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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1909)
DEATH OF ADMIRAL DEFEATED BY JAPANESE. f wow nas are marketed. admihal bojestvensky. Admlrnl KoJeshTiisky, who died at Bt. Petersburg recently, "would hnvo : tcea more furtuimlo If ho hud kqm down with lit flacHliIji on thnt fateful 27th of Mnr when the IttiHslun nrmtidn met tlio doom of tho Spnnlfili three tffllurlM befure. Thnt Im tho feeling of men of the Benfnrlnc rncea. with their Intuition thnt Beiinmn nnd Hhlp are one. I'rolmhly UoJeHtvciiHky did ! not feci no, tor he endeavored to ehMipe. lie whh not of n rneo born to the : Dsnfery of the son. And In wine monsuro thnt expliilna IiIh failure nnd hla ; tventrjr'H, for It wnn IiIh country's more tlinu hln. Slnotl I'etrovltrh ItoJcHtvenHky wna I'bout (X) ycnr old, nnd for yenrs : tan.' the reputation of bojiiK the most cool-headed nnd Hclentlllc ofllccr In tho nuftlaii navy In tho Hummer of 11KI he Btnrted with tho nccond Itumlnn Atlantic squadron from the llaltle for Vlndlvosjok. Arriving In the Far Kant, Adnlral Hojwtvensky wnn Joined lly other ItusHlnn vessels, nnd then had ; fifty-nix rhlp under IiIh comiunitd. Mny 27-28, 3U05, occurred tho battle of the Sea of Japan, In which the mission licet wax practically annihilated nnd riti commnmlcr tnken prisoner. A nnval court of Inquiry Indicted Admlrnl I Itojeitrcimkr for nurrenderliu to the Jnpamwe, hut he woh acquitted ou the : i-!fa thnt at the tlinu tho surrender wn mnilo he was unconscious from In juries received In the tight. it Is not given to me men of nil races to Bay, with Hnwke, when warned j of the lee shore and the rlHtng tempent: "Sir, you have done your duty. ! No lay mo nlongBldo of tho French Admlrnl." It In not given to nil to Ray, with Karrngut: "I) n tho torpedoes! Full Btenm ahead!" Nor Ib It ; flrrn to all to Bay, with Craven : "After you, pilot," nnd make of hln sinking ihlpa tomb of Immortal glory. Yet. Bays tho Chicago Inter Ocean, though Eo)etTenky lacked that mnrrow of' tradition or thnt llnnl touch of grace or fortune nnd bo did not In tho manner of hln death give dignity to his ihare of a colofwnl failure, It must -bo. remembered that to him wan doubt less due the boIdneHH of nn enterprise which, had It succeeded, might hnvo dunged the oourw of hlHtory. A strong Uusftlnn fleet In the I'nclllc, with u almost Impregnable harbor In which to relit, nnd energetically opernted, ald have Ilftel the weight of tho JnpnneBo nrmy Jn Mnnchoorln for n time. (hetrnnch of the Uuxslnn wervlce tho rnllwny hud learned by. experience to do Its work well. Given n little more tlmo nnd the Hunslan armies might kre lifen reorgnnlzeil for victory. we know now thnt Japan roiiHcnted to ponce not merely because nil thnt tn Immediately fought for had been won. There wns also n consciousness that Japan could do but llttlo more, nnd n possibility thnt Hussln, If glyen trealhlng space, might do n great deal more. To glvo HunHln tlmo to mnko 4 new military uinchlno to take Power from the trunsnortntlon mnchino wns the mission of Kojentvonsky nnd the nrmnda. It wuh a bold design, and Ad Ural Toko knew what Its hucccps wlint letting Iho Russian armada oven Jt ly -meant for Japiin. There wns n full realization of Its meaning In Tojo'h buttle signal : "The fato of tho F.mplro depends on this effort Let y man do his utmost 1" Itoleatvensky failed, and with lilm UiiRHln failed as n won nniwr. Anil ith failure In nea power Ib recorded Judgment ngnlnst the Husslun system a prmhirer or real nhtlonnl efficiency. Tticro may ho nnother Itusslnu toJTt but not until Uussln Js irade over nnd can breed men who more than Mr men who have the limlnct for sea mnstery nnd llvo nnd die ln.no cordanc wild it can ItHSHln really count In tho dominion of the seas. FATHER JOHN OF OEONSTADT. P'lhTnkM UiiNNinn I'rlnst to Wlipin UC """irlei. Arn Credited. The onco fanioiiH