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impulse would drive me out into the streets
again, and I would pace them reatiessly
for hours. hungrily watching the restau-
rants and wondering when i would get
another square meal
.The faces OF the people In the crowded
streets got on my nerves. Faces, faces,
nothing but faces! They streafned by ms
continually, day and night-not one OF
them familiar; not one Of them kindly.
1T seemed as IL It was my fate to stand
still and see that awful procession OF faces
fit by forever. They did not strike me
as belonging to real people; they scented
like the faces Of ghosts. When ! dropped
Oh to sleep at night ! used to see those
faces in my dreams. and for months after
became prosperous they haunted me DAY
and night like a nightmare.
My hunger caused me the keenest psysi.
cal torture. Every bone in my body ached;
my head throbbed violently; had terrible
pains In my stomach, and half the time
felt az II was Just going to faint.
As soon as hunger fairly got hold or
me I lost every ounce OF energy. 4 could
not look for work. as had been doing;
I could not even beg. -,
Two or three times I asked men Tor
money IN n tlmiu, leepio ,Woys Wv "fAen
they turned aside i did not persist, a
poor, addressed woman gave me dime
one night. although L did not ask her,
got a good meal with 1t, but aftervard
I felt hungrier than ever.
An orchid hunter who, nearly persisted
in a Venezuelan jungle two years ago ana
lost Ave OF his men. by starvation woua
night after night when he went TO s'eep
famished and exhausted. dream OF the
markets that he had seen in various psrts
of the world He would behold Lead
enhall Market in London, piled high With
thousands of carcasses and tons OF fneeti
and Just as he put out his hand 70 graspA
ies Of beef or a sirloin steak, the vision
would fade, and In it's place would be the
gayly colored market OF Panama, Mlth
bananas, pineapples' and orangrs, Giisten'
ine bri ghtly in the tropical sunlight. Tho~e,
too. would vanish when no tried to snatch
them; and he would awake hunener' ana
more miserable than ever.
: Il could have borne the real horrors
Of the days a thousand times bstters ha
MD, III Ii had not been for the tAntahnnS
mIssres Of the nights. -,
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from designs by Gardner 4 Cox, b. 50 feet
over all, IS feet on the waterline. IL feet
beam and feet draught. Her. cost will be
about $1,000.
James Baird. who used to race the Hussah,
Is having 4s-rater built by Tom Weber
at New Rochelle. This boat will be very
similar 10 the Surprise. also built by Weber.
and her cost will be about $1,000. ..
Lawley's yard at Boston is full o sailing
craft, some Of which are to race and some
will he cruisers. A boat for the ls-foot
claA Is being built from designs by b. p.
Crowninshield for Trenor l.. Park. This
boat is 70 feet over all, II feet on the water-
line, II feet inches beam and feet inches
draught., She has bronze frsmss snd
planked with mahogany like the Hanan
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HOW IT FEELS TO BE- STARVING
DIVERSE SENsATIONS Nv THE
CASE or DIFFERENT MEN.

Some sufYes Intensely. Others Not at All
The Dreams Of Intense Hunger
Mental Pswers Increased by Lack or
food-Theeries About starvation.
Men who have actually been on the point
Of starvation, whether In the streets OF
big city. In the iungles Of South America
b an open boat at sss, or on the sandy
deserts Of Australia, give divergent 40
counts Of their feelings. 80.
Their stories 20 TO prove that different
men feel starvation In different ways.
Some suffer. intensely; others hardly at
oil. Some feel acute phyrical pain, while
the suierings Of others appear to he purely
mental .-... 80
A sailor Whose schooner was wrecked
on a voyage from the Oaymsn Islands to
Jamaica a few years ago, and spent
nearly two weeks in an open boat without
food. was asked how he felt during that
time
4 hardly felt at all after the first two
days he said. II seemed to outgrow
the longing for food. and ! do not remem-
Der suffering any particular pain.
i drifted along In . dreamy sort OF way,
not caring what happened Even when
aw the ship which picked me IN ] was
no, wildly excited. was too faint 70
worry.
The only craving remember distinctly
vas for . glaes of rum and smoke OF
tobacco, and that was very strange, be-
Ouse ] am practically . testotalsr and do
not rrsatly care for smoking
man Who h nov rsosiving big salary
In New York had Q bard time whsn he
frs came 10 this city. and nearly starved.
For days and weeks together he did not
have . deosnt meal, and. BY his own 40
count. no suffered tortures.
i could not keep stili, 'hs said. .'Often.
when was frightfully hungry and hadn't
cent to buy anything. would - TO one
Of the he libsssiss end try 10 fosos myself
70 cit down aaA NJ.
But II was no -. 6ouDe k7saAsssoee
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These are strenuous days In the ship-
vard. and yacht basins OF South Brooklyn.
The air bristles with spars and tunnels
us, from acres OF crowded voter space.
Arsosies Of pleasure hereabouts are fitting
out for service in placid summer seas
The whirr Of industry rises from hundred
decks. At Tebos. the biggest yacht basin
along the bay, nearly q thousand men.
carpenters. blacksmiths, machinists. plumb
ers painters and decorators, are 1t work on
the largest feet Of yachts ever assembled
In one place in April. ....
The yachting season will begin this year
,early two weeks earlier than usual, and that
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afioat. including Niagara Iv.s" credited
with making ~ milee an hour. -
Only d few Of the yachts have distinctive
hgureheads. Among these u the Aphro-
dite. with bronzed representation, Of the
Greek goddess. under the bcwsprit. The
Taurus appropriately has . bull e head AZ q
fgurehead. 0ilded scroll work u generally
the only ornamentation.. Of most yachts
at the bows. =. o. e 81 - ? $50 ..
All. or nearly al. the respondent yachts
win be In commission on May ~. when the
New York Yacht Club viii open the season
at Glen Cove. Supts Niels Olsen Of that
club predicts an indispensable gathering
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Notes or the Aaoarium.

