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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-17
Turpentine for Corn.

l have used kerosene on seed corn.
l have also used turpentine for many
years on all of my seed corn. We
usually use pan or dipper to fill our
planter boxes and in each dipper we
use turpentine freely, stirring the corn
with the hand until all the corn Is
wet with turpentine. We like turpen-
tine best. as it evaporates about as
fast as the planter boxes are filed. 1t
prevents worms or grubs from eating
corn on soddy land. You can also use
freely on your seed beans as soon as
you see indication of weevils. either in
spring. fall or winter. 1t will kill all
Of them. Don't be afraid to use plenty
of turpentine-try a few kernels Of
good. sound seed corn by saturating
and planting sametesting vitality
after treatment-so az to satisfy your
self-H. h. Kelley, Indiana, in Farm
ers' Voice.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-17
Think People Are Satisfied.

Two or three wees ago it was pretty
generally understood that President
Roosevelt was leaning rather strongly
toward the extra session idea. He set
about getting the views of the leading
members of the senate and house, and
he soon found that the men who really
control the legislative program in the
two branches of congress were almost
unanimously against changes in the
Dingley law at present. They told
him that the recent election demon
strated that people were satisfied with
things as they are, and that the bust
ness world would be made uneasy by
the stirring up of the tariff question
at this time or in the near future.
The present plan is said to be not at
all indefinite. Nearly all the influen-
tial members of the ways and means
committee in the house and the finance
committee in the senate admit that
certain changes in the present law
ought to be made some time, and they
agree that the changes should be made
in the session which will be convened
on the first Monday in December, 1905.
No formal announcement of this plan
has been made by anyone high in au-
thority, but it is generally accepted as
the certain outcome of all the present
talk of tariff revision.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-17
To Prevent Shippers In Ham.

1 see several inquiries in the South
ern Planter as to keeping shippers out
of hams. For sixteen years l have
cured from 100 to $50 hams per year.
and have not had skipper on any Of
them. When you take the meat out Of
the salt to hang 1t, clean of the loose
salt and apply pulverized borax to the
cut parts freely. Shippers will not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-12
BUSINESS
OUTLOOK
BRIGHTER

New York. Aug 12--Reports TO the
International Mercantile agency from
commercial centres indicate increased
distribution OF merchandise at the West
and South. with excellent outlook for
brisk fall trade. Adverse factors. such
failing local business I'm some parts Of tho
country, have not been generally effective.
interfering little with business as whole.
For these reasons the outlook Is en-
couraging, although trade Is apt TO remain
quiet till after election when the outlook
for the fall can be more clearly discerned.
Conditions I'm the West are especially
satisfactory. Jobhers In dry goods,
clothing shoes men and women's apparel
are preparing for n heavy fall business
Advance orders are satisfactory and the
outlook IL regarded a. encouraging. In
territory affected by the excitement over
the reported injury TO wheat certain
branches OF business have shown some
falling of, although the decrease has not
been important or very much below the
volume in sight at this date year ago.
The South shows we'll. with reports OF
excellent business at Louisville and sur
rounding country which appears TO be
unusually prosperous.
Pittsburg reports n revival OF hope In
the iron trade due 10 better Inquiry for
future deliveries and gradually stiffening
prices Far reaching disturbances are not
expected 10 follow the cut In billet prices
which one producing concern this week
promulgated. and unless Unforeseen
obstacles are encountered there will be
no disruption OF the so-called billet pool
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-12

