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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07


took place at Kai Chau on June 25
which resulted in the capture Of that
place on the morning Of June 26.
Shan Hal Kwan, June 30.-Victory
Is still with the Japanese. They have
beaten the Russian army at every point
where they have come In contact with
the Japanese, and. beaten and de-
moralized, they are withdrawing to the
north. The movement against Gen.
Oku has not been successful, except
that some Of the command OF Gen.
Stakelberg have been enabled to join
the main army. According to well au-
thenticated reports received here the
Japanese have reached point within
five miles of Taschi Kiao, driving the
Russians back with heavy loss They
also are within a few miles Of Hal
Cheng and are steadily advancing on
both points. The flank movement ex-
ecuted by Gen. Kuroki's right wing
near Lao Yang, however, is the cause
of Gen. Kuropatkin's retreat
II the report is true that Kuropatkin
is in retreat, 1t will be difficult for him
to reach Lao Yang from his position
at Hal Cheng, where he is threatened
with destruction by Kuroki. 1t is pos
sible, however, that he may retreat to
the west and reach Lao Yang, all de-
pending upon whether or not Kuroki
is in position to follow him rapidly.
Such a move on Kuroki's part might
leave his flank exposed to Stakelberg.
Stakelberg's position in either event is
extremely perilous,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
CAN lie Get AWAY?
Kuropatkin's Foot Race Toward
the North Grows Exciting.
'JApS HOLD KEY TO PORT ARTHUR.
Experts, Believe the Final Blow Can
BE Successfully Struck Mt Any
Time-Next Move ON
VladivOstOk.

Niuchwang, July 1.-Gen. Kuropat-
kin has been driven from the Aaotung
peninsula and the japanese now con-
troll the country from Taschikiao south
and are pushing on to Hal Cheng from
both east and south. 1t is reported
here that Samsonoff's division Of H.
900 men has been cut of below Tas-
chikiao and will be forced to surrender
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
Spring Medicine

There Is no other season when good
medicine 10 90 much needed as In the
Spring.
The blood is impure, weak and
impoverished-a condition indicated
by pimples and other eruptions on tho
face and body, by deficient vitality,
loss Of appetite, lack Of strength, and
want Of animation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07

Mrs. Kelly Before the Grand Jury.
St Louis, June S0.--Charles F. KEEL
ly. former speaker Of the house Of dele
gates, who rests under one conviction
for bribery and is awaiting retrial on
another charge, went before the grand
jury. Mrs. Kelly. wife Of the accused,
was also a witness before the grand
Jury, presumably for the purpose Of
backing up the statements made by her
husband.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
Damcurt to Counterfeit Coin,

Washington, July 9.-The report Of
the operations of the secret service
division Of the treasury department for
the fiscal year ended June 80 says that
on a liberal allowance there is about
80 In counterfeit coin for each $780,
900 of gold and silver In circulation
and a little less than 81 in counterfeit
notes for each $1O0,OOO Of paper circula-
ton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
Foreca.ts Great storms.

Washington, July 2-More severe
storms than have been experienced In
America for ten years are predicted for
August. September and October by W.
r. Forster. the forecaster, who declares
that the storms are TO come with such
force that they will leave havoc In
their path
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
Hoods JdrSdpailLG
and Pills

Make the blood pure, vigorous and
rich, create appetite, give vitality,
strength and animation, and cure
all ernptioas. Have the whole family
begin to take them today.
floods sarsaparilla has been used In
our family for some time, and always with
good results. Last spring was all run
down and got bottle OF It, and as usual
received great benefit" MISS BEULAH
BoycE, Stowe. VI.
Hoods sarsaparIIla promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07

Secretary Metcalf Takes the Oath.
Washington, July 2-Victor Fl. Met
calf, former representative from Cali
fornia, was Friday sworn In as secre-
taFy Of commerce and labor to succeed
George B. Corteiyou.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
A GIBRALTAR FALLS.
After Hard Battle the Victorious
Japs Enter Kai Chau.
OKU and KUROKI HAVE UNITED
The MikadO's Generals Vow Have 9
Fighting Front Of 100 Miles
Ge staI<eIberg's Force I'm
Imminent Peril.

