn. is Mrs. S. Rupee. She
writes: 'One year ago my son wa~ down
with such serious lung trouble that our
physician WAS unable to help him; when
by our druggists advice l began giving
him DIR. Kings New Iiscovery. and
soon noticed improvement. kept this
treatment up for u few weeks when he
was perfectly well. He has worked
steadily since at carpenter work. Dr..
Kings New Discovery saved his life"
Guaranteed best cough and cold cure by
f. Z. Goodding, druggist. JOc and el.O0
Trial bottle free.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23
Stauneh
And True

The Denver Republican has al
ways avoided the fallacics and
knavcries oi yellow journalism.
and its steadily increasing Circula-
ton proves conclusively that its
policy OF telling the plain Truth
without cNaggcra,ion or misrcpre-
scn,ation. standing fast for the
Right. is heartily approved with
growing force by the intelligent
Public to which i, appeals.
To read il is liberal Education.
and the citizen who goes without,
it does positive harm to himself.
TO his family, and to the commu-
nifty.
In no other way can the invest
mcn' of 3X cents per day
for that is all The Republican
costs any subscribcr--bring such
rich results in that knowledge
which is both Power and Pleasure.
Information. instruction and en-.
tcr'ainmcnt fiji It's columns and i,
leaves good taste in the mouth
of the reader.
i, stands for Law and Order in
the S,atc-for Peace. Prosperity
and Happiness in the Home.
II YOU are not already enrolled
among its splendid list Of Patrons
send on your subscription and give
1t a fair trial q, u cents per mou.A
for Daily and Sunday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23
Ns,ic~ Of Finsi ses,le..eu,.

In tn. matter Of the estate of August Wonine
deceased.
Notice is hereby given. That On Monday tn.
.5th day of March, A. d. 1877, beinx one Of the
regular days OF the March term Of the County
Court Of Rio Grands County. In the State Of
Colorado, I, James =. VeerkAmp Executor OF
aid estate will appear before th, Judge Of said
Court, present my final settlement as such
Executor pray the approval of tho same, aud
will then apply To BE- discharged n. such Ia.
ceutor. Al which time and place any person In
interest may appear and present objections To
the same, IL any there he.
Dated at D-l Nort.. Colorado, February .sth
i0i.
JAnsa p. vssaKAny.
Executor Of the estate os August woainx
d~c-A,~i
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23
Action. Louder rha. Words.

Members of the Christian Citi.
zenship union are to start out i'm.
mediately upon their active cam
psign to denounce publicly the
nonenforcement of the gambling
laws by Governor Buchtel and
one of the first steps will be
to ask the clerRymen in Denver to
aid them in the work by preaching
sermons from their pulpits on the
gambling evil, and the attitude of
Governor Buch.el.
Preaching is good in its place.
but it should be followed by
action. Why don't the alliance
20 ahead and file complaints be-
fore the courts? The governor
will back them to the full extent
OF his power. 1t is not the pro-
vince of governor to file com.
plants IN courts, but when com.
plants are filed and the prosecut-
ing officers fsi to do their duties
it may be within the power of the
executive to remove such officer.
These men who are bowling for
n prosecution-which means the
closing of gambling should
talk less and take hand at prose
cution.
The duties of governor are pre-
scribed by law. When appealed
to to enforce tue mandates of the
courts. he mus, if necessary. call
out the militis to execute the
Judgments aud decrees of the
judiciary.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23

Senator La Toilette. Of Wiscon.
SIN 10 being boomsd ~ the r@pub.
licsn csndidat. for president in
lV06. The senator would come ~
near filling Roosevelt's place ~
any man IN the country.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23

The local option bill has been
passed by the general assembly
after II bitter fight and ha- been
signed by the governor. That
means TIM, one political promise.
ut least. has been fulfilled.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23

South Dakota has passed law
requiring residence of one year
~ the state before ono Gao apply
for = divorce
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23
NOTICE CAPITALIZATION TO LEASl
STATE LANDS.

