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The republicans belong to that class
Of people who take no thought for the
morrow, hence the present condition
Of the national treasury does not trou-
BILE them very much. But the time n
rapidly coming when the financial con-
dition o. the treasury must demand the
attention Of those IN power. Ths New
York Journal Of Commerce. . financial
Journal with republican leanings, says
It win be q fortunate thing Tor the
democrats II they fan ito elect their
presidential ticket. because IN such an
event they WIN not be saddled with the
responsibility Of = large dsaeit In the
treasury growing out Of the laws ana
policy q the previous administrntions
Houston (Tex-l Post
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In his NAVAL War q 1s1s.s volume
/. paes 1ss. Thsodors Roosevelt said
that Thomas jefferson ~Waspsrhsps the
NOS Incapable executive that ever flied
tie presidential chair That would
seen 70 be q most unjust criticism of the
authoF q tie DESTINATIONS e Endepend-
enes. who acquired the Louisiana TERRI
tory. Who Uns tHics president fouader
q Tie UniveE1lty 81 Virgins and author
Of the h,n establishing religious frse-
dom IN hls native state. x mey have
h,sn s HeaklIEg according q the idea
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try. The other man is intolerant Of all

try. The other man Is intOlerant Of all
restraint
The issue Is the constitution. or It n
Mr.. Roosevelt, as you please. II It
were . campaign Of mere attractions
and Mr.. Roosevelt were permitted to
state them to suit himself, democracy
might easily. be robbed Of all Issues
But the question before The people L..
among other things. the selection Of Q
president. The requirements Of Of
nee and the fitness OF men are consid-
erations The requirements have ref
erenee to the constitution which ere
ated the Office, and measured by them
Mr.. Roosevelt is seen to be wholly
unit
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'zlrs. ChslIus looks bad. doesn't shsy''
''Yes, and no wonder. She's been
sHake every night Cor . week past"
The ideal What was the mattsrfS
''she discovered about week ago that
her husband talks IN BIS sleep. and. II
cour<s. she had to listen. s-Phiindsiphic
Public Ledger.
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Of Theodore Roosevelt. but Who vsll
live longest in the hearts Of his eountry-
menf Jefferson is noted e q conserve.
tive statesman; how WIN Roosevelt b
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Il q said that room may be quick
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!ooutAining handful Of hay, which win
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Panama Alligators.

One of the Isthmian Canal Commission
says:
Il never saw so many alligators in all
my life. At the mouth of the canal to-
ward the Pacific the gators are gathered
by the thousands. The natives have taken
advantage Of this fact to establish a set
Element there, the principal industry of
which is alligator hunting. They don't kill
the brutes with rifles, but lasso them just
as cowboy would lasso a horse In tiny
skifs they sail out on the canal and toss
rope about the neck of a great saurian
with the greatest ease, after which they
proceed To tie the alligator to tree on the
bank, and then they can kill him ut their
leisure. Thousands of alligator hides are
shipped away from Panama, and the in
dustry is one of the most profitable on the
isthmus.
Sharks. too, abound in parts of the old
canal. We saw many brilliant-co
birds and parrots, and some of the mem.
bers of the Commission were presented by
the natives with some beautiful specimens
of the paroquet. Strange to say, though
the Commission tramped across along the
edge of the canal route. not one of them
encountered snake, and laborers working
OH the canal need have no fear of venomous
reptiles. / am informed that the entire
canal strip is entirely free from snakes"
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A Homely Illustration.

When you get silver in your finger, the
sensation is anything but pleasant Allow
it to remain long enough and it will feste:
and give you lot OF trouble. Remove the
cause and the pain will stop.
It's the same way with the whole body
When your head aches it is natures mes
sage sent from the stomach to the brain.
Every throb is but click in the MESA re
whose letters spell "danger--send relief
Some people, when they get a headache
rush to the drugstore and swallow some
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heart to humping and the blood racing
around the body at terrific rate. Do you
Other people take strong purgatives which
rip and tear through the stomach and
bowels leaving them irritated and sore. Dc
you? Still other people take Vernal Pal
mettona formerly known as Vernal Saw
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Manchurian Floods and Droughts.

