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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-21
JAPs DlsL0DGED.
Russian Cossacks Put Advance
Guard to Flight Aftcr
Severe Encounter.
nv Associated Prcss.)

II S5i -..a So (f3y Associated IicoSb -, r.,
str. PETERSBURG, May 2p.-Ihe iol-
lowing dispatch from General kuropatN'n
"a inc Emperor, dated ut Lao 1ais
Nav 10Th. has been received here:
"a detachment OF Cossacks engaged
detachment OF tho Japanese advance
guard on May 18th north OF Fcns W any
Shcnr IN a mountainous district 1hs
fight began in the morning and las'eu
,,ntil $50 O. clock in tho afternoon,
q trhc Japanese were successfully us
lodged from four positions cxtendlns over
fifteen niles
@rhe pursuit Of the Japanese was
stopped at Datiantsy thirteen miles nor'h
or Feng Wang Chcng.
"Our casualties were six Cossacks
wounded two horses killed and eight
horses wounded.
."There is no trace OF the enemy IN the
valley Of Tsnnhoka, so far as the road
leading to the Tchangoulne Pass. eish-
teen miles north of lTeng Wang Cheng'
Or in the valley Of the Al River, from
saimatsa to liuan- Dian-Sa on the road
to Doun- Sian Lintst.
"a SQUADRON or Japanese cavalry, Whlch
left Kuan-D ian-San OH May 18th lor
saimatsa was repulsed by one. of our
natrols az Schacgo. twelve miles from
kian-Dian-San The patrol retired With
Z ou: loss
strong, advanced May 18th towards
salitszaipndza, which was evacuated
May 18TH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-21
WILL HAVE
ARCHDEAC0N
Continued From First Poge.)

Of them are back at.home and work, or
on the road there. The council meets
next year with Christ Church OF Char-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

quiet, happy, yes, happy life, for it
seemed hard to cut myself off from it
all. l do not mean to preach. but |
want to say that good people know lit
tie about what they condemn so read
lily; they know little and seem to care
little about the lives of the poor Great
ures oftenest found in their courts of
justice. They build fine churches and
pay men to preach to them. while out
side the shut churches are thousands
of human souls crying for the bread of
life to revive their dying condition.
Oh, l bless Gen. Booth and his
army! He did not stop to preach in
the closed churches, but, with banner
and song, marched to the rescue of the
poor shuddering wretches so deep in
degradation that they never knew their
degradation, or that there was any,
thing better for them. They do not
know their condition. Way back in the
history of the Saxon nations, deep
moral ignorance prevailed. Fathers and
sons had wives in common; robbery
and rapine were constant they were
idolators, sacrificing human victims
But generations of improvement and
culture have brought them to a condi-
ton where it is possible for the utmost
saintliness to exist, as witness the
many men and women who have i'm
molated themselves on the shrine of
duty. But what Of the poor unfortu-
nate creatures held by circumstances
outside this current? Is it a wonder
the old heathenish instincts revive in
them, or fail to be ousted?
have thought of this much in the
past week, and I have wondered what
my life would have been If l had not
been taken from my parents. but al
lowed to grow up in the midst of good
influences; and I have little hesita-
ton in asserting that I should have
been, probably, as good a man as my
twin brother, and perhaps it is not
too much to say that he might have
been like me with the same environ
ment. Then, If I so fell through the
wicked environment of my life. what
chance is there for the men and women
whose parents and grandparents We're
criminals? None. 1 should say, If
did not recolect Booth and his glor-
ious army and his plans for their sal
walton.
go away, and 1 go a thief, Grim
inal i'm the eyes of the. law. But l
know Vane's heart. and l feel that 1
may hope for forgiveness, and that he
will believe me when / say that | will
repay him some time, If possible, the
money l took while occupying his
premises. And, Constance, / promise
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

