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The Monticellonian., 1904-02-25
Russia is Unprepared and Japan May Take Advantage in Perfect
 ing Her Plans.
JApAN'S SUCCESSFUL NAVAL COUP
 HAS GIVEN HER AN ADVANT AGE.
She Will Take Her Time Landing Her Troops, Which the Frozen Condition of the in1ets Makes Hazardous, and It May He Weeks Before There's Anything Doing.

London, Feb. 23.-The latest advices of Baron Hayashi, the Japanese min ister to Great Britain, lead him to be- lieye that the Japanese troops may now wait possibly two or three months be- fore undertaking aggressive operations in Manchuria
 He said: We have found that Rus sia is so unprepared that I should not be surprised if the Japanese land forces contented themselves with establishing thorough organization and advancing as the construction of a railroad to- wards the Yalu river progresses. Rus sia appears to be less prepared than was China in 1895.
 Inadequate Transportation.
 "I believe that only three trains a day can be run through Manehuria Supposing these are equally divided be- tween troops and supplies. as would be necessary. Russia could not per ceptibly strengthen her land forces be- fore April. Japan's naval coup has been so unexpectedly successful that l rather think our troops will take
 
 frozen over. retarding the disembarka- tion of our forces. This is especially true at Port Arthur where near land ing of troops is impossible owing to the ice"
 Discredited Report.
 Baron Hayashi does not credit the report that , ,500 Russian soldiers have been killed in an outpost engagement at the Yalu river. He says there Is no Japanese force in that vicinity large enough to infiiet such a loss.
 The only naval development Baron Hayashi expects in the near future is a possible attack on the Japanese fleet by the powerful Russian torpedo fio- tilla at Port Arthur and hitherto un- used. On the Japanese side, except possible actions against the Russian Nladivostoek squadron. the Japanese minister does not look for develop ments at present. believing that Ad- miral Togo will be satisfied to keep the disabled Russian squadron prisoners at Port Arthur. The minister credits the Russians with having barely 100, 900 troops in Manehuria
The Monticellonian., 1904-02-25

Some of the Brooklyn savings banks have recently increased their interest rate from 312 per cent. to four per cent. The increased rate is said to be due to the advance in the interest on real estate mortgages in that borough
The Monticellonian., 1904-02-25

There were IA German domestic serv- ants last year who were awarded the servants golden cross for having lived 40 years with one family. Only one was found in Berlin.
The Monticellonian., 1904-02-25
Elected Officers,

The state committee of the Y NJ. c. A., in annual session at Little Rock. elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President. Fred Fox, of Pine Bluff viee-president, R E. Wait, of Little Rock; secretary and treas urer, A. w. Porter, Little Rock; state secretary, l. Scofeld, Little Rock.
 Buster Elmore, hack driver com mitted suicide at Little Rock by swal- lowing an ounce of carbolic acid. A disagreement with a woman prompted him to take his life.
The Monticellonian., 1904-02-25

Many man while looking at the stars has stumbled over stone and broke his neck.
The Monticellonian., 1904-02-25

the land guns to enable the army to approach Wiju. the important town of the lower Yalu. The map also shows the Japanese headquarters, Su Chon. where all the supplies for an army of 6o.000 men are gathered.
The Monticellonian., 1904-02-25

This map shows the Yalu river up which the Japanese fleet is moving to support the advance of the army along the railroad to Wiju. There are sev- eral Russian forts along the river and the Japanese fleet probably is sileneing
The Monticellonian., 1904-02-25

President Roosevelt has nominated J. k. Gibson To be postmaster at Hope.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23