Chief Watts office to work with In
spector McGarr during the G.. A. r. en-
campment.
RAISED TO $4,000
BY means of a draft raised from IS to
s9000 a false account was opened at the
Fidelity Trust company in Buffalo. and
the swindlers had secured about $4,000 in
good money on this account before the
fraud was discovered.
July IA the gang made the mistake
which brought about their undoing. A
check for s50On, drawn upon the original
account in the Fidelity Trust company at
Buffalo, was deposited for collection In a
Rochester IN. " bank, and here the ir-
regularity was detected and the police
notified. After looking over the gallery OF
pictures OF bank sneaks and forgers in
the Buffalo police headquarters. the bank
people picked out the picture OF q noto-
rious forger as that of the man who was
in the Fidelity Trust company Office on
the day when the check for $50 was hon.
ored and paid to Thomas, who, II has
since been learned, was Lawrence.
Lawrence and the notorious forger were
companions that day. and the police.
with this clew, went to work on the case.
They then caught the man who Is known
as ]. w Flynn In Buffalo, and who has
been since identified as a man who CASH
ed one of the worthless checks. He Is be-
ing held. From him they obtained clew
to Lawrence.
BAGGAGE SENT FROM HERE.
Nothing is known about Lawrence by
the police He says this is his first at
tempt at swindling. He says the old-time
forger and the man Flynn induced him to
buy the drafts and to deposit them in
banks. opening accounts after they had
been raised.
He admitted cashing some OF the checks
drawn upon the false accounts, but said
he did not profit one dollar by the trans
actions 1t is said that this gang found
many easy victims In New York and
other states.
Chief Watts said last evening that
Lawrence admitted to him that he was
| planning to swindle the Boston banks, and
! then sail from this city to London and
| escape
The chief expects to find a lot OF evil
dence in the baggage which the local po-
lice forwarded to him from Union station
! this morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-12

WHY NOT BOTH WISELY
AND WELL?
HERE ARE IS SUITS, ALL
THAT REMAIN OF THE
LOT OF ODDS AND ENDS
OF SIS TO $25 SUITS THAT
WERE MARKED TO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-12
WARSHIPS
ARRIVE
AT SMYRNA

Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey. Aug. 12.-rhe
American European squadron consisting
OF the Olympia. Baltimore and Cleveland.
anchored here this morning.
REVIEWS HIS ASSURANCES.
Constantinople, Thursday. Aug. H.
Naoum Pasha. under secretary OF foreign
affairs called on Minister Leishman this
morning at Theripa Ca town on the Bos-
phorus. nine mile northeast OF CONSTANT
nople). He reiterated the assurances OF
the government regarding a speedy and
favorable reply to the demands relating
20 the rights OF American citizens In
Turkey
Subsequently Izzot Pasha, secretary Of
the palace and minister OF mines selim
Pasha. had long interview with Minis
ter Ielshman for the purpose OF deter
mining upon the text OF reply which
may prove acceptance TO America
MAY ASK ADVICE.
Berlin. Aug 12.-Officiai circles here
think II probable that Turkey will ask
for Germany's advice regarding the sit
uation created by the American naval
demonstration of Smyrna. Answering
direct question OF the correspondent OF
the Associated Press as to what Germany
would do in such n case the foreign ofnce
answered that Germany would advise
Turkey TO AT once satisfy the demands
OF the United States
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-12
RUSSIAN FLEET SEEKS
SHELTER At TS|NCCHOU

Cheoo Aug Ia-An authority confirms the reports
that Russian warshps have arrived Tsnghou He they
of the cruisers Nov and Aod and bateshp
the Czarev type Two of them and torpedo boat destroyer
he adds, taking Cardiff coal on board.
One and torpedo boat destroyer nearing
Shanghai.
of the Russian squadron
has returned to Port Arthur
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS SIGHTED.
Shanghai Aug IA Russian torpedo boat destroyer arrived
here today reported that four Russian bteps off the
Saddle Islands (about miles southeast of this port)
the Shantung peninsula.
NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
St Petersburg Aug I2-23o m-Everything else from a
standpoint be forgotten the general anxiety
concerning the Port Arthur squadron The future plans
admiralty hang upon the preservation of the bulk of the
squadron and much that the regarded
as being the critical moment of the
admiralty till declared that without official ad
whereabouts of the squadron and could confirm
reports the protected cruiser Novk and another Russian
warshp he bateshp Czarvch) had into Tsncho at the
Kaocou the German concession the Shantung
Nevertheless private dispatches to show that the
have been communicating with Russia after passing
Shanung promonoy and hope high that the squadron
cesuy through the Japanese ships and steamng for
Vladvostok.
of the squadron in the face OF the Japan
fleet is commended by all classes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-12
PORTS CAPTURED BY THE
PARAGUAyAN INSURGENTS.

