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The state herald., 1904-12-23
poIna Great Work.

F1orisant. Mo-, Dec. 19th.-(Special)
That Dodd's Kidney Pills are doing
. great work In curing the more ter.
.rible forms of Kidney Disease, such as
Bright's Disease. Dropsy and Diabetes.
everybody knows. But It must also
be noted that they are doing still
greater work in wiping out thousands
Of cases of the earlier stages of Kid.
ney Disease. Take for instance, Mrs.
Peter Barteau of this place. She
says
Il have been subject to pains in my
back and knees for about three years.
but since have been taking Dodd's
Kidney Pills l have been entirely
cured"
Others here tell similar stories. In
fact, in this part Of Missouri there are
scores OF people who have cured the
early symptoms OF Kidney Disease
with Dodds Kidney Pills. The use OF
the Great American Kidney Remedy
thus saved not only the lives Of Kid.
ney Disease victims. but thousands OF
other Americans from years Of suffer.
inEs.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
Russian Troops Comfortable.

Mukden. Dec. Is.-Artillcry fire still
continues along the front OF the Rus
sian army. II was particularly severe
on December 18th. when the Japanese
made demonstration against Russian
positions.
Tho Russians present n picturesque
appearance. The sides of the hills and
nclds around tho villages are dotted
with mud huts. and little chimncyn OF
dugou,s from which smoke is rising
These habitations OF the common sol
diers are even more comfortable than
tho officers quarters In Chinese
houses.
Tho huts for the enlisted men arr
well built, roomy. with small glass
windows, and each In provided with a
sheet iron stove. The men have ev'
cry comfort possible. including great
quantities Of warm clothing and heat
prod ucing food.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Every housekceper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because Il
never sticks to the Iron. but because
each package contains l6 os.-one full
pound-whils all other Cold Water
starches are put up in k.pound pack.
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch 10 free from all injurious chem.
icals. II your grocer tries 70 sell you .
1908. package Il IL because he has
. stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose sf before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package In large let.
tsrs and figures "i6 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money anl the annoyance OF the iron
stiekipG Defiance never sticks.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
ST0ESsEL's TALE
REPORT REACHES EMPEROR.
Graphic Account Of Desperate As
saults Upon Port Arthur Gar.
rison Still In Good Spirits,


st. Petersburg. Dec. 1s.-General
stoessefs reports to the Emperor. re-
ceived Friday night, were given out
yesterday. The first is dated Novem.
ber 25th, and is as follows:
Il am happy to inform your majesty
that on November Goth, after a bonn.
bardment, the Japanese attacked one
OF the forts on the northeastern front
and leaped with a portion of their
forces over the parapet. They were
annihilated by the rife fire and the
bayonet and thrown back into the
trenches. Their reserves were scat.
tered by shrapnel.
From November 21st to November
23rd the enemy violently bombarded
the fort, and in spite of great losses, ef-
fected by their perseverance passage
between two forts on the northwestern
front.
From the Goth to the cath the Jap.
anese lost more than 1000 men. All Of
our troops behaved as heroes.
'Bombardment Of the town and har-
Dor continues daily. A number of
buildings have been destroyed and the
harbor has sustained some damage
The garrisons are in excellent shape"
In other dispatches dated November
2Sth, General Stoessel says:
"The 26th and eth were the blood
lest days In the assaults on Port Ar
thur. The attacks began on the night
Of the 25th against our left flank. near
Pigeon bay. The same night the en-
emy attacked detachment on Pan
Lung mountain. but were repulsed. as
also was their attack on Visokaia (2O3.
Meter HID"
A further dispatch from General
Stoessel, dated November 30th. said:
"Since November eth the Japanese
have been carrying on violent bonn
bardment and making incessant as.
saults in considerable force against
Visokaia (2O3-Mete hilD. Their as
saults were repulsed."
On December 18th December 2d) /,
General Stoessel reports as follows:
"The twelvc-days' assault which
commenced on November goth was
definitely repulsed last night. l am
happy to say that your majesty's he
roic troops alone could have been capa-
BILE OF doing this. There has never
been such fierce assault. The Japa-
nese, according to the prisoners and
Chinese. lost at least 10000 men"
On December 5th General Stoessel
reports:
AT Z o'clock yesterday morning the
japanese, having concentrated all their
forces, began an assault at Visokaia
hill, bombarding 1t simultaneously
with eleveninch and sixteen'inch
shells.
Toward evening the Japanese sue.
ceeded in obtaining possession OF the
crest of the hill and Immediately got
two machine guns into position
thereon"
General Stoessel's last dispatch Is
dated December 10th and says:
since the capture OF Nisokaia hill
1908. Meter hilD our ships in the har'
Dor have been suffering from eleven
inch Japanese shells.
General Tserpinsky succumbed to
his wounds.
THE troops are in excellent spirits.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
o. 4 a. @. Coal svslnsss.

