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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-03

Lao Yang. Aug. 31.-The Sec
ond days. battle !; commenced at
dawn. The Russians made repeat
ed bayonet advances on the road
directly south Of Liao Yang, where
the Japanese approached from San
Quaiship and Tao, shelling the po-
sitions IN the Russian lines until
4 o'clock in the afternoon, when
the Engagement which was general
throughout the southeast, narrowed
to the main line. ~ -'@ = :;
The Japanese advance on the
southeast was by way Of the Feng
Wang Cheng road. Immediate y
il front Of c Chiaoentuan, the Japan
ese stubbornly attempted to occupy
a round-top hill-which was liter
ally shaved by the Russian shells
making repeated attempts the en-
tire day where apparently it was
impossible for anything to live.
The cannonading continued from
this point te the vicinity of Wang
Paotai until this evening without
apparent advantage to either side.
The japanese dropped shells
within two or three miles ofthe rail-
road station, and in the plain of
Wentshu Mountain, which is the
most important eminence around
Liao Yang, but'the Japanese aband-
oned aggression there on account of
the resistance they met. There was
cannon fire last night, and this is
expected nightly. The varied casu
alties here include one Russian war
correspondent wounded and also 25
Chinese women from Chiaofantum,
whom DR.. Westwater, the distin-
gu;shed missionary, is caring for in
the Chinese Red Cross Refuge.
The days developments show
that the Russians are prepared for
all emergencies. Slow rain began
to fall at noon, gradually trans
forming the plain intoa wilderness
through which the wounded, in
carts and walking, are tonight max
ing their way to the hospitals.
Considering the scale of the day.
operations, the number of Russian
wounded Is apparently small, while
the Japanese losses are much great
or, especially where they were re-
pulsed on the south road. Chinese
graves with trees are being leveled
about Lao Yang in order not to in
terfere with the derence. Develop
ments are expected west and north.
west
Over 100000 men and 1900 guns
are engaged on both sides, Practi'
cally the whole Russian force is or
the firing line. One regiment, which
had just arrived from Russia, went
into action with its band playing.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-03
6. r. FARRA,
Physician & Surgeon,

Office up stairs back of Graham &
Wells drug store. Residence on the
corner of Madison and Seventh. Tele-
phone at residence, 1o4.
All calls attended promptly.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-03
ONE HUNDRED. AND TWEEN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ROAD WRECK.
] Both Locomotives Were Interlock
ed in a Shapsless Mass of Twist
= ed Steel-Wreck Occurred
at a Curve onthe Road
v !A Other News. . az

hoAo, ~. - sAoSs o4 "a eOAs.
patch to the Enquirer says that Is
persons we're killed and 122 iDjur-
ed in a wreck on the Grand Trunk
Railway near Richmond, Quebec,
this morning 80 Il
The disaster occurred on q curve
at 7 o'clock this morning and was
caused by the head-on collision of
two passenger trains running at
nearly full speed.
One of the trains, consisting of
- coaches, was filled to the utmost
with q gay party of excursionists
en- loute to the St. Hyacinthe fair.
The other train was the regular
eastern express, which was also fill
ed with passengers and was ,endeav-
oring by fast running to make up
for time previously lost upon the
rum. ~ % ,,s&!s.> sfaaiaa.i tfs' nh
Without any preliminarysI warm
ing the two engines swung around
a curve and before the startled en-
gineers had time to even set the air
brakes crashed into each other with
terrific impact. Both. locomotives
were lintsrlocked in a shapeless
mass of twisted steel, from every
opening of which. gushed forth
spouting steam. .s.f. .l1@>. 4.lf
The forward coaches of both trains
we're telescped into each. other and
piled upon the demolished locomo.
tives. -.< g,3.s .4sl
So forceful was the collision and
SO great the shock that scarcely a
passenger on. either train escaped
without injury Of more or less seri-
GUS nature. Immediately after the
crash those with slight injuries be-
gan the rescue of the less fortunate.
A runner was sent to Richmond
and upon telegrapbic notification a
special train carrying surgeons and
nurses was dispatched from Cher
brooke. On arrival at the scene
they found five bodies already re-.
moved from the wreckage, and
within short time 10 other bodies
had been placed in the hospital
train. The list of injured was SO
great that the surgeons and nurses
found their efforts taxed to the ut
most to alleviate the, sufferings of
the MANNED.
In the hospitals at Cherbrooke
are now 1872 injured. A search Of
the wreck continues, and it is
thought that several, and perhaps
many more, bodies will be found
beneath the huge pile Of splintered
timber, bent steel and crushed
wood work. -.
Among the first of the dead to be
recovered was the Hon. J. B. Blan.
chett, a widely-known member oi
parliament from st. Hyacinthe, who
was taking as his guests to the fair
a number of the excursionists.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-03