ihwihIIh of nil tho F"ln, Knthcr John of Orona!adt, FhOM denili AA01IIAj1 rArtillMlf Itt Gfr PWSlmre nfllT nn Mlnncm nt m-nr twn miration, wns revered nnd wed not merely among tho lowly by royalty as well. . nav .in, iH2, bo achieved early coming Into prominence soon . ATH1CU JOHN OF CKONflTADT. Elw nSto ft PrtoHioHl nt tluTAn. Ufe.?'t, Although hntrv . ' u,u IWItlcal llfo of his WiZ ft l0,,,,1" tHslUry of tho fuilv tui7 "mm 8100(1 t commie fli n TTr U"BH,a mtrnetert the WmZ ' w,10"ir heeauso of Wd inL? m,1,l'rfltlon and n broad- , "wvuruioiess Uq wan um versnlly known to tho people of Russia iih tho holy seer nnd mlraclo worker of tho empire. This resulted from tho deep Impression his zeal nud devotion to tho church wrought on tho people At tho beginning of his ministry In 18.V5, hln zeal, his personality nud his unlriuo inothoda nppenled to tho mediae val spirit which largely prevailed among the people and In tho Russian church, nnd ho wielded wide Influence, becoming firmly Intrenched In Russian hearts. Quickly his fame spread. Ho was credited with hcalMig powers and with tho ability to perform miracles; tho raising from tho dead of n girl In a St. Petersburg hospital wns attrib uted to him by pensnnts, nnd soon his homo became tho Mecca Of mnny long pllgrjmngos by tho faithful suffering from mnlndles. Tho sterling qualities of Fnther John were admitted nlso by tho Into Kmperor Alexnndor III,, who constantly honored and befriended him, and who sent for him to administer tho InHt Bacrnments of tho church when ho Iny dying. Ho wns a conspicuous fig lira nt tho solemnities nttoudlug tho coronation of tho present Qzar, and tho IOmpress showed her faith hi him by making n pllgrlmngo to tho siirino of 8t, Bernphln to offor hor most forvent prayer. In his church Fnther John was urg ent along tho lines of missionary en deavors In foreign fields, nnd of this Interest tho Ilusslnn Orthodox Church of Bt, Nicholas In New York City has received nmplo sharo, Known to but fow of his followers by his suniamo of Sergolff, ho wns Fnthor John to nil, nnd ns Fnther John Russia mourns hlin. Whisky hy any other' nnmo would tunglo men's feot Just tho name. Tree Clroiir Wild unit fruit In pried in Hi o Mutt. ,t Tho fig treo grows almost wild nnd requires llttlo cultivation, says tho Fro inler Enquirer. Although certain vnrie. IN are grown In vnijous part Of tho world, thoso of Asiatic .Turkey, com nionly called Bmy'nm UgH, for tho rest-1 son thnt they are lacked -and shipped ironi Bmyrnn, are tho best. The grow' lug district Is In tho province (vllny-.t) of Aldln, tho plantations extending from Aynssoluk to Orlachl, a vnlloy over 00 miles long, spreading far on both sides of the lino of tho Ottoman railway, which runs through it, nfford' lug direct transportation from tho In terior. Tho flgs ripen bytho beginning of August. They nro not picked, but when they reach a certain maturity they bo gin to dry nud consequently they drop on tho ground. In tho morning every body on tho plantations -goes around with buckets gathering the fruit, which they carry to a certain place where the groutid Is covered with dry leaves nnd straw (sergel), and on which they spread tho fruit, exposing It to the sun allowing It to remain there from two to three days. Fig packing Is one of (bo principal industries of Smyrna. Thousands pf people find employment during the end of August nnd the months of Septem her, October nnd part of November, more than ?300,000 being paid Jn wages during thnt time. The demand for figs has Increased considerably during the Jnst two years. Somo years ago a crop of 75,000 to 80, 000 camel loads wns considered largo nnd dllllculty wns found In disposing of the goods. With the Increnscd de mand now plantations have been start ed and the crops of the Inst two sea pons hnvo been enormous, In 1000 reaching 120.000 loads. Notwithstand ing this, the goods find n ready mar hot nnd, with