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UpHoLsTERrNG.
LAWN MOWERS

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FOR SALE.
FARM WANTED.

With Stock and Tools, in exchange for Nearly New Family House, with modern conveniences,. well located and near el ectric cars. in this city. Would like a grass farm suitable for raising stocA, colts, etc For full par ticulars, permit to see house, etc, please call or addraSs
 GEORGE A. IsBELL, e12 Malley lbrlilding, New Haven. Conn.
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EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

MBS. s. A. GLADWIN'S, 102 Orange street.
 Rooms 45. The best help, also the best place to find situations. City or Country.
 Call 1880. ;o5 te
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MAY f. s Rises 4;45 Moon Rises l H'h Water S Sets e:52 11;23 2:s1 p. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03

loriginal.l
The most remarkable shot that ever
came under my notice was in the fight
between Trent and Skinner, back ii tie
he dfties."
ne speaker was a white haired re-
tired army officer ana was reminis-
sing at q meeting of the Aztec club
since the club is composed Of veterans
q the Mexican war, the party were ali
very Old men and few in number.
= had just been promoted to be cap.
TAIN continued the veteran, Aand was
stationed at Leayenworth. one day
Went out TO one Of the little towns ii
Missouri on some business for my de-
pertinent, the commissary, and put up
for the night at the only tavern ia the
town, located on an open square or
park, around which most of those tav-
efns are built. III the evening there
was a game Of poker played openly In
the little Office Of the tavern, and to
while away the time stood over the
A.-fA~ A81AAAtk Dlls WIN VI LtiN UtIIEf
was 1.-THE, trim built young fellow not
more than tweuty-one. who was play.
ing pretty high But it didn't seem 10
matter much to him whether be won
or lost. his eountenance wearing the
same imperturbable expression in eli
tier case. Being Impressed with bis
appearance, / asked who he was and
was told that his name was Treat and
that he had been prominent FIJI the
fights on the slavery question in Kan
sas, he taking part with the free state
men. Indeed he had made himself %
obnoxious to the southern element that
they had run him out OF the territory.
There was at the table d redheaded
man named skinner who was CON
tinualy throwing in remarks as to
the prevailing political situation, re-
fering to the Abolltionisfs IN no flat-
tering terms. / watched Treat. expect
ing him to IRE up, but to my surprise
he paid no attention to the mans re-
marks, combining his attention to the
game. Treat raked III a Jack pot with
SD IN 1t. and skinner deliberately
laid his hand on ten dollar bank bin
which he claimed Treat owed MIN.
Treat only said that he didn't renem-
Der owing any one any money, but ii
was ail right
II wasn't long after this that Skin
ner got up from the table and before
leaving the room he said TO Treat, III
you want 70 stay in this here town
you're welcome. but you can prove
your right to do 50 tomorrow morning
a. 2 o'clock when ! come across the
square
Treat paid no more attention to him
than II he hadn't heard him. But
there was no more play. and he left
the room soon after. I asked what It
all meant and was told that the people
Of the town were mostly pro-sIayery
men and didn't want an Aboliti0nlst
around The words of skinner, who
was the best shot among them ana
had been selected for the purpose.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03

1T is busy place. uotn in times or
pence and war, and does large and
lucrative trade in grain, beans and furs
tt has various Industries which ia
elude the tanning and dressing Of furs
and tie weaving Of silk stuffs Its bank
ers and merchants are rich ana enter
prisiug
Mukdeu Ii the ancient royal city Of
tile Mantchoos ana the former burial
place q tbe rulers QG CHINA EQug
miles east ii the ciiy IS the toIlp q
the founder Of the Mantehoo dynasty,
Nuraehu The sepulcher itself forms q
great mound built UP over the coffin.
In front Of this stands d funeral hall,
the whole being surrounded By high
wall pierced BY one grand gateway
which holds three arched portals. che
avenue Of approach Is SPAWNED By two
lofty and elaborate arches Of carved
stone. the bases of their columns rest
ing on carved Iikenesses Of frogs.
Hardin is the most Important Rus,
sian military depot in the far east and
ID situated on the Transsiberiau rail-
road to yladivostok. just where the
Port Arthur line turns directly south.
The Russians have within the past
year or so erected more than 5000
houses in Hardin, the materials used
being chiefly brick and corrugated iron.
Forty thousand Russian soldiers il IS
said. were recently quartered ii Har-
bin. Immense storehouses for grain
and other forage, as welt as maya
zines for arms and ammunition, have
also been erected, and millions Of ru.
bles have been spent to improve the
warehouse facilities alone
From Hardin the Chinese Eastern
railway, branch Of the Transsiberian
| railway, runs southwark to News
clwaDg, $50 miles distant, OH the gulf
Of Liautong. and thence southwark l50
miles to Dainy and Port Arthur
A new branch line was recently cone
structed from Hardin to Klrin one Of
the most important trading eenters Of
Manchuria and the junction of the
principal trade routes to northern Man
churia and Korea.
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were cut, and then all eyes were turned
toward tie balloon 1t descended slow
IS, and Foxmart Kingdom stood under
il as It approached ise ear5l % receive
the bride who Ind been Torn from bis
arms, That same night the hapny pair
were made still happier by q lighting
minister who rode will tile rangers
On the Fourth 81 July many old SGT
tiers will camp at Apache Crossing, on
the Colorado Among these there Will
be several hundred young men and
young Indies who are faniliar with tAe
appearance ana customs Of tile Indians
A part Of these viii represent Co
manche warriors, while others Win act
the part Of captiYes Several old Co
manehe warriors who participated in
the great battle at this place ana sew
eral yonng braves who are fond Of
mimic war are expected 10 be present
Miss clyde Fair, i granddaughter Of
the captive whom the fiendish renegade
lashed to Tie fire balloon. intends 70
reproduce the fearful scene that was
amusing the savages when the enraged
Texans swooped down upon them and
changed Tie songs Of the war dance
into a death knell.
The aged couple who suffered So
much at the hands Of the red tends
and several other eaptiYes who are
still alive viii be present to aid in re-
producing Id mimic tragedy every Tea
ture Of the wild scenes that took. place
on this same ground Just lifU-hve
years ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03

