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The state herald., 1904-06-03
Japanese Losses Heavy

Toxic, May 30.-Japan paid heavily
for her victories at Kin Chow. Nan.
shan and Talienwan. losing 5000 men
in killed and wounded in the repeated
assaults against these strong posi-.
tions, but she scored a sweeping and
valuable victory over the Russians,
capturing fifty guns. clearing the way
to Port Arthur and inficting losses on
the Russians which in the end are ex.
pected to total 1000 men.
II is doubtful II the Russians will
stand again north of Port Arthur.
They retired from the field beaten and
they failed to rally at Nan Quan Ling
where II was anticipated that u sec.
ond stand would be made.
lac desperate onslaughts of the
japanese on the heights OF Nanshan
were telling. for the Russians left 400
dead In the trenches there. com.
plete search OF this field is expected to
show greater number OF dead.
Nan Quan Ling was occupied yester.
day morning by force OF infantry.
artillery and engineers under the
command OF General Nakamura. The
main Japanese force spent Friday
night billeted in the villages around
Nanshan. The soldiers are greatly IA
tigued as result OF the constant
fighting but they entered with much
spirit upon the new operations.
A force OF Russians held Sanshilipi
station. which is northwest OF Dalny.
hut the Japanese drove them out The
Russians abandoned and burned the
station and retired In the direction OF
Port Arthur.
The estimates OF the Russians en-.
gagged In the defense OF Kin Chow.
Nanshan hill and the south shore OF
Talienwan bay vary. but II is evident
that the Russians drew for men from
the forces at Port Arthur and offered
all the resistance possible. It Is un.
derstood that Lieutenant General Sto.
cssol, commander OF the military
forces at Port Arthur. was In personal
command OF the recent operations.
As soon as the Japanese troops have
rested they will press on to the south.
The state herald., 1904-06-03
Mus. Retire Inside por. Arthur.

st. Petersburg, May 30.-There Is no
attempt here to disguise the fact that
the successful forcing OF the neck OF
Kwan Tunk peninsula proper puts a
practical end 10 resistance TO the enc
my until he reaches the actual fortlfica-
tions around Port Arthur.
Although there are many strong po-
sltlons In the more than twenty-five
miles before the perimeter OF the fort
ress is reached, the authorities admit
that the Russians can offer little resist
ance and must now retire within the
fortress and undertake TO defend them
Fclyos against n siege,
Neither the admiralty nor the gem
cJal stan has any direct information.
Like tho outside world, the admiralty
and general stan are dependent entire
ly upon the enemy for news Native
reports which may be Of some value
are. however, expected shortly.
While there IS no disposition to qucs-
tlon the main facts sent out officially
from Toxic. some unofficial reports
ftom japanese sources are being re-
celyed with caution. The imposslbillty
OF holding the advance positions
around Kin Chow In the face of over
wLelming odds has all along been ad-
nitted. but on account Of the character
cf the position as well as its defenses,
the general stan cannot but believe
that the defense must have been he
role. and that tho positions were only
taken by n display of desperate courage
and at Il frightiul cost
The earlier news was rec7ivcd In n
calm spirit by both the public and the
newspapers. but II the latest reports
that the japanese captured ffty guns
e. confirmed. n Is sure that the effect
viii be much deeper and IL certain 10
Dc considered o severe blow. un<
that report arrived the feeling was
that the Russians had resisted TO the
limit Of human endurance and had re-
tired In good order. but II this number
of guns was taken, II will put n differ
cnt complexion upon things. though Il
n conceivable here that II the Iapa-
Hosc operating fleet landed forces nt
Sanfhilipo and Tnllonwan and got IN
tho teat OF the Russian positions. the
abandonment of the guns might have
become necessary This view. however,
will hardly diminish the extent Of the
disaster
The state herald., 1904-06-03
eerm,,- Praise the Japanese.

