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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Number Of Weddings Here
for Next Week.
OTHER NUPT1AL EVENTS
RECENT HosPITALIT4Es IN CAPT.
TAI HOMES.
MI. Corea and His Beautiful Southern
Fiancee - Personal
Notes.


The only events of Importance to large
gatherings so far as local society is con-
cerned, for the coming week, concern the
wedding days of numerous couples and
the festivities attendant thereon. Nearly
everything else socially is given up to get
ting all the pleasure possible out of outdoor
life these glorious autumn days, but after
another week it will be different story.
Monday evening at 8 o'clock at Foundry
NJ. E. Church. 10th and Madison streets,
Miss Alice B. Fleming and Mr.. Warren r.
Choate, chief clerk of the bureau of cor
porations, Department of Commerce and
Labor, will be married. Miss Choate of
Rockville, sister of the bridegroom, will be
the maid of honor and the ushers will be
DR.. William Trail, Mr.. Murray Snider, Mr..
Victor G. Croissant and Mr.. Frank Byram.
The couple will take a trip north and will
reside the coming winter at Rockville, Nd.
Other Monday weddings will be those of
Miss Mary Florence Butcher and Mr..
Frank Ferris Bronson, and Miss Bertha
Beiber and Mr.. Harry s. Wolf. Wednes-
days events will include the marriage of
Miss Frances M. Taylor and Mr.. Herman
G. Hartman, Miss Marian Virginia Wilson
and Mr.. Charles Mason Martin, Miss Vir-
ginia Reeves Luckett and Mr.: Charles A:
Galbraith and Miss Edna Eiseman and
Mr.. Sci Meyer Miss Margaret Madison
Birney and Mr.. Edmund A. varela will be
married Thursday, as will Miss Ida Cady
and Mr.. Walter N. Grounsel. The latter
will take place at Takoma Park, in Trinity
Church.
A pretty autumn wedding took place at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Scott,
1915 l street northeast, Wednesday, October
90, at o'clock, when their only daughter,
Mary L. Scott, was married to Mr. Samuel
Schofield by the Rev. Mr.. Blakemore Of
Epworth Church, in the presence of their
relatives and a few intimate friends
While Mendelssohn's wedding march was
being rendered by Miss Susie Martin the
bride, becomingly attired in white silk
mousselne, entered the back parlor with
her father, preceded by the maid of honor
Miss Minnie Gray, her cousin. The groom
entered the front parlor with his brother
Mr. John Schofeld, as best man, and met
the bride near the bay window, which was
deliberately decorated with palms and au-
tumn leaves. After "a bountiful collation.,
plenty of rice and good wishes, Mr. and
Mrs Schofed left for an extended tour
north, stopping at Niagara, New York,
Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Baltimore.
Countess Cassin. who has been visiting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

Mrs. Ison Of Oakland. Md, and her son
Mr.. w. Q. Ison, have returned from the ex.
position at st. Louis, and have apartments
at lilo 18th street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. Fairfax are To-
Gated at 1922 Dist street northwest, formerly
the residence of the late Maj. Richard c.
Parker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs F. Carl Smith have returned
from a summer on Lake Placid, Adiron-
dacks; also ST. Louis exposition. and are
now at their home, 1889 18th street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

The marriage CT Miss. Gertrude Warford
Mills, daughter CT Brig: Gen. Albert L..
Mills and Mrs. Mills, and Lieut.. Emil P.
I.aurson, nth Regiment, United States Cav
airy, will take place on the afternoon of
Tuesday, November 10, at 4:3O o'clock, at
the chapel, West Point N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

Countess Cassni. who has been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wadsworth, Jr., at
their Mount Morris place. New York, is ex-
pected back to the Russian embassy with
in few days. So
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The reception tonight at the Corcoran Gal
lery for tie Iroa and Steel Institute will af-
ford pleasant evening to several hundred
PERSONS The hours are from $50 to II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

Mrs Joseph B. Cheshire of Raleigh is
visiting her parents, Rev. Walter A. and
Mrs Mitchell, at 2209 n street, where she
will be glad to see her friends Monday af-
ternoon. Bishop Cheshire has returned to
North Carolina.
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News has just reached this city of the
approaching marriage of Herbert Belford
Gee of Denver, Col, to Miss Lila Marie
Schwartz. also of that city. Mr.. Gee is the
eldest grandchild of Capt. Henry NJ Knight
and was born in this city Miss Schwartz
is a beautiful and accomplished young lady
and a favorite with the younger social set
of Denver. The young couple will visit this
city on their honeymoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