On the entire isthmus Of Panama
there is not a rod Of sewer, and only
one bathroom, says the Chicago News
Even iii the costly residence buildings
erected by the French engineers there
are no modern congenienees. The only
water supplied for domestic purposes
is brought in barrels from distant
sources, and it breeds mosquitoes by
tie million. In order 20 place sewer
are in Colon it viii be necessarr TO
raise the city four feet The entire
canal zone viii have to be provided
with an extensive system Of drainage.
aud to furnish an adequate supply Of
pure water VIII involve an outlay Of
millions of dollars
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
9be Times Daily Short Story.
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meant a challenge 10 fight TO the
death n tile park Treat must either
disappear during the night or fight 10
Che morning.
after breakfast the next day saw
people al their windows and lipiBg
the sidewalks about The park. Think.
ing fight was expected, I went up to
my room to see fl from my window.
Presently Treat came out Of the tav-
ern door below me. ] think Ii was
the first intimation the pro-slaxery
men had that he would stay ia town
and fight for | could see by tile ex-
pressions on the faces Of the people
that they We're suddenly much pleased
that he lad done 50, rs they would
have the pleasure of seeing him killed
AT any rate, somebody would be killed
"Treat sauntered across the street to
gate at one Of the corners Of the
park. His hat was drawn down over
his eyes SO that / couldn't see the ex-
preston on his face. but something in
the quick turns OF his head told me he
was taking in every possibility Of the
situation, especially a knot Of proslav-
cry men who took position near the
gate he entered
There were two walks running be-
tween the four corners. Skinner was
coming from the diagonal corner
think the corners at which the two
men entered were about 500 feet apart.
Skinner had barely left his corner and,
50 far as / could see, had not drawn
weapon Evidently he desired closer
quarters. glanced from him to Treat
at The moment he drew a revolver
the biggest size then made: never had
seen so long a barrel and brought 1t
to bear on Skinner. who had by this
time covered some fifty feet Of the dis
lance between corners. Skinner didn't
even raise his weapon / suppose he
didn't think Treat could hit him At
such d distance and knew lie couldn't
bit Treat After deliberate aim
shot rang out from Treats pistol.
Skinner threw both hands in the air
and fell back with a bullet plumb
through bis forehead
Treat didn't wait a second after see
ing his enemy fall before turning, a
huge revolver III each hand to face the
crowd behind him. He was none Too
soon, for SINNERS friends were start
ing forward to XIII him. But some
how the marvellous shot at so great
distance had staggered them, ana as
they saw Treats quick eye watching
their slightest movement his pistols
covering them, they thought best ia
desist,
Treat, though he was not driven out.
left the place and was ON the same
boat with me on my way down tie
Missouri river. / tried to induce him
To come to I.eavenworth and aoln my
company. but he declined, saying that
ne must get even with some jayhawk.
ers in Kansas When the war came on
one day he appeared at the fort and
enlisted for 3 scout kept track Of
him. and when was appointed to an
independent command | took him with
me, and he was my chief scout as long
as the war lasted
JOHN TURNER WYETH.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
cANARYs TIMELY WARNING.
How a Chicago Woman Captured
Burglars ~ a. Clever Ruse.

