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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-06
JAPAN'S HUGE. ARMY
Complete Reorganization of All
Her Forces.
SHE CAN MASS 5000 MEN
Change Will Not Involve Any New
Taxation.
VIEWS OF THE COAST PAPERS
Gov. Mead Of Washington Says Roose.
welt is Making a Great
Mistake.

LONDON. December 6-The Yokohama
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph cables
that the Japanese cabinet has decided to
provide, in the next budget, for the recall
of the two army divisions now in Man
churia and Korea, and also to create two
new divisions in 1907, awaiting itself of the
increase in revenue. without resorting to
increased taxation or borrowing.
Furthermore the cabinet will indorse
the proposal to reduce the term of con-
scription from three to two years. This,
the correspondent continues. although it
is a compromise with the demands of the
war office. means a tremendous increase in
the strength of the army.
1t is said that under the reorganizatio
the garrisons in Manchuria and Korea, now
comprising four divisions. will be reduced
to one division each. drafted from home
divisions instead of being special corps.
The saving thus effected will be employed
in furnishing six new divisions for the
home establishment whereby the strength
of the army will become nineteen divisions,
which signifies an increase of nearly so
per cent.
Three special forces will be organized
namely, heavy field artillery, quick-firing
field artillery and cavalry, all well horsed.
The work of rearmament and restoration,
which the war minister desires to complete
in a brief period, will extend over several
years
1t is understood that this program was
the subject of much discussion by the cabi-
net. The minister of war declared that
the safety of the country depended on the
execution of his plans, the sole object of
which was to insure peace by making Japan
too formidable for any one to attack her
The other ministers were not disposed to
accept that view, but finally yielded.
When the new program is carried out
Japan will be able to place an army of
three-quarters of a million men in the field.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14
Death OF Miss Boswell,

Miss Margart Boswell. of Louis
vile, Kentucky. died Wednesday
April llth. at II O'Clock II. m. at
the residence of French n Keller.
of consumption, aged twenty-five
years.
Miss Boswell came To Colorado
last July and in September came
to Monte Vista, hoping the Colo
RADIO climate would eirec, cure.
The deceased seemed To improve
gradually all the while she was in
the state until last Saturday her
disease took a sudden turn and
she gradually sank until death re-
lieyed her of her sui'erings.
Miss Boswell was II cousin of
W. =. French and was n most ami
able young lady Her father an
rived here Thursday morning aud
took the remains la his home at
Louisville for intcrmcnt.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

The president has appointed
Judge Roher, /. Lewis, of Colo.
RADIO Springs. to succeed Judge
Mosses llallet M United States
district judge. This is n surprise
Ia the republican leaders of the
state. Judge Cambell was en-
dorscd by three Colorado repre-
sen'niives in Congress as we'll AS
by the leaders of his party. Sen
ator Patterson is charged with the
defeat of Judge Campbell.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

L. G.. Carpenter accompanied
by Mrs. DIR. Kuriz of Chicago,
came in this week. While Mr..
Carpenter is able To attend to bust
ness he has not entirely rcgn,nc,l
his former health and Is continuing
DIR. Turck's system of treatment
for dilntation of stomach and
bowels. We sincerely wish linn n
permanent cure.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

Nels Pearson. Sr. circulated
paper Thursday to see how much
the business men of the town
would subscribe towards street
sprinkling, this season. Jas. Phye
has also put in bid 10 tina, effect.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14
Fire Brigade Needed.

1t has been frequently suggest
ed that the town should have n fire
brigade. There should he re-
Spgnizel leader with his lieuten-
ants and regular drills should be
had at least once month. There
should he dozen or more water
barrels stored at some central
point with sufficient buckets. \
liberal prize should be offered to
the man or team who shall. in case
Of fire, first reach the place with
one or more barrels of winter.
Prompt action in case of II fire
is always commendable and an or
ganiZed force to take the lead is
absolutely necessary To efficient
sl,rk.
e The town can well afford To-
spend reasonable amount Of
money to encourage and support II
fire brigade.
\ fire started ON Adams street
without prompt action means "A
total destruction Of the entire vi
cinity with the contents of every
wooden structure.
Everybody realizes this and yet
no move has been made to prepare
tSmeet such IA conflagration.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

