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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
The Malay Kris.
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81 OF are In great hurry, Mon.
" sieur Gambard. Sit down again
- for few minutes. won't you
But 1t is nearly ~ o'clock. Mon.
sieur Monitor"
"Well, what Of It? The market
doesn't close until IL. You have plenty
Of time"
"Yes. Monsieur Monitor; but I prom.
ised to meet my wife ut one OF the
shops"
"Oh. she will be too busy shopping
to worry about your absence. did
hope that you would see my son be.
fore you left"
"Your son? Oh. to be sure, he has
come back from Paris. Well. IRE you
glad? Did he graduate with honOrsT'
"Yes. He Is a doctor Of laws, and
his mother is overjoyed. ! cannot say
that l am. find him n little bit too
Partisan, this boy OF mine. He says u
good many things that ! don't like ut
all, argues about honesty, property,
Justice. Why, yesterday l would have
left the dinner table II 1t had been any
body but my own son talking In that
way, and. being my own son, 1t was
hard work TO keep my hands OF his
ears. And he spends too much. am
continually giving him money, yet he
is forever after his mother for more
lie goes to bed very late, and every
morning there Is great fuss before
monsieur consents TO get up. No, no!
I don't like such habits. II he wishes
TO succeed ut the bar, he must take an.
other road"
.You intend to make magistrate
Of him. l believer
HE says no, at present. We shall
have to wait until he changes his
mind"
"Have you heard that young Meguin
has come home as a Judge d'instruc.
tion?"
~ know. He and my son are great
friends. A very serious lad, hear"
.serious? lie would send his own
father 10 prison. There will be no
smotnering OF scandals with him
ike that college affair last year.
Heavens. Monsieur Monitor, II is
quarter past ten. ! really must go,
nv friend. Hello! What a pretty
cabinet"
81. isn't bad, but I have a more in
,erestIng one downstairs In the hall.
I will GO with you and show II to you.
Won must see the Malay kris / picked
nm the other day by pure accident.
Along comes a sailor-let me see, 1t
was day before yesterday--a sailor
of some outlandish country, with all
COTS Of foreign curiosities. ! bought
something that he called Malay kris.
MALAY or not, II Is very curious. I've
seen such things in books, but l didn't
know they really existed. After stab
hing. you press a spring. The blade
divides, and when you pull II out
leaves a horrible wound, shaped like
a cross. Come, will show 1t to you.
Take care OF the last step, the hall Is
so dark. The cabinet Is by the win
dow. Hello"'
what Is the matter!"
well, here's a pretty business."
"What"
1.-THE kris is gone! Who can have
taken IT. ! must see about TINS,
look on the floor, Monsieur Mon
tier. Perhaps the hooks have given
way"
NO. the hooks are all right, and
there is nothing on the floor. Well!
well. I must see about this at once"
well, ! must be gone, Monsieur
Monitor"
Good day, Monsieur Gambard. Jus
tine. Justine, Oh, it's you, Glenn
ence. Where on earth Is Justine"
"In the garden with madame.
have just come from market"
But what is the matter with you,
Clemencel You look all upset"
"And well may be. Monsieur
Something dreadful has happened.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

Most every man thinks he Is smart
enough to tackle any job till he runs
up against the problem Of grading the
front lawn SO all the rain won't run
into the cellar.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST

For wines and liquors.. Heating Il
Mahony. the weil.lnown importers and
wholesale dealers In this line Of goods,
are among the foremost In the country
DfOr value as well as the excellence of
|their goods.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
II Was Very Thin,

"Aha" exclaimed the villain on the
stage. 1.-The plot thickens."
HUH" grunted the disguised Mrs.
Sarah Kastlc, In the audience. IN bet
II cookie 1t won't jell."-Philadelphia
Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
Freight from PIttsburu

Pittsburg originates the largest
freight tonnage Of any city in the
world-more than New York, Chicago
and Philadelphia combined.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
Only Woman Lawyer in JaDan.

Nine. Tel sOno, a Japanese lawyer,
said to be only woman member of the
bar in the land Of the MikadA. was
educated In England
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
Force Of Habit.

Force OF Habit.
Gunner-That man must be used to
trading horses.
Guyer-Why so?
Gunner--When he asked how ola
the automobile was he looked inside
for its teeth.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
Cheap Trave ling
by FlyinS MaChineC.
by John Brisben Walker.

