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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-29
SILENT VOTE LARGE.

Whether enough of the dissentients
will agree to swallow Dawson remains
to be seen the dav after the election.
There is no accurate means of finding
out the extent of the dissatisfaction.
because there is large silent vote to
take into consideration.
All the republicans who have threat
ened to knife Dawson bave been be-
seiged with pleas to withhold the
knife. so others holding like views pre-.
fer to remain quiet and escape this
bother.
As the state campaign proceeds
Cornwell is being held up as corpor.
alton man and unfriendly to labor.
From now to election dav working
men will hear the corporations as
sailed in order to discount Cornwell,
whose course In the legislature on the
new tax laws is being held up as in
consistent on the vital issues of taxing
corporate interests.
A letter written by Senator Corn.
well to r. Fl Williamson, of Hunt.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-10-07


Though insomnia Is distressing and
very bad for health. many people sleep
too much. Too much sleep IN harmful,
and even newborn infant ought not
to be allowed to spend all It's time In
slumber. Between one and two years
of age a child needs sixteen to eighteen
hours OF sleep; from three to four
yenrs II requires fourteen 10 sixteen
hours; from four to six years II ought
to have thirteen to fifteen hours; from
six to nine years II should have ten to
twelve hours, and from nine TO thirteen
years the proper allowance OF sleep 10
eight to ten hours. After tho compile
ton OF growth the sleep allowance can
bs brought down safely to six or eight
hours.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-10-07

In years gone by Ireland had a ga
cred oak dedicated to 1T. Columbian.
one OF the peculiarlties OF the tree be-
Ing that whoever carried small bit
OF the wood or bark in his mouth would
never meet with a violent death, 1t be-
Ing especially eificacious In saving
Christian martyrs from the block II
was known throughout the British
isles as the Holy Oak Of Kenmare.
After the lapse Of many centuries this
sacred oak was uproOted by u storm,
after which II was said to be guarded
by angels TO keep heretlcs from gather
Ing the wood for fuel. At last wick
ed tanner "barked" one OF It's largest
limbs and tanned some leather. which
he made into shoes for himself, i'm
agining that such relics would bring
him wealth and power. He wore them
but once, however, but that one time
was enough to make him an incurable
IeDer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-10-07

England won her supremacy on the
seas with her ships Of British oak. a
wood that ~ renowned for strength
and durability. When the Spanish mr.
NADIA set sail for England its com
mander had express orders from the
king OF Spain TO burn or otherwise DO
stroy every oak in the forest Of Dean,
then the great source OF shipbuilding
supplies. But M blunt old Drake
propbesied, Philips beard was singed
instead. Admiral Nelson declared fhat
without heart OF oak" the British
navy and empire would soon come'to
an end.
The oak IL beautiful at all seasons.
From the timo II opens its delicate
green buds, close pressed In their resin
GUS overcoat, ana emerging flame tip
ped with bronze or crimson, until they
come again an acorn bearing spray Is
most artistic, and the rudy hus OF the
tree I'm autumn combines we'll In ma
lures color scheme.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-10-07
,trength and dignity that awed the

strength and dignity that awed the
girls soul and held her gaze captive.
"Tillie," speaking slowly and clearly,
lin exactly two minutes l am going to
propose to you. II you wish your seven
friends to remain have no objection"
A Mortified, gasplng "ohv' in several
different voices, n rustic OF silken petit
coats, and seven breathless girls scam
pered out Into the hall and up the
stairs.
"Of course she'll refuse himw cried
the girl who wrote stories. Isn't he
horrid"
NO" answered the woman who read
stories. He is manifestng the one
needful quality, and Tillle will marry
him."
III she doesn't" chimed in the artist,
ut will show that she isn't bright
enough to recognize a great man in the
days OF his obscurity."
I'm which case" added the girl with
the violin, II shall try for him my
self"
This was the last and certainly the
most astounding. Each girl went a.
lently to her own room, feeling that Q
great crisis had come I'm the life Of one
Of the eight
Left alone at last with the girl he
loved. Adams made no movement to
approach her. His eyes had never left
her face. and she had not been able
to look aside even when her compsn-
ions fed from the room.
"rillie"--the grave voice grew sol
EMMY tender-"I have loved you for
years. and you have known It There
was small need for me to declare O
love that had been yours since child
hood, and I would not seek to bind you
by any promise until could offer you
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-10-07
How the Liberty noxs niA Il.


