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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

What Russia is anxious to do Is to
emigrate to a warm country. She's too
big to pen up In her snowdrifts.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

Bradstreet's states that 80 per cent
OF those who fail In business are those
who do not advertise. Enough said.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

And It Is in the year 1904 that the
niece OF the grea. Napoleon dies, so
easily Is a century OF history spanned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

II there is a war, which are you go
ing TO bet on, Russia or Japan2
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-16
ANNUAL STATEMENT

Of the Prudential Insurance Company
Of America, Newark, N. j.
Capital (paid up ....... 1000, 200 90
Assets ......... II, 1894 ,759 81
Liabilities, exclusive of CAPT
tai and net surplus -. .57,311,3 2S o.
Income.
premiums ........ SOUS, fOZ ~
Other sources . ,99G, l26 %
Total income 1903 SO 1925, 12S %
Expenditures.
Losses and matured endOw-
mentS ................. 9 S42, 69o -
Dividends to policy holders 780,479 ca
Other expenditures .....16, 025,951 "a
Total expenditures 1903 .26,649, 124 %
Business. 1908.
Risks written ...... .293,Zoe, 942 "
Premiums thereon ..... IL ,759, III IS
Losses incurred, including ma
tured endowments and an
nuities lie, 419 524 g
Nevada Business.
Risks written l6,5lo ~
Premiums received .S52 81
Losses paid
Losses incurred
Edward Grey,
Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-16

4 gentleman with statistical bent
1as found that in mining there is a
prc!it Ct 500 per cent, with So per cen,
failures, while manufacturing ranges
from 10 to % per cent profit, with fail
UTes of s. per cent. These statistics IF
fifty Colorado mining companies with
combined capital of s46,OOO,OOO show
the following results: Dividends paid
s20000,000; original investments by
stockholders, s7,o0o,o00; returned to
stockholders on par value, over 13 per
cent; returned to stock holders on orr
sinal investment, 300 per cent.-Ex.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-16

A number e Colorado mining men
are VISITING IN this city, and it is I'M
derstocd that tLey are looking over
the field With an idea 70 a purchase.
Governor Colcord has returned from
a trip to the Consolidated Esmeralda
mines. He speaks most encouraging.y
Of the outlook and it Is expected that
stamps will be dropping on ore inside
of q week.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-16
Winner Got Short E1G.

Young Corbett on,y received $1,000
for his share Of the receipts for tho
light with Sullivan in San Francisco
Tuesday night Sullivan vas guara2-
teed $4,000 win or loose by the cham
pion. Corbett made this offer think
ing the gate receipts would he iarcc
and that he WOE, lave plontr TO spare
Chronicle.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-16
ANNUAL STATEMENT

Jf the Western Loan & Savings Con-
P-ny OF Salt Lake Clay, SAT- LAKE
County, Utah, fer the year ending
Cecember 81, 1903.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-16
ANNUAL STATEMENT

.! the Connecticut Fire insurance Co.
of Hartford, Conn.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-16


STATE Of Utah.
County of salt Lake
|, 4. H. Atkinson.
do sclemnly swear that | am the du'T
elected, qualified and acting Assistant
Secretary Of the Western Loan & Say
ings Company Of Salt Lake City, Utah,
and that the foregoing is full, true
and complete statement of the bust
ness of said company for the year end
ing Dec. 81, 1893.
4. II Atkinson.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 1st day Of March, A. D., 1904.
Scp-us H. Lund,
[Seall Notary Public.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
A Masculine Trait.

"Men as class are certainly not in
the habit of boasting Of their good
looks,'' said Miss Zaida ben .Jusut,
the distinguished photographer. az
the same time, though, every man is
sure, and rightly sure that there is II.
his face some unique and admirable
quality, and on account Of this quail.
ity he would not change faces with
any one.
There is an Arabian story" Miss
ben Jusuf resumed, (which brings out
we'll mems liking for their own faces
and their distaste for the faces Of their
fellows.
Two camel drivers, according to the
story, met in the market place and the
first said:
IL met a man to-day who declared
that I reSembled YOU
Tell Elc who it was said the other,
that may knock him down
"'Oh, you need not trouble said the
first camel driver, 1 did that at once I"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
Proof of Earth's Curvature.

