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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
PORT ARTHUR is
SHELLED AGAIN
Bonbarded by Japanese Squadron of Four
teen Ships-Each Side Loses Ship
Japs Cross the Yalu River.

be able to Withstand a resolute attack.
Spirit of Russian Troops Broken.
1t is reported that starvation, cold
and harsh treatment by their officers
have broken the spirit of the Russian
troops, who are largely recruits. Many
who have arrived at Newchwang from
the country around are dying Of frost
bite. The Russian losses from cold
and sickness along the Yalu river are
said to be 2,0OO
Japs Land 100000 Men.
London, March 1.-THE Nagasaki
correspondent of the Daily Express as
serts that 100000 troops have been
shipped from Japan, and that portion
of the second army corps is now on its
way to Korea.
Russians Retreat.
Toxic, March 11.-Russian and Japa-
nese mounted scouts met north of Ping
Yang Wednesday. After brief engage
ment the Russians retreated. No casu-
alities are reported on either side.
Japs Cross the Yalu.
Washington, March 10.-The govern
ment here has received advices by cable
from Chefoo, opposite Port Arthur, TO
the effect that japanese land forces have
appeared at Fung-Wang- Chang and at
Tashan. No details are furnished. The
first-named place is about 40 miles north
of Antung, in Manchuria, and the latter
is a few miles inland from the mouth
of the Yalu river, according to the cal
culations of the naval officers here.
They believe that this movement has
placed the Japanese on the Russian
flank and perhaps in the rear and on
their line of communication. 1t is be-
lieved that Tuesdays attack upon Port
Arthur and Talien-Wan was adversion,
perhaps to cover the expeditions land
movement of the Japanese forces, who
were propably landed from transports
atsome point west of the Yalu river.
An Important Move.
London, March 10.-The news from
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
DOUBLING the CAPACITY.

The board of directors of the
Humboldt Cotton Mills, at their re-
cent meeting, officially declared TO
increase the capacity of the mill to
double its present capacity. The
matter of machinery and building
will be vigorously pushed to an ear,
ly completion that the active man
ufacture of cloths may be resumed.
The year just closed has been a very
successful one and the management
feel fully warranted in the proposed
increase.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18

town and shore batteries for 55 minutes
The fleet approached from the direction
of Askold island, at the east entrance
to Ussuri bay and about 32 miles south
east of Vladivostock. Entering Ussuri
bay the enemy formed in line of battle,
but did not approach to closer range
than a mile and one-third. They directed
their fire against the shore batteries and
the town, but no damage resulted, as
most of the 200 lyddite shells failed to
burst. = , ..
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Opposed TO Jim Crow Bills.

Baltimore, Md, March 13.-Cardinal
Gibbons has expressed himself in un-
mistakable language as being opposed
10 the Jim Grow" bills now before
the legislature, and is anxious to see
the measures defeated.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Coss,ni Thanks Hay.

Washington, March 13.-Count Cas-
sini called on Secretary Hay, Friday,
and personally and officially thanked
the secretary, and through him the
government of the United States, for
the executive order issued blythe pres
ident.s -" -
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Gen. Boynton Dead.

Augusta Me-, March 10-Gen. Henry
Boynton, of Maine, an officer who won
distinction in the civil war, died here
Wednesday Of heart disease. He was Is
years of age. Gen. Boynton took a prom
inent part in rescuing Kansas from bor-
der ruffians and pro-slavery in 1856.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
New Odd Fellows, Lodae.

A new lodge of Odd Fellows was
instituted at Palmyra, Montgomery
county, last week, with a charter
membership composed Of many of
the best citizens Of that section.
Grand Warden Clay Stacker, Of
Clarksville, was the instituting off
Ger and several members Of the or
der from that city and other near
by towns attended the initiatory GER
emOnies.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Tennessee Central improvement

General Manager George A. Clark
Of the Tennessee. Central railroad,
last week announced improvements
in, the line amounting to 100000.
The improvements include a $4,000
freight depot and yards at Nashville,
important additions to the belt line
about Nashville, a car ferry across
the Cumberland and reballasting of
the Hopkinsvile division Of the road.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Tobacco Not Short.