tho exception of very tdiort crops, at higher prices than wero jver realized before. The Laplander can travel about ,JB0 miles n day on his skates. The annual fire loss of New York is nearly double thnt of London. Tho foreign trade of Qrent Britain hns shown no signs of revival. Japan's fishermen represent a huge Industry. Last year the total value of Kho catch was estimated at $43,932,188, Peanuts, or ground nuts, ns they are locally cnlled, form ono of the lnrgest crops over n Inrge part of the north cm provinces of China, nnd nro one of tho nrtlclcs of native export enter Ing heavily Into both the China coast and foreign trade. A delicious sweetmeat Is made in Santo Domingo from ripe bannnas, cut Into slices about, a quarter of an inch thick. Theso are sprinkled with sugar and placed In the sun several days, being turned occasionally, nnd each time dusted ngnln with sugar. A scientific labor of the utmost 1m portnncc nnd Interest Is nbout to bo commenced from Shanghai. This Is n mngnetlc survey of China, nnd Dr. Ed wnrds, of the Carnegie Institute, Wnsh Ington, who Is to carry It through, Is at present In Shnnglmi preparing for the work. Second In Importance to. the expor tation of china from the. Limoges dis trict of France Is thnt of "English" walnuts. The walnuts nro exported cither unshelled for use ns dessert nuts, or In mt kernels generally In halves. The proportion Is nbout one third sent unshelled and two-thirds shelled. For some days there has been In a glass case on the mnntelpleeo of Mesirs. Sotheby's In Wellington street a quill pen such ns you enn buy for a penny. This particular one, however, brought i.uSO pence, or 10 10s. It had belong ed to Charles Dickens nnd Is snld to lo thnt which wns used nt Mio Inst when ho wns writing "Edwin Drood," It wns tnken from the novelist's table nt Gnd's IIIH by his oldest son. Lon don News. Caviar Is tho roo of tho sturgeon prepared ns n table delicacy. As a dish too raro to bo known by tho gen erality of people, and' tho flnvor of which would not bo relished by an Un educated pnlate, Shakespenro makes Hamlet snenk of It, In describing a play which wns too flno to bo ppprecl nted by ordinary minds. " 'Twns env- hire to the genernl" (menning tho gen- crnllty), snys the Prlnco of Demnnrlc Too I'rcvfouH A Richmond womnn hns in . hor em ploy n llttlo darky, Miff Cole. Ono day Miff hocamo confidential and told his mistress he wns "golu' to tho clmltory ioxt Sunday." "Rut, Miff, that's a long walk. You know It Is moro than llvo miles." 'Oh, missus, I ain't goln to walk. l's goln' to ride." "How Is that, Miff?" "l's goln' In a korrldgo V my uncle's funeral." All day Saturday Miff could talk of nothing but tho approaching affair, Sunday his mistress excused hlin, nnd sho expected that on Mondny sho would bo regaled with n full account of tho funornl, But Miff turnod up with n most melancholy face, In nib Hwer to hor Inquiry ho snld t "I didn't go, missus. Ho ain't dead ylt" Now Xork Herald. All Physicians Mut preerlbe some f the in gredients that are cpntalned In Hood's arsaparllla-'for all trou bles of tho blood, stomach, kld noys and I Ivor. They Include Mirsaparilla, BtllHngia, Vcllow dock, gentian, wild cherry bark, mandrake, dandelion, Juniper berries, plpslssowa, etc. - Tho combination and proportions an our own formula nnd give power to cun beyond tho reach of any other prescrip tion or substitute, That's whv it ii wlso to get Hood's and only Ilood'p IT VrcterreA' One rtlrl, TPhen J. M. DarrJe, the author of "Peter Pan," addressed 'an audience of a thousand girls at Smith College dur ing his first American visit of last year, a friend asked him how ho had found tho experience. "Well," replied Mr. Barrio, "to tell you the truth, I'd much rather talk a thousand times to one glr! than to talk ono tlmo to a thousand glrla." CITC Bt. VltDi Wane una urron into pra rllJnDtlr enrtd bjr Dr. li.lne'arolln'oB rtorcr. Bend