Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 9 July 1898 — Page 5

HIGH GRADE WHEEL

... .Bicycles for Sale or Rent, at the. ..."

STAR SHOE HOUSE

128 K. MAIN STREET. CRAWFOUOSVIMiK, INDIANA.

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HORSE GOODS

Usually kept in a first class Harness Shop, with Fisher. "He has it for less."

JOE E. FISHER

128 and 130 S. Washington St., Clore Block.

FINISH

"Don't put the tax 011 me," but

Fisher goes right on selling Har­

ness and Buggies at prices that

satisfy the trade. Remember he

carries a full line of

It pays to trade

uiminnig.l3Cn3Ciiauiim]P'mpJ 023nlSCi

Won't do it. The finish of a bicycle won't bring you home when something breaks. Look deeper! Look into the mechanical details of the

Stearns

And you will be convinced of its superiority. Its finish is unsurpassed.

ALBERT %S. niLLER.

124 N\ Washington St., Crawfordsville.

We have the best makes of Bicycles and as the prices this season rule much lower than last, you can get a good, high grade machine for a small sum of money by purchasing of us.

HAY CARRIERS

With rope in abundance at Low Prices.

Builder's Hardware

In great supply at

Zack Company.

Summer Drinks AI

The

Clipper.

HOW OUR MEN SHOOT. CLOTHING THE ARMY

ACCURACY ACQUIRED BY LONG AND

PATIENT PRACTICE.

Special Attention In the Arn^ to Firing an Skirmishers Caliber of Different Rifien and Klevation of Sighta—Why

Spaniards Cannot Shoot Straight.

General George W. Wingate, who has won the title of "father of American rifle practice," says that tho great skill in marksmanship which is possessor! by tho regular ariifjr and the national guard is expected to give them an overwhelming advantage over the Spaniards. The latter arts miserable shots and under very poor fire discipline. In the battles with tho Cubans it was re-

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TARGET PRACTICE.

ported that every timo the Spaniards fired they emptied tho magazine of their rifles, which contain five cartridges, without taking any particular aim, and consequently without doing any damage. Osr troops, on the other hand, are trained shots, and their fire will be deadly.

Special attention has been paid in the army to firing as skirmishers. In tho skirmishers' practice the men start at 600 yards and go toward the target at the "double" until a bugle sounds. Then they throw themselves down and fire as many shots as they can at the target during half a minute. Again-the bugle sounds, and they rise, run forward for 100 yards, lie down and fire again. They keep this up till within 200 yards of the target, at which point they turn and retreat, lying down and firing in the same manner. They have practiced this till they can work their guns so fast.

fhat

it looks as if a contin­

uous Stream of fire were coming from the muzzles. There is a great division of opinion in the army in regard to the new Kra#Jorgen.seu gun, with which it is-armed. Its caliber is .30, while that of tho old Springfield rifle was .45. Tho smaller caliber gives the bullet great velocity, and consequently a.very flat trajectory. It was supposed that this would also prevent its being deflected sideways by tho wind. Experience has proved that tho bullet is so light that tho wind affects it very greatly. In addition, the rapidity with which tho bullet revolves causes it to move sideways, being what is known as the drift. The result of this is that frequently it is necessary in shooting in distances above 500 yards to make an allowance of from 6 to 15 feet to tho side of the target. Upon th« Springfield rifle this allowance was made by what is known as a wind gauge—i. e., by moving tho rear sight of the rifle to one side by a screw, so as to make up for thrs deviation.

The weakness of the Spaniards may be explained by their lack of both nerve and experience.

An artillery expert, in discussing the comparatively poor marksmanship of the Spanish gunners, as shown in recent engagements, explains why tliev cannot shoot as straight as the gunners on American ships. They are not generally equipped with scientific instruments for finding the position and range of the enemy. It is considered likely that the nearest approach they make to such apparatus is possibly the employment of some such appliance as is used on many English ships, on the principle of the Watkin position finder. They are known also to use a range finder consisting of a telescope with a drum marked in hun dreds of yards fitted below it and a slid ing bar, which enables the instrument to be adjusted to the height above tide at which it is mounted.