II will be remembered that dozen
or more of the collisions between the
British and the Liberty Boys Of New
York just prior to the active outbreak
Of the Revolution grew out OF the post
Ing OF incendIary bills and broadsides.
The manner In which these bills were
posted Is curious. According to the
diary of John Parks, written In 1776,
the work was accomplished In the fol-
lowing manner:
The method lately used In New
York to post up infammatory hand
bills was the same used In England
at the time Of the pretender 1t was
done by u man who carried little
boy in a box like magic lantern, and
while he leaned against the wall, as IL
to rest himself, the boy drew back the
slide. pasted on the paper. and, shut
ting himself up again, the man took
the proper occasion TO walk Off to an
other resting place"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-10-07

She But II You say you can't bear
the girl, why ever did you propose
lie Well. her people have always been
nwfully good to me, and It's the only
way I could return their hospitality -
Punch. .... ..--.-...- 90
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
PROPOSED BRANDY TAX
AROUSES. OPPOSITION

FRESNO. Dec. 3O.-At a mass
meeting, in which was represented al
most every wine grower and manu-
facturer in the San Joaquin Valley
this afternoon a resolution protesting
against the imposition of a tax on
brandies used In the fortification of
sweet wines was adopted and ordered
telegraphed to Washington to Califor-
MIA representatives. The resolution
declares that the Government would
be acting in bad faith should it place
the tax on the brandy. for without the
tax the sweet wine industry has been
allowed to grow. With the tax i'm
posed the industry must die.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
DEFICIT SHOWN
At YEARS END
Expenditures Have Exceeded
Receipts of the Nation
by Twenty-Five Millions

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The Treas
ury Department to-day issued review
Of treasury operations for the calendar
year 1904. The treasury receipts for
the calendar year 1904 were s540, 900, 900,
and the expenditures Gncluding the
Panama payment s562, 900. .OOO-a deficit
for the year of s22, 100000 AS compared
with the previous calendar year the
receipts show a falling off of $S,00O,O0O
and the expenditures an increase Of
$50, ,OOO, 900. Civil and miscellaneous ex-
penditures increased S15, 200, 900; War
Department expenses, $4,000 900; Navy
Department expenses, $2S, ,0OO,O 900; pen
sions, 81, 900, 900, and interest $1,000, 900.
The increase in interest is due to the
fact that a portion of the interest of
1903 was anticipated in 1902. The fig
ures do not include the postal receipts
and expenditures except that the pos
tai deficit is included in the civil and
miscellaneous expenditures.
Imports for the first eleven months
of 1904 were 1899 200, ,OOO-an- increase
over the corresponding period of 1903
Oh tEL,yUU,OOO- 1lllPOl - lICN VI O0bg LII
the same period increased S42, 600, 900,
while dutiable imports decreased $780,,
600 600. In 1903 4S1z per cent of the i'm
ports were free of duty, while in 1904
Al. per cent were free of duty. Practi-
cally the entire increase in free i'm
ports was in three articles-coffee, in
diarubber and raw silk Although du-
table imports decreased $40, 200, 600, raw
sugar and wool show increases aggre-
eating $2s, 100000. All other dutiable
( imports decreased nearly $50O00, 900. Of
this decrease $40, ,000, 900 was in iron and
steel
Other noteworthy features of the
treasury transactions in 1904 were the
payment out of accumulated surpluses
of $50, 900 900 for the right of way for
the Panama canal; the redemption of
the outstanding per cent bonds due
f, February /, 1904, and the various calls
on the national bank depositaries for
the return of a portion of their public
deposits. The redemption of 5s during
the calendar year was approximately
Sc, 900 900. Public funds on deposit with
the banks were reduced from $166, 900 900
on January l, 1904. to $113 100000 at the
close Of the year. The cSlls on the
banks to mature early in 1905 will fur
ther reduce these deposits and replen-
ish the cash in the general fund of the
| treasury to the extent OF s2S, 100000.
The cash in the treasury, exclusive
/ of the gold reserve and gold and silver
/ coin held against outstanding -certifi-
Gates. was 1920, ,000, 900 on January /,
1904 AT the close of the year it was
! S24O 100000, a decrease of $4,000. 900 for
the year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
TAKES HIS LIFE
WITH MORPHINE
San Francisco Physician
Commits Suicide in Hotel
in the Town of COlfax
Special Dispatch to The Call.

