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Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04

and other wizards, transferring bare
walls into places of enchantment.
BY an arrangement recently made be-
tween a transportation company ana
the railroads it is believed there will be
no delay in delivering the many train
loads of exhibits within the gates OF
the Exposition. Extensive preparations .
have been perfected to handle all
freight that comes into the city, and, IN
/ addition TO service by a system OF Dig
lrays-some propelled by steam' others
( drawn nv horses-which is designed tor
tbe smaller shipments, car load lots
will enter direct over the several swltch
lines that wind in and out between the
buildings.
In order that no delay might be
caused by severity of the weather the
Fxposition management looked espe-
cioIIv to the construction of the road
beds during the late fall of l9O5' ana
now there is no danger that heaVy
draws will be stalled in soft, muddy
nlaces. but all can proceed on smoolh'
hard surface TO the place of destination.
Acting in accord with the generui .
spirit of facilitating rapid lnstaliauon'
the Terminal Railroad ASsocla'Ioh'
which controls all shipments ot irelSh
delivered by roads from the east mas
doubled its capacity for manu-. ~
| freinbt in both the St Louis ana ias
| Ct Ioufs yards. and it is now beleNe.
| +ho+ dnring the busiest weeks Wh'ci
| will undoubtedly be those OF Marcn "l''
! April there will be no conG'Suo'
across the two big bridges that Sp"
| tho Mississippi. Should there be- now
o,.or resort can be had TO the lerr
sorv.icp which also has been increase
in order to care for any emergency
| summers all agree that freight Is Il
rivina in st. Louis better today INA
ever before, and this notWi'nS,"il' i,...i. nun Il
the fact that the terminal taeiii''eS q
NOT quite completed and that Il hupio
Of tracks cannot be operated becaW
Of 1oborprs being engaged in th'lr
oors+ruction A recent test proven III
CONSIGNMENT of freight from Bosu
,,.os delivered in building on the IA
,,,onpds seven days after its shlpnie
| from a warehouse III 49,
and all persons who have any nno, .,
odae Of such matters must aulnlt u
this is very fair time. 49,,
As for the western roads, they
hove snurs leading direct to the EN
sition and in many instances cars
be switched direct into the groul
without even days detentioh III
rup yards. % dolly
In ,na ovbibits in charge say that they
rea- i.aon mace with the men who do the
on stoilinp and that, unless the uhl'
lou- seen occurs. there should be no W ue
in in filling the palaces with the wa
lgth that will comprise the wenderlu'
non play. .4;.eac+or,
men The situation is very satIsIactT!! TOT!
COM oil concerned. and the general Dele
That St Louis will not only nave
'e OF arootsst or,,s Exposition ever held, but
'so l'tre also give to the world the oniS l"
81 he ready on time. 49,. ~,
WIN '. As for the beautifyins OF the EN- EN-
'ti'n iop if is only a question OIL pu,
es. +%o iv mon at work. Every plan mas
has ,nodo. @ all the preliminaries are
,ated maue' al
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
Logical Answer.

After the Hon. Cave johnson nau
uo.rod his long and brilliant career IN
CONGRESS 90, and had retired to the quiet
- 1rivate life. he once stepped into
tbo ~ otice OF his nephew, Robert John-
son. then a young lawyer OF inucn 'lcL,
promise, and finding the young man man
engaged in writing with gola pen
SaS occasion to remark upon the eA'
travagance @ of the rising generation,
why is it," he asked, that every yer;
young man now has his gold pen, ~ VIM ,,a'
tboss Of my day were content to us'
their goose quilts" =. 81,
81 suppose" replied Robert IN Tn !
r,os+ innocent manner possible, 1T
because there were more geese Wne, Dae,
YOU we're a young man,"-Boston F0S'
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
CHURCH SANITATION.
Necessity For Flooding the Buiiu-
inEs With Fresh Air.


