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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30
OUTPOSTS IN CONTACT
RUSSIANS AND JAPs INDULGE
IN CONTINUAL sKIRMlsHEs
4 NEAR MUKpEN.

Mukden, Sept. 29.-Many skirmishes
and "Reminiscences are reported to
headquarters here, but except for
these, quiet still prevails. In the
fighting that has been taking place.
the Russian scouts have almost in
variaDly shown superiority to the Japa-
nese both III riding and hghting.
The Japanese movement up the Tai
tse river appears to be by a compare
lively small force.
Raiding parties from the Russian
army bring in many prisoners.
Beautiful autumn weather on
tinues.
Reinforcements are arriving rapidly.
Over 1000 convalescents have re-
turned to duty.
The railway is in good working con-
ditlon. Officers are distributing the
reserve of stores that we're brought
up from Liaoyang, as adequate sup
plies are now coming in from the
Forth.
Details of the fighting near Inpu, be-
tween Bentsiaputze and the railroad,
on Sept. 26, show that. General Mist
chenko's scouts, accompanied by a
battery of artillery, attacked a
nese position where there were a bat
terry of artillery, two squadrons Of
cavalry and two companies of infantry.
The Japanese were shelled out Of their
position on a hill and suffered heavy
loss. As they, retired the Russians
occupied the hill until nightfall, when
they, too, retired under cover of dark
ness, having lost only three e
Send Out Large Scouting Parties.
The Japanese are sending out large
parties of scouts daily with the object
of checking the Russians continuous
raids.
The march of General Rennen-
kampff's Cossacks around the Japa-
nese right flank, which was mentioned
in dispatches of Sept. 26, was a re-
markable performance. Accompanied
by a battery of artillery, the Cossacks
covered eighty miles in ffty-two hours.
They struck the enemy north OF Bent
siaputze, on Sept. 10, and thence con-
tinued south, circling the Japanese
right flank and coming unexpectedly
on the Japanese line Of communica-
ton near Bensihu, OF the bank OF the
Taitse river, Sept. %, inflicted con-
siderable damage. The Japanese were
thrown into great confusion, but the
Cossacks retired with a loss of only
two killed.
Doctor Matveieff, who was captured
by the Japanese at Liaoyang, says that
the Japanese are suffering severely
from dysentery and that they begged
his assistance in combating the dis
ease. Japanese officers Of the staff
are excellent linguists and many OF
them speak English and German, as
well as some Russian.
The Japanese army is living almost
entirely on rice and preserved foods,
but it is comfortably equipped, many
officers having even armchairs among
their baggage. The principal Japa-
nese fear is for forage for their
horses during the winter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30
READY FOR WINTER CAMPAIGN

Heavy Equipments for the Japanese
Troops Reach the Front.
London. Sept. 29.-The Daily Mails
Liaoyang correspondent, t~elegraphing
Sept. %, says: Il
"The winter equipments for the
japanese troops is completed. Fresh
supplies of ammunition have arrived
and the army is ready to march at a
moments notice. The personal treat
ment of the foreign correspondents
with the Japanese has been complete
lv revOlutiOniZed."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30
NO WESTERN HEADQUARTERS.
Democratic Campaign to Be Managed
From New York City.

New York, Sept. 29.-An apparent
settlement for the present of the ques-
ton of the establishment of Western
Democratic headquarters a an
nounced at the national committee
rooms Wednesday. Members of the
executive committee said no such
headquarters would be established and
Chairman Taggart assented to this
and said that the establishment Of
such headquarters seemed unneces-
sary. Mr.. Taggart expects to go
West to visit a number of points. and
unless something unforeseen u
there will be no regular Western
branch and the campaign will be man.
aged from this city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30
suit Against zeiaIer Dismissed.

Chicago, Sept. ga suit against
DR.. i. C. E. Zeigler, brought by attor-
neys for the estate of the late Mrs.
Harriet G. McVicker, in which the
physician was charged with having
$67, 900 which belonged to the estate,
was dismissed Wednesday by the pro-
bate court on account Of lack of evil
deuce.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30
Firemen viii Meet in MiIwaukee.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 29.-The ninth
biennial convention of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, which has
been in session here for about two
weeks, adjourned Wednesday. The
fremen chose Milwaukee as their
meeting place for 1906. No decision
was reached regarding the proposition
to change the headquarters Of the
Brotherhood.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30
One Killed and Another Injured.