The Aquarium is now open daily until
$50 P, NJ, instead Of p. NJ, as heretofore,
Nellie, the handsome hsrbor seal ,, is now
fed publicly every afternoon at 4 O'Clock,
an admiring crowd gathering around her
pool to see this graceful and attractive
creature take her evening meal
There were received last week ct the
Aquarium q msilion.and q nali o. PIKE pereh
Commission, which have been placed In
Matching jars in the Aquarium's hatchery,
These eggs are expected TO begin Matching
out this week. ttr. .'.'' = -.
Twenty thousand young, yellow perch,
Matched out in the Aquarium, were last
week planted in a pond in the Geological
Park In The Bronx.
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NV YACHTS THIS SEASON.
AGcREGArk cosr or THESE MILL
BE Ss.IIl,35O.

Almsst Every Dsscrtpstsa q Bost Frsn
: tho lB-Feetas ~ the 9ll.Fsst sean
Yacht Hasuli-Cup Chailengees TX.
,pensivs-Designers and Builder Busy.
During the coming yachting season
I'll new vessels varying In sizs from
the small lS-footer to the steam yacht
Haoul, whioh is 2il feet In length. will
be seen La these waters. AL the yards
along the Atlantic coast are very busy
Just now. and every fine. day the work
on the pew craft Ia being rushed - fast a.
possible. Thess new boats mean an outlay
Of t1.ii4.sso. ..Thsrs are many yachts
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the one-deegn classes he has turned out,
and they will cost about 5000.
Small Brothers have several small boats
on hand In addition to the auxiliaries and
launches they are building. One Ia a 2i-
footer for syndicate OF Chicago yechtsmen
that IL to race for the Upton cup. They
also have on hand 22-footer for Charles A.
Launing, a 2s-foot waterline yawl for X.
and 8. II Eldridge, a 2s-foot yawl for j. A.
Nicklett Of Toledo and one or two small
boats.
At New Rochelle, Huntington Is building
a 2l-foot raceabout for Harold Pryor. This
will cost about 81 800. All his other boats
have motors in them
Frederick p. Sands OF the New York
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that the yacht designers and builders have
had . fairly busy season. but they think
that other years have been better. This
amount for new boats gives but . small
idea OF the money spent in yachting. All
the yachts that will be In commission this
summer. and the feet will he a very large
one. have 10 be thoroughly overhauled.
They have to be scraped. painted and var
nished Some have to get new spars and
sails and all win want some new rigging
This means another large outlay and then
the season has only just begun. Men are
employed on the yachts who will draw
alaries for about FIVE months during the
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Of pleasure craft at the races for the Amer
ica's Cup In August, g.. .,
The great American cruising yachts now
In European waters, will return and add
glory to the fleet undergoing grooming in
the various shipyards OF the Atlantic coast,
and there will be, OH hand also number Of
IN Ids pms forei n ships. including the
Emerald, turbine chartered by George
J. Gould fro Sir Christopher iurness.
now on her way to this port.
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ssasso- rts svpHss .ssisess vssss are
- ssnth. and -kis snp,sysr las 70 iced
hin during the. tims he 10 on tho yacht
which sdds City cents day to HE cost. Thsrs
b slvays soinsthing wanted on q yacht.
"a that the owner 10 constantly spending
money from tho tims HE boat goss In COM
uhAsssnr until II u laid up again for the
wtntAr. The new vessels being built THE
year and their estimated cost are .ahown
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s7-footersf for W. n. Joyce. These bosts
viii mean an outlay Of At least >1s.ooo.
Z E.A. Bosrdman has designed three Isl.
footers and one boat for the Seawanhaks
cup trial races. These are In addition to-
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NOTHING DINO ON THE FlEErwlSo.
boat. She will cost about $4,000. W. B,
Rogers has had a sloop 50 feet inches over
all. 80 feet inches on the waterline, Is feet
beam and feet 10 inches draught built from
designs by Crowninshield. which cost $1,000.
