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Extra [ Spec Gals for Mon:
days Selling
Not an item which lis not a
bargain, even for September.

Not an item which is not q.
bargain, even for September.
y 100 pieces odd JewelrY Of all kinds.
sold from 25c to SOC, choice DC.
ID j 900 yard S Mill End Waist and Skirt
Innings worth to - 1-2c for 9 l-4 81
$fs8 a. yard n y N .S s1t
King 8 Soft Finish Machine Thread
8 spools &c. IS
I Long Black Hat Pins, were Sc, for
n 5Ss $S$ Be- a I dozen III N 4, 3ss
II SOC Pearl Waist Sets, 8 to- a set, 1Gc5
Ia rs each. Ss Is s5t EMIL
I. Large Pain, Soap. 4 &c a cake.
5cSyVhite FLOATING Soar. = 4 &c "a cake
n 7c8 Tooth Brushes, 1Oci each. # !5l
N soc to f75c Colored Chiffon Yeilings,5
&c a yard. I'm IS \. q .,. 3
aSlTcS Ribbons in all colors. are ;lt,'.5 q
$4-inolii satin Taffeta Ribbons, il white
and blue only, good value & at tGc.5
price n DC a yard. I'll SsiS IsSiis NJ
NJ $50 pairs sample Dress Shields, q g; DC e.
4 aiker'si Violette Tooth Powder, w. Oc.a
IT able full Of Jap Fans, worth 1Oc to
3 l5c. choice 4c. ..s
4 6-lnch MORE Taffeta Ribbons, worth
4 l5$f. SOC, Il only one color, DC a ard
Il 10c8 White Crushed Duck Bel s.B 1-2c.
Ii Lot Of White Belts, fleft-overs, sold for
5S 25cR3 to 35c, are 15c each.
x Allep's Cream OF Almonds, cures sun
burns and freckles, 50c size, NJ ondayI
II zoe. 3ffs3 ss$ 81 y 3sJ q.
4-inch White &c Satin Taffcta RIB
II bons, 4 DC. III 3i3 II n n
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prove that was even treated honestly.
i notified Mr.. Button OF my andidaey9 on
the list or May. Since that time the co m
mittee has held several NEE tin SIS, i was
never notified or inv! ted 4 o a ttend a. 81 lie
one Of them. Button and IA len met az .t
Clifton Forge ana afterwards notified
me that tho committee had adopted rules
and regulations governing the proposed
aprlmary,sand assessed me $500 TO pc pala
Within eight days met MI. l3ut top ana
Mr.. Whitehead ON June 4 9Th N R sle,
8mond, and requested of them a. writer
plan OF the rifles and reg ula lions. when
Il WAS Informed by both OF them that! they
llad@nothlng IN writing. On June 81 i ~
fifteen minutes OF Ia O. q ock MI. I1c nols
Informed me that the commit tee nag
passed resolution rllling me out .5a { ~ Y
M, unless paid the ass 9 nat
time. Yet / was not furnished with q plan
or rules governing The propos ed pr nla q. ~
as j requested, d nd ut AZ .o' 81 ck. LEE
fifteen minutes III Ice ~ me-, was
ruled out and Mr. Flood was proc 4 lf :,
the nominee, In llsse tasts s1l V,
committee claims that was trea ted justly
and generously. When prelude 10 ms
i3bedded In the mindsIo nen, rea son iss No Y
expected Id find a Tod gmen y III "a Az
s,fhe second statement II is that Il lFloodi
was procaimsl tlleiD illee ~, acrnf lance
with the party plan. NIKE Let one ~ we cons
1nttee point out wherein fne PIT plui.
In total igonranceE the irl lss ana reg
3llations governing prnIa srd 4 primary,
or Where an assessnne tlt l1eE deInalia-
ed before presenting tlleS plaIil l!.e
primary 10 ita 81 WileIs, ~.
les l ~.
EilyalS5thpt there ire slln6 s,lcil leoY's''olts
IN the party plan al organ ia no q, y
3 When j dtscoyse.d that lhere was no
.ouorlIm at tho Clifton Forge met t,ng, y
wrote an OMEN Letter ~ y no co an llee
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II So a. zen-Pur Linen Dinner Nap
kins. S4 size; usually IS iSaS DOZEN
81 al dozen.Hea Weight Pure
Linen Dinner Ma pkins,, worth sits. NJ
soc a. yard yards Wide Pure, Linen
. T able Damas SIX. worth 7Sc.
! 3Dc a yard Cream Table Da--38
III mask, III ual Soc grade. .3 !. iE
4 soc a yard IL xtraEH Heavy Wei ht Sc.
Half Bleached Pure Linen Dana "a SIX
SC each Linen Fruit N pkins, 10 Inch
size; the 15-inch size. DC.
25c cach-Hemstit ched Linen Da-9
mask Tray Cloths s4 81 H; !, ;3}sls AZ t3ssS
y Oc&each-Fine5 Damask Plate 8Doyl les
Ii DC a yard Il DC SGl lass Toweltn E:.4s4s VI.
y 8 a AZ ia yard 2 f-2c Huck 70 yelling.
y 26c each-He msti tched Linen scar.fss.$
n 3Oc each-O Open Work and He titc n, he'd q
Linen Pillow Shams $5 n a al X 38
II DC a yard--25c Turkey Dana ask. 81 N
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to give you a full and 4 fair hearing
NoUarf l1aIes a This &il1st and generous q om-