Franklinville, N. Y, Sept. 29.-Two
freight trains on the Pennsylvania
railway collided here Wednesday.
Brakeman w. f. Gaske Of Buffalo was
killed and Engineer Wilbur T. Coe of
Buffalo was so badly hurt that he may
die. In a dense fog a work train was
mistaken for a time freight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30
DENIED BY DoNNELLY.
Received No Letter From President
Roosevelt.

UtOSSUVS0 wv @ssS
Roosevelt.
Washington, Sept. 29.-Secretary
Loeb Wednesday night made public a
dispatch from United States Attorney
Bethea at Chicago regarding the let
ter purporting to have been addressed
by President Roosevelt to Michael
Donnelly of Chicago, president Of the
Butchers and Meat Cutters union, and
severely arraigning labor unions. The
dispatch says that Mr.. Donnelly re-
ceived no such letter. The telegram
from Mr.. Bethea to Secretary Loeb
follows:
II have seen Mr.. Donnelly. He. Of
course, received no such letter as that
referred to in the morning papers and
expressed his desire to find the per-
son who first printed it as a genuine
letter and wishes to do anything in
his power to c%ounteract it's extended
effects"
New York, Sept. 29.-The letter al
legged to have been received by Mich
ael J. Donnelly, the leader Of the meat
strike, purporting to be n sent by
| President Roosevelt, was copied from
| an editorial in the New York Evening
Post of Aug. 1. The Post says:
The letter appeared as an editorial
in the Evening Post of Aug. l, and
was explicitly stated to be a letter
which the president might" have
written with advantage to himself and
the country. In other words, it was
%confessedly an imaginary letter, writ.
ten for the sake of bringing out Ger
tain truths in regard to the meat
strike,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30
FREleHTs in COLLISION.
Four Trainmen Killed and Another z;
tally Hurt.

Eastwood, Ont, Sept. 29.-An east
bound freight train on the Grand
Trunk railway crashed into another
freight train near here during the day.
IA number of cars were demolished
and Engineers kirkland and Heron,
Conductor Falls and Brakeman Bene-
dict were killed and Fireman Cameron
was so badly scalded that his life Is
despaired of.
An open switch is said to have been
The cause of the accident.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30

Connubfal Unanimity.
Mr.. Younghusband-My wife and
are always of one opinion.
Cynical Friend-Hers, Of course
Smart Set.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-30

When Apples Are Green.
Willie-Pa. when apples are green
they amt ripe. are they?
Pa--No, my son but cholera morbus
ls,-Detroit Free Press.
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26
GOOD FOR ARKANSAS.

Arkansas Day at the Worlds
Fair has been changed from the
2lst to the 22nd of September.
This change was brought about by
the fact that Arkansas and Illinois
had arranged to hold joint ceremo-
MES on the Dist, but the fact be-
came known that Illinois was pre-
pairing to have a squad of negro
state guardsmen take part in the
ceremonies on lllinois-Arkansas
Day. This brought about conster-
nation in the ranks of the Arkan-
sans, and forthwith it was voted
that Arkansas was great enough
to take care of its own ceremonies.
As Arkansas is white man 5
country, she, therefore, withdrew
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26

and has arranged to hold her state
ceremonies on the 22nd of Sep
TENDER, when Arkansans can march
in line composed strictly of citl-
zens of the state, and with no ne
gro guardsmen in the ranks.
Illinois will have to take care Of
its own black soldiers, and Arkan-
sas will see that her big day at the
Fair is observed by white citizens,
and in large numbers at that.
Good for Arkansas
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26
w. A. EDWARDS LEG BROKEN

W. A. Edwards happened to the
misfortune of getting his right leg
broken just below the knee last
Sunday. He and W. w. Magness
were riding past the old mill place
below town, and Mr.. Edwards
horse walked over and old buggy
axle, one end of which was stick
ing up and became entangled in
the stirrup leather of his saddle.
This frightened the horse, which
jumped to one side in such a man
ner as to wrench Mr.. Edwards
foot SO that one bone of his leo
was broken between his ankle and
the knee. He was getting along
very well yesterday and will prob
ably be able to be out again in a
day or two.
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26

