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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-04
Killed With RasehaII Rat.

Sioux City. Ia. July I'll. c Ed
munds and Will 5 Williams. of Neck
lin. :. D.. quarreled over money, and
Edmunds killed Williams with a base
ball bat Edmunds is held for muir
der and claims self defense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-04
EnoIfsh Lad the Winner.

St. Louis, July 4.-English Lad, To
90. owned by Fred Derby and the
purse of S13, ,345 in a gallop at the fair
ground Saturday. Moharib was sec
ond, three lengths behind English Lad.
and - lengths ahead of ElwOod. Eng
lish Lad clearly outclassed the field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-04
VICTIMS OF CELEBRATION
OF FOURTH IN ADVANCE

Chicago, July 4.-Fourth of July ac-
cidents were begun with fatal result
in Chicago yesterday, pleasure trips
and fireworks resulting in death and
injury The dead: Thomas Szscech,
157 Fifty-third court, Cragin; drowned
in lake. John Tadija, 1G years old, LOG
West Division street; drowned in
lake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-04
BURLINGTON ENGINEER
Is KILLED IN A COLLISION

La Crosse. Wis, July 4.-In a head
on collision between a switch engine
and a fast stock train on the Bur
lington road at LytIes, George Thep-
son of La Crosse, engineer of the
switch engine. was killed. Both en-
gines and several cars were wrecked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-04
CLAYTON VIII Retire.

Mexico City. July Ambassador
Clayton says he will retire from the
public at the conclusion of the present
term and that he has determined TO ac-
cept no public Office in the future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-04
WAIT ON WEATHER
Armies in North Have Practically
Suspended Operations for
the Present.
RUSSIANS CLAIM ADVANTAGE
RumOr Proposition Has Been Made for
the Surrender of Port
Arthur.

Lao Yang, July 4.-Seeing the impos
sibility of bringing about a decisive
battle in consequence of the retirement
of the Japanese and the heavy rains,
Kuropatkin is retiring to HaiCheng.
The Japanese have retired to a sandy
part of the country to await better
weather. The two armies are now
bivouacked on the other side of Dalin
pass.
Probably Only IL RumOr.
Toxic, July At is reported Russia
had through France offered to sur
render Port Arthur to Japan together
with its ships and arms there provid-
ing the garrison is freed. Confirma-
ton of the report is impossible. 1t is
generally regarded as untrue.
Favorable TO Russia.
Lao Yang. July 4.-Recent success
ses of the Russians at Dalin and in
Maj. Gen. Mistchenbo's engagement
with the Japanese have rendered a
much better feeling here. 1t is report
ed that in the fighting of June 26-27
the Japanese lost 5000 men and their
losses in operations against Mistchen-
kos were 1900.
A striking feature of the last engage
ment at Dalin as well as in the fight
with the Mistchenko force, the apan-
ese tried a bayOnet charge, to which
they had not previously been partial.
Their lines went to the charge with
loud cries of "Alyar! Alyar!'' but al
most to a man they were moved down
by the Russian rifle fire.
Says They Are Poorly Fed.
One of the Japanese prisoners, cap
tured by Mistchenko states that pro-
visions of the Japanese are running
out and the troops are badly fed. For
two days prior to his capture, the pris-
Oner said. the Japanese had eaten
and this statement is confirm
ed by the Japanese The Japanese
is entirely supplied by ia |
pan and the course of department
without sea communication and effect |
IF the loss of many boats in the recent |
storm is beginning to be severely |
-elt.
VIII Coal i'm France.
Paris, July 4.-The report that |
France will permit the Russian Baltic |
effect of coaling along the route to the |
ar east is officially confirmed. The !
privilege is to be kept within the |
strict limits of International law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-04
Steamer Laden With Nor
Wegian Emigrants,
Strikes a Rock.
BOUND FOR NEW YORK
Founders on Isle of
Rocka1l, Isolated Peak
in Atlantic Reef.

st. Ornoway, Scotland, July A.
One hundred one survivors of the
steamer Norge have been landed here.
They are in woefuI plight, nearly all
being naked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-04
Train Strikes an Open
Switch at 45 Miles
an Hour.
EIGHTEEN ARE KILLED
Care1eSSneSS of En-
p1oyeS Be1iVed to
be Responsible.