to give you a full and fair hearing .S'
Nevertheless this just and generous COM
Inittee did meet. TAT Clifton Forge Y q gain
secretly v cons ID cred IN y case, voted that
they and Brutl,s were all honorable men,
and 4 that III lid been trea ted mot only
met to cons ider9 my case, without notify
ing me OF the meeting tried me, 81 con-
delnned me, and thanked God they We're
mot as other. me II ayi Ing con ed this
ehambey preseea'ng, 5hey a aan
until III saw IL In he Richmond papers
5of tlley "a ms mn NJ 3S
Now Just M word concerning the clifton
Forge Meeting u nun Der one; present
5N1assrs. Button and al len. " men q 4 dis
covered that the coJmmi tee did not meet
and adopt rules and ,regula tlons go y9epnt
assess me $500, III gave publ city to this
fact In an open lett err hearl Y Two mont hsl
safter$Which the cha irman q lsco yered thar
HllDf Had IA & prpx " by iel eg rom zone
,.lldn,und Hub bard, unit recently among
gina, Az ito this pretentlon concerning
the proxy, Mr., Ell yson ays In !sa recent
letter ia 4 me I; & III g ~ State fl Committee
adopted B a resoln Ion some time within
the past yea forblddl Ing the use NJ pr
EIcsaa n contend tllat !, 3 roe e
i tha State Committee, the same " law ap- "
EplesSto both, VI Vi III n }ss a II
ss But what Is al proxy sisi ~ writing
IN which one person ant hori2es another
sto vote in his splae n a II of the lthori-
lies hold that a i must have II he III yatc
sigma tire gor he prime pgl II Y Isl in fact,
u hn tsa 'selseram Is In law an Instr nentl
IN writing Il How and BY whom could,
ono ,yer.sy tile sigma tire Of the principals
This IS too absurd, oWeYer.5t TO admit g
discussion, Would MI, TIllyson admit q
proxy III his eomlni ttee With No other alIs,
tunutoly5 la gentleman has 81 ven !, az
hand opinion and prejndged q the Ga SO be-
fore hearing DO ll sides tie cont no alsy,
thereby plecl uding an Ppeal 70 me co@tF
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Black D re,ss Goods {. i. ],


Summer and fall kinds ALL
wool, silk and wool, plain II and
sfancies are in the sale; nearly
all half-pricc s5the way the
%ticket5reads.
b sl.e9s All Wool y Novelty Cloth. with
mohair finish. "A inches wide, S1.15.5
n All Wool Ba sket Weave, the newest
thing for walking skirts, 50 inches
wide. LID. Il; 5Ss
e $50 Handsome Imported Silk sicilian,S
f As inches wide, the new thing for
III fancy Eton suits $1.0s. S5;ss
4 81 fSAll3 Wool Mumie Cloth. "A inches
4 ss wide. 81. 81 81
\ slss All Wool Imported French vosles
and Etamine, T5c: i3si
sLubin's $50 Black SILK Etamine, AZ
H inches wide. Csc.
Il 75c Z All Wool British Nuns Yelling,
Albatross. Mohair and Slcilians, 50
inches wide, 46c. IN .l&5 h, III s44
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WEEKS D0INGS in STAUNT0N.

