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Arizona republican., 1904-10-16
THEY USED srlMuLANTs!
We're Brilliant Minds Made More Bril-
 liant Thereby?

There was a long discussion at the Lotos club the other evening aboms the use of stimulants by authors says the New York Tribune. Most of those who took part in the argument main tained that real genius needed no out ward or inward influences, and that the divine spark would attain it's great lest b1dlEancy if only let alone. As one expressed it. Genius is a sort of mental radiuTn, which throws off power and light of its own self
 One by one the members of the min 'ority became silent, and it seemed that the non-stimulants had won the battle, when an old, bushy headed man, who shaved all of his face with the exception of a small tuft under his chin, took off his glasses and exclaimed:
 Why. then, do so many of them take .something?"
 This sally aroused several members of the non-stimulants to challenge the speaker. who replied:
 Why, take our dearly beloved Mark Twain for example. Don't you remem- Der what he says in his book. Follow ing the Equator how he tells of his Inability to begin the book. and won dered at first what was the mater with him, how at last he decided that his abstinence from black cigars might be the reason, and how after he set them on fire again words came to him"
 There was a little pause which was broken by the old man, who added more softly.
 And I don't know whether you may rave noticed it or not but when MT Clemens is a guest at a public dinner and is eXpectedto speak, he always sips a hot Evhiskcy. Hats what he did, for example. at the dinner our club gave him on his return from his long so- journ abroad some three years ag1."
 But that is only one inatance," in- terrupted member of the opposition. Mir. Clepens doubtless has colds when he takes hot whiskey, and as for tine cigars, l think thac was Mark Twain ycke."
 Well, ther, I'll recall some mote cx- amples. We all know that Pope could not write unless he had slipped strong | coffee for an hour beforehand, and that often when writing the Essay on Man he would drink coffee instead of going to his meals, for days at a time. Schiller found a peculiar inspiration in apples. As he could not eat them as he wrote without interrupting his flights of thought. he saturated the ta- ble top on which he worked with apple l juice, so that he might constantly in- hale an apple oder.
 Byron, like Poe. used gin to facil- itate expression, although both lived before the day of the gin fzz and the l gin rickey Both simply diluted the raw spirit with tepid water and let fl cool before drinking. Tennyson smoked | hard when at work, and he is said to l have burned up seVenteen pipefulls | over a single coUplet. Both COleridge and De Quincy used opium in the | course, of their lives, and some of the most fantastic lines of "The Ancient
 Mariner" are said to have been penned
 under the influence of this drug. some Of our most eminent states men are also recorded to have fndulged | in stiGnulants under the stress of action. | Gladstone's favorite conoOction was
 sherry and egg. Disraei ate cham
Arizona republican., 1904-10-16

kado. the troops get carefully preparal rations, including a cake of soft rice, a white cake and a red cake and katapans. in addition. of course to ths usual fare. So it appears that fish. meat, rice and corn form the nourish- ment of the Japanese soldiers. a nour- ishment far superior to that of -he Cr- dinary Jap. In the barracks the sol dier sleeps in a wooden bed with wool ell covering.
 Tn time of war. on the day of mobi- lization, the Jap trooper receives a red bed covering. In his sack. which has many little pockets. he carries crushed rice and salted prunes. He has a bam- boo tube filled with water. The com pany wagon carries, in addition to dried vegetables, dried fish. preserved meat, chojou (extract of be'3ns), wine and cigarettes. The troop has a cock ing stove. said to be made of pressed pa per, rendered incom busitible through some chemical process. IL is carried in the haversack. They use a great deal of paper in the Japanese army. The winter underclothing of the troops is made of waterproof paper.
 On the march the man carries only his rifle, his cartridges. his crushed rice. The coolfes, Chinese and Coreans.
 
 The bivouacs are arranged in a man ner to procure the gre3test possible comfort The officers and men are sup piled with furniture made of braided straw, camp beds and carpets. For the generals regular little houses are set Up in short order. A great number or women follow the army. They cook the meals for the soldiers. and care for the wounded Among them are many Chinese.
 The war mail now organized for the first time renders excellent service. The soldier is forbidden to mention the regiment to which he belongs or the place from which he starts. He can write from the field of battle, but with out indicating the locality or giving the date The military administration at tends to the work Of transmitting the replies-Tokio letter to the Cologne Gazette.
Arizona republican., 1904-10-16
A PERTINENT CRITICISM.

Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higgln- son, in discussing one of the many re- verses of the Russian arms, said the other day:
 Tt seems that the criticism most ap- plicable to Russia in this matter would be one of the sort that Du Terron made upon Nivonne at Messina
 ''Fivonne, you will remember, after some rererses, wrote to the King:
 We want only 10000 men to finish this affair."
 He gave the letter to Du Terror 10 seal, and Du Terror. before closing 1t. wrote in. after 10000 men the words
 And a general
Arizona republican., 1904-10-16

is all old to people accustomed to them, but as I said we found plenty of people walking the trails in leather shoes, not yet knowing the comfort and usefulness of sneakers. My friend tells me that there's a sort Of moccasin that is better for walking than sneakers, and that may be; but sneakers satisfy me, as far as I've got. and next year when 1 go to the woods I take along sneakers. and I take two pairs. The sOles of them may tear loose, and you want a pair in reserve and one or two extra pairs of laces.
 Take off your suspenders, if. you wear them, and put on a belt, and give your body a freedom that will be as tonishingly delightful if you have never experienced it, and put sneakers on your feet; and then you can walk the wood trails not only with safety, but with joy unlimited and unrestrained.%- New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1904-10-16

tied on the vehicle. but when i. comes to pastipg signs like those on the sides why. it sort of knocks the profits out of the order" He pointed as ha spoke to two signs which read, We Are Just Married" Continuing, he said:
 The scraping off is where the rub comes in, as we run the risk of hunting the glossy side. But one of the most peculiar praulSs I have seen was played fast week when the tricksters removed the cushions and filled up the seats with cracked ice. The couple were not aware of their icy surroundings until-well, for some time"
Arizona republican., 1904-10-16
WELL FED JAP SOLDIERS.
Three Meals Day and Wine and Beer
 in the Canteens.

The Japanese soldier eats three meals a day. and his vaunted abstemiousness is a legend. Tn former times he was satisfied with a little rice. but now his appetite has increased enormously. He rarely gets prepared rice; the custom is to give him cooked rice with decor ticated grain, which by the way. ne likes less than pure rice. This diet is prescribed to increase his physical strength, and to guard him against beri-beri. At present the Jap soldier is served with fish and meat For breakfast he hes boiled corn and rice, bean soup and preserved vegetables. For dinner he has fish, meat, boiled rice and corn. and cooked vegetables. For supper the menu of the iinner is repeated. Consequently The Jap soldier sleeps comfortably.
 In addition to this he has the privi- lege of buying bread from the canteeH. It is generally white bread. which he calls pan. He hates black bread. or kurok7n, as he calls it. He can also procure at the canteen a sort of sweet biscuit, kaaapan, about as large as the palm of the hand and as thick as the litJle finger. The cauteen is run by corDOrals and under officers, who have the same fare as the soldiers Rice wine and beer can also be had a5 the canteen. On New Years day. the anniversary of the foundation of the empire, and on the birthday of the Mi
Arizona republican., 1904-10-16
WEDDING FRANKS.
The Newest Is to Fill Cab Seats With
 Cracked Ice.

The cab had just been driven into the stable. Its appearance bespoke some catastrophe, for on all the wheels and aXels and across the bar in the rear were seen numerous ropes and pieces of canvas.
 Whats this-a smashup?" was the inquiry as the cab entered.
 No. not as bad as that" replied the proprietor. This is a return from a wedding call. We are accustomed to them by this time It's nothing new and seems to be just as necessary an adjunct to the complete performance of the ceremony as the ring itself It's all right to have streamers and rope
Arizona republican., 1904-10-16
FELL" TAFT.

me present secretary of war, whose ulshity equals that of any judge on the supreme bench, is known as "T3ill, sTa ft to all his intimates In his case inc nickname would seem to be a token of general good will and friendly feel ing. g.gsaIaGzS1.5S-zl
Arizona republican., 1904-10-16
GOOD REASON.

Employer-Why did you quit your last job?
 Applicant-Well, after de refereed counted ten an give de odder blolze de fight dere wasn't nuutin' else fur me ter do but qUit.-NeW York Times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
MURDER STILL RAMPANT.
Mississippi Jails Overlooking with Stay
era OF Their FcIlnNnaen.

