FACTS ABOUT THE RNY Items of Interest Carefully Culled and Condensed. MEN, WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS. All About the Rank That amd Fille and the Them Men Are Examined Mor Enlistment The Balloon In Was, The regular regiments try Gran cotton, a tive material nsed in HES, It is a Regulations Govern How sod Its Use army is made up of 43 -10 of cavalry, 20 of infan- afd 7 of artillery, the safest and most explosive for the purpose, is planting submarine severe examination, physical moral, that the candidate for en listmment in the regular army has to pass. In times of peace about cue didate in 25 is accepted. It is a good card for a new recruit to begin his term of service with little to say. Ofllcers and privates dislike diers who talk too much, particularly talkative recruita A noncommissioned officer is required to perform no labor with his hands be- yond keeping his kit clean. The president is by virtue of his office commander in chief of the army and navy. oan - s80l- Major general, next to commander in chief (always the president), is the highest rank in the army. The title lieutenant general, which ended with General Sheridan, will perhaps be re- vived. There are 10,000,000 men of fighting age in the United States. To enlist in the army the applicant must be between 21 and 30 years old, of good character and habits, ablebod- ied ites fron not than 5 fe et 4 inches tall, and between 128 and 190 pounds in w 1 disease, less Recruits hes in he measuring above ine ight or weighing at pounds Eervioe, Fat men do not make as of diers as thin men. Married men and foreigners are not accepted ns recruits in times of peace. The payof a private i813 a month. While many first battles bave been fought upon the sea, there are few great conflicts in history that have not been ended by land forces On their caps infantrymen wear cross- ed rifles, artillerymen crossed ocennon, cavalrymen crossed sabers, engineers a castle, signal corps men crossed flags. The facings of the infantry uniforms are white, of the artillery red, of the cavalry yellow. of the signal corps or- ange and of the medical department green. “Eyes of the areng'' is the tenn ap- plied to the signal corps. The signal corpe of the mgoier arary conssts of ten officers, mcioding Chief Greedy and 50 sergeants. Bach company of regular soldiers uno? nye ab least four men proficient fn dgneddng who may be detelied tr tho apddk at any time, Teocops who ja refund pears baye fought Indians in the far west are usu. ally experienced in heliographio service. This method of signaling, by flashing of mirrors, was much used in the later Apache campaign. War balloons are now fitted with tele- scopio cameras, of a vast area of country can be obtain- ed. wires by which the men aloft may com- municate with the commander on land. The best of Sam's soldiers, and floient sol- a day. The regular infantry arm is the Krag- it is used the sword bayonet. Smokeless powder and 30 caliber bul- lets aro used in the army magazine rifle. MINES AND TORPEDOES, Submarine Agents. For Attack at Fos and Defense In Harbors. warfare began during the American civil war. The early torpe- does were crude affairs and were used in comparatively few places, so that not many opportunities were afforded to test the possibilities of the new destructive agent in naval and harbor warfare Thirty-seven torpedo attacks have been made thus far in modern naval warfare. Their total results were 13 ships sunk and one ship dameged. Bix assailant boats wore lost The Whitehead torpedo ie the only antomobile torpedo which bas ever beey used in war and is praaotically the only torpedo in use today. The United States was the fag t leading nation to adopt the Whitehead, the navy department delay- ing action “with the hope that an Ames ican engineer would produce the White head's equal. That the torpedo stands today as the most wonderful and terrible of modern engines of war is not to be doubted, bat it bas had po real test of its powen Neo val officers all over Europe have looked forward eagerly to a war between the United Btates and Spain as an object lesson in torpedo warfare. The three cylinders that compose the propelling engine within a Whitehead torpedo could be carried in one's owee- cout pocket, but they have a combined force of 80 horsepower South American wars sinoe 15877 apd the recent war between China and Ja- pan have shown what could be done with torpedoes. Russia also suooessfully