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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-29
Nam Guilty Of -Four Crimes Is In a
Net Formed by Armed
Militiamen.
MURDERED WIFE AND CHILD
Killed Them Because lie Feared
They Would Tell OF Other
Crimes Which He Had
Committed.
chicase. June ss.A dispatch to tn

Chioagc. June ss.A dispatch to the
Tribune from winona. Mimi. says:
John Smith. supposed 10 be guilty
of four murders, the latest Of which
was the shooting Of Sheriff Harrison
Of Eau Claire. wis. q few days ago on
m Omaha passenger train near that
city whiie the sheriff was attempting
70 arrest him on the charge Of robbing
. store at Rosemond. wis. has been
iocated In the bottoms across the river
from this city. Three hundred Wis
consin militiamen form a net. through
which the desperate can hardly escape
alive.
AZ Gatesvillc, he entered a farm
house and demand something 10 eat.
When the food was placed on the table
he placed his revolvers In front Of him
ana allowed no one TO leave the room.
In addition to the murder OF Sheriff
Harris. Smith Is wanted for killing the
chief OF police Of Havre. Mont. After
killing the Montana officer he grew
fearful that his wife or child might
give the crime away. so II is alleged.
he shot them both and fed to wlscon-
sin. He Is "a years OF age.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-29

This passion for self-sacrifce is the
keynote OF the Russian character and
is cultivated In the army by every pos
sible means. The recruit is invariably
told the story OF that heroic company
Of infantrymen In the Lomakin expedi-
tion into Turkestan. who at q critical
moment. threw themselves into deep
ditch In order that the guns, which
were sorely needed at the front, might
be galloped over their bodies. II ID
doubtful whether this could have hap
pened in any army but the Russian.
II there IL one thing In which the
Russian army excels It Is marching.
Lord Roberts famous march to Can
dahaT has been equaled over and over
again by the czars troops In their Cen
|trai Asian campaigns. When General
Kuropatkln marched force Of Turke-
stan troops to join SkobeIeff in the at
tack on Cock Tepe. he and his men
were swallowed up in an unknown
trackless desert for 26 days, yet they
covered over 40 miles a day and
marched In at the end OF the time In
perfect military order without single
man sick or fallen out. It was a won
derful feat. but 1t was not regarded in
Russian military circles as being any
thing extraordinary.
A former captain of the Russian
army told me Of friend Of his who
lived for years in small town and
was then ordered away to st. Peters,
burg. In less than six months he re-
ceIved a command to return and
promptly blew out his brains.
Nobody was surprised said my
friend. I'VE all know what life In such
places is like. A man can be happy in
Siberia on a lonely outpost where he
has no companions OF his own rank
within 100 miles, but there is no happi-
ness possible in small Russian garri-
son town for man of average intelli-
gence."-The Worlds Work.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-29
THE FAIR ROUTE.

via Chicago or New Orleans to st
Loais. IL one thar gives you the most
for your money. and the fact that the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL offers unsurpas-
sed service via these points to the
WORLDS FAIR. and in this connec-
ton to all points beyond, makes II tC
your advantage. in case you contem
plate a trip to any point east, to write
US before making final arrangements
We can offer the choice of at least
a dozen different routes.
B.. H. TRUMBULL. Commercial Agent
14S Third street. Portland. Oregon.
]. C. LINDSEY. T. F. & P. A.
l42 Third street. Portland, Ore.
r. B. THOMPSON. r. a. p. A.
Room /. colman Bldg. Seattle. Wash
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-29

about the world, resting from the
fatiguca OF life OF ease. but the men
that work and worry the hardest are
loath 10 leave their daily labor. OF
course there is much that II ridiculous
in our ways OF taking vacations. But
on the whole, holiday In the country,
In an environment different from that
TO which a man IL accustomed, re-
freshes his mind and body, enlarges
his view and pulls him, for the time,
out OF the rut.
Americans are as strenuous In taxi
Ing their vacations as they are in per-
forming their daily toll. The average
American rushes in the city so weeks,
then rushes 10 the country, where he
rushes through his holiday and rushes
home again. In the old countries they
have learned how TO be ieisurely A
London merchant arrives at his once
at II o'clock and quits at . or T. He
gives his week ends TO golf or some
other form OF heaithful recreation. He
does not see In work the very aim and
object OF life. but takes his pleasures
~ he goes along. When he has
amassed q suiiicient fortune he retires
from business and spends the re-
mainder OF his days in dignifled ease.
pursuing sane pleasures and making
the most OF his time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-29
Russian Bravery.