London, June 3O.-The Toxic CORE
spondent Of the Post says that the
Japanese second army has effected a
juncture with the first army and that
the whole force now has a fighting
front Of 100 miles.
The Toxic correspondent Of the Daily
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07

DR.. Jarecki Was Not Assassinated.
Denver, COL, July "A coroner's
jury decided that Dr.. Seymour T..
Jarecki, assistant county physician,
himself inflicted the gunshot wound
which caused his death. 1t was first
reported that Jarech was called to his
door and assassinated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
Cannot work Under Oontraet.

Joliet Ill. July 2-All the mann
featuring which involves labor con-
tracts with inmates Of the Illinois stats
penitentisry closed July . and 1000
couvicts were locked In their celia
there TO remain indefinitely.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
Less Than oue-HnIf succe..fuL

Annapolis. Nd, June Scout of Is
youths who had passed their mental
examination for admission to the naval
academy and were examined physically
here, only IL were successful The ex-
animation Is unusually rigid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07

II Is said that Kuropatkin will not
make any determined resistance al
Hal Cheng.. holding that place only
long enough to permit Of the removal
of stores, munitions Of war and guns
to Lao Yang or Mukden. It is a Ques-
ton as to whether or not Kuropatkin
will be able to reach Lao Yang with
out general battle.
Gen. Kuroki Is threatening Lao
Yang from the northeast with a heavy
force and 1t Is possible the Russian
retreat will not stop until Telling,
above Mukden, is reached. The Rus
SLAMS have withdrawn all their troops
from here and all Of the stores and war
munitions which were at this place
have been sent to Mukden
The most reliable news concerning
Port Arthur is to the effect that the
Kukewan and Sun Shoe forts have
been captured. II this Is true the jap
anese control the gateway to Port Ar
thur and can make the final assault as
soon as they choose. in much the same
way Oyama took the fortress from the
Chinese, It Is remarked, by the way,
that the whole japanese campaign has
been modelled In large part on the pre-
vious war, and that the japanese have
been almost as successful with Russia
as an opponent as with China
Experts agree that Japan's next move
will be against Viadivostok. II is be-
lieved that an expedition already is on
the way to that place II will prob
ably land at Possiet bay and strike
northwest to the railroad from Hardin
to Vladivostok.
St. Petersburg, July IAN Official
dispatch from Lieut. Gen. Stoessel. the
commander Of the Russian military
forces at Port Arthur, says that the
squadron Of Rear Admiral Without re-
entered that port after repulsing five
topedo boat attacks. It contains no
further details. so far as can be ascer-
tanned. II does not mention any dam
age to the Russian ships
Although nothing has been received
BY the admiralty from Admiral. Skrydl-
Of confirming the reports that the Rus
sian vladivostok squadron had sunk
Japanese vessels at Gen San. there 10
no disposition to doubt the correct
ness Of the news
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
Nara,s ADoloay saslsaes Vrasss.

Paris. July 2-The HAytisn incident
has been satisfactorily adjusted % fnr
e. France IL concerned President
Nord had made TIE most complete apol-
co for the indignify shown the Preach
minister. -. -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07

EdmistOn for Populist Chairman.
Springfield, ILL.,. July 2-The national
convention Of the peoples party will
be called to order in the state arsenal
on July 4. ]. A. Edmiston. Of Ne
braska, will preside as temporary
chairman and probably as permanent
presiding officer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07

Tangier. July 1.-Chiefs Of the An
ghera tribe have written the sultan Do
manding the release Of their tribes
men who are imprisoned here They
say that unless their demand Is grant
ed they will capture an Enslishman
and hold him rs q hostage for the 70
lease Of the nrisonera
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
ABOUT KANSAS AND KAEsAEs

F. A. Wilkinson, pioneer business
man and resident Of Ottawa since 1sSa
Il dead.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
CENTURIES OLD

The disease which has brought more suffering degra-
daton and disgrace upon the human race s the same
to-day that 1t centuries ago. 1t Is called Contagious
Blood Poison, 1.-The Bad Disease " and is given other
names but among all nations s regarded the blacklist
and vest Of all human diseases. 1t goes from bad to
worse the little thst t appear followed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07

BY Others the glands q the
groins swell and in6ame, a
red eruption breaks outon the
body, the mouth and throat
become ulcerzted. the hairand
eyebrows drop out. and ugly
yellow blotches make their
appearance, and II the disease
u mot CHECKED at this stage,
-, 49, ,,...n.f. &f,e,,a -,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-29
LAND OF FLOWING SILK.
Natural Skeins Fresh from the Co.
coons Are Met With in Rus
sian Roland.

