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aside from these things one looks i'll
vain for evidence of the explosion in the
photograph. The powder used by our
navy is of the smokeless kind. One-half
OF charge is always kept in a sealed
copper cylinder and is seldom removed,
except for testing. When one considers
that the brass work of the handling room
of the Missouri was melted-by the ter
rife heat it is strange that these copper
cylinders lying in the different maya
zines grouped around the handling room
did not suffer like fate. In the latter
event it is doubtful if any one on the
ship would have escaped.
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News of Minor Note.

Yellow fever has broken out in Vera
Cruz Mexico.
George Richardson was drowned in
Wea creek at what is known as Potts
Fork, in Miami County, Kan.
In the third annual debate between the
University of Colorado and the Uniyer-
sity of Kansas the victory was awarded
to Colorado.
A proposition to memorabilia Congress
in behalf of Canadian reciprocity was
defeated in the Massachusetts House of
Representatives.
Helen Muchmore, 5, Cincinnati Ohio,
fell into posthole and drowned in a
few inches of water. She was the daugh-
ter of J, ]. Muchmore.
Curtis Jett who murdered J. p. Mar
cum in the court house of Breathitt
County, Ky, has accepted a life sentence
rather than face new trial.
A gray wolf wandered into the heart
of Kansas City ed was killed in a
back yard at Cos Wyandotte street. The
animal was about months old.
Saint \. d. Balcombe, prominent in
State and national politics, for seven
years publisher of the Omaha Republi-
can. and for fifty years identified with
the development of the West. died at his
home in Omaha, Neb., aged "A years.
Roy Harper, young man living near
Mutual, O. T., shot and probably fatally
wounded himself because his fiancee re-
fused to marry him. The day for the
wedding had been set, and Harper pro-
cured the marriage license. He went to
the home of his intended bride, but she
had run away, and refused to return
when sent for.
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IRRIGATE THE WEST.
GREAT PROJECTS TO RECLAIM
THE DESERT.
Twenty-seven Million Dollars to Be Ex-
pended in Constructing Fourteen
Great Irrigation Projects Through
out Arid Lands of the West.

An appropriation of 100000 Of the
reclamation fund for the construction of
fourteen irrigation projects in the arid
West has been decided upon by the Sec
rotary of the Interior, who has approved
the plans of the engineers for works in
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Next
co, North Dakota, Oregon, South Da-
kota, Utah and Wyoming.
Actual construction has already begun
on the Salt river project in Arizona and
on the Truckee project in Nevada. Each
of these projects involves construc-
tive cost of $3,O00,00O.
The sum of $2,5OO,0OO is reserved for
the completion of the Uncompahgre pro-
Ject in Montrose and Delta counties Of
Colorado on the west side of the main
ridge of the Rocky mountains.
In idaho the sum of $2,600,O00 has
been Professionally allotted for the car
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within the United States will be adopt

