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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16

Yinkow and the Japanese communica- tion south of Liaoyang. A Japanese infantry company under Captain Ia- suhera was surrounded by 5000 Cos sacks near Anshanuen at a commis- sary depot.
 There was Chinese house near un- der cover of which the Japanese made a desperate struggle for seven hours. They were driven out but rccaptured the house, driving out a portion of the enemy with bayonets In the night the Russians set fire to the house and the defenders were compelled to re- treat Captain Yasuhara and others who were severely wounded were un- able to escape. They committed hari kari and threw themselves in the flames. A surgeon, Namba, was wounded and also failed to retreat. In spite of the fact that a Red Cross band was attached to his arm the Russians arrested the Japanese surgeon and threw him into the flames of the burn ing house. Several other wounded Japanese were treated in the same way. A lieutenant, a sub-lieutenant and a few men finally retreated to Anshan- ten.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16
LODE APPREHENsIvE.
Situation Shows Signs of Again BecOIn-
 ing Serious.


 ing Serious.
 Lodz. Feb. 15.-The situation Is be- coming serious. Fewer men were working today. There is much suffer- ing among the families of strikers. The director of the Coetes thread mills, at his own expense, Is daily giving dinner to the workmen's children, of whom 2s0 were present today. The Governor himself admits that the conditions are very grave. He is anxious to avoid bloodshed. but fears 1t will be diff icult. He has peremptorily ordered soldiers to refrain from exciting anil mostly of the strikers and that they must not shoot unless first attacked. The attitude of the strikers shows in- creasing hostility. The Governor fears that 1t will be necessary finally to pro- claim martial law and this probably will end the strike; but 1t may cost many lives.
 The manufacturers are hesitating and unable to report an agreement with regard to concessions. The large mills remain closed. The situation tonight appears to be most grave and unless the deadlock is shortly broken, the out look for a settlement is extremely dis couraging.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16
stoesaeI Intery1ered.

London. Feb. 16.-The correspondent at Port Said of The Standard gives an interview with General Stoessel. chief Iy denying the charges made by the Peking correspondent of The Times concerning the surrender of Port Arthur and it's defendable condition. General Stoessel attributed the Japa- nese success in great measure to the superlative quality of their drilling tools as compared with those of the Russians. The general emphatically declared that all the public descrip- tions of second line of forts were purely imaginary. These forts he said were only temporary defenses.
 General Stoessel further declared that the strength of the garrison never amounted to 25,000 men. At the end of April. before the investment be- came total. the Russian forces on the Kwantung peninsula numbered only 19.6SS men. He adhered to the original reasons given for the sur render and throughout the interview appeared to be bitter whenever the navy was referred to.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16
TEDDY's TEXAS TRIP.
VIII Make stops at Three Lone Star
 State Cifies.


 Washington, Feb. 15.-The plans of the Presidents trip to Texas to attend the union of the Rough Riders now be- ing perfected. contemplate that he will leave Washington for San Antonio, Texas. about March 25, stopping en route at Louisville, Dallas, Austin and Fort Worth.
 No definite decision has yet been reached as to an extended hunting trip ir Colorado and no official announce ment of the itinerary for Texas will be given out until shortly before the date for deuarture as circumstances might alter plans.
 visit to San Antonio. 1t is said no other towns will be formally visited than those to which invitations have been accepted. Arrangements are being made for a jack-rabbit hunt after the reunion. The only date definitely fixed thus far is the holding of the reunion at San Antonio March 31.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16