Twice year all Manchuria, the Lao
tung Peninsula excepted. experiences two
great fioOds-when the ice and snow melt
during this month. and during June the
monsOons come. This region has only the
melted flood, augmented by heavy rain
storms, and after that it shrivcls and
bakes Wells and most of the streams, ex-
cept the Lao, dry up during the hot Sum
mer from April to September, when the
heavy frost comes suddenly. and Winter
is ushered in with vengeance. These
floods play havoc with the highways and
the bridlepaths connecting the towns, and
they make well-nigh impossible the mainte-
nance of even n trail over the Chang PAL
shan Mountains. which guard Manchuria
from the Korean side. A Japanese army
of invasion, starting from the northea stern
Korean boundary near the upper reaches
of the Yalu. or from Possiet Bay, with the
intention of penetrating to Kirin, on the
eastern edge of the southern plain, would
have difficult path over 2OO miles or
more of rugged mountain country. The
mountains in this part of Manchuria at
tain an elevation varying from 5000 to
5000 feet. An army pushing its way up
the Liao-tung Peninsula would also have
its troubles. The Spring floods augment
the mountain streams to rivers. which
litter the narrow streams with mountain
debris that is never removed.
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along the river. In the midst of noisy
demonstrations all along the line. the Jap
anese threw a bridge across the main stream
of the Yalu just above Win, on Saturday
completing it by O'Clock p. m, when
the main body of the japanese troops be-
gan crossing. The Russians had evidently
not kept proper watch of the line, and
were unprepared for this, for the whole
japanese force succeeded in getting across
without any noticeable difficulty, and at
tackled the Russians in front of them early
the next morning. The line of battle seems
to have been about four miles long and
everywhere the japanese attacked prompt
~, with vigOr, and with entire success
1t Is not at all creditable to the Rus
sian Generals manuvers that at no point
had he prepOnderating force, and did not
secure even a partial success at any point
along his line. BY 8 o'clock the Japanese
had swept everything before them. and the
Russians were in full retreat. The Jap
anese claim TO have taken % quick firing
guns, many rifles, and much ammunition.
and small number of prisoners. They
claim their total loss was about 100. and
the Russian loss about 800.
The loss seems prepOsterously small for
an engagement of that Importance. Here
we had Russian force of. say. 10000 to
lo,UW men intrenched in Il position which
they had held for months on which they had
probably exhausted the art of fOrtificat ton
vet they are driven from it and sent i'm
complete retreat with loss certainly NOT
exceeding 500. and a corresponding loss to
their assailants. If their whole loss was
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THE RUSSIANS DRIVEN FROM THE YALu.

The long-expected collision between the
Russians and Japanese on the banks of the
Ialu has come off, and not at all to the
credit of the Russians, who have not only
been badly defeated, but did not make a
fairly good fight. 1t was expected that the
japanese would be able to pass the line of
the Ialu somewhere, but the Russians had
abundant notice of this. We're prepared to
resist it, and should have made u very
much better fight against it than they did.
= The first news came that there had been
a terrific battle in which thousands were
slain, but that the great masses which the
Russians had formed OH that line had been
forced back by still heavier ones thrown
against them by the japanese. 1t now APP
pears that there was only what we would
have called during the war of the rebellion
lively fighting along line of not more
than four or five miles. with loss on
either side stated as being in the neighbor
hood of less than 500.
1t was nothing like so sharp a collision
as many of our smaller battles. such as
was had at Helena. Ark. July 4. 1868, or
the many Reconnaissance in the force"
of the Army of the Potomac.
When the columns of conflicting dis
patches are sifted down, it appears that.
instead of the Russians having tens of thou
sands of men massed along the river as we
were led TO suppose. they probably had TO-
600 or $1,000 scattered along a front of
several miles. The Russians say they had
only 5000, but this must be taken with
some grains of allowance. Probably they
had double OF treble that number, and most
likely the Japanese correctly eStima ted
what Russians they had to meet and pro-
vided force sufficient for the purpose.
There are columns of description of ter
rife artillery duels with awful destruction,
but old soldiers will readily discount all
this. Apparently the Japanese began dem
Onstrations along the bank of the Yalu
with the fleet assisting, and made feints of
crossing at various places for many miles
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Some Idea of Distances.

Some idea Of distances in the theater
of operations may be gathered from the
following figures: From Port Arthur to
Niuchwang is 175 miles; from Port Arthur
to Hardin is $50 miles, from Hardin to
Nladivostok is $50 miles. From Chemulpo
Bay to Fing-yang is $50 miles: from Ping
yang to the Yalu River is, as the road
goes. another 80 miles; from the mouth
of the Yalu River to Mukden is still an
other 100 miles: from the head of the 10
rean Gulf TO EladivOstOk is $50 miles
Possiet Bay, from which the only feasible
road leads over the mountain into the Sun
gari Valley. is about 20 miles southwest of
Nladiyostok. From Possiet Bay along the
only feasible road to Ninguta, near which
it would be possible to intercept the Trans
Siberian Railroad. the distance is nearly
CD miles. From Ninguta To Kiran, along
the road. is another 200 miles ut the end
Of which you are still 10 miles from the
railroad in IL straight line.
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Which Is the More ciyiiized7

