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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
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An Enternrisinp Journalist.

That is a very amusing story which
tells of the Queen of Hollands recent
encounter with a journalist. Her youth.
full Majesty vas going over one of the
soup kitchens at The Hague, where
cheap and excellent meals are sold to
he poor. AS is her wont, says the
Westminster Gazette, she wished to
see everything, and came at last to a
door behind which, it was explained to
her, meat was kept in hot weather.
Let me have a look in,' said the
Queen, and opened the door, when, lc
and behold, a mar stepped out. at
must be a fireman." said the lady in
waiting, but the mystery man himself
who had remained admirably cool (no
doubt under the influence of the meat
safe), explained that he was "only a
Journalist. 1T is my duty to be every.
where" he went on. 81 wished TIC
write some impressions of Your Males.
tvs visit, and now I have, indeed,
plenty of material, since Your Males
ty has thus graciously received me in
audience" This from a man belong.
ing to a proverbially gauche nation,
which is supposed to do all things
slowly, and its brainwork more slowly
than the rest, was a fine performance.
At least Queen Wilhelmina seems to
have thought so, for she dismissed the
intruder with t%winkling eyes, saying:
AT any rate, send me your article"
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Japanese Traits.

In no country is Williar, Morris
golden rule, Lave nothing about you
but what you know to be useful and
believe to be beautiful so crupu
lousy followed as in Japan. The DO.
likeness of the Japanese sign of
"equality"-the pOliteness of this
.hlerarchical East, is in surprising con.
trast with the aggressive rudeness of
our democratic communities. Gentle
ness, cordially, are the japanese rule.
No scenes of violence. The readiness
with which Europeans fly into a pas.
sion stupefies the japanese, appears to
them to be a sign of innate coarse.
ness. In his consideration for others.
a Japanese habitualiy refrains from
making any show of his personal sor-
rows. Only her vanity has led Europe
to fancy that the Japanese regard
Western Utilization as superior to
their own, and that therefore they are
"Europeanizing" themselves purposely.
The Western diplomatist who de.
scribed modern Japan as a 'bad trans
lation" merely shared the delusion and
conceit of foreigners generally.-F.
Challaye, in Revue de Paris.
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promiue, [ Peoplo.

Speaker Cannon, who has a touch of
malaria, will take a sea voyage.
King Alfonso of Spain will visit the
courts of Europe this summer.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans is a
baseball enthusiast, and seldom misses
an opportunity to see a game.
Earl Roberts has definitely accepted
Ambassador Choate's invitation to
visit America before the close of the
year.
Paul Kruger is living in a villa at
Clarens. on the Lake of Geneva, with
his daughter, his grandchildren. his
secretary and his physician.
James Gordon Bennett carries with
him on his yacht, on every long voy-
age, two fine cows, in order that he
may avoid condensed milk.
Sir Thomas Upton is to make this
country a wit this year. He Will
confine himself on this trip to an in
spection of the st. Louis Exposition.
Ramon Corral, who is to be the Vice
President of Mexico, is known as the
baby" of President Diaz's Cabinet,
being now but forty-six years old.
Sir William Turner, who was long
an expert adviser to Darwin on an
atomical points, is still wonderfully
active at his more than seventy years.
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BLAMEFOR SLOCUM HORROR
Directors, Captains and Inspector
Accused Of Manslaughter.
PENALTY TEN YEARS AT LABOR