JE history transportation will be inter
ested in the science will make the preliminary tests
The regulating moving aeropanes being deter
mined fond of excitement Will ieau
the ..- a. ..,..
Then business will sit down and calculate the number
of gasoline engine Will move
= nofaar nerh hundred miles
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23
The Mere Wealth
Getter a Low Type.
BY Andrew Carnerie.

always honor the Of humanity the upward path
It the millions the individuals that the divine
impulse Peter Cooper the leader great advance
path which pointed and by which are
all bound to travel?
The distribution Of wealth the great problem Of our age
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23

something perhaps, like these.
in hours, so gallons 0oo
on machine exceed $3OOO) wear ana
machine oil, etc. lOo
OF $1,000
carried on trip 800
Total operating machine New York to Chcago oc
Not day
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-23


machine days
Chicago found TO De an
o charges by aerial
Joking aside Dr. rhomons and Dr. 1aneys estimates OF speed
figures not SO
possibilities sight, because an
plane is constructed of expensive material
Piano silk finely cotton an
qualities ceuod while
mable. will be its constituent
costly
practical experience have doubt that
horse
within q
impressed
with the elimination Of many Of the essential factors Of railway
for costly OK
towers trackwalkers switch engines
Going back the figures Of 2ooho aerial machine with ca
capacity will be in excess Of 1000 pounds -
mae should have 1000 pounds Of merchandise moved 1000 miles
at cost Of 10k 100 pounds.
There would delays from bocae from reshs
might ayodedFrom tho Cosmopolitan
Magazine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12
POOR WEEK FOR
THE HARVEST
WHEAT THRESHED OUT WAS IN
vARIABLY SOFT.
Conditions SO Mixed in North Dakota
that Opinions and Estimates Are Not
Worth Much More than Off-Hand
Guesses-First killing Frost of the
. Season Felt at Fargo.
SueciaI to The Journal.


for an estimate of the Wheat yield in
his locality, a prominent grain man ma
said: ''There ism It any average. The
conditions are so spotted that it is i'm
possible for any man living to do more
than make guess at the yield.'
The past week was an on gEa1
still damp from the rains Of the pre-
ceding week, and while some thresh-,
ing has been done, the grain is invarl-
ably soft. Friday was a warm day,
and Saturday, while cool, was windy
and the air was dry. With fair weather
for few days, the grain viii harden 4Snna
now on will be in better condition.
Some yields that have been reported
are as follows:
John O'Leary of. Grand Forks
threshed twenty-five bushels an acre off
potato ground. The grain was soft and
graded rejected.
On the Smith farm, north Of the city,
the yield varied from little better than
nothing to ten bushels, and the grade
| from No. / northern to poor quality
of chicken feed.
At Rugby the grain is running from
eight to twelve bushels and few fields
are doing even better than this. p, A. G..
Holden of Inkster threshed sixteen
bushels an acre, grade No. l northern.
George Spangler threshed sixteen
bushels an acre of No. hard.
| AS near as can be estimated, the
yield around Inkster will be about
eleven bushels.
! E. Van Houten of the Fargo Milling
company has inspected the crops along
the Park River line and is we'll pleased
with the outlook there.
There is still a good deal of grain
uncut, and some that is not yet ripe.
Frost was observed on Sunday morn
ing, but so far no estimate of damage
| has been received.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12
CHARLES w. JOHNSON
Republican Candidate for County
Treasurer.
P11su Candidate


Colonel Charles w. johnson, the re-
publican candidate for County Treasurer,
is and always has been busy man and
hustler His office in the Bank Of
Commerce is q veritable literary bureau.
He has mailed over 10000 Of his, open
letters.' to people in Minneapolis and
towns in Hennepin county. He has sup
piled the same number Of cards, contain
ing his record in the army, as a repub-
lican worker, as a public man, and as
an important factor in the building up
of this city. and county where he has
lived forty-four years,
He rises early, spends the norning at
his office, the remainder Of the day in
meeting his friends in the business
Offices, in the various shops, railroad
and lumber yards and other Industries
Of the city. In the evening he usually
delivers short, crisp addresses in the
various meetings in behalf of the party
and himself.
Mr.. Johnson expresses great
confidence in the result at the primaries.
He expects to be nominated, because he
thinks he ought to be, and because of
the assurances that come to him from
his many friends that he will be-.
The people are thoroughly acquainted
with Mr.. johnson and his work. Scores
Of friends come to him every day to
tender their services at the polls with
out expectation of reward. Many say
that they have been waiting for years
for an opportunity to show their regard
and appreciation for him and his gen
eral spirit of helpfulness: Organiza'
tions, comprising large numbers of vot-
ers, have already expressed their pref,
erence for him. -
MI. johnson has a word Of caution
for his friends, however, that the con
test is not won until the votes are
counted and the result is declared. He
appeals to all voters to help him put
the matter beyond doubt; and to be sure
and be at the primaries September &c
to give him as much aid as possible.
| ADV.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12
BIG YIELDS IN WARD
North Dakota County Has About 2,000-
900 Bushels of Wheat.
Special to The Journal.

