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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-08

want a good, live young man
to handle the American Chemical
Fire ENtinguisher in Montgomery
county. Something entirely new
and indispensable where no fire
projection is Afforded. Address
+. Is. Rodgers, gen. agt., SOB Kan
a City Life Bldg, Kansas City,
Mo. y
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-08
New Yenr Resolutions.

| intend to take better care of my
eyes this year, and call on an eye
specialist At once. Resolved, that
rs DIR. Carter Is n specialist, ! will
call on him without delay and get
the advantage of the - per cent.
discount he offers on all glasses
fitted for cash before January 20.
NOTICE;-To all persons mnk-
ing the above resolve and calling
on me before Jan. 20 | will give IA
discount of % per cent. OIL OF the
regular price for cash.
Yours for 1904,
DIR. CARTER.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-08

The department of animal indus
try OF Cornell University, who
have been quietly studying the hen
for some time, says that In twenty
nine ilocks of 300 selected fowls,
which were observed during the II
weeks from Dee. I, 1901, to March
20, 1902, and for the same period
OF the following year, the average
productian for 100 fowls was DDS
eggs. The average food cost was
II cents a dozen, and 100 hens
earned during the long II weeks
SIG above the cost of keep. Ger
tainly there Is but little chance for
the egg raiser to buy bonds, espcc-
tally II the raiser has to buy the
feed. Sixteen cents profit on each
men in II weeks Is not princcly.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-08
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition: beauty, yigor
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-08
DIR. CARTEI
Nv WIN INV
Chadwick Bldg. Montgomery, Mo.

Get a bale OF corn shucks and
make your COW fat; 25c per bale mt
ALGERMISSEN'S.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-08

urine scalds the flesh or II. when the child
reaches an age when /, should be able TO
control the passage. It is yet afflicted with
eed-weiiing, depend upon II. the cause Of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble. and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due 10 a diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same grea, remedy,
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Ro0t Is soon realized. II is sold
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-08

Now is the time to make your purchases as we propose to clos
out the balance Of our winter stock regardless Of cost. We will onl
attempt to give you a few ofthe numerous bargains which Yves re ofern
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-08

by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphle, tell
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-08

W - FNTHFTIVF 'VIl- Homo OF EWatnp Root.
ing all about 1t. including many Of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Or. Kilmer
& Co.. B~ingham,on. N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, bu, remember
the name. Swamp-Root. DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y. on every bottle.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20

some time, but It is certain mat she
sought to break down the predominant
Ing influence of Japan in the Hermit
Kingdom. Indeed, she went much fur
Their than the proper regard for the
rights OF an ostensibly friendly nation
should have permitted her to go. Nat
urally Japan wanted to know what she
was about. Then began negotia tons
concerning Korea. Russia actually had
the assurance to propose to Japan
terms with reference to Korea, a coun-
try with which, so far as the facts are
generally understood, she has as much
right to interfere as the United States
would have, the position of watchdog
of Korea" by common consent among
the nations of the world having long
since been accorded to Japan by reason
of her proximity and later because of
her having fairly won the distinction In
her war with China. But the purpose
of the Russian government had been
accomplished, and Korea appeared to
be the issue, while Manchuria was, at
least temporarily, forgotten.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20

Japan. Perry's mission was to over
awe the Japanese into extending to
American ships the privileges then en-
joyed by the Dutch only. History does
not say to what lengths he was pre-
pared to go should his show of force
prove insufficient the fact being that
the mere sight of the warships was
enough to convince the shotgun of the
expediency of acceding to Perry's wish
es Accordingly. much against the de-
sires of the mighty daimios, American
trade was granted access to two ports.
AS might have been expected, the Eu-
ropean powers were not slow TO profit
by the example, forcing similar conces-
sions until, little by little, the shotgun
had surrendered the domestic trade of
the country to the control of the treaty
powers. Out of this state of affairs ul-
timately grew the revolution of 1865, In
which several of the most influential
among the daimios took charge of the
person of the young mikado, Mutsuhi-
to, declared their intention of restoring
him to full power as the real ruler OF
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20

WAR right al the door OF AepehuI1a,
maj the car should lef the world know
MS Intentions with regard 20 ipe Rreai
chinese province lfussie's only reply
to ms Vas 10 rush extra troops 10 h'i
ports in mo east end intellectually 20
fonlent small disturbances 40 NAY
ehuria in order 10 demons'gaif ii'p' y
WIS moi yei SAFE for leF " lsp ..
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sni so lnsla,onf NJ faot lppl ult ppn
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20
MyTsuBITo, EMPEROR or JAPAN,

