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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
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arm. The three stood round her in the
open.
Vera Gotschakoff was bewildered. why?
Why?" she gasped. 1T has failed"
''Of course il has failed You don't sup
pose j was going TO let you blow US up.
got into your room and doctored it, know
a lot about machinery-while you were
talking TO Mr.. Home" said Elsie, pleasant
ly. Don't you think we have had enough
of this nonsense2''
Dravinsky grasped Vera Gotschakoff's
wrist with an iron hand A dagger fell on
the turf and lay there, shining
Elsie picked IL up. IF you don't mind,
she said. composedly, Il will keep this as
The moon came out and shone down upon
Dravinsky.
Vera Gotschakon started. "Netchoffski,
YOU
IF | were true to the cause I ought TO
plunge this dagger into your own heart
said the man. bitterly. They think l am
a Russian spy; you know better. You have
disgraced Come"
He turned TO Home and Miss Patton.
Pardon my little subterfuge. IL she inter-
feres with you again she will be handed
over TO the Russian police. The purity OF
our cause cannot be sullied by such actions
this
Not half a bad chap for a Nihilist''
said Home, as the incOngruous couple dis
appeared. Now we'll go To your mother
and get the wedding day fixed This kind
of thing is too risky"
Elsie knelt at the foot OF the rock with
hands outstretched TO the motionless figure
above. Home turned away, feeling very
DOWNRIGHT 1904
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Mile. Gotschakoff is dangerous" said
Dravinsky. She is a little bit mad, you
know, and she does monsieur the honor TO
so do l." rippled Elsie Patton. THAT
is why she is coming here to throw a
bomb at us presently. 1t would be safer
Dravinsky bowed. IF you will permit me
to sit down beside you;' and he seated
himself on the short, crisp turf, his back
Il beg your pardon" said Elsie, admir-
ingly. you are a brave man. Are you
aware that in about ten minutes We shall
probably be blown to little pieces?'
Dravinsky shrugged his shoulders. MY
dear young lady you love Monsieur Home;
therefore you do not want to die just yet
A few stars twinkled in the sky. From
a boat below came the tinkle-tinkle of a
banjo. Elsie threw off her cloak and APP
peared in white.
Don't be rash.' said Home, quietly
She'll throw the thing straight al you
He had made up his mind to shoot Vera
Gotschakoff directly she raised her arm TO
hurl the bomb.
Elsie's hand crept into Homes breast
pocket and drew out his revolver. Per
haps Mr.. Dravinsky will take charge of
this?'
Dravinsky bowed uneasily He was a
brave man, but this was going a little too
far.
you don't want to die" He glanced up at
the towering cross above them VERY
well. 1t is all one"
Some one glided across the short turf
and halted a few yards away Are you
there, mademoiselle?'
Vera Gotschakoffs voice had a slight
tremor in it. They could all hear the faint
ticking of clockwork.
Yes" said Elsie Patton, stepping for
ward in her conspicuous white dress, I'VE
are both
A missile crashed against the face of the
rock and fell on the turf. The ticking
ceased.
you have dropped something" said FL
sic. Wont you come and pick IL up?''
Dravinsky, with an oath. sprang TO his
feet. He grasped Vera Gotschakoff by the
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uct last year of that kind OF short sweet
ening was $50 100000 pounds, enough TO give
thirty pounds TO every family in the United
States, six and one-haf pounds for
every man, woman and child in the coun-
try. We have fifty factories now running
making that sugar, and we could, IL the
matter were properly handled, produce
every pound of sugar we use.
Indeed" said the secretary, Il doubt II
the people know what great scientific IN
stitution the Agricultural Department is.
Aside from it's other business it is now
postgraduate university devoted to train
ing men to original scientific research along
agricultural lines. We have had 1876 stu
dents here. most of them college graduates.
whom we have been training for this kind
Of work About half of that number have
already been given positions in the Agri-
cultural Department and elsewhere. In
deed | could find places for scores more If
I had them. The British minister asked
me for a man to send 10 the Berumdas to
investigate some matters there. Another
of our specialists has been recently en-
ployed by the government of Cuba and
understand he is to get 5000 year. l have
an application now for a man to take
charge of a new agricultural school which
is being established in the middle West
al a good round salary. and there are other
openings along other lines. Indeed, the
day of the old-time farmer is passed and
the day of the scientific agriculturist is
here" FRANK c. CARPENTER
rfrr1ot /
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Old Song.

