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can troops That was several months
ago and all the while these cavalry
experts have been busy formulating
their plans and putting their ideas on
paper. Now, thanks to the camp In
the Shenandoah. the cavalry sharps
are to have a chance to abandon the
unsatisfactory eXpedlent of proving
their logic by moving chessmen about
a board and instead will have oppor-
tunity to shift q full-hedged force
hither and thither on a make believe
battlefield under all the conditions Of
actual warfare.
one thing that should perhaps he
made clear is that this modified force
within hail of the Shenandoah River
Is to be used as what might he termed
a testing laboratory of the cavalry
and not merely for the demonstration
of a new way of doing things that has
been duly approved and adopted. The
cavalry experts are becomingly modest
about their new theories. They have,
in the light of the object lessons they
had abroad projected certain new
wrinkles" but they are by no means
sanguine that these new-fangled the
orics will work out with American
fighting men operating under Amer
lean military conditions and to dis
cover what is good and to discard
what is bad in the light of a practical
everyday test is the object Of the odd
asscmblaGe on an old Civil War
stamping ground. And because there
is such uncertainty as to the outcome
the Cavalry Board has prepared not
merely one tentative plan hut num-
her nf altnrrntiNns.
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TheCourse a Hard One Adamless Edens.
Main Attention To Truck Raising
Making Expert Farm Mechanics.

lish born which js So often ikened
to that OF Il BAH dog. Some Of
these courses are completed in one
year, others require three, all depend
ing upon how deeply the young stu
dent cares to doIyc into the mysteries
Of agriculture or horticulture. and
whether or not sine is preparing for q
post graduate course AT soma bir col
legc whore agriculture is fast becom-
ing one of the most popular branches
1t has been noted Of late years that
many English women have entered
our American colleges and in almost
every instance they are better equipped
with ideas ms to how farm work
should be done than their American
cousins.
At these English institutions about
thirty young women are admitted.
More than this number, according to
those in charge, cannot be given prop
er attention, either individually or col
lectively. These farms are Veritable
Adamless Edons, for not a man Is to
be seen about tho place and every
particle OF the work IS dono by fem
mime hands All tho work about the
stables, IS done by the women stu
dents and at first this work proves dis
heartening. for many a girl, should
she heed the first impulse, would quit
then and there. But after a few days
when she beholds her fellow students
performing tasks even more vigorous
and quite as mental, she smothers her
pride and buckles down to work
For the most part the English Farm
crcttcs are drilled in the mysteries Of
truck" raising. Since England can
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The cavalry organizations which
have been ordered to the Shenandoah
comprise the best drilled troopers in
our army and there is method IN that
also. For the purposes of their ex-
pcriments the members Of the Cavalry
Board wish that troops shall come to
he camp thoroughly yersed IN all the
present drill regulations of our mill
tary establishment. Thus when de-
tachment IS instructed in tbs tenets Of
Il new system and Is brought out on
the field to 90 through the new rou-
tine right alongside of a aNhment Of
equal strength that is following the
Old-time procedure it is figured that
it ought to be reasonably apparent
20 the on-looking officers which Of the
two plans is the best. Incidentally all
the troops engaged in the drills will
in time become 30 familiar with the
two or more systems employed that
they could, In time Of war, readily
change ono to the other If it should
be necessary.
The broken country which lies with
in easy distance OF the camp site in
the Shenandoah will also make It pos
sible TO demonstrate what formula is
best for handling cavalry in such en-
vironment, a large share Of the re-
cent cavalry operations Of the L. S.
Army have been in Texas where the
theatre Of action is Just about as level
as any army could hope to find in time
Of war. The officers have. this past
year or two, learned number of new
things about handling troops under
such conditions but they are also
keen to figure out ways and means
when cavalry movements must be con-
Quoted in irregular country such as
was the case during the Civil War.
Linked with the drill regulations TO
be subjected at Winchester to proof
very much like that of the traditional
pudding, are various cavalry admins
trative problems, if they may be so
denominated. For example. 1t IS de-
sired to find out by the most practical
methods Just how large a command
a cavalry captain can handle to the
best advantage and how many such
units may he directed advantageously
by colonel-the conditions in all
cases to be those of actual warfare.
