MANEUVRING AN WITH i (if" /N?af?MA T/Or/ //V WAR /K/tL-3' 1 i §HE great mili tary manoeu vers In Plcardy by the Second and Third Corps of the French army which took place early in September, probably were the moat scientifically planned and executed of any of the great national war games that the nations of Eu rope have played as yet. In these inanoeuvers the utility of aeroplanes and dirigibles for actual war fare was given its most •evere test. The aero planes proved to be a most marvelous means for transmitting orders and unsurpassed for re connoitering. The dirigi bles were used in trans mitting messages long distances. Paris was sup posed to bo beleaguered, and one of these giant cylindrical balloons was cent across the bills and plains and dropped safely to Its appointed rest ing place In the heart of the French capital. France has the greatest number of air- men employed In Its army of any na tion In the world. In the manoeuvers In Picardy eleven aeroplanes and four dirigibles were in use. As the result of these tests the French army's aerial fleet will be increased without delay. The military authorities already pos sess thirty aeroplanes, and orders have been given for thirty more to be delivered as soon as possible. They will consist of ten Blerlot mono planes and twenty Farman biplanes, seven of which are to be capable of carrying two passengers, besides the pilot, and making a single flight of 180 miles at a minimum speed of thlrty-»ix miles an hour. Prizes have been offered by the minister of war for machines that will fly in excess of this speed. Never before has there been such a great contrast in mimic warfare as In these evolutions in Picardy. Mov ing along the highways were great automobile wagon trains loaded with supplies for the troops. Far in ad "vanco and high up in the air soared the aeroplanes. They seemed like huge-winged birds of prey hovering over the earth ready to swoop down when they sighted their quarry. In reality they were spying out the po sition of the opposing force which, under ordinary circumstances, would have been hidden by the contour of the country. The aeroplanes moved swiftly to and fro directing the slow er progress' of the foot soldiers and the cavalry and the supply trains. Because the air-men made the way sure and plain for those upon the earth, the troops lost no time or ef fort in aimless wanderings, but pro ceeded directly to their destination by the shortest route. The first and most Important prin ciple of the art of war consists of concentrating at a given time at some point in contact with the enemy a force superior to his at that point. One eminent authority expressed It as the principle of "glttln' thar fust test with the mostest. men." The rest of the pame of war Is a relatively sim ple operation. It resolves itself into the mere question of comparative man-killing or man si arlnK capacity. All other considerations being any where n<;ir equal, the question of be ing able to move rapidly Is the thing that counts in war. The best of troops are worthless to a commander anient he can have them where he wants them when he w-ints them, and. moreover, In a condition to do what he wants them to do The t ulitlnK men are useless unless they can reach the | lace of conflict in time total « part In It, and they are equally without value If the ef fort to there exhausts them Tint Is why the B'Toplanea are so tremen dously useful in «pvlng out the loon tlon of the enemy and enabling the troops to reach that point with the ▼ery least amount of exertion liut no matter how fa*t tho troop* (nay man h they must he fed r< gu larly That Is wh. re the automobile supply 11 tin* come In huge motor driven tin that hover tcrow tired A bunting hell might <ll ihle th« horse.* drastfins the commissary wagons or the ammunition < ataxons, but It would take a well pla' ed shot fit a vital part of an autotnuMta's ma rhlliery to put It out of imm mission Then, too a woundd horsn cannot b»» retailed but a wounded motor trm k < an he puteked up ■—.less It is blown Into b?.j|t h» reens The problem of t< d • <u,.||.