He placed this card in the hands of
his brother, B. F. Funk. asking him
to investigate and make a report. In
his report B. r. Funk says, among
other things:
II found the proprietor to be q
youngish gentlemanly sort Of q fell
low, apparently refined and educated.
told him that lady friend of mine
In an Eastern city-all gospel truth
had some mediumistic power. sufficient
to move table, produce rappings, ETC.,
but that her gifts had not enough
money making power in them to en-
able her to support herself and those
dependent upon her. On receiving
your card from a friend I continued,
1t occurred to me that you might help
her.
What kind of phenomena would
you prefer that your lady friend should
producer asked he.
"I replied: I wish her to give ply
sical manifestations, such as the ma
terialization OF hands, Of the entire
human form, spirit voices, Illuminated
stars. sparks, rays OF light. floating
balls of fire. floating musical instru-
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23

ments, trumpet talks. slate writing,
mind reading. etc. Are these things
within the scope Of your art?'"
He smiled at the modesty OF my
wish, then said: All this is merest
child's play, provided your lady friend
Is apt, quick-witted and has nerve. I
am furnishing help after this sort to
come to me; 1 know them ALL
Is there no difficulty in manipu-
iating this machinery or parapherna-
Ha?'
80 Tt is so simple that you will won
der why IT is that people do not de-
tect 1T at once. When you understand
1t and understand the modus oper-
amusbd.'
I" How about slate writinE7'
Perfectly simple
p" With tied states. glued and
sealed?'
Yes; oh yes. I have laughed un-
til my sides ached after a seance at
the remembrance of how easily and
completely the d. e.'s dead easies)
were fooled. To see a doting father
take the materialized form OF his dead
child on his knee and pet and kiss II.
and then hear the little one say:
NOW, papa, must go; 1 feel I am
getting weak" and then see the child
sip from his lap and disappear, to the
infinite surprise of all the faithful
It Is more laughable than an Artemus
Ward ''wax-fgger show
But I have been where I was
permitted to touch the hand of a form
1t seemed warm. as If flesh and blood.
This seemed to amuse him greatly.
Finally he said: Yes; it does feel pre-
cisely like flesh. But this is another
phase of the business. 1t Is all ex-
planned when the outfit is sent
ITO my repeated questions how this
and that was done, his almost constant
answer was that these secrets were
part of his stock in trade.
But, insisted, / have seen some
times the medium and a spirit form
stand side by side. and / have taken
hold Of their hands and talked to them
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23

1872, the Emperor arrived at tho ME-
men. the extreme frontier between
Russia and Prussia AS he appeared
on the banks Of the river at o'clock In
the morning his horse suddenly STUN
bled and threw him. A voice cried out:
This is bad augury. If this occurred
to Roman general he would turn
back" 1t is not known whether 1t was
the Emperor himself or one of his suite
who spoke the words. 1.-The next day."
says an eyewitness, scarcely had the
Emperor crossed the river than a dull
noise agitated the air. The light after
ward became obscured, the wind rose
and the sinister rolling of thunder was
heard. The heavens had a menacing
aspect, and the bare, shelterless earth
presented an appearance that filled up
with sadness. Some of those who but a
short time before were inspired with
enthusiasm were now shaken with fear
as If they regarded these circumstances
as Of evil omen. They believed that
these fiery clouds which were gather
ing over our heads were forbidding our
entrance into Russia" At any rate.
those wise after the event declared that
they had portended the burning of
Moscow, with its appalling conse-
quences to the grand army. Then, on
the morn of Waterloo, the Emperor
met with yet another ominous mishap
AS Guoln, his page, was helping him
into the saddle he lifted the imperial
elbow too suddenly. and Napoleon
pitched over on the off-side, nearly
coming to the ground.
A vast Significance was attached in
the old days to mere numbers, and an
innate potency was supposed to be in
herent with each of them. In this re-
spect, there appears to have been an
evil destiny influencing the last i'm
perial ruler OF France, when he pre-
ferred to designate himself Napoleon
III. instead OF calling himself that
which he really was, Napoleon III. The
number three became his fatal num-
Der, and indicated his destiny. He was
engaged in three indiscreet wars, the
italian. the Mexican and the Prussian.
Three times was he a banished man;
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kingdom with both hands. Fremantle
thinks that 1t is probably an adapta-
tion Of the story of Caesars landing in
Africa, when, having stumbled, he,
with admirable presence of mind, ex-
claimed, Thus l take possession of
thee, Africa" When William was
arning for the battle OF Hastings his
squire, by accident, handed him the
back piece before the breast plate, an
evil omen signifying fight; but the
Duke again turned the mishap to cheer
full account. Yes, the last shall be
first" he said: that is, the Duke shall
be King.
Others, however, there have been
who have met the evil omen half way,
so to speak, by throwing up the
sponge as soon as it occurred. On the
morn mo OF the sanguinary battle of
Shrewsbury, Hotspur called for his
favorite sword, and on being told that
1t had been left behind at the village
where he had spent the previous
night, he turned pale and said: Then
has my plow reached its last furrow"
Before many hours had elapsed the
power Of the Percies was shattered
forever. and their great captain was
corpse. At the hosting of the royal
standard at Nottingham in the month
Of August, 1912, some delay took
place. 1t was with difficulty the stand
ard could be fixed at the place select
ed, the ground being solid rock.
Scarcely had this object been accom-
plished by means of digging into the
firm stone with the daggers and hall
berd points of the soldiers, when a
fierce gust of wind sweeping with a
wild moan across the face of the hill,
laid PROSTATE the emblem of sover-
eighty. Many persons regarded this
accident as presage Of evil, and the
lowering sky Of evening sympathized
with the general melancholy that lay
tempt being abandoned, the standard
was borne back into the castle in ST.
lence.
Napoleon's invasion Of Russia was
inaugurated by real as well as meta
phorical gathering clouds. On June %,
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23
Il WAR TINE OMENS y