The foreign army officers who will
be present-and there will be q num-
her of such spectators If the govern
ment decides to offer no objection
will probably be most interested in the
trial to be made Of our cavalry in dou-
BILE ranks. At present the American
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seasons, while vast fields are closely
covered with it in summer. Seem
lngly there is never enough OF this
table delicacy TO supply the English
demand and the schools derive hand
some dividends from this ever mar
ketable crop.
one of the accompanying illustra-
| tons shows the young women gath
ering endive from one of the frames
IN which radishes carrots, and cauli-
flower are being grown. This one bed,
which Is about twenty-five feet square,
will return q profit OF several hundred
dollars during the year. AS there are
| scores Of these II is easy TO see that
such a school can be conducted a. d
profit and even were the fees Of tut
ton cut off they would still make
handsome profit on the labor of the
students.
Each Of these vegetables, when taxi
en- from the frames and ready for
market. are marvels of their respect
i've variety. The caulihower heads
usually measure about thirty inches
in circumference and are as large as
an average dinner plate. The rad.shes
are big and blood red or milk white,
according 10 their variety and these
are daintily packed in little straw
baskets Earnishcd by leaves and made
into an attractive package.
The Farmerettes imported from
Franco that Republic. most advanced
methods of melon culture All the
water melons and cantaloupes are
grown in hot frames covered by
thatch mats. It is said that their fla-
vor is uneNcelled and as these delica-
cies are so cultivated that they can be
supplied all the year round IT is no
wonder that big and fancy prices are
received for them. \ crate of one
dozen cantaloupes from one of these
schools. when marketed at the Christ
mas season, will bring anywhere from
fifteen TO eighteen dollars.
The French truck gardener goes on
the principle that his work Is unprof-
liable unless he keeps every square
inch of his truck garden covered with
some growing crop. All these crops
rotate, so that there is never an idle
moment on the hands of the gardener,
While one crop is being harvested an
other is nearing perfection and in this
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way the farmer, while always busy, Is
never crowded. Then. too each vari-
ETY. sown is so planted that it does
not mature oil NJ once
This system has proved so profit
able that il has been taken over az
the English farm schools and the
same methods are being followed out
except where II is found that climatic
differences prevent.
All OF the hot frames used at these
schools are made by the girl students,
They are taught to become thoroughly
proficient in the use of saw and hatch
et, and IN fact all branches OF car
pentry. They build and keep in re-
pair the hot houses. putting IN all ;he
glass frames and these are models of
their kind. The English hot frames
are graduated so that covers for In
tensely cold weather are frost proof
and these are substituted by lighter
ones as the weather modcrates.
Bee culture is another profitable
branch for the Farmerettes and they
tend their bees and garner the honey
with all the skill and proficiency Of
the experts on hand to instruct them
in their care.
\ graduate Of one Of these farm
schools who is now taking a post grad
uate course ~ an American Universi-
ty. said recently that none of the seed
planted at these schools each year is
grown at home.
Every ounce of our seed" said this
fair coed. is imported from France
We find that by changing the seed
each year the very best results are at
tanned In that way our crops come
up to that high stage OF PERFECTION
which is responsible for the high re-
gard in which they are held by the
stewards who eagerly seek them and
pay prices for them far in excess Of
the market price"
The coed admitted. however. that
when she came to America she
thought she knew ali there was TO
learn about farming, Now. however,
she admits that nothing short OF "A plan
tation. or a ranch would satisfy, her.
And one of these she will purchase
when she graduates and settles down
in America to join that fast growing
colony OF English eXpairiates now
hero
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troopers are the only ones in the world
adhering to the old single rank system
and advocates Of change have long
argued that whereas individually the
American trooper Is the best mounted
solder IN the world. he has boon
hOpelessiy handicapped by obsolete
features of organization. It will he
well worth watching. therefore, to see
what account the Yankee horscnlen
give Of themselves under the sup
posedly improved conditions.