News from some sections of Mont
gomery county refutes the prevail
ing idea that the 1904 acreage of
tobacco will be cut very shortin that
section. Although many Of the
planters are planning to pay more
attention than ever before to a di-
versity of crops, the acreage of to-
baccco promises to be fairly large,
Judging from the preparations that
are now being made for the new
crop.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Death Record Broken.

New York, March SAIL pneumonia
and general death records for a decade
are shown to be broken by the health de-
partment report for the. past week
which recorded 1900 deaths, 460 OF
which we're. attributed TO pneumonia
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Mob Avenges a Murder.

Springfield, o., March s.-Richard
Dixon, a negro who killed a policeman,
was taken from the Jail here Monday
night by mob and shot to death in the
Jail yard. His body was hung to tree
and riddled with bullets.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Fall Caused Suicide.

Thomas Williamson, carpenter,
aged Al years, committed suicide by
shooting himself at Nashville last
week. He is thought to have been
partially dementsd from injuries re-
ceived by. falling from scafold re-
Gently. He leaves family,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Bio Money In Goohers.

The farmers in the section around
Huntington are beginning to take
an interest in the culture Of peanuts.
Will Perrett, George Woods and
Ray Walker, who live few miles
from that city, have just disposed
of their crop for the past year,
amounting to 400 bags, for which
they received $4,000. This is the
first profitable crop of goobers raised
in that county, but the indications
are that the coming years crop will
be very large.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
inspecting Proposed Line.

!. Sam Wallace and Rush Persons
left Jackson last week for Dyers-
burg, and along the route of the pro-
posed electric line, which is to be
built from Jackson to the Mississip-
pi river. They are going to work
and to secure the right of way, and
IF everything works right, they hope
to have the line running in few
months:
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Dust STORM DAMAGES Wheat.

Abilene, Kan.,. March 10.-One OF the
worst dust storms in many years swept
over the central part of Kansas Wednes-
day. The wind was terrific. II is be-
Iieyed that wheat will be badly damaged,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
.Reyenue Offioers, Raid.

Revenue officers returned last
week from a Rad made in the noun.
,tains OF Polk county, where they de-
stroyed a. 50-gallon illicit distilleyy
~ld arrested james Penland and
James Williams while they were at
work, Penland was a Spanish
American war soldier, serving in the
Sixth Immnnes, United States Vol
unteeer Infantry.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
I ennessee State News
A Presidential Poll,

In poll of forty-seven repre-
sentative Democratic business men
and politicians taken at Nashville
last week twenty-one favored Cleve-
land and fifteen Parker one each
German, Bryan and Hill; two o.
ney, and six non-committal. The
non-committal figures are made up
from expressions of those gentlemen
who were undecided as between two
or more candidates. The most sig
nifcant fact developed in this con.
nection is that William Randolph
Hearst did not secure a single expo
nent, and that every one who ex.
pressed himself on the subject was
unalterably opposed to the candida
cy of the New. York editor.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
colllded With a Saw.

Ed Hickman, a: filer of Bynum's
stave mill at Gleason, happened to
a serious accident last week. The
factory stopped for filing, throwing
the belt off the saw. Mr.. Hickman,
thinking the saw had stopped, took
hold ofit to begin filing, when the
saw split his hand open. Medical
aid was summoned at once. He is
in a very critical condition.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Knoxville Boy Killed.

Lloyd Bum, 14-year-old Knox
vile boy, was shot and killed last
week'while walking along Gay street,
a crowded business thoroughfare, by
Deputy Sheriff T. G. Phillips. Phil
lips was shooting, he claims, to at
tract attention to a fleeing negro
who had been committed to the
work house for beating board bill
and who had escaped from the Off
GERS. Where Gay street crosses Vine
avenue is quite hill, and in firing,
as he>supposed, into the air, Phillips
elevated his pistol just enough for
the bullet TO enter the boys head.
He lived one hour. Phillips surren-
dered and was released on $4,000
bond. "'ssN
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-03-18
Chicken Breeders Meet.

