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IA japanese Night Attack

YoAns Lieutenant Tells OF Load
Ing HE Men In Desperate
Assault Upon . Strong RUS
elan Earthw0rk.
Lieut.. Tokutaro Oshio, Japanese
officer, gives the following description
OF an attack on Russian works during
the battle of Mukden: "At the sugges-
ton Of an officer of the staff corps we
volunteered to rush the works the
same night. Men came to their Off
GERS and begged to let them go and fill
up the trenches with their corpses, SO
that others following them might
walk over their bodies into the de-
fenses. At the mems earnest request
a deputation of officers and men was
sent to the divisional commander, who
gave them the requested permission,
not without some hesitation. All the
unwounded of our company offered
themselves to man, and formed up
in fact, they all offered themselves;
but we were compelled to take only
the unwounded. The men of the Kes-
sitai formed up in square, each man
with tumbler full of water, to drink
to the long parting-a parting after
which they might never meet again.
Gen. Tachimi uncorked some wine and
himself poured just drop into each
mans glass, shaking hands with each.
| Holding his glass aloft, he said: Gen
tlemen, have not much to say to you
tonight. You know well the desper-
ate nature Of your undertaking, in
which success is not certain. You
know also the chances against your re-
turning alive to tell the tale. I can
only wish you, gentlemen, godspeed.
Go, gentlemen, do your best
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Curious Enactments of the Isle Of
MAn-Every Woman Entitled
to Vote at Elections for Mem.
bero of the House of Keys.

Peculiar to itself is the code of laws
Of the Isle of Man. The laws of Eng
land have never prevailed there and
some of the Manx enactments are very
curious. One of the earliest enjoined
"all Scots to avoid the land with the
next vessel that goeth into Scotland,
upon pain of forfeiture of their goods
and bodies to prison." Another enact.
ed that Irish women lettering and not
working be commanded forth of this
isle with as much convenient speed
Is may be" (1561). The first of these
avs was the result of a series Of
raids on the Manx coast by Galloway
rover named MacCulloch. 1t is said
that 1t was at this period that the
Manx custom originated of "eating the
meat before they supped the broth" I"
lest they should be deprived of the
more substantial part by the appear
lnce at their doors of this Scotchman
Ind his crew. About this time the
parish clerks were ordered "to stand
1t the church doors at the time of SER
vice and whip and beat all the doggs."
During the seventeenth century law
was made that "whosoever shall be
found or detected to pull horse tayles
shall be punished upon the wooden
horse of the parish, thereon to con-
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SALT RHEUM ON HANDS.
Suffered Agony and Had to Wear
Bandages All the Time-Another
Cure by Cuticura.

Another cure by Cuticura IL told OF
by Mrs. Caroline Cable, Of Waupaca.
Wis, in the following grateful let
ter: "My husband suffered agony
salt rheum on his hands and / had
to keep them bandaged all the time.
We tried everything we could get, but
nothing helped him until he used Cuti-
cura. One set of Cuticura Soap, Oint-
ment, and Pills cured him entirely.
and his hands have been as smooth
as possible ever since. l do hope this
letter will be the means of helping
some other sufferer
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-25
Mighty Force Gathered by kublAi
for the Subjueation of tho
Island Empire AnnihilAtsd by
q Fearful Typhoon.

About 600 years ago Japan was
threatened with an invasion from con-
tinental Asia. much as England was
threatened with invasion by the Span
iards. The beaten Spanish armada
was dispersed by storm and Japan was
delivered in much the same way, but
without an engagement. A Japanese
writer, Okakura Yoshisabura, says:
"The mighty Kublai, grandson of the
great Genghiz khan, naughty with his
resistless army, whose devastating in
trepidity taught even Europe to trem-
BILE at the mention Of his name, dis
patched an embassy to the Japanese
court TO- demand the subsection of
the country. The message was in
dignantly dismissed. Enraged at this,
Kublai equipped large number OF
vessels with the choicest soldiers
China could furnish. The invading
force was successful at first and COM
mitted massacres in Xxi and Tsushi-
ma, islands lying between Korea and
Japan. The position was menacing:
even the steel nerves Of the trained
samurai felt that strange thrill a
patriot knows. Shinto priests and
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manx Laws Seem Strange

