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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-17
Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller)
ST. PETERSBURG. March 17.-Liao
Yang, ten miles west on the railroad
has been selected as Kuropatkin's
headquarters instead of Mukden.. 1t
commands several roads, however,
Kuropatkin will live on the train, mov-
ing his quarters to suit the needs Of
the hour and the point Of attack by the
Japanese. Kuropatkin now is at Omslt
travelling at the rate of five hundred
miles day to the front. Everything
is sidetracked to permit his onward
rush.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
END OF TORRID DAYS
IS NEAR At HAND
Prediction Made by Weather Bureau
That September Will Be Cool
and Pleasant.

The oldest" citizen has been telling
how cold the present summer has been,
and predicting a torrid September.
Now. the weather man has come out
with a statement Of September weather
for the past thirty-three years. He
makes il plain that he promises rOthing.
but the inference is that next month
will not be unlike Septembers Of the
past. The coolest month in the past
thirty-three years was that Of Septem-
Der, 1871, with an average temperature
OF 50 degrees, and the warmest month
was that of September. 1881. with an
average temperature of a degrees. The
lowest temperature was September 26,
Is79 when the thermometer registered IS
degrees, and the highest was Septem-
Der T. 1889, when the temperature was
i04.
The earliest date on which the first
killing" frost occurred in autumn was
October 2. 1899. and the latest date on
which there was a killing frost, was
April %. 1874.
During the month OF September the
prevailing winds have been from the
South, and the average velocity has been
So miles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
SENATOR CLARK FLED,
CRAZY MAN IN PURSUIT
Thought Millionaire Had Bird in His
Pocket and Wanted Him to
Give II Up.

MISSOULA, Mon. Aug. S1-United
States Senator W. A Clark was at
tackled here yesterday by an insane man
known as Joe Peg. who thought the
Senator had been breaking the game
laws and was carrying a grouse in his
pocket. and who threatened to take the
Senator's life.
Peg followed Senator Clark several
blocks. persistently calling upon him
10 hand over the grouse. Senator Clark
ran, painting. into the lobby OF the
Florence Hotel. calling for protection
He was sure that Peg had "A pistol for
several times Peg had made motions to
draw II. and threatened TO shoot unless
the Senator would give up his game
bird
Several persons sprang to his assist
ance, and the insane man was over
powered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
ONLY TWO MORE
MONTHS OF CONTEST
Times Election Problem
Easy for Readers.
ACCURACY ALONE Is NEEDED
Tables in Former Elections Basis of All
Answers-Weather On Day Of
Voting Important.
ACCURACY ALONE is NEEDED

Today lops off another month from
The Times election contest leaving but
two more TO complete the race.
During that period readers of The
Times have an opportunity to enrich
their CNchcQuer that does not come this
way often, ard mNy never come again.
This contest has elements Of fairness
which i'm some particulars discount the
chances of winning prizes in a contest
where there is a prefXed result. because
only accuracy counts, and 1t matters
not when the answer is received or from
what distance il comes.
And in regard 10 accuracy all that is
required is to be more accurate than
some one else who has just the same
foundation 10 work upon, and no bet
ter sources of information.
If the election problem were one that
could be figured out to meet a fixed
solution. If there were any rules which
could be applied that would insure an
absolutely correct answer. the prizes
would have been won before this. and
while this may even now be true in
measure. IT Is equally true that IN
all probability no one has estimated
within many thousands. and perhaps
hundreds Of thousands. of what the vote
viii actually be. and If anyone has
Won prize IL is because no one else
VIII submit an estimate to narrow the
gap Wnlcn any guess IS as liable 10
marrow as il is to broaden.
\ man who called at The Times office
this morning said he thought the prob
lcm was too hard for him. When asked
IL IL were harder for him than for some
one csc ne decided II was not. and
such being the case he admitted that
II was Just as easy for him to win
as any other competitor.
The election contest unlike the dot
contests, is not tedious A few min
utes' examination Of the statistics fur
nisEeO bv The Times is the only study
the problem requires.
mis- table Of the vote on past elections
Is the key, the only prefiXed answer OBJ
t2inable, and any answer based there
on Is as liable 20 win as another.
The only person who can get a better
Key Is the man or woman who can fore
caste the weather on election dav who
can tell what effect the weather will
have. or. to sum up a number Of possible
conditions. who can surmount the abso-
lutte impossibilitv Of telling Just how
many votes Roosevelt and Parker will
actually receive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
DISEASE IN KANSAS
PUZZLES THE PHYSICIANS
Doctors Think 1t Tropical DysenteTy
Brought by Soldier From the
Philippine Islands.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 21.-Dr. a. w.
Ma =ster. president Of the State board
Of health. was asked about the cpl
demic of a disease which has been rag
Ing at the little town of Wien, in Chart
ton county. for several weeks, and with
which local physicians are unfamiliar.
DR.. McAlester said that investigation
rnade thus far indicated that the mys-
terious disease was tropical dysentery,
but the board had not concluded its n
vestlgation.
The mortality among those attaCkC d
has been fully 30 per cent The belief
Is that the epidemic was started by
some returned soldier from the Philip
pines
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
$3.50 Labor Day" Excursion s9.5