within the United States will be adopt
ed
When it was determined that the
Sweetwater reservoir probably could not
be filled, owing to an inadequate water
supply, search was made for other reser-
yor sites and one was. found OH the
North Platte river about three miles be
low the mouth of Sweetwater river. Ihls
is at the beginning Of the canyon through
the Rattlesnake range.
A dam constructed here will be 10 feet
in length ut the bottom, 200 feet high
and about $50 feet long at the top. Sur
veys show the superficial area of the res
eryoir thus created to be about 2o,000
acres and the capacity 1,OS0,00O acre
feet 1t is probable that it will hold all
the flood and surplus water flowing Ill
the North Platte river to this point. The
waters thus stored will be used on lands
i'll eastern Wyoming, in the Goshen Hole
region south Of the North Platte river,
and in western Nebraska.
The Hondo project in New Mexico is
located on Hondo river, a tributary of
Pecos river in southeastern New Mex
leo. about twelve miles southwest from
the town of Roswell, in the county of
acter and the ordinary summer supply
Is already appropriated.
The Buford project, North Dakota, is
located on the west or left bank Of yell
lowstone river and involves canal
about eighty miles long and covering
10000 acres of land in Montana and
North Dakota. The cost is placed at
S1650,000.
The Malheur project, Oregon, contem-
plates the reclamation of land III eastern
Oregon. near Snake river, in the yicin-
ity of the towns of Vale and Ontario.
The Belle Fourche project. South Da-
kota. involves the reclamation of lands
In the northeastern part of the Black
Hills. in Butte and Meade counties,
South Dakota, by the diversion of the
waters of Belle Fourche river and the
storage of its flood waters in basins east
of the town of Belle Fourche. From
reservoirs filled by large feeder canal
from the river the waters will be dis
tributed to lands in the Belle Fourche
valley, where it is thought at least co.
900 acres may be reclaimed. about one
half OF which is il public ownership.
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bavo been slave.ike. A change, now
ever, is taking place in pubic seh'l,
n,ent as is Indicated by the decision Oh
a wealthy firm of weavers to take glils
into its employ, and the announcement zen.
Of the railroad company that hereaIt4'
= will employ women as conductors
possibly also as engineers. aooz
In Japan a well-bred woman uo. ,s
- 80 - the theater until she IS ola
and ugly. 1t is not thought proper -
bar 70 understand music. II she Is IS
l,oious she is termed "fighty. Sns
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The Fifty-eighth Congress appropri-
ated $781, 574, 629.99. In this amount
is included all the regular annual bills,
deficiencies, amounts authorized by
special acts etc. If from this amount
there shall be deducted contributions
to the sinking fund and amounts APP
propriated for deficiencies there will
be left approximately $700,OO0,0OO as
the expenditures authorized for the
operation Of the government during
the next fiscal year. Analysis Of the
appropriations is interesting. The reg
ular annual appropriations amount to
$612, 300, 966.06; deficiencies to $26,S01,
S43.93; miscellaneous to 100000;
permanent appropriations to $141,471,-
$40. The increases in appropriation
bills Of 1905 over 1904 aggregate $685.
SIC, 1887. Increases of separate bills
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enands most of her time at nome at
tending to her children ana Servants ;,
and performing all sorts OF menlai
sorrice for her husband and his lam
-. r. hos been said that "a woman
- Ianan does not marry for nus
hand but to be unpaid servant to ms
family"
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THE DAMAGED MISSOURI.
little Evidence of the Recent Explosion
in Picture,

The most surprising feature of the re-
cent explosion on the battleship Missouri,
in which thirtyfour young men lost their
lives, is the fact that the vessel was
not blown to atoms. Looking at the pho
tograph here presented, and which was
taken shortly after the calamity occur
red, one can see little evidence of the
disaster. There are broken rails at the
sides, the turret is powder stained and
one of the guns is out Of position, but
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TWO TICKETS.
.,.oousIN REPUBLICANS HOLD
wIS0o o,vAL CONVENTIONS.

,on dominates Governor La
One .te, the other sa'nuei COOK
FOll'' and OuarIes Join Anti-Third
spoOner anu
rsru Forces
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The mining of manganese Is De Pee oao
ing an important industry. so4'o s.,no
worth having been produced oufins
1903.
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,,. poets Are Rriobtor

opiy o1 I'd, opportunities are being
tose econ r,u 10 women in Japan,
leeadtn sgrO@ie condition is said to be
+ profe Profess mSetched. Not only were
+ even f,o.ns. not open to them, but
'opId ennlo %'' Z, Or respectable stores
leot Set its f.o onem' and the govern
ESng to on 1ase against them by re-
|Nk Or n engage them for clerical
PEone, tcIegr oo,lhection with it's tele-
Pc lives Of f' S Or railroad service.
working women in Japan
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cost Of monarchical forms of govern
ment is more expensive than republi-
can For instance, the per capita cost
Of Great Britain is $21.39, while the
cost Of our government is but $197.
-
Contrary to the popular notion, the
cost of government is much less for
the United States than it is for any
other great nation. While this cost is
at the rate of $21.39 per person for
the United Kingdom, $17.84 for
France, $1427 for Austria-Hungary,
$1149 for the Netherlands, $9.54 for
Norway-Sweden and $9.45 for the
German Empire, it is only $7.97 for
the United States. These figures are
cited from report just issued by the
Board Of Statistics at Washington,
and may be presumed to be correct
OF course, some Of the expenditures
Of our State governments correspond
to OUTLAWS made by the central author
tiles in most Of the other countries,
and an allowance should be made OIL
this account. After making all reason
able reductions, however, in the cost
OF such governments as Great Britain,
France and Germany to render the
comparison with ours fairer, it is clear
that we are in much better position
as regards the expenditure of our
governmental machine than are the
people Of Europe.
In late years the first session Of
Congress has usually lasted long into
the warm weather, even in Dresden
tial'' years. The adjournment of the
Fifty eighth Congress this year was
unusually early The Eighth Congress
closed its first session on March 81,
1904, more than month earlier But
then, a country of eighty million peo-
pie has more business for it's legisla-
tors than a country of six millions.
The total appropriations at the re-
cent session of Congress amounted to
S7S1, 574, G2999. OF this total about
$50 100000 is for the sinking fund or
for deficiencies in the previous year,
leaving the amount of expenditures
authorized during the next fiscal
year little less than $7O0,0OO,000.
-
How closely nations watch one an
other and how quick they are to learn
of one another has been demonstrated
in the United States Senate. When
the naval appropriation bill came up,
the item of expense for the construc-
ton of new battleships was opposed
almost wholly on the ground that
Japan, in her present war with Rus
STA, had demonstrated the superiority
Of small vessels, like torpedo boats,
and had shown the impotence of bat
tleships in modern naval warfare.
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The Department of Commerce and
Labor has issued a statement showing
the cost of government of the principal
countries of the world. The statement
is based on statistics of the year 1908,
the latest available from foreign coun-
tries. 1t shows the population, the
expenditure and the per capita ex-
penditure Of each nation treated, with
the result that the cost Of our govern
ment is the lowest on the list. From
the data on the statement the following
preparative table is provided:
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Ia Toilette Ticket.

