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less days that fingered long into the hours
of evening with their surfcit Of sunlight and fra
grant warmth. The autumn air braces and thrills
like wine from her purple vineyards; the autumn
sunshine has the rapture OF the blessings that
brighten as they wing their Eight"
The Bard Of Agawam has come to Albany
Our own words are too poor to do him ade-
quate honor. SO we cite SAMUEL TAYLOR
CoLERIDGE:
" BowLEs, the most tender OF ALL"
No blasphemy against the divinity Of BowIRs
" Such Verse as BowLBs. heart -honored poet. sang
That moved the Tear. yet took away the Pang.'
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squInt Now Comes Too Late.

Flashiicht powder for photography has now
become perfected that. according 10 an expert.
the notion that such picture is liable 70 be faulty
because OF the startled expression which comes
TO the eyes OF some q the sttcr,, Is entirely
roneous
and long before the sitter has mad tune br startled
the plate has cnugh, the Impression. !, is. 10 be
sure, possible 50 :. arraucr IN powder that rs
nash continues l'uC enough " show such express
sion, but no photogTap who knows his business
does this. The peculiar staring lock seen in the
faces In some nashlIght pictures Is generally due
N the feeling Of expectancy on the par, cf the
sit,crJ while waiting for the naSh. II they did
not know thc Ha,h wai coming they would never
jump stare In time for the camera 70 catch It,
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To THE EDITION OF THE suN-SI: II ever there
a hot air merchant. Bourke Cochran nils the
role. rs Disraeli would say lie Is lnebriated
with an cIuberancc OF his own verbosity."
Such twadde as Cochran poured forth In Brook
Ign Saturday evening Is enough TO make all THE
rods laugh and then drop dead OF disgust.
Instead Of meeting tho Issues he sets up man Of
straw to lambaste with his club OF rarruiy. Cock
ran will carry New York for Roosevelt as surely
- he aided In carrying Vermont for him
BROOKLYN. Sept II, AMrsED.
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wens Tung.Ho, Chinese Emperor'sTuton

From The Sinod pore Free Prese.
A despatch from CHI an gshu. city not very
far distant from Wusieh. reports the death.
in the first named city. on July ,. at the age
OF rs. of his Exceilency Weng Tung-Ho. late
Grand Secretary and well known ex-tutor
to his Majesty Kuang Hsu This remarkable
man was himself the means Of drawing the
young Chinese Emperor's mind In the direc-
ton OF reform. Weng Tung Ho himself hsv-
ing been first Of all an opponent OF reform
ideas. We are told in one Of the earlier
papers by Wen Ching, published in the Sinou-
pvrc Free Press during the Boxer troubles.
afterward republished as The Chinese Crisis
from Within. how it was that Weng Tuns- Ho
became a convert to reform.
He had been studying a certain treatise on
Japanese reforms written by Kang Yu Wei.
In which the patriotic character of the Japa-
nese nation was well brought out. 1t was.
as we are assured. really bit OF rare good
fortune for the young Chinese Emperor to
have had his EQUATION and training in affairs
super vised by so capable man as Weng
Tung- no. who was prior to that. the trusted
Minister Of the late Eastern Empress. Weng
was an intelligent literatus. who. though
Empire. was yet alive to the excellence and
Now that il is rumored that. impressed by
the revelation OF Japanese power based on
the adoption Of Western idens and methods.
tne GHlITcFs IoWdeti an
certain REIMBURSEMENT OF her executive
psn's example and adapt that to the Chinese
needs of tI:day, ii will be understood that it
will have tecn Weng Tlng- Ho who really
had the chance If exercising the last infiu-
ence in this direction before the prescription
and Punishment Of all who were suspected
OF reform leanings.
1t will he his personal advice that will now
he rememi: cred by the Emperor Kuang Hsu.
should that frail young monarch survive to
zee the renaissance Of China under the stimu-
lating touch Of Japanese precedent and ex-
ample. For II was under the influence OF
Wcng Tpnp-Ho that the young Emperor
grew up to be diligent young man. W hose
mind was open to receive new ideas and whose
interest and curiosity In the world outside
China were maintained by the perusal OF the
modern translated literature. selected by
Weng himself"
When the Manchu opposition to the reform
party came to a head under the encourage
ment Of the Empress Dowager. in the coup
d 'etat of 1898. a clean sweep was made Of the
Emperor's enlightened encourage. Under
Kang-Yis baleful influence Weng Tung Ho
was cashiered by the Empress Dowa ger.
and he was banished to his native place.
where, as has been announced, he has now
died. when China rises to better things.
oven II only to follow japan afar of with
hating stops. the memory Of Weng Tung-Ho
will not he the least to be held in honor by the
new generation OF Chinese statesmen who
are to rescue the Empire from the slough
Of Manchu ignorance. apathy and corrup-
tion
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Looking in at the cast window Of the
editorial parlor OF the Albany Argus, what
is our agitation, our joy, to see this sweet
picture-poem:
Autumn Is q gracious presence whose gorgeous
beauty no touch OF frost has mArred. She wears
raiment At for thrones and palaces and though
she bears no garlands she comes bringing fruit for
the symbol OF her harvest time. Her hills and
woods and nelds wear cloth of gold. woven scarlet.
russell and purple: her skies gorgeous with the
panopiied banners OF sunises and sunsets like The
dyes Of the Orient. Her Heeting days that 70 TO
dusk so soon have subtier beauty than the caro-
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The Hon. TON TAooARr IA now practically q
has been chairman. -pfroinidn Pilot
That's right. Lay all the blame on poor
Tom, who is doing the best he can and Is
what he has been. IL 1t his fault that Judge
PARKER hasn't set the Hudson on fire?
After the election the Indiana Democrats
will be saying, not without satisfaction:
If they'd only let Tom alone, this wouldn I
have happened"
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The Appearance Of Jedediah Burchard