Verdict of C%oroner's Jury, in Session In
New York City, Charges Officials of
Knickerbocker Company and Govern.
ment Inspector With Criminal NeeIi.
eence-Warrants Issued For All.
New York City.-For the deaths of
more than a thousand human beings
on the Slocum the Coroner's Jury re-
turned to the court room after three
hours and forty minutes deliberation
and declared that the following men
were guilty of negligence or cowardice,
and demanded that they be held on a
charge of m~anslaughter in the second
degree. The penalty for such a crime
is ten years at hard labor.
Frank A. Barnaby, President Knick-
erbocker Steamship Company.
James K. Atkinson. Secretary.
Charles E. Hill, director.
G. De Lacy Evans, director,
Robert X. Story, director.
Floyd S. Corbin, director.
Frank 0. Dexter, director.
William H. Van Schaick, captain of
the Slocum.
John A. Pease, commodore of the
Knickerbocker fleet.
Edward Flanagan, mate Of the Slo-
cum.
Henry Lundberg, United States In
spector of Hulls.
The verdict rehearsed the history of
the Slocum's trip up toward the Sound
until she was destroyed. The Jury ex-
pressed its belief that the boat was not
equipped with proper life saving or
fire fighting appliances. and that her
crew was neither efficient nor well
drilled. 1t was held that President
Barnaby and his associates as direct
Ors, especially. James X. Atkinson, who
was associated with Mr.. Barnaby as
managing director, were responsible
for the lack of provision for disaster
on the Slocum; Captain Van Schaick
was charged with criminal neglect of
duty for permitting the boat to be in
an unsafe condition; so was Captain
Pease, commodore of the company's
fleet; Mate Flanagan was described as
Il coward, and attention was drawn to
the fact that he had no license; Inspec-
tor Lundberg was charged with not
having made a proper inspection of
the Slocum. The jury charged all the
persons named with criminal negli-
gence. The Federal prosecuting off
GERS were asked to get after Lundberg.
Secretary Cortelyou was asked to take
steps to make future inspections of YES
sells in this harbor efficient and hon
est.'
AS soon as the reading of the verdict
was over Assistant District Attorney
Garvan asked the Coroner to issue
warrants for the arrest of the persons
against whom the jury's verdict had
made charges. This was done.
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"DEAR MRs% PrNKnAM:.oI suffered for four years with what the
doctors called Salpingits Gnfammation of the faIopian tubes and oa-
rits, which are most distressing and painful ailments, affecting all the
surrounding parts, undermining the constitution, and sapping the life
forces. If you had seen me a year ago, before l began taking Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. and had noticed the sunken eyes,
sanow complexion, and general emaciated condition, and compared that
person with me as I am today, robust, hearty and well you would not
which restored me to new life and health in five months, and saved me
from an awful operaMon"-M1ss IRENE HAPeooD, 1922 Sandwich St,
Windsor, Ont.
ovaritis or Inflammation of the ovaries or fallpian tubes which adioin the
ovariesm may result from sudden stopping of the monthly flow, from inhamna-
ton Of the womb and many other causes The slightest indication Of trouble
by heat and shooting pains, should claim your instant attention: 1t will not
curei ITSELF and a hospital operation, with all its terrors may easily result from
neglect.
"DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM:-I can truly say that you have saved
my life, and I cannot express my gratitude to you in words.
"Before 1 wrote to you telling how felt I had doctored for over
two years steady and spent lots of money in medicine besides, but; it all
failed to do me any good. My menses did not appear in that time, and
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Sporting BreYities.

Devlin, of the New Yorks, rises to
emergencies like a hungry trout to
a fly.
Haverford College cricket team
played a drawn game with Rugby, in
England.
Hermis, the winner Ct the Suburban
Handicap, travelled from New York to
st. Louis in a special car to enter the
$4,000 Worlds Fair Handicap.
The Wrenn brothers lost and W. A.
Larned and NJ. D. Whitman won in the
two lawn tennis matches played in an
invitation tournament at the Rocka-
way Hunting Club.
Jacob Schaefer defeated Louis Cure
in a 3O00-point billiard match in Paris.
Sham0kin has a driving association
which promi-es to = one Of the most
active organizations in the eastern part
of Pennsylvania.
Gender, a member of the Sport Ath-
letique Bordelais, at an amateur cham
pionship meeting at Paris, France.
broke the worlds record at pole vault
ing. clearing II feet l inch.
The American YACHT Ingomar fin
ished first in the race from Dover TO
Heligoland for the Emperor William
Cup, but lost on time allowance. The
English yacht valdora won.
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JAPANESE CONTINUE TO WIN
Drive the Russian Fleet Back to
Port Arthur.
PRINCE UHTOMSKY IS LOST