''If you become nun. DEAR
iTiar | will be:
In any cell YOU run. dear.
Pray look behind for me-
The roses all turn pale. too;
The doves all take the veil too:
The blind Will see the show;
What, you become a nun, my dear
I'll not believe IL. no,
''If YOU become a nun. dear,
The Bishop Love will be:
The Cupids every one. dear.
VIII chant. We trust in theev
The incense will go signing.
The candles fall a-dying.
The water turn TO wine.
What, you TO take the vows. my dear,
You may-but they'll be NINE
Leigh Hunt.
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Farmers, Says Secretary Wilson,
Are the Real American Capitalists

Head Of the Agricultural Department Says arm
ers Are Prosperous and Are Not Disturbed
By Labor Problems By Trusts Except
Means of Investmerit..A POSTGRADUATE Uni
versty Which Trains Men to Scientific Re
search Along Agricultural Lines
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Copyright. 1901
Indiana of 1876
In an Old Gazetteer

Richest Copper Mine in the World.
Fine Country for Rice and Cotton
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He old volume of Morse's Amer
lean Gazetteer, bearing the date
of Jan. l, 1891, is yellow with age,
but its paper is still firm and its
printing admirable, black and
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-11
Our Bookkeeping.

Bank books are supposed to be &C.
'clrate. They use the Double Entry
system of bookkeeping, as it is as
rear perfection as any system yet
devised. We use the Double Entry
system because we wish our custom
ers' accounts to be kept with the
same degree of accuracy as are the
accounts OF a banks customers. Dol
lars and cents for merchandise is just
the same as fer borrowed money, and
amounts for merchandise should be
kept just as correct as a bank &C.
count. Books kept by slip shod meth
DDS are about as straight as the track
of a double dished wagon wheel.
When the Double Entry system is
used most every mistake in accounts
can be traced to the salesman that
charged it, and in order to correct this
evil We use the Duplicating Sales
Book. By using this book We give a
bill with each and every purchase
where same is charged. We cannot
charge the goods without making a
bill and if the customer does not take
it, it is thrown away. We insist that
you take your bill and look over it
even il you do not keep it. By look
ing over it you could detect any error
in charging and have it corrected.
See that your purchases are charg-
ed correctly.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-11

Above sizes carried in stock.
Prices OF other sizes furnish
ed on application
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-11
Are you good at Guessing?

With each one dollars worth Of Royal Tailoring you buy
from us you are entitled to guess how many people will attend
the
Worlds Fair, at St. Louis,
and if any of your guesses is nearer than anybody else's you
will get HIGH GRADE AUTOMOBILE
value 50, O00.0 90 to SIS, 000. 90 free of charge.
Ten automobiles and nine cash prizes of one hundred dol
lars each to be given away free. Your chance is just as,good
as the next ones: Total paid admissions to the Worlds Co
lumbar Exposition, Chicago, 1898, 81 ,480, al. Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition, Buffalo, 1901, 1926, O73.
Contest is now going on. Call on us for further particu-
lars. We also take orders for ladies' skirts. Ask to see sam
Piles and fashion plate Guesses go with ladies' skirts just
the same as with mems suits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
RUSSIA LIFTS EMBARGO.
CHar Has Abolished Censorship on
All Foreign News.