Pueblo. Colo. Dee, ip,-Tbe coal
business Of the Rio 6fande road Ia
larger than ever In the company's
history. according TO the statement Of
Assistant chief Dispatcher Eaton, who
has charge of tho coal cars Of the
company coming In from the south,
This business has been increasing dur
Ing the last three months and the
amount which Ia brought here and dis.
tributed In enormous. The Rio 0rande
coal nelds In the southern part ~ the
state are extensive. From Walsen
camp the Nio Grande handles the
Hars " the Colorado q Southern
The state herald., 1904-12-23
,,.,.... 1, e.m.,, Production.

Denver, Dec. ia Florence. Colo
rado. dispatch. says; The cement
plant. which had been running under
pressure for four months preceding The
Afrt of December. has been grinding
ou, cement a, the rate n 1900 barrels
. day. and during the piesen, month
this va increased TO 1850 barrels a
day. Under ordinary circumstances
the mill Ia supposed TO sfihd ou, only
about 600 barrels
The state herald., 1904-12-23
How'S This ?

We oasr Ose Hundred Doiisv Bs.srd f.f s~y
ease u cstsrrh that cannot be ears BY Hslrs
Gs,srt Cure,
~, CHENEY a CO., Toledo. O.
We, the unds'sisnsd, have fnuvn v, }. thshsy
for the lAsi 70 1ssr. sbd believe hm peffseuy hon
ofshis In all businsss rsnsastiohs shi fHsneislig
sbis 70 esffy cot sny phliraians msie W his efn.
wsLpts"i kiss.s M.sfts.
wh.isssl. bfuEgists, Toledo. o.
Wsfs tasrrh Cure IL tsssn Internally. srtihg
airee,y ppan the tiopd sni mucous sarfsoss - The
systsu. fs.iimonisis ssht free Price :, esnts PET
bottle. tsid by all Dfnggiss
Take Iislfs Family rIl. fof eohsiirstios.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
A RCTlM OF La GRIPPE.

Mrs. Henrietta A. s. Marsh, 76s w
18th St. Los Angeles, Cal. President
Woman's Benevolent Assn, writes:
~ sufferd with II grippe for seven
weeks. and nothing could do or take
helped me until tried Perusa.
Il felt at once that I had at last
secured the right medicine and kept
steadily improving. Within three
weeks l was fully restored, and / am
glad that gave that truly great rem.
edy trial. will never be without
it again."
In a letter dated August 81, 1904,
Mrs. Marsh says: 81 have never yet
heard the efficacy of Peruna question.
ed. We still use 1t. travelled through
Kentucky and Tennessee three years
ago, where found Peruna doing its
good work. Much Of 1t is being used
here, also."-Henrietta A. S. Marsh.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
All your Druggist for . free Peruna
Almanac for 1905.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
l.,,., Carriers statement.

omsha, Dec. is.-Frank " Gun.
bingham, president Of the National
Rural Letter Carriers Association. re-
Gently removed from his position o. .
rural carrier. issucd = statement TO-
day In which he declares that the re-
cent order Of President Roosevelt. for
bidding government employees TO no
i,cit increases In their pay, In In vio'
iation of the constitution.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
; Graduated Voters.

Under the Belgian law unmarried
men over twenty-five have one vote,
married men and widowers with fami-
lies have two votes, and priests and
other persons of position and educa-
tion have three votes. Severe penal
ties are imposed on those who fall to
vote.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
Trained Butterflies.

A California woman. Miss Mabel Ad-
ans Aver of San Francisco. is said to
have succeeded in training a number
Of butterflies. Sugar and water are In.
ducements and the little winged pets
go through quite few performances
The state herald., 1904-12-23

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
of everyday use in the market and
who is reasonably satisfied with tho
old. we would suggest that trial Of
Defiance Cold Water Starch be made
at once. Not alone because II Is guar
Rnteed by the manufacturers to be SUI
perior to my other brand. but because
each 10c package contains Is oxs.,
while all the other kinds contain but
~ ozs. It Is safe to say that the lady
who once uses Defiance Starch will use
no other. Quality and quantity must
win.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
.LoNDo> IN Tm,>sroRM,rIoN.- =

