The Daily Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 35, Ed. 1 Monday, May 31, 1897 Page: 3 of 4
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The State Capital. NEW ARMY TESTS.
the 3Ut« C«piUl PrintlBf C«. _ ^ , _ lution. The European soldier is not j
. ■ i i ■ Fort Sill Soldiers Make a Ten Day , . 8eif man, for his paternal gov
Orescent
SUBSCRIPTION KATE8
Strictly la Advance
March on Limited Rations.
Oally ••••
Dally, 1 month
Oaliy, 1 week
Wectly. 1 year
We 3 ty. 8 months
EACH CARRIED HIS FOOD.
Fixed Quality.
Fixed Prices.
Society Directory
( > UTHK1K LODGE No S I. O. O. F. Meets
1 j Monday night of each week at7;so. vis-
• tr.ir Odd Fellow* are always welcome.—
s. R. Bateh N. O.; O. W. Burrs, Secre-
tary, Lock Br
/ ^ i THRI1UIDG1 Ko l. A O.U W . BMU
V 1 Thursday evening of each week at 7:80
r. rx. hall in Victor block, cor;. Island Harrl
son a*e Visiting Workmen are always wel-
con.e. J.J' Bol.ss, M W.
L. N. Humshrb, Recorder.
R H. TIME 'ABLE.
NORTH, BAST AND WEST.
5 MO a i
:t :u p. i
7 :U0a.
) <,u.ri gu.
tt -.00 p. Ill a. m
6:50 a. in. ! 10 ii'lp.m
Local Freight.
Local Freight.
.ol tiikah'l *n|i«"i tiiweht^
l.fii Arrive. Arrive.
Outline. |Kt. Worth.|Ualves't
11:2* p. m. w ::is p. m.9:03ft.tt
|U:ir p. in. H:0S a. p. m
Local Freight.
An Exprrlineut to Find Out the Least
Food that a Company of Soldier*
Could Uu on a feu Days March
— It Proved Nm-cesalul.
El Ren
Oi, i.kliomaCltj
1-2:50 ii
iilh McAleBti
Ar :i:00 ti
Ar ^ :tf |i
Ar 7:2fi
E troop of the First calvalry of Fort
Sill, returned Saturday morning from
a ten days' march ou tive days' emer-
gency ration. The trip was made as a
test of the new ration recently adopt-
ed by the army after two years' ex-
periment. The troop was commanded
by Captain W. C. Brown, and he was
followed by Lieutenant W. H. Osborne
one day behind with a relief detach-
ment in case of trouble. The troop
was accompanied by Colonel Charles
Smart, &urgeou, detailed from Wash-
ington to make a report upon the trial.
The troop as it came into the post
Saturday morning looked well and
hearty except for the usual wear and
tear of field service. The horses suf-
fered somewhat, as they had been de
prived of grain. Captain Brown ex-
pressed himself well pleased with the
results of the test, and, except for
soTie minor changes in equipment,
suggests no improvements up>n the
ration as adopted. Colonel Smart says
it is now fully demonstrated that a
body of men can inarch ten days on
these prepared half-rations and be as menlormeel necessity than the p.
well equipped physically at the end of j ^ yuj
the trip to meet the enemy as when
they started.
The men lost about four pounds each
There is no variation in Cr?«-
cent quality. The Crescent you
buy has the same beauty,
strength ami ease oi running
as the Crescent your neighbor
rides. The experience of both
will be the seme in rare cycling
pleasure.
And the enjoyment of neither
will be marred by learning that
one bought his Crescent cheaper
tban the other.
HI I -OH 1
port Miniih
Wister
Hoh'h McAlester
i. aboma City
f.v i :;n p in
. . I.v 1:10 p in
Lv 7:35 p m
Lv 9:0f p ui
A r 10:05 p in
[uboma CITT an1> It bwqi
! -,p,n (iMihamlv Ok Pity.ar 7:10 am IJ:.'0p.ii
• : pm ln:lrt pin ar.EI lteno.lv rt'10 tun II 15 am
1- or rat. H and oth
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111fin-ni. t ion apply to
Hui.m-N, Traffic Manager,
South McAlester, I. T.
been an established institution in the
armies of Europe, but the problem, a*
it there presents itself, was easy of so-
lution. The European soldier is not a
>de man," for his paternal gov-
ernment designates what he shall eat
1 and drink, and tness room mutinies
I are undreamt of in his philosophy
• lie comes from a class of people accus-
tomed to scanty ratious o* mean qual-
ity. He is forced into the army and
takes such rations as the commissariat
sees fit to issue and the stale of the
national treasury will allow. lie dors
not grumble, for he would be punished
if he did, and anyway, all things are
comparative, and he knows no better
than the coarsest food in quantity
barely sufficient to stave off the pangs
of hunger from day to day.