All Foreign News.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20.-The
Russian government has abolished the
censorship upon all news and other
kilograms going abroad.
The lifting of the embargo, which
has existed for generations, upon the
free transmission of news from the
Russian empire came as direct result
of consideration of the subject by the
ear himself, and i'm some respects this
abolition is regarded here as the most
important act since the emancipation
of the serfs.
Under a regime allowing perfect free
dom to the foreign press it is believed
that Russia win soon cease to be con-
stantly subject to underground attack
and that she will see herself through
honest spectacles.
For years." said a prominent Off
cial, "our country has been the victim
of every imaginable slander and mis-
representation because it was known
that kilograms addressed to foreign
news sources went through the hands
of the Russian censor. Any story, no
matter how baseless or exaggerated,
that was sent surreptitiously across
the border was greedily accepted
abroad, especially by the Russophobes,
as true because the government would
not put its official stamp upon it. Regu-
lar antiRussian news factories have
been in operation in Berlin, Vienna and
elsewhere. and these have spread the
most absurd and preposterous libels
supplied by the enemies Of Russia.
Every act Of the government has been
twisted and distorted. insignificant
student affairs or workmen's riots, such
as would not attract general attention
elsewhere, have been magnified into
great movements of popular discomfort
until certain portions of the world have
been led to believe that Russia was
perpetually on the eve OF a great revO-
luton"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
SCORE WAS
NOT CLOSE
B. B. B. Defeated SChenec-
tady Last Night.
BY A LEAD OF 81 TO Is
Visitors We're OutcIassed and Out
played at All Points of
the Game.
BY A LEAD OF 81 TO IS

The BBB team won from a mixed
team of Schenectady last night
in game full of discussions and
fouls. The home team ontplayed the
visitors in every part of the game,
their passing being the best seen to
the local floor this season.
The umpire during the first half was
one OF the players and was very much
in evidence calling a foul on the least
pretext. He called u fouls on BBB in
the first half. This was practically
all that saved the visitors from a shut
out as only one basket from the floor
was thrown during the first half and
one during the second
The home team played a good
steady game throughout both periods
although there was a little let up in
the last half
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
DIAMOND
RING $I.37
Many People Buncoed by Pub
fishing Concern.

John w. Hill of Montpelier, janitor
at the state house, has in his possess
ion one of the Cliff Publishing COM
pany's diamond rings. He received
it short time ago in answer to let
ter which he sent that company con-
tanning Sl.37.
The Evening Argus published state
ments aboutthis company 90 February
4 and 8. In the latter it was stated
that action has been brought against
the company toGetermine why a fraud
order should not be issued by the gov
ernment, prohibiting it from using the
mails.
The diamond ring was offered as a
prize to winners Of a puzzle. Mr. Hill
answered the puzzle and was informed
that he was a winner and if he would
an'e Sl.37, the ring would be his. He
waited nearly three months for the
ring and when it did arrive there was
an additional ante of 2j cents for eX-
press.
The ring is claimed to be gold filled
and has a diamond chip in it, 1t was
stated by one Of the jewelers. in Mont
pelier that it was worth about25 cents,
and that similar diamond chips we're
used 10 watches where the piyots we're
placed
There are lot of people in Bennlng-
ton and vicinity who have rings from
this company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20

TOWN AFFAIRS
So. Figures Compiled from the
Town Report.

The auditors for the town of Shafts
bury have completed their work and
report that the outstanding liabil ties
of the town are $l3. 1853 g3 The assets
are S4,947,4. The latter includes
81, 1920, due from state of Myron
Barton late treasurer, on account Of
the general funds, and the school fund
The estimated expenses for the coming
year are $4,000.
The auditors recommend a tax of 90
cents on the dollar. During the year
the town eXpsuded about $500 for
chool purposes, 1921 for town officers
Sj7 for the support of the poor, 1926
ror miscellaneous expenses, $1,000 for
highways.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
SMALL POX ALL GONE
State Board Of Health Says There Are but
Two Cases in the State.


Burlington, Feb. Determination
we're held Thursday by the State Lab
oratory of Hygiene for those wishing
TO became licensed undertakers in
Vermont. But two applicants appear
ed. The result of the examination is
not known.
The board also held a meeting yes
terday aud incidently discussed the
situation in Burlington relative to the
report made to the board by DR. F. E.
Clark health officer regarding fire es.
capes They took no action in the
matter.
The members of the board reported
that there but two cases of small pox
in the State and they were we'll under
control. A few cases of diphtheria are
reported from other parts of the State.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
DIED FROM FREEZING.
A Brandon Woman Found Dead in a Rocking
Chair.

OUdTs
Brandon, Feb. 19:-Mrs Peter MUIR
ply died Thursday afternoon at her
home on Depot street. 1t is under
stood that the woman's death was
caused by freezing.
A physician was called to the house
in the morning and found Mrs MUIR
ply in the front part of the house
without any fire, the only fire in the
house being in the kitchen and that
was very slight.
The doctor left medicine and gave
orders to move Mrs Murphy nearer
the fire which was done. The doctor
was called again in the afternoon and
found Mrs Murphy sitting by the
stove in a rocking chair dead.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
ANN HARRINGTON DEAD.
Aged Woman Who Had Long Lived In Ben
ingtOn.