ofrIcx OF TIE STATE BoARp or LAND Cox.
nis-IOSrR-.
Denver. Colo, March sth. 1907.
Notice l. hereby given that Frank Rennns-
ton whose po.toffic- Addre-. is Center, Colo,
on February 18th, iOI, made application No.
Siss to the State Boa rd of Land Conn ionsrs
to lease the following described Internal I'm
pro,ement Lands, situate in Rio 6rsnde
County, Colorado, to-wit:
All OF section /, Township 20 North. Range q
East.
No other application to lease the above dee.
application will be considered after April nth,
iiU,.
JoH> r. VIVIAN,
Register State Board Land Commissioners.
first Pub. March II; Last Pub. April 8.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-23
Psr sass q . 0aeoais

100 acres q Hns psas also three
farms Of 100 acrss sach. viii
make very sasy sssns isnd prices
% reasonsb,e you viIl ssrsly boy
II you look q the lsed becssss I'll
oe the iaras have good sstssia1
wells aud .l,ers u 10 bsttss coll IN
this Valley. A. u IsssiL.
Evening journal., 1907-03-29
j. A. R. ELLIOTT
PUMP GUN ARTIST

There are few present-day trap shooters
who" circulate at any Of the many prom
inent tournaments unacqua.need with
Jim" Elliott the popular pump gun ar
list. And we say artist advlsedly for he
handles the repeating shotgun with much
grace and skill. A shoter remarked the
other day that Jim Elliott had made the
pump gum" and while we always under
stood that the Winchester Company made
the pump gun, stli we felt inclined to
agree that the dashing, accurate work OF
Mr.. Elicit has had considerable to d.
with the extensive acceptance Of the arm
a sa, satisfactory weapon for trap shoot
ing. TO enumerata his cup winnings and
trophy matches would require too much
space. but q few are in order.
lie won the championship Of America,
and amongst his feats was the breaking
Of 1928 clay birds out of 1900 al Madison
square Garden, March .. 1895 During this
shoot he made straight run of nc. Al
Boston. Mass, in June, 1902, he made a
straight run of ~ and at York. Pa in
May. 1901 he broke $50 out OF 5S5 targets
In 1896 he averaged 92i on 1855 shots.
Mr. Ellio.t stiil holds the cast iron media
emblematlc Of the championship Of Amer.
lea. Aside from MS skill as shot, Mr.
Elliott is an ingenious inventor. having
patented the Elliott ear-drum protector
by the use Of which ''shoters headache
and injury to sensitive ear drums have
been crecented.
Mr. Elliott is very popular in Whining
ten ana he has shot on the Wawaset Gu
Club grounds on many occasions.
Evening journal., 1907-03-29

FOR RENT Browns Hotel and Stables
lo3 and l07 w. Fourth 81. Apply to JAN EH
BROWN on the premises or ISAAC n
BROWN 1921 W. Fourth st. mis-tf
Evening journal., 1907-03-29

special United States district attorney
by President Roosevelt to prosecute the
Oregon land thieves. he did the job to
perfection. .. - b. Il,
When he came to cast up accounts
he had procured the conviction OF one
United States senator, two members
OF the national house Of representatives
and various others high IN oficial life.
Shortly after the disaster in San
Francisco, Heney was appointed as
sistant district attorney to investigate
the charges OF gigantic grating by
public officials and political bosses in
that city The indictments found show
how well his work was done.
Mr.. Heney Is a native Of California
and received most Of his education in
San Francisco. When a young man
he went to Arizona and for a timc was
attorney general Of the territory.
Evening journal., 1907-03-29

any political undertaking to be sue
cessful which is not skllifully organized
and wisely managed. But the success
Of political organization, important as
Is practical management, will depend
upon its Ideals No matter how Skill
fully constructed or astutely led the
people will smash any Organization
that is devoted to selfish interests"
Governor Hughes came into proml-
nence in 1904 as counsel for the legis-
lative committee that investigated the
insurance companies in New York. In
the fall Of that year he was offered
the nomination for mayor of New York
on the Republican ticket, but declined.
Last year he accepted the gnbernatorial
nomination and defeated William r.
Hearst He was the only candidate
of his party on the state ticket to
score a victory.
Evening journal., 1907-03-29
Mr. slauqhter 10 Retire.