via two superb steamers OF Norfolk &
Washington Steamboat Co. to Old Point
and norfolk. Saturday, Sept. 3. at 6:30
leaving Norfolk and "Old Point" Monday
night. Sept. ;. To meet the demand for
StaterOOms the steamer, Newport News"
leaving az same time as regular steamer
StateroOms reserved for round trip AT
now ticket office. 705 18th St. Colorado
Bldg, or 9TH st. wharf. Phone 2290 or $50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
Tour to Cape May Over Labor Dsv.

Special train via Pennsylvania Rail
road leaves Washington at y. m. Fri
day, September ., arriving al Cape MAY
p n, running via the Delaware River
Bridge route. No change Of cars Re
turning. leave Cape May Monday. Sep
TENDER >. at 3 p. m. Round-trip rate
including three days board at Congress
Hall. one OF the best hotels at Cape May,
only $3.50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
Reduced Rates to Manassas Maneuvers.

Round-trtp tickets on sale from Wash
ington daily to Sept. TO- 1904. inclusive.
TO camp No. l, $l25; 70 Camp No ,.
$50; to Camp No. g. SI.25 Limit. two
days, in addition TO date OF sale Ere
quent train service. leaving Washington
l;s9 a. m. 1851 a. m. 1855 p. m. daily;
ton also called TO the Army Special
leaving Washington 9 a. m. and return
ing arrive p. m. operated through. to
and from all camps. Sept. > TO 10. 1904
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
Special Tour to Cape Nav.

Pennsylvania Railroad personaIly-con-
Quoted laoOr outing. Leave Washing
ton at ! p. m. Friday. September .
by special train via Delaware River.
Bridge route. only all-rafl line Re-
turning. leave Cape May at .. m. Sen
tcmuer D Round-trip rate. $3.50. in
cluoes three days board at Congress
ball, one Of the best hotels at Cape
May. Fast schedule in each direction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
Guides Floral Work Merits Praise.

His floral designs are conceded to be
without rivals for beauty and good taste.
1924 F.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
Store Your Valuable Silverware

StOIt IUuI FaIuaUIC 0IIFtIW aIC
In the vaults of Union Trust and Storage
Co. 1414 F ST. Called for and deliv-
cred without additional charge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-31
S16-world's Fair-C. g. O. Ry.

Coach excursion each Saturday in Au.
gust. ECO p. m. Scenic route. One night
out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
ANTS STAND EXTREME COLD
Popular Belief That Little Insect Dis likes Low Temperature
 Proven Untrue.

"There is very popular belief that the small ant cannot stand much cold" said a man who lives up town, to 8 New Orleans Times-Democrat re- porter, but the idea is entirely wrong. There may have been a time when the ant could not endure low temperatures, but that time has passed, if 1t ever existed.
 ''The fact is that the ant seems to rather like the cold, if I may judge from experience at my own home They have for some time been in the habit of making the icebox their head quarters. They simply live there. It is the one favorite spot with them. Nor are they the least bit inclined to shun the ice. Up to very recently had thought that the ant was in tho habit of burrowing deep into the ground in order to escape the rigors of the winter. But there is nothing in this old idea. It may be due to the exigencies of the struggle for exist ence, one of the things necessary in the ceaseless fight for life. But, what ever the cause of it. you can put the ant down as being able to stand more cold than the average human being.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