em- ployed Torpedoes io her war with Tur- key in 1877. A check to the torpedo boat is the toe: pedo boat destroyer. Of these vessels Spain has Buglaud bas more than 100, while all the other first class Eu- ropean powers have from 10 to 75 de- Theso craft are armed and machine equipped to Torpedo 10, each. with rapid fire also are agninst ai mys ship The + t Or: of Birovers guns, and gol rpoed wR an anchored cass contalin- Ifas jocting firing pins, ied, which ex odes Stationary torpedoes or buoyant | mines are anchored near the bottom in | deep water by a de which them to be electrically released proper time to rise to the neath the hostile ship. In the observation vice surface be- two wires mine gel above the mine CORO S EW PENNS Spring Mills, | ae—Y i | _— Dry Goods reality. the don’t i hel ti i arc that 1 100 Ww made. 41 +s iynets tie ! BOIECE, af { orOO0 lowe d Algo, re 11 3 i iy : have Call ge D. We are ou that we are la rger than are manu. leather has ad- and C have in What w goods. it at what they ap I are in gle Hout | imposed upon in bug are il re put gained a reputation since we in wind propose sustaining th That reputation is ation our iB ICs 2 In Hea as arc i Dr, Xperience, De, 1 recommenae Food, ROCA, AN He d from ex al- r Re me ai 108, 1 y P ¢ £4 ar goods 14 and cal vy“ of - fjuall i rory JUgEy ric neted PIG UCU {OF A. ‘BOOZER, - Penna. POOCOOPRIPPPORGOIRUDGLIOVBITIYUIBL BIB B LIVE BIR VEIVVE IPI eR POEL or Se “ “ Le ICH * You Need Not Lie! Fishing Tackle Gg. W. Bushman. Havana Feels Distress ' ‘ : Lad he weight of the blockade Havana for ON has been oT weeks, 1 i in 3 4 al a complete stand il there 2 | 4 + went in the streets, + and atil almost deserted and there to be at ni seen on the I Armes ght, although the band is p up the spirits of the peo- to | done to keey ple. There is a feverish desire the and M0 people plied for passage on the French steam- left there leave island, over ap when she ree on shore, which informs the there that it is time to touch the batton causing the mine to explode LEGALIZED WARFARE. Agreements by Whieh Givitiand Nestioum Diminksh Wae's Horrors, What is called international law in respect of warfare is a compact snong nations as to certain rafes aad forbear: ances that shall be obeyed in condogt- ing hostilities shoald war aries between any of thd parties to the agreasment, It is agreed among the great of Europe that in the event of war pris’ e ing, arraying ay ope of these. pow - ‘against another, therty shall Be no private ring on either sida. This mite | the capturing or destruction of the ene. Good News, No othér medicine was such a test as Otto's Cure. ever given Thousands reme- Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Poeu- | ! i { | i { ularly commissioned warships At the beginning of the present war with Spain President McKinley pro- claimed’ that the neutral flag covers ene- my’'s goods with the exception of ocon- traband of war aod that neutral goods not contraband of war are not liable to confiscation under the enemy's flag There are differences of opinion as to whether certain articles are contraband of war—that is, whether they can be useful to the enemny. Thus while sul- from which powder might be made, is contraband, it is still an onde cided question whether the same rule applies to coal that might be used in In all modern wars, even when such & machete. engaged, the Red Cross flag has been re- the draft and pack animal of the army. No pillaging is now allowed in war, iu the west. The government buys for its use in passing through a country them unbroken, and each horse is train- ~—food for men and horses, wagons and ed by the cavalryman to whom it je abimals for transportation, arms, muoni- assigned. tions and supplies of all kinda Tho weapous of # regular cavalrymas| In the present war Spain claims a are a carbine, revolver and saber. ‘right to grant letters of marque to priva- There are four regiments of colored teers, but has intimated thas she will troops ia the regular army, two of cay. #imply place under naval control the tiry and two of infantry. . They are com- nevchant ships that are to serve as sux- tianded by white officers. fliories in this conflict. | i es, giving the people proof that Otto's Cure will cure them. For sale by G. H. Long, Spring Mills. Samples free. Large bottles 50c. and 25¢. HOB00OPVLL0P0R0BBLO000000 ust Received== A Mouselines, Mercury Wings, rs, Hats, ete. 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