The following prize story by +. B.
Basch, class 'O5 of Savannah, Georgia
School of Technology, is reprinted from
The Georgia Tech
/ have often spoken of the remark
able anylitic powers of the Chevalier
c. Auguste Dupiu. In the problem of
the murders in the Rue Morgue as well
as i'm the mystery attending the dis
appearance of Marie Roget, these pow
ers were brought to a severe test. The
affair of the Duke of D, the Queens
Messenger. while not so complex as
the others, certainly had an element
Of the bizarre about 1t, and it might
have come to a much different ending
had IL not been for my friend. Owing
to the rank of those concerned and the
nature of the affair itself, l have been
compelled to keep the facts secret. The
recent death of his grace, however, has
removed all restrictions and il is now
possible to put them before the public.
MY friend and l were strolling, about
7, one morning in the spring of 49,,
in one Of the less frequented quarters
of Paris. We were walking along the
Rue St. each occupied in our own
thought. when the door of one of the
houses which we were passing was
thrown open, and a middle-aged wom-
an came out.
'.Messieurs." she cried to us, will
you please help me. l was to awaken
the gentleman upstairs at s, and have
tried several times. but have had no
response. 1 fear there is something
wrong"
AS we followed the woman up the
stairs, she told us that the man had
been there only a dav and that she
had seen very little of him. About 3
the evening before, he came in and
asked her to wake him at in the
morning 10 catch a train.
"Did you hear any noise during the
night?" asked Dupin.
mo. But ] am a heavy sleeper, and
II would take a good deal TO wake
me-"
The house was only two stories high,
and the mans room faced the street.
The only door was locked. so we at
once began to push against 1t and It
soon gave way.
The room was an ordinary one, and
seemed to be In no disorder. except for
an open portmanteau lying on the floor,
with its contents scattered about Il,
apparently pulled out In great haste.
One of the windows was half open, the
other down. Lying outstretched on
the floor in his night clothes, his head
in a pool Of blood, was a man of about
40. we'll built and apparently man
OF some refinement. Dupin and I bent
over him and exerted ourselves to re-
store him 70 consciousness. There SEEM
ed TO be no wound on the man except
a large ugly cash that looked as II Il
had been made with a sharp instru-
ment.
He soon came to. and after staring
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10
The Adventures of
the Queens Messenger

! around blankly for a few moments,
sprang up and without noticing us in
the least ran to the portmanteau. Here
he pulled all the things about hur-
riedly, and turning out pockets. open
ing boxes and scattering everything
around. Presently he picked up a
small jewel case and with trembling
hands hes touched the spring. II was
empty The man sank back into n
chair and burying his face in his
hands. sobbed
my Cod it is gone. The police
send for the pollce!"
MY friend" said Dupin, 81 am my
self somewhat connected with the po-
lice, maybe ] can help you"
Would to God that you could. II I
don't find the diamond / am ruined"
he replied, then realizing his position,
he said:
Il viii tell you about IT, but it must
be kept as secret as possible"
Proceed" l said.
81 am the Duke of D. Last week
! was commissioned by Queen Victoria
to proceed to the court Of Italy with
the greatest caution and present the
famous Rajah diamond to the Queen.
The gem is Of great value, in fact. /
may say that IL hardly has unequal, and
as you are aware of the present rela-
can appreciate the Significance Of the
gift. No one except those intimately
concerned knew that the jewel was i'm
my possession, and j have proceeded
with the greatest caution, not even
bringing my valet with me. ] arrived
I'm Paris yesterday and put up at this
out-of- the way place. The diamond
was in this case, locked I'm my port
manteau. II has been some time since
! have been In Paris, so yesterday /
strolled about the city ! met no one
! knew, and nobody seemed to recog-
nize me. / returned about 3, In the
evening, and after making prepara-
tions to leave early i'm the morning for
Italy, / retired. During the night-it
must have been late-I heard a noise
and jumped out Of bed 10 see what It
was. AS l did so a light flashed be-
hind me, and some one struck me I'm
the head. I fell unconscious and-the
rest YOU know"
His Grace had now fully recovered.
and dressing said that he would 20
out to see a physician We tried TO
persuade him TO send for one instead.
and he insisted saying that his wound
ceased paining him. and he wished to
keep the affair as quiet as possible.
After he left, Dupin examined the
room thoroughly. As / have said, ev-
erything was In order except the port
manteau My friend carefully went
over It's contents and having satisfied
himself went 60 the window, and TAX
ing out a pocket lens he examined
every inch Of the sill. The garden.
which cut the house off from the street,
had been recently watered and imme-
dlately below the window there were
footprints. Dupin closed the window,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