Two .fbirds Of the ayaileDles must be
exempted or excused. Every diDgiet
has lis rocrultlng board and makes up
ila quota fOr ihe various arms ~ ipe
soryloe. gho soldier lp flle ranks re-
celYes only about A. per year, ~ nople'
uulos Whipped NJ deain, puai elff un-
auoailonlng obod|enoe and NJ iuureo ~
III NO of pllypilone nnd hardsnlpr npep
M aro Known w scarcely pny oul~
nlny in iAo World Iht loNefW ~
no. foli ~ muoh p} lho STAY pf a
would hf py 0llor fnr0a fpl lN llNf
h0on $50 M fhrso lNlnH floN NlH
gouip ~ 4he mns9 N 'n' fq''l'Y p
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20
A Mighty War Engine.

And the horsemen! They have no
equal in the world, these wild riders
of Russia. 1t is probably due to the
great plains and the vast distances to
be traversed that the Muscovites are
veritably reared in the saddle Ger
tainly there are no other people who so
love the horse, who so cultivate him
and who have such mastery over him.
AS result the Slavic empire has al
most half of the horses of the world
AS another result the men ride like
cowboys.
Every year million men become ell
gible to enter the Russian army. As
only about 100000 are required. over
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20

portion 81 ifussia's WafFpipI sc =iiieis
ID modern constructions, practically NN
~ Japan'f are ~ w ~ daie as y n
possible 10 make fheW. ifuspip pas pAN
30 hehuug expcrlence VIII hef neN
navy JapaD haF bad h0fl men nna
s.liDs fesiod under nre AMI mosl ln
nofiani of an, llle ihenfeF ~ ihe pre-
pni copnici n han pfnuna illf NN'lN
from lfp4slo plope Nnllf 3ApHN N
Operating against llpssa'F rtflf w i'''
luaf nln lN ui ihO same lin' NHilo'
llns her own eooHl nna n'nNeWH '|'f
fslallc pofF Owned ~ eQail4l'f7 Af
hef foe
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20


today her navy, vessel for vessel, is the
peer of any in the world She has also
paid great deal Of attention to her
army, and, while she does not keep
under arms a very large body of men,
those which she has are soldiers In ev-
cry sense of the word.
Russia'S Duplicity.
Russia's disinterestedness was ex-
posed when on the pretext of "pacify-
ing" Manchuria she poured 100000
men into that country in 1900 and then
after the war of the allied nations
against China contrived by every arti-
fee known to diplomacy to hold on to
Manchuria. She had her railroad con-
Meeting the Russian and Chinese cap
itals, and naturally she was anxious to
hold on to the territory it traversed.
Since then, while the local authorities
>have been Chinese, they are merely
underlings Of the Russian representa-
tives, to whom everything must be re-
ported.
Pressure, however, finally became so
strong and the other nations so insist
mate intentions concerning Manchuria
that Russia about year ago formally
declared that she would get out Oct S.
1908. For that reason the recent an
nouncement that she intended to re-
main in Manchuria practically perma-
nently Gin the interest of outside enter
prises" Ito say nothing of her own rail
roads and the coal which they need and
which is found in abundance in the
mines of Manchuria) came as a thun-
derclap from clear sky to the few
| diplomatists who occasionally seriously
regard the utterances of the cars gov
eminent. ", was to be expected that
| this should be denounced as a canard,
but 1t is pretty well understood that
the statement was inspired and was
issued as a feeler. If it was designed
to produce results 1t disappointed no
one, for England, japan and the Unit
ed States Immediately asked what it
| all meant Now Russia says that she
| will get out when she considers it safe
to do so, but she also declared at the
close of the Chinese war that she would
''soon" evacuate Manchuria.
Japan knew full well that Russia
would consider it safe" to get out of
Manchuria concurrently with the blow
ing of the horn by the angel Gabriel,
and Russia knew that Japan knew it.
The mikado then realized that the car
had practically announced that it was
Japan's move. He therefore notified
Russia that as the time for the evacua'
ton of Manchuria had passed it was
but right, with Korea (Japan's special
charge, which had already cost her one
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20

