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Force Of Habit.

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ly)-Why don't you have It QUIT
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CHAPTER XXX.

SyVT IT was delightful morning In
I&I February. The Continental
lssecssl ship Randolph. a tight little
(SsSl thirty-two gun frigate, the
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CHAPTER xxx.

was with sinking heart that
Seymour rode up the hill
toward Fairview Hall a few
days later. His arrival had
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CHAPTER XXI.

6y1T is usually not difficult for an
individual to define the con-
z1 ditions of happiness. If only
lSSNGl had so and so, or II only
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-29
Millinery Openings.

Millinery opening at Mrs. l. i.
Townsend's millinery parlors, SO Wash
ington street, Saturday, Oct. list, after
noon and evening.
Millinery opening, Saturday, October
first, to which the ladies Of Barre and
vicinity are cordially invited, Miss Nj.
A. Miles, Miles Bid.
The Pearl street millinery store, fall
opening, October list, 1904. Miss A. A.
pike win be pleased to meet her friends
and patrons at this store where she will
show a carefully selected stock Of la
dies and misses millinery. The first
store on Pearl street,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-29
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Local Happenings Tersely Told For
Busy Readers.


Public waiting room at Abbott's.
sale Of black petticoats at vaughan's-
Special jacket sale at Perry's on Sat
urday.
Ladies and gentlemen's solid gold
watches at 4. =. Burr & Co.'S.
Mr. B. Fourth, as modern insur-
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better. Fifth, there icing no reason
for NOT having National Life insuT-
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THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
BARRE, W. SEPTEMBER %, 1904.
Weather Prediction.

Showers tonight, Friday showers,
warmer tonight except in eastern Maine
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Letter to L. A. Dodge


Dear Sir; Deyoe, $40 a year; lead-and
oil, S22
Mr.. McAlullin, late cashier OF Pataps-
co National Bank, OF Ellieott City, Nd,
painted his honse-Devoe- 1855 Il
wore II years at a cost of less than $40
year.
Mir. Harold Hardinge, the present
cashier painted his house-three coats
lead and oil lit wore six years, at cost
Of $22 year. He then reprinted De-
voc; said he wanted the paint that cost
least BY the year.
This is important; such comparisons
are extremely rare. We know the gen
eral fact, however.
The paint that goes farthest, wears
longest; always.
Yours truly,
+. w. Devoe & Co.
P. s.. Reynolds & Son sell our paint.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF A WEEK GRoM VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE STATE.
Steamship Dakota Launched at Gro.
ton, Conn.,, and Christened by
Miss May B. Flemington
Of Glendale.

At Groton, Conn.,, last Saturday the
steamship Dakota, built for the Great
Northern Steamship company, was
successfully launched from the yards
of the Eastern Shipbuilding company
amid din of salutes from whistles Of
vessels, factories and locomotives and
the cheers of fully 5000 spectators.
May Bell Pennington of Ellendale, N.
D., was sponsor and as the great craft
began to slip away from the christen-
ing stand she broke bottle of cham
payne on the PROV, saying II christen
thee Dakota"
In the christening stand we're Gov
James J. Hill of the Great Northern
Steamship company, MANY prominent
Dakotans and members Of the boards
with ladies'.
The Dakota was launched in her
cradle and she took the water grace
fully, speeding out into midstream,
where, as the momentum decreased,
tugs hooked on and placed her under
control. Later she was towed back to
a berth beside the Minnesota.
The Dakota, like her sister ship, the
Minnesota, which was launched at the
Eastern Shipbuilding company's yard
in April, 1903, is of the largest type of
cargo and passenger vessels built in
the United States. Their dimensions
are $50 feet over all, 73 feet inches
breadth, 56 feet moulded depth, 80
feet draught and gross tonnage $4,000.
Triple expansion engines Of 1000
horsepower, driving twin screws, are
expected to develop an average speed
Of fourteen knots an hour. It Is esti-
mated that the Minnesota will be
ready for her trial next July and the
Dakota In September.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
ENDS IN DovsrE3 LYNcHl:s@,
Mississippi Tragedy Results In Death
Of Eight People.