for TREE J.0O lrll liottla nrt tretl. Dr. M. U. mine. Ld.. Ml Arch Bt., I'hUadnlphU. Expert Opinion. "In yon? Judgment," asked the calir, "what la the future of the aeroplane?" , "It's all up In the air!" avagelr n Bwered the Information editor, who had made the ame renponse to the question forty-seven time before, Chicago Trib une. ' CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children. The Kfiid You Havo Always Bought Signature of II ICnciTt Teacher Tommy, who waa Cleopatra? Tommy Tucker Cleopatra was the col ored woman who used to do our washln', ma'am. II cr other name was Jackson. PIUSS CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to eura any caoe of Itchlnc, Wind, Bleedlnc or Protruding Tilca in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. tOc liecnoence. "Is It true," Inquired the traveler who wns (tending in front of the Art Insti tute, "that a confidence man once sold these big bronze Hons to a trusting stran ger for $75 or tome such pitiful sum?" "Yep," said the policeman; "the con men In this town are losin' their grip. I can remember when they wouldn't sell nothln' smaller than the Masonic Temple t & ralhoo." Chn Tribune. xvSewva Ceauscs e System Dispels colds aw&Iiea&aahes &wjo CowsWpaViow; Acts uaxra, acsn as aLaxaWve. BcsJot Mew JVotucti axv&GK& To get Ys )xc5Vca eJJccYs, aXvvavs buy tte Qexvume manufactured by tne CALIFORNIA Fig SyKup Co. SOLO BY ALL LEADING DRUGGIST one size only, regular price SO per bottle. BILUONSGRASS KaH wilt EOc 90c otr acrt for el WW 9 no on. Urowa .v n m . .i . . 1 " v " 1 n'J I J.end ion in :if"iV,iiS ""l"? or I S rim Soi t r J"" "pi E-w vvth wj y w.uro SAL2ER SEED CO., Box PC ta Crowe, Wis. The 2 "FLYERS" are the O. R. & N. fast through trains between PORTLAND and SPOKANE ' , WM. McMURRAY, a P. A. Portland ' W"...TJje. "Anything I can show yon, nhT "Yexj I'want- to 'yet some kind of toy for tar 3-ycar-oId boy. -Hare yon any thing that's Indestructible? Something he eah't break th4';flrst time be plays with it?" A , "I think so. W Bars some toy flat irons' j "IIav they gof bandies on '6mV "Of course." "Well, they won't last him fWe min utes. Show me something olso." neiticlnts Ul l'nrdon. There once- was a versatile kaiser, Who, in handing out talk wM no miser J He got o straight tip To button bis lip, y 9 And now the kaiser la wiser, ' -Chicago Tribune. On'y One "DROMO QUININE" That Js LAXATIVE BKOMO QUININE. Look for the ilenature of E. W. OKOVE. Used the world over to Cure a Cold In One Par. 25c GeKlntf Acqunlned. "Jfy dad can lick your'n," said Bad Dick. "Maybe he can," answered the new boy with tho golden curls, "but I can whale the everlasting daylights out of Which he proceeded to do, with neat ness and dispatch, and they wero firm friends therciftr. Recipe for Rheumatism. To one-half pint good whiskey, add one ounce syrup sarflaparilla, and one ounce Torls compound, which can be procured of any druggist.- Take in teaspoonful doses before each meal and before retiring. Followed up, this is a sure remedy. Specnlntlon'Ji Demornltslnic Effect. "How about yottr gold mining stock, old chap? Still panning out well?" "Panning out? No. Next thing to It, though. It's Petering out." Chicago Tribune. Ii rl Beware f tie Coffc thit hangs on ,persltf.ntly, breaking jroar stent's ret nd exhaflstiiigyoa with the violence til theparoxruii. .nir.wuua. of Vho't Cuf will relieve won derfutly ny eouglv " matter how I f '!vnced or senoas. 1 1 iiotlie and heal lit Irritated turbres, clears the doe,wi air ta(ef arid the couch duap- pear. At alt druzsutc, u iv Klijli.JW OUT OF DOCK WORKERS Men who cannot slop for a rainy day.