you that I will live an honest life here
after. l can fancy your doubling my
ability to do So but l WILL swear
it.
Wherever I go / shall take with me
the, memory of your true, noble wom-
anhood and wifehood. Vane may rest
his soul in your truth and faithful
ness, and l, in time. perhaps, may be
glad to think of you as a sister; but
not now-not now. For fear of SEEM
ing maudlin l refrain from saying
more. You must have known how
loved you, and you can realize what
1t costs to leave you to him.
Victor Hamilton.
CONTINUED in Next Sundays News.)
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children OF
urine difficulties. II II did there would
be few children that would do Il.
There is a constitutional cause for
this. Mrs. NJ. Summers. Box 404, Notre
Dame, Ind, will send her home treat
ment to any mother. She asks no
money. Write her to-day II your chill
dren trouble you in this way Don't
blame the child. The chances are Il
can't help II. 3
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

and we started to leave.
Milford appears to be quite a smok-
err" he said. And indeed it seemed.
so. far a box of cigars was lying on
the floor, and on the table was Mi
lords cigar case, filled with the best
Havanas. Several cigar ends were ly-
ing about on the floor
On our way down stairs we met the
landlady
Don't let any one into the ROOM"
said Dupin, "and. by the way. did the
gentleman leave his shoes outside his
door last night?"
Yes and the girl had quite a time
with them, they were all muddy. I
carried them up to him this morning,
but in my fright l brought them down
AGAIN.
We went into the garden and ex-
amined the footprints. They led both
to and from the house, and the bushes
beneath the window were tramped
down. The tracks stopped at the path.
so that the thief must have come
through the gate.
"Wait a minute said Dupin, and he
went into the house. He returned in
few minutes, however. and we pro-
ceeded on our way home.
Dupin said no more of the affair un-
til the next evening. After dinner when
we were both wrapped in our own
thoughts, as was our custom, he broke
out with:
Il am expecting a visitor tonight"
"Yes?"
Several. One is Milford. Have you
thought about him."
Yes but it seems to me to be moth
ing more than an ordinary burglary.
Have you formed any conclusion"
Yes--"
Our conversation was brought to an
end by the entrance of the project of
police and another gentleman, who was
introduced as the British minister. We
began chatting when a step was heard
outside and the two gentlemen retired
to the next room as Lord D. en-
tered. He appeared very pale and ex-
ceedingly nervous.
Good evening, gentlemen" he said.
and turning to Dupin, II received your
note this morning. l suppose it is
about the Diamond All If you only
knew what l have gone through. l am
not rich man, but l would give five
thousand pounds to lay my hand on
the thief"
Then write me out a check" said
my friend. putting his check book be-
fore him His Grace seemed stupe-
fed. Then selling the pen. he hastily
filed out a check and handed 1t TO
Dupin. When IL WAS almost in my
frined's hand my lord jerked it back
and said:
But where is the diamond? Where
is the thief|'
Dupin took his pipe from his mouth
and bringing his hand slowly around,
pointed it to His Grace.
What No-you are joking! YOU
an-not-mean-oh merciful God,
-" he sobbed. dropping his head on
the table.
Dupin pulled a bell and the two men
entered The minister raised my lords
head gently and at once led him from
the room.
What How" ] said in amaze
ment as their steps died away
Dupin sat back in his chair and
lighting his pipe. blew a cloud OF
smoke upward.
THE case was not very complex" he
sa!e.
"My lord Is a very clever man. He
is probably in desperate circum-
stances financially. and when the dia-
mond was intrusted to his care he
Next" The sugar-faced, dyspep-
tic-looking man took the chair.
What do you wish?" asked the bar
ber Il want a Judge Parker hair
cut" said the man. The barber, who
reads the papers understood. He cut
his customers hair without throwing
in any conversation.-Chica Tribune,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-10

Next" The sugar-faced, dyspep-
tic-looking man took the chair
What do you wish?" asked the bar
ber II want a Judge Parker hair
cut" said the man. The barber. who
reads the papers. understood. He cut
his customers hair without throwing
In any conversation.-Chic Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-20
MEMS FURs