Salt Lake City, Aug 31.-A spe-
cial to the Tribune from Hammer
er, Wyo., says that three masked
men held up the express agent and
armed guard just as train No. 5 on
the Oregon Short Line was leaving
the station at 1:30 this morning and
took from them $4,000. They
beat the railroad men into insensi-
billy with the butts of their guns
and escaped. The money had been
shipped here to pay coal miners.
Chicago, Aug. 30-General M.
S. Hascall died today at his home
In Oak Park. He graduated from
West Point in the class with Gener-
al Phil Sheridan and took part in
many battles during the Civil War.
Elkins, West Va Aug. 30.-John
T. Davis only son of democratic
Vice, Presidential Nominee Davis,
is a patient in Davis Memorial Hos.
pital. He was today brought from
New York suffering with typhoid
fever with which he was attacked
while at the home of his wife's
mother, Mrs. Aamistead, in Seagate
one week ago. He reached here to-
day in the private car Graceland
accompanied by his wife and chill.
dren and DIR. Gibney. The hospit.
al physicians tonight said he was in
critical condition.
Senator Davis is much worried
the death of his wife and daughter
Mrs. Brown, two years ago, being
due to the same malady. =
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-03

Marshield, Or, Aug. 3O.-The
town board today advertised for
bids for putting in sewers on Second,
Third, Fourth, Cedar. Chestnut,
Front and Pine streets. This is the
irst of a thorough sewerage that
will be extended over the entire
city. Marshfeld has good water
system that covers the entire town
and supplies the people with pure
mountain water.
Public improvements of a sub
stantial nature are being made as
fast as practicable without making
it a burden to the taxpayers, and it
is only a question of few years
until the citizens of this wide awake,
enterprising town will have all the
conveniences and comforts of a
modern city.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-03
For Sale,

Two registered Oxford Down rams
and fur halfbreeds.
TT Peter Whitaker.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-03

Pittsburg, Aug. S.-About z o.
clo,k this morning Frank Dippold
aged SO, after nights debauch,
went to his home in Heidelberg, en-
tered the room where his eight-year-
old son, Frank was sleeping, and
chopped the lad 10 pee with an
axe.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-03

Sea tie. Wash, : Aug. 3.-The
United States battle ship Nebraska,
now being completed in Seattle,
will be launched on the afternoon
of October 7, in the Moran Bros.
shipyards. Formal announcement
of the day was made by Robert
Moran yesterday. i7,."
Miss Mary Mickey, daughter of
Governor Mickey, of Nebraska, will
break the bottle of cham
pagne over the bow of TIE warship.
Governor Mickey and big party
of Nebraska officials and citizens
will ceme here in special train.
In addition there will be many dis
tinguished army and navy officials
present, and the launching will be
made a big event in Seattle. One
feature will be large parade Of
government ships.
The keel of the ship was laid Ju.
ly 4, 1902. Four months later ac-
tual construction of the vessel be-
gan. So it lie seen that work has
been pushed rapidly since that
time.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-03

OntcdSO, aug. OO.-OeSplto IQe
ultimatum issued by the packers
yesterday declaring the strike end
ed so far as they are concerned, and
refusing to meet the butchers exec
lutive' board, the strikers held a
meeting early this morning and re-
solved to continue the strike indie
fnitely. ~.erra~i :ttf,4,..2.a e..4,
President Donnelly has issued
statement to the public in which be
declares the conditions at the yards
we're intoierable, that the packers
refused; to adjust the differences,
and the strike was forced upon the
workmen. Hs says that the admis-
sion Of the packers that they now
intend to chang ge the working con-
ditions is proof that the strikers
cause was just and, that the end
sought by the packers is, the disrup-
tion of the union, which improved
the moral condition of the work
men. -...
The men are still standing firmly
for the principle involved and voted
unanimously to continue the strike
until accorded an honorable adjust.
ment.
According to the statement of
the packers this morning more than
15O union men sought re-employ-
ment at the plants today.
The strike conference committee
representing all of the unions in
volved in the strike this noon, rati-
fed the action Of the executive
board as to continuing the strike.
Strike leaders deny absolutely the
reports emanating from the packing
house offices to the effect that union
men are seeking their old places.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