MARRIED. Tuesday. April 10th.
Jesse Brothers 10 Miss Agnes
Murray, both of Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

will give $50 To the man who
will return nay grip and its con
tents and ! will ask no questions.
Leave grip at my Office or at the
Journal office. J. W. AHRExs.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

Charley Hanson drove to Ala
mosa Tuesday and sold his team
81 horses to parties there return
ing ON the train Wednesday morn
eng.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

Go To Mcintosh Il Duncan's for
all kinds of tin work.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

Judge Warburton came near
having mn attack Of appoplexy Inst
Saturday afternoon but is now
Ngetting along nicely and hopes To
Ike ont again in n few days.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

Jim Hil,icbrand I'M. gone out
rancl,ing for II few weeks. Ills
first work is hauling water for the
big traction engine He aspircs Ia
feco,mc chief engineer before the
season closes.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

> I'd Ncwc"mb has sold his law
practice in Saguachc Ia John Pal
mer and will probably locate in
Monte VISTA. John Palmer is the
only attorney now III Saguache
county aud has been appointed
attorney for that county in placc
81 Mr.. Newcomb resigned.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-04-14

j. II. DEEDS returned Monday
from n two and II hnlf weeks trip
I" ohi" Tie me, Iulicn number
parties there who expect 10 come
Ia The san I,,is valley in the sum
mcr with II view to l~,tcriny their
condition one Of whom is his WIFE.
brother.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
Phone 636'
Odd Causes for Suicide.

One exponent Of advanced civili-
cation is The higher value put upon
human life. Yet, almost paradox
ically, the tendency to suicide in
creases with the march Of civiliza-
ton. Man grows less regardful Of
his own life, it seems as he becomes
more careful Of the lives. of others.
People kill themselves nowadays
for any reason or for no reason at
all. A western lady took her life
the other day because she could not
get seryent girl. Fortunately
this point of view is not very COM
mon.
If all of US killed ourselves when
we went short Of a cook, we should
soon be a nation Of dead men.
The Chicago Tribune quotes from
some umentioned source number
of cases of strange suicides.
A Pottsville, Pa, man cut his
throat because his wife did not fur.
nish him with onions for dinner.
The cuisine also figured liz the
demise of the Pittsburg lady who
swallowed carbolic acid because she
feared her husband was not satisf-
ed with her cooking. A Maine far
mer, disappointed in the work of a
new harrow. put the offending tool
on his shoulders. jumped into a
brook and drowned with it. Penn
sylvania seems to figure conspicu-
ously in the records upon which we
are drawing. 1t was Keystone
State girl who killed herself be-
cause her lover was late in keeping
an appointment, and school boy
of the same State, who oppressed
by the fact that he was the only
male in the class, drowned himself
because he was too bashful to talk
to the girls. Not much sympathy
perhaps attaches to the case Of the
Los Angeles maiden who shot her
self because she was gaining flesh
too fast to suit her.
In Oriental countries where life
is unusually plentiful, it is held
proportionally cheap. A China
man, it is said, will cheerfully COM
NIT suicide merely to pique or in
convenience neighbor. 1t seems
that Anglo. Saxons. when under an
emotional stress which temporarily
upsets reason, are nearly as careless
of their lives. China itself could
hardly furnish a less majestic rea-
son for suicide than the absence Of
onions from the dinner menu.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
George Rashid is Dead.

Clarksourg w. Va, Oct. 49,
George Rashid, the leper, died, this
morning. heart trouble being the
immediate cause Of his death. II
is thought the leprosy made rapid
strides in the past week. Two Of
his fingers and the toes Of his left
foot were almost of. His tongue
was covered with sores and badly
swollen. The county and state
officers have been notified and 1t is
likely his body will be cremated.
The leper had been located in a
shanty near Pickens built especial
ly for him after his removal to that
place by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad few months ago, and
his death occurred there. 1t. will
be remem bered that he left Elkins
10 go to a leper colony in New
York, but was discovered and eject
ed from the train and later captur.
ed at Keyser. The railroad COM
pany shipped him east in a box car
but he was not allowed to enter
philadelphia, and was sent back to
Baltimore, where he was housed in
the box car number of days, un.
til one night the Maryland health
authorities put him on train and
he was taken through here to
Parkersburg. The Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern refused to re.
ceive the train until after his re-
moval. He was kept under shade
tree there a day or so and was then
run into Randolph county on a
special at night.
At first the railroad company
provided for his wants until the
county and State authorities took
charge of him. Later nurse came
from New York to look after him,
but he circulated freely on the
streets of Pickens, was assaulted
and later shot at several times at
the shanty. =,
He concluded it would be well
for him to leave, and did so. An
other nurse took charge Of the lep-
er and was with him when be
died.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26

