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Committed Suicide fin Crowd.

New York, May 4.-In the presence of a crowd of people about to enter Madi- son Square Garden to attend the mati- nee of the military tournament to-day, John T. Wendell. a tailor. drank car bolic acid and died few minutes later. Several women fainted, and there was pandemonium for a few moments. No cause for the act is known. Wendell was sixty years old and married.
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MAY CAUSE TROUBLE.
Report That British Merchantmen Has Been Searched by Russian warship.

London, May 4.-The foreign office has no information in regard to the searching of the Peninsular and Orien- tai Steam Navigation company's steam CT Osiris by the Russian warship
 Khrabry after the Osiris left Brindisi recently for Port Said, but Ahe Asso- ciated Press was informed that if the report is officially confirmed it is a most
 unwarranted proceeding and will neces- sitate a strong protest to the Russian
 government.
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KASTALINSKY REPORTS.
etaiIs of Disaster Given by the Rus-
 sian Commandant.

St. Petersburg, May 1.-The emperor [day received the following dispatch bm General Kuropatkin: Major General Kastalinsky reports follows:
 I consider 1t my duty to report the fcumstances of the grievous yet glo- bus battle fought by the troops under
 command with the superior forces the Japanese on May 1.
 Early on the morning of April 30 Japanese began to oppress our left nk, having on the previous evening Fupied the Khussan heights after an ack, in consequence of which order the Twenty-second regiment, which occupied Khussan, to retire across Ali river to our position at Potietin- On the morning of the same day extraordinarily prolonged and vio- It bombardment of our whole position Kiu Lien Cheng commenced from Iju. foresaw that the Japanese af-
 the boInbardment, in which over Do projectiles were discharged, would Ee the offensive.
 I received orders from Lieutenant neral Zassalitch to accept battle and retain my position at the forts of tietinsky.
 My left flank was defended by two talions of the Thirty regi- ht and the Third battery of the Sixth gade.
 The Japanese took the offensive at clock in the morning. dispatching at St one division of infantry, which, rancing in column, sustained enor- us losses, but crossed the ford and Pcked our position, which was ex- ed to the fire of thirty-six field guns
 siege batteries.
 The Japanese advanced and occu- the position.
 Towards noon I ascertained that
 Japanese had routed the battalion the Twenty-second regiment posted Chin Cow and were turning my left k.
 At o'clock in the afternoon my
 flank was reinforced by two bat ons of the Eleventh regiment and a Fery commanded by Lieutenant-Col
 Moravsky, which were sent from reserve by General zassalitch with ers to hold their ground until the arture of the Ninth and Tenth regi- hts from Sakhodze. I ordered the venth regiment to occupy a com nding position in the rear, from
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MANY WOMEN IN JAP ARMY.
Ten Per Cent. Said to be Females Dis.
 guised as Men.

Victoria, May 4-Richard Chester of Lanegashima island, Japan, contract Tor to the Japanese government is in this city en route to the Orient. He states that at least ten per cent. of the Japanese soldiers in the field are women disguised as men. He says that the average Japanese woman of the |coolie class is as strong, if not stronger, than the men.
 MT Chester asserts that prior to last December Japan had landed 1900 men in the vicinity of Ping Yang, Corea, frmo which point they were quietly dis tributed through the country. These were fully armed and prepared to keep the field for an indefinite period.
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REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.
Elected from Plainvilre and Putnam to
 State Convention.


 Plainville, May 44.-The delegates from the towns in the Fifth senatorial district met here this afternoon and elected Robert A. Potter of Bristol and |F. c. Rockwell of West Hartford as delegates-at-large to the republican state convention.
 Putnam. May 4.-s. A. Jacobs of Kill lingly and W. H. Taylor of Putnam were to-day chosen to represent the Twenty-eighth senatorial district at the republican state convention. The meeting os the delegates was held this afternoon and was largely attended. Meriden, May 1.-The following dele gates to the state convention were chosen at the caucus of the republicans held here tonight: H. Wales Lines, John w. Coe, w. H. Lyons, George E. Bycknell, E. A. Hall and I. L. Holt.
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Priest Dead from Assault Injuries.