London II being rapidly rebuilt. as
weli as New York. though on different
lines. Its nearest approach to a sky
scrapcr, Queen Annns Mansions. West
minister. being only fourteen stories at
the highest. chnngcs and improve
msnts under way and planned for the
near future include government own
ership OF London's water supply, the
widening and extending OF the streets,
the opening OF new ones. the laying OF
electric tramwHyE. radical rohousing OF
tho poor. and tn. construction OF Inn
portant new public buildings, among
Them the war officc In Whitehall and
th. additional government Offices In
ParlihIprnt street, Tn. more vital and
interesting details of this gigantic
work will be the subject OF the Janu-
airy Centurys leading article. london
in Transformation" by Randall Binck-
shaw. There will be some striking IL
lustrntions, II II promised, made by
birch ~ Long. from the artists
sketches and from archlterth plans
Not the least Interesting feature OF tn.
story should be comparison with rimI-
lar work going on In New York.
"You know. dear" said the majors
wife. you promised TO swear on next
january "shk.s. alive" exclaimed
the major. 'iInN. I got Ia drink up the
balance IN that barrel before the isi
of january
The state herald., 1904-12-23
Wh.n Your o,ee.r say,

hs does not have bensnc. Starch. you
may be surr he IN afraid 10 keep u un.
III his stock Of ~ or. packages are
ter than any other Cold water Starch,
hut contains 10 or to the package and
sells for same money a. !: or brands.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Mr.. Stubbs-By heck! This paper
says Calve has the greatest range in
the world! Mrs. Stubbs-Goodness
John! And does she cook on It?
The state herald., 1904-12-23

rise cure 10 the best msairiss - stsf ussd
fof all affections ~ ibs 'hios, ssd iahs' W.
u, Bsbstss, Nsht0ishl Ind. PEI 10 i'm
The state herald., 1904-12-23

wife-Isn't she-? Husband-Yes
the bride is sweet enough to eat
thank yoa. but she'd be a pretty eI
pensive meal II the dressing were In
cludei.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

A Massachusetts. eistspmsn -ays that
player hss btnuah, him riches Sven
The trusts sr, tlrh ~ pfsfihH
The state herald., 1904-12-23

III. says he knows al tho best prn-
pie. but he doesn't seem Ia associate
with them That's because IN" best
people know him"
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Seedy Stranger say. boss. don't
suppose you've got a dollar about you
Thrifty Citizen-Quite a coincidence
Just what was thinking about you.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Lots Of men use their last dollar
bucklng the tiger instead Of using It to
keep the wolf from the door.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
TEA
There is scarcely anything
less substantial; and almost
nothing more substantial.

A iiroohiyn iuisH bss decided that
the ns. Of . hsit hl.aoh is a sisn af y
w-at nina, Possibly as the putpnHs
nf hiearhinr IL 20 make psffons Tight
The state herald., 1904-12-23

\ GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Hind, bleeding or Protrudng Piles. Your
druggist will refund money ~ PAZO OINTMENT
falls to cure you In TO u days. Soc.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

The Santa Fe road will hereafter
run on their train leaving Denver at s
p, N. daily tourist sleeper through
n vast Improvement over the service In
years past. The Santa Fe also an
nounees the inauguration on Novem-
nous California limited, the train
leaving Denver every day at 3+5 .. m.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

"Did Jim treat you bndlyf' Treat
me badly consntn him, he never
treated me at all"
The state herald., 1904-12-23

THE New York World tells us that
an honest man with 100000 year can
live very comfortably In New York.
But what would an honest man be do
Ing In New YorkW
The state herald., 1904-12-23

All man has to do In order to get n
reputation for eccentricity is to mind
his own business.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
TEA
Best tea port: San Fran
cisco; nearest; least expos
ure. Tea is sensitive.

Your grocer returns your money II you don't
IKE sehilling's Dest.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Tho foolish little b.. imprayr- each
shining hour by gathering honey Tor
.oms ffruhir'far.d boy 10 -mraf on his
bread,
The state herald., 1904-12-23
VNer NOOK S0a M,

b. .,p.a,.d ~ @ y 10 r'swi sssst i wv "'''
The state herald., 1904-12-23
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO
WOMAN.