Desire Drummond was writing the
lirst entry in her new diary, for it was
New Years day. She had opened the
little book with queer sense Of unac-
Quaintedness and hesitation. She al
ways felt that way about opening new
diary, she told Roxy, the cat
II feel as II I'd ought to be introduced
70 1t, Roxy" she laughed softly. when
you've written In the old one 365 times
-summered and wintered with it and
told 1t how bad your rheumatism was
you feel at home and real intimate with
h. But whom you open I creaky new one
that won't stay open, but keeps shutting
up a. If It didn't want anything to do
with sou or your rheumatism- when you
do that. Roxy. It makes you feel like a
perfect stranger"
In tiny, old-fashioned, neat letters the
suffering pen traced pleasant" on the
clean page Of the new year. Then Desire
paused and looked meditatively out of
her window searching for inspiration.
A faint dab of red caught her eye from
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

Desire Drummool Wineed q sptte a
herself. But she had her duty 70 DO b
this little laughing child.
IL should call at Tolly's. too. Je6y.' :
she said. virtuousiy. you try It. and go
how much haroier you'll feel"
But I'm happy enough now. laughed
JenIy.
'"Then do It to make Tolly happier
try that" Y
Mn" mumbled Jeffy, STOPPING to
lay kind red mittens on Roxy's furry
neck. It took time to digest advice like
that. He hadn't thought Of Tolly 3 side
Of the question. Tolly was Just getting
over the measles--Jeffy remembered
suddenly that It wasn't any fun to get
over" the measles. Then Tolly lived
alone with his grandmother.-not In .
riotous little nest, full OF brothers and
sisters. Probably you got very lone
some living alone with your grand
mother;-prob'ly you'd like to have
somebody come in an say ''Wisher Hap
py New Year,"
well, WILL" laughed Jeffy, sunnily.
Il guess it's time me an FOLLY fell I'M"
He was of in q little whirl, and Desire
and Roxy were alone again.
Roxy, did you hear that? I thought
was preaching to him. and you heard
how he preached to me! "A little child,
"a little child" she added softly. Her
plain. wholesome face grew very
thoughtful. Roxy rubbed against her
skirts. unheeded.
"A little child-laughing Jeny-shall
lead them-me." she unused, across the
strset-to Delight. Roxy, Roxy, listen
to me!"-she began to laugh sobbingly,
II guess it's time me an Delight fell
int"
It was sunset when she and Roxy went
across the dividing line. From the
warm. red west a radiance was falling in
a pathway Of soft light. It seemed to
lead out Of Heaven to Delights little
brown door, and Desire stepped lightly
along in It, no more bitterness or hurt
in her heart. The red signal flag was
still in the window, and she saw 1t was
not the red table cover. It was the little
old signal flag itself!
we'll go right in, Roxy, just as We
used in-what! you want to 90 ID by the
shed door? Well. run along then,-run
along then! suppose catching mice is
your way Of making up!" She opened
the front door briskly- after four years!
and stepped into the dark little hall
Delight was in the sitting-room door
waiting. ~ .. M
Delight" ga m 5s.
comet"
Red.-trouble. Come over" quoted
Desire, trying to laugh. but crying. The,
were both crying. II tried to believe you
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Men Wear Them.

The traveller in India is surprised to
see that men wear combs in their hair
much more than women do. A Gin
galeses gentleman wears what we know
as circular comb and a very orna-
mental back comb Of tortoise shell to
gather his, curly locks together. He
wears full beard, also, but his serv-
ant must trim his own, and is only
allowed to wear the circular comb.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29


