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TIIE OPPOSING FORCES.
FACTS ABOUT TUB ARMIES OF KMG.
I-ANil) AN I* IttMNlA.
A Russian Ktnfl Olflrrr’a Rati mute of th®
(Strength ol the Two Armies.
A reporter of the New York Herald
had an interview in regard tp the Anglo*
Russian controversy, with a Russian
captain of the general staff, who is now
in New York city. The captain firmly
declined to aay anything concerning his
mission to this country, but spoke free
ly on other subjects.
“Which do you believe is the better
prepared for war, Russia or England ?”
asked the reporter.
“Russia, certainly,” was the reply;
“and you may easily see that that is so
by comparing the forces of the two con¬
tending countries. As for Russia I will
give you the following particulars:—The
Russian army is composed of 192 in¬
fantry regiments of 3,500 men each, or
672,000 men all told; of the sharpshoot¬
ers, numbering 46,000 men; of the fron¬
tier battalions, comprising 27,000 men;
of cavalry, 48,000 men, and of Cossacks,
numbering 18,000 men. In the Russian
artillery there are about 80,000 men,
with 2,424 cannon of the foot artillery
and 150 cannon of the horse artillery.
Our engineer corps comprises about
27,000 men. Therefore the Russian
army, ready to move, consists of 920,000
men. Besides, there are the artillery
men stationed at different fortresses all
over th© country to the number of not
less than 50,000 men. There are also
many local battalions for local duty. As
to the reserves, I may safely state that
th jy will amount to a half of the active
army as stated above—that is, about
450,000 men and 1,200 cannon. There
are also special recruiting forces, com¬
posed of experienced officers and men
anA numbering 6,000, who would be
able in a short time to instruct and pre¬
pare for service ten times as many new
recruits. In the Afghan war the Cos¬
sacks would be of great importance.
There are the Cossacks of the Don, of
the Kuban, of Orenburg, of the Trans
Baikal, of the Terek, of the Ural, of
Siberia, of Astrakhan and of the Amoor,
numbering 125,000 men ready to move
at short notice. The Cossacks have &ad
- experience in actual war, and particu¬
larly in Turkestan. So you see in the
Afghan war they Would be particularly
serviceable. You must understand that
so far I have spoken of the ordinary or
regular army. In case of need militia
can be called hundreds of thousands
strong. But I don’t believe that we will
need it.
“On the other side, in England,”
continued the captain, “there are about
160,000 men under arms. We may ad¬
mit that the royal militia numbers also
about 160,000, and the volunteer corps
about 230,600. That will make 550,000
all told, and that counting'very liberally.
Now yon have 1,545,000 on the Russian
side against 550,000 on the English side.
That is a big dfference, is it not ? Well,
we will not overlook the’ Indian army,”
continued the captain, after a pause.
“That army is officially stated at 188,
000, and there are also 280,000 so-called
soldiers belonging to different Indian
princes who are under English rule.
We should also add the Afghan army,
numbering about 60,000. ! That will
make 528,000 men, which is a good ad¬
dition to the English forces. This ad¬
dition, however, is far from balancing
the large Russian army, to say nothing
of the immense inferiority of the In¬
dians and Afghans to the Russian sci
diers. Take, for instance, the Cossack,
of whom it is said, 'he was born on
horseback and loves war like his sweet¬
heart,’ and pnt against him an Afghan
* Indian, who knows nothing abeut
or an
a rongh, regular war, and you will have
a correct idea of the respectiv e forces."
A woman went all the way from Port¬
land, Oregon, to set fire to a house
which she owns in Vallejo, because she
jjeard it was need for improper purposes.
WIT AXH WISDOM.
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| Domestic pnraniU—Ohaaing the man
of the house with a broomstick.
T» who OA-itin, ^ the
office to ceek the man are getting awfnlly
tired .—Texan Siftings,
It is a bachelor who always knows
how a child ought to be brought up, but
he forgot it after marriage.
El Makdi does very well for Egypt,
| but a Niagara backman makes bigger
falls prophets in the season.