The chicken breeders had a large
chicken display at Trenton last week
and some fine fowls were exhibited.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27
Told of nInris Twain

Mark Twain and w. d. Howells were
one day lunching in cafe in New
York.
Two overdressed young men entered,
and the first said in loud voice:
Waiter. bring me some bisque of
lobster, bottle of white wire and a
chop. Just mention my name to the
cook, too. so that everything will be
done to my liking"
The second young man said:
Bring me some sole with peas. and
tell the cook who It's for"
Mr.. Twain gave his order a moment
later. He said, with a wink at his
companion:
Bring me half dozen oysters, and
mention my name to each OF them"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27
Spanish cb,,dren.

With the exception of the Japanese
the Spanish children are perhaps the
most polite in the world. Their train
ing in this respect is exquisite.
The education of the girls in the lit
tie elegancies of life is even more
careful than that OF the small boys.
The well bred Nina, though her sum
mers may be counted on one hand
asks in the morning after your health
and expresses her qualification on
learning that you have enjoyed good
rest. If you admire the rosebud in
her hair she promptly answers. 1T is
mt your disposal" and slips it into
your belt. If you both are thirsty and
there is but one glass of anlseed water
she insists that you shall drink 1t. If
there is doorway TO be passed no ex-
tremity of excitement or sleepy eyed
WEAKNESS can induce her to enter be-
fore you. IL you offer her a choice in
presents she will only say, What you
are most pleased TO give me will be
what | shall like best"
Her games, too, are full of coquetry
and courtesy. Exchange.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27
Trnc hal nis Eriend.

An answer to an advertisement for
school assistant capable of teaching
the classics as far as Homer and ver-
gIl' makes one OF the best stories in
the dean of Bristc.s book, odds and
Ends
Sir" the answer ran, with refer.
ence to the advertisement which were
in the Times respecting q school as
sistant, beg to state that | should be
happy TO fill that situation, but as
most of my friends reside in London
and not knowing how far Homer and
Vergil is from town, beg to state that
| should not like TO engage to teach
the classics farther than Hammer.
smith or Turnham Green. or. at the
very utmost distance, farther than
Brentford."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27
Morrors ana Crowds.

"One of those things that are past the
finding out" said a man of observa.
ton, is what impels people TO rush Off
franticdlly to some place where blood
curdling sight may be seen. l was at
tracted recently by crowd OF people,
black and white, old and young, and
mostly females, in street in close
group about something which l was
told was negro woman whose hus
band had slashed her terribly with q
razor and who was then thrown into a
gutter by the brute, only to be thrown
violently back. all bloody and bruised,
where she had crawled out. / heard
all this, for do not see why l should
harrow my feelings by unnecessarily
viewing horrors and having remem-
brance of them give me bad dreams.
But, as rule, the greater the display
of blood and bruises and broken bones
the greater the anxiety on the part OF
the people TO push and crowd until
their morbid curiosity is gratlfied."-
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27

One of Jay Gould's campaigns as a
dealer in railways was with the Wa
bash system of railroads. He got con.
troll and after effecting a reorganiza-
ton which increased the capital stock
and also the bonded debt sold them
out. 1t is related of him at this time
that an associate said to him, ."AIr.
Gould, don't you think you are bond
ing this much higher than the property
VIII standT THAT may be- answer
ed he, but the American people are
mighty partial to bonds.''
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27
ANIMAL sTowAwAYs.
on ships and In cargoes they often
Cross the Ocean