Although it was demonstrated more
than 2O00 years ago that the earth is
globular in form. there are certain per-
sons who maintain that it is fat.
About thirty years ago controversy
on the subject waxed so hot that it
was determined to put the matter to
direct experiment in order to settle
the question once for all. The place
chosen was near Bedford. England.
where there is q straight siX-mile
stretch of water. At both ends and
in the middle of this water posts were
erected, each of the same definite
height above the water level. Upon
looking with a telescope along the tops
of these posts it was clearly seen that
the centre one overtoppcd the others
by about six feet. owing to the cur.
vature of the surface Of the earth.
These experiments were recently re-
peated in 4 more scientific manner by
II. Yule Oldham, who read paper on
the subject before the Glasgow meet
ing of the British Association. The
same result was obtained, with the inn
portant difference that by the employ
ment of a tele-photographic lens and
camera the six-foot prominence OF the
middle post was recorded in an unmis-
taxable manner.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
Petrarch's Laura.

AproDos of the celebration of the
GO0th anniversary Of Petrarch's birth,
says the Westminster Gazette, a dis
cussion has arisen Us to the identity
Of Petrarch's Laura. The old story
was that she was Laura di Moves, or
dAncazure-a member, at all events,
of an old Provincial family-who mar
ried one Hugo de Sade, of AviSnoA,
and was the lireal ancestress OF the
Marquis dc SADIE, Of inglorious memory.
On investigation, however, this story
appears to rest upon little beyond the
unsupported word of certain
eighteenth century Able de Sade, who
wanted to Eatter his vanity with an
interesting genealogy. NJ. GeDhart,
the Ncll-known French writer on the
Renaissance, inclines, on the other
hand, to the opinion that the immortal
sweetheart Of the poet is quite uni
Gentifable, was almost certainly OF 10
Importance and was Of plebeian or
~,n
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
CORPSES PILED IN HEAPS
Most FriahtfuI Carnage Follows Re-
B peated Assaults Of 0aunt'ess Japs
F. on Forts Around Port Arthur.

Associated Press dispatches fr"m
Che Foo state that the recent assaults
hv the Japarese around Port Arthur
have bcen of the most desperate char
acter and were marked by losses which
almost stagger belief.
Adyices received in Che Foo Thurs
day state that the attempt OF the
japanese to capture fort No. l cost
them fully 10000 men, killed and
wounded. Four desperate charges
were made by the japanese on the
fort, but each time they were forced TO
fall back before the terrible fire OF the
Russian batteries The second, third
|! and fourth charges Of the Japanese
were made over the corpses Of their
comrades who had fallen in the first
dash.
When the attack ceased the ground
for 300 yards in front OF the fort was
literally covered with the bodies OF the
mikado's soldiers. Many Of the JAP
auese were shot down at the ditch SUR
ROUNDING the fort. This assault was
made under the eyes Of Field Marshal
Oyama, who arrived several days ago,
and is directing operations against
Port Arthur.
In the assault on Fort Etsehan the
Japanese were more successful, for
they carried the position though at
loss of about 5000 men. Two charges
In force were made before the Japan
ese captured the positions, so desper-
ately did the Russians cling to the
fort. In the last charge the Japanese
swept into the fort in overwhelming
numbers and literally wiped out the
Russian garrison. It is said that not
one in ten Of the Russians escaped.
Fort Ttsehan is most important
position in the chain of forts surround.
! Ing Port Arthrr and it's possession by
the Japanese gives them point OF
vantage from which to use their ar.
| tillery against the other forts.
So constant has been fighting that
there has been no time to bury the
dead. Corpses in great numbers are
strewn all around the port in various
stages Of decomposition.
Chinese arriving in Che Foo say that
thousands Of vultures are constantly
hovering over the battlefield.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01