Minot, N. D., Sept 12-Ward county
will have the largest wheat yield in its
history. The total acreage for 1904 is
estimated at over 100000 acres and the
average yield Of wheat is twenty bush
els, which means that the wheat crop
alone will be about 100000 bushels.
The wheat acreage last year was $1,000
an acre. Rust injured only little of
the wheat in Ward county. Threshing
outfits are busy all over the county.
There is great shortage of help. The
flax acreage is about $4,000 acres and
the estimated yield is about eight
bushels an acre, tho many fields will go
twenty bushels an acre. The potato
crop is immense.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12
DR.. Miles Nervine

has been wonderfully successful In revitalizing
orders and loss of vitality.
Thousands of delicate women have regainsd
thoughtful fortify themselves by keeping their
nervouse system strong and vigorous by its
use.,
''From a thin, nervous wreck, miserable and
wretched, am now enjoying splendid health,
and 1t is all traceab1e to your splendid meds.
MAUD B. OPLINGER, Philadelphia, Pa.
The first bottle will benefit, If not, the drug.
gist will return your money.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12
Red Lake Falls Yields.

Special to The Journal.
Red Lake Falls, Mimi, Sept. 12.-Sut-
ten Bros. threshed 200 acres of wheat
which yielded fourteen bushels of grade
two and three. Armstrong threshed
thirty acres which yielded seventeen
and one-half bushels of No. o. j. La
bonty, eighty acres, ten bushels re-
jected. The average yield will be eleven
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12
Brave Women

Women's delicate nerve organism subjects
them to so much suffering that it Is almost
uncomfortable how they manage to fulfill the
various household and social duties, and yet
they do-and suffer.
AS a rule they understand the nature Of their
delicate organism, but overlook the wonderful
influence their nervous system has upon their
general health.
+ They are not sufficiently impressed with the
fact that all their Ills are directly traceable
to the nervous system.
That their periodical sufferings ana heads
aches are due to weakened nerves.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12
FIRST HARD FROST
But Uncut Wheat is Thought to Have
Escaped Damage.

Fargo, N. D., Sept. l2.-Killing
frost, the first of the season, came yes
terday morning. In this locality late
flax and garden truck suffered.
There is some uncut wheat in the
state, but it is thought to be so far adj
yanced, that no damage was done.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12

If there was ever a specific for any
one complaint then Carter 8 Little Liver
Pills are a specific for sick headache,
and every woman should know this.
Only one pill a dose. Try them. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12
Pembina Is Pessinistic.

Special to TIE Journal
eral thousand acres Of wheat, oats and
barley are yet to, be cut, most Of which
will not be ripe for some time, and may
never be as the. weather is cloudy and
cool. The threshers are starting and
places where the farmers expected from
acre only from ten to twelve bushels,
and as low as six bushels are realized.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12
Close Call in South. Dakota.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Sept. 12-Altho it
was very cold last night, no traces of
frost were visible this morning, and by
corn crop will be out of danger.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12
Low Yield and Grade.