Silk is not always a sign of luxury o:
wealth in Turkestan. The author of
SIN Russian Turkestan" tells of a stall
wart countryman who ferried his par
ty across the Syr-Daria, miles away
from any town or village. His outer
garment was in rags and h~alf-covered
with mud. but as he worked at the
ferry rope they could see that he wore
beneath this a tunic, or shirt, of the
finest silk.
when we were taking " first
stroll in Russian Roland" writes Mrs.
Meakin, 1--WE noticed a band of gold
shining through the trees on the other
side of the street, and wondering what
it could be, we crossed over to ex-
anime the glittering object. 1t proved
to be a skein of silk fresh from the
cocoons, of such a length that it had
been wound round the trunks of two
~poplars more than 20 yards apart. A
Sart was carefully combing it. He
seemed surprised that we should stop
to look at what, to him, was so COM
mon a sight. A little later, in an
other street, we came across a still
longer skein; this one had been dyed,
and shone a brilliant purple in the
afternoon sun.
1.-The machinery for boiling the
and winding the silk Is al.
on a much more primitive scale than
that of Japan, but the quality of the
silk produced is infinitely superior
When the silk has been wound of
the cocoons, it is sold to native dyers.
The weavers buy the silk of the dyer
and weave it on the most primitive Of
looms.
almost every man we met in the
streets of Samarakand was clothed lr
silk. A gentle breeze filled theil
long, wide sleeves till they looked likt
silken pillows, and spread out thu
folds of their ample garments, while
the silk embroidery shone in the III
rect rays of the midday sun. Neverthe'
less the cottonseed is now usurpins
every inch of cultivable ground. AL
though its odor is spelling the fra
GRANGE of the air, and it's scatterei
fluff makes the very streets look Xix:
factories, materials manufactured ii
Moscow from that very same cottol
are quietly but surely usurping tn
place of those glorious silks tina
charm the eye of every European
traveller"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-29
SINGLE GERM BEET SEED.
An Improvement That Will Mean q
Saving of $1,000 900 Annual
ly to Our Farmers.

The experimental patch of single.
germ beet seed which was grown on the
Saratoga farm neal Lehi, Utah, has
been harvested. Prof. Townsend found
that certain sugar-beet flowers had q
tendency to develop seeds of fewer
germs than Others. Following this
hint, he took the pollen of hundreds
of these flowers and placed it in similar
flowers of other beets and tied little
paper bags owe them till they ripened
into seed. By this method he secured
quite a number of seeds with but a sin.
gle germ. These seeds he planted last
year in Washington, and while they
were growing into mother beets, he
again pursued the paper-sack plan and
gathered several thousand Others of the
single-germ variety, and sliced the
beets grown last winter in Washing.
ton. This spring, owing to the eminent
success attained by Utah in the produc-
ton of sugar beets, the experiments
we're transferred to Utah, and the sin
gle-germ seed and beets produced from
single-germ seed were planted. The
closest attention was given to the beets
and there were no other seed beets
grown within five miles, which insured
them from receiving pollen which might
be carried by insects from plants Of
multiple-germ seed. Later, experts will
carefully examine the seed produced
this year and will separate the single
from the multiple-germ seed, and it i;
expected that from the beets which re-
ceived special treatment 80 per cent
will prove to be of single germ. Prof
Townsend believes that beets produced
from the seed grown this year will pro
duce seed that will be more than 81
per cent. single-germ seed. and tina
ultimately he will get a species thai
will invariably produce but a single
plant, and which will mean a saving t.
the American farmer of $1,OOO,O0 an
nually.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-29
LITTLE FROM