Omaha, May 4.--Rev. Edward Geary, assistant pastor of Holy Family church, died to-day as the result of injuries in flicted on him by highwaymen Monday night. The assault occurred in front of the church and was committed by two men. Father Geary was 75 years old.
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BRYAN CONTROLLED.
Democrats in His Own County Endorse
 Kansas City Platform.

Lincoln, Neb., May 4.-w. J. Bryan controlled the democratic convention in his home county to-day and a plat form reaffirming the Kansas City plat form was adopted. No names for the presidential nomination were mention ed. the convention voting to adopt the unit rule and practically agreeing to act as MT. Bryan thinks best in the nation al convention.
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Patient Leaps to Death.

New York, May 4.-Apparently crazed by pain, William Miller of Far Rocka- way, a patient in hospital in Long Island City, to-day evaded the vigilance of his nurses and leaped headlong from the fire escapesof the fourth floor, being [ins.antly killeSs.
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ser,ous Forest Fire nit Bristol.

Bristol May 4.--A serious forest fire near the Park grounds burned over 20 acres of land this afternoon and was checked 30 yards from the pest house, after the fire department had been call ed out. One of the smallpox patients is in the pest house.
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MARTIN CONLON,s CASE.
Certificate of Reasonable Doubt Asked
 by Counsel.

New York, May 4.-Charles Le Bar bier, counsel for Martin Conlin, the New Haven lawyer, who was recently convicted of grand larceny before Judge Newburger, to-day applied to Justice OGorman of the Supreme court for a certificate of reasonable doubt on the ground that it had not been proven that Conlon was guilty of the crime charged. Assistant District Attorney Sandford opposed the application.
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Selected a Dead Man.

Detroit, Mich, May 4.-James H. Stone, who was to-day selected for one |of the assistant reading clerks of the
 republican national convention, has been dead for number of months. He Twas prominent citizen of this city.
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Bridge Men to Strike Again.

Pittsburg, Penn, May IA strike which is expected to extend to an inter- national movement against the Ameri- can Bridge company was expected to-
 day by the local union of structural iron workers and bridgemen and over 500
 men in this district will go out to-mor-
 row.
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Reject U. $. Gold standard.

Panama, May 1.-The proposal before the assembly that Panama should adopt the United States gold standard has been rejected, after excited discussion, by 16 votes to 13.
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pIngue in Heart of City.

Johannesburg, May 4.-The bubonic plague has reappeared in the heart of the town. Two cases have been detect ed in the market, which has been or dered closed.
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New Haven.

Hartford .....0 0 o 0 0--2 New Haven. ...3 0 0 0 ? 2 1--9
 Summary: Earned runs-Hartford ,, New Haven z. Stolen bases-Connell, Jope, Evans. Two-base hit-Anderson. Bases on balls-Off Corcoran 1. Struck out-By Foxen 3, by Corcoran ?. Time of game-One hour and twenty minutes. Umpire McLachlan. Attendance Seven hundred.
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Famous Historian and Painter Dying.

Munich, Bavaria, May 4.-Franz ivor Lenbach, the famous historical and portrait painter and president of the Munich Artists association, is dying.
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sprlngtleld 5. New London ,.

New London, May 4.-New London was beaten by Springfield to-day by a score of to z. The score by innings:
 R.H.E. New London. ..2O1O0O3O IT g 5 Springfield .....2 0 2 0 80 %-S ' 5 Batteries-Paige and Armbruster and Irwin; Miller, Bowler and O'Connor.
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Herr von Lenbach is concede by many critics to be one of the foremost painters of the age and unquestionably one of the greatest of modern German artists. Many of his works are owned in the United States.
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AmerIcan Lcasue Galnes.

Hartford, May 4.- New Haven out played the local team at every point in to-days game. The Hartford men could not connect with Corcoran's de- livery, while Foxen was batted freely The score:
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SHIPS FOR JAPAN.
North German Lloyd Said to Have Sold
 Eight,

Berlin, May 1.-The Vossiche Zeitung says it is informed that the North Ger man. Lloyd Steamship company has sold to the Japanese government eight steamers belonging to it's east Asiatic lines for war purposes.
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VATICAN INDIGNANT.
Loubet's Visit to Rome Considered n
 Grave offence.