The creating of Magness town
ship took a good portion of terri
tory from Big Bottom and depriy-
ed this township of one of its nom
inees for justice of the peace, as
Thos. Jones is in the new township.
Squire Tharp is. our only nominee
for magistrate and the voters
should unite on some good man.
DIR. w. Z. Lawton is a good man
for the place, and we have also
heard J. II. Davidson $ name men
toned in this connection. Both
of them are good men, but we are
unable to say whether either of
them would serve.
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26

T. T. Ward has sold the New
port Herald to +. p. Tetwiler and
Clyde Wood Uncle Tom has
been identified with the newspaper
business in Jackson county for
number of years, having formerly
published the Herald at Jackson
port, and his retirement will be
sincerely regretted by many.
Messrs. Tetwiler and Wood are
experienced newspaper men and
will doubtless make the Herald a
live, up-to-date paper.
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26

The action of Attorney General
Murphy in kicking over the traces
and declaring that he would sup
port Myers for governor, is the
very worst thing he could have
done. 1t will not lessen Governor
Davis majority three votes, and
will serve as campaign thunder
when Davis aspires for a nominal
ton as United States senator.
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26
OF THEIR PARTY


There are some republicans who
deserve credit for being ashamed
of their party.
Editor Phillips of the Hardy
Herald writes the Commercial APP
peal that two republican spell
binders in that town on Aug. ID
denied that at the Republican Con
yention in Chicago little negro
boy and a little white girl we e
put upon the platform to lead In
the cheering and flag waving.
One of these speakers was none
other than the Honorable Charles
+. Cole, of Batesyille.
Let us congratulate the republI-
can orators on their sensitiyeness
on this subject. They have every
reason to be ashamed of their par
ty. The incident must be a bitter
pill for white republicans to swal-
low, and it is no wonder that they
gag and make wry faces. Repub-
leans who have been raised in the
South would, no doubt, like to
forget the incident were possible
to do so. They cannot be much
blamed for denying the incident.
No doubt they would give much
had the ugly thing never happen
ed.
Unfortunately the facts and the
records are against them. In the
report sent out by the Associated
Press of the convention proceed
ings on that day appears the fol
lowing as a part of the routine
proceedings:
The delegates, in their eager
ness to exhibit approval of the
nomination, accepted every sig
nal for renewed cheering. A
little negro boy from Georgia
and later a pretty little white
girl, dressed in a dainty frock
of white, were lifted to the plat
form and they waved flags with
as much vigor as their more
lusty preccptor.
At the conclusion of every
seconding speech the perfor-
nance was repeated and the
speakers themselves were gen
erously applauded.
The Associated Press is a non
partisan news-gathering agency
that serves newspapers Of every
political hue and tint and its re-
ports must be accurate. They
dare not be colored. The associa-
ton had Il large corps of expert
reporters in the convention hall
and everything that took place was
noted and sent out The Honora-
BILE Charles f. Cole may have miss
ed the spectacle in the confusion
of the moment or he may have
covered his eyes with his hands. 1t
was not an attractive spectacle for
a Southern man. But every news
paper in the country receiving
press reports published the item
on June "A, and its accuracy has
never before been questioned.
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26

Presidential year is bad time
TO scratch the ticket. Our demo
cratic friends should remember
this and vote the ticket straight.
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26
III. b. Dallam now has charge
of the Calico Rocket.

Remember to vote for the a
mendments when you go to vote
ON the 9th of September
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26
ADVERTISING RATES
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1904.

Are we ever going to drain that
pond out of town!
The Newark journal., 1904-08-26
OSCAR r. CRAIG, Editor.
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION

One copy one year. ....-.='.....-..S l.oo
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-06-01
odd .Inries.