After every church service church
windows and doors should be thrown
wide open and the pure. fresh outdoor
air allowed to sweep through ana |
through the building. thoroughly cleans
ing it of the poisonous air and filling II
with pure oxygen.
A church may become very death-
trap for a congregation If Il Is not
properly ventilated The air becomes
vitiated and filed with the carbomc
acid gas breathed out by the many
people. Then the congregation goes
home. the church is closed and the III
pure and polluted air is allowed to re-
main In the church throughout the
week.
The next time the people assemble
they must rebreathe this same olu
dead air. If it is in the winter time
the air has been heated. making 1t that
much worse The windows are al
closed. The people come in from the
Il Il outdoor air and sit down to breathe
: this stuny atmosphere. They become
II drowsy and tidgety and nervous 1neii
= heads begin to ache They don't Kho"
Il what is the matter with them. They
. never think of opening a window anu
= letting in some fresh air.
u When they 90 out into the winter all
- - again they take cold. They have ton
~ silitis. bronchitis, pneumonia. and thel
le Law the foundation for consumption
ali because the church had not beel
IL ventilated.
ne If YOU 60 to church or have anythlh
= = to do with church let your voice D
"a, heard in this matter. Insist upon
nu that the church be aired thorough
W after every service and that during e'
uy cry service there be some means of vel
'n' tnotion provided. If you are preacl
'n, or. preach to your people the gospel
ral fresh air Provide them with air, al
'n they will not 90 to sleep while you a.
Oh talking Drive home to them the
-" of polluting their lungs with poisono'
aaS air Impress upon them the sacredne
~. of the body and the harmfulnesS
, US communicating it with the uncleah
'ei of an unventilated church. Never lil
i'cn 10 them about saving their souls Wh
!"u their lungs are being poisoned by Io
.., air.
pan See that your church is swept a
oW- cleaned and busted. that the life z
'rry ing oxygen is allowed to play throu
'seu every corner of it. that the health a
comfort of the congregation are
ar sured. This will constitute more Ia
nan ing benefit than all the prayer ana 81
IlhS service that could be uttered in clo
are stulfy, unventilated room. - Medl
Talk.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
2 ss4.. - . l''.' . r
A Queens Toilet.

Oueen Alexandra begins her day
with very little more formality thah
anv other lady Of the higher classes
nerforms her toilet with the aid OF a
maid or dresser and is not surround
cd bv bevy Of ladies in waiting as
was the custom at court in past relshs'
Then the toilet of queen consort was
a serious matter, and the most trlVlal
lanse in correct waiting on the part
of the ladies and women of the peu-
chamber met with sharp reprool'
Wien the queen rose and began 10
dress woman Of the bedchamoer tooh
the garments in order, as required
nassed them to lady of higher rallA,
who in turn handed them to her royal
mistress. 1t was the duty OF one at
tenGant to pour water into the Dasli
and Of another to present it kneenht
while her majesty was pleased u
wash.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04

sFv1A,f1N FRANKLIN, IN FRONT OF THE
FLFCTRICITY BUILDING, WORLDS FAIR
shows nearly all of these modern crea-
tors of force in position. And so 1t IS on
"A griculture hill. Nine months ago thou-
lands of rosebushes were planted IN
order that they might gain strength
from long tenure of the soil, and IN IKE
manner other exhibits Of nurserymeh
were in place long before snow eom-
menced to fall.
Tracks are laid in the huge Palace OF
transportation, and turntables nave
been placed on solid concrete founua-
tions These are being burdened WIN
locomotives of the latest constructor
and with modernly equipped coaches
In other palaces floor space that mas
been marked off is being decorated
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04

4ho onening days of 1904
work on the Louisiana Furenase ,.t
Exposition passed into & the e iasl as.
stage, Iag that of installation of ez-
and beautifying.
anu Irogress ~ on these final touches
n+ ptO7 mace with the work of CON
.tiau tsp' for or a major portion of the last
~ months, so that the line OF ue- @
t,on between actual building op-
ons Y 's' and final endeavOr is diIleult lSu,.i,
o,o s,oota thus, even while roofers
/ iaIr emnJoyed on the Palace OF Ma
.,v tbe great steel crane itself an
~ s.,t was swinging parts of engines
/. might we'll be called mammOCl 9Oo.
I nosition. so that the dawn Oh l9O7
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
s.a.mUEL }. WILSON,
Funeral Director and Embalme