The Peiesviet Was Sunk and Two Other
Warships DamaSed-J apanese Losses
Slight-The Russian Armies Are Hard
Pressed and Heavy Fighting is On-No
Decisive Engagements Reported.
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JAPANESE STILL ADVANCE.
Large Armies Continue to Surround
the Russians.

thO LNucSlcilSs
Liau Yang. The Japanese continue
their advance from the eastward. The
southern Japanese army has advanced
ten miles beyond Senuchen and halted.
evidently awaiting the arrival of Cen
eral Kuroki. Several days must elapse
before General Kuroki and General
Oku can get into position and Jointly
attack Tachichao, which it is believed
will be the most likely point for an
important battle.
Reports of fighting between the Rus
sian rear guard and the advance guard
regiments of the enemy are c~ontinu-
ally coming in. The battles are indie
%cisive, but tLey show that the Japan
csc are in great strength and are NOV
ing forward regularly on each front,
despite strong opposition. This is cor
roborated by official dispatches. Mem
bers of the Red Cross, together with
nOn-combatants who are DESTROYS of
witnessing the fighting, are leaving
southwark daily. 1t is believed here
that a battle between the main armies
cannot be delayed longer than a few
days, and unless General Kuropatkin
decides to abandon his positions south
of Hatcher and 2isk the capture of the
small divisions between Stu Yen and
Tachichao, he will have to fight shortly.
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News From the Far East.

The military attaches are going to
Southern Manchuria, in anticipations
of developments there.
General Kuropatkih left Liaoyang
to ssum command of the army op-
Grating toward Port Arthur.
The Japanese are experimenting
with automobile traction to take stores
from the front from Takushan over a
road of rough planks.
Toxic dispatch says a japanese de-
tachment surprised and routed a COM
pany of Cossacks, seven miles north
west of Taku-Shan.
For the first time sihce the war be-
gan General Kuropatkin is personally
directing operations in the field.
1t was announced that Russia will
not heed representations by Great
Britain respecting the declaration max
ing foodstuffs contraband of war.
General Oku, who was in command
of the japanese army at the battle
Of Wafangow, or Telissu, reports that
he has buried 1916 Russians at Tel
isSu.
The Russian War Office has been
informed that the Japanese have
abandoned their advance north of
Feng- Wang-CAeng and the west OF
Siu-Yen.
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Marie Antoinette.s Par.so,

A parasol used by Queen Marie An.
tionette has recently been sen to a
London house to be brought up to date.
The stick, which, after the fashion of
those primitive sunshades. doubles up,
is of ivory, but almost studded with
turquoises, pearls and diamonds. The
handle, where it joins the stick, repre-
sents a tiny gold kennel, with a micro.
scopic dog at the far end; and on the
top, above the silk, is a carved gold
ball, surmounted by a figure in CLASH
cal dress, ball and figure not more than
an inch high. The parasol was covered
with Gobelins blue silk, lined with
pink, edged with a frayed out pinked
ruche and a bow outside.
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CANADA COTTON MILLS CLOSE.
Some to Shut Down For Two Weeks;
Others Running on Short Time.

Fredericton, N. B.-Cotton mill off.
Gals here say that they are not in a
position to estimate the extent of the
curtailment by Canadian mills which
has been decided upon. The employees
of the Gibson mills in Marysville, the
largest in eastern Canada, were mott.
fed that after next week there will be
no work for two weeks. Similar or.
ders will be issued at the cotton mills
in st. Stephen, Moncton, Halifax and
elsewhere, and it is expected that at
some of the plants the curtailment
will be prolonged. The st. Croix mills
In Midtown are running on short time.
The condition of the markets and
lack of protection from British goods.
which are admitted under a preference
tariff, are advanced as the reasons for
the general closing. The mills af.
fected employ 10000 men.
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Farmer Ashamed of His Hairless Horse

Farmer Ashamed of His Hairless Horse.
A farmer near Jackson raised a colt
that was as bare of hair as a Mexican
dog. The parents of the feak were
of the ordinary covered kind, and no
theory is advanced as to the cause of
the offspring's ridiculous nudity. The
animal grew to horsehood, but seemed
so "sort of repulsive like" that the
owner was ashamed to drive him to
town and kept the hairless monster
at work on the farm. A Jackson man
heard of the horse and for $40 became
his owner, and now has an offer of
5000 for him, a sum which he has re-
fused on the ground that the freak is
worth much more.-Detroit Tribune.
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WHY HOT WEATHER MAKES WOMEN NERVOUS.
Suggestions by DR.. Hartman---HoW
to Combat the Nervous Depression
Incident to Warm Weather.