~ OF Eight People.
Doddsville, Miss, Feb. 9.-Luthel
Hoabort and his wife, negroes, were
burned at the stake here by mob OF
over 1000 persons for the killing OF
James Eastland, q prominent white
planter, and John Carr, a negro, on
Wednesday at the Eastland plantation,
two miles from this city.
The burning of Holbert and his wife
closes tragedy which cost eight
lives, has engaged 200 men and two
packs Of bloodhounds in four-days'
chase across four counties, and has
stirred this section Of Mississippi al
most to frenzy. Following are the
dead:
Luther Holbert and wife. negroes,
burned at the stake by mob; James
Eastland and John Carr, both killed
by Holbert; John Winters, negro,
killed by Eastland; three unknown
negroes, killed by posses.
The killing of Eastland, Carr and
Winters occurred Wednesday at East.
lands plantation. Holbert and Win
ters were in Carr's cabin when East
land entered and ordered Holbert to
leave the plantation.
A difficulty ensued in which it is al
legged that Holbert opened fire on
Eastland, fatally wounded him and
killing Carr. Eastland returned the
fire and killed Winters.
When news Of the tragedy reached
Doodsville posse was formed and
left Immediately for Eastland's plan
tation. Arriving there further shoot
ing occurred and an unknown negro
was killed. Holbert and his wife, who
had donned mems clothing, both
heavily armed, had fed, but were cap
tured after long chase and brought
to Doddsville.
Saturday two negroes were killed
by posse near Belzoni, Yazoo coun.
ty, by mistaW
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
Galileo's Wit.

Galileo's wit, according to a biogra-
ply, got him into trouble when he put
into the mouth Of Sinplicio. the foolish
opponent Of the Copernican theory in
his Dialogues" an argument that
Pope Urban VIII. had himself devised
and insisted on Calico Incorporating in
the work. Calico made Simplicio quote
it as an argument he had from Every
eminent and learned personage." The
enemies of Calico persuaded Urban
that he had been made game Of" and
this was the offense Of which Galileo
was guilty. 1t was not for upholding
the theory that the sun stands still and
the earth moves that Galileo was tried
by the inquisition. Urban himself had
supported the Copernican doctrines
both as cardinal and as pope.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
NOT A SINGLE LIFE LOST
AND NOBODY BADLY HURT

Not single life has been lost and
not human being has been even
dangerously injured. The hospital
lists consist OF minor burns with the
exception of Jacob Englefritz, a fire.
man from York, Pa. He has a frac-
tured leg and is badly burned. It is
doubtful if history shows catastrophe
in which SO tremendous money loss
was accompanied by so slight human
sacrifice
So far there has been no call for
aid. Proffers of assistance have come
from many quarters. from sister cities,
from corporations and from private
citizens, but Baltimore cannot now
say whether or not it will be needed
or accepted. That will be decided
coon.
There is talk of scarcity of food,
but at most this can be but temporary,
twenty-four hours should suffice to
bring provisions In limitless quanti-
ties.
When the tired citizens of Baltimore
last night went to needed rest, over
and above the realization of their per-
sonal losses was the knowledge that
their city had risen nobly in its hour
of stress and met a great catastro
phe with GOODNESS and precision.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
FAVORITE AGES OF WOMEN.
They Appear to Range Between Six
teen and Twenty-four Years.

They Appear to Range Between Six
teen and Twenty-four Years.
1t may seem strange that women
have preferences for particular ages.
An inspection of the census. however,
leaves no room for doubt that certain
years are preferred and certain other
years disliked by the members of the
gentler sex.
OF children fourteen years and under
the number Of boys is nearly 100000
greater than the number Of girls; at
fifteen the boys are still 5000 ahead Of
the girls; at sixteen the girls are 6,OOO
the more numerous, and each year
thereafter until the twenty fourth
there is an excess of women over men.
The favorite ages within these limits
are eighteen and twenty. There are a.
600 more misses Of eighteen than there
are boys Of that age, and the young
ladies twenty years old exceed their
masculine companions by $4,000. At
twenty-four and twenty-five the num-
bers of the two sexes are nearly equal.
Then the women begin to grow less
with great rapidity. The most unpop-
ular ages are thirty and forty. At the
former age there is difference of 49,
600 between the two sexes; at the latter
$1,000.
One peculiar circumstance is that
there are more women twenty years
old than there are girls of thirteen or
fourteen or any age up to twenty.
This fact concluslvely demonstrates
that twenty is very healthful age.
But If the younger ages are unhealthy,
where did the increased number who
are twenty. years old come from? No
women are born that old.
Only an unusually elastic theory can
account for these peculiarities with be-
coming gallantry to the lovelier SEX
]. s. Gillian in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
A Continuous Smoke.