Can't. L. d. Baker has had q small schooner
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being built that have not been reported
and many small craft such as yacht tenders,
u and ls-foot launches and small sailboats,
that have not been taken into considera-
ton In making the lists that have been
published In THs Sun. IL would seem
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The SuN has published Q list Of the
power and ons-de~ign boats and the new
sailing craft that will b out are given here
with.
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RICHMOND.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Clark Guerin
was held at the church of Our Lady of
the Rosary Saturday morning, the Rev.
Dr. Glymn officiating. She was born in
County Galway Ireland 70 years ago,came
to this country at the age of Ii and was
married year later to Dennis Guerin
at Burlington, who died nine years ago.
The most of their lives were spent in
richmond and Jericho. She wiss the
mother of l3 children, six who are living
to mourn her loss. H. c. Guerin OF Mid
dlcscN, \. A. Guerin of Barre, Mrs. T. j.
lialpin Of Greenville, Penn, Mrs w. q.
Morse of New York city Mrs. j. j. Nc
Cabe of Burlington, Mrs, G. W. Van Ma
tire of this place with whom she resided
She was woman of fine Christian char
acter. IA devoted mother and true friend
and was held in high esteem by all who
knew her She was buried in the family
lot in Burlington.
Miss Hattie Towers, who has been in
Boston for the last three years came here
to her brothers last Friday night to spend
her vacation-Mr. and Mrs r. h. Jones
returned last Saturday night from II
weeks stay in New York, Mr.. Jones is
afflicted with rheumatism. m.-The two drug
stores have received their liquor licenses.
Recently the underwear company gave II
maple sugar party to their employers at
the boarding house, Landlord Burke did
the absence of snow scraped ice was sub
stituted. Dancing was INDUCED in, some
GO couples being in Ntendance.-The Aid
Circle of the Kings Daughters meet at
the vestry of the Congre egati tional Church
Friday, the first of May in the afternoon
to tie bed quilt for the pastors wife,
Charles Is. Towers Of Miles City, Mon
tana, came to town Tuesday morning and
is the guest of his brothers, r. w. and
r. l.. Towers. The last time Mr. Towers
was here was some dozen years ago
Lewis Gauvn is moving and making ex-
tensve repairs on his barns.-The Belle
Vue Hotel is placing a new veranda all
around the hotel on the second story
John McGarghan, who has received first
class license under the new law will open
to DO business next Monday The authori-
ties are getting ready for the reform.
They have provided lookup in II. NJ. CO.
nants old ice house, three cells are now
ready for the reform. a, &. Berry has
Continued on third pagc)
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DR.. tom" HILL MARRIED
\ Manchester, N. r., Girl His Bride~
Are Now Living in England.

Manchester, n. H.. April 9).-The an<
nouncement that DR., Thomas {. iill and
Miss GusSIe q. Smith, both Manchester
people were married in January last and
are now living in kensington, London,
Il, a sreat surprise to Manchester people.
quietly. at the end Of last year, DR. Hill
settled his affairs here and prepared t.
go away for awhile. intimating that hs
intended to take a graduate course,
but his destination was not known to his
friends.
Miss Smith also slipped away quietly.
without it Is said, leaving any knowledge
with her friends as to what was coming.
She had lived at the New Manchester
House. where Dr. llil boarded, and in
that way the romance came about. Misc
Smith is the daughter Of tho late Col.
Waterman Smith, one of ManChosters
wealthiest residents "A few years ago.
DR. llill had been in Manchester about
seven years and had built up "A good praC-
tice. lie is a graduate of the University
of Vermont and was the Tom Hill. who
played second base on the Vermont team
during the worlds fair year when it de-
feated every college team in sight, includ-
ing Yale and Harvard. DIR. Hin is but 81
years old, and Miss Smith is 81,
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ADDISON.