SpuVA
Term Forces
La Toilette Ticket.
rNRobert NJ. La Toilette OF
|I2 95isa+enont Governor. o. Davidson
S so,4lgl Of state-Walter N douSer
MonG T rro%os,,rer-J. ]. Kempf of Mil
ra ,s.,snor GeneraI-L. NJ. sturdevant
Ne aod Commissioner John W.
]. hn los Of Chippewa Falls.
I TnDrrance Commissloner-Heno M
pa l Of Milwaukee,
wv stalwart Ticket.
Samuel A. Cook of Neenah.
g Tiontenant Goyernor-George H. hay
, Id t, Of State-Nels Holman of
ls siato ,Treasurer-Gustav Wollager of
,sorney GeneraI-D. G. Classon of
9c 0sro,5 Commissioner-F. o. Tarbox
b Ashland ;.on w n Roo
ben Of Sheboysan'
Madison correspondence:
'r Two Republican State tickets have
- dominated in Wisconsin. Cover
"a Toilette and all of the State
@oors whose terms will expire next
Pannorr were renominated. The stall
.a,-, nominated for Governor Samuel
rook Of Ncenah, and in. addition
,roeto5 candidates for all of the State
Foos The La Toilette convention
tbo university gymnasium elected
no sor of delegates at large to the
rbio.oo convention, headed by him.
IL and the stalwarts another set,
oodod Inv United States Senator John
Snoonpr The La Toilette delega-
Fon comnIete consists of Robert NJ. La
sroIo+fa ! II. Stout, of MenOminee;
saoc Stqphenson, of AIarinette; w. d.
ronnor Of lTarshfeld. The stalwart
ls,arotps are United States Senator
Snooncr United States Senator
Iosonh \ Ouarlps, Representative
Tospnb W. Babcock, of Neenah, and
Emil Baensrh. of AIanitowoc.
Same List of Electors.
The only thing upon which they
creed was in the selection of Presi-
EontaI electors. The La Toilette con-
tanron named the usual list Of cleo
ors and the stalwart convention ac-
eptel it. but only upon the under
HANDING that it would lie unwise and
pr7ariotic to imporil the prospects Of
naationaI Republican ticket in Wis
'----.,oninp rival candidates for
electors, Even TINS explanation was
I bot conclusive enough in the stalwaTt
Convention to prevent a considerable
lPsadye vote upon the proposition.
The stalwmts feel that they have
ayed a trump card in selecting Sen
OB Spooner and Quarles and Repre-
tentative Babcock as delegates at
arge because of the great influence
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Countries.

A study Of this table shows that the
cost Of monarchical forms of govern
ment is more expensive than republi-
can For instance, the per capita cost
OF Great Britain is $21.39, while the
cost of our government is but $797.
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are as follow

A careful study of the figures shows
that the increases in appropriations
for the civil establishment greatly eX-
coed those for the military establish
ment, the military appropriations, as
a matter of fact, showing decrease
Of almost $1O,O0OOO0.
The midland journal., 1904-08-26
Died As Result of Assault.