Mississippi Jails Overlooking with Stay
ers OF Their FeIlowmcn.
The murder mania lid not manifest
itself quite so strongly in AiississiPFi the
past week a- during similar periods since
the beginning oil The year. Only seven
killings were reported duriag the week,
NOT including five or six shooting affairs
which did not have fatal results. This
is an exceedingly poor showing JUS com-
pared with some weeks 10 which from
fifteen to twenty Killings Wee repo-ted.
Y9zoo County is now the f7'hed o.
murder Ten days ago the jail Of that
county was vacant. the Circuit Coart
session having disposed Of all the pris-
ouers on hand hat within the last few
days four persons charged with murder
aul several charged With assault with
iu.ent to kin have been lauued behind
the bars.
From al parts Of tlta state come com
plants Of county iaiis filed 10 overlow-
ing awaiting the Circuit Court sessions,
AMI in some counties it has heen neces-
Sar5 to release minor feIons on their own
rccognjzaucc ia order to make room for
prisoners charged with capital oGenses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
OnInions of the Press.

And now they are saying that the
lid would have been kept on the Bristow
report hut for the Drying curiosity of a
newspaper corresp ondent.-Boston Tran
script.
peary has deferred his lext arctic trip
for year. He is convinced that the
pole viii keep, owing to the excellent
cold storage facilities in that vicinity
Washington Post
Now look out for trouble in the Bal
kans Turkey is said to have agreed to
the reform plan in earnest-Omaha Bee
John W. Gates hopes to get has rice
trust into good working order before tue
June rush in weddings.-St. Louis he
public.
The United States canal commission
ers having reached Colon. that lovely
SIS day on the side has now begun -
Boston Globe.
The Russians in Manchuria are on
short rations War arbitrates. ana an
empty stomach may be referec.-SL
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Washington girl who visited heav-
en- in n trance saws she saw . great many
people there. Let MS have something
more exphcit-,iid she see any ex-Con-
gressmen there :-AIinneapolis Times.
/ \ California expert offers TO eNtermi-
nate the gypsy moth in Massachusetts
for $50 COO. by importing parasites II I'm
/ Europe. And then how does he propose
to exteruinate the parasites t-Cieyeiand
I Plain Dealer.
Santos umont will visit ST. LOUIS
| soon to inspect the course selected Icr
| the international airship contest. lie
| desires to ascertain whether there are
4 any cracks in The atmospheric LOUIS
: Globe Democrat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
RUSSIA SEES HER DANGER

C atity OF situation at Last Rcccg-
ni-cL at st. Petersburg.
The loudon Daily News ,urreSl on
dent at ST. Petersburg says that the ex-
treme seriousness of the situation is at
last fully recognized The japanese. it
is understood. are making a desperate
effort 10 overwhelm Gen. kuropatkn by
force If numbers before re-enf0rcenlents
can be brought up along the trans She
rian railway. For this purpose every
available man Is being hurried Up from
Korea, only small occupying force be
iug left there for the moment But two
divisions Of the Third Japanese army are
about to he landed III Korea immedi-
ately 10 replace TO some extent tgc di-
visions pushed on to the front.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
IGE5 lcll.2'GE Is
....E,lQ7s> g.5I 3d. So
e ..!,iS7 = -'aS&a2G4g

Chieago-Cattle. common to prime.
$500 70 $500; hogs. shipping grades,
$500 to S4.S7: sheep. fair to choice. S2.T5
to SJ4J; wheat No > I'D, $104 to SL0G;
corr. No. ., 41a to 49c, oats, standard,
4re to Ale; rye, No. ,. tie 70 73c; hay,
timothy. $3.50 to SlL50; prairie, $500 to
$1t.00: butter, choice creamary, Ice to
Sc; eggs, fresh. l3c to Zoe; potatoes
Csc to $t03.
Iulianap0lis-C shipping, $500 to
s5n-. bogs. choice light. SI00 to $4.ss5:
sheet. common to plim . 500 TO $50;
whca. No. >, $t.p3 to sos; corn. No. :
white 49c TO soc; oats No. ; white le
to 4Je.
ST T.o,ie-Cattle. $3.50 to $500: hogs,
$500 to S475. sheep 500 TO $3.50
wheat No. >. Csc to $t03: corn. No. ,.
5o, IA sc; oats. No. >. 4le t. 43e, rye,
ia. .. &c to CSC.
C;,ci.,a+i-Cottlc $500 to S5.15:
hors Stoo to $500. sheep. $500 to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
AFTER THE MEAT TRUST