LitchfieId, Ill.,, July 4.-The list of
dead as a result of the Wabash wreck
here last night now numbers 19, two
Of the injured having died. A wreck
ing crew is at work and may uncover
other victims.
Two more bodies were taken from
the wreckaee this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-04
Crashes Into Open switch.

Railroad officials assert that the
switch was not used during the after
noon. and that the switch was opened
by some crank who had secured the
keys. Coroney w. \. Gray is inves-
tigating and said there would probably
be arrests.
When the train reached Honey
Bend. 20 miles north of LitchfieId. IL
was SO minutes late. In an effort to
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
WHAT IS THE MILKY WAY?
Australian Amateurs Solution of an
Astronomical Puzzle.


A novel theory as to the Milky Way
has been evolved by s. L. Adams, an
amateur astronomer, of Sydney. N. s.
w. This luminous phenomenon, 1t
appears, is really shadow.
"The Milky Way" says Mr.. Adams.
'is constantly being seen at many
different angles and in many parts OF
the sky. but it always preserves the
same luminous front arising from the
telescope stars in its background.
Now, as this background is con-
stantly changing, and the luminous
effect is only seen wherever the fore.
ground happens to be the Milky Way,
1t is evident that it Is not the tele,
scopic stars themselves which pro-
duce the effect, but something pro
iected on the foreground of the sky.
That something is the earth's shadow.
the supposed Nebulae," continues
Mr.. Adams, "are all shadows, and this
explains their contempt for the laws
of gravitaticn and their refusal to con.
form to the globular shape assumed
by celestial objects generally. They
are spots of shadow representing
mountains or mountain ranges on the
earth"
Mr.. Adams anticipates that his dis
covery will be received with smiles
of incredulity, but he expresses his
belief that his view will one day be
accepted as correct. He is to read a
paper on the subject before the local
branch of the British Astronomical
Association-Io ndon Mail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Relics Of Gold-Huntera.

While plcughing in his field near
Eufaula recently Mr.. Charles Gibson
uncovered a large number of wea-
pons, some of which were rifles of an
old style, some blunderbuses, few
oid-time pistols and a couple OF
swords. All these weapons are in a
fair state of preservation and are ap-
parently of Spanish make.
According to Greek tradition, a par
ty of adventurous Spaniards, number
ing fifty-four, in the year 1864, left
New Orleans ON burros and went to
the territory in search of gold. They
secured all the precious metal they
could carry, and on their way back
they were beset by a band pf Shaw
nees near Standing Rock, eight miles
east of Eufaula, and great battle
followed.
The Spaniards. with the exception
of two who escaped on a raft, were
annihilated.
1t is supposed that the weapons
picughed up on Mr. Gibsons place
are the ones that were used by the
Spaniards mentioned above.-Kansas
City Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
TILL NOON.
The Simple Dish That Keeps One vigor-
Gus and Well Fed.
TILL NOON.


When the doctor takes his own med
lcine and the grocer eats the food he
recommends same confidence comes
to the observer.
A. grocer, of Ossian, Ind, had a prac-
teal experience with food worth any
ones attention.
He says: "Six years ago I became
so weak from stomach and bowel
trouble that was finally compelled to
give up all work in my store, and, in
fact, all sorts of work fo. about four
years. The last year 1 was confined
to the bed nearly all OF the time, and
much of the time unable to retain food
of any sort on my stomach. My bow
els were badly constipated continual
~, and l lost in weight from 16j
pounds down to IS pounds.
when at the bottom of the ladder
changed treatment entirely and start
Ell in OIL GrapeNuts and cream for
nourishment. ! used absolutely MOTH
ing but this for about three months.
slowly improved until got out of bed
and began to move about
II have been Improving regularly
md now in the past two years have
been working about fifteen hours IL
day in the store and never felt better
In my life
During these two years | have nev-
er missed breakfast OF Grape Nuts
and cream, and often have it two.
meals a day, but the entire breakfast
is always made of Grape-Nuts and
cream alone.
"Since commencing the use of Grape
Nuts | have never. used anything to
stimulate the action of the bowels. q
thing had to do for years. but this
food keeps me regular and IN fine
shape, and | am growing stronger and
heavier every day.
My customers, naturally, have been
interested and | am compelled to an
swer great many questions about
Grape-Nuts.
Some people would think that n
simple dish of Grape-Nnts and cream
would not carry one Though 10 the
MONDAY meal. but it will and In the
most vigorous fashion.
Name given BY Postum Co.. Bais:,'
Creek. Mich.
I.oek in each r'sg. for IT. fiissnn.
l. 80. @sl. "rtle Kat 70 \. 49,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Dodqed the Constables.