Miss Ann Harrington died last
night at the town house where she had
been located for a few months only.
She was % years of age, born in Ben
nington, and her death takes away
one of the old landmarks of the viii
lage where she had long resided. Up
to a few years she was a daily visitor
seen on the street trudging along
with her pail and cane.
AS her health had begun to fail she
was tasen to family in Pownal who
took care of her as long as her money
lasted, and after that was gone friends
paid her board for several weeks, hut
finally she had to be taken to the town
farm. Fortunately for her she never
knew the difference. She was al
ways a hard working woman and had
u one time quite a sum of money
saved, part of which she lost through
the dishonesty of parties she loaned
it to.
She was a member of the Methodist
church, and always a respected wo-
man.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
CALLED FOR
APRIL 70
Republican Convention to
Elect Delegates.
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Thad NJ. Chapman of Middlebury
Succeeds the Late Ira
Allen as Chairman
NATIONAL CONVENTION

Burlington, Feb. 2O:-The Republ-
can state committee met last evening
at the Van Ness House and fixed the
date OF the state convention to elect
delegates at large to attend the nat
ional convention. Ar the members OF
the committee we're present and it was
decided to hold the convention at the
Howard opera house in this city OF
Wednesday, April 20, at 10 O'Clock in
the morning
The committee was called TO order
by A.'E. Watson Of Hartford, secre-
tary of the committee, who read the
call and Horace W. Bailey was elected
temporary chairman. F. S. Plat OF
Poultney was elected member from
Rutland county to succeed the late Ira
Allen.
The question of chairman to sue
ceed Mr. Allen was one of the impor-
tam matters to be considered by the
committee. The name of Mr. Watson
had heen prominently mentioned for
the Office but when the committee met,
7. NJ. Chapman OF Middlebury' was
nominated by r. W Hulburd of Hyde
Park and as he was the Oldest member
OF the committee, Mr. Watson declined
to stand for nomination and Mr. Chap
man was elected.
Mr. Watson, who has so efficiently
served as secretary, was retained in
that capacity. The committee decides
upon the Hon H. H. Powers as chair
man of the convention and the Hon
w. E. Johnson of Woodstock was
elected chairman of the committee or
resolutions.
The basis of representation win be
on the governorship vote OF 1900 and
that will provide 728 delegates. H
w. Bailey, who was recently appoint
ed United States marshal, will retire
from the committee and his successor
from Orange county will be elected at
the convention to be held here in APP
ril.
The state committee adjourned until
April 10, when they will meet here
again to arrange for the convention "
nominate state officers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
MRS CLARA SIBLEY.
Death of One Of the Most Estimable Women
In Town.

Death Of One Of the Most Estimable Women
in Town.
Mrs Clara Sibley died between four
and five O'Clock this morning at her
home on East Main street. She was
" years old and was one of the Oldest
members OF the Methodist church Of
Bennington.
Her life was devoted to service for
others and always without renumera-
tion. She will be greatly missed, both
in her home life and in the church.
She is survived by one son, Orion,
a brother, Charles V. Taft, and sis
ter, Miss Ruth Taft.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at
ternoon at 2:3O from the house, Rev
w. Il. Washburne officiating.
Her husband died several years ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20