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUH-Sir: As to
telepathy / hate to intrude my notions on
your readers and wouldn't we're 1t not for
my age, which seems to give sort OF free pass
1t is a proverb, is 1t not. that the Devil Is
always near when you are talking about
him? Years ago. somewhere in the sos
/ was riding with my father in northern New
York. 1t was in the evening. but 1T was very
dark, and it was raining. There was living
at the time a remarkable man. Jedediah
Burchard, a revivalist. He was very able
orator. and my father admired him above
almost any man. As we rode In the dark
my father spoke Of Burchard. whom he had
not seen for years, and Of whose present
habitat he was entirely ignorant. He con
tinued to talk about him for ten or hfteen
minutes, when buggy came along ana its
driver offered to pass us. This led 70 some
remark from my father, and rejoinder from
Rurchard, in, the other buggy and IN the
Just talking about you.
Another. You know that mediums made
1t speciality, and they do now, suppose to
tell their interlocutor something OF his his
tory that should convince him Of their power.
Well, my informant approached one OF the
famous mediums. He had recalled to his
memory an event OF his boyhood in which
his horse had run away with plough at
tached to him. and remarkable succession
But to my informant's surprise the medium
told them all. think illustrations OF this
kind are numberess. They contain the
whole and a sufficient explanation OF that
dangerous craze spirtualism.
OSPREY. Fla, Sept II. JOHN G. WEBB.
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the Jewish belief but the Zlonists are doing more
10 hurt the faith than are the Christians"
IL is only necessary to quote another
paragraph from this address, In which
the views of so many American Jews
are set forth, to display the opposition
the Iionists must overcome II they are
to obtain the assistance of their Ameri-
can brethren. DR.. HIRscH used these
words:
E"The radicals talk OF returning TO Palestine.
Palestine is no longer our home. II is here under
the glorious Stars and Stripes. The Jews should
come to q realization OF that fact. The Zionlsts
are doing more to lnjure the Jewish religion than
all other efforts com ined." -
To many strict and orthodox Jews
such words must sound like treason.
But the progress made by the Jews in
this country, the opportunities here
open for their advancement in every
avenue of endeavor, have converted
great numbers Of the most influential
men among them from the dream OF
restoration to Palestine and the ideas
expressed by DR.. HIRsCH are unques-
tionably those held by the majority Of
more conspicuous Jews in this country,
without whose enthusiastic cooperation
the leaders of the Zionist movement
cannot hope to bring their plans to sue
cessful issue.
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JAPANESE GIRLS EDUCATION.
Besides slusic and Languages, They Are
Taught Complete System Of Ethics.