knight on the Lone Star; c. s. Roller.
Jr..G knight of Augusta; J. G. McCue.
knight of Storm Hill: W., 3. Crawford,
Knight Of Forest Mount: ]. w. Garland,
Knight Of Middle River; Decatur Van
Deventer, Knight OF washington and Lee
University. Lexington; Edward sites.
Knight Of Shenandoah; Richard Sites.
Knight Of Mountain View; Moifatt Dice,
knight OF Virginia; John l.. Palmer.
knight Of Iron Bridge; PIny Crop.
knight OF Burke town; Alexander Dudley,
Knight OF Dam Hi; Charles Byers,
Knight of Augusta Military Academy;
Guy Kester, knight OF Whea,land. and
Dr. Thomas NJ. Parkins. Knght OF tbs
Probe.
After the tournament the large puni-
her present were entertained al supper
and refreshments by The ladies Of Old
Stone Church. There was also held a
''ralnhow lawn party"
Mr., Joe Cochran. OF Stannlon, on yes
|'ierday Joined Mr.. and Mrs. VI G. Pat
Worlds Fair All st. Louis. After spend
Ing some days at the fair The paaty Will
spend a few days In Yellowstone lisik.
after which they will lears Tor Vancouver
bland Tne party expects 10 return abpat
October 10th.
The Daughters Of tie American ReYp.
lu,ion were delightfully."- entertained On
,t,tt,'.'en"y &HsNIiIHG} ny u ~ " tf1NE W.
Bell al the kaiaramo Hotel,
Invitations are ON announcing 80
| approaching inarriage3of Miss Annie Gfa,
! nam Ellls,, of Indian Territory, niece
OF Rev. and Mrs u II. Paul ~ lhr
4 county, to Mr. George II. Robins, III
NOISY Creek. the ceremony 10 take plaie
at NOISY Creek. Augusta county, on the
A in instant.
| a party composed OF tlie following len
mere Tuesday f'S ~. loiila 10 attend lie
\ N9r!d Fair. Mrs. W. II. cultoa, Mfs
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AT the Opening Of the.
Store 500 'W,om ems
Shirt Waists.
The balance Of the stock on

The balance ofthe stock on
hand will be priced thus:
All the 81 and s1.5oE White Lawn s%r
waists, Csc each. Ss
L Lot#of f75c White Lawn and Black
3 A1ercerized Wa lists. BOO each
4 81. 80 each for all the White Persian
3$ Lawn and India Linon Waists, that
sold to 81. ,,6.
$3.50 Pure Linen Waists. tailor ia 4 sh-s
toned, for q 81. Ds. \.
II So China. SILK w aists, black or white,
i83A5& 81. SIS. sss 4.
Waists that were $? for ~.
$40 and $sle Lace Waists for 30.
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=
Damasks.
4 &c a yard -. 900 yards Of Sanitary Bird
t Eye Diaper. the best gra de---7 n n,l.-3
facturer's lengths OF y to IS yards
Is to q inches wide. $3
1Oc each--PureS Barnsley Linen IIuck
Towels 19x37 in ches, g a dozen kind.
25c each-Extra Size Hemrned and
Hemstitched Huck N Towels, white.
da1nask borders &, 23x44 Einc hes.
s soc each-The q Finest Hen titched
Satin Damask I owels at 50 a d oxen
ever shown In the city 81 4 4
4 100 each-H enmed Hllck II wels s1SX363
f inches. n lever less than s1.50 a Dozen.
&c each emmed II uck Towels, 17x36l
inches; usual 1oc kind is5 h l5 IF;
q II i 20 ca chEx ira Weight Double
Thread Turkish bath T. Wels. Quality
that retails at 1925 q dozen;
+ soc a dozen-Pure Linen Dinner Nap
klns, 1S-inch size, SIPS value.
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White Goods Which
Have Gone Astray.

