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POSITION CHARGED.
Russian Fire Too Hot. and Cunhests
Had to Retire

Ltao Yang. April 2S-~-TThe japanese
troops wu1cu crossed the Yalu river,
north Of Eultjsou (TchangdjioU) charg-
The Russian position near iizavena, A
villag- en the Manchprian bank OF the
Yah They were reputsed. but their
loss IS not nown
Two E74uboats steamed up the river
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Pa0ii. Ind. Aprtl as.-walter BRAD
shaw 81 Hot springs. ARA. vas Ia
stantiy killed and Joseph Murphy 81
Milwaukee. VIA. fatally lniured by
falling from . swinging acafgcld while
working on = steel FaiIread trestls
neaF this city.
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New YoFk April - John Kendrtek
Rangs and Miss Ma Biaknsy Gray
were married wedne Az In All An
gels church In this city John Ken-
ariek Bangs. IT. acted az best man
Ter hta father.
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London. ApT. 2s.-The Telegraph's
correspondent at irSutsk. Siberia, un-
der Wednesdays date. says that the
japanese have blown ~ q portion Of
the railway at Khallar bat that the
resultant damage IS Insignificant.
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BEALL'S RESOLUTION.
Calls For Legislation Against Options
and Futures.

ana v utureG.
Washington. Aprtt 2s-Representa-
uv~ Beail Of Txas introduced n bin
declaring on the options and futures"
Ia manufactured cotton. hops. wheat
Germ. oats. rye. barley. -four. pork. lard
and bacon to he instructions TO, and
restraints upon. commerce and trade
between the states and with foreign
nations. and To be- illegal Persons
convicted of dealing IN options or fu-
lures" under the terms ss the hiIi Sfiii
b" fsend In the sum of the deal they
make. provided II shall be equal or ex-
cesd 5000. with imprisonment for not
less than ore year
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washington Aprtl ss.--A bin was
passed IN the house Wednesday relating
to the Improvement Of Trinity river In
Texas
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Washington Aprii 2s--In executive
session wednesday the senate discuss
I'd the Crum case Failure 10 confirm
resulted
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rxArIx II Koxm on yArAxs rxLAxD sxA.

10 ih~ support Of the Japanese when
Russian Acid battery at AmiSan
opened ARE en- ttsu1. resulting IN a duel
which lasted for twenty minutes The
Russian FIRE MAS too hot. and the gun
boats were forced to turn and steam
out ~ range The japanese were IA
eilitated in crossing by their ocoupa-
ton of the island Of Samolltand
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Go to your Druggist Today-Cet
one bottle of Paine's Celery Com
pound-See how different 1t will
make you feel
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No Other Tonic in the World Is Like Paines Celery Com
pound-DoctorS Rely on it--Constantly Prescribe
it-A Standard Tonic in the Medical World
1t Gives Almost Instant Efect-Braces-
lnvigorateS-Cures.
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WANTED YOUR Orders for corn
chops made Of good, clean corn,
shalled corn and wheat bran. Ask
your groceryman for our fresh meal.
Ifnet good will refund your money.
At New Grist Mill. j.. It. Williams
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WANT COLUMN

BOARDERs wanted, call at 400
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IF YOU need new or second hand
Typewriter. | have it. J II. Blaf
fer, new Phone 20g. II
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FOR RENf-5room cottage at l00
Peters street, garden and good els
tern and we'll. See Mrs. Watson
Alien, If
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FOR RENT Six room house, 5lS
West Main street; citv water and
well water. Apply NJ. l., Campbell
at J :. Campbell d Co.'s. q
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FOR SALE--Two good cows, fresh
In milk. See j =. Bartlett. at mu
sic store, south side square. y
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FOR SALE-Sow with o pigs five
weeks old Also two INBRED gilts.
Frank Oldham. "a
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COTTON SEED have 40 or 50
Soc per hushei J =. Davis. dlSwl4
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WILL MOORE HARDWARE co.
Wants 10 take down and store
your heating stoves for you. Il
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FOR PLUMBING Phone w. A.
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LOOK LOOK -- For the pantorlum
for IL is the place 10 get your clothes
cleaned, repaired, pressed or dyed
in taFsf class order. Ladies' tailor
ting and alterations speciality. r..
Perrin A Sou, South side SOU are.
Phone so. n
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REVlE WIS
In Form More Brief.

