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The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
HISS OF BULLETS
ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE
GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS.
SHAM BATTLE MADE REAL
Loaded Cartridges Substituted for
Blank Cartridges in Russian Mill
tary Maneuvers.-Crack Regiment
Under Suspicion,


st. Petersburg.-Gra Duke Nicho-
las -Nicholaievitch, president OF the
Council Of National Defense, narrowly
escaped assassination Saturday after.
neon ut the hands of the Imperial
Guards in the guard camp At Krasnoye-
Selo. The grand duke was personally
reviewing the maneuvering and put
ting the troops through blank firing
practice when he was suddenly
startled by the wasp-like hiss Of bull
lets about his head. Fortunately
neither himself nor his horse was
touched.
The command to cease firing was
Immediately given. the soldiers of the
regiment from which the bullets came
were marched back to their quarters
and an investigation begun.
1t was only after a long investiga.
tior that it was determined that the
ball cartridges were fired by the first
battalion of sharpshooters. one of the
elite corps fthe Russian army. Sus-
piclon was directed toward the "one
year volunteers recruits. who. in con
sideration of their educational quail
fications and social position. escape
with one year instead OF four years
service. Many of these men are ex-
students at universities and are the
principal spreaders of the revolution.
ary propaganda among the troops.
Grand Duke Nicholas was sitting his
charger and observing the maneuver
from the top of an entrenchment. The
troops were advancing by short rushes
in open order across wide, level field,
firing blank volleys by squads as they
came.
Suddenly, when the first echclon OF
the attacking force. consisting OF
sharpshooters, was from 400 to 500
yards distant, bullet sang high over.
head, followed by another and still
another. The cry was raised, they
are firing ball" and the group was
thrown into great confusion. After
frantic signaling cease firing" was
sounded, but the shots continued for
some time.
Grand Duke Nicholas remarked when
he Joined his suite: 1T would be more
realistic If the troops always fired ball
during maneuvers, but this Is unpar'
donable negligence
How the conspirators obtained ball
cartridges has not been ascertained, as
ammunition is always called in after
the men return from patrol duty.
Fully hundred shots were fired bat
the impatience of the conspirators led
them to open fire at such distance
as to Illustrate their object. Refore
the maneuvers began all the bal! cart
ridges were taken from the troops ana
TIE officers had taken the precaution
to make a complete examination OF
the cartridge pouches OF the soldiers
Immediately before the inauguration
of the movement of the troops.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
A WINNING START.
A Perfectly Cigested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for the Day.

Everything goes wrong if the break
pie. What you eat does harm If you
can't digest tit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this to
be true. even of an ordinary light
breakfast of eggs and toast. She
says:
Two years ago ! contracted very
annoying form of indigestion. My
stomach was in such condition that
a simple breakfast of fruit, toast and
egg gave me great distress.
Il was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such a simple diet
but finally had to give 1t up, and
found great change upon a cup Of
hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with
cream. for my morning meal. For
more than year have held to this
course and have not suffered except
when injudiciously varying my diet.
Il have been teacher for several
years and find that my easily digested
breakfast means a saving of nervous
force for the entire day. My gain of
ten pounds in weight also causes me
to want to testify to the value of
Grape-Nuts.
"Grape-Nuts holds first rank at our
table"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich.
There's a reason Read the little
book, THE Road to Wellville." in
pkgs.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
DRAWING the Line.

We have followed the plow. welded
the hoe, served time on the public
roads under an austere overseerr
swept the backyard, worked the gar
den, churned the butter, washed the
dishes, nursed the baby and performed
other various and sundry disagreeable
tasks in our times without a murmur.
but when 1t comes to cleaning streets
under three lady bosses-excuse us.
please. Three women to boss you.
Great Caesars ghost! Just the
thoughts of such a catastrophe is
enough to give man the "buck-ague.
-Minden (La.) Signal.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
SORES ON HANDS.
Suffered for Long Time Withou,
ReIief-Doctor Was Afraid to
Touch Them-Cured by
Cuticura.