A bit of color against the blue: Hues of the morning; blue for true, And red for the kindling light of flame, And white for nations stainless fame. Ohl fling it forth to the winds afar, With hope in its every shining star; Under its folds, wherever found, Thank God, we have Freedoms holy
 groundl
 Don't you love it, as out 1t floats From the schoolhouse peak; and glad young
 throats
 Sing of the banner that aye shall be Symbol of honor and victory2 Don't you thrill when the marching feet Of jubilant soldiers shake the street, And the bugles shrill. and the trumpets
 calL
 And the red. white and blue is over us aIl2 Don't you pray, amid starting tears It may never be furled through age-long
 years2
 A song for our flag. our country's boast, That gathers beneath it mighy host; Long may 1t wave OCT the goodly land We hold in fee meath our Fathers hand; For God and liberty evermore May that banner stand from shore to shores Never to those high meanings lost, Never with alien standards crossed, But always valiant and pure and trues Our starry flag, red, white and blue. Young People.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
TOY PISTOLS ARE FATAL.
Some Reasons Why This Favorite Plaything of the Fourth Is
 Dangerous to Life.

The mortality from the toy pistol is appalling, and the death from it, which is by lockjaw, is horrible. Tn Chicago in one July those dying from this cause numbered 60 and in another 24. Tn New York city three consecutive fourth of Julys yielded 9s such deaths.
 That the tetanus bacillus which causes lockjaw is not present in the powder or wad of the toy pistol cart ridge has been shown by Wells of Chi cago, who examined 200 of them; the Boston health officers, who examined $50; and army officers. who tested CTS. Therefore the microbes of the disease are on the skin and are driven into the wound made by the pistol.
 That they are on the hands of the 5ollifying boy is not surprising, for their sports abound in many soils and especially about stables. This germ is harmless while exposed to the air, but multiplies and rapidly produces its virulent poison when given warmth and moisture where air is excluded. On this account all accidents from ex- pIoding powder should be disinfected by doctor and should not be wrapped x1vN
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

p
 wild red deer and it's moose and its black bear and it's game fish, is a para disc the majority of the year. But gentlemen, while should like to be with you next year will not be hera on the Fourth of July. That one day of each year hereafter while live will be spent in my native land. It will be spent in old Vermont, where the sup ply of f1recrackers, and torpedoes, and sky rockets, and Roman candles, and pin wheels. and nigge- chasers are in- exhaustible. I am going to put new kink in the lions tail that he will never get untangled. At any other time of the year am at your service at Foote's Bay, Ontario. And now, thanking you for the most enjoyable day of my life, bid you goodnight. "
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

about at the portage the other day. replied Yorker.
 "Bang!"
 That one had been set ingeniously in the crack of the cabin door, and the explosion burst it open.
 ''Crack-crac ck-crackety-crack-c crack"
 Smith had gotten hold of bunch of small ones, and the continuous rattle brought Moore to the door to see what was happening. He stood watching the proceedings for little while, and could see that he was not so averse to it all as he would have us believe. Alter a little while he came out and took down his diminutive Union Jack
 Tt don't belong in any such din as this" he explained
 | The box was not very large, and a l portion of it was filled with fireworks 1 for night display, so that the supply I of explosives was soon exhausted, and l the crowd sat around the front of the 1 cabin wishing for more. Then it was that Moore's turn came. He had found an old coffee can with screw top, and putting in a goodly supply of powder had packed it tight with paper and ap piled fuse. Lighting it he slipped LID 1 close behind Yorker and, before that | individual had discovered the presence of the internal machine, it exploded 1 with a terrific bang that sent Yorker into the air with bound.
 Tn his pleasure at the success of hig retaliation Moore forgot all about hie early anger, and entered into the spirit of the celebration with an en- thusiasm worthy of son of the rev. olution. He donated his supply o1 loose powder. kept carefully against l the day when his rifle ammunition l should run short, and when that was exhausted, thanks to his assistance hf I got out his rife and amused himself b, I firing into the air until, tirtng of that he set to work to unload shells enoug! 1 to secure sufficient powder to fix uy another coffee can.
 Before noon came Moore was thu most hilarious one of the crowd, anC l the loudest in his lamentations at tht exhaustion of the noise producing ma terial though he insisted that 1t was "just the sport of the thing" that ap pealed to him, and that there was ne sentiment connected with it. He de voted the afternoon to fixing up th' fishing punt for the evening fireworks proposing that they be exploded iron on tho water, and what is more, h. asked that he might be allowed t' shoot them off while the rest of u sat on the shore and watched the dis play.
 It was after ten o'clock that eveninl when the last colored ball from tn last Roman candle had burst in tn clear northern air, and Moore rowe the punt back to shore. For some lit tie time afterwards he sat on a sturn smoking Finally he said:
 "Gentlemen. I'm an American. I wa born back there in the States, and tn blood's still in my veins. This Ian ! of lakes and forests. this laAd with II
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