Y YE all remember that delightful
kHI member of the trio in Three
w Men in a Boat" who greedily de-
voured the nages of doctors books un-
til he was not certain whether he was
possessed of locomctor ataxia or house
maids knee. Any one reading The
Aristocracy of Health" by DR.. N. F.
Henderson (femme), will be in a far
worse plight than the third man in the
boat for if ever the sins Of frail man
kind were called uo to torture craven
souls with their grisly shapes this is
that time. All of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union lectures of all
time rolled into one cannot begin to ap-
proximate the overwhelming condem-
nation of human vices which rolls it's
sonorous message from THE Aristo-
cracy of Health"
1.-The human race is i'll. The human
race is anaemic; and the world, which
is a paradise. but by man converted
into a hospital, is seen and judged
through the eyes of the invalid"-this,
the opening paragraph of DR.. Hender-
sons book To this cheering declara-
ton is added eftsoons, Human life is
but an apology, a makeshift, a COM
promise. The decadent condition Of
human life is such that some kind of
poison habit is supposed to be neces-
sary in order to live presentably and
comfortably" "Wae's me that 1 should
read Or. Mary Henderson's book and
still have a care to live" says the
trembling drug soaked wretch" who
hears all too late this high clarion call
of the life beautiful.
The author prefaces her general sur
vey Of the ''poisons" to which human
frailty has fallen heir by defining
health. Health" she would have it,
lis more than mere consciousness Of
the existence of ones body; it is posi-
tive pleasure in having body" No
one will dispute the author upon the
profit and pleasure which comes from
the possession Of those ''raiments of
the soul' which are ours, save possibly
the spiritualists. But 1t is when the
lady doctor launches into the terrify-
ing aspects of general unhealth that
the mind of the average reader, stunned
and bewildered, follows haltingly.
Tobasco sauce, candy. rum. pepper.
kerosene. ammonia, tea. "old twist
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time. The same arrangement Is fol-
lowed with Irish, Scotch and American
verse. until the latest worthy writings
of the class serve 10 close the volume.
To elucidate the archaic diction in some
OF the Older ballads and to supply
necessary context of comment upon the
subjects of the poems and songs 81
lected, the editors have devoted fifty
pages to glossary and notes.
In a foreword Professor Gayley has
something TO say about the value, here
tofore underestimate. of the study of
these poems of the people. He feels
that this golden treasury of rhyme.
from all ages Of the history of our Eng
lish language is a part of our literary
inheritance no less than the more class
ical works of the great poets. They
should make an appeal, he rightly be-
lieves, to the simple sense of the ro-
mantle, the sentimental and the patri-
otic that is in US all, for poetry of this
nature is far more the poetry of the
heart than is that highly polished liter
ature Of the intellect which we call
classics. Such verse as that which the
editors have collected has a lesson Of
pure esthetic pleasure which can be
more readily IelI tndn lndl oSiiNSN
from the higher forms.
For those who can remember with
sorrow the agony, once endured In
school days. of committing to memory
the then unintelligible "Thanatopsis'
or of "analyzing'' bit by bit Ttntern
Abbey" Professor Gayley would carry
a soothing balm, for he believes that
this "gerund- grinding of cur master
pieces by youthful minds not capable
OF full understanding and appreciation
is an egregious sin-as do all of US who
have passed through that fiery furnace
and still-marvel that it is-have any
love for good literature left in us.
Says Professor Gayley:
IF this little book can contribute
somewhat toward exploding the fal-
lacy that poetry is something other
than Doetry-material, forsooth, for
translation. parsing. trope-hunting.
rhetorical exercises. platitudinous
preaching or anything else extraneous
10 art-it win have accomplished at
least half the purpose of the EDITORS.
OF course good poetry has lesson for
him who can feel it. Like all good
things it cannot help blessing those
who take il on faith. The favors are
not for those who conquer. but for
those who surrender. The best way to
study it is not to study but to enjoy"
(Ginn & Co, Boston; price, so cents).
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JAPANESE
System Of "Jiu-Jitsu.' -