manded the surrender Of these men as
prisoners Of war, but this the foreign
captains chivalrously refused to do"
1t is said that the czarina occupies
herself every day, in company with la
dies of the nobility, in preparing Red
Cross material for the empires wound
ed.
A Tokyo dispatch says the japanese
government has expressed willing
ness TO do all compatible with its mil
itary interests to enable American
officers to observe hostilities from the
japanese side. As result of this
Colonel Enoch H. Crowder of the gen.
eral staff, Captain John f. Morrison,
Twentieth infantry, Captain Peyton G.
March Of the artillery corps and gen
eral staff and Captain j, Il. Kuhn,
corps OF engineers, will as soon as pos
sble report TO the Japanese govern
ment. Colonel Crowder is in Washing
ton now and probably will leave for
the far east at once.
From Chemulpo comes a report OF
disturbances in north Korea saying
tnat the United States minister, Mr.
Allen, was sending the transport ZafirO
TO remove American women and chill
dren from the Pingyang district.
General Alexeieff, viceroy Of Russia
in the far east, has been criticised in
some quarters since the Russian de-
feats at Port Arthur and Chemulpo,
but there is no intimation that he win
not retain the viceroyalty. 1t is proba-
BILE. however. that the active direction
of field movements viii pass out of his
hands.
War Minister Kuropatlxin, who is
going TO the Tar east, will be appointed
commander I'm chief Of the army opera
tlons there and Vice Admiral Maka-
rolf, who Is now on his way east on
train which is expected to reach Port
Arthur In ten days, breaking all previ-
ous records, is to be commander in
chief of the navy.
Rear Admiral Jesssn has been ap-
pointed to succeed Rear Admiral
Ewald Won Stcckelberg, commander of
the Vladivostok squadron. He has the
reputation Of being a bold and a brave
sailor.
From Shanghai comes a report that
the Chinese authorities there are exer
cised about the arrival at WoOsung Of
the Japanese cruiser Akitsushima.
They connect 1t with the presence OF
the Russian gunboat Mandjur, which
in the absence of orders remains an.
chored in the harbor.
The Shanghai taotai, acting on the
representation of the japanese consu-
late, suggested that the Mandjur leave
Shanghai, but no formal request has
been made. There is little doubt there
fore that the Japanese cruiser has been
sent to Woosung, only eleven miles
from Shanghai, to lie in wait for the
Russian gunboat Atandjur and to sink
or capture her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Young Man Wanted to Die Because DisappOint-
ed in Love-

Middlebury, Feb. l9:-Ralph Doug
lass, youpg lad of q tried to com
NIT suicide af his home in East Mid
dlebury Thursday evening.
1t is understood that he had been
paying attention to a young lady OF
that town and she refused to marry
him. he, it is reported, threatened 20
kill her If She did not, but did not
carry out his plan. He borrowed
revolver of friend and tried TO kill
himself. In operating it he in some
way changed the direction of his aim
and the ball hit him in the right
shoulder making quite a bad wound
Doctors White and Martin of this,
village were summoned and dressed
the wound which will not prove fatsl,
unless some complication develops.
The young man says he is not sorry
that he did the act.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
Farmer ana writer a Suicide.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y. Feb. 1s.-By-
ron A. Davenport a well known farm
er and newspaper writer Of some
note, has committed suicide by hang
ing himself at his home near French
Greek.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
KurIno at Danish capital.

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 20.-M. Kuri-
no, until recently Japanese minister at
St Petersburg, who is minister of ia
pan to Sweden and Norway, arrived
here from Berlin and has continued his
journey to Stockholm, Sweden.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
TELEPHONE co. SELLS.
Independent Line At North Bennington Goes
To New England.

The telephone line that has been in
use at North Bennington for several
years has been sold to the N. E. T. &
T. Co., by the present owners. This
removes the only opposition to the
latter line that there is in this entire
section, and will add about so sub
scribers to the local exchange. The
legal transfer will takeplace this week.
The money is already here to pay for
it with.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
PIED BILL GREBES.

Several of These interesting Birds Captured
Here.
Several pied bill grebes we're cap
tured in this vicinity Thursday. These
are a specie of water fowl common to
the northern part of the state but sell
dom seen around here.
The common name is "Helldiner. !"
They have half webbed feet and are
unable to fly from the ground which
accounts for their capture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20

Umpire, Dunn; Referee, Fauley;
Time-keeper, Fauley; Score BBB 81;
Schenectady Is; % minute halves.
The BBB lost 10 a strong Glens
Falls team Thursday night by a score
Of GALS. The BIB were decidedly
weak in all department of the game
and showed lack OF practice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-20
POWDER WORKS EXPLODE.
Three Men We're Killed and Many More In.
iured.

Wayne, N. j., Feb. 2O:-The Latin
g. Rand powder works here blew up
this morning.
Three men employed in the works
are known to have been killed and a
score of others we're injured.
The damage to the property of the
company and others in the vicinity is
tremendous.