I 7 is reported that the accident which
befell the most sacred ikon in Rus
sia, called the 'Tnversky mother
goddess" while being carried in
procession to give additional sanctity
10 a religious service connected with
the war, has created a sinister impress
sion throughout the empire of the Car.
says the St Louis Globe Democrat
And no wonder. The greater majority
OF Russians implicitly believe in miracle
working pictures; hence when a cy-
clone capsizes the vehicle In which an
ikon is being carried and deposits the
sacred article in the mud, il is not sur
prising to find that the contretemps
should be regarded as a manifestation
Of divine displeasure, and as such an
evil omen in regard to the fate Of the
Russian arms in the Far East. In the
uncertain volcanic atmosphere which
envelops nations engaged in war. every
throb OF the political ground is acutely
felt, every tremor in the air is caught
by the ear instantly, and 1t is thought
TO prophesy an issue. The air of trou-
bled state soon becomes thick with
signs and prognostics; everybody be-
comes an augur, q soothsayer, an in
terpreter Of dreams: every event is
hailed as bright or black omen.
However. some great warriors have
been gifted with the ready wit which
has enabled them to pass off what
might reasonably be supposed to be an
unluclzy Dortent as an suspicious sign.
For example, Leotychides II of Sparta
was told by his augurs that his pro-
Jccted expedition would fail because a
viper had got entangled in the handle
OF the city key. mot So" he replied;
the key caught the viper" Then
every schoolboy knows the story how
William the Conqueror fell to the
ground on landing at Pevensey and how
this was turned to lucky omen either
by William himself or by a sailor cry
Ing out that he took "seisin' Of the
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sometimes both at the same tanaa.'
This gave the fellow much outst fun
at my expense. Finally he saidI That
reminds me OF q seance once attended.
IT WIS held by one OF the best mediums
In Chicago. There were a nuubar OF
fine observation-disclosures ma.
when I am with the spiritualists I am
an enthusiastic spiritualist. The next
day wealthy woman who was q be-
lever called on me. She said that she
enjoyed the meeting the evening before
very much. but that she wished to ask
whether spirits really perspire, for she
had detected the odor OF perspiration
on one OF the forms. She spoke with
such earnestness. and her Questions
struck me as so ludicrous that I had
to excuse myself and went out ana
laughed myself almost into a convuI-
sion- When was laughed out I re-
turned, and with q long face, said:
Yes. our dear friends materfalfze In
perfectly natural bodies. and hence. OF
course. persptre on a hot summer even
ing. Just as the rest OF US do" Her
faith was fully restored
Il said: I know q man who had bis
little child on his lap. and It demate-
rialised while he was holding IT.
Certainly; that can be done easily
with the a. e.'s'
My friend has not the powsr Of
ventriloquism- How will she be abla to
represent the different voices?'
Again he smiled. and finally brought
out an aluminium trumpet and several
mouthpieces- 1t was a revelation to
hear the different voices he could pro-
duce, and the rapidity with which he
could change from one voice to the
other. When my back was turned I
could have taken an oath that heard
two different voices speaking at the
same time.
He told me much more. and ended
by this business turn. i can FIX up
your lady friend. and so Instruct her. IL
she Is clever-cleverness is essential
that she will be able to earn from $50
to $40 week."
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23