the implanted house set diagopally
across the road. Though for four years
Desire Drummond chad not willingly
looked 1t the small old house, yet for
four years She had always seen 1t, wher
she looked out Of her window. It was
.rightsathere. an uncomely sblQtson@ her
"view"-how could she help It? The
splash of red color was in one Of its tiny
paned front windows, and for the mo-
ment Desires heart beat a.little faster
than usual. When had she seen that red
signal flag before?-but 1t wasn't a sig
nal flag of course. Delight was drying
something red in the sun; probably she'd
washed out spot In that old red table
cover.
Suddenly as If Of its own accord quite
uninfluenced by the slender old fingers,
the pen began to write again. There's
= red flag in Delights window" it wrote
rather faster than usual, with not so
much painstaking attention to i-dottings
and t-crossings. .But it's probably a
spot drying in herred table.spread. It
isn't likely to be anything else after four
years."
The little book creaked shut, as II re-
lieved at the chance, and Desire Drum
mond gazed out of her window again, not
looking at the little old house across the
road. but seeing it and its red signal flag,
and nothing else. Roxy leaped heavily
to the window sillzand looked out, toe.
The big gray head rubbed lovingly
against the little gray one.
I'm not looking. Roxy. but it's there.
II see It," Desire murmured wistfully.
sYou see it, too, you know you do. You're
looking down the road at the meeting
house. but you see Delights red flag!
You think it's spot in her table-spread
drying in the sun. but you don't know It
10. You're thinking maybe it isn't, Just
O. I am"
Roxy's soft purr pleaded guilty to the
charge. It was four years-but Roxy
only knew 1t was long time. very long
ume,-since she had been allowed to
catch plump mice in the little old brown
shed across the road.
'.Ifitshould be anything else, Roxy,-
not . spot drying,-if It should mean
what e used to-" She liftsd the big cat
down suddenly and opened enc d her
tabls dfawers, wherA rows Of black
bound diaries were neatly packed away,
sand selected ons that bore > date I've q
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Tabs Snrx11Y TOLD.

During he funeral q a. unpopular
man il . New England village. .
stranger Aaving asked Of The sextoa:f
who's dead?" and What complaint?'s
the sexton replied: There 10 no CONF
plaint; everybody 10 satis1ed." :,
II meant to have told you Of that
hole" said the kindly host to his
friend. who had suddenly disappeared
In the course Of . stroll through the
grounds into pit full Of water. The
friend climbed out and shook himself.
1T doesn't matter" he said, chserily,
Il found it,
John g. Carlisle. who has q farm on
Long Island. was discussing with his
foreman the ACCESSIBILITY Of putting ON
new man. mo-" said the foreman.
Il wouldn't bother to take on Frank.
He wouldn't suit why not!"
well. because you couldn't place no
dependence on his stickin' to the Job.
He's such q predetermined cuss he
never stays ct any one thing"
1t was a new voluntary and the or
gantst had been going through it for
the first time. After she had finished
the organ blower asked her il it had
gone all right. With some surprise
the young woman answered: "Oh, It
went very WE'LL thank you. But why
do you ask" WELL" said he. 81 had
never blown to this piece before, and I
was rather anxious about it."
An Irishman travelling in France
was challenged by q Frenchman to
tight q duel. to which he readily con-
sented. and suggested shillelahs az
weapons. THAT won't do" said the
Frenchman's second. "As CHALLENGED
party you have the right to choose the
arms. but chivalry demands that you
should decide upon weapon with
which Frenchmen are familiar" els
that so?" replied the Irishmau, coolly,
Very we'll. we'll fight with guillo-
tines"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
No Words Wasted.

Nora was. . treasure of a servant,
whose habit Of speech was often indi-
rect. but was frequently picturesque and
unexpectedly expressive. One evening
"the master" was sitting in the library
when the door-bell rang. Nora an
swered it, and on her return through the
hail "the master" inquired who it was.
1T was a young man. sor," replied
Nora. ~ 49,.
well, what did he want!" was the
question.
'.oh, he was just lookin' for the wrong.
number, sor.'' 70 : E4s 2 e - =
did he find it?" asked the master.
.'Yis, sor;;s It was next door, Which
reply settled the whole question IN the
fewest possible words.-Lippincott's.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