Jersey game wardens and con-
stables are keeping sharp watch for
persons who attempt to take game
out of the State contrary to the game
laws. The shooters from the Penn
sylvania side of the Delaware are
equally Industrious in evaGing their
vigilance. One gunner was success
full yesterday in bringing his game
across, despite the watchfulness of
two constables on the lockout for
their shares of the fines.
The shooter walked onto the ferry
boat, carrying his gun and leading a
couple of retrievers. The constables
eyed him sharply; they crowded
against him as he passed down the
gangway, but could not detect any
thing to justify search. He took a
seat in the mems cabin until the boat
was we'll out in the stream. Then
he walked over into the women's
cabin, and seating himself by the side
of a stylishly dressed woman, who
had large dress-suit case at her feet,
said:
We'll, they didn't get us this time.
Have you the birds all right?"
Sure" was the reply, land they
fill the case pretty full. l could
hardly get them all in.
She was the gunner's wife and had
met him by appointment on the Cam
ten side to bring the game home and
fool the Wardens.-Philadelph Press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
ANTIQUITY OF CIVILIZATION.
The Long March Of Time From Flint
implements to Ivory Stafuettea

! ne Long March OF Time From Flint
implements to Ivory statuettes.
So far as the question of time is
concerned, 1t deserves notice that not
merely geology, but almost every form
of inquiry into the past, throws furth-
er back the limits usually assigned.
Egypt, for instance, is continually
furnishing fresh proofs of the anriqui-
ty Of civilization. Prof. Flinders Pc
trie expounded at Owens College, Man
chester, England, few days ago, the
results of recent explorations at Ably
dos, in Upper Egypt, from which 1t
appears that the ruins at that one
spot tell continuous story that car
ries us back to 5000 B. C. Abydos
was the first capital of Egypt, and re-
manned for forty-five centuries the re-
hgious centre, the Canterbury of the
land; and there the Egyptian Explora-
ton Fund has unearthed the remains
OF ten successive temples, ONE over
the other" From the age of the first
temple a group ofsabout two hundred
objects has been found, which throws
surprising light ON the civilization of
the First Dynasty. A part of large
glazed pottery vase of Mena, the first
king of the First Dynasty, about 400
B. c., showed that even then they
were making glaze on considerable
scale, and also inlaying it with a Sec
ond color. The ivory carving was
astonishingly fine. a figure of a King
showing subtlety and power of ex.
preston as good as any work cf later
ages"
About 1000 B. C. an ivory statuette
OF Cheops, the builder of the great
pyramid. was found, the only known
portrait of him. Making every pos
sible allowance for the marvellous ra-
pdity of art development, must not
many thousands of years have rolled
over between the pristine jewellers in
the Nile Valley and the men who
carved ivory statuettes and manufac-
tured glazed work inlaid with second
colors? 1t is long, long march from
flint implements to the solemn tenn
pie ivory statuettes and human por-
traitS.-London Telegraph.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
NV Pet Linen Economy