three times was he made a prisoner,
and three times was he disarmed at
the head Of his military forces, namely.
nrst, In the ditch at Strasburg; second
In the farcical bungle at Boulogne, and
third, In the debacle of Sedan Never
theless the Man of Destiny" could do
a graceful thing to avert an III omen.
Captain Jean Coeurpreux. In ball
given at the Tuileries, just after the
declaration OF the war against Prussia,
tripped and fell in the dance. The air
was charged with electricity, and what
at any other time would have been re-
garded as laughable mishap, now
created CONSERVATION. But Napoleon
held out his hand to help him up, say
ing as he did so: Monsieur lie Com
mandant, this is the second time I have
seen you fall. The first time was by
my side in the field of Magenta" Then,
turning to the lady, he added: Hence
forth, Captain Coeurpreux Is Aan-
mandant of my guides"
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23

poo good TAR soap or a plain CASTLE
soap-nothing else except warm water.
Do not make the bath too hot and do
not put ammonia in it. To attempt
TO burn your hair out In this way is
fatal mistake. Scrub thoroughly, rub
bing the scalp well and washing the
hair as you would a piece of cloth
Above all, rinse the hair thoroughly in
warm water and be sure that every
particle or the soap is removed, so that
the pores are free to breathe. Dry
the hair in the air and the sun. Fan
1t, II you like, and rub it with the
towel. but avoid the ife-kiIling. hot air
from the radiator or the gas stove, il
you do not want to rot and ruin the
best part Of your locks.
Nearly half Of your life is spent in
bed and thus nearly half of your life
your hair is in tight pig-tails and curl
papers This Is unfortunate for many
reasons. First of all. it keeps the
scalp from the air and is not good for
the roots of the hair. Secondly IL
would drive the most devoted man to
the other woman or the uttermOst
parts Of the earth. Take quite as much
pains in arranging your hair for the
night as you would for a party. Do
not attempt to put II up convention
ally, but dress it picturesqueIy One
of the prettiest night arrangements is
the Marguerite fashion Of two plaits
down the back, loosely woven and
gracefully parted.
Above all. little housekeeper, keep
up with the fashions. Do not sit at
home until you have forgotten what
style" Is. except through what you see
IN the fashion magazines. Remember
that all day, on his way to business.
at lunch and even among the stenog-
raphers In his Office, your husband sees
women with fashiOnably arranged hair
and he Is unconscfously comparing you
with them. It is all very well to talk
OF beauty, regardless OF style, but
beauty Is never independent OF style.
Things are beautiful only because they
are considered so. It Is not necessary
for you to be outrs and extreme In
dressing your hair, but to look young.
you must at least approximate
the latest style Of hair dressing; to
wear pompadours when they are fash
ionable, a part when II Is In vogue. or
a bang when other women ara wear
ing them You can, however, always
modify the style TO suit your own face
and II possible always pick out the
most picturesque fashion At present.
nearly every girl IL q picture, because
the beautiful Madonna fashion Of wav-
ing the hair, parting II IN the middle
and knotting II gracefully low at the
back OF the neck Il the NEST pic-
turesque style possible. It seems 70
accord with Gainsborough and shsp-
herdess hats, with roses tucked In the
curls, with quaint white muniin
dresses. and with every other fGvorita
OF the artists and the stage.
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Cling over your appearance. You
haven't time for everything, you argue,
and you must get the mending done or
you must read and improve your mind
a little, or you must finish piece Of
fancy work. Well. do 1t; do any or all
of the things you want TO do or ought
to do, but first choose a sunny corner,
by an open window, and. sitting there
with the sunlight filtering in on your
back, let down your locks to the winds.
Let them blow and play about your
shoulders. Give them chance at the
air and sunlight. just as you would
give your flowers that chance to
breathe and to draw in life. The divine
Sarah, Bernhardt never confines her
locks when she Is in private. All day
long when she Is at home they fly to