Bryan. a deputy sheriff of Butler County.
 She Is a slender young woman. of quick. nervous movement. Hardly more than twenty-one years, like many women who have known the labor of the hard life ON the farm In remote country districts. she is even now slightly stopped. Her face is attenua- ted but rather broad and firm about the chin. Her lips are thin and elose- ly compressed. Her eyes are blue but her hair is dark and heavy. She wore a ready made hat of blue felt on which wero pinned the white wings of a bird and several pieces of white and light blue ribbons. About her throat was tied a piece of black ribbon. She wore light. tight fitting Jacket and a dark skirt.
 She nervously watched every inci- dent and anxiously heard every word of tine court proceedings. It was fan cIed that she sometimes winced when Judge Richardson asked the venire- men, the prospective jurors:
 Would you hang a woman for mur- der if tho evidence was strong enough?"
 The selection of the jury was ac- companied by the usual care and slow ness which marks the taking of jury In capital cases. Sitting with Solicitor Bricken and Court Solicitor Gamble and advising them in selecting or re- jecting the jury was Oliver Bryan. a brother of the dead officer of the law. FlankIrg the attorneys for the defense, Judge Terry Richardson and R. D. smythe, were two brothers of the young woman defendant, young men of nineteen and twenty years of age. being there to make suggestions as to the possible jurymen as they stood up to make answer to the questions of the Judge.
 The Jury.
 The men who as jurors of the Cir- cult Court of Butler County will de- eide life or death, freedom or liberty for Katie Johnson are John Appllng, J. W. Little. T. M Black, W. L. John son, A. F. Joid7n. B. F. Burns, R. E. Newton, A. L. Seals, J. M. Reese, W. T. Burke, J H. Beesley, T. E. J. Moore.
 The jury was secured before the hour for dinner and the court imma. diately entered into the trial of the case. Solicitor Bricken stepped before the fury box and read the indictment charging Katie Johnson with murder. Judge Terry Richardson, for the de- fense took his place and told the jury that Katie Johnson was not guilty of the charge of murder.
 The prosecution for its first witness. called Oliver Bryan, brother of the dead officer. Tho witness wore his uni form, as a policeman of the city of Greenyille. He Is a gray-haired mus tached man If fcrty-five or fifty years of age.
 He told the court that he was a brother of George Bryan, who was now dead. George Bryan died on the 18th of June.
 How did he die, Mir. Bryan?" asked the Solicitor.
 He died from The effects of two pistol shot wounds" replied the wit ness. He was shot by John Johnson
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16
Indian schooIn Rs.oIutIon.

Washington, Feb. l5.-Senator Bard introduced today an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill providing that no portion of the funds appropriated by the bill nor the principal interest of any Indian trust fund held by the United States for the benefit for any Indian tribe shall be available as sup port of any Indian or any denomina- tionaI school.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16
OVERTURE OF BATTLE.
Booming of Artillery Heard Along
 Banks of the Hun.


 Banks of the Hun.
 St Petersburg, Feb. 16.-(4;20 a. m.) The departure of Admiral Neboga- toff's division of four battleships, one cruiser. and two auxiliary cruisers from Libau yesterday to reinforce Vice-Ad- miraI Rojestvenskys squadron, now on the way to the Far East, Is a source of qualification to the admiralty in view of the difficulties caused by the strike. The point of rendezvous with Rojestvensky is not given, but 1t Is said to be beyond the Indian Ocean, Vice-AdmiraI Ro- testvensky being under instructions not to delay into the monsoon period the resumption of his cruise.
 Along the Hun River the booming of heavy guns is sounding the overture of bostilities that are likely to be opened within a short time Associat- ed Press dispatches indicate that the cannonadinR is increasing in intensity
 Special dispatches from Mukden re- port the wiping out of an entire de- tachment of Japanese cavalry which had destroyed the railway bridge be- tween Mukden and Harbin. Russian cavalry overlook the raiders. who are said to have refused quarter and fought until the last man was killed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16
Rusalan squadron salIa.

Libau, Feb. 15.--The third Pacific squadron sailed at noon today. Grand Duke Alexis and Admiral Birelefr in- spected the squadron before it's de- parture. The ice breaker Ermack cleared the way. The battleship Vladimir Monomach was the first to start and the others were lowed out in turn. All the vessels were out at sea by nightfau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16
Hean Rnd Tnfuu.

Reno. New. Feb. 15.-An Indian today went on the warpath thirty miles south of Tenopah. He killed three squaws and fellow Indian and then fled to the mountains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16
A Drnmntic IncifIent.

victoria, B. C.. Feb. 15.-Advices were received today by the steamship Fremont of a dramatic incident during the recent Russian cavalry raid on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16
Answers Murder Charge.