When the telescope is focused on the target, the drum shows tho yards in the range, and an arc on the base of the instrument, which corresponds with the arc on the guns, gives tho training in degrees and subdivisions of degrees VYhilo this materially reduces the possible error, it entails the' necessity of more trial shots than a ship can always afford to be wasting time on, and it is nly effective against ships at anchor \«'ith the position finder used on tin

A KIDDLED TAJiGET.

American ships, on the other hand, the gun is fired by electricity from the position finder station, and the gun layer does not sight the gun at all. The gun is "laid" with the training and elevation—that is, the range ordered on Che electrical dial, worked from the position finder cell, which may be quite a distance away. When the ship reaches a point selooted by the officer in charge of the instrument, he touohes a button and the gun is actually fired by him.

A T. Baxter.

MAKING ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNIFORMS.

I

Heavy Garment# More Dangerous Than Spanish I)ullets—Tropical Suits of White Duck Superior to the Celebrated Khaki

Cloth of the Orient.

Clothing the army is a gigantic task at any time and under any circumstances. The invasion of tropical Cuba, however, added a new element to tho undertaking and much delay and discomfort liavo been encountered. For tho last two months talk jpbout summer uniforms suitablo for *troops in a tropical climate has been going on. Newspapers have printed drawings, illustrating how the solfder of Uncle Sam will look in his tropical suit. Some have shown him with the panama straw hat with flaring brim in front Others have pictured him in the cork helmet and the neat, white duck suit of the English soldier in the Sudan. In the meantime I the thermometer gradually has been registering higher daily, and tho men have been sweltering in clothing entirely unsuitod to the tropics.

The regular army uniform is the saino for summer and winter. The soldier eases up as much as possible by discarding his overcoat andVmay do away with a flannel undershirt in summer, but 'the heavy cloth blouso, the double turreted trousers, the flannels and the socks of medium weight are the same. While the civilian lightens himself to a minimum, swelters and drops dead the soldier carries his winter clothing, a gun, a cartridge belt, his knapsack, blankets and poncho and marches.

To long service men in the regular army this is a hardship In the summer that they dread even when camped and drilling onlv twice a day. At the southern camps the men are drilled from four to five hours a day in the uniforms provided by their states when mustered in. To get men into fighting trim while thus equipped is almost an impossibility. It cannot be accomplished without unnecessary loss.

The deaths from pneumonia in all. the camps are due to this one thing, according to physioiana The weather is warm enough to prevent a man from catching pneumonia with proper care. The disease is caused"- by the overheating of the men and the lack of facilities for their proper care after they^ ha*o become exhausted from herd drills, ^froin which they retire dripping with perspiration.

TKOl'ICAL UNIFORM.

The reason for tho exhaustion and perspiration is not the drill, but the clothing they are now wearing.

The delay in selecting a suitablo tropical uniform has occasioned much criticism, but when once decided upon the work of manufacture has progressed so satisfactorily that final shipments will soon bo made.

The arrangements for tho manufacture and deliver}* of tho

new uniforms

come under tho immediate direction of Quartermaster General Amos L. Kimball, who was in business before the civil war, thereby securing practical experience, to which ho attributes, any financial ability which ho now possesses. IIo joined tho Ninety-eighth New York volunteers in 18C1 as captain. IIo was assigned to duty at Portress Monroe and was in charge of tho quartermaster's department during.the yellow fever epidemio at Newbern, N.*C.

General Sherman, passing through Newborn, was so pleased at tho efficient manner in which the young captain had run his department that upon tho close of the war he sent in Captain Kimball's name for promotion and a position in tho regular army, and in this way he bccame a soldier, never having dreamt of adopting a military life before the first guns of Sumter.

He received his appointment in Baltimore and was stationed in New York in the quartcryiaster's department for some years. Then began a life from one army post to another such as no civilian ever dreams of. He served all through tho Apache campaign under General Miles, who is his warm personal fri»ud. He was stationed at Los Angeles when the orders came for him to take command of the quartermaster's department here in New York. He has been stationed here since a year ago last April.

It is Colonol Kimball's duty to inspect {(tad buy all sorts of supplies that an army may need, from government mnles and uniforms to hospital ships. A few days ago Colonel Kimball drew his check for $450,000 to pay for the hospital ship Relief. This is the largest cheok he has drawn sinoe the war. He has purchased nearly $2,000,000 worth of supplies for the government up to date. Chbsteb Mokrttj.