Berlin. May ~ 3l-Germany's high
opinion Of the decisive importance Of
Jnpan's fresh military successes Is con,
ylncingly manifested by the fact that
Japan's strategy. organization aud tao
ties are described as cNcolling those
OF Russia In the same manner as Won
Moltke's arrangement outmatched tho
plans OF Napoleon III, In the Franco
PrusBlan war.
An onicial Of the gcncNnl stan. dis.
cuRFing the battle Of Kin Chow. said
to-day; THE japanese always know.
Just aa Won Moltkc did. where to unite
prcpondcrance Of men and guns,
They also understand how TO lead the
Russian intelligence department aStray
In exactly the same fatal fashion M
the Germans did the French, Sacri'
fees Of soldiers and ships count for
nothing with them M long M they ne
compliah their object"
The state herald., 1904-06-03
No pInk,r win chln,s,.

st. Petersburg. May 3i.=Tbc for.
rign Office declares NJ propostorouR
tho announcement made yesterday by
the Ticn THin correspondent Of the
London Express that the Russian min,
lister at Pokin. NJ LeaEar, had In
formed the Chinese government that
Russia will finally cyacuatc New
Chwang. provided China grants a con.
coEHlon for railroad across Chinese
Mongolia, aud that Russia viii cyaeu.
ate Manchufia outright II China leases
the M or Kooldia territory 10 Ruasin
In diplomatic circles the report IN
regarded ~ absurd, II II pointed out
that Russia already owns the greater
part OF the M territory and that three.
fouftha NJ the course of the river,
which omptlca into Lake naikal, flows
through Russian territory,
The state herald., 1904-06-03
nus.I... nal,ln rl..,

H. Petersburg, May gs=Although
work II being pushed hiFht and day
20 prepare the Baltic fleet for service.
II IL feared now that II cannot be
ready TO Hall for the Far East before
October The delay Is considered ~,
pocialiy unfortunate, In view ~ the
situation nt Port Arthur. where the
arrival Of the fleet before the fall of
the fortress would compel the raising
Of the siege.
Twenty transports will accompany
the Baltic neet, carrying coal. ammu
milton, and every Kind ~ stores. There
Will bu also repair and hospital ships
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Tho field correspondent Of the Den,
ver News says The farmers included
In ,hc la Salic Cuntaloupe Association
will plant this year over 500 acres In
this marketable melon tho canteloupe
patches running fom nyo TO twenty
planting being nov In full prog
rcss rhe Morgan County Canteloupc
Association will also grow 500 acres.
while the Logan county association
Will market melons from about 800
aeros-the average rantoloupe yield
" the fields ~ the three associations
being 100 crates tn tho acre.
The state herald., 1904-06-03
TIME TO ACT.

cure sick kidneys quickly and perma-
nently. Here's proof.
Mrs. w. s. Marshall. r. F. d. No. l.,
Dawson. Ca, says: my husbands
back and hips were so stiff and sore
that he could not get up from a
chair without help. got him box
Of Doan's Kidney Pills. He felt re-
lief in three days. One box cured
him."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Mar
shall will be mailed on application to
any part OF the United States. Ad-
dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N.
Y. Sold by all dealers; price SO cents
per box.
The state herald., 1904-06-03
Russians Retiring.

Toxic. May 3i.-Gencral oku. In
command ot the Japanese forces op.
Grating against Port Arthur, reports
that the Russians have abandoned
chong Ko Chen Pau. iluanR Chan and
blu Shu Tun, No Russians have been
sent east Of Chen Ko Chen Pau.
General NakAmura'H detachment
which occupied i.iu shu Tun Friday,
captured four Russian guns
The state herald., 1904-06-03
Russian Defenses.

Che Foo. May 3l.-From Chinese
sources 1t is learned that the Rus.
slams have four lines of defense be,
tween Nanshan and Port Arthur.
Lieutenant Newton A. McCully, U.
S. N, recently attache at Toxic. but
ordered TO observe the Russian feet
operations. is inside the Russian lines
at Port Arthur. The other attaches
were recently at Liao Yang.
The state herald., 1904-06-03
Cure of Hydrophobia.

During last year 5S4 persons bitten
by dogs having hydrophobia were
treated by the Pasteur Institute of
India. There were but six failures
to immunize the patients. Six other
cases came after the disease had de-
veloped.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

II 10 expected that tho Grown
Prince Of Portugal will visit the
United statoh during tho coming sum.
mcr. II hc II coming over after wife
be should prepare himself beforehand
by making thorough study of Brad
streets
The state herald., 1904-06-03

II Dr, Julia Holmes smith. who aayt
that men who stay At home every
night are not good for anything does
not receive testimonial ~ esteem
from some married men Immediately.
II will be because they have not had
time 10 think up a tribute that they
consider worthy of her
The state herald., 1904-06-03