-§ is on* of it • s<• it i hp »in war It Is •a aid and trite saying that an sriny really travel* ui«n It* belly An are. > Is a • ii • dti Mi i- <ild> iily. over nlgbi as It »er* In the « oun try It move* day by day In »u«b a mastier as to inquire > onatant at tsmtlon snd >i. >■<*> <>f pi ui as tu lu ■UfcsUttleS H (an MM »"••« S »'■!. fs ter ii.ait it* food supply trsv - • <>d It tan m*lnUitt a po In .n only it* lutig as Mls pi overly U | is As army with a full stomach will fight every step of the way if It has to retreat. If it is hungry the retreat will be turned Into a rout. In the French army quite as much attention is paid to giving the soldiers the kind of food they have been accustomed to and plenty of it at regular intervals as to anything else. Amer ican army officers who have watched the big manoeuvers, like those in Picardy, say two Frenchmen can live well on what one American civilian cook wastes. Yet it is quite likely the French soldier can march as far and be Just as fresh at the end of the Journey as the American. The French are ahead of the Ger mans in the matter of cooking scien tifically. Also the French soldier knows about as well as any in the world that his ration must be made to last for the full period of time for which it is Issued, and that once It is eaten or wasted or given away the balance of the period will be a food less one, be It twenty-four hours or three days. This is an important thing for the soldier to realize, for the gross weight of one day's rations for an army of 150,000 men is 520,141 pounds. It takes more than 100 au tomobile trucks, such as those used for the French army, to haul a day's supplies of food. But all this vast machinery is necessary. Napoleon once said: "According to the laws of "The Black The plague, or Asiatic cholera, or as It used to bo called, "the black death," has been Rpreadlng of late In Europe. In Russia, where the people are dirtiest and most superstitious, the plague thrives best. Seventy thousand persons are known to have died of this attack In Russia already. This Is not surprising, for the In habitants, Instead of cleaning their WCIIH, cleaning their bodies, and us ing their brains, get out the little ikons or images which the Greek church sells at a considerable profit, and to these little images supersti tious peasants pray—the prayers be ing interrupted In thousands of cases by death from the plague. There Is nothing more tragic In all the history of man than the record of "the black death" In Europe. In the fourteenth century one epi demic after another spread among the pt ople Twer.ty-flve millions of human IK IHK" are believed to have perished In this singh- series of epidemics, Th<- rich :md the poor alike were affei ted In Oxford two-thirds of the rtudunt population died In Con.- tnntli ■ pie the people died at iht rute of 10,000 a day. ('harm , Incantations, fear, filth, Ig Berance and superstition fed the did ease Curious results came of the long pe rloii of pan!)' and of dying The famous "dance of death," In which d< operate human beings paro died ant! mad« fun of the plague, II In trating the "dance of death" with grinning skulls and skeletons, was onw feature of the epidemic Another, curiously enough, was in Kngland the tremendous rise in the cost of lahor The workmen died so fast that there were few ittfl to do the work, and following the law of supply and demand, th« f< % that could work wnr« offered ' *trav.»#aut WSK«S al Ihough laws Wure panned to keep the wage* down And It Is said that this Mtddeu rise In wag* * laid the founds lluii of the emancipation of working op|o In KiigUud I his pl-igue lu Kuri>|je api-eurs now lit the old laiulllar way t»rt .iking nut hers and lie re, always lu tilth and lu Ignorant e, *pr> ading gradually. I l.i ilUmitt Is u«#t ihor> igiily under m I no*. Hut ll»e method of ttgl.i ing It Is understood The people must k- well fed a strong man may have ilia disease gvrms Willi him reals! litem attd r«d Ms system of ihaut, 'the CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1910. war every general who loses his lines of communication deserves death." For If once the foe successfully in terrupts the flow of food to his oppo nent's firing line hla victory is prac tically assured. These great manoeuvers of largo bodies of armed men are a common thing In Europe and are beginning to be common in this country. Civilians often wonder wherein is the sense of spending hours, days, weeks, teaching a man to stand In a certain fashion, to step In a certain way or to carry a gun in a certain manner. They ask