tinue two hours, and to be whipped
naked from the waist upward"
Manx deemsters-the high court
judges-are still sworn, as they have
been for hundreds of years, by the fol.
lowing curious oath: "By this book
and the contents thereof, and by the
wonderful works that God hath mir.
aculously wrought in the heaven
above and in the earth beneath in six
days and seven nights, l do swear that
l will, without respect Of favor OF
friendship, loss or gain, consanguinity
or affinity, envy or malice, execute the
laws of this isle justly between party
and party as indifferently as the her
ring backbone doth lie in the midst
of the fish. So help me God and the
contents of this book
Every woman, widow or spinster IN
the Isle of Man, whether she be owner
occupier or even lodger, enjoys the
franchise for the Manx House of Keys
elections. Every widow enjoys hall
has life interest in his real estate
and she cannot be deprived of this BY
will. Her written consent must be Oh
tanned to all transfers and deeds at
fecting her husbands property. On
the other hand, no married woman
can legally own in her own right
either money or property in the Isle
Of Man: she can have no separate es
tate unless specially provided before
marriage.
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WRONG SORT
Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and
Bread May Be Against You for a

Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and
Bread May Be Against You for a
Time.
A change to the right kind OF food
can lift one from sick bed A lady
in Welden. H., says:
Last Spring | became bed-fast with
severe stomach trouble accompanied
by sick headache got worse and
worse until l became so low could
scarcely retain any food at all, al
though tried every kind had be-
come completely discouraged, had giv-
en- up all hope and thought l was
doomed to starve to death, till ono
day my husband trying to find some
thing l could retain brought home
some Grape-Nuts.
ITO my surprise the food agreed
with me. digested perfectly and with
out distress. I began to gain strength
at once. my flesh (Which had been
fabby) grew f1rmer. my health i'm
proved In every way and every day,
and in a very few weeks l gained 20
pounds in weight. I liked Grape-Nuts
so well that for 4 months / ate no
other food. and always felt as well sat
isfied after eating as II l had sat down
to fine banquet
II had no return Of the miserable
sick stomach nor OF the headaches.
that l used to have when l ate other
food. am now q we'll woman, doing
all my own work again. and feel that
life is worth living.
'Grape-Nuts food has been q god.
send to my family: it surely saved nv
life and my two little boys have thriy-
en- on 1t wonderfully" Name given
BY Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's q reason.
Get the little book. "Tho Road %
Wellville." in each pkg. !,
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HE'S LEMONADE SPINNER.
The Bridge Newsies Hear Of the New
Job That Snubsy Has.

The Bridge Newsies Hear Of the New
Job That Snubsy Has.
When Bonesy Dobbins met Sparrow
Kelly at the bridge entrance last night
he inquired for Snubsy. From all
the other newsboys there came .
chorus:
"Snubsy's got job"
Got job." repeated Snubsy.
EYES," explained the Sparrow Hes
workin' over on Broadway. Workin'
fer Jim de Greek"
what is he?" asked Dobbins.
"A lemonade spinner" said Kelly.
Oats a new one on me-" said
Bonesy. II heerd OF lickin' postage
stamps, but what's lemonade spin.
ner?"
"Why," answered the Sparrow, Jim
de Greek. what has de fruit stand.
got glass tank filed with lemonade,
and Sparrow spins it ter keep de ice
and lemons movin' about SO dat de
district messenger kids git first on
'em watchin' it."
"How much does de Greek payr
asked Bonesy.
Twenty cents day and found"
"Found?"
"Yes," answered Kelly. dat means
he can have all he wants ter drink
hisself. It's better'n vacation, cause
he kin sit on a soap box all day"
WELL" said Dobbins, "if ever seed
Snubsy's mitt in lemonade-well, I'd
never drink another drop of wash as
long as live
Sometimes. when de Greeks look
Ing" explained the Sparrow, "Snubsy
spins de lemons wild a stick."-New
York Times.
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ney Pills an abscess was forming ON
my right kidney. The trouble was
quickly checked, however, and the
treatment cured me, 20 that l have
been we'll since 1896 and weigh 1ss
pounds"
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all druggists. Price, 50
cents per box.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-25
rerocious Monster Leaped In Boat
After Prey-Presence Of Mind
and Quick Action Saved Life
Of Boy.

The yellow fever was raging in the
city of Vera Cruz that year. and one
OF the large West Indian liners which
arrived on certain day was obliged
to anchor of in the harbor. A small
boat, known as dingey, floated
astern, and in this an active young
colored boy of about fifteen was
busily at work washing OF the seats.
The boat lurched over with sud
den dip as the boy bore his weight on
one of the thwarts, and Pedro heard
warning shout from the steamers
deck just In time to give one terrified
glance around and to hear a noise he
knew only too well.
Without an instant's hesitation he
jumped overheard from the opposite
side OF the boat. For as he looked he
caught sight Of the jaws Of q great
shark which, spying this tempting
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-25
An Iron Serpent.