For long time suffered with
sores on the hands which were itch
ing, painful and disagreeable. had
three doctors, and derived no benefit
from any of them. One doctor said
he was afraid to touch my hands, so
you must know how bad they were;
another said l never could be cured;
and the third said the sores were
caused by the dipping of my hands
in the water in the dye-house where
l work saw in the papers about
the wonderful cures of the Cuticura
Remedies and procured some of the
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
In three days after the application
of the Cuticura Ointment my hands
began to peel and were better. The
soreness disappeared, and they are
now smooth and clean, and am still
working in the dye-house. Mrs. A. F..
Maurer. 234O State St, Chicago, ILL.,,
July /, l9os.''
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
PECULIAR MEANS OF DEFENSE
smaI! Daeaers Of Light Sent Out by
the Centipede.

Among the peculiar powers Of ami
mails there are none harder to explain
than the power of being self-luminous.
1t is sometimes termed phosphores-
cence but it is not now supposed to
depend upon phosphorus in the ami
NAL. A correspondent of Nature de-
scribes her experience with lumi-
nous centipede which shows the evil
dent purpose of the luminous sub
stance as a means of defense. Atten-
ton was first attracted by light OF
brilliant bluish-green that moved for
ward over the gravel. leaving behind
a trail of light, which, gradually sep
arating, became a scattered mass OF
brilliant points. The scattered points
proved to be red ants, which were pur-
suing the centipede. 1t had discharged
this luminous liquid over them. The
centipede was picked up and put in
a tumbler where it flashed out
mass of light When the hand was
placed over the tumbler to prevent
the escape of the captive, strange
prickly sensation was felt as from
slight charge of electricity. The CEN
tipede would writhe the light out of its
body in bluegreen flashes until 1t had
exhausted its luminosity and ceased
to shine. Defense seems certainly to
be one of the uses of this secretion.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
DENVER COURTS CONFLICT.
Prisoners for Contempt Freed by
Judue Palmer.

Denver.-Judge Lindsey sent Henry
l. Doherty, president of the Gas COM
pany; Fred A. Williams, ex-chairman
of the Republican county committee;
George n. Ordway, president of the
Elections Commission. and j. Cook. Jr..
to jail because they would not testify
as witnesses in the examination into
the alleged election frauds of May 5th
on the vote for franchises for the Den
yer City Tramway Company and the
Gas and Electric Company.
Judge Peter l.. Palmer took 1urisdic-
ton in a habeas corpus proceeding
and ordered the sheriff to produce the
prisoners in court September 1lth, and
show why he held them. Meanwhile he
released them from custody on bond
of $1,000 in each case.
Judge John l. Mullins, who at pres.
ent presdes in the criminal branch OF
the District Court, held that under the
rule of the District Court the writs are
returnable in the Criminal Court and
set aside the order admitting the pris-
oners to bail This makes them liable
to reincarceration at once on the orig
inal commitments to jail made out by
Judge Lindsey The sheriff was in
structed to apprehend them immedl'
ately and take them back to jail. SO
far they have not been found.
Besides the search for the four per-
sons by the sheriff on the order for
their incarceration issued by Judge
Mullins, officers have new subpoenas to
serve, ordering them into the County
Court to act as witnesses. 1t is plain
that Judge Lindsey intends to compel
their attendance again and to punish
them over again If they refuse, as be-
fore, to testify.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
Pike Centennial Colors.

Yellow and white. symbolic OF silver
and gold, the metals which have made
Colorado famous, and the national col
ors, red, white and blue. have been Sc
lected as the official colors for the
Pike Centennial celebration at Colo
rado Springs by the committee on dec
orations. The committee has planned
to decorate the streets with these col
ors. coving. the trolley span wires with
a profusion Of white, yellow, red and
blue. Flags bearing the portrait of
Gen. z. M. Pike will also be used in
the decorations. The illuminations
will be the most elaborate ever seen in
the city.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
Eoreion Born Men of Fame.

