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The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
eattIeship czarevitch Repaired.

Tien Tsin. June 13.-The Russian
battleship Czarevitch, which was in
jured at Port Arthur February 8, and
which has ever since been undergoing
repairs, has left the drydock and is
now ready for sea. outside the har-
Dor of Port Arthur the sea is reported
to be thickly covered with Russian
and Japanese mines.
The report that the Russian gun
boats Biliak and Bobr have been de
stroyed is untrue.
A report from Admiral Togo June 4
stated that a Russian gunboat of the
Giliak type had been blown up. pre-
sumably by Japanese torpedo. The
gunboat Bobr was reported to have
been used in the attack on the Japa-
nese left during the battle of Nan
Shan hill and to have been destroyed
by the Russians after the engagement.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
CAPTURED Russian Steamer.

Toxic. June 13-The Siberian rail-
way steamer Manchuria. which was
captured by the Japanese, left the Yo
kosuka naval station yesterday. car
rying sixty guests of the naval depart
ment The trip of the Manchuria has
been arranged for the foreign naval
attaches. prominent members of the
diet. and ten of the foreign CORES
pondents. The itinerary of the vessel
includes visits to the kure naval sta
ton. the Sasebo naval station, Chem
ulpo, Chinampo. the Sir James Hall
and Elliott group of islands, the ad-
vanced naval bases near the mouth of
the Yalu, in Talien bay and off Port
Arthur, and the army bases on the
Lao Tung peninsula.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Russian Train Bombarded.

Toxic. June 13.-Rear Admiral Togo
reports that on Tuesday part or the
fleet bombarded the west coast of the
Lao Tung peninsula near kai Chau
and drove back a military train that
was approaching southwark. No trains
have been seen since.
The enemy was driving in troops
and erecting works. evidently expect
ing a landing of the Japanese at that
point and making all preparations to
prevent 1t.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Death of Abner Mckinley.

Somerset. Pa. June 12.-Abner Nc
Kinley, brother of the late President,
was found dead in chair at his home
at s o'clock yesterday morning.
His death came without warning to
his family. His colored servant. who
slept in his room, was up with him at
2 O'Clock. and it is not known at what
time Mr.. Mckinley got up again. as
he did not awaken his servant. Mrs.
Mckinley walked into his room at s
o'clock and found him sitting in a
chair, cold and apparently dead. A
physician was summoned. who said
death had probably occurred two or
three hours before His death was oc-
casioned by bright's disease.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Removing Trinidad Troops.

Denver, June 13.-The remaining
soldiers at Trinidad under command of
Major Zeph T. Hill are gradually be
ing relieved from duty and that dis
trict will soon be without military jur-
isdiction. The order abrogating mar
tial law there was placed in effect
a week ago. and since then the district
has remained so quiet that the neces-
sity for troops has entirely passed.
The troops just relieved are seventy
seven in number and are nearly all
members of Company | of Denver.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Gets Rhodes Scholarship.

Denver, June 13.-Stanley X. Horn
beck of Denver, has been selected as
the first Colorado young man to take
advantage of the Rhodes scholarship,
The selection was made Saturday at a
meeting of the committee to make the
selection for this state, the meeting
having been called because of a com
munication received from the authori-
ties at the University of Oxford, in
England, who had passed upon the
examination of the Colorado candi.
dates.
The committee of selection for Colo
RADIO of President James II. Baker of
the University of Colorado, chairman
Dean A. Howe of the University of
Denver, and Dean Edward S Parsons,
secretary. of the Colorado College.
f. II. Lehman of Pueblo and Mr..
Hornbeck both passed the Oxford ex-
animation. 1t was found, however.
that. owing to the fact that the prepa'
rations for carrying the terms of Mr..
Rhodes will into effect had occupied
more time than was expected. Mr..
Lehman had become ineligible for the
scholarship because of age.
Mr.. Hornbeck is the son of Rev. NJ
D. Hornbeck of Denver. He was a stu
dent for one year at the Central High
school of Pueblo, and finished his pre-.
paratory course with three more years
at the state preparatory school in
Boulder. He then entered the Uni
versity of Colorado. where he re-
manned two years. The family remov
ing to Denver. he entered the Univer
sity of Denver. where he completed
the course, graduating with the degree
of bachelor of arts in 1903, Mr.. Horn
beck expects to go to Oxford in the
fall The scholarship yields him an in
come of 81 500 year for three years,
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Claims Japanese Lost Heavily.