Here Is a story Of Russian bravery
There is a monument in Turkestan to
several Russian soldiers captured by
the Turcomans in 1879. They were
artillerymen, and their guns were cap
tured with them. so the Turcomans
naturally ordered them. on penalty Of
death, to serve those guns against
their own comrades. Every man re-
fused. choosing death by horrible tor
ture and dying without murmur.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-29

A Missouri genius tied his cows tail
to his wrist to keep the moo from
switching flies. For further details
apply at the Golden Gates. It is
rumored that few fragments of the
Missouri genius have arrived.)
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-29

The only direct route to the st
Louis worlds fair and the East Il
via the o. R. & N. and Union Pacific
The following rates apply from As
toria:
To ST. Louis and return. .......ss76(
To Chicago and return ........ 72.5t
To Chicago. returning from st.
Louis or vice versa ....... 7o.0t
To Chicago. returning via st.
Louis or vice versa ....... 1856
Returning via California, $3.50 ad-
ditional.
For further particulars, call on OF
address G. w. ROBERTS.
Agent o. R. & N. Co., Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-29
GONG TO THE FAIR.
What to Do II You Desire Practical
information.

Information.
If you contemplate visiting the St
Louis Exposition, to secure reliable In
formation as to railroad service. the
lowest rates and the best routes. Alsc
as to the local conditions in st. Louis,
hotels, etc, etc.
II you win write the undersigned.
stating what information you desire
the same win be promptly furnished.
If we do not have 1t on hand, win
secure it for you Il possible, and with
out any expense to you. Address
B. H. TRMBULL,
Cer~-Nc-s.al Agent, 142 bird street,
Portland. Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-29

If Il Is worth while TO do business
at all Il is worth while to do : lot Of
it--and this means, always, prOpOr-
tionata amount Of newspaper space.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-29
REsr fs.cENT MEAL.

You ean always find ths best i5-csns
meal In the city at the Rising Sun
restaurant, No. ei2 Commercial street
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01
lcARE OF BABY'S MOUTH.
Something That Should Be Carefully
Attended To from Earliest
Infancy. =.

Many mothers do not recognize the
fact that a baby's teeth should be
cleaned, not only as soon as they ar
rive, but even long before-as soon
as the baby itself arrives. in fact.
Many a little chubby face is kept
scrupulously shining with cleanliness
on the outside-but, o, dear! the poor
little mouth! 1t is really much more
important to keep the inside of a
small child's mouth clean than the
outside. A dirty little face may mar
beauty, but 1t does not threaten
health, and a neglected mouth does,
says Youths Companion.
Young children, as soon as the first
teeth appear. should be given little
tooth-brushes with very soft bristles,
and should be taught to use them. and
then watched to see that they always
do use them. But as to infants, the
toilet Of the mouth must be performed
for them, and should never be neglect.
ed. For this purpose little wad of
sterilized absorbent cotton should be
used. and then thrown away, or, rath-
er, burned. When the baby has its
bath the mouth should. as a matter
OF routine, be washed very gently with
pledget of cotton wet in a solution
OF boracic acid. or any other mild dis
injecting liquid. If the little gums
are soft and spongy and bleeding,
dabbing them with Gncture of myrrh
will help them.
The reason for all this care is the
same reason that makes the careful
adult use his toothbrush scrupulous-
ly after each meal-namely, that
harmful germs consta.tly exist in the
mouths of all of us, even the health.
lest, and babies, although they have
no teeth, are no exception to this
rule. IL their mouths are not kept
clean, not only are the coming teeth
jeopardized, but the child's general
condition may be lowered by the con.
slant presence in the mouth. and con.
sequently the passage through the sys-
tenn of health-injuring microbes.
In illness small childs sufferings
are often greatly aggravated by parch.
ing of the lips and tongue. and il is
unable to tell what the trouble Is
The mouths of these little patients
should be constantly refreshed and
kept moist. This can be done with
glycerine and water, and in many
cases when constant drinking is for.
Didden by the physician much suf.
fering can be avoided by keeping the
mouth moist and comfortable by some
such simple means. Great gentleness
must be observed in this toilet of the
mouth, for the baby's mucous mem.
brane is very tender, and easily
abraded. and If 1t is injured ulcera.
ton may follow
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01
NOISE WAS NOT ALL OVER.
Man in the Next Room Was Takine
Of His Shoes and Had
Dropped One.