-,-,a,t,-fve wears experience in the aooN
.,ai,1,sass Win ihe assistance OF my son, Johh
- Wilson, enables me to guarantee sSs.siSS elste
Ion Everything frst class sSsi S,5n as. Bodies
~ s,t.stssir1aS or preserved by tht ase oi zee:
Nos black suits vnd robes; iad-ss orsaS fn
ana robes ClildTens shr9w1S sSr aIwSS NV Swife's
-s,,as vvben REQUIRED. All styles 81 coIiihs
- cSskets constantly in stock. ,.,,,o,,s
TeiSphsue ana telegraph comnlrbn conn cbaTse for
slSt1,Rce Five per cent discount on al DiilS
aaid withia thirty days. - ,,,r Hurni
". ask for an examination OF ou. ~, ~ n n
lure BepsI tment when neeolhs "h'
| ma line.
sAAgI. wTISON. WILTON "i-1-
The Washington times., 1904-05-27
GRADUATES
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS

sixteen young women graduates from
the teachers department OF Howard
University received diplomas from the
hand OF the Rev. John Gordon, d. D.,
president of the institution. The COM
mencement exercises were held in
Rankin Memorial Chapel, and were at
tended by a large number of the friends
of the university and the relatives Of
the members of the graduating class.
The exercises were begun with prayer
by the Rev. w. V. Tunnel The adj
dress to the graduates was made by
Rabbi Abram Simon, who was intro
duced By Judge Stanton ]. Peelle. He
spoke briefly OF the progress made by
the negro race.
Other numbers on the program were
an essay. The Kindergarten and the
Ideal Citizen" by Julia ID. Somervine:
solo. by Mary A. Murray; essay. THE
Mission OF the Educated Woman" by
Anna r. Bowyer; 'Militaric." Press
Club; Grafton. Factors in Race De
velopment," by NJ NJ. Morton. The
benedictlon was by Bishop b. T. Tan
ner. Ii. d.
The graduates and their courses were:
In kindergarten theory and practice
ArabeIla Beasons, Ida Fillmore. and Re
becca Guy, of the District OF Columbia ;
N Nora LYMAN of North Carolina :
Julia d. Somerville, Of the District Of
Columbia: NJ. Erma Weldon. OF Massa-
chusetts.
In pedagogy-Alice. Pearl Barlow. Of
the District of Columbia; Anna r. Bow
yer and Osceola Mary Burl, of Pennsyl-
vania; Eva r. Duckett. Of the District
Of Columbia; Leila Corinne Ewing and
Mary A. Hall, Of Texas; Alice L. Hatch
EFT. of Virginia; Ida p Madden, or IN Q
District Of Columbia; Priscilla Tyler. OF
Texas; Etelka II. Valeteen, of Rhode
Island.
A certificate for special postgraduate
work I'm pedagogy. was awarded Mary
Curtis. of New York. The degree OF
Phi. b. was bestowed on Matthew NJ.
Morton, OF the District of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1904-05-27
OTHER MUSICIANS
LEAVE THE UNION
Lafayette Orchestra Re
ceiyeS Their Services.
FIGHT IS ON IN EARNEST
Theatrical Managers Believed to Be
Acting Together in Matter of
Holding Down Wages.
FIGHT is ON IN EARNEST

w. r. Phillips, leader of the Empire
Theater Orchestra during the past sea-
son, has withdrawn from the Federation
of Musicians and Joined the non-union
orchestra at the Lafayette Theater. In
addition TO Mr.. Phillips there are three
other musicians no have resigned from
the union and are now playing at the
Lafayette under the direction of Mr..
Johnson.
The withdrawal from the union If
these additional musicians is believed 20
be an initiative which VIII be followed
by many orchestra players in Washing
ton In times past the requests of the
union for increased salary have been
listened to by theater managers and, In
many cases. have oeen granted.
The latter. however. have now come
to the point where they believe they
have some say in their own houses, and
have emphaticany refused to grant
still greater increase IN the salary of
their orchestra players. So determined
are they. inasmuch as they believe they
are acting fair. that they win direct
their own affairs many Of them have
declared they will do away with their
orchestras if the musicians viii not be
contented with the salary now being
paid them.
Although 1t has not been stated d.
rectly before. local theater managers
long ago agreed 10 stand together on
this question. and as the Lafayette has
taken the lead il is certain that other
playhouses in Washington will keep TO
their agreement This means either the
union musicians accepting the present
standard of wages or the employment Of
strictly non-union musicians.
Leaders In the union feel that their
men are Overworked and do not receive
high enough pay for their services: but
the men themselves manifestly see which
side tht-r bread Is buttered on, and If
theater mana gers persist in their de-
termination 10 bring musicians from
other cities in case the union does not
yield. the men understand that they will
all be thrown out Of that kind Of en-
pioyment, which. TO them. probably
means much more than membership IN
the union
The Washington times., 1904-05-27
Decoration Day. River view.

