The Bowie Blade. (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, June 23, 1905 Page: 3 of 8
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FIGHTING GOES ON AT FRONT, IMMIGRATION TO TEXAS. WHY EYESIGHT FA ILS - EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.
The Armies Continue in
Activity.
a State of
The Percentage of Illiteracy Greater
-at Among Natives.
" New York, June 203—Important que^
a-i&a|^^ai^ia^in^fiT,~lmmiyr;ition were dis-
.center anil westward and are driving
the Russians positions south of Potli-
tun.
Further west they .turned the Rus-
«ian extreme right at I.iao Yang
"gjhtmg’ Pang Saturday night, flanking- trfbuttng the immigrants throughout
the Russians out of position after a
long night fight.
•quently retrieved some
ground.- - —4—............ ..........
Luring Mistehenko’s operations
Prince Frederick Leopold Of Prussia,
representing Emperor William .with
the Russian army, received his bap-
tism of fire. . 1,
According to information received
at headquarters the Japanese are mov-
ing northward from Korea in three
JAPAN'S PEACE TERMS.
cussed at the quarterly meeting or the
New York Civic Federation yesterday.
Among other things the civic federa-
tion is anxious to know if there is any
practicable and desirable plan for di«-
■tho country, what percentage of the
new arrivals is undesirable, and the re-
Geii. His-tochenko's eavalary suse- lation of the growing volume.of immh
of the lost gratjon to American industries.
-Nathan Bijur, vice president of-the
United Hebrew Charities, said: "Tak-
ing the figures by decades from 1821
to 1900 and comparing them with the
1000 of inhabitants they show that im-
migration is not growing, but actually
diminishing. We know that Texas,,
which has today a populotlon of 3,500,-
000, is Capable of feeding and holding
a population as large as that of Ger-
many, which is about 53,000,000. This
being the case, there is plenty of room
on 1,nan’s.! in the country for an increase in popu-
-i
St. Petersfrurg;'*2dtme
terms of peace, according to an inter-
view had by a correspondent of the
IMovoe Vremya with a member of the
Japanese embassy at Vienna, will
prove to be mere moderate than had
been expected, and will be based on
note on the eve of hostilities, with the,
addition of an indemnity covering the
cost of the war. Japan will not insist
on humiliating terms, such as the ses-
sion of the Island of Sakhalin, the dis-
armament of Vladivostok of the limi-
tation of Russia’s naval rights In the
Pacific, but will insist on guarantees
against the renewal of the war for
half a century at least.
The diplomat is quoted as saying
that Japan wants to live on terms of
peace-with Russia in the future, and is
not disposed to make harsh stipula-
-A - — .
tions.
lation. Thu imiiffr»weVer; re-
mains in the large cities, while he is
needed in the West and South. The
figures also show that the tremendous
urban population is not due to immi-
gration. _________ . __......
“It has never hern charged that the
immigrant .is 1 Tliternte and YhTTtgTifea
show that there is more illiteracy
among native Americans.’’
columns, in. which include. 30,000 in fan-
try and corresponding forces of caval-
ry and field and mountain' artillery.
Motor Cars Growing in Favor.
Dallas: It Is reported that a con-
ference was held between officials of
the Katy and of the Texas and Pa-
cific relative to.train service between
Sherman and Gainesville. It is under-
stood that the use of- motor cars be-
tween "these and other points on both
the roads is being considered in order
that the inroads of lnterurban roads
into the passenger traffic between lo-
cal points may he stopped.
-■ .Frisco Will. U.se Motor Cara.
St, Louis: In order to compete with
Jectric lines the Frisco railroad has
These columns are heading for Chut-1 dedded lQ lnaugurate a motor car ser-
eanfi, Kmcsan and Ken shun to com-
plete the linn of Oyama's army
stretching from the Mongolian frontier
to the Sea of Japan,
vice on suburban ' and branch line
irtmlib..--..IkU^
St. Petersburg, June 20.—The latest
“ now's Tforn" Hie front" leaves— little
doubt that Oyama’-s columns are in
motion and disquieting rumors are
current here regarding theposition of
.the Russian army, according to which
Oyatna has sueeoedoil in pushing both
his flanks far forward, respectively op-
posite Kuanchengtsu and Kirin, when
he can draw a noose around troops be-
low his lines.
