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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-27
End OF Bitter Fi~ht

1.-TWO physicians had a long and stub
,orn fight with an abcess on my righ'
ung," writes J.. F. Hughes of DUPONT
"a, land gave me up. Everybody
bought my time had come. AS a last re
,ort 1 tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
eor Consumption. The benefit | received
vas striking and I was or my feet In a
Few days. Now I've entirely regained my
lealth.' It all Coughs. Colds
nd Throat and Lung troubles. uuaran
eed by Brown Bros Drug Store. Price
Nc and 100. Trial bottles free.
Kind Lady-How long since you have
lone any work?
Hobo-Pardon me, mum. but I'm sensi-
i've about my age.-Baltimore American
Eternal vigilance is the price OF lib
erty.''
well" that's before your married.
After HI it's the price of domestic
oeace."-Brooklyn Life.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-27

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stemnves all eruptions OF the skin
81 oduclng a perfect complexion
money refunded. 25c and 6Oc.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-27
Puts An End to Il All

A %grievous wall oftimes comes as a
esult of UNDESIRABLE pain from overtaxed
5rgans. Dizziness. Backache. Liver GEM
plant and Constipation. But hanks 10
Kings New Life Pills they put an
end to il all They are gentle but thor
)ugh. Try them. Only Csc. Guaranteed
oy Brown Bros Drug Store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12
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every naval engagement of the present
conflict. Even should they meet the
Russians in the open sea, they are ex-
pected to use their torpedo boats.
In France and England the impOr-
lance of torpedo boats in modern war
fare has been recognized by the ex-
penditure of huge sums on them, and
they lead the world in this class Of
craft and torpedo boat destroyers. The
torpedo boat destroyer primarily is
what its name indicates. Its mission
Is to hunt the torpedo boat and put it
out of action.
Torpedo boat destroyers are provided
with torpedo tubes, so that they can
do the work of the torpedo boat as well
as exterminate it. England counts her
torpedo boat destroyers equal to If not
more important than the torpedo boats.
Japan at present has seventeen tor
pedo boat destroyers, most of them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12
NOT TRUE TO THE POLE.
The Variations In the Pointing OF
the Compass.

The Variations In the Pointing OF
the Compass.
We commonly say that the pole of
the needle points toward the north.
The poets tell us how the needle is true
to the pole. Every reader. however, is
now familiar with the general fact of
a variation of the compass. On our
eastern seaboard and all the way across
the Atlantic the north pointing of the
compass varies so far to the west that
i ship going to Europe and making no
allowance for this deviation would find
herself making more nearly for the
North cape than for her destination.
The "declination," as it is termed in
scientific language, varies from one re-
gion of the earth to another In. some
places it is toward the west, in others
toward the east.
The pointing of the needle in various
regions of the world is shown by means
of magnetic maps. Such maps are pub
lished by the United States coast sur
vey. whose experts make n careful
study of the magnetic force all over the
country. 1t is found that there is a
line running nearly north and south
through the middle states along which
there is no variation of the compass.
To the east of it the variation is west,
to the west of it east. The most rapid
changes in the pointing of the needle
are toward the northeast and north
west regions. When we travel to the
northeastern boundary of Maine, the
westerly variation has risen to 20 de-
grees. Toward the northwest the east
erly variation continually increases I'M
til in the northern part of the state of
Washington it amounts to % Degrees
Simon Newcomb in Harper's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

One of the most powerful instru-
ments of destruction used in modern
naval warfare is the Whitehead tor
pedo. The most heavily armored bat
tleship is not proof against it. vigilance
being the only safeguard.
A Whitehead torpedo, the kind used
by the Japs at Port Arthur. is cigar
shaped, made of steel or bronze. and is
from fourteen to eighteen feet long
and from fourteen to eighteen inches
in diameter at the head, its thickest
part. The charge of 300 pounds of dy-
Mantle is In the head and is exploded
by means of a rod driven against a
detonator by impact against a ship or
other solid object.
Just behind the explosive is a strong
steel chamber containing air compress
ed to 1900 pounds per square inch,
and this escaping under control fur
nishes the motive power for the pro-
pellers, which drive the machine
through the water at a speed of nearly
thirty miles an hour. The most won
derfully ingenious thing about it is
the gyroscOpic controlling device for
the rudder. which not only accurately
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12
SAVAGE ATHLETICS.
kouxh Training OF the Natives OF
the Canary Isla nds.