1t Is not too much 70 prophecy that
the outcome Of the military summer
school" in tho shenandoah will be a
sweeping reorganization Of our whole
cavalry system. If tho forecast comes
true the disclosures Of tho next two
months will result In sending 10 the
discard O. system of organization
which was forced upon the cavalry
arm some tWo-score years ago, being
copied from the then existing in
fantry organization and which, how
ever. we'll It may be adopted to the
needs Of bodies Of foot soldiers, does
not fiji the bill for the mounted fight
ers. Under this old plan a cavalry
regiment, alike to an infantry regi-
ment, consists of twelve companies,
apportioned in four battalions of three
companies each, but all that will. it
is a safe hazard, be permanently
changed when the Cavalry Board
makes it's report and recommended
tons upon the doings in Northern
Dixie this summer.
on the part Of the leading cavalry
officers there IS hope that the test
campaign in the Shenandoah, and the
rehabilitation of the mounted service
which will follow it. will have yet an
popular interest and pride in the u. S.
Cavalry. when, few years ago the
automobile made its appearance in tbs
military field an impression gained
currency that the horse was to be
releEated to the BACKGROUND, If not
completely eliminated, and the public
seemed to lose interest in what had
long been and is today the most spec
tacular branch of our military organ
ization. Latterly, however. it has
come to be realized that there is yet
and probably always will be a very
important place in war operations that
can only be filed by the armed horse
men and it is expected that the i'm
pending regeneration Of our cavalry
will do much 70 revive popular en-
thusiasm for the Yankee troopers
the worlds best military rough riders
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alike to- officers and men by the his
toric associations OF the territory sur
rounding NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. goal.
tn carry out the ambitious plans
which have been made for the forth
coming experiments with our cavalry
IL was necessary that there be avail
able a tract Of some 1000 TO $500
acres OF land and 1t was desirable that
us little as possible Of this tract be
under cultivation and that It be BIZ
Eected by as few fences s possible.
Growing crops would be destroyed by
the evolutions of the troops and fences
would have to he destroyed in order
to permit OF the free movement of the
cavalry and each of these Contingen-
cics would mean considerable expense
TO Uncle Sam. These qualifications
are filed admirably by the site chosen
near Winchester
There is yet another reason for hav-
Ing selected the Valley Of Virginia as
n rendezvous for the pick Of the
American cavalry. and this is found in
its geographical position. When the
officials Of the War Department de-
cidcd that they must assemble 1900
cavalrymen in order to make tests and
work out problems, they We're brought
to realize that our military forces are
so scattered that it is no easy matter
to assemble a considerable force of
one given class of fighters. Especially
is this true of the cavalry. detach-
ments Of the mounted force being dis
tributed more widely IN a sense than
some other branches of the service.
When It bccame apparent that in
order To make up the desired compile
ment-of cavalry, troops must be sum
mon-d from points as widely separat-
ed 9 Tort Tthan Alien. NermOnt. and
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80 HE English woman is world
IA famed for her love Of outdoor
VIZ life. In nearly all the sports to
~1% which women are addicted she
oNcels, while as culturists Of old-fash-
Toned sand even rare blossoms they
have no equal. But within the last year
or two, hardening, in all probability,
TO the echo Of the back TO the farm
slogan which has been sounded
throughout the breadth and length Of
the New World she has gone in for
agriculture with might and a will.
That she intends to excel in this par
ticular field OF endcavor, also, is at
tested by the systematic manner in
which she has gone about fitting her
self for the task that lies before her.
There are number of training
schools for women in England whore
every branch Of agriculture and horti-
culture is taught. With every facility
at hand to perfect her in the work
she has elected, 1t is Just as easy for
her to acquire an intimate and tech
meal knowledge of intensive farming
as that of cultivating her flower gar
dens. There Is no half way business
a stiff one and when a woman enters
ehe does so with a full knowledge of
the work-and hard work at that
which confronts her. But seemingly,
work has no tcrrOrs for Mrs John
Bull and the Misses Bun, for there
are few cases on record whore women
land girls have entered these schools
land then dropped out before complet-
ling their course. Perhaps this is due
"a that inherent tcnacity of the Eng
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~ HE English woman is world
famed for her love Of outdoor
life. In nearly all the sports to
~ which women are addicted she
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S@A| Virginia VIII again resound
with the clash Of arms and the shouts
of soldiery, very much in earnest. Fs-
pecially IN the vicinity of Winchester
scenes Of that most picturesque episode
of the Civil War, Sheridan's ride
will the roads be filled with armed
men. reminiscent in all but uniform
Of the scene enacted in this same at
tractive setting upward Of half q CEN
fury ago.
But II Is a pcaceable invasion az th.