II IL now proposed To send some
medical shhfpu to Africa 10 iuvcHil
gate the sleeping aleknohu. This aeomi
an ineHcusablc waste ~ time and
money. when 10 many sound Hlecpcri
can be found In almost any church
right here nj home,
The state herald., 1904-06-03

4 Kansas City man has been en-.
Joined from seeing his children with
IN fortyolght hours aftor he has taken
drink. Such decree would make
some children fatherless.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

The price Of campaign cigars has
always been more or less mystery.
but there IL now of,oial court author
liy for the statement that sometimes.
at least they cost aa much M three
cents apiece
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Having confessed that while she
'oycs her art she sings chiefly FOR the
money Calye may now consistently be
blamed by all who are working with
out wage for the pure delight Of toll
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Mr.. Rockefeller says the money he
made when he was boy dld not burn
hole in his pocket. 1t was at a
later period Of his career that he be,
gan TO have money TO burn,
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Tho North Carolina papers are stIli
discussing the question OF what man
should take on before going 10 bed.
They have got as far as the boots and
tho hat. and after that chaos rcigus.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

II Is almost enough TO mako a won
en- believe that her husband has been
keeping his spring medicine In tho
refrigerator To see the sudden and
alarming appetite tho thing has for
Ire
The state herald., 1904-06-03

They have decided over In England
that Lhassa must be reached. Col
Younghusbsnd will therefore continue
To make It lively for the grave dIggers
along his line Of march.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

The dowager Empress OF China may
sit for her photograph that her pic
tures may be distributed and worship
ed. How closely is she related to the
members OF her seXl
The state herald., 1904-06-03

A prominent owner of race horses
IN New York has issued an order Tor
bidding his employees 10 swear In his
stable. and consequently has had h.
discharge all his stablemen who have
ever had anything 20 do with mules
The state herald., 1904-06-03

It's queer how much more afraid n
woman is that her dress may trail in
the dust when she has on low shoes
and gay stockings than when she has
on regulation boots.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Don't you know that Defiance
Starch. besides being absolutely supe-
rior to any other. is put UP lG ounces
In packages and sells at same price
us i2'ounce packages of other kinds?
The state herald., 1904-06-03

There will be a scientific exhibition
Of thirty-three different kinds Of mos.
quitoes at the st. Louis fair, but that
won't attract people from Jersey or
Cape Cod.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

st. Louis letter carriers complain
that they are ovorworked. Did you
write TO your cousin that you were
coming TO visit him during the ex.
position?
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Now that we know what Rev.
George W. Brownback thinks OF his
new wife. II might be highly entertain.
ing to be told after a time what she
thinks of him.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

An ungrateful employe has been
Rmbezzling sir Thomas Lipton's be
!ongings. One thing nobody can steal
from Sir Thomas is the Americas
cup.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Probably the last thing eaten in be.
sieged Port Arthur will be the time.
aonored sandwiches at the railway
station restaurant.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Some men might not be opposed to
progressive euchre parties II their
wives could always win.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

The historians are beginning to
write about Napoleon again. They
never find it possible to let up for
more than n few months at a time.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

At all events, Alfred Austin's
Jeanne Dare" poem shows that the
poet laureate is capable of hard work.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Which of the Kuros will you bet on
when they get ogether-Kuroki or
kuropatkin.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Experts test mans sanity by
watching him at a game of baseball
IN the theory, probably, that man
Is crazy then, If ever.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Excessive indulgence in pop and
cigarettes is always harmful even II
the pop Is omitted.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

II the japanese progress as rapidly
Tor another half century, they will be
giving lessons in civilization them.
selves.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

New York has a remarkable cpl
demic of measles. Here is something
they can't keep the lid on. 1t will
break out.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

The emperor of Korea has n hun
dred wives, but never mind. There
probably isn't one in the whole lot
that any brisk American would have.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

When the
back achos
and you are
always tired
o u t d e.
pressed and
nervous
when sic ep
is disturbed
by pain and
by urinary
ills, it's time
to act. The
kidneys are
sick. Deans
Kidney Pills
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Cincinnati claims to be very
healthy town because the people boil
all their drinking water and after II
is boiled they drink beer.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MrS. Tnos. RonnIss,
Maple Street, Norwich. y. u, Feb. II, 1904
The state herald., 1904-06-03

The sCmmer girl and the sweet
graduate are beginning to worry at
the slowncss OF the dressmaker.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

We trust that the late Herbert
spcncer's hitherto unpublished letter
IN war will be translated into Russian
and Japanese.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Mhmmh-Nou shouldn't be so vain.
Elsie. You are always looking into the
mirror Elsie taged fourl-Im not
Us good looking as I really am
The state herald., 1904-06-03

A Denver lawyer calls his pretty
typewriter girl his recording angel.
The state herald., 1904-06-03

and OF Arh t " the
The state herald., 1904-06-03

nau viii KIN mosqultocs-lf you bat
them hard enough,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-18
LEAP rEARIx sEYnnAScr.