Some worthy persons fear that the Jap.
anese, whom they deem to be heather in
their blindness" would be "the yellow
peril and "a menace to civilization if
they should beat Russia. Which is the
more civilized nation, Russia or Japan
Without dwelling on such precious Russian
services TO civilization as the murder of
Poland. the oppression and suppression of
Finland, the persecution of Jews and Ar.
menians, look at Russian education. Rus
STA is % times as big as Japan in territory.
thrice as big in population; and Japan
sends three times as many children to the
elementary schools. Japan's credit is bet
ter than Russia's. Japan has the larger
commercial marine, and apparently the bet
ter warships. Japan has a popular and
representative Government. japanese art
is the admiration, and, to some extent. the
inspirer of modern artists.-Eyerybody s
Magazine.
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WAR IN THE ORIENT.
First Great Land Batle-Russans Easily Driven from the Line
of the Yalu-Losses Light Both Sides.
Russians Unprepared.

Col. Gadke, writing from Hardin, April
to the Berliner Tageblatt. says the Rus
slams had assembled but three army corps
south of Aiukden. and were only beginning
the formation of the fourth. Two cavalry
divisions were advancing by railroad, while
the second and third Siberian reserve diyi-
sions were only arriving in driblets by rail.
Col. Gadke calculated that three weeks
must elalse before these troops were as
sembled. and he evidently anticipated a
still longer delay in the Russian concentra-
ton since Gen. Kuropatkin wanted to have
100000 men before assuming the offensive.
The letter gives interesting details of the
improvised character of the Russian forces.
and mentions that out of 124 battalions
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stal~art coolies, who extra To avoid rough
500. their killed would not probably be
more than POO, which seems absurdly small
On the other hand besides the - quick
firing guns. the Japanese do not seem to
have captured much beyond the position
The Russian loss in prisoners is so small
that 1t implies that either the Russians left
quite early in the game. and made their re-
treat in the best of order or else the jap
anese were not at all vigorous in pursuit
The details confirm the astonishingly
small losses of the cOmba tants. The Jap
anese Imperial Guards, which took very
important part in the battle. sustained ::
loss of two or three killed. nine severely
and 16 slightly wounded. In taking the lit
tie village of kosan but five Russians were
Killed, and the Japanese report no loss The
Japanese losses on Saturday from the ter
rifle bombardment of the Russian guns,
which tried to prevent their passage of the
river. We're but two men killed an, five
officers and - men wounded. The Rus
slams Claim that their own losses, when
fney were driven from the nights near the
village of Khussan. were three men killed
and 80 wounded. Then why did they give
up the place!
The Russians have burned Antung. and
abandoned the whole valley of the Yalu
River to Feng Wang -Cheng. where the road
to Mukden crosses the mountains, and have
gone into another line of intrenchments.
Whether they will hold these any better
than those on the Yalu remains to be seen,
and whether the japanese will advance di-
rectly against them or turn them by a
movement from the sea will be developed
later. 1t seems likely, however. that the
japanese will content themselves with
holding their position on the Yalu, and
move now more in reference to Newchwang
and the isolation and capture of Port
Arthur.
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GARLAND Their GRAVES NO. 8.

The New Memorial Song Book IL Now
ready. Among the choice selections men,
ton only few:
LAS We Garland Their Graves !" Banner Of Beauty"
Riest BE the Ground" Dear Comrades CALMLY Sleep"
:" For Native Land and Liberty" Lights Out" The
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Is CENTS per dozen c5pes $3.50 sent prepaid upon he
cep of price We have limited supply of all the back
numbers at same price. Order of an old soldier.
&. V.STRICkLAND. Huntington Ind.
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Monument to the FIRST Man Killed.

4 monument was unvailed in the Ma
tional Cemetery, at Grafton. w. Va, April
%. TO the memory of Bailey Brown, the
first soldier killed in the war of the re-
bellion. The monument is of granite, Is
feet high, and was dedicated under the
auspices of the West Virginia G. A. II.
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only 4S had been incorporated in nine
months, while 16 We're sent from Europe
and all the rest were new. Of the remain
ing 10, there We're 40 which had been hur-
rledly formed from troops of the most va
ried categories some 10 weeks ago. The 4S
older battaliOns, consisting of Siberian re-
serves, are not believed to possess the quail
ties of seasoned troops, and the two ST.
berian Cossack divisions. which are largely
commanded by Russian dragon officers
are Cossacks only in name since they are
of ordinary peasants impressed
and organized as Cossacks.
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Complete telephones all ready TO put up and talk
Will talk and signal perfectly = TO sc miles Can also
be used party lines of five 10 eight telephones
This is the best "Seres Telephone made, and price
very low. Full directions for putting up and main
tanning Telephones free with each order. Also,
House Telephones made to work perfectly Battery
Call from house barn. shop. etc. Goods Will be sent
c. o. d. by freight express when one fourth OF the
amount of bill is with order which is credited on
the bill. buy and sell all kinds Of electric supplies
tools, motors etc. stock list free Address DAN
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UNDER RECENT ORDER