Mrs. J. Wallace Christie left this morning
for New York, where Mr.. Christie has bust
ness interests. Mrs. Christie has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Granville H. Parks of
so Randolph street northwest Mrs Christie
and Mrs. Parks will be remembered as the
granddaughters of the late Owen M. Long,
United States consul general to Panama
for so many years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17
Red Cross Pharmacy, 16O North Main St., Barre, Vt.

can PUNK him first lad Kind Of
sized you up as having some grit, but !
guess was wrong | guess you'd
better stayed At home and played
with a doll baby
"And so had you" exclaimed the re-
cruit. made angry by The sneedng
words.
ooh, / see. Got your mad up have
you? Wen, keep it abiding and come
along with he. Wen work down on
the left flank and see il we can catch
them Johnnies mapping"
When they had gone about 800 feet,
making their way as carefully as In
dams on hot trail, the veteran paus-
ed ana whispered:
you wait here and let me so on
alone and locate en- Just keep calling
me d liar to yourself and get rs mad
as you can. You haven't got any more
sand than a girl wien you amt mad.
He was gone ten minutes During
that interval the recruit had to hang
on the bushes to prevent himself frolu
running away When the veteran re-
turned there was a smile on his face
ana lie reached out and patted tile
recruit on the back and said:
Luck Il with you, my boy. The
two Johnnies are sitting down and
smoking and playing cards, and wt
can creep up within fifty feet Of them
You can't miss hitting man IN tbs
back at that distance
Il shoot man ID the back r gaspet
the boy
The recruit followed him through thu
bushes and over the dead logs aue
| limbs until halt was made beside !
dead tree. At a distance Of not over
ten rods the Confederate pickets were
seated on the ground. with pipes n
their mouths and cards in their hands
"Rest your gun across The log there
and take dead aim at the big feller's
back, whispered the vet. as he pulled
fresh fish forward
'.No. can't can't tell you i
would be murder, and / can't 10 IT.
Murder. Bosh Durn YOU for boo
by and coward! You hain't got sand
enough to fight fiy say young feI
ler let me tell you something When
j 20 back to the company and report
what a white liyered, chicken hearted
rag baby you are. what are the boys
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17

going to say about itT
Eli think I'll shoot himl7 whisper
Ell the recruit after struggle with
himself "That Is. III shoot him Il Il
won't be murder
Murder your grandmother. Can't
you understand that your Uncle sam
is paying you SIG per month to kill
JohnLes and that he don't give cnss
whether you DO 1t with a club or 4
muskets Lord, but what a fair mark
you've got to shoot att ! could plump
bullet into him with my eyes shut.
Sit down here and Kin your ilrst man.
The recruit slowly knelt down and
stretched out at full length aud thrust
the barrel Of bis musket over d log
He breathed hard, his eyes were shut.
and the musket pointed into the tree
tops.
Hang your growled the veteran as
he gave the boy kick But have you
turned into a baby Or an old womans
Just draw bend for the middle Of
that Johnny's back and don't keep US
waiting here an the afternoon.
Il tell you | can't / can't do II no-
howp' half sobbed the recruit as he
sat up ana faced the veteran. with all
the color gone from his face and his
chin Quivering II enlisted for sol
der. but | can't and ! won't shoot a
man iii cold blood. When ii comes 70 a
battle I'll shoot but not here and
now
Uncle Sam got a peach when ron
signed the rolls, he didf sneered the
@yet as lie looked down upon the other
in supreme contempt How we would
thin out the Jolnnies if we had a thou
sand fishworms like you III the Fourth
brigade. Going TO shoot or not?1
The recruit raised his hands 70 his
face aud began to weave his body to
and fro and sob and moan. 4 look Of
pity crossed the veterans face Is he
regarded him for d moment. and then
lie knelt down to take the shot him
relf. The rebel picket had disappeared.
and he rose To his feet with curse Of
disappointment and said:
aIt's because you're a blamed fish.
worm and have no business down here
among men. Pick up that nusket aud
come along. III tell the captain, AMI
III tell the boys. and II you are sent
home TO make mud pies In the road
you just remember that gave you the
best kind Of a shaw and you wouldn't
take it, M QUAD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17
A Living Target