Nervousness is very common among
women. This condition is due to anaemiO
nerve centers. The nerve eenters are
the reservoir for nerve vitality. These
centers become bloodless for the want of
proper nutrition.
This condition is especially noticeable
during the warm season. Every sum
mer an army of invalids are produced as
a direct result of weak nervous systems.
This could easily be overcome by the
use of Peruna. Peruna strikes at the
root of the trouble by correcting the
digestion. Perfect digestion furnishes in
creased nutrition for the nerve centres
Perfectly digested food gives these reser-
voirs of life a vitality which creates strong,
steady nerves, and in this manner fortihes
and nourishes life.
Miss Blanche Grey, a prominent young
society woman of Memphis. Tenn, in q
recent letter from ia Alabama street,
writes: "To a society woman whose ner-
vous force is often taxed to the utmost
from lack Of rest and irregular meals,
L EBOl of nothing 1Chtch Is OfsO much
benefit as PerUHd. | took it a few
months ago when l felt my strength Civ
ing way, and 1t Don made itself man
ifest TAI gtCing me nelU strength and
health. "--MiSs blanche GreN
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-01

Erroneous impressions are in circula-
ton as regards the leading horse-rais-
ing States. One is impressed that
Kentucky is entitled to the lead from
the frequency that the horses of the
Bluegrass State are ~euIogized. Yet
there are fifteen States that surpass
Kentucky in the number of their
horses, while the average value in
twenty-three States rates higher than
the horses of the Bluegrass State. The
horses of New Jersey average $99.2S
a head, and of New Mexico $17.52,
the extremes of average prices in the
different States and Territories
DroverS' Journal,
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HELEN KELLER GRADUATES.
Gets Her A. B. Degree at Radcliffe and
Receives Hearty Applause.

Boston.-Helen Adams Keller, the
blind and deaf girl whose progress in
her studies has interested many of the
leading educators since she was a
child, was graduated from Radcliffe
College, receiving cum laude honors
with her A. B. degree.
The commencement exercises took
place in Sanders Theatre, Cambridge.
Miss Keller sat among her classmates,
clad in her m%ortarboard and gown. She
was accompanied by her teacher and
companion, Miss Sullivan.
President Briggs referred to Miss
Keller as n who, in learning much,
taught more. Dean Irwin then pre-
scented the diplomas, and when Miss
Keller's name was read she went for
ward to the platform guided by Miss
Sullivan, took the degree, bowed smil-
ingly, and then left the theatre amid
p%rotracted applause. She did not att
tend the alumni dinner.
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Japanese EXECUTIONS.

Capital punishment is in vogue in
Japan, but no one-not even the execu-
tioner-witnesses the actual dispatch
of the condemned man, who is placed
in a kind of box and left to himself as
soon as the moose is adjusted. The
floor or the box falls when the signal
is given, and the murderer drops into
eternity unseen.
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DEAD NUMBER ABOUT 915.
Pslice Make Up Lists Of Dead, Miss
ing, Hurt and Unhurt.

New York City.-Police Inspector
Schmittberger turned into Commission
er McAdoo a long report on the Slocum
disaster. 1t contains much valuable
information, laboriously collected and
approximately correct-especially the
lists Of names of the dead, missing, in
jured and uninjured.
The total loss of life was 915.
1t appears that less than eighteen
per cent. of those on the Slocum es-
capped unhurt and that about sixty-nine
per cent. p~erished-that nearly four
times as many lost their lives as es-
capped injury.
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A Well Known Canadian Lady Sends
Letter of Endorsement to Pe.rn.na.