COLFAX, Dec. 30.-Dr. Henry Baxter
Wilson, registering from San Francisco,
committed suicide by taking morphine
in his room at the Mountain View Hotel
this morning.
DR.. Wilson arrived at Colfax Thurs
day morning, having come from Reno.
He spent the day visiting the several
business places Of the town and max
ing inquiries as to the advisability of
his opening an office here. Returning
to the hotel in the evening he spoke
cheerfully to several persons there,
stating his purpose to make Colfax his
home. He retired at an early hour, ap-
parently in the best of spirits.
1t was noted this morning that he did
not come down to his breakfast, but
no anxiety was felt until the lunch
hour had passed without his having
put in an appearance. A clerk was
sent 20 investigate and 1t was discov-
cred that Wilson's door was locked and
no response was made to the calls The
door was then forced open and the
lifeless body of DR.. Wilson was found
lying on the bed.
A hypodermic syringe and two
empty phials that had contained NOR
phine told the story of how his life
was ended. Scars on the arms Of de-
ceased showed him to have been ad-
dicted to the use of the drug for long
time.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31

bers Of his staff say the renewed naval
preparations are doubtless the cause
of the recall.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 30 = The
rumors that Admiral KaZenakof's re-
tirement from the international COM
mission of inquiry into the North Sea
incident is due to Captain Clado's To-
quacity arc denied at both the Ad-
miralty and Foreign Office, where it is
said the admiraPs recall is due entire
ly to the condition of his health 1t
is also intimated that Admiral Baron
Won Spaun of the Austrian navy, the
fifth member Of the commission, may
also retire because his health cannot
support the strain
The appointment of Vice Admiral
Doubassoff to succeed Admiral Kazen-
akoff or the commission is regarded
as certain.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-The Russian ma
val attache here says that Vice
Admiral Doubassoff. who is to succeed
Admiral Kazenakofr on the interna-
tional commission to inquire into the
North Sea incident, is head Of the
technical commission appointed to
make a tour of the shipbuilding yards
and ordnance factories of Great Brit
ain, France and Germany. The COM
mission is to report on the capabilities
of the plans with the view Of possible
future orders for ships.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
PLAN TO CUT
EXPENSES DOWN
Assemblyman Waste Tells of
Proposed Movement to Re-
duce Cost of Legislation

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 30.-Assembly
returned to the Legislature again this
year, is authority for the statement
that a tremendous effort is to be made
at the opening of the present session
to cut down the patronage to mini
mum. Waste is acting in conjunction
with Governor Pardee in the move for
economy, and has been busily engaged
during the last few weeks correspond
ing with all the Assemblymen-e n-elect
with the view of securing their Coop
Grafton. Assemblyman Waste said
The total expense entailed in the hiring of
clerks during the last session was $l5S, loo.
This sum was divided into ST. 1873 for the Sen
ate and $S6.972 for the Assembly. Each SEN
semblynan $12. 1t is the idea of Governor
reduced without omftting provision for
single attache who is absolutely needed. Both
the Governor and feel that the Assembymen
could get along with 81 patronage each.
The sentiment of the older members OF the
Legislature is that great reduction must be
made Nm the patronage this year account OF
the large increase in the number of Tsepubli-
can representatives in both Houses. Among
the Assemblymen from whom 1 have received
letters favoring a reduction in patronage are:
Cromwell of Petaluma, Ellis OF Stege. Trfpp
of Santa Rosa Olmstead Of San Rafael. Hou-
ser and tombstone OF Los Angeles, moore ana
Beardslee of San Joaquin. Chandler of Selma,
Duryea of Placer, Devlin of Solano and Strow-
bridge and Espey of Alameda
Although the State Legislature is
scheduled to open in three days very
few members of either house have ar
rived in Sacramento. A large number
of the lawmakers who came here to Sc
cure headquarters and apartments have
returned to their homes in various parts
of the State to return at later date.
Although next Monday is a legal hol-
iday, the Legislature will convene. ac-
cording to the law which requires the
session to open on the first Monday in
January. An adjournment will then
probably be taken until Tuesday morn
ing
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
UNREST GROWS
In CARS LAND
War Takes Second Place to
the Agitation Over the
Reforms in the Empire
MINISTER'S DIsTRUSTED
Feared All Measures VIII
Come to Naught-Leaders
Marked by RevolutiOnists