Copyright 1904 hy T & Meclure.I
Now. LII explain things to you a Bit
clearer said the veteran to tic re-
cruit as they leaned On the baEels Of
their muskets and looked at each other.
There's a rebel picket about oppo-
site rs and not aver musket shot away.
They are two nen the same as MS.
and it's our business to XIII them and
theirs to Kill US lust so long as we
stay hidden here they can't see u.s. but
it's our duty to crawl down toward
them ana get shot You see, the
idea Of war is TO kill one man don't
count for much. but il we keep on
killing, BY and BY wen have a hun.
bred Now, what's the matter with
youy
The recruit lad sunk down at the
foot Of the tree and was looking
around him in apprehension
DO you mean that were going to
skulk and creep and shoot men down
in cold bloodY" he asked as his lip
trembled and he put his musket away
from him.
What the devil ails yonG' growled
the veteran who talks about cold
blood down here at the front? We are
down here to kill or be killed, ain't WEI
I amt going 70 let no Teller kill me II
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17
TRY SEVEN BARKS
COSTS YOU NOTHING IF 1T DOES NOT PROVE TO
BE THE BEST REMEDY YOU HAVE EVER
TRIED FOR AILMENTS OF THE
STOMACH, BOWELS, LIVER ANDKIDNEYS
YOUR HOME DRUGGIST MAKES THE GUARANTEE
YOUR HOME DRUGGIST MAKES THE GUARANTEE

This remedy is purely vegetable and
easy to assimilate. The doses are small
and pleasant to take 1t is prepared
from the original formula Of DR.. Franz
Gauswein, Of Weisbaden, Germany,
who was, until his death, one Of the
worlds most successful and noted ply
sicians Thousands Of families for
three generations have been recom-
mending this wonderful preparation in
the highest terms.
If your digestion is impaired, if your
liver is sluggish or blood is impure,
"Seyen Barks1 will surely effect a
speedy cure, as it cleanses, Pushes and
tones up the whole digestive and drain
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17
REAL ESTATE SALE FOR PAVING

ASSESSMENT.
Whereas, the Street Commissioners
Of the City Of Barre, in the County Of
Washington and State OF Vermont. in
pursuance to the resolution, of its City
Council, duly passed, did on the 2ist
day OF November A. ID. 1908. assess up
on the lands Of Mrs. L. c. Wheelock,
Miss Carrie Wheelock and Charles Whee-
lock, for grading, paving, macadamizing,
curbing and guttering a certain portion
of North Main Street, in said City of
Barre, upon the following described
lands of said Mrs. I, G. Wheelock, Miss
Carrie Wheelock and Charles Wheelock,
abutting on said Street, to-wit: Bound
Northerly and Easterly by land owned
By said above mentioned Wheelocls;
Southerly by land owned by H. O.Worth-
en- and Westerly by North Main Street.
The sum Of $4.03S4 dollars per front
foot Of said land abutting on said North
Main street, amounting in all to the
sum Of Two Hundred Fifty Five 31100
Dollars.
Now, this Is to warn the said
Mrs. L. @. Wheelock, Miss Carrie Wheel
ocS and Charles Wheelock who have not
paid said assessment and neglect and re-
fuse SO to do to the City Treasurer of
said City Of Barre, or to the subscriber,
and all whom it may concern, that so
much Of said lands win be sold at public
auction at and upon said land or prem
ises as described above, Of the City of
Barre, in the County Of Washington,
aforesaid, on the 21s day Of October, A.
| d. 1904, at 8 o'clock, q. M, as will be
requisite to discharge said assessment
with costs.
| Dated at the City Of Barre, in said
County Of Washington this "a day o.
August A. D. 1904.
JAMES r. COUTTS,
Collector Of the City Of Barre,
Vermont
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17
NM neen Pncinc.

Geographers tell US that in places the
Pacific is more than $4,000 feet deep.
In other words, If the loftiest mountain
on the globe, Mount Everest, 29002
feet high were placed in the Pacific
ocean at its greatest depth, the sum
nit of the mountain would just about
reach the surface of the ocean.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17

age system in a thorough manner, leav-
ing Nature to do the rest, which 1t Will.
We cordially invite our friends and
customers 10 call and get bottle Of
this highly meritorious remedy. You
may deposit 80 cents for a bottle Of
Seven BarksH as evidence Of good
faith. Try 1t as directed, and Il found
unsatisfactory we will eheerfully re-
fund your money Or, Il YOU cannot
spare the small amount we ask on de-
post, come anyway and we viii take
all the risk. What we want is to intro
duce this remedy among our friends
aud customers where it ~ not known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17
AIiIkreed nlnnnnms.

