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Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-03
HOw's This?

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 We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last IS years, and believe him perfect ly honorable in all business trans actions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
 WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in- formally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Drug ggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-03
WANTED

Men and women in this county and adjoining territories, to rep resent and advertise an old es- tablished house of solid financial standing. Salary to men $21 weekly, to women SIP to SIS weekly with expenses advanced each Monday by check direct from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when necessary; position permanent. Address, Blew Bros. & Co.,, Dept. R,
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-03
A Costly Mistake.

Blunders are sometimes very ex- pensive. Occasionally life itself is the price of a mistake. but you'll never be wrong if you take Dr. Kings New Life Pills for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Headache, Liver or Bowel troubles. They are gentle yet thorough 25c, at St. Johns Drug Company.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-03
Fight will Be Bitter.

Those who will persist in clos ing their ears against the contin- ua1 recommendation of Dr. Kings New Discovery for consumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal termination. Read~what T. K. Beall, of Beall, Miss. has to say: Last fall my wife had every symptom of consumption. She took Dr. Kings New Discovery after everything else had failed. Inn prOvement came at once and four bottles entirely cured her" Guaranteed by St. Johns Drug Company. Price soc, and S1.OO Trail bottles free.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-03
Monon Bldg, Chicago, III. 45-5O.

When you want pleasant pur- gative try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and produce no nausea, gripping or other disagreeable effect. For sale by St. Johns Drug Company.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
CHECK JAPANESE
ENGAGEMENT OCCURS IN THE d.
RECTION OF YINKOW.
victors Lose Very Few Men-One Thous-
and of Mikado's Troops Put Out of
of Acfion-Cassacks Lie In Ambush
on Remote Part of Coast and Shatter
Advance Column.

Lao Yang, July 1S.-General Sam
sonoff seriously checked the japanese
advance in the direction of Yinkow on
July IL. His Cossacks ambushed the
Japanese column, and put l, 900 out of
action. The Japanese attempted to
advance to Yinkow along the coast, but
they. were hindered by the marshy
country, which also increased their
difficulties in carrying off their dead
and wounded during the retreat.
The Russians had expected move
ment in this direction. and a company
of cavalry with two guns lay in am
bush in the high grass, catching the
Japanese in the remotest part of the
coast and shattering their advance col
umn. The artillery fire of the Rus
slams was splendid and the japanese
were unable to make effective reply.
They were forced to retreat. The
Russian losses were six killed and
seven wounded.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
Japanese Flag Is Hoisted.

New York, July 1S.-The japanese
have hoisted their national flag on
Rose island, in Chemulpo harbor, says
a Herald dispatch from Seoul, Corea.
The Corean Notifications thereon are
still permitted to fly the Corean ensign,
but this is dwarfed by the larger en-
b.em of Japan. Native agitation
against the granting of concession
covering the stream and vacant land
rights continues unabated, although the
Japanese minister is still pressing the
Corean foreign Office to favorable con-
clusion, stating that the Coreans lack
the finances the executive ability
requisite to proper development of
these resources.
Salvage operations continue on the
sunken Russian cruiser Variag. It is
hoped to have her on an even keel this
mcnth. The work of raising the sunk
.en merchantman Sungari is rapidly
proceeding.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
MAY TRAP ARMY.
Japanese Seem Likely to Shut In Kuro-
patkin's Forces.

Japanese Seem Likely to Shut in Kuro-
patkin's Forces.
Chicago, July 16.-The Daily News
has the following from the seat of war
by staff correspondent:
Niu Chwang, July 16.-Kuropatkin
seems in danger of being shut up in Ia
Tche Kiao. The Russians are be-
wildered by the Japanese movements,
which are swift and unexpected. The
Russian general had elaborately planned
to fight great battle at Ia Tche Kiao
today, but to his surprise the affair did
not come off. The japanese made a
feint against Taipingshan, and the
Muscovite leader finally discovered
that the enemy, instead of giving bat
tie, had marched across his front, tax
ing up position on some hills to the
Ia Tche Kiao in the direction of Hal
cheng and Lao Yang, the Japanese
forces are moving in three bodies,
while large fresh reinforcement is
advancing toward Ia Tohe Kiao from
below Kaiping. The Russians remain
in their positions dazed and puzzled to
know what all this means. The fact
that the Japanese have made no at
tempt to occupy this city seems to mys-
tify them still more. Only a few Rus
sian troops are here now.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
Dividing a Stall.