Mr. Vanderbilt says that he only
lost §12,000,000 last year. This loss
would have driven some men out of
.
business,
It is much harder work for a man to
care for his children au hour and a half
while his wife is at church than to run
a fox all day.
“Pa,” said young Sevenoff, “what is
a whisky straight ?” “Whisky’s trait ?”
repeated old Sevenoff; “crookedness, my
son, crookedness.”
Panama has had four Presidents since
the first of January, There is always
room at the top in the politics of Gem
tral American States.
A singer in a Michigan college anx
i°usly inquires: “ Why comes not my
* ove r *° me ^ ’ Have you thought to
chain , up the dog, dear girl t
New Jersey sends wife-beaters to the
penitentiary for one year. It doubtless,
however, allows their wives to send
them goodies during their imprison¬
ment.
An exchange says Bismarck believes
that a bald head indicates plenty of
brains. On this side of the water bald
heads generally indicate the best seats in
the parquette.
When a woman is giving her husband
a bit of her mind he should try to imag¬
ine what it would be like if he was a
Mormon and was having seventeen such
bits served up to him.
A new book is entitled “How I Made
Money at Rome.” We advise our read¬
ers to have nothing to do with it. Three
men were arrested a few days ago for
making money at hone.
“On Monday last the Vassar College
girls took observations of the sun.”
Well, it is a dark day when the girls
don’t take observations of the son—if
they get the opportunity.
A Brooklyn clergyman says that
liquors may soon be sold in skating
rinks, and then “the result will be dis¬
astrous.” We should say so. It is
hard enough for a sober man to stand
up.
A beginner in Latin was asked to
translate a sentence wh ; ©h, properly
rendered, would have lead, “Honey
redolent of age.” But he preferred the
freer translation, “This honey smells
like time.”
Professor at Columbia: “One can¬
not taste in the dark. Nature intends
ns to see our food.” Student: “How
about a blind man’s dinner?” Profes¬
sor: “Nature has provided him with
eye teeth, sir.”
The Buffalo girls have gone crazy
over the good fortune predicted for
them by a fortune-teller. Fortune-tell¬
ers cannot be too careful about leading
young girls to believe they will marry
newspaper men.
An exchange advertises for a “good,
upright boiler.” Boilers whose moral
character is entirely above aspersion are
scarce. There is apt to be too much of
the “ total depravity of inanimate
things” about them.
“You ought to come and see us every
evening,Mr. Trotter.” “Why, Johnny ?”
“Because it makes sister Rosa so happy
to have you go away. You ought never
to miss an evening.” They missed
Trotter for the rest of that evening.
Th* Fibst.—B ob Hamffl, the author
of the Anti-Treating tow, we* arreeted
in Well., Neruda, on the 28th ult, for
Woiw (ban Flrf«rnm.
The editor of an Omaha paper, in
oomuiouttng on rcveral canes in that
city where children died from the effect*
narcotics are more dangerous than lire
arms. Mothers should note this aud
furthermore that different Boards of
Health, after making careful analyses
have certitied that the only purely vege¬
table preparation of this kind, and one
that is in every way harmless, prompt
^ effective, is Rod aSSIfto? Star Cough public'” Cure,
endorsed this valuable discovery,
A Sucl CiiKe «f l’oitouidK
is that, of any man or woman afflicted with
disease or derangement of Urn liver, resulting
scrofulous in poisonous accumulations in ih> blood,
of tho affections, kidneys, siek-hoadaoh lungs and dis¬
ease or by heart. Those
troubles can be cured only going to tho
, primary healthy cuus >, uiul putting the liver in a
condition. To accomplish this result
speedily itself and efficacious effectually Dr. nothing has “Golden proved
so as Tierce's
Medical Discovery,” which has never failed
to do the work claimed for it. and never will.
Half cents were issued from the United
States mints for half a century.
What can be more disagreeable, more dis¬
gusting, is than to sir. in a room witli a person
who troubled with catarrh, and has to keep
coughing which and drops clearing his it? or her throat of the
nlucus into Such persons are
always to bo pitied if they try to euro them¬
selves and fail. Rut if they get Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy there need be no l'uilure.