kouxh Training OF the Natives Of
the Canary Islands.
In this age OF athletics one might
think that no people ever showed so
much interest in feats of muscular
might and skill as those who have per-
fected football, but modern games and
even the games of the Greeks at Olym-
pia may have been more than matched
by the sports of peoples who are now
held in little esteem. 4 writer on the
Canary islands gives an account of
their athletic training which makes
even the college giants of today seem
weak and effeminate.
The Canary islands We're subjected
by Spain about the time Columbus dis
covered America. The conquest was
due solely TO the superiority of Euro
pean weapons and not to better skill
and proweSs. The native soldiers were
trained athletes, developed under a
system which held athletic sports an
important business, like military drill.
Spanish chronicles have left us ac-
counts of the sports of the islanders.
From babyhOod they We're trained to
be brisk in self defense AS soon as
they could tOddle the children were
pelted with mud balls that they might
leara how to protect themselves. When
they were boys stones and wooden
darts were substituted for the bits of
clay.
In this rough school they acquired
the rudiments of warfare which en-
abled them during their wars with the
Spaniards to catch in their hands the
arrows shot from their enemies cross
bows.
After the conquest of the Canaries
a native of the islands was seen at Sc
vile who for a shilling let a man
throw at him as many stones as he
pleased from distance of eight PAGES.
Without moving his left foot he avoid
ed every stone.
Another native used to defy anyone
to hurl an orange at him with so great
rapidity that. he could not catch it,
Three men tried this, each with a
dozen oranges, and the islander caught
every orange. AS a further test he
hit his antagonists with each Of the
oranges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

keeps the torpedo pointed at the tar
get, but promptly corrects any acci-
dental deviation.
The torpedo is fired from the bow.
stern or side of vessel. either from 4
submerged tube or from a tube on
deck. Il is elected by compressed air
or powder, the driving mechanism be
ing set in motion at the moment of
launching. Its effective range at pres
ent is about 1 500 yards. After the tor
pedo is once started there is no known
defense which an attacked vessel can
interpose. Nets have long been obso-
lete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

resulting in the relief of the foreign
legations in Peking General Stoessel
planned a very important movement,
the success of which materially assist
cd in the capture of Tientsin. His
command crossed the Lutai canal ON n
pontOon bridge under fire and captured
n number of batteries after losing $50
men. He was conspicuous in the re-
mainder OF the campaign, and his men
fought side by side with the japanese.
Not long ago General StoesseI in a proc
lamation to the troops at Port Arthur
said, I'VE must fight to the finish, as 1,
the commandant, will never give an
order to surrender"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

Mime. Uchida is very fond of America,
prefers American clothes TO her native
dress and has adopted the customs and
ways of this country She paid n visit
to her native land two years ago, but
says she was glad to get back to New
York again.
IsaO. although the smallest boy in
school, stands at the head of his class.
He was born in Korea and named Isao,
which means "a man of credit because
his father received distinction in con-
nection with the war with China, in
which he took part.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12


tiled person and awaiting orders like
n slave
The brutality of Dragomiroff offend
ed many of the highest officers. and it
is said that they intrigued against him
when he was chief OF the Kiev district.
He offered opportunities for revenge
when in his cups. for he was a hard
drinker and when intoxicated abused
the highest and lowest. In 1892 the
car ordered the minister OF war TO
reprimand him for a breach of Ell
quette. The reprimand arrived at Kiev
while Dragomirof was drunk. and in
the presence of several officers he
cursed and ridiculed the minister of
war His retirement followed. He was
afterward restored to favor and is n
member OF the military staff of the
present car.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

Six years ago ana,
next to the Japa-
nese minister at
Washington, is the
ranking diplomatic
official of the mi
kado in this coun-
try. Both he and
Nine. Uchida speak
English fuently.
and their only son,
Isao, eight years
old, goes to an
American school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12
A JAPANESE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER.