was told in et:"..-t different versions and
the. result absolutely confirmed the fu-'
tility of corroboratire evidence in Q
court of law.
Tl4a sense of sight is deceived in a
hundred ways which are rarely corsid-
cred. For instance. stand and watch
the revolutions Of the cups of the ane-
mOTater-the instrument used for
measuring the velocity of the wind.
You may S:i::a for several minutes
as carefully rs YOU please. yet at the
end of that time still. be puzzled as 10
the real direction in which they are
turning round. Tie more Uncertain the
wind and the greater consequently the
variation of speed, the more is the die
fculty of the task Increased.
Again. standing below high build
ing and looking up. MANY will aver
that the wall is not exactly perpendic-
ular. but inclines overhead in a threat
eninS manner. The longer the wall eX-
tends the stronger becomes tie illu-
sion.
Another simple iliustra tion of the diff
ficuity experienced by most people in
making exact observation is the failure
to notice mistakes in type. In recent
experiment copies Of uncorrected
proofs were distributed among mum.
be: Of scholars III the highest grade Of
4 primary school. The average age OF
the Class was fourteen years.
The average number OF errors found
was only twelve. Some Of the children
only found three. The actual number
as marked by Il professional proof
reader was for ol'y-oue. A particularly
interesting point about this experiment
was that the cider children. as 4 r7lle.
found fewer mistakes than the
younger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
DO We Eat Too Much or Too Little:

A safe generalization on this subject
is that those who can have all the food
they desire are very apt to eat for the
pleasure of eating. and commonly eat
too much. This. however, is not true
Of most Of those who have to earn their
bread by daily industry in occupations
which earn them the prevailing rate Of
wages. Very few of this class are
overfed at any period of life, and that
Il more generous diet would be to their
advantage is more likely to be true
than that they need to be advised to
eat less. Bad cooking and monotony
in diet are much commoner evils.-New
York Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
HATTLEsHIPs DlsMANTLEn
EMest Welcome Order Received by Rus.
sians in shanghai Harbor.

I Nest Welcome Order Received by Rus.
SLAMS in Shanghai Harbor,
An Associated Press dispatch from
Shanghai says: An order was re-
celved Wednesday night from the
Russian minister ordering the cruiser
Askold and torpedo boat destroyer Gro.
zoyoi to be disarmed.
There was considerable anxiety in
official circles throughout the day,
First, an order went forth that the
vessels remain four days longer. Then
negotiations were begun for smother
four days. This request was eagerly
and .;ersistently pressed by the Rus.
sian minister at Pekiug, but it wa.i alb
soiutely refused by the Chinese gov.
ernment. Then an order reached
Shanghai to push work on the vessels
and go out to what seemed, certain
death Sunday. The abject distress Of
the .Askold's crew when this news
was received was pitiable. From the
first the officers and crew have urged
disarmament, bnt the minister at Pc
king would not consider the sugges.
tion
The dock managers notified the Rus
sian officials that the Askold's hull
would not be repaired BY Sunday
More telegraphing to Peking followed
and finally the welcome order to DIS
mantle was received by the Russian
admiral. Under the supervision of the
customs authorities representing Chi.
ma, the Askold and Grozovci will go
out of commission, and as soon as
they are patched up they will take
their places alongside the gunboat
Mandjur, which was dismantled last
March, and remain tied up until the
war ends. By this action Russia loses
two units cf strength, but serious com
plications with the powers are happily
aTerted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
Sun Parlor in the New Hospital For ConsumPtlves
n PhiIadclphia.

forced in through metal conduits at a
height a little above mans head.
When cooler it finds an exit through
ventilators raised G foot above the
floor. Behind each pavilion, and con-
nected with it by the glass-covered
porch, is a building Of glazed brick,
containing tlle kitchen, bath and toilet
rooms, and in the basement the ma
chinery for heating the air, also the
blower. run Ivy electricity. for forcing
it into the pavilons. In the auxiliary
building, as in the pavilion itself, all
the surfaces are as smooth and non-
absorbent rs possible.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
JAPAN NOTIFIES POWERS.

VIII Take Summary Action Unless
Russia Promptly Cisarns Ships.
Japan has addressed a note to the
powers informing them that unless
Russia forthwith disarms her warships
in Shanghai, Japan will be forced to
take whatever steps she deems neces'
sary to protect her interests.
Mr.. Takahira, Japanese minister a.
Washington. called ct the state de-
partmen. Saturday and left with Mr.
Adee, acting secretary Of state, the
communication of the Toxic govern
ment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
FLOWEKlNG nYJTERT.