Mems Fancy Shirts in nd Ma
light and dark shades, ttache
detached, best shirt inket TO
price ..... ...... ............ -......
A full line of the celevon b
Shirts in light Madrs alta
and detached. The ehir'
produced at the price............S
We show extra values oalbriI
Shirts and Drawers at.............
Fine Balbrigan Shirts 'er, in
effects, each................. .....- .............
Fine Lace Lisle Shirtswers.
cial values, each-.......... IS
Novelties in Mems Fs Hose,
pair-,....... ....... ,,........ ....... - 5c to
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-10-06

Since the change Of manage
ment in the Iona Posi-, the paper
shows a dilap;dated appearance.
Editorially, makeup and in geLei-
al appearance marked ceteriora-
tion is noted. lone will miss Miss
DeatOn.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-10-06
LOCAL OPTION.

he reviewed the evils Of the liquor
traffic. So far from disputing
them these will be conceded by not
only those who indulge in alcohol
ism, but by those who dispense
liquor as well. But giving the
temperance agitator credit for all
sincerity of purpose, as we view It
he is destined to failure, for rea-
SOUS which follow:
We may safely assume that DO
one is in the liquor business for
the pleasure there is in it, but for
the profits derived from it. AID
as long as there are profits made
in il, all the hosts of temperance
from Neal Dow and John B.Gough
down will fail to eradicate it as an
institution Of the country. The
Anti-S Saloon League, the W. c. [.
L. and kindred organizations must
recognize this fact, Judging not
oulv from the history Of the past
bat the very logic Of the situation.
Given, business where the per
cent Of profit is large, can it be
abolished? In the fed Of past ef-
fort we will look to Kansas as the
best example, being the frat state
where the Prohib ibitiOnists have had
things all their own way, bat
which nevertheless has her saloons /
and "blind pigs" by The thousand.
In Maine, also, the next best eX-
ample, liquor has been sent every
where through the state under the
guise of merchandise ever since I
the passage Of all the laws framed /
against it.
systematically, it is troe, cities
and towns have been administered
under Prohibition regime, but
the effort to maintain it costs a
continued and laborious struggle.
which owing to the proneness Of
man to sometimes relax bis ener-
gies (resolution is not always uD
to the fusing point and sometimes
wanes), renders Prohibition tver
the exception, never the rule. On
the other hand the liq0or dealer
ever has the incentive OF profits to
spur him on and his resolution
never lags. thus a warfare be-
tween one class Of citizen, and ar
other Is kept up, the Issue OF
which Is forever in doubt. Values
are always unsettled, p raonal en-
mites are continually eogeudcYpd,
and sooner or later the business
interests OF any community viii
co,oroi i r. a,.l ,ba ,s,,f, -, o5
inc the aoitation with +ba ho.t
of intnrtiors t,ar.frs .bo p..h;
bitionjsts are bn+ ,,grne+r.t;c.. a
condition, tbpv a,o ,rriro +, IT,.
trov bacanse or ,.loaic. ...,.
Of combettioo #
Contrastad - u.;. t,e#
state of wa,fs.a L.n,-. ~
the ave,aoa nro,a,., }.,s.. .,u
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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-10-06

smart iacker .or the misses, The
butcher pack is brought into evidence
here to good effect.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-10-06

MORO" county farmers aIe
making good use Of this fae
weatheriQ takias care Of tae i'm
mensc wheat crop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-23