were drying your red table cloth in the
window,-oh, tried not to come fast
enough!" s "a iia
But you're here,-you're here,a:,
sobbed Delight 'tDesire. wait!-stand
right still a minute. where you are. J
want to say some,-Happy New Year.
Desire" a. k
Happy New Year, Delight
;. It was all there in those three little
words. What need for explanations. pro.
testations. promises? The last red
CLEAN from the west fell across both
their glad old faces, like q kiss Of peace.
Afterward Roxy scratched her way ID
with plump dead mouse, presenting II
first to one Of them and then to the other
In gentle uncertainty. And they all three
sat in the twilight together. r.
ut was trouble ." Delight said
That's why I chose the red signal. !
said to myself this morning, when i
woke up, It's New Years, Delight Weth-
erill.' said. are you going to do what
you've been trying to do so long3 Or are
you going to wait another four years!
And then all Of sudden u decided
you're going to, Delight Wetherill!' But
couldn't move an inch to do It. There
was stir with the rheumatism. Iguess
the feminine kinds the worst, Desire"
Desire nodded. 81 guess so, Delight.
Go on" she said. ~
II couldn't go on! There was.
didn't crawl out o. bed till noon. and I
didn't timber up any till saw you and
Roxy coming acrost in the sunshine.
forgot I had the rheumatism then!
don't feels II should ever have 1t
again.
$50 you put up the red signal Trouble
Come overt" Desired mused thought
fully. '18. 7, ;3sa'f. 81
"Yes,-oh, Ihad to! It was New Years
day, Desire, and you and me had been
divided long enough. I said to myself I
couldn't bear another year. said the
time to make 1t up was the first day o.
the new year. And there was! I
couldn't stir" .8e
s.And the beginning and the ending
were the first day." Delight murmured,
softly. Under the cover Of the darkness
the two old hands stole together and
chung, as long ago two little childish ones
had chung together. Roxy purred from
skirt. to skirt impartially. There are
times whsn It's better not to nay any.
thing, but = little gentle purrine aees n
: harm-.Co1ntry Gentleman.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Greatest Meat Eaters.

One of the lines in which the United
States now leads the world lis that: of
meat eating. The Argentine Republic
used to hold the championship in this
particular, but in consequence Of the
influx of South European immigrants
into that country the people have no.
taken to growing and eating cereals.
IN. Y. Tribune. ~u# v
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
TELEPATHY AMONG INSECTS
Sixth Sense by Which Tiny Creatures
Communicate at Great
Distances.

Not only the unworthy sluggard
might observe the ant and other in
sects and profit thereby. Science each
day adds to the wonders which these
little creatures are capable Of and puts
human creatures to shame, says the
New York Herald,
This time 1t is sixth sense which
q noted scientist has discovered many
insects to be fortunate enough to pos.
sess. At least they are able to com.
municate with one another It great
distances. estm ~
THIS professor had two ailanthus
trees in his yard and these suggested
the idea to him Of obtaining from ia.
pan some eggs Of the ailanthus silk
worm. He got few, Matched the lar.
vaae and watched anxiously for the ap.
pearance of the first moths from the
cocoons. He put one Of the moths in
q wicker cage and hung it on one OF
the ailanthus trees. This.was q female
moth. On the same evening he took q
male moth to cemetery, mile and
half away. and let him loose, having
previously marked him by tying a silk
cord about his abdomen, 80 as to be
able to identify him. The idea was to
find out If the two moths would come
together for the purpose Of mating,
these being the only ones Of their spe-
cies within distance Of hundreds of
miles. This power of locating each
other had been previously observed in
these insects. In the morning the two
msths were found to be in the same
cage, the female having been able to
attract her mate from q distance of a
mile and a half.
Comparatively little is known about
tho ordinary senses of insects. Most
Of them see we'll, the eyes of many be-
ing far more elaborate than those the
human being. The eyes Of common
house flies are believed to be better
fitted than the human eye for. observ-
ing objects in motion, though these
creatures are short-sighted. That in
sects have the sense Of taste cannot
be doubted when It is observed how
nice they are in their selection of
foods. That they have smell is a mat
ter Of common observation. Most in
sects are deaf to sounds which are
heard by human beings. At the same
time, there is no doubt that they make
and hear sounds which are entirely out
of our range Of hearing. ~
Certain senses in insects appear to
be beyond comprehension. The neu-
tiers among ants, known as the '.term-
ites," are blind, and yet they will re-
duce beam of wood in their burrow-
ings without once gnawing to the sur.
face. An analogy is found among ami
mails. A bat in q lighted room, though
blinded as to sight, will fly in all d.
rections with great swiftness and with
infallible certainty Of avoiding con-
cussion or contact with any object. It
seems to be able to feel at distance.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
More Men Than Women.

Egypt is the only country in the
world where there are more men than
women The male. sex in the domin-
ion Of the khedive exceeds the female
by 100000.