Tuesday Governor Magoon visited
the national insane asylum and dis
covered a deplorable state OF at
fairs there. One thousand, si1
hundred and sixty persons Of botf
sexes are crowded into filthy and
dilapidated buildings with capac'
ity of four hundred persons only.
They are sleeping on broken cots
relics Of the last American occupa.
tion.. Congress made an approprl.
alton to enlarge the asylum, but
the money was never expended
Conditions today are very little
better than under spanish control.
Governor Magoon will take steps to
erect additional buildings and rem
edy the abuses,
The exodus of the American ma
rines in Cuba has begun. Seven
hundred marines will sail Monday
or Tuesday on the cruisers Mime
appolis, Newark and Denver. Six
hundred will remain at camp Col
mbia, while twelve hundred are
still scattered throughout the
island.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
PocahOntas Items.

Mrs J E Siple is on months
visit with relatives in Highland
county Va.
Mr. and Mrs George L Eakle re.
turned Wednesday after spending
few days with relatives at Bolar
Springs Va.
Mrs NJ w Trimble and Mrs o.
Campbell left for their homes in
Monterey Va, Wednesday after
spending week with relatives
here.
The new engine and dynamo for
the Marlinton Water and Light Go
have been received and will be in
stalled in few days. The engine
is one hundred and fifty horse pow.
ers and the dynamo has capacity
Of two hundred lights. The com.
pany has also received another
pump which will be used in pump
ing water from the wells to the
tauks. The new pump has a cap
acity Of $40 gallons a minute.
The largest drove of lambs ever
seen on the streets of, Marlinton
was brought here this morning to
be shipped to Baltimore and Phila-
delphia. The drove contained ITO
head and made five carloads. They
were purchased by Wade Polling of
Barbour county, from cattle raisers
around Frost and the edge OF High
land county, and will average 70
pounds.
Wade Polling, an extensive cattle
buyer, of Barbour county, was here
last week and purchased twenty
head of Polled Angus steers from
Edgar Beard which averaged 1880
pounds. The price paid was &c per
pound, the highest price paid in
this county for years. They were
shipped TO Baltimore.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
Letter to G w Judy,
MOntereu. Va.

Dear Sir: You may like to know
what you nay for the paint in
gallon of paint" assuming the
pure.paint part of all paints" to
be all alike. which it isn't; and
worth $1,75 gallon.
Of paint adulterated 10 per cent
the pure-paint part brings $1.@ q
gallon.
Is per cent brings $2.06 a gallon,
25 per cent brings 2.33 gallon,
331 per cent brings 2'62 q gallon.
81 =" =" IS. $50 gallon
rs per cent brings 700 a gallon,
The average adulteration of paint
in this country is about one-third
so, you see, the average price the
American people are paying fol
paint is about 1892 a gallon.
It is game of wits. Adultera-
tors are always too sharp for the
bulk of consumers. People wont
pay $1,75 gallon for paint. Sc
they pay So 62 a gallon for paint
and something that looks like paint
mixed with it. (They pay thu
painter, besides, from 81 to 81 fol-
painting those useless gallons.)
Why do they do it. They don'l
know Devoe. Il
Yours truly,
F, w. Devoe & Co
New York.
P.S. Asst & Henkel, Staunton, v;
sell our paint.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
New Through Train

The, through train service be-
tween Elkins and Baltimore will
be inaugurated in first class shape
next week, the handsome vestibuled
cars having been received from
Chicago this week. Since the re-
cent change Of schedule transfers
Of passengers and baggage have
been necessary, but when the new
equipment is installed only engines
and crews will be changed in Cum
berland, the coaches going directly
through to Baltimore. The new
trains will be made up Of four
coaches-combinat mail and ex'
press, com bination baggage and
smoker, ladies car and parlor car
The new cars are the best that
could be procured, each costing
over 1000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
Practical Joke Causes Death.