The sheriff of a certain county in
England. being of jocular turn of
mind, quietly picked a jury of the
twelve fattest men eligible for the pur-
pose-men so fat that when they ap-
peared in court and the time came for
them to take up their position in the
jury box it was found that but nine OF
them could be accommodated. How
ever, by Encouragement and squeezing
and amid the boisterous laughter of the
court they finally succeeded In crowd.
ing into their allotted quarters-a pack.
ed jury in the most literal sense.
Following this fat jury, the same
merry sheriff had collected a lean jury,
thin enough to have been accommodat.
ed in the jury box twice over. At an.
other time he gathered jury of bar
bers and. as crowning feat, jury of
twelve men who squinted.-Green Bag.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-06-01
salt and Cataract

ALLOW me-" writes Mr. G. Hughes
Brekstad, ito call the attention of
readers to the fact that no less an au-
thority than DIR. Compton Burnett, in
his book. rSupersalinity of the Blood,
makes out rather a bad case for ad-
vocates for the use of salt. He OBJ
serves that those of his patients suf-
fering from cataract OF the eye always
owned to being great eaters of salt.
He maintains that senile decay is
fastened by the action of salt, which
causes drying up of the tissues.
Where cats and dogs were experiment.
ed upon cataract supervened.
"Other medical authorities assert that
salt is an irTItant mineral poison and
cannot be appropriated or used in the
vital domain. but is eliminated like
other pOisOns. or. If retained in the
system. becomes a source of disease.
Entire races OF men are unacquainted
with salt, and thousands of hygienists
and vegetarians abstain from its use.
Those who keep TO natural foods. as
fruit. cereals. nuts and farinacea. have
no use for condiments. 4 friend who
has been strict vegetarian for twelve
years is no believer in salt. enjoys
perfect health and has a complexion
of milk and roses .'"-LOndon News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-06-01
Value of the Atmosphere.

Careful experiments have shown
that the rate per second at which bod
les acquire velocity in falling through
the air is thirty-two feet per second at
the end of the first second from start
ing. At the end of the next second it
is going at the rate of sixty-four feet
per second, and so on through the
whole time of falling. Where the We
locity is known the space through
which the body has fallen may be as
certained by multiplying the velocity
at that period by the number OF sec
onds during which it has been falling
and dividing the result by two. This
rule applies. however. only to bodies
falling through vacuum.
The resistance OF our atmosphere ma
terially retards raindrops. hailstones,
aerolites and all other bodies which
fall through It, and were it not for the
resistance it presents every rainstorm
would be disastrous to the human
race. as each drop would fall with a
velocity great enough to penetrate the
full length of full grown mans body.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-06-01

1t was ThaIes who first propagated
the theory that the earth is round, ana
Anaximander held that II moved on its
own axis and that the moon shone by
reflected light OF the sun. Pythagoras,
i've centuries before the Christian era,
anticipated Copernicus by saying that
the sun and not the earth was the cen
ter Of the planetary world But the
Ptolemaic system, which made the
earth the center superseded the specu-
iations OF the philosopher whose opin-
ion concerning Wild fowl has gained
wider currency than his more sensible
views. And. in spite OF the researches
OF many astronomers of eminence, It
was left for CopernIcus in the sixteenth
century 10 convince the world OF the
truth Of the Pythagorean hypothesis.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-06-01
Not unbeeomIng, Just old.

A girl whose sales in the millinery
department of New York store are
considered phenomenal was asked the
secret of her success.
Il sell hats" she said. because /
never tell customer that hat is un-
becoming. say it is too old for her
face. No matter If woman is eighty
years old, make out that the hat she
doesn't look well in was built for a
person close on to a hundred. 1 find
that that little hint. of youthfuIness
pleases customers of all ages. To say
that hat is unbecoming is an insinua-
ton that the features are so out of
gear that only hats of peculiar style
can overcome the incongruIty. Women
don't like to have their shortcomings
thus pointedly commented on. but
they do like to be cajoled into the be-
lief that they retain a youthful appear
ance, so when 1 clap a hat on to a
woman's head and say. Now, here is
the very thing for you; this hat is
younger and just suits your face the
chances are that am going to make
a sale."-New York Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-06-01
Braved Ivan the terrible.

Sir Jerome Bowes. Queen Elizabeth's
ambassador to Ivan the Terrible, car
of Russia, In 1888. had an exciting
time. Ivan had killed his own son a
few years earlier in a fit OF passion.
and was no easy character to deal
with. The car saw fit to disparage
the English queen, whom he declared
''he did not reckon to be his fellow, %
there being those who were her betters.
Bowes could not stand this sort q
thing, and pluckfIy asserted that his
princess was as great as any in Chris
tendon. WHAT As great as the am
peror of Germanyr' demanded Ivan.
why" answered Bowes, with fine
assumption OF scorn, "such is the
greatness OF the queen, my mistress,
that the Ring, her father. had not long
Cince the emperor in his pay in his
wars against France" The car was
at first more furious than ever. but in
time he took Bowes into his favor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-06-01
Not Nice mt All.