Experiments are being made in Ger
many with railway engine of new
form and q train encased in steel
plates, SO that 1t resembles an iron
serpent and atfains speed Of eighty
to ntnGfy miles an hour The front Of
the engine Is pointed.
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Ominous.

"Oh!" he exclaimed as she accepted
him, "this is heaven!"
"What?" cried the girl suspiciously.
do you mean there is to be no mar
rying or giving in marriage ?"-PhiI-
a delphia Press.
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the back, mead.
aches and attacks
of dizziness. My
e y 9 8 gave out,
and with the lam
guor and sleep
lessness of the
disease upon mo
l wasted from 194
to 1872 pounds. At
the time l started
using DOan'S Kid.
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LOST " POUNDS.

Was Fast Drifting Into the Fatal
Stages Of Kidney sickness.
DR.. Melvin M. Page, Page Optical
Co., Erie, Pa, writes:
Taking too many iced drinks in
New York in 1895 sent me home with
a terrible attack of kidney trouble.
I had acute congestion, sharp pain in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-25
Wouldn't Do.

Rolling pin? Yes. sir: here's one
made of glass; the latest thing out"
But, good Lord, man! that thing
would probably break and cut my head
all to pieces"
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h|0IBlIst, Ne u|Vfl0Iet.
oy SEWARD w. HOPKINS,