Something doing in Kansas. V. J.. Kirnan. who is mayor of Severance in that State. has given under his hand and seal leap year proclamation, which concludes as follows: Tt shall be lawful, right, proper and fitting, and the unalienable privilege of any single wo- man in this city, be she maid or widow. to ask or solicit the hand in wedloclS of any single man, Young or old. whom she may choose. And any man so asked shall be in duty bound to accept such proposal unless he can give good and sufficient reason for refusing. Such reason being based upon the fact of his being already engaged"
 With this official approval and en- couragement leap year ought to be lively in Severance. Perhaps it would have been anyway, as the Severance girls undoubtedly know their rights, and probably dare maintain them with out any urging.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-18
TIE rrSrs Ar zoSsEx.

The recent high-speed electric rail- road tests at Zossen. Germany. showed what can be done. but according to the view held by some competent German engineers, the only positive result which the Zossen tests have shown is the certainty that present roadbeds and track construction are far from being suitable for speeds above ninety to one hundred miles. Previous to the Zossen experiments there was no real doubt that speeds up to and above one hum dred and twenty-five miles could be at tained. and the real question. which re- mains undetermined. was whether such speeds could be utilized in practice Practical test has shown that there is rapid deterioration of the road struc- ture under high speeds. and it is there fore held that the question has been settled negatively, at least for the pres ent. While it might be claimed that a track of the requisite strength for high speed railroads could be built. this in- wolves installing entirely new roads for high-speed service. which service would not permit any other kind of traffic on the same line. The roadbed for such work could not be built by using dirt et,h- ao,7 t~,,o,sov, ,,,t+h -,,,ol-., &to- .,,d gravel ballast. but must be built mas sively throughout of brick and cement Moreover, to ensure safety the outward and return tracks must be at least thirty feet apart on account of wlndage from passing trains. It is held that the cost of a road of this construction and width of way between Berlin and Ham burg would be so enormous that it's realization is out of the question for years to come. To make it even fairly profitable at least sixty thousand pas sengers would have to be transported daily. and traffic of the necessary vol- ume cannot be looked for even between the largest German cities.
 This seems some like the usual talk about new things. It is quite possible that before long, in spite of all the shaking of heads and wagging Of tongues. the fast trains will be run ming.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-18

stopped all night. After a good break fast paid my bill to the grown daugh- ter of the lady who ran the tavern and who was quite up in the duties of a cashier.
 You have nice little town here. miss. said I. trying to make friends with the good looking clerk. but must say that never knew there was such a town on the map till the Southern Railroad lande me here yesterday.
 Flying me coolly and looking me squarely in the eye. the Tarbeel maid len said: Where be you from, mister?' l owned up to Baltimore and this is what she handed me: Well, reckon there's lots of folks in Baltimore that are just as ignorant as you.-From the Washington Post.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-18

carry concealed tools and instruments for breaking the petrifed trees into pieces. Tn this way the finest trunks are being hacked and dishgured. Some men have even used power and dyna- mite to destroy the trees in search for the beautiful crystals that are found in the interior of the trunks.
 Success to the effort to save these trees. They are great curiosities and should be kept so.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-18
JM ITATI0NS.