Lao Yang, June 13.-Ensign Maril.
off, who has returned from the battle
of Saimatza fought on June 7th. says
that the Japanese lost about 300 men.
He speaks in the highest terms of the
work of the Red Cross doctors Poosen
and Bentesh. who attended the wound
ed under fire. When the order came
to retire the doctors refused to leave
the bandaging station until the last
of the wounded had been brought in
and attended to.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Russian Dead at Kin Chow.

Toxic, June 13.-The military com
mission assigned to bury the Russian
dead in the battle of Nanshan hill at
Kin Chow. May &c, presented its final
report to-day.
1t was found that ten Russian Off
GERS and 664 men who fell in the bat
tie had been carefully buried and
thirty men were buried by the out
nosts making the total number of
killed left behind by the Russians, 704.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Deadly Assault at Denver.

Denver. June 12.-An assault, which
will probably result in the death OF
Charles Barth. son of William Barth,
the millionaire pioneer, was made last
night when Barth attempted to drive
a negro minstrel company off his
fathers vacant lots at Twenty-third
and Welton streets. Barth was beaten
on the head, first with brass knuckles
and afterward with stone, and when
taken to the hospital his brains were
oozing from an ugly wound in the
back of his head.
Delos Marsh, the assalant, was
captured by the police and turns out
to be a man whom they have wanted
for two years for criminal assault.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Bubonie Plaque in Peru.

Guayaquil. Ecuador. June 13.-News
has reached here of an outbreak OF
bubonic plague at Patti, Peru. ION the
border of Ecuador and Peru, and is
causing a great panic.
Ten persons died of the plague with
in three hours, June 10th. The dis
ease is rapidly spreading. The board
of health is acting energetically to
prevent the introduction of the plague
here.
The Ecuadorean gunboat Cotopaxi
and three steamboats, are now cruis-
ing along the coast to stop vessels
cominE from infected ports.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

A manager has docked grand OF
era prima donna's salary because she
did not do all the singing called for
by her contract. Expert opinion leans
to the theory that this manager Is
entitled to the benefits of Mr.. Car
negie's hero fund.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
New Governor for Canada.

London, June 13.-It is announced
that Earl Grey, lord lieutenant of
Northumberland. has been appointed
to succeed the Earl of Minto as gov
ernor general of Canada. Earl Grey
is a brother.in-law of Lord Minto. The
latter's term does not expire until Oc-
tober, so the official announcement of
Earl Greys appointment will not be
made for some time.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

1t is to be hoped that. when the Jap
anese get hold of Port Arthur, they
won't feel it necessary to change the
name. It's about the only one of the
lot that's at all pronounceable.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

A press agent story says that an en-
thusiastic audience threw real jewelry
at an opera singer. The practice
should be followed with care. The
most avaricious person would object
to having an eye put out, even with a
diamond tiara.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

The Princess of Wales is one of the
most expert typewriters in England.
She can rattle off 100 words a min
ute. If anything ever happens to
make the British people quit support
ing their royal family the princess
needn't worry.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

A London court has held that
man is not liable for his wife's dress
making bills. Doubtless some soulless
creature will now stamp himself with
the mark of the beast by bringing
test case over here.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

We doubt the authenticity of this
story that Gen. Kuropatkin is carry
ing his coffin around with him. His
martial cloak would answer all prac-
teal purposes and sound much better
in the poems.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

A Chicago woman was granted
divorce in just thirty-six minutes after
filing her application. But if the thing
has to be done, why delay? In some
places the courts dawdle over these
matters for an hour or two.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

A pitcher that is 1000 years old is
Seing exhibited at the st. Louis expo
sition. We know of several ladies
who would like to obtain the address
of the girl who worked for the family
that owned the pitcher.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

"Chicago presents no immoralities to
the visitor" says Anthony Comstock,
who is spending few days in the
Windy City. Certainly not. She
charges an admission fee.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

OF course it is more or less annoy
ing to the emperor of Korea to have
the Japanese take possession of his
country. but then. he's used to trou-
BILE. He has 100 wives.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