Hugh Gibson, aged about 3S,
died at the home of his brother in
Havre de Grace on Monday night,
under peculiar circumstances.
Gibson and three other men had
an alteration Saturday night on
the street, in Havre de Grace, and
in the fight that followed the for
mer was badly used up. Medical
aid was called and an operation
performed in the hope of saving
the injured mans life, but without
avail.
The midland journal., 1904-08-26
Patent For Island.

The Land Office of the State of
Maryland has issued to Frederick
W. Irwin patent for the tract of
land called "Mud Bland," lying in
the Susquehapna River, about
nine miles from its mouth, in Cecil
County, and containing one acre,
forty square perches of land. The
patent was signed by Governor
Warfield on August 10, and is now
at the Clerks Office in Elkton for
record.
The midland journal., 1904-08-26
Fast Freight Run.

A record breaking run was made
last week on the P, B. & w. rail
road. A freight train composed of
81 loaded cars made a run from
Perryville, to Edge Moor, a dis
tance of "a miles, in 40 minutes,
which is considered very fast time
for such a heavy train. The train
was in charge of Conductor Richard
Kendall. G.. W. Brown was en-
gineer and F. Widdekind fireman.
The midland journal., 1904-08-26
Released Under Bail.

Walter Finney, former cashier of
the Second National Bank, Bel Air,
charged with making a false report
to the United States Comptroller of
the Currency by overstating the
loan and discounts OF the bank, was
taken before United States Com
missioner Rogers last week, and
waving a hearing was released for
the action of the Federal grand
jury on %, 900 bail, which was fur
nished by Hon. Stevenson A.
Williams.
The midland journal., 1904-08-26
Hartford County Road League.

The residents in the neighbor-
hood of Pylesville, Hartford county,
have formed a road league for the
purpose of building a modern road
from Pylesville toward Belair, part
of the expense of which is to be de.
frayed by the fund for State aid
to road buildings when this be.
comes available. The league will
at once begin to secure the 10 per
cent subscriptions from property
owners in the vicinity of the road.
Similar steps have been taken in
Prince Georges, Allegany, Caro-
line and Montgomery counties to
obtain the benefit of the State aid
fund. The Pylesville Road League
was formed at the home of Edward
A. Wilson, who was elected presi.
dent, with Edward A. Lanius Sec
retary.
1t was decided to undertake the
building of one mile of macadam
road on the main road from Pyles-
vile toward Bel Air.
The Sixth district should get in
line with this movement to take
advantage of the State aid, provid.
ed for by the new law, as the re-
cent decision of the County Com
missioners makes it apparent there
is little to be looked for from them,
in the way of substantial road
building in this district, in the
near future.
The midland journal., 1904-08-26
Runaway Accident.

While driving down Stubbs' hill
near town on Tuesday evening, Mrs.
Haines Kirk and son Chester Kirk,
of Calvert, had narrow escape
from serious injury. When on the
steepest part of the hill the lines
broke and the horse became un.
manageable and ran away. The
occupants of the buggy were thrown
out but fortunately only sustained
some slight bruises and cuts. The
horse was captured at Pogue's
stable, the vehicle attached being
somewhat the worse for its rough
trip.
The midland journal., 1904-08-26
Engagement Announced.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Duyckinck
entertained a party of young
friends at their home on last
Wednesday evening, the occasion
being the informal announcement
of the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Emily Longstreet Duyck-
inck, to Mr.. Stewart Ward, Of
Pittsburg. The evening was pleas
antly spent in social intercourse,
music and progressive finch. Re-
freshments were served by Oxford
caterers.
Those present were: Mrs. Fl. M.
Duyckinck, Misses Ann Ward,
Janette Ward, Pittsburg; Maggie
Haines, Jennie Maxwell, Philada., :,
Mary Haines, Janette Reynolds,
Emily Duyckinck, Jennie Reynolds,
Mabel Reynolds, Addie Smith,
Hanna Kirk, Gertrude Dare, Nettie
Riale, Grace Wilson, Alma Keil-
holtz, Mary Brumfeld, Maude
Kirk, Mabel Duyckinck, Alice Gif.
ford, Lucy Gillespie.
Messrs. Wilson Beale, Ralph Gift
ford, Zion; Roman Crothers, Nor
man Fryer, Michael Passarella,
Colora; Addison Freeman, Newell
Abrahams, Woodlawn; Stewart
Ward, Pittsburg; Banker Duyck-
inck, Calvert; j. e. Brumfeld, H.
M. Duyckinck, II. F. Richards,
Cecil E. Ewing, Evans E. Ewing,
Mark Founders, Dare Hopkins.
The midland journal., 1904-08-26
An EIopement.