Out Of place. in store like
this i'll September. Priced thus
now:
25c Mercerizeds Madras, - DC II a. yard,
H imported and is double M rcerized
lie q yard IT cured S3c Mercerizcd
.Ss8Madras. ~ 54ssa
16c 4 ynrd-25c White Repp for suits
and waists ,gs3 Il 5lf
.31-2c a yard Best 510c india Linon.
DC a yard prom Nainso oks. In checks
and stripes. Nj " N y ss
312 1.2c a yard -17c 40-inchsIndi Llnon
II and Pin Checked 19c Scotch y !mlties.s
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BOYS Clothing.

Hundreds 81 &Suits;Sjust the
kind$yon'll want when school
begins. Half-price we say IL
Quite few nice Overcoats
in the lot.
/ 500 pairs Of Boys 75c Corduroy Knee
Trousers, aged q to is years 40 & /
&35S pair yS8a Inv M u
a 50 dozen Boys Soc Laundered Shirt
Waists, a ges 4 to 10 yea rs. 2:sc ca CHI.
4 Boys s.. so All Wool Suits. ages s to I
II years, So rs.
Boys $50 All Wool Suits, ages 10
IA years, - II
h Boys 1 25c $lAl DOL H {; OFF and Long
Peak Caps. DC. Sy3 5s sS
Il $40 Buster Bro n Suits, for boys,
ages 3 to 81 years, in. blue cheviots.
serges and fancy cheviots W. 4 o.
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q Card From Mr. opie.

EDITOR OF The TIHeB-UlHpaICHf3 p g ~ ~
i,ir.r .ieabe permit ms 10 reply io 1he
statements made ~ Mr, Button and tho
.Digtrict Commits tce. . which APPEARED AZ
aoLr issue III thu Nlh Instant.
H'he FIRST ii. .Gapfain Opie Was not nlly
Justly but aGnerously trealsd by tho con-.
Dlitirft.5
Lsl W ses ana Determine II the tacts
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Venice La ces, S c.s

4 Gallons. 1nsertings and Edgings, In
ri white. ecru and black all $50 to 25c &
& values. III ~ 81! 33 s2s
G6c$a yard-H undreds Of pieces divide I
Is Torchon, Cluny and Point dc p arts 1
i Laces, values TO S25c. n N " "A
&c "a yard wide Val. Bead IS. . u,
G26c e a yard--Wi ID Dress 81 T. Thinning
Laces. in irregulars, galloons and /
medallion effects. q y 81 "
Z 25c a yard-Black tDrapery Net for
over dresses. over a yard Wide; worth !:
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soc, and csc Fancy Silks, in Louisines
and raffetas S, new colors for fall
shirt waist suits, for Doc. #
275 yards TIC Black Gros Grain Silk, 4
brocaded III small, medium and large \
designs, pure silk. are 47c u a yard
10 pieces Of Solid Colored soc and 75cl !:
Heavy All silk sTaffetas, acc a yard. i
II 100 yards soc Heavy All Silk Black
Peau9de Sole. smo 9th, lustrous fin NJ
sh, 4sc a yard !; the 36-lnch extra
M heavy 81. Sd Kind Is
5C5 yards 81 Black cTystal8 Cords. pure
silk, Tin lengths from 10 to Is yards.
for Doc a yard. S
+ IL pieces 75c Soft Finish Black Peau de
& Cygne, lustrous finish 3Oc yard.
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& II pieces soc Summer Weight Mourning (
SILK, In seeded effects, 32c g. yard.
II 81 pieces s1.1s Black Imperial Taffeta.@
8 guaranteed Lyons pure dye, Soc g
yard. II Ky @ III S5s ISL S58j
h IS pieces 81 Solid Colored Silks, includ- 81
" ing Peau de Sole and Louisines. in !.
lengths for. waists and skirts at Soc u
a yard. a .,8a3 ia 81 III
II 5 pieces 81 Lace Stripe Black Taffeta,
heavy pure silk, 800 a yard.
4 "a pieces CSC Stripe Tatfetas, I'M 20 p-f
ular colors for street and evening 4
wear, 33c a var
127 yards SIS Corded Pongees, p
Inches wide, lustrous finish. 05c8 a, /;
yard. IN II ~ HIS & n s5ts
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Sale Of Mems Under.
wear and 5Negligee
Shirts.