One Of the most successful fly catch
ers IN the world is the familiar milk
weed blossom. The bloom attracts the
flies in great numbers from a great
distance, only to mprison them. The
peculiar gluey nature Of the flowers
quickly entangles the fly, and from its
embrace there is no escape
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17
SEEING THE
FAIR In DETAIL

Porto Rico Taking on the American
spirit--A Collective Exhibit Of the Is
lands Best Products = Figures to
Show the Possibilities = Sugar Pro
duction Has Doubled Since American
oecupation-Florida Had Marrow
Escape, but Newspaper Saved the
Day by Making an Exhibit Of the
Fruits Of the State = Some New
Things In Fruits-The Gem State and
Some Of Her Gems In the Palace Of
Mines.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE BY
MARK BENNFrrl
Porto Rico is proving herself to be a
very lively part Of the United States,
and the main purpose Of tie island ex-
hibit in block is Of the Palace Of AS
riculture is 10 show her enterprise ana
her appreciation Of the opportunities
which annexation 10 the United States
has brought
1t Is interesting 10 know, for exam.
pie, that so soon since annexation the
production or sugar has doubled, and
il must be assumed that all other lines
Of business are looking mp They did
not dare to look up IN the dark days Of
the past. Porto Rico wants just what
most Of us seem to be " Nting name
ii, capital we all think ale ould Dc
SO much If we only had capital q hire
somebody else to do what we ought e
do ourselves. What most Of us need
is energy and little admixture q
courage. Energy ana courage and lead
ership leadership is an element o.
couragel make capital They are Tho
best capital.
These, think are what Porto Rict
is reilly acquiring, and they viii flour
ish under stable LAWS amid productive
lands.
Porto Rico sugar il protected BY /
duty Of Sl6s per 100 pounds 96 Test
OF 1886 per ton. Notwithstanding th'
crop has doubled since American occu
patton, we are told that lands arr
available for two or three times th'
present output Sugar mill owners arr
replacing the old machinery with mod
ern equipment which secures Il n0r
| complete extraction Of the juices o
the cane. At least - per cent Of th'
former cost is saved by the new proc
esses. Tic new plan il to have largi
| factories where the farmers may sci
| their cane direct rather than 70 At
tempt to extract the sugar themselves
One can hardly believe that an acr
Of ground Will yield fifty tons Of cane
but such Is the declaration OF those l
charge Of the Porto Rican exhibit Te
per cent Of the cane i extractabl
\ sugar. 80 that an acre would nroauc
1--WE tons of sugar worth $50 4 ton 3
| 500 for the acre The manufacture
kindly allows the farmer half. OK S2Ql
Ii costs $50 to 500 TO bring IN acre 9
new cane to the cutting state, but On
planting sufllees for several rears, Id
subsequent years costing not 70 q
ceed SO to $50 an acre In district
where sugar factories are not YET e;
tablished sugar land is said to be avail
able ait $50 to 500 an acre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17
REAL ESTATE SALE FOR PAVING


Whereas, the Street Commissioners of
the City Of Barre, in the County Of
Washington and State Of Vermont, IN
pursuance to the resolution of its City
Council, duly passed, did on the 25th day
Of November, A. D., 1908, assess upon
the lands Of G. n. Barber, trustee, for
grading, paving, maeadamizing, cuTbing
and guttering certain portion of South
Main street, in said city of Barre, upon
the following described lands OF said C.
n. Barber, trustee, admitting on said
street, to wit: Bounded Northerly by
land owned by Sue +. Jackson and
southerly by land owned by said Barber,
Easterly by South Main street.
The sum Of S4.263 per front foot, Of
said land abutting on said South Main
street, amounting in all to the sum Of
Sixty -Four 15-100 Dollars:
Now, this Is to warn the said
Charles n. Barber, Trustee, who has not
paid said assessment and neglects and
refuses so to do to the City Treasurer Of
the said City Of Barre, or to the sub
seriber, and ell whom it may concern,
that so much Of said lands viii be sold
at public auction at and upon said land
and premises as described above, Of the
City Of Barre, in the County Of Wash
ington, aforesaid; on the 21st day Of
October, a. D. 1904, at 1880 o'clock, p
M, as win be requisite to discharge said
assessment with costs.
Dated at the City Of Barre in said
County Of Washington, this oath day Of
August, A, ID. 1904.
JAMES r. COUTTs,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17
49, Fences nnd Iirhtninr.