LMOST every cable is humming
IA with accounts of the startling
4 L agility of the japanese in their
struggle with Russia Even those in
Europe who are not ardent sympathiz-
ers with the little brown men are
forced to applaud the lightning strokes
of their strategy and the telling blows
which they have landed upon their
ponderous adversary even before he
has begun TO pull himself together for
the fray. This is the Japanese ''jiu-
jitsu" put into practice upon a grand
scale. This is the direct manifestation
Of a system Of bodily training more
perfect than was ever taught in Doric
schools, which has been used in Nippon
for more than $500 years for the train
ing of her warriors. To read the recent
book upon "jiu-jitsu' from the pen of
II. Irving Hancock is at the present
time to supply oneself with a key to the
proper understanding of the Mikado's
campaigns up to date and to an appre-
citation of the spirit which moves Ja-
pans fighting men.
Mr.. Hancock says that he undertook
the task Of writing Japanese Physical
Training in order that he might dem
onstrate why 1t is that the diminutive
japanese possess the greatest endur-
ance of any people upon earth, and are
likewise the strongest and happiest
men and women in the world. Besides
revealing all of the intricacies Of this
unusual system of bodily culture, the
author shows how it is that the dietary
standards. the free use of water and
love of fresh air affected by the Mika-
dos subjects result in their almost
perfect physique and lightness of spirit.
without the simple rules of right living
and proper dressing followed by the
Japanese the remarkable muscular de-
velopment attendant upon assiduous
practice Of "jiu-jitsu" cannot be OBJ
tanned.
one has only to read the opening
chapters of Hancock's book to dis
cover the cause for the rapid successes
which have come to the Japanese arms.
1t seems that "jiu-iitsu" was discov-
cred and practiced by the old Samurai
or warriors of the earliest Japanese
dynasties. who occupied a position
toward the common people somewhat
similar TO that of the ancient Spartans
to the helots and were of a conse-
ouence forced TO maintain their posi-
ton by strength Of arms. From that
time ".jiu-jitsu" became more and more
popular until at the present time there
are schools OF the art throughout the
whole Of Japan, and it is made COM
pulsory in both branches Of the mill
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tary. The effects of it upon the Jap
anese army were shown in the ad-
vance Of the allies in China in 1890
when thev outmarched our own Amer
lean troops by so per cent, and Russia
will doubtless witness such results
again and to her sorrow when serious
land operations are commenced.
The grand work of ''jiu-jitsu" is
based upon a proper diet and the prac-
tice of perfect hydropathy. The Jap
anese believe that we meat-eaters and
full l.vers work our stomachs altogeth-
er too much. A handful of carefully
prepared rice, some fish, little salad
Of greens and fruits, according to their
idea, are ample to support the body and
give the greatest play to an active and
healthy mind. This frugal diet, coupled
with constant draughts Of pure water
and innumerabie baths. serve to bring.
the beginner in "jiu-j -jitsu' up to the
very pink of condition. Not only that,
but the author claims that such sys-
tenn admits of no pulmonary or diges-.
tive disorders and that rheumatism is
known only to the very old.
The secret Of the actual practices Of
'jiu-jitsu" lies in the constant appli-
cation OF every muscle to a hardening
and tightening process which permits
OF the greatest expenditure of force
with the least tax of energy. Muscular
development is attained through en-
tirely different means than those en-
ployed in Western gymnasiums. All
paraphernalia is dispensed with. BY
the simple process of the struggle be-
tween two contestants, modified in va
rious forms wherein hand grips, leg
holds and falls are the only mediums
for development utilized a ''jiu-jitsu"
student weighing 100 pounds may learn
to worst an English or American ath-
lete half again as heavy. He is quick
to cause the very efforts of his oppo-'
nent to reflect back upon their source
with redoubled vigor. He knows how
to paralyze his adversary by a blow
with the edge of the hand so that he
may become utterly helpless. A pinch
in the muscle, quick trip from be-
hind and the heaviest man can be put
on his back in an instant.
AS war bulletins read now it looks
as if little Japan's scheme for the per-
fection of the body and the alertness
of the intellect is doing all that Han
cock claims for it. One reading his
book cannot but feel that he has made
out a good case for "jlu-jitsu," and
that it might be introduced into our
own country with profit to the race.
&C. P. Putnam's Sons, New York;
illustrated)
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FOLK SONGS
HDd EDglish Ballads.