Buenos Ayres. Argentine. Aug. 2.-It
Is rumored that the Paraguayan insur-
gents have captured the ports Of Huma-
ita, villa Pillar and Conception. They
also are said TO have taken the steamer
villa Rica. which had on board. the min
lister OF the interior.
The minister escaped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-12

as Charles ]. Lawrence. IS years old. OF
London, Eng. He is a short. stout man
having gray hair and mustache and
dressed in the height OF fashion. He
easily passes for a successful business
man.
He is also known as II. r. Thomas.
alias Boothman, Boothby. James Brom-
well and by many other names.
He had not been in Boston more than
five hours before he was caught He
was preparing to begin swindling the
banks upon large scale.
When Chief Watts gave him an ex-
animation yesterday. Lawrence at first
denied all knowledge OF any connection
with the swindling. but later he ad-
mitted all and gave valuable information
to the police.
He was shown to the detectives and
measured and photographed for the gal
lery OF rogues and sent to the city prison
to be held until the detectives came from
Buffalo
DANGEROUS CRIMINALS.
The gang with which he is said to be
connected Is one OF the most dangerous
that the American Bankers association
has run up against yet and &c is with
great satisfaction that they learned OF the
arrest of the men.
Two OF the men are under arrest and
two more. known to the police. are being
closely pursued with the probability that
they will be caught this week.
One af the men was caught in Buffalo,
where he is being held pending an In
vestigation, and the other was arrested
In Boston yesterday afternoon Just as he
was about to leave for this city, where
he has been living In concealment at Sill
yer Spring.
The credit for breaking up this gane
of dangerous men who have already
reaped a substantial harvest Is directly
due to the efforts OF Chief Inspector
william r. Watts of Boston. George III
Leith. superintendent OF the Pinkerton de-
tective agency: William s. Bull OF the
| Buffalo police department, Inspector Nj
| Carr of Boston and Patrolman Alder
Sargent OF Station /, who is detailed a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-12
F0RCER HAD RETREAT
At SILVER SPRING.

has been learned that Silver Spring has the headquarters
dangerous check orers who lying there
by the peaceful and respectable reputation of the place.
The brought by the Boston who has
been staying that and getting mail Riverside posoce
James Browe Silver Spring hotel Silver Spring r. L. and he
prepared operate gigantic snde banks and trust
panies.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-12
$40

THERE'S STILL A GOOD
RANGE OF SIZES, BUT NOT
OF ANY ONE KIND. ABOUT
HALF OF THEM ARE TWO
PIECE SUITS FOR OUTING
OR VACATION WEAR.
DO YOU NEED A PAIR OF
TROUSERS TO PIECE OUT
WITHi HERE ARE liz PAIRS
AT $3.50 AND $3.50. REGU-
LAR PRICES SIS TO So.
STRAW HATS $3.50, FROM
$3.50, So AND $3.50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
STONEWALL CAMP.
A Number of Augusta County
Officers Fail to Qualify.
Especial to The Tlmcs- Dispatch:)