It's as natural for a girls shoe
strings to keep coming united when
she has on fancy open-work stockings
as for a man to speak with careless
familiarity of his rich friends when
they are out of the country.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

After twenty years of blindness,
Mrs. C. NJ. Kirk of Lansdale, Pa, re-
gained her sight when her three sons.
whom she pictured still as little chill
dren, called upon her. This is not the
first time that grown boys have
opened their mothers eyes.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

We wonder whether the Yale wait
er who, although he carried a rab-
bits foot, refused to wait on thirteen
students at his table is superstitious
enough to refuse tip of l3 cents.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

There are 100000 children en-
rolled in the Sunday schools of the
country, and the parents of most of
them buy oil from young Mr.. Rookie
fellers father.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

A St. Louis preacher now declares
that Santa Claus is a myth. Some
clerical iconoclast will be calling sa-
tan figment of the popular fancy be-
fore long.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

The New Jersey judge who has
ruled that boys life is worth twice
as much as girls has probably
changed his opinion since he was
twenty.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

showers is open, remember how calm
ing the statistics are, and make up
your mind firmly that this year you
won't be scared.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

The General Federation of Women's
Clubs has officially thanked Gov. Odell
Tor saving Niagara falls. We stand
right beside the ladies.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

Those Boston girls who broke the
record as high jumpers will cause
some of us to revise our notions of
Boston dignity.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

The government is going to try
In Washington. Determination will do
almost anything, and we have the
sand.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

Richard Strauss says Boston stands
rs high in musical taste as any city
of Europe. Boston will call that
1amning with faint praise.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

A Zion City dentist claims that he
and his wife can live on 81 .6S week.
1t is to be understood. of course. that
he doesn't use an automobile.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

Just to satisfy plain curiosity, will
somebody kindly report how work is
progressing on The Hague palace of
peace?
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

1.-The man that bets on the races is
an idiot" says Charles T. ,Yerkes. Mr..
iYerkes seems to be a hard loser.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

The discovery that the empress
crown jewels are bogus is about the
worst blow yet to Japanese national
confidence.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

Speaking of fish. there must be
some redeeming feature about the
German carp. What is it?
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

Rain may keep people away from
church sometimes. but from the cir
CuS-neyer.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

The California orange trust is about
to dissolve. What good does that do
at this time of year?
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22
a USEFUL PAPA.

Can your papa make every thing
The way my pa can do?
Does he know how to drive In nails7
And does he keep the glue
Right In corner of his desk
just 20 mend things for you?
When doliys carriage lost a wheel
lie fixed 1t I'm a minute.
And made It just as good as new.
l put my babies IN i:
And took them cut to ride that day
He said he had TO pin It.
And when my do,iy's hammock came,
He screwed those little hooks
Right in the wall TO hang fl on
just see how sweet it looks!
! have my cIothes-tine there sometimes
He mends my picture-books.
And al the little plates I break
That's when he uses glue.
Ard oh. he makes me wooden spoons
To stir mud pies with. too.
Can your papa 90 all the things
Ihat my papa can do?
kate Whiting Patch. n Youths Compan-
ion,
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22
MOTHER GOOSE PARTY.
One of Its Amusing Features Is the
ritin. of Parodies on Old
Mother Hubbard.

Many Mother Goose party has been
given. bat this one has few points of
difference from any | have heard of
before. The diagram shows the invita-
lions. Fold the extended strip back
and forth until it is hidden by the body
of the goose, and the card then pre-
sents the appearance of goose-shaped
bit of paper. Write the invitation on
the back of this strip. Inclose for send
ing in small envelopes on the corner
of which goose is sketched in red
ink
One of the features Of this party was
the writing of parodies on Old Mother
Hubbard. A tiny doll dressed to rep
resent Mother Hubbard was the prize
for the best effort.
A stuffed goose was the principal dec
Grafton of the lunch table For the
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22
HOW SHELLFISH TALK.
Warn One Another of Danger by
Succession of W eird CIickings
and sounds.