Horticulturists Visiting Texas.
St. Louis, Mo.: Two hundred emin-
en thorticulturlsts. represetning bu-
reaus, colleges, horticultural societies
and like organizations of nine States,
left here Tuesday, on a special train
over the Cotton Belt for Tyler and
other points in Texas in the fruit-grow-
ing region. The main object,J5f' the
fruit growers’ trip South is to attefid
the -Texas fruit--growers’ . meeting.....in
Tyler June 23 and to-inspect the prom-
ising" fruit crops in the Lone Star
State.
motor cars can successfully compete
with electric lines in every respect.
On branch lines where the develop
merit of the country does not.as yet
justify regular passenger train service
motor cars will replace "the present
mixed- Uiiins.-----------—•—
There "were seven prostrations from
Leatiu -Washington City Monday, and
many prostrations and four ,deaths in
New York.
\V. W. Williams, foreman of the
Santa Fe roundhouse at Shawnee,
dropped dead of heart failure.
. .Oil and Asphalt Excitement.
Denison: . Excitement, prevails.....in
the neighborhood of the new oil and
asphalt field recently discovered near
Strlnlrto\7n,~T ~T.flinTTFe7e“lsf a "Tug’
demand for leases on the contiguous
property. Many are -Saying-'— *raieIS.-'.'
phalt is said to be of excellent quality
and there is plenty of it. One vein is
Efforts to Close Strike.
Chicago: Another effort is to be
made by the’ teamsters to bring about
a settlement of their strike. At a
meeting of the teamsters’ joint coun-
cil called to consider the best method
of bringing tbout the termination of
the trouble It was decided to appoint a
committee, "which is to confer with the
executive committee of the Interna-
tional Brotherhoon of Teamsters and
decide upon terms to be offered to
the employers.
President Shea of the -teamsters de-
clared that he would not interfere in
any manner with the work of the com-
mittee’to bring about a settlement of
the strikeYf It Would be binding upon
teamsters. The employers have re-
peatedly declared that there can be no
settlement of the strike unless the
unions are prepared to accept the
terms of the employers. Almost nor-
mal conidtions have been reached In
making deliveries of goods.
INFERIOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT FRE-
QUENTLY THE CAUSE.
fttumtnants of the Part, One and All,
Have Serious Defects—Acetylene
Gas, with Its Clear, Unwavering, Yet
Soft Flame Cannot Hurt the Eyes.
Chicago, June 20.—No one ear.
go into our schools or meet it
group of children on the street
without noticing how large a number
of them wear spectacles. The propor-
tion seems to increase yearly, and
there are many more who ought to
wear glasses. The experience of one
teacher might be duplicated by the
score. She knew Alice was Inatten-
tive and she thought siie was unusual-
ly, stupid. She said so to the principal
and sent a note to the mother, re-
questing that the child be helped at
home if she wished her to keep up
with her class. One day after a black-
board explanation, the teacher called
tpon the child and found that she
had not seen what had been written.
She was kept after school and by dint
of much sympathetic questioning Miss
C found that Alice"had never been
able to see what was put on the board
and that her head had ached so often
and so hard that she frequently failed
to hear what was said.
Such a condition may be caused by
lack of proper food, but in our Ameri-
can homes it is usually due to the
pbbrqifallty 7T thtrartTfreialYl*
yellow, insufficient light of the ordi-
nary kerosene lamp, with its smoky
chimney, is about as bad for the eyes
as can be imagined. The flickering
light from a coal gas Jet is but little
better, and even the electric light,
brilliant as It usually is, has an un-
steadiness due to variations in power,
and. a glare peculiarly trying to the
delicate nerves of sight. The compar-
atively new illuminant acetylene gas
produces as nearly perfect an artificial
light as has yet been found. It gives
a clear white, unwavering light, very
brilliant yet perfectly soft, and so
nearly like the rays of the su-n that
even colors appear as in daylight.