OF the 100000 Canadians engaged
in business or following professional
pursuits in the United States many
hold prominent posts. Who's Who
in America" mentions 245 Canadians.
Allowing one-eighth of those born in
Great Britain but brought up in and
therefore rightly to be credited to
Canada, the number of Canadians be.
comes 276, or 2.3 for every 10000
Canadians in the United States. Win
this may be compared the British rate
per 10000 of 2.2, that of 81 for the
Dutch, that of s. for Swedes. and
that of 8 for native Americans (black
and white), or 10 for native white
Americans.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
Worlds Cotton Consumption.

The consumption of cotton from
1893 to 1898 averaged only 100000
bales annually in the whole world, but
from 1898 to 1903 the average was TO-
6S4,146 bales annually, and the aver
age price was three cents per pound
greater than for the previous period.
If the consumption increases at the
same ratio during the next five year
period the average will be nearly 49,
900, 900 bales annually, and the prices
will be much higher than in the pre-
vious period. This indicates pros
porous future for the cotton producer
and manufacturer, as well as for the
export trade.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
ra,EvIne SQUIRREL DRIVEN OFF
Robins Successfully Defend Nest
Against Marauder.

A pair OF robins proved too much
for a marauding squirrel in Independ-
ence square yesterday. While on
midair cruise he suddenly stopped as
though something special had attract
ed Ids attention, and then he came
down the tree in slow, unconcerned
manner The secret was out when
he ohyly began the ascent of another
oak, in the branches of which a pair
of the redDreasts had built their nest.
His little eyes glistening and his
whole manner that OF thief, he
moved up the tree trunk, and had al
most reached the little blue eggs in
the nest when the mother bird and
her mate saw him and flew down from
their upper perch. They were on Mr..
Squirrel in an instant. and the fur
flew when their beaks got into action.
The retreat of the squirrel was quick
ly effected. The watchers were
amused. Then a second time the rob-
ber advanced, and was SO successful
as to get one of the eggs in his paws
before the birds came TO the rescue.
The squirrel was nonplussed, as he
couldn't back down with the egg with
the birds pecking him, and he was
loath to relinquish his hard-won prize.
His hesitation was fatal, though. as
the birds, with concerted rush, fair
ly showed him out of the nest. and the
robins followed him so quickly and
furiously that the egg was dropped
and smashed on the ground. The
squirrel then gave up his purloining
xpedition-Philadelph Record.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get TIE
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use SO much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the war
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using d.
fiance Starch. as it can be applied
much more thinly because OF its great
er strength than other makes
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
Moffat Road Excursions.

Denver.-For the first time in its
history the Moffat road has been
"swamped" with excursion business
Sunday, the road sent out six trains
and there were fully $50 people turned
away. The little depot at Fifteenth
and Delganey streets looked like the
entrance to circus while the crowd
was buying tickets. Beside. the num-
erous excusionists. the Danish socie-
ties had big picnic at Tolland.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
Deaf Women Form Club.

One of the most curious clubs on
record has recently been formed by
society women in Berlin. The prin-
cipal condition of membership is that
the applicant must be deaf The club
has over hundred members, who
meet regularly once week in hand
somely furnished rooms in the VIII
helmstrasse. where they converse by
means of ear trumpets and sign Ian
guage and drink tea.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

The University of Notre Dame. 1t ap-
pears, has some features that can not be
duplicated In any other school. II is one
of the old. well-established colleges, with
settled traditions reaching back sixty-four
fessors and excellent library and labora-
tory equipment. Its discipline Is of the
paternal kind-strong without being op-
pressive: and as 1t embraces In It's scope
the grammar school, high school and col
lege work. its appeal is as broad as 1t Is
potent. Perhaps the most remarkable
feature of the famous Indiana University
however. is the fact that 1t has arrived at
its present marvellous development abso-
lutely without endowment. An announce
ment of the courses provided at Notre
Dame appears on another page.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

veloped into a chronic case. At one
time had to use a crutch and cane
to get about. My back was lame and
weak, and besides the aching. there
was a distressing retention of the
kidney secretions. l was in a bad
way when ! began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills in 1901, but the remedy
cured me, and have been well ever
since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box,
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

will interest the thou.
sands of veterans
who came back from
the Civil War suffer-
ing tortures with kid
ney complaint. Capt.
Elysays: Il contracted
kidney trouble dur.
ing the Civil War,
and the occasional
attacks finally de.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
Sinai, the "Turquois Land"