Not so with the "Tommy Adkins"of
the American army, lie knows what
is good to eat and he wants it and
plenty of it. His idea of enough is
when he has eaten his till, and a de-
fect in the quality or a shortage in the
allowance causes an uproar that
shakes the post even to the Mag stall'
in front of headquarters Economy is
a word omitted from his dictionary
and so long as th
he does not intend to adopt it. It
must not be supposed, though all tlii-.
be true, that he cannot ride like the
devil and tight like a tiger when occa-
sion requires it, and all on an empty
belly, for he has done it, as Geronimo
and his Apache followers can testify, i < . --- , i * , ,
,*• ; Maior C. Smart, medical department,
and their testimony in these alTair. i ^ujor |.; a (}arlington, inspector |
ighty. It must be a case of need, j jrt m ral'S department; Captain Loui* j
i
sis $50 g aSai *2* ' wammm
1 iovcles. 1 IsNowGoingOn.
WiiSTERN WHEEL WORKS
Factory, Chicago.
CST5L0GUE FREE. AGENTS EVERYWHERE.
"7 . | any foreign material used In those
■ eomissary holds out | ttrmil.K „ouid require the importation
stomachs to eat or relish the same."
What th««y Carried,
j To finally dispose of the mattei
I general board of live members wase
j vened by the secretary of war to
! (luce the eight reports to one. The
I personnel of this board was Major C.
I A. Woodruff, subsistence department;
The Matchless prices we have made for this sale will con-
tinue during the month of May. Wc shall offer you good
merchandise at prices unapproachable by regular stores who
sell on long time and eternity. Be sure and be here at the be-
ginning of this Great May Sale.
however, and that is different, for the
people of no nation in the world ean
quicker or with better tf.-aee adapt
themselves to a change of envirou-
NI >' N
WANT COLUMN.
FOR SALE.
i j"mJU ha IB -Old papers at thin office, 25 fo'
T III cen h, W) for |i. cents, 100 for 25centn.
"\ rTANTKD White girl to keep bouse for
\V famlij of two Inquire at 818 W Vllae
none of them was sick and Colonel
Smart says the results of the trip are
satisfactory in every respect, and fully
established the emergency ration as a
permanent and tried institution in
every equipment.
An Order Prom the President.
It was no chance shot that started E
troop of the First United States cav-
alry out on a march from Fort Sill, de-
pending upon "emergency rations for
subsistence. Neither was it the whim
of a commanding officer of the line,
nor even the original idea of "some
crank at Washington," that source of
so many wrinkles in life at the fron-
tier posts. The movement had more
dignity than would be accorded by
any such origin as these, for it was the
culmination of two years of correspon-
dence, board sittings and final decis-
ions, the latter coming even from the
partment; Captain Louis!
... Craig, Sixth cavalry, and First)
Lieutenaht W. C Brown. First cavalry. (
This board met in Washington March ,
:il, is'.ci, and took under consideration |
the reports from the various depart-
merits. 1 selected the best items |
frwin each and finally reported as era- (
ergencv ration to be adopted by the .
Clilted" States army the following
articles of food:
tu-ioo
pie of the United States.
All these things put a different face
upon the matter of an "emergency
ration," and when the commissary
fral of subsistence on April 17,
1895, addressed *i letter to the adjutant
general of the army on the subject, he
intimated that European experience
in the line of an emergency ration
possessed little value in this country
In the letter referred to the commis-
sary general suggested that the offi-
cers of the line who were familiar
with the troops anil cognizant of their
needs were best qualified to offer sug- ^
gestions, and he recommended that in | .ir0p0r way to carry this ration wor
each of the eight departments a board . ^jie fooartj considerably, but it fin
e convened, to comprise one officer ,, recommended cylindrical park
convened, to comprise one office
of the subsistence department, one
medical officer and three officers of the
line. These boards were to look into
the matter thoroughly and each make
a separate report. May 11, 1896,01
drrs were issued to each of the eight
departments convening such boar I
and the subsistence officers were In-
structed to furnish such aids as the
boards might require.
After several months of deliberation.
MfPATlntf WANTED First clu-s expert*
*") < |ie .1 •■hainlier maid desire* Hitnatiou.