Id FASHIONED poetry but
choicely good"-that was the
~ praise that Izaak Walton, the
gentle fisherman, had for the songs and
fbe verses Of the countryside, sung at
The Naying or Harvest Home. It Is upon
such hornely poesy Of the people, which
comes first and is something rudiment-
arv. elemental, that the polished fab
ric Of q national literature is reared.
As the barbaric sacercotal dance Of the
pelasgians was the inspiration from
which sprung the classic Greek drama,
so the ballads, the chanteys and the
folk songs OF the English formed the
hose Of an the wealth of perfect poetry
,t.oicb was 10 come. Nor has the song
Of the people passed with the full ac-
ooraDlishluent Of our national English
1fte,sffIre. there remains to-day and
.--e, viii remain the strong force Of
+be primitive IN letters. expressing
steelf through the medium of the sim
ME poems Of home, Of patriotism and
- love. II IS with a view TO bringing
an this sturdy wealth OF Dortc verse
no = volume which shall express both
ste developrnent and its affiliation with
,,fe+orfcal movements and national SEN
.,r,arts that Professor Charles Mills
C,evlev and Professor Martin e
sbertv Of the University OF Cali
fornia have prepared the book, Poetry
of the People"
Tn this unique compilation Of verses
~ the people the joint editors have
Drawn material from English. lrish'
scotch and American folk songs pal
l.de md battle hymns, covering a range
-, ,,,alres IL complete. Reaching far
- into the early days Of English
,,tera ture. when the poetry Of the
ecbools was, yet forming. they have
o5sned their work with the rare old
,,sIIs6e OF Sir Patrick Spens, The
Psftle Of Otterbourne" and selections
f~ono the "Gest Of Robin HOOD Then
soIIovv the stirring English battle songs.
qrouped according 70 their hlstorlc4I
sroohs. and songs Of sentiment from
baIladists, both Of the old ana latter
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embraced, except that which properly
falls under the head of foreign corpo-
rations and which will be treated un-
der its own title in a later volume by
the same author.
Some idea of the exhaustiveness Of
the treatment and of the carefulness
with switch the detail is worked out
may be gathered from the fact that
the analysis covers 142 large octave
pages. The writer has taken whatever
space seemed to be necessary TO the
full and clear statement of the law
The notes are voluminous and include
everything useful, and necessary by
way of explanation and illustration.
The examination of the authorities
cited must have involved tremendous
amount of labor. since the citation en-
braces on a conservative estimate
about 25,00O decided cases. Owing to
many recent cases in corporation htiga-
tion especial interest attaches to Judge
Thompson's chapters upon "Consohda-
ton or Amalgamation of Corporations,
Liability OF Shareholders to Creditors
OF Corporations. Rights and Rene
dies of Shareholders, "Torts and
Crimes of Corporations and ACTIONS
by and Against Corporations.
When the laynan attempts review
of a work of this character. unlettered
in the law though he may be. he cannot
fail to note with wonder the renarka BILE
fund Of knowledge which has been
brought to bear upon its preparation.
Before such heaping up of citations,
opinions of Judges and DEGREES OF
courts the untutored mind shrinks and
turns back unon itself as if suddenly
brought face to face with the revelation
of another world.
american Law Book Company. New
York; sold only with entire cyclopediaO
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CORPORATIONS
Subject Of Legal Tome.
VERY few additions to the science

Y VERY few additions to the science
~ of the law have equaled either in
scope or Importance the remarka
bly, exhaustive work upon Corpora
tions" which comes from the pen Of
Judge Seymore D. Thompson in the
form of volume 10 of the American Law
Book Company's Cyclopedia of Law
and Procedure. This comprehensive
study of a peculiarly knotty problem
Of the law, the result of twenty years
Of labor. on the part Of the leading
legal author of the present daY, may
be said to be monumental both in it's
compass and in the authority which
the authors name imparts to it.
It is now about nine years since the
first volume of Judge Thompson's
Commentaries on the Law of Corpo-
rations" was given to the public By
that work the author, whose fame was
already established in this country,
achieved international reputation. The
work has taken a high place in coun-
tries where a knowledge Of the lam
guage in which 1t is written is con-
fined to the erudite. This work is now
out OF print. On this account, there
fore, the publication of the new treatise
by the same author, citing as it does
the recent cases, and tracing the later
development Of the law, is a matter
which must be of the greatest interest
to the profession. both here and abroad.
The space actually taken UP by this
treatise covers 1853 pages and is equal
in size to three ordinary volumes Of
textbooks. The whole law Of private
corporations having q joint stock is
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New Books Received.