In the Philippines the use Of tobacco
is universal. The native child acquires
the tobacco habit as soon as it is able
to walk. In the northern provinces es-
pecially 1t IS no uncommon sight to see
child five or six years old putting Wig
orously at a big cigar. The women
smoke fully as much as the men and
commonly smoke cigars where the men
use cigarettes. In the northern parts Of
Luzon immense cigars often a couple Of
feet long and as thick as the wrist are
used. Such cigar is suspended from a
rafter Of the house by string and
smoked during the day by all the men,
hers of the family as desired.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
BETTER THAN GOLD.

81 was troubled for several years with
cronic indigestion and nervous debility.1
writes F. J. Green, of Lancaster, N. H.
mo remedy helped me until began
using Electric Bitters, which did me more
good than all the medicine ever used.
They have also kept my wife in excellent
health for years. She says Electric Bit
tiers are Just splendid for female trou-
bles; that they are a grand tonic for
weak run down women. No other med
icine can take its place in our family"
Try them. Only soc. Satisfaction guar
anteed by IT, Greene & Co., Dickin-
son, and ]. A. Ferris, Medora.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
BUILDINGS DYNAMiTED TO
STOP PROGRESS OF FLAMES

Dynamite explosions were constant
Monday. The programme adopted Sun
day of blowing up buildings in an at
tempt to stay the progress of the
flames was continued until the fire
was under control. Then the dyna-
miters turned their attention to razing
tottering walls which threatened to
collapse. The result was almost con-
stant cannonading and the decorating
was heard in all parts Of the city.
With the fire under control the
blackened waste which lies in the
wake of the sea of flames presents a
view, terrible in it's pyrotechnic gran
deur. Where the fire has died out
nothing remains but waste. from
which rise hundreds OF towering and
insecure shafts. These are all that is
left of what were once handsome Of
flee buildings, storage, wholesale and
business houses Of all kinds. The
loss will not be accurately estimated
for weeks.
Few persons explored fully, even
such portions of the burned district
as the cooling ruins would permit. The
high winds made it utterly impossible
for anyone to pass through the
streets bordered by crumbling walls
without grave danger to personal safe
ty. Tangled masses Of wires cross
and recross the streets and these were
lashed so furiously by the wind that
they could have proved no more dan
gerous had they been alive.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
Wednesday, Feb. 10.

Lord Roberts has accepted the ap.
pointment to the now office of inspec.
tor general of the British army.
Burglars wrecked the interior of the
Millerstown (Pa.) Deposit bank in an
effort to loot the safe. They got $500
in mutilated currency.
Lying side by side in bed sixty
eight-year-old David Hinchliff of Chi
cago and his wife were found burned
to death. The fire was caused by the
explosion Of lamp.
r. N. Jameson has been appointed
by the president to be naval officer of
the port of Chicago. A spirited con-
test against the appointment Of jamie
son was made, some charges being
filed with the president against him.
Philip Keifer, q wealthy retired
manufacturer Of Dayton, O., who cele-
brated the 1920 anniversary OF his
birth few months ago, is dead. He
drank six cups of coffee daily all his
life and was in inveterate user VI To-
bacco:
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
Tuesday,. Feb. @.