Grave Offence.
 Rome, May 1.-The Observatore Ro- mano, the vatican organ, publishes an official note saying that the Holy See considers President Loubet's visit to Rome as the gravest offence against it's dignity and rights, and therefore, has sent to the French government a formal enegetic protest, which has been com municated to the other governments in diplomatic relations with the vatican.
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Holyolse 2, MerIden I.

Meriden, May 4.-In hotly contested game of ten innings Holyoke defeated
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NEW HAVEN TAKES A SCALP
FINDS ONE IN HARTFORD WITH
 LITTLE EFFORT.

Corcoran's TwirIs Mystery-spring- field waIIops the whaIers and HoI- yoke Defeats the sIIverItes In Ten Inning Contest -- Worcester van- auishes the orators--NationaI and American Lcague Games.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-09-03
ROAD NOTICE

State of Kansas Ellis county, SIS
TO whom it may concern:
In pursuance of an order made by
the Board of county commissioners in
regular session on the 2nd day of Aug
1904, notice is hereby given that:
j. +. Mock & others,
Househoiders Of said county, resid
ne in the vicinity where it is proposed
to lay out and establish the road be-
low mentioned, have presented to said
Board their certain petition, praying
the laying out of a public road, as
follows:
Commencing ut the foot of the hill
about 10 rods northwest OF the half sec
ton cerEer between sections 10 & 10,
township II, range II, thence running
east on the south side of the river as
near the section line rs practicable to
the southeast corner of section 10, town
II, range H.; thence east on section line
between IL IL IA until it connects with
the road running east.
And that Alex. Schueller, Raymond
j. Staab and VIM. Grabbe viewers duly
appointed, will meet at the place of be
ginning of said road on the l4th day OF
Sept. 1904 at 10 IN. and proceed to
view said road and give all parties a
hearing.
Witness my hand and seal of said
county affixed at my Office in said Ellis
county this End day of Aug, 1904.
Nsl Nj. p. Dinges, Co. clerk,
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Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. go.
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of
Kansas, Relating to the
Election of State Printer.


Be II resolved by the Legislature Of the
state Of Kansas, two-thirds of the members
elected to each house concuTing therein:
SECTION I. The following proposition
to amend the constitution ofthestate of Kan
sas is hereby submitted to the qualified elect
ors of the state for their approval or rejection.
Section 4 of article IS, of the constitution to
be amended SO as to read as follows: "An
public printing shall be done by the state
printer who shall be elected by the people at
the electionheld for state officers In Novem-
Der, 1906, and every two years thereafter, at
the elections held for state officers, and shall
hold his Office for two years and until his
successorShall be elected and qualified"
SEC. ?. This proposition shall be submit
ted TO tbe electors of this state at the general
election of representatives to the Legislature
in the year A d. 1904, for their approval OF
rejection. The amendment hereby.proposed
shall be designated on the official ballot: "An
amendment relating to the election of state
printer" And shall be voted for or against
as provided by law under state statutes.
SEC. ; This resolution shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publication
in the statute-book.
Pas ed the Senate February n, 1908.
Passed the House February 10, 1903.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a tru.
and correct copy or original Senate concunen
resolution No. 20, now onfile III my office.
]. r. Buuow, Secretary Of State.
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Homestead Contest Notice.

Homestead Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior,
u S. Land Office,
Wakeeney, Kansas, No.
June z, 1904. 1876.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Jerry V
Merica, contestant, against Homestead
entry No 24793 made Feb, TO- 1900 tor
the E4Ne4 Sw4NE4 81 nw3se4 of sec. 26
township Is south, range 20 west,
by Amanda johnson. cOntestee,
in which it is alleged that claimant
has wholly abandoned said land for
more than six months last past and
left the state, and failed to maintain a
residence thereon; that such failures
were not by reason of service in the
Army or Navy of the United States
Said parties are
hereby notified TO appear, respond,
and offer evidence touching said ale
cation at 10 o'clock q m. on Sept, 9th
1904 before the Register q Receiver al
the U. S. Land Office in Wakeeney
kansas.
The said contestant having, in prop.
er affidavit, fled June 6, 1904 set forth
facts which show that after due diligence
personal service of this notice can not
be made, it is hereby ordered and di
rected that such notice DE CIV IN by due
and proper publication.
Otis L. Athelton, Receiver,
j. A. Nelson. ATTY in k9--i 16
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Homestead Contest Notice.
DEPARTS ent of the Interior,