Since the use Of wire fences has be-
come so extensive the number of cat
tie killed each year by lightning has
greatly increased
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17
LIQUID READY ron INSTANT USE.

LIQUID = READY FOR INSTANT USE.
A few drops OF Parlor Pride Stove Polish gives
the stove brilliant lustre shine, making the
stove iit for the parlor, no soiled hands-easy
TO apply--always ready, No water used twater
in paste polishes rusts the stove), No dried-up
paste remains after using a while. Parlor
Pride good TO the last drop. Sold by all deal
ers In Barre by Smith Bros, Chesser & Bird,
Merchant y Fraser. B. D. Tomasi Eastman
Bros, Mrs. G. II. Griffin, w. II Conner, Sowden
Il Lyon. II. y. Tadd Reynolds and son and
Prindle 4 Ayerill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17

Porto Ricans regret that the rice
lands of the island are not being made
to produce at least sufficient for the
island demands, but the people are still
spending S2.000,000 a year for Iouisi-
ana rice 4 duty Of . cents q pound is
imposed on foreign rice and the Lou
isiana growers are happier TO the ex-
tent Of two millions year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17

If all that is said Of Porto Rico is
gospel accuracy the island is one Of the
paradises that those who seek big
profits are anxious to find. It is as
serted BY the Porto Rico commission
that oranges can be produced and
placed til the Atlantic coast markets
at IS to 20 cents per crate against 80
cents crate for California fruit, while
land for oranges can be found for $40
to $50 per acre against several hum
dred per acre IN California
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17

1t has been an unhappy experience
for Fiolidia0s 70 come To the worlds
fair and find that the state has no Of
fetal part ii this great festival n
peace and progress Of the world. Only
for the enterprise Of one Of the lead
ing newspapers there would have been
no evidence whatever that Florida still
belonged 10 the sisterhood ~ states.
No appropriation for an exhibit was
made BY the legislature, and the gov
ernor declined TO appoint even an hon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-17

Tobacco, coffee and cotton are other
important crops in Porto Rico. The
lands for these crops are in the int
rior Rut coffee Is not i protected crop
and Porto Rico is Obliged to meet the
competition Of ell coffee Producing
countries. The quality Of the cotton
from the island Is claimed 60 be Of the
best But matters Of quality in al
things that relate 70 Porto Rico may
be studied best III the fine collective
exhibit in the Palace Of Agriculture
Here YOU may note what the l7an
offers III all the Improvements ANA con
veniences known @ civilization
The evening world., 1904-07-25
10000 STRIKE
At FALL RIVER
Complete Tle-Up Of Cotton Mills
Involved In Wage Cut and
Determined Struggle Between
Workers and Owners On.

FALL RIVER, Mass, July 5.-The
strike order issued by the Fall River
Textile Council. calling for upward Of
5000 operatives TO remain away from
the mills In protest against a reduction
u l.? per cent. In wages, became
effective to-day. and the response was
as general as the labor leaders had
pred.rteJ.
In the mills Of the thirty-ssven
corporations involved In the agree
msnt to reduce wages but few,
comparatively. Of the usual force
went 10 work. II 10 estimated that not
mors .hon 800 entered all the mill gates
to-day In place OF the tide Of operatives
Witch between 9 o'clock and 60 every
morning sweeps through the various
entrances.
The whistles blew at ths usual time
the engineers were at eheir placea. bu'
thsrs were no operatives. At least mo-
enough 10 operate the milis, and befors
9 O'Clock practically every one involved
In the trouble had shut down.
The strikers, who In some Instances
had assembled near the mills. dispersed
quietly and silence settled over the usu-
ally tumultuous business district
The only trouble OF any sort during
the early hours was reported from near
the Border City Mn. where there was
some throwing BY children. Nc
harm was done Policemen were sta
toned at all the mill gates. but thsrs
was nothing for thsm TO do.
Both sides admit that this is the be-
ginning OF one Of the most deter
mined contests which Fall River has
ever seen. The manufacturers maintain
that they have tried every plan which
they could think Of to avoid a reduction
In wages. and took that hnal step only
when driven to do so to save their bust.
ness.
On the other hand, the operatives say
that the conditions affecting cotton
manufacture here are such that q re.
duction In wages 10 no more a remedy
than such a step would be In attempt.
ins to prevent the ravases Of the boil
The companies involved In the STRIKE
operate eiEhty-one mills with about
thrse and . quarter million spindles
and weekly product when running In
fuli OF more than Wo,ooo,oo yards Of