Dividing Stall.
In some barns the stalls are sufh-
ciently wide SO that they may be
divided when occasion requires il
some temporary division can be easily
made, put in place and removed when
desired. A plan for doing this is shown
in the illustration. A gate Is made
Of proper material reaching from the
manger to the end Of the stall. The
post Of this gate at the end IL mado
about foot longer than the lower
rail and hole is made In the floor
through which this post is slipped
when put In position and thus makes
the gate or fence Arm. At the manger-
end the fence is fastened to the man
ger by pair Of gate hinges.
Two stiff sticks are fastened to the
joist above with bolt, one over the
manger-end and one over the other
end. In the lower end Of each Of these
sticks notch is cut which comes over
staple on the fence and holds it,
the fence, firm. When the fence is
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
DEATH ENDS TRIP
CHICAGO PICNIC TRAIN COLLIDES
WITH A FREIGHT.
twenty-five People Are Killed and
Seventy Others Injured. Many Of
Whom Are In Serious Condition
Curve In Road Conceals Danger
From Engineer.

Chicago, July 15.-This evening %
members of the Sunday school of Do
remus Congregational church at Thir-
ty-first and Butler streets, went to
death with joy in their hearts and a
hymn on their lips. Seventy people,
mostly children, members of the same
Sunday school, were MANNED and
mangled at the same time.
The carnage occurred in collision
on the tracks of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois railroad between Chicago
Heights and Glenwood, 25 miles from
Chicago. Today was the annual picnic
of the Sunday school, and. as in former
years. several hundred OF the children,
with their parents and friends, had
gone to the picnic grounds at Mo-
mence, ILL.,, for the day. The picnic
was over and the train was on the re-
turn to Chicago when the accident oc-
cured.
Two accidents combined to make the
disaster. The first was the breaking
down of freight train on the north
bound track, on which the excursion
train should have proceeded after leav-
ing Chicago Heights, and the other
was the breaking of a coupling on
second freight train. Because the first
train had blocked the riehtful track
the excursion train switched to the
south-bound track to run for four miles
until it should have passed the station
of Glenwood just north of Chicago
Heights. AS it tore along the track at
the rate of 40 miles an hour it rounded
a sharp curve and came full upon the
second train, which was backing up on
the south-bound track in order to take
up it's lost cars, and trying at the same
time to keep out of the way of the com
ing picnic train, which it believed was
on the north-bound track.
There was no time for more than the
setting the brakes, then, with unslack-
ened speed, the train, with its load of
500 men, women and children, crashed
at full speed into the freight. There
was a shock, shrek, and over 20
souls we're in eternity.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
PREDICT RUIN FOR PANAMA.
Merchants Strongly Object to American
Custom House.

Panama, July 1S.-The decree of
Governor Dais establishing a custom
house in the canal zone has cleated ex-
cited comment here. The principal
me1hants of Panama and Colon assem-
bled in the Commercial club to discuss
the situation, and, unanimously decid-
ed that the establishment of custom
house in such form means the ruin of
the commerce of Panama and Colon,
and consequently of the republic.
The canal commissioners and officers
of the government have discussed the
situation, which is believed by >all to
be extremely serious unless the decree
be revoked and the interests of Panama
considered.
The newspapers have started cam
paign to prove to the people and the
government of the United States the
injustie of the measure, which is the
cause of excitement in all circles.
Yesterday morning the steamship
City of Pekin, of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company, arrived from San
Francisco, which port she left on June
10. On arriving at Corinto, the City
of Pekin got clearance papers for An
con, the American port in the canal
zone, and the captain of the port of
Panama refused to receive the steamer
claiming that under the treaty with
the United States all ports in Panama
are under the jurisdiction of the Pana-
man authorities. The captain of the
port also made a protest on the action
of the Pacific Mail steamship company,
which he considers against the rights
of the republic, and sent copy of it to
the president and to the agents of the
company.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
immense Meat Shipment Concluded.