Special to The Journal. ~ <
Mimic, N. d., Sept. 12-Wheat
threshing has begun and the returns in
dictate an average yield of from nine
to ten bushels, mostly No. 2. and 3
grade. .'-. ..-.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12

to twelve bushels. The millers say it.
win take from forty to sixty pounds
more wheat Of this crop to make a bar
rel Of flour. Oats and barley are an
average yield.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-12

Search far and wide you'll not
find better Want ADJ medium
for reaching the people than The
Journal. Only one cent word.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07

men, foreign attaches and correspond
ents, who are making a tour of in
spection of the theater of the war. has
been fog bound for five days off this
port On the evening of July l the
Manchuria met a number of Japan
ese transports. A Japanese mail
steamship passing here had on board
100 survivors of the Japanese battle
ship Hatsuse, which was sunk off Port
Arthur on May 16 by striking a mine
The survivors are bound for naval
base. where they will join the tor
pedO 1Otiila. Many of the men are
SCARED from the frightful burns re-
sulting from the explosion of shells
All appear anxious to return to ac-
tive service, saying that it is wrong
for them to quit when their comrades
are dead.
With fanatical enthusiasm they are
desirous of taking every risk.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07
KUROKI MAKES REPORT.
Gives Details of the Recent Engage
ment Near Molten Pass.

LONDON. July THE Toxic cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, in
a dispatch dated July 6, gives General
Kuroki's account of the fight near Mo
ten Pass. General Kurokis account is
as follows:
AT 4 o'clock on the morning of July
a few Russians approached near our
pickets posted one and one-half miles
northwest of Molten Pass. They were
followed Immediately by one company
which attacked. Then from the north
ern heights the enemy. brought down
another company, thus surrounding US.
The picket commander dispatched
his main force toward the southern
hills, retaining only a small force Our
troops were fiercely engaged in a close
encounter with the enemy and forced
a passage through the Russian line,
while our outposts which had been the
first alarmed attacked the enemy s
flank. A desperate fight ensued which
resulted in the enemy retiring, pursued
by our main outposts, to Chenchia
Paotze and Tawan.
The enemy also attacked our out
posts west of Shiakaolin at about the
same time, but was Immediately re-
pulsed.
Our total casualties were nineteen
killed and two officers and thirty-six
men wounded. The enemy left on the
field ffty-three men killed and forty
wounded"
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07
FIGHT AT MOTIENLIN PASS.
Dispatches Indicate That 1t Was 2
Desperate Hand-tO7Hand Affair.

TOXIC, July 6, IL a. m.-Supple-
mental dispatches indicate that the
fight at Motienlin Pass on July was
a desperate hand-to-hand affair. A
majority of the Japanese injured were
wounded by bayonets. The Russians
surrounded the outposts of the Japan
csc. who fought until relief came.
The Russians left fifty-three dead
and forty wounded on the field. The
Japanese left nineteen killed and thir-
ty-eight wounded. 1t is believed that
the Russians sustained greater losses
during the pursuit than in the action.
GENERAL KUROKTS HEAD
QUARTERS IN THE FIELD. via Fu-
san, July 6.-On July 4 two battalions
Of Russians attempted to break
through the Japanese omtpCsts at the
northern entrance of Motienlin Pass
Before daybreak they surrounded an
outpost Of eighty men at the foot of
a hill and charged the trench above.
A bloody encounter with bayonets,
lasting a quarter of an hour, ensued.
The Russians attacked the trench
three times. but were driven up the
valley by a japanese reinforcement,
leaving many dead and wounded. An
observer saw fifty dead in front of the
trench.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07
PUTS AFFAIR
IN new LIGHT
Haytian Minister Declares
There Was No AnimuS in
the StOning of Diplomats
OFFENDERS PUNISHED
Secretary for the Exterior
Makes Apology and Incl
dent Is Counted Closed

WASHINGTON. July 6.-Mr. Leger.
the Hayden Minister. has made an ex-
planatiOn of the recent international
episode at Port-au-Prince. involving an
attack upon the French and German
Ministers. and the presence of warships
in consequence to procure reparatiOn,
which puts an entirely different light
on the affair. depriving it of any such
anti-foreign animus as was at first at
tributed 10 it.
The Minister'S advices. just received
from Hayti. show that the incident oc-
CURED as follows:
Before the executive mansion at Port-au-
Prince there IS road which is closed after
dark 10 all pedestrians and carriages. on the
morning Of June p two carriages were seen
on that road Ii WAS dark. the sentry cUuld
not see the occupants % the carriages AMI
could not then know if they were foreigners or
natives The coachman, not hearing or mt
taking any notice Of the warning OF the SEN
try, the latter. to avoid using his rifle thought
nj TO throw a stone in the direction Of the
carriages. When the next morning the report
was made that the occupants Of the carriages
were the French and German Ministers. the
officers Of the guard and the sentry
punished and the Secretary FOR Exterior Rela-
tions called at both legations 10 express re-
gret and apologize in the name OF the Govern
ment.
Minister Powell has since reported
to the State Department that the in
cident has been satisfactorily closed
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07
RIVERS ARE SWOLLEN
AND OKU is RETIRING
Plan of Japanese Believed to Be Con-
centratiOn of Effort on Port
Arthur.