 Mrs Buggins-"T don't feel at all comfortable in these new shoes.' Mir. Buggins- Whats the matter; don't they hurt Philadelphia Record.
 He's absolutely loyal to the organi- zation, isn't hep Absolutely. Why. he'd follow the organization even if it was in favor Of decent government Judge.
 Daily Guide to Flattery.--If you meet a woman who strongly suspects that she is a beauty, ask her earnestly if all her family are beautiful.-B Baltimore American.
 Tommy (whose father is a newspaper man)-Say, mama, who's that man who comes and whiDs me every Sunday?
 Mother-That's Your papa, Tommy Cincinnati Commercial.
 Husband-"wh A hundred dollars for an opera cloak? Why. it is per- fectly ridiculous, my dear" Wife-"Yes, know it is; but you said you couldn't afford an expensive one" Chicago Daily News.
 "Josh Medder's son Bill is director of big trust in New York now.'' "Gosh! When he lived here he didn't know beans." He don't now; that's why they made him director of tn trust. Pluck.
 Hostess-You appear to be in deep thought, Tommy.
 Tommy-Yes Mamma told me if yn11 asked mo tn have soma ealxo T x,,a ., to say something, an I've been here so long now I forgot what it was.--Phila- delphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-18
SOME OPINIONS.

Among the different views taken by Russian commentators on the British Indian expedition to Tibet, one is found- ed on the assumption that, if England
 really means to incorporate the Dalai
 Lama's doniinions with India, that fact will inevitably prove to be the first step towards the eventual partition of
 China. This opinion is based on the
 theory that Engiand's aggressive pro- Icedure' would be immediately emulated by Germany and France, and possibly
 by one or two other western powers.
 In discussing this proposition, a mili
 tary writer in a South Russian journal
 points out what he calls the significant
 fact of the German government having
 asked the Reichstag for a credit of one hundred and forty millions of marks for Kiao-Ch and the mainte
 nance of three cruisers at that German
 far eastern station. The possession of
 Tibet would, he remarks, place lin the hands of England the key to the gate of central China, through the Yang-tsze. An |other Russian writer directs attention to the fact that the many Buddhists in Siberia have always regarded the Dalai Lama as their spiritual chief, and that
 Tibet has always been regarded as one |of the principal factors in the gravita- |tion of Russia towards India. He points out also that while the Dalai
 Lama has held vigorously aloof from all contact with western Europe, he re- |cently sent a special mission to St.
 Petersburg, proof in itself that the Tibetans regard Russia as the co-pro- |tector with China of their country. It was only out of respect for China, he |adsd. that a Tibetan mission was not then established in St. Petersburg. These are great days for seeing snarks and things.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-18
And nsmu. sprss, Lsa Al. the Rest.

The bearded foreigner approached
 The register at the hotel And took the pen. his name to write
 It seemed most difficult to spell. For with a writhe. and jerk. and twftch He wrote: ''Ivan Boslovoskitch-
 ivanoboffskysk The next guest came, and ere he wrote
 He read the other name and smiled It seemed a funny thing to him
 That any one would so be styled; And then he took the pen and spcit: Hans Laudenslogger V0n Derfeit-
 enschiissenhoffenobe The third guest was daDpcr man,
 With slender, flowing black mustache-- He chuckled at the other names.
 And then, with sweeping curve and dash He spread beneath the others there His name: .'Jean Paul Antoine Eciaire Henri le Poissen Vendemaire. Last came man with earpet sack
 And heavy boots that bumped the floor. "Well, what bunch of crazy nanes.
 He said-his laugh rose to roar "If had such name as that He cried, .'Id change it-het your hat And then he scribbled: "Bemus Spratt."
 w D. N. in Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-18
4 PROPER EFFO RT.

The bill now before congress which is an effort to save from extinction the forest of petrifed trees in Arizona should be promptly made a law. It pro- poses to make public park out of the region where the petrified trees are. This region is near Holbrook in Apache coun- ty. The trees lie scattered about in
 great profusion. The locality was first noticed in 1853 by the Pacific Railroad
 exploring survey. There is every evil dence to show that the trees grew be-
 side some inland sea. After falling they
 became water logged. and during the
 decomposition the cell structure of the
 wood was entirely replaced by silica from sandstone in the walls surround
 ing the great inland sea. A phenomenon
 perhaps unparalleled, and the most re-
 markable feature 1.-the parks, is natur-
 al bridge formed by tree of agatized
 wood spanning canyon forty-five feet
 in width. In addition. to the span. fully
 fifty feet of the tree lies on one side,
 making it visible for a length of over
 one hundred feet. The state of mineral
 ization in which much of the wood ex-
 ists almost places it among the gems
 and precious stones. Not only are chal-
 cedony, opals and agates found, but
 many approach the condition of jasper
 and onyx. Visitors to the region carry away as much of this valuable mater ial as they can lug off. They usually