New York has for many years re
ceiyed numbers OF destitute aliens Of
the animal world from the holds OF the
banana ships, The trade in bananas
is an enormous one. and many OF them
come from sources at no great distance,
whence the fruit can be brought with
out cold storage. The big clusters OF
bananas are peculiarly adapted for har.
boring .,stowaways.' Among these ara
enumerated numbers of small. harm
less snakes. lizards of various kinds,
occasionally, 1t Is said, a young iguana
and large and particularly yenoInous
spiders But real pests which survive
AMI increase IN d new country are for.
tunately rarely transported accidental
". The one serious instance is the
chlgo, or ''Jigger.'' II is said to have
been transported from Central America
TO the East Indies.
Tile Colorado beetle has never sue
ceeded in making home in England
though mosquitoes OF peculiarly Zero
cious though nonmaIariai kind are said
TO have appeared n English hotels
Several corn beetles, very destructive
type OF insect and among the greatest
enemies of those who would like to
create an emergency" store of corn
have been dumped" in England with
foreign grain and have established
themselves.
Bird '.stowaways" on ships are very
numerous In the narrow parts of the
Mediterranean during the migration.
They also frequently alight on ships
when these are near the coast, being
then very much exhausted and glad to
find "a rest for the soles of their feet
Golden crested wrens sometimes de
scend in storm on some North sea
smack on II migration night and even
alight on steamers by day. 1t was
confidently stated that golden crested
wren was seen to fiy from Off the back
of short cared owl when the latter
came in from the sea and alighted near
jetty on the east coast
The belief that some little birds come
as .'stowaways" on the backs of larger
ones was held in reference to the Cana
da geese by the North American Indi-
ans and by the Turks of Cyprus, who
alleged the same of the crane and
stork. That some birds must travel
great distances on ships crossing the
Atlantic seems probable. The Amer
lean bittern and two American cuckoos
have been found in England. the first
rather frequently. 1t is conjectured
that they can only have crossed the
ocean by travelling on the masts and
yards of ships, probably steamers, as
otherwise they must have died of star
vation.-London Spectator.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27
PITH AND POINT.

A wound in the purse is not mortal.
Don't growl-that's the brute's busl-
ness.
Those we think are weakest are Of
ten stronger than US all.
Every man has at times in his mind
the ideal of what he should be, but is
not
Don't misjudge the man with quick
temper-they are the best hearts in
Christendom.
Rather prefer to provoke a smile
than TO provoke man. There is no
harm done by provoking smile.
Don't try to escape the battle of life.
Life is not life without conflict. and
death is not death without victory.
And the battle-ground is the man, and
the victory is the SOUL cnoolmaster
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27

The cats meat man is almost exclu.
siyely a London Institution, but few
provincial towns comparatively en-.
couraging the animals meat purvey.
or to any great extent. Certain Lon.
don rounds have been sold for as much
as $500 as going concerns, and many
such rounds change hands at a price
for the good viii Of from EGO to F1O0.
Several London cats meat men have
made considerable fortunes, and one OF
them in southeast London is said to be
worth $4,000 out of London GER
tain Leeds caterer for cats made a
competency by selling portions of fish
instead OF bits OF meat.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27
Sweet M6IOd Flour.

Do you know that Davis & Willis have
the largest whiskey house in the State.
We buy direct from the distillery and
sell to you at wholesale prices. Don't
you know We sell the bes whisley for
less money han you can buy elsewhere.
Don't you know we have hundred of
customers all over the state that are
pleased with our goods. If you have
never ordered from us order now and
commence at once. We guarantee our
goods to be as represented or your mon
ey viii be refunded. "old Virginia
Boys Davis & Willis, opposite B. & 0.
freight depot, clarksburg, W. Va. a7.2Ot
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27
STORIES OF sTETsoN.
His Warning 10 Webster aud a Sign
That WINS Changed.

THAT reminds me, said a well
known actor. 'Your story of the man
ager who, when he was advised to
book The Corsiean Brothers as a
strong attraction, asked What kind Of
turn can they doY recalls TO my mind
an incident In the career of John Stet-
son, the famous Boston theatrical man
ager. John had not had the adyan-
tages OF a college course, but no one
got the better OF him in a business
deal.
John had fellow named Webster,
who used TO paint little scenery and
do odd jobs about the theater. One
day a dispute arose between the stage
director and one OF the actors as to
the pronunciation of word which oc-
Cured in the play.
"Stetson entered while they were ar.
guing and asked what the matter was.
why said the stage director turn.
ing over the pages Of the dictionary, 4
contend that this word is pronounced
thus, and my contention is backed by
Webster
On, pronounce the word as you
please, and you. Webster said Stetson,
looking up into the flies, where his
man of all work was busily engaged,
you tend TO your paint frames and
leave questions Of pronouncing words
to me-
Gus Sharp was the resident mana
ger of the Boston house. He got along
with Stetson first rate usually. but
once lie was caught signing house no
tees with his own name.
1T was like this: Stetson was walk
ing up and down at the back of the
theater one night and he noticed that
lots of persons CAME late, after the
curtain had been raised.
HE sought out Sharp and asked him
to place a notice in the lobby stating
the time the curtain would be raised.
Sharp accordingly had sign made
and hung in front of the house. 1t
read. Curtain goes up at S:15 sharp
n couple of days after this Stetson
came along and paused in front of the
sign. He seemed to grow more excited
with each moment that he viewed it.
Finally he entered the business office
in great rage and said to Sharp:
- want that sign changed to Cur.
tain goes up at SIS Stetson," and
don't forget that I'm manager of this
house,"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27
THE PARACHUTE MAN.