Valley Of Virginia which the summer
Of 1913 witnesses, for all that 50
bound to stir the memories Of the r.s-
idents Of the Old Dominion who WITT
messed the drama in which Little
PHIL was the chief actor. r'ncle
Sans mounted soldiery are coming
into this fair region now, not for pur-
poses of combat or destruction, but
for quite the opposite namely for in
struction and for. shall we say, ex-
pertinent?
It is significant that It Is the cavalry
arm Of our military establishment that
is to engage In the activities in 1.-The
valley" But & must not be supposed
that II IS mere coincidence that sends
the horsemen OF our twentieth cen
fury army to the scene Of perhaps the
most notable achievements Of the
horsemen in that e-year-struPge
between the States on the contrary,
one OF the influences that operated
for the selection Of the Shenandoah
as a site for the present unique prof.
ect was the opportunity the site af-
forded for operations in a time-tried
cavalry country" and tho inspiration
that would presumably be impaired
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A Peaceable Invasion Of
the Historic Shenandoah
Valley New Drills In
tereSting Problems of0r-
ganization Applying the
Lessons Learned in For
ei6n Camps.

Es~a 1GINNING on July 90 and con
Ill., tinuing for full two months, the
E 81 historic Shenandoah Vale. in
EA4H Virginia will again resound
Evening journal., 1913-03-14
STUDENTS
BROADEN THEIR
LAW STUDIES

WASHINGTON, March 14.-With
the declaration that the United States
had taken such commanding position
In the family of nations that the most
comprehensive knowledge OF both In
ternational and Continental law is
imperative Edwin NJ Borchard law
librarian OF the Library Of Congress
today issued a bbllography OF these
laws II Is a comprehensive digest Of
93 pages, indexed and subdivded.
and represents vast amount Of
work on the part Of the compiler.
In social science" says Mr..
Borchard, "recent years indicate a
fruitful emancipation from our insu-
larity Never before has there been
manifest such n live interest In the
Legislative methods adopted by for
eign countries TO solve the social, in
dustrial and economic problems of
the day"
To enable the student OF world
conditions 10 systematize and guide
his investigation and TO identify and
indicate the legal literature of foreign
lands, Mr. Borchard declared was the
object OF his work. The pamphlet
was turned out by the Government
printing office.
Evening journal., 1913-03-14
News Notes in and Around EIkfon

wick, and Mrs. Joseph Dulaney. Of
Baltimore, are sisters. He leaves a
wife and the following children; Mrs
Bessie Reynolds. of Colt: william
Merritt, of Kent county; Mrs. Flor
ence Williams, Of Port Penn, Del,
and James S. Merritt. Jr., of War
wick. Funeral on Friday, interment
at Bethel Cemetery
Mrs Sallie w Anderson, wife of
John w Anderson, Of Fair Hill, died
Of apoplexy in Union Hospital on
Saturday in less than one hour after
being taken there She was in her
fifty-second year and leaves hus-
band and one son. Lester Anderson.
of Camden, n. J.
The engagement of Doctor Daniel
Bratton, of Elkton, to Miss Mary
Amanda Andrews. of Berkeley, Har-
ford county, has been announced by
Miss Andrews parents, Senator and
Mrs Charles A Andrews
Marshall Biddle of Elkton, son of
Thomas p. Biddle, and Mrs. Myrtle
Colt formerly of Union Hospital,
were married on Saturday in Will
mingtcn, which place will be their
home Mr. Biddle being employed on
the Pennsylvania Railroad
Miss Marv l.. Cameron, of Elkton
on Wednesday started from her home
here for a trip across the continent
Los Angeles. California, being her
destination. On her arrival there she
will marry lsham Wiggans Miss
Cameron met the groom-elect in Sa-
vannah, Ga. several years ago.
Miss Edith Burkley has returned
from a visit to Philadelphia Mrs
John s. Writ was hostess, of the Elk
ton Card Club on Saturday afternoon
Edward Hyland, of the Elk Neck
/ but now resident Of Chicago
has been visiting relatives in this
county.-Mrs. Mary H. NJ. Boulder Is
entertaining Miss Alicia Stump, o
Perryville-Miss Ellie Queck. of Ches-
peake City is the guest of her uncle
! Charles Queck, of Elkton.-Ceci
Mackey, of Zion, is the guest of rela
tives in Camden, ~ Mrs. Edward
w. Taylor has had as her guests
Mrs c. L. Blunden and Mrs. Judsol
Ferguson, of Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1913-03-14
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
HLKTON, Md, March 14-A sales
bazaar will be established in Elkton
~ Thomas II. Harlan, a liveryman
OF this town.