LIAOYANG, July General Oku's
army is retiring, evidently with the OBJ
ject of concentrating on Port Arthur.
Siege guns are being placed in posi-
ton at Kinchou.
The departure of two additional di-
visions for the seat of war is reported
from Nagasaki.
MUKDEN, July 6.-Rain is falling
very heavily here. Several of the Chi
nese bridges have been carried away.
The movements of large bodies of
troops and transports have been
stopped.
LIAOTUNG, July delayed in
transmissiOn). n).-The heavy rains which
fell all day yesterday have converted
the Taitse River into a wild, swirling
torrent, making it a defense against
the Japanese. To-day the sun is shin
ing and the temperature is 40 degrees
centigrade.
Some of the Russian detachments
are making remarkable marches, in
spite of the bad roads.
General Kuroki's forces include
many men of the reserve, armed with
the old pattern rifles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07
RELATIVES OF JAPANESE
PRISONERS ARE INFORMED
Reports Are Forwarded Through
American Embassy to MikadO's
Berlin Minister.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 6, 6 p. m.
Information for the relatives of Jap
anese prisoners is being forwarded
through the American embassy to the
Japanese Minister at Berlin. Since
the inauguration Of the prisoners bu-
reau regular reports have been made.
The British gunboat Espiegle has
arrived at Newchwang, but the en-
trance is mined and she was unable
to enter the mouth of the river.
On her personal account the EN-
press, since the opening of the war,
has sent 10000 packages containing
coffee, tea, tobacco, etc, to the Of
ficers and 100000 packages to the
men in the Far East
There is no information here con-
firming the reports from Toxic and
Newchwang that the Japanese are
north of Kaichou.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07
Port Arthur Shore Batteries
Sink japanese Torpedo
Boat Destroyers.
Four of Them Creep Into
the HarbOr, but Only
One Escapes.
Togo's Attempt to Repeat
the Weihaiwei Exploit Re-
suits in Disaster.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 6, 1870 p m.
tempted to repeat the Japanese exploit
with torpedo-boats at Weihaiwei dur
ing the Chinese japanese war by send
ing torpedo-boat destroyers into the
harbor of Port Arthur for the purpose
of sinking ships at their anchorage,
but the attempt ended in disastrous
failure. Four torpedo boat destroyers
succeeded in creeping into the harbor,
which was not protected by booms, but
only one escaped. Two were sunk by
the shore batteries and one was Grip
pied
The reckless bravery of the Japan
ese in going to almost certain destruc-
ton eXcites nothing but admiration
here. The channel at Port Arthur is
so strewn with wrecks that evidently
1t was regarded as unnecessary to use
a BOOM On account of the difficulty
of getting into the harbor the feat
is considered in naval circles to be fully
as daring as that of the japanese at
Weihaiwei, where Japanese torpedo
boats, in storm and covered with ice.
ing the harbor and destroyed the Chi
nese warships. So far as known the
japanese torpedo-boat destroyers did
lot even succeed in launching torpe-
does.
The exact date of the attack is not
ascertained, but it is said to have oc-
CURED Saturday No further details
are obtainable. Though it is believed
other destroyers participated in the at
tack, only four succeeded in getting in.
The method whereby this information
reached the authorities is not disclosed.
1t was announced from Toxic, July 3,
that a belated report from Admiral
Togo recorded a desperate and sue
cessful torpedo attack at the entrance
of Port Arthur during the night of
June o. in which a Russian guardship
and a Russian torpedo boat destroyer
were sunk.
= PORT ARTHUR, July 8, p. m, via
Tientsin, July 6.-Four Japanese tor
pedo- beat destroyers which made de-
termined attempt to enter Port Ar
thur were discovered by the shore bat
teries. One was sunk under Golden
Hill and.ranother under Twenty-Five
Battery Another had its funnel shot
away and the fourth retreated.
The spirits of the men composing the
garrison are excellent and food is
plentiful.
On Saturday fifty Japanese spies
were captured at place the name of
which is not given.
Trains are running in both directions
for distance of sixteen miles from
Port Arthur.