The regular excursi ion season to
River View. the pretty and popular ex-
CT -sion resort near old Fort Washing
ton, Will open with the trips OF the
steamer Samuel J. Pentz. Monday,
Memorial Day, and trips will be made
daily TO the resort from now until the
middle OF September Many persons
take advantage of the Decoration Day
holiday 10 spend the day at this pretty
resort, enjoying It's many beauties. For
their amusement the little river the
Tom Thumb railway. the chute the
open air canal. and all the many other
attractions of the resort will be ready
10 give pleasure, and a new Ferris
Wheel sixty feet high, Is now being in
stalled. and is to be ready for service
BY Monday. There viii also be music
and dancing in the big pavilion from
the arrival of the first boat in the
morning until the last one leaves at
night Band concerts on the steamer
VIII also be feature of the da-v- The
steamer leaves her wharf here at 10 a
m. 2.15 and 6.45 ID. m.
The Washington times., 1904-05-27

ST. PETERSBURG. May 27.-In a dis
patch dated May %. General Sakharon
reports:
aOur scouts near Pitsewo and in the
Kwan-tung peninsula ascertained on
May q that Japanese outposts occupied
the heights three kilometers south OF
vafandian station.
Two sQuadrons Of cavalry and two
companies and a half Of infantry are
four kilometers in their rear. Infantry
and cavalry are disposed farther south
ward along the villages bordering the
railway. There are 1900 of all arms
with FIVE guns in the neighborhood of
Pulandien-
Landing at Pitsewo.
The Japanese landing continues near
Pitsewo and farther south. The troops
iai.ding are moving south toward Kin
chau, with covering detachments
thrown out 10 the west. Chinese report
a battle at Kinchau on May IS. the Jap
anese losing 700 and the Russians few
er."
General Sakharoff. referring to the
Feng- wang-cheng district, reports that
the Japanese strength consists OF 5000
infantry. 200 cavalry. and thirty-six
field guns. General Kuropatkin. in his
last report. stated that there were 40
900 Japanese concentrated at Feng-
wang-cheng and that four line regi-
ments were at Pianmin.
Quiet on the Al River.
General Sakharoff adds that the jap
anese advance guards have reached
thirty kilometers north Of the Al River
Their front is turned toward saimatse
and Kuantien. They are not making
The Washington times., 1904-05-27

The Russians who were reported at a
British mining concession at Unsan.
near the west coast, IN the middle of
May have arrived at Kapsan.
No Steamers Running.
Regular steamship service here has
been suspended since the sinking Of Jap
anese steamers on this coast. Schooners
arriving report no warships seen along
the coast.
1t is rumored from the Tumen district
that the Russians are selling cattle and
driving them across the border toward
Vladivostok. where supplies are greatly
needed.
The Korean general. Kim. has gone
north TO replace the former commandant
OF Ham-Heung.
The Washington times., 1904-05-27

line os the works. At present all this
can only be vague conjecture.
A Preliminary Incident.
In any case it must be remembered
that Kin-Chow is quite fifty miles from
Port Arthur. so that it's capture is only
a preliminary incident OF the coming
siege. though a very important one.
The importance TO the Japanese OF
Kin-Chow is that it gives them access to
Dalny by land and will thereby enable
the army to cooperate with and assist
the fleet in clearing the inner harbor and
roadstead Of mines laid by the Russians.
VIII Aid the Besiegers.
When that work mas been success
fully accomplished the possession OF
Dalny will be invaluable for the siege of
Port Arthur, because it viii shorten by
more than two-thirds the distance over
which noavy artillery and ammunition
has now to be dragged by hand. as have
also ths\ engineer tools and food sup
plies Z"
Editoriany the Daily Telegraph"
says: by the storming of Kin-Chow
yesterday the japanese have swept the
garrison of Port Arthur out of its first
line Of defense and have commenced
the work of sapping. point by point, into
the heart Of the citadel
I'VE have no details of the character
Of the fighting or of the losses upon
either side, but we know enough of the
preparations made for resistance and of
the vital value Of the position to justify
the belief that the brilliant feat Of arms
has resulted in one of the most signifl-
cant successes that have yet attended
the operations Of the Japanese on land y
The Washington times., 1904-05-27