themselves what difference It makes whether the soldier faces to the right or to the left about, or whether ho rubs shoulders with the same man or a different one day aft er day. To these people It seems like a waste of time training large bodies of men to step a pace tills way or that and to do it Instinctively, au tomatically, always Just the same, so they could not do It In any other way to save their lives. Yet although all this may seem trifling and purpose less It Is like the Interminable polish ing and oiling of a delicate mechan ism. It Is the process by which Is manufactured a human machine that will work cheerfully to exhaustion, starve without a murmur, or march up to the cannon's mouth merely be cause the voice they have been train ed to recognize tells them to. It is the means by which the hallmark of proficiency Is placed upon the pro fessional soldier, and that Is the ulti mate end of these great manoeuvers. weak, half-fed man dies —that Is why the plague wan often so violent In the old days Just after a famine. As far back as the fourteenth cen tury Gabriel de Mussls observed that those who escaped the plague gave It to others with whom they came In con tact. They gave It to others because they had the plague within themselves; their essential tract was Infected with the disease, and this disease they scat tered. It Is some comfort to know that the disease can only be acquired by actu ally swallowing the disease germs. The man who will bo sufficiently care ful need not get the plague. If you will drink only water that you know to bo clean, and only from vessels that you know to be clean; If you eat no fruit that has not been carefully cooked, or carefully peeled with an absolutely clean knife, and If all the food that you eat is well cook ed and eft ten when freshly cooked, you will not get the plague. The main thing Is not to worry about It In this country There Is lit tie chance, probably no iiosslblllty whatever, of a plague of the old kind among us The work that Is not done by the little Mi red Images of the Russian peasants In don* very well by good M>««rs, plenty of disinfectants, plenty of soup and hot water, and a tittle common sense. Doss Opposition Create Love? There Is nun thing that parents and guardian* never so em to learn, and that is, how opposition fans the dame of love ( barley I* But rl«h enough to sat t«f> their Meal of the man who shall learry pretty Molly or .lames, per chaneii ts too young, or too sotnethlna else to their uilnds. lorthaith in or the other young man la i:rltlcl»ed. sniffed at and gen ■ rally belltlUd alth the Inevitable result that Milly becomes his chain pluit and loven Mm a thousands times better for every sharp *ord or snub that he receives And • >eft net- apparent Is the r«» suit ale u a mother and sister strive to turn the cm rent of a son and broth • r's tov» Kvur> ihlvslruus Impulse carries htm to tk<i side of thu girl aho Is ab.is' <|, at. I drive • htm. per il., to th • *•-1 < ml sg, (set vhlofe I.i lam t is sUatfglln* BREEDING PEDIGREE STOCK IS HIGHLY PROFITABLE Man Must tie Lover of Animals and Possess More Than Ordinary Amount of Patience if He Is to Become a Prosperous Breeder. Perhaps of all branches of farming breeding pedigree livestock is the most interesting, and, in addition, it has the further recommendation that when properly conducted it is profit able. I know that many persons have dropped money, and some large amounts, over pedigree stock; but I could name several tenant farmers who have weathered bad times and are today in a prosperous condition, thanks mainly to this industry. A man must be a lover of animals and pos sess a more than ordinary amount of patience if he is to become a promi nent breeder, says a writer in Country Life. Furthermore, unless he is able to place a large amount of capital in the business he must be prepared to lock his money up for some years. Those who can afford to buy the best bred and most typical animals of any breed as inundation stock, and who are content to pay good salaries and wages to competent men to take charge of them, ought soon to get a Champion Clydesdale. good return for their Investment Per sons with limited means must be sat isfied to start with a few animals less perfect in type and conformation or with aged individuals which can be picked up for comparatively