THE HORSE SHOW.

A pacing filly from Connecticut bears the name Warm Baby. Fitz Royal, 2:13£, by Prlnco Regent, 2:16^', will be out as a pacor this season.

The north Paciflo racing circuit will soon blossom forth in the great northwest. General Fitz-Hugh Leo stood first in horsemanship among his class at West Point.

There nre 14 trotwrs and pacers being trained over the Glcnville track, Cleveland, each with a record better than 2:15.

General Tracy of Xcw York lias named a weanling colt Kontdel. Tho youngster is by Kentucky Wilkes, out of the brood mare Delight.

Few would recognize the chestnut pacing gelding Our Boy, 2:12K, by Vernon Boy, recently taken to Hawaii. His name Kiis been changed to Wela Ka Hoa.

The name Bertha has been transposed wonderfully in naming horses. The Round Top farm, Bernardsville, X. J., owns two that aro named Bahtor and Erthab.

A largo new training barn has been erected-at Clover Bottom farm, Xashvllle, thnt is conBtructed'on tho latest lines for ventilation, comfort and cleanliness.

Tho extreme west seems productive of queer names for horses. A California 3-year-old has been named Who Is It, and Gus La Fountain of Portland, Or., is training ono named I Don't Know.

When Mr. Goodin of Philadelphia recently finished a mile in 2:15% with Bright Light, 8:08^, hitched to a wagon, he ramarked, "The pleasure of driving that ono mile more than repays the $1,000 I gave for the mare."—Horseman.

POULTRY POINTERS.

Tobacco stems covered with straw is an excellent preventive of vermin. Feathers on the legs, very large combs and wattles and heavy crests add nothing to the egg production.

Hens should be killed or sold when 8 years old. They lay but few eggs and do not pay the oost of keeping.

Douglas mixture Is made by dissolving a pound of copperas in two gallons of water. When cold, add a gill of sulphurio acid.

One of the safest and best rules of feeding is to give a soft feed of some kind in the morning and a feed of whole grain at night.

When tho hens begin molting, they require a more stimulating diet. Sunflowor seed, hempseed, wheat and linseed oil 'meal can be given with benefit.

Give the turkeys the run of the grainfiolds after harvest. Tho grain and insects they will pick up will aid mdffcrially in maintaining a vigorous, thrifty growth.

Xext to a good whitewash on the inside of the poultry house a good black wash is best. Apply gas tar, worm with an old broom into every crack and crevice, and vermin will bo destroyed.—St. Louis Republic.

RECENT INVENTIONS.

To close firo shatters and doors automatically they are mounted on an inclined track to slide slint as soon ns a fusible cord over the door is burned, the cord allowing a weight to drop on tho latch and release the door.

Fires can be kindled automatically by a new apparatus, which consists of a lamp, to be placed undor tho fire box and carrying a wick tube, which holds a wick and match, the latter being ignited by a spring striker released by tho clock mechanism.

Sudden jerks and starts of a horse aro prevented from yanking riders in a carriage by the use of a spring back rest, which is hinged to tho seat at tho bottom, tho top being supported by coiled springs mounted on rods in cylinders at the ends of the seat.

Stair carpet can bo securely fastened without breaking the fabric by using a newly designed bracket, which is formed of a metal bar having a hinged piece adjustably attached to its center, with the upper end of the latter to be inserted under the edtre of tho stair above, to lock the bar in a vertical position against the stair riser.

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glll'ilUFF'S SALE.

IIy virtue of an execution to me directed from tho Clerk of tho Circuit Court of Montgomery County, State of Indiana, In favor of James In(rei'sol, issued to me as sheriff of said county, I will expose to sale at public auction aud outcry, on

SATURDAY, tho 23d Day of| July, 1898, between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and o'clock P. M. of said day. at the Court House door in city of Crawfordsville, Montgomery county, Indiana, the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years, the following described real estate in Montgomery county, Indiana, towit

Lot number two. (2), in Brant's fourth addition to the town of Waynetown, Montgomery county, State of Indlana.