from inc GuurdtuH.
The girls Of the Far East. and especially
in the younger stages. are very charming.
Nothing can exceed the fascin alton of those
daintily. gorgeously clad tiny bodies who
have no awe Of the great" Foreigners. but
come up oonfdingly. with wide, black eyes
fixed In an inauiring stare On the strangers
face: with gen tie wee hands. soft an autumn
leaf. lowering about one in timid caresses.
and eager little voices longing to instruct the
"sensei" in their soft toned speech.
On the whole, the baby girl has not bad
time OF it. As soon as she is freed from the
swathing girdle which fastens her to her
elder sisters back she becomes a useful
member Of society, in her turn carries the
baby pick -a-back WHILE she joins IN games
Of play, helps her mother at home. and to all
appearance enjoys her school hours nightly.
So that from the first. even among the very
poor, she Is -somebody.S free to develop tn
her own way and but ltbtle interfered with
during that development.
In the higher classes OF ss,ciety a different
order Of things prevails: there the little girl
is carefully guided and watched and taught
from the outset Specially chosen teachers
most expensive and select m ssters and mis-
tresses prepare her Tor her entranoe INTO
Nowadays a Japanese girl aspires to In
the so-oalled womanly occupations though
OF housekeeping and needlework. OF cooking
and home identifying. duties too often and
ton. she must know at least the ordinary
subjects Of education-one foreign language
English invariably probably two French
usually taking precedence OF German with
girls) She must not only read and write her
own language perfectly (which is no light
matter even for a native) and draw and paint,
but she must master the foreign alphabet
and printed writing
She must play the piano besides .hor own
national "koto" or ~samisen- fstringed in
struments), and in many cases the harmon.
ium. also. Nor do her acquireme nts end
here-as to my amaZement, some OF my
university students informed me-for oom.
plete system Of ethics is taught to advanced
pupils and Darwin, Spencer and Huxley are
studied in the Japanese language.
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Her Instructions to the Dentist.

Kansas woman wanted a set OF false teeth
and wrote TO Topeka dentist thus: MY mouth
is three inches scrost, nve elshths thru the jowi
Some hunmocky on the aige, shaped somethin'
like boss shoe, toe forard. II you want me to
be more particular III have TO come UP thar"
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present Government, when we keep in
view the important relation Of Lord
DUNRAvEN and his friends to the Wynd-
ham Land Purchase bill.
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AS doctor was going along a road one day,
q passer-by happened to knock against him.
The doctor few into a rage and. raising his
hand, was about to strike the man who had
knocked against him, when the latter, pros
not touch me with your hand, but kick me
instead" Asked by somebody near why he
made this request, the man replied Those
who are handled by doctors nearly all die,
II Is better to be kicked"
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-27

sian garrison has been withdrawn from
Tein Sein to Shanghai. Kwan postof-
flee has been turned over to French Of
fcials. The Russian transport SmO-
lensk and one torpedo boat have entered
Suez canal. The Russian gunboat
MANIC is at Shanghai and two japanese
warships are waiting for her at the
mouth of the river.
The japanese have seized Mashampo,
Korea. They will fortify the port and
establish a military and naval position.
The Japanese have blown up bridge
on the Manchurian railway and killed
80 Russians and blocked the railway.
The japanese captured two Russian
steamers belonging to the Chinese
Eastern Railway Company.
Admiral Alexeff has been appointed
supreme commander of the Russian
land and sea forces.
The japanese have destroyed four
more battleships and three cruisers to-
day in an engagement outside of Port
Arthur Two japanese warships were
damaged. Five thousand Japanese
have been landed at Seoul. Korea The
Russian battle feet of - ships have
left for the far East.
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THE FIRST
ACT OF WAR
Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.

Special dispatch to THE NUGGET
London, Feb. Minister Hayashi,
in his official advises regarding the
battle of Chemulpo, and the text of
official dispatches received furnish the
following information: On Monday a
Japanese squadron, escorting transports
met on the road to ChemulpO, Korea,
the Russian warship keriez as the lat
ter was coming out of the harbOr. The
Keriez took an offensive attitude to-
ward the japanese vessels and fired on
the japanese torpedo boats, and the
latter fired two torpedoes, inetfectuG lily.
The Keriez then returned to her an
chorage in the harbor. Early in the
morning of Tuesday, Admiral Notik,
commanding the japanese squadron,
formally called on the Russian war
ships to leave Chemulpo before noon.
The Admiral added that if his demands
were not complied with he would be
compelled to attack them in the har-
Dor. The two Russian warships left
the port at about 1910 am. and bat
tie resulted outside. After about an
hours engagement the Russian war
ships sought refuge among the islands,
Toward evening the Russian cruiser
Varing sank. At about 4 am. today,
February TO-. the Keriez was reported
IN have SINK HAVING been blown mn
The officers and men of the sunken yes
sells sought refuge on the French cruz
ser Pascal. There were no casualties
on the Japanese side.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-27
CAUGHT OUT
ON THE ICE
Arthur Maus and Charles VOigt
Spend a Night on the
Ice.