little money, and then gradually breed up a stud herd or flock. The latter plan, unless one is a good Judge of stock *nd a practical farmer. Is the one 1 should advise. Clever and experienced breeders are apt to make mistakes In buying, mating and rearing their stock and a novice is sure to purchase his experience very dearly If he starts breeding on too large a scale. The situation and soli of one's farm should govern, to a great extent, the variety of stock which it is decided to keep. Lincoln sheep, for instance, would not pay to rear on the moun tains where the Scotch black-faced mountain or the Herdwick breeds ex ist. Or, again, the hardy Southdown thrives on the short, scanty herbage that grows on his native hills, where larger sheep would starve. Many breads of livestock appear to be spe cially adapted to the locality in which thpy are born, and one always runs a risk when Introducing a fresh variety of animals into any county. Not only do«-s It take some time for n breed new to the district to become acclimated, but It Is always difficult to dispose of one's surplus stock in a SEVERAL KINDS OF LEGHORN Of lh« »' M-ral bl I'«*i» of l.aghom, the whUf I* ih«« noat i><i|mUr ud the brown *e*t, *ay* ihn ►'urin I'oullry The Huff l.ughoi lis of Ihu beat nlrulu* l'4>« about all the ■•<<>«! i|ut»lttlea of tin- while vatu-1 y and are f.m k&iiiiiik luputerlty, i culuf ii« iiik morm at tractiva to auui« taaUn Tba Mlarlt Mint IM. i tillqil* I.ttfbollia hUVa tin ir ftdvocataa frlaeli of the t.« g kurM, *Hkuu|h Miunltf bavin* *ln |l« NttitM, ar«- br«4 alao w tth ro»« tmhi. ilm ru.«>> t-i.utb i» villained by lutr«au> Hon of (Umliuri !»!<».J, tin) On' rmult li lh K> n«rui a i«*inl"Ht y to au>alWi buitlw att4 awalUr »4|« In tb« iu»« f«M«it» vmivti(« I tt.f aitigla •Mfcba %ar> greatly in »U« a oil weight. w< ...lin»t tii niiiila. Muni* of tba Uiii' i vtraliw ar> 4>m—> e>tual in ai«< w t|i tvtiaga «*f attfo a of lb« 1*.1411414. neighborhood where it is not the fash ion. It is true that some breeds seem to flourish almost anywhere, notably shorthorn cattle and Shire horses; but an owner of Shires who brings them up on light, thin-skinned land is se verely handicapped when his horset come into the show-ring. He Thee finds that his rivals who occupy stif fer and richer soil can produce ani mals with more bone and hair than he can. Large, well-shaped feet, plenty of bone and good joints are absolutely necessary nowadays on a first-class animal of this breed. Shire horses are especially adapted for town work and for hauling heavy loads, and one can judge from the photograph of this strong, heavy and yet compact mare how suitable this breed is for-that purpose. The Clydes dales are not such massive horses as are the Shires, neither are they so large in the bone, but the strength and slope of their pasterns and the activ ity of this breed are proverbial. A su- perabundance of hair on a Clydes dale's legs Is not considered neces» sary, as it Is on those of the Shire; this can be seen by glancing at the Il lustration of Royal Guest, the cham pion Clydesdale stallion at this year's Royal. The Suffolk horse is preferred when quite cleanOegged, 1. e., with no long hair on his legs. It Is a very active, quick animal, with any amount of pluck and endurance, and no breed Is better suited for farmwork. SuX folks, like Clydesdales, are also suit able for working In towns, wher« strong, quick-moving horses are need ed. Suffolk horses have been known to live to a great age, and longevity Is claimed to be a special feature oi this breed. Horseflesh Consumption. Horseflesh is very generally adver tised in the German newspapers, es pecially in those of the large Indus trial centers, and most German cities have at least one market which makes it a specialty, claiming for It a higher percentage of nourishment than that of beef, veal, mutton or pork. Water Sprouts. Do not neglect to cut off the water sprouts on the trunks of young applo, pear and plum trees. weight breed*, and It la clalm.-U that the ait* la not obtained at thv *«t*naa of laying puwara The HW« utoat of the breed*. n..,,| i M t,* brw) , with car* lu pr«v< lit tha lendaney tu •mailer alaua Wwaii bodta*. Hiuha.l ur ««m|m4 In abat>«>. ara ion«tl.|. r«d und< alruble aa i-ndlng tu am,>ll . and lack «I ruailllMlat, Kl«bt or ten yeara «p la.gburn k«r» In wara In eon.l (, ruble «1« maud lor anwaiiMl Tba Leghorn an.l Itrahuia rroaa. leghorn «ud W».