Oep2rL1Ec nL OF the interior,
u. S. LeBd OAice, Wakeeney, Kansas.
April 10, 1854 No 1851
A sufficient affidavit having been filed
in this office by Peter Leach, con-
testant, against Homestead entry No
20, 1856 made Jan, ID, 1901, for the E4nw4
&Elsw4 sec. 26, town. Is south, in
range 20 by Washington l. Smith,
contestee, in which it is alleged that
Claimant has wholly abandoned the
said tract, that ne has changed his
residence therefrom for more than six
months since making SAID entry, and
next prior TO date hereof that said
tract is not settled upon amp cultivated
as required by law that such alleged
abandonment was not caused by claim
ants service in the army, navy or ma.
rIne corps of the u. s,
said parties are hereby notified to APP
pear, respond and offer evidence touch
ing said allegation Mt 10 o'clock A, NJ
on Sept. 21st 1904 before the Reg
lister and Receiver at the United State
Land office in Wakeeney, Kansas,
The said contestant having .n prop
era1iidavit, filed Aug. 81, 1904, set forth
facts which show that after due dill
gence personal service Of this notice
cannot be inside, il is hereby ordered 4
erected that such notice be given bJ
due and yroper publication.
4, H. Blair, Receaver,
John A. Nelson, Atty.
LIST pub. Aug 20, 1904,
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All diseases start IN the bowels.
Keep them open or you viii be
sick. CASCARETS act like ma
ture. Keep liver and bowels active
without a sickcning gripping feeling
Six million people take and re
sommend LGscarets. Try 10 ct
pox. Atall Druggists.
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Delinquent Tax
List.

Office of County Treasurer Ellis
Hays City. Kans, July 10, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that
the Taxes sor the year 1903 on
the following tracts of Lands
and Town Lots situated IN the
county of Ellis, and state of
Kansas. are now due and I'M
paid, and that unless the same
are paid on or before the first
are paid on or before the first
Tuesday in September, 1904. to
wit: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
the 9Th, 1904, 1 viii on that day.
and the next succeeding days,
until all of said tracts and town
lots are sold, proceed to sell at
public sale at my office in Hays
City, Kansas, so much of each
tract of land or town lots as is
necessary to pay the taxes of
the year 1903, and the penalties
and costs thereon:
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Witness my hand and off
cial seal this 18th day of July
A. D. 1904.
]. NJ. SCHAEFER,
Seal Treas. Ellis Co.. Kansas.
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gagements, and outside interests san
the teachers strength, dissipate her
energies and undermine her health.
NO teacher can correct and prepare her
work without con siderable time out
side of school. There is at present
well grounded dlscontent with teachers
salaries in all the states. There is no
doubt that teachers are poorly paid for
the service and preparation demanded.
There should be a higher standard set
for the teacher and corresponding In
crease in salary, After mastering the
elements of knowledge, perhaps gradu-
ating from high school, the teacher
should study at some normal school to
tit herself for teaching. The teacher
must know how to teach as well as what
to teach. 1t is false notion that any
one can teach. Good teachers are few.
II some teachers are better than others
why should they not be paid better?
Length OF service, efficiency and extent
OF preparation should effect the salary
paid.
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at long intervals. In another room
there was an interval for the first grade
rom $40 to 1925. Here are Waist Of
more than an hour for the children I'M
skilled in the use OF books, without Cli-
rcction, no profitable occupation, anu
plenty of time for mischief. The
teacher must hear ) or classes before
attending to these little people
Recitation and preparation should
alternate; by our system there are 3
periods of preparation to OF recita-
ton Young pupils should work under
the eye of the teacher; this is impos
/ sible where there are SO many gresad
In one room The vices OF the present
system are these:
| The teacher must hear too many
classes
2 The classes are either too large or
too small
3 The number OF pupils in the room
cannot be equalized
The children cannot rccite often
enough! or long enough
. There can be no effective supcryis-
ion
u Long periods between classes tire
the children and prevent variety of oc
cupatiop
I There is needless waste in scatter
ing the children in four wards
THE WAY OUT
Such conditions impair the work of
the first years OF school and prevent
the pupil from getting Il good start.
How cat it be remedied? After long
consideration, am convinced that the
only lasting and complete .emedy is to
mass the primary children in two
buildings, one in the east part of town
and the other in the west No pupils
in the first two or three grades should
attend the brick building and all pupils
from the fourth grade up should be in
the main building. mhis plan corrects
the fault is of the present arrangements
and offers the foil owing advantages:
1.-The teacher could become spec
ialist in one grade
The little children would be by
| themselves
| 3 Glasses would be more equal &c
size
4 Teachers would Eaye only two OF
three grades aud would haye time. to
oversee the work of the pupils
scholarship and discipline would
be improved
| 9 There would be a graded schoo
system in fact, instead of q number o
district schools
However faithful and progressive our
teachers may be-. their labor is fatally
handicapped by faults in the organixu-
ton 10 these faults respectfully ask
you" consideration
Respectfully yours,
MARTrNsEe9 Nj ARSHAI.L.
superintendent
Rapid City S. d. June "a, 1904
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MUSIC AND DRAWING.