chargs." BIZ.
oswy,eh,, III, 81 Rosssr Dssxn.'s sosA
CHAPTER vIl.-(continued.)
mot an Italian, at all, signor. Thor
jano is the Sardinian way of pronounc-
Ing the English name Thorlane.
rhorlane, for some reason, found Sar-
dina I pleasant home, and built
villa. He married q lady Of Naples
- beauty whose black eyes played
with hearts like toys. They lived in
Sardinia many years. and had son
whom they called Henry. When Ma
ligni became prefette. five years ago,
the Signor Thorlane and his wife
were dead, and Henry Thorlane was
q man full grown. He lived a busy
life. was a famous hunter, and an
open enemy Of the priests Of the mon
astery Of The Saints. Maligni had
not been prefetto more than year
when Henry Thorlane was accused Of
conspiracy against him, and was SEN
fenced to twenty years imprison-
naent. The prefetto, in the name Of
tae king. confiscated the estate, and
gave It to the Count di Pordino, the
brother Of Thorlane's mother. who
brought the charges Of the conspiracy
against his nephew. The Count di
Pordino lives there now. and a man
might better fall into the hands of
Satan for an eternity than into the
hands Of Pordino for q month";
'Why4"
Mutterelli shrugged his shoulders
again.
He II bandit chief," he said.
And q friend Of the prefetto?" I
asked. In surprise. "Does the law
look fAvorably upon evil-doers in Sar-
dlniaf"
mo. slgnor, the law does not. but
some Of the men of power who repre-
sent the Law do. And perhaps to that
fart 70 due their power and their
wealth.
.And Thorlane?" continued, for
Aad interested me. 'Is he still in
prisonl~
l1utterelh shrugged his shoulders.
auu = pocuAa1 iooA caMe into nis
eyes.
ne IS NOT IN prison, slgnor. soon
aIter ne was condemned ne was re-
moved to the monastery of The
Saints. He is believed to be still
there. He may be dead, signor."
casens: eJacuiateI. can
sucn Things Dot"
res. sisnor. IN sardinia. said Mufr
seIelN.
1ne pF'ests nad gone rom our view
ana We returned % the VIVA al Ma
iienl.
axnor saaa Muttereni' you see
Sa1 HsNe wln0ow opening onto the
oalcony which faces the nortn!
xes ! repnea. see It.
That = Wnere Nita bariottl 70 con-
noed. Snc = not iockod N the room'
bat may go ONT on the Dalcony. You
- z = nisn irom the srouno. Sne
cannot escape 0y nerseii' ana the SER
vantAs are. always on guard 70 pre-
vent T..
hen ! small % watcned to-nignt
vnen ! try 20 see ner! saao. j..
You VIII De watcned, Dut you VIII
net oe 'oucnod, ne answereu. Inc
sesvents VINO wili SO YOU to-nlsnt are
O'uSu - sa.0uc. %. you muss no'
- : nono' " mo plele..o nas
esnea eesIu. nesI nls person, anu
os..a 'nov you' - "ou'u "
~. -,
O no .alu. ny sa,es'
cou!s0 = = sno soutl. .nu sAlle S.s
nan on ne e.~ aou mus' u.As
e11 suls sl'o1nuon - ns.e -.
w..s1n. lo1 me- .ou oau 1o.l
9. ~ ro.u ~ s-.uo w. no - {.
s1o91 n@vc sono ~a'n 4sas@ 41O'1 '1As
nouse ~ y.
-: s,s1o oson A1o" ~
Mln -
- .lsue "elo s.'uns olisn1l'
xOm sno wlnuo~s =. sn0 nouse =
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making her escape. She was envel-
oped In q cloak.
Seizing her hand, l led her to the
ladder and helped her down. When
reached the ground l drew the lad
der away.
"Come!" / said. And. without a
word, she followed me.
Suddenly there was cry.
"Great heaven!" exclaimed. MA
ligni has returned and discovered
your escaped"
Nita.
"And you?"
Il will be married! That is still
worse"
LET us hurry. They may not De
able to catch us before we reach the
carriage. We may yet escape"
Keeping as well in the shadow as
possible, led my beautiful companion
swiftly forward.
Suddenly there was . rushing sound
behind us. knew that pursuer
vas on our trail. l had, since reach
ing Ca&liari, carried revolver In my
rocket. seised this, resolving to sell
the liberty Of Nita and myself as
dearly a. possible. Turning. was
met face to face. with two stalwart
fellows, both armed. Before ! could
use my revolver, was knocked down
By. 4 blow from one Of my assailants,
and my revolver was taken from me.
The guards shouted to others. and
Ia less time than It takes to tell 1t q
dozen more were crowding around
u. They jabbered away II the Sar-
dinian lingo. none of which under
stood
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the place. You must not STIR. Till AFTER
fhat hour. Creep along In the shadow
until you get under the balcony. You
viii nnd there ! ladder which I have
arranged Tor. Place It against the
balcony, but be careful and do not
make ! Noise. The servants on that
side viii not disturb you, but IL you
arouse Pacho Maligni. he viii call
the guard. and you will be taken"
r will be careful" | replied. "But
are you sure that all the servants are
oafe4''
Yes. signor; for money, . Sardin-
Ian II always safe."
Ae1an pronising Mutterelli to re-
1 membes kis warnings. listened and
waite. and : shiver of excitement
convuised my frame. The minutes
y eoeme IKE hours. felt distinctly
! the danger Of my situation, and was
prepared 70 receive at any minute q
sumnons from the guard. The
q THOUGHTS of Edith and my promise to
Il ~ hero. Manbikeck. nerved me, ana
81 gr1dually grew more calm.
eaddenly tho bell Of the monasterY
oNl aiad solemnly rang out upon
1lGAt III, and saw shifting
s. TIE villa, which indicated
M tle l1nts of the guard.
4 llipped from my hiding
q the GAte and
u Iath to TIA house
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
SCIENCE.