The maot trust Is to he the oajert II
several attacks % the West duyiu- the
next feN years The most important
is that engineered by tie staea nj ers,
who propose 20 fight +, bT binding iHdc-
pendent packing hou>e> as competitive
points
Cauie owners are TO contribute TO the
capital gtock ON the basis Of s. for
each head of stock owned by them.
while sheep aud hog mcn are 10 pa up
25 cents for each piece of live mr ton
or pork owned by them. The objcs Of
this movement is 10 secure b tier
price for the live stock and at the same
time lower price for the cousumcr
Three years ago live beef sold for
$3.50 a hundred while dressed teef
brought SG5G. Now dressed beer is
up to $3.50 while on the hoof cattle
bring $3.50 on an average. The stock
men say that the packers are getting too
big a slice of the profits
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
RUSSIANS ON THE RUN.
All in Lower Manchuria Fleeing TO the
Far North.


In turmoil of hurried flight tho Rus.
slams were reported evaeuating New
Chwang Sunday evening. They disman-
tied the forts, loaded the artillery on
trains and Communicated all possible
means of transportation for troops to
the north. They will rush ON TO Hardin,
300 miles farther arom the japanese van
guard. and will establish there new
base. thus practically abandoning all
that part of Manchuria from which the
japanese urged before the war that they
should withdraw.
Already Gen. KurOpatkin, convinced
that he cannot check the invading army
swarming against him from the 1alu
and the Laio-Tong peninsula, las with
drawn the general staff from Laio- Yang
TO Mukden. He is now convinced that
he cannot hold the country, and, II Is
reported, is preparing TO concentrate his
strength at Hardin before more disasters
oTertake him.
1t IS reported that there has been Sc
we're fighting at FengW ang-Cheng. in
which the Japanese were victorious
They took many prisoners. The Rus
SLAMS are tetreating toward Haicheng
thirty-two miles east by north of New
chwang, and are eyacuating the western
side of the Laio-Tong peninsula.
The japanese landed 10000 men at
kin-Chau bay Thursday. and Saturday,
10000 at Fou-Chau bay and 1000 at
Pitzewo. They occupied the towns OF
Wa-Fung Tien and Pu-Lan-Tien and de-
stroyed several miles of the railroad.
The isolation OF Port Arthur is com
plete. Sixteen japanese warships pro-
tected the landing of troops Mt Kin-Chau
bay, directing a sweeping fire over the
narrow isthmus before the soldiers dis
embarked.
Refugees from Newchwang are return
ing there armed 20 resist brigands, who
are said to he across the river near Yin
kow, waiting an opportunity TO enter
Newehwang and pilage between the
evacuation IF the Russians and the en-
trance OF the Jufanese.
Shanghai adrices say that the Jap
anese have captured Bamy. This is the
port on which Russia spent S20G00,Q00
in the hope Of making it the great com
fncrcial center Of the Orient. Ii is forty
miles from Post Arthur on the cast
coast OF the i.aio-Tous peninsula.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
n. M. STANLEY DEAD.
worId-Famed Explorer Succumbs II
PIeurisy in London.


Sir Henry NJ Stanley, the African ez-
plorer. is dead IN London. Sir Henry
was attacked by pleurisy a few days ago
aud his illness was complicated by chron-
ic heart trouble. He had been in a semi
conscious condition for two days.
Born a waif, bred in a poor house, the
career Of Sir Henry Morton Stanley is
one OF the most notable in history. He
at one time held the highest position that
1t Is possible for a newspaper man to
achieve. He led an exploration party
into the wilds of Africa aud found Liv-
ingstone. who up to that time was the
most noted Of all African explorers.
He was born in a5ject poverty in 1S41
and was ehristened John Rowlands. His
birthplace was near Denbigh, in Wales.
For ten years he lived in a work house.
Having attracted the attention Of a
rich man Of the name Of Stanley, he was
brought to New Orleans. His patron
died suddenly without a will and the boy
was left TO make his own way in the
world He was a cabin boy on the Mis-
sissippi for several years. AT the ont
break Of the Civil War he enlisted in
the Confederate army. He was taken
prisoner. This proved no insurmountahle
obstacle TO the waif Of Wales, for he
enlisted in the Union navy and rose to
the rauk of ensign.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.
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The C1a- will send 100000 troops 10
rc-euforce kuropatkim's shattered armies
in Manchuria.
The attitude OF the Manchuriaus and
Chinese toward the advance Of the Jap
g. 50 forces is one Of welcome.
Il is rnmorcd that the Japanese cap
tured Fengwangcheng May /. and that
the losses ON both sides were heavy.
In the battle of the Yalu on Saturday
and Sunday the Japanese had a thou,
sand casualties Many Russian prison
ers are neld NJ Autung.
There is no exaggeratiop in the state.
ments that the Car IS taking the war
terribly to heart His appearance has
undergone a great change He looks
pinched and plainly = painfully wor-
ried.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
Chieaqa