I'd tSpcclal TO Inc 'IlHlcS-L1lsl,tLC!l') "a.
STAUNTON. VA, Jan. 9.-The execu-
tive committee of the Stonewall Jackson
Camp Confederate Veterans have elected
Captain Thomas D. Ransom, president,
and T.. g. Morton, secretary. They have
nlso decided TO rent the opern house for
tho nineteenth Instant, for the colcbra-
ton of Lee jackson birthday.
For this day Mr.. Stephen p. Timber
lake. city attorney. has been selected as
the principal orator. u. p. 3. Stuart
Chapter OF the Daughters OF the Com
federacy will celebrate this day and Mr..
Timberlake viii deliver the CROSSES OF
honor.
A number of county officers recently
elected have failed SO far to qualify ~
accordance to law. On two occasions
sickness Ii the cause.
Mr. John II. Mcclure, who was elected
Commissioners Of Roads In South River
District, declines to qualify. lie said
before no was elected that he did not
want the position.
Among othors who failed to qualify He
A. r. q, Bass. magistrate, North River;
w. W. sproul, road director; J. y. Del
linger, constable, Middle River District
@. w. swlnk, commissioner of revenue,
North River District.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
DANIEL BOONE AND JAMES a.
GARFIELD KNEW THE SPOT
Pound Gap the Scene Of Battle,
81 Blind Tigers and Of Dark
Crimes-Tt Divides the States
ofvirginia and Kentucky.
The Building i'll the Cut
OIL Left Being i'll Ken
lucky and Larger
One in Virginia.

Pound Gap, in the Cumberland Noun.
tn.ns, divides Virginia ana Kentucky. II
IS one OF The most famous of mountain
passes
This is the gap through which the eel.
cbrated Daniel Boone, with party from
I,owcll's Valley. in Virginia. passed on
his way to form settlement In Ken
lucky in 1860. General James a. Gar
field, who afterwards became President
of the United States, was in this gap
during the civil war. A hard fought bat
Tie took place here between the contend
Ing forces IN that ordeal. and portion
pf the old breastworks thrown up there
IS yet to he seen.
Going down the State road on the Viz
rinia side hundred yards we made an
exposure upon the gap, with the result
here shown To the left stands the blind
tiger kept there by Britt McElroy. While
his dwelling stands on the right The
blind tiger is in Virginia and the dwelling
In Kentucky. This arrangement was In
tended to evadc the law, which it did;
for AlcElroy sold liquors till he became
nble to buy stock Of merchandise, and
Is now keeping a general store down or
Kentucky river, while the place OF his
Former business Is deserted
II was in this gap that Ira Mullins and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
NORTHERN NECK
.DENUDEDOF FORESTS
IN Industry That Made No Ac-
foundations and Left the
Country Poorer.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
HEATHsVILLE, Va. Jan. s.-Ths
timber men have again returned TO the
woods to saw cord-wood. The price of
wood has advanced considerably in the
past few months so that It is probable
that a larger amount of wood will be
sawed this year than usual. For the
past few months. so that 1t Is probable
Neck have been steadily disposing OF their
timber In various shapes, until now, as a
consequence, the9forests are rapidly thin
ming out, so that 1t seems there will
soon be some grent changes in business In
the Northern Neck. ~.
Numbers OF good business men, who
have been dealing In railroad ties. cord
wood and ship timber for many years.
will have to devote their time and ener-
giles to other kinds Of work. The huns
dreds of laboring men and the thousands
Of dollars of capital SO long employed In
the timber business, will have to seek en-
ployment and investment IN other fields.
For several years now the timber men
Of this section have been operating In
forests that have already been several
times CLEANED, and have been handling
the material which is too large and rough
to be made into railroad ties, and other
timber by hewing.
Although the immense tll:lptT puailiess
has brought many thousands Of dollars
into this section. and given employment
to hundreds of men, 1t Is almost certain
that Northumberland Is much worse
off," than she would have BEEN had the
the forests been left untouched. Very
few Of the people have saved any OF
the money realized from the business.
while in some sections the agricultural
Interests have been crippled to a consid-
cradle extent. &,
The labor has been taken away from
the farms to tend to the large saW-mills
and the once well-tilled fields have been
supplanted by pine bushes and gullies.
The wheat crop In this section Is not
looking well, and the farmers predict
failure. If it turns out to be a failure
1t is probabl cthat It Will break up
wheat raising in this section. For sew
eral years now different farmers have
been ceasing to SOW wheat. until this
year the smallest acreage of wheat was
sowed. that has ever been known IN
this section. &6t{
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10