Mayor Charles Smith Of Brook
lyn. lies dead at the Holly Hospi-
tai at Hinton, his wife is at the
point of death in the hospital ward
of the county Jail, charged with his
murder, all because of a practical
joke.
Mrs Smith has always beer in
sanely jealous of her husband, and
this has been the cause of his often
teasing her. Sunday night he had
Gilbert Medley, a neighbor, dress
up as a women and 60 to his front
gate after dark, call him out and
ask him to take walk. Medley
did so. initiating the voice of a wo-
man so that Mrs Smith could lear.
Without word she procured a
Colts pistol and followed the two
on their stroll up the street. Being
aware of her action, Smith and
Medley made desperate love TO each
other. Calling to her husband.
Mrs Smith leveled tie revolver and
as he turned, fired, the bullet strik-
ing him in the abdomen and rang
inc upward through the lung,Spro-
ducing fatal injury.
Mrs Smith then turned the pis-
tol on herself, but the bullet only
tore a ragged cash down her side
and entered the leg, where it sever
ed the main artery. She nearly
bIed to death before The flow could
be stopded. As it is, she is not ex'
peeted to recover.
Tae entire country side is agoe
with excitement over the affair.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
The November Elections.

Interest in the forth coming cleo
tions centres in New York. with
Massachusetts AS "a close second.
But there are other interesting
contests. In Colorado the Demo
Gratis are running Alva Adams for
Governor who was elected two years
ago but was removed by a Repub-
lican legislature in favor of Govern
or Peabody. Governor Peabody re,
signed under popular pressure, and
the Lieutenant Governor took the
chair. There is still great indlgna'
ton among the people, and Dem
ocrats believe they will elect their
man.
In Nevada they will choose Con-
gressmen, and the election OF q
Senator in Congress is involved in
the contest. Mr. William } Bryan
is taking an active part in the cam
paign, and the result will be some
thing of defeat or triumph tc
that distinguished gentleman, ac'
cording to the result.
Kansas is having gubernatorll
fight, but the prohibition question
is involved. Kansas is a prohibi-
ton State, but the law is openly
defed in some Of the cities, and the
question of enforcing the law is
the issue.
In Iowa Governor Cum Minis, the
tariff reform Republican, is asking
for reelection, but he is opposed
by the "stand-pat" element in his
party, and the issue is more or less
in doubt.
One Of the most interesting con.
tests is in the new State of Oklaho-
ma. This State is composed OF the
old Territories of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory. The former was
Republican in it's leaning, while the
latter was Democratic. AS the cleo
ton of two United States Senators
is involved in the result, each party
is striving for the mastery.
Altogether it is a pretty lively
election foran "off year in politics. "
Times Disnatch.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
Conference Appointments.

The siytieth session of the W Vi
conference was held at Sisters
vile, West Virginia October 3-8
1905. Rev Marsten who has Just
returned, states that the former
Greenbrier District Of the virginia
conference is now part of the
West Virginia and has been made
considerably larger and has also re.
ceived new name that of Rom
ceverte.
The West Virginia Conference
is one of the strong conference of
the M Z Church, having now over
200 members and representing a
Law membership Of 54.128. The
session of conference just closed
was the largest Methodist confer
ence ever held in the state, the
ministers in attendance including
visiting clergymen numbering over
300. Bishop J W Hamilton of
San Francisco, one Of the most pop
ular bishops Of the church, presided
The aged Bishop Walden was also
present and made impressive ad-
dresses. On the whole the confer.
ence session was one of the best
eyer held.
The treasurer reports showed $18.
$50 given to the cause of missions,
making a grand total Of $38.185
for all benevolences.
Rey V A Mamma was re-appoint-
ed as conference evangelist, and
Rev Joseph Lee to Temperance
Federation work.
The next session is to be held at
Huntington West Virginia.-Poca.
hontas Times
From the list Of appointments
for Ronceverte District, we learn
that E L Rossegger' is Presiding
Elder, that ] A Brumb augh IS re-
turned to Highland, H Blackhurst
to Pocahontas and Fl T Heironimus
to Stanton.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
From Blue Grass Valley.