Fortunately, acetyh ne is very easily
and cheaply produced, and the simple
cafl-1
Robert L. Tanner, aged 63, dropped
dead al Dallas Friday about noon.
^ heHii^nertLT TJy nod
Lutheran Chutcli gpuvenod *»
Pittsburg, Pa., Friday.
The first killing to take p>aee in
Sherman CountjT was on Wednesday:
when Will Byers was shot aiHi instant-
lly killed, It is said, by L. L.' Barnett.
r According to the report the death
rate of Waco is only 7.33 to the thou-
sand inhabitants,- which-can hardlyhe
excelled in the United States.
The board of lady managers of the
World's Fair has called in an expert
accountant 1 (male) to straighten out
its accounts and make up a report for
congress.
. An election has been ordered for
July 17 to vote on Harris County’s
issuing |500,000 court house bonds for
the purpose of building a new court
house at’ Houston.
Two -men have been instantly kill-
ed by the premature explosion of a
heavy blast in a stone querry hear
Montclair, N. J. Three others were
badly Injured.
Itt is the belief of well -informed
Japanese that within the next decade
Chinese characters, which are now
used .in Japan, wil 1 be replaced by the
RAILWAY RATE LEGISLATION.
"" At the biennial convention of th*
Order of Railway Conductors recent
ly held at Portland, Oregon, resolu-
tions w.ere unanimously adopted voio-
ing their sentiment a- as to the effect
of proposed railway rate legislation
- on th&:--l.3QU.uuu railroad employee,.
and installed in any
moderate cost, and the acetylene can
be piped to convenient points in the
house where a light is. needed. It U
then lighted and extinguished and used
'ess complicated Roman letters.
Work is now in progress on Pitts-
burg's system of waterworks. The
System will cost, in the neighborhood
of J 10,00(1 and is owned by the city.
Only a part of the. town will be cov-
ered for the present.
- At Gpaiftpchc- 4a-.- the- case of Oscar-
Roberts, charged with murder, the jury
brought iu a verdict of guilty, with a
life sentence in the penitentiary. It
was (Charged that, Roberts killed Henry
Carter on May 24.
Charles Hickman, aged 22, was
found in the barn near his residence
at .’Hiadarko, Ok., with a bullet wound
home atT a "very IrTTus L-inple." Hia. m0tFeFlida'rcTTfre-
Acetylene is rapidly coming into
common use In hemes, - churches,
schools and institutions of all kinds,
and it is reasonable to expect that as
Its use in the home increases, -there
will,-bo fewer deffective eyes, particu-
larly among children. Poor eyesight
and the many Ills resulting (herefrom
will undoubtedly ho much reduced by
the use of this new Illuminant.
Naval and Domestic Hero.
Charles H. Holm, p-aperhanger ol
Malden, Mass., the father of twenty-
Tour children by one wife, is nearly
82 years old and his enlistment in the
United States, navy in. 1827 Probably
antedates that of any living man. His
pension began at $2 a month and he
now gets $12.
Lt-
was especially Impressed with the
universal interest, taken by Americans
in all sorts of contests. In illustrating
this characteristic, he tells of seeing a
ragged newsboy one cold afternoon
with his eyes glued on the display !■
a baker’s window. Sir Thomas slipped
a dime into the little fellow’s hand.
The boy exclaimed: “Say, if dis ain’t
luck. I’ve been wishin* for a cent and
Capt. John Oldham, a Confederate you gimme a dime.” “What did you
veteran and one of the best known cit-1 want the cent for?’’ asked Sir Thomas,
izens in Anderson county, died at his: "I wuz goin’ to buy an extra to see
home at Montalba Monday. His death | what woo. I’ve a dollar on de third
was very sudden.
race.
A strike declared some weeks ago!
by the Optical Workers’ association,
How the Sun Rotates.
shot, and running out, discovered him
Tii a dying condition.
The pros uP. attorney general up-
holds tlie ruling of his predecessor,
AMERICAN GAMBLERS.