-"Let the democratic lines be stead
led at every point and let III splendid
leadership be followed with genuine
democratic zeal and stubbornness."
Ex-President Cleveland.
1t is said that Senator Fairbanks
never makes a speech without referring
to a cemetery. The senator is always
thinking about the final outcome of his
vice presidential aspirations.-Tht
Commoner.
Those enormous gains in Yer,
mont simmer down to a couple Of hun.
bred more republican plurality thar
they had in 1900. Really, Mr.. Cortel,
you, was the money of the trusts pru,
IDENTIFY invested, after all?-Albany IN
" Argus.
Henry G. Frick, a multi-million
aire associate Of ]. p. Morgan, also de
clares for Roosevelt for president
Frick is against letting the democrats
fool with the tariff, and for good cause
He Is at the top Of the steel trust
Nashville American.
Republican assurance is givei
that under no circumstance will Presi
dent Roosevelt seek d third term" No
he will follow the precedent D fdroppinl
out Of sight after serving part Of a tern
obtained through accident.-Los An
geles (Cal,) Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-29
ATKINS IN PRISON.
Even Though His offense Be a Grave
One He Is Not Socially
Ostracised.

Civilians are often puzzled to know
why soldiers are sometimes sent to the
usual penal establishments. such as
Portland and Pentonville, when there
are numerous military prisons main
tanned especially for them, states
Loedon Tit-Bits. The explanation is
that when Tommy Atkins commits a
crime he is punishable under the Grim
inal laws of the land, just as If he were
a civilian, and only when he has COM
mitted a purely military ~offense, which
is not a crime, is he sent to n or
other of the is military prisons.
In the latter case, Tommy is not a
criminal, but ranks about equal to a
misdemeanant, and, even though his
offense may be a grave one against
military law, he is not socially or actu-
ally such a sufferer as he would be IL
he had committed a criminal offense.
Tommy's life in his W particular
prison, to which, by the way, he can
not be committed for longer than two
years, is not on the whole very Sc
we're. What he feels most keenly, per-
haps, is the loneliness; for after
'chummy" life in the army, to be shut
in a small cell alone, to eat his meals
alone, and take his ~recreations alone
and to be denied the joys of the can
teen after his days work is done, "gets
on his nerves." as he says.
A. IL rtoor NJ CIV frtrpG npf hiS RaIt
and has his breakfast; afterwards the
labor of the day, including drill, be-
gins. He works on steadily, with in
tervals for dinner and tea, until eight
after which he is allowed an hour tt
himself in his cell, for reading, writ
ing or other similar pursuit. At nint
he retires for the night. His cell il
comparatively comfortable. his food /
good and sufficient, his health is wei
looked after, and he can, by good con
duct, earn small sums of money an
extra time for reading.
OF course, a really dad soldier
finds military. life almost unbearabl
at first and gives a lot of trouble; blu
the very worst generally shake dow
into orderliness in a week or two; in
deed, many a dad soldier" has 81
greatly benefited by a spell of "clink'
that on returning to his regiment hi
sergeant has scarcely been able to rec
ognize him. But, of course, a "sen
tence' against a mar greatly interfere
with his advancement in rank, thong
it is not viewed so seriously ven /
the army as society views the commit
tal of one of its members to prison.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-29
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
Conditions Which Once Ruined the
Democracy Now Exist in
Republican Party.

That was a happy comparison made
by Col. Watterson in his speech at the
editors dinner between the democratic
oligarchy Of Pierce's day and Buchan-
ans day and the republican oligarchy
under Roosevelt.
"After As years of but twice-broken
dominion said the eloquent Louisville
journalist, "this party oligarchism is
proceeding with as high a hand under
Theodore Roosevelt as after but a lit
tie longer dominion the democratic
party proceeded under Pierce and Blu
chanan, and from the same cause.-the
belief that it has the world in a sling
and may do as it ~pleases."
Col. Watterson has understated the
case rather than overstated it. The
new republican oligarchy has powers
which even that arrogant democratic
oligarchy would hardly have dared to
grasp. To be sure, James Buchanan
could shake his finger under the nose
of Stephen A. Douglas and remind him
that no senator who differed from an
administration Of his choice had ever
escaped being crushed, but he could
not drive Douglas into line. He could
warn Douglas to remember the fate OF
Rives and Tallmadge, but he could
elicit only the reminder that Gen."
Jackson is dead" \
To-day there is not a republican SEN
ator that would dare break with the
administration. With the speaker and
the committee on rules dominating the
house, with a coterie of half G dozen
members ruling the senate, and both
these coteries of parliamentary despots
working hand in glove with the presl-
dent, a condition Of personal govern
ment has been reached never before
known to the history Of the United
States.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not build up this
machine. But he has controlled 1t more
absolutely, says the New York World,
than any Of his predecessors in office
ever dreamed Of doing. He Is his party,
his party Is the g~over-i.sht. IRE world
Is In a sling, and they believe, as Col,
Watterson says, that they may do With
! It what they please,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-29
TREASURY is IN BAD WAY.
Effect of Republican Financial Meth
DDS Should Set Patriotic Vo-
tiers to Thinking.