Don't hesitate TO write to Mrs.
Pinkham. She will understand
your case perfectly, and will treat
you with kindness. Her advice
Is free, and the address II Lynn,
Mass. No woman ever regretted
having written her, and she has
helped thousands.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Opportunities are like fish; the big
ones always get away.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
r,.,I.r. sy,,NC,.r STAIN

The best roof stain on the market
Sample color boards to select from
Ask your dealer or write US. This
Humphrey Jones Mer. Co, 1871 Arapa-
hoe St.. Denver, Colo.
one giri In company. two a breach
OF promise suit.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

An Englishman says that the pres
ent price of eggs should hencouragc
the fowls TO lay.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

The man who said the pen was
mightier than the sword must have
witnessed n French duel.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

tne-i.ass h. boiss povsf 10 ths
s.'sfihsf' surgeon
The state herald., 1904-12-23
ELITE sUINGLE STAIN,

The best roof stuin on the market.
Sample color boards to select from.
Humphrey-Jones Mer. Co. 1871 Arapa-
hoe ST.. Denver. Colo.
The state herald., 1904-12-23
TEA

A tired woman; a fresh
pot Of tea; there is JOY all
over her face.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

4 mis.r !, hne~p b, the mon., hr
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Mrs.. Wtssssv's Soothing syvsr.
70. shiis,ss tss,AisS. s.f'sns ne sass. 'ssssss -
SsHAsli.s siisIs ,sfs. gs,ss .isf ssi .s ,-.,,ls.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

To CuHg 4 com N osp nay
Take Issuts Hfumo uainins f.hists ~ avg
yi.ts fufuna Tho mdnSy n IL falls ~ fufr. D. w.
sfofss sisnstHfs 10 90 ssfh butt Ess
The state herald., 1904-12-23

Try me Just once and I am sure ss
rome again. bshsnes starch,
The state herald., 1904-12-23

ETC permanently cured No ats or nervoassess asss
ut hrrt day of DR., kiines Nerve kast1gs
pr. send for FREE %. 90 trial bottle and trsasiso.
DR- u u. KLINE. Ltd. ss Arch b.rcst, PhilAdelphia n
The state herald., 1904-12-23
TEA

Can a very bad person
like tea very much, do you
think?
The state herald., 1904-12-23

t.., !. Ei,a =. \ s.su .,'s sIoss .'a f.s,. b.aT.
The state herald., 1904-12-23

The newspapers Of the future will b.
Issued tomorrow,
The state herald., 1904-12-23
lm.>rtso% d Mothsys,

Ezanias carefully every bottle of cAsToRiA.
a ssfe and sure remedy for ipfanis and children.
srd .e~ that
Amador ledger., 1904-01-01
THE UNISON WEED.
Probably n Legacy to Us From South
America or Asia.


America or Asia.
Once upon time the name of James
town must have been very sharply
shortened. Within the memory of
many people now living James was
pronounced "Jeems;" in fact, we be-
lieve that that was the accepted pro
nunciation of our Virginian forefa-
theirs. But "Jim" must have been the
diminutive of "Jeems," as we'll as of
James; at least we judge so because
what is popularity known as "the jim
son weed" really is the jamestown
weed
Nor is there any reason to suppose
that this contraction was made jeer-
ingly or sneeringly. More probably it
grew into use "jess So" and we find
intelligent Americans to whom it has
never occurred that there is any con-
nection whatever between jamestown
and Jimson. All the same, the au-
thorities say that "Jimson'' is "short"
for the name of the place where the
English made their first permanent set
| tlement in what is now the United
SUITES auu WHERE lue Olu DOU1lnlOn )
first capital was located.
The jimson weed, however, is not a
native plant, but probably came to us
from South America or Asia. 1t is a
question how 1t got to jamestown, but
we believe it is conceded that it is not
Indigenous to Virginia. If it was de-
liberately and deslgnedly imported, it
must have been because of its medic
inal value; certainly not for its odor,
which is vile; certainly not for its flow
ers and leaves, because they do not
compare in beauty with those of scores
Of native plants. And, while this weed
is now recognized as having some me-
dicinal value, it may not have had that
reputation "then" with Europeans. The
Chinese, however, use it to some eX-
tent incidentally and may have done
so from time immemorial, that country
being little given to the acceptance of
new ideas or new remedies.-Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
Amador ledger., 1904-01-01
Ruskin as a Gardener.

Fond as Ruskin was of flowers, espe-
cially wild ones, he had his own ideas
as to what a garden ought to be, and
in his practical gardening was quite a
landscapist. He liked making paths
and contriving pretty nooks When he
first came to Brentwood he would have
his coppice cut no more. 1t spindled
up to great tall steps, slender and sin
uOus, promising no timber, and past
the age for all commercial use or time
honored wont. Neighbors shook their
heads, but they did not know the
pictures of Botticelli, and Ruskin had
made his coppice into an early Italian
altar piece. Then he had his espalier
of apples and little gooseberry patch
and a few standard fruit trees and
some strawberries mixed with flow
ers. In one corner there were beehives
in the old fashioned pent house trailed
over with creepers. Here and there
were little hummocks, each with its
special interest of fern or f1ower.-Good
Words
Amador ledger., 1904-01-01
NAMES OF FABRICS.