Case 359, the case against Katie Johnson is called" said Judge Richard son looking through his glasses at the big docket. From out of jury room where she had been sitting by a steam heater the defendant walked swiftly into the room and stood before the bar that she might make answer to the charge that she murdered George
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-16

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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
MEN OF MUSCLE.
Monarchs Who Performed Some
wonderful Fents of Strength.

wonderful Fents of Strength.
Augustus the Strong of Saxony in his
playful moods would seize couple of
courtlers, ONE in each hand, and hold
them out at arms length. He would
twist stout iron bars around their necks
for collars and straighten horseshocs
with Il wrench of his muscular fingers,
while on one occasion, when the horse
of one of his attendants refused to
bulge he put his hcrcUlcan shoulders
under it and walked away with horse
and rider together.
George Castriot, prince of Albania.
welded such II powerful sword that lie
could sever bulls heal ut II single
stroke, while once, for wager, he
walked off with ten of his comtlcB
standing on Il platform. CharlemagUc,
who was reputed TO be the strongest
man Of his time, was able to snar the
strongest horseshoe between the fin
gers of one hand, and Don Sebastian
merely by the pressure of his knees
could make his charger groan with
pain.
Peter the Great of Russia so devel-
onod and bordnned his noturoI,y stro,,a
muscles NV veors of vorl, nc = hlocr'
smith and q c,rneptor th,t bo boc,r,o
tba stropgnst man in hi, do,niniore
He had but one Formidable rival in q
country blacksmith whose boost II vvos
that he was tbe onlv man in Russio
who could lift an anvil from the ground.
When tbis boost came to the cars of
Peter he set ont incopnito with sin
gle companion and challenged the
blacksmith TO trial of strength. With
out word the latter seized his ponder-
GUS anvil with both hands and. strain
ing his mighty muscles almost to burst-
ing point, raised It Il foot from the
grountl. When Peters turn came he.
too, raised the anvil higher and higher.
until. to his rivals CONSERVATION he
placed IL on his shoulder ana walked
ont of the snlitbv with If So stortlrl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
THE MooR's PLEDGE.
Point of Honor Religiously OBJ
served by Arabs and Snrnccns.


A Spanish cavalier in a sudden quar-
rel slew Il Moorish gentleman and fled.
His pursuers soon lost sight of him,
for he had unperceived thrown himself
over garden wall. The owner, Il Moor,
happening to be in his garden, was ad-
dressed by the Spaniard on his knees,
who acquainted him with his case and
implored concealment. Eat this" said
the Moor. You know that you may
confide in my protection" He then
locked him up In his garden apartment,
telling him that as soon us ii was night
he would provide for his escape to
place of safety.
The Moor then went to his house.
where he had just seated himself, when
a great crowd, with loud lamentations,
came to his gate, bringing the corpse
of his son, who had just been killed by
the Spaniard. When the first shock of
surprise was a little over he learned
from the description given that the fa-
tai deed was done by the very person
then in his power. He mentioned this
to no one, but rs soon as it was dark
retired to his garden, as If to grieve
alone, giving orders that none should
follow him. Then, accosting the Span
lard, he said: christian, the person
you have killed is my son His body
Is now in my house. You ought to suf-
fer, but you have eaten with me, and
l have given you my faith, which must
not be broken" He then led the aston
ished Spanlard to his stables and
mounted him on one of his feetest
horses and said:
Ely far while the night can cover
you. You will be safe in the morning.
You are indeed guilty of my sons
blood, but God is just and good. and l
thank him | am innocent of yours and
that my faith given is preserved" His
point of honor Is, it is said, most reli-
giously observed by the Arabs and Sar-
acens, from whom it was adopted by
the MoOrs of Africa and by them was
brought into Spain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
TIE BOAST OF HEALTH.
a often Prccedes Serious If Not
Fatal sickness.

All doctors know that just before
death the patient often experiences
what is called Il "rally," nature making
apparently her isst stand against the
symptoms which we call death, and it
is quite likely that the feeling which
induces men to boast of health Is of the
same kind-an effort of nature to pro
tect us against the coming sickness
which the body has recognized, though
the mind has not. The phenomenon
occurs every day in the cases of con
sumptiye patients, who brighten up
and grow hopeful just when the disease
is about to strike its hardest blows,
and it is quite possible that it is more
frequent than has yet been recognized
that the approach of fever, for exam
pie is signaled by an unusual con
sciousness of health. Il have never
felt so well in my life" says the pa
tient, who twenty-four hours after is
lying prostrate and whose friends quote
his statement as illustrating once more
the ancient and depressing belief.
The boast had nothing to do with the
Illness, but 1t preceded it, and men, at
tracted by the violent contrast almost
instinctively link the two together as
in some way and TO some extent cause
and effect. Next time those who heard
1t, If they feel that rush Of health in
their veins, will avoid boast.ng Of 1t,
and the relation of the two will escape
attention. Moreover, it must not be
forgotten that boasting is of itself a
sign of weakness, either temporary or
permanent, and that consequently fail
ure follows boasting more frequently
than it follows silence. The perfect
driver says he is perfect Just when he
is most careless, and the resulting
spill is remembered when the thousand
and one escapes due to the same driv-
er's skill and hardihoOd are clean for
gottcn.-London Spectator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
LAMPS THAT ARE CLOCKS.
They Were Commonly Used In the
seventeenth Century.