-: Dun's weekly review OF
| Ulled0O. Chicago trade says: APP
- prehension as TO the
course of business during the ensuing
months does not appear reasonably
warranted because of renewed labor
unrest and iisquietlng crop reports. 1t
is yet too early to determine TO what
extent. agriculture may be adversely
affected throughout the West, but at
present it does not appear that the
leading w n wheat sections have
suffered much deterioration. The week
has witnessed the outbreak of several
strikes, yet these are confined to limit
ed forces of men, and arbitration meas
ures are expected to insure early adj
Justments. Against the unfavorable
features there are to be considered
several encouraging indications.
The volume of bank exchanges sur
passes that of the corresponding week
of both last year and 1902. very good
evidence that debility is not character
istic of the industrial situation Mer-
camille defaults disclose M tendency
toward an increasing ratir, and, In
addition TO cheaper money tlan year
ago there is added strength in leading
products and distribution.
The improvement which set in with
the advent of seasonable weather has
been well sustained. Retail trade
reached the highest activity for the
year thus far, and there was stronger
demand in the iobbing branches on
more liberal orders from the North
west and the Southwest. In the manu-
featuring branches there is steady en-
pIoyment, with gain in output appear
ing in steel, machinery and woodwork
ing lines.
Grain shipments. 1,7941T2 bushels,
are the best in the past few weeks but
are 4G.03 pen, cent under those a year
ago. 7uying Of breadstuffs has shown
better within the last few days, and,
while -four is weak. prices advanced
in wheat cents a bushel, oats five
eighths of a cent ami corn one-half
cent. Live stock receipts, 321 SOB head,
compare with 2S5.2Gl head for the pre-
vious week and 24l.a53 head year
ago, Choi-~ cattle were in best de-
mand nu advanced - cents Il hun
dredwe ght Heavy sheep reacted
from re eent high figure and shrunk IS
cents. while hogs declined "a cents.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
BLOW UP DALNY DOCKS.
Russians Reported to Have Destroyed
Improve rneufs Getting MiIIioua

NS6AAhk ilAlAtOii6s
Vieeroy Alexieff telegraphed TO the
Gar Thursday announcing that the Rus
slams have blown up the docks and piers
at Port Dalny. Liaotung peninsula, pre-
sumably to render ,ore difficult Japan
ese landing at that point.
Port Dalny, on Talienwan bay, on the
east coast OF the Liaotung peninsula,
was intended by Russia to be the chief
commercial emporium of its eastern do
minions. An ediet providing for it's con-
struction was issued by the Russian EN-
peror July 30, 1889, and Port Dalny,
fully equipped with all modern improve
ments, docks, warehouses and railroad
facilities, was opened tc commerce in
December, 1901. Talienwan bay is one
of the finest deepwdter harbors ON the
Pacific 1t is free from ice in winter
and ships drawing thirty feet of water
can enter at low tide without dificuity,
and without the aid of pilots can sail or
steam alongside the immense docks and
piers, where their cargoes can be loaded
into railroad cars and run direct for
6,0OO miles into the city of st. Peters
burg. Five large piers had been con-
strueted, each supplied with numerous
railroad tracks and immense warehouses
anu eiefdtOISs gas sieEtFlc nights ana
water, ana large breakwater was being
constructed so that ships could lie at the
piers and load and unload regardless of
weather. Docks for foreign vessels.
steam and sail, extended between the
piers and along the shore for two miles.
There were two first-class dry docks,
one intended for ordinary ocean steam
ers and the other designed to acc juimo-
date the largest vessels Of war Oh COM
merce. Over $6,000o00 had been ex-
pended ON the harbor system before the
end Of 1902 and it was estimated that
the cost of completing the works would
be S20,O00000, but this does not in any
way represent the total cost of the cree
ton Of this great commercial port,
which, with Port Arthur. distant about
twenty miles, was leased by the Chinese
government to Russia in 1898. Nearly
25,000 men We're employed daily on the
work of constructing the port and town.
The total population is estimated at
about 6Q,000, mostly Chinese. japanese,
Koreans and Russians