Miss Mary Burns, % Spring Garden
Road, Halifax, N. S., writes: Having
used Peruna for indigestion and stomach
trouble and to build up a broken down
system with the very best results, | am
pleased TO state my experience with this
excellent medicine. l had been troubled
with stomach trouble and poor digestion
for some years, and although | tried many
remedies and dieting, nothing seemed to
restore my health until | used Peruna.
In three months | had entirely recov-
cred my health and strength."-Mary
Burns.
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KILLED HIS LITTLE PLAYMATE.
SiX-Year-Old Threw Stone That Struck
T~wo-Year-Old.

Hoboken, N. J.-"Jimmie'' Hartwig,
who is just six years old, was locked
up iii the detention room in the Ho-
boken Police Headquarters because he
threw a stone which hit Emil Halter
ing and killed him. The Hartwig lad
lives at IA First street, Hoboken. The
Haltering boy, who is but two years
old, lived next door.
Both were playing on the sidewalk
with other children. Hartwig in his
play threw a stone or a lump of coal,
and it hit the Haltering boy in the
stomach. He dropped backward and
his head struck the curbstone.
An ambulance was summoned from
st. Mary's Hospital, and the child died
on the way to that institution. His
neck was broken.
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Civilized Ways,

Ethnologists tell that among print.
tive .ces kissing was unknown. The
Laps and Maoris to-day simply rub
noses. Even the average native of
Japan still knows nothing about kiss
ing. The French and the Germans are
the great kissing races. The learned
Erasmus. who visited England in Tu-
dor times, says that the kissing in
vestment' was universal and that
everybody kissed, so thai he felt that
he was being kissed to DEATH when
there.
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The New England Crops.

Much has been said of the good pros.
poets of wheat, corn. oats and other
cereals, which are produced in the
Western farming country to a larger
proportionate extent than in the East
but no attention has been attracted to
the splendid conditions in the New
England and the Middle States. Hay
which the farmers in New England
depend on very largely, is looking fine
all over the Eastern States, and from
present indications the supply will be
abundant and of good quality.
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Jobs in the Harvest Field.

superintendent John J.. Bealin, eff
the State Free Employment Bureau,
at New York City, hears from Labor
Commissioner Anderson, of Missouri,
that there are needed there according
to latest reports, 21,000 extra hands to
reap the harvest in the wheat belt.
The wages are from 50 to $3.50 a day
with board. Only hardy, strong men.
accustomed to outdoor labor are want
ad
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Light Catch of Salmon.

Reports from the Columbia River
salmon packing district to the whole.
sale grocery market in New York
City indicate that the supply of canned
salmon will be rather light this year,
The fish so far caught have been OF
excellent quality, but the quantity has
been less than usual. So far the catch
has been about equal to that of last
year, which was a very light n
Last year, however, there was a large
carry over, but that has all been
cleaned up by the demand of the Rus.
slams and japanese for army purposes
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Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics.

One reason why Peruna has found per-
manent use in so many homes is that it
contains no narcotic of any kind. Peruna
is perfectly harmless. 1t can be used any
length of time without acquiring a drug
habit. Peruna does not produce temporary
results. 1t is permanent in its effect.
1t has no bad effect upon the system,
and gradually eliminates catarrh by re-
moving the cause of catarrh. There are a
multitude of homes where Peruna has been
used off and on for twenty years. Such a
tanned any drugs Of a narcotic nature.
AT this season of the year we are pc
culiarly liable to infammations Of the
stomach and bowels. 1t is the part Of wis
dom to learn how to treat them short and
in the easiest and quickest manner. Pc
u does this by its peculiar power over
all forms of catarrhal troubles.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-01
Ladies' can Wear SHOES

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. a powder. 1t makes tiglt or new shoes
easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching
feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions. At
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't &C.
cept any substitute. Trial package FREE by
mail. Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, NY.
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Pig Iron Trade stagnated.

Fully half the pig iron ore producing
capacity in the Cleveland Ohio ter
ritory and in the Mahoning and She
mango valleys will be out of blast by
the LIST of July or shortly thereafter.
The conditions governing the pig iron
trade seem to make necessary this
step.