Statistics show there is Japan. on© physician to
every 383 inhabitants in
* * * * Rupture radically cured, also
pile tumors ana fistulas. Pamphlet World’s of Dispen¬ par¬
ticulars two letter stamps.
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Th© A. V. R. $1,293,2(13.36. R. earned $3,18,883.70 last
year; expenses,
Frazer Axle (ircnie.
One greasing- will last two weeks, all others
two to three days. Try it. Paris Received Exposition. first
premium at Centennial and
Alligator steak Ims been added to the bill
of fare at a hotel in Tanford, Fun
“liuelm Paibo.”
Quick, complete cure, all Kidney, Bladder
an id Urinary Diseases, Scalding, Irritation,
Stone, Gravel. Catarrh of bladder. $1. Drug¬
gists.
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In Montana quails are exempt from the
sportsman's gun for six years.
‘*i(ouirii on ttiuM”
Clears out rats, mice, roaches, gophers. flies, ants, 15c
Druggists. lied bugs, skunks, chipmunks,
Mile. Emma Nevada is called in California
the “Sage-brush Linnet.”
• “Rough on Horns,”
Ask for Wells’’ “Rough on Corns.” 15c.
Complete cure. Hard or soft corns, warts,
bunions.
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Letter carriers do not wear overcoats in
the severest winter weather.
Heart Pains),
Palpitation, Dropsical Swellings, Dizziness,
Indigestion, Headache, Sleeplessness cured
by “ Wells' Health Re ne wer.”
Elephants refuse to take medicine unless
there is a drop of the “crayfhur ,s in it.
Beeson’s Aromatic Alum Sulphur Soap is
used to prevent, cure and heal skin diseases,
and to secure a white, soft and beautiful
complexion. 25 cents by druggists Pa., Manfr. or by
mail. Dreydoppel, Philadelphia,
Stanley, the explorer, has attended 150
compliment ary dinners.
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Mensman’s Peptonized beef tonic, the
only preparation of beef containing its entire
nutritious properties. It contains blood
making force generating and life-sustaining dys¬
properties; invaluable for indigestion all forms of
pepsia, nervous prostration, and
general debility; also, in all enfeebled condi¬
tions, whetuer the result of exhaustion, disease, ner¬
vous prostration, over-work or acute
particularly if resulting Hazard from & pulmonary Co., Pro¬
complaints. Caswell, York. Sold by druggists.
prietors, New (
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IVopli* Going Wont,
Hiking home*. nvreaUou, health, investment*, obtain era
descriptive ploynu-nt or pimphlets and ntu information majw, about
cost of ticket*. .1. W, by Horae, mall, freo, General uixm Passenger applica¬
tion to
Agent Union Pacific Railway, Omuln, No*
braxkn. Htaato whore you saw this item and
whether you wish to H" to Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado,AVyoining, Utah, Idaho Montana,
Oregon, Washington, Nevada or California.
Thera have been nine wars in Europe
within the last 80 years.
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Mr. A. Nichole, of this place, sjys he
suffered from Catarrh for years. Re pur*
chased a bottle of Ely's Cream Balm of us.
He is now almost cured, and savs you can¬
not recommend it too highly. We are selling
mere of Ely’s Cream Balm than of all other
catarrh rente lies, can hardly keep a supply
on hand. —Evehs Bros., Druggists, Indepen¬
dence, Iowa.
The straits of Mackinaw are open and the
grain fleet can pass through.
When tatvu Important. ."lew York
you visit or city,
Mpr^SMscwnud oarri u: i hir», an 1 st op nt th > Or»ti l
Union I total, opposite* Urand Uoiitr.il dopat.
• '«t rooms, tiUnlup at a <;o« of on * million
dollars, Hostftunint»uppl;o $1 and upward porilay. Kuropsan plan. K’.a.
»ator. 1 with th.<l» »st I! >rs-» oirs.
and «lovaWdr.idr.»vl to all dop its. Families
can live bettri lor l.vt-t m mij >it thu Un i.l Uuioa
Hotel than at auy olH.-r tirat-olass liot al ia thJ city.