«n dottw. ut l «#li..m nt)t4 Hlym U44 ,n I were inelemd by w« N y (a. M |lr>n.»ii to hi...1 »foaabrvtl abtehtga tut I. roll »»4 r»i i «!»<«. and uf tata ><»/a iba t»K'li iu» ul tba (Mitiliry piiuiu a<au.« >i bo t»w at 4 th«< i.»» of uug ur anoil. •9 ul tba |*ur« b#> w4a I'MIII bt«a|tt)| la i• i't' t*vut a a«4 ttiulii laaa ug« | >» ib.u Inn* lb* v >•« titw«it« f"Lame Well" have used ment on a. lame leg that has given me much trouble for six months. It was so bad that I couldn't walk sometimes for a week. I tried doctors' medicine and had a rubber bandage for my leg, and bought everything that I heard of, but they all did me no good, until at last I was persuaded to try Sloan's Liniment. The first application helped it, and in two weeks my leg was well."—A. L. HUNTER, of Hunter, Ala. Good for Athletes. Mr. K. GILMAN, instructor of athletics, 417 Warren St., Rox bury, Mass., says:—"l have used SLOANS LINIMENT ■with great success in cases of ex treme fatigue after physical exer tion, when an ordinary rub-down would not make any impression.'* Sloan's Liniment fffiT has no equal as a remedy for Rheu matism, Neural gia or any pain or ffH'Milfpji stiffness in the fjffilflafll'll'M muscles or joints. I Prices, 25c., 500.&$ 1.00 jgjffiPLi Sloan's book on B homci, cattle, ihocp »»J3jcsMsCew H and poultry lent MUSlflllJ ■ free. Addreii I Sr. Earl S. Sloan, [ Boston, Mas*., TJ. 8. A ■SuSHEjHcS OLAND OF MANATEE© West Caast sf Florida—America'* Market Gardes. ttOranges. Grapefruit and Vegetablea net S3OO to SISOO per acre —two lo three crop* per year — no droughts— no freezes. no eztreme heat. G.Quick transportation, low freight rate* to Eastern and Northern markets via S. A. L. Rr. booklet free now. Aodreu I <V3 J. W. WHITE. scaaoAßo am LINC nr. SRs. i^obpt.4O3NORFOLK,VA. / H ITEUTO WitwiE.rolemu,Wub PB I Pn I D.C. Hooks free. lUgt»p • M I ■■■■ I W eat references. Beat raauTt* At the One Horse. Jere L. Sullivan, the head of the Ho tel and Restaurant Employees' Interna tional alliance, said in Cincinnati, apro pos of Labor day: "Our American hotels are better than they used to be, and for this bet terment my organization deserves no little credit. "We have today no such hotels as the One Horse of Tin Can. where, If you asked for a bath, they used to give you a shovel and tell you togo down to th» hollow and dam the creek. "An Kngllsh earl once visited the One Horse hotel. The landlord with out ceremony led him outside, point ed to a window on the llt'th floor, and said: " 'Thar's yer room.' " Schurz Was Sure of Him. Carl Schurz was dining one night with a man who bad written a book of poems, so called, and who was pleased with himself. The poet was discoursing on the time-worn topic of polities of the men who takf office. "I consider polities and politicians bt-nnath my notice," h<- said. "I do not rare for office. 1 wouldn't be a senator or cabinet otfleer, and 1 doubt if I could be tempted by llie off* r of the | residency. For the matter of thut, I wmild rather be known us a third rati' poet ihun a flr -i rate states man." ' Well, aren't you?" H< l. t liouted at him. HEALTH AND INCOME Doth Kept Up on Scientific Food. Good sturdy In alth belli* one a lot to wake inoiu'y. With tli*' loss of health one's ln»oui« Is liablit to shrink. If uol entirely dwindle away. When a young lady has to utak« ln-r u»u living, good health Is her best ■mil "I aui alone In the world," writes a t'hleiigo Ntrl, ' d« |i> udi'Ui on my own i (Torts tor tny living I uiu a clerk. Kiel about two y« arn iiko through cluaa *t>l>lltutloii lo work ami a boardlng buusn diet, I tMH-aiue a urrtous in valid, and |iit so bad off It w.t * aliuo£t lut|<> sibli' tor we to ktay in the oftU'ts a half day at a time. V friend suggested lo Un Ho id< a of trying Ura|>i SUM food which I did. making It a large i»art of at I* «»t twu meals a day ' today, I aw lr«u from bi tin lire, '•>»!" i»i4, and all Ik* Ills of att um< *ork<d and uot»iiaii«d •.tain and kw.lt to Ml n» Nuts I ,wm Ihe N • a«*»y oj lor l» iltH hm4 he iH|k| to retain toy j »m *>« wad Hi ad " I hit U ti| tti Wi ltvlltw." In * »♦ ids *# i» h. s l«tt ft % e* «S ••• El' »»• !•*•*** Ill.f Iv, ,0 I Is, |F '»'»» l*«». aasl «ai a>.s«*#
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