The Boston Herald does not take a
very cheerful view of the governments
financial outlook. Republican manage
ment seems to have put the treasury in
a very bad way. The deficit continues to
roll up a balance on the wrong side OF
the ledger. August shows an excess OF
expenditures over receipts amounting to
not far from $1,000, 900. This, taken in
connection with the deficit shown in
July, will make a total deficit of more
than SIS, 000, 900 for the first two months
of the current fiscal year. The receipts
for August were lighter than those for
the same month of either of the two
preceding years. This decline, says the
Herald, has come very largely through
the falling off in the imports of dutlable
goods, while our imports of goods on the
free list have advanced. In more than
n instance the Dingley rates of duty
are practically prohibitive-that is, they
are so high that, instead of turning in
a very large amount of revenue, they
| produce but a small amount of income
WI LuC tlCdouly, OWIuS " tuC ALI
tied amount imported. While the
revenue last month fell far below the
level for the month of August in either
1903 or 1902, the expenditures have ad-
vanced enormously. The gain over the
expenditures for August of last year is
Is per cent, an increase of almost one
fifth, and yet we suppose the republicans
will say that the population of the coun-
try has increased, therefore the expendi-
lures must also increase; and a leading
republican organ like the New York
Tribune will welcome this as another
step toward the two billion mark in con
gressional expenditures. Our country
Is at peace. there has been no materia
change in the conditions, as far as the
country itself Is concerned, from what
ruled in August of 1908 and 1902, ant
yet. as we have said, national expendi'
lures have advanced by almost o~ne-fftt
in a single year. On any such ratio O.
progression as that our national eX,
penditures would double even theil
present figures inside of five years
Even with such a condition to be con
sidered. the republican party and tn
present administration have as ye
made no declaration in favor of eiths'
economy or retrenchment. Those WORDS
evidently do not appear in their vocab
ulary. They welcome extravaganza
says the Indianapolis Sentinel, as the.
think it insures the retention of a yer.
high tariff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-29
PRACTICAL BEE NOTES.

The color Of honey varies greatly
ranging from water-white to a very dark
brown.
Fifty pounds of surplus honey per
hive in a season is a fair average in most
localities.
In grading comb h%oneysfor the mar
ket, face the case with a fair sample OF
its contents.
Bottled honey should be of a fine
flavor and light in color. Dark honey
looks bad in glass, and is q drag on the
market.
Bleaching honey impairs Its flavor
and makes it impracticable. 1t would
be better to have dark, good honey, than
light, poor honey.
Bottled honey is, as a rule, purchased
by a class of customers who demand
a fancy article, and are able and
willing to pay a fancy price for 1t.
Light colored honey is gathered from
such flowers as clover, Eastwood and
mountain sage, while the dark Is gath
cred from buckwheat. autumn flowers
and wildwood
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-29
Tortoise as Carry-All.

All sorts Of living creatures are be.
ing driven to bit and bride these days.
For the delectation of children a GER
tain animal show now in this country
has several tortoises, each of which
hauls around at one time seven children
standing on its great back. One of this
same shows queer teams consists Of a
sand-hill crane and a donkey, and,
everything considered, the two animals
get over the ground fairly well together.
"If the craze for queer teams keeps
up said a Snowman the other day,
cit won't be long before some ge-
MUS will have trained a camel and q
mouse to pull in tandem"