have found it a great saving to
buy remnants of dam2sk for making
everyday napkins, cerving-cloths, bu-
reau and sideboard covers. All but
the napkins / decorate by outlining
some leaves of other designs with
silkoteen. Recently I bought a rem
nant of damask-two yards, :wcnty-
one inches and seventy inches wide,
seventy-ive-cent quality for one dol
lar and twenty-five cents. cut three
strips, each seventeen inches wide,
crosswise of linen. Each strip made
four napkins. OF the piece remaining
| cut two sideboard covers, using the
border of the damask for the length.
These are each fortytwo inches long
and twenty -one inches wide The
leaves forming the border I outlined
In old gold silkoteen. / still had left
es. These finished with a hemstitch-
ed border an inch deep. Comparing
my napkins and cloths with the ordi-
nary ones, / have twelve napkins,
worth one dollar and twenty-five
cents; two carving cloths, worth one
dollar; two sideboard cloths, worth
one dollar, and all together worth
three dollars and twenty-five cents.
They cost me oaly one dollar and
twenty-five cents, and l thus saved
two dollars even.-Woman's Home
Companion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
The French Gambler.

"a good many OF the famous and
long established restaurants of Paris
have gone out of business of late
said Mr.. w. Wright, an English gen.
tleman who has lived many years at
the French capital, to Post reporter
ut the Shoreham
These were generally resorts where
the cooking was superb and the
charges high, places where the aver
age patron would give from 25 to 30
francs for his dinner. These high
priced establishments found that bust
ness was leaving them, and perforce
closed their doors. Nowadays If you
see people in a Partisan restaurant
where the tariff is high you can gam
BILE on them being foreigners, usual
Iy Americans A Frenchman of to-
day is nothing if not economical. II
he is inclined to gamble, he will go
TO one of the numerous baccarat
clubs. where he will get dinner for
six francs that easily cost the man.
agement twice that sum. The reason
to keep the players in the house, the
proprietor knowing that after a man
has had good dinner he is in the
mood for further encounters with tor
tune If allowed to go away he would
satisfy his hunger elsewhere and
probably omit further gambling for
that day."-Washington Post.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Australia,s New postal Service,

They have just introduced a really
desirable coin-in-the-slot machine in
Australia in the form of a mail collec
ton box arranged SO that If letter
is dropped into one opening and q
penny into another the words lone
penny paid" are impressed on cor
ner of the envelope and the postage Is
thus shown to be prepaid. This is q
great convenience when one has nc
stamps in his pocket, but it must
make the corner drug stores look rath
er lonesome.-Boston Transcript.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
THE WANDERING ALBATRoss.
sometlmes Measures Seventeen Feet
From Tip to Tip.


OF all the strange creatures seen by
travellers not the least interesting Is
the wandering albatross. This great
feathered wanderer sometimes meas
uring seventeen feet from tip to tip
Of his wings, will follow ship for
days at a time. Some travellers and
sailors declare that they have seen
particular bird fly for weeks at a
time without ever being seen to alight
upon the waves.
1t not merely follows the ship, but
wheels in great circles around it apd
above it, high in the air, as if to
show that it is not tired. Sometimes
the bird will be seen to hang in the
air with it's wings apparently motion
less and the sailors say that then it
is asleep.
Not only in pleasant weather will
the albatross follow ship for days
and weeks, but through the most ter
rife storms it will continue its un-
firing flight. In fact, to find an al
batross otherwise than on the wing
is like finding weasel asleep.
Once year the female albatross
flies away a few thousand miles to
the great lonely island rock of Iris.
tan d'Acunba. which lifts its desolate
head far in the South Atlantic, OF to
some equally remote place, and there
lays one egg in the hollow of a rock.
The albatross has always been
bird of mystery, and in ancient times
tie people believed that these I'm.
wearying sea birds were the compan.
ions of the Greek warrior Diomedes,.
who were said to have been changed
into birds at the death of their chief
When America was discovered and
ships began to sail abroad to the Pa
ciflc ocean, to double the Cape of
Good Hope and to explore the seven
seas" generally, the old belief about
the albatross had been forgotten by
the sailors and explorers, but in their
long and lonesome voyages over
waters which were cut by no keel but
their own, and upon whose vast ex
panEe they saw no other sail but
theirs, the presence of the albatross
following the ship day after day be
came a great source of comfort and
companionship. So it came to be q
belief that ill-luck would follow any
one who killed one of these birds;
end that belief is common among sea
faring men to this very day. Coe
ridges famous Rhyme of the Ancient
Mariner" is based upon this belief.
Though the superstition about the
killing of an albatross bringing bad
luck is only a foolish one, it has
served as useful purpose for many
years in preventing the slaughter OF
these beautiful and gallant birds-the
sailors friends and the landsmens
wonder
Up in dreary Kamchatka, that out
lying part of Siberia which cuts into
the North Pacific, the natives, never
having heard of the superstition about
the albatross, catch him and eat him
But his flesh makes such poor food
that, after all, the legend may be
said to hold good, for ne is indeed in
bad luck who has to make a meal of
it-WaShinston Post
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