Editor Of The Times Dispatch
Frequent illusions have been made to
that brilliant Sun which Illuminated the
splendid scene in and around the Southern
portico OF the Capitol of Virginia whilst
The great expounder was delivering his
grand grafton, on the 9Th day Ct October,
1910. 1t was there basking in that sun
shine as l have since done in that Of
Colorado; and listened to all Of that
long speech. l had not attained my
ma jcrity, but would do so In sixteen days,
and my father had already made me a
free holder that | might cast my first
vote I had been to Baltimore. as one
q OF that vast throng Of young men, who
met there to ratify the nomination OF
Harrison and Tyler. Combining the
instructions Of the University Of Virginia
and Of William and Mary College with
my own studies in constitutional law.
lad cordially embraced the Southern doc
trine of States Rights; but preferred a
Wing administration Of the Federal gov
eminent to that of the other party. I
was rather glad that the modified and
more available ticket had been nom-
ted. 1t Is supposed that Mr.. Webster
was less disappointed thereby than Mr..
Clay.
The State Wing Convention was to
meet: the great New Euglander had ac-
cepteG an invitation 70 make his first
appearance as a campaign orator on the
son of '.the OLD Dominion and the day,
bright, sparkling and bal.ny, for it had
arrived My residence was then in
Petersburg. but by preconcerr. my father
met me IN Richmond and we sat side
by side under Mr.. Wsbsters eioguence.
We were on bench near the site selected
for the Jas Stuart monument. \ gentle
man In. frnAt of -us turned and gave me
said: y have seen that face before.
Who Is ilo" told him II was DIR.
Atkinson. He said: Il had friend OF
that name when l was q student Of
Medicine and think that is the man"
Then let me introduce YOU. He said:
No. III pick his pocket and lake him
by surprise DR.. Atkinson had on a
swallow-taQ coat whose pocket was agap
and showed a nice bandana, My ta.her
pulled roughly at the handkerchief and
DIR. Atkinson stole his hand behind him.
grapped the supposed thief By his wrist
4 and turned round upon him. My father,
smiling, said: We'll, you've caught him.
Did you ever see him betore?" So many
years had elapsed that DIR. Atkinson did
not recall him; but few enquiries re-
freshed his memory and there was COR
dial reunion OF two long separated cro-
MES.
The time for the orator to be Intro
duced silenced everything, and soon
there stood Daniel Webster addressing
on roundo, thousands of Vrginians In
behalf OF making Two other Virginians
President and vice President OF our even
then grand Republic. The orator spoke OF
Tho October sun and that has caused
the frequent illusions to It since lie had
Ne ~ ton, uyli, u orb, In
regard to States rights, and declared:
II hold that Congress Is absolutely pro-
cuded from interfering In any name,
direct or indirect, with this Slavery as
with any other OF the institutions OF the
States The cheering here was loud and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
SENSATIONAL MURDER
CASE u.s. ON TRIAL
Especial Cable to The Times-Dlspat ch.
Copyright, 1aDi.) III

Especial Cable to The Times-D Dispatch
Copyright, l90i)
ROMF, Jan, 9.r-A sensational murder
case is at present before the Supreme
Court at Bltouto.
The defendant is Lieutenant Modngno
Of the Italian army, who ~ accused "
having murdered Ills wlfe, hut the crime
Is cnveloped In mystery. The young olli-
Ger took part in the expedition to China
where he fought with great yalor. put
made himself very conspicuous ny ms
most cruel treatment OF the natives
About e year ago slgnora Modugnn was
revolver, while letter found by her side
stated that she was tired Of living and
had killed herself.
Lieutenant Modugno claims that no was
In an adjoining room When ne Reara t ms
shot. The letter supposed to be Wrl5ten
w. his dead wife has been lpA4tss - ~