The National Tribune is prepared to fur
nish TO attorneys and others blank forms of
application under the recent order of the
Commissioners of Pensions. Price. 65 cents
per hundred. Address The National Trib-
une. 800 Pa. Ave. NJ. W.. Washington.
ID. &.
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been held by some observers TO be over
fortified. The entrance to the harbor is
narrow, and is 1anked by commanding
nights. upon which are forts armed with
the heaviest guns. A horseshoe shaped
chain of hills encircles the harbor. with
only one break These eminences are
crowned with Notifications which domi-
nate not only the harbor but the surround
ing hills. The Japanese have found one
place where from behind the I.iaosha n
promontory they can throw shells into the
harbor and city with virtual immunity TO
themselves. The proof Of this is shown by
the fact that when the japanese bonn
Dard from this vicinity the Russian feet
invariably steams out into the o,lter har.
Dor "
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STRONGHOLD of Port Arthur

Port Arthur has been described in detail
so often of late that it will be sufficient to
say that il is one of the most strongly
fortified places in the world. Indeed, il has
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Rural telephones
Local, Private and
Long Distance Use.

No. 4 Local. for lines mp
10 800 feet. each. 68.25.
No. 2. Private lines. mp do
FL miles. each. $3.50.
No. 3. Long Distance. for
lines mp TO 30 miles,
ancIr a. 90.
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to find out whence comes this portentous
noise"
Tia, ha," laughed a Russian prisoner,
and they asked him why. "Ha, ha," said
ne. the Ssrgeants are just calling over the
names Of men who have received letters
from home in the last army mail"
A SLOW AND COSTLY MAIL ROUTE.
The Chairman of the House Committee
on Rivers and Harbors has received a let
ter from a man in Philadelphia, unfolding
project for what its author terms an
East and West Mississippi" Mr.. JEFF
frey's proposal is nothing more nor less
than that the Government shall construct
a navigahle waterway for mail purposes
across the continent from East to West,
800 feet wide and II feet deep. He esti-
mates the cost at $4,000 mile, and gives
minute particulars as to the methods OF
construction.
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NIGHT ON THE YALU.

The Japanese and Russian armies were
facing each other for the first time. With
daybreak would come decisive battle. The
stiffness Of night was suddenly shattered
by a most astounding series of crashes. ex-
plosions and rumblings from the Russian
camp. The outburst threw CONSERVATION
among the Japanese. The Mikado's field
commander leaped from his quarters.
Colonel" he commanded his Aid. shave
a squad of the best scouts sent out at once
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KILLED THE CANARY.

Representative Cooper. of Wisconsin. has
been sending very fine grass seed to some
of his constituents for couple of years.
Last week he received this letter:
"Dear Mr.. Cooper: l want to thank you
very much for the seed you have been send
ing me- Please do not send me any more.
as our canary died 10 days ago. The bird
did not seem to thrive on the seed you have
been sending"
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announcing the death of the father of the
addressee. 1t is expected that the defense
will be that the Postmaster wished to break
the news gently. If that plea in extenua-
ton shall prove effective in court, many
equally meritorious excuses can doubtless
be found for other lamentable failures in
prOmptneSS.
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Wanted, Land Warrants.

Will pay Spot Cash for Land Warrants issued
for services in any war, whether they properly
assigned not. III original warrant has been lost
destroyed will procure duplicate for ownerS Core
epondence solicited
w. Z. MOSES.
McGill Building, WashingtOn. ID. G.
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bis vehicle in II
h rwouIdc
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A literary gentleman from America. tenn
porarily residing in Europe, says: Il put
it to German post Office clerk once: man
| had been boring for months. l said !:
You think / write these ietters-these
short stories, the three-act plays, on pur-
pose to annoy yeu. DO let me try and get
the idea out of your head Personally. l
hate work-hate it as much as you do.
This is a pleasant little town OF yours !;
given a free choice | could spend the whole
day incoming round it, never putting pen
to paper. But what am to do? | have
wife and children. You! know what it
Ia YOURSELF they clamor for food, boots.
all sorts of things. / have to prepare these
little packets for sale and bring them to to
YOU were not here, if there were no post
office in this town: maybe I'd have to train
pigeons or cork the thing up in a bottle.
fling it into the river. and trust to luck
and the, gulf stream. But you being here
and calling yourself post otfice-well, it's
temptation to fellow ] think it did
good Anyhow, after that he used to. grin
when opened the door instead of greeting
me as formerly with face the picture Of
despair"