>;• *.:i <1 • Hirlil work in eonslderatlon of
.•• trd A•'.«1 ri-Hs, l.-hlle Reed, Vatea, Okla.
i Ltidies Wiio Value
* A refined complexion most use Porzoni's Pow
£ (!. r. It produces :i soft and beautifui skin.
ions, tne latter cumiu^ cu-u inspection and wrestling with tabli
nresident of the United States himself, giving the number of nutritive equiv
H . . , _„i j! t ti> alents in the various articles of foot
and the wiry
troop carried
soldiers of E i aicnU in the various articles of foo.l,
. . the boards finally reported. Their re-
addition to the | nnrtR al.u remarkably nnanimcus.
,op carried, in a,Id,lion to tBe are remarkably nnanmu.us | number to he
weijfht of their kits, the remendous s|,owing that the results were based |
re ponsibility of settling a national upon actual experience in the «eU^
* ii 1 Hpv all trive preference to footi in tut
question, which, in case of war, wouU lotion it is UMia|lv found upon the
affect a million or more citizens of mar^eti f„ri as one of the officers said
this free republic. | in his report, "to adopt any iron
An "emergency ration" has long ration,' 'blue cartridge,' 'sausage or
great Suit Sale
THIS WEEK AT
I the BEE
Fine all-wool $10.00 suits for $6.65. These
are all this season's production; no old, shelf-worn
bankrupt stuff, but made in the newest styles and
nobbiest patterns of this year.
The finest and latest patterns in $12.50 and
$15.00 suitings this week for $9.65. All bright,
new, fresh goods, at prices lower than you would
pay for old pelters in these bankrupt concerns.
Come and take advantage of this great suit
sale of ours at
Hard bread
Baeon
Pea soup with meat extract
Coffee, roasted with I Rrs. naeeharln
Or tea with I gra. saccharin
Tobacco
Ma it
Pepper ,
The net weight of this ration, with
the coffee, is 33.18 ounces, and with |
ti..- t.'a 81 68 ounces. The scientific!
value of this ration is protein, •l.'.'Sii, |
fats T.OlT'i, carbohydrates 13.855 and !
•alories 4.110. The question of the
way to carry this ration ^
"erably, but
ally recommended cylindrical pack-
ages for the soup powders, paraffin j
paper for the bacon, and bags for the
other articles, these points to be de-
termined later on. It is considered
easy enough to devise ways to carry
all of these articles except the bacon. ;
At present it is issued in one chunk
and wraped in paper, but many of the
army officers believe that a ten ounce
j tin package of machine sliced bacon
| will eventually be adopted.
No Great Success.
I The board recommended, in view of i
'results irom previous experiments,1
that emergency rations for live days
the maximum number to be
carried on his person by the soldier
and that in emergencies of longer du
ration the rati ns be so economomized
as to extend the time of their dura-
tion. The rations are so put up as to
be capable of subdivision, and it is
daimed that two of these rations can
jarry a soldier through five days' ser-
vice if neeessnrv. In accordance with
the above recommendations, President
Cleveland, through Secretary of War
Daniel Lamont, put the final touch to
the labors of these gentlemen of the
army by issuing an order declaring the
ration as determined to be "of-
ficial, but. the secretary of war. in his
evident belief that such provender
would not satisfy the aspiring stomach
of a well fed American, drives a final
neg for the soldier by warning the
officers of the army that these rations
must only be used upon extraordinary
oeeasions, and t hat they must not be
"stretched" except in c ses of - over-
ruling necessity." This will cause
I nele Sam's private to heave a sigh of
relief as he studies the "calories" of
the emergency rat ion and contrasts its
limited size and decided freedom from
"entrees" with the lountifully laden
tables of the post mess hall.
It is evident that unless some en-
tirely unforeseen trouble should arist
between the United States and a for-
eign nation, the use of the ration to
any extent will never occur. It may
possibly be used by some of the fron
tier or border troops engaged in scout
or poli-e duty, but even then only oi
rare occasions. The discovery, there
fore, of the proper component parts of
an emergency ration and the exploit a
j tion of its possible uses and value only
add another chapter to the vast
' amount of theoretical knowledge tin
I United States regulars are aceumulat
ing against a contingency which nisi
I never arise. If "in time of peace pr
i pare for war"' is the science of tn
government, this nation is rapidly
. perfecting itself in that direction.