Muslin is named for Mosul, in Asia.
Serge comes from Xerga, the Spanish
for certain sort of blanket.
Bandanna is derived from an Indian
word signifying to bind or tie.
Calico is named for Calicut, town in
India, where it was first printed.
Alpaca is the name of a species OF
llama from whose wool the genuine
fabric is woven.
The name damask is an abbreviatior
of Damascus; satin is a corruption Of
Zaytown, in China.
Velvet is the italian "vellute," woolly
and is traceable farther back to the
Latin vellus, hide or pelt.
Shawl is from the sanskrit sala
which means floor, shawls having beer
first used as carpet tapestry.
Cambria comes from Cambria, gauzC
from GAIA, baize from Bajac, dimity
from Dametta and jeans from Jean.
Blanket bears the name of Thomas
Blanket, famous English clothier whC
aided the Introduction Of woolens into
England in the fourteenth century,
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Amador ledger., 1904-01-01
The origin of starchtng.

The course of history carries us back
no further than the year 1864 for the
origin of starching in London. 1t was
in that year that Mistress Van der
Plasse came with her husband from
Flanders to the English metropolis ''for
their greater safety" and there pro-
fessed herself starcher The ha't
housewives of the time were not long
in discovering the excellent whitenpss
of the "Dutch linen," as it was called.
and Mistress Plasse soon had plenty of
good paying clients. Some of these be
gan to send her ruffs of lawn to starch,
which she did so eXcellently well that
it became saying that if any one sent
her ruff made of spiders web she
would be able to starch it. So greatly
did her reputation grow that fashiona.
BILE DANES went to her to learn the art
and mystery of starching. for which
they gladly paid premium of f4 or e,
and for the secret of seething starch
they paid gladly a further sum of 20
ShillingS
Amador ledger., 1904-01-01
MAN AS SEEN BY NOVELISTS

Success serves to sweeten the average
man; unsuccess is the heroical lest of
heroes.-Eden Philpotts
He who does good on the spur of the
moment usually sows a seed of dissen-
sion in the trench of time-Seton Mer-
riman.
A woman without illusions is the
dreariest and most difficult thing to
manage possible. - Author of ELIZA
beth and Her German Garden.
Have something to say; say it; stop
talking; give fools the first and women
the last word; the meats always in the
middle of the sandwich.-G. H. Lori
mer.
Happiness falls to our share in sep
arate detached bits, and those of us
who are wise content ourselves with
these broken ragments.-Beatrice Har-
raden.
Noisy fellows are always welded to
their own opinions, weak fellows 70
the opinions of others. The perfect
man, conscious of his intellectual fini-
tude, is content with aspirations.-Har-
old Begbie
With men you must take your choice
liberty for your mind and a prison
for your body, liberty for your body
and prison for your mind. Nearly all
people choose the latter We know
what becomes of the few who do not
James Lane Allen
Amador ledger., 1904-01-01
COURTESY IN TIE HOME.
1t Is Essential to Happiness In the
Family Circle.

There is no place where there Is
greater need of true, refined, everyday
courtesy or where it will be more
circle. Yet in how many households do
we see an entire lack of it.
The husband comes in tired and sur
ly, hurries down his meal, gives the
cat kick and departs without onr
kind word or gracious act to any one.
The children arc noisy and quarrel
some. The mother, tired and nervous.
has only sharp, recriminating words
for her husband, the children and the
servant. The whole atmosphere ap-
pears surcharged with the very quin.-
essence of disturbing and dishearten-
ing elements.
Let a visitor come in to make
neighborly call, however, and how
quickly everything is changed Both
husband and wife welcome him with
the sweetest of smiles and courteaS,
When the visitor departs, he is bowed
out with the most charming grace and
In silver tones invited to call again.
This is eminently right and proper,
but why should not the same consid-
GRAFTON prevail among those who are
bound to each other by ties q family
relationship-"our own, whom we love
best% Why should not the wife, the
child, the servant, whom you meet ev
cry day in the most intimate relations
why should they not, l ask, be
vouchsafed some courtesy as we'll as
the guest who calls for a brief hour?
Charity begins at home" we are
told, and think courtesy should too.
No one, be he man or woman, can
stand weeks and years of continual
fault finding or habitual discourtesy
You bow to your next door neighbor
when you meet her in the street and
give her kind or cordial word Why
not be respectful to members of your
own family? Try it. You will find
you will be happier for 1t. Your home
will become an ideal one, and every
one will be Influenced to good by the
light which will radiate from it-Pitts-
burg Press.