Most seamen will tell of curious
clicking sounds heard on calm nights
at sea- and the origin of the noise
seems so altogether unaccountable that
it has often created some alarm among
superstitious fishermen
A distinguished naturalist made a
careful study of the sounds on many
occasions, and found that it was not
sustained note, but made up of a null
titude of tiny ones, each clear and dis
tinct in itself, and ranging from a
high treble down to a bass When the
ear was applied to the gunwale of the
boat, the sound grew more intense, and
in some places, as the boat moved on,
ii could not be heard at all
On other occasions the sounds resem-
+ bled the tolling of bells, the booming
of guns, and the notes of an AeG.ian
+ harp.
] Fer long time he was unable to
trace the cause, but at length discov-
cred that the sounds were made by
shellfish, hundreds of them opening
their shells, and closing them with
sharp snaps. The noise, partly muf-
fed by the water, sounded indescrib-
ably weird. He was finally led to the
conclusion that, as the shelfsh made
the sounds, they probably had some
meaning, and that the clicks might pos
sibly be warning of danger when
the shallow water was disturbed by
/ the boat
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22

lunch was handed around, so a small
table only was needed to hold the
stacks Of plates and cups. The hostess
and her helpers were in costumes rep
resenting Mother Goose and some OF
her fayOrite characters
There was a short programme, con-
sisting of one or two nursery songs
sung, several tableaux and a recitation
OF an original further story of the
lively adventures of Jack and Jill, with
characters to act it out. Then a new
game was played. Everyone would be
seated by one person; this person
would think of some nursery rhyme,
and give out the principal word in it.
as for instance, shoe" and whoever
he stopped in front of must at once
repeat the rhyme. in this case: There
was an old woman who lived in a
shoe" The other features were very
similar to those that have been many
times escribed.-Orange judd Farmer
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22

At country school in Ohio the
teacher was giving her pupils an il
lustration of what an object was. Hav.
ing concluded. she naturally was care.
full to be convinced that the class un.
derstood the lesson. She. therefore
asked them to name an object There
was silence for moment, and then a
little siX-year-old, anxious fer prefer
ment, raised his hand, rem2rking:
Teacher, l can name one" Wei"
said the teacher, name it" "A little
worm. Correct" said the teacher;
now. who can name another object?'
Another pause, and then the same
hand was up again. All" exclaimed
the teacher, pleasantly, Il see you are
the only one who understands the les
son. Now name il" Another little
worm"
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22
YOUNGSTER WAS BRIGHT.
His Smnrtncss Impressed the Mer-
chant To Whom lie Had Applied
for Employ mcnt.

81 was much amused the other day. !"
said an uptown hardware dealer, &C
cording to the New York Press. lat a
small boy who came around looking
for job. One of the clerks had
dropped lot of sharp-pointed tacks
into a drawer of brass screws and had
given up the idea of taking them out.
When the youngster turned up
looking for job we thought we would
try him out by letting him sort the
two articles He went at 1t the same
way We had begun picking out the
tack.. with his fingers, and getting the
point of every third tack in the ball
of his thumb
He had enough in about minute,
and he Strengthened up. We all began
to smile, and expected him to give up
the job Instead of that, he went over
to the show case and picked out a
horseshoe magnet Then he came
back to the box. In 80 seconds he had
the tacks out and the screws were still
in the compartment. He knew that
the magnet would attract iron, and not
brass. and in jiffy he had accom-
plished what we had been trying TO do
all the morning.
I'VE didn't really need a boy. but
this chaps smartness appealed TO us,
and we find him so handy TO have
around that next Saturday he gets
raise"
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22
A BEAUTIFUL ACE.
1 saw a most beauunl face.

/ saw a most beautiful! face,
Its beauty was not in color or form,
Nor Yet In ccmple xion or grace
For none of these did the features aGorn.
II was the beauty of soul
Making the face to glow with holy light,
Revealing that love untold
Which giveth peace in sorrow's deepest
night.
Every feature of that pain face
The QueenIy beauty OF the soul revealed,
Leaving there neither sign nor trace
OF passion hid or selfish wrong con-
cealed.
In every look In every line
Appeared the love,iness Of purest mind
A soul following the divine
In works of faith and love for human
kind.
The eye did see another's need.
The lips did speak the words Of sweet
est sound,
The hand did do the kindly deed
That JOY might come TO hearts IN sor-
row found
REV. Lewis V. Price, u. D, in y Y.
Observer.
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22
STRANGE TAX.
Levied by British Government on
Wearers OF the Cockade-Some-
thing About the Decorations