Sir Thomas Dewar, in recounting his
i impressions of this ~-”4
that women can hold office in Texas,
and -it is likely Fayette county-will
have a female pedagogue for County
Superintendent,
Shawnee ,'.will have the biggest
Fourth of July celebration in the his-
tory ot the TerfItory. The event Is
being extensively advertised and spec-
ial railroad rates will be given from
all points in Oklahoma,
'Hie Hitchcock Cement Works, at
Hitchcock, Ok., were destroyed by fire
entailing a loss of $85,0(10 with only
$13,000 insurance. All the buildings
and working property together with a
car or hair wits a total loss.’
In the special election held at Mc-
Kinney on the proposition to levy a
tax of 25 cents on the $100 worth of
property for the purpose of providing
better public school facilities the tax
tax.
An a 111dn 1 <>biTe occupTecTTi'y'r'"amt
Aprs. Richard SrSayer of Englewood,
N J„ and their two sons, was struck
by an Erie train near Goshen. Mr. and
Mrs. Buyer were instantly killed and
their son hurled several feet,
Superintendent of the Penitentiary
Baker’s report was as follows: Com
nets ,on hand May 1 3881, new re-
ceived 124, returned by sheriffs 3, dis-
•barged 69, pardoned 3, escaped 3, died
I, delivered to sheriffs 2, making on
band June 1 3930. .
Corporal punishment, abolished some
line, ago by the. Board.-of Education,
utts lieea ■ re esta-bfebed—m.--the--New
-.. ------ -----• -j Students at the Yerkes observatory} _ _ .
composed of men employed in the eye haw determined the varying periods VoTft pnj,1,c schools by fhe decision
glass factory, of New York has come ■ of the Bolar rotation. ln .zones 5 de-! '/ Tll<jSe Olmsted- In the Children’s
'’TtrStrrntf’.T^The opciatora declared the, gregg- widgTrom thfr-Rq4iatf>r -t&--- -—----------------
strike off. tude 35 degrees. Within 5 degrees of The social Democratic party at
Harry G. Collins,-gateman ad Weil- thq equator-on either side the period Stockholm' has organized dernonstra-
man's Lake, Galveston, was shot, and of rotation is a trifle more than twenty- ions of factory hands amrotfier Work-
mortally wounded Sunday night while four and a half a day. The length of j ms in favor of a peaceable settlement
nine feet thick ami has been followed j preventing the (entrance of an objec- the period gradually increases toward ; .i the differences between Sweden and-
for seventy feet. -The oil is found near ) character. Turner, Gregg is! the poles, becoming about twenty-five • NTorway, and the unconditional accep-
the surface and is black and thick.
Ten Deaths From Lightning.
Shawnee, Ok.: Following the death
’of'T.'(J.'Fi;6oks by TTRutfiThg"“Satimtay1 santtarium aff'r a-lon#-4Uness,
under arrest charged with the murder, j and a quarter days between latitudeJf-a'hce' of accOnipllTffied facts in Ntirway.
Mrs. John L. Sheppurd, widow of th* fifteen degrees and latitude twenty; Thousands of circulars havc-beeD
late Congressman John L. Sheppard, | degrees and nearly twenty-fifive and : ouj broadcast cimtaining informa-
died at Fort Worth Tuesday, in a —^ degrees and nearly twenty-five and jan tJi0 -Associated Building
night, meager reports received indi-
cate the death of at least ten people by
a third da>s between latitude od d» grades of Chicago and Cook bounty erel to the hen«, and so on year after
The commissioners in responso to
petition have called an election for
grees and latitude 25 oegrees.
pave withdrawn their moral and finan-
! :!at support from the teamsters.
lightning In the terrific electrical^^^Tursdar. June 3b, to determine wheth-
etofm which swept over this country, er.^r ‘not Lampasas county shall con- j
Oils Schroder,- living fourteen mili-s 1 tji.ue wet or dry.
Bowllvq Alley In a Church.