A JAPANESE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER.
built in England during the past FIVE
years. They have a length of from 210
to 900 feet and displacement of 2S5
to $50 tons. They have a speed of thir-
ty to thirty-one knots and are armed
with one twelve-pounder and five six
FOUNDER quick firers. She also has a
fleet of fifteen destroyers now in course
Of construction
NJ. Sadazuchi Uchida, Japanese con-
sui general at New York city, who is at
the head of the movement of the Japa-
nese colony to raise a 100000 war
fund. was appointed to his present post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

born near Afagde-
burg, Germany, and
lived there for some
time. Later he went
TO Russia and en-
tered the Russian
army as q volun-
teer in the engineer
corps. He distin-
gulshed himself in
the war with Tur-
key and rose rapid
ly in the service.
During the military
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

General NJ. J. Dragomiroff, the most
distinguished military authority in Rus
sia. WHO recently insisted that both the
fleet ana army evacuate Port Arthur,
was for years the most conspicuous
commander in the army of the car and
at the time OF his retirement the most
popular soldier in the empire.
Dragomiroff' fan from favor was
due to the harshneSs of his criticisms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

a variety of muZ-
Zle loading rifles
and sInOothbores.
T h cir shooting
powers are indif-
ferent, and they
lack, besides, the
qualities of cOur-
age and diSci-
pline.
There is no ar
tillery. and the
cavalry arm is
confined to a few
h u n Dire d men
with no knowl-
edge of horse
manship and as
little idea of
weapons or their
duties. The army
h q S numerous
general officers,
of whom General
Prince Min Yum
Huan is the COM
- 2hE4G
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12
Paper of One Kind.

Glanders-It is said that paper can
be used effectively in keeping a person
warm. Gazley-That is very true 1 re-
member thirty day promissory note
of mine once kept me in a perspiration
for month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

He never wearied
of denouncing the
weakness of gener-
ais who think OF
loss OF life in bat
tie. The soldier
must be made IA
miliar with death,
he said: must al
ways be prepared
TO die. His favor
tie observation was
that the Russian
soldier is an au-
tomaton, standing
g. 1sl-A Ax-~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

The japanese sailors lead the world
as torpedo fighters. and naval ex-
perts agree that the daring and skill
they exhibited in the handling OF their
torpedo fleet at Port Arthur win mark
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

He has had no opportunity TO display
his soldierly qualities, If he possess
any. and even if he has ability can do
little with his troops. In the illustra-
ton the soldier is shown wearing a
new uniform recently adopted by the
emperors bOdyguard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

Experience teacheth that resolution
is sole help in need.-Shakespea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

Lieutenant General a. Stoessel, COM
mandant of Port Arthur, is n German
officer who has spent many years in the
military service of the car. He was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12

WF it be true that Korea is to aid
Japan in fighting Russia, her as
sistance is likely to be of little val
ne to the mikado. Korea hasa pop
ulation estimated at about 100000
and on paper has a standing army Of
$4,000 men, a part of which has re-
Gently been reorganized and equipped
and drilled in European style. This
body numbers several thousand men,
and they are armed with the Gras
Obsolete PATTERN. Murata. Martini and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-02
AN UNCONFIkMED RUMOR
Of S;nking of Colombian Gunboat-
Probably Mere Yarn.

Colon. Jan. 1.-Thnre were persist
cint rumors here, yesterday and again
today. that the Colombian gunboat
Gei.c: II Pinzon had been sunk by
Amer lean Warships. There is no con-
hrmation of the report to this time.
= The MayioWer, to which Admiral
toghlan transferred his flag, yesterday,
steamed out of the harbor. this morn
Jig. There are now no ships of war
Eclc.
1t is not known here whether the
Indian chief Inanaquina left his terri
tory Of his own accord or WAS forced
to do 50 by the COlOmbians. Much i'm
portance seems to be attached to that
point. The cruiser Olympia and the
GunboIt Castine have not returned
from the direction of Corti. where they
went TO investigate the situation.
y dispatch to The Associated Press
from Colon. Dec. 81, said that IL man
had arrived there from COrti and re-
ported to Governor Glendez that Co.
lombian troops had landed at Corti,
Dec. u. an conferred with the Indian
chief Inanaquina. who afterwards was
taken aboard IL vessel and. = it was
thought, conveyed to Cartagena.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-02
QUIET AT PANAMA.
No Signs of an Invasion by Colombians
Seen by Isthmians.