The alpha rays of radium have been
round by Prof. Rutherford to have one.
eleventh as great velocity as light.
A giant pig, with a skull measuring
nearly a yard long, has been found
among the later tertiary deposits of
Nebraska in fossilized remains. It
has been christened Dinochoerus brol-
landi.
The newest smoke absorber is a
hitter Of coke saturated with petroleum.
The SCOT is caught by the coke and
subsequently used as fuel, while the
gases are rendered inflammehie by
the petroleum vapors.
Some minerals, such as diamonds,
give out light when rubbed together.
Sir William Cookies says that he has
prepared an artificial sulphide Of zinc
which is luminescent under fric-
ton than any natural mineral.
Since the final products of the per-
feet combustion Of any fuel are water
and carbon diOxide, neither of which
constitutes or makes smoke, the exist
ence of smoke Is proof Of the imper-
burning Of whatever substance is
consumed for heat or power.
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late Speaker Reed to fill the Office hi
now holds with Speaker Cannon. Al
all the world knows, Mr.. Reed himself
was n of the greatest parliamentary
ans that ever lived, but he freely ad.
mitted that much Of his reputation
rested upon the aid he had received
from Asher HinfG, whose unerrina
memory and judgment enabled Mr.
Reed at times to make prompt decis
ions that were regarded as marvels OF
parliamentary practice.
Mr.. Kinds Is a native of Maine and
began his study of parliamentary rules
in the Maine legislature, where his
usefulness and knowledge attracted
the attention of Mr.. Reed. When the
republicans regained control of the
u in the Fifty-fourth congress, Mr..
Reed against brought Asher Kinds to
Washington and he has been here ever
since serving with MI. Reed, then with
Speaker Henderson and nov with
Speaker Cannon. He stands at the
speakers desk with his book of rules
at his hand and his own published
book of rules and %precedents ready fol
When any question arises
the floor requiring a decision, he in.
turns to the required rule and
precedent for the guidance Of the
Seldom if ever is a decision
based on his information overruled il
the house.
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In fact making all preparations for the
opening of congress as though he had
already been named the speaker of the
house. In the minis of the members
of the house he is speaker, as there is
not the slightest opposition to his re-
election and, taking that for granted,
the members, new and old, are consult
ing with him as to good places on COM
mittees.
The ex-speaker and the speaker that
Is to be has come back to Washington
in more rugged health than one-half
the young members of the house. He
was SO years old last May, but his
sturdy frame, clear eye and rudy
cheeks, showing rich, healthy blood,
are those of a man not over so. He
swings through the capitol and along
the streets with an active, springy step
and, to use his own vernacular, he feels
as young as a th~ree-year-old and as fit
as a fiddle" He walks from the cap
itol every day after several hours of
strain in "jollying'' and arguing with
members who want places. 1t is two
miles from the capitol to his home
and he is as fresh as a daisy when he
reaches the end of his walk. His in
variable companions on this tramp
home are his secretary, Mr.. Busbey,
and his parliamentary secretary, MIR.
Kinds.
Mr.. Cannon enjoys meeting the on
gressmen, although he is sometimes
puzzled to find desirable and %appropria-
ate places for all of those deserving
such on the committees He always
refers to them as 1.-The boys" and they
seldom think Of calling him anything
else than Uncle joe" The real affec-
ton between Mr.. Cannon and the
members of the house of all parties is
the secret of his successful admins
tration of his high Office.
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OF

Love of tobacco and wisdom often go
together. Prince Bismarck was wont to
boast that he had in something like so
years consumed over 100, 600 cigars, q
number that works out an average of
five a day-no great feat perhaps for one
who was at one period a Chain" smoker,
lighting each cigar from the glowing
stump of the one just enjoyed.
Edison, the great inventor, must hold
q superior record. Ten cigars a day are
his normal allowance, but when deeply
absorbed in work he finds double that
number necessary to stimulate his brain.
Even more in a day used that celebrated
singer, Morio, to dispose Of; but his day
began with dawn and concluded not I'M
til, sleep overpowering him, the still
burning Havana slipped from his lips.
Berlin has recently lost one of her
most ardent and methOdical devotees
Of the fragrant weed by the death of
Herr Grunn, whose daily allowance of
tobacco consisted Of six pipes, six cigars
and six cigarettes. This amount he
never varied, ave on his birthday, when
1t was doubled, and on New Years day..
which, on the principle of starting the
year temporarily, was kept as a day of
total abstinence.
Without a cigar Edwin Booth, the
tragedian, vas scarcely ever seen. Even
while engaged on his professional duties
his beloved weed was present In the
wings, ready to be snatched from his
dresser's hand for enjoyment during the
sometimes exceedingly brief intervals
between the exits and entrances. Twen- |
ty-fiVe cigars a day were at one time his |
usual allowance; an allowance, how
ever, not ~infrequently exceeded.
Some compliments fall fiat, others
f1atter.
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DREAMER WAS A RIPPER.
Drygoods Salesman Tore OFF Goods
for Customers in His
Sleep.

When my uncle first started in bust.
ness as a general merchant in a country
town, it was in partnership with a young
fellow of about his own age. relates q
writer in Lippincott's.
Both boys were very enthusiastic about
their work, and after long days behind
the counter they would 60 to their room
above the store and continue to talk
shop" far into the night.
My uncle's partner was particularly en-
crossed in his work, and often his sleep
was disturbed by dreams of customers
and big sales.
One night his nightmare reached the
climax. Evidently the dreamer was Just
in the act of selling some cotton goods,
for my uncle felt his nightshirt %
"r-i-i-i-p," straight up the back, while his
partner was calmly saying:
Two yards. MADAME"