Arthur Maus and Charles Voigt
were caught out on the ice of Boring
sea last Monday afternoon when the
blizzard swooped down so suddenly.
These are the missing men referred to
in the last issue of this paper.
Maus and Voigt went out from their
cabin below the Standard Oil Company
early Monday morning. Almost before
they were aware of it the blizzard was
upon them and the ice began to move.
They were forced to camp out all Mon
day night, but they kept moving, and
as the night was not cold thay man
aged to pull through all right.
When day broke Tuesday morning
they began to make their way to land
reaching Cape Nome Tuesday after
noon, pretty well exhausted. They
stayed there that night and reached
Nome Wednesday afternoon, but little
the worse for their thrilling expert
ence.
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R'''I ES;,E, AT ' ARTHUR
Eleven Warstps Already Japanese Troops Make
Out of Action Landing
JAPAN very ALERT With GREAT LOSS
Russian War Vessels TOpdOed No Further News As To the Re-
Apparently With the suit of the japanese Attack
Greatest Dispatch Upon the Town.
Special dispatch to TIE NUGGET.

Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.
St. Petersburg, Feb. l3.-The Asso-
ciated Press today authorized the re-
port that japanese troops have landed
at Port Arthur, with loss of two regi-
ments.
Nothing is known here officially re-
garding the movement of the Vladivo-
stock squadron, but reports that it had
sunk the japanese transport Monsoon,
and destroyed Hakodate, are generally
discredited, it being pointed out that it
is impossible for the squadron to have
been in two places almost simultanne-
ously.
London, Feb l3.-The well informed
public opinion here inclines to the be-
lief that the next move will be a deter
mined effort on the part of Japan to
capture Port Arthur. The Russian
fleet is believed to be in no shape to
withstand a determined attack.
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JAPAN VERY ALERT
Russian War Vessels TOrpedOed
Apparently With the
Greatest Dispatch.
Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.

Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.
London, Feb. l0.-A summary of the
losses sustained by Russia in the first
twenty-four hours of the war with ia
pan show that eleven warships were
put out of action in one way or another,
and that the japanese did not lose a
ship. The losses are as follows battle
ship Rethizim, torpedoed and beached
at Port Arthur; battleship Czarovitch,
torpedoed and beached at Port Arthur:
battleship Poltwa. hole below the wa
ter line, at Port Arthur: armored cruz
ser Boyartn, disabled by japanese fire,
at Port Arthur; cruiser Pollada, torpe-
decd and beached at Port Arthur;
cruiser Novil, hole below water line,
in Port Arthur; cruiser Vaahland, hole
below water line, in Port Arthur; CRUZ
ser Diana, hole below water line, in
Port Arthur; first-class armored cruz
ser Variag, at Chemulpo, Korea: cruiser
MANIC, said to have been seized by ia
panese at Nagasaki, Japan.
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The crews of the Russian ships are
reported to have surrendered to the
Japanese. 1t has been ascertained
that japanese shells did not injure the
fort at Port Arthur, in yesterdays en-
gagement. Shells directed toward dis
abled battleships went over them and
entered the town. Shells directed at
Port Arthur struck the houses on the
hill.
Japanese troops have been Landed at
Yenken, and are intended to cooperate
with troops that have been successfully
landed at Hinfi Yang, on the opposite
side of the Korean peninsula. These
two forces constitute the japanese
second line of defense against the Rus
SLAMS who are marching over Yalu
river bound for the interior OF Korea.
A fierce line of defense, being COM
posed of picked troops, has been landed
in South Korea, on the Yalu. It is
considered most unlikely that this
army will reach its destination in time
to intercept the invading Russians.
The second line may fail to hold in
vaders, in which case land fight will
take place not far from Seoul. In any
event, preparations are being made
with view to closing in on any body
of Russians that may succeed in forcing
its way into Korea.
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The Battle Ground Will
Be in Korea
LINE OF DEFENSE.
Japan Landed Troops in South
Korea to Intercept In.
vading Russians.
Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.

Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.
ChefOo, Feb. l2.-The Japanese fleet
has not been seen since noon Tuesday.
The damaged battleships Czarovitch
and Retvizan have been foated, but
the cruiser Hallada is still on the
beach. The details of the naval en-
gagement at Chemulpo on Monday, in
which Admiral Atrik, with japanese
fleet Of five ships, destroyed the Rus
sian cruiser Variag and gunboat
Korietz, have been received. The re-
ports show that these vessels left the
harbor and fought separately and were
crushed by the superior fire of the
japanese. The Jarietz, also, went out
to fight the entire fleet. The Japanese
broadsides raked her continually until
she sank. Many of the Korietz's crew
were killed by shells or drowned. The
few who escaped ashore were captured.
The Variag, upon steaming out to sea.
was met by hail of shot, and about
200 of the crew were killed or drowned.
Many of them swan for foreign war;
ships, and some were taken aboard the
American gunboat Vicksburg. The
British cruiser Talbot, French cruiser
Pascal and Italian cruiser Elba wit
messed the engagement and saluted the
victorious feet.
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A FREE
NATION
Russian ReyOIutiOnaries
DenOunCe War
SAFETY OF REGIME
In Russia is Graye.-Russia all
Asiatic DespOtism, Say
the Patriots"

New York, Feb. ia special cable
to the New York American from Wen
ma says; "Underground advices from
St. Petersburg state that the Russian
Revolutionary Party has issued mani
festo denouncing the war and declaring
that the task Of the Russian people lies
neither in Korea nor in Manchuria but
exclusively in Russia, where domestic
reforms are most pressing. The docu-
ment declares Japan is a free nation
and Russia, on the contrary, is an Ash
attic despotism. The present war will
prove that the situation of the auto
cratic regime is grave.
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RAVACES OF
JAPANESE
Warships Destroy a Russian Mail
Steamer Bound for New
York.

Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.
New York, Feb. r. Associated
Press dispatches, under date of Feb. II,
state:
1t is reported that japanese war
ship has destroyed the Russian mail
steamer, Mongolia bound from Shang-
hal to New York.
The japanese made several unsuccess-
full attempts to land troops at small
bays around Port Arthur. The Rus
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-27
Without RuSSia'S Aid.
to THE NUGGET.

Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.
Constantinople, Feb. lin diplo-
matte circles here, it is believed that
Turkey and Bulgaria will take advan-
tage Of the Russian preoccupation in
the far east to settle their own difficult
ties without the customary interference
of the Cars ministers.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-27
NJ. L.V. SMITHS
EXPERIENCE

NJ. l.. V. Smith. than whom there is
no more intrepid musher in all the
Northland, had an experience during
his last mail trip that he will not soon
forget. He reached Isaac's Point last
Sunday evening from Nome, and left
the following morning with the Nome
mail. Soon after he struck the ice on
Norton bay it moved out from shore,
and that night and the following day
he was cut off from all communication
from the shore. Tuesday afternoon he
was seen by some natives, who launched
a boat and went TO his rescue. For
two days he was without food, and
when asked about his experience he
simply laughed and said: "Oh, little
thing like that is nothing
If Won want tn hire a horse and cutie
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-27
FINDS
THE WRECK

Seattle, Dec. l6.-A special dispatch
to the Seattle Times from Juneau
says the wreck Of the steamer Discov-
cry has been found. An Indian from
Cross sound discovered the wreck and
brought the news TO Juneau.
The United States revenue cutter
Rush has gone to the scene, taking the
Indian as guide.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-27
COAL STRIKE
THREATENED

Philadelphia, Feb. 15.-Another big
strike of anthracite coal miners is
threatened. President Mitchell, OF the
United Nine Workers, says that unless
the miners demands ARE granted
strike will be declared. 1t will involve
$1,000 men.
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Takes a Tumble.

Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE United
States Steel Corporation is extending
its profit sharing scheme, and is now
issuing stock at s55 per share instead
of $3.50, the original price.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-02-27
AND
WHITEHEAD

Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.
Washington, Feb. l4.-D. Mckenzie,
of Coldfoot. Alaska, who is in this city,
called upon the president and strongly
urged the building of road from VAL
DEE to the Yukon.
Col. w. T. Perkins. of Nome, and
DR.. Cabell Whitehead, have been be-
fore the senate committee on territor-
les and have made a strong presenta-
ton OF Alaska's needs.
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To Exclude Chinese.
patch to THE NUGGET.

Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.
Panama, Feb. ll.-At the session OF
the constitutional convention bill was
introduced for the exclusion Of Chinese
from the isthmus.