and rianEed 10 Earth.
Come on, The bands al ready.
l was met with u roar Of applause as
Rundown the hotel steps. The band
blared In salute and the crowd opened
up for me as linstened The para
chute was stretched out from the
stralning balloon. As the man with
ne snapped the hooks on the ring he
showed me where the rope hung and
told me how TO pull 1t when cutting
loose. He was the excited one. was
in a semlstupor A bitter indifference
filled me rs looked at the ugly sway
ing monster which was 10 bear me to.
afiuence or death.
Let her gos'
With a cleaving of the air and a rush
Of sound like the coming Of cyclone
the balloon shot upward. Iran for the
bar. grasped 1t and scared.
i tried to swing up on the bar. but
the rush Of the ascent Strengthened me
Ike m iron rod thought my arms
would be pulled cut A sickness came
over nie, comparable to the eject o.
The start made by high speed eleya-
tor. Then the motion became more
easy and | swung up on the bar.
was accustomed to gazing down from
heights and | felt no fear as stared
st the fading crowd. could see them
waving hats and hands: could hear the
band playing; and was conscious OF
pleasant dreamy sensation and OF a
steady, easy rising from the ground.
/ ventllred to bend a crab and make
few ''anl'le drops" 1t was as easy
as when / was only few feet from
the ground. I glanced down again.
The crowd appeared smaller and SEEM
ed TO be walking away from me.
had commenced to drift. Now was the
time to cut loose. l wished that |
might stay where l was - taking
chances with that limp bag of a para.
chute did not look safe. But It had to
be done.
caught hold of the rope, braced my
self on the bar and gave short, hard
pull.
/ Whlsh-my breath left me! For the
first time fear-deadly fear-entered
my heart. A jerk that nearly unseat.
ed me, and l was again sailing pleas
antly through space.
l yentured to essay few additional
feats, as the ground seemed to more
closely approach me, and then COM
menced to calculate MS 10 the manner
In which to strike the ground. Like
many other problems, 1t settled itself.
struck 1t feet first In cornfleld, was
dragged along and scratched up and
came to consciousness in the arms OF
my new manager. who was alternately
cursing me for getting killed and bless.
ing me for having saved his skin and
the $450.--0utlng.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27

The only son Of Robert Browning ana
his iliustrious wife was dillgent art
student when he grew to manhood. He
was believed to have n promising ca
reer, but once when the father was
showing friend some Of his sons pic
lures he expressed fear that be might
suffer from the high hopes built upon
him.
He is placed at a disadvantage.
said Browning. Then he explained
further. in a phrase as modest as any
ever uttered by great man:
People expect much from him, you
sec. because he had such clever moth
err
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-27
Reading his own works.

only once heard Thackeray nllude
to his works and that in serio
comic spirit, which amused both him
and us. Il was travelling on the
Rhine he said Qn company no doubt
with the Kickleburys'D. land enter
ing one of the hotels on the banks. ex-
hausted and weary, went into the
saloon and threw myself on a sofa.
There was a book on little table close
by, and | opened 1t to find 1t was
Vanity Fair had not seen it since
[ corrected the proofs, and l read
chapter DO you know 1t seemed to
me very amusiug2' = Dean Holes
Memories