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. so-Tha
agitated state Of public opinion through
out the country over the reforms con-
tinues unabated- The war has distinct
ly taken a second place. While the IN
derstanding Is that the COMMITTEES o4
Ministers intends In considering ths
various reforms outlined In the tnpe-
classes interested, the fear Is quite
openly expressed that the proposed
measures may be sm0thered by the
cumbrous bureaucratic machinery be-
fore they are eventually crystaIhzed
into laws. thus sharing the fate OF
many former benefcent Intentions OK
the monarch
AS means OF avoiding such cataS-
trophe the papers press more or less
openly the advisability OF the commit
tee of Ministers securing the direct CO.
operation Of legally elected representa-
tives Of the various classes
The Zemstvos, under the threat con-
tanned in the Government note, seem to
be acting with considerable circum-
spection, and no more have followed
the example Of the Moscow Zemstvo In
adjourning sine die. Neither have there
been occurrences Of the disturbances
The revolutionary organization, 1t is
said, in addition to Grand Duke Ser
gius and M. Trepon, police chief OF
Moscow, has condemned Procurer Cen
eral Pobedonostzeff OF the holy synod
and Minister Of Justice Muravien-
Interior Minister Sviatopolk- -Mirsky
has promised deputation Of Jews
from Nikolaievsk, who complain that
the position Of $4,000 Of their coreIgion-
lists in Kerson province is jeopardized
by the new passport laws put into ef-
feet by the late Interior Minister Won
Plehwe last year. to give the matter
his immediate attention.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
WATCHING THE AsKoLD.
Steps Taken to Prevent Escape of the
Russian Cruiser.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 3O.-The Taotai
continues to take strict precautions to
prevent the possible escape of the Rus
sian cruiser Askold and the torpedo
boat destroyer Grozovoi, which vessels
it has been reported contemplate max
ing an effort to join the Russian second
Pacific squadron.
The Taotai has been instructed by the
foreign board at Peking to insist upon
a reply from the Russian Consul to his
demand for the surrender of the sailor
belonging to the cruiser Askold who on
December Is murdered a Chinaman on
the Bund here as the result of a dis
pute over payment for the hire of a
jinriksha.
Should the Consul decline to comply
with this demand, the Chinese authori-
ties here say, it will be apparent that
Russia contemplates a serious breach
of the neutrality OF China, and that
henceforth China cannot undertake to
protect Russians in Chinese harbors
against actions of the Japanese.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
KUROPATKIN Is NOT ILL
War Office Denies Report in Circu-
lation in st. Petersburg.

w OllCC OlICu-
lation in st. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 30.-The
War Office absolutely denies the re-
port in circulation to the effect that
General Kuropatkin is Ill.
The rumors that the Russian COM
mander-in- chief is about to assume the
offensive are not confirmed by the gem
eral staff, where it is pointed out that
with the thermometer at zero (Fahren-
heiD, it is impossible to begin a move
ment on a large scale without the risk
Of appalling horrors.
S. A. Alexandrovsky formerly in
charge of the Russian Red Cross work
in the Far East, who has been sue
ceeded by Prince Vassilitchkoff, has
accepted General Kuropatkin's offer
to act as chief of the sanitary depart
ments of one of the armies.
The old Red Cross scandals are now
receiving a thorough ventilation in the
papers. Vast quantities of supplies
went astray during the summer and
early autumn. One hundred out of
one hundred and twenty bales from
Moscow alone disappeared, and the de-
1nand Is mace Tor the punishment OF
those responsible.
The precautions now taken effective
ly prevent a recurrence of the disap-
pearance of supplies. The Emperor
has sent a personal aide de camp to
see that their transportation is not in
terfered with.
1t is reported from Moscow that some
ladies of the highest society are pro-
posing to form a Russian-Japanese
League with the cooperation of ladies
at Toxic to agitate for termination
of the war.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
SENATOR MITCHELL GOES
BACK TO WASHINGTON
Leaves Portland for Capital, Saying
Pressure of Public Business De-
mandS His Presence

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 30.-Senator
John H. Mitchell, who came to Port
land last week to appear before the
Federal Grand Jury in connection
with the land fraud Investigations
which are being prosecuted by the
Federal Government, left for Wash
ington, D. c., tonight.
Senator Mitchell in an interview
just before the departure of his train
said that he could see no reason why
he should remain in Portland longer,
and thinks his public duties in Wash
ington demand his presence in the
capital city, where many important
measures relating to the gooG of Ore
gon and the Northwest are pending
before Congress.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
Suspected Footpad Sentenced.