LONDON. May IA dispatch to the
Telegraph" from Niuchwang says that
a Chinese army captain reports that
Japanese scouts discovered the enemy
in strength at Tatienling. fifty kilome-
tiers northwest of Feng-wang-cheng. on
May 81
When their exact position was ascer-
tanned the japanese sent a flying col
umn from Siuyen, which made a strong
demonstration on the enemy's front. and
at daylight on May p engaged the Rus
SLAMS with artillery from the south.
Russian Flank Tuned.
Meanwhile the main force. accom-
panied with mountain guns, advanced
westward from the Feng-wang-cheng
road, turning the Russians left flank
and enflading their trenches.
The Russians retreated hastily to the
Tatungling Pass losing over thousand
killed. wounded and captured The Jap
anese losses were slight
Japanese Occupy Tatienling.
The division which outfanked the Rus
SLAMS were the troops. who. according to
the ST. Petersburg reports, retired from
Feng- wang-cheng. their retirement be-
ing part Of the japanese tactics in Sun
days battle. The japanese now occupy
the TatienlinE.
The Shanhailxwan correspondent of the
"Chronicle" says that he hears that
1900 Russians were surprised in the
TatunRling Pass by 30, 900 Japanese. The
Russian casualties were 1900 and more
than a thousand surrendered.
Tokyo Hears of Small Fights.
TOKYO. May 27-The "Jijr' publishes
a dispatch from Feng-wang-chels sls l.
ing that on May "A, loo Cossacl1s ap-
The Washington times., 1904-05-27

whereas, It was from the nature Of
things impossible that Russian rumors Of
japanese attacks on Port Arthur could
be true. everything that Is today re-
ported, whether north or south, in Man
churia. or the Liao-Tung Peninsula,
looks like truth.
THE sequence of, events leads up to
the japanese having by about now been
able TO land and convey to Kin-Chow a
sufficient body of heavy artillery to en-
able them to attack that position.
An Advance Post.
Apparently the Russians occupied the
old walled Chinese town as a kind of
fianking advanced work or outpost for
their main lin Of works, which was
drawn across the narrow neck of the
peninsula 1t is said that the Russians
had thirty guns mounted on their works,
presumably not in the town, but along
the neck.
1t is a little difficult to be sure
whether the specific statement sent from
Shanghai that Kin-Chow was captured
by the japanese refers to the town or
to the pass.
He;ghts Captured.
There is. however. another telegram
which says expressly that the heights
south Of Kin-Chow were captured. As
the Shanghai correspondent says the at
tack began by a heavy artillery bonn
bardment OF these southern heights, 1t
may be that they were captured first or
that. the guns in them having been 81
fenced by superior japanese artillery. 1t
became possible for the town 70 be at
tackled and captured, and that being
taken gave an approach 10 the main
The Washington times., 1904-05-27
RUSSIAN DEFEATS REPORTED
ARE OF MINOR IMPORTANCE

peared on the highway south OF shih-
tenchang.
A company of japanese infantry were
sent against them and fired upon them.
forcing them to retreat. There were 10
japanese casualties. In a slNirmish at
Wangkailiu, a Cossack lieutenant was
killed.
Russians Retire in Haste.
General Kuroki, commander of the
First Japanese Army, reports that after
thu engagement at TOpu the Russian
cavalry took up a position at Pataoshi
yesterday. A detachment If japanese
infantry and cavalry from Tatienze at
tackled IL en-. driving them in confusion
to Tiehfossu To. Natives report that
three were killed and eighteen wounded.
A dispatch TO the "Ji1i Shimpo" from
Feng-wang-cheng reports an action that
by General Kuroh. 1t locates the
scene midway between Feng-wang-
cheng and Liao-Yang.
Russians Active at Sioyen.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE Daily
News" last night published the follow
ing dispatch from its correspondent at
Feng-wang-cheng. Manchuria:
Increased activity characterizes all
thu. movements of the Russians 'n the
ueighborhood of Sioyen. Small parties
apIear daily moving in the direction Of
Takuscher, though there is no evidence
of a big movement.
"All is quiet seven miles TO the north
Of Feng-wang-cheng on the road u
Liaoy-Yang. A large force of Russian
cavalry suddenly appeared fifteen miles
10 the northeast of Feng-wang- cheng,
but being promptly met by a strong de-
tachment of Japanese infantry, retired
in some haste"