Eben S. Blydenburgh has been sen.
fenced to life Imprisonment for the
murder of his third wife at Eldore, la.
William Rramall Powell. an author
and pioneer in advancing the modern
system of public school education, is
dead at his home In Mount Vernon,
N. Y.
Fire destroyed the wholesale depart.
ment of the Minnesota Harness com.
pany at Winona, Mimi, one of the
principal industries Of the city. Loss,
$4,000.
The comptroller of the currency has
been advised Of the closing of the
Citizens National bank of McGruder,
Tex. Its assets and liabilities are
S134,603.
At Chicago George Gardner OF
Lowell, Mass, Monday night fought
Fred Cooley and Jim Driscoll, both OF
Chicago, and gained the decision over
them both.
William Carter West, resident OF
st, Paul for more than thirty years, is
dead. He was cashier for the West
Publishing company, in which his two
sons. H. D. and J. B. West, are part
owners.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
ImpOssible Shakespeare,

Critic-Marvelous drama Of yours,
sir. There's scene in that play that
Shakespeare himself could not have
written.
Author-1ndeed! You are too t1atter-
ing.
Critic-1 was referring to that rail-
way smash in the third act.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
TWO ! .GiRl]UllsiEElRsl; Sink
JAPANESE WARsHlPs DESTROY
RUSSIAN VESSELS At CHE.
MuLPo, KOREA.
CZAR's FLEET At PORT ARTHUR
RECEIVES. CRUSHING BLOW
FROM ENEMY.
ONE CRUISER AND TWO BATTLE,
SHIPS BADLY DAMAGED eY
ToRPEDoEs.

London, Feb. 10.-Baron Hayashi,
the Japanese minister here, has re-
ceived official confirmation from Toxic
of the destruction at Chemulpo, Korea,
ofSthe Russian first class cruiser Va.
riag and the third class cruiser Ko-
rietz.
London, Feb. 10.-In dispatch
from Che Foo, dated Feb. 8, CORE.
spondent Of the Daily Express says:
"The Japanese have dealt the Rus.
SLAMS crushing blow at Port Arthur.
An advance squadron of the Japanese
fleet, under command of Vice Ad.
miral Togo, and comprising sixteen
battleships and cruisers, with a numer.
GUS torpedo flotilla, left the main feet
off Shan Tung peninsula on Sunday.
Immediately after the news of the
diplomatic rupture became known.
This information was conveyed to the
Japanese admiral by destroyer dis.
patched from Tsuishima Saturday
evening.
"The Japanese scouting cruisers
had given accurate information of the
precarious situation of the Russian
fleet outside Port Arthur. The squad.
ron steamed slowly in battle formation
Sunday toward it's goal, and came
within sight of Port Arthur under
cover of darkness. It cruised slowly
outside without showing lights. The
Russians were lying in the roadstead
apparently feeling secure from attack.
Nearly all the Japanese torpedo boats
were dispatched on their
Dangerous and Daring Task.
They rushed full steam on the enemy,
who were completely surprised. A
great rattle of small arms greeted the
invaders, who, however, escaped un.
hurt, and the Retvizan, the Czare.
witch and the Pallada were almost i'm.
mediately torpedoed.
"The Japanese dashed along the en-
tire line of the Russians, exposed now
to q terrible fre from machine guns
and small arms from both the ships
and the shore. There was the utmost
CONSERVATION among the Russians
which probably accounts for the Japa
nese torpedo boats escaping practical
ly unscratched and rejoining the I'D.
miral outside The admiral's fleet
during the attack, kept out Of range
Of the Russian searchlights.
Line Of battle was then formed
and the Japanese feet moved up with.
in range Of two and one-half miles
and opened IRE on the Russians. The
aim was accurate.
"The bombardment lasted until
11:45. The Japanese aimed theil
fire we'll, two shells bursting at the
summit of one fort and q number or
the cliff and the beach. All were
heavy shells. Three Russian battle
ships were hit. The Russian forma
tion was very poor and irregular, while
the Japs maneuvered in magnificent
array and slowly retired southwark.
The Chinese population of. Chefoc
1s in frenzy Of excitement at the re
ports that the Japanese, whom they
now regard as their friends. scored the
first victory"
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
OFFICIAL VERSION OF FIGHT.
Major General FIug and Admiral Alex.
Jeff Report.