Special to The Evening Journal
DOVER. March 29.--Former state
Senitor STEPHEN Slaughter, one OF
Dcver's best known business men for
the past thirty years, though sttA a
young man, is going to retire from
his business responsibilities, (having
passed the half-century mark and en-
10y what there is remaining in lie
for him. Mr.. Slaughter believes that
a. man should be satisfied when he has
accumulated enough 10 live on at fifty
and retire to give some Of the young
er men an opportunity and some en-
couragement. He viii still remain ac-
live in town and State affairs.
Evening journal., 1907-03-29

AIichael Lynch Spottswood Garland
Hamilton Stewart, Alfred L. Carey.
Jno. 4 CHAPMAN. ]. TT. Gooding.
John Wagner 'fhomas q. Doud.
Arthur G.. Hcinel. Charles J.. Wolhar.
John ID. Kelly, William III. Toner,
Joseph Sell. VIM. a. Bacon.
Michael Donahue, Dr. H. G.. Moore,
Paul Mark Edward r. Davis
VIM. II. Heine, Oswald Intz,
John b Connoit John Bernou,
James Il. Gibney Frank Nansant,
Dennis ]. Lynch.
THE HARTMANN d FEHRENBACH
BREWING COMPANY. m21-3t
Evening journal., 1907-03-29
TJCFNSF APPLICATIONS


NOTICE-I JErFERY H. HARVEY
the tenant and occupant OF house situated
al Mt. Pleasant iictel. Chan lesion, ga the
school Distflcis no e and Is. Chr.stilul
hundred. county OF New Castle and State
OF Delaware, In compliance with the re
quircmcnts of the acts Of the General AZ
stmbly, in such case made and provided
do hereby give notice that / shall apply n
writing to the Court Of General Sessbns
cf the State OF Delaware. in and FOR New
Castle county on Monday. the 18th day of
May. A. d., 1907, being the next term Of
flid c1n't, for a license for snid house as
an inn or tavern. for the sale therein OF
Intoxicating liquors la less quantities than
one quart, 90 be drunk on the premises
aud the following respectable citizens of
said School District at least six of whom
are substantial freohoders Of said School
Districts, recommend the said application
viz
John O'Connor. Joseph Pansono.
Thomas Russell, Anthony j J.Dougharty
August Dicder. Paul J. Began,
Peter Connolly. Potter Boissoie.
Benjamin Il. Leblanc. Webster Blakcly,
Thomas J. lAwless, James Grifnth.
Richard kavanaugh, Sr James Thomson,
m27-3t JEFFERY y. HARNEl.
Evening journal., 1907-03-29
For the Ladies.

A bill was passed by the house OF
representatives recently at the sugges
tlon Of Mr. James, the Kentucky peace
maker. giving TO local chapter Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
the right to construct a drinking foun-
tain on the lawn of the customs house
at Paducah, Ky.
The presentation OF the bill led Mr.
Payne. the Republican floor leader. TO
inquire:
What is the need Of drinking foun-
tain in KentuckyT
To which Mr.. James. who is no slow
er Of wit than Of movement, respond
ed:
This, I understand IS for the use Of
the ladies' ~. ....-.lsi,' ..-.'.t..si.
Evening journal., 1907-03-29
REAL EsTATE FoR REM.

FOR RENT-0ficcs In sanborn Bmldln<
First floor ( rooms with bank vauA
Second floor, rooms, communicating
Rent reasonable. Heat, light ane janitoi
Evening journal., 1907-03-29
When IFS Wicked.

Surgeon General r. NJ. O'Rellly was
talking about the abolition OF the ar
my canteen, in consequence OF which.
he holds. intemperance has increased
among soldiers.
"The cantceus he said was only
harmful when II was badly administer.
ed. You know the dancing story9
"A young man Of sober views said
to a pretty girl:
"'DO you think dancing Is wickedT
Yes said She, II one dances as
badly as you do"
Evening journal., 1907-03-29
Change of Pastorate.

SncciaI 70 Tho ENenInE IuuIII1l.
WELLINGTON. March 29.-Rev. Edwin
Gardner. the Methodist minister who
served this place through the disastrous
Gre period acted as lumber clerk, con-
tractor and painter in rebuilding the town
without extra pay. and succeeded in es-
tabMshing commodious church and free
iny it from debt, left Millington to-day
having been removed by the Wilmington
Conference authorities to Preston. Md.
Mr.. Gardner was unanimously asked TO
return by the Minington Methodists, but
the conference gave him a promotion
sending him 70 a new field that will pay
a much larger salary.