Central Asia now puts in claim
fl: the most remarkable of all the
bulbous plants. 1t bears the imperial
title of Monarch of the East" In
color and appearance the bulb res"m-
bles large potato, and its eNtraor-
dinary property is that it flowers with
out the aid of earth. sand. stones.
water, or anything else. The dis
coverer Of this phenomenon says:
"The flower sheath sometimes reaches
a length Of nearly two fect, is Of a red
brown color. tipped with red and vel
low, while the inner pats of the flower
are equally brilliant"' He also adds
that the bulb Of this extraordinary
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01

away, and a growth appears to BIZ
coming from the bulb, it should be
potted up in good soil and freely
watered. Later on an umbrella-shaped
leaf is formed on a stout stalk re-.
sembling brown granite in color, and
sometimes reaching a height of threa
feet. In autumn this leaf fades, and as
soon as it has died off. the bulb is lifted
out of the soil, cleaned up, and placed
in a dry condition in warm room.
when the previous years display will
be repeated.-New York Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
OFFICE HOLDERS ARE WARNED.
Instructed Nct to Violate Civil Service
Law During Campaign.

In view of the approaching election,
the civil service commission at Wash
ington has addressed letter to the
heads of all departments and bureaus
calling their attention to violations OF
the civil service law in past connec-
ton with political campaigns and in
closing circular containing warn.
ng against the demanding or payment
of political assessments or partisan ac-
tivity of Office holders.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
Wouldn't Reduce Hours

A recent attempt to reduce the daily
hours OF female factory workers at
Freiberg. Germany. was opposed, on
the grounds that competition with
Italy, Japan and China would not per-
NIT it, and that, if factory life were
made TOO attractive. domestic help
would be still more difficult to obtain
than it is now.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
AFTER NINE YEARS.
Another Reward is Offered by Georgia
Governor for Will Myers.

A reward of $3.50 has been offered
for the arrest of Will Myers, the
young white man who escaped from
the Fulton county jail in Atlanta nine
years ago, while under sentence to be
hanged for the murder of Forest Crow
ley.
The reward was offered by the gov
ernor on the request of Solicitor Gen
eral Hill, who has information thai
might lead to the arrest Of Myers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
GLASS HOUSES
FOR CONSUMPTIYES
>,c<< HE originator of the idea of

>,o<< HE originator of the idea Of
4 b the scientific treatment Of
6 ~ s consumption by sunlight,
4 L + DR.. Biggs, the chief resi-
Ho~ dent physician of the Phil
adelphia Hospital, has in
duced the municipal authorities to erect
six pavilionS, at a cost Of S114,O 900, for
the express purpose of giving the plan
a thorough trial. The buildings are
now completed and will be furnished
ard ready for occupation within few
days.
Each pavilion is separate in itself.
with walls and roof Of glass, and only
sufficient metal work in its construc-
ton to support the framework. The
floors are Of cement, so as to be as
smooth and nonabsorbent as possible.
Each pavilion is twenty-seven feet
wide and thirty-six feet long. Running
around the building is six-foot porch,
also surrounded by glass, The glass is
arranged in frames ten feet in height.
BY means of IN automatic device one
side Of the building or all four sides
may be thrown open. The glass above
.the doors is worked in the same way,
so that in warm weather each tier of
glass frames may be opened, turning
the pavilion into little more than a
shed with a glass roof. The inside
glass is ribbed sufficiently to make it
Opaque. The glass of the porches is
transparent.
The buildings are intended for use
both winter and summer. In the win
ter they will be heated by warmed air
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
DEATH IN MAD DOG BITE.

Young Boy Dies in Frishtful Ason;e:
OF fiydropho5ia.
AS a result of the bite Of ioX ter
rier jsfx weeks ago, lifle Thomas
Igoe, aged years, son, of Captain and
Mrs. Thomas F. Igoe, of SumEerville
8. c.. died Sunday afternoon in the
Tabernacle infirmary, at Atlanta, Ga.
after undergoing the most .frightfuI
agonies of rabies.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
GREAT BRONZE STATUE OF BUDDHA,
Kamakura, Japan.

plant needs only to be placed in a
saucer, without water, in warm
room. when, without showing either
leaves or roots, the flower makes its
appearance, usually early in the year,
thriving entirely upon the nourish-
ment contained within the bulb.
AS soon as the flower has faded
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
E--I Sz- ~
Very Odd Mistakes
That We All Make.


XOW many buttons have YOU
8 on Your w:liStcoat? This
x is no catch. Just a simple
s question. and if you can
4 answer it without coTnt-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-01
SCOPE OF FISHING LAWS.
Anglers May Catch Bass Above Little
Falls Until April Is.