the Fourth of July, but 1t treats of ex- plosives, so suppose it will suit you just as we'll"
 The children settled themselves de- lightedly, and the professor began. He was charming story-teller, and the children sat spelbound until he had finished. The tale made great i'm pression, and especially on Clifford. The next day, when he and his playfel- lows were lying on the grass in the shade, too lazy to play on account of the heat, Cliffoffrd told the story to them, and concluded by saying:
 Boys, I've got a scheme. Let's us get up 'gunpowder plot for the Fourth. Only we won't have ours just like the story, for ours shall go off as 1t ought. We can have it on that va cant block across the street. We'll dig cellar and then build sort of q house on top for the parliament build ing"
 Yes, and make the house of tin cans and such things, so it will make a terrible noise when 1t goes off," said Frank Middlebury.
 So it went on, and soon the plans were all laid.
 The next day they began operations, and worked desperately, as boys will for play all morning. Day after day the work went on. Both boys and girls of the neighborhood were wild with curiosity to know what they were about, but never word of informa- tton could they get from any of the workers. Even Ruth Gray did not know what they were doing until she accidentally overheard Clifford say something to Clarence about the "gun- powder plot" Then she was all in- terest and wanted to join the conspir- ators herself.
 There weren't any ladies in .t," Clarence replied, scornfully, when she asked him about it.
 "Oh, well, that doesn't make any diff ference and I want to so bad"
 Well, you ask Cliff.'
 And when she asked Clifford he put her off very consemptuously Then Ruth began to cry and told him he was 'real mean"
 But no amount of teasing made any difference. Clifford was obstinate. Ruth was :ot admitted to the plot. 1 At last the morning of the Fourth arrived. The conspirators had agreed ] that parliament" should be assembled | and the gunpowder in the cellar ''set of" at 12 exactly, as they would all 1 have returned from the public exer- cises of the morning by that time.
 The day wore on. The usual pop ping and banging of typical Fourth of July continued very steadily. It was nearing 12 o'clock and one by one five boys appeared on the scene near l the parliament building"
 Issuing from one side of this "tir cs.n'' house was rope which extended about ten feet out of the house. The end of this rope was to be lighted and then the boys were to run away and watch proceedings. The rope com municated with 8 quantity of firecrack- CTS underneath the house. All the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

in getting into our fishing grounds that lay few niles west of the Muskoka chain of lakes. Once the box was slowed away in the cabin neither my self or any of the others of the party who had joined us at Toronto, coming from the east and south, thought more about it.
 We had left Chicago that year the Hast of June for our annual pilgrimage ao the fishing waters of Canada, and mad planted oir feet on the shores of KAhpeekog on the evening of July 1. Personally I had been rather pleased nt the idea of escaping to the kings dominions for the Fourth of July, so Nhat l might escape the noise of the nfty usual on that day. and I think the others of the party were somewhat of the same mind. But by the evening of &he third we were all ready to admit that we might have missed something Jew days later and remaining in the States to hear the eagle scream.
 This," said Charley, as we wers Bitting in front of the cabin after a day of unusual good luck with the rod, '.is ae near heaven as a man can expect to get In this world-but-''
 ssI can finish that for you" said Smith -tsBut would like to be in Buffalo tomorrow to hear the eagle scream, and shoot off a few cannon crackers in the front yard. am just beginning to appreciate the Fourth of guly, now that am away from it.''
 That is one of the luxuries of the States that I can get along very well without" said Moore the guide
 sShouldn't wonder bit at that" re- Kurned Smith. "The screeching of the eagle isn't conducive to pleasant mem 0ries over here, is it?"
 "Oh, you can't hurt me that way,'' 9eturned Moore T ain't all Canuck, even though do take off my hat to &he Union Jack. was born down in Vermont, but am going to tell you fellows that this land is good enough for me any day, and I'm not signing any to hear the eagle sereech.''
 Smith, who is the most agggessively patriotic of the crowd, started in to read Moore lecture for having de- serted his country, and things might have gotten warm enough to explode had the others not have made an eff fort to put a stop to 1t, and hustle everybody off to bed
 Yorker was the only one up early ahe next morning. which was unusual for Yorker, and when the rest of us got out we found he had erected a flag role from which Old Glory was flying. 1t was d goodiy sight, and our ap- pIaase brought Moore to the cabin door. When he saw the flag he am heunced that 1t should not fly without M Union Jack beside it ito keep 1t Hnfnpany andS take the curse off" and not no breakfast until he had flshed out diminutkye bit of canvas and moisted 1t ontdS flag pole.
 After breakfaAt, in accordance with AAtahIgsheu cusk ken. we congregatey
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
TIME TABLE.
HIGHLAND DIVISION.