Panama. Jan. 1.-The situation on
this side of the isthmus is quiet and
satisfactory to the naval authorities.
Reports from Darien up to last night
do not give any evidence of Colombian
activity or the presence of Coiombians
in Panamanian territory.
The 80 American marines and blue
Jackets who remain at YaviZa have ar
tillery and two armed launches with
which they are patrolling the rivers.
Panamanian soldiers continue scouting
the Yaviza through the Darien district
The United States cruiser Boston is in
San Maguel Bay supporting the YaviZa
outpost. The Wyoming is INDUCING in
target practice and the Marblehead and
Concord are both at Panama.
Persons best informed concerning the
military situation along the Darien
frontier do not expect any Colombian
aggression for the present. They are
! of the opinion that the situation is like
| ~ to remain as it is at present unit
! TIE canal treaty is approved by Con
gress of the United States or unit
, Gen. Reyes returns from Washington
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-02

sists that galleries above the ground
Hoor must each have a separate stair
way leading to the street had been dis
regarded.
Mayor Harrison commented on the
TACT that damask curtains had COW
cred the doors and that there were nc
signs indicating the exists.
The signs We're being made ready .
Mr. Marshall said, but temporary
signs were not being used because it
was not desired to mar the beauty OF
the interior with Them
Eeturning to his office the mayor
said:
Il think exactly as 1 thought yester-
day or the theatre. | could not see
any explanation for the disaster ex-
cept the failure of the curtain to come
down. tried a lot of doors and they
seemed TO open and shut readily. I
got into the rigging loft which is of
solid steel, without a trace OF combus-
tihle material about it. I think it would
have been wise. however. if the man
asement had not placed and heavy
curtains in front of the exits"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-02
BULLET-PROOF COAT.
italian Invention That Attracts Very
Wide Attention

New York. Jan. 1.-The world is nj
pIcSen, Intensely interested in an Ital-
ian invention ANA since the Italian
government is negotiating for its use
II Is CT Importance that we see Just
what the results are, although it is ne
ceSSary to state shat the invention re-
mails Il secret and this notwithstand-
ing the attempts to discover its details.
Thus We shall have to deal with a gen.
crel description and with the results
OF experiments.
The "rm"r is apparently Il sort of
felt. tie stuff being capable of adapta-
ton to any form whatever. for exam
pie. breast piece with a collar or Il
sort of coat which completely envelopes
the Wearer and absolutely guarantees
him from gun-shot wounds. The thick
ness OF the protector varies from one
sixteenth 10 seven -sixtcenths of an inch
according 10 the arm the effects of
which it is designed to destroy
Against IL" armOr of seven six
tccnths of an inch the regular ordnance
revolver with stecl-covcred ban is pow
orless and also the gun of the 1891
model charged with an.okeiess powder
In the numerous experiments which
have been maGe-in firing at a distance
Of several yards-the ball, whether it
be Of lead or steel. when it strikes the
protector is arrested and deformed. in
some cases rcbounGinc and in others
being almost reduced to pulp. Thus
there is not only an arrest Of the ball
but reformation rs well, ana in this
reformation the force of the ball is con-
vcrted. While there should be a high
degree Of temperature ut the point
touched by the ball, it seems that the
bali alone feels the effects, for the pro-
tector does not seem to he burnt in the
slightest.
These results are not limited to ball
listic effects. for in the recent expert
ments it WIS sought to pierce the ar
NOR with a GaEgcr GTiven with all Dos
sible force. The point Of the arm,
however, could not penetrate the felt
and was bent into a shapeless mass.
1t is natural to suppose that the force
Of the bali would be communicated to
the armor. and that this would be driv-
en- violently backward. resulting in a
disagreeable shock, and one which at
times would be dangerous to the wear
er. To demonstrate the incorrectness
of this view Signor Benedict attached
his protector to a horse and fired upon
the animal. only six feet away, with
an ordnance revolver. the ball falling at
the feet of the horse, while he, freed
from his halter, walked away as if
nothing had happened. 1t is to be
noted that with the same revolver a
piece OF steel had been previously
pierced. The same experiment was
made with chicken covered with A
breast piece of the felt, the cock, after
| being rid of his new. shell. quietly pur-
suing the even tenor of his way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-02

r A GRIPPE is epidemic catarrh. II
- spares no class or nationally. The
cultured and the ignorant, the aristocrat
and the paupcr, the masses and the
classes are alike subject TO Ia grippe.
None are exempt-all are liable.
Have you the grip? Or, rather, has
the grip got you? Grip is well named.
Ihe original French term, Ia grippe.
his been shortened by tho busy Ameri-
can to read grip" Without intending
10 do so a new word has been coined
That exactly describes the ease. As If
som" hidcous giant i'll awful GRIP he'd
Cutchcd Us in lis fatal clasp. Men.
women, children. whole towns and cities
a. ".ush; IL The bancful grip Of ter
rib" mon":Nr.
-.ho following lnttors -;>~n,, fnr T;,nro
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-02
EVERY PROBATION
VIII Hereafter Be Taken by Theatre
Owners in St. Louis.