the sun and winds and are untouched
by a hairpin or ribbon. That Is why,
even as a grandmother, she still has
golden tresses instead OF iron gray
wisps Of hair.
Nothing Is so good for the scalp and
the hair itself as q daily sun and air
bath and nothing is so comforting or
less trouble.
Usually the little housekeper IS too
poor or too frugal to patronize the
hairdresser, or to indulge In a sham
poo at a dollar or half dollar at one
of the big hairdressing establishments
In the department stores. AND so, IN
an in irregular, off-hand sort OF way
she washes" her hair when IL Is
dirty" or sticky" For this wash"
she uses any soap that may happen to
be about the house, rinses quickly and
dries her hair over the radiator. Such
treatment will kill the finest hair IN
few years. You should decide upon
a regular interval for shampooing your
hair, and you should shampoo" It. II
you have very dry hair, do not wash
1t oftener than every three weeks, and
you might let 1T go for four weeks with
prudence. If your hair is oily you may
indulge in a shampoo every two weeks,
but not oftener. Some girls, during
the rage for fluffy hair. were in the
habit Of washing their hair once a
week or oftener. a process which took
all the natural life and oil out Of the
finest locks and left them dry hard.
dead and ready to fall out at the first
sign Of ill-health. Use for your sham
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the hair and note it's added pliancy
and grace.
After breakfast you will no doubt be
ready to dust or sweep or clean clos
cts or beat rugs or to do some of the
innumerable things about the house
which set the dirt a-flying. Before you
begin this stop an instant and care
fully pin cap or even a plain hand
towel about your hair, covering 1t
thoroughly, so that not a particle of
dust can settle on it's coils. 1t Is strange
how woman will painfully stretch a
sheet across her dressing table, pin
covers about her pictures and throw
dust clothes over her bed before be-
ginning to sweep, in order to protect
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NHERE is no woman upon wnom
Time so delights to take his re-
venge as he does upon the unof-
a Tending and unsuspecting little
housekeeper. Somehow after her
wedding day, the girl who has elected
TO bury herself in pots and kettles and
pans for the sake of a poor young man
loses all identity with the dainty,
charming little creature who first
caught the eye and heart Of that
young man. Actresses, in spite Of
late hours, hard work, travel and
cosmetics, retain their bright eyes.
beautiful hair and good complex
ions often, until they are too old
10 see to read their lines. Busi-
ness women keep their trim figures
and healthy color through tedious DAYS
OF nerve racking responsibility. But
the woman who does her own house
work often loses her freshness in the
nrst year or two after her honeymoon
somehow she forgets to curl her hair.
after she has washed and dressed the
baby She has no time to make pref
" frocks when she must make so MANY
becs, and pies and biscuits. Worst of
al, IN her effort 10 keep the domestic
regime smooth, she let's her little fore
head become wrinkled and furrowed:
IN her anxiety TO keep her husbands
pocketbook fat, she lets her hair get
thin, and in her desire to keep the par
Tor straight, she allows her 1.-THE young
ngure TO become crooked and slouchv
Running house and making a home
Is Woman's most difficult and most
beautiful work; but there is no excuse
Tor any woman TO remember everybody
and everything else in the struggle
and 10 forget her own self. No man
VIII thank you for serving him a s1veet
pudding with a sour face for lsunder-
ing him clean shirts ana socks and
going about with a dirty smudge on
your nose, or for keeping a bright fire
on his hearth and a melancholy look
upon your face. He would be much
more grateful If things were the other
way about Men talk a great deal
about the woman who is useful and
who loves them, but they. nine times
out or ten, fall in love with and STAY
10 love with the woman who is beau
tiful and loves herself
Among all the disfgurements which
long apprenticeship at housework
seems TO bring, nothing is worse than
the gradual thinning OF the hair about
tne temples, the slow appearance Of
gray az the edges Of the once beautiful
brown locks, the acquisition Of stringy