Miss Mury before Anderson October. will not return to 18 this
country
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Sped a 1 Nolle®.
AH afilicted with Asthm«, Hav fever, or difficult
breathing, from any cause, will learn of an itntneal
ato rolloi and ultimate cure by No, addressing, Clinton enclosing llloek,
itamp, Dr. T. Uiuiumuo, 6
Syracuse, N. Y.______
Railway King Vanderbilt is now afraid of
paralysis "in the muscles of his cheek.
Humors in the Biood
Often manliest themselves In tho spring mouths.
Eruptions, such us hives, pimples aud bolls, sail
rheum, scrofula or other affections caused by lmpnr
ityorlmv state of flic blood, arc cured by Hood'®
Sarsaparilla. It Purifies, vitalizes, and enriches th®
blood, and Rives renewed strength to tho whole body,
Try this spring medicine and blood purifier.
"I was for some time troubled with bolls, having
several of them at a time. After enduring about all I
could bear in suffering, I took Hood’s Sarsaparilla,
Four or llvo bottles entirely cured mo, and I have
had no symptoms of the return of the boil*,"—E. N,
NuntTiNUAUj, Quincy, Mass.
"Last spring I was troubled with botls Two bot¬
tles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla cured mo, atid I recom¬
mend it to others troubled with affectlous of th®
blood."—J. Sciioca, Peoria, Ill.
"I suffered with boils f» years. Hood’s Sarsaparilla
cured mo.”—It. M. Lank, Pittsburg, Pa.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $1; mix for $3. Made only by
0- I. HOOD AGO.. AiMtthnei&ta®, Lmwll. M»«v
___lOO^Doses On© Dollar_
This remedy contains no injurious tlrufis
Ely’s Cream
when a > lied into the doh‘
triln, will be absorbed,
effectually cleansing the
head of catarrhal virnn,
causing healthy pocretlonp.
It allays Inflammation, pro¬
tects the membrane from
fresh colds, completely
heals the sores and restores
the senses of taste, smefl
and hearing. It Is
Not a Liquid or Snuff.
A few applications re¬
lieve. A thorough treat¬
ment will Price cure. Agreeable
to use. Bt> cents by
ELY BROTHERS, Drugutets. Owcro, N. Y.
World t of Good.
Probably no other woman in tho World r&»
coivessomany “letters of thanks” as Lydia E.
Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass. Mrs. B-, of En¬
field, N. H., says: “I will simply say that
your Vegetable Compound is all you recom¬
mend it to be. It has done me Worlds of
good Another lady writes from Ottawa as
follows: “I have just to-day bought the sev¬
enth bottle of your Vegetable Corn j found*
have used two boxe3 of Pills aud several
packages of your Banative Wash, and think
it but right to tell you how much good I de¬
rived from Godsend. your medicines. They and are a aches reg¬
ular AM the pains
have almost disappeared, my stomach is much
stronger, too, and I feel myself improved
every way.”__
R. U. AWARE
THAT
Lorillard’s Climax Plug’
j/i*] bear ins? Leal'fine a red Hn tag ; that that Lori Lorillard’a 11 aril’s
Hone cut; Hnufl’s,
Navy (dippiuuN, and that Loriilard’s are
tbo best ami cheapest, quality considered ?
SSW ALL IMPERFECTIONS Feet, .Superfluous
of the Face, Hands &
® Hair, Moles, Warts, Freckles, Moth. Red
*/=-! Nose, Aeue. Bl’k Heads, Soars, Woodbury, Pitting
-^L>37 and treatment. I)r.John N. Y*
1 ^''Established N. Pearl tit., Send Albany, 1UC. for book.
lsTO.
MORPHiNE.SU:
RAHILY BOOK FHKK.
OR. J. C. HOFFMAN. Jeff erson, W isconsin
RHEUMATISM
Cured- I will send one bottle of tnr infallible rhea
mafic cure for |1 X5. or two for fAdO, upon receipt 0
money sent bv register ut letter to
fi. tt. UK If. Emit If Amplest (tsa.
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