Mems Soc Knit Underwear, m edium
Il well light. 2Oc a garment.
Mems 75c Fleece Lined IJnde rwear,
6Oc. III "a II ttg *
sA1en,s 81 WOOL Fleeced Underwear,
Sifs Goo. f SiEii .5S ss sl4 II;
Mems Medium Weight Balbrlggan I'M
derwear.f 1sc, from CSC. s j
Mems SIPS imported Madras Negligee9
Sls Shirts. 5Oc,a3 and the reg ular 6ocs
Nj Shirts are 2Dc y 81 .$g3 n
All are this season best des signs. " .sg$i
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.Colored Worsted Dress
Goods
. .IlL-Ll.la.l -LL..llrIIE aALlA.

Spring, fall and winter ones
are to be sold as yot never
{ saw8thclns before e want to !
start the season with every III
thing new. % man differ.
#cnt kindssto give prices M
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.arger. 81 ock 81. Silks u

at the Of than beore lower prices than
they've ever reached. #$ s
and winter; plain and fancy Silks are marked at
less than any time stoekeepng began il Richmond
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We've Losses to SWalloWin
Wash Goods.

chi c#feast.
2bc Imported Tissues aud ChambrAy,
. fancy woven, any for q = 4. &c I. /.
VA for s s1-3c, closing price 2 1-2c.
= Organdlcs. Dotted Swiss. Imported
Dimities. Batiste and Piaue SYelts.
VI sold up Z to 25c, choice %. s.
4 Double Laced Tea zeldowr1E and Pa jana
F1anncls in X nicke rbockcr and Bou-
ggs rette effects. II ID. X s. q
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New Persian Il FIceced NJ IHlanneiettes,
II light and dark grounds. Persian and
other designs, IL LEO.
Domble Fold Persian Flannelettes. all
the French flannel designs and color
ings, for J 81. . n #
u SILK Embroidered White Wool Tlan-
VI rels. at bOc up to 81. 90.
40-inch Bat lste. fancy printed. that sold
for u 4 &c, vii be- ~ Bile. 81
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Housekeeper's Linen Sale,

Those who attend wllno get the same opportunity
year especially remarkable offering 81 Table
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The Cohen Company.
tizens Of Richmond to-day with a Carpe

designs Of The best carpet
two entire floors, every foot:
that our prices are sIig GIT. q
that have benin our Ell
are inSthe show roo 1ns all spi'
The Cohen Co.. can make such
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Lace and En- rOid ery Sale.

The prettiest as perliap'
Hundreds Of pieces for the cost
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The Cohen Company.
The Cohen Company.

The styles patterns and colotngs are the happies
EQUIPMENTS the largest in the South Itcovers nearly
covering needs There are sound reasons for knowing
experience is put into every carpet purchased Only
to make and lay them for you Upwards OF 1900 rolls
will tend to convince you that only carpet dealers like
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-27
SEES BIG SCHEME IN LAND BILL.
a1itchcock Fears One Firm VIII Try to
Buy Grand Ronde Tracts.


Washington. May 23.-The interior
department, in preparing advertise
ments for sale of those lands on the
Grand Ronde Indian reservation in
Oregon. which are to be sold under the
recent act of congress, has discovered
a trace of what it believes is a "nig-
ger in the woodpile." This act con-
tains a provision authorizing the sale
of these lands in small tracts, or the
entire tract to one purchaser. The
department does not understand the
reason for the latter provision, and
says the sale of 27 900 acres of land to
one person or corporation would be con-
trary to the administrators policy of
getting public lands into the hands of
actual settlers and homebuilders.
Secretary Hitchcock will, if possible,
take advantage of the provision in the
law authorizing him to "reject any or
all BIDS" in order to prevent the lands
falling into the hands of one purchas-
er. One-half of the lands to be sold
are valuable timber lands, while the
other half are rich grazing lands. The
department will endeavor to sell to
numerous individual purchasers and
will await with interest the bid on the
whole tract.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-27
JAPS LOSE SHIPS
RUSSIAN REFUGEES REPORT DISAS-
TER AT PORT ARTHUR.
MIkadoss Fleet Was Bombarding Forts
When 4 Mine was Struck and Bat
tleship Went Down-ln Confusaos
Following . Cruiser Also Sunk From
coatAct With Mine.