Excitement was caused in the
village of Bartville, Lancaster
county, on Sunday by the elope-
ment and marriage of Miss Rosie
Sullenberger, aged 16 years, and
Albert Carson, peddler, who has
been stopping in the neighborhood
for some time. The pair were
traced to near Strasburg where all
track of them was lost.
The midland journal., 1904-08-26
Easton Ledger Sold.

Messrs. William ]. Price, Jr.,
and j. e. s. Pardee, editors Of the
Centreville Observer, have pur.
chased for $500 the Easton Ledger,
lately owned and edited by Col.
George Z. Haddaway, and will as
sume charge on Saturday,
The midland journal., 1904-08-26

0OAS NOASSssOAOS sAs1 ~ "eso
shot and robbed by a highwayman
on Thursday evening of last week,
on Gray's Hill, near Elkton, as
mentioned in our last issue, died on
Monday afternoon in the Union
Protestant Infirmary, Baltimore,
from his wounds, death resulting
from Inflammation of the spinal
cord, with lung complication. The
latter trouble within itself would
have produced death.
Mr.. Constable left home for his
usual evening walk over Red Hill,
on Thursday evening, and as he
was returning about 7:3O was ac-
costed by his assailant with the
demand, "Hold up your hands !"
Thinking it a joke by some of his
friends, he laughingly refused. The
assassin Immediately fired and Mr..
Constable realizing the seriousness
of the case turned to run. A second
and third shot followed, the latter,
it is supposed striking him in the
back. He fell heavily to the ground,
with the lower portion of his body
paralyzed, and sustained cut on
the forehead and other injuries
about the head and shoulder. The
stricken man did not lose conscious
ness and supposed he had been shot
in the head, not realizing until
some time afterward that the bullet
had penetrated his body. The
highwayman then approached to
within about fifteen feet and COM
manded his victim to throw him
his money and watch. Twenty
five cents and a gold watch was all
he got for his dastardly crime. AS
his assailant was leaving, Mr.. Con.
stable requested him to inform
some colored people living nearby
of his condition. This the assassin
did and John Holland and his wife
and mother hastened to the aid of
"the sick man lying in the road"
Leaving the two women with the
stricken man, the negro ran to town
and notified Mrs. Constable of her
husbands condition. The alarm
was Immediately spread and Mr..
Constable was carried to his home
and taken to Baltimore early the
following morning.
At the time the shooting occur.
red Mr.. Constable's family was
widely separated. Only Mrs. Con-
stable was at home. His daughter
Miss airline, is travelling in Europe,
Albert Jr., and Miss Katherine
were in Boston, Miss Mary and
Reginald were stopping at Ford's
Landing on Elk river, Capt. John
g. Constable was in Denver, COL,
Henry L. was visiting friends in
Pennsylvania and William P. was
with the family of Mr.. Archer,
near Bel Air.
Great indignation has been
aroused not only in Cecil county,
but throughout the State, by
the dastardly outrage. Rewards
amounting to $4,000 have been
offered by Gov. Warfield, on the
part of the State, the Commission
ers of Cecil county and the family
for the arrest of the assassin, and
while the search is still being Wig
orously prosecuted by detectives
and county officers, no new devel-
opments have come to light. The
following description of the muir
The midland journal., 1904-08-26
Buried BY Fall of Earth and Rock.

buried by rail- OF Edrtn ana ROCK.
-Four laborers of the McClenahan
Granite Company were injured at
the quarries near Port Deposit, on
Saturday. The men were working
beneath bank, which, loosened by
the recent heavy rains, caved in.
The debris of rocks and dirt fell on
the workmen, and one man, who
was the most seriously injured, was
pinned beneath a huge rock. Half
an hour was required in which to
rescue him. The man was taken to
st. Joseph's Hospital, in Baltimore,
for treatment. The others were
not seriously injured.
The midland journal., 1904-08-26

The stonecrusher to be used in
crushing stone for the Churchville-
Havre de Grace road, has been plac-
ed in position in on the farm of John
Worthington, and is in operation,
but the vexing question of selecting
the route-Albino or Level-has
not yet been settled.