Sinai was known as the "turquois
land in very ancient times, and DR..
Flinders Petrie believes that 1t was the
first mining center in the world. In
his recent book on the subject DR..
Petrie tells of the various expeditions
sent to Sinai by the Egyptian govern.
ment. AT the head of the party was
the Commander" or bearer OF the
seal of the god." the Pharaoh. The
official staff consisted of masters OF
the house of metals" or assayers,
scribes and secretaries, to make In
ventories of the output of the mines.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
To Wash VeIveteen.

Ve,veteen may be washed by shaking it
about in warm Ivory Soap suds; then
rinse thoroughly and let it drip dry. On
full to hang it straight on the line. for
otherwise it will be crooked when dry.
ELEANOR r. PARKER.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
smokers shown by Handwritlns

Mr. Saunders, a former schoolmas-
ter, told the British house of lords
committee on juvenile smoking that
he could detect smokers by their
handwriting-that of boys who smoked
being loose, f1abby kind. Handwrit-
ing. he said. was a cinematograph OF
the heart.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
kino poino Equestrian stunts.

King Edward has taken to eques-
trian exercise as a means of keeping
his weight down. Since the rabbit
hole mishap. which famed him, his
majesty has been unable to take walk
Ing exercise.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

By following the directions, which
are plainly printed on each package of
Defiance Starch, Mems Collars and
Cuffs can be made just as stiff as de-
sired with either gloss or domestic
finish Try 1t. 16 OF. for 10c, sold by
all good grocers.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
find, Time for Christian Duties.

Sir Andrew Fraser. governor OF
Bengal, virtual ruler of SO,000.000 peo.
pie, is the active president OF the
Calcutta Y NJ. c. A.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

Honduras has large tracts OF pine
lands. which will ere long lead to the
building of railroads.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
Glasgow Electric Lines.

Glasgow municipal electric railway
accounts submitted recently show the
gross revenue for the years was $4.-
12S,420, the profits for the year being
$2S2, ,09O, after $125,O00 had been car
-ied to the common good fund
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
HERITAGE OF CIVIL WAR.
Thousands OF Soldiers Contracted
Chronic Kidney Trouble While
in the Service.

The experience OF Capt John l.. Ely,
of Co. E. 18th Ohio. now living at 500
East Second street, Newton, Kansas,
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

1t may be true that all men are
fools, but they are not reminded OF
II SO often II they remain single.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

Mrs. Window Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums. reduces fn-
tAmms ton sllays pain. wind collie sc bottle
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

All crcnmcrics use butter color. Why
BUTTER COLOR.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

A man who has made good doesn't
have to blow his own horn.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

Mexican Coffee kaiser's Favorite.
The German emperor is very fond
of Mexican coffee, and now drinks
none other.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

AS rule. a divorced woman acts as
though she had been born that way.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

The fellow with money to burn may
live to rake the ashes.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

ASIA CIGARS.
Will not make you nervous. Ask your desler or The
II. Hyman Cigar Co. $40 18th Street. Denver.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

Plays were suppressed By tn
Puritans in 1883. .--------.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
What is CastOria.,

TAsTORA is harmless OIL Paregoo Drops
Soothing syrups pleasant contains neither Opium, Morphine
Narcotic substance Its destroys Worms and a
Constipation Faen assmates the Food regulates the som
and Bowels giving healthy and natural Sleep The chren Panacea
Mothers Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought and which has been in for
80 years. signature Fletcher end has been made
his personal supervision since its infancy Allow deceive in
All Counte limitations but Experiments that trae
endang health against Experm
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17
WANTED AGENTS

To sell our line of F1avorng Extracts and Proprie-
tary Drugs vaselIne, Machine OIL. Wild Cherry
phospba.e etc Big money to hustlers. Write to-
day for our plan. BON-TON ENTRACT CO.,
14I8 Larimer Street. Denver. Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1906-08-17

ages II to SIS. must be able bodied. of
good character and American citizens.
either native born or naturnlized. Ap-
ply to Navy Recruiting ONCE. room 22
Pioneer building, Denver or room GIG
Postoffice building, Pueblo. Coiorado.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-08
JUDO FOR SELF-DEFENCE
Methods of Japanese Fighting En-
terrain q Big CrOzcd.