There is more Catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. For great many ears doctors
pronounced it a local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven Catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrl
Cure, manufactured by +. j. Cheney Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market tits taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to ateaspoonfuI. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood aud mucous surfaces Of the
system They offer one hundred dollars for
any case it falls to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address F. ]. CHENEY &
Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Snapshots, 1000 a Second.

AN Italian named Lusciano Butt!
has perfected a Photographic appara
tus capable of registering the incred
ible number of 1000 Photographic i'm
pressions per second. The most mi
mute and least rapid and casual move
ments of birds and insects on the
wing, which have hitherto defed sci
encs, can, it is claimed, be registered
with accuracy, thus opening a new
world Of natural observation to orni
biologists. The films used cost e.
per second for the 1000 Impressions
IDndon Globe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

limbs were badly swollen. One doctor
told me it would finally turn to Bright's
disease. l was laid up at one time for
three weeks. 1 had not taken Doan's
Kidney Pills more than three days
when the distressing aching across my
back disappeared, and | was soon en-
tirely cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
Cur mates.

Some people are mighty hard tt
suit" says a clerk in a local hotel
'and / had four possible customers
tonight about whom my thoughts are
not fit for publication. They came
from away down south and they ar.
rived here all dusty and hungry
The first thing that the head of the
party did was to register and then to
dicker for cut rates because there
were four in the party. / scaled
down the rates for him, but he was
not satisfied and said he'd go to an.
other place He went and had trou.
BILE there, and finally wound up at a
third hotel.
I'VE don't have many of that sort,
but there are people from the rural
regions who believe that there is no
set price for anything anywhere and
that it is throwing money away not
to have man make a special price.
I've known men to make the rounds
of all the Louisville hotels in an eff
fort to make the clerks shave down
rates ~ .-,,'eviIie. Herald
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
The Speaker to Retire.

Mr.. Gully, who has entered his sew
entieth year, will probably retire from
the Speakership of the House of Com
mons before another birthday comes
around as yiscount and with pen
sion of f2OOO per annum
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

According to the report of the Ma
tional Union of Teachers, French is
the most popular language among
students. In other subjects bookkeep-
ing comes first in favor, followed by
shorthand, arithmetic and typewrit-
ing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
B,anks cofY.c win. Kv,rvthinr

st. Louis, Nov. l4.-World's Fair gives
c. f. Bankc Tea and Coffee Co. highest
award, grand prize and gold medal on cot
fee, also FIVE additional highest awards on
Grant Cabin Tea, Quaker Ceylon Tea
China Tea, Shidzuokaken Japan and For
mosan Teas, making greatest number
grand prizes ever awarded one firm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

The town Of Wareham, Mass, has
not only voted four hundred dollars
sor the suppression of crime, but has
made the opposition contribute by de-
:iding to pay the money from the
Ines received from the eYil-doers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

m1co County,
says: II suf-
fered with kid
ney complaint
for eight years.
1t came on me
gradually. 1
felt tired and
w ca k, w a S
short of breath
and was trou-
bled with
bloating after
eating and nv
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18
How Another Sufferer Was Cured.

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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-11-18

The South McAlester Qndian Ter
ritory) News relates that a negro
criminal in the Chocktaw nation was
so badly scared by being arrested
that he turned an ashen gray, and
has never recovered his proper COL
or.