- Will i find the arealesl comfort and f reedoracfr of bodily movemenr '? iMaal WATERFKOOr ? OILED CLOTHING; Every garmeni bearing me slan of the fish ' guaranteed walerprocf u-lN II B T7 ' f h 11 IB I M 1 U BBBJf ! Hope Defcred. When first I sought the writers' ranlts My verse wns taken In with tbnnka. TIb year since that Initial splash riicy've never sent the promised cash. To wait and get no pay, I And, Is worse than having things declined. niffnrt P)ln Dflnter. Mothers will find Mrs. Wlnslow's Boo'Mrj Byrup thd b st remedy for their chUoroa ilurlug the teething parlod. Under Ko Olillfcntlona. "Senator, you surely will vote for this measure." "Why ahonld I?" "It'A for the. benefit of posterity' "Posterity may go hang I I know al ready what posterity will say about me, and I'm going to get even with It before hand. I shall vote against the bill just to spite posterity." Uncle J err 7. "I shouldn't wonder," said Uncle Jerry Peebles, "if there was something In thl Idee that the condition of a man's teeth has a whole lot to do with his moral character. The biggest liar I ever knew In my life wore a full set of false teeth." ' Chicago Tribune. Frrr-r'i Are bcit bcraoxo ererr vear fthr.-tAw vet ft toewftnocIr-frrnhlT bunt rnut nrtnD. Ten run no r!lc cf TwvirlvkrrtfirmnnAntetorka. Wetake the mini! Tnncrtttiernnlti. nnTof the bontequtppwl and roojt expert et craw- era in America. liMiooarauTanupHw satisfy yon. we trill, rat aaie ercrj- wbere. our 10 Hcl Acaaai wee. Write to D. fcl. FERRY & CO, Dotrtlt, rIIch. P W U No. 7-09 rw IKK -tvrltln sr to advertisers pleftM menii'in tins paper. Egg-Phosphate Crescent BAKING POWDER WII DO ALL THAT AST WGHrSlCSD fOTOSEHUL CDOAM) do .7 Btrns A FULL POUND 25c. Get it from your Grocer The Alveolar System Of Replacing Teeth in the Human. Mouth is the Greatest Advance Ever Made in Scientific Dentistry A few years otro Mfcrconi came before the world with the statement that he could . transmit mevoires through the air by electricity without the Use of wires. Every telegraph operator In the land scofled at the idea and said it could not be done. Likewise the Alveolar System f replacing teeth in the human mouth without the uso of cumbersome and unslshtly plates, which la the latest method to be adopted by scientific dentistry. If you have two or more teeth in cither jaw. either tieht or loose ones (we make tho loose ones Ueht and healthy) we guarantee to put in for you a beautiful set of teeth that can hardly be told from natural ones. Alt work absolutely painless. These Teeth Will Outlast Those Who Are Wearing Them If wo can beautify your appearance and build up your health with a new set of Alve olar System teeth, or cnablo you to do away with a wobbly, unclean, partial plate or UK flttinir piece of ordinary bridce-work. wouldn't it bo tho ereatrat service that could be done for you T 1 We make absolutely NO CHARGE for advice' We examine, your mouth and advise conscientiously ESQ The ALVEO LAR SYSTEM is to the bid time methods what Wireles to the ordinary Telegraphy "It didn't hurt a bit. Now for my Alveolar Teeth." $3.50 - - $3.50 25c and 50c $3.50 up 50c Tn a .1. .11.1 .1 ... . ,'".r . " v? ""'"i3." Hlrow UP meir nana anil say there Is no hope ex. cent in the use of a false plate. The Alveolar System solves the problem and now pUttea ara seldom necessary unless every tooth la gone. Wo are positively pain eardenthtataw branch, and for SO days we make tho following money .savlnjr prices- w ery oof n i l , r i aaiv vjoia or rorceiam browns Bridge Work (all kinds) each tooth Silver Fillings - We are expert plate makers Painless Extracting (free with all work . ' vr. I0,r wr uooKlet. which will be sent free, "The Great Alveolar Electric System." W are the only real Alveolar Dentists In Portland? Hewaro of lmltatow. y tC We do work for out-of-town people in shortest possible time. The Alveolar Electric Painless Dentists Dentists ef 5 to 20 Years Active Practice to Portland M. E. Cerar FoHrtk and WasliBftM Streete PORTLAND (MIL Office Hours: 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. Entrance 110 1-2 4th St. Sundays, Km. to 12. Phono AU71 HJI ADI ETIHIET A voriny. It mAc a PUTNAM FADELESS DYES ti ft