Trains leave Meadow street station for Boston, Hartford and way stations at TOO and S:38 a. m.; 12:38, 3:16, S:07 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta tion from Boston. Hartford and way stations at S:o5, 11:4o a. n.; 1:45, 6:20 and 7:38 p. m.
 Trains leave Meadow street station for New York, Poughkeepsie, Dan- bury and way stations at S:13 a. m.; and 1:50 and 6:24 D. m
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta- ton from New York. Poughkeepsie, Danbury and way stations at S:36 a. m.; 12:34 and 3:04 p. ID.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Meadow street station at S:30, 10:05 a. m.; 200. 5:05 and TOO D. m.
 Arrive at Meadow street station at $50, 11:30 a. m.; 4:50, 6:50 and 3:50 p. m.
 NAUGATUCK DIVISION
 Trains leave Bank street station for New York, Bridgeport, New Haven and other places south at 6;35. 7:55. 10:52 a. m.; 1:14, 800. 4;35, 6:15 and 500 D m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from New York. Bridgeport. New Hav- en and way stations at 7:15, 8:25, 9:05. 10:5S a. m.; IS, 3:45, 5:20, 6:30. 6:5B, S:4S D. m.; 12:39 a. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station for Winsted and way stations at S:26. 10:59 a. m.; 1: :19, 3:46. 5:21 (WateryIlle only), 6:53 and 8:48 p. m
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from Winsted and way stations at 6: :35 T:55, .10:52 q. m.; 1:14, 3:04, 5:47 (yva- terville) 6:15 D. m. Trains leave Bank street station for Watertown and way stations at GAS. S:30, 11:03 a. m.; .1:22, 3:50, 5:10. 6:12, 6:58, 8:53 and 1:30 D. m. Trains arrive at Bank street station l frcm Watertown and way stations at GAO, TAT, 10:42 a. m.; 100, 2:56. 4:30. 5:52, 6:45. 7:45. 11:1G p. ID. l SUNDAY TRAINS. l Leave Bank stract station for New l York, Bridgeport and New Haven At 7:O5, $50 Bridgeport. New Haven and way stations only) a. m.; 1:05, 5:1O and 500 p. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from New York, Bridgeport and New I1a. ven at 9:53 a m; 12:50, T:52, 10;05 m.
 Leave Bank street station for Water. town and way stations at 9:5S a. m and SO3 D. m. l Watertown and way stations at 6:53 l a. m. and 4:58 D. n1.
 MNRIDEN BRANCH. 1 Trains leave Dublin street station for Middletown and way stations at l 9:21 a. m. and 6:15 D. ID.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street sfa- i ton from NIiddletown and way sta. tions at 7:50 a. ID. and 3:5S p. m.
 Trains leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire at TOO 1O:50 a. m.; 20 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street stA- tion from New Haven by way of Cheshire at 9:20 a. m.; 2:35, 7:45 p. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire at 7:5O, l Il :00 a. m.; $50 p. m.
 Arrive at Dublin street station from New Haven by way of Cheshire at 7:45, $50 a. m.; 3:45. $50 p. m.