morning and afternoon than at night Observation shows us that the as- sertiOn that no leaves fall at night is not true, for, however, well swept a lawn or walk may be at dusk. there will be a layer of leaves upon 1t the folliwing morning. There will be on- ly about one-fourth the amount of dead leaves. however. that there would have been during an equal number of hours during the daytime. There is bound to be some wind at night, and this will prove sufficient to shake down a small quantity of leaves.
 There are several deciduous trees. common to Salt Lake and the State, of which the leaves are brilliantly colored In this respect not even the maple and oak can excel the falling leaves of the woodbine, which is so extensively cul- tivated about Salt Lake. The wood bine. maple. and oak are splendidly colored rich golden and crimson hues predominating. The locust, cottonwood. poplar. and willow trees also shed their leaves. Those vary in color from a lemon hue to golden. As soon as the frost comes the leaves are killed. Then begins the gradual breaking away from the parent twig. This Is. as I have said. helped by the warmth of day.
 AS 10 the QueSIlOu WASInSE pr not typhoid fever germs. are spread or originate from leaves which have fallen and decayed. I should say only in SO far as they make more dust They conceal much street refuse, causing it to collect, and thuns be spread about when a breeze springs up. But the decaying leaves themselves cannot be held responsible for typhoid. Ty- phoid Is spread generally by flies that have been in the vicinity of decaying animal matter. Vegetable matter does not create the typhoid germ.
 'The insects flying from one place to another, their feet, wings. and bodies becoming contaminated with all sorts of filth, are the forerunners of fever It is only necessary for housewives to protect the health of the family to see that the doors and windows are tight. ly screened at this time of the year for there Is more danger of disease spreading now than at any other time This Is because the flies grow slug. gish as the season advances. The, are more likely to drop into food ana milk. and one fly is sufficient Co spreat aisaaae to dozen persona
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-23
THE FALLING OF THE LEAVES.
Why the Number in the Night is Les
 Than That OR fha HRav

Why the Number in the Night is Less
 Than That of the Day.
 Salt Lake City (Utah) Herald.
 The average Salt Laker who gets out these cool mornings to sweep the dead leaves of his lawn often wonders why it Is that his task Is so much cas- Ter than later in the day, when he clears away and burns those that have fallen during the morning and after noon. So noticeable Is the difference in the day and night "harvests" that many persons have upheld that after dark the trees did not shed their leaves.
 This premise Is declared to be in- correct by Prof. Marcus E. Jones, the prominent botanist of this city. Prof. Jones has also discussed in the follow ing interview the oft-asserted belief that decayed leaves are one cause of typhoid fever. He said:
 The statement that trees do not shed their leaves during the night is correct only to this extent-that they do not shed<as many as fin the daytime. This Is true for two reasous-hrst, the heat of the sun aids greatly the process of disintegration by which the dead leaves are freed from their twigs; se- eopd, breezes are more frequent in tho
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-23

Mims. but my warriors are there mur- dering women and children. could do nothing with them. nothing" He had raised the storm but he could not control It's fury. He had unleashed the dogs of war. but he could not restrain them from flying at the throats of in- nocent women and children.
 The savages after burning to the ground the buildings that made up Fort Mims set out for Pensacola. loaded down with more than 800 scalps. At Pensacola they are said to have been paid S5 for each scalp by the British agent.
 The capture of Fort Mims and the massacre of its people is the darkest chapter in Alabama's history.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-23

practice of binding the feet of tha women is to be abolished. Consider ing the great repugnance of the peo- pie to changing the custom of centu- ries. this Is a wonderful triumph of modern ideas. Heretofore Chinese women fthe upper class were scarce ly thought elegant if their feet from toe to heel measured over thirteen centimeters. This is but little over half the length of the feet of Euro- pean women of the class that brides itself on delicate pedal extremities. The sufferings and physical agnoy that the women of China have borne stolid- ly for generations through this GUS tom of foot binding will soon be at an end, and they will have feet pretty much after the sort of the rest of the daughters of Eve. It is interesting. however. to note that the agitation for the reform did not come from the fair sex. but from masculine philanthropy ists.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-23
'Tt is to the intareat oe avarvhot,,,

'Tt is to the interest of everybody to kill all flies that attempt to take up their residence through the winter In the house. Of eourse one way to prevent the spread of germs from de- lime and disinfectants wherever there is any danger of animal or waste mat ter decaying. In this way. with the additional preeaution to kill the flies or keep them out of the house, much typhoid might be avoided.
 Don't blame the leaves. They will fall off the trees. and may get into the water up in the canyons. but they will not spread germs. Burn the fal- len leaves and the dust problem is elfminated.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-23
ReIlsa to cslas.e wonsa'a Eeet.

W WdbIIINEtUH EVsts-
 The awakening of the Chinese to the superior merit of Western ciyili- zation has been slow. but the Celes- tials are gradually having their eyes opened" said Mr, Thomas san- ders. who has lived in Pelxing many years to a Post reporter. 'One of the surest signs of the decay of conserva- tism in China is that ere long the cruel