Tnere were six hundred spectators in the Co
iurnoia University gymnasium last night to see
an exhibition OF Judo and two-handed sword
nghtins by six japanese experts. These men
were brought to America by E. H Hartman.
who became interested in this style of fighting
on his trip to the Far East.
The most amusing thing the programme
was a two-handed sword fight between Jsogaya
end Mizutani. a boy eleven years old When the
fighters appeared they were dressed In short
skirts and shirts and wore on their heads some
thing that bore strong resemblance TO a wOTn-
ans sunbonnet. They We're both masked and
literally padded. After the preliminaries con-
ssting of an extended salaam. the hostilities be-
gan. With bamboo swords they beat each other
numerically about the head. shoulders and
thighs. When they got fairly started they re-
minded the spectators OF two old women bella
boring each other over the head with broom
sticks. Occasionally they varied the monotony
by deftly rolling each other over on their backs
and rubbing their swords across each others
Threats. All the time there came from the field
OF battle sounds which the spectators were en-
trely unable to define. At times it sounded like
the quac<ing Of duck Some thought that they
were inviting each other to come on. Others
said it was the Japanese way of swearing.
Before the exercise in judo began Mr. Moriya.
difference between 1iu jitsu and judo. He said;
Judo is an improved form of 1iu jitsu. In It
science is brought into play, and a close knowl-
edge of anatomy is necessary for success In the
art. 1t is much less brutal than boxing, wresc-
ling or your American game OF football In
Judo, the aim is to kill your opponent or at
least to disable him for life. For the complete
success of the art a stone pavement or some
thing of the kind is necessary. Judo was in
vented for the purpose of defence when an
unarmed man meets one with a sword or a
spear.
After his introduction Messrs. Mazda and
Sunni appeared on the mat. barefooted and clad
in white kimonos and short, baggy trousers
After preliminary bow the bout was on To
the spectator it looked as if most of the falls
were prearranged before the match. Mazda
would walk up to Sunni and grab him by the arm,
or collar, and Sunni would obediently fall TO the
mat with a heavy thud- In the second round
both tried some defensive work. and showed
some clever foot movements. Falls We're less
q hold which would either break a bone or send
the man flying TO the mat
Mr.. Tomita and Mazda then gave an exhtpl-
ton of the more advanced form OF Judo defence
Mazda would rush UP and make a vicious swing.
which invariably stopped just before it reached
the other mans head. Tonlita would then grab
his opponent by the arm or throat and swing
exhibition of sword fighting, which. while II
was not amusing, appeared mora SCIENTIFIC
than the other bout Any spectator VINO doubted
the ability of the Japs was invited TO try con-
illusions with one of them, but none or the
Columbia wrestlers seemed willing TO accept.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-08
THE ATHLETIC BOWLING LEAGUE.
New-York Athletic Club and Elizabeth Elves
Roll Below Their Best Form.

The New-York Athletic Club los two games to
the North End Club the formers alleys last
night IN an Athletic Bowling League series. while
the Elizabeth Club team, its home alleys. lost
the odd game to the Jersey City Club.
This double defeat OF New-YOrk at home comes
as one of the surprises of the Athletic League sea-
son. and is only equaed by the triple defeat Of the
Rosevlle Athletic Association champions on the
Columbia Club alleys a few weeks ago. New-York
and Roseville are tied for first place.
In the first game of the New-York-North End
series the former failed 70 roll in anything like its
accustomed form, and to add TO this the team
had the hard luck to into ten splits. 1t was
in the second game however. that every New-York
Athletic bowler found the spot the first three
men getting past the 200 mark, so that an even
10OO total was reached North End totalled 91S.
In the last game New-York fell away TO sG, but
North End kept improving. Durand leading with
o2S and the team getting s59. In the last nine
games rolled Durand has averaged better than
200 The scores were follows;