A travelling man stopped at hotel
at Monticello. The proprietor told him
he could not lodge him-not a room
In the house. said commercial trav.
eler, relates the indianapolis News.
Inc travelling man protested. He
must have room. Finally the pro-
prletor told him there was a room. a
little room separated by thin parti-
uon from nervous man. a man who
mad hved In the house for ten years.
he is so nervous, said the land
lord, / don't dare put anyone in that
room. The least noise might give him
a nervous spell that would endanger
his life
oh, give me a ROOM said the
traveller. I'll be SO quiet he'll not
know I'm there
wei, the room was given the tray-
eler. He slipped in noiselessly and be-
gan to disrobe. He took off one arti-
Gle OF clothing after another as quietly
as burglar. At last he came to his
shoes. He unlaced a shoe and then.
manlike, dropped It,
ne shoe Tell TO the floor with a
great noise. The offending traveller,
Mortified at what he had done, waited
TO hear from the nervous man. Not
sound. He took off the second shoe
and placed it noiselessly upon the
moor Then in absolute silence he
finished undressing and crawled be-
tween the sheets.
Half an hour went by. He had
dropped into doze when there came
tremendous knocking on the parti-
ton. The traveller sat up in bed. trem-
ping and dismayed "Wha-wha-
what's the matter?" he asked. Then
came the voice of the nervous man:
Blame you! Drop that otner
shoei'"
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01

relieved by lagoons, and it is in these
mat the larger crocodiles and the hippo
potami with their iovial rosy faces,
best loved to sport. 20 or more of
the latter being sometimes seen in
shoal. The wild hippopotamus diff
Iers as widely from our grimy. tor
pld, bun-eating acquaintance at the
Zoo as a Scotch mountain sheep does
from his cousin at London park.
ABOUT half way through the sud-. few
miles OF solid ground, covered with
push and fine euphorbiS trees. occur on
the west bank. Here a field hospital
mas been established for the sudd cut
ters, TWO steamers, several boats and
ABOUT 800 men being still engaged in
clearing the last block which is mean
while circumyented by false channel
!. e., channel lacking current. The
noatlng masses of vegetation freouent-
~ ciose up again like arctic pack-ice
Where a clearing has been effected and
so render vain the laborious DAYS of
work. AT the Shambe lagoon the sndd
practically ends, though marshy ground
continues for some distance fnr+ho~
south. The river becomes narrower
and stu more winding, and trees in.
crease IN number TIL they form dense
forests. LOG
Inc Lado Enclave on the west bank
leased by the Soudan government IN tho
congo Free State, is the prettiest mart
OF the Journey. The bank is high and
clothed with thoroughly tropical for
ests with beautiful glades, and noun
talhs come into view in the southwes.
Inc troops and their families form the
only population, and all come from the
interior OF the Congo territories. thew
are OF various tribes-Boneo-Ro Romeo
cannibal Man Man. and Others +,
physique they offer marked contrast
10 the Nile races being short. sturdy
thick set and stolid-faced. The oficare
are mostly Italians and vie with the BRIT.
ism In their courtesy and hospitality
Few hours steam from Lado brings
Gonookoro, the northernmost station ~
the UGANDA protectorate. Here for tho
nrst time we find the British flag fiy-
ing alone. The natives of the district
are OF the Bari tribe, DISTINGUISHED soma
80 or 40 years ago for its unfriendly at
ntude to the few Europeans who came
In contact with it. With slave-raidir,
thing OF the past, ard security assured
by good government. they now give
little trouble. Many of them arc non,
serving IN the Uganda rifles. two COM
pahles OF winch are quartered at Con
dokoro, Perhaps nothing gives
stronger impression OF the enorro,,a
length Of the Nile than the ref,ection
that, although this pot lies over 600
feet above sea level, steemers from, 49,
Mediterranean have reached II witbout
the aid of locks. But even wben -
river is in flood it is only nayigable &c
far as Rejaf, few miles further and So
with regretful longing for the great |
LIKES that are 20 near, we tusu north. |
ward again.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01