To be sold to satisfy said execution, interest and costs, and if the same will not bring a sum sufficient to satisfy said execution, I will on the same day, at tho same place, offer the fee-sim-ple of said real estate, to satisfy a Judgment for Five Hundred and Twenty-twoand 1 MOO dollars together with Interests and ooets without any relief from valuation or appraisement laws.

Said real estate taken as the property of Margaret Harper. 5 DAVID A. CANINE,

Sheriff of Mont. Co. Ind.

By J. A- Bbinnan, Deputy. M. W. Brunor, Attorns/ for Plaintiff. JeO-Sw

Great Weakness

Unable to Walk and Hardly Able to Speak— Long Time an Invalid Now Strong and Healthy.

I feel it a duty to testily to the merits of Ilood's Sars&parilla. I was long an invalid and unable to wallc on account of weakness. 1 could hardly speak. A friend told meabout Hood'a Sarsaparilla and I began taking it. After taking six bottles I could sit up in a chair and I could tallc so that any one could hear me very distinctly. I continued taking Ilood's Sarsaparilla until I could walk about on the larm. Today I am strong and healthy and can do as good a day's work as anyone. The facts I have stated can be proved by many people in this neighborhood who knew my condition. I hope others afflicted as I was will be led by my experience to give Hood's Sarsaparilla a trial. I believe it is the best blood purifier in the world today."

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A. Tuallen, Elnora, Indiana.

Hood's Sarsaparilla

Is sold by all druggists. Price six for $6.

cure liver ills, easy to take.

tlOOu S lllS easy to operate. 2S cents.

The Glorious -*3-1"

A few years ago one of the chief sources of enjoyment connected with our Fourth of July celebrations was the intense mortit^cation it was supposed to intlict upon the British Lion.

But that's all over now. This year we celebrated tho Queen's biithday, and the English are arranging to help us celebrate the Fourthl

Time briDgs wonderful changes. Not so long ago we would'nt have believed it possible, for instance, that we could ever sell such thoroughly good and reliable Harness at oar present extremely low priceB. You'll be surprised, too, it you'll drop in and see our $15 harness which we are selling for $12.

B. L. Ornbaun's

HARNESS STORE.

Summer Half

•Vifv

In keeping with the policy of past years, our store will be closed each Saturday afternooa from the second week of July until the first week of September. We celebrate the event by Special Saturday morning sales throughout the period. Come whenever you can.

83 to 3? W. Washington Street. Indianapolis, Indiana.

A.^entF lot Improved Standard Patterns.

Jy^OTICETO N'ON 11 ESI DENTS.

•State of Indiana, Mont^c mery county. In the Montgomery Cir ult Court, April term, 1898. .lolin S. Munns vs. John R. Thomas, Joseph Thomas, Mary E. Wood, Jerome Wood, Jane Fruits, William J. Fruits, James W.Thomas, Laura Harper (intermarried with whose name Is unknown), John Harper, George Harper, Southford Harper, the unknown heirs of llourlotta Thomas, deceased, Ester Keys, tho unknown heirs of Ester Keys, the unknown hoirsof Laura Harper (Intermarried with—— whoso name Is unknown), Etta Uunyan, et al.

Complaint No. 12,834.

Comes now tho plaintiff by Paul, Vancleave & Paul, his attorneys, and flle* his complaint herein to quiet title to real estate, together with an affidavit that said defendants, John K. Thomas, Joseph Thomas, Mary E. Wood (formerly Mary E. Fruits), Jerome Wood, Jane Fruits, William J. Fruits, James W. Thomas, Laura Harper (Intermarried with whose name is unknown), John Harper, Cieorge Har-

Ber,

Southford Harper, the unknown heirs of enrletta Thomas, deceased, Ester Keys, the unknown heirs of Ester Keys, the unknown heirs of Laura Harper (Intermarried with whose name Is unknown), and Etta Kunyan, wife of William Hunyan, are not lesldents of the State of Indiana.

Notice is therefore hereby given said above named non-resident defendants that unless they be and appear on the 1st day of the September term of the Montgomery Circuit Court for the year 1896, the same being the 19th day of September, A. D., 1896, at the Court House In Crawfordsville, In said oounty and State, and answer or demur to said complaint, the satn» will be heard and determined In their a be

Witness my name, and the Mat of said affixed at Crawfordsville, thU Kth da A, D., 1888. WALLACE SPAE