Chefoo, May 20.-A party of Is
Russians arriving from Dalny this
morning by junk, are authority for the
statement that during bombardment
of Port Arthur by the Japanese Mon
day afternoon the Japanese battleship
Shikishima and the cruiser Asama
struck mines and sank. The Russians
say the Shikishiam sank two minutes
after running on the mine, and that
Assam was being towed away by ves-
sci of the bombarding feet when she
also went down.
The 1S Russians seem to have OBJ
tanned their information from the COM
manding officer at Dalny, who showed
them. they assert, a telegram from
Port Arthur, that the bombardment
commenced at O'Clock Monday after
noon, and that two hours later the
Shikishima struck the mine and was
soon at the bottom. During the con-
fusion that followed, according to the
story told, the Asama also struck on q
mine and was taken in tow and was
settling so fast that it was found neces-
sary to abandon her.
A number of Russian torpedo boats
then went out, but the Japanese re-
ceived reinforcements and the Rus
SLAMS retired.
Today's arrivals say that the en-
trance to Port Arthur was blocked, but
one of the sunken steamers was re-
NOV ed and the entrance is now open
but it is still dangerous and the Rus
sian feet has been ordered to remain
in the harbor until the arrival of Ad-
miral Skrydloff, who will take COM
mand. Communication north of Dalny
has been completely severed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-27
HASTE DELAYS SHIPS.
Russians Find That Many Boilers VIII
Have to Be Taken Out.

Have to Be Taken Out.
Moscow, May 21.-After an exhaust
i've inquiry the correspondent of the
London Times finds that there is no
need to take seriously the Russian
threats to dispatch to the Far East
next July reinforcements of war ves-
sells. The optimistic reports regarding
the rapid progress of the warships of
the Baltic feet which have been
printed in European capitals have been
given out here by officials and have
been telegraphed abroad without
change. They are absolutely untrue,
because there are no means at hand for
the correspondents to verify the re-
ports, and they have no means of in
specting the shipyards where the ves-
sells are being prepared for service.
While it is fact that unprecedented
haste is being made in getting warships
ready for service, there is limit to
efficient speed in ship construction,
and this has been exceeded with the
result that many of the boilers which
have been installed in the new war
ships will have to be taken out and re-
placed. This has created a sensation
at the navy department, and it is now
certain that the Baltic fleet will not
start for the Far East for many months
to come.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-27
MUST HOLD PORT ARTHUR.
Russia VIII Mobilize All Forces Possible
There for Its Defense.

Russia VIII Mobilize All Forces Possible
There for Its Defense.
st. Petersburg, May 19.-Advices re-
ceived by the general staff show that
the Japanese are practically masters of
all the southern end of the Lao Tung
peninsula, save Port Arthur and the
territory commanded by guns. This
result, SO promptly brought about, is
due to the failure OF the Russians to
make opposition of any consequence
to the Japanese advance.
A member of the general staff said
to the Associated Press that the re-
moval of the guns from the fortifca-
tions erected at Kinchau, and the des-
truction of Port Dalny, were primarily
for the purpose of concentrating the
If the men and guns were scattered,
the effect would have been to distrib-
ute the means of defense Of the fort
ress over a number OF points strate-
gically weak. To defend the whole of
the southern end of the Lao Tung pen
insula it would have been necessary
to have an army equal to that which
the Japanese could have landed.
The weakness of the Manchurian
army, said this officer, left only one
course to pursue, namely, that o. mo-
bilizing sufficient troops at Port Arthur
to hold it until relief came.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-27
Uses for Salt.

Salt is most excellent for cleaning
the teeth. 1t hardens the gums and
sweetens the breath. If used persist
emily enough, salt will cure nasal ca
tarrh- A weak brine should be made
and snuffed up the nose, allowing it
to run down the throat. There is moth
ing better for the relief of tired or
weak eyes than to bathe them with a
strong solution of salt and water ap-
piled as hot as it can be borne. Salt
rubbed on the black spots on dishes
will remove them, and salt placed over
q fresh claret stain on the table linen
will assist 1t to disappear when
washed. One Of the most effective
remedies known for a sick headache
is to place a pinch of salt on the
tongue and allow it to dissolve slowly.
In about ten minutes 1t may be fol-
lowed by a drink Of water. The col
ored Japanese straw mattings which
are so generally used as floor cover
ings are best kept sweet and clean by
washing them with a solution Of salt
and water after the weekly sweeping
A fresh ink stain on carpet may be
removed by Immediately applying q