l recommend that special teacher
be provided for music and drawing.
These subjects are taught in all pro
gressive schools, and aye useful in many
ways. To secure proper results we
should not depend on the disconnected
work OF the grade teachers: they should
work uuder the direction of compe-
tent supervisors.
lt's an accepted principle in CLASH
lying schools that teacher can handle
TO advantage about 40 pupils divided
into two nearly equal grades. Study
and class work alternate, one clsss re
citing while the other is preparing the
lesson Here with the grades half
year apart, there are 206 primary pu-
pills under six teachers in % separate
grades: there should be but y grades
TO teach to advantage, maintain the
interest and economize the teaching
force. classes should number Is to 20.
Yet Miss Chapman has had grades with
several recitations each for three or
four pupils. Miss Buck has had grades
with 3 and 5: Miss Bower has had
grades wife 1 children each. This is
wasteful. Here are teachers with pu-
pills in all grades giving separate classes
in reading, spelling, arithmetic and
other studios to classes Of to 10. There
are Il children in the first grade di-
yided among teachers, whereas with
proper distribution two teachers would
have them all. Thi' ty-hye OF the sec
ond grade are divided amongss5 teachers:
81 of the third grade are taught by 5
teachers. Instead OF placing all the
children of Il grade under one teacher,
they are scattered few IN each ward.
CONGESTION IN SECOND WARD.
a serious problem In assigning pu-
pills is that the population OF the town
is largely ccntering in the second ward.
This ovcrcrowds the lower grades in
the main building while the other
wards may have small schools. During
the past year Miss Beach at one time
had between so and 60 pupils Miss
Rich had 81, Miss Chase han 81, while
In other wards there were rooms with
20 to 30. The prospects for next fail
is equally bad Miss Beach will prob,
ably have A remaining from the pres
h,A II l,,
to % This would give over go, more
than the seating capacity, in one room
ard these are just beginning school
The only way to prevent crowding In
tho second ward is to send the. chidten
either to the third or to the first ward
In either case pupils would BIZ sent
from building near them to one far
away such arbitrary distribution
would not help the unlfying OF, grades
for economical teaching
CONSEQUENCES
What are the consequences of this
wasteful method OF arganizing the
schools? Instead of two we'll prepared
primary teachers putting all their en-
ergy on two OF three grades with
classes of Is to 20, we have teachers
scattering their energy on small CLASSES,
many grades and no chance to concen-
trate Primary pupils need constant at
tentioa to keep them occupied Yet in
one room the first grade had reading
class at 8, numbers at 1875, reading at
l:3O and language at 2:2O. This class
recited from 40 to so minutes day, and