'as.,, were so generous that CHM
|sea as would have been delighted
|snd " 'hem, Russia oo0lly stepped
Lnle practically told Japan thai she
|.b ~ nave nothing FOR her trouble,
s.s ss'eq 10 take Bormosa, AL Well
|u seN pun ihe smallest piece ~ ihe
|sa y mainland never Russia pro.
n,~'' pe aollng ip ihe Interest of
,ae "s'pl of ihe Chinese nmpire,
.os MY pp'elleq mo one,
eAl maa Rhe vas ready 90
| ~ would have fought flghl
| heae '''N Nal y n0l been tnai ai
| i,e,W l,,l Rplprnmpnl lhnr0 Nnlp
/ Hll r0plpprl IN nod lhnlr
| f''NlHY Wllh lhp npsf nulo
| NJ me rnfl M o0nrNalIne
um N. men d0aldpd w. h|lD
'p4 ever Nlnp' lapAp hp1
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20

N reviewing the present troupie De-
tween Japan and Russia and its
nrobable outcome it is necessary
20 consider the motive actuating
oob Of the parties to the conflict To
brssia a war with Japan-or with any
(thor country, for that matter-would
Ian territorial or other aggrandize-
1 ~ and nothing more. To Japan war
Itb russia means national existence
,most for Japan, right or wrong, has
i.nstit,,ted herself the guardian of the
Ost and wishes to appear before the
sorld as the orifamme in the modern
o+on NJ the orient. She has a quar-
i with Russia not only because she
|,.,,pos the czar's methods with refer
400 70 herself, but also because, If she
hould permit him to go on as he has
ocun in the east Japan will be forced
orover into the background. Thus it
that the mikado today has the sym
otbv of practically the entire civilized
Iorld He is standing for the rights of
tber nations besides his own, whereas
hssia stands for the rights of but one
ahon-Russia.
New Japan.
Not that Japan likes Russia. Far
-om #. Indeed, she has good cause to
el ANYTHING but friendly toward the
hear.p She has never forgiven Russia
n the contemplate part that country
|ayed in the settlement between China
Id Japan. When the Chino-Japanese
lar began. there was not one military
an out of a hundred who did not
link that China would project her
brdes into Korea and literally sweep
e timorous Japs into the sea. Those
ho called attention to the fact that
nan had succeeded in getting togeth-
the nucleus Of a very respectable
wv were met with the statement that
nina had been doing something along
at line herself, and that even on the
she was apt to demonstrate that
bmbers would count over the slight
Idtional intelligence which it was
needed that japan possessed. The
tile Of the Yalu put to rout the sup
rters of the Chinese navy, and the
hit at Port Arthur disposed Of what.
Ter consideration the Chinese army
ght previously have been entitled to-
bt after all, it was not that China's
bwess had been overestimated. ia
n's simply had been underestimate
short, it was the same old China
bich went to war, but different, 8
Fy different, Japan
Frong on Land and Sea.
When Japan, flushed with victory
anxious to emulate the example o.
more liberal larger nations in he
pee settlement, suggested terms
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20

Their strength, as may be imagined,
was time and again tested during that
trying march In the summer of 1900.
Their agility was at all times In evil
dence, but perhaps never more so than
during the storming of Tientsin.
Quiet, orderly, polite, earnest-such
are some more of the qualities of these
same tiny warriors who never fail to-
salute the officers OF every nation, en-
dure without murmur all that military
life entails, accept thankfully their sti-
pend of $3.50 month and can live and
Thrive on q diet in which rice Is the
prevailing staple, and little enough of
that Yet the Japanese soldier does
not retrograde into a mere fighting ma
chine. He knows how to think, he
knows how to act as occasion demands.
In the individual, as in the race, is
found that faculty which works SO
largely for the greatness of nation
the faculty of mental initiative.
The Russian Army.
And now for a glance at the other
side of the picture. 1t would be futile
to contend that the Russian army is
not one of the most powerful war en-
gines the world has ever seen. Equally
absurd would it be to hesitate to adj
NIT that the Russian soldier, from the
old world unprecedented standpoint, is
not one of the best that military science
is capable of producing.
Russia has the greatest army on
earth. 1t consists of over 100000
men in times of peace, which may cas-
lily be increased to 100000 In the
event of war. The magnitude of the
cars military establishment may be
realized If one considers the fact thai
the Russian army even on peace foot
ing contains more officers alone thar
| the American army has of both officers
| and men.
| On a peace footing, as at presen'
constituted, the armies of the czar are
| made up Of about 81 per cent infantry
| II per cent cavalry, IA per cent artil
lery, 3 per cent engineers, per cen
commissariat and departmental troops
| and per cent Cossacks. These pro
| portions give but little idea, however
| of the relative Importance of the wa
rious arms of the service. While by M
means the largest numerically, the
most conspicuous and effective portion
Of the army is the cavalry, togethe
with the kindred though irregula
body Of troops known as the Cossackf
In fact, Russia places chief relianc
on her war horses. or these there ar
100000 in the empire that have ha
actual training in the army and tina
can be requisitioned in case of emel
gency for cavalry duty.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20