JEREMY TAYLOR. Edmund Gosse;
The Macmillan Company. New York.
HER INFINITE VARIETY, Brand
Whitlock; The Bobbs-M Merrill Company,
indianapolis; illustrated by Christy.
POEMS OF THE PEOPLE. Gayley
and F1aherty; CHM & Co., Boston;
price so cents.
THE ARISTOCRACY OF HEALTH,
Mary Foote Henderson: Cotton Pub
fishing Company. Washington. D. c.
MILITARY POLICY OF THE
UNITED STATES. Major General
Emory Upton; Government Printing
Ofice. Washington, d. c.
NEW MODERN WEBSTER'S DC
TIONARY, published by Laird & Lee.
Chicago: price so cents
CORPORATIONS. being Volume x
Of Cyclcoedia Of Law and Procedure.
Judge Seymore ID. Thompsons The
American Law Book Company, New
York. Not sold singly.
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A volume of considerable Importance
to students of philosophy will be pub
lished shortly by j. B. Lippincott Com
pany under the title. The Educational
Theory Of Emmanuel Kant" The au-
thor is Professor Edward Franklin
Buchner. who is connected with the
University Of Alabama, and the work
is a formulation OF the conceptions OF
the great philosopher. as exhibited Ia
his Iecture-nOtes on pedagogy and -
selections from other OF his moSt
thoughtful writings
This week the Macmillan Company
viii publish The Adventures OF Eliza
beth in Rugen." the new book by the
author Of elizabeth and Her German
Garden" Elizabeth is as charming as
ever in her new volume. which tells the
story of her adventures and experiences
during eleven happy days which she
spent driving around the beautiful is
land in the Baltic
To those who appreciate dainty col
Iections of dainty verse Miss Ruth
Lawrence's little volume, The Beg
gar's Garden" will be one Of the most
satisfactory books of the season. 1t
contains selections breathing both love
of outdoor life and intense patriotism;
besides one or two poems which sug-
gest Austin DObson. 1t has been got
out in most attractive manner,
with a cover of pale green cloth and
spray Of apple blossoms IN their natural
color. The book comes from the press
of Brentano's.
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The identity Of the author OF "A Key
stone Of Empire" and OF The Martyr
dom of an Empress IS the subject OF
many letters that reach the Harpers,
who publish these books. In accordance
with the authors wishes her publishers
must respect her anonymity. But the
question is frequently put 70 them. rs
the authors authority on these subjects
genuine? Is she really a woman OF
title. who has known the royal person
ages of whom she writes?" To this
question the publishers are free to re-
ply The lady has personally known
the nobility Of whom she writes. and
has an intimate knowledge based upon
actual experience Of the Austrian and
other courts. Though now residing IN
this country. she Is still in close touch
with some Of the most eminent crowned
heads of Europe
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chaw" and Virginia picKings. beer,
chloral wines, milk punches. yen shse
these are poisors TO which degener-
ate humankind turns for sweet
nepenthe. These are the drugs which
would kill a g1inea pig in three
minutes, but which only serve to bring
lingering decay and final sudden dis
solution to the highest animal in the
scale.
1T is first to enjoy the pleasures
arising from irritation ard then the
pleasures derived from semi-paralysis
that the human race is willing to mort
gage itself-to enslave itself to a poi
SON
Scientific as all this may be it is
unfortunate that the subjects touched
upon in the first part of this book
have become so hackneyed from long
use on the lecture platform and have.
as a consequence, become associated
to such an extent with corkscrew curls
and blue goggles that even a less
hysterical treatment OF them than DR..
Henderson's would not gain many
readers. Upon the subjects of diet, i'm
murity from contaSion and the happi-
ness which comes with a healthy body
and mind, the author has written more
restraincdly and, it would seem, to
better purpose.
(The Cotton Publishing Company,
Washington, D. c.