Bass fishermen who want to enjoy the
Easter holidays On the Potomac river may
do so without violating the law if they go
above the Little Falls. While the District
law provides that there shall be no such
fishing between the list day of April and the
10Th day of May, the Maryland law does
not close the season until the 18th of this
month. The season in Maryland remains
closed until the 18th day of June Under
the state law it is provided that no person
shall catch bass pickerel or pike perch
otherwise known as wall-eyed pike, and
California salmon during the closed season.
AT other times. the law provides, they are
to be taken only with rod and line, with
single hook attached. 1t is further provided
that the fish so caught must measure not
less than eight inches in length. A penalty
OF 81 is provided for each offense against
the laws provisions
The law also provides that it shall be I'M
lawful Tor any person to have such fish in
his possession during such season. Under
the laws of the District there is similar
provision, and should residents of the Dis
trict spend their time IN Maryland catching
bass during the next two weeks they will
be liable to arrest if the fish are brought
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-01
Benning Events Tomorrow.

The following attractive card OF racing
entries for Saturday at Benning track is
offered lace patrons.
First race-Selling; three years and up:
six and one-half MISREPRESENTATION
100; HIST. 100: Punctual, los; Alpaca, 1O};
Worry, lO5: Springbrook. 1O1; Tom Kiley,
So; Stroller, 102; Neeburban, 90; Monsoon,
s.: Alline Abbott o.
Second race-Maiden two-year- Odds: four
and one-half furlongs.-Mamie March, 1O4
Dixie Andrews, 104; Mon Amour, 1O4; Bert
Osra, 107: Girdlestone. 107; Lssher. los;
X. l.. Johnston. 107; Fila. 1Oi; Pasad ma,
10I; Sunmark, 104
Third race-Three years and up; six fur
longs.-General Steward. 90; Sais, 1903; Gold
Bell. 113; City Bank. 40.
Fourth race-Maiden three years and up:
one mile-Cay. 81; Caqueta. 1OO East Kels-
ton. 10T: Polk NJ Her. 81; Knight of Elway,
%: Panther. 107: Rockland. 100; Mammon,
eI: Charette. 105: May Holiday, %.
Fifth race-Selling; three years and up;
six furlongs.-Tide. 90: Phelps, &c. Tom
Eiley. So; Monsoon, So: Hopeful Miss, So:
oslawaha, 100; Mr.. Pickwick, 1O1
Sixth race Hunters steeplechase: two
miles and e-half.-Deep Run, 1903; La
TOuraine, 161; Twilight. 1876; De Garnette
1G6; Montrip. 1866; Dalliance. 1866; Tom Co
gan l32; Charles OMalley, 1853; Red Hawk
lee: Bombast 153.
Note.-Horses ridden by gentlemen riders
8 pounds less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-01
NEARLY ss,ooo,Ooo SURPLUS.
Statement of Receipts and Expendt
lures for March.


The comparative statement of receipts
and expenditures issued by the Treasury
Department today gives the receipts and
expenditures for March and for the same
month last year and the receipts and ex-
penditures for the nine months of the
present fiscal year and the same period
of the last fiscal year. The figures show
that the total receipts for March were
S44 761 400 and the expenditures SAL
39S, a surplus of about 100000 for the
month For the nine months of the pres
ent fiscal year the receipts have been
$41O.Os274S and the expenditures $402.-
1884 a surplus of nearly $8,0OO,OO0. For
the same nine months of the last fiscal
year the total receipts were S423, O93, 400
and the expenditures S3S9, 264 III, a sur
plus of S33, S29, 223. The figures show that
there has been a large falling off in re-
ceipts this year and large increase in
been wholly in customs. For the nine
months of this year the receipts from
that source have been S199, 495. 446 against
$219 235, 23T. The internal revenue re-
ceipts, on the other hand, have increased
about S30O0,000 over last year, the re-
ceipts this FISCAL year having been $175,-
POS, against S172 oil 1854 one year ago.
The large increase in expenditures has
been In the civil and miscellaneous and
naval branches of the government. The
expenditures on account of the navy so
$50, 129.OI2 a year ago. In the civil and
miscellaneous division the expenditures
have been 04,371 ,627. against SOC, 1885,
100