They Were Commonly Used In the
seventeenth Century.
OF the various examples that have
been given of early specimens of the
clockmaker's art not the least interest
ing are the several types of lamp
clocks. One of these was of kind
quite common in the seventeenth cen
tury and consisted of lamp burner
placed at the base of a glass oil re-
ceptacle mounted vertically on Il suit
able standard. The oil reservoir had
attached to it a scale, facing the burner
and showing the hours beginning ut
o'clock in the afternoon, at which time
the lamp was TO be lighted in winter,
and ending at o'clock in the morning.
The lamp being lighted the gradually
descending level of the oil, as combus-
ton proceeded, marked the hours.
The other Device of later origin, dat.
ing back to the beginning of the pres
ent century, utilized the same principle.
1t consisted of two communicating oil
chambers, superposed by II clock dial.
In one of the chambers was placed a
night lamp to illuminate this dial, and
in the other was suspended Il float
from a cord which passed around
small pulley. The latter was mounted
ON a horizontal axis ending in the cen
ter of the dial. The float of course de-
scended as the oil was consumed and
carried the index hand along with it,
thus making the hours precisely as in
the case already cited. At their best
these timepieces could have had only
an Indifferent degree of accuracy, yet
they probably served their purpose
well and certainly are interesting at
the present time as illustrating some
of the eXpedients adopted by mcchani-
clans of an earlier period-Cassier's
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
THE HIGH GLASS KOREAN.
being n Drawing Room Gentleman,
lie liz "a Slave to Dress

being n DrnyviDg Room Gentleman,
|. lie liz IA Slave to Dress.
The Korean IL above everything else
man Of The drawing room. and all
bis instincts move along the leisurely
ways of life. Anything like haste or
zen pressement" is unknown to the
eternal laws thst govern him. This
characteristic of his is evident in all
his actions at all times and under all
conceivable circumstances. Being a
drawing room gentleman, dress is the
great ambition of his life. From the
shoes of his feet TO the toplinot on the
top of his head lie is ordered 50 as to be
seen and admired of men.
His shoes while in mourning must be
spotlessy white. No atom of dust or
fly speck shall mar item His socks,
beautifully pufred, are stitched TO per-
fection; his pantaloons, big enough for
Brobdingnag, are padded, quilted
and ironed until tsley come forth look
ing like some mysterious fabric of pol
ished marble; his jacket likewise and
his overcoat and wristlets.
Not only has he headband, a top
knot and hat OH his head, but lie
buys pair of spectacles and adds
them to his already overcharged head
gear, and thus rugged, with ring on
his finger and fan in his hand, he
goes forth to make his way through
this troubled world.-North China Her
Ben J2n"0n Knew His Merits.
Among English writer's Ben Jonson
had as good cOnceit of himself rs
most. and lie was not afraid of tutoring
his conviction of his own superiority
His egotism was almost fierce in its
intensity. For example, he left his
"CynthiN's Revels" TO the Judgment Of
his audience with the assurance that
the play was good and that they might
like it II they pleased, and in The last
line of the court epilogue to "Ercry
Man Out Of Ills Eumor' he pro"luims
IN Latin th'. he "hunts not for the
surfaces e. the WINDY multitude" b.,
in determining to maintain high no
etc @.Gn'l"l JonsOn ovcra,:al his
part AM ll.l himself open to the riii-
culc az, sarcasm OF lesser men.
As t'r late J. 4. Symonda said "He
idcr. I'D the sacred bard with his
oTa person, posed before the world as
.poilp# high priest and presumed upon
mis- cr- iton to affect the lordly airs Of
m H"'.""tic Aristrchus." And yet,
whcn the victims of his satire dared 20
put in Il good word for themselves and
TO accuse their tOrmentor of "self love,
arroglncy, impudence and railing"
Jonson blazed out in righteous indig.
nation mt their amazing conceit:
II they should confidently praise their
works,
In them it would appear initiation,
Which in full and well digested man
Cannot receive that foul, abusive name.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
SOUTH AMERICAN JAeuARs
The Only Animals That VIII Pur-
pOsely Attack AIiigntors.