st. Louis. Mo. Jan. 1.-The commits
sl"l!cr Of public buildings and the chief o.
the fire department have notified local
''r"'fc managers that they must carry
out every provision of law 10 prevent
''dnlr ana IRE. new ordinance revising
HE hriidng laws is now pending in tie
council. One OF the new features thu (
VIII he incorporated in the ordinance is
ma, every theatre must have Il metal
S.<yliGht or fire vent over the stage cuuai
III area to onc-t"nth of the area of the
stag. This vent must he SO constructed
Us 70 open instantly and AUTOMATICALLY
on tae cutting or burning Of a cord or he
melting of Il fusihlc link or some other
approved device.
Fire Chief Swirglcy sent notice to the
theatre managers that hereafter the
aislcS must be kept clear and that he will
bring them into court if this order is NOT
observed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-02
DEAD, THOUGH LIVING
TWO Garroted Murderers Have Sur
vived Their Execution,

/ N-,.I;,,t, - .
| ,;.,,';i ..rt,! ..i.' I'LL -,oIncS OF the
! n'rti,,.,,, IN, rrtsiNcu AZ inc war De-
/ If ,-r, ,r, .,iii Il ""lIu ana Eruesome tale
/ kin ;.nmn Of IL. v;c,in'. Mn,Cn talieo 70
i Nicholas Anch.ta D,p;ci yprenr y" AZ
! Get" Iavi"r ana Furstfno PnschaI. muir
d'rrlS. were Garrot,d ut Amulung. Ca
SaX!n province. oct. 81. Mr.. Gubridge.
iiilIihd oiticihl. superintendent the exc
unable to find an official 10 do II Cnh.
ridge nracticrd with Tho yruoo,no ~.
chine. which was n str,ngrlati nr va. nc
rotr. and not ono ,hat 6isi"c,t ~. e ,ha
spinal column. on tho d,v set he Nd
abou, perfected himself in lie ,,sc ''"'
There w5s some u,cst,on &C IN IL.
tim" that the victims should be in tha
machine 'rhc Spanish tradition u. 80 ,hnt
it took eight minutes to camsr doath hut
that ib,, bodies shouIl Inc inf, II. ~ ~, ~,
chine four hours II was tho Sn,nisi,
boast that n"ithrr in Spain nnr M phn
ippincs had the rarrotnr cvcr h,nnlod III III
horrible TASK THftnr .o,oo 'i h punsieu ny
,.',, ,I,;'ini ai'tl sum hcsitatloh. u
tht y.'' ,'r, ~, ',ti'a MINUTES was az
Of death. ana hit tn four hours ,mr ~ wss.
the !anrfb of ti,n'. ,hn ,i ,;i i.air .,, WAS
cxposcd nf,crwnrd '''' 'ou'o' Si'ou'o DC
..whnn ,,i,"n fro,, az. ,, -,
linn hodio. III, In, ~ ,ndGni nm me
the rcI,tiyos might c,nim thn, n'nn ing t MAJ
thcm nwav n irn,,a I'm, ,h anu AK an.
surgeon. certified ia Their inatb AVA me-
judge gave the seal Of judicial approyai
larry officers, Capt. Long. senior insueS
tor of the province, and Lieut.. Collins
entered the church to see IF Tho bodies
had been claimed. They were borrifIed 10
see Ipon the floor thrce hod;ns' - It'll T.,
their winding cords, but so1Ijrniipr ard
COMFORTING in half-conscions cntlea~enr. -,
release themselves. Groans that sn,,rd'
ed ,InCarthlv i'm the dim church ca,,,.
from their Threats. Two of them eoened
a bout returning IN f,,jI conscinmsneas ,ra
the Constah,,Iarv off,reri hnn,l,nr n,ar
them. asked tbor, IN Sna ri.h IL ,Sns.,
was ANYTHING ther wantrd The rn,t,