OAKLAND, Dec 30.-Andrew An
derson. who was arrested by Police
man John Sherry and found carrying
a big pistol and black cloth mask,
pleaded guilty to-day in the Police
Court to charges of carrying a con-
cealed weapon and vagrancy. Ander-
son was sent TO Jail for fifty days and
six months on the respective charges.
He had been suspected of being the
footpad who murdered Policeman
George w. Brown.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
Numerous Cripple sentenced.

FRESNO, Dec. 30.-Charles Taylor,
the cripple who stabbed John Mad
den at Mendoza last Monday and who
was rushed aboard the Owl and saved
from mob that had started to lynch
him. to-day pleaded guilty to assault
with a deadly weapon with intent to
commit murder and was sentenced to
five years In San Quentin by Superior
Judge H. Y. Austin.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
ENJOYS GOOD HEALTH.
Recall of Admiral Kazenakoff Not
Due to Sickness.

PARIS, Dec. 3O.-Admiral Kazena
koff (who was Russia's representative
on the international commission of in
quiry into the North Sea incident, but
who has been recalled and will be
succeeded by Vice Admiral Doubas-
soff) starts for st. Petersburg to-mor-
row after receiving a laconic dispatch
saying Emperor Nicholas desired to
converse with him. The admiral's s
health, which is said to have been the
cause of his recall, is excellent. Mem
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL
Russian Squadron Cannot Dock in the
Dutch East Indies.

THE HAGUE, Dec. 3O.-In reply to
an Interpolation in the Second Cham
Der to-day Colonial Minister Idenburg
reiterated the official denial of the re-
port that the Russian second Pacific
squadron would be permitted to use a
port in the Dutch East Indies.
Minister Idenburg said: The strict
est neutrality is being observed both
in Holland and in the Dutch East In
dies, and it will continue until the end
of the war;
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
ACTIVITY AT vLADIvosToK.
Effort Being Made to Complete Dry
dock Before Squadron's Arrival.

CHEFU, Dec. 30.-The British
steamship Canton, just arrived from
Vladivostok, reports great activity
there in naval circles, every effort be-
ing made to complete the drydock be-
fore the arrival of the second division
Of the Pacific squadron. Many mines
have been removed because the har-
Dor will soon be closed with ice. The
cruisers now in port never leave the
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
ELECTRIC ROAD PLANNED
FOR TWO NEVADA TOWNS
Line VIII Be Built at Cost OF $780,
600 Between Fallon and
HazRn

RENO, New, Dec. 30.-The new towns
of Fallon and Hazen, in Churchill
County, will soon be connected by an
electric railroad. Fhe route for the road
has already been surveyed, and COM
pany consisting of Nevada and San
Francisco capitalists has raised $240 900
with which to build the road. The pow
Ell. for the road will be supplied by an
electrical plant on the Truckee River.
The town of Hazen is on the line of
the Southern Pacific Railroad and is
the shipping point for Fallon and other
towns in that portion of Nevada. 1t is
twenty-five miles distant from Fallon.
and at present large freight trains are
running between the two points.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31

port that the cruisers Orel and Izum-
rod of the second Pacific squadron
have been ordered to return is cur
rent here, but lacks official conf1rma-
ton. If the report should prove true
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky may be
obliged to await reinforcements from
the third Pacific squadron.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
BRITISH CAPTAIN PERISHES
ON JAPANESE BATTLESHIP
News of His Presence on the Vessel
Comes Only With Word of
His Death

HONOLULU, Dec. 23.-Word has
been received here by relatives that
Captain Glass of the British navy was
aboard the japanese battleship Hat
suse when she was sunk recently and
was drowned. The presence Of the
British officer on the ship had not been
made public before, but the news now
is official.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31
81 AVS INFLICT HEAVY
LOSSES ON ENEMY.
Report IS Current in St. Petersburg That
Cruisers Orel and Izumrod Have
Been Ordered to Return

LONDON Dec 3L-A dispatch from Chefu to the Daily TeIe
graph says "A messenger from Port Arthur states that the Japanese
have mounted eight guns commanding positions north OF the Ete
FORTS but they suffered heavy losses by the Russian fire. The Rus
have abandoned the town. but the Japanese have been
unable occupy because Of fear that has mined"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31

harbor. A passage through the ice
will have to be freshly made when
Admiral Skrydlof attempts to join Ad-
miral Rojestvensky.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31

NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.-The British.
steamship Drumelzier, which went
aground on the sandbar off Fire Island
during the storm last Sunday. has
broken in two amidships and it is be-
lieved much Of her valuable cargo
viii be a total loss
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-31

Any man is apt to hug a delusion II
il wears petticoats.