Minneapolis, July 15.-Adviees re-
cieved at Northern Pacific headquarters
states that the heaviest order Of canned
meat to CT oss the Pacific has been sue
cessfully delivered on the Pacific Coast
and loaded aboard the steamer Shaw
NUT for transportation from Puget
sound to Yokohama. The shipment
consists of rush order for 1000, 900
pounds of canned beef for the subsist-
ance department of the Japanese army.
1t was handled from Chicago by the
Northern Pacific in special trains of 40
refrigerator cars.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
Ovation to Skrydloff.

Vladivostok, July 1S.-Vice Admi-
raj Skrydloff received great ovation
at fete today under the auspices of
the Thirtieth rifle regiment. The
horses were removed from his carriage,
which was then hauled by officers and
men of the regiment. After the BAN
quet the admiral telegraphed to Cen
eral Kuropatkin that the assembly had
drunk to the health of the officers and
men of the Manchurian army. adding:
@'The toast was received with tremend-
GUS applause, tribute to your strategic
and tactical ability"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
Begin to Fear Russian Defeat.

St. Petersburg, July 1S.-Discourages
ment is beginning to manifest itself
even among the most persistent advo-
Gates of war, who realize that Russia is
extraordinarily backward, politically,
as we'll as economically and socially,
and that there is only the remotest
chance that she will be able to draw
herself together in time to defeat the
Japanese. 1t is reported that NJ.
Witte, minister of finance, stated
recently that Russia was already beaten.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
Panamanians Take Alarm.

Colon, July 16.-A wharf is in
course of construction at Cristobal at
which lumber and other supplies for
the canal will be landed. The build
ing of this wharf has given rise to mis-
givings on the part of Panama citizens
that it will be stepping stone to the
tablishment of United States port
at Colon. The order to the effect that
vessels sailing from La Boca, the
mouth of the canal on the Pacific side,
must receive their clearance papers
from the United States authorities, is
criticised as violation of the treaty.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
ARMIES CLOSE IN.
japanese VIII Attack Ia Tche Klao-
Victory VIII Compel Evacuation.


St. Petersburg, July 15.-Steadily
and cautiously General Oku's army
from the south, and General Nodizu's
army from the east, are closing in on
Ia Tche Kiao, where General Kuropat-
kin is reported to be entrenched. Gne
hundred and thirty thousand men are
involved in the movement. The next
few days will determine to what extent
General Kuropatkin intends to make a
stand at Ia Tche Kiao, possession of
which by the Japanese would compel
the immediate evacuation of Niu
Chwang.
The outposts of the armies are scarcely
Is miles apart. The slowness of the
advance is apparently due to the nat
ural difficulties In the way of rapid
movement of the japanese eastern
fanking columns.
Lieutenant General Sakharoff reports
that General Kuro is massing his
troops near the Pkhamlin pass and
moving out by both roads upon Hal
cheng. Heavy pressure from this
quarter would render Ia Tche Kiao un-
tenable.
All the Japanese energies now seem
to be concentrated on Ia Tche Kiao
and Haicheng.
The operations to the north, which
throughout may have been feints, have
been suddenly suspended.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
ACRE DISPUTE NRARS END.
Peru and Brazil WAl Come to an Amica-
BILE Understanding.

bic Understanding.
Washington, July 13.-Information
has come to the state department of a
prospective settlement of the Acre
boundary dispute, which for long
time has been a source of friction be-
tween the governments of Brazil and
Peru. The contention involves the
ownership of large tract of country,
rich in rubber production, which is
claimed alike by both countries.
The information reaching the state
department is to the effect that the
rlenipotentiaries of the two countries,
who have been meeting at Rio Janeiro
and Petropolis, Brazil, have come to an
agreement on the disputed questions.
The nature of the agreement is not
known here.
Recently Brazil secured quit-claim
to certain portion of the disputed ter
ritory made by Bolivia and was in turn
met by the demands of Peru, which
also laid claim to portions of the tract.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
British Fleet Located.