William Higgins was angry, ano he
certainly appeared to have some fusti.
fication for wrath.
Liza" he expostulated, don't al
ways tell you 1 won't have tie kids
bringing in the coal from the shed in
my best hat? 1t amt nice, Liza"
Just listen to reason, If you please
Bill" said the wife coldly. you have
spoilt the shape of that hat with your
funny head already. and as you're
working in coal all day at the factory,
what can a little extra coal dust in
your hat matter?"
"You don't see the point, Liza" ex.
planned William with dignity. 81 only
wear that hat in the evenings, and if
while I'm out take it Oft my head il
leaves black band around my fore.
head. Wots the consequence? Why,
1 gets accused of washing my face with
my hat on. And it amt nice. Liza
London Fun.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-06-01
Grotesque Costumes.

Both in Mostar. the capital of Bos-
mia. and in Sarajevo, the capital of
Herzegovina. the attention Of the tray-
eler is arrested at every turn by the
varied costumes OF the natives-veiled
Mohammedan women with henna
stained nails; men in red fezzes, enor-
nous blue trousers and zouave gar
ments; young girls in almost trans
parent white garments, beneath which
voluminous trousers droop over fat
soled, peak toed shoes OF deer hide
profusely decorated with red leather.
and yet other women whose headgear
is a cross between a coal scuttle bon
net and chimney cowl. horrible to
look upon and suggestive Of suffocation
and unapproaehable prudery. Though
these countries are ruled by Austria.
the people are essentially oriental.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-06-01
YOUNG OLD MEN.
The Arabs OF Northern Africa Are
spry mt n Hundred.

The Arabs OF Northern Africa Are
Spry mt Hundred.
Perhaps ii is the nomadic, outdoor
life they lead, or perhaps it is merely
due to heredity, but the fact remains
that the Arabs of northern Africa are
among the most long lived people in
the world. Il saw a lot of queer
things during my wandering through
Morocco. Algeria and Tunis,'' said a
man who recently returned to America
from long tour in the north of At
rica, "hut the queerest thing of all
was the multitude of centenarians.
They We're as common as bIackberries
here in August. and man or a wom-
an had to be at least 150 to enjoy any
sort of local reputation.
1T is quaint aud refreshing to step
aside for a moment from the hustle of
modern life and make acquaintance
with men whose fathers or grandpa
thers were Barbary eorsairs. It is a
treat TO drop into coffee houses, where
public story tellers rivet the attention
of crowded audience and where the
jars of Ali Baba are still in common
use; TO frequent public squares, where
snake cfarmers, barbaric musicians
and other story book delights are a
commonplace; to meet cadi riding to
court on a white mule and to mix with
people who tell you stories of djinns
as if they were everyday occurrences.
'.All this and more you can enjoy In
Morocco. Algiers' and Tunis, though
the French are doing their best to spoil
the old world charm OF the last two
countries. But of all the strange
things saw there the strangest We're
the old people. There are so many OF
them. and they are so strenuousl Ev-
cry traveller in the Barbary States, as
they used to be called, is impressed by
this remarkable abundance OF cente-
narians
'A gray bearded old man of seventy
who is trying to sell curios to tourist
for thrice their value exclaims, by the
beard of the prophet, may my grand
father die If what l tell you is not
truer Looking at his gray beard, you
think he is quite safe in calling down
that curse upon himself, but when you
make inquiries you find that he really
has a grandfather living, aged about
ITO. and that the old gentleman is still
going about doing business on market
days. Life is not wearing in Moslem
Africa A man never does anything in
hurry there. Naturally he does not
even grow old in a hurry. When he is
seventy he Is beginning to get over the
first hot flush of youth. He is no lon
ger counted as one OF the boys, but
not until he is at least ninety does he
expect people to pay honor and rever-
ence to him as a veteran and even
then he must take back seat and lis
ten deferentially when the hale and
hearty centenarians approach."-C
cago Chronicle.