How Chicago woman Captured
Burglars ~ Clever Rnse.
Mrs. T. VI. McHarry d wealthy wO
man who lives Ia South Chicago was
awakened early the other morning br
the shrlll chipping Of her pet canary
Dick, says a Chicago dispatch Mrs
McIIarry realized there was something
wrong and when fully awake saw
three young men at her bedside who
demanded her money They had en-
tered the house by means Of skeleton
keys
She had d large sum of money un-
der her pillow. but with presence of
mind told the burglars that her money
was Id closet hi the room The men
went into the closet to search aud the
woman locked the door and made them
prisoners. She screamed from q win
dow. and detectives who were passing
came ia and arrested the thieves
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03

on every gateway In Japan Is posted
red slab where man has gone to
the war marked Gone 70 the Front !"
to be supplanted with q black one,
aBravery Forever, should he be
brought home dead says john Fox.
Jr.. in the june seribner's. And when
he Is brought home dead bis body Is
received Al tic sutton w Ills kin with
proud faces ana no tears The Roman
mother has come back to earth again,
and II II the Japanese mother who
makes Japan the high priestess Of pa
trlotIsm among all the nations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
RUSSIAN STR0NGhOLBS
Facts About the Manchurian
Cities Mukden and Hardin.
DEPoTs FOB TROOPS AND STORES

0uter wall Of Mud md Inner one
OF nricIs Surround aIulsden, Ancient
Royal city q antchoos--Iaussin's
chief military Depot In Far East
IL at Hardin.
AIukden, the second city Of impor-
lance IN Manchuria, having IN times
of peace at least 100000 inhabitants, Is
situated in the center of an immense
alluylal plain about three miles from
the Hunho, tributary 81 the I.iao
river says the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. 1t is about go miles north
OF Port Arthur. AZ miles north Of Liao-
yang and $40 miles south Of Hardin.
General Kuropatkin discovered early
in March That Hardin was too far
north TO serve as a military base for
the campaign In southern Manehuria.
and he selected Mukdcn for his head-
quarters because It IS favorably stu
ated on the railway and On the Picking
road
The city Of Mukden has an outer wall
Of mud, and lofty quadrangular In
ner wall three miles Ii circuit built Of
brick. fianked by lofty towers and
pierced by eight gates protected by
lofty brick bastions This wall, on
which three carriages could drive
abreast, protects the commercial and
official part Of the city, which is dense
IL crowded
AIukden besides being the great grain
emporium Of Manchuria is the center
Of the Chinese fur trade and attracts
buyers from all parts Of the world
Fine streets divide the city into nine
wards or districts the central district
containing a Chinese palace with much
decorative yellow thing and a public
examination hall The Russians have
erected spacious barracks, with accom-
modatlons for more than 100000 sol
dlers. There were said 70 be a short
time ago more than 10000 Russian
troops at Mnkden.
Mukden's streets are regularly built.
and its zine residences are we'll kept up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
PRINCE LUNs GENEROSITY
Fine Tips Bestowed on Hotel serv-
ants by Chinese RoyaIty.

Fine Tips Bestowed On Hotel serv-
ants BY Chinese Royalty.
There Is no doubt ii the minds of the
attaches Of tile Washington hotel al
st. Louis that Prince Pu Lun IS real
prince and knows how to uphold the
dignity Of the Office, says the st. Louis
Globe Democrat And Mr., Wong, the
vice commissioner. is prince, too, if
you ask the walters. chefs or bell boys
at the Washington about it Whatever
doubts the attaches might have had
about the matter were gl0riously dissi-
pated the other morning when the
prince and his retinue were on the eve
Of taking their departure for Chicago.
Tie prince, Of AIr Wong for him. did
not forget tile people who had looked
after bis wants 50 carefully for three
weeks There was something doing
for every one Of them, and it wasn't
silver either, but bank notes.
The money was turned over % Nan
ager Knapp by Mr.. Wong for distribu
ton Richard Nols the waiter who
served the prince throughout bis visit,
drew the capital prize. 1t was q 500
bin. The chef ana his assistants got as
much more, and a still larger amount
was split up among the bell boys SO
that each one got $40. Then came the
head waiter ana some 81 his function
aries FOR neat sum, then the por-
ters, the chambernaids ana all the
rest who had even 70 much as looked
into the royal apartments. Last, but
not least, We're the hello girls, who
received $50 each
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
pEvoTloM oF IAPANEsE.
SACRIFICES Qf Rich and Poor 20 Aid
Thelr Country