Cheefoo, July 16.-The British feet,
whose movements last week were
tinged with mystery, has been located
cruising in Yang Tung bay, 20 miles
from Wei Hal Wei. There is author
ity for the statement that the fleet is
watching the developments at Port
Arthur. Chinese refugees from Port
Arthur who arrived here today report
that the Japanese have recaptured two
positions from which they were driven
namely, Forts Fourteen and Seven.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
smoIensk Sails From suez.

Suez, July 13.-The Russian volun-
teer feet steamer Smoensk, which
passed the Bosphorus from Sebastopol,
July 6, has sailed southwark from
here. The vessel took two Red sea pill
OTIS, one for herself and one for the vol
unteer feet steamer st. Petersburg,
which passed the Bosphorus July 5,
coal-laden, and which was reported at
Port Said on Saturday. 1t is rumored
here that the transports intends await
ing the arrival of the Russian squadron.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
Anti.Christian Riots.

London, July 13.-The Cheefoo cor
respondent of the Standard, in dis.
patch says: The American consul gen.
eral. John Fowler, received news last
night that i-Christian riots have
broken out at Cbao Yuen, about Is
miles from west of Chefoo. Immedi-
ate assistance was asked. The Taotai
dispatched troops and telegraphed the
authorities at Hwang Hsien and Teng-
chou Foo also to send assistance if re-
quired. Foreigners are not believed
to be in danger. The cause of the riots
is not known.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
CITY FRIENDS OF GOOD ROADS.
Wnl the Farmers Accept Their Aid or
Treat Them as MeddIers.

Among those interested in road i'm
provement, the farmers of cou-es stand
first. The character and condition of
the roads are of vital interest to them
every day Of the year. The farmers,
until recently, have been compelled to
struggle with the road problem without
much help or encouragement from any
other class. Now, however, some strong
elements of the city population are
rallying to their support. Among
these may be named the manufacturers
of road building machinery; the ak
ers and users of bicycles and automo-
biles; and the moneyed men of the
cities who have money invested in the
country. These people are entering
into the work for the road improve
ment with even more enthusiasm and
zeal than the farmers.
Just now the farmers who want bet
ter roads are brought face to face with
a most important question:: Will he
accept the assistance of these city all
lies? Will he welcome the aid of the
machinery man, the capitalist, the BIZ
cyclist and the automobilist? Or will
he treat them as scheme1s who are try
ing to meddle with his affairs?
The answer to these questions ought
to depend on what these city friends Of
good roads are proposing to do. If they
propose to have the country roads i'm
proved in order 10 increase their busi-
ness and enhance their pleasure,
wholly at the expense of the farmer,
then he should spurn the profferd al
lance. If on the contrary they are
proposing, through state and national
taxation to lift a large part of the bur-
den off the farmer and place it on the
taxpayers of the cities, he ought to bid
them welcome, and extend to them the
glad hand.
This is live question for the farmer
20 consider and answer. Already the
opponents of the state and national aid
are at work trying to SOW seeds of sus-
picion in the minds of the farmers, and
they will do their best to prevent any
cooperation between the country and
the city friends of good roads.
AS matter of fact state and national
aid offer the only hope of general road
improvement, and such aid can never
be secured if the city people array
themselves against it. Unless the
farmers are wholly blind to their own
interests, they will welcome aid from
every source, and will make every ef-
fort to secure the powerful aid of the
state and federal g ,vernments.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
LOSS OF klNcHou coNFlRMHD.
General Sakfaroff Sends Account 10 the
General Staff.