Arson Sherbino is at home for the sum-
mer from Albany Business College.-Mrs
George Ruscoe has taken a little girl
from the Orphans home in Burlington
Peter AunChman, who has been sick near
ly all winter is able to be ont again
Mrs. G. w. Read is so much better that
her nurse Mrs. Pratt. has left and gone
to care for Mrs Otis III Panton.-Clarence
Benedict and wife have lately been the
guests of Mrs Bcnedict's parents,-Mrs
Cox of West Addison spent last week in
this part of the town with old friends
The Van Atkins of burlington were in
town over Sunday.-M. u. Hurd and wife
were the guests of Murry Hanks and
family over Sunday.-1Iarod Crane is
quite ill-Francis Barron has returned
home.-Thc Rev. A. S. Powell preached
his farewell sermon on Saturday last
and left on that evening for Bellows Falls
where he has procured work in a machine
shop. His family will soon follow.-Eva
Smith has returned to her school in Ner-
penneS.
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GRANVILLE.

A quiet home wedding at which only
the immediate rela of the contract
ing parties We're present was solemnized
Tuesday. April n, at o'clock a. m. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Briggs,
when their daughter, Miss Mary A., was
united in marriage to Robert r. Briggs
of bingham, Mass. Miss NJ. Lou Whitney
acted as bridesmaid and Leon c.. Smith
of Barre, as best man. The Rev. Mr..
Adams, pastor of the Rochester Univer-
salst Church, performed the ceremony.
Miss Augusta Briggs, sister of the groom,
came from bingham to attend the we'd
ding. Immediately after the ceremony
IA lunch of ice cream, cake and fruits
was served by Miss Florence Kendall,
and the wedding party were driven to
Bethel, where Mr. and Mrs Briggs took
the fast express for Boston and vicinity.
They will remain there for about two
weeks and then are expected to return
to Granville for a brief visit-Miss NJ
Lou Whitney has been appointed assist
ant postmaster and Miss Leda Briggs,
clerk.--Edward Bostwick is sick-Mss
Rose Bostwck went Saturday to Will
iamstown, where she is engaged to teach
the spring term of school,-Mrs Matte
MAYNARD and daughter Myrtle are i'm
proving. Myrtle has 50 far recovered us
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SERIOUS FLOOD THREATENED
River Running through Frank Damned
100 Feet High-Valley Flooded for
Mles-Details of Disaster.

Vancouver, r. c., April 29.-Ovorwholm-
ed by countless tons of rocks, this morn
ing shortly after 4 o clock, and with prob
ably III of its Inhabitants killed almost
instantly. the little mining town of Frank
in southwestern Alberta, is threatened
with completed destruction by flood to-
night. Old Mans river, which flows
through tho center of the town, is damned
mp by the fallen rock to the height of
nearly 100 feet. and the entire valley above
the town is flooded for miles. a big
body of water is pressing with force upon
the dam, the only protection the town of
Frank now has, unless the river shall
find another channel. Should the I'M
promptu dam break, the entire village
Will he swept away. A despatch from
Frank says:
"Atremendously loud reverberation shook
the whole valley of the Old Mans river
this morning at o'clock and scarcely had
the inhabitants of this town awakened to
realization of the impending danger,
when from the top of Turtle mountain,
overlooking the settlement millions of
tons OF rock were hurled.
'"rhe Frank mines operated by the
French Canadian Coal company, across
tho river from the town, were seen to be
buried under hundreds of feet OF rock just
as the morning light was breaking In
side of five minutes from the lrsts thund-
crous shock and before half the town
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Barnes, and Hugh Stlnehour. Earl Barnes
Lynn Grow and Ernest Howard. The
house was prettily decorated for the occa-
sion. The couple received many beautiful
and useful presents. After a short we'd
ding trip they will occupy rooms in the
upper part of Mrs Hildreths house.
"A pleasant reception was given at the
residence of George w. Allen and wife
by Mr.. and Mrs. Allen and Mr.. and Mrs
j. H. Allen in honor of Sherman p. Allen
and wife who have just returned from
Washington. There was quite a large
attendance of friends and of the
newly married couple from this
village and Burlington, the guests
being received by George w. Allen
and wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman T..
Allen. Miss Eldora Hodges of Bur-
ington. Miss Florence Biownell of Spring
field, Mass, Mrs. w. f. Teachout and the
Misses Hessie Shiland, Mary Nichols and
nellie Hopkins served the refreshments.
Lawrence Sullivan of Burlington and
Miss Nellie McCannon, daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Bernard McCannon of Essex
were married at the church of the Holy
Family yesterday morning at nine o'clock.
The Rev j. b. r. Pouliot performed the
ceremony in the presence of many rela-
tivcs and friends of the parties. Miss Ida
Barber was bridesmaid and John Leonard
of burlington was best man.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
FaNette Call,inS of Essex Tuesday.
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WEYBRlDGE.