William r. McAllister. of Andora,
ex-cheriff of Cecil county. is still in
a critical condition, the result of an
accident on Saturday.
The regular meeting of the County
Commissioners was held this week.
The residents of Bay View and Farm
ington want four miles of road re-
paired with gravel. Haines Crothers
and William J.. SINNERS preferred
the request Another section wants
gravel road from the Telegraph road
to Blake Harvey H. Mackey and
George r. Ewing were interested in
this petition. The treasurer reported
a cash balance on hand of S1S,513.32
to the credit of general county fund
and S51S8.65 permanent road fund.
Chesapeake City High School build
ing was given $500. Augustus A..
Brown, for more than thirty years
janitor of Court House, was granted
a pension of SIS a month. William
II. Pearce, of Elkton, was appointed
Keeper of the Standard Weights and
Measures Of the county.
The School Commissioners met on
Tuesday in regular monthly session.
Wilmer J. Falls, Arthur Harvey and
DR. Jeness were present The resig-
nation of Miss Olive e. Jackson was
received Miss Helen Webster sue
ceeds her at school no 2, Sixth dis
trict. II. c. Griffin being the lowest
bidder, was awarded contract for adj
dition to Chesapeake City High
School. Heating contract to Harry
r. Boulden and son, Of Elkton.
The rain on Monday night prevent
ed a full meeting of the Elkton Inn
provement Association, Frederick T.
Haines being absent. Dr. John Hen
ry lamar was made chairman. The
secretary, DR.. Winifred T. Morrison
was in his place. The meeting decid-
ed it best to have a permanent COM
mittee on railroad matters.
The Orphans Court met on Tues
day in the Office of the Register OF
Wills The Hon. Richard b. Merritt
chief Judge, NJ. S. Sentmun, Thomas
S. Miller, associate judges were all
present.
The meeting of the Chatauqua As
sociation will be held in Elkton on
June '9. The committee had a con-
ference on Tuesday night with the
agent, the Rev. George L. Keiffer.
One of the new features Of this years &
meeting Will be junior chatauqua
for children to be held in the after
noon.
The secretary Of Union Hospita
has isrued the annual re ort ending
December 81, 1912. The report shows
203 admissions and twenty-five
deaths The treasurer reports oper
ating expenses to be SS,6214S; tota
receipts. S95S3.92; balance, S962.63
Treasurer Elizabeth H. Hurn. of the
Ladies' Auxiliary, reports receipts
S62294; disbursements S495.30; casl
balance, S12764
Marley Mill is interestingly writer
up in an article by James J. McCau
ley, of Leeds, published in an Elktoi
newspaper.
Dr. James s. Merritt, of Kent coun
ty died on Monday at his home, Col
Station. He was born in Cecil coun
ty. being a brother of Chief Judg
Richard B. Merritt of the Orphans
4 Court Mrs. John p Wilson of War
Evening journal., 1913-03-14
WOUNDS HUSBAND
AND OTHER WOMAN

MEMPHIS. Tenn. March 14-Find-
ing her husband alone with woman
who gave her name as Mrs. l.. A..
Howell in an uptown fat tonight. Mrs.
August Schleber opened fire upon
them with a pistol Schieber. who Is
president Of n lumber company here.
was 50 badly wounded that he died
soon after. The woman was wound
ed in the right arm
Mrs. Schieber was arrested at her
home shortly after the shooting.
According 20 the arresting officer. she
did not appear perturbed and. after
inquiring whether "She" was dead,
turned over to him a pistol with five
empty shells IN It, When told that
her husband was mortally wounded
she is said to have replied:
Then 1t was for nothing. after
all"
Schieber, who was reputed to be
wealthy, came to Memphis several
years ago from Mount Vernon. Ind.
He was about 35 years OF age. Mrs
Schieher gave her age as 35. Mrs
Howell is said to have formerly lived
in Vincennes, Ind.