General Sakfaroff Sends Account 10 the
General Staff.
st. Petersburg, July 13.-Lieutenant
Gneral Sakaharoff in dispatch to the
general staff, confirms the report of the
Japanese occupation of Kaichou. He
says that the Russian loss did not ex-
ceed $50 killed or wounded. General
Sakharoff adds that they are on the
Yinkow road.
"Our detachment remained during
July at Kaichou station, having its
advance posts on the right bank of the
kantkhe river, the enemy occupying
the heights on the left bank and forti-
flying themselves thereon" says Gem
eral Sakharoff. Our battery on the
river bridge opened fire at the enemy's
patrol which appeared in Kantakhe
village. Toward noon fusilade oc-
CURED between a detachment of the
enemy and our company, which OBJ
served the enemy retiring. Our losses
were six wounded.
Coward the evening of July 8 the
oAOANOs -NOAc4oNAAS ia lOuI IA.
visions and brigade, could be made
out in front of Kaichou, extending
along the seashore. Al dawn, July 8,
the enemy resumed the offensive upon
the lear guard of our detachment,
which retired about $50 in the morn
ing from Kaichou to 21k miles north
ward, toward the Shauanlusa Pass.
cat 10 o'clock, under heavy pres
sure our rear guard retired on our posi-
ton at Makhunts Guiga and Yaolintas,
three miles north of the Shuanlunsa
Pass. The rear guard held this po-
sition under heavy fire until O'Clock
in the afternoon. when, in accordance
with instructions, it retired slowly
and in perfect order on the third po-
sition at Observation-Disclosures, just as
our main body was concentrating at
Datchapu and on the position at Max
hunts Guiga."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
SULTAN GIVES IN.
Threat of American Fleet In Turkish
Brings Him to Time.

Vienna, July ia dispatch from
Constantinople Gays that American
Minister Leishman has handeda a note
to the Porte saying that unless a
prompt settlement of the school question
was arranged United States feet
would appear in Turkish waters. The
Sultan ordered the Grand Vizer to
comply with the minister's demands.
The American demands on the sui
tan are for privileges of schools and COL
leges conducted by American teachers
equal to be given to foreign teachers,
for permission for American profess
sional men to practice on equal terms
with foreigners, and for the direct ac-
cess of the American minister to the
sultan in the transaction of business.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22

Toxic, July Is 1t is thought by the
treaty between England and Germany
removes all possibility of coalition
against Japan, and insures that pro-
gressive Anglo-German amity on which
the peace of the world has latterly de-
pended. Japan would view with equa
namity the extension of "Pacifc
zone" to include Russia. since such a
development would n-noHisez hinder
the fulfllment of Japanese purposes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
Britain May Protest.

London. July 15.-There is reason to
believe that the foreign Office is giving
serious cosideration to the question of
the passage of the Dardanelles by ves-
sells of the Russian volunteer fleet, and
if the reports of the operations of the
St. Petersburg, one of the ships, which
recently passed through the straits, in
searching two British vessels in the
Red sea are officially confirmed, protest
may be- lodged both at Constantinople
and St. Petersburg.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
Settlers Fly From Forest Fires.

Vancouver. B. c., July 1S.-Owing
to the long dry period, forest fires
along the British Columbia coast have
given unusual trouble this year. A
bush fire is now raging at Wulffsohn
bay, large area having been burned
over. Settlers at Roberts creek have
barely escaped, with their iyese all
their property having been DESTROYED, /,
according to reports brought down by
steamer today.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
Soda for Potatoes.

In growing tomatoes nitrogen in the
soil is the least desired Of the plant
foods and the best results will come
from phosphoric acid and potash Hber-
ally applied broadcast. Much has been
written regarding the use Of nitrate of
soaa for tomato growing and while
this chemical is good, it should be
used with caution: It's function is to
cause the plant to make quick
growth; in other words give it a
start which will be kept up by the
phosphoric acid and the potash.
This being the case the best way to
use it is to watch the plants closely
as they grow and If any shows lack
of vigor sprinkle a teaspoonful Of the
nitrate Of soda about the plant. U.s.
ually one application will be sufficient
to start such plants off in good shape
and once they get good start there
will be no trouble If the soil has been
properly enriched and proper cultiva-
tlon has been carried on.