Carson Robbins occupied the pulpit of
the Methodist Church last Sunday
morning. The new pastor is expected to
arrive this Week.-Mrs.. Nellie Moody
went to Houltncy one DAY last week
to sec her niece, Miss Crane, who
has so far recovered as to be removed
to her home in Rochester, n. Y.-Mrs. j.
=. Brittci spent "A few days In Burlington
last weok.--Allon Warner is in Boston
buying horses.--Mrs. Nancy Middlcbrooks
Peck died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. a. -. Hayward. on Thursday of
last week. Funeral services were held
at her late residence last Sunday after
noon. the Rev. W. w. Smith officiating
The intermcnt was at Ferrisburgh. Mrs.
Peck was 81 years old.-'rhc remains Of
Bessie Elliott. wife of Fred Rivers, were
brought here from Middlebury last Sat
urlay and inferred in Maple Grove ccme-
terry Mr.. and Mrs. Rivers were until
recently residents of this town. and have
many warm friends here who sincerely
mourn with the afflicted family in the
removal of one so young and so beloved.
--'rhcophilus Hayward OF Leigh, Mass, is
at his old home called here by the death
of his grandmother, Mrs. Peck.
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LINCOLN.

Elmer Parent of South Lincoln has sold
his farm, farming ana sugar utensils, 10
COWS and some young cattle to Edward
Bedor for s., 800 possession given at once
Mrs Joseph Levarn is very loW.-Mrs.
Make Dow Is confined to her house with
a severe cold.-The Ladies' Aid society
have Just purchased "a new sewing ma
chine for use in their rooms.-Another
state travelling library has been received
for the benefit of the public.-The funeral
of Mrs. Ira Wakefield was held at her
late home Wednesday, the Rev. Mr.. Rich
ardSon of Bristol officiating The arrange
ments We're in charge of G. A. Thayer.
Good singing was furnished by Mrs. Il. j.
Cove, Miss LOttie Sargent, A. NJ. and III.
G. Sargent. The bearers were Charles
Wakefield, Eli King, Loren Orcutt and Mr..
Wakefield nephew from Massach husetts
Relatives were present from Massachus-
etts, Huntington. Ripton and Bristol. Mrs.
Wakeheld was most excellent woman,
and her death is a great loss to her hus-
band, now in his SIND year and in feeble
health. She leaves one son, Charles of
this town and one daughter. Mrs. Eli
King of Bristol.
George Caustic finished moving to Bris-
tol Monday. lie will work for Elisha
Hewitt TINS summer.-Clayton Cove has
moved in the house with w. N Cove
Mrs M Il. Cove went to Bridgewater
Thursday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Smith. Miss Gertrude Varney visited
friends IN Bristol over Sunday.--All who
arc Interested in having Sunday school
in Downngvile are requested to meet at
the school house Sunday. May 3, at II
a. m.-The annual meeting of tho w. G.
L. u. will be held Wednesday, May 6, at
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SOUTH STARKSBOR0.

Mrs. Abbie Birdsall visited in Burlng-
ton the last of the week.-Mrs.. Ellen
Morrill, is expected home soon from Cam
bridge, where she has been visiting rela-
tiVes two weeks past.-rhe family of
phander Orvis have been on the sick list
but are bettcr.-Mr. and Mrs. Sooman
Bucl of Lincoln attended church here
Sunday.--A fire set in the pulp brush at
Joseph LafaYette's IS Sunday ran into T. II.
Ioung's sugar bush, doing considerable
damage, burning some sugar wood and
trees, but Mr.. Young got it under con-
trol after a hard fight. 1t burned nearly
to LafaycttcJ sugar house.-Saturday V,
April % four boys namely, Edgar Smith
Wesley Stcdman and Arthur and Frank
Hamilton went in to give Glynn Parker
another day OF help at saving up the
wood pile