1 considering the fact that the taxpay-
ers of this country are less burdened
I with the arm militant than those of
I any other nation in the world
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are for
nothing in the world but to keep the
bowels regular, the stomach free from
I gas and fermentation, and the liver
I i a tive
Ladies Furnishings-
Our entire stock of Ladles Shirt Waists, former-
ly sold at tttic, . and 91« all 111 ,Hc
We have a few of those beautiful Misses' Spring
Jackets, formerly sold at 81. IS, which we 11 sell at
s cents tach.
Don't fail to see our beaut iful line of Ilastiste at
c a yard.
Fine Corded Nainsook at 8 1- <c.
In fact all of our large stock wash goods will be
sold at unheard of low prices.
Good Turkey Red Print at 3c a yard.
Good Dark Fancy Prints :io a yard.
Nice line of Plaid Dress Ginghams at 5c a yard.
Good Plaid Shirting 4c a yard.
We have about If. pieces of fine double width
novelty suitings, that sold for l.r.e, which we are
going t j sell while they last at 10c a yard.
1,000 yards of good U. l<, Muslin at 4c a yard.
Hosiery and Underwear
Uadies Good Fast P.lack Hose only r,e a pair.
Ladies Kxtra Heavy Fast lllaek Hose, cut foot
only m i-: e a pair.
100 dozen Ladies Heavy Seamless Fast Itlack
Hose only 10c a pair.
Mi dozen Misses' Extra Heavy Ribbed Fast Itlack
Hose at 5c a pair.
One Case Men's Kxtra Quality Halbriggan Un-
derwear at '-'■"•e.
100 dozen Ladies Ribbed Vests at >c each,
Clothing and Cents' Fur-
nishing Goods.
Our . M-cut nothing Sale will continue at prices
previously quoted
Hoy's Suits from SMc np.
Men's Suits. « 17, SI and J5.0I).
A large lot of Men's Odd I'ants; extra bargalnH
at, '.'Me.
in dozen Men's blue Denim overalls at 48c.
Those wishing to buy clothing will do well to
examine our immense stock before purchasing.
We have a complete lino of Men a and Hoys
Straw Hats from 5c to $1.00.
25 dozen Men's Fancy Negligee Laundried Shirts
at I Sc.
OurMammoth Shoe Stock.
Must be reduced and in order to do so we have
reduced the price of everything in the shoe lino.
Carpets, Mattings and
Curtains.
Good 1 ngrain Carpets, '."'e, 35c, 45c and 85c a
yard.
Complete line of Staw Matting 10c, \ ". l-'-'c, 15c
:.'( c, ' c, and 35c.
We have a nice line of Lace Curtains. Window
Shades, Chenielle Portiers, Art Squares, lings and
Draperies of all kinds.
W. T. COLEMAN, THE R
proprietor of -* m A **"
120 Oklahoma Avenue
c millinery'
*FOR THE MASSES.**
lif f'sBesSive Clothing House.
KILLED HY REMORSE.
! An Incendiary. Alter Huriilng Thirteen
ItnlldliiK". Coinmlts Nulelile.
I C. F. Morton shot and killed himself
in the Morton hotel at Talihina, I. T.,
I yesterday. Thirteen buildings in that
■ little town were burned by an incen-
II diary recently and Morton waf w s
BI pec ted. Either remorse for the act
or mortification over the connection
of his name with the occurrence led
] to the rash act. He leaves a large
family.
'iEERVOUS Troubles are due to
' f ^ impoverished blood. Hood's Sar-
I saparilht h the One True Ulood
I Purifier and NERVE TONIC.
Im Cool In July.
I On tablelands and mountains of New
| Mexico ami Arizona where Santa Fe
route crosses continent. Therefore
j buy your tickets over Santa Fe, going
| to' Christian Kndeavor convention at
San Francisco. Inquire of A. T. A S
j F. local agent about cheap rates.
Strayed or Stolen.
j One bay mare, weight about
{lone white hind foot, brand T_
It on right hip, saddle sign on back with
long hairs, mare about - years old.
Property of S. (J. Chadwick. west No-
| ble ave., Guthrie, Ok.
SAVE YOUR DOLLARS.
Don't pay fancy high prices tor your spring
Hats when here you'll find the leading styles, the
latest Persian creations, the most beautiful gems of
Hats at from 20 to 30 per cent, less than elsewhere.
Coupled with our low prices in Millinery is our un-
equalled variety. We have probably twice as great
a selection to choose from as any two millinery houses
in the city.
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Greer, Frank H. The Daily Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 35, Ed. 1 Monday, May 31, 1897, newspaper, May 31, 1897; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc122759/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.