Dr. Henry A. Rasmus, of the First
Methodist Church of Spokane, Is agita
A d'spauii frum /ta.nzfbar ann011 nees-
.ho death of Tippoo Tlb'b, the noted
\rfeb chief anti - slave ikaier. When
from Shawnee; was.killed while patedl A negro convict, Rob Ely. serving ! «n« the proposition Of putting a bow-. ^ ^ ^ n
fn a wagon under a slmd. the lightningJif(? ^ntence1_e8cai»’’d from the State ; »«« In OieTiasewent of the ne» f
whom they in part represented. These
resolutions- " Indorse the attitude of
President Roosevelt In condemning
secret rebates and other^‘ Illegalities,
and commend the attitude of the
heads of American Railways, who,
with practical unanimity, have Joined
with the president on this question.'*
They then respectfully point out to
Congress the "inadvisability of legis-
lation vesting in the hands of a com-
mission power over railway rates,
now lower by far In the United
States than in any other country,"
because such regulation would “result
In litigation and contusion and In-
evitably tend to an enforced reduc-
tion -in rates; irrespective of the ques-
tion of the ability of the railroads to
st^nd the reduction, especially in view
of the Increased cowHof their supplies
and materials.” They further protest-
ed against such power being given to
the present Inter-State Commission
because “the proposed legislation is
not in harmony with our idea of
American jurisprudence, inasmuch as
it contemplates that a single body
shall have the right to investigate,
indict, try, condemn and then enforce
its decisions at the cost of the car-
riers, pending appeal, which is mani-
festly Inequitable.”
■^^Tba^eQBductQrs.rtiase their demand
for only such legislation If any, as
would “secure and insure justice and
equity and preserve equal rights to all
parties concerned,” on the ground that
the low cost of-transportation “is the...
result of the efficiency of American
railway management and operation
which have built up the country
through constant improvement and
development of territory, while at the
same time recognition has been given
to the value of Intelligence among em-
ployes.tu contrast to foreign methods,
where high freight rates and lowest
wages to employes obtain.”
In pressing their claim against leg-
islation adverse to their Interests,
they point out the fact that “the
freight rates of this country average
cles to the consumer, thus making the
freight rate so Insignificant a factor
in the selling price that numerous
standard articles are sold at the same
price in all parts of the couptry.”
Chicago Railways,
Chicago’s north and ’ west railway
systems were appraised for taxation
p U rposeSLby ex ports at $ 27,000,060, and
stocked and bonded by the owners for
tH7.OO6.0OO. This $90,000,000 differ-
ence represented the value of munici-
pal franchises given to them—that is,_
the use of the streets, privileges which
the city would now be glad to recover
so as to get the advantage of them
herself. But, though she practically
gave them away, the chance of her
getting them back for nothing Is as
slim as the prospect of her catching
up with New -York in the matter of
population.
Bangs of a Playwright.
John Kendrick Bangs has ceased
to be the editor of Puck, and for the
next few months will devote hts timd
to play and libretto writing. Impelled
bv;the succeesof his comic opera a dap-,
tation of “The School for Scandal
under ffie title, “Lady Teazle,’’ he ls
to follow it by a similar adaptation
for Miss Russell of “The Taming of
the Shrew.”
Heavy Tariff on Ostriches.
The exportation of ostriches from
South Africa has practically been pro-
hibited by on export tax-of $487 each,
intended to preserve to that country,
as far as possible, the monopoly of
the lucrative trade of ostrich farming.
Line Breeding. •
Line breeding is another term for in-
breeding, not haphazard, hut scientific
inbreeding, Bays D. J. Coyne, Jr., in
Commercial - Poultry. For example, a
tfibeder starts- wHh a trio- or-pen: 6t
unrelated: or distantly grlated bird*.
The'next sMason ho must not mate
theJr progeny alone, for that would be
dangerous inbreeding—brothers and
sisters—and the stock is all young. Ex-
perience baa taught us that such a
mating prduces infertile eggs and
young Rtock: lacking in vitality, lbs
proper matings are to mate the cock
bird to his pultlets and the best cock-
year the birds are mated, young Jto old
ami old to young, without the introduc-
tion of strange blood, the object beln§
to avoid mating b rot hers and slstsr*c
birds too closely related or -lmmatur*
l>i rds.
p:trikinu him Th the
of the other s-trlcki
are unobtainable.
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