Inasmuch as the English government
is about to impose tax of couple of
guineas. that is TO say. of about $40. on
eockades worn by liveried servants. ii
may be we'll to recall the fact that, strict
ly speaking. coCkades should only be
worn by the servants of officers of the
army and navy and those of government
officials. In England, says the New
York Tribune, there is one kind of cock
ade worn by the servants of military men
and another by the servants of court
officials government officials. judges
and justices of the peace. The two cock
AIDES resemble one another so closely
that it is difficult to distinguish them
apart.
AS no mention of cockades is made in
the Encyclopedia Britannica. il NAV
be of interest 10 mention that they were
introduced at the accession of King
George !. of England, when his adherents
adopted a black cockade on their hats
to distinguish them from the Jacobites
who wore white. the color of the Stuarts
From being at first party badge OF Eng
lish gentlemen devoted TO the present
Hanoverian dynasty. the cockade grad
ually came TO be worn as mark of dis
tinction. civil. military or naval, under
the sign manual of the crown
may add that the cockade is worn in
this country by the liveried servants of
the president of the United States and
of the secretary of state.
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22

Fortunes that are made with speed
generally disappear with equal rapidity.
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22
Girl and Boy Land Telephone

tened over one end of each of the tubes
in just the same way as your mother
closes her preserve jars with wax paper
to make them alright. Fig shows
how it is done.
Twenty yards of smooth cord will do
service as telephone wires. The ends
Of the cord are passed through the cen
ter of the parchment or wax paper COW
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22

ers, and good strong knot is MADE on
the other side. (See Fig O.
Give one tube to your partner. and
stand away as far as the cord reaches,
and you will be able to talk and hear
over the unique phone. even if you lot
the cord run through the keyhole OF q
closed door-Boston Globe,
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22

will have "a tube five inches long and
about two and one-half inches in di-
ameter. Two OF these tubes are neces-
sary
Now you must cut two pieces OF parch-
ment four by four inches II YOU can
not get parchment use sheet Of wax
or oil paper These pieces are fas-
The Forrest City times., 1904-01-22

ITO PRODUCE a perfectly prae-
ticable telephone, make a tube,
as shown in Fig l, from stiff
cardboard Take piece Of cardboard,
eight by five inches in size, and bend
the two shorter sides together until one
overlaps the other one inch
Fasten together with glue where the
one end overlaps the other. Then you
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14

guards If he cannot get that it is
said he would be satisfied with the
position of chief turnkey.
AS a reward for his political services
it is stated that Fred M. Digger has
been promised the influence of the re-
publican leaders in Walla Walal for
the position of deputy warden.
Walter L. Cadman, at present an
employee in the county assessors office,
has been wanting job at the peniten-
tiary for some time. and he now be-
lieves that he sees, an opportunity of
having his wish gratified. He is out
for the clerkship and will use all his
best endeavors to pick the plum from
the tree.
William -Chenowth, who was relieved
from duty at the penitentiary several
weeks prior to the election, is also one
Of the hungry men for a piece of the
pie" His ambition is to be chief
turnkey and he has commenced an
active campaign to secure an endorse
ment for the place from the local re-
publican managers,
Warden May Come From Sound.
KEGS is certain to have considerable
opposition from several republicans
from the west side. His most formid-
able opponent is said to be Clarence
Logsdon, now chief Of police in Bel
bingham. the home of Governor elect
Mead. Logsdon was formerly employ
ed at the penitentiary, having been
appointed at first to the position OF
turnkey under Governor Rogers ad-
minstration. He was afterward made
overseer of the jute MILL but wher
Governor Mcbride took the reins of the
state government in his hands, Logs
don was let out. He returned to Bel
bingham and Immediately after an
nounced that he would get even. He
took a hand in politics of WhatcOn
county, working with the Mead repub-
licans. When Mead was nominated
for governor, LOgsdOn espOused hi:
cause, and it is said used his pull il
Bellingham to give the governor cleo
big boost For this it is limited tina
he may receive the chef place at thu
state prison.