The most interesting thing about
crocodiles and alligators, declares the
author of "The Romance of the Animal
World" is the way they get their food.
This they do mostly and by preference
in the water, but they have also a hab-
1t of lying in wait upon the mud of riv-
er banks until some animal approaches
sufficiently near to be within their
reach.
Lying sunk in the mud and of the
color of mud themselves, they may
well be mistaken for log A wild pig
or some other animal fond of roofing
in the mud sees the long, shapeless OBJ
ject, but is not disturbed by it as he
roots happily among the reed beds. He
looks up suddenly to find that the log
has moved. One end of it, the longest,
thinnest end, the tail, is gliding away
in curve; but, like an arrow loosed,
it flies back and meets the body of the
pig with Il tremendous sidewise blow,
and the poor pig falls in heap.
With a sudden swift rush the alliga
tor is upon him, and, seizing the body
by the skin, which it holds puckered up
between its front teeth, it shakes it
furiously, as terrier would n rat, and
then half drags, half pushes, it before
it as it crawls through the mud to the
waters edge
There is only one wild animal, says
the author, that will purposely attack
an alligator, and that is the iaguar of
South America. The iaguar springs
on the back of the alligator and with
all his might tears at the roots of the
reptiles tail. This possibly is with
the idea of paralyzing that member,
thus rendering it incapable of those
mighty sweeps from side to side which
are more to be feared than even the
great armed jaws.
The fear of both these weapons may
deter the jaguar from clnwing the
throat of the saurian, for We're he to be
shaken off in the latter struggles he
would be more exposed to either than
If he fell farther back.
Instances of the jaguars success in
destroying the alligator are given by
various observers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01

A well TO do Chicago real estate own
err went into Il hardware store in that
city and asked the proprietor for Il
pound of nails. The small package
was made up and the price, nickel,
handed to the merchant, when the Gus
toner asked if the purchase could be
sent to his house. which was in a dis
tant part of the city. The merchant
assented and, calling an errand boy,
handed him the parcel, with the nickel
he had just received for it, and said:
Here, Johnny; take the car and take
this parcel out to Mr.. Blanks house"
"What!' said the customer. Are you
going to give the boy the nickel to take
the parcel outf"
"Why, certainly" said the merchant.
II wouldn't think of asking him to
walk so far"
'Well," said the meanest man in
Chicago, ''if you would just rs soon
give me the 3 cents / will take 1t out
myselfr'-Nlnneapolis Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-01
NAUTICAL TERMS.
Origin of Some of the Expressions
That Smell of the Sea.

VI vi the bADEesSIohH
Tint Smell of the Sea.
The word admiral" comes from
''emir el bagh," which is Arabic for
lord of the sea-
Captain comes straight from the
Latin "caput," head; but mate" Is
almost identical wllh the Icelandic
matt" which means companion or
equal
Cocliswain was originally the man
who pulled the after oar of the cap
tains boat, then known as cock boat"
Cock boat is corruption of the
word "coracle," and, as most people
know, the cOracle Is small round boat
used for fishing on some of the Welsh
rivers, such as the Xye and Usk. So
cockswain comes to us from the Welsh.
Commodore" is simply the Italian
"commandatore," or commander, and
naval cadet" was originally the
French 'capdet," which, going step
further back, has the same origin as
the word captain. The reason of this
apparent anomaly is that originally ma
val cadets were younger sons of noble
families who served as privates pre-
vious to obtaining their commissions
There never was such person as
"Davy Jones'" though we frequently
hear of his locker. One ought to talk
of Duffy Jonahs' locker. duffy" is
the West Indian negro term for spirit
or ghost, while Jonah" refers to the
prophet of that name.
DOG watch" is another curious case
of term gradually corrupted out OF
its original form. Originally it was
dodge watch,' so described because
1t lasts only two instead Of the usual
four hours, and thus makes it possible
that the same men shall not be on duty
every day during the same hours.
Sailors call salt meat "junk." 1t is
not complimentary term, for junk is
nautical for ropes end. Some 5000
years ago ropes were made out of bul-
rushes, for which the Latin word is
'juncus."