New Hampden, Oct 22nd-Our
farmers still have some hay to
make. To see hay shocks standing
around in the meadows at this time
of year is a sight which none of our
oldest citizens ever beheld.
Our farmers have gotten but lit
tie seeding done. They are husk.
ing some corn at this time, which
is very much damaged by the con-
tinued wet weather.
Thousands of bushels Of apples
were frozen in our valley, but PEG.
pie are not lamentlng the loss Of
the apple crop near so much as
they are the loss of their young
fruit trees, which are nearly all
killed. Such a destruction among
the young fruit trees Of all kinds,
as we have witnessed was never
heard of before in this section of
the county.
The fat cattle are about all gone
out of the Bottom. We never saw
fat cattle of all kinds gathered up
closer than they have been this
fall. and at very good prices.
Mr. W D Kiser, of Sugar Grove,
bought, and took to the Valley over
one hundred Crabbottom calves.
Messrs Gum, Whltelaw, McNul-
ty and Dudley were in Crabbottom
today weighing lambs.
Mr. C W Judy had the top bunch
of lambs. His lambs aver
aged one hundred, twentv.seyen
and one half pounds each. Mr. Geo
E Swecker had the next best, 81
lambs averaging ninely-six and
third pounds.
The shippers are Offering good
prices for lambs for another year.
One year ogo we thought "Big
Nickel" good price for lambs, but
now we want about one cent
more.
Hon S W Sterrett and wife are
visiting in Rockbridge.
Miss Mamie Sterrett went to
Doe Hill today where she will teach
this winter.
Miss Sudie E Chew is teahing
the New Hampden school.
Teachers are unusually scarce
in our districts. Why?
We hope that our officers may
become more interested in school
work and make such appropriations
as are really necessary, in order
that better inducements can be Of
fered to teachers.
Our school board has placed pat
ent desks in several school houses
IN the district,
Doubtless our taxpayers would
much rather see some much need
ed improvements made than to see
a surplus carried oyer in the treas
ury from year to year.
The fever patients are all get
ting along very we'll, with the ex-
ception of Samuel Stone, who is
quite bad at this writing.
Mr. Sam Grogg and force of hands
are putting a new pen-stock in Mr.
W G Rexrode's mill.
The side walk in our village
will be quite an improvement when
finished. X
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
Blood Poisoning

results from chronic constipation,
which is quickly cured by DrKlng''s :
New Life Pills. They remove all
poisonous germs from the system
and infuse new life and yigor; cure
sour stomach, nausia, headache
dizziness and collie, without grip.
ing or discomfort. 25c. Guaranteed
by K. H. Trimble. druggist.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
A badly burned Girl

or boy, man or woman, is quickly
out Of pain if Buck'en's Arnica
Salye is applied promptly. G.. j.
WEIGH. of Tekonsha, Mich, says:
Il use it in my family for cuts.
sores and all skin injuries, al d find
it perfect" Quickest pile cnre
known. Best healing salye made.
25c at X II. Trimble's drug store.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are out Of order.
What to Do.
There Is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmers Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back. kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. Itcorrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
It. or bad effects following use Of liquor,
wine or beer. and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 60 often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp-R0ot Is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for It's Won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
II you need medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in Soc. and$l. sizes.
You may have sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery SE
and a book that tells 1s:.%{ss:a
more about it, both sent 4 .ss;ES;
absolutely free by mail. sl.1s @@
Address Dr.. Kifmer &c Homo Of swampRooe
Co., Binghamton. Wy. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remem-
Der the name, Swamp-ROot, DR. Kilmers
Swamp-Root, and the address, Bingham
on, N. Y, on every bottle.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26

Kodol for Dyspepsia contains
the digestive juices of healthy
stomach and will put your stomach
in shape to perform its Imperial
function of supplying the body
and brains with strength building
blood. Digests what you eat, re.
lieves indigestion. Sold by K. II.
Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26

W4HTED-The party or parties
who borrowed q pair Of tin shears
and soldering iron from the c G
Arbogast tin shop without our con-
sent, to please return same at once,
and oblige, d S Johnston.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26

A cold is aauch more easily cnreo
when the bowels are open. ken'
nedy's Laxative Honey and Tal
"Opens the bowels and drives the
cold out of the system in young Oh
old. Sold by X. II. Trimble,