Jeff Report.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 10.-The follow
ing official bulletin has Just been is
sued in the form Of telegram from
Viceroy Alexieff's chief of statf. dated
Feb. g.:
by order Of the viceroy beg to re-
port that this day at about II o'clock
in the morning, a Japanese squadron
consisting 81 about fifteen battleships
and cruisers approached Port Arthur
and opened fire. The enemy was re-
ceived with a canuonade from the
shore batteries and the guns of our
squadron, which also participated in
the engagement.
AT about midday the Japanese
squadron ceased its fire and left, pro-
ceeding south.
"Our losses in the feet were two
officers wounded, nine men killed and
forty-one men wounded. On the shore
batteries one man was killed and
three were wounded. The battle
ship Poltava and the cruiser Novik
each had q hole knocked in her side
below the water line. The forts were
slghtly damaged.
-"Major General Flug."
A second telegram has been receiv-
ed from Viceroy Alexieff. 1t Is dated
Feb. 8 and says:
"A japanese squadron of fifteen bat
tleships and cruisers today began to
lombard Port Arthur. The fortress
replied and the squadron weighed an
chor in order to participate in the bat
tle"
A third telegram from the viceroy
says that after a bombardment last
ing one hour the Japanese squadron
ceased its fire and steamed south
ward.
"Our losses" the viceroy continues,
"are two naval officers and ffty-one
men wounded, and nine men killed,
and on the coast batteries one man
killed and three wounded.
During the engagement the battle
ship Poltava and the cruisers Diana,
Askold and Novik were each damaged
on the water line. The damage to
the fortress was not important"
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
Rooney Has q Record.

Something Of the identity of John
Rooney, the murderer Of the Sweet
boys, has at last been learned It
seems he was formerly resident of
and a sister live there. Rooney Is re-
ported to have had three wives. the
first of whom was divorced, but two
others claim his name and a charge
of bigamy is alleged. Rooney's case
has been appealed to the United
States supreme court as result of
change in the method Of furnishing
criminals and confusion over the man
ner In which he was sentenced.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards,

Chicago, Feb 9-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, s5.O0@5.7o; poor to me-
dium, $4.25@4.90; stockers and feed
ers. s2.50@4.10; COWS, $1.50@4.26I
heifers. S2.0004.50: calves, $3.60@
7.25. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $4.95
@5.25; good to choice heavy, $500
$50: rough heavy, $490@505; light,
s4.55@5.12k. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, $4.OOQ4.50; Western sheep,
$3.7595.25; native lambs, $4.25@6.00;
Western, $5.26@6.15.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
ESCAPED AN AWFUL FATE,

Mr.. H. Haggins of Melborne, Fla.
writes, "My doctor told me had Con-
sumption and nothing could be done for
me. was given up to die. The offer
OF free trial bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, induced me
to try it. Results were startling. am
now on the road to recovery and owe all
to DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t surely
saved my life." This great cure is gaur-
anteed for all throat and lung diseases
by T. J. Greene & Co. Dickinson, and J.
A. Ferris, Medora, Druggists. Price
soc and fl.oo. Tail Bottles Fxss.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
Arrested for Foruery,

James C. Wagner is in the Fargo
jail, charged with forgery. He was
employed for two months on the farm
OF August Krughn, near Casselton,
and recently went to one Of the banks
there with check purporting to bear
his employers signature. The cashier
detected the forgery and had Wagner
arrested. The prisoner announced his
intention to plead guilty, and says his
relatives reside in Pennsylvania.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
State Educational Exhibit.

Tho committee appointed to look
after the state educational exhibit to
be made at st. Louis exposition will
complete its work March 16 and ship
the display ON that day. It Is impor-
tant that all of the displays be in
Fargo on or befre March Is. A sub
committee has been appointed and
will work constantly until the display
is ready.
The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
Monday, Feb, 8,

Fremont, o., is experiencing the sec.
ond worst flood within month.
James Boorman Colgate died at his
home in Yonkers. N. Y, Sunday after
an illness Of several months.
Robert Ellen, who had an interna.
tional reputation as stone and wood
carver, Is dead In Yonkers, N. Y, from
heart failure.
Edward Butler, the st. Louis mill.
ionaire, tried on charge of bribing
members of the St. Louis house OF
delegates was found not guilty by the
jury.
The cruiser Minneapolis has sailed
from Guantanamo for San Domingo
City where Admiral Wise will make
personal investigation into affairs
there.
Former Chief of Police Joseph Kip.
ley Of Chicago is dead. He had been
suffering from stomach trouble. A few
days ago he underwent an operation
to which he was too feeble to rally.