desert is left behind, the river is con-
siderably narrower, and the reedy
banks. park-like country, dotted with
trees and copses, and general coloring
strikingly remind us of England, when
a hot August has parched and whitened
the grass Abba island where the
mahdi lived holy life and received the
first revelation of his mission, might
be in the Thames, were it not for its
80 miles of length and the breadth of
the stream on either side.
Fashoda, now officially called Kodok,
is six days voyage from Khartoum All
that is traceable of the French occupa-
ton Is Col Marchand's shadouf-watered
garden of bananas and vegetables, and
the mounds and trenches of his fort
A few nomadic Arabs Of rather a low
type are still seen as far south as this,
but 1t is the center of the most impor-
tant of the black tribes of the Nile. the
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01

queer sites sometimes. Notice It's height
note what hind of a tree it is in Find
out II both the male and the female as
sist in the building, and whether they
divide the work about evenly or II one
does more than the other II the latter
is the case, which bird works the harder?
Notice the kind of material used in the
making of the nest, and describe the pro-
cess as nearly as you can. II you are an
early riser. find out exactly at what time
the first bit of building material is
brought to the nest in the morning, and
at what time the last bit is brought at
night. See how long It Is before the nest
is completed, and notice whether the fe-
male lays her first egg at once, or wheth-
er she waits day or two. and. II so, how
long she waits. Does the bird begin 10
sit as soon as the first egg is laid, or does
IL wait until she has laid the whole set!
Does she lay one each day until all are
laid, or does she lay one every other day!
How many eggs are there In the full set!
Are they all the same size and color!
Does the male or the female sit on the
eggs, or do they take turns? Which Sis
at night? Which in the daytime? Ho"
many days does. II take for the eggs 70
hatch? Do they all hatch at once Are
there any which do not hatch at all? DO
both parents begin TO feed the young at
once, or does one go away for food WhlIe
the other remains to protect the niue
ones? Which one remains? Watch ano
make notes on the development OF the
young at least once a day. How man!
days elapse between the date of hatch-
ing and the date on which the young
birds leave the nest? Do all those when
were Matched live to leave the nest! Di'
you notice whether any accident nap
pened to any of them after they LETT the
nest? Try to find out how long tue
young are fed by their parents alter
leaving the nest. Also make as many
notes as possible on the actions OF inc
birds under different circumstances.
What do they do when II rains! WhaI
do they do when 1t is very hot! no"
do they act when an enemy. cat or
snake or a squirrel, approaches the nest.
Be sure to put down all the dates, anu
notice whether the parents have sec
ond brood; if so. notice il the second nest
Is as well made as the first.
OF course very few will be able to make
all the notes have suggested, but they
should make as many OF them as they
can, but If they make ever 80 few. let
those few be accurate, accurate. accu-
rate.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01

Shilluks. Formerly fine and fighting
race, they were terribly reduced in num-
bers and vigor by the depredations of
slave dealers and the misrule Of the
khalifa In many respects they resem-
BILE their neighbors of the west and
south, the Dinkas. the Nuers and the
Bari. All alike are very tall and thin.
often appearing painfully underfed and
from living in marshes they seem to
have caught the customs of the birds.
walking with peculiar crane-like
stride. and habitually standing OF one
leg. AT military stations a little cloth
Ing is usual, but the only essential of
native dress is for men the spear and
Tor women two small aprons of I'M
tanned and uncut hide. To prevent the
attacks OF mosquitoes. many men smear
their bodies with grease and ashes with
most uncanny effect, which becomes
quite devilish when daubs of red paint
are added and the hair stuck on end and
dyed red. In hair dressing the Shilluks
are completely distinguished from the
other tribes. II Is said 10 take some
eight years for Shilluk dandy TO dress
his hair TO his satisfaction. He has TO
sleep with his head resting upon
wooden pillow specially designed TO CO
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01
Smell Of New Paint.

TO get rid of bad smell in a room
newly painted. place a vessel full of
lighted charcoal in the middle of the
room and throw on it two or three
handiuls of juniper berries; shut the
windows. the chimney and the door
close; "A hours afterward the room
may be opened, when 1t will be fcuud
that the sickly, unwholesome smell
will be entirely gone. The smoke OF
the juniper berry possesses this advan-
tage that. should anything be left in
the room. it will not be spoiled.
Literature. - -
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01
STUDYING THE ROBIN
IT MAY BE AN INTEREsTrNo
AND USEFUL PAsTIME
Some Things to Look For in the F.
Hours You Can Give the SUBJ
ject-Method for the
Schools.