But, shrewd as are the cars diplomats,
the mikado has about him few men,
like Ito and Komura, who know bit
about diplomacy themselves. They
had permitted the Russians to go on
and on and on assuming that the Japs
had forgotten that Manchuria is still
on the map. They were merely biding
their time. Therefore when the Rus
sian statesmen, in response to one OF
their notes dealing with Korea and the
tissue there, received communica-
ton from Tokyo bodily shifting the
whole discussion back TO Manchuria,
whence it had originally begun and
where it really belonged, there was but
one thing to do-assume to ignore 1t.
This they did, and this japan refused
to accept as being a warrantable posi-
ton on the part of Russia. AS Russia
could not well afford to back down
after having been checkmated in what
she had regarded as a very clever bit
of land grabbing, a clash then became
inevitable.
When two nations spring at each
others throat, figuratively speaking,
there are more things to be considered
in specializing upon the probable out
come than mere numbers of men or
ships. After all, it is the individual
who brings success. American soldiers
are regarded as being OF more value
In the field than the soldiers OF any
nation, and yet from the strictly tech
meal standpoint they are probably the
poorest soldiers in the world. Except
for the handful of men who constitute
the regular army, the United States
has no troops ready to do field duty as
II is understood in Germany and Rus
STA and even in France. The condl-
lions render that unnecessary. But,
as has been demonstrated on several
occasions. the American in six months
IS converted into the most valuable
military man the world has ever seen.
That is because he is a thinking indi-
vidual. Your well drilled man Is all
right so long as he has officers TO lead
him. but the moment the head disap-
pears the army becomes a disorganlzeo
mob. not knowing what 10 do or now
IA DO II. With the American the or
fieeiss principal duty is 20 Jet his mel
know what be wishes them To 90
THAT Is all that Is necessary, The mel
ind a way 90 do H. and the ofleef'
don't bother 20 inquire too closely ipp
the methods which brought hDoei ul'
desired result
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20
MAP OF KOREA AND VICINITY.

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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1904-02-20

troops and signally worsted them Thus
did the young emperor find himself
placed on the throne of which his an
cestors had been deprived centuries be-
fore.
Birth of a Nation.
The ultimate result of the rebellion
was anything but pleasant even for
those daimios who had participated in
the restoration Of the Snikado. Grad
ually falling under the sway of cult
waited and liberal minded statesmen,
the youthful Mutsuhito began to exer
else his titular prerogatives in a way
that was contrary to all Japanese ira
ditions. For this change two men, who
have since been prominently identified
with Japanese politics, were largely re-
sponsible these two being the Marquis
Hirobumi Ito and Count Inouye, the
formers lifelong friend and political
coadjutor. Chiefly as a result of their
efforts the policy of cultivating the for
eigner sprang into being, and it was
also in,no small measure owing to them
that the mikado announced his inten-
ton of providing the country with an
up to date western parliament. Then it
was that the daimios surprised them
selves and the world by taking a step
which insured the solidarity of the en-
pire and it's future high position among
the nations of the world. Voluntarily
they agreed to surrender all the privi-
leges hallowed in their eyes by centu-
ries of custom and at the same time
promised to do their utmost to further
the interests of united Japan.
A Factor In the Far East.
In this act can be discerned what has
since been widely recognized as one
of the most distinguishing traits Of this
most remarkable people-the readiness
to yield life itself If by the death of
the individual good will accrue to the
commonwealth. But self sacrifice alone
cannot account for the progress Japan
has made, nor, for that matter, can
the faculty for imitation which the
japanese possess 10 so great a degree
Their adaptability 20 western ciyillza'
ton, their willingness 20 accept the
novel IN the place Of the customary,
their amenability 10 discipline, all 81
which have become Dr0yerbial IN speak
] lIk 81 JhDHn ~ WIN 1917 fff"f"f
ny Is due 20 their innate quickpess ~
tlle direction Of mental Initiative,
"a was the Chino japanese war %
1890 tDaf 1rst aroused die eylllzec
world 10 Lively Interest ip ille doing
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