Thelr country.
John FOX. Jr. IN "The Trail Of the
saxonss in the june Scrihner's writes
thus 1t file japanese people.
And then the stories | heard Of the
devotion and sacrifice Of the people
who are left at honel The women Les
their hair ge addressed once a month
that they may contribute per month
the price Of the dressing sen. 4
gentleman discovered that every sery-
ant iii his household, from butler down,
was contributing certain amount of
his wages each month and in conse-
quence offered 10 raise wages just the
amount each servant was giving away
The answer was
ssir. We cannot allow that. II is m
honor for rs to give, and it would be
you who would be doing our duty for
as to Japan"
A japanese lady apologized profusee
~ for being late at dinner She had
been to the station to see her son Oft
for the front, whore already We're
three Of her sons. Said another at once
EEow fortunate to be able TO give
four sons 70 Japanl"
In a tea house saw an old woman
with hlackened teeth a servant, who
bore herself proudly and who, too, was
honored because she had sent four sons
to the Yam Hundreds and thousands
Of families are denying Themselves one
meal day that they may give more e.
their country. and one rich merchant
who has already given 100000 yen has
himself cnt Off one meal and declares
that he viii live Ga one the rest Of his
life for the sake Of Japan.
There is 4 war play ON the boards of
one theater The heroine, d wife, says
that her unborn ehiid IN a crisis like
this must be man child and that he
shall Sc reared d soldier 10 provide
means she will herself, If necessary.
80 10 the yoshiwara.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
wonnds From Jnnauese Builets.

Russian surgeons say that the japa-
nese rifle bullets, while possessing g
great deal Of stopping power, make
small. clean holes, which can be easily
treated and give excellent opportuni.
ties for the early recovery Of the
wounded unless some vital organ IS
pierced. There have been many cases
Of recovery after the intestines have
been penetrated Interesting contribu-
tons to surgical science will follow the
ending ot hostilitles
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03

A Berlin bridegroom reported that
be had swallowed his wedding ring.
He suffered intense agony and vowed
he was dying until his pockets were
searched FOR money to pay for tele
gram, when the ring was found in
the lining or his waistcoat He be-
came well id a few minutes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03

A motor restaurant was d conspicu.
Gus feature Of the parade recently ar
ranged by the London automobile club
along the Thames embankment. II
somewhat resembled the night lunch
cart SO familiar IN American cities,
but on a more elaborate and expensive
seale
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
Average Helght o. jar and Russian.

Another cherished tradition Is crush
ed by the statement that the Russians
as a people average but little more in
height than do the japanese, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer The average
height Of the Russian man is 65.04
inches, while the Jap's Is GIL inches.
An average superiority in stature Of
considerably less than three inches
isn't very startling.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
A "a ~ snrrerx.

The cinematograph Is being put to
novel use BY Paris surgeons ii teach
ing students how to perform various
surgical operations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
Anrlrnt DaeKers.

The women Of the middle ages al
ways parted their hair with a small
dagger. When not in use it was car
ried III the girdle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03

The title Of marquis was first given
by Richard IL 10 Robert ie We're earl
OF Oxford, who was made Marquis Of
Dublin in 1886.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-03
rhe r-eaihery Winged Nat.

The skeleton Of the leatheUy winged
bat ii. bone for bone and joint for
joint, similar TO that Of man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Good Spirits.

Good spirits don't an come from Ken
lucky. Their main source is the liver
and all the fine spirits ever made in the
Blue Grass State could not remedy a
a liver or the hundred-and-one ill eff
fects it produces. You can't have good
spirits and a bad liver at the SAINT
time. Your liver must be in fine condi-
ton if you would feel buoyant, happy
and hopeful. bright Of eye, light of step,
vigorous and successful in your pur-
suits. You can put your liver in fine
condition by using Green's August
Flower-the greatest of all medicines
for the liver and stomach and a GER
tain cure for dyspepsia or Indigestion.
1t has been a ~favorite household rem
edy for over thirty-five years. August
Flower will make you liver healthy
and active and thus insure you a liberal
supply of good spirits" Trial size. 25c:
regular bottles. 75c. At all druggists.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24
Nervous Dyspepsia Cured BY
Rydale'S Tablets

Mr.. r. K. Jones, buyer for Parker
& Bridget, whose large department
stores are located at 9th and Penn.
Ave-, Washington, D. c., writes, un-
der date Of April IA. '04. as follows:
Last February, one year, While in New
York OH business for my house. i
caught cold. which laid me up for
several weeks and left me weak and
nervous 1 had little or no appetite,
and my digestion was very poor. by
physicians could not get at the cause
CT my trouble, as my digestion SEEM
ed SO much impaired I decided to
try Rydale's Stomach Tablets, being
.ssured by a friend, they were a good
dyspepsia medicine. After using
them for a few days. 1 began to real
ize that 1 was getting better. I gave
up the doctors prescription ana have
gained 20 pounds While using two
boxes of these tablets. l never felt
better in my life. and accredit Ry-
dale's Stomach Tablets with having
cured me. I can recommend them,
most heartily. to sufferers from ner-
vous indigestion and general run
down conditions of the system. r. r.
Bellamy.