ineFe are lew OF our wild birds more
numerous or of wider general distr,
button than the robin, and for this roo
son the robin is one of the very hest
birds for the nature student to begin ON.
he will be able to compare his notes u,,b
those Of his fellow students all over III
country. OF course everybody con
identify the robin, but even the Ieadina
orinthologists know comparatively M.
tie about him. Ask one of them tho
average age to which the robin lives
whether the robins which nested an his
town last year are the same which arc
nesting there this year, or any one of a
dozen simple questions, and you will oct
an idea OF what splendid field for orig
inal research is presented in the life of
even the best-known of our wild erea-
lures.
The average person can devote but
small portion of his time to the study
OF birds, and, as the field of bird study
is practically limitless, his general
knowledge of birds must necessarily hs
very, very limited. II, however, he chose
to devote most of the time he has for this
subject, to single species, by preference
common species, such as he would not
have to waste much time in hunting for.
his chances Of doing original, useful
work void be good
If this plan of bird study were adopted
in the school, it would also have another
advantage; it would tend to save the
nests Of the rarer birds in any particular
locality from the visits of enthusiastic
but often very thoughtless youngsters.
who might get just as much pleasure.
and perhaps more instruction, by study
ing the nest of one of the commoner
birds.
For the benefit of those who so far
have had no experience In studying
birds, l will make the following sug-
gestions for the study of the robin:
Begin your study of the nest as soon
as possible after the birds have begun
to build. Make note of the site selected
whether in a tree, on part Of dwelling
or other building, on the ground, in q
hole in tree, for robins select very
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01
THE OTHER SIDE OF JORDAN.

q. the other side o. Jordan may be bright
as bright kin be.
but l amt a-faultin' this old world; she's
bright enough fer me!
you've got TO be a swimmer when you
strike that Jasper sea,
Yonder, on the other side o. Jordan
make no doubt the country is a country
out O. sight,
With all them fields o. Twin green an
rivers o. delight;
But jest amt in no hurry fer TO rise an
take my flight
fonder, on the other side o. Jordan!
know, the time they're havin' in the
sweet old by an by,
must set the stars 10 danein' in the blue
bend O. the sky;
But I'm jest no good at flyin'-an' a angels
got to fly
fonder. on the other side O. Jordanl
.. no matter what the trouble-an' no mat
ter where l roam,
This world to me IL sweeter than its sweet
est honeycomb.
An i never shall resign IL TIL they holler:
Come on homer
Yonce+ on the other side O. Jordanl
IF. l.. stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01
Hamburg Sponge with Strawberries.

LlssolVe a level tablespoon of gran
ulated gelatine in two tablespoons Of
cold water, and add the Juice of an
orange. Beat the yolks of three eggs
with half cup of sugar and a little
grated orange rind until very light, add
gradually the gelatine and beat. stand
Ing 1t in Ice water. until il commences to
thicken. then fold in carefully the stiff
ly beaten whites of eggs. Turn into
pretty mold and harden on ice. Serve
surrounded with a wreath of strawber-
rles busted with powdered sugar.-Good
Housekeeping.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-01
The Conditions of TODAY
Along the White Nile ~
OPENING OF THE RIVER TO FREIGHT AND PASSEN-
GER TRAFFIC READS ALMOST LIKE A DREAM

no harm to the structure, the com monest
forms of which are a ridge like that OF
an ancient helmet down the middle of a
shaven head, or halo of felt-like SUBJ
stance standing out from the back.
Necklaces of beads and of certain small
crocodile bones, and massive ivory
bracelets weighing as much as &c
ounces are also worn by men. A war
dance is most impressive sight, when.
with long Undiscovered shields and
brandished clubs and spears, with feath-
ers and erect fringes of hyena hair
added to their couture, and leopard skins
draped on their slim bodies, they bound
over the plain with wild yells, raising
a cloud of dust behind them. This DEM
onstration is the preliminary to an at
tack on a rival village, or is held in
honor of some great event, such as the
accession or investiture Of a new mex"
or king.
At Lake No, seven days steam from
Khartoum, the Bahr-el-Ghazal joins the
Nile, and the sud- begins. For nearly
300 miles the narrow channel winds
through limitless expanse of papyrus,
partly rooted, partly floating, and at
times completely blocking the river
Sir S. Baker was obliged to go round
by the Bahr Giraffe owing to such
block, and in 1880 Gessi, an Italian Of
fetal, failing to find the current, had to
cut his way through, lost many of his
men, and suffered so terribly that he
died shortly after rescue. The monot-
ony OF the winding channel is frequently